GM Chadius's CORE Shades of Ice Trilogy (Inactive)

Game Master chadius

I also lost track of everyone's actions. You all went.

The Blue Goblin is surprised and throws his last big bomb at Hannar again. "Wow, he no go boom!"
Ranged Touch, Range vs Hannar: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 9 - 2 = 23
Fire Damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 4) + 1 = 7
Miss Direction: 1d8 ⇒ 1
Another explosion! Hannar doesn't care! The Blue Goblin seems even more intrigued.

The Red Goblin doesn't know who to throw some alchemist's fire at.
Even is Hortensia: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Ranged Touch, Ranged: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 9 - 2 = 18
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Darven is burned by another vial. You'll need a DC 15 Reflex Save as a full-round action to smother the flames, or they'll burn you next round.

Meanwhile the Green Goblin laughs, turns around and yelps as Kavor climbs up. He quickly pulls out a vial of alchemist's fire.
Ranged Touch, Ranged: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 - 2 = 15
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4
The goblin yelps louder as Kavor seems to ignore the flames. "Ack! More people ignoring fire!"

Round 5
We Goblins Three! (Red 5, Blue 25, Green 19 damage)
Darven (29 damage) (You'll need a DC 15 Reflex Save as a full-round action to smother the flames, or they'll burn you next round.)
Loni & Drootina (2 damage, Drootina 4 damage)
Kavor (Resist Energy, Fire.)
Hannar
Hortensia
Carini (13 damage)

Combat Map

Hannar moves, chants, then points at one of the goblins as 2 balls of energy springs forth to strike it...

Force damage vs. Blue: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 2 = 7

Are the rafters wide enough that Kavor Doan can charge a goblin and not need to make Acrobatics checks to maintain his balance?

reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
gm reroll, because why not: 1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 3 = 21

Darven dodges most of the flames and fires another arrow at Blue. If he is down, move to red

attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 221d8 ⇒ 6

He then moves back into the room.

For being goblins, this is actually a fun and challenging encounter

Move Action
Loni goes behind Darven again.

Standard Action
Another tap of the wand!
Cure Light Wounds (Darven): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Drootina still chillin

Carini keeps moving away from the rafters as she fires yet another arrow at the goblins above.

@Darven: Smothering the alchemist's fire is a full-round action. Did you want to do that or fire at the goblins?

@Kavor: Nothing says you can't charge, so go for it!

This encounter more than makes up for the 3 dogs who had no chance of hitting you.

Hannar's bolts of energy blast the Blue goblin off of the rafters, and he splats on the ground with a satisfying crunch.

Carini readjusts her aim for the Red Goblin but comes up short, again.
Loni takes the time to heal Darven again as Drootina is glad to be there.

Kavor Doan charges at Green. He is perhaps a bit over-eager with his swing.
Attack, Charge, PA: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 2 - 1 = 13
Damage: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Scrambling to her feet Hortensia takes a shot at the nearest goblin (red).

She continues to exto the virue of limited government regulation in the labour market.

Bow, inspire: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 1 = 20
Damage, inspire: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10

I'll take the additional 1d6 ⇒ 4 fire damage. So Loni's healing off sets the additional fire damage.

"These sucker are tough." Darven says grinning.

Darven shoots a goblin as the flames roar about him. Loni keeps him standing.

The red goblin pulls out another vial of alchemist's fire and hurls it at Hortensia.
Ranged Touch, Ranged: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 2 = 26
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Hortensia notices minor burns, but the vial continues to burn.
As a Full-Round action, you can make a DC 12 Reflex Save to extinguish the flames, or take 1d6 more damage next round.

The Green Goblin yelps again and draws a short sword. "Hairy man not burn! Boo!"
Short Sword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Confirm?: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4
This goblin is apparently really mad that Kavor isn't playing along.

Round 6 (Inspire Courage)
We Goblins Three! (Red 11, Green 19 damage)
Darven (29 damage)
Loni & Drootina (2 damage, Drootina 4 damage)
Kavor (2 damage, Resist Energy, Fire.)
Hannar
Hortensia (1 damage) (DC 12 Reflex Save as a Full-Round action to extinguish the flames, or take 1d6 more damage next round)
Carini (13 damage)

Combat Map

Did Hortensia hit?

