PFS Gameday 3 - DM Rah's Thornkeep (II) - "Part 3 - The Enigma Vaults" (Inactive)

Game Master Kobash

Thorgrim stands up, after receiving the healing from The Amazing Ali. Your aid is appreciated, Master Ansari.

He moves to the east 5' and prepares an attack for if the woman steps closer to him.

Oloch lets out a tired laugh as he brings down his tiefling. He immediately makes a move towards the woman, responding to her taunting with a threat of his own, "Better re-think that, missy. Your Black Goat will fall under Gorum's blade!"

Intimidate: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Not so scary.

Ali heals Thorgrim again:

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Kawrock steps back and attempts to throw a hand full of fire in the woman's face.

Fire bolt ranged touch: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 1 = 15

Damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5

Barley stands fast.

Rufus fires another arrow at the women but his aim is off.

Attk: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Attk: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

1d3 ⇒ 3

Ali continues to heal Thorgrim as he gets up and prepares to rejoin the battle.

Oloch steps forward with threatening words, but the woman seems unimpressed and casually dodges an arrow fired by Rufus as she steps forward toward the warpriest.

"Your god is nothing to the Goat."

She stabs with her daggers, but only manages to give Oloch a small cut.

Punching Dagger on Oloch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Punching Dagger on Oloch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Crit Confirm on Oloch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 nope

INITIATIVE - ALL PCs are UP!
Ali <=UP
Oloch <=UP
Rufus <=UP
Barley <=UP
Kawrock <=UP
Thorgrim <=UP
Woman

Ali switches out wands and shoots a magic missile at the foe!

force: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Oloch laughs at the woman's punching dagger, "HA - that looks like a child's toy!" He brings his greatsword up and around in a powerful arch.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

But he again swings wide.

Thorgrim steps forward and attacks with his Piston Maul, intent to bring down the oddly-haired woman for her transgressions.

Piston Maul: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 1 = 27
Damage: 1d10 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 3 = 17

Piston Maul Confirmation: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 1 = 13
Damage: 1d10 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 3 = 8

After his Piston Maul slams into her, he flexes his muscles. Give up now or your head will be crushed under the point of my hammer.

Intimidate - Demoralize: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Intimidate as a Move Action - Fearsome Ability
The DC of this check is equal to 10 + the target’s Hit Dice + the target’s Wisdom modifier.

Barley readies to block the woman if she runs.

Ali injures the woman with a magic missiles, but Oloch's swing goes wide. Very wide.

Barley stands around, preparing to give chase, but the woman seems unconcerned with her own safety.

Thorgrim rejoins the fight with a powerful blow from his maul that smashes the woman into the ground. He only realizes after calling for her surrender that she can no longer do that do to extreme unconsciousness.

COMBAT OVER

"What a grand opening!" Ali announces. "Let's get healed up quickly and look around!"

If you have wands, Ali will heal you. If you don't have your own, let me know how many charges you need and Ali will use his on you. Either way, roll your own to keep things moving.

While Thorgrim shouts at the unconscious woman Kawrock pulls out a wand. "I do not think she is capable of hearing you now Thorgrim." Humans have such strange practices. He uses his wand to heal his wounds.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Thorgrim is satisfied with his maul's performance. You have done well. There will be many more doors for you to sunder today...

He gives his wand to Master Ansari for healing.

CLW: 4d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 8, 5, 5) + 4 = 29

I am appreciative, Master Ansari. Shall we break down the next door in our travels? Thorgrim asks respectfully.

"Fantastic! I like your enthusiasm, Thorgrim! Have at it!"

Oloch removes his own wand and heals himself.

2 CLW: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 2, 7) + 3 = 15

"I do not understand how I could miss so much. Gorum must not be pleased. I must be more aggressive with our foes."

With the immediate area seemingly safe, the party is able to look around this grand vaulted chamber. Of particular interest in the room are the various displays. Each has a carved description of the contents within.

