GM supervillan's Carrion Hill [A Skulk in Ustalav] (Inactive)

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Phidöe's ears perk up at Kenta's remarks and then he dashes down the hall, barking wildly, in hopes of finally catching their nemesis!

Swift action to Smite Evil on the Old Man

Double move (40' speed, so 80' total) to climb atop the Old Man. Not using Acrobatics to avoid AoOs, so this will provoke from all three foes if they have Combat Reflexes or similar.

Climb vs CMD: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28

Phidöe's AC is 29 (33 for the Old Man if he's evil); the Old Man now has -2 on attacks vs Phidöe and -4 vs anyone else; anyone who moves adjacent to the Old Man is flanking him.

Toshi takes 3 steps forward and hurls her knife at Orange.

Starknife: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Planes: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Onna's shoulders slump. Aw crap! "Those bloby things with him are lemures." Oh right, remember who you are with. "Actual DEVILS! Immune to fire and poison. Cold and acid won't hit as hard...." Again she looks at the team. "Just hit the irredeemably evil things with silvered or holy weapons if you have 'em."

Inspire Courage and Flag Bearer. +3 to all the funsies. Round Seven of Seventeen. Ten Rounds remain.

Hmm, who took those scrolls of Versatile Weapon? May come in handy here...

Hmm, who took Bless Equipment and can put Devil Bane on someone's weapon? :D

Phidöe bought two scrolls of Versatile Weapon but I can't recall who took them. In any case, he'll start out working on the Old Man, who presumably doesn't have DR (and even if he does, Smite Evil will hopefully bypass it), so no need to use Versatile Weapon on Phidöe just yet.

I don't see those scrolls on your character sheet, Phidöe, but I do recall our discussing the purchase during Midnight Mauler. Ikari also has two scroll castings.

Toshi throws her knife, and it sticks into the blob of flesh in front of her before it flashes back to her belt. The blow seems effective - but not fully.

Onna identifies the lumps of flesh as minor devils and inspires you all to acts of heroism and derring-do!

Phidöe sprints right past the lemures before the dull-witted fiends can react, right up onto the old man's shoulder.

"Fools! You and your pet threaten the only chance Carrion Hill has for survival!"

concentration: 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 4 = 22

A kaleidoscopic flash of colour washes over Phidöe and the lemures, though the devils completely ignore it.

Rolling Phidöe's Will save since if affects old guy's turn.

Phidöe Will DC15: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Phidöe if you decide to reroll and succeed then I'll happily retcon. I'm going to allow the old man to move away from you without you going with him. You'll drop prone to the ground.

The flash of magic catches Phidöe full in the face - clearly the old man's intention - and the little 'dog' goes limp and slips off the skinny elder, who heads south with a sneer on his face.

Combat round 1

Toshiko
Phidöe - stunned, prone
Onna
Old man
Hiiragi
Kenta
Lemures; orange -8hp

The bold may act!

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Color Spray! He is attempting to use non-lethal tactics...But no doubt the lemurs work for him.

Hiiragi reaches out and grips Kenta's blade by the hilt. Kenta can feel the divine energy through the blade, channeled through Hiiragi from a goddess similar to and different from his own.

"May you wield Daikitsu's might with Lady Taramyth's strength behind it!" intones Hiiragi in a voice not entirely her own.

"Go."

BLESS EQUIPMENT
DEVIL BANE
Kenta's sword gains the devil bane enchantment, and a +1 if it doesn't have it already. Let me know if your sword isn't already +1, because if so, this takes one extra usage of Channel Energy.

Yes, my weapon is +1

Kenta moves up while drawing his baned blade with a quick sylvan word to Toshiko, ”Fall behind me Toshiko, let us draw them back away from the pup. We will kill the devils and let Detective Phidoe bring the mastermind to justice.”

He points at the nearest evil outsider with his sword and growls, ”FIGHT ME!”

Move, cast Knight’s Calling at Orange.

GM reroll, stars: 1d20 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 3 = 20 Incidentally, it looks like my saves in my tracker are all one lower than they should be - not sure why - I'll try to sort that out in the next few days.

Presuming that a 20 is sufficient to make the save...

If the old man still tries to move away this will provoke an AoO

Whichever god of goddess watches over Phidöe, their protection serves to bring the little paladin to his senses almost immediately. The old man - surely Waldur Crove - curses and pulls a knife as he backs away, Phidöe still perched upon his shoulder.

Hiiragi places a poweful blessing on Kenta's blade, and Kenta challenges the devilish minions. But they do not pay him any heed. Instead, the pair follow Waldur Crove and swipe at the pathfinder on his shoulders, trying to swat Phidöe off.

yellow claw: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
yellow claw: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
orange claw: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Phidöe is simply too agile to be caught by the slow, lumpen lemures.

