Ed's Rusthenge

Game Master fine_young_misanthrope

Kazmuk rushes behind the cultist and tries to knock him out.

Strike, Nonlethal penalty: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 9 - 2 = 22

Rage, Bludgeoning: 1d10 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 4 + 2 = 15

He then Raises his Shield.

◆◆ Sudden Charge
◆ Raise Shield

◆ Devise Stratagem: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Recall Knowledge for free w/ Know Weaknesses (Society): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Seeing a clear shot over the rotting petitioner corpse, Peat reloads his crossbow and fires.
◆ Interact: Reload hand crossbow
◆ Strike
Hand crossbow attack w/ Strategem: 18 + 8 = 26
Hand crossbow damage (piercing): 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7

And that does it! Under that combined assault, the remaining man goes down. You all feel an odd chill run down your back as you know you made something much bigger than yourselves feel angry. Aside from the men and maggot, this room doesnt have much to offer. No treasure or anything really of value when you look around. What do you do next?

Peat walks up to the door next to the initiate. "Into this one, then?" He investigates it for any sort of traps.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Everyone get down, it's going to explode!

Caine stands ready with Peat at the next door...

Thalassa gets behind Caine just in case something shoots at them.

You all ready up and open the door...
Torches illuminate this fifteen-foot-high chamber. A pair of massive columns of rusted metal loom in large alcoves to the east and south, each fitted with complex hinged armatures and drooping lengths of wire that connect them to one of two large metallic worktables. Gears grind slowly
and glowing crystals periodically pulse from these worktables. A stone well ten feet in diameter stands in the center of the room between the two strange worktables, capped with a stone slab engraved with a singular broad rune with three downward spikes. Bookshelves line the northern wall,
though most of their contents have fallen to ruin—save for one faded red tome near the center of the northern wall.

As you enter, you see three people, one obviously higher ranked then the other two, and they draw knives....
round 1, fight!
Caine perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Caleb perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Peat perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Kazmuk perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14, Quick-Tempered for Free action Rage
Jacen perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
initiates: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
cultist: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

round 1, fight!
Jacen perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Peat perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Kazmuk perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14, Quick-Tempered for Free action Rage
Caine perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Caleb perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
initiates: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
cultist: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Post when you can!

Blueberry Peat squeals as they see this room. "This is the worst place ever! What was this room used for before it was taken over by evil?"

He rushes in, ducking behind the massive column of metal and looking past it.
◆ Stride
◆ Devise Strategem vs. northernmost enemy (only one I can see): 1d20 ⇒ 19
Recall Knowledge (Society for humanoid): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

With a clear shot at the villain, he fires.

◆ Strike
Hand crossbow attack w/ Strategem: 19 + 8 = 27
Hand crossbow damage (piercing) w/ Strategem bonus: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9
It probably has cover from the table

Kazmuk quickly resorts to violence, faster than the enemies do. But because they are so far away, it takes him a long time on his stubby dwarf legs to get within punching range.

Strike: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Bludgeoning, Rage: 1d10 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 4 + 2 = 15

◆ Stride
◆◆ Sudden Charge

Caine Strides right after Kazmuk to provide Flank!

The Amurun then Dances the night away!
Performance (E) Dance! All Targeted!: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

Fascinating Performance

Snapping into action (again), Jacen fires off a Phase Bolt

PhaseBolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 93d4 ⇒ (4, 4, 2) = 10

Thalassa follows her allies and shoots one of the enemies in the northern part.
Atlatl Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 P damage

◆ Stride
◆ Stride
◆ Strike

Caleb tries to take out the minions, striding to a good position where he has a clear shot.

Stride, slashing gust

spell attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 for slashing: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

spell attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23 for slashing: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

round 1, fight!
Jacen perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17 BOLT!
Peat perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 learn and crit!
Kazmuk perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14, Quick-Tempered for Free action Rage move and PUNCH!
Caine perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 dance magic!
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 bolt!
Caleb perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
cultist: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Jacen runs in first and fires a bolt, but it misses hits the wall!

