The_Ninja_DM's Carrion Crown
Game Master Spiral_Ninja

Sorry folks, turns out wasn't alergy but start of nasty cold.

@Wood: You think the Piper's destroyed. Perception check

Things that seemed to work on/for Vertielle: the Protection from Evil from the wand and Evangl;ine's channeling. In both cases the chains loosened and went misty for a moment.

Eva is out of Channels and Cure lights for the day.

Oopsie. Hehehe.

@Vertielle, what's your current HP?

Anyone want to try to aid her?

Status is above.

OK. Vertielle, give me another Will save. Target is 15. If you make it roll 1d6. If you do 4 points or more you're free. If you fail take 1d6 ⇒ 3 damage.

With protection from evil!

Did Wood expend the holy water, or was the Piper already down. By the way, we have a piper down-that reminds me of a great movie.

Link here.

Here's me "free" save when Wood cast the spell to begin with.
Free Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Damn, no damage, but it's a free save, so no repercussions.
And here's the will save on my turn
Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

@Vertielle & Wood: the only effect of Protection from Evil on this Haunt is to do it 1d6 damage, which I already rolled. Still, you do manage to save successfully.

Vertielle continues to writhe as the chains seem to tighten again before they shatter and her eyes pop open.

Sorry, I missed that conversation.
Vertielle stands and brushes herself off.
A prison of the mind woven from naught but lies. I see why they condemned such a man to life's end here.

Yep, he's particularly vicious. All based of DC15 will saves, and he only kicks in if you're hit in combat. Affects either the first person to touch the remains or the last person to leave the room.

Luckily if it were one of you guys hexed, the one with the sense to haunt siphon would be on the OUTSIDE. Would have double wammied The Piper, too, I think its a 30' burst.

"Vertielle, are you ok? What happened?...Those chains, were all wrapped around you... And now they are gone..."

The charlatan, Corvin, tried to build me a prison of the mind.
She gathers up her whip and clips it on her belt.
Trust me, he's the worse for it.

As you recon er from the dual fight you all hear the familiar sound of leathery wings, though they seem louder than usual.

As you look to the northern end of the corridor you see a single stirge the size of a halfling fly into view.

Initiatives, please.

Stirge: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Gkirkhan: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

I will run Gkirkhan until you return to town after finishing this floor

Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Shoring up my argument GM should roll initiatives in PbP.

initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

init 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Initiative Order:
Que
giant stirge
Gkirkhan
Wood
Evangline
Vertielle

victim: 1d5 ⇒ 4

The giant stirge makes a beeline (stirgeline?) for Vertielle, but just misses.

attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Wood is left trying to use a fired splash of acid.
Will/touch/dam 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 161d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 201d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Wood, you connect.

Gkirkhan, delighted to find something he can kill, takes a mighty swing at the thing as it buzzes past.

attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

damage_warhammer: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Giant Stirge:

AC 14/14/11

HP 22-8=14-3=11

Que, turns around as she hears the stirge and attacks.

Full Attack using one Ki for a second attack

attack 1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

damage1: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

attack 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

damage2: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

and round two action, attacking again

attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Que, your first shot connects, the others do not.

Giant Stirge:

AC 14/14/11

HP 22-8=14-3=11-7=4

Evangline, Vertielle, your round 1 actions, please.

Vertielle draws her whip, moving to flank with Que, and aids Gkirkhan to hit the flying menace.
Aid Another: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Still waiting on Eva's round 1, still I'll move to round two in case it survived.

Initiative Order:
Que
giant stirge
Gkirkhan
Wood
Evangline
Vertielle

Que, your round 2 action missed.

Having missed Vertielle, the stirge will fly past and come around for another attact 1d5 ⇒ 1, this time on Que, again just missing.

attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Gkirkhan lets out a primal scream and strikes again, splatting the bug quite nicely.

Sorry, I can't do the accent.

warhammer: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

she charges for an attack
1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 2 = 16

1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

crit on hammer

Wood tries to fire his splash of acid but it goes wide. Will/touch/dam
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 181d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 71d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Sigh, that poor bug (chuckle) just wanted to listen to the music.

T4b-> T4a-> T3-> T2-> T5-> balcony.

T4b: You find this is a short hallway ending in a reinforced iron and wood door, still quite stout and locked. You think it leads to the blacony where you fought the scythe.

T4a: This is a sturdy wood and iron stairwell leading up to a trapdoor. The trapdoor seems jammed.

T3: Yet another latrine.

T2: Back to the dining facility.

