since the ball was dropped...

i am moving the treasure picking post up here, since the 1st one would have gone on into obscurity where it was...

MAJOR MAGIC PICK:

chain shirt, mithral, +1

Pearl of Undercommon

dagger MW

sheild, MW, light, steel

dave is the next pick...
then me...(i'll pick the mitheral chain shirt+1)
then matt falk, who i assume will pick the pearl..
then brad..

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MINOR MAGIC PICK

potion CMW
Dust of Dryness
Scroll of Protection from Energy
Potion of Cat's Grace
Wand of Detect Magic (38)
wand mm cl3 11-

the order is :
matt f
brad
matt h
dave
bruce

The Sinister Spire - GM Turn Post 48

It is assumed that you heal up and stay at the Dripstone Inn for the “night”. You may recover spells and abilities. (This is also where you level up.)

When the “morning” comes, Turok addresses the party over breakfast. “Friends, it saddens me to say but this is where N’Kima and I must leave you. We have been too long away from the open sky. You now seem to be on the correct path and we can leave with good conscious. I will provide a report back in Kingsholm so that they may know of your progress and continued health. Farewell my friends, may our paths meet again.” The Druid and the Ape salute the party and head off toward the earth node.

What do you do now?

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template.

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Conditions

Kirlic - Ash Doom Antidote (1 week)
Mr. Wolfe - Ash Doom Antidote (1 week)
Thurstan - Ash Doom Antidote (1 week)

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Party Health:

Thurstan 62/62, Mr. Wolfe 43/43, Banjo 52/52, Clint 57/57, Dargoth 72/72,
Kirlic 69/69

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Map Key:

None

The Sinister Spire - Turn Results 47

Deciding that discretion is the better part of valor, the party gathered the treasure and gnomes and left Elessarwa’s torture chamber.

Once out of the tunnel, the party parted ways with the gnomes. They return to the Dripstone Inn. Es Sarch is seated in his stone chair. As you approach he asks, “How fare you on the tasks I set you? Are they complete?”

When the party indicated that they had completed their tasks, Es Sarch clapped his emaciated hands and provided congratulations.

The information broker continued to speak, “You have more than my gratitude for completing the tasks I set you; I also have answers for you. First, I have discovered that Fadheela lairs in the Necromancer’s Spike, as unlikely a haven as I could have imagined. But our fair Fadheela possesses resources that extend beyond Pedestal. She found a way to bypass the zone of decay that surrounds the column’s entry. And now I know that way too.”

“To enter the Necromancer’s Spike, one of you must carry this token. It will save you from the destructive magic protecting the first room within. Take care, however, for the ring suppresses the deathly effects of that chamber for only a minute or so.”

At this point he handed a ring carved of obsidian on which a skull was inscribed.

“Unfortunately, undead decay in the chamber even if they carry the ring, so I have been unable to learn anything else of the Vanguard of Sertous other than that the group’s arrival is recent here in the Great Grotto. I suspect this mysterious faction has found a convenient entry point into the Underdark, somewhere within the Necromancer’s Spike. Fadheela, as an associate of the Assissin’s Guild of Pedestal, is a perfect agent.”

“House Dusklorn has claimed the Spike. You’ll face soldiers at its entryway but not within. Unlike you and, ostensibly, this Fadhella, they have no way to get past the magic that protects the first room.”

“If you gain entry and survive, I hope you return and tell me all you learn. I can make it worth your while.”

True to his word, Es Sarch paid the party 150 GP for the extra mushrooms delivered from Rikaryon’s Isle.

Bookkeeping

I have added the treasure to the Character Summary. Please divide it between the party. You may sell anything that you do not want to keep in Pedestal.

It is also time to level up to 6th. Please send me you updated Hero Lab .por and .pdf files once you have leveled up. We can continue playing for a few turns while you level your guys but I will need them before the next combat starts.

This is also the likely place where Turok and N'Kima part ways with the party.

The Sinister Spire - GM Turn Post 47

What do you do now?

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template.

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Conditions

Banjo – Antitoxin (1 hour)
Clint – Antitoxin (1 hour)
Dargoth – Antitoxin (1 hour)
Kirlic - Ash Doom Antidote (1 week)
Kirlic – Antitoxin (1 hour)
Kirlic - Bane - –1 penalty on attack rolls and a –1 penalty on saving throws against fear effects. (5 minutes)
Mr. Wolfe - Ash Doom Antidote (1 week)
Mr. Wolfe - Bane - –1 penalty on attack rolls and a –1 penalty on saving throws against fear effects. (5 minutes)
N’Kima – Antitoxin (1 hour)
N’Kima - Bane - –1 penalty on attack rolls and a –1 penalty on saving throws against fear effects. (5 minutes)
Thurstan - Ash Doom Antidote (1 week)
Turok – Bear Form – Med-size, +2 STR, +2 natural armor, low-light vision, scent
Turok – Aspect of Bear – +2 enhancement bonus to natural armor and a +2 enhancement bonus on CMB rolls. You can also perform bull rush, grapple, and overrun combat maneuvers without provoking attacks of opportunity. (5 minutes)
Turok - – Antitoxin (1 hour)

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Party Health:

Thurstan 62/62, Mr. Wolfe 43/43, Banjo 52/52, Clint 57/57, Dargoth 64/72,Kirlic 69/69, Turok 67/67, N'Kima 63/63

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Map Key:

Gray is stone floors.
Tan is floor space occupied with torture equipment. Squares are considered hindering (2 squares of movement) and provide partial cover.
Light blue is web. Squares are considered hindering (2 squares of movement), requires a successful CMB roll or become grappled to move through and provide partial cover.
Squares marked with an S are affected by a Silence spell.
Blue rectangle is stone altar. It is blocking terrain and provided cover. Climbing on top of it requires a move action from an adjacent square or a DC24 acrobatics check.
Dotted black line is cage bars.
White rectangle is a door.
White rectangle with a dotted line is a secret door.

