Test of the Starstone

Game Master Kyle Smith 700

"Let's search the easy place first, like that door back there (Door nº 2), then we can to the hardest places. How does that sound?"

"I trust your judgement Alec." Nareth continues to watch the rear.

Lorenzo held both of his weapons close as he followed the intrepid Dwarf.

Zolrak nods agreeably and follows.

Day 2 - 1:45 PM

Map (Key)

Combat Round 1
Fly - 19/19 hp - AC 13 T 13 FF 10 CMD 15 Fort +6 Ref +3 Will +2
Maggot #1 - 9/9 hp - AC 9 T 9 FF 9 CMD 9 Fort +5 Ref -1 Will -3
Maggot #2 - 8/8 hp - AC 9 T 9 FF 9 CMD 9 Fort +5 Ref -1 Will -3

Heading back to an unopened door and opening it reveals two disgustingly large maggots in the opposite corner, and an enormous fly perched on the ceiling.

Initiative

Monsters: 1d20 ⇒ 1
Players: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Party acts first.

Double move into room adjacent to the maggots.

Lorenzo darted into the room and lunged for one of the maggots with a smooth fencing lunge; spearing his rapier right through its body and leaving it barely able to fight!

Attack (Rapier): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Zolrak strides into the room, breaking to the left to stay out of the fighters' ways, and calls a spark of lighting down onto the maggot Lorenzo skewered, in an effort to finish it off.

move to E6, cast Jolt on Lorenzo's maggot:

ranged touch, flat foot, into melee: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 1 - 4 = 17
electricity dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Crit threat jolt! You can crit on rays, roll to confirm.

Alec moves to slice the other maggot, but he was not paying enough attention to the pitiful monster and impressively missed.

PA Longsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 (miss) for: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Damage

crit confirm: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (3) - 3 = 0

er...no. Not so much.

Day 2 - 1:45 PM

Map (Key)

Combat Round 2
Fly - 19/19 hp - AC 13 T 13 FF 10 CMD 15 Fort +6 Ref +3 Will +2
Maggot #1 - 1/9 hp - AC 9 T 9 FF 9 CMD 9 Fort +5 Ref -1 Will -3
Maggot #2 - 8/8 hp - AC 9 T 9 FF 9 CMD 9 Fort +5 Ref -1 Will -3

The maggot hit by the dual-punch of Lorenzo and Zolrak seems to convulse, before a deluge of disgusting liquid bursts from it's mouth, covering Lorenzo in the foul-smelling goo.

Need DC 13 Fortitude save from Lorenzo or be sickened for 1 minute.

Maggot #2 bite at Nareth: 1d20 ⇒ 15 (hit) for 1d6 ⇒ 5 damage.

The other maggot bites and Nareth and manages to sink its grasping mouth into the warpriest's leg, opening up several jagged tears.

Fly bite at Alec: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 1 = 18 (miss) for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 damage.

The fly flutters down from the ceiling and bites at Alec with an oversized protuberance from the vicinity of where it's mouth should be, but the sturdy dwarf just manages to catch the attack on his shield.

Party's turn - round 2

Fortitude: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

More later, struggling for time today.

Nareth slams the maggot that attacked him.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 2) + 4 = 8

"I've got you now little bugger!" Alec swings his Longsword in a wide arc trying to get the fly, but impressively enough his skill seems to be on a vacation!

PA Longsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 (miss) for: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Damage

Zolrak did say he would be having problems until his trip ended, and that would be on the 8th.

Lorenzo was not quick enough to evade the spew the maggot spat at him, but he was iron-stomached enough to not let it affect his fighting ability; or so he thought. Lurching for a moment, he almost blunted his rapier on the hard stone floor.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Day 2 - 10:00 AM

Map (Key)

Combat Round 3
Fly - 19/19 hp - AC 13 T 13 FF 10 CMD 15 Fort +6 Ref +3 Will +2
Maggot #1 - 1/9 hp - AC 9 T 9 FF 9 CMD 9 Fort +5 Ref -1 Will -3
Maggot #2 - 8/8 hp - AC 9 T 9 FF 9 CMD 9 Fort +5 Ref -1 Will -3

Zolrak Jolt: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 1 - 4 = 6 for 1d3 ⇒ 3 electricity damage.

Zolrak calls another spark of lightning, but misses again.

Maggot #1 bite at Lorenzo: 1d20 ⇒ 17 (miss) for 1d6 ⇒ 3 damage.
Maggot #2 bite at Nareth: 1d20 ⇒ 19 (hit) for 1d6 ⇒ 5 damage.

