Hmm's Gallows of Madness : Foul Breed (Inactive)

Game Master Hmm

Oak Sprout doesn't want to tangle directly with this thing, but she also knows that she doesn't recognize it. She draws her shiny new cold iron spear that Kragrak bought for her and backs away from the fight. "What did I say about not underestimating small things? Yes, these dangerous beasts are well-known for their ability to turn invisible and enjoyment of the art of ambush. Beyond that, I'm afraid the spirits of nature are silent."

To the temple:

"Come with me." Zakhar waves a hand and uses the other arm to support the elder couple. His eyes scan the surroundings the whole way to the temple.

"See to your wounds. I must rejoin my friends." Zakhar takes off at a jog toward the warehouse.

WELCOME BACK, ZAKHAR!

Both the Prince and the Princess miss the dodgy little quasit, but Kragak hits solidly with his staff! Unfortunately, he does not do as much damage as he expects against the now visible demon!

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Meanwhile, both Zakhar and Wetbeard are running back from the temple towards the warehouse! They will arrive after this fight!

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Round 1

Active conditions: None

Prince
Princess
Castiel
Kragak
Sprout

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Quasit (-7)

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Braggett

CASTIEL IS UP!!!

Seeing Kragak daze the demon with a well aimed shot of his Staff, Castiel launches his own attack with his glowing blade

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 201d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Castiel, this is where your GM is going to ask you a leading question. Since you see an obvious demon before you, did you activate as a swift action your smite evil ability before attacking with your glowing blade?

This is where it is confusing for a newby... Because smite can only be used once per day.... Yes, I'd like to cast it but don't know when the day is over?
Thanks for the suggestion...

You can use Smite any time that day that you want, simply by declaring it! Seeing that you have declared it, I will now consider it invoked in this battle!

Castiel declares smite upon the demon!

SMITE (Longsword): 16 + 4 + 2 = 22
SMITE Damage that bypasses all DR: 1 + 4 + 2 = 7

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The quasit howls with pain as Castiel’s smite hits it! How it BURNS! The Quasit likes this not at all. On its turn, it heals a little bit, and it attempts to cast defensively.

Cast Defensively: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

It makes the concentration check, and turns invisible.

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Round 1/2

Active conditions: INVISIBLE QUASIT

Prince
Princess
Castiel
Kragak
Sprout

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Quasit (-12) (Invisible, fast healing)

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Braggett

The whole party is up! You can hear it giggling madly, so you have some idea of where it is. Still, you now have a 50% miss chance to hit it. Please roll a d100 with your roll, 51 or higher hits.

Know. Planes: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Lord Braggett, clearly surprised by the sudden attack, draws his sword only for the little demon to blink out of sight, "What the devil!?" He tries to follow the giggling and swings his sword madly as Sir Kibble snaps at the air. "It's a Quasit! Yet more foulness encroaching upon us from the Abyss..." He declares confidently.

The quasit giggles even more at Braggett misses him! However, Lord Bragett recalls that quasits have strong defenses unless hit with good weapons or cold iron, and that they can cast invisibility at will, and can Cause Fear once a day.

Telepathically you all hear a nasty and smug little voice in your heads. See, this is the problem that Good always has... You SUCK! I will be happy to decorate the abyss with your rotting body parts!

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Round 2

Active conditions: INVISIBLE QUASIT (50% miss chance)

Prince
Princess
Castiel
Kragak
Sprout

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Quasit (-12) (Invisible, fast healing)

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Braggett

EVERYONE BUT BRAGETT IS UP!

Kragrak turns his head toward the quasit. "Nasty threats. But I wouldn't get so smug if I were you. Show yourself!"
He takes a step backwards, and then chants several low, grumbling words. A glittering show of light coalesces around his fingertips. With a forceful pointing gesture, he directs the lights toward the giggling creature.
He takes a 5-foot step back and casts faerie fire.

Confident that the other PCs have angered the quasit enough that it wouldn't focus its ire on her, Sprout decides to approach. She swings around into a flank with Castiel.
"Ah yes, the spirits have reminded me that Paladins excel at defeating such creatures. Castiel, I'll cover its back while you take it down.

Kragak lights up the Quasit with Faerie Fire and the creature abruptly stops giggling as its concealment disappears. Oak Sprout boldly rushes up with her cold iron spear to flank with Castiel!

