GM Otha’s Mysteries Under Moonlight Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Otha

Heighten Awareness
Religion take10: 10 + 9 + 2 = 21

Knowledge (Religion) - Janus: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Cenotaph Boon Status:
Levin: No boon :(
Ushi: +2 on Fort saves
Greyveil: +1 on Fort saves
Waki: No boon :(
Patchouli: +1 on Fort saves
Janus: No boon :(

We’ll move forward to the Founder’s Flame monument in the morning

The Cenotaph

After dealing with the Cenotaph, you quickly make your way over the Founder’s Flame…

This relatively unassuming monument stands at the center of a small park in Magnimar’s Naos district. The Founder’s Flame consists of a pedestal bearing a small bowl filled with green oil. Normally, this oil burns in an eternal flame of scintillating, multicolored fire, but the monument’s corruption has given it a sickly green hue.

As you approach the monument, its flames surge violently…

The Founder’s Flame

UMD: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25 Shield from wand
Patchouli anticipate similar troubles here

With no obvious caretakers or distressed spirits, Ushi wards himself against evil once more before the party approaches.

Prot/vs Evil again.

[dice=Knowledge (Religion) - Janus]1d20+4

Cenotaph Boon Status:
Levin: No boon :(
Ushi: +2 on Fort saves
Greyveil: +1 on Fort saves
Waki: No boon :(
Patchouli: +1 on Fort saves
Janus: No boon :(

No argument intended but the DC was 15 and Greyveil got a 21, exceeding the DC. I did not see where you stipulated how much the DC had to be exceeded?

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Cenotaph Boon Status:
Levin: No boon :(
Ushi: +2 on Fort saves
Greyveil: +1 on Fort saves
Waki: No boon :(
Patchouli: +1 on Fort saves
Janus: No boon :(

Greyveil watches from the back of the group.

Perception: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (18) + 19 = 37

I assume it’s the same as the previous monument.

Those attempting and succeeding on a DC 15 Knowledge (Religion) or Performance (Dance) check gain a +1 morale bonus on initiative checks for the rest of the scenario. This bonus increases to +2 if the PC’s result exceeds the DC of the check by 10 or more. You can benefit from only one monument boon at a time—successfully gaining the boon of a new monument ends the effects of the previous boon.

Argh, my bad Greyveil, typo; Ushi is right, it’s by 10 or more, my apologies…

Makes sense, NP.

Waki sulks into the room, still feeling out of place and less stealthy than usual.

Without getting too close, Levin approaches the steps around the monument.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Greyveil and Levin both recognize the haunt residing within the monument…and as Levin gets closer, its flames surge violently. Creatures begin manifesting from the monument’s fire at an alarming rate...

There are three ferocious flying creatures, that look like red-and-yellow scaled dragons, but with only two legs…and one creature looking like a living, mobile bonfire, tongues of flame reaching out in search of things to burn…and they are definitely hostile!

COMBAT! Round 1: The bold may post!

Levin
Waki
Fire Dragons?
Janus [bot]
Ushi
Greyveil
Fire Creature?
Patchouli

Founder’s Flame

Knowledge (arcana) vs flying dragon-thingies: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Knowledge (arcana) vs aggressive bonfire: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Does it have any special attacks? If I get a second question, does it have any weaknesses? Probably not high enough to get anything else.

Hopeful they are not true dragons, Waki uses a vanishing trick (KI) and moves to the north....

Sorry, my first attempt apparently didn’t take…

Levin: It has a burn attack (1d6) and is vulnerable to cold; you still have a full action

COMBAT! Round 1: The bold may post!

Levin
Waki
Fire Dragons?
Janus [bot]
Ushi
Greyveil
Fire Creature?
Patchouli

Founder’s Flame

Levin targets the (I assume) fire elemental, hoping it speaks Common. "Those dragon-thingies are dangerous!" he says, weaving a spell into his words. "Help us destroy them!"

Casting suggestion, DC 17 Will negates (including +1 DC for being flat-footed).

Sorry, Levin, yes it is a fire elemental…

As Waki vanishes, Levin tries to ‘recruit’ the elemental..

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

…and it appears to turn its attention up to the dragon-like creatures…

…meanwhile, two ‘dragons’ fly NW and unleash a double-dose of fire-breathing chaos…

These two spurts catch all but Levin…

Fire-breath 1: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 3, 2, 4) = 19
Pass a DC16 Reflex save for half damage

Fire-breath 2: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 2, 3, 4) = 19
Pass a DC16 Reflex save for half damage

…while the third swoops down on Levin…ooc]

Bite: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Damage + Fire: 2d6 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 2) + 5 + (6) = 15

…but Levin ducks to barely evade the beast’s sharp teeth…

COMBAT! Round 1 / 2: The bold may post!

Since the elemental has changed sides for now, everyone is up

Levin
Waki (2 DC16 Reflex saves)
Fire Dragons?
Janus [bot] (2 DC16 Reflex saves)
Ushi (2 DC16 Reflex saves)
Greyveil (2 DC16 Reflex saves)
Fire Creature?
Patchouli (2 DC16 Reflex saves)

Founder’s Flame

Reflex 1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Reflex 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Hissing at the painful burns, Ushi moves to engage the two flying foes with a burst of sound!

