GM SpiderBeard's Carrion Crown (Inactive)

Game Master motteditor

Bronin blushes for Elena Nethermore. He's embarrassed by Wrens words FOR her. He knows that the feathery bird has NOT been talking about recipes these last few months. But, Wren seemed to have tapped into the debase knowledge and/or kink level that Elena has hidden.
Bronin listens closely , without looking like he's listening close. But, his face is red as rose petals.

Lena just laughs. Be careful, Elana. Wren is a crazy, somewhat cowardly, bird elf, but she is a wizard. Which means smart. She may be playing with you.
Lena thinks about it
Or not. Besides, you have worked in an Inn? You have likely heard worse

A search of the ghosts' room reveals platinum parts litter the shelves and tables, mostly components from broken magical weapons, melted-down jewelry, and other salvaged items containing the precious metal. A [o]silver spirit planchette[/i] rests on a shelf here, and a various items of platinum jewelry and half-complete lich phylacteries worth a total of 12,000 gp can also be recovered.

Moving south, you discover smoothly polished skulls yellowed with age gaze from countless small alcoves perforating the stone walls of this chamber from floor to ceiling. The collection contains specimens from many races, though all of the skulls are missing their jawbones, which lie on the lowest shelves beneath the skulls. There's no magic radiating from the skulls, and after a short time, you decide to move on, continuing your press forward.

Still, if the skulls were disturbing, the next room is as awful as Wren's imagination. Rotting corpses stacked like cordwood rise halfway to the ceiling of this chamber, threatening to collapse inward because of the path something has made, or rather chewed, through the pile. The stench of rot is overpowering, and insects buzz in the air like an oily cloud.

The disgusting haze and overpowering stench of rotting vapors and buzzing flies are treated as heavy smoke for the purpose of breathing, potentially choking PCs and providing concealment to all creatures in the room (A character who breathes heavy smoke must make a Fortitude save each round (DC 15, +1 per previous check) or spend that round choking and coughing. A character who chokes for 2 consecutive rounds takes 1d6 points of nonlethal damage. Smoke also provides concealment to characters within it.).

The pile of corpses is considered difficult terrain for those attempting to move on top of the pile. The ceiling in this room is 20 feet high. The room’s gore-soaked floor is slippery, costing 2 squares of movement to enter a square, and increasing the DC of Acrobatics checks by 5. A DC 10 Acrobatics check is required to run or charge across the floor.

All of you hear faint chewing sounds or spot shifting corpses, meaning you're not surprised as an enormous, spider-like creature has three clawed tails and eight legs connected by leathery webs of flesh erupts forth from the pile of decaying filth.

Adder, Elena and Wren are up. Note that it's on top of one of the piles of corpses, and please remember the various room features. Also, if you're back in the hall, you may not be able to see it at all (Wren, Elena and Vladlena) with your positioning.

Wren is slow to react. She tries to explain what she sees and fears. She flies forward to see what she sees (20’ in), and then files back (20’ out).

1d20 + 17 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 17 + 2 = 37 Perception
1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 14 + 2 = 25 Know (Planes) - DRs? Special attacks?

It is a chaotic creature, and will likely only be fully harmed by lawful weapons. It can also truly present its horrific appearance, driving all who gaze on it momentarily mad doing Charisma damage and causing brief confusion, and its bite causes a rotting curse, which leaves you with hideous, festering wounds that exude a horrific stench.

Round 1

Wren chitters what she knows about the creature and then casts Haste. She will avoid being in sight.

Haste:Round 1/14: +1 to AC/Ref/Attacks, you know the deal.

”Watch out for the mad festering wounds, Adder. Last thing you need is more of those,” she squawks a warning.

Adder holds his breath and speeds into position, thanks to Baba Wren's magic.

Study target, hold breath, move into room with Haste and Lunge at flatfooted chaos creature.

Attack: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (12) + 25 = 37
Damage: 2d4 + 22 ⇒ (1, 1) + 22 = 24
Sneak Attack: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 6, 1) = 12

Mad Festering Wounds?! I don't want ANY part of that!

