Iron Gods AP with GM Mustache (Inactive)

Game Master Mustachioed

Charles nods, perches himself in a weirdly comfortable way and begins methodically working the epick. It's euphorically calming for him.

Charles spends a long while doing so, but eventually his picking skills pay off. The light turns green and the door slides open! The party enters.

A row of beds sits along the southern wall of this well-lit room. Glowing screens and metal desks sit on the opposite walls,and splatters of blood adorn the floor and several of the beds. To the east, a large metal device that is the size of a large bed hums softly. As you listen, you hear a faint noise coming from inside this device... a knocking? A kicking!!

Before you can do anything though, you become aware of robots in the room. Two more medical drones, like in the previous room, and a flying robot, hovering about 5 feet above the ground, with large pincher claws.

You may have reached Khonnir! Now take down the ones who did this to him!

ROUND 1

Zeke
Wulf
Garfaulk
Ton'iel
LaRA
Charles
robots

Looks like the robots are slow to get moving! All PCs attack first!

As Ton steps into the room he sees the blood, the equipment but mostly it is the robots that fill is his vision.

This must be the place!

Get away from him you g*ddamned pieces of useless, ancient trash!

He raises his bow and fires as he quickly repositions to behind the cover of one of the beds.

Shot 1 on flying robot: 1d20 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 1 = 22
(BAB+Dex+Mswk+Arcane Pool+trait-deadly aim)
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 = 6

AC is 18 against these things

Upon seeing the robots, LaRA raises an eyebrow. Time-related damage apparently common. Self-diagnosis schedules immediately after extrication to safe location. Raising her hands towards Wulf, her hands begin glowing. "Please remain calm. Initiating size and weight increasing spell.", she begins moving her hands around in short, mechanical gestures.

Wulf looking down at his hands as he starts to grow large nods. "I could get used to this." He steps forward his large bulk blocking the way for most of the robot in the room. "Let's put them down just like the rest!" He swings out wide.

Rage PA Hammer Swing: 1d20 + 2 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 7 - 1 = 10 BAB+Str-PA
Rage Hammer Damage PA: 3d6 + 9 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3, 6) + 9 + 3 = 24 Str+pa

Ton'iel gets of a great shot, but the arrow just pings against his armor and goes flying off.

Well that's frustrating. I assume that's due to hardness, Paul? My bow is magic if it makes any difference

thrown dagger on bot in middle: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24Sleight of Hand: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17damage plus sneak: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (6) = 7

Charles scoots forward to the next bed and throws a hidden dagger at one of the robots hoping to surprise it.

Well that's frustrating. I assume that's due to hardness, Paul? My bow is magic if it makes any difference

It would be well-advised to knowledge:engineering that floating robot

Sadly, I don't have it

Garfaulk looks to the regular bots and kind of rolls his eyes-seemed they were in fir another round of haywire robots-by then the floating one caught his attention. "Well now, a flyin one? Tha's different"

engineering: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 - 1 = 25

Either way, the dwarf heard the kicking and assumes it's Baine. Realizing how much that could mean to Charles and Zeke especially, he started to inspire once again, his uplifting voice causing the room to shake, throwing the two on the ground off balance a bit. His weapon still empty from the other fight, he loads it, ray to unleash his weapon upon the robots.

inspire +1, tremor v enemy's -1.

Garfaulk takes a careful look at the new fangled robit. This one seems to have some pretty heavy armor on it. It probably won't be hard to hit, but it is going to be hard to do any damage.

Starting now, you are going to have to deal with robot "hardness". It will quickly become the bane of your existence and getting around hardness will remain a primary challenge throughout the Iron Gods Campaign. Hardness is like damage reduction, except there is no way (that you currently know of) to bypass it. Even elemental magic, like fire, electricity, or cold, is stopped by hardness. At this point, your hope is to hit it really really hard. You could probably ask Sanvil Trett about it.

