Silverhex Chronicles/Master of the Fallen Fortress/Crypt of the Everflame (Inactive)

Game Master Emmjay

Ne'erduwyl looks warily at Graktul, wondering if he's thinking what she's thinking.

Walking along, the webs get thicker and thicker....

"SPIDERS!" most of you yell...

SURPRISE ROUND
Roland
Graktul
Armenian
Hekran
Glok
Ne'erduwyl

COMBAT ROUND 1=======================
Neerduwyl
Roland
Hekran
RED
BLUE
Glok
Graktul
Gnickygnack
Armenian

The Armenian Man quickly grants his blessing to one of his nearby companions.

1: Graktul, 2: Neerduwyl: 1d2 ⇒ 1

He taps Graktul on the shoulder. "Go, use Magdh's aid in this fight!"

Graktul: Lucky Presence 1 minute or until used

Hmm guessing I cant charge the blue spider due to the tree in the way...just wanting to clarify that is a tree in the way.

Dumb spiders. Does anyone have a blow torch?

Roland moves 20’ towards the closest enemy in the surprise round!

Ne'erduwyl begins casting sleep

I got a scroll of burning hands, does that count?

Hekran uses this spare moment to get out his flask of acid to use as an arcane focus.

Hmm this is a part where I am unsure what my options are. If I am able to charge that would be best if not then can I move forward and ready an attack to hit the first enemy that comes in range for the round? FYI think I still have an alchemist's fire flask in hand though not sure I want to use it with their current spacing.

If you are able to take only a standard action on your turn, you can still charge, but you are only allowed to move up to your speed (instead of up to double your speed) and you cannot draw a weapon unless you possess the Quick Draw feat. You can't use this option unless you are restricted to taking only a standard action on your turn.

You're not within 30 feet of the nearest one, so you can't charge on the surprise round, and you wouldn't be able to move and ready an action, I'm pretty sure.

Thanks Hekran and the Armenian man for your responses...Forgot this was a surprise round so doesn't matter. Though think I will give Neer the alchemist's fire flask that I had in my hand before the spiders were spotted as a free/swift action.

Seeing the spiders; Graktul quickly gives the fire flask in his hand to Neer before moving forward drawing his heavy flail from where it rested over his shoulder.

@Graktul: I don't think these are swarms, so you can attack as normal.

@GM: What size are these spiders?

Once her sleep DC 16 spell activates end of surprise round, she will aim it at the spider in the back. She will then move into range and cast a slumber hex DC 16 first round on the one closest to the party.

SURPRISE ROUND
Roland - Moves forward, ready to strike.
Graktul - This is a surprise round, and you are doing 3 actions instead of 1. (1. give flask, 2. draw weapon, 3. move) I will let you DROP the flask (free action) to move forward, but you won't have your weapon drawn. (since you already moved and I don't know where you started from)
Armenian - Lucky Presence on Graktul
Hekran - gets a flask out
Glok - ?
Ne'erduwyl - Begins to cast sleep.

GLOK - SURPRISE ROUND ACTION!

Sleep Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

COMBAT ROUND 1=======================
Neerduwyl Sleep Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 Neerduwyl makes all of them sleeping!
Roland
Hekran
RED SLEEP
BLUE SLEEP
Glok
Graktul
Gnickygnack
Armenian

Seeing the sleeping spiders, Hekran says "Well then," and looks around.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

"If we run now, we ain't gotta kill nuthin. Ain't a spider's fault for bitin'."

Glok surprise round casts divine favor.

Ne'erduwyl will take the following actions once she's in bold...if the GM decides to continue with the combat.

"I thought we were here to slay the foul creatures and return with their glands. We're spider hunters, after all. Are you afraid of getting muddy, Hekran?"

Ne'erduwyl rushes forward, draws her crossbow, and cackles commands as she goes.

"One of you kill the closest spider, she'll wake up soon, but is helpless for now. I'll deliver the killing blow to the one in the back."

"Graktul! Arabonga arachnae!"

Ne'erduwyl will take the following actions once she's in bold...if the GM decides to continue with the combat.

"I thought we were here to slay the foul creatures and return with their glands. We're spider hunters, after all. Are you afraid of getting muddy, Hekran?"

Ne'erduwyl rushes forward, draws her crossbow, and cackles commands as she goes.

"One of you kill the closest spider, she'll wake up soon, but is helpless for now. I'll deliver the killing blow to the one in the back."

"Graktul! Arabonga arachnae!"

** spoiler omitted **

The one is asleep via your sleep spell, the other by your hex, which is only sleeping for a single round. Yah, combat is continuing on.

Damn so have to be adjacent at the start of a round to deliver a coup de grace.

Moving a little past the red spider, Graktul turns and takes a powerful swing attempting to crush the spider where it lies/sleeps/stands.

Attack: 1d20 + 1 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 6 - 1 = 13
Damage: 1d10 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12

Sadly Grak seems to have issues hitting the easy targets alot of the time.

Roland moves forward to attack the closest spider.

Attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Damage 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Glok attacks the blue spider after activating his Judgement of Justice.
Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 161d3 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Does sleep work on vermin?

The spider is helpless, so the first attacker would get a +4, and the spider a dexterity of 0...

In any event, it doesn't matter, with the amount of damage dealt by everyone (vs 11ac as they are asleep), combat didn't last to long.

DC 15 Heal or Survival check to remove the silk gland for sale... You are limited to making two checks total (one per corpse). Plus, you may make an additional check for the surrounding egg sack....

