Emerald Spire (PFS) (Inactive)

Game Master Michael Hallet

Bree moves into the room and sees movement within the webs! Aldy is also quick to react.

Initiative
Entire room is difficult terrain and webs provided concealment for anything not adjacent
Aldy
Bree
- - -
Spiders
- - -
Flint
Brant
Arkolo
Ganem

Ganem utters an incantation...

Cast bless on everyone in the party.

Each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.

Second initiative roll from Temporal Celerity (oracle revelation): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

That should move me up to second in the initiative order, so everyone except Aldy will benefit from bless in the first round.

Gah! Screw going wading through more spider filled rooms. Let's burn em out. Stay back!

Aldy will drink an extract of firebelly.

Bree starts to move towards the motion then hear's Aldy's warning. "Ok. I guess we'll try that." He moves back out of the room, stepping slowly through the sticky webs.

Brand eyes the flickering flames threatening to spill out from his companions with some interest.....

Attack vs Aldy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Attack vs Bree: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

The spiders skuttle closer and attack the pathfinders at the door. Aldy manages to dodge the bite, but Bree isn't that lucky.

Initiative
Entire room is difficult terrain and webs provided concealment for anything not adjacent
Bless active
Aldy
Bree -2 hp, fort save please vs poison
Flint
Brant
Arkolo
Ganem
- - -
Spiders
- - -

fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Bree pulls his battleaxe from the loop on his belt and swings at the spider.

battleaxe@spider,str dmg: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 - 2 = 6

Aldy will take a deep breath, then exhale a gout of flame at the spiders.

Aldy attempts to use his spear to block the spider's blow, but is too slow.

Aid Another AC: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Fire Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Reflex DC 15 for half (though they will take 1 either way...), and that should set the webs aflame. Aldy will then shift back and use his spear to protect his companions.

Aid Another for AC (bodyguard) for whoever gets attacked first: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Flint scrapes a bit of earth from the wall, which spins into a ball and flies towards the spider! "Not again! Should be less itchy."

Elemental Blast @ Red: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 47
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Arkolo lines up the green hued spider and lets fly pas his ally...

Fire! +PBS +Bless: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 29
Damage +PBS: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5
Confirm Crit +PBS +Bless: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 24
Extra Crit Damage +PBS: 2d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 6 + 2 = 14

Deadeye Bowman let's him ignore the cover bonus from one ally.
Precise Shot let's him ignore the penalty for firing into melee.

Brand holds his position seeing no good place to take a swing with his own weapon.

Ooh, my to-hit roll is actually 13, from Bless.

Attack vs Bree: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Attack vs Bree: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Our heroes get rid of the spider webs and Arkolo hits one of the spiders hard. The others are not so lucky and do no harm. The spiders attempt to bite Bree and also miss.

Initiative
Bless active
Aldy
Bree -2 hp
Flint
Brant
Arkolo
Ganem
- - -
Green -20 hp
Red -1 hp
- - -

Flint begins to spin his hands in the air, drawing a large amount of earth up into a floating circle. He groans with the effort, as the pain nearly harms him.

Elemental Blast, Pushing Infusion @ Red: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

If that hits (miracle?) Red spider gets pushed back, like a Bull Rush.

Seeing Bree reeling from the spiders' attacks, he draws his wand and tries to heal his wounds...

Wand of CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Arkolo fires once more at the same target...

Fire! +PBS +Bless: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 20
Damage +PBS: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7

Deadeye Bowman let's him ignore the cover bonus from one ally.
Precise Shot let's him ignore the penalty for firing into melee.

Arkolo kills the first spider! Ganem heals Bree and Flint attempts to push the last spider away, however it does not want to move.

Initiative
Bless active
Aldy
Brant
Ganem
- - -
Green -20 hp
Red -1 hp
- - -
Bree -2 hp
Flint
Arkolo

I'm a little confused. I'm sure I posted yesterday but I don't see the posting now. I'm not listed in bold in the GM posting which would be normal if my posting had gone through. Also, I only had 2hp of damage so the 9 healing should get me to full but in the GM listing I'm at -2hp.

I think the GM marked Bree as having had his turn instead of Ganem (who healed) by mistake?

Whoops, sorry! The initiative tracker was indeed my mistake. My apologies. Unfortunately I can't do anything about the annoying post eater.

Initiative
Bless active
Aldy
Brant
Bree
- - -
Green -20 hp
Red -1 hp
- - -
Ganem
Flint
Arkolo

Bree absorbs the healing energy and then swings at the spider in front of him with renewed vigor.

battleaxe@red,bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 1 = 20
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Bree swings his battleaxe and slices off one of the eight legs of the spider, only seven legs to go!

Initiative
Bless active
Aldy
Brant
- - -
Red -6 hp
- - -
Ganem
Flint
Arkolo
Bree

Aldy will aid Bree's AC

Aid Another: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

Brant?

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Aldy tries to distract the spider while Brant is thinking hard what the best approach is here. The spider is not so easily distracted and bites Bree!

Initiative
Bless active
Aldy
Brant
Ganem
Flint
Arkolo
Bree -4 hp -4 STR + fort vs poison
- - -
Red -6 hp
- - -

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Bree flinches away from the spider as it bites him then swings back with his axe. Seeing that his attacks are not being effective Bree looks over his shoulder to see if there is a way to retreat but Arko and Ganem are right behind him. He would have to let his guard down to escape through them.

battleaxe@red,bless,-4str: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 - 2 = 7
damage,-4str: 1d8 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 - 2 = 2

Flint groans with the pressure once again, pulling earth up from the floor and spinning it around him as the power grows. With a grunt he unleashes the energy in the spider's direction, but it gets stuck in the webbing!

