GM Worg's Gallows of Madness (Inactive)

Game Master Kyle "Worg" H

That was my only acid flask.

Mivvy pulls another acid vial from her pack move action and chucks it toward the swarm standard action

Sensing the swarm's weakness, she throws at the ground beside them.
AC5 to hit a spot at the intersection of 4 squares.

ranged touch vs AC5: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
damage will be 2 points of acid splash damage

With the swarm destroyed, Mivvy tries to get a little better organised.
She hands a vial of acid to Keene, one to Fen and another to Kasumi, keeping one for herself. She gives Prakriti a tanglefoot bag, also keeping one for her own use.

She also hands potions of CLW to Kasumi, Fen and Urzaia, assuming that Prakriti can heal herself.

"Well, that was bracing, wasn't it!"

Mivvy surveys the area, "I still fancy getting rid of this awful gunk before we head inside. Then it's just a question of which door to choose."

Kasumi offers a weak smile as Mivvy hands her a few vials. ”Thank you kindly—I prefer to lean on my magic when possible, but lately it has been... not entirely helpful.”

Fort Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Fort Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

Add +1 to either of those if Kasumi could reasonably Resistance herself first.

All good Kasumi.

The spiders scatter and disperse, no longer being a threat.

To enter the warehouse, you will need to squeeze near the goop, as the door opens only so far due to being blocked.
Fortitude Save DC18 if you go in.

Keene pulls out a healing wand and asks one of the divine healers to use it on him. Assuming they agree...

Clw 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Right," groans Kasumi, brushing off a few remaining spiders. "Not fond with how much flesh they managed to take with them, but I'm glad they left me with as much as they did. Good throwing, Mivvy."

She looks at the goop-infested house with a sense of foreboding. "There's no way this will look elegant, but what if we tied some rope to the handle of that morningstar and just sort of... whipped it around in there? I'm still not certain what adverse affect that stuff might inflict upon us, but I'm rather certain I'd rather not find out firsthand."

Fen takes the potion, drinking it as he is still bleeding from the Swarm.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

"Looks like we have to squeeze past this goo, heres hoping it doesn't do much." Fen Says as he squeezes through.

fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Urzaia tries running the morningstar through the GOP, hoping to clear some space to get a look inside.

Riti heals her wounds with her wand, once again offering it to anyone who is still in need. "Yes, nicely done getting rid of those spiders. At least one of my past lives was completely afraid of those things and I don't recall any of them being very fond of them."

CLW on self: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Urzaia's morningstar scrapes most of the goop off, but some still clings behind.
To be fair, Ill allow a reflex save to avoid some of the goop before the fortitude save. We will say DC15 Reflex avoids it.

Riti joins the rest of the group as they make their way past the goop.

Assuming we've got no choice but to go past. Will enter in usual position in marching order.

REFLEX: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12
FORT: 1d20 ⇒ 13

What about the single door? Is that goopy?

Urzaia borrows the wand
Wand: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 2 = 7

and squeezes in
Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

but brushes against the goop.
Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Kasumi will give out backpats to anyone that is making their way in, then backpats herself.

Take Resistance again :D

Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

Reflex: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 3 + 1 = 22

"Thank you Kasumi, that goo could have been deadly I bet." Fen says.

Perception inside: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Mivvy takes a look at the northern doors and discovers that they are actually goop free. Upon discovering this, most of the party goes through that one without hazard. Bypassing the Fortitude save.

The first half of the party moves in, and within a matter of moments, three giant centipedes awaken and are ready to attack!

Round 1: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Red Centipede(-0,Fine)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-2,Fine)
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-1,Fine)
Green Centipede(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-0,Fine)
Blue Centipede(-0,Fine)

The Red Centipede moves up and attacks...
1d3 ⇒ 1
.. Mivvy!

Round 1: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Red Centipede(-0,Fine)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-2,Fine)
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-1,Fine)
Green Centipede(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-2,Parry? Fort DC13)
Blue Centipede(-0,Fine)

One way or another I think we can safely assume that everyone still has Resistance-- we just used a different door. Remember to +1 that Fort save!

"Always, always more bugs. Can't we get an irritable dog or something slow-witted but not, I don't know, completely mentally incompatible?"

Kasumi groans, drawing her crossbow.

I can’t parry when flat-footed...

fortitude: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Prior reflex 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Fort 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Keene moves and swings his sword at the closest centipede.

Attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Damage 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 5) + 2 = 12

Possible crit 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Damage 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 3) + 2 = 8

Father Urzaia swings at the centipede next to him

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

but his axe only hits the floor.

Fen slides back away from the centipedes, cracking his whip at the blue tinged bug.

