PFS by PbP scenario TBD (Inactive)

Game Master Brayden Green

flank damage isn't multiplied on a crit, so only the first flank damage would count - but hopefully you crit and did like 12, or 18 points if you count as flanking with Amnur!

@Shilyn: The Acrobatics isn't high enough and you'll be provoking an Attack of Opportunity from the thing!

??1 AoO bite @ Shilyn: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Luckily, the dwarf's stout form is enough to keep the thing pinned down and its green-glistening fangs miss you before you slam your mace right through the bulk of the mushroom cap.

It is indeed a flanking critical hit for 18 damage against the bug!

One of Orion's arrows strikes the beast, but the same armored springboard blocks the warrior from making a decisive arrow.

Botting Mylv
Mylvwara Knowledge: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Mylv tells everyone they're called Fungal Crawlers; they're bugs with a fungal host and thus have plant qualities.

Round 2 starting! Gimme a Stabilization check and finish this thing Amnur :)

stabilize, dammit: 1d20 + 2 - 5 ⇒ (20) + 2 - 5 = 17

Yay! stable at -5... wow... kinda a waste of a 20, but I'm glad I'm stable.

Orion does the same. But way more awesome.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 damage if hit 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20 damage if hit 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Not that much better Orion :P I'm posting the Crawler's attack, if Flori or Amnur can finish it off first, then the attack doesn't occur![/ooc]

Severely injured and frantic, the bug turns around and goes all out against the woman that nearly slew it.

Fungal Crawler Bite @ Shilyn: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Fungal Crawler Claw @ Shilyn: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Damage on hit: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Fungal Crawler Claw @ Shilyn: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Damage on hit: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Luckily, only 1 claw manages to land as the haggard beast flails wildly.

Amnur takes advantage of it's distraction, seeking to finish the bug off before it hurts anyone else. He hacks at the exposed flank with gusto.

Attack (Flank) & Damage: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 2 = 261d10 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Orion does the same thing, if it gets back to him. Extreme Awesomeness to the max!

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 if hit damage 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 if hit damage 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

I think that my "awesome" attack meter is busted. I'm all on empty.

@Amnur, that's more than enough to finish off the beast... but can Flori go for ANOTHER kill steal?

THank you, Flori!

It's the +1 damage! *wink*

*Looks at Flori expectantly and crossly, eyebrows raised as if to ask "Well!!??"*

Flori smiles fondly at the dwarf, then focuses and fires again.

ditto: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

dmg: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Sorry Flori! 1 damage off :P And you too Orion although admittedly if Amnur failed your arrow would have done the trick, too.

Flori's acid assault severely weakens the already crippled fungal crawler.. but NOT enough to slay it. Of course the angry dwarf's axe is more than enough to slay the beast.

The room is now quiet after the short-lived battle.

And how are you going to get Varian into positives? :)

Flori rushes to Varian's side, worried for her brave hero.

I can't help him! Someone?

Amnur heaves a grunt as the last insect falls, letting his arms fall to his sides and looking down at the Oracle at his feet with concern, "I can't call on Torag anymore today, I spent those blessings on the shadowy thing. Varian's not bleeding much, I don't think he's dead. Don't we have a healy stick somewhere, or some potions maybe? If we don't we'll need to lug him back to the surface for healing."

Take 10 on heal check for 14. I honestly don't recall what healing stuff, if anything, we have for Varian.

Either a healing potion or a UMD to use a healing wand :) Actually, Flori, you're the only one here who has UMD ranks! To use the wand, make a DC 20 UMD check; if you fail, then you gotta try again. If you pass, then heal 1d8+1 HP. You can keep on doing that but if you roll a Nat 1 on the UMD check and fail, then you cannot use that wand for 24 hours. Luckily, both Varian and Orion have wands of cure light wounds.

Flori knows Varian has a wand. She finds it and tries to use it on him.

UMD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Nope.

Somebody?

She tries again.

UMD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

An orison? Anything?

I'll do the next few rolls, adding some as necessary. In my home games, I usually give it the 5 times rule; where if you don't succeed or roll a Nat 1 after 5 times, the 6th you automatically pass. Usually saves time.

Flori UMD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Flori UMD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Flori UMD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Healing finally!: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

And gotta do this again.
Flori UMD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
And even faster results now that you know what you're doing!
More healing!: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

After several shakes, Flori finally gets Varian's wand to kick up a couple of times, bring the aasimar back to consciousness.

Varian you're at 3 HP. Woo! You may now you use own wand to top you or anyone else up as necessary.

Sorry on my phone. Will be home to make rolls later.

Watching everyone crowd around Varian's prone form, Shilyn walks over to the two dead bug things and checks their corpses for anything of use and to make sure they're really dead.

@Shilyn: Technically, one bug is alive but unconscious. The other was slain by Amnur.

Finding one of the bugs still breathing, albeit barely, Shilyn feels no remorse as she brings her mace down on it's head rather forcefully.

And with a satisfying splat, the party are the only ones alive in the room.

