GM Ietsuna's Storming the Diamond Gate (Inactive)

Game Master Ietsuna

GM I think that you need to bot Mika

Hey. I'll be moving this week, so my posting will be spotty. Please bot me with more frequency than normal.

Red Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

MIka moves in, drawing her rapier along the way and makes a thrusting stab at Yellow.

Rapier: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Red readies an action.

Yellow makes a stab at Mika with its rapier.

rapier: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

The rapier misses.

Combat Round 1 - Bold May Act

Reginald
Mika
Red (-2 AC Evil Eye, 2 rounds)
Yellow -6
Bartolomey
Wolf (Green)
Ivan
Blue
Brun
Kolris
Perrine

Bartolomey enters the room and tries to strike the Red one.

mwk Scythe : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (2, 4) + 6 = 12

Brun follows his master and attacks the Yellow one.

1st slam: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

I forgot the -1 from Ivan's boon, but it has not impacted anything yet.

Bartolomey sweeps his scythe through Red's defenses and delivers a deep slicing cut. Brun less luck with Yellow.

The wolf runs around to Bartolomey.

bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

The wolf snaps at only air.

Combat Round 1 - Bold May Act

Reginald
Mika
Red (-2 AC Evil Eye, 2 rounds) -12
Yellow -6
Bartolomey
Wolf (Green)
Ivan
Blue
Brun
Kolris
Perrine

Ivan fires through the open doorway at Red and then reloads his pistol.

Spending 1 grit to add CHA to dmg

pistol, pbs, vs touch AC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14 No penalty for firing into melee due to precise strike, but possibly penalty for cover
B dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Ivan shoots but has trouble aiming around his party mates and so misses a little high.
Blue puts an arrow into its bow and fires at Brun.

longbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Combat Round 1/2 - Bold May Act

Reginald
Mika
Red (-2 AC Evil Eye, 2 rounds) -12
Yellow -6
Bartolomey
Brun -2
Wolf (Green)
Ivan
Blue
Kolris
Perrine

"My goodness, these are Aspis agents? You're not pulling my leg, are you? Because that would be hiss-terical!" Reginald's words can barely be heard between bouts of wheezing laughter as he steps behind Ivan.

Evil Eye (-2 AC for 9 rounds, Will 18 to reduce to 1 round) on Yellow, Cackle to extend duration of both Evil Eye hexes by 1 round.

Kolris drinks his extract of shield, them moves to get into position to enter the room once there's room to move.

Perrine delayed, not being able to
Find an opening to squeeze into the room.

I am botting Mika. Just a busy day at work. If someone wants to jump in a bot her first that would be fine

Boting Mika

Mike hits the Yellow one with his rapier.

Mwk Rapier: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

"Hehe! Would you look at that? You stab from far away, and I stab from REALLY close. Mine's arguably better!"

Ready to parry and riposte!

Mika's rapier drops Yellow to the floor.

Red takes its rapier and makes a stab at Bartolomey

Rapier: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

The rapier goes past Bartolomey's ear with a WOOSH sound.

Combat Round 2 - Bold May Act

Reginald
Mika
Red (-2 AC Evil Eye, 2 rounds) -12
Bartolomey
Brun -2
Wolf (Green)
Ivan
Blue
Kolris
Perrine

Bartolomey continues his attack on Red.

mwk Scythe: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (4, 3) + 6 = 13

crit confirm: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (1, 2) + 6 = 9

Then he steps to the north. 5ft

Brun moves forward to attack Blue provokes AoO

1st slam: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Bartolomey's massive swing takes Red out of the fight entirely.

Brun slams into Blue. No AoO as it was wielding a longbow.

The wolf makes a snap with its jaws at Bartolomey.

Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

The jaws catch nothing but air.

Combat Round 2 - Bold May Act

Reginald
Mika
Bartolomey
Brun -2
Wolf (Green)
[b]Ivan [b]
Blue -7
Kolris
Perrine

Ivan steps 5' to the north and sends another bullet towards Blue before reloading his pistol.

ranged touch, pbs: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
B dmg, pbs: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Blue goes down with Ivan's bullet in its chest.

Combat Round 2/3 - Bold May Act

Reginald
Mika
Bartolomey
Brun -2
Wolf (Green)
Ivan
Kolris
Perrine

Ivan regains a grit point.

"Aww, who's a good boy? Who's a good boy?" Reginald coos at the wolf as if it were a lap puppy. "I'm pretty sure it wasn't them, but maybe it's you?" He waves a hand at the fallen foes on the floor.

