GM Otha's Tomb of the Iron Medusa (Inactive)

Game Master Otha

As the pale lady looks curiously upon the dancing archivist, she frowns, looking at Yuri, saying, "Yes, but how does this help rescue me and my daughters?"

In answer to Vladek's query, she says simply, "My daughters and I are imprisoned here...I thought you came to rescue us...but now I'm not so sure..."

Becoming perturbed, she queries a bit more loudly at Daathiel, her discerning eyes fiery, "Time's a wasting...why do you continue to dance?"

Her eyes grow angry. "You are not here to rescue us!"

You see two creatures emerge, one from the room to the west, one from the southwest; from the tip of their lashing tails to the serrated features of their fang-filled visage, these fiery-eyed sentinels bristles with barbs. One of them speaks, "We agree, Mistress, the dancer can only be up to no good..."

The pale lady screeches, revealing long, sharp fangs. "DECEPTION! THEY SEEK TO HARM MY DAUGHTERS! KILL THE DANCER! KILL THEM ALL!"

Daathiel, due to you starting this dance suddenly along with her confusion, you got in 2 full rounds of dancing before initiative so, if you're able to continue, you'll have the three full rounds completed after your turn in round 1...

COMBAT! Round 1 - The bold may post!

Rokgurn
Jack
Tim the Griffon (-26)
Pale Lady
Alie
Daathiel
Yuri
Minions?
Vladek/Qadathra

Daellum Crypt - Lower Level (Slide 13)

@GM Otha - Hunter Blessing is up on the party. As we are underground now everyone in the party gets a +2 bonus to their initiative. So Alie will act before the Pale Lady. In the case of a tie in initiative you look to see who has the higher initiative modifier to break the tie. So Vladek still loses out to the minions with the +2 bonus for the Hunter's Blessing spell factored in. (Edited to reflect Daathiel's post)

Everyone please remember to add +2 to hit and +2 to damage to your attack rolls as they are undead creatures.

Alright, corrected the initiative order...I think that's right?

COMBAT! Round 1 - The bold may post!

Rokgurn
Jack
Tim the Griffon (-26)
Alie
Pale Lady
Daathiel
Yuri
Minions?
Vladek/Qadathra

Daellum Crypt (Slide 15)

Whisper pops his head out to take a look at what might be going on.

k-planes: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34

He gives Rokgurn a quick summary before hiding again in his satchel for protection.

"Barbed devils. You will need holy weapons to hurt them."

@GM Otha - I will take SLA and Resistances please.

Rokgurn flies a couple of feet above the ground moving in front of the bard to get a good view of the battle field. He attempts to buy time for the bard to complete his dance. He weaves a patch of brambles to trap his opponents.

(Wall of Thorns is cast. This spell automatically overcomes SR as it is an SR=NO spell.)

As a precaution his Sipping Jacket activates and his form blurs and shifts (Displacement activated as a swift action).

I can draw this out after the other characters have taken their actions but before the Pale Lady acts. That way players will get their actions in. My character is delaying his turn to right after Alie acts (Initiative 25). If Alie is able to paralyse or incapacitate the Pale Lady then I may change my actions. I will post again after her to confirm. I just want other players to know what I intend to do so it is not a surprise for them.

Jack glanced back to Yuri to see where he could charge and studied the one in the devil in the corner since that was his expertise. Holy weapons doing the trick made sense. "Not enough bloody room for usual tactics, but take care of mama."

Tim lept forward to set up the flanking and Jack followed soon after, darting around the devil to take better advantage of the easier target with his blade.

Eldritch Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 151d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Avoid AoO: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (17) + 25 = 42

Sneak Holy Aldori Sword: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (8) + 25 = 331d8 + 12 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 12 + (4, 1) = 20

KnPlanes: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 20 = 36
Special Abilites, Weakest Save

Jack
Fiendish Study: +2* on red

Alie uses her Persistent rod for the last time of the day to cast Hold Monster at the pale lady.

Two DC 29 Will saves to resist.

Caster level check if needed 1d20 + 15 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 15 + 2 + 2 = 34

Just to confirm: Hunter's Blessing will give +2/+2 vs the lady (undead) but not vs the devils (outsiders). Correct?

