PFS PbP Gameday 3: #4-18 The Veteran's Vault (lvl 1-5) (Inactive)

Game Master Revvy Bitterleaf

"Gozreh controls the wind, water, and weather. He sets there course and bends them to his will. Gozreh honors the faithful by providing her blessings"

Jenya takes a closer look at the area to make sure she didn't miss anything but comes up with nothing.

As you move further down the sewers you eventually (after 650 ft) come to a T-section. On the other side there is what looks like a small cave-in.

A natural cleft in the rocky soil breaches the sewer wall and rises gently to the north. Heaps of stranded organic material and garbage litter the opening, from which emanates a pungent stink even stronger than the complex’s already unpleasant odor.

The natural cleft seems to lead further and the sewer tunnel leads further to the west till it reaches a crossing. Your instructions indicate that you'd need to take the north corridor and then you would be very close to your destination

Haro looks at the two corridors then back to his friends, then back to the corridors.

"North," he pauses trying to think of the right word, "which way?"

north I agree and mark being the ranger stays in the back.

Following the map seems fine to me

Haro looks at Jenya

Evad begins to head up the sewer tunnel to the north. His eyes pealed for more strange sights like he has so recently witnessed, and wondering what could smell so bad.

perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

By Map, I mean instructions. Same deal Jenya explains to Haro.

I think you mean to follow the instructions on the map, right?

Following the instructions you come to a tunnel that leads up to a set of stairs, before ending at a set of double doors

Evad realizing you are getting close to the part where the instructions mention traps takes a closer look around to indeed find a trap. You didn't receive any instruction on how to disable it though..best you can tell is that it will send some projectile your way as soon as you try to cross a certain point

mark will fire at the trap from a distance hit: 5 + 1d20 ⇒ 5 + (18) = 23
dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 3 piercing.

Evad is standing a ways back when Mark shoots. To those that didn't see the trap he says:

"Careful there's some kind of projectile trap ahead!"

Mark fires an arrow at the trap..hitting it, but the weight/pressure of the arrow isn't enough to set of the trap..and the damage the arrow does isn't enough to do anything to the mechanism.

Huh. Can we jump over the trap?

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

"Or maybe try to set it off. Like toss the mushroom creature's cadaver on it?"

Haro looks at his friends. "Back stand." he says before running across the floor. Setting off any trap he runs across. knocking down any arrow that comes at him.

mark will wait and see what happens, bow ready in case something comes out.

Haro moves over the trigger plate and with an audible click a javelin get's shot out at Haro

to hit Haro AC: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18

but just about when the missile would hit Haro he slaps it aside with the palm of his hand.

With a little effort you are able to open the doors and see;

Past the stone door, the coarse brick of the sewers gives way to cut stone block construction with corbeled arch ceilings that peak at a height of ten feet. Sturdy wooden doors line the walls, though years of mildewed neglect have eaten away at the facades.

When you inspect the doors you come across 4 locked doors, the other ones open easily to reveal a small cramped empty cell.

At a T-crossing there's a side corridor that leads to the west and ends at a set of stairs going down into what looks like a large room.

Evad moves among the cells seeing if anything is in them.

He listens to locked doors to see if anything is behind them.

Moving carefully, all the while looking around for traps or other hazards to include the ceiling.

Hrm, anyone here any good at unlocking doors? That was one fancy move by the way Haro.

Haro looks at Jenya, "Me thanks. Years and Years, 10. Hurt at first." He looks at the door. "No key...

knowing that the trap has arleady been set off, mark follows not expecting it to go off again and stays in formation.

I don't have anything to unlock doors either.

If we don't got anyone skilled with lockpicks then we should maybe move on to the stairs

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

"I agree Jenya, we can always come back and try to force the doors open once we know the area isn't dangerous."

Had meant to include a perception check with my post above...too much turkey yesterday.

perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Woonsul nods. "Plenty of my cousins would get us in there, I bet, but I'm the odd halfling out."

"I'm afraid I can't help much with the locks either. That was an impressive move Haro.

perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Looking around inside the unlocked cells, at the locked doors and listening to them none of you find anything of value, trapped or notice movement on the other side.

(There's always the end of the corridor, with the staircase leading down)

After being satisfied theirs nothing to find in this area. Evad begins to head for end of the corridor; to the staircase leading down. Keeping a careful eye as he goes.

perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Does the staircase have a railing that I can sit on and slide down? too bad skate-boards didn't exist back then.

