GM Tyranius Mists of Mwangi Table 2 (Inactive)

Game Master Tyranius

Utabe files into the room uneasily, Kiddrick's line about evil boxes having put her a bit on edge. She was good in a crisis, but the bits leading up to a crisis could unnerve her. Still, nothing to do but search.

She had been tasked with finding the remains of Tatuma-Matl, which likely lay in the honored dead exhibit. But it could be just as easily be in deep storate, perhaps in one of these crates...

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Utabe is looking for any text, in either Common or Osirian that would indicate any relation to Tatuma-Matl. If the crates are labelled, but nothing seems to fit, she will leave them unopened. If none of the crates are labelled, she will open an unlabeled crate at random.

Kiddrik and Utabe file through the boxes in the room. All they come across is old exhibit pieces and a copious amount of dust about the room. Some boxes contain a few cracked masks while others contain more taxidermy abominations. Utabe does not find any evidence of Tatuma-Matl within this room.

Kiddrik shrugs at the group, "I guess sometimes a storage room is just a storage room." He can't help but give a suspicious glance back as they leave, though.

Through door #3, it is. As always, happy to lead with my boy Kiddrik. If someone else wants the honors, speak up. Otherwise...
Stealth 12
Perception (once Atrium door is open): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

I'll take a Perception check while we're at it

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Perception checks-- all the cool kids are doing them.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

I propose we quickly jet across to the Honored Dead exhibit. We managed to skip whatever was in the immediate entrance, and I see no reason to discover what that was now.

I'm down with that, though if the door is closed on that other side, whoever has to stop and open it will spend a turn exposed (and without cover/concealment) to anything in the center of the atrium. Possibly not a big deal, but something to consider. Also, Kiddrik will be holding his breath beginning when we open the door ... he'll stop when we're not in mist anymore or right before he begins to black out (the suffocation rules kick in).

That should give him 24 rounds of holding his breath (though any round where we do anything but walk around costs him double).

That's a good plan. I'll hold my breath as well, and ready an arrow to fire at anything that comes charging at us from the entrance. Maybe Topher can keep watch on the other side? Still, this room was filled with mist when we saw it from the outside, so I'll wager its an open doorway. (Or the door is already open.)

Sorry, didn't see the updates.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24

As the party opens the door the the Artrium they see an unnatural cold permeates this chamber and the tendrils
of silver-gray mist flowing out the front archway into the
courtyard beyond seem to effortlessly pierce the flesh
and gently caress the bone in a cold embrace. The grand
entranceway’s vaulted ceiling is supported by six great
pillars of hewn black stone. Braziers mounted on the pillars
cast white radiance from balls of continual light. The light
glimmers eerily in the silvery haze that fills the atrium,
giving the impression of something alien watching from the
glowing fog.

You all still have the cloaks / scarves over your faces correct?

Yes, indeed. And Kiddrick and I are holding our breath, in addition. Is the doorway open to the Honored Dead exhibit?

No it is not, unless you open it

Tugging his sash tighter over his face, Tophor peers beyond Kiddrik and Utabe into the gloom. Does that mist shy from the heat of the braziers? How can we make it retreat?

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

Does it look like we could push it back with torches?

"Don't like the look o that one bit," Drystan says as he rearranges the scarf, making sure it is covering his mouth.

"Me, either," answers the taldan, then he shrugs. "I'll stand at the hall's mouth and you guys cut across, open the door, and I'll follow you guys in and close the door behind us."

He makes sure the group agrees, then he takes a deep breath, resecures his impromptu scarf, and moves to the mouth of the hallway, holding his spear threateningly towards whatever alien malevolence in the Atrium may think to attack.

Kidd holds his breath (beginning of the 24 rounds) then moves to the northern of the two squares just in the western end of that main hallway.

Also, a general heads-up for the team (since I certainly missed it until just now) Tyranius threw up a Discussion thread for this game and made an information request in it. Everyone should go check it out and answer. :)

Brother Tophor does not believe that it looks as if the torches are driving the mists away.