@Yuri - You are absolutely right. +2/+2 sacred bonus vs Undead (only) for the next 14 hours.

@Alie - There is no way that your character could even see the Pale Lady from your current position. So it is up to the GM to decide if any resources were expended or not.

Rokgurn moves up in front of the bard and his form begins to shift (Displacement). He weaves a Wall of Thorns intended to merely delay his opponents.

(I just restated the exact same actions in my post above for clarity)

@GM Otha - It is such a tight squeeze for such a big spell. There are three 5X10'X10' segments behind either of the monsters that I can see. I cannot add them due to the blue border on the map. This spell is cast at minimum caster level (9) otherwise I would not be able to fit all the thorns on the map. :)

Wall of Thorns can be dismissed as a standard action so it is likely to come down (next turn) on my action (Initiative 25 now). I just want to buy some time for Daathiel's dance to come into effect. Alie should have no difficulty moving through the wall (and will take no damage) due to her bloodline abilities. Freedom of Movement will work as well. :)

Results from Whisper's and Jack's knowledge checks:
SLA: At will— hold person (DC 17), major image (DC 17), produce flame, pyrotechnics (DC 16), scorching ray (2 rays only) 1/day— order’s wrath (DC 18), unholy blight (DC 18)
Resistances: Immune fire, poison; Resist acid 10, cold 10; SR 22
Special Abilities: Barbed Defense (Su), Fear (Su), Grab (Su), Impale (Ex)
Weakest Save: Will

Jack & Tim deftly maneuver into flanking position on the red barbed devil...while Tim's bite fails to penetrate the infernal creature's defenses, Jack's blade cuts deeply...

Alie, not sure the creature is undead, tries her wand on the pale lady, but it has no effect on her...

As Rokgurn begins to shift, he casts wall of thorns, catching the lady and one of the barbed devils in it, causing minor damage to both...

The pale lady's eyes grow intense, as she screams in Daathiel's direction, "STOP DANCING!"

COMBAT! Round 1 - The bold may post!

Rokgurn
Jack
Tim the Griffon (-26)
Alie
Pale Lady (-8)
Daathiel
Yuri
Barbed Devil (red -20, yellow -5)
Vladek/Qadathra

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

Yuri eyes the massive wall of thorns ahead of him skeptically. "Now where did I put my axe?"

Delay until after Rokgurn's turn (assuming he is going to dismiss the wall) - might come off delay in something weird aka bad happens before that.

@Yuri - Not to worry you will have the same amount of bone crushing, dwarf bashing excitement if you delay this combat then if there was no wall at all. :) I want to waste their actions not ours. This is all assuming that something massive does not happen in between now and then.

If the effect functions as Dominate Person, then Daathiel merely dismisses it with a laugh. He is an Outsider.

If it functions as Dominate Monster...
Will, Heroism, Irrepressible trait vs Charm/Compulsion, Grand Destiny
3 of 3: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 2 + 7 + 4 = 32

He continues his dance. Holy sunlight bursts forth in a 100' radius around him (this circle is fixed and does not move with him).

I don't think the overgrowth effect happens since there are no plants in the area - I mean, there is the Wall of Thorns, but that is another spell effect.

That is 3 more rounds of Bardic Performance used. Now at 9 rounds left for the day.

It would be funny if the rules let the holy sunlight cause the wall of thorns to grow out of control! Also, wow, it's rare to see a Bard potentially run out of performance rounds after the lowest levels.

True. There have been a lot of fights, and Daathiel has neither Lingering Performance, Extra Performance, nor Maestro of the Society (he is stuck with the Magical Knack trait because for most of his career he was Mindchemist2/BrdX). I also don't mind using Soothing Performance, which eats up rounds. He was at 20/34 rounds before using two of those. May be a little more judicious from here on out.

I would think that 15 rounds would probably be enough to get you through the important rounds in the difficult combats even in a module. This is without using Soothing Performances and Masterpieces and such. Bards are such amazing buffers it does not really matter. Good Hope combined with a judicious use of Timely Inspiration or Gallant Inspiration is usually more than enough. Melee characters in this level range are usually just fine on their own.

