PFS1e 8-07 - From the Tome of Righteous Repose (KS) (Inactive)

Game Master phaeton_nz

Syllyn gladly lets the not-so-bright knight take the lead, trailing by a little more than 30'. From experience he knows that the range of a trap is likely to end there. For now, though, he will lurk near the end of the stairs.

It's just traps in here, as well as the remains of those who fell victim to them, and those have already been looted. There are three exits to the north (1,2 & 3), one to the west (4), and three more to the south. (5,6 & 7).

Where do you want to go?

The Shining Knight turns a full circle in the middle of the room, peering at each of the exits. Tapping his perfectly white teeth with one fingernail, he makes audible sounds of deep contemplation. "Ah, yes. This one I should think," he announces, heading off in the direction of a passage.

Heading west!

Choice: 1d7 ⇒ 4

Syllyn follows along but keeps his distance from the trap springer, at least until they are out of the room.

Baldrum would like to buff himself up before combat. He will hand out a few wands to our other casters for that - one of these can be used on every party member (if they want to get this buff, of course): Lucky Number.
Just roll a D20, everyone, I'll mark off the charges.

Wand of bless ---> Theron: To save some of your spell slots.
Wand of mage armor ---> Syllyn: Please use it on Baldrum before we enter the dungeon.
Baldrum keeps his Wand of Infernal Healing, but he tells Theron the command word.

Baldrum's Lucky Number: 1d20 ⇒ 6

Tinkering with a particularly odd trap, ting realizes the shiny knight is headed towards the western door. Forgetting the trap he hustles after the fellow, "Wait's fer me, wroight!"

Catching up with his fellow pathfinder, he slows, keeping a keen eye out as he goes.

With everyone's permission ting will set a pace where he can take 10 {23/26) on perception, just in case there's anything suspicious.
Edit: lucky number?: 1d20 ⇒ 5

@Baldrum
No problem casting any spell for you. You may assume it is done. Unfortunately mage armor is not on the Skald list. But I guess he could use UMD and he is your best shot for success!

Assuming guidance is cast by Therin on Syllyn to use the wand, he casts Mage Armor on the needy monk...
UMD, guidance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 1 = 18
UMD, guidance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 = 19
UMD, guidance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 = 23

It takes a bit, but it finally goes off!

lucky number: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Syllyn will cast the following on himself with the aid of a rod of extend, wand of heightened Awareness, spell kenning, and some alchemical spell components.

lucky number: 1d20 ⇒ 17

Therin follows the others, hoping his healing skills aren't needed.

cool i'll use the bless if needed...at very least i can ise the bless i save for a clw...

West it is. A side corridor goes off to the south and, further on up, the passage turns north.

As he moves ahead, ting pauses at the corridor heading south noticing it's a stairway, before he heads on turning the corner towards the north.

Inspecting 4, taking 10 (23/26) on perception

Kane moves slowly to catch up to the party.

Ting Tang comes to the conclusion that those stairs lead down to a room.

Sorry, I meant to infer he continued on past the stairs after inspecting them.

Turning his head almost backwards, ting looks over his shoulder. Telling the others, "oi, you's blokes, 'Air's a set o' bloody stairs 'ear, be carry-full, wroight."

Having warned his fellow pathfinders about the stairs, ting presses on around the bend towards the north...

still taking 10 (23/26) on perception

The Shining Knight whistles a jaunty tune as he strolls alongside Ting.

And Syllyn drums a companionable rhythm to The Shining Knight's tune on his shield and they not so stealthily continue their exploration.

lucky number: 1d20 ⇒ 12

@Baldrum

No problem casting any spell for you. You may assume it is done. Unfortunately mage armor is not on the Skald list. But I guess he could use UMD and he is your best shot for success!

Before I gave Syllyn that wand, I looked at every character profile in this party. Syllyn isn't just the best shot, he is the only shot for success as he is the only one who can use the UMD skill at all, and nobody in the party has the spell on their list...

Assuming guidance is cast by Therin on Syllyn to use the wand, he casts Mage Armor on the needy monk...

UMD, guidance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 1 = 18
UMD, guidance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 = 19
UMD, guidance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 = 23

It takes a bit, but it finally goes off!

Actually, it works at the first try, because this "needy monk monk/cleric (ecclesitheurge)" (FTFY :-P) will use his blessing of the faithful on Syllyn for an additional +2 profane bonus. ;-) (Sorry, forgot to post that action.)

Baldrum thanks the Nagaji for his help with the wand. He starts casting guidance on himself and refreshes it whenever the spell ends.

The monk then follows the scouting Ting Tang. However, at the first corner he turns to the left and steps into the short corridor(towards room #4, see map), looking for anything interesting.

