PbP PFS - The Enigma Vaults (the others) lvl 3-5 (Inactive)

Game Master Revvy Bitterleaf

After looking over the door, Marcèl gives the OK "Ready as we'll ever be."

I don't see a problem with the hippo flying above you guys (all though it looks weird on the map). On the bag of holding..not sure what type of bag you have but...the bones weigh 650 lbs..a type I bag holds a max of 250 lb, a type II 500..so you need a type III bag..which costs 7,400 gp..I don't think anyone bought that, but how PFS works..if you found something worth money they assume you can magically bring it with you at the end of the adventure

As you open the door you see:
This strangely shaped room consists of two wings. To the east, a low workbench wraps around the walls. To the west, a larger wing opens into what appears to be a strange laboratory. A curving workbench covered with gory heaps of flesh and bone sits against the laboratory's wall. In alcoves to the north and south are strange contraptions resembling iron cages fitted with human-sized openings.

In the doorway stands a creature's whose bloated frame shudders with each heaving step, yet despite its shape, the thing moves with surprising quickness.

Init Marcel: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 3 + 2 = 20
Init Aviendha: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11
Init Grimdoc: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17(+2 underground)
Init Torche: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Init Samuel: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Init Calistan: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (4) - 5 = -1
Init Enemy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

The creature sucks in a lot of air and then belches forth a cloud of a noxious gas which obscures your vision

DC 13 fort save vs spell/poison effect or become nauseated while within the cloud and 1d4+1 rounds after leaving

The fog obscures all sight, including darkvision, beyond 5 feet. A creature within 5 feet has concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance). Creatures farther away have total concealment (50% miss chance, and the attacker can't use sight to locate the target).

circle on the map is the area of the cloud

init
You guys
Enemies turn

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

As Samuel opens the door his eyes widen at the creature before him. The Andoran barely has chance to think as the mass sucks in the air, but in the final seconds before it spews the noxious gas the soldier manages to hold his breath.

Fighting against the fumes in his eyes, Samuel swings his sword up at the creature.

+1 Longsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 261d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Crit confirmation

+1 Longsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 131d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Concealment (low misses): 1d100 ⇒ 23

fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
fort hippo: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
While Aviendha doesn't seem to be affected, the poor Hippogriff is coughing and wheezing above the group and continues to flap its wings, hoping to disperse the cloud.

could flapping of the wings help disperse the cloud? Not sure if the hippo is in the cloud or above it?

Aviendha tries to stab the creature with her lance based on it's previous position.
misschance high is good: 1d10 ⇒ 7
attack with +1 lance: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
dmg: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Calistan retreats out of the cloud and sees that the other steps are free of the smoke, so he begins to move up them!

@Aviendha ...Unlike normal fog, only a severe wind (31+ mph) disperses these vapors. Not sure how hard the wings of the hippo would beat..but going to go with less then 31mph for now. And isn't it fun to have a vomiting creature the size of a horse about you at the moment? ;)

(doesn't look like either Samuels or Aviendha's weapons are cold iron or good)

Samuels attack hits but not as hard as it could have been (doesn't confirm) while above the party the hippogrif is making gagging noises
Aviendha sticks her lance into the creature

But both Samuel and Aviendha notices that the creatures hide is very resistant to their weapons and the wounds seem smaller then would be expected (Damage reduction)

Calistan walks out of the noxious cloud and up the other stairs

init
Marcel, Torche, Grimdoc (all still with saves vs the cloud)

Damage Dretch: 10

Grimdoc fort,hardy, shake x3: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 2 + 3 = 30

Once again, Grimdoc's irongut protects him from nausea.

"Hah, is that the best ye can do foul creature? I know you are in that there stench somewhere."

He casts truestrike upon himself and moves closer to the door.

Fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25 Unfortunately I have to move further then half my speed, so the DC is 15+cmd
Aldori: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 251d8 + 5 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 5 = 11

Managing to keep his stomach from turning inside out this time, Marcèl attempts to get to the other side of the foul creature where he can swing his sword at the thing.

