RSS RSS Facebook Twitter Email
Community / Forums / Online Campaigns

GM Xavier Kahlvet's Hell's Rebels 2e (Inactive)

Game Master KingTreyIII

Maps
Character Profiles
Inventory Sheet

House rules/Rulings

Hero Points
Chance: 1 | Edrakk: 0 | Jisara: 1 | Vitalis: 1


Campaign Info
Gameplay
Discussion
Recruitment
Players
Characters
Search Thread

Search this Thread:

501 to 550 of 3,357 << first < prev | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | next > last >>
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻
“Chance” Ravennablitz wrote:
"I mean, yeah, we'll find the culprit and stop them. Can you give us directions to the alley where you, ah," he pauses when he realizes what he is asking, then just plows ahead, "where you found your friend's body?"

”Yeah…I can…s-show you the way.”

*

The trek to the Devil’s Nursery was largely spent in silence. The tieflings of the Nursery give the group some sidelong glances and a wide berth.

Eventually, Zea leads the PCs to a less-traversed part of town near the southern wall. She stops next to an alley and hesitates. She moves to the side as she leans next to the wall. ”C-Comfort’s down there.” She looks unwilling to go down the alley again.

When the PCs go into the alley, they sure enough find the corpse of a tiefling, their face mutilated and covered in dozens of small bruises, dried blood having pooled in their mouth and some spilling out.

I’m aware that basically all of these checks should be secret, but I’m lazy and want to expedite this. Any check to Recall Knowledge can be substituted with Bardic Lore.

Search the surrounding area: Survival 15:
There does not seem to be any unusual tracks left at the scene.

Searching the surrounding area: Perception 20:
About thirty feet away from the body, lying on the ground, is a single tooth (specifically a molar). You and anyone with whom you share this information gains a +1 circumstance bonus on the Nature check later in this post.

Investigate the body: Society 15 to Recall Knowledge (Jisara gains a +2 circumstance bonus):
This is a Hellspawn tiefling meaning devil-descended.

Investigate the body: Medicine 13 to Recall Knowledge (this takes 10 minutes):
The bruises on the body are not exclusive to their face—there are some on their fingers, nose, ears, etc.—but the bruises are mostly localized to the cheeks and lips. The bruises themselves are unusual, as they seem to come from the skin being violently pinched. You and anyone with whom you share this information can attempt the Nature check below.

If you critically succeeded, or succeed at a subsequent DC 16 Perception check, open the spoiler below

Spoiler:
All of the victim’s teeth have been removed. Every single one. You and anyone with whom you share this information increases their degree of success on the Nature check below by one step (Critical failure to failure, failure to success, success to critical success, and critical success to the special information in that spoiler)

The check below can only be attempted if someone succeeds at the Medicine check above and told you of their findings.

Nature 18 to Recall Knowledge:
Comfort was attacked by tooth fairies, vicious fey that delight in attacking creatures with their self-made pliers. They are most well-known for attacking creatures in order to steal their teeth.

If you critically succeeded, open the spoiler below

Spoiler:
Tooth fairies are fearful of cats, even newborn kittens, and the antipathy is mutual, as cats hunt and kill tooth fairies with relish. Jisara gains a +1 circumstance bonus to Demoralize tooth fairies; Thatch gains a +4 circumstance bonus instead and Thatch doesn't take a penalty for not speaking the same language as the tooth fairies.

If you normally critically succeeded AND increased the degree of success by one step beyond critical success (other than from rolling a nat 20), open the spoiler below

Spoiler:
Tooth fairies are unorthodox in that they don’t actually originate from the First World, they spawn when a child’s tooth (or, heaven forbid, the entire child) is buried in terrain rife with fey energy. The fairies then emerge from the buried teeth like hatching from an egg.
Female Cambion Witch 13 | HP 138/138 | AC 31 | F: +21, R: +22, W: +19 (+2 circ vs Devils) | Perc: +18 (+21 Init), Stealth: +25 (+28 Init) | Speed 35ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Pool: 1/3 | Staff Charges: 7/7 | Reactions: Blood Vendetta, Coven Spell, Fight with Fear| Conditions: Fire Resist 5, Mind of Menace, See the Unseen, Tailwind

Jisara places a reassuring hand on Zea's shoulder, turning her away from the alley. "Wait here for us, okay? Thatch, look around and see if you find anything interesting." She walks down the alley, trying to take in the scene.

Going to use discern secrets for my Society check (and these Perception checks if you think it applies. I'll split out the bonuses so it's easier to track. I'll also cast it on anyone attempting the other Recall Knowledge checks.

Thatch Perception: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 1 = 13

Jisara Perception: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7

Jisara Society: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 20

Oof, those rolls.

