...and for your sins... (Inactive)

Game Master Tin Foil Yamakah

Simon carefully moves up to peer inside the now open box. he stands in such a way as to avoid the pit and other traps.

Simon carefully moves up to peer inside the now open box. he stands in such a way as to avoid the pit and other traps.

Ravens readies to spring/fight/run as Simon opens the box.

"Meh. We're being too jumpy," Ravens says of himself....as he walks down the hallway (moving along the wall the entire way.

Sadly, it's becoming clear to me that we're not going to make it anywhere in this maze at this posting and pushing paste. I may die, but I won't be bored.

Simon: Perception: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (17) + 23 = 40 You notice 2 things, one is that after your mage hand pushed the button a needle popped out looking to do some damage to you. 2) You notice a tiny metal lever at the back of the box.

Ravens: Reflex DC20: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27...success! 1d100 ⇒ 83
You manage to avoid the pit trap by jumping forward.

I will add some more of the riddle now that you are further along

Simon attempts to Mage hand the lever.

If that doesn't work he'll Mage hand a strip of cloth around it then pull the strip himself.

Simon:Excellent choice Your mage hand wraps a portion of cloth around the lever and you pull it. The pit trap in front of the mural opens revealing a pit full of metal spikes.

Ravens looks back at the pit and the rest of the party.

"Come along now. I'm sure it's safe," Ravens says, looking around from his new position.

1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16 Perception

Ravens: As you said, it looks safe around you.

Simon:Excellent choice Your mage hand wraps a portion of cloth around the lever and you pull it. The pit trap in front of the mural opens revealing a pit full of metal spikes.

Simon looks unsurprised as the pit opens in front of him.

"Figures. " He says.

Simon continues his search floor, walls, ceiling, progressively moving toward ravens position while avoiding the pit traps.

A few perceptions in case you need them

Percep 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (9) + 23 = 32
Percep1d20 + 23 ⇒ (19) + 23 = 42
Percep1d20 + 23 ⇒ (7) + 23 = 30
Percep1d20 + 23 ⇒ (6) + 23 = 29
Percep1d20 + 23 ⇒ (11) + 23 = 34

Simon I moved you next to Ravens and revealed anotbeftrap

Simon I moved you next to Ravens and revealed anotbeftrap

Simon will continue the same progression down the hallway until he has a reason to do otherwise.

Perception 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (11) + 23 = 34
Perception 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (15) + 23 = 38
Perception 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (6) + 23 = 29
Perception 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (1) + 23 = 24
Perception 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (11) + 23 = 34
Perception 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (19) + 23 = 42

Jeneva follows Simon's lead, since the boulder trick didn't seem to do much to help, and he looks like he knows where he's going.

At the end of the long, painted hallway the red tile path splits in two. One branch leads towards A 7 foot stone archway decorated with three large crystals and filled with an opaque swirling mist the second path heads towards the southern wall where it ends directly underneath a large mosaic of green tile in the shape of the demons face its mouth forms a large gaping hole about 3 foot wide and dead black.

The 3 crystals from left to right are yellow, blue and orange.

I will give you all the rest of the riddle tonight. Also I have moved Simon and Jeneva

At the end of the long, painted hallway the red tile path splits in two. One branch leads towards A 7 foot stone archway decorated with three large crystals and filled with an opaque swirling mist the second path heads towards the southern wall where it ends directly underneath a large mosaic of green tile in the shape of the demons face its mouth forms a large gaping hole about 3 foot wide and dead black.

The 3 crystals from left to right are yellow, blue and orange.

I will give you all the rest of the riddle tonight. Also I have moved Simon and Jeneva

Simon tosses a bit of fabric ties to a rock into the gaping mouth of the demon face and examines the outcome.

He'll also thoroughly examine the area around both the face and the crystals. He's looking for traps and maybe clues.

At the end of the long, painted hallway the red tile path splits in two. One branch leads towards A 7 foot stone archway decorated with three large crystals and filled with an opaque swirling mist the second path heads towards the southern wall where it ends directly underneath a large mosaic of green tile in the shape of the demons face its mouth forms a large gaping hole about 3 foot wide and dead black.

The 3 crystals from left to right are yellow, blue and orange.

I will give you all the rest of the riddle tonight. Also I have moved Simon and Jeneva

Simon tosses a bit of fabric ties to a rock into the gaping mouth of the demon face and examines the outcome.

The rock and fabric are ripped from your hand quite violently and are gone into the darkness.

He'll also thoroughly examine the area around both the face and the crystals. He's looking for traps and maybe clues.

There is nothing that stands out to you about the demon face beyond its exquisite workmanship. As you get within 1' of the crystals they begin to glow.

I have put the rest of the riddle in the campaign info section

Simon Demarkus wrote:

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Simon tosses a bit of fabric ties to a rock into the gaping mouth of the demon face and examines the outcome.

