Human Wizard 12 | HP 116/116| AC 32| F +19 R +17 W +20 | Perc +19 | speed 35ft. | focus 1/1 | stave charges: 8/8 | Default exploration Activity: Detect Magic | Active Conditions:
When Squash breaks down the wall, Leo curses under his breath. He quickly looks over to Patrick, "Whelp! It looks like a change in tactics." He then touches his hand to his chest and says "Sana." Many wounds heal on Leo's body.
Leo then rushes over to the new hole in the stone wall.
Claw vs Left Wall AC 10, Reach 10, Sickened:1d20 + 29 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 29 - 2 = 31 for Slashing, H14:3d8 + 14 - 14 ⇒ (3, 2, 6) + 14 - 14 = 11 Claw vs North Wall AC 10, Reach 10, MAP, Agile, Sickened:1d20 + 25 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 25 - 2 = 25 for Slashing, H14:3d8 + 14 - 14 ⇒ (3, 3, 7) + 14 - 14 = 13
With a CRASH the north side of the Wall disintegrates. (The rubble is difficult terrain).
Seeing Leo standing in front of him, the Librarian lashes out with a claw...
Claw vs Leo AC 31, Reach 10, MAP 2+, Agile, Sickened:1d20 + 21 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 21 - 2 = 20 for Slashing:3d8 + 14 ⇒ (2, 6, 7) + 14 = 29
... and misses by a mile...
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 6-7 Tactical Map Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem
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Those with ** may go
-7-
**Fortiva - AC 31 (33 w/shield or Nimble Dodge; H10, 48/80), 46/127 (Doomed 3; Invisible)
**SQUASH - AC 29 (30 w/shield), 111/138 (Drained 1; Doomed 1; Enlarged - +2 melee, Clumsy 1, Reach 15; AC 30 Hardness 15)
**Leo - AC 31 (32 w/Shield), 84/107 (Doomed 2; Wall - Left Side: 19/50)
**The Mad Hoppper - AC 30, 147/149 (Juggernaut: +3 Fort, -2 Will/Perc; Concealed); Wolfie AC 29, 27/105 (Drained 1; Wounded 1)
-6-
The Librarian (-194; Bloodied; -2 Perc/Will; Sickened)
**Jiki the Fltaulist - AC 28, 116/116 (Invisible)
**Prof. Patrick Barnard - AC 26, 81/81 (Doomed 1)
Human Wizard 12 | HP 116/116| AC 32| F +19 R +17 W +20 | Perc +19 | speed 35ft. | focus 1/1 | stave charges: 8/8 | Default exploration Activity: Detect Magic | Active Conditions:
Leo dodges the swipe from the librarian, using the falling rubble for cover. He then braces himself and raises the arm of his free hand as if it held a shield and says, "Scutum." A mostly translucent shield of black and white appears on his arm.
Leo raises his sword and points above the librarian and shouts, "Ignis!". A firey explosion emanates from a point just above the wall behind the librarian.
CG Male Goblin (Charhide) Alchemist 11 | HP 138/138 | AC 30 | F +21 (Juggernaut) R +20 W +19 | Perc +18 (Darkvision) | Stealth +3 | 25 ft. | hero 1 | Fire resistance 5 Active Conditions:
Wolfie flies to move above the creature. Then Hopper pulls out his bottled lightning and tosses it at the creature
Ref:1d20 + 25 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 25 - 2 = 31 Fort vs SQUASH:1d20 + 28 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 28 - 2 = 42 Will vs Bane DC 26:1d20 + 25 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 25 - 2 = 24 Will vs DC 29:1d20 + 25 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 25 - 2 = 27
Professor - who are you giving the Haste to? 3rd rank Haste only targets 1 player. So either Leo gets on extra action or Jiki gets one extra action...
The Librarian manages to duck and cover in the close confines of the wall and avoids the worst of Leo's fireball. The fireball also finishes what's left of the Left face of the wall, which crumbles.
Squash lunges and bonks the librarian with his second blow, but the librarian manages to remain standing. However, the shot makes it clumsy.
