PFS PBP Gameday 3: Feral's Thornkeep III: The Enigma Vaults (Inactive)

Game Master Feral

I assume you guys tie up the survivors.

The door at the end of the eastern hallway opens into small shrine.

A sinister statue looms in an alcove to the east. The thing is ten feet tall with a human body, but with the head of a deformed, fanged bird and two coiling serpents for legs. The statue clutches a flail in one hand, and holds a large, open book in the other.

There’s exits to the north and south.

Kyra happily heals her wounded companions.

CLW for Adowyn: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW for Adowyn: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

CLW for Leryn: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW for Leryn: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW for Leryn: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
CLW for Leryn: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Mrachni grunts. "That creature does not look particularly friendly." he comments.

Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

”Indeed. This place is in sore need of the Dawnflower's grace.”

"Looks just like the thing that talked to us on the bridge, doesn't it?" Adowyn remarks. "Who was it that time, Enora?"

Red’s at work right now. Enora can chime in later. Southward!

Barred doors sit in every wall of this small chamber through which empty cells can be seen.

Before the party can explore further, two twisted ghostly figures drift through the walls of their cells. Maddening whispers quickly fill the air.

Enora: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Mrachni: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17
Adowyn/Leryn : 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Kyra: 1d20 ⇒ 12
Bad Guys: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

The whispers penetrate the mind until it’s impossible to concentrate on anything else.

Everyone needs to make 2 will saves (DC 15). If you fail either you’re fascinated.

The party is up.

Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Mrachni stares at the ghostly forms blankly, lowering his weapon in puzzlement.

Adowyn lets her bow drop by her side as she stares vacantly, while Leryn sits down his haunches and gazes off into space, licking his chops absent-mindedly from time to time.

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Leryn Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Leryn Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Will: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Will: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

Kyra shakes her head and scowls. "Do not listen! Those are the whispers of the dead!"

She holds her holy symbol and prays. "Goddess, burn away this darkness!"

Channel Positive: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 = 9

Red’s Texted Instructions:

Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Enora falls into a happy trance under the hum of the ghostly whispers.

Ghost Wills: 2d20 ⇒ (17, 20) = 37

Both insubstantial figures resist the worst of Kyra’s divine power. One of them drifts toward her and reaches out with a wispy arm.

Touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Wisdom Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Everyone gets a new will save. If you succeed you can act this turn. The party is up.

Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

Leryn Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

Adowyn and Leryn both shake their heads and free themselves from the captivating effect of the whispering ghosts. Adowyn then lets fly two ghost-salted arrows.

Both arrows at G1

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 1 = 21
Longbow Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 = 15
Longbow Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Enora stops her trancing and will pew pew one of the spirits.

4d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3, 4, 4) + 4 = 16

4/10 charges left on staff.

Will: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Kyra hisses and shakes off the spirit's maddening touch. She holds her symbol forward and channels more holy power.

Channel: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 6) + 4 = 12

Will: 1d20 ⇒ 18

The combined power of Kyra's channeled energy, Enora's arcane missiles, and Adowyn's alchemically treated arrows disperse one of the unquiet spirits.

The other drifts over the party and attacks the mage.

Touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

DC 15 will negates.

Mrachni gets an AoO if he's got a magic weapon. The party is up.

Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

"Ahh!! It's trying to kilt me!" Enora steps back and activates her staff again.

Pew: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 2) + 4 = 14

2/10 charges left.

Adowyn lets fly with two more ghost-salted arrows, though she knows she puts herself in danger of the ethereal creature touching her as she does so. Leryn whimpers in frustration, unsure how he can harm something that looks to him like a wisp of fog in the wind.

Full attack, provoking AoO.

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS, Coordinated Shot, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 1 = 9
Longbow Damage, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 2 = 4

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS, Coordinated Shot, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 1 = 23
Longbow Damage, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 = 6

The spirit reaches out to claw at Adowyn as she draws her bow.

AoO Touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Wisdom Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

DC 15 will negates.

But her arrows and another blast from Enora's staff finish it off.

Encounter over.

"We did it! And it didn't kilt me!" Enora says doing a little dance to celebrate.

"Good news all around, eh, Enora? Let's take a look in these cells, see if there are any other folk we should be concerned about," Adowyn suggests, moving toward the barred doors that line the room. Once she's satisfied there's nothing to see in the empty chambers, she says, "Looks like we head north, past the snake-leg, bird-head thing, and see what's there."

Head for doors at V29

The cells contain nothing but bones and bits of rotted cloth, likely the mortal remains of the tortured souls previously dispatched by the party.

Returning to the doors on the other side of the previous room, the party finds a short hall with three alcoves on either side. Each contains a low shelf covered with nothing but recently disturbed dust. At the end of the hall there's yet more unopened doors.

Opening them uncovers another area of unworked earth. This cavern is damp and moist. A wide pool of murky brown water fills most of the space.

Something large stirs within the pool's water.

