GM Bret’s RetroCon Legacy of the Stonelords
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Game Master
BretI
Kulga swaps weapons.
Bolded may act.
Round 3:
Bless active
Blue Goat 36 damage, at bottom of pit, protection from good
Wolfgang 0 damage
Garduk 4 damage -1 Con -1 Dex
Brayne 0 damage -1 con -4
Round 3:
Chandrabha 33 damage -3 Dex
Sha’ar 9 damage
Kulga 10 damage Guidance
CN Half-Orc Invulnerable 2 Oracle 5 HP:69/69(81) | AC:8(6) T:8 FF:8 DR1/- | CMB:8 CMD:16 | Saves F:+8 R:-0 W:+6/8 | Init:-2 | Per:+0 | Rage:9/9 | Spells 1: 7/7 Spells 2 : 5/5 |
Hey GM, I don't believe I stowed away my CLW wand, so I would still be holding it. But if you think it be appropriate that It was stowed away let me know, my standard action then would be to retrieve it.
Seeing Chandrabha badly injured, Brayne utilizes his wand to heal her. "Let magic heal your soul!"
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Brayne heals Chandrabha a little bit.
Bolded may act.
Round 3:
Bless active
Blue Goat 36 damage, at bottom of pit, protection from good
Wolfgang 0 damage
Garduk 4 damage -1 Con -1 Dex
Brayne 0 damage -1 con -4
Round 3:
Chandrabha 29 damage -3 Dex
Sha’ar 9 damage
Kulga 10 damage Guidance
Chandrabha fires down at the demon,
Garduk’s crossbow, bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 = 9
Cold Iron bolt: 1d8 ⇒ 5
Chandrabha misses.
The demon uses magic again. It then moves to one side of the pit, pushes off that side to take a running jump up on the cleric’s side of the pit. It seems to be moving faster than it was before.
Acrobatics to jump: 1d20 + 18 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 18 + 12 = 31
Faster, but not enough to leap up and catch the edge!
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Round 4:
Bless active
Blue Goat 36 damage, at bottom of pit, protection from good, expeditious retreat
Wolfgang 0 damage
Garduk 4 damage -1 Con -1 Dex
Brayne 0 damage -1 con -4
Round 5:
Chandrabha 29 damage -3 Dex
Sha’ar 9 damage
Kulga 10 damage Guidance
Female Dwarf LN Slayer 7| HP 67/67 | AC 25(26), T 13, FF 24 CMD 25 | F +9(12), R +8(11), W +5(8) | Init +3 | Perc +12 | SM +12 |
Carefully Kulga sights in and looses, stepping right up to the edge to get a cleaner shot.
Longbow (Bless, Studied): 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 1 + 2 = 21
Cold Iron Piercing: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14
Reflex: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 12 + 2 = 22
Kulga moves up and fires at the goat thing.
She hits and kills it.
Exceptional Success
Garduk dismisses the pit trap and the dwarven acolytes come forward thanking you. As you look them over, you realize these were the tortured faces you had seen in the flames of the haunt.
They offer to use what few spells they have to heal your wounds,
Each casts their cure spell once.
I will allow you to decide how they are distributed.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
I assume Chandrabha would use her wand of Infernal healing at this point. Everyone else can also feel free to heal up.
Garduk, the Mage Armor spell from your wand is going to expire soon.
After taking care of any injuries, you move on.
Same map as Slide 4
This scene shows remarkably little change. The toad-like idol no longer has cracks in its form, though it's no less loathsome. The indentation before it is filled with green-tinged liquid, and beneath the statue's probing tentacles rests a small book bound in moldy leather.
M Half-Orc (Shaman's Apprentice) | Arcanist (occultist) 7 | HP: 42/42 | AC:17* T:17* FF:16* | CMB:+3 CMD:16 | F:+4 R:+5 W:+6; +1 vs death eff. | Init:+5 | Per:+7 (darkvis.), SM: +0 | Speed 30' | Arc Res 6/13 | Spells: lvl 3: 3/4; lvl 2: 3/5; lvl 1, 0/6 | Ranged touch atk 1d20+5, Melee touch atk 1d20+3 | *Active: M.A., See Inv.
Knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Garduk casts Mage Armor on himself and on Brayne with his wand. If I'm counting correctly, I believe there is one more hour to go on the remaining temporary hit points from False Life. then activates Chandrabha's wand of Infernal Healing for her as many times as necessary to get her and Sha'ar back to full in combination with one or two of the CLW spells, which is going to take 3 or 4 charges. (Kulga, you're the only other person who's wounded - how do you want to divide them up?)
"Looks like this is just water and shredded plants. Should be harmless."
Garduk starts to approach closer to reach for the book, then remembers Kulga and Brayne being choked by invisible tentacles. "But still..." He casts Detect Magic, just to be sure.
Female Dwarf LN Slayer 7| HP 67/67 | AC 25(26), T 13, FF 24 CMD 25 | F +9(12), R +8(11), W +5(8) | Init +3 | Perc +12 | SM +12 |
Kulga gives the statue a thorough inspection as well, then if she and Garduk are both satisfied, reaches for the book.
Perception (Stonecunning): 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 2 = 21
Garduk detects something magical surrounding the book under one of its tentacles. Concentrating on it, he figures out it is similar to a Force Wall in a dome shape around the area where the book is. There is also some sort of strange aura on the book itself.
Around the same time Kulga finds that something invisible is stopping her hand from touching the area around the book. There doesn’t appear to be anything unusual about the stonework other than the subject that the artist chose to portray.
Obvious ways to deal with the force wall around the book would be to cast Dispel Magic on it or to carefully break it. Breaking it carries the danger of harming the book as you break through the protective barrier.
Looking around, you also find dwarven runes at the base of the statue.
Female Dwarf LN Slayer 7| HP 67/67 | AC 25(26), T 13, FF 24 CMD 25 | F +9(12), R +8(11), W +5(8) | Init +3 | Perc +12 | SM +12 |
“Know now that the treatise isn't meant to be touched by hands that have seen the sun.” Kulga reads the runes aloud.
"Hmmp. Don't see how that gets us through the wall. Can someone dispel this?"
M Half-Orc (Shaman's Apprentice) | Arcanist (occultist) 7 | HP: 42/42 | AC:17* T:17* FF:16* | CMB:+3 CMD:16 | F:+4 R:+5 W:+6; +1 vs death eff. | Init:+5 | Per:+7 (darkvis.), SM: +0 | Speed 30' | Arc Res 6/13 | Spells: lvl 3: 3/4; lvl 2: 3/5; lvl 1, 0/6 | Ranged touch atk 1d20+5, Melee touch atk 1d20+3 | *Active: M.A., See Inv.
Garduk shakes his head sheepishly. "I, er, I haven't learned that spell yet." He looks doubtful. "Can you break the force wall? Carefully?"
"Orrrrr," thinking furiously, he pulls It Crawls from Darkness out of his haversack, "is this supposed to mean something?"
CN Half-Orc Invulnerable 2 Oracle 5 HP:69/69(81) | AC:8(6) T:8 FF:8 DR1/- | CMB:8 CMD:16 | Saves F:+8 R:-0 W:+6/8 | Init:-2 | Per:+0 | Rage:9/9 | Spells 1: 7/7 Spells 2 : 5/5 |
No dispel means here. But a scroll I will definitely be picking up for our next adventure!
With regards to healing rounds, since Brayne has his wand out, he will gladly assist anyone who request for assistance
Brayne looks over Garduk and Kulga, "I have not learnt that spell either, but perhaps if we can lift it without using our hands?" Brayne attempts to lift the book using mage hand to see if that is possible.
If it's not, he would suggest to just break the force shield what happens, in the name of science and magic!
Brayne attempts his spell and then remembers it doesn’t work on magical items.