Samuel narrows his eyes as his blade produces diminished results.

"Whatever this thing is, it's resilient to our attacks."

Putting Torche on for now, to keep things moving

As Grimdoc shakes of the stench as if it's not even there he cast's true strike on himself and moves closer to the door

Marcel managing to keep his stomach from turning inside out attempts to get past the dretch and all though it looks for a second he's going to make it the dretch slams into him and send him flying back (doesn't beat CMD+15..but you got close)

AOO Claw vs Marcel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Miss chance: 1d200 ⇒ 34

A claw scrapes across Marcel's body and cuts him before he is send flying back to where he came from
Damage Marcel: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

The dretch then tries to claw and bite Samuel
to hit Samuel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
to hit Samuel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
to hit Samuel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
but all it's attack fails to get around Samuel's shield

An medium sized earth elemental glides out of the wall next to Grimdoc and Marcel and attacks GrimdocSlam vs Grimdoc's AC: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 1 = 27 and connects hard enough to deal Damage Grimdoc: 1d8 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 = 15

From inside the room some muttering can be heard

init
You guys
Enemies

Damage Dretch: 10

"Switch with me Samuel! I got a weapon for him." Aviendha says as she drops her lance and takes out her cold iron greatsword.

hate this in pfs. I want to switch places with Sam if hes ok with it. I think I have to delay and he ready or something in order to do it officially. How do you do this Revvy?

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Grimdoc grimaces at the pain from the stony slam from the wall.

Assuming no miss chance for the thing somehow

Grim tries to fight off the stinking effects again.

fort,hardy,shake: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 2 + 4 = 26 vs cloud

"Bah! Dirtbag. I call the judgement of Erastil's destruction upon you."

He drops his lucern hammer and wields his axe in both hands.

Grimdoc MW battleaxe, pa,2h, judgement, true: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 20 ⇒ (15) + 9 - 2 + 20 = 42 for dmg: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 + 2 = 18 ignores miss chance

HP 28, using his last judgement as a swift.

Calistan feels a searing pain as Marcel's wounds close and he suddenly has his own flesh rent, but he has no idea what is going on in the cloud. No one has come out of the cloud with him.

Calistan draws his wand and heals himself, waiting for some sign of what to do seeing as how he can't hear and his vision is obscured from the battle.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 2 = 5 Well that worked out for 5 damage.

Shield Other: Aviendha/Samuel
Life Link: Marcel/Aviendah/Samuel/Torche

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20 Finally something I can use this against, having spellcraft but not detect magic sucks.

"There is a spellcaster in the room beyond us, casting Protection from Law!" Marcel alerts the others as he is confronted with the new enemy.

Aldori: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 171d8 + 5 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 5 = 14 Miss %: 1d100 ⇒ 19 Assuming that there is concealment vs the elemental, I missed.

Marcel swings his sword at the creature before him, but the smelly cloud disrupts his view.

Revvy, did you mean to roll a d200 for concealment? I thought it was normally a d100.

Aviendha, I think Samuel goes before you in the initiative, so I'll take my action, swing at the Dretch, then move out and round the long way to engage the earth elemental. I'll provoke from the dretch but with my high AC and concealment I'm not too worried.

Samuel hears Aviendhas requests to move so she can bring her weapon to bare and shouts an acknowledgement. Throwing caution to the wind the soldier lashes out with his longsword at the fiend before him, before recklessly engaging and moving around to engage whatever is attacking his allies behind him.

+1 Longsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 81d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 70

Provoking an attack from the Dretch, my AC is 25 as I'm next to 2 allies.

Aviendha grins as she swings her greatsword at the dretch.
attack ci greatsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
dmg: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 5) + 6 = 17

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@Marcel, no that was a typo..I meant 1d100, I didn't even notice I rolled a 1d200. I only saw the 34 and it was over 20%.

