[PFS Core] GM Harker Presents: The Emerald Spire (Inactive)

Game Master Upaynao

btw, how long has it been since chased the first Morlock down the tunnel?

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Sugar is bringing up the rear of the group, with Truffles at her side. the runes, as well as what is going on up ahead are beyond her for the moment.

still she keeps an eye out for baddies wanting to sneak in behind them.

I'd say with the moving back and forth, probably around 3 minutes, Freod.

Xakon quietly pushes the wooden hatch open and looks up. There he sees two morlocks slumbering next to a lever. Their sprawled bodies suggest that they were recently sleeping on the hatch, but not yet awakened.

so that puts us at about 4.5 minutes remaining on bless right now...

active spells w/remaining duration
bless (party) 4.5 minutes
expeditious retreat (Frēodwēn) 5 minutes
heroism (Frēodwēn) 73 minutes or so

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Bless came from a wand, it only lasted 1 minute.

Xakon will coupe de grace the nearest Morlock with his lance.

Lance: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
dmg: 3d8 + 39 ⇒ (1, 8, 7) + 39 = 55

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Xakon, that should be 3d6 damage, not 3d8. Regardless, the damage modifier is enough to kill it outright. Also, you don't have to roll to hit with a coup de grace.

Xakon slides his lance into the heart of the morlock by the door, killing it. Apparently the squishing noise was just loud enough to awaken the morlock laying next to him, who rubs his eyes and quickly stands up.

Xakon can take an AoO on the morlock standing up, which could potentially make this encounter quick.

AoO: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
dmg: 1d6 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19
SA?: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 5) = 7

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Xakon hits the morlock with his lance, but the injury is not enough to kill it.

Notes about the map: Everyone (except Xakon) is currently in a small underground tunnel that curves from west to east and is 25 feet long. There is a square between Xakon and Mudk. The other squares are currently occupied by PC's to give you a visualization of where the squares should be.

Xakon is standing in a square with a hatch that leads out of the underground tunnel into a stone hallway. The enemy is adjacent to him so there is currently no way to attack in melee (unless you are Xakon) without acrobatics or some other manner of moving past the enemy. Furthermore, the enemy has total cover from anyone in the tunnel.

PC Initiative
Frēodwēn Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Lady Sugarsnap's Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Mudk's Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14
Sivantanpisil's Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Xakon's Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Initiative (Round 1)
Frēodwēn [2 Dmg] <= Up
Mudk <= Up
Morlock
Sivantanpisil
Xakon
Sugarsnap/Truffles

Freod and Mudk are up first.

"We'll join you as soon as you can, Xakon; you'll be able to hold out long enough."
inspire courage, 13/16 rounds remaining

with expeditious retreat, does Frēodwēn have enough movement to get up the hole and at least adjacent to the Morlock if not past it?

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Not without acrobatics, it's a 5' x 5' hallway and Xakon is adjacent on the side you are approaching from.

Can I move behind Xakon to the right?

if not... then delay me right behind xakon ready to heal him if he takes damage

yes, I meant with Acrobatics. Can I do it in 60'?

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Mudk: Yes you can, although it will provoke from the morlock.

Freod: Yes you can attempt that with a 60' speed.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

Frēodwēn shoulders his way through the party and tries to duck around the Morlock.

really beginning to see the merits of a one handed melee weapon for an Archer...

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I'll accept the risk.

Frēodwēn begins inspiring courage in his companions as he tries to move past the morlock but isn't quite nimble enough to make it. It then makes an opportunity attack that fails to hit.

Mudk then follows the rest, positioning himself behind Xakon.

The morlock tries to tumble away from Xakon, but is, much like the rest of his brethren, clumsy in the attempt and provokes an attack from the barbarian rogue. If the morlock somehow survives, it stops at the intersection of another tunnel and seems to be waiting for something. Xakon has an AoO on the morlock.

Initiative (Rounds 1-2)
Frēodwēn [2 Dmg] <= Up
Mudk <= Up
Morlock
Sivantanpisil <= Up
Xakon <= Up
Sugarsnap/Truffles <= Up

Effects
Inspire Courage: +2 to rolled attacks/damage, +2 against fear and charm.

Everyone is up now, although Xakon's AoO might end this quickly.

Xakon attempts to stab the Morlock in the back then charges him from behind!

Die ya ugly beastie!

AoO: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 10 + 2 = 15
dmg: 1d6 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 2 = 20

charge: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 2 + 2 = 33
dmg: 1d6 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 13 + 2 = 17

can Frēodwēn 5' step into sight of the Morlock. I'm a little fuzzy on how this map is laid out in 3 dimensions

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well, either way

Frēodwēn makes his way into the hallway. "Now we have him, Xak!" he cheers, then looses some arrows at the Morlock.