The party darts through the mists in the Artrium that cuts a trail through the tendrils that are quickly engulfed as if the mist is a set of snapping jaws.

Kiddrik reaches for the door as he swings if open for theparty and shuts it quickly behind them.

The mists here congeal into a thick and silvery fog that cools the
lungs. Arranged throughout this large hall are exhibits on the
funerary traditions of several civilizations, along with preserved
corpses arrayed in grim stillness. A giant warrior looms from the
haze, his arms crossed at his chest, his helm solemn and still.
Beyond lie sarcophagi of varied designs, and a few glass cases
wherein withered dead are held upright by rods and string; grim
exhibits of long-dead citizens whose fallen empires were erased
an age past.
A placard above this hall reads “The Honored Dead” in
blood-red calligraphy.

A door in the NE corner of this room hangs slightly ajar, moving ever so slightly as if the mist is tugging on it.

When the door is closed behind the group, Kiddrik turns to survey the room, giving it a suspicious glare. Even the most mundane of objects in the room get the same scrutiny.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

If no one suggests something else, my plan is to have Kiddrik make a clockwise circuit of the room. Every time he passes a window, he'll see if he can reach up and open it to see if it reduces the mist a bit. He'll do all this quietly (taking 10 for 12 again).

Kiddrik turns to survey the room from the doorway as he takes in the room he see a row of display cases and sarcophagi containing mummified corpses and skeletons on display. One of the mummified corpses contains a jeweled scarab on it's chest among it's spiced wrappings. A sign over one of the northern sarcophagi is about a scarab seer and warrior-priest of an old Pharaonic Age named Taltuma-Matl. Another is a large hulking skeleton, a towering ancestor of the Kellid race who is wielding a greatclub fashioned from a mammoths tusk. There is a shrunken emaciated corpse wrapped in rotten silks, holding a Qadirian scimitar in it's bony fists. Kiddrik also sees and armored warrior from a long dead empire garnered in bronze armor and helm.

The display cases hold a numerous amount of objects to include scrolls, cracked masks that almost seem as if they are watching you, ceremonial blades and petrified scarabs.

"Should we take bets on what's gonna try to eat our faces in this room?"

Forgetting to hold his breath, he edges nearer the closest display with a mummy or skeleton. Then he whispers a prayer to Irori for deeper sight, checking for arcane auras ... either on the bodies themselves or on any of the items they may wear/bear.

Get about 15 feet from the closest mummy, skeleton or other preserved body of any sort, then cast Detect Magic.

"Are you always so optimistic?"

Arrow nocked, Tophor examines the rest of the room, working along the eastern wall toward the door to the office.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

"It's part of my charm," he mutters in reply as he continues casting his magic detection prayer.

On the body of the mummified corpse Kiddrik detects a faint magical presence from the green scarab on it's chest as Brother Tophor works his way along the edges of the opposite side of the room.

"Only a small part of your charms, smiled Utabe through her mask. She brightened despite herself, upon finding the Taltuma-Matl sarcophagus. This was her first mission, and it had seemed, at the time, almost trivial. She had been resentful; ambivalent. Yet presented with the object of her quest, she was suddenly-- even amid this evil mist-- bolstered and almost cheerful.

Still.

All things in time. Make sure the room was safe first.

"Let's check the masks to make sure that they don't house any more... surprises." Then, thinking of the Vargouille, she glanced up at the ceiling lest another Vargouille lurks in the rafters.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Utabe does not see anything in the rafters of the room besides dust and a mouse or two.

"Best to make this quick. I don't like this mist," Drystan says as he scans the room. After a mundane search he turns to his mystical senses and uttering a quick incantation, "Galdur ljos!" he searches for magical auras.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 Trap/stone modifiers, as usual.

On the body of the mummified corpse to the SW Drystan detects a faint magical presence from the green scarab on it's chest.

Kiddrik notes the dwarven mage studying the scarab. "Whaddaya reckon kinda magic is on that?" He looks at the mist, "And do you think it's related to whatever made all this craziness?"

