GM Feral's Eyes of the Ten II (Inactive)

Game Master Feral

Faldoc continues to try and shoot them down! BoF extra attack taken.

Bow: 1d20 + 20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 20 + 4 = 28 for Arrow: 2d6 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 14 + 4 = 24 and Manyshot: 2d6 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (6, 6) + 14 + 4 = 30
Bow: 1d20 + 20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 20 + 4 = 28 for Arrow: 2d6 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 14 + 4 = 22
Bow: 1d20 + 20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 20 + 4 = 37 for Arrow: 2d6 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (5, 1) + 14 + 4 = 24
Bow: 1d20 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 15 + 4 = 32 for Arrow: 2d6 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (5, 1) + 14 + 4 = 24
Bow: 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 4 = 21 for Arrow: 2d6 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (3, 5) + 14 + 4 = 26

Faldoc's arrows make short work of two more cultists.

Markavious goes invisible and keeps an eye on our backside for nasty surprises

While remaining invisible, Kynrac casts fly on Karu to allow him to reach the cultists up in the vines.

Oh, if you have the material components available but just need me to "pay them back", then Atum will definitely take a stoneskin. I didn't realize you had enough for everyone, because Atum forgot to buy a scroll or his own components before this adventure. But it's on his shopping list for the end of this one!

So 13 and then 12 damage on Atum, stoneskin depending.

Atum considers reaching for his bow but then decides that it would be far more fun to simply grow to large enough to hit the monkeymen where they are.

Second ka stone enlargement for today. Being about 13 feet tall and having a large reach weapon should allow me to reach them I hope.

+3 impact adamantine bec de corbin: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (19) + 18 = 37
damage: 3d8 + 27 ⇒ (3, 3, 1) + 27 = 34

+3 impact adamantine bec de corbin: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
damage: 3d8 + 27 ⇒ (2, 4, 8) + 27 = 41

+3 impact adamantine bec de corbin: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
damage: 3d8 + 27 ⇒ (3, 3, 4) + 27 = 37

+3 impact adamantine bec de corbin: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24
damage: 3d8 + 27 ⇒ (2, 2, 2) + 27 = 33

The giant Atum makes short work of the remaining savages, cutting them down from their high vantage points with ease.

Encounter's over.

The creatures swing down, their spears ready to spear Karu, but only the third attacker manages to bypass the defenses of the stout warrior, aided by his trusty compatriot of Irori.

As they retreat back up into the vines, Karu rolls his eyes. "You want me to come up there?" he asks as Kynrac blesses him twice with the power of Irori.

"Sigh... I guess I can handle this." he says, ready to launch upwards as a gleaming blade cuts down all of the vines, sending the apemen to their death.

"Hmm... Let's not wait for these rare blessings to fade!" he says as he looks at the two passageways.

1L/2R: 1d2 ⇒ 1

Leaving his fate to luck, the strongman moves towards the left path, down into the unknown.

This small chamber contains mounds of filthy rags, gnawed bones, and a few malformed, undernourished, apelike creatures. The smell of excrement is overpowering.

The strange monkey children fill the floor and walls of this chamber, resting on every ledge and in every nook they can find. They make no move to attack and seem to pose no threat to the party aside from their wailing and screeching.

Karu's nose wrinkles as he decides that this room's inhabitants will be dealt with in a decade or so. "Not this way." he relays to his team.

"Ape children..." he says to Atum as an explanation as he moves past him towards the right tunnel, ignoring the loud wailing of the apekin.

Sure, I'll pay for your components this time, but make sure to restock for part III, please.

"This is disgusting. We shouldn't be surprised to see these apemen turned to evil if they live in such poor conditions. When this is over, we will do something about it." says Kynrac as he follows Karu.

Karu 250GP of his 500 GP worth of diamond dust for the buff, Kynrac.

The party moves forward only to find their progress blocked by an immobile curtain of swirling blades.

Atum: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Faldoc: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
Karu: 1d20 ⇒ 15
Kyrac: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 221d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 201d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Markavious: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19
Badguys: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

From the other side, a feminine cry of pain can be heard.

Markavious and Kyrac are up. Atum, assuming you're staying enlarged, you'll be squeezing through that passage.

