GM Netherpongo's Emerald Spire (The Tomb of Yarrix) (Inactive)

Game Master Nathan Goodrich

Professor will check each door for traps (taking 10 for 41).
"Let's clear the northern path first it may just circle back. then the south."

If Professor is right he will check north then the group can proceed south.

Otto gathers up the broken shards of his club, intending to mend them at some later time. Then he uses his wand of cure light wounds on himself.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
fully healed

"Whew, well that was rather gruesome! I'm not too fond of this place - hopefully the next room will be more congenial..."

"Yes Otto, let us hope that it isn't filled with mists as well!"

"If I see one more cloud today..."

The GM is over it with clouds as well. I updated the map.

This small chamber is quite cold. Within are five corroded metal bunk beds covered with a layer of frost. One the bunks lie the frozen corpses of humans in robes of red and white, clutching necklaces or holy symbols in their hands.

Professor cast detect magic from the wayfinder.

Toshiro looks at the dead bodies.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Professor Kaldosian's magic detection reveals that the cold is being magically generated. It seems likely that the low temperatures were being used for preservation.

Toshiro's examination of the bodies shows that they were likely priests and priestesses of various faiths, all of whom show signs of ritual sacrifice.

The door leading northward opens back to the corridors with the loop traps.

Skipped over a few minor steps. Unless you want to do something else, line back up at the back in the statue room and I'll try to get up a post for door-opening later tonight.

“ Preserved bodies instead of undead, I’m pleasantly surprised... Deno’thar says before they open door number 2.

Professor will keep looking out for new and exciting dangers (41 on a take 10)

I lined up your minis to prepare for the next door-opening. If anyone wants to move the minis around, go ahead.

"Ready to go."

Coreleus follows along his bow ready and wand of gravity bow held in his tail looking back and forth

Do we feel like we've thoroughly explored the room with the bodies? If so, Otto is ready to go on to the next room.

I moved us along for the sake of time. If you feel like you would have searched thoroughly, we'll take one minute off spell durations and one more for the cephalophore fight & spell detection stuff.

A large stone sarcophagus rests atop a raised dais in the center of this room. The air is filled with the smell of decay. The chamber is filled with greenish smoke, bones litter the floor and the walls are carved into laughing, horned devil faces--each belching greenish smoke and swarms of hellish insects. The room buzzes and rattles and stinks.

Before anything else happens, you are affected by two fear effects: go ahead and make those saving throws. If you have any other modifiers you think might be relevant, go ahead and say so. After that, we'll get into initiative.

Two bearded devils holding glaives stand ready to protect a bog mummy before you. I could write out the knowledge spoilers, but I lost interest & you guys have good knowledge checks.

will,fear: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33
will,fear: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
I can't fail the perception check and I'd take 10 on both knowledge checks for 31 planes and 30 religion. Everyone should be to see my flag and thus get a +2 morale bonus on saving throws vs fear for the save. If the fear is mind affecting (most are), Deno'thar would get a saving throw against it each round if he failed. Furthermore, if it mind affecting, Deno'thar gives everyone a +2 resistance bonus on the saving throw (although I'd hope at this level everyone would have better than that already)

Toshiro tries to ward off the effects.

fear: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

fear: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Will: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
Will: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

Knowledge planes: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (8) + 20 = 28 Professor likes to know things.

"These are beared devils as the name suggests...and the glave does...but if the claws..."

will: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37

will: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19

Coreleus taps himself with the wand of gravity bow

umd: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

Otto Will Save 1: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
Otto Will Save 2: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

Allison Will Save 1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Allison Will Save 2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Toshiro freezes up in fear! Toshiro is shaken and is suffering from an additional -2 penalty on fear saving throws. He is also paralyzed in fear from the mummy's aura.

Coreleus: we weren't in initiative yet, so no Gravity Bow, although you can do that on your turn if you wish.