CN Half-Orc Invulnerable 2 Oracle 5 HP:69/69(81) | AC:8(6) T:8 FF:8 DR1/- | CMB:8 CMD:16 | Saves F:+8 R:-0 W:+6/8 | Init:-2 | Per:+0 | Rage:9/9 | Spells 1: 7/7 Spells 2 : 5/5 |
Brayne looks really disappointed, "Kulga, break it!"
M Half-Orc (Shaman's Apprentice) | Arcanist (occultist) 7 | HP: 42/42 | AC:17* T:17* FF:16* | CMB:+3 CMD:16 | F:+4 R:+5 W:+6; +1 vs death eff. | Init:+5 | Per:+7 (darkvis.), SM: +0 | Speed 30' | Arc Res 6/13 | Spells: lvl 3: 3/4; lvl 2: 3/5; lvl 1, 0/6 | Ranged touch atk 1d20+5, Melee touch atk 1d20+3 | *Active: M.A., See Inv.
Garduk holds up a hand. "Wait, one other idea! I could summon an earth elemental. It would never have seen the sun, and maybe it could burrow up from underneath. Do you think that would work?"
It would be a wasted resource unless we get into an encounter quickly, but it might work. Would a linguistics check give us any better insight into the meaning of the runes' warning?
Checking the barrier before he summons, Garduk realizes that the barrier goes under the book as well. Burrowing up would not allow an Earth Elemental to bypass the barrier.
You suspect that the text is not intended to be taken literally and likely meant to be open to multiple interpretations.
Female Dwarf LN Slayer 7| HP 67/67 | AC 25(26), T 13, FF 24 CMD 25 | F +9(12), R +8(11), W +5(8) | Init +3 | Perc +12 | SM +12 |
"Hells. We're not getting the barrier down gently anyways."
Waraxe: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 Repeat as necessary
Waraxe: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Waraxe: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Kulga manages to damage the barrier with each of her hits.
It has taken a total of 18 hit points so far. It looks like It is almost broken.
Hardness 6, took 5, 6 and 7 hp damage respectively.
Another full strength hit has the possibility of damaging the book.
Female Dwarf LN Slayer 7| HP 67/67 | AC 25(26), T 13, FF 24 CMD 25 | F +9(12), R +8(11), W +5(8) | Init +3 | Perc +12 | SM +12 |
Kulga taps at the shield with a dagger with all the care of a sculptor with her chisel.
Damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Male Human Gunslinger (Bolt Ace) 3/ Fighter (Mutation Warrior) 3 | HP 55/55 - AC: 21 T: 17 /FF: 14 - Perception +11 - F: +9 / R: +11 /W: +6 - CMB +6 - CMD +22 - Speed 30 - Init. +8 - Grit Pool 2/2 day
Wolfgang looks at the others, puzzled:"Do you wanty me to shoot the book as well?" he asks.
Kulga manages to damage the barrier with her first hit, but not the other two.
Garduk inspects it and thinks it is almost broken.
Since she had earlier said to repeat as needed...
Kulga hits it again.
Dagger: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
CN Half-Orc Invulnerable 2 Oracle 5 HP:69/69(81) | AC:8(6) T:8 FF:8 DR1/- | CMB:8 CMD:16 | Saves F:+8 R:-0 W:+6/8 | Init:-2 | Per:+0 | Rage:9/9 | Spells 1: 7/7 Spells 2 : 5/5 |
Brayne tries to lightly gnaw on the shield.
Dmg: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Dmg: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Dmg: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Ninja'd by Robo Bret!
Kulga breaks through the barrier and is able to stop her blow before it damages the book.
Female Dwarf LN Slayer 7| HP 67/67 | AC 25(26), T 13, FF 24 CMD 25 | F +9(12), R +8(11), W +5(8) | Init +3 | Perc +12 | SM +12 |
"Two fingers up means a shadow thing's choking me."
Kulga reaches over to grab the book.
Kulga's hand passes through the book.
She then tries feeling around. She can't seem to touch the book.
