Crypt of the Everflame (Inactive)

Game Master Stetrix

Rolande is quite the acrobat. Perhaps he can get behind the golem with the key while Anaba and me keep his attention?

can anyone reach it without grappling the golem?

I can take the key!
I will fire off a round first and then make my moves
combat: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

up close and deadly

damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 71d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Rolande hits and does 13, but only 8 goes through. Rolande if you want use you move action to get behind the monster. The golem is looking pretty beat up.

Party up!!
Cela & Fahari
Buchart
Anaba
Sekkim
Fernleaf
Rolande
Wood Golem -35

I am finding being large feels pretty good! I'm taking another whack at it!

Ah, to the fire with you Woody.

Longsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 122d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 4) + 8 = 17

But it looks like whiffage! We are going to finish this level, are we not?

crossbow: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 211d8 ⇒ 3

Does my vast knowledge into the secrets of this world give me any insight into our foes?

Knowledge:Arcana: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Knowledge:Geography: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Knowledge:History: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Knowledge:Planes: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Sekkim you criticaled (19-20) with the crossbow again!!
reroll to confirm!

Your vast knowledge gives you nothing extra, but you spout off some of your fancy book learning to the plebes and they seem somewhat impressed, if they understood anything at all...

Buchart swings his longsword and creates a great gust of wind - in front rather than behind him this time.

Party up!!
Cela & Fahari
Anaba
Fernleaf
Rolande
Wood Golem -35
Sekkim
Buchart

the 1d8 is additional damage, i made the mistake last time of thinking a crossbow was a 20/3x weapon

confirm crit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 221d8 ⇒ 6

Guys? Did one of you swap out my crossbow for a magic one when I wasn't looking?

I wonder if the key fits the keyhole? Can I keep the golum's attention while Rolande tries his luck at using the key. Perhaps we can control this golum!

my precious!
I will try!
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Sekkim fires another crossbow bolt and criticals! Some of the damage goes through.

The Golem is looking pretty beat up at this point,.

Rolande dives behind the Golem next to Fernleaf and as an added bonus provides a flank (+2 to hit) to Buchart and Anaba (+3 total with the higher ground)

Cela & Fahari are up!
Buchart
Anaba
Fernleaf
Wood Golem -39
Sekkim
Rolande

Anaba - you have the Golum's attention! Keep keep swinging or drop your weapon and grapple (your strength is only 9 right now). A successful grapple will make using the key easy and avoid a AOO.

Prepare to be bested beast!

I grapple the golum in an attempt to subdue it.

Grapple: 1d20 ⇒ 19

Anaba drops her weapon and dives on the Wood Golem.
AOO Shield Bash: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 181d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

The creatures misses and Anaba tackles it grappling it to the ground!

Fernleaf can reach the keyhole now

Wah-Hoooooo!
what do I need to do to put the key in?

get the Key from Fernleaf, but Fernleaf has 1st action. Fernleaf make a Dex check to see if you can get it in the hole...
Move action so you can try twice.

If he fails you can take key and retry twice as well since you are both there.

Hurry Fernleaf!

I will use the Move action to try twice. I will try to insert the key into the golem

Dex: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Dex: 1d20 ⇒ 15

With Fernleaf's +4 to dex he gets the pool key in on his second attempt (double move action) turns it and the Golem stops moving. Out of combat.

You check out the last room on this floor (Fernleaf used the pool key to open the door already) and find several items lined neatly on the table; 3 small wooden cases, A large wooden box and two leather scroll cases.

We shall check these out
Detect Magic as cantrip.

All the items detect faint magic - The cases are probably making it harder to detect than it is. The large wooden case seems to have several items.

I will check for traps on each item. I may be rolling too many times, etc. Please advise.

Case 1 Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Case 2 Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Case 3 Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Large Wooden Box Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Leather scroll case 1 Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Leather scroll case 2 Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Confirm crit on Leather scroll case 2

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

I will inspect the scrolls. I will cast Read Magic on the cases to see if there is any magical writing on them

I will dig my adamantine bullet out of the golem and put it in my pouch.

Confirm crit on Leather scroll case 2

[dice=Perception]1d20 + 6

Kudos on your fine critical perception Fernleaf. And I must say to all of us, that was some fine/fun work in there!

Yes, we still have rescuing to do! Look for secret doors....

i suggest, once all of the fun of treasure discovery and looting is done, that we rest here. It is easily defensible and we seem to have cleared this level. The spellcasters are likely at low tide and our tank is weak. We will not be able to rescue anyone if we are not strong and prepared. If nothing else, we can bring the bodies back for decent burial. This is more than we bargained for and I am not excited about getting killed here.

Fernleaf Ivy_ wrote:

Confirm crit on Leather scroll case 2

[dice=Perception]1d20 + 6

Kudos on your fine critical perception Fernleaf. And I must say to all of us, that was some fine/fun work in there!

However, there is still a youngster to rescue. Are there any doors in this room besides the one we just used?

