GM Zer0darkfire's Emerald Spire (Inactive)

Game Master asdffghjkl01

Saint Gudule turns to face the others. "See? It totally worked!"

With sweat from the hot steam on his face: "Really? He almost cooked us!"

"Do you have any suggestions or do I have to attack first, again?"

Regnum turns to St. G. "Well, do you? I don't."

Frēodwēn wonders if there's any approach here other than violence.

is there a check we can make to figure out how to get past it? Some kind of knowledge perhaps?

I can't personally think of any checks to determine a constructs programming just by looking at it. Maybe a sense motive to determine the authenticity of its actions?

1d20 - 4 ⇒ (13) - 4 = 9

SM: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33

Saint Gudule shrugs. [b]"Well, to me, this construct is all hot air and won't stop us from exploring further..."[/n]

"Then let us continue!"

Frēodwēn literally cannot fail that check

Frēodwēn nods in agreement.

"What are we waiting for?"

Barm moves to the room to attack.

Frēodwēn grabs Barm by the shoulder. "No no, we can just walk by it."

"OK, what is your suggestion!?"

"I think he just said, walk away."

So lets not tarry.

As they walk to the next room, Baied smiles and says to Gudule

You're really the master of the unexpected..

Oh sorry I misread one post and got it all wrong.

Barm walks nice and easy with others.

Woops sorry formatting went wrong with my last post. I hate posting from mobile (french auto-correct is the worst)...

Gudule smiles back to Baied.
"Well, thanks for acknowledging my true self!"

He strolls around the room humming a song.

Upon closer inspection of the statues to the west and east, you realize that they would slide aside to let you pass if you had the appropriate key or Regnum triggered them manually. The construct isn't happy about you continuing but avoids outright fighting you as you choose east or west.

west

"Let's go to the left!"

Ancient Azlanti motifs decorate this hallway’s walls. A single door stands at the center of the north wall opposite a set of double doors leading south.

The double doors are unlocked, but the ornate single door is currently locked (though Regnum will have no trouble getting in).

Regnum quickly picks the lock and then holds the door, ready for the group. "Shall we go in?"

Barm opens the door and enters.

perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

Wide tables piled high with clockwork limbs, gears, and mounds of emerald crystal fragments line this large room. The north and south walls each hold a single door.

There are three, crystal headed human creatures here. These formerly undead creatures have been imbued with life thanks to emerald crystals embedded in their chests (these cannot be removed). The torsos have now sprouted green crystalline heads, restoring the apprentices to a strange sort of life. They see normally, but do not speak.

These guys are more for flavor than for a challenge. They attack you on sight and you steamroll them.

"Well, that was pretty easy, now where do you want to head?" Regnum heads over to each of the doors and checks them out.

PER, North door: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (10) + 28 = 38
Disable North - If needed: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (7) + 26 = 33
PER, South door: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (10) + 28 = 38
Disable South - If needed: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (19) + 26 = 45

Frēodwēn opts to cast a spell before continuing further, but then stacks up behind Regnum, keeping his bow at the ready after being attacked suddenly

heroism

"Well, that was pretty easy, now where do you want to head?" Regnum heads over to each of the doors and checks them out.

[dice=PER, North door]1d20+28
[dice=Disable North - If needed]1d20+26
[dice=PER, South door]1d20+28
[dice=Disable South - If needed]1d20+26

If I am right we are already in northern room.

"That was easy fight!"

Barm starts looking around.

perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

Heading north
More than a dozen door-sized, green crystal mirrors line the walls of this huge chamber. A balcony looms over the eastern extent of the room, with double doors on the east wall below it.

The Emerald Spire passes through the center of the room, though the spire here has been carved into an elaborate clockwork throne marked with ancient Azlanti symbols. The throne sits at the center of an intricate crystal mechanism situated between massive gears at the floor and ceiling.

Nhur Athemon greets the party. “Ah, it seems the first of my subjects have arrived to do me homage. Be welcome, heroes! You are here just in time to stand witness to my finest hour.” The wizard speaks calmly and with bold confidence, discounting your achievements thus far.

Regnum whispers over his breath "St. G, you're up!"

We are not your subjects...

"Your finest hour, eh? What will that be?"

Gudule pauses and then smirks.
"Guys, I think we took a wrong turn."

Shrugging, the ganzi squints his eyes at the wizard. He begins speaking increasingly fast, asking all sorts of question, barely breathing.
"So you're Nhur Athemon? For how long are you waiting your finest hour? Will the tower begin to walk? Will you suck life out of the people of the world? Will you become a living god? Will you..."

“When last I claimed the throne of Azlant,” he says, “the nobles rejected my supporters as an artificial aristocracy, clockworks and simulacra devoid of true life. But I have conquered death and undeath, and my new nobles shall rise not as mockeries, but as men and women granted true life by my arts!”

