GM Silbeg's Age of Ashes AP (Inactive)

Game Master Silbeg

Seeing one of the birds viciously attacking Alak, Edjarha tries to rub the spots from his eyes as he steps up behind the big fighter, dropping into his familiar stance, and lashing out at the bird pinned between himself and Ingraham. ◆Step, ◆Stance, ◆Flurry

Dragon tail attack vs. flanked teal (Flurry attack 1), IC: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 = 14
Bludgeoning damage, IC: 1d10 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5
DC 5 flat vs. concealment (dazzled): 1d20 ⇒ 20

Dragon tail attack vs. flanked teal (Flurry attack 2), IC: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 = 10 +1 if the first attack missed (backswing)
Bludgeoning damage, IC: 1d10 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 1 = 13
DC 5 flat vs. concealment (dazzled): 1d20 ⇒ 3

Ingraham takes to the battle, swinging his mace at the bird in his northern side twice and then raising his shield.

Silver Mace VS Teal Bird Flank: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 = 16
Silver Mace VS Teal Bird Flank: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 1 - 5 = 6
Silver Mace Damage VS Teal: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9
Silver Mace Damage VS Teal: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 = 6

Edjarha moves up to attack, however his flurry of blows turns into another flurry of misses, even when flanking.

Ingraham, however, now using the fancy mace you found, hits with his first attack, but still misses with his second.

Bird Dance Fever!
Aragelda is/are up.
Universal Adjustments:
Universal Conditions:

Davian seems confused. "This can't be right. Those are Irriseni peacock! A little far from home."

Aragelda smashes twice at Teal with her hammer, then Raises her Shield.

Warhammer vs flat-footed: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
ouch!: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 B
DC 5 flat check for dazzled: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Warhammer vs flat-footed: 1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 7 - 5 = 20
ouch!: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 B
DC 5 flat check for dazzled: 1d20 ⇒ 7

Aragelda smashes her hammer into teal twice, killing it!

The purple plumed bird pecks at Alak! It hits him once.
beak vs AC20: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20 piercing: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
beak vs AC20: 1d20 + 11 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 11 - 5 = 10 piercing: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
beak vs AC20: 1d20 + 11 - 10 ⇒ (3) + 11 - 10 = 4 piercing: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Bird Dance Fever!
Gideon is/are up.
Universal Adjustments:
Universal Conditions:

"For Cheliax!" cries out Alak as he swings into purple.

greatword power attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 Slashing (or P): 2d12 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9
dazzled: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Unfortunately, he doesn't connect. But he tries again, and barely misses.

greatword: 1d20 + 10 - 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 - 10 = 17 Slashing (or P): 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
dazzled: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Gideon continues to inspire courage, not bothering to linger this time as he fires another electric arc.

arc: 1d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9
Basic reflex dc 18 for both.

COURAGE +1

purple save DC18: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
green save DC18: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

While the greener bird dodges out of the way of Gideon's lightning attack, the purple one takes it in the chin (beak?) with a might "SQUAWK!" and collapses to the ground.

The green guard bird then lashes its tail at Ingraham and Alak. It misses twice.
tail lash vs Ingraham AC19: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 slashing: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
tail lash vs Alax AC20: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 slashing: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

It then slashes again at Ingraham

tail lash vs Ingraham AC19: 1d20 + 11 - 8 ⇒ (14) + 11 - 8 = 17 slashing: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Bird Brains
Davian, Ingraham, Edjarha, Aragelda is/are up.
Universal Adjustments:
Universal Conditions:

Ingraham repeats his tactic, hoping his mace strikes true against the bird.
Silver Mace Attack VS Green Bird: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 1 = 23
Dazzled Concealment DC5: 1d20 ⇒ 8
Silver Mace Damage VS Green Bird: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9

Silver Mace Attack VS Green Bird: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 - 5 = 5
Dazzled Concealment DC5: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Silver Mace Damage VS Green Bird: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9

Then swiftly the dwarf raises his shield again.

Davian is mesmerized by the dazzling display the birds keep up. As he rubs his eyes a small charge sparks against the wall.

Electric Arc Damage (Green): 1d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9
Dazzled DC 5: 1d20 ⇒ 1

◆ Shield
◆◆ Electric Arc DC 17 (Sickened) (Green)

Ingraham strikes the remaining bird with his mace, while Davian is still seeing pretty lights everywhere!

Edjarha, Aragelda

Aragelda leaves the flanking spot for Edjarha, raises her shield, and moves up. She lashes out once with her hammer.

Warhammer: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
ouch!: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 B (Shove)

Aragelda smashes her hammer into the beautiful bird! It still stands! Can Edjarha finish it off?

Edjarha takes advantage of the prime position left by Aragelda, casting a protective ward before dashing behind the bird and lashing out.

Dragon tail attack (Flurry attack 1) vs flank, IC: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 = 16
Bludgeoning damage, IC: 1d10 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7

Dragon tail attack (Flurry attack 2) vs. flank, IC: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 2 + 1 = 14 +1 if the first attack missed (backswing)
Bludgeoning damage, IC: 1d10 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12

◆Shield, ◆Stride, ◆Flurry of blows

Edjarha fails to connect with either of his blows, leaving the bird still standing for Alak.