This hall has a few objects of interest. Also, should I assume you search the tieflings and woman, or are you just moving on?

Gorum will be satisfied with the destruction of the next door! Rovagug will be pleased as well! The Breaker of Barriers! Thorgrim states to Oloch as he moves to the next door. Does this door satisfy, Master Ansari?

1-Left/2-North/3-Right: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Ali detects magic in the room with the tieflings and all future rooms we search. He will check over their bodies for anything useful but leave anything combat-oriented to his bulkier companions.

A search of the tieflings and the woman finds the following: 4 suits of studded leahter, 4 short swords, 4 light crossbows, 65 crossbow bolts, a masterwork chain shirt, masterwork hand crossbow with 9 bolts, 2 masterwork punching daggers, everburning torch, mwk thieves’ tools.

Of particular interest are an old map and some notes found on the woman.

The map is old and faded, but contains a rough drawing of Thornkeep, and with a telltale X marks a spot along a riverbank a short distance north of town.

The notes reveal that the woman is indeed the tomb robber Iklavni. She recorded her thoughts about the treasure she and her allies might find in the Enigma Vaults (though doesn't list any actually found), and seems to indicate her actions here under Thornkeep are not part of a greater plot by Daggermark to move against the town.

The notes also refer to the map and its origon. Many years ago an enterprising team of tomb robbers utilizing earth elementals dug a winding tunnel from a dry creek north of Thornkeep to the Enigma Vaults. These tomb robbers didn’t delve far, but they made a map of their route. How the map came to be in Iklavni's possession isn't mentioned.

With the immediate area seemingly safe, the party is able to look around this grand vaulted chamber. Of particular interest in the room are the various displays. Each has a carved description of the contents within. (See map for letter designations)

a. “Talon of Borvadagen”: This strange, spiked gauntlet is made of weirdly flexible red wood studded with what appear to be shark teeth made of glass. (magical)

b. “Mithral Rifle”: A damaged firearm made of mithral with four barrels sits on display
here. Images of antlike humanoids wielding firearms are carved into the stock. (magical)

c. “Bloodstones of Gultariix”: This is a collection of what look like solidified droplets and splatters of blood, 11 in all, arranged on a wooden rack.

d. “Alien Fungoid Equipment”: This display is empty.

e. “Dragonkin Saddle”: This strangely shaped saddle. (though not magical, something in it radiates magic)

f. “Thystian Cat”: This is a strange skeleton of a 12-footlong, feline-like creature with eight legs and a long snout. The bones are partially translucent.

g. “Deactivated Alien Construct”: The huge mechanical object heaped on this platform is a blasted and destroyed robot similar to those that dwell in the nation of Numeria.

h. “Dominion of the Black Pod”: This 12-foot-tall pod of strange leathery material covered with sharp, spiny scales.

i. “The Hungry Eyes of Melos”: An 8-foot-tall, frosty glass jar sits here. The jar is filled with brine, and swimming within are hundreds of strangely colored eyeballs that trail wriggling, finned tendrils. The eyes themselves open like tiny fanged maws, scratching their teeth against the glass when anyone approaches.

j. “The Banes of Barad-Shull”: This L-shaped glass case contains three items: a spear crafted from the leg of an immense insect, a bag that looks like a freshly excised stomach, and a tan cloth bag. (all three are magical)

Rufus checks the itens found by the group.

Spellcraft DC 20: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Spellcraft DC 12: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Spellcraft DC 25: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Perc: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Spellcraft DC 13: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Spellcraft DC 20: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Spellcraft DC 19: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Spellcraft DC 19: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Some of these stuff I know nothing about but that is a bag of holding, that shortspear has a magic enchantment (+2) on it and the musket also has magic (+1) but its broken.

Only rolling the first two Spellcrafts, and then on the cloth bag that Rufus missed, as the others are impossible for me.

