Game Day VII 4-22 Glories of the Past p1. Halls of Dwarven Lore (Inactive)

Game Master Kyle "Worg" H

Matsu will try to get the woman from below the boulder.
STr: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

"Is that somethin' sneakin' around? COME OUT AND SHOW YERSELF WHY DONTCHA?" Boftil starts to get cranky, waving his hammer around, ready to strike at anything nasty that comes into range.

Controlled Rage: +4STR

Thorek likewise readies his bow, prepares to shoot any foe that comes into view.

Seeing Matsu move to free the pinned woman, Daedîn warns, "Be wary, she might be part of the ambush..."

Flora gathers power and readies it to unleash an empowered blast at the first hostile creature that reveals itself.

Round 1.
Battlefield Conditions: Low Light
Matsu(-0,Fine)
Flora(-0,Fine)
Thorek(-0,Fine)
Daedîn(-0,Fine)
Boftil(-0,Fine)
Pinned Woman(-0,Fine)
Lorian(-4,Fine)
Shadow ???(-38,Destroyed)
???(-0,Fine)
Sindelle(-0,Fine)

So no one moved. I had to make adjustments. to get everyone into the room.

When the adventurers come around the corner to ready for fighting and be helpful, the pinned woman sees people rushing in with weapons. She begins panicking and flailing harder, then casts a spell. "Gods, help me! Leave me alone!"

Round 1.
Battlefield Conditions: Low Light
Matsu(-0,Fine)
Flora(-0,Will Save DC19 or Confusion)
Thorek(-0,Will Save DC19 or Confusion)
Daedîn(-0,Fine)
Boftil(-0,Will Save DC19 or Confusion)
Pinned Woman(-0,Fine)
Lorian(-4,Fine)
???(-0,Fine)
Sindelle(-0,Fine)

Will: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21

”Oi! What the fook? We’re bloody pathfinders! Stop your spellcasting before someone gets hurt.”

WILL DC19: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22

"Please tell me ya didn't just try ta cast a bloody spell on me, girl? If ya did that pile of stones on ya will be the least of ya worries!" If Boftil could get any crankier, he would, be he's already pretty pissed off!

WILL: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
WILL (folio reroll): 1d20 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 3 = 21

Flora let her guard slip for just a moment, but a second of steely resolve sets her mind straight. She lets her blast fly at the trapped woman.

Round 1.
Battlefield Conditions: Low Light
Matsu(-0,Fine)
Flora(-0,Fine)
Thorek(-0,Fine)
Daedîn(-0,Fine)
Boftil(-0,Fine)
Pinned Woman(-34,Fine)
Lorian(-4,Fine)
Shadow ???(-38,Destroyed)
???(-0,Fine)
Sindelle(-0,Fine)

The three manage to resist the effects of the spell, and Flora offers her retort. The projectile connects and slams into the Pinned Woman, who then screams and cries in pain as the injuries she suffers are now more grievous.

Someone was standing over you who could have killed you. If you were bait, then stop struggling. If you continue to cast spells, I can only assume you are part of the ambush!

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Thorek looked at the girl in disgust. The screaming was truly unbecoming. If she was down here and able to cast spells then she should have been made of sterner material.

Sanzu strode forward. " Silence while we get you out. Say another word and I will end your pain for you." he said.
please move me next to her. Ready action attack her if she speaks

Round 1.
Battlefield Conditions: Low Light
Matsu(-0,Fine)
Flora(-0,Fine)
Thorek(-0,Fine)
Daedîn(-0,Fine)
Boftil(-0,Fine)
Pinned Woman(-34,Fine)
Lorian(-4,Fine)
Shadow ???(-38,Destroyed)
???(-0,Fine)
Sindelle(-0,Fine)

Will be slowing down on posting for a bit. Apologies, getting ready for SkalCon today.

When Lorian walks forward to try to be of help, a shrill voice and wicked laughter calls out. "GOT YOU!"

A small sized ghoul takes a shot at Lorian from around the corner!

Round 2.
Battlefield Conditions: Low Light
Matsu(-0,Fine)
Flora(-0,Fine)
Thorek(-0,Fine)
Daedîn(-0,Fine)
Boftil(-0,Fine)
Pinned Woman(-34,Fine)
Lorian(-13,Life Link)
Shadow ???(-38,Destroyed)
Ghoulish Halfling(-0,Fine)
Sindelle(-10,Life Link)
Again, apologies for lack of posts there will be for the weekend. I will attempt to get some in and keep things going.

