Doug M's Way of the Wicked (Inactive)

Game Master Douglas Muir 406

Hey, let's give these pathetic bakers a couple of Perception checks!

1d20 ⇒ 2
1d20 ⇒ 19

Ruh roh!

"What the hell was that?!? Did you see that?"

I assume you let the rope dangle, so others can come down the chimney with a DC 5 climb check. They'll still have to make an Acrobatics check to get past the flame unless someone puts it out.

but I had a 20 to their 19

Is the chimney big enough for Morsum to get down? He is medium.

If so, he will climb down.

Climb: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

but I had a 20 to their 19

DM rolled a 19, you do not know what their Perception modifiers are. I do this all the time as a DM. For instance I might just post a 4d20 with nothing else knowing what they mean.

Correct. When I roll an unmodified d20, that means you don't know what the modifier is. In this case, apparently the plump man had at least +1.

That's Morsum's action for Round 1. He'll be able to act in Round 2. He takes 1d6 damage:

1d6 ⇒ 2

The shadow-thing hisses as it steps out of the flames.

ahh...duh. My fake dice are failing me

Bref leaps at the unsuspecting baker...whichever one looks weaker if they both come into the room, keeping himself out of a flank. Hoping they are not armed and provoke from him.

bite1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 1 = 6 vs FF for1d4 + 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (2) + (4) - 1 = 5

After attacking Bref's eye is caught by a small piece of bread on the floor, he grabs it.

advantageous distraction for +2 ac

If the chimney is too small for a person, wouldn't it be too small for the medium sized shadow too?

dang! bad time to roll a nat 1.

Bref leaps at the baker, but slips on a bit of flour on the floor. By the time he has recovered himself, the baker is screaming.

"Oh, sweet Mitra, it's one of the prisoners! Guards! GUARDS! WE HAVE A - A - A THING ON THE LOOSE HERE!"

The baker makes a clumsy swing at you with his rolling pin. 1d20 ⇒ 2 Clearly he is no sort of fighter. Loud, though.

That was the surprise round. We're now in Round 1: Morsum takes a FRA to come down the chimney. Bref, you go, then the two bakers. Moustached yelling guy is no longer flat-footed, so you can't get a sneak on him. The other baker -- a plump woman with her hair in a bun -- is still flat-footed, so you could still get a sneak on her. However, you'd have to move away from Moustache, thereby giving him an AoO with that rolling pin.

Jax, good point! Morsum should make an Escape Artist check.

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Whoops -- looks like Morsum is stuck for at least one round.

Worrisome. The best way to die in this scenario is to get zerg-swarmed by the guards. Well: I'm going to bed in about 20 minutes, so if you have actions get them in now -- otherwise we'll resolve tomorrow.

Going to assume we can hear the screaming but just in case: 1d20 ⇒ 4<--Perception

It looks like our sneaky friend is not so sneaky this time. He'll wave a hand at the dangling rope. Shall we? Edwin, if you go first I'll follow behind you.

1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 10 - 1 = 24

Bref dodges out of the path of the baker, and chomps down on the face of the other.

bite1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 6 - 1 = 23 vs FF for1d4 + 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (3) + (6) - 1 = 8

sorry guys, should have been an easy removal of two and then supplies for us...

GM is Bref on the floor just below us?

below the guard room

Sorry I'm at work, I will relate Messages from Bref to our group as needed, please run Cуровую for me in the meantime, I have notes on the discussion thread. Good luck!

That is why I asked whether the chimney was big enough for a medium sized person, Morsum would not have gone down if he was likely to get stuck.

I was about to have him head down the stairs and begin to inspect that way when our friendly goblin decided to sample the local cooking, er, I mean cooks.

Rosa, yes he is.

Bref bobs and weaves, his skinny body lurching from side to side. Suddenly, he turns and lunges for the other baker.

1d20 ⇒ 8

The baker with the moustache waves his rolling pin ineffectively as Bref leaps for the throat of the plump woman. There is a horrible ripping sound, the beginning of a scream abruptly cut off, and then a short, ghastly gurgle.

Bref licks his lips. He and the surviving baker confront each other over the woman's body.

The baker turns and flees. "OH SWEET GODS IT KILLED EVA HELP ME PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP MEEEEEEEE"

You moved out of reach to kill the other one, so no AoO.