She kneels next to Comfort's body, careful not to disturb it any more than it already has been. Jisara looks back toward the others and calls out to them, her voice soft. "Chance, can you come over here, please? I don't know what I'm supposed to be looking for."
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

Including the +1 from Jisara's discern secrets in each of these checks:

Perception: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 1 = 12
Recall Knowledge (Bardic Lore {Society}): 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 1 = 22
Recall Knowledge (Bardic Lore {Medicine}): 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 1 = 23

Recall Knowledge, degree of success increased by one step (Bardic Lore {Nature}): 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 1 = 25

"No, no, this couldn't have been the Slasher. Gods, this must have been agonizing. Look at this bruising - Comfort's face was pinched all over, brutally hard. Nose, ears, even the fingers show the same markings, but mostly on the cheeks and lips around the mouth. Speaking of which, there's something odd about that..." Using the tip of his dagger, the gnome carefully separates Comfort's bruised and swollen lips and grunts in confusion. He leans forward for a closer look, then yanks his blade away and falls back onto his rump.

Chance leaps to his feet and backs away, slapping a hand over his mouth, eyes darting frantically all around the alley. After a moment, he lifts the hand a hair's breadth away from his mouth and hisses, "Her teeth are gone! All of them!" He pauses, then adds, "Don't you see? IT WAS TOOTH FAIRIES!" Chance notices Thatch next to Jisara and darts over to stand behind the cat. "Cats terrify the murderous little jerks!" He clamps one hand back over his mouth, and clutches his dagger tightly in the other.

From the Nature spoiler: Tooth fairies are fearful of cats, even newborn kittens, and the antipathy is mutual, as cats hunt and kill tooth fairies with relish. Jisara gains a +1 circumstance bonus to Demoralize tooth fairies; Thatch gains a +4 circumstance bonus instead and Thatch doesn't take a penalty for not speaking the same language as the tooth fairies.
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

Discern secrets only lasts a minute, not 10, so the bonus wouldn't have applied to the Medicine check because it wasn't there throughout the entirety of the 10 minutes, so technically Chance didn't get a critical success on the Medicine check.

Chance Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Okay, so with that check he basically did, but even so, the spell only lasts a minute, requires Jisara's concentration (meaning that to Sustain it for so long she basically would have to forgo doing ANY of the checks as well as risk becoming fatigued), and makes the target temporarily immune for a minute, so discern secrets isn't exactly super viable in this context, especially since these checks are mostly supposed to be a representative culmination of multiple single-action checks; basically the only one that wasn't was the Society check and the Nature check, and for the latter you couldn't realistically have had discern secrets going during that.
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

Ah, got it, sorry. With that Perception check, it seems like the results are the same, correct?
LG Human Champion 13 |139/190 hp (Resist Fire 10, Mental 4, Slashing 4, Bludgeoning 3) | AC 37 | Fort +24 (Sacred Body), Ref +17 (+20 vs. Damage), Will +22 (Divine Will) | Perc +18 | Focus: 1/1 | Hero Pts 1/3 |

"Tooth faeries?" Vitalis looks around nervously. "Could they still be around?"

"Zea mentioned multiple deaths, right? If they are also missing their teeth, then we likely discovered the culprit. But now, how do we find them?"
Female Cambion Witch 13 | HP 138/138 | AC 31 | F: +21, R: +22, W: +19 (+2 circ vs Devils) | Perc: +18 (+21 Init), Stealth: +25 (+28 Init) | Speed 35ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Pool: 1/3 | Staff Charges: 7/7 | Reactions: Blood Vendetta, Coven Spell, Fight with Fear| Conditions: Fire Resist 5, Mind of Menace, See the Unseen, Tailwind

"We might be able to pinpoint a likely spot for a nest if we can find the locations of the other bodies. Failing that, well, they're hunting tieflings," Jisara says, her face grim. "If we can't find them, they'll probably come looking for me."
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻
Jisara wrote:
"We might be able to pinpoint a likely spot for a nest if we can find the locations of the other bodies. Failing that, well, they're hunting tieflings," Jisara says, her face grim. "If we can't find them, they'll probably come looking for me."

Gonna heavily expedite this part; Jisara gets a +2 circumstance bonus on the check due to being a tiefling.

Jisara Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 2 = 26

With two hours of asking around the Devil’s Nursery, Jisara is able to determine that approximately twenty tieflings have gone missing or found dead. She is able to discover where a number of the corpses were discovered. Map of Kintargo updated with red X’s to show where each body was found.
CG Male Human Acrobat 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20, Resistance (Physical) 3 | F: +5 R: +8 W: +8 | Perc: +6 Stealth: +8 | Speed 25ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Curse Level: None | 1st: 3/3, 2nd: 2/2 | Conditions: Minor.

