GM Otha's Hall of Drunken Heroes: Low Tier (Gameday IX) (Inactive)

Game Master Otha

Round #3: SNA II (2/7), tiny vipers AC 16, hp 5+7

Aeliah draws her wand of CLW and moves 20’ to the west to back up Hamish.

She also calls out to the tiny vipers.

augmented viper aid another melee, hit AC 10: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 = 27
augmented viper aid another melee, hit AC 10: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 = 19
augmented viper aid another melee, hit AC 10: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 = 13
augmented viper aid another melee, hit AC 10: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 2 = 26

Which gives Mivvy a +8 on her next melee attack against the succubus.

Tad smiles understandingly at Umbrato's reaction. Umbrato notices that the froggie slobber at least smells minty fresh. He probably connects that to the mint leaves he sees Tad sometimes chew.

Sorry guys and gals...I posted this morning and the site apparently ate my post; you probably noted the succubus was no longer on the map. I was wondering why it was so quiet on this thread...

Umbrato drains the remaining life from the succubus to heal his wounds; her eyes go slack and she crumples silently to the ground...

Aeliah moves to support Hamish and calls out to her vipers to help her companions...

The babau moves 5' and continues its assault on Umbrato...

Longspear: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Claw: 1d20 ⇒ 7

Claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

...its longspear piercing and claw raking into the trickster's back...

COMBAT! End Round 4 / Begin Round 5 - The Bold may post!

Mivvy (-15)
Another Shadow Demon (-26)
Shadow Demon (dead)
Aeliah
Umbrato (-27)
Baubau (-12)
Succubus (-dead)
Izlin
Hamish
Thaddeus

Beneath Cayden's Hall

Inspiring (hopefully) Battle Music

Hamish steps into flanking with Umbrato, inside the guard of the long spear, ”Idiot demon, you just gave up your advantage. Now drop your weapon so we can send you home.”

Stop renewing IC but I have Lingering Performance so it stays up for two more rounds, 5 ft step, Strike Demon normally.

MW Cold Iron Longsword - ACP + IC + Flank: 1d20 + 9 - 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 1 + 2 + 2 = 31 for Cold Iron/Slashing + IC: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9

Crit?: 1d20 + 9 - 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 1 + 2 + 2 = 31 for Extra Damage?: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6

Hamish connects with a might swing cutting into the side of the bony demon...

COMBAT! End Round 4 / Begin Round 5 - The Bold may post!

Mivvy (-15)
Another Shadow Demon (-26)
Shadow Demon (dead)
Aeliah
Umbrato (-27)
Baubau (-27)
Succubus (-dead)
Izlin
Hamish
Thaddeus

Beneath Cayden's Hall

Inspiring (hopefully) Battle Music

Mivvy strikes out at the shadow demon.

power attack with bless weapon and IC: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31
damage: 1d6 + 21 ⇒ (1) + 21 = 22

power attack with bless weapon and IC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
damage: 1d6 + 21 ⇒ (2) + 21 = 23

That first attack is a critical threat and bless weapon means that, as long as it hits, it is an auto-confirm.

extra crit damage: 1d6 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20

Hamish warns his allies pointing at the bone demon, ”Careful with this one, its skin is covered in corrosive slime.”

Mivvy's first lunge with her rapier pierces deeply and devastatingly into the shadow creature, hitting some unseen but vital organ...the demon lets out a loud shrill and shudders...and then its shadows begin to break up till nothing is left of it...

COMBAT! End Round 4 / Begin Round 5 - The Bold may post!

Mivvy (-15)
Another Shadow Demon (dead)
Shadow Demon (dead)
Aeliah
Umbrato (-27)
Baubau (-27)
Succubus (-dead)
Izlin
Hamish
Thaddeus

Beneath Cayden's Hall

Inspiring (hopefully) Battle Music

Looking hard at his scroll blade, Umbrato frowns. "That's a wrinkle...thanks Hamish!" Quickly folding the scroll again, he flats it out and angles a handle backwards. (Turned it into a +2 shield for +3 to AC - Header updated with current AC)

Pulling his mithril blade from his side, he sighs. "I guess this one will have to do."

+1 Mithril Short Sword, IC, Flank: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 2 + 2 = 20 for Piercing, IC, SA: 1d4 + 6 + 2 + 3d6 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 + (3, 4, 1) = 19 and the devil would gain 3 continuous bleed on a hit - the bleed I believe happens on it's turn

Mivvy twirls her blade, "Hamish, Umbrato, is there any way I can help or do you have this all in hand?"

"I'm ok at the moment...but would you be able to push the bookshelf over on him?"

Umbrato sticks the babau with his mithral blade...while it finds its mark, the trickster senses it does not do as much damage as normal...

COMBAT! End Round 4 / Begin Round 5 - The Bold may post!

Mivvy (-15)
Another Shadow Demon (dead)
Shadow Demon (dead)
Aeliah
Umbrato (-27)
Baubau (-36; bleeding)
Succubus (-dead)
Izlin
Hamish
Thaddeus

Beneath Cayden's Hall

Inspiring (hopefully) Battle Music

Mivvy shakes her head, "I'm not convinced that would have much impact. What I do have," she grins and brandishes her blade, "is a sword that has already cut down three demons."