Continuing his concentration, Drystan inspects the magical aura. "I'm not sure exactly what it is," he says, picking up the scarab. "If anyone else wants to take a crack, have at it."

Spellcraft (Identify): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Knowledge(Arcana) discern aura type: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

If it's enchanted with a level one spell I figure out what type of aura it emits, but I fail to identify the item regardless.

Drystan is not able to discern the scarab but he does see that the scarab puts off a strong conjuration aura.

Sorry for the relative inactivity - mundane characters like me can't really do much in these situations.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

"Only a small part of your charms, smiled Utabe through her mask.

Kiddrik gives her a lopsided, awkward grin. "Kind of you to say, ma'am, but charm ain't usually a word used for me."

When Drystan reveals his findings, Kiddrik shrugs. "I certainly couldn't do any better. I guess we should move into this next room?” He pauses to remember their scouting. ”If I remember, this room is some kind of office with really thick fog, right? In which case, let’s keep our mouths closed as we explore it.”

Someone wanna check that door for traps, then let’s get her open. When the door opens, Kiddrik will once again hold his breath against the fog.

Perception - look for traps: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31

Tophor shrugs, "Traps seems to be a bit above the capacity of the creatures we've seen so far, but it never hurts to careful... Peering around the doorframe, he searches for signs of a trap, wary of any mist that might traverse the doorway.

As the Kiddrik and Brother Tophor inspect the office room doorway the mists reach higher into the air as small tendrils of mist enter into the exhibits mouths drawing ragged breaths from four of the Sarcophagi occupants.

Kharine
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Monster S1
Monster S2
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Drystan
Kiddrik
Brother Tophor
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Monster G1
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Utabe
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Monster Z1
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"Drystan! Fall back!"

Move: up, up/right (reach weapons can reach 2 diagonals, right?

Kharine brings her polearm to bear as the undead raises from its sleep. Grasping the weapon towards the rear, she slams down at the creature's head.

2H Power Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
damage: 1d10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 3 = 19

Love to get Defensive abilities for the different baddies here, and other special abilities if the rolls are high enough.
knowledge (religion) - G1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
knowledge (religion) - S’s: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
knowledge (religion) - Z1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Kharine rushes forward with her fauchard as she heaves clear throughthe ghouls chest. As she pulls the polearm's blade back through the undead it falls to the ground in a heap.

The two skeletons advance on Kiddrik and Brother Tophor swinging their greatclub and scimitar. Kiddrik avoids the slow and lazy swing of the club but Brother Tophor is not able to avoid the scimitar as easily being in a confined space.

greatclub vs Kiddrik: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Scimitar vs Brother Tophor: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

damage to Brother Tophor: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Kharine-fauchard
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Monster S1-greatclub
Monster S2 -scimitar
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Drystan
Kiddrik
Brother Tophor
Utabe
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Monster Z1
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The first of those two skellies to close provokes an AoO from Kiddrik’s longspear reach
longspear: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Love to know if that hit or changed anything before i take my actions … and Tophor, part of my actions may be absorbing AoO’s so you can make a cleaner getaway. So why don’t you wait, as well.

Welp, a 10’s not likely to hit either way, so i’ll go ahead and post actions.

”Everyone! Bludgeon the bones and cut the squishy guy!” (Use bludgeoning on the skeletons and slashing on the zombie)

With a silent prayer for healing, Kiddrik switches his now-useless longspear to a single-hand grip and slings his heavy wooden shield onto his now-free left arm. ”Tophor, follow me and get clear!”

Swift to activate Judgement of Healing (1 hp regained).
Standard to ready shield, then move Down > Down-left > left (this should provoke AoO’s from both skeletons … hopefully giving Tophor some room to move without reprisal)

Fighting defensively: -4 Attack; +2AC

Acrobatics (Tumble): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Update: Adjusted move for Acro/half-speed rules. Tumble south, tumble southwest, regular move 10' west. Should put me SW of Kiddrik.

