GM Xavier Kahlvet's Strange Aeons 2e

Game Master KingTreyIII

Jevar nods at Boodiddly's request and begin's looking around the library at the books that were removed or thrown, to see if there's a pattern to what is missing. Perhaps the ratlings were onto something in what they removed.

Search

"Big Gnome now, kills a rat and his whole life changes," Urzok grumbles, but throws a smirk at Boodiddly before working away at his pile of books.
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Search while restocking the books if I can!

The amnesiacs search through the books, but finds little in the way of magical scrolls and whatnot, however, this place does seem to be a repository of knowledge.

This place is full of useful information, but requires Researching specific topics in order to find out anything of interest; and I will remind you that Winter said that the survivors only have about a week before they run out of food and other resources, so sitting down to do research in here isn’t exactly the best use of your time at the moment (and I’m not just saying that because I want to wait for the official Research rules to release in the Gamemastery Guide *shifty eyes*).

What do you do?

Jevar looks up at the group, frustrated and a little tired of pouring over this place.

Look, he starts. If there are magical scrolls here I'm not finding them immediately. Maybe we task this ugly rat thing with continuing to look while we proceed. If we need to research a specific topic, we can return to this library to get good answers. Maybe our little friend here will have found something interesting for us. Sound good?

He looks around for quick consensus so they can continue their search for a path to the outside world.

"'Ugly'? You're one to talk." Genny mutters.

I also want to know if you guys are planning on advancing to the door to the north or going back to check the other rooms to the south.

Urzok rubs his weary eyes for a moment, pulling his nose from a brittle tome. Could barely understand a damn word anyways.

"Good for me. Let's go back out and see where the other doors take us," he suggests while making sure his gear is snug on his body before approaching the door. Wouldn't mind getting the smell of rat s@~& out of my nose either.
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IIRC, it seemed like the southern door of the room with the lone desk goes out of the building. Urzok would verify this, but then want to check all the doors down the hallway before heading through the northern library doors.

"Do we wish to find more information about, well, where we are? Maybe what kind of things were, like, kept here?"

Shakur doesn't care where we go

Jevar nods at Urzok. Yeah, let's at least check that southern door, and if it doesn't work out we'll continue further this way.

He curtly looks Shakur's way but merely responses, Unless you've found a map of the Sanitarium, or info on big weeping eyes, I don't think we're going to find useful information quickly. We've lingered long enough here.

Well, alrighty then.

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Briarstone’s supposed entrance just south of the library proves particularly difficult to open.

I know that I try not to keep asking you guys what you do with every little thing, but this one is actually important: do you guys want to keep trying to Force Open the doors or just move on (this would be one of those circumstances where it wouldn’t be feasible to “fail,” so a bad result would just mean that it takes longer)?

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

”Hmm,” Boodiddly comments, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. ”Does anybody have a crowbar? We might be struggling with this door for a loooooooong time otherwise. And Winter suggested we find someone at the middle of the manor, not outside. Otherwise they would have left already...”

Urzok kicks the door with a grunt. "Screw it, other doors don't take this much work." With a nod to Boodiddly, he heads for the next door. I'll keep an eye out for a crowbar though, we'll want it open eventually.

"Think there'll birds with human face in this one?" he jests, readying to open the next door.
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Moved token to our proposed next door.

Well, it was worth seeing for ourselves. I guess that answers that question. On through the library it is.

He heads back to the double doors, only to find his familiar still pecking at it.

I told you!

Alright, that’s all I needed to know. Back to the SDP!

Northwesternmost door

This door is likewise stuck, but not as much as the southern doors.

Urzok Athletics to Force Open: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 2 = 12

Urzok takes about fifteen minutes during which I’m going to assume that Jevar Refocuses opening the door, and when he does he knocks over furniture that was blocking the door from the other side.

A long desk, several chairs, a sideboard, and numerous once-stately landscape paintings barricade the door of this somber conference room. A toppled wall opposite the barrier undermines the room’s defenses, a point driven home by the bodies littering the ground. The head of every body is wrapped tightly by bedsheets, shirts, or grain bags that have been cinched around the bodies’ neck. Impressions in the “masks” show faces of horror that were desperately gasping for air in their last moments. They are wearing clothing very similar to those of the survivors in the chapel.

Haha! I’m assuming that Boodiddly will want to use a Hero Point.

