IronDesk's Book of Terniel (Inactive)

Game Master IronDesk

"Sure thing," Wolf-Eyes says. He tosses aside the cultist's mask and shrugs out of the robe. "I s'pose I won't be needing this anymore."

Disguise discarded, he takes up his machete and begins creeping forward into the western tunnel.

Wolf-eyes is not in disguise anymore

Waiting to see if Wolf Eyes is still dressed up and wants to try anything creative with the Master before Dolph attacks and ruins it.

Wolf-Eyes tossed the disguise after they freed the prisoners.

Wolf-Eyes' free hand drops to his belt to unhook the hand axe hanging by his hip - just in case he needs to throw it.

The masked figure looks up and exhales audibly, as if annoyed by the interruption. What are you doing in my sanctum? he demands.

A tiny devilish winged creature flies from its perch on the alter and lands on its master shoulder, sneering at you.

"We are here for the ceremony. You looking for new initiates?". Dolph is ready to blast the Master at the first sign of trouble.

Does the winged thng look similar to Lizgobat?

At the risk of metagaming...Lizgobot = quasit. new critter =imp

What? Ceremony? Don't trifle with me boy. If you're here for the book, well he gestures around the wreckage of the room, you're too late.

"Someone took it from yo? Hmm, I know exactly how you feel. Wonder why that it
is? Who took it?"

Raders. The Master indicates the two covered female corpses at his feet. They murdered my followers and stole the book. The raiders were a race of cursed giants called thawn and their goblin slaves.

The Master pauses, as if considering, then continues. You clearly are not working with them, so who are you? Who do you serve? He doesn't stop long enough for anyone to answer. Likely that old fool Sillion, I'd wager. Whatever he's offering you to get the book, it isn't enough. Liberate it from those degenerate giants and bring it to me instead of that doddering charlatan and I'll make sure you are appropriately, and handsomely, rewarded.

"Sorry, not interested in dealing with people who kidnap and likely sacrifice right now. Where do these thrawn keep themselves? We are going to get our book back."

Raidh bristles at the manner in which "The Master" communicates, but pauses at the mention of an even greater reward. She defers to 'Dolpho's diplomacy in the meantime, hand holding her longspear still, pointing at the elaborately dressed Master...

Foolish boy! Don't you understand that... The Master breaks off mid -tirade, as interrupted by a sound only he can hear. We shall see which of us gets the book first - but right now, we have company.

The Master takes a step backwards and points behind you.

You notice a sudden dip in temperature and hear a scratching and scrabbling sound akin to a dog racing through the mines towards you from behind!

"Stay there trickster" Raidh commands, moving to keep the Master in spear-point range.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

As Raidh moves forward there is an evil growl from the shadows beside the Master and a gruesome demonic humanoid steps forth, moving quickly to place itself between Raidh and the cultist. It is a chaotic mass of teeth, claws, horns and tentacles, with a gaping, grinning maw in its belly.

Its no trick girl, The Master sneers. It looks like your righteous little band weren't the only ones to discover my lair.

A horrible creature about the size of a dog skitters around the corner, about ten feet fro Dolph. It has no skin, revealing the corded muscles beneath, flexing and dripping with blood and ichor. A third eye has been sewn into its forehead. Several undead shamble along behind it.

Invasion! - Rnd 1

Initiative Order, status and effects

Rudolpho (9/9 HP)
Raidh (11/11 HP)
The Master and his Demons
Morgtii (12/12 HP)
The Undead
Kee-rik (10/10 HP)
Wolf-eyes (15/15 HP)
()Dewall (17/17 HP)

Know:religeon and planes rolls can be made to recognize the various critters roaming about.

"Talk about being between a rock and a hard place" Dolph grumbles. He uses his Destructive Blast power on the lead demon that was closing in on him. Dolph then moves 20' to the right, avoiding that very same demon.

Ranged Touch Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Damage 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Dolph fires off a bolt of arcane energy that sais harmlessly over the undead dog's head, the backs away behind Wolf-eyes.

