GM Worg's Down the Blighted Path (Inactive)

Game Master Kyle "Worg" H

"Look, I don't know the specifics. I can tell you is that Haab kept a letter with instructions and the offer. He did not share it with us, instead keeping it in a chest under the bar. Now finish me off or let me go."

Sure enough, behind the bar is the chest the dwarf spoke of. The letter sticks out just enough that you can remove it without needing to unlock the chest.

Slide 8; Handout #1.

Behind the bar and near the chest lies some extra weapons as well.
• An Ornate Longsword carved from Onyx Can be wielded as a club due to it being an art piece.
• Masterwork Full Plate Armor
• Adamantine Spiked Chain

After reading the letter on Slide #8, feel free to roll for these spoilers.

Kipp shakes the chest, then pulls out his flail "Anyone got a better idea or should I just smash it?"

After the party confirms the location of the chest, "Good boy"Rorik says as he leans down to pat the druegar on the head. Proceeding to raise his axe and swing with the flat of the axe connecting with the druegars head.
non leathal swing: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 8 - 4 = 91d12 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Rorik smacks the duergar unconscious.

"Smash it Kipp, and savor it's destruction" Rorik says with savage grin on his muzzle
Rorik will drink one looted clw potion then heal up using his clw wand
healing: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 71d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 91d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 2 charges used
Rorik calls upon Rovagugs guidance as he reads the note
dungeoneering: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 1 = 19(+2 to identify creatures)
local: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 1 = 18

Rovagug denies further assistance to the knowledge of dungeoneering, but grants its follower, Rorik, with the name of his enemy.

Please share what you know, Rorik.

Rorik study's the note holding his unholy symbol loosely in his other paw. Suddenly his eyes flash with a red glow. "The name Zohir Totek belongs to an apprentice of a fey necromancer, known as Karexin. Delbera Axebringer and her adventuring companions made their name in defeating these two."He recites in a deep guttural voice that is not his own.

Kipp uses his weapon to smash the lock. He takes a few attempts, before finally the chest gives.

Contents mentioned above.

The taproom otherwise has little interest, aside from stale ale.

Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Unfortunately, Witz and Rorik know very little about this so-called "Phaedextrin’s Maw". Where will the Pathfinders go next?

As the interrogation happens and the other Pathfinders wonder what to do, Malsuza busies herself practicing her Dungeon Exploration Protocol. She does a perimiter of the room, pressing herself into every little nook and cranny to explore for any hidden goodies.

Taking 10 on Perception: 18

The tap room, aside from kegs of stale ale, has nothing else of interest.

Before leaving the taproom Rarik grabs one of the femurs hanging from his side, "Rovagug guard your faithful, so they may accomplish greater destruction." After completing the prayer he releases the bone, and it begins hovering protective at his side.
Rorik has been moved to the room I want to search next.

"I be thinking we should keep on exploring. If we wants to be safe, I could send The Capt'n ahead to scout. He's a wee little sea snake that lives in me head and he can't ever die. He can slither around this place and give me a full report."

Gordy's familiar has a Perception of +13 and Stealth of +23, making it a decent scout.

The follower of Rovagug steps forward into the trophy room.

A heavy partition divides this room into two sections. Shattered glass and looted armor and weapon racks litter the north end of the room, where a massive display case stands open and empty. A half-dozen animal trophies fill the southern half of the room, including the mounted head of a bulette looms from the eastern wall, a stuffed cloaker hangs from the ceiling in mid-swoop, and a taxidermic dire boar prepares to charge from his central plinth.

Rorik searches the trophy room.
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Is it rumbling like the floor is collapsing or something else

Round 1: FIGHT!
Light Condition: Dim Light
Active Buffs: None
Active Penalties: None
Archer(-6,Fine)
Gordy Grimes(-4,Fine, Burn: 2)
Kipp(-5,Fine)
Malsuza(-0,Fine)
Rorik(-16,Fine)
Witz(-0,Fine)
Haunt(-0,Fine)

Rorik contemplates this for a moment. This unnatural presence.

