GM Elberion's Thornkeep Sanctum of a Lost Age (Inactive)

Game Master GeraintElberion

Okay, you've now got three options:
1: The red door.
2: The double doors
3: Go back to the wizard with the skinless tiger

Rule of two: if two of you agree on an option then we go with that.

Reesa votes to explore the red door, if the alchemical firework display is over.

red door...could have sworn i posted last night...this site is haunted i tell you...need a Pharasman priest to purge the evil spirits...

Valeros pushes open the red door and...

You are confronted by three female statues, carrying swords and walking through the corridors.

Sucy
Reesa

Statues

Victor
Nemesis
Valeros
Molly

Bold may act!

might wanna fix your spoiler, boss

Cheers!

Know. Arcana 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Immunities, special attacks/abilities.

Everyone please read the spoiler, especially the first paragraph!

Reesa begins casting Summon Monster III.

well, should be good since I still have Nemesis' adamantine sword...just keep me alive and we should be good.

Sucy is up!

posting an action to speed things up when it gets to my turn...depending on what Sucy does though...

Valeros darts forward and slashes at the statue with Nemesis' sword.

attack, adamantine: 1d20 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 14 + 4 = 341d8 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 4 = 15adamantine, +4 from Molly.

Victor stands ready to attack with his fauchard.

attack: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 4 = 331d10 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 15 + 4 = 24
crit confirm: 1d20 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 4 = 141d10 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 15 + 4 = 26

Sucy climbs up on the table and readies an action to throw a bomb if she gets a shot, "Thanks for the warning, Reesa. I could have wrecked some of my gear if you hadn't known that!"

The statues converge on Victor and Valeros.
attack silver: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

attack gold: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

attack red: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Victor takes a blow but responds by destroying the statue before him.
Valeros also damages a statue.

Sucy throws a bomb Readied action and then another.
Excluding the front line from damage
ranged touch, precise shot: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
damage: 4d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3, 6, 6) + 4 = 20

ranged touch, precise shot: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23
damage: 4d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1, 4, 5) + 4 = 15

And finishes off the red-lipped statue.

Sucy
Reesa

Caryatid Column with silver gilt
Caryatid Column with bronze crown (destroyed)
Caryatid Column with ruby lips (destroyed)

Victor (-11)
Nemesis
Valeros
Molly

Bold may act!

Reesa finishes her spell and 1d3 ⇒ 2 small air elementals surround the remaining column and attempt to slam it into submission.

Slam from one 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Slam from two 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

One of Reesa's elementals manages to damage the statue.

Sucy
Reesa

Caryatid Column with silver gilt (-5)
Caryatid Column with bronze crown (destroyed)
Caryatid Column with ruby lips (-15)

Victor (-11)
Nemesis
Valeros
Molly

Bold may act!

Is there room behind Valeros there? Assuming so:

Nemesis looks upon Valeros's use of her sword, and sees that it is good; with little else left to do, she speaks a simple benediction behind him.

Guidance upon Valeros.

I do have something pretty nasty for things like this, but I was really hoping for a chance to cast my death knell on someone before I used it....

Nemesis perches on the corner of the table and gives a little magical boost to Valeros.

The remaining statue steps forward and swings at Victor.
attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Sucy
Reesa

Caryatid Column with silver gilt (-5)
Caryatid Column with bronze crown (destroyed)
[s]Caryatid Column with ruby lips (-destroyed)]/s]

Victor (-11)
Nemesis
Valeros
Molly

Bold may act!

I think we can take this thing.. Valeros says confidently as he slashes away at the last opponent.

attack long1: 1d20 + 12 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 1 + 4 = 181d8 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 4 = 12
long2: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 4 = 231d8 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 4 = 18
short: 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 4 = 311d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 4 = 13

longsword attacks are adamantine...shortsword not

Victor steps back a pace and tries to finish off the statue.

atack: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 4 = 211d10 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 15 + 4 = 26

Victor acting before Valeros in init. has saved your shortsword from getting the broken condition!

Victor and Valeros destroy the remaining Caryatid Column.

Pushing open the next door...
The west wall of this corridor features three narrow windows overlooking an enormous chamber below. An elaborate rack against the east wall contains several vertical slots stuffed with scroll tubes.

Assuming someone has read magic prepared.
The scroll rack holds three scrolls of summon monster IV, two scrolls of tongues and summon monster III, and a scroll of wall of stone.

