GM Tyranius Tyrant's Grasp (Inactive)

Game Master Tyranius

Round: 2

Will: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 - 4 = 4 (curse) vs DC 18 or be slowed

Aishe’s trembling hands slow as his ability to do battle suffers even further. Still, he does what he can to keep the side up as he takes a single shot at red. He prays to Abadar for any sort of chance at all.*

Crossbow (cold iron, silver): 1d20 + 10 - 3 ⇒ (18) + 10 - 3 = 25 (bless, curse, slow, song) damage: 1d8 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 2 = 14 (song)

Smiling as the arrow seems to fly true, he hopes the bolt sinks deeply into his target.

* Shooter’s Resolve (Ex): Ignore the effects of concealment and cover (other than total) against this single shot.

will save slow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Atium feels himself being VERY Slow.
He moves into the room. Trying his best to rage against the feeling of molasses.
Drake rage round 2.
The Slow spell isn't a fear effect is it? If so, the bless would allow me to save.

No, but I'm singing which gives us a +3 to the save.

Vinas' blade slides right past the creatures defenses and completely bypassing any sort of resistance to mortal weapons as it stabs into the floating daemon.

Tessenarin feels his body slow to a crawl as he slowly sings a song. His voice and song sound a bit off but the magic still holds. Vanyan's body lifts off the ground as gravity seems to reverse from underneath him. Aishe's bolt finds a place as it sticks into the swirling mass of tentacles. It plops into place as a brown ichor seeps from the wound.

Buff Reminder
Bless

Round 2
Aishe (34/34; 1 Con Dam; Misfortune Curse; slowed)
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Venedaemons (Red -35)
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Round 1
Vinas (63/63; 1 Con damage; Barkskin +3)
Atium (68/68; Raging 80/80; 1 Con Dam; Barkskin +3)
Tessenarin (39/39; slowed)
Vanyan (37/39; 1 str drain)

Atium feels much better . The totem must be protecting him from the magics.
He is right next to Vinas, and swings to help put the enemy out of commission quickly.

attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30 Silver Long Spear in two hands
silver damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

Get outta here you demons!

Atium's longspear skewers through the daemons chest. It goes limp on the spear and falls to the floor.

Summon % low is good: 1d100 ⇒ 71

A dark rift opens behind Atium as an ever gnashing maw, filled with row after row of mismatched teeth, dominates this frightful creature’s orb-like body bites at Atium.

Bite vs Atium AC 18: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

A scorching ray strikes into Vinas' armor, causing it to glow white hot.

Scorching ray vs Vinas Tch AC 11: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Fire Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 2, 2) = 12

Buff Reminder
Bless

Round 3
Aishe (34/34; 1 Con Dam; Misfortune Curse; slowed)
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Venedaemons
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Round 2
Vinas (51/63; 1 Con damage; Barkskin +3)
Atium (68/68; Raging 80/80; 1 Con Dam; Barkskin +3)
Tessenarin (39/39; slowed)
Vanyan (37/39; 1 str drain)

Lol. What is that thing? Funny thing is that I've usually had Atium covered by Magic Circle of Protection, but since he tried to cure Aishe, he didn't have the spell slots to keep that. I hate this game.

1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 Know (planes) - DRs?

Which creature hit Vinas with the Ray?

Round: 3

Aishe shoots at this new creature, happy to have an open shot, though disappointed that their enemies seem never ending.
Crossbow (cold iron, silver): 1d20 + 10 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 10 - 3 = 9 (bless, curse, slow, song) damage: 1d8 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 2 = 19 (song)

@Vinas the southern creature (Venedaemon) scorching rayed you.

Vanyan recognizes this creature as another daemon known as a Cacodaemon. Vanyan knows these Daemons are resistant to most weapons unless good aligned or forged with silver as well. They are quite resistant to cold, fire and electricity as well.

Finally Aishe has an open shot. Taking aim he misses! The slow nature and curse ever the hindrance on his body.

