[OSP] GM PaleDim's Master of the Fallen Fortress CORE (Inactive)

Game Master PaleDim

"No, I am no good with locks. But, I did bring a crowbar though...who wants it?" He says dropping his bag and pulling out said crowbar.

"I like the acid idea; It's not as noisy as the crowbar."

Okay, sounds like a strategy is forming. Let me know which way you're going and I'll let you know how much damage you do to the door or lock.

Theron gets the crowbar from Silas, but nods to Desynthia.

I like your thinking....try that. If it fails, I'll try my way...

Desinthia aims at the lock, and cast a quick spell. A small orb of acid forms in her hand, and she shoots at the lock. After a few errant strikes, the white haired sorceress aiming got better, but it's a slow process

Not sure if you want me to roll something, to hit a small unmoving target (vs Touch AC). Dmg is 1d3 per blob

At 1d3 per go, that method is never going to overcome hardness of the object.

Desynthia starts splashing the lock with acid, seemingly to no effect. A minute later, Erica finally breaks the silence:

"We're going to be here all day. Let's just try the crowbar."

what about the wood? could it affect the wood? I know it sounds noobish...but can't hurt to ask?

Hey, that was worth a try...Erica.

Desynthia skulks after Bobbie's remark.

You're pretty sure she used Erica's name on purpose.

Stealth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

"It was a good idea nonetheless," Erica answers. She looks at Desynthia with an amused expression as she catches the sorcerer blowing raspberry at her. "Really," she adds in a more gentle. "It was worth a try."

what about the wood? could it affect the wood? I know it sounds noobish...but can't hurt to ask?

both the door proper and an object such as the lock and handle kit are going to have a hardness, and it's rarely below 5. Energy damage bypasses DR, but not hardness. SO, if somebody has high level spells that do more energy damage, you could make it work. However, you may not wish to to use up precious spell slots on a locked door :)

I'll go ahead and let you in on: there is a hazard behind the door but it's going to be no worse for breaking through the door. So, let the bashing begin. :) I'll move us forward this evening (with the equivalent of take-whatever against the door), but feel free to RP and roll some attacks against it in the meantime.

Theron spits on his hands to get a better grip on the crowbar. He jams it in by the lock and heaves on it.

str: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10oh well...thought it might be worth a try....never know...

A strength check and door beating montage later...

Finally the door gives to the numerous, loud beatings and the team breaks through.

Two stone altars, one black and one white, sit at either end of this large chamber, which takes up two wings of the tower on this level. The crumbling remains of wooden benches sag in front of each altar beneath rotting ceiling tapestries. Carved symbols and writings snake along the walls. The burnt corpses of two troglodytes lie on the floor in the center of the room.

Two human skeletons, flames enveloping their heads, instantly move forward, obviously having gathered at the door for all the noise.

Battle theme!

Round 1
Bold may act

Silas
Theron
Erica
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Red
Blue
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Desynthia
Ulis

Silas, Theron, and Erica are up!

Map is updated!

That's some warm reception or my name isn't Desynthia!

Know Religion, Untrained: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

Wait... those two are quite boneheaded!

There will be an heated confrontation, for sure!

We've just found the bone of contention!

Don't forget your manners, Paffies: when you encounter a skeleton for the first time, say simply "Nice to meat you!"

Going into missions all over the world can be a risky business. But it doesn't have to be dull, or without fun.

If you like that kind of wisecracking fun, of course.

Theron dropse the rowbar and with one fluid motion(for his size, anyways), he draws his morningstar in both meaty hands and swings it at the closest skeltonred.

Back to the depths with you?

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 241d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 2handing the morningstar...AC is 17 at the monent...if he downs red, will move 5 ft and take his spot

Erica grabs her war hammer and moves forward. If merciful Iomedae is willing, maybe she'll even score a hit this time.

Attack (Power Attack): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 - 1 = 4
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 = 10

However, it seems like Iomedae is having way too much fun observing the struggles of Her loyal follower from Above.

