Bibic, clement and rhesus drop 3 redcaps, while the archons and spasi finish off two of the fireballed ones. The remaining fire-singed fey slam into Bibic and the remaining sqaud charges into the meatshields.
The wound from this scythe does not bleed. The cut is dry and the edges flake away.
A2: Fireballed: 46 x2,
Hallway flank 4 + Rogue:
REDCAP CR 6
XP 2,400
NE Small fey
Init +8; Senses low-light vision; Perception +12
DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 15, flat-footed 16 (+2 armor, +4 Dex, +3 natural, +1 size)
hp 60 (8d6+32); fast healing 3,
Fort +6, Ref +10, Will +7
DR 10/cold iron
Weaknesses irreligious
OFFENSE
Speed 60 ft.
Melee Medium scythe +10 (2d4+10/×4), kick +4 (1d4+6)
Male redcap rogue 7 (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 233)
NE Small fey
I nit +10; Senses low-light vision; Perception +19
DEFENSE
AC 25, touch 18, flat-footed 18 (+4 armor, +6 Dex,
+1 dodge, +3 natural, +1 size)
hp 141 fast healing 3
Fort +9, Ref +17, Wi ll +9
Defensive Abilities evasion, trap sense +2,
uncanny dodge; DR wfcold iron
Melee death bill +18/+13
(2d4+ 14/19-20jx4)
Special Attacks sneak
attack +4d6
Round 14, Initiative: 21
Weapon Equipped = Longbow
Cold Iron Arrows = 43/71
Silver Blunt Arrows = 16/16
Adamantium Salted Arrows = 16/16
Ghost Salted Arrows = 16/16
Reptile Bane Arrows = 1/1
Bardic Performance = 6/24 (+2 round lingering, move action)
Boots of Speed = 6/10 (+1 attack, +1 bonus on attack rolls, and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves)
Shard Major Image = 1/1
LoreMaster = 1/1 (take-20 on any knowledge check)
Bow Attack Mods: BAB +8/3, Dex +4, Weapon Focus +1, Bow +3, (Rapid Shot -2), (Deadly Aim -3)
Bow Damage Mods: Composite Bow +3, Bow +3, (Deadly Aim +6)
Bard Spells: (CL 10, Con: +13, SR +12, DC: 13+)
0) Detect Magic, Light, Mending, Prestidigitation, Read Magic, Spark
1) (5/5) Cure Light Wounds, Feather Fall, Grease, Timely Inspiration, Unseen Servant
2) (2/5) Calm Emotions, Cure Moderate Wounds, Glitterdust, Heroism
3) (0/3) Cure Serious Wounds, Dispel Magic, Haste
Bibic taps his feet together for his own personal haste, the spell having ended last round (according to Spasi). He focuses on the wounded, stepping out of the reach of the fey attacking him and hoping for the best. He’s not sure the fight is going their way… and is considering retreat though he sees no easy way out. He keeps shooting…
Clement allows himself to chortle as he's sliced by the hostile redcap, glancing down at the red wound. He smirks at Rhesus.
"Ha! They think they can hurt us?"
Clement tosses his knife to his other hand and moves in real close to his adversary, nearly inviting another wound for him to mend.
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Round 13, Init 24
"Sure are a lot of the piddlespotters around here. Good thing we came to cut down their numbers."
Spasi waits for Rhesus to attack and step back, then blasts the area with fire.
