GM Giuseppe's Council of Thieves

[Petals]

Petals wakes to Catina's face hovering above her anxiously, and smiles in relief Seems like this is becoming habit for me. Thank you... again. Is every one still alive? struggling to sit up.

The lords of randomness have not looked down happily upon us today. But we are alive, better self esteem issues than pools of our own blood. :)

[Petals]

As the darkness descends she gets a flash of speed, only possible from her goddess, tapping Catina once and Baolus twice, since the blood on the Lady is around a healed wound now.

clw wand for Catina: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
clw wand for Baolus: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
clw wand for Baolus: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

[Lady Faustinia Xerysis]

”Thank you, Janiven,” Faustinia says as she accepts the woman’s potion. Drinking it, she feels her wound close over completely, the quarrel emerging from her arm and falling to the ground. As soon as the darkness begins to approach again, Faustinia prepares for another fight. ”At least we’re saved the trouble of having to chase that one down again…”

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Round 1
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As the darkness washes over her once again, Faustinia creases her brow in focus -- and some nervousness. She moves slowly back into the light again, taking cover behind the others. She grabs her necklace again, and begins to cast a long spell. That bandaged bastard isn’t wrong, she thinks. Catina is the only one who can see in the dark here -- for now.
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Move action to move to the back lines, then standard action to start casting summon monster I. Since I moved, I’ll use my standard action next turn to complete casting the spell.

[Catina Bon Durati]

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Round 5
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"Oh no, there's five of them," Catina exclaims when she recovers from the impact of the two magical missiles. She wants to dart forward and deal with them, but realizes that this would be her death sentence. I have to guide the others. "And there's two of them with the wrappings as well." She takes Baolus's hand to guide him to the front lines. "There's two tieflings up front, about 15 foot out. Janiven, it's straight ahead for you. Petals ahead and left for you. Baolus, I'll guide you there." She reconsiders for a breath. "I'm really sorry about what I said earlier. I have no idea how hard it must be for you guys, to fight like that. You did admirably, all things considering."

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Catina takes Baolus's hand and guide him to the frontlines, staying behind him for protection. She guides him to her position, and then three squares straight ahead. Meanwhile, she gives him a 'Bit of luck': extra roll on all d20's, next round (since Catina acts after Baolus).

[Baolus Yeralzery]

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As Baolus hears the sound of the approaching enemies and the precarious positioning of Lady Faustinia, he moves inside the dark area without thinking properly. In his despair, he wings his axe wildly, hitting nothing but, hopefully, getting the old woman enough time to retreat. "I challenge you to fight like men! Leave this darkness trick and fight! You don't want to be treated like rats, don't be one!"

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Attack (battleaxe), power attack: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 1 = 7

This post goes against Catina's action, but I could not find a way to make it work, since he acts first and there are tieflings acting between him and Lady Faustinia.

[Catina Bon Durati]

I'm sorry. Giuseppe had asked me to move the darkness area on the map for my action, and replace it once I was done. I did not do the second part. However, I hope that Catina's action would be enough to guide Baolus to the correct spot. I've replaced the darkness effect just now.

[GM Giuseppe]

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Just after Petals heals his allies, the tiefling swarm on the party as a wave of roaring darkness. Although Catina can see them approaching, she’s not ready for combat yet and is caught unaware by the charging tieflings. Despite having been wounded by the two mummy-tieflings just a few moments before this assault, the girl steels herself against the approaching danger and performs a wonderful feat of nimbleness. It’s such a shame nobody in the party can see her while she dances elegantly in a whirling pirouette, effectively avoiding the attacks against her—or perhaps it was precisely the fact that no one could see her that enabled her to show his natural gifts.

Anyway, the first assault failed. Another tiefling, forced to stay on the back due to the narrow spaces of the tunnel, loads his crossbow and tries to aim for Catina while the tiefling girl has just landed. The tiefling girl though quickly ducks while staying in position, and the bolt flies high above her head, passing near to Janiven behind her and eventually crashing against the floor.

Hearing the sound of the battle, Baolus moves forward past Janiven and places himself to Catina’s side. The Rundottari tries to fight blindly, but his efforts are futile. With few space left, Janiven steps to the nearest empty space and tries to follow Catina’s indication while she lashes out with her longsword. Maybe guided by Desna’s blessing, or perhaps just lucky, the woman actually manages to hit a tiefling in spite of the darkness blinding her sight. Unfortunately, though, she only causes minor wounds to her foe.

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While one of the mummy-tieflings stay in the back of the group and keeps casting spells in order to bring Catina down, the other one steps forward and casts another offensive spell, sending an acid splash against Catina.

Catina takes 2 points of acid damage and 4 points of force damage!

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Active effects: darkness (7 rounds remaining)

① Ostengo & Buddy(Conditions: none)
② Petals (Conditions: none)
③ Tieflings (Conditions: none)
④ Baolus (Conditions: none)
⑤ Janiven (Conditions: none)
⑥ Lady Faustinia (Conditions: none)
⑦ Catina (Conditions: none)
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Deadline: 08:00 P.M. GMT +2.

I’ve decided to manage the darkness area differently for this combat. The map has been updated with the area currently occupied by the shadows. You can still move your characters, but please try to do so without glimpsing at what’s behind them (in terms of layers on the map).

