Of Kings and Commoners - Kingmaker AP

Game Master RPGGGM

But! Two questions!

1) Is a bear-trap filled place considered 'dangerous area'?

2) Anything on any of the knowledge checks? (Buut I guess thre's a good chance that 'we are getting there' on this one since you just began posting : ) )

2) See directly above.

1) The muck the party is standing in is considered a shallow bog.

"Stop your singing, miss. It has captivated the minds of my companions. If you wish our help, stop singing and speak."

The woman stops singing (though it echos eerily captivating everyone for another round).

She addresses Durgan in a lyrical tongue he does not understand. "Mal if ni lare- i ulundo indóme slaime tye.... Oops." **giggle**

The elf slides back further into the pipe, just in time to avoid an explosion of excrement. From beneath the hill of semi-solid sewage a foul-smelling tentacled horror erupts. It has several long long tentacles three of the four covered in barbs while the fouth seems to be where it keeps its cluster of eyes. What can be seen of the body is round like a huge potato, set upon tree trunk-like legs. The mass splits open like a grinning Jack-O-Lantern revealing a set of terrible teeth like stalactites.

It bellows like and ox, swings its great mass and chomps its teeth in Numalar direction!

1d3 ⇒ 1

bite v Numalar (v flat-footed): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Numalar Fort save v disease (DC 14)

Zokon Quick note, the bear trap is attached by a 2-foot length of chain to the wall immediately below the grate.

As this now counts as a dangerous area to be standing in, the captivated members of the party may make another Will save (DC 19) to throw off the effect.

Surprise and Round 1! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Aquatic elf
__ Tentacled toothsome terror!
__ Illthir captivated
__ Aquatic elf
__ Zokon captivated
__ Numalar captivated -9 hp (maybe.)
__ Serena captivated
__ Durgan
__ Tentacled toothsome terror!
__ Scarlet captivated
__ Alia

Map updated.

Tentacled toothsome terror! Each PC may make one Knowledge (dungeoneering) check and open all the spoilers their result allows below.

Round 1!

Will vs Song: 1d20 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 4 = 11

Know:Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Illthir blinks as the *thing* appears far too close for comfort. Not much more then that though!

"Who's going to eat...?" Scarlet mumbles.

Will Save: 1d20 + 0 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 0 + 1 = 7

"Hey, start singing again..." Scarlet seems oblivious to the monster.

Knowledge (Dungeoneering): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Durgan has no idea what the thing is, other than that it smells bad.

Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

will v captivation: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

kn dungeoneering: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

"This is a mutant otyugh as it has 3 arms instead of 2, they are used to dispose of waste and this one appears to be half-starved."

what now? i'm still entranced

Zokon tries to escape the bear trap

escape artist roll: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 huh? whaddya know.

Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Numalar tries to edge towards the bars, but finds his way blocked by the rest of the group.

"Otyugh you say? That's a relief. For a moment I was afraid it might be a Poop Golem."

If I can take no actions other than to "defend myself," does that include attacking the otyugh somehow? How about with a spell?

"Otyugh you say? That's a relief. For a moment I was afraid it might be a Poop Golem."

Now now these are civilized lands, it would be a 'nightsoil golem'.

I'll go with it. Neither the otyugh nor the bear trap are the source of the entrancement.

Zokon struggles to free himself from the trap and does so. He pries the rusty jaws just wide enough to slip it over his boot.

"Tiuca narwa héri, -yes na- a happime ana finallime hir er man quet- mime lambe!"

She continues on, but the words and hand gestures(?) are unfamiliar....

Scarlet Will save DC 19.

Round 1! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Aquatic elf
__ Tentacled toothsome terror!
__ Illthir captivated
__ Aquatic elf
__ Zokon captivated
__ Numalar captivated -9 hp (maybe.)
__ Serena captivated
__ Durgan
__ Mutant otyugh
__ Scarlet captivated
__ Alia

Map updated.

