[PFS] Master of the Fallen Fortress - OP Romp [RD] (Inactive)

Game Master Andrew Harasty

Fortitude: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

"Ghn," Savaro says as the spider bites into him. He drops the spear and tries to deliver a punch to the creature.

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
DMG (bludgeoning): 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Naruhito shoots from sling and loads it again.

to hit: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Shifting to the side, Marcello releases another blade; it misses badly again.

Gods! Maybe if you had spent a bit more time staying in shape, and a bit less time carousing...

Free Action: 5-foot step for a better angle
Standard Action: Ranged attack with dagger
Swift Action: Draw another dagger from spring-loaded wrist sheath

Attack (+1 for PBS): 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11
Damage (+1 for PBS): 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

Lesya continues to concentrate on flinging the plentiful debris at the spider.

Telekinetic Projectile, Melee: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 2 - 4 = 2
B: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Power: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Kossar breaks out of the webs with relative ease and stomps towards the spider readying his weapon to get a final blow.

Savaro succumbs a bite to the poison and take 1d2 ⇒ 2 Strength Damage.

Although minor it puts him off an he is unable to hit the spider.

Naruhito is able to solidly crack the carapace, but not enough to finish.

Both Lesya's and Marcello's throws go wide.

Kossar is able easily break out of the entanglement and close on the spider.

Sensing a fresh target, it sucttles along the wall toward Marcello and bites at him.

Atk, Spider Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

But it is unable to get close enough to the knife thrower

Everyone is up again.

Dodging out of the way of the spider's bite, Marcello takes a quick hop-step backwards before tossing another knife.

Free Action: 5-foot step backwards
Standard Action: Ranged attack with dagger

Attack (+1 for PBS): 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 1 = 23
Damage (+1 for PBS): 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

With his quick hop, Marcello throws his dagger at the spider. Impaling it and having it stick in the wall's masonry.

Spider dead. Savaro make three more Fort Saves, though the first success will stop the poison.

A quick survey turns up a small cocoon hanging in the webs, holding the remains of an unfortunate dog that fell into the spider’s clutches. The desiccated carcass is still wearing its leather collar, which is studded with lapis lazuli stones and has a silver tag reading “Kita.”

Naruhito looks around hoping to find something else worthwhile.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

"Guys are you OK? Can we move on?"

Savaro lurches as the poison takes its toll.

"Irori would not give up this easily. We must press on."

He takes his spear up and moves to the stairwell, looking slightly paler than before. "Naruhito or Kossar, you should go up first."

"I will go first!" and Naruhito starts moving up.

Stealth: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

His steps were heard by the whole country.

Marcello collects each of his daggers, wiping them clean as well as possible. Re-sheathing them, he follows after Naruhito.

Lesya follows along, staying within the radius of the enchanted light.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Kossar gives the room a quick once over and upon not finding any rare and expensive artifacts he continues round the base of the tower. He reaches the door just after Naruhito and readies his weapon to stab over the small samurai.

The poison courses through Savaros veins a little longer:

Str Damage: 1d2 ⇒ 2
Str Damage: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Ok don't want you down 6 Str for most of this...

GM shirt reroll: Fort Save: 1d20 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 3 = 17

However the fates allow him to not take an more damage [ooc]Still at 2 STR damage[/occ]

EVenturing into the tower’s west wing, you find it mostly choked with rubble, but a door in the eastern wall is still accessible. The door leads to a stone spiral staircase that runs through the center of the tower. Unfortunately, the stairway is also blocked with fallen rubble. To explore the tower’s upper levels, you will have to go back outside and attempt to climb the tower’s exterior walls at least to the next floor.

The staircase used to lead down to underground tunnels, but this exit collapsed from the aftershocks, sealing the tunnels.

Naruhito goes back outside and uses rope and grappling hook. Throws the grappling hook to the second floor window. After that he attempt to climb the tower’s walls to enter second floor.

STR.: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 for trowing hook // If I can take 20 I will do it
Climb: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Thank you!

Savaro feels the poison retreat from his system and kneels and whispers a small prayer of thanks. He then follows Naruhito outside and attempts to climb.

Climb, take 10?: 10 = 10

"Up then," says Kossar as he starts to climb up the wall. His technique is horrible, mostly arms and a touch of feet, but when you can bench press a horse technique isn't that necessary. Upon reaching the first floor he pulls out a rope and lowers it down.

"Upward and onward."

Climb: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

Climb: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (16) - 2 = 14

Lesya scurries up Kossar's rope, bracing herself against the ruined wall.

"Thank you, Kossar, for the rope."

Kossar and Marcello easily climb up to the second floor and the secure a rope for the others to climb up. The party ends up in the crumbling remains of a room that now serves as an open landing for doors in the northwest and southwest walls.

Map updated

"Marcello can you check those doors for traps?"

Giving a somewhat sarcastic salute, Marcello walks over carefully and examines the doors.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Savaro will also scan the doorways for any obvious triggers or dangers. Then he will listen at the northern door.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Naruhito watched Marcello look at the door and decided he would do the same.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

After a few moments of checking, everyone confirms that neither door is trapped. Savaro can not make out anything particular though the northern door.

