Rappan Athuk - The Dungeon of Graves

Game Master JoshB

"I think this place now warrants more of an investigation. I think its time for a tour." Malinor says as he prepares to put bullets into zombies and then tells the man, "Open the door and lead on."

Time for the Inquisition!

"I repeat myself .... there's nothing for you here. Leave this place in peace or face the wrath of our lord!" the robed man says.

He removes the flail from his belt and lets it hang loosely from his right hand.

The other two figures do not move at all.

Seeing the man ready a weapon Wyran shakes his head sadly. "We'll face the wrath of your lord. But you might want to start counting before you lift that flail. You're sadly outnumbered.... Stay your weapon and take us to your lord."

so are we, as a group, moving closer as we speak? Or staying back where were at on the map?

Nodding in agreement with Malinor, ting prepares to say something witty and brilliant. As the doorman draws a weapon all thoughts go out the proverbial window, Ting lulls his tongue in a tengu smile drawing the blue Voidglass Falchion out of his quiver. Resting the blade on his shoulder, he nods in agreement with Wyran, "What he said." Ting looks at him intently, "You'll bloody-well die foist, en you's can be loikes yer pals, 'ear, wroight." He turns and studies the zombie on the left.

so two studied targets, the speaker and the zombie on the left.

”One moment friends” - Tessai tries to calm her companions before everything escalates out of control.

”We know a child has been... Traded here...” - she snarls - ”For some sort of crystals. I do not care. But you can be sure we will not leave without the child” - she adds.

”Are you sure this is the path you will stay on?”

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Any specific results from my Detect Evil DMoG?

"I have no choice but to serve my Lord, I will see my rewards in the afterlife..."

Badguy initiative: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Ting Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Wyran Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Mallinor Initiative: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Tessai Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Garados Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
Lefty Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Mallinor, Ting, Wyran, Tessai, and Garados are up.

Sorry Lefty....

Malinor shakes his head at the foolish man steps forward to shoot the head off of the nearest zombie.

5 ft step up and go for the red zombie. Its the first range increment so these are touch attacks. Bullets used 2.

+1 Pistol Deadly Aim Touch Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

+1 Pistol Deadly Aim Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

+1 Pistol Deadly Aim Touch Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

+1 Pistol Deadly Aim Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

Red Zombie drops.

Sorry Lefty....

Shakes fist in anger at GM...

Lifting his falchion off of his shoulder as he moves forward, ting tells the 'monk' "You's really should's 'ave let us have a look's see in tha monkeystary." he then grabs the falchion with both talons and chops down at the 'monk' he had been studying.

20 ft move, attack: MW Voidglass Falchion PA, FF, ST, I believe he's also flat footed?
attack: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 19 for damage: 1d10 + 6 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 9 + 2 = 23 sneak attack: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

With a word of power, Garados disappears and is replaced by a hideous bat-winged form of nightmare that leaps into the sky and flaps ominously towards the monks. ”I am death. I am come for you! The gods sent me to wreak vengeance for your sinful ways!”

Cast Monstrous Physique I to assume the shape of a popobala.

Move Action - Fly 30' towards the action.

Mage Armor (6 hours): + 4 armor bonus to AC .
Bear's Endurance (14 minutes): + 4 enhancement bonus to CON .
False Life (1 hour): + 9 hp .
Shield (6 minutes): +4 shield bonus to AC .
Monstrous Physique (7 minutes): +2 size bonus to your Strength and a +2 natural armor bonus.

AC: 23; HP: 71; STR: 24; CON: 20 (+2 Fort saves).

I was waiting to go after Wyran. Will post in a few hours if he has not posted until then.

The man in the monk robes drops under the weight of Ting's swing.

One zombie left, it's head begins to move as the monk falls.

Tessai is clearly surprised by Garados’ transformation into some sort of fiendish bat from the pits of Hell, but also by the brutality of her companion’s approach to the whole situation.

’This is a big risk - we may be endangering the child‘ - she pondered to herself, nevertheless reaching for her magical wand for an added protective layer.

UMD Wand of Shield: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

”An alarm has most likely been sounded” - she voiced to Lothorian via the Message spell - ”Their forces will most likely converge here. Do you think you can make the best of this distraction, and infiltrate their compound to find the child?”

Certainly. Once they show up here, I'll go in and look for her.

