GM SpiderBeard's Carrion Crown (Inactive)

Game Master motteditor

Whiskeyjack moved into the building with Arval, gritting his teeth against the cold of the water.

"I donnae think tha' we'll be gettin' up tha' stairway any time soon. Th' collapse looks pretty total from 'ere. What d' ye see up there, lad?"

Arval and Whiskey stop short of the corner, peering around. They spot double doors, bound in iron, which are barred from the outside.

ach! Water! I didn't ask for a swim.
Lena holds on as the water gushes past.
now I'm wet!

Swim: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Eldon tries to follow his allies inside, but is directly transported back outside by the flowing water.

Swim: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

He tries again and barely manages to keep his head above the water's surface as he struggles to wade after Arval and Whiskey.

Knowledge (Engineering): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

"What a shame it all happened to collapse," he comments as he comes to a stop behind Whiskey, and quickly grabs onto the dwarf's arm to not float off again.

"Just, uh, inspecting your arm. That's all."

Eldon places his other hand against his mouth and clears his throat. "Ahum! So, yes, shall we proceed around this corner?"

If Whiskeyjack decides to move further into the hallway, Eldon lets his ally drag him along. "Mighty fine arm you have here. Almost as good as my own."

Wren notices nothing at all and waits for others to continue on.

"Let's keep moving, these halflings are going to drown if we dally too much," Wren says looking at Eldon 'swim'.

"I would help you, dearie, but you'll never learn to do it yourself if I did..."

swim: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (14) + 0 = 14

well this is easier than i thought

Arval wades around the corner and inspects the door. If he deems it safe he will try to open it.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Arval gets some water in his eyes as Eldon flails around, which proves to be his undoing. As he steps forward, the floor suddenly gives out from beneath him! Worse yet, creatures below the surface burst into motion, swimming rapidly upwards to grab at Arval's legs.

This barnacle-encrusted walking corpse looks like a zombie, but is dripping with water and gives off a nauseating stench.

Wren has a surprise round action! The dragur have acted to swim up to the surface. There's four of them, one is directly below Arval. I haven't seen a recent update from kawrock, so I've put him in the hall with the rest of you.

know religion: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Eldon! Duck!

concentration if needed for swiming: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

scorching ray: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 touch attack

damage: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1, 2, 6) + 1 = 14

NOOOOO!!!! I just finished a aquatic combat... It's horrible!

The floor below Arval suddenly gives way and his head goes under. A lot of bubbles start rising the moment he is under as he tries to yell under water. He feels something grab onto his leg and starts flailing his arms to get his head above the water again. The moment he does he starts coughing to get the water out of his lungs again.
"UGHUGHUGH! THINGS! UNDE-UGHUGH... UNDER-UGHUGHUGH... UNDERWATER!"

k.religion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

"Draugr! Watery undead from th' realm of Gozreh. They be like zombies, bu' wit' a ability t' make ye nauseous...well more than regular zombies, anyways."

Round Surprise, Init 16

+1 for remembering that, GM Spiderbeard.

Wren, startled and already hating water, moves out of the water.

AFK for a few hours, just moving back a bit.

THey don't call me Spiderbeard the genius for nothing. Or anything. Or at all.

As Arval shrieks in horror, the grasping undead hands come up from beneath to grab at him! Arval fights off most of them, until finally a cold, clammy hand grabs onto his leg and begins to drag him into the waters below.

CMB: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
CMB: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
CMB: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
CMB: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Lena then fires off a scorching ray. With the tops of the draugr sticking out of the water, her ray connects solidly, blasting one.

Arval gets an attack of opportunity but is grappled! Everyone but Lena is up!

attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Whiskeyjack took an ineffectual swipe at one of the draugr, then slammed his shield down next to Arval to help protect the man from more attacks from below.

Saving shield is up

Round 1, Init 16

Wren collects herself enough to wade back in and behind Whiskeyjack. She looks again at the creatures, seeing if she can help.

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13 Know (Religion)

"Oh dearie, didn't I tell you to watch yourself!" Wren squawks, trying to help. She fires a blast of acid from her wand...

1d20 + 6 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 4 - 4 = 3 touch hit; (-combat-firingintowater)
2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3 acid damage + 2d4 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 acid damage next round;

...that misses badly.

"Oh Jack, you're going to need to save him, you are."

Staying far above the water Kawrock casts a spell to aid Avral.

Liberating command. Immediate action to make an escape artist check with a +10 bonus.

Glad I decided to hang onto Whiskeyjack and not Arval...

Eldon cast a cure moderate wounds spell, but holds onto it.

Swim: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6

With great difficulty, Eldon swims up to the nearest undead. He then tries to hit it with the positive energy.

CMW, touch: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 Positive energy damage: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (6, 2) + 6 = 14

Can I stay above the water's surface with my head, while attacking them?

