GM_MG's Extinction Curse (Inactive)

Game Master GM_MG

"Hands off the pup." Al says with narrowed eyes as she calls down lightning.

intimidate on blue: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26

DC 22 Sudden Bolt: 4d12 ⇒ (9, 6, 8, 5) = 28

0/3 3rd
1/4 2nd
2/4 1st

The shoony smiles broadly and wags his tail as the gnome comes to his aid, and then guilt washes over him as he sees his little buddy bleeding on the floor. He carefully ducks under the swinging maul and rapidly applies salve and bandages.

"There's a good boy!" he encourages as the dinosaurs eyes flutter open. "Get 'em!"

1. step
2. battle medicine
3. command: stand + darting strike

medic DC 20: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32
healing: 4d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 5, 8, 1) + 10 = 31

Ambrosius jaws+inspire vs FF: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 12 + 1 = 33
piercing: 2d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3, 5) + 3 + 1 = 12

hell yeah double crits!

Active Effects inspire courage (LC)
Slight Xulgath [Red] (spiritual weapon, prone, -11)
Carl (-17)
Blue (-77, -2 Will/Perception, enfeebled 2)
Didy (-24)
Ambro (-29, wounded 1)
Al (-40)
Kvothe ()

Reflex: 1d20 ⇒ 4 Fail

Kvothe is up.

Hearing the dwindling notes of his Inspire, Kvothe decides to switch it up. Taping a beat on his lute instead of strumming the strings, he begins to sing

Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga
I can't stop this feeling
Deep inside of me
Girl, you just don't realize
What you do to me
When you hold me
In your arms so tight
You let me know
Everything's alright
I'm hooked on a feeling
I'm high on believing
That you're in love with me
Lips as sweet as candy
It's taste is on my mind
Girl, you got me thirsty
For another cup of wine

Inspire with lingering comp then healing hymn on Ambro

performance for lingering comp: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

Active Effects - inspire courage
Slight Xulgath [Red] (spiritual weapon, prone, -11)
Carl (-17)
Blue (-77, -2 Will/Perception, enfeebled 2)
Didy (-24, blinded until next turn)
Ambro (-29, wounded 1, fast healing 6, 2 temporary hit points)
Al (-40)
Kvothe ()

The slight xulgath stands and casts a spell at Didy.

Fort save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 Success

Suddenly, Didy finds he can't see!

Carl is up!

blinding the archer? Dirty pool!

Carl attempts to stab Blue while he is caught between them. He then attempts to stab again. Lastly he places his hand on Didy. Gozreh watch over you while you cannot watch over yourself. The wind seems to rustle a bit around his ankles.

Inspired Strike vs FF: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 15 + 1 = 23
Inspired Piercing: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10

Inspired Strike2 vs FF: 1d20 + 15 - 5 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 15 - 5 + 1 = 14
Inspired Piercing: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8

Lay of Hands. +18 HP and +2 AC. Helps a bit against the blindness. Edited as the bonus is two, not one.
No Shield so AC 24. Can only Glimpse on the first ally hit. Out of Focus Points.

Active Effects - inspire courage
Slight Xulgath [Red] (spiritual weapon, prone, -11)
Carl (-17)
Blue (-77, -2 Will/Perception)
Didy (-6, +2 status bonus to AC)
Ambro (-29, wounded 1, fast healing 6, 2 temporary hit points)
Al (-40)
Kvothe ()

Blue swings his maul at Didy.

Attack, FF and LoH cancel out: 1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 15 - 2 = 16

Attack, FF and LoH cancel out: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 - 2 = 21

Attack, FF and LoH cancel out: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 - 2 = 22 So close

Al, Didy, and Kvothe are up!

Keeping up the song to boost his companions, Kvothe keeps the beat going on his lute

Got a bug from you girl
But I don't need no cure
I just stay a victim
If I can for sure
All the good love
When we're all alone
Keep it up girl
Yeah, you turn me on
I'm hooked on a feeling
I'm high on believing
That you're in love with me
All the good love
When we're all alone
Keep it up, girl
Yeah, you turn me on
I'm hooked on a feeling
I'm high on believing
That you're in love with me

He then summons some arcane energy and hurls a telekinetic bolt at Blue

telekinetic projectile: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 12 + 1 = 24
bludg dmg: 3d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1, 2) + 4 + 1 = 12

Al creeps up to the corner, and just peeks out to zap some electricity through the two remaining enemies.

