Rise of the Runelords - GM Pablo (Inactive)

Game Master Stetrix

Anaba slices the head off Lucrecia and Rolande makes sure Barl is very dead.

OUT OF COMBAT!!!
On Lucrecia you find:
wand of scorching ray (21 charges)
+2 keen dagger
masterwork dagger
Sihedran medallion
gold and pearl ring (worth 300 gp)
silver necklace (worth 200 gp)

Barl Breakbones
wand of enervation (12 charges)
masterwork earth breaker
headband of vast intelligence +2 (Knowledge [arcana])
Sihedron medallion
650 gp in black onyx gems
Barl's Spell book (contains all prepared spells
plus all other necromancy spells of 1st-4th level)
4th-animate dead, fear, Bestow Curse, Boneshatter, Contagion, Enervation, Greater False Life, Familiar Melding, Shadow Projection,
3rd-fireball, fly, ray of exhaustion, vampiric touch, Lesser Animate Dead, Deathwine, Eldritch Fever, Gentle Repose, Halt Undead, Healing Thief, Howling Agony, Malediction, Marionette Possession, Sands of Time, Toxic Gift,
2nd-Blindness/Deafness, command undead, ghoul touch, spectral hand, Defending Bone, Defoliate, False Life, Pernicious Poison, Scare, Skinsend, Steal Voice, Unshakable Chill,
1st- Cause Fear, chill touch,
Decompose Corpse, Interrogation, magic missile, Ray of Sickening, ray of enfeeblement, Restore Corpse, Sculpt Corpse,
0- All

There is a mound of treasure piled by the throne. Will list after my meetings!!

Woot! Alright! Treasure in bag-o-holding and lets find the Commander and the Hags!

I'm heading to deal with the commander while my spells are still active.

If we want to access the bag of holding we'll have to fix Fernleaf.

The Hags seem to have fled the caves. How do you want to proceed to the other cave with the commander?

You have several potions of healing if you want to drink some before going in

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Aye, healing for the wounded! Especially Anaba who fought so fearlessly! I will join you Buchart while this Airwalk still functions.

Anaba drinks cure serious wounds: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (7, 5, 5) + 5 = 22

Cela channels healing everyone: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Anaba -30
Rolande -3
Fahari -14/30
Shalelu -13/39

How do you want to approach the cave?

How tall are the ceilings? I will Airwalk up high and provide arial assault. Tanks up front if they are so inclined, is Lumpy back under Sekkim's control? I would put him up in front of the tanks if so. If Cela is still an Elemental, have her do her thing. Buchart should we throw out Sunrods?

There is no problem at least 30' high

Ready to go? Who wants to go in first? You will need light

Stick Sunrods on Lumpy and have him walk out front if that is alright with Sekkim.

Lumpy is no longer in anyone's control. He is mindless and just stands there without direction.

Here Anaba, take this potion to replace the one you just used.

CSW potion since my character has two.

OK who wants to enter first?
Ready to finish this!!

Need Sekkim's input before we can advance.

Do you plan on learning Command Undead, Sekkim? If not, I believe it's Lumpy's time.

Should have 2 minutes of bull's strength, one minute of enlarge and six of shield. Strike a sunrod and head towards the commander.

Well, shall we finish this?

Anaba can renew lead blades and enlarge on the way

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Sekkimm what you think?

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Sekkim, do you have a black tenticles spell in memory?

I do. I only see one target, though.

I currently have (combat-wise) Beast Shape II, Black Tentacles, Create Pit, Gaseous Form, 2 Hastes, Levitate, and Web. Who is this guy? What do we know about him?

If it is just the one, Haste might be best.

You know that he was changed by the necromancer into somekind of undead.

Haste would definitely be good (When is haste not good!?)
I thought you cast haste in last room and Black Tentacles and Web at the fight at the entrance of the caves?

Wait, this guy is the fort commander, but is undead? And you want to raise him?

What?

Plenty of people in this world die. Have died, in fact, in front of us. The only reason you want to raise this particular individual is that he's a leader. But... he's not a very good leader. His fort got caught off guard by an influx of ogres while he was off in the woods diddling faeries. If our employers, his superior officers, or Flappy the Crazy Faerie Lady want to raise him, that's fine. I'll help. But I'm not interested in going out of pocket for this guy.

