DM Brainiac's Ruins of Azlant: Pretty Women and Green Men (COMPLETE!) (Inactive)

Game Master Brainiac

Long Arm sounds alright to me. Especially if I switch over to the glaive.

The dinosaur is still around.

Nagas cast spells as sorcerers so their spell repertoires may vary, but many make use of fire spells.

Dim door is awesome, if you can move us all!

I'll still do the invisibility and greater invisibility, but we can even skip the trap detection if that allows the dino to last into the battle. I can save a potion of Invis.

Note that the ankylosaurus is Huge and counts as nine creatures for the purposes of dimension door. Too big to take with you at this level.

Yeah, sadly. How much longer will the ankylo be around?

You can send it running down the hallway as both a distraction and trap detector...

Oh, and Ema can use my second potion of Invis. That way all of us can be Invis when we Dim in.

The dinosaur will remain for 7 more minutes still.

Victrix, did you take the +2 Con Ioun stone? I think you are the best one to use it.

I must have forgotten to take it. Sure, I could definitely use it.

Oh well, we each have 15ft reach now., so the shell was actually meaningless.

Somehow we always seem to ninja each other :D

Yes, the naga's AC is higher than 29!

Ema is up!

Alright, I think I know what I am doing but I need some clarification. From where Valentin and I are how much movement would it take to get back down below to the base of the stairs/ladder? From there how far is it to where Victrix and Simon are and can I see them from the base, or even a bit further up, on the ladder/stairs?

My tentative plan is this. If I can get to where I can see them with 25 ft of movement, and if Victrix is no more than 110 ft away and I can get adjacent to her within that distance and not be in a position to provoke an AoO then I will reach her and try to dim door her back to Valentin.

Does this make sense as outlined and is it possible to pull off?

Yes, that is possible. I will post accordingly.

Victrix, if you need more healing, let me know. Simon has a couple of extracts and Valentin can convert a few spells yet.

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Good thing we didn't try to use Invisibility against this naga, with that Hand of Glory. Good item, someone should hold onto it, anyone want it?

The headband, I don't think is very useful for anyone. Does anyone get benefits out of high Charisma. Valentin could get a couple of additional channels, but that is hardly worth holding onto a high value item.

I do get benefits from it but my headband is already int and cha +2.

As beat up as we just got by one enemy I think we can use all the healing we can get honestly. If nothing else I could futrther enchant it later for someone.

I do have Diplomacy and Intimidate as class skills. I could make use of the headband, but otherwise no opinion.

I'll need a Diplomacy check to try to talk down Wavewalker from attacking.

I suppose I should have waited for Victrix, but I'll make a roll. She can always try after I am done, I imagine.

A shortspear? Seems odd for something we want to battle a city crushing monstroosity.

The aberration bane will certainly be useful, and it is +3 naturally, so quite an impressive weapon.

Victrix, you have an aberration bane longsword already, I believe. I should probably have one of them to maximize our efficiency.

Which do you want?

I'll stick with my longsword.

And, hey, maybe it used to be a longer spear.

...also, I just realized the nagas were aberrations and my longsword would've been more useful than my glaive. Feeling kinda dumb now.

Lol, yeah, that would have been good to remember Victrix.

As an amusing annecdote one of the modules I've played for the living campaign Legends of the Shinning Jewel had a mod where, when you finished, you got a dagger that had bane for your race on it. The bad guys had come prepared to fight you, iirc, and did their home work for once having baned weapons to take you down with.

Sounds good.

I'll adjust my extracts and spells this afternoon from the rest.

My spells are updated.

Victrix, I've got a Displacement for you for the fight against the demon. We'll see how effective it is.

Ema, do you think you'll have the scouting covered again? I can prepare Arcane Eye, if not.

I can prepare it again if you like since we're resting.

If you have better uses for your spells, I can swap out the polymorph spell. I don't anticipate using it for this excursion.

It's not a problem. I can swap out a prepared spell for another now using a reservoir pt. I'd only be replacing teleport which we may not even need until the following day.

Maybe with a Displacement active I won't be dropped to single digit HP in the first combat round. :)

The couatl pursues Simon but does not follow him up the stairs so he can get back to the party with no issues.

Ema, any further prep you want to make or should we charge in?

Still need Ema's actions.

So I feel dumb, just realized I never fully leveled myself up to 11.

Doh!

*Edit*
Wasn't as bad as I thought, forgot to update my CL/Concentration and Summon Monster ability. Done now.

We finally have a universal key and answer to worries about construct battles.

Makes me wonder if some are coming up....

The sword of subtelty is awesome, too bad we don't have a rogue. I annoyed a GM once and he gave my rogue a Buffoon's Sword (the cursed version).

Regardless, the mace of lesser smiting has to be a Victrix item. The sword we'll sell, I guess, unless Victrix wants to get the Leadership feat and start traveling with Gary...

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Checked in to Restoration again and realized I only need 3 castings. So, that is good at least. We still have diamond dust for one casting from the beginning of the adventure, but I'll obviously need to go shopping once we get back to Talasantri.

