[PBP Gameday IV]1-30: Devil We Know Part II-Cassomir's Locker

[Nerissys Tarmikos]

Heal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 MY HEAL CHECKS ARE UNFREAKING STOPPABLE

"Oh no... This isn't a good sign, those Taldan men have had their throats slit. Be careful everyone."

As we walk into the other room...

Spellcraft to Identify Spell: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 spellcraft leaves something to be desired though...

"Great job guys, keep it up! MASYM WHERE ARE YOU GOING?! ITS DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE!"

This is going much better than that spider, but what has gotten into him?

Seeing that one man is left standing, Nerissys moves to block the remaining exit. Move action to get there, standard action ready to punch him if he gets into range.

Maybe we can get some information out of this one. What is he doing down here?

Checks to identify creatures and man (assuming man isn't just a human) if necessary:

Nature: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Planes: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

[Jalthas]

Not seeing anything, Jalthas moves clumsily into the room. Double move.

"Wha- what? Danger? Where? Guide me!"

[GM Crash]

Nerissys identifies the little blue dead creatures as mites and the man is...a man.
Olga's aim was just a bit off.
The man activates his aura and draws his heavy flail. Everyone in the cone needs to make a Will save DC 13 or start acting like they are under the effects of confusion. So, right now I need Will Saves from everyone except Masym and the Skeleton.

Second Round
Nerissys
Salouris
Olga
Rathor
Jalthas

Third Round
Masym
Creature 2
Creature 1
Man

Combat Tracker:

1 cause fear used
1 round of aura of madness
6 damage Grench
Masym frightened 1 more turn

[Olga the Unmarried]

Will save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Confusion roll: 1d100 ⇒ 43

Olga babbles incoherently.

[Nerissys Tarmikos]

Will save to avoid derping all over the place: Will Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 Derptastic. It doesn't affect this since the DC was 13, but would this be considered an enchantment effect?

LET THE GAAAAMES BEGIN:
Confusion Effect: 1d100 ⇒ 7 Well that is anticlimactic

Spellcraft if I can use it to identify aura/effect:

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8I'm bad and should feel bad

What the hell was that? I don't think I'll get any closer than I have to...

Move action to back away. Are characters aware that they have failed a save for an effect?

[Rathor]

Does activating that aura provoke an attack of opportunity?

Will save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Sigh. Really? Failed at save with a +7 bonus?

Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 67

Damage to self: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Rathor slashes himself with his sword. Good job, Rathor.

[Salouris]

Will Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Oh crasr%%$#... Salouris thinks as he sees a cone of SOMETHING head towards him.

confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 56

Panicking, he notices swarms of spiders crawling all over him. The elf scratches and claws at himself to try and remove the creatures.

Damage to self: 1d8 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

His skeletal servant pays no attention to the hysterics behind him however, and diligently advances to strike at the remaining foe.

Sword slash: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15 for Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

[GM Crash]

No. His aura is a supernatural ability. I believe they aware that something is strange but can't tell what it is.
As soon as Nerissys exits the area she feels normal again. If you reenter the aura before it dissipates, you will have to make another will save.

[Jalthas]

Will DC 13, vs Enchantment effect: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 2 = 19

Jalthas appears to be unaffected by the strange behavior taking some of his companions. His clunky armor closes the distance between it and the man, and the falcata slices through flesh and bone.
Mwk Cold Iron Falcata: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 221d10 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

[GM Crash]

With the swipe of Jalthas' falcata the man looks like he is knocking on death's door. "Darn you all!" he says. He grabs a symbol around his neck and a cloud of negative energy emerges from him and he collapses. Channel Negative Energy: 1d6 ⇒ 4 Everyone in the aura must roll Will Saves. DC 14 to take half-damage.

Combat over!

[Rathor]

Will save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Now that's how you roll a Will save, Rathor!

As the lingering negative energy in the air dissipates, it appears that Rathor is at death's door, too. He grumbles as he clutches his own holy symbol and attempts to offset the damage done by the evil cleric.

If anyone else needs healing, he waits until they're gathered around before channeling.

Channel positive energy: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Channel positive energy: 1d6 ⇒ 5

[Nerissys Tarmikos]

"Glad that business is over with. Shame we couldn't take him alive. Judging by the way he went though, I don't think it would have mattered... Now about that holy symbol..."

Nerissys moves to the corpse of the man and searches it. Then she does the same to the slain mites.

Perception if it Matters: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
Knowledge Religion on Holy Symbol: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

A sly smile creeps across her face:
"Maassssyyymm daaarllliiing, you can come back now! The big scaaaawwwy man is all gone now!" ;)
Nerissys then crosses her arms and taps her foot while waiting for his return.

[GM Crash]

Nerissys identifies the holy (or unholy) symbol as that of Groetus. He was wearing half-plate and his weapon was a masterwork heavy flail. The mites were only holding small weapons (a dagger and 6 darts per body).

[Rathor]

"We should see what's up those stairs." Rathor says, nudging the dead cleric with his boot.

