DM-Camris' MUMMY'S MASK Part 1: The Half-Dead City (Inactive)

Game Master Camris

Seeing Max unable to immediately open the locked door, "Now that seems promising..."

"It does indeedy." Max whips out a fold out carrying case full of tiny chisels, files and other small tools. Selecting a pair of curved picks, he probes the door for a weakness.

Disable Device to unlock it: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Max hears a satisfying click from the door lock

With a flourish, max opens the door. "Tada"

Max flings the door open and finds himself looking at a large glowing beetle..the beetle looks at Max then lunges forward mandibles clicking.

Bite 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22 Damage 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Surprise round..Everyone gets one action

Being next to the halfling the oracle attempts to smash the offending coleoptera with his warhammer.

Warhammer smash: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Here is a map

Note the second beetle which appears during this surprise round.

"*Urk*, no more doors for me."Max stumbles back under the weight of the slash, he's bleeding but not down. He draws his whip and prepares for the worst.

5' step to the south east, behind Cerastes

Surprise____________

Ra-Khefer moves up to contact with the beetle, drawing his axe along the way.

Cerastes misses and Ra moves up as the second beetle comes into view..

Lori and Inferis are up, then we'll do initiative for round 1

Lori's eyes go wide at the site of the large bug. She quickly fires her gun hoping to hit it.

attack: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 4 = 18
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

reminder i hit touch

Inferis levels her hand at the beetle, "Kreash'rah!"
cast acid spray. touch attack & damage:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 81d3 ⇒ 2
know(arcana/Planes/religion) to ID bettles1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 211d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 251d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Knowledge: Any to ID then: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Inferis would need knowledge Nature.

Max

Inferis' Acid splash skitters off the wall down the corridor but Lori's shot cracks the carapace and the beetle seems badly injured.

Round 1

Cerastes 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Miss Lori1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Max1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Inferis 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 Dice off 1d6 ⇒ 6

Ra-Khefer 1d20 ⇒ 11

Beetles1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 Dice off 1d6 ⇒ 2

Everyone gets to go before the Vermin

ooo, i didn't notice max took a five foot. I'm gonna put my action in now so i don't hold up the game later. Round 1Lori shrieks and reloads her gun when she sees the bug is still alive. She fires again hoping to be done with the creature.

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7

so close to a crit.

You go first anyway

Lori's shot punches a hole clear through the creature which collapses..

When you do 7 on a creature with 1 hp left might it as well be a crit

Cool. Didn't realize i went first.

Lori looks over at the bug slumped down on the ground. her brows are knitted with worry and her face is frowned with distaste. "Is it dead now. Please tell me that shot killed it." Lori says.

"Nice shot! but careful for the other one, they pack a punch! Not much else to them though, brainless bugs."

Max waits for the beefier members of his party to move up.

didn't notice a second one, in that case, scratch the reload. since i don't have the action to do that.

"there's more?" Lori asks with panic only now noticing the second beetle.

Round 1___________

Ra-Khefer shouts "Unbreakabllllleeee!" as he charges up to the second beetle and swings for the fences...
dwarven waraxe attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16 for a possible 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 slashing damage.

Knowledge: History: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

"Whaaaat heee saaiiid!" With a meaty dwarf between himself and the enemy, Max's courage miraculously returns. The whip lashes out in quick, timed strikes to disrupt the beetle's concentration.

Spending a point of luck. (swift)
Moving up to behind Ra-Khefer (move)
Using Aid Another to give Ra +2 AC (standard)

Aid Another: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

Warhammer smash: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

The big oracle steps up and adds an equally powerful blow to Ra's target.

Inferis levels her hand at the other beetle, "Kreash'rah!"
cast acid spray at the other beetle. touch attack and damage1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 61d3 ⇒ 1

Lol people one strike was enough

Cerastes moves swiftly for a big man and his hammer ends the beetles participation in this fight with one crushing blow that sends ichor spattering over the walls and floor.

Ra looks vaugely disappointed as the beetle falls and no others appear.

You take a moment to recover before inspecting the area and find it consists of nothing beyond a short hallway and a set off stairs that end aprubtly in a rough natural wall. To Ra's practiced eye it is obvious that this is an unfinished section of the tomb.

Lori reloads her gun before sticking her tongue out in disgust while looking at their fallen foes. "Gods I hate bugs" she mutters to no one before hurrying to stay close to the others.

Looking a little disgruntled that he hadn't managed to hit a beetle, Ra looked around the section they had been lurking in.
"Hmph. Looks unfinished." He commented.