After giving all of the scrolls to Reesa happy for you to redistribute in the discussion thread the Pathfinders push open the next door.

The sweeping ceiling of this spacious gallery allows for a huge display of framed paintings upon the south wall, each of which sports a different monster looking down on the raised platform at the center of the room. The platform supports a simple table covered with an open book and numerous burning candles of various colors and lengths.

The torn corpse of a slithering, multilegged blue reptile witha fearsome head crowned with two large, curling horns lies upon the floor of the chamber.

Suddenly, one of the pictures on the walls seems to tear asunder and the depicted creature appears in the centre of the room and lashes out at Valeros and Victor!

The beast is a three-headed monstrosity with a lion's body and dragon wings. Its heads are dragon, lion and goat.

The heads snap and the claws reach!

1 is Valeros, 2 is Victor: 1d2 ⇒ 1
attack (dragon jaws): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 6) + 4 = 16

1 is Valeros, 2 is Victor: 1d2 ⇒ 1
attack (lion jaws): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

1 is Valeros, 2 is Victor: 1d2 ⇒ 2
attack (giant goat horns): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

1 is Valeros, 2 is Victor: 1d2 ⇒ 1
attack (claws): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

1 is Valeros, 2 is Victor: 1d2 ⇒ 1
attack (claws): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

I forgot to mention, the dead beast on the floor is depicted in another torn picture. All of the pictures except for that one (and the creature you now face) are intact. They depict a bunch of different creatures.

The Picture depict...

This large creature has light blue-green skin and cold, piercing eyes. Dressed in rough furs, its tusked jaw juts forth in a long underbite.

This creature has a vaguely humanoid head, the body of a lion, and the wings of a dragon. Its tail ends in long, sharp spikes.

This emaciated figure looks like a horned human skeleton smothered within a bone-tight hide of slimy leather.

This four-armed, gorilla-like creature, covered with matted white fur, roars in rage as it rears up to its full, towering height.

This bipedal dinosaur has a mouth filled with sharp teeth and short, powerful arms that end in sharp claws.

This muscular giant has crimson skin, smoldering eyes, and small black horns. Smoke rises in curls from its flesh.

This giant looks like a thick, muscular human. It has frost-white skin and long, light blue hair that it wears braided.

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giggler???
three-headed beast

Valeros (-6)
Molly
Nemesis
Sucy
Victor
Reesa
Bold may act!

BOOST
+4 To Attack and Damage

I'd like to use my Knowledge Arcana vs the Active Enemy.

Knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Assuming it is the very bottom one?

Yes it is.

Also, knowledge checks are free actions. You can roll them all at any time, you don't even need to wait for your turn.

In fact...
Sucy squints and thinks really hard.

knowledge (local): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16
knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22
knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29
knowledge (local): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22

Sucy will share what she learns if it becomes relevant.

She calls out, "That's a chimera! It doesn't have any special defences, just kill it any way you can!"

knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Reesa casts Haste on the group.

Victor slaps Valeros on the shoulder before taking a position on the one side of the creature.

Fortune favours the bold...

touch of luck as a standard on Valeros...any d20 roll i get to roll twice and take best result...this domain ability is broken...trust me...lol

Valeros shifts a pace and lashes out with a blur of steel.

5 ft step and activate Vegomatic mode!

long1: 1d20 + 13 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 231d8 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 1 = 13
long2: 1d20 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 291d8 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 4 = 18
short1: 1d20 + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 231d5 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
hasted long: 1d2 + 13 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 211d8 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 4 = 20
short hasted: 1d20 + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 321d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 4 = 14

touch of luck rolls

long1: 1d20 + 13 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 13 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 30
long2: 1d20 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 20
short1: 1d20 + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 37
long hasted: 1d20 + 13 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 13 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 33
short hasted: 1d20 + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 29

ok...5 ft step, flanking with Voctor as he threatens with his fauchard...do I get an extra attack with the short sword because of haste? unsure..rolling it in case...if not disregard it

short crit: 1d20 + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 231d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 4 = 14
BoL rerol crit: 1d20 + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 34

Oh, I know it. I have a Varisian Pilgrim cleric who can do it six times a day at a range of thirty feet, which is just incredible.