Coreleus Initiative: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
Deno'thar Initiative + Heightened Awareness: 1d20 + 11 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 11 + 4 = 33
Otto Initiative + Heightened Awareness: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 4 = 17
Professor Kaldosian Initiative + Heightened Awareness: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 4 = 14
Allison Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Toshiro Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Mummy Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Chomper (Red) Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Stomper (Blue) Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Initiative Order:
Deno'thar
Chomper
Mummy
Otto
Professor Kaldosian
Coreleus
Stomper
Toshiro (paralyzed)
Allison

Deno'thar can act!

Quick note since we didn't formally do knowledge checks. This is a bog mummy rather than a normal mummy. It doesn't have mummy rot, but gives the disease grave ichor instead.

Deno’thar tells Toshiro,” Take heart, we will win this day my friend.” as he begins an inspiring performance and casts remove fear on Toshiro, Allison, and the professor.

remove fear surpresses active fear effects and gives a plus 4 morale on future saving throws. Group buffs: inspire courage +3 competence to damage and attacks, +3 morale to saves vs fear. +2 morale to attack and damage if within 30’ of Deno’thar

"Chomper, Stomper. Slay them all!" the mummy cries as she points a fingers at the interlopers in her tomb.

"Immediately, Lady Yarrix!" cries Chomper as he strikes at Toshiro. Its wicked-looking glaive nearly strikes a hit twice against the samurai, but is deflected by his armor.

"Fool!" the mummy cries. "I shall have to take matters into my own hands!" as she begins to cast a spell.

A sickly, cloying miasma assaults the area about you as the hell-mouths inside the mummy's chamber howl in a frantic mix of pain and delight. The spell energies seem to linger in the air.

The spell does 12 damage to good creatures in the party and sickens them. A Will save will halve the damage and prevent the sickened effect. Neutral creatures take 6 damage and can save to prevent half the damage, suffering no sickened effect.

Initiative Order:
Otto
Professor Kaldosian
Coreleus
Stomper
Toshiro
Allison
Deno'thar
Chomper
Mummy

Otto, Professor Kaldosian and Coreleus can act!

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

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

Otto shouts to his comrades: "The Mummy - she's getting power from her tomb - can anyone remove its cursed nature?"

Otto Will vs spell, he's lawful neutral: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18 Depending on the DC, this does either 3 or 6 dmg to Otto.

Allison Will vs spell, she's neutral: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 Presumably this is 6 dmg to Allison

"I ain't too fond of your unholy blight, madame mummy, why don't you try on a bit of my own magick for something different? I'm sure after all this time in your tomb you must be tired of blight...?"

Otto casts Burst of Radiance, which should catch all three of them. DC 17 Reflex save or blinded for 1d4 rounds (if they succeed they are instead dazzled for 1d4). Also, regardless of the save result, if they are evil (presumably), they each take 5d4 dmg, no save

Burst of Radiance dmg: 5d4 ⇒ (3, 1, 2, 2, 4) = 12

Caster Level check if SR applies: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Free action: Otto will direct Allison to attack if there is an opening.

Will : 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

Professor's body gets still, unnerving so, like the time between the fuse reaching a bomb and the explosion. This is the quite contemplative rage of a man in control of a storm.

Spell craft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23

Attack: 1d20 + 29 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 29 + 3 + 1 = 39 right
Damage: 1d4 + 16 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 16 + 2 + 3 = 22
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Perry if Attacked: 1d20 + 29 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 29 + 3 + 1 = 50
Repose if Perry works: 1d20 + 29 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 29 + 3 + 1 = 52
Damage: 1d4 + 16 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 2 + 3 = 24

Repose Confirm: 1d20 + 29 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 29 + 3 + 1 = 48
Damage: 1d4 + 16 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 16 + 2 + 3 = 23

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Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18

spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
will: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

Coreleus hasn't gone yet, but we'll assume that he still uses his Gravity Bow wand successfully.

Yarrix and Chomper reel back from the searing light of Otto's spell, while Stomper manages to protect his vision. Professor Kaldosian steps up into the gap. Stomper attempts to attack him with its glaive as he moved up, but the attack fails to hit the well-protected Pathfinder.

