KittenMaster
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You see a set of stairs descending into a darkness. The stairway itself is simply wood boards nailed into the carved underground.
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Excalibur: a NeoGAF Pathfinder Play by Post Campaign
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DeadPhoenix
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"Didn't boss man here just say not to split up?"
Axelhortsemchi
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It takes Leo a minute to notice that the door has been opened, but when he does, he ceases discussing owlbears, werewolves, and pizza with Niko and turns his attention to the rest of the party.
"Are we finally at the part where we go charging in against the enemy, Deadstone?"
"Are we finally at the part where we go charging in against the enemy, Deadstone?"
KittenMaster
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<I do want some kind of marching order since you have to move in file down the stairs.
Actually, you guys should always have a marching order simply so that it makes it easier to place you guys on the map in battle.
Generally I'll try to place you guys in this order and change it up if the map design requires it:
123
45
And then when you want to move in single file it's 12345
Note that you don't always have to be standing next to each other, I just want to make sure everybody is in the same room during gameplay segments.>
Actually, you guys should always have a marching order simply so that it makes it easier to place you guys on the map in battle.
Generally I'll try to place you guys in this order and change it up if the map design requires it:
123
45
And then when you want to move in single file it's 12345
Note that you don't always have to be standing next to each other, I just want to make sure everybody is in the same room during gameplay segments.>
Axelhortsemchi
Member
((Tiberious should probably be on the front row, but not slot 1 in single file since he has a bad perception check))
Axelhortsemchi
Member
((I'll go ahead and take spot 2, barring any objections))
Axelhortsemchi
Member
((Sounds good to me))
KittenMaster
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<Alright, proceed with what you were doing.>
DeadPhoenix
Member
((Yeah, that works.))
Draco, expecting to find trouble soon, downs an extact of spider climb and heroism.
((both last 70 minutes.))
Draco, expecting to find trouble soon, downs an extact of spider climb and heroism.
((both last 70 minutes.))
Axelhortsemchi
Member
Leo can barely contain his excitement. He's been stuck in nature for the past few days. Now it's finally time to wade into a dungeon and kill bad guys with his friends; he can't think of a better way to spend a day.
KittenMaster
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<Fun times, killing Drow nilly willy right Leo?>
Axelhortsemchi
Member
((Leo's idea of a great time. No way that could lead to moral backlash. Nope. Not a single one.))
KittenMaster
Member
<What is the greatest in life, Leo?>
Axelhortsemchi
Member
((I imagine it has something to do with crushing his enemies, seeing them driven before him, and hearing the lamentations of their women. Definitely not owlbear meat. Fuck owlbear meat and the bike it rode on.))
Stricia drinks potions of invis, pass without trace and darkvision and a potion of mage armor she had from long ago and moves down.
((Haste might be a good idea to maximize use of the potions for scouting))
Edit: stealth, perception : 1D20+9 = [13]+9 = 22
1D20+14 = [8]+14 = 22
((dunno bonus to stealth from invisibility and pass without trace))
((Haste might be a good idea to maximize use of the potions for scouting))
Edit: stealth, perception : 1D20+9 = [13]+9 = 22
1D20+14 = [8]+14 = 22
((dunno bonus to stealth from invisibility and pass without trace))
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Niko concentrates, siphoning up the leftover kinetic energies of the vegetation and various wildlife around the mountain and imbuing it into the muscles of him and his allies. ((caste haste)) After this he retrieves his wand of Mage Armor and prepares to use it before they march into the darkness.
UMD Check: Wand of Mage Armor (Target Stricia & Self): 1d20+15=20, 1d20+15=33
EDIT:
((Azih, save the potion as I will just cast mage armor on you with the wand. Also I have quite a few casts of invisibility I can use if we want to go that route, just let me know.))
UMD Check: Wand of Mage Armor (Target Stricia & Self): 1d20+15=20, 1d20+15=33
EDIT:
((Azih, save the potion as I will just cast mage armor on you with the wand. Also I have quite a few casts of invisibility I can use if we want to go that route, just let me know.))
KittenMaster
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<Suit yourself.>
After the party prepares themselves to fight a war, they soon find themselves descending into the darkness, unsure of where exactly they are going.
