GM MattMorris Cradle of Night (Inactive)

Game Master ChesterCopperpot

Yes, you can move.

The spiders don't pursue you into the main area. Once you leave their lair, they slink back into the shadows.

Out of initiative, if you want. If you go back in after them, we'll continue in initiative.

If we're gonna do it, let's do it while that spell is up!

Hekk looks sorely disappointed.

"Maybe if we shot one it would come out after us. Do you think it knows what we are saying?"

Can we stay in initiative please? Aryas would come out of delay immediately if they do not move in our direction and double move inside.

Aryas has seen enough.

“Let’s do this now!!“ he says and runs inside.

Now there's a hero with a low thetodemon count!

"Killing spiders it is!"

Tathane looks to the ground and shakes his head. "No, no, no. This isn't going to work out well at all." But seeing that his comrades are committed, he digs into backpack and pulls out a wand. He waves it in the air in front of his chest.

UMD: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

Tathane fades from view.

Move action to get wand of invisibility, standard action to use it.

Is any of the ground difficult terrain? Hekk will follow Aryas but I'm not sure how far he can get.

Not to be outdone by Aryas, Leguin throws up another mind barrier, races into the lair, and attacks the other undead monster.

Mind barrier gives 18 temp hp basically

attack 1: Power Attack & undead bane: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 2 = 28
dmg 1: 1d12 + 15 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 15 + 2 + (3, 6) = 28

Nothing is difficult terrain. Due to delays, I'm just going to have all of you go, then the spiders.

Aryas and Hekk move inside, while LeGuin follows and viciously slices into the blue spider. Dozens of smallers spiders swarm out onto Leguin, viciously biting him.
bites: 1d6 ⇒ 6

~+~Round 3~+~
Hekk
Aryas
Tathane
Leguin (-6)
Branson
Leopold
Red
Blue (-28)

Map

Branson moves forward 30', that's a double move.

Hekk charges in behind the others and casts a jolt spell on the south spider.

ASF 5 percent: 1d100 ⇒ 86
to hit ranged touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
damage, bloodlines: 1d3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Leo moves up behind Branson, reestablishes Bold Stare on Red. (-3 attack, -3 Will saves, +4 damage on next hit against him). Red is still Ill Omen'd from my first round actions (next 3 attacks, 7/8 rounds)

With aggressive maneuvers, you venture into the spiders' lair.

The spiders strike back!
Stare, Power Attack
Red v Aryas: 1d20 + 15 - 3 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 15 - 3 - 3 = 11 for b/p/s: 2d8 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (1, 3) + 12 + 9 = 25
Ill Omen, Power Attack
Blue v Leguine: 1d20 + 15 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 15 - 3 = 14 Or: 1d20 + 15 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 15 - 3 = 21 for b/p/s: 4d8 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (5, 4, 7, 3) + 12 + 9 = 40

Aryas, spiders crawl all over you and bite you.
bite: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Aryas: Fortitude Save (DC 17) or nauseated for 1 round and poisoned.

~+~Round 3~+~
Hekk
Aryas (-2)
Tathane
Leguin (-6)
Branson
Leopold
Red (Stare)
Blue (-28, ill omen 2/3)

Map

Hekk dumps his spear and flies into a rage, assaulting the spider next to Aryas.

“Ouch! These things sting!“

fortitude : 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (4) + 19 = 23

He then flurries with his Scimitar.

AC 32 now

Flurry +1 Adamantine Ghost Touch Scimitar, defensively: 1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 15 - 2 = 221d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Primary +1 Adamantine Ghost Touch Scimitar, defensively: 1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 15 - 2 = 311d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Secondary +1 Adamantine Ghost Touch Scimitar, defensively: 1d20 + 15 - 2 - 5 ⇒ (13) + 15 - 2 - 5 = 211d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

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Crit Confirm primary +1 Adamantine Ghost Touch Scimitar, defensively: 1d20 + 15 - 2 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 15 - 2 - 5 = 261d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

And then he makes a 5 ft step back.

Branson determines that the prudent thing for him to do is to delay. He is exactly where he needs to be to heal his friends, and frankly, he doesn't have anything offensive that will really help against these beasts.

Leguin tightens his grip, clicks his heels for some speed, and full attacks.

attack 1: Power Attack & undead bane: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 2 = 30
dmg 1: 1d12 + 15 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (5) + 15 + 2 + (3, 2) = 27

attack 2: Power Attack & undead bane: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 = 16
dmg 2: 1d12 + 15 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (12) + 15 + 2 + (3, 5) = 37

bouns attack: Power Attack & undead bane: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 2 = 15
dmg : 1d12 + 15 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 15 + 2 + (6, 1) = 25

Crit confirm from attack 1?
attack 1: Power Attack & undead bane: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 2 = 18
dmg 1: 1d12 + 15 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (11) + 15 + 2 + (5, 6) = 39

I had put Bold Stare and Ill Omen on Red. It doesn't really matter which one gets the spell, but if these are mindless undead, then Ill Omen can only go on the one that's affected by Bold Stare.

Leo delays.

Does Ill Omen work this round? High is good for me. No.

1d100 ⇒ 48

Tathane moves into the room while equipping his shortbow. In his invisible form, he suspects that no one can see him. He targets the spider near Hoga.

shortbow@red,PBS,precise shot: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 1 = 16
dmg,PBS,sneak: 1d6 + 1 + 6 + 4d6 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 6 + (1, 4, 4, 2) = 22

Sorry for my mess-ups on the stare and ill omen. I'll fix it for this round.