Mrachni points silently to the pool, taking a step back. "Perhaps we should leave this place... there does not seem to be anything here."

Backing out cautiously, the party’s able to exit and get the doors closed again without waking whatever slumbered beneath the water’s surface.

Which way? From the cathedral there’s a door to the west or a door to the north.

1d17 ⇒ 4
West!

The western door opens into a short hallway that splits three ways at the end. Each ends in a single door.

One, two, or three?

1!

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.

Three vaguely canine blue monsters jump to their feet. A patch of thick tentacles sprouts from the back of their necks like a mane and they posture aggressively at the party’s entrance.

Enora: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Mrachni: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (15) + 0 = 15
Adowyn/Leryn : 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Kyra: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Dog-things: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Adowyn is up.

"Leryn, go!" Adowyn says, then steps into the space left by the wolf. Damn these tight quarters! she thinks as she looses a pair of arrows at the center creature.

Leryn to G32, attack D2. Adowyn to G30, shoot at D2

Leryn Bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Bite Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Leryn Trip: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS, Coordinated Shot, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 1 = 19
Longbow Damage, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 2 = 11

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS, Coordinated Shot, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 1 = 17
Longbow Damage, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 2 = 4

These things should be familiar to Oladon and Khel.

Both of Adowyn’s arrows connect staggering the creature and allowing Leryn an opening to dart in and tear out its throat. It falls to the ground oddly silent.

The other two close in and attack the hunter’s lupine companion.

Bite: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 + 2 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Tentacle: 1d20 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (17) - 3 + 2 = 16
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Tentacle: 1d20 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (15) - 3 + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Bite: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 + 2 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Tentacle: 1d20 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (11) - 3 + 2 = 10
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1
Tentacle: 1d20 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (7) - 3 + 2 = 6
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

As their jaws dig into his flesh they shake violently. The wolf tears away and then whines and scratches at the wounds anxiously.

Leryn needs two fort saves.

The party is up.

All we need to do is drop a tower on them!

Mrachni swings his sword, trying to hit the enemy without wasting force hitting the wall, but ends up hitting neither.

Attack vs D1 (cover): 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 6 - 4 = 10

I'll go ahead and use a swift action and point of fervor to cast shield of faith on myself, I guess.

Leryn Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Leryn Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Enora will cast Vanish on Mrachni. "Go help Mr. Woof woof."

4/5 1st level slots left. Move into the room so you don't have cover.

Knowledge?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Enora has no idea what these alien beasts are.

Adowyn and Kyra are up.

Leryn dodges out from between the two tentacle-beasts and bites at one of them. Adowyn takes special care to aim at the beast Leryn is attacking, sacrificing her usual power for a bit more accuracy.

Leryn to F33, attack D1. Adowyn shoots at D1, no Deadly Aim this time.

Leryn Bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Bite Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Leryn Trip: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS, Coordinated Shot, Cover: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 4 = 9
Longbow Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS, Coordinated Shot, Cover: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 4 = 20
Longbow Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Kyra moves forward and shares a minor blessing with Mrachni.

Adowyn plugs her target with an arrows and Leryn is quick to step in and finish her target off.

The sole remaining dog-thing continues to attack the wolf.

Bite: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 = 7
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Tentacle: 1d20 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (6) - 3 + 2 = 5
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1
Tentacle: 1d20 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (11) - 3 + 2 = 10
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

The party is up.

Leryn moves to the other creature and bites it, while Adowyn leans toward the other side of the narrow hallway and fires two more arrows.

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS, Coordinated Shot, Cover: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 4 = 13
Longbow Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS, Coordinated Shot, Cover: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 4 = 17
Longbow Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Leryn Bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Bite Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Leryn Trip: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Leryn Status: 16/26 hp

With machine-like efficiency Adowyn and Leryn bring down the last of the hostile alien beasts.

All done!

Mrachni grunts in appreciation at the human and wolf team, and after verifying that they're both alright, continues moving forward.

My thought is that we can go back to the pool-room after we explore the rest of this level... I'm a bit of a completionist like that. What say you all?

I don't wanna.

Kyra touches the heroic wolf with her wand once again.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Fine by me. Lead on horcy.

I don't wanna.

Kyra touches the heroic wolf with her wand once again.

[dice=CLW]1d8+1

You don't get a vote, healbot.

Help! I'm being oppressed!

Someone contact Anita Sarkeesian!

Where to next? Door #2 or #3 in this hallway or back to the big main hallway?

Door #2! One more CLW, please? Leryn is feeling squishy. Speaking of which, Adowyn would like to have Leryn drink one of her potions of mage armor, which I only just noticed.

Enora draws a wand out of her overstuffed pack and pokes Leryn with it.

"Here you go, Mr. Woof woof." Mage Armor.

*poke*

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Let's see what's behind... Door #2!

The curved western wall of this room depicts a vast field of stars with such realism that one feels perched at the edge of an infinite gulf.

Everyone roll a will save.

???: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Will: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

Kyra shakes her head and clutches her holy symbol defensively.