PeteZero's #5–16: Destiny of the Sands—Part 3: Sanctum of the Sages (Inactive)

Game Master Pete who?

"Ummmmmm"

Lecate will usehis "legendary Magic" to cast a spell as a swift action.

Lecate casts Recentering Drone, which will reduce nausea to Sickened

Lecate Targets

1) Motaz
2) Mareck
3) Farg

"Go get'em boys."

Assume you mean Husarq, since he's nauseated and Mareq is not.

Sweet! Don't forget you have a standard action still, too!

I got interrupted, standard action on it's way-- that darn work thing!

Yes Husarq, not mareck.

Standard action
Lecate calls upon Desa and says to Nefti.
"Be still."

Lecate will cast Hold person, without breaking concentration on the drone.

Hold Person
DC 16

Lecate's Recentering Drone happens earlier in Round Two than Husarq's turn, so he is able to act, although sickened.

Husarq steps forward and swings at Kafar with his legendary efreet blade.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 2 = 9 Dmg: 2d6 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 10 - 2 = 10 REACH 10ft
Legendary Surge 1: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Legendary Surge 2: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Total hit roll AC17
Unstoppable Strike = Hits touch AC 17
Foe-Biting dmg x2 = 20dmg

Nefti's will save 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Elliott misses, but Husarq lands a very good hit. Lecate does not manage to hold Nefti.

Suketh arrows
1d5 ⇒ 4 - on a one Nefti is hit
1d4 ⇒ 3

Kafar 34 damage
Nefti 25 damage 2 images remaining

Kafar tries to hit Elliott again.

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 and a FORT save DC14 vs poison, or take 1 CON damage

Farg and Mareck are up

Farg feeling better due to magic influence steps forward and flies into a flurry of maw and claw.

Claw PA1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 Damage 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Claw PA1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28 Damage 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Bite PA1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27 Damage 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

5 ft step activate luck as swift action. Full attack.

With this Kafar goes down and Nefti cries out: "Stop it, let's talk!"

FS DC 14: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12 the dice hate me :(
+2 racial bonus for saves vs. poison

I need another save - but maybe you should wait, if someone can give you a bonus - they have 1 round

Sutekh keeps his bow trained on her, if she tries anything, he will shoot her

Suket, when over his twirling insides, will move in to make sure she doesn't try anything either

Lecate see Kafar strike Elliot with a poisoned weapon and sees Elliot shudder as the poison makes it way into his blood stream.

Lecate rushes over to Elliot and performs a full round action by pulling out his goat bladder.

"Hold still Elliot I can remove the poison from you before it has a chance to affect you in any way."

Lecate attempts to use his Siphon Poison feat to remove any ill effects of the poison.

Lecate has to meet or exceed the DC of the poison with a heal check within 2 rounds

Poison DC = 14
Heal Check: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

Poison Removed!

"Oh me gosh, that's hurting. Get it out, Lecate!" Elliot feels the poison leave his body. A big laceration is left, but this will heal. "Thanks man, I owe you one."

"How is everyone doing?"

Elliot I will take care of that wound before it festers.

Wand CLW
Healing Energy: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Who in the party needs healing and how much?

Him being ranged, no hits were taken, and his scorpion being sickened, he couldnt get into combat to get damaged :P

Motaz, feeling better, moves over to Kafar's side and attempts to stabilize him.

Heal Check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

He then turns to Nefti. "Hand over the Emerald and the Topaz, then we can talk."

Nefti looks at Motaz, "we don't have the emerald and topaz anymore, we sold them."

please roll intimidate or diplomacy whatever you want to use

As the man goes down to the earth, stricken by the fury of he and his companions, Husarq feels a certain glee suffuse his body. Humans... they are pathetic things, deserving of only slavery or death.

Husarq looks at the remaining one.

"SPEAK! To whom did you sell it? And when? Do not delay us any longer, or I shall give you your just desserts!" threatens Husarq, brandishing his blade.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Behind the efreeti, Mareq stands, looking at him with stern eyes, full of rebuke.

"BE SILENT, dung-face. Or I shall banish you once again!" says Mareq, waving Husarq away. The ifrit steps up and gestures at Nefti in a reassuring way.

"Worry not about my thrall. He exceeds my commands. I find your statement is the germ of a story. Most likely an amazing one, worthy of hearing and remembering. To whom did you sell these gems? Was it difficult finding them? Your journey must have been difficult. I know ours was. We barely survived as a group, yet you and your compatriot outdistanced us for days, like a pair of foxes always ahead of the farmer."

Mareq smiles and hopes Nefti shares his story, squeezing every bit of his desire and equanimity into his words.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23
Mythic surge 1: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Mythic surge 2: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
23+5=28 diplomacy

Mareq has used 7 of 9 mythic powers today

"Nonsense. You weren't racing across the desert empty-handed. Ambassador, maybe you or someone else can get the real story about the Jewels out of her."

Diplomacy to Aid: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Mythic Surge 1: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Mythic Surge 2: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Aid=8+7=15. Motaz aids Mareq.

Motaz has used six of his nine mythic surges for the day.

"And tell us what that gold sheet is for!"