@Mark..it doesn't mention it..and since it has no mechanical effect what so ever other then possibly make you look awesome as you enter ..or rather silly if you fall flat, sure ..it has a railing

Evad notices something about the floor of the next room

The few furnishings in this large chamber are restricted to racks, iron maidens, and other implements of torture. Near the center of the room a massive table with manacles hanging from each corner bears testament to grisly interrogations, and nearby a pair of wooden tubs stand empty, their contents long since evaporated. Against the north wall stand several empty racks and hooks for holding weapons or tools; the implements that once hung there are now scattered in disarray across the floor. A short series of steps near the eastern wall leads to the
only exit.

since you'd find this out the first time someone would go around walking and I'd have to ret-con some actions it's easier to tell you before hand even though you get some advance warning:

Evad notices something about the floor of the next room

Hazard: The scattered knives, spikes, and torture implements make navigating the room very dangerous.
Whenever a creature moves more than 10 feet in one round in area B5, there is a 50% chance (75% chance if the creature cannot see) that the creature steps on one of the sharp tools. Treat this like moving through an area scattered with caltrops, but any creature damaged by the knives also contracts filth fever (Fortitude DC 13 negates).
Moving at half speed allows a creature to avoid the hazard entirely.

In the room is also; grimacing like a maniac, a lean little bat-eared horror displays a mouth full of needle-like teeth and glowing, orange eyes wearing a purple robe and holding a short sword.

Next to her is a hideous octopus, its thin, hook-lined tentacles connected by a fleshy web.

Init Jenya: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Init Evad: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Init Haro: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Init Mark Shadowlord: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
Init Therbin: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Init Woonsul: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Init Jinkin: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Init Darkmantle: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

The tentacles thing moves forward flapping through the air and then suddenly the entire room goes dark in front of your eyes
(darkness centered on the darkmantle)

init
Therbin, Woonsul, Mark
Jinkin
Haro, Evad, Jenya
Darkmantle

hit: 5 - 2 + 1d20 ⇒ 5 - 2 + (11) = 14 includes cover penalty as I'm firing behind an ally. Also if this thing counts a pure animal, I get a +2 bonus to attack and damage.

dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 7 piercing as mark shoots it or attempts to.

Therbin's darkvision allows him to still see the creature as he sends a globe of acid at it.

Ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 - 4 = 12
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

are any of the doors near us unlocked?

(a darkmantle is a magical beast, so not an animal)

Mark shoots an arrow into the darkness and misses (doesn't hit AC, so miss chance due to not being to see into darkness doesn't matter right now..but unless you can see in the dark -> dark vision, not low light..you have a 50% miss chance)

Therbin who is able to see in the dark is able to able to fling some acid at it's location, but the dodgy little creature flutters to the side and the acid misses (doesn't hit touch AC)

(The first 3 doors near you are all unlocked)

Woonsul goes fully on the defensive

The bat-eared creature moves to behind a table and crouches down out of sight.

init
Haro, Evad, Jenya
Darkmantle
Therbin, Woonsul, Mark
Jinkin

Gozreh let my fists do thy will!

And with that Evad's fists begin to glow blue and he darts into the magical darkness, careful to avoid the place he last saw the strange magical beast. As he moves out of the darkness he sets his eyes on the bat-eared creature in it's hiding place and begins to move toward it.

Cast Storm Strike Blessing on Evad's unarmed attack (fists),then move 30 feet, trying to avoid granting the Darkmantle a AOO.

Haro moves into the blackness, "Tavern Women, same aura." he says before he lashes out with his staff, striking twice blindly into the blackness.
attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 211d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
chance: 1d100 ⇒ 93
attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 171d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
chance: 1d100 ⇒ 64

Feeling something hit his staff, Haro thinks he may have hit it. "Lucky i got.

Gah I can't see. Anyone who can, let me know where the source of this blasted darkness is

Assuming Therbin does let Jenya know

Jenya takes out an alchemist's fire as a move action and throws it at the beast that is causing her blindness.

Ranged touch splash alchem fire: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 241d6 ⇒ 4
Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 40

Have no idea the mechanics of this but hoping that even if the attack doesn't hit the burning will provide some illumination for a round?

Evad remembering where the darkmantle was before it got dark manages to stumble through the dark without getting hit while calling down some blessing on his fists.

Haro when he sees Jenya pull out a flask of alchemist fire decides to wait a bit before moving
(otherwise he''d be in the splash _ I'll assume he delayed a bit)

Mechanical it doesn't provide enough light, the darkness blacks out any "normal"/non-magical light which includes the fire (also other fires like torches and stuff) and magical light sources of it's lvl or lower

Jenya then throws the flask into the center of the darkness as indicated by Therbin but unable to see the target herself it sails past and lands on the floor splashing some fire over the hovering darkmantle and singing it's tentacles a bit.

Haro then moves forward and attacks the darkmantle Unless you can explain to me how you manage to attack twice when you have to move 10ft, I'm going to go with you only making 1 attack , the quarterstaff doesn't give you reach hitting it in the side of it's rubbery body

In return the darkmantle flutters upwards a bit and tries to envelop Haro's head
To hit flatfooted AC Haro with an extra -2 penalty: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Haro can feel the tentacles slides down the sides of his face as the leathery skin envelops his head
damage Haro: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Constrict vs Haro's CMD: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
and then starts to squeeze the air out of him
Extra damage Haro: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

init
Therbin, Woonsul, Mark
Jinkin
Haro, Evad, Jenya
Darkmantle

Damage darkmantle: 9

Seeing the creature envelop Haro, Therbin tries to recall what this creature might be.

