You find nothing extraordinary on your sweep of the room, but we cannot move forward until we resolve whether or not Bolger wishes to attack. Being Chaotic good, he may very well decide to take exception.. so I want to give him the chance to act as he wishes.
|AC 12, T 12, FF 12|HP: 56/56|F +5, R +4, W +6 (+8 vs MA, +2 vs divine magic/death/ED/NE/Necr)|Init 0, Perc -1|CMB +3, CMD 13|11/11 Sacrifice, 1/1 Pyrotechnics, 1/1 Godless, 1/1 Rally, 1/1 Rova, 1/1 Liberate
"I daresay so, they should serve us well!" One of the skeletons opens its maw wide, and V places his head inside for several seconds before pulling it back out unharmed and taking a bow.
"Shall we?"
The two skeletons move across the bridge, then wait for the party to follow.
Male Human (Taldan) Fighter 10 - HP: 104/104 - To hit +24/+16 (2d6+17+9) - AC: 29 (30* if adjacent to a single foe) /T: 16 /FF: 26 - Perception +2 - F: +14 / R: +10 /W: +12 - CMB +18(25) - CMD +34(38) - Speed 30 - Init. +6 - DR 2/-
"First I'd like to check the southern part of this cavern. I think I spotted a door of some kind on the far side..." says Rogar pointing at the door on the soth-eastern side of the cavern, then he adds:"Aramil, friend, I trust you checked for traps and the like too, right?"
Male Nagaji Paladin 8 | AC: 25/11/24 (22/11/21 without shield) | HP: 86/86 | CMB: +12, CMD: 23 | F +13, R +7, W +12 | Perc +4 | Init +1
Attack:
Gamin +13/+7 (1d8+12/19-20), +4 (+8) smite evil
Leery of using undead creatures as allies, Silas gestures with his sword. "Let one of them open it, if they can. That way, if it's trapped we'll know."
No traps are found on the door. As the party opens it, you realize that it brings you right back to the cavern with the bridge.. but underneath it. The silo like cavern stretches above your heads, and a door blocks your movement forward.
Going to go ahead and assume you check it for traps.. No traps are found.
Rogar opens the door and reveals a vast, cathedral-like space that seems even larger because of its emptiness. Two rows of stone pillars run down the center of the hall, supporting a vaulted ceiling sixty feet above. The east and west walls contain tall alcoves—some hold strange objects or displays, and others sport tall stone doors. To the north, twin stairwells ascend to a raised platform with more alcoves, and a circular stand just south of this platform supports an immense mechanical device.
However, you are not alone in this chamber. As Rogar opens the door, it also reveals 4 individuals within the chamber, and they turn as one to greet the party. "We welcome you to us, friends" the central figure calls out to you as she steps forward.
DC 10 Perception:
All 4 of the individuals here show signs of.. surgical intervention.. focusing on their heads and faces. There also seems something "off" about the way that they move and hold themselves
DC 15 Perception:
The 4 seem to be under some sort of mind compulsion orders. They almost seem to be marionettes as they move completely in sync and the syntax of the female speaking to you is very stilted and... not right...
Male Human (Taldan) Fighter 10 - HP: 104/104 - To hit +24/+16 (2d6+17+9) - AC: 29 (30* if adjacent to a single foe) /T: 16 /FF: 26 - Perception +2 - F: +14 / R: +10 /W: +12 - CMB +18(25) - CMD +34(38) - Speed 30 - Init. +6 - DR 2/-
Perception check:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
"Uh... well met?" says Rogar as the four greet the group.
"Something's very... very wrong here... what's going on exactly???"
"So... we didn't expect to meet other human beings down here. What is that you are doing? We are here to explore these ruins and if your aims are not different than ours maybe we could collaborate..." adds Rogar trying to sound pleasant and charming while staying on his guard and whispering to the others:"Something's off... these people don't seem to be in control of themselves..."
Cocking her head at Rogar's questions, the leader responds "We are waiting for the coming of the Black Goat and we shall all become Children of the Goat"
DC 25 Knowledge Religion:
The term Black Goat refers to Shub-Niggurath, an alien deity of fertility and monsters that is usually worshiped by lunatics and worse.
|AC 12, T 12, FF 12|HP: 56/56|F +5, R +4, W +6 (+8 vs MA, +2 vs divine magic/death/ED/NE/Necr)|Init 0, Perc -1|CMB +3, CMD 13|11/11 Sacrifice, 1/1 Pyrotechnics, 1/1 Godless, 1/1 Rally, 1/1 Rova, 1/1 Liberate
Perception:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (18) - 1 = 17
Knowledge (Religion):1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
The Amazing Vanzetti seems utterly unfazed and unsurprised. His new pets sidle up to each side of him.
"You mean The Black Goat of the Woods With a Thousand Young, Shub-Niggurath? I've certainly heard of It. I'm not religious, though. I think we'll leave you to it."