Buff Reminder
Bless

Round 3
Aishe (34/34; 1 Con Dam; Misfortune Curse; slowed)
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Venedaemons
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Round 2
Vinas (51/63; 1 Con damage; Barkskin +3)
Atium (68/68; Raging 80/80; 1 Con Dam; Barkskin +3)
Tessenarin (39/39; slowed)
Vanyan (37/39; 1 str drain)

Tesssenarin continues singing his song and readies an action to counterspell if he is able.

Got it. Will leave him be for the moment. Quickly Vinas focuses on healing his wounds: LoH: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 5) = 7

Vinas stays put and turns on the summoned creature:
ATK: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 2 + 2 = 16
ATK: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 12
but he's not ready, at all.

Round 2

Don’t forget Bless, peeps!

Vanyan tries to distract the choco-daemon so Atium can run it through.

1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11 vs. DC10 to aid Atium.

Atium, +2 to your next attack vs. choco-daemon.

Atium spins and confronts the choco-daemon.
The spirit of the Drake sends it's regards. Go back to hell and tell them this plane is for the living!

attack silver: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 2 = 21 two handed rage pa bless magic weapon and aid.
damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20 Silver weapon.

Vinas is more ready than he believed himself to be. his sword stabbing into the cacodaemon. Atium turns on it with his spear and stabs it right into the ground where it continues to quiver.

The Venedaemon's voice hisses into Atium's ear. "Protect me."

@Atium- DC 16 Will save vs Charm Person spell.

Buff Reminder
Bless

Round 4
Aishe (34/34; 1 Con Dam; Misfortune Curse; slowed)
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Venedaemons
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Round 3
Vinas (58/63; 1 Con damage; Barkskin +3)
Atium (68/68; Raging 80/80; 1 Con Dam; Barkskin +3)
Tessenarin (39/39; slowed)
Vanyan (37/39; 1 str drain)

The spear gets put into the demon and then out. Atium pivots, both hands in position on the silver spear and in a ready to attack position.
voice: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

The whisper reaches Atiums ears. The magic targeted the right tomb raider. A young and easily manipulated young man. THe magic might even have truly caught hold on Atiums mind.
From the lips of the Beast Totem barbarian tumble crisp and clear words.
Oh, the young one wants to help you tricky thing. But *He's* not in control right now.

The Drake totem glows around Atiums neck, and a smiling Atium advances. Flaring the spear like the tail of a dragon.
attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

save (miraculously), move and attack. BTW, I was already resigned to failing and downright rage claw, claw bite Vinas. That save could have been HUGE.

"Hang tight brother Atium, I'm coming!"

Vinas slides forward into the room. Too crowded for a flank, so he swings at his first opportunity:
ATK: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 1 = 17, but the rubble on the floor affects his footing.

Charm Person gives a +5 bonus while in combat and it just means you might have stopped attacking. It’s not *that* strong.

Round 3

Don’t forget bless.

Vanyan floats closer and (5’ up), double moving in the levitating air to get to the foe.

Round: 4

Aishe, relieved things seem to be going their way, shoots again into the fray.
Crossbow (cold iron, silver): 1d20 + 10 - 7 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 7 = 12 (bless, curse, slow, song, cover) damage: 1d8 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 = 13 (song)

Tessenarin maintains the song for another round and readies another opportunity to counterspell, seeing that these Daemons like to cast.

Remember your +3 to saves vs spells while I'm singing too.

Vinas and Atium miss as they get bundled up in the corner of the room while Tessenarin sets up to counter anymore magic coming from the daemon.

Vanyan floats about the air like a leaf in the wind as Aishe shoots into the fray. Hissing the daemon concentrates as a blackened tear in space behind it as it prepares a spell.

Concentration DC 23: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

@Tessenarin- Need a DC 19 Spellcraft check and if you wish to use a Conjuration slot the spell will be countered.

spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
What level is the spell, as that will determine if I can counter it or not.

4th level

I should be able to ID the spell then, so I should know he's summoning another creature (full round spell and all).

Tessenarin tries to stop the creature from casting the spell but isn't quite powerful enough and a dark rip opens behind the daemon. Stepping back into the doorway it disappears from sight while the black tear closes quickly behind it.