Myriana wants you to bring his body to her - You think it may put her soul to rest.

Cela KN Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Anyone else KN Religion check or spellcraft?

Well then let's take him down and take him to her.

The raise dead would only destroy him, not actually raise him. The body might not be as decrepit after. We told her we would. We should also send word to Magnimar that we need a very talented bard.

Can Sekkim get back control of Lumpy?

He can, but would need to cast control undead - lumpy gets no save because he is mindless.

He doesn't have it memorized, but it is in Barl's spell book. If cast from the spell book it is gone and would need to buy if wanted.

Spell craft check and I can tell you more about raising undead

Cela can summon another creature to go in first as well.

religion: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34

Well, remains are remains! Let's go!

I will assume that the enlarge is gone, but have a minute left of bull's strength and five on shield. I'm going to cast scorching ray on it. I can't move my tile from the phone but throwing a sunrod down the stairs, then follow it. Who's with me?

Sekkimm Knows Raise Dead details
A creature who has been turned into an undead creature or killed by a death effect can't be raised by this spell. Constructs, elementals, outsiders, and undead creatures can't be raised. The spell cannot bring back a creature that has died of old age.

Buchart you have anaba's enlarge wand if you want to enlarge.

Shalelu heals herself with her wand as you move and buff

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 full hitpoints!

Anaba has time for two more heals as well
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Anaba -24
Rolande -3
Fahari -14/30

Cela summons another leopard, you get hasted and a bless.

Cela sends in the Leopard and the party follows
As the Hags described:
A shrine bearing the feral visage of a brutally beautiful monstrous maiden with the head of a three-eyed jackal and the belly of a pregnant young woman leans against the far wall. There is no surprise - Lamatar, or what once was him, is ready bow in hand.
Lamatar's body is caked with ice; his left hand looks almost to be a claw made of icicles and his brow is decorated with a crown of the same.

Anaba Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Buchart Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Cela Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Rolande Initiative: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Sekkimm Initiative: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Shalelu Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Lamatar Initiative: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

Rolande
Sekkimm
Buchart
Anaba
Lamatar
Shalelu
Cela

Airwalk in at max altitude guns ready. Thanks for the Haste Sekkim!

Airwalk in at max altitude guns ready. Thanks for the Haste Sekkim!

You are up 25' Rolande. He can't hit you with melee, but he has a bow.

Using regained grit. Firing then move 5'.
Pepperbox two-handed w/ grit: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 251d8 + 8 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 8 + (1, 6) + (4) = 21

Rolande hits for 21!

Lamatar

Sekkimm, Buchart and Anaba are up!

I am sad to have to destroy you, considering what you once were. Prepare your soul for death, because your life will end shortly.

Attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 213d8 + 24 ⇒ (3, 5, 4) + 24 = 361d6 ⇒ 1

scorching ray 1: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 = 154d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 6, 6) = 17

scorching ray 2: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 1 = 134d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 3, 2) = 14

Buchart hits with one ray (did you add +1 for haste and +1 for bless?)
He seems to resist 10 points of damage, but the 7 that gets through does extra damage (7 X 1.5 = 10)

Anaba misses

Lamatar -31

Sekkimm IS UP!!

No. only +1 for bless. I also didn't enlarge, but did Anaba. My wand is running low, I believe. I need to go back and get my resource tally right.

Move on with Cela and Shalelu, put Sekkim on delay.

I'll wait lamatar is after Sekkimm.

Can't remember if he cast black tentacles outSide

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Haste.

Black tentacles is for large groups.

Ah! Well then! Sally forth!

Is there a knowledge applicable to determining his weaknesses?

Yes KN religion

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religion: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Sekkimm your not quite sure definitely undead

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LAMATAR BAYDEN drops his bow and attacks Anaba with his icy claw: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 281d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (1) = 6 Hits!!

Anaba loses a level - Energy drain (not damage)
Anaba -30
Rolande -3
Fahari -14/30

Shalelu +1 Composite Longbow - Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 122d8 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (2, 1) + 4 + (5, 6) = 18 miss
Shalelu +1 Composite Longbow - Single Shot moved): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 191d8 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (6, 2) = 13 miss

Cela KN religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 she knows this is a frost wight.
drains level and can turn anything he drains into a wight as well.