[GM Crash]

The stairs lead to a large hidden closet in a storage warehouse above—that closet has rope and block and tackle for lowering the crates and barrels down into the room.

[Jalthas]

Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Jalthas feels the full extent of the priest's wrath, and gasps for air, at least until Rathor's soothing presence can be felt.

"Is... is it over? Did we win?" Then he sees his own blade covered in the man's blood, and the voice dies down.

[Rathor]

"I think we should move on and explore the rest of the sewer."

[Masym Daleare]

Nerissys Tarmikos wrote:

A sly smile creeps across her face:

"Maassssyyymm daaarllliiing, you can come back now! The big scaaaawwwy man is all gone now!" ;)
Nerissys then crosses her arms and taps her foot while waiting for his return.

Masym knows nothing but terror, even though in a small part of his mind he knows its not real but unfortunately the rest of his body did not care.

Until...it just vanished. Taking a second to reconnoiter he realizes he is in pitch black darkness.

Sonofa...OK no need to panic now...

Nerissys's voice is welcoming to hear though the tone did send shivers up his spine.

OK just play it cool here...

Using the sewer wall as a guide for his hand, he eventually makes his way back to the others. Noting the dead priest and also the others searching the remains he nods. "Did ya miss me?" He smiles carefully.

[Salouris]

Will Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Confused and hallucinating, Salouris feels a wave of bad energy wash over him, then just as suddenly finds himself bathed in the healing embrace of conjuration magic.

"Ah, excellent. My thanks to...whichever of you put a stop to that man."

The elf steps over the fallen cleric and frowns. "I wonder what he was doing down here?" He looks back up at his colleagues and shrugs. "Whatever his purpose I doubt he's the one with the Jet Rat; if he was I'd think such creatures would be infinitely better guards than mites." Salouris's last word is said with a scoff.

"But yes, perhaps we should go on?"

Crash, I'm unsure how long travel time is down here. My skeleton will re-crumble after 10 minutes, so if we'd hit that point just let me know and feel free to take him off the map.

[Olga the Unmarried]

Masym! Where were you goin'?? Of course I missed you! You didn't get hurt, you see!!

[GM Crash]

I'll say five minutes have expired when you get to the final area on the current map.
Making your way across all the planks and down all the halls they find a large dam. Someone constructed it here from wood scraps, ship beams, broken crates, and rocks. Beyond the dam is a room that once functioned as a catch basin for the sewers but now has dry, clean floors. In the northwest corner of the room, a sewer grate is set in the floor, and a huge chalk drawing of a rat about to pounce is sketched on the floor near the dam. There is a torch on the west wall and a human sitting on the floor against the north wall, looking bored until you guys walk in. Then he stands up and says angrily "Hey you aren't supposed to be here!"

Init:

Jalthas: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Masym: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Nerissys: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Olga: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Rathor: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Salouris: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Fighter: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

First Round
Salouris
Fighter
Masym
Rathor
Olga
Nerissys
Jalthas

[Nerissys Tarmikos]

"Look what you did to Olga by running away like that!"

Hearing Rathor's proposal, "I agree. There doesn't seem to be much up those stairs. We can always come back later to delve further into it. Let's continue on our way then! Perhaps Olga and Masym could lead the way?"

[Masym Daleare]

Masym mutters in reply looking a trifle embarrassed. "Ahhh, sorry about that. I dunno what came over me."

As he moves to lead the party again, he cannot help but be aware of the two women behind him. Why is it I feel like I am being watched here...and not by rats?

[Salouris]

Salouris walks through the sewer, mentally rolling his eyes at the drama unfolding behind him. Humans. So emotional sometimes...

Turning round a bend to see another armed figure before them, he almost smiles. Good. Perhaps combat will distract them from their feelings

"We could say the same for you!" the elf shouts. "Now stand aside!"

He beats a soothing rythym on his drum and concentrates, sending thoughts of terror into the fighter's head.

That guard needs to make a DC 15 Will save or be frightened for 1d4 ⇒ 1 rounds.

Meanwhile, he gestures at the figure, and the skeleton advances to slash at him.

Skeleton slash: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14 for Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

[Olga the Unmarried]

On her next turn, Olga will walk along the wall, taking out her longbow and firing at the man.

Free action to enter rage 4/6

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

[GM Crash]

When the skeleton got too close to the trapdoor in the floor, it activated an actual trap and fire engulfs it. Trap: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2 Reflex Save DC 11 for half damage.
The skeleton slices at the man dealing a little damage. Will Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11 Then fear fills the man's head and he runs away from the skeleton. Olga tries to hit him, but she misses.

First Round
Masym
Rathor
Olga
Nerissys
Jalthas

Second Round
Salouris
Fighter

Combat Tracker:

3 damage fighter

[Rathor]

Seeing a rare opening to use his longbow, Rathor draws, aims, and fires at the fleeing warrior.

Longbow attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Longbow damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4

[Nerissys Tarmikos]

Nerissys rushes to follow Olga, trying to keep everyone in channel range should it be needed.

