GM Endless Forms' PFS 04-03 The Golemworks Incident (Inactive)

Game Master Mike Tuholski

Seelah, could you check these rooms for the presence of evil before I start touching things? Lavode looks around and searches through everything like he was a nib nose gnome. He will of course use detect magic in every room.

Backroom
appraise: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Storeroom 2
perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Pantry
perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
heal: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
I can't find it. What is the Glyph of the Open Road?

Living quarters 1
perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Living quarters 2
perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Ok guys, in the first storeroom we have some weird ancient Tahssilonian artifacts. I don't know what they are for or do.
In the second storeroom I think I found the entrance to the basement. I did not open it.
Hey in the pantry I found a hidden compartment. Aaigh! Gross! Lavode vomits on the floor and is shaken for 24 hours. There's a bunch of well preserved body parts in here guys. That's disgusting!
I found the real old lady's journal in her room.

cmw: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 5) + 3 = 12

cmw: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (6, 8) + 2 = 16

And if anyone else needs it grab one :)

cmw: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (5, 6) + 2 = 13
cmw: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (5, 8) + 2 = 15
cmw: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (1, 6) + 2 = 9
cmw: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (1, 7) + 2 = 10

Seelah will cast detect evil, focus if need be

The Glyph of the Open Road is the Pathfinder symbol (the symbol of the Grand Lodge-look at Seelah's header).

Knowledge (history): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 Nope.

Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 Nope.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 Nope.

Pantry Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Yup!

Will Save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25 Yup! "Disgusting. The makings of a flesh golem perhaps, and a Pathfinder at that!"
Heal: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 Nope.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 Yup!

Oh, good job finding Black's journal. I must have missed that.

linguistics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11 fail

They both appear to just be odd ramblings about what happens around here.

K history 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 No
pass on Craft
K Religion 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 No
Perception 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 Yes
Perception 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 Yes
Perception 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 No
Perception 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 No

Will save 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 Shaken for 24 hours
Heal 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Brachus looks around while the rest of the party tears through the building deciding where to jump in.

Did we find everything already or should I still try to search for stuff?

Seelah will look around the area while everyone searches the various areas. She looks at the pieces, if pieced together, the relics depict the ancient Thasisilonian goddess Lissala. She doesn't touch them however.

She looks into the pit, which caused her comrades to tremble. She is disgusted at what she sees, but her faith and resolve steady her nerves immune fear effect, allies get +4 to saves with 10' of me :). She says a small prayer to Iomedae, to bring peace to the families and to help bring this Black monster to face his crimes. Whether it be Society judgement or His judgement.

We need to stop this monster, before more innocents die

Seelah is good

Brachus looks around while the rest of the party tears through the building deciding where to jump in.

Did we find everything already or should I still try to search for stuff?

I did not pass the lingustics check.

Well, I didn't see anything interesting in these books. But you can take a gander at them if you want.
Then I guess we should head down to the lair of the beast.

I can't roll linguistics, only thing I'm decent at is perception

"I agree, let's continue..we don't want to give Black to much time to prepare for our arrival..or escape."

Linguistics 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

So... Alan tells me both journals were written by the same person. That is a bit disturbing. Uhmm... Why would Black be writing his mother's journal?

Insert Psycho music theme.

Insert Psycho music theme.

Precisely. When this came out last year I remember hearing that the author was really into Hitchcock movies.

The party descends via the secret passage in the storage room. A wide tunnel stretches underneath the Doll House, with uneven wooden planks serving as floor, walls and ceiling. Stacks of crates, chests, sacks, bolts of fabric, and even a discarded love seat clutter this yawning corridor. On the western edge, a narrow set of stairs leads up to the Doll House (the stairs you just came down). Light spills into the dim chamber from an open doorway at the hall’s eastern end. The air is musty and putrescent.

The crates, chests, and sacks are filled with outlandish hats, gaudy baubles, and dusty wigs.

Several portraits of a stern-looking woman—the late Entrichtica Black—glare into the room. One painting portrays the whole family, including a young Chrysalis Black and four younger sisters. The girls’ faces in the portrait have been melted away as if by acid.

Piled near an open chest are several of Entrichtica Black’s journals. The journals blame young Chrysalis for his sisters’ deaths, and further accuse him of creating abominations in their likenesses to torment his bereaved mother.

In the center of the room sits a gnarled and bloated corpse, stitched together with bits of other bodies where its own organs have rotted away. This flesh golem sits unmoving in a moldering rocking chair, wearing one of the late widow’s stained dresses and a pair of slippers of spider climbing with a floral pattern. The creature is inert, and doesn’t respond even if prodded or attacked.

On the other end is a unique door resembling a giant doll's head with a disturbingly wide grin. It also bears an eerie resemblance to the woman in the portrait.