Durgan has no Spellcraft... maybe next level.
"Abadar defend us!"
Durgan moves up 30' move, 3 squares of difficult terrain and uses his Aura of Deflection.
1/day, 20’ radius, 4 rounds, allies gain a +2 deflection bonus to AC and CMD

As Durgan moves forward one of the creature's python-like tentacles lashes out for him. But the hooked appendage finds no purchase on the dwarf's armor.

tentacle v Durgan (AoO): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 grab?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31 Miss

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Will Save: 1d20 + 0 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 0 + 1 = 8

"See, that's what I'm talkin' about. I gotta help you out of there, somehow."

__ Numalar captivated -9 hp (maybe.)

I take it the "maybe" implies that I could use draconic defense here, but since I was flat-footed I don't think I can take immediate actions to respond. If I can, I happily will.

Numalar tries to concentrate on a spell as the tentacled creature approaches. He focuses, and then shouts "Qa' quv!", and a tongue of flame pours from his mouth onto the otyugh.

Casting Defensively DC 17: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Burning Hands Reflex DC 16 for half: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 1, 2, 1, 2) + 5 = 14

Otyugh Reflex save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Round 1! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Illthir captivated
__ Aquatic elf
__ Zokon captivated
__ Numalar captivated -9 hp*
__ Serena captivated
__ Durgan
__ Mutant otyugh -14 hp
__ Scarlet captivated
__ Alia

Map updated.

Yeah, I finally got around to researching the ruling on immediate actions. Numalar takes 9 points of damage.

Are we still captivated? I thought she stopped singing and it lasted only one more round after that. Or did she start singing again?

If we are still captivated...
Serena examines the bars, estimating her chances of bending them enough to slip through.

If we are not captivated...
Serena, shaking off the trance of the music, suddenly realizes that her companions are in trouble! She swings at the otyugh!

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Maybe, correct, and no. The captivation lingers one round beyond the song, however a big aberration-thingie attacked the group allowing everyone a new save for that final round.

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

Serena, shaking off the trance of the music, suddenly realizes that her companions are in trouble! She swings at the otyugh!

The creature bellows out a challenge that echoes though the sewer. It's tentacle lash out at everything in a 15' radius.

3d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 3) = 61d3 ⇒ 2

tentacle v Durgan: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 grab?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 constrict damage?: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 Miss

tentacle v Numalar: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 grab?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30 constrict damage?: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 Hit. You can windy escape the initial damage, but grab is still going to hit.

tentacle v Serena: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 grab?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32 constrict damage?: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 Miss

The tentacles clang off of Durgan's, and Serena's armor, but one slips around Numalar and squeezes him until his face goes from golden to red.

"SO HUNGRY!! NOM NOM NOM!"

Driven by hunger, the otyugh attempts to mouth the nearest foe.

bite v Serena: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
THREAT!
confirm?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 additional damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Just then something else captures the party's attention. Another voice singing from deeper in the pipe.

Round 2ish! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Scarlet currently captivated, charmed by (A)
__ Alia
__ Illthir captivated (Illthir can go once Alia and Scarlet have gone)
__ Aquatic elf
__ Zokon captivated
__ Numalar -17 or -14 hp, grappled
__ Serena -18 hp
__ Durgan
__ Mutant otyugh -21 hp, grappled
__ A second captivating voice deeper in the sewer

Map updated.

Will: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
A close one!

Hit. You can windy escape the initial damage, but grab is still going to hit.

As the tentacle sweeps towards him, Numalar suddenly seems to turn to solid gold! The tentacle strikes with a clang! but still manages to wrap around him.

Yeah, I will use windy escape draconic defense. Is the constrict damage a separate attack? I would think that normally since the grab ability is part of the initial attack and the constrict is part of the grab, they would all be one attack, and DR would apply to the total.

Numalar soon turns back to normal. "Blast you, pestiferous thing! Get off me!"

Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

"What's that, more music?"

Will save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

What can we do while captivated? it seems just a tad debilitating?

Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Okay, I can act...I'll try and post within a few hours, just wanted to see if I actually get to do something :/

Will: 1d20 ⇒ 20 Aw mi gawd it's a Christmas Miracle!

"Bah! Turn down that racket!" Scarlet screams down the hall before turning back to the sewer grate.

Scarlet stands captivated and unable to do much besides defend herself.

Yeah, I will use windy escape draconic defense. Is the constrict damage a separate attack? I would think that normally since the grab ability is part of the initial attack and the constrict is part of the grab, they would all be one attack, and DR would apply to the total.

