PFS: The Midnight Mirror
(Inactive)
Game Master
R D
Where on Golarion
Lady Gloriana Morilla
Map of Karpad
Boroi Manor
The Chandlery
The Chandlery Cellar
The House of Night--Lower Level
The House of Night--Upper Levels
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
Harrow Tatterhood wrote: Sorry to be so useless! You took the hit for somebody with fewer HP! :)
Male Ifrit Summoner 10 (HP63/63; AC 20 / T 12 / FF 18; DR5 (fire); F +4, R +5, W +7; Init +2, Perception +0, Diplomacy +18, Kn(a, pl) +13, Darkvision 60')
Harrow Tatterhood wrote: Sorry to be so useless! LOL! Yeah, Mr. Harrow "I Failed My Save" Tatterhood! How dare you roll low? Pffft!
M Efreeti Lord of All He Surveys 10 (HP 79/85; AC 33 / T 11 / FF 31 ; F +11, R +6, W +8; Init +2, Perception +11, Darkvision 60') [dice=Power Attack]1d20+19[/dice] [dice=Slashing dmg]3d6+26[/dice] [dice=Fire dmg]1d6[/dice]
GM, Husarq is going to Ready an Action, instead of Delay, if that's OK with you. He'll Melee Attack as soon as there's an opportunity.
If Husarq is waiting/readied, then it appears that it is the necrophidius' turn, right?
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
Funny thing is, I have a +6 Will save...not too shabby for level 3. But I seem to fail too often, even with that...
Male Ifrit Summoner 10 (HP63/63; AC 20 / T 12 / FF 18; DR5 (fire); F +4, R +5, W +7; Init +2, Perception +0, Diplomacy +18, Kn(a, pl) +13, Darkvision 60')
The problem I find is a human one: dice-rolling is random, yet I always feel like I miss the important rolls. Just my perception bias. I never remember the good ones. I just remember the bad ones. The one where I'm being disintegrated and I roll poorly. The one where I swing and miss on the crucial, final-man-standing attack. The one where...
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
I'm sure that's exactly what it is...
The snake-thing attacks: 1d20 ⇒ 1
Bwahahaha! :-)
Selter, Sithiss, and Husarq may go.
M Efreeti Lord of All He Surveys 10 (HP 79/85; AC 33 / T 11 / FF 31 ; F +11, R +6, W +8; Init +2, Perception +11, Darkvision 60') [dice=Power Attack]1d20+19[/dice] [dice=Slashing dmg]3d6+26[/dice] [dice=Fire dmg]1d6[/dice]
Husarq waits for an opportunity to attack.
"Selter, move. Sir."
He waits until after Selter moves. If Selter doesn't move, Husarq does not attack.
Human (Mwangi, Zenj) Cleric-4 HP: 29/29 | AC: 16 | T: 12 | FF: 15 | CMB/CMD: 4/16 Fort: +6 | Ref: +3 | Will: +8 | Init: +1 | Perc: +6
Oh, good, I didn't miss any turns this week... :p
Nagaji, Naga Aspirant 10, HP 83, AC:23, FF:21, Th:12, F+13/R+9/W+14(+2mind-affecting&poison), Perc+18, Init+2
buffs
Aspect of the Bear - 5 minutes
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round 3
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aspect of the bear lets me make an over run without an AoO
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Selter tries again to get past the skeletal snake.
overrun: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 = 11
Failing again,he backs up to allow Husarq to strike.
female Animal Companion, stegosaurus, Default Command is to 'Guard Selter', AC:36, FF:31, Th:14, HP 58, F8/R11/W4(+4vsEnch), Perc +9, Init +4 (evasion)
buffs
greater magic fang - 5 hours
longstrider - 5 hours
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round 3
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Sss...
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If y'all don't mind, I'm going to "call" this fight. The necrophidius is unlikely to be able to hit/damage Husarq and Sithiss. And those who were incapacitated are about to re-enter initiative. Rather than have the party expend further resources, I'd prefer to have you all heal up and be solid before we continue on. If, for fun (or catharsis) you want to take a parting shot at the enemy, please feel free! :-)
Combat over!
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
"Hey! Who kill the pretty snake!?!" Harrow bellows. But then he seems to come to himself, and says "...Oh..."
He then moves over and kicks the bones, as if to have done something useful.
After he performs his childish act, he examines the western passage.
perception take 10: 10 + 10 = 20
Within the sarcophagi are the remains of four fetchlings and the possessions of two others whose bodies have disintegrated over time. Among the bones, you find a brooch of shielding, a cloak of resistance +1, and two silver daggers.
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
Harrow points out his findings to the others.
"Harrow not mind wearing cloak if no one else want to wear..." [ooc]I don't have one yet...if someone else wants it, go ahead.