She can also grant free re-rolls (for ongoing effects that normally allow no save after the first fail) on a save every round until you pass.

Some domain powers are awesome!

Only one extra attack from haste

Valeros tears into the chimera.

Sucy throws some bombs at the beast.
ranged touch: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
damage: 4d6 + 5 ⇒ (5, 2, 4, 3) + 5 = 19

ranged touch: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
damage: 4d6 + 5 ⇒ (3, 4, 5, 4) + 5 = 21

And finishes it off.

giggler???
three-headed beast (dead)

Valeros (-6)
Molly
Nemesis
Sucy
Victor
Reesa
Bold may act!

I put a spoiler above called 'Sucy' and it should have been 'Molly', sorry.

Not so important now that the chimera is dead.

Well, that was fun.... Valeros says as he flicks the gore from his blades. Let's see what's around and move on...but first, I'm taking a little prize... the warrior says as he pries a tooth from the beast.

This will make a fine necklace....anyone else want one while I'm here? No sense anyone else getting dirty...

Valeros admires his goat's tooth.

:b

Just a reminder, we are still in initiative. Nemesis is up!

"I want its head as a mask!" Molly says, pointing at the Serpentine part, before turning her attention back to the fighting.

knowledge (Arcana) #1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
knowledge (Arcana) #2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
knowledge (Arcana) #3: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
knowledge (Arcana) #4: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
knowledge (Arcana) #5: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Please move me one square SE of Valeros; the maps page is giving me some weird problem.

Nemesis barges in between Valeros and Molly, fist upraised while her unholy symbol hangs heavily beneath it, to get their attention. "An ember crackles beneath the smoke," She says cryptically, while pointing at the one torn picture-frame.

With the chimera silenced and the party alert, none of you are completely surprised when another image is slashed and a new creature appears.

Victor calls out, "That giggle, I heard it this time, next to the torn painting!"

Your attention is drawn, at the same time, to an emaciated figure that looks like a horned human skeleton smothered within a bone-tight hide of slimy leather which appears in the centre of the room.

The creature lunges with claws and bite at Valeros.
claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Nemesis, sorry but you should now clearly understand that the 'giggler' does not lose invisibility when it claws at the paintings.

giggler???
chimera
Babau Demon

Valeros (-17)
Molly
Nemesis
Sucy
Victor
Reesa
Bold may act!

Nemesis, sorry but you should now clearly understand that the 'giggler' does not lose invisibility when it claws at the paintings.

My mistake, I thought it was hiding, not invisible - but that doesn't make it immune to Channeled Energy, does it? ^^

If you move me where I indicated, I think that shields enough of the party that I can easily exclude the rest with Selective Channeling - and if the Babau gets caught too, so much the better!

RE Babau Knowledge, I suggest feats?

Yeah, good point! I reckon that counts for 'shows up'.

Nemesis' burst of unholy power damages your enemies.

giggler??? (-5)
chimera
Babau Demon (-10)

Valeros (-17)
Molly
Nemesis
Sucy
Victor
Reesa
Bold may act!

just so we're clear, we can't see the new bad guys?

You can see the Babau Demon; you cannot see the ‘giggler’.

ahh...didn't zoom in close enough...he was inside the chimera...failed that perception check...lol...going now...

Valeros curses as the demon swats him.

I'm gonna skin you, beast! Then make slippers out of your sorry hide! He taunts as he lashes out with a furious attack.

attack1: 1d20 + 13 + 1 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 13 + 1 + 4 + 2 = 291d8 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 4 = 18
attack2: 1d20 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 231d8 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 4 = 14
short: 1d20 + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 10 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 201d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 4 = 10
hasted long: 1d20 + 13 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 13 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 271d8 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 4 = 20

none are cold iron, hasted, flanking and molly's bonus added in...

Victor tries to run the beast through with his fauchard.

attack: 1d20 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 331d10 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 15 + 4 = 22
hasted: 1d20 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 361d10 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 15 + 4 = 29

Molly's bonus, flanking and hasted

edit...crit from Victor
crit: 1d20 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 9 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 261d10 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 15 + 4 = 24

And the babau is destroyed!

Well, done Vic! That pointy stabby thing looks pretty good...might have to get one... Valeros says as the beast gets eviscerated.

Well, it can some in handy... Victor calls back.

Now where is our next participant... Valeros says as he looks around for the source of the laugh.