GM Auke's Delirium's Tangle (Inactive)

Game Master Auke Teeninga

Ebon (blind)
Targost (blind.)
Muluk
Talwin (grappled)
Essence of the Void Whisperer

Ok, so between damage and Con damage, it looks like I'm down to 5 HP. We really need to kill it this turn. Blinded guys can fight with a 50% miss chance...

Talwin swings his mace again at the wretched creature.

Attack, bane, grappled, judgement: 1d20 + 6 + 2 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 2 - 2 + 2 = 18
Damage?: 1d8 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 3 + (6, 3) = 16

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Talwin swaps bane back into his mace and swings at the wretched creature.

Talwin misses!

Ghosting Ebon

Ebon moves towards the sound of battle and tries to hit!

(still raging)
To Hit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 Misses!

Ghosting Muluk

To Hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27 Hits!
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 But does considerable less damage than expected.

The creature again tries to engulf Talwin.

1d20 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 5 = 19 Succeeds! (almost forgot the additional +5 for unbroken grapple)

Damage: 6d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3) = 11 and 2 con damage

It drops the blood drained body of Talwin and spits at Muluk

To Hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 Hits!

Fort save Muluk: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30 Succeeds!

Ebon (blind.)
Targost (blind..)
Muluk
Talwin (down)
Essence of the Void Whisperer

Ok, so I think that kills me dead. I've taken 44 points of damage. But the 4 total Con damage is the killer. It costs me 2 hp per level, or.another 10 HP by making my max HP 33 and my Con score 10. Max hp 33, 44 damage taken, I'm at -11 with a 10 Con. Not much to be done there...

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Ok, so I think that kills me dead. I've taken 44 points of damage. But the 4 total Con damage is the killer. It costs me 2 hp per level, or.another 10 HP by making my max HP 33 and my Con score 10. Max hp 33, 44 damage taken, I'm at -11 with a 10 Con. Not much to be done there...

Certainly looks that way... I'll recheck the math, but I think your calculations are correct. (original con was 13 or 14?)

Original Con was 13, increased to 14 at 4th level, though I forgot to update my sheet. 5d8 HD is 28 HP plus 10 from Con, 5 from favored class. 43 total hp. My damaged Con score is 10. I took 4 + 18 + 11 + 11 = 44 damage. Plus loss of 10 from con dmg means 54 hp gone. So I'm at -11 hp one way or.the other. The only question is whether my natural con or.my damaged con determines if I'm dead.or just dying.

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Targost fits an arrow to his bow and attempts to fire at the unseen creature.

Attack-ranged: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 = 6

Miss: 1d100 ⇒ 40

Targost fits an arrow to his bow and attempts to fire at the unseen creature.

Miss due to misschance

Darn I was hoping it was over 50% not under...sorry

If Talwin is still breathing: Muluk lays a hand on Talwin's body and invokes a quick prayer to Sarenrae. Lay on hands to heal 1d6 damage.

If Talwin is not breathing: Muluk attacks with renewed vigor.

Muluk vs. Creature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Damage (scimitar): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Unfortunately, the rules state that when your negative hit point total equals your Constitution score, you are dead. If I were asked to make a judgement call, I would have to say that since the rules do not explicitly state otherwise, this is your current Constitution score.

And that is the interpretation I think I would make as GM too, but I don't want to put words in the mouth of ours. I do have enough prestige for a raise, but not enough for body recovery. So if you guys pull it out, don't leave me behind!

I give you my word as a paladin of Sarenrae; I will fall beside you, or you will come with us.

"Die! Die! Die!"
Ebon screams in frustration as he swings mightily at the mess of noise snd mouths.
attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
damage: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (6, 6) + 9 = 21
miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 2
And apparently spins completely around with the force of his miss.

The monster attacks Ebon!

Bite (1): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15
Bite (2): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 2 = 26
Bite (3): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 2 = 22
Bite (4): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 = 17
Bite (5): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 2 = 16
Bite (6): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 2 = 13

damage(total): 5d4 ⇒ (3, 4, 1, 2, 2) = 12

Grab (1): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 2 = 20
Grab (2): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 2 = 22
Grab (3): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 = 17
Grab (4): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 = 10
Grab (5): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 2 = 27

And the creatures many mouths cling on to Ebon!

It tries to spittle Muluk

To Hit: 1d20 + 7 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 - 4 - 2 = 20 Hits!

Fortsave Muluk: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 And Muluk is blinded as well!

Ebon is no longer blind, but now he's grappled!

Ebon (no longer blind, but grappled)
Targost (blind...)
Muluk (blind)
Talwin (down)
Essence of the Void Whisperer

Muluk swings wildly at the area where the creature was last seen.

Muluk vs. Creature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 17 Even is good
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Shwing and a miss!

Targost again tries to fire at the monster.

Attack-ranged: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 5) + 4 = 13

Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 34

Ghosting Ebon

Ebon takes one of his daggers and stabs the creature.

Raging!
To Hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 Hits!

damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Deals some damage, but not enough to kill it...