Whip: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 91d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Round 1: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Red Centipede(-20,Crushed)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-2,Fine)
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-1,Fine)
Green Centipede(-0,Fine)
Mivvy Hetherington(-2,Fine)
Blue Centipede(-0,Fine)

@Mivvy: Guessed so, but I don't play Swashbucklers, so didn't know if you had anything yet to counter on flat footed.

The Green centipede moves up to strike at Mivvy!

However, its attack misses entirely!
Mivvy is up!

Riti moves into the room, swinging her morningstar at the nearest centipede.

Morningstar: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Mivvy sashays to the side 5ft step and lashes out at the creature.
rapier attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
piercing damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Round 1: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Red Centipede(-20,Crushed)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-2,Fine)
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-1,Fine)
Green Centipede(-8,Decimated)
Mivvy Hetherington(-2,Fine)
Blue Centipede(-0,Fine)

Mivvy destroys the Green Centipede with little effort.
The blue one attempts an assault on Prakriti!

It misses horribly!

Round 2: FIGHT!
Battlefield Conditions: Normal Light
Red Centipede(-20,Crushed)
Prakriti(-0,Fine)
Kasumi the Vexatious(-2,Fine)
Fen Vion(-0,Fine)
Father Urzaia Conflict(-0,Fine)
Rondolpho Keene(-1,Fine)
Green Centipede(-8,Decimated)
Mivvy Hetherington(-2,Fine)
Blue Centipede(-0,Fine)

Kasumi trots in, having not had the chance to line up a shot previously, and takes aim.

Crossbow Shot into melee: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 2 - 4 = 5

Her bolt digs harmlessly into the wall between Prakriti and the centipede. "Sorry! Still learning how to use this thing!"

Fen scowls a bit at his missing the smaller creature with his whip, correcting himself Fen cracks the whip again.

Whip: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 111d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

The priest gathers himself and steps forward to chop at the remaining insect.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Crit: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Urzaia feels the centipede crunch under his blow and gives a small look of satisfaction.

He hefts the morningstar "I may have to keep this or get one of my own. It's proving to be handy.

Is that purple patch goop? Mivvy is not stepping in goop with her good boots. Can we Urzaia get rid of the goop?

Kasumi would prefer to avoid stepping in goop as well, regardless of the age of her boots.

"1001 Uses For A Cold Iron Morningstar would make for an interesting book," admits Kasumi. "Might be able to afford a second one with the profits."

Urzaia makes quick work of the last centipede.

Keene waits for another threat to show itself after the centipedes were squished.

"Does anyone know what these eggs are? I can get rid of them, but I don't know if they're important."

One of the eggs starts hatching!
This provokes an attack of Opportunity

Fen's whip lashes out at the hatching Egg.

Whipe: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 81d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"more Centipedes? Best to not allow them to hatch if they are surviving in that goo." Fen says

The egg shatters, and collapses. A centipede just as foul as the previous in its newborn state collapses out of the shell. It writhes for a moment before dropping dead.

Urzaia immediately begins applying the morningstar to the rest of the eggs.

"No."

”I’d hate for these to cent-impede our search for the apprentices,” says Kasumi, immediately glancing around at her fellow Pathfinders to see if anyone laughs.

Mivvy groans and rolls her eyes, ”Very droll, I’m sure.”

Then she stands guard over the next door until Urzaia has destroyed all of the eggs and goop.

After a few moments, Urzaia destroys the goop and the centipede eggs in this section. The room is clear, and all that remains is the doorway forward into the large warehouse section...

Torches in each corner of this large room shed dim flickering light between high columns of barrels and crates. Four large pillars support the ceiling. Purplish-black slime covers the eastern wall and much of the room’s southeast corner, stretching between the walls, pillars, and crates with long filaments. Countless shapes, varying greatly in size, crowd the sludge. Several of these shapes, pinned to the walls and crates or lying on the floor, appear human-sized.

The buzzing of a fly can be heard in the room as it lurks near some human-sized cocoons of goop in the back of the warehouse.

Urzaia follows the wall, continuing to use the morningstar to clear away the goop.

Mivvy steps into the room, taking a vial of acid from her pack.

”More bugs?” She wrinkles her nose in distaste.

"Ah, never mind the bugs! Those shapes in the slime. You...ah, you don't think they could be the missing children, do you?" Riti rushes towards the slime to check it out.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Moving as far into room toward where now positioned on map until the inevitable fly attack comes.

Kasumi frowns as she enters. "It seems... likely. My optimism for their survival has just tanked again, though," she admits.

Fen moves up beside Mivvy whip at the ready to defend himself and the others as needed. "We need to figure out what this goop is, Father can you clear us a way to one of the Caccons I will watch for whatever is making all that buzzing noise."

Kasumi also reloads her crossbow. Forgot to explicitly mention that earlier.