Hekk hits the red spider twice and spiders swarm over him. Leo's stare makes Hekk's hit sting a little more.
bite: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Hekk: Fortitude Save (DC 17) or nauseated for 1 round and poisoned.

Aryas slices and dices, doing exactly enough damage to destroy the giant red spider.

Meanwhile, LeGuin slices away at the other spider and Tathane finishes it off with a surprise attack!

Out of Initiative

Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Perception: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (14) + 19 = 33

Branson points, "there is a locked secret door on the north wall."

Aryas is clearly glad this is over.

“Wow, you have great eyes!!“

fort ST: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
kn planes: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

"Heck, that was fun. Are there any more, maybe behind that door I can't see?"

Obviously, Hekk is not as happy that the battle is over as Aryas.

”Is everyone ok?”

"Just a little tired, but it'll wear off."

Knowledge(planes): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

"Yeah, I'm ok." Tathane looks to where Branson points out the secret door. "Ah. Interesting. Before we go rushing in, let me check it out."

Perception,trap finding: 1d20 + 12 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 12 + 3 = 19

It doesn't appear to be trapped. The walls are thick enough that you can't hear anything on the other side of the door.

As an aside, and helpful safety tip to any rogues, or rogue wannabes, in the group: you can take 20 when searching for traps. It is actually one of the examples given in the PHB.

But if you do any ongoing effects will probably have their lifetimes shortened significantly unless they are really long effectgs. Hekk's shield spell, for instance. Not sure if there are any other spells to be wary of and his shield spell will probably expire soon (or perhaps already has) anyway. Just something to keep in mind when taking 20.

I frequently forget about taking 20 so thanks for the reminder. And I'll have to remember the 20 minute penalty since it's an important consideration too.

"Looks like this door is free of traps. Does anyone want to lead the way? Hekk, there might be more things to fight."

"Yea, it would be my pleasure."

Hekk yanks the door open, perhaps a tad more roughly than necessary. He looks a little surprised at how easily and violently the door flies open. Like he didn't know his own strength.

"Hekk"

The secret door was locked, but it's not out of Tathane's capability.

Through the secret doors: Arching ribs of stone support the fifteen-foot-high ceiling of this oval chamber. Tattered tapestries hang from curved walls to the east and west, each depicting a scene of natural fury—a devastating tornado to the east, and a looming tsunami to the west. The focus of each of these natural disasters seems to be a single humanoid shape cloaked in shadows.

Two statues flank this room, one to the east and one to the west. The western statue appears as a figure of a fierce woman, while the eastern statue appears as a depiction of a stern, elderly man. Each statue bears a metal trident clutched in its stony grip.

Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

"Oh, The tapestries depict aspects of Gozreh (the original patron of Haramil’s clan before he turned his back on the gods to embrace the powers of the Cradle of Night). The tapestries depict Gozreh’s fury against Haramil, and they serve as a promise of suffering in the afterlife for his faithlessness in life."

Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

religion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
religion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

"That seems about right to me. Sucks to have a god angry at you. Looks like lots of bad weather for him. I wonder if he died from a lightning strike?"

Religion
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

These two aspects of Gozreh were both pretty pissed with Haramil. I tried to tell them that an eternity of torment was maybe overkill for being slighted by a two-bit clan chief, but they dead set on it. Gods.

Aryas is beaming.

“I’m glad you made me part of the team! I can learn so much from you all!!“

Aryas detects magic and looks around.

Kn(Religion) to ID: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

"These statues represent aspects of Gozreh. These people really did not like Haramil. In my experience, statues in creepy tombs are best avoided."

Leguin would like to head back to the west and down the stairs.

"Say, do you think we should leave an offering or something? I mean, if they already have a hate on for this dude, and we are headed into his tomb, we may need all the help we can get."

Sheesh, what the heck do you give a god?

Hekk rummages around in his stuff and exclaims [b]"Aha!"{/b]

He pulls out some weird device and places it before the statue of the fierce woman.

The item is a Buoyant balloon (you twist to create a big atmospheric balloon)

"An offering? I fear I would be in trouble with my own deity were I to do such."

When Hekk enters the room to present his offering, the mouths on both of the statues move and start speaking in a language that is not Common.

The tone is threatening.

Leopold will caste Tongues on himself, then he'll approach the statues bearing a coin purse.

Hekk freezes and back out slowly.

"What did it just say? Heck, sounded 'death by lighthing bolt' bad."

Branson will hit Leopold with some enhanced diplomacy.

As Leopold enters, the statues repeat their message, which he can now understand: “You tread upon corrupted ground. Turn back now, unless you come before us with the sacred sign of whispering wind andrippling waves in hand. You will not be warned again.”

Thank you, Branson. You wouldn't happen to have the sacred sign of whispering wind and rippling waves on you, would you?

Leo turns to the statues and says, "I could maybe flash a few gang signs, or do the secret handshake?"

Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Errr, I fear I know nothing of this?

”Perhaps just a holy symbol of Gozreh, who has dominion over seas and weather? Naturally, I am not carrying such with me.”

I have a PC who carries a ton of holy symbols, for just such an emergency!

Once Hekk reaches the 'safe room', he narrows his eyes and calls out, "We can always come back later when we know what the heck they are talking about. Let's move on. I got no beef with a god and I'd like it to stay that way."

"I'm with you Hekk. I mean, if you're scared of something, I know it is certainly something to run away from."

Tathane starts to back out of the room.

Leguin backs out slowly and makes sure the secret door is firmly shut behind him, if everyone can get out before the statues react.