It was indeed well done. Great job knocking down the golem. The sneak attack was by far our best option. A great stroke of luck to have the thief nearby with the key. Overwhelming force and sneaky stealth FTW!!!

Fernleaf finds no traps (there is no crit or automatic fail with a 20 or 1 on skill checks)

Rolande retrievers his 20gp bullet.

There is no writing on the scroll casses or boxes

-Posted with Wayfinder

You take 2 min (take 20) and find no secret passages

-Posted with Wayfinder

I am sincerely hoping there may be assistance for Anaba on one of these scrolls, as well. But I know little of these things. I am just a small fellow, in a wide world, after all.

Ah, yes! The bodies and it grows dark! I will look at the scrolls to see if there is indeed something to aid our friend Anaba to regain her strength. We might need her strength to achieve the burial quickly!
That last bit you said reminds me of a fable I heard as a child. The story of Mongo the Unclean and his friend Sheriff Bart!

Scroll of barkskin
Scroll of web

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I will say a prayer over the bodies..the ones in the room and adjoining rooms and prepare to rest for the night

lets set watch by non casters

I propose we bar or block the door then all sleep at once, the sooner to get back on the trail. I can ask smek to be an emergency guard, then he can sleep the day away in my bag.

I still feel weak, but definitely well enough to grapple the golum into submission! Good work everyone! I suggest we take some time to eat and rest. We will be better equipped to help those in need if we are at our best.

Since we found no other exits then Sekkim's suggestion will make the downtime faster.

Very nice, a scroll for a druid and a scroll for a wizard! We should use these since the Society will probably insist that we give them back anyway!

I still have my offensive spells and two pool points. I can take first or last watch. As long as I get my eight hrs with an hour of study I'm good! I have an itching sensation in my mind that we aren't going to get a full night's rest, though! This time be sure to use a sunrod if anything fishy starts to happen. Whoever is on watch just needs to strike the gold end on the ground and there'll be bright light for six hours. At least that's what the fellow at the Society Gift Shop said!

You still have three small wooden cases and a large wood case to open.

Buchart is correct use everything - since you can't keep them unless you buy it per Pathfinder Society rules. Wizard spells however can be copied into books for later use! Just pay the nominal charges to make copies.

Cela says prayers over the dead. Do you want to fish the skeletons out of the fire before they turn to ash? They are resting in a large brazier 1/4 filled with oil. You notice there is a chimney in here that would probably make the room not so smokey if it was just oil burning. You figure their parents will probably want to bury them.

You can tell by the scratch marks and bones in the hallway that the room with Roldare is a safe room. Looks like they tried and failed to get in. Also it has supplies and sleeping mats.

As you are setting up the room - Roldare produces a lantern and says -"Iiiii fffforrrgggot ttto mmmention this. Wwwe were sssuposed ttto get ttthis lit and bbbring back the eeverflame. Ccacan yyou ddo iit?"

yes i carefully fish out the skeletons and pile up the bones neatly. I doubt I can sort them by person so i will neatly tie them in bundles and stack them in the room with Roldare.. Also I will light his lantern

I also tuck the barkskin scroll away safely

Then i find a corner and set up my mat for resting

It is a bit dangerous work, but with help you manage to get the bodies (skeletons now) and bits of leather out. The room clears of most of the smoke after 10 minutes. You place the in the entrance room near the rest of the dead.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

When you go to check on the two elderly people by the stairs you notice the bones are starting to gather back together...repairing themselves. Eeeek!!

I will bar the door to the room with the stairs! Then suggest that Sekkim take the Web scroll.

what about the rest of the boxes?

I will also go around using Disrupt Undead on any skeleton that tries to gather itself!
Then I will open the box and cases, but only if we do more checks on them!

Knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

I will wait for Fernleaf to give them another look and for Sekkim to check them, as well.

I'm starting to get the creeps from Roldare, though! Can anybody Sense Motive?

You disrupt undead "per the spell: You direct a ray of positive energy..."
The skeletons are done now looks like some positive energy was needed to keep them down or they would have risen again.

Checking the remaining boxes...
in each of the small boxes you find wands with small pieces of paper telling you the command words and what the wand is.

Wand of produce flame (10 charges)
Wand of mage armor (10 charges)
Wand Shocking Grasp (10 charges)

The large case is full of vials all labeled as follows:
Potion of Bulls Strength
Oil of magic weapon X2
Potion of invisibility
Potion of cure light wounds
Potion of cat’s grace
Elixir of tumbling

OOOOOhhhh. Great stuff!!!

The Bull's Strength should go to Anaba.

Oil o' magic weapon might be really handy for ??? Chime in here. Who was missing magic weapons?

Potion of invisibility is very nice for a thief... I will take please?

CLW to anyone in need. Use it first before any spells from memory or wands

Cat's grace... also good for a thief but others could benefit as well (Rolande?)

Elixer of tumbling - Rolande makes sense.

Those wands are all badass, too. Can we divide them up so all can be used simultaneously? Who can use wands?