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

Game Master Kludde

Ilya takes half damage from the fireball, sorry about the poor wording earlier.

The Lich seriously is above Caster Level 11. This has me very worried

fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Zen’yr continues to hack and cough as the vapors are slowly choking the life out of her. She takes advantage of the increased speed as she casts Greater Ivisibility on herself and tries to move out of the dangerous fog.

Vayu shields himself from out of the blast...

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24 Oh, just 30 points... just a flesh wound

For kicks Vayu will cast Litany of Weakness SR: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 No save, fatigued for one round if susceptible to fatigue, which he probably isn't

Then he levels his double barrel pistol on the Lich firing a single aimed "dead shot" ...

All damage is rolled into one shot DR applied once. (since it's ONE shot but from TWO barrels... maybe barrel one and barrel two should be separate from the DR??

Barrel 1 - first attack
Ranged Touch Primary Attack + PB - Double Barrel: 1d20 + 17 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 17 + 1 - 4 = 24
damage + pb + cold: 1d8 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 1 + (1) = 14
Barrel 1 - Haste Attack
Ranged Touch Primary Attack + PB - Double Barrel: 1d20 + 17 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 17 + 1 - 4 = 21
damage + pb + cold: 1d8 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 + (3) = 14
Barrel 1 - Second attack
Ranged Touch secondary Attack + PB - Double Barrel: 1d20 + 12 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 12 + 1 - 4 = 29
damage + pb + cold: 1d8 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 + (1) = 11

confirm crit: 1d20 + 12 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 12 + 1 - 4 = 20

damage + pb + cold: 1d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 = 10
damage + pb + cold: 1d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9
damage + pb + cold: 1d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9
damage + pb + cold: 1d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 = 8

Barrel one to apply to one DR
70 (bludgeoning/Piercing) + 5 Cold

Barrel 2 - first attackRanged Touch Primary Attack + PB - Double Barrel: 1d20 + 17 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 17 + 1 - 4 = 25
damage + pb + cold: 1d8 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 + (2) = 12
Barrel 2 - Haste Attack
Ranged Touch Primary Attack + PB - Double Barrel: 1d20 + 17 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 17 + 1 - 4 = 26
damage + pb + cold: 1d8 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 + (1) = 12
Barrel 2 - Second attack
Ranged Touch Secondary Attack + PB - Double Barrel: 1d20 + 12 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 12 + 1 - 4 = 17
damage + pb + cold: 1d8 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 + (6) = 15

Barrel two to apply to one DR
30 (bludgeoning/Piercing) + 9 cold

Ilvan coughs as his lungs burn as he breathes the vapors.
Ilvan's Fort Save, DC 21: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Con Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Hasted, he dashes right up to the wall.
Climb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Swayaah was 20 feet above the ground. Is she still in the cloud? Does she still need a Fort Save?

Fort DC 21: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32 Kellan holds her breath while she moves out of the fog, running toward the balcony and attempting a flying jump. As she runs, she sticks Talon between her teeth so that she has two free hands to climb up.

Jump: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 She is able to jump just a hair above 4 feet into the air, able to grasp the edge of the ledge.

Then she tries to climb up.
Climb: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18 She deftly pulls her self up onto the ledge.

That's all my actions for this round, but I'm up there! :) I think he gets an AOO against me..

DC21 Fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
Con damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3 For 2 damage, total 3 Con damage = -10 max plus current hp

Ketill flies upwards and out of the cloud, until he can see the emperor. When he is at such a place he readies a bomb, waiting to throw it when the emperor shows any signs of casting. Unsure what defenses the man has Ketill will make it a force bomb. He takes care not to include his allies in the blast.

I assume my mutagen is still in play, otherwise subtract 2 from to hit

Readied attack vs touch, mutagen plus precise shot: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 14 + 2 + 1 = 29
Force damage: 5d4 + 13 ⇒ (3, 3, 2, 1, 4) + 13 = 26 he must succeed at a DC23 reflex save or be knocked prone

@Vayu: how does your round break down into actions? I'm seeing a full attack, and a spell being cast - not sure it that is all allowed in one round

Inquisitor Litanies are mostly swift actions. It's why he did it... couldn't hurt.

