GM_MG's Extinction Curse (Inactive)

Game Master GM_MG

The statue is the Personification of Fury, one of Gozreh's most important servants.

Al does detect magic in the area, and the group spots a very old pair of goggles among the clothing on the floor.

The stench of death and decay can be detected, coming from the northwest.

"Huh. I think this is supposed to be Fury, one of Gozreh's important servants. I don't know if the druids have lost their way, or just take a more cruel interpretation of Father Nature. Such a shame," he says with a shake of his head.

He then examines the goggles Al points out.

religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
"Neat! These seem to help tracking. They'll come in super handy!" he says as he excited dons the item.

"Hmm, smells like more death ahead. Yuck! It really makes me regret the ole sniffer sometimes," he says with a tap on the side of his short snout. "We should keep an eye out for more ghouls."

I will put the goggles to good use and try to check for tracks of any additional enemies pssing through the area recently.

survival +1 item bonus: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 = 21

"If we's all done and healed and searched and stuff I's check out the next corridor."

Bow out, avoiding notice BumBum will head up the next corridor.

It's hard to say based on the tracks (looks like you need Master survival proficiency to track on stone) but based on smell alone Didy is pretty sure there are more ghouls to the northwest.

Rounding the corner, BumBum sees two more ghouls in a chamber about 25' across. The ghouls are snarling and ready for combat.

Didy
BumBum (Hiding)
Blue
Lady Al
Red
Kvothe

Didy and BumBum are up!

I have a theory that there was a schism in this church Gozreh, and these ghouls are the losers who got shut in down here and resorted to cannibalism.

Before anybody steps in front of him because the others cant see them yet BumBum will do a Demoralize on Blue.
Intimidate: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
"More these Ghouls to kill coming up! Be ready for more flankers! I's only see two but there could be more."
The he will Strike with his shortbow twice on Blue
sbow vs FF and Frightened2?: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 P: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10
sbow vs FF and frightened2?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16 P: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9

stride, hunt prey on blue, and fire off hunted shot

hunted shot 1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

hunted shot 2: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 5 = 14
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

precision: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Striding around the corner after Bum and Didy, Kvothe turns to the east, away from the ghouls. Strumming his lute he plays his healing hymn for Ambro.

stride then cast healing hymn as he passes Ambro

Didy (-13)
BumBum (Hiding)
???
Al
Red
Kvothe

It's not your turn yet, but if you'd like to keep those actions when it comes around you are welcome. I've moved you back to your original square.

Blue drops under the combined attacks of Didy and BumBum.

Another creature appears, carrying a shortbow. He fires an arrow at Didy and then takes cover behind the statue.

Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31 Crit!
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Deadly: 1d10 ⇒ 3

Al is up!

Al takes shelter down the side path, then clicks her tongue a few times to get the attention of Ambrosius. As he leans his head forward she pets his neck gently as she whispers a primal incantation causing the dinosaur's teeth to elongate and glisten with magical energy.

stride + casting Magic Fang on Ambrosius's bite to give him +1 to hit and an extra die of damage.

Didy (-19)
Ambrosius (Magic Fang)
BumBum (Hiding)
???
Al
Red[b]
Kvothe

Red moves to Didymus and attacks.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Two fort saves from Didymus.

Kvothe, Didymus, and BumBum are up!

Ow. That round was not fun for Didy.

Didy fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Didy fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Oy. Since I passed the ID check on the ghouls can I spend my hero point on whichever of those was against paralysis?

hero point: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Oof. I'm in trouble if a 16 fails. If I can I will hunt prey on red, then command (stride+bite) and stride myself to swap places with Ambro.

Ambro bite if applicable: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 1 = 20 S: 3d8 + 2 ⇒ (1, 6, 1) + 2 = 10

Didymus passes both saves.

sorry, I misread the init order. Kvothe will instead put the Healing Hymn on Didy

BumBum will start with a Demoralize on Red.
Intimidate: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13 not gonna do it I'd think
Then he will attempt to Tumble Through red into that alcove
Acrobatics vs Reflex DC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21 that should do
Red will be FF to my next attack thanks to Tumble Behind.
Then BumBum will Strike Red with his tail.
Tail vs FF: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 B: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 = 6

Didy (-15, 4 temps, healing hymn)
Ambrosius (Magic Fang, Sickened 1)
BumBum (-8)
???
Al
Red (-16)
Kvothe

Red gets quite battered around, but remains standing.

The other creature here strides up. Up close, its surrounded by a nearly overpowering stench of death and decay.