To identify the skeletons when its my turn;
Know(Religion): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

"By Cayden's tall tales! I think I recognise those things...

Theron dropse the rowbar and with one fluid motion(for his size, anyways), he draws his morningstar in both meaty hands and swings it at the closest skeltonred.

Back to the depths with you?

[dice=attack]1d20+5; 1d8+6 2handing the morningstar...AC is 17 at the monent...if he downs red, will move 5 ft and take his spot

You have a wall between you and red, so this would have to be blue, and you've have to move to do that. You could have taken a 5' step before Erica came through the door?

To identify the skeletons when its my turn;

[Dice=Know(Religion)]1d20+5

"By Cayden's tall tales! I think I recognise those things...

These are you guessed it very basic (weak) skeletons. The flames are cosmetic and I suspect you'll smash these guys quickly once you deal with the tight space.

ok cool...my bad....didnt see the wall...failed that Perception check....lol

lol, np at all. Erica, are you willing to retcon a different move and let him occupy that square to use his good roll? Alternative: try some acrobatics checks to move through threatened squares and get in behind anyway.

Of course! I moved my token. Gotta try and sneak behind, though I have no doubt that it will fail miserably

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 3 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 3 - 4 - 2 = 3 Yep!

Cool, pardon me while I move the tokens around to account for this...

Theron steps through the door 5' step and smashes the first red skeleton that was on the other side of the wall. Its bones make a satisfying clattering as they drop to the ground, inert and harmless.

Erica dashes by Theron, and the remaining skeleton takes a swipe at her as she goes!

claw attack vs. Erica: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (10) - 3 = 7

It's slow to react and misses her horribly. So, your miss on the acrobatics score didn't matter. Let's hope that it further chews through your bad luck :)

Silas is up. I'll give him until tomorrow morning to post and then if he hasn't I'll bot to move us along.

Botting Silas

Silas draws and reloads his crossbow two move actions.

The remain skeleton glares at Theron, who just destroyed his battle companion, swiping both of its claws at him. two claws, full action

Claw 1 vs Theron, S damage: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 61d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Claw 2 vs Theron, S damage: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 131d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Theron dodges the first claw, and right as he resets the second slams into his armor but clatters away uselessly.

Battle theme!

The whole party is up to finish round 1 and begin round 2. FINISH HIM!

Theron swings his weapon with a grunt at the last skeleton.

Time to join your friend!

attack: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 2 = 241d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

The last skeleton clatters to the ground. The temporary annoyance ended.

Out of combat initiative.

What next Pathfinders?

As the bones are readily separated and clatter to the ground Ulis shouts; I recognise those things; they're just plain old - *clatter clatter clatter* - skeletons...Haha! you two made short work of them. This will be a great story to toast to; the shattering of the flaming skulls

Upon seeing the alter Ulis enters the room cautiously; gods and religious rituals are nothing to truck with. That was what he learned from the one class he was required to attend sober. The lecturer (also a follower of Cayden) was on edge the whole time.

perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 to search the room
know(religion): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 to identify the religious artifacts

Can anybody else find anything of interest to the society?

As the bones are readily separated and clatter to the ground Ulis shouts; I recognise those things; they're just plain old - *clatter clatter clatter* - skeletons...Haha! you two made short work of them. This will be a great story to toast to; the shattering of the flaming skulls

Upon seeing the alter Ulis enters the room cautiously; gods and religious rituals are nothing to truck with. That was what he learned from the one class he was required to attend sober. The lecturer (also a follower of Cayden) was on edge the whole time.

[dice=perception]1d20+3 to search the room
[dice=know(religion)]1d20+5 to identify the religious artifacts

Can anybody else find anything of interest to the society?

Ulis identifies this room as a temple dedicated to Nethys, the god of magic, in both of his aspects: protection and destruction. The writings on the walls are quotes from Nethys’s holy book.

