GM Kiora's Wrath of the Righteous

Game Master Kiora Atua

"Up to you. I'm fine either watching your back or having you watch mine."

Shrinky Mario mushroom sound!

Ehren's alter self wears off and he turns back into his regular old seventeen-year-old human self.

Aravashnial's False Life wears off from Ary - a few of her wounds from the howler's quills heal over, leaving her feeling fresh as new. Ary is no longer grazed :D

Unfortunately, calling Ary's attention to the quill wounds sends her mind down a dark path once more...

Ary must succeed at a DC14 will save or lose yet another point of WIS.

Li'an digs out her healing potion and downs it. She listened quietly as the others handled the mercenary company and then moved up when they'd left.

Overkill, but not taking a chance with 7HP
Cure Serious Wounds: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 3, 5) + 3 = 19

"I can take point. I can use the scale to make my self stealthier without sacrificing my vision." Li'an touches the scale to herself and after a few moments shrinks down, her features shifting from elvish to gnomish in nature, and her hair taking on a bright violet hue and wild appearance.

Scale on self, Gnome. +2 dex, +4 stealth size bonus for +5 to stealth. Keep low-light vision.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Stealth: 1d20 + 9 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 4 + 1 = 21

Edit: Also +2 to AC (1 dex, 1 size)

Nonononononono...: 1d20 + 3 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 - 1 = 7 -4 Wis, now down to 7! -2 to all Wis related checks. :)

Ary physically shudders as the spell wears off. She steels herself, and looks back towards the door. "I should probably be in the middle." she suggests, uncharacteristically.

I would kill someone for a Scroll of Remove Curse right about now.

Val nods. "Alright then. Lead the way."

She looks back at Ary and frowns. "Are you okay? You look a little... off."

Ready to go, Li'an? (NO RUSH, just making sure you're not waiting on me :p)

"'m Fine." Ary responds quietly. "Nothing to worry about." she tacks on a little too quickly as she avoids Valaria's gaze. "We should go while we've got the benefit of surprise."

Speaking of Madness and Descending, though....

Li'an refreshes the message spell and heads down the steps as quietly as she can in her new form. She draws Lleuad and watches ahead scanning for any sign of movement.

Hmm, is Lleuad now a 2h weapon, or does it change with me?

Aema Will Save (WIS damage): 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 3 - 2 = 20
Chiles Will Save (WIS damage): 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 - 2 = 13
Hosilla Will Save (WIS damage): 1d20 + 4 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 4 - 3 - 2 = 12

Gwerm Manor..

Chiles hides under a bed in the servant's quarters, inconsolable and afraid, despite Thomas' coaxing to get him to come out.

Nah, I'll say it shrinks with you (otherwise you're nekkid! :( )

"You go ahead, Butterfly. You're quieter. I'll be right behind you, though, so give Fen'wen as much space as you're willing."

I'm not sure the rest of the group would complain, honestly :P

Ehren would be thankful for being the rearguard so he'd have an excuse not to look forward again. :P

Li'an ad Valaria sneak ahead of the group, peering down the staircase, moving quietly as they can. She comes down and sees a dimly lit shrine - lit by flickering candlelight, illuminating the kneeling forms of Hosilla and Uziel before a sinister image of a star surrounding a goat's face painted on a wall above a table. On the table is a strange apparatus that looks like a clockwork toy of a snake-bodied, six-armed woman holding a sword in each hand. A tightly corked bottle filled with water sits before the statue. A wooden chest covered with engraved runes stands under the table.

The air in the basement is damp and musty-smelling. The walls and floor are packed earth, while dozens of gourds hang from the ceiling beams. A sludge of rotting plant matter covers the floor - the source of the musty smell.

The two cultists are so deep in prayer that they do not notice Li'an, nor Valaria.

Battlemap updated.

Val might be curious if the carpet matches the drapes with your new hair color :P And I just realized something wonderful. Isn't Wisdom Hosilla's casting stat?

Val nods. "Alright then. Keep close." She nods to Li'an, ready to head downstairs.

