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Game Master Black Powder Chocobo

"I think they're better off, for now." Owai says as they complete restraining the inmates. "Anything else we missed before we go downstairs?"

"We haven't investigated all rooms here, but I am afraid we will only meet more people in distress. Let's see if we can find Crowe downstairs"

With a nod of her head, Shilyn takes the lead and heads down the stairs, paying close attention to where she is placing her feet..

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
stealth: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Varian follows a bit behind Shi, giving her room to be stealthy and sneaky without his noisy chain shirt ruining it for her.

Will update later this morning, thanks for your patience guys!

Morning was supposed to be afternoon... yeah, that's the ticket! That being said... probably won't have everything ready until tomorrow. Thanks for your patience!

The party heads down the stairs, the shrieking of the chained lunatics not making the descent any more pleasant. While the ground floor is drab and depressing in visage, the basement below appears to be just as damp and grim in appearance. Stone makes the build of the walls, although the immediate flooring is made of a deep green tiling. Maniacal laughter, cries of pain, screams, and off-key singing echo from the western hallway, but the north bears a round table and a few chairs.

The entire area is list by sparse candles that once again offer dim illumination throughout.

Immediately at the bottom of the stairs are another pair of men, escaped from their straightjackets, but still chained to the walls. However, these chains have enough length that offer some freedom of movement. The chain connections are marked on the map as small circles of the appropriate color.

"Dey here!", one shouts to another, giggling as each one clutches a rock in its hand. Meanwhile, to the north, another set of rambling voices cries out. "Guests?! But I'm not finished doin mah hair!", speaks a bald lunatic, clutching a sharpened club fashioned out of a table leg. Three other men and women behind him bear similar weapons and close in on the party.

@Shilyn: Your stealth roll wasn't good enough to get past the manic cries of the lunatics above, alerting those that someone was coming.

Init Order: Bold = up!
Varian
Shilyn
Blue
Orange
Deaglan
Owai
Red
Purple
Mahasi
Green

New Asylum bottom floor map added!

I'm assuming there's been enough time for Varian to need a new weapon

Varian creates another hammer and steps up next to Shi (blocking the corridor), He readies an action to attack anyone that comes near.

to hit, readied action: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
dmg if hits: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

@Varian: Yeah, sounds about right at this point, but only just barely.

Shilyn looks over at Varian as he readies his weapon. With a grin, she mutters a couple of words..
unarmored spell fail.. baby be high!: 1d100 ⇒ 3

and attempts to send a couple globes of bouncy lights over the inmates heads and down the hall..

It's the oooh! Shiney!! dancing light trick eh? heh

Shilyn tries to make some dazzling lights appear (which would normally provoke, but luckily everyone is flat footed and lacking combat reflexes!). Meanwhile Varian prepares his hammer to smack the next aggressor. He doesn't have to wait long as one of them, wielding a table leg shiv, tries to stab Shilyn, but instead gets a hammer to the face, falling to the ground in a bloody heap.

Another comes up and tries to smack her with a metal bucket. "Anotha to add to my bucketed list!"

Orange bucket @ Shilyn: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

But he instead splashes himself with a fair amount of yellow liquid. "No, I must refill my bucketed list!", he cries out.

Init Order: Bold = up!
Varian
Shilyn
Blue
Orange
Deaglan
Owai
Red
Purple
Mahasi
Green

GM, the map is set to display only, we can't edit

Deaglan readies his shield and waraxe and slashes at the lunatic next to him

Power Attack: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 - 1 = 21
Power Damage: 1d10 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 = 10

Odd, should have been set to edit; should b e corrected now.

With a single cleave, the lunatic next to Shilyn's rear goes down!

Init Order: Bold = up!
Varian
Shilyn
Blue (10 damage, unconscious, bleeding out)
Orange
Deaglan
Owai
Red
Purple
Mahasi
Green (10 damage, unconscious, bleeding out)

Owai jumps down past Shilyn and next to Varian and swings his scimitar at the next nearest inmate, using the flat of the blade again.

Attack with non-lethal. Swift to activate Crane Style, ubut not fighting defensively at the moment.
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

target: 1d2 ⇒ 2

And the other chained lunatic goes down.

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Another aims for Shilyn's head, darting straight forward yelling, "Flesh for the salt wound!"

Red charge @ Shilyn: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 2 = 19
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Using the back half off a chair, the lunatic hits the half-elf in the shoulder, causing some pain.

Init Order: Bold = up!
Varian
Shilyn (4 damage)
Blue (10 damage, unconscious, bleeding out)
Orange
Deaglan
Owai
Red
Purple (10 nonlethal, unconscious)
Mahasi
Green (10 damage, unconscious, bleeding out)
Yellow Forgot him somehow...

Forgot, Mahasi is mostly out of internet range for the weekend!

Mahasi, seeing the party already stop half of the lunatics, feels it would be a waste to exert any arcane energy on these poor fools.

Green Stabilization: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 1 - 4 = 6

The last patient in the back runs up with a sword made out of a table top and prepares to attack the next thing that comes up.