Hoppper and Wolfie make dive bombing attacks on the librarian, shocking it into next week and dropping poison on it. Jiki makes the Librarian see many pretty colors, distracting it.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 6-7 Tactical Map Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem
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Those with ** may go
-7-
**Fortiva - AC 31 (33 w/shield or Nimble Dodge; H10, 48/80), 46/127 (Doomed 2; Invisible)
SQUASH - AC 29 (30 w/shield), 111/138 (Drained 1; Doomed 1; Enlarged - +2 melee, Clumsy 1, Reach 15)
**Leo - AC 31 (32 w/Shield), 84/107 (Doomed 2; Wall - East Side: 32/50, South Side: 32/50; possible 1 rd)
The Mad Hoppper - AC 30, 147/149 (Juggernaut: +3 Fort, -2 Will/Perc; Concealed); Wolfie AC 29, 27/105 (Drained 1; Wounded 1)
-6-
The Librarian (-287; Bloodied; -2 Perc/Will; Sickened; Enfeebled 1; Clumsy 3; OG; 3d4 Persistent Poison)
Jiki the Fltaulist - AC 28, 116/116
**Prof. Patrick Barnard - AC 26, 81/81 (Doomed 1)
CG Male Goblin (Charhide) Alchemist 11 | HP 138/138 | AC 30 | F +21 (Juggernaut) R +20 W +19 | Perc +18 (Darkvision) | Stealth +3 | 25 ft. | hero 1 | Fire resistance 5 Active Conditions:
The scroll was what we got which is lvl 6 I think Haste +> grants haste to 6 creatures.
Female CG Elf Rogue 11 | HP 127 | AC 31 (33 w/ shield or nimble dodge) | F +18 R +22 W +18 | Perception +19 Stealth +22 | ◆◇↺ | Character Sheet
Swearing under her breath in Elven, Fortiva lets lose with a pair of arrows.
◆ Interact to stow the shield
◆ Quickdraw to draw and fire her bow
2d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (3, 15) + 20 + 1 = 39Hero point 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 20 + 1 = 24
◆ Fire again
2d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (19, 2) + 20 + 1 = 42Hero point 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 20 + 1 = 28
I forgot we we had party potions along with that scroll.
In light of that reminder, during the round when she delayed, she would have consumed one...
6d8 + 20 ⇒ (3, 7, 4, 6, 8, 5) + 20 = 53 healing
Female CG Elf Rogue 11 | HP 127 | AC 31 (33 w/ shield or nimble dodge) | F +18 R +22 W +18 | Perception +19 Stealth +22 | ◆◇↺ | Character Sheet
The ill-fate effect is saddling me with the lesser of each roll. Guess I should have stuck with how I wrote it originally, "hero point the 3." ;)
I'm assuming that the hero point is a straight single die.
CG Male Goblin (Charhide) Alchemist 11 | HP 138/138 | AC 30 | F +21 (Juggernaut) R +20 W +19 | Perc +18 (Darkvision) | Stealth +3 | 25 ft. | hero 1 | Fire resistance 5 Active Conditions:
GM Tiger wrote:
Fortiva wrote:
The ill-fate effect is saddling me with the lesser of each roll. Guess I should have stuck with how I wrote it originally, "hero point the 3." ;)
I'm assuming that the hero point is a straight single die.
AGH... I forgot about that... I'm really glad I have honest players :) Btw, the next 9-12 scenario is out in January. Any takers? :)
Yes -- if you HP a misfortune effect then it's just a straight up die roll
Oh I see what's happening. Patrick still has ** against his name. I thought it was the next round
I'm assuming you activated the scroll this round since you chugged a potion last round. So you're all Quickened but the extra action can only be a strike or stride.
gourd leshy fighter 9+ | ◆◇↺ | ♥️ 147/147 | AC 29 | F +20 (battle hardened) R +15 (bulwark) W +18 | Perc +19 | Spd 30ft. |
Also, quickened kicks in at the start of your turn when you refill your actions. So if you are quickened in the middle of your turn you don't get the extra action until the start of your next turn.
The Librarian gloats at Fortiva. "Puny little elf. Do you honestly believe that..." The librarian's voice trails off as an arrow suddenly appears in the middle of his chest. "What... no! IT CANNOT BE! I WILL BE BAAAAAAAAAAAA....." his scream of disbelief trails off as the librarian vanishes...