The monster tries to engulf Ebon!

grapple: 1d20 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 5 = 13 and fails!

Spittle on Ebon

To Hit: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 2 = 8 misses

Ebon (no longer blind, but still grappled)
Targost (no longer blind)
Muluk (blind.)
Essence of the Void Whisperer

Now able to see, Targost fires at the monstrous beast!

Attack-ranged: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10

Targost manages to shoot the creature and kill it.

As the monster vanishes you find yourselves once again standing before the bronze door. To anyones surprise Talwin is lying on the floor in front of the bronze door alive, but staggering and with an enormous, skull-pounding headache. (so currently 0 hitpoits and the condamage is still there)

This headache imposes a –1 on all further attack rolls, damage rolls, and skill checks made while inside the Tangle.

Muluk, once his vision returns, will apply healing to Talwin via his wand of cure light wounds.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

And, I don't know if it will work, but my lay on hands removes sickness effects, in addition to healing 1d6 ⇒ 5 damage.

Well, you had me going there! Anyway, did anyone ID and pick up that wand from back in the Morlock room? I don't suppose we can say that at least bringing it with us was part of our SOP? Along with other magical items, like the potions from the first fight?

Talwin sits up slowly, holding his head. He slowly closes and opens his eyes a few times, not sure of himself. He looks at his companions, then the huge door.

"So where is Pharasma's throne? Shouldn't she be weighing our souls just now, or must we wait?"

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I assume you picked up all the magics and loot I described (like the crude idols)

I should say so..lol

Can you roll Spellcraft Targost? I haven't put any ranks in it yet. Really hoping for a wand of lesser restoration.

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Can you roll Spellcraft Targost? I haven't put any ranks in it yet. Really hoping for a wand of lesser restoration.

There was a scroll of lesser restoration! ;-)

Then if there are no objections...

As his teammates apprise Talwin of what happened, he asks Muluk to pause briefly in his healing and has Ebon read the scroll for him.

Forgot if it's an inquisitor spell.

Lesser Restoration: 1d4 ⇒ 4

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Spellcraft on magic items (not sure how many things were magical besides the potion, scroll and wand)

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 = wand
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 = scroll
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 = potion

Spellcraft on magic items

As the scroll, potions and cloak are quite common, I told what they where already (perception can identify potions, read magic will identify scrolls and the stength of the aura will identify a cloak +1). The wand however is less common, but 12 is not enough to identify it.

So with the potion and healing I should be at full strength less the headache.

Talwin stands, thanking Muluk for the healing. He then faces the door, examining it carefully with Detect magic active.

Take 10 on Perception, or 20 if possible.

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The door can easily be opened and you can enter the chamber behind it (see lower left side of the map). This chamber is lined with symbols like those near the entryway. There are obvious signs of a recent struggle, including blood and the corpse of a morlock. Drag marks slide through a pool of blood formed around the head of the morlock, indicating a creature was pulled through the sealed door on the east side of the room. The door in the east wall is intricately formed from bronze. Four interconnected, circular windows reveal a confusing series of cogs and sprockets within. Levers, dials, and knobs protrude from the frames surrounding the window, but nothing appears to be an obvious latch.

Anyone with K: engineering?

Nope, sorry, but I will cast detect magic on the door and corpse.

Looking at the impressive door, and the morlock corpse, Targost cast a spell to detect magical emanations on both items.

As you approach the door to scan it for magic, the door groans followed by a series of metallic clicks before the great circular plates on its face spin and rearrange at random. Levers spin and knobs turn, protrude, or retract, creating a rearranged mess of clockwork oddities. With a metallic creak, the bronze door in the west wall slams shut and bolts with an definitive clang. A few moments of ominous silence hang in the air briefly before a rushing, gurgling mass of water starts pouring in through several five-foot-wide chutes in the ceiling.

"Well, that can't be good," Muluk mutters, examining the door.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

The door seems to react to you like a sentient being. It seems to challenge you to a game of thought. Comparable to a game of chess, where but one where the pawns will drown if they lose.

Round 1:

Knee-high water turns the entire room into difficult terrain.

Opposed Intelligence check: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Do we each get a chance, or is it one person with the others "helping" (aid other)?

I'll roll to aid just in case, but with a +1 myself I can't beat a 21.

Int Aid: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

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Every character can challenge the door, no assists possible, but as most characters will need a turn to get to the door, it's just Targost this turn.

Targost manages to outwit the door this time and one of the chutes closes.

I'm going to assume everyone moves towards the door

turn 2
Talwin
Tagost
Ebon
Muluk
End of turn

Yes, thanks! Didn't realize we had to be adjacent. Now, each of us challenging the door is a separate chance to openor close chutes? Like if we have 2 successes and 2 failures we make no progress?

Talwin attempts to outwit the door.

Int: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

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Talwin wins and another chute closes!

Will try again

Int: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

Muluk will give it a go.

Int: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Targost forces the third chute to close, but Muluk loses and the first chute opens again.

(so currently 2 closed)