Ulis sees a third pile of bones, and gathers that two troglodytes fell afoul of the skeletons that you've just beaten after destroying only one of what started as a trio. Given that their bodies are badly burnt, they didn't fair so well against them as you did. Based on you finding the door locked, it seems that the recently inhabiting troglodyte tribe might have given up on this floor and sealed it.

Ulis' perception roll was fairly low, does anybody else want to try before you return to the stairwell to ascend again?

I meant to post something and then had to handle an emergency at work and got side tracked. Have not been on much since then.

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Silas does not see anything over Ulis' shoulders.

Sorry to hear. Hope the emergency resolved smoothly. Good to have you back!

I'll await more perception rolls until I get at least two votes to move on.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 7

Desynthia is caught up in a prayer to her god, Nethys, thanking him for the protection he offers her

When she finishes, she says, pointing to the door nearest to the Caydenite

We should go on, and try next door

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Erica takes some time to inspect the room before joining her fellow Pathfinders.

Theron looks around quickly before carrying on.

perc: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Yowza. Let's really hope the RNG is saving up for next combat...

The party heads back to the stairs and heads up one flight. This time, they find the door onto the floor proper unlocked...

Crude bunks line the walls of this room, which is filled with the nauseating stench of troglodytes. You immediately see the source of this is three troglodytes, having just gotten up from rest on crude sleeping mats on the floor!

The startled troglodytes immediately stand up and throw javelins at the party. The one in the middle seems to throw the strongest, but it's efforts it misses Theron. The two at the sides just barely catch Bobbie and Silas in the arm and shoulder, respectively.

green javelin attack vs. bobbie, P damage: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 151d6 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 2
blue javelin attack vs. theron, P damage: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 141d6 - 2 ⇒ (6) - 2 = 4
red javelin attack vs. silas, P damage: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 191d6 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1

Battle Theme!

Round 1
Bold may act

Blue troglodyte
Red troglodyte
Green troglodyte
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Desynthia
Ulis
Bobbie -2
Theron
Silas -1

The whole party is up! Make any saving throws first in your post before turn actions.

Map updated!

fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Theron spits a mouthful of bile as the smell fills his nose again.

Hopefully you'll smell better dead!

He rushes forward and tries to cut down the reptilian with one swing.

attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 - 2 - 1 = 111d8 + 4 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 - 2 + 2 = 11charge, sickened, power attack

hurl check: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Ulis steels himself against the wall of stench. Javelins fly past them as the creatures get the jump on the party;
"By Cayden's everclean underwear, those wily creatures used their stink to get the upper hand against us!"

Ulis steps forward to get a clear shot and shoots at the Red trog with his light crossbow, then rapid reload.
attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 BOOM!
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

that looks like a potential crit, roll to confirm and extra damage.

that looks like a potential crit, roll to confirm and extra damage.

confirm a crit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

depending on the result above, damage is
extra damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 or 3

fortitude save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

"These things stink to high heavens." The half-elf says as he is scratched by the javelin.

Silas levels his crossbow and fires a bolt at the one Ulis shot.

Sickened
1d20 ⇒ 151d8 ⇒ 3

Theron charges at one directly ahead of him but this one is ready to jump away at the last moment. Ulis steps up to take his original space, catching the middle one off guard with a well-placed but unfortunately not crit-confirmed bolt.

Silas' bolt then finds the same one and it starts to breath heavily, as it seems you've pierce both of its lungs.. that young one won't last long. As it begins to stoop lower, the other two look at each other and then back to all of you with rage in their eyes.

Red - 6

Desynthia and Bobbie are still up!

fort save: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Acid blob vs Touch AC, sick: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 - 2 = 4
Dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Desynthia is sickened by the stench, and get out of view a few seconds for some intimacy with the unwelcome contents of her stomach.

Then, still paler than usual, she sends a blob of acid on the lizardmen, but her aim is shaky at best

Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Unaffected by the stench, Erica rushes into the room, confronting the troglodyte next to Theron.