Stealth (Grazed): 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 6 - 1 = 15

Perception: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 - 2 = 8 -2 Wis mod
Stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Ary managed to be quiet, but didn't seem quite as attentive as she probably should be to the situation, overall. She seemed to be staring into the shadows, as opposed to actually looking for danger.

Li'an creeps quietly across the floor, approaching the two cultists. Somehow she felt completely at home in her new form, finding it trivial to approach the two without making a sound.
Stealth: 1d20 + 9 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30

Closing in to attack. Are they armed/geared? And will one stealth check suffice to get within attack range?

Armor - no, but they have longswords.

one stealth check - yes

Li'an closes in behind Uziel, not wasting any time. She creeps between the two masses of green on the ground and sneaks up behind him. Slowly reaching forward, she slides Lleuad up to his neck. "I'm sorry I have to do this, but I'm not taking chances." When she has it in place, she pulls it back, attempting to garrote him with the blade.

Attack(Hit:Alter Self-Dex/Size;Dam:Alter Self-Dex): 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 111d4 + 3 + 1 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 + (5, 4) = 14
vs unarmored and flatfooted, that might actually hit :o

Li'an successfully creeps in behind of Uziel, slitting his throat and rendering him unconscious and dying. He slides to the ground, blood bubbling out from his carotid artery and pooling onto the ground.

"What in the Abyss?" Hosilla's eyes open and she stares at the unfamiliar gnomish woman in shock.

Surprise Round!

Ehren - if you can beat a DC 12 stealth check you can participate in the surprise round!

Valaria/Ary/Ehren? are up

Val smiles slightly as Li'an sneak attack succeeds and enters the room, closing in on the cultists before they can react. "Miss us?" She glares at the cultist, her smile turning malicious. "You only get one more chance. Surrender now or this ends with you dead on the floor."

"You!" Hosilla hisses. "You won't be taking me alive! Not again!"

Ary/Ehren(?) are up

Stealth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Without his gear to slow him down, Ehren is able to lightly step forward on the balls of his feet. When it becomes clear that Hosilla isn't going to cooperate, he wordlessly raises a finger and fires an acid dart at her.

Acid Dart: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Surprise round so you get a move or standard, so I moved you, will use the acid dart roll during round 1.

Ary is up!

Ary quietly moves down the stairs and proceeds to ready herself to defend her allies from Hosilla's reprisal. She stares at the goat head as she moves towards Hosilla, head tilted sideways, as she looks towards the symbol for a moment, then turns her attention back to Hosilla. "Why is the ground covered in dead plants..?"

Rumble in Topaz Solutions..

Initiative Rolls
Valaria: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Ehren: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Ary: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Li'an: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Hosilla: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Initiative Order
1. Ehren
2. Li'an
3. Hosilla
4. Ary
5. Valaria

Round 1

Ehren wordlessly raises a finger and fires an acid dart at Hosilla, singing her forearm.

Li'an attempts to tumble her way around Hosilla to get into a more advantageous position and attacks, trying to strike with Lleuad's pommel. She bashes the weapon across the back of Hosilla's head, knocking her out before she can even draw her longsword.

Suddenly, the candles along the walls go out, and the room is shrouded in darkness, overwhelming even Radiance's supernatural glow. The sinister marking on the wall glows bright red, and a booming, deep gravelly voice echoes inside of the heroes' heads...

"Ahhh.... Iomedae's slaves at last! Finally, something other than mere peasants have come before my shrine- creatures worthy of a personal greeting from Lord Baphomet! Know this - mortals - I am watching... I am always watching ..." The voice proceeds to cackle ominously within the heroes' heads, before slowly fading away into silence...

Everyone must succeed at a DC 14 fortitude save against poison, now and at the start of each of your turns going forward.

As the voice vanishes, an unearthly shrieking echoes through the room, like the noise of someone being tortured into a slow, and painful death...

Everyone must succeed at a DC 15 Will save (sonic, mind-affecting, but not from a demon :p) or become nauseated for 1d4 ⇒ 1 rounds...