Wall of thorns doesn’t appear to act as normal foliage (it’s immune to non-magical fire so we’ll say it doesn’t react to sunlight...

”AIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE!” The pale lady screams in agony as she’s staggered by the sunlight unleashed by Daathiel’s performance as he resists her domination attempt and completes his dance...

Sorry, Jack, part of my last post got lost when I cut & pasted and I didn’t notice...while Jack’s attack hit, Jack suffered Barb Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 from the devil’s barbed defense...

The red devil strikes out at Jack with both claws...

Claw: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29
Claw: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29

...but Jack easily avoids both...

Meanwhile the yellow devil cast a nasty spell at the bunched up Pathfinders...

Unholy Damage: 5d8 ⇒ (7, 2, 7, 5, 4) = 25
Sickened Rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Everyone except Jack and his griffon must make a Will Save DC18; a pass means half Damage and no sickness...

COMBAT! End Round 1 / Begin Round 2 - The bold may post!

Rokgurn (-12 or -25)
Yuri (-12 or -25)
Jack (-5)
Tim the Griffon (-26)
Alie (-12 or -25)
Pale Lady (-8, staggered)
Daathiel (-12 or -25)
Barbed Devil (red -20, yellow -10)
Vladek/Qadathra (-12 or -25)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20

Will Save for 1/4 damage, Unholy Blight: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (11) + 21 = 32

@GM Otha - Rokgurn will only take quarter damage (6 points of damage) as he is not Good. That is absorbed completely by his False Life spell so no actual damage. :)

Wil 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (4) + 17 = 21

Alie avoids most of the damage and then casts Haste on the bunched up group of adventurers.

The griffin had little idea on how to actually strike without getting hit, but at least knew enough to try to apply pressure still.

Eldritch Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 161d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Jack glared at the barbed devil after taking the damage during his first attack. "Oh, to heck with that. You can die." After getting a general idea that he could dodge all but the best of the devil's attacks, he didn't bother to cast defensively as Lead Blades came into play. The more damage he could do in each hit, the less damage that he himself would take over time.

Sneak Attack Holy Aldori: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (19) + 28 = 472d6 + 14 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 14 + (5, 4) + (5, 5) = 37
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (12) + 28 = 402d6 + 14 ⇒ (2, 2) + 14 = 18

Haste: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (14) + 28 = 422d6 + 14 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 14 + (4, 4) + (4, 6) = 38
2nd Attack: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (4) + 23 = 272d6 + 14 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (6, 5) + 14 + (6, 5) + (3, 5) = 44
3rd Attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 282d6 + 14 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) + 14 + (4, 5) + (4, 5) = 37

Jack
Bane: +2 atk +2d6
Fiendish Study: +2* on red
Haste: +1 atk/reflex/AC
Lead Blades: +1 weapon size
Rage: +2 atk/dmg/will

While Alie and Rokgurn avoid the worst of the nasty spell, Jack and Tim go on the attack. Jack slices deeply into the red devil’s three consecutive times, the third severing arteries and dropping the infernal creature...however, the barbed beast does in death what it could not do in life, damaging Jack via his bristles with each successful hit...

Barbed Damage: 3d8 + 18 - 6 ⇒ (7, 8, 1) + 18 - 6 = 28

COMBAT! End Round 1 / Begin Round 2 - The bold may post!

Rokgurn (-6)
Yuri (-12 or -25)
Jack (-33)
Tim the Griffon (-26)
Alie (-12)
Pale Lady (-8, staggered)
Daathiel (-12 or -25)
Barbed Devil (read dead, yellow -10)
Vladek/Qadathra (-12 or -25)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

@GM Otha - My character should not have suffered any real damage (-0). His False Life (Temporary) hit points absorbed all damage from the Unholy Blight spell.

Rokgurn's form ceases to blur and shift. He flies back behind Yuri getting out of a possible charge lane for the dwarf. The druid prepares to dismiss his Wall of Thorns right after the Daathiel's actions.

Roger that, Rokgurn, removed your damage...

Rokgurn flies back and preps to dismiss the thorns...

COMBAT! End Round 1 / Begin Round 2 - The bold may post!

