Thing 1 lashes out at the skeleton as well. Its bite just barely lands, but it misses with its tentacles
Bite:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15 Damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
"Hey! I know these critters! They are Akatas, sort of monsters from the void between the spheres! Kill them quickly, they'll give you bad dreams.... in fact I wasn't able to sleep properly since I met them inside a tomb in Osirion..."
Rogar moves past the skeleton and into the room before slashing down on the creature next to him!
I believe that moving inside the room triggers an attack of opportunity from the akatas, also please consider as Rogar gives his teammates all the pertinent information on akatas
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
Silas pushes past the frontmost skeleton. "Out of the way, you damned thing," he growls in frustration. Allying with undead is bad enough, but when Rogar moves in that puts this one between himself and an ally at risk, which he simply will not abide.
Single move to the skeleton's square, half a move beyond that to try and negate the AoO's.
Bolger moves forward, drawing his sling and waiting for a good shot.
Mr. V sends in a magic missile that scorches the hide of the beast before he sends his skeleton into battle. Bits of blue flesh and blood spray from the wounds before Rogar steps forward and finishes the beast off and moves into the room.
Aoo:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Silas barely manages to get in behind the beast, and Kyra casts spiritual weapon, but misses its attack.
The beast turns around and bites at Silas before sending tentacles flicking his way.
Bite:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21 Damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 I need a fort save on your next two turns please.
|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
The battle appearing beyond his reach (and all but won) at this point, V beckons the damaged skeleton back to him; small beads of deep, deep red drip down his mask as he endeavors to repair the skeleton with an incantation he learned back in Razmiran....
That being infernal healing. Yes, we are squeezing right now.
Would you rule that infernal healing is "a spell that heals hit points," or just one that imbues the target with a healing ability? If the former, I can replicate alchemical gold to add 1 more point of healing to this and future castings.
The battle appearing beyond his reach (and all but won) at this point, V beckons the damaged skeleton back to him; small beads of deep, deep red drip down his mask as he endeavors to repair the skeleton with an incantation he learned back in Razmiran.... That being infernal healing. Yes, we are squeezing right now. Would you rule that infernal healing is "a spell that heals hit points," or just one that imbues the target with a healing ability? If the former, I can replicate alchemical gold to add 1 more point of healing to this and future castings. Blue takes Red's place and holds.
based on the description of the spell, it grants the monster trait "fast healing" thereby granting the skeletons an ability to temporarily heal at an accelerated rate... I will have to rule with the latter definition.
Roar and Silas bring the last monster to its knees with a series of deep and brutal cuts that manage to do amazing damage.
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/-
"Good job everyone! Now... what door shall we open next?" says Rogar walking over the corpses of the fallen akatas and pointing at the northern door:"Might as well deal with this one first... same plan as before V? he asks Vanzetti while nodding at the pet skeletons.
|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
"It did seem to work, didn't it?" V takes a few moments to let his spell run its course and to maneuver through the crowded nexus before commanding a skeleton to open the northern door.
I have taken the liberty of rearranging everyone where they might more prefer to be.
"Now hold on just a moment, my friends. Life has taught me that winning is only half the reward. It's the plunder that makes these little excursions worth the trouble. That being said, let's have a look around for a moment before moving on." says Aramil before conducting a brief search of the room.
Call me crazy, but I'm going on a hunch here. Perception:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
If he finds nothing, the half-elf will quickly move to catch up to the team.
Silas and Aramil both see a cracked Geode in the back of the room. This geode is full of greenish crystals
DC 15 Appraise/ DC 15 Dungeoneering:
This crystal is actually a meteorite that contains a special material called Noqual. It is a special material that absorbs and defeats magic when properly prepared.
|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
Appraise:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
"Ha! Noqual. It comes from meteorites, and has powerful anti-magical properties. The higher Steps back in Razmir always kept some on hand to ward off 'false miracles.'"
Aramil stares at the shining green crystal with admiration for a few moments before muttering "...jackpot..."
He stuffs what he can into his bag, inviting the others to do the same. Whatever can't be hauled out is quickly covered with loose debris. Once the rogue feels that it's properly hidden, he looks back to the others and says "No sense in leaving it lying around. Best to keep it safe until I...we can come back for the rest. Now then, shall we continue?"
provided yall don't have an actual pick and hammer...
It takes about an hour of chipping and hammering with improvised tools, but everyone manages to come away with a usable sum of crystals.
I will update the next room when I get home from school
Mr. V and Rogar plan out how to pop the next door, and decide to have the skeleton do it. The door is opened to reveal a large chamber overgrown with foul-smelling mounds of strangely colored, shuddering fungi, many of which glow with a sickly green luminescence. A large alcove to the west seems less overgrown. Metal bars wall off this alcove, but a door in the bars hangs ajar.
Immediately upon entering, two horrific visions appear before the party.