Swift Action: Litany of Weakness
Full Round Action: Dead Shot - 1 Grit Point cost
No movement

Zen'yr continues to waste away in the toxic cloud, while Ilya hangs onto the ledge. Things are looking bleak, until Vayu emerges from the vapour, blasting chilling fire from both barrels, turning the ribcage of the lich into a tangled mess. Ketill follows up, lobbing a bomb onto the balcony, which blasts the undead to pieces.

Combat over. There's still that army of terra-cotta warrior, but I assume you will just send Ilya in for a round of Zelda pot smasher (link).

"And so ends the reign of the invincible emperor." Swayaah frowns, she wanted to get some hits in. "Are you okay, boy?" Swayaah really isn't happy as Ilvan coughs up more of the noxious vapors.

"Well anyway, I'm just happy you guys woke up." She looks around. "I couldn't wake you up at all, in fact. Usually if I even mention the word food Ilvan's up in my face." On queue, the owlbear perks up and hoots expectantly.

Kellan stabs the lich's corpse with Talon, also frustrated that she didn't contribute to his whupping. "That guy sucked. Let's see if he's got any useful treasure to make up for his suckitude."

Take 20 to search the Lich and the rest of the room, once the vapors subside.

Vayu spider-walks over to the balcony and walks up to the lich. Reaching down he picks up the head of the lich saying, "We're not done yet... we still have an obligation to fulfill. Ketill... any ideas how to get back to the windy world?"

Then, seeing the confused faces, he explains, "When Ketill and I were unconscious we were in... in, some other place. This thing's master made us agree to bring back the lich's head in exchange for a wish... which, sadly we had to use to get back here. That's also what destroyed the last of the mirrors, and presumably when the skellies were removed from the room."

"In any case... this thing was supposedly the lich's master... so, we better bring the head back, as promised."

Swayaah continues to frown. "Ew. So, how do you find this master? We kinda smashed the mirrors."

"Mirrors are just walls now yes? I think maybe we need to go unconscious again..."

"Mirrors are just walls now yes? I think maybe we need to go unconscious again..."

This going to be good

"I can do that, but...do you really want me to?" Swayaah gets her earthbreaker ready.

Vayu, already bloody and singed from the fireball, eyes the earth breaker apressheively, ”Anyone have magical means of sleep? Or maybe know a nice lullaby?”

For those in the abyss room, didn’t the guy tell us that the lich’s phylactry was to be tossed into the abyss. Did he ever say what/where the phylactry was?

healing Vayu, Sway, Kell, Ilya: 4d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 8, 7, 7) + 4 = 342d8 + 2 ⇒ (8, 8) + 2 = 187d8 + 7 ⇒ (1, 4, 7, 2, 2, 1, 5) + 7 = 2910d8 + 10 ⇒ (1, 2, 6, 8, 6, 8, 1, 6, 1, 8) + 10 = 57

23 used

"Vayu, I assume we will meet him again when we sleep tonight. If we don't we can resort to magical sleep or Swayaah's lullaby"

Ketill flies towards the remains of the lich and sees if he still has a heart in his ribcage. "And we needed to bring head and heart"

Zen'yr: no, he wasn't that specific

The lich has a head, but there's only a black, empty void where his heart used to be.

"Thanks, Zen'yr." Swayaah feels a lot better. "That gas was nasty. Let's take a look for anything hidden in here, maybe the almighty emperor kept his weakness around here..."

Swayaah begins searching for anything hidden.

Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34
Disable Device: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
+4 vs traps
Stealth: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16

When Zen'yr wants to heal her, Ilya offers her own wand to do the healing.

@Zen'yr: That saves you 10 charges! :)

Ilya then puts her wand away and helps search the room.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

"Wow, that's a very interesting set of developments. Wait... so you're saying you've been given strong magic by a very likely evil outsider in exchange for a task? You ARE aware how dangerous that can be, no? You should NEVER trust creatures like that."

Kellan is highly disturbed by these developments. Also that's freaking awesome!

Vayu meekly says, "We didn't have much choice. We were stuck in some alternate dimension or something, you guys getting hammered back here I presume. We agonized over that wish... I know that the worst is likely yet to come. And we promised him a damn heart! I don't really want to have to repay a wish!"

