[PFS/DMK/EMS] The Emerald Spire Superdungeon - Table II

Game Master Kludde

"If you do not want to explore then stay home Redke and just read in your childish chelish book!" Ketill snaps. He is still on edge from all the traps in his place.

Ketill retraces his steps to the hallway they were in before and checks the door for traps.

Perception take 20 = 25. I have marked the door on the map as I am not 100% sure it is a door.

That's a door, indeed

There's no traps on the door, which open to a cold chamber. This large stone chamber contains two clusters of four stone caskets each. In the center of the room, between the two groupings, stands an empty, unlit iron brazier that is covered with soot and smells faintly of past fires. Drapes of dust-covered spider webs cling to the ceiling.

"Oh, what do you think?" Ketill asks Kellan

"Undead, spiders or both?"

"... and a pit ..."

"All of the above, with our luck. Undead spiders who live in pits. Let's take them out."

Kellan moves into the room, using her darkvision to look around. Perception: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (14) - 1 = 13

When Kellan investigates the room and approaches a casket, a chill breeze arises from nowhere with an eerie howl. The room seems to darken, and in the sudden gloom, scores of small spectral eyeballs appear, drifting with the breeze. They peer intensely before fading away.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

A shiver runs down Ilya's spine as she approaches Kellan. "What just happened...?"

Ilya tries to push open the coffin she's next to, curious to see if it contains loot.

Strength: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Redke walks up to Vayu, and says, "You're still not looking to good, do you need this?" and hands Vayu a wand Cure Light Wand

Then, feeling the breeze and hearing the howl, Redke stops and stares into the room before looking at Ketill. "Who did that! I know you're telling me that I need to 'start exploring' but I don't have a death wish."

Ilya approaches a casket and disturbs the lid. In blink of an eye, six skeletons rise up from the graves, and surround Kellan and Ilya. The bony claws bounce harmlessly of Ilya's armour, but Kellan takes some deep cuts from the undead.

Claw, Ilya: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Claw, Ilya: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Claw, Ilya: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Claw, Kellan: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Claw, Kellan: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 191d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Claw, Kellan: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 181d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

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Redke
Kellan
Vayu
Zen'yr
Ilya
Ketill
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Skeletons
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Earlier

"Thank you Redke, I am holding off using those limited resources ... I can still channel energy, just figured I'd do that when it would do the most good ..."

After the skeletons pop up

"This place is crazy!"

Much more comfortable with this encounter Vayu aims and fires at a visible skeleton.

Ranged Touch in melee: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 4 = 5
Damage Bludgeoning and Piercing with up close and deadly: 1d8 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + (3) = 7

Vayu reaches for his holy symbol and starts praying ...

Explosive Bomb, Point Blank Shot, Cover: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 1 - 4 = 12
Splash Damage, 10 ft, DC15 Reflex for half: 1 + 5 + 1 = 7

Ketill lobs a bomb over his friends and the skeletons, placing it expertly where he wants it. Three of the skeletons are caught in the blast.

RFX: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
RFX: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
RFX: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Vayu's shot ricochets harmlessly of the walls of the chamber, but Ketills bomb blows away a skeletons directly, while severly hurting twe more.

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Redke
Kellan
Vayu
Zen'yr
Ilya
Ketill
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Skeleton (3)
Skeleton (3)
Skeleton
Skeleton
Skeleton

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Redke runs up behind Ilya and starts waving his hands around. Casting Defensively to avoid AoO with TK Blast

DC is 17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Redke lets out a small laugh and picks up a pebble and zings it at the nearest skeleton

Attack!: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Bludgeoning Pebbles!: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Kellan steps back 5 feet and attempt to stab at one of the skeletons, knowing that her rapier won't be terribly effective.

rapier: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
crit: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
crit damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Ilya takes Kellan's place while assuming a stance that fits the dragon style, and aims a punch at the same skeleton Kellan aimed for. If that one's already down, Ilya aims for the other wounded skeleton.

Punch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14 Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Redke destroys a skeleton with a well-aimed bludgeoning pebble. Kellan tries a desperate jab with her rapier, but somehow manages to rip through the critical bone that keep a skeleton together, and watches it fall to pieces before her eyes.Ilya is less succesfull, and punches at a skeleton, only to have it dodge her blow.

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Redke
Kellan
Vayu
Zen'yr
Ilya
Ketill
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Skeleton (3)
Skeleton (3)
Skeleton

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move me in front of Vayu please

Zen'yr, frustrated at all the undead again moves up and stand at the skelton nearest Illya with her spear.

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 61d8 ⇒ 4

Zen'yr tries to aid in defeating the skeletons, but the spear is unwieldy against the bony undead. Ilya's armour and agility form a good protection against the undead, and only Zen'yr takes a scratch from the claws of the skeletons.

Claw, Ilya: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Claw, Ilya: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Claw, Ilya: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Claw, Ilya: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Claw, Zen'yr: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Claw, Zen'yr: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 171d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

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Redke
Kellan
Vayu
Zen'yr
Ilya
Ketill
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Skeleton (3)
Skeleton (3)
Skeleton

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Kellan, impressed with herself with that last attack, will try to double-stab one of the last skeletons.

Five-foot step to make some room, then casting arcane mark defensively, giving her a second attack with her rapier.

concentration: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Unfortunately, her spell fizzles.

rapier attack 1: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 4 - 2 = 13
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Redke moves around the sarcophagi, getting a better position, so nothing blocks him and takes aim at the skeleton that managed to get a swipe on Zen'yr.
Hopefully it's the one on the end, because that's the one I'm targetting.

