DM Delmoth's Planescape (Inactive)

Game Master Delmoth

Perception to know Jek’s square: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

You hear the sound of footsteps and the disembodied voice changes from reconciliatory to one of rage, ”The Arch-lector sent you and you're bragging about kidnapping and killing my people. I don’t know what you have planned for Mirah and SK but I won’t let you get away with it. Leomund was overrated.”

Win the fight: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34
Violation damage vs Jek and the Niks: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

An eruption of grasping black tentacles covers the ground. DC to break the grapple is 27

Round 5
Wildcard
The Shadowknave!
Nik and friends
Jek
GM
Savi and Lunk <----------
GM’s gang
Rinika
Conor

Welp, hopefully Nik can manage a DC 28 check to concentrate and get greased up, then I won't need a nat20 to break free and the tentacles wont succeed on a 2 to maintain xD
The only question is: should I grease TitaNik or MaNik? xD
Note to self: Resist Fire as prep before sneaking into places, Grease self when things start looking iffy...

Savi shouts, “Why do big people always brandish weapons and expect an answer other than ‘ack?’

“Which means they obviously wanted her to die in the toilet, so we’re rescuing her!”

Brave words.

Savi gets the f@$! in her familiar satchel.

Lunk (who already cast Bull’s STR) Enlarges himself. (Will have STR 26 if successful.)

Concentration, if needed: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 2 = 22

The disembodied voice answers Savi, "You have no idea what you're talking about."

Does Mirah wake?: 1d20 + 15 - 20 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 15 - 20 - 2 = -2

The goons in the back are unconvinced by Connor's protestations and advance, pinning Rinika and Connor in close quarters. You appear to be squeezing since you're on top of each other. This means you get -4 to attacks and -4 to AC. This is normally not possible but its silly that you can't fit two people in a 5ft square.

Greataxe vs Connor, flank: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 = 13
Greataxe vs Rinika, flank: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 2 = 20
Slashing vs Rinika: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Connor's armor holds true and deflects the axe swing aside only slightly scuffing it. Rinika's shadows try to misdirect but the blow to Connor knocks him back a bit and into Rinika, placing her directly into the path of the axe. One of them disentangles the Shadowknave from the scarf.

Round 5
Wildcard
The Shadowknave!
Nik and friends
Jek
GM
Mirah
Savi and Lunk
GM’s gang
Rinika <----------
Conor <----------

"Out the window! I'll try to clear the way." Conor roars as he puts action to words. Slashing once with his blade before diving out the window.

Activating one round of my Bane baldric on RED who looks to be a human?
Attack, Bane, haste: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 14 + 2 + 1 - 4 = 24
If Hit, Demoralize: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (4) + 19 = 23
Damage, Bane, PA: 2d8 + 16 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (7, 4) + 16 + 2 + (4, 6) = 39

AC 24

Connor runs past and clear of the building after slaying the already injured green gang member

AoO 1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
AoO 1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Slashing vs Connor: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

As Connor turns to run the person around the corner swings their axe right into his chest. In a groan of metal on metal the plate armor crumples and parts, leaving a large gash in the Bastard's chest.

Rinika is up.

Rinika tries some more acrobatics to fly out without provoking and ending her movement 10 ft in the air, and once she gets out, she tries to dispel the tentacles.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Dispel: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Clear of the building Rinika struggles against the Black Tentacles that are ensnaring Nik and Jek. After an amount of concentration and effort unusual for the catfolk she finds a loose thread in the spell’s weave. After pulling on the string of magic it unravels and the tentacles disappear.

Peering out of the window the Shadowknave exclaims, ”Wait a minute! I know you. You’re supposed to be dead. Boss! The goat and the cat are the ones that did the Citadel of Fire in and killed Eighttoes.” As he speaks there is a fire that’s lit in the eyes of the gang you can see, they seem to be extra motivated to kill you now.

Round 6
The Shadowknave
Nik and friends <----------
Jek <----------
GM
Mirah
Savi and Lunk
GM’s gang
Rinika
Conor

MaNik casts Grease (DC 16) on himself, just in case more tentacles show up.
"Hey, Eighttoes ran off after chucking me through a portal, but I'd like to shake the hand of the guy that put him in the dead book!" says a voice from inside the opaque half dome.

