GM Batpony PBP Gameday VI pt II Wrath of the Fleshwarped Queen (Inactive)

Game Master Batpony

When Lutorinus detected magic, he also note a overwhelming aura of transmutation emanating from all around the ruins. It doesn't seem to pinpoint to a certain location, it is just everywhere. But the magic seems to be beyond anybody's knowledge.

"Can I have two of the cure potions? My wounds can use some healing. And can I have a look at that pouch?" Toctep asks. He takes a moment to look at the pouch, shakes his head and returns it to Lutorinus

2 Cure Light Wounds potions: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (7, 4) + 2 = 13
Spellcraft on pouch: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Ready to move on, not taking any of the other potions

Big Slamu beams proudly when his companions praise his smashing prowess putting his sharky teeth on full display. "Slammin'! Let's keep exploring. How about this way?"

Looks like north.

Mr. Copperpot examines the two items Lutorinus hadn't been able to identify. The gnome's eyes bulge as he examines the funny-looking cloth pouch.

"It is, as I suspected, a dangerous item! It produces alchemist fire once per day. Surely, it is intended to explode on your hand once you reach inside!" the excitable gnome says.

He is unable to identify the other item. impossible to reach DC

spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

North works for me.

Spellcraft DC 31: 1d20 + 10 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + (2) = 14
Craft Alchemy to study the gas: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
Fort save if needed: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

With the goblins dispatched, Varuna helps the others in picking over their bodies for any useful loot. Once that's complete, he takes the time to study the gas in the room.

Varuna will take a potion of feather fall and jump, and the explosive pocket if nobody else wants it.

"No, no, no, no, that won't do," Lutorinus says as he blocks Toctep from drinking the potions. "You were certainly a worthy protector as well and Asmodeus has comfort for you too. Forgive me, I hadn't realized you sustained injury," he says as he anoints the Nagaji in a similar fashion.
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If this is accepted by both the GM and Toctep, I will use Infernal Healing on you too! I didn't realize you were damaged as well. I didn't see damage in the tracker.

"Errr, I accept your thanks" Toctep reacts. He grinds his teeth as his wounds knit together "I am not entirely sure what is worse, the initial wounds or them healing"

My damage was taken when the goblin leader threw his bomb. Since that provoked it was not immediately clear if he was able to throw it, but I missed my attack of opportunity

Toctep got bombed for 9 damage. Not sure why I did not put it on the tracker. I'm alright with Lutorinus healing and not using the potions. Slamu has 6 damage.

The group waits awhile as Varuna bravely approaches the pits to study it. The gasses play little affect on the wayang's body and he looks intensely around the pit making a lot of "hmph" noises.

Varuna is able to briefly conclude the purpose of the pit and what affects it brings. The pit is old alchemy, one infused with magic, making it a very unstable component. The ultimate purpose of the substance is to create mutations. Once satisfied with the observations, the group makes forth north to continue exploring the ruins.

The next room seems to be something akin to a temporary living quarters. The western side of the room is lined with wooden doors fitted with iron bars. Many of the doors are open, revealing bunched up piles of filthy rags heaped in what must have once been cells. A single metal door opens to the east, and another passageway leads south. You search the room to find nothing of value and continue forth your search for the unknown.

Heading east, the next room looks to be a training ground of sorts. This room’s ceiling is thirty feet high. Halfway up the smooth stone walls, the room widens slightly, creating a narrow ledge that runs the entire perimeter, with exits to the east and south. The floor in the lower portion is sand, clumped and stained in places by blood. Bones, broken armor, and shattered weapons are scattered about the floor, and a musty smell permeates the space. Barred metal doors lead out from the lower level to the west and south. The place is also empty.

The group advances again to the next room, and discerns through the door that there is some movement and noises coming from the room ahead.

Mr. Copperpot's bodyguard looks carefully from side to side as they advance toward the next door.

"It's a trap!" the gnome whispers as they hear sounds from the room ahead.

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Varuna moves up to the metal door and carefully places his ear against it, trying to figure out what may lie inside.

Perception: 1d20 + 15 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 15 + 2 = 36

If he is unable to determine exactly what it is they hear, he gives the others a moment to prepare before he knocks on the door with the butt of his rapier and wait for some sort of response.

Toctep waits for the stealthy types to call him forward.

Lutorinus does his best to discern what is on the other side of the door as well. More reckless goblins seem to be the most likely culprit here...
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There is no clearly audible noise that you are able to discern, just shuffling of sorts. The knock on the door immediately stops any noise from inside the room.

Ready to open the door?

Hearing the noises suddenly stop, Fung steps away from the door, not to flee but to give room for the more up-and-close fighters to move up to the front, while gesturing at them to move up.