"I know - that's not the trick I'm referring to...[indicates demonic being] - that is."

Raidh then moves quickly, weaving through her allies to stab at the dog-creature, but her hurried state leaves her efforts wanting...

Round 1

Move Action: Move to two squares to the left of Wolf-eyes, and leaving one square between Raidh and the trioptical-dog to stab with reach.

Standard Action: Stab at triopto-hound...

Stab!!!: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 [+2 Str]
Splop!!!: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Ok. Wow. So good.

Hrmph The master snorts derisively. We shall see which of us gets to the book first... If you make it out of here alive that is. He reaches into his robes and comes out with a small flask, which he quaffs in one quick motion. Is form suddenly dissolves in to a thick green mist that wafts down the corridor to the north. Without its master's presence, his demonic bodyguard melts into a large puddle of sizzling goo, leaving the adventurers alone against the approaching undead.

Morgtii can take his action before the undead move. Kee and Wolf act afterwards, but feel free to post now and I can integrate them all afterwards.

Oh, goody. A natural choke point.

How much vertical room is there in the tunnel? It looks like there's room for two people to stand; is there enough height for Kee-rik to also attack while on the wall? If so, that's what he'll do. If not, he'll recklessly head up-on-the-map (north?) into unknown territory and try to loop around to attack from the side.

He's moving as fast as possible without accidentally throwing himself into a chasm or something.

Wolf-Eyes squares his shoulders and hurls his axe at the beast.

Move action to use Martial Flexibility to gain "Thrown Anything."

Attack roll: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Damage roll: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

@ Kee-rik: Yes you can fit someone beside Raidh immediately above her. As to sticking to the wall and attacking, can I ask you to look that one up for me? seems like there should be some sort of penalty or check required. Ceiling is around 7ft high, climb DC is 15 for the walls.

@ Kee-rik: Yes you can fit someone beside Raidh immediately above her. As to sticking to the wall and attacking, can I ask you to look that one up for me? seems like there should be some sort of penalty or check required. Ceiling is around 7ft high, climb DC is 15 for the walls.

Link to climb skill.

Link to climb universal monster rule, which only adds a little (if any) more.

My interpretation: The climb skill says, "You need both hands free to climb, but you may cling to a wall with one hand while you cast a spell or take some other action that requires only one hand." This seems to say that Kee-rik can make a bite attack with relative ease, and even a claw attack, too, if he wanted (and has a full action).

Since Kee-rik has a climb speed, he can take 10 even in combat, so has a climb skill result of 23. He also doesn't lose his Dex bonus to AC.

One might argue that, since he's above his foe, Kee-rik should get a +1 on his attack roll for being on higher ground.

Without a climb speed, Kee-rik would only have a +5 on his Climb skill, couldn't take 10, and would lose his Dex bonus to AC. I'm beginning to think that, in underground conditions, a climb speed is extremely useful.

Botting...

The undead canine leaps to attack Raidh...
Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21= HIT Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
...sinking its rancid fangs into her side DC 11 fort save please

The skeletons rattle in behind the hound, the brittle bones creaking as they swarm about the young warrior
Raidh, you may take an AoO against one of the skeletons as it approaches
Skeleton 1: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (16) - 1 = 15= miss
Skeleton 2: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2= miss

Wolf eyes throws his axe at the canine but can't get a clear shot past Raidh (-4 penalty applied for firing through a friendly

Kee-rik crawls along the cavern wall and bites down at the nearest skeleton trying to surround Raidh...
Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24= HIT Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Crit confirm: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6= no
...neatly snapping off the creature's skull

Mrgtii tries to snipe through the melee at the undead canine...
Longbow: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 6 - 4 = 17= HIT Dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
...his arrow sinks deeply into the beast's flank but it keeps pressing forward.

Invasion! - Rnd 2

Initiative Order, status and effects

Rudolpho (9/9 HP)
Raidh (7/11 HP) - DC 11 fort save required
The Master and his Demons - fled
Morgtii (12/12 HP)
The Undead
- canine- wounded
3 skeletons remaining
Kee-rik (10/10 HP)
Wolf-eyes (15/15 HP)
()Dewall (17/17 HP)

Raidh grins as her companions strike, but cannot replicate their efforts as she swings wildly at a skeletoon.