After they have examined the sarcophagi, the half-orc moves to the stairs. "This way, right?"
We came out of the mirror in G1, correct? Looks like the only way is the stairs. Harrow will also examine that statue to the east (take 20) before using the stairs.
Yep. That's the only way out. The statue looks shadowy and creepy.
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
Shivers run down Harrow's spine, though he cannot feel them.
"This way," he points, then leads the way past the stairs.
New Map: The House of Night--Upper Levels
I've circled in red where you came up.
I decided to reveal the whole map because most of this is a "spatially distorted, shadowy reflection" of Boroi Manor.
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
Harrow looks around suspiciously as they come up the stairs.
"Hmmm..." the half-orc says. "If this place kind of spatially distorted, shadowy reflection' of Baron guy's house, maybe we go straight to room Baron sleeps in to find bad guy?" he says as everyone's jaws drop at Harrow's use of polysyllabic words.
"If I were bad guy, I would sleep in best room in house..."
That's room A10 on the Boroi Manor map. If you ascend the stairs to the next level (circled in green) of the House of Night, you'll see that there isn't an equivalent room.
However, you have to go into room G11 to get to those stairs. Here's a description of G11: This elegant room resembles a fine dining room on the Material Plane, spread with a feast fit for a great lord. A stairway in the room's northwest corner leads up to another floor.
The ornate bone flatware intricately set about the table is worth 200 gp. The delicate porcelain dishes that adorn the banquet table and fill the two hutches along the south and east walls are worth 1,000 gp if collected in their entirety.
The wall (circled in blue) abutting room G12 bleeds black ichor.
Male Halfling Oracle of Life (Spirit Guide) 10 - HP 77/77, AC 21/T: 14/FF:18 - Perception +2 - F: +7*/ R: +8* / W: +10* - CMB: +5 - CMD: 18, Speed: 30, Init. +3
Berosius looks at Harrow in dumbfounded amazement at the half-orc's burst of completely lucid speech. He tries to cover this up with a wide smile.
"Why, that's just what I was thinking, Harrow, my friend. Lead the way!"
So... you guys heading up the stairs and ignoring the black ichor? :-)
Nagaji, Naga Aspirant 10, HP 83, AC:23, FF:21, Th:12, F+13/R+9/W+14(+2mind-affecting&poison), Perc+18, Init+2
Selter watches the bleeding ichor for a few moments to see if it does anything else.
Detect Magic
perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
It only bleeds. Spellcraft tells you nothing.
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
"Harrow thought he had good idea..." the half-orc says. "Bleeding black wall not good, but Harrow not sure what to do with it. Maybe need to look around more..."
Upstairs from the dining room sounds good.
Okie dokie. The party heads up the stairs to the area just outside of rooms G13 and G14. Where to?
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
"Harrow say start opening doors..." the hideous half-orc says as he opens one.
G13
G13: A feather bed piled high with blankets dominates this well- appointed room. Floral wallpaper has been carefully pasted over the black walls of the manor, and carpets cover the floor. A dresser, mirror, desk and armchair complete the illusion of a comfortable apartment on the Material Plane.
A human corpse lies in the bed, propped up against pillows and swaddled in coverlets. The cold air has preserved his body well, and there is little smell.
Male Ifrit Summoner 10 (HP63/63; AC 20 / T 12 / FF 18; DR5 (fire); F +4, R +5, W +7; Init +2, Perception +0, Diplomacy +18, Kn(a, pl) +13, Darkvision 60')
GM Engleaktig wrote: G13: A feather bed piled high with blankets dominates this well- appointed room. Floral wallpaper has been carefully pasted over the black walls of the manor, and carpets cover the floor. A dresser, mirror, desk and armchair complete the illusion of a comfortable apartment on the Material Plane.
A human corpse lies in the bed, propped up against pillows and swaddled in coverlets. The cold air has preserved his body well, and there is little smell.
I'm back from Yosemite!
"I wonder who this is?" asks Mareq, staring at the human corpse.
Im curious about the black ichor. Would a Knowledge (planes) reveal anything?
K(planes): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
Harrow struggles with the new thoughts he has been having from Ragathiel...thoughts beyond killing stuff and eating pies. Knowledge.
"Harrow wonder if that really dead guy, or maybe monster..."
knowledge religion ID monster: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
If his check doesn't reveal anything, he will cautiously approach the bed.
Seems to be a dead human.
Mareck's k.planes doesn't reveal anything.
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
Harrow approaches the bed to examine the corpse and anything else in the room.
perception take 10: 10 + 10 = 20
Harrow sees that he is missing one finger. The half-orc also finds a makeshift child's doll with gray skin and white hair on the floor beneath the bed.
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
Harrow scowls at the corpse.
"Harrow think this guy make one too many rude gestures...someone make him pay for it. But maybe there little shadow kids around here...need to watch for them and return doll," he says as he picks it up and stows it in his belt pouch.
