[Table Fez] ScorchedOne's Insane 5-6 Run (Inactive)

Game Master Nathan Hartshorn

James's attack goes wide as the spell from Kyra catches him off guard.
Will, vs Smite, Inc, Man: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 101d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

The spells hit their targets, and both creatures cover their eyes away from the light. They still try their best to strike back.
Incubus, vs Merisiel, high hit: 1d100 ⇒ 431d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 341d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Incubus, vs Merisiel, high hit: 1d100 ⇒ 771d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 14 - 5 = 191d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Mandragora, vs James, hh: 1d100 ⇒ 911d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 121d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Mandragora, vs James, hh: 1d100 ⇒ 691d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 101d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
All of the attacks miss.

Round 3
Active buffs - --
Active debuffs - Difficult terrain, and obstacles in large room!

Kyra (Daylight)
Fethril (--)
Deluge (Barkskin)
Kavor (SoF, Barkskin, Displacement) -nauseated 1
James -5 lethal (Enlarged) -confused 1
Merisiel (--) -nauseated 1

! Incubus -21
! Mandragora -34

Everyone may act!

This is passing quickly...almost good to go.. Meri says as she spits out a mouthful of bile and wipes the back of her sleeve across her mouth.

stepping back 10ft

Deluge finishes his spell and plants a sparkly one on the incubus.

call lightning: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 5) = 9, DC 19

Then moves to interpose himself in front of Merisiel, wo seems to be getting a lot of unwanted attention while she heaves. Not very sporting of them! In any case, he readies an action to take another tentative poke at the guardian of the door or any one of them that gets close enough.

to hit club, fighting defensively: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 4 = 3
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

The mage tosses another bolt of magic at the figure in the doorway.

Wand of MM: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

CL vs SR: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

"Kavor, let me anoint your axe with this holy oil, so that it strikes true against evil!"

Kyra applies oil of align weapon on Kavor's axe.

James' head clears for a moment and he attacks the creature while enraged!

Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 21 Act Normally

Scythe Raging PA: 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 2 - 2 = 30 Damage: 2d6 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (4, 3) + 11 + 6 = 24
Scythe Raging PA Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 2 - 2 = 20 Damage: 6d6 + 33 + 18 ⇒ (4, 1, 6, 3, 5, 2) + 33 + 18 = 72

Oh, PLEASE confirm. Oh please, oh please oh please!

That would be a great crit! 96 damage while Confused!

Kavor Doan, still nauseated, moves back into the fight.

Kyra huffs a little, saying under her breath, "You're welcome, dwarf..."

Nauseated, can't speak. Sorry!

Dwarves can speak while retching. It is known. ;)

This is probably true.

As his mind clears, James can finally see his target clearly. In that moment of clarity, he takes his weapon and directs it perfectly down and across the full length of the mandragora. The scythe slices the creature like butter, in one fluid motion, the creature is bisected in perfectly even halves. Purple blood oozing out of this plant creature and onto the earth below.

You watch, as the Incubus, turns his head in fear of this behemoth barbarian behind him. Fear, visible on this demons face, he gulps and curses in infernal.
Concentration: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

He air motions an upside down cross with his right hand (like an upside down christian infernal cross) and mouths the incantation for greater teleport, and disappears.

Lol, if this were PF2 i would award you with a hero point my good sir. What an attack. :) Well done everyone, we are out of combat.

As the demon is vanquished, the altar stops rattling and the eyes immediately decay, filling the room with a rotting scent. Behind the altar, you find a manacled elf who seems very malnourished and mistreated. He eyes you warily, but there is thankfulness in his eyes.

The elf coughs weakly and tries to pull themselves into a sitting position against the far wall. He winces as he bows his head before speaking. "Greetings friends, I am Caldion, and I am an outrider for the Shin'Rakorath." he says weakly.

"My goodness. First the Drow, then a demon, and now an elf from Shinrickah or wherever it was you said. This place was supposed to be deserted. What the heck is going on here?"

Fethril moves to the elf's side.

The elf reaches for his water skin and holds it to the outrider so he can drink. Referring to the shackles, "Merisiel, would you be so kind as to liberate our kin?"

Sure...just a moment... she says as she takes a pull from her waterskin to rinse her mouth out. She grabs her tools from a pouch on her hip and sets about picking the lock.

pick lock: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37

Here you go..free as a bird.. Meri holds out a hand to help the elf up.

"Hold still Caldion, and let me see those wounds."

Kyra inspects the elf's condition silently while the others talk to him and provide water.