The rock and fabric are ripped from your hand quite violently and are gone into the darkness.

"Well that's ... Interesting. "

ill think about the riddle when my brain is a bit less fried.

"Well that's ... Interesting. "

Ravens looks at the Simon's rock and blanches.

"What is that?" Ravens asks, having no idea. "Are you sure we don't want to dig this place out?"

Ravens looks for a way forward.

1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32 Perception

Ta'ruk carefully makes his way down the hall following the same path as the others. He joins them at the end of the hall.

"Well the riddle says shun the green. I think it means the demon. Are you sure we don't want to take our chances with the tormentor?"

Skiron saunters into the new section behind them.

"I'm with Ta'ruk; I would favor the tormentor."

I scan this new area for secret doors while I'm at it.

Simon examines the riddle for a time. Then returns to look at the gems.

"I hate riddles. Anyone know what this nonsense might indicate? Assuming it's even to be trusted of course. "

Simon Demarkus wrote:

"Well that's ... Interesting. "

Ravens looks at the Simon's rock and blanches.

"What is that?" Ravens asks, having no idea. "Are you sure we don't want to dig this place out?"

Ravens looks for a way forward.

1d20+15 Perception

Ravens. Your pretty sure that as of right now your choices are demons mouth, misty archway or secret door.

Ta'ruk carefully makes his way down the hall following the same path as the others. He joins them at the end of the hall.

"Well the riddle says shun the green. I think it means the demon. Are you sure we don't want to take our chances with the tormentor?"

i have moved you and Skiron down with the rest of the group. BTW I had a gpod laugh at your comment about taking chances witb the tormentor.

Skiron saunters into the new section behind them.

"I'm with Ta'ruk; I would favor the tormentor."

I scan this new area for secret doors while I'm at it.

You do not detect any secret doors, anothef one for the tormentor awesome.

"I must concur. I should not like to experience that sort of violent reaction from putting a body in that mouth, if the fate of your stone is any indication. The 'tormentor' it is."

Ravens will open the secret door, having no fear of this place and growing in disrespect for the coward that built it.

Ravens; That's the spirit!, so if you'll notice there is a 10' pit trap in front of the mural. How do you plan on crossing this?

Ravens spits and looks through his pack for something that might help him get at the door who's floor opens in a pit.

With a look at all the slackjaws who are doing nothing to help, Ravens takes out his crowbar and some silk rope, unsure what to do with either yet.

He carefully begins to bang on the pit trap until it opens, trying to spring it so that the boundaries of it are known.

He bangs and bangs until it opens having no more plans beyond that.

Ravens: I am going to say you will have little trouble achieving the 30 lbs necessary to open the pit The bottom of the pit is covered in steel spikes. The trap is 10' i.e. it takes up that entire square.

Ravens looks back at all the rubble then at the pit. Thinking about how long it took them to clear the debris, it makes him angry to have to move it again, but he sees no better solution.

Ravens goes to get the boulder and roll it in. If necessary, he will roll the 2nd one in and get more debris too.

When he can safely stand on the pit without it opening or closing, he will open the secret door.

Skiron hears Ravens's banging, and strides over to him, thieves' tools in hand.

"Careful! This entire place is a work of art, only a complete fool would...actually, that ought to work," he says as he begins to see Ravens's plan unfold.

Simon began to pull his thieves tools out of his boot then stopped to watch the scene unfold. With a shrug he goes to help move rubble.

Between the three of you you managed to fill in the 30 foot pit (we will say this takes an hour)and chisel away the plaster revealing an iron door directly behind the picture of the painted iron door.

I will move both of your tokens up by Ravens.

Skiron scrutinizes the door.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Skiron. Well it is a standard sized door. Notbing really of note.

Simon opens the door.

Simon. You see an unadorned 20' long hallway ending at a plain wooden door.

Ravens, glad to be completely out of the trap area, walks down to open the wooden door.

As the door opens you can hear a horrible grinding sound from within the room. A huge horned beast with stone-like skin, wings and 4 clawed arms lunges towards you.

Ravens: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20 Simon: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 Skiron: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 Beasty: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Order Beasty
Skiron
Ravens
Simon

I am going to send a couple of PM's off, before I attack

Hearing the grinding sound as the door behind is opened, Jeneva makes her way back, walking along the already-deemed-safe paths the group has thus far traversed, not interested in braving any newfound traps in the middle of combat. She draws her blade as she moves.

Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Move speed is 40, so 80 for a full move should get her back to where I've moved her token. Feel free to adjust if there are any pits, breaks, etc. she would have had to go around that would have reduced the distance; she would know where all such things the group encountered are, but I have a much less efficient memory =)

Ok then kids here we go. The 4 armed abomination lays into Ravens

Claw: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 29 Ouch: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Claw: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (2) + 20 = 22 Ouch: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Claw: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (11) + 20 = 31 Ouch: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Claw: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (10) + 20 = 30 Ouch: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Bite: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22 Chomp: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (2, 1) + 8 = 11
Horn: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30 Gore: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (3, 1) + 8 = 12

You are all free to attack!

