[PFS/Shifty] Master of the Fallen Fortress (2) (Inactive)

Game Master Nik B.

Ekanta gallops nimbly up the stairs, attempting to mentally steel himself for the stench that nearly overwhelmed him before...

Please move me up next to Liz. Either side.

Fortitude save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

His training is progressing well!

staff: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

...on some fronts, anyways.

... well some much for strategy ... Cyrus leaps up the stairs two at a time to reach next level after the others. The foul stench of these creatures once again hits him in the face but he shakes it off.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

Once at the top and seeing the Kaleb on the floor in the doorway he drops his weapons and drags the young man out of harms way.

GM please see spoiler

Hearing the sounds of battle on the upper floor, Anibal rushes up the stairs, cursing the tower in the process.

double move upstairs

R1
Enemy - acted
Kaleb - dying
Cyrus - moves attacks
Anibal - Moves
Ilsensine - moves attacks
Ekanta - moves attacks
Lizbeth - moves attacks

Cyrus is first up the stairs and hurls a blade at the reptile man - the dagger embeds in the doorframe with a loud thunk.

Ilsensine manages to put an arrow into the door itself.

Ekanta gets up and personal, but finds the fight in a doorway to be problematic, blocking his strike at the wrong moment.

Lizbeth likewise has no joy.

The lizard up front continues the melee, swinging at Liz.
Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
It then steps back a pace...

Allowing the friend to hurl a Javelin at Liz!
Attack 1d20 ⇒ 17 Damage 1d6 ⇒ 3

The last one moves and opens the door, calling out in a reptilian tongue!

R2
Enemy
Kaleb
Cyrus
Anibal
Ilsensine
Ekanta
Lizbeth

stabilize: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (10) - 4 = 6

Still dying! :(

Cyrus draws a javelin off his back and launches it at the closest reptile man.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

The target sidesteps the flying piece of death, much to Cyrus disappointment!

Anibal moves to have a clear shot (at yellow).

You and your home are pretty annoying, did you know that?, he shouts at the creatures.

Longbow: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 61d8 ⇒ 3

our rolls, boys and girls... quite spectacular

Ekanta doggedly presses the attack.

staff vs yellow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

staff vs yellow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
CRITICAL THREAT!: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
bonus damage?: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

You had to walk through but that is good enough

Ekanta walks through and pounds one of the lizards to the floor. Through the doorway he can see a much burlier and beefier one walking towards the melee.

Lizbeth grunts as the javelin slices through her shirt and scores against her ribs, still retching she looks down to see Kaleb fading fast and keeps her gaze locked, a swift prayer to her clan and allowig her emotion of comraderies to flow over Kaleb she staunches his wounds.

stabilize on Kaleb

hp 4/10

Having prepared one healing spell for the day, Ilsensine steps forward to use it.

She leans down next to Kaleb and reaches out a hand glowing with a soft green light.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

R2
Enemy
Kaleb dying.
Cyrus attacks
Anibal
Ilsensine heals
Ekanta attacked
Lizbeth

Liz and Anibal up
Liz, you can have a refund - Ilsensine is CLW so your action would be free :)

cyrus is skipping?

Anibal draws two arrows and fires without a word. (orange)

Longbow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 31d8 ⇒ 2
Longbow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 111d8 ⇒ 1

honestly, could i roll more than 14 at some point, please? 19 rolls, two were 15 or better higher.

He threw a javelin this round

Anibal thuds more projectiles into the door and doorframe - now festooned with arrows, daggers, and javelins - the door is certainly dead.

wasn't that last round?

Nope, Dagger R1, Javelin R2

cheers ^^

Seeing the sruid atep in to save Kaleb's life, Lizbeth focuses her attentions on the foes ahead, still nautious she steps in front of Ekanta and swings out eith her Earthbreaker.

attack, Red: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 4 - 2 = 16 for damage: 2d6 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (1, 5) + 6 - 2 = 10

token not moved

Liz delivers a tremendous blow to the reptile man, immediately flattening him.

The remaining one on the chamber looks quite concerned!
It lashes out at Liz 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 but is too busy backing up to land properly.

The big one moves to get a good line and hurls a javelin at Ekanta!
Attack 1d20 ⇒ 12 who easily avoids the predictable shot.

R3
Enemy acted
Kaleb (prone/conscious)
Cyrus
Anibal
Ilsensine
Ekanta
Lizbeth

Ekanta shifts to his next foe like a waltzer exchanging partners.

staff vs orange: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

staff vs orange: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Ekanta smacks the lizard in the face with his staff

O 4
G 0

One foe down, Lizbeth gives out a roar as she avoids the Lizardman's attacks and then swings through with her Earthbreaker.

