GM Fuzzfoot's GD-VI Solstice Scar CORE Tier 1-2 (Inactive)

Game Master PJP

Tolinath walks forward drawing his bow and knocks an arrow letting fly as he stops just below the pennot.
"Let' me try ta pin it ta tha wall."

Shortbow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 3

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"I'm all for preserving this thing, but if it keeps attacking I'm in favor of just carving into tiny harmless pieces."

Thran draws his falchion and moves up to be near his comrades in arms. He get's ready to swing at the banner when it comes close enough to hit if it looks like it's coming in for another attack.

Reading an attack, taking a 5ft step when needed to get close enough
Readied attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Slashing damage if hit: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 = 12

"It's a banner. It doesn't look like a priceless artifact. I saw we go ahead an shred the thing." Gaia readies her rapier attack if it comes in range, and waits to see if the others see sense.

Rapier Readied: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Mavin rounds the large exhibit in front of her and brings her glaive down upon the banner in an overhead chop. "Can anyone tell me what this thing is or does?"

Attack (cold iron glaive, Power Attack): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 4 - 1 = 18
Damage (cold iron glaive, Power Attack): 1d10 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 3 = 12

Gang should we use the aid token?

Atticus gapes as the banner flies up in the sky, Look at that! He gets ready to grab it if it comes his way.

readied grapple: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Tolinath puts an arrow through the banner, leaving a small hole. As it is out of reach for everyone else, I will assume Mavin readies that attack.

The banner flaps around and comes over Thran (not within 5', but within 10'). This is close enough for Mavin's attack, and she makes a rather large cut in the cloth.

The banner snaps at Thran, wrapping around his neck, strangling him and trying to lift him off the ground.

Reach attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Grab: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Damage (non-lethal): 1d6 + 3 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (6) + 3 = 15

Thran and the banner are now grappled.

Round 2: (Bold may act)
Gaia, Thran (15 NL, grappled), Tolinath, Mavin

Round 3: (Bold may act)
Atticus, Tere
Animated Banner (15 dmg, grappling)

[b]Oh my word! It's choking him! Kill the thing! [/ooc] A sudden heart once he sees the banner trying to injury the famous bard!

Atticus draws his dagger and tries to cut Thran free.

Dagger attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

But the rookie Paladin continues to show his ineptness.

Missed my Round 2 action, as I was waiting for the others to act.

Tere drops to one knee and laces his hands together to make a stirrup. "Mavin! I'll give you a boost!"

Acrobatics check, Aid Another: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Can I jump on the wooden thing in the middle of the room?

Gaia moves forward and jumps up on the dias in the middle of the room, and moves next to Thran and the banner.

Acrobatics onto the wooden thing: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Rapier Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Thran as his head starts to change color and the air is leaving his lungs releases one hand on his falchion and draws his dagger and tries to cut himself free.

To hit AC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Cold iron Slashing damage if hit: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Huh, I thought reach weapons could reach 2 squares diagonally. Maybe I'm reading the map wrong.

Mavin smirks as she hears the banner rip along her glaive's edge. "Guess it's just cloth. Only one way to deal with that!" She sidesteps to better see the banner opposite Atticus, raises her glaive, and swings at the construct again.

5-foot step to flank with Atticus using the glaive, then Power Attack. I moved my token to what looks like the correct square to do this, but if I messed up the map spacing again please just put my token in the adjacent spot to facilitate this action.

Attack (cold iron glaive, Power Attack, flank): 1d20 + 4 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 4 - 1 + 2 = 20
Damage (cold iron glaive, Power Attack, sneak attack): 1d10 + 4 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 3 + (5) = 17

Mavin - I am not sure what you are referring to about reading the map, but if it was you first attack, I think you missed that it was also 10 feet above your heads. But now it is closer.
@Gaia - sure, climbing on the furniture is fair game. 2 movement squares, but that shouldn't be a problem.

Gaia jumps up on the display table and slashes the banner.

Thran struggles to breath, and uses a dagger to try and cut himself free. Unfortunately, being caught up in the sheet prevents him from effectively attacking. (-2 for being grappled)

Mavin then steps forward, intent on finishing this nonsense. She swings and cuts the banner in half, and it falls limp to the ground.

