Saturday 12 October 2019

ep 95 19/2/4720 Dead Heart of Xin #10 - Siccatite Vault - Fall of Xin Golem


Smon: GM Ok end of last sesh you retreated from the Xin-Haunted Siccatite-Infused Iron Golem.
Smon: http://smonscurseofthecrimsonthrone.blogspot.com/2019/10/ep-94.html
Smon: You went back to the Noqual Vault where you defeated the 2 Elder Crystallis despite Claw being stoned and recovered your hp.
JamesDevil: yea, acid cloud and absorbs fire -.-
joriandrake: right, we were meant to heal up/ prepare
joriandrake: Does quillax have anti-fire or ice defence?
Smon: Let me know when you go back again, if that's still your intent.
Keelia: Nope
JamesDevil: "ok, so I left both a life-stealing greataxe here that does necro damage, i've also got a regular +1 incase that get absorbed as well
JamesDevil: "
joriandrake: The iron golem is a construct, but also counts as undead when posessed
chris107: M has her Eldritch Blasts for force damage.
JamesDevil: "Quillx could you fly to the roff and attack it from there?"
Smon: GM: You can collect desired gear & heal up in a minute or so using the Sihedron.
joriandrake: but it isn't considered uncorporeal ghost anymore either, so that special scimitar might not help
Keelia: She considers. "I could but we don't know if the windows open."
JamesDevil: There are windows?
Smon: There are no windows in the vaults.
joriandrake: Drakh isn't certain if he could hide from the golem, if yes, I might attempt to sneak attack it with CHill TOuch (worst named cantrip ever) that causes necrotic damage and special extra against undead targets
Keelia: "You said fly off roof. How am i to get into the vault if no windows?"
JamesDevil: "Soz I meant to the ceiling, my bad"
Smon: He meant fly up to the ceiling
Smon:
Smon: (I get used to Jorian)
JamesDevil: how large is it btw Smn?
Keelia: Ah!!  I can get up to the ceiling, sure.
JamesDevil: giant, large, etc?
joriandrake: "Well, teleportation could work, or passing through walls as a spirit, Can't do either of those myself tho" Drakh ponders "We could also use this chance to return with two dimension doors to the town with all the loot, then back"
Keelia: I don't think teleportation can work - tried to planeshift him out and he said there were wards
joriandrake: Perhaps not this room?
Smon: The golem is huge, about 15' tall with 10' arms. It looked like it could not reach someone pressed up against the nearly 30' high ceiling.
joriandrake: Drakhaien looks around to see if he spots any wards
JamesDevil: damn
joriandrake: Heh, walking and laying on the ceiling could work
JamesDevil: I think we'll just have to suck it and see
joriandrake: spider climb stuff
JamesDevil: If you guys can range him i *might* be able to keep him still
Smon: The whole palace seems shielded vs ingress/egress, though there may be special summoning chambers you're not aware of.
chris107: Works for me
joriandrake: "If Chill Touch works on the posessed golem, as undead, it may stop it from regenerating"
joriandrake: "Well, this room can't be used for teleportation by us either, probably there are some escape rooms though, but we didn't find them yet"
JamesDevil: give it a go, then we try taking it down the hard way
JamesDevil: we're going to just have to place it by ear i think
JamesDevil: right, lets get started we've not get long before Keelia has to go
chris107: M will spend an action to turn on her Holy Nymbus before we return.
Smon: ok
Smon: /roll d2
Smon rolls 1d2 and gets: 2
joriandrake: ok, keep it busy, distracted, so Drakh can hide behind the golem to sneak attack/shoot it, and will do it with chill touch first
Keelia: (Q's still got the timeglass running)
JamesDevil: Claw picks up his axes
Smon: GM: You gather again on the Sihedron....
Smon: Quillax has the real Sihedron unless passed on.
joriandrake: hm
Keelia: Can Q ready a spell?
Smon: (no) Quillax uses the energy of a cantrip to activate the Siccatite prong of the floor Sihedron and you flash on to the next chamber.
joriandrake: new init?
