[PFS] GM kuey's Gallows of Madness (Inactive)

Game Master kuey

Ignore my message in my earlier post that the cyan dretch down. Thought I did my math wrong then wrote that. Checked again and realised it was down to 2 hp, but forgot to remove that line.

The vermlek keeps his feet firmly planted despite the sudden appearance of the grease patch.

Is cyan still up after the negative channel?

Krennel flexes his wrist and a wand slides into his grasp. He taps it to the elven wizard's shoulder. "Yer not gettin' outta here that easy."

CLW vs Rithon: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

will save : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

AoO : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Jang stays where he is.

He retrieves his wand and heals Rel.

Rel CLW : 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

[oocI have two channels left that I will probably start using next round. I am worried about already downed enemies getting back up, but if we need to do that to stay alive, I will.[/ooc]

will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Dice=cmb: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

attack, power attack: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 25
damage, power attack: 1d10 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 3 = 8

Rel steps back, and brings his glaive down on the cyan dretches head. This provokes I believe, due to the terrain.

Yes Cyan is already down by that wave of negative energy. Will transfer Rel’s attack to red if he moves up to it.
Also, just to note that the drenches were summons so would disappear when they dropped to 0 hp. I should have made that more clear.

Will Save: 1d20 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) - 2 + 2 = 9
Yen Wu does not feel good after the wave of negative energy struck him. Trying to move back up the stairs, he caught himself just in time to avoid getting stuck in a web stand. Moving to cut off the fleeing Vermlek, his luck ran out.
Escape artist to move: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 2 = 12
Save vs grease: 1d20 + 7 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 - 2 + 2 = 15
Acrobatics to move through opponent: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 10 - 2 = 10
Helps if I put the right skill in. Okay, the dice roller hates me. I was trying to go past the Vermlek to keep it from fleeing. I am not sure if I ended up in front of him, in the same square, or what.

From my understanding, you attempted to move through his space (with him standing in the doorway, there’s no space to move around him) but failed the acrobatics check so lost the rest of your move action, and provoked an AoO (which I will resolve later when I have access to my computer). But you should still have your standard action and is in the space in front of him. Since he never stepped into the grease, will ignore the grease saving throw so you’re not prone. Since Rel’s weapon has reach, I’ll move him behind Yen Wu.

Oh yes, could Jangafzaar also make a will save for the eagle? At 5 hp, it might survive the negative energy blast.

eagle save: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Cold iron Rapier: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 - 2 = 151d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Bumping into the creature, Yen Wu stabbed at it with his blade that has been getting a lot of work fighting the foul beings.

GAB! Will Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

The resilient little ooze shrugs off the worse of the negative energy, but still takes a chunk of damage. Since it can't make its way in through the door, GAB! starts to regenerate itself.

Combat Vigor: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7 Fatigued for 3 rounds.
No movement.

Sorry I realised I was very confusing re the cyan dretch. Essentially, after the last round, he was down to 2 hp, so managed to rip in Rel. Then that negative energy wave took him out. All the dretches (except for the one knocked out by color spray) have unsummoned after going down to 0 hp. The mites are also all dead after that negative energy wave.

The unexpected wave of negative energy wounds the Pathfinders, some of them rather seriously, and also dismissing the summoned eagle. Krennel and Jangafzaar quickly provide healing to the more badly injured teammates. After his spell, Rithon pulls back, hopefully out of the range of potentially further such waves. GAB! also hangs back, spending a moment to recover from his wounds.

Despite his injuries, Rel doesn't miss a beat, stepping forward and sending his glaive to cleave into the vermlek, the cold iron bypassing whatever resistance it has. Yen Wu quickly moves forward as well, trying to tumble over the vermlek but stumbles just before he could do so. The demon tries to strike in retaliation but Yen Wu dodges and strikes back, driving his rapier deep into its chest.

The badly wounded vermlek growls at Yen Wu as it rapidly tears forth from its human form, revealing its true form to be that of a large pale worm-like creature. In the process, it absorbs much of the flesh and seemingly healing some of its wounds. It then rears up and tears into Yen Wu with its vicious teeth!

Terrain Info: The entire area is difficult terrain because of the webs. In addition, moving through the web requires a CMB or Escape Artist DC12 check as part of the move action or become grappled in the very first square you enter. Breaking out requires a CMB or Escape Artist DC12 check as a standard action.

combat map
Bold may act
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Round 5: Status: bless (+1 attack, save vs fear); deflection aura (+2 AC, CMD)
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Yen Wu (0/28; shaken; weapons against evil)
Krennel
Rithon (6/20)
GAB! (29/36; -2 Str; -2 Con; weapons against evil; fatigue 1/3)
Jangafzaar (14/24)
Rel (8/27)
red vermlek (-13)
green dretch (-9; unconscious 4/6; blind 4/8; stun 4/9)

Jang again stays where he is.

