Zinou's Hall of the Flesh Eaters (Inactive)

Game Master Zinou

Looking on in disgust at the cannibals Indra knew these things couldn't be reasoned with. The hostile stance of the things resolved any quandary she might have at holding back until they attacked and so, with a step to the side and focused thoughts of lifting and flinging and an emotion akin to anger, a small rock floated up from the ground and went winging in at the creature.

Telekinetic Projectile at purple: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 211d6 ⇒ 5
Miss?: 1d100 ⇒ 40

"Aha!" Lord Braggett Fizzlebotham the Fourth charges through the mist on the back of the noble Sir Kibble, his flail swinging over his head. "You fiends will have to look elsewhere for your meals, for I am the slayer of cannonballs!" Carried by the grey wolf, Braggett closes the distance to the cannibal in an instant "This rock is now under my protection." and he swings his weapon at the wretched man's chest.

Atk. Flail: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 75

Standard action for Braggett's attack. No ride check needed since DC is 5 and Braggett has a +6 to ride.

Sir Kibble barks menacingly at the cannibal, his spittle spraying all over the man's clothes.

Double move

Robyyn moves a short way down the path to his left, following in Lord Braggett's wake. He fixes his gaze upon the cannibal that Braggett has just engaged, focusing his energies on hampering the cannibal's attacks.

Evil Eye for -2 to attacks; Will Save DC 14 for 1 round, else 7 rounds.

Iqaal traces an arcane pattern with his hands, clutching a half-melted slice of butter. He lets the magic fly and a field of slippery grease coats the area beneath a cannibal's purple's feet. He then draws his dagger, steadying himself for combat.

Move action draw dagger, standard action cast grease on area beneath purple (indicated as red box on map)

"Oh, how fortuitous! The locals! Pray tell, where might the tavern be? Oh? I'm the tavern? How convenient! Now how about you all line up for a pint whilst I play you a tune?"

Making his way toward the northern path, he pulls out his recorder and plays.

Move action, Standard to start casting sleep.

Should have been in the previous post, but Iqaal's grease spell hits purple initially, DC 15 Reflex to avoid falling prone.

Computerly speaking the worst week of my life...

Indra and Agis psychic throws fail to connect due to the mist. Lord Braggett pushes his wolf to move faster and he reaches the first warrior but misses him! At the same time, the sylph witch slips behind the flamboyant cavalier and curses the same man! However, the curse finds nowhere to take place upon the bloodthirsty warrior!
Iqaal conjures a large area of grease in an attempt to trip the first warrior he sees while Findlefarb starts to cast a sleeping spell. The warrior however stays strong on his legs.

You all hear a savage and inhuman shriek and sees multiple warriors going for you with clubs! All of their eyes weep rivulets of fresh blood!

The purple-clad one goes for Agis, while the red-clad ones tries to follow him and slips on the greasy area, falling prone. He then takes time to get up. On the other side, the blue-clad one steps up to let some space for his buddy, the yellow-clad one. The green-clad one goes after but doesn't find anywhere to go, so he tries to circle the gnome. And provokes an AoO both from the wolf and Braggett.

The purple clad misses Agis, due to his inaccuracy. The blue-clad hits Bragget while the other two fumble around, too blood-thirsty to focus. The leader stands still, his mouth open and his eyes filled with blood.

ROUND TWO - Cannibal Castaways - Fight! - Everybody's up to act! - Please remember the mist: 20% mischance
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Agis [28/28] : ?
Iqaal [19/19] : ?
Indra [9/9] : ?
Robyyn+Ayrii [7/7] : ?
Braggett+Kibble [4/12] : ? + 2 AoO on green
Findelfarb [10/10] : ?
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BLOODY CANNIBALS! [Green@ ; Blue@ ; Yellow@ ; Pink@ ; Red@ ; Leader@]
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I can empathize Zinou! It's good to have you back!

Agis snarls at the foe who tried to hit him. He slides back a bit and focuses his energy on the man and in an instant psychic energy hurtles a pebble at him with shocking force.

ATK: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Miss: 1d100 ⇒ 98
DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Thank you for the kind words! :)

The pebble hits the blood-thirsty man fair and square !

