Caverns of Azlantia

Game Master Dread

Time: 3:45 PM

Jenna moves down and peaks around the corner, Flash is less than cooperative, but she does see the hall and the rope bridge across the chasm.

Urtar moves down and around the corner, throwing a globule of acid into the back of the fleeing warrior. who screams in agony, then looks around and hurries across the rope bridge going straight across it and not taking the side passage. Gideon see's a larger warrior coming to the edge of the rope bridge on the other side. The fleeing deathwalker stands right before him on the bridge, obviously in agony.

I think I need to put it into initiative now.

INITIATIVE
20 Dr. Ocellus
16 Sergeant
13 Urtar
12 Deathwalker
11 Arronus
11 Soulbound Puppet
11 Necromantic Servant
10 Jenna
6 Gideon
6 Flash
5 Other

Active Spells/Conditions
Necromatic Servant- 273 Rounds (Arronus)
Soulbound Puppet- 173Rounds (Arronus)
Shield of Faith 3 R +2 AC (Deflection-Gideon) AC20
Barkskin 274 Rounds +2 AC (Natural-Gideon) AC22
Bless 5 Rounds +1 Hit and Fear Saves ALL

I assume the FF AC of the sergeant has been mistyped? Hopefully!

Urtar sees the sergeant but isn't phased. He moves forward and shoots another acid ball at the soldier.

Ranged touch, bless: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 2 + 1 = 14
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The acid ball hits the cultist in the leg and he faints from the pain.

Both Arronus and his skeletal warrior rush to catch up with the action, Arronus stepping off onto the side bridge to let his servant take point. As he does, Arronus draws a chakram.

Double move for both Arronus and Skeleton
Arronus draws a chakram as part of the move action

forgot to mention. Each square of the rope bridge is treated as difficult terrain ie x2 movement

What can I say, it was early when I posted

forgot to mention. Each square of the rope bridge is treated as difficult terrain ie x2 movement

What can I say, it was early when I posted

I think both Arronus and skeleton can both make their posted moves, as they had spare movement from double moves.

Some posted actions but are we at the top of the order or starting lower?

remember everyone post, and Ill make sense of it. after.. we are at the top of the round, but dont wait for anyone. post. By sunday I hope to summarize.

Gideon moves as quickly as he can toward the two men. (double move)

Torch in his left hand, spade in his right, Dr Ocellus hurried after Gideon, Squeezing past the others in his haste. As he went, his torch sent wild shadows as it was buffeted by the air.

Double move.

Arronus wings his chakram at the sergeant, while willing his minion forward to melee...

Arronus - attack with chakram
Skeleton - double move

To Hit: 1d20 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 2 + 1 = 20
+2 bab +2 str +1 bless

Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9
+4 str +2 Haunted Implement (champion spirit)

[ooc]I am assuming that Urktar did indeed drop the soldier with his acid ball, as his post states... Thus I have moved the skeleton ontop of the soldier; if the soldier has not dropped, it will have to stop 5' earlier...

Dr. Ocellus, torch lit, moves out past Flash and turns heading towards the bridge moving past Gideon and out onto it, pausing on a junction with another heading east. He looks carefully at the bridge. Strong Hemp rope and closely set planks of wood are used in the crossing and tied off to stalactites and stalagmites. To the right the bridge moves t a passage thats dimly lit by a sputtering torch on the wall about 20 feet away, but it only passes through the rock for another 20 feet before going out on another rope bridge maybe another 40 feet before entering another well-lit hall.

ahead, the Deathwalker is shakily clinging to the rope, while a burly deathwalker stands in the doorway, javelin in hand. Beyond him the hall becomes well-lit with what looks like a set of double doors flanked by torches at a t intersection. Whats more disturbing though is the is the chasm. He cannot see a top or a bottom, but at times the roughhewn rock comes into view, and clinging to it are large furry bodies with leathery wings, the size of a bear... Quite a few of them. Down below in the distance hs can here flowing water.

The Sergeant throws a javelin at the Good Doctor. it barely misses passing by and dropping into the chasm, where it can be heard ...after a few seconds...clattering among rocks.

Urtar moves out on the bridge tentatively, next to Dr. Ocellus and takes flings another acid globule at the deathwalker it ctaches him in the back and he utters a cry of pain as he releases the rope and drops into the depts before landing with a thud below and youre right, The sergeant's ff ac was a typo...thank goodness eh?!

Arronus moves past Flash, and past Gideon who is just now beginning to recover from his strike of the deathwalker and reposition his fauchard. and squeezes past both Urtar and Dr. Ocellus and moves a step onto the right rope bridge.