Kyra, Heal: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27

"You look like you could use a stiff drink."

Deluge holds out a flask of fermented goat's milk, though it's not clear whether he means Merisiel or Caldion.

Caldion, winces as you come close, the pain wracking him clearly evident on his fine features. Starved and beaten, the elf holds up his manacles as he is offered food and drink. Kneeling before him, Kyra and Merisiel notice that he lacks a few choice fingers, namely those used for archery. With his manacles removed he slowly pulls himself to his feet and then staggers, with aid, out of the room.

"My thanks for the water." He drinks sparingly, knowing that if he gorges it would be bad. He takes a deep breath, wincing involuntarily. The man nods at Deluge, and then smiles warmly at Fethril. He continues in common so everyone can understand, "Kyonin, my home. I, I cannot recall how long I have been away, the nights here are dark and cold, and the drow were not welcoming. The creatures you have fought here are foul - worse than the demons that they worship. Their leader has stolen important documents from this ruin. No matter your own motives - I will not assume that you are the sort to return the texts to Kyonin anything is better than allowing those creatures to keep the documents."

"How bad can they be. Please don't tell me they are uber-powerful artifacts."

Deluge takes an extra long pull from his flask and puts it away when nobody else seems interested.

"Now that we know that these ruins are already claimed by someone else, I think we should just leave, to tell you the truth."

Kyra uses her healing wand on the elf. @GM: let me know how many charges it will take, unless we're at the end which makes tracking irrelevant?

Seeing the elf's wounds, Fethril offers the warrior another ancestral weapon. Removing his long sword, "Join us. Help send those filthy abominations to Hell."

Kavor Doan winces at Deluge's offered 'drink'. Cayden forgive the man...

He laments not having brought extra wine and ale with him. Should really remember to mark it down on the character sheet.

He will also address Caldion, first in Elven.

Then in Common. "Do you know where this leader might be?"

The man shakes his head, answering Fethril first. "I would dearly love to take my revenge in person, but those creatures took care to remove a few choice fingers. I cannot fight effectively without them, but you are free to use any of my equipment that they might have been stolen. Take it as reward for my rescue."

Leaning heavily against a wall and sliding down it, the lantern bearer looks between you and stares at Deluge. He seems to be sizing up the druid, unsure of how to determine his morale. "The documents are the logs and notes of the architects, druids, and arcanists who created and maintained the tower, key history of my people. If you are such a man to let such historical documents fall into the wrong hands, then by all means, please go."

Finally, he turns to Kavor, "The only time they spoke to me was to taunt or interrogate me on the Worldwound, though I have never been there. I never left this room, but I suspect the drow were using the underground tunnel systems through the darklands."

Note, this is not the end of the adventure, but you can choose to end it here if you wish. Do you want to continue to recover the stolen documents?

"We shall recover these documents for your people, Caldion. Of course, any Pathfinder here not willing to take this additional risk is free to remain behind, although I'd hope they'd be willing to watch over you while we complete this task."

"Of course I will recover the documents!"

Deluge is NOT going to suggest they go after some stupid documents and risk Drow venom, but will tag along if the others go. He is relieved that they are not dealing with some dangerous artifact, though Drow can be pretty dang dangerous too.

James noda and says "Once I catch my breath we can go after them."

I'm not passing up a chance to stick a blade in the ribs of some drow lowlife...

"There in no need for conversation. This is not up for debate. We're going after those sacrilegious scavengers."

At least as far as Fethril is concerned. Happy with majority rule.

"I am happy to see you all agree. Then please, go and return with the documents. I don't suspect they will be far. I shall wait for you here for you to return." With no more information to pass on, Caldion leans on the wall and closes his eyes, breathing softly.

Wooden bookshelves line nearly every inch of the walls in this circular room, creating an octagonal library stocked with bound volumes of all sizes. Despite the slightly damp conditions elsewhere in the basement, the air in this room is dry, and the shelves and books are all in unbelievably good condition. A small passage in the north end of the room opens into a larger room beyond, and an excavated tunnel descends sharply to the south.

This room clearly once served as the tower's archive, storing the elves' observations of and dealings with the people of Cyrusian. Even casual perusal of the books suggests that every Thassilonian citizen allowed into the forest passed through this checkpoint. The shelves radiate abjuration magic, which protects any objects placed on them om damage and decay.

A small tunnel extends deeper into the cave system.

Deluge lines up with the rest of the group for their trek into the unknown, apparently via a small tunnel.