He uses his wand to heal Rel.

Rel CLW : 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Rel grips his holy symbol in one hand, muttering a quick prayer. His hand glows white, and he places it on Yen Wu's shoulder, healing the Swaschbuckley.

Drop Barkskin to cast Cure Mod on Yen Wu

2d8: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 2) + 3 = 9

Drawing his book back out, Rithon flips back through the pages. His eyes dart up and down the well worn pages as his eyes flash with arcane recognition.

AR 1, change shield to MM

Cantrip: Acid Splash, Dancing Lights, Detect Magic, Prestidigitation

Level 1: Grease, Shield Changed to Magic Missile, Color Spray Changed to MM, Color Spray
Level 2: Toppling Magic Missile, Toppling Magic Missile
Arcane Reservoir 1/6

Parry: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 8 - 2 + 1 = 17
Yen Wu tried to block the blow, but was not able to stop it as it tore into his flesh. The feeling of pain was short as the healing magic from Rel coursed through him. "Thank you." he said, using the new found energy to quickly stand up, too quick for the demon to do anything. He once again quickly drove the blade at the vermlek.
Cold iron Rapier: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 - 2 + 1 = 161d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Failed the parry so the damage goes through. Move action Kip-up so no AO for standing up.

Using the cover of the walls, GAB! does its best to stride up to combat, hoping to position for stabbing around the doorway. The ooze seems to be panting as it does so.
Assuming it will take 2 movement to go sideways and 3 movement to go up the stairs.

It stops to take a breather before its tentacle flies out around the corner.
GAB! Tentacle Spear Attack (Pierce): 1d20 + 6 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 - 1 - 2 = 14
GAB! Tentacle Spear Damage (Pierce): 1d6 + 3 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 - 1 - 2 = 3

2 more rounds of Fatigued.

Krennel takes a few steps forward and tosses a flask into the room behing the vermlek. Bursting onto the air behind the demon, an Eagle appears. It immediately attacks the foul entity.

Talon 1 {flank}: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Talon 2 {flank}: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 2 = 19
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Bite {flank}: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Last time I did this, there was some question whether or not summoned eagle has Smite Evil. IF it does, then I believe the damage is +1. It's can't do any damage unless it criticals, but it does provide a flank buddy for the front line.

Sorry for the late update.

Yen Wu, you hit 0 hp exactly, so hadn't fallen unconscious yet.

Krennel, preservationist casts summon nature's ally, which does not add the celestial template so no smite evil, unlike summon monster.

While Jangafzaar focuses on keeping Rel alive, Rel does the same for Yen Wu. That is just in time for he is about to fall! That keeps him up enough to send another piercing strike deep into the now worm-like vermlek. GAB! attempts the same, but the the door frame provides good cover for the demon and he misses. Krennel summons an eagle to support Yen Wu in his fight. It manages to land its attacks repeatedly, but none fail to get through its infernal defences. Meanwhile, Rithon quickly scans through his spellbook, recalling how to call forth his trusty magical bolts.

The vermlek screams in frustration when it see Yen Wu still on his feet. It looks around in desperation, finding little space to retreat and the greasy floor severely hampering its movement (i.e. it can't 5-foot step). In desperation, it concentrates and again attempts to sends forth a wave of negative energy!
Yen Wu and eagle may attempt an AoO on the vermlek before the SLA activates (although the eagle would need to crit to clear its DR). If you do enough damage, it would disrupt the SLA! Since much will hinge on this, I would process the AoO first before continuing.

combat map
Bold may act
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Round 6: Status: bless (+1 attack, save vs fear); deflection aura
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Yen Wu (9/28; shaken; weapons against evil; AoO vs vermlek)
Krennel
Rithon (6/20)
GAB! (29/36; -2 Str; -2 Con; weapons against evil; fatigue 1/3)
Jangafzaar (14/24)
Rel (13/27)
red vermlek (-26)
green dretch (-9; unconscious 4/6; blind 4/8; stun 4/9)

Eagle AoO: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8

Just in case he get the channel off
Krennel Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Eagle Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 Poof!

AoO: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 2 + 2 = 281d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
AoO Crit?: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 - 2 + 2 = 201d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
"Oh no you don't! That hurts!" Yen Wu said as he drove the blade deep into the vermlek, pulling it out with a flourish.