Smon: The Siccatite Vault is icy cold (5 cold damage). The Xin golem is waiting for you by the floor Sihedron, eyes flashing green... roll init
Smon: /roll d20-1
Smon rolls 1d20-1 and gets: 20, (-1) = 19
chris107: 179/184
chris107 Rolls 1d20+2x2 and gets:
19 (+2) = 21
4 (+2) = 6
JamesDevil Rolls 1d20+2x2 and gets:
18 (+2) = 20
14 (+2) = 16
joriandrake rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 20, (+5) = 25
chris107: big numbers
Keelia rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 10, (+3) = 13
Keelia: There you go, a low one
Smon: Well done most of you, beating my 20
chris107: (Who doesn't want the S passing to them today?)
Smon: #25 Drak #21 Mal #20 Claw #19 Golem #13 Quillax
Smon: #25 Drak there is currently no cover and the icy floor is difficult terrain (the fog next round will give cover).
Smon: /roll d4x2
Smon Rolls 1d4x2 and gets:
2 = 2
1 = 1
joriandrake: This won't be easy, he waited for us and the golem is still posessed. Drakh begins with Mirror Image cast, and stepping between our warriors for defence
Smon: The golem is adjacent to Mal & Claw so can be sneak attacked.
joriandrake: oh
joriandrake: even better
joriandrake: In this case Drakh casts Chill TOuch on it
Smon: (lucky roll, could have been adjacent to Quillax & Drak)
joriandrake rolls 1d20+9 and gets: 4, (+9) = 13
joriandrake: stoke of luck
joriandrake: I make the spell hit as I assume it would miss
Smon: ok
joriandrake: Necrotic sneak attack
Smon: AC 20
joriandrake rolls 4d8 and gets: 6, 6, 3, 8, = 23
joriandrake rolls 10d6 and gets: 5, 1, 5, 3, 2, 1, 3, 6, 1, 4, = 31
JamesDevil: nice start
joriandrake: 54 hp necro, and and it canĂ¢€™t regain hit points until the start of your next turn. Until then, the hand clings to the target. If you hit an undead target, it also has disadvantage on attack rolls against you until the end of your next turn.
chris107: 10HP radiant from her nymbus. very nice
joriandrake: Drakh moves into a better defensive position behing allies, and end turn
Smon: GM Xin laughs as the necrotic energy splays harmlessly off the Golem. "Ha ha ha! Necrotic energy does not affect me in any way!"
joriandrake: ... this spell was made mainly against the undead
Smon: #21 Malassandra
chris107: 10 Radiant. Withdraw action to allow Eldritch Blasting next time from range. End turn.
Smon: OK Mal retreats to the far side of the room.
Keelia: (it's in a golem)
Smon: #20 Claw
chris107: (Does the radiant appear to do damage?)
JamesDevil: +1 stealing great axe
Smon: (no)
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+17 and gets: 7, (+17) = 24
Smon: hit
JamesDevil rolls 2d12+15 and gets: 12, 12, (+15) = 39
joriandrake: "This thing might require brute force to defeat"
chris107: wow
joriandrake: nice roll!
JamesDevil: yay for epic bonus damage die
JamesDevil: next attack
Smon: The axe chomps into it.
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+17 and gets: 7, (+17) = 24
Smon: hit
JamesDevil rolls 2d12+15 and gets: 1, 9, (+15) = 25
JamesDevil:
JamesDevil: end turn
Smon: Claw whacks at its legs. It doesn't seem to have healed up the damage he inflicted last time BTW
Smon: The Xin Golem attacks Quillax (naturally)
JamesDevil: awesome
Smon: /roll d20+15x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+15x2 and gets:
9 (+15) = 24
5 (+15) = 20
Keelia: (yep! he doesn't like her)
Keelia: one hit
Keelia: AC 22
Keelia: but he has dis
Keelia: against her due to timeglass
Smon: ok call that a miss on 1st attack
Smon: He'd also have disad from the Sihedron giving you Foresight
Smon: 2nd attack (cold arm)
Keelia: Then I have double foresight
Smon: /roll d20+15x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+15x2 and gets:
16 (+15) = 31
12 (+15) = 27
Smon: hit, 45 slashing & 15 cold
Keelia: (i can see into infinity, like a standing between two mirrors)
Keelia: Brr
Smon: Mal you are over by the western shelf which has 2 dozen siccatite bars, 12 hot 12 cold on it, retail value 1000gp each.
chris107: Sihedron?
