GM Worg's Gallows of Madness (Inactive)

Game Master Kyle "Worg" H

Riti follows along, her morningstar firmly gripped in her hand.

Fen Follows suit, the words of a smell on his lips, Whip coiled in his right hand.

"Well the purple good will pervert nature, making it less pretty and more hostile." Fen says

You all know what Demon's Bile is Perception: 1d20 + 9000 ⇒ (9) + 9000 = 9009

The current light level is normal due to the evening sun, with some areas being dim light.

Father Urzaia notices all the threats as soon as he enters.
Fen notices at least 3 enemies nearby.
Kasumi notices a butterfly floating around on a flower.
Mivvy notices one enemy hiding in the bushes.
Prakriti notices notices one enemy hiding in the bushes.
Keene notices all the threats as soon as he enters.

No surprise round needed them, lets just initiative.

Round 1: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-0,Fine)
Red Mite(-0,Fine)
Orange Mite(0,Fine)
Green Mite(-0,Fine)
Yellow Mite(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-0,Fine)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Drochtac(-0,Fine)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)

Knowledge: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Well, it's a Fey, so I can assume DR/Cold Iron. How about special attacks?

Paralysis linked to its bite. Surprise Reach, and Revolting Taste.

knowledge(nature): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Mivvy charges the first mite green.

charging attack with cold iron rapier: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

crit confirm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
possible crit damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Mivvy's rapier stabs into the Mite's eye, driving through his brain.

He offers a weak smile before dying.

Kasumi bends over to observe the pretty butterfly for a moment, chuckling as it alights upon her wand. She doesn't even notice the mites until Mivvy kicks one off her blade and whirls around for her next target, at which point Kasumi utters a quick swear in Sylvan.

"Uhhhhhhhhh--YOU!" she says, quickly taking in and prioritizing the targets. With a quick twisting, flicking motion, she sends a beam of sparkly light toward the drochtac.

Daze, DC17!

"Wait-- oh, Daikitsu. That's a Drochtac. They've got long reach-- so keep your distance!" she cautions.

Know. Nature 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Immunities?

Immune to: None, DR 2/Cold Iron.

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT BOTTING FEN VION

Fen moves along the wall and strikes at the red Mite.

Attack Roll:rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Damage Roll:rapier: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

The rapier does 1 point of damage to the mite.

Round 1: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-0,Fine)
Red Mite(-1,Fine)
Orange Mite(0,Fine)
Green Mite(-18,Dead)
Yellow Mite(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-0,Fine)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Drochtac(-0,Fine)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)

The Drochtac seems to be in a weird daze!

The mites begin their counter offensive, the orange one charging Mivvy, the yellow one charging Fen, and the red one stepping forward and slicing at Fen!

Round 1 & 2: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-0,Fine)
Red Mite(-1,Fine)
Orange Mite(0,Fine)
Green Mite(-18,Dead)
Yellow Mite(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-0,Fine)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Drochtac(-0,Dazed)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)

Urzaia moves to defend Fen.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Damage, Cold Iron: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Mivvy strikes back at her new opponent.
attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

cold iron rapier

Keene moves to the orange mite and swings his greatsword.

Attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Damage 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 2 = 9

Sorry busy day yesterday

Fen steps to the side 5' to allow the father to assist him with the mites.

"This place gets more strange as we go." Fen says swinging his rapier agian.

Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 111d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Round 1 & 2: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-0,Fine)
Red Mite(-9,Dead)
Orange Mite(12,Dead)
Green Mite(-18,Dead)
Yellow Mite(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-0,Fine)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Drochtac(-0,Dazed)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)

Kasumi takes a few steps back, slipping into the bush effortlessly as if it weren't there. Her presence is felt, however, as a sudden streak of light jets out from inside, swirling around the remaining mite's head.

DC17 Daze again! Hope you don't mind the delay, I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to Daze someone who was about to be on the receiving end of an orcish morningstar...

Morningstar is the backup now. Urzaia uses the piercing version of a falcata as his main now. I think he's going to have some Vital Strike and crit moves later on.

Auntie Kasumi doesn’t know what the kids are into these days!

Riti moves in to strike at the Drochtac, hoping to get it before it recovers from its dazed state.

Morninstar +1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Round 2: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-0,Fine)
Red Mite(-9,Dead)
Orange Mite(12,Dead)
Green Mite(-18,Dead)
Yellow Mite(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-0,Fine)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Drochtac(-5,Fine)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)

Prakriti bonks the Drochtac on the head!

