Seraphimpunk's [core] Crypt of the Everflame (Inactive)

Game Master Seraphimpunk

Crud, made a mistake, then lost my entire post. Presuming I have my weapon drawn.
Vanovar looks at the skeletons, looks at his sword, then sighs, and attacks witb it anyway.

Attack roll vs flat-footed? AC, with Destructive Smite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 182d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 2) + 6 + 1 = 10

"All right, I'll draw them out of hiding so you get a clear shot at them!"

Note to self: One nonlethal damage, two Destructive Smite used.

Knowledge Religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

They're dead men, Venja. Your little sister was never afraid of them, why would you be? They can't even hold a drink, anything they pour down their gullet hits the floor immediately. At least with you it takes a while, Venja, before the drink lies on the floor again.

Venja tries to ready his mace and attack, but he just stands there, staring.

"I knew it!"

Lady Rowanne moves forward and whacks the closest enemy with her club.
attack roll: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 231d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
crit confirm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 151d6 ⇒ 2

Vanovar hefts his sword, and moves up, slashing at one of the skeletons in back. He connects with the skeleton in the shadows, feeling his blade sink in and the skeleton fall to the floor with a wet splatter and clatter of bones on stone.

Cyrixs moves up and likewise skillfully dispatches one of the skeletons, smashing it under club. the bones pop with a sickening splatter and snap as sinew breaks and blood splatters back over Cyrixs.

dim light: 1d10 ⇒ 4

The skeletons clamour out of the shadows, moving up to claw at Vanovar and B1ue, scratching ineffectually at both.

Venja moves up to smash the one on b1ue, noticing an odd red tinge to the skeletons as he can see so much better in the lighting

Rowane rushes up, and smashes the last of them with her club.

Omorose, these are Bloody skeletons. you know they're resistant to channelling, posesss the usual DR 5/bludgeoning, and they are Deathless. To destroy it, they must be sprinkled with holy water, destroyed by positive energy, or destroyed within the area of a bless or hallow spell. otherwise they will rise again in an hour. they possess fast healing 1.

"Attack those bloody skeletons! and step aside"

Our skeleton attacks! and 5 foot steps

To Hit (claw): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
To Hit (claw): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Disrupt undead (into combat, don't want to hit partymembers?)
To Hit: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (5) - 4 = 1

"These are bloody skeletons, we need positive energy to destroy them permantly"

Is everybody up again?

I am a bit confused, I think all the skellies are down but not 'out'? So they have been defeated, just need a channel or something alike to be actually destroyed? I have not posted yet, figuring others less confused then me would know better what to do :P

If they need to be up to be destroyed, I'd suggest checking out the other rooms here and come back in an hour, and channel them to death as soon as they start moving.

Apply some positive energy to the currently inanimate bones should do it. Like burn away the blood with goodness!

"So we'll pile the bones all close together and apply some positive thinking?"

Cyrixs asks with a raises eye brow

"Well, applying a CLW wand or a cleric channeling would most certainly do the trick, but if you want to try positive thinking, go ahead!"

Let me take of that for you.

Careful, Venja, or they might know.

Venja again raises his holy symbol, and channel positive energy, mumbling something incomprehensible.

Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Recognize a common deity's symbol or clergy DC 10: Omorose recognises the symbol for what it is, but she really doesn't care either way.

Knowledge Religion: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0

"Huh, that's an unusual design for Cayden. I know other regions of Golarion use different symbols for their deities, is this an Ulfen thing?"

Might've screwed something up here. I think the holy symbol is easily perceptable, but recognising for what it is is a DC10, which I failed. Vanovar honestly believes it's just a regional variant.

That big man, Venja? He knows, he's seen it.

Ulfen? River kingdoms, actually. You have what you hold, so I'm having this. Holding it too. Out there, you should be very picky of what you hold, or they might have at you.

"I get what you mean. I think. Pious worshippers of Gorum aren't welcome everywhere. Something about being 'reckless' and 'collateral damage' and such."

knowledge religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Rowanne looks gratefull that someone is able to deal with these weird skeletons.
"Thank you Venja, I am happy you channeled your Gods power for us."

After the bones are "blessed" Cyrixs will scatter the remains through the room,just as a precaution in case it wasn't enough..it should buy us some more time if they have to reassemble

"Are we ready to move on? Do we want to circle back and explore what's behind some of the doors we passed? Or go down these stairs and see what awaits us at the end of them? I'm fine either way"

"Let's make sure there's no more danger on this floor, so we have a safe escape route if things go wrong!"

"Right, we have a locked door by the key room, the room with the giant bug, and whatever might be behind Roldare. I could perhaps break the door, but maybe there's an easier way to open it somewhere in this dungeon. I'd say squash the bug and look what's beyond that."

"Good idea. I dont want that bug in my back thinking its wants to use us as nesting material. Maybe its a good idea to enter the room from two sides?"

a wand charge each, or a single channel energy will be enough to destroy the bloody skeletons. honestly not the most complex way to 'finalize' the death. since most undead go up against clerics pretty often.

just let me know who's spending the charges, or which priest is spending a use of channelling positive energy

yes there's stares ahead. but you'd like to go back and clear out some of this level first so you feel "safer" ? thats fine. once two of you decide where to head: the beetle, locked door, or roldaire. or downstairs if y'all change your mind and want to descend.

I'm spending the channel

Vanovar will channel energy once. I'll have one channel left and I don't intend to channel all that often anyway. I hope Venja can make better use out of them than I can.

