DM-Camris' WRATH of the RIGHTEOUS Part 1: The Worldwound Gambit (table 2) (Inactive)

Game Master Camris

The girl freezes in her motions, glancing sharply at Sorua. The fox's hackles are raised, and he is silent, but his tail bristles in his wariness.

Tess scoops up the bundle of red fur, making soft hushing noises to calm him. She turns to Jokum, eyes wide behind her spectacles. "Something wants to get in here, and Sorua doesn't like whatever it is..."

Where are we on the map, exactly?

Karthak stares at the door, determination forming lines on his temples:[b]"Well then, let's welcome it, I say!"[/ooc]

Sorry map updated

Ah, we're in their little guard post. Well that makes things much more interesting...

"Something definitely wants to get in," Jokum says, before moving to listen at the other door, "but I'm not sure what it is....it's not impossible that it might be a prisoner or the like."

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Only one way we're gonna find out. Xaivan readies his bow and waits for somebody to open it. He'll be 25-30' away from the door.

Ce-Eshna moves to the door. Readying her blade she prepares to open it when everyone is ready.

Pollux moves 15' oppposite the door and prepares his spear. "I'll weather a charge if whatever is on the other side wants a fight. Two others should flatten themselves on the wall near the door and flank it. If it is a prisoner, our positioning will still be good."

Tess hovers near the door uncertainly, then looks around and darts back near Pollux. She places a still-wary Sorua on the ground near her feet and wrings her hands nervously. "Oh, I hope it's someone friendly...

Karthak prepares himself to strike whatever horror gets out of this den of iniquity...

Tess: Sorua doesn't want the door opened. your fox has a fear of being eaten.

"Wait! Don't open it! It's going to eat me!"

The words burst from her mouth before she can contain herself. She blushes darkly at the unintended exclamation, but snatches up little Sorua in the blink of an eye.

"Let's-- let's leave it. Whatever it is. Please? Can we... can we just leave this door shut?" Her voice is fragile, and she's close to tears-- still haunted by the overwhelming fear that had surged so powerfully from the tiny red fox she clutches tightly to her chest.

I know this is an adventure, so we'll probably still open the door.

As the others prepare themselves, Tess moves far from the door with Sorua, keeping an eye on the party, but hoping to keep her frightened fox calm.

Ce-Eshna gives the girl a look of sympathy but steels her resolve. "If it is that dangerous we can't leave it at pur backs to come at us when it gets itself loose. Better to take it now, on our own terms, when we are ready."

Okay, so who wants to open the door?

Pollux puts his spear away and takes out his mace. "What good are tactics if no one cares enough to carry them out?" he opines as he walks toward the door. He prepares to open it, saying a small prayer for guidance. He then kicks open the door, prepared to bring his mace down on anything hostile on the other side.

Taking about 2 rounds to do this, my actions play out like so.

Round 1: Move to door, standard action to cast guidance.
Round 2: Open door, ready standard attack if the thing is hostile on the other side.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

As Father Pollux strides forward, Tess attempts to swallow her fear. "Hush, little one, nothing's going to eat you...." Her murmurs are directed toward Sorua, but they seem to help slow her racing heart as well.

She tucks away the kit in his special bag, and takes a deep breath, summoning her courage. You're not a child-- you've got to learn to act like you're not, at least!

Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Round 1: Place Sorua in Satchel, move to within 20 feet of the door

Round 2: If whatever is beyond the door is hostile, Tess casts an evil eye (DC 14 Will: -2 to AC) upon them before Pollux attacks.

Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

Jokum takes up a position within 10' of the door and nocks an arrow, preparing to shoot anything hostile that leaps out. "Alright, let's see what's back there..."

Readied Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Karthak prepares near the door axe on the ready:

Attack roll: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Damage roll: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Pollux opens the door ready for trouble. An unexpected sight greets you as you discover that this room appears to be some sort of pantry. A pale-scaled, pink-eyed cave lizard burst forward. Gnashing its teeth at the nearest person.

Ce-Eshna: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Karthak: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Pollux: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Tess 25
Jokum 14
Xaivan: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Lizard: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Tess 25
Pollux: 21
Xaivan: 19
Jokum 14
Ce-Eshna: 9
Karthak: 7
Lizard 3

Tesss gives the lizard a dark stare. DC 14 Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 -2 AC
Pollux stabs the creature cutting him deep.
Xavian fires an arrow at the man sized lizard. bow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 damage: 1d4 - 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) - 1 + (5) = 7
Jokum fires his arrow, the shaft bouncing off the floor near the beast.
Ce-Eshna swings her blade. Kukri: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19 Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Karthak finishes off the stunned creature and removes its bitting head before it can do any harm.
Combat over

"Well," Pollux says, flinging the lizard guts from his mace, "That was a thing."

He walks into the pantry and searches around for anything useful.

Perception(search check): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

pink-scaled, pink-eyed lizard

It was a one-eyed, one-horned flying purple people eater!

