CORE CAMPAIGN (Inactive)

Game Master JASON RODARTE

Someone will need to open a door before we can continue...

"Alright, just like they taught us in the guards. Perimeter sweep - let's go north first, cut inside when we've closed the loop. Cast 'em if you got 'em." Aurus places himself at the northern door and awaits the others before opening it.

The little gnome waits to see what happens.

Cloudia joins Aurus at teh door, waving the little gnome forward, barely visible where he is currently lurking outside the building.

"You too, Mao, come one! We have places to go and folks to rescue."

Mao lengthens his stride as the group moves forward. "Yes, yes. I'm coming along. Just making sure we don't miss anything of importance." He stands next to Aurus and prepares himself to whatever they may face behind that door.

Aurus opens the door and reveals a large room which features a wide stairway leading to the second floor and two lavatories for visitors. It also allows entrance to the grand exibit hall.

This enormous gallery stretches beneath a high arched ceiling. A grand staircase rises to the north and a pair of mahogany doors stand to the south carved in a relief of one of Absalom’s countless sieges. At the room’s center, a gleaming collection of glass and metal—like some sort of abstract bird—rises upon a single steel support toward the ceiling. A number of glass cases lining the walls have been shattered, scattering strange devices and clockwork limbs amid the broken glass.

Seven bodies litter the floor; four in black robes and three dressed in respectable local fashions. A smoky haze still fills the air.

Aurus curses quietly but fiercely under his breath and moves into the room in a ready crouch. He starts by checking the robed bodies first, then moves to the local bodies - unless he is interrupted.

Aurus curses quietly but fiercely under his breath and moves into the room in a ready crouch. He starts by checking the robed bodies first, then moves to the local bodies - unless he is interrupted.

”Go away you freak!” a female voice calls out from somewhere in the great hall

Cloudia, who's been creeping along behind the pally, murmurs into his ear, "Sounds a bit unfriendly."

Mao holds his arms up and looks around to where the voice might have come from. "We mean no harm. We are here to rescue someone and right some wrongs."

Diplomacy?: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (18) - 1 = 17

Can I use that as an aid if either Aurus or Cloudia rolls for Diplomacy as well?

"The curator, Nigil, sent us to help. Would you allow us to help you?"

diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Cloudia, who's been creeping along behind the pally, murmurs into his ear, "Sounds a bit unfriendly."

Actually, that sounded hostile, but after your diplomacy check (and Mao's aid), she sounds unfriendly

“How can I be sure you are not in league with that silver slime that slithered into that poor kid’s body. Stay away!”

"Oh, my! Silver slime? That can't be good. Which body? Perhaps we should burn it or souse it with acid. Or just avoid the thing."

Cloudia looks around for twitching or silver bodies.

perception: 1d20 ⇒ 17

Do we know where the kid is hiding yet?

"Oh, my! Silver slime? That can't be good. Which body? Perhaps we should burn it or souse it with acid. Or just avoid the thing."

Cloudia looks around for twitching or silver bodies.

[dice=perception]1d20

Do we know where the kid is hiding yet?

There is a lot to be seen here, but Cloudia doesn't spot anything alive or moving.

"OK, I'm going to see if I can trigger something."

Once the others are gathered in the room, Cloudia will cast a Summon Monster 1 and deliver a dog onto the dais and see what it goes after.

Aurus sighs. "Lissen, I don't care if you help us or stay put, as long as you ain't gettin' in our way. What way did the slime-kid go?," he yells up the stairs. "Really should have brought a sap..."

Diplomacy Aid: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Maybe the term "slime-kid" was a little harsher than I intended...

To Hit (touch): 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 2 = 15

As Cloudia is casting her spell she is suddenly hit by a beam of light!

Damage=fire: 1d8 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + (2, 3) = 6

Pew, Pew!

Stealth: 1d20 + 24 - 20 ⇒ (2) + 24 - 20 = 6

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

At the shot at Cloudia, Aurus looks at the room, sword already half-raised to face the threat.

Concentration Check: 1d20 + 7 - 6 ⇒ (18) + 7 - 6 = 19

In spite of the unexpected attack, her spell proceeds!

If she spots the fellow she may change where she puts the dog.
Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 19

You all notice that the woman that is shooting at you is inside a metal vehicle of some sort (an escape pod). The pod is on a perch, which is mounted on a 20 foot pole.

In that case Cloudia will sic an Augmented Celestial eagle on her.