[Jalthas]

Jalthas hurries forward, slowly but steadily walking towards the man. Double move.

[Masym Daleare]

Masym does not hesitate here as he jumps across the sewer water trying to cut off the fleeing man's retreat, all the while studying him intently. Unfortunately he misjudges the length and lands short of the other side.

Move: Study the fleeing man.
Move: Jump across the sewer water. Acrobatics DC 20: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 Failed...looks like he will land on the plank crossing the water.

[Salouris]

Salouris follows Rathor's lead, drawing out his bow once more and firing an arrow.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 for Damage: 1d8 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Meanwhile the skeleton, singes from the blast, continues to follow the fleeing man and slashes at his legs.

Reflex save from the trap: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Slash: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 for Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
EDIT Crit confirmation: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 for Another: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Skeleton HP: 3

[GM Crash]

With the skeleton slashing at him and everyone shooting him, he falls down and dies. Combat over! On the fighter's body you find studded leather armor, a quarterstaff, and a trinket made of gems and gold.

[Nerissys Tarmikos]

Nice work everyone!

As the man collapses, Nerissys goes over to inspect him. Seeing the trinket, she crouches down for a closer look.

Perception for Traps: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

Knowledge to Identify if Possible:

Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Planes: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Nature: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Clearly excited at the prospect of more danger and mystery, "Great job, that was very quick! Now about this sewergrate... Shall we see where it goes? He seemed to be a guard and people only guard things worth exploring!"

[Rathor]

Eyeing the ramshackle dam of refuse and spare parts, Rathor raises an eyebrow. "Are we going to trust that pile of garbage to hold back the sewer while we go farther underground?"

[Nerissys Tarmikos]

"Normally I would share your sentiment, but these floors look like they have been dry for a while, so I'm cautiously optimistic..."

[Masym Daleare]

Masym nods, "Yeah seems a pretty safe assumption here." Cautiously moving across the sewer path he hops down and examines the chalk drawing of the rat. "Ehhh...wonder if this is more than just decorative..."

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

[Salouris]

"An obvious assumption would be that the beings who drew this - and who may be below - would be connected to our Rat." Salouris concurs with Masym. "Of course advertising that fact would be stupidly reckless."

He looks at the fallen guard, dropped where he fled. "So yes, I expect a connection very much."

[Olga the Unmarried]

P-p-pretty?

Olga blushes.

[Nerissys Tarmikos]

"Unless we want to do anything more on this level, I propose we carry on then. Who wants to be the first to dive into the abyss?"

[Masym Daleare]

Masym looks at the grate with a grim look on his face. Talk about a perfect bottleneck. Anyone who goes down first is an easy target.

"I'll go first." He replies.

As he looks over the grate he examines it closely to see if any obvious dangers are present.

Perception (no Trapfinding): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

[Jalthas]

"I- I- I'll go next. I doubt anything wrong could happen with so much metal on my back. Except falling on my back and not being able to stand up again." the distressed voice says. "Of course, that would be terrible. Oh my..."

[GM Crash]

The trinket is not special since the trap has already been triggered and it requires an Appraise check. The trap doesn't reset and there are no more traps. The chalk drawing of the rat is just decorative.

Going down through the grate is uneventful. Reaching the bottom of the ladder (with the help of the light spell) you see a bunch of wooden buildings that are run down. Checking out a lot of the buildings shows that they are abandoned and/or boarded up. The buildings that have red x's on them are the buildings that you checked out that are abandoned.

[Nerissys Tarmikos]

Nerissys will follow 4th in line as we move through this area

[Salouris]

"Well, at least we're out of the sewers. Technically." Salouris says as he looks around at the ramshackles houses in disarray around them.

Noticing another chalk rat drawn on the ground, he points to it and orders his skeleton, "Move there." As the undead walks forward, the elf smiles. Won't get us a second time...

I'm fine being near the front (archer in combat), but Salouris isn't exactly a front-liner. He'll follow next to Nerissys (so 3rd or 5th, depending on how the rest of you feel.)

[Rathor]

Moving forward with his bow drawn, Rathor squints through the darkness with his keen orcish eyes. "These buildings may all be ruins, but someone had to bring these barrels and crates down here. Stay sharp, everyone."

Readied action to fire on anything that attacks.

[GM Crash]

Before we continue, where would everyone like to be in a line progression? We already have Nerissys at 4th in line and Salouris near her.

[Masym Daleare]

Masym quickly takes lead of the party, while allowing the skeleton to proceed ahead of him.

"I wonder which direction they will strike from. Watch your backs." He warns the others.

Masym will take point and allow the skeleton to trigger any traps ahead.

[Olga the Unmarried]

Yes, Masym!

Olga will follow second.

[Jalthas]

With a slight whimper, Jalthas goes among the first, shield and sword in hand.

[GM Crash]

Two rats come out of the alleyways in front of you.

Init:

Jalthas: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Masym: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Nerissys: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Olga: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Rathor: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Salouris: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Rats: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

First round
Masym
Rats
Rathor
Olga
Jalthas
Salouris
Nerissys