DM Carbide's Godsmouth Heresy [PFS1e-CORE, Table 2] (Inactive)

Game Master John Woodford

Tuskl rushes in and past Red (drawing an AoO) into a flank with the monk, this time taking only a single swing, 2 handed.

To hit Orc double axe, flank: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

But he is still completely ineffective.

And then depression sets in. His weapon lowers and his face sags as he misses yet again. On a zombie, no less. The shaman in his village used to animate corpses for his buddies and him to practice on. It was unthinkable to miss a zombie like this.

"Am I cursed?"

Round 4 (ongoing; rearranged):

Initiative order
Enemy-acted
Red
Mitsrandir
Tusk-acted
Jianyu-
Nitre

As Tusk advances for a better position, the zombie punches him for 9 HP. The half-orc is so shaken by the impact that he can't strike effectively.

Everyone else can act!

Foe: AC 12 T 10 FF 12 HP taken: 1

+1 Scythe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Damage: 2d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 1) + 5 = 9

"No, we just work better together."

Urgathoa. ♪Yes we would all go down together.♪

Red hits, but does less damage than he expected.

Round 4 (ongoing; rearranged):

Initiative order
Enemy-acted
Red-acted
Mitsrandir
Tusk-acted
Jianyu-
Nitre

Mitsrandir, Jianyu, and Nitre to go!

Foe: AC 12 T 10 FF 12 HP taken: 5

Nitre darts into the room, with a whispered "Thanks, Red" as she passes. She swings her falchion at the zombie, hoping to finish this finally.

"Why won't this thing die... again... "

Jianyu continues his assault

Flurry of blows strike 1: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 = 22
Flurry of blows strike 2: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 2 = 17

Flurry of blows damage 2: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Flurry of blows damage 1: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Nitre misses, and although Jianyu hits twice the monk is barely able to damage the undead--and only because of the bard's inspiring song. Mitsrandir continues to inspire the party and delays. It's amazing how you've surrounded the enemy to the point where the only person with a piercing weapon will be hitting at -8.

Round 5 (ongoing; rearranged):

Initiative order
Enemy-acted
Red-
Mitsrandir
Tusk-
Jianyu-
Nitre

The profusion of targets apparently confuses the enemy, and its slam attack comes nowhere near any of you.

Everyone can act!

Foe: AC 12 T 10 FF 12 HP taken: 6

LOL! When tactics takes a back seat to RP :) Hopefully we won't be punished for it.

Tusk, with a grim look on his face, snarls and attacks again.

To hit Orc double axe, flanking: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 2 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

To hit Orc double axe, flanking: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

A desperate moan escapes his lips as the first blow misses, but he shouts a sharp "HA!" when the second one lands and he fairly dances with glee. Then he does something extremely rare and out of character and steps aside to allow Red to take the flanking position, waving him over.

"Let's see what you got, Red."

Round 5 (ongoing; rearranged):

Initiative order
Enemy-acted
Red-
Mitsrandir
Tusk-acted
Jianyu-
Nitre

Tusk finally manages to hit the creature. Its animating magic still keeps it moving, though.

Everyone else can act!

Foe: AC 12 T 10 FF 12 HP taken: 11

"You don't have to ask me twice."

+1 Scythe: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 = 25
Damage: 2d4 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (3, 1) + 5 + 1 = 10

Tusk rubs his tooth in confusion when Red does NOT take the flank position. Not that he needed it. His well timed blow seems to have taken the stupid zombie by complete surprise. But then he notice that this left a clear path for Mitsrandir to take a shot and shrugs.

Maybe that was part of the plan?

Am I missing something? Does this zombie have DR/piercing or something?

Nitre swings again with her falchion, confused at the resilience of this strange undead creature.

This zombie does indeed have DR 5/piercing. It's not enough to keep it up after Red hits it, though.

The scythe blow finally puts the zombie down, and incidentally reveals the source of the internal pressure that bloated the creature's body. It bursts, spewing powder over everyone adjacent to it.