fireball, DC 20 for half
5th: 2/4 (Lightning Arc*2)
4th: 2/6 (Gr Invis*1, Stone Shape,DDoor*0,SMIV*1)
3rd: 4/8 (See Invis (ext)*0,fireball*3,Haste)
2nd: 3/8 (*FalseLife, Glitterdust*1,Resist Energy*1)
1st: 1/8 (MageArmor,Snowball*0,MMissile*0)
Wand of Magic Missile 32/50 CL 9 left
Wand of Fly 6 4 left
Arcane Bolt: (0/10) used
XP —
LG Small outsider (archon, extraplanar, good, lawful)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +4 Aura aura of menace (DC 13)
DEFENSE
AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 15 (+4 natural, +1 size; +2 deflect vs. evil)
hp 17
Fort +4 [+6], Ref +3, Will +0; +4 vs. poison, +2 resistance vs. evil
DR 10/evil; Immune electricity, petrification
OFFENSE
Speed fly 60 ft. (perfect)
Ranged 2 light rays +3 ranged touch (1d6)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 3rd):
At Will—aid, continual flame, detect evil, greater teleport (self plus 50 lbs. of objects only)
STATISTICS
Str 1 [5], Dex 11, Con 12 [16], Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 10
Base Atk +2; CMB -4 [-2]; CMD 6 [8]
Feats Improved Initiative
Skills Diplomacy +5, Fly +14, Knowledge (planes) +3, Perception +4, Sense Motive +5
Languages Celestial, Draconic, Infernal; truespeech
Round 14
Rhesus lays about with his earthbreaker.
He then steps back 5 feet to allow Spasi to fireball them again.
Bibic drops another redcap and slams an arrow into another one. Clement swings wildly, but doesn't connect.
Flames explode and flesh is seared, and two of the evil that had been softened up by Rhesus fall in smouldering heaps
There is still some fight left in the remaining creatures. 1 attacks Bibic, 2 attack Rhesus and the last attacks Clement.
A2: Fireballed: 30
Hallway flank 2 38
REDCAP CR 6
XP 2,400
NE Small fey
Init +8; Senses low-light vision; Perception +12
DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 15, flat-footed 16 (+2 armor, +4 Dex, +3 natural, +1 size)
hp 60 (8d6+32); fast healing 3,
Fort +6, Ref +10, Will +7
DR 10/cold iron
Weaknesses irreligious
OFFENSE
Speed 60 ft.
Melee Medium scythe +10 (2d4+10/×4), kick +4 (1d4+6)
Male redcap rogue 7 (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 233)
NE Small fey
I nit +10; Senses low-light vision; Perception +19
DEFENSE
AC 25, touch 18, flat-footed 18 (+4 armor, +6 Dex,
+1 dodge, +3 natural, +1 size)
hp 141 fast healing 3
Fort +9, Ref +17, Wi ll +9
Defensive Abilities evasion, trap sense +2,
uncanny dodge; DR wfcold iron
Melee death bill +18/+13
(2d4+ 14/19-20jx4)
Special Attacks sneak
attack +4d6
Round 15, Initiative: 21
Weapon Equipped = Longbow
Cold Iron Arrows = 39/71
Silver Blunt Arrows = 16/16
Adamantium Salted Arrows = 16/16
Ghost Salted Arrows = 16/16
Reptile Bane Arrows = 1/1
Bardic Performance = 5/24 (+2 round lingering, move action)
Boots of Speed = 5/10 (+1 attack, +1 bonus on attack rolls, and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves)
Shard Major Image = 1/1
LoreMaster = 1/1 (take-20 on any knowledge check)
Bow Attack Mods: BAB +8/3, Dex +4, Weapon Focus +1, Bow +3, (Rapid Shot -2), (Deadly Aim -3)
Bow Damage Mods: Composite Bow +3, Bow +3, (Deadly Aim +6)
Bard Spells: (CL 10, Con: +13, SR +12, DC: 13+)
0) Detect Magic, Light, Mending, Prestidigitation, Read Magic, Spark
1) (5/5) Cure Light Wounds, Feather Fall, Grease, Timely Inspiration, Unseen Servant
2) (2/5) Calm Emotions, Cure Moderate Wounds, Glitterdust, Heroism
3) (0/3) Cure Serious Wounds, Dispel Magic, Haste
On his last legs, Bibic pleads with Clement, ”I could use some of your magnificent healing if you would be so kind.” He considers healing himself, but knows he must press his attacks if he hopes to survive. He clicks his feet together again in haste, steps back out of reach, and fires his arrows - first at the foe on him, then on others in the area - trying to take out the wounded first. He continues to inspire courage as well.