A straight duel is what swashbucklers are built for.

Round #4: SNA II (3/7), tiny vipers AC 16, hp 5+7

Aeliah takes a 5’ step to the east, and addresses her bitty biting buddies.

They slither over Umbrato’s boots 10 feet to the west, eager to comply.

augmented viper aid another melee, hit AC 10: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 2 = 22
augmented viper aid another melee, hit AC 10: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 2 = 10
augmented viper aid another melee, hit AC 10: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 2 = 20
augmented viper aid another melee, hit AC 10: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 2 = 16

Which gives Umbrato a +4 to his next melee attack versus the babau.

And Hamish a +4 to his next melee attack versus the babau.

Aeliah again speaks to her summoned vipers, calling on them to aid in the attack on the babau...

COMBAT! End Round 4 / Begin Round 5 - The Bold may post!

Mivvy (-15)
Another Shadow Demon (dead)
Shadow Demon (dead)
Aeliah
Umbrato (-27)
Babau (-36; bleeding)
Succubus (-dead)
Izlin
Hamish
Thaddeus

Beneath Cayden's Hall

Inspiring (hopefully) Battle Music

Tad moves a little closer and blip! Umbrato feels another damp little tap.

CLW from wand

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Feeling the team has the remaining threat in hand, he surveys the area for any more planar invaders.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

Tad does the tongue blip healing thing again on Umbrato while Izlin looks around but perceives no other foes...

Seeing the handwriting on the wall, the babau bleeds and then does his own blip thing and vanishes before you!

Umbrato and Hamish get AoOs

COMBAT Over! Pathfinders victorious!

Post-Battle Health Status
Mivvy (-15)
Umbrato (-25)

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AoO MW Cold Iron Longsword - ACP + IC + Flank + Aids: 1d20 + 9 - 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 9 - 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 30 for Cold Iron/Slashing + IC: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 2 = 11

After his strike, Hamish watches warily for the creature to return. With it obvious the demon has fled or been destroyed he slowly wipes his sword off and slides it back into the sheath.

Pulling out his wand he goes around and heals up some of the injuries, "It's only fair I help with these injuries, you all did so much for me during the fight."

CLW on Mivvy: 4d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1, 1, 7) + 4 = 16

CLW on Umbrato: 4d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 7, 2, 7) + 4 = 28

26 charges remain

He then refreshes his protective shield and searches the room.

False Life for Temp HP: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Hamish hits the babau before he vanishes...but that in and of itself does not stop him from leaving the fight...

Hamish then heals Mivvy and Umbrato back to full health and then scouts out the room. He finds no other doors other than the double doors the party came through. At the end of the northernmost, easternmost, and westernmost passages, there's a statue of Cayden Caillean in alcove...and there's the desk that you saw upon your first entry into this chamber...

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Mivvy cleans her blade, then she begins casting detect magic around the library.

Mivvy casts detect magic about the room and concentrates...the only magic she detects, other than her and her companions' magical items, comes from the desk that you saw when you first entered the archives...

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AoO: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 11 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 38 for Piercing: 1d4 + 6 + 2 + 3d6 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 + (3, 3, 1) = 18
AoO Crit Confirm?: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 39 for Piercing: 1d4 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 2 = 10

Thrusting his own blade deep into the beast, Umbrato smiles as it vanishes from the plane.

"Well fought all." announces Umbrato with a smile, his parchment still shaped as a shield. "Hamish, I must say, I've never met a bard like you."

"And thanks for tending to my wounds both of you." he adds with a nod to Hamish and Thad.

Stowing his mithril blade, he tugs a wand free and taps himself with it. "A bit more vitality never hurt anyone."

False Life Wand: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
7 charges left

Making his way to the desk, he begins to look through it's contents. "Shall we see what secrets remain?"

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21 +1 for traps

Umbrato impales the babau with his mithral sword and it hisses fiercely at him; while it does not prevent it from vanishing, it leaves with a parting word to the trickster...

”ASHGNAXI!”

Umbrato makes his way to the desk looking for the magic that Mivvy detected. In the top drawer, he discovers a couple of scrolls; further study reveals them to both be scrolls of lesser restoration...

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Aeliah dismisses the tiny vipers and reverses her totem so she appears mammalian again.

She raises an eyebrow as the front-liners sort out their own healing, but doesn’t comment.

While leaving the others to catalogue the loot, the druidess investigates the layout of the scriptorium. “Narrow passages designed for summons to isolate and flank lone melee people. Our warriors did ver’ well.”

“Aeliah think there may be multiple secret doors built into bookshelves, yes? Bit of cliché but whatever.”

“Also need to search for traps and see how many doors before decide which way go next.”

The half-grugach begins searching from the middle ⪾-shaped chamber and works outwards along both northern walls (east + west) looking for traps and concealed doors.