Smon: Its fists are shaped like Sihedrons for slashing
Keelia: Q can pass it with her reacton
Keelia: *reaction to M
chris107: Thanks Keelia
Smon: (ok you both heal up, also rem healing at start of your turn if you already have it)
Smon: #13 Quillax
chris107: 184/184
JamesDevil: o yea, i frogot to roll temp health from m y axe, nvm
Keelia: Sunbeam
Smon: con save w disad for undead/golem
Keelia: yep
Smon: /roll d20+5x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x2 and gets:
19 (+5) = 24
5 (+5) = 10
Smon: 10 fail
chris107:
Keelia: failed (21)
Keelia rolls 6d8 and gets: 5, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, = 33
Smon: It counts as undead vs radiant effects, the downside of its necrotic immunity
chris107: (But my radiant did no damage?)
Keelia: it's still blinded which is the best of it
JamesDevil: and fire absorption apparently -.-
Smon: It takes damage from radiant as if undead, so a smite would do d8 extra. Which radiant do you mean Chris?
chris107: Holy Nymbus, 10 points / round
chris107: 30' r
Smon: ok, you need to tell me stuff like that
joriandrake: (I have one fire and one necrotic damage cantrip, I already knew I can't use fire, no necrotic either, have to change tactics)
chris107: I did
Keelia: Q will swap to EE form
Smon: I've added 10 dmg to it
Keelia: as her bonus action
chris107: Thanks
Smon: I'll add another 20 for last session too
Smon: OK Quillax shifts to earth elemental
Smon: R2 - the room shifts to boiling hot, take 5 fire damage. The steam allows hide checks, as does it being blinded
chris107: 179/184
JamesDevil: 3 for me?
Smon: #25 Drak you can bonus action hide if you want to sneak attack
Smon: Totem rage 5/2 = 2
joriandrake: Drakh moves 30 feet to be behind the golem and far from it, bonus action hide for advantage
Smon: Just a steam room for Claw, don't stay in more than 10 minutes
JamesDevil: "that tickles
joriandrake: action: cast Tasha's Hideous Laughter on it, it seems to have a "insane) mind so might find stuff funny, and has to roll save with disadvantage due to AT class feature
joriandrake: Wisdom save
joriandrake: Magical Ambush class feature, Wis save with disadv VS Hideous Laughter
joriandrake: If required I can roll Stealth, but it can't be worse than 27 and Drakh loses stealth right after the casting of spell anyway
Smon: ok normally it'd be immune but with Xin's ghost in it I'd say not
joriandrake: yay
joriandrake: DC 17 WIS, disadv
Smon: I'll need to use Xin's own WIS save though which is +12 (WIS +5, Prof +7)
Smon: /roll d20+12x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+12x2 and gets:
12 (+12) = 24
10 (+12) = 22
joriandrake: ok, end turn
Smon: He resists
chris107: Choses Generosity prong and sends four Eldritch (force) blasts at it. + 10 Radiant from Nymbus. Reaction the S to Q. HP 184/184
chris107 Rolls 1d20+16x4 and gets:
10 (+16) = 26
8 (+16) = 24
10 (+16) = 26
13 (+16) = 29
Smon: 4 hits
chris107 rolls 4d10 and gets: 4, 6, 4, 1, = 15
chris107: she looks for signs of damage?
