GM SpiderBeard's Wrath of the Righteous (Inactive)

Game Master Barvo Delancy

Dejik touches Aravashniel's wand to Radiance and concentrates for a moment. I think that worked. Is it brighter now?

For the next 50 minutes, there is bright light in a 60-foot radius around Radiance, and the light level is increased by one step for an additional 60 feet.

Daylight is on the paladin and magus list, too. Anytime someone wants the wand of Daylight, just say so. Otherwise, Dejik will wait until someone tells her the lights went out before she casts it.

Sarkast comes back down. Quietly, he reports, "That would be a difficult way in even for me, so I don't think it's worth worrying about. There was an odd buzzing noise beyond the door I saw, so we should be watching out for whatever caused it."

Any chance the sound triggered any memories from knowledges? (Local +6, Dungeoneering +9, or Planes +4)

Although the noise wasn't within Sarkast's area of expertise, it sounded like it came from really big bugs.

The group assembles around the doors, ready to act.

The plan I have gathered is that you'll buff yourselves with daylight, bless weapon, someone will ring the chime, and Ayesha will fire off a color spray. Let me know about other actions you want to prepare for when the doors swing open.

That sounds about right, Nilus will head in first right behind Ayesha's spell.

After sounding the chime, Sarkast will try to find a position from which he can either get a flank attack or a charge, so he can get sneak attack damage.

3... 2... 1...

ding

Nilus and Sarkast throw the doors open to reveal a pitch-black room! However, the light of Nilus' sword destroys the darkness spell within. Inside, it is packed with tieflings and a few demons. Through the door to the east, two abrikandilus can be seen stamping their feet and slavering.

Ayesha quickly casts a spell, and a blast of colour flies into the room! A full six of the tieflings and the dretch all shriek and collapse to the floor, twitching and drooling from the magical shock to their senses.

Will: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 2d4 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3
Will: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3
Will: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 2d4 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5
Will: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8
Will: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 2d4 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4
Will: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 2d4 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5
Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Well that was one hell of a color spray.

Ayesha steps out of the way after her spell, obviously delighted. Irabeth then steps in, and swings down hard at a tiefling to her left, wounding it.

Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Surprise round! Everyone else gets a single standard action. There are enough bodies that I will count them as difficult terrain when walking over them.

Nilus swings Radiance down hard at the tiefling in front of him Radiance: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 but the creature manages to dodge aside.

Dejik steps out from behind Nilus and fires her bow at the tiefling in front of him.

Attack, PBS, cold iron arrow: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Since Irabeth went before me, I don't have a spot to stand in to attack, so instead I'll make a stealth check against those who don't currently have line of sight, and ready an attack in case a target steps up.

Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Ronan takes a shot one of the tieflings the one with no mark

CrossBow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3
Crit Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Jinxx waits just outside the door

The mongrels in the back raise their bows and a volley flies into the room. The mongrel closest to the door collapses with an arrow in her chest, and two behind her get shot.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Dejik, Sarkast, Nilus, and Jinxx are up! Remember the tieflings are still flat-footed so you can move freely without AoOs if you need to.

Niuls lifts Radiance and runs to the far wall of the room. Double move, through rough terrain.

Jinxx bounds over the fallen enemies to get to the back of the room and attacks circle.

Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Bite Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

As Niles and Jinx run in, Sarkast crosses paths with them, moving around the unconscious bodies and slipping between the ones standing.

Move action past Irabeth, over the dead body, and Acrobatics to get through the space of Square Tiefling. Going against his flat-footed CMD+5:
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Before the tiefling can react, he spins and drives his spear into its back.
Attack vs Flat-footed: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 Damage, Sneak Attack: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 2 + (6, 3) = 17

From his new position he can see across into the eastern room. "Archers, there are more on your right, see if you can reach them!"

Lam moves over, but can't quite see into the far room yet. He takes his shot at the tiefling standing just inside the door.
Move and fire at Plus Tiefling. There may be a partial cover penalty, I'll let you adjudicate that.
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Dejik fires at the tiefling in front of Sarkast (or Jinxx), hoping to finish him off. Then she steps out of the way to let Samra have a clear shot through the door.
If Sarkast's attack already dropped Square, Dejik fires at Circle instead.