CN Half-Orc Invulnerable 2 Oracle 5 HP:69/69(81) | AC:8(6) T:8 FF:8 DR1/- | CMB:8 CMD:16 | Saves F:+8 R:-0 W:+6/8 | Init:-2 | Per:+0 | Rage:9/9 | Spells 1: 7/7 Spells 2 : 5/5 |
Brayne, intrigues, tries the same but does it with his eyes closed.
Bryne's hands also go through the book. He can feel the stone of the statue and the floor, but not the book.
M Half-Orc (Shaman's Apprentice) | Arcanist (occultist) 7 | HP: 42/42 | AC:17* T:17* FF:16* | CMB:+3 CMD:16 | F:+4 R:+5 W:+6; +1 vs death eff. | Init:+5 | Per:+7 (darkvis.), SM: +0 | Speed 30' | Arc Res 6/13 | Spells: lvl 3: 3/4; lvl 2: 3/5; lvl 1, 0/6 | Ranged touch atk 1d20+5, Melee touch atk 1d20+3 | *Active: M.A., See Inv.
"This is maddening! The book is just sitting there!" Garduk growls in annoyance. "It's an illusion, obviously. But what kind? Is it just displaced? Or is it an entirely illusory object and there isn't any book at all? Or maybe it isn't an illusion, but the on the ethereal plane rather than our own? Gah!"
In frustration, Garduk kicks at the book - or what he sees as the book.
Garduk kicks through the book.
M Half-Orc (Shaman's Apprentice) | Arcanist (occultist) 7 | HP: 42/42 | AC:17* T:17* FF:16* | CMB:+3 CMD:16 | F:+4 R:+5 W:+6; +1 vs death eff. | Init:+5 | Per:+7 (darkvis.), SM: +0 | Speed 30' | Arc Res 6/13 | Spells: lvl 3: 3/4; lvl 2: 3/5; lvl 1, 0/6 | Ranged touch atk 1d20+5, Melee touch atk 1d20+3 | *Active: M.A., See Inv.
Is Detect Magic still running? If not, Garduk casts it again.
Garduk glares at the book, trying to identify its magical aura.
Garduk thinks it is conjuration magic.
At least that is my best guess since it doesn’t exactly fit any spells.
Female Dwarf LN Slayer 7| HP 67/67 | AC 25(26), T 13, FF 24 CMD 25 | F +9(12), R +8(11), W +5(8) | Init +3 | Perc +12 | SM +12 |
"Hmmp. Neither hand nor foot." Kulga reverses her grip on her axe and pokes the book with the haft.
Kulga can feel resistance as she pokes the book with the haft of her axe.
M Half-Orc (Shaman's Apprentice) | Arcanist (occultist) 7 | HP: 42/42 | AC:17* T:17* FF:16* | CMB:+3 CMD:16 | F:+4 R:+5 W:+6; +1 vs death eff. | Init:+5 | Per:+7 (darkvis.), SM: +0 | Speed 30' | Arc Res 6/13 | Spells: lvl 3: 3/4; lvl 2: 3/5; lvl 1, 0/6 | Ranged touch atk 1d20+5, Melee touch atk 1d20+3 | *Active: M.A., See Inv.
"So it is really there, at least. Can you move it off that spot?"
Hmmm. Does Garduk still have his unseen servant?
Garduk the Unteachable wrote: Hmmm. Does Garduk still have his unseen servant? At your level it lasts for five hours. It is certainly still active.
M Half-Orc (Shaman's Apprentice) | Arcanist (occultist) 7 | HP: 42/42 | AC:17* T:17* FF:16* | CMB:+3 CMD:16 | F:+4 R:+5 W:+6; +1 vs death eff. | Init:+5 | Per:+7 (darkvis.), SM: +0 | Speed 30' | Arc Res 6/13 | Spells: lvl 3: 3/4; lvl 2: 3/5; lvl 1, 0/6 | Ranged touch atk 1d20+5, Melee touch atk 1d20+3 | *Active: M.A., See Inv.
It was from a scroll - caster level 1. I think it's still up, though.
Without taking his eyes off of the book, Garduk points to it and says to his unseen servant, "Pick up that book and bring it to me."
