GM Thrawn's PBP Gameday VI - Tome of Righteous Repose (Inactive)

Game Master Thrawn007

"I'll need something big and heavy... Master Kestad, may I borrow your warhammer?"

Assuming he agrees, Raynor proceeds to smash the altar, putting all his muscles into the effort, heedless of the sweat and noise that results from this.

Let them come... he thinks, with a smirk.

After smashing the altar the evil of the room fades. (As does the magic, that never was detected.)

"Thank you Sir Raynor. It does my spirit good to restore this altar to our true Dwarven gods. I believe they must be especially pleased that you used my own warhammer." Barl's voice cracks as he breaks off speaking. He snuffles a bit and turns away, blinking rapidly.

"Now then, shall we continue to the left?" If the party is ready, he follows along in order, watching the walls for signs of traps.

perception+free inspiration: 1d20 + 9 + 1d6 ⇒ (12) + 9 + (2) = 23 +1 vs traps

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Lucita follows along, checking the walls and floor, and peering into the darkness ahead...

Glorne continues east then south across the room.

Orcs’ sleep mats, broken weapons, and dirty clothes clutter the area. It looks like it has been some time since the orcs last stayed in this room, but it was tightly packed when they did sleep here.

The room beyond (second room to the south) looks to be similar, but the sleeping areas are more dispersed and had more padding.

Glorne sniffs the air a couple times, wrinkles his nose, and mutters

"What a horrible stench! No offense Grag"

Grag looks to Glorne with an askance view, before turning his eyes back to looking through the contents of the room. perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Clinging to the walls, Raynor and Mozza enter the next room.

[Detect Evil]

Glorne moves into the room, his Ioun Torch lighting it up as he does, and looks around carefully to see if anything looks out of place

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Xukong keeps abreast with Raynor, darkness to his light.

aid Glorne's Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

No evil detected

Keeping to the ceiling, Raynor scans the next smaller room.

No evil in the small room either. (This is the room with the more spacious sleeping areas.

Glorne continues to follow Raynor, searching as he goes

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Following along, Lucita looks around the first room, and then in the room that must have been for the priests or leaders, even checking under some beddings.

Perception Room #1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Perception Room #2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Either the orcs were efficient in taking their valuables with them, or someone has already ransacked both rooms scooping up anything of value. With the mess, it's hard to tell which.

Lucita nods: "Onward, some more, or rest?".

"If milady agrees, we should secure the entire floor so as not be assailed in our sleep."

Raynor concentrates to detect evil some more down the hall.

Well, then we press on a bit farther. Grag says as he makes his way down the cooridor. perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Barl follows along, continuing to despair about the desecration caused by the orcs' mere presence here. "Someday I shall return and restore this site to its proper condition," he declares.

perception+free inspiration: 1d20 + 9 + 1d6 ⇒ (11) + 9 + (5) = 25 +1 vs traps

"Aye, friend Barl, I will come help if you will have me. I am will to live and let live, but such Evil and blood spill is beyond much I have seen..."

The room beyond is filled with a horrible stench, far worse than that of the previous rooms. You quickly find the source of the stench to be a 5' diameter pit towards the eastern end of the room. Based on the area immediately around the pit, it's obvious what the orcs decided to use the pit for.

Map Update

Making sure Mozza goes to the *ceiling* and nowhere near the rim of this foul pit, Raynor detects evil into the dark (or dark brown) abyss...

Safe to say at this time that this has become our standard operating procedure- thus, if you prefer as a GM, I won't make a post for each room saying that Raynor is detecting evil. You can assume he goes first, via walls or ceiling, and does this.

It will be a good reminder to me in each room. No evil in this room.

Glorne moves into the room and looks around carefully

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Other than the disgusting pit, there isn't much of interest in this room. Three exits leave the room beside the one you entered.

"Maybe take corridor that moves back some?" asks Lucita, coming into the room.

"Why not just continue down this path?"

I added another arrow indicating what I mean. But really I'm open to going wherever- it's just hard to describe directions in this dungeon.

"This is your kin's abode, I will follow you Master Barl!"

"South sounds good to me as well, Barl"

perception(south passage): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 Grag keeps his eyes peeled as he heads with the group to the south.

In the next room (map updated)...
The stone visage of a horrifying creature with several tentacles for a face sits in the corner of this room. The creature appears to be rearing back in preparation to strike.

