Carrion Crown: The Haunting of Harrowstone [IC]

[Ason]

Hearing Othello's scream, Marius moves into Othello's room with his lantern held high to see what is the matter, and he tries to understand what exactly is going on.

If he sees an actual monster he can deal with physically, Marius gently sets down his lantern so he can focus on fighting. But if the danger seems more spiritual or trap-like in nature, then he keeps his light in hand and scans the room more carefully with it, attempting to discern a source or solution to the problem.

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Move: enter room and step just north of the door so as not to block line of sight
Free: perception check to see what's happening (if necessary) + knowledge check to understand the nature of whatever is hurting Othello
Standard: if physical combat seems required, Marius sets down his lantern
Immediate: if Marius is required to make a saving throw, activates Inner Sense counter maneuver (+2 saving throw)

[lostsole31]

R1T6: Hearing Othello's scream, Marius moves into Othello's room with his lantern held high to see what is the matter, and he tries to understand what exactly is going on. He sees that most of this barred off auditorium now has a rime of ice all over (the blue area of effect). The danger seems spiritual in nature, so he keeps his light in hand and scans the room carefully with it, attempting to discern a source or solution to the problem. Such a problem does, in fact, make itself known as Marius takes 1 cold. The instant the bite of cold occurs, he calls on his inner sense to successfully fight off any strength-sapping or hypothermia that might come with it.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T18: Paul moves up some to keep her master in view. Not seeing him and not understanding the danger she moves into the room, and behind him and near the wall, but takes 6 cold +1 STR.

R2T15: Hargrimm, welp, it sounds like they're in it now. What do you do?

Razvan on deck, Abrax in the hole ...

[SwordChucks]

Hargrimm moves up to get a better view of the doorway and calls out "Let it come to us, not the other way round!". He pulls back an arm, preparing to huck a vortex.

Spoiler: Combat

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Move action: move 20ft north.
Standard action: Ready an attack with Banelight Vortices at the first thing to leave the room that's not part of our group.

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R2T15: Hargrimm moves up to get a better view of the doorway and calls out "Let it come to us, not the other way round!". He pulls back an arm, preparing to huck a vortex.

R2T13: Razvan, what do you do?

Abrax on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...

[Moriar]

Razvan steps up warily to the door to the east where Othello seems to have found new friends. "Now, what is all this screaming about...?"

Spoiler: Scanning

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Intention is to move up to the doorway so that I can see into the whole room by poking Razvan's head in if need be. Then plan on scanning the room with the detect undead. If senses or lore help to identify the undead or whatever it is then will spend time to do so. He will also relay any information that he may discover to the others.

If Razvan is able to identify the threat and it is undead/haunt. Then will launch a disrupt undead at the source if that would help.

If able to launch disrupt undead, to hit (1d20+8)[11] plus point blank if it is close enough, then damage (1d6)[4]

[lostsole31]

R2T13: Razvan steps up warily to the door to the east where Othello seems to have found new friends. "Now, what is all this screaming about...?"

In moving, Razvan senses undead in the area. With his eyeballs, however, he sees a significant area of frost and Othello with mist coming from his mouth, and a little bit of Marius the same as well. Razvan seems to think he might know what this is, and for good measure sends a disrupt undead randomly into the room, but not seeing a "source" nothing happens with that.

"This haunt is a dangerous one. Only very hot fires or bursts of positive energy have a chance. I recommend we hurry through this room unless someone can do those mentioned actions."

R2T9: Abrax, what do you do?

Zauberei on deck, Othello in the hole ...

[Kvard51]

As the others yell and run into danger, Abrax takes a second to center himself, again entering into a deeper connection with his senses. He moves toward the door, allowing those senses to extend into the room ahead of him.

Spoiler: Actions:

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Spend 1 PE to gain Blindsense 30' for 1 minute. As he moves in (40' movement) he will either close and strike if he detects something and still has movement enough to get there or he will stop and prepare a charge for next round. If it appears to be a haunt, he will use Calming Strike either way. (DC15)

[lostsole31]

R2T9: As the others yell and run into danger, Abrax takes a second to center himself, again entering into a deeper connection with his senses. He moves toward the door, allowing those senses to extend into the room ahead of him. Getting inside, and still sensing nothing unseen compared to his normal senses, beyond a cold area in the space where he finds himself. Now that he is there, he takes 3 cold, but resists any other effect.

R2T8: Zauberei, well, they called for someone that can channel positive energy. Not your wheelhouse, but you can do it some. What do you do?

Othello on deck ...

[Tippnick]

Zauberei moves further into the building. And takes studied look.

Spoiler: if he knows what a Haunt is

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MA 30 ft into the building
Will assess the situation
If he knows what a haunt is ( not if this is a haunt) He will say, [COLOR="#A9A9A9"]"Get out of the room, it should only affect a small area. We can skip the room."[/COLOR]

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R2T8: Zauberei moves further into the building. And takes studied look before calling out, "Get out of the room, it should only affect a small area. We can skip the room."

R2T7: Othello, you were concentrating in the NW cone with the normal version of detect evil (having detected evil, but little else). What do you do?

Marius on deck, Paula in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

Othello backs away towards the door...

"And lll...leave th...this for s...so...some other p...p...poor soul to s...stumb...stumble into? I th...thi...think not..." he says between puffs of icy air.

"W...w... we need t...t...to pu...put an end to... wh...wh...what... whatever is... cau...c...ca...causing this..."

Spoiler: Technical Information

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MA: Move 1 square W in an attempt to move out of range of the cold damage.

[lostsole31]

R2T7: Othello backs away towards the door, moving down and past Abrax but then closer to the bars on the other side of the podium. "And l'll...leave th...this for s...so...some other p...p...poor soul to s...stumb...stumble into? I th...thi...think not..." he says between puffs of icy air. "W...w... we need t...t...to pu...put an end to... wh...wh...what... whatever is... cau...c...ca...causing this..."

He takes 3 cold.

R2T5: Marius, what do you do?

Paula on deck, Hargrimm readied in the hole ...

[Ason]

Marius, having surveyed the scene, calls out his advice: "Only heat hurts it! Get torches or fall back!" At that, Marius looks down at his bright but not very warm lantern and beats a hasty retreat.

Spoiler: Technical

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Not having a torch, Marius moves as far as he can back toward the original exit while praying that today is an unusually warm day.

[lostsole31]

R2T5: Marius, having surveyed the scene, calls out his advice: "Only heat hurts it! Get torches or fall back!" At that, Marius looks down at his bright but not very warm lantern and beats a hasty retreat. It just so happens, it is about 68F outside right now. Not an unusually warm day, except that for the season (Calistril, a la February).

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T18: Paul scurries after her master, getting hung up in some of the rubble on the facade.

R3T15: Hargrimm, you're readied action did not go off. What do you do?

Razvan on deck, Abrax in the hole ...

[SwordChucks]

Hargrimm nods to himself when Razvan mentions using positive energy. "Go ahead and fall back, I've got this!"

He moves into the room trying to stay to the center of it.

Spoiler: Combat

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Move actions: Double move to head for the center of the room.

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R3T15: Hargrimm nods to himself when Razvan mentions using positive energy. "Go ahead and fall back, I've got this!"

He moves into the room trying to stay to the center of it, but finds in that next room the best he can do is just the area behind bars, as the vast majority of the auditorium extends northwards. Moving in just now and having his body moving and his blood pumping must have helped, as he only takes 1 cold.

R3T13: Razvan, what do you do?

Abrax on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...

[Moriar]

"Brave souls..."

Razvan will begin scanning the room again looking for a source to help the others better target their efforts.

Spoiler: Sensors Online

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Staying at the doorway just outside the room, Razvan will begin detect undead again to scan the room. If he can't scan the room then will focus on the area to the northern part of the room. It is unlikely he will find anything useful in the first round but if something new is discovered will tell the party.

[lostsole31]

R3T13: "Brave souls..." Razvan says, while scanning the room again, looking for a source to help the others better target their efforts. He senses unquiet spirits in this room (round one complete).

R3T9: Abrax, what do you do?

Zauberei on deck, Othello in the hole ...

[Kvard51]

Trusting to his native resistance to cold, Abrax moves deeper into the room searching for the source of the unnatural chill. He whispers a prayer as he goes, "Lady of Graves, guide your servants."

Spoiler: doin' stuff

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Move 40' further into the room straight ahead. If he finds the source, he will move directly toward it and use Calming Strike if he can reach it this round.