"That makes sense. Hard to get work done with an infestation like that." Max makes a once over in the beetle's alcove for any secreted valuables.

"Nothing for it, we'll have to backtrack it looks like." Despite continued trepidation for the mirror, the halfling heads back up the stairs. He avoids all eye contact with the mirror this time, focusing instead on the east set of doors. Once convinced that they are probably safe, he takes position next to the western statue and draws his crossbow.

Perception for Traps on the door: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

"Desna seems perturbed with me opening doors today I think. Ra, if you would be so kind?"

Ra-Khefer nods shortly.
"Very well." He said. He put his shoulder to the door and pushes.

There was a northern door..or is Max too scared now?

The doors (which were ajar anyway) move easily and you find yourselves looking into a 20' x 30' room

Pillars line the walls of this rectangular chamber, interspersed with stone jackal heads extending from the walls. A stone altar, covered in a layer of dust, sits at the eastern end of the room.

"What do you think went on in here? Looks pretty plain and uninteresting to me," Lori said as she peered around at the room, careful to stay close to the others.

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Lori's words echo in the stillness of the tomb and,as if to put a lie to her words two creatures looking like a cross between a scorpoin and a spider scuttle from behind the altar.

Initiative..no surprise because you were on edge anyway.

Cerastes 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Miss Lori 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Max 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Inferis 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Ra-Khefer 1d20 ⇒ 6

Scorpion/Spider things 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Cerastes then the creatures then everyone else.

wow... well at least i'm not last

A quick, sharp cry escapes from Lori's mouth before she can cover it with her free hand and aim her gun. "Why more bugs?" She manages to say.

Chakram throw: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

The oracle pulls out a round sharpened ring of steel and spins it low over the floor at the scorpions only to have it take an unfortunate skip and miss.

"Would you prefer snakes... or some undead monstrosity?" quips Max.

Knowledge: All: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

"Yes... maybe? I don't know, I never had to deal with those things back on the Trident, but bugs... bugs were everywhere. I don't know how but they were." Lori explains.

redone map link

The bugs scuttle towards Cerastes and Ra.

Bug 1 bite vs Cerastes 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 Damage 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Bug 2 bite vs Ra 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

This time it is the big Man's turn to take damage as strong fangs bite deep into his leg

He dropped his warhammer to throw the chakram, which then skittered 10' feet away.

Grunting in pain, Cerastes pulls his longsword and cleaves at the scorpion.

Sword slash: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Max fires a bolt. His aim is true, but the tough carapace absorbs most of the force.

Spending another point of luck.
Shooting the closest scider not in melee, then reloading.
Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 1 = 22damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

"Get off him!" Lori cries out as she fires her pistol at the bug that attacked Cerastes and then quickly reloding another shot.

attack vs. touch: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 5 - 4 = 5
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Round 1___________

Ra-Khefer shouts "Unbreakablllllllle!" as he charges up to the bug that bit Cerastes and hacks at it.
dwarven waraxe attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 for a possible 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 slashing damage.

Inferis levels his hand at the beetle, "Kreash'rah!"
cast acid spray at beetle. ranged touch attack:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 191d3 ⇒ 2

There are a flurry of blows and shots and spells that result in minor damage to one of the creatures.

Damage to Bug 1 =4

The bugs retortbut both miss

At Cerastes1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

At Ra 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Sword slash: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Crit confirm Sword slash: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Seeing the critter distracted, Cerastes aims a blow the things head...

Inferis fires another glob of acid at the beetles again, "Kreash'rah!"
acid spray against beetle 1. ranged touch attack & damage1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 201d3 ⇒ 1

Max reloads and launches another bolt at a scider not engaged in with Ra and Cerastes.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 = 17damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Round 2___________

Ra-Khefer grunts as he swings again at the beetle that bit Cerastes.
dwarven waraxe attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 for a possible 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 slashing damage.

Lori swears and fires at the closest bug to her.

attack vs. touch: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 5 - 4 = 10
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Cerastes lashes out at the first bug and damages it severely...The crature disengages as it's mate strikes at Ra again..

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10Miss.

Ra returns the blow but his kopesh slices empty air..Lori's bullet passes through the same empty spot then Inferis lays the first bug low and Max puts a bolt into the second

Damage to Bug 1 =14

Damage to bug 2 =6

Cerastes is up..

Sword slash: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Stepping around to flank the critter opposite Ra, the oracle attempts to finish the remaining vermin.

Round 3___________

Ra-Khefer turns his attention to the other beetle.
dwarven waraxe attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 for a possible 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 slashing damage.