Earthbreaker,sickened: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 - 2 = 3 for damage: 2d6 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 6 - 2 = 8

Kaleb opens his eyes.

I've seen some amazing things while I was "there". We will finish these frogs and I will tell you.

He looks to Ilsensine.

Thank you, beauty... and all who came to help.

He unconfidently stands up, and rising to his full height, almost falls again. Still standing on his feet, Kaleb looks evil forward.

This battle you probably have to finish without me. So in next fight I'm going to tear them so much, that whole damn tower will collapse...

Cyrus draws another javelin as he moves into the room. Seeing that the other two warriors have one of the Lizardmen engaged Cyrus looks for another threat. Seeing the javelin fly from the other room Cyrus launches a counter attack at the large creature.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Feeling disappointed by the bow somehow, Anibal stores it and starts walking into the fray. He stands close to the southern door and waits for the hidden creature to come out.

Ilsensine smiles kindly at Kaleb as she rises from her side.

Still injured from her own brush with death, she did not seem in the mood for chastising the warpriest for his shortcomings.

The druid cautiously enters the room, and seeing the large troglodyte coming into the room, draws back and arrow and sends it into his chest.

longbow, cover: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 3 - 4 = 191d8 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6
CRIT?: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 3 - 4 = 72d8 - 2 ⇒ (3, 2) - 2 = 3

R3
Enemy acted
Kaleb (prone/conscious)
Cyrus attacks
Anibal positions
Ilsensine attacks
Ekanta attacked
Lizbeth attacks

Kaleb has some introspection.
Cyrus throws a javelin back, striking the large monster!
Anibal positions himself for attack
Ilsensine takes aim and sends an arrow into the approaching combatant!
Ekanta smacked the closest lizard in the face.
Lizbeth is unable to connect,

The smaller beast attacks Ekanta in return.
Attack 1d20 ⇒ 4
Attack 1d20 ⇒ 1
But fails to connect.

The large one seems on his last legs and throws his last Javelin at Ekanta 1d20 ⇒ 14 the collapses on the floor in his own blood.

R4
Enemy acted
Kaleb
Cyrus
Anibal
Ilsensine
Ekanta
Lizbeth

on my turn

Anibal makes a swift movement towards the creature (5 foot step into an adjacent tile if available, if not, just walk around threatened squares) and attempts to hit it's rib cage with his knee.

Melee: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 181d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

If I understand correctly, any standard action will cause me to dying again while I'm 0 hp, so I'll just wait when comrades will finish this lizard. Don't think it has any chance to survive this round anyway.

Anibal pulls it all together and puts a knee right on point - the reptilian opponent crashes to the floor and the place goes quiet once more.

End combat

You see a key around the neck of the large lizard like man.

A brazier of glowing coals sits in the center of this room, its acrid smoke mixing with the ever-present troglodyte stench. A few knives, pokers, and other metal implements lie atop a rusty iron box nearby. Investigating the box reveals a suit of masterwork studded leather armor, a masterwork buckler, a masterwork rapier, a shortbow with 15 arrows, a scroll of cure moderate wounds, a scroll of invisibility, a wayfinder, and a climber’s kit.

You notice that beyond the room is a cell, and a quick peruse reveals a beaten man, hungry looking, and firmly manacled. The stranger winces as your light catches him, as though bracing himself against another kicking, but as it dawns on him that you aren’t a reptile he immediately opens up ”Hey! Hey! Help! Please get me out of here!”

"I think I'll take it" - Caleb says and takes the scroll of cure moderate wounds.

"Goddess, bless me!" - proclaims he somewhat wearily.

cure moderate wounds: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (6, 1) + 1 = 8

Kaleb looks round the rest of the spoil.

If no one will claim that armor - I'll take it. It will be easier for me to sneak in.

Then Kaleb approaches the cage with a locked person.

Who are you and from where? How to get here? Just quickly and briefly - I had a REALLY bad day.

I hope this is the our *bloody* minstrel...

The Iobarian takes the key the creatures neck, then proceeds to open the cell. (assuming the key fits)

I take it you are mister... erm... Forsend, is it?

The key turns easily. "Please, that sounds so formal - Balenar between us friends" the battered fellow looks up with a smile "Then you are fellow Pathfinders and have come to rescue me! I'm ready to leave this place right now, before I get any unluckier" he seems to be suggesting a swift exit.

"Hey hey, thats my gear... oh no matter" he says looking at the expired scroll and people going through his captured possessions.

Getting into the wind up and conclusion stages, can I get Anibal and Kalebs PFS details when convenient? Link above (Post reporting) I have everyone else.

Lizbeth holds out her hand to give Balenar someone to steady themselves on, before offering water and rationa to the tortured aoul. Though she is weary and injured, she has a warm smile on her face.