Seelah will browse over the crates, making sure no surprises await her or her companions.

percep: 1d20 ⇒ 7

Brachus cast detect magic and takes a look around the room then proceeds to look over the crates, chests and sacks after Seelah gives the all clear.
Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24

"It seems there are some potions hidden in a secret compartment in one of these chests..I can't be sure but they seem to be labelled;four potions of cure serious wounds and four potions of cure moderate wounds.

Also there is a pair of nice flower slippers on that bloated corpses..they detect as magic, we might want to take those with us."

Brachus shudders (and stays as far away from the giant doll head as possible)

"I'm getting creeped out by this room, especially by that giant doll head grinning at us..after the day we've had so far it's even more unnerving then that corpse in the center of the room..anyone else feel the same way?"

Seelah will cast detect evil and scan the room, entire room, even already looked places, and see if anything detects as evil.

May I have one of those cure serious potions, it may come in handy in the near future when we confront Black

Looking at Brachus, I agree, this place, let alone person Black is giving me the creeps. The doll head needs to be destroyed afterwards too, many of my childhood memories are now ruined

linguistics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 Success. Is there a date when the handwriting switches?

I think Mister Black is a few grains short of a sandy beach. Sounds like he killed his family and sometimes thinks he is his mother. This guys needs to be put down.

We'll say the potions were labelled.

No dates on the journals.

Just to clarify: the giant doll head is the door to the next room.

Kuduro, developing a newfound fear of dolls, slowly nods in agreement.

Guidance Linguistics: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 = 12

"The last two journals are done in a different handwriting. I believe this confirms that Mr. Black has gone quite insane, believing either his mother is still alive, or he is somehow her."

DM, anything ping as evil?

Nope, no evil in the room.

The doll-head door appears to be locked.

Looking at the appearingly locked giant doll head door..

"We didn't find a key did we?"

Well those potions may come in handy. I would like to carry 2 of the less powerful bottles for the moment, if you guys don't mind.
Alan, you want to use the slippers, it would make sense. You are probably more likely to sneak or climb than the rest of us.

How big is the room and is there only one exit besides the one we used to enter?

I didn't see any keys. Unfortunately, I appear to have used up my last scroll of Forced Quiet and forgot to replace it. Can one of you holy rollers quiet the area while the bruisers knock down the door?

Alan nods and bows as he takes the slippers.

linguistics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Alan looks at the journal and says Interesting and tosses it to Lavode Different people this time

What a waste of a 20

There is only the one exit (through the doll-head door) in this room. The room is 80' x 25' with the door at one end and the stairs on the other.

Seelah, will feel the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end as she walks through the doll-head door into the next room. Her sword and shield drawn, expecting the worst and ironically hoping for the best.

Seelah will walk into the room, say 10' from the doll-head door

After stepping into the room, she looks around, trying to spot anything, whether it be enemy or something helpful.

perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

Kuduro nods a Lavode, "I can silence Seelah's smashing."

If I may suggest? If you cast it on dagger or something similar we could take this area of quiet contemplation with us in our travels for as long as it lasts.

After Kudro uses her power to eliminate the sounds and Seelah starts pounding on the door, Lavode steps out of the range of Kudro's magic. He calls for some celestial help of his own for the group.

Nebeský dobrej vôle!
Bless, 5 minute duration, everyone has a +1 to hit and save vs fear.

Kuduro takes her wayfinder in one hand, "This is my usual target." Kuduro then raises her holy symbol in the other. "Flaming Dawnflower, quite the path before us that we may confront Black and offer him Your grace to repent for all his evil!"

Kuduro casts silence on her wayfinder.

Excellent.

Kuduro silences the area (which means you don't get to listen to the voice of Black's mother shouting insults at you while you bash in the door) and Seelah bashes her way through the door in less than a minute (probably using Trusty Buddy).

Tangles of tubes, cords, and wires fill this bizarre room. Black, acrid smoke churns from dial-covered devices that buzz and bellow, and a thick green liquid bubbles within tall glass cylinders that feed a central device resembling a giant metallic coffin. The floor is densely carpeted with shattered porcelain faces and limbs, with glimpses of more organic gore amid the rubble.

The room is difficult terrain due to all the junk lying about.

At the far end of the laboratory, Chrysalis Black maniacally pours elixirs into the syringes that feed his latest masterpiece within the birthing chamber. He does not resemble his simulacrum at first glance, because he wears an old woman’s frock, a tattered grey wig, and grotesque makeup.

Initiative:

1. Brachus, Lavode, and Alan
2. Black and other
3. Kuduro and Seelah
4. other

Brachus, Lavode, and Alan are up!

Since the difficult terrain makes it so I can't get out of the range of Kudro's silence and cast, I will hold my action until after Kudro.