Boodiddly Hero Point Reroll: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Urzok takes 2 sanity damage and Boodiddly and Jevar take 1.

One of the bodies, dressed very similarly to Vaustin York, is wearing padded armor and holding a sap in his cold, dead hand.

Boodiddly and Shakur search the room very hastily, clearly not wanting to stay with the bodies, but Urzok finds two interesting-looking polished crystals and a ring made of gold worth 15 gp.

Jevar, with some alchemical fiddling, is able to determine that the two polished crystals are lesser thunderstones. Inventory Updated

Easternmost door

A massive pile of rubble completely submerges what the amnesiacs can only assume to be a door, based on the sign on the wall near the rubble that says “Employees Only.”

Northern door

High asylum walls hedge in this spacious courtyard garden. Only thin breaths of sickly fog seep in from overheard, though beyond it’s just as thick as ever. Misty wisps slip between leafless trees and simple benches, giving the impression of silent beasts prowling through the garden.

1d6 ⇒ 1

Dirty brown rain pours down from above, emerging from the fog that obscures anything 20’ above the grass. Like before, the rain burns the skin.

Not wanting to be burned again, the amnesiacs go elsewhere.

Southern Doors

As though it had been plucked from the halls of some warm, country estate, this room is filled with inviting furnishings, a hearth ready for a fire, artwork populated by picnicking families, and a mansion-shaped cage with colorful taxidermic birds inside. Large windows might have once looked out over colorful flowerbeds, but now show only yellow mist. A battered corpse is impaled on the antlers of a stuffed elk head hung above the hearth while another lies beaten on the ground. Both bodies wear stained yellow sheets and have a chalk mark of a flame on their foreheads.

Boodiddly notices the faint sound of a chirping birds coming from the cage, but only taxidermic birds stand within. As anyone’s hands move close to any of the furniture, the chirping seems to become less pleasant and more angry. Boodiddly found a haunt (really annoying with this haunt’s flavor since its 1e stats say that they don’t start chirping until after the haunt is triggered, meaning that the party can’t detect it, which isn’t how hazards in 2e work).

Shakur pulls out his holy symbol and starts uttering a prayer in the name of the Lady of Graves to exorcise the disturbed spirits within the room.

Shakur Religion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

With the conclusion of his prayer, the chirping birds cease.

The flame chalk mark on the bodies, Jevar determines, are also magical sigils. Each of the bodies have a set of padded armor, a bottle of some liquid, and a low-grade silver dagger.

Jevar finds out that the bottles hold a minor elixir of life. Inventory Updated

East Door

Rustic flagstones create a path through a bed of wilted flowers and shrubs, the foliage shriveled as if drowned by the surrounding sea of dense yellow fog. Though the unnatural mist muffles every motion, a sound like the flapping of giant wings splits through the fog bank, causing it to swirl as if seeking escape. At the end of the rustic path, barely visible through the thin mist is another door. The mist to either side of the path grows thicker and thicker until looking beyond is practically impossible. Map Updated

Again, this is one of those circumstances where I need to know what you guys do here. Do you continue on or turn back to go to the north of the library?

Perception vs. DC 12: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

”Well that’s odd,” Boodiddly comments in the courtyard. ”I can hear flapping wings and growling, but they don’t seem to be coming from anywhere nearby. Perhaps they’re further out in the mist?” He shivers.

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”Um... maybe we should keep looking around inside?” Boodiddly suggests as the group ponders the garden path. ”Jevar wanted to look on the north side of the library - and the last time I was in a fog, bad things happened.” He wipes his nose without thinking.

"Door's close, worth a check. The rubble blocks the other door, this might get us through," Urzok suggests as he eyes the path, trying to perform whatever mental calculations he can to minimize his exposure to the fog.

"Wings though... Don't want to find out what owns them, but we could maybe try to fan the fog away here?" he offers, but it is clear he is grasping at straws more than anything else.
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Hidden mechanics aside, it looks like a move to get to the door, an interact to (try to) open the door, and a move to either step in or get back. No idea the impact of a round in the fog, but that's an amount of time Urzok is willing to risk right now.

during which I’m going to assume that Jevar Refocuses

He hadn't spent it yet, so no matter :)

Oh man, this might have been a very opportune time for Unseen Servant :P

Jevar peers through the miss, leery of simply moving towards it to push on the door.