The mite looks like it is seeing stars.

Round 2: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-0,Fine)
Red Mite(-9,Dead)
Orange Mite(12,Dead)
Green Mite(-18,Dead)
Yellow Mite(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-0,Fine)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Drochtac(-5,Dazed)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)

Keene moves to just north fo Prakriti and swings his greatsword.

Would someone move me, please?

Attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Damage 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 3) + 2 = 10

Riti continues to strike at the Drochtac.

+1 Morningstar: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Round 2: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-0,Fine)
Red Mite(-9,Dead)
Orange Mite(12,Dead)
Green Mite(-18,Dead)
Yellow Mite(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-0,Fine)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Drochtac(-9,Dazed)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)

Forgot the Drochtac's DR.
The Drochtac bites and claws at Prakriti!

And all three of its attacks miss.

Round 2 & 3: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-0,Fine)
Red Mite(-9,Dead)
Orange Mite(12,Dead)
Green Mite(-18,Dead)
Yellow Mite(-0,Dazed)
Rondolpho Keene(-0,Fine)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Drochtac(-9,Fine)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)

If it doesn’t respond or responds negatively, Kasumi will blast it with her wand.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Urzaia steps to the remaining mite and swings.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Damage, Cold Iron: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Mivvy comes round the creature to flank it.

double move. If needed, Mivvy has the movement left for athletics to avoid AoO (for reach)

Fen quick steps so that the Father can move into a more advantageous position to attack.

Rapier: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 211d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Fen stabs the mite through, and Kasumi redirects her magic missile to the Drochtac instead. Both now lie still.

Mivvy surveys the corpses, ”These things do t have the wit to cause such trouble. They are a symptom of the malaise here.”

Then she sniggers, ”Mrs Hawthorne loves that word: ‘malaise’. She put about five syllables in it.”

Kasumi nods in agreement. ”We’ll need to search the grounds, then!”

For a bit of time, those who listen closely can hear her muttering:
”Malaise. Ma-layyyyz. Ma-lay-eez-y. Mally-ally-ay-zee.”

Fen smiles as he hears Kasumi trying to make Malaise in to fire syllables.

"SO we go around the grounds then in the front door?" Fen says putting his rapier away and coiling up his whip.

You begin searching the grounds. There is little to find here, but there is also the entrance to the stables and the entrance to the manor itself.

To the east there is some garden space as well as the family crypt.

Where doth thou traverse to, finders of ye path?

"I don't think I'd put those away yet, Fen. That was just the welcoming committee. They no doubt have allies waiting for us."

Says Urzaia as he resumes his trek to the stables.

"I will keep the whip out, just don't want to have two hands full incase I have to dispense some vengeance with a spell." Fen says with a smile

Inside the stables...

Bones litter the bare stone floor of this stable. The reek of decay hangs heavy in the air.

Some angry centipedes chiter at you, but do not move closer. You can see that they just want to protect their eggs and do not want any trouble.

Hand-waive the fight because it gives the option to.

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Inside the family tomb...

Hidden amid a copse of gnarled trees sits a large mausoleum of polished granite. Statues of weeping angels of greentinged bronze flank the closed entrance. A tarnished silver doorplate on the black steel door reads, “Sarini.”

Disable Device DC20 or Break DC18 to open the tomb.

Mivvy raises an eyebrow, ”Really? Tomb-breaking? Perhaps we should concentrate on the rest of the grounds and then try the house?”

”Our mission was to explore this whole place, as I remember, mausoleum included. I suspect there will be company down there. Anyone with me to open this door up right now?”

Keene will try to pick open the door if the majority of the group are with him. If not, he will agree to move on.

"I'll give you a hand."

Str: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Strength check 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

Kasumi shrugs. ”Not like they particularly respected others in life or death, if I hear the rumors correctly. Might as well pop in and see what their bones have been up to.”

On that note, she takes a minute to find a likely-looking club.

"Yes, we might learn something important down here." Riti helps push open the tomb.

STR (aid): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

That will do.

Inside the mausoleum, two stone coffins stand on a dais, and several more coffins lie on shelves built into the walls. On the dais are two empty coffins.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Surprise!

Urzaia pushes deeper into the tomb.
He holds up the journal.
"Can anyone read this? I can't make out the smudges."