The visible-from-outside Nik, meanwhile, casts Fireball (DC 18) at the window Conor and Rinika just jumped out of, confirming that there are at least two sources of magic here.

Burn baby burn (DC 18 for half): 8d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 3, 3, 1, 4, 4, 2) = 20
something just occurred to me: because it's spreading through the window, it might be slightly smaller inside, which would matter if the invisible guy is in that area

"Horsington, stay there and don't let anyone hurt the girl." He says, resigned to helping the damsel in distress.

Horsington stands there without moving, holding the passed out Tanar'ri as gently as it can with its clumsy-looking, oversized arms.

The nekomancer saves the necromancer!

Jek gives Rinika a thumbs up.

Perception to locate invisible creature: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

Well then...

"Goat? What's a Marvent anyway? Do they come in other colors?"

Jek charges the gang member at the door...

Merciful Lance Attack (FF PA, +2 Charge, +1 haste): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24
Merciful Lance Nonlethal Piercing (2h, PA, x3 Charge): 9d6 + 34 + 18 ⇒ (1, 6, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 1) + 34 + 18 = 84

Horn Attack (+2 Charge, PA, -5 secondary, +1 haste): 1d20 + 18 - 2 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 18 - 2 - 5 = 21
Piercing (PA, 1/2 Str, x3 Charge): 3d6 + 3d8 + 10 + 3 + 18 ⇒ (5, 4, 1) + (8, 5, 5) + 10 + 3 + 18 = 59

...and continues on to reposition himself...
Ignoring up to 10' of difficult terrain if it mattered

Reflex Gang 1: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 2 = 11
Reflex Gang 2: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 + 2 = 24
Reflex Shadowknave: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 2 = 27

TitaNik evokes a mild heat that makes the gang sweat and lights a couple of smoldering fires on the building. MaNik gets greased up, clearly he’ll be ready for more invasive tentacles. Jek’s mercifully murders a guy.

You hear a disgusted sigh from Green Marvent and a bolt of lightning strikes Rinika, which then jumps to Lunk, Horsington, Connor, MaNik, and TitaNik.

Chain Lightning: 12d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 1, 4, 4, 6, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5) = 45 DC 22 for half -> 22

The alu-fiend whose name is Mirah rouses from her sickened slumber and yells, ”What the f!%&?!” She glances over at the Bell and Whistle to see it starting to burn down, ”Which one of you a@#~*@+s did that? You can just squat on a halberd.” She begins to fly, rising 25ft in the air. Withdraw action.

Round 6
Wildcard
The Shadowknave!
Nik and friends
Jek
GM
Mirah
Savi and Lunk <----------
GM’s gang
Rinika
Conor

not that it mattered here, but:
"Note that spread effects can extend around corners and thus negate this cover bonus."
:D
Perception (Where did GM shoot from): 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 - 1 = 6
Reflex vs DC20? +haste -neglvl: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 1 - 1 = 20

"F&&# that stings."

Perception (where did GM shoot from): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 I can try to notice him twice, right?
reflex + haste: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 1 = 24

"No halberds for me, thanks."

reflex +bolster +haste: 1d20 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 13

DC20 Reflex: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 1 = 19
Lunk does not like his odds of somehow surviving this. But he isn’t about to let the knave get away with ratting his friends out.

He dashes and slashes.
Hit Back: 1d20 + 7 + 6 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 6 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 29
Damage: 2d8 + 10 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 6) + 10 + 6 + 2 = 26

Then steps back just out of reach. (10ft away)

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Rinika is at -6

From Chain Lightning: "Each target can attempt a Reflex saving throw for half damage. The Reflex DC to halve the damage of the secondary bolts is 2 lower than the DC to halve the damage of the primary bolt." So it's DC 20 for everyone besides Rinika.

Savi pops out of the bottle and flies up to Mirah.

“Please don’t hurt me. I found you passed out in the toilet. I cleaned you up and my big friend saved you from drowning in your own vomit. Now all of the big people are killing each other. You seem sensible—can you stop them?”

Savi didn’t have time to clean the woman completely. She points out the vomit on her lap, and hopes Mirah can taste her vomit so she knows Savi is telling the truth.

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 = 8

Conor sees the bolt of electricity arc towards Rinika and acts without thought, calling to his old god "Torm, Give me strength." he mumbles as he focuses, pulling the arc away from the catgirl and towards him.

