GM Tarondor's Emerald Spire Campaign

Game Master Tarondor

"Good work, Frizz. Now, let's see just what these snake folks worship..."

Wymond tromps over to the entrance to the next room.

Woo, Page 100! :D

that was excellent work Frizz. Thank you for such skill. Jharun says while Rebecca claps and the two of them move along in into the center of the group not first but not last.

"Once ya know what one rune looks like, you can almost find them all" Frizz touts as she tags along to investigate the next door.

Nothing to See Here: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Frizz, you find no traps on the door but you're reasonably certain you heard something moving in the next room. It's quiet now.

"Ok Wymmie. When you open this door, we gotta be ready. There's definitely something on the other side of this door." Frizz alerts the group.
"Jharun and Lilika, c'mon over and get ready to wallop something."

Jharun sets himself back so he can see through the door when it opens and prepares/readies to cast a spell upon any creature who attacks a member of the party.

Ready

"Willin' and able," Wymond replies, levelling his bardiche to poke the door open when the others are ready.

As soon as the door opens, a rank odor, like a burned corpse was left out in the sun for a week, rushes out.

The room is an irregular octagon, and stone and wood barricades have been built in front of the doors on the south and west walls. It appears the walls were once covered with frescoes, but these have all been smashed, leaving rough walls and jagged debris.

You can just barely see creatures hiding behind the barricades. They don't wait and immediately hurl javelins!

Frizz Initiative: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 +2 Initiative
Jharun Initiative: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Lilika Initiative: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16
Wymond Initiative: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
Defenders Initiative: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

STATUS
Jharun
DEFENDERS
Wymond
Frizz
Lilika

All the floor on your side of the barriers is Difficult Terrain. Climbing the barriers requires a DC 18 Athletics check.

On the start of your turn, each of you owes me a DC 18 Fortitude save vs. the stench. However, having adventured for awhile with Slaagh means that each of you gains a +1 on the roll!

Jharun, go!

fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

Jharun will cast fireball past the barricade to hit as many of them as possible in a furnace of fire and doom and then he and Rebecca will step to the side of the door out of sight.

fire and doom reflex 22: 6d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 5, 3, 6, 6) = 24

Reflex save, w/ cover: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 2 = 14
Reflex save, w/ cover: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 9 + 2 = 21
Reflex save, w/ cover: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 2 = 17

The fireball explodes directly over the defender's heads and catches them all by surprise! The flames badly burn all three. Seeing no foes, the ready themselves for when one appears.

STATUS
Jharun
RED - 24 damage - Ready
ORANGE - 24 damage - Ready
GREEN - 24 damage - Ready
Wymond
Frizz
Lilika

Everyone, go!

Fort: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 1 = 29

"Whoa! Slaagh, tell your friends to stop!" Frizz shouts as she scrambles to pull out her crossbow. She pauses at the sound of a firey blast.
"Ey' Jharun, check this out." She says, plucking a final bead from her necklace.

"I'M A WIZARD TOO SUCKERS!!" Frizz yells as she tosses the bead into the room.

Free drop sickle, draw Crossbow, pluck and chuck final Necklace of Fireballs DC21 Reflex

Damage DC21 Reflex: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 6, 3) = 17

As their opening salvo goes off, Wymond gives Frizz a side-eye.

"I don't think think ye'd call these ones Slaagh's friends, Frizz. Don't think those were icons of the Skraa-orm Thagh behind us."

With that, he marches into the room and approaches the barricades, weathering whatever attacks they sling his way, hacking at the red enemy on the flank.

Stride, Stride, Strike

Bardiche: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 342d10 + 4 ⇒ (3, 5) + 4 = 12

Fortitude: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 14 + 1 = 31

Reflex save, w/ cover: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 2 = 17 Failure.
Reflex save, w/ cover: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 = 13 Failure.
Reflex save, w/ cover: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 2 = 26 Success.

STATUS
Jharun
GREEN - 32 damage - Ready
Wymond
Frizz
Lilika

The blast rolls through the troglodyte defenses, killing two of them.

Jharun, go! And somebody please give me orders for Lilika.

"By Erastil's pointy antlers!" Wymond exclaims when he enters the room and sees the results of the carnage.

Lilika moves forward and hurls a glob or acid at the barricaded foe.

Stride, Acid Splash

AcidSplash: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22 Persisten 2 on Crit
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Jharun pulls out his composite bow and attempts to fire on the remaining creature if it is still there.

bow attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

bow damage+fire damage: 1d6 + 1d4 ⇒ (2) + (4) = 6

Looks like I still need a Fortitude save?

