Lucendar's Mummy's Mask Campaign - The Necropolis awaits! (Inactive)

Game Master Lucendar

Rhade takes a 5' step to the south, giving a better line to sight to the creature and again tries to blast it with acid.

Ranged Touch Attack 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 2 - 4 = 6

Damage 1d3 ⇒ 1

Anka steps forward so she's flanking with Alzar and his whip. She'll whip her blade over her head and try and overhead chop with her blade. 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 for 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Jalal rallies at seeing one of the spiders killed. He steps over it's body to slash at the last one.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Extra Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Anka's sword wounds the creature, while Jalal's critical strike cuts off five of its legs, killing it instantly. Not liking this Anka-Jalal melee combo! ;-)

The rest of the room is empty, as this appears to be some sort of preparation for mummification chamber. The altar is dedicated to Anubis, patron of embalmers and guardian of tombs. You find the creatures' nest behind the altar, but no treasures.

Let me know when you're ready to go west.

"How is everyone doing, healthwise? It might be worth your time to drink one of those potions we found earlier, if you are injured."

I am fine, Rhade, but I will scout the west corridor while everyone else takes a breather. Those things were.... Weird.

Alzaar heads west, checks for traps and staying silent.
Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

"For now I am fine but that could've gone better. Kakra notes, dusting herself off.

Anka salutes Jalal with her blade and cleans it off, keeping it drawn. Leaving the others to explore the room, Anka moves up to the mirror and eyes it, trying to figure out what kind of illusion magic it could possibly be. She'll touch its surface, more intent on this masterpiece than the simple items of pure art they've found so far. Knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 Trying to gather some more information about the mirror. Possibly how it was made, if its being used to disguise anything. Perception: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (16) - 1 = 15 while she's at it.

Jalal clutches his leg as it continues to bleed. He chants an elven blessing and the wound begins to close. When he pulls his hand away, the gash is gone, though the area is still bruised. "We may be a bit battered, but I think we can continue."

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Fort save, Anka!

When Anka touches the mirror, she feels pain on her forehead....

Meanwhile, Alzaar checks the western door for traps and declares it clear. The door opens to reveal that a flight of steps gradually descends to the west down this passage. Halfway down the stairs, small holes and burrowed tunnels riddle what remains of the passage’s southern wall. Earth and sand have spilled over the collapsed masonry, covering the stairs with dirt and rubble. Stone doors engraved with a golden scarab, its wings open beneath a golden sun, stand at either end of the stairs.

Updated Map

"Tunnels? I suppose it's obvious how those strange spider things got in here now. No telling what else followed them in, so we need I be on our guard."

Alzaar gives the tunnel a look over, to see if any sort of traps might have survived the tunneling creature's destruction.
Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

If he sees nothing, he heads toward the other set of doors.
Stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Hold here, and let me see if these doors are safe, it shouldn't take too long.
Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Jalal keeps his kopesh out as he watches Alzaar move into the tunnel. "If you find anything horrifying, just scream, eh?" He chuckles.

Alzaar laughs quietly.
Indeed friend, that I shall.

"Just don't scream too loud, my ears are fragile, and we don't want to awaken anything that may be sleeping within."

Alzaar laughs quietly.

Indeed friend, that I shall.

Truer words have never been spoken!

Anka, Fort save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15...success!
Anka feels a strange painful sensation on her forehead when she touches the mirror, so she quickly stops and moves away, as the pain abates.

Alzaar enters the cavern, looks around carefully, and approaches the doors. Unfortunately, for him, well hidden in the sand (DC 19 to spot) and rubble on the ground is a creature whom he fails to spot until it coalesces into a large snake formed of earth and sand! A slit seems to function as the creature’s mouth, its teeth ripping through the bard's flesh and bone!

Surprise attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 vs. FF AC: success!
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Alzaar's scream is loud and ear-splitting, before he collapses to the cavern floor in a heap of blood!

Initiative:
Sand serpent: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Alzaar: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Anka: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
Kakra: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Jalal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Rhade: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Combat Map

For some reason, the map flipped on me, as you were headed west but the distances are the same.
Alzaar is at -6/8 hps
Rest of party is up!
Something tells me this may be difficult fight. Hope you prove me wrong!

Knowledge, Arcana: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Jalal's face goes stone cold serious. "I did not mean for that to happen. We should not joke about such things in the future!" He tries to discern what the creature is, as he moves forward to end it.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Extra Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

How's that GM! Also, remember Jalal is using the magical Scarab Shield. Maybe we'll get a sense of what it does.

Knowledge (Planes) is appropriate skill since it is an elemental and thus, immune to criticals! Like I said, possible hard fight, but you rolled max damage for the hit, Jalal, which is good!

Rhade moves forward 15' and uses another of his Burning Hands spells.

Burning. Hands Damage 2d4 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

Reflex save DC 14 for half. 2nd spell used today.

Sigh....

Anka hisses and steps quickly from the mirror, rubbing at her head. "What the--" Before she can do anything about the discovery, she hears Alzaar's scream and turns to look toward the stairs.

"Don't touch the mirror!" She'll yell before clenching one fist and mumbling a few words in Draconic.

Knowledge (Arcane): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 Wanting to know mainly if frostbite will affect it. If it would..see below. If not, see spoiler.

Anka's fist erupts in a thin layer of ice Rime Frostbite. She then rushes down the stairs and reaches out with an open hand toward the creature, snarling. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 touch attack for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 nonlethal. On a hit, target is fatigued and entangled for 1 round.

Jalal's blade flows through the sand serpent's elemental body, though it does displace some of it, causing the creature damage! Jalal Int check: 1d20 ⇒ 5...eh!

