GM Brayden's "Rise of the Runelords"

Game Master Brayden Green

You make your way up the cavern. Anyone with a negative modifiers, make a stealth check. Also everyone give me some perceptions. I want you to roll these ones.

Sneak: take 10
Perception 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Perception 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Flextime

"You are quite welcome, Ms. Al'Shear. After all, if you don't have your health, you don't have anything."

Virgil lightly takes the ranseur and sits down on a rock, holding it across his knees. He squints his eyes as he studies its minute details. He speaks haltingly, focused on the task at hand. "There... may be... some philosophical... or... ecumenical... significance." His eyes dart here and there, scanning the surface. "Where... are you... hiding?"

Knowledge (religion) 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Present

Virgil makes his way with the party, trying to keep a wary eye out for danger.

Perception 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Perception 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

The creature wasn't human, but it seemed human to you all.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, that was a monster. Not a monster or obscenity, depravity, or horror. No, I believe those things may be beyond that creature. It seemed, as strange as it may be, that the creature was formed of... pure wrath. As if that is all it embodied - blind, shivering, aching, roaring wrath. It had no purpose or intent other than our brutal deaths and to feast upon our bodies. I would wager that whatever gave spawn to that creature is a terrible threat to Sandpoint."

Stealth 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (17) - 3 = 14
Perception 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

perception 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Brennan resumed his scouting duties alongside Kerdin, wincing occasionally at the noise the dwarf made, but knowing that the dwarf's darkvision could come in very handy. Half-elven eyes scanned the darkness as the voices in his head clamored for attention. Who was going to take the lead on the next bit of excitement?

Perception 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

The cavern comes to a break. Straight ahead, or off right. You can see far enough ahead off right, that it looks like a constructed room, with the outer wall torn down and leading to the cavern that you are in.

Rubble is on the floor, but you can't make much more out of it.

The cavern also continues straight ahead, and as far as you can see it is still a cavern.

Bugsby strolls along with the others, careful not to be leading or trailing at any one point, and watches out for trouble, casting detect magic every sixty feet or when they turn a corner, just in case. Seeing the constructed room off-right, he points to it, "Ah, that doesn't look good, shall we investigate?" He feels his heart beat quicken a little, after that last monster, this cavern is much less exciting, and much more terrifying.

Brennan motioned to the right and indicated Kerden should lead off. He ducked into the room behind the dwarf, intently searching for danger.

Virgil follows carefully, keeping to the middle of the pack.

Iodem bringing up the rear walks with an arrow knocked and the string with a partial draw, ready to raise at any moment.

As you step into the room, there is a lot of rubble and dust and some "shelving". It is clear that this would have been a food storage of some kind, but over the year and years (and perhaps centuries) the food has turned to dust.

There is a door to the left or you can go back the way you came from.

Bugsby looks around nervously, "Left then?" and continues to cast detect magic as they continue their search. Wasn't there a collapsed wall somewhere?

yes, you walked through it.

I just removed B2 on the map, and it will make more sense to you.

(Im not sure if I am waiting on you, or you me... I'm just going to go ahead, and if you need something flexed then do it.)

As you open the door, you wind around the corner, you have the option to go straight again, or to head right. You see what looks like a statue faintly up ahead, or you can go right.

Marching order is Kerdin, Zen, Brennan, Virgil, Bugsby, and Iodem. Right?

I thought we were waiting on you, so thanks for moving things along. That marching order is good.

Bugsby stifles a gasp as he sees the statue up ahead, and speaks in a near whisper, 'Not more statues! I vote away from statues!' and continues to search for magic traces, an edge of frantic energy in his casting and movements.

I htink Brennan is up with Kerdin helping to look for traps, etc.. but otherwise correct.

Brennan motions to the right again. "Shall we?" With Kerdin beside him, and Virgil marking the walls with chalk behind, he crept down the tunnel.

Iodem shudders at the mention of statues, unconsciously drawing the bow back a little more as he tenses up.

Brennan to the front for traps, correct.

Prepares to run like a scared lil girl from the statue.
Lead on Kardin.

Sounds like we're going straight rather than take the side tunnel.

Well ya, I dunno of that statue... lookie a bit suspicious in mah eyes if ya know what I mean eh? as Kerdin keeps his eyes warily on the statue. Moving along the way and leading others Kerdin picks the tunnel straight ahead and prepares to give a good ol stone crusher hit on the statue

Virgil marks the corner with an arrow to indicate the way they are traveling. "Quickly and quietly, gentlemen."

sorry guys, PFS last night, and there is a wildfire that has burned down 700 acres of land, and it is now 1/2 mile from my home. THey thought it was contained, and it flared up and is about a mile away from an explosives plant, on the other side of the mountain, which could make things interesting. My family is safe and out of the area. I plan on gaming to take my mind off things, but I have been consumed recently as to whether or not to get my family out, and today we made the decision to do so.

