GM SpiderBeard's Wrath of the Righteous (Inactive)

Game Master Barvo Delancy

As Thora staggers back from her wounds, Sarkast steps in, jabbing at the mongrelman in front of him.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Woops! My bad, missed the grease spell. So mongrel will drop its club before everyone attacks it and we'll say it just delayed and then reaches for its club.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

The mongrel's club drops from its hand, shortly before it is pounced on by Jinxx and stabbed by Sarkast. Somehow, it manages to remain upright. But it not a good life.

Having delayed its action, it leans over to grab the club, leaving it open to attacks of opportunity. This leaves it open to Jinxx who takes it down with a vicious bite to the throat.

Sarkast AoO: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Jinxx AoO: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Ayesh and Rowena are up! Plain mongrel is down.

Rowena aims for the stunned Wendaug

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

GMPCing Ayesha. That said we're entering a long weekend and so there'll be no requirement from anyone to post after this next round starts up. :D I'm also changing up my combat tracker again.

Ayesha throws out an acid splash and then swings with her dagger. The dagger is blocked but the acid flies directly into the face of the mongrel, who shrieks but manages to fight on through the pain.

Kukri: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Acid: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3
Confirm: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

The mongrel up at the front looks back at Wenduag, who is starting to come to her senses. It snarls, bolstered by its friends, and attacks Ayesha in return! The club slams into her ribs.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Five damage to Ayesha.

Wenduag begins blinking her eyes rapidly. She appears to have sight but is still unable to act.

The mongrels crouched behind their cover reload their crossbows and fire, this time aiming for Sarkast and Jinxx in vengeance for their fallen comrade. Sarkast neatly ducks his bolt, and one goes straight for Jinxx's face but the bolt bounces off the invisible shield on the eidolon.

Triangle: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8
Star: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8
Square: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (11) - 1 = 10 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Everyone can go!

Sorry, 2 big deliveries at work, plus leadup to Easter at home means I haven't had as much time to check the boards as often as usual

Ayesha flinched as the mongrel's club slammed into her. The breath was driven from her and she could hardly speak the words to her next spell. Still, she attacked with the blade in her hand, trying to deliver a dangerous spell through the attack.

No apologies necessary! Busy time of the year for most of us. :)

Ayesha strikes out with her dagger but is unable to connect with the snarling mongrel in front of her.

Rowena tries nailing Wenduag with her bow.
Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Sarkast jabs at the next mongrel with his spear.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Despite Wenduag's vulnerable condition, the arrow again goes wide. Sarkast, however, manages to snakes his spear into the side of a mongrel, who howls in pain.

Ronan, Jinxx, and Meriui are up!

Jinxx pounces on mongrel(square)

Claw 1 Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Claw 2 Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Bite Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Claw 1 Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Claw 2 Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Bite Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Jinxx leaps at the mongrel, almost knocking the crossbow from its hand. It shrieks as a large claw wound opens up.

Meriui moves in to the forefront of the fray, his shield kept close before he lunges in at the mongrel who was badly wounded at the start of the fight.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Thora fumbles in her pack and produces a light blue potion which she downs. Some of her wounds close up and she grabs her axe, ready for battle.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

The mongrels retaliate; Wenduag looks like she has lost the effects of the color spray. She shrieks with rage before she backs away from Meriui and looses an arrow at Ayesha, who gracefully arches backward to let the arrow fly harmlessly overhead.

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

The mongrels in melee drop their crossbows and haul out maces to attack the party while one in a corner fires off a bolt at Ayesha, desperate to rid the party of their magic user.

Circle vs Sarkast: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

The club connects solidly with Sarkast.

Sarkast takes 8 damage. I think that puts him at 0 and disabled.

Two of the mongrels, now in melee, drop their clubs and attack! The fourth looses another crossbow bolt at Ayesha. One manages to graze Meriui.

Star vs Meriui: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Square vs Jinxx: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Triangle vs Ayesha: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5
Star Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Four damage to Meriui. Everyone is up!

Sarkast staggers back under the heavy blow from the mongrel's club. Fumbling in his pouch, he finds his remaining healing potion and downs it.

5' step behind Ayesha, draw and drink potion.
CLW potion: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

The magic of the potion is enough to clear his head, but he realizes he is still quite hurt.

