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

Game Master Kate Baker

Toby steps up and fires again. "Get out of here!"

kinetic blast, pbs, elem overflow: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 24
damage, pbs, elem overflow: 2d6 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 17

It falls, unconscious. Out of combat!

Silt throws the last of his fire onto a nearby rass-berry bush and grins his needle-toothed grin at his friends while it crackles. The shuul, dead. The rass-berries, ash.

What secrets do you think this deadly beautiful shuul guarded?

Joli shrugs and dives into the pool, big eyes peeled for bigger payoffs.

”Come on, we can’t let Joli get in there and Pathfinder the cave first!”

Cedar runs along the edge of the pool and beneath the waterfall.
It looks like that’s possible from the map, but met me know if it’s not!

Silt inspects the monster then jumps into the water after Joli. Take 10 on perception for 19

If the cave is wide enough he'll cast Enlarge Person after entering; 4-minute duration.

"Are we sure it's dead?" Toby says, looking nervously at the fallen chuul. Seeing his friends unconcerned, he shrugs and dives in after them.

Silt's eyes boggle at Cedar. Cedar, I thought "Path-Finder" was one kind of thing. Is it an action also?

He pauses to think for long moments, remembering the time in Carver's office.

If Joli is "Path-Findering" paperwork in that cave, I stay here with the Shulls.

The cave behind the waterfall is flush with glowing blue worms tht shed light like candles. These tantalizing creatures cling in clusters overhead, barely moving except in subtle, squirming undulations. The partially flooded cave leads away fro the curtain of the waterfall.

There is a pile of stony-looking eggs midway up the tunnel. Several of them have hatched, and the weird grubs are eating the corpse of a winged humanoid.

"Oh neat! Look at these cool worms!" Toby moves to the highest point he can easily reach, trying to get a closer view of the luminescent creatures. Toby knows nothing of dungeoneering or local creatures.

Kn: Local: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

”What are those things, and what’re they eating?”

Heal: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

"Paperwork, Silt?" Joli's head pops out of the water as a tentacle grasping oyster flesh disappears into his hat. He gets out and moves over to the corpse. "Huh. A Strix."

Silt confidently ascertains the situation.

Land shrimp or land-louse. Not like the pretty ones we met in the storage shed… but maybe many different kinds wriggle about in the island's dark places, Cedar.

He turns to Purpose and taps the Wyrwood with his chunk of coral. Guidance

Let me give you a slightly better description of the creatures before Joli gets close.

These dog-sized creatures resembles soft-shelled lobsters with underdeveloped claws and an oversized pair of mandibles.

Those… are large land shrimp. Silt draws his greatsword.

I mentioned he was going to cast enlarge person on himself near the interior entrance of the cave — is that still doable or has this gruesome scene likely distracted him?

No, you can still enlarge! I just forgot to make your icon bigger.

Purpose Creche pauses with his prayerbook before following the others through the cascade and towards the grisly scene.

"Larval chuuls. Eating a strix corpse."

Cast heightened awareness before entering the cave.
Knowledge (local): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 2 = 18
Knowledge (dungeoneering): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 = 19
Knowledge (dungeoneering): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 2 = 10]

I am looking at the map more closely now; I think Silt would not have enlarged since the corridor is only 10' wide. It would accomplish nothing but getting in the way of ranged characters.

Silt strides forward. Little shuuls make big shuuls. Do not want.

"Those are gonna grow up to be like the thing outside? Do not want, either!" Water starts to collect around Toby's hands.

"Toby, maybe you could wash them away?" Joli does not move closer, concerned that the baby chuul might swarm him.

"Er...yeah, sure." Toby nervously edges forward just within range and fires, try to wash away the collected larvae.

kinetic blast, pbs, elem overflow: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 9
damage, pbs, elem overflow: 2d6 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5, 4) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 19

Silt moves up next to Toby.

Joli wipes away some of the spray from Toby’s errant blast. "Um, friend, the chuulupas are over there."

Toby misses, but does draw their attention. They wave their pincers angrily.

Silt waggles his finger at Joli; a bead of water flicks off its scale when he points at the horrible grubs.

Those: land-shrimp. Chal-lupas must be a tuber: they sound delicious. He watches them wave their pincers. Toby should aim again. We must pass.

And at this point I think we're in initiative.

Blue
White
Cedar
Purpose
Red
Yellow
Toby
Joli
Silt

White heads toward you, then stops and seemingly vomits in a cone, getting both Silt and Toby.

Blue swims up to attack Toby, the source of the unpleasant spray.

chomp!: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Ouch!: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Barely!

