DM Carbide's The Dragon's Demand (Inactive)

Game Master John Woodford

Sure, that's fine.

Rowane's weapon of force barely hits its target. The wight emerges from its alcove and rushes Cora and Nezos, meeting an arrow and a flaming sword on the way. The cumulative damage is too much for whatever power animated it, and it falls at the half-elf's feet with a splash.

Round 2:

The party can act.

"There may be more of them!"

Machi-e instructs the water elemental to attack anything that comes out of the sarcophagi with some elaborate hand gestures.

He prepares Open/Close should another sarcophagus open, and enters the room cautiously.

"I would be pleasantly surprised if that wasn't the case. Slow advance, or should we try waiting out the corpses?"

Machi-e, you know that the open/close cantrip has a weight limit that the sarcophagi likely exceed.

Rats.

He will prepare some Heavenly Fire instead.

The second round passes uneventfully.

Round 3:

The party can act.

"Let's move up slowly. That one animated as I approached the middle of the room."

"All right. Carefully, now..." Nezos pads further into the room, peering out from behind his shield and ready to strike.

Readied Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 2 = 10
Damage: 1d10 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + (3) + 6 = 12

"...move? Hm." Machi-e instructs the water elemental to follow Nezos. The arcanist himself stays in place, as magic users are wont to do.

In the absence of an obvious enemy, it's difficult to direct the elemental without being able to speak to it.

If you haven't, please move yourselves as you wish during Round 3.

Cora moves to the central sarcophagus and gestures at Nezos. "Watch my back." She proceeds to check it for traps.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Disable Device, if necessary: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

There are no traps apparent on the central sarcophagus.

Cora looks at Nezos, then Machi-e and Rowane. "Do we want to open this or check out the other ones first?"

"Let's look over the others first," Nezos says, slowly walking south. "Seems less likely they'll swarm us that way. If there's any threats in these, that is, but surely our paranoia will pay off at some point?"

"I keep burning up spells," grumbles Machi-e. "If the enemy would just show itself, this water elemental could do something."

Cora nods at Nezos. "We haven't seen any traps down here but there's no point in being sloppy now. Give me a second." She gestures at the one to the south. "This one first."

She'll check for traps each sarcophagus, starting with the one at the bottom of the map and moving clockwise. Unless she's interrupted, of course.

Perception South: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Perception SW: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Perception NW: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30
Perception North: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

Round 5:

Initiative order
Cora
Rowane
Nezos
Machi-e
Wight

Cora is investigating the southernmost sarcophagus (and finding nothing) when everyone hears shifting stone from one of the other alcoves.

Everyone can act! Machi-e, how long is the water elemental here?

Four rounds. When did I summon it? uh oh...

Machi-e waits until the wight, or whatever, emerges, and releases Heavenly Fire.

HF: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Machi-e, what's the range on heavenly fire? I couldn't find it on your sheet.

ETA: per the Core Rulebook, it's 30'.

"There's another one, finally. Come out!" Nezos steps into the middle of the chamber, making himself a target, then hurls his sword at the wight.

Hand of the Acolyte: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Damage: 1d10 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + (1) + 6 = 8

Round 5 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Cora
Rowane
Nezos-acted
Machi-e
Wight

Nezos' flaming blade flies true, hitting the wight. It shrieks in rage, and the whispers in the room seem to grow louder to match it.

Cora and Rowane to go, plus the clarification from Machi-e re range. Also, it's an RTA when used as an attack.

Wight: AC 15 T 11 FF 14 HP taken: 8

Ranged touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

So you're holding that for when/if it gets within 30', or do you have a longer range on it?

Well my spiritual weapon is gone now. Only lasted 4 rounds.

Rowan points his crossbow in the direction of the wight, waiting to fire.

readied to when he comes out of the doorway

readied action: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 161d8 ⇒ 6

Ok, Machi-e will close in.

Cora?

Cora steps out of the southern space and fires at the oncoming wight.

Looks like she should be able to 5' step and get a bead on the monster. Move action to use Studied Target, then Deadly Aim.