Fortitude: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31 +1 higher if it counts as a poison.

The last defender falls. All is quiet save the crackle of small fires here and there...

Frizz wrinkles her nose before covering it with a sleeve. She then calls into the room.
"Hey Wymmie! Did we get 'em all? I don't think they smell better dead! What's in there? Do I really need to go in there or what?"

"Yeah...yeah, you got 'em. You got 'em good," Wymond says, sounding a little uneasy. "Mages..."

"C'mon Roony and Lilly! Let go see if these smelly folk have any good loot!" Frizz says before skipping into the room. Pausing just at the threshold, she adds "Oh, and you too Becky." Giving a wink before continuing on into the room.

Once in the room, she'll start searching through the rubble.
Perception +11

Jharun walks in and Rebecca plugs her nose and says smells worse then I do for gods' sake!

Triath trots after them and gives a conciliatory grunt to Rebecca. The tone it seems to convey is that she does not in fact smell bad.

Lilika slinks into the room and gives it a look-see, alert for anything of note buried in this mess and anything of value on the troglodytes.

If she finds nothing of note, she moves over to inspect the next door, curious if it's locked or trapped.

As you all begin your examination of the area, both doors burst open nearly simultaneously and more troglodytes pour out! Like the ones you have just wantonly murdered, they are larger and more savage-looking than Slaagh's people. Each bears a prominent amulet with a complicated emblem. Each has a huge falchion in one hand and a javelin in the other.

They scream a curse in some vile language and attack. Only Wymond is fast enough to act before the attackers.

Frizz Initiative: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 +2 Initiative
Jharun Initiative: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Wymond Initiative: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Lilika Initiative: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20
Troglodyte Initiative plus Stealth Bonus: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 2 = 22

STATUS
Wymond
Troglodytes
Jharun
Lilika
Frizz

Wymond, go!

"BACK!" Wymond hollers to the new combatants. Seeing that did nothing he looks at Triath and jerks his head towards the red one on the flank.

"SIC 'EM!" he barks, and Triath dutifully hustles towards the brute and savages them with his tusks, while Wymond attempts to take him down wholesale!

Support, Strike, Strike!

Strike 1 + Support: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 352d10 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 10) + 4 + (2) = 22
Strike 2 + Support: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 222d10 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 1) + 4 + (4) = 15

Leaping into action, Wymond and Triath cut one of the savage troglodytes down in two strokes!

Oh, yeah. Everyone, give me FOUR DC 18 Fortitude saves (for the stench) when you act. Wymond, please give me those rolls now. You still get a +1 circumstance bonus for your association with Slaagh.

Each shouting Troglodyte now hurls a javelin, draws another and hurls it, too. They burn brightly with some malignant supernatural power.

Javelin v. Wymond: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 301d6 + 6 + 1d4 ⇒ (1) + 6 + (1) = 8 Hit.
Javelin v. Wymond: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 261d6 + 6 + 1d4 ⇒ (2) + 6 + (1) = 9 Hit.
Javelin v. Wymond: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 201d6 + 6 + 1d4 ⇒ (6) + 6 + (4) = 16 Miss.

Javelin v. Jharun: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 111d6 + 6 + 1d4 ⇒ (1) + 6 + (1) = 8 Miss.
Javelin v. Wymond: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 211d6 + 6 + 1d4 ⇒ (5) + 6 + (4) = 15 Miss.
Javelin v. Lilika: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 171d6 + 6 + 1d4 ⇒ (3) + 6 + (3) = 12 Miss.

STATUS
Wymond - 82/99 hp
Troglodytes
Jharun
Lilika
Frizz

Fortitude 1: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 14 + 1 = 27
Fortitude 2: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 14 + 1 = 33
Fortitude 3: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 14 + 1 = 28
Fortitude 4: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 14 + 1 = 35

Wymond takes a whiff and grimaces, but stands firm, taking the javelin hits with all the stubborn toughness his new form grants him.

"A son of the Skraa-orm Thagh stands with us! Your power ain't NOTHIN'!"

Fort: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 11 + 1 = 26
Fort: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 1 = 13
Fort: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 1 = 20
Fort: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 = 32

Fortitude: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19 +1 higher if it's a poison effect
Fortitude: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 +1 higher if it's a poison effect
Fortitude: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 +1 higher if it's a poison effect
Fortitude: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 +1 higher if it's a poison effect

Lilika chants a few words in an ancient, thrumming tongue, then casts out her hands, causing a tumbling jumble of scree to surround the purple and green xulgaths.