"OK, that was downright antagonistic. We should leave you here to deal with the zombies and vampires yourself. Instead, we shall probably have to knock you out and drag you to safety. Foolish child."

The eagle appears and starts attacking her, though because of the range (Cloudia can only get 30' away) it has to fly over to her and only gets one attack.

to hit bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
damage bite: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

She then casts bless and slips to safety.

"Apsu's bloody teeth, CUT THAT OUT!," yells Aurus. "CLOUDIA! CALL OFF YOUR ATTACK BIRD OR I'M SKEWERING IT!"

Aurus drops the sword, pulls his bow, and prepares to shoot the eagle.

"Lady! Put that... thing down, and DUCK!"

I don't want to pull any PVP, but also am not ready to end diplomacy quite yet... unless we're fully under attack. Readying an attack for hostile actions by the woman or the eagle (if Cloudia can't control it).

Go ahead and shoot the eagle. I give you permission PC to PC.

Go ahead and shoot the eagle. I give you permission PC to PC.

Cloudia can dismiss the eagle as a standard action.

"Whatever she meant by silver slime must have really threatened her. She may be scared. Let's not attack yet."

He keeps his hands raised and tries to talk again.

"Tell us more about this silver slime you speak of. Whatever that is, we assure you that we are not related to that."

Diplomacy: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16

Assuming Cloudia dismisses the bird before it attacks again, you all can continue the diplomatic route.

I thought it would be more fun and make a better impression if Aurus shot the thing, but I;ll dismiss it if you want to go that route.

Cloudia dismisses the eagle with a *pop* and starts trying to heal her wounds while Aurus talks. Having been shot at once already she is not about to round the corner until she feels better.

UMD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
UMD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

UMD: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Eventually she appears, a but petulant.

"I was just trying to see if the slimes were going to attack before you shot me! Nigil mentioned a nephew, Pendleton, we are supposed to be rescuing. If you are him, please don't make us drag him in here to give you a lecture about civility."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

We'd need to dismiss it to keep on the route, cuz Augment Summoning meant that the minimum damage roll on the eagle wouldn't have killed it - but we could do both ;)

"Or drag you down here for a conversation on civility," Aurus mutters darkly. He has unnocked the arrowed but keeps it pointed in the vague direction of the pod. "Lissen, if we got silver slimes and body-snatching going on here, we don't wanna fight you too. We popped the eagle outta here, so how about you drop your... light gun? And we talk about this like civilized folk."

Diplomacy, Aid: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

"I was just trying to see if the slimes were going to attack before you shot me! Nigil mentioned a nephew, Pendleton, we are supposed to be rescuing. If you are him, please don't make us drag him in here to give you a lecture about civility."

At that time she wasn't convinced you weren't hostile, so you casting spells without any warning, forced her to strike pre-emptively. Also as I've mentioned before, this is a woman, so unlikely she is the nephew.

"No, I'm not the boy that got infected by the strange metal blob. I'm the last surviving member of a Technic League retrieval team. We have sworn an oath to make sure Numerian Technology doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Technology can be dangerous in the hands of capable people, but it can be even more dangerous in the hands of fools."

She seems to currently have an indifferent attitude.

what kind of knowledge check would it be to figure out what the thing she is talking about is?

Do we have additional opportunities to improve the attitude - i.e. is there any point in trying more diplomacy?

"I think we would have to agree with you on that one. We just had a rough scuffle with robots just a few minutes ago. It took all of our strength just to take down two of them. We're here to help."

Diplomacy Aid: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (11) - 1 = 10

He looks at his allies. "Sounds like the metal slime has Pendleton."

Do we have additional opportunities to improve the attitude - i.e. is there any point in trying more diplomacy?

AFAIK, you can't change her starting attitude anymore, but you can make requests, so yes, there is a point in more diplomacy.

what kind of knowledge check would it be to figure out what the thing she is talking about is?

Dungeoneering

"Hmmm. It seems so. Perhaps we can forge some kind of alliance. I believe all of us would like to get that metal thing out of Pendleton, right? Perhaps we could cooperate as far as that goes. As for whether the museum keeps the exhibit, that it between you and the curator and the law. We are just here to regain control of the facility and save lives."

diplo: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

"Sound like a good idea?"

Why do I feel like I am using up all my good rolls?

"Hmmm. It seems so. Perhaps we can forge some kind of alliance. I believe all of us would like to get that metal thing out of Pendleton, right? Perhaps we could cooperate as far as that goes."