Knowledge (arcana) DC 20+spell's level: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Knowledge (arcana) DC 20+spell's level, Knowledge of ages reroll: 1d20 + 7 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 8 = 27

Shocked by Kyalla's probable outcry, the lorekeeper resorts to magic to dissipate the iron curtain, which he surmises is a blade barrier.

Dispel Check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 Silly dice!

"Careful, a blade barrier spell! Our opponent uses powerful divine magic."

Still invisible and flying off the ground

Arcana: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (2) + 22 = 24

Assuming Kynrac's dispel does not work

Markavious attempts to Dispel the powerful spell

Dispel Magic: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Both Kynrac and Markavious fail to overcome the powerful divine magic.

On the other side spellcasting can be heard followed by more feminine cries.

The party is up.

Kynrac tries again, knowing that practice makes perfect.
Dispel check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24 I hope it's enough!

This time Kynrac has more success and the blades of magical force disappear back into the ether.

Everyone else is up.

"This is disgusting. We shouldn't be surprised to see these apemen turned to evil if they live in such poor conditions. When this is over, we will do something about it." says Kynrac as he follows Karu.

"I'll leave it to you," Atum bellows. "I'm not great with kids."

At the passage, Big Atum scoffs. "It will take more than blades to stop me! Right behind me, Karu? Let's go!" Atum barrels through the blades, impervious to pain.

Moved myself 30'. Probably just going to double move this round, but I'll wait to see what is revealed until I finish my movement and/or do something else.

Nice job Kynrac Markavious follows along invisibly

3d20 ⇒ (19, 8, 19) = 46

The blade barrier was dispelled so Atum doesn't need to worry about pain.

Dispel: 1d20 ⇒ 18

When Atum boldly moves past where the wall of flying blades was moments ago, he steps on an invisible rune. He feels a shock of magic go through his form and one of Kynrac's blessings fades away.

Atum randomly pick one of the buffs Kynrac put on you. It's dispelled.

The most noticeable and harrowing feature of this room is the 60-foot-tall statue of Angazhan carved into the west wall. At its feet stands a candle-laden altar, upon which a female human lies bound. Two giant murals flank the statue, painted with mud, blood, and more unmentionable substances. Like much of the rest of the cave, vines cover the ceiling, though these vines hang fifty feet or more above the ground.

Standing over the prone bound woman is a huge heavily armored ape wielding a cruelly barbed spear. The beast's spear and fists glow with unholy power and its form blurs slightly when it moves. Seeing Atum, he beats his broad chest in challenge.

Strangely, Atum finds that he can't take another step forward. No matter how hard he pushes he can't advance.

Assuming you can hit these DCs, roll three separate perception checks.

Markavious, Faldoc, and Karu are up. It sounds like Atum has a standard/move still.

Perception DC 43: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (12) + 24 = 36
Perception DC 32: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (14) + 24 = 38
Perception DC 33: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (14) + 24 = 38

There's a tiny imp-like figure flying in the vines overhead. There's another ape hiding in the vines overhead as well!

Faldoc will try to point out these creatures with arrows! Start with the imp. If its an evil outsider adjust by +4 to hit and damage.

But first, can I hit these things from where I am now?

No, you need to move so you have a view of the room.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (18) + 22 = 40...What effects hit Atum

Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30

Markavious moves up invisibly staying behind where the effect hit Atum

Markavious believes Atum was stopped by an anti-life shell.

Faldoc moves near Atum and fires an arrow toward the imp he has spotted!

Bow: 1d20 + 22 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 22 + 4 = 38 for Arrow: 2d6 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (2, 5) + 14 + 4 = 25

Faldoc's arrow is about to hit its target only to be knocked aside when a curtain of powerful winds fires up from the cave floor.

Caster types recognize it as a wind wall.

Atum moves as far forward as the barrier will allow and then takes a defensive stance. "What a cowardly way to fight! Markavious, can you get us through this? I won't be much use if I can't reach it!"

Karu, don't forget you have a Fly spell on (as well as Shield of Faith +4).

