Master of the Fallen Fortress (Inactive)

Game Master Baerlie

"Everyone ready?"Rhetorical, he goes in anyways

Shin proceeds into the room, guard up.

Judging from the shelves lining the walls, this darkened room might once have been a storeroom, though its contents have long since succumbed to the passage of time. A crack in the northern wall has apparently let in some rainwater, which has collected in a large puddle on the floor.

Shin steps into the room, he can see several puddles near the outside wall on the opposite side. Between the puddles lies a shocker lizards. It eagerly approaches anyone entering the room, hoping for a handout, but in its excited state, it shocks anyone within range.

"What?" Saleem exclaims.

The shocker lizard does not attack, it's coming closer. It seems to be hungry.

Saleem digs into his bag and throws out a day worth of ration.

The lizard carefully comes close, graps the food and Returns to his place between the puddles. He's busy eating his rations and ignores you.

Just in case you want to open the other door in this room, 20% chance it's blocked (1-20):
Blocked: 1d100 ⇒ 76

Quietly, Shin says"Lets hug the wall and move to the next door."

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10Trying to notice any other surprises.

After glancing around, tries to keep away from the lizard and skirts the room to the door. Will wait for everyone to catch up.

"Good idea." Watching the little creature, Willow wonders what else might have decided the damaged tower provides decent shelter. She gets ready to follow Shin into the next room.

Kaede moves to the door in Room 3 and presses her ear up against it.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Sorry, I'm on a tablet, so i can't move my token right now.

I will do perception checks for you to save some time:

Perception Saleem: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (9) - 1 = 8
Perception Willow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Perception Kaede: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Perception Alexis: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Perception Tûrak: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Perception Shin: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

makes a total of 28

Once the group has gathered and ready to move to the last room, Shin opens it.

Once the group has gathered and ready to move to the last room, Shin opens it.

Good idea, some players did not post for some time now. Let's see if they are still on board ;)

Saleem sighs in relief when the lizard takes his offering and doesn't disturb them anymore. He steps up and prepares for trouble though.

'Can we go?'

Willow looks through the door, and out through the shattered wall over the view beyond. She glances at where the floor drops away and then up to the floors exposed above. Shaking her head, she says, "That doesn't look like a climb I'd like to risk. Even if we could get a rope up there, I'm not sure how secure the stones at the edge are. Back to the stairs, I think."

Alexis did not post for several days now, I already wrote her a PM, I will move her token until she's back.

Shin tries the door and it's locked. Turns and looks expectantly at Kaede. Steps aside. "If you don't mind attempting to open this door."

"Another locked door?" Saleem exclaims with some disgust.

Sorry about those few days all. I should be back to regular posting now.

Alexis moves in with the rest of the group. Thinking of their efforts to climb into the tower she says, "I agree, climbing up may not be the best way. "

Alexis makes sure she is out of the way so Kaede can get to the door.

Tûrak went back to the troglodytes's room and search in their bodies for some key.

Tûrak can't find any keys.

Can we hit the door to break it?

Is it possible to take 20 on this check? The one Rogue-y score of mine that's lacking is Disable Device, so I'd rather not roll if possible.

@Tûrak: It's a strong wooden door, you can either break it with a DC23 strength check or smash it with your weapons (20HP and hardness 5).

@Kaede: You can also take 20 on this, you have plenty of time to unlock the door.

"The way up is clear it seems. We can also come back. I'm in no rush."

In response to Saleem's comment, Kaede teases, "But of course. Would you leave the doors unlocked in your impenetrable deathtrap?"

With that, she begins to work on the door. "Now then, I must concentrate, yes?"

Kaede will take 20, obv.

Two stone altars, one black and one white, sit at either end of this large chamber, which takes up two wings of the tower on this level. The crumbling remains of wooden benches sag in front of each altar beneath rotting ceiling tapestries. Carved symbols and writings snake along the walls. The burnt corpses of two troglodytes lie on the floor in the center of the room.

