GM Bret’s PBP Gameday XIII PFS1 CORE #5-03 The Hellknight’s Feast

Game Master BretI

Miriel asks from the least annoyed looking staff to point out Orielle and Zyesha.

Miriel is told Orielle was in the pantry just a moment ago, but they all think the two are now with the guests serving them drinks.

To be clear Grog, you are one of the people who saw Bedlam slip away. You saw him descend the stairs to the wine cellar.

To be clear Grog, you are one of the people who saw Bedlam slip away. You saw him descend the stairs to the wine cellar.

** spoiler omitted **

yep grog was trying to make conversation :)

Grog whispers. "He's in the cellar"

Bedlam carefully leaves the cellar without delay and takes his mates a bit away from other cooks, saying not loud:
- We have a problem. There are 2 naked dead female bodies with faces chewed away. I think they died pretty recently. I have not searched the cellar, but the killer maybe still there. Perhaps we should go there together.

Khelleks eyes widen. "Let us go an examine the bodies. You say the faces were chewed? Perhaps... could someone be masqueraiding as them. The chewed faces would make it harder to work out who they were pretending to be. Who has been down the the cellar?"

then he pauses and looks at Bedlam. "And what is your mothers maiden name ... come on... quickly now."

- Shadfolast...why? Gnomes usually use family names, ya now? Anyway. Let's go examine. Let's bring some light and shadows inside.

Bedlam seems a bit confused and anxious despite being still brave and has no visible hesitations.

Khellek follows Bedlam down the stairs.

"To see if you were confident in knowing who you claim to be. If there is a master of disguise killing people and destroying their faces... well.. one of them could be you. That is, one of them could have killed you and be impersonating you. Why do you think the faces were chewed rather than disfigured. I wonder if that implies a creature such as a doppleganger, rather than a more mundane assassin."

Might want to arrange yourselves on the map as you go down. Bedlam previously did not go any further than the bottom of the stairs down to the cellar.

The cool, dark wine cellar has a flagstone floor and walls covered with light gray ceramic tiles. Its irregularly shaped walls and alcoves are lined with dusty shelves that hold an impressive array of wine bottles. Propped up against the far west wall are two naked forms, both covered with fresh blood. Though both are clearly female, their faces have been chewed away entirely, leaving them both unidentifiable.

Miriel is shocked by the news. "Oh no, quick! Could it be Orielle and Zyesha? What could do such horrible things?"

She follows Bedlam closely, readying her blade on the way. At the cellar, she tries to check if there is still some threat about.

Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 18

Miriel can’t see everything in the cellar from her current position on the stairs, but she doesn’t detect any threats.

"I think we might want to head upstairs and see if we can corrale Orielle and Zyesha before they change faces again." suggests Khellek.

"Time is of the essence!"

Heading back up, he gather "his students" around.

"We must find those two sevants. They will likely have traces of blood on their outfits. Eating someones face off must be messy. Why I remember a shaving cut I had not too long ago..."

- Maybe you understand life and know everything, though I am far from this kinda enlightenment. But we need to study bodies and search this place before call the alarm or something. Fear not, wise Khellek. We are here. Demons or undead, or feys - we should investigate.
Says Bedlam proceeding deeper with Miriel and hopefully with some other backup, full of resolve.

He is preparing shield and unleash sword just in case...

Sylvester (and Shaggy) follow the rest of the group. He shrugs at the strange occurrence.

"Another fancy party another day as a Pathfinder."

Miriel first starts to turn back with Khellek's suggestion, then stops as Bedlam mentions examination. "Up, yes, or down?" I..." She breathes in, and concentrates a moment. "I think, as we have already descended here, investigation of the attack is appropriate. But with utmost haste, and then to discover the impersonators."

She follows alongside Bedlam, to examine the cellar and the bodies.

Grog looks in the cellar.

"Right..Miriel. Let's get to the bottom of this"

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31

Grog since you said you went into the cellar I have moved you there.
Sylvester you just said you were following, so I have put you at the top of the stairs leading into the cellar.
Currently Grog, Bedlam and Miriel are in the cellar while Sylvester and shaggy are just at the top of the stairs. Numair are still upstairs in the kitchen.

Surprise Round

Numair
Sylvester
Red Body
Khellek
Mystery
Bedlam
Miriel
Grog

What looks like another victim’s body was on the floor in the southern rack area. Grog notices something off about it and just as he is about to indicate that, the body stands up! Fortunately it doesn’t appear to have any weapons.

It still looks dead, but is standing.

Temporary marker, will replace with better one later.

"Uh guys!" He nods at the undead then steps and waits.

readied action to attack if it emerges from the side of the wall

attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (15) + 17 = 32

damage: 1d12 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

Grog indicates danger and steps into a good defensive location as he gets ready to attack with his greataxe. Sylvester can barely hear the warning and passes it on to the people still in the kitchen.

Round 1

Bolded may act.
Once you can see it, Knowledge Religion to identify the Red Body.

Numair
Sylvester
Red Body
Khellek
Mystery
Bedlam
Miriel
Grog Readied attack

Numair enters the pantry, and readies to close the door once Khellek has gone through, hoping to deaden any sounds that might waft up from down bellow.

@Numair: That isn’t the pantry, but I know what room you meant. You’ve got a room between the kitchen and the dining room that I suspect would be used by staff to organize plates before bringing them into the dining room. It is that room that has the stairs to the wine cellar.

Is the door you intend to close the one to the wine cellar? Sylvester and Shaggy are also outside the wine cellar.

Oh, I see. Shutting *that* door makes far more sense. Alright, I move to the top of the stairs, then aim to close it when the others have moved down past me.

