GMG's From the Tome of Righteous Repose [3-4] (Inactive)

Game Master Magabeus

Seltyiel looks at the tangled up orc. Not worth a spell, he thinks. He cannot get close and attack, so he moves around to be on the other side of the orc. double move

With the orc tangled up, virtually surrounded and with himself unable to make it to the melee, Aryxis looks to tighten the net and potentially prevent an escape.

Double Move. Draw Greatsword.

Folks, as a reminder he was using a bow to shoot me in the throat when he got netted, so he doesn't threaten. Not sure if that would have affected your movement paths. I'm gonna withdraw for a little healing, sorry. Will post actions later, tho.

<Cough, hack> Rasping his words around the cauterized wound in his throat, Bala lets his team know his intentions.

"I'm most sorry, my friends," <cough> "But I cannot take another shot like that, nor even a weaker hit. I go now to see if Barbo can help me."

His words trail off as his voice begins to fail him, and he proceeds back down the hall seeking the Samsaran.

I'll be offline for about the next 24 hours.

Einn moves into the room. She casts Acid Splash on the Orc. "We are just going to let him live? He's an orc, and attacked us first."

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Acid: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Whoops, for some reason my campaign page didn't update to let me know people posted! My bad.

Barbo, a bit hunched over, walks into the room. The four wands float behind him. He looks at Bala and sighs. "The throat, eh? Not fun! Let's see what we can do about that. " He looks behind him. "Hmmm... the loaned wand is a little out of my comfort zone. " She never learned that.... not one for healing, she was. He eyes Bala and smiles. "Ah! You said you had a Cure wand, did you not? Let me use that. " He is entirely engrossed by the topic, ignoring the trusses up orc.

Double move towards Bala.

Most of the pathfinders use the fact that the orc is entangled to come closer, but not Einn. She casts a spell that hits the orc, doing some minor damage.

Escape Artist DC20: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

The orc attempts to escape, which does not succeed. He then shouts something as loud as he can "Kol salgandar!"

Initiative
Aryxis
Bala 17/45 hp
Barbo
Einn
Seltyiel
Xião
- - -
Orc: 19 damag, entangled
- - -

Barbo laughs. "Intruders? No, we're just your friendly neighborhood grave robbers! I mean... Pathfinders! "

Barbo reaches behind him, grabs Bala's floating wand and taps him with it. "Good as new! "

Cure Light, Bala's wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

He looks over the ninja with approval. "Very good! Now shut that orc up before he gives us away even more. I'll fix you up after. " With that he drops the wand to the ground. "Pick it up, Jeeves. That's a good boy. "

"The fool clearly is not going to surrender. Let's end this."

Seltyiel slices at the struggling orc with his scimitar.
attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

"Sounds good to me"

Aryxis stabs forward with his greatsword trying to spit the orc.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (6, 6) + 8 = 20

If Aryxis kills the Orc, he will move a couple of steps south & east to see down both of the fog of war'd passages.

If his attack is not needed, then I post his action later

As the healing energy washes over him, Bala closes his eyes for a second, and takes a deep cleansing breath. "Ahhhhh, thank you, my friend. That is indeed better."

If the orc is not dead, he will 5' step to the east and flurry using his swift action to apply Elemental Strike cold dam age.

If Aryxis killed the orc, Bala will instead stay by Barbo for further healing, assuming time permits.

Einn moves closer, and readies Acid Splash for any other enemies that may appear.

Readied Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Damage Acid: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Seeing that this orc was likely under control and was making noise, Xiao quietly hopped up the nearest wall and readied a dart if more orcs came looking for them.

Climb: 10 + 15 - 2 = 23
Stealth: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33

Selthiel, Aryxis and Bala quickly make sure the orc can not shout any other warnings. The pathfinders take some time to heal Bala while searching the orc for anything worth taking. Besides two tanglefoot bags you find some magical items.

Besides these nice things the orc also carried a crude map of the complex!

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

After examining the items, Barbo shakes his head. "I can tell these are magic, but not sure what they are. This armor is definitely magically reinforced, though. " He lifts the bags. "Is anyone good at throwing? These muscles are weaker than they used to be. "

Seltyiel consults with Barbo, helping him determine what the things are.

Using aid another on spellcraft, Seltiel's +10 auto succeeds

That should give Barbo +2 on each check.

" Ah! Good point, Seltiel! I believe you are right! This one looks particularly powerful. Must be a Moderate healing potion! " He shakes his head in amazement. She was just about to learn this before she left the temple. Or was she kicked out? Stupid fuzzy memories...

Aryxis joins the pair to discuss the magical gear retrieved from the dead orc. He grabs the bow to inspect and mutters a small prayer to guide his thoughts.

