GM Tyranius (PF2) Bounty #12 Somewhere Below (Inactive)

Game Master Tyranius

"Let me see the poor soul," Peri says once the spiders are still and no one remains in peril of spider bites. He rests his hand upon the orc and concentrates for a moment. Shadow and light spin around his hand before flowing into the archivist.

Lay on Hands: +6 HP @ orc

Peri lays the orc down on the ground and heals the worst of the wounds. Unzgrin awakens, "What... what happened? Who are you?” she asks as she rubs the back of her head, and then moves her hand to look at the blood that is caked in her hair. “Oh... The last I remember is heading into a cavern system, looking for signs of ancient ruins. I found a cave... there was a loud shriek... and a spider...” She looks around to see another trio of dead spiders as her vision goes fuzzy. "Do any of you have any spare water?"

Rosa pulls out a waterskin. Don't drink too quickly. What ruins were you searchingfor? We only found your site by chance during a storm.

"Are you alright?" Avery asks the orc as she joins them. "Hi, I am Avery. The rain's pouring outside and found shelter in a cave when I followed your group inside here. Then you encountered the spiders. Am about to help but you managed well to eliminate them." she explains to others.

"I was exploring the caves to see if I could find any sign of the dwarves who fled here thousands of years ago after the fall of Koldukar. I know, I know, any bodies would likely be gone, but I hoped that I might find historic relics they left behind, or perhaps another ancient ruin of some kind to which they had fled." She groans as she sits up.

"I was on the cusp of an important breakthrough in understanding the history of the dwarves of Koldukar and I guess my eagerness to discover something significant turned out a bit reckless." She looks all around this chamber. "Oh no, my journal was in my backpack. I must have dropped it when I heard that shriek and fled into here. Can you find my backpack?"

Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 wow!
Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 wow! [2]
Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 hooray!

Critical system damage. Protocol search. Protocol... 404... damage...

Impulse-7 begins frantic movements with his hands, half-closing his eyes. The fingers seem to be playing an invisible piano. After half a minute, the robot calms down and it seems the crisis has passed.

The functioning of the system is normal.

The android, meanwhile, looks slightly exhausted.

Poison: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

Using his excellent vision in the dark, the android looks around in search of a backpack - it just couldn't roll away far.

"Sure." Avery replies to the female orc. "We'll just re-trace your steps so that we can find again you journal and backpack. Do you remember which way you come from before getting here?" Avery asks her.

Impulse-7 doesn't see the backpack at all in this chamber. "I ran in here from the east." Avery leads the way to the east and finds another chamber. As Unzgrin stated the backpack lies on the floor in this chamber. Unfortunately it lies directly below another one of the Shrieker mushrooms.

Survival check to carefully approach and cut the mushroom’s air sac without triggering the shrieker.

"I'll stay back here in case that thing summons more spiders or other beasts," Peri says and loads a stone into his slingstaff.

Briony, think you're up for trying again?

Is someone going to attempt to cut the air sac or are you just going to run in and grab the bag?

The android points his hand towards the bag. The lines on his skin briefly flare up brighter, and as soon as they go out, an almost invisible palm of light-blue energy appears next to the bag. The magic hand takes the bag and gently pulls it towards us.

I will try to pull out the bag with magic and do it so as not to alarm the mushroom with the help of my knowledge of Scouting Lore.

Scouting Lore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 Oh my wasted nat20 above, where are you when I need you so much.

Impulse points towards the backpack and yanks it far enough away from the Shrieker mushroom that it is safe to grab.

Some moss has already started growing on it. It contains a journal filled
with sketches of various objects, a series of progressively more challenging Dwarven writing exercises, and theories about possible locations of ancient ruins. It also contains two minor healing potions and 1 week of rations.

With the bag in tow you head back to Unzgrin. "That's it, thanks!" She grabs the bag. "Should we get out of here now?"

If there is something important to research here, we can help you with that.

"I have what I can for now." She reassures you as she clutches the bag closely.

"How long were you in here?" Peri wonders aloud, noting the moss growing on the recovered pack. "But, yeah, before more spiders show up, we go back to the surface."

"Yeth, I agree. Let'th go back up."