Tess blinks at the efficiency of the slaughter, then frowns. "You were afraid of that?" she murmurs to the bag where Sorua is curled up. She feels him squirm in protestation of her disbelief, and she pokes at the tooth-filled head with the toe of her shoe. "Well, he was kinda bitey..."

Was it Jim Marshall, Carl Eller or Alan Page? Roy Winston perhaps?

Yeah, it was a thing but not anymore. So, what was it doing in there? And where are these mongrelmen? We should keep moving.

Pollux sniffs some stale bread and tosses it behind him. "Why keep such a beast in a pantry hole?" he asks no one in particular. "And why are you in such a hurry, cutpurse? Come, let us be scavengers together."

He tosses a random widget to Xaivan, almost playfully inviting the halfling to search the room with him.

Well, it is odd to keep such a beast in a pantry... maybe there is something to be found. Xaivan will indeed search the area while no enemies seem to be approaching. Maybe I'll find something to make all of this worthwhile, assuming there is anywhere left to spend it.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Karthak spits on the ground and shrugs:"If that was all these infidels got they have better reccomend what's left of their souls to the blasphemous creature they serve!"

Jokum snorts. "It might not be a guardian at all. Perhaps just a poor lizard that wandered in there one day and got stuck. Come, we should proceed. Pollux...do you intend to try to speak with all the mongrelmen?"

As he waits for the diabolist's answer, Jokum heads over to the northern door and presses an ear to it, carefully listening.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

"At this point we've already broken into their home, ransacked their kitchen, and shot their poor dog." he says, still searching the shelves. He looks back at the headless lizard with a sneer. "I believe we've forfeited our chance at diplomacy."

He then thinks back to what Karthak said. "Would someone mind checking the ones we've felled so far for religious icons?"

I had said I would check the bodies before we even opened the door but I do not think he mentioned anything of the sort.

Sure. I gave them a one-over but I wasn't looking for such things really. Unless they looked valuable. The rogue will go over their belongings again to see if he missed anything.

Nope these mongrel men arn't carrying a religious icon of any kind

A more careful look around the room reveals: The meat hanging here is primarily dire rat and mongrel meat-it's all stringy, over-salted, and fairly unappetizing. They eat their own!?!

North or East?

That's... distasteful. The halfling cant muster any further comment concerning the meat. Hey, this way doesn't seem to smell so foul, Xaivan says pointing east. Let's try this way.

Perception on door for traps and such things: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 Oooook. Once the group is ready to move on and is in position, Xaivan will open the door and prepare to move on.

Jokum shrugs slightly. "Either way is acceptable to me. Let's be ready for a fight if it comes to that."

He nocks another arrow to his bow, and prepares to be the front line if anything should come flying through the door.

Karthak looks at the meat then at the others. His voice as it comes out of his throat seems like rock grating over rock:"Let's cleanse this hole. With fire"

Pollux walks out, having pulled a handkerchief over his mouth. He gives Karthak a reassuring pat on the back. "Its all yours." he says.

He then looks east. "I have no problems going this way... After you Jokum." he opens the door to let the point man through and then follows, sighing as his mind drifts back to what appears to be proof of cannibalism. "Perhaps they all need to be baptized in hellfire, and turned back from their wicked ways."

Xavian opens the door to the next room, an arrow arcs just above his head, the fletching brushing his hair. The curse of the female mongrelman is audible as well as her astonishment at the size of the man that opened the door. Longbow: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 4 = 5

Ce-Eshna: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Jokum: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Karthak: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17
Pollux: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Tesseract: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Xaivan: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Wenduag: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

Round 1
Jokum
Wenduag
Karthak
Tesseract
Ce-Eshna
Pollux
Xaivan
Map updated

Jokum leaps forward as an arrow comes flying out, darting into the room before the mongrel can react and blocking the other exit. "Drop your weapons and you may yet live, demon-worshipper," he snarls. To drive his point home, he aims an arrow at her.

PBS Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 1 = 18
PBS Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Move 25' to the space next to the door in H4, then attack!

Round 1
Move Action: 5' step left to the "2" in H2
Free Action: Delay until top of Round 2

Pollux, taken slightly by surprise when the arrow flies past the halfling's head, backs up so that he can get a clear look at the assailant.

Round 2
Standard Action: Inspire Courage(Su): +1 atk/dmg
Move Action:
Free Action:

Pollux gives a rousing speech that tells each of his comrades of their unique place in hell, something which inspires them to fight harder and not find themselves floating down the river styx toward that destination.

As he notices the arrow flaying past the rest of his party Karthak charges inside the room and attacks the creature who shot it, rage clearly visible on his features.

Move inside H4 to the square diagonally in front of the archer and attack, Karthak is using axe and shield

Attack roll: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Damage roll: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Xaivan thinks he ducks just in time as the arrow flies over his head. You think I'm short? Well, I think you're fat!

The halfling moves into the room and fires back!

Moving 20' to the square south of the table, avoiding cover.

