Curse of the Crimson Throne - Foxy Quickpaw

Game Master Foxy Quickpaw

(D6) The walls and ceiling of this tall hallway are encrusted with dozens of yawning skulls. Their mouths open into dark holes in the walls.

I'm thinking it's time for someone with trapfinding to take the lead...

Briggi looks over to Tishi to see if she wants to head out in front.

Tisha stars looking at the skulls, holes and hallway looking to see if there are any traps or surprises.
Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22. +2 to find traps including any magical trap
If she finds it’s safe she leads the group silently through the hall.

Stealth while leading: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

Tisha gives you the 'all clear'.

Briggi heads into the hall.

Briggi
Rest <--

Tisha Nerifaren wrote:

Narciso, Did you find anything in the muck that we should know about?

...

Narciso hands Ernhild the wand, whispering "You can probably use this, a wand of spiritual weapon."

"I'll see what I can do, then," Ernhild takes the wand. Hopefully speaking the words of the spell aloud and kind of waving it around will be enough to activate it.

She's not trained in UMD, but apparently she doesn't need it.

@Ernhild, With that spellcraft check, I probably got the command word.

Narciso wheels the barrow of body parts along behind Briggi. (Keeping his place in the 3ed spot in line.)

Tisha let’s Briggi pass her, then takes her place behind him in line, following gown the hall, but keeping an eye out for more danger.

Ernhild follows. As all are in the hallway one of the skulls slithers out of the wall, revealing a skeleton snake body.

Narciso, Tisha <--
Snake
Briggi
Snake
Ernhild

@Foxy, what knowledge check? I am guessing religion (as it it a "skeleton snake body")...

Briggi, this one is yours. My spear will be useless here. Tisha whispers as she steps up next to him and stabs at the thing.
Spear: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Damage (Piercing): 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Watch your back. I see more movement she hisses as she sees a second flash of movement out of the corner of her eye.

Time for more skelly bashing

K arcana: 1d20 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 3 + 4 + 2 = 29

4 rank +3 trained +4 int +2 bloodline

Narciso announces "Be wary, they're not undead, rather constructs with a paralytic bite!". Then he drops the wheel barrow, pulls a wand, and hurls a bolt of magic at the one Tisha struck...

free action - drop wheel barrow
move action - draw wand of magic missile
standard action - use wand of magic missile, targeting snake thing in the pink box...

Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

@Tisha, you get sneak against these guys, and as they haven't acted yet, they're flat footed for now...

oh. Flat Footed. I totally blanked on that. If I can get sneak attack, then if I hit I get Additional Damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (6, 6) + 1 = 13. That’s on top of the 11 damage above

Ernhild's gaze goes from one construct to the other. "S%#*."

The constructs acted already in the surprise round. Not flat footed. And before someone asks, the dance doesn't provoke.

Tisha stabs the thing and Omari shoots it with magic but the construct ahead isn't impressed and starts a hypnotic snake dance.

DC15 Will save or be dazed for 2d4 rounds.

Narciso, Tisha
Snake(15)
Briggi <--
Snake
Ernhild

@Foxy, dazed? In the spoiler you said fascinated, which is a very big difference...

will: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 22
+4 Sorcerer 4 +2(wis) +2 racial +1 resistance

Will I save: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17
Add the +2 for Spells and spell like abilities due to being a dwarf.

Briggi steps up and swings his hammer

Warhammer: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 91d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Will + Elf vs enchantment: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 2 = 24

Will: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 2 = 16 Same +2 racial bonus as Briggi

Ernhild is too focused on the construct coming up behind her to really pay attention to what the first one is doing.

Briggi has issues handling his tools of the craft. The other bony snake slithers towards Ernhild.

@Ernhild
bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 261d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Crit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 141d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
DC13 Fort vs. 1d4 rounds Paralysis

Ernhild, Narciso, Tisha <--
Snake(15)
Briggi
Snake

Ernhild cannot hold in a cry of pain when the beast viciously bites her arm.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Gritting her teeth and powering through her suffering, she takes a step back and releases her crossbow bolt.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Her aim is completely off; she drops the pretty useless crossbow after that.

"You're supposed to be keeping it off me!" b+$!!es Narciso as Ernhild steps back. He steps back in turn, keeping Ernhild between him and it; then he readies his longspear, trying to help Ernhild defend herself...

5' step
Ready standard action - aid another to help Erhnild's AC when the "snake" attacks

Aid Another, AC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 vs DC 10
+2 bab

Tisha stabs again at the thing dancing in front of Briggi.

