Ironperenti's Rise of the Runelords Campaign

Game Master Ironperenti

Isn't that Pathfinder 2e?

I believe these are house rules. As far as 2e goes, it doesn't have expert weapons or armor. The 2e Playtest did, but they replaced the quality of weapons with the Runes system for simplicity sake. Trained, Expert, Master, and Legendary refer to how proficient you are with such things.

"This place keeps getting more interesting," Lavanor says at the sight of the alter. He steps up onto the platform to search for secret doors but making sure he stays clear of the alter. "Yuck, I wonder how long that has been sitting there," he says, his nose wrinkling at the sight of the stale water.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Camil watches as Lavanor steps on the dias, and crosses to the door to inspect it. Careful up there Lavanor, I wouldnt disturb that much.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

There appears to be nothing hidden about the altar. There is an inscription along the bowl of the altar but Camil cannot read it. The doors are made of stone. There is a heavy brass pull ring on each.

"I wasn't planning to," Lavanor says with a nervous grin. When he finds nothing, he moves to the door. "There is some sort of inscription on the bowl but I have no idea what language it's in," he mentions to the others.

Runt takes a look at the inscription, though if it is not in goblin or abyssal she can't make heads or tales of it either.

Zandril moves in behind Camil taking cover behind the wall with a smile he eggs Camil on, "Go ahead. I'm ready when you are."

Rolling his eyes at Zandrill, Camil braces and opens the large door, After you sir, your palace awaits. Camil says with a mocking bow as he steps to the side.

Lavanor chuckles at the banter between Camil and Zandril, but decides to take the lead stepping to the doorway and looking inside.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

This huge room looks like nothing more than an immense underground cathedral. Stone doors stand to either side of the main entrance, but beyond this, the walls are carved with strange, spiky runes. In the center of the room is a large pool, a ring of polished human skulls balanced on stone spikes arranged in a circle around the deeper midsection. At the far end of the room, a pair of stone stairways leads up to a pulpit on which sits a second pool, this one triangular and filled with churning, bubbling water that looks almost like translucent lava. Yet while wisps of what look like heat and steam rise from the strange orange liquid, the room itself is deathly cold.

Above the orange pool is a small humanoid creature. She looks at Lavanor when he steps in the doorway and goes into a fit. "How dare you intrude on the mother's sanctum!" she screams in abyssal. Then she draws a tiny knife and cuts her hand. The blood drips into the pool which bubbles madly before another of the wrath creatures crawls out of it dimming the pool's radiance.

kn religion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

"Why, it's a pathetic Quasit! They love to brag when things go right and whine when they don't..."

Realizing that in a fight, those details are probably not what folks consider important she adds

"They also magically heal up if the damage is light enough or just die if not. Usually they just die. Oh, and cast obnoxious spells."

Runt makes a face at the quasit.

sense motive: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

What do you mean by wrath creatures?

Shaking his head at the sudden apparition from the pool, Camil fits an arrow to his bow and quickly fires at the small quasit. That pool makes those things?

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
arrow attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The little bugger doesn't like how the pool dimmed! Maybe that's good for us?

Lavanor stares in disbelief at the room before him. "How is all of this under the town and no one knows about it?" he asks as he moves into the room so that the rest of the group can enter. Not knowing what is behind the doors, he doesn't go past them but readies his sword for the creature to advance.

Readied Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Round 1
Quasit done
Lavanor done
Runt
Camil done
Zandril
Isabella
Spawn of wrath

Camil's arrow flies wide and Lavanor stands ready to strike at anything that gets within arms reach.

*Raises hand* When am I?

Runt calls upon the powers that be and summons a primordial eagle to engage the enemy quasit.

to hit talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
damage, primordial: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

to hit talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
damage, primordial: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

to hit bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

HP: 7
AC: 14
SR: 7
90' flight

Zandril moves up next to Lavanor with a shudder, his smile fading at the site of the room. "That's been my question all along." Zandril readies an action to strike at any enemy that comes into reach.

Zandril will attempt to Parry/Riposte the first attack directed to him.

oops

Round 1
Quasit done
Lavanor done
Runt done
Camil done
Zandril done
Trunt
Isabella
Spawn of wrath

Trunt pulls out his crossbow and fires at the quasit.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Trunt then moves up behind Lavanor and Zandril.

[ooc]Away from computer, can someone move me 20 ft up behind the others?

@runt: your special summoning does not make the summoned creature appear any quicker correct? Therefore your bird will appear in round 2 and attack immediately since summon monster has a casting time of 1 round.

@Trunt: moved

Runt's eagle just misses the little quasit and Trunt's shot goes wide as well. (So you may be more descriptive if you like, the target AC is 22. Small and quick with some outsider natural armor.)

A monster tactician may, indeed, summon as a standard action.

The wrath spawn moves down the steps to attack the nearest person. It manages to avoid Lavanor's swing but takes a grievous wound from Zandril. It then retaliates with a claw but fails miserably.

The quasit moves away from the eagle and then goes invisible.

I left her visible to show her last known position before she disappeared.