COMBAT OVER
Party Health:
Fortiva - AC 31 (33 w/shield or Nimble Dodge; H10, 48/80), 99/127 (Doomed 2)
SQUASH - AC 29 (30 w/shield), 111/138 (Drained 1; Doomed 1)
Leo - AC 31 (32 w/Shield), 48/107 (Doomed 2)
The Mad Hoppper - AC 30, 147/149 (Juggernaut: +3 Fort, -2 Will/Perc; Concealed); Wolfie AC 29, 27/105 (Drained 1; Wounded 1)
Jiki the Fltaulist - AC 28, 96/116
Prof. Patrick Barnard - AC 26, 50/81 (Doomed 1)
You see a dark purple light and notice that the tapestry hanging above the desk is glowing. You may examine it if you wish:
DC 33 Occultism, Religion, Society, Dominion of the Black Lore, or another appropriate lore (make it fit!):
You identify the tapestry as referencing a specific location related to the Dark Tapestry: the Citadel of the Black on Aucturn. That citadel is itself believed to be a reference to the mountainous tower of Kadeth, suspected home of Nyarlathotep.
Crit Success
Spoiler:
You further realize that this scrap of fabric is not just referencing the Dark Tapestry but is an actual physical manifestation of it.
If you choose to examine the library instead:
You find that every alcove is stocked with tomes and texts, most written in languages from beyond this world. (Society to Decipher Writing; +2 if you speak Aklo or Ancient Osiriani)
Since Csilla wanted to see the tapestry itself, one of you needs to climb up and grab it. DC 20 Acrobatics to climb the ladder on the wall and balance on the beam to unhook it.
Female CG Elf Rogue 11 | HP 127 | AC 31 (33 w/ shield or nimble dodge) | F +18 R +22 W +18 | Perception +19 Stealth +22 | ◆◇↺ | Character Sheet
Fortiva shakes her head in dismay at the librarian's histrionics.
She then counts to twenty while carefully putting her bow away and getting the straps of her shield just right on her left arm.
Feeling much better after doing so, she contemplates the tapestry.
Occultism:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17
Getting nowhere with that, she explores the library a bit.
Society to Decipher Writing:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
Ah ha. I suspected Dark Tapestry involvement and I was right. That is the Citadel of the Black on Aucturn. That citadel is itself believed to be a reference to the mountainous tower of Kadeth, suspected home of Nyarlathotep.
CG Male Goblin (Charhide) Alchemist 11 | HP 138/138 | AC 30 | F +21 (Juggernaut) R +20 W +19 | Perc +18 (Darkvision) | Stealth +3 | 25 ft. | hero 1 | Fire resistance 5 Active Conditions:
Occultism:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36Crit fish
Hopper looks at the tapestry
Society:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (15) + 19 = 34
Hopper jumps on the ladder to unhook the tapestry
Acrobatics, DC20:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37Here was the 20 hiding
Male Goblin (Snow) Core Bard (Multifarious) Archaeologist 10 | HP 116/116 | AC 28 | Fortitude +18, Reflex +19, Will +17 (Performer's Heart) | Perception +14 | Speed 25, climb 10 | Darkvision | Resist cold 5, void 1 | Default Exploration: Avoid Notice +16 | Bard Spells 5th-1/3 4th-3/3 3rd-2/3 2nd-2/3 1st-3/3 | Focus 1/2 | Greater Mentalist's Staff 5/5 | Hero Points 0 | Provisions: scroll of breath of life 1/1 | Active Conditions: Blur | ◆◇↺
While the others focus on the tapestry, Jiki looks through the library. he marvels at the many books here and the knowledge that may be contained therein.
Society:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33
He picks up one and begins trying to decipher it.
Jiki has a bunch of soothes and the provisioned scroll of breath of life to help with healing, plus the 1 HP/minute aeon stone.
As you examine the writings, you realize that these texts contain concepts far beyond mortal thought patterns.
You each need to make a DC 34 Basic Will Save:
CS/S - unaffected
F - Mental Damage:4d12 + 30 ⇒ (2, 3, 12, 8) + 30 = 55
CF - Mental Damage as above, Stupefied 4 for the remainder of the adventure
** Crit Failing the will save means you cannot understand the text, regardless of the result of your Society check **
Hoppper easily climbs up to the rafters and unhooks the tapestry. It drops to the floor with a thump. As it hits the ground, the the door to the library starts to glow, and opens on its own, revealing the room in the Grand Lodge where the you started.
