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Game Master Black Powder Chocobo

Owai raises an eyebrow at Shilyn when she finishes her examination.

Deaglan looks down to the ground at his feet, spreads his legs and intones "Trudd, give me strength!". He then tries to push open the door.

Strength Check, Guidance and Strength Surge: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 24

So glad I rolled high, it would have been very embarrassing for a cleric with the strength domain otherwise...

Varian moves forward to assist, but smiles as he sees Daeglan has the favor of his god, and perhaps needs no assistance...

however if that roll wasn't enough, he puts his shoulder to the door and tries to help str check, dc 10 to assist: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4... his feet seem to slip on the slick floor though and he only manages to push himself away from the door, sigh

Shilyn looks over at Owai and says, "It's clean.. but apparently barricaded from the other side. We'd probably be best to go around," Glancing at Deaglan and Varian's attempt to open the door she lets out a soft giggle before continuing, "Unless of course, these two wish to show us how awesomely strong they are."

Shilyn laughs at Deaglan... but with a mighty bash, the dwarf splinters the door, moving a large pile of rubble along with it.

Cue Legend of Zelda puzle music.

The walls of this long chamber are of brick, the ceiling supported by stone arches. Remnants of bedrolls and other camping equipment lie along the southern wall.

Another wooden door is at the other end of the room.

Map updated

With a chuckle, Shilyn simply adds, "See, I told you they were awesomely strong. Too bad I have to keep bailing them out of trouble."

"Shilyn, we are all part of this group and each lends his strength to the others so that we are more than just the sum of our capabilities. Now would you be so kind to check if this room has any traps?"

Shilyn checks over the room. No traps. It does appear that some people lived here not too long ago, but the place was recently brought to its disheveled state.

The next door similarly doesn't bear any traps, but once again is barricaded.

"Who or what would be living down here?" Owai asks in a whisper. "And they're likely to be behind the next door if there's not another way out on the other side."

"There are many sadhu in Vudra who live underground. A good place for quiet meditation. ".

"However, the usually seek enlightenment, not communication with the dark places between stars". Mahasi laughs awkwardly.

"Shilyn, we are all part of this group and each lends his strength to the others so that we are more than just the sum of our capabilities. Now would you be so kind to check if this room has any traps?"

Shilyn grins at Deaglan and can't help herself as she replies, "You're so right Deag. You break things, I try to bail you out when the noise attracts unwanted attention. A winning combination for us so far, eh?"

With a wink toward the normally stoic dwarf, she gives the room a quick check, noticing it's free of traps and points to the next barricaded door. "Someone doesn't want us going this way.. quietly at least."

Going to give it the ol 1-2 again I take it?

Mahasi attempts to aid with his somewhat slender frame.

aid to strength: 1d20 ⇒ 20

Heh, with two others helping... that's good enough!

This time, the sorcerer decides to get his hands dirty and does the brunt of the bashing. With Varian and Deaglan aiding, the door is slowly pushed open with more rocks and debris being shuffled behind it.

This room, pitch black other than a couple of light sources from the party, is lined with rubble along the walls. This chamber is partially collapsed, but Mahasi can see occasional patches of brickwork. Once rounded alcove remains along the northern wall, though it lacks a sarcophagus.

Map updated!

Owai holds his scimitar at the ready and looks to the others, silently asking them if they wish him to go first, or if they have another procedure.

"Usually Shi goes first and checks out the rooms, but she doesn't see well in the dark like we can so perhaps this time, Owai, you and I should go first."

The two aasimars take lead into the room, scanning for anything nefarious. But nefarious strikes first as small men adorned in tattered rags slink out from the rubble, thrusting daggers into the unaware Pathfinders!

Red man dagger @ FF Owai: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Damage on hit: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + (6) = 8
Owai Fort save vs DC 15 on hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Str damage on failure: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Yellow man dagger @ FF Owai: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Damage on hit: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (5) = 6
Crit confirm @ Owai: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Extra damage on crit: 1d3 ⇒ 3
Owai Fort save vs DC 15 on hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Str damage on failure: 1d2 ⇒ 1

man dagger @ FF Owai: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Damage on hit: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (3) = 4
Owai Fort save vs DC 15 on hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Str damage on failure: 1d2 ⇒ 1

All three attacks land, Owai taking the worst. He feels slight numbing pain slowly sapping his strength, too. The three humanoids then start speaking in a strange language, planning their successive attacks!

Init Order (bold = up!)
Mahasi
Deaglan
Blue
Shilyn
Owai (17 damage, 1 strength damage, poisoned: Make DC 15 Fort save or take 1d2 ⇒ 2 Str damage)
Red
Varian 4 damage
Yellow

Map updated!