Oreb, go see what's in the mist before we proceed...

Oreb glides towards the door in the mist and circles in front of it several times...

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Soon after Oreb flies outside, she along with anyone else who makes a DC 19 Perception check notices that there are moving disturbances in the mulch and hears the faint sound of digging in the earth beneath.

What do you do?

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

”...Maybe we don’t want to go outside...” Boodiddly suggests from his safe position behind Shakur. ”There’s... something beneath the ground out there. Or somethings.”

This "outside" is sort of an interior courtyard'ish thing, right?

Perception, DC19: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Jevar sighs audibly.

I agree. Our options forward continue to become eliminated as safe or viable. Here's hoping we haven't already disturbed what's here as we move on.

The wizard waits for his raven to return to his shoulder before turning away from this path.

I could have sworn we were going north out of the library at *some* point, but it's still closed on the map. Rereads the big post with the updated map in mind. I get it now.

Weekends are difficult for Shakur, but I’m 80% sure that he would agree with Boodiddly and Jevar and nope the hell outta there.

Oreb returns to her master just in time for the surface of the mulch to start to part, and the amnesiacs quickly shut the door behind them! They leave and start making their way back to the library.

Back to the Library

Map Updated The amnesiacs return to the library and are greeted by a ratling standing on the top of the bookcase directly in front of them, although it is not Genny Two-Tail. This ratling is older, with splotches of greying fur and a single eye which appears to have long since become blinded. He wears a cloak oddly fitted for him as well as a human-sized amulet that he wears more like a breastplate than a necklace.

”So!” The ratling screeches. ”You’re the ones who attacked my mischief?! You have earned the wrath of Ratch Mamby! Prepare to die!” Character Profiles Updated

Ratch stuffs two gnarly claws into his mouth as he emits a high-pitched whistle!

”Agh! Ratch! Warn me next time!” The voice of Genny Two-Tail squeals from just above the amnesiacs’ heads, ruining her hiding spot. From out of the corner of their eyes, Boodiddly and Shakur notice movement from behind the bookcase as a pair of massive rats scurry out from behind them.

Mischievous Vengeance
Round 1
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Boodiddly
Shakur
Black
White
Ratch Mamby
Jevar
Genny Two-Tail
Urzok
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No, no, NO. Your mischief ambushed us with books. You have the same choice now, that they had then, to let us pass through. The raven declares, indignantly.

Perception vs DC 20: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

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Boodiddly wastes no time tapping his foot energetically. Raising his crossbow, he lets the bolt fly at Ratch, then points the empty crossbow at Genny. ”You saw what happened last time, Genny - and you’ve already worn my patience thin.”

Hand Crossbow, IC: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 1 = 22
Piercing damage, IC: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Intimidate: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Cast inspire courage, Strike, and Demoralize.

Botting Shakur since I know this is a hard day for him to post:

Shakur Raises his Shield and casts telekinetic projectile, throwing his dagger at Ratch!

Shakur vs Ratch: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9

Boodiddly’s crossbow bolt opens a large tear across Ratch’s shoulder and Genny shrieks in fright! But Ratch ducks under Shakur’s dagger!

Two rats scurry out from behind the bookcase and snap twice at Urzok and Shakur!

Black vs Urzok w/cover: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Black vs Urzok w/cover; agile 2nd: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 7 - 4 = 13
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

White vs Shakur w/cover (doesn’t stack with shield): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

White vs Shakur w/cover (doesn’t stack with shield); agile 2nd: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 4 = 6
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Ratch growls at the red-haired gnome and snaps his fingers. Two floating, translucent rats of magical energy manifests above the ratling’s head and Ratch points, sending them flying right toward Boodiddly!

Force Damage: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 2 = 10

Ratch then turns to look at Urzok—the ratling moves his arms around in slow circles.

”By the power bestowed to me by Yonah I set a curse upon you! I revoke what the gods have blessed you with!”

Urzok Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20 Failure

Urzok is enfeebled 1.

Mischievous Vengeance
Round 1
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Boodiddly (-10)
Shakur
Black
White
Ratch Mamby (-4)
Jevar
Genny Two-Tail {frightened 1}
Urzok {enfeebled 1}
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Jevar gets a little annoyed at the bottleneck at the entrance to the library room.

Okay, little crowded here. I know they were throwing books around in there before but we definitely need to spread out some.

