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Round 5 The monk easily parries both of Trevor’s attacks.
Round 6
The devotee turns his attention to Henrika. The monk’s head spins trying to see Henrika’s blurred image clearly and is unable to land a hit, although Henrika’s last mirror image is destroyed in the flurry.
The second devotee dashes between Henrika and Icabhod then spins around and hits Henrika with a powerful backfist.
The bralanis near the entrance hear additional monks approaching from the sewer entrance behind them. Round 6
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Shaken:
A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. Tychus, Henrika, Icabhod, and Xallis go next.
Hurray! I'm back too!
Round 5 Tychus steps around the assassin as slashes it twice with his flaming scimitar. The blade cuts through its exoskeleton like butter and sizzles the flesh underneath.
Henrika kills her foe with her first strike then steps forward to blur her movements against the nearby devotee.
Icahbod chuckles at the monk’s attempt to defend himself and stabs the monk through the throat. The grabs his neck and dies coughing up blood.
The two bralanis fire dual lightning bolts across the room. Unfortunately for them, the monks are trained to avoid such attacks and rapidly dodge out of the way.
The entothropes (red) and (blue) move to flank Tychus and assault him with bites and claws from all directions. Tychus gets bit hard but dodges or parries the rest of the attacks.
The last entothrope (orange) didn’t take kindly to having lightning bolts shot at it and turns its attention to the bralani. It hits the bralani but finds that its skin is supernaturally tough.
Round 5
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Shaken:
A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. Trevor goes.
I'm going based off the assumption that Trevor didn't drop his weapon when he went into the negatives, in order to get flanking with him. Trevor did not drop his weapon. For the purposes of Bane, are the Entothropes essentially humans (or another humanoid)? I'd like to put Bane on my scimitar as a Swift Action to get it to +3 for bypassing the DR. If I can't for some reason, reduce the attacks by 2 and ignore the extra +2d6 damage. The entothrope's type is humanoid (human, shapechanger) so human-bane works against them.
I'll say 20 feet.
Thanks for letting me know, Tychus. Enjoy your trip. I'll help with your turns as needed.
Round 4
Trevor staggers next to Henrika and defensively heals himself with a cure critical wounds.
Round 5
The devotee (purple) in the back of the room, springs forward and takes out the lillend with a powerful punch. Then he continues his movement to press the line against Trevor.
The devotee (pink) goes on the defensive and continues to assault Icabhod with a flurry of blows but can’t breach his defenses.
The last monk to the north (yellow) take a swing at Icabhod as he moves into the room. Icabhod dodges.
Round 5
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Shaken:
A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. Tychus, Henrika, Icabhod, and Xallis go.
Round 4 The azata appears and performs.
The (red) entothrope sees the new lillend appear next to it and determines that it is its primary enemy. It takes a step and claws savagely.
The opposite entothrope (blue) surprises Tychus by leaping face first towards him. Tychus manages to hold his blade up between him and the enemy to keep its jaws from biting down on him. Then the entothrope turns to the larger lillend and tears away feather and scales, leaving the azata a ragged shadow of its formal beautiful self.
The next entothrope (yellow) attacks Trevor. Trevor desperately fends off the first attack but can’t stop the second. Trevor falls to one knee and through sheer willpower, he keeps himself from falling unconscious. Assuming Trevor is defeated, the entothrope turns and attacks Henrika with its other claw and destroys an illusory image.
The last entothrope (orange) also leaps at Tychus and succeeds at biting into his arm. The skin around the wound temporarily blackens but soon clears up. Tychus can breathe a sigh of relief that he is fairly sure he didn’t contract anything. Next, the entothrope tries to finish off the badly injured lillend but can’t pull it off.