SUMMARY ROUND 1

Thanks to Garfaulk's song both inspiring the team and knocking the "robit" of balance, an incredibly inaccurate but huge Wulf manages smash one of the medical droids (25 damage)! Charles follows after him, artfully throwing a hidden dagger, which ends up in the droids eye. It falls over, permanently deactivated.

The only one who has bad luck is Ton'iel, who quickly learns the flying robot will be hard to take down. See Roll20 journal for a close up on the flying drone!

The two remaining surge into action. The flying drone five foot steps to Wulf, and with two claws, slams and grab him. Wulf is grappled! (2 hits for 10 damage total)

The medical droid says gibberish in Androffan, and steps to Charles, which would normally provoke an AoO from Wulf, but he is grappled.

ROUND 2

Zeke (GM delayed, go twice)
Wulf
Garfaulk
Ton'iel
LaRA
Charles
robots

Go if you are bold!

EDIT: Misread the situation."Zeke, we need healing!" Charles calls as he gets away from the robot. His nose is broken and gushing blood. He looks faint.

Well this is looking grim so it's all or nothing time on the smaller one and hopefully we can gang up on the other

Seeing his arrow hit the mark but simply bounce off the heavier plated robot, Ton switches target to the medical drone.

I'll take this out and then everyone focus on that flying bastard, hit it with everything we've got!

Shot 1: 1d20 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 21 (BAB+Dex+Mswk+Inspire-Deadly Aim-spell combat+trait+Enchantment)
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 2 + 1 = 12 (DA, Inspire, Enchantment)

Shot 2, spellstrike: 1d20 + 1 + 4 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 + 4 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 26 (BAB+Dex+Mswk-spell combat+trait+Enchantment)
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 2 + 1 = 12 and Cold damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3

Confirm: 1d20 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 16
Additional damage: 2d8 + 2 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 2 + 4 + 2 = 13 and Cold damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

He unleashes a pair of blistering, arcane-fuelled arrows that streak across the room leaving a trail of frigid air in their wake.

Spell combat and spellstrike with Snow Ball

With a crit the arrow does x3 as usual and the spell-rider does x2

Taking aim at the flying drone,he took a breath, aimed, and fired, all while keeping up his tune

Slagbreather: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 12

Dex+BAB+inspire-DA-SI2C v touch
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Zeke is anxious to keep looking for Khonnir Baine, so as long as anyone else is willing to continue he will enthusiastically back them. (Whoops, I'd intended to send that yesterday. Moving on!)

Zeke starts forward, hopeful that they have finally found his adopted father, but pulls back when the robots attack.

Knowledge Engineering: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

He grimaces at his pistol, fearful that it is unlikely to penetrate the creature's heavy armor. If only I hadn't used up those adamantine coin shots, he thinks angrily to himself. Instead, he draws the curing wand, and closes his eyes to call upon his apocalyptic god to assist his friends.

Channel energy: 1d6 ⇒ 6 hit points healed

Zeke then taps Wulf with the wand and thinks to the giant barbarian, "I've got your back, Mr. Torstein!"

Cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 additional hit points healed to Wulf

Hopefully with healing?

Raising a hand in the air, LaRA stares at the big robot. A bolt of white substance bursts out of her hand. Hypothesis as to original purpose: Specimen collection. Staring at the large claws, she adds to herself. Possibly non-consentual specimen harvesting.

Ton'iel single handedly takes out the 2nd medical drone.

Somehow, Ton's snowball spell intersects with the ice plane itself, and as the snowball appears, it drags a medium ice elemental back with it! The ice elemental appears on the other side of the robot and starts attacking!

slam: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 2 = 111d6 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (4) + 4 + (3) = 11

It misses, but it arrives in a flanking position with Wulf!

Critical Card: This is why I draw them even when you kill them...Elemental call. If a elemental spell, a medium elemental appears to serve for d4: 1d4 ⇒ 4 rounds.

Sorry for the delay. Um and that crit card...

