DM Carbide's Round-Robin From the Tome of Righteous Repose (Inactive)

Game Master John Woodford

Sorry for the radio silence! I went away for the weekend and then a week went by without me noticing it!

Camina throws a jab in retaliation for the hit.

unarmed strike: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9

womp, womp

Thanks for the reminder, Ryskovich. Slight retcon:

Round 6:

As the skeletal champions advance, the halfling feints with his heavy blade, then smashes the champion with his buckler. That, unfortunately, leaves an opening for the champion to hit him more solidly (the 14 HP already taken). Shenendril's arrow misses, as does Zeta's halberd and Vellestir's bite. Ryskovich is knocked off his rhythm by the attack, and his return strikes miss. Camina's strike runs into the wall, and Sakura can't quite land a blow past Ryskovich.

Ash with flanking TWF; +9 to hit: 2d20 ⇒ (16, 13) = 29
Cumulative damage: 1d6 + 2d6 + 1d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + (1, 1) + (2) + (3, 1) = 12

Ash lands a pair of not-very-effective strikes, but they're almost enough to take down the lead undead. It's looking like a stiff breeze will drop it.

The shadow drakes continue to harry Zeta, connecting with multiple glancing blows for 3 points of nonlethal damage.

Round 7 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Skeletal Champions-acted
Sakura-
Ash-
Zeta
Shenendril-
Camina-
Ryskovich-
Shadow drakes-

The undead can't hit either Ash or Camina.

Party up!

Skeletal champions: AC 21 T 12 FF 19 HP taken - Yellow: dead Red: 16 Blue: 0
Shadow drakes: AC 18 T 17 FF 13 HP taken - Yellow: 1 Green: 14 (fled) Blue: 1

Sakura attacks with her Bardiche.

MW cold iron bardiche +9 (d10+6; 19-20/×2) To hit: BAB +4, MW +1, Str +4; Damage 2H +6: Str +4 +2 : 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 151d10 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Camina tries again.

1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12
bludgeoning: 1d6 + 5 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 5 + (5, 3) = 17

With a roar, Ash goes for a set of finishing blows. He waits for the skeleton to be distracted by Camina, then sucker punches the neck vertibrae with a quick elbow.

Unarmed Strike 1, TWF, SA: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Confirm: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Damage, Blunt, SA: 1d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + (1, 5) = 12
Extra d6 for crit if confirmed: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Assuming this drops the flanked skeleton, attack the last one around the corner.

Unarmed Strike 2, TWF: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Damage, Blunt: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Round 7 (ongoing):

The skeletal champion blocks Sakura's bardiche blow with its shield, turns to take Camina's strike on the heaviest part of its armor, and leaves a perfect opening for Ash. The half-orc's attack is on target, smashing the undead's head in. It collapses in a twitching heap as the last traces of the foul power that animated it fade away. Ash's followup misses the last champion, though.

Ryskovich, Shenendril, and Zeta to go!

Ryskovich waits for the enemy to advance, then takes a mighty slash and bash once more. While he wasn’t struck, he just can’t get any momentum going as he smacks the wall with his blade causing his buckler bash to be severely off as well.

+1 Falcata and +1 Buckler: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 111d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 for damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 81d2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

f#%% me!

Man, the dice module does not love you.

Shenendril decides that what she's doing isn't working. She drops her bow and swirls air around her hand causing a static charge to build up.

Stalking up to the yellow drake she reaches out to discharge that build up.

Melee Touch (Shocking Grasp): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Electricity: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 3) = 13

The dog sneaks up behind the rear most skeleton and tries to take a bite out of it.

Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Physical Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Round 7 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Skeletal Champions-acted
Sakura-acted
Ash-acted
Zeta-
Shenendril-acted
Camina-acted
Ryskovich-acted
Shadow drakes-

Shenendril finds that Ryskovich's bad luck is contagious. Her celestial dog doesn't fare much better, either, though it has the option to be a flanking buddy for Ryskovich next round.

Zeta?

Skeletal champions: AC 21 T 12 FF 19 HP taken - Yellow: dead Red: dead Blue: 0
Shadow drakes: AC 18 T 17 FF 13 HP taken - Yellow: 1 Green: 14 (fled) Blue: 1

Mwk Halberd (PA): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 71d10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Bite (PA): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 131d3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 = 4
Zeta and Vellestir are in the Ryskovich Team (tm) too.

The shadow drakes likewise have serious problems with most of their attacks, though one barely manages to hit Zeta with a tail slap for another point of nonlethal damage.

Round 8 (ongoing):

The last skeletal champion steps into the kill zone, trusting that its armor will keep it safe long enough. Ryskovich deflects its attack with his buckler, at the expense of his own readied strikes.