Round 4
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Disabled:
A character with 0 hit points, or one who has negative hit points but has become stable and conscious, is disabled. A disabled character may take a single move action or standard action each round (but not both, nor can he take full-round actions, but he can still take swift, immediate, and free actions). He moves at half speed. Taking move actions doesn’t risk further injury, but performing any standard action deals 1 point of damage after the completion of the act. Unless the action increased the disabled character’s hit points, he is now in negative hit points and dying. Shaken:
A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. Trevor goes. Disabled, he can take a single move or standard action but not both.
Round 4 Tychus’ last bolt cleanly hits the monk and he goes down.
Henrika’s dazzling display causes all the enemies in the room to become shaken.
The human monks are a lot softer than their insect counterparts and Icabhod’s rapier pokes right through his opponent. He may have punctured a lung.
Round 4
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Shaken:
A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. The devotee died, so straight to Xallis go.
Round 3 Trevor must be losing too much blood because he can’t land a hit on his target.
Round 4
Three more monks come pouring in from the northern hallway. The first (purple) enters and throws a kick. However, he slips in the shallow water and springs away in shame. The next (pink) unleashes a flurry of punches and kicks. One comes close to hitting Icabhod but none do. The last (yellow) lands a lucky shot before also bounding out of reach.
Round 4
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Tychus, Henrika, and Icabhod go.
Round 3
The azata hits the assassin once with her sword then wraps her tail tightly around it, holding it in place.
The one confused entothrope (red) just won’t stop hitting itself. It is convinced there is a worm in its mind and it needs to get it out.
The entothrope grappled by the lillend, in its confused state, has no choice but to mindlessly attack back. It claws at the lillend’s tail until the creature can take no more and vanishes back to its home plane.
The other two entothrope step to flank Trevor. The first draws Trevor’s attention while the second stabs him in the back with deadly accuracy.
Round 3
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Trevor goes.
Round 2 Trevor strikes twice but his attacks fail to harm the enemy.
Round 3 Icabhod sees the door near him swing open and several more devotees rushing in his direction. Tychus fires at the devotee next to Henrika. The devotee spots the bolt and holds up his hand as if to catch it but the bolt pierces his hand inside and the man cries out.
Henrika takes the opportunity to throw the same enemy off balance and land another strike.
Thanks to Trevor Icabhod can exploit the entothrope’s weaknesses while its attention is split. The insect staggers on the verge of defeat.
The devotee in the room who somehow managed to survive sidesteps again and splits his attack between Henrika and Xallis, who is now within reach.
Round 3
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Stunned:
A stunned creature drops everything held, can’t take actions, takes a –2 penalty to AC, and loses its Dexterity bonus to AC (if any). Attackers receive a +4 bonus on attack rolls to perform combat maneuvers against a stunned opponent. Xallis goes. He is stunned but he still has the lillend.
Plus Heroism is morale bonus so no stacking with Inspire Courage I thought that too! But Henrika showed that was incorrect.
Happy Birthday!
Round 2 Xallis blasts entothrope (orange) with magic missiles.
The azata makes multiple attacks against the same opponent but between its armor and its naturally thick exoskeleton, her attacks are harmlessly deflected.
Entothrope (Blue)s Attacks:
The confused entothrope (red) continues to hit himself. The other entothrope (blue) gathers his wits long enough to step next to the azata and attack with tooth and claw.
Entothrope (Yellow)s Attacks:
The entothrope that Icabhod attacked turns and strikes back. However, Icabhod’s magical defenses provide a powerful layer of protection that the assassin can’t get through. Afterwards, the entothrope slowly takes a step away.
Entothrope (Orange)s Attacks:
The last entothrope finally manages to move into an advantageous position to deliver its deadly sneak attacks.
The sounds of fighting echoes through the cavernous halls and alerts the remaining devotees within the monastery. They will likely be upon you soon. Round 2
Round 3
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Trevor, Tychus, Henrika and Icabhod can act.
Round 1 Sister Dismaal parries Trevor’s attack with her own sword.
Round 2
I'm counting the Devotee as Flat-Foot for the Sneak Attack damage. If this is not the case, ignore the "+1d6" as appropriate.