Who grabs the tapestry? You do need to take it with you...
Human Wizard 12 | HP 116/116| AC 32| F +19 R +17 W +20 | Perc +19 | speed 35ft. | focus 1/1 | stave charges: 8/8 | Default exploration Activity: Detect Magic | Active Conditions:
Female CG Elf Rogue 11 | HP 127 | AC 31 (33 w/ shield or nimble dodge) | F +18 R +22 W +18 | Perception +19 Stealth +22 | ◆◇↺ | Character Sheet
Fortiva takes one end of the tapestry and indicates for Leo to grab the other, and together they carefully roll it up. Slinging it over one shoulder, Fortiva heads for the archway.
We can disregard the checks if you want to just get off the holodeck... just that there are monetary rewards if you manage to decipher the writing. I just wouldn't tarry if I were you! :)
CG Male Goblin (Charhide) Alchemist 11 | HP 138/138 | AC 30 | F +21 (Juggernaut) R +20 W +19 | Perc +18 (Darkvision) | Stealth +3 | 25 ft. | hero 1 | Fire resistance 5 Active Conditions:
Human Wizard 12 | HP 116/116| AC 32| F +19 R +17 W +20 | Perc +19 | speed 35ft. | focus 1/1 | stave charges: 8/8 | Default exploration Activity: Detect Magic | Active Conditions:
"Alright, let's go everyone!" Leo calls out as he stands next to the door/portal to the Grand Lodge.
Human Wizard 12 | HP 116/116| AC 32| F +19 R +17 W +20 | Perc +19 | speed 35ft. | focus 1/1 | stave charges: 8/8 | Default exploration Activity: Detect Magic | Active Conditions:
I'm sorry I missed it sooner. Apparently, 30 min have passed? If so, the first 10 min, Leo will reprepare rank 4 translate in place of translocate. He'll then cast it on the whole party.
Time 010:
Patrick/Fortiva/Hoppper - studies tapestry (Fortiva fails)
Leo - swap spell (translate R4; then casts it)
Squash - doing squashy-things I suppose :)
Jiki - Decipher writing and getting a headache (success)
Time 020:
Patrick: Decipher writing (unsuccessful)
Hoppper: Decipher writing and getting a headache (success)
Leo:
Fortiva: studying library texts (failure) but finds a compass while poking around the shelves
Jiki:
Squash:
Hoppper/Jiki:
You understand that these texts are all on esoteric topics concerning the Dominion of the Black and the Elder Gods. 1 treasure bundle
Time 030:
Hoppper: Climbs up the wall and unhooks the tapestry. The computer produces the arch to exit this holodeck
Fortiva/Leo grab the tapestry
Leo/Fortiva:
As you grab hold of the tapestry, you suddenly feel strange, as if something is fogging your mind. DC 30 Will or be Stupefied 2 for 1 hour -- demonstrating the dangers even a relatively minor item with a link to the Dark Tapestry can have.
That's what I have -- you planning to do anything else?
After this he will just have the 20 points of healing mentioned earlier, plus whatever damage reading causes him?
Based on the above, he would take no damage with a 34 save. If that is correct, heal 10 more and then read again. (If that is not correct, I need to see the damage before I decide.)
Human Wizard 12 | HP 116/116| AC 32| F +19 R +17 W +20 | Perc +19 | speed 35ft. | focus 1/1 | stave charges: 8/8 | Default exploration Activity: Detect Magic | Active Conditions:
You don't need to make a 2nd Will save if it's not your first time studying the texts. The first time is because the text is not of this world
SQUASH stands around like a lookout... Patrick does more research on the Elder gods... So you're about at the 30 minute mark. If you have a PWAS, then you've regained 30 hp...
CG Male Goblin (Charhide) Alchemist 11 | HP 138/138 | AC 30 | F +21 (Juggernaut) R +20 W +19 | Perc +18 (Darkvision) | Stealth +3 | 25 ft. | hero 1 | Fire resistance 5 Active Conditions:
