The Many-Faced GM's Rise of the Veteran Runelords (Inactive)

Game Master Nickadeamous

"Anything particular about the vault? Is that a noble family: could be right that they're looking for gold." Gyorgy nods agreeably at the dwarf.
So now we're supposed to figure out this whole thing? What's that old joke: no good deed goes... Unpunished.
Then he smiles at Sherrif Hemlock, "Sounds like we're your guys-" he catches himself and nods to Clea, "and gals."

The Boneyard cemetery rests just outside of the Sandpoint Cathedral. It overlooks the Turandarok river and is mostly marked by simple grave stones. Some of the more affluent members of the town own stone vaults that stand near the edges or the center of the cemetery. The grounds are meticulously maintained and even the trees and shrubberies are well-trimmed. This particular vault was used to house the remains of acolytes, priests, and servants of the previous cathedral, not really known for luxury or wealth.

"Tomb? Me go in there okay. Not scared. Need to make pay for attacking good people of town here. So Wreck no have problem to go and sort problem out" he puts his arm across his chest.

"Amiko"i know. Miss spelled. Part if speach
"Wreck not want note to get burned or damage... maybe keep? Not steal?"

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At the vault entrance, Gar pulls his adze from his belt. "Let me give it a looksee first. I got the eyes for dark spaces. Just don't want us to walk into any Gobo trap...not that they are that smar...." Gar voice drifts off and he disappears into the dark for a quick look and listen.

scout ahead stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
scout ahead perception (+6 vs stonework): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Clea, holding her holy symbol cast a light spell, and a pearly light emits from it. Then she waits for Gar's return.

Mikal awaits Gar's return nervously, worried that the rogue is alone facing who knows what... "Perhaps we should follow him at a distance with the light, just to make sure he doesn't get ambushed or something."

we don't want to step on hs toes. Besides it shouldn't be that big a place

From the entrance, Gar can see most of the vault. There are numerous stone sarcophagi in the main chamber dedicated to the previous caretakers, priests, and acolytes who once served the Cathedral. Some of the sarcophagi have been opened and their tops lie strewn about the floor.

The room appears to have been vandalized. There are a few discarded burnt torches and a stylized stick laying in a pile near the door.

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Henry casts a spell, causing a flowing, ethereql mantle of autumn leaves to drape across his form before fading from sight (mage armor).

He then takes a closer look at the stick.

detect magic and Spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 +2 to identify any Wood magic.

"Seems clear, but they left a mess." Gar moves to look into the opened crypts.

perception, +6 vs stonework: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Clea enters the room, her light spell filling it.
what a mess.

Gyorgy follows Gar down the steps and peers into the crypt beyond, then he picks up a torch and casts light upon it with a small flourish "Lux in tenebris lucet."

I already have a light spell ticking. Sure you want to cast it?

big space, I'm going to chuck it down the other end of the crypt.

Wreck will slowly follow in. His shield ready, his sword too. His ine good eye surveying the area

Looking Around: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

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Clea has her weapon ready

The stick radiates no magical auras but there is a stylized skull carved into the stick.

Shuffling sounds echo through out the chamber as the bones of skeletons drag across the floor. Numerous skeletons come creeping out of the darkness. They carry no weapons but still wear the trappings of tattered robes.

Player's Turn - Round 1

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Gyorgy just starts talking from pure nervous excitement, "Oh, goodness, this is like the story of Korlan and the dancing hats. With the juggler in the graveyard, where..."
Strangely, his excited storytelling reaches peaks of excitement that thrill the gang.
Inspire Courage +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

Henry wards Gar against the skeletons' malice.

Apologies, long day at work, post tomorrow

Mikal readies his morningstar, and stands waiting for the skeletons to approach... "Wasn't expecting this... I've heard of such things, but to desecrate the resting place of priests and turn them such is ... horrid."

Clea pauses, seeing the threat. She casts a spell on the party

casting bless on the party, +1 to hit and fear saves

Gyorgy uses his bardic gifts to inspire courage. Henry protects himself with protection from evil. Mikal readies to strike a skeleton that wanders too close. Clea blesses the party.

Waiting on Wreck and Gar. Will bot them tomorrow and proceed if they haven't posted by then.

Henry protects himself with protection from evil.

Not myself, Gar.

Wreck simply moves in to one of the walking dead, his shield ready as he swings his sword at it

Swing!: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 17
Damage: 1d10 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 = 10
Religion: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

got to love he last result, wreak

know religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Gar takes up a defensive position holding his adze to protect himself. Mikal's morningstar swings wide as the skeletons charge in. Wreck's sword easily cleaves a skeleton in half before the rest try to rip and tear into flesh and steel.

Wreck takes 6 points of claw damage.

