DM: Dave the Dwarf's Shattered Star

Game Master Gandrik Th-kar

Yorn seems uncomfortable at the man's sobbing and shrinks away into the corner, trying to act as though he is searching the room.

"Hey, big guy, it's OK. We destroyed the skeletons already. We're safe now."diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Yes, I ensured with my excellent use of magical detection that the animated bones would not rise again....I've read in A Primer on the Use and Practice of Raising Undead for Fun and Profit and it said that once the magic leaves the bones that they should not rise again...

I hope

Nalun continues on a bit in the same vein.

He is calming down.

Ill update more tomorrow

Roldare tells you that the villagers arrived here 3 days ago and were attacked 2 days ago. There were six villagers total, but only he and his
sister are still alive. A$er setting up the traps on thefirst level of the dungeon, they were attacked by the “walking bones” in the middle of the night. He knows little about the leader of the undead, just that there
is “one with the voice of death, who stalks these halls in ancient mail.” He can offer no advice on how to overcome the perils of the crypt, as he simply does not remember most of them. He knows that the you will
need “the shields and the keys” and he also mentions that you will need to go for a swim, but he cannot remember where.

He is sure that his sister, Dimira, is still alive. He witnessed her being
dragged off by the skeletons during the fight and he is convinced she is not dead. He believes that “the voice took her.” If you will promise to bring her back safe he will give you his masterwork
light crossbow (1d8 19,20 x2)

sorry for posting it in a narrative style. I got a lot going on and not a lot of time to post.

The room you are in is just a storage room.(Room 3) What are you going to do with Roldare?

The hallway you were just in has one more door you can go through. Do you want to go through that door (To Room 4) or will you backtrack and go back to the beginning?

Yorn cocks his head at the man. "Why were you adults even here in the first place?"

Roldare:

This was all supposed to be for fun! We do it every so often for some of the kids in the village so they can get a taste of adventure then settle down. This was never supposed to happen! He brakes down sobbing again.

It makes sense now. The illusion orcs, the pillows at the bottom of pit traps. It was all supposed to be safe danger.

Yorn growls, a low rumble in his throat. "Did Jimes know about this?"

Mark frowns as he listens to all of this, having suspected as much.

Yes of course it was suposed to just be a game!

Shalee's eyeroll is a natural 20. "Oh. My. Gods. Olds are so STUpid. Ok. You? Get back to town. We'll get your sister."

He thanks you and leaves you the crossbow.

(Do you head on to room 4?)

Yes, we move along. I've drawn my battleaxe again as soon as he leaves.

I'm with Mark.

Kierra keeps pace with the rest of the group, her Spear lit as a torch from the light spell, and casting guidance on anyone vefore they attempt an activity.

Yorn volunteers to lead the way, carefully checking doors for traps as they go.

perception for traps: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Room 4

This small chamber is mostly empty, save for the body of a villager sprawled in the center.
Perched atop the corpse is a man-sized brown and yellow beetle, trying to push the corpse into the corner where a pile of trash and filth awaits. You see, it has been feeding well and building a nest in this chamber.

Nalun +2 Nalun's Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Yorn +2 Yorn's Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Mark +1Mark's Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Maggie +3Maggie's Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Shalee +2Shalee's Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Kierra +6Kierra's Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Beetle 1d20 ⇒ 17

This is turn order.

Maggie
Nalun
Kierra
Yorn
Beetle
Shalee
Mark

Nalun shouts a magical incantation and a blob of acid shoots from his finger at the beetle!
Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

"Ew ew ew!" Shalee steps up to strike the beetle. attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Maggie, always on the lookout for new food, considers this beetle her next meal. "Slimy, yet satisfying."

Charge and bite: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 + 2 = 24
Crit confirm: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Bonus critical Damage if applicable: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Mark, if the beetle still lives on his turn, will also charge-attack. With flanking:

Charge and slash: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d12 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

No crit
8 damage done
Kierra is up

Is there a save on the acid?

No save, there was an attack roll.

Thanks!

Yorn skitters around the giant insect, flanking it with one of his compatriots.

attack with flank: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
damage: 1d12 + 9 + 1d6 ⇒ (9) + 9 + (2) = 20

No save, there was an attack roll.

Correct, it wasn't a spell. It was a SLA that I get from being a conjuror.

I just remembered Kierra does not post on weekends. Ill go for her.