Sound Burst Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3 Fort DC17 to avoid the stun for Orange and Yellow.
Knowledge Arcana for Dragon?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14

Reflex 1: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 4 = 27
Reflex 2: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 4 = 26

Annoyed by the flaming enemy, Patchouli charges up with her tome and smacks at the red fire dragon.
Holy Book BONK: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 2 = 18Dmg: 3d6 + 10 ⇒ (1, 4, 4) + 10 = 19

Reflex 1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Reflex 2: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

The small alchemist is caugh tby both blasts taking full damage. He looks pissed and throws three frost bombs at the two that breathed on him, starting with the one on the left. If he drops Greyveil moves to the onw on the right. Wow. He is at 7 hp

Full attack, includes Rapid Shot and Iterative.

Touch Attack, Frost Bomb: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 14 - 2 = 234d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 6, 4, 1) + 6 = 22 Cold Damage Fort Save DC 18 or Staggered

Touch Attack, Frost Bomb: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 14 - 2 = 194d6 + 6 ⇒ (2, 1, 6, 3) + 6 = 18 Cold Damage Fort Save DC 18 or Staggered

Touch Attack, Frost Bomb: 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 14 - 5 = 164d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 1, 6, 2) + 6 = 16 Cold Damage Fort Save DC 18 or Staggered

While Ushi & Patchouli avoided the worst of the damage, the normally dexterous Greyveil gets scorched…

Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Ushi’s sonic burst stuns yellow but orange resists…followed by a totally pissed off Greyveil, who retaliates with a vengeance via frost bombs, dropping orange outta the sky with his first two and sorely wounding yellow with the third…

Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Meanwhile, Patchouli badonka bonks the red dragon with his might book…

COMBAT! Round 1 / 2: The bold may post!

Levin
Waki (2 DC16 Reflex saves)
Fire Dragons (orange dead, yellow -27/stunned, red -19)
Janus [bot] (2 DC16 Reflex saves)
Ushi -18
Greyveil -38
Fire Creature?
Patchouli -18

Founder’s Flame

Levin whips out his shortsword and impresses a bit of magic into it, causing it to glow a faint blue.

Shortsword vs red: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Damage + Arcane Strike: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Slight update, but it could matter. Greyveil had False Life (9hp) up, which lasts for 7 hours. So he should be at -29 I believe. He also had 70 minutes of barkskin (+3 Natural Armor)from the first fight which might or might not still be in effect?

Yes, my bad, both would still be in effect. Next update will reflect -29. Thanks for the reminder!

Not your bad. It's my job to keep up with my buffs. Glad I remembered else another breath could have killed me. Now I'll only go down. lol.

Waki tries to dodge the flames....

reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 bleh!
portfolio reroll+2 stars, reflex: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 11 + 2 = 19
reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

18 damage (34/52hp) Can Waki tell if the dragons are watching him - invisible?
Also, how high are the dragons flying? Greyveil is still standing, right?

@Waki: You don’t think the dragons saw you; you think it was just bad luck for you to be in the path of their breath. The dragon to the north is 15’ high…the dragon to the north is hovering 5’ as it dove to attack Levin…

COMBAT! Round 1 / 2: The bold may post!

Levin
Waki
Fire Dragons (orange dead, yellow -27/stunned, red -19)
Janus [bot] (2 DC16 Reflex saves)
Ushi -18
Greyveil -29
Fire Creature?
Patchouli -18

Founder’s Flame

Waki risks charging the yellow dragon to the north, quickly drawing his curveblade and charging/raging as he strikes from below.

”BONZAI!!!“

Adm Elven Curve blade, Rage, charge: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 11 + 2 + 2 = 31
for dmg: 1d10 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 1 + 3 = 14

sneak dmg: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 3) = 7

He is now visible…

@Waki: Sorry, had a typo. I mentioned the dragon to the north being 15’ high…and then I mentioned the dragon to north was 5’ high. The latter should’ve said east so I’ll switch your attack there. Sorry, that was all my bad…

Waki charges the lower flying red dragon, sinking his curved Elven blade deeply into its underbelly…

The fire elemental turns on its fellow fire creature and tries slamming into it…

Slam: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

…but it not only misses, it falls…

Janus moves and tosses a javelin at red…

Javelin: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

…but slips from his hand and sticks in the ground beside him…

The red dragon cries out in rage and counters, biting at Patchouli…

Bite: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (13) + 19 = 32
Damage: 2d6 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 4) + 5 + (1) = 11

…and swinging its tail at Levin…

Tail Slap: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

…and both strikes land, its teeth sinking into Patchouli’s shoulder and its tail smacking Levin’s behind…

COMBAT! Round 2 / 3: The bold may post!

