Jetro keeps shooting
Maintaining her flanking position with Helgash, Duardlara seeks a weak point the enchanted blade can exploit.
"Down and back monstrosity" - the paladin roars, deciding to change tactics, and conjuring his Goddess' power, to channel positive energy washing over the creature.
Venja and Duardlara both hit but for minor damage while beck and Sheelah posistion themselves for flanks. Jetro hits twice with arrows again but can not pierce the iron to damage the stove. Helgash tries a different tactic and hits the stove with holy power.
Will save fail
The tactic worked and the stove took the full damage.
The stove retaliates back going for the holy warrior.
Bite for and grapple and swallow for fire
Pipes for
Duardlara continues to probe the animated heating unit's defenses, looking for a weak spot.
This has got to work sooner or later!
Venja sends another ray of frost at the stove.
Cold, really? Beck sighs, having prepared for fighting cold enemies...
For
The group continues to plink away at the stove as the damage is a little at a time but starting to add up. Even Jetro added to the damage this time although he did not get the perfect hit he was hoping for.
Decided on aiding his companions, and realizing he is not yet such a strong conduit for his Goddess tremendous power, Helgash decides to follow another approach, swinging at the creature with the adamantine blade they had recently recovered -'Stand down' - he orders, as the healing powers course through his body, mending some of the suffered wounds.
Beck's adjusted attack
Bite from stove on Helgash for
Pipe slam for
As usual the bite misses by the slam hits. Now though there is smoke in the room obscuring sight granting 20% miss chance to hit. No need for map as nothing has changed.
Jetro whistles while he works.
Venja, hoping the cold is doing this thing some damage, tries another ray of frost on it.
Duardlara continues to clang away on the thing.
Again the light of Iomedae bathes the paladin, his wounds mending even as he attacks the monster with the adamantine blade - 'I tire of this wretch' - he growls.
Jetro and Venja both fire at the stove but with the smoke in the way it makes it hard to determine exactly where they need to aim. As such their attacks miss. Duardlara has better luck though as she continues to find chinks in the stove's construction to exploit.
miss chance for Helgash
Helgash favors the bold strike this time as eh brings the adamantine longsword down taking a large chunk of the stove wit it. Embers and tongues of flame lick out of the opening created but it is not destroyed yet.
Beck attack for
Sheelah
for
for
for
and a flurry of misses
Angered at the paladin's use of adamantine the stove targets Helgash and rips into him.
bite for grapple and swallow whole for fire
pipe slam for
Venja fires another ray of frost at the stove.
Grimly, Duardlara continues to batter the stove, hoping the paladin can fight his way back out.
Sheelah claws at the stove, trying to find purchase
for
for
for
Beck winds up and takes another swing
for
Spit him out ya blooty stove Beck snaps!
Helgash power attack for
Threat confirmed for
Being inside the over itself Helgash finds multiple weak points with whitch to attack and attack he does so. Cleaving his way out of the oven with ease he actually splits it open as it falls apart and remains still. A smoking Helgash can be seen as the smoke starts to clear.
Combat over.
Smoking and smoldering, the tiefling looks around at the area for any further signs of attackers. Finding none, he turns to his companions - "Are you all well friends? I cannot fathom what that creature meant to do, but it payed dearly"
His eyes glowing from red to silver, a glow emanates from the Paladin's hands, as divine magic heals some of his wounds.
"Let us search this damned place quickly. I'll stand guard as the though of what may have passed in this room, chills my soul" - he growls.
Jetro stands ready!
Venja casts detect magic and scans the room for anything not already belonging to the party. She also looks for anything of value that isn't magical...
Beck checks the hall for reactions to the fight
Taking a quick scan around the room you find a MW cleaver (handaxe) and a magical cauldron.
It is a cauldron of brewing.
Beck you see nothing in the hallway but the smoke may have caused you to miss something.
The double doors to the north open up to reveal a pantry of sorts. Metal basins rusted from blood sit on the floor as hooks hang from the ceiling to hold 'meat'. Thankfully the hooks are empty right now as you could only imagine what they are designed to hold as small as they are.
Duardlara sighs with relief as the tiefling paladin becomes visible in the dissipating smoke.
She quickly begins searching with the others.
She then moves to the door to the hallway with Beck, planning to investigate a different door.
Venja points to the cauldron. "This magic pot could be very handy, but unfortunately, right now, I can't add that much weight to what I carry... can one of you bring it along? Also, that cleaver is masterwork if we want to collect it too."
Jetro grabs both and heads out with the others.
If no threats present themselves when they peek back into the hallway, Duardlara will move to listen at the other door.
L 12: This is Granny Nan's sitting room, which contains a table
in the northeast corner on which rests an attractive glass
oil lamp atop a doily. A rocking chair sits in the southwest
corner next to a basket containing yarn, knitting needles,
and a half-completed mitten. The room is otherwise empty.