The wounded maggot bites at Lorenzo, but he nimbly moves out of the way. Nareth is not so lucky, however, as the maggot again manages to bite him, this time lunging up and hitting him hard in the chest. Nareth collapses to the ground, bleeding badly. The maggot lets out an unsettling chirping noise, and the other maggot turns towards the fallen man. It's immediately obvious these creatures are intent on feeding.

Fly bite at Alec: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 2 + 1 = 16 (miss) for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 damage.

The fly hovers in place and again tries to poke its protuberance into Alec, but is foiled by the dwarf's armor.

Round 3 - player's turn

Nareth, please update your hp. You've taken 2 hits for a total of 10 damage in this combat. Also need a DC 10 Constitution check with a -2 penalty to stabilize.

I believe we have a Breastplate available, by the way. Alec is wearing the masterwork, but I don't think anyone took the other one.

Seeing his ally falling, again, Alec diverts his attention from the fly and brings his sword with full force on the maggot striking Nareth, slicing it in half!
PA Longsword: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 6 - 1 = 17 (Hit!) for: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10 damage

With the hard to kill trait my stabilization penalty is only half of my negative hp. Figured in a campaign this combat based it would be good to pick up.

Stabilize: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 - 1 = 9

Frustrated, Zolrak calls forth another minor thunder-burst, trying to finish the first maggot before it can join the feeding on the recumbent Nareth:

Ear-piercing scream on maggot 1, sonic damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4, DC 17 fortitude save for half and avoid daze.

"Maggots, flies, and ants," the Kellid sorcerer spits. "Does our tester offer us only vermin to tell us we are worth no more? Pah!"

Day 2 - 1:45 PM

Map (Key)

Combat Round 4
Fly - 19/19 hp - AC 13 T 13 FF 10 CMD 15 Fort +6 Ref +3 Will +2

Lorenzo attack at fly: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 (miss) for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 damage.

The minor blast of thunder causes the last maggot to burst. With only the fly remaining, Lorenzo stepped towards it and thrust with his rapier. The odd angle of thrusting into the sky at the flying creature troubles him, however, and he misses.

Fly bite at Alec: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 = 10 (miss) for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 damage.

The fly continues to attempt to find a gap in Alec's armor, but is unable to do so.

Party's turn.

Thanks for the bot. Really hoping this is my last week that is this busy.

Lorenzo half-growled in frustration, continuing to fight with a complete lack of effectiveness.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

For a character built around a luck mechanic, its pure irony that this is the worst I have ever rolled with any character ever!

Zolrak unslings his greatsword and steps forward a bit, then focuses another tiny burst of lightning at the fly...

Move action to draw greatswrod, 5 foot step to D8, Jolt at the fly, in melee:

ranged touch/melee: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 1 - 4 = 3

...but the jagged line of blue light harmlessly grounds itself in the ceiling before reaching its target. "Abyss!" he curses under his breath.

Indeed that's two 1s in a row, and a 2 when being botted! Fate Hindered!

"Come, now, poor thing! I'll show you how powerless you are against us!" Indeed the clumsy flying of the bug provides easy to predict, and the dwarf has no problem on hitting it with a powerful blow! "Can someone help Nareth?"
PA Longsword: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 - 1 = 19 (Hit!) for: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13 damage

Zolrak kneels next to Nareth, looking a trifle bewildered. "I'm far better at putting people INTO this condition then helping them out of it!" he gripes, brushing at the nasty bites.

going for an untrained Heal check to help stabilize Nareth.

1d20 ⇒ 16

"Huh," he says, after a few moments. I...I think I got it. At least it looks like he's bleeding less. Or is he..." He leans down, putting his ear to Nareth's mouth, then sits up with a smug look. No, he's still alive. Huh. Wasn't so hard. Maybe I've been giving the clerics too much credit all these years..."

After a minute or two, making sure Nareth is indeed not dying (at least not dying as much as he had been...), Zolrak looks at his conscious companions. "Does anyone know how long it is until we can enter Haven again? Or do we have the means to heal Nareth back to functionality?"

The fly is not dead yet, according to my counts.

The paladin is obviously worried about Nareth catching some kind of disese. "He's ok, right? Do you think he's going to get any disease from those bites?"

"When we leave, we cannot return for 12 hours. Then, IF we find a door that takes us there, we're good to go. We got a healing wand. Can you please help Nareth, Lorenzo?"

Nareth opens his eyes, this time controlling his urge to snap up and defend himself. He sits up. "I've got it." He places a glowing hand on the wound, gritting his teeth as the magic takes effect. "Well maybe more would be wise."

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Sorry...I thought a whack at the maggot was on the fly...

Bumping so I can mark this campaign inactive. Please PM me if it ever gets moving again.

Likewise. Still very interested in this one.

Bump for de-dot.