Wulf struggles against the flying robot. "Get off me!" He shouts attempting to pull away.

CMB: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 I assume that doesnt beak it..

hp - 15/34

Let's hope this robot doesn't rip up Wulf before we land a crit :/

In terms of elemental damage I only have acid left anyway, would that have any effect I wonder?

ROUND SUMMARY

Wulf fails to break the grip of the robot's claw. But Ton'iel pulls some magic from the ice plane to devastate the medical droid and call in a new ally.

Garfaulk missed. Charles retreats, and Zeke heals the party. Wulf-- Zeke healed you for 13 this round. I'm guessing you are not at 15/34. Correct?

LaRA casts a personalized web spell at the robot... it get tangled in the sticky strings, which connect it to the ceiling. It is grappled. It was already grappled because it was grappling Wulf, but now doubly so. :) LaRA please remember to include DCs. Didn't matter in this case because I rolled terrible

The sticky robot attempts to maintain it's grapple on Wulf. It fails! Wulf is free. Stuck by the webbing and distracted by the appearance of the ice elemental, the robot can take no other action!

ROUND 3

Zeke
Wulf
Garfaulk
Ton'iel
LaRA
Charles
robot

Go if you are bold!

thrown knife on grappled bot: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21damage and sneak: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (6) = 7 Charles tries throwing a dagger at the stuck robot.

I saw it and meant to save but forgot, Now I see that I would have broken out of the grapple and got the lovely heal.

Wulf skin vibrates as Zeke attempts to heal him. The spell seems to hold along his skin attempting to find a way to interact but is then dispersed.

Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 I assume that beats the wands DC

Wulf looks confused, as he see's the spell have no effect on him and his skin seems to stop it. "I don't know what that was! But this damn thing!" He shouts struggling under its grapple, as it fails to keep him tangled up he swings around and lets loose a large blow.

Rage PA Hammer Swing: 1d20 + 2 + 7 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 + 7 - 1 + 2 = 24 BAB+Str-PA+inspire
Rage Hammer Damage PA: 3d6 + 9 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5, 4, 6) + 9 + 3 + 2 = 29 Str+pa+inspire

I think cure spells and channels at least heal half damage if you save against them. :(

Shot 1: 1d20 + 1 + 4 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 4 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 13
(BAB+Dex+Mswk-spell combat +arcane pool+inspire+robot-deadly aim)
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 + 2 = 5
Ranged touch attack spell: 1d20 + 1 + 4 - 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 1 + 4 - 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 17
(BAB+DEX+spell combat+inspire+robot)
Damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Ton lines up more shots, this time imbued with acid and sends a hail toward the flying robot.

As Garfaulk looks to the rest of them struggling to defeat the robot, he wouldnt help but wonder if he'd have been better off training more as a wizard instead of just dabbling in the arcane arts. What they needed was a professional in the Arcane Arts, another wizard. If only he knew where to find one... then, like the muzzle flash of his boomstick, he got an idea. Moving over to the wall to peak past LaRA, he looked at the contraption presumably holding Baine in it, looking to figure out which would be a better way to open it, shooting the hinges, the keypad, or doing something more... extreme.

Engineering: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 - 1 = 9

Garfaulk, after examining the device you figure you have about as good of a chance of blowing the whole thing up as doing something clever with it.

ROUND SUMMARY

Charles and Ton do their best to distract the thing, their attacks bouncing off its armor. Thankfully, Wulf is able to get off a very strong hit and really crunches it. The robot is clearly heavily damaged, now.

Garfaulk continues his song and examines the device where the muffled kicks are coming from, but doesn't see anything he can do... besides simply sliding the black access card.

The robot, stuck now between a Wulf and an elemental, splits its attacks! It hits Wulf, doing 7 damage, but is not able to grab on.

The ice elemental swipes again. A tiny portion of it's attack gets through the armor, and the freezing cold slows down the robot, staggering it for one turn!