Flora moves up to where the sound was coming from and attempt to blast the ghoul.

Move. Use my internal buffer to pay the burn cost of an empowered wood blast.

Wood Blast: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31 Damage: 3d6 + 13 ⇒ (4, 4, 6) + 13 = 27 40 magic and slashing damage.

Reacting as quickly as he can, Daedîn moves 15' SE, and fires a cold iron arrow at the previously hidden ghoul...

To hit: Base/Dex, Weapon Focus, Magic, PBS, Precise Shot, Deadeye Bowman

Damage: Str, Magic, PBS, Cold Iron

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 32

Confirm: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 22

Concealment? (Miss < 20): 1d100 ⇒ 81 (if partial concealment applies)

Magic/Cold Iron/Crit Damage: 3d8 + 3 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (8, 6, 6) + 3 + 3 + 3 = 29 (11 if unconfirmed)

ETA: If Flora's attack drops the ghoul, then Daedîn will fire at the pinned woman instead...

Round 2.
Battlefield Conditions: Low Light
Matsu(-0,Fine)
Flora(-0,Fine)
Thorek(-0,Fine)
Daedîn(-0,Fine)
Boftil(-0,Fine)
Pinned Woman(-63,Bloodied)
Lorian(-13,Life Link)
Shadow ???(-38,Destroyed)
Halfing Ghoul(-40,Destroyed)
Sindelle(-10,Life Link)

The party, suspicious of the situation, decides to not take chances. Flora makes quick work of the ghoul that shot Lorian, and Daedin takes a shot at the pinned woman.

The hail of magical debris and arrows intensified as Thorek fired as well.

Studied Target Hit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Did I get skipped? Also how did I take 10 damage? When my turn came around Lorian would have healed 5 and I would have taken 5 but I don't see where another 5 is coming from?

Sindelle would have approached and used her wand of Bless, not seeing a need to use any of her more powerful spells since her team seems to have the battle almost won already.

@Sindelle: Looks like you were skipped to me...and as for the damage, are you actually life-linked to Lorian? Looking at your stat line, I didn't think you were...

ETA: Oops, my bad, I keep forgetting Sanzu and Lorian are one and the same...but yeah, looks like you should only have 5 damage from what I see...

So, the pinned woman is the only 'enemy' left now? That red bordered thing is dead now, right?

Boftil makes his way into the chamber, his large hammer swinging from side to side menacingly. As he approaches the pinned woman he shouts at her, spittle spraying her face. "Ya best be surrenderin' now...else ya'll find yourself squashed like a gnat!"

Matsu quickly moves forward against the ghoul and slashes it.
Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 231d8 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

Did I get skipped? Also how did I take 10 damage? When my turn came around Lorian would have healed 5 and I would have taken 5 but I don't see where another 5 is coming from?

Sindelle would have approached and used her wand of Bless, not seeing a need to use any of her more powerful spells since her team seems to have the battle almost won already.

Lorian took 5 earlier, and you patched him up with it, then he took another 5 and it went. If you patched yourself up between the two fights, I missed the text.

Combat Over.

The woman then stops moving after Matsu makes his attack. When his attack impacts, her skin changes color immediately and her flesh degrades to a rotten husk. It looks as though some magic has vanished from her form.

Taking 10 on Perception for 21

Daedîn glances to the others and then shakes his head. "Well done...I was reasonably sure the woman was part of the ambush, but I had no idea she was undead..."

The rogue searches the area...and discovers the hidden letter on the ghoul...

"Hmmm...what do we have here?"

He opens and reads the letter and then shows it to the others...

After reading the letter, Daedîn sheepishly approaches Sindelle. "Sindelle, please forgive my forgetfulness. As you have been a most steadfast caretaker of our health, I should have made my wand available to you earlier. Please use it to heal yourself and others as needed, m'Lady, instead of draining your own resources..."

Sorry, meant to do this at the beginning of the scenario and forgot...please use it to heal your wounds as well as Lorian's...

"No need as I also carry a wand of the healing nature to help take care of any injury I might have. I am also able to operate them if needed". Sanzu said

Sindelle healed Lorian/Sanzu and herself between fights here. There's a lot going on so its okay that it got missed since with pbp it's always easy to find again! :)

After the battle, Sindelle will use her wand of cure light wounds on herself.

1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 2 = 5

Sindelle will examine the magical items after the fight is over, but will offer the potions to the others. "You might be able to have an easier time identifying them than I, but I can try to discern their nature magically if mundane methods fail."