Combat over.

Mavin - I am not sure what you are referring to about reading the map, but if it was you first attack, I think you missed that it was also 10 feet above your heads. But now it is closer.

Ahh yes, I did miss that info. That explains my confusion. Thank you, GM!

Mavin lifts her glaive out from the tattered remains, and quickly looks around for other potential threats or leads.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

[b]"Animated banners? I hope they aren't mad about that."[b] Gaia takes a seat on the display table rapier across her knees and waits to see what happens next.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Tere pokes the fallen banner with his sword, then looks around. "Thran, are you all right?" Without waiting for an answer he steps forward noiselessly (or nearly so), looking to the left where the great exhibit hall opens up for more animated hazards.

Shall we move on and see what else is amiss? Atticus begins moving toward the next exhibit hall to his left.

Thran sags on his knees and catches his breath

"I'm not doing that great...but I think I should be fine after I catch my breath...but let's keep going"

Thran pulls out a wand and uses it on himself before putting it back

Cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

15-4=11 non lethal damage left, I might go unconscious if I get hit again..but I should be fine for now

"Let's quickly do a scan of the immediate area in case it gives us some clue on what's going on and then continue our investigation"

Thran casts detect magic and takes a look around
If needed, taking 10 on perception for 10+3 = 13, with darkvision and detect magic for a quick scan

"Stay back and inspire--between me, Maven, and Atticus we've got the front line."

As Atticus moves toward the next room, long shadows cast by ruined displays and broken furniture litter the floor. A humanoid-shaped figure made of shattered clockwork lies slumped over a bench. Above, an elaborately painted sign reads “Crusader’s Chronicles.”

Mavin stops him, and points out the angry looking dogs apparently guarding the exhibit.

"Oi! Don't forget about mea! I can hold the line as well." Tolinath follows along keeping pace wut the others. He added his bow and draws his Large Dwarven Waraxe and readies himself for the next defense the 'curator' setup.
Knowledge Nature: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

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Tere looks down in apparent surprise. "Oh. That's right." He half-grins a little shamefacedly. "This party is pretty much all front-line, I think. Thran, you just stick to the middle for now."

Mini Retcon if we can. I just remembered that there was a dead guy in the banner room (when I say the shattered clockwork description.

Atticus examines the dead man dressed in furs, Who's this not one of Nigel's assistant?

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In the new room, Atticus holds his position. Any one able to sooth a savage beast? he inquires.

not sure if i needed to roll the nature for both but if not i would like to know AC and weaknesses for both please
Tolinath readies to charge the first 'dog' that starts to attack.

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"Thran, can you calm them down?"

" Are they going to attack? I don't want to hurt a dog who might just be doing their job. I don't have any food for them or I'd share." Gaia readies her weapon from the second line.

All of the dogs are AC 13, no particular weaknesses.

"The dogs don't respond to my soothing words like people would...but I can try this...."

no handle animal so diplomacy won't work..I could try intimidate..but that could be counter productive, no spells that would be of use ..so free styling it here..

Thran pulls out a few pieces of beef jerky from his rations and waves them in the air to draw the dogs attention (savely from behind someone else) before tossing them into a corner.

Let's say the corner where the yellow dog is now

I will allow feeding them to give a +2 bonus on a handle animal or wild empathy check, but I am afraid that is it. These are not starved animals, but trained guard dogs.

Knowledge (nature; untrained): 1d20 ⇒ 1
Handle Animal (untrained): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Mavin, totally unsure how to proceed, takes one hand off her weapon hand holds it out non-threateningly to the beasts. "Good dog, stay quiet now. We don't want to hurt you."

I applaud your efforts to avoid combat, and actually, there was a way to do it, but none of you are even close to having the right skills (DC 18 Handle Animal, or DC 15 wild empaty check), so we might as well roll initiative.

Round 1: (Bold may act)
Mavin
Alpha Dog/Red
Atticus, Gaia, Tolinath, Tere, Thran (11 NL)
Dogs: Blue, Green, Yellow

Mavin snarls back at the skittish hounds. "These beasts won't calm down, we'll have to fend them off." She stalks forward, gripping her glaive in both hands again, and swings past the corner at the yellow dog.