Smon: It's taken 210 (including 25 from Mal just now)
chris107: cool. End turn.
joriandrake: (I'll ask for the Sihedron for next round)
Smon: #20 claw, you have advtg
JamesDevil Rolls 1d20+19x2 and gets:
15 (+19) = 34
4 (+19) = 23
JamesDevil rolls 2d12+15 and gets: 11, 8, (+15) = 34
JamesDevil Rolls 1d20+17x2 and gets:
19 (+17) = 36
19 (+17) = 36
Smon: hack, hack
JamesDevil: woops, roll that wfirst one wrong, nvm, made it anyway
JamesDevil rolls 2d12+15 and gets: 10, 4, (+15) = 29
JamesDevil: end turn
Smon: 273 dmg, it's looking cracked!
chris107: He's a beast!
Smon: It attacks Quillax-emental w disad
Smon: /roll d20+15x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+15x4 and gets:
5 (+15) = 20
13 (+15) = 28
7 (+15) = 22
15 (+15) = 30
JamesDevil: I just did 60 damage to it, yet its still not attacking me -.-
Keelia: ac 17
Keelia: (it hates me more. Shame on you barbarian  )
Keelia: But it's blinded sitll
joriandrake: (it wants to kill the known spellcaster first)
Keelia: *still
Smon: 20 & 22, 2 hits on earth form, 120 dmg sp 6 hp left
joriandrake: (Perhaps it has a real short distance blindsight or such)
Keelia: ouch
Smon: #13 Quillax
Keelia: Drop EE form. Lay down a new line of sunbeam
Keelia: pass S to Drak and shift back to EE form
Keelia rolls 6d8 and gets: 4, 3, 2, 3, 6, 6, = 24
Smon: GM: OOC it was supposed to have magic resistance, I'm saying it kicks in when bloodied.
joriandrake: (thanks, healed back up)
Smon: /roll d20+5
Smon rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 20, (+5) = 25
Keelia: dis against CON save for 21
Smon: ok magic resistance cancels disad, it makes the save
Keelia: Boo.
Smon: (even normal golems have magic resistance, I guess being haunted weakened it!)
Keelia:
joriandrake: (who wishes to get the S after Drakh passes it down?)
JamesDevil: as if it wasn't powerful enough -.-
chris107: (M)
Keelia: (M is next in the line)
Smon: R3 The room turns cold again, 5 cold dmg
chris107: 179/184
Smon: Xin can see again. "I can see! I can see perfectly!"
Smon: #25 Drak
JamesDevil: 319/325
joriandrake: hm, I guess I don't have to ask if there's dim light in this room after that comment
Smon: yeah you can't Hide now, no cover
joriandrake: Drakh uses back where he is S's casting of Improved Invisibility, bonus action hide, passes S to M, end turn
Smon: Your minimum Stealth roll is what btw?
joriandrake: 27
Smon: ok DC 23 so pass
Smon: I assume you move away a bit from your current location
chris107: Mallxandra, seeing that her radiance is having an effect charges in the 30' and attacks with the sun Sword. Choosinhg to kill it with Kindness.
Smon: #21 Mal
joriandrake: (and if its still alive next round, I start to shoot it with adv invisibly)
chris107 Rolls 1d20+15x2 and gets:
17 (+15) = 32
14 (+15) = 29
Smon: hits
chris107 rolls 6d8+38 and gets: 3, 6, 6, 4, 8, 5, (+38) = 70
Smon: ouch
chris107: 70 Radiant + 10 from nymbus
chris107: 80
Smon: 353 dmg so far
Smon: #20 Claw
chris107: S to Q end turn
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+17 and gets: 7, (+17) = 24
JamesDevil rolls 2d12+15 and gets: 5, 1, (+15) = 21
JamesDevil: :/
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+17 and gets: 1, (+17) = 18
Smon: miss!
JamesDevil: -.-
JamesDevil: end turn
Smon: Xin: "Let's try something slightly different..."
Smon: He breathes out a vast cloud of greenish poison gas, 30' cone.
Smon: 50% chance Drak is in the AoE
Smon: /roll d100
Smon rolls 1d100 and gets: 98,
chris107: Add M's +6 guys
Keelia: immune
Smon: no, only gets Q C & M
Smon: You did say you dropped your elemental form Quillax, where is immunity from?
