[PFS][Core] GM Socrates presents Master of the Fallen Fortress (Inactive)

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Zekuli nods agreement with Pietro. “We were told to search the tower, but nothing wrong with going up first.” He follows the others up another flight.

The party makes their way up the stairs to the fourth floor, where they find another door. Unlike the door on the third floor, this door is *not* unlocked, and Caelreth has no issues opening it. As he does, the same nauseating stench rolls out. On the other side, visible by the light of Arisira's dancing lights are three troglodytes, armed and ready for a fight, in a room full of bunks.

Initiative Order
Zekuli <= Up [Fort. Save needed]
Seelah <= Up
Pietro <= Up [Fort. Save needed]
Arisira <= Up (for next round) [Fort. Save needed]
Caelreth <= Up
Hap <= Up [Fort. Save needed]
Troglodytes
Notes: those of you who failed your Fort save last time need to roll a new one

Fort Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

whoops, I forgot to post the DC spoiler, but since y'all have dealt with it before I'll go ahead and tell you--the DC is 11, so Hap is not sickened.

Seelah moves up and swings.

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Fortitude: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

While the smell is just as repulsing as the last time, somehow Arisira is able to keep her stomach contents in her stomach.

She steps into the room and slides behind Seelah, taking a clear shot at the RED lizard

Shortbow, PBS, against flat: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 = 12
Damage, PBS: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Zekuli somehow manages to stomach the smell, and he steps up behind the halfling to target the same troglodyte with Nethys’s gift: a morningstar to the face.

Attack vs red: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

fortitude save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

"A bit slaughtery there for a paladin there aren't you, Seelah!?" Perhaps a drink when this business is all done!" Pietro shouts. "What would your faith's inquisitors say!?"

morningstar v red: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 *WHIFF!*

"Tell them to drop their weapons and I will give them surrender! But they've attacked us before! The inquisitor would understand!"

Hap steps into the room and fires on the green enemy.

Longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Zekuli moves into the room against the wall and swings her morningstar...
Seelah backs him up and swings her blade...
Pietro barges in and swings his morningstar...
Arisira steps in and snaps her bowstring...
...and one by one, their weapons bounce harmlessly off of the Troglodytes's scales.

Hap makes up for their failures with a shot to the shoulder of the green-tinted troglodyte.

BOTTING Caelreth follows suit with the rest of the party by entering the room and swinging ineffectually at the red-tinted troglodyte with his longsword.

The troglodyte with a green shade to its scales responds to Hap by throwing its javelin at him and pinning his shoulder with a javelin. Hap takes 2 damage. It then draws its club and closes the distance.

Meanwhile, the other two troglodytes draw their clubs and swing at Seelah and Pietro. The troglodyte with reddish scales lands a blow on Pietro. Pietro takes 3 damage

Initiative Order
Zekuli <= Up
Seelah <= Up
Pietro <= Up [3dmg]
Arisira <= Up
Caelreth <= Up
Hap <= Up [2dmg]
Troglodytes

I’m not sure why I got moved into the room? I already moved my token and attacked from range last turn, and my next action was going to be to cast a spell, which is problematic if I’m standing next to a troglodyte.

Seelah tries to hit again.

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Cael slashes at the troglodyte with his sword, but the lizard-man is able to parry it easily.

As the rest of the party clambors into the room, Arisira's shooting lanes become smaller and smaller. Instead of pointlessly firing her bow, she instead reaches out with her hand towards the red and green troglodytes. Instantly, a thick coating of oily liquid sprays all over the creatures and the floor- making their footing much more treacherous.

Spell: Grease , Reflex DC 14 or fall prone.

Zekuli, I didn't move your pawn- but my first reading of your post I also assumed that it was a melee attack with a morningstar

Hap holds his longbow in one hand and he punches with his spiked gauntlet at the green enemy.

Spiked Gauntlet: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

"Tell them to drop their weapons and I will give them surrender! But they've attacked us before! The inquisitor would understand!"

"I've probably been attacked by more humans than lizards, but you don't see me rushing to brain every orphan and granny I bump into on the road, do you? That, and alas I do not speak stink lizard, but I shall give it a try. YOU LOT, TAKE A DIVE!!"

morningstar v red: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Sorry Zekuli\Elinnea, your post mentioned attacking with a morningstar and said nothing about throwing it, so I presumed that you meant to move into the room. I have now moved your icon back to where it was before.