Alak moves up and swings at the bird with his heavy sword, as hard as he can!

dazzled DC5: 1d20 ⇒ 5
greatword power attack, IC: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 1 = 28 Slashing (or P): 2d12 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 + 1 = 11

His blade cuts into the bird, dropping it to the floor, quite dead.

"Well, that was exciting, wasn't it?"

He then looks down to see the nasty wounds left by the birds.

You all feel a certain foreboding when you look to the hallways to the south, as if there was something rather nasty that way.

Davian rubs at his eyes. "They were!" He gets a sudden chill as the hair on his arms stands on end. "We..we shouldn't go that way." He says pointing to the south. "Alak, you might want to drink one of those potions."

"I can take a look at those bites."

Aragelda gets to working treating wounds.

First Ten Minutes
Medicine: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Second Ten Minutes
Medicine: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Third Ten Minutes
Medicine: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
Heal: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

How long do we want to spend healing?

I say we give him our remaining Minor Healing potion to expedite his recovery. Try to get him to 25-30 hp or so, to be ready for spooky-scary.

Ingraham looks down the long hallway. "Oh, I gotta bad feelin'bout this." The dwarf silently wishes he had some liquid courage on hand.

Alak drinks down one of his minor elixirs of life.
1d6 ⇒ 6

"We've been here for 30 minutes already... I guess I can't see a reason why we shouldn't just stay here and heal up, Aragelda. Do you?"

Gideon nods "Better to be safe."

"Very well, let us push forward." Ingraham continues marching down, keeping up his guard.
Presumably, moving forward until someone tells me to stop or something bad happens or a wall.

”Um, speedy? asks Alak of the Druid. ”We aren’t healing then?”

Did not see Gideon post at the exact same time.

Fourth ten minutes
Medicine: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Fifth ten minutes
Medicine: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
crit heal!: 4d8 ⇒ (4, 8, 8, 4) = 24

"Ah, there we go!"

”So, which hallway next?” asks the Hellknight. ”Have a bad feeling about the southern ways, but will take your lead. ”

Scared to go south after Alak keeps talking about his bad feeling. "What do you guys think?" His voice shakes as he glances to the south.

Gideon points to the big doors at the end of the hallway "Shouldn't we check those first?"

"Yes, it seems wise to go to the big doors first."

She also glances uneasily to the south.

"Agreed, though I think whoever's bringing up the rear ought to keep an eye out behind us."

Davian opens his eyes a little wider. "I'll keep an eye out back here." Though his eyes stayed on the southern corridors so as to make sure whatever was there wasn't coming through.

I will pick this up after Paizo Con.

The party moves up, but has a decision to make. There are three distinct doors that they could open. Do all three go to the same place, or are they different rooms?

Please choose door #1, 2, or 3
Sorry, completely forgot that there were three doors!

Gideon points at door #1 "How strange to have doors like this, but lets start with the one on the left."

Edjarha shrugs. "Sure, that seems as good as any."

"They all look the same to me. Just as long as there isn't a zonk behind that door." Davian smiles as one of the young children always told him Zonks hid beind the dungeon doors.

"Left it be then!" He bangs his mace on his shield, prepping himself for a fight. He gets himself positioned and ready to march in.
Going in with guard.

On to slide #3
This entry hall is still decorated with the remnants of homages to the Order of the Nail’s most storied deeds. Tall oil paintings, many of which are damaged but still recognizable, depict Hellknights gaining the upper hand in clashes with bandits, opposing armies, and terrible monsters.

Crafting or Society check, if you stop to examine the paintings.

crafting: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Gideon stops for a bit to examine the paintings.

Davian and Ingraham both notice one of the old paintings stand out as exceptional. The painting depicts three Hellknights battling a black dragon in an ominous swamp. A fourth Hellknight leaps from a rise behind the dragon with her halberd raised, ready to bear down on the dragon’s back, while a robed Hellknight in the background attends to a wounded knight. In the corner of the painting, the artist has signed their work: “R. Stagram.”

You think that it will take about 20 minutes to carefully take this down, as it would be worth about 25 gold.

"One of his paintings survived?" says Alak, obviously surprised. "I would have thought that they were all stolen by looters!"

"Mayhaps the ominous feelin' we all had spooked them away." Ingraham mutters, admiring the painting. "I say we take'em on our way out, when we know it be safe to recover them." Ingraham points to the name. "I be assuming he's kin of yours."

"That's great Alak." Davian smiles at the man. "Something more to take back for your family, once we are done down here." He positions himself near the southern door. "Let's get out of here as soon as we can."

Alak replies to Ingraham, "Aye. He was my great-great-uncle. His specialty was recording heroic scenes for the Order like this."

He turns to Davian, "Really? May I have it to bring back? That would be wonderful. Thank you."

Note: I messed up his name in the avatar... proper spelling is Stagram. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Where to next? Doors are labeled.

"How about this way?" She gestures to Door 2.

"Sounds good to me."