Tychus fills the devotee to Dismaal’s left full of bolts. The devotee goes down. The crystal clear water of the cistern floor turns a crimson red around his body.
Henrika feints Sister Dismaal then drives her blade its her heart. The monk leader’s eyes go wide in disbelief then she silently dies. Her entothrope allies roar in protest. ”You will not get away with this blasphemy! We will avenge our master!”
Hero Point to Henrika! Icabhod stabs the entothrope in front of him. The creature’s exoskeleton absorbs some of the damage, but Icabhod can still feel his blade crunch through the chitin and into its soft muscle underneath.
The remaining devotee retaliates, spreading his attacks between Henrika and Trevor then sidesteps between Henrika and the wall.
Round 2
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Xallis is next.
Ok. I was wrong. For some reason, I thought it was all morale bonus.
Round 1 Buffing everyone with inspire competence. That's a +2 to hit and damage.
The unconfused assassins stare in shock at the betrayal but then snap out of it, ready to attack next round. Of the two confused assassins, one smacks itself with the hilt of the dagger it is holding and the other babbles incoherently with weird insect noises.
Round 1
Round 2
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Shaken:
A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. [spoiler=Shimmering Body]When a vexing daredevil moves in a round, until the beginning of her next turn, any target of her hypnotic stare sees her as a constantly shimmering form of light and treats her as if she were under a blur spell. Trevor. Then back to Tychus, Henrika, and Icabhod.
I'll assume that as before Henrika had cast glibness and Xallis had cast heroism on her, so that her disguise was solid. Henrika would also cast false life, freedom of movement, heightened awareness, Hermean potential (but I'll assume that's gone after her handwaved Disguise and Bluff checks), message, remove fear, and see invisibility.
Surprise Round I think she can get everyone without catching herself or Icabhod, since Icabhod won't have teleported yet.
Confusion Will Saves DC 17:
Qan and her monks have trained their minds against enchantments but two of the insectile assassins fall under the sway of the spell and become confused.
Round 1 Henrika catches Sister Dismaal off-guard and strikes her twice before she can react.
Qan coughs up blood, badly wounded. ”You dare!?” With the fearsome guise expended, Qan sees Henrika’s true form for the first time. ”I knew something wasn’t right with you. You’ll pay for this, imposter!”
So shaken up by Henrika’s attack, Sister Dismaal fails to land a single hit with her retaliatory attacks.
Round 1
Active Spells/Effects
Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round. d%........Behavior 01–25…Act normally. 26–50…Do nothing but babble incoherently. 51–75…Deal 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand. 76–100..Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Shaken:
A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. Shimmering Body:
When a vexing daredevil moves in a round, until the beginning of her next turn, any target of her hypnotic stare sees her as a constantly shimmering form of light and treats her as if she were under a blur spell. Xallis goes next
Initiative:
Round 1
Tychus, Henrika, and Icabhod can start. (Henrika can make her single surprise attack then a full turn in round 1 as well.)
Yes, Trevor, you can switch your feat to Angelic Blood.
Seeya when the forums are back.
Qan Dismaal raises an eyebrow. "You presume to have a demonstration for me?" She cautiously approaches Henrika.
Amalon responds ”Another teenage student in Maxillar’s class. Her name escapes me. I did not witness the assault. But I heard she resisted Maxillar’s romantic advances and he responded by physically beating her. After that, she did not return to Maxillar’s school. The Pytharius’ swept the incident under the rug. I was the only one who refused to stay silent.”
As you walk along the tunnel to the entrance to the Seven Forms of Sin Monastery, the slime naga, Squelsh, is still in her lair. She beckons out again, ”Visiting Squelsh again, are you? Squelsh is starting to think you like Squelsh. Come inside dearies. No need to be strangers.”