He brightens as he realises what they have found.... "Ah! An enchanted bow...I've been looking to get myself one of these. If no one has any objections, I'd like to keep hold of this for awhile"

He gathers up the arrows and quiver from the orc and slings them, with the bow, over his shoulder.

Aryxis's +10 Spellcraft is also another automatic +2 from Aid Another which gets us the arrow.

Spellcraft vs Bow DC21: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 1 = 31

"What does the map say?" Einn looks it over then she takes a look at the arrow. "This could be useful. It's a flaming arrow. I can't use it myself." She hands it to Aryxis.

"Which way now? I suggest continuing to the south.""

Spellcraft Arrow Assuming Seltyiel will help: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 2 = 25

"I agree, Einn. We best get moving if he had friends in here. They may have heard his cries. " Barbo shuffles a few steps toward the door and then waits patiently. I sure hope this wasn't the man's home. Always rude to walk into someone's home and kill them.

Seeing as no one was immediately coming to investigate, Xiao moved from his perch to take his usual position in the party order.

You move to the south, into the next room. A charred orc corpse hanging over a pool of blood accentuates the grisly atmosphere in this befouled shrine. Broken implements of bloodletting and torture lie on the
bloodstained stone alter. The ceiling is 20 feet tall.

Knowledge Religion: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Barbo takes a few steps into the foul sanctuary and wrinkles his nose. "This dwarves temple was twisted into something else. An orcish dedication to Nulgreth. " He shakes his head and reaches down to let Babe reassuringly. "It's alright, dearie. Just another dead orc. A really creepy dead orc. "

Reluctantly, once the stronger members ensure it is safe, he moves forward on frail knees and inspects the altar. Sometimes artifacts can hide in the oddest of places. Tired of sifting through blood caked tools, he reaches his hands out, feeling for magical energies. Detect Magic

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

"JEEVES! " The old man turns around and moves his head from left to right. Of course, the wands are still floating behind him, where they have been the whole time. "Pick up this Kukri. Yes. This one right here. Good boy. " The old man turns to the group. "This appears to be magically enhanced. It doesn't appear to be cursed, but I'm not sure I'll be able to pick it up without cutting myself. So many sharp edges. Does anyone want it? "

Aaannnnd we're back...

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

Bala moves into the room with Barbo and Babe, checking the altar and area for traps.

Though why torturers and priests would trap their own sacrificial altar eludes me. But, perhaps that is good. For it means I am not insane.

"Thank you for the offer, my friend, but it is not a weapon I am comfortable using either."

"I am but a little frog. Such a knife is too big for me."

Seltyiel shakes his head in answer to Barbo's question, and then looks around the room, seeing if there is anything they have missed.

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Other than some torture implements you have not missed anything. You move to the southern of the two passageways that lead away from this chamber. Sleeping mats and some dirty old clothes suited for medium humanoids litter the next two rooms.

The third room has a 5 ft wide pit in it. Within the range of your vision the pit does not seem to end.

Barbo clasps his hands together and whispers into them. When he pulls them apart, there is a crude facsimile of a wood carving of a rose. Hmmm... still need to work on my Prestidigitation. I know I can do better. He leans over the pit and drops it, waiting for a noise when it hits the bottom.

Seltyiel smirks at the carving.

Aryxis turns to team and whispers "Hey guys, we have company in the west exit. Sounds like more orcs. At least one anyway"

Xiao tries to creep along the wall near the ceiling to get a better look into the indicated area.

Stealth: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35

Barbo waits for the sound of the rose to land. After waiting for some seconds he hears the faint sound of broken wood. The bottom of the pit is probably between 75 and 125 feet down.

Xiao sees three orcs that are whispering and looking at their eastern exit. The middle one seems a bit bigger than the others

Bala waits for Xiao to return with the report and whispers to his friend, "I could become invisible, and get right up in front of them, but not behind them. I think in front might be ... bad," he finishes, rubbing at the pinkish scar on his throat from the last fight.

"Perhaps if someone caused a figment sound in that northern area to get them to move closer to us," he finishes, looking at the casters in the group.

Barbo whispers... "I could make one of our fighters invisible. " The he smiles. "But worry not, I am a master of illusion. "

I won't do the illusion just yet, we can plan a bit since our GM is gone for the weekend. Does anyone want Invisibility? I'll try to draw them towards the statue with an illusion so that a fighter can go invisible and flank with Bala.

"I could sneak in if I were invisible and launch and ambush with Bala," the grippli whispers.

Xiao would benefit from sneak attack if he could launch an invisible attack.

Perfect. Let's move this bad boy along. Barbo smiles, gleefully. He taps the grippli warrior on the shoulder and whispers a magic word. Suddenly, the warrior disappears!

Barbo resists the urge to laugh. Goodbye! He turns and switches places with Seltiel, whispering in his ear. "Pardon me, crazy old man coming through. " He gives Bala a second to get invisible, then counts to 12 before making his move.