Round 15
20 from Rhesus Rd 14
43 from Rhesus Rd 15
14 from own injury
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77dmg
Clement staggers backward, blinking and obviously shocked by the latest barrage of successful wounds inflicted upon his allies.
"I... yes, right away!"
As a radiant burst of light washes over the group, Clement appears ready to work his powers a second time.
"Try not to get hit for a few, Rhees.. I'm not done yet."
Round 14, Init 24
Spasi casts Magic Missile by hand, like a chump, into the most wounded of the redcaps.
Magic Missile
5th: 2/4 (Lightning Arc*2)
4th: 2/6 (Gr Invis*1, Stone Shape,DDoor*0,SMIV*1)
3rd: 4/8 (See Invis (ext)*0,fireball*3,Haste)
2nd: 3/8 (*FalseLife, Glitterdust*1,Resist Energy*1)
1st: 1/8 (MageArmor,Snowball*0,MMissile*0)
Wand of Magic Missile 32/50 CL 9 left
Wand of Fly 6 4 left
Arcane Bolt: (0/10) used
Two more redcaps drop and third is on its last legs. With Spasi and Bibic blocking their retreat, they have little choice but to go down fighting.
and all miss terribly...
Round 16, Initiative: 21
Weapon Equipped = Longbow
Cold Iron Arrows = 36/71
Silver Blunt Arrows = 16/16
Adamantium Salted Arrows = 16/16
Ghost Salted Arrows = 16/16
Reptile Bane Arrows = 1/1
Bardic Performance = 5/24 (+2 round lingering, move action)
Boots of Speed = 5/10 (+1 attack, +1 bonus on attack rolls, and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves)
Shard Major Image = 1/1
LoreMaster = 1/1 (take-20 on any knowledge check)
Bow Attack Mods: BAB +8/3, Dex +4, Weapon Focus +1, Bow +3, (Rapid Shot -2), (Deadly Aim -3)
Bow Damage Mods: Composite Bow +3, Bow +3, (Deadly Aim +6)
Bard Spells: (CL 10, Con: +13, SR +12, DC: 13+)
0) Detect Magic, Light, Mending, Prestidigitation, Read Magic, Spark
1) (5/5) Cure Light Wounds, Feather Fall, Grease, Timely Inspiration, Unseen Servant
2) (2/5) Calm Emotions, Cure Moderate Wounds, Glitterdust, Heroism
3) (0/3) Cure Serious Wounds, Dispel Magic, Haste
”Thanks Clement!” Bibic shouts with a smile, feeling much better. Conscious of dwindling resources, he stops performing (though it continues 2 rounds) and does not use his haste boots this round as he continues to riddle the opposition with arrows.
Spasi waits, hoping the hacks can hack the remaining two down.
Clement continues to hurriedly work his administrations on the trio of himself, Rhesus and Bibic and undo their latest barrage of injuries.
"Just another moment and we'll be right as rain.."
Round 16
"No problem Clem!"
If there is a redcap still standing, Spasi will hit it with a Magic Missile: force.
Bibic drops the wounded redcap. Rhesus lands one mighty blow, but his second swing misses. Spasi's spell strikes true, but the fey does not fall.