The ghostly image of a young dwarven woman in a breastplate appears in the room, shuffling nervously and looking from side to side while holding an axe in her hand.

Party may act.

Religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 (+6 to identify creatures)

Rorik turns to address the party" There is a Haunt in this room. We could suppress it with positive energy, or we can face it to see what happened here."

knowledge religion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

After thinking for a moment Kipp walks into the room saying "I think most Spooks have a permanent way to get rid of them, and if we don't heal it to poof we may get a clue as to how. I think I'll just see how it plays out." Kipp then watches the haunt.

"G-g-ghosts? I don't wanna get no ghost curse," Gordy shouts as he flees from the room as fast as his dwarf legs can move.

Malsuza makes a series of blurbing and bubbling noises to indicate a complete lack of understanding about the situation.

Going into delay.

I sink zee preferred mesod vould be to put zis speerit to rest. Zo let uz vait unt zee vat it does.

The ghostly image of a young dwarven woman in a breastplate appears in the room, shuffling nervously and looking from side to side while holding an axe in her hand.

A ghostly bulette leaps from the ground and pulls her below!

Witz Will Save DC16: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26
Malsuza Will Save DC16: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Kipp Will Save DC16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Rorik Will Save DC16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

The Kitsunes are horrified by the sight of a dwarf being pulled below the ground, and they panic!

Flee for 4 rounds.

This particular haunt appears to be based on the life of Delbera Axebringer, and is only a piece of it. Channeling positive energy on all of the haunts before they can re-manifest, or finding the lady's spirit and calming her, would be the only way to stop it permanently.

After about thirty-six seconds a faint chanting can be heard, slowly getting louder. The voice slowly becomes recognizable as Kipp, before the words become clear...
"...Let's go again! Let's go again!..."

Where to, Pathfinders?

"How about I send the Cap'n scouting down that hallway a bit, while you cleric types decide what we're gonna do 'bout that ghost?"

Gordy concentrates and a long line of water slides out of his ear and falls to the ground, forming into a black and white snake. The snake looks up curiously at the group, flicks it's tongue, then starts to slither down the west hallway.

Stealth: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (11) + 23 = 34

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

If he sees any foes, he'll slither back and report.

"Huh." says Archer. "Ain't that a thing. Best we get movin'"

The serpent slithers down the hallway, scouting out several doors. To the south lies the a hall with a plaque; in Dwarven it reads "The Hall of Ancestors".

Statues depicting stern dwarven figures line this hall, separating 60 body-sized niches carved into the walls. A meticulous mosaic of a flame-enshrouded axe covers the floor at the room’s center. Heavy stone doors lead south, and two smaller doors nearly blend into the walls on each side of the main entrance.

Three skeleton guards reside in the room, as well as five fresh bodies. They look like corpses from raid in Davarn. Slide 6

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To the north from the skeletons appear to be two massive bronze doors. They appear to have been locked with a sturdy Duergar lock. Hastily painted on the doors is the words in Undercommon.

The snake returns to Gordy, who kneels down and let's the snake crawl back into his ear. He pauses, nodding his head as if agreeing to something, then strokes his beard worriedly.

Gordy describes what his familar saw.
"The Cap'n says we got three of them undead fellers up ahead. And it sounds like this rescue mission mighta just turned into a body recovery expedition. Cap'n says it looks like the skellies killed the folk they dragged back here."

Gordy stares down the hall with a grin look as the water constantly dripping off him form into a pair of wicked looking sabres at the end of each arm.

"We gotta put them down."

"Oki doki, Snake-dwarf. Let's go!" Kipp says and then heads down the hall towards the skellys.

Malsuza rears up in response to Grimes, mimicing the dwarf's movements as she extends a pair of pseudopods. These two slimy limbs end it thick, blunt force weapons.

The party heads forward, ready for blood and battle!