Attack (cold iron glaive, Power Attack): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 - 1 = 9
Damage (cold iron glaive, Power Attack, sneak attack): 1d10 + 4 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (9) + 4 + 3 + (3) = 19

Mavin swings but the dogs are well-trained and it leaps out of the way. Then they attack.

The alpha dog charges Mavin as well (drawing an AoO if she wants it).
Attack: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 = 13

Round 1: (Bold may act)
Mavin (AoO allowed)
Alpha Dog/Red
Atticus, Gaia, Tolinath, Tere, Thran (11 NL)
Dogs: Blue, Green, Yellow

Tolinath takes a small 5ft step and swings his Axe at the dog with the green collar yelling "Down boy."

Large Cold Iron Dwarven Waraxe : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 1) + 4 = 13

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Tere leaps forward, blade flashing in the lamplight as he cleaves into the hound threatening Atticus.

Attack the blue dog: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Confirm on the blue dog: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Base damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Crit damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Gaia tries to tumble through the dog in front of Tonlinath. She tumbles with amazing gracefullnes, and stands behind the dog. Stabbing out at the creature with a rapier. "I don't want to do this, but we can't have you eating us while we're trying to save the Museum."

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Rapier Attack, Flank: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17
Damage, Sneak Attack: 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 1 + (5) = 8

Thran not feeling his usually fighting self takes out his sling and steps to the side to get a better shot and send a bullet spinning towards the big dog

To hit AC red: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 5 - 4 = 6
Damage if hit: 1d3 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Seeing the alpha charge at her, Mavin uses the backswing to lash out at it.
Attack (cold iron glaive, Power Attack): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 - 1 = 7
Damage (Power Attack): 1d10 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 3 = 11

Atticus takes a swing at the dog in front of him.

Longsword v. Blue: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Atticus cuts the dog in front of him down, as Mavin misses with her opportunistic swipe.

Gaia tumbles in and stabs another dog before Tolinath can even move, so he moves up to help Mavin, and cuts the alpha dog in half.

Tere scoots up the middle and takes a swing at the last dog, slicing it clean in half, killing it instantly.

Combat over.

Looking around, this level seems secure. You can either head upstairs, or back outside to deal with magical swarms.

Tere wipes his blade clean on the dog's fur before sheathing it. "Did we check the body back there yet?"

"Let's to look at the body, and then head upstairs." Gaia cleans her weapon and sheaths it.

Yes, let's get a look at the body in the other room, and then upstairs indeed. Atticus echos the others idea.

The dead man appears to be a warrior from somewhere far north.

Mavin looks to the body. "A fellow northerner. Pity he had to go this way. Let's try to clear the second story quickly so we might lay him to rest."

★★★OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT★★★

A high-pitched buzz pervades the museum, rising in frequency to the point of being inaudible. A moment later, a rolling boom echoes through the museum like thunder, and the glowing wards around the museum begin to fade.

@Table GMs: The “Failing Wards” condition on page 9 is now in effect.

"Up seems to make the most sense..since we were send in to investigate..and there's other people outside to deal with stuff that's going on outside."

Thran follows safely after the others after doing a quick scan of the area with detect magic.

Whatever they are doing outside seems to be working, quickly let's head up. Atticus urges them on.

You head up the stairs, and find gears, glass, and chunks of wax litter the polished wood floor under a sign that proclaims “Scars of the Lich.” The corpse of a Kellid warrior lies in a pool of blood, her furs soaked through. A constant ticking and whirring sound echoes in this area.

An odd looking crusader comes rushing for you!

REMEMBER: You have an Aid token, and once you use it, it gets passed to another table. The faster we use these, the more benefit the whole gets from them. Since you have a boosted Knowledge token, you could use it here to help your battle...

Timing note: We move on to the next stage in a few days. I know it is a holiday weekend for some, but for those who are here, I will be checking in more often to keep the action moving as you like.

Round 1: (Bold may act)
Tere, Tolinath, Gaia, Thran (11 NL), Mavin
Wax Crusader/Red
Atticus

Yes we use the aid token to identify the crusader! We need to pass it on