GMTrex's PFS [Standard] Echoes of the Everwar Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Andrew Trexler

Not that it will help those low rolls much, but add +1 for prayer...was not included. Also, if evil outsider...at bane +2/2d6+2 to each swing

Speaking of, Sareth I need a Spell Penetration check versus SR. Just one will do.

Omrax runs his blade easily through one of the hovering fiends. Chunks of salt stone fly everywhere. 1d3 ⇒ 3

The darker creature attached to the ceiling is content to wait and watch the melee below, for now...

Round I -- bold may act!
1. Quinn, Sareth
2. Gargoyles (red @ 29 dmg), rock creature
3. Omrax, Skybek, Mrachni
4. Half-fiend Gargoyle (delay)

Mrachni jumps down from the rope and hurries forward to give aid to his comrades!

Boop (prayer): 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 13 + 1 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 = 11

Bop (prayer): 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 = 14

Spell Penetration : 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

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Round I

Skybek takes a five foot step back and defensively casts Dismissal on the greater earth elemental. Will Save DC 19 . He then draws his battleaxe, Crimzor, and prepares to defend himself in case it does not work.

Concentration DC 23: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29

"Earth Beastie! Ahh command yae tae gae hame tae yer mammie! Yae're nae welcome here!"

Will: 1d20 ⇒ 4 1d100 ⇒ 70 The elemental speaks in a sound like an avalanche for a brief moment before disappearing to the plane of earth.

Well that makes this encounter much easier. Right tool for the job!

Mrachni attacks the 1d2 ⇒ 1 nearest gargoyle and sprays as much rock around as Omrax. The lead gargoyle dive-bombs Skybek from the ceiling, axe extended. "The dwarf will die!"

Axe @ Skybek: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 2 + 1 - 1 = 24 HIT Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 5 = 13 plus Electricity: 1d10 ⇒ 6 plus make a Fort save!

Round II -- bold may act!
1. Quinn, Sareth
2. Gargoyles (red @ 29 dmg, blue @ 25 dmg)
3. Omrax, Skybek (67/86 hp, Fort save!), Mrachni
4. Razorcraw

Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

"Hey yae flyin stone statue beastie! Dannae get mad at me! Ahh cannae help that yer big pet rock beastie had the wisdom tae ken that it was useless tae fight us and decided tae be gone. Noo, Ahh suggest yae dae the same before yae get hurt frae mae axe!"

"Huzzah Skybek! May Sarenrae drink with Cayden this eve!"

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"Aye, well done Sir Skybek...master of earth and stone you shall be called henceforth."

"Sarenrae! Breath your words upon these beasts!"

Flame Strike, targeting the three to the east, not Blue. REF DC 20 for half of DMG: 10d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 5, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 5) = 30

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Quinn dances an inspiring jig and, confident in himself, sidles under the blue beasty before lashing out with his blade.

Tumble: 1d20 + 31 ⇒ (3) + 31 = 34 moving half speed in threatened squares

+1 Ghost Touch Scimitar+Prayer+Dance: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 14 + 1 + 2 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 11

3d20 ⇒ (15, 17, 20) = 52

All three gargoyles nimbly dodge the bulk of Sareth's fire, although it's not enough to save one from crumbling to ash. Quinn follows this up with a deft sword-strike that nearly brings down another.

Those still intact seek softer targets and find that some of Skybek's blood is accessible.

Claw @ Quinn: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 = 10 MISS
Claw @ Quinn: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 = 13 MISS
Bite @ Quinn: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 = 24 MISS

Claw @ Quinn: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 = 18 MISS
Claw @ Quinn: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 = 15 MISS
Bite @ Quinn: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 = 21 MISS

Claw @ Skybek: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 8 MISS
Claw @ Skybek: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 27 HIT Damage: 1d6 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 - 1 = 3
Bite @ Skybek: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 26 HIT Damage: 1d6 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 1 = 7

Skybek: you must now make a DC 24 Fort save every round at the beginning of your turn until I say otherwise. If you fail, take 1d3 points of Str damage.

Round II -- bold may act!
1. Quinn, Sareth
2. Gargoyles (yellow @ 15 dmg, green @ 15 dmg, blue @ 36 dmg)
3. Omrax, Skybek (59/86 hp, Fort save!), Mrachni
4. Razorcraw

Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

Round II

Using power attack, Skybek brings Crimzor down upon the chief gargoyle repeatedly.

Crimzor: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 11 - 2 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Crimzor: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 2 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

"Aye, can yae nae just let the gud folk live in peace?! We dannae want ana mair shenanigans! And stop harassin me while yer at it!"

Mrachni keeps attacking. And doesn't type much more, because I have to run to work!

Boop: 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 1 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 1 = 13

Blorp: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 1 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 1 = 16

Omrax will step over, to get closer to the chief gargoyle and Skybek.

Thou shall be defeated, creatures of stone and shadow. Thou have cross the powers of good for the last time!