Lecate's Recentering Drone happens earlier in Round Two than Husarq's turn, so he is able to act, although sickened.

Husarq steps forward and swings at Kafar with his legendary efreet blade.

<snip>

al-Saif has consumed 5 of 6 legendary powers for the day

Husarq has 3 personal mythic powers remaining for the day.

"Yes, the gold sheet. It appears to be some sort of summoning. By the gods, man, why would you want to attract the attention of the Old Ones and others who inhabit the Dark Tapestry?"

Nefti pulls out three documents to back up his claims: two terms of sale and a letter of credit worth 6,000 gp, all three signed by some buyer named Angvar Branmaz.

"The gold sheet? it seems to have to do with mystic powers - you could renew them with the ritual - and yes, draw unwanted attention as well. A nice find, not something useful for us.
And here, as you can see, we sold it them to this man, Angvar Branmaz."

Kafar and Nefti are wearing bandages and look sickly.

Anyone played library of the lion?

Yes, Motaz played Library of the Lion.

Linguistics Check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Linguistics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

"Hmmm, renew mystic powers? Perhaps a valuable find, after all. But is it worth drawing the attention of the Dark?"

"Lecate, let us attend to their wounds. We don't want them coming back as void zombies!"

While the others talk, Motaz aids Lecate in checking the bandages and identifying the disease, expecting the void zombie worms.

Heal Check to Aid: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Lecate will sense motive to see if he thinks Nefti is telling the truth
Lecate will whisper a silent prayer for the wisdom of Desna
Guidence +1

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31

and use a mythic surge
Mythic Surge: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Mythic Surge: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Sense Motive = 37

Lecate has 7 of 9 Mythic surges left

Lecate will then inspect the bandages to see if he can counter the zombie effect

Another silent prayer to Desna for knowledge of this terrible affliction.
Guidence +1
Heal Check: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 1 = 22

Also
Knowledge Local: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Linguistics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Knowledge Local1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Motaz retrieves the golden sheet from wherever the party has stored it. "Mareq, I feel the Ruby Sage's power ebbing. It is night now, so we could do the ritual. If we are attacked, we may need more mythic power. These two were not just fleeing from us, they were going somewhere, presumably to meet someone. Perhaps we should do the ritual? What do the rest of you think? We should only do it when we are prepared, in case the attention it draws is immediate and hostile."

Nefti turns to Motaz, "I recognize you. You probably would like more information about the bell of obedience?" he asks.

"Yes, I would. Is that involved here?"

"I agree, son of Dakhil," says Mareq, rubbing his jaw contemplatively. "We ought to do this ritual."

Unless anyone objects, after the party is done talking to Nefti, Motaz performs the ritual.

No objects from Elliot.

Lecate agrees

He shrugs, "we could help you get it back, we turned it over to an Aspsi broker, but have information how to retrieve it."

"That would be a good start. But right now we need the Jewels. If you sold them, what are you doing out here? Do you know where the Sanctum of the Sages is? Are you working for the Diamond Sage? If you are, why sell the Jewels?"

"We are not working for the Diamond Sage. But we know where the Sanctum of the Sages is. We could lead you there, if you let us go afterwards."

"That would be a good start. But right now we need the Jewels. If you sold them, what are you doing out here?"

"Dont forget about that void parasite issue..." he warns still having his bow ready

The scorpion clicks and snaps his pincers to help make his dad's point come across

-Posted with Wayfinder

Going to the Sanctum?" he responds stating the obvious.

Suketh - if you want to intimidate, please add a roll

Going to the Sanctum?" he responds stating the obvious.

Mareq watches and listens to Nefti's half-answers, evasions, and generally smart-ass-ness.

Mareq rolled a 28 Diplomacy earlier. But, let's see how Intimidate works.

"I am displeased with your answers. I'm trying to be diplomatic, pointing out how we value you, your information, and what you have to offer us. However, you do not seem amenable to this."

Mareq looks over at Husarq. The efreeti's arms flex slightly as he cleans Kafar's blood from al-Saif. Little remains, as if al-Saif, hungry for mortal blood, had drunk it down.

The ifrit gestures to Husarq, then turns to his companions.

"Perhaps we ought to confer on our next course of action. Do we all agree on Motaz's desire to enact the ritual from the gold-sheet?"

Mareq steers the team away from Nefti, leaving the Aspis agent under the guard of Husarq...

No Intimidate from Mareq. Just hand of friendship.

Derek, did you add the +2 from Motaz's aid to the diplomacy roll, it might've been a 30!

Husarq watches the Aspis agent give his master the runaround. "Where am I going? To the Sanctum of course." he sneers to himself in an, albeit internal, sing-song voice.

Listen as Nefti evades the questions. This agent knows we want to know why they are heading to the Sanctum, especially if they've sold the jewels already. My Emir of the Question would go straight through this one.

When Mareq gives Husarq the nod, the efreeti grins with satisfaction. Finally.

Husarq approaches Nefti.

<Bloody intimidate roleplay redacted>

Intimidate: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Sense Motive = 37

Does lecate believe him? Is he is telling the whole truth, or leaving some out?