When you arrive, one of the entothrope guards fetches Sister Dismaal and see meets you in the cistern entrance along with her two favored devotees. ”Welcome back, Master Milon. I have good news to report. The Chief Enumerator has met his end. My monks tell me his death was divine. As proof of his death, we’ve retrieved his equipment. It is yours to keep. We were waiting for your arrival. We’ve prepared a blood orgy for tonight to celebrate our success. I’m hoping you are willing to join us.” Palo Iovinus’s equipment is:
Just let me know if you don't have any more questions and I'll move on.
"Who is it that killed you?" "I was Maxillar Pytharius' tutor but it was his father Julian Pytharius who killed me. I brought several concerns about the boy’s moral compass to his father after the lad assaulted a female peer. More concerned about Maxillar’s future and the family reputation than the woman’s safety, the elder Pythareus first ordered my silence, and when that failed, he attempted to bribe me. When I still refused, he plunged a dagger into my back in a fit of rage."
"If you were Tae Amalon in life, tell us now how you came to be in this place," ”Tae Amalon? Yes, that was my name. This place is unfamiliar to me. The last place I remember being is the Pythareus estate. There was an argument. Then pain. I was on the floor. There was a lot of blood. I looked up at a teenage boy’s eyes. Then darkness.”
”Very well.” the spirit backs down and returns to its tomb. The other two spirits silently follow suit. You are now able to inspect the outstanding body in the crypt. In her pocket are identification papers for Tae Amalon, a scholar and tutor born in 4,659 AR.
Icabhod and Trevor examine the body and can identify that the body died around 30 years ago, rather than centuries earlier like the others in the crypt. They also reveal a knife wound in her back, with the tip of the blade still lodged in her ribs. The blade tip seems to be from a dagger of excellent quality, with a distinctive curve. Reuniting the dagger tip with the broken dagger recovered from the Lord of Filth restores the jumbled memories of Tae Amalon and the lingering magic in the blade briefly animates her spirit (as if you had cast speak with dead.) The skeletal corpse lets out a loud gasp as if trying to fill her non-existent lungs then her head tilts slightly to look in the group’s direction with empty eye sockets. She waits expectantly for one of you to say something.
Abadius 5, 4718 (Starday) (Zimar, Taldor) In order to get to the monastery, you pass through the Waterhill Manor first. Oaca reports that the plans to assassinate Baron Roderus are proceeding well and they will be ready to execute the assassination next week. Oaca provides you with an updated map labeling all of the rooms in Abadar’s Pillar. Abadar’s Pillar Map Key:
1. Drawbridge and Gateway 2. Moat 3. Courtyard 4. Gatehouse 5. Azlanti Tower 6. Great Hall 7. Arthune’s Tower 8. Smithy 9. Jalrune’s Tower 10. Kitchen 11. Falcon Tower 12. Servants’ Quarters 13. Vault and Chain Headquarters 14. Porthmos’s Tower 15. Enumerator’s Apartment 16. Abadaran Chapel 17. Fletcher’s Tower 18. Inner Courtyard 19 . The Lion Tower 20. Reception Hall 21. Library 22. Lounge 23. Bath 24. Guard Post 25. Castellan’s Room 26. Trophy Room 27. Warden’s Quarters 28. Guard Room 29. Captain’s Quarters 30. Gallery 31. Servants’ Quarters 32. Guest Quarters 33. Upper Chapel 34. High Strategos’s Chamber 35. War Room 36. Treasure Vault 37. Wizard’s Antechamber 38. Wizard’s Quarters 39. Observatory 40. Battlements To get to the undercity tunnels, you need to pass through the basement crypt. Since Henrika mentioned a suspicion that there might be a clue there, you pause to investigate. One body here is noticeably newer than the others, and wrapped in an expensive curtain rather than a muslin burial shroud. However the three undead paladins vigilantly watch over the room and you aren’t sure what their reaction would be if you started searching the body. Eventually, one of the spirits speaks, ”Milon, I insist you return the holy scimitar that you have stolen from us. We’ve proved our commitment by serving as guardians. You have no right to keep it. In addition, you promised us the destruction of Taldor and the Stavian line. It is the reason why we allied with you in the first place. Yet you continue to pass through here and offer us no results. Even the undead can grow restless. What progress have you made?”