Player's Turn - Round 2

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Henry tries his best with his halberd.

halberd vs #4, courage, bless: 1d20 ⇒ 20 Add +1 if bless actually stacks with courage
damage: 1d10 ⇒ 10
holy Toledo, let's confirm that!: 1d20 ⇒ 10 Add +1 if bless actually stacks with courage
critical damage?: 2d10 ⇒ (7, 4) = 11 +10 = 21?

i blame it on the fact he was only recently converted ;) orcs dont carry around libraries afterall

"Ah! Good hit skeleton man!" he cries out with laughter and takes a swing at the one who scored the hit against him

Slash!: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 26
confirm Slash?: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 21
Shatter!: 2d10 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 12 + 2 = 20

He grins at the pile of bones he reduced it too
"But Wreck hit betters"

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Mikal swings his morningstar at one of the skeletons on him...

to hit: 1d20 ⇒ 6
dmg if hits: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Clea steps up, holding her holy symbol in hand

channel energy: 1d6 ⇒ 1 harm undead, DC 14 will save for half

desna was not kind today

Henry's halberd smashes into bone on it's way down to the floor turning skeletal bones into powder. Wreck follows suit and dispatches the skeleton that had clawed into him. Mikal's swing misses the skeleton while Clea's burst of positive energy causes all of the skeletons' bones to creak and crack.

Waiting on Gar and Gyorgy.

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Gorgy continues with his story, falling into the familiar rhythms of the tale helps him to concentrate on the task at hand. As he does so, he moves forward, drawing his sword, and slashes at the skeleton he can reach 5.

Henry: The attack and damage bonuses stack but the saving throw bonuses do not

longsword atack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
slashing damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Big apology from me. Somehow I deleted the thread from my 'focused' threads. I thought the group had gone silent, hence my post on to the discussion thread a few days ago, sort of seeing if their was still activity. I must have missed the number of posts on the play tab. I thought to look today specifically to see if I had screwed up somehow, and to my utter embarrassment I had. Again my apology to all for holding things up and a lesson learned to me to beware accidentally eliminating a thread.

Gar shuffles sideways and lends to attacking the skeletons. "Why are they attacking us? We ain't the Gobos"

Blessed and Inspired Adze attack: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 14
Inspired Adze damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5

they're undead. That don't need a reason beyond living creatures, I kill them clea replies

Gyorgy's longsword swings wide of the skeleton while Gar's adze clips into bone, although it barely scratches the surface. The skeletons almost enraged by the sight of the living, claw, rip, and tear into flesh and spill blood upon the crypt's floor.

Gar takes 7 points of claw damage and Mikal takes 8 points of claw damage.

Player's Turn - Round 3

Emboldened by his last success, Henry strikes again.

halberd vs #6, courage, bless: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
damage: 1d10 ⇒ 5

Fortune is a fickle thing, though....

Not that it would have helped that time, but don't forget Gar's protection from Evil benefits.

Mikal swings again with the morningstar, cursing softly at the ineffectiveness of his better weapon against skeletons.

to hit: 1d20 ⇒ 8
dmg if hits: 1d8 ⇒ 1

and again, he swings wide and steps back away from the skeleton.. sorry, can't take another hit like that

next round

Clea sees Mikal is badly hit and starts chanting a spell, holding her holy symbol with one hand, and touching his shoulder with the other.

cure light wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

"Gah" Gar gets ripped open but keeps swinging despite the foe showing no fear of his weapon.

Blessed and Inspired Adze attack: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 9
Inspired Adze damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 = 4

Protection from evil +4AC, Inspired +1 to hit/damage, Blessed +1 to hit

"Thanks Clea!" Mikal prepares to re-enter the fray, unless of course the skeleton comes to him first.

Wreck moves and swings at the bone monsters again. The less that stand the better. Means his allies can gang up on one

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d10 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 = 14

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Waiting on Gyorgy. Will update tomorrow either way.

Weapons swing and sweat flies but bones don't break. Gyorgy continues his story as his longsword cuts into bone but the skeleton still stands. Claws reach out almost in retaliation spilling both orc and human blood.

Wreck takes 7 points of claw damage. Gyorgy takes 4 points of claw damage.

Player's Turn - Round 4

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Henry attempts one more swipe before shying away....

halberd vs #6, courage, bless: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
damage: 1d10 ⇒ 9

Clea channels healing energy

channel energy: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The energy washes over the party, healing scatches and bruises.

Mikal attacks the closest skeleton (5), swinging his morningstar to crush bones...

to hit: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 + 1 = 21
dmg if hits: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Thanks Kindly Miss Starshine. That should top me off to finish this lot. Just hope they are so old, I didn't know any of them."

Blessed and Inspired Adze attack: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 23
Inspired Adze damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 = 6

Protection from evil +4AC, Inspired +1 to hit/damage, Blessed +1 to hit

4/12HP

Wreck heaved a bit, after the claw, but the divine energies soon gave him new strength as he swings his sword at the skeleton in front of him skeleton 5

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

two 2s in a row...