GM Tarondor's Kingmaker Campaign

Game Master Tarondor

Kern snaps Skybolt into place and draws an arrow back. Just before loosing it, his eyes scan over the creature to find its weakness.

◆ Hunt Prey +14 Religion for RK (+1 to all attacks if a crit)

He looses two arrows at the creature.

Skybolt vs Prey (1) 2x Fort Save on Crit (24/27): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (20) + 19 = 39
Damage (P/Sonic/Force): 1d8 + 1d6 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + (2) + (1) + 3 = 11

Skybolt vs Prey (2) 2x Fort Save on Crit (24/27): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25
Damage (P/Sonic/Force): 1d8 + 1d6 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + (4) + (6) + 3 = 16

The first arrow connects with a cracking boom or force which conceals the second arrow so Kern is unsure if it connects.

◆ Strike
◆ Strike
That's one Crit for sure! Yay! 2 Fortitude saves please!
Impactful - On a critical hit, you can choose to force the target to succeed at a DC 27 Fortitude save or be pushed 5 feet away from you.
Thundering - On a critical hit, the target has to succeed at a DC 24 Fortitude save or be deafened for 1 minute (or 1 hour on a critical failure).

Alister's shout frightens one of the soul eaters!

Sadly, the semi-corporeal soul eaters are immune to critical hits. They are also highly immune to physical damage.

With soul-piercing screams, the alien entities attack, tearing into poor Kern and injuring Mikhail.

Soul Eater v. Kern: 1d20 + 19 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 19 - 1 = 302d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (2, 4) + 3 + (2, 5) = 16 Hit.
Soul Eater v. Kern: 1d20 + 15 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 15 - 1 = 332d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (1, 6) + 3 + (5, 2) = 17 Hit.
Soul Eater v. Kern: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 11 - 1 = 292d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) + 3 + (4, 6) = 17 Hit.

Soul Eater v. Mikhail: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (9) + 19 = 282d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) + 3 + (5, 5) = 23 Miss.
Soul Eater v. Mikhail: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 342d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) + 3 + (1, 4) = 18 Hit.
Soul Eater v. Mikhail: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 272d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) + 3 + (5, 3) = 15 Miss.

STATUS
Kernithar - 64/114 hp
Soul Eater 1 - 7 damage, Frightened 1
Soul Eater 2
Aristu
Mikhail - 106/124 hp
Piotr - Frightened 1
Alister - Frightened 1

Everyone, go!

Kern backs away from the creature before loosing two more arrows into it's form.
"Blast it with magic! Our weapons are useless against it!" he calls out over the booms.

◆ Stride
◆ Strike
◆ Strike

Skybolt vs Prey (1) 2xFort Save on Crit (24/27): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (8) + 19 = 27
Damage (P/Sonic/Force): 1d8 + 1d6 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + (2) + (3) + 3 = 11
Skybolt vs Prey (2) 2xFort Save on Crit (24/27): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
Damage (P/Sonic/Force): 1d8 + 1d6 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + (3) + (3) + 3 = 11

Mikhail takes sends a bolt of light through his attacker and then swings once with his blade.

I will use Divine Lance and then make one melee attack.

First Attack with Lawful Divine Lance: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25

First Damage with Civility: 5d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4, 1, 1, 3) + 2 = 12

Second Attack with Civility: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23

Second Damage with Civility: 2d12 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 + 3 = 11

Skybolt's arrows barely scratch the foe, while Mikhail's enemy dodges his magic and his blade!

STATUS
Kernithar - 64/114 hp
Soul Eater 1 - 9 damage, Frightened 1
Soul Eater 2
Aristu
Mikhail - 106/124 hp
Piotr - Frightened 1
Alister - Frightened 1

Alister, Aristu, Piotr, go!

Piotr concentrates for a moment before sending three magical darts towards the soul eater attacking Kernithar.

Magic Missile (3 actions) - 3d4+3 force damage

Magic Missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 3, 1) + 3 = 9

Aristu steps in front of Piotr, then weaves words of power into a ray of holy fire.

(1)Stride: SE,SE; (2&3)Cast Searing Light(H+2) at the nearest soul eater

Primal Spell attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29
Fire damage: 9d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 6, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2) = 27
Good damage (if Fiend or Undead): 9d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 1, 3, 3, 6, 4, 6) = 30

Interesting. I wasn't sure they could be frightened.