Everyone can act!

Sakura attacks with her Bardiche. "Come on guys!"

MW cold iron bardiche +9 (d10+6; 19-20/×2) To hit: BAB +4, MW +1, Str +4; Damage 2H +6: Str +4 +2 : 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 221d10 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Two-Weapon Melee +1 Falcata and +1 Buckler: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 291d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 for damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 111d2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Ryskovich deflects the attempted blow, and retaliated with a slash of his blade and a slam of his buckler. His blade manages to catch in between the ribs of the skeleton and chips some bone away. He failed to connect with the buckler however.

Ryskovich, a 19 is a critical threat for a falcata, isn't it?

It is

Die already at last!

Mwk Halberd (PA): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 221d10 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Rrrr!

Bite (PA): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 211d3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 = 3

Round 8 (ongoing):

Sakura is still having trouble fighting from behind the line (miss due to cover). Ryskovich hits (and will drop the undead if he confirms the crit), and Zeta and Vellestir land attacks on one of the drakes. It's still up, though.

Ash, Camina, and Shenendril to go!

"That's why I don't do this," Shenendril grumbles, but she summons up the electricity around her hand and thrusts it at the yellowish drake.

Melee Touch (Shocking Grasp): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Electricity: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 3) = 13

crit?: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 151d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

That doesn't confirm, unfortunately. Also, falcatas are x3 crit weapons.

Just a quick post since I am mostly unavailable now - TWF full action.

Unarmed Strike 1, TWF, SA: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Unarmed Strike 1, TWF, SA: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Doubt that will hit anything, but...

Damage 1: 1d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + (4, 5) = 15
Damage 2: 1d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (5) + (6, 6) = 17

Round 8 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Skeletal Champion-acted
Sakura-acted
Ash-acted
Zeta-acted
Shenendril-acted
Camina-
Ryskovich-acted
Shadow drakes-

Shenendril can't manage to tag the agile little draconoid, and even with the benefit of a distracted foe (flanking) Ash can't hit.

Camina to go!

Skeletal champions: AC 21 T 12 FF 19 HP taken - Yellow: dead Red: dead Blue: 6
Shadow drakes: AC 18 T 17 FF 13 HP taken - Yellow: 20 Green: 14 (fled) Blue: 1

"How I hate punching these bony things."

1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 2 = 24
bludgeoning: 1d6 + 5 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 5 + (2, 5) = 18

Despite her distaste, Camina winds up and shatters ancient bone with a powerful and accurate fist. It's more than enough to send the final skeletal champion to its long-delayed rest.

The wounded shadow drake disengages and retreats at speed, leaving only one enemy facing the party. Although it's almost unwounded, it decides to follow the other one.

Out of combat, unless any of you can match a 270' double move for the next couple of rounds.

The room where the skeletal champions were is yet another ossuary. Notable officers of the Shining Crusade were once laid to rest on stacked alcoves in the walls of this chamber; those alcoves are now bare, although the party can see where the three champions were interred before necromantic power animated them. A search of the room turns up a belt, two potions, and a pair of boots, all of which detect as magical.

In the chambers with the names engraved on the walls, the party finds a nest that reeks of reptilian musk--from the shed scales, it's clear that the three shadow drakes stayed there. There's some miscellaneous treasure to be found there, as well.

To the southwest there's an apparent shrine to Pharasma. Swirling patterns line its walls. A small placard on the ground reads, “Those who perish fulfill life’s duty.”

Finally, before leaving the dungeon one of you gets the bright idea to check where the gibbering mouther came from; the only one of you who was in that area was Ryskovich, and at the time it was blanketed by magical darkness. It turns out to be a wide hallway with a staircase leading down; the stairs are flooded, though, with clear water. One of you spots a gem in the sediment on the stairs--a gem which also detects as magical.

With that, you gather up your gear and loot, and return to Venture-Captain Besnik. "So! Tell me about your adventure! (It was, I hope, interesting, and doesn't seem to have been fatal for any of you.)" After hearing your story, he congratulates you warmly. "I knew you would triumph! Just goes to show I picked the right Pathfinders to seek out adventure while unknown dangers lurked. There could have been almost anything there! Go and rest while I put our report together for the Ten. Surely, this addition to the Chronicles will put Uscalin Lodge on the map. And you closed the rift, too! I'm glad the ritual was of use."

And with that we are done, unless there's anything else you want to do. Thank you for playing!

The epic battle of the good red dragon and three terrible shadow dragons will certainly occupy the central part of the Vellestir's narrative...

Shenendril is thorough in her reporting but isn't a particularly organized thinker so it kind of rambles and doesn't go chronologically.

There's a lot of "Oh yeah and..." in her report.