I would like to sneak up to the corner (stealth +10). It doesn't seem to matter as I guess making the caster flat-footed to me doesn't seem to hurt his reflect save and I become observed right afterwards, but I might as well try. Either way I then use Electric Arc targetting both xulgaths.

DC 22 reflex: 3d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3, 2) + 4 = 13

The ranger's clouded eyes dart around fruitlessly before he calms himself, closes them and takes a deep breath. One nostril cocks upward as he raises a pointed finger and whistles.

Ambrosius takes his cue and hunts down his new prey.

Ambrosius jaws+inspire: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 1 = 23
piercing: 2d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8, 2) + 3 + 1 = 14

(if applicable)
Ambrosius talon+inspire: 1d20 + 12 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 12 - 4 + 1 = 24
slashing: 2d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6, 1) + 3 + 1 = 11

precision: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Active Effects - inspire courage
Slight Xulgath [Red] (spiritual weapon, prone, -85)
Carl (-17)
Blue (-95, -2 Will/Perception)
Didy (-6, +2 status bonus to AC)
Ambro (-29, wounded 1, fast healing 6, 2 temporary hit points)
Al (-40)
Kvothe ()

On a success, the blindness from the spell only lasts until your next turn, which I read a ending at the end of the previous characters round, so you're good.

1d20 ⇒ 17 Success
1d20 ⇒ 13 Fail

Al's spell takes down blue.

Ambro strikes quickly, hitting twice.

Attack from didy: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33
Attack from didy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

First, crit: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 5) + 1 = 11
Deadly: 1d10 ⇒ 1
Precision: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Didy brings down red with a single arrow.

Out of combat! And, level up!

HOLY COW! I did NOT see that going well

Stopping the beat on his lute, Kvothe moves with the others into the next room

now THAT was tough. We're going to need to take a break for a bit to get rested up.....I'll be over here for a min taking my notes and then I'll get to work with the healing

refocusing and then start healing hymn, refocus, healing to get everyone recharged

Wow, I should have you roll for me all of the time! :)
I will patch up everybody's extensive wounds, but I am really curious what they were up to in this chapel, so I want to look around (perception +14).

I will use Detect Magic and sweep the place, and the fallen.

Sorry, no post today. I'm hoping to get things moving again after work tomorrow.

no worries. I think we only just finished our level ups.

Al detect's magic in the area. The strongest source seems to be coming from the pulpit.

The three big xulgaths carry mauls, and the thin one has a runed gauntlet and a silver circlet set with cracked moonstones (worth 40 gp).

so, do we think this is a safe-ish place to take a rest? I'm about tapped out right now..... Kvothe says to his companions as they gather the loot from this last fight.

are we taking a full rest here?

"I can sense magic coming from the pulpit," the sorceress says, approaching it cautiously, slightly hunched over, as if she expects to be struck down from on high.

Does the magic seem to be coming from the pulpit itself, or something within it? If it seems to be hidden within, I call Didy over to give it a thorough search.
Once I get a good look I'll try to identify the magic. Likewise I try to identify the runes on the gauntlet (Arcana +13).

Following Lady Al over to the pulpit after he finishes refocusing, Kvothe checks it out himself

detect magic and arcana/occult +11

Just in case I am going to roll for post combat healing checks starting with the most grievous.

DC 20 on Al: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34
healing: 4d8 + 10 ⇒ (6, 5, 6, 3) + 10 = 30

DC 20 on Carl: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20
healing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (3, 6) + 10 = 19

DC 15 to top off Al: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27
healing: 4d8 ⇒ (4, 8, 7, 1) = 20

That should leave just Didy down 6 and Ambro down 5, which I can live with. Once we gather any loot and clues here, I certainly second the vote to head back up to town to rest and probably make a bunch of purchases! :)

Detect magic isn't specific enough for that, you just get presence or absence of magic, and now you also get the five-foot square containing the highest level magic. It won't even tell you if a specific item is magical. You do get the school of the highest effect, so

Al knows that the strongest magic in the area is Necromancy.