Cedar calls out to the often overlooked celestial plane of squids for help and Chad the squid appears!

Chad attempts to slap, grab, and bite white!

Tentacle: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Confirm?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Boo
Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Grab?: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Damage: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 D'oh!

"Ow, ow, ow! Get it off!"

Purpose Creche continues expounding on larval chuul, swims in front of Joli, and fires an arrow at the closest blue target.

+1 longbow, aberration bane, 1 square underwater: 1d20 + 9 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 2 - 2 = 26
Piercing damage: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 5, 5) + 4 = 16

The squid grasps one creature in its tentacles and squeezes tight! Purpose's arrow takes out another.

The red one moves up and barfs acid, just like its sibling. Silt, Toby, Purpose, and Cedar are all in the cone.

Yellow bites the squid.

chomp!: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
ouch!: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

confirm?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
double ouch: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Blue
White -12 hp
Cedar
Purpose
Red
Yellow
Toby
Joli
Silt

Again!?: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 "Gross! Ugh, these things are the worst!"

Toby fires at the white larva, trying to finish it off before he gets barfed on again.

kinetic blast, pbs, elem overflow: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 17
damage, pbs, elem overflow: 2d6 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5, 5) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 20

reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Overconfident after gracefully dancing away from the first grub's acid, silt takes this one's acid full in the face.

Enraged, Silt power attacks red: Rass-berries!!

Power attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Confirm: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

slashing: 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (6, 3) + 10 = 19
slashing, if confirmed: 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (1, 1) + 10 = 12

If red is destroyed silt will 5' step into flank with Chad if white is still up. Otherwise he will move to the last chuul baby, eating an attack of opportunity to also flank with Chad.

Red and white are both destroyed.

AoO: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
ouch!: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

confirm?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

The larval chuul sinks its teeth into Silt as he walks by.

Double-rass-berry pie!

A beat of Purpose Creche's manta wings sends him corkscrewing away from the worst of the acid!
Reflex save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Joli, feeling jealous that all of the chuulupas are being eaten alive, licks one with a refrigerating tongue.

Frostbite v. cover: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
NL cold + fatigue: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

"Oh, come on! We grippli are adventure eaters!"

As the departed larva's turn comes back up, Toby takes 1d4 ⇒ 3 more acid damage.

I still need a Reflex save from Cedar!

Cedar
Purpose
Yellow
Toby
Joli
Silt

Since Blue and White are down, Cedar and Purpose are up!

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 Ouch!

”Chad, help Silt with that last larva!”

Chad attempts to slap, grab, and bite yellow.

Tentacle slap: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 2 = 20
Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Grab: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

Bite: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9
Damage: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Go hanging, grappling Chad!

Chad grasps the last chuul tightly, and someone is easily able to deal the last hit point of damage to take it down

Silt and Toby take another 1d4 ⇒ 3 acid damage as the digestive fluids do their thing.

If you search the body of the strix, you find

With the last apparent enemy down, Toby quickly takes some time to scrub any remaining digestive juices off of himself. "Ow. These stupid chuul things are the worst!"

Joli offers what healing his friends might need from his whistling whittled healing stick. Let me know how many charges you use.

Silt bops himself with the wand four times. Once the group is healed up, he grasps his chunk of coral and casts Bull's Strength on himself before moving ahead to where the cave seems to widen.

I think Cedar should have taken a second round of acid damage as well. In which case he’d need 2 charges Joli. Thanks!

Toby needs four charges. Stupid barfing worms!

"Thanks Joli. That barf was gross and painful." Once healed, Toby follows Silt forward, scanning nervously for more horking worms.

Silt gazes at Chad and reaches over, trying on the squid's Wayfarers.

Chad, where did you get this eye-scabbard? Such a device would help my eyeballs to not scream in the bright sunlight.

He gives them back.

Are you coming along? Let's go.

You head on in. This large cavern is composed of a combination of handhewn stone and natural cave features, as if the very stone of the walls were reclaiming an ancient structure. Enormous calcite pillars stretch from floor to ceiling, surrounded by bristling stalagmites and stalactites. Tiered, mineral-ringed pools of still water are tinted with a rainbow mottling of subterranean algae. Hidden by layers of calcite, mold, and luminous fungus are dilapidated, corroded, and crumbling picks, shovels, and other digging tools. A pair of inert clockwork servants lie alongside the tools.

Joli advances quietly into the cavern, alert for hazards with an intent to clear a safe path for his friends. When he spots the clockwork servant, he gives a low whistle-croak and waves at Purpose.

Stealth: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20