Two slashes at the gargoyle standing between him and Skybek. Not counting flank, as assuming it is still 5' up

Omrax +1 EO longsword, pa, prayer: 1d20 + 16 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 16 - 3 + 1 = 24
for pa: 1d8 + 5 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 6 + 1 = 16 --- 1H only

Omrax +1 EO longsword, pa, prayer: 1d20 + 11 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 11 - 3 + 1 = 28
for pa: 1d8 + 5 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 6 + 1 = 14 --- 1H only

Omrax confirm: 1d20 + 11 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 11 - 3 + 1 = 28
for pa: 1d8 + 5 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 6 + 1 = 16 --- 1H only

"Thank yae fer comin tae mae assistance, Sir Omrax. Ahh think these stone statue beasties want tae see me deid! Ahh told them tae gae home, but Ahh think they're lost!"

Just so you know, "thou" is singular. ;)

Yes, he was speaking to the chief gargoyle. But I probably could have done a better job re-reading it ;) I omitted the "ed" on crossed as well.

Skybek: Don't forget to include the Str damage in your attack and damage rolls :)
Mrachni: Please let me know which creature you're attacking, so I don't have to guess.

1d2 ⇒ 2

Omrax obliterates another gargoyle and Mrachni slices a third in half. Skybek scores two deep gashes in his personal foe.

"There's not enough blackness in your heart... let's fix that!" The fiend strikes back with its own, considerably larger axe--though fortunately the dwarf's armor absorbs the blows the include a weapon slick with fresh poison.

Axe @ Skybek: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 - 1 = 24 HIT Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 5 - 1 = 15 plus Electricity: 1d10 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5
Axe @ Skybek: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 - 1 = 20 MISS
Bite @ Skybek: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 17 MISS
Gore @ Skybek: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 16 MISS

Round III -- bold may act!
1. Quinn, Sareth
2. Gargoyles (blue @ 36 dmg)
3. Omrax, Skybek (39/86 hp, poisoned), Mrachni
4. Razorcraw (24 dmg)

Sareth continues to utilize his mastery of spells in combat, but first tries to get to the ground, dropping Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 and fails. Once there it's a simple matter for him to cast another spell, aimed at the blue gargoyle. His mastery of magic (and magic bracers, make casting a simple spell a simple matter. A scimitar of force appears and slices at the beast Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27 for DMG: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7.

I'll adjust HP after the falling AoO is resolved.

"Keep fighting Skybek! I'll tend to your wounds!"

Apologies, will do. Generally it'll be the one that's most damaged, but I'll try to include it in my posts.

@ Mrachni: no problem, sounds good, thanks!

Axe @ Sareth: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 1 = 27 THREAT Confirm: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 8 - 1 = 19 nope Damage: 1d8 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 - 1 = 9 plus Electricity: 1d10 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9

Falling: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Sareth's spiritual blade shatters the last of the salt gargoyles. Only the blackened lead remains.

Round III -- bold may act!
1. Quinn, Sareth (69/93 hp, prone)
2. Omrax, Skybek (39/86 hp, poisoned, Fort save!), Mrachni
3. Razorcraw (24 dmg)

Quinn dances around the fiendish thing (taking a path which avoids any AoO's, speed is 50 so plenty of movement to do it) and strikes at it!

Scimitar + Prayer + Dance: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 14 + 1 + 2 = 37
1d6 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 11

Confirm: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 14 + 1 + 2 = 34
1d6 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 11

seeing Sareth on the ground, Omrax will step over and lay a healing hand on Skybeks toxic wound.

"Sir Skybek, stand firm. You have our assistance. Finish this creature!"

Hands+mercy : 5d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 1, 2, 6) = 12 and neutralizes poison

"Truly Sarenrae has blessed me with allies of vir!"

GM Trex, I believe I have made my saving throws since I missed that first one, so I am unclear if I am down any strength. I still believe that I am at a 16 Strength which gives the +3 modifier that I am using.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 (+2 vs. poison, spells, and spell-like abilities)

Skybek continues his attack against the Gargoyle Chief, but doesn't like the how Crimzor is behaving right now.

Round III

Using power attack, Skybek attacks the Gargoyle chief with Crimzor, but finds that he has completely forgotten how swing the battle hardened blade.

Crimzor: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 2 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Crimzor: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 11 - 2 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

"Ahh cannae understand it. Ahh swear Crimzor is gainin some weight. She just daesnae swing like she use tae!"

Mrachni moves forward to assist his comrades. Double move.

Skybek: You took 1 point of Str damage from the initial failure (see spoiler above the status summary). You made the second save and the third save, which would have cured you if Omrax hadn't done so first. :)

Quinn delivers a nasty cut to the thing's face as the rest of the party moves to assist. Razorcraw drops his axe and flees deeper into the caverns!

After the party has a chance to patch themselves up, they survey the odd winter-scape ahead.

Okay, so here is where Season 1 really tests your basic climb etc. skills in a rather annoying way. Each cliff and bluff is a DC 25 to successfully climb, up or down. Please assemble a plan to tackle this problem several times over and we'll go from there.