Technically it is a second attack, with its own attack roll, that it gets to make for free, if it hits with the first attack (not like sneak attack or poison where all the possible damage is all rolled into one attack). Think about it like this its tentacle hits the spot dead on where Numalar was standing until he turned into a whiff of fiery brimstone, and as it was retracting Numalar phased back in a hair too soon at which point the tentacle just wrapped around him.

What can we do while captivated? it seems just a tad debilitating?

I'm not sure but that might be the point. ;)

Aw mi gawd it's a Christmas Miracle!

"Bah! Turn down that racket!" Scarlet screams down the hall before turning back to the sewer grate.

Scarlet stands captivated and unable to do much besides defend herself.

"Err. Linne-, cen- if mime seler i tanwe! Se írima óma care- vamme tye osán-?"

You are so gonna hate me.

Scarlet resists rolling her eyes, trying to be nice.

I'm still captivated, so how does that work with the suggestion? While captivated I can't do much more than defend myself.

Note that if Scarlet can act, she's going to fight that big ugly thing threatening her new friend. She can get the keys later.

Alia raises her Estoc, chanting a phrase in a long-forgotten dialect of Elvish.
With a blue shimmer on her blade, she tumbles towards the Otyugh, hoping to evade it's tentacles and releasing the destructive magical force into the creature.
Acrobatics(to avoid AoO on approach): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26
Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21 Damage: 2d4 + 5 ⇒ (4, 2) + 5 = 11 More damage(cold): 4d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 6) = 11 + Staggered for a turn(no save)
Swift to empower Estoc with Arcane Pool. Spellstrike with Frigid Touch.
"First Drow, now some errant Mordant Elves...STOP SINGING! And just where do you think you are going, Scarlet! You have a duty!"

The Ice Queen cometh!

Dodging through the swirl of tentacles Alia black blade stops the monster cold.

"Urk!?" the thing says before dropping Numalar, and then subsiding into the muck.

"Ehtelë, i's lala alasse! Lala er aut- ranco!" cries the aquatic elf.

Round 2! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Scarlet (charmed by Aquatic elf blue)
__ Alia
__ Illthir (captivated by Aquatic elf blue)
__ Aquatic elf (blue)
__ Zokon captivated
__ Numalar -14 hp
__ Serena -18 hp
__ Durgan
__ Aquatic elf (green)

Map updated.

Save: 1d20 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 4 = 24

"Hmm? Hmph." Illthir wasn't looking to fall for the same trick twice. Now that would just be unprofessional.

Oh and the big slimy thing seemed down. That's nice.

Now the only question was - why are there locked up sea elves behind a ton of nastiness. Hmm. It seemed very redundant to lock someone up *and* place bear traps outside their cage. Usually traps were paired with bait instead. Hmmmmm.

"Something's clearly not right here. Scarlet, what is that witch saying?" The Skald tried to somehow keep an eye on both the blue elf, the dead thing and whomever was singing down the hall.

Holding action vs another song/magic attempt or the captivated people all bunching up while they try to move. Then she's planning to hit the Fascinated people with Reinvigorating Wind

"Something's clearly not right here. Scarlet, what is that witch saying?" The Skald tried to somehow keep an eye on both the blue elf, the dead thing and whomever was singing down the hall.

"Huh? Oh, she's surprised no one lost a limb. Haha! What a joker!"

Scarlet laughs at her good friend's joke.

"Well, at least that thing's down. NOW I can get the keys from your friend!"

"Yes her friend." intones Zokon and he follows Scarlet

Will save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

The RNG is out to get me!

Serena suddenly stops, listening. She again begins to wander towards the sound, ignoring the battle raging around her.

"Care- vamme lende, sinya nur!" **sigh**

Scarlet huffs.

Zokon is the first to draw in front of the next grate. It too contains an aquatic-seeming elven woman. When Zokon arrives the woman lets fly a shaft from the crossbow she has aimed at the grate. Zokon watches as the fletching passes inches from her nose still entranced by her song.

Edit since Scarlet didn't leave her new best friend. ;)

crossbow v Scarlet Zokon (cover): 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 7 - 4 = 8 damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4

The Other Hauntingly-Beautiful Creature

"Oops!" squeaks the other hauntingly-beautiful woman, she moves closer to the grate.