He shoves his way through and runs into the room, pausing to unleash a lick of flame at the nearby rat.

[[A]] Stride 25'
[[AA]] Cast (somatic, verbal) produce flame at white.

Spell attack vs WHITE, Fire damage (inspired 1): 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 1 = 241d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7

At least some of these look normal. Perhaps they're edible...

Jevar chucks the ball of fire and scorches the rat into smithereens! Crit.

Genny starts frantically waving her arms around.

Shakur Will: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 1 = 28 Critical Success

When her magic didn’t work, Genny then chucks a book at Shakur!

Genny vs Shakur w/cover (doesn't stack with the shield); 2nd range increment; frightened: 1d20 + 5 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 - 2 - 1 = 18
Damage: 1d4 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0

But her fear of the little gnome throws off her aim enough to miss the Pharasmin.

Mischievous Vengeance
Round 1/2
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Boodiddly (-10)
Shakur
Black
Ratch Mamby (-4)
Jevar
Genny Two-Tail
Urzok {enfeebled 1}
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”GENNY!!!” It’s uncertain how such a small gnome can make such a big sound, but Boodiddly’s rage cannot be contained by his short form any longer. A chunk of broken masonry hurls through the air at Ratch as Boodiddly yells, ”You’d better start running now, Genny, because I’m coming for you next!”

Performance: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Telekinetic Projectile, IC: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 1 = 18
Bludgeoning damage, IC: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9

Using Lingering Performance [F] to extend casting of inspire courage [A], then casting telekinetic projectile at Ratch [AA].

Success; inspire courage lingers for 3 rounds.

As the flung shard of ceramic impacts with Ratch, the ratling glares at Boodiddly and the gnome feels a mental overload!

Boodiddly Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 Failure
Boodiddly takes 4 mental damage.

Gonna do round-counting how the Core actually spells it out, where the counter goes up at the start of the turn of the effect’s creator and when it reaches the maximum then it ends (i.e. the lingering starts on round 0 and it ends once it reaches 3).

Mischievous Vengeance
Round 1/2
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Boodiddly (-14) {Lingering 0 of 3}
Shakur
Black
Ratch Mamby (-13)
Jevar
Genny Two-Tail
Urzok {enfeebled 1}
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"Genny, you backstabbing little freak! I've had plenty enough of you stupid, slimy rats!" Shakur shouts, a bit jokingly, but menacingly nonetheless.

Shakur walks into the room and once again brings his dagger back to the new rat.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 = 14

I'm just going to assume that's a miss.

Urzok looks over his shoulder at Boodiddly as Ratch curses him. "Your back-woods voodoo needs some work if you picked me instead of the Gnome! Ain't no God wants to bless me, that's for sure!"

With a chuckle, he steps into the room and swings wildly at the nearest rat. "If we could leave, I'd say we should just burn this whole place down for good measure. Gut everything in one fell swoop! Er, sparing the books of course, no need to be wasteful."
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Power Attack (Inspire, Enfeeble) vs Black: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 1 - 1 = 192d8 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 11
Step, Power Attack.

Urzok steps up to the rat and opens a deep gash that sends the rat flopping to the ground!

Urzok Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 Failure

Ratch screeches at Genny in some strange language and the other ratling looks down at the scroll she is holding in one hand as if just noticing it was there. She screeches back at Ratch with a nod of her head.

Ratch looks down as the half-orc knocks out the giant rat.

”Oh, you misunderstand me. I just like to spread the love!”

Ratch utters strange words and waves his arms as he skillfully Casts a Spell.

A swarm of ghostly rats surround Boodiddly and all Lunge at the gnome!

Boodiddly Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 Failure

Boodiddly is stupefied 2.

Mischievous Vengeance
Round 2
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Boodiddly (-14) {Stupefied 2; Lingering 0 of 3}
Shakur
Ratch Mamby (-13)
Jevar
Genny Two-Tail
Urzok {enfeebled 1}
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Ug, touch of idiocy. Don't let them make you stupid Boodiddly! Our mental faculties have been assaulted far too much already.

He moves left into the next corner and fires at the next rat.

[[A]] Step SW
[[AA]] Cast (somatic, verbal) produce flame at GREEN.
Spell attack vs GREEN, Fire damage (inspired 1): 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 = 111d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8

By the way... how many more of you are there around here?