Init Order: Bold = up!
Varian
Shilyn (4 damage)
Blue (10 damage, unconscious, bleeding out)
Orange
Deaglan
Owai
Red
Purple (10 nonlethal, unconscious)
Mahasi
Green (11 damage, unconscious, bleeding out)
Yellow Forgot him somehow...

Varian, seeing the monk attack for non-lethal, tries the same thing on orange...with his hammer.

to hit non-lethal: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 6 - 4 = 14
dmg if hits: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Muttering a string of Evlish expletives, Shilyn attempts to run her attacker through with her rapier..

attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Varian narrowly misses one of the lunatics trying to avoid injuring Shilyn while the half-elf misses running through her opponent as well.

"I said 'stop dat hamma time!', the now enraged crazed man shrieks, stepping up and swinging at Varian.

Orange table leg @ Varian: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

But the crudely made weapon just rattles the aasimar's armor.

Blue stabilization: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 2 - 4 = 11

Init Order: Bold = up!
Varian
Shilyn (4 damage)
Blue (10 damage, unconscious)
Orange
Deaglan
Owai
Red
Purple (10 nonlethal, unconscious)
Mahasi
Green (11 damage, unconscious, bleeding out)
Yellow

Owai spins as another lunatic comes up behind, his blade following, swinging at the attacker's head.

Attack Nonlethal, Crane Wing against him (orange).
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
1d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Owai narrowly manages to crack the patient in the face, but the blow is so strong that his head bounces off the side of the blade into the adjacent wall, causing the man to collapse on the ground.

Any harder and that would have still sent him bleeding out!

Init Order: Bold = up!
Varian
Shilyn (4 damage)
Blue (10 damage, unconscious)
Orange (12 nonlethal, unconscious)
Deaglan
Owai
Red
Purple (10 nonlethal, unconscious)
Mahasi
Green (11 damage, unconscious, bleeding out)
Yellow

Deaglan casts stabilize on the befuddled person next to him Green

Huh, not sure how I missed this.

Deaglan stabilized one of the patients, although another tries to swing at Shilyn again!

[dice=Red "club" at Shilyn]1d20+2[/dice]
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

"Stay still and be tenderized!", the man cries out as Shilyn nimbly dodges the swing.

Mahasi begins writing in a notebook, taking detailed accounts of these lunatics.

The only other patient standing steps up and also tries to harm Shilyn.

Yellow poke of pain: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

"Yeah, she ain't playing this game of stab-tag right!" "This isn't stab-tag, that was last week's game!", one shouts to the other.

At this point, I'm calling combat; between Shilyn, Varian, and Owai, the other two are going to be knocked unconscious while Deaglan makes sure they do not die from their injuries.

The chamber is eerily quiet at this point. Where do you go or what do you do?

Muttering under her breath and gently rubbing the sore spot on her head, Shilyn pauses a moment and cocks her head to the side as she looks south. "Um, unless my head is really ringing.. there's someone singing to the south."

"Let's find out. I have had it with waiting behind you guys. I will go first this time." Deaglan shoulders his waraxe and readies his dwarven longhammer and then moves towards the door and opens it.

The man begins to yell angrily at the party, flinging viscera and blood as he shouts.

He then pushes a lever in the back and the metal bindings on the remaining two men are released as they looked crazily at the party.

Init Order (bold = up!)
Crazed short man
Shilyn
Owai
Blue
Red
Varian
Mahasi
Deaglan

The short man begins an incantation and a blast of sonic energy hits the party in a deafening boom!

Sonic damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5
Deaglan Fort: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 2 = 20
Mahasi Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Owai Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Shilyn Fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Varian Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Mahasi and Shilyn are startled by the loud noise and they lose their senses temporarily; Varian, Deaglan, and Owai shoulder the sound and are still ready to fight.

Round 1
Init Order (bold = up!)
Crazed short man
Shilyn (5 damage, stunned 1 round)
Owai (5 damage)
Blue
Red
Varian (5 damage)
Mahasi (5 damage, stunned 1 round)
Deaglan (5 damage)

Heal: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

"Yuck! That short man was made from several creatures sewn together. And it casts spells as well! That was a divine spell that it just used! Although I have seen some performers use it too. Let's take him out quickly!"

Go ahead and announce your findings if you wish :)

Linguistics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21
Linguistics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

Mahasi clamps his ears as the rocks back and forth insensibly.

"Ugh... sound burst; cursed divine magic! He is priest of an Asura, a demon god!"

Owai, hearing that the fellow at the back is a priest of a Demonic patron, narrows his eyes and begins to spin, his footwork almost too fast to follow as he advances on him.

Standard to begin Battle Dance (+2 to Attack and Damage, saves vs charm and fear, but only for himself, Swift to engage Crane Style, Move to get in his face. Crane wing on him. AC vs him is 25. Performance rounds used 1/12

Hearing a loud thunderclap, Shilyn shakes her head vigorously trying to clear it. She can see the other's lips move but is unable to make out the words due to the ringing in her ears. "WHAT? Did you say something Deaglan??" she yells.