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 1 = 13
Attack(Hit:Alter Self-Dex, Flank/Size,Nonlethal;Alter Self-Dex: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 - 4 +2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 1 + 1 - 4 +2 = 11
1d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7
Sneak Attack: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8

Ehren deals 4 damage to Hosilla. Li'an deals 7 nonlethal damage to Hosilla, KOing her. A whole bunch of f@!$ed up s%&% happens.

Ary is up.

"Oh shut up..." Ary says rather loudly, moving towards the unholy symbol aggressively...

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Will: 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 - 2 = 4

She takes a swing at the unholy symbol, but her body doesn't cooperate as she doubles over from a writhing in her stomach.

Haha :D

Valaria is up.

Does this one count for this round, or do we need to save now and on our turn this round too?

Fortitude (Poison, Grazed): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 - 1 = 11
Will (Mind-Effecting, Grazed): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 4 - 1 = 21

Val groans as the noxious fumes make her head spin, but she manages to block out the worst of the horrific cry. "Ary, let's hit that thing together. We need to make this fast, otherwise whatever that bottle released..." She groans hoping whatever it was isn't instantly lethal.

Counts for this round :0

Also - it is dark :P

What's that horrible shrieking thing????

(The sound alone is sufficient to identify)

Val's been poisoned by something. She's not thinking all that clearly :P

Knowledge Nature (Grazed): 1d20 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 3 - 1 = 9

Val shakes it off the best she can and jumps at the strange creature, bringing her knife down at it's twisted flesh.

Attack (Grazed): 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 6 - 1 = 20
Damage (Grazed): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Poison Effect- on Valaria Only

1d8 ⇒ 7

Electricity Damage: 1d6 - 5 ⇒ (3) - 5 = -2

The poison flows through Valaria's bloodstream - lighting her very nerves on fire - but the effect is ultimately temporary as her abyssal heritage enables her to resist the pain.

K(Nature): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

"Stupid goat summoned a Mandragora? They have long viny reaches... so definitely roll in. And poison. And they're planty." she says as she bends over from the pain in her head that's got her stomache in knots.

Valaria moves in, slashing at the mandragora with her starknife and leaving a deep wound.

Valaria deals 7 damage to Mandragora

EDIT:

Meanwhile, on the ground, the poison courses through Hosilla and Uziel's bodies. Blood seeps out from their nose and mouth and onto the floor. Uziel finally dies, chocking on his own blood, but Hosilla lays on the ground her face angled in such a way that she does not suffocate.

Hosilla Fort Save (Critical): 1d20 + 6 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 6 - 3 = 6
Uziel Stable?: 1d20 + 2 - 8 ⇒ (4) + 2 - 8 = -2
Uziel Fort Save (Critical): 1d20 + 3 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 - 3 = 4
1d8 ⇒ 7
1d6 ⇒ 6
1d8 ⇒ 8
Hosilla Stable?: 1d20 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 1 - 2 = 10

Round 2

Ehren is up! Don't forget your two saves :p

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Will Save: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 1 = 20

Do I have to be adjacent to aid another on a Knowledge check?

If you can, and succeed, just go ahead and pretend it's your information to share. :) I need to go to bed! :o

Do I have to be adjacent to aid another on a Knowledge check?

Nope!

Knowledge (nature) Aid Another: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 Awkward.

Ehren coughs on the poisonous fumes, but proves resilient enough to resist their effects. Likewise, having evidently had his fill of horrific sounds for the day, he is able to shake off the terrible shriek. He recognized that shriek, as well as the creature Ary spoke of. To never come across one was too much to hope for, apparently.

The druid reaches up to touch his eyes briefly, granting himself the ability to see through the dark. He takes one long glance at the mandragora and grimaces.

"It won't attack me. Not unless I attack first," he says, before frowning. I wish I still had the spells to take advantage of that...

Ehren gains darkvision.

Li'an is up

Fort Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Will Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

As the light disappears from the room, Li'an curses. "Who ended up with the wand of Daylight? Markus or Ehren? It might be enough to break through the darkness!" she calls out.

Seconds later the Mandragora's scream overwhelms her, piercing through her mind in a flash of searing pain. She doubles over, nauseous from the pain and barely able to concentrate. Despite her condition, however, she somehow manages to shake off the effects of the poison attacking her.

