[PFS] The Devil We Know Series, I - IV (Inactive)

Game Master Jellyroll

I had a dream that I was sipping some wine at the bar...I guess that will have to wait.

Gilthanis opens the secret door, sword in hand expecting something or someone to be on the other side.

Do you mean to pass through the non-secret door, or do you mean to use the secret level?

I think he meant we should use the secret lever. It's sometimes a little confusing to get back into the swing of a game after being told it was ending! :-P

Miriam pulls the lever.

The lever moves with little effort, and a discordant metal sound >bwoing< sounds in the distance, as if detuning a metal spring. The double doors lead into a steep staircase, that descends into the depths of Cassomir's under city. At the end of the stairs is another double door.

"Wow...that looks very creepy," Taliesin says. "I hope it's not dirty or stinky down there."

The beautiful blonde tosses her majestic hair as she moves toward the stairs.

"Shall we?"

"Yes, let's go. I'll lead the way."

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Miriam and Tarlon will follow her two allies, ready for a fight.

Tall vaulted ceilings disappear into darkness high above as candles and torches barely illuminate the lower reaches of this room. Along the west wall are three cell doors, thick wooden affairs bracketed by solid steel bracings with small, six-inch- square windows set high in them. Enormous crates, barrels, and sacks of goods are stacked neatly in the southeastern corner of the room. The floor is clean granite, etched with a wavy- line pattern that permeates throughout the entire room; the design even climbs the walls and disappears into the vaults above. A rat-shaped chalk drawing dominates the floor in the center of the room, clearly depecting a dire rat leaning forward as if to pounce.

Standing among the barrels is a weathered man, wearing clothes of obvious nobility. His eyes are empty and full of hatred. Next to him is a creature he seem to be controlling in some fashion, an undead abomination of leathery, dried-out skin under rotten vestment. Mouth open in a silent scream, it raises a bony finger and points at the party.

Bold is up!

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Taliesin
Reginald
Miriam
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Undead
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Zoren
Gilthanis
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Dalirio Teppish
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Tarlon and Miriam both double-move forward, flaking the undead creature.

Taliesin steps into the room in all her youthful magnificence and begins to recite lines of inspirational oratory.

“Glory follows afflictions, not as the day follows the night but as the spring follows the winter; for the winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory.”

Begin Inspire Courage. Everyone remember that with the banner and Inspire Courage, you all have +2 attack and +2 damage!

Reginald moves forward, prepared to engage the enemy! Double move

The undead turns its glowing eyes at Miriam, then - lightning quick - both of its sharp claws threaten the druid. The first only throws her off-balance, but the second leaves a deep, filthy wound.

Claw, Miriam: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Claw, Miriam: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 191d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Please roll a DC 12 fort save

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Zoren
Gilthanis
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Dalirio Teppish
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Taliesin
Reginald
Miriam
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Undead
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Seeming to shake himself awake from some deep sleep, Zoren rushes into the room double moves while using his tail to draw his morningstar and stops in the corner about 10 ft away from the weathered man.

Fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Using my GM star shirt re-roll. I'll be happy to take a photo of the shirt and send it if you wish.
Fort: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 + 2 = 20

Miriam gasps from the pain of the wound, but her elven body fights off any infection it may have carried.

Zoren is the next to move up, as Miriam shakes off the ancient evil that infests the claws of the undead being.

Honor system for rerolls, but I do expect you to wear the shirt all session long ;-)

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Zoren
Gilthanis
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Dalirio Teppish
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Taliesin
Reginald
Miriam
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Undead
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Gilthanis rushes in, and grabs his holy symbol while moving. Once inside he says a quick prayers to vanquish the foul undead in the room.

move 20' forward and channel to harm undead

channel 2/5 DC 13: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Th mean behind the undead creature laughs maniacally and sends forth a strong aura of chaotic energy.

Everyone but Taliesin roll a will save vs DC 12. If you fail, please roll a d100 for lesser confusion

Bold is up

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Taliesin
Reginald
Miriam
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Undead
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Zoren
Gilthanis
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Dalirio Teppish
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Will Save: 1d20 ⇒ 10
Lesser Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 56

Is that a compulsion effect? Doesn't matter for this round anyway.

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Lesser Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 2

"Սպասեք, որոնք մենք պայքարում կրկին?" Reginald appears to be confused.

But he still goes after the undead! Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23; Damage: 2d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 4 + 2 = 11. He then sweeps around to threaten Dalirio!

Will save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Tarlon will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Lesser confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 69
Tarlon smacks himself in the face with a branch.
smack: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Miriam will attack the undead with her scythe.
Scythe: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 + 2 = 20
damage: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 2 = 6

will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

As Taliesin talks of the weather and crashing lightning, confusion sets in. Zoren cuts himself with his knife, and Tarlon smacks himself with a branch.

Damage, Zoren: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Miriam shakes off the effect, and attack the undead with her scythe, and although she hits, the effect is minimal. Reginald lands a solid stab on the undead as well, but again, the putrid flesh of the desiccated monster seems oddly resistant to his efforts.

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Taliesin
Reginald
Miriam
Torlen
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Undead (7)
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Zoren - Confused
Gilthanis - Not Confused
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Dalirio Teppish
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Taliesin casts grease on the enemy caster and the undead creature in an attempt to give her allies an advantage.

sorry, on a device and can't update the map, but the 10' grease will target the two baddies and the squares to the east of them, so I will get tree buddy in the radius...