Rigel keeps lookout as they investigate the bodies.

"Well, they're not exactly in any sort of specific radius." Rigel says, frowning at a crude map he drew on a piece of parchment. "Maybe it's by the walls?"
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

I don't know if it matters, but can you make the X for the alley where we found Comfort's body a different color, so we can see the location of the most recent murder?

"That's a good point, Rigel. We don't know the enough about the order to be sure," Chance muses, "but maybe they started here," he points to the northernmost X, "and are moving outward. So what's at that spot?"

And whichever way they're going, why are the tooth fairies only interested in tiefling teeth?
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻
“Chance” Ravennablitz wrote:
I don't know if it matters, but can you make the X for the alley where we found Comfort's body a different color, so we can see the location of the most recent murder?

Done. It is now blue.

LG Human Champion 13 |139/190 hp (Resist Fire 10, Mental 4, Slashing 4, Bludgeoning 3) | AC 37 | Fort +24 (Sacred Body), Ref +17 (+20 vs. Damage), Will +22 (Divine Will) | Perc +18 | Focus: 1/1 | Hero Pts 1/3 |

Vitalis ponders over the locations of the previous victims. "That's a lot of ground to cover. Are they specifically targeting tieflings or is it just coincidence that tieflings are the primary inhabitants of the Devil's Nursury? Either way, I hate to say it but our best bet would probably be for Jisara to try to bait them out. At least Jisara can defend herself; and of course, we'll be nearby for back up. Otherwise, another helpless commoner might end up being targeted instead. I like Rigel's idea of looking by the walls. At least it's a place to start, lacking any better idea."

Within the two hours asking around the Nursery, could I also diplomacy to ask if anyone knows anything about tooth fairies that might benefit us? Diplomacy +7.
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

GM Screen:
1d20 ⇒ 18

Vitalis doesn’t learn much about tooth fairies, per se, other than what he already knew, but he does learn that the residents of the Devil’s Nursery have been staying inside during the night, with some reporting strange laughter every two-ish days.

I'll continue the narrative in the morning.
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

GM Screen:
DC 13: 1d20 ⇒ 14

The PCs then spend the rest of the day trying to draw out the tooth fairies. Jisara is used as bait to draw them out while the rest of the party stays close by. Very little happens until nightfall.

As Jisara is wandering the streets, she suddenly hear vicious chattering! She turns to find eight palm-sized, pink, winged creatures with big heads each wielding a pair of normal-sized pliers—definitely tooth fairies—rushing at her! The PCs prepare for combat, but as soon as the tooth fairies see Jisara has backup—and a cat—they all hesitate. Suddenly, one of the tooth fairies shouts.

”Teith!!!”

Sylvan:
”Run away!!!”

The fairies scatter, quickly flying out of reach of the PCs and going in all directions! The PCs give chase.

The fleeing tooth fairies are narrowly ahead of the PCs—both go at about the same speed, but the PCs have to maneuver around obstacles on the ground, on the other hand, the flying fairies can’t hide in the sky, and coming close to the ground to hide risks them being captured.

Unfortunately, even with the streets relatively empty at this time of night, chasing down the fairies isn’t simple.

Chase Stuff:
To overcome each obstacle, the party collectively must earn enough Chase Points. Chase Points are earned by succeeding at the checks to overcome the obstacle, and use the Victory Point success degrees (crit success earns 2 points, success earns 1 point, failure earns no points, and crit failure loses 1 point).

Due to the fast-paced nature of the chase, the order each round that the party goes in is determined by who posts first, because you don’t really have time to coordinate who goes before whom. If the party gets over what is needed to overcome an obstacle, then I will move on to the next obstacle and possibly ask some players to repost with the understanding that they would have been attempting checks against the new obstacle, rather than the previous one (it’ll make more sense when we get to it).

The people being chased (the tooth fairies in this case) always go first.

The tooth fairies fly over the obstacle and automatically make it to the next position, flying over a set of confusing alleys!

Obstacle #1: Twisting Alleyways:
Chase Points 6
Checks DC 17 Perception to find a path, or DC 13 Society to recall a map

I’m assuming that Rigel is in this encounter as Rigel, but he could be Stargazer for all I know.