Seelah delivers a powerful blow to the blue-tinted Troglodyte, dropping it to the ground. Caelreth, Hap, and Pietro all make ineffectual attacks, while Arisira causes a oily grease to spring up beneath the two remaining troglodytes. One of them is able to stay upright, but the red-shaded one slips and lands on its back.

Initiative Order
Zekuli <= Up
Seelah
Pietro [3dmg]
Arisira
Caelreth
Hap [2dmg]
Troglodytes [red is prone]

I used Hand of the Acolyte again; it just gets tedious to describe it every time with the weapon flying out of his hand and back again, so that's what I meant by "Nethys's gift". But I'll be more specific in the future.

Seeing one of the troglodytes drop unconscious, Zekuli takes courage and steps into the room to go for the one that has slipped to the ground.

Regular ol attack vs red: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

And he misses miserably

"MY FOOT!!"

The troglodytes take a moment to glance nervously at the doors that you are now blocking before each giving a loud shout. The standing troglodyte swings at Pietro, who easily dodges the blow, while the one on the ground attempts to stand up and slips in the grease, falling down again.

Initiative Order
Zekuli <= Up [AoO vs. red]
Seelah <= Up
Pietro <= Up [3dmg]
Arisira <= Up
Caelreth <= Up [AoO vs. red]
Hap <= Up [2dmg]
Troglodytes [red is still prone]

morningstar v red (v prone): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

"OW! MY OTHER FOOT!"

Hap steps away from the green enemy I provoke He moves around to get a clear shot and launches an arrow at the green enemy.

Longbow, Point Blank Shot: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Damage, Point Blank Shot: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Seelah attacks the trog next to her and glances at Pietro.

"Your foot is fine!"

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Zekuli observes the troglodyte trying to get up, and he uses the opening to swing at it again.

AoO vs red: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

He gives Pietro a level stare. "I didn't drop it on your foot this time, so don't say a word."

Attack vs red: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Why is this creature so squirrely?" he asks, as if his own ability to aim weren't the problem here.

In the glimpses of battle she can see between her companions legs, Arisira feels the momentum of the conflict begin to get away from the Pathfinders.

"Buck up guys! Put these lizards in their place- and for goodness sake, watch your toes!"

No move. Inspire Courage (4/7 remaining)

Somehow Pietro ended up on the opposite side of the room sometime between last turn and the turn before. To fix that he moves this turn carefully around troglodye (that he had been next to since the first round) and we can just say that was his action last round this round, since by the map he could not reach his target last round.

"OH! Well that wasn't my foot after all. Heh, heh."

Attack of Opportunity: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Caelreth swings at the prone troglodyte as it rises to its feet, then follows it up with another swing at the other lizard-man.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Hmm, looking at the revision history for the google doc I can't tell who moved you, Pietro\Great Green God, although it does look like someone peeked at the other rooms... Regardless, I put you back where you were. Though I think we're about to find it is a moot point...

Zekuli and Caelreth both swing at the red troglodyte as it tries to stand. Caelreth delivers a terrible cut that stills it as it lays in the grease.

Zekuli then swings his morningstar at the remaining troglodyte, but catches nothing but air each time. Seelah connects her blade to the last trog's arm, giving it a nasty nick. Pietro, like his divine cousin, can't seem to connect his morningstar to anything troglodyte-shaped. Arisira begins to cheer on the party with some inspiring words. Her words seem to do the trick, as the last troglodyte falls to Caelreth's blade with an arrow from Hap for good measure.

Combat Over

After gathering themselves, the party searches the room full of bunks, but finds nothing interesting.

Feel free to do some healing before reading the next portion

Moving on to the leftmost door, Caelreth opens it. Arisira's dancing lights reveal a room covered in mold and fungus. The room is flooded with a few inches of water--probably caused by the cracks in the walls and ceiling. Sitting in one of the puddles is a giant, man-sized frog, which eyes the party and seems to lick its lips for a moment. Without further warning, it hops closer and its tongue leaps out of its mouth at Caelreth! The tongue wraps around Caelreth and yanks him into the room, closer to the frog.

Initiative Order
Giant Frog
Arisira <= Up
Zekuli <= Up
Seelah <= Up
Hap <= Up [2dmg unless healed]
Caelreth <= Up [GRAPPLED]
Pietro <= Up [3dmg unless healed]

Seelah moves in and smacks the amphibian.

