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Nia opens the door. A desk and a chair sit in the middle of this drafty room. Chimneys rise to the west, while to the east, two intricate stained-glass windows are set into the wall. The northern window depicts a dark-haired woman with pale skin, large green eyes, and a black-and-red gown; with both hands she wields a jagged iron staff. The southern window’s lower half has been broken and patched with canvas; what remains of its upper half depicts a handsome man dressed in regal finery and a crown of ivory and jade. Small scorch marks mar the wood near the broken window. A battered and ruined telescope lies on its side near the desk and a large trap door in the roof has been tied shut by several lengths of rope. DC 20 Knowledge (History), north window:
This window depicts Arazni, the Harlot Queen of Geb and Aroden's former herald. DC 20 Knowledge (History), south window: This window depicts Socorro, the Butcher of Carrion Hill, a lich who served the Whispering Tyrant.
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Eldryon--ah, gotcha. The cover penalties aren't cumulative, so that will hit. Eldryon hits the rat, and Nikma follows up with another solid hit. Both of the attackers notice that the heavy glass of the jar turns some of their strikes, though. Both Nikma and Desmond avoid most of the swarm damage. Mrs. Crinkle strides forward, roaring a challenge and taking on a much more lethal form. Round 2 (ongoing): Initiative order
The rat in the jar bites repeatedly at Nikma, hitting him three times (?!) for 24 HP, plus 3 DC 15 Fort saves or take an additional 3 (first save), 2 (second save) and 3 (third save) points of acid damage from the spicy kimchi brine still present in the jar. Deerslicer, Desmond, Zac, and Eldryon can act! Dice rolls:
Bite attacks vs. Nikma, +8/+4/+0: 3d20 ⇒ (16, 18, 19) = 53
Bite damage: 3d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 5, 1) + 12 = 24 Brine damage: 3d4 ⇒ (3, 2, 3) = 8 ROUS in jar: AC 17 HP taken: 6
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Botting Erond and Druamin: Erond begins to inspire the party (+4 to hit/+4 to damage), then puts an arrow into the as-yet unwounded blue troll. Arrow to Blue, DA: 1d20 ⇒ 9
Druamin steps up, followed by Kobu, and both target the greener troll. Battleaxe attack: 1d20 ⇒ 8
Battleaxe damage, incl. IC: 1d8 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 4 = 13
The trolls heal up some of the damage taken. Round 2: Initiative order
Cordwin and Reynard are up! Trolls: AC 16 T ? FF ? HP taken - Green: 52 Red: 6 Black: 0 Blue: 9
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Current area status: South Campus: Threat Level Yellow, 6 more successes needed for Green
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Dodged that bullet!
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Current area status: South Campus: Threat Level Yellow, 6 more successes needed for Green
NB: I probably should have been doing this sooner, but the House GM for Year of the Shadow Lodge didn't.
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phaeton_nz wrote:
What Majuba said--wherever they are at the time. If you can make it work, I would advise setting it in the NE Campus. That was your last reported success, so it shouldn't be too much of a stretch.
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About two more days until the end of Part 2.
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Round 1 (ongoing): Initiative order
Zac advances and readies his weapon. Eldryon moves up and strikes at the rat, but can't quite maneuver his polearm past the doorframe. The wall provides cover for Eldryon's attack. Then what at first looks like a carpet of coinage and other valuables surges forth from the pile. It quickly becomes clear to Desmond and Nikma that it's actually a mass of rats that have small items of jewelry sticking to their matted fur. They swarm indiscriminately over their larger cousin, Desmond, and Nikma, biting and scratching. Nikma and Desmond, take 7 HP piercing damage with a basic Reflex save to avoid some or all of the damage. Nikma and Mrs. Crinkle can act! Dice rolls:
Swarm damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7
ROUS Reflex save: 1d20 ⇒ 8 ROUS in jar: AC 17 HP taken: 0
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Viridian, where are you looking? Down the passage or into the room? (The water is much clearer in the room.)