More Bludgeoning Pebbles!: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Damage!: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Ketill steps into the room and strikes at the skeleton next to Zen'yr

Attack, Cover: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 2 - 4 = 5
Slashing Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Kellan tries to repeatthe success of before, but with less result. Redke keeps raining a hail of pebbles on the skeletons, and destroys one right away - much more effective than Ketill nearly impossible strike from behind cover.

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Redke
Kellan
Vayu
Zen'yr
Ilya
Ketill
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Skeleton (3)
Skeleton (3)
Skeleton

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Vayu channels ... attempting to include and damage all the skeletons

Channel DC 9!: 1d6 ⇒ 4

The prayer seems to have force, but his faith is questionable ...

Zen'yr seeing her spear be less than effective decides trying to punch it with her Gauntket may yield better results.

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 201d3 ⇒ 1

Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Zen'yr calls in some divine aid, and the last three skeletons crumble to dust.

Combat over

While searching the caskets, Ilya finds an ornate horn. She puts it to her lips and blows softly, trying to hear what it sounds like without drawing unwanted attention from elsewhere in the dungeon.

The horn makes a low bellowing sounds, like a fog horn. Sure enough, vapours emerges from the horn, forming a thick billowing mist cloud.

"Wow, wasn't expecting that..."

Ilya puts the horn in her bag, then walks out of the room. "You coming? There seems to be nothing else here."

She returns to the room with the webs, and places her ear against the southern door.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

When everyone else has gathered, and Redke's had a moment to disable any traps he may spot, Ilya will open the door.

Vayu mutters something about his god not even noticing his work and follows Ilya, pistol at the ready.

"Ilya, you might want to take some extra time to investigate that door for traps. This place is filled to the brim with traps and I think that a cursory glance exposes us to more danger than we are willing to handle"

Ketill moves to the door and takes his time investigating it for traps

Take 20 for 25 perception

Uhm, yeah. Vayu calls in divine aid, that's what I meant.

Ilya opens the door after a careful inspection by Ketill. With Vayu in tow, she sees an L-shaped corridor. Massive black iron gates bar the corridor, fashioned out of twisted, angular vertical bars that have sharp edges and are about a handspan apart, linked by welded crossbars. The gates have massive hinges set deep into the walls, and a heavy lock inside a welded box secures sliding bars that run into sockets in the floor and ceiling at the center of the corridor. Moreover, a black iron chain with links as thick as a human thumb wraps around the gates where they meet above and below the lockbox. The chain’s ends disappear into holes in the lockbox. Two exits grace the southern wall.

Kellan follows the group into the L-shaped corridor, watching for more traps.

Perception: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

Ketill takes his time walking in, examining everything before he takes a step forward. If he finds no traps he turns to Redke "Can you open this lock?"

Take 20 Perception is getting stale, but Ketill really does not trust this dungeon

Not as stale as walking into traps blindly

Keith carefully prods his way into the hallway, and finds another trap, just like the previous two the party discovered. Luckily for him, he manages to discover it before he falls in.

DC 20 disable device to disarm the trap

With a way too friendly smile, Ilya turns to Redke. "It's your turn again, Redke."

Redke cracks his knuckles, looks at the trap, squints a little bit, and starts drawing in the ground in front of him, while doing this, his tools do the same things that he's drawing on the ground to the trap in front of Ilya

Take 10 on disable device for 23, no reason to rush :D

Reduce casually disables the trap, freeing the way forward.

You really should change your character's name to Reduce after this. LOL

I'm just afraid there's a permanent reduce person spell on my way... wait a minute... reduce person adds +2 to dex & +1 to attack... that would help me... BRING IT!!! :D

With the trap disabled, Ilya wants to move forward. However, she stops in her tracks after just a few steps.

Let's try the positive approach.

Ilya walks back to Redke, and pats him on his shoulder as she addresses him cheerfully: "Well done, Redke!"

She turns around again, and places her ear against the door south of the trap. If Ilya hears nothing, she'll slowly push the door open.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Ilya listens at the door, then tries to open it, only to find it is locked.

"Still have 'dem lock pickin' bones Redke?"

Redke walks up to right before the trap and lets out a huff. "Vayu, the lock pickin' bones were only used to show you not to play with things you don't know about in a dungeon."

Redke sits on the ground and starts playing with the rubble again, his masterwork thieves' tools plying his trade on the door.

Let's pick another lock :P: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

With the door (likely) opened, Ilya enters the new area.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

She takes a hasty look around when inside.

Redke finicks with the lock for a few second, until a click confirms the opening of the door, revealing another room. A few wisps of decayed webbing hang from the walls of this room, but there’s none on the stone ceiling and no sign of spiders in the room. The ceiling is blank save for four 1-foot- wide, round steel medallions, one set into each corner. The floor is equally bare except for a pedestal in the center of the floor made of a single five-foot-square block of stone, about two feet high. On the pedestal sits a metal-framed wooden chest, and to the side of the pedestal rests a shallow hole in the floor housing what looks like a brass door handle set into the stone. A stone tile lying loose nearby is clearly designed to fit over the hole, concealing the handle.

"I don't trust this at all... There's bound to be some kind of trap, or magic..."

Ilya looks over to her magically gifted companions. "I want to go over, but you should check it first."

Vayu calls upon his divine powers and looks over the area detecting magic.

Vayu tries to detect for magical auras, but finds none.

Kellan moves toward the chest and looks it over thoroughly. Taking a 20 on Perception to look over the chest as much as possible before opening it. Take 20 = 19.

Kellan inspects the chest, and finds it is locked, with a crappy padlock (DC 10)