Axelhortsemchi
Member
"Heyguysit'sdarkdownheredoyouknowwherewe'regoingthereshouldbeorphanstostabsoonand-"
Around this time, Leo realizes the haste is speeding up his voice too. Making an effort to slow his speaking, he says "Any signs of life besides us down here yet?"
Around this time, Leo realizes the haste is speeding up his voice too. Making an effort to slow his speaking, he says "Any signs of life besides us down here yet?"
DeadPhoenix
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((You don't need to use umd on a mage armor wand, since it is on the sorc's spell list even if you do no have it as a known spell yourself. And yeah, haste will last all of 42 seconds... So we better start running I guess.))
Draco lights his Ioun touch(assuming there are no lights in here already) so they can see. "Don't worry, I'm sure they will find us soon enough."
Draco lights his Ioun touch(assuming there are no lights in here already) so they can see. "Don't worry, I'm sure they will find us soon enough."
KittenMaster
Member
<I'm assuming we're ready to continue?>
DeadPhoenix
Member
((I think so. Unless there are lights down here, in which case Draco turns his off. But if there aren't, being stealthy doesn't help that much when you're blind so I'll probably keep it on.))
Axelhortsemchi
Member
((Yeah, I'm ready too))
KittenMaster
Member
<I should wait on Dreadstone, but honestly I think you guys are past the point of no return. Nobody made a perception (except until I after I noticed Stricia's edit, and even then it doesn't beat the enhanced DC of you guys moving too fast thanks to Haste).
Yeah, this is ending badly. Will write a post shortly.>
Yeah, this is ending badly. Will write a post shortly.>
KittenMaster
Member
It seems odd... odd that one of the doors made of metal in the distant reaches away from civilization was well trapped, well equipped to deal with even some of the finest rogues while another only needed a bit of time to undo.
Perhaps it is an oversight, arrogance in assuming that the dirt cover was adequate enough to keep the second door hidden forever, or they didn't have the time or resources to trap the second door.
This eventually leads to the question, should somebody find this door, how do you discourage intruders from getting in if they break through?
Simple, put a trap after the door.
By the time Stricia realizes that one of the wooden planks stepping the stairs is loose and slightly raised compared to the others she's seen, she has already stepped on it with super speed. After a faint sensation of crushing glass with the wood, a hissing light fumes from under her, setting the corridor alight for just a moment with brilliant flame.
Touch Attack vs. Stricia, Bomb Damage (1d20=17, 4d4=12)
<Tiberius will receive 4 damage from splash damage.>
Perhaps it is an oversight, arrogance in assuming that the dirt cover was adequate enough to keep the second door hidden forever, or they didn't have the time or resources to trap the second door.
This eventually leads to the question, should somebody find this door, how do you discourage intruders from getting in if they break through?
Simple, put a trap after the door.
By the time Stricia realizes that one of the wooden planks stepping the stairs is loose and slightly raised compared to the others she's seen, she has already stepped on it with super speed. After a faint sensation of crushing glass with the wood, a hissing light fumes from under her, setting the corridor alight for just a moment with brilliant flame.
Touch Attack vs. Stricia, Bomb Damage (1d20=17, 4d4=12)
<Tiberius will receive 4 damage from splash damage.>
Axelhortsemchi
Member
Leo winces lightly as the flames lick him, but he doesn't think it's anything too bad. If that's the best kind of trap the Orphans have, they might as well decapitate themselves before the group descends upon them.
"Ha! What a feeble trap. That was a jo-" At this point, he realizes the fire was weak because Stricia took the brunt of it. "Or not. You ok Stricia?"
While checking on Stricia, he'll scan around the corridor to see if he can spot any other surprises waiting for them.
"Ha! What a feeble trap. That was a jo-" At this point, he realizes the fire was weak because Stricia took the brunt of it. "Or not. You ok Stricia?"
While checking on Stricia, he'll scan around the corridor to see if he can spot any other surprises waiting for them.
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[url=http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=63722]Perception: 1D20 + 4 = [12]+4 = 16
[/url]Dreadstone curses himself for his carelessness. Had he been in the lead, he might have spotted the trap, but Stricia lacks his years if experience. He should have known better.
"Leo, you just got bumped up to point," he barks. "Get her back here so we can take a look at the damage, they're probably gonna be on us at any second."
