The Black Monastery (Inactive)

Game Master drbuzzard

Not to trivialize a trivial encounter, but I'm skipping the map this time.

"Yikes!"

Init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

were there any other exits from the room?

There is a door to the north.

Initiative: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

You puking, rump-fed, maggot-pie! What in blazes you thinkin.

Klor ignites Tarnack once moreready to slice these guys up.

Init 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

"Excellent! More practice. Thank you, Archaemedes." Says Gregor happily and without even a hint of sarcasm.

The two figures again try to strike down he who pilfered from the plate.

to hit: 4d20 ⇒ (3, 20, 3, 7) = 33 miss, hit, miss, miss
confirm: 1d20 ⇒ 6 nope

damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

PCs are up.

Maria closes her eyes and makes arcane gestures and chants, her hand glows and with her she touches Archaemedes.
"Get away from him you creatures!"
She casts Protection from Evil on him, granting him a +2 deflection bonus to AC and a +2 resistance bonus on saves against evil creatures. He is also immune to any attempts to possess or exercise mental control over him. Finally prevents bodily contact by evil summoned creatures. This causes the natural weapon attacks of such creatures to fail and the creatures to recoil if such attacks require touching the warded creature. Summoned creatures that are not evil are immune to this effect (a Will save DC 17 negates that last part).
After that she moves away from the figures.

"Maybe give them their money back, Arch."

going with a 5' step to get up to them, if not then just take the first attack

Klor goes up to the closest shadowy creature.

Hey, ya shaggin mental eejit, we left ya enough coin, now...BEGONE.

attack 1 - PA: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
attack 2 - PA: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

damage 1: 1d10 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 12 + (6) = 24
damage 2: 1d10 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (7) + 12 + (2) = 21

as Trib tumbles around behind the nearest creature attacking Archaemedes he sneers at it saying

"didn't I kill yer brother in tha loft?"

tumble, power attack, sneak attack, dirty fighter

acrobatics: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35
+ 1 keen rapier attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29 for damage: 1d4 + 7 + 4 + 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 4 + (2, 6) + 1 = 23
confirm crit attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32 for damage: 1d4 + 7 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 4 + 1 = 16

hopefully this is not the one Klor attacked

Archy 5' steps away and tosses an alchy fire in the hooded figures face..

RTA: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26
Dam: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 Plus 7 splash damage within 10' excludeing allies, DC 18 for half. He burns for 1d6 next round as well.

Gregor casually moves over to one the hooded figures (if any are left) and flanks with Trib.

attack 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21
damage 1d8 + 19 ⇒ (1) + 19 = 20
Are they incorporeal? If so, subtract 7 from my damage before halving it

Klor misses and then hits.

Tribim nails his, but good.

Archy nails one with a flask of fire.

Gregor drops the one Tribim attacked.

There is one remaining. It attacks Archie again, following.

to hit: 1d20 ⇒ 5 miss

OK, this won't last long.

PCs are up.

Blast it all ta da nine hells, I'll be damned if a Peck best me in a battle!

attack w PA: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
attack w PA: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

damage 1: 1d10 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (10) + 12 + (5) = 27
damage 2: 1d10 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (10) + 12 + (3) = 25

so I guess anything shorter than a dwarf is a peck, or are dwarves pecks too?

Trib tumbles to flank with Klor, as the does so he taunts

tumble, power attack, sneak attack, dirty fighter

"I though all you monks knew Tai-quan-gnome."

acrobatics: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28

+ 1 keen rapier attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26 for damage: 1d4 + 7 + 4 + 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 4 + (6, 1) + 1 = 21

Maria waits to see if the others finish the creature.

Klor kills it. Well since it was technically dead, he only sorta kills it. More like he ends it.

Combat over.

Maria goes to stand next to Archaemedes.
"Mr. Falco, I hope the next time you feel the need to experiment, you refrain from it. Mr. Tribim can you help us check the next door?"

blasted little creatures

Trib spits where the little black creature fell, turning toward the northern door He answers the sorceress

certainly miss Maria I's'l be more than happy ta check tha door, does ya want me ta put the offering plate in my pack to see what happens first?"

as the talks Trib toddles over to the door and searches it for traps and to identify the lock.

take 20 on perception for 33/34

"Yes, please put a coin in there first. Anyone else needs to put his coin?"

do you really want him to put the plate in his pack and see if they will let him carry it off?

Thanks for asking. I misread. No, she wants everyone to put a coin in, and get out of the room.