Alister begins a slow death chant, trying to remind these spirits that they no longer belong in the mortal world. Then his elven tattoos begin to glow and his lashes out with electricity to destroy them.

Lingering Performance: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24
That succeeds if they are level 8 or lower

Electric Arc (Reflex DC27): 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2, 1, 3) + 4 = 13

◆ Dirge of Doom + Lingering Performance
◆◆ Electric Arc (they should both be frightened and take a penalty to their save)

The combined mystical assault of the magi blasts the fiend back to the Nether Realms! The other leaps doggedly at Mikhail, tearing at him with razor-sharp claws and tearing a huge wound in his side!

Reflex save SE1: 1d20 + 19 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 19 - 1 = 20 Failure.
Reflex save SE2: 1d20 + 19 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 19 - 1 = 29 Success.

Soul Eater v. Mikhail: 1d20 + 19 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 19 - 1 = 382d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) + 3 + (6, 1) = 21 Critical Hit.
Soul Eater v. Mikhail: 1d20 + 15 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 15 - 1 = 212d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) + 3 + (6, 1) = 17 Miss.
Soul Eater v. Mikhail: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 11 - 1 = 162d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) + 3 + (3, 4) = 18 Miss.

STATUS
Kernithar - 64/114 hp
Soul Eater 2 - 7 damage, Frightened 1
Aristu
Mikhail - 64/124 hp
Piotr -
Alister -

Everyone, go!

Kern shifts his focus to the fiend attacking Mikhail and looses a volley of arrows.

◆ Hunt Prey + Recall Knowledge (+1 to hit for everyone on success)
◆ Strike
◆ Strike

Skybolt vs Prey (1) 2xFort Save on Crit (24/27): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (15) + 19 = 34
Damage (P/Sonic/Force): 1d8 + 1d6 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + (4) + (3) + 3 = 15
Skybolt vs Prey (2) 2xFort Save on Crit (24/27): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 27
Damage (P/Sonic/Force): 1d8 + 1d6 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + (2) + (6) + 3 = 14

Did Lingering Performance succeed? Need to know if I need to sustain the Dirge.

Alister raises his right arm again and the tattoos flare to life and electricity lashes out at the creature again.

Electric Arc vs frightened (Reflex DC27): 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 1) + 4 = 14

Mikhail decides Civility is probably his best bet and strikes twice at the creature before touching himself with the Healer's Gloves.

Strike x2. Gloves.

First Attack with Civility: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (6) + 20 = 26

First Damage with Civility: 2d12 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 7) + 4 + 3 = 16

Second Attack with Civility: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26

Second Damage with Civility: 2d12 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 6) + 4 + 3 = 16

Healer's Gloves on Mikhail: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 3) + 7 = 11

Piotr waits to see whether the creature survives.

Aristu sprints behind the cover of a column. Leaning around the corner, he blasts another beam of cleansing fire at the horrid creature.

(1)Stride: E,S,SE,SE,E; (2&3)Cast Searing Light at Soul Eater

Primal spell attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29
Fire damage: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 4, 2, 1) = 12
Good damage: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 4, 4, 1) = 13

Did Lingering Performance succeed? Need to know if I need to sustain the Dirge.

It did and you don't.

The combined assault of Our Heroes blasts the fiend back to the inky swamps of Abaddon!

COMBAT OVER!

Mikhail moves to tend to the wounds that he and Kern suffered in the encounter.

Medicine Check for Kern DC 20: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20

Wounds Healed: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 6) + 10 = 18

Medicine Check for Mikhail DC 20: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33

Wounds Healed: 4d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 4, 1, 4) + 10 = 21

Those extra 2d8 were not super spectacular there. I will also drink the Minor Elixer of Life that I am carrying and Kern should remember he has two of them today.

Minor Elixer of Life: 1d6 ⇒ 4

With the healing from the Gloves that should get me to 100 and Kern to 82.

Kern swigs his elixirs.

Minor Elixir of Life: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Minor Elixir of Life: 1d6 ⇒ 1

So what now?

STATUS
Kernithar - 89/114 hp
Aristu
Mikhail - 100/124 hp
Piotr -
Alister -

Mikhail moves to stand next to the eastern door with Kern and waits for him to check it.

