He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
The remaining man stands up sending his chair over. He raises his hands and shouts "I GIVE UP! I GIVE UP!"
End combat?
Round 1! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Sirius
__ Shadowy thug
__ Jurmo
__ Andolyn
__ Ezren
__ Janus the One and Only!
__ Hosser
Human (ulfen) Inquisitor (green faith marshal, sanctified slayer) 6| AC 20 T 13 FF 17 | HP 54/54 | F +9 R +7 W +9 | CMD 21 (22 v disarm)| Init +5 | Perc +11 (+13) | Spells (-, 5/5, 4/4) | Bane (6/6)
Janus circles around the assassin, to flank with Andolyn, and strikes. Immediate action to make him Janus's Studied Target.
I wouldn't typically attack an enemy who surrendered - but Janus has the Fey's attitude to death. Imbrex is the god of endings - and this makes an ending.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Human (ulfen) Inquisitor (green faith marshal, sanctified slayer) 6| AC 20 T 13 FF 17 | HP 54/54 | F +9 R +7 W +9 | CMD 21 (22 v disarm)| Init +5 | Perc +11 (+13) | Spells (-, 5/5, 4/4) | Bane (6/6)
"We make endings."
"Timinic, these are your Chuds. Assassins who made a lair in the sewer. We doubt they are connected to the Vessels or the Poisoners; members of either guild would have no need to hide down here, they operate in the open. We must find the reason for their secrecy - whatever it is, they killed Bosk and Clovesh to keep it hidden. We will recover ourself from the pit whilst the rest of you begin the search."
Janus, preferably with a hand from someone else, uses their rope to descend into the pit trap and recover their unconscious reptilian half. Then they return to see how the search proceeds, and lend assistance.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
I'm going to assume someone has a long rope on them, and one or two people help hold on to one end. What do other folks do?
|AC 18, T 15, FF 13 (+2 vs missile)|HP: 25/25|F +1, R +9, W 0 (+2 vs Air/Divi/Ench/Electricity)|Init +5, Perc +4, +1 vs surprise|CMB +8 (+2 to dirty trick/steal) CMD 18 (20 vs dirty trick/steal)|1/1 Breeze
"Blow me down...and I thought the Satrapy was tough on crime."
Sirius produces a length of finest-quality bloodvine rope to help Janus retrieve their better half.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Andolyn rifles the fallen men's equipment can comes away with the following items of relevance.
DA LOOT!
Two (2) suits of masterwork studded leather armor
Two (2) masterwork composite longbows
• Two (2) quivers of arrows
• Two (2) rapiers
• About 146 gp in assorted coin.
• Two (2) glass potion vials filled with a green liquid - detect magic + spellcraft or perception (taste) DC 19:
potion of cure moderate wounds
• Two (2) glass potion vials filled with a clear oily liquid - detect magic + spellcraft or perception (taste) (DC 19):
potion of invisibility
• Four (4) steel vials filled with a clear lubricant - detect magic + spellcraft (DC 16):
oil of magic weapon
If you use perception (taste) for this last one (DC 5):
OH MY GODS! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? I told you it was a lubricant. YUCK!
Human (ulfen) Inquisitor (green faith marshal, sanctified slayer) 6| AC 20 T 13 FF 17 | HP 54/54 | F +9 R +7 W +9 | CMD 21 (22 v disarm)| Init +5 | Perc +11 (+13) | Spells (-, 5/5, 4/4) | Bane (6/6)
"We doubt there are any more of them Andolyn. These men and their doppelganger ally assassinated an officer of Daggermark's military, in contravention of guild practice. They hide here in the sewers because they are not part of the guilds."
Janus attempts to identify the green potions with detect magic - however, they first cast detect poison to ensure that the vials or liquids are not toxic.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
There are eight doors around the perimeter of the room (not counting the one you came through), two ladders leading up to ceiling hatches (+15'), and a stone stairwell leading up as well.
dice:
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
While Janus climbs down into the pit, Jurmo notes the presence of a magical aura on two of the arrows as well.
Gingerly stepping into the room, Ezren winces when he sees the bodies. "Really, Janus, the fellow had surrendered! Easier to get answers from a warm body, you know. Plus it's the principle of the thing!"
Human (ulfen) Inquisitor (green faith marshal, sanctified slayer) 6| AC 20 T 13 FF 17 | HP 54/54 | F +9 R +7 W +9 | CMD 21 (22 v disarm)| Init +5 | Perc +11 (+13) | Spells (-, 5/5, 4/4) | Bane (6/6)
"Principle? Their blood and bones will feed the Green. There is no higher authority to deliver such miscreants to in Daggermark. They killed Bosk and Clovesh. They would have killed others, including Timinic. We killed them. They have gone to the next world. Every ending is a beginning."