"If anyone has any healing magic available, we could definitely use it!"

Ronan aims his crossbow and fires at Wenduag

Crossbow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Jinxx continues his attack.

Claw 1 Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Claw 2 Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Bite Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Claw 1 Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Claw 2 Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Bite Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Rowena runs toward Sarkast, fingering her holy symbol. "Hold still. I'll heal you." She bows her head and whispers over Sarkast's wounded body.
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Using cure light wounds, using up Protection from Evil.

Sarkast nods to Rowena. "Thank you, Rowena. That is much better. I will try to cover for others so you can tend to them as needed."

Having healed herself, Thora roars at the top of her lungs and plunges into battle. She swings out widely, trying to strike as many mongrels as possible. One, she misses wildly while she sends the other one's head flying into the wall.

Cleave vs Star: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 Damage: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Cleave vs Square: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 Damage: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Meriui again swings out at the mongrel nearest to him. It goes down as the scimitar catches it in the shoulder.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Ayesha is up!

Ayesha steps up, chanting a spell and swinging with her kukri at the mongrel to her east. She manages to pink the creature, but it resists her spell.

Normal Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Attack + Fatigue: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Crit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Mongrel Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

The mongrels rally for a counterattack. The one in front of Ayesha drops its crossbow and pulls out a club, swinging.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Another attacks Thora, desperately trying to fend off the berserk dwarf. This time the club hits, nearly sending her to the ground.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

And finally Wenduag snarls defiantly, keeps her ground, and fires an arrow at Thora, but the arrow simply bounces off of the doughty dwarf's armour.

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Whew. EVERYONE UP!

Sarkast, now recovered, watches as Thora takes another hit. True to his promise, he charges across the room. Placing himself next to the leader, he jabs backwards with his spear, using Ayesha's distraction to his advantage. "Enough of this! Stand down or die!"

Move action diagonally to the far edge of the room, through Jinxx, then up to flank Star (25' movement, no AoO provoked). Attack Star.

Attack, flanking: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 = 10 damage, sneak attack: 1d6 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 2 + (3) = 10

I have about had it with the dice roller on this site. I can't catch a break in any of my games.

Rowena eyes Wendaug and tries to bring her down with yet another arrow.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

No kidding. I think this woulda been a two round fight if the dice roller was cooperative. :( Ayesha, Ronan, Jinxx, and Meriui are up!

Sarkast beautifully weaves into combat, but the mongrel manages to barely parry his spear-thrust. Rowena's arrow goes well past Wenduag, who is starting to look desperate.

Ayesha dodged another blow and came back up with the kukri. Let's try this again. Dark magic danced from her blade to the mongrel before her as she struck.

attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

crit confirm: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
crit damage damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
crit damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

attack+fatigue: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Wasn't sure which you were attacking, but you get a flanking bonus against star, so I'll go that way.

Ayesha lunges out across the barrier the mongrels were firing from behind, and neatly opens up the throat of one of the last mongrels. The strange, pig-like mongrel collapses to the ground, gurgling.

Jinxx snarls and sees the mongrel fighting with Ayesha. He runs right between Thoas legs and up on the body of the fallen mongrel and tries to sink his teeth into the still standing mongrel

Bite Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Bite Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Ronan Aims his crossbow and takes a chance that he might hit Wenduag

Crossbow: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 3 - 4 = 10

Misses but hopefully it will keep Wenduag off balance enough for the others to subdue him

Jinxx pounces on the remaining mongrel, giving it a nasty wound.

Thora continues her rampage, regardless of her wounds. She hops over the barricade and slams her axe down at Wenduag. Her axe catches, and Wenduag lets out a shriek before she collapses to the ground.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 Damage: 1d12 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Meriui circles around to flank against Ayesha, and slices out with his scimitar. The brutally cleaving blade sends the remaining mongrel's arm flying off to the side, and with another slash, it collapses to the ground.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Crit: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

END OF COMBAT

Your weapons, the area around you, and the party itself is covered in blood and gore. The groans of dead and dying mongrelmen fill the area. You hear a faint call from up above.