Sadly even more energy arcs back to him, slamming him again and boiling his blood, cooking him in his armor. Teeth gritted, as he falls, all he can do is gasp "Run .... Live ... "

And dies.

Casting Paladins Sacrifice to eat Rinika's bolt, killing me outright.

if only you had been at full hp o.o

that AOO did me in. Good job guy who might be dead right now, good job

Hey, this might make negotiations possible Conor was the only one who killed anyo... Oh right, Lunk did for the knave.

we'll negotiate some fireballs right into their tavern...

Rinika looks down at where she swore the lightning just killed her and pats her chest. The lightning draws her gaze to Conor, and her eyes meet his as the light fades from them.

She screams. "CONOR!" Unexpected tears well up in her eyes as they turn back to the smoking tavern, searching for whoever is responsible...

TitaNik hears exactly where Green Marvent is only a couple of yards from his position near the front door to the tavern. 50% transparency token added back in.

Lunk slashes the Shadowknave’s head right off his shoulders.

Mirah looks at Savi and asks with malice clear in her voice, ”Who set my place on fire?!”

Connor heroically sacrifices himself, saving Rinika in the process. Connor’s right gauntlet turns alabaster white as he dies.

The rest of the gang retreat farther into the tavern.

Round 6
Nik and friends
Jek
GM
Mirah
Savi and Lunk
Rinika <----------
Conor

Round 7
Nik and friends <----------
Jek <----------
GM
Mirah
Savi and Lunk
Rinika
Conor

MaNik casts Glitterdust (DC 17) all over the entrance of Mirah's place from inside the not-entirely-unsafe confines of the Tiny Hut.
"Horsington, get in here, take this." He orders as he pulls out a Lesser Rod of Extend Metamagic and offers his heavy crossbow.

TitaNik watches as the dust settles over Green Marvent, then he casts Flaming Sphere (DC 18; +1 CL) to set more fires to Mirah's place, rolls it into Green Marvent, and calls out "Found 'im, Jek! F*@&er killed Conor!"

fire (reflex DC 18 for NO damage, not half): 3d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 4) = 11
spell resistance if he has that: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

The shambler swiftly enters the Tiny Hut, grabs the heavy darkwood crossbow, and stands by his master.

Savi looks in the direction she thinks the lightning and voice came from.
Perc: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

She points… somewhere (at the glitter-dusted man?)… then says, “It’s probably the invisible jerk who just killed my friend with lightning—and I think he’s trying to sacrifice YOU.”

Savi really believes that part, but she’s acting like she knows more than she does.
So I probably gotta roll… Bluff: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
Here’s hoping her SM sucks.

She goes on, “I accused him of having bad intentions for you and instead of denying it, he’s trying to kill us. I specifically said we’re rescuing you.”

Truth^.

Jek grits his teeth, glares at the sparkling silhouette, and nods.

"For Conor..."

Challenge (If hit, -2 to his saves), Charge

Merciful Lance Attack (FF PA, +2 Charge, +1 haste): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32
Merciful Lance Nonlethal Piercing (2h, PA, Challenge, x3 Charge): 9d6 + 34 + 27 + 21 ⇒ (2, 4, 6, 1, 4, 6, 2, 6, 4) + 34 + 27 + 21 = 117

Horn Attack (+2 Charge, -3 PA, -5 secondary, +1 haste): 1d20 + 18 - 3 - 5 ⇒ (16) + 18 - 3 - 5 = 26
Piercing (PA, 1/2 Str, x3 Charge): 3d6 + 3d8 + 10 + 3 + 9 + 21 ⇒ (5, 1, 3) + (3, 4, 3) + 10 + 3 + 9 + 21 = 62

that AOO did me in. Good job guy who might be dead right now, good job

Hey, this might make negotiations possible Conor was the only one who killed anyo... Oh right, Lunk did for the knave.

He surrendered, then re-started the fight and is partly responsible for your death. There wasn’t really any possibility Lunk would both remain conscious and let SK live.

Jek grits his teeth, glares at the sparkling silhouette, and nods.

"For Conor..."

