Barlor moves forward and slams a large club at a ghoul.
club:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24, damage:3d6 + 5 ⇒ (5, 3, 5) + 5 = 18 hoping I can reach the one up from me so Ing can have his own. If not, so be it.
Ing keeps goring.
gore:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17, damage:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
I just realized that the deadline to report this is like 3 hours away to still make the Game Day Event. Is anyone still interested in that?
Might be stupid, might not be but I will move and then cast Consecrate on the room.
@DM:
Hoping more to get rid of any Desecrate effect this temple might have. . .
"Consecrate
School evocation [good]; Level cleric 2
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M (a vial of holy water and 25 gp worth of silver dust), DF
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Area 20-ft.-radius emanation
Duration 2 hours/level
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
This spell blesses an area with positive energy. The DC to resist positive channeled energy within this area gains a +3 sacred bonus. Every undead creature entering a consecrated area suffers minor disruption, suffering a –1 penalty on attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves. Undead cannot be created within or summoned into a consecrated area. If the consecrated area contains an altar, shrine, or other permanent fixture dedicated to your deity, pantheon, or aligned higher power, the modifiers given above are doubled (+6 sacred bonus to positive channeled energy DCs, –2 penalties for undead in the area).
You cannot consecrate an area with a similar fixture of a deity other than your own patron. Instead, the consecrate spell curses the area, cutting off its connection with the associated deity or power. This secondary function, if used, does not also grant the bonuses and penalties relating to undead, as given above.
Consecrate counters and dispels desecrate."
Maaarv's body immediately seizes up. He is unable to move, and a dull, throbbing pain begins to issue through his arm - spreading from the bite given him by the ghoul.
Onset is one day. You'll take Con and Dex damage and potentially turn in to a ghoul if you fail the second save. Or you can just get Remove Disease cast on you and not worry about it.
Will:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
As Ing scurries around the grease to gore the last undead, Barlor moves over to get flanking and help Ing bring it down.
Gore:1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 = 18, Damage:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 Club:1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 18, Damage:3d6 + 5 ⇒ (3, 5, 3) + 5 = 16 I should be able to flank, but if not, I should still hit that prone AC.
No access to map. Vasilios will ready his spear for any AOOs moving into flanking with Bsrlor (if possible). He will continue his motivational speech, but as bardic inspire courage.
+1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage roll.
Inspire courage:
Inspire Courage (Su): A 1st-level bard can use his performance to inspire courage in his allies (including himself), bolstering them against fear and improving their combat abilities. To be affected, an ally must be able to perceive the bard's performance. An affected ally receives a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls. At 5th level, and every six bard levels thereafter, this bonus increases by +1, to a maximum of +4 at 17th level. Inspire courage is a mind-affecting ability. Inspire courage can use audible or visual components. The bard must choose which component to use when starting his performance.
@Barlor: I was going the 18s that you rolled above. A 22 will hit prone AC. Ing would provoke moving around though. Still want him to do that?
Barlor hits the fallen ghoul and Ing tears into the creature. Vasilios moves around closer and Yanos casts a spell. Maaarv does an outstanding impression of someone who is paralyzed.
Initiative:
1. Yanos and Barlor
2. Tholrist
3. Vasilios, Ackuda, and Maaarv
prone characters take a -4 to AC. So if 18 (actually 19 with inspire courage) was a miss, he'd have to have normally around 23-24 or more AC.
I'm assuming Ing would bypass the grease. I don't see how that would provoke, but he's tough, so whatever.
Yes, his normal AC is above 24, so his prone AC is also above 20. I was confused and thought maybe you forgot to factor something in when you questioned me about about 22 earlier. So yes, your attacks missed and I'll fix the damage accordingly.
Ing could walk along the edge of the grease but in order for him to get a spot flanking with Barlor, Ing would have had to walk through several threatened squares. The ghoul is prone but he still threatens with his bite and claws (albeit at a -4 prone penalty). But Vasilios has taken up the flanking position so there's no need for that now.
Will:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21
A burst of foul energy spreads out from the cleric, hitting everyone.
channel negative energy:3d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 1) = 10 DC 16 Will save for half.
