RotRL Gestalt Anniversary Special

Game Master Spiral_Ninja

I think he means the wooden one, up the stairs.

Also my attack should be -4 due to cover.

Yup. If not, I'll just cheer from the back.

You can still attack through ally squares, just at -4 for cover. It's what I'm doing right now :) Though if you head up the ramp, I'll join ya.

Round 1:
Alkaid: hits
Cilyanka: hits
Sparrow: hits
monsters x 4
Brindolfin: hits
Kaddoc

Alkaid=1, Brin=2, Cil=3, Kaddoc=4, Sparrow=5

The creatures move forward to attack with their ranseurs.

m1: -11
m2: down
m3:
m4: -9

Fair enough

Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 4 = 8

Kaddoc tries to attack through the line of his companions, but fails for strike his target.

Round 2:
Alkaid
Cilyanka
Sparrow
monsters x 3
Brindolfin
Kaddoc

The monsters continue their attacks, concentrating on the individuals in front of them.

m1 vs Alkaid
ranseur: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 poss crit ranseur: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 no confirm
damage: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 1 = 8
bite: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (6) - 2 = 4
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5 plus will save DC 12 or be sickened 1d6 ⇒ 5 rounds

m2 vs Brin
ranseur: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
damage: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 3) + 1 = 6
bite: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (10) - 2 = 8
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1 plus will save DC 12 or be sickened 1d6 ⇒ 5 rounds

m3 vs Cilyanka
ranseur: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
damage: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3) + 1 = 7
bite: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (1) - 2 = -1
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2 plus will save DC 12 or be sickened 1d6 ⇒ 2 rounds

The big man slips a nasty bite and tries to cleave through one of the creatures to another.
hit/cleave?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 101d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Unfortunately he is distracted from the narrow miss and hits air.

-2 ac cleave +4 shield

Alkaid attacks with a high of kick at the one east of her

attack1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

damage1: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 8 - 4 = 19
Damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (1, 3) + 6 = 10

Kaddoc slashes again at one of the wounded monsters and this time his blade finds its mark

Round 2

Prescienc: 1d20 ⇒ 13

Sparrow moves and attempts to shoot the creature Cilyanka is fighting.

5' shift north, standard to attack. Using prescience roll

Attack + PBS - Cover: 13 + 6 + 1 - 4 = 16
Damage + PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Round 2 actions:
Alkaid: hits
Cilyanka: ?
Sparrow: hits
monsters x 3
Brindolfin: misses
Kaddoc: hits m4 is down

m1 -18
m3 -5
m4 down

Cilyanka presses her attack, swinging her rhoka in both hands.

m3, 2-handed, arcane strike

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Confirm: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

And Cil's is down.

Only the one on Alkaid is left and it doesn't look like it wants to retreat.

Round 2 actions:
Alkaid
Cilyanka
Sparrow
monster
Brindolfin
Kaddoc

m1 vs Alkaid
ranseur: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
ranseur_damage: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 4) + 1 = 6
bite: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0
bite_damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5 plus will save DC 12 or be sickened 1d6 ⇒ 4 rounds

The giant retaliates quickly on the one on Alkaid. He flanks with the beautiful cleric and swings.
1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 153d6 + 9 ⇒ (4, 5, 2) + 9 = 20
Probably incur an AoO to pass the reach weapon.

As Brindofin strikes, the creature swings feebly back with its last gasp before falling.

AoO vs Brin:
ranseur: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
ranseur_damage: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1) + 1 = 6

Alkaid attacks with two punches at the last one

attack1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
damage1: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

attack2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
damage2: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

And they're all down.

A search of the lower area reveals no exits, just cells. Looks like the only way in or out is the balcony you jumped off of or the wooden platform and walkway.

From there, you locate two exits; a door leading south (back the way you came) and a corridor to the east at the end of the wooden walkway.

Where to next?

Brindolfin leads everyone up the walkway and east.

"We made short work out of those abominations. Good job. Let us clear out more evil. I hope they would have more treasure."

"Onward then to the east."

Kaddoc climbs the walkway and heads out the eastern exit.

Sparrow follows behind, bow at the ready.

Cilyanka follows, walking beside Sparrow.

After traversing a 20' long, darkened corridor, you enter into a 15x20 former torture chamber. The equipment is ancient, its function and style strange and archaic.

One corner holds a spherical cage with spikes protruding inward from its iron bars. In another stands what appears to be a star-shaped wooden frame, its surface studded with hooks. Finally, a long table covered with leather straps and a number of cranks that seem designed to rotate and swivel sits in the center of the room.

There are two doors leading out of this room, on in the center of the southern wall and one in the center of the eastern wall. Neither door is locked.

Sparrow quietly moves into the room, starting off searching for magical auras. If none are sighted, she examines each door, searching for traps or alarms.

Perception (East door): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Perception (South door): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

I vote 1d2 ⇒ 2 South first

Cilyanka whispers

Hear anything?

There doesn't appear to be any threats in this room. In fact, the devices here are so old as to be not only non-functional, but probably not even repairable.

The door to the south is unlocked and untrapped. The odd-shaped room thus revealed is cluttered with the crumbling remains of several chairs and a long table. To the south of the room are three stone doors, each bearing a strange symbol resembling a seven-pointed star.