Perception, guidance: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 1 = 21

As he moves ahead, ting pauses at the corridor heading south noticing it's a stairway....

Inspecting 4, taking 10 (23/26) on perception

Ting Tang comes to the conclusion that those stairs lead down to a room.

... at the first corner he turns to the left and steps into the short corridor(towards room #4, see map), looking for anything interesting.

Room #4 are descending stairs...how far are you going?

Therin brings up the rear, crossbow up and ready to fire off a warning shot

Baldrum Battlehand wrote:

... at the first corner he turns to the left and steps into the short corridor(towards room #4, see map), looking for anything interesting.

Room #4 are descending stairs...how far are you going?

Baldrum moves to the bottom of the stairs, but stays on the lowest step and peeks around the corners into the room.

Baldrun sees what used to be some sort of workroom used for repairing and maintaining weapons. Broken tools and bits of weapons lie strewn about. A corridor leads off to the east.

Meanwhile Ting keeps going up the corridor and sees a branch corridor to the east and the corridor itself also bending to the east.

I've moved your tokens to put you in where I think you are, according to your posts. Please move them if I'm wrong.

And is Alexis still here?

Kane is good, he will wait for Baldrum or Ting Tang to explore around the corner.

Sorry, SORRY, SORRY!!! The first step is always the hardest....

Alexis has been recounting the saga of her Grand-Uncle-Twice-Removed Oswald the entire time you've been making your way from Lastwall to Ustalav - even in her sleep!

Even while working on her ridiculous puzzle-book!
INT check: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Even during the hour-long rite she'd insisted upon performing before entering the ruins!. <--- This costs 100 gp but could be really useful in a dungeon; anyone willing to help me distribute a bit of the cost would be welcome to do so.
@DM: Would it be possible to use my Guiding Star to Extend that to 48 hours?

"...And then the scarred man and his floating confidante led them all into the a big, black mortuary in the Slums, and inside he opened a portal with his own blood to what, per Grand-Uncle-Twice-Removed Oswald's telling, could only have been The Negative Material Plane, and next thing he knew, he was beset by - Oh! thank you, Master Baldrum -"

lucky number: 1d20 ⇒ 3

"3! 3 terrible, towering shadows of spiky darkness, and...well, he said he cannot really remember what happened next, but when he came to, he was on the front steps of a mage's tower in some Wayang city in the Far Orient, 5 pounds lighter, 7 years younger, 9 silver pieces poorer all told, and covered in magical tattoos!"

She finally seems to register where they are.
"Oh. What's this? A bit of an armory?"

She takes a moment to dust herself with a generous sum of natron, and performs the Embalming-Rite of Ilyich-Ulyanov before going any further....
AKA false life, CL 5th: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

I've moved your tokens to put you in where I think you are, according to your posts. Please move them if I'm wrong.

Looks good to me.

Hearing Alexis voice muffle, ting assumes the gnome followed Baldrum to the lower level. Shrugging, he regrips his exotic bastard sword and pressed on down the hallway.

Finding the first turn on the right, he nods his head that way so the shiny fellow would know what direction he was going and turns towards the small room on the right.

taking 10 (23/26) on perception

Ting finds a small room with no other exits.

Shelves of weapons and armor racks line the walls in this small chamber. The racks are well-stocked with tarnished and broken equipment.

[b]"Anyone want to check for magic?"[/ooc]

"With a selection like this? It seems unlikely, but I can try," Alexis replies brushes a lock of hair to the side of her forehead (and now seems to be staring at the shelves more with said forehead than eyes).

detect magic/Spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

@Alexis: I put your token on the map.

Baldrun sees what used to be some sort of workroom used for repairing and maintaining weapons. Broken tools and bits of weapons lie strewn about. A corridor leads off to the east.

All those broken weapons... I wonder where is the good stuff?

Perception, guidance: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 1 = 21

Baldrum has darkvision 60', in case it's relevant.

Realizing Alexis seemed to be using magic to investigate the Shelves of weapons and armor racks, ting bobs his beak up and down in approval, "'At's a bloody fine idear's, We's should keep's any floggin' magically stuff, be worth's some'tin' wroight."

As he speaks, he returns to the hallway, nodding to the shiny knight, he turns and proceeds up the hall to what he suspects is another room.

taking 10 (23/26) on perception, I saw earlier where someone commented about 'stealth' do we want to be stealthy as well? IF so speak up, ting can do that as well.

Unfortunately there's no magical stuff here. Baldrun sees the passage to the east open out to another room.

Meanwhile Ting discovers he's walked into another room. It looks like the remains of a barracks. Rusted metal beds, stacked three high, line the walls of this room. The mattresses are little more than dust held together by mold.

