Five gems does equate to one a piece, plus one to go to the party fund, which I'd be happy to hang on to. Barkskin should go to the fighter and a potion of cure light wounds to those that may actually see combat, Kellic Why is he staring at me like that? Is he worried about the way the bard eyes me? I'll have to tell him that I'm not competition., Vulgar and me.
To the room o' puddles, Perception with special care not to step in any of the water. Leave the body to check out the door on the south eastern wall, Perception and traps (including the ones that would shoot back into the room). Disable device . Then decide with the group what to do with the body, or who's going to touch the slimy thing to loot it. That would leave me standing, without anything unexpected happening, in square L7.
As you enter the room a small reptilian creature bounds out from under one of the shelves. He rushes at Byron and as he does so you notice a shock of electric energy jump from one of the horns on his head to the other.
Lol, sorry but I will need to fix the map later. Right now you will have to suffice with a blue X for the lizard.
GRRRRRRRRRRR.....ATTACK THE FOUL BEAST!!!!!! RAHHHHHHHHRRRR!!
*5 ft step to G7 and smash the amphibian beastie*
to hit
damage using new weapon
Whiff
As you enter the room a small reptilian creature bounds out from under one of the shelves. He rushes at Byron and as he does so you notice a shock of electric energy jump from one of the horns on his head to the other.
Lol, sorry but I will need to fix the map later. Right now you will have to suffice with a blue X for the lizard.
No, the con based thing is so that you know the dc save is basednon it's con. If we drain it's con the dc goes down. :)
Kellic will tumble to 5H and attack
acrobatics to avoid the AoO
to hit
damage
Son of a..! That dam thing is fast... But worse is the fact that while we were sitting there watching the elf play with a rock, that man was dying! Oh the humanity! Why were these men joined at the hip?
That was a surprise round so we need to roll initiative first...
Initiative:
Kellic:
Byron:
Pixie:
Vulgar:
Badguy(s):
So the order is
Pixie
Badguy
Kellic
Vulgar
Byron
Pixie: I will gimp Pixie so he will shoot his bow. and hit for damage.
Shocker Lizard: Attacks Byron and hit for damage. The previous damage you took from the shock was non lethal by the way.
Kellic: You cant make it to 5h with an acrobatics tumble. Remember you can only move half your speed unless you want that -10 penalty. I've moved you to I7 instead and you can make your attack from there. You bypassed his CMD so your tumble would have worked at half speed but at full speed you would get the AoO. I won't apply your move until you approve of the position. Let me know. Either way, your attack missed.
Vulgar: Steps to G7 and takes a wild swing at the lizard. You missed but normally you would get a further penalty as the lizard should have cover from that location.
Yeah okay I forgot the half move thing. i7 works.
Byron! Move to his left so we can flank him!
I'll 5' step to i6 next round.
Yikes! By Calistria's Coinslot, I thought I would have seen all that there was to see in this room! Little bugger came out of nowhere.
Reflex: And what was that? A lightning bolt? What kind of lizard is this?
Move to G6 and have at it with my rapier: to hit, for damage.
Take that you little beastie! Arrg! My ankle!
Ok, thats the end of the first round of combat and you guys all missed ... except Pixie!
On my turn I 5ft step closer:
I shall crush it's skull!! NO QUARTER SHALL BE GIVEN!!!
to hit
damage
*makes muscle pose*
On my turn I 5' step to i6 and let loose a flurry!
to hit for damage
and
to hit for damage
Pixie: I will gimp Pixie so he will shoot his bow. and hit for damage.
Shocker Lizard: will attack Byron again and misses.
And Vulgar leans in with a heavy blow that severs the head of this nasty little elecro beast!
Nice work all.
WTF? So I guess we just skip me and give all the glory to the dwarf? Let me guess, the room has another magical axe in it?
*Kellic retires and goes home*
Nope, but the dead body has a nice looking rapier on it. Oh, and the body is a lizardman. He seems to have burn marks on it similar to the ones suffered by Byron.
Either your attack or the Dwarf's attack would have done the job. So if you are keeping score of such things, then put the tally for the kill next to your name.
no I was going by the initiative order...
Its all good. Where to now?
Well, if no one objects...
*Reaches down for the rapier on the dead body and sheathes it in place of his old one.*
[B]phew! Keep up the good work, all. This team is shapong up nicely![\b]
To DM: all out of lvl 1 spells. Stick to songs for +1 hit and damage, and nice rolls on the arrow shots. :-)
To Byron:
Byron finds a masterworks rapier
*Kellic does a running drop kick on the door!*
damage
yep... though it might be a strength check... in that case:
Take that you stinking piece of wood!!!