Ignoring the flames around her Hortensia launches another arrow at the goblin (red)

Bow, inspire: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 1 = 26
Confirm, Bow, inspire: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 = 8

Damage, inspire: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 1 = 11
Crit Extra Damage, inspire: 2d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (7, 3) + 6 + 2 = 18

Kavor Doan looks at the small scratch from the goblin's sword.
"Well done. My turn!"
He swings his eldritch axe.
Attack, IC, PA: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 1 - 1 = 27
Damage, IC: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

Carini continues to fire arrows into the rafters. How did we find the most proficient goblins in Golarion?

That's some good rolling!

Hortensia missed the first arrow, but she didn't miss the second. It goes right through the goblin's ear, sending her plummeting right off the rafters.

Kavor retaliates and leaves a terrible scar, but Carini's arrow finishes off the third goblin.

Hortensia's Alchemist Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1
One last flare from the goblin's fire and they are no more.

Combat Over

You all take a moment to assess your damage. These goblins definitely had some training.

Darven (29 damage)
Loni & Drootina (2 damage, Drootina 4 damage)
Kavor (2 damage, Resist Energy, Fire.)
Hortensia (2 damage) (DC 12 Reflex Save as a Full-Round action to extinguish the flames, or take 1d6 more damage next round)
Carini (13 damage)

Combat Map

Searching among the goblins' possessions, you find:

With the goblins dead, the ambience is much more bearable - you hearing nothing more than the busy streets of Whitethrone.

You proceed to search the brewery and find a pile of cracked and broken kegs next to a door leading downstairs.

"Might I suggest using the Goblin's healing potions before we proceed."

Couldn't make that Perception DC even with a 20

Hortensia fixes herself up with a qucik tap of her wand.

Darwen, you look pretty beat up, I would make use of those potions if I were you. We can take the rest of their equipment with us, it might be useful to the Society.

She scans the are, checking for the presence of evil or other dangers.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

All looks fine, shall we press on and find these Shadow Lodge lot and our contact.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

Wand of Cure Light Wounds (Loni): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Wand of Cure Light Wounds (Drootina): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

(Happy to use others' wands for them!)

"Those dudes were straight up annoying! Oh well, whatever. Let's keep going."

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14
"I agree. While annoying, these goblins were not the Shadow Lodge operatives we seek. Let's move on."

Carini helps herself to two of the goblins' potions. She also takes an alchemist's fire, tanglefoot bag, and two thunderstones.

3 potions of clw, 5 alchemist's fire, 5 tanglefoot bags, and 7 thunderstones remain.

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Then, she moves over to examine the door leading downstairs.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

She tilts her head at the others as she looks to the door heading downstairs. "Are we ready?"

Hannar makes sure the Light spell on his staff is current...

Speaking of current spells....how much time left on the Mage Armor spells? The one I cast on myself was 2 hours, using the wand is only 1 hour.

..."I am ready to proceed when everyone else is."

@Hannar: Your Mage Armor spells should still be active.

Darven's Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

I'm following the marching order, here. Darven has a chance to heal up before you proceed.

You notice one of the wooden planks holding the kegs looks weak. As you reach the stairway, the plank snaps in half, sending the heavy kegs falling your way!

Keg vs Darven: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16
Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 1) = 11

Keg vs Hortensia: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24
Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 4) = 13

Darven's armor holds, but Hortensia is buried underneath the kegs. She's looking even worse than before.

The falling kegs made a lot of noise. You have to wonder if you set off an alarm, and what the reaction is.

Darven (29 damage)
Hortensia (13 damage)
Kavor (2 damage, Resist Energy, Fire.)
Carini (2 damage)

Oof, Hortensia struggles to her feet and draws her wand to start healing.

I will roll some dice but I suspect combat might interrupt me

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

and reactivates her shield wand.

UMD: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
UMD: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Kavor Doan also reactivates his Shield wand (27 charges left).

Been slammed at work the past few nights.