Regardless, the mace of lesser smiting has to be a Victrix item. The sword we'll sell, I guess, unless Victrix wants to get the Leadership feat and start traveling with Gary...

...would that be legal by the way, GM?

No objections to taking the mace. I'm carrying a small armoury as it is.

So did this place seem to be a temple/shrine to a specific deity before Dagon corrupted it?

So did this place seem to be a temple/shrine to a specific deity before Dagon corrupted it?

Somehow I had gotten that impression, but looking back at what the bourata said, that might not be the case. I guess it would be pretty obvious looking around the shrine, however.

You could potentially take Gary as a cohort.

Further investigation would reveal tiny symbols of the empyreal lord Ylimancha around. The full story:

Built years ago by a foul cult devoted to Dagon, this shrine came under attack by some worshipers of Ylimancha, who killed most of the inhabitants and tried to rid the place of evil, but they weren’t entirely successful.

After this attack, other cultists of Dagon found and used the shrine to offer sacrifices to the demon lord, which brought the attention of a couatl that was allied with the agents of Ylimancha and returned later to avenge them.

Achol observed the shrine for a time, learning the cultists’ strengths and weaknesses before launching its assault. During the battle the couatl was captured and tortured to the brink of death, but still managed to kill all of the cultists. As an obscene twist, the event drew the attention of Dagon, who corrupted the creature to serve as the shrine’s guardian.

Something to think about, certainly. :)

Esssschenell pats a pocket of his robe. "I do have some, actually. I will sell it to you for the standard price."

Awesome! Best planar ally ever.

I need 200gp worth to heal my current drain. How much do you guys think we should pick up to be prepared for the future? 1000gp in case we have to deal with a negative level?

Given the kinds of things that have suddenly started appearing that would be smart I think. It pays to call them when what you want them to do is something they would have been happy to do of their own accord.

A Sword of Subtlety and a +2 Keen dagger? This shrine was begging for a rogue to find it!

One more night under the stars, then return to Talasantri?

Sounds good.

Level Up Summary

+1 Barbarian Level (Favoured)

DR increased to 5-/10- vs. nonlethal

+1 CON

+9 HP (with an extra +1 HP from ioun stone)

+1 BaB

+1 Fort Saves

+5 Skills (+1 Favoured)
--+1 Diplomacy
--+1 Intimidate
--+1 Sense Motive
--+1 Swim
--+1 Perception

+2 Background Skills
--1 Linguistics (Truespeaker: Ignan & Infernal)
--1 Profession (Soldier)

New Rage Power: Scent

I just remembered something... weren't we supposed to go to Mordant Spire at some point? Or am I misremembering?

I just remembered something... weren't we supposed to go to Mordant Spire at some point? Or am I misremembering?

I don't recall that. The Mordant Spire elf sent us to talk to Rilli... whatever his name is. Maybe after we actually gain his help we'll get sent back to the Spire, IDK.

Nothing awesome in my level up.

Investigator 12
Studied Combat increases to +6/5d6. All my abilities were even, so just put the ability point in Con.
New Extract: Fluid Form

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Valentin, however does pick up some cool things

Cleric 9
Gains 5th level spells (Breath of Life, Teleport memorized)
Feat: Combat Casting

When we get back to Talasantri, we'll have some stuff to sell. Check out the loot list to see if you want to claim any of it.

Ema Lvl Up

Arcanist 12

HP +5

BAB +1/+1

F +1
R +1
W +1

Skills
Skills 2+5+1+2bs=10
Craft (clockwork) +14=+5+6+3
Diplomacy +15=+5+9+0+1 +1sp
Knowledge (arcane) +20=+5+12+3 +1sp
Knowledge (dungeoneering) +16=+5+8+3 +1sp
Knowledge (planes) +20=+5+12+3 +1sp
Linguistics +20=+5+12+3 +1sp
Perception +10=-2+12*+0 +1sp
Spellcraft +20=+5+12+3 +1sp
Use Magic Device +19=+5+10+3+1 +1sp

Background Skills
Perform (dance) +15=+5+5+4+1
knowledge (engineering) +14=+5+6+3
Knowledge (history) +16=+5+8+3 +1sp
Knowledge (geography) +14=+5+6+3 +1sp

languages draconic (accidentally took infernal twice last level), ancient osiriani (fluff reasons)

Feats[b]
none

[b]Spells
+1 5th /day
+3 6th /day +1 6th prepared

chains of lght, form of the exotic dragon 1

Abilities
none

Simon, do you still have a Displacement extract prepared?

Yes. Handing it to you will likely take my whole turn, but you can have it if that is what you want.

I suspect I'm going to need it, if Ema doesn't provide a summoned creature to help tank...

Ema is up!

I so enjoy the start of my morning. I started backing out of the garage to go get some milk and instead ripped the driver's side mirror off of my car on the garage! Such a stupid thing to do. If I'd have paid a bit more attention it would have never happened. *grumblemutter*

Ema is up once more!