Godsmouth Heresy - PFS - Presented by DM Eric S (Inactive)

Game Master Eric Swanson

As a sense of panic engulfs the Pathfinders over the mysterious disappearance of the companion, the decision to replicate the steps Annilda took here seems the best option here. Quickly you all gather in the chamber and it does not take long for the lot of you to experience what the warpriest went through...

...as the effect comes to and end you are all rather shocked to see Annilda appear in the center of the room meditating peacefully, apparently unharmed.

As you quickly exit the chamber you get a sense of disorientation as you discover the chamber apparently teleported you to a mirror chamber due north of its origin point....

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Status:

Annilda (14/14 hp, Mage Armor)
Damien (17/18 hp)
Lady Mae (15/15 hp)
Lucina (8/8 hp)
Uriel (17/19 hp)
Ruby (12/13 hp)
Sunny (16/16 hp)
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Current Effects: Uriel Light spell, Damien Light spell, Annilda *Virtue spell.
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Current MAP.
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MAP updated.

"What the s+#~..." Mae licks her eyes once. Then again, as she looks around trying to get orientated.

Perception, DC15: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Mae looks down, puzzled, as her jar of bufo is in her left hand now instead of right. "Things just got weird. Er." She pats Sunny reassuringly on the rear.

Annilda waits for a sign. Patience is a virtue when it comes to her duties, after all.

When the party comes to greet her, she stands up and stretches a bit. "So, all of you seem to be in one piece. Good. I didn't see anything useful in here. But at least I am informed."

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Stepping out of the corridor, Annilda turns left. "Let's see what is down this hallway."

Perception DC15: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

"What do you mean, Lady Mae, 'things just got weirder'?" Uriel raises a questioning eyebrow. "Didn't think things could get any stranger in one of Pharasma's earthly boneyards."

He shakes his head. "Knew a priest once that explained why Pharasma's 'true' neutral. Said she rides the fence between good and evil, with one plump arse cheek on either side of the rail."

Uriel follows the unforthcoming warpriest of Calistria down the hallway.

"Just sounds damn uncomfortable to me. Splinters and such."

"Annilda! I'm glad to see you," Lucina exhales with relief as their missing companion seems to reappear in the room's center...or they reappear, she's not really sure. "Are you okay? Do you feel okay?"

Perception (DC 15): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Glancing down at her arms, the little halfling stops and stares. "Hey, wait..."

After a long pause, she looks up. "Um...my freckle patterns are different. See, you can connect these here to make a smiley face but...but they're supposed to be on my left arm...and this is my right arm."

"And Pharasma's a neutral party because death itself is neutral," she adds, shooting Uriel a dirty look as she moves to follow the others. "It comes for everyone, no matter how good or how bad they might've been, whether they're young or old."

"Wait! You got your freckles on backwards?" Uriel's eyes grow big. He pats himself down, checking if everything's where it's supposed to be.

Worried, the aasimar turns to the halfling. "Say, Lucina, I've got this heart-shaped birthmark on my left glute. Now, if what you say is true, then it must be on my right glute. Could you take a look?"

Then he gives her a wink and grin. "Come on, let's go finish cleaning up this undead cesspool."

For just a split second, Lucina actually wonders if Uriel is being serious and she blushes profusely. "Um, uh...w-wouldn't Damien be a b-better person to ask...?" she stammers. But then when Uriel winks at her, she breathes a sigh of relief even as she offers an embarrassed laugh.

"Hah! Um, right, of course - sooner begun, sooner done, right?"

Don't think about it don't think about it don't think about it...

Still, her eyes can't help but wander over the warrior's backside when he turns back around and steps out into the hallway.

Great. Now *I* want to know if his birthmark switched places...

"Uriel, I'll take a look- oh, haha, very funny." Annilda chuckles.

"That is a good question Uriel. Release your pants and I can check for you." Mae begins to check her own personal markings as she waits. "Yes, my spots are different now. Unless maybe the bufo is kicking in already?" She lifts her skirt and shows Sunny, who stares straight ahead with the look of a mindless slug.

"Y'know, girl, in all of our travels, I've never been around such a ecc-cen-trik bunch as these guys. I like 'em." Damien whispers to his pet.

"Ya want me ta do what? Look at yer butt? I mean I'm kinda at the right height for optimal butt viewin' 'n all so... sure! Let's do it!" The happy halfling smiles.