Levin -5
Waki -18
Fire Dragons (orange dead, yellow -27/stunned, red -40)
Janus [bot] (2 DC16 Reflex saves)
Ushi -18
Greyveil -29
Fire Creature?
Patchouli -29

Founder’s Flame

Patchouli had enough of this dragon, and smack it down with her book like swatting down a fly.
Swift action Sacred Weapon Bane(Dragon)
Holy Book + Bane Dragon: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 13 + 2 = 19 Dmg: 3d6 + 10 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 6) + 10 + 2 + (4, 6) = 40

If dragon died, she will pull out CLW wand as a move

@GM All good...waiting to see if dragon drops and will switch to other if it does.

Patchouli smashes in the dragon’s head, dropping it with a thud to the ground..,

COMBAT! Round 2 / 3: The bold may post!

Levin -5
Waki -18
Fire Dragons (orange dead, yellow -27/stunned, red dead)
Janus [bot] (-18)
Ushi -18
Greyveil -29
Fire Creature?
Patchouli -18

Founder’s Flame

Before I take my turn I want to point out that I believe Yellow is Staggered and not Stunned. So it still gets a turn, but with that condition.

With the more immediate threat dealt with, Levin draws his small hunting bow and moves for a better line of fire against the last dragon-creature.

Sheath sword, move, draw shortbow while moving.

Not wanting to break the suggestion on the flame spirit, Ushi speaks a blessing upon his allies.

Bless is now active.

Before I take my turn I want to point out that I believe Yellow is Staggered and not Stunned. So it still gets a turn, but with that condition.

While he was staggered by your bomb, he was also stunned by Ushi’s spell; I guess I should’ve listed both but I just listed the worst of the two…

Roger that.

Makis makes two attacks with Rapid Shot, throwing cold bombs at Yellow.

Touch Attack, Frost Bomb: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 14 + 1 - 2 = 264d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 6, 1, 6) + 6 = 24 Cold Damage Fort Save DC 18 or Staggered

Touch Attack, Frost Bomb: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 14 + 1 - 2 = 204d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 6, 4, 5) + 6 = 22 Cold Damage Fort Save DC 18 or Staggered

Breath fire on me... grumble grumble.

Waki will sheath his sword and draw his bow as well, hopeful he will not need it on the last of the flying dragons.

"I hope you have something to deal with the fire next." Ushi calls out, watching the fight play out.

Greyveil’s accuracy with both bombs is uncanny and the dragon drops drops with a loud thud after the second bomb explodes!

The haunt flashes suddenly and another fire elemental appears and moves towards you…but the first ensorcelled elemental moves to block it…

Calling this fight as the fire elementals pose little threat to you…

Janus exclaims, ”Quickly! While they fight each other, we should sanctify the monument!”

He callls upon his knowledge of the arcane to combat the corruption of the monument…

Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

…and you feel the corruption in the monument lessen…

That’s one pass!

Sanctification Ritual: You need 4 passes total among the skills below: Diplomacy, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (religion), Perform (dance), or Spellcraft. You cannot use aid another on these skill checks.

Party Status:
Levin -5
Waki -18
Janus [bot] -18
Ushi -18
Greyveil -29
Patchouli -18

Founder’s Flame

Ushi moves to join Janus in the purification attempt.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34

Ushi joins Janus, his words also having power against the foul corruption present there, further fading its power…

That’s two passes!

Sanctification Ritual: You need 4 passes total among the skills below: Diplomacy, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (religion), Perform (dance), or Spellcraft. You cannot use aid another on these skill checks.

Party Status:
Levin -5
Waki -18
Janus [bot] -18
Ushi -18
Greyveil -29
Patchouli -18

Founder’s Flame

Fallback Strategy
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22 Fallback Strategy reroll

The blessing of Torag to the rescue...

CLW: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 3, 3) + 3 = 17

Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18

I I can roll twice...

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30

Waki will heal himself with his wand while others attempt

UMD Clw : 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13 vs dc20

And it’s done…

Diplomacy (Levin): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

Greveil’s arcane skill in addition to Levin’s impelling words, complete the sanctification ritual. You no longer sense any corruption in the monument nor the haunt…and the two fighting elementals dissipate…

Immediately thereafter, the flame ejects beautiful spheres of magically crystallized fire. The largest of these spheres appears to be a gem…while the other smaller spheres form into a necklace…

Monument Boon: If the PCs sanctify the Founder’s Flame, the PCs can attempt to gain its boon. You can take 10 minutes to commune with the flame and attempt a DC 15 Spellcraft check. On a successful check, you increase the save DC of all of his fire spells by 1 for 24 hours. You can benefit from only one monument boon at a time— successfully gaining the benefits of a new monument ends Tanya boons earned at the previous monuments.

Party Status:
Levin -5
Waki -18
Janus [bot] -18
Ushi -18
Greyveil -29
Patchouli -1

Founder’s Flame

Patchouli offers to use Waki's wand on him.

Keeping the +1 Fort boon, for now

Likewise.

Greyveil is quite burned. He pulls his wand out and begins healing himself.

Cure Light woulds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Cure Light woulds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Cure Light woulds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Cure Light woulds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Cure Light woulds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

The wand performs better than average but it still requires 5 charges to completely heal him.