Ironperenti's Rise of the Runelords Campaign

Game Master Ironperenti

Camil follows Kizzy's instructions, retreating back toward the group and hopefully ducking back inside the tower to limit the shadow demon's assault on the group.

Being closer to the level above everyone begins ducking into the closest doorway. You find yourselves crowded together in a small room with a hutch of ravens in one corner and a door leading deeper in on the other. The demon for its part flies about staring at the doorway you went into but it does not bother with the dimorphodons.

Ignoring the shadow demon outside...Ravens. There were ravens in the sawmill. Perhaps they use them to communicate. Not ignoring the demon, why doesn't it go after Runt's pets, or us? Could it be an illusion?

"Let's deal with the flying problem after all the land-based ones. Maybe there's an internal ladder up to the top floor." Forest says. He tries the next door.

"My guess is that it is charged to guard something and whenever we mess with it, it will mess with us. Up we go."

I can probably sneak by it if we want, I'm pretty good at blending in. Could be an illusion if its not chasing us. Camil offers.

"maybe, but as long as it ain't followin' us we may as well see what's on this level. "

knowledge planes: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19

lovely roll

Follows the crowd, "I don't know anything about the thing outside, not sure that my magic will be effective against it."

He's back!

"Well, if it is willing to leave us alone, I'm willing to leave it alone."

Runt follows Forest.

This large and cluttered room is filled with immense gears and clockworks. Most of them appear to have rusted into place.

Other than a curious glance here and there, Runt is content to bypass the room and continue on.

Anyone going to pause and search the room?

There is the option of searching the room or heading back outside.

Kizzy bravely/foolishly steps into the room, searching for a way upwards or anything else of note.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Isabella tags along as best she can... but not being an artificer, there isn't much that she can do to help in the moment.

Forest is no smith, but, as a soldier, he appreciates good steel. "Precision gears like this aren't easy to make. What a waste."

"What say we try to lure that shadow thing here, where we can fight it on solid ground. Shoot it when it flys by and duck back inside." He looks to Kizzy, since she had identified the thing.

Camil gulps, activating the ring of chameleon power, and steps outside, sneaking around the tower to get up to the next level. If he's not attacked by the creature, he'll go open the door.

Stealth: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (11) + 23 = 34

Camil slips out and up to the top room. The smoky, filthy rooftops of the Shadow sprawl below this dizzying perch. The conical roof supports an onyx statue of an angel. Towering like a god, her weathered features are caked with grime, making her seem almost demonic in countenance. At the far end of the hollow space under the roof, in the angel’s shadow, is a nest of cushions, silk sheets, and other incongruously fine bits of decor.

Some of the others head into the gear room to seek out a way up without going outside leaving Runt and Zherxikas in the raven room. Although they are hopeful, the three find no passage to the top, just rusted gears.

perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Runt tries to speak, ot see if she can hear herself.

Prods the nest of cushions and silk sheets with his quarterstaff.

perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

"I don't... This is all meaningless to me." Forest does not know or care why it's quiet in the room. He starts to untie himself from the rope. "I'm gonna go kill that flying thing before it eats Sato."

Per: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Forest is ready to move on.

Only Camil snuck out so he is the only one who sees the silks and cushions. I have Zherxikas still in the room with the raven cage.

Runt does not hear herself speak. Forest notices the other in the room with him (Isabella and Kizzy) do not seem to notice him speak they don't even glance at him.

Forest takes the rope and tugs the others towards the door

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

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Kizzy begins to say something, and realizes that they are in fact silenced. She tries waving to the others, pantomiming with her hands in an attempt to communicate. Finally she just emphatically points back to the door and rejoins Runt and Zherxikas, only to realize they are silent as well. On the plus side, no one can hear the string of curses she is speaking.

Runt will join Camil in E6 and see if the silence extends to this area as well. She will begin a search of E6.

perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33

Isabella takes a while to realize that the team is silenced, mostly because she finally notices that she makes no noise while tripping over things.

The only way to get to Camil is to go outside and up the stairs, is that what Runt is doing?

[ooc]Aha. So that is why there is no stairs./ooc]

Runt will test the stairs with the rope attached, assuming we are all still linked and there is enough play on the rope, just to give it a try.

It begins.

Runt walks to the doorway to test the steps when a large thing with the upper half of a woman and the lower half of a snake appears before her. The eyes on the woman's mask glow green (Runt make a DC 15 Fortitude save).

Kizzy continues to swear, though no one can hear her screams.

fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
DC 20 kn nature, monster lore: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 4 = 12

Runt squeels a little and steps back, then clears her throat.

"What is that thing?"

No one hears a thing. In silence, the snake lady then strikes with a spear like the snake she resembles. Once, twice, three times, then four stabbing ruthlessly at Runt. The first two puncture Runt's armor and blood pools at her feet from the heinous wounds (50 dmg). Luckily her armor saves her from the latter two thrusts.

