fine_young_misanthrope |
Sparky that makes me happy. I haven't thrown out heropoints, so this seems like an excellent time to do so. everyone get one hero point
The blackberries are ripe, but when you touch them they seem rotten in the core of the bunches. It will take work, but you might be able to move these to the main house later.
Aside from the vines and ruin, there isn't much here. You might salvage things if you spend time. Where to next?
fine_young_misanthrope |
fine_young_misanthrope |
You carefully reach toward the door. It creaks and slowly opens. There is a feeling like an oily bubble burting all around you, vanishing in an instant of foul-smelling smoke. A wave of susurration creeps through the
area, and everyone here experience a sudden sensation of utter hatred toward birdlife for the span of a single heartbeat. You see a few birds drop from above dead at your feet.
The cavernous hall is head of you. Motes of dust drift through the air of this large entrance hall. To the north, a pair of wide staircases ascend to a balcony that encircles the room above. An old, musty carpet on the otherwise-bare wood floor partially leads the way to a double door between the stairs. Four other doors provide exits to either side, while the southwestern and southeastern walls have tall cabinets and coat racks set against them. On the upper floor, the railed ten-foot-wide balcony circles this room, leaving the central area open to the second floor’s ceiling twenty feet above.
Sparky the Poppet |
"Oh what a strange feeling!" Sparky says stepping in the room, bending down to look closely at the birds. "Even after awakening, I'd scare the birds away at the farm for eating the sown seeds and the fruit at harvest. But I didn't hate them. Did you feel it too?" the poppet asks his companions. "What magic could have caused it?" The poppet grows quiet, thinking.
Recall Knowledge Religion in case that may give some insight for the emotional effect.
Sparky steps carefully to the left, his wooden clogs sounding like a gentle knocking as he avoids the carpet.
fine_young_misanthrope |
Sparky roll them bones for religion!
You step in to the entry way. Its massive, imposing, and due to what just happened, unwelcoming. Going left and opening the door, nothing scary happens except you end up in a long branching hall with several doors.
Map
Sparky the Poppet |
Sparky starts to slide his clogs across the wooden floor so he doesn't make as much noise as his normal footstep. "So should we each take a door?"
recall knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Are there candles we should light? Or open the drapes?
fine_young_misanthrope |
For light, its up to you. its fairly dark here so candles would help.
You know that that last thing was a haunt. Something really hates birds here.
For the rooms, these room all look identical This ten-foot-square bedroom features a single drab bed, a footlocker, a dresser with a wash basin atop it, a clay chamber pot, and a grimy window.
As you open the last room, A damp, ectoplasmic handprint appears on a
window, only to reach out of the surface briefly to try to choke you Rola The hand vanishes a moment later, but your left hand feels weirdly damp until it’s wiped off.
Sparky the Poppet |
"I didn't like the birds too much in the garden," Sparky says when the group is still at the entrance. "But hating them so much beyond death makes no sense to me. That's the first haunt I've encountered."
"Are you okay Rola?" Sparky asks the human. "That happened so quickly I didn't really get a chance to react. Let's not split up to search. Let's see what's in here." Sparky pushes open the door.
I moved my character on the map to the door that he's opening.
fine_young_misanthrope |
At the center of this room, three chairs surround each side of a long wooden table. In the room’s southern portion, two tall leather-backed chairs face a smaller table. To the north looms a brick fireplace, a spray of dusty ashes and charcoal scattered across the floor in front of it.
creature stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Zano perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Zylas perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Sparky perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Rola perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
fine_young_misanthrope |
As you walk into the room, two creatures are attempting to hide from you. They are VERY bad at it.
Round 1
Zylas perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Rola perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Zano perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Sparky perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
creature stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Post your actions!
Map
Sylas Shadow |
Sylas charges with the maul seeing electricity streak from the bards hands as he reacts the hair standing up on his arms and frizzing on his head.
charge + inspire w reach maul: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Maul smash: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Sparky the Poppet |
Seeing the fireplace, Sparky heads in the other direction, nearly sliding along the wall to the corner. "I'll be careful with fire in your house," Sparky says. He chants some arcane words and launches a small ball of fire at the creature across the table from him.