Starting from the door that Jurmo is next to and going round, Janus will search the exits for potential traps.
No time pressure apparent, so Take 20 on Perception for 29 (or 31 if Alertness is still granted by an unconscious familiar).
I think if I were playing anyone but Janus, I'd have accepted the assassin's surrender. But Janus is a fey-touched Daggermark veteran for whom death is but a journey. Given Andolyn's wish to fight them, Hosser's too I think, Janus would strike.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
1d10 ⇒ 4
Carrying a scaly sock puppet doesn't help your perception, Janus--unless it is the famous pet rock familiar, but then only if it has at least one plastic googly eye glued to it. Or perhaps if it has the taxidermic familiar template which I have just now invented.
After about four long minutes of checking doors Janus finds a real one. The three along the north wall seem to be fakes, practice doors and locks that open on brick walls, but the one in southeast corner seems to have more behind it, there's a faint light coming from beneath. It seems unlocked.
On a side note no poisons have been discovered yet.
Others might do other things in the meantime.
Timnic just stares at the felled men as if in shock.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
The door opens on a torch-lit chamber. Fine sand fills a shallow pit at the center of this room. Four straw dummies wearing padded armor stand at each corner of the pit. Solid wooden doors lead out to the north and east, while an arched hallway continues to the south.
Human (ulfen) Inquisitor (green faith marshal, sanctified slayer) 6| AC 20 T 13 FF 17 | HP 54/54 | F +9 R +7 W +9 | CMD 21 (22 v disarm)| Init +5 | Perc +11 (+13) | Spells (-, 5/5, 4/4) | Bane (6/6)
Janus takes 10 on Perception (for 19) to identify the green potions, having satisfied themself that it's not a poison.
"Moderate healing potions."
If nobody objects, Janus will feed a cure potion to Janus Too, and will take a potion of invisibility and one oil of magic weapon.
cmw:2d8 + 3 ⇒ (1, 5) + 3 = 9
"Come. The secret must be close."
Janus looks warily for further traps, and studies the second door.
perception:1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 2 = 20
Applying another charge of Heightened Awareness: burn for +4 initiative if combat occurs.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Andolyn Featheredbow wrote:
Andolyn creeps forward into the newly discovered sand pit, trying to catch a glipse of the things in the room.
The room seems to be a sparring area, and is otherwise empty. There is door to Andolyn's right and broad passage to her left.
The lighting is provided by torches mounted on wall sconces.
Human (ulfen) Inquisitor (green faith marshal, sanctified slayer) 6| AC 20 T 13 FF 17 | HP 54/54 | F +9 R +7 W +9 | CMD 21 (22 v disarm)| Init +5 | Perc +11 (+13) | Spells (-, 5/5, 4/4) | Bane (6/6)
Jurmo Zanti wrote:
Jurmo slides one of the invisibility potions into a pocket, "Does anyone else want a potion of invisibility?"
Janus took the other potion of invisibility. If someone else really wants it instead that's OK though.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Aaaand the website's back up, just in time for me to go to work. Anyone else going anywhere, doing anything? Otherwise I should (website permitting) have a big, enormously huge, climactic post for folks later/tomorrow. Those that haven't yet, move where you're gonna move. Explain what you wanna do.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Two long tables take up the center of this room. One is covered with scattered cutlery and scraps of leftover food while the other sports flasks, tubes, and other alchemical equipment. Two doors sit closed on the opposite side of the room.
Human (ulfen) Inquisitor (green faith marshal, sanctified slayer) 6| AC 20 T 13 FF 17 | HP 54/54 | F +9 R +7 W +9 | CMD 21 (22 v disarm)| Init +5 | Perc +11 (+13) | Spells (-, 5/5, 4/4) | Bane (6/6)
"Something is wrong."
Janus drops Janus Too to the floor and casts Detect Magic. They ready their flail.
Ezren glances about the room, bemused "Is there any chance you could be a bit more specific, Janus? Do you mean wrong as in "a posse of assassins is about to burst through the doors' or wrong in the 'poison gas is pouring into the room' sense?"
Still, the wizard grips his wand tightly in case some sort of creature does attack.
Ezren glances about the room, bemused "Is there any chance you could be a bit more specific, Janus? Do you mean wrong as in "a posse of assassins is about to burst through the door--"
One of the doors swings open and an assassin bursts into view gripping a short stabbing sword!
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
While everyone is looking at the man's sudden appearance (orange), another man appears from an alcove around the corner (red). There's a sudden motion from behind the far table and a veiled woman (green) appears a rapier in one hand. The weapon that had been in her other hand a--long, sharp dirk is buried up to it's hilt in Andolyn's side
green dagger v Andolyn (true strike!, v flat-footed, point blank shot):1d20 + 8 + 20 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 20 = 36damage (sneak attack!):1d8 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (5, 6) = 16Hit, duh.