I plopped down your grease square there.

Reflex Tarlon: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

"Oh, way to hang tough, Tarlon!" Taliesin yells. "You are fantastic!"

Thanks!

Will, Dalirio: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Will, Undead: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Both the undead and Teppish fall over as the floor suddenly turns slippery. The undead tries to get up...

And everyone threatening it gets a AoO

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Zoren - Confused
Gilthanis - Not Confused
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Dalirio Teppish
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Taliesin
Reginald
Miriam
Torlen
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Undead (7)
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Am I still confused?

It's still that same round, yes. Zoren is all busy cutting himself up :/

In his confusion, Zoren has turned to self-mutilation.

K religion undead: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Miriam's AOO on Daalrio:
scythe: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 2 = 9
damage: 2d4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 2 + 2 = 9

Tarlon's AOO on the undead:
slam: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 2 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 2 = 12

Miriam'a attack misses Daalrio, but Tarlon slams the zombie solidly in the head.

If that didn't take down the zombie, then Tarlon will be unconscious form its crit

AOO against undead if Tarlon doesn't take it down; otherwise against Darilio should he draw one:
Halbred: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23; Damage: 2d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 4 + 2 = 11

Tarlon slams the heucuva as tries to get up, and smashes the undead up good. Miraculously, it still keeps moving, turns it evil eyes towards Tarlon, and readies for the kill, just as Reginald's halberd catches the monster off-guard, and ends the threat.

As Zoren wounds himself, Gilthanis is no part of the madness, and steps up to fill the gap that the undead left. Slightly too hasty, though, he cuts at the mad priest Dalirio, and misses.

Dalirio Teppish, the proud Taldan, doesn't admit defeat at the fall of his crony, and releases a wave of pure negative energy.

Channel Negative Energy: 1d6 ⇒ 5 DC 13 Will for half[. Taliesin is out of range, and is not affected.

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Taliesin
Reginald
Miriam
Torlen
Zoren
Gilthanis
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Dalirio Teppish
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Miriam will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Tarlon will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Miriam and Tarlon each take 2 damage from the evil necromancer's channeling.

They will each attack the necromancer, hoping to take him out before he can kill poor Miriam!

Miriam scythe: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 2 = 19
damage: 2d4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 2 + 2 = 12

Tarlon slam 1: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 2 = 16
damage 1: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 2 = 12
Tarlon slam 2: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 2 = 19
damage 2: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 2 = 9

Nice! That's my best set of attacks this whole game I think!

In a last ditch effort, Miriam puts her full force behind the scythe, and in one fell blow cuts down the evil cleric. Tarlon sympathetically swipes along with her, and once the two are done, nothing much is left of the cleric but a maimed corpse.

Combat over!

A groaning noise can be heard from behind the cell doors to the south.

will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Once the threat is gone (very gone), Gilthanis clutches his holy symbol and asks Sheylyn for her help to heal him and his allies.

channel 3/5: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Reginald takes the full brunt of the cleric's negative energy, but that is quickly offset by Gilthanis's positive energy.

"There must be prisoners here. Fear not! We are here to rescue you!" Eager to play the role of hero, Reg rifles through the fallen enemies' possessions, looking for a key or the like.

Reginald find a set of keys on the fallen priest, and is able to open the cells door with them. The cells are packed full of Cassomirites of all stripes. Among them is the missing Pathfinder Cestis, who is alive but appears to have been badly beaten.

The prisoners, in poor shape, are grateful to have been rescued. It was horrible Cestis relates [b]there were humanoids, with dark or grey skin, enormous grey eyes. They frequently came to talk with Dalirio. Every so often, they would come in, look to bargain, and then take off with a handful of captives...

...and that brings us to the end of part I. I believe your session has already been reported, and you already have your chronicles. If not, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Excellently run, Kludde, as always! Thanks for jumping in on that one for us!

Thanks for saving the scenario, Kludde! It definitely gave it more closure, especially where we had done so much of it! Sure appreciate it!

"I will be sure to sing the praises of each of you valiant and heroic Pathfinders! Your tales will be fresh on every lip, and cups will raise to toast your honor! It has been a pleasure adventuring with you! Yes, even with you, Miriam, though you rolled your eyes at me a few times, I am used to it. I wish you and your little tree pal all the best of luck!"

Taliesin curtsies with a majestic flourish.

"I could REALLY use a bath," she adds to no one in particular. "And a foot massage. Goodbye, noble heroes!"

Yay! Good games everyone. And thanks to our DMs, Kludde and Jelly!

"This may not be the last we hear of these creatures. But at least we have saved many today."

My chronicle was incomplete when I received it. It was missing the amount of prestige and gold I was to receive. I would appreciate if you could help with that Kludde.
"Yes. Goodbye everyone. Hopefully we can see each other again later on down the road."

I suppose my chronicle is similarly deficient in terms of prestige points.

Okay, can one (or both) of you send me a link to your chronicle? I'll see what I can do to fix it

They're all linked on the Discussion page, a few posts up. The other folks may have a similar issue.

I already printed mine and just filled in the XP and PP myself, I've GM'd enough games that I don't think anyone would question me on it. But if you want to update all of them somehow, I would reprint mine. Whatever works for you, Kludde.

I'm fine with that. You can always point pointy question askers to this thread...

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