thelordoftheonering runs "The Infernal Vault" (Inactive)

Game Master Luke_Parry

Kaddok watches in disbelief as the spellcaster surrenders, and even more so when her summoned creations vanish.

Could it be that we, so close to the end of life, have stolen victory from the jaws of death? Kaddok checks on Vrockwing, Berosius, and Devram and, seeing that they are not actively bleeding, moves to investigate the vault from which their most recent assailants emerged.

"Stay here with them - I'll be back in just a moment, and we'll take care of the others."

Unless the GM thinks that healing is a strenuous activity, Berosius crawls over to Devram and begins binding his wounds.

@Berosius: Technically, applying first aid is a strenuous action, but in this situation, I am happy to hand wave it.

Berosius gingerly moves over to Devram, and applies basic first aid.

Meanwhile, Kaddok moves into the room from which the spellcaster exited...

Great, upright stones dominate this room, evenly spaced out to allow for easy passage between them. The stones have been perfectly carved to form bookshelves, each with six different shelves containing various books, notes, maps, and other crammed-in documents. A perpetual thick gray fog covers the floor of this room to a height of six inches, and most of the documents on the lowest shelves of the bookcases appear to have rotted away because of condensation from this fog, giving the room a pungent, musty aroma.

It takes a couple of hours to do even the barest of inventories, but all told, the surviving volumes comprise a fairly comprehensive history of Absalom.

Vrockwing: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (12) + 0 = 12.

After half an hour, Vrockwing weakly opens his eyes, and moans.

Devram: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3.
Devram: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (16) + 0 = 16.

90 minutes after that, Devram regains consciousness, although he almost wishes that he had not.

Both are conscious, but Disabled until healed above zero hit points.

You also may want to check the things that the spellcaster dropped ;-)

After detailing the contents of the vault, Kaddok retrieves the items the sorceress dropped and examines them. Once there is nothing else to be served by staying, however, he assists the others in leaving this place.

Inside the scroll case are several thick sheets of vellum, detailing the sewer system and tunnels beneath Absalom, including several that have exits outside the current city walls; in the wrong hands, they could prove quite damaging...

...The wand is a sharp spike of twisted iron, emblazoned with a pentagram at its base....

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19.

...which Muriel is able to identify as a fully-charged Wand of Magic Missile.

Conclusion post incoming when I get home from work.

I appologize for being pretty useless in this scenario... first ninja and didnt know how i would like it... will definatly be overhauling him.

Hey "Target" is a legitimate dungeoneering role!

Lol Very true but the person playing target should have higher def and hp lol

I don't think that it was your build that did anything, nor can I really point to anything anyone in the group did. The way the module is written, just about every encounter is stacked against the party - the fact that Kaddok was flanked from the get-go in the first combat, the trap caught us unawares (how could it not, when an opponent is firing at us?), etc.

Not saying that you can't change Vrockwing to something else, but consider the module - this wasn't a module where being a stealthy backstabber could do much, if anything, through no fault of their own.

There is nothing inherently wrong with a Ninja, and I agree with Kaddok that this was not a great scenario for a stealthy skirmisher. The only things that I would comment on for Vrockwing's build: Con 10 on a melee character always makes me nervous; I know that as a Tengu he has a -2 racial adjustment to Con, but I would seriously consider switching his Con and Cha (leaving him with 12 in both). Something else to consider: If you take two ranks in Perform(Dance), at second level you can take Ninja Trick(Combat Trick), and pick-up Dervish Dance, allowing you to use Dex for attack *and* damage rolls with scimitars... which have the same crit range as rapiers, and will help to beef-up your damage output when you don't have sneak attack.

Slowly, the bruised, battered, but ultimately victorious party makes its way back to the Grand Lodge, where they are ushered into the presence of Venture Captain Drandle Dreng, who looks at them owlishly from behind his desk.

"Hmmm... Well, you lot certainly seem to be a bit worse for wear! Here, drink these..."

So saying, he passes several small vials to Vrockwing, Berosius, and Devram.

CLW (Vrockwing): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2.
CLW (Berosius): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2.
CLW (Devram): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9.

"Now, tell me, what do you have to report? Were you successful?"

"That," says Berosius, "Is a matter of some debate. We got the documents and escaped with our lives, so yes. Probably."

Dreng shrugs.

"Well, surviving and completing your mission are generally the two most important things you can do, so I would count it as a success. Now, let me take a look at those plans..."

The Venture Captain pulls out an eye-glass, and carefully looks over the documents that the party recovered.

