GM Kate's Ruins of Azlant (closed) (Inactive)

Game Master Kate Baker

At this point, only Cedar can actually see through the walls. (The wall with the doors is real.) But the rest of you aren't dumb, and have presumably worked out that they're illusions. You can attempt a DC 20 Will save on your turn to be able to see through.

Are the dotted lines the illusions or bars?

”Illusory walls! There are skum hiding!”

Cedar raises his arms to the heavens. ”Mitzi, help us! And bring your friends!”

Poodles: 1d3 ⇒ 1 Boo

Sadly, Mitzi arrives alone (Who can understand the whims of celestial poodles?) and she attacks!

Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 Boo again!
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

The dotted lines are the illusions!

A second skum emerges from the wall. How many could be back there? No one knows! Cedar knows. There are no more back there.

Regular Initiative

Silt
Joli
blue skum
Toby
Purpose
Cedar
red skum

Silt steps over, draws the spear, and attacks the nearest skum slaver — power attacking and smiting.

+1 spear +6: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Piercing: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

Silt successfully hits the skum with a powerful blow, but not quite enough to take the creature down.

Joli hops down and draws his rapier. His tongue flicks out with a spray of fresh water in tow (blue skum).

1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 2 = 23
NL + 5' push: 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 1 + (6) = 9

Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Joli engages with the first skum, lashng out with his long tongue. The creature moves in to strike at the grippli with a very fancy looking trident, then tooth and claw.

trident vs Joli: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
stab!: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

claw vs Joli: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
slice: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

bite vs Joli: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
chomp: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Silt
Joli
blue skum 9 NL
Toby
Purpose
Cedar
red skum -18 hp

Purpose Creche drops the bow, steps towards the red skum, and draws the emerald sword in an upwards slash.
Glitterin' green gashgifter: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 Dastardly, disappointing dice!
Violent verdancy: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Seeking a clear line of fire in this wretched hive of skum and villainy, Toby moves behind Silt then wheels and fires at the Blue skum.

attack, pbs: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 1 = 21
damage, pbs: 2d6 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (5, 4) + 5 + 1 = 15

Mitzi moves up to continue attacking.

"Yap! Yap! Yap!"

Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 Really?!

Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Cedar, seeing the fancy trident in the skum's hands, casts grease on it, hoping the skum will lose its grip!

DC 16 Reflex save

The blue skum collapses after Toby's blast.

Doug, you can retcon Mitzi's action if you'd like.

Reflex save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

The red skum manages to hang onto his trident, but sees the odds stacked against him. He steps backward through the wall. Cedar sees him pull out a potion and drink it.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Silt
Joli
blue skum 9 NL
Toby
Purpose
Cedar
red skum -12 hp

Reminder: everyone but Cedar still sees the wall.

Correction: Joli also sees through the illusion!

Joli circles around the remaining skum, avoiding his reach until his rapier's pointing at its spinal spines. "Where've you taken our friends? The humans? Sing and Jalaijatali'll lift you up."

Thanks Kate. We can say Mitzi tried to attack red instead. It may provoke from her then if it drinks.

He'll provoke; take the attack if she makes the Will save.

Oh, that's right.

Mitzi's Will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14 Nope

Mitzi cocks her head like, huh? as the skum steps back through the wall.

Knew I'd forgotten something:
Will save to disbelieve: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Purpose Creche sees the skum and Joli step through the barrier, but can't reconcile the image to the event. He instead steps back, retrieves his bow, and trains it on the wall in case of other incongruous happenings.

Sorry, since blue is down, more of you can go now.

Silt
Joli
blue skum
Toby
Purpose
Cedar
red skum -12 hp

Joli enters the side chamber. This room has a simple stone floor and undecorated gray stone walls. The stark nature of the room is interrupted only by a large circle of silvery metal set into the floor in the corner of this room. One wall of this room is mostly transparent, providing a view of a larger, adjacent chamber.

We've been told that it's not real, right? Do we get a +4 bonus on our saves? "If any viewer successfully disbelieves an illusion and communicates this fact to others, each such viewer gains a saving throw with a +4 bonus."

Move action: Silt runs his fingers along the stone wall, wondering why Cedar believes them false. Will+5 +4: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

However, he feels old stone under his fingers (assuming this is an illusion that can create tactile effects?) and walks to the double doors to open them. provokes from the Skum

You do get the +4, yes. Not quite enough though, in this case! Also, your character doesn't have to believe that it's a real wall on a failed save, you just can't see through the illusion. Whatever is fun!

A curving ramp along the northern wall of this chamber ascends to the floor above. The east and west walls each have a single door, and a double door stands in the southern wall. Murals cover the east and west walls in this space, depicting kind-looking human adult figures smiling benevolently at children. The children, for their part, are smiling and appear healthy and happy. The figures, both adults and children, have tiny jewels orbiting around their heads in shining rings that resemble halos. Bold words are painted above the door.

Attack of Opportunity!: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Nope.

Now that he can see through the wall, firing lines are easier to come by. Toby steps into position and fires at the remaining skum, trying to knock it out without killing it.

attack, pbs: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 = 24
nonlethal damage, pbs: 2d6 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3) + 5 + 1 = 12

Toby takes it down!

With time to examine, everyone can now see through the illusion.