Elena rounds the corner as everyone stops dead in their tracks, Looking up she sees the huge spider-like being and gasps. "What is that!"

Planes: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (2) + 23 = 25

It skitters down more into the light as she recognizes it for what it is. "An augnagar qlippoth Wren!"

Fort Save DC 15: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Raising her hand a trio of dark orbs set off into the qlippoth.

Gloomblind Bolts Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
Damage: 12d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 3, 4, 1, 6, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 6) = 34 DC 19 Reflex or Blinded for 1 round

Sorry about my delay, folks. Was finishing up something on deadline and dealing with work craziness.

Wren flits in and out of the room, identifying the thing before beating a hasty retreat, as she casts haste. The stench is overwhelming as Elena and Adder move in, despite their efforts to not break in any of the effluent, but undaunted, they immediately attack the extraplanar horror. The bolts seem to blind the creature momentarily, making it easy to hit for Adder, but it doesn't seem to rely on its sight.

It rises up, letting you see it in all of its awful glory, and then flies to a further mound, away from the group. Adder, Bronin, Whiskey and Wren must all make a DC 21 Will save or take 2 points of Charisma damage and be confused for 2 rounds as you're driving momentarily insane; Adder, its movement provokes if you're not confused

Everyone is up. Please remember the room conditions, posted above.

1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 11 + 2 = 27 Will

”I can’t recommend no looking at that ever again enough. That was awful,” Wren chirps as she clears the cobwebs from her mind.

Full turn to come after others have gone.

Sorry, I said Wren, but you're actually out of sight. I meant Elena, who's in the room. (I also ruled that Lena couldn't see it from where she was, so no save needed for her.

will save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 DC 21

What is this devastation?! confused for 2 rounds.

confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 7 Acts Normally. Charisma damage. now at 19/21.
I must attack it and get it to stop this carnage!

He runs close to the creature, but casts something on his weapons.
cast lead blades.

Will Save DC 21: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

Not wanting to walk across the pile of corpses not the gore soaked floor Elena begins to hover off of the ground by a couple inches.

Cast Fly.

will: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20 +2 if a spell or spell-like ability

confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 65

"Auggghh! The teddy bears! Why are the teddies attacking me? Please, you have to do something! Help me!"

In an astonishingly clear voice, Whiskeyjack starts screaming something about stuffed animals attacking him, then proceeded to flail about his legs with his shield, nearly knocking himself over.

B damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Bronin also seems confused by everything in this room. it's overwhelming. He then hears about how Whiskey has seen Teddy Bears, and Bronin replies.
NOT Teddy BEARS?! They are truly evil if they resort to beating down teddy bears! THE HUMANITY?!
Bronin shares Whiskey's laments with tears of his own- streaming down his face.

Lena sticks her head around the corner to see what is going on

will: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 32

Oh wow a spider, you don't see them that big, no indeed, why I can't remember seeing one that big though I have seen a big spider golem once that was scary yes indeed but we showed them, er him, [it?, pronouns are hard) what for with fire and acid and cutty, cutty weapons and chopped/burned it up all gone bye-bye, and oh no I am channelling the mad elf, I wonder if anyone would mind if I fireballed her a bit, just a little bit, no more than that 3 or 4, maybe five, then one for good luck, just to shut her up, whiskeyjack I'm tripping a bit here, where did all the snakes come from, needle,needle schrmp frae... all in less than 6 seconds

Round 2

Wren rolls her eyes at the babbling cacophony of madness being offered. "I haven't heard so much gobbledygook since the time...blahblahblah...tried to set the record...blahblahblah...for the most......blahblahblah...gibbering mouther, wherein...blahblahblah...lots of different places to attach, if you would...blahblahblah...serviced and serviced in turn...blahblahblah...4 half elves, 7 dwarves, 3 halflings...blahblahblah...mix the cream in, you see?...blahblahblah...folding it all together...blahblahblah...which is why my butter cookies are very crispy."

