Baldwin the Merciful's: Treasure of Chimera Cove (ACG) (Inactive)

Game Master baldwin the merciful

Bug, the whirlpool is between those two points. the passage beginning at AC:34 is the other passage that has yet to be explored.

Consume Spells is a move action, so I suppose I could canabalise a level 1 spell in round 4 and zip back over next round. Still, is there a pressing reason to do so?

Quiz shackles his head and says "I don't know what to do, can anyone see where Poultr is?"

Bug will proceed to the passage which is not barred by the whirlpool.

The water spinning and distorting vision, the best anyone one opposite from Quizes pov is there must be some underwater exit. but again, everything is spinning.

Is it possible to see the water elemental to engage it?

Bug scoots along the narrow walkway and moves into the last tunnel. Xavier follows. "No reason to stay here."

Updated Map for Bug Only

Quiz shakes his head, converts a lvl 1 spell to 1 arcane reservoir point and ports himself back over with an eloquent sigh.

He will head left.

Rena follows bug and Xavier down the tunnel and Quize slips in behind Rena. You all see the lower channel it is filling with water but it doesn't apear high enough to threaten anyone -yet - but Quiz looks a bit nervous being smaller than the others. Those that arrived into this area can read the spoiler above for Bug and look at the Map for Bug.

Bug takes off to the left.

After about 10 minutes you arrive at the Goat's underground area to find the oubliette filling with water. remember this is chimera shaped.

The channel opens into a huge pit at least one hundred feet across. A horizontal geyser of water shoots from a fissure in the far wall thirty feet below the channel to blast into the opposite stone wall and fall into a swirling froth eighty feet below. The water level is rapidly rising. At the bottom of the pit drifts the partially decomposed corpse of an enormous beast. You see Poltur standing looking down into the pit he has his rapier out. He glances for the pit to you then back to the pit.

Make nature or survival check if you have it.

Current Map

Overall Profile view

The Dragon section of map without fog of War

'He seemed immune to my spell last time. I want to know why, let's just hope the background enchantments don't blot out the ones on him...'

Quiz casts detect magic and studies Poltur.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26

Bug will activate dragon style and charge Poltur. (This will allow me to ignore difficult terrain as I charge him)

power attack, dragon style, charge, mutagen
to hit: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29 damage: 1d10 + 22 ⇒ (9) + 22 = 31

Chimera Cove Initiative:

Rena: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Xavier: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (20) + 0 = 20
Bug: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Quiz: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Poltur: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Terrakan: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (12) - 1 = 11

Initiative Order:

Rena
Xavier
Poltur
Quiz
Bug
Terrakan

As you come through the channel Poltur hods up one hand and speaks, "Aye my friends...we are all in a great deal of trouble if you haven't noticed." His eyes look upward quickly to emphasis the point that the cave is crumbling. "The spells binding this creature have been broken and soon...within minutes this caver will collapse, or the water rises further and this horror will destroy us all...unless..."

RD 1: Quiz

Detect magic you see the presence of several magical auras around Poltur.

Dangerously calm, Quiz retorts, "Unless we help you find the amulet, yeah not happening. This is danger you put everyone in."

Bug has no intention of changing his planned action.

What did you have in mind?

"Well, this place is crumbling and we can fight one another, weaken ourselves before that thing floats up to us." He motions to the pit. From my POV that'll be in less than 30 seconds, and I'm sure it'll kill most of, since we'll be weakened from our own fight." the ground rumbles more. "If we aren't dead by then this cave will kill us within a few minutes - either by drowning or by collapsing." He glances over at Bug who looks jumping. "What controls that thing is at the bottom of that pit."

Quiz... A ad school of dolphins?

Quiz looks at Rena for a moment and slowly a grin forms, "Actually that's not a bad idea. Only thing is I need to be able to communicate with whatever I summon otherwise it'll just go on a mindless rampage. Rules out dolphins and elementals."

The smile fades and with a sigh Quiz explains, "It's got to be a water mephit, that's about the only thing that can swim really well that I can talk to. They're smart enough to speak common but they're a nuisance, you see they think they're funny..."

Quiz takes one look at the state of the ceiling and gets to it. First he must convert more spell energy into a form he can use for the summoning. The process looks painful but it mercifully fast. Then he begins the summoning process chanting strange non nonsensical words while weaving an abstract design with one finger.

With slight splash, a small watery humanoid creature with thin, leathery wings, small horns, and a mischievous smile appears.

Before the creature can act, Quiz tells it, "Somewhere at the bottom of this oubliette is an amulet, bring it to me. There's also a creature down there, avoid it at all costs!"

Move action: Quiz converts a level 4 spell to 4 arcane reservoir points.
Standard action: Quiz summon a water mephit with a Skilled (Perception +8) evolution so it has +14 perception total.