Peat learns about the horrors of this place seeing those who have fallen so low the promises of demons sound tempting. These are just sad people with minor power it any.
he then immediately crits the first man in the face and drops him sending him to the abyss.

Kazmuk runs in and just decks an initiate. he folds and drops to the ground!

The only one left is the cultist. Caine runs up to that woman and dances drawing her full attention.

Thalassa runs in and shots a bolt at the cultist. Due to the dancing,it hits!

Caleb gets in and misses wide!

the cultist stairs at the cat, grins wide and then begins to flash crazily at him!
dagger attack!: 1d20 + 7 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 - 2 + 1 = 181d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
dagger attack!: 1d20 + 7 - 2 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (12) + 7 - 2 + 1 - 5 = 131d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Post your actions!

Weird, I thought I posted an action after this one. Was there maybe a brief rollback yesterday?

Peat considers the remaining creature and whether they might be able to develop a valid attack strategy.

◆ Devise a Stratagem: 1d20 ⇒ 10

It feels kind of dodgy, so they decide to take a moment to consider the room before making an attack. Specifically, they want to know if they can figure out what purpose this room may have served before it was taken over by these vile villains.

◆ Recall Knowledge (Gorum Lore from flexible studies): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

They then move further into the room, hoping to get into position for a better attack next turn.

◆ Stride

Caine grins at the Cultist.
Touche, my dear!

The Swashbuckler decides to play with his food!
Would you be described as salty?
Bon Mot
Diplomacy(T): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Laughing a bit too much, Caine Feints her!
Feint
Deception(T): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

The Swashbuckler then Strikes!
Melee(T) Star knife, Off-Guard (?), Panache: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 271d4 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (5, 5) = 16 Traits Agile Deadly d6 Finesse Thrown 20 ft. Versatile S

Off-Guard! Probably a Crit? Bye Cultist!

The Amurun bows.

Deadly!: 1d6 ⇒ 2

You may die now.

and did it?

Thalassa slices the last cultist with her wind!
Slashing Gust Spell Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14 vs Cultist
Spell Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7 slashing damage (double damage and 1d4 persistent bleed damage on Crit Hit)

She then moves to keep her distance.

Peat thinks about this place. He realizes this is a library and is rebuilt. its a probably hiding half the room, and that redbook on the shelf looks like its tied to this hidden room.

Cain just gets mad and dashes the woman to pieces with one hit. the place is quite now. What do you all want to do?

HERO POINT! We've cleared some rooms, time for a hero point!

Can we do a full rest?
I need to drive a stake in the ground on spells being refreshed.

Peat shakes their head. "How long have these beings had control of this place? They've been doing major renovation projects!" They point out to everyone else the signs that this was a library. He goes and gets the red book and begins investigating it. "Perhaps this book has some clues ..."

I don't know how defensible this room seems. It feels like we're surrounded by unknown rooms here, so maybe not the best place. Not sure how many others have burned through their expendables and need to recharge, so I'm fine with being outvoted.

Caine sits down on a cushion, stretches and begins preening....

I've been mostly rolling with focus spells and cantrips, so I could go a bit longer.

All good ... next door

You can easily rest here. Its quite... too quite.. but people do leave you alone. Mostly the place goans in weird ways as even the stones are rusting around you. But you can wake up refreshed and all your stuff back to full.

In the morning you can mess with that book. When you move it, A sluggish clicking sound fills the air in this vast chamber. A wide, rusted metal cylinder stands in the northeast corner of the room. Long cables and articulated armatures attach from the cylinder to cube-shaped devices with ticking gears and monotonously clicking weights that swing in lazy circles. Just west of the metal cylinder, a copper cauldron stands on a rusted iron stand; one of the legs has bent, growing weak from the encroaching rust. The fire under the cauldron has burned down to mere embers.
In the southeast corner sits a stone basin holding a broad, sloped bowl with runes carved along the outside rim. Across from the basin in the southwest corner is a wooden cage built into the stone floor. Chalk-drawn runes surround a circle of chalk drawn around the cage. In the northwest corner, an empty bookcase stands against the wall behind a staircase that descends into darkness.