Combat round 2

Toshiko
Phidöe
Onna
Old Man Crove
Hiiragi
Kenta
Lemures; orange -8hp

Active conditions: Inspire Courage + Flagbearer

The bold may act!

Onna darts down the hall. She skids to a halt and leans into a note of music so high in pitch the team barely hears it. However, the shrill tone reverberates within the fleshy planar blobs.

Placing Sound Burst to only hit Yellow and Orange
SR?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5
Targets must pass a DC 17 Fort save or be STUNNED for one round (but still take full damage).

Lingering Performance, Round One of Two.

yellow Fort DC17: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
orange Fort DC17: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Onna's spell sends shockwaves through the two lemures. Both still stand - if they can truly be said to stand upon their molten lower bodies.

Combat round 2

Toshiko
Phidöe
Onna
Old Man Crove
Hiiragi
Kenta
Lemures; yellow -5hp, orange -13hp + stunned

Active conditions: Inspire Courage + Flagbearer

The bold may act!

Toshi steps sideways grabs her alchemical silver knife from her belt and tosses it at the Lemur.

A.S. Knife: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21 Damage: 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

delaying Phidöe

Toshi's knife slashes through the closes lemure, the pure silver coating searing the impure devil's flesh. The creature bubbles and boils away to nothing, vanishing back to Hell.

Old man Crove curses, and concentrates on working more magic...

concentration: 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 4 = 19

Phidöe Will DC16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Phidöe feels groggy for a moment as his mind seems to cloud over, but he won't let the spell take hold of him.

"Damn you all!" spits Crove. He opens the door to the south.

Combat round 2

Toshiko
Onna
Old Man Crove
Phidöe
Hiiragi
Kenta
Lemures; orange -13hp + stunned

Active conditions: Inspire Courage + Flagbearer

The bold may act!

Sorry for the delay - it was a hectic week.

Phidöe does not appreciate the old man's magical attacks and furiously begins to batter him with his tail, back and forth.

Flurry of Blows, Smite Evil
unarmed strike, IC, Flag: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (6) + 20 = 26
dmg: 1d3 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15

unarmed strike, IC, Flag: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (15) + 20 = 35
dmg: 1d3 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

The usual attack penalties apply to Crove: -4 vs others; -2 vs Phidöe; if someone else moves adjacent then both they and Phidöe will be flanking.

Hiiragi hustles onward, having for some reason not even bothered with a Move action last turn because her player misinterpreted the map whoops D:, now having to make up for lost time.

Kenta frowns, the hallway is much too crowded to charge. Instead he moves up to threaten the remaining foes.

Double Move

Giving you an extra move Hiiragi - repositioned you on map - don't want to disadvantage you for a simple misunderstanding.

Phidöe smites Old Man Crove.

Hiiragi and Kenta rush forwards, but aren't fast enough to bring weapons to bear.

The lemure recovers from Onna's sonic boom.

Combat round 3

Toshiko
Onna
Old Man Crove, -29hp
Phidöe
Hiiragi
Kenta
Lemures; orange -13hp

Active conditions: Inspire Courage + Flagbearer

The bold may act!

Toshi grabs her silvered knife again and launches it at the remaining lemure.

A.S. Knife, Inspire and Flag, cover: 1d20 + 11 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 3 - 4 = 11 Damage: 1d4 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 3 = 12

The bard steps up and thrusts at the evil, fleshy mass.

Stabby McStabberson: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Lingering Performance, Round 2 of 2

Sparks fly as Toshiko's knife skitters off the stone wall.

Onna thrusts her spear over Kenta's head, but can't quite see enough of the lemure to skewer it.

Old Man Crove, desperate to be rid of Phidöe, concentrates again...

concentration: 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 4 = 28

The Warden begins flickering, as though fading in and out of existence. He laughs, sounding both nearby and far away, as Phidöe appears to fall through him. "Let's see how you manage a door, 'dog'!"

Crove steps back, and closes the door in your faces.

Combat round 3

Toshiko
Onna
Old Man Crove, -29hp
Phidöe
Hiiragi
Kenta
Lemures; orange -13hp

Active conditions: Inspire Courage + Flagbearer

The bold may act!

Anyone attempting to open the door that Crove just closed will need to roll a STR check.

Toshi curses under her breath.

Kenta hacks away at the lemur, the damn thing is tough!

+1 Greatsword - Power Attack w/ Furious Focus + IC/Flag: 1d20 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 3 = 28 for Slashing + PA + IC/Flag: 2d6 + 4 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 4) + 4 + 6 + 3 = 22

He then steps over to the pup, pulls the door open and glowers at the jerk, "He has friends. They manage the doors just fine. Go get them bud."