Heat metal DC 19 will save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22 save

Fahari attacks (+2 charge) Pouncing allows the multiple attacks
Fahari Bite: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 2 = 291d8 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 hits
Fahari Claw #1: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 2 = 291d6 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 hits
Fahari Claw #2: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 2 = 261d6 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 hist
Fahari Rake if hits with both claws: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 2 = 281d6 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 hits
Fahari Rake if hits with both claws: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 = 171d6 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 miss
Fahari hits for 58!!

The Leopard attacks (+2 charge) Pouncing allows the multiple attacks
Fahari Bite: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 91d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 miss
Fahari Claw #1: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 91d3 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 miss
Fahari Claw #2: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 2 = 171d3 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 miss
Fahari Rake if hits with both claws: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 2 = 221d3 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 n/a
Fahari Rake if hits with both claws: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 91d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 n/a

Rolande -3 is up
Sekkimm
Buchart
Anaba -30 and -1 level drained
Lamatar -89
Shalelu
Cela - Fahari -14

Was researching how to deal with Anaba's negative level adjustment - "Nothing happens to the character's XP total. The character's actual level doesn't change; they just have a permanent debilitating condition. In other words, negative levels give you a lot of penalties but they don't actually reduce your character level."
The penalty is -5 to hitpoints and -1 to all attacks and saves until a restoration spell can be cast (will need to do that in Magnimar because it is a high level Cleric Spell) Cost =1280gp per level

Firing on the Commander with Haste
Pepperbox two-handed: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 301d8 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 8 + (4) = 18
Pepperbox two-handed: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 161d8 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 8 + (3) = 19
Pepperbox two-handed (rapidshot): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 231d8 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 8 + (3) = 15
Pepperbox two-handed: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 311d8 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 8 + (4) = 16

Rolande fires away and hits with everything 68 points!!

The undead Commander falls silent and motionless.
Out of combat!

Searching him you find + 1 chain shirt, + 1 icy burst composite longbow with 20 arrows. You find nothing else in the room.

Going back and searching more carefully you have taken control of the clan hold and are confident the ogres are sealed in the mines (they may have other entrances, who knows??). Regardless the Clan hold leadership is decimated. Your mission in the mountains appears to be completed. Except for returning the Commander's remains to Myriana.

Searching in more detail...

Lucrecia has a magical tattoo that looks like a Sihedron rune-tattooed on her left breast. Carefully inspecting it Sekkimm and Buchart discover it grants her (or used to) the ability to enhance a 3rd-level or lower spell she casts with Still Spell and Silent Spell. She can do this once per day as a swift action. With this knowledge you could now get a magical tattoo as well.

Lucrecia also carries a single scroll in a small scroll tube on which she has listed every citizen of Turtleback Ferry who received a Sihedron tattoo from her as "favorite customers of Paradise." Kaven's name is on this list with a circle around it. The list itself bears only this intriguing header: "Those who have agreed to grant their greed to the master's need."

Treasure sheet updated!
You have over 1000lbs of treasure to transport down the mountain. Cela (and perhaps Sekkimm) can transform into Giant Bird(s) and transport all of this in several trips quickly to Fort Rannick. Then take all of you and your new pet turtle as well (She has more than 5 hours of shape change left).

However you want to manage you find no resistance getting yourselves and all your treasures back to Fort Rannick.

Jakardros and Vale are eager to find out what happened to their commander. They are stoic in their mourning. They hold a formal ceremony for the commander and Jakardros is voted as the Fort Rannick's new commander. Jakardros tells you "Although it is not how we normally deal with our dead commander's please take his remains to Myriana." With the fort secure He plans to keep an outpost on the dam and will lead patrols around the Hook to kill or drive out any remaining Kreegs running wild. Keeping a look out for your two missing Hags as well. He will have all your loot crated and shipped to Turtleback Ferry. He thanks you for your work. "The Hook has never been safer thanks to you."

After a day of rest - Sekkimm can try to dispel Fernleaf's Turtle affliction.