Andolyn Fort save vs poison (DC 19)
If Andolyn fails the save:
She takes 1d2 ⇒ 1 points of Strength damage. She takes another 1d2 point of Strength damage every round thereafter for 9 rounds or until she saves, whichever comes first.
Then a man in a dark hood and cloak (blue) appears next to her as if from thin air! Like his companions he armed--with a bow. But where is the arrow?
"That won't help you much, girl. As you know we assassins do it in the dark!" There's something about the woman's voice. It's too husky-sounding. It's like it belongs to a giant rather than normal-sized woman.
Human (ulfen) Inquisitor (green faith marshal, sanctified slayer) 6| AC 20 T 13 FF 17 | HP 54/54 | F +9 R +7 W +9 | CMD 21 (22 v disarm)| Init +5 | Perc +11 (+13) | Spells (-, 5/5, 4/4) | Bane (6/6)
Janus employs the magic of their Buffering Cap to convert the extra crit damage to non-lethal.
"Your blood and bones will feed the Green."
Janus also removes the potion of invisibility that they took from the assassins they felled, quaffs it, and steps back.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Things happen and excitement builds! Everyone leans in to see what Andolyn and Sirius do next!
Round 1! (Boss Battle Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Sirus
__ Jurmo -16 hp (pending Fort save)
__ Andolyn
__ Hosser
__ Janus 1 -10 hp, 11 nonlethal
__ Assassins! (4, that you can see....)
__ Janus 2
__ Ezren
__ Timnic
|AC 18, T 15, FF 13 (+2 vs missile)|HP: 25/25|F +1, R +9, W 0 (+2 vs Air/Divi/Ench/Electricity)|Init +5, Perc +4, +1 vs surprise|CMB +8 (+2 to dirty trick/steal) CMD 18 (20 vs dirty trick/steal)|1/1 Breeze
Sirius brings up the rear and readies a chakram for should a foe come close enough.
readied chakram, not including whatever cover penalties I may take when/if I take the shot:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 damage:1d8 ⇒ 5
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Jurmo Zanti wrote:
looking at the combat actions it was Andolyn that got hit for 16. Not sure which was the mistype
Good catch! That was for Andolyn.
Andolyn runs the cutthroat around the corner through. The man falls to the floor gurgling.
The woman shifts to take cover behind the nearer table. She pulls a vial from her belt, shakes it a bit and tosses it into the hallway at the old wizard's feet.
Splash damage = 5, This hits everyone currently adjacent Ezren. Reflex DC 15 for half damage.
**BOOM!!**
Everyone's ears ring, and a choking, garish, green smoke fills the corridor.
The smoke covers an area one square further than standard splash damage, catching all the PCs except Sirius and Andolyn inside it's radius. Character's in the smoke can't see any better than they could inside a fog cloud and must make a Fortitude save v poison DC 15 or become nauseated for as long as they are in the cloud plus 1d4+1 rounds thereafter. Go ahead and roll your own rounds if you fail the save.
Human (ulfen) Inquisitor (green faith marshal, sanctified slayer) 6| AC 20 T 13 FF 17 | HP 54/54 | F +9 R +7 W +9 | CMD 21 (22 v disarm)| Init +5 | Perc +11 (+13) | Spells (-, 5/5, 4/4) | Bane (6/6)
reflex vs bomb-thing:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 fort vs fog, antitoxin:1d20 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 5 = 30
Janus is caught in the blast but resists the toxin.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
The man in the midnight blue cloak sifts position to get a better shot at Andolyn, who finds herself next to a steep stairwell going up.
The archer fires, pegging Andolyn in the flank and dropping her to the floor beside the man she felled.
So Andolyn you will be happy to know this guy has some arrows with white fletching in his quiver. One of them now is in Andolyn's side. No one else knows this yet. You can make the save indicated in the link, but Andolyn is still going down for the count because of a combination of a TON of nonlethal and lethal damage.
The other man (orange) rushes up, he seems on edge enough to kill anything that moves. Readied.
Timnic screams and tries to become one with the wall.
There are a few saves to be made by a lot of people just now. It might be time for a few last words. :{
Round 2! (Boss Battle Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Janus 2 -2 hp, nauseated 5
__ Ezren (pending reflex and fort saves)
__ Sirus
__ Jurmo (pending reflex save)
__ Andolyn down
__ Hosser (pending reflex and fort saves)
__ Janus 1 -15 hp, 11 nonlethal
__ Assassins!
__ Timnic
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Janus Grey wrote:
Janus is caught in the blast but resists the toxin.
Remember though, folks have to make that roll each round they stay inside the poisonous smoke cloud.
