Fellnight Queen (closed) (Inactive)

Game Master GM Sapphire Fox

Not really seeing any threat. Elena moves to the double doors and waits for the others to catch up before opening it.

Oondeen moves up to the doorway to see what might be going on.

Curtains of tangled roots dangle from the 30-foot ceiling of this circular room to the dirt floor below. They occasionally sway and move to an unfelt breeze, rattling or scraping against one another in an unsettling manner. Along the room’s circumference, several exits appear within sunken alcoves, nearly hidden by withered vines. A similarly covered staircase
leads upward along the northern wall.

Elena waits for the others before trying to go into H5.

Wymarc sighs, murmuring, ”I’d normally say ‘Ladies first’ but that’d hardly be chivalrous of me in this case, hmmm,” as he moves towards the stairwell, eyeing the room for anything significant or dangerous, bow in hand…

Perception: 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 17 + 1 = 25

Kala's feeling antsy. It's taking way too long to find Rhoswen, who's probably shoring up defenses and laying traps and preparing to kill Kala and her team. "Smelly. Heel." While everyone creeps forward, she enters the room and makes her way to the door in the west wall, listening for signs of trouble.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

The queen will fly up and check the roots.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

"Wait!" Navi whispers softly before everyone enters the large chamber. She gathers everyone close and casts a communal delay poison on each teammate.
"It will last an hour. Hopefully, we'll defeat the queen before it expires."

Be sure to note it in you Active Conditions.

the staircase behind the roots doesn't appear to have any traps, the roots look dried and not really anything beyond what appear to be small tree/plant roots

but you can hear music very very faintly coming from up the stairs

Wymarc looks back to the ladies as he points up the stairwell, lightly saying, with a smirk, ”Music…perhaps we can dance again…”

With his bow still in hand and eyes alert for just about anything suspicious or significant, Wymarc quietly makes his way up the stairs…

Perception: 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 17 + 1 = 28
Stealth: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (10) + 19 = 29

"I would like that very much, though I suspect my selection of partner will not be nearly as pleasant here."

I still have a passel of spells to use before kicking down Rhoswen's door, if it can be arranged.

Where to next? Kala votes for the north room first.

"That seems good, Kala. We should clear out this level before going up."

as wymarc head up the stairs -

Celebratory strains of a violin orchestra fill this large chamber as dozens of masked partygoers dance to the tune. Multicolored flames mimic their rhythm from small braziers lining the walls. Their light also illuminates artful tapestries of forest animals and fey sprites along the western half of the room. A wooden stage takes up the northwestern wall.

the northern room that Kala is at, is another barracks but they are empty

Is the dance taking place in H5?

I think it's on the next level up.

Oondeen stays on the ground level and sets herself up next to the doorway to the west, just in case.

Elena follows after Wymarc. "Some kind of party? Should we ask what they are doing?" she whispers.

Stealth: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

as Elena and Wymarc make their way upwards, you can hear the music grow louder as a male pixie speaks up "please join us, celebrate and dance, relax and enjoy"

as he flies up to where you can't see him before illusory dancers come down and encourage you both to join them dancing

Oh, *heck* no! Kala hustles forward, drawing her short bow and aiming for the pixie, but holds her shot in case more diplomatic members of her party want to handle this differently. "Maybe they can come down here to dance. One at a time." She mutters.

Wymarc bows to the pixie, ”But of course…Elena, shall we, m’Lady?” he says offering her a hand. He then whispers lightly to her, ”Follow my lead, Elena, perhaps we can learn something from obliging him…”

If Elena consents it, Wymarc will attempt to lead her thru the dance in whatever fashion the others are doing…

GM: Is a dance check required here?

…all along, alternatively keeping his eyes on the pixie and the other participants, looking for any clues as to what’s going on…

Perception: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26

Elena tenses up. She waves at White Rose to come along... they'll definitely need her. She takes out the scarf she used for dancing earlier and follows Wymarc.

"Oh! A pixie! How adorable."
Knowledge: Nature: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

there are no checks needed, the dancers are happy to chat with you all even if it is just about nothing, and dance with everyone. the music swells and continues to play

Oondeen is just baffled by these creatures. She will attempt to "dance" across the room, until she gets to the other side.

Performance: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Obviously she's focused on the end, not the journey.

Elena will dance, but overall leave the talk to White Rose and just aid whenever she needs.

((auto-aid diplomacy))

Oh, for the love of-- This is a disaster! Kala doesn't realize how deeply she's frowning as she beckons Smelly and tries to get him to stand on his hind legs. "Up, Smelly. Ugh, time to dance, I guess." She and the bear lumber/"dance" across the floor. She doesn't know any dance steps, per se, but she manages what could be called a two-step modified to a one-step as she scans the room for threats.

Push an Animal DC 25: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
Performance: 1d20 ⇒ 19
Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

Not sure where we are on the maps, so I put their tokens next to Wymarc and Elena in H15. Why is there a door in the middle of the stairs? That makes no sense.

Ugggghhhh whyyyyy? I wanna naaaaaap. Smelly grouses, but he gets up on his hind legs and drapes his front legs over Kala's shoulders. He doesn't dance so much as lumber/waddle along with Kala.