With an imperious gesture, Nhur Athemon cackles in victory as humanlike forms composed of emerald crystal emerge from eight of the mirrors, each wielding two swords. Three more emerge from the mirrors on the balcony wielding bows. Nhur Athemon greets these newborn beings as allies, beaming as they hail him as the rightful Emperor of Azlant. As his first act as Emperor. "My first decree as Emperor is to sentence all of you to death." he says as he cackles.

Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Regnum
Mirror Men
Baied
Trutzburg
Barm
Freodwen
Nhur (lich)
Saint Gudule

Regnum takes careful aim and shoots at the Lich, and does it agin and again

Musket Target - Lich: 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 20 + 1 = 32
Damage: 1d12 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 29

Musket Target - Lich: 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 20 + 1 = 34
Damage: 1d12 + 20 ⇒ (1) + 20 = 21

Musket Target - Lich: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 15 + 1 = 28
Damage: 1d12 + 20 ⇒ (3) + 20 = 23

Musket Target - Lich: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 1 = 31
Damage: 1d12 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32

Musket Crit Confirmed?: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 1 = 12
Damage: 1d12 + 20 ⇒ (4) + 20 = 24
Damage: 1d12 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 20 = 27
Damage: 1d12 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32

You fire your first bullet in the direction of the lich, but it strikes something midair and falls to the floor. The lich laughs maniacally, "Fool! You think me unprepared for your fire magic!?"

Continue full attack at the lich after your first bullet fails?

Nope, I'd be targeting the men, starting at the top left.

The lich has never seen a firearm before so he just thinks its some kind of magic staff.

Regnum takes out the orange stone soldier with three well-placed bullets.

The soldiers move with trained precision and form battle ranks with each other, fighting better together as a unit than separately.

attack barm: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 6 = 21
attack barm: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 6 = 34 crit confirmation: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 6 = 29
attack barm: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 6 = 25
damage: 2d8 + 6 + 12 ⇒ (4, 3) + 6 + 12 = 25

attack trutzburg: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 2 = 27
attack trutzburg: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 6 = 20
attack trutzburg: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 6 = 20
attack trutzburg: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 6 = 30

One of the soldiers lands a good hit on Barm, but Trutzburg's armor and shield prove to be impossible to get around.

The archers form ranks as well and fire an arrow each at Trutzburg.
arrow trutzburg: 1d20 + 12 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 12 + 6 = 32 damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
arrow trutzburg: 1d20 + 12 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 12 + 6 = 29
arrow trutzburg: 1d20 + 12 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 12 + 6 = 31 damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

This time, Trutzburg reactions are slowed from being flat-footed and he takes two of the arrows to the pinpoint weak spots in his armor.

Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Regnum
Mirror Men
Baied
Trutzburg, -16hp
Barm, -25hp
Freodwen
Nhur (lich)
Saint Gudule

Spellcraft on whatever might protect the lich: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

Baied tries to identify the spell on the lich, before sending a wave of curative energy

Channel: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 1) = 8

which doesn't do much, unfortunatly.

I might have to change strategy soon.. What do I remember about liches? How to defeat them?
Know Religion: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

"You are mine lich!"
Barm moves closer to the lich and tries to strike him down.

provokes AoO

+4 adamantine Greatsword (+ Furious Focus, power attack and vital strike, Devastating St.) - std.: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (18) + 28 = 46
damage: 6d6 + 22 + 12 + 6 ⇒ (1, 4, 5, 3, 5, 2) + 22 + 12 + 6 = 60

confirm. crit: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (20) + 28 = 48
damage: 2d6 + 22 + 12 + 6 ⇒ (6, 4) + 22 + 12 + 6 = 50

Barm moves towards the lich but finds himself walking into an invisible barrier.

Baied just barely can't remember what type of spell works this way. She can confirm that this is a lich and knows that liches are powerful arcane spellcasters and have phylacteries that let them come back to unlife after they are destroyed.

will saves, Barm: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
will saves, Baied: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34
will saves, regnum: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
will saves, saint gudule: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 24
will saves, freodwen: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
will saves, trutzburg: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22

Barm, Regnum, and Freodwen find the lich very scary and are shaken by his power.

Baied heals her friends of some of their wounds, but the energy doesn't reach the lich.

Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Regnum, shaken
Mirror Men
Baied
Trutzburg, -8hp
Barm, -17hp, shaken
Freodwen, shaken
Nhur (lich)
Saint Gudule

Do I still have standard action?

Do I still have standard action?

Yes, you can switch your attack to someone else if you'd like.

OK, green one north of me.

Trutzburg quickly attacks the lowest mirrorman.
Attack: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (19) + 23 = 421d10 + 28 ⇒ (6) + 28 = 34
Attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 261d10 + 28 ⇒ (6) + 28 = 34
Attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 141d10 + 28 ⇒ (7) + 28 = 35
Confirm, : 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (12) + 27 = 391d10 + 28 ⇒ (9) + 28 = 37
If the attack confirms the enemys natural ac is reduced by 1(Stackable

Let's see, what would Freodwen do?