Round 1: FIGHT!
Light Condition: Dim Light
Active Buffs: None
Active Penalties: None
Green Skeleton(-0,Fine)
Red Skeleton(-0,Fine)
Witz(-0,Fine)
Archer(-6,Fine)
Gordy Grimes(-4,Fine, Burn: 2)
Blue Skeleton(-0,Fine)
Rorik(-0,Fine)
Malsuza(-0,Fine)
Kipp(-5,Fine)

The skeletons seem ready to take on whoever comes to fight them!
Same Skeletons as the market, so no need to roll knowledges.

The red and green one stride to meet you all in combat, but their weapons fail to connect against anyone.

Round 1: FIGHT!
Light Condition: Dim Light
Active Buffs: None
Active Penalties: None
Green Skeleton(-0,Fine)
Red Skeleton(-0,Fine)
Witz(-0,Fine)
Archer(-6,Fine)
Gordy Grimes(-4,Fine, Burn: 2)
Blue Skeleton(-0,Fine)
Rorik(-0,Fine)
Malsuza(-0,Fine)
Kipp(-5,Fine)

Gordy eyes Kipp, who is also adjacent to the skeleton and dodges to the side, hoping that the Kitsune follows his lead and flanks the undead warrior. Gordy raises one arm up, forming a shield of water and lashes out with the blade on the other end of his arm.

Kinetic Blade: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Blunt, magic: 3d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 5, 1) + 8 = 19

BZZZZZZT WORGBOT ENGAGED: INITIATING WITZ AND ARCHER

Witz cracks a joke. "Why did ze skull not go to ze party? Cauz he had no body to go wit! Oh-ho-ho!"
Bardic Performance

Archer takes two shots at the blue skeleton.
+1 Adp. Longbow PBS CS RS DA BP: 1d20 + 11 + 1 - 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 11 + 1 - 2 - 2 + 1 = 28
+1 Adp. Longbow PBS CS RS DA BP: 1d20 + 11 + 1 - 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 1 - 2 - 2 + 1 = 24

+1 Adp. Longbow PBS CS DA: 1d8 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 15
+1 Adp. Longbow PBS CS DA: 1d8 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 10

3 Hits at 25 damage total before DR.

Round 1: FIGHT!
Light Condition: Dim Light
Active Buffs: | Witz: Bardic Performance +1 (All) |
Active Penalties: None
Green Skeleton(-0,Fine)
Red Skeleton(-0,Fine)
Witz(-0,Fine)
Archer(-6,Fine)
Gordy Grimes(-4,Fine, Burn: 2)
Blue Skeleton(-20,Fine)
Rorik(-0,Fine)
Malsuza(-0,Fine)
Kipp(-5,Fine)

The blue skeleton leaps forward and into battle against Rorik! It's urgrosh bites deep into the Kitsune! 15 damage.

Round 1: FIGHT!
Light Condition: Dim Light
Active Buffs: | Witz: Bardic Performance +1 (All) |
Active Penalties: None
Green Skeleton(-0,Fine)
Red Skeleton(-0,Fine)
Witz(-0,Fine)
Archer(-6,Fine)
Gordy Grimes(-4,Fine, Burn: 2)
Blue Skeleton(-20,Fine)
Rorik(-15,Fine)
Malsuza(-0,Fine)
Kipp(-5,Fine)

The defending bone intercepts skeletons attack lessening the blow to Rorik, but a sizable chunk of bone breaks off clattering to the floor.
Rorik retaliates against the blue skeleton.
silver heavy mace: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 = 111d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 = 13
bite: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 + 1 = 151d4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 = 6

Kipp moves into flank(?) with Gordy and swings at the skeleton. 5 foot. power attack. Damage: bludgeoning, magic, ada.

flail: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 2 = 26 -2 if Gordy doesn't provide flank
damage: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

And he crashes strait into red. Flank or no flank.

Gordy does have a cestus, pretty much just to help set up flanks with others, since Kinetic Blade does go away at the end of his turn.

