GM Blood's Rappan Athuk (PF) (Inactive)

Game Master David James Olsen

Round 3

Attack (Greatsword): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Hermann attempts to deal with the rat in their "rank", but in trying not to hit Jokbur or Jonas also manages to not hit the rat either.

hp 17, AC 20

After Quirmydt kills the rat, Jonas steps into that square AF/37 to use his weapon on the farther rat, but misses while Hermann misses the same agile rat.

Edmund, Ariella, and Jokbur left up

Same as last time

"C'mon guys, don't make me waste more magic. Kill the vermin!"

Jokbur drops the bow and grabs the Axe.
He misses badly.
hit/dam: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 51d12 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

Dire Rat #8 seems quite the elusive rodent.

Edmund to go before their turn

Delaying. Any of his minor magic requires attack rolls, which are problematic here.

The elusive dire rat chomps at Jokbur and finds a fleshy spot.

Bite #81d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Damage 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 Fort DC 11 if Hit

The other lunges at Jonas

Bite #101d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Damage 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 Fort DC 11 if Hit

Round 6

Initiative Order - Quirmydt, Hermann, Jonas, Edmund, Jokbur, Ariella, Dire Rats

Dire Rat Stats AC 14 T 14 FF 11

"Sonofa ...."

fort/hit/dam: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 71d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 91d12 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Jokbur misses again and feels a little woozy.

status 8/12 HP and not liking the rat bite.

Seeing the trouble his fellows are having, Qui 5-foot steps to AG37 and stabs at the rat.

Attack-scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Seeing the rat fall, Qui grins - Just stab them between their eyes.

Damn - you guys need to remind me. I have Timely Inspiration as one of my spells. It will not help Jokbur with his save - unless the DM allows it - but is helpful for missed attacks and skill checks.

Not the save, but definitely attacks and skills

Qui kills another one

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

"Slippery little bugger."

Attack (Greatsword): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Confirm?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Damage: 4d6 + 12 ⇒ (4, 6, 1, 1) + 12 = 24

Hermann swings his sword hard in exasperation. Hard enough, even, that he may have damaged it when it hit the floor after vaporizing the "elusive" rat.

"Yuck. Now he's definitely slippery."

Ariella will begin performing a cheer-leader like dance.

"Go, go, go! Slay those rats. Then we'll all be like big cats! Rawr!"

Perform dance 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Jonas stares at his sister like she'd just grown a third eye.

"Look at the rats, not me, dweeb! You don't know what the other girls taught me after I left home. I can be fun sometimes!" She sticks her tongue out at Jonas.

"Hermann just splattered the last one." Jonas said, still staring at her. "So... when is that fun going to happen?"

The last rat is dead, and you are now on the verge of getting more powerful. The kobold looks nervous.

Searching the rat's nests you find:

20gp
100 sp
231 cp
A Silver Necklace
a fork
a bottle filled halfway with some sort of liquid.

Nothing detects as magic

Dibs on the fork!

Jokbur lets Qui leads onward after helping scoop the loot.

Anxious to get a level, the party moves on down the hallway to the south, keeping an eye out for traps.

Click here

The passageway juts west for 10 feet before continuing south for another 40' then turning to the east. Then 30' later it turns north than another 30' back east. Here the passageway continues to the east before turning south and also there is a way north leading to a door.

Jokbur takes his time looking at the door and the surrounding area,
Take 20 for 36

Its clean and safe

Jokbur listens at the door, then opens it.

Qui follows behind Jokbur, small scimitar out and ready for what may be found behind the door.

Jonas takes up position on one side of the door, weapon ready.

"Psst, hey, Kermidt!" Hermann whispered to Quirmydt. Holding up one end of the rope, "You want we should tie one end onto you again?"

Regardless, Hermann stands opposite Jonas, ready to act in case of something nasty.

Stealth: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

Qui shakes his head at Hermann and silently slides through the door when Jokbur cracks it.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Unfortunately he is paying attention to being quiet, and not seeing what is before him.

Click Here for room view

Stumbling through the door Quirmydt sees:

There are 11 alcoves in the room, ten of which contain statues that appear to be idols or religious statues of gods. They are all quite different in style and appearance, but they seem to have one characteristic in common; all of them are depicted holding dice, cards, or some other sort of gambling imagery. The one alcove that does not contain a statue is the one at the middle of the north wall, directly across from the entrance. This alcove contains an altar with a bowl-shaped indentation in the top.

You enter cautiously looking around and notice that each of the three alcoves in the room’s northern wall has the indented impression of a hand pressed into the back wall of the alcove.

Edit: Ninja'd by DM

Ariella standing in the hall calls in, "Anything interesting inside Qui?"

Qui looks over his shoulder and calls back: Eleven alcoves, most with statutes that look like gamblers, religious gamblers of some sort. There is also an altar on the far side of the room. You more studied types should come in and look. Jokbur first to make sure that I did not miss any traps.

You carefully search the room for traps, focusing on where the hand prints are, and find it clean.

"Religious gamblers?"

Knowledge Religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

"Maybe three of us should put our hands in those handprints. If you're sure they're not trapped that is."

"We should probably put money in the bowl." Jokbur drops his spare coins in the bowl shaped indention. 18 silvers and 10 coppers.

"C'mon, we probably have to pay to play. Anyone else, that's all I got. Do kobold hands work too?"

Jokbur's favorite direction was West. So he got ready to put his hand in the western most hand print (left).

Rune 1d6 ⇒ 3

Jokbur puts his hand on the left hand print and a glowing Circle Rune appears above his alcove.

"Eh, what the hell?" Ariella says after Jockbur bravely goes first. She first puts her hand in the handprint without throwing in money. If nothing happens she'll throw in 5 SP.

Did we just find a giant magic slot machine? What if we get 3 circles and then all the money in the tub explodes out everywhere and we're rich?

Isn't exploding coins the same as shrapnel?

Qui stays in the middle of the room carefully watching to see what happens.

Ariella puts her hand in the second hand print behind the altar

1d6 ⇒ 2

A glowing Sword Rune appears above that alcove

"Uhh, I guess I'll try the last one, then," volunteers Hermann. Dropping a few coins into the bowl, he puts his hand in the final imprint.

1d6 ⇒ 1

A skull rune appears above Hermann's alcove. The rune glow brighter for a moment then the money disappears inside the bowl Mark off what you put in

-2 sp "wagered"

"Huh. Again?"

"Don't put quite so much in. It might not matter the amounts, just that you've placed a bet."

Still confused at what the humans are doing, Qui flips a single sp in the the bowl and then waits for his big handed companions to go again.

3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 1) = 8

Sword-Moon-Skull

The sp disappears

Totally a magical slot machine.

"Don't gamblers normally lose all their money? I'm guessing if we get three of the same symbols we 'win'. But right now we're just throwing cash away. Who knows what the odds are?"

"Well, let us throw a coin in and keep trying till something good happens."

"You wanna waste your coin go for it. I'll put my hand in the hole all day long."

Qui tosses in another silver finding the human's antics amusing.

--> Repeat another 9 times for 10sp total, or until something interesting happens.

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