Retreating a step first, Stomper attacks Professor Kaldosian twice with his glaive, but still fails to land a blow. I believe that the Parry would have activated on the attack, but not Riposte since Stomper is attacking from 10' away.

Initiative Order:
Toshiro
Allison
Deno'thar
Chomper (Blue)
Yarrix (Mummy)
Otto
Professor Kaldosian
Coreleus
Stomper (Red)

Toshiro, Allison & Deno'thar can act!

Deno’thar waits for Toshiro to move up.

Coreleus will take the action to tap himself with the wand for gravity bow did you want me to reroll?

Coreleus: no, the prior roll is fine.

Toshiro moves up and slashes at red the creature near him.

My comrade protected my honor. If I ran it would bring me dishonor

power attack bardic inspiration: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23

damage: 1d8 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25

Deno’thar casts haste and moves up.

Otto: it doesn't look like Allison has the opening you mentioned before. Is she delaying?

Oh, sorry, I didn't notice that she was up (I'm used to her going on Otto's initiative). Yes, she will delay.

Also, I'm not sure if you are listing damage in the initiative order, but if you are I believe that each of the bad guys would have also taken 12 damage from Otto's Searing Light spell, unless they are not evil.

Otto: Allison has been delaying, so we can put her on your initiative now. Also, the damage from your spell has been recorded.

Toshiro steps up to strike the devil named Stomper, although the creature seems to resist some of his damage. Meanwhile Deno'thar steps up behind the front line fighters, ready to protect them.

Chomper attacks Toshrio twice, but its first glaive is deflected by Deno'thar's flashing spear. The second strike manages to find its way past their combined defenses. A natural 20 is the only thing that saved the attack. The confirmation failed. Toshiro takes 7 damage and suffers from 2 bleed from an infernal wound. Healing the damage takes a DC 16 caster level check.

Yarrix steps back to take cover behind her devil minion and begins casting another spell. A crackling bolt of darkness streaks out from Yarrix's unholy symbol to hit the samurai in the chest. Touch AC 26. I'm not sure that Deno'thar can Bodyguard on this one since Yarrix has cover from her devil, and Toshiro's assisted touch looks like 23 anyway. Toshiro takes 16 damage and is sickened. A Will save halves the damage and negates sickened.

Initiative Order:
Otto & Allison
Professor Kaldosian
Coreleus
Stomper (Red)
Toshiro
Deno'thar
Chomper (Blue)
Yarrix (Mummy)

Chomper & Stomper are both bloodied. Otto, Allison, Professor Kaldosian & Coreleus can act!

spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

GM, didn't you say that both Yarrix and Chomper were blinded by Otto's spell?

Professor is going to continue to att the one he hit last round.

Attack: 1d20 + 29 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 29 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 36
Damage: 1d4 + 16 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 2 + 3 = 24
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Attack Haste: 1d20 + 29 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 29 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 36
Damage: 1d4 + 16 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 16 + 2 + 3 = 25
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Attack Haste: 1d20 + 24 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 24 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 34
Damage: 1d4 + 16 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 16 + 2 + 3 = 25
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Good thing he is built for accuracy.

Otto: I did forget about the blindness. Allowing them to attack Toshiro is still kind of reasonable (being loud and such) but let's at least roll the miss chances.

Chomper Miss Chance (1-50 misses): 1d100 ⇒ 77
Yarrix Miss Chance (1-50 misses): 1d100 ⇒ 88

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

"That was a Dread Bolt! And something in the environment is strengthening her spell casting. I wonder if destroying the coffin might weaken her?"

Lacking any means to do that, Otto instead tries to trip the foul mummy.

Casting Thunderstomp vs Yarrix
SR check if needed: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Trip vs her CMD, inspire & flagbearer: 1d20 + 7 + 5 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 5 + 5 = 26 +1 if Large size bonus applies; also, blinded penalties should apply to CMD

Allison will delay since there doesn't appear to be enough room for her to do anything.

The dinosaur roars hungrily!