GM Rolls:

--- TIEFLINGS’ ATTACKS ---

Short Sword Melee Attack (blue): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Short Sword Damage (blue; +1d6 sneak attack): 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 1 + (1) = 3

Short Sword Melee Attack (yellow): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Short Sword Damage (yellow; +1d6 sneak attack): 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 1 + (5) = 7

Light Crossbow Ranged Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Light Crossbow Damage (+1d6 sneak attack): 1d8 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + (1) = 7

--- JANIVEN’S ATTACK ---

Longsword Melee Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Longsword Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1
Concealment (01-50 hits; 51-100 misses): 1d100 ⇒ 46

--- OSTENGO AND VETHAMER’S ATTACKS ---

Ostengo’s acid splash ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Ostengo’s acid splash ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Ostengo’s acid splash damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Vethamer’s magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

[Petals]

Blind, still in pain, and hearing the continued grunts and thuds from the new friend's flesh, Petals taps Catina with the wand again.

clw on Catina: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

[Catina Bon Durati]

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Round 2
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Catina starts breathing hard, because of the exertion of avoiding the flurry of attacks aimed at her. She says a silent prayer to her dance lessons at the temple and starts humming a soft tune, feeling herself lifted by the act of graceful motion. "He's right in front of you, Baolus," she directs, careful to avoid any further comment aimed at the man. "Janiven, you nearly had him. He likes to duck low. I'm stepping back now, to make room for you. Don't worry about my glaive, I'm careful."

Still caught up in her dance, she makes a whirl with the time of her glaive in the air and then attempts to bring it down on the tiefling in front of her. However, splitting her attention four ways has its impact on her accuracy.

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Attack on yellow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

I've added both the damage and Petals healing, landing me at 12.

[Baolus Yeralzery]

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With Shelyn's blessing through Catina, Baolus is finally able to hit something when he swings his axes. Unfortunately, he feels it was just a glancing blow. I'm getting pretty sick of this whole situation...

"Hang on, Catina! These rats are NOT bringing you down." He wasn't really certain of that, but the man though the girl could use a bit of encouragement.

Having an idea, Baolus talks to those behind him. "You mentioned they are packed... I have a flask of fire in my backpack, as well as a couple vials of oil. I wonder if all that bandages will protect them from a conflagration..."
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Attack (battleaxe), power attack, twf: 1d20 + 6 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 - 1 - 2 = 16
Bit of Luck re-roll: 1d20 + 6 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 - 1 - 2 = 17
miss chance (1-50): 1d100 ⇒ 79
Damage (battleaxe), power attack: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6

Attack (handaxe), power attack, twf: 1d20 + 6 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 6 - 1 - 2 = 10
Bit of Luck re-roll: 1d20 + 6 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 1 - 2 = 4

If anyone want to try this...

[Petals]

Are you adding in your DR, Catina?

[GM Giuseppe]

Please Petals, use the Discussion Thread for out of character stuff.

[Lady Faustinia Xerysis]

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Round 2
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Unhindered by the tiefling's attacks, Faustinia completes her spell and summons a golden eagle from another plane. Although she can't see it, she knows that it's planar heritage will allow it to see in the dark. It turns to the tieflings and starts to tear into them, claw and hooked beak slashing away with a divine fervor.
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Standard action to finish casting summon monster I to summon an augmented celestial eagle. I can't control it directly, but it attacks my nearest enemies, I believe. It immediately uses its smite evil on the first thing it attacks.

Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

Claw: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7

Claw: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

[GM Giuseppe]

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Despite the shadows concealing their movements, the tieflings have a hard time trying to hit the party members. Thanks to his keen hearing, Baolus can hear the two tieflings approaching, and to a certain degree anticipate their attacks: the rangers’ armor does the rest. One of the tieflings focuses on Catina, but the Shelynite priestess parries the attack with her glaive.

Unfortunately, the Eyes are not able to counterattack properly, as both Catina and Baolus fail to hit their targets. Lady Faustinia, though, relies on a summoned ally, and her celestial eagle proves far more effective than her flesh-and-blood allies. The eagle’s claw delve deep in one of the tieflings’ neck, knocking him down.

At the same time, Janiven attacks again with her sword, but again she fails to connect.

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The two mummy-tieflings keep firing at Catina, targeting her with offensive spells. Although the tiefling girl is able to dodge an acid dart, she can’t do anything to avoid the bolt of raw magic energy sent against her.

Catina takes 4 points of force damage.

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Active effects: darkness (6 rounds remaining)

① Ostengo & Buddy(Conditions: none)
② Petals (Conditions: none)
③ Tieflings (Conditions: none)
④ Baolus (Conditions: none)
⑤ Janiven (Conditions: none)
⑥ Lady Faustinia (Conditions: none)
⑦ Catina (Conditions: none)
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Deadline: 08:00 P.M. GMT +2.