Casting Scatter Scree in the purple and green xulgath's spaces. They each take the damage below, DC 22 basic Reflex save. Their spaces remain difficult terrain due to the rocks for 1 minute. They can spend an Interact action to clear away the rocks.
Bludgeoning Damage: 3d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1, 3) + 4 = 9

Then she raises her shield.

I also have a +2 to init

fort 18: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

fort 18: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

fort 18: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

fort 18: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

Frizz, Lilika and Jharun each fail one or more saves, and are now Sickened 1 and lose 5' of speed. While within the aura, you take a –2 circumstance penalty to saves to recover from the sickened condition.

Purple Reflex save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Green Reflex save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

The vile warriors flinch as Lilika hurls razor-sharp stones their way. They stones slash at the warrior's legs and fill the floor with dangerous spikes.

STATUS
Wymond - 82/99 hp
ORANGE
GREEN - 9 damage
PURPLE - 9 damage
Jharun - Sickened 1, -5 ft move.
Lilika - Sickened 1, -5 ft move.
Frizz - Sickened 1, -5 ft move.

Frizz and Jharun, go!

Okay, I read Lilika's note and realized she was correct. None of you are Sickened. Play on!

Frizz snatches a vile from her belt pouch and hurls it at the purplish troglodyte before leveling her crossbow and taking a shot.

Pull, Throw Alchemist Fire, Strike

Alchemist Fire (U): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5 Plus splash

Light Crossbow (2): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Light Crossbow (P)Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Jharun keeps up the theme and turns trying to get two of the four without hitting Wymond with burning hands

burning hands DC 22: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10

Y'ever wonder what's taking everyone so long and then you realize they're waiting for you?

Jharun, the only way you could target two would be to move south on the map. I've taken the liberty of moving your icon. Please check the map and indicate your target when you take a turn.

Green Reflex save w/ cover: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 9 + 2 = 21 Failure.
Purple Reflex save w/ cover: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 = 13 Failure.

Flames erupt around the troglodytes, burning and blackening their skin, but they scream in rage, leap over the barriers and attack with their rune-etched falchions! Wymond, Jharun and Lilika are each wounded.

Falchion v. Wymond: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 301d10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Hit.
Falchion v. Wymond: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 171d10 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 Miss.

Falchion v. Jharun: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 171d10 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 Miss.
Falchion v. Jharun: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 231d10 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 Hit.

Falchion v. Lilika: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 271d10 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Hit.
Falchion v. Lilika: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 101d10 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 Miss.

STATUS
Wymond - 74/99 hp
ORANGE
GREEN - 20 damage
PURPLE - 25 damage
Jharun - 47/54 hp
Lilika - 60/74 hp
Frizz -

Everyone, go!

As the troglodytes scale the barrier, Frizz gives a surprised "Eeek!" and drops her crossbow. She then unhooks her whip from her belt and attempts to pull the feet out from under her nearest foes.

+1 Whip Trip vs Reflex DC(1): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Damage(B): 1d6 ⇒ 4

Seeing her foe fall, she lashes out again with deadly intent. "Jharun, kick em while he's down!" she shouts.

+1 Whip NL(2): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11
+1 Whip NL Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Sneak Attack: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10

Draw Whip, Trip vs Blue, Strike vs Blue

Wymond takes the lumps stoically and jerks his head towards the orange xulgath.

"GETTEM!" he bellows, and Triath obliges, rampaging towards them. Wymond then follows up with strikes of his own.

Support, Strike, Strike

Strike 1 + Support: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 212d10 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (8, 8) + 4 + (6) = 26
Strike 2 + Support: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 172d10 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3, 9) + 4 + (6) = 22

Frizz drops her opponent, but the wily troglodyte rolls out of the way when she tries to follow up. Wymond and Triath attack another troglodyte, but it spins and parries his thrusts with its falchion.

STATUS
Wymond - 74/99 hp
ORANGE
GREEN - 20 damage
PURPLE - 33 damage, PRONE
Jharun - 47/54 hp
Lilika - 60/74 hp
Frizz -

Jharun, Lilika, go!

