Year of the Risen Rune PbP (Inactive)

Game Master DaWay

"For a moment I saw a light ... Iomedae was reaching towards me, telling me I could leave this world of turmoil ... and rest ... it was peacful and quiet ... then, I was torn back into all this violence ... maybe it was just a dream."

"In any case ... thank you for your assistance ... my work here is not done."

"Too much to do!" Seoni adds with a wink and a smile.

The graveknight has on her: potion of inflict serious wounds, mwk
full plate, mwk lance, mwk longsword

Go ahead and prep yourselves.

Assuming you want to go through the door you havent been through yet...Even after millennia of decay, this room’s decor indicates that it was more important than any other in the shrine. Tapestries and rugs show Thassilonians at work, at rest, and at play, as well as giants hauling massive blocks to construct monuments to their lords. In an alcove at the rear of the room, a seven-sided chancel rises two steps off the ground. Atop it stands a statue of a six-winged, half-snake, halfhuman woman with a Sihedron disc for a head. That same rune glows red-hot on the handle of the whip she holds in her outstretched arm. Thassilonian text is chiseled all around the perimeter of the chancel.

There are 2 Sinspawns and a middle aged human in the middle of the room who turn towards you intruding on their inner sanctum.

Assuming no one else wants the plate, Seelah will don it ... (unless that will take more time than you all want to take).

CMW Wand: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (5, 3) + 2 = 10

Bulls Strength
Divine Favor
Divine Bond (Just +1 as weapon not already +1)

Seelah also picks up the Long sword ...

Extended shield on Seoni (I guess the other one ran out?)

Oooh, fireball formation. Should I roast'em?

Algar casted 2 spells before entering (Shield of Faith and Shilelagh)

Have your fun with them Quelion

Quelion smiles. "I think you'll find your evil little match for the fires of true damnation." With those words, a portal to Hell briefly opens to blast the lot of them.

Hellfire (DC 19 Ref for half, shaken on fail if Good): 9d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 2, 5, 5, 1, 4, 2, 4) = 27

Roll initiative. There is no surprise round so Quelion that is your action.

Init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

initiative: 1d20 ⇒ 3

knowledge dungeoneering: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23 weaknesses, DR, special attacks.

Thoth assumes Kirrin style as a swift action.

Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

Initiative: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Seoni 21, Baddies 16, Algar 10, Seelah 9, Quelion 7, Thoth 3,

Sinspawn 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Balam 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Seoni can I get your action please

The Sinspawn race towards Seelah and Algar with their spears
Seelah charge attack/damage: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 15 + 1 = 351d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Algar charge attack/damage: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 15 + 1 = 241d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Note they are attacking with longspears and have reach

Thoth: NO weaknesses, no DR, special attacks include a sinful bite
A creature bitten by a sinspawn is overwhelmed with sinful thoughts (DC 12 Will save negates). These emotions are so powerful that the target becomes sickened for 1d6 minutes. An affected target that is bitten a second time is staggered for 1 round if it fails its saving throw. Calm emotions, remove curse, or break enchantment negates the effects of sinful bite. The save DC is Charisma-based. This is a mind-affecting effect.

Seelah the man in the back casts grease on your weapon DC 18

Quelion your spell goes off catching the sinspawn only
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 231d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Sinspawn 1 (13 damage)
Sinspawn 2 (27 damage)

"I am sick ..."

Reflex Save vs Grease: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Seelah side steps to avoid the grease, gazing with rage at the trio.

" ... and tired, of you foul ..."

The sin spawn's spear slides under Seelah's loose fitting, borrowed armor, gashing her shoulder (51/67), but she just steps forward into it with a five foot step ...

" ... waste of rancid flesh, abominations ..."

Divine power surges through her veins and into her sword
Smite Evil on sinspawn she is facing

"... picking ..."

She swings her divinely powered, glowing longsword down at the sinspawn
Attack 1: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (7) + 19 = 26, Damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

" ... on ..."

The force of Seelah's swing rotates her body nearly one-hundred and eighty degrees, the sword now near the ground, Seelah hunched over ... immediately she recoils back with an equally powerful upswing.

Attack 2: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15, damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Attack Shirt Reroll: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30, damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

" ... ME!"

Either attack redirected at any still standing foe should the sinspawn go down.

Seoni casts glitterdust, trying to get as many as possible (DC17)

Round 1

Seeing the paladin get hit yet again It really does look like you are the punching bag today Seelah

Algar will attack the sinspawn facing him after a 5ft step

Club 1: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 12 + 1 = 282d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6, 6) + 4 + 1 = 17

club 2: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 92d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 + 1 = 11

Current AC 30

Quelion sighs and attempts to conjure up some more punching bags.

