GM Evil's Trial by Machine (Inactive)

Game Master Steven_Evil

"S'pose so," Graxzos grumbles. "Don't think I've got anythin' will help wit' th'lack o' air...guess we'll just be holdin' our breath, then, aye?"

The confirmation is given, the gemlike button depressed twice and with a soft hum the doors come to life. The world is thrown into chaos as the air from the elevator is almost immediately sucked into a strong vacuum - rather explosively.

You are all jostled and thrown by the force.
Damage 1d6 ⇒ 1

A series of glassy panels form a semicircular array along the southern walls of this circular room. Some of the panels are lit but blank, while others flicker with a jarring, black and- white dotted pattern. Many are cracked or simply dark. A throne-like chair sits before a mechanical table in the center of the room. A skeleton slumps in the chair, one bony hand grasping a large lever. Its other hand, wearing a strange, silvery glove, rests upon a glowing plate.

The room is almost airless, sound barely travels - even if you could gasp enough air to begin talking. The lung full of air you gulped before the doors opened is the one you have got.

Beginning to suffocate - round 1

Does the damage bypass Guntir's DR?

Guntir shoulders his longhammer and resolutely walks towards the controls, intending to pull the lever by the skeleton.

can't edit the map from my phone. I think that will take 2 move actions

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Guntir moved

Irudiel follows Guntir, decided to not being suffocated here and starts searching something in the panel that can mean air, atmosphere or how to get out of the fortress.

Perception, inspired: 1d20 + 13 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 13 + (3) = 17

Graxzos grunts as the group is thrown by the wind, then gasps as he feels the air sucked out from around him. Seeing Guntir's path, he nods sturdily and follows the other dwarf. When he arrives at the skeleton, he yanks the bony hand from the strange silver glove and inserts his own, pressing the glove firmly onto the panel.

Same situation as Guntir--if someone could move me please?

I assume it doesn't bypass DR, as although it appears as untyped damage, the fluff seems to imply the jostling and banging is what causes the injury

The small group lurch out from the lift, choking on their last breath of air - they all descend on the lever and Guntir yanks it as Graxzos smacks his hand down on the panel - there is a jarring sound as a bunch of vents all of a sudden open up and begin forcing much needed air into the space - but as they do the vents also spew some airy creatures!

R1
Lissa
Kaya
Papy
ENEMY

Kaya sucked in a lungful of air before the atmosphere shifted, feeling herself go pale as they were jolted. It was a relief when Graxzos found a panel that held back that glorious piece of life they called air.

With that, however, came some strange creatures. She unsheathed her rapier and moved closer, standing just behind Graxzos lest it attack him first. She was starting to think that putting her weapons away was a bit... pointless. At least, it appeared as much with the way things were going. Maybe she should invest in something quick-release sheaths...

Pretty sure that's two move actions for Kaya since she can't attack from far away. :<

Wait...Atmosphere Negligible... Doesn't that mean there's no air? Lissa thought just before the party was exposed to the vacuum of the room.
The explosive expulsion of the group, as well as the condition of the place surprises her and shocks her for a moment, leaving her in the lift as the others raced for the console.

As the room floods with the much welcome air, Lissa gasps for a couple breaths before she focuses on the two figures that were dumped into the room. "Uhhh.... We come in peace?" she blurts out as she gasps for a couple more breaths and steps out of the lift.

5-foot into the room, then a ready action

Yeah Lissa, I don't think they come in peace - more like a bunch of caged animals finally released and real angry at the world :p

Papy up :)

I'm curious how the other characters knew what "atmosphere negligible" meant. Guntir certainly would have guessed wrong.

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R1
Lissa - Ready
Kaya - Draws
Papy - /Delay

The creatures go to close, triggering a blast from Lissa!
The target of her attack falters, then flees!