Wyran is up, then Zombie, then Lefty

Shaking his head at the mistake of the monk Wyran steps forward, reaching to touch the zombie. With a CMW from my Healing hex.

Touch attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Healing/Damage if that hits?: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (3, 6) + 5 = 14

The pulse of positive energy washes over the zombie as it starts to stir.

It stiffens (stiffens more?) and drops to the ground inanimate.

Combat Over .... for now

Knowing the time in his combat form is limited Garados growls "We need to find the girl. And the necromancer."

He heads into the largest building, bursting through the nearest door.

Here's your distraction, Lefty.

His beak agape, ting watches as Wyran touches the zombie and it falls. Telling Wyran as he wipes the blood off his blade on the dead mans robes. "Nice floggin' trick."

Realizing that Garados had turned into some kind of bat winged thing and was heading into the building. Ting grips his falchion in both talons and prepares to follow the altered Garados.

Door is locked, heavy, and looks strong.

The Peekaboo bounces off when it flies into them.

Looks like a job for Lefty or the Bird-man

Chuckling at the sight of the large bat winged Garados bouncing off the doors, ting approaches, "Why don't you's let me's takes a look's see, wroight." Crouching down in front of the door, ting lays his falchion beside his leg, drawing out his lock picks, he attempts to tease the lock open.

Taking 10(31) disable device.

Do I get a check? I mean, I've got a 24 (+7) Strength!

Roll a check!

DMoG, can Tessai now pinpoint exact auras beyond the door? If yes, how many?

@Tessai: When you cast Shield you interrupted further concentration on Detect Evil. You had detected 12 sources and a total aura of strong evil behind the door.

Fair enough, thx for the info DMoG.

”I could sense several different evil auras on the other side of the doors - be prepared” - Tessai warns the others.

Garados versus door (Strength Check): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

The one-eyed flying monster throws its shoulder against the massive doors and bounces off, rubbing a growing bruise.

Ting kneels down in front of the lock and finds that, even though the doors are massive and strong, the lock is fairly primitive.

He easily triggers the lock and opens the door.

The double doors swing outward, showing a large temple chamber.

The room is dark, illuminated by a pair of greenish fires flanking an altar at the far end of the room, 6 torches attached to columns that support the roof, and the daylight that passes through the doors.

The columns are carved with frog motifs and an idol in the shape of a frog on the altar.

A stench of incense and unwashed bodies flows out the doors.

A row of monks stands across the center of the chamber, flails drawn and at the ready.

Further back in the chamber, clusters of zombies are entering the room through doors.

A shadowy robed figure accompanies each of the groups of zombies.

Badguy initiative: 1d20 ⇒ 12

Ting Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Wyran Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Mallinor Initiative: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Tessai Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Garados Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11
Lefty Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Ting, Wyran, Tessai, and Lefty are up!

Seeing the doors swing open, tings eyes widen as he peers inside, "Looks loike a bloody' temple ta a floggin' toady god, wroight." Shrugging, he moves in quickly to the right staying out of the way of anyone shooting. "Blokes die whoever's 'ey bloody-well worship, wroight." Stopping near the wall to prevent getting flanked ting lifts his blue voidglass falchion and shops at the purple Monk who was unfortunate enough to standing against the wall on that side.

30 ft move, attack purple: MW Voidglass Falchion PA, FF, I believe he's also flat footed?
attack: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 1 = 28 for damage: 1d10 + 6 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 9 = 17 sneak attack: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

Wyran moves in calling out to the monks "Buying children? Getting locals hooked on your drugs? And working with necromancers and their undead? We'll be sure to burn your bodies so your allies can't re-use them!"

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Damage if that somehow hits?: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
If that hit and does damage, Scorpian Style requires a Fort save, DC18 or his max speed is 5' for 5 rounds. Also, he is targeted by Hex Strike Silkstring Snare

Silkstring Snare (Su) (Legacy of the First World pg. 17): The shaman causes ribbons of spider silk to erupt from the ground beneath a single creature. The target must succeed at a Reflex save or be entangled and anchored in place. The foe can escape the silk as a standard action with a successful Escape Artist or Strength check at the same DC, or by dealing an amount of damage to the silk equal to double the shaman’s class level (the silk has hardness 0). This hex lasts a number of rounds equal to 3 + the shaman’s Wisdom modifier. A creature affected by this hex cannot be affected by it again for 24 hours.