Chasing Fairies
Round 1
Party Position 1
==============
Tooth Fairies (Position 2)
Chance
Jisara
Rigel
Vitalis
==============
LG Human Champion 13 |139/190 hp (Resist Fire 10, Mental 4, Slashing 4, Bludgeoning 3) | AC 37 | Fort +24 (Sacred Body), Ref +17 (+20 vs. Damage), Will +22 (Divine Will) | Perc +18 | Focus: 1/1 | Hero Pts 1/3 |

Society: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Vitalis recalls the layout of the area and points in the right direction. "After them!"
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

Rigel/Stargazer is unlikely to be able to post until tomorrow (Saturday) evening (CDT).

A tooth fairy wrote:
"Teith!"

Did they say "teeth"? No, wait, they said "Teith!"

"That means 'Run away!' And there they go!"

Chase starts running, trying to remember maps of the Devil's Nursery that his friend Zamir had shown him during one of the missing halfling's long expositions about the (purely speculative) relationship between the ringing of the Devil's Bells and the supposedly mystical design of the streets of the city south of the Yolubilis River.

Society: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Female Cambion Witch 13 | HP 138/138 | AC 31 | F: +21, R: +22, W: +19 (+2 circ vs Devils) | Perc: +18 (+21 Init), Stealth: +25 (+28 Init) | Speed 35ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Pool: 1/3 | Staff Charges: 7/7 | Reactions: Blood Vendetta, Coven Spell, Fight with Fear| Conditions: Fire Resist 5, Mind of Menace, See the Unseen, Tailwind

Society: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Jisara, having spent nearly her entire life learning the layout of the Devil's Nursery, has no trouble at all navigating its twisting alleyways. She stays on the heels of the rest of the party, Thatch bounding along behind her.
CG Male Human Oracle 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20, Resistance (Physical) 3 | F: +5 R: +8 W: +8 | Perc: +6 Stealth: +8 | Speed 25ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Points: 2/2, Curse Level: None | 1st: 0/3, 2nd: 0/2 | Conditions: None.

He probably would have changed into Stargazer, at least at nightfall, since they're in public.

Stargazer stays in the shadows, waiting for the tooth fairies to take the bait. Once they appear, he gives chase, moving in leaps and bounds.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Perception, Hero Point: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

The masked figure takes a turn down an alley in an effort to find a shortcut, but finds himself at a dead end. "Damn!" However, after a moment, he realizes the wall isn't too high, and in a few short jumps, makes his way over it, reappearing right at the heels of the creatures.
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

The tooth fairies continue onward.

Y’all only need one more success to get to the next obstacle, so I’m just going to put it in a spoiler below (since I won’t be online until Monday).

Once someone succeeds at Twisting Alleyways one more time:
Once our of the alleys, the PCs notice a group of tiefling thieves lying in wait for someone to come by.

Gang of Hooligans

Spoiler:
Chase Points 4
Checks Deception 13 to trick them, or Stealth 15 to sneak past them.

Chasing Fairies
Round 2
Party Position 1
==============
Tooth Fairies (Position 3)
Chance
Jisara
Rigel
Vitalis
==============
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

"Come on, come on," Chance mutters. "Where's that shortcut he showed me?"

Society: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Success!

"Watch out for those goons!"
Female Cambion Witch 13 | HP 138/138 | AC 31 | F: +21, R: +22, W: +19 (+2 circ vs Devils) | Perc: +18 (+21 Init), Stealth: +25 (+28 Init) | Speed 35ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Pool: 1/3 | Staff Charges: 7/7 | Reactions: Blood Vendetta, Coven Spell, Fight with Fear| Conditions: Fire Resist 5, Mind of Menace, See the Unseen, Tailwind

"Scatter!" Jisara shouts at the gang waiting for them. "Dottari are headed this way!"

Deception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 Hero Point!
Deception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
LG Human Champion 13 |139/190 hp (Resist Fire 10, Mental 4, Slashing 4, Bludgeoning 3) | AC 37 | Fort +24 (Sacred Body), Ref +17 (+20 vs. Damage), Will +22 (Divine Will) | Perc +18 | Focus: 1/1 | Hero Pts 1/3 |

Deception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

Vitalis spots the gang. "Order of the Torrent! You're under arrest!" he quickly shouts, hoping they'll scatter since he was not intending on following through with his declaration.

Why does Vitalis keep succeeding at deception? Perhaps the dice gods are trying to corrupt him...
Female Cambion Witch 13 | HP 138/138 | AC 31 | F: +21, R: +22, W: +19 (+2 circ vs Devils) | Perc: +18 (+21 Init), Stealth: +25 (+28 Init) | Speed 35ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Pool: 1/3 | Staff Charges: 7/7 | Reactions: Blood Vendetta, Coven Spell, Fight with Fear| Conditions: Fire Resist 5, Mind of Menace, See the Unseen, Tailwind

"I told you! Run!" Jisara adds, trying to push past the goons.