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cmlobue, did you see my early post that your table started out with the aid token?
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Once everyone has updated their characters, we'll continue.
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As noted above, the vats aren't really there.
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It's a creature; I was in a rush last night, and forgot I hadn't put up an icon for it. The icon is there now. Zac, I've got you starting at the nearest point where you could reasonably be investigating the guardian fulu/treasure collapse. Please take your turn from there. Round 1 (ongoing): Initiative order
Nikma manages to avoid the worst of the impact. Desmond steps up, grabs the jar, and pummels the rat inside, hitting it once. His fist slips off of the heavy glass, though. Zac and Eldryon to go! ROUS in jar: AC 17 HP taken: 0
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The rat is on the map.
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Slide 6. Currently in a car, so unable to check the results of the attacks.
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As the party heads east, the next south door leads to a room with rather clearer water in it--there seems to be a waterfall on the south end of the room, and a passage leading east. Tapping ahead as the party continues east, it becomes apparent that the passage floor has a flight of stairs leading down into deeper water, leveling off at a depth of 5 feet (which puts Alton into a difficult situation). The passage turns south after about fifteen feet. Where to?
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As Nikma enters the room, one of the jars suddenly begins to move! Round 1 (ongoing): Initiative order
Before Nikma can react, the jar rolls towards him and tries to run into him. Take 7 HP bludgeoning damage, with a DC 17 basic Reflex save to avoid some of the damage. The ranger realizes that there's a large rat inside the jar as its head pops out to bite at him, but its teeth scrape off of his armor. Everyone but Nikma and Mrs. Crinkle can act! Dice rolls:
[spoiler=Dice rolls]Enemy Stealth check: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Mrs. Crinkle Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 Zac Freelan Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 Eldryon Spearheaven Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Nikma Odria Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 Desmond Vilks Initiative: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 Deerslicer Initiative: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27 Swarm Initiative: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14 Ram damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
ROUS in jar: AC ? HP taken: 0
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None of the doors up here have locks, only latches that can't be secured. Nia, are you going to open the doors, or just examine them?
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Don't get too far ahead of things. Nikma has had an Encounter.
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The header link should now take you to the form as a reporter, not an editor.
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I'm on the road this weekend, and will be slow to post.
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Corbrae's acid flask is on target, and destroys the cohesion of the swarm. Out of combat!
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Crud. If course I just shut down my computer. I'll report your first one and try to fix this ASAP. ETA: I successfully reported your South Campus success. I forgot to ask, though...did the PCs find any supplies?
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The party retreats a mile or so unmolested.
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The differently-colored vats aren't really there--drawbacks of using existing maps. Deerslicer--no tracks. Perhaps they've already been mopped up. Desmond pulls aside the curtain. The vault on the other side is filled with large mounds of gold, carefully arranged to create a happy face across the floor. The smile is lopsided as one mound has collapsed, taking its neighboring pile with it. Various fulus and talismans line the wall in perfect rows that stretch up toward the unreachable ceiling, disappearing into shadow. The only signs of life are a few empty pickle jars left over from an enthusiastic meal. Is anyone going into the room that Desmond has found?
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Did the new link let you report the first victory?
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Done, I hope. If it didn't work I'll try it from a real computer instead of my phone.
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Yours didn't report. I like your suggestion--I'll try to put a link to the form in the header, and if it doesn't work let me know.
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"How do you identify <powerful evil dragon> scat?" "Smells like pepper and has little bells in it."
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***OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT*** Venture-Captain Ambrus Valsin’s voice booms over the grounds of the Grand Lodge, cutting through the sounds of the fighting. ”Pathfinders have defeated many of the attackers in the South Campus! Keep pushing!” Table GMs, the South Campus Threat Level is now Yellow.
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***OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT*** Venture-Captain Ambrus Valsin’s voice booms over the grounds of the Grand Lodge, cutting through the sounds of the fighting. ”Pathfinders have defeated many of the attackers in the South Campus! Keep pushing!” Table GMs, the South Campus Threat Level is now Yellow.