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

Dark folk! Daylight is their bane, and they explode in light when they die!

ranged touch: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 4 = 3

He unleashes a snowball at one, but misses badly. He then retreats back to allow others to close.

Deaglan gets his longhammer out while moving into the room. He then attacks the darkfolk. He misses dramatically while muttering

"Dwarves have darkvision too..."

Power Attack on Yellow: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 8 - 1 = 10
Damage: 2d6 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (3, 2) + 5 + 3 = 13

Eating AoO's from yellow and red, Deaglan has cover from blue

Red AoO @ Deaglan: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Damage on hit: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Yellow damage on hit: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 2 = 20
Damage on hit: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + (2) = 4

The dwarf is stung twice before getting into a battle position, but misses horribly.

The dark folk stuck in the alcove continues to lash out at Owai!

Blue man stab @ Owai: 1d20 + 6 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 - 2 = 9
Damage on hit: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (6) = 7

Now aware of the situation, the aasimar easily dodges the predictable attack.

Init Order (bold = up!)
Mahasi
Deaglan (7 damage)
Blue
Shilyn
Owai (17 damage, 1 strength damage, poisoned: Make DC 15 Fort save or take 1d2 ⇒ 2 Str damage)
Red
Varian 4 damage
Yellow

Linguistics 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Fort save 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

The Aasimar dervish shifts into a battle stance and slashes at one of his assailants, but his footing is off and the blade whistles through empty air.

Swift to activate Crane Style. Attack Red defensively. Current AC 27
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Use Crane Wing on first Attack on him, making AC 31 against that attack.

Noted! Let's see if I can roll crit threats against you :P

Owai shrugs off the poison, but still fails to adjust for the new surroundings before he misses.

Posting Red's action ahead, but if Shilyn someone stops him, then will remove/ignore results.

The rag-wearing man tries to summon some innate ability...
Concentration check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

And just barely fails to summon forth its arcana.

Init Order (bold = up!)
Mahasi
Deaglan (7 damage)
Blue
Shilyn
Owai (17 damage, 1 strength damage, Crane Styled)
Red
Varian
Yellow

Varian creates an earthbreaker and strikes at the little fellow next to him (blue)

to hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
dmg if hits: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 4) + 3 = 12

@Varian: Your hammer hits hard, nearly crushing the creature in a single blow.

Reaching down with her left hand, Shilyn pulls one of the three wands from it's place on her thigh, next to her dagger. Pointing at one of the creatures, she mutters a command word and promptly watches as a stream of acid flies toward its target..

ranged touch: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
damage: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3

Even with the cover penalty, Shilyn starts melting one of the dark folk!

Now sizzling with acid, it tries very hard to stab Owai and end one of his threats!

Yellow stab @ Owai: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 2 = 26
Damage on hit: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + (2) = 5

A blow that would have come close to succeeding is then thwarted as the aasimar uses his free hand to easily push the blade away.

Init Order (bold = up!)
Mahasi
Deaglan (7 damage)
Blue (12 damage)
Shilyn
Owai (17 damage, 1 strength damage)
Red
Varian
Yellow (3 damage, aciding)

Given the tightness of quarters, Mahasi opts for lesser magic.

Wand o' Magic missiles, at yellow?: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 3, 2) + 3 = 10

@Mahasi: Your bolts of force slam into the creeper who is reeling from his damage.

Power Attack on Yellow: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 - 1 = 12
Damage: 2d6 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3) + 5 + 3 = 14

Deaglan swings and misses again!

At one point, you will hit them... and they will know it!

Badly outnumbered, the dark creepers try to put the battlefield more in their favor!

Blue Concentration: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

But panicked, this one quickly stutters its words and loses his magic!

Init Order (bold = up!)
Mahasi
Deaglan (7 damage)
Blue (12 damage)
Shilyn
Owai (17 damage, 1 strength damage)
Red
Varian
Yellow (3 damage, aciding)

Owai's stance becomes even more bewildering as he shifts his swings to the other creature attacking him.

Swift to fuse styles and activate Snake Style as well, still attacking defensively, on Yellow this time. AC is 27
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Crit confirm 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 Crit damage

Use Crane Wing on the first attack against him, AC 31 against the first attack.
Use Snake Style if anyone uses a touch or ranged touch against him, 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20 <- is AC against that attack.

The wounded creeper curls up into a ball, bleeding out into unconsciousness from the vicious wound.

Is the Snake Style roll used for a second attack after Crane Style or combined?

Init Order (bold = up!)
Mahasi
Deaglan (7 damage)
Blue (12 damage)
Shilyn
Owai (17 damage, 1 strength damage)
Red
Varian
Yellow (22 damage, aciding, unconscious, bleeding out)

nothing is bold?