[Purple@9]

Startled that his Evil Eye had no effect on what appear to be reasonably normal--if cannibalistic--humanoids, Robyyn casts about for some other way to help. He settles on a minor cantrip that he hopes will help. The sylph pinches his cloak to gather a small bit of wool, then points at the closest target. He speaks a single word in Auran to complete the spell: "งุนงง"

Casting Daze at the blue target. Will DC 14 or dazed for 1 round.

Feeling too close to a large group of threats, Robyyn swiftly moves back towards the rest of the party for safety. Move action after casting.

Question regarding my casting of sleep: How's my line of sight?

Robyyn feels once again that his spell finds nowhere to take place in the mindless spirit of these cannibals. He begins to understand that they are surely immune in some way to these kind of charms and curses.
Findlefarb's spell goes off as well but every target seems to shake off his best pranks and charms.

@Findlefarb: don't bother, they're immune to mind-affecting spells. You have a move action left.

Iqaal, Indra and Braggett are still up to act. Findlefarb has still a move action.

---- AOO ----

"Not so fast!" Lord Braggett exclaims as he swings his flail at cannibal trying to flank him "Haha! I eat puny foes like you for breakfast--Ooph!" The club takes him by surprise, causing considerable damage while Sir Kibble attempts to bite the legs of one of the attackers.

"Get back!" He yells, coughing up a little blood from the smashing blow he just received, and he swings out at the cannibal who dealt it. He attempts to slide down in his saddle to give himself some cover, but gets stuck halfway down as Sir Kibble makes a careful retreat. The result looks less than graceful.

Withdraw action from Kibble, but I think Braggett still provokes AOO. Braggett standard action to attack Blue, Immediate to attempt cover (failed) and move to recover.

Findlefarb looked in terror at the cannibals.

"What? Mindless? I mean, they were rather clearly stupid before, nor could they laugh at any of my jokes (a sure sign of a lack of sophistication), but they can't even be bothered to consider themselves a moment? What has gotten into these creatures... Aha!"

Stepping back, he draws his rapier and takes an exaggerated stance. "I dare say my chicken could beat you in a round of gin rummy!"

Lord Braggett makes a skilled move and beheads the filthy green-clad warrior in one attack and does a mighty blow to the blue one which is left staggering. The wolf retreats but its master is unable to cover himself from further attacks but both attackers miss and the blue warrior falls on the ground, unconscious and bleeding.

Well done! Three barbs left and the leader! Iqaal and Indra are still up to act.

You do realize that the red one must be the leader, red always leads the Rangers.

Indra, agravated at the fact such a perfect shot missed, shifted to the side a little ways and prepared to cast a spell on blue when he came in range to attack.

Moved 10 ft and ready an action to cast...
acid splash: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 81d3 ⇒ 2
...when he comes within 25 feet.

Indra's previous attack eventually hits the barbarian from the back! The man bleeds pretty badly but still stands!

Sorry, I assumed you missed last round but you didn't! Purple@14

Iqaal draws out a flask of acid, and with it, traces a pattern in the air, and the liquid inside bubbles and fizzes and a portion of acid flies through the air toward the cannibal.

Cast Acid Splash, acid flask as focus.

Acid Splash @ Purple: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 2 - 4 = 16
DMG: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Iqaal mischance: 1d100 ⇒ 64

Iqaal's splash of acid hits squarely while Indra's misses widely.

The Yellow-clad warrior rushes towards the party as well but finds himself unable to attack at the end of his movement and stands now panting before Robyyn. He was 5 feet too short to attack ^^ The leader doesn't move once again, more blood weeping from his eyeballs.

Drooling, the purple-clad barbarian tries to attack Agis with both his club and his maw! He attacks once but falls into unconsciousness right afterwards, bleeding on the ground. The red-clad barbarian rushes towards the group of pathfinders and steps on his buddy to hit Agis with his club! He lands a powerful blow but Agis is tougher can deal with a few scratches.

