Into the Footsteps of ULTRA PLUS Horror (Quest 15) (Inactive)

Game Master Will Huston

The goblin tries to open the door.

Thievery:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Br'eak stays on his current position, and observes what can be behind the door.

Mia again takes out a scroll of paper and starts writing a description of the mural. "After this, I would go see the open stairs. It's harder to open a locked door quietly than just sneak down a corridor".

Then she notices others trying to open the door. "Or, we can go there first."

Tirx is able to pop open the lock without much issue. The door is now openable.

Gella, after you…

Assured that all is well Gella steps forward and opens the door, peering inside as she does so to check everything is safe.

You should be in front of the door to open it.

Mia takes a position at the back, to get better use of her bow.

The first feeling that this room gives is the promise of home and light. The second is a palpable wave of dread, as a wave of negative energy flows into the chamber, pouring into the open sarcophagus at its center. Excess energy flows around like a foul wind, smelling faintly of ozone.

In the distance, screams echo, or perhaps laughter? It’s impossible to make out. A tattered and rotted body quickly rises from the sarcophagus,
garbed in rotted and torn fabrics that may have once been a sign of nobility. “Finally, I can feel that I’m freed from that accursed lich, and I believe I have you to thank. Sadly, the only gratitude I can offer is death. I need your strength to become my strength, so I can repay those who betrayed me!”

Alystair Init: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Red Init: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Blue Init: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Green Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Blackfeather Jack Init: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 1 = 18
Br'eak Init: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 1 = 22
Gella Init: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 1 = 22
Mia Init: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 1 = 26
Tirx Init: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 1 = 24
Zdenek Init: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 1 = 26

Round 1
Mia
Tirx
Zdenek
Alystair
Red
Br'eak
Gella
Blue
Blackfeather Jack
Green

Mia sees the creature rise, and with an expression mixed with delight of a heroic fight and the grimness of the possible outcome, starts reciting a poem:

"Oh, a being long dead rose against them,
calling to join him in the depths of grave,
they took to their arms, strode forward,
not willing to add six to his army pale".

She takes aim at the creature, remembering the practice just before the mission, and shoots two arrows at it.

◆ Courageous Anthem +1 attack / +1 damage
◆ Strike (Composite Longbow) @Alystair Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 = 11 Damage (piercing): 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 = 10
◆ Strike (Composite Longbow) @Alystair Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 - 5 = 2 Damage (piercing): 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 1 = 9

I have two hero points, let's use one on the first attack so I might get inspire extended.

Hero point attack #1 (Composite Longbow) @Alystair Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 1 = 19

The goblin moves and he strikes twice Alystair.

Rapier:1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 = 19

Damage:2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 6) + 4 + 1 = 13

Rapier:1d20 + 7 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 - 5 = 18

Damage:2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6) + 4 + 1 = 12

The lizardfolk rushes forward and tumble through the corpse.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

And the he strikes the opponent with Panache.

Claw: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 = 10

Damage:1d6 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 12

One of Mia's arrows strikes true, and the party feels inspired by her example. Zdenek is able to get up and over Alystair, briefly balancing on his hands on Alystair's shoulder. And while Alystair is distracted by the lizardfolk, Tirx is able to run up and stab the man twice.

Alystair dances to Tirx's side, and brings down his longsword.
Longsword vs Tirx's AC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
Slashing Damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Tirx is punished deeply as Alystair takes him down in one swing of his sword. Technically, I'd need a fortitude save from Tirx. It may matter. "That was easier than I thought." The undead man walks deliberately to Zdenek.

A skeleton staggers forward with a scimitar in hand. It swings its scimitar at Zdenek.
Scimitar vs Zdenek's AC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Round 1
Mia
Tirx (-20, dying 2)
Zdenek (-7)
Alystair (-35)
Red
Br'eak
Gella
Blue
Blackfeather Jack
Green

Br'eak moves towards the party and ends up seeing Trix down, and stabilize Trix.

- 1 action: strides
- 2 action: cast the cantrip Stabilize.

2 squares north and 1 east of Tirx, I am currently in mobile. Soon, to bed.

Gella rushes forward, snarling, Why dont you take on someone your own size bony!

Her flickmace lashes out, around the skeleton and into Alystairs knees!

Flickmace, Inspire: 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 13 + 1 = 25
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2) + 4 = 11 B dmg
He will have lesser cover from the skeleton

She then makes a second strike at the skeleton in front of her.

