Variel's WotR

Game Master Neltji

Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Ansha starts flying, and the others feel lighter too.

Subtle Magic Bluff: 1d20 + 32 ⇒ (18) + 32 = 50

Using one mythic power to cast mass fly on everyone.

You would either need to swim over to the cliff to the east automatically taking damage each round and the fort save or fly to the cliff.

Give me a diplomacy check Damiel dc 20 please

Not likely.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

"Sorry I've offended you. I know where to find the door."

He will move to exit the chamber.

Feeling like he's able to float, "Well, looks like I can fly now so I'm gettin' out of this blasted water." He takes off, following Ansha.

Thankfully the Omox does not feel more insulted and turn her ire on you Damiel. As it is you make your way out of the waterfall cavern taking another 2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 cold damage and need a fort save DC 26 please.

My bad Arigoder...I was looking at the fort save DC not the reflex save DC. You would only take half damage and no fort save needed. You auto pass the next save needed for my mistake.

As soon as Damiel is visible Ansha casts mass fly on the party to get them out of the range of the falling water. Assuming you all fly up tthe face of the cliff you see a large cavern open up before you. The ceiling and far walls of this wide, roughly circular cavern are lost in shadows. At what must be the cavern's center yawns a great pit with a broken stone lip surrounding it. To the southwest, a small waterfall pours from a crack in the cave wall and gathers in a pool before running back out of the cave in the river 300ft below.

Fortitude DC 26: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Damiel you feel overwhelmed by the waters of the Fulsom Queen and take 1d4 ⇒ 3 con damage this round and are nauseated as well.

Please make another poison save DC 26 unless someone can get to you this round to neutralize the poison. Whomever treats you would need to make a reflex save for the waterfall as well. After this round you would have been able to move away from the waterfall enough not to make any more checks.

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (6) + 30 = 36

Spotting a pit in the middle of the cavern as she flies into it, Ansha says, “Huh. That doesn’t look natural. Magic was involved in its creation- may well be just what we’re looking for.”

Arigoder nods, "That sounds likely... nice catch, Ansha."

Mistakenly posted to Discussion Thread

Damiel curses as the chill strikes to his very core, but he recognizes the lightness of the fly spell and makes haste to get away from the water, shivering uncontrollably.

You’re the boss, boss

[dice=Fortitude DC 26 with mythic point]1d20 (19) + 6 + 1d8 (1) Parenthetical notes were what was rolled in Discussion

Whew! He could scarcely afford another CON hit.

”Gods, I feel awful. Half-dead, in fact!” He follows the leaders to the cavern.

[Mistakenly posted to Discussion Thread, as well]

Nasira follows, ”You are a fool, archer. Did you do anything more useful than take a poisonous shower? Stand still.”

She will spend four rounds casting neutralize poison and restoration on the party idiot. (That’s what he thinks she’s thinking.)

So at this point everyone is up in the large cavern looking down at the large magically void in the floor. What are you doing?

Ansha’s eyes begin to glow blue as she hovers over the pit (detect magic), then looks around the cavern for anything in the way of interesting magical auras.

“Downward?” she asks.

”We have only just arrived. Is there anything of interest up here? I presume the mining would be down, but am concerned about leaving a potential foe behind us.”

Ansha you are unable to see any magical auras from your current location. The cavern is large and you are not covering the entire area. Also the pit is too deep that you are not seeing anything past 60ft down.

Arigoder shrugs, "I tend to think we'd attract less attention in the mines than flying about, though I don't love the idea of being attacked while we're distracted."

Could we get an updated map link? It's kind of hard to find.

Ansha flies slowly around the cavern in a spiraling search pattern, her magic-detecting cantrip still in effect.

The combat map link at the top of the page has the correct map attached to it.

Off the path to the east you see a magical aura of illusion.

“Well, there’s something,” Ansha says, looking to the east.

Subtle Magic Bluff: 1d20 + 32 ⇒ (18) + 32 = 50
Dispel Magic: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25

With a raised eyebrow, "Somethin' what, lass? What in the blazes are ya talkin' about?" He looks eastward, trying to figure out what it is she is referring to.

Ansha the magic is still there as the dispel attempt is not enough to get over the caster level of spell. Surge?

Sorry, that’s actually a Greater Dispel Magic- I don’t have the normal one prepared. Only matters if there are multiple effects to dispel though.

Surge: 1d8 ⇒ 7

just the one magical effect is up and Ansha powers through it to reveal a massive dragon hoard of gems, coins, weapons, art and other items. The sheer size of it means you would be spending 1d10 ⇒ 9 hours just sorting it all if you wanted to take it. However with magical insight you do pick out 4 wands, a ring, a rod, an earthbreaker, a scarab, a crown, and a lyre.

wand 1: water breathing 26 charges
wand 2: wand of prayer 31 charges
wand 3: wand of dispel 10 charges
wand 4: cure moderate wounds 24 charges
ring of protection +4
rod of cancellation
+3 ghost touch earthbreaker
scarab of protection with 6 charges remaining
major crown of blasting
lyre of storms

Arigoder blinks, "Wow, well done, Ansha."