"Can't have been more than a couple of days." Unzgrin explains as you begin to make you way back towards the entrance of the cave. Just as you close upon the entrance. A pile of dust and bone meal, several inches deep and 10 feet across on each side, blocks the tunnel to the surface. "These must be the remains I was searching for." She frowns, stating, "I don't remember them being here the last time I passed this way. It seems several dwarves fled to these caves after the fall of Koldukar. After an earthquake left them stranded, the dwarves were without the tools needed to dig themselves out. They died in the arms of their loved ones, starving, thirsting, and running out of air."

Spectral hands grasp out at everyone within 30 feet, draining your energy.

Negative Energy: 1d4 ⇒ 1 DC 17 Basic Will Save. Crit fail Slowed 1 for 1 round

Five of the skeletal hands detach from the dusty wall and begin to crawl on the ground towards several of you as they leap into the air to crush your throats.

Red Claw vs Impulse-7 AC 17: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Green Claw vs Rosa AC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 + Grab

Yellow Claw vs Avery AC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Blue Claw vs Briony AC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Pink Claw vs Peri AC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

The crawling hand grips tightly around Rosa's throat as you all fend off the rest. It makes it quite difficult to breath and speak. @Rosa - Any verbal actions will take 1 extra action to accomplish.

★★★
Hands of Slow Death! Round 1

Battlemap

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BEFORE YOUR TURN:
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Bun Helsing: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Briony: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Peri: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Rosa: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Impulse-7: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Enforcer 571-294: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Avery Wings: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam

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BOLD IS UP!:
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Hands of Slow Death (Haunt) (- HP)
Crawling Hand (Red) (-0 HP)
Crawling Hand (Green) (-0 HP)
Crawling Hand (Yellow) (-0 HP)
Crawling Hand (Blue) (-0 HP)
Crawling Hand (Pink) (-0 HP)
➤ Bun Helsing (16/16 HP) │ Weakness Fire 1
➤ Briony (17/20 HP)
➤ Peri (17/17 HP)
➤ Rosa (18/20 HP) │ Grabbed by Green (Grip Throat)
➤ Impulse-7 (16/18 HP)
⠀⠀➤ Enforcer 571-294 (-2 HP) │ Eidolon (Shared HP) w/ Impulse-7
➤ Avery Wings (17/17 HP)

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CONDITIONS & EFFECTS REFERENCE
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Briony should be at full HP due to the damage reduction from Retributive Strike last battle.

Will vs. DC 17: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

"Gah! Ow!" Peri yelps as the spectral hands reach for his soul. "Obviously, the dead are restless!"

He steps away from the skeletal hand trying to climb his short self and flings the stone from his slingstaff toward the hand strangling Rosa. He quickly loads another stone into the sling's pouch.

◆ Step
◆ Strike: Halfling Sling Staff (T): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Bludgeoning: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
◆ Reload

↺ Retributive Strike: trigger first ally to be damaged (reduce damage by 3 and strike in spoiler below.

Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

That sounds horri... choking with the hand around her throat Rosa tries to cut it off.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Forcing her voice past the strangulation she calls up her shield.

• Strike
•• innate cantrip, shield (verbal)

Rosa raises her asp coil up and slits the crawling hand free from her throat. tha cables on the blade let loose as they slice through the rotten fingers with ease. Green is dead.

Peri slides back smacking one of the stones into another of the hands, bruising it badly.

★★★
Hands of Slow Death! Round 1

Battlemap

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BEFORE YOUR TURN:
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Bun Helsing: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Briony: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Impulse-7: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Enforcer 571-294: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Avery Wings: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam

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BOLD IS UP!:
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Hands of Slow Death (Haunt) (- HP)
Crawling Hand (Red) (-0 HP)
Crawling Hand (Yellow) (-0 HP)
Crawling Hand (Blue) (-0 HP)
Crawling Hand (Pink) (-4 HP)
➤ Bun Helsing (16/16 HP) │ Weakness Fire 1
➤ Briony (20/20 HP)
Peri (16/17 HP)
Rosa (17/20 HP)
➤ Impulse-7 (16/18 HP)
⠀⠀➤ Enforcer 571-294 (-2 HP) │ Eidolon (Shared HP) w/ Impulse-7
➤ Avery Wings (17/17 HP)

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CONDITIONS & EFFECTS REFERENCE
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Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

"Ack! What are thoth?!"