Eldon - yeah. They're pretty chaotic as they all try to pile onto Arval and it's not too much difficulty to grab one whilst bouncing off of the bottom.

Wren's acid arrow plops into hte water, harming nothing while Arval continues to struggle against the Draugr. Whiskeyjack swings out, but attacking into the water with the draugr around proves to be extremely difficult, and he nearly loses his hammer. Whilst awkwardly treading water, Eldon bravely reaches into the water, grabbing a draugr's hand! A horrid scream ripples through the water as Eldon's positive energy badly harms the creature.

Finally, Kawrock squawks out a spell, and Arval feels an incredible nimbleness come over him.

Arval is up and still gets his attack of opportunity!

I haven't actually talked rules for poor Arval here, who is in full plate and trying to stay afloat. That said, because he's in still water and against a wall he'll take a -2 to hit, -2 to damage rather than -2 to hit and half damage.

Arval's AoO: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 12 - 2 = 28 Damage: 1d10 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 - 2 = 7

Escape Artist: 1d20 + 2 + 10 - 6 ⇒ (16) + 2 + 10 - 6 = 22

Arval slashes out as the dragurs close in, knocking the head off of one. He then turns, slapping his sword and shield on the side as he tries to climb out while the other draugr hammer at his back.

AoO: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 Damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
AoO: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 Damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
AoO: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 Damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

One scores a hit, but Arval manages to get out of the water and onto the edge of the pit.

The draugr all grab out, trying to haul the party back in, but to no avail.

Grabulate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Grabulate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Grabulate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Arval takes 8 damage and needs a DC 12 fortitude save or he is nauseated! Whiskeyjack, Arval, and Eldon all have attacks of opportunity and everyone is up!

Sorry for not posting earlier! Had a busy day!

Fort save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

"Urgh.. Gurgle-blub... UghUghUgh"
Arval spits out a lot of water as he climbs out of the water.

Asuming being out of the water spares me the reductions!
AoO left: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21
Dmg roll: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

AoO right: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
Dmg roll: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Power atk roll: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Dmg roll: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

aoo: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Whiskeyjack lashed out at the nearest draugr as it attempted to drag Arval under. The dwarf kept swinging his hammer down over and over.

Kawrock shifts back into his normal form, landing in the shallow water. He draws his longsword as a few tendrils of steam rise from the water around him. "Eldon, I'm going to need you to step back so I can move in to the melee."

Round 2, Init 16

Wren tries to help Whiskeyjack save Arval, aiding him on his next attacks, saves, & skills.

"Oh Jack, you're going to need to save him, you are."

Whiskeyjack!: Take +3 insight bonus to your attacks, saves, skills, ability checks for 1 round (until Wren's turn again).

Lena casts a fire bolt at the same one she hit before

firebolt: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 1 = 13 touch

damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10

Hey folks as we're nearing Christmas and many people have families descend upon their households expect a slower posting rate. I'll basically keep up with whatever rate the players post at. Also Lena, the draugr were dead before your firebolt hit so you can save that one.

Eldon takes a step back, allowing Kawrock to move in to attack. Arval and Whiskeyjack lay waste to the draugr, who prove to be ineffectual when they aren't dragging someone to his horrible death. With their reactive attacks, followed by hard, vicious blows they make quick work of the undead.

End of Combat

To the north is a door leading to the southeast tower. It is closed, but the bars are on this side. A quick check of the door and the bar is lifted, and the door swings open.

This circular chamber is empty save for dark water. Two doors sit high up on the walls north and west. A bit of railing extends from the doors into nothingness. Apparently there was once a walkway which has been destroyed.

Kawrock immediately notices that the floor is at least 20' deeper here. One step over and someone would be forced to swim.

"Well this doesn't look good. Better see if there is something lurking down there." Kawrock says before sticking his head below the surface of the water.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

"Ha! Serves you right!"
He yells after the unconscious creatures.
"Creeps..."
He waits for Kawrock to check the area.

Wren tries to dry off her feathered armor after Arval's thrashing and splashing in the fight.

"Oh, Arval, dearie. You should listen to me more. I've been around a long time and I know what I'm talking about. Now, don't go in there just yet..."

Let it be noted that Wren's current capacities aren't likely to be helpful here...create pits and fireballs aren't the best allotment for unexpectedly aquatic encounters. After 4 (or 5?) fights, she doesn't have too much left.

Wren waits to see what the firefly uncovers.

"Too bad I can't fly again. What happened to that spell?"

Eldon scrapes his throat and starts talking about something no one really cares about.

"While we're currently standing in water, it may be interesting to note that I personally discovered that water's Golarion's primary... which has to do with Golarion actually being... notwithstanding the fact that..."