Performance: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (6) - 2 = 4

White Rose will take a turn on the dance floor, though an eagle-eyed partner may recognize that her heart really isn't into it. While she makes her turns on the floor, she asks about the gala's host, the cause for celebration and the layout of the building.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 34 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 34 + 2 = 42

the ones around WRD would mention that its for the celebration for Rhoswen's impending escape from the Fellnight Realm, and as she is saying this, you just happen to notice that there is an image of Rhoswen dancing as well

there are many rooms, and four floors, you are mmmmmmm one floor from the top, so many many places too.

Practically dragging Smelly along with her, Kala approaches Wymarc and Elena to make an observation: "Um, if I were Rhoswen, I'd wait as far from the entrance as possible so hopefully whoever came to annoy me would get taken out before they got that far. Maybe we, uh, could use the peek-and-dash method to figure out where she is, instead of thoroughly searching each room. So, uh, so we don't waste time."

Elena nods to Kala. She will move/dance to south to take a peek.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Assuming pixies are another mischievous forest creature like many others of their kind, Navi chooses not to dance, preferring to stay focused on destroying Rhoswen.

She scans the area for any sort of trouble.
Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

Wymarc dances with Elena towards the south…

Perception: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28

Kala drags Smelly to the southwest section of the dance hall to peer down the hallway. The bear has two left feet; there are claw marks all over her boots.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

White Rose sticks close to Kala.

the Pixies don't seem to be doing anything but enjoying the dancing, and the companionship, and close to an hour later you can see them slowly heading away

as you all approach the hallways you can see it leads to the same area

Several paintings decorate this darkened corridor, each containing luminous, moving images within gilded frames. Their light dimly illuminates a half-dozen rigid figures, suspended from the ceiling by root-like vines.

Kala can't help but stare at the hanging figures, a cold spot in the pit of her stomach warning her to be prepared for the worst.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16

Apparently she can't remember to cast a light spell so she can actually see anything.

Elena has her ioun torch so she should be able to show some light on the way.

Before leaving the pixies, she asks the little creatures a question, or two.
"Why are you here? Don't you know Rhoswen has been doing terrible things to the creatures and this forest?"

Round 1
Bold to Act
Wymarc
Kenchlo Invisible
Kala
Oondeen
Elena
BlueInvisible
GreenInvisible
WRD
Navi

Kenchlo is red on the map

While pushing to leave the pixies seem to get annoyed and more aggressive and assertive almost like they are going to keep you there to play along. all three seem to go invisible but still doesn't seem to let you leave with out a fight

map is updated with the LAST known location of the pixies and Kechlo

Wymarc looks hard at the area around which the blue pixie disappeared from…

Perception: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33

…and unless his senses tell him otherwise, steps back 5’ and fires a cold iron arrow at that spot…

To hit: Base/Dex, Magic, Weapon Focus, PBS, Deadly Aim, Deadeye Bowman, Elven Ranger Confirmation Bonus
Damage: Magic, Strength, PBS, Deadly Aim

Magic Longbow: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 31
Confirmation: 1d10 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 = 20
Miss <= 50: 1d100 ⇒ 97
Magic/Cold Iron Damage: 3d8 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 12 ⇒ (5, 8, 5) + 3 + 3 + 3 + 12 = 39 (12 if not confirmed)

Round 1
Bold to Act
Wymarc
Kenchlo Invisible
Kala
Oondeen
Elena
Blue - dead
Green Invisible
WRD
Navi

Arrow vs wymarc: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 miss

and moves away

Oh crap. "Smelly, where's the pixie? Track and attack!" Kala draws her shield (standard action) and warhammer* (move action), then activates the Aspect of the Tiger for herself (Dex +2).

* If Smelly indicates that the pixie moved, Kala will draw her warhammer while moving to flank it with Smelly so he can get +4 to his attack from Outlfank.

Her shield is raised, so with the dex bonus from Aspect of the Tiger, her AC is 20.

Pixies make my nose tickle. Smelly complains with a yawn, but he sniffs around anyway. ... You know, they made us dance instead of nap. I really don't like these guys. A low growl begins in his throat.

Scent rules: Move action to sense direction. Once the target is within 5' of Smelly, he can pinpoint the square they're in.

As soon as he is within range of a pixie, he tries to bite it out of the air.

bite: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 1 = 151d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8
Includes Aspect of the Bear (+2 Str), but not the +4 bonus for Outflank, since I can't be sure if it will apply.
Miss chance >50 hits: 1d100 ⇒ 93

Elena curses under her breath and takes out her composite longbow with a cold iron arrow and readies a shot at the first pixie that breaks invisibility.

Mwk Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
cold iron piercing dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

"Come out come out wherever you are~..." she scans the ballroom for her target.

looking it up and between the way its worded can go either way, a lot of people have pointed that it can still be flanked as long as you can threaten the square, however that total concealment people have ruled prevents flanking, so I'll go with you can flank them if you can find them, otherwise it kinda turns into a where's waldo game of hide and seek

also Wymarc I did mess up that attack should have hit, I missed a couple things, but its passed so I'll keep tabs on it next time

Smelly does find his target, and does manage to connect, but doesn't seem to do any real damage to it

however green does move, and looks around a moment and loads an arrow pointed at Kala but doesn't fire instead does something to the arrow instead

Round 1
Bold to Act
Wymarc
Kenchlo Invisible
Kala
Oondeen
Elena
Blue - dead
Green Invisible
WRD
Navi