Judge, that's fair. He could go down the stairs. Unfortunately, there's not a direct access from the stairwell to the kitchen. Other hand, he doesn't know that... so if he didn't go down the chimney, he's now down the stairs, glaring at a shut door out of the stairwell.

Jax, if you want to get down that chimney, better have a rank or two in Escape Artist -- otherwise, it might take several attempts.

Chase like the wind and attack as I can. Any shot my having blocked the doorway so he is within reach?

bite1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 1 = 10 vs FF for1d4 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

sorry not FF. Dice failed me again. You all should flee let me die.

You both have a 30' move... wait, let me check something.

1d100 ⇒ 3

The big door to the kitchen was shut. So he has to use a move action to open it. That means he used his FRA to move to the door and open it, and he's now standing in the open door.

edit dmdm that would have to have been a charge for more movemnt so add +2 so maybe I hit, still prob would charge if he is standing there

He's AC 10, so no.

At the bottom of the stairs, Morsum tests the door to see if it can be opened. If so, he will proceed through.

Stealth: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

Edmin mutters something and runs to the grate blocking the stairs. "I am not built to fit that way we have to go on the offensive and shut up that screamer."

Edmin slows as he sees the judges shadow, giving the thing time to do it's job before moving forward.

So maybe a chance...Morsum you show off with your stealth

Morsum can just stand there in the hall as the guards rush by, and the hit them from behind. Lol.

can we here the baker below from our room GM?]

I thought we could hear them. Also, with the armor check penalty I would just be rolling a 20 with no mods and don't want to take the chance of getting stuck.

It is getting stuck and then having to avoid the fire, and even then it is 2 rounds if you are lucky and make all the rolls.

Zumi and Toothpick have Message up, so I assume Toothpick was relating things to us.

Asuming that he tries to run, if not my AC is at a 13 after charging.And dice failed me again!

If Rosa can here the call so it can travel out to the other guards she will say.

"Well it was good wile it lasted, we are blown, now they will come here to see who's missing so lets get to them before they get to us, we can hit them fast if we are quick."

If not then

"We need to get down to him fast and work from there, we could use the window on the floor but its some thing I would not like to wast just yet. Waiting here may no longer be a good idea so lets get going"

Hate to break off just as things are getting interesting, but I have to sleep soon -- two late nights, and a busy morning tomorrow.

The shouts of the baker come faintly but clearly up the chimney. Clearly, Bref is encountering difficulties.

Round One, Edmin and Morsum went down the stairs. So, beginning of Round Two, Morsum opens the door and oozes through.

Morsum sees a large stone hall -- seventy-five feet long and twenty feet wide, running from south to north, with a high ceiling arching fifteen feet overhead. Once this was a grand hall, decorated with tapestries and banners. It's bare and spartan now, as befits a prison. It's lit by two torches at the north end; these provide full illumination for the northern half of the hall, but the southern half (where Morsum is) is dimly lit and shadowy.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Morsum has opened the door out of the stairwell, which is at the south end of the hall. There are four side doors: two to his left (west) and two to the right (east). Screaming is coming from behind the closer of the two doors on the right.

There are two guards at the north end of the hall. Clearly they have heard the screaming and are going to respond.

The guards are out of charging range now, but if they move south down the hall to one of the doors, they'll just barely be in range for a charge (60'); Morsum and Edmin could hold initiative and attack them. Or, you can move through the door to your right -- it appears to lead to the kitchen -- and join Bref in there. Opening the door is a move action, though, so in that case.you wouldn't act until Round Three.

Do they have horns?
More than likely wait until they get close.

Bref, I'm going to make you use that first, crappy roll from #422. You lunge at the baker and miss. However, on his Init you'll get an AoO. You'll roll a 9... but you still have the +2 from charging! So that will hit. Unfortunately, 2 hp isn't enough to drop him. That's your Round Two.

totally fair! I will post the same and do the same again, I too am hitting the sack soon so want it to be there, whenever you get to it

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13 Rosa gos to the top of the steps and perception any one coming up GM?

Init order is basically "everyone, then guards, then surviving baker". We're in Round Two. Bref has already acted. It sounds like Edmin and Morsum will hold initiative until the guards get close. One guard has a horn. Some big rolls coming up:

1d100 ⇒ 6
1d100 ⇒ 10

whoa whoa your luck turns! These guards have BOTH been drinking (10% chance that a guard on duty is drunk). They are stumbling confusedly towards the door.