Know arcana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Know dungeoneering: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

He then sends another globe of acid at it.

Ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 4 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 - 4 - 4 = -2
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

wow, 2 5's and a 2. that's some great rolling. I think I must be dropping acid.

ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8ray of enfeeblement strength damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Woonsul tries to sap the strength of the darkmantle.

mark fires off another arrow and he will not move from where he is at right now. hit: 5 + 1d20 - 6 ⇒ 5 + (5) - 6 = 4 cover penalty and firing into melee penalty

miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 11

Just remembered..the floor of the room is filled with sharp obstacles which act like calltrops..since there's a miss chance and everyone forgot until now we'll assume that everyone got very lucky up till now..but from now on remember:
Hazard: The scattered knives, spikes, and torture implements make navigating the room very dangerous.
Whenever a creature moves more than 10 feet in one round in area B5, there is a 50% chance (75% chance if the creature cannot see) that the creature steps on one of the sharp tools. Treat this like moving through an area scattered with caltrops, but any creature damaged by the knives also contracts filth fever (Fortitude DC 13 negates).
Moving at half speed allows a creature to avoid the hazard entirely.

Therbin remembers that this a darkmantle, it can grab hold of people and summon forth darkness

He then tries to hit it with a bit of acid..but fails to get even close to it...too afraid of hitting Haro on accident.

Woonsul tries to sap some strength from the creature..but fails to hit it as well.

And Mark proofs that hitting it with weapons isn't any easier then with spells as one of his arrows flies past without hitting his target

In front of Evad a centipede with fiendish red eyes appear as if out of nowhere and tries to bite.

To hit AC Evad: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
but it mandibles slam shut just as Evad moves his leg to the side to avoid getting bitten.

Haro, Evad, Jenya
Darkmantle

I assume I can attack the centipede without moving and as such I will do so with a full round attack

Evad lucky to evade the centipede's bite launches a flurry of blows at the fiendish thing his fists glowing blue with flashes of yellow.

unarmed strike 1: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
unarmed strike 2: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

damage 1: 1d6 + 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + (1) + 3 = 8
damage 2: 1d6 + 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + (1) + 3 = 5

So Haro is currently entangled in the beast? I need to go up against his CMD to get out.

Breaking Free: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Taking a five foot step forward Updated map and aiming in the direction that she tossed the fire and where she sees the other's aiming Jenya mutters a prayer to Desna for luck and shoots trying to end the darkness causing creature.

Point blank shot on touch With Up Close and Deadly: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 201d8 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 1 + (3) = 7
Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 53

@Evad, yes it's next to you. It seems I didn't update the map to include it..but with your attacks it turns out I don't have to anymore

With a flurry of attacks Evad sends the centipede back to where it came from

@Haro, yes.

Haro manages to break from the tentacled horror covering his head

Jenya prays for a good shot and manages to hit the already damage tentacled creature point blank and the creature goes down in a spray of blood and the darkness goes down with it

init
init
Therbin, Woonsul, Mark
Jinkin
Haro, Evad, Jenya, Therbin, Woonsul, Mark

I'm assuming the rat is hiding behind the table and I have no shot and that I'm able to move down the stairs without the movement restrictions. If I'm wrong on either, I'll take a shot and/or stop at the bottom of the stairs.

"Nice shot Jenya. I'm not sure how you managed to miss Haro, but I'm glad."

Therbin moves into the room carefully while tranferring some of his power to his bow and gets ready to shoot the rat if he sticks his head out.use arcane pool

Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 1 - 4 = 16 assuming it still has cover
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

so now that I have no idea where it is at, I'll have to do something.

Mark double moves and gets on top of the table, while switching to his bastard sword during his moves as part of his moves.

@Therbin; You have a shot at it, it's merrily taking cover..not hiding ..and you can move down the stairs without the penalties

Therbin moves down the stairs and shoots at the gremlin but the little dodgy creature is too hard for him to hit as it's taking cover behind the table (doesn't hit AC)

Mark moves quickly into the room 1d100 ⇒ 91 and very luckily manages to avoid slicing his feet open on the sharp implements on he floor while drawing his sword

Woonsul goes fully on the defensive again

Seeing Evad take care of the centipede the gremlin sends a magic missile his way

Damage Evad: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

init
You guys
Jinkin

move moves 20 feet forward, moving over top of the bed if he has to and tries to swing hit: 3 + 1d20 ⇒ 3 + (15) = 18
dmg: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 slashing with his bastard sword.

if you need acrobatics to move over the bed, here it is acro: 2 + 1d20 ⇒ 2 + (8) = 10 subtract 4 if the acrobatics involve jumping.

Evad moves toward the bat creature and attempts to smash it.

unarmed strike: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (5) + (3) + 3 = 11

If that's considered a hard corner, I'll go ahead and move one more for an unimpeded attack, risking the danger of the filth fever.

Woonsul attempts to daze the wretch