How about G14?
Thinking on it for a while, the party eventually realizes that the dead body in here (G13) matches the description of Iozif Boroi.
G14: This is a well-appointed bedroom, where carpets and wallpaper cover the otherwise grim substance from which the house is constructed. Every available surface is covered in writing, lines of curly script that wind around the room in great arcs and spirals. A hanged body dangles from the ceiling, immobile in the still air.
Knowledge Religion to know more.
Human (Mwangi, Zenj) Cleric-4 HP: 29/29 | AC: 16 | T: 12 | FF: 15 | CMB/CMD: 4/16 Fort: +6 | Ref: +3 | Will: +8 | Init: +1 | Perc: +6
Know Rel: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Tan'ia Will Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Tan'ia begins looking at the scribbling on the wall and realizes: the scribbling is the written equivalent of an allip's babbling! The hanging body, who looks an awful lot like Henric Boroi (Stepan's other older brother), is an allip!
Allip Init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Berosius Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Harrow Init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Mareck Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Selter Init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Tan'ia Init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
Who?: 1d6 ⇒ 1
The allip reaches out to touch Husarq: Touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8, Miss!
The party is up!
Nagaji, Naga Aspirant 10, HP 83, AC:23, FF:21, Th:12, F+13/R+9/W+14(+2mind-affecting&poison), Perc+18, Init+2
This could be very bad! I will assume Tan'ia passes on the info that it is undead
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Selter mutters his enchantments. shillelagh
Human (Mwangi, Zenj) Cleric-4 HP: 29/29 | AC: 16 | T: 12 | FF: 15 | CMB/CMD: 4/16 Fort: +6 | Ref: +3 | Will: +8 | Init: +1 | Perc: +6
Tan'ia is never stingy with her information. She is a librarian and they love to share all the knowledge. :)
Selter casts a spell. The rest of the party is up! (Including Sithiss, if you want him to attack.)
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
Harrow attacks the creature with a powerful blow from his nodachi.
"Stay dead, dead guy!"
nodachi (adamantine, power attack, furious focus): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 221d10 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Harrow's weapon passes harmlessly through the incorporeal creature.
female Animal Companion, stegosaurus, Default Command is to 'Guard Selter', AC:36, FF:31, Th:14, HP 58, F8/R11/W4(+4vsEnch), Perc +9, Init +4 (evasion)
buffs
greater magic fang - 5 hours
longstrider - 5 hours
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round 1
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Sss...
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bite attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 1 = 23, if hits bite damage: 1d4 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 1 = 13
Is magic, but not ghost touch so only half that. I'm also assuming no chance to grab/constrict an incorporeal
Sounds right on all accounts.
Sithiss manages to rip a ghostly wound in the allip surprising the hanging man.
The rest of the party is up.
Half-orc Inquisitor 7 / Cavalier 2 / Rogue 1 | HP 76/76 | AC 23; Tch 12; FF 22 | F +12; R +6; W +10 | CMB+13; CMD 24 | Speed 20 ft | Init +4 | +1 Cruel Keen Nodachi (adamantine): +15 (1d10+10/15-20) | Perc +17
Looks like that's Berosius, Mareck, and Tania still up.
While we're waiting, I totally omitted the allip's babble. This is a variant allip; the scribbling on the wall is his babble. Let's do will saves alphabetically by PC.
Berosius: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9, Fail
Harrow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
HusarQ: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Mareck: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Selter: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Sithiss: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10, Fail
Tan'ia: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Duration: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6
Berosius and Sithiss are fascinated for 6 rounds. Um, actually, Sithiss is not--unless he can read.
Mareck/Husarq and Tan'ia are up!
female Animal Companion, stegosaurus, Default Command is to 'Guard Selter', AC:36, FF:31, Th:14, HP 58, F8/R11/W4(+4vsEnch), Perc +9, Init +4 (evasion)
Male Ifrit Summoner 10 (HP63/63; AC 20 / T 12 / FF 18; DR5 (fire); F +4, R +5, W +7; Init +2, Perception +0, Diplomacy +18, Kn(a, pl) +13, Darkvision 60')
Moving away, Mareq pulls his wand of shield and touches Husarq with it!
5ft step and draw.
M Efreeti Lord of All He Surveys 10 (HP 79/85; AC 33 / T 11 / FF 31 ; F +11, R +6, W +8; Init +2, Perception +11, Darkvision 60') [dice=Power Attack]1d20+19[/dice] [dice=Slashing dmg]3d6+26[/dice] [dice=Fire dmg]1d6[/dice]
Husarq, too, moves away from the undead thing. He uses his superior reach to swing his magical efreet greatblade, al-Saif, at the hanged man.
Power Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21 Dmg: 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 6) + 10 = 18
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