[PFS/DMK/YotS] 7-14 Faithless And Forgotten Trilogy (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

Jalthas creaks and swings at a skeleton, which has long left once the blade glides by.

The skeleton on the upper level swings at Lance, while the other skeleton climb up the ladder to take a swipe at Anaristiel

Longsword, Lance: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Longsword, Anaristiel: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 221d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

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Adrianna
Anaristiel
Jalthas
Mogall
Lance
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Skeleton - Red
Skeleton - Blue (11)
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Lance keeps clubbing away...

Attack 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

...but the strategy isn't working well.

Jalthas slashes again, hoping to be luckier this time.
Mwk Cold Iron Falcata: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 241d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Confirmation: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 81d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Adrianna moves five feet in the blink of an eye, a long step followed by a leaping flurry of kicks and punches aimed at the skeleton.
Flurry 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage 1: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Flurry 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Damage 2: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

SRSLY?!!?

Mogall raise his staff once again sending four magic missiles at the foes starting with the blue one, if it goes down then the rest of the missiles goes for the red one.

staff MM (force) Cl:8 charges 4 of 10: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 51d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 21d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 51d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Anaristiel has a glaive and combat reflexes, so...

Before the skeleton can reach her, Aishe lashes out with her glaive.
AoO (+1 Glaive (2H), Power Attack): 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 7 - 1 = 26
Damage (+1 Glaive (2H), Power Attack): 1d10 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 3 = 12

Critical Confirm (+1 Glaive (2H), Power Attack): 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 - 1 = 18
Critical Damage (+1 Glaive (2H), Power Attack): 2d10 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 10 + 6 = 20

She then steps closer to the skeleton currently targeting Lance, and swings again!

Not an action: 5' step, as indicated on map
Standard action: Attack red skeleton
Attack (+1 Glaive (2H), Power Attack): 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 - 1 = 25
Damage (+1 Glaive (2H), Power Attack): 1d10 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 3 = 9

Lance smashes his club, but only hits the floor, while Jalthas splinters some bones with his cold iron blade. Adrianna kicks and moves, but her moves are too stiff and slow.

Mogall efficiently divides his missiles between the skeletons, bringing one down and hurting another, only to see Anaristiel smash the last one to bits.

Combat over!

The wind is still blowing strongly, scraping sand along the canvas roof, which looks at great risk of collapse.

Climb check to reach it, strength check to reinforce the canvas.

Lance looks at the climb and then at his heavy mail and shield "perhaps one for you Adrianna"

The small Wayang looks at the climb and strength required to reinforce the canvas commenting, "Diffidently not a job for me."

Climb: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Str: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Adrianna attempts to climb up to secure the flapping canvas and keep the entire structure from being destroyed...

Adrianna has a hard climbing up to reach the roof.

Maybe someone else can try (or Adrianna can try again)

"I guess it wouldn't do any good if I tried - the armor weights me down." explains Jalthas, encouraging Adrianna to go for it again.

If that's enough, you should take 10.

How hard is the climb check?

The young monk slips down, but immediately scrambles back up the slope!
Climb: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

The climb looks tricky, but Adrianna still manages to get up. All it takes is a forceful effort to secure the canvas now.

I guess that means you won't keep the great strength roll I made before? Rats!

Str: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Figures...

Adrianna keeps trying, her will to succeed overcoming her self-doubt and losing battle against the sand and wind...

Str: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Mogall motions with his hands trying to remotely influence Adrianna's actions, but to no avail.

Adrianna struggles at first, but then finally manages to securely tighten the canvas, preventing further disaster.

The ladders in the floor descend down into an area 20 feet lower. A cold, dark stone chamber has walls covered in ancient markings that the ages have worn to the point of illegibility. The higher portion holds a dried-up well, a the ladder leading back up, and descending stairs to the north. The lower portion to the south has two ancient buildings and a collapsed passageway. The floor has fallen near the east wall, exposing another chamber below. A robed corpse lies at the bottom of the ladder, with a satchel right next to it.

K(dungeoneering): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Mogall comments "The collapse was recent and might not be an accident."

"Any idea what someone was trying to bury? More undead?"

"Sounds like Thrune mischief to me." echoes the serrated armor, commenting on Mogall's revelation.

the Wayang shrugs his small shoulders "Who knows, maybe they carved there names in the wall too."