Since the creature is large, Rhade aims his cone-shaped spell at its head, avoiding Alzaar's bleeding form, but the serpent is able to avoid some of the fire blast. Reflex save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14...success!

Anka's Touch attack barely misses. Ridiculous as it sounds, under RAW, elementals are not immune to nonlethal damage so you could sap an earth elemental (or fire or water or air!) and knock it unconscious!

Kakra is up!

Knowledge Planes: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

And if there's room to attack Morningstar: 1d20 ⇒ 121d8 ⇒ 8

Kakra will attempt to identify the creature, and move in, "Alzaar, hold on!"

No room to attack it with melee weapons with Jalal and Anka fighting it side to side.

And I can't get in close with my bludgeoning weapon, great.

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Kakra will move in closer and use her channeling to help Alzaar stabilize.
"It's vulnerable to Bludgeoning weapons!"

I assume you use Selective channeling to not heal my elemental, right? Darn! :)

Round 1: Sandling's turn
The large snake serpent rises up and tries to bite Jalal for hurting it with his sword, but it misses poorly, crashing its head into the stone floor! Thankfully, its elemental nature prevents it from stunning itself.
Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6...woeful miss!

Party is up in Round 2!

Updated Map

Please note terrain in hallway is difficult so no 5' steps. Be careful of AoOs.

The last of Jalal's bruises fade with Kakra's channeling, but the elf's attention is on the sand creature. At the priestess's words, he drops his kopesh and draws his morningstar. "Back to the depths with you!" However, his swing goes wild and is easily avoided by the snake.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Rhade attempts to cast a spell defensively, avoiding the bite of the creature.

Cast Acid Splash Defensively 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 1 = 17

Ranged Touch Attack 1d20 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (1) + 1 - 3 = -1

Damage 1d3 ⇒ 3

Round 2
Following Jalal's lead, Anka drops her sword and draws her warhammer. She spins it in one hand as if she's going to swing it, before reaching out to touch it with her other hand. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 nonlethal + fatigue + entangle. "Thanks for the advice, Kakra."

Seriously what is with our rolls!

It's the mummy's curse!

By chance did Rhade's burning hands catch anything near the creature on fire? If so then I will do the following.

Kakra points her finger at the creature of sand, and calls some of the fire left behind from Rhade's burning hands. Call Fire, DC 12 reflex negates: 1d4 ⇒ 1

If there is no fire present, Kakra will sheathe her morningstar and take out a torch and flint and steel.

Kakra, nothing but stone around in this corridor, so nothing flammable around.

Round 2: Sandling's Turn

The elemental rises up and moves to strike at Jalal again! This time, the elf can do nothing but scream, as the creature's bite rips through his chest, and he crumbles to the floor, dropping his morningstar!
Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Summary of Round 2:
Jalal, Rhade, and Anka missed
Kakra took out a torch
Alzaar lay unconscious stable
Sandling dropped Jalal

Updated Map

Party is up! Told you it was going to be a hard fight.

Alzaar attacks the floor with more blood. Haha

No he doesn't, I stabilized him :p

Kakra begins lighting her torch with the flint and steel.

Well, he misses then. Not surprising. Lol

Rhade again attempts to cast defensively.

Concentration 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7

What spell was he casting? Because he lost the spell.

Trying to cast Acid Splash again. Failed the check, so I lost the will to complete the post, lol. I don't have an open cone to cast either of my first level spells. But now I realize why I should have kept typing. I'll be sure to do so in the future.

Anka wonders how the hell something so big can be so agile..or how the hell they can keep rolling so badly.

She hunches her shoulders and reaches out with a trembling hand, hoping the icy magic will debuff the creature enough that it won't hit her. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 for 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 nonlethal + entangle + fatigue.

Okay seriously, what the f#+* is going on with the die roller?

Stabilize: 1d20 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 - 1 = 1

Blood seeps out from Jalal's wound.

Ha! I used up that bad roll, now get to the good ones!

I think we've collectively used up all the bad rolls for the rest of the fight..that's what, six d20's of less than a 9, nearly in a row?

Anka, a Rime spell uses up a spell slot one level higher than the spell's actual level. You can't cast 2nd level spells, so you can't apply metamagic feat. Am I missing something?

Anka touches the Sandling and frost covers it, fatiguing the creature. -2 Strength, -2 Dex.

Round 3: Sandling
The Sandling attempts to bite Anka, but the magus easily dodges the blow.
Attack: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 - 1 = 6

Summary of Round 3:
Rhade tried to cast defensively and failed
Kakra lit her torch
Jalal continued bleeding
Alzaar continued unconscious
Anka touched and fatigued the elemental
Sandling missed its attack

Party is up in Round 4! Same map as before.

Rhade again tries to use his cantrip to strike at the beast.

Defensive casting 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 1 = 14

Ranged touch 1d20 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (20) - 4 + 1 = 17

Damage 1d3 ⇒ 2

Anka has magical lineage with frostbite, letting her ignore 1 level of metamagic increase with it.

Stabilize: 1d20 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 1 - 2 = 15

Jalal's bleeding seems to stop on it's own.

Torch: 1d20 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (15) - 4 + 1 = 12

Kakra throws her torch over to the other side of the creature, hopefully in such a way that the torch does not extinguish, and takes her morningstar back out.

I think Rhade needs to roll to confirm a crit.

In his unconscious, half dead stupor, Alzaar murmurs something that sounds an awful lot like: "But Mom.... I don't want meatloaf...."

Round 4
"That should have made it easier to hit! Let's break some rock." Anka grips her warhammer in both hands and swings downward at the elemental. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 for 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9