Spear: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Should we be concerned with this dancing? Tisha whispers as she backs up to try to protect Ernhild while she switches to a new weapon.

Standard to attack Red, move to threaten no border, and potentally set up an AoO if it moves, or Scout's Charge on Red next Round.

Well best bash it just in case.

Ernhild and Tisha are challenged to hit. The trap that Tisha missed triggers and the skulls in the wall spit acid. The construct keeps attacking Briggi.

@Ernhild
Acid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 251d3 ⇒ 1
Acid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 211d3 ⇒ 1

@Narciso
Acid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 101d3 ⇒ 2
Acid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 211d3 ⇒ 2

@Tisha
Acid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 141d3 ⇒ 1
Acid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 71d3 ⇒ 1

@Briggi
Acid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 111d3 ⇒ 3
Acid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 251d3 ⇒ 2
Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 171d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

@Ernhild
Crit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 251d3 ⇒ 3

@Briggi
Crit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 191d3 ⇒ 1

Ernhild, Narciso, Tisha
Snake(15)
Briggi <--
Snake

First, bad trapfinder, bad!
Second, @Foxy, des this trap somehow know to avoid the constructs, or should they be getting hit as well?

Briggi tries bashing the snek again.

Hammer: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 241d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Briggi breaks some ribs on the construct. The other construct attacks Tisha.

@Tisha
Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 241d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
DC13 Fort Save

Ernhild, Narciso, Tisha <--
Snake(23)
Briggi
Snake

Ernhild grabs her shield and warhammer, and moves forward to place herself between the construct and Narciso.

Total Defense, AC +4

HP27/29

Narciso fires another magic missile from his wand at the construct Briggi is bashing on...

Standard action use wand of magic missile, targeting snake thing in the pink box...

Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Does the snake thing have reach? Or did it move? If it moved, I would think it would have some damage from the 20 I rolled.

Fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Length: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Oh crap.

Tisha freezes

Constructs are not very intelligent, so it doesn't care about being hammered by Briggi. As long as it can move it attacks.

@Briggi
Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 151d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Ernhild, Narciso, Tisha
Snake(23)
Briggi <--
Snake(7)

Briggi sets his feet and bashes again!

Bonk: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 131d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

I think the damage is incorrect? The snake that is at 23 damage took a Magic Missile for 4, and I don't get why the other snake has 7 damage

With less bones still there to break, Briggi misses. The snake keeps up the private war between it and Briggi.

@Briggi
Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 91d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Ernhild, Narciso, Tisha <--
Snake(27)
Briggi
Snake(7)

The damage has lag.

Ok, that's not looking good... Hope you're feeling tough Ernhild.

Tisha freezes up and Narciso comments "Oh s+@@!". He grabs Tisha by the collar and pulls her away from danger...

standard action - Drag combat Maneuver on Tisha.
5' step, dragging Tisha into the yellow square

Drag: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
+2 bab

vs Tishas's CMD, which is really low right now: effective dex of 0 for -5, and a further -4 to AC vs melee attacks... By my count that CMD = 10 + 3 bab -5 dex -4 helpless = 4

With her guard still up, Ernhild stands between Tisha and the construct. "Do you think divine energy would harm them?" she calls out to Narciso.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

With her guard still up, Ernhild stands between Tisha and the construct. "Do you think divine energy would harm them?" she calls out to Narciso.

...

"I don't think it would hurt them, but it surely wouldn't heal them..."

Constructs aren't damaged like undead, but channeling wouldn't heal them either; given all of us would be healed...

With Tisha out of the way Ernhild presses into the space between but fails to hit the serpent skeleton lookalike.

@Tisha
AoO: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 201d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

@Ernhild
AoO: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 251d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Ernhild, Narciso, Tisha
Snake(27)
Briggi <--
Snake(7)

I took a 5ft step; why do I take an AoO?

Copy pasta. You get the regular attack.

@Tisha shouldn't get an AoO, "being moved by a drag does not provoke an attack of opportunity because of the movement"

Briggi keeps bashing

Hammer: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 271d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Briggi manages to break a few more bones, but the construct isn't down yet. The other one keeps gnawing on Ernhild.

@Ernhild
Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 131d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Ernhild, Narciso, Tisha <--
Snake(34)
Briggi
Snake(7)

Tisha at least temporarily out of danger, Narciso launches another magic missile (from his wand) at the one facing Briggi...

Standard action use wand of magic missile, targeting snake thing in the pink box...

Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Narciso ends the construct.

Narciso,
Ernhild, Tisha, Briggi <--
Snake(RIP), Snake(7)