5 ft step, Misfortune Hex (Reroll all d20's and take lower result for 1 round, Will 18 negates) on Green, Cackle to extend duration by 1 round.

Bartolomey strikes the dog.

mwk Scythe: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 3) + 6 = 12

Brun moves in flank with his master and tries to slam the dog.

slam- flank: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 = 14
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Blades and blood fly around the wolf; Kolris can't imagine it to have survived the fury that just descended on it, but he moves into the room just in case, his rapier darting forward to make sure the job is finished.

Perrine enters the room, ready to attack the wolf next round.

Will someone double move me up to the wolf? Thanks.

Will someone double move me up to the wolf? Thanks.

Done.

The wolf goes down hard also before Bartolomey and Brun.

Combat over

In the western most cell you notice there is a man bound and locked inside the cell. He looks beaten, bloodies and weary.

"Who are you and how did you end up here?" asks Bartolomey the man inside the cell.

He looks around in hope that he will notice the key of the cell.

perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Who... who are you? I see you wear those amulets that the Aspis wear. the man says through cracked lips.

There is a ring of keys on one of the bodies.

"We are Pathfinders! We are here to secure the portal and eliminate the Aspis threat!"

Bartolomey picks up the ring of keys.

"Tell me who you are and maybe I release you!"

I am Besnik. Like you I am a Pathfinder, although I was tasked with infiltrating the Aspis here and discovering their plans. Evidently I was found out, as you can see.

"Do you have any proof!?"

sense motive: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

They took my wayfinder, but let me help you to prove I am on your side. There, that flag stone to your left that is slighlty brown in colour. Lift it up. It will come lose.

You do not sense any deception from Besnik.

"OK I believe you! Tell us everything you know about this place and Aspis agents here."
Bartolomey unlocks the cell.

But then he lifts the flag stone.

Besnik limps out of the cell. Thank you

Under the flagstone you find a cache of scrolls. There is one scroll of dimensional anchor and one scroll of magic circle against chaos.

I have not been to the undershrine, and you clearly know all about the rooms on this level. I do not know how many agents are down there, but I do know that they are commanded by a Chellish conjurer named Aglorn Desimire. Desimire is not only in command here, but of all Aspis operations within the tapestry.

"Guys, are we ready to go down and finish this?"

I will leave now. I am in no state to assist you. I assume you cleared the way on the way in so I will go out and back to my extraplanar eddy and return to Absalom. Good luck in your quest.

Perrine nods. ”Yes, let’s go finish this now. Hopefully they are not paying attention, like this crew up here.”

You move toward the stairs downward. The stairway is in complete darkness, the torches having been extinguished recently.

Map slide 5

Ivan has darkvision.

Would anyone like to be enlarged before we go down the stairs?

"Brun, you will go first!"

Before they continue Bartolomey heals his companion.

wand of CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

He casts light on his weapon and shield on himself.
Then he goes downstairs.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

darkvision

Brun moves first.

perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Kolris mixes one final extract of shield--just in case--and follows the spiritualist and his ghostly friend.

Current shield extract has 2 min duration; mixing another will take up 1 min of that; I assume the original will be expired by the time we get downstairs with or without that 1 min delay.

Perrine follows behind the others, and heads don the stairs.

Four crimson-hued plateaus pierce an unseen depth, providing contrast to the otherwise bleak cavern. The cavern floor, if it even exists, waits somewhere beyond the glow radiating from the strange red rock speckled throughout this cave. A quartet of swaying rope bridges connects the plateaus together, creating a path that snakes toward a set of descending stairs that disappear into scarlet shadows.

The Red enemy is the one that I have placed a picture of on the slides. He stands with an imp on his shoulder at the top of a set of stairs descending down. The Blue enemy on his right holds a longbow and has a quiver of arrows on its back.

Brun enters the cavern and tries to cross the bridge.

I don't know how far can we move?

Bartolomey follows his companion.

"They are there! We have to hurry!"

perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Botting Ivan and Kolris.

Ivan and Kolris both start moving faster so that they can reach the enemy as soon as possible.

Perrine continues to follow the group.

”...I’m telling you, think of the possibilities!” Reginald is in the midst of a passionate argument with Perrine and doesn’t seem willing to let it cease just because the gnome has moved on.

Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

”Oh look, an imp!” he calls out happily. ”And that one he’s sitting on must be his servant! Though what a devil’s doing down here in the midst of a demon shrine is anyone’s guess.” Waving his arms dramatically, the man vanishes from sight with a chuckle and a slight smell of cooked cabbage.

Casting invisibility.