Moving onwards as thoughts of resting fill your mind, you continue down the corridor which branches to the south. After determining it leads back to the Grand Cathedral you backtrack and continue further east. The corridor ends in a long chamber which is decorated with large carvings of religious ceremonies and priests handing down judgments to the common people. Stone benches are lined up before a podium at the southern end of the room. A single door stands in the northeastern wall, where you see a flapping head with bat wings mindlessly flying itself into the door. As it notices you it clumsily flies towards you, its sharp fangs dripping!

Round 1:

Annilda (14/14 hp, Mage Armor)
Damien (17/18 hp)
Lucina (8/8 hp)
Uriel (17/19 hp)
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??
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Lady Mae (15/15 hp)
Ruby (12/13 hp)
Sunny (16/16 hp)

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Current Effects: Uriel Light spell, Damien Light spell, Annilda *Virtue spell.
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Current MAP.
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Annilda, Damien, Lucina and Uriel are UP!

Annilda carefully surrounds the flying skull thing.

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Mae blinks her eyes, then licks them, then rubs them as she stares as the strange looking bat creature. "Now that's not something you see every day."

Uriel throws caution to the wind and moves up to the flying bat-thing, swinging his bastard sword. His blade clangs against the wall, flinging chips of stone.
Attack; Damage: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 91d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Kn. Religion (DC 11): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

"Oh it's a zombie, that's totally a zombie, but that's all I knooooow~" Lucina calls out in a singsong voice as she hustles up to the corner and attempts to fling an acid orb at the flapping monstrosity.

Acid Splash (Ranged Touch; Into Melee): 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 4 = 5
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

"Y'know, Uriel, if ya took just a halfling-sized step to yer south, I'd be chargin' right in there with Ruby here," Damien grumbles. "And my lance has been dyin' for some shambler flesh!"

Delay for Ruby

Perhaps caught off guard by the strange flapping monstrosity, none of your initial blows land upon it, and it soon returns the favor as it flaps away from you turning in a wide circle before moving back towards Annilda...

Fly 30' around in a circle, No AoO provoked.
Bite vs Annilda: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 Hit for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 damage.

...gouging her arm deeply!

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Round 1:

Annilda (9/14 hp, Mage Armor)
Lucina (8/8 hp)
Uriel (17/19 hp)
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Zombie
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Lady Mae (15/15 hp)
Damien (17/18 hp)
Ruby (12/13 hp)
Sunny (16/16 hp)

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Current Effects: Uriel Light spell, Damien Light spell, Annilda *Virtue spell.
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Current MAP.
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Everyone is UP!

A smile grows on Damien's face as the creature moves into a more convenient location. "I wuz hopin' he'd go there. Awright, Ruby, you know what to do!" A quick slap on the rump of the wolf, and she's off, tearing through the hall in a blur, Damien's lance directed ahead.

Mwk CI Lance, spirited charge: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 123d6 + 12 ⇒ (5, 6, 6) + 12 = 29
Bite, charge: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 + 2 = 151d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Trip: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

AC 17 this round, Ruby's AC 12

As the creature bites Annilda, she tries to smash it against the wall in retaliation.

Flurry: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Flurry: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (1) + 0 = 1
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

She almost smashes her fist against the rocks. "My my, aren't we clingy."

Lucina scowls as her acid orb misses the flapping zombie and she narrows her eyes as she ducks around the corner and down the hallway a short distance, taking aim once again. "Hold still, you maggoty monstrosity!"

Acid Splash vs. Zombie (Ranged Touch; Into Melee): 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 4 = 3
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

"Arrgh! Why are you so fast!? Zombies aren't supposed to be fast!"

"Ragathiel, lend me your strength!"

Uriel moves around Damien and into a flanking position with Annilda.
Flank, Bastard Sword; Damage: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 2 = 111d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

"All right, maybe you're busy, Lord. Your servant awaits your attention."

Seeing the strange flying zombie head dodge everyone's attacks, Mae and Sunny do their best to bottle the creature up against the wall. Mae draws her dagger out on the way and Sunny licks her lips in anticipation of a new meal. "Now we have it surrounded."

Double move for both of us.

Again the Pathfinder have trouble connecting with the flapping zombie head, with only ruby managing to nick its hide. The head continues its erratic pattern of flying...

Fly 30' around in a circle, No AoO provoked.
Target? Lucina = 1, Lady Mae = 2, Uriel = 3: 1d3 ⇒ 1
Bite vs Lucina: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 Hit for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 damage.

...this time savaging the halfling sorcerer!

