[PFS_CORE_Aerondor] Bonekeep level 1 (3-7) Nostalgiacon- Tier 6-7 (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

"So, we're doing this? We're really going to just shoot whatever we have at them?"
Bella asks, looking perplexed as she watches everyone pull out their ranged weapons.
She suddenly flinches as an arrow whizzes past her ear and explodes into splinters as it strikes the far rocky wall of the cavern. She quickly turns to give Hádanka a scolding as he lets loose another arrow. The shaft skims along her hip, tearing her skirt, then bounces lengthwise off the wall and skids a dozen feet along the bumpy floor. The arrow nicks a stone and spins for a second before coming to a stop beside an ooze.
"What in the Nine Hells, Hádanka!?! You trying to kill me!?!"
She shrieks, fuming in anger.

Shaking her head in disbelief after the two near misses, she pulls out her crossbow and leans to the side just a bit to see beyond Tere as she takes aim at the nearest ooze. She fires a bolt which streaks underneath Two Blades' dangling feet as he hovers in the air.
+1 light crossbow & pbs: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
cold-iron bolt & pbs: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

You concentrate fire on the first ooze..
Hádanka launches a pair of angry and off target arrows.

Tere launches a much better prepared arrow.
miss, low is bad: 1d100 ⇒ 46
The oozes outline is hard to see, but he is right on target
Pau's aim is good.
miss, low is bad: 1d100 ⇒ 43
And Shen's magical missiles seem to also hurt them.

Two blades joins in the archery competition, this time on the green one.
miss, low is bad: 1d100 ⇒ 91

Add these oozes have an indistinct outline, you have a 20% miss chance, as if they were under a blur spell. So abilities like blindfighting will help here.

Finally even Belladonna joins in.
miss, low is bad: 1d100 ⇒ 63

And that is when things turn south a bit. The oozes slowly slip forward, unable to easily reach Two-blades. However the mighty scout clutches at his head as he suffers a mental assault. The shadows seem to gather around him, enfolding and suffocating him...

He is not alone in this, as Tere also feels a horrid pain in his head and looks around at his companions oddly..

Bella also seems a little... out of sorts.

Status: round 2 bold to act.
Hádanka - (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6;
Pau - mage armor (1 hour from entry);
Tere 3 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage) - please see spoiler
Shen - mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less)
Two Blades (1 damage to rapier); flying - please see spoiler
Belladonna - please see spoiler
oozes (blurring, 20% miss)
blue 26 damage recharge in round: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
green 1 damage recharge in round: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
red 0 damage recharge in round: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

DC 16 Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
DC 13 Will save vs. confusion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

It's not important at the moment, but if either of these are enchantment effects Tere gets a +2 on his Will saves.

Tere steels himself against the mental assault and keeps his wits about him. He looses another arrow at the nearest ooze, then retreats to open up an attack lane for someone else.

Arrow to blue: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Miss chance, 21+=hit: 1d100 ⇒ 80
Arrow damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

"Oooh, how pretty."
Bella purrs as she starts seeing shimmering purple butterflies all around her. She reaches out gently to touch one...
Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

She shakes her head to clear her mind.
"Oh no! They mess up your thinking!"
She loads another bolt and fires at the ooze.
20% Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 70
+1 light crossbow & pbs: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
cold-iron bolt & pbs: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

"Bella, step aside to let Hádanka shoot!"

"Oh! Right. Okay."
Bella takes a step to the side and squeezes into the corner, hoping she doesn't get hit by any of Hádanka's arrows.

Will Save 1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Will Save 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Will Save 3: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Fort save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Two Blades mind got assaulted from all directions from the oozes. The first two attacks he was able to block but the third felt like he was suffocating in shadows

Delaying to see what happens to 2 Bladesbefore I take my action.

Shen uses her wand of magic missile to send two bolts into the ooze in blue!

cl 3 mm, 18 charges: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 2 = 9

Tere does not let a blinding headache get between him and a solid shot on the blue ooze. Bella joins the party.

Two blade screams in mental anguish, hardly able to hold his bow. He feels his heart start to slow down as it is starved of oxygen.
damage: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 1) = 7
But after a moment of terror, he fights it off.

Shen continues to blast the oozes with magic.

The ooze continues to absorb the punishment, seemingly without care.