Ratch ducks under Jevar’s thrown fire and growls at the wizard!

Genny unfurls the scroll in her hands as she rapidly begins waving her arms around frantically!

Genny Occultism: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

But only manages to summon a few sparks in response.

”Genny!!!” Ratch screeches!

Mischievous Vengeance
Round 2/3
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Boodiddly (-14) {Stupefied 2; Lingering 1 of 3}
Shakur
Ratch Mamby (-13)
Jevar
Genny Two-Tail
Urzok {enfeebled 1}
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"Genny. Give up. Please. You seemed so friendly."

Dagger again.

attack: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 = 15

Sigh. Why do the dice hate me so

Maybe that hit?: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8

Raise shield.

Boodiddly walks around the bookshelf, grabs the ladder, and marches back. ”Ersock. Up. Go. Yu.” His voice is slurred somewhat, but the hand pointing up the ladder to where Ratch awaits is easy enough to understand.

I think this works out, but let’s check. Stride [A], Stride [A], Move ladder (interact?) [A]. Oddly enough, with those corners it’s 15 ft movement for the ladder, 25 ft movement for Boodiddly.

GM, does the Stupefied condition follow the same pattern of reduction as Frightened?

"Good thinking Gnome," Urzok says as he quickly hops up the ladder.

"This'll be fun," he mutters darkly, bringing his sword down in Ratch's direction.
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Strike (Inspire, Enfeeble) vs Green: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 - 1 = 141d8 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 6
Same question as Boodiddly, except with regards to enfeebled! Stride, interact, strike.

Unless a condition (or the effect that created it) specifies that it has a duration or naturally reduces, the effect is permanent. Jevar knows that Ratch cast touch of idiocy, which has a duration of 1 minute, meaning that that’s when the condition ends. Urzok doesn’t know how long the enfeebled condition will last assuming it’s not permanent. Frightened specifies in the condition that it decreases at the end of the frightened creature’s turn, so that’s how it is; stupefied and enfeebled don’t have such a specification, so they’re permanent until taken away.

Also, as I specified during the Literary Drama fight, it’s a DC 10 Athletics check to Climb the ladder, and you can Climb it only if you have a free hand, so Urzok would need to Release his shield and critically succeed at the Athletics check to get up to the top of the bookcase and Strike at Ratch (you all are still only 2nd level characters, after all).

Urzok Athletics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 And that critically succeeds!

Urzok brings his sword down, but the ratling deftly dodges out of the half-orc’s way!

Urzok Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21 Success

Urzok feels Ratch’s curse subside as he regains his strength once more! No longer enfeebled.

”Well this isn’t good. Let’s change things up a bit!”

Ratch Steps back from Urzok and Casts a Spell.

Ratch suddenly vanishes and reappears on top of the bookcase Genny is working at. He screeches at the other ratling in an unknown tongue and Genny frantically screeches back.

Mischievous Vengeance
Round 3
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Boodiddly (-14) {Stupefied 2; Lingering 1 of 3}
Shakur
Ratch Mamby (-13)
Jevar
Genny Two-Tail
Urzok
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Jevar sighs audibly.

He used the Dimension Door. Our dirty little Ratch is not fooling around.

The wizard turns his attention to Ratch and holds an intent gaze on the rat. Understanding now how powerful it might be he moves into position to focus on it, completely ignoring Genny as he passes her...

[[A]] Stride 25'
[[AA]] Cast (somatic, verbal) grim tendrils at GREEN.

Tendrils of darkness curl out from Jevar's fingertips and race through the air, licking at Ratchet at their ends.

Negative damage, persistent bleed damage: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 4) = 51 = 1

Ratch Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

The shadowy tendrils reach out against Ratch and merely graze the ratling before dissipating.

”Genny!”

Genny screeches in response and desperately waves her arms around as she looks down at her scroll.

Genny Occultism: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

A moderately-sized burst of flame sparks out from the scroll, catching it on fire! Genny desperately uses a nearby book to try and quench the flaming scroll, and mostly succeeds, but not without burning off part of the parchment. Ratch looks on at the scene in astonishment and buries his face in his hands.

Mischievous Vengeance
Round 3/4
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Boodiddly (-14) {Stupefied 2; Lingering 2 of 3}
Shakur
Ratch Mamby (-15)
Jevar
Genny Two-Tail
Urzok
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"Alright, listen here you little s#%@s." Shakur shouts as he aims at Ratch again.

