Neverending Dungeon - John

[Tanaric]

The air surrounding you fairly hums with the residue of magic, an aftereffect of the spell that brought you to this place. A quick glance reveals that you are in a cramped, rectangular room, devoid of any life save for yourself. The sound of dripping water can be heard faintly, and the stone walls are slick with moisture. In complete defiance of logic, a torch is already lit, resting in a bracket by the sole door visible in the room.

Map:{table]|A_|B_|C_|D_
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There is a door at A-1, west side.

DM notes:2, 15, 3

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I cast Mage Armor and Nightshield as well as draw one eggshell grenade and open the door.

[Tanaric]

As you lay your hand on the door, several hundred lines of crackling blue energy appear, surrounding the door and much of the adjacent wall in a spiderweb pattern. The energy leaps from the door to your hand, giving you quite a shock.

The previously hidden copper wires are now visible as thin black marks on the door, which they have charred quite thoroughly.

You take 1 point of electric damage.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Does that deal damage?

I walk carefully 5ft in, what do I see?

Move Silently [roll0]
Spot [roll1]

[Tanaric]

It deals 1 electric damage, as noted in the spoiler.

Opening the door reveals a hall that runs to the north and south. To the north, it runs for ten feet before turning east. To the south, it runs for forty feet before turning east.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I go up the north hall and ready an action to blast it with a grease spell if I see anything.

[Tanaric]

You trip over a tripwire five feet north of the door you just left. The sound of stone grinding on stone fills the air.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

So evil... :(

I try to keep going and rush to avoid whatever the noise is, turning around the corner.

I will change plans after I see how well this goes.

[Tanaric]

At the bend, you see that the hall continues east for thirty feet before turning south. After ten feet there is a short (five foot) hall on the north side, ending in a door.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Go to the door in the short hallway and search it

Search [roll0]

If I find nothing, I open the door

[Tanaric]

Opening the door reveals the following room:{table]|A_|B_|C_|D_|E_|F_|G_
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There is a door at B-7 which you are standing just outside of, another at A-5, and a third at G-4.

There are three elves in the room. Two (2,3) are holding longswords, while the third (1) is holding a longbow. All are wearing studded leather armor, with bucklers strapped to an arm. Roll initiative.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Initiative [roll0]

Casting Cause Fear on the Longbow Elf

[Tanaric]

Unless you snuck Loredrake onto your sheet where I didn't see it, I do believe he's out of range for that.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

My bad, changing target to the elf with a sword next to me in A6.

Is loredrake a feat or is it slotless like rituals, I didn't take Loredrake because I thought took a feat slot

[Tanaric]

It's a mantle that true dragons can take on, and dragonwrought kobolds qualify on a technicality. I'd actually allow it if you wanted to take it once you die, since it gives me an excuse to use it too. :smallwink:

Sleep has a 1 round casting time, meaning the elves will all be able to pepper your hide with attacks before it goes off. Still want to do that?

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Uh, I actually casted Cause Fear so that should still be okay right?


I was wondering why Loredrake wasn't banned... I might although the possibility of fighting some uber-kobold is frightening

[Tanaric]

/facepalm

Oh wow, I must have been half asleep when I wrote that, sorry.

Will: [roll0]

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Woot, it's going good

Fear duration [roll0]

Your turn.

Edit: Awesome start... I fear that the dice gods will answer with a Max Damage Critical from the archer...

[Tanaric]

The elf you targeted runs away as fast as he can, ending up in the northwest corner of the room.

The elf with the bow tries to use you as a pincushion. [roll0] for [roll1]

The elf with the longsword then moves into the doorway and tries to shishkabob you. [roll2] for [roll3]

[lvl 1 sharnian]

John shudders as the arrow strikes him in the chest, but quickly regains his footing to dodge the sword attack from the second elf.

Can I 5ft step while disabled?

If so, 5ft step back and cast Cure Light Wounds on me [roll0]

If not, then the sword elf gets an attack of opportunity

[Tanaric]

I believe you can, as a 5-ft step is a nonaction.

The elf with the bow moves in line with the door, then tries to shoot past his companion (you have soft cover): [roll0] for [roll1]

The one with the longsword then steps toward you and does a repeat performance: [roll2] [roll3]

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Dodging swiftly, John makes hurried gestures and utters mysterious incantations and unleashes a bolt of force towards the sword elf.

Attack of Opportunity from the sword elf.

Concentration for AoO if it hits [roll0]

Magic Missle damage [roll1]

[Tanaric]

AoO: [roll0] for [roll1]

He's still standing.

[Tanaric]

Another soft cover arrow comes you way: [roll0] for [roll1]

Then another sword slash: [roll2] for [roll3]

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Another Magic Missle [roll0]

Another AoO
Another Concentration [roll1]

[Tanaric]

AoO:[roll0] for [roll1]

So he misses spectacularly, then passes out.