The skeletal servant follows Arronus and takes point on the rope bridge.
youre a move ahead with that last post Arronus

Jenna moves down and around the corner coming to the edge of the bridge. and pauses.

Gideon moves out and past everyone, standing on the moving bridge, holding his fauchard best he can on the bridge with eveyone on it is wavering back and forth.

Flashears back, nostrils flaring stands at the corner refusing to advance.

INITIATIVE
20 Dr. Ocellus
16 Sergeant
13 Urtar
11 Arronus
11 Soulbound Puppet
11 Necromantic Servant
10 Jenna
6 Gideon
6 Flash
5 Other

Active Spells/Conditions
Necromatic Servant- 272 Rounds (Arronus)
Soulbound Puppet- 172Rounds (Arronus)
Shield of Faith 2 R +2 AC (Deflection-Gideon) AC20
Barkskin 273 Rounds +2 AC (Natural-Gideon) AC22
Bless 4 Rounds +1 Hit and Fear Saves ALL

Ok, If I am a move ahead, that last post will be my actions this round... If Arronus needs to, he has a move action left, and will move east on the bridge to prevent Gideon giving the sergeant cover.

Urtar is glad no one has engaged the sargeant in melee combat yet, and throws an acid dart at him.

Acid dart, ranged touch, bless: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 2 + 1 = 15
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The acid hits him in the arm, making him wince in pain.

As she can now see what is taking place Jenna takes a shot at the Sergeant.

crossbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 Been a while since I've had one of these. Didn't miss it.

And fumbles even getting the bolt out embarassingly.

"Let's go boss man. Let's see what you've got." Gideon says smiling wildly at the sergeant as he swings at the man. Balance is precarious so his strike is not as accurate as he would like.

fauchard, PA: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 1 = 13
fauchard dmg, PA: 1d10 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 3 = 10

Doctor Occellus did not like fighting on the bridge, it swayed and what if they fell off!

Gingerly he removed a vial of alchemist's fire and lofted it at the deathwalker. It smashed with a dull whoomph!

Ranged touch attack into melee: 1d20 + 2 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 2 + 2 - 4 = 17Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3 Assuming it hit, the skeleton takes 1, sorry!

Dr. Ocellus pulled a bottle with a reddish fluid that looked thick and threw it over Gideons head at the Deathwalker blocking the passage. It struck his shield and burst, igniting. The shield caught fire, and the soldiers arm was burning.

At this point the skeleton was not in front of the Sergeant.

The Sergeant gritted his teeth and threw a javelin at Gideon. The Javelin struck him in the shoulder, then glanced off tumbling down to the floor of the cavern far below.

Urtar flung another acid globe into the arm of the sergeant burning it causing him to grimace.

Arronus threw his chakram at the Sergeant slicing into his side it struck the warrior hard, cut him and bounced out, dropping to the cavern below

The Necromantic Servant moved forward passing Gideon and coming forward readying an attack on the Fighter holding the hall.

see the roll for possible recovery on roll20. please reduce your Chakrams by 1.

Jenna loaded her crossbow and fired at the Deathwalker guard. The bolt shattered against the cave wall.

please track ammunition. all from previous battle could be recovered. but this bolt is gone.

Gideon swung his Fauchard, and even on the moving bridge, the polearm struck the warrior hurting him badly.

Flash stood in the dark not liking it a bit. watching the people he knew out on the bridge, and ears down, looking back up the stairs. then he took a step forward towards where the group was, and the light was

remember The spells below are still going, including the bless spell for another 3 rounds.

INITIATIVE
20 Dr. Ocellus
16 Sergeant
13 Urtar
11 Arronus
11 Soulbound Puppet
11 Necromantic Servant
10 Jenna
6 Gideon
6 Flash
5 Other

Active Spells/Conditions
Necromatic Servant- 271 Rounds (Arronus)
Soulbound Puppet- 171 Rounds (Arronus)
Shield of Faith 1 R +2 AC (Deflection-Gideon) AC20
Barkskin 272 Rounds +2 AC (Natural-Gideon) AC22
Bless 3 Rounds +1 Hit and Fear Saves ALL

Gideon grits his teeth and looks for a good way to attack, "I know you're trying to help but you're really getting in the way." he says to the skeleton before him. Then he spots his opportunity as the skeleton leans left to get its balance. He slashes the sergeant yet again.