Savaro waits until everyone is ready and then tests the northern door to see if it's locked. If not, he says, "Kossar, Naruhito, you're first in. Let's go."

If it's locked he will ask Marcello to unlock it.

Kossar opens the door so that he can follow Naruhito into the room. The half orc grabs the door handle and forcibly pushes it open.

Lesya waits patiently while the others search out traps. She turns towards the northern door as Kossar grabs the handle.

"Now we get to see what sort of things have truly taken over the tower."

Naruhito enters the room.

"Let's do this!"

The door opens with ease. Judging from the shelves lining the walls, this darkened room might once have been a storeroom, though its contents have long since succumbed to the passage of time. A crack in the northern wall has apparently let in some rainwater, which has collected in a large puddle on the floor.

A small lizard sees hisses at you and begins to charge. The sound of sparking can be heard around it.

As Naruhito enters, it launches towards him and discharges is shock

Shock Burst: 1d8 ⇒ 1 (electric, non-lethal) Relex Sv

One non-lethal either way

Everyone is react now.

The Varisian woman considers the small lizard in the doorway.

"You've got this one?" she asks her heavily armed companions.

This is assuming all our weapons are drawn, constantly, ready for danger. If not, we should make that an assumption for next time.

Savaro adopts the same lotus position as before, eyes glowing. "Naruhito, now is the time. Irori is with you!"

The same strength floods through the samurai's body, hastening his attacks.

Haste on Naruhito again. Inquisitor's Direction, 3/5 uses left.

move 5ft in left

Naruhito strikes the small lizard two times with his katana.

to hit: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 1 = 27
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

to hit: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

REF: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 = 10

to hit - confirm crit: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 = 11
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Kossar swings around Naruhito but misses by a wide margin. Not hitting your teammates can make combat a lot harder. Following up his miss Kossar moves behind the beast to limit their options. From the amount of scars on the half orc you can tell he doesn't mind being hit from time to time.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
I provoke and attack of opportunity.

Naruhito's first swing hits the lizard though not critically. With his second swing the lizard shifts out of the way.

The Lizard snaps at Kossar as he moves around.

Atk, Lizard Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

But it misses. Though Kossar is unable to connect as well.

It then turns around and snaps at Naruhito

Atk, Lizard Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

But is unable to get though his armor.

Everyone is up. Marcello was delayed

Slow to react, Marcello snaps himself back in action. He steps around the lizard, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

Free Action: 5-foot step
Standard Action: Ready an attack when someone else moves in flanking position.

Attack (+2 flank): 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 2 = 20
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Sneak Attack: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Lesya bides her time in the back of the pack.

"Let me know if that beast gets too challenging."

Total Defense

Naruhito was angry because the second swing was in the empty space, then he swings again with more anger.

to hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Savaro steps into the room and attempts to punch the creature, putting it out of its misery.

Unarmed strike: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
DMG: 1d3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Marcello steps in and gets a deadly attack in while the lizard is distracted with Kossar.

Naruhito's swing just misses as the small creature steps to the side. And it also easily dodges Savaro's attack

Kossar is in delay

The Lizard dices to just shock the stabbing man Marcello

Shock Burst, electric, non-lethal: 1d8 ⇒ 4 Relex Sv

Everyone is up again

" You little ....!"

to hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

to hit- confirm crit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Marcello anticipates the shock coming, but can't move quite quickly enough to avoid it altogether. He hops around the lizard again, stabbing it and hoping that it's distracted by the others around it.

Free Action: 5-foot step
Standard Acttion: Melee attack with dagger

Attack (+2 for flank): 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 4 + 2 = 15
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Sneak Attack: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Kossar takes a second powerful swing at the lizard taking advantage of how it moves the avoid the frontal assault.

Horsechopper: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

After the shock to Marcello, Nurahito finishes the lizard in one mighty blow.

Aside from the nest of the lizard, this room is bare.

Examining the next door.

No traps are found on the door. And Savaro does make out the sound of at least two creatures speaking quietly but furtively in a language he does not know.

Naruhito opens the door, rushes into the room and strikes closest enemy.

to hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

"Uhhh for how far I missed?"

Kossar doesn't see what he is attacking but he doesn't expect to find many more friends in this abandoned tower. The half orc jabs over the samurai.

Horsechopper: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Opening the door and charging in you see two reptilian humanoids with javelins somewhat ready for the attack.

Racks for weapons line the walls of this chamber; above the racks hang various shields, pieces of armor, weapons, and standards on display. Most of the racks are empty, but a few weapons remain in place. A horrible stench fills the room as well, akin to the smell of rotten eggs mixed with the reek of an open sewer.

As Kossar and Naruhito charge in they are assulted with the strong smell.
Both need to make fort saves or be sickened by the stench

After stepping and and flailing about, the small stinky lizard people keep the charging fighters at bay.

Marcello and Leysa may not act before the other creatures react.

May not act or may now act?

In order to keep things flowing past the confusion, I'll post. Re-order if necessary.

As the warriors barrel into the room, Lesya gazes through the doorway and locks onto the mind of the first enemy she sees (blue currently). He draws three Harrow cards from a pouch at her belt and then, with a thought, she tries to turn off the lizard man's brain.

Mind Thrust I (CL 5): 5d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 3, 5, 4) = 20
Will DC 17 for Half