He cackles insanely and keeps swinging:
Male redcap rogue 7 (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 233)
NE Small fey
I nit +10; Senses low-light vision; Perception +19
DEFENSE
AC 25, touch 18, flat-footed 18 (+4 armor, +6 Dex,
+1 dodge, +3 natural, +1 size)
hp 92/141 fast healing 3
Fort +9, Ref +17, Wi ll +9
Defensive Abilities evasion, trap sense +2,
uncanny dodge; DR wfcold iron
Melee death bill +18/+13
(2d4+ 14/19-20jx4)
Special Attacks sneak
attack +4d6
Round 17, Initiative: 21
Weapon Equipped = Longbow
Cold Iron Arrows = 33/71
Silver Blunt Arrows = 16/16
Adamantium Salted Arrows = 16/16
Ghost Salted Arrows = 16/16
Reptile Bane Arrows = 1/1
Bardic Performance = 5/24 (+2 round lingering, move action)
Boots of Speed = 5/10 (+1 attack, +1 bonus on attack rolls, and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves)
Shard Major Image = 1/1
LoreMaster = 1/1 (take-20 on any knowledge check)
Bow Attack Mods: BAB +8/3, Dex +4, Weapon Focus +1, Bow +3, (Rapid Shot -2), (Deadly Aim -3)
Bow Damage Mods: Composite Bow +3, Bow +3, (Deadly Aim +6)
Bard Spells: (CL 10, Con: +13, SR +12, DC: 13+)
0) Detect Magic, Light, Mending, Prestidigitation, Read Magic, Spark
1) (5/5) Cure Light Wounds, Feather Fall, Grease, Timely Inspiration, Unseen Servant
2) (2/5) Calm Emotions, Cure Moderate Wounds, Glitterdust, Heroism
3) (0/3) Cure Serious Wounds, Dispel Magic, Haste
Bibic unloads one more volley of arrows, and while his inspiration lingers just one more round…
Having patched up Rhesus and himself, Clement resumes the battle against the hat-wearing fey.
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Round 17
Round 17, Init 24
"How is this piddlespotter still standing!?" Spasi wonders, thinking that maybe he should be captured instead and interrogated.
Spasi casts Magic Missile using his wand.
Magic Missile
5th: 2/4 (Lightning Arc*2)
4th: 2/6 (Gr Invis*1, Stone Shape,DDoor*0,SMIV*1)
3rd: 4/8 (See Invis (ext)*0,fireball*3,Haste)
2nd: 3/8 (*FalseLife, Glitterdust*1,Resist Energy*1)
1st: 1/8 (MageArmor,Snowball*0,MMissile*0)
Wand of Magic Missile 31/50 CL 9 left
Wand of Fly 6 4 left
Arcane Bolt: (0/10) used
Alone and overmatched, the last fey falls beneath your combined might. You stand victorious amid a sea of slaughter, as the halls of this once proud place run red with blood and viscera. Breathing hard, you begin to pick through the dead for anything of interest.
Aura moderate necromancy; CL wth
Slot none; Price 14,318 gp; Weight 10 lbs.
DESCRIPTION
Death bills are greatly coveted by redcaps, and the loss of a
death bill is considered a great shame punishable by exile or
even death. A death bill is a +1 scythe that leaves particularly
unsightly wounds in its victims' flesh-these wounds do not
bleed, and have dry, flaking edges, almost as if the wound
had been desiccated by desert winds. Three times per day,
the wielder of a death bill can swing the weapon as a standard
action to create a scythe-shaped arc of dust that sweeps out
from the user in a 30-foot cone. All creatures in this area take
2d4 points of slashing damage plus an amount of additional
damage equal to the user's Charisma modifier, and are
staggered for 1 round by the pain of having moisture drawn
from their bodies by the supernatural effect. A successful DC
13 Reflex save halves the damage and negates the staggered
effect. Once per day as a swift action, as a death bill is used to
reduce a foe to negative hit points with a melee attack, the user
may cast a death knell on that victim (Will DC 13 negates).
Bibic quickly reloads his quiver with arrows from his pack.
"I suggest we fall back and regroup. I've plenty of arrows left, but not much to support it."
Clement glances down at his injuries, which range from deep and recently mended to mild scrapes.
"HA! That was... that was.."
Clement looks to the others.
"Exhilarating!"
He pulls off a metal plate from his forearm.
"Look at how deep this one is! It's almost like the armor did nothing!"
Clement wiggles his fingers at his injuries, approximating the somatic gestures of a wizard.
"And it's practically like new!"
Clement looks around eagerly.
"Let's do it again! I could do this all day."
Spasi cracks his knuckles and looks around for the next wave of goons to show up. When none do, he listens really hard and hopes more come. Only after a few moments does he crack a smile and look around.
