Escaping the Grave (Inactive)

Game Master Andrew Harasty

The cart avoids us having a 3-Body Problem. *cough*

"We go college now? I lead. Maybe more should-be-but-not-deads on path." Ghostbiter starts heading in the direction of the college.

And the Hero point goes to Ghostbitter for an amusing physic joke that I had to deal with in college. :)

"Agreed. We should stay together.I would hate for another group of the undead, or worse, to catch some of us alone!"

She looks at the working cart, "Thank goodness you guys got the cart working. I'd be of no help carrying one of those bodies around..."

OK, at some point you will have to regale is with the story. :) Well, unless there is still a chance of legal involvement....

"We should goes before more dead things find us. Who's dealings with the horse-thing? Not me!" Loohi walks behind the cart and away from the vile animal.

Neeba nods in agreement.

"I'll speak to the horse, he'll follow us."

Goldenflame College is a 10-minute walk south from Goldenflame itself. Goldenflame College was an institution dedicated to the study of art, history, literature, philosophy, and religion, where students could pursue myriad interests. Although most students were Iomedaean, all were welcome within Goldenflame College’s doors, so long as they were dedicated to the cause of good. The rise of Tar-Baphon led to the quick fall of the town of Goldenflame as well as its college, so this building has been long abandoned, apart from occasional vermin and scavengers.

Although run down, Goldenflame College still bears signs of its once-beautiful architecture: dirty and ivy-wrapped columns, majestic archways, and a partially intact stained-glass window portraying Iomedae herself.

B1. Entrance

.Two wide staircases lead into the college, and centered above them is the religious symbol of Iomedae. Engraved into the graying stone is “Goldenflame College, Est. 4083 ar.” A pair of sweeping staircases lead to a veranda across the entire front of the college, with entrances to a reception area and the main hall on either side.

Lying face down on the porch is the body of a professor at the college. This small corpse’s hand is outstretched to the door of Goldenflame College. The body is clad in dirtied white-andred robes with gold trim, shredded from the back as though by cruel claws. A small notebook has fallen nearby, its pages stained with dried blood.

New Tasks:, Examine body ((Medicine or Perception) ; Examine clothing(Religion) ; Examine Notebook(Arcana or Academic Lore) ; Search (Perception)

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B2. Reception

A dusty sofa and small chairs are the only furnishings that remain in this modest room. Two small windows to the east look out over the front lawn, and doors exit to the north, west, and south

B3.Main Hall

Perhaps once majestic, this cavernous hall now truly resembles a cave: dark and dank. Dirt and standing water obscure the once-pristine white and gray tile, and stone colonnades stretching to the ceiling are covered in grime and mold. Sweeping staircases to the northwest and southwest lead upward, as does a spiral staircase. Smashed statues and torn paintings line the walls here: the signs of a struggle. Several doors exit to various rooms to the north, south, and east.

New Tasks Search (Perception)

Goldenflame College

Time Spent: 00:40 +
Round 5 Start

Ghostbiter -- EXPLORE
Loohi -- EXPLORE
Zallarra -- EXPLORE
Neeba -- EXPLORE
Arlo -- EXPLORE
Teja -- EXPLORE

Possible known exploration tasks

B1: Entrance -- Tasks:, Examine body ((Medicine or Perception) ; Examine clothing(Religion) ; Examine Notebook(Arcana or Academic Lore) ; Search (Perception)
B2: Reception -- NOTHING of note
B3: Main Hall -- Tasks: Search Hall
B4: Offices --
B5: The Lounge --
B6: Classroom --
B7: Well --
B8: Study Area --
B9: Dean’s Quarters --
B10: Dorm Rooms --

Found items:
Treasure: Apothecary supplies, cold iron buckler, Purse of coin
Wayfinders/Bodies: Taldor "noble", Chapel Goblin, Tavern Knight
Relics:Town Records. Ozem Armor, Flaming Wheel Sign

Zallarra sighs as the college comes into view, "I would have loved to see this in its prime..."

Zallarra will search the entryway.
perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

"It would have been quite the sight" agrees Teja.
society: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Noticing the fallen man's notebook, the scholar picks it up "I wonder what he was working on... and what he was pointing to. Odd positioning don't you think?" she says gesturing to him.

academic lore: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Bleh, the RNG hates me at the moment.

Neeba looks at the corpse.

"He was just trying to reach the door, in my opinion. When you've done with him, we will load him into the cart."

Then Neeba enters the building and starts exploring it, starting with the offices.

Looking at the college from the outside, Loohi just remarks "I've nevers seen anything like this. This is amazing." He sees the body and rushes over to look at it.

Society: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Medicine: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Ghostbiter sniffs around, "Tasty ghosts walk here. Weapons ready."

Religion: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Well, I hope the DC is 15.

I'm just glad the dice roller hates us equally. :)

Most everyone is somewhat overwhelmed with the carnage to get any useful information, except Ghostbitter does note that the vestment of the body on the steps is that of priests and similar adherents of Iomedae.

You can investigate some more.