By Torag's tough t~%! this Kellic is mad! He's kicking at doors when a handle will probably be doin' the same thing
*watches Kellic with bewilderment*
*Whispers to Vulgar.* The monk's bloodlust must last for a while after a fight. The way he downed that lizard, that door's going to be in trouble. *Grins.*
*Moves to H3 to get direct sight-line through door, finds some shadows to blend in with () and readies bow to shoot.*
What door are you kicking at? The unopened one at L7? It opens under your barrage of fisticuffs and you see a room much like the one you are in but with the wall and floor blown out from the earthquake. Across the way you also see another door which you surmise must be the one that was stuck in the last room with the footprints.
Perception to investigate the newly opened area.
If nothing, back to the staircase. Climb sneakily up the stairs . If the same set up as down here, listen at the door and check for traps .
Byron carefully sneaks out into the newly opened room. As he approaches the door he notices that the "room" appears to be empty other than the gigantic hole in the wall and the floor. A quick peek outside confirms his guesses, you are on the second floor and the tower appears to be about 4 stories tall.
The party heads back to the stairs and sneaks slowly up to the third floor landing. The trip is uneventful. As you listen at the door you hear absolutely nothing. There is no traps on the door but it is locked. A rudimentary glance at the lock shows it to be of very high quality.
*Kellic leans in close to the door and his eyes squint with concentration*
I can't hear anything, but there is something... a presence I have not felt since...
There are undead on the other side!!! Cry HAVOK!!!
*Kellic kicks open the door and moves to engage the first thing he sees*
Strength to kick open the door.
Byron, Pixie, and Vulgar stand and stare in amazement as the monk leans close to the door, squints his eyes like he is taking a particularly difficult poop, screams something unintelligible and starts kicking the door. The monk bounces off and is flung backwards and partway down the stairwell by the inertia of his violent kick rebounding off a solid oak door.
Byron looks at the monk in disgust and says Well, there goes any chance of surprise dummy.
Vulgar looks at the monk and says Nice one! Let that be a lesson to ya Mr. Door! *Vulgar chuckles and shakes his head*
Pixie looks at the monk and says And they think I am crazy.
Kellic says My legs! The pain in my legs. It's a sign I tell ya. For some people, when their toes ache it means there's a storm coming. For me, when my legs hurt it means there's undead coming!
*Kellic lands like a cat and springs again at the door, this time noting that its a pull door and not a push, and pulling it open*
Never give up! Never surrender!
*Shakes head.* Lemme help you out.
Open lock:
2nd try:
3rd:
4th:
5th:
6th: Kellic, get ready to bash this thing again.
7th:
*42 seconds later, this door (better) opens up. Takes a moment to ensure that everyone is in position, then opens the door with a flourish, letting the monk and fighter rush in to confront whatever is in the room and alerted to our presence. Draws rapier and follows.*
Ok, for the sake of argument, lets pretend that Kellic understands physics and is just trying to push my buttons.
There is no rush on the door Byron, so you can take a 20 on this one. The door opens under your barrage of attempts and you see ....
A message from the DM saying Tune in next time where you will get the description of the room
Sorry boys, I am on my way to do an XMAS photoshoot at the outlaws place. Then I am off to the hospital to visit my mom. I will get this posted tonight. I promise!!
Test Dice Rolls:
Byron, I've come to the conclusion that its just you.
Ok sorry for the delay. I've now created the map for the 3rd level. Once Byron figures out the lock you see the following:
Two stone altars, one black and one white, sit at either end of this large chamber, which takes up two wings of the tower on this level. The crumbling remains of wooden benches sag in front of each altar beneath rotting ceiling tapestries. Carved symbols and writings snake along the walls. The burnt corpses of two troglodytes lie on the floor in the center of the room.
*Kellic does a dive roll into the room and comes up in a readied crouch next to the two bodies.*
If anything moves I attack!
Otherwise I search the bodies.
perception
Two humanoid skeletons, wreathed in auras of eternal flame, inhabit this room. They defend the temple from any intruders; their jaws open in soundless screams as they raise their weapons and attack.
Initiative:
Kellic:
Byron:
Pixie:
Vulgar:
Badguy(s):
So the initiative order is like this:
Badguys
Byron
Bulgar
Pixie
Kellic
Both skeletons converge on Kellic as he is the one to enter the room. Kellic, you've run into the room but since you are last in initiative, I will allow you to change your turn if you choose to.
Burning skeleton 1 attacks Kellic with and a for and
Burning skeleton 1 attacks Kellic with and a for and
Kellic has taken 10 damage! What do the rest of you do?
KILL KILL KILL RAHHHHHHHHHHHH
* Rush to I9 and smash the skeleton*
to hit
damage
As I'm ahead of Vulgar, I'll move to G11 with a leap:
Acrobatics (tumble):
Then stab at the skeletons:
to hit
for damage
Have at you, cursed undead beasts!