Challenge (If hit, -2 to his saves), Charge

[dice=Merciful Lance Attack (FF PA, +2 Charge, +1 haste)]d20+18
[dice=Merciful Lance Nonlethal Piercing (2h, PA, Challenge, x3 Charge)]9d6+34+27+21

[dice=Horn Attack (+2 Charge, -3 PA, -5 secondary, +1 haste)]d20+18-3-5
[dice=Piercing (PA, 1/2 Str, x3 Charge)]3d6+3d8+10+3+9+21

one ... Hundred .. and seven freaking teen ... Also a pithy 62 from the horns.

Conor the Wanderer wrote:

that AOO did me in. Good job guy who might be dead right now, good job

Hey, this might make negotiations possible Conor was the only one who killed anyo... Oh right, Lunk did for the knave.

He surrendered, then re-started the fight and is partly responsible for your death. There wasn’t really any possibility Lunk would both remain conscious and let SK live.

If anything, he just ruined surrender for the next guy to throw up his hands and beg.

From his perspective you tried to kill him after his surrender. You weren't honoring it. Why wouldn't he rejoin the fight?

Jek's lance smashes against Green Marvent's head. He falls, still breathing.

Combat over unless you want to chase down the ones that ran away.

Mirah says, "That f!*$er was wearing thin anyway. Get out of here before I get the hounds over here."

No, but the still-breathing needs fixing.

Lunk looks down at Conor. Then at the fallen enemy. He stands over the body and touches his blade to Green Marvent’s belly.

Unless someone tells him otherwise, Lunk will gladly gut this bastard.

CdG, messy

Savi doesn’t want to watch. She just nods at the ungrateful winged woman. She has words… but she keeps them to herself.

If I say the wrong thing, the big people will just stab each other some more.

MaNik steps out of the Tiny Hut, which suddenly vanishes, and then he waves up at Mirah, deciding that the aforementioned SK and Mirah must've been the shadowknave and herself.
Diplomacy maybe? or can I Aid another before someone else tries? (-2 necrophilia & -1 lvl drain): 1d20 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 - 2 - 1 = 18
"Sure thing, lady- uh I mean- Mirah? Um- may we make up for the disturbance by putting out some fires that were accidentally started? And then we get outta yer way?"
and find this guy's spellbook before it gets singed. I think I- er- we hit the jackpot...

The sphere of flame quickly rolls away from Green Marvent and onto the street where it can't set anything else alight.
"Horsington, hand me that crossbow and then go pickup Conor- Conor's corpse."

TitaNik takes the crossbow from Horsington to cover his whispering to Rinika "Think that guy left any of his doodles in there? Think you could sneak in there and... save them from the fire?"

Lunk looks at the man he’s about to kill and begins to wonder:

Using my “Hey Listen” (Ears of the City)

1. What was the Green Marvent planning?

8. Did Green Marvent mention anyone important?

Lunk has no intention to leave this scum bag alive, even if he’s useful.

Rinika floats down from her vantage and walks up to Lunk looming over Green Marvent. She reaches out and pats Lunk on the shoulder, and when he meets her eyes he finds that they're ice cold. Wet streaks of tears mat the fur on her cheeks, but there aren't any tears coming out right now. The streaks disappear as she strains with effort to move the dead spot to cover her eyes,, hiding that there were ever any tears to begin with. She firmly and insistently pushes Lunk back a few steps with the hand on his shoulder.

Reaching behind her, she pulls the Vampire's combat umbrella from one of the sheaths on her back. Very methodically, she places the tip under the unconscious wizard's ribcage, pointing up towards his vitals. With some effort, she pushes. She pushes until she thinks her dirty work is done. Then, with a scowl, she pops open the umbrella.

don't forget that this also healz you for up to 16 hp (or half how-ever many hp he has left + his constitution, whichever is more)

Nik watches Rinika finish off Green Marvent, torn between reminding her that he was trying to keep the town from getting shifted and just letting her have her revenge.

Nik can whisper to Rinika while he still lives too, so...

After Green Marvent breathes no more, Nik points to the body and offers "Mind if I clean that up too?"

also, now taht I think about it, this is before we get 8hrs rest, right?

Mirah holds her head, "Ugh I have the worst headache. Yeah clean up and get out of here, I'm going to take a nap." She heads to one of the upper rooms leaving you to your own devices.

I'm putting things into a dumpster today, so maybe tonight I can get the gear added and answer Lunk's questions.

When Rinika looks back up, she looks a little different. Where her dead spot had previously been about the size of her hand, it now stretches across her whole face. The spot flits off to go do what it does.