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Not trained in religion

I moved and ended up underneath the mat again

Did a send to back to put the new map section behind everything. Bigger post coming.

knowledge (engineering)+free inspiration: 1d20 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 7 + (5) = 15
knowledge (religion)+free inspiration: 1d20 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (16) + 7 + (3) = 26

Barl begins to choke up again. "This once was a depiction of Torag destroying this creature of the Darklands. Someone has desecrated Torag and left only the monster standing."

He hands his warhammer to Raynor. "Knock this one down too. I cannot rebuild the statue of the Forge Father right now so this must do."

The statue springs to life, with it's tentacles writhing. One of it's stone shaped tentacles swipes at Glorne but fails to connect, preparing for it's next attack.

Intitiative (bold may post)

ROUND 1
Barl
Grag
Gargoyle
Glorne
Xukong
Lucita
Raynor

Hearing the commotion greg comes bounding around the corner double move[/dice], and quickly asked for Gorum's blessing with a battle roar. [ooc]fervor for swift action divine favo.

Barl grabs his hammer back before Raynor can accept it when the statue comes to life. "Watch out!"

knowledge(nature) + free inspiration: 1d20 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (10) + 7 + (4) = 21
knowledge(planes) + free inspiration: 1d20 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 7 + (5) = 13

He quickly shares what he knows of the gargoyle. "My warhammer will not help us I'm afraid." He pulls out a flask and tosses it at the gargoyle instead.

ranged touch-into melee: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 - 4 = 11
acid damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

I'm aiming for the far corner where the splash will miss my buddies.

The stone-like creature attacks Glorne with a flurry of tentacles, coming from all directions. He's able to fend of one after another before one is able to jab itself into his side, proving to be surprisingly sharp and penetrating his armor.

Intitiative (bold may post)

ROUND 2
Barl
Grag
Gargoyle (1 damage)
Glorne (10 damage)
Xukong
Lucita
Raynor

Xukong lurches into the room with an inhuman howl, sword still pulsing with baleful magic!

Spending 1 Arcane point to make it +2 for the next minute.

[dice=Shard +2, chill touch]1d20+9[/dice]
damage: 1d10 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
negative energy damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6 plus 1 Strength damage on failed DC 15 Fortitude save

Hearing Barl's shared information, Lucita steps into the doorway, and calls out: "I can make someone's weapon magical for a few minutes", tell me who wishes this?".
At the same time, she makes sure her powers will exclude herself and her companion Xukong, but she unleashes a wave of negative energy, filling the room with the faint smell of saké.
Offensive negative energy channeling, if subject to it, the Gargoyle takes 1d6 damage, and rolls a Will save DC 14 or is Nauseated until Lucita's next round (successful save does not reduce the damage, but blocks the Nauseated).
Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 1
3/6 Channels used

Glorne forms a blade of cold(kinetic blade), taking 1 point of burn while doing so, and attacks the gargoyle

kinetic blade(melee touch): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
cold damage(counts as magic attack vs. dr; subject to SR): 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (6, 5) + 1 = 12

using shirt re-roll

kinetic blade(melee touch): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

"Harborwing, may my lance vanquish this evil," says Raynor, before spurring Mozza for a ceiling charge.

Masterwork Lance, Mounted Charge, Smite Evil: 1d20 + 11 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 11 + 3 = 28 for 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 1d8 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 4 + (6) + 4 + 4 = 28 piercing damage (bypasses all DRs if gargoyle is evil)

AC 26

The tentacled creature reals from Xukong's attack, although it doesn't seem quite as effective as the dhampir had hoped. It hardly seems to notice Lucita's channel at all. The attack from Glorne's blade lands, but the creature seems to notice it little more than Lucita's energy. Raynor's lance, however, hit's home, causing the creature to cry out in a mix of anguish and bloodlust.

Intitiative (bold may post)

ROUND 2
Barl
Grag
Gargoyle (41 damage, 1 str damage)
Glorne (10 damage)
Xukong
Lucita
Raynor

Graaaaaag
Swift action, bull's strength
+1great axe: 1d20 + 12 + 3 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 12 + 3 - 1 + 2 = 281d12 + 14 - 1 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 14 - 1 + 3 + 3 = 30

Grag's axe comes crashing down with great force, smashing through rocky hide.

Barl is having trouble seeing the enemy past all the tall folk. He pulls out another flask of acid but waits for an opening to lob it in.

Draw a flask and then ready an action to throw it if somehow it becomes clear. I don't expect that to happen though.

readied ranged touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
acid damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

The gargoyle is destroyed by Grag's axe, in spite of it resisting some of the damage. Chunks of stone are left scattered around the floor.

Glorne uses his Kinetic Healer ability to heal himself.

kinetic healer(1pt of burn): 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 2) + 1 = 5