Round 1
1 Action: move into room, bottom left corner (where the red chair is)
2 Actions: cast Produce Flame
Prodcue Flame: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 1 = 16
Damage if needed: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
fine_young_misanthrope |
Round 1
Sylas perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 SMASH!
Rola perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 songs and lightning!
Zano perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Sparky perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 fire!
creature stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Sylas runs in there and starts smashing! The creatures takes a solid hit to its head as a crit! It's not ok. Not dead, but it might not survive another hit!
Rola sings a striking song and then unleashes a bold of lighting!
save 1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
save 2: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
fine_young_misanthrope |
Round 1
Sylas perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 SMASH!
Rola perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 songs and lightning!
Zano perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Sparky perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 fire!
creature stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 grab!
The bottom creatures succeeds in its save but the top creature doesn't and DIES!
Sparky fires a bolt of fire at the creature but it barely misses. The creature responds in turn by trying to grab Sparky!
grab. On hit instantly grabs target: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 221d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Sylas Shadow |
Sylas growls at the thing and brings the hammer down past Sparky's nose along the creatures coils to hit it hard!
attack the darkness: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
take that darkness and let my puppet go: 1d12 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Sparky the Poppet |
While grabbed, Sparky desperately thinks about what he may know of this type of creature. 1 action: recall knowledge religion to know what type of undead (if undead) this creature is.
"You'll pay for touching me," Sparky says. "Pay with pain!" He then attempts to wriggle free.
1 action: demoralize
Intimidation vs Will DC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
1 action: Escape
Escape: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
LOL
Zano Turok |
doublemove and swing hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 dmg: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 blunt damage
edit, unless we are on slide three, then I only need a single move of 20 feet to get to it and still have one more attack. hit agile weapon: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 dmg: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 blunt.
fine_young_misanthrope |
Round 1
Sylas perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 SMASH!
Rola perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 songs and lightning!
Zano perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 SMACK!
Sparky perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 fire!
creature stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 grab!
Zano runs in and smacks the choker. Its a solid hit but not enough to drop it.
Round 2
Sylas perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 swing!
Rola perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 in the wall!
Zano perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Sparky perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 let me go!
creature stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Sylas tries to save his friend but misses.
Rola steps up and shoots too, but misses by a bit. She follows this up with a spell at the beast!
reflex save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Sparky doesn't like any of this and attempts to scream his way out. When that fails its tries to run, but that doesn't work either.
Zano, post your second round actions. The creatures hanging on, but not by much so you could save the day!
Zano Turok |
three swings for round 2 hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13 dmg: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 dmg: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 dmg: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
fine_young_misanthrope |
Round 2
Sylas perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 swing!
Rola perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 in the wall!
Zano perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 SWING!
Sparky perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 let me go!
creature stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Zano swings hard and fast but misses multiple times!
the choker constricts the puppet
constrict DC 19 fort save for half: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
It the tries to move across the room! Attacks of opportunity if you have them as it tries to escape with the little guy!
Post your third round actions!
Sparky the Poppet |
Fortitude vs DC 19: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
"I warned you!" Sparky says and begins chanting, moving his arms as best he can. He tosses the small ball of flame at the creature holding him. Hoping the fire distracts his enemy, he attempts to break free again from its constricting grip.
Round 3
2 actions: Produce Flame
Produce Flame: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
1 action: Escape
Escape: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Was the result of Sparky's Recall Knowledge (religion) check from last round a failure?
Zano Turok |
it looks in the same spot
Move to it, or doublemove to it if it does move away as my speed is 20
swing and I will try to flank it. hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25 dmg: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 dmg sneak attack: 1d6 ⇒ 5
fine_young_misanthrope |
There we go! now thats a round!
the choker runs, but doesn't get far as the team rallies and burns this thing to the ground! It drops burning and guggaling to the floor.
You know with religion that his is an aberration and you can use occult. also I missed it because sometimes I do put that PhD to work! #sarcasm
With the excitement done, you are all standing around in a room or in the hall. what happens next?
Sparky the Poppet |
"That creature squeezed me pretty hard," Sparky says. "If I wasn't made of stuffing I'd be bruised I'm sure. So that's what a choker is. Thank you everyone for stopping it from taking me away."
He walks over to Zano, "I can cast some healing magic on you, if you'd like." His shiny button eyes examine the dwarf's injuries.