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

As they enter the next room, Zekuli hears more sounds of combat starting up and he sighs and thinks, I guess this is how it will be. Before charging in he puts away his morningstar and touches the mark on his neck, whispers a word of obedience to Nethys, and releases a burst of magical energy.

Cast bless, all allies have +1 to attack and saves vs. fear for the next minute.

Without further warning, it hops closer and its tongue leaps out of its mouth at Caelreth! The tongue wraps around Caelreth and yanks him into the room, closer to the frog.

"IMPETUOUS BOY!"

unimproved grapple v Caelreth (str surge, v grappled): 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

"Eww." Pietro moves grab Caelreth about the waist and pull him back, but is put off by the frog's sinewy pink tongue.

Hap moves into the room, draws is bow and fires at the giant frog.

Longbow, Point blank shot, bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 19 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Seelah comes into the room and cuts deep into the frog with her sword. Its eyes roll back in its head in pain. As Zekuli blesses the party's efforts and Pietro tries to pull Caelreth free, Hap delivers an arrow to the frog's eye, killing it. Caelreth is able to work himself free of the tongue after that.

As the party searches the room, Caelreth finds a small jade statue of an angelic being amidst the rubbish under a broken table. It seems pretty valuable.

Making their way through the leftmost door, the party finds another empty ledge where a room once was.

Doubling back to the first room and going through the remaining door, Arisira's dancing lights soon reveal this room is occupied by an armed and angry troglodyte that is much larger than the others--larger even than most adult troglodytes! It stands alone by a brazier of glowing coals. The acrid stench of the smoke from the coals blends with the trog's natural stench to make a truly horrific combination. A few knives, pokers, and other metal implements lie atop a rusty iron box near the brazier.

Initiative Order
Arisira <= Up
Caelreth <= Up
Hap <= Up [2dmg]
Seelah <= Up
Lone troglodyte
Zekuli
Pietro[3dmg]
NOTES: Bless is still active for the party for about 5 more rounds

Hap enters the room, puts his back to a wall and fires at the lone enemy

Longbow, Point Blank Shot, Bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 14 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

As the door opens, Arisira pushes her way through the legs of the "tall folks" and into the doorway proper. She releases an arrow towards the lizard.

Attack, Bless, PBS: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 20 Against Flat
Shortbow, PBS: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Seelah holds back letting the others take the glory.

"Archers go"

delay

FYI, Seelah\Qstor, the archers have all moved in and taken their actions. The troglodyte will go before they go again

1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 1 = 13
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Caelreth moves to engage the troglodyte as well, slashing at the lizardman with his sword.

I meant go as on good job :)

this guy isn't getting anything good out of his dex mod...

not getting to my computer tonight but I don't want y'all to have to wait any longer, so I'll be making an abbreviated mobile post soon

Hap and Caelreth both miss their attacks, but Arisira manages to get an arrow into the trog as Seelah cheers her on.

The trog drops his javelin and bites Caelreth in the shoulder, then swings at him with both clawed hands. Caelreth takes 4 damage

the party is up. Status is same as before but Caelreth has 4 damage

Hap runs around the outside of the room, looking to get a clear shot at the enemy.

Longbow, Point Blank Shot, Bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 19 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Seelah moves up and swings

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Confirm

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

damage: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (5, 2) + 3 = 10

Pietro barrels into the room and shouts: "IS ANYONE MISSING A FOOT!? OH! YOU FOUND A BIG ONE! Best take his legs out from under him boy!"

He shares this bit of guidance with Caelreth.

Arisira settles her feet, and judging by the fight around her, decided that her companions have plenty of inspiration already- opting instead to attempt another shot with her short-bow.

Attack, Bless, PBS, Melee, cover: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 + 1 - 4 - 4 = -1
Damage, PBS: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"I have both of my feet, though I appreciate your concern! she returns, stifling a childish giggle

"OUCH!" bellows Pietro, rubbing his posterior.

Hap and Seelah make short work of what's left of the bigger troglodyte.

On the troglodyte's body the party finds a key. Inside the rusty box, they find a suit of masterwork studded leather armor, a masterwork buckler, a masterwork rapier, a shortbow with 15 arrows, a scroll of cure moderate wounds, a scroll of invisibility, a wayfinder, and a climber’s kit.

After Caelreth opens the door to the next room, Arisira's lights reveal a flinching human in manacles. After a moment he seems to realize you're not troglodytes. "Oh, thank the gods! Please set me free!"