@Aviendha, in games I run..just say your going to delay till Samuel steps away and then do X ..as long as Samuel steps away and you are able to do X at that time I'll edit it in at that point

Grimdoc slams his axe into the elemental that just emerged from the wall, his axe biting deep into the rock, stone and dirt.

Calistan heals himself after drawing away some of Marcel's hurt

Marcel tries to stick his sword into the elemental as well but with the cloud bringing tears to his eyes he fails to connect properly.

Samuel likewise has teary eyes and some dry heaves and is unable to focus enough to hit his target

The elemental swings at Samuel as the human walks past
To hit Samuel AC: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 1 = 19 but Samuel's raised shield is able to deflect the blow from the elemental to the side causing no harm

Avienda steps up in the place that Samuel just vacated and slices through the dretch,dropping it to the floor

Not sure where Torche is, but putting him on delay for now till he posts again...like if he failed his save vs the cloud or something

From inside the room you can hear some more arcane sounding muttering

The cloud you are standing in dissipates (but the hippogriff is still unable to do any thing but a single move for the next 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 rounds)

The earth elemental continues to attack, this time going for 1G2M3S: 1d3 ⇒ 2 Marcel
To hit AC Marcel: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 1 = 16
but it fails to connect with it's rocky fist against soft flesh

init
You guys
Enemies

Damage elemental: 18

Aviendha moves into the room they are casting spells from. "I'm headed in. See that you finish the elemental quickly, i could need backup."
one move. Rest of her turn depends on what she sees.

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Samuel swings his longsword round at the elemental, unsure if it will overcome it's rocky skin.

+1 Longsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 171d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 57

Grim is glad to see the cloud starting to clear.

He will also swing back at the elemental. He switches judgement to healing(2)

"now let's get done with you dirt. We gave places to be and drinks....to um drink . "

Mw axe, pa: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 9 - 2 = 19 damage : 1d8 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 = 16

spellcraft: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Marcel will move away from the elemental down to the hall where he heard the caster casting now that the odd creature blocking the door is gone. 25 feet moved to the blue box, so I still have things left to do, and I provoked from the elemental if it is still alive.

@Reevy: The Bag of Holding that we were talking about was the one we found. You never gave us a type on it.

Calistan sees Marcel rush into the room and follows after him, glad that the vision-obscuring fog was now gone.

Aviendha moves into the room and sees....nothing (room description;
This strangely shaped room consists of two wings. To the east, a low workbench wraps around the walls. To the west, a larger wing opens into what appears to be a strange laboratory. A curving workbench covered with gory heaps of flesh and bone sits against the laboratory's wall. In alcoves to the north and south are strange contraptions resembling iron cages fitted with human-sized openings)

Samuel's sword glances of the elementals rock like skin without piercing it (doesn't hit AC)

Grimdoc's attack fares a bit better shattering the elemental

Marcel moves into the room as well. Followed by Calistan

init
Torche and standards left for Aviendha and Marcel (since end positions might matter going to need to know where Aviendha moved and what your remaining actions are before taking enemy turn.)
Enemy

@Calistan Ah....didn't think of that. It's a type I. When you put some of the bones in what looks like some sort of stomach you can hear a sort of sucking sounds

I wanted to do the max distance a single move gives her, so just in front of Marcel. The hippo follows her. From there if she cant she anything, I guess a full defense action otherwise an attack if possible.

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I think the hippogriff is still nauseated, right?

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I had only moved 25 feet before, so I moved one more square, though it was diagonal.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14 Dang, not high enough.

Surprised by the empty room, Marcel looks around trying to catch a glimpse of something that might reveal where the spellcaster is.

Note, the nauseated condition only prevents standard actions, so even if it is nauseated it can still perform a move action once per round.

k,positions are know...moving on

Aviendha goes on the defense as she enters what seems like an empty room (+4 dodge bonus to AC)

In the center of the room with one of it's claw leading towards Aviendha's exposed midriff an unnaturally graceful creature with a bulbous fungoid lump for a head, spiny insectoid wings, and a tangle of spiky, clawed legs appears out of no where.

