Rappan Athuk set in Nirmathas, Golarion

Game Master baldwin the merciful

"Oh you misunderstood me Sir Kalim. It was a question in general, not for the moment.

We would likely find a defensible position, Felicitas. Seeing as there is nothing behind us, going back a bit to rest is always an option. It will no doubt need to happen soon. The Dwarves have already informed us that it is past the dinner bell above-ground.

With diligence the rubble is moved enough to permit the party to get through. Desmond peeks into the room...

This cavern is huge. Running water can be heard nearby. The air seems cleaner, less stagnant. You see a cut symmetrical pool of water, with a river running in one side and out the other. The cavern walls reflect a myriad of iridescent colors, dancing off of the walls in their torchlight. Across the pool to the south, where the river enters the pool, are two large blue stone platforms, fully 8 ft. tall and 12 ft. long. Corpses rest on them.

Updated map

The group's nerves seem to have settled some from the constant adrenaline and fear that permeates this dungeon.

"Perhaps a quick recconnoiter of this area, then we settled in for the night? I will have to prepare more restoration magic in the morning, and some fear-reducing spells as well. If need be, I can construct some basic defenses around this exit, both of wood and stone, which should allow for cover if we are attacked. By corporeal things anyways."

Aye defenses! Grung will help Karnog set those up.

Are you going into the large cavern? Where are you setting defenses to sleep...in the tunnel, in the stirge room?

Wherever karnog leads us lol

I thought the big room

The big room as in RM 7 that has the river running through it?

I would assume in the dryness of the hallway would suffice if we can barricade de the room we just accessed and the wet ones behind us?

I was thinking a stealthy recon of the near areas of the big watery room, then create defenses at the entrance. Thu way we have a choke point if anything approaches from the front and area to fall back and fighting if they come from the rear.

Sounds good to me.

Waiting a bit longer for Desmond to recon the room unless someone else is going to do it.

The party begins to recon the pool room. Inside the room, it is composed of dark stone interwoven with psychedelically colored pegmatite mineral deposits the deposits are quite interesting. dungeoneering or appraise check. They reflected light glimmers with rainbow hues. The swimming pool looks a bit shallower from what you can tell at the base of the “T” and deeper in the top of the “T.” There is a river that cuts through the chamber and the water current appears strong. The river looks navigable.

Across the river, near the pool entrance, are the two stone platforms made of blue streaked black stone upon which rest two perfectly preserved bodies of old men with long white hair and beards.

Map update

What are you going to do?

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 dungeoneering

Anyone else have a feeling those are going to get up and attack us?

I updated the map to show their location better.

Knowledge Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24

Bah those gems are worthless trash

Kalim read Grung's spoiler above that is what you learn.

"There will come a time where all earthly things are worth no money ...

As the party looks at the two corpses a white mist emerges form their mouths. Karnog and Malcolm recognize them immediately as wraiths.

Initiative:

Wraith - acted emerged
Kalim
Karnog
Desmond
Feli
malcolm
Grung.

RD 1: Wraiths

They emerge from the mouths and corpse. That is their entire action.

Use the last map for this round, they are located where the bodies are located.

"Gah! Those wraiths are bad news. They'll drain the life outta ya with a touch. And our weapons are all but useless against them. Time to call up some backup!"

Standard action: summon 1d3 ⇒ 3 lantern archons via summon monster IV.

If they can attack this round:

"Holy beings of light and good, help us slay these undead creatures!"

Karnog draws his hammer and stands ready to attack.

Summonign take a full round they appear at the beginning of your next round turn.

knowReli: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Holding her back in a way so that Aurora can grab a wand Feli uses another to cast Shield on herself. Aurora casts Mage armor and prepares to us the bless wand.
Next round, as the Archons are summoned she will start bardic performance.
So you gain +1 bless and +2 bardic performance starting her turn next round.

Annoyed, Kalim fireballs rhe wraiths.fire damage: 7d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 6, 1, 1, 5, 3) = 26

Kalim quickly blasts the area where the wraiths are

reflex
wraith 1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
wraith 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

The wraith on the left takes the damage but his incorporeal form lessens the hit . (13 HP of damage)

The wraith on the right quickly avoids most the damage incorporeal (50% less) then its quick reflexes kick in. (6 HP of damage)

Initiative: RD 1

Wraith - acted emerged
Kalim - fireball 13 and 6 HP
Karnog - summon
Desmond
Feli - shield and mage armor
malcolm
Grung.

