GM Blood's Age of Worms in Golarion #2
Game Master David James Olsen

Note, first smite evil hit does +2 damage per level, so I added two to the first attack damage.

Around the wounded zombie, Aarakess watches the necromancer begin to cast another spell. Despite her best efforts, she is unable to identify it. However the slight darkening of her vision as the spell was cast causes her to realize that her strength to avoid the spell was more than a little lucky.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Fort Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Hoping to keep Filge from any more evil acts, Aarakess uses her Slumber Hex on him.

Slumber Hex - Fall asleep for 2 rounds unless DC15 Will save. - Evil Eye should still be in effect making his saves -2.

Spellcraft 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

"That was a spell to blind or deafen." the cleric calls out.

She moves up behind Kilthan and channels Desna's powers to heal her companions. A wave of holy energies roll over all around her.

Move to L-4, Channel Energy 1d6 ⇒ 3 Does not do much, but all I have left for spells...

Aarakess You have to be within 30 feet of him, Do you want to jump down below to I5 taking the attack of opportunity from zombie #3?

Sorry, did not realize that he had moved back.

I will take a 5-foot step to I5 which should avoid that AoO.

If I cannot do a 5-foot step and this move will cause an AoO, then I will use a Healing Hex on the zombie.

Attack-touch: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Round 4

Dryn retrieves a flask of acid from her pack as she moves up, cautiously staying further back this time.

Not sure if an Acid Flask is going to count as a weapon or not. If so I can attack this round, otherwise I'll use my move for a move, standard to retrieve the flask. Move to K3. If able to attack, throwing flask at K6.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18 Touch AC

Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 5 splash damage to K5 and L6, Precise Bombs to miss Kilthan.

Bad news as it is a jump down it would provoke, good news is you hit

Aarakess sees Filge back up and not sure about the 5'+ jump down to the theater below, she instead decides to touch the zombie with her healing hex. The power of her hex combined with Justin's massive blow was enough to make the zombie fall in a heap.

Dryn, not sure it is a weapon, but in my home games I always allowed quick draw to include other items like wands and rods, so why not.

Dryn'taka moves forward and launches an acid flask, hitting the larger zombie and splashing some on its neighbor.

Round 4

Initiative Order - Zombies, Justin, Filge/Skele,Aarakess, Rohara, Dryn'taka, Ingrid, Kilthan

Ingrid and Kilthan are up!

Ingrid casts lullaby (DC 13) on Filge again.

Kilthan is up last in the round

** spoiler omitted **

Kilthan snarls at the large zombie, thinking, I hope they don't let Filge turn me into one of them..., and takes a swing, trying to drop the beast.

Waraxe (PA) 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 for 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Hmph. SHould have let GM Blood keep rolling for me...

After seeing Aarakess destroy one of his creations, he sends his big zombie after her

Attack with Great Club 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 *Hit*
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

The Smaller zombie attacks Kilthan

Attack with Bite1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Attack with Claw 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 *Hit*
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Attack with Claw 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 *Hit*
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Justin is up!

The extremely weakened palizard rips into the only zombie he can reach, hitting as hard as he can.
Claw1/damage1d20 + 2 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 2 + 1 - 1 = 161d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Claw2/damage1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 41d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Bite1/damage1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 71d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Er, guys, I could use a little help here.

I use the Healing Hex on myself.

Healing Hex: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

"Rohara, please do that again."

Justin narrowly misses the large zombie.

Filge casts another spell and the hand floats over to touch Justin

Touch Attack 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 2 = 11 *Hit*
Damage 1d6 ⇒ 2 Fort Save DC 16 or 1 Str Damage

Aarakess heals herself with her healing hex, keeping her upright.

Round 5

Initiative Order - Zombies, Justin, Filge/Skele,Aarakess, Rohara, Dryn'taka, Ingrid, Kilthan (Unconscious)

Fort save 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Status = Diseased/Enlarged/blessed (AC17/t07) -8 STR/-1DEX/-1CON
In hands = empty 20/22hp

From discussion thread, missed the +1 to hit for bless and added it to my status.

Though injured by the spell, Justin shrugs off the after effects with ease

Round 5

Dryn'taka pulls out her Cure Light Wounds extract and holds it out for someone to take. "For anyone who needs it, it'll heal you like a potion. And I got a potion too if someone needs it!"

Move to pull out CLW Extract, Ready a standard to pass it off. I think Aarakess is low, yes?

The problem with the potion is that it draws an AoO I think. I am down to 5 hp after casting the CLW.