Male Human (Taldan) Fighter 10 - HP: 104/104 - To hit +24/+16 (2d6+17+9) - AC: 29 (30* if adjacent to a single foe) /T: 16 /FF: 26 - Perception +2 - F: +14 / R: +10 /W: +12 - CMB +18(25) - CMD +34(38) - Speed 30 - Init. +6 - DR 2/-
"Well... try not to kill them if you can avoid it... these folks are not really in control of themselves" sighs Rogar before sprinting into action and trying to hit the woman with the flat of his blade.
"Well... try not to kill them if you can avoid it... these folks are not really in control of themselves" sighs Rogar before sprinting into action and trying to hit the woman with the flat of his blade.
"Speak for yourself." mutters Aramil as he eyes the man's hand crossbow with more than a passing glance.
The Amazing Vanzetti himself will follow that up with a reiteration of his souped-up snapdragon fireworks from earlier. The first one goes off in Mr. Green's face, inflicting fire damage:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 and dazzling them for 1 round, with a DC 16 Reflex save for half damage and no dazzling.
I cannot find any reason to NOT be affected by Bless.. It clearly says ALL ALLIES, so lets go for it!
Blue tiefling gets a swing in as the dinosaur rushes in, but misses with all of the distractions of melee combat. Luckily it works both ways, as the skele is not able to get a hold of him either.
AOO:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Blue skeleton is slightly luckier, and manages to get a good bite in.
Mr. V sends in some artillery over the combatants heads
Reflex:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Green is just a little too slow to get out of the way, and the fireworks blow up in his face. However, they don't seem to do as much damage as expected.
Silas follows the charge with a devastating blow against Red, while Kyra amply defends herself, cutting the tiefling down.
"Bold May Post" Rest of the Party Bolger x2
Iklavni
Tiefling Red- 21
Tiefling Green- 1/Dazzled x1
Tiefling Blue- 7
I fear Rogar is not using his shield, if he'a alone against the opponent he's facing his AC is 24 (26 if protection from evil is still active and applies), if more people threaten his target his AC is 23 (25 if protection from evil applies)
Edit: btw I didn't realize those skeletons were THAT SCARY... XD!
Having no moral quandary over whether they can control their own actions or not, Aramil rushes forward to attack the woman.
Attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21 Damage:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Aramil charges in and scores a good hit against Iklavni, and is followed by Bolger. His attacks, though valient, fall short of piercing the womans armor.
Iklavni takes a step back, dropping her crossbow. With her other hand, she produces a punching dagger and turns towards Bolger
Attack:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 Confirm:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 Damage:3d4 ⇒ (3, 4, 2) = 9 Please make a Fort safe, DC 14 or take Strength Dmg:1d2 ⇒ 2
Green, dazzled by Vanzetti's fireworks takes a step back, and blue follows suit, fighting defensively.
"Bold May Post" Party
Iklavni- 9
Tiefling Red- 21
Tiefling Green- 1/Dazzled x1
Tiefling Blue- 7
V follows up with another firework, again directed at the green-hued cultist, (fire damage:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6), and then blasts her with a wand made of petrified wood and carved to look like a humble pencil (magic missile:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4).
Male Human (Taldan) Fighter 10 - HP: 104/104 - To hit +24/+16 (2d6+17+9) - AC: 29 (30* if adjacent to a single foe) /T: 16 /FF: 26 - Perception +2 - F: +14 / R: +10 /W: +12 - CMB +18(25) - CMD +34(38) - Speed 30 - Init. +6 - DR 2/-
Just to be clear: are we going to kill all of them? I don't want to ruin anyone's fun but we can subdue them as well without killing them. I ask because Rogar is NG and doesn't believe in killing people he knows are not doing stuff of their own volition (unless he has no choice of course), it's more an roleplaying thing for me than anything else, with a different character I could have taken a different view (or truth be told if Rogar hadn't noticed these people are not in control of themselves)
|AC 12, T 12, FF 12|HP: 56/56|F +5, R +4, W +6 (+8 vs MA, +2 vs divine magic/death/ED/NE/Necr)|Init 0, Perc -1|CMB +3, CMD 13|11/11 Sacrifice, 1/1 Pyrotechnics, 1/1 Godless, 1/1 Rally, 1/1 Rova, 1/1 Liberate
Considering how death mechanics work, we could cut them down with lethal damage, then Kyra could run through and stabilize them before they actually *die.*
The skeletons run in and take out Iklavni.. and it really is not a pretty sight.
Vanzetti throws another firework into the mix, but once again, it barely seems to scratch the tiefling. However, the Magic Missle seems to leave more of a mark!
Kyra moves into the room, casting a spell. Suddenly, the Green tiefling locks up frozen and unable to move.
