Dungeon Master S's "Curse of the Crimson Throne" (Inactive)

Game Master Chris Marsh

FORT: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27

Round 1:
Morkeleb: Wizard Ways
Grym: ATK
Baddies: ATK
Ferox: Go
Odric: Kill
Sandor: Hit
Gaius: Go

Swim:1d20 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1

Rassa Frassa... Gaius twitches a little more but can't do much else.

You CAN still cast spells/channel/etc, you just can't get anywhere...

Round 1:
Morkeleb: Wizard Ways
Grym: ATK
Baddies: ATK
Ferox: Go
Odric: Kill
Sandor: Hit
Gaius: Spins right round

Swim: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Ferox gets oriented in the water and let's loose a volley at Blue.

Arrow1: 1d20 + 21 + 1 + 1 + 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 21 + 1 + 1 + 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 + 5 + 6 + (1, 2) = 26
Manyshot: 1d8 + 7 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 + 5 + 6 + (1, 5) = 26

Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 21 + 1 + 1 + 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 21 + 1 + 1 + 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 + 5 + 6 + (5, 6) = 36

Arrow1: 1d20 + 16 + 1 + 1 + 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 16 + 1 + 1 + 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 + 5 + 6 + (1, 3) = 25

Cricktik makes his way slowly along the floor of the chamber and engages Blue.

sting: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 27
damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 plus poison

ROUND 3

Seeing how Cricktik, Bucho, and Ferox are faring against Blue, Morkeleb turns his gaze north to the 2 monsters still facing Grym & Odric. The wizard sweeps his staff in a large overhead motion, and the magical sword follows suit, hovering over Red before slicing into him.

Mage's Sword: 1d20 + 14 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 14 + 8 + 3 = 44 <--W000T!! Another CRIT AUTO CONFIRMED!!

There is a brief glimpse of the Rabbit Prince himself grasping the sword, redirecting the point to pierce the monster's eye!!
Damage: 8d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 6, 4, 5, 5, 2, 3, 6) + 6 = 42

This time Ferox gets his bearing enough to perforate the enemy. Arrows sticking out from his neck and torso aren't enough to kill him though! His loyal charge gets a green and warty foot in his pincers! FORT: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 and injects his venom!

Meanwhile a magic sword appears right by Grym's faceand shears the head off the creature!

Round 2:
Morkeleb: Wizard Ways x2
Grym: Go
Baddies: TBD
Ferox: TBD
Odric: TBD
Sandor: TBD
Gaius: TBD

Round 2

Things can change very quickly during a fight. A moment ago the ranger was surrounded and taking hits from three sides. He had put his back to the wall and wasnt sure if he was making a final stand, or float?
Anyway, suddenly Odric, Sandor, and a giant disembodied sword came to his rescue and very quickly evened the odds. With a deathhead's grin Thorgrym strikes at the final Warty badguy.

Main attack 1d20 + 21 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 21 + 2 - 2 = 35
Serethial 1d8 + 15 + 2 + 4d6 ⇒ (4) + 15 + 2 + (5, 3, 3, 1) = 33. BS half damage

Offhand 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33
SharkSlayer 1d4 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15 full thrusting damage

2nd main 1d20 + 21 + 2 - 2 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 21 + 2 - 2 - 5 = 35
Serethial 1d8 + 15 + 2 + 4d6 ⇒ (4) + 15 + 2 + (5, 2, 5, 6) = 39. BS half damage

2nd offhand 1d20 + 18 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 18 - 5 = 30
SharkSlayer 1d4 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17. Full thrust damage

Extra Rend damage if both weapons hit 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

*threatening crit! 1d20 + 21 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 21 + 2 - 2 = 23
Extra damage 1d8 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17 BS half damage

Round 2

The big brindle dog awkwardly rotates in the water to bite at his last Warty foe.

Swim 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Main attack 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29
Jaws of underwater biting 1d8 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

Second attack 1d20 + 18 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 18 - 5 = 20
Underwater biting jaws 1d8 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

Grym and Bucho combine to slay the remaining resistance.

The water is red with blood, but the only dead are the enemy.

For slaying the party of boggard champions each member of the Upturned Cup earns 9,600 XP.

Do any of them have anything worth looting?

A hard fight won. The ranger concentrates for just a moment on his link w/ Serethial. Then the sword's healing magic comes pouring through the grip.

CMW's 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (1, 8) + 10 = 19
2d8 + 10 ⇒ (8, 1) + 10 = 19
2d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 1) + 10 = 18

Still not quite up to par, Grym pulls out the CLWs Wand. He and Bucho each get several hits with it.

Bucho
CLWs five uses 5d8 + 5 ⇒ (4, 6, 6, 3, 5) + 5 = 29

Grym
CLWs seven uses 7d8 + 7 ⇒ (3, 8, 2, 6, 4, 3, 4) + 7 = 37

After his healing Grym and Bucho each keep guard.
The rest of the party loots the dead and searches the room.