Out of combat! Everyone except Mitsrandir, give me a Fort save.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Shirt Reroll: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Fortitude: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Nitre and Red note no adverse effects from the powder save some minor itching.

fort save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

fort st: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

"Whoooa. Exploding zombies now. Think it might have swallowed the key? Or maybe it is on him. We can hope."

Tusk rifles through the corpses belongings but does not go so far as to search it's intestines.

"It's just meat."

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Like some of the other rooms, this room contains embalming equipment. Red finds a pair of gems on one shelf--two matched black onyxes.

Tusk finds nothing on the body and shrugs. His failure to do much damage to the zombie forgotten, he announces to all, "Well, we'd best move on to the next room. that key has to be here somewhere."

I hope

As always, Tusk leads the way, headed towards the next door and gives it a yank.

The door is unlocked. The room behind it contains more embalming equipment, cabinets, etc., but all of the furniture has been pushed against the wall. Under the omnipresent layer of dust on the floor is a circle of dust that gleams dully. It's tarnished silver.

Knowledge Arcana/Planes/Religion or Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

"Looks like it might be the remains of a magic circle, but I have no idea beyond that what it was for."

At least, I hope that's a reasonable answer for a 10. Retcon if necessary.

Tusk gives the circle a mistrustful look. He's ready to move on but pauses to give the more magically inclined a chance to satisfy their curiosity.

Knowledge (dungeoneering): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Nitre looks at the circle and shrugs her shoulders. "If Red doesn't know, I sure wouldn't."

Neither Red nor Nitre are sure of the circle's purpose.

Anything else you want to do in the room, and where do you want to go next?

Red checks the cabinets for anything useful.

Tusk enters and fusses about, not really trying very hard, but boredly and slowly looking in and other things at random. He makes darned sure, though, to keep his distance from the circle.

How big is the circle anyway?

Nitre adds her eyes to the investigation. "That key's got to be somewhere!"

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

The circle is about six feet across. Red, give me a Perception check.

Nitre finds nothing of particular interest.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

The priest likewise comes up with nothing useful.

While everyone looks through the cupboards Jianyu decides to clean the dust off the circle. He sits down and uses his sleeve to whip the dust away from the silver.

The silveer is itself in the form of coarse dust. There are also faded arcane symbols chalked onto the floor around it, but Red still doesn't recognize their use.

Jianyu, you might want to search the room. If you do so...

aid perception: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Like I said, Tusk just noodles around.

Jianyu search: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

The monk finds a scroll tucked away in a cabinet. Red is able to determine that it's a clerical scroll of remove paralysis.

Where to now?

Tusk heads over to the room to the south. Was it locked?

Mitsrandir follows Tusk

The door to the south is locked. There's also a set of double doors to the east.

"Open first, right? At least, if something wants to ambush us that way, they need to unlock the door for us."

Red checks the double doors for sounds of creatures or traps.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

The double doors are untrapped, and Red hears nothing at them.

Opening the doors reveals an L-shaped room with a strange statue in the SW leg of the L. The statue depicts a half-snake, half-human creature with the lower body of a coiling serpent and the upper torso of a (mostly) human female. The differences from humanity include the six wings, and a disk containing a seven-pointed star in place of its head. Its crossed arms hold a quill and a whip, and the entire statue is covered with verdigris. Under the green patina, the faint outline of runes can be made out.

"They really should have assigned this mission to someone more studied in history and religion and such; I don't understand any of this," Nitre points out as she enters the room.

While others focus on what these things might mean, Nitre continues searching for the key.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

The dwarf notices that the feather quill is separate from the rest of the statue, and could be removed.

"Oh, wait; check this out!" Nitre points out the loose feather, and waits for the religious researchers to suggest whether they should attempt to remove the feather to see what it does.

Mitsrandir tries to remember any about statues and goddeses but in this moment she cant remember any.
Kn. Religion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

"Yea, no kiddin'. I know next to nothin' about gods and statues and such. At least this one is unlikely to have a swarm inside of it."

Tusk walks over to the other side and pops open the doors there.

"We still have those chimes if we wanted to unlock the other doors."

The doors do not open.

Jianyu's curiosity and impulsiveness overrules any reservations regarding the religious significance of the feather so he goes over and gently tries to remove it.