Attack (Power Attack): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 - 1 = 7
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8

Hmm, looks like I got my fort saves than I needed. Recall it was just: Theron, Ulis, and Silias. It doesn't look like this would have saved any of the missed hits though.

The troglodytes notice the sickness in some members of the group, grinning at the party and jeering, however ineffectively, in another language.

They immediately begin slashing and thrashing at the adventurers in front of them, in a savage frenzy! Their barking and shrieking is almost unbearable!

As they are doing this the left-most trog takes a careful step around Bobbie's side.

The right trog focuses on Theron, barely getting one claw under the seams of his armor, but only for a minor scratch 1 damage. Its other claw and bite miss wildly. The middle one starts slashing at him as well, and physically connects but finds nothing but sheer armor surface. Frustrated it turns to bite at Bobbie, but it's clumsy in the pivot and misses her wide. The final trog on the left focuses on Erica, but having been primed by the middle one she's dancing around efficiently and it cannot land a claw on her.

By this time Theron and Bobbie have been showered with the angry spittle of the frothing young troglodytes. Verily, their emotional fervor outstrips their effectiveness... If only they could live another day to improve.

Theron gets the feeling if they get lucky and land claws on him or Bobbie, they could swing the tide in short order...

Battle Theme!

Round 2
Bold may act

Blue troglodyte -6
Red troglodyte
Green troglodyte
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Desynthia
Ulis
Bobbie -2
Theron -1, sickened
Silas -1, sickened

The whole party is up!

Silas reload his crossbow and then begins another chant.

Tired from work..so no LOTR chants/songs

Inspire Courage +1 is up

Noticing that she is being flanked, Erica swings again at the troglodyte in front of her, hoping to get it down quickly.

Attack (Power Attack): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 - 1 = 7 Sigh...
Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 3 = 9

Ulis steps up behind Theron and casts Resistance on Bobbie.

"Cayden wishes for your heroes' story to continue..."
+1 resistance bonus to saves for one minute

Ulis will also make a knowledge religion check to see if these guys are evil
know religion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Theron spits the bile filling his mouth at the closest troglodyte.

I am getting to really hate troglodytes!

attack: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 2 + 1 = 71d8 + 4 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 - 2 + 1 = 9

Crossbow: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Desynthia hopes to get a better luck with her crossbow.

She is soon disapointed.

Ulis will also make a knowledge religion check to see if these guys are evil

This would be knowledge (local), if anybody has it. Honestly though, I don't think you're going to reveal any weaknesses that will help beyond just bashing at them until you land hits :)

Silas begins a chant while his beefier teammates try to return swipes at the troglodytes. What they lack for in strength, they make up in agility, as they bob about dodging slashes from Bobbie and Theron. They get a little cocky and arch their backs to let the blades thrust through their space without harming them. They get a bit serious again when Desynthia's crossbow bolt flies through their area, less willing to show off as they competently avoid it.

The two to the right shift around a bit before they continue their slashing at the front-line Pathfinders.

Green 5' step NE, Blue 5' step N, All full-attacks...

Again, the troglodytes find a lot of obstructing armor surface on Theron and a lot of air around the ever-dodging Bobbie. At the last moment, the right-most trog pauses as if it's done and then lunges out and bites an un-suspecting Theron on the fore-arm! for 3 damage

Battle Theme!

Round 3
Bold may act

Party effects: inspire courage, +1 att/dmg

Blue troglodyte -6
Red troglodyte
Green troglodyte
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Desynthia
Ulis
Bobbie -2, resistance
Theron -4, sickened (8 rounds)
Silas -1, sickened (8 rounds)

The whole party is up!

REMINDER make sure to include your +1's to attack/dmg from Silas' inspiration

Desynthia are you moving to the other side of the well (out of the stairwell) to make those crossbow shots?

Theron spits at the reptilian that bit him.

You'll love chewing on this, then! he yells as he slashes at it.

attack: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 6 - 2 + 1 = 231d8 + 4 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 - 2 + 1 = 11