"Sound like a good idea?"

"I will tell you everything I know, but I'm currently not in a state to help. The thing escaped from a hazard crate when it was damaged by one of the museum staff during our retrieval attempt. Running electricity through the crate’s coiled wires somehow weakens or even shuts down robots and technology inside. Most robots are vulnerable to electricity, and I suspects the silvery goo is vulnerable to electricity as well."

Why do I feel like I am using up all my good rolls?

Don't worry, this was about the number you needed to hit!

"In fact, the more you can tell us, the more effective we can be and the less you have to do yourself. Can't retrieve much of anything from up in there, can you?"

Aurus gets an inkling. "And hey, obviously, you got some specialized gear up in that hidey hole of yours - anything we can borrow to help catch this slime thing?"

Diplomacy Aid: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

"In fact, the more you can tell us, the more effective we can be and the less you have to do yourself. Can't retrieve much of anything from up in there, can you?"

Aurus gets an inkling. "And hey, obviously, you got some specialized gear up in that hidey hole of yours - anything we can borrow to help catch this slime thing?"

"Hmmm, I can't give you any technology, but I've got some magical items that might be useful."

She throws down a quiver with 5 arrows.

"Those arrows will discharge some electricity when they hit."

Kbow dungeon 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Cloudia scans the room warily.

"I'm sure these will be helpful. Um, are we going to run into anything when we cross this room. I never did get a chance to trip any traps."

I assume Aurus takes the ammo? I looked at the character sheets an nobody has a bow. Aurus has arrows, though, and a bow under his attacks (but not gear) so perhaps herolab does not list all weapons under gear?

Kbow dungeon 1d20+7

Oops, might actually be arcana* (technology, so it's actually impossible to know without the proper feat, but I'll give some clues nonetheless)

Lukian can deduct the metal slime is clearly not from this earth. With things as alien as this, he can only make some educated guesses.

The blob has clearly taken control of the boy and it might be hard to destroy the blob without killing the victim.

It might be seen as an infection, so maybe cure disease spell could help.

It might be seen as a possession, so exposing the infected subject to something the blob doesn't like (electricity?) might expel it.

Actually, Cloudia is thinking some of grandma's good old chicken soup might do the trick.

Actually, Cloudia is thinking some of grandma's good old chicken soup might do the trick.

Is that due to the healing properties of the soup, or will the taste of it drive anything away?

Cloudia scans the room warily.

"I'm sure these will be helpful. Um, are we going to run into anything when we cross this room. I never did get a chance to trip any traps."

"We didn't trap anything, but maybe that crazy curator or the boy did after he got oozed."

I assume Aurus takes the ammo? I looked at the character sheets an nobody has a bow. Aurus has arrows, though, and a bow under his attacks (but not gear) so perhaps herolab does not list all weapons under gear?

"I assume you have a bow? If not you can have my shortbow."

You can also use arrows as an improvised weapon. It will deliver the shock (and break) when it hits.

"I also have this wand of memory lapse, but I suspect that won't be useful against the creature."

It is on the chronicle though!

I do have a composite longbow - I don't use herolab, all typos and errors are purely my own. :)

"Yeah, I got a bow - no shortbow either," Aurus scoffs. "You should get outta here - guards don't like invaders and thiefs, even if they're 'reclaimers' and especially if they're involved in a giant mess said guard has to clean up." Aurus looks around at the bodies. "Yeah, you should definitely get out of here. Front door should be clear, I wouldn't say boo to Nigel on your way out."

Cloudia wrote:

Actually, Cloudia is thinking some of grandma's good old chicken soup might do the trick.

Is that due to the healing properties of the soup, or will the taste of it drive anything away?

The healing properties, of course!

"In the mean time, lets head through those doors." She indicates the doors to the north and heads there herself.

"Unless you want to explore the rest of the room."

Please divide the spoils amongst yourselves before moving on!

Cloudia will take the wand, Aurus the arrows, and I think that covers it.

Cloudia will take the wand, Aurus the arrows, and I think that covers it.

Tip: it might be wise to split up the arrows. Even if used as a one time hit improvised weapon. Also currently the wand of remove disease is held by Mao, but the only character that has a chance of activating it is Cloudia.

"You should get outta here - guards don't like invaders and thiefs"

"In Numeria we don't have any love for invaders or thieves either..." replies the woman while looking at all the illegally obtained Numerian artifacts displayed.