Repent from your Wicked Ways(WotW) (Inactive)

Game Master True Repentance

Well that hit causes a slight recon.
Cole's strike carves a little of the mist off the creature. You would normally expect such a hit to do more damage to normal creatures. It is enough to slow the creature down again and prevent it from retreating so soon.

Round 3 It is actually still above the floor thanks to Cole.

By Asmodeous we caught a break. Now Fletch bomb it back to hell.

Cole weathers the bleed this round and 5' steps back before drawing an throwing his third alchemist fire.

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2 Fire, if hit creature catches fire and will take 1d6 more next round if it doesn't put itself out.

Fire seems to hurt this thing well, weapons not so much if anyone but Fletch can hit me with the wand of CLW that would be great.

I hold the wand out to anyone who wants it, and prepare an action to throw a bomb if the mist springs up again. Please assume I will be using my Precise Bombs ability any time the splash would potentially hit an ally.

Readied Bomb: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 = 7 Nearly forgot my +1 from Point Blank Shot
Ka-Boom: 1d6 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 = 11 DC 16 Reflex to avoid 6 splash damage

And that's a miss. but that's ok it might still hit the creature with splash damage...I hope.

No one else wants to hit this thing?

Come on guys where is everyone.

not my turn, yet, I don't think

Don't need to wait till it is precisely your turn to post

When there is some reaction from the mist, Declan looks on in surprise and passes her Alchemist's Fire to Fletch, knowing his facility with explosives is far better than hers. She would rather not throw and hit Kana or Cole. Given her luck, it is entirely possible.

With two people to throw through, I'd rather not have Declan throw and miss horribly

Remember that when you miss Fletch your precise bomb doesn't apply. And this thing is making touch attacks in case my descriptions weren't clear.

Declan passes her fire off as Cole and Fletch throw their bombs. Fletch misses and the bomb lands to the left. The mist is unable to avoid the fire and is enveloped in flames. Acrid smoke coming off the creature. Cole manages to step away putting the mist in between the fire and himself. Kana fires a bolt of acid hitting the mist and hurting it a little. The creature attacks Cole again causing him to start bleeding again, then retreats below. 3 bleed. 1 con damage.

You guys are up again.

Correct on the Precise Bombs. Sorry if that was unclear in my last post, I had put in the whole "please use precise bombs to exclude PC's" before I knew it was a nat 1. I meant it as a disclaimer so I wouldn't have to retype that every post.

Focus, damnit! I finally get the chance to set things on fire and I miss?! If I die down here all that Cardinal will do is praise his "god" for winnowing out the weak. I am not WEAK.

For Science!!

Combustible vs. touch AC: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 = 141d6 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 = 11 DC 16 save vs. splash (6 damage)

AoO: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

On Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2 Burning from Alchemist Fire

Wade stop my bleeding!!!

Cole readies another fire for when the thing comes back up. Assuming Wade stops my bleeding before I take damage, but will still take the con hit.

Wade takes the wand and touches him with it 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 and frowns at the shoddy craftsmanship

Unable to do much against something like this, and being unable to reach Cole, Declan lets things happen as they would.

Hopefully Kana will be well again. For now I'm going to keep having her do basic stuff.

You wait for the creature to return. You can hear it still burning from the fire. After a few seconds you hear nothing. The creature does not emerge. Then it flows up in front of Cole. Before it can attack him Fletch's bomb hits it and burns it up, destroying it. Science prevails.

The room is now empty with a door to the north and a door to the east.

"Glad that is over with, is everyone all alright?"

Good here, feel a little weak, I sure it will pass with rest. That thing was draining my life. Cole pats Fletch on the back.
Glad you were here to burn that thing. Good job.

Abra-Whatever. I use another charge from the wand to help heal my injuries from the last room.

Cure Light Wounds, Lite: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Methinks this wand is cursed...

Cole walks to both doors checking each out.

Any inscription on either of them?

Neither door has an inscription or marking.

Kana breaks her silence by mumbling arcane words.
Detect magic on the doors and the room.

You see no magical auras on the doors. The only thing you see is the rapidly fading aura from the broken globe. The doors are not locked. The north door open to a hall way and a door further along with another inscription above it which you cannot make out from this distance. The east door opens to a hallway that quickly turns north, presumably to another similar door to the rest.

nine lessons, nine rooms. They probably don't go to the same place so we may backtrack, but thats ok. This was lesson three. Lets take a look at both inscriptions and then decide.

Cole will get close enough to read the inscription in the north hallway before going back and checking the other door through the east one. Getting both inscriptions.

I will follow behind Cole also curious about both inscriptions.

Well Fletch both seem like a possibel fight, at least the one to the North may also have some aid. What do you think? Should we start there?(meaning North Door)

Cole starts heading to the North door unless Fletch offers and objection. He tells the rest of the group of the inscriptions as well and says the same thing he said to Fletch as he continues to the North door.

"I personally would prefer to attempt the north door"

I was thinking North as well. The East door will likely trap us in a room with walls that try to crush us. At least the North one sounds like we get to be proactive for once.

I rap the wand against the wall a few times to see if that will improve it's disposition.

Abra-Whatever. I use the wand on myself.

Cure Light, Lite: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

@Group: Was the Cure Light Wounds or the Infernal Healing Wand the one with 30 charges? Cole said we bought one with 30 and the other with 20 and I figured I would start tracking the CLW wand on my sheet. Used 4 times now in total (including this post).

North it is then.

I think the CLW was 30, but don't remember. Either way as long as we decide now an it stays that way. So go ahead and do the CLW as it had 30

You all head north together and come to the door with an inscription above it that reads, “Cruelty is a tool not a pastime. Be ruthless to thy enemy but reward those who serve thee well.” The door opens easily into another square room the same size as the rest so far. Inside is quite empty, the only thing in this room is a torturer's rack in the centre. Another lantern lights up the chamber hanging above the rack.