GM Rolls:

--- TIEFLINGS’ CHECKS ---

Stealth Check (yellow): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Stealth Check (green): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Baolus’ Perception Check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Janiven’s Perception Check: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Lady Faustinia’s Perception Check: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Petals’ Perception Check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

--- TIEFLINGS’ ATTACKS ---

Short Sword Melee Attack (blue): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Short Sword Damage (blue): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Short Sword Melee Attack (yellow): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Short Sword Damage (yellow): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Short Sword Melee Attack (green): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Short Sword Damage (green): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

--- JANIVEN’S ATTACK ---

Longsword Melee Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Longsword Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6
Concealment (01-50 hits; 51-100 misses): 1d100 ⇒ 47

--- OSTENGO AND VETHAMER’S ATTACKS ---

Ostengo’s acid splash ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Ostengo’s acid splash damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Vethamer’s magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

[Lady Faustinia Xerysis]

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Round 3
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The eagle continues its attacks, moving on to harass the magic-slinging tieflings as it tears and claws at their bandages to reach flesh. Faustinia, though, nearly spent of any kind of magic, prepares her crossbow again. She loads it and aims into the darkness, unsure where she should aim with her comrades in front of her. Eventually she tries to pick out the sound of where the eagle fights and calls out, "Duck!" to her allies before firing off a bolt.
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The eagle will attack one of the mummy-wrapped tieflings. Faustinia will shoot toward them as well, if she can hear where one of them is.

Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Claw: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Claw: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Faustinia miss chance, 1 is a hit: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Light crossbow, into melee: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 1 - 4 = 7

[Petals]

Screams, grunt, and plain annoying rubbish, Petals ducks to the best of her ability and struggles to keep the one with eyes that can see in this alive.

tap Catina with the wand again

clw Catina: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

[Catina Bon Durati]

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Round 3
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Catina feels on edge and exhausted, with the responsibility of guiding her companions, the difficulty of avoiding so many of the tieflings, and the constant influx of magical power to heal her wounds. Her breath starts to come ragged, and her directions are shorter and shorter. "I'm luring this one back. Baolus and Janiven, he's right between you." She steps back and swings her glaive again, but her arms feel like lead and the strike is way too slow. "Baolus, front and right, watch out."

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Attack yellow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

[Baolus Yeralzery]

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With Catina's guidance, Baolus strikes once more with his two axes, taking advantage of the tiefling's eagerness and poor positioning. This time, much to his surprise, both his attacks landed... quite powerfully actually. "Keep yourself safe, Catina... Without you, we are indeed doomed."

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Attack (battleaxe), flanking, twf: 1d20 + 6 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 2 - 2 = 19
Damage (battleaxe): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Attack (handaxe), flanking, twf: 1d20 + 6 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 2 - 2 = 24
Damage (handaxe): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

@Lady Faustinia: Do not forget that, as a flying creature, the eagle would be on a higher ground, thus receiving +1 on its attacks! Not that it would have changed anything on your last rolls, but it could mean that its first attack on the first turn would probably have been a hit.

[GM Giuseppe]

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The tieflings attack again. Given their position on the battlefield, they decide to focus their attacks against Baolus, trying to bring down the ranger before dealing with the others. The first attack is deflected by Baolus’ armor, but the second one is far more accurate and the tiefling’s short sword penetrates deep in Baolus’ leg, where his armor can’t protect him.

Baolus takes 7 points of damage.

“What are you doing?”, furiously yells one of the tiefling-mummy at his allies, “Attack the girl!”

Baolus, in the meantime, does not give up and finds the strength to counterattack, landing two solid hits. His axes meet the flesh of the tiefling in front of him, knocking him down in a pool of blood. At the same time, Janiven tries to catch the tiefling between herself and Baolus unaware, but although she manages to accomplish her goal, the darkness once again prevents her blow for reaching her opponent. “Dammit!”

Lady Faustinia’s eagle, in the meantime, continues to wreaking havoc on the tieflings, focusing this time on one of the mummy-tieflings. One of them screams in pain as the eagle’s claw delve deeper in his wrappings.

Finally, Catina attacks the tiefling in front of her, but she’s starting to feel tired and her strike misses wildly.

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One of the mummy-tiefling steps back and fires a bolt of raw magical energy at Lady Faustinia’s eagle. The other one roars in frustration. “Vethamer! Focus on the girl!”, and with that said fires another acid dart at the tiefling.

Lady Faustinia’s eagle takes 3 points of force damage. Catina takes 3 points of acid damage.

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Active effects: darkness (5 rounds remaining)

① Ostengo & Vethamer(Conditions: none [Ostengo], injured [Vethamer], 5 pts of damage)
② Petals (Conditions: injured, 5/15 hp)
③ Tieflings (Conditions: 3 dying, one injured)
④ Baolus (Conditions: injured, 15/22 hp)
⑤ Janiven (Conditions: none)
⑥ Lady Faustinia (Conditions: none)
⑦ Catina (Conditions: injured, 7/17 hp)
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Deadline: December, the 26th, 08:00 P.M. GMT +2.

GM Rolls:

--- TIEFLINGS’ ATTACKS ---

Short Sword Melee Attack (blue): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Short Sword Damage (blue): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Short Sword Melee Attack (yellow): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Short Sword Damage (yellow): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

--- JANIVEN’S ATTACK ---

Longsword Melee Attack (+2 flanking): 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13
Longsword Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4
Concealment (01-50 hits; 51-100 misses): 1d100 ⇒ 49

--- OSTENGO AND VETHAMER’S ATTACKS ---

Ostengo’s acid splash ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Ostengo’s acid splash damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3
Vethamer’s magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

[Catina Bon Durati]

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Round 3
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With several of the tieflings disabled, and some of them finally letting of their assault of Catina, the tiefling girl gets a little hope of making it. "We can do this. They're panicking. You can step up, Baolus. Don't trip on the one in front of you!"

She sets her teeth and makes a lunge, trying for a piercing attack against the tiefling still in front of her.

