The Seasoned Six, Chapter 13: In Wrath's Shadow (Inactive)

Game Master Badslacker

O.o Dusklord...maybe you should take a day or two off...Just saying. :-P

"Yes, good call Feybella. If we're lucky, we'll be able to bypass that dreadful place."

'I suppose we could just tell them we....' unable to even think the blasphemy of it, he shakes his head. "Alright, lets get this over with...Dusklord, we'll go slow for you."

This long and narrow chamber contains niches in the walls that hold a number of statues, some of which are humanoid and some of which are clearly demonic. Murals cover the walls depicting human cultists being abused and reshaped by demonic figures. The ceiling of this black stone chamber is barrel-vaulted fifteen feet above. At the far end of the chamber you see four figures standing and hitting - probably torturing - two other figures lying on the floor and screaming in agony. The standing figures are humanoid, but their legs are back-bent like dogs while their arms are much smaller than those of humans.
new map up - the four colored circles are the standing humanoids, the two gray ones are the tortured prisoners. The standing humanoids haven't noticed you yet.

Fey quickly tells Dusklord what she sees. She quickly casts a spell causing everyone's weapon to be more effective against evil. "That might help with attacks. Should we just get their attention?"

Cast Weapons Against Evil

Eyeing the abuse before them, Hastard speaks. "This cannot be permitted. It's a sad day when we treat each other such as this! You follow me into the fray and we shall see righteousness done this day. Quickly! Let us intervene and save them from this fate!!"

Pausing, he nudges Nord to approach. "Stay behind me until they engage." cautions the gnome. "You there!" he calls out. "You surrender your prisoners and we may consider giving you quarter!"

As a standard, grant all allies 'Distracting Charge' for 5 rounds. Nord Moves to the middle of the hallway.

Are we sure that this is not a phantasm he asks as he loads a sling bullet.

Cody and Panda move in next to Hastard. Cody cast produce flame and sends the first flame at the yellow humanoid

1 of 4 produce flame
range touch attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 to hit touch
fire damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

The humanoids turn to face you as soon as they hear Hastard's challenge. One of them gets hit almost immediately by Cody's flame and screams in rage. Feybella casts a quick spell, while E'li loads his sling and prepares himself for battle.

Roll for initiative please!

initiative: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Initiative: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (4) + 0 = 4

Initiative 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Do we know what kind of humanoids they are?

Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
The humanoids seem unnatural, as if they were created artificially by someone. You've never seen anything like them.
You can roll Knowledge(planes or dungeoneering) to try to learn more about them.

Round 1:
Dusklord
Feybella
Cody
Humanoids
E'li
Hastard

Bold can act!

k(dungeoneering): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Cody shrugs "I've never seen there likes before." He holds his position and throws another handful of fire at yellow humanoid again.

2 of 4 produce flame
range touch attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 to hit touch
fire damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Panda Jr remains at Cody's side.

He knows theology not the planes :)

Know Planes: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Fey takes Dusklord by the hand and leads him into the room. She studies the creatures while she thinks about how to handle the situation. She explains what she sees to Dusklord.

Cody's flame hits yellow in the chest, causing it to collapse, dead. Feybella recognizes the creatures as wrathspawn, leading the blind Dusklord into the room.
Any actions from Feybella/Dusklord?

"Those are Wrathspawn. They are corrupted products of magic." She taps Hastard and casts Aid on him.

Aid
Temp Hit Points: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

How many are left>?

Dusklord delays, uncertain of the sitution. The three remaining wrathspawn move ahead warily to the middle of the hallway and position themselves for a charge.

You're all up!

Holding his ground, Cody throws another bolt of flames at the advancing red wrathspawn.

Panda continues to remain at Cody’s side.

3 of 4 produce flame
range touch attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 to hit touch
fire damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

With the slightest of motions, Hastard spurs Nord forward. The pair charge towards the far wall, passing the group of foes on their way.

Hastard lunges out with his lance at the lead opponent, while the bore tries to impale the one on the east side.

If Nord or Hastard Hit, you get +2 to attacks vs that creature until my next turn

Dusklord, still unable to see, reaches out with his magical power to try to control these creatures.

Sorry, couldn't get on the site when it was up last round. I have already used 6/9 channels on the previous fight. I'd like to channel again (hopefully for this round and last round, and will channel again next round if there are any left). DC 16 Will save.

He will chuck a stone at the red creature as he enters into the room
1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

not a bad hit are we still hasted>?

Feybella switches out her spear for her crosbow, and loads it.