The stuffed bunny pulls out his crossbow, loads it and shoots at Yellow. He then reloads his crossbow.

Crossbow vs Yellow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Piercing, Crossbow Crack Shot: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
One Shot One Kill, Precision: 1d6 ⇒ 6

◇ Interact to draw
◆ Load
◆ Shoot
◆ Reload

Pink is also dead as Peri's attack was also a crit.

DC 17 basic Will Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Hero Point? DC 17 basic Will Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Having shaken off her head of the negative energy that is trying to overcome her, Avery quickly draws her shortbow and flies a bolt into a crawling hand (Red), careful not to hurt the warrior construct, also calling the support of her owl Sophia by pecking onto it as well. She does so by whistling to call the bird's attention.

Dagger Attack vs Red: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Dagger Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4 slashing damage
1d4 ⇒ 1 persistent bleed damage (if the Strike hits; Support Benefit)

Avery Wings
◆ Interact to draw weapon
◆ Strike
◆ Command an Animal

Sophia the Owl
◆ Fly
◆ Support

Bun fires a bolt into the hand crawling at Avery as he pins it to the ground.

Avery draws a dagger and slings it into another hand, killing it as well as Sophia begins to shred the skin and bone apart.

★★★
Hands of Slow Death! Round 1

Battlemap

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BEFORE YOUR TURN:
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Briony: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Impulse-7: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam
Enforcer 571-294: DC 17 Will Save vs 1 Dam

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BOLD IS UP!:
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Hands of Slow Death (Haunt) (- HP)
Crawling Hand (Blue) (-0 HP)
Bun Helsing (15/16 HP) │ Weakness Fire 1
➤ Briony (20/20 HP)
Peri (16/17 HP)
Rosa (17/20 HP)
➤ Impulse-7 (16/18 HP)
⠀⠀➤ Enforcer 571-294 (-2 HP) │ Eidolon (Shared HP) w/ Impulse-7
Avery Wings (16/17 HP)
⠀⠀Sophia the Owl (11/11 HP)

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CONDITIONS & EFFECTS REFERENCE
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Will Impulse-7: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Will Enforcer 571-294: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Hero Point Will Enforcer 571-294: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Act Together - Haunt Disable ◆ ◆

Instead of "programs" his robot companion, android begins to reprogram a bunch of spirits nearby...

Occultism: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

The robot takes a step closer to strike. The blade moves out of his hand - it seems that his program does not provide for taking such creatures alive.

Bayonet: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 231d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 - fatal d10

Impulse-7 begins to try and reprogram the spirits as he emits a seemingly silent pulse that seems to affect the wall of ash, weakening it greatly.

Fatal: 1d10 ⇒ 3 Same damage it seems.

Enforcer 571-294's bayonet slits through the remaining hand, destroying it.

Briony Will DC 17: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Intimidate: 1d20 ⇒ 17

With all enemies currently destroyed Briony screams at the wall, attempting to intimidate the weakened spirits into backing down.

The wall shudders and falls still as the ash collapses back to the floor allowing you all to exit unscathed and escort Unzgrin safely to the surface. She briefly looks over her notes. "If you could please accompany me to a nearby cave where I stashed my belongings, including a small reward for your efforts. I’m a bit disappointed in my findings, to tell you the truth. I’d hoped to find something more insightful: perhaps some ancient artifacts or ruins. I also hadn’t expected to run into as much trouble as I did, and I have you to thank for getting me out of there alive.”

She folds her notes back up and shoves them into her pack. "My plan is to travel to Urgir to team up with some other explorers rather than setting off to explore any more caves by myself. If any of you are interested in joining me I do have a lead on another nearby cave."

That is the end of this Bounty. Please feel free to continue roleplaying as much as you wish and I will have chronicles and reporting completed shortly.

"Of course," Peri agrees with a cherubic smile. "Sometimes the restless dead tell us something of the past. Sometimes they just strangle you to death. But still, I think I learned a bit about the dwarves of this area."

Protocol 47 states that we should not split the party. It needs to be clarified that you first need to assemble the party.