"How the hell are you people alive?!" calls out Horgus incredulously. He is pale at the incredible carnage that just took place in the difficult, cramped battle. Anevia pushes him aside and she very, very gingerly begins to climb down the rope relying nearly entirely on her arm strength. Upon getting down, she leans heavily on Rowena. Horgus follows awkwardly, and Aravashnial takes a long time to get to the bottom.

"Clean living and the fortune of the gods, I imagine." Ayesha looked around at the carnage about them and grimaced. "Speaking of clean, I am not sure I will ever feel clean again."

Sarkast shakes his head. "If only this violence had not been necessary."

He checks that he has all of his spears, then looks over the fallen mongrelmen and their leader. After that he checks the door for any traps and stands guard while everyone else recovers and Aravashnial makes his way down.

You have revealed the next room, does that mean the door is open? Taking 10 for 19 on searching; if anyone aids that gets over 20.

Sarkast and Jinxx feel the burning from the poison again.

Please make fortitude saves.

Meriui busies himself with tying up the unconscious mongrel while Sarkast loots the bodies.

Wenduag carried a wand, a potion of cure light wounds, a masterwork chain shirt, and what looks like a masterwork composite longbow (+1 strength) with eight arrows left. She also carries an obsidian unholy symbol of Baphomet and 34 gold.

Amongst the mongrels you find six clubs, three light crossbows, and 18 bolts. 5 gold, 4 silver, and 45 copper are found amongst them as well.

After searching the bodies, Sarkast heads out into the next room and begins exploring. Three copper bowls filled with glowing coals hang from the ceiling of this long, natural cavern providing low light. The braziers fill the chamber with warmth and a soft orange light. In the center of the chamber stands a block of stone that serves as a table, lined with wooden chairs. An enormous bloodstain, maybe a week old, darkens the stone's surface.

Sarkast listens at the north and south doors, and hear nothing. Neither door is trapped or locked.

Please claim loot you want, I'll add the rest to party tracking in a bit.

Jinxx shakes his head with frustration feeling the poison

Fort Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Fort Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Unless the party needs him to carry anything to spread the weight around, Sarkast doesn't claim anything from the loot.

Sarkast checks the exits and reports, "The way seems safe. Which direction should we check first?"

Ronan will take the 18 crossbow bolts

Rowena stuffs the chain shirt in her bag, glancing curiously at the wand and unholy symbol. "What do you do..?"

Casting Detect Magic and Spellcraft. Taking the masterwork chain shirt.
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

As indicated in the above spoiler tag, the wand is a wand of longstrider with 7 charges remaining. Unfortunately longstrider is a druid and ranger spell - nobody in the group can use the wand.

Thora packs up the rest of the gear, grumbling. "Does somebody want this bow? It's nice and all."

She also produces a large bag full of potions and begins handing them out. "There's no reason for me to carry these."

Everybody gets 2 potions of cure light wounds, 1 potion of lesser restoration - including Sarkast who gets a refill.

She stomps to the front of the group and hooks her axe over her shoulder.

"So, north door or south door?"

Ayesha shrugged at the loot, though she took her share of the potions. "I already got one of these," she said, plucking at her chain shirt. "If nobody else wants the bow, I could carry it to replace this one. But, it is really more of a backup option for me."

"That, however," she said, pointing at the unholy symbol, "should be destroyed. Unless, Horgus, that you think we would need some evidence of cultists to take topside. Other than our words, I mean."

Anevia actually speaks up. "Keep the holy symbol - the more evidence the better. We can destroy them properly once on the surface, but for now we need to... ugh. Prove that Aravashnial was right and that there is a cult of Baphomet working beneath Kenabres."

Aravashnial simply smiles.

Before moving on, Sarkast asks Rowena to check the wound he took. "I am feeling a bit off, as if my coordination were impaired. Is it possible I have been poisoned? Can you tell if it is going to get worse?"

OOC, I am asking Rowena for a heal check to determine if the poison has run its course, or if more damage is likely, before I take a lesser resto potion.

The scout gets out his compass, and considers their progress so far.

Navigation check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 As rolled in Knowledge (dungeoneering) is the skill, add an additional +1 if Survival works in this setting. Trying to keep a mental map that can be written down later.

"Since we agreed to remove the threat from our new friends, we should check all exits. South first, then north?"

