STRANGE AEONS (Inactive)

Game Master Daniel Penfold 351

Blast it! You there. Trevor addresses Domeric. This has gotta be some kind of dream or whatever, we need to find ourselves a cliff or something and fly off. Cuz ya know, you can fly in dreams

"So... then none of this is real, you think? You're not real either?" Domeric asked.

Trevor shrugs Is this real life, or is it fantasy? I might be a butterfly dreaming it is a half-orc. That guy who ran off is dead meat and we better wake ourselves up real quick if this is a dream.

"Well, if it is a dream... doesn't dying usually wake you up?"

I might, maybe if we try to make ourselves wake up Trevor slaps his face. WAKKKEEEE UPPP!!!!!

Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

As Trevor yells wake up the image in front of you shimmers, blurs and then fades. You find yourselves in a cell (room A1 on Briarstone Map 1). You have no memory of how you got here. Chakam you are alive although your nose is bleeding. Some distance in front of you you can see a struggling human male with split lips and skin covered in a mapwork of fresh red lines. Heavy ropes lash him to the table

Another figure, unsettlingly thin and wearing a blood-smeared doctor's coat, circles the table casually-stopping every so often to scrutinize one of the man's wounds or select a different object from a sideboard of shiny blades. Currently, she spins one blade of a broken pair of pruning shears, which glints in the dull light of the lamp suspended overhead. With careless cruelty, the doctor draws the blade across the bound man's bare thigh, releasing a tortured wail

How am I doing for prepared spells? In other words - do I have any or do I need to spend the 15 minutes prepping? I don't need a spellbook to do it - but obviously amnesia has some issues even for a mind capable of encompassing the cosmos!

Akukho 'wakes up' with his hands at his throat, trying to hold back the blood that should be spilling from it.

When instead he sees a completely different figure drawing blood from a completely different person he stares, inquisitively.

Trevor looks around frantically, wondering where he was now and more importantly, how to get out.
Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

Groaning a little, Domeric looks around as well.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

@Akhuko - all your prepared spells are prepared.

You all appear to be in cells which are locked. Each cell has a grille which is large enough to maybe reach one arm through. It appears that the cells look out onto a large area with other cells. The doctor is clearly another doppleganger but this one and the patient seem more real than where you were before.

Chakam wakes up shaking his head, confused he's still alive. As he passes his hand on his face, he feels his nose is bleeding - then just tries to clean it the best possible while assessing the situation.

The paladin stands up and checks on his colleagues around. It seems they were his allies after all. For moments, he wonders if they were able to destroy that enemy, or if the enemy was real at all. This quickly passes as he notices the shady doctor and the man outside the cell. He touches his holy symbol and mutters a brief pray to Sarenrae, then approaching his companions and signalizing to whisper.

I don't know where we are or what's going on, ... - whispers the Suli - ... But it seems our course of action should be natural. Or, at least, our goal - to get out of here, and get some answers. I'm open to suggestions, but keep it quiet... I'm not sure if that thing over there can hear us.

I don't suppose anyone here is good with locks?

At your words the doctor turns to you and says, Pipe down. You'll have your turn soon enoughShe then goes back to her patient, you notice that she has a ring of keys hanging from her belt.

Trevor promptly sticks his arm out to snag them

The doctor is currently 10 feet away but I am happy to say you are readying to catch them when she comes near

Akukho, seeing the keys, gestures and mutters a few words in a language none of you have ever heard.

Trying to Mage Hand the keys - the spell specifies 'unattended' so GM ruling on whether it works...

@Akhuko, I'd have to say on this one as it is tied to her belt you couldn't really say it was unattended.

The spell pulls at the keys but they remain attached. She comes over and says, Tut, tut, now behave!. Trevor you can take your readied action

Grab: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Trevor punches himself in the face.

If the creature is near the cell - can I move close to it and try to grab it through?

@Chakam- yeah you can try to grab- are you going for the creature or the keys?

It will provoke an AoO either way, so I'll go for the keys.

Chakam sees the creature approaching and Trevor almost reaching the keys - which is when the Suli understands the idea! He immediately moves closer and tries to grab the keys himself, exposing himself to the danger.

CMB: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

You manage to grab the keys, at the same time she moves to attack you

As the doppelganger hits you she over reaches herself and unbalanced she staggers back. At that moment the prisoner manages to get a leg free and kick her in the face. Momentarily dazed she gets her revenge on him by stabbing through his eye into his brain, killing him instantly

Chakam is hurt, and steps back for a moment, then extending the keys to any of his companions to pick from inside the cell.

Here, guys - time to break out of this place. Let's deal with this monster. In the name of Sarenrae, have hope! - he doesn't speaks out loud, but tries to rally his allies.

Intiative Order

Trevor 14
Domeric 11
Doppleganger 7
Akhuko 6
Chakam 5
Atajay 2

Trevor it is your action.

Trevor makes a grab, aiming to slam her against the bars

Grab: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

GM, my Initiative modifier is +4. Not sure how you ended up with a 2 for my total on your list.

Apologies all - messed up the initiative order, should be:

Trevor 14
Domeric 11
Doppleganger 7
Akhuko 7
Atajay 6
Chakam 5

Domeric, leaning against the cell wall, starts humming a little tune.

Inspire courage for +1 to attack and damage rolls, on the off chance anyone can do anything with that.

Trevor you manage to grab the doppleganger and slam her hard against the bars and you have grappled her.

Akhuko your action.

Anyone got the keys?! Get out and help me!

Akukho snaps his stubby claws and sends a ray of frost towards the doppelganger!

RT: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15 Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

If Atajay has line of sight on the creature, he will throw an acid solash at the grabbed monster.

RTA 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Damage 1d3 ⇒ 1

Akhuko your burst of cold hits her full in the face.

Atajay your action

I ninja’d your last post, DM.

The Doppleganger screamsin pain as the acid burns into her flesh.

Chakam your action

I know we don't have our weapons, but do we have our armor?

Chakam sees the creature is grappled, and simply tries to punch it to the best of his skills - since he doesn't have his weapons.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 = 8 Unarmed strike if unarmored, gauntlet if armored
Damage: 1d3 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7 Nonlethal if unarmored, lethal if armored

Have hope, my friends! As a swift action, Bestow Hope and everybody gets DR 1/-

@Chakam- no you don't have your armour either at this point.

Your attack hits as the creature is grappled currently. Atajay over to you

I just posted an action yesterday. I don’t think it is back to me already unless I missed something.

Sorry, back to Trevor.

Trevor goes to maintain the grapple
Grapple: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Trevor you maintain the grapple.

Domeric back to you

Domeric maintains his song, unable to do much else with no weapons.

+1 to everyone's attack and damage rolls

The Doppleganger tries t break out of the grapple

Akhuko over to you.

Get a knife that the creature was using on that man!

Since someone seems to have a better idea of what to do, Akukho weaves his claws in a complex gesture and the knife floats from the table towards Trevor.

Mage Hand.

Atajay your action.

The warrior keeps summoning and throwing tiny drops of acid at the grappled doctor.

Forgot last round, but if I am within 30’, I get an extra +1 to hit and to damage. If we are that close and I hit, please add that in.

RTA 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Damage 1d3 ⇒ 1

A glob of acid flies from Atajay's hand striking the creature in the chest. It is looking very badly battered at this point.

Chakam over to you

Chakam your action.

With the creature fairly battered and still grappled, Chakam tries again to simply punch it.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 1 = 18 Unarmed strike
Damage: 1d3 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8 Nonlethal

If the creature falls unconscious, the Paladin will proceed to move towards the man on the table.