[PFS_CORE_Aerondor] Bonekeep level 2 (3-7)

[Ny'a]

"You're not wrong!" Ny'a agrees wholeheartedly. "I've freaking died once already... I'm not sure if I want to do it again!"

She waves her wand, though, with a light shrug and a small smile. "But I can make us fresh again!"

Which, of course, she proceeds to do, starting with Harpua before turning to any of the Pathfinders. Ny'a--much to her dismay (though she tries to hide it)--is completely unharmed. "These narrow mazes..." "No room to move..." "F&^#@ng corners..." she's heard to mutter under her breath as she gets everyone back into fighting shape.

Ny'a will use your wand or hers, doesn't matter. Roll and let me know how many charges if you use hers.

cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 41 damage to 35
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 35 damage to 32
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 32 damage to 26
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 26 damage to 24
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 24 damage to 19
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 19 damage to 15
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 15 damage to 11
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 11 damage to 2
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 2 damage to full
9 charges

[Pau]

Pau hand off his healing wand.

CLW 7d8 + 7 ⇒ (6, 5, 7, 6, 7, 7, 1) + 7 = 46

Pau advises taking the halberds. ”They might be some sort of key to getting out of here. And this may sound crazy, but I think we are in the currently safest room in this place. Taking a rest to heal up and refresh ourselves might be the only way we have a shot in getting out of here. what do you two think?

[Ny'a]

"That makes a lot of sense, big guy. It'll suck to do so, with only three of us, but we should set a watch, just in case."

[Pau]

Before taking a breather, Pau goes to look at the portal they entered. ”Wonder if we are capable of leaving the same way,” he mutters as he looks at it.

[GM Aerondor]

Just a reminder that the enchantment protecting you has only a limited duration..

[Tere di Montefeltro]

The elf shakes his head at Pau's suggestion. "The protections that Master Shaine put on us may not last much longer. Besides, listen--I don't hear more of those golems. Let's heal ourselves and press on before any others appear."

CLW from wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
CLW from wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW from wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW from wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
CLW from wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW from wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW from wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Tere is fully healed, with 4 charges left in his CLW wand.

[GM Aerondor]

The team heals up, reassured by the relative quiet that seems to have descended on the maze.

It is quiet... very quiet... too quiet?

Nobody has tried going back through a portal yet

[Tere di Montefeltro]

Tere tosses a copper piece at the portal that the party came through, fully expecting it to vaporize or come back through the portal at the other end of the small room.

[GM Aerondor]

The copper vanishes. Silently.

[Tere di Montefeltro]

The elf picks up a longer piece of one of the golems and tries to poke it partway into the portal, then pulls it back out. This assumes that the portal has a sharp interface.

[GM Aerondor]

The leg can be put in and pulled out.

When you are heading through the portals..

As you step through the portal, for a moment there seems to be no up or down as you float in a void of blue, swirling light. With a sickening pop, you find yourself standing in the end of a twisting corridor, its walls patterned with an almost hypnotic series of repeating blue and gray stones.

So you can't "look in" and see what is on the other side, imagine it a bit like a waiting room that your body is in between the two ends of the portal.

[Tere di Montefeltro]

"This is probably a terrible idea. Let's, ah, let's do it anyway." Blade in hand and dragging Two Blades' body, Tere steps into the portal.

[GM Aerondor]

While I could put your through the mindless process of jumping through portals until you get out... you have dealt with the most immediate dangers of the maze so therefore..[/ood]

Several nervous portal jumps later, the team finds themselves back in the room they (almost) started in.

this one

The dead rats are still there, and a peak through the door shows the purple curtain still in place. What is different however is the previously idle portal [ooc](I) seems now to be active.

At this stage I will remind you that you can flee the terrors now if you wish.

Quote:

You will be able to, as a group, decide to leave the event should it become too deadly, at any time except while engaged in combat.

Alternatively the extra rules for playing this via PBP do allow you to try one more encounter if you so wish. The portal awaits.

[Tere di Montefeltro]

"Let's get out of here. I don't, ah, want to take any more chances...do you?"

[Pau]

”Im not sure the three of us could survive any more excitement down here. Let’s get everyone out and lick our wounds back at the guildhall.”

[Tere di Montefeltro]

That's two of us in favor of retreating. Ny'a?