Attack, PBS, cold iron arrows, Precise shot): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Samra follows suit, aiming at the one in front of Jinxx (Circle)

Attack, PBS, cold iron arrows, into melee: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 1 - 4 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Dejik just reminded me that Nilus had told his mongrelman to follow my instructions, so I'll move Doron as well. He'll fire at Plus, but if Plus is already down choose any available target. Again, cover penalties probably apply:
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Nilus plants the butt of his glaive into the ground and leaps over a few of the twitching bodies of the tieflings. Sarkast beautifully leaps through the tiefling and winds up behind one of them. Before the demon-spawn can react, a spear erupts in his chest and he falls dead.

Jinxx rips at a tiefling and two of the mongrels fire arrows, sending yet another tiefling to the ground!

2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

"GET MORE DRETCHES HERE! WE NEED SOME HELP NOW!" screams one of the tieflings. "Stop eating the plaster and summon something you useless rat demon!"

The tieflings charge over to the east, one doing some neat flips as it avoids attacks from Nilus and Sarkast.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Letting out an earth-shaking battlecry, Irabeth starts clanking her way into the Garrison, her sword held high. Heedless of the danger, she charges through the nest of tieflings set up at the door.

Readied Attack, Cover: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Readied Attack, Cover: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Attack of Opportunity, Flank: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7
Attack of Opportunity, Flank: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6
Attack of Opportunity: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Irabeth bursts into the room, parrying and blocking attacks from all sides and remarkably emerges unscathed. She launches herself into the corner, hiding behind her shield.

Ayesha and Danis both make their way into the room. Keeping to her earlier promise, Ayesha sends a grease spell into the room, blocking off the north doorway. The abrikandilu lets out a squeal and crashes onto its back. Finally, Danis aims, and looses an arrow at a tiefling, but it just pings off of the doorjam.

Reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Attack-Cover: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

The greased abrikandilu snarls, picking itself up to its feet, and the two of them start chanting a spell! Two portals slowly begin to open in the room.

EVERYONE CAN GO!

Quick question: From my current position, can I perceive anything else in P3? The Daylight spell is on Nilus, so if the room is dark I won't see anything, but if there is light or anything to hear, I might notice.

Also, is there a difference between the red X and the light blue X on the tieflings next to Sarkast and Jinxx? I know dark blue represents the color spray victims, who will eventually start getting back into the battle.

Dejik tells Samra to get into the corner and stop the greased Abrikandilu. Then, she moves into the doorway and tries to interrupt the other Abrikandilu, counting on the cover from the doorway to protect her from the two tieflings inside the room.

Samra's attack on plain Abrikandilu (cover, no melee penalty)
Attack, PBS, cover, cold iron arrow: 1d20 + 1 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 1 + 9 - 4 = 18
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Dejik's attack on red Abrikandilu (cover, no melee penalty)
Attack, PBS, cover, cold iron arrow: 1d20 + 1 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 1 + 7 - 4 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Shouldn't the Daylight spell last 50 minutes: 3rd level spell = 5th caster level?)

Sorry, that's confusing - the slightly different shade of blue indicates the tiefling is at 0 hp so disabled but not unconscious/dead/dying. The daylight spell is good enough to allow you vision into the next room.

Sorry, that's confusing - the slightly different shade of blue indicates the tiefling is at 0 hp so disabled but not unconscious/dead/dying. The daylight spell is good enough to allow you vision into the next room.

You haven't revealed any more map, so is that as far as the light goes?

Sorry no - you can see the entire room. Description:

West room, a Meeting Hall

The faces of the portraits that hang on the walls of this room have been slashed. Two marble planters lie smashed in pieces on the ground, and mud streaks across the white stone floor.

Central room, a Foyer

Along the northern wall of this room, a frieze depicts a line of mounted crusaders crashing over a horde of twisted demons. The crusaders' faces have been obliterated and vile graffiti is carved over the entire scene. Fresh blood stains the floor.

East room, a Befouled Shrine

A bracket shows where a longsword once hung over a stylized gold sunburst affixed to the south wall. Lines of strange runes are carved into the walls on both sides of the sunburst. Dried blood and excrement have been smeared across the sunburst and a short bench for kneeling that sits on the floor.

Ah, I see. The way the shading was done I couldn't tell that was a wall on the north side.

Now to be more of a troublemaker ;-)

The Red abrikandelu is adjacent to Irabeth, so I assume you're already rolling concentration, or he'd provoke an AoO. Dejik and Samra each fired arrows at one of them, which might also disrupt. Can Sarkast tell if either has already been disrupted before I commit to his action and pick a target? By spending a ki point he can make it all the way adjacent to either one.

Nilus drives the point of Radiance into the nearest fallen demon. It looks really really crowded, and I think Dejik is blocking the way to the next room.