"Was...was that as wild as I thought it was? Didn't we just smoke about 100 ogres, giants, redcraps, flying acid flumphs and s*@@?" Spasi looks around to see if the others are as flummoxed as he is.
He nods at the look in Clem's eyes.
"Oh yeah, man, that was awesome! I wish my...uh...my...uh...whores were here to see that! I mean, I would totally get banged silly after they saw that! Man, might even get a discount or a freebee. Man, that was awesome!" Spasi offers a lastwall fist bump to Rhesus in his excitement.
"So yeah...I got a couple more fights left in me. But we could also go rest and explore more tomorrow. I mean, we should count the corpses so we can make notes. Might even ask one of them 'bards' to compose us a sonnet or two to highlight my brilliance in the fights. Man, I was pretty good."
Spasi offers a high fave to Clem.
Rhesus breathes heavy after the destruction and noise have ended.
"Think that was all of 'em? They didn't touch me at all but Clem looks like he's about done in."
He looks with concern at Clem, afraid a few of the head shots may have knocked something loose.
"Sounds fine. Let's press on a bit, and see if that's indeed all of them. But if we run into stiff opposition again, I say we fall back and rest before diving back in."
Bibic checks his gear and is ready to go!
An elaborate fresco depicting a banquet shared by the many deities of Golarion decorates the four walls of this dining hall. The refectory is in complete disarray, with smashed tables and chairs and all kinds of cutlery and crockery scattered here and there amid loads of dirt and rubbish. Corpses are strewn everywhere.
The room next door (A16) has a grand stairwell to the upper floor set along the west wall, splitting to the north and south in flanking ascending flights. An extravagant headdress consisting of a veil hanging from a silvery crown is draped over the north banister at the foot of the stairs.
Clement waves off Rhesus's concern with growing confidence since their latest departure since Magnimar.
"I'm good.. I'm great! Look here.."
Clement pulls off some more armor to show Rhesus his midsection.
"You can't even tell I took that scythe hit for you here."
He rubs his hand across his ribs.
"I'm pretty sure that if anyone died, I could... I could bring them back. I can just feel all life flowing through me. It's.. "
Clement looks at Spasi, since it's likely his lustful ally is the only one used to such rushes.
"Exhilarating. I mean I don't think any of you could ever die around me as long as I'm able to, you know, do my thing."
Clement fastens his armor back in place and pounds his shield in a show of confidence.
"Let's check out that headdress?"
Bibic joins Clement in looking around.
He adds a layer of Detect Magic to his searches, to see if any magical gear might be lying about.
He tries to avoid the worst of the gore.
"Ah yeah," Spasi says as he looks around. "That was some crazy fighting there, wasn't it? I wonder what they are guarding besides the shard. Or if they even know the shard is here? Our bosses will want that shard as much as the next...but heck if I can figure out why so many of these weird monsters are living so close together. Don't make no sense."
Spasi nods to Clem and begins to examine the headdress from a respectable distance, with Detect Magic.
Spellcraft
"Careful with that headdress. For one thing, it belongs tot the abbot here, if they're still alive, and for another it's protected by a greater glyph of warding which might be why the recent residents," he pushes a redcap body out of the way with his foot, "might have left it alone."
"I say we leave it alone and keep searching for now."
Clement takes a cue from Spasi's words.
"Good point on all these things working together. Probably some sort of boss around here.."
He looks to Bibic.
"Perhaps like the headdress, the shard is protected by some sort of wards that their boss is puzzling out."
He glances at all the corpses.
"I guess we could've asked them who their boss was? Any of them still alive?"
Clement takes a look around at the redcaps and giantkin for signs of not-quite-obliterated-by-Rhesus.
Spasi is all about working together, Clem. Loves working together with Calistrians.
"Glyph of Freakin' Warding, huh?" Spasi looks at Bibic and smiling. "I was totally about to say that myself. I was. Lemme take a look here..." Spasi casts Read Magic and tries to determine the effects of the glyph while looking for traces of diamond dust.