Persona Phase Icabhod Icabhod tries to improve his people skills in his own way. His secret meeting with dissenters goes well. He finds that the majority of the citizens of Zimar are thoroughly indoctrinated and blindly follow Maxillar and the church but there are a few who have their own opinions.
Why did you want to do next? Go back to the Seven Forms of Sin?
GM, can you remind us if we have an ongoing "Reinforce Cover" Operation active at the moment? I'm considering doing that if not. Otherwise I will also pitch in on the "Deflect Suspicion". According to my notes, there are two ongoing operations going at the moment: Tychus: Reinforce Cover (Sacrifice, Sagacity, Persistent): Your agents’ good work and sound advice help the locals trust you more readily. While this operation remains in effect, you gain a +2 bonus on Bluff and Disguise checks to maintain a false identity. You can immediately end this operation to reroll a single Bluff or Disguise check and use the new result. Xallis: Spread Propaganda (Charm or Subterfuge, Persistent): Your agents spread propaganda on your behalf. If you succeed at a DC 17 Operation check, you gain a +2 bonus on Bluff and Disguise checks to either reinforce this same disinformation or deceive someone relying on it. These will continue to remain in effect for as long as you are in Zimar or until you take a new persistent operation. Note, these only apply to the person who performed the operation. Tychus and Xallis get the bonuses but not the rest of the party.
Persona Phase Henrika Henrika’s agents return with information on the three targets. Baron Astor Roderus
Diviner Dame Avenna
Chief Enumerator Iovinus
With her second team, Henrika recovers five of the ten lost agents. The agents report a horrifying experience of succumbing to a trap in the hag’s apartment behind the tea house. Several large, ordinary house cats occupy the apartment which normally would not be any danger to people. However, the agents triggered a trap that transformed them all into rats which the cats then ferociously pounced upon. The other five agents were devoured and the remaining five survived by hiding under furniture where the cat’s paws couldn’t reach.
Trevor/Malphene Trevor’s agents have limited success deflecting suspicion.
Xallis/Bartelby Bartelby has a silver tongue and his words resonate with the conservative citizens that he speaks with.
Tychus and Icabhod can still take actions.
Deflect Suspicion (Charm), DC 15 (Charm Bonus)[/dice: 1d1 + 26 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 26 + 4 = 31 This is not right. For operations you send agents. You have Rank 10 in Charm so you can send 10 agents. Also, you rolled 1d1 instead of 1d20. Lastly, you can use your cohort to add another +2 from coalition leader. The correct roll should be 1d20+10+2. I'll let you reroll. Also, since you have rank 10 in Charm, you can actually take a second operation as well if you wish to do so.
Under Zimar Operations. Deflect Suspicion (Charm, Genius): DC 15 Operations check.
We've also got to go rendevous with Gannaius as soon as we get back from the monastery. We probably should have done that before we went to meet Gulreesh, but I forgot. We might have lost him. :/ Whoops! That's my bad. I forgot as well. We can say you went to the warehouse before meeting with Gulreesh. However, Gannaius isn't there. He has taken whatever supplies were left in the warehouse and fled. Behind the scenes, I'll let you know, sending him to the warehouse alone actually saved you some trouble. Your characters don't know this but Gannaius wasn't captured during the raid on the Lion Blades like Kathann thought. He actually sold out the other Lion Blades to Milon for gold. He just wasn't expecting Milon to imprison him afterwards. If you had Gannaius stay with you, at the first opportunity, he would attempt to discretely rob you and flee anyway. I've been sort of going along with it because it seems like it fits our goals, but I have to think Henrika would at least want to know something about them before she has them killed. Is there an easy way to find out more about our three targets? Can we make Knowledge rolls or something like that? Sure. I'll let you learn about them with any of these three operations: filter rumors, gather information, or research. If one of you wants to take that operation, I'll give you information on all three of them in one because there is not a lot about them, but I'll give you all I can dig up in the book. If you don't assassinate them, they are just one more encounter in Abadar's Pillar. I bet the fights would be cool, but as you can see, Abadar's Pillar is quite large, so there are still going to be plenty of other fights to be had. When you finally go to Abadar's Pillar, you can bring all your cohorts back along. That would be a good place to use them. I included a few extra soldiers on the map in anticipation of this.