1d100 ⇒ 97

and turns again: both guards have horns! However, being drunk, it has not occurred to them to blow them. Yet. They are just staggering towards the door, calling out in confusion.

Okay, break for the night. More tomorrow! Chat amongst yourselves meanwhile.

Morsum grins seeing the guards at the far end of the hall, and with his numerous red teeth, it is a frightening grin.

Quietly in his gritty voice to Edmin: Wait. They come to us.

Edmin is pretty sure the thing then puts its finger to its mouth as though saying to be quiet, but Edmin has trouble focusing on the shadow - or perhaps Edmin just wants to pretend the unnatural thing is not there at all.

Morsum waits and then when the opportunity arises, it charges one of the guards.

Charge Attack-bite: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
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Tohram follows his shadow down the steps, but stays in the stairwell knowing that if Morsum gets too far from him, the thing rapidly weakens.

Rosa will do some thing - To GM when hes back -
And then move down the steps halfway say so she can see Edmins back

DM DM (I like that! Sounds like a retro rapper name)

Sorry I was at work, I asked to please have Cуровую run for me in the meantime, I had notes on the discussion thread but I think due to the excitement she got left behind.

Secondly my Initiative was 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 on the same thread.

And where are Grumblejack and Jax?

I believe Jax said he would follow Edmin down the stairs. Can I amend that then, Morsum and Edmin followed by Cуровую and Jax?

Casting

Concentration
1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 1 = 20

If the guards are close enough Cуровую will cast Charm Person on the guard that looks like he is in charge, and the one NOT being attacked by Morsum and Edmin. If they are out of range of Charm Person, I will cast Sleep on both of them instead, I can affect 4 hit dice, hopefully that's at least one guard!

DC 16 for either spell

Edit: I can delay for Morsum and Edmin, but I would only charm an unhurt guard.

Perception:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (1) + 0 = 1

Edmin pauses as the guards move towards him, the knight cocks his head to the side trying to hear if anyone is returning the call of the drunken guards.

Charge Power Attack:1d20 + 5 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 - 1 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14

Edit: I will still charge the guards if I hear anything from the other rooms, but that will change my tactics for fighting here in the long hall way.

My initial thought was to head down the stairs since they were open. Then Bref went all chimney sweep on us. I asked about the chimney and initially DMDM said that a medium could fit, when this changed from easy fit to good chance of getting stuck I sent my lovable friend down the steps. This is where we are at. Since Rosa has posted she is following us to find an alternate way to where Bref is playing "cookmunch", I assume that the others, Jax, Zima and Grumblejack would have followed.

Thinking of which, Cуровую зиму, what is your nickname? I have Zima stuck in my head for you, and while cutting and pasting the characters you use is always doable, a short nickname is always easier. I see now looking back that you typed Zimu at some point, is that the pronunciation you prefer?

Edmin we posted at the same second!

And here is the discussion thread.

hey all, cant wait to be utterly disturbed by this!

Thanks DM!!

Tohram sits quietly in contemplation. He cannot even count how many he sent to Brandenscar, to their death or to the salt mines. As he thinks of this he smiles wondering how many did not commit the crime for which he sentenced them. Well, justice will be served, he did exactly what he was convicted of. The only question was whether there was a way out of Brandenscar.

Thanks for the selection. Judge Tohram reporting for hell duty.

Thanks for selecting me. I look forward to playing with you all!

I will have Edmond Al'Roth stated out tomorrow. I have a sleep study tonight but will have him done by noon central time.

Welcome aboard, everyone. If you like, you can make any of the following rolls:

Perception (to examine the cell)
Perception (to listen to the guards down the hall, or for other sounds outside your cell). Note that in order to do this, you must get your cellmates to agree to be quiet for a while.
Knowledge (arch & eng)
Knowledge (history)
Profession (judge) (Judge Tohram only, I think)

Doug M.

I think I mentioned this before, but: this is my first time running a PBP, so I may occasionally ask for help with stuff.

Now: here at the start of things, you'll want to examine your surroundings, gather information, and -- above all -- interact with each other. As I've said before, PvP is not encouraged. On the other hand, it won't be surprising if you have a range of interactions; Character A may like Character B, be neutral towards C, and find D disgusting and despicable. That's fine. Role play it out.

You're mostly helpless at the moment. Don't be too upset if you try things and they don't work at first. An opportunity may present itself.

cheers,

Doug M.