Longbow+ST+DA: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 1 - 1 = 15
Dmg: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

It's difficult terrain due to water level, so no 5' step.

Right, forgot about the water. Can she see the wight without a 5' step? If so, she'll still use Studied Target and Deadly Aim. If not, she'll just Deadly Aim and use ST next turn.

Once again, why don't you just delay until the wight comes out? That's what Rowane and Machi-e are doing.

The wight emerges from its alcove and meets a crossbow bolt. Cora's arrow glances off of the central sarcophagus, which made the target somewhat more difficult to hit. (Hard cover.) The undead is still a little too far away from Machi-e's celestial power to reach it. It closes with Nezos and claws at the half-elf, its talons making a horrible screeching noise along his armor.

Round 6:

Initiative order
Cora
Rowane
Nezos
Machi-e
Wight

Everyone can act!

Wight: AC 15 T 11 FF 14 HP taken: 14

Haha, sorry. You're right.

Cora frowns and takes a second to take better aim before loosing another shaft.

Longbow+PBS+ST: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Dmg: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

The creature right where he wants it (combat-wise, at least), Nezos need only return the swipe.

+1 Flaming Bastard Sword, CE: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 2 = 25
Confirmation: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Critical Damage: 2d10 + 1d6 + 12 ⇒ (8, 10) + (2) + 12 = 32

Cora misses again due to cover, but Nezos makes short work of the wight. Seared by the fire from his blade and cut deeply, it falls. The whispering once again grows louder, though, and the party's relief is short-lived as the unmistakable sound of a sliding sarcophagus lid can be heard from the next alcove around the circle.

Rowane and Machi-e can take an action after the second wight falls and before the third appears.

Machi-e delays, saving his Heavenly Fire to heal Nezos should he get hit.

Rowane?

Rowane likewise delays.

The wight emerges from its alcove, but can't reach Nezos in time to attack him.

Round 7:

Initiative order
Cora
Rowane
Nezos
Machi-e
Wight

Everyone can act!

Wight: AC 15 T 11 FF 14 HP taken:

Cora aims and fires as the wight approaches Nezos.

Bow+PBS+ST+DA: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Dmg: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

"Are these the sorts of corpses that keep a bit of sentience?" Nezos calls behind him before swinging. "I would assume not, they don't seem too smart."

+1 Flaming Bastard Sword, CE: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 - 2 = 9
Damage: 1d10 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (9) + (1) + 6 = 16

Round 7 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Cora-acted
Rowane
Nezos-acted
Machi-e
Wight

Both Cora and Nezos miss the wight.

Machi-e and Rowane?

Rowane reloads and fires again.

crossbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 71d8 ⇒ 2

Machi-e rains down Heavenly Fire on the wight.

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
for: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

"Nezos, step back if you can," the Mwangi arcanist warns.

The wight ducks behind Nezos as Rowane shoots, and the cleric's bolt is well wide of the mark. However, unconcerned about the effect of stray shots Machi-e is rather more accurate. Burned by divine fire, the wight again fails to hit Nezos.

Round 8:

Initiative order
Cora
Rowane
Nezos
Machi-e
Wight

Everyone can act again!

Wight: AC 15 T 11 FF 14 HP taken: 6

Machi-e pulls out a scroll and begins to read it.

Reading Protection from Evil for Nezos.

Remember that's a touch range spell, Machi-e.

I think he's readying, considering the request for me to come over.

Nezos does as bidden and retreats a few steps. "You'd best follow along, Cora, or it'll go for you."

Withdrawing.

I was gonna walk over, but that's good too. :)

Since it's difficult terrain, you wouldn't be able to take out the scroll, read it, and walk to Nezos in a single round.

"I'm on my way!" Cora stops to take aim and loose another arrow at the creature, then takes to the air to get her feet out of the water.

Bow+PBS+ST+DA: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Dmg: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

She'll shoot then Fly toward the group. Half her movement will be vertical and half will be horizontal, so if the ceiling allows for it she'll get 15' off the floor and move 15' toward Rowane.