Lefty tries to remember what he's learned about frog gods. Which cult is this?
kn. religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

He casts Vanish on himself, and moves 30' in. 5 rounds
stealth: 1d20 + 20 + 12 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 20 + 12 - 5 = 36

"No, wait for them outside, on the bottleneck..." - Tessai started to call out a warning, but the words died on her throat - "Damnation!" - she growled and followed after her companions, casting a spell to fill them with courage.

Move. Cast Bless.

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AC: 26
HP: 51/51
Effects: Shield, Bless: Each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.

As you enter the room the heavy incense tugs at your mind, calming you and slowing corrupting your will:

A bit too calming: it dulls the mind and makes it susceptible to subtle enchantments (DC 14 Fortitude save; –2 to Will saves and Concentration checks if failed)

@Wyran: As you enter, an oppresive feeling of darkness weighs on you. You can feel the negative energy in this place.

@Ting: Purple drops....

@Wyran:
Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 (resists scorpion style)
Ref: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (15) + 0 = 15 (what's the DC for your Silkstring?)

Green Monk Flail at Ting: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Green Monk Flail at Ting Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Red Monk Flail at Wyran: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Red Monk Flail at Wyran Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Blue Monk Flail at Wyran: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Blue Monk Flail at Wyran Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

The two priests cast spells:
"There is a rumbling chanting noise - reminiscent of throat singing or that chant at the beginning of the new Dune movie"
Red casts Fog Cloud (20% miss chance if adjacent, 50% miss chance at range)
Purple Casts Bless

The six zombie shamble forwards.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Garados and Malinor up?

Swift Action: Arcane Strikes
Move Action: Fly
Standard Action: Bite

Garados surges forward, all leathery wings and weird, staring eyes. He bites one of the monks, shrieking "You have been judged wanting! And your sentence is at hand!"

Popobala Form Bite with Bloodrage and Arcane Strike: 1d20 + 10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 3 = 232d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (5, 5) + 7 + 3 = 20

Miss chance (20%): 1d100 ⇒ 57

Mage Armor (6 hours): + 4 armor bonus to AC .
Bear's Endurance (14 minutes): + 4 enhancement bonus to CON .
False Life (1 hour): + 9 hp .
Shield (6 minutes): +4 shield bonus to AC .
Monstrous Physique (7 minutes): +2 size bonus to your Strength and a +2 natural armor bonus.

AC: 23; HP: 71; STR: 24; CON: 20 (+2 Fort saves).

DC17

Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

@Wyran: The Red monk is entangled by your string attack!

@Garados: You bite the head right off the monk you attacked!

Malinor is up!

Malinor moves forward to see the roiling clouds obscuring any targets. So he calls upon his innate powers and his eyes glow faintly as he looks to ensure that no invisible foes managed to escape past him.

Single move. Cast See Invisibility as a Spell Like Ability.

Ting, Garados, and Wyran have jumped into combat.

Mallinor and Tessai are blocking the door.

Lefty is lurking invisibly. (somewhere?)

Garados and Ting still owe me Fort save for being in the incense cloud.
Don't forget your Blessing from Tessai! (My guys won't forget theirs!)

Your foes have clogged up the center of the room with combatants while the Toad priests support from the rear.

Minor wounds to Ting and Wyran this round, in return a pair of the flail wielding monks were killed.

Ting, Wyran, Tessai, and Lefty are up!

Seeing the monk in front of him tied to the ground Wyran steps back 5' step and calls on his shaman hex to 'heal' the zombie that had advanced on him.

20% Miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 57
touch the zombie?: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
CMW damage to undead?: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 = 12

Do we need to continue with the Fort saves each round?

fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Jerking his weapon loose from the falling body, Ting hears Tessai saying something about a bottleneck, and fails to avoid the green monks flail. "Ow, 'at bloody well 'urt!" Hearing the chanting, ting Looks past the 'monk' and adds, "an' 'at's a really awful sound, an' I's know's awful, wroight." He then sets his feet again, shifting the falchion and swings it at the green monk. He let's the momentum carry it back for a second attack, stepping back away from the crowd.

Full attack: MW Voidglass Falchion bless PA, FF second attack drops PA, 5 ft step back
attack: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 + 1 = 16 for damage: 1d10 + 6 + 1 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 + 9 = 25
20% Miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 70
attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 1 = 20 for damage: 1d10 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 = 14
20% Miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 87

Tessai moves to her left as she enters the edifice, closing the line on Wyran's side, and swinging her polearm hard at the shuffling creature.