Fauchard, PA: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 8 - 1 = 22
fauchard dmg, PA: 1d10 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 3 = 10

Urtar sees Gideon fighting the sergeant, and thinks he can still shoot some acid darts, despite the melee.

Acid dart, ranged touch, shooting into melee, cover: 1d20 + 2 + 1 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 - 4 - 4 = 1
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

However, there is too much going on and he misses his shot.

Unless put out, the alchemist's fire continued to burn.
Burn damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Dr Ocellus waited, surely the deathwalker couldn't last long, he did have a sling but using one and holding the torch seemed impractical.

@Dr Ocellus: I can prepare magic stone in the future if it helps you. You get to preserve ammo, although it's a std action to cast which we don't always have.

crossbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1 Wow.

At the back of the queue Jenna puts a bolt into the burning cultist. Just parting his hair.

Ill give Arronus Til tomorrow to post, then advance the round

Arronus's skeletal servant claws viciously at the sergeant,

full attack by skeleton

To Hit, Skeleton Claw A: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 + 2 = 21
+2 bab +2 str

Damage A: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4
+2 str +1 necromantic servant bonus

To Hit, Skeleton Claw B: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 2 = 9

Damage B: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

and Arronus moves up behind Gideon...

Arronus double move

Dr. Ocellus watched as the flames from his bottle of Alchemist Fire continued to burn the big warrior holding the Halls entrance. They gradually stopped though and still the warrior stood.

The look in his eyes was resolute. He would die defending this hall, such was his fervor. He tried to slam the shield into the skeleton. The Skeleton managed to stay on the bridge as he was slammed into the rope by the force of the blow. The undead being had no care to try and steady himself or look to its safety. It was relentless.

Urtar once more targets the warrior with a globule of acid, it misses the mark and burns into the wall next to him.

The Skelton tears into the warrior. Its for certain not a pretty site as the big man is torn to pieces and falls to the floor. Arronus moves up behind Gideon. with the straw rat on his shoulder.

Jenna loads her crossbow and aims it at the hall, There is no enemry to shoot, so she stands at the ready, in case.

Gideon, Fauchard at the ready, pushes pass the skeleton and up the hall to the junction. He looks left and right. To the right he sees the hall goes down about 30 feet in a wider hall to a door. across from him are double doors with a sputtering torch in a sconce on either side. To the left about 40 feet to an area overlooking another chasm with red marble pillars holding a roofed area.

Flash Tentatively steps forward a few feet, preferring the light to the dark, drawn by the torch light Dr Ocellus holds. Jenna glances back at the mule hearing its hooves on the stone floor

We are staying in initiative order because of the situation. You have 5 options in front of you. the first 4 are going across the bridge. then 1 go to the right in the hall gideons looking down. to the single door. across to the double doors. left to the platform in the air. or moving down the right bridge and finally go back and out. let me know

INITIATIVE
20 Dr. Ocellus
13 Urtar
11 Arronus
11 Soulbound Puppet
11 Necromantic Servant
10 Jenna
6 Gideon
6 Flash
5 Other

Active Spells/Conditions
Necromatic Servant- 270 Rounds (Arronus)
Soulbound Puppet- 170 Rounds (Arronus)
Barkskin 271 Rounds +2 AC (Natural-Gideon) AC20
Bless 2 Rounds +1 Hit and Fear Saves ALL

"I've got two doors to my front, a hall to the right with a door at the end and a hall to the left but I can't seen past about 60'. Someone grab flash and let's gather here to decide where next." Gideon calls out over his shoulder.

Urtar moves up to Gideon and takes a look at what he's seeing. He says "We should move off the bridge as soon as possible. I don't like what I see on the cavern walls."

That's a double move for me.

"Agreed" Say Jenna, wanting off the unsteady bridge as soon as possible.

She moves across with a double move as well

Ill give Dr. Ocellus and Aronnus until Thursday PM and then npc them to advance the round

Keen to get off the bridge, Dr Ocellus moves forwards. He glances down the long corridor before saying, "Perhaps one of you can check these doors for any tricks? They seem the obvious place to check next."

Double move

Dr. Ocellus seeing the way was clear, moved steadily forward into the hall Gideon had gone into and past him into the wider hall looking left and right.

Urtar thinks he see's something in the chasm, and quickly moves off the bridge and up behind Gideon.

Arronus and his servants move up and into the wider hall glancing around looking for where to go next.

Jenna hears Gideon and reaches back and takes the lead of Flash and with a few kind words, convinces the mule to follow her out onto the rope bridge. They head across and dont quite make it fully.

Gideon stands on the otherside, just thinking about what to do.

