Drufle (GM)
Alright, I think we're starting to push the boundaries here.
A full hour is a bit much when we only usually play for 3 hours anyway.

Navaya
yeah

Aerlin
cant be much to miss anyway

Navaya
sorry that this session was a bust, sam :(

Drufle (GM)
You guys can try and tackle the Building yourself, if you want.
Or you can go sleep at a reasonable time.

Aerlin
i mean if we're just fighing we should progress
all this cave dust is giving me a cough

Drufle (GM)
There's literally only the one encounter in this building.

Aerlin
well lets at least do that maybe

G'hesh Nhot want fight

Drufle (GM)
If you guys are up to it, you can just quickly power through it.
Alright then, mini-session it is.

Navaya
less give it a go

Drufle (GM)
So we're back here in front of this rather suspicious-looking building.

Navaya
"Hokay. glowy building underground. I'mma not touch that."

Aerlin
"Let me check for any magic."

Drufle (GM)
It's about 20 feet tall in a 30 feet cave, and there's a 10 foot tall carving of a hammer on the front facade.

Image


Aerlin
I'll cast Detect Magic
Just around the general area of this building.

Drufle (GM)
There's something coming from inside, but nothing out here.

Aerlin
"There's something inside, for sure. Can't tell what."
"I do see an entrance on the left there, though."
(I assume the white thing is that, right)

Navaya
"Hey, let the tough dudes through first!"

Anevia Tirablade
"Well, alright, I think I'll keep watch out here with Vash and, uh, the grump."

Drufle (GM)
That is a door, yes.

Aerlin
"I will follow close behind."
"Rochelle, would you lead?"

Navaya
"If the ceiling's gonna collapse on anyone, better the big bastards rather than you, eh?"

G'hesh Nhot
I wanna go

Rochelle Gwerm nods and moves towards the door.

Aerlin
"G'hesh, you look eager."

G'hesh Nhot go's for door

G'hesh Nhot
fight

Rochelle Gwerm steps aside from the door.

Aerlin
I'mma stand hereish.

G'hesh Nhot goes in

Drufle (GM)
You're the, uh, pinkish dragon lady, by the way.

G'hesh Nhot
YAY

Aerlin
yeah drag that around

Drufle (GM)
No proper pog as of yet.
So you get that figure.

Aerlin
fling it into the void
In we go.

Drufle (GM)
Well, the door actually appears to be stuck.
It's a large, old stone door that seems to have shifted a bit in the tremors.
You'll need to make a STR check to break it down.

Aerlin
G'hesh and Rochelle should both try, then.

G'hesh Nhot
rolling 1d20( 1 ) = 1
....

Drufle (GM)
Oh.

Navaya
hm

Drufle (GM)
Um.

G'hesh Nhot
woops
headbut

Drufle (GM)
Nhot seems to have no idea how doors work.

G'hesh Nhot
low IQ

Aerlin
does it slide up? all the doors in doom do that

Rochelle Gwerm sighs and pushes Nhot to the side to attempt the door.
Rochelle Gwerm:

Drufle (GM)
Rochelle just slams a fist into the door and it shatters into pieces.

Aerlin
Well, she is made of rock.

Navaya
"oh boy..."

Aerlin
Or something.
"Impressive!"

Drufle (GM)
Inside is a little antechamber, with a small basin of water with another image of a hammer above it.

Aerlin
Another? DId we see one before?

Drufle (GM)
Yes, the giant one on the front of the building.

Aerlin
I might have missed that.

Navaya
can I make some sort of knowledge check on this image

Aerlin
Oh.

Navaya
it was over the lintel

Drufle (GM)
Of course!
I'll give you a hint, it's a religion check.

G'hesh Nhot doesn't know whats going on

Navaya
ok

Aerlin
I'll do so as well, then.
I got 25.
Navaya:

Drufle (GM)
Oh geez.

Navaya
pfft
"I have no idea what these things are."

Drufle (GM)
Aerlin, this is a symbol of Torag, the LG god of dwarves and craftsmanship.

Navaya
"it's a block of someting on a stick??"

Drufle (GM)
That water in the front is holy water.