Status: round 2 bold to act.
Hádanka - (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6;
Pau - mage armor (1 hour from entry);
Two Blades 7 damage; (1 damage to rapier); flying -
oozes (blurring, 20% miss)
blue 45 damage; recharge in round: 2;Pu
green 1 damage ;recharge in round: 3
red 0 damage; recharge in round: 3
Tere 11 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage)
Belladonna -
Shen - mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less)

”Come back to us, 2 Blades! Perhaps we can hem them in and deal with them one at a time!”

"Hey, Shen. Once T.B. is out of the way, do you have a fireball you can throw at those oozes?"

"I thought Shen said they were, ah, immune to extreme heat and cold."

"Oh! Whoops! Nevermind the fireball. The chaos of battle always gets me flustered!"

Prod. Time is ticking..

Hadanka draws his bow to try again.

bow att: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 1 = 29, if hits, cold-iron arrow dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Dang, crit threat on an immune ooze

Arrow at blue: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 171d6 ⇒ 2
With the other heading into the other room two Blades sent an arrow at one of the oozees before literally flying down the hallway.

Hadanka and Two blades continue to pour arrows into the blue ooze.

Pau... I'll bot in 24h to keep things moving.

Status: round 2 bold to act.
Pau - mage armor (1 hour from entry);
oozes (blurring, 20% miss)
blue 55 damage; recharge in round: 2;Pu
green 1 damage ;recharge in round: 3
red 0 damage; recharge in round: 3
Tere 11 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage)
Belladonna -
Shen - mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less)
Hádanka - (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6;
Two Blades 7 damage; (1 damage to rapier); flying -

Pau readies an action to strike the first nasty ooze thing that closes distance with the group.

Readies attack 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Damage 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

The oozes continue forward. Pau launches a quick punch at one, but misses. Which maybe a good thing, touching that bubbling ooze might not be fun.

The blue ooze returns the attack. Slamming into Pau with force and acid... but can't quite engulf him.
slam vs AC23: 1d20 ⇒ 16 hit
damage: 1d6 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 7 + (3) = 13
grab?: 1d20 ⇒ 1

Shen, wielder of that horrid wand of pain shrieks as she too experiences a mental assault.
mental damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 6, 3) = 16 will save DC 16 to half
int damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3 If you made the save above, you don't take any of that

Two blades and Hádanka both looks around the room, trying to make sense of what is happening.
Will DC13 vs confusion for this round.

Status: round 3 bold to act. Oozes have 20% miss chance on attacks against them
Tere 11 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage)
Belladonna -
Shen - mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less) 16/8 damage and 3 int damage (will DC16)
Hádanka - (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6; will DC13 vs confusion
Two Blades 7 damage; (1 damage to rapier); flying - will DC13 vs confusion
Pau - 13 damage; mage armor (1 hour from entry);
oozes (blurring, 20% miss)
blue 55 damage; recharge in round: 2 + 1d4 ⇒ 2 + (2) = 4;Pu
green 1 damage ;recharge in round: 3
red 0 damage; recharge in round: 3

The elf sends another arrow at the leading ooze before retreating before it again.

Arrow to ooze: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Miss chance, 21+ is a hit: 1d100 ⇒ 67
Arrow damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Pau thinks better of using his fists, and pulls his magical cold iron sai and thrusts at blue.

Attack 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Damage 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Bella takes several steps back towards the middle of the caryatid chamber. She intones a prayer and a large starknife made of shimmering violet force appears above the ooze and spins in place as it dips down to slash at the creature.
Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
force slashing: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Will save: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 = 13

A wave of confusion swept over the Rogue Cleric before a vision of butterflies fluttered before him and he was able to find focus in his whirling mind. Finding a target, he sent an arrow at the ooze he had been shooting at.

Arrow blue, <20 miss: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 301d6 ⇒ 31d100 ⇒ 91

That is the first time the +2 for Charm/Compulsion (Birthmark) has come in handy! Boo boo lip for not being able to crit them.

Will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 well crap. wasn't expecting confusion.
confusion effect: 1d100 ⇒ 29

Ib dab dibble bronk strath!

Tere sends an arrow into the first of the oozes. Finally, after absorbing an awful lot of punishment it seems to loose coherence and degenerates into an unmoving puddle.