Nah. Gulreesh will use them all himself. He's a glutton.
Around ten thousand to seventeen thousand gold as an offering. I sense that he also would like other material luxuries such as food wine and drugs. I do in fact still have the Opium, Flayleaf and Shiver I acquired earlier.
The Lord of Filth snatches up the offered drugs eagerly. ”Ho ho ho. This will do nicely. I am pleased.” Gulreesh fishes through the filth and pulls up a broken dagger with a horsehead‑shaped pommel, a symbol commonly associated with House Pythareus. He hands the dagger to you. ”This dagger, by itself, is a +1 human-bane dagger. But it’s value to you is that it was used by Maxillar’s father Julian Pythareus to kill the family tutor, Tae Amalon, in a fit of pique. The dagger’s broken-off tip which is likely still lodged in Tae Amalon’s body would by damning evidence of the Pythareus family’s crimes if united with the rest of the dagger. While it doesn’t condemn Maxillar personally—since he only helped his father cover up the crime—it’s useful evidence against him and a reminder of what he has compromised. Gulreesh is confident that you will be resourceful enough to locate it. Your business with Gulreesh has now concluded. Return to the surface where you belong and consider yourselves lucky that Gulreesh did not need to eat you.”
Afterwards you leave the sewers and have to make one last stop of the Sweet Dreams Tea Shop.
When you arrive at the Sweet Dreams Tea Shop, two other women dressed in fancy courtier’s outfits are present. Estella introduces them. ”Master Jeroth, my two older sisters Illumia and Magilla are here today. They’ve been diligently recording the locations of the soldiers in Abadar’s Pillar as part of our preparations to eliminate the diviner Dame Avenna. In anticipation to your visit, I’ve prepared a copy of our map to provide to you.” She gives you an updated map.
Assuming you don’t have anything in particular to say to the hags at the moment, I’m going to give you all a Persona Phase now. Afterwards, the Seven Forms of Sin monks will have completed their assassination of Chief Enumerator Iovinus. You if you want, you can return and fight them if you want to. If you want to plan your Persona Phase in anticipation of that, you can. Or feel free it increase a facet or whatever else you want to do. Lastly, everyone can level up to level 11!
Inhaling deeply, then exhaling heavily, the giant otyugh says, “Many kinds of things end up in my Undercity, and it is true Gulreesh has found something that would harm General Pythareus. But Gulreesh is king here! Gulreesh does not care what happens to the little general from the wasteland above!” After a pause, he continues. “Many souls seem interested in my little trinket, offering glory and gold, especially the real Milon Jeroth. I care not about your identities but what do you offer Gulreesh for his favor?” Appraise DC 23 or Sense Motive DC 33:
You have some insight into Gulreesh’s expectation, placing the item’s value somewhere between 10,000 and 20,000 gp. Gulreesh will accept coin but also items at their full value. Appraise DC 28 or Sense Motive DC 38: You narrow the range to 15,000 to 17,000 gp. Gulreesh will also accept political secrets from the world above or fine food, wine, and drugs at twice their normal value.
”You think I don’t know the customs of surface people? I am an information broker, you fool. But very well.” Gulreesh extends a tentacle towards Icabhod. ”You may stand.” Then he looks back towards Henrika. ”Why have you come to disturb mighty Gulreesh?”