Well hey, Shelyn wants her paladins to avoid violence if it's unnecessary, and sometimes a white lie is the best way to do that. :)
CG Male Human Oracle 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20, Resistance (Physical) 3 | F: +5 R: +8 W: +8 | Perc: +6 Stealth: +8 | Speed 25ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Points: 2/2, Curse Level: None | 1st: 0/3, 2nd: 0/2 | Conditions: None.

"I saw more coming behind him! This place is gonna be swarming with guards in a minute!" Stargazer whispers from the nearby shadows as he tries to make his way past them.

Deception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

The PCs manage to absolutely terrify the tiefling hooligans and they scatter.

The tooth fairies advance onward, going over a heavily fenced-off are that would be too time-consuming to go around!

Wooden Fence:
Chase Points 2
Checks Athletics 13 to climb over the fence, Thievery 15 to unlock a gate.

Chasing Fairies
Round 3
Party Position 3
==============
Tooth Fairies (Position 4)
Chance
Jisara
Stargazer
Vitalis
==============
LG Human Champion 13 |139/190 hp (Resist Fire 10, Mental 4, Slashing 4, Bludgeoning 3) | AC 37 | Fort +24 (Sacred Body), Ref +17 (+20 vs. Damage), Will +22 (Divine Will) | Perc +18 | Focus: 1/1 | Hero Pts 1/3 |

Athletics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

The fence is no match for Vitalis. He pulls himself to the top in one swift motion, then holds his hand down to help the next person over.

"Hurry! We've almost caught them!"
Female Cambion Witch 13 | HP 138/138 | AC 31 | F: +21, R: +22, W: +19 (+2 circ vs Devils) | Perc: +18 (+21 Init), Stealth: +25 (+28 Init) | Speed 35ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Pool: 1/3 | Staff Charges: 7/7 | Reactions: Blood Vendetta, Coven Spell, Fight with Fear| Conditions: Fire Resist 5, Mind of Menace, See the Unseen, Tailwind

Hesitantly, Jisara takes a running jump at the fence, reaching for Vitalis's hand, but falls well short. Frustrated, she prepares for another attempt.

Athletics: 1d20 ⇒ 8
CG Male Human Oracle 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20, Resistance (Physical) 3 | F: +5 R: +8 W: +8 | Perc: +6 Stealth: +8 | Speed 25ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Points: 2/2, Curse Level: None | 1st: 0/3, 2nd: 0/2 | Conditions: None.

Athletics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Stargazer takes a running start and deftly leaps up, the force of gravity barely noticeable, grabs the top and hauls himself over.
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

The PCs find themselves once more in a set of confusing alleyways, but now they’ve caught up with the tooth fairies!

Twisting Alleyway:
Chase Points 4
Checks Perception 17 to find a path, Society 13 to recall a map

If you are in the same position as the tooth fairies:
You can forgo your check during that turn to instead attempt an attack roll (including spell attack roll) vs AC 18 against the tooth fairies; this will have effects later. Since Chance is the only one that hasn’t gone yet, he’s the only one that gets this choice currently.

Chasing Fairies
Round 3
Party Position 4
==============
Tooth Fairies (Position 4)
Chance
Jisara
Stargazer
Vitalis
==============
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

The gnome runs panting around a tight corner and stumbles to a sudden stop when he realizes that he has caught up to the tooth fairies. He shouts, "Your murder spree stops now, you pliers-wielding jerks!"

Chance looks around for a frantic moment until he spots a brick on the ground. He calls out, “Flugantaj rokoj por ĵokeoj!” The brick flies through the air at the tooth fairy nearest to Chance.

Spell Attack, telekinetic projectile (I assume no need to roll damage?): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

Just the attack roll is sufficient.

Chance sends a brick flying through the air, which knocks into one of the tooth fairies and knocks it out of the air completely!

Just afterward, though, the tooth fairies fly out of reach. And the PCs must still traverse the twisting alleyways.

Chasing Fairies
Round 4
Party Position 4
==============
Tooth Fairies (Position 5)
Chance
Jisara
Stargazer
Vitalis
==============
LG Human Champion 13 |139/190 hp (Resist Fire 10, Mental 4, Slashing 4, Bludgeoning 3) | AC 37 | Fort +24 (Sacred Body), Ref +17 (+20 vs. Damage), Will +22 (Divine Will) | Perc +18 | Focus: 1/1 | Hero Pts 1/3 |

Society: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 Nice!

"More alleyways? You can't fool me with the same trick twice."

Vitalis hounds the fairies relentlessly.
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

"This way!"

Society: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

"No, wait - this way!"