DC 15 Knowledge Nature:
Cerebric fungi are a race of carnivorous, intelligent fungi native to a distant planet. Although they are one of the lowliest life forms on their homeworld, the fungi still possess an alien intellect far beyond that of most terrestrial creatures. Cerebric fungi display great curiosity about other races and species when they visit other worlds, asking endless, apparently senseless, questions and engaging in disturbing experiments. Some eccentric scholars claim to have learned unsettling secrets from these interrogations.
DC 20 Knowledge Nature:
As plants, Cerebric Fungi are immune to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms), paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep, and stun.
Anyone within 60 feet that can see the creatures:
Please make 2 Will saves vs DC 14. A cerebric fungus constantly scans the minds of those around it, projecting around itself a confusing collage of images gleaned from their thoughts. If you fail the save, you have a –2 penalty on attack rolls. This is a mind-affecting effect. You have one will save per creature.
I have failed my fort saves vs disease that my wife (hereafter referred to as the Plague Monkey) has exposed me to. Whatever dungeon crud this is.. sucks.. I am out of commission for at least today. I havent had solid food in a week, and just keep getting worse. Sorry guys.
V: Need will saves from the skeles. +4 mod.. or does it go off of your saves? Cant think too clearly right now..
Will Save:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 Will Save:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Aramil is unable to resist the psionic waves that wash over him, leaving his mind a blur.
Holding action until a spot become available.
Certainly not healed, but at least managing today..
V. Thank you. If I had been able to think about it for longer than a second, that would have occurred to me..
Kyra casts her spell and waits for an opportune moment to strike, while V sends in the cavalry.. Blue skeleton gets tripped up a bit on the way in, but manages to miss the bite that was headed its way. Rushing to the back of the room, it starts nipping and clawing away.
Yellow AOO:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Red follows the charge against Thing 2 with almost equal results while V sends a magic missile in to liven things up as well.
Rogar steps forward to join the party, but gets a little hasty and misses his mark.
Aramil holds back, while Silas moves in, but like Rogar, cant seem to figure out which image to strike.
Bolger moves to the door and draws his sling.
Bolger save Red:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12 Bolger save Yellow:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Bolger takes -2 vs both creatures.
Thing 2 suddenly lets out a horrible scream, filled with loathing and madness! All players please make DC 15 Will save or be nauseated for Rounds:1d4 ⇒ 2
Bold May Post Party
Thing 1 (Red)- 14
Thing 2 (Yellow)- 9
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/-
Will save:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
On top of the last visions flooding his mind Rogar suddenly feels a terrible pain invading his brain with the most powerful headache he ever experienced...
Nauseated... should have asked Kyra for a tap of the wand of protection from evil but I forgot...
Will Save:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Aramil is able to shake off the nauseous effects, but his mind is still reeling from the attack.
Sorry guys, but there's just nowhere to move in.
|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
Don't worry, you won't hurt them as long as you're channeling to heal the living - and even if you're trying to damage other undead, you've got Selective Channeling.
V prepares his trusty servitors to open the final door.
"A searing headache, but I think I'm fine otherwise." replies a shaken Aramil. He takes a moment to collect himself before taking a swig of water and standing back up. "Alright, ready. V, go ahead and have the trap fodde...er, I mean your pets go on through."
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/-
"I've been better... but also worse.... give me a minute and I should be alright" nods Rogar. After a moment he stretches and joins the others:"Well... that was unpleasant... let's finish this quick I'm getting tired of this place..."
Before opening the door Rogar asks Kyra for a tap of his wand of protection from evil
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/-
Starting Rogar PFS info:
PFS Identity Card # 100733-1
Faction: Sovereign Court
Scenarios played: SS00-06 Black Waters, SS00-08 Slave Pits of Absalom, SS01-39 Citadel of Flame, SS04-19 Night March of Kalkamedes, SS05-12 Destiny of the Sands-A bitter bargain, SS05-15 Destiny of the sands-Race to seeker's folly, SS05-16 Destiny of the sands-Sanctum of the sages
Experience: 07
Fame: 14
PP: 12
Gold: 1751gp
Spend 1000 gp to get Rogar's full plate magically enchanted for better AC (+1 enchantment applied), spend 2 PP (for 750 gp of value) to get a wand of clw and another 2 PP for a wand of protection from evil. Note that the data above is not updated, as soon as I have the heads up I will change it. So Rogar will be left with 751gp and 8 PP when the purchases are considered effective
I changed my mind about the pregen and decided on Aramil. Hope I don't regret it. I'll post my purchases after I get off work. I know Aramil has 1 chronicle that hasn't been added in yet and I'd also like to change him over to the new Unchained rules since it would give me another feat.
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/-
Yes, well... that didn't come out as clear as I'd wanted: I meant move up or down on the map. I should have written "north" or "south". Sorry for the confusion
|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 just saw your traits, by the way, Rogar. Much as it sucks, you can't have more than one trait from any given category of traits, and what you've got there are both Faction/Campaign traits (unless they're an exception, which I would be completely unaware of if so). :(
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/-
Sorry, seems like I didn't correctly update Rogar's info. If you check the sheet hosted at myth weavers (link is on the left) you'll see Rogar has "An axe to grind" instead of "vindicative" for trait. It was a mistake I did when I created the character and corrected it almost immediately, but somehow I forgot to update the info on the sheet.