Once Kaede unlocks the door and lets it quietly swing open, Willow peeks in around the doorframe. Know (relg.): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16 Taking in the wall carvings and the dead troglodytes, she pronounces, "It looks like a chapel to Nethys. I wonder what happened that those poor things were just left here - could they have triggered a trap? Proving the god's point about the destructive power of magic?"

She steps carefully into the room, bow at the ready.

"No, I'd rather they didn't even find the doors and I'd keep them invisible." is Saleem's rejoinder to Kaede even as he follows the rest with a slight smile.

"It looks more impressive to be seen walking into a tower with no visible doors."

"Be on guard, hopefully what ever burned these is gone, or used up." Motioning to the troglodytes. He walks through the room.

You can hear a strange noise in the dark parts of the room. Suddenly you see two burning skeletons rising from the stone floor next to the southern altar.

Round 1
Saleem
Alexis
Tûrak
Willow
Kaede
Skeletons
Natsume

As they enter the temple...
"Nethys you say?" asks Alexis rhetorically, "I do think I would be careful. "

Round 1

Once the skeletons show themselves...
know(religion): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 The extra knowledge roll is to see if anything would be revealed about the skeletons. Alexis is untrained so maximum effectiveness is DC10.

Alexis removes the scarf from around her neck and starts swinging it around in the air. Move action: draw weapon

Alexis begins to chant and readies a spell! Readied action: cast Disrupt undead (25', ranged touch attack) if one of the skeletons comes into range.

Tûrak will only move while fight defensively.

(fighting defensively –4 penalty on all attacks in a round to gain a +2 to AC until the start of your next turn)

Willow breaks across the room to clear the entrance, whipping off an arrow on the way. Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15 damage, possibly: 1d6 ⇒ 2 She looks around the corner of the archway into the other half of the room and gets ready for the skeletons to close.

"How droll....They like me are on fire too except I'm not all bones."
Saleem remarks as he fires off a dart of acid.
Acid Splash, ranged touch 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 121d3 ⇒ 3

Saleem fires a dart of acid at one of the skeletons, he can see some rips melting. Alexis swings her scarf and waits for the skeletons to come closer. Tûrak moves in defensive position to protect himself from fire. Willow shoots an arrow at the Skeleton, but the arrow goes through it between the rips.

Round 1
Saleem
Alexis (readied)
Tûrak
Willow
Kaede
Skeleton 1 - 3HP
Skeleton 2
Natsume

Aren't skeletons immune or nearly immune to physical attacks? I ask because I'm wondering if I should attack them or fight defensively like Túrak.

Free action...a quick shout.

Alexis shouts to her companions as she recalls something about the skeletons, "Be careful of getting near those skeletons! Their great heat can harm things that get too close. If you can use cold, it will hurt them more."

I think it might be a matter of choosing the right type of weapon, though like Alexis said, I'm not sure we want to get too close. Still, in Round 2 Willow will draw her morningstar and try to hold the skeletons off as necessary.

Good to know. I should redouble my efforts at my studies, once we get out of here, Willow thinks, hearing Alexis' warning.

"Ahh Cold. Something against what I usually have." laments Saleem.

"What?!" Tûrak shouts, "Cold? Are you kidding me? Let's see if they can resist gunpowder!", while holding his hat with his free hand.

Shin looks at his fists. Cold?

Waiting for skele's to go

Aren't skeletons immune or nearly immune to physical attacks? I ask because I'm wondering if I should attack them or fight defensively like Túrak.

The Skeletons have a damage reduction value of 5 except for bludgeoning weapons against physical attacks. If your damage is high enough you still deal damage.

Pistol is B AND P so no DR for me, right?

Yes no DR for you. Your bullets deal both types of damage.

Kaede will use Total Defense and stay where she is.

The skeletons start moving towards the adventurers but do not come close enough to be able to hit somebody.

Round 1
Saleem
Alexis (readied)
Tûrak
Willow
Kaede
Skeleton 1 - 3HP
Skeleton 2
Natsume