Kern inspects the door for dangers. If it's safe, he'll open it up and step back (5ft).

Perception +18

Piotr casts a cantrip to check for magical auras on the door.

Cast Detect Magic

To keep things moving...

That door is unremarkable. On opening it you find a short corridor and another door, also unremarkable save for its size - built for cyclopes.

Even with the cyclops sized corridor, Kern feels the pressure of the enclosed space and switches from Skybolt to his Elven Blade.
He then checks the door ahead before opening it.

Perception +18

Alister nods as Kern goes to check and open the door. He wonders what other horrors the cyclopes could have left.

Piotr continues to check for magical auras as he and his companions explore the halls.

Opening the door reveals a small (for cyclopes) room. The walls of this chamber are covered in lime plaster and bear a series of frescoes whose colors are still vibrant. This artwork depicts one-eyed humanoids rendered in the same sway-backed style.

The room feels as though it had some ceremonial or processional function. Like an anteroom. There is a single door on the far side.

"Must be a special purpose room next. Let's see what's inside." Alister enters the chamber and looks around for any items of note while the others prepare to open the inner door.

Perception +13

Kern will slowly enter the room and proceed to the next door if he detects nothing nefarious or interesting.

+18 Perception

Piotr does the same, scanning for signs of lingering magic after casting a cantrip.

The room has no wonders to reveal beyond its very ancient artwork.

Aristu moves into the room, next to his brother, and takes a good look at the frescos. He choses an interesting scene, and tries to commit it to memory so he can describe it to the centaur bard.

Mikhail follows along paying less attention then he had to the art in their last time through these halls as he was keeping an eye out for the creature they were hunting.

Well, there is a door...

Kern opens the door that remains unexplored in the room.

I'm pretty sure that the author and map-maker didn't get together here, and that the door in this room was intended as a secret door. Anyway, it isn't. It's just weirdly placed behind a statue.

A stone bench sits at shoulder height against the far wall of this chamber. Upon this bench lie a number of stone vessels and bronze tools. A man-sized statue of a sway-backed humanoid, a hand is clamped over its single eye, stands against the north wall.

Alister enters the room, taking note of the statue. He looks for any inscription on it. "A small statue for most cyclops."

Occultism +13, Lore Greenbelt +13, Society +13

The statue, possibly some sort of cyclops deity, is unremarkable save for its antiquity. Alister can see that the door has an excellent lock on it.

Piotr moves to examine the stone and tools on the bench, first casting Detect Magic before going closer.

Arcana +20(M), Medicine +14(T), Occultism +15(T), Religion +15(E), Society +15(T)

There's no magic. Piotr quickly sees that these are tools used in the embalming process.

Mikhail moves in and waits to see what Kern can find.

Kern eyeballs the statue wearily as he nimbly steps around it to investigate the door.

Perception +18

The door and the statue both appear to come from a poorly-illustrated part of a published adventure, where the door was supposed to be secret, but was clearly labelled on the map...

Nuttin' to see here. Just a door!

Kern opens the door behind the oddly placed statue.

They didn't do a good job hiding this one... he thinks to himself.

The door opens onto a narrow chamber. This chamber is empty. Its walls bear eye-shaped patterns and carvings, all of which seem to be looking at a point on the east wall where a single carving of a giant, stylized eye looms. The eye’s pupil is an intricately engraved relief roughly the size of the palm of a human hand.

Mikhail peeks in the room around Kern and Alister and sees the giant eye. "Nothing ominous about one giant eye carving. I wonder if it was based on a specific cyclopes eye or if it was maybe religious in its undertaking."

Knowledge Religion: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24

Aristu enters the room to get a better look at the eye carving. Looking back towards the others, he says "Let's see if the statue is trying to tell us something." He reaches out and covers the eye's pupil with his hand.

Mikhail doesn't recognize any religious purpose for the carvings. And Aristu's covering of the eye produces no effects.

"Well, this seems like a dead end. We should head to that other door and see if it leads us in the right direction." Mikhail says as he turns and starts heading back.

"One moment, Mikhail." Alister enters the room and searches for any magic there. Then he tries to examine the giant eye carving.

Detect Magic; Perception +13