According to the map, the wraiths appear to be on the other side of the water, correct? I foregot how deep and difficult the water is to pass across. Can I get an update on that?

Round 1, Channel Positive Energy

Abadar save us from these undead!

Malcolm channels positive energy. DC 15 Will save for 1/2 damage.

Positive Energy: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 6, 2) = 15

GM: I took sacred summons at level 7. Sacred Summons . LG critters come in as standard action.

Grung does his QuickDraw sling then throwing ax

Sling 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23 for 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
+2 Returning Throwing Ax: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 5 = 9 for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

And Grung learns that the sling goes right through

the wraiths are on the other side of the river. You don't know the depth just that the current appears strong.

I forgot the wraiths bonus on channel with Karnog but it didn't make a difference.

W1, save: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 2 = 18
W2, save: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 = 22

The holy energy flows from the paladin. Both undead creatures cringe but they withstand the majority of the damage.

The bullet from grung's sling hit doesn't seem to do anything. Magical weapons needed.

Desmond still has a RD 1 action.

Initiative: RD 2

Wraith -
Kalim -
Karnog -
Desmond
Feli -
malcolm
Grung.

I don't have the map with me today, so I need to update later.

RD 2: Wraiths

One moves (K,24) and attacks Karnog while the other moves to attacks Malcolm (M,26). the are flanking Malcolm.

Karnog:
Wraith 1, touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7;dam: 1d6 ⇒ 2;con: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Malcolm:

Wraith 2, touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14;dam: 1d6 ⇒ 4;con: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Grung has an AOO on the wraith in k,24

It's a DC 17 fort save for the con drain.

Grung quickdraws Croaker as his throwing ax is in the air

Croaker: 1d20 + 13 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 13 - 2 = 13 for 1d10 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 4 = 13

"A little bit of luck and I'm all right for now. Take them down fast, everyone!"

Lantern A:
1:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 Touch; 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 damage
2:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 Touch; 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 damage

Lantern B:
1:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18 Touch; 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 damage
2:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 Touch; 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 damage

Lantern C:
1:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 Touch; 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 damage
2:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19 Touch; 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 damage

(6 rounds remaining for Lantern Archons)

Karnog calls forth the floating, glowing shields which have protected the party in the past.

Everyone within 20' gets +2 Deflection to AC & CMD

The lanterns appear in corporeal form. (A) hits with one attack.; (B)B hits twice, (C) C hits twice.

Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Round 2, Smite Evil, AC: 26, Scabbard of Vigor (+3/3Rounds)

Malcolm slides to M-25, and attacks the Wraith in M-26.

May Abadar smite you!

BS Att1: 1d20 + 13 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 3 + 2 = 19
BS Dam1: 1d10 + 5 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 5 + 3 = 21

BS Att2: 1d20 + 8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 3 + 2 = 25
BS Dam2: 1d10 + 5 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 5 + 3 = 15

Smite Evil adds an additional 14 damage to the first successful hit on my target if undead. If either of the above hit, please add an additional 14 points of damage.

Malcolm destroys the wraith in M, 26

Updated Map

Initiative: RD 2

Wraith - moved and attacked
Kalim -
Karnog - summoned creatures hit, casts spell
Desmond
Feli -
malcolm - smite evil killed one
Grung.

Grung swings Croaker wildly, then takes a 5 ft step away

Croaker: 1d20 + 13 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 13 - 2 = 12 for 1d10 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 4 = 12
Croaker: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 2 = 23 for 1d10 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 4 = 12

One of the two attacks hit the wraith. It is still up.

"I must admit ...you religious types are hell on undead." Kalim holds.

"They are an abomination and blight upon this world!"

"I must admit ...you religious types are hell on undead." Kalim holds.

That admission must have hurt. :-)

Desmond will hold to, "All yours guys.

Feli will sing a psalm of inspiration for the religious ones.

Initiative: RD 3

Wraith -
Kalim -
Karnog -
Desmond
Feli -
malcolm -
Grung

RD 3 Map

RD 3: Wraith

The last wraith reaches for the unholy scourge...

Karnog:

Wraith 1, touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17;dam: 1d6 ⇒ 1;con: 1d6 ⇒ 6

DC 17 fort save on con

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 fort (+2 if spell, SLA, poisons)