Arlo can still do an investigation for Round 5

Goldenflame College

Time Spent: 00:50 +
Round 6 Start

Ghostbiter -- EXPLORE
Loohi -- EXPLORE
Zallarra -- EXPLORE
Neeba -- EXPLORE
Arlo -- EXPLORE
Teja -- EXPLORE

Possible known exploration tasks

B1: Entrance -- Tasks:, Examine body ((Medicine or Perception) ; Examine Notebook(Arcana or Academic Lore) ; Search (Perception)
B2: Reception -- NOTHING of note
B3: Main Hall -- Tasks: Search Hall
B4: Offices --
B5: The Lounge --
B6: Classroom --
B7: Well --
B8: Study Area --
B9: Dean’s Quarters --
B10: Dorm Rooms --

Found items:
Treasure: Apothecary supplies, cold iron buckler, Purse of coin
Wayfinders/Bodies: Taldor "noble", Chapel Goblin, Tavern Knight
Relics:Town Records. Ozem Armor, Flaming Wheel Sign

Loohi is boggled by the body and backs away to look around the rest of the entrance area. However, a small cloud of flies from the corpse keeps on bugging him, keeping him from being able to really search the area appropriately.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Arlo can still do an investigation for Round 5

I think you forgot me, I've done nothing at round 5, I was going to the offices.

Can we retry checks we have failed, or do we have to try something new?

You can re-try checks. It just takes time

As for the offices:

B4. Offices

Dirty rugs, shattered desks, and smashed-in doors are what remains of these small offices. Papers and long-dried inkwells are scattered among the detritus.

In the northwest office lies a body. Heavy claw marks and deep rips mar this corpse, which lies sprawled and partially covered by the broken desk in the northwest corner. The desiccated flesh of zombies litters the floor around it. Scraps of cloth hang tattered around its mangled hands, which even now are locked into fists.

New Tasks:, Examine body ((Medicine or Perception) ; Examine tattered clothing(Crafting) ; Search (Perception)

"Seems safe enough to split up a little..."

Zallarra heads to the offices to search around.

perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

darn you dice roller! How dare you act like my physical dice! :)

Ghostbiter following the rest of the group searches the offices for goodies.

Perception (Search): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Finally! But,now I'm going to suck at the encounter.

Round 5:

Neeba searches the corpse in the offices.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

And then heads to the lounge.

Arlo wanders over to the "Study" area and has a look around.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Teja continues to puzzle over the notebook.

"This person.. if they were a priest... had the WORST handwriting...."

academia lore: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Loohi looks over the body with Neeba and realizes he is still not very comfortable with the dead. he decides to head across the hall to the classroom.

Examine corpse; perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Round 5 pickup

Neeba and Arlos investigations do not reveal anything useful.

Round 6 Actions

Zellar finds a lot of interesting dirt, but nothing useful.

Ghostbitter's search of the office reveals behind the collapsed cabinet against the north wall a channel protection amulet is hidden along with a wyfinder buried in the rubble.

The body at the entrance seems to be that of a gnome or halfling. And the Teja parses that the note book is full of esoteric Diagrams within to be some sort of field research notes.

B5. Lounge

The velvet-lined sofa pushed up against the north wall is caked in dust. Broken chairs rest in the southwest. A small closet and empty office, both with their doors torn off or kicked in, are to the west. Closed wooden doors lead to the east and south.

From behind the couch you hear faint, ragged sobs. Someone or thing is still alive!

Goldenflame College

Time Spent: 00:60 +
Round 6 End

Ghostbiter -- Search Office
Loohi -- Examine Entrance Botdy
Zallarra -- Search Office
Neeba -- Lounge
Arlo -- Lounge
Teja -- Examine Notebook

Possible known exploration tasks

B1: Entrance -- Tasks:, Body Gnome/Hafling ;Notebook EXAMINED; Search (Perception)
B2: Reception -- NOTHING of note
B3: Main Hall -- Tasks: Search Hall
B4: Offices -- Taskst: Examine body ((Medicine or Perception) ; Examine tattered clothing(Crafting) ; SEARCHED
B5: The Lounge -- Someone/thing else is ALIVE!
B6: Classroom --
B7: Well --
B8: Study Area --
B9: Dean’s Quarters --
B10: Dorm Rooms --

Found items:
Treasure: Apothecary supplies, cold iron buckler, Purse of coin
Wayfinders/Bodies: Taldor "noble", Chapel Goblin, Tavern Knight, Gnome/Halfing Iomedae Scholar
Relics:Town Records. Ozem Armor, Flaming Wheel Sign

Neeba goes in the direction of the noise, ready to draw her weapon in case of danger, and speaks very slowly and nicely:

"Someone there? We're here to help you."

Ghostbiter puts the amulet on, "I find necklace. I keep for now." She goes on to search the main hall.

Perception (Search main hall): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

I'm not anywhere near there so I probably don't know that there's someone there.

Loohi moves behind the sofa to see what is making the noise. "Come out, come out."

Ghostbitter finds one painting that has survived the damage from the battle that took place here between undead forces and the Pathfinder Bryrigar Hassen and his Goldenflame cohorts. The painting is of a distinguished, handsome halfling woman dressed in pristine white finery.