Coreleus starts shooting at the lead mummy attempting to bring it down
attack 1: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (6) + 20 = 26

attack 2: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 29

attack 3: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22

attack 4: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

damage 1: 4d6 + 8 ⇒ (4, 5, 4, 4) + 8 = 25

damage 2: 4d6 + 8 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 1) + 8 = 16

damage 3: 4d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 6, 4, 2) + 8 = 25

damage 4: 4d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 4, 5, 4) + 8 = 26

holy bow adds 2d6 if evil

Professor Kaldosian dispatches Chomper with a quick stab before turning his ire on Stomper, bringing down the second devil with a pair of blows.

Otto's Thunderstomp spell shakes the ground mightily, but despite her blindness, Yarrix manages to maintain her footing. Which is just as well I guess, since Coreleus is shooting her next.

Coreleus shoots Yarrix three times, his arrows flaring with holy energy as they strike the mummy. Her sturdy frame seems nevertheless resistant to his fire. I'm assuming that the 4d6 on your shots includes the evil damage. Yarrix is getting some of the standard no-bypass DR mummys have.

Initiative Order:
Toshiro
Deno'thar
Yarrix
Otto & Allison
Professor Kaldosian
Coreleus

Toshiro and Deno'thar can act! Yarrix is not yet bloodied. Initiative will get easier after this part since the devil separating the party is down.

Deno'thar steps behind the professor. You're quite strong, and have a few magical tricks, but we have those too! He peaks out the side and launches a weird word assault at Yarrix. After that he resumes his inspiring performance.

Weird Words, ranged touch, shooting into melee, sickened: 1d20 + 11 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 11 - 4 - 2 = 13
sonic damage, 2 words: 8d6 + 10 ⇒ (6, 4, 4, 6, 5, 4, 4, 5) + 10 = 48

assuming only shooting into melee no cover. If cover i'd just aid Toshiros next attack, so +4 to attack and +2 damage instead. 5' step, std: weird words move: begin inspire courage performance

Group buffs: inspire courage +3 competence to damage and attacks, +3 morale to saves vs fear. +2 morale to attack and damage if within 30’ of Deno’thar, haste

Toshiro steps and attacks the mummy.

upon my honor I will slay this creature

power attack haste inspire courage: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18

damage: 1d8 + 19 ⇒ (6) + 19 = 25

haste

power attack haste inspire courage: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29

damage: 1d8 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22

iterative

power attack haste inspire courage: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24

damage: 1d8 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22

Deno'thar's sonic attack combined with Toshiro's swordplay finally dispatch the ancient mummy, as it collapses in a heap of necrotic flesh. A short time later, the room seems to revert to what must be its true appearance, losing its hellish characteristics.

As you search the remainder of the room, you locate a magical staff and a battered journal that contains a drawing of an Emerald Spire level sigil. The journal labels the sigil in both Aklo and Azlanti.

I've updated the map and rotated it to get a better angle for us. The next room carries no appreciable threat for the party, so feel free to move your characters along. Let's take 2 more minutes off spell durations for the last combat and moving through the next room.

This irregular hexagonal chamber has a sloping floor that rises from its lower northern entrance to its higher southern landing. The floor is carved with a pattern of shallow grooves that fan out to snake across the sloping portion of the floor. Two pillars stand about 20 feet from the northern door.

At the top of the sloping chamber, just past the two pillars, is a small landing. In the western wall of this landing stands a bronze door inscribed with runes of warding and protection. Lead and wax seals lie broken on the floor before the door.

As you progress down the slope of grooves, Professor Kaldosian locates a trap on the far door.

Professor will detect magic on the trap. Can he decern anything of the nature of the trap?

spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

Does linguistics help?

Professor start to recite the passage out loud without looking at it a second time.

"Thirteen, the Gardens of Delight"

How is Professor Kaldosian using Detect Magic, anyway?

is someone able to use the magical staff? Coreleus asks as they move along through the next room without conflict

" I might be able to use it.. but I have no idea what it is" Deno'thar sighs, I've got to start paying more attention to my studies of spellcraft.