Give Bala a turn to go invisible, then both two turns to move into place.

Then, he looks along the wall and twists his fingers. A little orc girl, in a pink frilly dress, pops into existence. She walks through the door and into the other room. She cocks her head to the side and waves in the direction of the orcs.

I really need to buy a Ghost Sound wand to hand out... That would make this so much more believable. If the orcs interact with her, they get a DC 17 Will Save to disbelieve.

If y'all have a better plan, speak now or forever hold your peace. Lol

Bala watches Barbo make Xiao disappear and smiles to himself knowing the impact that an invisible ninja will have.

Once Barbo joins him in the front, he whispers to the 'old man,' "My illusion only lasts a few seconds, so I will wait until I hear them react. I move quite a bit faster than our little friend does when he's climbing along the walls."

Once Bala hears them react, he will use his swift action for the ninja trick Vanish which only lasts 2 rounds. He'll then move or double move as needed to get in a sneak attack.

Seltyiel prepares his bow, thinking that is a better way for him to contribute to an ambush than a sword. Barbo seems to have the team's magical needs well covered for right now.

Aryxis volunteers to be the “first” into the fight. He draws his great sword, casts Shield on himself just before battle is joined and positions himself in the best place possible to reach the orcs.

"Anyone else want to be invisible?" Einn asks she wiggles her fingers. She takes a position toward the back of the room ready for the action.

If anyone else would like to be invisible let me know.

What does the team think? Should Seltyiel take Einn up on her offer and use his sword instead of his bow?

You had: 1d4 ⇒ 2 rounds

While you are discussing the best way to attack the orcs they have also not been idle. The whispering continues for a bit and too quick for proper preparation you hear the sound of heavy boots...

Initiative
Einn
Seltyiel
- - -
Orcs
- - -
Aryxis (shield)
Bala
Barbo
Xiao (invisible)

We start in current positions, weapons of your choice drawn

Seltyiel moves towards the enemies, lifts his bow, and shoots at blue.
attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
crit confirm: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
damage, critical: 3d8 + 9 ⇒ (4, 8, 7) + 9 = 28

Einn moves up and fires a Ray of Enfeeblement at Blue.

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Strength Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
DC15 Fort for Half

The blue orc growls when Selthiel's arrow hits it in an eye, followed by almost doubling up as Einn's ray touches it. It yells something in Orc and it's two companions fire six arrows towards Selthiel! Four arrows clatter against the walls, but two manage to hit. The orc then moves up and kicks Seltyiel in the legs. Seltyiel goes down!

Initiative
Aryxis (shield)
Bala
Barbo
Einn
Seltyiel 18/32 hp, prone
Xiao (invisible)
- - -
Blue: -28 hp
Green
Red
- - -

Barbo take a a few steps to the side and peers over Seltiel's fallen form at the orcs. "That's pretty rude of you! We just wanted to look around! " He twists his fingers and mutters a magic word. GLITTERDUST! ooh baby, I hope Xiao isn't in there somewhere...

A small dot of light leaves the man's fingertip and shoots towards the center of the orcs. Upon arrival it explodes in a cloud of golden particles! They settle on everything in the area, including the orcs' faces! DC 18 Will Save or be blinded.

Barbo smiles when he doesn't see the outline of a small frog form. He yells out, to seemingly no one. "Good thing none of you are invisible! That spell would cover you in glitter if you went into it's area! "

Blue: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Green: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Red: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

The two orc archers start rubbing their eyes!

Initiative
Aryxis (shield)
Bala
Einn
Seltyiel 18/32 hp, prone
Xiao (invisible)
- - -
Blue: -28 hp, -2 STR
Green: glitter blind DC18
Red: glitter blind DC18
- - -
Barbo

Bala contemplates the tactical situation, and realizes there are few good options. Someone must get thru this orc in the blue tunic. Perhaps I can sneak past.

He quickly focuses his ki and vanishes from sight just long enough to try to slip past the orc.

Acrobatics, invisible, half-speed: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23

Not sure how this gets adjudicated. Being invisible, moving into an area of glitterdust, at the same time as trying to move thru an enemy's square (with CMD reduced due to Strength damage) with acrobatics (at half speed). I would think I'd have some advantage to getting past him, before becoming visible either as I slip past him, or after stopping in the square behind him.

If he makes it past: (token moved to reflect this.) Wishful thinking?
Finding himself safely behind the orc, he pivots to deliver an roundhouse kick.

Unarmed Strike, Flanking: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Damage, Sneak attack: 1d6 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 6 + (6, 5) = 19

Einn takes a step back to leave room for others to move into the choke point. She lets loose with what looks like a scream, but no one hears it, but blue shakes his head.

Sonic Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5
Dazed for 1 round unless he makes a DC 15 For save. Then no daze and half damage.