JamesDevil: CON?
Keelia: I retook EE form
Keelia: I always do
Smon: DC 19
chris107 rolls 1d20+15 and gets: 1, (+15) = 16
Keelia: Keelia: Drop EE form. Lay down a new line of sunbeam Keelia: pass S to Drak and shift back to EE form
chris107:
Smon: (Ok you should say bonus action new EE form)
JamesDevil rolls 1d10+20 and gets: 10, (+20) = 30
joriandrake: (which circle is QUillax belonging to?)
Smon: 90 poison dmg, half on a save
JamesDevil:
Keelia: I'll make sure I include the words bonus action
Smon: (cheers)
chris107: 89/184
JamesDevil: and half again for the bear
Smon: yup, so 90/4 = 22 to Claw
Keelia: (@jorian, circle of the moon)
Smon: #13 Quillax
Keelia: She lays down another line of sunbeam
Smon: Xin: "While you may defeat this construct, every spell you burn weakens you, while my Reliquary is almost complete! Soon we will march back to Thassilon and rebuild a better world!"
Keelia: dis con save against 21 (or since he has adv, it cancels)
Smon: /roll d20+5
Smon rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 9, (+5) = 14
Smon: Q blinds him again.
Keelia: So, he's blinded again
Keelia rolls 6d8 and gets: 2, 4, 3, 8, 6, 6, = 29
Smon: 403 dmg
Smon: "Ow... And my loyal servant Belmedra awaits you! Each of her blades infused with finest Skymetal!"
joriandrake: (I guess M might tell us about her later)
Smon: R4 5 fire dmg, fog rolls
joriandrake rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 6, (+3) = 9
chris107: 84/184
Smon: #25 Drak
joriandrake: Imp. Inv concentration fails, but it doesn't matter due to it being blinded
Keelia: If Q had sihedron, she passed it to Drak.
Keelia: (I've lost track of it)
chris107: She does
joriandrake: ok
JamesDevil: needs to go to M really
joriandrake: Drakh shoots with advantage at golem's back, weak point at neck or such
Smon: OK
joriandrake: Generosity used
joriandrake Rolls 1d20+15x2 and gets:
8 (+15) = 23
2 (+15) = 17
joriandrake rolls 1d20+15 and gets: 13, (+15) = 28
Smon: 23 hits
joriandrake: yep, just forgot to add +1 adv dice
Smon: ?
joriandrake rolls 1d8+5 and gets: 3, (+5) = 8
joriandrake rolls 10d6 and gets: 6, 5, 6, 6, 5, 5, 1, 1, 5, 5, = 45
Smon: (guessing that's the Elven Accuracy reroll if attack misses)
Smon: 53 dmg, taken 456
joriandrake: 53 hp magical arrow sneak attack, bonus action hide a bit further away, M gets the S, end turn
Smon: An arrow sprouts from its neck.
joriandrake: (Yes, it was the 3rd adv dice for Elven Accuracy)
Smon: OK Drak circles the room on tiptoe
Smon: It's not an "advantage die" so you confused me
Smon: #21 Mal
chris107: M chooses Kindness and continues her attack with the sunsword. 104/184HP
chris107 Rolls 1d20+15x2 and gets:
19 (+15) = 34
13 (+15) = 28
joriandrake: (well until now I always just rolled 3 dices for simplicity, but today I forgot and used 2 for the attack, np)
Smon: hit
chris107 rolls 6d8+38 and gets: 3, 4, 7, 4, 1, 4, (+38) = 61
chris107: +10 Nymbus 71 Rad.
chris107: Passes S to Q
Smon: The sunsword buries itself in the golem's iron heart. It staggers back and keels over with a crash.
Smon: The green light in its eyes dies.
Smon: 6 vaults down, 1 to go!
JamesDevil: "Hurray!