Malsuza's hefty pseodopods swing around in a dramatic fashion, crashing down upon the enemy in front of her.

going for green

morphic weapon, power attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
damage, bashing: 1d6 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

morphic weapon, power attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
damage, bashing: 1d6 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Round 2: FIGHT!
Light Condition: Dim Light
Active Buffs: | Witz: Bardic Performance +1 (All) | Rorik: Defending Bone |
Active Penalties: None
Green Skeleton(-28,Fine)
Red Skeleton(-16,Fine)
Witz(-0,Fine)
Archer(-6,Fine)
Gordy Grimes(-4,Fine, Burn: 2)
Blue Skeleton(-20,Fine)
Rorik(-15,Fine)
Malsuza(-0,Fine)
Kipp(-5,Fine)

Rorik misses with his mace, but Kipp and Malsuza land some heavy blows against the undead. The red and green skeletons both swing with powerful attacks, and miss horribly. The red skelton shifts out of flank after swinging.

Round 2: FIGHT!
Light Condition: Dim Light
Active Buffs: | Witz: Bardic Performance +1 (All) | Rorik: Defending Bone |
Active Penalties: None
Green Skeleton(-28,Fine)
Red Skeleton(-16,Fine)
Witz(-0,Fine)
Archer(-6,Fine)
Gordy Grimes(-4,Fine, Burn: 2)
Blue Skeleton(-20,Fine)
Rorik(-15,Fine)
Malsuza(-0,Fine)
Kipp(-5,Fine)

"Aaaarggh!"

Kinetic Blade: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 1 = 15
Magic, Blunt: 3d6 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (2, 4, 4) + 8 + 1 = 19

Witz lets the laughter longer and takes aim at the red skeleton

blunt arrow: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 = 7

damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Archer, seeing that the team is doing what they can, starts firing blunt arrows at the skeletons.
blunt arrows, +1 Adp. Longbow PBS, IC, RS, DA vs blue: 1d20 + 11 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 11 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 25 bludgeoning, PBS, IC, DA: 1d8 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 12
If blue goes down, he will 5' step between Witz and Kipp, and shoot at red
blunt arrows, +1 Adp. Longbow PBS, IC, RS, DA vs blue: 1d20 + 11 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 14 bludgeoning, PBS, IC, DA: 1d8 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 12

Round 2: FIGHT!
Light Condition: Dim Light
Active Buffs: | Witz: Bardic Performance +1 (All)(3 Rounds) | Rorik: Defending Bone |
Active Penalties: None
Green Skeleton(-28,Fine)
Red Skeleton(-16,Fine)
Witz(-0,Fine)
Archer(-6,Fine)
Gordy Grimes(-4,Fine, Burn: 2)
Blue Skeleton(-32,Fine)
Rorik(-15,Fine)
Malsuza(-0,Fine)
Kipp(-5,Fine)

The Blue skeleton, still standing, swings its urgrosh in a cleaving arc against both Rorik and Malsuza! It lands a heavy blow against both of them! 11 Damage VS Rorik, 13 Damage VS Malsuza (Slashing)

Round 2: FIGHT!
Light Condition: Dim Light
Active Buffs: | Witz: Bardic Performance +1 (All)(3 Rounds) | Rorik: Defending Bone |
Active Penalties: None
Green Skeleton(-28,Fine)
Red Skeleton(-16,Fine)
Witz(-0,Fine)
Archer(-6,Fine)
Gordy Grimes(-4,Fine, Burn: 2)
Blue Skeleton(-32,Fine)
Rorik(-16,Fine)
Malsuza(-13,Fine)
Kipp(-5,Fine)

Added in Rorik's Defending Bone, which has absorbed 10 damage so far.

/me buckles underneath the weight of the blow, her form trembling after the impact. A gout of violet ooze spurts from the wound and goes completely inert, seeping into the floor.

Malsuza responds in kind! The shifting slime swiftly shifts to her side, hoping to get a better angle at her foe.

morphic weapon, power attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
damage, bashing: 1d6 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

morphic weapon, power attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
damage, bashing: 1d6 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Malsuza then waggles her tendrils in the direction of her foe, hoping to get Doggoth's attention!

Handle Animal: Attack (DC: 15): 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 4 = 28