Society, Hero Point reroll: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

"No, wait - I have no idea!"

How does that rhyme go? Chance wonders. Oh yeah!

"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout!"

Groggy from my second shot of the Pfizer nanobots yesterday, must be affecting Chance as well.
CG Male Human Oracle 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20, Resistance (Physical) 3 | F: +5 R: +8 W: +8 | Perc: +6 Stealth: +8 | Speed 25ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Points: 2/2, Curse Level: None | 1st: 0/3, 2nd: 0/2 | Conditions: None.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

So close!

Rigel makes his way through the streets in pursuit of the fairies. In the midst of the chase, he notices a possible shortcut out of the corner of his eye. "Wait a second--" He turns around to try and find it, but gets turned around and can't seem to figure out exactly where he saw it. He looks around in confusion, his eyes still twinkling with starlight.

Perception, Hero Point: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

At last, his eyes settle on an alleyway obscured by some crates, and leaps over them into the shadows with ease. He reemerges from the shortcut right behind the fairies and continues his pursuit.

Also, I'm assuming for the attack-ish action, I would only be able to use spells that have attack rolls and not saving throw spells, correct?
Female Cambion Witch 13 | HP 138/138 | AC 31 | F: +21, R: +22, W: +19 (+2 circ vs Devils) | Perc: +18 (+21 Init), Stealth: +25 (+28 Init) | Speed 35ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Pool: 1/3 | Staff Charges: 7/7 | Reactions: Blood Vendetta, Coven Spell, Fight with Fear| Conditions: Fire Resist 5, Mind of Menace, See the Unseen, Tailwind

Just got my second dose of Pfizer technosorcery this evening!

Society: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Jisara, exasperated, grasps Chance by the collar and drags him with her down the correct alleyway. "You would literally be lost without me."
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

The PCs keep pace with the tooth fairies.

Suddenly a pair of wandering dottari rounds the corner!

Wandering Dottari:
Chase Points 3
Checks Stealth 16 to sneak past, Deception or Diplomacy 18 to assure them that you aren’t up to malicious activity. A 15 gp “donation” increases your degree of success by one step (you may choose to pay after rolling).

Chasing Fairies
Round 5
Party Position 5
==============
Tooth Fairies (Position 6)
Chance
Jisara
Stargazer
Vitalis
==============
LG Human Champion 13 |139/190 hp (Resist Fire 10, Mental 4, Slashing 4, Bludgeoning 3) | AC 37 | Fort +24 (Sacred Body), Ref +17 (+20 vs. Damage), Will +22 (Divine Will) | Perc +18 | Focus: 1/1 | Hero Pts 1/3 |

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Vitalis stops short in front of the dottari and suddenly finds himself at a loss for words.

"Excuse me. I...uh...need to go that-a-way." He points. "Fairies. Arrgh! They're going to get away." He jogs in place expressing his urgency.

When they hold out a hand for a "donation", Vitalis scoffs. "Absolutely not! That's robbery!"
CG Male Human Oracle 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20, Resistance (Physical) 3 | F: +5 R: +8 W: +8 | Perc: +6 Stealth: +8 | Speed 25ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Points: 2/2, Curse Level: None | 1st: 0/3, 2nd: 0/2 | Conditions: None.

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Stargazer gives the dottari a wide berth, making his way through the shadows to go unnoticed.
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

“Good evening, officers. We’re just out for our evening constitutional. Please don’t worry about my friend here. He occasionally ... sees things, but he’s harmless.”

Deception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Rassin’ frassin’...

“Vitalis! I think they’re going that way!” Chance points up and in a random direction to distract the Hellknight while slipping a platinum coin and a handful of gold crowns into the hand of one of the guards.
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

Stargazer easily slips past the guards.

Vitalis fails to convince the soldiers. Especially when he mentions fairies.

“Chance” Ravennablitz wrote:
“Good evening, officers. We’re just out for our evening constitutional.

”An evening constitutional? To the ghettos?” When Chance slips the guard some coin, the woman’s tune takes a complete shift. ”Yeah. Makes sense to me.”

The party currently has 2 Chase Points. I'm giving Jisara a few more hours before I bot her.

