Yet Another ... Rise of the Runelords PBP

Game Master ziltmilt

Nicholae seems content to let them fight it out for now. It is a win win if one kills the other while being weakened themselves if a fight needs to follow.

just need an action from Ned ...

Ned will switch to his bow.

Foxglove Manor Caverns, Round 1 cont.

A dart of arcane power paired with a bolt of divine energy slams into Aldern, but he hardly notices, his attention focused on destroying his wife.

Round 2

His war razor and claw work with expert finesse to rend Iesha's corpse. She responds in kind, but Aldern bats aside her lunges with a confident swagger.

"Destroying you again would be fun, if you posed even the slightest challenge."He takes a 5' step towards Selia, his evil tongue lolling out of his mouth.

NOTE - there is a map update, but my online storage is down for the moment. I only made 2 changes: Lleider's in the room now south of Selia and adjacent. And, Alern made a 5' step NE. I'll post the update as soon as i can.

Selia casts Disrupt Undead aimed at Aldren.

Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Well, that wasn't even close!

MW Longbow: 1d20 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 - 2 = 1 (bless, monster hunter, deadly aim)

Guess I dont need to roll damage for that one :-(

Lleidr will enhance the FoE w/Arcane Strike and chuck it at Aldren.

FoE ranged: 1d20 + 10 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 10 - 2 - 4 = 14
damage: 1d3 + 1 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 - 2 + 1 = 2

Nicholae swings at Aldren as he draws near to Selia.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 for 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Do I get flanking from the undead wife

Sure, you have enough movement to flank him. Keep in mind, however, everyone but Selia is still sickened from their encounter with the ghouls & ghasts earlier.

"Blech!"

Then my to hit roll is a 20 and I give his wife an extra +2 on her attacks

Foxglove Manor Caverns, Round 2 cont.

NOTE - I've moved you all nearer, to get a line of sight on your opponent, while keeping as much distance as possible in the confines. Selia now needs to make a Fort save from the awful stench emanating from her admirer.

None of your attacks seem to connect. Other than a backwards parry with his war razor against Nicholas' sword blow, he doesn't even respond to your assaults.

Round 3

"And now my love, a final kiss goodbye." Jagged teeth sink into Iesha's putrid flesh and tear out a stream of ligaments and viscera. Iesha collapses with a scream, and her animating presence rises up off the ground like hissing steam, whereupon it dissipates in the cavern's rotten air.

A look of shock and horror comes over Aldern's undead features. He turns his head towards each of you in turn, as if surprised at what he's just done. He drops to his knees and sobs.

"I must beg your forgiveness. Save me from the Hunter. Don't let him take me again."

Fort Save: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (6) + 0 = 6

Selia is too sickened to listen.

Lleidr will move behind Aldern to flank with Nich and backstab the big cry baby after enhancing the FoE with Arcane Strike.

FoE melee: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 2 + 2 = 22
damage: 1d3 + 0 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 0 - 2 + 1 = 1
Sneak Attack damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7

Nicholae attacks 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 2 = 21 for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Ned gives his bow a disgusted look and quick draws his greatsword, moving to attack

greatsword: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 19 (bless, nauseated)
damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 1) + 4 = 7

He frowns at his sword, "Hmm, maybe it's me."

Foxglove Manor Caverns, Round 3 cont.

With tears streaming down his face, Aldern swats aside the blade of Ned's greatsword. Nich and Lleidr's blades fail to penetrate tough leather armor under the ghast's ragged clothes, while Selia nearly gags from the stench of the place.

Round 4

"None of this is my doing, I swear it. I was tricked, blackmailed, bankrupted ... by the foul brethren from Magnimar. They did this to me!

"Iesha, my true love, Iesha. I foolishly thought her unfaithful and attacked her friend, then killed her in anger. The Brothers were supposed to have taken care of her body, taken her away, but they lied. Beware the Brothers of Seven, my friends. Saving me from goblins was a trifle; you cannot save me from them."

The sobbing ends. A sly grin spreads across his face, and Aldern rises from the ground off his knees. "Safety? The Skinsaw Man has little need from the likes of you."

NOTE - The 3 guys each get a free AoO on top of your normal attack rolls.