The mephit shrugs and submerges into the water without a ripple, and descends cautiously, searching for an amulet.

Stealth: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23
Perception: 1d20 + 6 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 8 = 28

Quiz we are still in RD 1, and you've cast detect magic and were concentrating on that for the RD.

Rena you need to act or I'm jumping you to move on.

OK that will be round 2 then for quiz.

Poltur states, "If we work together we may get out of here still breathing. If you keep that busy, I can go down and get the amulet, then together we can vacate before the room collapses." He looks a tthe group. "I..I...know another way out." he offers.

RD 1:
Initiative Order:

Rena
Xavier
Poltur
Quiz - detect magic
Bug - prepares to charge
Terrakan

Rena you are up.

"Right, like we're gonna let you get the amulet. "

Honestly, Rena's got nothing...

atk1, +1 xbow, lg, pbs, bracers: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 17
dmg1, +1 xbow, lg, pbs, gravity: 2d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8, 7) + 1 + 1 = 17

atk2, +1 xbow, lg, pbs, bracers: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 15
dmg2, +1 xbow, lg, pbs, gravity: 2d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2) + 1 + 1 = 10

Yep, absolutely nothing.

Somebody should do a statistical analysis of Rena's dice rolling. It surely can't stay bad forever.

Somebody should do a statistical analysis of Rena's dice rolling. It surely can't stay bad forever.

They are just as bad for the player in my Razor Coast Game. He's on a string of bad luck.

RD 1

Xavier looks around and yells to Bug, "Let's get 'im." as he double moves forward.

Updated map with Xavier's move

RD 1 Poltur

The quick swordman flicks his keen rapier at the warpriest,

att, keen: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30;damage, WS: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

att, keen: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14;damage, WS: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

crit range 15-20

confirming crit:

att, keen: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27;damage, WS: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

The warpriest takes a nasty piercing.

We have a couple people in our local PFS circle who have reputations for unnaturally bad die rolling. On one occasion one of these players was running his monk and the baddie threw a baleful polymorph at him. It was even one to turn him into a fish, so the save was at +4 (if you polymorph someone into a critter which will get you killed merely for existing, there is a bonus). He rolled a 1 on the fortitude save. He had a reroll, he rolled a 1 on the reroll. Then to cap it he rolled a 1 on the will save and thought he was a fish to cap it off. That takes talent.

RD 1: bug results

Bug charges forth and wallops the swords man for 31 HP.

Rd 1: terrkan

It floats closer to the surface of the as water spills out even more.

RD 2:
Initiative Order:

Rena
Xavier
Poltur
Quiz -
Bug -
Terrakan

RD 2

I placed the Terrakan on the map but only bug and Xavier can see it at this point since they are close to the actual ledge. It is floating upward.

Rena you're up.

She shoots again.

atk1, +1 xbow, lg, pbs, bracers: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 25
dmg1, +1 xbow, lg, pbs, gravity: 2d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4, 4) + 1 + 1 = 10

atk2, +1 xbow, lg, pbs, bracers: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 17
dmg2, +1 xbow, lg, pbs, gravity: 2d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6, 6) + 1 + 1 = 14

Sorry, missed indicators.

Quiz will probably take the actions for round 2 posted above, unless something stops him.

One of Rena's arrows whizzes by Bug's ear and strikes Poltur.

Xavier attacks wiht his bastard sword,

att: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13;damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

att: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24;damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

His first slash misses badly but the warrior priest has the where-with-all to reverse his grib and slash again striking hard.

RD 2: Poltur

Poltur turns his attention to Bug,

att, keen: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22;damage, WS: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

att, keen: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13;damage, WS: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Haste:

att, keen: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20;damage, WS: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

His rapier hits twice (16 HP)

RD 2:
Initiative Order:

Rena - hits for 10 HP
Xavier - hits for 12 HP
Poltur - hits bug twice for 16HP
Quiz -
Bug -
Terrakan

Make sure your HP are updated on your stat line. thanks.

As described above Quiz summons a mephit and bids it to find and retrieve the amulet while staying hidden.

Dr. Bug will administer the proper treatment to Poltur.

dragon style, pummeling style, power attack, flurry
to hit: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24 damage: 1d10 + 22 ⇒ (9) + 22 = 31
to hit: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18 miss
to hit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21 damage: 1d10 + 22 ⇒ (9) + 22 = 31 probably missed

Thunk, wiff, thunk! Ouch!

I do find it amusing that since having pummeling style, I have not actually rolled a crit to take advantage of it.

Two of Bug's blows land crushing Poltur's skull as he falls to the ground mostly underwater. Bugg, Xavier and the Mephit can see the undead creature is about to breach the water. Meanwhile chunks of the walls and cave ceiling crumbles.

Everyone needs to roll a reflex save and the complex shakes.

reflex save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 woo hoo

The Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Lol.