Thirst - A Ravenloft PbP

Game Master Celestial Healer

Set in the land of Ravenloft, a band of intrepid heroes searches for a way home, but their fate may be inextricably tied to a vain, power-hungry madman. Uses the Pathfinder ruleset.


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Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

"Sorry about the noise," Leandro whispers.


Male Human Magus 6 AC21/T16/F15, Hits 50/50, Init +6, F+8, R+7(+9), W+6; Perception +0, Arcane Pool 6/6

Andrzej rolls his eyes at the noises, hoping no one can see the rouge blush on his austere cheeks.


Female Half Orc Inquisitor 5 {HP:28/30}

Eliva sighs and shrugs. "I guess we'll just hope there's enough of us to handle what comes," she murmurs and keeps her eyes peeled for evidence of the clawed creature as they moved forward.

Perception:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16


The party's progress down the dusty corridor is noisy and obtrusive. Your collective tracking efforts easily make out a trail of footprints on the dusty floor as well as scratches along the molding. Again they suggest the claws of a rodent but are too large. The disturbance on the dusty floor indicates someone or something was dragged.

The hall is quiet but for the noises you make. Eliva spots a rat scurrying along past a doorway in search of its next meal.

Then, a low sound rises slowly from the silence, at first barely audible, then growing. It is the sound of a female voice humming in the distance. Her slow, sad tune echoes faintly in the marble corridor. The source of the sound is a room some distance up the hallway.

Meanwhile, the tracks lead onward.


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

"Listen! Could that be the good Sister?" Leandro directs the lights to the hallway in the approximate area of the humming and follows them quickly, hoping to find the kidnapped woman.


female Human Rogue 4

Angalia looks questioningly at the more spiritually inclined of her friends.

"Alive or not?"


Female Half Orc Inquisitor 5 {HP:28/30}

Eliva looks back at Angalia. "I don't think we should wait in finding out, one way or the other," she said, and nocked an arrow as she moved forward.


The soft song goes on, emanating from a room to the right. In mirror image to the inhabited wings of the hospital, these rooms are small cells, probably once the housing for patients. The door to this room is slightly ajar, leaving only a crack through which you can see in.

The tracks on the floor continue past this room.


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

"Whatever is in here, we do not want to leave it behind us! If it is the good Sister, we must return her. If it is evil, we shall destroy it."

Leandro strides to the door and pushes it fully open with his glaive.


Male Human Cleric/6 {HP:49/49, AC 16 (11 touch)

"I will keep watch near the door to make sure what went down the hall, does not return", whispers Res. "Call if you need me." Res positions himself to the side of the door leading further down the hall, and grips his greatsword tighter ready for what may come.


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

Note: If the room is lit by windows, Leandro will leave the dancing lights in the corridor. Otherwise, he will move them into the room when he pushes open the door.


Female Half Orc Inquisitor 5 {HP:28/30}

Eliva will stand behind Leandro, ready to draw and shoot if she sees danger.

Does Eliva recognize the tune?


Male Human Magus 6 AC21/T16/F15, Hits 50/50, Init +6, F+8, R+7(+9), W+6; Perception +0, Arcane Pool 6/6

Knowledge (religion) 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Andrzej tries to work out what spirit or haunt makes such ululation. He shrugs in the end and lifts the scimitar with its warm glow.

As the stranger he lets the team perform as a unit, then moves into the room behind Leandro but giving Angalia and Eliva room to act too.


None of you recognize the tune, although it is very simple. It is like a lullaby or child's song, but not one you are familiar with.

Leandro pushes the door open into a dilapidated cell. The window has been boarded, but one of the planks has fallen away, allowing a streak of hazy light to bisect the room. A rotting mattress falls askew from a narrow bed. The only other furnishing is a small table, bare but for a small, rusted razor and some ominous stains.

The singing continues, but no source for the vocalizations is at hand. Instead, it seems to come from all around you, as if the room itself is singing.

Need Will saves from everyone who entered the room.


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

Leandro enters, unafraid.

Will save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Others may benefit from Leandro's aura of courage depending on what the effect is: At 3rd level, a paladin is immune to fear (magical or otherwise). Each ally within 10 feet of her gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against fear effects. This ability functions only while the paladin is conscious, not if she is unconscious or dead.