ROUND THREE - Cannibal Castaways - Fight! - Everybody's up to act! - Please remember the mist: 20% mischance
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Agis [19/28] : ?
Iqaal [19/19] : ?
Indra [9/9] : ?
Robyyn+Ayrii [7/7] : ?
Braggett+Kibble [4/12] : ?
Findelfarb [10/10] : ?
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BLOODY CANNIBALS! [Yellow@ ; Red@ ; Leader@]
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Wow, I got so lucky in that last round. Thought I was a goner for sure :)

"Aha! You fell into my trap you drooling miscreant. Sir Kibble, AWAY!" The wolf runs around in a tight circle, coming up behind the Flesh Eater while Lord Braggett laughs and swings his flail over his head. They attack simultaneously, the wolf pouncing for the cannibals legs as Lord Braggett swings for it's head.

Kibble: Move action to move into flanking position with Findlefarb, Standard to attack. Braggett: Standard to attack

Agis takes the club hit with little complaint. some of the damage is even mitigated by the swirling aetheric energy that surrounds him. Still, it'll leave a solid bruise.

He steps back to blast the man: ATK: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7, but his powers are still new to him, and his aim is poor.

Robyyn steps back to get out of the cannibal's reach (and to get behind a few more people)! He speaks the incantation for a simple spell. "กระทำด้วยคำแนะนำ"

He touches Indra lightly on the shoulder as he completes this incantation.

Casting Guidance to grant Indra a +1 competence bonus on a single attack roll, saving throw, or skill check in the next minute.

Both Kibble and Braggett manage to land a hit on the yellow-clad warrior and the wolf trips him! Agis is not as lucky. Robyyn chooses to enhance Indra's ability to hit!

Yellow@15

"Why, how polite of you, stepping down to meet us eye to... glazed, dead eye. Pleasure to make your acquaintance, good... no, sorry, still mindless. What a waste."

Findlefarb shrugs and goes for the stab.

Attack: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 1 + 2 = 15
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Findelfarb kills the yellow-clad barbarian!

Iqaal and Indra!

Seeing Agis step back from the red-clad cannibal, Iqaal prepares his flask again and chants the same strange words as before. His shadow ripples, and acid flies from his outstretched hand.

Acid splash: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
DMG: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 67

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Iqaal misses widely his target.

Indra is up with a guidance :)

Indra shifted around the perimeter of the fighting as she felt the divine assistance sharpen her skills. After a short distance she stopped and focused once more. Another bit of debris rose up from the ground, some kind of stick this time, and flew at the green barbarian.

telekinetic projectile: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 1 = 131d6 ⇒ 6

Indra misses her blow!

The remaining lad follows Agis and tries to attack him twice! His club goes wide but his mouth connects and, as her rips a bit of flesh from Agis' body, he begins to look satisfied and drinks his blood.

The leader puts a knee to the earth as he looses a lot of blood. He doesn't move once again.

ROUND FOUR - Cannibal Castaways - Fight! - Everybody's up to act! - Please remember the mist: 20% mischance
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Agis [17/28] : ?
Iqaal [19/19] : ?
Indra [9/9] : ?
Robyyn+Ayrii [7/7] : ?
Braggett+Kibble [4/12] : ?
Findelfarb [10/10] : ?
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BLOODY CANNIBALS! [Red@ 1THP ; Leader@]
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Agis, disgusted by the beastial nature of the man steps back once more and blasts a simple twig at the man:

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Miss: 1d100 ⇒ 60
DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

The twig hits hard but the man stands still strong!

[Red@10]

Robyyn mutters the same incantation again. "กระทำด้วยคำแนะนำ" This time, he taps Iqaal lightly on the shoulder, to grant him a slight advantage.

Casting Guidance to grant Iqaal a +1 competence bonus on a single attack roll, saving throw, or skill check in the next minute.

Sauntering away from the combat between man and cannibal, Findlefarb comments: "Mindless cannibals! I mean, who chooses that as a profession? What, you go to your mother and tell her, 'Oh, sorry, mum, I know you helped me get the apprenticeship at the assassin's guild, but see, I'm not all that big on the thinking thing, and I look really hot in a loincloth with drool dribbling down my chin.'"

Something in the way he speaks, how he refuses to let up on his invective, causes a burst of warm confidence inside the hearts of the jester's bandmates.

Move action and Inspire Courage. I'm acting at the end of the PCs' round, so you'll all get +1 attack and +1 damage next round.