"The door is save?" Toctep asks while he moves up. He quickly checks for traps and then opens it once everyone is in position

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

"Hmmph, safe it appears. Perhaps inside is not. We will see, hmmph."

Varuna leads the way and opens the door to the eastern room, this octagonal room looks to have once served as an office: a smashed desk is shoved against the north wall near toppled bookcases. A large pile of books, some with chewed-off covers, has been arranged into the shape of a makeshift throne. To the northeast sits a two-foot-diameter boulder covered in shiny baubles, coins, and other trinkets.

Inside the room, there are some creatures. A goblin, looking scarier than any you have ever seen in your life, look towards the you menacingly with a grin. The goblin has wings, and unusual looking claws. Along with her is pair of humanoid monsters that look are reek of rotting flesh. This hairless humanoid lurches on back-bent, dog-like legs, its hideous mouth flanked by tiny arms with three-fingered hands

Kn. Local DC15 to identify the goblin.
Kn. Dungeoneering DC13 to identify Flesh Monsters.
As usual, every +5 from DC allows you one question.

Combat Round 1
Conditions:

Fung, Varuna, Copperpot
Flesh monster, Goblin
Slamu, Lutorinus, Toctep

Kn Local: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 2 + (3) = 19 Special defenses
Kn Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (12) + 10 + 2 + (2) = 26 Special defenses, special attacks

Varuna quickly sizes up the situation and tried to determine exactly what they're facing. He moves into the room, quickly tumbling to his left to get into better position and allow the others a path into the room as well.

Acrobatics to avoid AoO: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

Swift action to study target first
Attack vs red: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 13 + 2 = 281d4 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 = 12

Will Parry and Riposte if attacked
Parry: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
Riposte: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 171d4 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
+2 attack and damage rolls if vs red

Varuna, your first roll did no meet +5.

Varuna recognises the goblin to definitely be some form of a mutant, but also that she is likely barbaric in nature. A mutant goblin barbarian.

The other creature is known as a wrathspawn, they are somewhat mindless (immune to mind-affecting effects), and are known to resist magical effects (SR). They can enter into a rage and their bites are known to be cause people to feel ill by affecting their mind.

Varuna deftly tumbles his way into the room, and stabs the creature from under. It is hurt but is still standing strong.

R takes the full 12 dmg

I'm assuming that Varuna shares about what he knows.

In unfamiliar situations, Fung does what he does best, firing lightning bolts. Hearing though that the flesh creatures are resistant towards magic, he turns his attention to the mutant goblin instead.

electric blast vs goblin touch AC, PBS: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 electric dmg: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9 It will get cover bonus.

5-foot step, move action gather power to reduce burn, standard electric blast with extended range.

Mr. Copperpot's bodyguard rushes forward into the room and toward the flying goblin.

Note that figments aren't on the list that mindless things are immune to, DC 19 Will

Mr. Copperpot lingers toward the end of the line, not wanting to clog up the hallway.

Xuan Fung again shows his mastery of the lightning as he energises a bolt of energy that hits the goblin square in her chest. She takes the injuries and looks enraged! She takes a step back and breathes fire upon those directly in front of her, the figment and Varuna.

??,Breathe Weapon: 1d4 ⇒ 45d4 ⇒ (2, 1, 4, 1, 1) = 9 Reflex DC16 for halve
Will vs Illusion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Still believes the bodyguard is real.

The Wrathspawns have scent.. so they will move towards Varuna as oppose to the illusion.

The Warthspawns enter into a rage like state and move to close in on the entrance of the room protecting the goblin from the pathfinders. One attacks Varuna, and the other Toctep.

As the red hued monster attempts to bite Varuna, Varuna uses his blade to distract the creature and stab him in the chest, but it leaves Varuna open to an attack from his deadly claws! Fortunately Varuna dodges it just in time.

The other monsters has just about the same amount of luck as his leap to Toctep falls short allowing only one of his claws to reach the Nagaji.

Both take a 5 foot, and full round attack.

Bite vs Varuna: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 151d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Claws vs Varuna: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 231d4 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Claws vs Varuna: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 241d4 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
I'm assuming Varuna's AC is still 25? Else he takes 16 dmg.

Bite vs Toctep: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 141d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Claws vs Toctep: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 231d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Claws vs Toctep: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 121d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Combat Round 2
Conditions:

Fung, Varuna, Copperpot
Wrathspawn R-22 (rage) B (rage), Goblin -9
Slamu, Lutorinus, Toctep -6

You should not have done that! Toctep growls while he his muscles start to expand. His claws elongate and shimmer with eldritch power

Claw: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

Claw: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31
Damage: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

Free to enter rage (staying at medium size), Swift for Arcane Strike and Full attack. If red goes down after the first strike Toctep will step forward and attack blue with second strike

Toctep shows his strength as he takes down one flesh creature with both his claws.