The other buffets Grax!
Vs FF
Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

R1 continues
Guntir
Graxzos
Irudiel

R2
Lissa
Kaya
Papy

"Ugh!" Graxzos reels slightly as the air creature buffets him. "Dammit all! First those metal men, now th' damned AIR's attackin' us?! Hey, brainy!" he bellows toward Irudiel. "How do we kill th'air?!"

Stepping carefully away from the whirling gout of air, he mutters, "Well, I got one way, I guess." Leveling his pistol at the creature, he pulls the trigger.

BLAM!

No action: 5'. Standard: Attack red, spending a grit point for Up Close and Deadly. Move: Reload pistol.

Attack vs. Touch: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + (1) = 7

There is a terrific thunderclap as the shot rings out, the shot hits the creature dead centre and the eddies of air seem to be significantly disturbed!

Guntir sturdies his stance and then swings his longhammer at the gust of air with determination.

swift action for stonestrike
longhammer, attack, stonestrike: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 1 = 25 for bludgeoning, silvered, MAGIC: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 4) + 4 + 1 = 12

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And with the mighty blow landed the airy shape dissipates completely, and peace returns.

The skeleton at the panel wears a silvery,wire-mesh glove on one of its hands - you easily identify that it is the missing interface piece to required to manipulate the controls in the main room downstairs.

As you return to the earlier panel, you wave the glove over it, and an illusion of the complex appears on the glassy panel. Using the glove, you are able to swipe and move parts of the illusion, and as you do, you hear mechanical grating and groaning as the complex seems to respond. It is an easy task to realign a nearby chamber and create an exit from this place - the metal wall that cut you off earlier appears to be shifting and moving again...

Any actions?

Are all ready to go? If everyone agrees Irudiel opens the march looking for more traps.

Searching traps: 1d20 + 13 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 1 + (4) = 21

Dazed by the sudden lack of air, Papy is not quick enough to react to the threat. When the half-elven asks him if he's ready, he stiffens and gives a sharp nod.

"Ay!"

"Ay, I s'pose," Graxzos mutters, reloading his gun. Metal men and air beasts and moving walls...I dislike this place.

"Let's get out of here,"Lissa adds, before turning her attention to the pair of bandits. "You two ready to get out of here?"

The metal blockage slides aside rapidly, revealing a room beyond, slightly different than the one you came through earlier.

Numerous alcoves are set along the walls of this round chamber, but only a few are occupied by seemingly inactive guardians. A wide archway to the south stands open.

Waiting in the center of the room is a tall robed construct made of metal rods and ceramic plates. Its face is a transparent glass oval encasing a system of whirring mechanical parts. As you look at it, disturbing imagery and light patterns swirl across this faceplate.

R1
Irudiel
Lissa
Papy
ENEMY

dang. I burnt my stonestrike thinking that would be the last fight

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Dontcha hate that?

"Another one?!?" Lissa cries out the second she sees the robot. "How many of these things are in here?!?"Quickly, she dives into the room and along one week, hoping that she's out of the way in that alcove, before gathering water to blast the infernal device.

Kinetic attack(PBS): 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 1 = 20
Kinetic damage(PBS): 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9

The blast strikes the machine, causing a decent dent.

Enemy - 9

R1
Irudiel
Lissa - Moved/blasted
Papy
ENEMY

Das Toggeli maneuvers to provide flank to his haunted master, while the dwarf moves into battle! The knight points the machine with his steely finger and shouts "I challenge you! Ya shall not harm me buddies!"

Everyone has +1 to hit the machine!

Masterwork Dwarven Longhammer, flank, PA: 1d20 + 5 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 - 1 + 2 = 9
for Bludgeoning, precise strike: 2d6 + 4 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 2) + 4 + 2 + (1) = 14 damage.

The Longhammer fails to connect...

Enemy - 9

R1
Irudiel
Lissa - Moved/blasted.
Papy - attacked.
ENEMY

Question: Are we considered as his own ally?