Round 5

Rohara nods to Justin and calls forth, "By Desna's will, heal those that fight this evil!" Holy energies once again roll outward from the cleric over her companions.

She then moves forward to stand atop Kithan saying to the unconscious ranger, "Worry not friend, I shall make sure that they do not harm you." She brings her shield up again oncoming attacks.

Channel Energy 1d6 ⇒ 6 healed. 5-ft step to K-5 (over Kilthan)

If you can retcon, Dryn, you should give the administer the extract to Kilthan.

I am hurting, but ok. Help the good ranger if you can.

If GM blood is okay with that, I will. Just didn't have room before to get to him.

she uses a round of Luck
and attacks K-5
1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 1 = 15

1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8

I'll assume Rohara is going to L5 not K5 since a zombie is there.
Since she goes before Dryn I will allow you to change your action since it involved readying anyways. Go ahead and administer it.

Ingrid's attack missed

Round 5 edited

Dryn'taka administers the extract to Kilthan, restoring his health. "Now drink it all down!"

1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Kilthan is prone and should be conscious again. Rohara is in his square at the moment

Zombie #4 on Rohara

Bite on Rohara 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Claw on Rohara 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22 *Hit*
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Claw on Rohara 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 *Hit*
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Big Zombie once again on Aarakess

Great Club 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Justin is up before Filge Kilthan can do something prone as well

Status = Diseased/Enlarged/blessed (AC17/t07) -8 STR/-1DEX/-1CON
In hands = empty 22/22hp Third round at -8 STR

Justin steps away from the stairs and rakes the zombie with powerful long reach claws and bites.
Claw 1/damage 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 211d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Claw 2/damage 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 161d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Bite/damage 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 231d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Confirm Bite critical/damage 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 191d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Five foot step 'down' and full attack. If five foot step not possible, stay in place. Edit: Woohoo, that's much better. Hit AC18 for 17 Slashing

((Note: Rohara's AC is 20... the 2nd attack would miss an 18))

Rohara, that second hit on you was not a hit, only the first for 3 points *Ninja'd!*

Justin hits the larger zombie twice which he is sure would have slain one of the smaller zombies, but this one is made of sterner stuff and is still moving!

Filge sends his hand over to touch Justin again then drinks a potion

Touch Attack 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 2 = 8 *Hit*
Damage 1d6 ⇒ 5 Fort DC 16 or take 1 Str damage

Round 5

Initiative Order - Zombies, Justin, Filge/Skele, Aarakess, Rohara, Dryn'taka, Ingrid, Kilthan (prone)

Round 6

Dryn suddenly lashes out with a viscious bite at the zombie, before pulling back, letting out a growl.

Bite at K5, 5' shift to K3.

Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Round 5

Gotta get rid of these undead. Oh, and Kilthan, no more playing on the ground.

Use Healing Hex on the Bugbear Zombie.

Attack-touch: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7 <-- +1 BAB, +1 Bless
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Unfortunately the close confines causes Aarakess to misjudge the zombie and her hand just misses touching it with the Hex.

Dryn'taka and Aarakess each miss the bugbear zombie with their attacks.

Rohara and Kilthan (Twice) left

Fort save 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Another -1 ST - keep the positive karma and the positive energy coming 17/22hp

Round 6

Hearing the elven man return to life below her she takes a brief moment to see that he is conscious once again. Rohara than takes a step forward now giving both Ingrid and the enlarged Justin an advantage against the bugbear-zombie.

"Densa, I call upon your power to destroy these foul unliving creatures..." There is almost what looks to be a breif glow about the woman as the energies burst forth from her.

Move to K-6, Channel Energy (harm undead) 1d6 ⇒ 5 damage (DC 13 Will save for half dmg)

Kilthan shakes his head, I must be alive, I hurt too much... and I don't think Angradd would let zombies in the Great Hall..

He reaches for his axe, and swings at the Zombie's legs. Stupid thing will kill me if I try to stand, so I guess I'm attacking from down here..

Waraxe: 1d20 + 5 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 - 4 + 1 = 8 {prone, bless} for 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 Figure I can't get the momentum to 2-hand it from down here

Second attempt:
Waraxe: 1d20 + 5 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 - 4 + 1 = 16 {prone, bless} for 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

she attacks K-5
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Rohara channels energy breaking apart the skeleton and injuring the two zombies.

Ingrid takes the brief moment the bugbear zombie was affected by the cleric's positive energy and slashes at it killing it.

Kilthan first attempt at hitting the troglodyte zombie missed but once Rohara moved it was easier for him and he sunk his axe into the leg of the zombie killing that undead creature as well.