They were armed with underwater clubs?

Special piercing clubs.

Morkeleb discovers that the clubs are more than specially modified clubs for underwater combat, they're enchanted! Each is +1 thundering greatclubs It's the only thing they have of note though.

thundering greatclub

Odric considers building a members-only annex to the Keg & Eagle named this...

The party slowly proceeds north, eager to get out of this environment.

Ferox: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (2) + 25 = 27
----->Cricktik: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (14) + 22 = 36
Gaius*: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34 (Traps +2)
----->Flagg: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Grym**: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (17) + 25 = 42 (Includes Favored)
Morkeleb: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (12) + 0 = 12
Odric: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (2) + 0 = 2
Sandor: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (14) + 19 = 33 (+20 to determine if surprised, +21 to notice unusual stonework, not including favored enemy)

The party slowly makes their way north. The hallway is long, and you can't help but think that it would be fatal if something happened to your spell of water breathing...

This ancient square room is littered with pottery shards and fragments of rusted metal, which form a pile in the eastern portion of the chamber. The northwest wall is decorated with a large mosaic depicting a lynx on a dark background surrounded by floating globes of light.

The map looks wonky to me, only see character pogs and nothing else.

Sandor remembers the last animal / nature mosaic they were in. It was owned by a Rakasha. None the less he goes checks out the mosaic closer checking it for any secret passages. Before he touches it, he askes through Cricktik if it's magical.

There is no zoomed tactical map, only the overhead on the left. Due to the 10' squares it's easier to just use that and zoom in when needed. I've added a "You are here" sprite on the tactical map.

Sandor checks the mosaic out, but doesn't find anything particular about it (including magic.) Nice throw back to the Rakshasa!

The party heads east.

Ferox: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (17) + 24 = 41
----->Cricktik: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (9) + 22 = 31 (Traps +2)
Gaius*: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32
----->Flagg: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Grym**: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (7) + 25 = 32 (Includes Favored)
Morkeleb: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (13) + 0 = 13
Odric: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (10) + 0 = 10
Sandor: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (14) + 19 = 33 (+20 to determine if surprised, +21 to notice unusual stonework, not including favored enemy)

The party carefully moves east...

The walls and ceiling of this silt-floored chamber are crossed by hairline cracks. An archway in the southwest ceiling opens into a steeply angled shaft that leads upward.

Perception+stonework: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (4) + 22 = 26
Engineering: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Sandor checks the cracks, but finds nothing out of the ordinary. They're not large enough to present a structural danger, nor are they wide enough for anything even the size of a minnow through.

There is no zoomed tactical map, only the overhead on the left. Due to the 10' squares it's easier to just use that and zoom in when needed. I've added a "You are here" sprite on the tactical map.

Odric finds a small inscription on the wall beside what might have been a broom before time and algae claimed it. Squinting he peers at it in the murky light and tries to make out what seems to be an ancient tongue.... he sounds it out slowly, "tceles... b... hsup" and turns to Morkeleb quizzically for a translation if the wizard is able.

Dungeon Master S wrote:

There is no zoomed tactical map, only the overhead on the left. Due to the 10' squares it's easier to just use that and zoom in when needed. I've added a "You are here" sprite on the tactical map.

Odric finds a small inscription on the wall beside what might have been a broom before time and algae claimed it. Squinting he peers at it in the murky light and tries to make out what seems to be an ancient tongue.... he sounds it out slowly, "tceles... b... hsup" and turns to Morkeleb quizzically for a translation if the wizard is able.

Odric has A VISION

Moving slightly south...what is the nature of the different colored stone/floor? Any other way out aside from around the passage back whence we came?

Moving slightly south...what is the nature of the different colored stone/floor? Any other way out aside from around the passage back whence we came?

We check for secret doors on the south wall where we think there should be a room or at least more hallway.

Perception, Ferox1d20 + 24 ⇒ (16) + 24 = 40
Gaius 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (10) + 19 = 29
Grym 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (14) + 25 = 39
Sandor 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (9) + 21 = 30

Or is there a pattern in the mosiac that will help us find the hidden passage?

The wizard puts his powerful intellect on it.

The difference in the tile is an indication that there's a shaft up a floor. Will update soon.

There seems to be nothing hidden.

-Posted with Wayfinder

As long as there's no shafts up the back door we're good.

The difference in the tile is an indication that there's a shaft up a floor. Will update soon.

There seems to be nothing hidden.

-Posted with Wayfinder

I misunderstood the earlier posts. So besides heading back the way we came to search. We can also swim up into a somewhat vertical shaft.

Via Criktik's telepathy Grym asks if we have time to go back and search on this level. Grym clearly wants to.

Which way heroes?