Will Save:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
"Bold May Post" Rest of the Party Iklavni- 9 Tiefling Red- 21
Tiefling Green- 6/Dazzled x1/ Held x4
Tiefling Blue- 7
Male Nagaji Paladin 8 | AC: 25/11/24 (22/11/21 without shield) | HP: 86/86 | CMB: +12, CMD: 23 | F +13, R +7, W +12 | Perc +4 | Init +1
Attack:
Gamin +13/+7 (1d8+12/19-20), +4 (+8) smite evil
Hesitant to ignore the wishes of his allies without knowing for certain, Silas calls on the divine will of his goddess. "The Lady's light dispels all shadows," he mutters in prayer.
Using detect evil. Spending a move action to focus on the leaderess.
Sorry everyone. This week is finals week for summer quarter, and I have had to deal with that first. Posting should be back up once I make it though these damn tests..
Rogar knocks the teifling out with a good smack upside the head and Silas casts "detect evil"
You feel no evil emanations from any of the surviving enemy, and Iklavni died last turn.. I forgot to delete her icon from the map. There are just the two teiflings left.. one now unconscious and the other "Held"
Aramil steps forward and strikes at Green, scoring one hit, but Bolger fails to connect.
Green Will Save:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11
Green Teifling fights against the spell holding him, but is unable to break free.
"Bold May Post" Party
Tiefling Green- 6/ Held x3
Tiefling Blue- 13/ Unconscious
Male Nagaji Paladin 8 | AC: 25/11/24 (22/11/21 without shield) | HP: 86/86 | CMB: +12, CMD: 23 | F +13, R +7, W +12 | Perc +4 | Init +1
Attack:
Gamin +13/+7 (1d8+12/19-20), +4 (+8) smite evil
The sword chuckles, noticing Silas's hesitation after saying his prayer. "They're right, aren't they?"
"Guess so," Silas says, puzzled. "Not demon-worshippers after all. Praise Iomedae we saw it in time!" He goes over to the woman to see if there's anything he can do for her, though he suspects she's beyond saving.
Heal:1d20 ⇒ 1 Dead as a doornail, as far as he's concerned haha
Male Human (Taldan) Fighter 10 - HP: 104/104 - To hit +24/+16 (2d6+17+9) - AC: 29 (30* if adjacent to a single foe) /T: 16 /FF: 26 - Perception +2 - F: +14 / R: +10 /W: +12 - CMB +18(25) - CMD +34(38) - Speed 30 - Init. +6 - DR 2/-
"Well, we did what we could I guess. Now let's check this out. This is certainly one big room. I wouldn't be surprised if there were traps around" says Rogar.
"That and perhaps a bit of treasure, too." adds Aramil as he also searches the room, starting with that hand crossbow he saw the teifling use.
Perception:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
The party spreads out, examining the room. It appears to be some sort of display room, with items staggered throughout the room in their own niches in the walls. Each column is inscribed with a name. Along each wall, there is an exit door about half way down, and the far end of the room is a raised dais with stairs on either side of the room to reach this raised portion.
some of these may have other properties, so if you wish to examine them, give me some rolls. Their locations will be marked on the map.
1) “Talon of Borvadagen”:
This strange, spiked gauntlet is made of weirdly flexible red wood studded with what appear to be
shark teeth made of glass. It has room for only three fingers
2) “Mithral Rifle”:
A damaged firearm made of mithral with four barrels sits on display here. Images of antlike humanoids wielding firearms are carved into the stock. This mithral pepperbox rifle is currently destroyed
3)“Bloodstones of Gultariix”:
This is a collection of what look like solidified droplets and splatters of blood, 11 in all, arranged on a wooden rack. Each is a fine crystal worth 200 gp by itself
4)“Alien Fungoid Equipment”:
This display has recently been looted.
5)“Dragonkin Saddle”:
This strangely shaped saddle is a masterwork saddle built for one of the dragonkin of Triaxis
6) “Thystian Cat”:
This is a strange skeleton of a 12- footlong, feline-like creature with eight legs and a long snout. The bones are partially translucent
7) “Deactivated Alien Construct”:
The huge mechanical object heaped on this platform is a blasted and destroyed robot similar to those that dwell in the nation of Numeria. This robot was destroyed long ago—its tangled features are vaguely insectoid in shape.
8) “Dominion of the Black Pod”:
This 12-foot-tall pod of strange leathery material is warm to the touch and covered with sharp, spiny scales.
9) “The Hungry Eyes of Melos”:
An 8-foot-tall, frosty glass jar sits here. The jar is filled with brine, and swimming within are hundreds of strangely colored eyeballs that trail wriggling, finned tendrils. The eyes themselves open like tiny fanged maws, scratching their teeth against the glass if anyone approaches.
10) “The Banes of Barad-Shull”:
This L-shaped glass case contains three items: a spear crafted from the leg of an immense insect, a bag that looks like a freshly excised stomach, and a tan bag.