The book slowly lifts and floats over to Garduk. You can now read the title, It Crawls in Darkness. This copy is in much better shape than the one you picked up before.
Female Dwarf LN Slayer 7| HP 67/67 | AC 25(26), T 13, FF 24 CMD 25 | F +9(12), R +8(11), W +5(8) | Init +3 | Perc +12 | SM +12 |
"Well put it in a sack or something."
M Half-Orc (Shaman's Apprentice) | Arcanist (occultist) 7 | HP: 42/42 | AC:17* T:17* FF:16* | CMB:+3 CMD:16 | F:+4 R:+5 W:+6; +1 vs death eff. | Init:+5 | Per:+7 (darkvis.), SM: +0 | Speed 30' | Arc Res 6/13 | Spells: lvl 3: 3/4; lvl 2: 3/5; lvl 1, 0/6 | Ranged touch atk 1d20+5, Melee touch atk 1d20+3 | *Active: M.A., See Inv.
Garduk opens his handy haversack. "Drop it in here. I'll -- I mean, we'll -- examine it later."
The book moves over and is placed in the sack.
Extraordinary Success, although I’m not sure how anyone will get it out of the haversack...
Your group arrives back in the Grand Cathedral.
The area is teeming with the dwarves of Jormurdun's past evacuating the citadel at Gutheran's request. They are ghostly, seeming to flicker in and out of sight. The dwarves go about their urgent business.
Male Human Gunslinger (Bolt Ace) 3/ Fighter (Mutation Warrior) 3 | HP 55/55 - AC: 21 T: 17 /FF: 14 - Perception +11 - F: +9 / R: +11 /W: +6 - CMB +6 - CMD +22 - Speed 30 - Init. +8 - Grit Pool 2/2 day
"Running away" Wolfgang comments appearing more concerned than usual "Something is coming. Something very bad I geuss... Be ready"
Perception check: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
CN Half-Orc Invulnerable 2 Oracle 5 HP:69/69(81) | AC:8(6) T:8 FF:8 DR1/- | CMB:8 CMD:16 | Saves F:+8 R:-0 W:+6/8 | Init:-2 | Per:+0 | Rage:9/9 | Spells 1: 7/7 Spells 2 : 5/5 |
If there is time, Brayne will cast bless and divine favour in that order.
”Best be ready then!”
Female Dwarf LN Slayer 7| HP 67/67 | AC 25(26), T 13, FF 24 CMD 25 | F +9(12), R +8(11), W +5(8) | Init +3 | Perc +12 | SM +12 |
GM Bret wrote: The book moves over and is placed in the sack.
Extraordinary Success, although I’m not sure how anyone will get it out of the haversack...
Fine dwarven chopsticks of course :-)
M Half-Orc (Shaman's Apprentice) | Arcanist (occultist) 7 | HP: 42/42 | AC:17* T:17* FF:16* | CMB:+3 CMD:16 | F:+4 R:+5 W:+6; +1 vs death eff. | Init:+5 | Per:+7 (darkvis.), SM: +0 | Speed 30' | Arc Res 6/13 | Spells: lvl 3: 3/4; lvl 2: 3/5; lvl 1, 0/6 | Ranged touch atk 1d20+5, Melee touch atk 1d20+3 | *Active: M.A., See Inv.
Garduk casts Shield on himself from his wand (1 minute duration). "Everybody has been healed that needed healing, right? I've got a feeling we may be about to return home."
You never said, so I’m assuming this healing went to Kulga and then Sha’ar. Chandrabha used three Infernal healing charges from her wand.
Wolfgang notices some sort of creatures climbing down the walls to the north of the party. They look hungry.
Kn: dungeoneering to identify
@Brayne You have not cast Divine Favor yet.
Bolded may act.
Round 1:
Bless active
Chandrabha 0 damage -3 Dex
Sha’ar 2 damage
Wolfgang
Garduk 4 damage -1 Con -1 Dex Shield
Red
Brayne 0 damage -1 con -4 Dex
Kulga 3 damage
Orange
Blue
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