GM NotEspi's Master of the Fallen Fortress (Standard) 1 (Inactive)

Game Master NotEspi

You collectively bring the troglodyte to its knees. Shortly after, he collapses to the floor, lifeless. End of combat.

Searching his body, you manage to locate a key. The room also contains a chest.

Kaa uses the key to open the chest.

"Balenar'ssss ssstuff?"

Kaa carries the chest, after anyone who wants rummages through and takes what they like.

They key doesn't fit into the chest's lock, but it's not locked anyway.

"Hey, Kaa?" Harrisk asks in an inquisitive tone. "Are you going to carry that with you the rest of the way; can we store the other stuff we found in it?" his voice getting more and more hopeful with each word.

"Yesss, go ahead. It is not to heavy for me."

"This key is not for the chessst. Perhapsss it is for that wall?"

I have Kaa down 4 hp. He offers his wand to anyone that can hit him with it.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Oh yeah. There's a door here. My bad.

The room is illuminated by a brazier in the middle. The troglodyte was sitting next to it when you surprised him. The layout is otherwise the same as in the other rooms in the tower. Functionality, I guess.

Elutheria also places her dolphin shield in the chest, then walks to the door.

"Shall we open the next one?"

"Sounds good to me." Harrisk says as he walks over to the door. He checks for traps and if there aren't any, tries to open the door while standing to the side up against the wall.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Ryll readies an arrow for the next door...

You all get ready for whatever is inside, and Harrisk opens the door.

As you do so, you hear shouting from within.

You can also hear sounds of chains clanking against each other.

Once your eyes adjust to the darkness, you notice the room is comparably small to the others you visited so far. Standing near the wall opposite to the door is a man, severely bruised, fists clenches and in manacles, ready for a fight.

Senma yells to the man speaking weird tongues. "Hey! My name is Senma! I am a Pathfinder and so are these guys! Are you the lost member of our Society?" he calls from the doorway, not really wanting to get into fisticuffs with the man.

Kaa steps inside.

Harrisk sheepishly peers around the corner to watch what's going on. "Balenar?" He says not understanding what the man and Kaa are saying.

The man grabs his knees and starts laughing.

"I meant the troglodytes, actually. Thought they'd come in for another beating. Pathfinders! Thank the gods!"

He comes closer to the group and presents his cuffs: "Yes, that's me. Take these off, would you? It stopped hurting a long time ago and I'm scared of that."

Ryll will look around for the keys, if not found she will take the time to disable device him free.

A wide smile crosses Harrisk's face as he rides Goliath into the room.

"Hurray! Have you found anything while you were here?" he asks, then adds quickly, "You know...before you were...um..." and glances at the man's now loosed bonds.

"I've found a nice tunnel underneath the stairs, then I got jumped and locked up. Other than that, not really."

Balenar shrugs.

"Guess it was just an old ruin and not much more."

"Let's go investigate the last floor!" says Senma cheerfully. "We have saved our comrade and now we can have some fun!" he mentions as he heads towards the stairs to ascend to the next level.

Kaa leads the way down the stairs.

"Are you capable of a little more exploration?" Elutheria asks Balenar.

"If not someone could stay with you or we could place you somewhere you would feel safe. If there are other dangers here we should not leave them for innocents to find.'

Balenar nods at Elutheria.

[b]"I'm in no fighting condition, but I'll go with you. Lead on!"[b]

"Are you well enough to fight if you had something to fight with?" Harrisk asks pointing to the chest Kaa is carrying. "We may have found your stuff."

He rides Goliath next to Balenar as they walk upstairs with the rest of the group.

5th floor, then?

I believe Senma is already walking up the steps to go there.

You ascend to the top floor of the tower. This floor's layout is a bit different. The entirety of the floor is one huge room with the circular staircase in the middle. A stone throne is in the eastern part of the room. To the west, a troglodyte is looking outside through one of the openings in the wall. An albino crocodile is shuffling about, attempting to find a spot in the sun. As you enter the room, the troglodyte and its pet turn towards you. The albino crocodile hisses aggressively and the troglodyte screams something at you. It doesn't seem like an invitation for tea at all.

These rolls, I swear.

Turn 1 - All of you go. The trog goes last.

Elutheria
Harrisk
Kaa
Lissaya
Ryllkwynne
Senma
Troglodyte and Crocodile

Angry at the reception, Kaa goes into a bloodrage. Kaa moves to 10' away and strikes at the Troglodyte.

Attack, BR: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

CLB+PBS: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 1 = 24..DMG: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

Ryll enters after Kaa and sends an arrow at the furthest trog...

Senma seems torn as he doesn't want to harm the troglodyte, but he also can sense its bloodlust. "I am sorry for this, however you have clearly kidnapped one of our own and this is the punishment." he says with a bow before sending forth both of his hands, crackling with electricity.