Pau... I'm going to go with readying an attack, but let me know if you have a different alternative you would like to take.

Belladonna calls upon her patron to smite the horrid ooze.
miss: 1d100 ⇒ 40

Two blades sends yet another arrow into the slimy thing. While Hádanka compliments him in Halat... or some other language.

Status: round 3 bold to act. Oozes have 20% miss chance on attacks against them
Shen - mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less) 16/8 damage and 3 int damage (will DC16)
Pau - 13 damage; mage armor (1 hour from entry); readied attack? 26/11
oozes (blurring, 20% miss)
green 7 damage ;recharge in round: 3
red 0 damage; recharge in round: 3
Tere 11 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage)
Belladonna -
Hádanka - (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6;
Two Blades 7 damage; (1 damage to rapier); flying -

will save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

"Arghhhh!! My ... my mind explodes!!"

Shen uses her wand of magic missile to send two bolts into nearest ooze again! She then moves back.

cl 3 mm, 17 charges: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 2 = 9

The oozes continue their slow, ponderous but inexorable advance on the group.

Pau finds his strike effective, but acid burns into his sai.
Reflex DC20 to avoid 1d6 ⇒ 4 damage to your Sai

Both Pau and Shen find their heads filled with pain.
Shen will DC 16 for half: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 3, 1) = 10
Shen int damage (ignore if you made the above save: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Pau will DC 16 for half: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 2, 2) = 10
Pau int damage (ignore if you made the above save: 1d4 ⇒ 2

The green blob then lurches into Pau
strike vs AC 23: 1d20 ⇒ 12
But the agile monk avoids the psuedopod.

Two blinds finds his mind starting to cloud again.
Will DC13 or confused for the round.

Status: round 4 bold to act. Oozes have 20% miss chance on attacks against them; if you hit them will a melee weapon, then reflex DC20 save to avoid it getting damaged.
Tere 11 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage)
Belladonna -
Hádanka - (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6;
Two Blades 7 damage; (1 damage to rapier); flying - will dc 13 vs confusion.
Shen - 8 damage ; mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less) will save 10/5 damage & 4 int
Pau - 13 damage; mage armor (1 hour from entry); will save for 10/5 damage and 2 int; ref DC20 to avoid 4 damage to Sai.
oozes (blurring, 20% miss)
green 27 damage ;recharge in round: recharg in : 3 + 1d4 ⇒ 3 + (4) = 7
red 0 damage; recharge in round: recharg in : 3 + 1d4 ⇒ 3 + (1) = 4

will save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

"Arghhhh!! It is continuing!!!!"

Shen again uses her wand of magic missile to send two bolts into nearest ooze again!
cl 3 mm, 16 charges: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 2) + 2 = 6

Reflex 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
Will 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Pau swings at the green tinged creature three times with his weapon.

Attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Damage 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Damage 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Damage 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

"One down!" Tere steps back up next to the barbarian and tries to put an arrow into the leading ooze.

Arrow attack on green, including penalty for shooting into melee: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 11 - 4 = 15
Miss chance; >20=hit: 1d100 ⇒ 90
Arrow damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Shen's wand runs hot as she continues to pour magical power into the oozes.

Pau screams in mental agony as he takes on the full psychic force of whatever that ooze is. And then stabs it repeatedly.

Pau 3xmiss: 3d100 ⇒ (26, 41, 64) = 131
Pau 3xref DC20, needs 10s: 3d20 ⇒ (20, 13, 17) = 50

The oozes is slashed apart into horrid globules of ...ooze. And his Sai is lovely and shiny and clean at the end of it.

Tere puts an arrow into the final ooze.