Spellcraft Gauntlet: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Spellcraft Rifle: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Spellcraft Cloth Bag: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

"The small man failed to mention the gauntlet. Though, it is too unwieldy for me to wear."

Ali takes out a wand of identify and casts it several times, focusing on each item that has been gathered.

"Ah! A bag of tricks! Fantastic! I will take that one. The rest you lot can fight over."

Marking off 7 charges from the wand. Ali IDs all of it, so go ahead and take what you want from the pile.

Thorgrim disdainfully looks at the loot. I need nothing from this pile.

Can't make the Perception DC for whatever is there.

Once the party is ready, Thorgrim will bash down the door!

Before anyone picks anything up Kawrock shouts. "Wait! We were told not to touch anything!"

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Ali is pretty confidant in his identifications, so much that he realizes the last three items have hidden qualities and are, in truth, cursed.

The spear is a backbiter, the stomach bag is a bag of devouring, and though the tan bag is indeed a bag of tricks, anything summoned by it is uncontrolled and will attack the nearest creature.

Are any objects taken?

Lol, nope! Good thing I invested in that wand of identify! Learned that trick from my RoW group; after they encountered one cursed item they burned a charge of identify on every magical item they encountered. Not a bad idea.

Ali stops everyone from touching the cursed items. "Maybe the advice not to touch anything was actually made in good faith...."

Barley doesnt take anything.

Deciding to leave the items in the displays alone for the time being, the group moves on, following Thorgrim to a door in the west wall. The Bold Strider swiftly defeats it and discovers three more of his favored enemies arrayed at the end of a 20 foot passage beyond.

Map Updated.

Huzzah! A great day for the Breaker of Barriers! Thorgrim moves into the room. Which door, Master Ansari?

"None better than the first! Have at it, Bold Strider!"

Left-1; Right-2: 1d2 ⇒ 1

Immediately, Master Ansari. Thorgrim moves up to the left door and bashes through it!

The door was slightly open already as Thorgrim applies his maul, sending it slamming into a wall and rattling on its hinges. Inside is a small chamber with an upraised dais in an alcove to the south holds a four-foot-diameter geode that’s been cracked into two halves. The inside of the geode glitters with strange green crystals. A mound of green crystalline fragments and twisted strips of flaking green metal lies to the west where.

Three strange creatures are rising from the ground. They appear like hairless blue lions with long twin tentacular tails and dozens more small tentacles twitching where a mane should be. The bear black teeth and move to attack.

INITIATIVE
Rufus ⇒UP
Ali ⇒UP
Blue Lions
Kawrock
Oloch
Thorgrim
Barley

Ali spreads his arms wide. "And now it is time for a SPECTACLE!"

toppling magic missile

force damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
trip: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

force damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
trip: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

force damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
trip: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

K.Planes: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Rufus draws one of his wands and casts bless on the party.

Ali's grand magic sends two of the creatures tumbling to the ground, but they quickly scramble back to their feet and lunge at Thorgrim in the door, tearing into him with their long teeth and flailing about with tentacles.

Bite at Thorgrim (flat-footed): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 *And a Fortitude save vs Disease
Tentacle at Thorgrim (flat-footed): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (9) - 1 = 8 miss
Tentacle at Thorgrim (flat-footed): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (12) - 1 = 11 miss

Bite at Thorgrim (flat-footed - cover): 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 - 4 = 13 miss
Bite at Thorgrim (flat-footed - cover): 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 - 4 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 *And a Fortitude save vs Disease

INITIATIVE - All Pcs are up!
Effects: bless
Kawrock ⇒UP
Oloch ⇒UP
Thorgrim ⇒UP
Barley ⇒UP
Rufus ⇒UP
Ali ⇒UP
Blue Lions

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Thorgrim gets bitten twice by these infernal beasts after The Amazing Ali's display of magical prowess. Brilliant magework, Master Ansari. I shall end this beast's life posthaste.

He swings his piston maul in a large overhead arc, aimed at the beast's head in front of him.