It is not a fear effect.


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

Gotta try. ;)


Female Human (Gypsy) Dreamspun Sorceress 4

Tif lets out a slow sigh before girding herself to face whatever new evil lies in wait in the bowels of this place of healing. With a slight shrug of her shoulders the young woman follows on Leo's heels.

Will save:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

Ahhhhhh, to be back again. :)


female Human Rogue 4

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12 - Will save
Uhoh.

"Wait a mom ..."

Angalia's voice trails off as she listens to the song.


Andrzej: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Eliva: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

DC was 14. Did not save for Res since he is in the corridor.

The song is soothing. So soothing, in fact, that it is hard to put out of your head. Angalia and Eliva are particularly enchanted, and cannot bear the thought of being separated from it.

You can make a new save every minute, but as long as you are under its effect, you cannot willingly leave the room.

As you puzzle over the haunting song, you begin to see writing appear on the walls. It is as if an unseen hand is creating the crooked scrawl, written in ominous red liquid.

In the meantime: Res, can you give me a Perception check?


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

Does everyone see the writing, or only those who succumbed to the song?


Everyone can see it.


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

"Beware this seductive song," Leandro growls, "What does this writing say?" He tries to read the writing.

Perception if needed: 1d20 ⇒ 11


Male Human Cleric/6 {HP:49/49, AC 16 (11 touch)

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Res turns toward the door of the room. "Is everything ok in there?" he asks.


Res, you see the writing forming on the wall and hear the song, but do not feel the effects from outside the door. You can see that your companions are reacting strangely, however.

The bloody scrawl continues...

All day, all night, the doctor works
To chase our thoughts astray
With vile draughts and metal hooks
Upon our skin to flay

Cut
Cut
Cut
Cut
You never get away

You notice that these disturbing words could be sung to the tune you are hearing.

When the words finish forming themselves upon the wall, they burst outward, spraying vile, corrosive liquid upon everyone in the room.

3d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 2) = 4 acid damage. DC 14 Reflex save for half. That is everyone except Res. (Angalia, remember you will take no damage on a successful save because of Evasion.)

The song continues, and you see the bloody writing begin again on the wall.


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

"Gah! This place is cursed. We must leave here." He heads out the door but pauses when he sees Angalia and Eliva standing unmoving. "Lovely ladies, we must leave here or cleanse this place. But for now, our quest lies elsewhere!"


Female Half Orc Inquisitor 5 {HP:28/30}

If Eliva doesn't want to leave, does that mean she's unable to look for ways to fight or stop it as well? Or can she attempt a knowledge check to realize what's going on?

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16


You can try to find ways to stop it, yes, and act normally in any other way. It's just that you don't want to leave the singing.

I'll also let Angalia and Eliva roll a new Will save before the writing explodes again. Feel free to roll that save now.


Male Human Cleric/6 {HP:49/49, AC 16 (11 touch)

Res shouts, "Get out of there now! Before the song finishes again. Knock Angalia and Eliva out if you have to, they seem to be enthralled in some way!


Female Half Orc Inquisitor 5 {HP:28/30}

Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 (-4 because half orc favored class and wisdom bonuses are monster identification, and I'm not sure that's what this is)

Freed from the strange pull of the music, Eliva tries to drag Angalia back with her as she retreats.


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

"Please Lady Angalia, Sir Plamen, let us leave before we are further injured. Lady Angalia, go with Lady Eliva. I would not lay violent hands on a woman, but you must not remain here to be harmed. I will help Lady Eliva if I must. Please..." Leandro tries to persuade Angalia to leave but will assist Eliva with removing her bodily if necessary.


Rolling Angalia's will save 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Ref save for half damage against the haunt 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Damage is negated by her Evasion.

Andrzej's saves: Will 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24. Reflex 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Tiffana still needs to roll a Reflex save for half damage.

Angalia is suitably disturbed by the bloody writing, and keeps her wits about her sufficiently to avoid the caustic spray, but she remains enchanted by the music and cannot bring herself to get away.

Andrzej has full control over his faculties, but feels the full brunt of the spray.

Eliva: You know a haunt when you see it, and know general information about haunts, including that there is usually some way to put them to rest.

What are you doing? Hog-tying Angalia and getting out of there? Investigating?