Bardiche on Green: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Damage if it hits: 1d10 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

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AC: 26
HP: 51/51
Effects: Shield, Bless: Each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.

Just one save each for being in the incense in the chapel.

Wyran steps back away from the last of the living opponents and channels a pulse of positive energy into the green zombie.

Ting drops another of the monks with his fancy glass sword.

Tessai hacks down on a the green zombie with her bardiche, leaving cutting a great rend in the dead man and finishing it off.

Lefty is up and then the bad guys will make you pay!!!

As promised, Lefty tries to sneak past the whole mess of zombies and priests, and after seeing his friends' skill at combat, tries to look for any sign of the girl.

full move, drawing weapon stealth: 1d20 + 12 + 20 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 12 + 20 - 5 = 33
percep: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28

Fort save?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

He checks the door for traps, and to see if it's locked.
percep: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

Ting drops another of the monks with his fancy glass sword.

did both strikes hit?

@Lefty: That door is unlocked.

@Ting: hit with both

@Mallinor: you see an invisible Lefty sneak through the battle and disappear through the fog

Monk Str Check: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

The red monk remains tangled in place by Wyran's silk string.

Purple Zombie charges Garados:
Purple Zombie: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 10 (charge, desecrate, bless)
slam damage: 1d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 22

Yellow Zombie takes a 5' step and slams Garados:
Yellow Zombie: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 9 (desecrate, bless)
slam damage: 1d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 12

Blue Zombie charges Ting:
Purple Zombie: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 13 (charge, desecrate, bless)
slam damage: 1d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 78

Yellow Zombie takes a 5' step and slams Ting:
Yellow Zombie: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 24 (desecrate, bless)
slam damage: 1d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 = 11
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 77

Red Zombie takes a 5' step and slams Wyran:
Yellow Zombie: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 22 (desecrate, bless)
slam damage: 1d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 97

The zombie surge forward in a wave, bosltered by the evil of this place. They can't connect with Garados, but their slams strike home against Ting and Wyran.

And then another surprise! The frog carvings on the pillars are more than simple carvings. Six Killer Frogs jump down off of the pillars. (similar to their dire cousins except that they stand partially erect and use their front claws as well as their bite to attack)

Four of them jump down and move to engage you, but two of them are in position to jump down straight into combat and engage Wyran and Ting!

Purple frog attacks Ting:
bite: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 21 (flank, bless)
bite damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 71

claw1: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 19 (flank, bless)
claw1 damage: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 79

claw2: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 28 (flank, bless)
claw2 damage: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 74
claw2 confirm: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 17

Blue frog attacks Wyran:
bite: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 14 (flank, bless)
bite damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 12

claw1: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 13 (flank, bless)
claw1 damage: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 46

claw2: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 16 (flank, bless)
claw2 damage: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
miss low: 1d100 ⇒ 33

The Frog on Wyran misses, but the one behind Ting lands a couple of lucky strikes!

You hear nothing from the priests in the back, but Lefty sees each of them lift their holy symbols towards the fights and bow their heads.

Wyran, Ting, and Garados feel something that is almost like heavier air pressure wash across them as waves of negative energy pulse out from the priests holy symbols.

The evil temple's inhabitant's numbers are starting to wear down the party members who rashly charged in to begin with. Can Mallinor and Garados turn back the tide?

Garados and Malinor are up!

Question DMoG - that Blue Frog eats an AoO from Tessai, does he not? Since she is wielding a reach weapon?

Malinor steps up and tries to shoot down the strange frog creature that he can see.

5 ft step and full attack. If it dies in the first attack, I will not shoot the second shot. I do not provoke AOOs while shooting in melee. 4 shots fired.

+1 Pistol Deadly Aim Touch Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

+1 Pistol Deadly Aim Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

20% miss chance. Low is bad: 1d100 ⇒ 54

+1 Pistol Deadly Aim Touch Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

+1 Pistol Deadly Aim Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

20% miss chance. Low is bad: 1d100 ⇒ 13

@Tessai It dropped from the ceiling next to you, but you can swing a AOO at it.

@Malinor Your first shot hurt it badly, but the second shot was lost in the fog.

The roar of gunfire fills the interior of the chapel!