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/-
Silas, you are using power attack, right? If so, I think you forgot that at 4th lvl power attack increases its damage to 4 and its penalty to hit to -2.
In other words a lvl 4 paladin with Str 18, weapon focus and Gamin using Power Attack (btw seems the perfect weapon for Isger Fixer!) would hit with a +9 bonus (+4 for str +4 BAB +1 weapon +1 guidance-2 for Power Attack) and his damage would be +13 (+4 for str + 4 for PA +2 for an extra half str bonus to dmg due to holding the sword 2 handed and +2 for half again PA damage due to PA holding the sword 2 handed +1 for the sword being +1)
Also I think you should not consider Gamin casting guidance as a simple +1 to hit: Guidance can also do different things than +1 to attack and it takes Gamin 1 standard action to cast it anyway, so when you get iterative attacks you won't be able to apply the bonus to more than 1 roll).
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
You're right, I did forget the 4th-level increase to Power Attack. And yea I've been thinking about going the Furious Focus-Vital Strike way at later levels to take advantage of that first hit. Although I hadn't considered the other uses of guidance... May have to use that more from now on!
|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
Now here's a question: Would you rule that attacks that do both cutting AND bludgeoning damage (like bites and claws) damage ochre jellies or split them?
Good question. At first thought, I would be willing to meet you in the middle: if the attack hits, the jelly would split, but instead of taking no damage from the attack, it would take full damage as well.
edit: Actually, it is too low on hit points to split again.. so moot point..
|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
If I may metagame just a bit: I know what these creatures are even without looking at the spoiler, and know they should in fact be covered under Knowledge (Dungeoneering).
I have had some trouble with figuring out what DC's to put to creatures and what knowledge rolls to use, so I have been going by THIS which lists any animals as under K. Nature. However, you bring a good point that I had missed.. this creature is an aberration which is under dungeoneering.
|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
Remind me: Do wands provoke attacks of opportunity? Do scrolls? I kind of have a feeling (guided by, for want of a better term, common sense) the former does not, but the latter does.
Right on: using a wand does not provoke an attack of opportunity while reading a scroll does.
Note that the only magic items whose activation causes an AoO are potions and oils, while reading scrolls provokes.
Male Halfling | Rogue (Acrobat) 8 | AC 19 T 16 FF 14 | HP 25/38 | F +3 R +9 W +3 | Init +4 | Perc +7
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V: If the Mi-go had gotten away, it was armed with a scroll of summon monster III, scroll of summon monster IV, wand of charm monster (10 charges), wand of invisibility (15 charges), wand of sound burst (15 charges). It could also channel negative energy at 2d6 (this I didnt do because it would have healed the skeletons..) The plan was to pull a fighting retreat with invisibility and sneak attacks until either it had the upper hand or it escaped. With all of that gear, I actually went a lot easier than I could have, but on the flip side, there was massive damage being done every turn against it too. I think the fight went really well all things considered!!
When I played this, we did not have any massive tank like Rogar to step in and trade blows. Our spell caster bailed on the game a little before the Mi-go, and we were ALL suffering from at least one ability damage. In addition to this, our paladin had his intelligence and charisma so low that we were literally leading him by the hand as he messed his trousers. There was one member of our party that escaped.. and that was because myself and one other were engaged and he ran like a rabbit. Good choice, as we both fell the next turn.
As for the stuff in the gallery, you were correct. Most everything was cursed. A Perception of 30 would have found an amulet of natural armour +2 (I think) hidden in the saddle, but everything else would have gotten you. The spear was +2 backbiter, The bag of holding was really a bag of devouring, and the bag was a Bag of Tricks that instead of calling something usefull would call out a swarm of vermin. The bones would have sickened you with radiation, the Construct could have activated and rampaged, and the pod would have produced anything that I felt like putting in there, and the eyes.. well, lets not go there. Thats just plain icky. Other than the Amulet, the only thing that would have helped was the Bloodstones. These, when added to a potion it would have made the potion as if effected by Extend Metamagic spell.
|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
GM DevilDoc wrote:
and the eyes.. well, lets not go there. Thats just plain icky.
May I guess?:
The writer was inspired by that godsawful fish parasite to create little eyeball monsters that eat your eyes then burrow into their sockets to "replace" them - what they'd do after that, I'm not so sure. Am I close?
V: If the glass jar were broken, they would mechanically become the same as a leech swarm.. using the hanging optic nerve as a means of propulsion and biting with the needle sharp teeth extruding from the pupil area. I personally have a really big "thing" about eyes.. about 10 years ago, I took a paintball to they eye and had to undergo 5 surgeries. Ever since then.. well I just stay away from any eye damage in movies, etc, and the mental images I got from reading the text were enough to make me very thankful that you left them in the jar.
I will begin working on the chronicles today, and should get them up by tonight.
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