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***OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT*** Venture-Captain Ambrus Valsin’s voice booms over the grounds of the Grand Lodge, cutting through the sounds of the fighting. ”Pathfinders have defeated many of the attackers in the South Campus! Keep pushing!” Table GMs, the South Campus Threat Level is now Yellow.
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This may change the calculus somewhat: after resting the first night, everyone is now 6th level!
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Round 4 (ongoing): Initiative order
Mrs. Book drops her acid flask neatly in the middle of the swarm and kills a bunch of them, while Joseph overshoots and smashes his flask against the wall. Some of the acid still drips into the water, though, killing a few more crabs. Viridian's spell wipes out a vast swathe of them. There are still barely enough left to be dangerous, though. Corbrae? Dice rolls:
Reflex save: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Miss direction: 1d8 ⇒ 8 Crab swarm: AC ? T 16 FF 16 HP taken: 36
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All Mrs. Crinkle hears are the echoes of her call, followed by distant scratching sounds that don't seem to come from anyplace in particular.
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The nominal equivalence is 6 minutes RL gaming per day of PbP. Once South Campus is out of Red, though, the Aid Tokens will become more of a factor. Don't forget to have your players use them and pass them on.
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Skarn, remember that you can't charge through your own allies. However, you do have a 40' move with the haste spell, and that's enough to reach the fight. Round 1 (ongoing): Initiative order
Buoyed by Cordwin's spell, Skarn rushes up and hits the troll that Trox already wounded. Erond and Druamin? Trolls: AC 16 T ? FF ? HP taken - Green: 29 Red: 11 Black: 0 Blue: 0
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Aww, Deerslicer, you didn't like the token I put up for Gracie? She's smarter than your average bear, after all.
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In the interest of moving things along, this is on the other side of the double doors to the north. Large gaps mar the canopy of gold on this vault’s floor, revealing cold natural stone where treasures once sat. On the far wall is a blast of soot around the outline of a humanoid with raised arms, melted coins and singed tapestries painting a neat picture of an uninvited guest’s untimely demise. A beat-up old mop leans abandoned against the wall, still dripping ashy water from its user’s futile attempt to clean off the blackened evidence of Valashinaz’s wrath. Near the mop, a discarded and well-singed satchel spills its contents onto the floor. A curtain blocks an opening to the east. Looking more closely at the silhouette on the wall, Deerslicer thinks that this is what's left of his designated prey.
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A broad hallway branches south from the narrow passage the party has taken, double doors directly opposite the branch. Further east, Nikma can see a door on the south side of the hall before it turns south.
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To clarify--Nikma is no longer trying to Avoid Notice, but is Searching instead?
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Thanks for catching that. Skarn is at the end of the Initiative list, and can act now.
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Both Eldryon and Mrs. Crinkle know that these items aren't sapient.
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Round 1 (ongoing): Initiative order
Trox steps up, getting bitten on the way in for 8 HP, and lands a solid blow on the greener troll. Erond and Druamin to go! Dice rolls:
AoOs on Trox: 2d20 ⇒ (20, 11) = 31
Confirm?: 1d20 ⇒ 13 Bite AoO damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 Trolls: AC 16 T ? FF ? HP taken - Green: 13 Red: 11 Black: 0 Blue: 0
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Round 4: Initiative order
Joseph, Mrs. Book, Corbrae, Viridian, and Blitz can act! Crab swarm: AC ? T 16 FF 16 HP taken: 19
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Excellent! One more success in the South Campus will take that area out of Red.
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At the word, the guardian fulu goes silent. Where to now, and is anyone going to patch up the ranger?
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Round 1 (ongoing): Reynard steps up and lands a glancing blow on the troll that nevertheless inflicts a decent amount of damage. However, that leaves him the only one in the room when the trolls act. Fortunately for him, even flanking they can't touch him. Everyone else can act! Dice rolls: Red CCB: 3d20 ⇒ (13, 7, 11) = 31
GBluBla BBB: 3d20 ⇒ (1, 6, 9) = 16
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