Gencon coming up!

Thanks dungeoneers for being patient while I'm prepping for Gencon. One week from Monday, I'll post the next big one to get the ball rolling again.

And somehow I'm going to use this piece of art from http://www.d20monkey.com/ in an adventure:

Chamber 3-2: Convector

 

Joryn explodes into action

into the chamber of heat and death

leaping over the vent that holds its blast

smoke and ash that would choke your breath

Tharl takes his place

near beautiful treasure chest

Finding focused on thought

nary their skills be best

Curious and curious

the runic circle, Lohmi draws near

a summoning trap, to bring the foe

a wicked creature of blight and fear

the ogre appears, infused with GRUBS

your realization, far too late

its Gisarme cuts Lohmi deep

a potent guardian of malicious hate

Lohmi feels the burn of the fire

the force of the swing driving him in

the bones crush beneath, an unholy pyre

purifying him of flesh and sin

Tech: Ok, bad poetry aside, here's what happened. When Lohmi approached the circle, it summoned the Ogre, but this one is covered with sickening grubs that burrow into and out of its skin! It attacked Lohmi twice with a long gisarme (reach 2); one miss and one hit. With the hit, it was able to push Lohmi into the nearby fiery bone-filled pit (failed save). Total damage = 15 from hit, and 4 from fire in the pit. Lohmi is almost bloodied, but not quite at 21 hp.

You were all able to figure out the circle's purpose (summoning), but right at the moment the Ogre appeared. Tharl and Finding had poor rolls (nary their skills be best).

If I misunderstood your positioning in the map, just let me know and we'll correct.

Only Tharl loses a Healing Surge from heat so far.

Initiative

*** Round 1 Continued ***

09 Vondal

08 Ambrose

*** Round 2 ***

20 Joryn

16 Lohmi

11 Finding

10 Tharl

10 THE OGRE

Chamber 3-1: Convector

Refreshed, you return to investigate the tunnel leading north from the sacrificial shrine... The hallway proceeds north, then curves to the west. As you traverse it, instantly you begin sweating from the extreme heat!

Pits

Ahead of you stands a set of double doors, wide open into a wrought-iron chamber beyond. The air of the chamber drips, hisses, and waves with intensity.

Two shallow pits run north-south across the room. Both are filled with blackened bones emitting flame, the smoke coalescing near the ceiling. The smell of the chamber is foul with heat and smoke.

Vents

Running the perimeter you see metal grates. As you watch, suddenly a burst of hot steam erupts from the one closest to you! You are far enough way, watching from the safety of the eastern doorway. The burst of steam lasts only a moment.
In the center of the room is a red-glowing ritual circle traced with arcane symbols. You're not sure what the symbols are from this distance. But, just to the south of the circle, you spy what looks to be a sturdy iron treasure chest.

Circle and Chest

Goristro demon

Finally, in the west, you see a way beyond this sweltering chamber. Even from this distance, you can tell that it is a heavy brass door, embossed with the image of a three-headed Balor demon wrestling a Goristro demon.

No obvious monsters threaten you, yet. That is the least of your worries, for the heat of this chamber is far worse. 

OOC: We're going right into "combat rounds". When your turn is done, you will automatically lose a healing surge due to the heat, even if you are in the hallway. If you are reduced to zero healing surges, you will burst into flame and be very DEAD. If you wish, you may attempt a DC13 Endurance check to resist this effect for one round.

Make your actions count, dungeoneers, lest you become a living torch!

MilwaukeeJoe

Chamber 2-Finale: Sacrificial Shrine

Congratulations on finishing Chamber 2!

XP and Treasure
You each gain 200 xp. No coins or gems were found.

Extended Resting
Several of you have mentioned taking an extended rest, which I will assume you do unless I hear some opposition.

Scoring Breakdown
Primary Objective: 

Destroy both lesser quasits and all of the skeletons (5 points)

Secondary Objective: 

Retrieve the corrupted silver holy symbol from the blood-filled font and leave with it (3 points)

  
Minor Objectives (1 point each): 

• Leave with the fiend-cursed dagger
• Find and take the mystic urn
• Discover the treasure cache behind the mural

Performance:
Having no dungeoneers fall unconscious (0 out of 2 points)
Having only one dungeoneer fall unconscious (1 point)

Total points scored: 12 out of possible 16

Total points accumulated = 12+9-5=16 (-5 for extended rest)

Raise your Hand if you are:

• taking the Urn?
• taking one of the three healing potions?
• taking the corrupted holy symbol +1?

Hint about Chamber 3

The hallway leading there is very hot;

almost as if you're walking into an oven...