Filge seeing all of his undead creations die, throws down his wand and his dagger and says, "I give up!" He almost has a tear in his eye.

*Combat Over!*

Justin falls to his knees and thanks Iomedae for delivering them from the great evil they faced.

"That was an amazing job everyone. Those zombies were fast--they swarmed me before I could use my size and reach to advantage. Rohara, can you provide us some more healing, I know Kilthan and I can sure use some."

Justin then looks to Filge, "I hope there is a way other than your death for me to get back the strength you took from me."

One round at -1 STR, three rounds at -8 STR.

Almost immediately after he surrenders the -8 str penalty disappears, but the -1 str damage from the chill touch is still there

Filge says to Justin, "I'm sure rest will recover it naturally. As to my death, I know things about the town and Smenk! Promise me you will let me go, and I'll tell you everything!"

Justin whispers to the group, "I would just as soon put him to the sword. I don't think his life is worth what he could tell us and his foul necromancy was witnessed by all. But my values are somewhat extreme, aren't they Dryn."
Justin winks at his favorite alchemist. Then Justin recovers his dropped trident and greatsword.
I think Iomedae wanted me to taste what is like to have the strength of those I have sworn to protect for a while.

"Bah, you're just being you," She gives a sharptoothy smile as she pulls out some chemicals and begins mixing them. Takes 1 minutes, mixing my last two extracts into Cure Light Wounds, just in case.

"The walking dead guys were kinda neat, but not so much now." Dryn looks at the undead around the room. "I'd say it depends on where he got his raw materials from. If he's been digging up graveyards, it's kinda mean and not nice, especially trying to kill us, but he didn't hurt anyone until we came in. Otherwise, I say we beat him up and make him tell us, then do not nice things back! I bet the town guard would love to hear about him digging up their dead relatives to make servants out of." A rather ominous smile overcomes Dryn's face at the thought, obviously not thinking about the legal thing to do so much as the guards getting ahold of him.

I do not think that I have cured anyone but myself so far today - so:

Healing Hex-Justin: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Healing Hex-Kilthan: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

I also use a healing hex on the remains of the zombies and skeleton so that the good energy of healing really removes the taint of undeath.

Whether they were alive or dead, what he did was unnatural. He used the dead, which the good people of this town put to rest, as playthings and toys. And an even more important question is, where did he find dead trogolytes and a dead bugbear? That is a more troubling issue as these are evil malicious creatures which should be kept far from the town, whether they are alive or dead.

I also cast Detect Magic to see what he has in his place and what magical effects he has on himself from the spells and potions he used.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 <-- I assume that where we are would qualify for the +3 in shadows bonus from my familiar.

He had spectral hand cast, mage armor, and false life

He has an amulet that is a bird skull on a leather thong that is magical and carries a potion that is magical.

He has fine silver operating equipment near the blue body on the table that you think would fetch 500gp as a set.

On one of the shelves flanking the operating table is a foot long and half as wide sealed jar that contains a segmented green worm bobbing in some sort of liquid.

Spellcraft(potion): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Spellcraft(amulet): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

Knowledge(religion): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

What do you know about Smenk, I would be interested in hearing what rumors you have about the good businessman. It better be very useful, because the good lizard paladin has a slightly different view on justice than some of the rest of us. Especially when the wrongdoer was involved in necromancy.

I look at the table: And how did you come into the possession of a Spawn of Kyuss?

Potion of cure moderate wounds, amulet of natural armor +1

"I will tell you everything you want to know. You can have everything here that I have including my items like that potion or my bird amulet. But I want a promises from each of you, and that lizard especially, that I will be able to leave without being harmed. I will walk away and you'll never see me again. And you'll want to know what I know about the danger to town, including where that worm came from. You will not know any of this without me telling you and I am not saying a thing without your promsises."

Knowledge (Religion) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Rohara will channel energy to heal up those still injured...
Channel Energy (heal & exclude Filge) 1d6 ⇒ 5

"Well Sir, while you do have some knowledge, we will take all that you have regardless. You have surrendered, as such I beleive most of my companions here will agree that we are not going to kill you in cold blood." she looks over at the others and then comments with a shrug, "But there are others that just may... given the chance."

"I will agree that we will let you live. As to your information, if it proves as valuable as you claim, I can agree to let you on your way this night." Rohara comments. "but you tell us everything and if it is not as important as you claim, then the authorities as they are, will have you.

Make your choice, Sir.

Diplomacy 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Filge looks around and licks his lips and says, "The lizard needs to promise then I will answer any of your questions fully and without holding anything back."

Ask away, assuming Justin is ok with that deal