As Kiddrik runs past, Tophor kicks off of the wall behind, rolling low to the ground and landing in a crouch on the other side of the farmboy. Biting back the pain of his wounds, his mind scrambles for a strategy to handle the the fog-animated abominations.

Pulled downing a potion, as tumbling apparently counts as my standard action

Correction: it seems I can't be 'fighting defensively' if I'm not attacking, so if it's not too late to retcon that, I'll use Total Defense instead (which is better, anyway) +4 to AC = 19

Yes that AoO missed Kiddrik and I would agree on the poison damage. It looks like you Judgment should be fine as it only blocks magic based healing. Judgment gives you fast healing ability so I would call that as alright.

Kiddrik runs past both skeletons as one slams it's club at him while the other slashes at him with his scimitar. Both strikes miss their target as the weapons clang on the door that was slightly ajar breaking the glass in the frame. Brother Tophor seeing an opportunity sprints off of the wall as he runs past the swinging skeletons and runs right behind Kiddrik.

AoO club vs Kiddrik: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
AoO Scimitar vs Kiddrik: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Kharine-fauchard
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Monster S1-greatclub
Monster S2 -scimitar
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Drystan
Kiddrik-shield / move
Brother Tophor-run defensive
Utabe
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Monster Z1
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To remind everyone, Oko had been set to protect Kiddrick and shares squares with him. Oko will attack the adjacent skeleton.

Infuriated by this attack his new friend, Oko ferociously claws at Kiddrick's attacker.

Talons: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Talon dmg: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Talons: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
Talon dmg: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Utabe instinctively crosses the room to help Oko, quickly moving closer to the fray and calmly firing a shot into the warring mass of bird and skeleton. Utabe moves four squares NE, and fires at the same skeleton.

Longbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
arrow damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Obo claws at the skeleton but does not seem to do any noticable damage as the claws just scratch at the bone as Utabe shoots an arrow at the skeleton it passes right through the skeletons bones.

Kharine-fauchard
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Monster S1 (N)-greatclub
Monster S2 (S)-scimitar
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Drystan
Kiddrik-shield / move
Brother Tophor-run defensive
Utabe -arrow / talons
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Monster Z1
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Drystan pulls his crossbow and fires it, but misses badly. "I'm really not a marksman, you know," he says in a dejected tone.

Crossbow Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Crossbow Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Drystan fires his crossbow at the Zombie but the bolt misses as it sticks into a display case instead.

The Zombie shuffles forward towards Drystan with the creak of dried skin and bones that have not moved for years.

Kharine-
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Monster S1 (N)-
Monster S2 (S)-
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Drystan
Kiddrik-
Brother Tophor-
Utabe -
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Monster Z1
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Kharine hustles to the skirmish at the north of the room.

Move (40ft): Right, Right, Right, Right, Up/Right (5ft), Up/Right (10ft), Up

Not that you have to change your action (i certainly won't turn down the help), but in case you missed it, there's a zombie on our mage. :)
I only point it out because i missed it the first time I referenced the map.

The Tactical Map I see only has two skeletons, who are directly in front of Kiddrick and Utabe.

Sometime it takes a bit to load. It did that to me yesterday also but I just thought it was my internet being goofy.BU yes there is a zombie just North of him at the moment. Let me know if you still can't see it or try reloading the page.

Kharine rushes forward as the two skeletons mindlessly swing their weapons at Kiddrik. Both the greatclub and the scimitar miss Kiddrik as he easily dodges the slower weapons.

club vs Kiddrik: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Scimitar vs Kiddrik: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Kharine- move
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Monster S1 (N)- greatclub
Monster S2 (S)- scimitar
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Drystan
Kiddrik-
Brother Tophor-
Utabe -
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Monster Z1
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Kiddrik weathers the attacks, feeling more invigorated by the second. He responds with a snap-kick to the rib cage of the greatclub-wielding skeleton.

1 more hp healed, then use Wooden Fist and unarmed strike.
Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
damage: 1d3 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6