Rockhead, Rockhead... You’re soooo dead! The shimmering quasit glares straight at Kragak.

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Round 2

Active conditions: INVISIBLE QUASIT (Lit with Faerie Fire — No miss chance!)

Prince
Princess
Castiel
Kragak
Sprout

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Quasit (-12) (Invisible, fast healing)

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Braggett

Castiel and the Prince and Princess are up! Smite it!

Slam 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 141d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Slam 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 251d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Confirm?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 201d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Princess takes a plodding step to come up beside the illuminated flying devilish demon whatever, and tries to bash it, putting all her might into the blows.

Tongue: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Prince flicks his tongue out to go for the Impish enemy, but, seeing a fly on the wall, he changes his mind and has a little snack.

Anger over taking Castiel... He makes sure Sprout is well out of reach of the demon, runs and slams into to the devilish creature with his shield as he slashes with his sword.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 161d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

I’ll get you if this is the last thing that I — Aaaaaaaaagh! Not the face!

— COMBAT OVER! —

Between a Smiting Paladin and an Angry Princess, the demon breathes its last. As you turn the corner, Wetbeard and Zakhar run gasping up to you. There are a pair or sturdy locked doors to the south, and a pair of rusty doors to the north. Those rusty front doors of this large, dingy warehouse are slightly ajar, as if someone forgot to close them entirely. Sprawled across the door and the southern side of the building are thick, disgusting, purplish-black strands that pulse with malevolence.

Do you break down the southern doors are go through the open one to the north?

Tired of the filth that has infested itself in the town, Castiel brings his glowing sword down across the purplish black strands that cover the door on the southern side of the warehouse..

Prince cheers Castiel on!

The Grippli then checks out the open doors, to see if any trap has been set up.
Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Unless he spots something, he asked Princess to check it out.

Princess grumbles but does her Ectoplasmic Phase Lurch through the rusty slightly open doors, leaving shiny mucus on the outside.

Moved the Icons, but not sure I got the correct doors

Lord Braggett, still mostly confused and flustered at the Quasit's antics, holds his sword aloft and cheers, "Ha, now that's what I call teamwork! I bravely draw it's attacks by feigning helpless befuddlement, and while it is distracted, you all strike... Yes, very well done, team!"

He keeps his sword out as he rides around the building, "Huzzah for Zakhar and Wetbeard! It is good to have you back." He cheers, saluting the return of his fellow Pathfinders. Turning to Castiel, he says, "We are a full team again, Sir. As such, I implore you to save your anger for the beasts within, and together we shall end this evil from the Abyss once and for all!" Braggett then rides up to the rusty doors and pulls up beside Prince, points his flaming sword towards the door and shouts, "For Saringallow and it's children, we shall prevail!" Timing has never been one of Braggett's strong suits, and after his rousing speech, he now waits in awkward silence for Princess to report back.

Okay, judging from the map, you’re all heading through the slightly rusty doors to the North! So that is what I am going for!

Castiel clears most of the nastiness from the Southern doors, and then notices that his team is gathered around the Northern doors. Princess ectoplasmically lurches inside!

INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE

Basic warehouse supplies, such as ropes, hammers, crowbars, and cargo nets, hang from the northern wall of this room. Several crates stand against the western wall. Doors stand against the east and south walls. A pulsating mass of purplish-black sludge lies along the floor near the southern wall between the two doors, and long filaments anchor the substance to the walls and ceiling. A large, strange egg sac lies at the center of the slime, with tiny legs visibly scrabbling beneath its surface. Three other nearby egg sacs have already burst!

Princess notices that there are three centipedes in the room with her, though they haven’t noticed her yet.

OUTSIDE THE WAREHOUSE

MEANWHILE, outside the doors...

...out of the bile that is starting to seep out of the Northern doors arises a spider swarm! It’s a carpet of tiny spiders, each with razor sharp mandibles ready to eat you alive!

Wetbeard, Prince, Castiel, Kragak, Braggett and Kragak all made the perception to see the swarm as it emerges, and so they all get one surprise attack against it before we go into initiative! Remember that swarms like these feature creatures that are too tiny to be hit with regular weapons!

Remember that each of you has an Acid Flask from the supplies gotten from Gellion’s house!