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Attack on yellow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Confirm threat: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Critical damage: 2d10 + 6 ⇒ (4, 10) + 6 = 20

[Baolus Yeralzery]

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Baolus cringes his teeth as the blade penetrates his leg but since he feels he had already given retribution to that bastard, Baolus kept his calm for now. Hearing Catina's words of encouragement and her report about the situation, hope once more reached his heart.

Stepping up, Baolus swings his axes to the knew enemy. Unfortunately, not knowing for sure where the enemy was, or if it was well-protected, tall or small, his wings were merely trials at this point.
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Attack (battleaxe), twf: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 - 2 = 16
miss (1-50): 1d100 ⇒ 39

Attack (handaxe), twf: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 - 2 = 16
miss (1-50): 1d100 ⇒ 51
Damage (handaxe): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

[Petals]

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Round 4
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Last one she mumbles, touching Catina with the wand one last time.

clw on Catina: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Then stowing the wand, it's pretty if nothing else now, and lifts her hammer to wade in or at least soak a hit or two.

[Lady Faustinia Xerysis]

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Round 4
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The eagle chirps as the force missiles hit it, but it survives the blow and moves to make its revenge. In a flurry of feathers and sharp appendages, it flies up and unleashes a flurry of slashes from above at the tiefling it had injured earlier.

Faustinia continues to fire away into the darkness, trying to aim by sound alone. Hearing Catina's proclamation that the enemies are panicking, Faustinia calls out, "Ready to surrender, yet? Your petty tricks are trifles, and you still have a chance to make it out of this alive, if you ask for our clemency now."
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The eagle will five foot step up-and-forward diagonally to attack the tiefling that attacked it, presumably Vethamer. Faustinia will shoot toward them as well, if she can hear where one of them is. The eagle will remain until the start of Faustinia's next turn (in Round 5).

Bite, higher ground: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 3 + 1 = 19
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Claw, higher ground: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 1 = 23
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Claw, higher ground: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Faustinia miss chance, 1 is a hit: 1d2 ⇒ 2
Light crossbow, into melee: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 1 - 4 = -2

[GM Giuseppe]

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There’s just one tiefling remaining, among those without wrappings, and he takes advantage of the darkness surrounding him to move in the shadows in order to confuse Baolus before thrusting forward with his short sword. Fortunately, the ranger has got a good armor, and it protects him from harm. The tiefling hisses in frustration, preparing himself to parry his counterattack. But Baolus steps forward instead and attacks Ostengo. The mummy tiefling is caught unaware by the ranger’s decision, and although the darkness protects him from the first attack, the second one hits, although it only deals minor damage to Baolus’ opponent.

Encouraged by the sounds she hears, Janiven roars a battlecry and wades into the fray, sword in hand. She steps to her left, and hearing the sound of the tiefling breathing next to her, she swings her sword, but doesn’t quite manage to hit her target. “Catina, come on, we rely on you girl!”

In the meantime, the eagle summoned by Lady Faustinia keeps fighting savagely. The summoned creature bites and claws its opponent, causing Vethamer to let out a painful cry. “GET. OUT. OF. MY. WAY!” roars the tiefling with an hellish voice.

Catina steps up, readies her glaive and hits her opponent, knocking him down with deadly accuracy. Janiven words did the trick, apparently.

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The tiefling assault failed. Catina can see it quite clearly—apart from the two mummies, there are no more tieflings left. The tide of battle has turned in the party’s favor. Only the two tiefling spellcasters fail to realize that, as it seems. Vethamer, heavily wounded by Faustinia’s eagle, tries to move away from the flying celestial being. He somehow manages to move away without being hit by the creature, but wounded and tired as he is, he can’t do anything more than that.

Ostengo, in the meantime, steps back while trying to put some distance between himself and Baolus. Realizing that the eagle is causing too much trouble to his ally Vethamer, the tiefling mummy fires a bolt of acid at the celestial creature, managing only to graze it.

Lady Faustinia’s eagle takes 1 points of acid damage.

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Active effects: darkness (4 rounds remaining)

① Ostengo & Vethamer(Conditions: injured, 2 pts of damage [Ostengo], injured [Vethamer], 15 pts of damage)
② Petals (Conditions: injured, 5/15 hp)
③ Tieflings (Conditions: 3 dying, one injured)
④ Baolus (Conditions: injured, 15/22 hp)
⑤ Janiven (Conditions: none)
⑥ Lady Faustinia (Conditions: none)
⑦ Catina (Conditions: injured, 7/17 hp)
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Deadline: 08:00 P.M. GMT +2.

Sorry for being late guys, holidays got the best of my spare time.

GM Rolls:

--- TIEFLINGS’ CHECKS ---

Stealth Check (yellow): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Baolus’ Perception Check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

--- TIEFLINGS’ ATTACKS ---

Short Sword Melee Attack (yellow): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Short Sword Damage (yellow): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

--- JANIVEN’S ATTACK ---

Longsword Melee Attack (+2 flanking): 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8
Longsword Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6
Concealment (01-50 hits; 51-100 misses): 1d100 ⇒ 38

--- CELESTIAL EAGLE’S ATTACKS ---

Claw Attack (AoO): 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 1 = 14
Claw damage (AoO): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

--- OSTENGO AND VETHAMER’S ATTACKS ---

Ostengo’s acid splash ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Ostengo’s acid splash damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

[Petals]

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Round 5
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Where are they, Catina? Petals asks, having concentrated on where the cleric was more than where the bad guys were.

delay action until she gets directions, then move her forward based on them, I'll leave the map moving til then

Then she'll whisper a please don't hit someone good prayer to Shelyn and bring her hammer down in a two handed smash on something hopefully solid.

attack with earthbreaker: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
dmg if hit: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 1) + 3 = 10
miss chance 1-50 hits: 1d100 ⇒ 18

Holidays happen good sir, no worries.