[Tanaric]

Another arrow, no cover this time: [roll0] for [roll1]

The third elf, recovering from the effects of your fear spell, draws a longbow of his own and fires at you: [roll2] for [roll3] You have cover from his attack.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

When you say that the archer (1) dropped in line with the door, does that mean B2? Also is Elf2 still in the NW corner?

I move to B7 and drop prone (Does the passed out body count as cover?).
Casting Cause fear on Elf1 (the original one with a bow).

[Tanaric]

Yes, yes, and no, in that order.

Will: [roll0]

He runs screaming to the northeast corner for however many rounds you roll.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Fear duration [roll0]

End my turn.

[Tanaric]

Meanwhile, the other one attempts to pepper your hide with arrows: [roll0] vs prone AC for [roll1]

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Missle Magic on the elf trying to kill me in the NW corner [roll0]

End turn.

[Tanaric]

He drops his bow, then moves toward you, drawing his longsword as he goes.

[roll0] vs prone AC, for [roll1]

The other one continues screaming madly.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I stand up (No penalty to AC for being prone during AoO for that, right?), 5ft step back to the B8, I guess and cast Cure Light Wounds on me [roll0]

[Tanaric]

If you stand up, the AoO will be versus your prone AC. Does that change anything?

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I'll just cast Cure Light Wounds before standing up

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Forgot Concentration [roll0]

[Tanaric]

AoO: [roll0] for [roll1]

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Then an AoO for standing up

Edit: Thank the Sovereign Host for a nat 2

[Tanaric]

He doesn't have combat reflexes. He only gets one AoO a round.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Yes! Turn end then

[Tanaric]

He steps up to you and tries to impale you (again): [roll0] for [roll1]

[lvl 1 sharnian]

5ft step back and Magic Missles him (Sword Elf) [roll0]

[Tanaric]

Shouldn't you be out of level 1 spells by now? :smallconfused:

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Well, this Magic Missle will be my last arcane 1st level spell and I'm out of 1st level divine spells. :smalleek:

Mage Armor is 1/day spell-like ability from Draconic Rite of Passage

[Tanaric]

Well, he plops over, bleeding.

The other one is still cowering in the corner.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I move to D4 and stow away my eggshell grenade.

[Tanaric]

I believe you have one more round to do whatever you want.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

5ft step to D3 and I pull out a flask of Alchemist's Fire and throw it at the elf.

Ranged Touch Attack (1 range increment)
[roll0]
Fire Damage
[roll1]

[Tanaric]

That'd be a miss. He attempts to pincushion you again.

[roll0] [roll1]

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Splash from the Fire

Direction
[roll0]
Damage
1 Fire Damage

I pull out another alchemist's flask and throw it at the elf

RTA
[roll1]
Fire Damage
[roll2]

[Tanaric]

He's on fire, and looks nearly dead, but drops his longbow and charges you, drawing his longsword as he goes.

Charging smite for great justice!: [roll0] for [roll1]

Or not.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I 5ft step back, pull out another flask of fire and throw it at him

RTA
[roll0]
Fire Damage
[roll1]

[Tanaric]

He burns for you.

150 xp, 57 gp, 20 sp, and three sets of the following: longbow, longsword, buckler, studded leather. Also, 52 arrows.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I collect the gold in a pile in the middle of the room. Can I create a crude bag out of the studded leather?

I move the bodies of the elves infront of the door to block it and try to jam the door with the weapons (E.g. put a sword across it if it has protrusions from the wall, jam the swords under the door, jam the sword into the wood at an angle so the sword has to be dragged across the floor while opening the door).

Afterwards, I face the door with the wall to my back, eat a pack of trail rations, and try to get sleep to recover my spells and Kobold RoP spell-like.

Edit: I take cover behind the buckler while I sleep. Possible? With Slight Build, I'm treated as Tiny when it's advantageous. That's cat-sized so it should reasonable I could get cover behind a shield.

[Tanaric]

What makes you think I'm going to let you rest after one battle? :smallconfused:

The doors are well-fitted sliding metal sheets without handles or other such things to brace stuff against. There are slight indents that serve as a method for sliding the doors open, but bracing anything against them would just cause it to slip out if much force was exerted. It's quite possible to bar them open, but there are no immediately obvious ways of keeping them closed.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

:smallfrown: How thick is the metal?

Ok, how about I carve out one of the elves' stomach without messing up the armor and hide in the recess since I'm tiny-sized when beneficial.

[Tanaric]

*blink*

What kind of check is that? Survival? :smallconfused:

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Attack roll against a dead body?

But disease is possible...

I cast Purify Food and Water on the hollowed out elf!

A Hide check maybe?

[Tanaric]

If you can find some rules for it in a book somewhere, then sure. Otherwise, no. :smalltongue:

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Aww... what about justification? A kobold is tiny-sized while an elf is medium-sized.

