@GM Valen: Would it be possible to try and aid on that check? For example, looking over his shoulder and telling him where to (not) cut?
Yes, since anyone may attempt a Heal check untrained. I am fine with everyone aiding, if they wish.
Thanks for clarifying! Whoever tries it, here's Merida's aid:
Aid Heal:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (12) + 0 = 12Yes! :-)
GM Valen wrote:
It certainly brings new meaning to the phrase, "lute the bodies".
:-D :-D :-D
GM Valen wrote:
The rest of the sewers await. Please feel free to attempt any skill checks and move your tokens accordingingly. Also, please indicate which PCs have a light source (and what it is).
Any info on the grate in the center of the floor? Merida took 20 on Perception for a total result of 27...
Nightkit continues moving, tightrope walking over the bridges.
The sewer water flows in from the north and swirls about this room, drawing larger pieces of garbage and refuse into a floating pool of trash at the center.
Nightkit wrote:
Ew. Are there actual bodies floating over there?
There are.
In the middle of trash floats three well-dressed, bloated corpses, their skin purple and splotchy and their bodies floating face down.
f N human Wizard 5 | HP 32/32 | AC 16 T 12 FF 14 | CMD 14 | F+3 R+3 W+4 | Init +2
Magic:
Color Spray 3, Feather Fall 1, Ray of Enfeeblement 1, Shield 1 | Blindness/Deafness 0, Ghoul Touch 1, Mirror Image 0 | Fireball 0, Halt Undead 0 || A-Bond -
Moved everyone on the map. Having cast the mage hand spell, Ashtoret first touches the bodies, and then smoothly pushes them closer to the party to see who it is and what killed them.
Theron finds that the corpses and badly decomposed and that their clothes reveal them as one-time members of Taldor’s high society. He finds nothing else.
Heal (DC 12):
A short examination reveals that they were all killed by having their throats cut.
Paladin 5 - AC 22 T 12 FF 21 CMD 18- HP 36/36 -Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +6 , Init +3 Perc +2, Sense M +0, Smite 0/2, LoH 0/4, Base Speed 20
"If one of our holy ones could grant me some [b]Guidance I will try to cross that plank and see if it will hold. Given I'm wearing plate, I'm if it will hold me, it will hold any of you. Plus, being immune to disease, me falling into that sludge is more likely to offend all of your senses than my health."[/b]
With Guidance, Menudo's acrobatics take 10 on Acrobatics is 10.
"If one of our holy ones could grant me some [b]Guidance I will try to cross that plank and see if it will hold. Given I'm wearing plate, I'm if it will hold me, it will hold any of you. Plus, being immune to disease, me falling into that sludge is more likely to offend all of your senses than my health."[/b]
With Guidance, Menudo's acrobatics take 10 on Acrobatics is 10.
Token moved accordingly.
Anyone moving normal speed can cross these bridges without any trouble—crossing them at any faster speed requires a DC 15 Acrobatics check to avoid falling into the water. PCs who fail this check can make a DC 15 Reflex save to catch the bridge as they fall; otherwise they splash into the water below.
Any info on the grate in the center of the floor? Merida took 20 on Perception for a total result of 27...
Yes, my apologies...
Merida concludes that the grate in the room has decayed and its bolts are rusted through, the latches that once held them in place long ago rotted away. If anyone steps onto the grate, they would cause it to crash into the pit below, taking that person with it.
Disable Device (DC 20) to somehow sure it up.
Menudo's divinely-touched senses have yet to detect any evil.
Merida Bowie wrote:
Merida stays back, bow drawn an arrow nocked. Just in case the bodies start to move...
They do not, though they do bob around in the swirling waters.
Nightkit wrote:
She moves to the next intersection east.
To the south, Nightkit sees that the sewers extend seemingly wihtout end, on into the darkness and the city depths.
To the north, someone has constructed a large dam made of wood scraps, ship beams, broken crates, and rocks. Beyond the dam is a room that once functioned as a catch basin for the sewers but now has dry, clean floors.
A huge chalk drawing of a rat about to pounce is sketched on the floor near the dam.
f N human Wizard 5 | HP 32/32 | AC 16 T 12 FF 14 | CMD 14 | F+3 R+3 W+4 | Init +2
Magic:
Color Spray 3, Feather Fall 1, Ray of Enfeeblement 1, Shield 1 | Blindness/Deafness 0, Ghoul Touch 1, Mirror Image 0 | Fireball 0, Halt Undead 0 || A-Bond -
Ashtoret casts a light cantrip on Menudo's weapon. As befits a holy warrior!, she says with a friendly laugh, stroking the brooch so similar to the unholy symbol of the Pale Princess.