[Ny'a]

Two out of three votes is enough to make the decision. That said, Ny'a's already going to have to deal with clearing the "dead" condition after this scenario; she's only up and moving due to a chronicle boon. If she dies again, she's in exactly the same situation, so she would vote yes to continuing if there weren't already a consensus to leave. Shoot, maybe we'd finally encounter something evil that she could really sink her strengths into.

tl;dr: sure, let's leave

[Tere di Montefeltro]

I admit to wanting to continue (I suspect we haven't gotten the fancy gem yet), but I'm told that's how Bonekeep gets you--"It's only one more room, how hard can it be?"--and boom, TPK.

[Deluge-Core]

@Ny'a
You still have a risk. Your risk is that if nobody makes it out you pay more to have your body retrieved. Either way you die, but it is more expensive one way.

[Pau]

Tere, if you want to reconsider, I’ll go with the majority. We can push on if that’s what you two want to do.

[Tere di Montefeltro]

After what's left of the party is fully healed, Tere arranges the bodies of the three who died in the ratfolk room. "No sense in making it harder for them to be retrieved, right?" He borrows Two Blades' light mace and Bella's wand of protection from evil. "All right. Ny'a, just in case we walk into a fight, use this wand to cast the spell on all of us. That's four charges. Once you've done that, Pau, I suggest you drink that potion you mentioned and go through first. I'll give you a five-count before I follow...if you see something you don't think we can fight, retreat through the portal if you can. Otherwise try to position yourself to support us when we follow. How does that plan sound?"

[Deluge-Core]

If you want to take a guess on energy damage, Deluge has a wand of resist energy you could use. He also has 12 goodberries to top you off when using a wand of CLW instead of wasting charges for 1-2 HP.

[Tere di Montefeltro]

Good plan.

"Didn't Deluge have some goodberries? Let's take those, too."

[Belladonna of Desna]

The pleasant voice of Bella calls out from above.
"Take these, too!"

holy water (x2), +1 evil outsider-bane bolts (x2), oil of bless weapon, antiplague (x2), Nexus Crystal, rod/lesser extend spell.
scroll/hide from undead
scroll/remove fear (x2)
scroll/obscuring mist
scroll/sanctuary
scroll/shield of faith
scroll/remove paralysis (x2)
scroll/remove disease
scroll/lesser restoration (x2)
wand/CLW (35/50 charges)
wand/neutralize poison (CL 5, 2/3 charges)
wand/protection from evil (47/50 charges)

[GM Aerondor]

Okay, getting things moving...
Tere, Pau and N'ya - not to mention the brave Harpua jump quickly through the portal.

A gigantic brain floats in a large pool directly opposite the portal, and arcane energy crackles across the cerebral surface. A glowing portal stands in either side of the room, similar in appearance to the portal used to reach this chamber.

Feel free to take one action and give me an initiative roll at the same time.

Status:
Tere -2 to Will;
Pau -1 to Will; - mage armor, barkskin;
Ny'a -2 to will; used 5 LoH;
Harpua -4 to will;

[Pau]

Initiative 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Pau chugs his potion of invisibility, like that will work against the awful brain like thing.

[Tere di Montefeltro]

FWIW, remember that per the initial plan we all should have protection from evil running.

Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Tere tries to fade into the shadows.

Stealth check: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21

[Ny'a]

Before the portal

Between the two haversacks available, Ny'a gets everything of use--and not of use--stuffed away, so that it was easier to cart everything around. "We're gonna make it out of here, so it's best if everything's organized. And there's nothing like a good old magic organizer!" she says proudly, cinching the last one tight. She straps one haversack, full of mundane gear, on Deluge, and hefts the other with all her own gear along with all the goodies, on her own back.

"It seems crazy, but I'm freaking dead, and I'm still walking in there. Nothing's crazier than that!" Ny'a's glee is bright and palpable. If I wake up after this, I'll never have to worry about the Bleaching again! What a trip!!!

Floating BRAIN?!?

You've got to be kidding me. I'm gonna keep my grandkids from Bleaching just from the stories of this....

"What is this that thing?" Ny'a asks reflexively. "Is it a foe... or a riddle?"

Move: detect evil vs floating brain
Swift (if evil): smite evil vs brain thing

Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 bahahahahaha

[GM Aerondor]

Ny'a detects nothing evil in the room. The "brain" on slightly reflective looking, appears to be made of stone. What is not made of stone is a quartet of small spiders that swarm forward.