Variables left:
1/2 Channels
2/2 spells, plus domain spell
47/50 charges CLW
4/5 touch of Glory used
3/5 Destructive Smite

Still 1 nonlethal damage.

Vanovar mumbles a prayer to Gorum: "Oh Mighty Warrior Gorum, these things will rise again to fight unless we destroy them. While I appreciate their spirit, they might be better off somewhere else. I hope you'll welcome them should you see them.
And with that, he blasts a wave of positive energy over them.

"Oh, by the way, I'm carrying some combustables. Might be a good idea to spread them, in case we come up against something nasty. Any takers?"

Vanovar holds out two Alchemist Fires and two Acid Flasks.

Darn it, ninja'd. While I don't mind keeping a channel, wouldn't it be more efficient to save the channels for the back row? I'm more of a frontliner, if I need to channel, I need to skip my attack action. Maybe it'd be better if I'm available for damage output, but I'm fine with it either way. Vanovar will prioritize keeping people upright to bashing heads in. He's a cleric of battle, but that doesn't mean he'll lose himself in the fight.

and its off to the bug?

Rowanne raises her hand.
"I can carry one or two of those. I'm a decent thrower.

Yeah, let's go to the bug. If anyone wants to grab one of the vials, just post so.

Rowanne takes a flask of Alchemist fire from Vanovar.
"Thank you. Its good to spread the resources we have. Now, lets see what we can do about that bug. Shall we take the other door, while Venja and Cyrixs enter trough this room?"

Cyrixs nods

"Sounds like a plan"

"..I hope it's a good plan.."

Venja bravely holds his mace and glances briefly a Cyrixs. He then takes position behind the door, hoping Cyrixs will open it so he can storm in.

Just wait for the sign, Venja, just wait until you hear them on the other side. No earlier

Vanovar switches his greatsword out again for a longspear. He knows what's in that room, and he probably doesn't want to get too close to that bug.

Rowanne puts away her club and takes out her bow.
"Ready when you are."

now that I am looking at the map after my morning coffee, I see that there is only one door to the beetle room. The second one is currently inacsesible for us. But somehow I managed to convince everyone of my point of view...sorry!

Hey, where did that boy come from?
Yeah, I was confused about what you said, it didn't made sense to me. I figured you were just mixing things up. :P

the beetle has managed to roll the body a little closer to the corner, nearly has it in the pile of junk and droppings. it chitters as you open the door.

Vanovar tries to keep his body between the beetle and the rest of the group.

"What do we do? This bug seems like it'll leave us alone if we don't bother it too much, so we could probably pass it, but I also want to take the body back home to Kassen. Hate to say it, but it seems reluctant to fight, and I don't like to be the aggressor here."

Let's non-aggressively take the body away, then, and see what it does.

Let's non-aggressively take the body away, then, and see what it does.

"Let's just try and walk past slowly. I'll have the skeleton go first!"

Commands skeleton to slowly walk around the beetle to the other door and open it.

the bombadier does not react well. as the skeleton comes in, it sprays it with acid.

skeleton@ref: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
acid damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9

its bones get covered, and dissolve before your eyes, it loses cohesion and the pile of bones and acid sizzles

[[ r1 ]]: [15:vanovar], [7: beetle], [6: rowanne], [6: cyrixs], [3: venja], [1: omorose]

Why do I keep winning initiative?

Vanovar, seeing his skeletal companion dissolve before his eyes, runs in the room to fight the thing head-on. He rushes in and tries to position himself tactfully, and then he jabs at it with his longspear.

I should provoke, if the thing has Combat Reflexes.

Attack roll: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 61d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Whelp, that's a fumble.
I've placed Blue somewhere else on the map, don't know if he's still needed.

Why do I keep winning initiative?

Because Gorum wants you to, duh.

Rowanne enters the room after Vanovar and shoots an arrow at the beetle.

attackroll, ranged: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 131d8 ⇒ 7

the beetle snaps at vanovar not the AoO, just its regular action., its strong horn and bite failing to pierce vanovar's own metal shell, as the beatle rears up and fails to bite.

bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 161d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
a miss, but glorious damage. lol

Rowanne then steps into the room, its insectile head pivoting from Vanovar to Rowanne.

[[ r1 ]]: [6: cyrixs], [3: venja], [1: omorose]

[[ r2 ]]: [15:vanovar], [7: beetle], [6: rowanne],

Venja runs into the room, closes in on the beetle, and swing his mace down...

Mace, Beetle: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 31d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

...on the ground.

Cyrixcs moves into the room and swings his falchion in a overhead chop towards the beetle

To hit AC Beetle: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Damage if hit: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 4) + 6 = 13

wiff, the mace and falchion slide and chip off the carapace of the creature, but don't phase it at all.

[[ r1 ]]: [1: omorose]

[[ r2 ]]: [15:vanovar], [7: beetle], [6: rowanne], [6: cyrixs], [3: venja],

no need to rush this weekend. kingsday monday after all. vanovar if you want to post your actions, and rowanne, if omorose doesn't chime in tomorrow i'll put her in delay till auke's back.

Yeah, I'll delay, not much I can do vs. this thing.

"Go team!"

"Ah, there's some fight in this beastie. Good, let's see who has the longest breath."

Five-foot step for flank, drop longspear, draw greatsword, attack.

Attack with greatsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 182d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 4) + 6 = 14