As you enter two red skinned women whos lower jaws split apart look at you and begin to brandish their halbards...

Caine perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Caleb perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Peat perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Kazmuk perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10, Quick-Tempered for Free action Rage
Jacen perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
creature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

post when you can!

Ah, when you said the book was "tied to this hidden room" I didn't realize you meant it opened the trap door. I thought you meant the book was about the room in some way. So I wouldn't have moved the book if we were about to rest, and I definitely would have pushed back on resting in a room with a hidden room off of it.

Peat sees that the book is connected to the hidden room and lets everyone know they're about to trigger it in case anyone wants to Avoid Notice or anything.

He looks around, flabbergasted. "Who would do this to a library?!?!"

Caine Strides into the Library right after the door opens to reveal two Redheads!

The Amurun then Dances the night away!
Performance (E) Dance! All Targeted!: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

Fresh Hero Point! Performance (E) Dance! All Targeted!: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Fascinating Performance

The Amurun smiles at the closest Lady in Red.
Were you Waiting furr little ol moi?
Diplomacy(T): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Bon Mot

Thalassa blasts the red-skinned women with her winds after trying to recall what are they.
Slashing Gust Spell Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14 vs Red-Skinned Woman 1
Spell Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 slashing damage (double damage and 1d4 persistent bleed damage on Crit Hit)

Slashing Gust Spell Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 vs Red-Skinned Woman 2
Spell Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2 slashing damage (double damage and 1d4 persistent bleed damage on Crit Hit)

◆ Recall Knowledge
◆◆ Slashing Gust

Jacen is tired ... but his magic is angry

TKRend(amped): 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + (2) = 7 @BOTH
1st DMG = B
2nd DMG = S

Caleb hexes the closest woman, making her skin sensitive to the harsh winds that he and Thalassa are throwing around.

Cast elemental betrayal, cast slashing winds
Weakness 2 to the Air trait

slashing gust: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 for slashing: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2

slashing gust: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 for slashing: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3
(double damage and 1d4 persistent bleed damage on Crit Hit)

Round 1, FIGHT!
Caine perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 DANCE!
Caleb perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 SLASH!
Jacen perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17 Mental punishment!
creature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 wind slash!
Kazmuk perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10, Quick-Tempered for Free action Rage
Peat perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Caine snaps into action and DANCE! He then rushes up to the first woman says something so impressive she's nearly stunned. fascinated and -2!

Caleb throws gusts of wind at the targets, but only hits one. It cuts deep!

Jacen hits these woman with a mental assault!
save 1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
save 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

The creatures turn toward Caine and begin to swing their weapons at him!
attack 1 from 1 : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 211d10 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
attack 2 from 1 : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 221d10 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
attack 1 from 2 : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 181d10 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
attack 2 from 2 : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 131d10 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Seeing the attacks on the cat man, Thalassa responds with her own attack on the pair. The first goes wide but the second one cuts deep!

Post when you can!

Are they attacking Caine at a range of 25 feet? Their weapons look like they might have reach, but not that much reach.

Peat considers the creature that looks most injured and tries to figure out a stratagem against it.

◆ Devise Stratagem: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Ooh, nice!
Free Recall Knowledge (Gorum Lore?): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Peat pulls up the crossbow, lines up the shot past their allies, and fires a bolt at the injured creature.

◆ Strike
Crossbow attack: 18 + 8 = 26
Crossbow damage (piercing): 2d6 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6

They then quickly load another bolt into the hand crossbow.
◆ Interact: Reload

My question also?

Kazmuk snaps out of his distracted stupor (again) and rushes the enemy!

Strike: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 271d10 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 = 11

He then raises his shield.