[Lady Faustinia Xerysis]

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Round 5
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Faustinia's eagle cries out in a squawk of pain, and seconds later blinks out of existence back to its planar home. Faustinia, out of all but the most basic magic, frowns, unsatisfied. The power of her summoned creature was useful, but she would need to learn to call on more powerful beings if they were going to keep up this whole Eyes of Westcrown.

Putting aside her ambitions to concentrate on the present, though, she focuses on where she heard the growling roar, practically alight with the flames of hell. Aiming her crossbow and listening for Catina's clarifications, she takes another pot shot into the darkness.
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Faustinia miss chance, 1 is a hit: 1d2 ⇒ 2
Light crossbow, into melee: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 1 - 4 = 7

[Catina Bon Durati]

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Round 5
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"Right, right," Catina mumbles as she tries to centre herself, partly horrified by the sight of her flaive piercing the tiefling, and part apologetic for having failed to give her comrades proper directions. "There's one still in this cave. Baolus, he's straight ahead from you, ten foot up. Petals, for you it's a bit further." She takes Petals's hand and directs the elven woman to her target. "He's just in front and to your left now. The other one fled down the tunnel to the right. He seemed seriously wounded, I don't have eyes on him anymore."

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Directing Petals to the square marked with the red triangle as a full-round action.

[Baolus Yeralzery]

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Moving as Petals directed, Baolus steps forward and swings with his axe. Unfortunately he finds nothing. At least, the panic cries of the fleeing tiefling gives him more hope. There is only one... we are actually winning, even with such disadvantage.

"Thanks for all the help, Catina, but it appears it is not my lucky day..." Baolus talks with clear frustration in his voice.
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Attack (battleaxe), power attack: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 - 1 = 21
miss (1-50): 1d100 ⇒ 22

[GM Giuseppe]

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How much frustrating darkness can get? Well, ask to the Eyes of Westcrown, the members of this fresh-new group of aspiring do-gooders, and you’ll likely get the same answer—much indeed.

Baolus steps in the right position to strike, but the shadows covering his opponent prevent him from hitting his target. Without Catina’s direction, Janiven is blinded as well, and decides to do the only thing her mind presents her as reasonable: run forward until she hits the rock wall. He had memorized the tunnel before the darkness came, and knows that the main tunnel turns right after a few steps from her current position. So, therefore, she moves forward with her longsword held diagonally in order to protect her body from a likely attack from the only tiefling remaining according to Catina’s words. Once she hits the wall, Janiven flats herself against the rocky wall, using her hands to guide her feet. She moves slowly, but efficiently, to her right until she hits something solid—the fleeing Vethamer!

“HEY! I GOT HIM! HE’S JUST IN FRONT OF ME!”, Janiven calls out, hoping to prove helpful to her allies. Then her voice turns darker. “Now, to the two of us!”

In the meantime, Lady Faustinia fires her crossbow again, but just as before she fails to hit something different from the rock wall behind Ostengo. Then Catina takes Petals by her hand and guides the elf in the correct spot. The Shelynite paladin brings down her hammer without further ado, and much to her satisfaction, she hears the reassuring sound of bones cracking. A deep, desperate voice fills the tunnel as Ostengo gets hit. “AAAAARGH! You won’t get away with that, elf scum!”

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Ostengo must think quickly. Although the non-darkseeing members of the Eyes don’t know, the tiefling is surrounded. In front of him is Petals together with Baolus, blocking his escape route. To his right is Janiven. Calculating the risks of either choices, Ostengo eventually decides to go for the right route, passing next to Janiven as he moves. Although her eyes are blinded, the woman can still hear, though, and as soon as she hears the tiefling darting to her side, Janiven swings her sword powerfully. Unfortunately, Ostengo lowers his head just at the right time and avoids a dire fate on Janiven’s blade.

“VETHAMER! RETREAT!” he yells at his ally as he flees toward the tunnel.

“HEY! I GOT ANOTHER ONE OF THEM HERE!”, cries out Janiven in response.

Unable to follow his mate’s advice due to his critical wounds, Vethamer steps back and pulls a potion out of his wrappings. “It’s not over yet…” whispers the tiefling while gasping and spitting blood.

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Active effects: darkness (3 rounds remaining)

① Ostengo & Vethamer(Conditions: injured, 12 pts of damage [Ostengo], disabled [Vethamer], 15 pts of damage)
② Baolus (Conditions: injured, 15/22 hp)
③ Janiven (Conditions: none)
④ Lady Faustinia (Conditions: none)
⑤ Catina (Conditions: injured, 7/17 hp)
⑥ Petals (Conditions: injured, 5/15 hp)

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Deadline: 08:00 P.M. GMT +2.

GM Rolls:

--- JANIVEN’S ATTACK ---

Longsword Melee Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Longsword Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5
Concealment (01-50 hits; 51-100 misses): 1d100 ⇒ 78

[Baolus Yeralzery]

"GET AWAY EASILY!? You are the one fleeing, you spineless coward!" Baolus screams in frustration as he awaits for Catina's guidance.