"I do not. But there are three strange stone doors down here. Not sure what it means though..."

First knowledge check on the symbol, if I know what it means that might change my actions. If I don't know, then Detect Magic followed by move in and perception each of them for traps and whatnot (with magical auras maybe changing again). Sorry if a lot of what-ifs, just not wanting to hold things up.

Knowledge: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 Only Arcana, Dungeoneering, Geography, Local, Nature, Planes, Religion.

Cast Detect Magic

Spellcraft, if necessary: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Perception West Door: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Perception South Door: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Perception East Door: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

@Sparrow:

You have seen that symbol before. It was on the walls in the complex below the Chopper's Cabin. None of the doors are magical, however you find a scroll under a broken chair in the odd-shaped room. None of the doors are locked, either.

The doors would be left, center, right.

Examining the doors:

Sparrow takes a moment attempting to decipher the scroll before continuing on to the other doorway. "There's some strange skeletons down there, one with three brittle arms, a second with a strange misshapen skull, and the third has a rather long rib cage and a strange lower half. Something to look at after we're done here, I think."

Sparrow begins examining the other door out of the previous room before continuing.

Spellcraft (Decipher scroll): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 Nope!
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

upon seeing the skeletons
"Holy crap, what the heck went on here?
Could this place of been a prison and a lab?"

"Lead on Sparrow! I got your back."

I've got a funny feeling this place is not what we were expecting guys.

Cilyanka continues to follow Sparrow.

"Dark deeds were done in this place. Let's press on and be finished with it."

"Agreed, this place is giving me the creeps."

If I see nothing on this door, I'll creep down to the rooms with the boxes on the map.

Brin follows, but not so quietly.

Unexpected access issues. New fight Friday.

The ceiling of this strangely cold chamber arches to a vaulted height of 20 feet. The floor contains eleven wooden lids haphazardly strewn over eleven 5 foot wide pits, from whose dark depths strange shuffling sounds and the occasional low moan echo upwards.

However, of more immediate concern is the twisted, three-armed goblin wielding a longsword, a dagger and a handaxe.

he is standing in the square to the south of the entry door and as soon as three of you enter he breathes on you, spewing a 20 foot long line of foul-smelling acidic blood. [surprise round]

Looks like Brin and Sparrow, who else enters behind them?

Brin, Sparrow and the third person; give me a DC 13 Reflex save for half or take 2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3 acid damage. Then give me a second save; DC 13 fort or be nauseated for 1 round.

Reflex/Fort1/Fort2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 221d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 121d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Brin takes a slight amount of acid damage, and manages to avoid being sick by using the lessons of the hobbit hero Chaldira to overcome the worst of the sickness.

Lessons of Chaldira expended

Opening the door, Sparrow is more than a little creeped out at the sight of the three-armed goblin. Enough that she has trouble avoiding the spray of blood it spews forth. "GAWDDAMN little runt!!"

Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Alkaid dodges the stuff but feels nauseous apon seeing the creature.

"What the heck is it,
I feel like I'm going to throw up."

Init:
Alkaid Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Brindolfin Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Cilyanka Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Kaddoc Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Sparrow Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
monster of the day Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Note: this goblin is also medium-sized.

Round 1:
goblin rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Kaddoc
Sparrow
Cilyanka
Brin
Alkaid

Alkaid=1, Brin=2, Cil=3, Kaddoc=4, Sparrow=5

goblin vs 1d5 ⇒ 2 Brin; the 'giant' goblin goes after the half-giant!
melee_longsword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
damage_longsword: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

"They grow goblins big where you come from!!"

Brin salutes the goblin with this sword before retaliating. The experienced goblin jumps out of the way of the hasty blow as the two opponents size each other up.
PA hit/damage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 133d6 + 9 ⇒ (3, 1, 4) + 9 = 17

Round 1

Sparrow moves to get a clear shot of the creature and fires an arrow

Bow: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Seeing his allies attacked by the horrific monstrousity, Kaddoc let's his battle fury wash over him and hurls himself into the fray.

Rage on: 4/8 remain

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

Damage: 2d4 + 9 ⇒ (4, 2) + 9 = 15

Alkaid moves in to attack, even if she looks a little green.

Con Check: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 - 2 = 3

When she's within 10 feet of it, she quickly goes out the room.

Her path forward blocked, Cilyanka silently watches the conflict, rhoka held at the ready.

Round 1:
goblin [rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 3-1=2]: attack
Kaddoc: attacks; hits
Sparrow: attack, misses
Cilyanka: holds
Brin: attacks, misses
Alkaid: retreat

goblin: -15(K), +1; -14

goblin vs 1d5 ⇒ 2

The strange goblin sticks to attacking Brindolfin.
melee_longsword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
damage_longsword: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Rage on: 3/8 remain

Kaddoc snarls viciously and attacks again.

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

Damage: 2d4 + 9 ⇒ (3, 3) + 9 = 15

Kaddoc's blow drops the creature.

"Okay, now we've got giant three armed goblins spitting acid? Whatever in the hells is going on here, we better stop it." Sparrow does take a moment to check for magical auras before continuing to the southern passage.