Coup de Grace: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Nilus, you can step into the square behind Dejik and attack the Tiefling with the X. Since you have to reach through the door, you'll take cover penalties, but you can get an attack off.

It looks like he is on the other side of a wall...

Jinxx rushes into the next room to help out
Irabeth and bites at the demon (red)

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 to get through the door

Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Ronan moves in to the building and fires off a shot from his crossbow at +

CrossBow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Nilus can attack the X demon with a cover penalty from one square south of where he is. Sarkast, they've been rolling concentration checks. Missed the one with Irabeth in melee though.

The red abrikandilu is now disrupted.

Akbrikandilu's Retroactive Concentratino Check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

With Irabeth in range, the Abrikandilu casts with great concentration, trying to keep its spell active. However, this is another great challenge as Jinxx leaps clear through the door, past any would-be attackers before chomping down viciously on the demon. This final attack is enough, and it loses its spell.

Concentration: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Nilus slams down his glaive into the unconscious tiefling, ending its life.

Sarkast and Ayesha are up!

Sarkast, they've been rolling concentration checks.

I assumed you were, but since you hadn't posted, I wanted to confirm their status before I acted. Thanks!

So I believe I have found a path through the difficult terrain of the color-sprayed creatures that uses 40' of movement (spending a ki point).

Sarkast touches his feet together, activating the magic in his new boots. He then darts around the room, calling on inner strength to give him extra speed as he runs past several enemies.
Acrobatics vs CMD (Plus): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20
Acrobatics vs CMD+2 (X): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37
Acrobatics vs CMD+4 (Triangle): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26

Reaching the edge of the grease, he strikes at the demon still trying to summon help.
Attack, Cold Iron Shortspear: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Controlling the mongrels since no orders were given. With this many dice rolls it's impossibel to narrate anythiung. I'm going to spoiler the dice rolls to make this legible.

Sarkast charges into the ruined shrine, doing a neat shoulder roll past the tieflings before skidding over the grease, landing on the opposite wall, and backflipping to face an abrikandilu. One neat stab, and the demon's spell is ruined. It screams in frustration at Sarkast and leaps at the rogue.

"I'LL RIP YOUR PRETTY FACE OFF!"

The tieflings in the room burst into action. One leaps past Sarkast, drawing a counterattack from him. However, it pays off as it buries a short sword in Jinxx, drawing a howl of pain from the eidolon. Behind Sarkast, another tiefling stabs at him, but is parried by the canny rogue.

Finally Irabeth, snarling at the abrikandilu in front of her, hammers it with her longsword, nearly killing it outright. However, it manages to keep its feet.

Counterattacking, the abrikandilu threatening Sarkast leaps onto him. Although beaten back, Sarkast takes a truly vicious claw wound to the side. The abrikandilu to the south does not fare as well, scratching feebly against Irabeth's armour.

Back in the entry foyer, the mongrels and Ayesha spread out and get ready to start killing the unconscious tieflings. With one brutal swipe, Ayesha beheads the dretch.

Sarkast takes 10 dmg and gets an attack of opportunity! Jinx takes 11 damage. Everyone but Ayesha is up!

Nilus moves forward and attacks the Abrikandilu threatening Sarkast Radiance: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 but he misses. This provokes 2 AoO's from movement.

AoO: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
AoO: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

The tieflings' short swords clatter noisily on Nilus' armour to little effect. He moves in rapidly to attack an abrikandilu, but the nasty rat-faced demon jumps over the swinging glaive.

Sarkast's wound begins to heal as some of the damage transfers to Dejik. 5 points transfers to Dejik through the lifelink.

Dejik fires at the red Abrikandilu, hoping to finish him off.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Sarkast smiles as the wound he took starts to close up again. Touching his heels again, he dives around the grease and past the tiefling by Irabeth.

Acrobatics vs Plain Abrekandelu CMD, Daredevil boots: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36
Acrobatics vs Triangle CMD+2, Daredevil boots: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33

He then spins and jabs his spear at the Abrikandelu before it can turn to watch him, but the attack goes wide.

Attack vs Red, Flanking: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 = 8 Damage, Sneak attack: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (1, 1) = 7

Hearing and feeling Jinxx in pain Ronan closes his eyes for a second

Life Conduit: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Ronan transfers some of the wound Jinxx received to to himself

Ronan then aims his crossbow and fires and bolt at +

CrossBow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Jinxx is enraged and turns on the tiefling that attacked him

Gore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Claw1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Claw2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Gore Crit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Gore Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Claw1 Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Claw2 Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

With scary delight Jinxx starts ripping into the tiefling.