Take a dagger at least...better than nothing... Meri says to the wounded elf as she hands him one of her many blades. She heads off to the passage to see if there is anything to discover.

Move over James... she says playfully with a jab to the warrior's ribs

perception, +2 more for traps: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

James waves Merisiel through with a smile "Ladies first! Don't blame me if something chops your head off though."

Pushing on through the cave systems, you find they twist and turn until they finally reach a mushroom garden, likely to once have been tended by myconids. Seeing no-one of threat and finding no ambush waiting, you can take a breather to investigate your surroundings. There are several passages going off from here, which look natural and with the distance you have travelled it is safe to assume you are no longer in the tower but deep underground.

I also need a separate Survival check to navigate the tunnels. Happy for one to primary and everyone to aid.

Pretty sure that would make Deluge the primary.

survival: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (18) + 17 = 35
He points at some divots that may be footprints, and then another set further on confirming his theory.
"Let's follow the trail, shall we?"

survival to navigate: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22

Survival (aid): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Distracted by the presence of the drow, Fethril is unable to offer any assitance.

The fungi here look more akin to poison than sustenance. Pressing on, Deluge is able to best navigate the caves, finding their way around with ease. Eventually, the cave system ahead seems to open out drastically.

The air grows subtly cooler and dryer as the tunnel opens into a wide cavern split through the center by a deep chasm. Air wafts up from the chasm, circulating throughout the chamber and to the chamber roof twenty feet above. Standing on your side, you can spy a dark skinned shape, which becomes apparent when Kyra's deylight shines in the room. A single drow female, spins on their heels and calls out in their language.

Undercommon - "The Intruders are here! Quickly!"

Round 1
Active buffs - --
Active debuffs - --

James (--)
Merisiel (--
Kyra (Daylight)
Fethril (--)

! Babau Demon
! Drow Raider
! Inexora Vexidyre

Deluge[/b] (Barkskin)
Kavor[/b] (Barkskin)

James, Merisiel, Kyra and Fethril may act!

Fethil immediately taps James with the wand of growth.

Wand of Enlarge Person on James. Sic 'em!

Kyra casts Bull's Strength on James, then moves forward.

Meri moves up, hand crossbow at the ready if one of the new foes is stupid enough to come closer.

readier attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 131d4 ⇒ 1
even if they're outside of 30ft, i'll fire a shot if they are up to 60ft away, apply the distance penalty if they are...and they're the drow poison bolts too...fyi

After being buffed James moves forward.

Fethil immediately taps James with the wand of growth.

Wand of Enlarge Person on James. Sic 'em!

I don't think the enlarge person spell goes off yet since it is a full round spell. Am I right? Kyra looks a little far back. Was her icon moved?

I thought the wand was a standard activation. Happy to pop him next round if that's the case.

We've been playing with the wand being a standard activation, so we will keep rolling with that.

The drow levitates twenty into the air, and then casts blindness onto James, hoping to stall the barbarian.
@James, please roll me a DC 18 fort save, or be blinded.

The babau demon cackles, and then casts darkness on the group, causing them to disappear into darkness.

The raider rolls forward, and tries to snipe at James with his crossbow.
Take this!: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 = 221d4 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + (5) = 7
Sneak Attack: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 4) = 12
@James, roll me a DC 13 will save, or fall asleep for 1 minute.

Round 2
Active buffs - --
Active debuffs - Difficult terrain, and obstacles in large room!

Kyra (Daylight)
Fethril (--)
Deluge (Barkskin)
Kavor (SBarkskin)
James -19 lethal (Enlarged, Bull. Str)
Merisiel (--)

! Babau Demon (darkness + others)
! Drow Raider
! Inexora Vexidyre (levitate + others)

Everyone may act!

So, what is the lighting situation? We had Daylight, and they countered with darkness. Torchlight?

Does Deluge know where he can aim a lightning bolt? And has it been less than 10 minutes since the last fight?

@Fethril, so the lights have not cancelled each other out, but they will once they overlap. @Deluge, you saw the demon cast darkness on himself, so you know it is centered on him. You do not know where the crossbow raider who shot James moved though. But maybe you can make educated guess?

James shrugs off the effects and waits to attack.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Will Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Daylight is 60-foot radius, so I'll try to keep up and have Kyra move close to the party's centroid.

Kyra casts Invisibility Purge (35-foot radius) and moves up next to Merisiel.

The template on the map is showing the 60-foot radius daylight; template for Invisibility Purge not shown but approximately half the radius of daylight...