It Came from Hollow Mountain

Game Master DEREK LANE 127

With the Roadkeeper he had been chasing escaped, Roscoe rushes after Ayita to assist the others.

"Coming!" he exclaims.

double move

Uh oh. Gonna be hard for this guy to escape, with all these meddling adventurers in his way!

"Thanks for the heal, Doc! Gotta go."

Struggling against the goo, Frantino double moves into the hallway.

ROADKEEPER RUMBLE ROUND [u]FIVE[/u]
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Ayita - moves back towards blue
Yazhi- moves back towards blue
Nasir - moves back towards blue
Roadkeepers1 - [SECRET]
Frantino - Double moves into hallway
Roscoe - double moves back into the fray
Roadkeepers2 - moves into teleport room
Doc Hatfield -

BOLD may go!

STATUS
Ayita -2-3 = -5hp
Nasir -8+5-13+5+5+2+5 = -4hp
Doc Hatfield -5-5+4-1-5+4+5 = -3hp

ROADKEEPER RUMBLE ROUND [u]SIX[/u]
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Ayita -
Yazhi-
Nasir -
Roadkeepers1 - [SECRET]
Frantino -
Roscoe -
Roadkeepers2 -
Doc Hatfield -

BOLD may go!

STATUS
Ayita -2-3 = -5hp
Nasir -8+5-13+5+5+2+5 = -4hp
Doc Hatfield -5-5+4-1-5+4+5 = -3hp

Round Five

Life Link: nothing happens, Nasir wounds are below the life link threshold

Free Action: Hatfield winces expecting a twinge of pain. When it doesn't happen he rejoices. "Whew! Well, all right! Praise the Everlight, I'm gon' ta appreciate bein' pain free a lot more, now."

Move Action: Move next to Ayita

Free Action: "Oh! There y'all are!"

Standard Action: Healer's Way on Ayita
Healer's Way: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Thanks to Reward of Life, Hatfield also heals 4 HP. He should be full up, for now.

Free Action: "Not too bad, " he says as he applies an acupressure technique on the Shoanti's injury. "That should do fer a bit."

Ayita could see Blue a second ago. Suddenly not... there is fog here suddenly, and Blue is gone when the two start moving up that corridor. She and Yazhi want to attack Blue... I will start moving them up the corridor, they will attack as soon as they detect Blue.

Thanks for the healing, Doc!!!

Yazhi has "scent", can she detect Blue better?

Yazhi perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Ayita perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

ROADKEEPER RUMBLE ROUND [u]FIVE[/u]
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Ayita - moves back towards blue
Yazhi- moves back towards blue
Nasir - moves back towards blue
Roadkeepers1 - [SECRET]
Frantino - Double moves into hallway
Roscoe - double moves back into the fray
Roadkeepers2 - moves into teleport room
Doc Hatfield - moves and heals

FINAL

STATUS
Ayita -2-3+7 = FULL
Nasir -8+5-13+5+5+2+5 = -4hp
Doc Hatfield -5-5+4-1-5+4+5+4 = FULL

ROADKEEPER RUMBLE ROUND [u]SIX[/u]
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Ayita - moves up corridor
Yazhi- scents... nothing
Nasir -
Roadkeepers1 - [SECRET]
Frantino -
Roscoe -
Roadkeepers2 - [SECRET]
Doc Hatfield -

BOLD may go!

STATUS
Nasir -8+5-13+5+5+2+5 = -4hp

Yazhi has "scent", can she detect Blue better?

Yazhi scents nothing, except smoke.

Nasir moves up into the hallway expecting to run into the bandit, but is surprised that no one is there. He continues to slowly move forward expecting to see the bandit who is nowhere to be found.

"Did the fool go through the portal?"

DM Derek - Your math is incorrect and Nasir should be fully healed. -8+5-13+5+5+2+5 = +1hp, not -4hp. That's -21+22=+1.

DM Derek - Your math is incorrect and Nasir should be fully healed. -8+5-13+5+5+2+5 = +1hp, not -4hp. That's -21+22=+1.

Good catch!

Ayita stays in the corridor for a bit in case Blue is hiding here somehow. Invisible? She tries to move her hammer around in front of her, sweeping a path to catch anyone there -- looking a little odd most likely. She will move up half speed toward her friends. Readied to hit Blue if she detects him.

Roscoe also looks around, not seeing any more to attack.

"Did we get them all?" he asks. "Well, at least one escaped past Ayita and me," he adds.

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Hatfield goes to where he dropped the fully dishcharged wand of CLW and picks it up. (Holding the charged wand in main hand and the spent wand in off hand.)

"I sure hope they's all been got."

Frantino double moves as far forward as he can.

"Looks like he went into the next room, I wonder if he knows how to get past the wall of force? Nasir, one of us should go in first to see if he's still there, and the other can try to follow. If it doesn't work, we'll know where he is! Maybe we can get him to surrender or disable him so we can get some information about the rest of this compound."