Brachus walks forward (double move)out of range of the silence spell

Alan will stride closer. Double move.

Brachus and Alan move further into the room. Black responds by casting a spell. Instantly a large portion of the floor erupts in small rubbery tentacles.

Initiative:

1. Brachus, and Alan
2. Black and other
3. Kuduro, Lavode, and Seelah
4. other

Kuduro, Lavode, and Seelah are up!

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28

Kuduro double moves in silence.

safe to assume Black is evil lol..Also, could Seelah have cast Divine favor, before delivering the last blow onto the door?

If Black is just crazy and not EVIL, then take 3 from attack and 7 from damage

Seelah, seeing Black cast a spell curses under he breath.

[b]Don't think that your black tentacles will stop Iomedae from passing judgement upon you. Iomedae, guide my arrow to strike true against the foe of the Society and good itself.

free action: drop trusty buddy
move action: move forward 2 squares since difficult terrain and draw bow as I go
standard action: take one shot, no range penalty, with SMITE

bow: 1d20 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 3 = 28 +2 if Divine Favor is active
dam: 1d8 + 5 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 7 = 18

Sure, you could have gotten off Divine Favor. Black is not evil, just crazy.

Kuduro moves forward, slogging through the mess on the floor.

Edit: actually, I don't think you have line-of-sight right now Seelah. There's a giant machine/vat thing in the middle of the room. You can take another move action if you want instead of shooting.

The "other" on count #4 won't affect anyone this round, so here it is:

The half-formed abomination in the birthing chamber before Black lets out a horrific bubbled scream only partially muffled by the thick metal. It begins to bash into the side and a bolt flies loose, narrowly missing
Kuduro's head.

Initiative:

1. Brachus, and Alan
2. Black and other
3. Kuduro, Lavode, and Seelah
4. other

Lavode, Brachus, and Alan are up!

Brachus moves a bit further to get a better view and using his lesser metamagic rod of reach cast sound burst at Black
Sonic damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5 and a fort save DC 17 or be stunned for 1 round

I moved Kuduro back 20', I forgot about the difficult terrain...

EDIT: i moved farther ahead to compensate for the inability to attack...kinda sad he's not evil, oh well.

Round 1
HP 31 of 32

Lavode follows Brachus and Seelah a ways down the right hand side of the huge chamber. However, He pauses to begin create arcane minions.

Pošlite mi magické pomocníkmi!
Summon Monster 2 full round casting time so will take effect just prior to next turn.

moving closer and jumping the gap if possible to avoid the tentacles.acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19 and if needed reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Brachus sends a burst of sound at the strange wizard. Lavode begins casting a spell and Alan braves the tentacles.

grab attempt: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30

The tentacles grab ahold of Alan and hold him in place, squeezing his legs!

damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 and grappled

Black responds by casting a spell of his own, targeted at Lavode!

DC 20 Will save or Int and Cha drop to 1 and you are unable to cast spells, understand language, or communicate coherently. Creatures who can cast arcane spells take a -4 penalty on saving throws against this spell.

Initiative:

1. Brachus, and Alan
2. Black and other
3. Kuduro, Lavode, and Seelah
4. other

Kuduro, Lavode, and Seelah are up!

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

Moving forward across the rough clutter, Kuduro dismisses the silence, she readies herself to cast fireball should Black start casting a spell of his own.

Round 2
HP: 31 of 32

GM EndlessForms:
How high is the ceiling and will the tentacles be able to grab someone who is at the ceiling?

spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 fail

will save: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 - 4 = 4 epic fail!
int and cha =1 no spells! CARP! That's viscous!
(I can still use my SLA's and spell completion/trigger magic items though. Correct?)

Spellcasting ruined, Lavode moves forward cursing Black and his mother who should never have spawned. While walking he draws forth a scroll. Then reading from the scroll he vanishes from sight.
Môžete ma vidieť!

single move and use scroll of invisibility.

I think I am just able to see Alan around the big grey thing in the middle of the room direct line from my lower right corner to his..if not, please correct me

As an immediate action Brachus will cast liberation command at Alan (escape artist check with a +10 bonus) to escape the grasping tentacles.

I don't see damage listed after Black like your normaly do so just to check -> sound burst's save is only vs the stun, not for the damage, so he should have 5 damage (unless he doesn't take sonic damage)

Would I have been able to spend a ki point to avoid the tentacles. If so I'll do that.

Seelah, unable to see the wizard, curses at all the junk on the ground, hampering her movement. She takes 2 more careful steps, and is able to finally see Black, and Alan who is caught up in black tentacles. She takes careful aim, and calls upon Iomedae to aid her arrow and help it strike true against the foul enemy.

Use smite, which of course does not work lol
move forward 1, then diagonal-down 1, to get line of sight

bow: 1d20 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 3 = 23
dam: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12