Are the dice gods pleased yet?: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 = 16

Steadily climbing the numbers. If this keeps up, we'll know Ratch's ac for sure! UGH!

Why am I even rolling damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9

And Shakur raises his shield with a hrumph. "I hated rats before, but this just raised that to a whole new level. Thanks Genny!"

As miserable as Boodiddly is right now, I'm having so much fun with this encounter - particularly the sad tale of Genny and her scroll.

"Jump?" is all Boodiddly can manage to say as he loads a bolt into his crossbow, sends it flying at Genny, and loads another.

Hand Crossbow, IC: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 1 = 15
Piercing damage, IC: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Urzok sighs and rolls his eyes as Ratch poofs to another bookcase. "You can literally teleport and you didn't even choose to get out of the room? What is wrong with you? Well, besides the obvious, anyways." he taunts, hoping to buy time as he eyeballs the distance between his location and the other bookcase.
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Long Jump?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
If we ever fight something in the 14-16 AC range, we're going to obliterate it! XD So GM, I'm not sure if this works, but here is the idea: Urzok needs to stride at least 10ft or his legs are physically incapable of jumping because ??? With his first action, he would back up, then his second/third actions would be for the long jump attempt. Also because ??? since he has to move at least 10ft and can't jump further than his move speed, does that make the leap to Ratch impossible? Can he "roll over" movement from the first action to compensate for this?

From my understanding, the distance you Leap with Long Jump is independent of the distance of your initial Stride, i.e. you could theoretically move twice your Speed, which would put it in line with Striding twice. Put simply, you Stride to one end of the bookcase, then Long Jump, which includes another Stride (which ends at the other side of the bookcase), then you do the actual jump, which can have a maximum horizontal distance of your Speed (25’). It’s not a two-action activity that only lets you move 25’ max, so all that is valid without needing your movement from the other Stride to “roll over.”

Genny ducks under Boodiddly’s crossbow shot as Urzok makes a great leap over to right next to Ratch!

”Impressive, but I’m a jokester, myself. Have you heard the one about the jumping orc’s fall?!”

Ratch begins to Cast a Spell right in front of the half-orc, but to the ratling’s surprise the half-orc lashes out at him![[R]]

Urzok AoO: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 1 = 29 Critical hit; you disrupt his spellcasting
Damage (doubled from crit): 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 = 12

Urzok swipes at the casting ratling, knocking him against the adjacent wall! Battered and bloodied, Ratch stumbles away from the half-orc, fear in his eyes.

“I’ll tell you all his secrets! Whatever you want! I don’t want to die!”

Genny looks on in confusion, unsure of what to do at this situation. Delays

Staying in encounter mode just for clarity about what you guys do. And it’s because of these kinds of situations that Sense Motive is spelled out as being a single action.

Mischievous Vengeance
Round 4/5
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Boodiddly (-14) {Stupefied 2}
Shakur
Ratch Mamby (-39)
Jevar
Genny Two-Tail {Delaying}
Urzok
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Jevar pauses to focus on Ratch, a little unsure of how honest his appeal is....

[[A]] Sense motive
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

The other two actions will depend on the result...

Too bad that that's a secret check.

Dammit, forgot that again... eventually I'll learn :P

I'm not listening to any more of his nonsense.

[[AA]] Cast (somatic, verbal) produce flame at Ratch.
Spell attack vs Ratch, Fire damage (inspired 1): 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 1 = 181d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9

”Wait... who’sh shecretsh?” Boodiddly also tries to understand what Ratch is saying, even through the fog clouding his brain.

Sense Motive. To try to keep things moving, I’ve got contingent actions in spoilers below.

Jevar chucks a mass of fire at Ratch, but the fire seems to slink off of the ratling’s fur, only merely singing uh...gerund of singe, not of sing it.

Mischievous Vengeance
Round 4/5
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Boodiddly (-14) {Stupefied 2}
Shakur
Ratch Mamby (-48 from “1” attack [before resistances])
Jevar
Genny Two-Tail
Urzok
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"You little s~$*, you think I give a damn about what you want after all this?" Urzok laughs darkly. He saunters forward, raises his sword overhead with two hands and remorselessly brings it down towards Ratch.
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Power Attack vs Green: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 292d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 2) + 4 = 13
Stride, Power Attack.