Nasir nods at Frantino.

"Good plan. I'll head in first."

Nasir steps into the teleport circle and vanishes!

Nasir appears in the Safe Meeting Room with the thug! He's waiting, shortsword at the ready, and slashes at Nasir!

Shortsword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20 HIT! Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Frantino tries to use the teleport circle. If it doesn't work, he steps back and readies to grab the Roadkeeper if he appears.

Frantino tries to use the teleport circle. If it doesn't work, he steps back and readies to grab the Roadkeeper if he appears.

The glowing runes on the floor remain stubbornly static when Frantino steps on them. The flare of light and teleportation that Frantino saw when Nasir stepped on them doesn't occur.

Nasir is on his own, it appears.

Roscoe joins the others. "Alright--maybe we need to slow down a bit and regroup. What now--and where did Nasir go?" he asks.

Not sure where we are in the rounds, but Nasir will attack the bandit.

Even though he expected to be attacked when stepping through the portal, Nasir is still upset that he got stabbed.

"Ayreh Feek! You will regret that, chelb!"

Nasir then begins carving up the bandit.

Scimitar attack, entangled, fighting defensively: 1d20 + 9 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 2 - 4 = 16
Slashing Dmg: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

AC is still 20.

If we're still in rounds...

Round Seven

Life Link: Nasir heals 5, Hatfield takes 5

Free Action: Hatfield winces. "Ow! Hey, y'all. Nasir is gettin' hit!"

Move and Standard Actions: Double move to the teleportation circle

Uh oh!

Ayita moves up too...

Not sure where we are in the rounds, but Nasir will attack the bandit.

Even though he expected to be attacked when stepping through the portal, Nasir is still upset that he got stabbed.

"Ayreh Feek! You will regret that, chelb!"

Nasir then begins carving up the bandit.

[dice=Scimitar attack, entangled, fighting defensively]1d20+9-2-4
[dice=Slashing Dmg]1d6+4

AC is still 20.

HIT!

The thug winces as Nasir's scimitar cuts him. With no choice but to continue, he slashes at the Qadiran warrior.

Fight Defensively: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 3 - 4 = 11 MISS

STATUS
Nasir -4-5+5 = -4hp

I see we still have not corrected my HP. It should read -5+5=0.

I'm assuming I'm just slugging it out here until one of us dies. As it is past round 6, I'm assuming that I am no longer entangled.

Scimitar Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Slashing Dmg: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

I see we still have not corrected my HP. It should read -5+5=0.

I'm assuming I'm just slugging it out here until one of us dies. As it is past round 6, I'm assuming that I am no longer entangled.

[dice=Scimitar Attack]1d20+9
[dice=Slashing Dmg]1d6+4

ANNNND, he's dead.

STATUS
Nasir -5+5=FULL HP

If we're still in rounds...

Round Seven

Life Link: Nasir heals 5, Hatfield takes 5

Free Action: Hatfield winces. "Ow! Hey, y'all. Nasir is gettin' hit!"

Move and Standard Actions: Double move to the teleportation circle

Six seconds later, Hatfield braces for another wave of pain from injuries absorbed through his divine connection with his fellow Sarenite. When it doesn't come, he's initially joyous: "Hey! I think Nasir got 'em!"

Then doubtful: "Or maybe they got Nasir, an' he's in a bad way."

And, finally, frantic: "We gotta git in there, we gotta git in there! He might need help!"

Whilst entreating Frantino to help the Qadiran, Hatfield accidentally steps on the teleportation circle. "Oh! Hey, Nasir. Ye got 'em! Never doubted ye."

Then doubtful: "Or maybe they got Nasir, an' he's in a bad way."

And, finally, frantic: "We gotta git in there, we gotta git in there! He might need help!"

Yeah. Maybe they got HIM. A dead PC doesn't draw on the lifelink, right?

Whilst entreating Frantino to help the Qadiran, Hatfield accidentally steps on the teleportation circle.

Nothing happens. Gregory Hatfield remains in the teleport room with Frantino.

I was hasty in saying "he's dead." He's actually dying, at -1hp. I know you guys were considering a capture and interrogate strategy, so don't want to just jump to "he's dead."

@NASIR - YOUR PLAN?

Seeing that his enemy is done, Nasir sheathes his sword, grabs the collar of the bandit, and touches the teleportation sigil to return to the room he came from.

I don't think this one is worth saving, but the others may have different ideas. Need to hustle back as it sounded like one of the bandits got away, and we will need to prepare for reinforcements...

When he arrives in the room, he will drop the body.

"If you want to revive him to get information out of him, go ahead. I'll see to preparing for the return of his friends."

Then Nasir will head to the doorway he saw the bandit escape through and see what can be done to secure it or prepare defenses around it.

Then Nasir will head to the doorway he saw the bandit escape through and see what can be done to secure it or prepare defenses around it.

