Yohoho and a bottle of Rep! (subSPUF Skull and Shackles)

Game Master Rynjin

Why does the dice hate me so much....

Believe it or not, that was a really consistent showing for Gremory. I've managed to miss consistently with her. ON TOUCH AC. AGAINST A ROCK.

Well, the other downside is it takes me three rounds to use Lesser Restoration...we ever need it fast, your scrolls will be better.

That...is not how that works.

A spell successfully activated from a scroll works exactly like a spell prepared and cast the normal way.

Between Daliyah's spells and one of Gremory's scroll, everyone is healed up.

Believe it or not, that was a really consistent showing for Gremory. I've managed to miss consistently with her. ON TOUCH AC. AGAINST A ROCK.

That's a lot of Natural 1's.

We will continue searching the area.

Where?

B12?

The doors open into a rectangular room. You notice a second set on the western side of the building.

A flight of wooden stairs leads to a second floor above, while three windows provide a clear view of the courtyard outside.

Daliya nodded to the stairs. "Head up and take a look around, or finish off the ground floor first?"

Perception: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (15) + 19 = 34

There is a trap on the stairs leading up. It is magical in nature.

Daliya raised her hand. "Stairs are trapped with some kind of magic."

Jrahk nods. "Check the ground floor, then we'll deal with the trap."

"Someone does not want us to be here..."

B13:

Doors lead from this room in four directions. The ceiling's rafters rise fifteen feet overhead and a narrow set of stairs by the north wall leads underground.

A lot of broken furniture, mostly tables, chairs, and a single cot in the corner are in this room.

Everyone make me a Perception check.

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

Ace gets an revelation:

"Guys, what if that ghostly voice we heard is from the spiders?"

"Why would they tell us to find a dreamstone, and then attack us?"

"In Jrahk's experience, killing people makes them not able to do things for you."

Would Ixrul's knowledge tell him if they are capable of speech?

1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26
FamAid: 1d20 ⇒ 13 Too lazy to look up the modifier.

Also, the lizard has tremorsense.

"Depends on if they can use necromancy," Daliya considered. "Necromancers aren't always the most stable people - giving us orders, then trying to kill us and make us servants, wouldn't be impossible."

Perception: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (8) + 19 = 27

Phase Spiders are capable of speech.

They are not, however, telepathic, which whatever spoke to you before was.

Okay, and none of you made the DC or aided each other (and Gremory can't by himself), so moving on.

Your minds are suddenly assaulted by overwhelming fear!

Everyone make a Will save. Might as well roll your own Initiative while you're at it.

Will Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Init: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

yyyyyy

Will Save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Initiative: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

1d20 ⇒ 11

Everybody stands firm, though the mental assault leaves them shaken.

Ace...does not. The poor Magus takes the full force of the attack, and flees at top speed out of the room, dropping his Black Blade as he goes!

Everyone but Ace is Shaken for 1 round. Ace is Panicked for 12 rounds. The only action you can take is to run away from the target of your fear for the duration. If you have anything that makes you move more quickly, such as Dimension Door, Expeditious Retreat, or Haste, you MUST use it in your frantic attempt to flee.

Proper round 1: Gremory, Daliya, and Ixrul are up! Nobody sees anything, but there is clearly an invisible enemy around.

Gimme a sec. I know I prepped something for invisiblity.

Oh god, Ace has his boots of haste equipped, good thing the blade can teleport to ace at will.

Tremorsense familiar picking up on anything?

"Oh no, not again..."

Sweet flames of Hell, he can run, can't he? Gremory says as she loads a Tracer round into her pistol. She casts True Strike to finish the turn for now.

Seconding the familiar question. Would make this much easier.

Tremorsense requires contact with the ground. So, nothing.

"Whatever it is, it's not touching the ground. Possibly ethereal, like the spiders."

Ixrul begins casting SM IV defensively.

CastDef: 1d20 + 9 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 9 + 7 = 26

Daliya grunted as she looked around. Unable to destroy the monster herself, she decided that, instead, she would make others more powerful. Reaching out, she cast Bull's Strength of Jrahk. It would only boost his strength another couple of points, but it would help.

"Ace, come the f%%@ back!" The blade called to its master, trying to exert its dominance.

Ace will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

To no effect whatsoever.
Thanks, RNG

That actually wouldn't have been possible anyway, you need to be holding the Blade for the Telepathy to work.

The Invisible Whatsit decides to f@!~ with Eenie Meenie: 1d4 ⇒ 3 Ixrul next. You notice an indistinct shape emerge from the ceiling and extend a vague appendage toward the wizard.

Ixrul can feel his mind being invaded by a horrifying presence!

Make me a Will save DC 20. If that fails, make me a Fort save, same DC.

Regardless of the result, Jrahk is up.

"ACE, GET BACK HERE OR JRAHK'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO REALLY BE SCARED OF!!"

Jrahk gets angry, casts Long Arm, and moves to cover Ixrul and Gremory.

And back to the top.

Moving into her combat stance, Daliya muttered, "Unless someone can reveal this creature, I think we should back off and try again with some spells to find it." Still, if it revealed itself she intend to smack the hell out of it.

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Damage: 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 4) + 10 = 17

You can see it now, but it's 15 feet up. Which isn't an issue since you're Large.

Would you like to roll the rest of your attacks?

1d2 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

And now I'm dead. Dangit.

Just looked at my spells again.

When Ixrul sees the thing reach for him, he throws up an Emergency Force Sphere. Blocking line of effect for the phantasmal killer.

Yowza. Yes you are.

Ixrul drops dead on the spot, a look of abject terror on his girly elven face.

Your characters have bad luck when it counts.

See my edit. Also, rolled 1d2 on the first save by mistake.

See my edit. Also, rolled 1d2 on the first save by mistake.

Roll Spellcraft. If you succeed, I'll allow it. It's pretty metagame-y to use a spell you've NEVER USED BEFORE to block an undetermined effect just because you know it will kill you OOC despite having no indicator IC.

If you fail, re-roll Will.

In that case, yes, Daliya smash. Reduce the first attack by two, please

Unarmed Strike 2: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
Damage: 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (6, 6) + 10 = 22

Unarmed Strike 3: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Damage: 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 2) + 10 = 15

Ixrul has AC 18, tops. He throws up the sphere if anything comes for him thats bigger than a CR 1/2 animal, because most monsters could kill him with a full attack when he hasn't got all his extra defense up. Regardless:

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27
Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

You've been attacked by things before, and haven't used it then. Including near/instant death effects (which in those cases you successfully saved against).

Ixrul spheres himself in time to save himself from the spell.

Note that this means your Summon is basically wasted, unless whatever you pick can fit in the small area.

Daliya misses with her first strike, but picks up steam and slams the creature twice in a row afterward. Unfortunately, most of both blows is absorbed by its amorphous, incorporeal form.

I thought we said it was okay for harry to have speech, mainly for comedic uses?

Sure. But mechanically, you need to be in contact with him for him to affect you with his mind.

ok