Aror: переводы

→After all, the PCs have certainly earned it.

→Their reward for succeeding in what they were sent to do is covered in the Adventure Questions and in the story object Gratitude of Radiant Hold. Win or lose, the PCs are welcomed back into the fold and encouraged to take some time to rest, recover and rejoin the festival for its last days. There is still much celebration to be had.

→Lord Xandrin Corvalis expects a full report when the PCs arrive; as long as they are honest and fairly inclusive of their adventures on this mission, he will be satisfied and thank them for a job well-done. Even if the PCs were unable to retrieve the Wings of Ascent, he appreciates their efforts and considers their report almost as valuable as their success would have been. He does not chide them as long as they gave the mission their best effort.

→Returning to Stormreach will be a long but uneventful trip. Glitch gets the tumbler operational shortly after the PCs have finished their mission (or have had to flee from the bloodhulk and cannot complete their task) and the ride back home goes smoothly. There are no mysterious power failures, no elemental encounters, and no uncharted caverns waiting to intercept Lady Cannonball and endanger them all.

→Victorious heroes desperately in need of a bath…

→Once the PCs are content that they have done all they can here, proceed to the Conclusion and let them go home as exhausted but victorious heroes.

→They will have to search the corpse to find what they came here for, the Wings of Ascent, but as long as Barrak showed them where it was, no skill check will be needed. If he did not (perhaps because the PCs did not give him the chance), they will have to succeed at a Search check (DC 15) to find it. This check can be retried until the PCs find the ornate bronze trophy.

→Once the battle with Barrak is done, the chamber (and likely the PCs) are covered in blood – the essence of an innocent man corrupted by evil. Any PC within 5 feet of Barrak when he is hit for damage with a slashing or piercing weapon has been soaked in the vital fluids that were coursing through the cursed knight.

→The Aftermath

→Price: 200,000 gp.

→Appendix: Maps

→Appendix: NPCs

→Combat Statistics

→Glitch, Good-Hearted Gnome Craftsman and Binder CR 16

→Gnome Wizard 12/Elemental Savant 3/Elemental Scion of Zilago 1 CG Small humanoid (gnome)
Init +3; Senses Listen +1, Search +5, Spot +1; tremorsense 60’ (from improved graft)
Languages Common, Dragon, Giant, Orc, Terran, Gnome
AC 19, touch 16, flat-footed 24; Damage Reduction 5/- (from heart of stone, already cast)
hp 60 (16 HD)
Resist Resist cold/fire/electricity 5 (from heart of stone, already cast), resist acid 5, immune sleep
Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +12 Action Points: 12 (d6) Speed 15 ft. (3 squares)
Melee +7/+2 unarmed (1d2 nonlethal) or
Melee +9/+4 adamantine dagger (1d3+1, 17-20 x2) or Ranged +13 adamantine dagger (1d3+1, 17-20 x2, returning) Base Atk +7; Grp +7
Special Actions blessing of the light, Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 15th): 8th (1): discern location
7th (2): energy immunity, sequester
6th (3): analyze dweomer, disintegrate, move earth
5th (5): baleful polymorph, major creation, sending, telekinesis, transmute rock to mud
4th (5): minor creation, orb of acid, Rary’s mnemonic enhancer x 2, stone shape 3rd (5): arcane sight, bands of steel, dispel magic x 2, repair serious damage 2nd (5): fox’s cunning x 2, Melf’s acid arrow, scorching ray, web
1st (6): color spray, erase, expedition retreat, fist of stone x 2, shield 0th (4): acid splash, detect magic, mending, prestidigitation Abilities Str 8, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 21, Wis 12, Cha 11
SQ: energy penetration (+2 to caster level checks to beat spell resistance with acid spells),
elemental graft affinity (earth), elemental spellcasting (earth, acid)
Feats Brew Potion, Energy Admixture (acid), Energy Substitution (acid), Bind Elemental, Exceptional Artisan, Extraordinary Artisan, Legendary Artisan, Elemental Grafter, Scribe Scroll
Skills Climb +6, Concentration +3, Craft (alchemy) +20, Craft (armorsmithing) +5, Craft
(blacksmithing) +15, Craft (carpentry) +5, Craft (gemcutting) +10, Craft (leatherworking) +5,
Craft (locksmithing) +4, Craft (painting) +4, Craft (pottery) +4, Craft (sculpting) +4, Craft (shipmaking) +5, Craft (stonemasonry) +10, Craft (trapmaking) +5, Craft (weaponsmithing)
+5, Decipher Script +10, Knowledge (arcana) +10, Knowledge (architecture/engineering)
+20, Knowledge (the planes) +10, Listen +3, Profession (pilot) +8, Spellcraft +22, Use Magic
Device +5

→6th-level Characters: The final form of the Cabal’s dark curse reveals itself in barrack during this combat. He gains 10 hit points per round as listed above, continues to gain 5 per round after transforming into a bloodhulk giant and can become a bloodhulk crusher (Monster Manual IV, page 21) if his hit point total reaches 280 or more.

→5th-level Characters: The power of the Voice of the Storm’s curse has started to change Barrak, making him more than just a bloodhulk fighter. He gains 5 hit points every round after the first one; these are temporary hit points that can take him over his total and last for one round after combat stops. If his hit point total ever reaches or passes 196, he transforms into a bloodhulk giant (Monster Manual IV, page 20). After this metamorphosis, he loses his 10 hit point per round generation and remains in this new, terrible form until destroyed.

→3rd-level Characters: Barrak has not yet recovered from injuries sustained from his battle with Kymus and the excavation team. He is at 90 hit points instead of 140. Also, he has retained enough intelligence to hold back in combat; for the first three rounds, he will not apply his strength bonus to his slam attack. This reduces him to a melee attack of +5, 1d8 bludgeoning damage. After three rounds, rage overcomes him and he fights normally.

→Some groups will have problems with Barrak simply due to his undead traits and massive hit point total. If a group is having real trouble with this combat, allow one or more of the PCs to make an Intelligence check to remember the statue-pillar in the Memory of the Flame room. Its magical properties, especially the magic circle against evil it radiates, could be of great help. Of course, this assumes the PCs saw the statue and did not enter the room from the eastern side past the landslide.

→Scaling the Encounter