I will also need to know if you are going to seek the original buyer Johannes Vox or another buyer.

Graktul still has Lucky Presence; that will work on a skill check too. Graktul, if your Heal or Survival check is decent, I think you should attempt one of these.

When someone else steps up to attempt to take a spider's egg sack out, The Armenian Man gives them Magdh's blessing. "When you can't have luck on your side, have fate!" He cocks his head in thought. "Or is it the other way around... I can never remember."

Lucky Presence: At 1st level, you can touch an ally and grant it a lucky presence. The target of this luck can call upon it to roll any one ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check twice and take the better result. The decision to use this benefit must be declared before the roll is made. Once used, or once 1 minute passes, the effect ends.

Lucky Presence (Graktul): 8 rounds or until used

I have +4 survival but I bet at least one of you is better.

Stepping up to the down spider Graktul puts away his flail and pops the dagger out of his wrist sheathe.

Well lets find what we need and get back to making some money then.

Survival: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Survival (Lucky Presence): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Looking at everyone appears Glok has the highest survival at +7 if I was reading his character sheet correctly.

Glok is a decent worker.
Survival: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 Gland
SurvivalLP: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Survival: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 Egg sack
SurvivalLP: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Lucky Presence would only be effective for one of those rolls, Glok, but it looks like it's moot as your rolls were good enough anyway.

Guess I should make an attempt on the other egg sack then.

Survival (Egg sack): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Though apparently Grak's memories of small spiders swarming him in the other library leads to him destroying the egg sack and all of the young there-in.

Turning to the group while pulling out a waterskin to rinse off his hands.

Now where exactly are we taking these materials to collect our money?

Ooh, it would be fun to make some poison he exclaims!

You easily collect both glands and the egg sack. The question is, do you go to Johannes Vox to sell the goods, or seek out another buyer?

"We were warned against selling to Vox, perhaps we should seek out another buyer," says Ne'erduwyl, trudging forward without waiting for the others to respond.

"Feel free to play with poison as we walk, Nicky" continues Ne'erduwyl, arching an eyebrow at the gnome.

”I say we follow the warning. I vote against selling the poison to Vox.”

Glok will start asking around for another potential buyer.
KnowLocal: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

The Armenian Man often confuses the ways of things; there's something about the day-to-day of town life that never connected with him. He sets about trying to locate another buyer with the others, but fate is as much a part of his errant strategy as logic, querying bakers and street-sweepers about the spider glands. Though, in a town with so many thieves and assassins guilds, sometimes if you ask the right baker....

Diplomacy, gather information: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (19) - 2 = 17

Could we keep just a little gland so that I could make some poison he asks.

Based on your current rolls, you know the following

A gnome would-be apothecary, Ezmerlilly Vanderpoof, recently failed to deliver some promised goods to the Poisoners’ Guild. She needs something to appease the guild before they decide to drastically renegotiate their contract.

Aid on Diplomacy 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Roland asks around about anyone else that might be interested in the purchase.

The Armenian Man tries to learn some more details about the gnome apothecary that would help another Pathfinder negotiate with her.

Diplomacy, aid another: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (15) - 2 = 13

Graktul attempts to aid The Armenian Man in his quest to find another buyer.

Aid (Diplomacy): 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (18) - 2 = 16

Though unsure how two half orcs walking around armed like we are will get anyone to talk without using the Intimidation side of diplomacy.

Maybe I can talk to the gnome since we both are gnomes and know about alchemy [ he states.

Though unsure how two half orcs walking around armed like we are will get anyone to talk without using the Intimidation side of diplomacy.

Well, GM asked for Diplo or K local, so we didn't have the option of Intimidate. But Armenian is just as bad at that anyway. No ranks in either. Also, just to clarify, Armenian is not the primary diplomat here. He is also making an aid check to add to someone else's roll.

Seeing as you only know of the gnome Ezmerlilly, you make your way to her would-be shop. She looks over the two glands and the egg sack, and seems, on the surface, to be impressed. However, she says "Don't try to swindle me here, you have good stuff, and I will offer you fair price, but..." she trails off...

Diplomacy, Intimidate, or Bluff rolls here...

Intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
The little frog with the eggs and poison gland looks up over his wide brimmed hat.
"But what?
Do you think you can frighten us, us after we killed, and I might say easely, the spiders?"

Glok, you dont have to be so mean he says.

Ne'erduwyl glares at Ezmerlilly.

Intimidate, Aid Another: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1

The Armenian Man entertains himself by looking through the gnome's shop. All sorts of fascinating little bottles and vials of this and that, in so many colors. Some of them with such strange little bits and pieces of this and that in the liquids too.

So very interesting.

The Armenian Man is leaving this to the folks who have Charisma.

Roland puffs his chest, trying to come across as scary as possible, for a guy carrying a big book.

Aid another 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

The goblin, clearly scared by Glok, offers you 200 gold, 2 flasks of alchemists fire, and 3 potions of CLW.

“A fair trade’s a fair trade. There was a half-orc blathering
about some important blade or sword or something she found.
Moonsilver, Sliverhex, or somesuch. Kept going on about its history
to any who would listen.” The merchant leans in conspiratorially.
“Well I have it from the horse’s mouth, so to speak, that she won’t
be needin’ that sword where she’s headed.” The merchant draws
a hand across the neck, making an unpleasant sound. “The Vessels
Between will have that one soon enough. You just need to go out
there and grab that sword once they’re through, and I happen to
know where they found her little camp.”

Ezmerlilly gladly draws you a map.

Rest up, tomorrow we start the final mini-quest!