DM-Camris' IRON GODS Part 1: The Fires of Creation (Inactive)

Game Master Camris

"Ah great here come the zombies right?!"

"Can someone shine a light on that guy please?"

"Somethin--I mean sure." And she does--shine a light on the stranger.

When the light hits the creature, you don't know what to say.
There is no longer any flesh on this man, and... he has four arms.

perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

"Um guys, his eyes are glowing. Maybe we should ask the next person for directions."

Round 1__________

Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.

TACTICAL SITUATION

"Oh, and it's attacking!"

When Lil takes her action Celest dives past her and comes up flanking and stabbing (probably from C17).

acrobatics (to avoid AoO): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

mwk dagger: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 2 = 23 damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (3) = 6

Variel moves to c,15 and swings at the creature. By God what is this place and why is it filled with such strange things.

Attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 for 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

What knowledge checks should we use?

Fuzzles takes off at a run when the creature proves hostile. Moves to e16.

Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Bite Damage (unlikely): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Cheshire smirks, "He must really like you guys." Cheshire also takes off at a run drawing his axe as he does. Moves to d15

Axe: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Axe Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Lilly barely has time to register the lack of flesh or extra arms before the man is upon her! She fends off most of the blows, but one manages to snake through her reflexive defenses, gashing her shoulder.

She quickly calls upon the Inheritor to heal her wounds, then lashes out at the creature.

Fervor CLW: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Longsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

"What the f*~& is that? No seriously! What the f*@@ is that!"

"I am freaked the hell out right now! Just! Just kill it quick!"

Flynn flanks with lily if possible.

1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 = 19
1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
1d6 ⇒ 6

What knowledge checks should we use?

This is the first time anyone has encountered these things. You would have no body of knowledge to draw on to recognize them.

Doctor Rhaym does not approach, letting the others take care of the creature.
Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
He turned around abruptly, having heard something in the dark.
"Ah, Gentlemen, Ladies, I believe there may be more than one of those things." He said tensely, his eyes scanning the millenia old darkness.

Round 1__________

Celest Slysword ______(torch)
When Lil takes her action Celest dives past her and comes up flanking and stabbing (probably from C17).
Smoothly rolling behind the creature, Celest makes an excellent attack; but the blade just rattled around inside its ribcage, barely doing any damage at all.

Variel Whitestorm_____
Variel moves to c,15 and swings at the creature.
But his attack just passed through its ribcage to no effect.

Cheshire Silvanshee_____
Fuzzles takes off at a run when the creature proves hostile. Moves to e16.
Fuzzles couldn’t get a proper grip on it and missed.
Cheshire also takes off at a run drawing his axe as he does. Moves to d15
He gets a solid hit in, but the axe just rattled around in its ribcage, doing no damage.

Lilly Peregrine_____(Light spell)
She quickly calls upon the Inheritor to heal her wounds, then lashes out at the creature.
She heals 5.
Her powerful longsword attack is robbed of some of its energy, but it still crashes through the ribcage, breaking a couple and damaging its upper right armbone.

Notorious Flynn Ryder_____
Flynn flanks with lily if possible.
Its not, but he is able to flank with Variel.
His attack is precise and true, but it also rattled around inside its ribcage, doing no damage.

Doctor Rhaym_____(chemlight)
Doctor Rhaym does not approach, letting the others take care of the creature.
He turned around abruptly, having heard something in the dark.
"Ah, Gentlemen, Ladies, I believe there may be more than one of those things." He said tensely, his eyes scanning the millenia old darkness.

Enemies____________
The first skeleton (you think of it as a Kasatha for some reason) attacks most of you.
Claw 1 vs Lily: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20 for a possible 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 slashing damage.
Claw 2 vs Cheshire: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 for a possible 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 slashing damage.
Claw 3 vs Variel: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 for a possible 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 slashing damage.
Claw 4 vs Celest: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 for a possible 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 slashing damage.
Out of the darkness around Doctor Rhaym came another Kasatha skeleton!
Claw 1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 Hit! for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 slashing damage.
Claw 2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 Hit! for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 slashing damage.
Claw 3: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16 Hit! for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 slashing damage.
Claw 4: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 Hit! Threat! for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 slashing damage.
...Crit confirm?: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 Confirmed! for extra1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 slashing damage.

Round 2_____________

Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.

TACTICAL SITUATION

Cheshire moves to flank with Fuzzles and unleashes a furious flurry on the . . . thing.
5'step to B16
Brawlers Flurry 1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Brawlers Flurry 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Fuzzles redoubles his efforts.
Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Claw 1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Claw 2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

Bite Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Bite Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Bite Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Are we able to see the Doc

Yes, you can see Doctor Rhaym. He has a little phosphorescent test tube thing that give off candlelight.

Doctor Rhaym reeled back under the assault of the creature, barely hanging on to consciousness with 1hp.
He Withdrew South as far as he could, then pulled a potion of Cure Light and drank it down. 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 healed.
"Yes, definitely another one." He said, bleeding and gasping for breath.

Of course, now that Rhaym retreated back to your scrum, you've lost sight of the second one.

TACTICAL OVERVIEW 2.1

"More of these things!?"

Flynn looks over his shoulder trying to make sure he isn't about to get skewered.

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

"Are you sure? How many!"

"Thrusting weapons don't work!"

Flynn returns his rapier to its scabbard with a flourish then grabs something out of his back pocket.

"Blackjack!"

1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 2 = 26
1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8 doh!
1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 1 + (5) = 11

"Oooooh! To the face!"

I misspoke Cheshire would moving to C16. B16 would not be flanking. Also I forgot the +2 on his and Fuzzle's attacks. Sorry.