[Petals]

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Round 6
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Petals will follow the sounds of the fleeing mummy she just hit, moving forward, reaching the rough rock wall much like Janiven did, I'm heading after him she states loudly enough she hopes it alerts Janiven not to swing at her, she brushes up against the other woman, then past her into the LIGHT. Sweet Shelyn it is beautiful she exclaims happily, before swinging her hammer into the side of the enemy.

attack fleeing tiefling with earthbreaker: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
dmg if hit: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 4) + 3 = 11

[Lady Faustinia Xerysis]

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Round 6
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Despite the frustrating darkness, Faustinia grins as she hears the tieflings flee. Following Janiven's voice she fires another bolt off into the void, although the repeated kickback of the crossbow has tired her arm, and she can feel the shot go wide. "Dammit," she mutters, preparing another bolt and taking a step forward now that she knows they can press an advantage.
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Faustinia miss chance, 1 is a hit: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Light crossbow, into melee: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 1 - 4 = 1

[Catina Bon Durati]

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Round 6
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Catina is almost too exhausted to realizes that they're truely on the upper hand, and should ask for the tieflings' surrender again. "Follow the sound of my voice, Baolus," is all she can manage. She hustles along the wall, careful to step over the bodies of the tieflings. When she spots one of the mummy-wrapped tieflings, she strikes again with her glaive.

Attack pink: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

[Baolus Yeralzery]

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Nodding to no one, Baolus follows Catina's voice and to his amusement, he leaves the dark area behind him. In front of him, he finds a wounded and bandaged tiefling. He isn't able to contain a smile in his face as he lifts his axe with both hands and brings it down with violence.

Baolus isn't really happy about attacking a wounded man... it is actually just the boiling frustration of the previous fight finally being allowed to rest. "And this is how men fight!"

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Attack (battleaxe), power attack: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 6 - 1 = 17
Damage (battleaxe, power attack: 1d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 3 = 14

[GM Giuseppe]

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Guided by Catina’s voice, Baolus finally reaches an area where the darkness fades in dim-light. Without further ado, he delivers the final blow to Vethamer. The tiefling’s eyes go wide as he takes the hit. A suffocated scream of pain comes out from his blood-filled throat as Vethamer goes down.

“It’s not over yet!”. Janiven rushes through the corridor, chasing Ostengo. “There you are!”, she exclaims once past the tunnel. “You’re not going anywhere!” Realizing that Ostengo was going to open a door in front of him, Janiven easily outpaces him and puts herself between the tiefling and the door, longsword held in both hands. “It ends here”

While Lady Faustinia slowly moves to the source from which she hears Catina’s voice coming, eventually reaching the border between light and darkness, both Catina and Petals follow Janiven into the room past the tunnel. This looks to be some kind of barracks; several simple bunk beds take up space in the corners of the room. A wooden door similar to the one outside the crypt stands shut on the west wall.

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Ostengo is cornered. Petals and Catina are behind him, and Janiven blocks his only escape route. The tiefling shakes his head, his wounds bleeding and his head aching. All of a sudden, he lets himself fall to his knees. “I beg you mercy! Please, please! I was just trying to defend my own men. I’m the leader of the group, and I don’t know why you came here, but please, spare my life. I’ll give you anything I have. I swear it! Open that door. It contains all of our treasures! They’re yours, all yours, if you spare my life!”

Sense Motive DC 11:

Ostengo is lying! There’s something behind that door, but from the way he tries to get you in there, it must be something dangerous. Besides, he seems not to be genuinely sure about what he’s saying. Perhaps he’s not the leader of the Bastards as he states, or maybe he’s just too nervous. Anyway, you have the clear impression that something in his words is false and wrong.

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Active effects: darkness (2 rounds remaining)

① Ostengo & Vethamer(Conditions: injured, 12 pts of damage [Ostengo], dead [Vethamer])
② Baolus (Conditions: injured, 15/22 hp)
③ Janiven (Conditions: none)
④ Lady Faustinia (Conditions: none)
⑤ Catina (Conditions: injured, 7/17 hp)
⑥ Petals (Conditions: injured, 5/15 hp)

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Deadline: 08:00 P.M. GMT +2.

GM Rolls:

--- OSTENGO’S CHECKS ---

Bluff check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

[Catina Bon Durati]

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Round 7
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Catina hustles after Ostengo, averting her eyes at the mummy-wrapped tiefling that Baolus had just dealt with. "Good thinking, Janiven," she says as she sees the remaining man cornered, with no where to run. She levels her glaive at him and gives him a critical look. "If you wanted to defend your men, couldn't you have surrendered minutes ago? We offered quarter, and we would have spared them. I can hardly look back there, so much blood and death!" She looks from the man to the door. "Did you really think we were here because of treasure?!" She looks disgusted. "That just shows your thinking. There's tieflings here who probably joined because they had no where else to go, and you made them into the Bastards of Erebus, a gang of thieves and murderers. What do you have to say about that?"

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Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

[Baolus Yeralzery]

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Following Catina, Baolus presses his axes against the bandage-wrapped tiefling. "Trust him not, Catina, he spills nothing but lies..." Turning to Jeniven, he continues without taking his eyes from the spellcaster. "And, for the sake of Abadar, don't open that door... this filthy rat wants you to do so. I have a pair of manacles with me... they are inside my pack. I think it is a pretty good time to put them into some use."