Spellcraft
Read magic allows you to identify a greater glyph of warding with a DC 16 Spellcraft check.
Material Component: You trace the glyph with incense, which must first be sprinkled with powdered diamond worth at least 400 gp.
Spasi is fine with leaving it there, but also wants to know what happens *if*.
"Ain't no way the boss let all these guys get killed without helping right? Ain't no way."
Rhesus flips over the occasional body and piece of rubble.
"Where you figure they put the bodies of the abbott and them?"
After checking a few bodies, Clements nods.
His eyes flutter a moment, as if he was channeling a divine being greater than himself.
"They are all super dead."
"Maybe I'll be able to talk to the dead someday, but not today."
He looks up.
"Should we check up? Might be someone in a balcony or window saw us approaching and somehow didn't join that grand melee."
"Yeah, up sounds good. I suspect they've got any prisoners in the basement, if they have any prisoners, but I don't want to fight with innocents trailing behind us. Let's check up."
He checks his quiver and follows the others up the stairs.
"Yeah, up first. Definitely up," Spasi agrees, still giving the headdress a good look. He wants it, but doesn't want it yet. He has pets that can get it for him, as needed.
Spasi casts Heroism upon himself so he feels pretty keen, then Overland Flight so he stops walking on the ground like a common chump. He floats 10' up whenever he can as he follows the party.
He begins to look for more angels who want to join the mile high club with him, now that he's not bound to the ground any more.
You head up the stairs. The northwest corner of the upstairs room is circular, with windows that overlook the sea. In the round-shaped section of the room, a high-backed leather armchair sits facing one of the windows, its leather surface stained and stinking of decayed meat. There are doors in the southern and eastern walls.
Spasi gives the room a good look before sending in the meat to explore the meat smell.
Perception
"Smell funny to youse guys?" Spasi asks floating higher in the room.
[ooc]If nothing else happens, Spasi is ready to move to A19.
"Oh? I thought that was you..." Bibic smirks.
"Could have been an undead I suppose. They have a similar stench about them."
Bibic, bow at the ready, follows Spasi into the next chamber.
Clement takes a couple steps into the room towards the armchair, gesturing for Rhesus to follow.
"Hello?
Clement's call is unanswerd and with a little investigation you find that the chair is indeed vacant.
Opening the door to south, you find a rectangular room almost completely lined in wood and furnished with a round table with a single chair, several stools near a large fireplace, and two tall bookcases flanking a window with flowery stained-glass designs. The bookcases beside the window are almost empty save of a few large tomes. A small book lies open on the table in front of the chair. Another door rests in the southern wall.
Bibic strides over to the small book and checks it out. If it's at all interesting, he pockets it for further reading.
He'll give the room a once over, though he doesn't expect to find anything...
He'll then move to the southern door and await Rhesus and Clem to open it.
"Does this seem right to you? Any part of it? Feels like that chatty guy in the last room of that last place...the one who was a jerk? In the chair?" Spasi says, floating around. He casts Detect Magic, and waits a moment to identify any weird auras.
If clear, he'll wait by the southern door for opening.
Clement takes a couple steps over to the open book, wondering what whoever opened it was reading about.
"Hold on, let's see what this book's open to..."
He gestures for Rhesus to follow him, unsure if some sort of summoning ritual was a single read word from completion, and his mere glancing at the book were to complete it.
The few books on the shelf and the one that was open on the table are written in odd alien languages
Opening the door to south reveals another room with a bay of windows overlooking the sea. There are three chairs arranged facing the windows, but all are empty. This room lacks the sour smell of decay that was present in the other one. A door stands in the eastern wall and a stairway leads back down to the room with the headdress.
Bibic looses interest in the books when he discovers he cannot read them, but he brings them along anyway as they may have some value to someone.
He looks out through the bay windows, "These guys like their views that's for sure." he says admiring the vista into the forested surround.
"Let's check the door shall we?"
He readies his bow and stands back covering Clement and Rhesus at the door.