"Are you all right!? You're not hurt are you?" she says in accented, and concerned Common.

The Previous Hauntingly-Beautiful Creature

"Ni Aulricmara. Te pole- her- i keime. Ni would vamme mére- tye ana her- harna. Ni ve tye! Tye funnime ni!"

"Thanks," Numalar nods to Alia. "I didn't care to become someone's lunch. Not at this time of night! Ha!" he laughs.

Now that his trance has worn off and the threat is gone, he turns to the aquatic elves.

"Cin tul-na n-dorth-hi?"

The fletching was not good quality and the shaft had obviously warped a little, probably why you missed what you were shooting at and almost hit me." observes Zokon of the bolt to the enchanting lady

Illthir blows a soft whistle that quickly grow into a small window, blowing over the small cluster that were gathering around the second cell. The refreshing breeze snapped them out of the lure of the weird song.

Casting Reinvigorating Wind. It removes Fascinated + Flat Footed in a 30' cone (among other things). Hopefully this will get everyone back somewhat to their senses.

"Oi. This is Aulricmara." Scarlet introduces everyone to the Aquatic Elf in the cage. "She sings way better than the other one, but don't tell her that directly."

Are we still in rounds? Talking is a free action but Scarlet's had lots of time to chat.

"Scarlet, Aulricmara's singing was a spell that had you and most of the others entranced."
He looks at the aquatic elf. "What was your purpose in doing so? To draw us here to free you? If so, I should ask why you were locked up in the first place."
He casts Guidance on himself for the inevitable Sense Motive check when the elf lies.

Yes, sorry we were/are maybe in rounds. I forgot to get the board up, but we can kibitz now.

Reinvigorating wind doesn't actually list captivating song among the effects it cures but it seems like a close enough adjective to fascinate that we'll go with it. End captivation.

Official End Combat

Aulricmara (blue)

Now that his trance has worn off and the threat is gone, he turns to the aquatic elves.

"Cin tul-na n-dorth-hi?"

She shrugs at Durgan, uncomprehending.

"Neuma? Oh lala!" she laughs coyly. It is like the tinkling of bells crafted to look like pretty flowers. "Emme neuma tye! Mal tye obviouslime i héru símen, ar vaquet- ana fírima easilime. Héru are ve i. I's whime tye rúcina. Victisarana, ar ni indóme ana osán- up qua mára lú. "

She moves off further down the pipe and around a corner, after waving a sad 'goodbye' to Scarlet (who is still charmed).

Victisarana (green)

The beautiful elf regards Zokon appraisingly almost admiringly. "That was very defiant of you all to not die. And now Aulricmara will have to find another pet in the bog. I should be cross with you--very cross, but I am not. If we were alone you and I would give you a big jagged scar, right there, to remember me by. Maybe next time."

She blows Zokon a kiss and moves back down the pipe and out of sight.

"W-wait, where ya going? I was gonna get the keys from what's-her-face with the bad singing?" Scarlet hollers back.

"Bah, where's she going? Well, that monster didn't hurt her, at least... I wonder what she meant about catching us?" Scarlet shrugs. "Well we felled the beast, right? The sewers should be clear. Let's get out of here."

Serena shakes her head to clear it. "Oh, the creature is dead. But why has the song stopped? Such a beautiful song..."

Oh sorry! I simply thought it was some modified version of Fascinate they used. Ah glad to hear that it worked out anyhow : )

"Good riddance..." Illthir mumbles to herself and clutches her polehammer. The trip to the sewers hadn't been made any better by enchanting aqua elves. Or the tentacly beast. Glad that they were gone - all three of them. What she really didn't want to think about was their exit. Swimming trough this water? Bleh!

Though she was a bit curious about that song. It would be really handy! But that's not for now. She still had that Mite flute to look into too.

"I suppose we have gotten rid of the beast. At least until they find 'another pet in the bog'. But ... I'm not sure if I care if 'Needles' gets snacked on in a week or two." She rubs her poor nose trough her scarf. "We should retrace our steps and check that the way is really clear, just so we can get out of her as soon as possible!"