Barm walks up to the green soldier and cuts his rock body in half.

Trutzburg's first two swings easily hit the soldier, but don't quite hit as hard as he expected (dr/ ?). Either way, he destroyes the soldier with a fantastic critical hit. His third swing aims for the next soldier, but they lock ranks and his blow is thwarted.

Freodwen actives his inspire courage ability (obviously) for +2 hit and damage. He then uses Lore Master to take 20 on his knowledge arcana check to identify the spell that is creating the field around the Lich. Freodwen knows that the invisible field around the Lich is a Wall of Force. He then casts haste on the party for his standard action.

A wall of force is immune to dispel magic, although a mage’s disjunction can still dispel it. A wall of force can be damaged by spells as normal, except for disintegrate, which automatically destroys it. It can be damaged by weapons and supernatural abilities, but a wall of force has hardness 30 and a number of hit points equal to 20 per caster level. Contact with a sphere of annihilation or rod of cancellation instantly destroys a wall of force.

The lich finally gets to act and he is relishing watching you fight his fodder. He casts a spell and a green cloud appears around him, quickly making him vanish from sight. You notice that the cloud essentially tells you where the wall of force is as it doesn't extend past it.

Inspire courage +2, Hasted!
Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Regnum, shaken
Mirror Men
Baied
Trutzburg, -8hp
Barm, -17hp, shaken
Freodwen, shaken
Nhur (lich)
Saint Gudule

Well, at least Shaken cancels out Inspire Courage.

Regnum keeps up the barrage against the mirror men, starting with yellow.
Musket Target -Yellow then orange: 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 20 + 1 = 34
Damage: 1d12 + 20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 20 + 3 = 32

Musket Target -Yellow then orange: 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 20 + 1 = 26
Damage: 1d12 + 20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 20 + 3 = 28

Musket Target -Yellow then orange: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 15 + 1 = 31
Damage: 1d12 + 20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 20 + 3 = 29

Musket Target -Yellow then orange: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 1 = 26
Damage: 1d12 + 20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 20 + 3 = 35
Musket Target -Yellow then orange: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 = 9
MISSFIRE!

Trutzburg is using an adamantine weapon

I still get to act, right?

Saint Gudule focuses on the wall itself and also focuses his attention on the spell being cast.

Spellcraft to identify the green smoke: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28

If it's harmless...
Saint Gudule casts Dispel Magic on the wall of force!
check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

If harmful...
Saint Gudule casts Blessing of Fervor!

A wall of force is immune to dispel magic, although a mage’s disjunction can still dispel it.

Adamantine doesn't get past this DR Trutzburg. And sorry Saint Gudule, I just forgot to bold you there.

Saint Gudule knows that the lich cast cloudkill inside his wall of force.

Regnum fires at yellow and takes him down after three shots before switching to orange.

The mirror men all focus their attacks on Trutzburg due to their closed ranks positioning.

trutzburg attacks, main hand: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 6 = 35 confirmation: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 6 = 27
trutzburg attacks, main hand: 1d20 + 5 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 6 = 13
trutzburg attacks, off hand: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 6 = 18

trutzburg attacks, main hand: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 6 = 32
trutzburg attacks, main hand: 1d20 + 5 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 6 = 13
trutzburg attacks, off hand: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 6 = 18

trutzburg attacks, main hand: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 6 = 35 confirmation: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 6 = 27
trutzburg attacks, main hand: 1d20 + 5 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 6 = 30
trutzburg attacks, off hand: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 6 = 31

total damage: 2d8 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (7, 2) + 3 + 3 + 6 + 6 = 27

archers vs trutzburg: 1d20 + 12 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 6 = 25
archers vs trutzburg: 1d20 + 12 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 6 = 25
archers vs trutzburg: 1d20 + 12 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 12 + 6 = 33

The soldiers manage to score two glancing hits, but the archers arrows bounce off of Trutzburg's armor.

Inspire courage +2, Hasted!
Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Regnum, shaken
Mirror Men, orange -35hp
Baied
Trutzburg, -35hp
Barm, -17hp, shaken
Freodwen, shaken
Nhur (lich)
Saint Gudule

A wall of force is immune to dispel magic,

If it's harmless...

Saint Gudule casts Dispel Magic on the wall of force!
check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

Bad Gudule!

21+% (arcane spell failure 20%): 1d100 ⇒ 72

Baied casts a spell and touches Barm, and the fighter becomes way bigger

Cast Enlarge person on Barm

Baied starts casting enlarge person, but Barm does not become larger yet. (1 round cast time)

Sorry :D

Blessing of Fervor is up, don't forget to pick your bonus, Baied ;)