What a most dramatic time for crit!

The eagle struggles ineffectually to do any damage to the creature, but not Yen Wu. Spotting the early signs that the demon was about to release another wave of negative energy, he takes advantage of its momentary distraction to strike, driving his cold iron rapier with deadly accuracy right through the head of the vermlek. It gurgles, twitching in its death throes before finally collapsing on the ground, lifeless. With it death, the remaining dretch melts away into goo, before fading away completely.

Combat over! That was quite an epic battle! Honestly, the team work here was great! The grease, for example, stopped him from taking 5-foot step away without triggering AoO from Yen Wu, yet not moving away prevented him from using his SLA (mass inflict light wounds) without similarly triggering. It finally had no choice but to risk it. And of course, the congo-chain of healing kept each other up. :)

That it's body remains is evident that this vermlek was not summoned, that it had somehow found a breach from Abyss and made its way over. But the team of Pathfinders have finally put an end to its evil that has been terrorising the town of Saringallow...

However, it seems that the essence of the vermlek had been infiltrated into the manor, which is hardly surprising considering its diabolical history. The webs that had filled the room melts away. What is more worrying though is that the manor starts to groan worryingly. What you have come here to do, you better do it quick!

Um, it's been quite some time so do you guys remember?

With the foe dropping to the ground, Yen Wu started to jump up and down like a kid in a candy store. "Woo hoo! Got ya!" he said with a gleam. "Looks like we get to see if we can drink out a tavern when we get back to town!" he added, patting the others on their backs.

"So, let us search the place for records of the victims and diabolical rituals when this place use to be the center of the evil Sarinis misdeeds." he said. "Might be something over there." he pointed

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Jang nods.

”That was very close! Yes, it is now our opportunity to find out what happened so long ago!“

He then looks at Yen Wu.

”And regarding you my companion who showed us again that there is art and beauty in your style of fighting. Never forget that the goddess of beauty and love would welcome you with open arms!“

"Looks like I might want to pay your temple a social call." Yen Wu said, nodding in agreement to Jang.

On the way back to town, change alignment from Neutral to Neutral Good and from Besmara to Shelyn. (Going for Devoted Muse PC when I can)

More pale than ever, Rithon produces a smooth, black wand and taps himself. The sickly dark energies flow over his body, and the familiar queasiness overcomes his stomach.

It's always worth it he reminds himself. always worth it

Finding others in similar disposition, he silently offers the wand to the others in his vicinity.

I'll end up doing two usages of Infernal Healing, +20 HP over 2 minutes. Anyone else who is OK with infernal healing, I am happy to give you healing as well, just let me know how many 'boops' to mark off

Immediate health concerns resolved, Rithon begins to quickly assess the materials Yen has discovered.

I don't know what to roll: 1d20 ⇒ 19 Know Arc +11, Know local +10, Know all else +9, linguistics +9

With the groans from the manor gradually growing alarmingly, the Pathfinders rush into the room to have a quick look. On the table, you find drawings and diagrams of some sort of portal, some showing what looks very much like the sacrificial pit in the adjacent room. Not daring to dally too long, you quickly gather up all the papers on the table.

In addition, there are six cabinets in the room, each full of documents, way too many for the Pathfinders to gather. Thankfully, the shelves are neatly labeled, and you easily find the old Saringallow records in the cabinet in the northeast corner of the room. Again, you sweep them up without much time to look through.

And just as well, for suddenly a loud crash echoes overhead, as if some section of the upper manor had collapsed. The walls around you start to shudder!

Obstacle 1
A powerful tremor shakes the basement, causing cabinets to topple. You can either attempt to dodge them (Reflex save) or prop them up (Strength check).

Yen Wu (9/28)
Krennel
Rithon (6/20)
GAB! (29/36; -2 Str; -2 Con)
Jangafzaar (14/24)
Rel (13/27)

Rithon, I'll say you have about 3 rounds of infernal healing before this starts happening.

"Grab what you can and let's get out of here!" Yen Wu hollered as he tried to avoid getting crushed by a cabinet, grabbing a hand full of papers as the door flew open.
Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Rel will spend two rounds channeling positive energy to heal his companions.

Channel: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8
Channel: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 6) = 7

Once the cabinets start to topple, Rel will attempt to stop the cabinets from falling!

Str: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Jang heals his wounds before moving on.

clw 2 charges : 0 + 2d8 + 2 ⇒ 0 + (2, 7) + 2 = 11

He then tries to dodge when the walls start crumbling!

reflex : 0 + 1d20 + 3 ⇒ 0 + (16) + 3 = 19

Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Having grabbed what he could, Rithon feels relief from the burst of healing energies shared by Rel.