Fullround attack
Claw 1 vs Avienda's Flatfooted AC without dodge: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 14 + 2 = 19
Claw 2 vs Avienda's AC with dodge: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27
Claw 3 vs Avienda's AC with dodge: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
Claw 4 vs Avienda's AC with dodge: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30

So the first attack misses as does the second due to the dodge..the other 2 manage to hit even with Aviendha dodging around
Damage Aviendha claw 3: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Damage Aviendha claw 4: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

As the attacks hit the creatures claws try to grab hold of Aviendha
Grab attempt vs Aviendha CMD claw 3: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20 (miss due to the dodge)
Grab attempt vs Aviendha CMD claw 4: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35
and it manages to do just that squeezing her midriff thightly
Extra damage Aviendha: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 6) = 7 and a DC 18 fort save or loose 1d4 ⇒ 1 Strength

init
You guys Hippo still nauseated, Aviendha grappled
Enemy

Calistan thinks of the new magicks that he has just learned and casts Oracle's Burden on the weird beast.

Knowledge(Planes): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Will Save - DC 18

Aviendha yells in suprise and anger as her we developed chest gets squeezed by the ugly creature. She bashes the creature with her ci spiked fist.
bash: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
dmg: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

I think life link and shield other take some dmg

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is the hippo flying over where Grim could walk underneath? .

Grim picks up his Lucern hammer and moves behind Aviendha with his hammer, sheathing his axe as he moves. His judgement will help close some of the wounds he received.

"hang in there Aviendha, we'll get you out of that sticky wicket . "

Calistan takes 10 damage from Shield Other and 5 from Life link, leaving you with 6 damage Aviendha.

@Avienda; still need a fort save DC 18 or loose 1 str

Aviendha tries to punch the insect like thing but fails to get enough leverage to properly hit it with enough force behind her blow to deal damage

@Grimdoc;I think it would be pretty impossible for the hippogriff to be flying while squeezing with it's wings folded against it's body..so going to go with no on that. You can walk through it since it's an ally though..just not end your move in the same square

Calistan also remembers that this type of creature has DR 5/slashing, Immune cold, plant traits; Resist electricity 10, fire 10 (and on a grapple it deals extra damage and can deal stat damage)

Calistan tries to burden the creature with the same discomforts he has to deal with on a daily basis

Will save Visitant: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

but the creature just shrugs it off.

init
Marcel, Samuel, Torche, Grimdoc
Visistant

ok, in that case, Grim will double move to get into the room...drawing the Aoo as he moves to 10' to the south of the beast .

As I understand grapple..it can't make an AOO since it's holding on to Aviendha

Grimdoc moves into the room past the hugging pair of green skinned individuals

init
Marcel, Samuel, Torche
Visistant

fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 lost 1 str. 21 didn't hit ac? :s

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Nope, 21 didn't hit AC..and you are not even lawful..so I didn't even had to count protection from Law against you

Aldori: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 11 + 2 = 241d8 + 5 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 5 = 15 I'm assuming Aviendha still provides flanking while grappled, as I cannot find anything that says she wouldn't.

Seeing the creature suddenly appear, and grab Aviendha, Marcel moves to the other side of the room and attacks the odd creature with his Aldori dueling sword, as it wrestles on the floor with the Half orc.

Torche's Fort save from way back: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Failing to hold his breath, Torche stumbles backward out of the cloud and stoops over dry heaving as he faces yet another fit of vomiting.
Out of Action for: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 rounds
Which if I'm counting right, brings him right in as the Mi-Go is revealed.

Standing back up straight, Torche rushes after everyone into the room, where his eyes go wide at the foul beast grappling with Aviendha. Seeing an opening, he darts into the far alcove north of Marcel.
Double move
Knowledge (Planes): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Hopefully it's safe to assume Calistan called all of that out!

Calistan doesn't speak...