Rahter than me making 15 spellcraft checks, the rest of you can maybe do perception checks on the six potions?

Scroll caster level 7 scroll?
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Wands Level 7 and 8 wands? Wow!
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Bolts Six different level 7 bolts?
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Sindelle doesn't buy much gear and she has 2 wands of her own so definitely feel free to save your own! She gets more out of them, too, with life link adn fey foundling

Daedîn nods. "Aye m'lady, I'll give 'em a try..."

The Elf will try to discern the potions...

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

Flora picks out various component scents in the potions to identify them.

Take 10 Perception for 26.

Realized I got the stats @$$ backwards on this. As byway of apology, I am just going to give you guys the loot. ConPrep for Hao-Jin Cataclysm 10-11 and Scoured Star Invasion messed me up. :( Sorry everyone.

Potions
Potion of Invisibility.
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds.
Potion of Jump (CL5th).
Potion of Shield of Faith (CL6th).
Potion of Owl's Wisdom.

Wands
Wand of Lesser Restoration 4 Charges.
Wand of Cure Moderate Wounds 9 Charges.

Bolts
+1 Evil Ousider Bane Bolt (3).
+1 Undead-Bane Bolts (3).

Scroll
Scroll of Tongues.

Cloak of Resistance +1.
Hand of the Mage.
Wayfinders (2).

Letter From Grandmaster Torch.

This cavern travels no further, but the pooling water and ceiling are showing stronger levels of Lazurite.
The ghoul that was slain at the start of the fight resembles a Half-Elf woman. Her hands are missing several fingers. The silver Dagger on her person could be traced...

The halfling ghoul carries a letter from Grandmaster Torch that was hidden in a concealed pocket.

The pinned woman shows traces of Tian lineage. On her person she carries a Wooden Holy Symbol representing a monkey riding a cloud, clearly Sun-Wukong.

K:Local untrained: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Sanzu did not note anything unusual in the items that were found by the group.

When his companions are ready to move on, Daedîn will go back to the square room and check out the only door not blocked by Barney rubble...

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Disable Device: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22

...and if it's locked or rigged, he'll attempt to pick/disarm/open it...

As Daedin opens the door, a force bolt flies over his head and flies into the wall behind him. Only luck managed to make Daedin not a clear shot.
"Stay back you bastards or I- Bloody hell, you're not them. You're living!" A thick Dwarven accent says from within the door.

Behind a desk sits a dwarf who looks like he has not slept in days, with a thick black beard tied into several braids. He goes back to his seat and sighs. "Next time you should really knock before opening a door. You could lose your head, and the last thing we need right now is more undead around here."

He then opens a waterskin on his desk and takes a drink of the small amount that remains, shaking its bottom side to try to get the rest of it to flow out. After that, he sets it back on the desk. "So from the sounds I heard, it seems you beat them. Either that or you are running away. Please tell me it isn't the latter."

Barely dodging a bolt through an eye, Daedîn brings his bow up quickly but doesn't fire as he hears the dwarf speak and gathers himself...

"Thank the gods you're a bad shot...and yes, we defeated 'em...what the bloody hells happened down here?"

He lowers the bow slightly, awaiting the dwarf's answer...

He leans back in his chair and sighs. "Well, its a bit of a long story, so you may want to take a seat."

"I am a member of an explorer's guild. Sandricaan is my name. I was sent here alongside my companions to investigate the Sky Citadel as one of the first expedition groups after they discovered some traps preventing progress." He then holds up his water skin to take another sip, before he realizes it is out and releases it from his grip, then refocuses his eyes on you all.

"There were 3 other members of my team. Beetle, a Halfling who clawed his way out of Cheliax by whatever means he could. He was a clever little bastard, but he was paranoid. The entire time we were in here he would either be arguing or staring daggers."

"There was also Shu-Lin Foo. She was a Tien lass with a pretty face, but she was certainly shy. Supposedly she was a slave in some place called Wanshou before she was liberated by an anti-slavery group. She was a very hesitant girl to act on most anything."
"Lastly there was Marcetta Larch-Bough. A Fire-Cracker of a half elf, with a temper as hot as a kiln. She was a former member of the Dented Helm Mercenary company, which she left behind after feeling it was too restrictive."

He licks his dry lips to try to re moisten his mouth. "Needless to say, arguments were constantly happening. Beetle and Marcetta were usually at each other's throats, and even drew weapons on each other. No progress was getting done in this damned place; those two were always fighting and Shu-Lin was doing nothing to help."