In touch mentally with Prince, Princess will exit, to share the information with her comrades: "A warehouse filled with objects, and a pulsating mass of purplish-black sludge on the southern wall between the doors, anchored to the walls and ceiling. A large, strange egg sac lies at the center of the slime, with tiny legs visibly scrabbling beneath its surface. Three other nearby egg sacs have already burst. And there are centipedes too. Oh, the spiders must be swarming out here..."

Prince pulls out the flask of acid--

Kragrak shouts, "Hundreds of spiders coming out of the crate over there! Watch out! He reaches into his pouch for something caustic to throw at the creatures. The bottle from Gellion's house is bit more rounded at the bottom than his own acid vials, so it catches most quickly on his fingers. "Only right to use this acid to help Gellion," he mutters.
However, with the positioning as it is, he realizes that if he were to hurl the flask now, some of it would splash on to Lord Braggett.
"Please step back, Lord Braggett. Don't want to get any acid on you." He readies an action to throw his acid flask on the swarm once Braggett steps back.
acid flask: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 211d6 ⇒ 2
Hey, natural 20!
critical confirmation: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 41d6 ⇒ 5
Nope!

Is this is a surprise round? (if so Prince did his 1 action) or an action where we have surprise init' to go first? (in which case I'll finish Prince's actions)

I hope this clarifies things!

Kragak readies to hurl the acid once Braggett steps back!

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Active Conditions None

ROUND SURPRISE

Zakhar
Braggett
Wetbeard
Kragak
Prince
Castiel

ROUND ONE

Zakhar
Braggett
Wetbeard
Prince
Princess
Oak Sprout
Castiel
Kragak

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Spider Swarm

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Pretty much the whole party is up, except for Kragak, who has already posted his regular action. Zakhar, Wetbeard and Castiel get a Surprise Round Action as well as a regular one! Prince has posted his surprise round!

Whoops, sorry. I read too fast and my eyes caught on the "attack" part of "surprise attack" :)

On round 1, Sprout walks over to Kragrak and pulls one of the flasks of acid out of his pouch. "Ooze spiders, huh? Better than squirrels, I guess, but still, their jaws look really sharp!"

If Lord Braggett stops glowing from his God-given boons and moves away, Prince will toss the acid flask at the spiders, and then retrieve an alchemical fire from his pack.

Toss dah acid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 111d6 ⇒ 1
Miss w. dah acid: 1d8 ⇒ 2 (1 sq. in direction 2)

Princess moves over and onto the spider swarm, dripping ectoplasmic goo onto them.

She waves to the fellow Pathfinders, accepting the friendly "fire" - toss away, she will take the damage

Sir Kibble backs away, not liking the thought of squishing spiders beneath his paws, as Lord Braggett sheaths his sword, "I am clear, Sir, have at it..." He says to Kragrak as he rummages around in his pack for a flask of acid himself, "Worry not, Lady Sprout, soon they will be just be ooze!" He says confidently, but the flask slips out of his hand as he pulls it out, and it goes flying, "Blasted rounded bottoms!"

Atk. Acid flask: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 Oh my, he just can't hit today :)
Dmg. Acid: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Surprise round: sheath sword so that he has a hand free. Round 1: Retrieve flask and throw it.

Seeing the two tossed flasks sail past the intended target, Castiel retrieves his flask from his belt pouch and tosses at the closest group of spiders coming towards the group...

Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 Acid Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Crit Confirmation: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13 Acid Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Crit Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Zakhar pats himself down and realizes he doesn't have a flask of acid on his person. He retreats from the swarm of spiders and draws his sword.

"I hope the centipedes are big enough to slice."

You do have a flask from Gellion’s house. There were six!

Click. Whirr.

Wetbeard
Acid Flask: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

The spider swarm is reduced to an acidic slag!

COMBAT OVER

So.... It is time to roll though the next room and the Centipedes! Sprout opens the door with her spear to let the rest of the group to storm in!

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ROUND 1
Active Conditions: None

Zakhar
Kragak

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Giant Centipedes

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Wetbeard
Oaksprout
Castiel
Princess
Prince
Braggett

BOLD IS UP!

Zakhar does the storming, rushing in to swing at the red centipede.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Unfortunately, his blade catches on the ceiling and strikes ineffectually near the creature.

Zakhar storms in, taking out a chunk of the roof support as he does so! Kragak is up!

Kragrak squeezes his way past the bottleneck of PCs at the entrance. "I've got a bad feeling these centipedes aren't going to be the last of the goo's...presents." Realizing that he can't attack the bugs this turn, he decides to prepare instead. Grasping his quarterstaff in both hands, he chants, closing his eyes for a moment. The staff begins to glow, and branches and leaves sprout from the wood's weathered knots.

