The Flaxseed Lodge Core Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Mike Tuholski

Placed everyone, feel free to move yourself if you want to be elsewhere of course.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

"True marvels, here! Hey, look at this, they even have got masks that move on their own. What? What! To arms!"

Jonah draws and activates his wand of bless. ... which I completely forgot until now, sorry guys.

"Desna, bless our path with chance encounters!"

Good, no surprise round, then

Jonah's fine sense of observation makes him notice that what you perceived first as masks are in fact Vargouilles attacking you! Before the fight, he blesses the party in Desna's name.
Two hideous looking creatures burst free of their casing in a shower of dust and stone shards and begin to fly (10' off ground). They appear to be blackened, bat-winged fiend's heads with tentacles dangle from chin and scalp, and fanged mouths hang agape.

You (except Jonah) have a first round of readied actions or ranged attacks, because they are still breaking free.

Round 1
Paeter
Falco
Titian
Vargouilles
Jonah

Sorry, missed this one!
Linguistics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

"There is a warning here," Falco explains as he traces the markings, "a warning against the power of idols. Probably what caused the madness in those men. There is also a chant here that will break the enchantment on one person, though."

As soon as the creatures break free of the wall and start flying through, Falco breaks off of his study and fires his wand at the closer one.

force: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Paeter stands at the ready to defend his teammates. He puts up his shield and readies an attack for when the Vargouilles approach.

Short Sword: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 = 17
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Vargouille is Planes, right? If so, I don't have it.

Titian looks at the creatures as disgust crawls across his features. "What in the name of Sheyln are those things?" He grips his glaive and readies to attack if they get near.

Readied Power Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 3 = 13

It is plane indeed.

One of the vargouilles comes down on Paeter and before even having the chance to bite him, it is shattered to dust by Paeter's blow. The other one shrieks at the party.
Fortitude save DC 12 or paralysis for 2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3 rounds.

Round 2
Jonah
Paeter
Falco
Titian
Vargouilles

Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Jonah steels his resolve against the vile creature's mental impetus, and shoots a crossbow bolt, then reloads.

Crossbow, bless: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 + 1 = 181d6 ⇒ 6

Lucky rolls, Desna really is with me!

Fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

Falco stuffs his ears as the creature shrieks. He removes a hand only momentarily to fire off his wand.

force: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

The remaining Vargouille explodes in midair thanks to Jonah's bolt!

Out of combat

As you look around the room, you see nothing else that will help you in your mission. There are two doors here, one is marked "Storage Room" and the other is marked "Lavatory".

"Should we check the lavatory? I've been told that such places sometimes get trapped with magical fireball spells. I'd love to see that in action!" says the carefree halfling, opening the door.

Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

After a few disconcerting moments of paralysis, Titian lowers his glaive, nodding in appreciation to his companions. He then turns and begins moving toward the lavatory.

Satisfied with himself now that he has finally landed a solid blow with his sword, Paeter boldly past Jonah as he opens the door to the lavatory. He then notices the halfling's stout armor and decides that the Flaxseed can lead and it will give him a chance to see his capabilities better. Might as well see what a Flaxseed can actually do.

Titian and Falco: I'll let you move yourselves on the map.

When Jonah kicks the opens the door, he sees... restrooms. What did you expect? These public restrooms seem to be for the use of visiting clientele. Several stalls are here and a huge cesspool below collects the offal. Mad laughter echoes in this cramped stone chamber. The stench of sewage battles the cold of the mist, but through the haze can be seen smears of blood across the floor, walls, and ceiling, as well as the doors of several stalls.
Jonah sees a snake and there is an ape-man that appears from within the last stall.

The man ape-man goes straight to the halfling cleric and tries to hit him but can't manage to do it. The snake follows the ape-man but misses Jonah as well.

M vs Jonah: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Snake vs Jonah, cover: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 5 - 4 = 14

Round 1
M + Snake
Party

"What have they been feeding their employees?" Falco wonders aloud as he fires his wand at the ape-man.

force: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

After taking a safety step backwards, Jonah once again raises his magic wand and blesses his companions.

"Tally-ho, cousins, leave this one alive if we can! Desna is with you!"

Paeter readies a strike for the next creature to come through the door, non-lethal if it is the monkey man, flanking with his distant relative. "Hostages that fight back are the worst." Paeter bemoans.

Short Sword: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 8

Titian steps forward and swings at the apeman!

Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 3 = 13

No mercy, noble paladin?

Stunt by Falco's missile, the ape-man doesn't see the swing coming from Titian who opens a large wound, making blood gushing out it. The ape-man falls but soon, the blood stops flowing. The snake, furious, bites Titian 7 damages but doesn't manage to grab him.

Snake vs Titian: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 for Bite: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Grab vs Titian: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Round 3
Party
Snake

Titian just planned on healing him afterwards.

Titian recoils as the snake bites him. Grimacing, he chops at the serpent.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 5
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 3 = 9

After wildly missing, Titian steps back, hoping to draw the snake out.

Falco grunts as the man falls over but keeps to the task at hand by firing his wand at the snake now.

force: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Paeter readies a strike to cut off the head of the snake with a single swipe. "It just had to be snakes!" he cries, clearly not a fan.

Short Sword @ Snake-Flanking: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 21
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Jonah waves his wand of cure light wounds at Titian, biding his time before he can get access to the apeman and stabilize him.

CLW @Titian: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Titian misses the snake and steps back while Falco fires another force missile and Jonah tend to Titian's wounds. Paeter readies an attack that goes off when the snake moves forward to follow its prey. However the snake still stands and bites him. 6 damages
Right after that, the snake succeeds in grabbing Titian.