Bow: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 6 - 4 = 17 for Arrow: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Ce-Eshna will pull her bow out upon seeing the arrow come flying out.

Jokum
The Ranger moves into the room and fires at the strange woman. She nimbly ducks under the arrow.

Wenduag
She places her attention on Jokum and gives him a wicked grin as she fires at him. Longbow: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 1 - 4 = 11 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
The arrow sinking deep into the wood of the door.

Karthak
The dwarf rushes in axe swinging! He manages to penetrate the woman’s fierce defenses and draws blood.
Attack=22
Damage roll:= 9

Tesseract
Tess is started by the sudden attck and is unsure of what to do. Delayed

Ce-Eshna
Ce-Eshna draws her bow.

Pollux
Pollux steps into the room and prepares to rouse his companions with the powerful words of Asmodeus. Delayed

Xaivan
The Halfling rushes to the south of the room and lets an arrow fly, that too misses the nimble mongrel.

Pollux
Inspire Courage(Su): +1 atk/dmg

Jokum go, after that something is going to change that people will want to respond to

Seeing that the woman means business with her bow, Jokum will sling his own bow onto his back and draw his greatsword, stepping forward to engage with her.

"Get around her," he growls at Karthak as he hustles toward her.

Two move actions, one to put away the bow, one to step forward/draw sword. Should put me right in front of her and next to Karthak. Want to try to set up a flank (if whatever's about to happen doesn't screw with us)?

Getting a flank seems rather difficult as the mongrelman is back to the wall. Me getting on its right won't be enough unless you get on its left.

The north door bursts open as two human woman wearing chain mail and wielding a glaive and a scythe steps forward Moving to Ce-Eshna.

Next one acts after Karthak

Too occupied with his current oponent to do anything else Karthak keeps up attacking then steps to its right:

Attack then 5 foot step to the square on the mongrelman's right in order to set up a flank if Jokum moves to its left

Attack roll: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 1 = 17
Damage roll: 1d10 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9

Map? And are you going to be acting for Tess or having her sit out, Striker?

Sorry about the slow posting I've been having some technical issues on my end. Updating the map now, I'll take over for Tess after this combat she'll be sitting out for a bit.

The woman with the glaive rushes forward from the room charging Ce-Eshan.
Glaive: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 2 = 20 Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Tess finally snaps out of her shock and steps back towards the door. Feeling the magic surge again in her she gives the woman that just knocked Ce-eshna to the ground, the evil eye!
Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 -2 Attack Rolls

Round 2

Xaivan tries his luck yet again, hoping to down the enemy! If the one in the room I'm currently in has been defeated I will go back out and attack the one in the north doorway. That target will not have a -4 penalty since there is no cover or combat.

Bow: 1d20 + 6 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 4 + 1 = 22 for Arrow: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Round 2

Pollux:
Inspires everyone with the words of the Prince of Darkness.

Jokum:
Swaps his weapons and moves forward.

Cultist D:
Opens the north door stepping out with Scythe in hand.

Wenduag:
Seeing the cultists entering the other room she frowns. "They were mine to bring to her!"5-foot step, Full defense

Karthak:
Swings again at the woman and misses.

Cultist D
Charges into the room swinging her glaive and cuts down Ce-Eshan.

Tesseract:
Evil eye on Cultist D

Ce-Eshna:
Stabilize DC10: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (14) - 3 = 11Stable at -3hp

Xaivan:
Fires at the woman again, she nimbly leaps away from the arrow.

Round 3 go!
Map updated

Round 3
HP 10/10 | AC 16 | T 12 | FF 15 | CMD 15 | Fort + 2 | Ref + 2 | Will + 4
Standard Action: Spear/x3: 3d8 + 12 ⇒ (3, 1, 5) + 12 = 21
Move Action: 5' left, to 'H' square
Free Action:

Yup... Taking that crit now

Pollux's eyes grow wide as Ce-Eshna is brought down and the cultist moves toward Tess. He strikes out with his spear, aiming straight for the heathen's neck. He then moves over and reaches a hand out. "To me Tesseract!" he bellows with surprising bass, "You will not fall too!"

Move Tess to Pollux on her next round? You don't have to, but I hope it pulls her out of trouble at last for now."

Jokum glances sharply over his shoulder when Pollux shouts. "Ce-Eshna!" he bellows in rage. Seeing that Ce-Eshna is down, he turns to Karthak and snaps, "Press this one." Dashing away from the wary mongrelwoman, he launches himself at the other cultist as Pollux's spear takes the first one. They harmed a pack-mate! Death! Shred them!

"Come, you demon-woshipping whores," the huge man bellows as the sword glints. "Go meet your masters in the Abyss!"

Moving 30' (no AoO since she's in Total Defense) to the square left of the door into H3, then attacking the diagonal cultist.

Greatsword Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 3) + 4 = 12

Grrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaahhh. I don't think Inspire Courage is active anymore, assuming I remember how it works correctly. If they're evil outsiders, add +3 to attack and +2 to damage. Not that it's likely to help all that much....