The Heart of Darkness... [Main Game Thread]

[TristenC]

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yeah, there is an object in the bottom of the pot somewhere, but the pole he used to prod around was damaged by the liquid. stripped the outside and ate part of it like an acid

[Nocturno]

"Fancy a swim Brother?" Van chuckles.

[BishGada]

"Well, if you are overweight this swim would be perfect to lose some." Galan joins the joke streak. "This is potent acid. It might e useful by it's own, but probably we should drain it somehow to see what else is in this vat."
After a moment of thought Galan offers, "Maybe the different liquids interact with each other and one could cancel the acid... Did you see any small containers in the room? We can make some experiments..."

[TristenC]

Looking around, they find many small containers in the room, most dusty or containing some sticky or crusty films inside as remnants of components past.

[counterkid]

Are small container made out of metal? Is it possible to lift or slide the vats?

[TristenC]

(The containers are mostly earthen/pottery. The large vats are extremely heavy and made into the floor)

[Nocturno]

Van will look around for any elongated tools that might have been used in the vats. If none of those are available, he will get to searching over another section of wall.

[BishGada]

"Well, while we find something useful to fetch the liquids, you can check the third vat and later we return to our experiments." Galan says to Bryce. He looks for tongs that can help fetching the liquid with small container without endangering anyone.

[TristenC]

Van looks around but doesn't find any long tools, only shorter dippers and the like. He goes on to search more of the wall.

Bryce shrugs and begins to prod at the third vat. The surface ripples and jiggles oddly, before rising like a reaching tendril. Suddenly the blob slides out of the vat and surges towards the party!!

[Actions and Initiative!]
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[counterkid]

Zafron initiative: Initiative : [1d10]=3 + 5 for the scimitar of speed = 8. He goes first in the round becuase of the scimitar.

Tabbi : Will attack with a +1 dagger.
Initiative: [1d10]=7 + 2 = 9

[BishGada]

"Alright Bryce! You fished something! Guys! We have some quarrel with err... the vat content in here." and he plays a tune to singing of flames and piercing, as he casts fire arrows at the 'thing'.
Faladair prays shortly looking at his friends and asks for their protection, then waves his mace and consider the best spot to hit the blob.
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(OOC: Init: [1d10]=6
Galan casts fire arrow
Faladair init: [1d10]=3
Faladair casts protection from evil 10' radius
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[TristenC]

(Looks like Noct is MIA for a bit, so we'll get this started and Van will just be on 'autopilot' for a bit)

Faldair takes out a some fine silver powder and begins to trace a large circle in the floor. Zafron rushes past the table nearby and slashes at the large blob before it can do more than emerge from the vessel. He moves so fast, however, he nearly loses hold of his weapon! With fantastic reflex, he manages to hold onto the magical scimitar. Faldair completes his ritual and a protective aura radiates around him. Bryce hurls his magical dagger, nailing the wiggling amorphous thing with a well aimed throw. The abomination shrieks and squeals, as he evidently struck a sensitive spot, though no evidence can show how or why. Zafron slashes again, this time connecting and cutting a deep gash in the now badly injured thing.

Galan begins one of his magical incantations and suddenly the torches (held by Faldair and Sorril) each flash with a white-hot light and extinguish as nearly a score of fiery arrows streak towards the jelly-like foe! The stench and screeches of the dying creature fill the room horrifically. In an instnant little more than smoke and smoldering slime is left of the beast. Sorril quickly retrieves another torch and lights it, marveling at the destruction.


[Realized a bit late that Galan's spell Fire arrows requires a campfire nearby which explodes with arrows as it goes out. To avoid further delay i'll let it come from the party's torches this once. Wow.. that thing is really over powered at high levels... might have to put a cap of 10 arrows on it... gave the die roller quite a workout (lol). The saving throws on that are kind of annoying too ]
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Init:
Faldair (3+3 spell): 6
Van: 7 Holds
Bryce (5+2 dagger): 7
Zafron (3+5 scim): 8
Galan (6+2 spell): 8
Tabbi (7+2 dagger): 9
'Blob': 10
Sorril: (8+ LS)
Elidyr (1+

init van, sorril, bryce, Elidyr [1d10]=7,[1d10]=8,[1d10]=5,[1d10]=1

Zafron moves 17 feet South towards the Blob
Zafron (instant attack) slashes at the Blob with his Scimitar of Speed+2
Thac0 1(w/scimitars) vs AC ??(+2 mag wep)
[1d20] = 1, miss! Possible fumble!
Fumble conf [1d20] = 20, no fumble! Only missed!