#dumpfire

Uncool. totally uncool. Seriously hope your family is well and that your home is safe.

Me too! cause I'm only like two miles away from you! :P In all seriousness be safe!

When I backpacked New Mexico several years ago, I had to be held up in a field for possible evacuation. Hope all goes well.

reports of 4000 acres being burned now, no homes yet, but a 31 mph wind is certainly the determining factor.

If it chooses my way down the hillside I'm not sure that it will be denied. We are like 3 blocks in from the outer edge.

Home sweet home! Hopefully for good!

You approach the statue in somewhat concerned fashion.

A red marble statue of a strikingly beautiful but, at the same
time, monstrously enraged human woman stands in the middle
of this room, her stony expression twisted in fury. The woman
wears flowing robes, and her long hair is held back from her
face by an intricate headdress of hooks and blades. In her left
hand she carries a large book, the face of which is inscribed
with a seven-pointed star. Her right hand holds a glittering metal
and ivory ranseur.

You have a door in front of you, and some stairs descending to the right, as far as you can see.

Perception rolls:

Bugsby 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Iodem 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Zen 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Brennan 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Kerdin 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Virgil 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

You hear shuffling in the door ahead of you, and water rippling or dripping or something down the stairs.

Obviously relieved Iodem lets out his breath as he comes to fully see the statue. "I do not believe that this one will be holding my nightmares tonight, for that I am grateful. I still will have to admit that I am at a significant ignorance as to what this lady statue is or what it be doing here."

He picks up on the visual cue of everyone looking ahead to the door as if they heard something. Iodem immediately strengthens the pull back on the bowstring. Some archer I am, I've left this thing so taught today that I may as well have ruined the bow

DC 35? Sounds like something we will have to check on again later down the road.

Virgil examines the statue, tapping a finger to his chin. "This ranseur seems to be both highly decorative and of a different material than the statue. We may be able to take it." He turns to Bugsby, "Mr. Featherfoot, care to magically examine the item?"

Bugsby already nodding his head before Virgil finishes his question. "I've been looking for magic since I saw the statue... indeed since we've been down here. Let me look again." He continues detecting magic, studying the statue and every surface for magic.

"Hear that? We aren't alone down here. As if we didn't know that already. Make your examinations quick, and be ready for trouble."

Looking around Readying an action should something bust through the door.

It is not magical, but it *is* of extremely high quality, and is a masterwork weapon. It can be pried lose with a letter effort.

Sleight of hand/dexterity from probably Brennan or Iodem. A few of you can help, too.

"Brennan looked back and saw the others prizing at the ransuer. Try twisting it...here, like this." He moved over and tried to demonstrate, twisting the spear and trying to ease the thing from the statue's grip.

SoH 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

"Can't we just pull real hard?"

SoH (untrained + dex) 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

You free it, pretty soundlessly.

Which way do you all want to go?

Up through the door (north) or to the east and the dripping/rippling water.

Bugsby indicates the door with a questioning look. With a nervous bark of a laugh, "Brennan, Kerdin, after you strapping fellows!" and then he returns to his near frantic magic detecting.

"Lead on towards the door. I have it back here"

Well ya... hope for da best. I dunno what might be behind dat door but might not be any pleasurable sight for us har har as Kerdin approaches the door and gives it good old fashioned wide hit at the center of door

Combat Maneuver [Sunder...Overrun?lol] 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19 and maybe flying forward. Damage 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Virgil winces and sighs. "So much for subtlety." He grasps his holy symbol and watches the door.

You open the door, and see an interesting sight.

This large chamber was obviously once a prison, as testified by the
nearly two dozen cells that line the room’s perimeter. A rickety wooden
platform overlooks the room, with two flights of stairs descending to
the prison floor ten feet below. A five-foot-wide wooden walkway runs
from the northern edge of the platform to a passageway to the east.

Two of the creatures that you encountered in the other room are bickering in the eastern part of the room over a collection of skulls, tearing and biting at each other.

When they see you, they shriek and charge.

Combat Map Updated

INIT

Iodem

Freaky Thing 2

Zen

Bugsby

Brennan

Freaky THing 1

Kerdin

Virgil

Round 1 in spoilers. One has a heavy flail in it's hands, and the other is unarmed. Good luck.