Snake vs Titian: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 for Bite: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Snake vs Titian, grab: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Round 4
Party
Snake (8)

Jonah waves the wand frantically, trying to get more healing out of it (and faster).

CLW @Titian: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Blasted snake!"

force: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

@GM: Why didn't my attack go off? The snake moved out past the doorway which was what the ready action was for, as evidenced by its current location and ability to attack Titian. :D

Paeter lashes out at the creature with his short sword, trying to free his mate, Titian.

Short Sword: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 23
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Paeter readies an attack that goes off when the snake moves forward to follow its prey.

Well, it did go off... :)

Ah, I saw the "However" and assumed that meant that the attack didn't go off. Sorry! :D

Titian grunts in thanks to Jonah as he drops his glaive and draws his morningstar, trying to bash the snake.

1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 4 - 2 = 13
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

The snake falls to a combined assault of Falco and Paeter.

Out of Combat

The room is a bloody mess. It appears that another man may have been torn to pieces in here, prior to your arrival.

"Drag that monkey-man outside and let's keep going. With any luck he'll recover when we find out what's causing this mess."

Anyone still wounded? You can assume I'll use your wand on yourself and roll the dice in my stead.

"Alright, so the lavatory was not a good idea. Shall we try the other door? Once everyone is up and running of course."

You find the head of a half-orc, the man that was slain in this room by the ape-man.
When you search the storage room, you find nothing relevant for your mission.
Going to the Grand Exibit Hall? :)

Onwards!

"Nothing in here, it's time to see what they were exhibiting in the Grand Hall that caused all this trouble."

Feel free to retkon any healing.

You get back in the main hall. A long hallway leads to this grand hall, wherein the Blakros Museum shows off its finest collections. Mock vines cling to the walls and hang from the fifty-foot-high domed ceiling, and huts of grass are strewn about the open area. At the center of this sprawling chamber, a miniature replica of a traditional Mwangi ziggurat rises out of the mist to a height of nearly twenty feet. At the top of the ziggurat, a rail-thin elven gentleman is strapped to an altar, his bare chest painted with strange sigils and monkey paw-shaped blots of paint.

All around you, the room fills with howling monkeys. They are climbing on the walls, in vines in the ceiling, and all around the room. A large ape jumps down from the ceiling and pounds his chest, letting you know who is king in this room.

Please note that the monkeys are not the true threat here, they are just puppets of the big gorilla.

You can all make a Perception check once you're in the room.

Round 1
Jonah
Bad guys
Paeter
Falco
Titian

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

"Hey, isn't that the curator? He seems to be rather enjoying himself, don't you think?"

Regardless of the answer, Jonah will use his wand to bless his companions.

"Desna, guide us out of this terrible, yet compulsively exciting, jungle!"

Jonah is able to spot two miniature replicas of a traditional Mwangi ziggurat that rise out of the mist to a height of nearly twenty feet on both sides of the gorilla, just in time before the latter attacks Titian twice, with a loud scream. 11 damages

Gogo vs Titian: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 for Slam: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Gogo vs Titian: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 for Slam: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

While the gorilla attacks the paladin with its best rhymes and poetry because, you know slam attacks and all... the tikis (replicas) do their best to disappear in the chaos of monkeys and Jonah loses track of them.

Round 2
Party
Gorilla
Tikis

Jonah immediately reacts by drawing his wand and healing Titian to keep the poor cousin alive!

CLW (wand): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

From the back Falco starts a summoning spell to bring an ally to the fight....

Paeter steps up to help contain the gorilla. "Find whatever is causing them to act this way!" yells the Linseed to his distant cousins.

Short Sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Titian staggers under the attacks, then after the timely healing, returns the attack.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 - 1 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 3 = 12

At the back of the party, Falco starts summoning while Jonah heals his cousin. Paeter and Titian both step up to contain the gorilla's wrath and open large wounds in its flesh, but he still stands! He shouts "ANGAZHAAAAAAAAAAN!" and focuses his wrath on Titian but doesn't manage to connect it's hit. Suddenly, two tikis appear at Paeter's side but they both miss him.

Gogo power ranger vs Titian: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Gorilla vs Titian: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Tiki Y vs Paeter: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Tiki B vs Paeter: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Round 3
Party
Gorilla
Tikis

Falco finishes his spell and an eagle appears behind the giant ape.

bite: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 3 + 2 = 21
damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

talon: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 3 + 2 = 20
damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

talon: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6
damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Paeter has a flanking buddy for the round!

"What're those things? Are they the masters? The cause?" Hoping they are somehow important, Falco fires at the yellow tiki.

force: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Knowledge Arcana to identify the Tikis

The eagle finishes the gorilla!

Wizard time!
Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Not so much...

Haha, well these seem to be moving... things.

Jonah channels energy, excluding both tik-taans.
Channel (heal): 1d6 ⇒ 5

Titian moves to Paeter's side and attacks a tiki!

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Attack: 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 4 - 1 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 3 = 9

Paeter lashes out at the same tiki. "Let's take them down one at a time!"

Short Sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

The eagle summoned by Falco finishes the gorilla who falls down with a loud moan. Falco fires a missile to one of the tikis. Jonah heals the party while Titian hits the tiki causing damage, though not as much as he'd expect his hit to. Paeter, on the other hand, misses the tiki.
A third tik-taan idol appears from the monkeys and tries to hit Titian. Two idols miss their attacks but one manages to hit Titian. 4 damages

Y vs Titian: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 + 2 = 15
R vs Titian: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 2 = 19 for Slam: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
B vs Paeter: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Round 4
Party
Tiki y (7)
Tiki b
Tiki r