Electric Blast - Touch Attack | No Precise: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 5 - 4 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Electric Blast Confirmation - Touch Attack | No Precise: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 5 - 4 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Boom! 15 damage! Suck on that!

Also, map updated. Yesterday's was a late post. Apologies.

Aaaaand looking at Senma's post, is there a 3 nat 20 in a row = insta-death in PFS?

There is not.

Fair enough. Carry on.

Goliath bolts up the stairs with Harrisk on his back. Harrisk uses this opportunity to change both his and Goliath's aspect to bull. He then casts Abundant Ammunition on his quiver and hops off his ride.

With the enemies still out of reach, Elutheria approaches them but stays guarded.

Total defense AC=17

Lissaya glances at the windows and frowns. Why couldn't I see those in my flybys? She shrugs it off and glares at the troglodyte. "You may not cast a spell!" forbid action, DC14

Then she directs her bird to attack the crocodile and his master.

bite, attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 for b/p/s: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

if Lissaya has to make any saves until the end of the adventure, she will apply adaptable luck to gain +3 (thanks to Fate's Favored) before the roll. She has 3 uses left for the day

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Lissaya glances at the windows and frowns. Why couldn't I see those in my flybys?

I'm sorry, but I can't with a clear conscience let you fly up to the last encounter and gain keys and whatnot. This scenario was written before flight available at level 1-2. The openings are small. You probably missed them. Wink wink nudge nudge. That said, before you

While a lot of your attacks miss, Ryll and Senma manage to wound Tasskar. As a matter of fact, Senma's elemental attack causes major pain to the troglodyte. But he takes a step back, orders his companion to attack, and starts mumbling an incantation. The crocodile snaps its jaw at the nearest target - Lissaya's roc.

Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 91d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

But misses badly.

Seeing the "success" of the party's attacks, he starts speaking:

"Did you know, that ten-thousand or so years ago, a human slave revolution overthrew a rule of snakelike creatures, and these troglodytes were their mere grunts?"

The seemingly pointless trivia somehow bolsters your morale. +1 to attacks and damage rolls for all! He's inspiring courage.

Turn 2 - Go if bolded
Elutheria
Harrisk
Kaa
Lissaya
Ryllkwynne
Senma
Balenar
Tasskar and Snapjaw

Harrisk shoots an arrow at Tasskar.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

I can't exactly tell from the map if this is possible, but I'm going to give it my best shot.

Harrisk then directs Goliath to attempt a bull rush on Tasskar and push him off the side of the building.

Handle Animal: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Bull Rush: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

...or not.

Electric Blast: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 1 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9

As the trog casts, Senma blasts him with electricity, hopefully interrupting his spell.

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Ryll takes a step and sends another arrow at the trog...

CLB: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24..DMG: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Crit?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14..DMG: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Kaa continues to focus on the troglodate.

Attack, BR: 1d2 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Elutheria gets closer to the crocodile and keeps guarding.

As her Roc tears into the crocodile, Lissaya enters a trance. Kaa seems to move faster.

Kaa, you have the effects of Haste this round. Barring an interruption to Lissaya's meditation you will have it next round as well.

roc, bite, attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17 for b/p/s: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
roc, talon, attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17 for slashing: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
roc, talon, attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 for slashing: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

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The barrage of strikes on Tasskar clearly prevents him from successfully casting his spell. Frustrated with the turn of events, he swings his scimitar at Goliath

Scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 71d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

But fails to connect. The albino crocodile snaps at the nearest creature - Lissaya.
Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 131d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Unfortunately for them, neither attack manages to hit.

Balenar continues to bolster morale of the group:
"That's it! Show these smelly swine how it's done!"

Turn 3 - Go if bolded
Elutheria
Harrisk
Kaa
Lissaya
Ryllkwynne
Senma
Balenar
Tasskar and Snapjaw

Kas steps up and swings at the troglodyte.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

and due to the sudden haste he feels, he swings again.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

With two sudden swings, Kaa almost cuts the troglodyte into two even uglier ones. Needless to add, the creature drops dead.

Lissaya maintains her trance, and her bird continues his assault on the croc

roc, bite, attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 for b/p/s: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
roc, talon, attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 for b/p/s: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
roc, talon, attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 for b/p/s: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

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Ryll draws and sends another arrow at the closest trog...

CLB+PBS: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10...DMG: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9

Senma sees the troglodyte has fallen and watches as the group viciously attacks the trog's pet. Seeing the lash wounds on the reptile makes Senma sad, but he knows that this beast will only terrorize the land if let go. "Forgive me, crocodile."

Electric Blast: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 5 - 4 = 3
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Harrisk shoots an arrow at the crocodile.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Okay, Goliath. You're up buddy!" Harrisk yells.

Handle Animal: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Trip: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

Elu, you're up.