Chasing Fairies
Round 5
Party Position 5
==============
Tooth Fairies (Position 6)
Chance
Jisara
Stargazer
Vitalis
==============
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

Botting Jisara: Stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

The PCs make it past the dottari, still hot on the tail of the tooth fairies. Eventually, though, the tooth fairies descend down toward the ground Yellow X on the map of Kintargo. They enter a sort of underground hidey-hole. Before they have any time to make any preparations, the PCs already arrive on the scene. Out from the hidey-hole emerges dozens and dozens of tooth fairies, all of them abandoning any attempt at ambush and instead viciously attacking! Because the tooth fairies weren’t too far ahead of y’all when the chase ended, they didn’t get time to prepare and possibly ambush you. Also, because of Chance’s successful attack against the tooth fairies during the chase, there is one fewer tooth fairy in this encounter, which Chance gets a Hero Point for. Map Updated

Initiative:
Chance: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Jisara: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Stargazer: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Vitalis: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Tooth Fairies: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Tooth Fairy Swarm: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Dozens and dozens of tooth fairies rush forward as one, pushing one another ahead to be faster than what they individually could go. The fairies swarm over Stargazer and Vitalis and lash out with their pliers—pinching fingers, noses, ears, and anything else that they can find!

Basic Reflex:
Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2
Stargazer: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21 Success
Vitalis: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 Crit fail

The tooth fairies are particularly vicious against Vitalis, as they pinch various parts of the paladin he gets lightheaded from the pain. Vitalis is sickened 1.

Don’t Forget to Floss
Round 1
==============
Tooth fairy swarm
Vitalis (-4) {sickened 1}
Chance
Red
Green
Blue
Stargazer
Jisara
==============
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

“Guys, I think we caught them! I think we ... uh oh! Yikes!”

Chance sees the swarm of nasty, tool-abusing fey attack Stargazer and Vitalis and hurriedly sings a scrap of inspiring verse before scrambling to get out of the way of the next attack.

“Fight fiercely, Ravens!
Fight, fight, fight!
Demonstrate to them our skill!
Albeit they possess the pliers,
nonetheless we have Thatch with us still!
How shall we celebrate our victory?
We shall run back to the coffeehouse and eat pastries!
(How jolly!)”

He spies a tree growing against the side of the building across the way and runs around Stargazer to take cover behind it.

◆: Cast a Spell (inspire courage)
◆: Stride
◆: Take Cover
LG Human Champion 13 |139/190 hp (Resist Fire 10, Mental 4, Slashing 4, Bludgeoning 3) | AC 37 | Fort +24 (Sacred Body), Ref +17 (+20 vs. Damage), Will +22 (Divine Will) | Perc +18 | Focus: 1/1 | Hero Pts 1/3 |

Javelin: 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 - 1 = 15
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Vitalis stumbles out of the tooth fairy swarm covering his face with his gauntlet to protect his eyes and mouth. Already lightheaded, the cloud of fairies is too dizzying for him to focus on, so he draws a javelin and launches it at the nearest singular fairy (blue) in an attempt to skewer it.

"Stay back fairies! I rely on my charming looks. You can't have my teeth!"

◆ Stride
◆ Draw Javelin
◆ Strike (Blue Tooth Fairy)
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

Chance runs and takes cover.

Vitalis throws a javelin and shish-kabobs one of the tooth fairies, which explodes in a burst of white fairy dust!

The remaining tooth fairies close in on the closer PCs and brandish their pliers as they aim straight for Chance’s and Vitalis’s teeth! Modified the size of the tooth fairies’ tokens to accommodate for the fact that they are in Chance’s and Vitalis’s spaces.

Green vs Chance: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Red vs Vitalis w/sickened 1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Don’t Forget to Floss
Round 1
==============
Tooth fairy swarm
Vitalis (-4) {sickened 1}
Chance (-4)
Red
Green
Stargazer
Jisara
==============
CG Male Human Oracle 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20, Resistance (Physical) 3 | F: +5 R: +8 W: +8 | Perc: +6 Stealth: +8 | Speed 25ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Points: 2/2, Curse Level: None | 1st: 0/3, 2nd: 0/2 | Conditions: None.

Stargazer swats the fairies away from his face, and though a couple go through his defenses, they also happen to go through his face. He takes a couple of steps back and releases a flurry of bright, star-like projectiles.

◆ Step
◆◆ Spray of Stars: 1d4 ⇒ 1 at the swarm, DC 18 Reflex half, dazzled for 3 rounds on a failure, 1 round on a success
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

Unexpected Shift vs Green's attack: 1d20 ⇒ 16

As the green tooth fairy snaps its pliers closed on Chance's nose, the scarlet gnome vanishes from sight, only to reappear in the blink of an eye a few inches left of where he had been. The fairy's pliers clamp shut on his cheek instead of his nose, but still leave him with a nasty bruise.

Bewildered, Chance squints to focus on his attacker through the floating spots suddenly clouding his vision.

What in the Hells just happened?

