Temple of Empyreal Brute Squad (Inactive)

Game Master ThorGN

A Natural 20, of course you would.

Erin cries out and catches the back of Asher’s tunic as he approaches the door to the crypt. It seems the last angel statue is not as solid as the others, but is rigged to fall over on the persons in front of the door.

"Hey what in the nine.." Ashur says when Erin yanks on his tunic. He is then informed about the trap. "See? I was right about these statues too. They tried to kill me. Well, thanks for not letting them. I guess."

Say what you will about Erin's bad rolls. She doesn't play around when it comes to traps :p

Erin releases Ashur's tunic and crouches down to take a closer look.
"Yeah, rigged to crush you alright, give me a moment."

Your not kidding, Erin. That one would have given Ashur nightmares for a while. :)

Erin deftly disables the trap to allow you to pass freely.

Erin shoves a few pieces of loose debris underneath the statue to keep it from falling, stands up and rubs her hands together. She then pats Ashur's shoulder lightly and says.

"It should be good to pass now, take it slow and I'll keep an eye out."

Petr is shocked by the presence of a trap in this temple.

"What in the name of all that is good and holy is going on in this temple?! Let's get ourselves prepared before opening the door to the crypt. I have a bad feeling about this."

Erin

"Me take it slow? First time for everything I suppose." Ashur winks at her.

Petr
"I've have multiple bad feelings about this. Where have you been?"

Ashur
Yes, it seems prejudice has its advantages from time to time.

Erin checks the crypt door.

"I do not think they would place two this closely together, but it can not hurt to check"

Erin opens the door with one arm and swoops the other one in a gesture towards Ashur to move in with a small smile on her face.

"All clear, no falling angels rigged to the door."

Just before the door is opened Petr casts Bless

"Before we enter the crypt I would like to ask for Erastil's blessing."

"Cayden give us the power to remain free and stand brave against whatever may stand in our way"
Erin chimes in quietly after Petr.

Blessing? What could possibly go wrong in a Crypt? I've never heard of such a thing...

Everyone now has +1 on attack rolls and +1 saves against fear for the next 5 minutes

This vaulted mausoleum holds six large sarcophagi, each bearing the carved image of an Aasimar dressed in ornate robes and holding glass spheres in one hand and a bell, a book, or a lotus flower in the other. Innumerable runes crowd the top edges and sides of each sarcophagus.

Three pale figures also stand in the room. Surprised by your sudden entrance, they roust and attack!

The Crypt is 20’ wide and 35’ long. Five sarcophagi circle the Crypt, and there is one in the middle. Two mobs are on either side of the room, about 10 and 15 feet from the door. One is towards the end of the Crypt, 25 feet from the door. Given the way posting has happened, I will assume that Ashur is currently 10 feet inside the room, 5 feet from both of the first two mobs. Erin is just inside the door, 5 and 10 feet away from the mobs, Arkwright is just outside the door, Tanrov behind him, and Petr/Freya behind him. I hope that all makes sense.

Initiative:
Ashur 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Erin 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Arkwright 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Tanrov 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Petr 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Surprise Round

Post your one MA or SA.

Petr attempts to identify the enemies standing before him with a knowledge check. Depending on the result, he will make his action.

Petr can't see the enemies. He can move into the room and then make a check if he likes.

Erin draws her short swords and moves out of the way to allow everyone else in
"We have got company!"
She yells.

"Wait, what?", the barely clothed Tanrov shouts in surprise.

Tanrov draws his hammer.

Arkwright rouses himself from pondering on the fate on his Aasimar, draws his rapier and gives a smile with just the slightest hint of bared teeth.

"Time for some fun, people!"

Not sure if I can do this or not, but i'd like to roll for Knowledge (Planes) to figure out what these guys are. 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Petr casts Bull's Strength on Freya and 5' steps closer to the crypt

Freya, move inside the crypt and guard!

Freya moves inside the crypt.

Freya places herself between Erin and the nearest figure.

"Did I mention I hate this place?" Ashur says as he takes a defensive stance before he is swarmed by the creatures. Total Defense

Round 1
Juju Warrior 1
Petr
Juju Warrior 2
Tanrov
Juju Warrior 3
Erin
Arkwright
Ashur

Absolutely no chance of a small map? Not even a small one knocked together with MS paint?

Petr moves into the room taking stock of the enemies in the room. His buckler illuminating the crypt.

He is careful to keep himself 10' away from enemies but also attempts to move into the middle of the pack of his allies.

Petr presents his holy symbol to the crypt abominations.

Petr casts Magic Circle Against Evil

"The power of Erastil guards my party against Evil!"