Collapsing to her knees, she tries to get into her belt pouch to retrieve the wand of spiritual weapon she'd gotten from Hosilla. She fumbles around with it for what seems like an eternity in the dark, the echos of the Mandragora's scream still echoing in her mind.

Not moving, but will fumble around trying to draw her wand of Spiritual weapon if it's not too much to do in her state.

It's a move action, so sounds good to me :0

The mandragora closes its mouth, and the horrible wailing stops. It takes a step towards Ary, its fingers growing into whipping, thorny vines. They lash out at the crusader woman - one arm makes its mark, hitting with a grisly crack. The thorns are coated in a gooey poison that flood into the woman's veins. Satisfied, it turns to Valaria, lunging at her with its gaping maw. It connects onto her leg brutally, and attempts to drain her of her blood, but the tiefling manages to shake the creature off. It falls into the plant sludge with a sloshing sound, and quickly moves back to its feet.

Ary, thoroughly confused by the darkness, the poison, and the slow, wrenching pain in her stomach, lashes out against the last known threat, but in her confusion she ends up stabbing herself in the leg instead.

Mandragora slam vs Ary: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Mandragora damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Ary Fort save vs Poison: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 Effect: Fatigue, Confusion.
Mandragora slam vs Ary: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Mandragora bite vs Valaria: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Mandragora bite: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Mandragora grapple vs Valaria: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Ary Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Ary confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 64
Ary stabs self! (fatigue): 1d8 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 1 = 8

Li'an is nauseated. Mandragora deals 6 damage to Ary. She is now both fatigued and confused. 7 damage to Valaria. Ary then stabs herself for 8 damage, leaving herself grazed.

No I didn't forget your poison save on your turn, Ary, there is no cure save *mwhaha* (k i lied, the "cure save" is to roll "act normally" on the confusion table - get to it!)

Valaria is up. Don't forget yo fort save.

Hrut succumbs to the continuous biting and writhing under his armor and begins wrenching,

Move back towards the door please.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 6 - 1 = 13

1d100 ⇒ 21

Val yelps as the thing attempts to cling to her legs. She violently shakes it off and goes for another attack.

Fortitude (Poison, Grazed): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 4 - 1 = 21
Attack (Grazed): 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 1 = 7
Damage (Grazed): 1d4 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 - 1 = 3

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

"I have it with me, but-," Ehren abruptly stops, taken by a violent fit of coughing as the poison finally takes hold. As he coughs into his fist, he steps over toward Li'an, and as she digs through her pack, bends down to briefly hold his hand over her eyes.

Using cavesight (3rd of 7) on Li'an, 1 minute duration.

Topaz Solutions

Valaria swipes at the plant monster - but draws no blood, and it seems more or less uninjured.

Round 3

Ehren develops a persistant nosebleed from the toxic fumes. He bestows upon Li'an darkvision.

1d8 ⇒ 6
Ehren nonlethal damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Hosilla fort save vs poison (critical): 1d20 + 6 - 3 ⇒ (7) + 6 - 3 = 10
1d8 ⇒ 2

3 nonlethal damage to Ehren from poison.

Li'an is up.

Horgus Gwerm's Pantry

Round 5

Hrut backs away out of the swarm, but the rats relentlessly follow.

Hrut must make a DC 14 Fort Save or be nauseated for 1 round.

Swarm damage vs Hrut: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Rats deal 3 damage to Hrut, wounding him.

Hrut is up.

Sounds great! Lets see if I can continue to roll less than 10 for the remainder of my foreseeable life...

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 - 1 = 12

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 1 = 7

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 1 = 6

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 6 - 1 = 17

Attack?/Damage?: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 2 = 14 Assuming -2 by now, probably a miss

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 - 2 = 19

Attack/Damage: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 8 - 2 = 211d8 + 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (8) + (6) + 4 = 18

Confirm?: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 - 2 = 15

That should be enough? hopefully you roll less then 20 damage by then, my threshold will be 5hp