Kierra attacks with her spear. Flanking.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Summoning an inner strength Kierra manuvers around the giant beetle and with both hands, speaking in tungs, drives the spear home killing the creature.

Combat over!

You search the room but find nothing of intrest. You continue on.

Room 5

The remains of a small fire smolder in the center of this broad chamber, letting off a plume of oily smoke. Fed by a heap of burning gear, debris, and more than few bones, the fire casts a flickering light across the walls of this room, partially obscured by the veil of smoke.

The smoke in this chamber is quite harsh, causing eyes to water and breathing to become labored. Living creatures in this room take a –2 penalty on Perception checks and on attack rolls. Any living creature that spends more than 1 minute in this room must make a DC 10 Fortitude save or be overcome with coughing fits (treat as nauseated) for 1d4 rounds. Every additional minute requires another check, with the DC increased by +2 for each previous check.

A fire here, how interesting...BONES!

Nalun casts detect magic and scans the room.

This is not how its supposed to work but im going to do it anyway.

You detect a magic item in the fire.

Actually, that's exactly how Detect Magic works. :)

Mark leaves the door open to try and let some of the smoke out and holds his breath. Stinks worse than the cigars my old man used to smoke. Ugh. There's an unpleasant memory.

Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Mark looks hastily for the nearest exit to the room that will get us out of here.

Its a dead end. There is a chimney but the burning materials are just smoldering too much. Perhaps if you put out the fire?

Umm, Mark. There are bones in the fire....... Bones, like the ones that tried to kill us....are in the fire. Nalun begins to cough softly.

fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Yorn moves to stomp out the fire.

Yorn moves to stomp out the fire.

The fire is much too big to stomp but you can use your waterskin to put it out.

"Enough of this! ME HATE FIRE!" Mark yells, imitating the barbarian orcs in the comics he likes to read. Swinging his battleaxe he will try to scatter the smoldering items until the fire can't burn anymore.

Maggie waits outside the room for the stupid humans to get away from the fire and smoke.

Yorn and Mark scatter and water the fire. The smoke is heavy still (-2 hit) but it is disapating at a rate that it will not be hard to breathe soon( no fort rolls)

1d2 ⇒ 1

Just then as Yorn and Mark are working to put the fire out, everyone outside of the room sees the smoke take humanoid shape and grab Yorn

1d6 ⇒ 2

Yorn you feel your strength leave your body all of the sudden and you feel more cold then you have ever been.

Nalun you have read about these living shadows. You know only magic can hurt them!

Nalun +2 Nalun's Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Yorn +2 Yorn's Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Mark +1Mark's Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Maggie +3Maggie's Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Shalee +2Shalee's Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Kierra +6Kierra's Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Shadow 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Yorn took 2 strength damage.

Order
Yorn
Shadow
Shalee
Kierra
Nalun
Maggie
Mark

Perception checks at -2
Everyone roll

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

(My actions are at the end of the initiative order, so if the actions of other people change what I do, I'll rewrite the post.)

Not knowing about shades, Maggie can only hope her bite does the trick.
Attack roll, charging and flanking: 1d20 + 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 + 2 = 7
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

(Assuming Nalun shares his knowledge with the rest of us)

If Mark's axe is enchanted with magic weapon again so he can hurt it, he will swing at the shadow:

Attack, flanking: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 2 = 19
Damage: 1d12 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 = 10

If his axe is NOT enchanted, Mark will attempt a Drag combat maneuver check on his friend Yorn to pull him out of the shadow's clutches.

I provoke an attack of opportunity from Yorn if he so chooses for some strange reason, lol.

CMB check to drag: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Did my post get eaten?

Nalun will use his scroll of magic weapon to enchant Mark's axe. because mark goes after me

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! The shadows are immune to anything not magical.

Keep it together Elzahar, you can be the hero here, KEEP IT TOGETHER.

Nalun will then manuver to a place where he can fire magic at the shadow without hitting his friends.

"Well that sucks! Kill it!" Shalee goes on full defensive and retreats.

Mark you see an unburnt dagger in the smoldered fire.....magic? You also see a key on the floor.

Yorn is not grappled so all of that is not needed.

Mark makes a mental note to check out that dagger after he sends this shadow to the afterlife. (Use the above attack-damage rolls, please. :) )

Sure thing. Waiting on Yorn.

Yorn begins to slash at the strange smoke when he hears Nalun's warning. "Magic?! I don't have any magic!"

With that, he dives and rolls out of the way, clearing the target for his friends.