Faldair moves in a 20 ft diameter circle and casts Protection from Evil, 10'
Within 10 ft of Faldair all attacks by evil creatures in the area suffer -2 to hit, saves vs evil creatures are at +2. Posession and contact by extraplanar entities is prevented

Van holds

Bryce throws his Dagger of Throwing at the Blob
Thac0 2 vs AC???
[1d20] = 20, hit! Possible crit!
Crit conf [1d20] = 13, hit! Crit Confirmed!
[2d4+10] = 18 + [2d4] =3 => 21 damage!
The 'Blob' is Hurt!

Bryce dg of throw vs 'blob' [1d20]=20, [1d4+10]=4+10=14
Bryce crit conf vs 'blob' [1d20]=13, [1d4]=4
(oopz, should have been 2d4+10 dmg for thrown and no bonus on the crit dmg. So here are the other 2 d4 for the crit)
bryce [2d4]=3


Zafron slashes a second time at the Blob with his Scimitar of Speed+2
Thac0 1(w/scimitars) vs AC ??(+2 mag wep)
[1d20] = 3, hit!
[1d8+10] = 13 damage!

Zafron Scimitar of Speed vs blob[1d20]=1 [1d8+10]=7+10=17, [1d20]=3 [1d8+10]=3+10=13,
Zafron fumble conf [1d20]=20
The 'Blob' is Hurt Badly!

Galan casts Fire Arrows
All of the Torches the party burst into fire arrows!!! (1/lvl =... 19?!?!)
Blob saving throws:
FA1: pass/fail (1d4 dmg), FA2 fail/pass (1d4), FA3 pass/fail, FA4: pass/fail (1d4 dmg), FA5 pass/fail (1d4), FA6 fail/pass (1d4), FA7: pass/fail (1d4 dmg), FA8: pass both (no dmg), FA9: pass both (no dmg), FA10: pass/fail (1d4), FA11: fail both (2d4), FA12 fail/pass (1d4), FA13: pass both (no dmg), FA14: fail both (2d4), FA15: pass/fail (1d4 dmg), FA16: fail both (2d4), FA17: pass both (no dmg), FA18: pass both (no dmg),FA19 fail/pass (1d4)
Blob takes [16d4] = 42 damage
The Blob is UTTERLY DESTROYED


blob saves 1-3 [1d20]=14[1d20]=5,[1d20]=2[1d20]=20,[1d20]=19[1d20]=3
blob saves 4-6 [1d20]=19[1d20]=4,[1d20]=20[1d20]=1,[1d20]=5[1d20]=15
blob saves 7-9 [1d20]=17[1d20]=7,[1d20]=16[1d20]=11,[1d20]=10[1d20]=18
blob saves 10-12 [1d20]=13[1d20]=4,[1d20]=8[1d20]=5,[1d20]=7[1d20]=14
blob saves 13-15 [1d20]=12[1d20]=11,[1d20]=9[1d20]=8,[1d20]=12[1d20]=5
blob saves 16-18 [1d20]=4[1d20]=1,[1d20]=19[1d20]=18,[1d20]=14[1d20]=10
blob saves 19 [1d20]=9[1d20]=13
fire arrow dmg [16d4]=42

[Combat Ends]

[Nocturno]

"Well then.... Anything in that pot? We still need to figure out how to fish about in that acid one."

[TristenC]

Sorrin uses his drawn sword to shift aside some of the smoldering sludge. Strange... there is something down here... He uses the tip of his sword to shift it around, and the clink of metal can be heard. Between his weapon and gauntleted hand he is able to fish the object out. Shaking the muck off of his gauntlet he holds up what appears to be shining an intricately carved length of metal. One end of it is formed as if it were designed to hook around another object, and the other end bears irregular grooves like a key.

[BishGada]

"Hmm... We cooked this thing quite fast... I hope this metal bar opens something important or else it would be very disappointing." Galan says. "Maybe we can put some of this... goo.. in the middle vat. Or maybe the bar we found is acid proof and we can use the hook to collect what is down there. Also spilling the content is always an option." Galan looks at Sorril, "Care to put the tip of the hook in the middle jar and see if it is safe?"