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Round 2/3:

Annilda (9/14 hp, Mage Armor)
Damien (17/18 hp)
Lucina (4/8 hp)
Uriel (17/19 hp)
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Zombie head (-2 hp)
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Lady Mae (15/15 hp)
Ruby (12/13 hp)
Sunny (16/16 hp)

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Current Effects: Uriel Light spell, Damien Light spell, Annilda *Virtue spell.
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Current MAP.
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Everyone is UP!

Annilda grunts and advances again.

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

First level problems

Shifting a few feet to flank the Zombat with Lucina, tries again to hit it.
Flank, Bastard Sword; Damage: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 2 = 121d10 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
"This is ridiculous!"

"Augh! My arm!" Lucina shrieks with pain as the flapping head flutters around and sinks its teeth into her arm. She begins frantically flapping and shaking said arm to try and shake the thing loose even as she draws her mace with her other free hand and takes a swat at it!

Attack vs. Zombie Head (Silver Mace; Flank): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Crit!?: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

The little halfling then takes a step back, trying to clear space for her companions...
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*sad trombone*

Mae smiles as she watches the comic scene unfold. The strange head flying around over everyone only to stop and latch on to the smallest morsel in the crowd. "Oh, I think it likes you Lucina. I've heard Halflings taste like chicken. Is that true?" She waves her arm a bit at the joke before waving Sunny to attack from her side to flank with Lucina before she herself steps to flank with Uriel.

"Get it now Sunny!" She hollers, stabbing at it herself with her mithril dagger.

Mithril Dagger, flank: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 + 2 = 181d3 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Sunny leans forward, her ever hungry tongue lashing out at the flying head thing. Tongue + Acid, flanking: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 3 + 2 = 211d4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 = 4

"Lady Mae, if we tasted like chick'n, I'm afraid I'd eat myself!" Damien chuckles. But then he looks at the zombie head, and notices it's at the perfect distance. "Ruby, looks like we're in luck! Time for another charge! Go get it!"

Mwk CI Lance, spirited charge: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 273d6 + 12 ⇒ (3, 5, 3) + 12 = 23
Bite lol not like it's needed with dat damage: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 231d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

While a majority of the Pathfinders find their blows curiously ineffective, leave it to the halfling rider to save the day...as his lance spears the flapping monstrosity in twain. It soon stops its struggles as it oozes off the lance to puddle on the floor in a pile of disgusting goo.

COMABT OVER!

As you take stock of the room, you see this room must have served as a council chamber for the clergy of the Grand Cathedral, where they could discuss ecclesiastical matters as well as the daily business of running the church.

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Status:

Annilda (9/14 hp, Mage Armor)
Damien (17/18 hp)
Lady Mae (15/15 hp)
Lucina (4/8 hp)
Uriel (17/19 hp)
Ruby (12/13 hp)
Sunny (16/16 hp)
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Current Effects: Uriel Light spell, Damien Light spell, Annilda *Virtue spell.
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Current MAP.
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"Well, at least one of us can aim." Annilda checks the nasty bite on her arm.

Knowledge (religion) untrained: 1d20 ⇒ 20

"Nice work, Damien." Uriel claps the halfling on the back.

"You need healing, Annilda? Got a wand, if you need it."

"Wouldn't you have to be really flexible to...erm, nevermind," Lucina begins, but then seems to think better of whatever she might've been about to say. She does breathe a sigh of relief as Damien finally manages to bring the zombie head down for good, though.

"Um...I could use a little healing too, please," she coughs. "Sorry...I've not really had any armor training or I'd be a little more protected. It messes with the movements needed to cast my spells."

Kn. Religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

After peering at the carvings decorating the room, Lucina nods as though confirming something to herself. "These are definitely the work of Pharasmins and depict Pharasmins...but the clothes and everything are different than what clerics use nowadays. No big surprise there; who knows how old these are?"

"Thank you for the offer, Uriel, but first I will call upon Calistria to help myself." She grins. "But first, help Lucina."

Converting my spell to CLW.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
"Close enough."

Mae smiles and nods at Lucina, knowing full well the direction she was headed. She's quickly distracted though as Sunny starts to lick the dead head. "No no. Its dead, don't eat that!" She grabs it by the wing and starts to drag it away, Sunny following close behind.

Uriel pokes Lucina with his wand of cure light wounds. "It's ouch-less"
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 (44 charges remaining.)

"Thanks Uriel!"

Lucina absently rubs at her arm as she looks around. "I guess we should keep going, but I wonder...passing through that mirror contraption seems like it's flipped everything. Wonder if that means things have changed in some of the rooms we've already been in?"

Mae looks at Lucina, blinks twice then slowly shakes her head. "Let us hope not. This place is large and confusing like an overgrown termite nest." She licks her lips though at the thought of fresh termite larvae...