Das counts as an ally

Irudiel moves toward the machine and attacks it.

longspear, Papy challenge, Power attack: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 - 1 = 81d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Too many for my taste, too many

The longspear fails to make purchase on the thing.

Lights flash and whirl across the machines face it is a kaleidoscope of violent and brutal images and horrific scenes, the lights play off the walls and all around you the scenes of hell reflect off the surfaces.

All; DC 14 Will save or be fascinated.

It turns its face to Lissa, and she sees her face transposed onto the victims in these scenes.

Lissa: an ADDITIONAL DC14 Will save.

R1
Kata
Guntir
Graxzos

R2
Irudiel
Lissa
Papy
ENEMY

"Honestly!" Kaya growled at the enemy, aggravated at its assault on her party. "What kind of manners are those?" She darted forward to stand beside Irudiel, rapier in hand, and jabbed at the thing.

Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Not sure if that placement is considered flanking? I'm pretty sure it is, but not 100%, so uh... Can I make that a sneak attack?

Sneak Attack???: 1d6 ⇒ 4

You are certainly flanking off the Phantom

Also, parsing your attack - You normally add +4, but you are flanking (+2) AND have +1 due to Papy, so you should be +7 on this attack

Before I resolve your action, though, you still need to make a Will save

Will DC 14: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 Bwahaha. In character.

Graxzos, his pistol already starting to leave its holster, is struck by the vivid and brutal scenes playing across the strange thing's glass front. "I'll be...damned...if tha' ain't...awful..." he trails off, still staring.

Reminder for all that fascinated creatures can be shaken out of it by their friends using a standard action...

My bad! Didn't see that "all" part c:
Will: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Papy's will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Tog's will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Both Papy and his phantom begin to be fascinated.

"Ain't dat gold, mate?"

Will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Gold ? WHere? says Irudiel forgotten they were in a fight.

Please note that if there is a will save against a fear effect, Papy's banner gives everyone a +2 morale bonus :)

Sadly, it's not a fear effect - its a fascinate :( You are transfixed by the images

Kaya, Grax, Papy, Irudiel all look on in fascination...

Guntir and Lissa have their work cut out for them...

How could I even forget it...

Folio reroll+stars: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17

Papy is not so fascinated after all...

is it a spell-like ability?
Will save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
thankfully it does not seem to matter

Guntir charges at the automaton and tries to smash its head with his longhammer.

longhammer, attack, charge: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 2 = 20 for bludgeoning, silvered: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 4) + 4 = 12

charge 15'
attack with reach weapon
-2 AC

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Guntir comes ripping in and drops a tremendous blow into the machine, cracking panels and bending metal - but it still keeps projecting!

Papy - were you taking an action?

R1
Kaya - Fascinated
Guntir - attacked
Graxzos - Fascinated

R2
Irudiel - Fascinated
Lissa
Papy
ENEMY

Enemy 21

And.... I'm fascinated as well, plus whatever the second effect is.

Will Save1: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Will Save2: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

It was two fascinates... it really wanted to lock you down for hitting it :)

Just an action for Papy now :)

Let's follow Papy's course of actions[/dice]

reroll+stars: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10 [ooc]To obtain nothing

Ugh!

sorry, I didn't meant to hold the action. I moved out today but I'll manage to post something in a couple of hours :-)

Papy mutters some angry words at Tog being distracted in heart of the battle and tries to go around the automaton to strike it with his longhammer.

Masterwork Dwarven Longhammer, PA: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 - 1 = 18
for Bludgeoning: 2d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5) + 4 + 2 = 15 damage.

Papy rams his hammer into the machine, causing sparks and crunching steel, but it continues!

It shines its lights on Papy!

Guntir - DC14 Will save or be Fascinated.
Papy - TWO DC14 will saves or be fascinated!

Enemy 36.

R2
Kaya - Fascinated
Guntir - TBA
Graxzos - Fascinated

R3
Irudiel - Fascinated
Lissa - Fascinated
Papy - TBA
ENEMY

Go for it!!!