BumBum Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Ambro fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 Sickened 1

and attacks BumBum.

Attack, bite : 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26
Attack, claw w/ Cover from alcove: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Bite Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3) + 4 = 8

Fort Save BumBum: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Fort Save BumBum: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

That is a fail on the second save, BumBum, if you'd like to spend a hero point.

The second attack narrowly misses BumBum.

Al is up!

Hero Point reroll
Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
crap

Al shakes her head and says, "You should have stayed back." and then unleashes a crackling arc of electricity between the two creatures.

intimidate on white: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Elec Arc DC 19: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 1) + 4 = 9

Didy (-15, 4 temps, healing hymn)
Ambrosius (Magic Fang, Sickened 1)
BumBum (-8)
??? (-4)
Al
Kvothe

1d20 ⇒ 11

Red drops!

Kvothe, Didy, and BumBum are up!

Demoralize on White Intimidate: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Then an attempt to Tumble Through Acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Then a Tail strike on White FF tail: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 B: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8

Didy (-15, 4 temps, healing hymn)
Ambrosius (Magic Fang, Sickened 1)
BumBum (-8)
??? (-4, Frightened 1)
Al
Kvothe

BumBum manages to startle the creature, but his attack still misses.

Didy and Kvothe are up.

I'll delay in case Kvothe can inspire. My actions are: step, hunted shot, command: stride+bite

hunted shot 1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

hunted shot 2: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (12) + 10 - 5 = 17
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

precision: 1d8 ⇒ 8

bite +enhance -sicken: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
bite +enhance -sicken +precision: 3d8 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3, 1) + 1 = 9

Thinking of something to inspire his companions, Kvothe goes back to the tried and true words of Whitey Ford

Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin
I came to win, battle me that's a sin
I won't ever slack up, punk you better back up
Try and play the role and yo the whole crew'll act up

Hoping his companions feel some inspiration from the classic lyrics while he keeps up the healing hymn on Didy. When he finishes he will pull from his primal reserves and cast acid splash at the creature

sustain the healing hymn on didy and cast acid splash

acid splash: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Didy (-15, 4 temps, healing hymn)
Ambrosius (Magic Fang, Sickened 1)
BumBum (-8)
??? (-30, Frightened 1)
Al
Kvothe

Kvothe, your acid splash should be doing 1d6+CHA damage.

Kvothe hits, as does one of Didy's arrows and Ambro's bite.

The creature attacks BumBum three times.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
Claw: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Claw: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 Desna is looking out for BumBum.

Everyone is up!

sorry for the confusion. I missed when red dropped. I need to make white my prey, so I'll do so now and it looks like 9 less damage from me for last round. Hunt prey, hunted shot, and command: reach and bite.

hunted shot 1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6
deadly if a crit: 1d10 ⇒ 8

hunted shot 2: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 5 = 9
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

precision: 1d8 ⇒ 2

bite +enhance: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 = 14
bite +enhance +precision: 3d8 + 2 ⇒ (1, 8, 2) + 2 = 13

[ooc] ok, forgot we are 3rd level and I get that heightened slot [ooc]

Continuing with the song for Didy, Kvothe one again draws from him primal powers and hurls an acid ball towards the creature

If you've got the feeling, jump across the ceiling
Muggs lifts a funk flow, someone's talking junk
Yo I bust him in the eye, and then I'll take the punk's home

acid splash: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

The creature drops. Out of combat.

Strumming his lute and ending on a jarring chord what in the seven hells is that last thing....

BumBum will begin searching the area, starting with the Statue.

"I's not know Kvothe, but I maybe have idea. I's thinking maybe not all the Gozreh types wanted to kill the folks of Abberton. and the ones who did locked the one's who did not down in these crypts. From what Didy said maybe them locked up folks started eating the deads or each other and turned into these Ghoulies, and that one was the leader. All I know's for sure is that one smelled worse than Poffo after chili night."

He then looks down at the bite wound on his arm.

'"Didy, could you please patch this up when you get a chance?"

religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Hmm, with that roll I am not sure if Didy knows.

Didy is laughing too hard to respond verbally, but nods and begins bandaging BumBum's wounds.

medicine: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
healing: 2d8 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8

Al casts detect magic and scans the area for valuables. She prestidigitates the hell out of anything on the ghouls though before she touches it.

Didymus isn't sure.

The creature carried a composite longbow. Additionally, a pile of shiny objects near the statue, likely looted from the dead, contains 20 silver pieces, a jade-and-silver necklace worth 20 gold, a coral statuette of a dolphin with emerald eyes worth 40 gold, and a bolt that detects as magical. Additionally, the metal trident on the statue here can be removed, and is magical.