Kawrock sticks his head in the water and sees nothing of note. Just still, dank water. From this room you can either continue northwards, explore the water, find a way to reach the doors on the top level, or go back the way you came.

Whiskeyjack leaned over the hole to peer around the corner, trying to see what, if anything lay beyond. Seeing Arval and Kawrock staring at the silo of water, he said, "More swimmin'? Ain't go' no inclination fer tha'. No' wit' fitty pounds o' metal strapped abou' me."

He looked back the way they had come to the other end of the hallway. "Mebbe we should look o'er 'ere first?" he called, with a hopeful tone of voice.

Kawrock pulls his head back above water just in time to hear Whiskeyjack's suggestion. "I agree, while I wasn't able to see anything down there it was rather dark. It also looks like there was walkway across this section. If we are lucky there is still one standing on the other side."

Wren nods at Whiskeyjack.

"Indeed. Let's go to the other side. This water is making me wet," Wren announces. "If only I had some way to float above these waters..."

Wren follows W'Jack and K'rock.

The group makes their way over to the other side.

This hallway is a mirror of the east branch, and Kawrock immediately spots an identical pit trap in the floor.

After the pit trap, the group are a little more wary as they move forwards. Kawrock's keen eyes spots the trap - another pit in the corner opposite to the one that had the draugr in it. The western hallway ends at yet another iron-bound door, barred from the outside.

There's a pit trap you can inspect or avoid, and another door you can easily enter.

"Anyone have a way to secure this pit trap? I'd hate to open these doors to find something nasty and get stuck with a active trap at my back." Kawrock says as he points out the pit trap.

The group take a look over the pit trap, someone who was good at disabling devices may be able to break the mechanism, however the trap does only open inwards. Whatever is down there is trapped down there until someone steps on it.

Getting past the pit trap, the group get to the next door, swinging it open and revealing another room, much like the first.

A rotting stench comes from a trio of headless, apelike creatures inside heavy iron cages. The waters lap against these corpses, while the twisted remnants of an iron walkway lie half-submerged in the water. Two doors sit high in the north and east walls, thirty feet above the floor. Beyond, the top of the tower is shrouded in darkness.

Ack! That is truly disgusting! This had better be worth it.

Arval looks at the caged headless apes and has to suppress a shudder.
"They better remain dead... Shall we risk it and swim to the other side Whiskey?"
Before going further into the water Arval grabs a rock and throws it at one of the cages, not aiming at a particular one.

Lena looks at te ape things.
why do they have no heads? I mean, apes have heads don't they?

As the group look over the water, it is apparent that the water is only three feet deep. No deep swim here.

Wren waits for the brutes to wade in first, then follows. She is ready to continue on, despite her dampness.

Wren examines the headless apes. Are they naturally headless? Or have they been beheaded? Are their brains just very small? Like that of a chicken or kawrock?

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 Know (Nature?)

As Eldon looks over the water, it is apparent that the water is a breathtaking three feet deep. Quite a deep swim.

Eldon moves up next to Whiskey, ready to latch onto the dwarf's arm as soon as swimming has to be done.

Eldon and Lena cling to the front-liners as they wade through the water. As the group steps in, there's a horrid hooting, and winged shapes fly in from the ceiling! Looking up, they see a strange, hideous site. The heads of the apes appear to have detached, grown wings, and are now flying down to end you all!

Wren, ARval, and Whiskeyjack are up! The flying heads are 20' above the water.

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 Know (Planes)

"Oh dearie! Vargouilles! We shouldn't let them kiss us! In fact, Arval, we should try to kill them quickly!" Wren chitters helpfully.

"It is best to use <blank> weapons to kill them!" Knowledge question: Overcome DRs? Fill in the blank above.

Any weapon will work against a vargouille. There's not too much else for knowledge, so Wren does pick up that vargouilles let out a horrible shriek to paralyze their victims, which makes them vulnerbale to the kiss.

Arval goes full defense and waits for the little ugly apes to come down to him.
"Well so much for the corpses to come back to life..."

"Ware th' paralyzin' attack! Jest knock 'em down an' stomp on 'em until they stop twitchin'!"

Whiskeyjack suited deed to words and help his shield up to cover Eldon and Arval as he wound up his hammer for a good swing.

readied attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Ready an attack for the first one that flies into range. Saving shield is up!

"This whispering way is really starting to ruffle my feathers." Kawrock says as he looks up at the horrible flying heads.

Knowledge (Planes): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Eldon also recognizes the flying heads and elaborates on the kissing part.

"If they paralyze one of us, try to prevent them from kissing that person! Else he or she will also turn into a vargouille!"

Inspire Courage +2 is up!

eat fire!

scorching ray: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 2 = 27 touch attack

Damage: 4d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 1, 2, 6) + 2 = 13