The dead Roadkeepers have 3 acid flasks and 4 tanglefoot bags, as well as 4 smokesticks.

The doorway opens into a room (F11). Three marble columns still support the roof of this room, but a fourth column has toppled into an ancient-looking collapse in the southeast corner of this roughly octagonal room, leaving a heap of rubble partially blocking a cave-like chamber to the east. A flight of stairs leads upward to the south.

The stairs lead up nearly 80 feet, switching back from landing to landing twice along the way.

Any further and you'd need to roll some Stealth.

Nasir will hold by the doorway, watching for the sounds of people coming.

"I'll hold here. Check the rest of the area to make sure it is secure. We don't want to get flanked."

Nasir will stow his shield, pull out his bow, and ready an arrow to fire at anyone coming down the stairs.

When he arrives in the room, he will drop the body.

"If you want to revive him to get information out of him, go ahead. I'll see to preparing for the return of his friends."

Then Nasir will head to the doorway he saw the bandit escape through and see what can be done to secure it or prepare defenses around it.

"Oh! Hey, Nasir. Ye got 'em! Never doubted ye."

Heal check to stabilize the unconscious person: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Roscoe follows Nasir toward the doorway.

"One of them got away and went up those stairs," he says, pointing to the end of the room.

"They will know we're coming."

Nasir nods without taking his eye off of the stairs.

"Agreed. That's why we should make sure that we are clear down here. Getting surprised from behind when they know we are coming will, in all likelihood, get us killed. I am in no hurry to meet Sarenrae.

While we are searching, we may be lucky and find what we were looking for down here. That would save us from unnecessary danger."

"OK. I've stabilized this person; do ye want me ta heal 'em up a bit? So ye'll git information from 'em?"

"Yeah, if there are areas we haven't explored on this level, we should definitely finish exploring it," Roscoe says to Nasir.

As for the prisoner, Roscoe pokes him with his foot. "Up to you, Doc. I'd rather save our healing for us, but perhaps he knows something of their defenses."

The Roadkeeper groans. Con check DC10: 1d20 ⇒ 6 And remains unconscious.

Were there any potions or wands or other loot on the defeated Roadkeepers?

"I was hoping he'd be able to talk, but if another one got away then we don't have the time to heal this one and see if he's in a talkative mood. Maybe later. Let's grab his weapons and go."

Were there any potions or wands or other loot on the defeated Roadkeepers?

Six potions of CLW. Shortswords and daggers. Masterwork studded leather armor.

Items added to our Treasure! Note in Roll20.

You guys should check the rest of the area to make sure we are clear and Nasir will watch the stairs so we don't get ambushed.

Six potions of CLW. Shortswords and daggers. Masterwork studded leather armor.

Hatfield takes a swig of one of the potions to top himself off.

clw potion: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

"Ain't no mint julep, but it's a good brew!"

Full on HP, now.

"Before we take the stairs, let me check out the rest of this level," Roscoe offers.

He pads off to take a look at areas they might have missed.

I'm going to check out the east side of the map. I'll go to the T intersection I'm at and investigate south, then north.

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

"Sounds good. Be careful with those new claws you have. You might hurt someone."

Nasir continues to watch the stair case with his bow drawn.

The acrid stench of smoke hangs in the air now that the smokesticks have burnt themselves out. The torches flicker and gutter in the darkness of the hallways.

Something quietly rustles in the darkness far away. So far that you can't be sure. Wind? A rodent?

Silence settles back into the darkness.

Lots of places to explore.

"Before we take the stairs, let me check out the rest of this level," Roscoe offers.

He pads off to take a look at areas they might have missed.

I'm going to check out the east side of the map. I'll go to the T intersection I'm at and investigate south, then north.

[dice=perception]1d20+8
[dice=perception]1d20+8

The western edge of the room you're in is collapsed. Rubble fills the area from floor to ceiling. North of you the hall ends. On the western edge of the northern hall is a door.

With Roscoe searching south, Frantino will creep to the north. Seeing a doorway, he'll try to peer beyond.

Stealth: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (12) - 2 = 10

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

With Roscoe searching south, Frantino will creep to the north. Seeing a doorway, he'll try to peer beyond.

[dice=Stealth]1d20 - 2

[dice=Perception]1d20 + 13

The north wall of this room seems to have suffered a recent collapse, leaving open bedrock where a northern wall once was. Four thick columns stretch up to support the ceiling fifteen feet above, likely preventing the collapse from being even larger.

Floating over the collapsed wall and rubble is a tangled cluster of debris and mechanical parts. A metal skull hovers above the clanging mess and two mechanical rasping arms emerge from just below the skull.

"Dolland, are you back?" whispers a chilling voice. It sounds confused. And metallic and dead at the same time. "Do you want to try again?"

Frantino will hold in place and try to signal Roscoe to get the rest of the group.

What is this thing? His arcana, religion, and planes bonus is the same.

Knowledge check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16