GL's Shattered Star.

Game Master Grandlounge

Knowledge (planes) Imp: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Knowledge (planes) Lemures: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

For the Lemures, I would like to know any SLAs they may possess.

Von-Dai hadn't paid much attention to study devils, apart from generally knowing what they were. He made a note to correct such an oversight going forward.

Marcus will move up and attack the imp.

power attack

to hit: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 damage: 1d3 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

Sevrus, also moves forward and attacks the imp.

dagger: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

dagger: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Lemures possess no notable magical abilities. The closest thing would be special vision, see in darkness.

Getting a jump on the imp Marcus (move attack) and Sevrus (5 ft stepping and full attacking) killing it in the blink of an eye.

sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 6, 2) = 19

With Marcus and Sevrus finishing the imp off quickly, Von-Dai turns his attention to the Lemures. Knowing his usual abilities weren't the most effective against them, he cast a defensive spell.

Casting mage armor.

Zeltyieli you still have an action.

Zeltyieli draws the small silver dagger, and steps into the room, attacking the nearest Lemure.

Dagger (Silver): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Attacks on Marcus
attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

Attack on Sevrus
attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

The Lemures strike out fruitlessly.

The bold may act.
Sevrus
Marcus
Zeltiyeli
Von-Dai
1: DC: IMP Dead
2: DC: Lemures 11 Planes
Hedrak

Sevrus swings at the Lemure again

dagger: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

dagger: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Zeltyieli turns the blade in his hand, then tries to strike at the lemure again.

Silver Dagger: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Sevrus and Zeltyieli both rend chunks of flesh from the creature but it still stands.

Von-Dai considers his options, then casts a spell to hurl bolts of force at the creature attacked by Sevrus and Zeltyieli.

Magic Missile: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 2 = 9
Spell Resistance in case: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Marcus will attack the quasit in front of him (west).

power attack
to hit: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 damage: 1d3 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

One falls to the magic missile. The second is mortally wounded.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Both attacks miss Marcus.

Everyone is up.

Sevrus attacks the lemure in front of her.

dagger: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

dagger: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Zeltyieli tries to bring the knife up and around, hoping to do more than scratch the lemure.

Silver Dagger: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

power attack
to hit: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23 damage: 1d3 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Sevrus and Marcus finish the fight. Out of initiative. In the room you find a scroll.

Von-Dai casts detect magic and examines the scroll to see if it's magical.

Von scans the scroll. Find it is magic he reads the scroll and determine the spell transcribed on it is animate dead.

Where to?

Von-Dai tucks the scroll away. While he doubted he would ever use it, he thought it wouldn’t hurt to keep it handy, just in case.

C4 next, I think.

Sevrus will scout ahead.

Taking 10 so stealth is 22, Perception 20

Severus creeps up to an ancient alchemical laboratory, but most of the equipment here has been smashed.

C5 - A stone door sits firmly in its frame. The twisting of time seems to have left the door jamed. (DC 20 Strength check to open)

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26

Von-Dai looked around the laboratory. ”This room looks to have been used to enhance and distill potions in strange ways. I suspect they functioned similarly to alchemical mutagens, which were likely used to alter Sinspawn and other similar creatures.”

Looking at the jammed door. "I'll give it a shot. "
strength check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Does anyone want to aid the check?

'Tyieli isn't terribly strong and wouldn't be much help...

Does Zeltyieli have Guidance prepared? If so, that could help.

Hedrak steps forward and offers his assistance to Marcus - "Let us do this friend"

STR Aid: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

There you go. I will put the post up tonight.

Zeltyieli whispers a quick spell, asking the Walker of Worlds to aid Marcus.

Guidance.

Did people want 'Tyieli to look through the door before we bash it open.

Too late.

This room is piled high with crumbling remnants of crates, barrels, urns, and casks of all sizes and descriptions.

The room’s contents are the mundane furnishings and accoutrements stripped from the laboratories when they were abandoned. They have all succumbed to the ravages of time and are worthless.

Your search of this chamber reveals a strange contraption that resembles a three-legged, four-armed humanoid made of iron and brass. This clockwork
the servant has long since run down, but it looks like it can be activated by winding a key.

"It is a strange contraption this, if I ever seen one" - Hedrak growls from the entryway, where he keeps watch.

We are in C5, correct? Have we explored C4?

You are in C5 you have cleared C4.

Von-Dai walks right up to the clockwork to begin examining it. "Interesting. It appears as though Ancient Thassilonians used clockwork creations as assistants. I wonder if we can repair and activated it, and what its function was."

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Knowledge (history): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

Your examination suggests that is it functional. It seems to require a specific key to wind it and allow it to work.

On further inspection, you think the key would create a magical link between the creature and the holder of the key binding it to protect the bearer.

"Well that's pretty neat. Let's find that key. "

"Yeah, if we can make it work, I'm sure Canavan would be interested in it."

"Actually, I think it would be quite useful to us while we explore the Crow. If we can find the key, we should make use of it until we've finished up here."

"Shall we proceed down the tunnel then?"

Sevrus will stealth ahead and search along the tunnel

taking 10 - Perception 20, Stealth 22

Zeltyieli whistles, walking around the machine several times, This is truly a wonder... He blinks at the thought of finding the key and making it work, I do so hope we find it - I'd love to see this work!

He shakes himself out of his wonder at Hedrak's question, and nods, "We should. And maybe we can find something as wondrous."

"Indeed" - the half-orc nods at Zeltyieli, then follows after Sevrus according to the agreed SOP.

A line of pillars runs down the center of this hall, between which lie the ruined remains of what was once an immense magical laboratory. Crumbled tables, broken stone urns, rusted cauldrons, and ancient fragments of broken glass lie scattered throughout. The northern wall depicts a vast mural of armies of deformed monsters and demons gathering on the shores of a mountainous island. Above, a woman’s face has been carved into the mountaintop, and an immense bridge arches out from just below this woman’s face. Below the mountain, at the end of a side view of a tangled network of caverns, lies a vast underground vault in which an immense monstrosity of tentacles surrounds a central fanged mouth; within the mouth glares an angry red eye.

Knowledge [History] Or Alcemy DC 20
Knowledge [geography] DC 20
Knowledge [planes] DC 30check

Knowledge (history): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16
Knowledge (geography): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

I missed the history one, but I think I hit the rest.

Knowledge (History): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Aha!! Who is the Sage now?! :D

We are Pathfinders, so technically all of us. After all, the motto is to Explore, Report, and Cooperate.

This room was once the primary fleshwarping laboratory—a place where the arcanists worked to craft sinspawn and other monstrosities for Alaznist’s armies (history). The tangle of broken and ruined equipment on the ground functions as difficult terrain. The mural on the northern wall depicts the armies of Bakrakhan on the shores of what is known today as Hollow Mountain (geography), while the monster that dwells in the caves deep below is a representation of one of Runelord Alaznist’s most powerful allies, the nascent demon lord Yamasoth (History).

If I had to guess at Sageness I would say it is the person that hit the planes check that also included that phrase, 'It’s unlikely
the PCs will be able to decipher this last bit of information...' But, this is why it is good to have multiple people that can make rolls.

Is there anything else you would like to do in this room?