In order to make the map legible I'm cleaning up the corpses. The foyer remains difficult terrain. I've added a little key to the map to make my symbols consistent.

Sarkast flips through the air, neatly landing behind the red abrikandilu who promptly dies squealing with Dejik's arrow in his throat. Jinxx turns on the tiefling who stabbed him, and with a snarl leaps on the demonspawn, tearing her into pieces in short order.

In the main room, the mongrel rangers continue their cleanup, putting an end to the unconscious tieflings. Although not all die outright, it is enough to take them all out of the fight immediately.

The two remaining tieflings look at the exit and the overwhelming numbers.

"WHERE ARE THE DRETCHES?! Othiburo, we need you NOW!" screams one. No answer comes from within and with a miserable groan, he turns to Nilus. "I'll see you in the abyss crusader! If I die I'm taking one of you with me!"

The two tieflings leap at Nilus, stabbing at him. The valiant paladin parries one attack as he spins his glaive around, but the doubled-up tieflings are too much and he takes a vicious wound in the side.

Holding up her sword in a gesture of thanks to Dejik for taking out the abrikandilu, Irabeth turns and cuts down brutally at the back of the tiefling behind her. It goes down screaming.

Back in the foyer, Ayesha puts her sword to another unconscious tiefling, putting an end to the last victim of her color spray. Danis tries a difficult shot through the doorway, but misses the tiefling in the main room.

The abrikandilu snarls and swings open the door before attempting to flee. However, it can't find its feet on the ground and collapses down!

Everyone is up! Nilus takes 9 damage. One tiefling, one abrikandilu left.

Nilus attacks the prone demon The Blessed Rose protects me! he exclaims, a weak battlecry he knows, but its the best one he has. Radiance: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 Damage: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

He calls upon his Goddess to heal his wounds LoH: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 1) = 6

Nilus' glaive slashes down brutally as the abrikandilu slips and falls on the grease. Black, viscous blood pours out of the wound as it tries to find its feet. It is near death.

Since Nilus just hit the abrekandelu, I assume his token should be moved up to it; If he's against the wall that leaves a clear lane for Sarkast to charge the last Tiefling. I'm posting assuming that configuration and moving Nilus' and my own tokens accordingly. If that was not correct, let me know and I'll redo.

As Nilus slashes at the demon on the grease, Sarkast suddenly rushes at the remaining Tiefling. With a fury he seldom shows, he holds his spear directly in front of him as he charges.

Attack, charge: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 Damage, scout's charge sneak attack: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (5) + 2 + (5, 2) = 14

AC is at -2 for the next round from the charge.

Oops! I was reminded that Nilus uses a reach weapon. My bad! He's back where he belongs and I can still make the charge. Sorry!

Are square, circle, and triangle still threats?

Square, circle, plain, and triangle are your mongrel followers who love you and will obey your every order. The floor is COVERED in tiefling bodies, which I've removed to make the game map readable. The middle room is difficult terrain.

With incredible rage and fury, Sarkast throws himself at the tiefling, spear-first. He blasts past the tiefling's feeble offense, catching it full in the chest and following through to pin it against the wall with his spear. The tiefling gurgles, and the light goes out of its eyes.

Ayesha wipes her sword clean on one of the tieflings' robes and scans about for more danger. Seeing that her room is clear, and the others look to have the next room under control, she relaxes slightly.

If the color sprayed tieflings are already dead, this is Dejik's action. If not, she'll wait till mongrelmen get a chance to finish off the rest of them.

The remainder of Sarkast's wound transfers to Dejik. "Lam--get the tiefling I'm standing over!" She waits for him to step up and finish off the last tiefling, then backs away from the doorway until she can only see Nilus and Jinxx through the opening. Hoping that her healing energy won't help any of the enemy (and confident that Irabeth can take care of things if she's wrong), she whispers a quick prayer to Iomedae.

Channel positive: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Dejik waits for Lam to move so she can have his spot. From there, she can position herself so that she catches Nilus and Jinxx in the channel effect and use the doorway to block the healing from catching any of the tieflings or Abrikandilus. The red Abrikandilu is also in her line of effect, but it's outside of 30 feet. The tiefling beside the doorway on Irabeth's side might be in the line of effect, too. /ooc]

[ooc]Everyone in the foyer, Nilus, Jinxx, and possibly the tiefling next to Irabeth heal 7; Dejik heals 9.

A burst of healing energy floods over the room, healing the variety of wounds the party has sustained. The unpleasant work of putting an end to the tieflings has paid off; none stand after Dejik's burst of healing energy.