Str as Requested in Discord: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

I'm guessing that's insufficient. So Phidöe will ready to give chase through the door as soon as it is open.

Actually, I guess Phidöe might as well give it a try himself! Could always roll lucky...

Str check: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (2) - 4 = -2

Phidöe howls at the closed door, scratching and sniffing at it, but it does not budge.

Kenta cuts down the devil, sending it back to Hell. But he has less success against the rusted iron door. Phidöe's contribution does not improve the situation.

Combat round 3 / 4

Toshiko
Onna
Old Man Crove, -29hp
Phidöe
Hiiragi
Kenta

Active conditions: Inspire Courage + Flagbearer

The bold may act!

Hiiragi steps up and wrenches the door open!

STR: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 = 10

...I said, "wrenches the door open!" Come on, 'Ragi!

Again we are stymied by a mere wooden door! How is that even possible?

Would casting Grease on the hinges help at all, or did we hear a thump like something is barring the door?

Well, this one is an iron door, so don't feel too bad :o

Grease on a hinge might help, but not if the door is being held closed by an opposing force (which it is).

Toshi takes a turn at the door, putting all of the effort she can muster into it.

Str to open door: 1d20 ⇒ 12

"Maybe we shoulda brought the horse."

Not much Onna can do at the moment. So... delay?

Toshi rushes up to help with the door - it shakes, but does not open.

Onna looks on, frustrated.

You hear the telltale sound of a key turning in the door's lock, and the muffled, distant sardonic laughter of Old Man Crove.

Staying in combat rounds for now.

Combat round 4 / 5

Toshiko
Old Man Crove, -29hp
Onna
Phidöe
Hiiragi
Kenta

Active conditions: Flagbearer

The bold may act!

"Onna dear, could you...?"

She gestures at the lock.

If Onna succeeds, I'll try to tug it open! If not, I'll just start bashin'.

STR: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 1 = 9

While they wait for the door to be unlocked, Kenta steps back and pulls a small pearl out of his pocket and speaks a command word. He feels the blessings of his goddess return.

Pearl of Power I to renew Knight's Calling

"Uh...sure? It's gonna take a minute or two." The bard race up and kneels at the base of the door. She quickly slides out her tools and begins working to trip the tumbler on the lock.

Disable Device: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
Rounds?: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

Attempting to open a lock is a full round action.

That's what I always thought, but I had a GM tell me at great length how the length of time is determined by the DC of the lock. Their logic was the Quick Disable rogue talent. They said if it was always a full round action, why would they need a talent like that? So now if it's during a combat, I roll, just in case.

Ugh, that's rough. Sorry that GM did that. The talent has nothing even to do with locks. :(

It happens. So many players, there is bound to be interpretations. I just try to focus on the role play and help the table have a good time.

Kenta is correct - full-round action to attempt to pick a lock.

Onna moves up to the door and starts working the lock.

Because she needs a move action to reach the door (also someone will have to step aside to let her at it) this means a standard action this round, and a standard next round to complete. Anyone else want to do anything while you wait?

Hiiragi shrugs and takes the time to swap to her bow. She's got enough time to even put her flail back in its sling! That's not something she can say often.

Toshiko pulls a starknife from her belt and bounces the hilt in her hand as she watched the progress of team "door openers"

Phidöe uses his tail to try to help Onna's lockpicking efforts.

Aid Another, Disable Device: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

There is no way a fox tail is capable of fine manipulation. Nor fox paws for that matter.

Onna waves the tail away after it nearly knocks the tools from her hand. "It's okay Phi, I've got this. You guys have to remember that the door is still blocked from the other side."

"Is it barred, or was he just holding it?" Hiiragi points out. "It would make sense if he locked up and ran."

Kenta prepares to step back in and yank open the door once Onna has declared the lock defeated, "Detective Phidoe, prepare to dash down the hall once I open it. If you don't see the guy, try to pick up his trail. We'll be right after you."

I don't think the door is barred, just locked. He will technically delay until Onna steps away from the door, then step in and rip it open then spend a move to scan the hallway.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Even with only a full round to open, there will be at least two rounds that pass before Onna can get the door unlocked due to moving up and drawing lockpicks. Kenta stepped out and used his Pearl of Power Round 1, the above is his round two action.

Onna's delicate fingers are able to coax the lock into opening. Kenta throws open the door, but Crove is nowhere to be seen.

The corridor ahead has doors on either side. Like the rest of this part of the asylum, it is dimly lit by thick candles in sconces along the walls.

Combat round 5 / 6

Toshiko
Old Man Crove
Onna
Phidöe
Hiiragi
Kenta

Active conditions: Flagbearer

The bold may act!