GM Crash's Godsmouth Heresy-Table Alpha (Inactive)

Game Master Crashwheeler

"Why? asks the elf.
"They are dead, leave the bodies to the birds and beasts. Let the circle of life continue uninterrupted."

He looks at the figures.

"It is as if someone was trying to make art of out them."
He shakes his head. "They failed."

Turning back to the door, the party sees another rune above the door.

"A bit perverted fof my sake. But I can imagine someones motivation behind the arrangements. " Garox says.

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My old master could have love that ! said amused Nesterok

Know. Arcana: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12
Know. History: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

Taking ten nets those checks for Val, he'll share the information

"Well, at least it is topical. I didn't realise the runelords were worshipped as gods though."

He peers in.

"Shall we explore further?"

"Lets..." PItbull agrees, sword in hand - "Dont reckon we found what we was down here lookin' for yet"

The next statue looks like a beautiful woman with wild hair, holding a ranseur.

Round 1 (partial)
The skeleton delays.

Skeleton, Pitbull, Grigori, Garox, Valandil, Nesterok
Party up!

Know. Religion: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Intrigued by the strange behavior of the skeleton Nesterok try to know what the creature really was.

Valandil points his wand at the skeleton and fires a ray at it, trying to disrupt its energies.

ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
disrupt undead: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Nesterok is unable to figure out what kind of skeleton this is. Valandil's ray connects with the skeleton which causes the skeleton glare at him.

Pitbull tires of these corridors - "Again!?"

She moves in and engages, then slices.

Attack 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 4) + 6 = 13
Confirm?1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Extra Damage 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (2, 3) + 6 = 11

Garox moves behind Pitbull and into the alcove, readying an attack.
"Pitbull, pull back into the alcove so we can flank it."

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The creature has a reach weapon, be careful !

Said Nesterok who wait to see if his comrades take down the creature without his help

delay action

Valandil also tries to work out what he may know of the skeleton.

Takes ten on knowledge(religion) for 19

@Valendil : you can't take 10 in combat, except if you're a bard :P

Fair call. know-religion: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Round 1 (complete)
As Pitbull walked closer, she draws an attack from the skeleton.
Skeleton aoo: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 252d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9
Then she reached the skeleton and struck it with her falchion.
Grigori delays.
Garox moves into an alcove and gets ready to attack.
Valandil shoots the skeleton with a ray. He also identifies the skeleton as a skeletal champion.
Nesterok delays.

Round 2 (partial)
The skeleton steps back and tries to disarm Pitbull Disarm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 but is unable to.

Skeleton, Pitbull, Grigori, Garox, Valandil, Nesterok

Round 2

Grigori grasps his club in one hand, and clutches his silver spiral symbol in the other. Holding it up to the heavens, he chants a call for the Lady of Graves to recall this wretched soul back to whence it belongs... the land of the dead.

Channel Energy, harm undead (or, in this case, slightly annoy undead. Lol):
Damage(DC 12 for half): 1d6 ⇒ 1

Actions: [move] Move 30 ft., [std] channel energy

Valandil continues to ply the wand found, directing still more anti-necromatic energy at the skeletal chamption.
"It is a Skeletal champion, no normal skeleton. Beware!"

ranged touch into melee: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

After Valendil said it was no normal skeleton. Nesterok draw his whip and moved behind Pitbull.

I will support you, don't worry !

"Now he tells me" Pitbull spits blood as she laughs and steps in to attack.

Attack 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Miss!

"Dammit, Pitbull, we can't reach him like this. Fall back so three of us can attack it together!" Garox yells frustratingly. delay

Round 2 (complete)
The skelly steps back and tries to disarm Pitbull but is unable to.
Pitbull steps up, swings and misses.
Grigori channels positive energy into the skelly Channel Resist: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20 but the skelly just shrugs it off.
Garox delays.
Valandil misses with his ray.
Nesterok steps behind Pitbull and supports her.

Round 3 (partial)
Skelly steps back into the corner and tries to disarm Pitbull once more Disarm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 and her scimitar goes clattering to the floor.

Skelly, Pitbull, Grigori, Garox, Valandil, Nesterok

Valandil continues to ply the wand at the skeleton.

