GM Silbeg's Age of Ashes AP (Inactive)

Game Master Silbeg

Gideon manages to be the first one to hit the big cube of jelly with consecutive shots!

1: Alak, 2: Gideon, 3: Aragelda: 1d3 ⇒ 3

The cube shudders, and slams its cube-face into Aragelda!
cube face vs AC21: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27 acid: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Aragelda Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

It succeeds in dripping some acid on Aragelda, then shudders, starting to move over Aragelda and Gideon...
Aragelda Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Gideon reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Rerolls? Both are fails.

Alak takes his attack of opportunity when the cube moves!
greatword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 Slashing (or P): 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

He barely hits it, but hit hard he does!

SCHLOOP! THERE IT IS!!
Waiting on rerolls.
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Universal Conditions:

Blub

I'll let it roll. Also, dang, can't shield block the acid.

Both Gideon and Aragelda are engulfed by the cube! I do not believe Gideon is going to want to continue singing, especially when he cannot be heard by most folks.

Gideon fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Aragelda fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Gideon manages to keep from being paralyzed, though he is still inside the thing.

Aragelda (Pending HP reroll), however, stops moving!
Gideon acid: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6
Aragelda acid: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7

On Aragelda's turn
Aragelda acid: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6
Aragelda fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Note: If Aragelda has mental only abilities she could use them

SCHLOOP! THERE IT IS!!
Edjarha is/are up.
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"Damn, that's why I said to spread out!" Edjarha rushes in, lashing out twice more before retreating back from the the blubbering thing's advance.

Dragon tail attack (Flurry attack 1): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Bludgeoning damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Dragon tail attack (Flurry attack 2): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 +1 if the first attack missed (backswing)
Bludgeoning damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

◆Stride, ◆Flurry, ◆Stride

Edjarha swing hard into to jelly, but unfortunately while he hits, there is no vulnerable spot for him to take advantage of. His second swing goes wide.

Alak swings hard into the cube, hoping to free the trapped adventurers.

greatword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 Slashing (or P): 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

His first swing hits, but is unimpressive.

greatword: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 10 - 5 = 22 Slashing (or P): 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

His second swing also hits, and cuts more deeply. But still it stands!

greatword: 1d20 + 10 - 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 - 10 = 5 Slashing (or P): 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

His third attack goes wild, though. The cube still stands.

Ingraham acid: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 6) = 12
Ingraham fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Finally Ingraham shrugs off the paralysis! But is it too little too late?
Gideon acid: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8

WHAT FLAVOR IS CLEAR JELLO!!
Davian, Gideon is/are up.
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Gideon holds his breath as he flails around, trying to get out.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

From there Gideon backs off and fires his bow again.

bow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
piercing damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
deadly: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Gideon gets out with an amazing feat of acrobatics, he then hits it again!
But, it is still moving!

Note, the attack was at -5 because Escape has the attack trait. Also, unfortunately, it appears to be immune to crits

Davian?

With Gideon free, but most of his companions still within the confines of the clear, tasteless jello mold, Davian redoubles his efforts as more missiles slam into the ooze.

Magic Missile (3 action): 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2, 3) + 3 = 9

With Gideon’s spell, the whole thing collapses, freeing the two adventurers!

Ingraham remains still until the paralysis effect wears off. He lets out a weary moan and shakily gets back to his feet. ”Oooogh… Worse than auntie’s centipede haggis.” As he busts out a healing kit.
2 Action Heal: Ingraham: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Medicine Treat Wounds Ingraham: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 = 16
Treat Wounds Success: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7
Thats 20 out of 30 at least. Getting nervous cause there were a lot of 1s that were rolled.

Davian lets out a massive sight of relief as he saved ll of his group from an actual monster. I'm an adventurer now! His adrenaline courses trough his body before quick realization comes in. I could have died there! His mind races about at all of the dire possibilities.

"Good job there, Davian." says Alak. "Way to keep your cool. I knew we'd get the thing, but wasn't sure if Ingraham was gonna make it."

What next?

Some more healing.
3 Action Cast Heal: 1d8 ⇒ 7
27/30 is much better. 1 more heal spell for today.

"Everyone alright? I suppose we should go in and see what else was in there with it." Edjarha carefully peers into the room, looking for more terrible oozes, then cautiously proceeds through the doorway.

"Well, that was awful."

Aragelda tends to her wounds.

Treat wounds: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
heal: 2d8 ⇒ (2, 8) = 10

Treat wounds: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
heal: 2d8 ⇒ (8, 3) = 11

HEaled!

She works on Gideon

Treat wounds: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
ouch!: 1d8 ⇒ 6

"I'm sorry!

Treat wounds: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Treat wounds: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
heal: 2d8 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5

Treat wounds: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
heal: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 7) = 14

Then she works on Alak.

Treat wounds: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
heal: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7

Treat wounds: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
heal: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 6) = 7

Eighty minutes. Does that get everyone?

"Ow, that's my second favorite arm!" Gideon jokes.

"Favorite left arm?" Ingraham chuckles.

"Maybe the middle door won't have anything bad behind it." Davian heads into the room and motions to the next door. Door #2

"Thank you, ma'am."

Corrections on Aragelda's healing, since it appears she didn't take into consideration Ingraham's spell?

10 mins, while Ingraham is healing
Aragelda heals herself completely.

20 min
Gideon is fully heal.

30 min
Aragelda accidently rips open Alak's wounds.

40 min
Aragelda fails to improve Alak's condition.

50 min
Alak is feeling a little better.

60 min
Alak seems fully healed.

Since Ingraham is now able to be healed again, she heals him.

70 min and everyone is fully healed.