She nods at Nik, still scowling. She picks over the body briefly for anything of value, then heads over to where Conor fell. She kneels down next to his body.

"You...you s..you sa...you didn't have to do that. And now you've gone and got yourself killed. Idiot. You...." Laying her arms and head down over Conor's armored chest, she sobs quietly for a while.

MaNik and TitaNik waste no time heading into the Bell and Whistle and stamping out the small fires he started earlier. After dragging the remains of SK, GM, another gang member, and the babau into one pile out in front of the tavern, he pulls out an engraved stick which he plunges into the ground.
After double checking his material he realizes that the assassin is still alive and sighs. With a shrug at his smaller list of ingredients, he takes out a Chrysoprase, a Citrine, a Jasper, and two Malachite gems and casts Animate Dead on the three corpses before him.

assuming they all have 1 or zero racial HD and are 'mostly intact'...

The flesh sloughs off of red dripping bone as the new shamblers stand up and look at their new master for orders.
"You, you'll respond to GM from now on, and you, you'll respond to SK from now on. Those are your names, got it?"
TitaNik looks ponderously at the third bloody skeleton as MaNik retrieves his Voidstick.
I wonder if I should use Skellington the Sixth or try to figure out what it is in the dead book...

@GM: please let me know the STR and DEX of these 3 pre-animation so that I can make their sheets. I doubt they have any specials that transfer to shambler-hood... but do they have extraordinary abilities that improve their melee attacks? XD

...and now that I think about it, I'd like the SK skeleton to have a head, but would it attach like with Raise Dead if I placed it back on his shoulders? XD

After finishing up with looting the bodies, raising the shamblers, and handing them some equipment, the two Niks head over to Rinika.
MaNik tries to place a hand on her shoulder.
He opens his mouth a few times to say something, but decides that a few more moments of silence would be better.

Eventually, he says "...thanks for saving me from the tentacles."

Knowledge Religion (what is up with the alabaster glove?) -level drain: 1d20 + 16 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 16 - 1 = 21 I'm leaving off the +4/-2 'cause I don't think this involves undead/living creatures...

The moment Rinika pats his shoulder, Lunk’s sword is instantly in its scabbard.

He only hesitated in case someone wanted to claim the right to avenge Conor.

Pain. So much pain, everywhere, all consuming then ... peace... and darkness, pitch black and a sense of floating. Quiet, dark, and peaceful. Serenely floating, for how long? Seconds? Minutes? Hours? Days?

Suddenly theres a voice.

Far have you strayed, you broke your compact, lost faith in me. Lost your way. Yet, you still kept your vows in your heart even when you questioned, abandoned your faith and were lost. But, when the time came, you acted Good and Right. You knowingly sacrificed your life to save a companion with no thought of gain or even hope of victory, and there is no greater love than to lay down your life for another. Welcome back to my service, my son.

Suddenly the darkness is swept away and Conor catches his breath at the beauty. A vast plane of mountains and grand halls of marble, vistas and rivers gleaming in the sun, under a cerulean sky.

As he walks forward he realizes, he can't walk, he has no body, just a sense of floating and an overwhelming feeling of joy.

As he looks over the view, one particular marble hall seems to call his name. As he floats towards it he notices many other beings near him, tiny balls of light floating this way and that, and he hears the voice again.

Welcome home.

Sorry folks, Conor ain't coming back.

1. What was the Green Marvent planning?

In Marvent's own voice, "Hartmut, travel to Tradegate. See if you can gin up some business. If we can get some of the traders to come this way it should help stabilize the town."

2. Why was Mirah passed out by the toilet?

You hear the sound of someone drinking.

3. Is the angel that Savi met involved.

You hear a cacophony of noises, someone being stabbed, glass breaking, incomprehensible whispers.

4. Who is the Green Marvent?

A voice that somehow sounds greasy, "Some clueless berk."

5. Who is Mirah?

"Daughter of Chiryn."

6. Who i… *was* the Shadow Knave?

Dirge of the Barrel Gnome - The Shadowknave

7. What is the significance of so many evil people gathering here?

"The evil of the Abyss slithers from the portal and draws them here. Like a greedy birds unable to tell when they're full the Abyss devours their souls again and again."

8. Did Green Marvent mention anyone important?

"Yes"