Initiative:
1. Yanos and Barlor
2. Tholrist
3. Vasilios, Ackuda, and Maaarv
In the spirt of honesty the bardic bonus has been in effect for the last round only, after glitterdust was cast, I believe it did not help out the prone attack.
Continuing to talk out a bardic performance Vasilios stabs at the prone cleric using his spear with a false sense of compentance from his belt of strength.
attack with -4 from curse:1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 4 = 15 damage with -4 from curse:1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
@Vasilios: you can not harm and heal with channels at the same time so actually nothing happens to you. If he had tried to channel negative to heal his minions but did not exclude you, it would have healed you but since he channeled to harm you can not be healed.
Vasilios swings but misses!
Will:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
The cleric is not able to resist Ackuda's evil eye!
Initiative:
1. Yanos and Barlor
2. Tholrist
3. Vasilios, Ackuda, and Maaarv
Tholrist: 10 dmg, prone, -2 ac for 2 rounds, -2 saves
Barlor is up!
@Barlor: don't worry about it! Right now you can flank with Vasilios but Ing can not flank with anyone unless Yanos steps into that position.
Barlor takes a hard hit from the negative energy, but responds with a brutal blow. club:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18, damage:3d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 5, 4) + 6 = 20
Ing gores in support! does Ing get inspire courage? If so... gore:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27, damage:1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
As Maaarv watches everything happening - Barlor swinging his cudgel and the others calling forth arcane and divine energies, he notices that his paralysis is starting to subside.
Though still unable to make any significant movements, Maaarv is able to twitch his fingers a little and can feel himself flexing some of his muscles.
pulls out magic marker and takes the opportunity to leave a few comments on the human statue's face. "They are, uh, celestial sigils and glyphs. Of luck and protection and stuff. You should wear them proudly. You alchemists don't really bath anyway, right. . ." "Oh, look, look, his finger is twitching. That's kind of an up and down, right? Looks like ha approves. What?!?!?!, how can you say that's more like a seething, clenching motion?" :)
Barlor laughs off the spell and hits the cleric as Ing continues to gore into it! Yanos taps Maaarv with a wand and the alchemist grows large! Being unfamiliar with these dimensions, however, he misses his target. Vasilios is able to connect with his spear.
Will:1d20 + 13 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 13 - 2 = 22
Ackuda tries to bring bad luck onto the cleric but the cleric resists it!
The cleric once again sends a blast of foul energy radiating out.
channel negative energy:3d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 1) = 8 Hits everyone; DC 16 Will save for half
Initiative:
1. Yanos and Barlor
2. Tholrist
3. Vasilios, Ackuda, and Maaarv
Tholrist: 53 dmg, prone, -2 ac for 2 rounds, -2 saves
With a powerful stab the party dhampir takes down the undead priest!
Out of combat!
You discover he has been wearing the jawbone portion of the acrimony veil in place of his own jaw. This is the last component of the item, and it is covered with intricate etchings like those on the other pieces found in the temple complex.
In addition to the final part of the acrimony veil, Tholrist has a kit of obsidian scalpels, platinum needles, and other strange fleshcarving instruments in a porcelain case that are worth 2,000 gp to a collector.
With the temple now cleared, the excavation workers rescued, and the strange magical device reassembled and recovered, the party can head back outside. Halla and the surviving workers greet the party with great enthusiasm when they return to the seaside excavation camp. The archaeologist provides food and drink, insisting on a full account of their adventure and details on the location. She is relieved to see Pel and Saala safe and sobered by the recovered body of Riemme.
Halla and the surviving laborers accompany the party back to Magnimar aboard the Winking Wyvern. Halla examines what you have recovered and exclaims that they are amazing finds that will surely yield much valuable information on Bakrakhan with further study. Halla explains that she has every intention of returning to the dig at the earliest opportunity in order to study the temple complex—it’s obvious from the party’s description that the most valuable information is painted and chiseled on the temple’s walls. Magnimar’s venture-captain is certain to recruit a new archaeological team now that you have cleared out the obvious threats.
That about does it, folks! I'll get chronicles out soon. Hope everyone had a good time!
(Normally at this point I would offer to run another but I'm already running quite a few and I'm trying to slim down now that my winter break is coming to an end. Keep a watch on the Flaxseed Lodge for upcoming scenarios though!)