Combat over as it escaped via Dimension Door

With the venedaemons taken care of the southern portion of the chamber presents itself. The eastern section of this marble-walled hall is blocked off by several tons of stone. Parts of the polished floor have been gouged by falling rock near the collapse. Archways exit this chamber to the north, west, and south. Messages are carved into the stone above each archway, but only a few words are still readable.

The words “Peace for Years” are visible above the northern archway to the servants’ crypts. The words “din at His Well” can still be seen above the western archway to the empty crypt. The phrase “Support Thy Master” remains above the southern archway to the stone stable. All the other writing that once adorned the archways is now illegible.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 11 - 4 = 26 (curse)

Even cursed, Aishe manages to notice that the western archway is narrower than the opening in the Boneyard version of Roslar’s Tomb. And he says so, pointing, "Hey, the western archway is narrower than the opening in the Boneyard version of Roslar’s Tomb. What do you think that means? Is it a trap?"

He looks at the arch in confusion.

"WHAT?" Vanyan moves over to confirm and check what Aishe is talking about.

Take 20 Perception = 33.

"You might be right here, what's going on here?" He asks and casts Detect Magic to supplement his eyes.

"Back up." Vinas grabs some rubble and bowls it like skittles through the archway. He also concentrates on the auras, hunting for evil.

The enemy leaves the scene and Atium lets loose some odd words, NO! I don't want to go yet. I want to stay longer!
But the exertion of the fight has caught up to him and the adrenaline leaves his body.
He bends both knees and puts his hands on them. His head tries to shake off the cobwebs of the Drake Totem and the charm spell juxtaposition.

Why do I feel this way? I feel awful.

He then swivels his head, noticing the other party members near that corridor.

Why are you all over there?
Why are you letting Vinas blow you up again? Remember that age door?
Or was that Aishe who blew us up.

Vanyan glances closer at this oddity. He sees bits of bone protruding from portions of the walls, as well as swaths of flesh visible between slabs of stone. He quickly realizes that two sections of the walls are animated constructs which is why this entry way is a bit narrower.

"Well then... What can we do about this?"

"Constructs!" Vanyan recoils, taking his silver spear back from Atium. "Get your hammer ready. They won't be easy to kill," Vanyan moves back.

"They are probably made of bone and stone, so you know, hit them hard," Vanyan states the obvious.

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 Know (Arcana)
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15 Know (Religion)

He will shout out anything he knows about the creature(s).

Atium pulls out the warhammer after handing over the spear to Vanyan.
He's ready.

Vanyan recognizes these as living walls. resistant to most damage unless it is slashing. Also resistant to acid, cold and fire.

A living wall is a construct built out of the bodies of many creatures and mortared together with liquefied flesh. Like a gelatinous cube, it fills an entire 10-foot square, allowing it to completely block a hallway. Several living walls placed next to one another can obstruct an entire room. Its normal method of attack is to creep into range to make slam attacks, then push opponents against other walls and crush them to death. Living walls follow basic orders and are normally used to block access to certain parts of their creator’s lair—to get through a living wall, it must be killed and hacked apart to create a space other creatures can pass through. Living walls can be ordered to stack themselves on top of each other to reach higher ceilings, but this requires a ramp to allow one to climb onto the other. A living wall rises 8 to 10 feet high and weighs 4,000 pounds. The appearance of each one varies wildly depending on the creatures used to make up its constituent parts.

”Oh, not the hammer. Something more slashy, *WANK*,” Vanyan corrects what he thought was right, but really wasn’t.

He looks to Tess to start with a song or for Aishe to fire some arrows into the floor or ceiling to begin things. He draws a dagger, as that might be most useful against the wall...but then believes that lightning may affect it, and instead he begins to summon the lightning.

When the spell is ready, he’ll send a bolt down at the wall when others are ready.

3d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 4) = 11 lightning damage, dc 16 for half. 1/6 used

Atium switches to his Battleaxe. He was thinking the warhammer was hard enough -being made of adamantine- but he's fine with the Two handed Battle axe.

