GM Dak - Thornkeep Adventure! (Inactive)

Game Master Dakcenturi

Batah waits until the dwarf gets to the top, then joins the others.

Tamarie inspects them closely, even as they climb up.

"You sure about this?" she says suspiciously, not putting back her arrow just yet.

Malik and Salador take the note then bid their farewells before heading off and leaving the party behind.

Jirani helps the two newcomers up as they reach the walkway. With a disappointed smile, he claps Malik on the shoulder and helps him climb down. He then smiles broadly at Salador. "Let me make sure I still have my coin purse before you go!" he jokes, and then helps the thief, er, alchemist follow Malik down the rope.

To the newcomers: "We'll fill you in as much as we've learned when we get back to the inn. We were just going to go a bit further today anyway, I believe."

"As I was saying, that block might've been a trap that the goblins triggered. Maybe Tamarie should scout the passage to look for any others."

Tam scouting or...?

Oops, sorry, yes! Tamarie will scout ahead, about 50 feet.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
1d100 ⇒ 85

As Tam is walking down the hall she stops a moment to look at the dead goblin, as she does the ceiling starts to collapse, some debris falling down.

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

As it begins to fall Tam jumps back avoiding the majority of the debris, only getting covered by some dust. It seemed like simply walking through the hall disturbed it enough to cause the minor collapse.

"Are you alright there little sister? " Olik asks, peering through the dust filled air. Once he's certain she is and the air clears a bit he ponders the hall.

K:Engineering: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

In a burst of insight he suddenly envisions a complex support scheme that can be built using only chewing gum, string and his trusty swiss army knife...queue Macgyver theme...

Perception: 1d20 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 4 = 23

After contemplating a bit while unconsciously pulling at his beard "It seems to me that if we were to move slowly and nimbly we might make it through without causing more rubble to fall. I suppose the other option is to try and cause anything loose to collapse first but that might end up filling the passage."

"Oi, do we need to be quiet as well?" Virgil asks as he looks uncertainly at the hallway.

"Any chance we could shore it up without taking too long? I'm a little dubious about all of us sneaking through without disturbing it. And what if we collapse it from the other side? We could be trapped if there's not another exit."

Tamarie, having learnt nothing from the first time the ceiling almost fell on her, tries to walk quietly acros, without disturbing anything.

Stealth?: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Acrobatics?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Batah looks over the area and smiles.
"Unfortunately Sarenrae did not make me small or nimble, and I fear that it would be the goddesses own luck if I were to make it across without causing a collapse. Is there any other way around?"

As the rest of you debate the best steps forward Tam quietly moves across the hall, getting to the other side with no issue.

On the other side of the hallway it opens into a large chamber that appears to be a natural cavern with small yellow crystals glittering in the walls. A level flagstone path clings to the western wall, but most of the room is an open chasm. Uneven columns of rock jut from the chamber’s depths, matching the height of the flagstone floor to the north and south. Water streams down from the roof of the cave and pools thirty feet below around the bases of the rock columns. A rickety ladder lies on the ledge of the cliff at the room’s northern exit, along with torches and a barrel full of pitch.

Map Updated

Olik breaks from the engineering discussion he and the others in the group were having when he notices Tamarie on the other side of the room.

"Huh." is all he says before shrugging and slowly making his way across.

T10 Acrobatics = 14

Olik follows after Tam with no issues, as the ceiling seems to hold with his passing.

Jirani holds his breath as Olik makes his way through and shakes his head. "What's through there?"

"A pit of some sort with water down below. There's a ledge that leads around one side and some rock spars jutting up. Looks like the path continues to the north. Some yellow crystals you might find interesting Brother."

Virgil mutters, "Oh, bitter beer," and slowly walks down the hallway.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

"Careful, dwarf!" is everything Tamarie can say as she sees him step n a cracked stone... She holds her breath...

Actually, looking at the map, it looks like you're already on the ledge, and it doesn't connect to the passage to the north. I think we're supposed to cinematically jump from one column to the next.

Seeing Virgil start down the hall, Jirani takes a deep breath and follows a few feet behind, holding his buckler above him. Total defense, maybe? I saw an attack roll when Tam triggered it first time.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 2 - 4 = 2

The attack roll is from the "trap" of the falling stones.

1d100 ⇒ 68

Virgil moves through, though he stubs his foot on some rubble and pauses, waiting for some of the ceiling to collapse, after a moment waiting and no collapse he hurries across the rest of the way, getting to the other side with no further issue.

1d100 ⇒ 63

Jirani follows behind, leaving Batah the only one on the opposite side of the hall. Some dust shifts in the same spot the dwarf disturbed but Jirani gets through without a collapse.