Aerlin
I say that.

Navaya
"Oh, that's a thing I've heard of!"

Anevia Tirablade
"Torag..."

G'hesh Nhot
I hate dwarfs

Aerlin
"A good omen, given the less than Good events we've been through."

Aravashnial
"Strange for a temple of sorts to be so far underground, hm?"

Aerlin
By the way, is the magic I detected in this room?
Or the one up ahead?

Drufle (GM)
Yes, but there's quite a lot more in the room ahead.
Holy water is inherently magical, though.

Navaya
"aw damn, I have no empty bottles"
"why did I even make all this poison!?"

G'hesh Nhot goes to drink water

Aerlin
"I also lack a container."
"Well, I guess the body is a container..."

G'hesh Nhot
hmmmmm

Aerlin
"Hey, if we spot any demons, spit on them, won't you?"

Aravashnial
"I have a few vials, if you wish to take this water with you."

G'hesh Nhot
hhhm

Aerlin
"Yes, thank you, Vash."
Righto, we got the water.

Aravashnial kinda fumbles in his pockets and holds out a couple of glass vials.

Rochelle Gwerm
"Right, door time!"

Rochelle Gwerm yanks out her giant great club and very slowly opens- I'm kidding she kicks the door down.

Aerlin
You didnt even try to open that one.

Drufle (GM)
That one wasn't stuck.

Navaya
"yer a master of the subtle arts"

Aerlin
Oh boy.
A person.

G'hesh Nhot wants fight

Drufle (GM)
Inside the room is full of broken pews and benches, and a skeletal figure stands at an altar on the other side of the room.

G'hesh Nhot points to person

G'hesh Nhot
mine

Navaya
"hey I ain't complainin'"

Drufle (GM)
It's a dwarven figure covered in robes, and it shrieks when it sees you enter.

G'hesh Nhot roars

Drufle (GM)
Initiative, everyone.

Aerlin
G'hesh, you should move up

G'hesh Nhot
.......

Aerlin
next to rochelle here

Drufle (GM)
rolling d20+6( 9 )+6 = 15
Fast skeleton.
Navaya:

Aerlin
i got 17!

Navaya
faster usses

G'hesh Nhot
which one again
Drufle (GM):

Navaya
ahahaha

Drufle (GM)
Yikes.
People are fast today.
Well.
Most of you.

G'hesh Nhot
yay
but I still cant find me or my glasses

Drufle (GM)
Alright, Red first!

Navaya
:(

Drufle (GM)
He can only make it up into here.
So he'll have to end his turn there.

Navaya
you're next to the west corner of the antechamber

Drufle (GM)
Navaya is next.

Aerlin
Bit crowded...

Navaya
aight I'mma stay here and cast guidance on Rochelle

Drufle (GM)
Alright.
Then it's Rochelle!
HRARG CHARGE ATTACK

Navaya
"BOOM shaka-laka! Yer god loves ya! use it well!"

Aerlin
"Those are some interesting holy words."
"Oh, there she goes."
Drufle (GM):
Oh nuts.

Navaya
"I'm self-taught mostly whaddy'a espect

Drufle (GM)
She actually way missed.

Navaya
did you use that +1 yet

Drufle (GM)
I mean, that brings it up to 10.
Which is not close to the dude's AC.

Aerlin
"I understand, I am also self-taught, in some sense."

Navaya
well you gotta mention it before you attack so
you haven't used it
lucky you

Aerlin
"Although I've since learned the proper names for spells."

Drufle (GM)
Uh, ok.

Rochelle Gwerm totally whiffs her over-the-altar charge.

Drufle (GM)
Whelp.
Aerlin!

Navaya
"+1 competence bonus on a single attack roll, saving throw, or skill check. It must choose to use the bonus before making the roll to which it applies"

Aerlin
Hmm...
Guess I'm firing into melee here.

Drufle (GM)
Yeah I know, I was planning on using it on that attack.
You are, yes.
So -4 if you're using your spears.

Aerlin
Might as well try!

Drufle (GM)
Go ahead.

Aerlin
that's...8+5-4
nope

Drufle (GM)
Not close, my dude.
The skeledwarf!