Via Cricktik, While I've hated every minute of our being underwater here, I have to agree with Grym. I'd rather fully explore down here and not have any surprises catch us from behind. Plus, we don't know the full nature of this complex and anything we leave unexplored might be something important to knowing more about this place or what Ileosa is up to.

Barring any further dissent, the party swims back around to explore the center of the floor here.

Ferox: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (18) + 24 = 42
----->Cricktik: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (11) + 22 = 33
Gaius*: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18 (Traps +2)
----->Flagg: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Grym**: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (5) + 25 = 30 (Includes Favored)
Morkeleb: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3
Odric: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 8
Sandor: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (15) + 19 = 34 (+20 to determine if surprised, +21 to notice unusual stonework, not including favored enemy)

A fifteen-foot-diameter crystal globe hangs between two square pillars in this room, connected to them by thousands of glittering crystalline filaments. A crystal tube extends up from the eastern side of the sphere through a hole in the ceiling. Inside the sphere is a staggering amount of treasure: coins, gems, art objects, rolled-up tapestries, bars of precious metal, and more.

First, please note: I'm trying to keep track of time as best I can. If Morkeleb thinks they're anywhere near 3/4 of the way through the spell (1.5 hours), he'll cast again.

Second...wow. That's neat. What is the nature of this...construct?

know (Arcana): 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (2) + 25 = 27

It looks like it's simply magically hardened crystal... There doesn't look like a way in or out though.

Morkeleb thinks that the spell is reaching the end, and tht he should recast.

Recast. Through Cricktik: that is my last prepared Water Breathing spell. I can cast another if necessary, but would prefer to use that contingency for something else.

This treasure is something we can note, and come back to, later.

A fifteen-foot-diameter crystal globe hangs between two square pillars in this room, connected to them by thousands of glittering crystalline filaments. A crystal tube extends up from the eastern side of the sphere through a hole in the ceiling. Inside the sphere is a staggering amount of treasure: coins, gems, art objects, rolled-up tapestries, bars of precious metal, and more.

Does it look like it is dry on the inside where the treasure is?

Unless someone has a good idea of getting inside and going up the dry shaft to strike from with in... Then Grym thinks we should go back around and swim up the vertical shaft.

DM, have we explored everything on the map? You still have part of it covered

I think the uncovered part is where we currently are with the treasure.

I could potentially teleport us into the sphere. Getting up would be another issue. Is the tube even big enough to fit one of us? Maybe gaseous form? Do we have any potions?

I was thinking... All of this treasure... where did she get it? It's possible it's plundered from Castle Korvosa. It was supposed to have a treasure vault, right? But I don't recall finding any big hoard. And she would have definitely had access. If she moved her base of operations here, she could have moved all the treasure from the castle here, too. In which case, this isn't our treasure to plunder. It should be returned to Korvosa.

Odric is reminded of a mousetrap, baited with delicious cheese. He can't help but gaze with avaricious longing at the fabulous wealth before him, but his thoughts keep creeping back to the beady, black, lifeless eyes of an intrepid mouse who died with the cheese clutched between its tiny little paws.

The party makes its way back to the ramp and proceeds up into the bowels of the Queen

The tube is large enough to pass through in gaseous form. It's also dry inside.

To back up Ferox's thought, the coins you can see are all of Korvoson minting and there is a fair amount of art in their too.

The party makes its way back to the ramp and proceeds up into the bowels of the Queen

Grym agrees w/ this. He swims point, keeping senses sharp.

The party swims upward. The tilt of the pyramid suggests that you might be near the surface if you go left.

Overhead map updated.

The group goes to the right after some gestured deliberation.

Odric feels a pinching, tickling, movement at the back of his neck. He swipes away at the annoyance unconsciously, causing eddy and a few bubbles in the gloom. His hand touches a chitinous spine and he starts scrambling madly to brush or smash whatever it is away from him. The panic that swelled up was intense for a moment, but it was alleviated a moment later.

With a smirk, Ferox picked at a root or branch that had snaked it's way through some stonework and into Odric's mullet. The smirk was without mirth, though. Ferox peered into the distance trying to detect and movement or changes in lighting that might reveal a foe.

With a nervous sigh, Odric joined Grym in the vanguard and started down the hallway.

The mullet strikes again!

The walls of this flooded square chamber are thick with reddish algae. Dozens of light yellow tadpoles the size of a human hand swim in all directions throughout the room. You can see surface in this room. It's 35' of water, but there's 15' of air at the top!

The mullet strikes again!

The walls of this flooded square chamber are thick with reddish algae. Dozens of light yellow tadpoles the size of a human hand swim in all directions throughout the room. You can see surface in this room. It's 35' of water, but there's 15' of air at the top!

Tadpoles the size of a human hand... Grym ponders this for only a moment before he realizes they will probably grow up into ginormous frogs.

The ranger is scanning for hidden danger
perception 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (7) + 25 = 32

He signals Bucho to come forward and sniff out anything hidden in the algae ScentPerception 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37