◆◆ Sudden Charge
◆ Raise Shield

Thalassa keeps slashing the red-skinned women with her winds!
Slashing Gust Spell Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23 vs Red-Skinned Woman 1
Spell Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4 slashing damage (double damage and 1d4 persistent bleed damage on Crit Hit)

Slashing Gust Spell Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 vs Red-Skinned Woman 2
Spell Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4 slashing damage (double damage and 1d4 persistent bleed damage on Crit Hit)

She then moves to the side.

◆◆ Slashing Gust
◆Stride

Round 1, FIGHT!
Caine perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 DANCE!
Caleb perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 SLASH!
Jacen perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17 Mental punishment!
creature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 slash slash slash!
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 wind slash!
Kazmuk perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10, Quick-Tempered for Free action Rage run and crit!
Peat perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 learn and shoot.

must not have saved my move! I moved them up just so they can die!

Kazmuk runs right up and smashes one right in face, dropping it right there.

Peat thinks about these things. They are not of Gorum but you know these are sinspawn more specifically Envyspawn. They date back to the fall of runelords and are not known to play nice nor with the good people of Golarion. That does not deter Peat from nailing one right in the head with a crit dropping it right there.

Both fall from two solid hits. You stand in a hidden lab. As you look around you find Lying on the desk a scroll of mud pit (Pathfinder Secrets of Magic 117), a scroll of dispel magic, a scroll of resist energy, and a wand of grease and wand that’s fallen behind one of the workbenches—a wand of burning hands.

Scattered across the worktable are a number of profane objects and ritual components.

What happens next?

Caine watches as the others collect the collection of collectables.
Medic?

"I'm on my way..." Kazmuk says as he trots over.

DC 20 Treat wounds, Expert: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Healing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 3) + 10 = 20

DC 15 Treat wounds, Expert: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Healing: 2d8 ⇒ (5, 7) = 12

"There you go, all better now." Kazmuk remarks, 20 minutes later.

Caine does some deep knee bends. The Amurun then does some reaching the ceiling stretches. The Swashbuckler then does a somersault, cartwheel, hand stand, flip and bows before the dwarf.
Well done, my good, Kazmuk! Feel like another few rounds of wasting wandering around the wheel wondering if we shall ever locate our list elder.

Once everyone is prepared, he will open the next door ...

Thalassa could have healed Caine but she is happy that the barbarian can also treat wounds. The more healers, the better.

She readily follows Caine behind who leads them to open the next door.

Peat points at the wand of resist energy. "My I use this one? I believe its magic is aligned with the source of my own modest abilities, and might be of use to me."

None of the other spells are divine. I just read the rules on wands and am a little unclear on something. My "spell list" is the divine spell list (from my Oracle dedication), but I can only cast cantrips. So can I cast the level 2 spell from this wand, or would I have to wait until I have level 2 spell slots to cast from it?

my reading that may be very wrong is its not technically on your spell list yet. But random thread on reddit from three years ago contradicts this. That said, I'm happy to let you have the wand and use it since it might be helpful!

And with that its time to enter the next door instead of the stairs. Opening this door you find what looks like an empty corridor.
Caine perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Caleb perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Peat perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Kazmuk perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21, Quick-Tempered for Free action Rage
Jacen perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
creature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

then you see that is a secret door!
The stone shelves of this storage room are largely empty, with only a few empty bottles, rusted metal tools, and blank stone tablets now sitting on the musty shelves. Muddy footprints trail from the eastern door to the shelves on the western wall.

Caine perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Caleb perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Peat perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Kazmuk perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26, Quick-Tempered for Free action Rage
Jacen perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
creature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

and among the empty bottles you find a potion of invisibility that was surprisingly nearly invisible!

After opening the next door you find a corridor that opens to two doors and an open area. Where to next?

Caine opens the southern door. Noticing that they completed a circle, the Swashbuckler turns to the group.
We have 3 Paths of Choice. Eastside, Westside or upstairs (downstairs?). Which way?

Either of the 2 rooms to the south west. We obviously have the whole east side of this dungeon yet to look at.

Checking in! You say where and off you go!

Peat suggests the door to the southwest, off of this weird room with the strange tables.

Caine skips over to the SW area and he prepares to open the door.....