Atum, do you have a way to hit further than 10 ft away? Antilife shell doesn't have a large radius, and the weapons can go through it (but not living matter). Also, it's centered on him, so a dim door won't cut it.

As for the dispel magic on Atum, I don't think he had any buffs from me. He's too far for the Magic Circle, BoF has run out, and he declined the Stoneskin, communal.

Can't make 43, so I won't roll the first one.
Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17

Hmmm...Looks like a barrier preventing those that are alive from passing is up, this is usually a small area, you should be able to get around it.

If the simple way does not work, I can either passwall or t-port. Passwall is a 5' x 8' opening(Atum would be squeezing yes?) and I believe Atum counts as 2 medium creatures for a t-port so It would be 2 more Volunteers

Atum, do you have a way to hit further than 10 ft away? Antilife shell doesn't have a large radius, and the weapons can go through it (but not living matter). Also, it's centered on him, so a dim door won't cut it.

Atum has a bow (which doesn't help much with the wind wall) and in his enlarged state I believe his polearm's reach is 15'. Not sure of the radius of the antilife shell though.

Oh, I totally misread anti-life shell. It's much smaller than I thought.

Atum's reach while enlarged with a reach weapon is 20 feet. If Atum doesn't have any buffs on him the dispel does nothing to him.

Giving it one more shove, Atum moves past the magical barrier (because it wasn't there to begin with).

Ah in that case, Markavious puts Displacement on Atum

Karu is up. It sounds like Atum has a standard/move still. If Karu doesn't post in a few hours I'll NPC him.

I can post when I get homein a bit.

-Posted with Wayfinder

Atum moves up as far as the magical barrier will allow him. I moved him up on the map where I think it ends. That will also use up the rest of Atum's movement.

@GM: where are you getting 20' for the Large reach weapon though? I can't find that anywhere and was always told that it is just 15'.

Karu utilizes the boons of Kynrac as he blasts into the room. "This supposed shield is no match for pure boldness!" the Bold Strider bellows as he passes the barrier without resistance.

He is an outsider, so he is not held at bay by the spell.

As he flies in, he flexes his muscles calling forth a deep-seated power against the creature, holding up his shield to intercept an incoming attack as he pulls back his fist.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Swift Action: Smite Evil.

Move Action-55'; Probably provokes if he has reach.

As he gets close, punches with the might of a thousand suns!

Unarmed - Smite/PA: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (2) + 21 = 23 +2 if BoF is still up.
Damage: 1d10 + 2d6 + 33 ⇒ (7) + (5, 5) + 33 = 50 Non-lethal and affected by Faerie Fire for one round.

AC against the ape god thing is 37 if BoF is active and 35 if it isn't.

Any knowledge checks for this thing or is it just an intelligent caster ape?

What's the acrobatics check for?

Religion and nature would be relevant here.

Oh, uhh... No idea. How about avoid an AoO? After that terrible attack roll, I wish I just used it to attack! :D

Religion: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (9) + 19 = 28
Nature: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Unfortunately that's not going to beat anyone's CMD. =/

AoO Touch: 1d20 + 18 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 18 + 4 + 1 = 29
Negative Energy: 1d8 + 2d6 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (4) + (1, 2) + 9 + 4 = 20
Negative Energy (this cannot drop you below 1 HP, will 21 for half): 120 = 120

Also make a DC 19 fortitude save or be paralyzed indefinitely.

As Karu moves in to strike, the giant ape swipes with one huge glowing paw sending a shock of deadly negative energy through the Bold Strider. He strikes back but fails to overcome the beast's thick armor.

While he reels from the blow, Karu has a moment to reflect on his opponent's abilities. Judging by the aura of dread coming off the beast (which Karu easily ignores) and its deadly corrupting touch, he believes this bestial brute is a lich!

Feel free to ask a couple questions.

Before Karu can recover the beast sweeps with its fearsome spear and then reaches out with its glowing paw a second time.