To the tiefling, he continues. "You'll speak the truth and behave, or else you'll share your mummy-friend's fate..."

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Double move.

Sense Motive DC 11: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

[GM Giuseppe]

Ostengo's eyes go wide as he hears Baolus words. "How can you say that?! I'm not lying!", the tiefling tries to defend himself. After a short pause, he grins. "OK, perhaps I told you a single lie amid the truth. Vethamer was our leader. He founded this group. But since he's dead now, I'm the new leader."

Knowledge (local or planes) DC 15:

Tiefling siblings are almost unheard of, as fiend-mortal couplings tend to occur only once. When tieflings appear in a family seemingly spontaneously, they are generally the only child to do so in their generation.

As he says this, Ostengo tries to stand up.

You get the chance for an attack of opportunity here, if you wish to take it.

"You have to believe me. All of this was my brother's idea. I tried to talk him into stop this foolishness, but he didn't listen. Believe, I am a fair man. And since you seem worried about the tieflings in the tunnel just like me, show me your mercy and wisdom and accept my offer. I understand that you don't trust me enough to enter the door alone. I'll be coming along then." Ostengo gestures to the door. "Send one of yours with me, and inside we'll recover some healing potions from our treasure, with which we will heal my men after tying them up. I'll give myself up to you voluntarily then, and you'll be the ones to decide our faith. Do we have a deal?"

Sense Motive DC 24:

Although cleverly intertwined, you can see through Ostengo's net of lies. You're even more convinced that neither him nor his brother is the actual leader of the Bastards. Also, Ostengo's insistence on entering the room beyond the door to the south is quite suspicious.

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GM Rolls:

--- OSTENGO’S CHECKS ---

Bluff check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

[Petals]

sensemotive 1st one: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
sensemotive 2nd one: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 +10 for passing the first one, from discussion thread
local with bardic knowledge: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

Petals is quite familiar with people lying to try and get her to do things. Working as a barmaid got you all sorts of tall tails, some good natured, most not. Ostengo's lies are not good natured in the least.

He's lying. Restrain him Baolus, do not let him go to that door. Petals will smash him if he tries. Neither you or your "brother" are the leader, are you? Who is it? Tell us now! Petals has had a bad day and it letting all her anger out in her voice, gripping the shaft of her very large hammer hard.

intimidate: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

[Baolus Yeralzery]

Baolus wasn't sure if the tiefling was lying this time, but even so he was not inclined to trust him. When Petals voiced her certainty, Baolus reached for his manacles. "You should really start to talk... mumble a single arcane word and I'll shop your fingers."
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If he doesn't resist, Baolus will eventually lock his hands behind him with his me manacles.

Sense Motive DC 24, caught lying: 1d20 + 1 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 10 = 12

[Catina Bon Durati]

Catina looks shocked as Baolus reveals that the man is lying. It's not that the concept is foreign to her - far from it - but it amazes her that he would lie even when defeated and with the lives of his 'men' at the line.

Still leveling her glaive at Ostengo, she looks from the tiefling to her companions. "Your brother? That's... I've never heard of more than one tiefling in a family. Are you sure?" She shakes her head, unable and unwilling to sift through the stories that the Bastard's leader might be weaving. "This is taking too long!" She then darts off to check on the tieflings they fought and which ones can still be saved.

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Knowledge local: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Cast Stabilize on any tiefling who's not dead yet.

[Lady Faustinia Xerysis]

Faustinia finally makes her way out of the darkness, relieved to see the soft glow of magical lights. She's also just in time to see Ostengo cowering and begging for his life. Even for all the tiefling has done, she can't help but feel a little pity for him - in the way that someone can have pity for a rat after wiping out its nest. She stays silent as Baolus, Petals, and Catina interrogate Ostengo, uncomfortable as they accuse him of lying. Faustinia detects no firm evidence that he lies, but is it a matter of the others’ distrust or her own failing in falling for the lies?

Disturbed by her own shaken confidence, Faustinia takes a deep breath to clear her head. ”Catina's right on both counts. Tieflings are a rare mark on a generation - if Vethamer is his brother, it is not by their family blood but by the blood they have spilled as murderous thieves. She's also right that this is taking too long. We're here to stop this infection, and that means wiping out this gang. Bind the tiefling and let's check the other door,” Faustinia suggests, gesturing toward the other unopened door in the room.

”Don't worry, little prisoner,” she addresses to Ostengo, ”We'll scour this place anyway. We'll go through your door when we're ready. And maybe, if you prove useful, we'll spare you; but at the moment I've no desire for a pet rat.”
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Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Knowledge (Planes): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

[GM Giuseppe]

"You're wrong! The bald human is the one who's lying! I just want to save my men!" Every word Osteng spits out sounds more like a plain lie to the group. The tiefling's insistence proves vain in front of the Eyes' firm decision.

Baolus does as Lady Faustinia suggests and ties Ostengo up with the same meticolous attention he's been taught to use against criminals. He ties the tiefling's legs with his silk rope and uses his masterwork manacles to handcuff Ostengo. Then the Rundottari lifts the tiefling from the ground and drops him in the northern part of the chamber.

Ostengo apparently realized that his diplomacy failed, and just stares at you with his red, flaming eyes. He does not struggle to break free in any way.