Odd, looks like we found where the Cardinal and Tiadora like to play. Strange no exits in hear. Lets all spread out and take a few moments to search.

If we all line up and take a 5' wall section and take 20 and then move on we can do the whole room in 8 or 10 minutes. I have a 23 taking 20.

27 on Perception here.

30,

After a few minutes of searching the room for hidden doors you find one on the eastern side of the room. Inside is a terrified looking young man. At the sight of such strange creatures as Cole and Fletch he cries out and shrinks into the corner. You can hear him muttering a prayer of some sort, "Mitra... protect... fiends..." as he tries to hide.

"Easy there easy" he says changing the color and embrodiry of the clerical garnets to a white gold and red, mitran garnets, and calls on his celestial heritage with a halo of light above his head "what happened to you" he says to the man with a kindly voice

Quick thinking Wade
As the boys eyes are shut or he is looking down praying Cole too will use the Circlet to take on a priestly disguise of a Mitran. He then motions for the others to follow suit.

Look again boy. Your eyes must have tricked you. You must of been put through so much here. Why don't you let us help you. I am Sir Cole, knight and paladin of Mitra. Father Wade asked you what happened. Why don't you come out and tell us. We will protect you.

Fletch turns his head willing away his obvious man-bat features while also adjusting his circlet and thinking about a set of wizardly robes. Safely disguised, I round the torture rack into view of the young man. My outfit is a voluminous flowing robe the color of twilight with twinkling rhinestones depicting a starry summer sky. I hold my formulae book in plain sight trusting that the boy's eyes would be unable to differentiate it from a normal spellbook.

Let's get you out of that closet, that's a good lad. Now, what sort of heathen defilers would lock you inside a closet?! Oh, the name's Pritchert, Samuel Pritchert, dabbler in the arcane and mystic theurge to Mitra's Chosen.

Stop! Bluffin' Time: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 I try and I try but no I have to roll a 1 again... Y'know what, I would like to use my Villain Point to re-roll that if possible.

Villain Point Re-Roll: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

@DM R:Just a helpful note, I take a -4 to Bluff, Intimidate, and Sense Motive vs. non shapechangers whilst in Change Shape and that is the primary reason I shifted out of it.

Bluff role: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 Knew I forgot something, thanks Fletch.

Oh darling, who are you and how did you come into that closet? Come out there!

Following suit with the others, Declan alters herself, though not as significantly as the others, only changing her skin tone to something a little more passing of normal, covering the brand, and hiding her fangs. The others could go on with their fancy clothes, but no large group of priests would be without some hench-- assistants. She had no idea what to say to a kid in this state, so just remained quiet at the door. She did suppress a snort at the kid's prayers, though.
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Bluff: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Seeing several of you change clothes almost instantly seems to make him even more scared. "I saw your symbol. It was of Asmodeus, you are fiends trying to trick me. I only serve Mitra!" he says trying to sound braver than he appears. Hoping that you might be what you say you are, "I just want to find Sir Balin and go home."

Wade curses mentally in his head, you idiots, first rule of deception, whenever possible, never lie when the truth will do, let their misconceptions do the work for youin that vein wade has yet to actually lie"look again, young one, do I look like one that would associate with fiends, I have blood of the divine in my veins, can you not feel the heavenly radiance of mine halo, I am aasimar and gifted with divine magics, I tell you the truth I have never whispered up a prayer to the demon asmodious, and I can attest to the dramatic way the holy lite of mitra has touched my life, it will never be the same as before, a"still no actual lies, though some streaching of truth sobluff: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

How do you get +12 to bluff?
The young man seems to believe what Wade is telling him. With a wary glance around at everyone. "How did you get stuck down here? Do you know the way out?"

guidance, maxed out skill, 20 cha, class skill, trait bonus 1+2+5+3+1=12 "there were several cultists, too many to fight off, so we went down here away from them, it doesn't look like there are any down here, we could go back the way we came but I don't think we'd all survive the asmodious worshipers, but I think there's another way out, by going forward" he says, still telling technical truths.

Ah ok, but you don't have a trait for bluff? Also if you could use the Bold tags for your speech it would make your posts clearer for me to read. My eyes aren't what they used to be.

He nods, "Perhaps Sir Balin is also down here and alive too. If you survived the cultists I just know he did also."

derp sorry, for some reason I thought "power of suggestion gave a bonus to bluff, sorry bout that wade frowns "it is best we not get out hopes up, luck and quite possibly the blessings of the divines played a large part in our being here, and even so we are injured, we fought off a strange blood draining mist, and it sapped us of our strength as it struck us, have you, by any miracle, any way to restore blood lost to their foul magics? A restorative potion or magics perhaps?"

"You know, as comforting as all this is, can we figure out how to get out of here? The longer we're down here, the worse it might get." Declan had to be the dissenting voice, since every "group" had one that she had been a part of-- an individual who was similar to the others, but more focused on the end goal.
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Bluff: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14 Just in case a Bluff is required

You look exhausted. Probably best if you lay down there, where i can examine if you were hurt and foster you a bit.
Kana smiles innocently and waves to the rack.

Bluff : 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

"Uh, I don't sorry." he replies to the question about restoring magics.

He looks at Kana and then the rack worriedly. "I'm fine really. I'm not even hurt, just scared of this place. Please I want to get out of here."

1d20 ⇒ 20

"That's fine" he says glaring at kana when the mitran wasn't looking, "do you know how to get out? Or anything else about the way ahead"