✨detect magic + take 10 perception: 10 + 18 = 28

“Rake man with hair, you gonna help her, please?”

While Aeliah senses no secret doors nor traps along the walls, nor does she detect any magic in the area, her sharp eyes detect a small latch behind the statue in the alcove in the northern passage...

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Mivvy decides to review the books on the shelves, looking for anything interesting and looking for a sense of the key themes.

Mivvy discovers numerous writings compiled by Baldimar and his colleagues, as well as his expert contacts. Most of the records concern demonic studies, though some focus on other outsiders.

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“Aeliah find latch behind statue. Think untrapped. Suggest party retreat back south double doors before her flip it.”

She scowls. “Aeliah still think it weird demons take over cellar of good deity in Absalom midst.”

Whatevah …

The druidess allows the party a few minutes to get to where they want to be, says a whispered verse of respect to the Drunken Hero and his buddy Ketephys, before flipping the switch.

♫ I got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases
My blues away
And I’ll be okay

Me not big on social graces
Think I’ll slip on down to Grog Pit oasis
Oh I got friends (like Cayden Cailean and Hunter)
In low places! ♫

Hamish hands the scrolls to Tad and stands back while the lady flips the switch.

Tad looks carefully at each of his companions to make sure they do not need any healing. Seeing the magic scrolls, he grabs them and sticks them in his pack so he can use them if needed.

Scrolls secure, Aeliah flips the switch...

...and those of you near the desk notice the double doors, from which you entered, close...

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”Well, that was unexpected.” Mivvy checks the other statues for similar switches.

Already knowing where to look from the first statue, Mivvy finds two similar switches on the other two statues as well...

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Mivvy tries the switch on the Southern statue.

Mivvy slips the switch on the easternmost statue...

...and a secret door slides open right in front of Hamish...it leads to a small platform with stairs leading down...

Beneath Cayden's Hall

Uncertain what to expect, the magus enacts a defensive measure before going to the staircase. He gives it a sniff. He turns toward the party with a wry smile. "No brimstone. We should take that as a good sign, no?"

Mirror Images? CL 8: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

With that, and a dagger in hand, five Izlins steps into the depths.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

“Might be life bubble you smell, Rake Man.”

Aeliah flips the central statue switch again, hoping the entrance doors re-open. “Just in case Pathfinders need fast getaway.”

She then takes her regular position in the marching order.

Don’t have a cow, man ;) But to save some time, I’ve moved everyone’s token into the pre-planned marching order.

As the team prepares to move on, Tad casts sanctuary on himself (lasts 7 rounds)

Hamish has no other prep to make as they move down the secret tunnel.

You perceive no danger in the stairwell and make your way down...you come to a door that opens into a larger chamber and you see...

Several sealed casks line the south wall, pressed against a work desk fitted along the room’s curved corner. Within a wide alcove at the far end of the chamber rests a bed with moldering sheets and a hope chest at its foot. Near the bed balances a crooked wardrobe adjacent to simple brown robes dangling from pegs. On another wall hangs a map of the area around Lake Encarthan. Pinned along its perimeter hang dozens of faded papers, diagrams, and notes.

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“This prolly Brother Baldimar Trud bed chamber.”

Aeliah nods as she looks around. “Pretty good luxury, hey?”

She checks the hope chest for traps and scours the cell for tricks, traps and items of interest.

perception: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36

She also examines the notes and diagrams surrounding the map of Lake Encarthan.

“Maybe this something to do with Worldwound demons future invasion plans?”

untrained Knowledge (geography), capped at 10: 1d20 ⇒ 1
untrained Knowledge (planes), capped at 10: 1d20 ⇒ 13
take 10 Knowledge (nature): 10 + 9 = 19

knowledge (all of them): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Mivvy inspects the plans, [b[“Ah, I see...”[/b]

Aeliah and Mivvy give the room a thorough search...

All of the room’s cloth items are moldered and frail, and fall apart when handled. The casks hold naught but badly-soured vinegar. The hope chest holds blankets, while the wardrobe contains more cleric’s robes. The notes are faded beyond value or recognition. The desk drawer is locked...and Aeliah didn't sense any traps...

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"No traps, eh? Alrighty then. Everyone stand back from the drawer, just to be safe."

Once everyone steps away, the small man pulls out his pick set and casts a spell. The set slowly floats towards the locking mechanism as he steadily manipulates them from a distance. After a few moments, a soft *click*. Waiting a beat...he smiles. "Well nothing exploded. Let's see whats inside."

"Well...that's disappointing. Just more papers and writing supplies..."

Disable Device, Tools, Ranged: 1d20 + 15 + 2 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 15 + 2 - 5 = 23

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 +1 vs traps
Searching inside the drawer

Umbrato finds no traps, nor anything else of significance, inside the desk drawer...

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Mivvy looks around, perplexed, "Doesn't this all seem like, well, a lot?" She raps her blade against the desk, "An entire secret library, with its own secret doors, kept secret even from the high priestess, for one researcher? How did he do all of this? How did he afford all of this? And in secret?!"