Summon Monster IV, I think.

Seelah's hit connects solidly with the Sinspawn decapitating it on the second stroke.

Sinspawn save vs. glitterdust 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Algar closes and wallops the sinspawn (killing it)

Quelion begins summoning

The mage summons a fog and then moves into it.

Quelion calls up an air elemental and directs it to attack everyone in the fog.

Don't have control over it beyond "attack my enemies" but I'm hoping it will use its' whirlwind to dissipate said fog. If not, I'll roll attacks for it. Medium Air Elemental. Also, delaying on that for my own action.

will it's whirlwind power dissipate a solid fog?

I think so. It disperses under the same conditions as Fog Cloud, and I believe the whirlwind counts as strong winds in its' square. I'll leave that as 'up to GM' since I can't check right now.

Seelah will hold for a visible target ...

Thoth will hold for visible target as well, maintaining Kirin style

Anyone needs any healing ?

Seelah is down 16.

The Whirlwind will reveal the target. Luckily he wasn't able to get to far. Quelion go ahead and post its attacks.

Round 2

Algar will cast a CMW: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (3, 5) + 8 = 16 on seelah

actions?

"Thanks for the heal ..."

As soon as the fog parts enough for her to see the foe Seelah charges ...

Smite Evil #2
Charge with Vital Strike

Attack 1: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (8) + 21 = 29, Damage: 1d8 + 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (3) + (2) + 14 = 19

Seoni casts haste

While Thoth maintains Kirin style he moves in adjacent to it and attempts to greater feint the creature,

bluff: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32 DC 10 + (opponent's base attack bonus +Wis mod)

The spawn should be denied DEX bonus until the beginning of my next turn.

Argh! Sorry, hard week at work, pretty much spent most of yesterday either asleep or catching up on life.

The Elemental spins up into a whirlwind and attempts to grab the spellcaster with its' form.

Not a true grapple, caster needs to make a Reflex save (DC 16) or take 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 damage and needs to make a second save to avoid being caught.

Provided with a target, Quelion himself launches magic missiles at her.

Damage: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 3, 3) + 5 = 16

Seelah charges through the fog and connects with the sorcerer, badly damaging the aging man. (19 damage)

Seoni casts haste

Thoth there are no more sinspawns left... go for your action against the conjurer.

the elemental lashes out with the furry of a hurricane
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 with the man dodging it. Only to eat a flurry of eldritch power from Quelion (35 damage)

The man takes a step back and casts a spell, provoking AoO, and launches an Acidic Spray (REF DC 21 for half)on Seelah damage: 10d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 2, 6) = 36
Concentration if needed: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19

AOO: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (17) + 19 = 36, Damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

Concentration Check DC = 10 + 21 (damage) + 5 (Spell level) = 36 Correct? So, the spell is interrupted ... if not, here's the Reflex Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

The spell is interrupted go ahead with the next round of actions.

Attack 1: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (17) + 19 = 36, Damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16
Attack H: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (6) + 19 = 25, Damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Attack 2: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16, Damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

Seoni casts lightning bolt 7d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 6, 1, 1, 3, 5) = 24

The Elemental returns to a physical state to pound the spellcaster.

Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Quelion will delay - wanna save some mojo for the big bad, and not sure he's it.

Use the above bluff for the sorcerer. Thoth will move adjacent to it.

Round 3

Algar will 5ft step in order to be next to the enemy

Club 1: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 12 + 1 = 191d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Club H: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 1 = 231d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Club 2: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 = 151d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

With Several cuts from Seelah resulting in a lost spell (87 damage) a lightning bolt (111) and a clubbing from Algar (120 damage) the spell caster goes down hard.

Searching the man you find a letter carrying the correspondence from another Lissalan ally who informs him that the ally's followers have discovered the location of Krune's runic archive and will son have the keywords to activate the refuge tokens.

The only other thing of interest in this room is the statue that remains unapproached.

I can do this the old fashioned way, or Quelion can summon a few monsters to check it out.

And an other victory by the good guys...

Seoni casts detect magic.

Quelion nods and shrugs, ready to conjure up some help as the need arises.

If the party wants to use summons as trap detectors, I'll hit Summon Monster 3 for some Lemures for it.

"Well, that is not a statue of anyone you'd want to take home to the family ... likely nothing good would happen to one of us for disturbing it. Since I am not keen on needlessly sending things to their torment I recommend we attempt to discover what we can using [i]traditional/i] ways before sending in the canaries."

A magic mouth appears on the statue and it declares

A Golem ? says Algar raising his weapon