Rokgurn
Yuri (-12 or -25)
Jack (-33)
Tim the Griffon (-26)
Alie (-12)
Pale Lady (-8, staggered)
Daathiel (-12 or -25)
Barbed Devil (read dead, yellow -10)
Vladek/Qadathra (-12 or -25)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

First off, did Barbie roll to beat my SR (19)? IN THE EVENT he does and beats it:
Will Save: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22

Unperturbed by the devil's Evil magic, Qadathra flutters forward to grace Daathiel's shoulder, from which he can conjure one of his favorite tricks for toppling devils - a dense carpet of glittery, foamy bubbles - beneath its feet (Reflex DC is 14)...

Will Save: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16

...while Vladek, after a bit of reeling from the worst of the blight, retaliates with one of his most powerful curses (and as Alie could testify, likewise a proven fiend-slayer): He twists causality itself around the devil like a serpentine noose, that it may be haunted by its own cruelty (duration on failure will be 9 rounds, Will DC is 26)!

Sorry, forgot about Qadathra having SR; rolled it in the spoiler above and the devil passed the CLC...

The devil is able to maintain his feet amongst the grease cast by Qadathra but fails to resist the curse wove into him by Vladek’s magical manipulation...

I’ll assume Yuri delays again till Rokgurn dismisses the wall of thorns...

Still trapped in the thorns and no other target in range of her spells, the pale lady struggles to free herself...

Strength: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

...and she breaks through...but can only move 5’ towards her lair, as she screams out, ”BROTHER!!!”

COMBAT! Round 2 - The bold may post!

Rokgurn
Jack (-33)
Tim the Griffon (-26)
Alie (-12)
Pale Lady (-8, staggered)
Yuri (-12 or -25)
Daathiel (-12 or -25)
Barbed Devil (read dead, yellow -10/cursed)
Vladek (-25)
Qadathra (-12)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

Will DC 18, not yet raging, hardy: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 4 = 15
Yuri takes full dmg (25) and is sickened for 1 round

Yuri snorts with annoyance at the cloying miasma of the devil's spell. "Ye want to play does ye? I'll be happy to oblige ye just as soon as these brambles finish their growin'!"

Yuri continues to delay - he doesn't really have a ranged option and there's no point in getting tangled up in the thorns.

Will, Angelic Blood vs evil: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 14 + 2 = 32
Daathiel resists the Unholy Blight.
The holy sunlight should continue for 13 minutes regardless of what Daathiel does... he will move back and use Total Defense.

As Daathiel moves back, he has the satisfaction of watching the demise of this vampire mistress, brought about by his dazzling dancing performance...

The pale Lady moans in agony. "My son...my brother...my daughters...woe is me," she says as she slumps to the ground with nowhere to run, while the sunlight turns her flesh to ashes...she ceases to exist, and is now only dust in the wind...

Meanwhile, the yellow barbed devil snarls back at Yuri, taunting in kind, "Yes, come nearer fat boy, I have a claw reserved for you...in the meantime, try this..."

The devil casts another spell at those of you on the east end of the cavern (all except Jack & Tim)...

Lawful Energy: 5d8 ⇒ (5, 7, 8, 8, 3) = 31

Yuri, Alie, Vladek, & Qadathra make a DC18 Will save for half-damage (it made the CLC for Qadathra's SR in the spoiler above)

Daathiel & Rokgurn make a DC18 Will save; fail and you take half-damage, pass and you take quarter-damage

COMBAT! End Round 2 / Begin Round 3 - The bold may post!

Rokgurn
Yuri (-25)
Jack (-33)
Tim the Griffon (-26)
Alie (-12)
Pale Lady (utterly dead)
Daathiel (-12)
Barbed Devil (read dead, yellow -15/cursed)
Vladek (-25)
Qadathra (-4)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

Just to retcon a bit before progressing forward. The map is cleaned up now as Rokgurn dismisses the wall right after Daathiel's turn. I believe that Yuri is able to come off of delay before the Barbed Devil's last action potentially preventing the spell but not the insult. :)

If that's correct, Yuri will come off delay, enter rage, and pounce on the devil. Will wait for confirmation before doing rolls etc.

Aye, although technically you wouldn't be delaying this round, as it'd still be your turn in initiative as Rokgurn's was more of a readied action...changed initiative order back to its previous state with Yuri up...