6/20+8+7 = 20/20

The tremor catches the elf off guard, and his athleticism (which is poor in even the most advantageous situations) fails him in the moment.

"Watch out!"

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

GAB! tries to squeeze around the collapsing structure, using its amorphous body to push through!
Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Jangafzaar, you can save your wand charges. Rel's channel energy healed you back to full.

The Pathfinders manage to duck aside or push them aside as the shelves come crashing down, all except Rithon who is slammed across his shoulder by one. Thankfully, his healing magic partially heals his wound.

Obstacle 2
As you escape out into the corridor, you find that despite clearly being dead, some necrotic energy is animating the mites, causing them to blindly grab at anything that passes them! You can either tumble past them (Acrobatics check) or wriggle away (Escape Artist check).

Yen Wu (24/28)
Krennel
Rithon (17/20; infernal healing 4/10)
GAB! (-2 Str; -2 Con)
Jangafzaar
Rel

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
Yen Wu tried to move past the hands but one of them was able to grab his foot.
Already used my reroll

"Oh no! Look what is happening here! Let us get out!" he shouts and tries to dodge.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 3 - 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 - 3 = 12

I really hate these things. If I never see a mite again, it will still be too soon.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Once again, Rithon's astounding lack of grace ends him up in a difficult situation...

The blobby GAB! squirms and squiggles, and then jumps at fast blobby speed to escape!
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Rel does his best, which is surprisingly good in this one case.

Acrobatice: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (18) - 3 = 15

Surprise, surprise, a 12 actually passes!
Most of the Pathfinders manage to hop away from the grabbing hands, except for Rithon. One animated mite manage to snag him at the edge of his robes. He manages to wrench himself free, but not before a section of the ceiling grazes him on his other shoulder. Thankfully, his healing magic continues to restore him, slowly but surely.

Obstacle 3
The ground starts to rock under your feet, as if the area is hit by an earthquake, as you burst out from the secret door. You find the water in the flooded cellar roiling up and down like waves, lifting up and tossing the barrels around, making your way to the ladder significantly more difficult.

You can either dive under them (Constitution check) or swim around them (Swim check).

Yen Wu (24/28)
Krennel
Rithon (16/20; infernal healing 5/10)
GAB! (-2 Str; -2 Con)
Jangafzaar
Rel

Constitution: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Jang is a bad swimmer and he dives and hopes he gets out alive!

The queasy feeling in Rithon's stomach doesn't abate- but he has no choice but to press on. His light blue robes are now tattered and covered in blood though his wounds are much better than the amount of blood would indicate.

Approaching the latter, the elf takes a big breath before trying to dive his way under the floating debris.

Con Check: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Con: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Rel tries to dive under them!

Having served on a "Privateer", Yen Wu had some experience in swimming and had no problem making his way around the obstacles.
Swim: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Krennel tries to dive into the water to avoid the worst of the falling debris.

Swim: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The little ooze that could goes with a heave-and-ho before jumping into the water! It begins to flail wildly in an oozy fashion towards the exit!
Swim: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 1 = 9
Assuming GM rerolls restart between each chronicle. If not, first result applies.
Swim 5 Star GM Reroll: 1d20 + 7 - 1 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 7 - 1 + 5 = 31

GAB! flows through the flood waters as if he was part of it himself. Yen Wu similarly swims around the turmoil with ease. Rithon and Rel take deep breaths and plunge deep, avoid much of the colliding barrels. Jangafzaar and Krennel, however, surface too early right in the path of barrels that barrel into them.

Obstacle 4
You finally reach the corner where the ladder ascends back to the reception hall. But with the house coming apart, the ladder seems to be slowly disintegrating too!
You can either scramble up quickly (Climb check) or take your care, avoiding the rungs that are starting to appear weak.(Swim check).

Yen Wu (24/28)
Krennel (13/18)
Rithon (16/20; infernal healing 5/10)
GAB! (-2 Str; -2 Con)
Jangafzaar (21/24)
Rel

With a lung full of water, Krennel desperately reaches up for the last rung. The alchemist slips, but is able to recover and get a firm grasp, pulling himself out of the water.

Climb: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Climb (GM ReRoll): 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 + 1 = 22

"Oh no! This is ugly!" the dwarf shouts.

Climb: 1d20 - 2 - 3 ⇒ (5) - 2 - 3 = 0

Swim: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Yen Wu swam to avoid the weak rungs, trying to not get dashed against them.