@Menudo: No need for Acrobatics. This is what our GM posted:
GM Valen wrote:
Anyone moving normal speed can cross these bridges without any trouble — crossing them at any faster speed requires a DC 15 Acrobatics check to avoid falling into the water. PCs who fail this check can make a DC 15 Reflex save to catch the bridge as they fall; otherwise they splash into the water below.
"Just a head's up: Do not step on the grate in the first room - it is rusty and will crash down into the pit below, taking you with it!"
Merida checks out the bodies, too.
Aid Heal:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17
"That's weird... all of them had their throats cut. Who did this?"
"I think I hear someone!" cries a male voice from around the corner.
"You know what we are supposed to do," replies the other.
Through the darkness, Nightkit spies a man with a quarterstaff, dressed in the garb of the Cult of Nature's Cataclysm, move toward a sewer grate set in the floor in the northwest corner of the room, taking up a defensive position.
Terrain Notes: The water is 10 feet deep and moves rapidly, advancing anyone who falls into it 5 feet per round toward the east and south. The water in most places is 5 feet below the level of the adjacent walkways. All along the waterway, there are well-maintained ladders recessed into the wall that allow PCs in the water to grab at them and climb up should they fall in. These ladders are spaced every 10 feet or so and require a DC 12 Acrobatics check to climb as they are slippery. The sound of running water throughout the sewers causes a –4 penalty to all sound-based Perception checks. At nearly every sewer junction, the gaps between the waterways are bridged by makeshift wooden structures, nothing more than a few thick beams tossed across the sewage. Anyone moving normal speed can cross these bridges without any trouble—crossing them at any faster speed requires a DC 15 Acrobatics check to avoid falling into the water. PCs who fail this check can make a DC 15 Reflex save to catch the bridge as they fall; otherwise they splash into the water below.
I am curious (and sorry for being a nuisance again):
Is there a reason why Merida gets to act first?
Her initiative wasn't that high...
In fact, the whole initiative order doesn't fit the rolls - Ashtoret rolled the highest number.
If you are going to change the order, please disregard Merida's delay.
Merida waits for someone to shine light on the battlefield.
Merida waits for someone to shine light on the battlefield.
Delay.
"Light" coming. It seems that I must have looking at the wrong preview for Initiatives (or simply need more sleep) because the rolls are not reflected in the Initiative order.
Terrain Notes: The water is 10 feet deep and moves rapidly, advancing anyone who falls into it 5 feet per round toward the east and south. The water in most places is 5 feet below the level of the adjacent walkways. All along the waterway, there are well-maintained ladders recessed into the wall that allow PCs in the water to grab at them and climb up should they fall in. These ladders are spaced every 10 feet or so and require a DC 12 Acrobatics check to climb as they are slippery. The sound of running water throughout the sewers causes a –4 penalty to all sound-based Perception checks. At nearly every sewer junction, the gaps between the waterways are bridged by makeshift wooden structures, nothing more than a few thick beams tossed across the sewage. Anyone moving normal speed can cross these bridges without any trouble—crossing them at any faster speed requires a DC 15 Acrobatics check to avoid falling into the water. PCs who fail this check can make a DC 15 Reflex save to catch the bridge as they fall; otherwise they splash into the water below.
f N human Wizard 5 | HP 32/32 | AC 16 T 12 FF 14 | CMD 14 | F+3 R+3 W+4 | Init +2
Magic:
Color Spray 3, Feather Fall 1, Ray of Enfeeblement 1, Shield 1 | Blindness/Deafness 0, Ghoul Touch 1, Mirror Image 0 | Fireball 0, Halt Undead 0 || A-Bond -
Sorry, I was going to cast a spell, but now I realized that I still can't see the enemy from around the corner in any light. Ashtoret continues to move gently towards the light. Half speed so as not to do acrobatics checks in the dark.
Terrain Notes: The water is 10 feet deep and moves rapidly, advancing anyone who falls into it 5 feet per round toward the east and south. The water in most places is 5 feet below the level of the adjacent walkways. All along the waterway, there are well-maintained ladders recessed into the wall that allow PCs in the water to grab at them and climb up should they fall in. These ladders are spaced every 10 feet or so and require a DC 12 Acrobatics check to climb as they are slippery. The sound of running water throughout the sewers causes a –4 penalty to all sound-based Perception checks. At nearly every sewer junction, the gaps between the waterways are bridged by makeshift wooden structures, nothing more than a few thick beams tossed across the sewage. Anyone moving normal speed can cross these bridges without any trouble—crossing them at any faster speed requires a DC 15 Acrobatics check to avoid falling into the water. PCs who fail this check can make a DC 15 Reflex save to catch the bridge as they fall; otherwise they splash into the water below.
