To Rappan Athuk (Inactive)

Game Master brvheart

soreks
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

koans
perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

inspecting the door

soreks
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

koans
perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

inspecting the Main entrance for traps

then detecting magic

With Koan's effective Aid another, you find a pressure plate on the floor.

soreks
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

koans
perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

inspecting the entrance and door for traps
then detect magic

"Be careful lad - dontcha forget this place wanna keel us" - Aggrammar chuckles at Sorek.

yes Aggrammar Sorek is a rolling perception checks like a madman!
Trying to keep us alive particularly the guinea pigs Sorek and Koan. Lol
Just keep in mind that eventually something is gonna get us and we're gonna need Thomas to pick the Boulder off our crushed bodies. Or need you to remove the poison before it kills us.

-Posted with Wayfinder

Good Thomas looms behind the scouts, greatsword resting on his shoulder, catching his breath after that last swing at the iron cobra.

Last night got rather fubared with Paizo being down. Back on my laptop and up and running now.

The door is really old and squeaks terribly as you open it
random check: 1d20 ⇒ 4

amt: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

You see a bunch of giant rats ahead. Roll init
init rats: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Koans init
init: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

SUPAH FAST!

wow superfast on getting to those rolls up. way to go Agg and Lars

Just to recap we went back out to the main courtyard and chose to try the SE door. It squeaked like hell when we opened it. When Koan and Sorek stepped through the door we immediately saw a bunch of giant rats. Rather than fighting them with just the 2 of us in a narrow hallway, we have backed out into the courtyard so we all can attack them when they come out.

Giant Rats!

Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Almon is not quite as quick reacting as normal. At Sorek's shout, Almon reaches for his wand once more and prepares to use it as soon as the rats are just upon them to fill up the cone of prismatic spray.

Move action to draw Wand of Color Spray. Readying Action to cast Color Spray with the Wand once we have most of the rats in the 15' cone.

Init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Initiative Order Round One
Sorek retreated
Aggramar
Good Thomas
Koan Retreated
Almon readied action
Lars
rats

will save DC 11: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11
will save DC 11: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
will save DC 11: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
will save DC 11: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
will save DC 11: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
will save DC 11: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
will save DC 11: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Six are stunned and blind. The last retreats.

"Well that was not very scary. Nice work Almon" as he moves forward stabbing the vermin not bothering to roll since they are helpless

I messed up the DC, but still not real material, 2 get to retreat rather than one. XP=160

Yes, thanks Almon.

Sorek doesn't get too fancy with a killing strike. He just stomps on the heads crushing them.

Sorek and Koan, roll reflex saves DC 20 vs a pit trap. (Koan did not spot it)

Resistance (Su) Elans can use psionic energy to increase their resistance to various forms of attack. As an immediate action, an elan can spend 1 power point to gain a +4 racial bonus on saving throws until the beginning of her next action

Sorek spends 1pp to psionically enhance his reflexes

reflex: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 4 = 16

Koan
reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Sorek falls 10' into a pit trap. damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Congratulations Sorek, you(I) have the prooud distinction of being the first person to get hit by a trap in this Rappan campaign...well done....scattered applause..lol

At least it was a mild trap.

Ok, is someone going to get Sorek out of the pit now?

Sorek takes some rope out of his bag and throws one end of it up to Thomas, figuring that Thomas can lift him up all by himself

As the pit drops, Koan jumps to the side.
Whoa! Watch out! - a little too late, as Sorek drops down the pit.

Koan grabs the rope and assists Thomas in pulling Sorek up.
This place is tricky

Once out of the pit you can see a clear walkway around either side of it

"Ye're alright lad?" - Aggrammar comments, assisting in getting Sorek out of the pit - "Well, we knew there would be traps somewhere" - he chuckles, patting the Elan in the back - "Ye'll be fine"

Still a little shaken from the fall. Sorek looks up from the bottom of the pit at the concerned faces of his friends

"I'm ok.. I'm just happy that there wasn't a cobra statue here at the bottom when I landed "

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"Thanks. Shame this magic works only on weak creatures, but it at least saves us the trouble," says Almon.

After Sorek is lifted out of the pit, Almon examines it for a moment.
"Hmm... I don't think I have anything that will help us cross over this safely. We can try to step around it, go back and find something sturdy to walk across it, or leave it for now and hope that it serves as a buffer from anything that might migrate this way."

per brvheart there is a walkway around either side of the Y. I say we go to the (1=Left, 2=right) right or left: 1d2 ⇒ 1

Let's go down the Left branch of the Y, stopping at the door to check for traps and Detect Evil

Sorek
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

Koan
perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

You neither detect a trap nor evil nor magic as that will follow:)

Yes I'm rather predictable lol

Ok lets go in through the door to room 13

There is a pile of 8 skulls in the northeast corner of this room, which
is otherwise completely empty and filled with dust and normal cobwebs.

The skulls are normal, but each one has a small hole bored into the top.

Sorek
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

Koan
perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

You hear several voices beyond the door talking in common.

They are engaged in small talk. Sorek is unable to detect evil on them.

"Shall we knock?" - Aggrammar whispers to the others, while keeping an eye on the skulls, and staying away from them.

Almon whispers in reply, "Wait one moment."

Almon tries to discern who or what they might be based on any accents or colloquialisms that might give them away.

Knowledge (Local): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

They appear to be local riff raff rather than adventurer types

Soooo what are we doing at the door?

No Evil detected. Buy they sound like riff-raff. And they are just hanging around the Mouth of Doom. In other words they are probably up to no good. But we can't be sure as they are not evil. Being riff-raff we won't be able to trust anything they say.

So we can't morally come in guns a blazin as we don't know that they deserve such treatment. And if we go in and confront them trying to figure out what they are doing here, we alert them to our presence and still cant trust anything they say.

Seems like a morally ambiguous encounter that Sorek is happy to avoid.

My vote is to back away quietly from the door and explore other parts of the dungeon