The battle continues. Hastard rushes forward and although he doesn't stabilize his lance well enough he still hits the opposing lumbering wrathspawn, tearing a hole where his abdomen would be if this were a natural creature. Cody's flame connects immediately afterwards, while E'li's stone hits his head, splattering bits of magically animated flesh on the surviving wrathspawn. Nord, full of bestial rage, tears into blue with a nasty gore, ripping him up and tossing his lifeless corpse aside as he finishes.

Feybella loads her crossbow, while Dusklord tries to channel but senses no undead in range.The wrathspawn are neither in range nor undead.

The remaining wrathspawn turns towards Hastard and attacks with his ranseur. He misses almost comically and slips. You quickly finish him before he can get up.
Wrathspawn, attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Combat over!

You quickly reach the end of the room, where you find three humans. One is clearly dead, while the other two are in bad shape and need immediate medical attention.

Fey hustles over to them, and pulls out her wand of curing. She uses it on them.

"We've got you. Your safe now."

Just let me know how many charges I should cross off.

Leaping off Nord as they reach the downed humans, he touches each in turn. Glancing around the room, he keeps a watchful eye for other foes. "Fey, I've got you covered! Nord and I will keep you safe."

Can stabilize as a touch from trait. Not that it matters as Feybella is going to save them. :-P

Cody also keeps guard while the injured are treated, ”Dusklord, where is your familiar Vermithrax? Can’t wizards see though their familiar eyes?”

Dusklord feels back on his shoulder where his green-skinned familiar sits (seldom seen but omnipresent).

"Unfortunately, I can communicate empathically with the familiar, but cannot see through its eyes. Because of the link’s limited nature, only general emotions can be shared. Perhaps when my magic is more powerful, I could create a contingency to overcome this limitation..."

Feybella: 1x2 to get them on their feet, 3x2 to heal them up.
The two men look at you with obvious relief. After they relax a bit, they identify themselves as Pel Morigo and Saala Bry. "The wrathspawn attacked and killed most of the crew," they say, gesturing towards the dead piles of magical flesh down the hallway. "poor Riemme didn't make it. The things they did to him, I'll never forget," Saala shakes his head.

As you look around the room you notice that the statue eyes are valuable - they're all black pearls. The statue at the end of the hall represents a figure holding a ranseur in one hand and another object in the other. It looks like it would fit the other two parts of the unidentified magical object you've found earlier, and when you try to figure out how they all connect it becomes clear that it's actually three pieces of a mask. You had the brow&nose guard and chin, and now picked up a piece to cover the left cheek. You realize, however, that you're still missing the right cheek part.

How would you like to continue?

Fey will heal up the workers. "I'm so sorry that our fellow Pathfinder didn't make it. There about six of you left waiting outside the temple. Do you know anything about this mask? We seem to be missing a piece. Don't forgot our mission was to clear out the temple of dangers. I think that means we're going to have to deal with that damnable pit with the screaming spirits."

Marking off six uses.
Perception on the Room: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

He will channel before the druid uses CLW to stave off the dying and heal the group as well
1d6 ⇒ 6

Not too shabby

Cody looks at the piles of dead flesh and uses his produce flame to burn the dead, ”better safe than sorry, Don’t want them to return as those things.”

Turning to Feybella, ”Yes, I’m afraid we will have to brave the pit once more to clear the evil from this place. Have we found anything that could help us pass the pit?”

Dusklord frowns, still unable to see anything his allies are describing.

"I wonder if we might stuff something in our ears and bypass that area that has given us such problems," he wonders.

"That might work." considers the gnome, looking towards Dusklord. "Though I must admit, the idea of you blind and deaf does concern me...."

"If we go carefully we might make it."

Cody ask, "Does anyone have a thunder stone?"

He shakes his head.

You all backtrack to the pit, where the voices howl with delight as you move closer.

Cody ties a rope around himself and hands it E'li, "I'll give it a try. Dusklord, I once saw ear plugs in you gear, do you still have them, if so my I borrow them."

The hunter recalls, "We determined this was a haunt last time. E'li can you channel energy to disrupt the haunt?"

"Perhaps it would tell us how to put it to rest?" inquires the gnome. "I mean, if we ask [i]real[/] nice?"

He nods. My connection to my god is getting weaker though the longer we keep this up. he says.

Hey, we are almost to 400 posts in the thread! :)

Fey casts Aid on herself as she enters the screaming area.

"Hello. Can we help you?" She calls into the void.

Temp Hit Points: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

"You may use my earplugs," Dusklord says. "You will probably have to find them, though," the wizard adds with resignation.

Dumb noises, lol

The warpriest tenses praying, ready to light the darkness with the power of Rowdrosh should it be needed.