Status: round 4 bold to act. Oozes have 20% miss chance on attacks against them; if you hit them will a melee weapon, then reflex DC20 save to avoid it getting damaged.
Belladonna -
Hádanka - (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6;
Two Blades 7 damage; (1 damage to rapier); flying - will dc 13 vs confusion.
oozes (blurring, 20% miss)
red 7 damage; recharge in round: recharg in : 3 + 1d4 ⇒ 3 + (1) = 4
Shen - 13 damage ; mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less)
Pau - 23 damage; 2 int damage; mage armor (1 hour from entry);
Tere 11 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage)

Bella directs the spinning phantom starknife to attack the final ooze. The fast spinning blade dips down like the blade of a buzzsaw to slice into the creature.
Buzzzzzz!
20% miss: 1d100 ⇒ 77
Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
force slashing: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Shaking off the mind mojo, Stop that! Hadanka draws his bow yet again.

bow att: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 1 = 17, if hits, cold-iron arrow dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Save vs Confusion: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 2 = 18

Having his nearly scrambled, Two Blades was able to deflect it as he continued to launch arrows at the remaining ooze.
Arrow: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 191d6 ⇒ 4

Belladonna's force-blade hacks a bit more off the red slime, while Hadanka and Two blades continues their arrow-work.

Hádanka is the one to feel the mental assault as the ooze slides forward.
will DC16 for half: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 1, 2) = 10int damage, negated from previous save: 14 = 14

It slips forward and lashes out at Pau.
strike vs AC 23: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
damage: 1d6 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 7 + (3) = 16
grab!: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
The brave monk takes the blow, but avoids being engulfed.

Status: round 5 bold to act. Oozes have 20% miss chance on attacks against them; if you hit them will a melee weapon, then reflex DC20 save to avoid it getting damaged.
Shen - 13 damage ; mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less)
Pau - 39 damage; 2 int damage; mage armor (1 hour from entry);
Tere 11 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage)
Belladonna -
Hádanka - (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6;
Two Blades 7 damage; (1 damage to rapier); flying -
oozes (blurring, 20% miss) red 26 damage; recharge in round: 4 + 1d4 ⇒ 4 + (1) = 5

"One more to go...." Tere takes a short step back and shoots again. This time, though, he's unable to pick out the creature's form from stone already coated with the remains of its late companions.

Miss chance, >20=hit: 1d100 ⇒ 1

Bella continues to attack with the phantom starknife.
20% miss: 1d100 ⇒ 51
Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
force slashing: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Pau delays until all the ranged weapons are fired, then swings at the green tinged creature with his weapon.

Attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Damage 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Damage 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Damage 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Miss chance in order 3d100 ⇒ (38, 97, 49) = 184

Arrow: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 231d6 ⇒ 21d100 ⇒ 95
Two Blades sent another arrow towards the ooze.

Aargh! Hadanka draws his bow yet again.

bow att: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 1 = 28, if hits, cold-iron arrow dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
HP: 40 of 50

miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 25

Tere's arrow looks to be on target, but the odd colouration of the ooze is deceptive and it just misses.

Belladonna's spiritual weapon however strikes true. Two blades and Hádanka send more arrows into it.

Going to go with Pau now, as Shen's missile is a limited use wand.

Again and again Pau stabs the ooze, sending slime left right and centre.

ref DC 20, needs 10: 3d20 ⇒ (13, 20, 11) = 44

And once again his sai comes out shining and clean, not in the least corroded. Alas the slime cannot say the same... it seems to have lost all coherence.

Combat over

A quick check of the remains shows no signs of the last stone, or other treasure.

Status:
Shen - 13 damage ; mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less)
Pau - 39 damage; 2 int damage; mage armor (1 hour from entry);
Tere 11 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage)
Belladonna -
Hádanka - 10 damage; (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6;
Two Blades 7 damage; (1 damage to rapier); flying -

"Nothing for it, then." Tere takes a few deep breaths in clearer air, then heads into the room to look for the stone.

Fort save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

If that's enough for him to function, he'll carefully search each bit of floor (taking 10) for a compartment like the one the first stone was in. He'll check the walls, too.

Tere spends a minute searching the room, but finds nothing that looks like the other keystones.

"Maybe it's on the ceiling somewhere? Hidden above the well or behind a stalactite. Can you detect magic on the ceiling?"
Bella asks from the safety of the better smelling hallway.

The elf replies quietly, "I can't detect magic. Two Blades can, though, and he's still flying."

"On it" Two Blades said as he cast a spell and started scanning the ceiling.
Detect magic

Pau hands off his healing wand and tries to get patched up for the next awful threat to come.

CLW 6d8 + 6 ⇒ (8, 5, 2, 7, 8, 5) + 6 = 41

"Here is my wand, can you please heal me as well?" Shen says and breathes heavily after the mental pain that she endured.

clw wand : 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 2, 8) + 3 = 15