Owai preps himself for battle and darts in front of the strange little man while Shilyn requires an interpreter.

The pair of lunatics encircle Owai, one swiping at him with a scalpel before the other can get into a flanking position!

Blue scalpel @ Owai: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Red bone saw @ Owai: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 + 2 = 21
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (2) = 5

The first swipe is nearly enough to distract Owai from the crazed man creeping behind him, but the aasimar is just able to dodge the saw aimed at his armpit.

Round 1
Init Order (bold = up!)
Crazed short man
Shilyn (5 damage, stunned 1 round)
Owai (5 damage, Crane Style, Battle Dancing)
Blue
Red
Varian (5 damage)
Mahasi (5 damage, stunned 1 round)
Deaglan (5 damage)

Varian, seeing these loonies are attacking with lethal weapons, casts lead blades on his hammer.

"Why can't I get the room to swing me hammer!" Deaglan growls while he drops the weapon and draws his axe. He moves into the room and slashes at the spellcaster with a twohanded grip. Triggering an aoo from red

Power Attack: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 - 2 = 15
Damage: 1d10 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 3 = 17

Red AoO @ Deaglan: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Deaglan hustles over to the strange little man, hoping to stop this crazed spellcaster, but he leaves himself exposed, taking the scalpel across the side of his neck, blood pooling into his beard. "I got some flesh, Zherzek!", he calls out, stuffing the cleaved portion of the Truddite's skin into his straightjacket.

Nonetheless, Deaglan shrugs off the wound and heftily swings his axe at the crazed humanoid, severely cutting into his small frame.

Surrounded, he takes a strange hooked club at his side and swings it at the dwarf!

??? club? @ Deaglan: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Damage on hit: 1d6 ⇒ 2

The blow almost goes through, but the dwarf's armor deflects the sharp hook aimed at Deaglan's face!

Round 1
Init Order (bold = up!)
Crazed short man
Shilyn (5 damage)
Owai (5 damage, Crane Style, Battle Dancing)
Blue
Red
Varian (5 damage)
Mahasi (5 damage)
Deaglan (10 damage)

Her head finally cleared, Shilyn steps next to Deaglan and lends a hand with her rapier, trying to keep the dwarf's back clear.

attack red: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

ligua universalis: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

@Shilyn: You get a poke through, but not painful enough to drop the scarred patient.

Round 1
Init Order (bold = up!)
Crazed short man
Shilyn (5 damage)
Owai (5 damage, Crane Style, Battle Dancing)
Blue
Red (4 damage)
Varian (5 damage)
Mahasi (5 damage)
Deaglan (10 damage)

"Keep them off us!" Owai says, his blade becoming part of his dance as he makes the Cleric his partner.

Attack Defensively, Crane Style, Snake Style, Crane Wing, Battle Dance 2/12
1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 2 = 25
1d6 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
AC now 27, 29 vs the Cleric

Zherek goes down immediately after Owai's powerful stroke. The two lunatics, look down at him, look at the party, then savagely strike the downed man, killing him instantly as his skull is hacked and his stomach sliced open. "We use YOUR SKIN now, mista!" "Yes, we will keep ours AND YOURS!"

The lunatics are in such a vengeance state that unless you bother them, they'll be busy at their task at hand for a while. That being said... do you leave them to your work? Continue to attack them? If you leave them alone, there's a single door to the east. Otherwise, plenty of other corridors outside of his depraved surgical room.

Combat over otherwise as if you want to kill/knock them out, it'll be quite easy as you have proven before.

Varian grimaces in distaste, but makes no attempt to physically stop them from desecration their own dead.

"perhaps we should leave while they are distracted. "

Owai turns and lets it happen, walking away from the carnage. "Looks like he couldn't... hack it." he says, putting on his fogged goggles.

Couldn't resist...

Which room then, H? :)

"It is hard to imagine that the resident of a place such as this could manage to summon anything. Let us try the next door." Left/West?

Deaglan touches the silver hammer and closes his eyes "I invoke the healing power of Trudd the mighty!"

Channel: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8

"Forgive me" Deaglan says as he takes out the two disturbed men, knocking them unconscious with the flat of his blade. "There is no telling what they would do after they have spend their rage on their former master"

He then picks up his hammer and puts it away. He draws his axe and opens the west door.

Sheathing her rapier, Shilyn shrugs as Deaglan thwacks the two into unconsciousness. Pulling out one of the wands from its place on her belt, she offers it to Varian. "Anyone in need of healing, please feel free to use it.. like on me perhaps? After all, you're better at it than I am," she says grinning.

HPs 22 / 31

Remember that everyone benefited from my channel for 8 hit points cured

Deaglan takes Shilyn's wand and uses it on herself.

Please roll your own CLW's, I am not sure if you want healing after my channel

OOps, you're right. I can live with being down one hp, but to keep things in flow.. Since it's only one point, no need to roll CLW.

Shilyn thanks Deaglan for his help as she replaces her wand in it's sheath.

Pulling her rapier again, she heads for the West door to give it a once-over before opening.

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33