Tiny is about cat-sized

According to Demilich, usually just a head. A medium sized head is dimunitive since medium creatures become Dimunitive sized when they turn to a demi-lich.

The stomach area is bigger than the size of a cat.

A coup-de-grace is an automatic critical hit.

A critical hit is a presumably a hit on a lethal area such as decapitation or stab in the heart.

Getting gutted is lethal. Since it's lethal, it can be called a critical hit.

A coup-de-grace can then be used to gut someone's stomach.

Since it's gutted out, I can inside and still breathe because there's no longer anything blocking the air.

A dead creature is treated as an object, so I can now cast Purify Food and Drink on it to prevent possible sickness or what not, atleast around the stomach area.

Justified?

If not, I hide in the darkest corner with my eyes to the door to rest to regain my spells.

Doesn't getting interrupted while resting still give partial spell slots?

[Tanaric]

Nope. :smallwink: I might be persuaded with an awesome survival roll, but nothing else seems to cover the concept - certainly not a critical hit.

I've never heard of partial recovery, to be honest. Can you point me to where it says that?

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Nvm, reread and I can't. However, it seems strange that spell slots are recovered at the end in one fell surge, rather than regained gradually like sleep IRL.

Sidetracking aside, I'll just do the same as before, hide in the NE corner with my eyes to door and get some sleep.

[Tanaric]

Okay then. Make some listen checks with the sleep penalty.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

... Listen [roll0]

Listen [roll1]

Listen [roll2]

Listen [roll3]

Listen [roll4]

This doesn't look good

[Tanaric]

You awaken to the sound of the eastern door sliding open forcefully about five minutes after you shut your eyes. Make a spot check.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Spot
[roll0]

I wonder what that was?

[Tanaric]

You don't see anything. The door on the east side of the room is open.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I go to the coin pile and scatter the coins all around the room and listen carefully.

Listen [roll0]

[Tanaric]

You hear nothing except the clink of coins.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I put my back to the corner where I tried to sleep and try to detect it again.

Spot [roll0]
Listen [roll1]

Can I see or hear it? Or maybe the area/square where the coins are disturbed?

[Tanaric]

You don't see or hear anything out of the ordinary.

You posit that since you woke up before your assassin was in the room, that this might be the dungeon's equivalent of a warning message.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I pick up a longsword, gather the coins in a pile, and drag the pile with me into the hall.

What can I see?

[Tanaric]

You see a hall that runs to the north and south. To the north, it runs for twenty five feet before turning west. To the south, it runs for fifteen feet before turning east. There is a door on the south face of this bend.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I move the money pile with me to the bend at the north and face west.

[Tanaric]

The hall continues west for twenty feet before turning north.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I will continue to the end and peer around the corner, leaving the pile where it is

[Tanaric]

It runs north for ten feet before turning west again.

Are you looking for anything in particular, or just exploring?

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Just doors and such.

I move to the next corner and peer around

[Tanaric]

Ah. Okay then.

It runs west for twenty feet before turning south. After ten feet, it splits south.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Go back and move the money pile to where I am now. After that, go to the corner and peek around.

[Tanaric]

At the split south (I wasn't sure if you wanted to go past this or not) you see that that hall goes south for ten feet before turning west.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Go down the split and look around the corner at the west

[Tanaric]

As you step onto the corner, two things happen at once.

The first is that you see that the hall continues west for ten feet before teeing to the north and south.

The second, and probably more important, is that two darts shoot out of the adjacent walls and attempt to use you as a target.

[roll0] [roll1] vs flatfooted
[roll2] [roll3]

[lvl 1 sharnian]

Ohh... skewered..., both hit. I slowly walk to the corner peer around it

Was the trap weight-based? I'm only 45lbs, maybe 22.5 even due to slight build

[Tanaric]

You weigh enough to set it off.

The hall goes north for ten feet before turning east, or south for forty feet before ending in a blank wall. There is a door on the east side of the hall, thirty feet down.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I go to the door 30ft down and listen for something
[roll0]

[Tanaric]

You hear nothing. Opening it reveals that it is the door on the western side of the room with the elves.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

I draw an eggshell grenade in one hand

I head back to where the hall turns north and go down that hallway stopping at the corner to look

[Tanaric]

There were a couple of northern turns on the way. Which one did you want, specifically?

Apologies for the delay in updating, by the way.

[lvl 1 sharnian]

You weigh enough to set it off.

The hall goes north for ten feet before turning east, or south for forty feet before ending in a blank wall. There is a door on the east side of the hall, thirty feet down.

I head north and look around the east corner

[term1nally s1ck]

I just saw this in your sig. Sorry, the NED has some trouble, and Tanaric has left. I'm now the High DM.

I can carry this on if you wish, but you'd have to restart. I have no knowledge of the floor you're on, it was changed after you must've started playing.