All allies who are within a 10' radius of Petr receive the effects of Protection from Evil. +2 AC(deflection) +2 to Saving Throws(resistance)

Duration: 50 minutes

***
If an enemy moves near enough to threaten the doorway or seriously wounds an ally the above actions will be changed.

Erin slips around the outside of the room to gain the closest flank from any melee person in the party, while keeping as close to the door as possible so as to not get overwhelmed herself. Assuming I cannot do this in 5 feet this round so only making one attack.

Arkwright moves through the doorway and stops 10' away from the nearest enemy. He then casts a Shocking Grasp spell and holds the sparkling lightning in his sword-hand.

Crypt Map

Ok, let me sort this out a little...

Erin is in the square alongside the door. Ashur is directly to her left, Freya is directly below her on the map.

Juju 1 moves to attack Freya from directly below her, pulling out a large Nodachi in the process. Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18, but misses.

Petr moves into the room to the open space directly left of Ashur and casts, catching Ashur, Erin, and Freya in his Circle.

Juju 2 similarly moves to attack Petr, from directly below him. Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23, and deals 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13 damage.

Tanrov is up. There is still a space for you to move to without provoking an AoO, directly beneath Ashur.

Erin and Arkwright, assuming Tanrov takes that open spot in the room next to the creatures, that leaves you with the unfortunate predicament that you will need to tumble through an enemy square to get to a place you can attack from. What would you like to do?

A present!

Tanrov moves alongside Freya and with a ferocious warcry takes a swing at the creature attacking Petr.

Rage 1/15, Power Attack

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
2d6 + 16 ⇒ (4, 5) + 16 = 25

....any chance you could add grid reference numbers along the axis? I really can't get a grasp of the battle layout :P

I'd like to get within ten feet of an enemy and cast shocking grasp, hold it then end my turn.

If that's impossible without tumbling through a square- juststay where I am and cast the spell.

See the present above.

That's a mighty big hammer you've got there.

Tanrov takes a mighty swing, but the Juju dodges out of the way at the last second.

The third Juju comes up to tango with the young barbarian. Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11. Not very well apparently.

Arkwright is staying where he is and casting.

Erin and Ashur!

Tanrov, I love you.

Arkwright stands his ground and holds up his sword, muttering words as his other hands passes vertically past his face. Lighting sparks from his sword hand...

These zombies have pretty intense AC.

Ashur will attempt to tumble past the first 2 zombies and goes for the far one. Trying to get to E2

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

So at least 1 AOO. How bad could it be?

He then goes into an infernal fury. His horns grow even larger as they become sharp as any sword. His teeth grow out into vicious and dagger like. He then attempts to gore the undead.

Rage + Power Attack

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30 That better hit.

1d8 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Rnd 1 action

Freya strikes out at the Juju creature coming to close to its guard position.

Gore, dmg: 1d20 + 10 + 11d8 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 10 + (5, 3, 4, 6, 5, 1, 6, 3, 2, 7, 2) + 12 = 70

*If the space next to Petr is open, Freya 5' steps towards her master.

Whoopsie! Screwed that last dice expression up.

gore: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 1 = 31
DMG: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

confirming natural 20 Crit threat: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 1 = 21
extra crit dmg: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

New Map

Brute is it possible to stand on top the sarcophagi? Do they look sturdy enough? If so I acrobatics to B0 and make my attack, minus 2 from flank to hit, which misses.

Erin, sure you can do that. I'll say it's difficult terrain, but you have enough movement for it anyway. However, you do provoke an AoO.

AoO: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16, he misses.

Freya tears into Juju 1. (No Crit)

Map stuff: I'm not sure why Freya moved from the first map, she should still be in C3. Juju 3 moved up to D2 before Ashur's turn. I'm going to assume that Ashur decides against tumbling past all three Jujus and attacks the one right next to him. So Ashur is in B2.

Ashur wounds Juju 2.

Round 2
Juju Warrior 1
Petr
Juju Warrior 2
Tanrov
Juju Warrior 3
Erin
Arkwright
Ashur

Juju 1 attempts to Cleave through Tanrov into Freya. (-2 AC)
Cleave Attack 1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25, and Tanrov takes 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 damage.
Cleave Attack 2: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29, Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30, Freya takes 2d10 + 20 ⇒ (9, 7) + 20 = 36 damage.

Acrobatics 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24(Bless, Flank, One Attack, High Ground? +1 more if so)
Damage 1d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (6, 1) = 13

Erin rolls across the top of the sarcophagus and stabs the creature in its upper back.

Swift action- Arkwright burns 1 point of his Arcane Pool making his sword +2 to hit.
Move action- Arkwright moves to C3
Standard action- Arkwright makes an attack against Juju in D3, (hopefully) delivering his shocking grasp spell.
Attack 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26
Damage 5d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 2, 4, 2) = 121d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Total Damage: 21

Frey attacks the zombie threatening Petr.

power attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 1 = 15

Dmg: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16

+FLANK?

Petr 5' steps into the corner.

Channel energy to heal.

3d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 2) = 11