COMBAT! End Round 2 / Begin Round 3 - The bold may post!

Rokgurn
Jack (-33)
Tim the Griffon (-26)[/b]
Alie (-12)
Pale Lady (utterly dead)
Yuri (-25)
Daathiel (-12)
Barbed Devil (read dead, yellow -15/cursed)
Vladek (-25)
Qadathra (-4)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

Just noticing that someone (Qadathra?) is in Yuri's charge lane. I'm going to assume that either it is flying above him or that he could have repositioned on his turn (I didn't notice it before because all the green lines made it hard to fully read the map, but I think if we were all sitting at a table together this would have been easy to point out). So I'll do my move as if I have a charge lane but if you disagree, GM, just take the first attack.

The devil's comment about Yuri's weight sends him over the edge! "I'm big boned! And I have two beards - didn't ye notice? Two of 'em! That'll make anyone look a bit curvier!"

Before the devil has a chance to reply, Yuri surges forward, pouncing on the rude creature with his dorn-dergar.

Free action to enter rage (13/33). Yuri is immune to sickened while raging so the sickened condition from the previous spell goes away.

Charge with pounce. Using a reach weapon so he can attack from 10' away. I'm not sure what the blue-green miasma is - hopefully nothing that prevents Yuri from attacking.

+3 furious adamantine dorn-dergar, PA, charge, haste: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (9) + 24 = 33
B dmg, PA, witch hunter: 1d10 + 29 ⇒ (8) + 29 = 37

+3 furious adamantine dorn-dergar, PA, charge, haste: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (17) + 24 = 41
B dmg, PA, witch hunter: 1d10 + 29 ⇒ (4) + 29 = 33

+3 furious adamantine dorn-dergar, PA, charge, haste: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (13) + 19 = 32
B dmg, PA, witch hunter: 1d10 + 29 ⇒ (2) + 29 = 31

+3 furious adamantine dorn-dergar, PA, charge, haste: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
B dmg, PA, witch hunter: 1d10 + 29 ⇒ (7) + 29 = 36

Then Yuri scowls at the Devil - "Why don't ye come 'n git some more, skinny britches!?!"

Activate Come and Get Me: foes get +4 attacks and dmg vs Yuri, but each attack precipitates an AoO (up to 4 total), each of which is resolved before the foe's attack.

Yuri's current AC, with charging but not including any modification for Come and Get Me, is 33

Yuri's charge leaves the barbed devil an unrecognizable mangled up, tangled up mass of guts and blood...

COMBAT Over! Pathfinders victorious!

What do you do?

Party Status:
Jack (-33)
Tim the Griffon (-26)
Alie (-12)
Yuri (-25)
Daathiel (-12)
Vladek (-25)
Qadathra (-4)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

Jack, having predictably used more resources after getting hurt than he probably should've, turned his attention to the area behind him to make sure no other enemies would come their way based on what the vampire called out. "Brother? So we likely found the ghost's sister. Wonderful."

"Well, we were looking for a sister's keepsake. Let's search her remains."

Daathiel will use another Soothing Performance. Now down to 5 rounds for the day.

Mass CSW: 3d8 + 13 ⇒ (4, 8, 7) + 13 = 32

Rokgurn renews his Heightened Awareness from his wand. He also attempts to activate an arcane wand to bolster his life force.

UMD,Guidance,MW-Tool,False Life,DC 20: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 1 + 1 + 2 = 14

UMD,Guidance,MW-Tool,False Life,DC 20: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 1 + 1 + 2 = 21

False Life CL 3: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

UMD is probably the best 1 point dip skill in the game. :)

Rokgurn nods as the pathfinders search the remains.

"Try. I imagine that her keepsake will be in her coffin but we might get lucky."

Daathiel heals up his companions while Rokgurn uses his wand...

After healing, Daathiel finds the following in the spot where the pale lady disintegrated:

Gown of resistance +4 (functions as a cloak of resistance +4 that takes the body item slot)
Ring of protection +3
Medusa head amulet
Funerary baton

What do you do?

