DM Delmoth's Strange Aeons (Inactive)

Game Master Delmoth

Mara granter herself good fortune from the heaven's spirits, in anticipation of checking on Theo's health; she continued her chant.

Standard Action: Fortune Hex (Mara), Move Action: Chant, 5 ft step. The whole party is now affected by her Fortune Hex.

The ooze finally goes quiet and still.

Combat over

Mara heal: 1d20 + 23 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 23 + 3 = 35

From what Mara can glean the ooze has infested Theo. His body is slowly being destabilized and Mara suspects that he will eventually become one of those oozes eventually. She sees no natural way to prevent the infection. Theo will eventually die unless he receives magical intervention. It's like a disease but can't be cured by making daily saves.

Mara examined Theo, "Hmm, looks like this will require magic healing. I'll memorize something appropriate tomorrow."

"I don't know how you came to get the Betty Davis knees
But worst of all young man you've got Industrial Disease."
- Dire Straits, Industrial Disease

"We might as well turn the head on this angel statue. Looks like there's another one in the corner too."

Kat breathes heavy as she relaxes from her battle stance. ”When we got a chance, I could use a bit a healin’ myself. Bloody oozes move fast for piles of good.”

Currently down 50

Mara took out her healing wand and treated Kat's wounds.

Wand of CLW (11 charges): 11d8 + 11 ⇒ (2, 4, 1, 2, 4, 1, 6, 1, 3, 5, 8) + 11 = 48

I'm trying to save her Healing Hex for emergency combat use.

Theophilus seems a bit off.
I am feeling a bit off.

Dervak ends his Rage. 5 rounds used, fatigued for 10. 9 rounds used today so far.
He catches his breath while Mara heals Kat.

"That was some good tactics, Kat. I think we fought well together. I might have been able to fight it off if it tried to grab me, but your magic is really good."

"Theophilus, you don't look so good."

Any buff tracked in 1 min/level cast before or right after the hounds is now gone.

Okay, so for Dervak that is Long Arm and Shield. He will probably re-up Shield from the wand before moving on again.

"Mara, should we search more of this level for other dangers before proceeding more? We probably should have done that in the level above. I don't want us to be trapped on our way out of here."

Dervak you should assume that shield from a wand goes away after combat. Combat usually takes around half a minute and then recovery from that is the other half. Generally when you're investigating a room it will take a minute. I'm growing to hate tracking time for buffs and would rather durations move at the speed of plot. That is 1 encounter, 1 exploration, etc.

Yes, that is what I assume. He's got a lot more wand charges than he has 1st-level spell slots, so happy to keep re-upping Shield as needed.

The White Rabbit seems to be preparing some Theraflu for the Mad Hatter.

Dervak ends his Rage. 5 rounds used, fatigued for 10. 9 rounds used today so far.

He catches his breath while Mara heals Kat.

"That was some good tactics, Kat. I think we fought well together. I might have been able to fight it off if it tried to grab me, but your magic is really good."

"Theophilus, you don't look so good."

Kat throws a thumbs-up to Dervak. "'at's right we did, bruv. Learned that new extract right in time, I did. Good job there, eh?"[/b]

She pats Theo on the shoulder. "Sorry about that, bruv. We'll get you sorted, right? Just hang on."

Can we still do heal checks to help him make his saves? My thinking is that it won't cure the disease, but we can at least keep him from failing the saves and letting it progress more

Can we still do heal checks to help him make his saves? My thinking is that it won't cure the disease, but we can at least keep him from failing the saves and letting it progress more

Yes. But he will eventually roll a one and take 1d4 con drain. Which won't be curable until the condition is removed. Kat knows the method, it was in the monster lore earlier. Likely the party is incapable of performing it without Mara redoing her memorized spells.

Theo smiles as bravely as a kid at the dentist....

Kat Brewer wrote:

Can we still do heal checks to help him make his saves? My thinking is that it won't cure the disease, but we can at least keep him from failing the saves and letting it progress more

Yes. But he will eventually roll a one and take 1d4 con drain. Which won't be curable until the condition is removed. Kat knows the method, it was in the monster lore earlier. Likely the party is incapable of performing it without Mara redoing her memorized spells.

Oh I got that part. I am just sure that we can't do anything until Mara changes out her spells, so he's gonna have to make at least one more save before then

"Which way now? I guess we may have to explore this whole level anyway to find all the heads to turn.
North to the one in the corner?"

Mara advised the Hatter on precautions to slow the progression of the infestation, and treated him as best she could.

Heal (Treat Disease), Heroism: 1d20 + 23 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 23 + 3 = 36

Mara put herself under the Fortune Hex, but I don't think she can fail this check, even on a one. Theo gets +4 to his next save against the infestation progression.

Theo absently nods to Mara, as he holds tightly to his blankee....

Perception
Dervak: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36
Kat: 1d20 + 27 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 27 + (5) = 40
Mara: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (16) + 24 = 40
Theo: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28

This section of the library contains shelf upon shelf of books and manuscripts. When you enter you feel a fleeting sensation of chilling cold, building head, burning skin, and finally static electricity in that order.

"Fall back!"
Dervak moves back to the previous statue.

Haunt? Dervak does have a feat he could pick up with Barroom Brawler to deal with it if we have no better options.

Everyone jumps back just in time as a barrier of pure magic force blocks off access to the room. Various energies assault the interior, blasts of freezing cold, flashes if scalding fire, rains of burning acid, and jolts of arcing electricity. The cycle repeats over and over with no sign of stopping.