Miraculously Icabhod endures the filth with no ill side effects besides probably a smell that’ll take more than one bath to fully remove.
I forget do we have someone who has ranks in Knowledge: Dungeoneering?
The Lord of Filth seems pleased by Henrika’s response. “Then prostrate yourselves before Gulreesh!” He demands.
Henrika rejoins the others and you all depart the same way you came. You exit back up through the Waterhill Manor and then back to your inn to rest. You spend the evening healing your wounds. Xallis can also take 10 and identify the magical scimitar you found in the chest in the Waterhill Manor basement. It is a Flame Tongue but in scimitar form (rather than a longsword). Kuthona 29, 4718 (Starday) (Zimar, Taldor) The next day, you head out to find the Lord of Filth. The directions given are accurate and finding the Court of Filth is not difficult. Stairs descend into shallow, stagnated water in this massive underground reservoir, some eighty feet across, whose arched brick ceiling is supported by rows of wide but badly eroded columns. The air is thick with the smell of sewage and the sounds of running, dripping, and splashing water. Standing in the middle of the room is a creature that must be the Lord of Filth. This creature has a large, bulbous body that is mostly mouth and is supported by three thick legs. Two barbed tentacles grow out of its sides and a third tentacle covered in eyes grows out of the top of its body. The Lord of Filth has grown to massive proportions, far exceeding others of his kind in size. Lord of Filth Lore
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) DC 14:
•The Lord of Filth is an otyugh. •An otyugh’s type is aberration. •A typical otyugh is size Large but the Lord of Filth is size Gargantuan. •Otyughs are particularly vile and horrid creatures that lurk in places most sane creatures avoid. Their lairs are middens, cesspools, offal pits, toxic swamps, and sewers—the greater a lair’s filth, the greater the draw to the refuse-eating otyugh. They glory in the role of scavenger, wandering through vast underground caverns in search of the choicest cuts of garbage and waste. Upon finding such refuse, they gorge upon it, gathering what cannot be consumed in one debauch to bring back to their foul-smelling lairs. Otyughs spend most of their time in these filthy dens, which they keep constantly filled with carrion, dung, and worse sorts of stinking effluvia. Knowledge (Dungeoneering) DC 19:
•Otyughs are immune to disease. •An otyugh’s bite inflicts a disease called filth fever. •Otyughs speak Common. As you near the bottom of the stairs, the Lord of Filth repeatedly announces in a groaning, deep voice. ”Come closer!” Centuries of neglect has turned the water in the room filthy and nearly opaque. You are unable to tell how deep the water in the chamber goes. Once you step off the stairs, you find that there is a 10‑foot‑by‑10‑foot ledge that sits just a foot below the water by the entry. Once on this ledge, the Lord of Filth places one of his massive tentacles right in front of the closest person’s face and shouts, ”Stop!” Before you can ask any questions, the Lord of Filth demands, “Do you know who I am?” Any one of you can make a Bluff or Diplomacy check to ingratiate yourself with the Lord of Filth. (Only one person needs to succeed.) Knowledge (Dungeoneering) or Knowledge (Local) DC 25:
You know that the Lord of Filth goes by two titles: either Gulreesh, Lord of Filth or Otyugh King. Mentioning his title in your response will grant a +4 bonus to the check.
unless I spectacularly fail the Disguise check, visiting the night hags will likely be boring for everyone else. Yeah, unless you have any plans besides just making an appearance, I can speed through a disguise/bluff check with the hags.
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33 Henrika senses that Dismaal was indeed still testing her.
Sister Dismaal re-enters the library. "Very well. Yes, you had mentioned hiring my assassins to eliminate Chief Enumerator Iovinus. I'll charge the standard rate payable upon completion. Come back next week and the task will be done." She gives Henrika a wink. "Maybe next time I can enjoy your company in my quarters. It's been too long since the last time you've stayed over."