G'hesh Nhot
can I reach with a move or charge?

Drufle (GM)
You have to have a straight line for a charge.

Navaya
she is technically meant to be in the building btw
she drank the water

Drufle (GM)
Oh.

G'hesh Nhot
sorry I was sking who I was

Navaya
thar

Drufle (GM)
Then yeah, I suppose you could.
The skeledwarf goes for a claw attack!
rolling d20+4 ( 11 )+4 = 15
rolling d20+4 ( 15 )+4 = 19
Oh dear.
Both hit, so...

Drufle (GM)
rolling 2d4+2( 4 + 4 )+2 = 10
Ok, that's just kinda dumb.

G'hesh Nhot
ouch

Aerlin
Oh dear.

G'hesh Nhot
?

Navaya
4 hp left

Drufle (GM)
And now for the Fort save.

G'hesh Nhot
oh
Drufle (GM):
I
Really?

Navaya
hora is going to be so mad with you

Aerlin
Distressing.

Drufle (GM)
We're going to get hit by both attacks, roll max damage, and then a crit fail on the save?
Well boy I sure hope Rochelle likes filth fever.

Navaya
this is our hubris

Drufle (GM)
Because she sure has that now.

Aerlin
jokes on you she already had it

Navaya
we didn't wait for golurk

Drufle (GM)
Luckily for Rochelle the onset for this disease is a couple of days.

Aerlin
What the heck does the fever do?

Drufle (GM)
So we don't actually have to worry about it... for now.

Navaya
oh its' awful

Drufle (GM)
I'd like to say it isn't, but it really is.
1d3 STR and DEX damage every day.
It's fuckin' brutal this early on in the game.

G'hesh Nhot
oh

Aerlin
We'll have to take care of that then.

Drufle (GM)
So, uh, that's the skeledwarf's turn!
That went literally as good for him as it possibly could.
Nhot, your turn.

G'hesh Nhot
smash

Drufle (GM)
(and to think i was gonna put another one in here...)

G'hesh Nhot
can I walk up or do I need to run?

Drufle (GM)
Charge.

G'hesh Nhot
CHARGE!!!!!!

Drufle (GM)
So roll your normal attack with, uh, a +3 to hit.

Aerlin
I wonder if I can ID this thing.

Drufle (GM)
You could!

Aerlin
Does that take up an action or anything?

Drufle (GM)
Religion or Spellcraft, probably.
No, it's a swift I think?

Aerlin
Alrighty.

Drufle (GM)
Regardless, let's have Nhot take a swing.
I assume you're doing it one-handed?

G'hesh Nhot
sorry I open my sheet and lag

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, the sheets are a bit laggy.

G'hesh Nhot
yes

Drufle (GM)
I opened the sheet to your attacks, just click the black d20 next to Longsword (1H)

Aerlin
double click the top bar of the sheet near your name to minimise it
saves reopening it

G'hesh Nhot
sorry my sheet is still loading whats the roll
Drufle (GM):
That one.
Which actually hits, given the bonuses.
Unfortunately, it only does 2 damage.

Aerlin
DR, huh?

Drufle (GM)
Yyyyyyup.

Aerlin
Might wanna try that scale.

Navaya
why are we fighting something with DR in the first mission

Drufle (GM)
Because that's what the book told me to do.

G'hesh Nhot
lol

Aerlin
We have the means!

Navaya
who wrote this crap

Drufle (GM)
And because it's supposed to be only CR 2.
Anyways, Red!
I'm gonna have him, uh.

Aerlin
His dog is lawful or something, right?
celestial?

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, I think I'll have to use the dog.
Turns out Red does not have a single damaging spell.

Aerlin
Neither do I, techncially

Drufle (GM)
POOF
Gotta find the dog page quick...

G'hesh Nhot looks at dog

Drufle (GM)
It's a very shiny dog!

Aerlin
My options here are limited, so I'm going to move to heal Rochelle.
When my turns here.

G'hesh Nhot thinks about dinner

Drufle (GM)
rolling d20+4( 15 )+4 = 19
CHOMP

Aerlin
gogo

Drufle (GM)
rolling d4+4( 3 )+4 = 7
A good bite, indeed.
Navaya's turn!