Red is unconscious

Slamu lumbers into the room alongside Toctep and slams the nearer of the hideous sinspawn.

Punch (power attack): 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 9 - 2 + 1 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 4 = 16

Fung moves further along the passageway, firing yet another bolt of electricity at the goblin, this time within point blank range.

electric blast vs goblin touch AC, PBS: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 1 = 16 electric dmg: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 + 1 = 11

Effective minions? I must be dreaming. "What a disturbing and unnatural creature." Lutorinus begins chanting as the carnage continues before him
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Begin Summoning. How tall are the ceilings and how high in the air is our winged friend?

Assume ceiling is 20-30ft high, our winged friend is hovering slightly over the ground and is within reach of those adjacent to it.

Slamu storms into the room delivering an exceptionally well placed and strong punch. The flesh spawn is hurt but not unconscious.

Fung delivers more deadly bolts at the winged goblin, who becomes angrier and angrier! Fumes are coming from her ears.

Lutorinus once again calls upon the help from a creature from outside this planes.

Combat Round 2
Conditions:

Fung, Varuna, Copperpot
Wrathspawn R (unconscious) B (rage) -16, Goblin -20
Slamu, Lutorinus, Toctep -6

Varuna makes his way towards the flying goblin to stab at it with his blade.

Swift action to study target
Attack vs goblin: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 13 + 2 = 241d4 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 2 = 13

Will Parry and Riposte if attacked
Parry: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 13 + 2 = 21
Riposte: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 13 + 2 = 291d4 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 2 = 11

Mr. Copperpot sends a trio of magic missile toward the flying goblin while his bodyguard broods below it.

magic missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 2, 2) + 3 = 11

Varuna and Copperpot's attacks make good towards the goblin. The creature squirms, and looks to be injured badly.

Visibly angry, she enters into a rage like state, to return the favour against Varuna using her deadly claws. Varuna is too agile for the creature, but also is unable to work his fancy swordplay this time round.

Claw: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 241d3 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Claw: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 161d3 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

The remaining Wrathspawn attempts to retaliate by biting and scratching Slamu with it's natural attacks. A few of the attacks hit Slamu, but not enough to take the big guy down.

bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 231d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 Make a DC13 Will save or be sickened for 1d6 minutes. (Clam emotions, remove curse, or break enchantment negates this effect.) Tis is a mind-affecting effect
Claw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 261d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Claw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 71d4 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Claw,crit?: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 91d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Combat Round 2 / 3
Conditions:

Fung, Varuna, Copperpot
Wrathspawn R (unconscious) B (rage) -16, Goblin -44
Slamu -12, Lutorinus, Toctep -6

Raising his hands, Fung releases yet another bolt of lightning at the goblin through the cover of his teammates intervening.

electric blast vs goblin touch AC, PBS: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 1 = 20 electric dmg: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5, 2) + 4 + 1 = 12 Goblin would get cover bonus.

Big Slamu rallies and gives his opponent a toothy grin. He raises his huge fists again. "I hope you're ready for a seismic slam!"

Punch (power attack): 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 2 + 1 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 4 = 14

Flurry: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 9 - 2 + 1 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 4 = 16

Confirming: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 2 + 1 = 27
Extra Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 4 = 20

Jawesome!

Big Slamu punches the ugly looking creature to a pulp, the being is barely recognisable anymore. It is Dead!

Fung's bolt again hits its target accurately, but once more is not enough to knock the creature out.

Toctep moves up and tries to hit the flying goblin with one claw

Claw: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

Lutorinus his ritual and a fiendish eagle erupts from the floor. Seeing his chance, he darts into the room, draws a wand, and blesses the party in the name of his unholy god.

The eagle slashes and pecks at the remaining foe's wings.
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Toctep leaps forth to unleash a deadly claw attack on the mutated goblin. She succumbs to her injuries and falls to the ground unconscious with a loud thud.

Lutorinus summons an eagle that forms just in time to witness the defeat of the last foe.

Combat is over!

As you stand over the fallen and search their corpse for anything useful, you feel uncomfortable and nervous. Something in the atmosphere has changed.

The goblin has some weapons and armor that is no longer relevant to the scenario.

Fung carefully paces into the room, looking around to make sure there are no more enemies, but for some strange reason is unable to shake off... a feeling. "Um, does anyone else feel that?"