Smon: (out of combat)
Keelia: Q readies another line of sunbeam in case the ghost appears
chris107: "Poor Xin! My emperor is gone." Weeps Mal.
joriandrake: "Great job" Drakh says "Let's search and loot this place, then get out before it hurts us more"
JamesDevil: "Right lets take all of the bars back up one vault, that will become OUR vault ^^"
Keelia: Q drops her EE form to pat Mal on the back. "All that is left is an echo of him, and an unkind one at that. It would better serve his memory to destroy this evil. We need to find that reliquary."
chris107: Mal takes courage from the wise words of Quillax.
Keelia: (OK guys, I stayed later than I planned to see the fight through, so I need to head out.)
chris107: (Have a great week Keelia  )
Smon: GM: Claw with energy resistance and thick gloves can scoop up the burning hot/cold bars. You take some damage but heal up w Sihedron
Keelia: (If you keep going, you can use Q's EE form or things like that  )
joriandrake: Claw is right, we can use that one for our advantage, but before last battle we better move it all home, I worry the whole place may crash down or explode once Xin is being defeated
JamesDevil: "it mentioned 'Belmedra' sounds like it'll be a nasty servant"
joriandrake: bye K
Keelia: (Have a great week and I look forward to next game!!)
Keelia: (bye!)
Smon: Mal can roll Arcana DC 20
Smon: Bye K!
chris107: Does M recognise the name?
JamesDevil: Bye Keelia
chris107: Can she do it with a bonus from the S?
8:52am  2019-10-12 Keelia Has exited the room
Smon: if the prong grants a bonus
chris107: ah no
chris107: bonuson proficiant skills
chris107: She is not proficient
chris107 rolls 1d20 and gets: 19,
chris107: drat! Needed a 20
Smon: hm, close.  A female demon, perhaps?
joriandrake: If M fails it Drakh will also attempt History or Arcana...
Smon: DC 30 for Drak
Smon: Arcana
chris107:
joriandrake: Well, I already used stroke of luck... so not a lot of chances for it
joriandrake rolls 1d20+10 and gets: 3, (+10) = 13
joriandrake: yep, 23
JamesDevil: To Claw it sounds like some kind of burrito
Smon: Belmedra is a name contemporary with Xin and not well known even 11,000 years ago, Drak doesn't recall any details.
chris107:
joriandrake: we have burritos here?
joriandrake: "well... I assume she dual wields at least, or has more arms, in any case I hope Quillax can blind her too"
Smon: GM: Do you want to do the final Vault w 3 PCs while Q guards the treasure?
chris107: Pass the Sihedron back and forth as we chat..
JamesDevil: i prefer melee guys
chris107: I'm game
joriandrake: We can try it, and flee if its too hard
Smon: You have retreated to the Noqual vault
JamesDevil: @smn noooooooo way
chris107: HP back at maximum?
Smon: Next game in 3 weeks >:)
JamesDevil: yep, then end the sesh methinks
Smon: Yes you can Sihedron yourselves back to full hp
chris107: Claw ?!
JamesDevil: what was the loot btw? 10 skymetal bar?
joriandrake: sheesh then yes, 3 week wait no way, lets try
chris107:
Smon: 24 bars, worth 1000 each.
chris107: More Barbarian wimpiness?
joriandrake: siccatite bars
JamesDevil: cool, noting it down
joriandrake: I assume half is fiery and half is icy?
JamesDevil: don't want Keelia to miss out
Smon: yes half and half
chris107: Barbarians ain't what they used to be
Smon: Can be used to forge flametongue & frostbrand weapons & similar
joriandrake: Might be interesting for armor if you are imune to cold or fire damage, but likely best to use for weapon smithing
chris107: Ooooo nice!
Smon: Without enchantment a Siccatite weapon does +1 fire or +1 cold
JamesDevil: this is out of games reasons, anyway, see you guys next session have a nice day!
chris107: Take care James. See you in 3 weeks
Smon: OK bye James, we'll end there then
joriandrake: I think I'll make a list of potential custom items from all the skymetal we found, for the part that's Drakh's, to craft various masks
joriandrake: bye James
8:59am  2019-10-12 JamesDevil Has exited the room
joriandrake: ok, thanks for DMing Simon



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