Aerlin
So did the DR apply there?

Navaya
hoo boy

Drufle (GM)
It did not.

Aerlin
There you are, then!

Drufle (GM)
I also want to remind the party that spells do not have the penalty for firing into melee.

Navaya moves in and sees Rochelle just bleeding everywhere

Navaya
"Ugh, what t'hell did I miss?"

Rochelle Gwerm is wobbling.

Aerlin
"I will heal you, Rochelle, one moment."

Navaya
whoops
someone just
erase that
"you gonna get her? good"

Navaya flies up a bit and casts
Navaya:

Drufle (GM)
Uh, ok.
rolling d20+2 ( 1 )+2 = 3
Oh.

Navaya
some good rolls here today ladss

Drufle (GM)
Geez what is up with my digital dice.

Aerlin
spent all the luck on the initiative

Drufle (GM)
Clearly.
Roll double damage.

Navaya
rolling 2d6( 1 + 1 ) = 2

Drufle (GM)
He's too busy digging Rochelle's heart out of her chest to notice the snowball coming out of- really?

Navaya
it's a snowball

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, but, 2d6.
2.

Navaya
do you want me to try again

Drufle (GM)
No, no.

Aerlin
fort save!

Drufle (GM)
The dice have no interest in making this easy.
And yeah, dude's staggered for a good while.
He can only move or act.
Now it's Rochelle's turn, and uh.

Navaya
"stupid bloody ice spells!"

Drufle (GM)
Time to 5-foot off the altar.
And then just kinda wobble a bit more from all the poison and blood loss.
Aerlin!

Navaya
meeddiiiiiiic

Aerlin
Cure Light Wounds
That's 1d8+1

Drufle (GM)
Mhm.

Aerlin
8!

Drufle (GM)
Oh wow.

Navaya
yay!

Aerlin
Now let's roll...

Drufle (GM)
Almost back to full, there.

Aerlin
Spellcraft?

Drufle (GM)
Sure, or Religion, whichever's better.

Aerlin
That's...a 1+9

Drufle (GM)
Uh huh.
Another 1, you say.

Aerlin
Yes,

Drufle (GM)
On a 20-sided die.

Aerlin
My head explodes.

Drufle (GM)
Right, that dude over there? Totally a golem.

Aerlin
Well I got the important roll at least.

Drufle (GM)
The dog only hurt him because dogs like bones.

Aerlin
"Some sort of bone golem, I'd say. How are you, Rochelle?"

Rochelle Gwerm
"I, uh, I think I'm fine? Thanks for the heal, anyway."

Rochelle Gwerm is very much not fine.

Aerlin
"Now golem getem'."

Drufle (GM)
I like to imagine the NPCs just hearing all this shouting and exploding coming from inside.

Navaya
do any of them know cure disease

Drufle (GM)
Well it's the not-golem's turn now, and uh.

Aerlin
I got a 20 on that Jokes roll.

Drufle (GM)
I guess I'll attack Nhot.

Aerlin
Just so you know.

Navaya
good work

G'hesh Nhot is ready

Navaya
YOU ARE NHOT READY

Drufle (GM)
rolling d20+4( 18 )+4 = 22
rolling d20+4 ( 2 )+4 = 6
Smack and nope.
rolling d4+1 ( 3 )+1 = 4
And then I need Nhot to roll a fort save.
Should be under Defenses.

G'hesh Nhot
can you. my sheet is @@@@
Drufle (GM):
Oh WOW

Navaya
oof

Drufle (GM)
Found the 20, kids.

Navaya
does she reflect the disease back at him for that

Drufle (GM)
The disease wants nothing to do with that.
Well, I mean, he's undead.
He's immune to disease.

G'hesh Nhot
me feel no pain

Aerlin
You can definitely parry diseases.

Drufle (GM)
But I think he's rather intimidated now by how the nasty filth just rapidly deflects away from Nhot's skin.
Nhot!
Your turn.

G'hesh Nhot
2 hand

Navaya
smack him but good!
Drufle (GM):
...