A few questions about the characters. I know that most other WotW campaigns allow an extra 2 skill points per level and also a bonus NON-combat feat to start. Are you allowing those? My character already has both, but I will drop them it necessary.

Both these are contained in the first WotW book as far as I know - at least the free version I downloaded 6 months ago.

Thanks,

Judge Tohram

Ah, thank you. Been meaning to hand those out. Give me a few minutes.

Doug M.

Okay. Each of you has a single skill that is a FREE skill. It is automatically a class skill and increases by one rank per level.

The Judge -- Sense Motive
Edmin -- Knowledge (nobility)
Bref -- Bluff
Jax -- Appraise
SZimu -- Survival
Rosa -- Knowledge (Planes)

If you have already put ranks in these skills, take 'em out and redistribute them.

As to the free feat, that will come a bit later if we get that far. First things first! Work together and get out of this place.

cheers,

Doug M.

Free stuff!

Reporting in, also 1d20 ⇒ 3 for number of days in prison.

Collecting information is good. But don't forget that your major resource in this will be... each other. Right now none of you know who the others are or what they might be able to do. Talk it up!

Doug M.

Asmodeus speaks Lithuanian? Okay, you win best post for Day One, I think.

Doug M.

lol Bref gets a bonus to bluff and in 2 levels he will be at +0 :) You guys were busy while i ran a pfs game!

Hey, it's a class skill for you now. So you're already at +1.

Doug M.

Are you kidding Bref is thrilled to be so skilled, going to be more thrilled when he chews on these guards.

Hanging in a painful position, can't get comfortable, can't escape, can't reach the guards to bite, and you're living on two hunks of hard bread per day. (The one time that you grabbed three hunks from the basket, you got a beating. You did manage to choke all three down before they could grab them back.) Bref is probably building up a good head of frustration.

Doug M.

Okay. Each of you has a single skill that is a FREE skill. It is automatically a class skill and increases by one rank per level.

The Judge -- Sense Motive
Edmin -- Knowledge (nobility)
Bref -- Bluff
Jax -- Appraise
SZimu -- Survival
Rosa -- Knowledge (Planes)

Doug M.

Oh wow you all started posting! On a Friday night, shouldn't you guys be out or at least have a drink in hand? I just got home from work but I'll join before I get some sleep and a whole five hours before work again.

For GM Douglas: Thanks for the free points! Free skills are always appreciated.

May I request an alternate skill for Surovuyu Zimu? I see her more of a very astute mental tactician, would there be a possibility of requesting Perception instead? Sense Motive would also be in character but its much better suits the judge. Please let me know. For the time being I'll make Perception roles without the bonus nor will I factor the two extra skill points.

Again thanks for getting to be part of the fun!

Almost done with stats, just need 1 more feat and another trait.

Cуровую - perception is sort of the skill nobody gets. It is also the only skill which I do not think any trait gives you as a bonus class skill. Probably because it is the most useful in the game. Sort of why everybody and their brother usually select Reactionary as a trait because it gives you +2 Init.

Yep, that's right. Perception is probably the single most useful skill in the game.

Also, I don't believe anyone else has invested in Survival.

Doug M.

As a request for all:

The standard in all the pbp games I have played (about 25 at this point) is as follows:

When you are talking: Bold what you say.

For internal thoughts: Italics are usually used.

By doing this, it makes finding thoughts and more importantly speech easy to find. Just using "quotes" makes speech get lost, especially in longer posts.

Also, when using spoilers if you use the format [spoiler=TITLE], then the spoiler will be named TITLE, or whatever you named it, instead of being named Spoiler which is the default.

I have survival for Order of the dragon, I also get Perception but chose to put ranks in survival, I can switch them out if needed.

I'll be nabbing as many knowledges as I can, even those that aren't class ranks, just so I can actually attempt checks with them.

Oh, it's good if more than one person has it! "We attempt the dangerous crossing of the Fire Swamp. Bob here will lead us safely through!" d20=> 2 "Uhh, well..."

Doug M.

Ok, I figure with all the others having good perceptions I could take survival and be true to my characters back ground as a soldier.

Cуровую - perception is sort of the skill nobody gets. It is also the only skill which I do not think any trait gives you as a bonus class skill. Probably because it is the most useful in the game. Sort of why everybody and their brother usually select Reactionary as a trait because it gives you +2 Init.