"What Lady Mae said." Uriel is getting a little cranky.

Lord Ragathiel, is this place your idea of Purgatory?

"I mean I hope not either, but why else have a...whatever that thing is...in here in the first place?" Lucina sighs. "This whole place is strange...I get that most of it seems like it used to be part of a grand temple to Pharasma but I don't understand all the other strange magics like we found in those little tombs!"

"Still, I guess there's no sense in complaining about it right now...all we can do is keep going," the halfling adds after a pause. "Let's check those doors over there, shall we?"
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Indicating the door shown in the northeastern corner of this room/hallway.

As Lucina moves to try the door she finds out, much to her consternation, the strong wooden door to this room has been barricaded from the inside!
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Status:

Annilda (12/14 hp, Mage Armor)
Damien (17/18 hp)
Lady Mae (15/15 hp)
Lucina (8/8 hp)
Uriel (17/19 hp)
Ruby (12/13 hp)
Sunny (16/16 hp)
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Current Effects: Uriel Light spell, Damien Light spell, Annilda *Virtue spell.
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Current MAP.
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If you wish to break the door down please give me a STR check. Up to two PCs may attempt to break in the door.

STR check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Uriel kicks at the door, venting some of his growing frustration with this place. "It helps if you imagine this is one of the clerics sipping mojitos and playing mahjong upstairs."

"Damien, maybe you could break the door. Calistria will bless you with good luck." She puts a hand on his shoulder. For a moment, he feels very lucky...

Lucky Presence (minor): At 1st level, you can touch an ally and grant it a lucky presence. The target of this luck can call upon it to roll any one ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check twice and take the better result. The decision to use this ability must be made before the roll is made. Once used, or once 1 minute passes, the effect ends. Once used, the effect ends.

"Oooh, that tingles," Damien vibrates. "Ya want me to break it down? I thought ya'd never ask!"

The halfling dismounts Ruby and charges at the door, throwing his body weight, however insignificant, at it.

STR: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
STR: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

He remounts Ruby once he's done.

Hah! Could've been worse :)

Uriel takes out his building frustrations on the barricaded door, pushing it wide open! Even as the door swings open you hear chanting on the other side before your vision is obscured by darkness, the light from your Wayfinders unable to pierce the darkness!

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Round 1:

Damien (17/18 hp, Lucky Presence)
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??
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Annilda (12/14 hp, Mage Armor)
Lady Mae (15/15 hp)
Lucina (8/8 hp)
Sunny (16/16 hp)
Uriel (17/19 hp)
Ruby (12/13 hp)

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Current Effects: Uriel Light spell, Damien Light spell, Annilda *Virtue spell.
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Current MAP.
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Damien is UP! Since Uriel forced the door by himself, you still have the Lucky Presence still in effect.

"Um, guys," Damien runs his hand along his moppy hair. "I can't see a damn thing."

Delay for Ruby

As Damien waits for whatever lurks in the darkness to attack, Uriel and the rest of you are all surprised as a small humanoid creature emerges from the darkness wearing filthy, reeking black rags from head to toe. While the creature does hold a dagger in its hand it forgoes any attack upon you and weaves its way around you and back down the way you came!

Withdraw action.

Round 1/2:

Damien (17/18 hp, Lucky Presence)
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??
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Annilda (12/14 hp, Mage Armor)
Lady Mae (15/15 hp)
Lucina (8/8 hp)
Sunny (16/16 hp)
Uriel (17/19 hp)
Ruby (12/13 hp)

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Current Effects: Uriel Light spell, Damien Light spell, Annilda *Virtue spell.
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Current MAP.
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Everyone is UP! Damien still have the Lucky Presence still in effect.

"Wha-hey!" Lucina cries as something small, dark, and ugly weaves its way past her companions, past herself, and down the hallway behind them.

"No so fast you little roach!"

The halfling takes a few steps after the creature before flinging a ball of ectoplasm, trying to slow it down...

Entangling Ectoplasm (Ranged Touch): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Duration (Rounds): 1d3 ⇒ 1

Annilda double moves to get around the creature.
This provokes an AoO

"We have so many questions. Surely you must be able to answer them. Put down that dagger before you hurt yourself!"

Mae moves up and peers into the darkness while the others chase after the creature. Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Does darkvision cut through it?

Uriel pursues the little humanoid in filthy robes, "Slow down there, half-pint!"

The aasimar raises his bastard sword. "Before you end up a sheeshkabob on the end of our blades, how about we conversate, instead?"
Intimidate: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17