BTW, Selia you're sickened, but still able to take actions (-2 penalty to most things, I think).

Selia musters up enough strength to cast a grease spell on Alden's nasty weapon.

Reflex save vs DC 15 or drop weapon.

Attack 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Damage 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

FoE melee AoO: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 9 - 2 + 2 = 21
damage: 1d3 + 0 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 0 - 2 = -1
Sneak Attack damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 6) = 8

Once again enhancing the FoE with Arcane Strike, Lleidr will continue trying to hit Aldern.
FoE melee: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 2 + 2 = 10
damage: 1d3 + 0 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 0 - 2 + 1 = 2
Sneak Attack damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9

So, Nich you get an extra attack, if you wish to take it.

Oops ... I made a mistake. Several attacks when Aldern was kneeling would have hit:

Lleidr's, Nich's & Ned's.

I'll adjust his hp. You've definitely hurt him!

What is FoE?

Lleidr's weapon is named the 'Fang of Elyrium' .. it's a magic dagger.

AoO...
greatsword: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 21
damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10

Nicholae 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 - not sure if there is any flanking etc

Ned, can you give me your normal attack too?

greatsword: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 22
damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3) + 4 = 9

wow ... you guys are consistently getting sooooo close. That freaking Sickened condition is messing us up.

I'll get an update posted later tonight, I think.

Next round

Nicolae pulls back 5 feet, and channels energy with his last channel of the day.

3d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 5) = 11 for DC14 for half.

Foxglove Manor Caverns, Round 4 cont.

Thick, viscous slime drips off the handle of Aldern's weapon, but his grip is tight and he continues to batter the party with his war razor. None of your attacks this round has fazed him.

Round 5

“I wonder how your deaths shall affect your friends. What things might you have done that will go unfinished? What will those broken promises spawn? How will your murders shape the world?”

He lashes out with tooth, claw and blade upon you. Only Nicolae is wounded (4 hp + need 2 Fort saves).

NOTE - the map is unchanged, so just reference the last image I uploaded.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 and 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

With Nich stepping back to channel, Lleidr will move 5' diagonally to flank with Ned, hit the FoE with Arcane Strike again, and stab at Aldern.

FoE melee: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 - 2 + 2 = 23
damage: 1d3 + 0 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 0 - 2 + 1 = 0
Sneak Attack damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 6) = 12

Selia casts magic missle and hits the monster with a force blast.

Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Nice! very successful this round ... can't wait to see what happens with Ned.

"I'm getting more than a little tired of you freak."
Ned will designate him as 'target of the day'
greatsword: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 1 - 2 + 2 + 4 = 32 (bless, sickened, flank, rangers focus)
damage: 2d6 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 4) + 4 + 4 = 15

confirm: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 - 2 + 2 + 4 = 29
damage: 2d6 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 6) + 4 + 4 = 17

Whoa! very nice !!

I was lulling him into a false sense of security :-)

Nicolae channels energy as above

Easy there, Ned, you got a teammate on the other side of that monster you're destroying :)

I apologize guys ... I can't get an update out today. I will have one tomorrow, possibly early morning.

Easy there, Ned, you got a teammate on the other side of that monster you're destroying :)

Just keep your head down..oh right, sorry.

Foxglove Manor Caverns, Round 5 cont.

Aldern staggers under your assault, and wheezes a warning to you as Ned's blade is buried in the ghast's chest.

"This house will consume you. There is no escape."

Selia's arcane power destroys the final animating energy within the corpse, and Aldern is at last dead to this world.

Treasure:

Quite a bit of Aldern's gear reveals as magical

- leather armor
- war razor
- both rings

Plus, Aldern wore a nice piece of jewelry, a small cameo with a portrait of Selia.

There's also quite a bit of things on the table - the portrait, a pair of keys on a ring, a stack of charcoal drawings, Selia's missing items, and a letter addressed to Aldern Foxglove at an address in the city of Magnimar in the south.

I also need a Perception check from each of you.

forgot one thing ... welcome to 6th level.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Ned picks up the camio and hands it to Selia, "Were did he get a camio of you?"

perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Was that to see if we noticed we made 6th level?

No, not quite. Really need a Perception check from Nich.

Perception 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19