Terrain Notes: The water is 10 feet deep and moves rapidly, advancing anyone who falls into it 5 feet per round toward the east and south. The water in most places is 5 feet below the level of the adjacent walkways. All along the waterway, there are well-maintained ladders recessed into the wall that allow PCs in the water to grab at them and climb up should they fall in. These ladders are spaced every 10 feet or so and require a DC 12 Acrobatics check to climb as they are slippery. The sound of running water throughout the sewers causes a –4 penalty to all sound-based Perception checks. At nearly every sewer junction, the gaps between the waterways are bridged by makeshift wooden structures, nothing more than a few thick beams tossed across the sewage. Anyone moving normal speed can cross these bridges without any trouble—crossing them at any faster speed requires a DC 15 Acrobatics check to avoid falling into the water. PCs who fail this check can make a DC 15 Reflex save to catch the bridge as they fall; otherwise they splash into the water below.
Displaying caution, one of the cultists (blue) advances towards the Pathfinder, but remains within the well-lit area. His arms grip his staff as if ready to strike.
Terrain Notes: The water is 10 feet deep and moves rapidly, advancing anyone who falls into it 5 feet per round toward the east and south. The water in most places is 5 feet below the level of the adjacent walkways. All along the waterway, there are well-maintained ladders recessed into the wall that allow PCs in the water to grab at them and climb up should they fall in. These ladders are spaced every 10 feet or so and require a DC 12 Acrobatics check to climb as they are slippery. The sound of running water throughout the sewers causes a –4 penalty to all sound-based Perception checks. At nearly every sewer junction, the gaps between the waterways are bridged by makeshift wooden structures, nothing more than a few thick beams tossed across the sewage. Anyone moving normal speed can cross these bridges without any trouble—crossing them at any faster speed requires a DC 15 Acrobatics check to avoid falling into the water. PCs who fail this check can make a DC 15 Reflex save to catch the bridge as they fall; otherwise they splash into the water below.
f N human Wizard 5 | HP 32/32 | AC 16 T 12 FF 14 | CMD 14 | F+3 R+3 W+4 | Init +2
Magic:
Color Spray 3, Feather Fall 1, Ray of Enfeeblement 1, Shield 1 | Blindness/Deafness 0, Ghoul Touch 1, Mirror Image 0 | Fireball 0, Halt Undead 0 || A-Bond -
Ashtoret walks forward and prepares to cast a spell at the first cultist she sees.
Ray of Enfeeblement:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 211d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7vs touch; 7 str dmg, DC17 fort for half PS This is ready action, but if she already sees enemy, she will cast right now
Terrain Notes: The water is 10 feet deep and moves rapidly, advancing anyone who falls into it 5 feet per round toward the east and south. The water in most places is 5 feet below the level of the adjacent walkways. All along the waterway, there are well-maintained ladders recessed into the wall that allow PCs in the water to grab at them and climb up should they fall in. These ladders are spaced every 10 feet or so and require a DC 12 Acrobatics check to climb as they are slippery. The sound of running water throughout the sewers causes a –4 penalty to all sound-based Perception checks. At nearly every sewer junction, the gaps between the waterways are bridged by makeshift wooden structures, nothing more than a few thick beams tossed across the sewage. Anyone moving normal speed can cross these bridges without any trouble—crossing them at any faster speed requires a DC 15 Acrobatics check to avoid falling into the water. PCs who fail this check can make a DC 15 Reflex save to catch the bridge as they fall; otherwise they splash into the water below.
Terrain Notes: The water is 10 feet deep and moves rapidly, advancing anyone who falls into it 5 feet per round toward the east and south. The water in most places is 5 feet below the level of the adjacent walkways. All along the waterway, there are well-maintained ladders recessed into the wall that allow PCs in the water to grab at them and climb up should they fall in. These ladders are spaced every 10 feet or so and require a DC 12 Acrobatics check to climb as they are slippery. The sound of running water throughout the sewers causes a –4 penalty to all sound-based Perception checks. At nearly every sewer junction, the gaps between the waterways are bridged by makeshift wooden structures, nothing more than a few thick beams tossed across the sewage. Anyone moving normal speed can cross these bridges without any trouble—crossing them at any faster speed requires a DC 15 Acrobatics check to avoid falling into the water. PCs who fail this check can make a DC 15 Reflex save to catch the bridge as they fall; otherwise they splash into the water below.