L 13:Toys and dolls are strewn about the floor of this room, and small
tables and chairs sized for small creatures or children sit in the
northeast and northwest corners. Books, papers, quills, and ink
vials sit atop the tables. A cot stands to the south east. The windows
are barred, but the shutters are open to let in the natural light.
The books on the tables are children's picture
books, or collections of fables and folklore from other
nations of the Inner Sea. One dubious and inappropriate
exception is entitled The Wilewood Labyrinth. The book is
the life's work of a scholar of distant Sevenarches, collected
posthumously. It contains many ghastly illustrations of
shadowy creatures, and is worth 375 gp.
L 14: This room contains a bathtub to the south and washbasins
and a privy to the north. Granny Nan frequently tricks her
young victims into washing up before preparing them for
cooking, telling them they'll be sent home after they've had
a good bath, and to remember to scrub behind their ears.
L 15: THe doot is locked and closed but looks as if someone or something just went through it.
updated map with a quick run through of the other rooms as there is nothing there currently.
Keep on going up!
Venja will stick the book in her pack if it doesn't weigh too much (the one with the ghastly pictures in it).
Duardlara nods at Jetro's remark and heads for the stairs. She listens before walking into the stair room and moves up the steps slowly, carefully, and, she hopes, quietly before stopping to listen again at the next floor.
Duardlara sighs with relief as the tiefling paladin becomes visible in the dissipating smoke.
Helgash nods and smiles at his companion's concern, but soon he looks more and more apprehensive as they explore the areas around them - "The foulness of it all" - he whispers - "I am satisfied that the monster has been executed - she deserved it, but... Still what other children may have suffered here, alone, with no one to help them..." - he lets the though linger, as Duardlara scouts ahead.
Wait a tick, Granny Nan? beck says in a whisper thinking about his time about town
Duardlara listens at the locked door before examining the lock and trying to open it.
This is the abode of Nan Hestreka, known to the
children in her charge as "Granny Nan," a spinster Jadwiga
witch whose bloodline has fallen into relative obscurity.
Forced to sell her sole remaining property last year, Granny
Nan faced potential poverty, a situation the White Witches
found "unseemly" for one of Jadwiga blood. For the sake of
propriety, she was appointed mistres s of the Winter Guard
barracks in the clock tower. In fact, Granny Nan has little
authority. Logrivich mostly ignores her, but the ice trolls
adore her. They're unaccustomed to someone looking after
them and preparing savory food for them. In Logrivich's
(unauthorized) name, Granny Nan has requisitioned
children and young adults from Whitethrone's orphanages
and jails to feed her "boys." The leadership of the Winter
Guard assumes the requisitions are to feed the dragon, and
Amagarra has not corrected them.
Duardlara you hear mumbling from behind the door as it seems1 individual is talking to another but quietly. You will manage to pick the lock. As you do though you can hear the voice stop abruptly and then get louded and change in pitch. It sounds like a quick little chant or spell being cast.
Beck +1/2 level in cold
Helgash
Jetro
Duardlara
Venja
Granny Nan
other
From behind the door you hear more chanting and movement. The door is unlocked yet closed.
Good guys up bottom of the round.
Opening the door...The walls of this cozy bedroom are painted powder blue. A bed occupies the east side of the room, its headboard pushed against the wall with a nightstand on either side. A desk and chair sit next to the south wall. A dresser with a large mirror above it is pushed against the west wall. A curtain rod is affixed above the mirror with the curtain pulled away to either side.
A small creature resembling a gray emaciated child with cobwebs and dust for clothes and fox skull head stands in front of the door. Back behind it is an old woman who can be none other than Granny Nan and she appears to be blinking in and out of reality.
All people within 10 ft of the 'child' take a -1 penalty to attack rolls, damage rolls, and will saves as a large amount of sobbing in the voices of numerous children assault your ears.
"Oh, hello - we're here to inspect the facilities. Can't be too safe around children and kitchens, you know."
Duardlara attempts to throw herself into a roll past the creature that confronts her at the door, across the bed, and into the corner behind the witch.
She draws her longsword as she moves.
Jetro shoots the nasty doll
Duardlara as you open the door the child bites at you and deals 1 damage. The bite feels uncomfortable as you feel your energy start to flow into it.
Will save dc 17 or fatigued for 1 hour.
Jetro your first shot hits but the second arrow misses the child. It seems that there is a protective force around it.
"What is this mockery?" - Helgash blurts in outrage - "What are we facing friends?" - he adds, stepping back, and swinging at the emaciated creature.
Duardlara as you open the door the child bites at you and deals 1 damage. The bite feels uncomfortable as you feel your energy start to flow into it.
Will save dc 17 or fatigued for 1 hour.
Helgash this child is an attic whisperer and appears quite freindly to Granny Nan. Your attack swings and hits the same force resisting your attack as Jetro's arrow did.