I did not take that trait, and I don't think I was planing of the trait that gives a Perception bonus either. I actually don't as they say, min/max, (but the competition seemed tough getting to this game I did ask some help from a friend who is more adept at the rules, building the character - in part so that I don't embarrass myself, he actually freaked out when I said I wanted to swallow my bonded item as a child, because he said I could masterwork whatever it was), I just did not like the "fit" of Survival as a important skill to Cуровую.

She is a "witch" but I see her more of a calculating Hellfire Club member than a back woods hedge mage.

So what I'm saying is "it was more of a style thing"

:)

But point taken, and if the GM gives you a Skill, I'm guessing he did so for a reason !!

I don't think anyone wants to trade up? If so let me know so we can get the GMs approval, but otherwise I'll figure how to work Survival into my theme.

I have to run to work, more posts later.

-DM
In what order our we chained together?

Clockwise from left of the door: Rosa, then the judge on the left wall; Sir Edmin, then Jax on the wall opposite the door; Bref the goblin and Zimu on the wall to the right of the door.

Doug M.

Am I close enough to the goblin to stick my leg out so he can stand on it?
Not bite!

No. Jax could do that, or -- with a bit of contortion -- Zimu.

Doug M.

Now if only legs were free...how hard would it be to lift the goblin up with my tail? Yay prehensile!

Heh.

But no -- you could stick your left leg out and get it under the goblin's right foot. You two are at a corner of the cell, right? So you're at right angles to each other.

That would give him a boost, sure. Enough that he could reach the manacles and pick the locks! Maybe. If he had something to pick them with. Which he doesn't.

Doug M.

Nice to see everyone plotting and scheming!

I don't think I'm giving anything away if I tell you this module rewards teamwork and advance planning.

Doug M.

Also: assuming you can make the Veil work, you may want to divide its contents in advance.

Doug M.

First is get the picks to the goblin and the goblin free. Once he is loose, and the rest of us have been picked loose, we can divide stuff. Personally, I would prefer leaving the rope and window in the veil until necessary. While it is fun breaking out of prison while carrying a window, I can think of easier ways.

dm if I need more plz bot them. I will be away for another hourish, I really want to be part of the combat and all if we can wait. If not stealth and sneak attack w my teeth

DM DM is Eastern time zone where it is midnight. Not sure how much more to expect tonight. Also, our witch has not been on in hours. Not sure what time zone she and Jax are, but I think that they are eastern Europe or possibly somewhere in the far east.

I will be up for another hour or so at most.

Bed time for me soon, been up since four this morning.

Off to bed as well. Good playing all. I will be on and off tomorrow - RL has a number of impediments to full time posting.

I'm in Central time, but I'm usually busy in peak US hours (evening time) and on around the am.

How do we want to divide up the items?
I figured one weapon obviously goes to the cavalier.
Summoner and cleric have several things to do without supplies (Maybe some spells, summon monster, Eidolon, channel energy)
Witch, cleric, summoner and magus all need components
Magus, cleric, summoner and rogue can all use a weapon to help out.

What do you all think the purse does? Gold for bribes is my guess.

The only spell I have that requires a real component is grease (which is why I asked about the butter before). My other spell - Rejuvenate Eidolon - requires a drop of my blood, pretty sure I can get that.

Perhaps a bit of oil would do for that.

Doug M.

I have color spray..no chance of finding those materials anywhere in this cell. Coloured powder or sand. My other spell doesn't require a material component at all though.

BTW, here are James Jacobs' classic "Ten Facts About Goblins". Bref, you can decide over time which (if any) of these apply to you. Spoiled for length.

BTW, here are James Jacobs' classic "Ten Facts About Goblins". Bref, you can decide over time which (if any) of these apply to you. Spoiled for length.

** spoiler omitted **...

Nice, I love this.

Can it be blood drenched sand? If so I think you will end up with plenty.

yea I am a big fan of those.

If the knife is the medium size, might as well let one of you take it. If it is sized for whomever pulls it then I can make great use of it. Then I will have 2 attacks. I have a natural bite attack as well.

By the way: I live in Germany, but will be in and out of the Washington, DC area for the next few weeks. I'll also be in NYC briefly on Monday and Wednesday of this week.

I think one of you is in the NY area. Anyone else nearby?

Doug M.

The knife is medium size, so you have to go with the bite.

Doug M.

Chicago here, although I lived in Wittlich in Rheinland-Pfalz as an exchange student many years ago.

CA hère