[lostsole31]

R3T9: Trusting to his native resistance to cold, Abrax moves deeper into the room searching for the source of the unnatural chill. He whispers a prayer as he goes, "Lady of Graves, guide your servants."

He gets to the far eastern side of the room and tries to open a door there, but finds it locked.

R3T8: Zauberei, what do you do?

Othello on deck, Marius in the hole ...

[Tippnick]

"If this is a haunt, even if we damage it, I believe it will reform. No need to do anything to it if we don't have to. It is not a creature to be killed."

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R3T8: Zauberei cautions, "If this is a haunt, even if we damage it, I believe it will reform. No need to do anything to it if we don't have to. It is not a creature to be killed."

R3T7: Othello, what do you do?

Marius on deck, Paula in the hole...

[BuckGodot]

"Fine! If we can do little to harm it, then let us retrace our steps, and perhaps we will come across some way to cleanse the area further on... Everyone out..."

Othello waits until everyone is out and safe before backing out himself.

[lostsole31]

R3T7: "Fine! If we can do little to harm it, then let us retrace our steps, and perhaps we will come across some way to cleanse the area further on... Everyone out..."
Othello waits until everyone is out and safe before backing out himself, taking 5 cold as he begins the well-known "Conga Line of Heroic Doom."

R3T5: Marius, you realize you just took Zauberei's light away. Anyway, what do you do? Just wait for everyone to muster outside with you?

Paula on deck, Hargrimm in the hole ...

[Ason]

Having warmed his spirit by the light outside, Marius swivels around to see nobody has followed him and so heads back into the central room with his lantern. Noticing an ongoing commotion in the cold room he left, Marius urges those still in there, "Weapons won't work: only heat or maybe healing magics. For your sakes, please fall back." To practice what he preaches, Marius scans the room for cloths he might convert into torch material.

Spoiler: OoC Mechanics

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Marius moves to S2, talks, and keeps an eye out for cloths to make into torches

[lostsole31]

R3T5: Having warmed his spirit by the light outside, Marius swivels around to see nobody has followed him and so heads back into the central room with his lantern. Noticing an ongoing commotion in the cold room he left, Marius urges those still in there, "Weapons won't work: only heat or maybe healing magics. For your sakes, please fall back." To practice what he preaches, Marius scans the room for cloths he might convert into torch material, but the mold and fungi in this whole opening section long ago ruined any cloth.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T18: Paula squeaks in annoyance as she now skitters back the other way to be with Marius (in the same square).

R4T15: Hargrimm, what do you do?

Razvan on deck, Abrax in the hole ...

[SwordChucks]

Hargrimm moves to the center of the zone of cold and releases a wave of energy in all directions.

Spoiler: Combat

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5ft step to the northwest.
Standard action: Channel Energy to damage undead.

Channel: (2d6)[10] DC 14 Will save for half.

[lostsole31]

R4T15: Hargrimm finds that he cannot walk through iron bars, so from where he is he releases a wave of energy in all directions, and something happens to the energy in the room as 10 positive energy blasts about, but the cold spot is still there as Hargrimm finds out when he takes 2 cold.

R4T13: Razvan, you performed one round of detect undead to the east, detecting the presence of undead energy. Do you continue to concentrate on detect undead (a SA)? What do you do?

Abrax on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...

[Moriar]

"Well done Hargrimm. I believe that action harmed it but I sense that it is still there. I am narrowing down its location but area of effect seems to be our best bet for this course of action."

Spoiler: Almost there

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Continue focusing on detect undead. If with this second round I sense it getting weaker I will convey that knowledge to the others so they know that their actions are having an effect.

If I think that this haunt will just reappear (as another had said) later after destruction due to positive energy or heat then will say "This haunt will likely resume its duties after being destroyed by positive energy. Though it may be gone for a period of time. Should we continuethis pursuit?"

[lostsole31]

R4T13: Razvan calls into the room, "Well done, Hargrimm. I believe that action harmed it, but I sense that it is still there. I am narrowing down its location but area of effect seems to be our best bet for this course of action."

Spoiler: Razvan

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You sense a single, moderate undead aura in your area of effect.

"This haunt will likely resume its duties after being destroyed by positive energy. Though it may be gone for a period of time. Should we continue this pursuit?"

R4T9: Abrax, what do you do?

Zauberei on deck, Othello in the hole ...