"Those energies can't hold together too much longer."

ranged touch into melee: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

"Pharasma guide your arm." The priest recites a now familiar brief prayer and touches Nesterok's shoulder.

Move 5 ft. up, and cast guidance on Nesterok.

Thanks ! said Nesterok after Gregory's spell.

Nesterok called for his luck swift action for "archeologist's luck then try to trip the creature with Pharasma's guidance.

Trip: 1d20 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 = 12

"Fall back and he can hit us with his reach weapon, we need to get IN" Pitbull awaits Garox's decision.

Garox see's that the creature has moved itself in a corner. In there he won't be able to use it's reach weapon.
Garox jumps and tumbles closer and sits around the corner, and readies an assist for Pitbull.
acrobatics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
assist: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Pitbull marks the sword clattering to the floor and Garox moving in. Deciding against opening herself up to further attack, she simply 5' steps inside the opponents guard and rushes to engage it in a clinch.

5' step
Grapple 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 2 = 26 Vs CMD.

"Try swinging now champ!"

Pitbull steps up, grapples the skelly causing it to raise its arm above it's head providing an open target for Valandil's ray. When the ray connects the skelly comes apart, bones falling everywhere around Pitbull.
Combat over!

"Ha!" the Brute laughs at the smashed bones, then frowns at her own wounds... "Healer still workin?"

Valandil carefully enters the room, using his enchanted sight to see what else may be hidden.

Casts detect magic

perception: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Besides the half-plate armor and the masterwork ranseur that the skeletal champion was wielding, Valandil finds 90 gp worth of valuable grave goods.

"Well done everyone. That skeleton was the toughest yet."

He casts his eyes around - "Ready for a rest yet? We seem to have been in here for hours."

And if we use that wand now, we won't have it when we really need it.

Yeah lets rest up and heal

"Do we rest here, or back in the more.. ahh salubrious library. It is a very minutes walk away, but I think I for one would rest better there than here."

I'm still ok for continuing our exploration.

I've no idea where we can rest more safely. I'm ok for the library.

Valandil turns around and leads the way back towards the library for a rest.

The party heads back to the library and rests for the night.
Everyone who does not have full hp, gains 1 hp back. Valandil can reset his spell list for the next day and Nesterok's Archeologist's Luck is back at full. That necklace you found previously can possibly be identified today...unless the rolls are bad again.

Before they rest, Grigori offers to heal any remaining wounds on all of his comrades.

He also suggests, "Perhaps someone with neither arcane power nor divine favor to rejuvenate should stand guard over us as we rest?"

Channel Energy (2x), Heal:
HP Regained: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6

Good idea Grigori. I'm with arcane power so good night !

If someone is still hurt, Nesterok will use his last spell on him/her

Valandil tries again to identify the necklace.
spellcraft+guidance: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26

The elf then adjusts his spell selection to include ray of frost.

Valandil also takes the time to scribe the Hold Portal and Identify spells into his spellbook from the tablet they are on currently.
hold person, DC 16: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
identify, DC 16: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

"Right, me and Pittbull will have shifts I guess. But we also get to use the item if it is usefull. We are the ones most often in combat after all." Garox says with a wink.

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"Hah! That's my job!", Pitbull looks genuinely happy at the thought of sitting about watching for enemies.

After the night passes uneventfully, Grigori and Valandil changed their spells around and Valandil identifies the necklace as an ancient Thassilonian magic item called a Sihedron Medallion.

Valandil looks impressed with the amulet, and passes on the details of it to the group.

"Perhaps this would be best for one of our front liners?"

He turns to the 'shatter' tablet, and tries to figure out whether it can be transcribed to a more portable medium

spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Pitbull sniffs at it suspiciously. "Garox can wear it, as long as he doesn't chuck it to some roaming strumpet for a nights pleasures" she barks, it seems like she's joking...

I agree with Valandil. It seems best for Garok or Pitbull.
I just hope it's other power will not be usefull !

Valandil stretches "Shall we return to those crypts? With the magic I have memorised, we should be able to kill those cold mold"

Why not, we must start by something anyway !

Rested, Nesterok was ready to explore more of this fascinating complex.