"When my companions and I made it down here through the elevator we ran into a problem. The damned thing went back up, and it would not come back down. We were stranded, and had only forward to go. In the chambers past this one there is a puzzle that requires cooperation to get past, but no one would trust each other. Rather, they went the other way. That was where it all fell apart."

Sandricaan pauses for a moment, trying to not pass out from a clear lack of sleep and low nutrition. "The cave had loose rocks in the ceiling that collapsed on top of Shu-Lin. She pleaded for help as her legs were broken. It was then that Beetle and Marcetta started to argue about how to best rescue her, to which their suggestions had hidden insults. They drew their blades, and that was when I knew the situation was bad. My magic mostly used up, there was little I could do on my own to help Shu-Lin or stop the others. I came into here to avoid the fight. I knew there was Lazurite in this cave, which can turn recently dead bodies into ghouls. I placed my Arcane Lock on this door and been in here ever since. I've been here for who-knows how long, and with no way up they clawed at this door, trying to entice me to come outside."

"I have been locked up in here for days on end, with minimal resources and a mission that I was going to fail." He then sits up straight and looks at you all. "If your here though, maybe you can help. Firstly, have you got any water?"

Sanzu pulled out his waterskin and handed it to the dwarf. "Drink up he said

Anfial looks at the poor sod and gives him an encouraging smile!

He takes a long hard drink from the waterskin, and then gives it back to Lorian and wipes his mouth with his sleeve. "Well, since you all are here. We can make this expedition not an entire waste."
He leans forward in his seat. "With your help, we can solve the mystery of the next chamber and access the vaults of Janderhoff."

He points further down the cavern. "On the wall there is a map of the mechanism we have in front of us. It is damaged, and a Mending cantrip seems to not be enough to restore it. Not that it helps, I can't solve the puzzle on my own."

"I think I understand how it works. The floor is composed of pressure plates. Based on where an individual stands and then the controller uses a console, a pillar should raise from the ground."

Sandricaan then wipes his hand over his forehead. "Since its safer now... I am going to take a nap. Wake me up when you have the vault open."

Daedîn muses to himself silently after listening to the dwarf. Don't know what to make of this fellow...maybe he couldn't have kept the half-Elf and Halfling from killing each other...but why did he leave the woman pinned there to become their prey when he knew they would become undead? He shudders a bit at the thought. But what do I know, I wasn't there...

Daedîn mutters, "Pleasant dreams," and then moves over to the map to check to see if it gives them a clue about how to operate this mechanism, other than the vague info the dwarf mentioned...

Matsu looks at the map and shrugs. As a man of might, he is not used to solve clever puzzles.
how to solve it?

Boftil examines and claims the note they found on the undead half-elf. Exchange faction

As they listen to the dwarven man's tale, Boftil is completely dumbfounded. "He's been locked away in 'ere for the gods know how long and the first thing he wants is some water? I'd bloody well be demandin' a case of ale or a flask of hard liquor!"

The dwarf then looks across at his much smarter comrades."I hope at least one of you lot is gunna be able to work this thing out. As for me, just tell me where to plant me fat arse or show me somethin' to hit and I'll do as I'm told!"

A frown escapes Daedîn's lips as he looks over the map and contraption, trying to make heads or tails of 'em...

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Disable Device: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20

Boftil heads into the larger chamber, and sees columns jutting from the ground. As he approaches the nearest one from its south side and inspects it for any extra details.

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Daedin and Thorek begin inspecting one of the control mechanisms. The one on the Northern Side has a lot of wheels and dials. Fiddling with it for a bit, the next room begins producing a grinding noise.

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The pillar To the North of Boftil begins to descend into the ground.

Without any of the training or skills needed to make heads or tails of the mechanisms, Thorek fiddled around. Quietly, he whispered to Boftil:

Are we supposed to know what the end state is that we are trying to achieve with this puzzle? I'm a little confused. I think we've now got a bit of a clue as to the mechanism and how to affect the pillars etc., but are we supposed to know what we are aiming for ie. no pillars in the room? A particular pattern? A clear space to get through the room? Not asking for all the answers, just for anything I may have missed with regards to what we're trying to solve, rather than how.

Boftil listens to the words of his fellow dwarf and then replies in a similar whisper.

I'm in the same boat as you, Boftil...I know you got to cross the room but not sure what obstacles are stopping him...I'm guessing that when he moves to other tiles, maybe other pillars pop up. And can he walk over the pillars that sink in the floor when we operate the mechanism correctly? Maybe you can move a square and we'll see what happens?