Primary (trip): 1d20 + 23 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 23 + 4 + 1 = 41

Iterative (vs prone): 1d20 + 16 + 4 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 16 + 4 + 1 + 4 = 38
Damage: 3d6 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (5, 3, 5) + 10 + 4 = 27
Negative Energy: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

Second Iterative: 1d20 + 11 + 4 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 4 + 1 + 4 = 37
Damage: 3d6 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (4, 1, 1) + 10 + 4 = 20
Negative Energy: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Touch: 1d20 + 13 + 4 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 13 + 4 + 1 + 4 = 36
Negative Energy: 1d8 + 2d6 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (5) + (2, 5) + 9 + 4 = 25

Extra Attack: 1d20 + 21 + 4 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 21 + 4 + 1 + 4 = 35
Damage: 3d6 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (6, 6, 3) + 10 + 4 = 29
Negative Energy: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

From the vines overhead, the other ape swings down with its mouth wide in a fearsome snarl but no sound is heard.

Claw vs Faldoc: 1d20 + 15 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 15 + 2 + 1 = 36
Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

As it lands those nearby become aware of a few things.

1) Markavious is no longer invisible.
2) The area is suddenly impossibly quiet.
3) This ape is very pregnant.

The party is up. Atum gets an AoO against the other ape as it landed. If he hits it super hard Faldoc can ignore that attack.

Markavious flies back out of the silent zone and casts Globe of Invulnerability

Markavious hits both those spellcraft checks

Assuming Atum doesn't kill it on the AoO.

AoO vs Markavious: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 15 + 1 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (8) + 22 = 30
Will Save: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25

The creature reaches out to shock Karu's system, sending a spell into his body, but the Bold Strider's immense fortitude and inner resolve keeps the damage to a minimum.

80 Damage from AoO.

Karu gets tripped by the creature as it backs away from him and the creature spears him with his first attack.

21 damage after Stoneskin.

The next three swipes of the spear are dodged by the Bold Strider as his training takes over.

AC 38 due to him wielding a spear.

Then the creature reaches forward with its dark paw and touches Karu, killing him.

25 damage means Karu took 126 damage. Started with 103 and have 18 Con. Good game, boys.

Was that 120 = 120 meant to be something else, like a typo on a die roll? 120 HP seem harsh. Just asking.

As far as this ape, with Improved Snapshot I should get an AoO, right? I think this is the first time I get to use it if I'm right.

Bow: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (3) + 23 = 26 for Arrow: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (1, 1) + 15 = 17 Vacation can't come soon enough, my die roller is tired across all games, especially with my archers.

Faldoc will hope he doesn't get pummeled to death by trying to pelt the ape with arrows! Maybe it doesn't have Combat Reflexes...

Bow: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (10) + 21 = 31 for Arrow: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (2, 3) + 15 = 20 and Manyshot: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (6, 6) + 15 = 27
Bow: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (2) + 21 = 23 for Arrow: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (1, 3) + 15 = 19
Bow: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31 for Arrow: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (3, 1) + 15 = 19
Bow: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 for Arrow: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (5, 6) + 15 = 26

With Stoneskin I only took 6 damage from that attack.

It was a held harm. That spell is notoriously harsh. =(

Improved Snapshot lets you threaten 10 feet. The ape moved into your threatened space but didn't move through it so it didn't provoke. On the plus side, no combat reflexes this time!

Faldoc nails the pregnant ape with three arrows. Silently, she howls in pain.

Atum and Kynrac are up. Atum owes the pregnant ape an AoO.

It's not that much the spell, but the way it's being used. The game mechanics are used at the best of their potential there. This gorilla had obviously very well-prepared for our arrival.

In any case, Karu is unfortunately too far for me to come and BoL him. Teleporting there is also out of the question, since Kynrac has no visibility in the room. Sorry, Karu. =/

Does the silence aura extend to where I am on the map? Is the pregnant ape the source of it? Your descriptive text seems to suggest it.

The silence does seem to be centered on the pregnant ape. You and Markavious are currently outside its influence.

Is BoF still up?

You said in your last post that it was down.

I assumed it was since I thought we walked further inside the caverns, but the battlemap seems to suggest the fight happened in the room Markavious and I are currently in. So it should be up (since it lasts 12 rounds). Also, if the room we're in is the room where the fight against the cultists happened, wouldn't we have had a chance to hear the gorilla casting all his spells? If he heard us and pre-buffed, it would seem logical that we could hear it too. Just wondering.