."Well met Balenar! I am glad you are safe, now to return to our nobl Venture-Captain!"

But what is on the top floor? I'm afraid my curiosity might get the better of me.

Anibal pauses for a second...

Then again - the desire to try to collapse this tower is strong as well. What happened here anyway? And why did you go alone?

So we're just gonna walk away? And how to find some master of this damn "fallen fortress"?

As the others talk to the prisoner Cyrus will stick each of the lizardmen one last time with his longsword to make sure they don't get up every again. Then the Half-Elf collects all his weapons and begins to clean a sharpen them.

Grabbing my two javelins and dagger and will use my Whetstone on all my weapons.

He looks over to Anibal - "A poor sense of adventure?" he offers by way of explanation, "I was captured just after sneaking past a large lizard...walked right into them. There's only one more room above which was some sort of formal room, their leader is a really large troglodyte...looks like you dismantled his tribe. I think I was to be some sort of sacrifice or something dark... a good thing you came along when you did! How soon can we leave?" he questions whilst looking at the stack of lizard corpses.

He looks pretty keen on vacating the tower.

As soon as we will finish with this damn leader, Balenar. After been almost dead I'm really not in mood to leave some evil here alive. We started this - and we will finish. What do you think, comrades?

Kaleb looks questioningly on his friends. His eyes blaze with righteous anger.

I have a great blessing and not one. You will be a source of terror and adoration for these creatures and it will be difficult for them to force to hit you. Plus a couple of protection scroll that we found. I will bless those who will go first. And before that, Tarantio may briefly return to us in disembodied form at least pass through the door. Yes, Lizbeth? However, it is possible without intelligence. I don't care. So how about it? Some vengeance for this nasty long day...

This blessing. Some of them will pass the will save, but some attacks will be lost too.

There being only people talking to the positive, I assume yuo all ascend

You ascend to the top of the tower...

The four wings of the tower are completely open on this level, forming one great,
cross-shaped chamber with arched ceilings. The decayed remnants of a carpet run from the doorways at the end of each wing, meeting in the center, where a spiral staircase drops out of sight below. A large, throne-like chair stands in the middle of the eastern wing next to a big chest.

Standing at the eastern archway, a single reptile man stares out into the distance, a stunted albino crocodile by his side...

The bard is singing as you come up the stairs!
Inspire Courage (Bard singing!) +1 To hit etc

R1
Ilsensine
Ekanta
Anibal
Kaleb
Lizbeth
Cyrus
ENEMY

Wow, yeah some nice rolls in there - except for him!

Ekanta rushes to engage the troglodyte chief with eerie silent grace, the bard's charms allowing him to overlook the throbbing pain in his muscles.

staff, Courage: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

How badly does my Soul Sight (deathwatch) see that I hurt him?

Before going upstairs

Lizbeth nods to Kalebs reasoning but frowns at the mention of Tarantio. She shakes her head sadly as she speaks.

"Tarantio is close to his limit and all of our healing has been expended keeping us up. I would not see him destroyed again."

She presses on upstairs with the rest of the group.

Battle

Feeling the bards song fill her with confidence, Lizbth rushes across the room, dodging round the striking Ekanta to lay her own blow on the chieftain.

Earthbreaker,Bard: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 1 = 16 for damage: 2d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 1) + 6 + 1 = 13

Before Battle

"Let's clean this foul den and get our new friend back to the lodge." Cyrus ascends the stairs with his longsword in one hand and javelin in the other.

Battle

Cyrus see the others charge the lizard man so he sets his legs firmly and launches a javelin at the albino crocodile. He then grips his sword in both hands. ... come at me beast ...

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

How badly does my Soul Sight (deathwatch) see that I hurt him?

Ekanta thumps the large trogoldyte!

Lizbeth also moves in and delivers a solid blow....
He shows up as 'healthy', but is face is real mad now

Cyrus hurls a javelin which only hits the chair.

R 20
O 0

before fight

Kaleb cast a shield scroll on Ekanta and 2 charm blessings on Ekanta and Cyrus.
(I know that blessing wouldn't be userfull, but I didn't know this before fight)

in fight

Kaleb do a 5-foot-step and shoot in crocodile.

Die, beast!

hand crossbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 61d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

...but his anger prevented him to do a good shot...

The bolt goes wide of the crocodile... you think it smiles.

Ilsensine, following after the others, hurriedly conjures a ball of ice from the air, which she throws at the crocodile animal companion.

"Your corruption of this place comes to an end today!" she exclaims.

ranged touch, snowball: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 101d6 ⇒ 4

DC 14 fort save or be staggered

Also, as a swift action, will use Chameleon Aspect