Orion's "healy stick thingy" is always available for this type of thing. If you are a magic user you can just assume that I hold it out for you, in case I don't log in before it is needed.

Once conscious, Varian sits up, shaking his head. "Ow... that hurt."

Then he uses the wand on himself.

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

and a second time,
clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

which brings him to almost fully healed. Once he is feeling better, he turns to the others.

"Does anyone else need healing while I can?"

Once Varian is okay, I begin making a fascinated study of the strange beetles.

@Mylvwara: Now that you get a closer look, you can definitely see that some luck was involved with this combat. Their legs are incredibly powerful, capable of staggering leaps as was noted upon Amnur and Varian. Inspecting the jaw, you realize that their mandibles secret some sort of mucus-like venom that would have been crippling had anyone been succumbed to its effects. The other odd thing is that outside of the legs and mouth, much of its internal systems appear more plant-like.
i.e., thank goodness no one got bit by the thing :) Well, anyone except for Amnur anyway. He can take it :P

"We've been lucky here, very lucky." I raise an eyebrow and give the group a serious look.

"We were lucky the shadow couldn't quite touch us and lucky the wight didn't take any of us to the grave with it."

I shake my head and give Amnur a long look, "Nobody stays lucky forever. Even Durvin Gest was unlucky sometimes."

"Explore, Report, Cooperate. If Shi hears strange sounds and I detect a magical aura then we don't need to stroll into the room like it's a tavern in Absalom. I like you all and you're good at what you do so..." I sigh, "I really hate the chronicles where half the Agents die, that's all."

As a minor reminder, there's still the magical aura within the statue :)

Amnur shrugs with a wide grin when Mylvie mentions their luck running out, "Meh, it'll keep." he says with his own dwarven overblown sense of invulnerability.

Shilyn spends a moment looking at the gems housed within the statue. "Well, luck may run out, but not today," she says with a grin as she points to the gems. "Of course, I'm not too enthused about the battle marks on this thing. Perhaps we should leave this one well enough alone."

I look over the statue, "It is enchanted; I'll examine it again."

casting detect magic

spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

@Mylvwara: You're detection of the statute notes that there is a single magical aura, but it's not the statute itself, but within the statue.

Amnur gives those with wands a plaintive look after the insect injury twinges painfully, "Anyone give me a couple shakes from the healy stick? It's starting to itch."

19/27 hp at the moment.

With a very innocent lok, Shilyn turns to the dwarf and says, "Well, having watched you use one before, I'm all for beating you around the head with one. Looks like fun." She tries valiantly to keep a straight face and fails miserably, letting out a soft giggle.

Orion holds his heal stick out.

I still don't know how to use this thing yet...

"Varian can do it. When Amnur is healed we should examine the statue: the magical aura is concealed within."

I nod at Shi, "Be careful."

Varian takes out his cure light wand and touches Amnur with it, invoking its power.

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

"Is that enough or do you want me to do it again?"

Amnur twists at the torso, paying attention to the pain as he moves, finally stating, "That should do me, thanks." and moves closer to the magical statue. "Can I smash this one then?" he says, hefting his weapon hopefully.

"I've got a bad feeling about this.." Shilyn mutters watching Amnur.

hey, someone had to do the obligatory Princes Leah line :)

I'll need a Strength Check when you're ready to Smash! Amnur :)

Str: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Amnur concentrates and then grits his teeth as he does his best to crack open the statue.

With a mighty wallop, Amnur smashes the statue; the top half falls off with a small sword and a pouch landing nearby.

Varian gives Amnur a grin. "Sometimes the application of a little strength and a solid whack are all that's needed, eh?" He lifts the pouch on the tip of a dagger and passes it to Shi to examine, leaving the sword to Amnur to investigate.

Taking the offered pouch, Shilyn can't help but raise her eyebrow at Amnur. "Well, for once nothing came out to kill us.. yet anyways," she says with a laugh.

Opening the pouch, she peers inside to see what kind of shinies it may contain. With an absent-minded gesture in the general direction of the statue's head, she quips, "Someone want to grab those eye gems?"

The rubies in the statue's head won't take much to pry out; Amnur's sundering loosened them up quite well. Along with that, the small sack Shilyn inspects also bears a trio of rubies.

Amnur picks up the sword curiously, sniffing it and then turning it this way and that in the light, examining it for quality, "Someone say that statue was magic? What about this stuff? Myvlie?"

To save some time, the sword is sized for a small sized creature, make out of black steel. Assuming Mylv takes 10, she can tell you it's a +1 Small short sword made out of cold iron.

Amnur whistles appreciatively as Mylvie extols the swords virtues, "Not bad at all! Who wants this letter opener?" and hands it off to someone better suited.

That business done he takes a look around, "Shall we continue?" and follows after Shi when she's ready to lead off again, feeling better with coin in their pockets and a few dead monsters in their wake.

"Well, this is fascinating. Why would a sword be embedded in a statue like that?"

I make further notes.

@Mylv: Can you give me a Knowledge History?