Rebecca pulls out a deck of cards and tosses them into the air and they explode around Jharun in a twirling blast

escape

stealth: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25

Jharun will attempt to move away from front line combat under cover of the cards.

not the face! Jharun is getting to close and getting wacked too much as a wizard

Lilika takes a Step back (she can Step into difficult terrain; noting just in case) and thrusts her hands forward, conjuring a jagged stone lance that flies at the purple troglodyte and impales them through the chest.

Spell Attack Roll: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21 If this misses, she'll use her Hero Point to reroll.
Piercing Damage: 6d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5) = 21
If it hits, purple has a –10-foot circumstance penalty to their Speeds until they Escape. On a critical hit, since they're prone on the ground, the lance embeds them into the ground and immobilizes them until they Escape. Regardless, as long as she hits the troglodyte, once it Escapes the stone that's impaling it (if ever), the troglodyte takes 3 persistent bleed damage. After 1 minute the spell ends, the stone crumbles to dirt, and the troglodyte is freed if they didn't Escape.
DC to Escape is DC 22.

Step (1A), casting stone lance for 1 Focus Point (2A).

Jharun, you are not grabbed, immobilized or restrained, so you don't need the Escape action. I like this flurry of cards idea, but I don't think it's Stealth, it's Deception. Moreover, I'm not sure it's enough (without some feat, maybe?) to avoid an Attack of Opportunity). However, lucky for you, they don't have AoO's.

Lilika, that hits with no need of a reroll. Save your Hero Point!

Lilika's stone lance impales the troglodyte through the throat, killing it instantly!

Orange furiously flings itself at Wymond while Purple charges Lilika! The stench washes over you like a physical force. While Wymond and Triath ward off the attacks, Lilika is caught with her guard low and the troglodyte slashes her across the shoulder!

Falchion v. Wymond: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 211d10 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 Miss.
Falchion v. Wymond: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 91d10 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16 Miss.
Falchion v. Triath: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 91d10 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 Miss.

Falchion v. Lilika: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 251d10 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16 Hit.
Falchion v. Lilika: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 151d10 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 Miss.

STATUS
Wymond - 74/99 hp
ORANGE
GREEN - 20 damage
Jharun - 47/54 hp
Lilika - 44/74 hp
Frizz -

Frizz's whip snaps out in defense of her druid friend.

+1 Whip Trip vs Reflex DC(1): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

The green troglodyte is so focused on its assault against Lilika, Frizz is able to snatch its wrist as it pulls back for another attack. She swings on her whip from its wrist into a flanking position as their foe falls under the sudden change in balance.

"Get off my Lili!" Frizz yells as she continues to barrage green troglodyte.

+1 Whip NL(2): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
+1 Whip NL Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Sneak Attack: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

As Frizz's whip cracks, the green troglodyte staggers and falls. Frizz rears back and cracks the whip expertly, seizing the monster around the throat, cracking its head against the stone floors and killing it instantly!

STATUS
Wymond - 74/99 hp
ORANGE
Jharun - 47/54 hp
Lilika - 44/74 hp
Frizz -

Wymond, Jharun, Lilika, go!

Wymond gives Triath a knowing nod, and the boar nods back, goring at the xulgath again while Wymond swings and thrusts!

Support, Strike, Strike!

Strike 1 + Support: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 232d10 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 9) + 4 + (6) = 24
Strike 2 + Support: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 192d10 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (9, 4) + 4 + (1) = 18

fry you stinking fish!

Jharun casts electric arc and chucks it at one of them

reflex DC 22

damage: 3d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3, 2) + 4 = 11

"Oi, don't just call 'em names like that, Jharun!" Wymond calls back. "It ain't fair to Slaagh..."

Wymond rams his blade into the troglodyte's belly. It hisses and snaps its teeth, then dies.

COMBAT OVER.

"They were not Servants of Thagh," offers Slaagh, indicating the amulets each of the dead troglodytes wear. "Demon worshipers."

I do apologize for getting heated in the moment. I am just upset about personal items. Jharun says.

"Ahhhh Roonee, ya can't get mad about stuff. It's just stuff and you can always get more stuff if you lose the stuff ya got." Frizz jingles as she gives the dead toglodytes a pad down for loot.

"Demons, eh? What'd we know about demons? And... OH MY GODS! ARE THERE DEMONS FROM THE WORLD WOUND ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE?!?!" Frizz says, frantically scrambling for her notebook and pen. She furiously starts taking notes, oblivious that she had just sat down on a dead troglodytes body.

Frizz was on her way to World Wound. Any RK we can do about demons? i.e. strengths, weaknesses, etc.