”Constructs huh? Sneaky devils.” Aishe moves off to the side, and as the party descends on the constructs, he takes his first shot at them as well.
Crossbow (cold iron): 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 10 - 4 = 14 (curse) damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

You all have time to set up a surprise round if the rest of you wish to.

Could I use the Challenger's glove then? Against the wall that the other's don't attack?
If so, that's my surprise round action.

Seems like a good plan. Vinas pours an oil of magic weapon on his blade... Ready

Reflex Lightning DC 16: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (12) - 3 = 9

The group ambushes the far wall with lightning and a single crossbow bolt. The wall pulses and groans as it shakes off the injury, still smoldering from the shock.

Meanwhile Atium walks in and smacks another with a glove.

Surprise Round
Tessenarin

Round 1
Aishe (34/34; 1 Con Dam; Misfortune Curse; slowed)
Tessenarin (39/39; slowed)
Vanyan (37/39; 1 str drain)
Vinas (58/63; 1 Con damage; Barkskin +3)
Atium (68/68; Raging 80/80; 1 Con Dam; Barkskin +3)
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Living Walls (Green -23)
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Tessenarin starts singing in the surprise round to boot everyone's weapons.

"Dammit, I can't let Atium do this alone!" Vinas hustles in and puts himself at risk. He attacks the already injured wall, hoping to end it before there's no place to stand:

ATK: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 2 = 29 for DMG: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 = 12

He then hefts his shield, eager to test it out.

Round 1

Vanyan calls down lightning again on the wall he can hit.

3d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 4) = 8 lightning damage, dc 16 for half. 2/6 used

Round: 2

Aishe moves a bit to get a shot at the constructs, and suffers with cover and curse to try and get a bolt to land, though at least the song helps him. He stops his deadly aim, hoping to just land a little something.
Crossbow (cold iron): 1d20 + 12 - 7 ⇒ (7) + 12 - 7 = 12 (curse, song, cover) damage: 1d8 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 2 = 14 (song)

Atium having challenged the opponent, calls out
Shakra Raven!

He then wants to tall his friends that the walls are dangerous and they could die if caught on the wrong side of one.
Instead, he spout prose.
I soon uncovered a quantity of building stone and mortar. With these materials and with the aid of my trowel, I began vigorously...
To swing at it.
attack 1: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
attack 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

damage: 1d12 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19 Magic Great Axe
GM Note: Atiums AC is 1 better, IE opponent gets -1 penalty due to challenger glove.

Aishesrockets a bolt into the unwounded living wall as the group splits their damage apart between the pair. With the walls so close together they seem to absorb a portion of the damage and split it amongst themselves.

Vanyan's lightning continues to streak down the wall

Reflex Lightning DC 16: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (17) - 3 = 14

Vinas and Atium each take a target and begin hacking into with all their might.

Atium damage: 1d12 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25 A 14 hit

Both walls shudder as the fleshy bits come loose and plop to the floor in a mess.

Picking through the rubble on the dais, you easily find a stone tile several inches across. The image of a thin blade, similar to a rapier, is carved into one side of the tile.

The remaining room to the south stands wide open as well.

This unusual room is decorated to look like a stable, with the image of a large window overlooking a grassy meadow carved into the eastern wall. Another carving along the southern wall depicts most of a sturdy horse, though the beast’s head has been chipped away. A message above the carving reads “No Greater Friend,” but the rest of the words are missing. An archway exits to the north.

A gaping hole in the ceiling appears to open onto another chamber above.

A DC 15 Climb check is needed to ascend without a rope.

"That went quite well. Vanyan, is there anything we should take here other than the tile? Magic?"

”Tile, huh?” Vanyan moves forward to examine it with Detect Magic. ”It’s a nice tile, I guess...”

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 Perception

Any knowledge check for the iconography?

* * *
Vanyan looks up the hole, grateful his levitation spell hadn’t worn off yet. Should have lasted about 6 minutes and we’ve had back to back fights with no long rest.

”Gimme a rope and I’ll go up and attach it to something, if you want?” Vanyan offers.

"Is this not the second tile we have found? I feel they must be important."