Because Jenna isnt quite in the hall yet, we are still in initiative.

INITIATIVE
20 Dr. Ocellus
13 Urtar
11 Arronus
11 Soulbound Puppet
11 Necromantic Servant
10 Jenna
6 Gideon
6 Flash
5 Other

Active Spells/Conditions
Necromatic Servant- 269 Rounds (Arronus)
Soulbound Puppet- 169 Rounds (Arronus)
Barkskin 270 Rounds +2 AC (Natural-Gideon) AC20
Bless 1 Rounds +1 Hit and Fear Saves ALL

Gideon waits for Jenna and Flash (delay action).

If something attacks them...
Gideon rushes out onto the bridge and tries to slash at the assailant.

Fauchard, PA: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 1 = 24
dmg, PA: 1d10 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 3 = 10

I am impressed that we have a mule that can handle a rope bridge.

Keen to get off the bridge, Dr Ocellus moves forwards. He glances down the long corridor before saying, "Perhaps one of you can check these doors for any tricks? They seem the obvious place to check next."

Double move

Wordlessly, Arronus takes a knee beside one of the doors, examining it for traps. His rat stays on his shoulder, chittering as it mimics him. His skeletal warrior takes a couple of steps down the hall, guarding his flank...

Perception, rat, aid another, take 10: 10 + 3 + 3 + 1 = 17
3 ranks (master's) +3 trained +1 wis

Perception, Arronus: 1d20 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 28
3 rank +3 trained +0 wis +2 racial +4 Skill Focus+2 aid another

because its this kind of rope bridge and Jenna rolled so high on her animal handling in roll 20. dc 15 roll was 20

Rope Bridge

Don't forget mules are amazing animals.

Urtar stays with his longspear ready in case anyone approaches.

Not really much else to do in rounds.

Ill advance things tomorrow am

Dr Ocellus watches with curiosity as Arronus checks the door. He reflected it was always a pleasure to watch a professional at work.

Dr. Ocellus stood watching Arronus going to work checking the door out.

Urtar moved out to the left, and stood guard with his longspear ready.

Arronus checks the door out determining it has no traps, gingerly he tests the handle and relays its not locked.

Jenna moves off the rope bridge and into the hall behind Gideon. She then reloads her crossbow.

Gideon had been watching Jenna and Flash and nodded as Flash, ears back eyes looking afeared, and nostrils flaring stepped off the bridge and into the hall. with hardly a look back the mule walked in.

Suddenly the chasm they had just crossed burst into a frenzy of activity as brown furred winged creatures the size of horses began to fly to and from out in the open air of the chasm.

End of combat

Unless you want to move back out on the bridge to fight them, they wont enter the hall

Active Spells/Conditions
Necromatic Servant- 268 Rounds (Arronus)
Soulbound Puppet- 168 Rounds (Arronus)
Barkskin 269 Rounds +2 AC (Natural-Gideon) AC20

I'm good! Although if we ever intend to go back outside... I'm beginning to think this is the actual entrance to the dungeon and the cave was a decoy.

Urtar asks "Everyone ok? Good." He continues to ignore a walking undead among the group till they all reach a safe place. He starts to pay attention to where they walk.

Actively searching for traps.: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

cam I say there are 4 entrances on the surface to the dungeon. You went in

Jenna will check the two doors in front of her.

Perception (traps): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Perception (traps): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Dice roller has been sucking lately. :(

Urtar checks the hall going west out for 10 feet and finds no traps. Jenna rechecks the doors Arronus looked at and concurs with his decision.

Gideon grabs Flash's lead and draws him into the main hall with the others, "Come on buddy. Let's see what everyone can find." Once the donkey is settled, "Shall we pick a door and see what our prize is? As to getting out, yeah, that's going to be sweet."

Urtar agrees "Sure, any door is as good as any other. We should, however, organize how we move in here. I can walk behind you Gideon. My spear can help with whatever you find and I can heal you in case things get ugly again."

"One of these doors then." Jenna indicates the two doors that have been double checked.

random 1-50 left: 1d100 ⇒ 43.

She flips a coin, "Left then."

I can open it just tell me to

"Left is good," Gideon says and lines up to deal with whatever lies on the other side.

Arronus pipes up: "Ahem. Expendables do things like open doors..." He crooks a finger, and his minion comes back, reaching out to grab the door handle. After Arronus draws his longsword and sets his shield, the skeleton opens the door.

as expected its a combat. Ill set things up for it tonight. Not enough time before i leave for work this am