Navaya
AUGH

Drufle (GM)
Motherfucker.

G'hesh Nhot
SMASH

Drufle (GM)
Ok, well.

Aerlin
Aw man, I wanted to use Daze.

Drufle (GM)
I don't even know how to respond to that.

G'hesh Nhot
sorry

Drufle (GM)
We had like 4 nat 1's in the span of like 10 minutes.

Aerlin
It's fantastic.

Drufle (GM)
And then Nhot takes two nat 20s in a row!

Navaya
this is why I love this game

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, that skeleton is all hells of dead.
Er, redead.
Nhot just like

Aerlin
Bones fly everywhere
the dog is LOVING it

Drufle (GM)
Splinters his body into fragments everywhere.

Navaya
"Sweet Sarenrae in heaven, Draggy!"

Navaya claps

G'hesh Nhot wonders where thing went

Drufle (GM)
He gets blown right out of the building.

Rochelle Gwerm is kinda secretly respecting that.

Navaya
SOCIAL LINK GO

Aerlin
Can I make a Religion check on the remains? Figure out why it was here?

Drufle (GM)
Sure!

G'hesh Nhot
where toy go?

Drufle (GM)
I think Red would like to know as well.

Navaya
"You blew him up, dude!"

Aerlin
17+9 is 26
Aerlin Teaches Typing

Drufle (GM)
Oh, yeah you got it.

G'hesh Nhot looks dissapointed

Drufle (GM)
That was actually a huecuva, a special kind of undead that forms when a religious caster rebukes their god shortly before they die.

Aerlin
"Who knew skeletons were not strongly put together?"
"My...this is a tragic scene."

G'hesh Nhot
?

Drufle (GM)
Seeing the huecuva smashed through the wall, the NPCs come into the building.

G'hesh Nhot
battle not tragic

Aerlin
"Seems this person gave up hope before they died..."

Anevia Tirablade looks seriously depressed about the situation.

Anevia Tirablade
"How awful..."

G'hesh Nhot
can we get more?

Aerlin
"Hopefully they can rest easy now."

??? Man
"Hmph! Serves him right for not remaining loyal!"

Aerlin
Any items around?

Anevia Tirablade gives him a sharp glare.

Drufle (GM)
Uh, yes!

Navaya
"seein' what this cave's been throwing at us so far, you'll get more later, liz"

Aerlin
Maybe loot will cheer G'hesh up.

G'hesh Nhot
oooh
shiny

Drufle (GM)
Ok, most of the loot was actually on the huecuva, but I'll say it's on the ground here.

Aerlin
I mean it probably got scattered

Navaya
it got knocked off him
cartoon-style

Aerlin
LOOTSPLOOOOSION

Drufle (GM)
He had two more potions of Cure Light Wounds (CL 3), and a beautiful woven gold ring.
A well-made masterwork warhammer lies covered in dust in the corner, long forgotten.

G'hesh Nhot
hammer

Red Redford
"Gee, this sure is kind of a mess..."

Anevia Tirablade
"Should... should we clean it up?"

Aerlin
"This ring looks rather nice."
Wonder if its Magic!

Drufle (GM)
It's not.
It is, however, worth 125 gold.

Aerlin
I throw it in the TRASH

Navaya
"These potions are almost as big as I am, can someone else carry these?"

Rochelle Gwerm tosses them in the Infinite Bag.

Aerlin
I'll take the ring I guess.

G'hesh Nhot swings the hammer a bit

Drufle (GM)
It's a nice hammer!

Navaya
(are you even proficient with those)

G'hesh Nhot
hammer

Drufle (GM)
Almost certainly.
It's a weapon.

Navaya
hammer away then!

G'hesh Nhot glaims hammer

Aerlin
"Have we perhaps earned your name yet, sir?"

G'hesh Nhot
(how big)

??? Man angrily stares at Aerlin.

G'hesh Nhot
?me goes to man

Navaya
(medium)

??? Man
"I wish only to leave these blasted caverns. I have no reason to become 'friends' with any of you."

G'hesh Nhot goes to man

G'hesh Nhot
NAME

Drufle (GM)
Make an Influence check, based either on diplomacy or intimidate.