Brawler's Flurry 1 would be 11
Brawler's Flurry 2 would be 13
Fuzzles' bite 19
Fuzzles' claw 1 23
Fuzzles' claw 2 21

Cheshires attacks all missed.
Fuzzles managed to land its claws and a bite, doing no actual damage but looking like it was going to grapple or rake it.

Nobody's attacks seemed to really be effective; right up until Flynn whipped a blackjack into the skeleton's face, exploding its skull. It collapsed in pieces with a musical clatter.

Variel takes stock of the situation and sees the doctors light away from him. Moving quickly to interpose himself between the doctor's original position and his current position. Once there he takes a defensive position to hold off any attackers that may come his way.

Total defense just north of Rhaym

"So can anyone see the other one?"

Lilly hissed as she took another glancing blow from the creature's claw before Flynn made it go splode. Her eyes narrow as she searches for the second one everyone was talking about, holding her longsword and shield out before her.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Total Defense

Celest will listen for its advance.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

"Over there! Under the spoiler tag!"

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Flynn looks but can't see anything.

"Grab anything you can use as a club! How many?"

Variel looks where Celest is pointing but sees and hears nothing. Thinking quickly he realizes that he does not have anything that could be used as a club to bludgeon the creature if indeed it is the same thing they just fought.. I have nothing to use Flynn, you got anything I can borrow?

Cheshire puts away his ax and punches his palm, psyching himself up for going pure fisticuffs on the crazy beast.

"Ummmm, my spear shaft? At least you can get two hands on it."

Variel grimaces at Flynn's words, Uh no thanks Flynn. I bet he tells all the woman that same thing. Variel looks instead at the others to see if they have anything of use. Worse comes to worse Variel will go grab a femur from the previously destroyed creature and use that as a club.

A torch gives normal light to 20 ft. and dim out to 40 ft. but Variel, Cheshire and Fuzzles basically double those radii. Does they see more than meets our human eyes?

"No seriously, it'll give you some reach too. Better than our rapiers right now."

Oh, right.

How many arms does it have?

Variel points to those that can't see that well. It is coming from that direction over there. He maintains his position between Rhaym and the thing. He then readies to aid Flynn to help him hit better with his blackjack.

Cant access the map at the moment so please move Variel accordingly.

"It's coming. Doc you go bomb ready I can tell you when it is close to visible. That might give you a few chances to hit it before you burning us too. If we have a spare light maybe we can light on it for you dim eyed folks."

Lilly shifts her head around, trying to listen for their elusive target. Her brow furrows as she doesn't hear anything, Cheshire's instructions bringing her into focus. "Just let me know when, and I can cast a spell of light upon the location."

GM, assume I do so if that situation arises, please.

You could cast it on a stone and toss it where another person directs or just give it to them to toss.

"I don't see it yet, what are you looking at?"

Cheshire points to the creature and calls out its relative position. "Its there, and coming toward us."

"Well then, let's get skull cracking! Someone run up on it so I can get a flank and blackjack it!"

"Lily, put light on something."

Lilly picks up a stone and casts light on it, then tosses it over to Flynn. "There you go, boxman." She grins, holding her sword at the ready as she scans futilely for their enemy.

Round 5______

A four armed skeletal creature lunged out of the darkness and attacks Variel!

Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.

TACTICAL OVERVIEW

acrobatics (move past to C13): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

mwk dagger (flanking): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20 damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (5) = 10

Seeing another of the 4 armed skeletal things Variel does what he can to attack the creature. Twisting the rapier in his hand he uses the hilt to smash the skeleton.

improvised weapon attack 1d20 + 4 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 2 - 4 = 17 for 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 bludgeoning.

Fuzzles bounds toward the creature. D13

Claw 1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Claw 2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

Claw 1 Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Claw 2 Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Bite Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Cheshire punches at the creature furiously.

Brawler's Flurry Unarmed Strike 1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Brawler's Flurry Unarmed Strike 2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Brawler's Flurry Unarmed Strike 1 bludgeon damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Brawler's Flurry Unarmed Strike 2 bludgeon damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Lilly, caught by surprise, starts for a moment as the creature appears and attacks her companion. Collecting herself, she says a prayer to Iomedae, hoping for a bit of guidance for her rather poor swordsmanship. She lunges at the creature, swinging heavily. D14

Longsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Flynn moves around to get a clear shot with his lead filled leather thumper.

sap: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 = 27 Threat!
sap: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 = 8 Doh!
1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 1 + (1) = 7

"Said oops upside your head, said oops upside your head!"

"Flynn! Keep their head ringing!"

Round 5______

Celest Slysword_____
Celest tumbled into a flank with the creature, then delivered a hard hit.

Variel Nightstorm______
Seeing another of the 4 armed skeletal things Variel does what he can to attack the creature. Twisting the rapier in his hand he uses the hilt to smash the skeleton.
He executes a good hit with an improvised weapon, dealing modest damage.

Cheshire Silvanshee_____
Fuzzles bounds toward the creature. D13
Fuzzles attacked, making a number of successful attacks, but the creature just shrugged the damage off.
Cheshire punches at the creature furiously.
But missed each attack.

Lilly Peregrine_____
Lilly, caught by surprise, starts for a moment as the creature appears and attacks her companion. Collecting herself, she says a prayer to Iomedae, hoping for a bit of guidance for her rather poor swordsmanship. She lunges at the creature, swinging heavily. D14
She swung her longsword at the creature, but the blade merely rattled around inside the ribcage, doing no damage.

Notorious Flynn Ryder________
Flynn moves around to get a clear shot with his lead filled leather thumper.

And he crushed the skull of the alien skeleton. It collapsed in pieces.

You pant a little after the fight is over. The pitch black desert air extremely dry here. The skeleton had nothing in the way of possessions; not even clothing.

Flynn's kinda girl.

Celest looks it over. Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

"Any ideas Doc?"