Byron, seeing danger, rushes into the room, leaping over the fallen corpse of his comrade, and deftly tucks into a roll into position behind one of the flaming beasts! Quickly whipping up his rapier to parry an attack he then smashes the beast in the face with the guard. The skeletons smokey head snapped back as three of his teeth shatter and fall to the ground; the aura about his head explodes in a gout of flame.
Bryon takes damage.
Reeling but not yet disposed of, the skeleton turns his feral gaze upon the half elf; his face cracking in a toothless grin.
Vulgar sees his opportunity and steps in to smash the thing with his axe while his attention was focused on the half elf. He brings his axe down in a vicious overhead swing that decapitates the beast who once again erupts in flame.
The flames slash up Vulgars arm and he takes damage. And the beast is dead.
Pixie quickly whips up his bow to take a shot at the remaining skeleton. and hits for damage. Again the beast erupts in flame where the weapon struck but as it was a ranged attack, there is no damage. And the second skeleton falls!!
Pixie rushes to the side of his fallen mate and gently applies his one remaining salve.
Before we get to looting the room I will need everyone to report in for their health please. I know Kellic is currently at 5 hp. Vulgar? Byron? I believe Pixie is back at max as well.
Why didn't I get a surprise round attack? That's why I said I dove in an readied an action!
to hit for damage
which, if my math is correct, means that I would have killed the first skeleton and possibly not gone down?
Vulgar is at 9 HP
Sorry Kellic, but the skeletons were waiting for you at the door. You kind of told them you were there by bouncing off the locked door ahead of time.
At the very least they would have only gotten one attack each as I dove past them...
*Kellic searches the room, ready to be knocked back down any moment*
Perception
It wasn't a surprise round. You were ready for them and they were ready for you. So I just rolled initiative and we started the first round of combat as someone entered the room. At any rate, the first skeleton missed you and the second one hit you. Had you hit either skeleton, you would have taken 1d6 damage from the fire. So its kind of a moot point really.
That`s twice now that DM ineptitude has robbed me of glory! I`ll remember this on weds...
did I find anything with the perception check? Or were you waiting for Byron to look before giving out any info?
1 hp left
*Pats parts of his clothing that show smoke from the exploding skeleton, flicking off any embers that are still in danger of igniting.*
Well, if I felt a bit better, I might be in the mood to celebrate our best combat success yet. *pant* Say, could we take a moment to catch our breath, and make sure that we are not about to catch on fire? I'm feeling a bit rough... *Quaffs potion*
, bringing me up to 6 hit points.
Whoa! Seriously? Kellic, you need to relax. I shall quote page 178 from the Core Rule Book for you ...
Determine which characters are aware of their opponents. These characters can act during a surprise round. If all the characters are aware of their opponents, proceed with normal rounds. See the surprise section for more information.
I determined that since you knocked on the door they knew you were coming and waited in ambush from the south. You didn't tell me what square you were going to so I placed you 2 squares in.
You apparently knew they were there as well. Though I suspect this was more through meta-gaming than through anything in the description of the room. So I gave you the benefit of the doubt and determined that there was no surprise on either side.
You also came dead last in initiative. If I had ruled that you were not aware of them and done a perception check then it is entirely possible that they may have gotten surprise attacks AND first round attacks before you got your turn.
And now that everyone has reported in their HP we can proceed with your perception check.
You determine that this particular room has yet to be looted as much of the rest of the tower seems to be. The two dead troglodytes lead you to believe that the lizard men must have tried and died for their efforts to loot this room so they left it alone and locked the door behind them.
Behind the altar to the north you find a strongbox. It is locked but time has not been kind to the metal locks. They have deteriorated greatly over the last several hundred years. Byron is able to determine that there are no traps on the box and with little effort he opens the lock and peers inside where you find the following ...
8 platinum pieces
A wand of Cure Light Wounds (5 charges)
An amulet of natural armor
A flat green gem that is triangular in shape.
And a scroll of "Shatter"
we had better let that upset monk get first dibs on the loot, he's getting hot under the collar
Hey Monk...ye can have whatever ye want, just stop freaking out punching doors and waking the dead (literally). You should think about going back to that there place where they teach ya monk manners too
*gulps a potion*
Ahhhhhh...hits the spot...BUUUURRRRRPPPP. Never mind, manners are overrated
wait a minute there thief...that there triangle shaped gem stone *points to the flat triangle shaped gemstone*
lemme see it
*takes gemstone, places it near the haft of new war-axe*
By the sweaty balls of Torag!! It fits perfectly!! HAR, I'm a keeping this here stone my boys!!
WAIT!! Thief...you found some stones earlier...let me see those!!
*holds out hand and makes grabby fingers*