Omrax shakes his head as the creature flees into the caverns.

"Cowardice runs deep in our foes this day."

The paladin surveys the jagged landscape with some disappointment.

Omrax has 50' of rope and a fly potion. He plans to save the potion for the exit from this place, so finding a way to climb up the bluffs in plate is his challenge. Jumping down with cat-boots is not as much of a worry

Quinn can jump down 10 feet without damage and 20 ft taking only 1d6 nonlethal damage. Every 10 feet after that is 1d6 lethal and prone. Can't fail the acro/dance for jumping down. As for going up, Quinn's rope is still hanging down the hole to get here.

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"Omrax, after this I will invest in potions of flight as you do..."

We lower a rope and all clbim down reducing the DC considerably. Then Quinn unhooks the rope and follows.

"Oh, me too. Or scrolls. Whichever."

Sounds like a good enough plan for me. It is the >20' drops which remain mildly disconcerting. But we will handle it.

"Ahh cannae climb tae well, but Ahh'm able tae fly if Ahh need tae."

I have one fly spell in my domain each day.

"You'll be okay Quinn. Worst case is a slightly twisted ankle, which I promise to fix each time."

What I really need is a plan to climb UP twenty or more feet several times against a DC 25. For the descent, you have rope and Omrax has boots of the cat, so that's not a problem.

Really you just need to get one decent climber among you to get up and lower a rope.

Quinn can cast heroism for +2 to skill checks on everyone, though he himself is currently at a whopping +0... He will be in need of rope.

As mentioned in OOC, I'm willing to take off my armor to get a +6... that and Quinn's heroism will be a +8, and if I can get four aids, I can take 10...

Omrax will stop Mrachni from removing his armor.

"Nay Sir Mrachni, Our Lady needs you ready to fight should more of those creatures return. Allow me to speed us along."

Unless stopped, assume Omrax quaffs his potion and ferries people down to the last level in whatever order they choose. This will hopefully spare some dozen climb checks and falls.

no monkey fish et al. We can do it, just with resource we wanted to save.
"Sir Omrax, save the potion for when we need to go up. I also have the ability to turn into a cloud, and I believe Skybek can slide through space. "

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"Aye, it's true. Ahh can get tae most ana place that Ahh can see. The trouble comes if yae're stuck inside the belly o' a plant beastie and cannae see yer way oot."

How far would I need to dimensional hop to the top? Never mind. I found it.

"Lemmae show yae."

Skybek uses his dimensional hop to vanish and reappear twenty feet up the ledge.

He pulls out his silk rope and looks for a place to attach it.

"Get ready tae climb."

So that's the plan then GM Trex.

This is such a classic D&D scene. The high level characters unwilling to use valuable resources because the problem is mundane. Seriously, this would be in Dragon's Mirth (+1 if you're old enough to know what that is "-)

Quinn calls up to the ledge. "How wide is the ledge? Can the rope hang off both sides? I mean, tack it in the middle or something?"

Sorry, totally miss the reference. Didn't start gaming till 4th ed.

For more than 20 years, and largely before the internet there was a Publication called Dragon Magazine. It was all things gaming. Articles upon articles. Eventually the magazine publisher switched to a small company who kept it going before deciding that it could do more, that company was Paizo :-) Anyone one of the sections in the magazine was called Dragon's Mirth. It was a bunch of gaming cartoons that poked fun at everything in D&D.

Ah. Dragon magazine I know of. Helped sort out a bunch of issues when my friend had her gaming store. Never cracked one open, though.

Worth it. Definitely, if for nothing other than a feel for the history of the game.

Travel Domain for the win.

With a routine put in place, the company makes their slow way through bizarrely shaped cavern. About halfway through, Quinn spots a substantial cache of treasure assembled on one of the higher ridges.

Will cost Skybek 30 feet of dimensional hop to obtain. Includes 2502 gp worth of coins and rough-cut gems and a severed orc hand with an iron ring of Rovagug still attached to a finder. Both the hand and ring detect as magical.

The tunnel ends at a sudden drop off. A wide shaft opens up in the earth and descends into darkness below--darkness that again extends far beyond the range of anyone's vision. Opposite the entry tunnel are other irregular ledges. The walls of the shaft and ledges are of the same white crystalline substance as elsewhere.

Skipping the optional encounter here. Anyone really interested in a CR 8 encounter involving some CR 2 bat swarms and CR 2 cave fishers?

The shaft descends twenty feet before opening to a larger cavern below. The team estimates it is about 150 feet to the sparkling ground at the bottom. Next mundane obstacle! :)

"We were good until this last drop." Omrax says with a straight face.

He pulls out his rope and starts uncoiling it.

"So this gets us 50+50 with Skybek's rope...less if knotted. I estimate it is much further than that to the bottom. I may need to use my potion after all."

Coulda sworn I had rope, but I don't appear to.