Healing will take 30 minutes. Identifying items also takes 10 minutes an item unless you have a feat that speeds that up. That will put us at about 30 minutes elapsed by the time the gauntlet is identified, plus 10 minutes for any items from the pulpit you want to try to identify. Al or Kvothe could attempt to identify other items during the time Didy was spending healing though.

The pulpit contains a strand of prayer beads, a scrol, and a leather bound religious text devoted to Aroden. It's in quite good condition, and worth 75 gp.

Al identifies the gauntlet as a +1 striking spiked gauntlet.

Carl's eyes widen as he sees the runes on the gauntlet. I believe I can do something with that. Not here and now, but when we have a day to relax.

Yep, while Didy is healing I will examine the items on the pulpit more closely and try to ID them.

Didy's tail begins wagging at an alarming speed at the discovery of a new bedtime story featuring the great Aroden. Once he finishes healing up his friends he excitedly flips through a few pages for a sample.

If it looks interesting, maybe we should get someone to copy the stories to a new journal. People get excited and treat them rough. I remember that we had 'reading' copies of certain tomes that had wine stains on them. And the folios with the slyphs...

The book contains numerous stories and parables of Aroden. Didy is familiar with many of these, but the illuminations and presentation is quite beautiful.

Al is able to identify the beads as holy prayer beads, and the scroll as a scroll of heroism.

Carl drifts over as Didy looks through the book.  This is more of an act of love,  someone showing piety through deeds.  Perhaps we should give this to the Professor... someone that would see this more for what it is, than as a pile of cash.

From the description, and it fits Didy background really well.  We would probably only get 38 for the book, so like 9 per.  The circus has done enough for Carl, that I don't mind donating it.  

It sounds like it is an art item so it would sell for its full value, but either way I agree that we should bring it to the professor first. He may know of someone in town who would be interested in the item as more than just a valuable piece of loot. And I definitely agree we get a reading copy transcribed for bedtime :)

"Necromancy you say?" Didy comments as Al shares her findings. "Kvothe, can you try to dispel whatever wicked spell they cast to sully this place? Those stinky lizards have no respect for a place of worship!"

Assuming the level up granted a 4th spell slot I'd say it is worth trying to counteract the demonic desecration here before we head topside for some rest and shopping.
Regarding loot, the loot sheet has been updated and there are several items up for grabs (lesser elixir of life, moderate darkvision elixir, invisibility potion, invisible net).
I presumed that the striking rune is going to Carl as a transfer on to his trident, and the scroll of heroism goes to Kvothe.
@GM, can Al and Kvothe reattempt the check to ID the mystery salve we found in the babau fight?

After a day, yes.

Looking through the items with everyone, Kvothe ponders if he can dispel the magic or if they are going to need some more Holy powers. I can try to dispel this magic, but we might need something more Holy for this....

if I can cast dispel magic for this I will, but not sure if we need Consecrate

We can only do our best with what we have. we may not be able to flood the area with goodness, but we can try to rinse the evil away.

@Kvothe, I think the GM needs a counteract check here, which is basically the same as you rolling for a spell attack (1d20+Cha+spell casting proficiency, so 1d20+15).

After that I think the consensus is to head back to the Professor and report our findings thus farm, then rest for the night. In the morning we can hit up the shops and sell our loot and gear up. If we end up selling the holy text we are looking at just under 200gp each!

copy that

dispel magic: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34

The pall over the area seems to lift, although it doesn't seem to alleviate entirely. Whatever the xulgath were doing down here, your work isn't yet complete.

"Well that's better. Probably can't do more 'til we clear out the rest of those bad guys. but we can't do that 'til we get some rest. Hey Gizvib! Ready to meet the family?" he calls out excitedly as he rushes over to the quasit and takes him by the hand, leading him up to the surface, and on to the circus camp.

After casting the spell, Kvothe follows Didy back up to the camp for a much needed rest

Leaving the complex provides no difficulties, although much remains unexplored.

Givzib hesitantly follows, using his innate invisibility spell to bypass the guards outside.

The circus is as you left it. A few working carnies wave as you pass by on your way to your quarters.

Didy cheerfully returns the waves to his fellow carnies as he makes a beeline for the Professor's trailer. Without a knock, he barges in, like usual.

"Hiya, Professor! Guess what? Oh, you'll never guess! We found Moonstone Hall and it is a temple to Aroden! Abandoned for some reason," he says shaking his head.