Sylvester creates three copies of himself and then rides Shaggy down the stairs.

Mirror Image, CL 7: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

"Does anyone know what we are dealing with here?"

Just as Sylvester asks that, the creature steps forward to immediately get hit by Grog. In response, it licks him with its tongue.
tongue vs Touch AC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26 DC 21 Fort save please

Round 1

Bolded may act.
Once you can see it, Knowledge Religion to identify the Red Body.

Numair
Sylvester
Red Body 21 damage
Khellek
Mystery
Bedlam
Miriel
Grog need DC 21 Fort save

Hearing the sound of concern from the cellar, Khellek moves to see what is bothering his students.

"I said come upstairs, we have a problem to solve. Raiding the wine cellar is... unbecoming!" he admonishes them.

Khellek comes down the stairs. Bedlam catches a glance at a shadowy figure going through the wall and crossing the alcove to the north of him. Sylvester gets a much better view as it pops out of the wall right next to him and Shaggy.

The ghostly figure is a medium-sized incorporeal humanoid. It attacks Sylvester, hitting the real one rather than one of the images!
incorporeal touch : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
crit confirm incorporeal touch : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Mirror image? 1 is real person: 1d4 ⇒ 1
Negative energy damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Con drain: 1d6 ⇒ 6

After it hits Sylvester it says “Tasty! Finally some food I can have!”

Round 1

Bolded may act.
Once you can see it, Knowledge Religion to identify the creatures

Numair
Sylvester 5 damage DC 19 Fort save or 6 Con drain
Red Body 21 damage
Khellek
Blue Incorporeal figure +5 temp HP
Bedlam
Miriel
Grog need DC 21 Fort save

"Oh no you can't, your immaterial rights end here! Shelyn, melmë ar Ainulindalë!" she taunts the incorporeal humanoid and calls the power of her goddess.

She steps to Sylvester's side and slices at the shadowy creature with all her might.

Swift: Smite evil on blue, the incorporeal creature
Not an action: 5ft step
Std: Attack blue

Attack Ainulindale Smite Power Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 2 = 15 +2 from heroism
Damage: 1d10 + 16 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 16 + 5 = 30 +5 damage to first successful attack against undead/outsider/dragon

Rolling religion about the creatures.

Religion (blue): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Religion (red): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

AC 2 better against blue due to smite evil.

Although Miriel has tremendous power behind her blow, she needs to work on her aim. She misses the creature.

She isn’t sure what either of the two creatures are.

Round 1

Bolded may act.
Once you can see it, Knowledge Religion to identify the creatures

Numair
Sylvester 5 damage DC 19 Fort save or 6 Con drain
Red Body 21 damage
Khellek
Blue Incorporeal figure
Bedlam
Miriel +2 AC vs Blue, smite Blue
Grog need DC 21 Fort save

Religion / Planes recall: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Bedlam sees Miriel already helps Sylvestr and rushes to aid Grog, wishing to cut off the tongue.
Bedlam might use Smite depends on Grog condition. If he fails save and condition is nasty - hopefully we may recalculate retrospectively.

Sword attack, Heroism: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 2 = 22
Slash dmg, adamantine: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

- Khellek! What are these creatures? Who is more dangerous?

The scholar considers the spirits for a moment. While he waits for his turn.

know religion? T10: 10 + 27 = 37 Immunities, resistances vulnerabilities/weaknesses, special attacks, anything else you think may be of significance..

"I do believe they are undead..." he concludes "I do hope they are not the unquiet spirits of those two young women..."

@Khellek Do you have something that allows you to take 10 during battle?

Seems we are waiting on Grog’s Fort save. Yes, it is something nasty. It chose to do no damage in order to do this attack.

Sylvester attempts to resist the drain. He seems on the ropes for a moment but finds the inner strength to resist the undead's attack.

Fort Save, DC 19: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Shirt Re-Roll:

Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Sylvester manages to fight off the drain caused by the incorporeal creature.

Khellek determines that both creatures are undead.

The creature attacking Grog is a Fleshwalker Mohrg. Attacks with the tongue can cause paralysis. It shares the normal undead traits and can cause people it kills to rise immediately as spawn.

He creature attacking Sylvester is an Advanced Wraith. It has lifesense allowing it to detect people even while in a solid object. It can also cause people to rise as spawn if killed by it. It has an unnatural aura that prevents normal animals from approaching within 30 feet of them.

Sylvester, next round please start giving me a DC 25 Ride or Handle Animal check if Shaggy is to stay near it. I forgot this round.

Bedlam is waiting to see how badly Grog is doing before deciding what he does,

Round 1

Bolded may act.
Once you can see it, Knowledge Religion to identify the creatures

Numair
Sylvester 5 damage
Red mohrg 21 damage
Khellek
Blue wraith
Bedlam
Miriel +2 AC vs Blue
Grog need DC 21 Fort save vs paralysis

Fort: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

"Nice try no food here!"

power attack

Grog shakes it off and swings.

attack slashing: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

damage: 1d12 + 20 ⇒ (11) + 20 = 31

attack slashing: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

damage: 1d12 + 20 ⇒ (11) + 20 = 31

Grog resists the creature’s lick and swings, hitting twice.

Seeing that Grog is still healthy, Bedlam decides not to smite the undead. Unfortunately his strike isn’t as accurate as Grog’s and he misses.

The nasty thing is still moving.

Round 2

Bolded may act.
Once you can see it, Knowledge Religion to identify the creatures

Numair
Sylvester 5 damage
Red mohrg 83 damage
Khellek
Blue wraith
Bedlam
Miriel +2 AC vs Blue
Grog

Numair shuts the door to the cellar.