Spawn claw: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 41d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Isabella stows her falchion, draws a cold iron dagger, and waits to see if the quasit reappears.

on mobile so no access to map

Hoping to take care of this creature so they can move on to the quasit before more creatures can be summoned, Lavanor swings his sword. "Remember we have to burn it once it's down," he reminds everyone.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Round 2
Quasit done
Lavanor done
Runt
Camil
Zandril
Trunt
Isabella
Spawn of wrath

Lavanor slashes and the creature drops to the ground and quivers.

"Camil! Get in here and close the door so we can keep that thing in this room." Zandril moves and draws his shortbow, drops his Estoc at his feet, and looses an arrow at the last known spot of the demon pest.

Shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

The arrow flies through the air striking the back wall.

Trunt drops his crossbow, draws a dagger, and stands by the door waiting for Camil to come in so that he can close the door. "Quick, get in so I can trap this thing in here with us!"

Those side doors are closed right?

Fumbling with his new shortbow, Camil quickly steps into the chamber and closes the heavy door behind him, Closed it, look out for this thing.

@Trunt: the side doors are closed.

Round 2
Quasit done
Lavanor done
Runt
Camil done
Zandril done
Trunt done
Isabella

Delaying for the quasit to reappear.

Delaying for the quasit to reappear.

I believe that will be next round. Also, Runt summoned the eagle, so unless Isabella wants to change her action, I think we're done with round 1.

I think Runt has an action this turn and the summoning was from last turn. At work right now so I can't see the map to know what to do. More to come in a couple of hours...

I think Runt has an action this turn and the summoning was from last turn. At work right now so I can't see the map to know what to do. More to come in a couple of hours...

My bad, you are right. Currently the monster is down but needs to be burned to stop regeneration and the quasit is invisible. So ready an action I guess? Isabella said she would carry the torch I lit from the last one we killed unless it's been an hour since then.

Time: It has only been a few minutes at most

Well, if it is down then Runt will move up the stairs to where the imp was last and the eagle will move over and attack the only target that is left, the downed one.

to hit talon, flank: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 2 = 15
damage, primordial: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

"I wonder if the pool would work for me, and what it would summon?"

The eagle hinders the healing of the spawn and then Isabella adds a little flame (GM license here) to ends its shuddering. Then a

Everyone make a perception check: Runt -1, Camil -2, all others -3

Round 3
Quasit done
Lavanor
Runt
Camil
Zandril
Trunt
Isabella

perception: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 - 1 = 15

Perception: 1d20 + 6 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 3 = 20
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

"She's by the pool! She's trying to conjure monsters!" shouts Isabella.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 2 = 14

What? I can't see it anywhere!! Camil nervously switches to his bladed scarf in case a monster appears.

ready action in case something shows up in melee

Perception: 1d20 + 8 - 3 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 3 = 13

"I don't see it either. Be ready!" Lavanor says, scanning the room for the quasit or next monster to appear. He readies his sword to strike at either if it gets close to him.

Readied Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Not able to spot the location of the creature himself, Trunt takes his waterskin and tries to fling water in the direction that Isabella motions in an attempt to splash the quasit and make it more visible.

Not sure how this would work, but I'll give a dex based attack roll just in case thats what you want.

BAB+Dex+Size attack: 1d20 + 1 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 4 + 1 = 10
ugh, why do I even bother...

Camil make an attack to see if your readied attack hits.

A fiendish hyena appears in front of Camil and lashes out with its jaws. It misses.

Hyena: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 111d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Round 4
Quasit done
Lavanor
Runt
Camil
Zandril
Trunt
Isabella

perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Runt points right at where she thinks it is, and calls out for the others benefit.

"I think it's right there."

Round 4

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Lavanor looks at where Runt is pointing. "I don't see anything. Someone stand by the door we came in so it can't escape. Eventually we'll get it," he says staying ready to swing at the creature if it comes by him.

I forget. Do I reroll my readied attack every turn if it's not used?

Ahhh get back! Camil wildly attacks the hyena, missing horribly due to being startled.

Readied attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Gathering himself and trying to breathe deeply, he doubles his effort and attacks again, striking home on the conjured beast.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Crit confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Perception: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 2 = 6

Isabella holds her ground, waiting (hopefully) for the creature to reappear while her allies deal with the summoned minions.

Runt continues her way to the pool and keeps pointing at the invisible nuisance, hoping to offer some triangulation. "I'm telling you, it's right there."

If it moves she keeps pointing at it.

Her eagle fly's over to engage the hyena but only serves to harass the harasser.

to hit talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
damage, primordial: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

reroll readied attacks since it goes away once it gets back around to your next turn.

The hyena yelps at the nasty gash Camil puts on it.

Round 4
Quasit done
Lavanor done
Runt done
Camil done
Zandril
Trunt
Isabella done

I will assume those not taking any actions are readying an action to attack should something appear.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 - 2 = 8

Zandril lets an arrow fly at the hyena, trying to thread the needle between Trunt and Camil.

Shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

He then picks up his sword lying at his feet.