Wren gets close enough to offer an glitterdust Will DC 21 vs Blind to hopefully blunt the effect of the horrific appearance.

Haste:Round 2/14: +1 to AC/Ref/Attacks, you know the deal.

Lena, sorry, you didn't need to save. From what I can tell, it's a standard action it can take, not any sort of ongoing effect. Not sure if that would change your action either, Wren. You saw Elena's gloombolts hit it right in the eyes, but that didn't seem to bother it.

Oh, OK. That's a relief

Don't like spiders

quickened fireball: 10d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 5) = 33

empowered fireball: 10d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 6, 5, 1, 3, 3, 1, 2, 2) = 29 x1.5=39

Both DC 20 reflex for half (due to CHA damage)

total damage is 72

then if she can, lean back behind the corner

Wren keeps her spell. She doesn't have much and if she can slow down the creature at all, she will.

Wren squawks and avoids its gaze.

Will Save DC 21: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 15

Act normally, but technically confused, so no AoO.

Adder moves and attacks again.

Attack: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (16) + 25 = 41
Damage: 2d4 + 22 ⇒ (3, 1) + 22 = 26

Lena leans out around the babbling form of Whiskeyjack and blasts the qlippoth with fireballs. It manages to mostly avoid the first one, and even the second doesn't seem to bother it as much as she would think considering the backwash of heat from her spells. Bronin, despite some slightly odder than usual babbling, casts a quick spell, followed a moment later by Elena.

Adder meanwhile closes in on the creature again, cutting it once more. It screams in outrage and lunges for the half-orc with its horrific maw. 28 hp, plus 3 bleed; plus need a DC 26 For save or take 6 Con drain, plus you start to stink, sickening yourself. Everyone within 30 feet of you must also make a DC 26 Fort save or be sickened while they remain within that range (this is a curse effect)

Then it flies across the room provoking to a higher pile of bones. The bones are 10 feet high, so I think I'm going to rule that you can't lunge to reach it in the far back corner where it is.

Party is up; please remember room conditions posted: The disgusting haze and overpowering stench of rotting vapors and buzzing flies are treated as heavy smoke for the purpose of breathing, potentially choking PCs and providing concealment to all creatures in the room (A character who breathes heavy smoke must make a Fortitude save each round (DC 15, +1 per previous check) or spend that round choking and coughing. A character who chokes for 2 consecutive rounds takes 1d6 points of nonlethal damage. Smoke also provides concealment to characters within it.). The pile of corpses is considered difficult terrain for those attempting to move on top of the pile. The ceiling in this room is 20 feet high. The room’s gore-soaked floor is slippery, costing 2 squares of movement to enter a square, and increasing the DC of Acrobatics checks by 5. A DC 10 Acrobatics check is required to run or charge across the floor.

Round 2

confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 98 ruh roh!

Whiskeyjack turned to glare balefully at Vladlena. "You dare to throw fireballs at me, you terrible tufted teddy bear? Aha! You didn't know I was wearing my lucky fireproof underwear! Cease your frippery at once, or bear the wrath of Angradd! The Lord of War hates teddy bears with a passion, and I am his righteous hammer on this world!"

So saying, he began methodically attacking the halfling, formerly his best friend in the world and now a malicious teddy bear.

attack1: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29
B damage: 1d10 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
attack2: 1d20 + 17 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 17 - 5 = 31
B damage: 1d10 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Wren ponders her next turn, hoping the attacks of the grunthorde will finish off the vile vermin (no, not Lena, W’Jack, the qlip).

current AC is 35 so phew.
Lena dodges back as Whiskeyjack attacks her.

What the hells...!

Lena is nonplussed. She has many spells that could stop Whiskeyjack from attacking her, but non that could also not kill him. Except maybe one

defensive cast: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (6) + 21 = 27

She casts vanish and disappears from view

Fort DC 17: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

Elena causes a bit of misfortune to the spider as she flies over to the other bone pile well away from the creepy thing. "Stay away from me!" She chokes out in the thick smog.