@Findlefarb: As it comes to PBP buffing, I'm usually not that hard with my players. If you post first, you act first (as long as you're up to act, of course). So everyone may now beneficiate from your Inspire Courage.

Robyyn and Findlfarb buff the party for the final assault!

Braggett, Iqaal and Indra are up to act!

Indra was so startled that her first missile actually swerved around and hit that she didn't manage to pull of the same feat with her second one. Now, of course, her target was too close to her allies to be safely targeted so she changed spells to something easier to hit with but much less lethal. She focused on thoughts of acid, how it bubbled and melted what it touched, and brought into existence a small globule of the stuff. With another burst of aggression in her mind the globule flew out at the nearby barbarian.

acidsplash with IC, melee penalty, and Miss: 1d20 + 2 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 2 + 1 - 4 = 131d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 31d100 ⇒ 80

"Thou shalt not eat my comrades!" Lord Braggett spurs Sir Kibble into motion once more, his spinning flail leaving vortices of mist in its wake "Have at you!" he shouts as he clashes with the cannibal.

Iqaal lunges at the cannibal with his dagger. "Back to the mud with you!"

Dagger @ Red, guidance, inspire: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 22
DMG: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Crit confirm: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 17
Crit DMG: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 93

Your coordinated assault quickly deals with the remaining barbarian. You also take care of the leader who starts bleeding to death on the ground.

Combat over

Current HP state: Agis [17/28] and Braggett [4/12]

Agis flexes his muscles (small as they are) and asks for assistance using his wand.

"What horror befell these men?" Agis then checks them for anything of note.

If we're not rushing, Agis would appreciate a few minutes to let his Force Ward recover.

CLW: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (2, 5) + 2 = 9

You definitely have time :)

"'Twas I, I befell them! They didn't stand a chance." Lord Braggett laughs and trots off on the back of Sir Kibble to inspect the man who fell without being struck.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Though, in hindsight, the inspection may have went better had he dismounted.

"Now now, my good liege, no need to go running off with an unsightly gash."

With a flick of his wrist, Findlefarb produces a wand.

Wand of CLW for Braggett: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Once healed up, Agis points in, "We are on a clock."

Robyyn will approach the fallen leader. "Was he commanding them all, and he died when they did? That's some strange magic; curious, and intriguing."

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Perception, Ayrii: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Iqaal wipes blood from his dagger and nods to Robyyn's deduction. "Could he have caused this mist too? Agis is right, though. We must keep moving."

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"Now now, my good liege, no need to go running off with an unsightly gash."

"What, this gash? Pfft, it is nothing! I once beat a troll to death with this arm" he indicates the arm holding his flail "after a troll tore it from my perfectly formed body. Of course, I got a Cleric to re-attach said limb afterwards." He rotates his shoulder a few times "But your magic is appreciated, squire. Should you ever find yourself danger, I will be there, breaking jaws." With that he rides off, happily spinning his flail.

Thanks, Findlefarb for the CLW. A wand is the first thing on my list of things to get after this mission :)

Indeed, a CLW wand is hardly frowned upon :)

After the fight, you heal up and search the bodies. You discover that the almost naked native of the land that attacked you collected, in their search for food, half a dozen trinkets that are fanciful hand-sized shape of twisted precious metal worth 75 gp to a collector. They only have a hide armor and a club each.

You now have time to explore safely the surroundings and find several spots of interest. First, you find a crudely carved post is a gruesome scarecrow constructed of tree branches, jungle vines, and bloodstained human bones. The skull-headed effigy accusingly points a bony arm down the trail leading west.

Further, you find a large standing stone, about five feet in diameter and twelve feet tall. Carved into the dark stone are dozens of leering one-eyed humanoid faces, their mouths agape as if preparing to appease some unspeakable hunger.

Further, you find a crack in the earth splits the ground here, most of it covered by thick weeds and the roots of a huge strangler fig tree. There are several gaps between the roots through which an adventurer might squeeze. Below the tangled roots is a deep shaft that descends into the gloom.

Agis looks about and takes in the scene, though he has no training in the significance of any of the things found.

Looking to the crack, "I believe our way forward is here."

He peers down intently, Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Agis peers but sees nothing in the darkness that lies beyond. He spots some vines that could be of help for the climb down, though.