Darven will take the goblin's three potions and start drinking the one by one. 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (5, 5, 5) + 3 = 18 healing

Darven smirks as the last goblin falls. "These guys fought with a purpose, I wonder what for." He goes back and picks his shield up and straps it back onto his arm.

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Darven is stunned as the keg bounces off his armor. He then catches himself and presses on.

Hortensia has all the time she needs to heal herself. After getting the kegs out of the way, you open the door and head downstairs.

This brick-walled room is fifty feet long and twenty-five feet wide and the ceiling stands twenty feet tall. Abandoned metal braces, likely once used to hold up shelves of items, are studded along the west and east brick walls. A fresh, new- looking wooden door is closed on the east wall. The entire room smells of unwashed flesh and possesses a faint, sickly- sweet odor. The room is unbelievably hot, a sharp contrast to the cold brewery above. Makeshift shelves stand on north and south ends of the room, some of them sparsely filled with books. A large, round wooden table sits in the middle of the room, surrounded by chairs. Along the entire length of the west wall are stacked cages, jars, buckets, bottles and various bits of masonry, all teeming with a wide variety of insects.

As Darven swings the door open, he sees a rat the size of a house cat hiss and snarl.

You hear a voice from the back (south) of the room. "The assassins arrive! They've come to kill my beauties! Kill them fast!"

Looks like the enemy had time to prepare...

Round 1
Hannar
Enemy
Hortensia
Darven (11 damage)
Kavor (2 damage, Resist Energy, Fire.)
Loni & Drootina
Carini (2 damage)

Hannar travels down stairs and he hears the sounds of trouble. What does he do?

Reminder: You are all walking downstairs. Only Darven can actually see the room because he's at the bottom. You'll have to go downstairs to see what's going on.

Ranged attacks are only possible from the bottom of the staircase (the 2 NW squares in the room.)

There is someone in the room, but he's obscured by the Southern bookcase.

Combat Map

"Stand to the ready, my friends, it seems we may have been expected."

Hannar moves quickly into the room, gripping his glowing quaterstaff tightly, and moves to the side to get out of the way of the others.

I didn't take in account the stairs being difficult terrain. Hannar will just talk real quick and delay until end of the turn or the way is clear of teammates.

Hannar readies himself for danger just as the dire rat tries to pounce Darven!

Did the rat roll a 20?: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

It fails to do much to his armor.

"Go, my spiders! Kill them like you did those wizards!" The man behind the furthest bookshelf finishes incanting and a swarm of spiders form around the fireplace.

"Jeez, Vermud! Gimme a warning, here!" Another voice calls out as the swarm approaches. The dirty human man, dressed in furs and animal hides emerges from the back staircase and loads a sling. "What are you waiting for! Kill them!"

You realize there are probably more enemies in the area, but where?

Round 1
Enemy
Hortensia
Darven (11 damage)
Kavor (2 damage, Resist Energy, Fire.)
Loni & Drootina
Carini (2 damage)
Hannar

Reminder: You are all walking downstairs. Only Darven can actually see the room because he's at the bottom. You'll have to go downstairs to see what's going on.

Ranged attacks are only possible from the bottom of the staircase (the 2 NW squares in the room.)

You can only see one man, but he's clearly talking to someone else in the room.

Combat Map

Would Hortensia have gotten an AOO on the rat as it moved up? She has combat reflexes. If so here it is. Reach weapons use the ranged rules for determining cover so Darven isnt in the way althogh the door may well be

Glaive, pa: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 - 1 = 25
Damage, pa: 1d10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 3 = 12

Unable to make use of her glaive now this rat is so close Hortensia draws her longsword and takes a swing at it.

Sword, pa: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 - 1 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14

It will have cover from my non reach melee attack. She is now holding her glaive in her off hand

Hortensia also scowls at Darven, You should have said you were still hurt from those stupid goblins and I could have healed you with my wand, no point buying them if you aren't prepared to use them.

"Damn rat..out of the way" With that Darven attempts to drive it back.

bull rush, not improved: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
If successful, I push the rat back five feet. And an additional five feet for every five I beat the CMD. Since I have not moved, I will move with the rat as far as it goes.

Delaying for now until there's more room

Carini attempts to push past Hortensia and Darven, trying to step around the rat and get into the room and relieve the congestion on the stair. "Move in! Nobody can maneuver here at all!"