Misfortune- DC 25 Will Save.

Round 2

confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 89 Ouch, attack friend.

I was WRONG! OH SO WRONG! These are Traitor Teddy Bears!
Whiskey! Watch out! They will try to trick you and take your kidney!
It happened to Charlie the Unicorn!.

Bronin coughs as the stench fills his lungs.
Fort Save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17 DC 15 - round 1
Fort Save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34 DC 16 - round 2

Acrobatics save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 DC 10
Bronin Turns, as he doesn't hear Whiskey respond.
Instead, he sees a TeddyBear with a kidney in a jar standing right next to him. Whiskey is collapsed on the floor and a hole in his side.
NO!! I'll save you Whiskey!
In reality, he starts swinging on Whiskey.

Sorry Whiskey. Of COURSE Dicebot rolls well against you. Two 20's.
Long Sword Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Short Sword Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Wren waits to see what Adder does before acting.

Attack: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (7) + 25 = 32
Damage: 2d4 + 22 ⇒ (1, 1) + 22 = 24

Fort DC 26: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

Still Confused so I am forced to attack my attacker instead of heal. Will double move towards it through the smoke.

Round 3

While the droolmouths work on beating each other up, Wren will fly out of W’Jack’s reach as she shoot magic missiles at the foe.

5d4 + 5 ⇒ (4, 2, 4, 1, 3) + 5 = 19 force damage
1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33 SR

Haste:Round 3/14: +1 to AC/Ref/Attacks, you know the deal.

Confusion reigns as Whiskey, Bronin and Adder seem unable to control themselves, attacking madly. Lena's able to dodge -- and then disappear -- but Whiskey isn't so lucky as Bronin's blades find his vitals.

Wren and Elena are able to keep their grips on themselves (or perhaps Wren has always been mad so there's no difference) and use their magics against the qlippoth. Still, it stands, and having only Adder there to attack, lashes out again at the half-orc, who falls under the onslaught Attacks are 21 hp, 19 hp, and 17 hp, for 57 total (and the misfortune saved your life since that last claw would have killed you), plus the previous 3 bleed; plus need a DC 26 For save or take 6 Con drain, plus you start to stink, sickening yourself. Everyone within 30 feet of you must also make a DC 26 Fort save or be sickened while they remain within that range (this is a curse effect).

Party is up; please remember room conditions posted: The disgusting haze and overpowering stench of rotting vapors and buzzing flies are treated as heavy smoke for the purpose of breathing, potentially choking PCs and providing concealment to all creatures in the room (A character who breathes heavy smoke must make a Fortitude save each round (DC 15, +1 per previous check) or spend that round choking and coughing. A character who chokes for 2 consecutive rounds takes 1d6 points of nonlethal damage. Smoke also provides concealment to characters within it.). The pile of corpses is considered difficult terrain for those attempting to move on top of the pile. The ceiling in this room is 20 feet high. The room’s gore-soaked floor is slippery, costing 2 squares of movement to enter a square, and increasing the DC of Acrobatics checks by 5. A DC 10 Acrobatics check is required to run or charge across the floor.

Whiskeyjack finally got himself under control just as Bronin's swords tried probing around for his spleen. He glared at the man, knowing it wasn't entirely Bronin's fault he himself had been confused and fleeting images of fuzzy stuffed animals with sharp teeth were still banging around in his brain. But it was no time to reflect on that at the moment.

"Bronin, ye idio'! Ge' yerself under control an' be swingin' those swords a' somethin' tha' ain't yer companion! Sorry fer me actions, lasses. Weren't quite righ' in me head there fer a minute!"

Whiskeyjack concentrated and channeled Angradd's mercy for the fallen into those around him.

channel healing: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 4, 1, 4) = 21

Everyone receives 21 healing

Round 4

Wren hopes Adder is alive, but uncertain and attacks the beast again with another round of Magic Missiles.