T5: The kitchen and pantry. The kitchen contains the remains of cooking equipment, long picked clean by vermin. The pantry door hangs askew and you hear skittering beyond it.

Balcony: This is the balcony overlooking the pond. It's overgrown with vines and weeds and is partially collapsed near the dining area, you'll need a Jump or Acrobatics check to reach it.

"Well, are we ready to head back and refit for now?"

I'm ready for that and a good meal, she says, as she gets a running start off the edge towards the balcony. Over empty space, Vertielle tumbles once before landing lightly on her feet.
Feather Fall

That works.

Oh, look. More of those attack plants have noticed you.

;)

Do you want to engage or leave them their balcony?

Que follows Vertielle, climbing down behind her.

"Oh yes, I could kill for something to eat"

Vertielle lets the plants wiggle around on their balcony and starts off for horrorstone. Err... Harrowstone.

"Gkirkan, can you ring of feather fall take two?"
Maybe Gkirkan and I do a Butch and Sundance or a male Thelma and Louise for the younger folks.

You can get everyone down with a ring of feather fall; just mage hand it back up, or toss it if nothing else.

Everyone gets down with no issues.

You head back to Ravengro and Kendra's home. he's pleased to see you.

"Is everyone OK? Father Grimburrow has offered free healing if you need it. Anya will draw baths for you so you can clean up before dinner."

She pauses and picks up a letter from the sideboard. "Oh, Gkirkhan, this was in the mail basket today.'

She hands it to him.

Gkirkhan tears open the letter, then pales beneath his hat.

"Hy must go. Shometing haz come up. Hy vill return onze hy settle dis."

He removes all the borrowed items, keeping only the hammer Professor Lorrimor left him.

Kendra says "I hope it's easy to 'settle', Gkirkhan. Don't worry about it. Just be careful, OK? And, at least, stay for dinner and healing of you need it."

Gkirkhan nods and goes upstairs to pack.

A channel or two probably settles most of us, so I'm topping off my hp.
Vertielle spends her time before dinner adding to her own journal, fleshing out the new floormap of Harrowstone Prison, and adding an entry for giant stirges amongst the "insect gigantisism as related to remnant magicks amongst ruins" chapter.
Afterwards, she spends much of dinner more silent than the grave, responding curtly when addressed.
Having helped clear the table, Vertielle spends the rest of the evening learning the finer points of spellscribing from Wood before saying goodbye to Gkirkhan and turning in early.

Wood explains, "I would like to scribe some scrolls of the spell magic missile, they seem to be the best means of affecting noncorporeal undead."

Gkirkhan leaves after breakfast next moring, after all goodbys are said he assures everyone "Hy'll be back"

Assuming Que is the scout, Wood gives her the ring and ioun stone.

Let me know what sort of preparations you are making for an assault on the lower section of the prison.

When you get back to Harrowstone, are you going to go straight to the elevator shaft or speak to Versoriana first?

I wanted to clean the memorial as well with some alcohol, perhaps, or alchemist's acid, and then see how she was feeling, so I guess we'd pass her. Sorry I've been insanely busy trying to replace my car, I'll be on and off for a few weeks. Feel free to roll for me and I'll post when I can.

GM can you post the spells I was offered to share?
I know one source included Kendra. Another came from trust in town I think.
Copying Lvl 2 spells for 40gp may be wise.

Sure thing, Wood:

Kendra's Spellbook: (Diviner; opposition: Evocation, Illusion) – 2

0th: all core + Drench (conj), Root (trans)

1st: Comprehend Languages (div), Dancing Lantern (trans), Detect Undead (div), Feather Fall (trans), Forced Quiet (trans), Identify (div), Mage Armor (conj), Peacebond (abj), Protection From Evil (abj), True Strike (div), Share Language (div), Sleep (enc)

Alendru Ghoroven's Spellbook:

0th: all core + Root (trans), Scoop (evoc)

1st: Cause Fear (necro), Color Spray (ill), Enlarge Person (trans), Expeditious Retreat (trans), Floating Disk (evo), Hypnotism (ench), Identify (div), Magic Aura (ill), Magic Missile (evo), Protection from Evil (abj), Summon Minor Monster (conj), Summon Monster I (conj),

2nd: Darkness, Knock, Masterwork Transformation, Protection From Evil (communal), Resist Energy, Scare, Share Language,

3rd: Tiny Hut, Tongues, Versatile Weapon

[He's the teacher and owner of the Unfurling Scroll.]

As a side note, after checking the prisoner's items you realize tha the pipe is now clean and polished, as if new, and the holy symbols are no longer tangled.