"Let's check out the buildings on this level before going lower." Adrianna suggests to the group. She then moves towards the closest opening.

"Do we want to check that corpse?"

Some of the items mentioned in the Chelish reports (Remember the handout?) are here. There are some Taldan clay pots, and the site has uncovered an ancient Taldan home.

If you have history, pottery or archaeology skill to show off, now is the time. Perception works as well.

Perception 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Lance isn't paying too much attention, pots don't fight back.

k(history): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Mogall points out what he sees that is history interest.

Kn(history): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

Adrianna looks around and recalls what she can about the history of this place.

Knowledge (History): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 (+2 if it involves elves)

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Anaristiel, too, searches her mind - and the area - for clues to the significance of what she sees.

Mogall is the only one knowing enough about Taldan history to see that the clay pots seems to be about the right age for what the Chelish claim it to be: part of a lost colony of Taldor established around 1520 AR. The pots could also be explained by long distance trade, but since they are quite unremarkable, that seems unlikely.

You can follow up with an appraise or K(geo) check.

Adrianna confirms that the home is of the right style for the period, but she also notices that the stucco on the wall, while modified to look ancient, has in fact been recently applied.

Adrianna also notices something glistening at the bottom of the well.

"Something at the bottom of the well glistens in the light...take this rope and lower me down there..." she says, tying the rope about her waist and preparing to be lowered into the well. She holds a torch in one hand to illuminate the well as she descends.

appraise: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
K(geo): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Mogall evaluates the value of the objects, letting his companions know what his opinion of the items.

Mogall notices that the clay of these pots is not from the region. It is a bit darker and contains slight dark contaminations that you wouldn't find in this desert region.

Adrianna climbs down the well and find a dagger - a rather ancient one - at the bottom of it. It has a raven-headed pommel.

Adrianna confirms that the home is of the right style for the period, but she also notices that the stucco on the wall, while modified to look ancient, has in fact been recently applied.

"Interesting. So someone is trying to pretend this is all something it isn't. A forgery!"

There is a set of stairs to a lower level...

Just being 100% no more nasties were up here, and wondering at how much of a forgery this place is :p

Lance looks down the stairs "Shall we check the wine cellar?"

DC 15 K(hist): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
"This dagger is Jistkan in origin..." Adrianna calls up the well before climbing back out with the dagger tucked in her belt.

"A forgery indeed, but to what purpose I wonder?" she responds to Lance.

Mogall agrees, "It appears someone went to a lot of trouble to make this site look like lost colony of Taldor, but why and where is the real lost colony?"

Encountering no more monsters at the current level, the party ventures on to the level below.

To the north, a winding stairway descends to the dim chamber below. Four alcoves hold marble statues of grim soldiers from ages past, two on either side of a faintly glowing statue of a regally appointed man who towers in front of the southern wall. Two golden lion statues stand at guard in front of the god. The roof has collapsed at the northwest corner, where a large stone slab lies on the floor below the opening.

"So which statues are a trap, or come to life and try kill us?" Lance jests, a little darkly.

Lance moves to check the slab and the area around it.

Mogall grimaces "I bet they all come to life and try to kill us!".

The small Wayang cast detect magic and scans at a distance to see which statues have magic auras.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24

Adrianna scans the area, looking for traps or other dangers...

Mogall grimaces "I bet they all come to life and try to kill us!".

"All?" Lance laughs heartily "Didn't have you marked as a total cynic!"

Lance waits for any new information and checks the area.

They'll probably come alive to demand that you hand in your weapons.

The statues, despite the adventurer's expectations, remain motionless.

Adrianna notices that the golden lion statues are actually covered in a layer of plaster and a thin sheen of gold.

They'll probably come alive to demand that you hand in your weapons.

Ok THAT was funny :)

Lance looks about, nothing having jumped at him yet he tries being a little less cynical.

K(History): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
K(History): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

Mogall notices "The Lion statues depict hellhounds beneath the plaster."

"Hell hounds? Chelish...!"

Kn(history): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Appraise: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

"The statues bear the likeliness of leaders who served in Taldor’s Third Army of Exploration under General Coren. I wonder if they are also fake beneath the exterior?" Adrianna says.

"The whole thing is faker than a Calistrian vowing chastity"