After helping to gather the loot, Kvothe sits down again to refocus for 20 min while Didy tends to BumBum's wounds

arcana on bolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

arcana on trident: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

"That's a climbing bolt. That twine magically unwinds and turns to 50 feet of strong rope when you fire it at a surface. It could come in rather handy! Not sure on the trident though."

religion on trident: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Didy gives it a quick look over his shoulder, but only shrugs while he wraps up BumBum's arm.

BumBum will take a look at the Trident.
Arcane on Trident: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

"That is magic hot dog roasting stick. You's roast hot dog on that it never burn or fall in fire."

"We's ready to go back upstairs, find Gozreh hosers?"

Oh wow! I bet ole Ponts would love something like that! Yup, I'm ready when you are."

The large, stone double doors look quite formidable, although there doesn't appear to be a lock on it.

if he can, Ambrosius will try pushing open the door (once everyone is in position).

athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Finishing up contemplating their story so far, Kvothe checks out the trident

arcana to identify: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

I think this is some kind of fighting fork, should help attacking these guys! Use their own weapons against them! Lol, I'm ready when you are

This magnificent gallery glows with light from magical spheres set into eight twisting pillars that stretch from the floor to the ceiling twenty feet above. That ceiling depicts a cloudy, storm-tossed sky with remarkable realism, the floor is covered with mosaic tiles that portray the depths of the ocean, complete with coral reefs, seaweed beds, and schools of fish. Corridors lead away from the gallery to the north and south, and the hall ends in a massive bronze double door sculpted in a fantastic diorama of animals of all kinds; fish swimming in the sea, beasts walking the earth, and birds soaring in the sky.

A woman stands here, in a thick brown cloak, carrying a trident. She has a vial of something in her left hand. Before her is a vermlek, in its natural form, purple skin standing out drastically from the natural tones of the floor tiles.

Didy
Priest
BumBum
Kvothe
Vermlek
Al

Didy is up first!

Didymus is distracted by the splendor of the room for a moment, but the sight--and stench--of the vermlek snaps him out of it. He sneers at the foul creature as he remembers the spots where his arrows seemed to have the most effect before. He raises his bown and looses two arrows in rapid succession, while he gives a sharp click with his tongue at his raptor. Ambrosius takes the signal and chases the arrows to their target.

hunt prey, hunted shot, command: stride+strike (all on Vermlek)

hunted shot 1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 P: 1d6 ⇒ 5
hunted shot 2: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 10 - 5 = 8 P: 1d6 ⇒ 1
precision: 1d8 ⇒ 6

bite + precision: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18 S: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (6, 3) + 2 = 11

Didy
Priest
BumBum
Kvothe
Vermlek
Al

Oops, in such a hurry to post at work I forgot to give out a hero point. 1d4 ⇒ 2 Didy gains a hero point.

Both Didy's arrows miss, but Ambro chomps the Vermlek.

The woman casts a spell. A sphere of flame appears underneath Ambro.

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21 No damage on a success

Following this, the woman backs away from the group.

BumBum and Kvothe are up!

Striding into the room, Kvothe moves behind a column and comes up with some inspiring lyrics.

suckers be thinkin' that they can fake this
But I'ma drop it at a higher level
'Cause I'm inclined to stoop down, hand out some beatdowns
Could run a train on punk fools that think they run the game
But I learned to burn that bridge and delete

stride and inspire courage

BumBum will Stride once to flank the demon and Strike with his tail.
tail vs FF: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 1 = 26 B: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5, 3) + 4 + 1 = 13 crit?
Then he will stride again to get in the Priest's face.
"Hi! Do you's have a moment to talk about what's happening in Abberton?"

Didy
Ambro (-5)
Priest
BumBum
Kvothe
Vermlek (-37)
Al

Kvothe inspires, and BumBum crits the Vermlek.

The priest watches BumBum warily but doesn't respond.

The vermlek attacks Ambro.

Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24
Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Damage: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (1, 1) + 3 = 5

Al and Didy are up!

guess I have an action leftover, gonna try to intimidate the demon with my lyrics as well

intimidate to demoralize: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Al smirks as the ball of flame erupts around Ambrosius. With a lengthy primal incantation she summons a ball of flame of her own underneath the creepy worm thing.

using Reach Spell and then casting Flaming Sphere on the vermlek

DC 19 reflex vs fire: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 3) = 8