He casts shillelagh.

"I'm afraid you're right Kragrak" Seeing Zakhar rush the centipede to the right, Castiel runs to the Centipedes to the left, swinging his sword at the first one he encounters!

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 121d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Took my turn a little out of sequence because I wont be online until later and didn't want to hold anyone up...Hmm Castiel will move to intercept if the Centipedes move on their turn

I will be resolving your actions with your initiative block, Castiel. So right now you’re not in the room with the Centipedes.

The centipedes perk up, because there is a tasty witch hunter in there with them!

Red Centipede Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Red bites at Zakhar and misses!

Green Centipede Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
Green hits though with his nasty fangs.

Meanwhile Purple bucks the trend and goes off to attack Kragak!

Purple Centipede Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Purple misses!

Then Castiel moves in and misses the Centipede!

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ROUND 1 / 2
Active Conditions: None

Zakhar
Kragak

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Giant Centipedes

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Wetbeard
Oaksprout
Castiel
Princess
Prince
Braggett

BOLD IS UP!

Flick the tongue: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

Prince casts a cantrip, peeks around the corner, and, once again, instead of flicking his tongue at the centipede, he snatches a mosquito out of the air and eats it.

Princess steps into the doorway, and swings her body at the centipede, trying to hit as she swings... and as the momentum carries her body back.

Slam 1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 61d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Slam 2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 131d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Click. Whirr.

BOTTING WETBEARD

Trigering attacks of opportunity from the purple centipede, Wetbeard bowls his way through the room. “Zakhar laddie, hang on!”

Falchion Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Falchion Damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 6 = 10

Aberrant Tumor Bodyguard: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Purple Centipede Attack of Opportunity: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Purple strikes at Wetbeard and misses as the Bloodrager bowls right by him!

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Meanwhile, Wetbeard slices right through the Green Centipede! Prince eats a yummy mosquito, and Princess misses the pesky purple centipede completely.

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ROUND 1 / 2
Active Conditions: None

Zakhar (DC 13 Fort Save Needed)
Kragak

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Giant Centipedes

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Wetbeard
Oaksprout
Castiel
Princess
Prince
Braggett

BOLD IS UP!

Fort: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Zakhar fights off the poison and nods at Wetbeard as he slices through the creature. Then he takes another swing at red.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

"Thanks for the assist." he says, grimacing at the pain of the centipede's fangs.

hp 10/12

Zakhar fights off the poison and slices cleanly through Red!

There is only the Purple Centipede left, and the pulsating egg in the goo!

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ROUND 1 / 2
Active Conditions: None

Zakhar
Kragak

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Giant Purple Centipede and Pulsating Egg

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Wetbeard
Oaksprout
Castiel
Princess
Prince
Braggett

BOLD IS UP!

"Charge!" Lord Braggett cries as he once again draws his sword, directing Sir Kibble towards the remaining centipede. He is somewhat surprised, however, as Kibble overshoots, "What? Where are you- Aha! Good thinking, Sir!" Now in a flanking position, Braggett swings his sword wildly while Kibble snaps at the centipede's legs.

Always eager to charge into battle, Lord Braggett rides past the centipede and attacks! Unfortunately his sword swings a bit wide! Sir Kibble takes a bite out of the centipede, though. It’s disgusting! Alas, it is also still up...

Sprout and Kragak... Can you slay it? This is your moment!

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ROUND 1 / 2
Active Conditions: None

Zakhar
Kragak

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Giant Purple Centipede (-2)
Pulsating Egg

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Wetbeard
Oaksprout
Castiel
Princess
Prince
Braggett

BOLD IS UP!

Sprout

Oak Sprout pops her head around the door and, seeing that the centipede is surrounded and that she is perfectly safe, bravely steps into the doorway with her chest puffed out. Holding her spear tightly, Sprout then starts poking at the centipede, hoping to distract it long enough for Kragrak to squish it with his staff.

Aid Another (Kragrak Atk.): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Kragrak

Now that the centipede is close, Kragrak swings the end of his newly transmuted staff in front of his body in a quick arc, attempting to smash the centipede's head in.

Atk. Quarterstaff; Shillelagh: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10
Dmg. Bludgeoning: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 4) + 6 = 15