Vayu, lifts the skull, looking inside for a heart, or anything else of interest. Then he holds it out, and mimes with the skull and jaw, opening and closing them as he speaks in a whiney voice, "I'd be tender, I'd be gentle, and awful sentimental... if I only had a heaaaart." As a sylph that was always one of his favorite myths.

Perception Skull: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31
Perception scanning room: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24

Kellan: it was freaking awesome and also very disturbing. I can't wait to run this for my group of Emerald Spire dungeon crawlers. I think I will actually split the group in two rooms >-}

"Indeed, we didn't have any choice. We really need to find that heart, I don't want my dreams to be haunted by that voice."

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

Looking doubtful, Kellan starts searching with her allies.
Percep: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Ketill searches for a heart, but the only thing that comes close is the ticking, heart-shaped clockwork device that tried to charm him.

Ketill uses his wayfinder to find out what magics power the clock.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (8) + 20 = 28

Ketill looks at the heart and finds an overwhelming aura of necromancy. Ancient unspeakable necromancy.

"You sure I can't just smash it?" Swayaah hoists her earthbreaker. "Or is this the heart you were looking for? Looks like we have to grab it and give it to... your mystery guest."

"I guess it is the thing we came to find. Let's take it and explore the rest of this dungeon."

Ilya's already at the double doors on the balcony and, once it looks like everyone's ready to move on, kicks them wide open in a non-subtle fashion.

Heh

Ilya kicks in the double doors, and has to rely on her lightning reflexes not to fall into the chasm beyond them. The double doors reveal an open space, seemingly stretching to infinity downward and upward, with a strong howling wind blasting through it. It somehow seems familiar to Ketill and Vayu...

Ilya takes a step back from the chasm. "You mentioned a windy place, didn't you?"

"Uh yeah... that looks familiar... maybe we can just talk to him from here and don't have to go back out there."

Vayu steps forward holding up the head.

Looking down into the pit, and then back at Ketill, "He said to cast them into the winds of his realm... think we should just toss them in. Or should we try to talk to the Big Guy again?"

Ketill takes the clock and without answering Vayu throws it in the chasm "Here is the heart you asked for"

Swayaah and Ilvan continue their breathing hooting exercises to get more of the gas out of their lungs.

Vayu articulates the jaw of the scull again, and the former-lich-head says, "No, no... don't throw me iiiiiiiinnnnnnnnn" as he tosses it in.

"Weeirrrrd. I'm looking forward to getting off this floor and seeing what's on the next..."

"Well, I hear Sutter was involved in the next one, sooo..."

"I'm positive we'll do nothing but swim through rivers of platinum coins and raw steak when we get downstairs." Swayaah grins.

Ilvan salivates at the thought of nothing but steak.

You might be awfully right about the raw steak

The wind picks up as the head and heart descend into the Abyss, culminating in a hot gust of wind that almost throws the party on their back.

The howling subsides, leaving a void of silence.

There's a button in the armrest of the throne, which unlocks a door below the balcony, and a staircase down. There is, however, no telling what may be hiding in the remaining parts of the level.

Up to you - you can descend, or have a peek at what else is around.

"Well. Where to, next?" Swayaah stows her earthbreaker. "I don't know about you guys, but I need to deal with that gas."

Swayaah's pretty much done with this level.

"Here Swayaah, this might help" Ketill says while he hands her a flask lesser restoration

"I have a sleight preference to further investigate this level. I would not like to have to write that we did not fully explore everything to the Venture Captain in Absalom. That might be the difference between getting published in a Pathfinder Chronicle or not."

"Hey, thanks!" Swayaah pops open the flask with one hand, scratches Ilvan's neck with the other, and when he opens his beak, full of bliss, she splashes the potion down his throat.

Con Healing: 1d4 ⇒ 2

He is first surprised, but he soon feels much better. She hands Ketill an empty flask. "Ilvan thanks you."

"I second checking out what else there is before we move on."

Ilya moves to the edge of the balcony and lowers herself back to the lower throne room. She waits in front of the double doors below the balcony and, unless anyone objects, opens them the same way she opens all of the doors within the Spire.

"You know, I do have some lockpicks!" Swayaah calls out as Ilya continues to practice Leg Day on the doors.

The double doors lead to the level down, and there is no known door left. Symmetry dictates, though, that there might be a secret passage behind that southern statue in the large hall.