Elemental Blast @ Red: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

My aidngives +4 to accept or hit, so that actually saves Bree a hit.

Aldy: noted, thanks!

The pathfinders also fail to hurt the spider and they turn to look at Arkolo with his bow...

Initiative
Bless active
Aldy
Brand
Ganem
Arkolo
- - -
Red -6 hp
- - -
Bree -4 STR
Flint

Am back now. Double move. Treat my last turn as a delay.

Brand moves ups quickly as he can and readies his axe. Perhaps he might score a better wound with his heavier weapon.

Unable to clearly see the spider from behind his colleagues, Arkolo dashes past them and within the spiders reach to a spot with a better view.

Fire! +PBS +Bless +CS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 22
Damage +PBS: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12

Untrained Acrobatics to avoid an AoO: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Ganem touches Bree on the shoulder...guiding his aim true.

Cast guidance on Bree.

The creature gets a +1 competence bonus on a single attack roll, saving throw, or skill check. It must choose to use the bonus before making the roll to which it applies.

Arkolo kills the second spider! You move into the room and see a ladder going down. The ladder’s shaft ends in a wide staircase descending into darkness. On the floor at the top of the stairs, a dead moon spider lies on its back, its legs drawn up and frozen in a curled-in position. An unpleasant rotting reek emanates from a sunken hole in its belly.

You investigate the area that you skipped earlier and Aldy finds a trap: a fake ceiling that would have come down if you attempted to open the chest underneath it. In the other room a casket seems to be moaning. Again Aldy investigates it and finds that it is rigged to collapse. The moaning seems to be some kind of magical effect. Inside the casket a zombie is hiding, defeating it is child's play for you.

Our heroes decide to take their well-earned rest and return to civilization, to return to the Emerald Spire on a later date!

That concludes this level of the Emerald Spire!

Level 3 of the Emerald Spire!

After exploring the second level of the Emerald Spire, our heroes make their way back to Fort Inevitable for rest and resupply. After meeting with Lady Commander Drovust and a bit of relaxation they make their way back to the Emerald Spire...

The ladder they found in the web filled room eventually ends in a wide staircase. The wide stone steps descend for approximately 90 feet before a green glow begins to fill the passageway...

Broad stone stairs open into a small, irregularly shaped chamber lit by oil lamps. To the east, a short flight of steps leads up to a sturdy door set in the middle of a wall and flanked by arrow slits. To the north, a wide gate of iron bars blocks an archway leading to a larger chamber filled with the eerie green glow of the Emerald Spire.

Perception:
Arkolo 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Aldy Rolda 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22
Breelajah 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Flint Jaycen 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Brand 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Brand looks upon the gate of Iron Bars.
"It's obvious someone doesn't want anyone coming through here...." he remarks even as he looks to see if anyone would be guarding those gates........

"I guess we should go check it out. Maybe that gate isn't even locked." Bree moves across the larger space to get a closer look at the iron gate.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Flint chuckles at Brand's joke. "Aye, this place hasn't been the kindest to us, has it? That's alright! Finders keepers!" After looking to Aldy to make sure the coast is clear, he moves forward. As he walks, his new mithral chain shirt jingles quietly. "This guy will keep their paws off me much better, I think!"

Arkolo keeps his eyes peeled with bow in hand while the others sort out a way through the gate.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Hey guys... Maybe let's go through here? . Aldy motions to the secret door.

perception for traps: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 12 + 1 = 22

I'm going to rule that Aldy notices the secret door as Bree and Flint (and maybe Brand?) move across the room to examine the iron gates.

I moved the Aldy, Brand, and Arkolo avatars onto the map. Please move them where you think they might be when the following voice is heard...

"You there! Stop! Identify yourself before moving any further!", a human voice shouts at the party members in the room. The voice comes from the east side of the room. As the party looks over they see several narrow vertical slits in the east wall...perfect cover for archers...

I'm good where I am.

"Who's that talking?" Brand looks up warily...

Bree stops and swings his gaze to the east wall. He stares at it, trying to see through the arrow slits.

Letting Brand do the talking.

"Servants of the Gray Master! And more than a match for you I dare say! Just passing through or here to plunder our hard-earned goods?"

Knowledge (religion) for Bree: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
Knowledge (religion) for Brand: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Knowledge (religion) for Aldy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Knowledge (religion) for Arkolo: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

"I have no idea who or what is a grey master...Could you Elaborate? Also mostly passing through unless things gets ugly pretty fast. As you can see we're adventurers." Brand attempts to smooth things over.

Diplomacy??? 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (13) - 1 = 12

Bree grunts in Brand's direction. "They are followers of Norgorber." His outer appearance is relaxed but inwardly his anxiety is building. He's seen enough of Norgorber's adherents to know that they they are frequently sneaky, thieving assassins.

Aid another (Diplomacy): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

"Ha! Adventurers...I knew it!" The party members can almost hear a crossbow trigger being pulled back...

Round 1 combat order:
Aldy
Flint
Breelajah
Bad guy #1
Bad guy #2
Arkolo
Brand

You can see two humanoid figures through the arrow slits on either side of the door. (They have improved cover)

Are we doing block initiative or strict ordering? Who's up now?

While they talk, Aldy is going to try to stealth and investigate the door before combat starts. Let me know how far along I get before e go into initiative

Perception on Door: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22
Disable Device if needec: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31 +1 to both vs. Traps

Aldy mentioned he was sick. If he doesn't post, then do you think he would check for traps on the secret door, then open it and move in stealthily? I'm open to other ideas.

Edit: Nevermind! :)

Aldy...you do not detect any traps on the door and it is unlocked. You can check for traps and move into the room on this round.

Aldy will pop the door open and head through, whispering to his companions,

Hey guys! This way!