The Sinister Spire - Turn Results 46

Kirlic attacked Elessarwa with his longbow. The arrow found its mark, hitting the drow for 11 damage. Dargoth Power Attacked the prone Muvaysil with his bastard sword dealing 11 damage to the wizard and killed him. N’Kima assaulted Elessarwa with his bite and both fists. The bite and one fist landed dealing 13 and 9 damage respectively. The ape’s attacks killed the drow.

The Fiendish Spider attacked Dargoth but could not penetrate the fighter’s armor with its bite. After the attack, the summoned monster returned to whence it came.

Thurstan Channeled Positive Energy healing Dargoth for 13 and the rest of the party to full.

A search of the room reveals an additional secret door in the wall behind the altar. A search of the bodies reveals:

Wand of Magic Missiles (CL3, 11 charges)
MW dagger
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds
+1 mithral chain shirt
+1 Cloak of Resistance
+1 dagger that deals an extra 1d6 to helpless creatures and creatures denied their Dex bonus to AC or when wielder flanks. “Organripper” is inscribed in undercommon on the blade.
MW light steel shield
A set of keys which open the manacles, the cage and both secret doors.

The Sinister Spire - GM Turn Post 46

Begin combat round 5. Starting positions for Turn 46 are displayed on the Combat Map.

The initiative order is:

Initiative 23: Kirlic
Initiative 22: Dargoth
Initiative 21: N’Kima
Initiative 19: Muvaysil
Initiative 16: Fiendish Giant Spider 1
Initiative 16: Elessarwa
Initiative 14: Turok
Initiative 14: Mr. Wolfe
Initiative 11: Thurstan
Initiative 11: Clint
[Hold] Initiative 8: Banjo

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template.

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Conditions

Banjo – Antitoxin (1 hour)
Clint – Antitoxin (1 hour)
Dargoth – Antitoxin (1 hour)
Dargoth – Ray of Enfeeblement - -6 STR (3 rounds)
Kirlic - Ash Doom Antidote (1 week)
Kirlic – Antitoxin (1 hour)
Kirlic - Bane - –1 penalty on attack rolls and a –1 penalty on saving throws against fear effects. (5 minutes)
Mr. Wolfe - Ash Doom Antidote (1 week)
Mr. Wolfe - Bane - –1 penalty on attack rolls and a –1 penalty on saving throws against fear effects. (5 minutes)
N’Kima – Antitoxin (1 hour)
N’Kima - Bane - –1 penalty on attack rolls and a –1 penalty on saving throws against fear effects. (5 minutes)
Thurstan - Ash Doom Antidote (1 week)
Turok – Bear Form – Med-size, +2 STR, +2 natural armor, low-light vision, scent
Turok – Aspect of Bear – +2 enhancement bonus to natural armor and a +2 enhancement bonus on CMB rolls. You can also perform bull rush, grapple, and overrun combat maneuvers without provoking attacks of opportunity. (5 minutes)
Turok - – Antitoxin (1 hour)
Muvaysil – Prone - –4 penalty on melee attack rolls and cannot use a ranged weapon (except for a crossbow). A prone defender gains a +4 bonus to Armor Class against ranged attacks, but takes a –4 penalty to AC against melee attacks.

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Party Health:

Thurstan 57/62, Mr. Wolfe 33/43, Banjo 47/52, Clint 52/57, Dargoth 51/72,
Kirlic 59/69, Turok 62/67, N'Kima 58/63

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Map Key:

Gray is stone floors.
Tan is floor space occupied with torture equipment. Squares are considered hindering (2 squares of movement) and provide partial cover.
Light blue is web. Squares are considered hindering (2 squares of movement), requires a successful CMB roll or become grappled to move through and provide partial cover.
Squares marked with an S are affected by a Silence spell.
Blue rectangle is stone altar. It is blocking terrain and provided cover. Climbing on top of it requires a move action from an adjacent square or a DC24 acrobatics check.
Dotted black line is cage bars.
White rectangle is a door.
White rectangle with a dotted line is a secret door.

The Sinister Spire - Turn Results 45

Kirlic attacked Muvaysil with his longbow. The shot proved too difficult with all of his friends in the way and the arrow missed wide. Dargoth Power Attacked Muvaysil with his bastard sword. The blow landed dealing 13 damage despite the fighter’s weakened state. N’Kima lashed out at the spider in front of him hitting with both fists and his bite. The attack sequence dealt 33 damage and killed the summoned spider.

Muvaysil used a wand to Magic Missiles to deal 7 damage to Dargoth while the spider behind him missed the fighter with its bite. Elessarwa Channeled Negative Energy. The whole party was affected. Thurstan, Banjo, Clint, Dargoth, Turok and N’Kima were able to partially resist the effect and only suffered 5 damage. Mr. Wolfe and Kirlic each suffered 10 damage.

Turok stepped into the space formerly occupied by the spider and attacked Elessarwa with his bite and claws. The bite and a claw hit the drow cleric dealing a total of 26 damage. Mr. Wolfe bit at Muvaysil. The attack hit dealing 5 damage and knocked the wizard prone. Thurstan attempted to target Elessarwa with a Lightning Arc but the attacked missed through the congestion of combat in front of him.

Clint maneuvered through his friends and acrobatically jumped and rolled across the altar to gain a flanking position on the drow cleric. Banjo held back awaiting an opportunity to try to disrupt the next spell cast by the drow cleric.

Back on track here too

Post is coming shortly. Been very busy at work. I will try to keep up on a regular basis.