The offering plate disappeared when Archie took a coin from it.

The door out is not trapped.

I still think the little cloaked guys are the monks

After carefully checking the door Trib turns and informs the team

"Tha door is clear, as best as I can tell, mam. Shall we prepare ta continue?"

being a Hobbit Halfling, Trib turns and asks Phillip

"Oy,'Cookie', what did ya say was fer second breakfast? I've worked up quite an appetite."

Archy looks sheepishly.. "Yea my bad.. I have a curious nature I suppose.. I'll try to keep it in check from here on.."

He heals himself with a cure light wand..

2d8 + 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 2 = 5 2 charges before moving on..

Maria smiles at Archaemedes.
"Thank you Mr. Falco. I am glad we have your talents here with us."
She stands next to the door, and after everyone is ready, opens it.

Opening the door you find an empty room with another door to the north. On one of the walls is a painting of a very beautiful, female vampire is attached to the wall in this room. The woman’s fangs are clearly visible.

Maria examines the painting, and checks for magic.
Perception Roll: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

perception, aid another: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23

not sure I'd want to meet her

"beautiful but deadly, yeah."

Trib goes over and examines the painting with Maria, he then checks the room very carefully, looking for traps and secret doors.

take 20 on perception for 33 for the rest of the room

So people are clear on the 'take 20 to search' that means 2 minutes per 5x5 section of room. This is a 600 square foot room. You will burn 48 minutes if you want to take 20 on the whole thing.

The picture shows a very faint magical aura.

"Mr. Falco, Mr. Adey, please help me examine this painting, I register it as magical."
Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

The aura is quite faint transmutation.

Archy will assist with the know arcana..

"I wouldn't be surprised if the pictures in this monastery has eyes and ears."
She smiles at the picture.
"Mr. Tribim, please check the next door, but please be careful. We might be expected."

Gregor examines the painting.
"Pretty. I suppose I could use my charm to prevent any untowards results." He says with a grin.

if the group doesn't mind about the time, Trib doesn't have anything better to be doing ;)

Trib, nodding at Maria's suggestion, moves on the to the next door and checks it for traps and to check it for locks,

take 20 on checking the door for traps,

You find the door to be untrapped.

Trib, after carefully inspecting the door, nods at the group

"Oy, tha door is clear as best as I can tell, shall we prepare fer entry?"

so maybe for a more realistic feel, trib will take 20 on the doors, that would be about three minutes right, and then roll for the rooms and if people want to "Aid" they can.

That sounds about right Tribim.
As soon as everybody is ready Maria will cast Shield on herself and open the door.

When a party members steps into this empty room, a scream will echo from down the corridor behind the party. A beautiful girl will run around the corner and past the party. The girl is incorporeal and will pass completely through party members as she runs. She appears to be fleeing from some menace behind her. As soon as she passes the last party member the girl will stop and fade from sight.

Perception Roll: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Maria gets next to the wall, cowering, and closes her eyes.
After the girl disappears she looks around.
"Where is she? What has just happened?"

perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

what the crap? Oh my, that was cold

Started by the sound of the girl screaming, trib jumps about a foot off of the ground, turning in just enough time to see the incorporeal girl run through the door, past the group and through Trib, causing him to involuntarily shudder.

oy, bloody 'ell! did you see 'at? She looked just like the vampire in the portrait, thinking for a moment he asks "Sos if her ghost haunts 'is place does 'at mean tha vampire is undead or redead?"

ting shakes off the experience and quickly checks the room they are in for anything of interest.

perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25

You find nothing of consequence in the room.

There is a passage leading out of this room to the north.

may as well head on

If you all don't mind, I would just as soon be one tha way, yeah.

Trib toddles to the mouth of the hallway and using his sword as a torch holds it high so he can see down the hallway.

perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14

"The same as in the portrait? I don't know what to think of that. Let's continue. Mr. Trivium please carefully check the next door."

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21"Creepy paintings, ghostly maidens ...this is beginning to be the sort of story my uncle would tell."

Archy shudders.. "Well that was unnatural.. I feel like I'll be saying that a lot in here."

The passage leads into another room.

A minotaur corpse lies decomposing in the northern section of this room. The corpse is in advanced stages of decay and it is riddled with rot grubs. The dead minotaur was wearing a large-sized scale mail shirt and was carrying a spiked great club.

There is a door leading to the west. You can hear chanting from the other side of the door.