Double move: 10' stairs (difficult terrain, 2x cost), 5' through rat's square, 10' past rat

Acrobatics DC=CMD+5: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5
Yeah, that's not going to work. Carini will end up where she started, as that's the only open square now this side of the rat

Hey, you wouldn't happen to be called Skagni, would you?"

Hortensia's combat reflexes kick in and she slices the rat before it gets to gnaw on Darven's armor. It disappears in a puff of smoke. "No! Mickey!" The madman howls.

With the rat no longer blocking the way, I assume most of you want to change your actions.

"Skagni? What's a Skagni? Another wizard to fry?" The man seems intrigued, even as he readies his sling.

Round 1
Enemy
Hortensia
Darven (11 damage)
Kavor (2 damage, Resist Energy, Fire.)
Loni & Drootina
Carini (2 damage)
Hannar

Reminder: You are all walking downstairs. Only Darven can actually see the room because he's at the bottom. You'll have to go downstairs to see what's going on.

Ranged attacks are only possible from the bottom of the staircase (the 2 NW squares in the room.)

You can only see one man, but he's clearly talking to someone else in the room.

Combat Map

Having dipatched the rat Hortensia hustles into the room, glaive in hand.

Double move, I will spoiler a couple of AOO's just in case

Hortensia hustles into the room. As she passes the fireplace, she hears a grunt and a swing of a steel warhammer materializes right in front of her!

Invisible, Favored vs FF: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 2 = 5
"Ha! Gotcha- damn, that's thick armor!" The man grunts as Hortensia barely notices him. If you want, Hortensia you can change your standard action in reaction to this. But you have a glaive, so it would be hard to counter at 5ft range.

Darven moves in and takes a swing at blue. Based on the picture I am assuming human

attack+power attack+favored enemy: 1d20 + 12 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 12 - 2 + 2 = 18
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 4 + 2 = 18

Yup, he's a human.

Darven shows the ambusher how it's done and slices into him. "Ack! A little help, Vermund?"

The old man laughs "And let this wizard tear into me with her scythe? She already killed Mickey." He glares at Hortensia and her "scythe".

Quick post... all I have time for, and with stubby gnome legs it's all I can do too. XD

Double Move
Both Loni and Drootina move into the room. Loni takes out his Wand of Cure Light as he does so. (He really should just have it out at this point)

Nope, Hortensia will keep her double move

Kavor Doan moves up, sees the spiders, and draws a flask of acid.

Retcon

Carini will make the double move that she initially attempted, since the rat is no longer in the way.

Current Round

Carini continues into the room, following the wall to the other side of the book stacks, hoping to get the jump on someone from behind.

What's under the black square? Carini is moving at least 5' this round, so she can see it now. But depending on what's there, this may be a 5' step and attack, or the movement may continue.

@Carini: The black square is a swarm of spiders.

This brick-walled room is fifty feet long and twenty-five feet wide and the ceiling stands twenty feet tall. Abandoned metal braces, likely once used to hold up shelves of items, are studded along the west and east brick walls. A fresh, new- looking wooden door is closed on the east wall. The entire room smells of unwashed flesh and possesses a faint, sickly- sweet odor. The room is unbelievably hot, a sharp contrast to the cold brewery above. Makeshift shelves stand on north and south ends of the room, some of them sparsely filled with books. A large, round wooden table sits in the middle of the room, surrounded by chairs. Along the entire length of the west wall are stacked cages, jars, buckets, bottles and various bits of masonry, all teeming with a wide variety of insects.

The man laughs. "How many trees did those wizards burn? All of them! All of them! Isn't that right, Giselle?" The man turns to one of the jars of insects. "That's why they had to die. That's why they ALL had to die! Hahaha!"

I'll bot Hannar later tonight.

Current Round

Carini comes to a screeching halt as she rounds the bend of the book stacks. She pulls a small flask from her pouch and immediately tosses it at the swarm of spiders.

Hannar double moves into the room..."Ahhh...spiders!!!"...and stops suddenly, turning paler than normal.

I'm afraid of spiders and so are all my characters.