ROUND 4

ice elemental
Zeke [GM delayed, go twice]
Wulf
Garfaulk [GM delayed, go twice]
Ton'iel
LaRA [GM delayed, go twice]
Charles
robot

Many of you didn't really take a turn last time, so you are welcome to go twice, though the reason for inaction might be because there isn't much you can do.

Wulf, go ahead and take half healing when you resist the heal.

With little other option Ton fires again.

Mswk longbow shot, spell combat, arcane pool: 1d20 + 1 + 4 + 1 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 4 + 1 - 2 + 1 = 7
(BAB+Dex+Mswk-spell combat +arcane pool)
Ranged touch attack spell: 1d20 + 1 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 4 - 2 = 7 (BAB+DEX+spell combat)

I did forget about half on saving, I'll be happy to take any. Thank you Zeke. Ton I'm on fire with my rolling for a change.

Wulf takes the attack of the robot happy it's not entirely focused on him. His injuries really starting to show now, he keeps on swinging knowing this thing is tough he can't let everyone down.

Rage PA Hammer Swing: 1d20 + 2 + 7 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 + 7 - 1 + 2 = 24 BAB+Str-PA+inspire
Rage Hammer Damage PA: 3d6 + 9 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5, 2, 1) + 9 + 3 + 2 = 22 Str+pa+inspire

hp - 15/34 Counting the heal I'm on the same after that hit.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20Charles flips his way over to Garfaulk and the container, takes out his black card, and swipes it.

Garfaulk was about to shoot the hinges when, much to his relief, Charles had noticed what he was doing and swiped the card. Relieved he wasn't about to blow up the person they were looking for, he instead aimed Slagbreather at the bot.

Slagbreather: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 1

Damnit!

Much to his dismay, a plume of smoke and flame shot out the sides of the gun, as well as the front of it as the gun misfired. He continued his song, but just barely, as this was a problem. Still, he'd always known that this could be an issue, and was somewhat prepared. Putting his hand on the gun, he murmured a few words, a few blue sparks wrapping around it as he used some of his arcane talent to keep it together.

With another huge blow, Wulf slams the robot and it collapses... He has ended the robot threat.

Meanwhile, Charles unlocks the machine and throws open the lid. Inside he sees an aging man, probably about 55 years old or so, with a variety of tubes and needles stuck into him. It is Khonnir Baine, of course, and Charles immediately recognizes him.

Khonnir looks around frantically, not seeming to recognize Charles, and his arms and legs start thrashing uncontrollably. He continues in this manner until Zeke approaches and tries to soothe him. Khonnir settles, his eyes locking on Zeke's face. He tries to talk, his mouth opening and closing, but no words come out. And finally, his strength spent, Khonnir passes out.

Letting out a few deep breaths, Wulf starts to relax. Seeing nothing else to put down, he places his hammer on the floor and takes a knee, feeling the stick blood begin to dry on his skin and bead of sweat dripping from his head. "Is he ok Zeke? Not injured?" He says over pants.

Zeke rushes to Khonnir Baine's side when he sees Garfaulk and Charles opening the machine. "Don't worry, Mr. Khonnir," he thinks to him with concern and love, "It'll all be all right. We'll get you out of here."

Zeke nods to Wulf, and beckons to the big man to come over to help lift him once he is disentangled. The half-elf examines the machine and then after a quick prayer to his god he tries to remove the paraphernalia from Khonnir Baine without causing more damage to the old man.

Heal check?: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 1 = 15
or Knowledge Engineering maybe?: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 = 15

LaRA stares blankly as the robot is brought down, and the pod opened. "Hypothesis: A process was interrupted, leaving the subject confused. Possibility of lasting negative effects.", she blurts out, as the man falls unconscious. "Query: Is this the human you are looking for?", she asks as she moves next to the bed to look at the wizard's face. Does not prompt memetic response. "Suggestion: A rest cycle is advised. This room, unlike the previous one, appears to lack decaying biological tissue, and entity Khonnir might require observation. Remaining here and resting calculated to be the most optimal decision." She blinks twice, and upon seeing everyone surrounding Khonnir, she turns her attention to the robots, drawing a book and an odd-looking quill. Beginning data analysis and retrieval of valuable resources.