Round 1 Group: Bless 34 rounds
Snake lady uninjured
Forest 68/68
Isabella 39/48;
Runt 4/54;
Dimorphodons 15/15, 15/15; 30rds
Camil 46/46; false life 6; spider climb 56 minutes
Zherxikas 40/40; levitate 25rds
Kizzy 38/44 performance 19/24
Demon uninjured

The Dimorphodons swoop in and harass her from the other side.

to hit bite, bless, flank: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 + 3 = 15
damage, primordial: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9; Poison, DC 12 Fort, 1/round 4 rounds, 1d2 str, cure 1 save.

to hit bite: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 + 3 = 14
damage, primordial: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8; Poison, DC 12 Fort, 1/round 4 rounds, 1d2 str, cure 1 save.

This time she yelps as she withdraws behind a wall right after the pets distract the creature.

Wow! She hits hard and I'm lucky Runt wasn't knocked out or even killed.

Forest draws his shield but doesn't advance. "Nobody said anything about a snake lady. Maybe we should... go back inside."

Since it looks like she's flying, large, AND has a reach weapon, I don't think there's anything to be gained by trying to get into melee with her since she could just 5-foot-step away and be out of reach again. Move Action to Draw Shield. Standard Action to Total Defense. If she attacks Forest, use Two Stamina to increase shield bonus by 2. AC with the extra shield bonus would be 31/17/25.

This is my action if she's flying. If she's NOT flying, let me know and I might do something else instead.

Camil sneaks back down to the group, trusting his chameleon-like power, and moves next to Forest.

I'm unsure if thats a double move without penalty?Knowledge, Nature: 1d20 + 9 + 1d6 ⇒ (13) + 9 + (1) = 23

I think we hear nothing from Forest, yes?

Unable to cast spells due to the silence, Isabella uses her touch of good on Forest.

+3 sacred bonus on attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws for one round. If this goes after Forest took his action, it will persist to his next action, I believe, due to turn ordering.

I think we hear nothing from Forest, yes?

Hmm, I'm not sure if the silence extends to the outer room or not. Ironperenti, what sayeth thee?

Forgot Forest has Nature: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Did not help.

No one hears a things, it is horribly silent. The snake woman is indeed flying just off the steps and is using a rather nasty looking long spear. You think there were some spots in the gear room you could hear yourselves but the raven room is definitely within a silence spell.

As Camil comes sneaking down the wall he sees the big snake lady outside the door with her scary looking spear. Does he continue to try and pass her and slip inside? If you decide to do so then will you be sneaking? If sneaking will you go full speed (climb speed of 20' with spider climb I believe) or will you go half speed?

Round 1 Group: Bless 34 rounds Silence unknown number of rounds
Snake lady uninjured; atked
Forest 68/68; total def
Isabella 39/48; ability use
Runt 4/54; move (taking a standard action to do anything?)
Dimorphodons 15/15, 15/15; 30rds
Camil 46/46; false life 6; spider climb 56 minutes; single move
Zherxikas 40/40; levitate 25rds
Kizzy 38/44 performance 19/24
Demon uninjured

Runt 4/54; move (taking a standard action to do anything?)

Withdraw is a full turn action even if you only use one move action.

Forest nods back towards the inner door. Hopefully Camil can get by her...

I have tried to avoid using weapons, I much prefer words, or letting the warriors handle this type of thing, but here we are... totally screwed cause the singer is drawing weapons. Kizzy thinks to herself, worried about the wounds Runt took, she hoped she would be able to deliver a little payback.... ok, a lot, but since that was unlikely, she would settle for a getting a shot in.

Move to draw her short bow, and standard to fire

SBow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Does she seem to notice Camil clambering down the wall? If she doesn't he'll continue to try to sneak past her. 20' is the climb speed so may need to wait to next round, but he has a present for Forest, an infusion of Enlarge Person :D

She doesn't seem to notice Camil coming down the side from the higher floor but then again the rickety steps are somewhat in the way. Kizzy draws and fires at the snake lady who lazily moves to the side and a shimmering field about her causes the arrow to glance away.

Round 1 Group: Bless 34 rounds Silence unknown number of rounds
Snake lady uninjured; atked
Forest 68/68; total def
Isabella 39/48; ability use
Runt 4/54; withdraw
Dimorphodons 15/15, 15/15; 30rds atk
Camil 46/46; false life 6; spider climb 56 minutes; single move - observe
Zherxikas 40/40; levitate 25rds <<<
Kizzy 38/44 performance 19/24 atk
Demon uninjured

I'll bot Zherxikas tomorrow if no word.

If Forest was enlarged I could use my last Martial Flex for the day to take Lunge and be able to reach her. The real problem is, like, our entire party besides Forest is casters that are standing in a silence :P Quite the predicament.

I guess I could instead use Martial Flex to take Dispell Item Mastery and try to dispell the Silence. Item Mastery Feats are Spell-Like Abilities, so no Verbal Component. Or could target her and try to dispell her Fly spell, if she's using a Fly spell... That could be funny. Pretty sure a fall at this height is fatal...

I was thinking we just back off and let the creature come to us, possibly giving Runt time to heal too.

I think we have to keep Runt out of line of sight until she can heal some, in case there's a chain lightning or something similar in the mix that could RNG kill her. I dunno, this is a tough spot.

Hey GM, since we're still waiting on Zherx and Forest hasn't really done anything, could I change my action for the round? I missed that Isa buffed Forest and I don't want to waste it. I think I'd rather eat an AoO to get close enough to try and disarm her. If three of her attacks hit and she rolls average damage she'll kill Forest outright, so I think we just gotta go big or go home.