The bloody rhyme continues to scrawl across the wall.


Male Human Magus 6 AC21/T16/F15, Hits 50/50, Init +6, F+8, R+7(+9), W+6; Perception +0, Arcane Pool 6/6

Sorry for going AWOL, have a life-changing second interview coming up for my wife and lots of things are playing second fiddle at the mo.

Andrzej frees himself from the song, jolted by the acid burning into his jacket and neck. He whips out a thick lump of cheese and squashes pieces into his ears handing some to Tiff, he does the same to the dumb Angalia.

"Cover the ears now!"


Female Human (Gypsy) Dreamspun Sorceress 4

Reflex save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Gritting her teeth against the painful burns Tiff grabs Angalia by the woman's shoulders and shoves her forcibly towards the door. "Move damn you!!


Female Half Orc Inquisitor 5 {HP:28/30}

Eliva's first priority is to move Angalia outside the door. She attempts to grapple the woman and move her outside the room.

CMB to grapple: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9


I think with your combined efforts, you would ultimately succeed in forcing Angalia out of the room. You would have a few rounds to do so, after all.

You act quickly to get everyone out of the haunted chamber. When you depart and look back, the writing has disappeared, but the wistful singing continues.

Perception checks?


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 18


Male Human Cleric/6 {HP:49/49, AC 16 (11 touch)

perception:: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

Leandro hustles out with the others, looking back warily. "Perhaps this room can be cleansed later, once we have the Sister returned to safety. Clearly, great evil has been done in this place."


Male Human Magus 6 AC21/T16/F15, Hits 50/50, Init +6, F+8, R+7(+9), W+6; Perception +0, Arcane Pool 6/6

Andrzej leaves last. Then clears his ears and purses his lips at the strange haunted room. He washes the last of the acid from his jacket.

"No Sister here. Just the wrongness."

Perception 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (15) - 1 = 14


Male Human Magus 6 AC21/T16/F15, Hits 50/50, Init +6, F+8, R+7(+9), W+6; Perception +0, Arcane Pool 6/6

"The song speaks of a doctor cutting at the inmates."


You leave the chamber and turn your attention back to the corridor. Near the end of the hallway, Res observes what at first looks like another rat, but it is not. The tiny rodent has a human head with a bearded face. Its front paws are tiny hands.

The creature turns back and regards you all with a twisted smile before vanishing from sight.


Male Human Cleric/6 {HP:49/49, AC 16 (11 touch)

"By the gods, what was that?" exclaims Res. "I thought I saw a rat with a human head. What foul experiments were being conducted in this place? I say we proceed quickly to find the kidnapped sister before something vile happens to her. We can take care of this strange occurrence later."


Male Human (Taldan) Paladin 6(2neg): Init -2, Perception-2, F+11, R+6, W+9; HP 42/54 {CPE 2/4 3D6; LoH 4/8, 3d6; smite, 0/2; divine armor 0/1}

"That's... that's hideous! Which way did it go... in the direction the Sister was taken? Ladies Angalia or Eliva, can you tell?"

Leandro takes his place in the vanguard with Andrzej and proceeds down the corridor, sending the dancing lights ahead about thirty feet.


None of you can discern which way it went. It actually vanished into thin air. But you can continue following the tracks.

If you are curious, that rat is too small to account for the tracks you have seen.


Female Half Orc Inquisitor 5 {HP:28/30}

"I don't like this place, and would like to remove these foul influences, but getting to the sister should be our first goal," Eliva said. "I can only hope these tracks and scrapes lead us in the direction she went."

Eliva will continue following the tracks. If you need any rolls, please let me know.


Female Human (Gypsy) Dreamspun Sorceress 4

Tif stares in wonderment at the spot where the strange creature sat mere moments ago. "It reminds me of a boy I knew once," she says with a nervous laugh, "He was... unlikable."


The tracks lead to where the rat creature had been standing. Beside that spot is a narrow door, slightly ajar.


Male Human Magus 6 AC21/T16/F15, Hits 50/50, Init +6, F+8, R+7(+9), W+6; Perception +0, Arcane Pool 6/6

Andrzej opens the door with the end of his scimitar and waves everyone to one side or the other.

Perception 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (13) - 1 = 12


Beyond the door, a narrow stair leads downward into darkness.

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