Feral's Devil We Know (Inactive)

Game Master Feral

He is now!

Ryster moved to Z32-ish last round with an Acro check, though at the time he could do it without passing through an occupied square.

Ryster takes a step east and grits his teeth as he quickly clears his oft jammed gun. He then reloads in a flash and fires at the cultist to the west. (C4)

RTA PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Chorister stumbles around a corner, quickly taking in the scene and uncertain where to go. So he opts to raise his holy symbol and send out a wave of healing energy, excluding those injured villains the group is facing.

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 5

I didn't see Chorister on the map, probably cause he was MIA for so long. If you wouldn't mind placing him GM, I'll just start off from where I can.

Ryster's shot goes through the cultist's shoulder but doesn't drop him while Sen's blade wounds another rat.

Just then, the tardy Chorister arrives on the scene brandishing his holy symbol. A wave of cleansing light washes over the group mending their wounds.

Chorister should be level 2.

The vermin and cultists shuffle, coordinating to engage this new intruder.

Cultist vs Ryster: 1d20 ⇒ 13
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 2 = 5

Rat vs Chorister: 1d20 ⇒ 16
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Rat vs Chorister: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Rat vs Sen: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Cultist vs Sen: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 2) + 2 = 9

Rat vs Rhyno: 1d20 ⇒ 4
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Cultist vs Rhyno: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 2 = 7

The party is up.

Ryster steps back again, getting frustrated as he drift away from the fray. He reloads and fires at the cultist again.

RTA PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Ryster nearly throws his gun down in frustration as it misfires once again!

You have to be kidding me..

18 + 5 = 2323 - 9 = 14

Sen get hit by whatever the cultists are using, greatclubs? I forgot Groeus' Favored weapon... and reels a bit from the blow. "Mister Bear! You made it! Maybe you can help motivate Rystar into actually doing something helpful!"

Katana @R6: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 171d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Alexia's hair snakes out, wrapping itself about one of the cultists.

Alexia vs. C3 (grapple): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Chorister checks around him to see if his friends need help, but belatedly realized that he may need help himself if he doesn't get to work! He steps NW and brings up his crossbow, loosing at the rat nearest him (R4).

Attack&Damage(crossbow): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 161d8 ⇒ 6

HP8/11. I'll get him leveled to level 2 posthaste.

Rhyno is relieved to she Chorister back and Alexia's revival. He tries to channel this into a viscous swipe at a rat.

Attack on R6: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 191d12 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Gory Finish: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

They're actually magicked clubs.

Hair Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Sen finishes off the rat he wounded previously and Alexia and Chorister work together to drop one of the cultists.

Rhyno's hammer splatters another giant rat further shaking the cultist's resolve.

Despite their dwindling numbers, the cultists and rats continue to attack!

Cultist vs Ryster: 1d20 ⇒ 15
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 2) + 2 = 7

Rat vs Chorister: 1d20 ⇒ 8
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Cultist vs Rhyno: 1d20 ⇒ 10
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 2 = 10
Rat vs Rhyno: 1d20 ⇒ 4
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

The party is up.

Ryster continues to do a dance that is becoming somewhat routine, stepping back and gritting his teeth as he quickly clears his firearm and reloads it. He then takes aim and fires at the cultist in his face.

RTA PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 = 15
Damage: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Alexia moves forward (move to X36) and lashes out with her hair once more, attacking the rat.

Alexia vs. R8 (hair): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Damage (hair): 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Sen moves to Y32 the longer way (that doesn't provoke) and swings at the cultist! katana: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 211d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

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The foes surrounding him slowly dwindling, it give him an opportunity to strike at one of the foes attacking him. Taking a step to the north, he tries a rising strike against the nearby cultist.

Attack on C4: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 91d12 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Gory Finish: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

But ends up striking the nearby wall instead of the cultist.

So that's what, 6 or 7 1's rolled this fight...

Ryster and Sen finish off a cultist and Alexia's hair crushes another rat.

Chorister is up.

Chorister stands his ground this time, dropping his crossbow and drawing the light mace. He clutches it tightly and closes his eyes as he swings nervously at the rat before him.

Light Mace Attack & Damage: 1d20 ⇒ 201d8 ⇒ 4
crit confirm?: 1d20 ⇒ 141d8 ⇒ 5

The normally tame Chorister’s mace connects with a meaty thud against the surviving giant rat.

Going to wrap this one up. We’ve spent enough time with this encounter.

Finally able to coordinate their efforts, the party quickly cleans up the surviving guards.

Pushing onward, the party skirts the edge of the giant battle occurring at the prison’s entrance between the bulk of the cult’s forces and Cassomir’s forces. Silently, the group enters the main prison building.

Passing through the front section of the prison, the group spots the entrance to the chapel – a resting place of the Bell of Obedience.

How many more times did Rhyster's gun jam, though?

Sen picks up his dropped weapon and only wields his katana one-handed during travel. He also motions for the newly-rediscovered Bear to use his wand on him. 14 + 1d8 + 1 ⇒ 14 + (8) + 1 = 23 Perfect! 1 CLW charge used.

Upon reaching the entrance... "You want I should look in there first?"

Sen enters the chapel to find that it is definitely not trapped.

Although the furniture has been smashed to splinters and the area otherwise ruined the bell described in the dossier appears to be untouched.