Mr. Copperpot casts detect magic and agrees with Xuan.

"Indeed...this whole place is unstable! Something is different. We should, as I've said repeatedly in the face of contrary votes, get out of here as soon as possible!"

His bodyguard nods vigorously.

"The magic within this place is weakening and you wish to run?" he addresses Mr. Copperpot, visibly disgusted. "There is more to discover and I shall not be dissuaded without substantive evidence that we cannot handle what lies within," Lutorinus declares dismissively.

With similar appreciation and honorifics, he anoints Slamu and Toctep in the blood of devils for wounds they have incurred. He then searches the room for anything of interest.

"If we are finished quivering in fear, let us press onward," indicating the unopened door in the room as their next destination.
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"Thank you Lutorinus." Toctep says as his wounds start to close again.

"We must be careful, it might be that the magic held something in check. But without knowing what it is we should not return"

Varuna is fascinated by the change in the magical auras emanating from this place, and pulls out his book to jot down notes. He walks around with his wayfinder, detecting the auras and trying to make sense of what's going on. "Hmmph, very odd. This place. Goblins messed with things. hmmph? Not sure. Should explore further."

Knowledge Arcana?: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 2 + (3) = 35

Varuna is more than certain that the magical energies of this place has weakened, enough to a point that Julian the priest is likely able to put the permanent ward.

Confident there isn't anymore danger by examining the door, and eager to learn more about the place the group makes way to the next room.

This room’s magnificent, vaulted ceiling rises to a height of twenty-five feet, and its walls are covered with mahogany bookshelves that nearly reach the ceiling. The once-beautiful wood is chipped, broken, and charred in most places, and the shelves are nearly empty. Most of the books, tomes, and scrolls are piled unceremoniously on the floor in two large heaps that still smolder feebly. A few cushioned chairs spew stuffing onto the ground, and several once-beautiful paintings lay smashed on the floor, their images ripped and shredded.

You may spend 1 hour cataloguing the work, or spend 10 minutes glancing the works with a Perception check.

This is what I came for! Without a word, Lutorinus pushes his was to the front and gets to work cataloguing what he finds. There must be something in here of worth...

The ever-vigilant Mr. Copperpot glances through the works, confident there is a trap in there somewhere.

"One can never be too careful..."

perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

As confident as he is, Copperpot finds no traps among the room after searching. In the meanwhile, Lutorinus starts to catalogue each book, one by one...

"Lutorinus, we do not have the time to go through every work! We should do a cursory inventory and examine the rest of the caves first! Let's take a couple of minutes and then move on."

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Once the combat is over, Fung whips out his wand and surprisingly, activates it almost immediately on himself, heightening his senses. Even he is surprised at how quickly it got it to work.
UMD wand of heightend awareness: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

He looks in awe at the massive chamber. It's a sight he finds overwhelming, yet saddened at the damage that has been done to the room. Despite this, he still goes down the shelves row by row, looking for something that might catch his eye.

perception, heightened awareness: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 2 = 32

Two 20s in a roll?

Mr. Copperpot paces back and forth in a jumpy fashion while the others search. Not going to do anything to help Mr. Double 20s! I'll take 10 on perception for an assist, I guess.

And we've come to a conclusion!

The keen eyes of Toctep and Xuan Fung immediately finds several unscathed volumes that might be of use to the Pathfinder Society for chronicle purposes. Such titles include Warping the Flesh and Sculpting the Mind, A Fool and His Gold: Karzoug and Xin-Shalast, The Essence of Vanity: Politics and the Illusion of Power in Cyrusian.

Cautiously the group move to explore the rest of the unexplored terriroty, justin case. But moving around to the remainder of the ruin proves to be a somewhat futile exercise. You discover an ancient armory whose weapons have corroded and disintegrate to no use of anyone, and a kitchen whose ingredients are not worth touching with a ten foot pole.

Returning back to the entrance, you relay with Julian your findings. He thanks you for your work, and tells you that the momentary lapse or confusion in the magical energies is enough for him to create a permanent ward to seal away dark energies of this place.

At the end of the day, when you eventually find your way back out of the caverns and relay what you've done with Tide Watcher. She expresses her gratitude in you for helping to put away evil that should never see the light of day, in her own words. The Axe Clan Shoanti's relations with the pathfinders have improved, thanks to the work that you've done.

And we're done! I'll try to get the chronicles out during the weekend! If anyone is in rush for the chronicles, please let me know.

In case you were wondering, about the 2nd PP, you needed to accomplish 2 out of 3 task to truly understand about this place. Inspect the goo (Check), Interrogate Grib the intelligent goblin (Not check), Discover the important books in the library (Check)