Marcel moves to the other side of the grapplers and stick his weapon into the insect like bug thing his sword is deflected by some magical barrier and then has trouble getting through the creatures though hide but eventually it manages to sink in
Marcel is lawful right? And I think you'd still flank..haven't found anything that says otherwise so far either

Torche moves closer after he stops dry-heaving

Samuel (double) moves into the room as well

The insect seeing himself getting surrounded flies 5ft up into the air (so no more flanking) and continues to squeeze Aviendha
Sustain grapple vs Aviendha CMD: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21
it's claws bury deep into Avienda's middriff
Damage Aviendha: 1d4 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (4, 6) = 15 (The 2d6 is sneak attack damage in case you have something against that)
And a fort save DC 18 or loose 1d4 ⇒ 1 strength

init
You guys
Visitant

Damage Visitant: 15

So the creature is flying above me? What would happen if I try to fall prone? Won't it be drawn down enough that we can flank it again? Otherwise wouldn't someone be able to flank it if they were on the other side of me?
I believe the Hippo is now no longer nauseated since the three rounds of the cloud have passed.

Seeing her master in distress the hippo claws and bites and the flying critter. Though only one claw seems to come close to damaging the creature.
bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
claw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
claw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
dmg: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

You don't threaten when you grapple/are grappled, thus you can't provide flanking.

Calistan takes another twelve damage from the Visitant's attack, so he casts a Cure Moderate Wounds on himself.

CMW+Trait+Feat: 2d8 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4, 7) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 18

Aviendha is down to 22 hp, thanks Calistan :). The hippo can provide the flanking though.

It's what I do. :D

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Grimdoc looks up a the beast grappling with Aviendha.

"By Erastil, let 'er go you flyin' bug-squid thing!"

He swings with his lucern hammer, switching his judgement to justice.

+1 Lucern hammer,pa, judgement: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 9 - 2 + 1 = 25 for dmg, pa: 1d12 + 7 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 6 = 22

Torche squeezes his hands together and then winds his arm sending a shimmering white ball flying toward the creature.
Casts snowball using a point from his arcane reservoir to raise the CL to 4.
Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Damage: 4d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5, 2, 5) + 4 = 17 cold damage plus DC 15 Fort save to avoid being staggered for 1 round.

Actually from the thread I found in the rules forum asking the same question you can flank while grappled. Basically you threaten if you can attack, and grapple does not prevent you from attacking just from taking attacks of opportunity. linky And yes Marcèl is Lawful.

Aldori: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 231d8 + 5 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 5 = 15

Marcèl swings his sword at the creature once more but now that it is flying he does not do quite as well, no longer having the support of the half orc attacking from directly across the creature.

Forgot Avienda's actions. Guess she gets -1 to all attacks and dmg now. Stupidly I forgot I had her cast divine favor, so her previous attack would be +3 to hit and +3 to dmg

fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Aviendha punches the creature again with her fist.
punch: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
dmg: 1d4 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 3 = 7

I'm not sure you can fall prone..since you can't move unless you are the one grappling instead of the one grappled..now I have no clue of falling prone is actual movement. And if you could fall prone..I'm ruling that you are still within reach since it doesn't say anywhere that being prone changes how much space you take in...or since the thing is flying and holding on to you..you'd be prone somewhere mid square..so still within reach..and suffering the penalties from prone

Also the hippo can't provide flanking..it has to be opposite - so flying above the visitant to be able to do that

@Aviendha's did you include the -2 penalty for being grappled in both attacks?

Calistan heals himself after draining away some of Aviendha's wounds

Grimdoc slices through the creatures hide with an swing from his axe

The hippo manages to hit with one claw

Torche sends a magically conjured snowball in the insects general direction but fails to hit

Marcel tries to slice his sword through the creature again..but just barely misses

Aviendha tries to punch the thing that's holding on to her again, but fails to get the proper leverage to deal any damage

init
Samuel
Visitant
You guys again

Damage Visitant: 46

ah nope I didn't. Is that against individuals you are grappling with? Was unaware of that. Apoligies.

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