Ryster follows Sen into the building after it is apparent that it's all clear. He then examines the bell.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

I would guess it jammed at least a couple more times.

Ryster’s examination confirms this is the bell of obedience.

Ryster mimics ringing the bell as he looks at Sen and whispers. OBEY ME..and go fetch me a sandwich and ale. Snickering to himself. Now what? This seems to easy...

There’s still the whole cult presence and occupation of the prison you’re free to deal with. =P

The bonus objective was securing the bell and confirming its presence.

Sen ponders imitating a mindless undead, having (kind of) met one in a previous build as a Vivisectionist Alchemist life, but decides against it. "Wow! I'm surprised the bell didn't crack down the middle and make a loud popping sound the instant you tried to use it." Sen chuckles. "But yeah. Why's everything else wrecked?"

Maybe it's uhhh... a magic bell?" and examines it with a quick intoned spell, searching for a magical aura. Cast detect magic He also gives the room a look over.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

It is indeed a magic bell.

The party already knew this. There's really nothing else to see here folks. =)

Rhyno has been quest while the group investigates the bell, doing his best not to make noise or disturb those going before him. "Now that we found the bell, " he whispers, "Should we keep going on our mission? Wait, what WAS our mission anyway, I seem to have forgotten to write it down this time."

"Honestly? I thought it was the bell. Then again, I pretty much drone out Sheila Heidmarch Jr every time she talks." Sen shrugs. "Kill Growtamus or something?"

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Chorister looks back the way they came, "Well we just got into the prison, lets uhhh... push ahead inside. Uhh, unless of course we just want to leave and call it a day?" he chuckles nervously, tugging on his stiff collar as if slightly short of breath.

Onward!!

Good answer!

Leaving the chapel and the front portion of the building behind, the party moves on.

Rusted, iron flakes dust the ground around a series of thick gates. Within the keep’s yard, four derro corpses surround an insectile quadruped. Countless barbed crossbow bolts penetrate the strange beast’s hide, and where its head should be, thick ichors moisten the ground around two separated feathered antennae.

As the party moves through the yard toward the other end two roughly humanoid shapes burst from the earth and attack!

Alexia: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Chorister: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Rhyno: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Rhyster: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Sen: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Monsters: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Best ambush ever. =/
The party is up.

Sen will try to tumble (if map is accurate, despite me still not being even 3rd in Init with a +10) around Monster 2 to R46 get a flank katana on #2 with Rhyno's Reach, drawing his Wakazashi as part of that move. If folks move around, Sen tries to flank and isn't afraid to Acrobatics at these guys yet.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Katana, 1h, flank, trait for sneak +1: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 101d8 + 2 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + (5) + 1 = 13

After Sen tumbles into position, Rhyno takes a swipe at the foe between them while bellowing a fearsome warcry.

Attack E2: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 271d12 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Gory finish if applicable: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Sen and Rhyno make short work of the first elemental, smashing it into a pile of lifeless stone.

Chorister, Alexia, and Ryster are up.

Ryster takes a step back diagonally, prays to Brigh that he has worked the kinks out of his firearm, and fires at eastern humanoid.

RTA PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 = 19
Damage: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Couldn't get away without rolling a one. Move to P44 and fire at E2

Edit: Make that E1

Chorister starts badly as the enemies appear from the floor, blinking rapidly as he tries to identify their attackers, hoping to recall something tactically relevant.

K: Planes: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

I'd like to see how this resolves before using his move and standard actions.

*Edit - nevermind, I see it's and elemental now. :)

Chorister fires a bolt at the remaining elemental (E2), then quickly reloads his crossbow.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 201d8 ⇒ 1

E2 was the one we crumbled, so you're hitting E1 if anything (not that it seems like it really matters.)

I'll hit the one in the middle! ;) Rocky reference.

Alexia does the hair trick (similar to the pointy hat trick) and entangles E2.

Alexia vs. E2 (hair): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Damage (hair): 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

E2 is dead, and has been for the past 2 actions, LOL

Poor E2. Everyone hates you. =(

The rest of the party focuses on the other elemental but fails to bring it down. The small stony creature slams into Alexia.

Slam: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

The party is up.

Why couldn't you be like your brother, E2? I mean, look at E1 and his salaried job and his beautiful fiancée E4. You haven't even moved out of the Plane of Earth yet. Are you sure going to art college was the right idea?

Sen, realizing flanking and (even worse) Sneak Attack won't work on elementals, he opts to just move up to it and hit it with his sword.

katana 1h: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 181d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

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Sword-hitting proves effective and the elemental crumbles into inert stone much like its pair.

Encounter over.

Ryster examines the handiwork of the party, then searches the bodies.

All that remains of the elementals are small piles of assorted stones, none of which are valuable.

Sorry, meant all the bodies. Anything on the derro corpses?

Oh. Their armor and weapons but nothing especially useful or valuable.

Sen looks at the dwarf, having used his new, patent-pending "I Can't Believe It's Not Sneak" damage to end the rock monster. "So, see any diamonds in them or anything?"

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Ryster shakes his head at Sen's question. Nah, just some stinkin' dirt clods. Where to now?

Chorister shrugs, resolved to their fate of exploring this place, "Uhh... press further in - I guess."

"Bold orders, Commander Bear! I won't let you down!" Sen gives Mr. Bear a militarical salute.