Round 1

Ravens accepts his rofflestomping with the measure of the man he is: with lots of screaming and crying. There is no part of his masculinity that survives and very few gods (both dark and light) that he does not pray to as his flesh is shredded beyond measure.

6 attacks, 6 hits. HP 8/75

Ravens does a full withdrawl, moving back and hoping someone will be kind enough to kick his spleen to him if they go down the hallway.

Effective, Skiron thinks to himself as his mutilated ally lurches desperately past him, but rather dull. I'd like to think we can do a little better than that....

What kind of Knowledge check applies to this thing? It might be a good policy in general if you told us that much at the beginning of a fight with anything we haven't seen before.

He stares intently at the space in front of the monster, and from nothing appears an imposing-looking creature that looks rather like the union of a centaur and a malformed lobster, with monstrous claws, a mass of tentacles around its mouth, and a wicked beak visible within it.

I move slightly, and summon a fiendish chuul with the Bite, Improved Damage (Claws), and Poison evolutions in front of the monster!

Without hesitation, the thing lays into the four-armed fiend like a starving man faced with a banquet.

Claw I: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20 Damage: 3d6 + 9 ⇒ (6, 5, 1) + 9 = 21
Claw II: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31 Damage: 3d6 + 9 ⇒ (2, 4, 1) + 9 = 16
Bite: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21 Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

If the bite attack hits, the (other) monster must make a DC 21 Fortitude save or take the following Strength damage:

Poison: 1d4 ⇒ 3

It would be nice if we could somehow work some chuul paralytic tentacle action in, but RAW makes that contingent on a grapple check, which you don't do...on the other hand, RAW doesn't give it a venomous beak. What say you, DM?

Simon Casts Shield and draws his sword.

By the map the thing appears to still be in the hallway. If so I'll hold my ground to hit the thing as it passes. If not I'll move myself into a more advantageous position for next round.

Skiron. This was originally written that this creature is unique, but you know it is a gargoyle.

1 claw and the bite hit fort: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14 you notice the attacks did less damage than you have com. To expect.

As far as the bite paralyzing. I also took the rend damage away from my beasty. Which would have flat out killed Ravens.

Simon you are correct the gargoyle is in the hallway

Skiron. This was originally written that this creature is unique, but you know it is a gargoyle.

1 claw and the bite hit [dice=fort]1d20+11 you notice the attacks did less damage than you have com. To expect.

As far as the bite paralyzing. I also took the rend damage away from my beasty. Which would have flat out killed Ravens.

Simon you are correct the gargoyle is in the hallway

Ok. Holding for the thing to come out.

initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

Ta'ruk moves behind Skiron and sees the gargoyle coming down the hall. He casts haste on his allies.

Round 2

The beast attacks the monster in front of it.

Claw: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32 Ouch: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Claw: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (10) + 20 = 30 Ouch: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Claw: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (20) + 20 = 40 Ouch: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Claw Confirm: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33 Extra Ouch: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Claw: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 29 Ouch: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Bite: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30 Chomp: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 3) + 6 = 13
Horn: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (7) + 19 = 26 Gore: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 2) + 6 = 14

Everyone is now free to attack!

Though the gargoyle's strikes be mighty, some unholy force beyond the strength of its exoskeleton sustains the starspawn, and it remains relentless.

My Chuul has 63 hit points left...unless the gargoyle's attacks happen to be Good-aligned.

The gargoyle must make another DC 21 Fortitude save or take the following Strength damage:

Poison: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Claw I: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23 damage: 3d6 + 9 ⇒ (2, 2, 3) + 9 = 16
Claw II: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20
Bite: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30 damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
COOOKIIIEEE!!!: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23 damage: 3d6 + 9 ⇒ (4, 3, 6) + 9 = 22

Seeing that his nightmare creature is faring a great deal better against the monster than Ravens did, Skiron takes the opportunity to pour a shallow vial of pale blue liquid into his ragged companion's gasping mouth.

I move next to Ravens and give him a cure light wounds infusion.

cure light wounds: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Ta'ruk casts ray of enfeeblement on the gargoyle. range touch: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 4 = 7, Strength penalty: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9, DC 16 fortitude save for half He then moves into the corner to wait for it to emerge.

Readies an action to attack in case the summoned creature fails and the gargoyle exits the tunnel.

Skiron. No its attacks are definitely not good aligned. The otherworldly creature hits the mutated gargoyle...but not quite as hard as it should

fort: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26 the gargoyle shakes the effect off,

Ta `ruk your black ray misses the gargoyle.