Aerlin
"You certainly know how to keep me intrigued. I love a mystery."

G'hesh Nhot
intimidate check

Aerlin
Let's see..
Drufle (GM):

G'hesh Nhot
please

Aerlin
15 - 1

Drufle (GM)
Is that high enough...

Aerlin
so 14.
Aerlin is too blunt for convincing.

Drufle (GM)
It actually isn't!

Navaya
wow

Drufle (GM)
He is really, really stubborn.

G'hesh Nhot
ghesh wins

??? Man looks briefly troubled, but stands fast.

Aerlin
god i should really just charm him

??? Man
"I'm already paying you clods to bring me out of here. What more would you want?"

G'hesh Nhot
18 not good enough?

Aerlin
A hug...

Navaya
nop

Anevia Tirablade sighs.

Anevia Tirablade
"Just, ignore him. He's not of any use to us complaining, anyway."

??? Man huffs and puffs.

Drufle (GM)
(the dc is actually 19 by the way, dude is REALLY willful)

G'hesh Nhot tries to think

Aerlin
"Okay, then. In any case, we should proceed onward."
"Come along, mystery friend."

G'hesh Nhot gets a headache

Aravashnial
"I agree. We must make as much progress as possible."

G'hesh Nhot
more shash
smash

Drufle (GM)
Alright, well, that took slightly longer than I thought it would.

G'hesh Nhot
2 hits?

Drufle (GM)
What a strange fight.
Well, I mean.

Aerlin
i see u fkr

Drufle (GM)
He is totally shattered.
Completely decimated.

Navaya
shoved in a wall

G'hesh Nhot
oh

Aerlin
yeah he better shatter

Drufle (GM)
What's left of his metal holy symbol is just kinda bent and cracked.

G'hesh Nhot
is the hammer better then my sword?

Navaya
dunno waht your sword is so v (' 3')v

Drufle (GM)
Considering you have Weapon Focus (Longsword)? No.

Navaya
well then

G'hesh Nhot
then hammer goes in my pack

Aerlin
masterwork gives you +1 to attack but not to damage
i think?

Drufle (GM)
Yes.

Navaya
yeah

Drufle (GM)
Alright well, that'll be all for today then.

Aerlin
sadness

Navaya
well that went... okay

Drufle (GM)
I'll leave you guys to go sleep reasonably.
Or, just, not.

Navaya
thanku

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, I mean, Rochelle still super has filth fever.

G'hesh Nhot
chears. this character is fun

Navaya
you'll have to break the awful news to hora at some point

Aerlin
this was the weirdest burger king ive been to

Drufle (GM)
You can cure the symptoms with that potion of lesser restoration, but not the disease.

Navaya
glad you're having a good time Sam :)
eh?

Aerlin
It restores ability damage.

Drufle (GM)
Indeed.

Navaya
ok so it'll stave off the affliction
but not cure it

Drufle (GM)
Yep.

Navaya
will she have this for the rest of the campaign...

Aerlin
Hopefully we're not in this cave much longer.

Drufle (GM)
(you are)

Aerlin
Phooie.

Navaya
well the thing is this is still just one day

Drufle (GM)
I believe I mentioned earlier that this cave comprises about 1/12 of the entire campaign.

Aerlin
I don't even see an exit from here...
Better get digging.

Drufle (GM)
This was actually an offshoot from the main path.
You guys technically could've kept going, but why would you?

Navaya
he was fine in here
this was his home

Aerlin
because burger king is a hive of disease
was this place like, built down here

Drufle (GM)
It was!

Aerlin
bit of an odd location

Navaya
well it didn't grow legs and walk!

Drufle (GM)
He originally built it, hoping it would bring him closer to his god's devotion.
Because, you know, dwarf god.
Underground.

Aerlin
Hmm, I guess so.

Drufle (GM)
Didn't turn out so hot for him.
Alright, I'm gonna head out then.

Navaya
kay-oh

G'hesh Nhot
he's close now

Drufle (GM)
See most of you on sunday.

Aerlin
goodbye funky cave jams

G'hesh Nhot
see you sunday