The group finds themselves rapdily covered in thousands of strands of sticky thread... and in hundreds of tiny spiders that rush along the strands towards them, getting into armour and biting and ...

Party is up! Two Will saves (DC 15) for each of you. If you fail you are entangled and must also make a fortitude save.

Status:
Tere -2 to Will; Protection from evil (8r)
Pau -1 to Will; - mage armor, barkskin; 11 damage; Protection from evil (7r)
Ny'a -2 to will; used 5 LoH; ; Protection from evil (6r)
Harpua -4 to will; ; Protection from evil (5r)
Spiders

[Pau]

Will 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 9 - 1 = 11 +2 to enchantments and charms

Will 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 1 = 9 +2 to enchantments and charms

Fort 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

[Ny'a]

Well, if Pau's not wearing the +2 cloak, then Ny'a will; no sense letting it be wasted.

Will DC 15, bonekeep penalty: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 2 = 17
Will DC 15, bonekeep penalty: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 10 - 2 = 23

[Tere di Montefeltro]

Will save #1: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 2 = 23
Will save #2: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 - 2 = 19

[Pau]

Sorry, posted too early this morning. The PFE would give Pau an additional +1 on his saves, not that it would matter with those rolls I made.

[GM Aerondor]

To Pau room is full of the webs.

Tere, Ny'a:

No they are not, someone is messing with your mind. Haspura must also make the will save or be stuck in them.

Pau:

Each round make a fortitude save (DC17) if you fail you are nauseated and can take a single move action.
If you are not nauseated you can make a CMB or escape artist check (standard action) to break free (but not move).

First up we need to determine if you are *stuck* in the web, or just in the web. So reflex DC15

Party is up.

Status: Bold to post
Tere -2 to Will; Protection from evil (8r)
Pau -1 to Will; - mage armor, barkskin; Protection from evil (7r); in web;
Ny'a -2 to will; used 5 LoH; ; Protection from evil (6r)
Harpua -4 to will; ; Protection from evil (5r) Two will saves to make

[Pau]

Reflex with PFE 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 1 = 26
Fort save with PFE 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 1 = 25

The monk tries to break free.

Escape Artist 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

Assuming he was free the invisible monk moves toward the brain looking creature.

[Deluge-Core]

The brain is actually just a statue. It is the spiders that are the threat. Well, unless there is more to it, it does not *look* threatening at the moment.

[Pau]

Thanks, Deluge. I hadn’t checked the map. Assuming Pau is free, he will hold his position where he is, rather than move up into the spiders.

[Harpua Nutbag]

Will DC 15, bonekeep penalty, PfE: 1d20 + 2 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 2 - 4 + 1 = 16
Will DC 15, bonekeep penalty, PfE: 1d20 + 2 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 2 - 4 + 1 = 10
Fort, PfE: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 1 = 13

[Tere di Montefeltro]

GM A, will the light conditions in the room allow Tere to hide in plain sight?

[GM Aerondor]

Pau:

Pau is not entangled, but will still need to make checks if he wishes to move through the web. The hundreds of tiny spiders (not on map) are still grossing him out though, so he will be making a fortitude save at the start of each round (DC17) to avoid being nauseated for that round.

@Tere Lets go with yes. The blue portal provides dim illumination and there is no other illumination, so I think so.

Harpua struggles and coughs up some of what he had for breakfast.

Harpua:

need a reflex DC17 save to avoid being stuck in the web

Status: Bold to post
Tere -2 to Will; Protection from evil (8r)
Ny'a -2 to will; used 5 LoH; ; Protection from evil (6r)
Harpua -4 to will; ; Protection from evil (5r) 'webbed' nauseated (1r)
spiders
Pau -1 to Will; - mage armor, barkskin; Protection from evil (7r); 'webbed'; Delaying

[Tere di Montefeltro]

Tere attempts to avoid the many-eyed gazes of the spiders, and readies an attack if any of them close.

Stealth check: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28

Held curve blade PA: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Damage, if applicable: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Sneak attack damage, if applicable: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6

[Harpua Nutbag]

Reflex DC 17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

[Ny'a]

"Harpua, it's not real! I think it's a manifestation from that brain statue or something; it's fine! Just get that out of your belly and come back to me!" Ny'a tries to reassure Harpua, but--recognizing that the dog is pretty much incapacitated as things are now--she plans for the incoming spider attack.