Sorry, meant to get to this and flat forgot. Totally my bad.

Raising an eyebrow, "Well, would ya look at that?" Morgrym moves over and snags the earthbreaker. "I don't suppose any of ya would mind me usin' this beauty, would ya?" Holding it up, he gives it a once-over and swings it a few times, testing the feel of it. "Oh yeah, she'll work just fine." Sheathing the weapon, "There are all kinds of other junk here too. A bunch of wands, a ring, a rod, a crown, a bug-lookin' thing, and some type of instrument."

Shifting his attention toward the others, "I'm gonna grab it all and you lot can divide it as you will."

Grabbing it all? so nine hours spending total going through everything ?

I assume he meant all of the magical items, and not the whole treasure trove.

Yes! What Ansha said. Just the stuff that was detected. No way Morgrym has 9 hours' worth of patience. :P

understood but it is a huge treasure haul!!!!

Where to next?

Nasira's not so inclined, but I'm surprised there isn't an option to just spent x minutes scooping up random stuff to be sorted later.

"I believe I can utilize any of these wands if you want me to carry them. Perhaps they would be useful in another's hands, though - someone that doesn't traditionally cast spells?"

She looks at Arigoder and Damiel. "Perhaps it would be good for one of you or each of you to have some more magic available to you."

Great. NOW I'm tempted with the words "huge treasure haul" thrown out there. :P Of course, I'm not sure how we'd carry it all.

Handing the wands over to the healer, "Here ya go. I don't need any of the rest of this stuff." Storing the rest of the unclaimed items, "Okay, where to now? Let's keep movin'. Unless we want ta collect all of this gold and everythin' else. Ya know, the more I look at all this gold, the more temptin' it is." He stares at the pile for several long moments, "Okay, I'll take it all. You lot talked me into it." Morgrym pulls out a bag (Bag of holding IV) and begins working on collecting ALL of the treasure.

Okay, I'm convinced. Taking it all. Morgrym actually has a Bag of Holding II AND IV. He's about to fill them up, bay-bee! :)

Morgrym has a +5 ring. He doesn't need it.

Is everyone joining Morgrym in going after the treasure haul? If not, please indicate what you plan on doing/going for the next 9 hours.

The wand was a wand of dispel magic CL 7

Morgrym will take everything BUT the copper. He'll leave that. Don't know if that reduces the time or not but I just figured I'd throw that out there.

Morgrym works steadily collecting everything but the copper, the dwarf not being interested in that at all. Opening the chest and finding the scepter within, he lifts it out and looks at it in wonder. "Hey, any of you lot know how much this thing might be worth?" Appraise: 1d20 ⇒ 18

"I don't know, I'm thinkin' somewhere around 10,000 gold. What do ya think?" Looking over at the others as he holds it up for a moment, "Okay, I'm puttin' it back in the chest." And he does just that, continuing his endeavor of collecting it all (except for the copper).

Literally just guessing on the scepter. He has no ranks in appraise. :P

Nasira's not so inclined, but I'm surprised there isn't an option to just spent x minutes scooping up random stuff to be sorted later.

Agreed - especially if we assume that there are valuables like gems, jewelery and art objects that could be grabbed quickly instead of digging through piles of silver and copper coins..

Arigoder pauses, then shrugs, "It'll go faster if there are more of us doing the work, I imagine," and starts shoveling things into Morgrym's bags.

Damiel looks longingly at the pile of loot, but he's had such a terrible time of it lately, he's literally more concerned about his own hide than his coinpurse at the moment.

He will take up a watch, using his cloak of arachnida to find a place on the ceiling where he can watch the hole in the floor and the entrance. He has a wand of invisibility - when he sees something approaching, the first order of business will be to make himself invisible briefly via UMD.

Anyone object to him carrying the wand of healing as another healer for the party?

He will take 20 to hide for a 45 if able to, considering he hopefully has time to do so. Otherwise, his hide check would be Stealth: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (9) + 25 = 34; his perception to not be surprised would be 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (5) + 23 = 28

Morgrym looks as the scepter longingly as the gems reflect the light in his eyes. Balancing it in both hands to get a feel for its weight he judges it to easily be more than 10000gp in value.

time reduction 1d4 ⇒ 2 hours for a total of 7 hours
interrupted? 1d10 ⇒ 7

Just as the majority of the loot is being thrown into the bags of holding Damiel spots a shadow from a gargantuan creature approaching the entrance of the cave. Passing a wand over himself Damiel disappears from view as the rest of the party gets a glimpse of the creature flying into cave entrance...a massive dragon!

Everyone is up before the dragon. And Damiel the dragon's head does turn to look at you briefly before focusing on Morgrym and Arigoder for stealing her treasure.

I thought I wrote this, but Damiel was going to call out when he saw a threat, risking his hidden position for a chance to warn his friends. That would have been before he knew it was a dragon, so it would have been something simple like "Incoming!" I think the GM's generosity has allowed that fair warning to take place, either way.