Kane moves around, knowing his allies didn't fall into any traps. We should let Baldrum see what is over there first so we don't end up splitting the party too much.
Kane does slowly move around so he can meet Baldrum on the other side.
If anything is hidden, he'll search for it perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

A long, heavy sigh escapes from The Shining Knight. "By the gods, this place is boring! Dust and junk. Where are the maidens? Wasn't there something about a trapped lich? Come forth and do battle, varlet!" he shouts, waving his sword around in the air.

Hearing Kane say something from down the hall, ting's eyes open wide as 'shiny' yells out something about maidens, liches and varlets. Shaking his head, ting resists the urge to 'shoosh' his fellow pathfinder and moves to the northeastern portion of the room where there appears to be a hallway. Keeping a keen eye out as he explores the hall.

taking 10 (23/26) on perception, apparently there is not a concern about stealth.

A barracks? Hmmm...maybe there are some notes kept by the troops that were here...might bear some investigation...both mundane and mystical... Therin searches the room.

perc: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14then detect magic

"Interesting idea, though I'm not sure non-magical writing would have survived the passage of time. Still, worth looking for and I do know the mending spell."

perception, heroism, h aware: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 2 + 2 = 29

Let's see where this corridor leads...

Baldrum casts guidance on himself again, then moves east into the corridor.

Perception, guidance: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 1 = 19

The Shining Knight keeps up with Ting, every step leaving a telltale jingle-jangle of his armor breaking the silence of the ancient tomb. "Yes, I think this is the way. I have a good feeling about this, Ting old chap!"

Baldrin and Kane find themselves on opposite ends of another workshop that looks similar to the first one. Nothing out of the ordinary is detected. Kane also notes another passage leading into the darkness behind him.

Ting and the others find another room that had been also set up as a barracks.

Meanwhile the Shining Knight gets a feeling that something may be watching. Something he can't see. Although that could be just paranoia.

And Syllyn keeps up with the front-runners, Ting and Shining. Seems like they are the'most likely to get in trouble'.

Turning his head in a seemingly impossible angle, ting looks back at the Shining Knight. Lulling his tongue in a tengu smile he bobs his head in agreement, "so's do I!"

Working his way through the second barracks 10 ting head towards the north west corner. "For floggin' exits, we's'l go clocky-wise wroight."

His exotic bastard sword at the ready as his ioun stone spins around his sage-grass conical hat, ting continues north.

taking 10 (23/26) on perception

The monk nods to Kane.

Good, I have backup. Is there anything useful here?

Again, Baldrum casts guidance on himself, then uses detect magic to scan the room for any magic that is not on his own.
Afterwards (if there is nothing to be found), he casts guidance again, then moves to the south-east corner of the workshop and looks at the passage leading to the east.

One more corridor to check...

Take 10 Perception, guidance: 10 + 10 + 1 = 21 (darkvision 60')

Yet another workshop but it looks like this one was for repairing armour.

Meanwhile Ting finds a side corridor, terminating in a door that has magical sigils and such on it. Someone had also written in what had been vivid red paint 'KEEP OUT!" and underneath "That means you too, Kilroy"

Ignoring the workshop ting heads towards the side corridor with it's 'decorated' door. Lulling his tongue in a tengu smile he calls back, "I's tink' we's bloody well found somet'in' wroight." He then begins to carefully search the door for any traps, and will test to see if it's unlocked.

Taking 20(33/36) on perception for the door, if he finds any locks or traps he will take 10(32/35) on disable device.

Kane will walk into the passage and search it for hidden things. perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 If nothing is in here, we will have to catch up to the rest of the party in room 10, we are way too far apart in the event combat or trap happens.

Edit I drew red arrows to show how Kane catches up to the rest of the party in room 10, to show his direction of travel in case he runs into something. Which is where he travels after searching the room he is in.

Alexis's heart momentarily catches in her throat when she realizes she's starting to get...bored! After a hurried self-examination for signs of Bleaching, she abandons the scrapheaps and tries to catch up with the sketchy snakeman and that Human maniac.

Therin moves with the others, hoping the ones in front don't trip any alarms.

can someone move me please? on my tablet...it's a PITA...

I would if I could find you on the map.

Also, 'PITA bread' sounds...multifariously horrible.

@Therin: I couldn't find you on the map, either. So I created a new token for your character and put it on the map according to the description in your post. I hope that's ok.

Baldrum sighs. More trash - this time it's armor...

Again, Baldrum casts guidance on himself, then uses detect magic to scan the room for any magic that is not on his own.
Afterwards (if there is nothing to be found), he casts guidance again, then scrutinizes the room for mundane treasure.

Take 10 Perception, guidance: 10 + 10 + 1 = 21 (darkvision 60')

Edit: When Kane leaves to catch up to the rest of the party, Baldrum will go with him.

i thought i had a token...man i'm slipping...ty guys