PFS Gameday V Beyond Azlant Ridge (Inactive)

Game Master TriOmegaZero

yep re-roll please

Fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Chak Chak flurries at the closest snake but misses. die roller hates me

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

The tengu warrior strikes out at his opponent, but the weakness running through his body prevents his blows from landing. The creature shakes its heads, reptilian eyes focusing on its prey once more.

Con Damage to Chak: 1d3 ⇒ 2

21 Spengler

19 Big Snake
15 Chak Chak (Damage: 3, -2 Con, 1 round of poison down)
9 Rogar
8 Vim

Spengler is up. Hopefully Chak Chak can fend off the deadly venom!

Full round action to manifest my ectoplasmic weapon!

Chak Chak manages to shrug off the debilitating venom, as the beast attempts to inflict further damage to both he and Rogar. The hearty warrior avoids a similar affliction this time!

Chak Fort Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Bite on Rogar: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Bite on Chak: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Damage to Rogar: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Rogar Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

21 Spengler

19 Big Snake
15 Chak Chak (Damage: 3, -2 Con, 1 round of poison down)
9 Rogar (Damage: 4)
8 Vim

Party is up again.

Chack's the recipient of Vim's next reassuring pat.

Guidance on Chak. It's all the help against the poison I can give.

"See? That's why I don't like serpents... they bite! So... BITE ON THIS!!! says Rogar slashing again at the giant serpent...

Power attack roll: 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 13 + 1 = 30 -> Damage roll: 2d6 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 11 + 6 = 23

fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Chak Chak attacks the snake again. flurry

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

DAMAGE: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Chak Chak and Rogar finish the serpent in a flurry of attacks. The second head gives one final hiss as it falls.

-Combat Over-

The room is silent with the defeat of the serpents.

...just as Spengler's ectoplasmic sword appears. "I'll keep this out. Seems we'll need it."

Perception to check the room: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Spengler's keen senses detect nothing else amiss in the chamber.

Perception check: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

"Mmmmh... what do we have here?" mutters Rogar while scanning the room

Chak Chak looks around the room as well.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

The room appears empty, save for the items on the shelf. Rogar appears distracted, by what you cannot tell.

Responses will be slow this weekend, TPKon is taking up much of my schedule.

They have a Convention dedicated to Toilet Paper?

It's not living up to its name. My character didn't even die yesterday!

Ok... is there any indication of what Slitherbane is? Given the name I suppose it's some sort of intelligent magic item who hates serpents... is it one of the items on the shelf?

Rogar moves towards the shelf checking on the stuff laying there.

The flail has a heavy spiked ball etched with stylized eagles and sunbursts. The handle has a flared pommel of eagle feathers, with a serpent in the center. The shield appears damaged beyond repair, a heavy impact having rent a hole through the center.

Heavy flail sized for a Medium creature. The shield is useless.

"Well, well weeeeeellll.... what do we have here? Seems like the kind of weapon one might use to cave in some serpent's skulls..." exclaims Rogar showing the flail to the others.

Hopefully nothing bad happens... XD

"Perhaps we should use it to deal with the large serpent in the other room?" Chak Chak looks at Rogar.

As Rogar lifts the flail, he visibly shivers, a wave of weakness running through his body.

Vim eyes the development with interest.

"Marvelous! I guess there's nothing left but opening the sealed doors, then."

Rogar's visage is suddenly distorted by a spasm:"Ohhh... what now? I knew this was too good to be true! At least this time I've not been blinded..." he mutters leaving the weapon's handle.

Once he's done that he adds:"Seems like I'm not a good fit for this flail... maybe someone else could wield it more effectively?"

"Why are you an ill fit? Do you require larger hands? I wondered if your shrunken hand size was an issue when we first met, but I kept the fact to myself."

"The creature taunts me. Should we go?"

Have none of you the fortitude to wield Slitherbane against the crawling abominations? The voice echoes loud in your minds, tinged with frustration.

Rogar is no longer suffering a negative level.

Spengler sighs. "I will wield this flail if no one else will. Though it is not my usual weapon."

"I'm no good with complex weapons either, but if it must be me, then I shall wield it with clumsy, yet righteous glory!"

"We of Tien aren't used to such weapons I'll stick with my temple sword"

"Well if we are done here then we should go meet mister evil giant snake and skin it for good... by the way everything I touched inside here had good or more often bad properties... How was the water in that fountain for example? Any... unforseen consequences?" asks Rogar while moving out of the room

Is anyone actually taking up Slitherbane? Doing anything else? You think you have some time still before the monolith breaks down the door.

I will take it.

As Spengler lifts the weapon, he feels the same weakness flow through his body. Telepathic grumbling can be heard.

As long as Spengler holds the weapon, he will be under a temporary negative level.

Vim follows Rogar.

"So... The mysterious doors, then?"

Is anyone actually taking up Slitherbane? Doing anything else? You think you have some time still before the monolith breaks down the door.

What else can we do? Seems to me we explored everything. There are some unexplained points of interest like the fountain but unless we can use the sphere to save the other pathfinders (and from your answer I think we can't). Otherwise the next thing to do is trying to save the day I think

Spengler holds the weapon, staring at it. "This flail is laboring under the impression that it has a personality. As someone who has never had such a thing, I do not accept that it has one either. Flail! Cease your pointless telepathic grumbles or I will give you back to the fighter who is actually trained to use such weapons (instead of myself, who is hampered by a lack of proficiency in such weapons as well as a sudden weakness of spirit when I hold you.) In fact, Rogar, cease YOUR grumbling and take this accursed flail and use it! You are by far the most suitable wielder to what is probably a very useful part of this adventure."

Spengler hands the grumbling flail back to Rogar and resummons his own ectoplasmic weapon.

The party will quickly find out that the only one who does not feel weakened holding Slitherbane is Chak Chak. Identifying the weapons properties may grant more insight. The Pathfinders can revisit anything they wish to, or can head back to the monolith's door.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22 Spengler examines the grumbling relic.

Spengler is unable to quite determine what Slitherbane is capable of.

"We could aslo try to determine what to do with the disk... maybe there's more of them hanging around?" asks Rogar doing his best to change the subject and avoid having to pick up the sentient flail.

"Good idea...let's look for more of the disks..as for the weapon. If we need to use it. I'll try my best"

"Before we venture to far ahead..."

Vim examines the flail for a short while before being struck by a flash of insight.

Using my last focused trance for today.

Detect Magic + Spellcraft: 1d20 + 12 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 12 + 20 = 49

Vim identifies the auras of Slitherbane as being both bane against monstrous humanoids, such as the serpentfolk the Ghol-Gan empire fought against, as well as against chaotic aligned creatures. Normally, only similarly aligned creatures would be debilitated, but as an intelligent item only creatures matching Slitherbane's ordered nature can do so. You also realize it has the capability to command creatures to escape bonds and remove the poison from its wielders body.

+1 axiomatic monstrous humanoid bane heavy flail, with the bonus of liberating command and neutralize poison. It is LN, so only Lawful characters can avoid the negative level.

Chak Chak grabs the flail.

I hope it is useful versus the creature. Let's find the other tablets

By the party's estimates, they have perhaps ten minutes before containment breach. Where do they search?