"Leo, you just got bumped up to point," he barks. "Get her back here so we can take a look at the damage, they're probably gonna be on us at any second."
Axelhortsemchi
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"Sure thing Deadstone! Oh, and we should probably hold off on the running fast too, at least out of combat. What just happened reminds me of a deathmatch I had with a speedy guy. He was all fast and magical and hard to hit and stuff, but all I had to do was stick my clotheslining arm out in time for him to zip by and POW! The fool took his own head off! Uh... I guess my point is we should all be more careful from here on out?"
Leo then helps Stricia walk to the back of the group, unless she refuses the aid.
Leo then helps Stricia walk to the back of the group, unless she refuses the aid.
KittenMaster
Member
<Is that with or without mage armor? Because mage armor is an armor bonus (not deflection) which touch attacks ignore.>
Dreadstone let's slip a momentary sharp-toothed grin of relief to see that Stricia has escaped without injury, but his stern demeanor quickly reasserts itself.
"No way they didn't hear that," he says. "Element of surprise is gone, no sense in trying to stay sneaky about our approach now."
"No way they didn't hear that," he says. "Element of surprise is gone, no sense in trying to stay sneaky about our approach now."
((Without, all of Stricia's own AC is Touch pretty much 10+1(level)+5(wisdom)+2(dex)+1(dodge feat) ))
Axelhortsemchi
Member
"Good, that's the way I like it!" Leo says in response. Now is the time to get into character; the great slaying is nearly upon them.
"LET US GO FORWARD INTO GLORY!" Roars Tiberious, taking Dreadstone's declaration as permission to abandon any hint of quietness or subtlety.
"LET US GO FORWARD INTO GLORY!" Roars Tiberious, taking Dreadstone's declaration as permission to abandon any hint of quietness or subtlety.
DeadPhoenix
Member
((You(well, all of us) also have another +1 dodge AC(also reflex) from haste right now.))
KittenMaster
Member
<Just as OOC information, the stairs seem longer than they actually are because I was allowing people opportunities to post despite only going down a story.>
Soon after the trap was sprung, the group is met with a door lit by Draco's ioun torch. After he unlocks it, the group finds themselves in a room dimly lit by a knocked over and abandoned lanterns. Most things in this room are small, carts filled with fresh concrete, bags of dry gravel, and pots for mixing are in here, though the room itself is still cave-like in being dug out with no walls built. It seems that the room was recently abandoned.
Soon after the trap was sprung, the group is met with a door lit by Draco's ioun torch. After he unlocks it, the group finds themselves in a room dimly lit by a knocked over and abandoned lanterns. Most things in this room are small, carts filled with fresh concrete, bags of dry gravel, and pots for mixing are in here, though the room itself is still cave-like in being dug out with no walls built. It seems that the room was recently abandoned.
<Nope.>
KittenMaster
Member
<Yeah, there is another door. It is swung open.>
Axelhortsemchi
Member
"This room is rife with gravel and concrete. I wonder if the Orphans were trying to make stone monsters?"
Without straying away from the group, Tiberious will look around the room and see if he can get a look at what is beyond the other door.
Regrettably, Tiberious is too hyped for impending slaying to be observant.
Without straying away from the group, Tiberious will look around the room and see if he can get a look at what is beyond the other door.
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[url=http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=63723]Perception (Room): 1D20 + 4 = [9]+4 = 13
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[url=http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=63724]Perception (Open Door): 1D20 + 4 = [5]+4 = 9
[/url]Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
"Well that could have gone better...sorry all. I'll try to not be so hasty in the future."
The sorcerer coughs into his fist and looks around the room quickly before shaking his head.
"Given the choice to chase whoever was just here and fall into more traps or proceed with caution knowing they are waiting for us, it seems like the latter is the only option that makes sense."
The sorcerer coughs into his fist and looks around the room quickly before shaking his head.
"Given the choice to chase whoever was just here and fall into more traps or proceed with caution knowing they are waiting for us, it seems like the latter is the only option that makes sense."
KittenMaster
Member
<Haste wore off by now, btw.>
DeadPhoenix
Member
Perception: (1d20+13=25) +2 Heroism(I forgot already) +3 Traps.
Draco takes a quick look around the room.
Draco takes a quick look around the room.
KittenMaster
Member
Draco can confirm that nothing dangerous is present in the room.