The party then moves to door in the central room. Empty weapon racks line the walls of this room. Repair forges long abandoned and cold sit in a lonely row toward the back, along with a crude lean-to seemingly made from bits of rope and ripped leather.

Alak moves in, and the party follows. Quickly a pair of kobolds rush up to you, and yell (in common)"“We are dragons and we wants your meats!”

"..." Maybe the middle door won't have anything bad behind it. Somewhere out there I'm being laughed at! "Dragons, be ye friend or foe?"

Do they rush up to us with the weapons drawn like they are going to attack, or less aggressively?

The green kobold has a dagger, while the red one has a staff.
"We are MITEY DRAGONS! You will give us your meats!"

Davian smiles. "Sure thing mitey dragons." He tosses down a couple rations onto the ground before kneeling down to their height. "In exchange can you tell us a bit more about what is going on down here?"

The two of them immediate pounce on the offered food.

"MOAR TRIBUTE!" says the green one, as he sprays Davian with what he is eating.

"Yes! Foods good." says the red one. "Me is Zarf, he is Pib. WE accept your tributes and foods, but will need more soon.

"Nasty cultists move in to our home! They not give Mitey Dragons respect!"

"No respect! No meats!" complains Pib.

"You give us dragons respect. Give more meats and we tell about nasty Cinderclaws." commands Zarf.

Gideon does his best to scrounge up some meat from his rations.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

"We understand your prowess, please tell us more of the cinderclaws."

"They not good." says Pib.

"No respect. None at all." continues Zarf.

"Nope. Not only that, they kick MITEY DRAGONS out of our home, like we were nothing. No respect at all!" whines Pib.

"Yes. Stupid frog people and stupid monkey people. They just make lots of noise, and not pay proper respect to us!"

"But, you good, and respect MITEY DRAGONS. Give us meats. Pay respects. You help is against get home back, and punish cultists, no?"

When done eating, they draw you a crude map. (I've uncovered their home)

By the way, for some reason, you are sure that they are saying it MITEY DRAGONS just like that.

Davian looks confused. "Cinderclaws, Monkey people, frog people?" He looks around to the others if this makes any sense to them. "We are headed that way, we can try."

Gideon kneels down "Please serenade us with your wisdom, and grant us the protection of your words against any dangers you might deign to tell us about."

Pib replies to Gideon, "We did. The Cinderclaw cultists are frog-people and monkey-people. They no give proper respect to us.

"They also kicked out the goblins. The goblins never properly respected us, but they at least didn't kick us out, so they probably still ok."

"Aye, so be it. We'll go bash in the skull or two of a crackpot cultist who kick'd ye out."

Zarf gets all excited at that as he yells, ”And make them respect us!”

"Oh, ye be gettin all the respect ye deserve, or ye be gettin their skulls for a mixing bowl set."

"That REALLY good idea, dwarfie! You make us some mixing bowls! To put our meats in!' yells out Pib in pure excitement.

"Let's get going! Teach them! Get the respect!"

Go ahead and move yourselves... up to yellow dotted line on the lounge. Also please move and place Alak and the kobolds.

"As you say, mitey dragons, let us go."

copied over Gideon and the Mitey Dragons.

for expediency I moved everyone else

Pieces of furniture are still intact here, although hanging from the ceiling’s rafters in the center of the room is a strange structure made from ripped and knotted curtains.

Coming down from the jungle of curtains are four of what could only be described as "monkey men"!

Disrespectful Monkey Men!!
Alak is/are up.
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With the monkey-men moving in to attack, Alak pulls out his greatsword, moves up, and attacks blue. "Die, evil cultist!"
greatword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 Slashing (or P): 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

He hits, hurting the monkey-man.

In response to this, Red goes into a shrieking frenzy, suddenly moving far faster! It then steps up to Alak, and attacks with its sickle!
sickle vs AC20: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14 damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
sickle vs AC20: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 8 - 4 = 16 damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
sickle vs AC20: 1d20 + 8 - 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 8 = 20 damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 Ouch!

It misses twice, but catches him in the ... delicate places ... with the third.

Blue then also goes into a frenzy, and attacks Alak.
sickle vs AC20: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
sickle vs AC20: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 4 = 8 damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
sickle vs AC20: 1d20 + 8 - 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 - 8 = 12 damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
sickle vs AC20: 1d20 + 8 - 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 8 = 11 damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

This one hits once, but misses the rest!

Alak doesn't look so good.

Disrespectful Monkey Men!!
Aragelda is/are up.
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"Hold on, Alak!"

heal!: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Aragelda then Raises her Shield.

"Thanks again, ma'am!"

BTW - Ingraham gets a hero point for spending so much time incapacitated without whining!

After Aragelda heals Ingraham Alak, Zarf yells out, "Stoopid monkey-men! RESPECT US!" as he casts electric arc on red and blue.
electricity: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
red reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 Save
blue reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11 fail
RESPECT MAH AUTHORITIE!!
Ingraham is/are up.
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BTW - Ingraham gets a hero point for spending so much time incapacitated without whining!

Thank you kindly :D

Ingraham bellows at his foes and then rushes forward, full of raw fury!
Rage, Step, Strike.
Silver Mace Attack VS Red: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Silver Mace Damage + Rage VS Red: 1d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8

Ingraham fails to strike with his raging mace of doom.

Black also goes into a shrieking frenzy, and rushes up to attack Ingraham! The times he slashes with his sickle, but in his frenzy he fails to land a blow!
sickle vs AC19: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
sickle vs AC19: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 4 = 15
sickle vs AC19: 1d20 + 8 - 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 8 = 17

All the Volume!!!
Gideon, Davian is/are up.
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Gideon inspires courage.

performance: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
linger fails

Before unleashing lightning on blue and red.

cot: 1d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 = 6
Reflex DC 18