Knowledge (religion) w/heroism, heightened awareness, free inspiration: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 2 + 2 + (6) = 20

Kat tries to wrack her brain to see if she can figure out any way that this thing Haunt? is working.

We have other directions to go, right? could always just keep checking out other parts of the floor while whatever this is runs down

Theo squeezes tightly to his blanket.
We're gonna need a bigger boat!

The White Rabbit pats him on the leg.

Positive energy?

Haunts cheat...lol.

Knowledge (Religion), Heroism: 1d20 + 0 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 0 + 3 = 12
It would be funny if Dervak beat Kat on a Knowledge check. But alas, no.

"I got a thing I could try."
Soul Blade. Dervak would do 2d4+1 damage per round for 10 rounds. More if he were Enlarged, or if he were Raging (due to the Enhancement bonus increasing). Not sure that is the best use of his 1/day Barroom Brawler, but if we have no better option, he'll do it.

Knowledge Religion, crone aspect, heroism: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 + 3 = 13

Mara wasn't sure if the magical energies were part of a haunt or not. She tried to figure out if the route to the statue was completely blocked or not.

Perception, crone aspect, Heroism: 1d20 + 20 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 20 + 1 + 3 = 27

It's a tight fit but you can squeeze between the wall of force and bookshelves to reach the angel statue. While Kat knows its a haunt she's fairly certain its no danger to you now.

Mara looked into the tight space between the wall of force and the bookshelves. "Someone's going to have to squeeze in there and turn the head on that statue."

Mara will go in if no-one else wants to, although I'm nervous about her being ambushed.

oh didnt realize we were waiting for volunteers

Kat steps up to volunteer. Makes the most sense to be her cause of trapspotter and freedom of movement, in case there are any weird traps

Theophilus sniffles.

Kat twists the head of the angel and sees the third ahead.

"Kat, you want to move back around this way, and we can head up to that next head together through the wider corridor?"

Dervak uses another charge of Shield. Presuming it was one charge to deal with the haunt encounter, so wand at 38, and then one new one now, so wand at 37.

"We can try that, yeah. I'll be extra careful to make there are no surprises though. Would make sense to put a trap between the most direct route and the objective, yeah?"

"Yeah, I get that. Just that I don't want to be squeezing behind you past the haunt. Side by side is better. Figure I am the best to handle any more monsters and you are the best to handle any traps."

Mara said to her team-mates, "I'd feel more comfortable walking around, not squeezing through that tight space."

The party carefully turns the third angel head, wary of any danger that might jump out of them. But It never comes. You're unsure if that means there is no danger or if it is merely hidden.

Three down, one more to go.

Theophilus sneezes.

"Where to now? East and then south?"

Dervak listens for sounds of anything to the east.
Perception: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28

Mara replied to Dervak, "East, then south is fine with me. Just watch out for traps."

Perception
Kat: 1d20 + 27 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 27 + (2) = 35
Mara: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (17) + 24 = 41
Theo: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 16 - 2 = 22 Not Theo's day

Initiative
Dervak: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Kat: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
Mara: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Mara: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Theo: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 12 - 2 = 18

Dervak, Kat, and Mara all feel itchy and have a wave of nausea. Everyone but Theo can do a standard action in a surprise round.

Theophilus coughs into a handkerchief.

Mara concentrated, causing her form to start wavering.

Activating Time Flicker (Blur).

Just a percentile: 1d100 ⇒ 81

Percentile chance that Mara messing around with the time/space continuum attracts more Hounds?

Dervak thinks this might be another Haunt and the party should flee, but he won't abandon his friends. He Dex-rages (which will help his saves) and readies to strike any foe that approaches.

If this is a Haunt, all direct effects of haunts are fear effects, and so his +2 trait bonus on fear saves from Courageous applies to whatever it does. And if it is a curse or poison, his +4 on saves from Theophilus applies.

Theophilus looks around nervously....

Kat takes a step out in front and does the same, readying an attack against anything that advances on the group.

Miss chance?: 1d100 ⇒ 51

Will
Dervak: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (10) + 21 = 31
Kat: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23
Mara: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (15) + 22 = 37
Theo: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
White Rabbit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Everyone sees in their minds a vision of disturbing and disgusting mass of pulsing writhing fungal blooms and sickly tendrils reaching out to caress you. You hear a guttural and airy voice utter the name Xhamen-Dor. Everyone realizes the danger and manages to push the vision and name out of your minds before you become infected with the knowledge of it.

You feel the haunt still lurking within the books in this chamber but it is inactive for now.

Out of initiative

Kat glances around expectantly for a few moments, worried that the haunt has had some unseen effect on her and her allies. She finally calms as everyone seems to be okay. She dusts off and takes a quick look over the area before moving on, not wanting to linger long enough for the haunt to get another go of it.

"More like 'Xhamen-Dork' if you ask me."

Perception: 1d20 + 27 + 1d6 ⇒ (13) + 27 + (2) = 42

Theophilus seemed interested in learning more.

"It is no joke to me, Kat," says Dervak. "Don't say that name or even come close to it. Not even in mockery. It gains power through people knowing of it."

Dervak tries hard to forget what was in his head, and what Kat just said. Clearly the recent experience has shaken him.

He ends his Rage. Fatigued 2 rounds.

"We should get out of here."

If the party is ready to go, he will re-activate his wand of Shield (now at 36) and lead the way with Kat.