There is a ledge on both the N & S side of the room, you are on the S side, the N side has the torches.

Batah what is your plan? What is everyone else doing?

Olik claps his fellow party members on the back as they each make it through the unstable room.

"Come now Batah, if the Jiranis bit of dancing made it through I'm sure you'll be fine!"

Looking back at the room ahead he motions towards the pillars with a thrust of his chin and says, "So Little Sister, do you think you're up for it?"

Is there anything we can see from there to anchor a rope to on the other side?

Not that you can see.

"Tie the rope around your belly, brother. If you still have enough rope left, I could use some help in case I fall." she jokingly says, before taking a few pebbles and dropping them down, to see if they disturb anything special.

T20 perception?

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"Can you illuminate the arrow, so I can see a bit ahead?" she says while getting her bow ready.

I'll assume acrobatics to jump across?

Yes acrobatics

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Yikes!

Tam makes the first jump her foot almost slipping off the edge as she lands on the column.

Whuh? You read that right? :p

Tamarie curses as she hits the column badly, her groin bruised. She would have trouble walking for a few hours, that was for certain.

"Urgh.. Uff.. Damnable rope! Desna's lazy eye, that hurt!" she curses as she cuts it loose! The object was easier to curse at then her own stupidity and error.

Can't let it happen again.

Olik winces at the sight of Tamaries awkward landing.

Olik gives a chuckle despite the somewhat precarious situation.

Jirani cringes as Tamarie makes it look difficult. He shakes his head as she cuts the rope. Too rash!

He collects the loose end and wraps it around his hand a few times for security. He looks to Olik. "You next, or shall I?"

The Dwarf looks at the jump and says, "I'm glad I'm not wearing heavy armor."

Tamarie waves at the ones staying behind, indicating a "You coming?".

Very sorry..my message did not get posted here...I was away for the last couple of days moving, and had asked to be boted...sorry to have held everyone up....

Batah attempts to mimic the movements of the other party members as he moves over the dangerous flooring.

Acrobatics: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Tam does a much better job getting across to the second pillar, as she jumps across to the third a group of insectoid creatures that have two pairs of bat wings, a tangle of thin legs, and a needle-sharp proboscis swarms down onto her from some crevase in the ceiling.

Round 1 (Map updated)
>Batah, Enemy, Rest of Party

Batah you also made it across the collapsing tunnel, no issue.

Seeing the weird bug creatures around Tamarie, Batah exclaims, "By the Dawnflower! What are those?"

He quickly calls upon one of the gifts bestowed upon him by his goddess and shoots a bolt of fire at one of the creatures.

Attack-Ranged touch: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

The bolt flies by as the creature avoids it. All three move to attack Tam.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 2 = 14
Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 2 = 26
Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

All three latch onto Tam and begin to suck her blood.

-3 Con damage

Round 1
Batah, Enemy, >Rest of Party

"Get them off alchemist!" she shouts before realizing the rogue is no longer with them.

Waiting for the others.

I'm taking that statement as an okay to bombard you with fire for a sec.

Virgil reaches into his jacket and grabs a small paper tube and hesitates for a moment, "Oh, bugger all. Cayden forgive me." With a pinch of his fingers something in the middle of the paper tube audibly grinds together and the dwarf lobs it toward Tamarie.

Aiming at the one just west of her so that she's in the splash area and not the main burst
Ranged Touch Splash Attack With Bomb: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Splash Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
14 DC Reflex for 1/2

The paper tube explodes into a gout of fire.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Oh, that was exactly what I meant, though Tam doesn't know you're an alchemist :-p
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Splash is 4?

Yup, splash 4.

Was is a move action or standard to move to each 'step'?

If you want to take your time and jump it is a standard if you want to rush across and make the acrobatics it is a move.

Misdirection: 1d8 ⇒ 5

The bomb is off target but manages to explode right behind the intended creature nailing two of them and Tam.

Ref-1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Ref-2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Round 1
Still need Jirani, Olik & Tam

Taking his chances Olik lunges forward to aid Tamarie.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Moving up two pillars which is 15'. Would that be one move action or two? He'll attack the northern creature if possible.

K:Nature: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
K:Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Would be two movements.

Double move in that case

How far down is it? Could Tamarie drop down with acrobatics, and then draw her bow and shoot the creatures that were fluttering around her just before?
((I'll keep that in mind for next turn, to move it along.))
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Oh, and are these "animals" or something else?

Tamarie curses on the inside when the cartouche explodes next to her, but she is glad the creatures are in pain aswell.

"Your aim is off, master dwarf!" she cries back as she backhands one of the creatures!

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20>1d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Gauntlet attack, so doesn't/shouldn't provoke.