Actions:

Standard: readied attack vs the first spider to enter a threatened square

+1 longsword: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
damage, P/S: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Uuuuuurrrrgh. Was so close to being able to get a charge off....

[GM Aerondor]

Pau stands ready while Tere fades from sight and Harpua coughs up a hairball. Ny'a stands ready to defend her valiant steed.

per: 2d20 ⇒ (6, 14) = 20

The two spiders skuttle forward on the right, one is attacked by Ny'a whose blade slides off its thick skin.
Pau, while you didn't state you were readying an attack, you had an action you could have done that in, so I'll leave you a bonus "readied" attack on your round.

They try to bite the two able pathfinders.
attack Pau AC 24: 1d20 ⇒ 9 miss
attack N'ya AC24: 1d20 ⇒ 4 miss

The next two climb forward. Unlikely for the first, it is unaware of Tere

attack Tere AC25: 1d20 ⇒ 16
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 6 + (2) = 16 2 of that is acid if you have acid resistance ,let me know
attack Tere AC25: 1d20 ⇒ 9 miss

stuff: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3
Status: Bold to post
Tere -2 to Will; Protection from evil (7r) 16 damage;
Ny'a -2 to will; used 5 LoH; ; Protection from evil (5r)
Harpua -4 to will; ; Protection from evil (4r) 'webbed', fort save required (DC17)
Pau -1 to Will; (extra attack)- mage armor, barkskin; Protection from evil (6r); 'webbed';
Spiders
Stuff (3)
green 17 damage
yellow
purple
red

[Pau]

Pau takes his sort of readied action, and becomes visible as he swings at the yellow spider.

Power attack 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Damage 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

Fort save 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

If able, he then burns a Ki point to gain an extra attack on his flurry of flows. All the spiders made it difficult for Pau to keep his wits about him.

Attack 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 2 = 20
Damage 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Attack 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 2 = 25
Damage 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Ki attack 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 2 = 25
Damage 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Attack 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 - 2 = 14
Damage 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

———
Possible Crit on initial attack 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Damage 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

[Tere di Montefeltro]

If we're lucky, the crit confirmation is against its flat-footed AC. GM A, if the spiders are susceptible to bleed damage the one Tere hit has two points of it.

[GM Aerondor]

Keep the ki point. With the failed fort, Pau won't get a standard action this round. Sorry, no crit confirm.

Pau lands a solid blow on the spider close to him, but then reels back from something unseen by the others.

Status: Bold to post
Tere -2 to Will; Protection from evil (7r) 16 damage;
Ny'a -2 to will; used 5 LoH; ; Protection from evil (5r)
Harpua -4 to will; ; Protection from evil (4r) 'webbed', fort save required (DC17) or nauseated.
Spiders
Stuff (3)
green 19 damage; 2 point bleed;
yellow 10 damage;
purple
red
Pau -1 to Will; (extra attack)- mage armor, barkskin; Protection from evil (5r); 'webbed'; fort DC 17 each round or nauseated

[Tere di Montefeltro]

The elf tries again to fade from view before striking the wounded one again. He misses in any case. "Ny'a, try for one of the ones we've damaged!"

Stealth check: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19

Curve blade PA: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

[GM Aerondor]

Tere's blade skates off the spiders thick chitin.

Status: Bold to post
Ny'a -2 to will; used 5 LoH; ; Protection from evil (5r)
Harpua -4 to will; ; Protection from evil (4r) 'webbed', fort save required (DC17) or nauseated.
Spiders
Stuff (3)
green 19 damage; 2 point bleed;
yellow 10 damage;
purple
red
Pau -1 to Will; (extra attack)- mage armor, barkskin; Protection from evil (5r); 'webbed'; fort DC 17 each round or nauseated
Tere -2 to Will; Protection from evil (6r) 16 damage; (stealth 19)

[Ny'a]

"Iomedae, guide my arm!" Ny'a blurts as she swings haphazardly at the spider in front of Pau. She quickly pats Harpua on the back to check how the dog is doing, and points out the same spider, hoping her dog is well enough to try a bite.

Actions:

Standard: attack yellow
Free: Handle Animal (attack any) DC 10, link: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 9 + 4 = 24

+1 longsword: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
damage, P/S: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Crit?: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Crit damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4