Immediate Action: Store synergy from Morgtii and Kee-rik's succesful attacks.

AoO
Stab!!!: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 [+2 Str]
Splop!!!: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 [+2 Str]

Dolph uses his Alter Time power to allow Morgtii to take another attack this round, on a full attack.

Its kind of a little haste power, but no bonuses other than the extra attack that I can see.

SoP Haste: You grant the target the ability to make an extra attack at its highest BAB whenever it makes a full attack action. You must concentrate to maintain this effect, but may spend a spell point as a free action to allow it to remain for 1 round per caster level without concentration.

Also, has a range of touch, so I moved you adjacent to Morgtii on the map

Thanks, DM. As poorly as I am rolling, I figured this might be a better way for me to spend my actions.

[If things change dramatically, I reserve the right to change what Kee-rik does.]

Kee-rik will go after whatever is wounded, starting with the canine if it is still around. He'll do a full attack if he can (bite/claw if he's on the wall, bite/claw/claw if he's on the ground), or move and bite if he can't. If he has to move and can charge, he will. If no enemies are within one move action, I'll have to rethink.

If Morgtii makes another successful attack, does that happen so that Raidh can store synergy from it too?

Correct me if I'm wrong ( I don't have my copy of LIC with me right now) but Raidh's immediate action stores successful actions that turn. She activates it in round 1 to store from Morg and Kee's hits. Dolph castes haste on Morg top of round 2, so not eligible for extra synergy unless she re-activates with another immediate action in round 2

Oh. No need for LIC - my mistake - I thought this was time travel...As you were...

Morgtii fires two shots at the big beastie-

longbow: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 4 = 71d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
longbow: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 6 - 4 = 111d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

So just, wow, this party has the worst dice-luck I've ever seen!

Morgtii's bow shots fail to find their mark as the little entobian has trouble tracking its targets through its friends.

Raidh's Fort save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 = PASS
The slavering undead hound keeps trying to drag Raidh down...
Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17; Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3+ DC 11 fort save
...locking on with its bite and shaking hard.

the skeletons push forward, one swinging a jagged broken blade at the beleaguered Raidh...
sword: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (14) - 1 = 13
...which is deflected by her mail

Another skelton strides over the broken bones of its cohort to stab at Kee-Rik...
Bite: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
...but its clumsy attack clatters off the cavern wall instead

Kee-rik stands his ground ( er, wall) and lashes back at the skeleton that attacked him...
Bite: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 1 = 25; Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Crit confirm: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11
...beheading it as he did the first and watching it collapse in peices

Wolf-eyes seizes the opportunity created by the creatures demise and pushes past Raidh and Kee-rik, fists swinging at the first skeleton in his path...
Haymaker: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8; Dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
...but his swing goes wide.

Invasion! - Rnd 3

Initiative Order, status and effects

Rudolpho (9/9 HP)
Raidh (4/11 HP) DC 11 Fort save reqired
The Master and his Demons - fled
Morgtii (12/12 HP)
The Undead
- canine- wounded
2 skeletons remaining
Kee-rik (10/10 HP)
Wolf-eyes (15/15 HP)
()Dewall (17/17 HP)

Sorry - I didn't see that first Fort Save. Thanks for rolling it for me (and succeeding!!!)

and...
Fort Save DC 11: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Will wait for 'Dolpho to act before posting my action(s)...

Raidh grins as her companions strike, but cannot replicate their efforts as she swings wildly at a skeletoon.

Immediate Action: Store synergy from Morgtii and Kee-rik's succesful attacks.

Just realised that as of my last post regarding my cast I chose Morgtii and 'Dolpho. So I only store 1 point of synergy from Morgtii.