Ronan Speaks up and says "There is also one door in the rooms up there" pointing up the rope"that we have not checked on."

Rowena looks at the bow with wide eyes. "I'll take that!" She turns to Sarkast. "It could be poison...Let me see." Rowena bows her head and prays to Pharasma.

Performing heal check on Sarkast
Heal Check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Feel free to arrange yourself on the map in any way you like.

Checking over Sarkast and Jinxx, it appears that the poison has run its course. Sage medical advise would be plenty of bedrest and no fighting.

Sarkast pushes open the south door and the group moves in to inspect, which reveals a small kitchen. Old blood stains the floor of this small cavern. Barrels filled with scraps of fur and fat sit against one stone wall, emitting a foul stench. The two long stone slab tables are covered with skinning tools and piles of freshly butchered meat. Two wooden racks hold drying animal skins.

Sarkast looks around the room, keeping his eyes and ears open for anything. He avoids inhaling too deeply as he approaches the barrels of scraps.

Sarkast takes 10 for 19 on Perception, holding his breath as he approaches the barrels. One spear is in hand, the others in their quiver.

Horgus stares in the room and then turns green, twisting away to dry heave over the cavern floor.

"These digusting vermin! I can't believe they live beneath us, consorting with demons. Pah! We have to get out of here."

Sarkast takes a cursory inspection of the room, and he finds the hilt of a dagger sticking out of a rotting hunk of meat. He withdraws the dagger and immediately notices it to be of exceptional quality. There is nothing else of value in the room.

One masterwork dagger.

Sarkast returns with the dagger, and takes a moment to clean it. "This is excellent workmanship. Unless anyone else needs it, I will hold on to it."

Rowena moves toward the northern door of the cavern. "Should we move forward?"

Aravashnial suddenly shouts "LOOK OUT!"his now-sensitive ears picking up activity. The door in front of Rowena bursts open and a previously unheard pair stand behind the door. A tiefling with jagged horns and horned feet snarls, gripping a shortsword as it stands protectively in front of a human woman. Both look like they've been sleeping.

The human woman bears a glaive and proudly displays a symbol of Baphomet around her neck.

"Assassins have come for me at last! It matters not, Kenabres has fallen and I am prepared to meet my Lord! Mat sul dirana Baphomet!"

A crackling red energy suddenly consumes her glaive and she strikes out at Rowena from behind the tiefling! As well, an ethereal, ghostly glaive flies out from over her shoulder to strike at Ronan. However, the magical glaive misses.

Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Attack-Cover: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 Damage+Judgement: 1d10 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5

I assume Rowena is wearing that chain shirt she picked up. If so, the attack misses.

Surprise round is done. Ayesha and Sarkast are up!

Sarkasts head whips around as first he hears Aravashnial's warning, and then the words of the woman. Running on his toes, he sprints past Meriui and hurls his spear.

15' move directly north drawing a second spear as he goes. Standard action to throw his primary spear (no range penalty because of the spear thrower, but soft cover for throwing past Rowena). I'm hoping that being behind Meriui and through the door might provide enough cover for me to make a stealth check, and if not noticed get to catch her without DEX bonus and get sneak attack. I'll make the rolls and let you decide if that works.

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

As his spear hits the wall to the side of the door, he shouts, "Servant of demons! Die you shall!"

Guess the stealth check doesn't really matter, I doubt her flat-footed AC is 6 ... *sigh*

Ayesha was in the middle of the room, idly looking over the table and walls as the others checked out the combination larder and tannery. At Aravashnial's shout, she turned, instinctively pulling her scimitar free. The black blade seemed to drink in the dim light in the room as she turned to face the newest foes. Seeing the woman and tiefling packed tightly together, she called up a spell and let fly. A patch of slick grease appeared beneath their feet, and Ayesha watched as the pair tried desperately to retain their footing.

Hosilla Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Uziel Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Both barely manage to retain their footing on the grease. The tiefling then tries to dart out around Rowena.

Acrobatics to get off of the grease: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Acrobatics to get through Rowena: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

He manges to get through the grease, and then slides between Rowena's legs before coming up and swinging at her with his sword.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

The sword slices deeply into Rowena's side.

Rowena takes 9 damage. Rowena and Jinxx are up!