"But we found this super neat book that's all about him!" he says thrusting the book into his hands excitedly.

"Carl says it is too fancy for bedtime reading, but that maybe we can make a copy! Then you could read all of the new stories to me. Oh, it'll be wonderful!" he says tightly hugging the Professor's leg with one arm.

"Oh. Almost forgot. We found more of those stinky lizards down there and they were up to no good. No good at all." another shake of the head, "They have been summoning demons and forcing 'em to do all kinds of bad stuff. We saved a nice one though!"

Turning to the invisible quasit he's still leading by the hand, he pats the invisible hand and says, "Go on, Gizvib, The Professor's super nice. You can trust him."

"Ah, very good, very good!" the Professor says, eyeing the book.

"What a beautiful volume," he says, a trace of sadness in his voice as he carefully turns the pages.

The professor looks doubtfully at Didy, but when Givzib shyly appears, he reaches down and shakes his hand gravely.

"Pleased to meet you, Givzib. You can stay with Lemonpot, if you like."

Givzib nods and retreats behind Kvothe.

Diobel is a fairly large city, and you should have no issues buying any common equipment of your level or less. If you want to buy something that's uncommon or rare, let me know and we'll figure it out..

Didy claps vigorously at the circus family growing and finding a new home for his demonic friend. With this tail wagging, he rapidly runs back and forth between the professor and Givzib, licking their faces.

"Oh, I should mention... Givzib here says that he saw several people come and go down there including a woman that sounds a lot like Madam Dusklight! And we found some stuff that looks like it came from her, too!" he says as he displays the Invisible Net with initials, and the Ringmaster's Staff.

Afterwards he curls up in his small bed, and gently whines until the Professor agrees to read him a bedtime story from the new religious text.

The next morning he packs up their new valuables and heads to the store to do some shopping.

Obligatory loot post.
First just to confirm the loot drops:
Kvothe: Invisibility Potion, Ringmaster's Staff, Scroll of Heroism
Carl: Clear Spindle Aeon Stone+Housing, striking rune to transfer onto trident
Al: Bag of Holding (type 1), Wand of Heal, Grim Trophy
Didy: Dust of Appearance, Clandestine Cloak, Infiltrator's Thieves' Tools, Infiltrator Picks

Second our sale list:
15 lesser elixir of life
15 engraved compass
80 garnets
117.5 chime of opening
5.5 moderate darkvision elixir
1000 plat pieces
14 gold pieces
13 beckoning cat amulet
17.5 +1 rapier
17.5 +1 longspear
180 moonstones
30 invisible net
95 rubies
17.5 +1 light mace
4.5 mauls
40 silver circlet
11 +1 striking gauntlet (after xfering striking rune for 6.5gp)
15 scroll of heroism
80 holy prayer beads
75 aroden religious text
49 Al hand me downs (scroll of pest form, animal staff, minor healing potion)
2 Didy hand me down (minor healing potion)
----
+994gp added to 119.7 previously in treasury = 1113.7gp
rounding off to an even 225gp disbursed to each PC, leaves us with 213.7gp in treasury.

I will buy a pair of Healer's Gloves for 80gp and a pair of Goggles of Night for 150gp, leaving me with 65.41gp left over personally.

You are able to sell everything.

Carl will repay the 52 gp he borrowed for the Sturdy Shield. Would like to purchase that +1 light mace before it gets sold. A magic blunt weapon with shove might be needed.

Will purchase Boots of Elvenkind, and will start looking around into Brooch of Shielding. It is uncommon, and a little short to purchase it. But would like to invest a little time into the effort of finding this item. He is left with 10.5 gp.
Can hold off on transferring the striking rune until a downtime day, as it sounds like these are purchases we are making on way back to the action. Does anyone know if the little demon is coming back with us?

Thanks although, there is not much more I want to buy til we level up (bracers of armor and weapon property rune, both are L8). So if there is anything else you (or anyone else) needs, I've got over 100gp available for loan.

Didy wakes everybody up bright and early the next morning. Eager to finish clearing out the jerks squatting in a temple dedicated to his hero.

Carl is able to locate a brooch of shieding.

Updated for the Brooch.

Is everyone ready to move on or do you need more time to complete purchases?