5d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 1, 2, 4, 1) + 5 = 14 force damage
1d20 + 20 ⇒ (1) + 20 = 21 SR

Haste:Round 3/14: +1 to AC/Ref/Attacks, you know the deal.

Fort Save DC 18: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Elena does what she can to try and slow the beast down. A ray of sickly greenish-gray negative energy slings forth from her hands.

Wracking Ray RTA: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Strength and Dex Damage: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 3, 2, 1) = 8 DC 22 Fort Save for half

Fort DC 26: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

Adder retreats from the stink and pain, looking for a quiet place to heal.

Double move.

Adder, with the failed save, that's 6 Con drain, which I think might kill you?

Lena reappears casting a double salvo of magic missiles

quickened magic missiles: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (4, 4, 2, 4, 3) + 5 = 22

magic missile: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 1, 1, 3, 1) + 5 = 12

Ah, yes, -27/88.

Oh dear :(

You taking into account the 21 channel heal just now?

21 channel brought me to 15/130, 6 Con drain drops both max and current HP.

That's what I was afraid of (and would have taken effect before the channel. We'll see how we can resolve after the fight, though.

Adder falls, the stench of his gruesome wounds sickening, as you realize he's not breathing anymore, even despite Whiskey's healing power. Everyone within 30 feet of him (which I think is just Elena and Bronin) must also make a DC 26 Fort save or be sickened.

Not wanting anymore to fall, Wren and Lena continue to blast the qlippoth with magic missiles, which rip into its awful form. It seems to teeter and looks like it's taken a beating, but remains on its legs, even as they wither under Elena's magic.

Bronin lets out a scream of rage as he sees Adder fall and rushes toward the beast, Wren's magic easily giving him the ability to get to it, despite the horrors of the room. It sinks its fangs into the swordsman as he gets close, and gags from the stench of Adder's wounds. Still, he manages to fight off the worst of the creature's bite sickened, 15 hp, plus 8 bleed, but saved vs. the curse and takes a mighty swing at it -- only for the fetid miasma to throw off his aim.

Confronted with another creature blocking him from getting to the annoying spellcasters, the extraplanar horror directs its fury at Bronin. But thanks to his speed, Bronin's able to avoid the first two attacks, blocking them at the price of two of its claws gouging him. 32 hp

Party is up. Don't forget the room conditions.

Fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

Whiskeyjack pushed through the gagging stench and focused on keeping his friends alive. In this case, he figured that was best served by downing the creature as quickly as possible. Quickly he spun off a shard of divine light and sent it hurling at the Qlippoth's head, where it exploded in brilliant radiance.

Since I can't get to Adder this round, I cast Burst of Radiance, DC 17

damage: 5d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 1, 3) = 12

Round 5

Wren hopes Adder is alive, but now even more uncertain and attacks the beast again with another round of Magic Missiles.

5d4 + 5 ⇒ (4, 2, 2, 4, 4) + 5 = 21 force damage
1d20 + 20 ⇒ (1) + 20 = 21 SR

Haste:Round 4/14: +1 to AC/Ref/Attacks, you know the deal.

Fort Save DC 18: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

Elena sends a ray of pure hellfire inhe best before it can drop anyone else. "Is Adder okay!?"

Hellfire Ray vs Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Damage: 14d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 5, 6, 4) = 45

For hellfire ray, it says half the damage is unholy, but I'm assuming that's just in terms of fire resistance, and not meaning that it doesn't affect evil (just as flame strike could affect good-aligned characters normally).

The twin blasts from Elena and Wren finally destroy the qlippoth, which is incinerated in a burst of brimstone. Combat over; the room is still foul, but without the threat of combat, you have the chance to enter and leave as necessary, so don't worry about those conditions.

As soon as the creature was downed, Whiskeyjack rushed into Adder's side. Checking the orc for signs of life, he immediately began to cast.

Casting Breath of Life

healing: 5d8 + 13 ⇒ (7, 4, 3, 3, 2) + 13 = 32

Adders gasps a sudden breath, life returning to his battered form.