Silt steps forward and glances about the new room.

Take 10 Perception: 18

Cedar picks up Mitzi and walks her through the illusion, but she just yaps and yaps and yaps.

Mitzi Will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Even when he puts her down on the other side she continues to bark, she's so mad at that wall.

"Come on, silly Mitzi." Cedar takes her and joins Silt.

Mitzi will stick around for 3 minutes.

Silt notices a panel on the Northern wall.

But I am also going to pause you right there.

I realize we didn't spend much time investigating the statute, but Cedar is thinking Carver would be interested in knowing about it. He's also wondering if this is what being a Pathfinder feels like. If so, he might like it!

"Twas almost too easy. We were fisherfolk born!" Joli smiles as he prods the fallen schmuck next to him. Satisfied it's down for the count, he hops over to examine the door.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Silt steps carefully into the next room, spotting a panel on the northern wall. Cedar moves inside as Joli approaches, looking around for signs of trouble. The grippli suddenly spots two crossbows emerge from the walls just above the doors.

With the warning from Joli, Cedar and Mitzi may attempt a DC 15 Reflex save to avoid the trap. Otherwise...

crossbow 1 vs. Cedar: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18
ouch!: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

crossbow 2 vs. Mitzi: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19
ouch!: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

There is a click as the crossbows reload. Oddly, they seem to ignore Silt.

Oh no!

Cedar Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13 Ouch! Cedar tries to dodge with the help of his fancy new cape, but isn't fast enough.
Mitzi Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15 Mitzi barely steps out of the way!

Are we in initiative or can Cedar act? If so, he and Mitzi will get out of there, telling everyone there's a trap, but that Silt should check it out!

They will continue to shoot every round, but we don't need to roll for initiative if you're just going to get out of the room.

Joli, it looks like you stepped on a silvery circle at one point. It gleamed with a bit of magic, but didn't do anything to you.

And just so this doesn't get forgotten, looting the bodies!

Each skum has a +1 trident. One of them has a potion of cure light wounds.

Yes, Cedar and Mitzi will get out.

”There’s a trap inside,” Cedar says. “I got shot by an arrow and Mitzi barely dodged. It didn’t seem to notice Silt though. Silt, can you check that trap out? I don’t think it will fire at you.”

Not sure it's a trap or there are enemies in there actually shooting?

Silt stands in the middle of the room, farmer's hat in one hand, looking bemused. Give me one confused spear.

Trident in hand, he walks up to one of the murderhole above the Eastern door.

Take 10 perception: 18

It looked like a trap. Examining the wall above the door though, you aren’t able to work out where the mechanism is.

Silt tries to jam the trap with his confused spear. It doesn't do any good.

He shrugs. Can anyone cast obscuring mist or the like?

Yes, Cedar can.

Won't be able to post anything substantial 'til the morning, but would detect magic on the circle thing Joli saw reveal anything about the trap or its mechanisms?

Joli nervously examines the floor beneath him as his friends are skewered. "Oops..."

He motions for his friend to stay back, and leaps across the room to the door, attempting to open it.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

Are you going to wait for the obscuring mist?

Purpose, you get an aura of transmutation magic. Are you going to step in the circle?

Cedar wants to hold onto his spell if we can figure this out another way.
Oh, did Joli jump across the room with the trap?

Joli leaps over the floor to the door. The crossbows come out of the wall and train on him.

crossbow 1: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

ouch!: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

crossbow 2: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16

ouch!: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Lucky frog! Which door are you at?

Joli ducks out of the room and heals himself. "Silt, I wonder: the panel at the back. What does it look like?"

2 charges from CLW wand

"They don't seem to fire at you. If the panel doesn't reveal anything, break them next time they emerge."

Unwilling to risk injury by moving towards the door, Purpose Creche continues to scrutinize the circle's transmutation aura.
Two rounds of detect magic, plus Spellcraft to discern its function?: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

It's transmutation, but you can't quite make out the spell. You do see the faint tracks from long ago going into and out of the circle. They all appear to be constructs.

Silt walks to the panel at the back of the room and looks at it. Take 10 for 18 on perception.

The panel opens up and has mechanical works inside that seem to lead to the crossbows.

Silt ponders the confusing mechanism for long moments, before jamming his confused spear into it three times.

Does this damage the mechanism? If so Silt will continue solving this puzzle by stabbing it.

Silt mashes the control panel with the trident, furiously wrecking cogs and gears. The crossbows emerge and go haywire, spitting bolts all over the room. One aims directly at Silt, before they finally hang limp.

Disable Device, the barbarian way!

one last pew!: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28

ouch!: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Purpose Creche stops at the sound of screeching metal and icthyian exertions.

"Good work, Silt."

He steps lightly to the northern doorway. "Now to solve the rest of this. Above the double doors: 'Ours is the Great Work to see humanity achieve its greatest potential.' Azlant. Aroden. The success of humanity." He considers the murals. "Those objects around their heads. Ioun stones. And that person," he turns towards the statue, "spoke of an Ioun Imperative."

"And then there is this." He walks to the inlaid circle at the western end of the entry chamber. "Transmutation. Artificial beings passing to and from." He bends at the wait, craning his head to look over the boundary. "What does it do?"

He hops into the circle.