Party Status:
Jack (-1)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

”A sister’s keepsake? Could that Medusa amulet possibly fit into the last depression? I’ve got a feeling the last clue has to be here,” Alie says, looking around the room.

Rokgurn addresses the party hopeful to get some answers.

"Good point Alie. What do we know about both the Medusa Head amulet and the funeral baton?"

@GM Otha - Would our characters be able to find out more about these items?

"Would anyone like to make use of the ring or the gown in the meanwhile?"

Alie’s pretty sure that amulet has the shape that’d fit into one of those depressions...you think it likely this is the aforementioned sister’s keepsake...

You notice the funeral baton is similar to the one that Danoris Hallam gave you at the inn that gave you access to necropolis...and also similar to the batons that helped you rotate the Medusa head in the mausoleum that you first teleported to from outside the necropolis...

What do you do?

Party Status:
Jack (-1)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

Yuri eyes the gown before patting his paunch ruefully. "Aye, though I slew him for it, that devil weren't all lies..." Leaving aside the gown, he takes up the ring and sees if he can jam it onto his stubby finger. "This'll make a nice l'il remembrance though, if I kin jest make it... fit!"

Unless it turns out to be cursed, that'll be a +2 AC bump for Yuri. The gown is actually a very interesting item, since it frees up the shoulder slot that 99% of us have to use for Cloak of Resistance. Yuri will likely buy it and then use his shoulder slot for some crazy permanent enlargement - the dwarf who finally had enough of people calling him short!

Since Jack's practically in the far chamber at the end of the fight, I'll give a description of it...

Finding himself in the westernmost cavern after the fight, Jack sees a sobering sight...

Cowering against a wall, too frightened to make a sound, are two brown-haired women in their early twenties. They wear filthy peasant dresses and clutch one another in terror. Beside them is a pallet of soiled blankets, chunks of doubtful-looking meat, and a plain clay jug. A lone candle sputters fitfully next to them.

Party Status:
Jack (-1)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

Rokgurn flies over to Jack's position to check out the ladies. He is careful to examine the veracity of their current plight. He engages his spirit sense ability and scans the area.

(In bright light his take 10 on Perception is 42. He also has Blindsight of 40')

Spirit Sense (60' Cone - Detects Undead,Incorporeal,Ethereal, Astral,Outsiders or Fey creatures).

He spends a moment to see if what he is actually looking at is real.

Will save to disbelieve Illusion: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (1) + 21 = 22

Hopefully it is real or his Spirit Sense will detect that they are undead because he is not seeing through the illusion with a natural 1. :)

Rokgurn detects no undead in the chamber...they are what they appear to be...

What do you do?

Party Status:
Jack (-1)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

Rokgurn has no clue how these young women are still alive. Common sense would indicate the implausibility of their situation yet he decides it is best to ask. He keeps his distance as not to frighten them any more.

"Excuse me. Would you like to get out of here? I am sure that we can help you if you like or you can stay here. It is your choice."

"If you don't mind me asking. How have you been surviving down here considering all the strange creatures?"

Hopefully there is some sort of backstory. I am curious.

A third shepherd sits at the table with the two drunks, introducing himself as Lucius Manvale; he seems much more distant and morose. He nods to you, echoing what you had heard earlier. "Pay ye not attention to these boors; dey like to be speakin' from dere arses. But things aint a bein' what dey use to be 'round here, queer things a be happenin'. Me two daughters, Cinda and Genelle, be a disappearin' nigh two months ago. Dere be sumthin' foul in the countryside, but dat be de only tings dese two fools be right about. Dey were good gerls and would never be runnin' off wit travelers, as some be suggesting..." He says the last part while casting an angry eye at the innkeeper...

"Cinda? Genelle?"

The girls continue to cower, hearing Rokgurn’s queries, but he can tell from the look in their eyes, they are traumatized...and too terrified to answer him at present...

At the mention of the names, Daathiel clearly makes out that their eyes go wide and their heads turn in his direction, their expressions questioning...but they say nothing...

What do you do?

Party Status:
Jack (-1)

Daellum Crypt Underground (Slide 13)

”As much as I’d like to escort these ladies out, if you remember, I believe out exit vanished after we entered this place. I don’t think we are getting them and us out of here until our task is complete, I’m afraid.”