Flickmace, Inspire, Sweep, MAP: 1d20 + 13 + 1 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 13 + 1 + 1 - 5 = 28
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3) + 4 = 9 B dmg

A critical hit forces the target to make a DC20 reflex save or be knocked prone.

Glancing over to the other chamber she calls out, There's more of them coming!

Tirx sees Desna, begging him to walk forward into the light, but Br'eak's magic prevents him from walking further into the tunnel. While the skeleton in her way prevents her from getting as good an angle as she wanted, the two blows take down Alystair for good.

Then her flick-mace destroys a second skeleton guard who walks into the room.

Round 1
Mia
Tirx (-20, stable)
Zdenek (-7)
Red
Br'eak
Gella
Blackfeather Jack
Green

Jack hustles into the room. A fire ignites inside his head, lighting up his eyes and mouth. He opens his arms wide, and a dozen blackened wicker crows with flaming eyes fly out of his sleeves. They circle around him, cawing and wheeling.

”RETURN TO YOUR ETERNAL SLUMBER!”, he cries, as two of the crows fly toward the skeleton.

Stride, Channel Elements, 1-action Elemental Blast (free), 1-action Elemental Blast vs Red

Attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8B

Attack: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 3 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5B

A wooden bird slams into one of the skeletons. The last remaining skeleton staggers in and tries to swipe its sword into Gella

Green Skeleton vs Gella's AC, offguard: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Slashing Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Round 2
Mia
Tirx (-20, stable)
Zdenek (-7)
Red (-5)
Br'eak
Gella (-4)
Blackfeather Jack
Green

Mia watches the fight go well, delighted. She considers a moment, then shrugs and decides: "Might as well, no point saving it". She casts a spell to her bow and shoots at the damaged skeleton.

◆◆ Runic Weapon
◆ Strike (Composite Longbow) @Red CA, RW Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 25 Damage (piercing): 2d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8, 7) + 1 + 1 = 17

◇ Courageous Anthem is still on, Warrior muse extended that by 1 round because Mia hit an enemy last round.

If that's a crit, add Deadly: 1d10 ⇒ 8

Not quite a critical hit but... Mia's arrow strikes true and the skeleton collapses. Only one skeleton remains!

The lizardfolk moves towards the remaining skeleton and wants to finish it off.

Claw, Finisher, vs off guard: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 = 23

Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 + (1, 5) = 16

And he strikes again if necessary.

Claw vs off guard: 1d20 + 7 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 - 4 + 1 = 14

Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 = 6

yeah, that'll do it. Update later tonight.

Zdenek jumps up and throws down his claw and crushes in the last remaining skeleton. There's audible pop in the room, and the unnatural pressure in the air dissipates. The void energy field in the room lifts. A few pages are visible in the sarcophagus that Alystair rose from. They tell of a double cross, that their pursuit was planned by the mage, and part of her process to create her soul cage. Several of Alystair's companion's were turned into undead as she drowned them in a pool of blood and offal.

If the group presses forward, they come to a collapsed corridor the looks like it would connect back to the start. However, there's a bright and colorful tear in space, that can be reasonably assumed to lead back to the Universe.

On the other side of the pillow that is the universe, you can find the mural that the other Pathfinders described and make rubbings. Your mounts are safe and secure on the other side.

Ambrus Valsin is eager to learn what you found.

On meeting Ambrus again Gella burst out, Mutt..err, Amrbus, hey, great to see you again. We found all kinds of cool stuff beyond the door. There were horrible blood pools, undead skeletons, some really sneery undead warrior and all kinds of other things.

We pictured everything with the draw material. ados the hooded lizardfolk.

The goblin has nothing to add to what these companions have said.

Br'eak stays silent, but may intervene if required.

”Such an adventure!”, Jack says excitedly. ”There was a monster hunter who came for the Lich long ago, but he was corrupted into an undead abomination! We fought him and his former allies! He even kept a diary we found!”

Mia takes out her notes.

"I have my reports here, ready for inspection. Yes, here's the part of seeing the undead hunter. We entered a room, seemingly empty, with an open corridor leading to one direction and a closed door opposite it. The door seemed locked, and Trix started to pick the lock. A moment later, it clicked open, and we pushed the door open.

Hear gods, the fate of the heroes,
for a being long dead, full of evil and hate,
rose from the tomb, of stone cold and gray,
calling the living to join his army dead and pale"

She coughs, and apologizes: "Sorry, got a bit carried away there". She collects all her note scrolls and hands them over. "With the rubbings, these should give enough information about the place."