Damiel waits to see how his friends handle this potential threat. If nothing else, he's learned that all is not as it seems in this chaotic hell.

Yes you would have been able to call out a warning but it would not have adjusted the surprise round as only you were able to act. Group first round still up

Yup. And I note that my invisibility has little benefit - if any - from a dragon.

If there was a surprise round, Ansha would’ve been able to act thanks to her diviner abilities. So, not sure if Ansha has an extra action to take or not.

It's been hours, so the mass fly is over, I assume?

Yes it has been 7 hours so most spells are down. Ansha yes you would get a surprise action.

Arigoder tenses, watching carefully for an opening.

Delaying. I can't get there.

His attention diverted toward the massive dragon, Morgrym drops what he's doing and looks at the dragon stoically. "Here ta take me gold, dragon? I don't think so." Letting his fury take over, Morgrym draws his weapon as he moves just in front of Ansha, awaiting the next move of the beast.

Move 40' and draw weapon; Rage; Impossible speed +60'

AC 30/20 touch/28 ff; Hp's 331/342; Fort: +23/Ref: +7/Will: +12; Rage (2/46); Speed 120'; DR 7-; Resist Fire 3; Resist Acid/Cold 5; Attacks: Good aligned vs. Evil Outsiders(+1d6); Mythic power(2/15 used)

Damiel retrieves another wand and tries to use it on himself.

UMD DC 20: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (4) + 18 = 22

He casts fly on himself.

"Ansha, do you recognize the nature of this creature? What we might expect from it?"

Nasira readies an action to cast a spell, waiting to see what the dragon's reaction will be to their presence. If the dragon enters the circle centered on Nasira, she will cast mythic prayer.

Knowledge (arcana or planes): 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (8) + 30 = 38

Ansha looks over her shoulder at the dragon, her magical foresight alerting her to its presence. "Great," she says. "Company."

As she speaks, the whole party (minus Damiel) suddenly feel lighter, much like when they were under the effects of a flying spell earlier. Using a mythic point to cast overland flight during the surprise round.

Subtle Magic Bluff: 1d20 + 36 ⇒ (10) + 36 = 46

As the dragon approaches, she speaks again: "Dragon, so invisibility will be useless. Probably a shadow dragon, given the plane we're on."

Casting stoneskin on herself for her normal round action.

Subtle Magic Bluff: 1d20 + 36 ⇒ (14) + 36 = 50

Sorry for delay... Thanksgiving and after math was a long one this year.

The party buffs and preps accordingly as you all await the onslaught of the dragon. Ansha does indeed recognize this beast as an entropic old umbral dragon. Its mere presence is enough to cause the knees to shake and bladders loosen. (frightful presence will save DC 26 or shaken for 10 rounds) Ansha also lets everyone know that it is immune to cold, death effects, energy drain, paralysis, sleep and is resistant to most spells (SR 30)

Nasira can you give me a spell penetration check based on the above info for the mythic prayer?

The dragon then moves up past the hole to protect its back flank. It remains 10ft above the ground as well. It then targets the paladin in the back with a smite law. Having targeted the possibly most dangerous the dragon then breathes out a toxic cloud of shadow stuff. The cloud clings to the body trying to sap ones strength.

Everyone but Damiel is affected. Need a DC 26 fort save or take 8 strength drain and blind for 1d4 ⇒ 3 rounds. Success means you take only 1d4 ⇒ 1 strength drain and not blinded.

Party is up

Will save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Fortitude save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

After sharing what she knows about the old entropic umbral dragon ("At least it's not a great wyrm!"), Ansha concentrates for a moment. An almost-tangible feeling of resolve washes over Nasira and Morgrym as she Shapes Emotions on those within the radius of her ability (30' radius).

Shape Emotions (Su): Whether a feature of her tainted heritage or a testament to her dedication to the study of the school of Enchantment, Ansha is easily able to alter the emotional atmosphere of a 30' area around her. This manifests as either a +4 morale bonus on saves against mind-affecting spells and effects and a reduction of one step in fear effects for her allies, or a -2 penalty on saves against mind-effecting spells and effects for her enemies. This ability can be used for a number of rounds per day equal to her wizard level, which do not need to be consecutive rounds.

Won't save Ansha from the failed Will save, but at least it'll negate the shaken condition.

Will Save DC 26: 1d20 + 16 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 16 + 4 + 2 = 24

Fortitude Save DC 26: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 2 = 15

Spell Penetration DC 30: 1d20 + 24 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 24 + 2 = 29

Wow! So I'm blind for 3 rounds, my strength is 4. That's got to be one of the worst rounds of rolls I've had the pleasure of being beaten down by.

Nasira completes her spell as the dragon is winding up for its breath weapon and the bone-chilling effects prevent her from having the focus to push its effects through its magical defenses as she feels her strength fade. She is so weak, she nearly falls over from the gear she is wearing.

For the allies within the circle, you gain a +2 luck bonus to attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks. You also heal 12 hit points.

wow Nasira. Just wow.