Also realised that Raidh is currently nowhere near her cast - if she was adjacent to either Morgtii or Dolpho they would provide her with a +1 shield bonus from her Coherence ability. Which just goes to show that Raidh either chose her cast badly based on her preferred combat-style, or chose well but then acted in a tactically sub-par manner. Which kinda amounts to the same thing...

Definitely could use that shield bonus about now! Live (hopefully) and learn

Dolph keeps his Haste effect up on Morgtii, hoping for better results this round.

Praying for better luck, Morgtii steps up next to Dewalt looking for an opening and fires two more shots into the undead hound savaging Raidh.

Good news, if you go down, I'll have a clear shot....

longbow: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 4 = 211d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
longbow: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 4 = 211d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Raidh fears for her safety - she grits her teeth in grim determination and hemmed in, elects to bash the canine-beast with her gauntleted fist. The press is too much, and Raidh's attack is ineffective...

Move Action: Bestow one counter of synergy to self: Battle Surge - 5 temporary hit points.

Standard Action: Bash doggie-fiend.

Whiiii!!!: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 [+2 Str]
Sqraunch!!!: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 [+2 Str]

Raidh punches ineffectually at the hound, which suddenly slumps down, quite dead. Raidh looks at her gauntleted fist in surprise, then notices the two arrows freshly embedded deep into the creature's side. She has barely a moment to offer a nod of thanks back to Morgtii before the next skeleton advances on her...
Skeleton w/ broken sword: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16
... Raidh pitches backward and narrowly avoids a killing blow.

To her left the remaining skeleton continues to attack Wolf-eyes...
Skeleton w/ broken sword: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (16) - 1 = 15
...but the scrappy half-elf rolls away from the sword thrust and counters with a punch to the jaw...
Unarmed attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
... He can't get around the skeleton's sword reach though and cautiously backs away, leaving an opening for Kee-rik.
5' step diagonally behind Raidh to clear a path for Kee-rik.

Kee-rik, you're up to finish the turn

Kee-rik hops forward (5-foot step---onto the floor?) and tears in to the unholy animated bones.

Bite attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5; Bite damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Claw attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20; Claw damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Claw attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11; Claw damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

I think one claw hit.

Kee-rik smashes through a third skeleton, leaving only the one threatening Raidh left.

Morgtii and Raidh are up for beginning of turn 4

Hoping to end the fight quickly and unwilling to continue trusting its luck when it comes to firing arrows through a cluster of friends, Morgtii dashes forward and tears at the remaining undead with a wickedly serrated midleg.

Midleg: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 221d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Morgtii darts forward ad smashes through the brittle femur of the remaining skeleton with one swift stroke, sending the foe clattering to the floor where it breaks into inanimate bits of broken bone.

Combat is over. Where to now?

"Shall we pursue the Master? He cannot have gotten far!"
Pumped with adrenaline from the momentum of its ferocious onslaught against the undead hordes, Morgtii quivers with anticipation, eager to continue wreaking justice upon the nefarious forces that have imposed themselves upon Morgtii's friends.

"One of you take the lead. Before we go, does anyone need healing? I can spare a channel if the undead hit anyone too hard."

Rudolpho (9/9 HP)
Raidh (4/11 HP) +5 temp HP
Morgtii (12/12 HP)
Kee-rik (10/10 HP)
Wolf-eyes (15/15 HP)
()Dewall (17/17 HP)

Raidh's temp. HP won't last but a few rounds, so a channel would be welcome...

Raidh leans on her spear, and breathes hard, surveying the splintered bones and the corpse of the three eyed demon dog.

"By all means, we could give chase - but which way did he go? I'd be cautious of chasing him into unexplored territory..."

Fahd expends on of his spell points and heals Raidh as well as he could.

CLW 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

" I didn't notice which direction he ran off in, either. Those undead sort of took my focus. If we don't head after him, what would our next course of action be?"

As the party debates their next course of action, Dolph heals Raidh of all her wounds.

Raidh ( 11/11 HP)
Dolph 4/5 SP

If everyone else is amenable, Kee-rik will head north after the villain. He'd try to track him, but it's notoriously difficult to track a cloud of gas.