Most of you recognize the figure to be one of the former deans of the Goldenflame College.

Those in the Lounge hear from under the couch, "Shhh! They will hear us!" Looking under the couch you see a bedraggled human cowering. His light armor is dirty, but fairly serviceable.

Ghostbiter shouts, "I find painting of normal-size shanks wearing clean dress. We put on cart and save painting?"

Neeba starts speaking with the man, calmly. While talking, she tries to assess if he has any apparent mental issues (Sense Motive).

"Who will hear us? Could you be more specific?"

Seeing nothing in the Study area, Arlo moves on to the Dean's Room.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

"Yes!" calls in Teja from outside.

"We save it. Load up the cart... whats that? A Survivor? Fantastic. Ask them their names and who was here."

Zallarra will examine the body in the offices.

perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

From under the sofa "How do I know you are not some undead here to eat me and take my soul!"

I had Arlo in the wrong area. You did find something in the study

B8. Study

This room is lined with bookshelves and sitting mats. Two smaller rooms branch from the main hallway, serving as private study nooks.

Spending sometime searching the shelves here, you find an antique copy of The Acts of Iomedae, the religious text of the faith

B8. Dean’s Quarters

The double door to this suite has been knocked off its hinges and shattered, leaving the exit open to the hallway outside. A broken four-post bed stands against the eastern wall. A circular table and an accompanying chair occupy a nook in the southwest. A large statue depicting a marble chariot wheel sporting flames of gold occupies the northeast corner.

Dealing with the voice in the Lounge will not take a full 10. So we will resolve that before dealing with Round 7 discoveries

Goldenflame College

Time Spent: 00:60 +
Round 7 Planed Tasks

Ghostbiter -- Search Main Hall
Loohi -- EXPLORE
Zallarra -- Examine Office Bodies
Neeba -- EXPLORE
Arlo -- Dean's Room
Teja -- EXPLORE

I'm still at round 6. I'll search somewhere so we will be able to go to round 7.

Neeba had spent a bit more time searching the body in the offices.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

From under the sofa "How do I know you are not some undead here to eat me and take my soul!"

Neeba thinks a second then answers:

"I can channel positive energy. It heals living persons and harms undeads. If you are hurt, I can show you by healing your wounds."

The voice under the sofa "Do it and prove it"

Waits for the ghost under the couch to burn from searing holy light.

Neeba invokes the powers of nature and radiates positive energy all around herself, healing everyone in the room.

Perception: 1d8 ⇒ 4 points of healing.

"Are you doing better now? I can heal you fully if you are hurt."

With the burst of healing energy you convince the owner of the voice you come out. "Well you can't be too evil. I am Larraz Virtanne of the Pathfinder Society." The male human looks a little worn from hiding since the fall of Goldenflame, but otherwise in good health.

Darn. No ghost. Err... I mean... Yay! We saved one of them!

"Mr. Virtanne, we were sents by the Pathfinder Society to find you and the other Pathfinders. Can you tells us what happened here and in town?"

"Also, if you know a bit about the threats we can find in this building, we are interested, as we are currently exploring it."

As Neeba still doesn't have an action for round 7, she will explore the classrooms after the discussion, hoping to find anything to do here.

Arlo gathered up the book from the study before examining the old Dean's room. He moves over to the statue and gives it a much closer examination.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Larraz begins to gab. "More Pathfinders, how wonderful. Have you found the others? Gibb, Potsmasher, Kailli, or Osprey. I hope some of them made it to safety. Did they send for you? I was up here when it all happened. Hid for awhile, then when it was clear I made my stay here. But when I heard you, I took cover. I would have left, but my horse ran off. I suspect she is now feast for the undead."

The Body in the office from Neeba round 6
The body’s mouth has large, broken-off tusk stumps.

For the most part you have befriended Lazzar and he will hang back and help if he can, but will not do any searching on his own.

Also I need to know where Loohi and Teja will be

Goldenflame College

Time Spent: 00:60 +
Round 7 Planed Tasks

Ghostbiter -- Search Main Hall
Loohi -- EXPLORE
Zallarra -- Examine Office Bodies
Neeba -- Seach Class rooms
Arlo -- Dean's Room
Teja -- EXPLORE

You haven't described the classrooms, dear GM.

I think that's why our GM is trying to figure out where we all are. The description probably comes with a few added initiative tracker entries.

Sorry. I thought my round 7 was a second stab at the notebook. If that was round 6, Teja will head into one of the unexplored rooms. The Classroom will be fine.

Loohi makes his way to the classrooms.

After dealing with Lazzar, the trio heads in to the classroom. But Teja and Neeba realize that floor to the west side is weakened and would collapse with any weight applied. Red square

However in the Dean's room, Arlo does not notice the weakened ceiling as he walks under it. He hears some clicking scartching noise before it collapses on him

Debris Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 2) + 3 = 7 B (Basic Reflex Save)

Also half a dozen centipedes fall out. Everyone hears the noise from above.

Bold may act

ENCONTER Goldenflame College

Group conditions:
Round 1

Ghostbiter
Zallarra
Arlo
Teja

Centipedes

Neeba
Loohi