"Yes, yes... These will definitely prove to be quite useful..."

He carefully rolls them up, and slots them back into their scroll-case.

"Tell me, what happened to Ms Deckland and her cronies? I take that they have been... dealt with? Give me a full report."

Kaddok looks to the ground, his shame evident. "All of her men are dead, and the various traps have been nullified, but she...she survived. She surrendered, in fact, but she used one of her creations to prevent pursuit, and we were in no shape to deal with it."

"Kaddok saved us all, sir. He single handedly defeated her." Devram nods in reapect to the man.

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Talk about a poetic victory... Albeit an incomplete one. Muriel is exhausted and has nothing to say to the venture-captain.

Not that I'm trying to rush things, but I've got Kaddok signed up for another PbP that'll be starting momentarily - I'm more than happy to RP the conclusion, but would it be possible to get the Chronicle sent out for this one? Thanks!

@Kaddok: Actually, I think that is the very definition of trying to rush things ;-)

The Venture Captain nods absently.

"Good, good. You succeeded at the task you were set - preventing these scrolls from falling into Chelish hands. Don't worry about the Deckland girl; with her mercenaries gone, and herself heavily injured, I do not doubt that she will meet a swift and untimely end, soon. Even if by some miracle she does survive, without this information, she is less than nothing."

He then waves his hand.

"Now, take some time to rest-up. The life of a Pathfinder can be a harrowing one, and I dare say that you will have another task assigned to you before long..."

For the record, you received full gold, full prestige, and full item access - the primary and secondary success conditions were the same thing - preventing Deckland from escaping *with* the scrolls ;-)

It is getting pretty late around my side of the world, but I should be able to scan and send chronicle sheets some time tomorrow.

@Berosius and Vrockwing: I will need your PFS/character numbers to fill out the reporting form.

If you have day job rolls, feel free to make a roll :-)

Now, I know that Kaddok is moving on, but if the rest of you are interested, I would be willing to run a different scenario - preferably one that does not have quite the same 'dungeon bash' feel; perhaps 'The Confirmation', or 'The Night March of Kalkamedes'...?

Okay, fair enough. :-P Still, I was willing to keep up the RP, as long as the chronicles got sent out. Anyway, thanks for the run, GM - it was fun, regardless of the difficulties involved.

Thanks for running the game, Luke!

Berosius: 2405-2

I've done Kalkamedes, but I'd be up for The Confirmation.

thank you for the game gm it was very good

Vrockwind is 22306-10

i am currenty in transit to get back state side from this deployment... which you helped fly by lol. Thank you for the game i hope you can run for me again sometime

Thanks Gm! It was tough, but fun!

Day Job: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 Muriel is 81531-9

I'd also be up for "The Confirmation". With some gold under our belts we could be better prepared.

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Oh I would be down for the Confirmation as well, once I have the gold and do a little tweaking to Muriel's character sheet

i guess i can do confirmation... transition is giving me lot more time then i was told... i am tweaking my character then he will be ready

I am just checking with the organisers when the next one of these is due to start; if it is early January (when the current one ends), I will run a quest (Ambush in Absalom) to tide you over until then. If it will be some time in February, though, I will get started with The Confirmation right away.

Could people PM me their preferred e-mail address? I was not actually given names to go with the e-mails that I was provided with, so I don't know who belongs to which e-mail addresses ;-)

jimmysnider_342@hotmail.com

Berosius = Tarondor = Scott Nolan = nolan@erols.com

Alright, the chronicles have now all been sent out; take your time to think over purchases :-)

I will see about finding a replacement for Kaddok...

Already finished mine. First up: Wand of CLW for 2 PP!

Can you resend my chronicle idk if I didn't get it or accidentally deleted

jimmysnider_342@hotmail.com

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Any word on the Confirmation?

@Vrockwing: I have sent it twice now, so hopefully it has arrived :-)

@Muriel: The online VOs have confirmed that a new games day will start in January, so let's hold-off on 'The Confirmation' until then.

In the mean-time, to keep things ticking over, I could run the PFS quest, 'Ambush in Absalom', or we could simply go on hiatus until the New Year.

I will take the hiatus option, personally. Thanks for the game! Will keep an eye in January

still nothing can you try my other email please
sniderpfs@gmail.com

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Have you checked your spam folder? Neither of the e-mails have bounced, so they definitely were sent...?

I checked all it wasn't there either I don't know

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I have sent it to you three times now, double checked the e-mail address, and confirmed that it has been successfully sent from my end...?

got it thanks

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