Charles nods. "Not long, though. Limited exit window."

As LaRA is probably not yet aware of the water-breathing issue, the others let her know that resting inside the iron ruin will add more complication as they would then have to escape through the watery tunnel without the benefit from the spell. The group consensus is to make your way to the exit. Wulf picks up Khonnir, who hangs limply from his arms. On the way out the room, Charles noticed a stash of medical equipment sitting on the desk. He swipes it all into his backpack for later identification.

You need to get Khonnir out of here, through the watery tunnel, and keep him alive!

You know what that means. It is time... for a SKILL CHALLENGE

Skill Challenge!

Rules: There are six things you must do. For the first round, each player must take one of these things and do their best at it. You can chat and plan about who should do what. If you succeed at all six of these things, you pass! If you hit six failures, you fail the skill check.... and then who knows what will happen?

Untrained checks are allowed (but not recommended).

If you don't succeed in Round 1 (likely), then in Round 2 and beyond you can shuffle who does what, with others rolling to aid.

1. One person must make a DC 18 Heal check (Zeke, you are so fast on the draw, but the one you just did doesn't count. Actually you should thank me for that because it wasn't good enough)

2. One person must make a DC 18 Nature check.

3. One person must make a DC 18 Engineering check.

4. One person must make a DC 18 Arcana check.

5. One person must make a DC12 swim check.

6. And finally-- you need to devise a method or contraption for getting an unconscious Khonnir through the underwater tunnel without drowning. And then do the same for the conscious LaRA. This can be any check or spell that you deem appropriate.

Remember when I suggested we tie a line through the water? You said we wouldn't need it, but it would help the others quite a bit ...could we have done so?

Oh you tried, but the skulks stole it because they wanted the rope. Retconned! (in any case, wouldn't help the unconscious old guy)

That works. This is out of Charlie's skill set entirely, as far as I can figure. Can we send someone out to bring the guy with the staff to us?

This is up to you and you alone! Khonnir may not live long enough to have external help come.

The #6 requirement is entirely flexible, if you put on your thinking cap and propose something I may go with it.

Charles could also attempt the swim check certainly, and hope for a good roll.

Zeke's the only one with Heal, right? Probably best to let him keep trying. We might get lucky with an Aid Another attempt?

If enough of these tubes from the medical machines are long enough, maybe we could rig up an extended snorkel for Khonnir Baine? Zeke's Craft Mechanical skill might be appropriate for that.

Let me kick you off with some organization. You fill in the gaps:

round 1 attempts:
1. Heal: Zeke
2. Nature: LaRA
3. Engineering:
4. Arcana:
5. Swim:
6. Keep Khonnir & LaRA breathing:

Everyone needs to get assigned. Even if you end up taking an unskilled check.

Ton has a decent Arcana skill

"Nice plan Zeke. That will work if we can get it long enough or tie enough together. We probably need some kind of waterproof helmet for him though, I doubt he would just breath naturally with a tube stuffed in his gob."

Keeping going with the breathing plan. Figure out the helmet situation for him and you would have something I could approve with a decent crafting or knowledge:engineering check.

perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15Charles looks around for something that could be used as a helmet.

I have nature. But I might be best at swim because I'm not good at the others. +7swim, +6 nature.

Wulf places Baine down carefully, knowing what it will mean to Val and the town when they get him out. "I'll have to carry him out and swim with him. That tube idea could work, there has to be something we can break off from the place to stick on his head." He moves back in looking around.

Percpetion: 1d20 + 6 - 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 - 6 = 11

He looks around checking the smashed robot for anything they could use, anything helmet-shaped. Hitting a few of them again to see what drops off.