Now that the assault is over, the group has some time to catch a break. There are wounds to be healed and tiefling to be stabilized. Catina attends to the latter, while Faustinia hands out a potion for the group members to use. Also, while Baolus keep watch on Ostengo, Petals and Janiven have time enough to search the unconscious tieflings for any useful loot they may have on them, with Lady Faustinia providing the magic detection needed in order to recognize those items whose nature is magical.
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Deadline: 08:00 P.M. GMT +2.

Reward: You gain 350 XP each!

Preparation: Please make sure to declare everything you would like to do before exploring the rest of the dungeon. I’m assuming you will open the door once you’re prepared. If you have a different idea, please make me know in your post through in game roleplay. Also, attend to all of the preparatory stuff you may need before deadline, because tomorrow evening, when I’ll post again, I’ll move you forward. You have an undefined number of rounds to prepare for your next move.

Loot:

TIEFLINGS
3 studded leather armors
3 short swords
3 light crossbows with 53 bolts

OSTENGO & VETHAMER

2 tanglefoot bags
1 potion (to be indentified)
A scroll case containing two scrolls (to be identified)
2 masterwork studded leather armors
2 daggers
100 gp

See Discussion Thread for the checks to identify the magic items. Also, please update the loot sheet with everything you’re claiming from the loot.

[Petals]

Thank you Faustinia Petals says to the other woman, accepting one of the now two potions, drinking it down, and sighing when the worst of the wounds in her neck heal up.

She'll then go to see if Catina needs any help, but sees she's already taken care of her charges. You are very good at that, Shelyn is served very well by you. a tired warmth in her voice as she speaks. Healing was always one of my failings, that's why of one the matriarchs gave me that wand. she takes on the stern voice of an former maiden to the initiates Maybe with this you can do a little more good than harm. For once. despite the criticism she smiles at the memory.

potion: 1d8 ⇒ 5

[Catina Bon Durati]

Catina rises from her crouched position near the tieflings. "I, eh... Thank you." She seems to have reconsidered what she was going to say originally. "I... I like the feeling or being able to call on Shelyn's blessing to mend what is broken. Even if it's tieflings that tried to kill us moments earlier. I have no idea what we should do with them, though. I guess that's for later." She looks sympathetic to Petal's past, and takes the elven woman's hand after her imitation of the 'matriarch'. "That wasn't a nice thing to say, of them. I've heard you sing, and that alone should be enough to rouse the weary and the wounded. Come, let's see how the others are doing."

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Back with the group, Catina is drawn towards the tiefling in his mummy wrappings. What is it with them. If they aren't brothers, would it be a way to aid in their magic? Or maybe his skin is burnt like mine, but much more severe? "The tieflings back there didn't have anything of interest, except weapons and armor. However, this looks interesting." She holds up the two tanglefoot bags, and pockets the fat coin pouch. "I hope we'll be spared another fight in darkness like that, but with these maybe I can hold down any other tiefling we come across."

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Seeing how Petals is still hurt, Catina offers one of her healing potions. The tiefling girl has to grant that she herself isn't any better, and takes one of her healing potions for herself as well. "That should do, I think. I'm down to my last healing potion, for emergencies."

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Added the two tanglefoot bags and the 100 gp to Catina's character sheet.
CLW potion on Catina: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW potion on Petals: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

[Lady Faustinia Xerysis]

"I think we're ready," Faustinia says to the group after spending some time concentrating on the scrolls found on the spellcasting tieflings. "I should be able to use these if we run into more trouble - if I can read them. If they try their usual tactics with that magical darkness, we should fall back and try to wait it out. We don't have the resources to engage them on their own terms. Now, let's see if we can't find their leader and put an end to this hive of scum and villainy."

She examines the door that Ostengo wanted them to go through, looking for tripwires and other sabotages as they prepare to enter it.

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From my post in Discussion: Faustinia spends five rounds to prepare by identifying the potion and scrolls.

Perception on southern door for traps: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

[Baolus Yeralzery]

After Ostengo is manacled and the others were occupied, Baolus walked towards the north door, intending to peek inside. In a rat's maze like this place, Baolus did not like the idea of leaving a passage behind them, enabling more enemies to sneak behind them.

"There is another door to the north..." Putting his ear close to the door, Baolus tried to hear anything suspicious on the other side of the door.

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If no one objects, Baolus would like to check this door first.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

[Petals]

The wand is empty as well Petals points out, drinking the given potion, and being thankful for it. And if these two are not the real leader of this gang, we are looking at the worst battle to come

If the door is locked or trapped, Petals will move up and try and remove it/them. Take as much time as needed, taking twenty: result 24

[GM Giuseppe]

The northerns door is neither locked nor trapped, and Petals easily opens it after Baolus gives her the okay. Behind the door is yet another narrow corridor with several rock steps leading up to a ladder propped against the wall. The ladder ends at a hole in the ceiling coverd with boards. The boards were apparently pulled from a wall.

Do you want to go inside? Or do you consider this enough and return to the main room?

[Baolus Yeralzery]

When Baolus reaches the boards, he looks to the others. "This seems yet another exit to the complex... so far, we have not benefited from discovering any one of them since all were guarded by mere thugs or guardian skeletons."

He sighs, clearly tired of this whole mess. "Part of me wishes to take a look, since I dislike leaving something potentially dangerous behind us, but I's also not like to fight more rats in the dark, skeletal wolves, or disgusting maggots..."

I'm ok with moving along, but I'd prefer to take a look.