Sister Dismaal is satisfied with Henrika’s response. ”Very well. We’ve known each other long enough that you need not apologize to me. I always thought you juggled too many balls. It was only a matter of time that someone attempted to betray you. It surprises me that these crude agents were capable of uncovering a plot though. Are you sure you aren’t being played? Why don’t you come with me to my private quarters to discuss why you’ve come today. Your agents can mend themselves in the monastic cells. My wards would prevent them from entering my room anyway. My men will show them the way.” The monks guide Icabhod, Trevor, Tychus, and Xallis to the connected room to the west. 6. Monastic Cells
Two more monks linger on the beds here. The monks from the training hall offer a bed to sit on and simple cloth bandages to wrap your wounds in. Then they stand silently on the other side of the room. They show no interest in conversing with you. While the others are guided away, two more monks enter the training hall from the south and accompany Sister Dismaal and Henrika along the way to Sister Dismaal’s quarters. As the group walks, they pass by two other rooms. 8. Dining Hall
9. Library
A door to the north of the library leads to Sister Dismaal’s quarters. The two monks walking with Henrika and Dismaal stop and wait in the library. Sister Dismaal enters her room and waits for Henrika to enter as well. 10. Sister Dismaal’s Quarters
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Was in NYC today and tomorrow is pretty busy too. I'll post when I get a chance.
Combat over…for now. ”Enough!” Sister Dismaal shouts and raises her hand. All of her monks immediately stop fighting and drop their arms to their sides. ”Milon, explain yourself!” Sister Dismaal demands. ”Your men are undisciplined and disrespect the sanctity of this dojo. You were to demonstrate your martial prowess on your own, not receive aid from this performer.” She points accusatorily at Trevor. ”And this pirate dares draw steel!” She stares at Icabhod. ”I would be in my right to break his arm right here. But they are your minions. You punish them. All of them. Right here, before us. Show my men what happens when someone disobeys.” The monks help their fallen comrade off the ground then form a line in front on Sister Dismaal. They wait for Henrika to speak.
Round 2 Xallis feints a punch and his opponent flinches.
Round 3
Henrika and her opponent both trade hits. However, afterwards, the monk falls to the ground while Henrika still stands. The monk groans on the floor, not unconscious, but not getting back up. From the corner of Henrika’s eye she sees Sister Dismaal nod approvingly.
Henrika’s remaining opponent temporarily regains his senses and charges Henrika with a flying kick, putting all his power behind the attack but the inexperienced monk can’t pull off the complicated move and nearly trips himself.
Round 3
Active Spells/Effects
Blessing of Cayden Cailean:
Each character gains 18 temporary hit points and a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and Will saves and a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against poison and fear effects for 1 month or until the temporary hit points are lost, whichever comes first. (5 days remaining) Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round.
A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Icabhod, Trevor, and Tychus go.
Round 2
Despite, martial arts not being Tychus’ forte, he manages to land two hits while blocking the enemy’s counter.
The second confused monk spins around looking at the enemies on all sides of him and somehow backhands himself in the process.
The other monk makes four more attacks against Tychus but Tychus moves too fast and dodges them all.
Round 2
Round 3
Active Spells/Effects
Blessing of Cayden Cailean:
Each character gains 18 temporary hit points and a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and Will saves and a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against poison and fear effects for 1 month or until the temporary hit points are lost, whichever comes first. (5 days remaining) Confused:
A confused creature is mentally befuddled and cannot act normally. A confused creature cannot tell the difference between ally and foe, treating all creatures as enemies. Allies wishing to cast a beneficial spell that requires a touch on a confused creature must succeed on a melee touch attack. If a confused creature is attacked, it attacks the creature that last attacked it until that creature is dead or out of sight.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of each confused subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round.
A confused creature who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but babble incoherently. Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking a confused creature. Any confused creature who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes. Note that a confused creature will not make attacks of opportunity against anything that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked). Xallis and Henrika go.
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