↻: Unexpected Shift

If I've gotten this right, the damage from Green's attack is reduced by 2 and Chance is dazzled for the next round.
Female Cambion Witch 13 | HP 138/138 | AC 31 | F: +21, R: +22, W: +19 (+2 circ vs Devils) | Perc: +18 (+21 Init), Stealth: +25 (+28 Init) | Speed 35ft | Hero Points: 1/3 | Focus Pool: 1/3 | Staff Charges: 7/7 | Reactions: Blood Vendetta, Coven Spell, Fight with Fear| Conditions: Fire Resist 5, Mind of Menace, See the Unseen, Tailwind

"Bwah!" is as close to a magical invocation as Jisara manages, flinging up her arms against the approaching cloud of tooth fairies. In the process, she also throws out a bolt of necromantic energy that tears through the swarm and stops just short of Vitalis. She then sprints through the temporary gap in their line, hoping the paladin can provide a measure of protection.

Grim Tendrils, DC 18 Fort Save: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2 negative damage, +1 persistent bleed. No persistent damage on a success, double persistent on a crit failure.

◆◆: Cast grim tendrils. ◆: Stride. I'll use my reaction to cast Phase Familiar on Thatch if they swarm us, which gives him resistance 5 to all damage and immunity to precision damage. He has 10 hp and his saves are identical to mine.
| Strange Aeons | Prey for Death | ◆◇↻

Stargazer summons a spray of stars on top of the tooth fairies.

Swarm Reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

But the tooth fairies part and let the stars by. Since the swarm succeeded at the save, it takes no damage, so its weakness doesn’t trigger. And the dazzled won’t be consequential since the swarm doesn’t “attack,” so I’m just not going to note it.

Jisara likewise casts a spell on the swarm.

Swarm Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

And the various tooth fairies start bleeding! I’m…actually going to consider the bleed damage to be “area” damage because of where it originated.

The tooth fairy swarm begins panicking as they desperately attempt to staunch their bleeding wounds! ◆◆ assisted recovery; reduces the flat check DC to get rid of the persistent damage to 10 and grants a free check to get rid of the persistent damage.

DC 10 flat: 1d20 ⇒ 4

The swarm then surrounds Stargazer once again as some of its constituent members fall from blood loss.

DC 10 flat: 1d20 ⇒ 17

Don’t Forget to Floss
Round 2
==============
Tooth fairy swarm (-16)
Vitalis (-4) {sickened 1}
Chance (-2) {Dazzled: Round 0 of 1}
Red
Green
Stargazer
Jisara
==============
LG Human Champion 13 |139/190 hp (Resist Fire 10, Mental 4, Slashing 4, Bludgeoning 3) | AC 37 | Fort +24 (Sacred Body), Ref +17 (+20 vs. Damage), Will +22 (Divine Will) | Perc +18 | Focus: 1/1 | Hero Pts 1/3 |

Retch - Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 1 = 9

Glaive: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 9 - 1 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Waves of nausea hit Vitalis again and he dry heaves for a moment but can't shake the sickened feeling. He steps closer to Jisara and swats another fairy (red) out of the air.

◆ Retch
◆ Stride
◆ Strike Red
Male wellspring (fell) gnome bard (enigma) 13 (Ritualist dedication) | Perception (M) +20, low-light vis. | Bardic Lore +19, Diplo(E) +25, Occult(M) & Perform(M)* +24 (*+2 Perf {oratory)} | HP: 151+10/151* | AC 33 quenching | F: +21, R: +22, W: +21 (W success=crit) | Focus Pts: 2/2 | Spells: 7 2/2, 6 2/3, 5 2/3, 4 3/3, 3 2/3, 2 2/3, 1 3/3 | Speed 25' | spell atk +22 (DC 32), +1 str flmg rapier +22 (2d6+1 P +1d6 F, ddly d8), +2 str shortbow +22 (3d6+2 P, ddly d10, 60' range) |*Active: Resist Fire 5, False Vital.

"Get off get off get off get off get off me!!!!" Chance darts away from the malevolent pinching fae but quickly skids to a halt when he reaches Vitalis and Jisara and whirls around to face the swarming tooth fairies. "You need to stop killing people!" He repeats himself, this time shouting in Sylvan. "Mae angen i chi roi'r gorau i ladd pobl!"

Without waiting for a response, he spreads out his fingers and intones, "Gustumu la ĉielarkon!" A wave of iridescent colors flows from his outstretched fingers and washes over part of the swarm and the green tooth fairy.

◆: Stride
◆◆: Cast a Spell (Color Spray, DC 18 Will save)
501 to 550 of 3,357 << first < prev | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | next > last >>
Community / Forums / Online Campaigns / Play-by-Post / GM Xavier Kahlvet's Hell's Rebels 2e All Messageboards

Want to post a reply? Sign in.