Piston Maul - Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 1 = 20
Damage: 1d10 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 3 = 12

traffic jam!

Summoning some hidden strength in his robust legs, Barley performs some sort of wall running maneuver over his teammates and the creatures, "Coming through!", then tries to run one through.

Acro AoO, Unorthodox Strategy, Mobility: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 4 = 31
Acro AoO Unorthodox Strategy, Mobility: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 4 = 32
Acro AoO Unorthodox Strategy, Mobility: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 4 = 33

+1 katana, flank : 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 26 >>damage,sneak: 1d8 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (2, 3) = 11
threat: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 19 >>damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Kawrock pulls out his wand and touches it to one of Thorgrim's wounds.

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Ali pulls out his wand and shoots a missile at one of the beasts!

force: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"What? I cannot reach the enemy! Thorgrim, I bless you as a temporary servant of Gorum. Destroy these things."

Oloch reaches forward and briefly grasps Thorgrim on the shoulder, bestowing a war mind blessing upon the hammer-wielding man.

War Mind: For one minute, Thorgrim can choose at the start of his turn to gain +10 feet to base land speed, +1 dodge bonus to AC, +1 insight bonus to attack rolls, or +1 luck bonus to saving throws. The choice lasts for one round.

Kawrock heals some of Thorgrim's wounds and Oloch gives him a blessing.

Thorgrim slams one of the lions with his maul, injuring it badly. Then a white blur hurtles overhead and Barley lands nimbly behind the creature and decapitates it.

Ali injures a second lion with a not-quite-amazing magic missile, but in the chaos of this close quarters battle it's hard to be appreciative of art anyway.

Rufus is up! (he can fire from the corner, but the penalties are pretty stiff at the moment -4 for soft cover and another -4 for hard cover)

With a silent prayer to Milani Rufus tries his shot knowing the odds were against him.

Attk: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 - 4 - 4 = 19
Dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Despite less than optimal conditions, Rufus' arrow flies past his allies and injures one of the other lions.

Acting as a sort of pack, the two remaining creatures gang up on Barley.

Bite at Barley (flanking): 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 = 22 hit
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 *And a Fortitude save vs Disease
Tentacle at Barley (flanking): 1d20 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (10) - 1 + 2 = 11 miss
Tentacle at Barley (flanking): 1d20 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) - 1 + 2 = 13 miss

Bite at Barley (flanking): 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 = 7 miss
Tentacle at Barley (flanking): 1d20 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) - 1 + 2 = 8 miss
Tentacle at Barley (flanking): 1d20 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) - 1 + 2 = 13 miss

INITIATIVE - All Pcs are up!
Effects: bless
Kawrock ⇒UP
Oloch ⇒UP
Thorgrim ⇒UP
Barley ⇒UP
Rufus ⇒UP
Ali ⇒UP
Blue Lions

The Ulfen man thanks his compatriot. I am grateful for your assistance, Master Rock. Your magic shall empower another earth-shattering blow.

Thorgrim moves in and attacks the beast that was struck by the arrow.

Piston Maul: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 - 1 = 13
Damage: 1d10 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 3 = 12

Ali aids his allies with another (spectacular) missile!

force: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Oloch muscles his way into the small chamber and situates himself next to Thorgrim. (Drawing an AoO from each of the creatures)

He swings his greatsword at the blue lion on the eastern side of the room.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 1 = 21
Damage: 2d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 7 + 3 = 15

Barley leaps onto the dais and slices at the creature to his left.

katana, high ground: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 = 7 >>damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Thorgrim tries to smash one off the lions, but his maul misses, taking a chunk out of the floor instead. Oloch's weapon strikes true, and takes it down. Barley takes another mighty swing and runs one through, but in his haste doesn't realize he was attacking one already dead.

Ali's amazing magic missile blasts the last remaining lion, but does not defeat it.

Kawrock and Rufus are up!