The Crane Wing doesn't use an action, so I'm choosing to have it apply to the first attack because it's too unwieldy to do it the regular way in PBP. But the Snake Style is an immediate action that I have to choose to use, so I'm choosing to use that immediate action if a touch or ranged touch attack is used on him instead of picking a single attack each round. I suppose if the first attack against him is a touch or ranged touch they'd both trigger... In that case the Snake Style one would override any other AC he has since his AC becomes the Sense Motive check.

Waiting for me probably.. busy day.. ugh. Sorry.. camera man said I had powdered sugar on my face from those doughnuts.. quick trip back to makeup for the scene heh ;)

With a quick flip of her fingers, Shilyn rotates her one wand out of the way while grabbing another. Pointing the second at Owai, she mutters another command..

wand of cure light: 1d8 ⇒ 6

"You boys really know how to draw a crowd," she mutters as she glances about looking for others that may need assistance, "and um, I don't have to bonk you with it, although it does take some of the fun out of it."

wand of cure light does 1d8+1, so that should be 7 pts for Owai, yes?

Whoops, yeah, waiting on Shilyn. Varian's half-right, it should be 1d8+1, but also, Shilyn, you must make a Use Magic Device check to use that wand since it's not a sorceror/wizard spell.

Ooops, now you know why i play a stabby char :)

use magic device: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

I'll just adjust my HP back then. ;)

Shilyn tries to get her wand to work, but the positive discharge can't quite get out.

Meanwhile, the creeper tries to once again get some battlefield control.

Red Concentration: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

And can't even get close to summoning his arcane energies.

Init Order (bold = up!)
Mahasi
Deaglan (7 damage)
Blue (12 damage)
Shilyn
Owai (17 damage, 1 strength damage)
Red
Varian
Yellow (22 damage, aciding, unconscious, bleeding out)

Varian swings his earthbreaker again at the closest creeper (blue), trying to add to his damage from before.

to hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
dmg if hits: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2) + 3 = 6

to confirm: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
addl dmg if confirms: 4d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 3, 6, 1) + 6 = 22

something tells me it's QUITE dead

Deaglan Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Owai Fort: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 = 12
Varian Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Red Fort: 1d20 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 4 = 26
duration: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Varian smashes the creeper hard, who then disintegrates into a powerful flash of light. While the oracle and cleric can close their eyes in time, Owai's undarkvisioned eyes temporarily burnt out by the illumination.

Init Order (bold = up!)
Mahasi
Deaglan (7 damage)
Shilyn
Owai (17 damage, 1 strength damage, blind for 6 rounds)
Red
Varian
Yellow (22 damage, aciding, unconscious, bleeding out)

Mahasi waves a wand again, and three blue spark streak out.

on red: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 4, 2) + 3 = 10

Deaglan steps to the side to avoid hitting Owai and finally manages to hit something! With a loud bash the hammer connects with the ground, leaving a red pulp where seconds before an enemy stood.

Power attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 1 = 27
Damage: 2d6 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (6, 5) + 5 + 3 = 19
Confirm?: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 - 1 = 25
Extra Damage: 4d6 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (2, 2, 2, 6) + 10 + 6 = 28 total 47 damage

i was editing while you posted

Crit baby! You should roll confirmation :)

Heh, like I said Deaglan... they will KNOW when you hit them!

Acid damage yellow: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

Deaglan smashes the head in of the last capable dark creeper, whose body also explodes in a violent burst of light.

Deaglan Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Varian Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Duration: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Varian's eyes are blasted, but having held the first one, they will only be non-functional for a few seconds.

Combat over!

There is nothing to note in the chamber, only the sole dark creeper bleeding out (who will explode in light as with the others in 3 rounds). A strange dead end, indeed...

Varian's eyes go back to normal quickly, Owai's a touch longer, but his vision is restored as well.

What do you do?

Seeing the last critter drop, Shilyn re-sheathes her acid wand and offers her healing wand to one of the others to use. "This thing doesn't seem to work well for me.. someone else wish to try it?"

Presumably, between Varian, Deaglan, and Owai, the wand can be used and any healing allocated as necessary. Just need to mark the charges :)

Hmph. Just try it again; your failure was not catastrophic. Mahasi scowls.

IE you can try again on a wand until you roll a 1, at which point it stops working for you for a day.

He pulls out a wand of infernal healing. I have a more reliable method for those who have no issue with the metaphysical source

Deaglan touches his holy symbol and a burst of holy energy bursts forth from it. He then accepts Shilyn's wand and heals Owyn. After that he returns the wand to the half-elf. "It takes faith to use divine spells my lady"

Channel: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Looking around in the room Deaglan shrugs "I wonder what they were doing here, it seems to be a dead-end"