Longbow, heroism, deadly aim, inspired, point blank, arcane strike, holy: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 19 for piercing, cold iron, magic, good: 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 21 plus if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

and if that only took a 5' step, here's a couple more attacks for good measure. -2 attack on the first one if so.
Longbow, heroism, deadly aim, inspired, rapid shot, point blank, arcane strike, holy: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 26 for piercing, cold iron, magic, good: 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 17 plus if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8

Longbow, heroism, deadly aim, inspired, rapid shot, point blank, arcane strike, holy: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 19 for piercing, cold iron, magic, good: 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 20 plus if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5

note that I haven't been including soft cover penalties in my rolls. They're technically an AC bonus anyway

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The map is a little confusing thanks to the underground tunnels, I'll do my best to keep things clearer in the future.

Xakon finishes the conflict quickly as he dispatches the morlock with his second opportunity attack.

Combat Over.

A search of the morlocks only reveals more simple clubs, while a search of the tunnel discovers a manual trap set up near the hatch designed to swing a sharp blade across a 10 foot area.

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I'm going to move to the next encounter, but if there was anything you wanted to do between rooms please feel free to post it retroactively.

With the end of the passage full of rubble, the group diverts south at the T intersection. In this hallway stand two doors to the west and another passageway to the east. Following the standard protocol, Xakon checks the northwest door for traps and finds none. He then opens it and looks inside.

This large, square room appears to have been a receiving room. Its ceiling extends upward in a high arch, from which dangle the remains of four candelabras on long chains. Great chunks of the floor have been torn free, leaving three gaping pits. Crudely skinned pelts lie in small piles strewn about the room.

Scattered around the room and surprised to see you are six adult morlocks and what appear to be four child morlocks. The adults quickly arm themselves with their clubs while the children look around in fear.

I'm not going to place the child morlocks on the map since you'll quickly learn they are noncombatants, but if you want to target them I'll give you leeway on their locations.

PC Initiative
Frēodwēn Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Lady Sugarsnap's Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Mudk's Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Sivantanpisil's Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Xakon's Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

Initiative (Round 1)
Xakon <= Up
Sivantanpisil <= Up
6 Morlocks/4 Morlock children
Frēodwēn [2 Dmg]
Mudk
Sugarsnap/Truffles

Xakon and Sivvy up first.

"Xakon, follow my lead and attack the ones to the north!" Sivvy steps through the doorway and stabs repeatedly at the moorcock with the black hair.

Pwr Atk w/ Longspear: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 for piercing damage of : 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
Pwr Atk w/ Longspear: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 for piercing damage of : 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

Trying to set up AOO's from the ones to the south.

Xakon rushes into the room and stabs the white haired morlock!

Rapier: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
dmg: 1d4 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
SA?: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7

Retcon - Xakon dons shield and rapier.

Sivantanpisil stabs the black-haired morlock with her first longspear attack, but misses with the second.

Xakon rushes past some of the flat-footed creatures to perform a sneak attack on the white-haired morlock on the other side of the room.

The purplish skinned morlock moves from its position in the south to swarm with the white-haired morlock. It then makes a failed attack on Xakon.

Despite its serious injuries, the white-haired morlock also tries to attack Xakon with both its club and its teeth. Neither attack hits.

The morlock with extremely blue eyes follows up with its own club and bite attacks which also miss Xakon.

Perhaps angry about being stabbed by Sivantanpisil, the black-haired morlock moves five feet up the cleric with a full attack that also fails to hit.

The morlocks with green hair and reddish hair then tumble into position to swarm on Sivantanpisil, although the green one lets its guard down enough to provoke an attack of opportunity. Following the lead of all other morlocks in the room, neither of their attacks hit. Sivvy gets an AoO on the green morlock.

The four morlock children quickly scatter and clamber up the walls while they anxiously watch the outcome of the battle from the ceiling. If either Xakon or Sivvy want to take an AoO against one of the kids, its available to you.

Initiative (Rounds 1-2)
Xakon <= Up
Sivantanpisil <= Up
6 Morlocks/4 Morlock children
Frēodwēn [2 Dmg] <= Up
Mudk <= Up
Sugarsnap/Truffles <= Up

Everyone is up!

Frēodwēn still has comprehend languages active, I think. Did any of them say anything?

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Does an SLA from a domain provoke an AOO?

Found my answer to the specific question I had. Travel domain's ability Dimensional Hop doesn't provoke. Domain Description

Some of the adults warned the children to run and hide, Freod.

Dimensional Hop's movement doesn't provoke, but it's a spell-like ability so using it does provoke like casting a spell.

Hmm... that changes my plan.

Sivvy takes a stab at the morlock with green hair as he tries to advance on her.

Pwr Atk w/ Longspear: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 for piercing damage of: 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

"Nasty little creature!" she exclaims as she steps to the northwest and stabs again at the green-haired morlock. "How about another taste of my spear!"

Pwr Atk w/ Longspear: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 for piercing damage of: 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
Pwr Atk w/ Longspear: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 for piercing damage of: 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

Waiting to see if buffs or flanking is coming before full attacking

Sivantanpisil impales the green-haired morlock with her longspear as she takes her attack of opportunity, but it remains standing. Her subsequent attacks on the creature both miss.

Everyone else is up!

I'm thinking Frēodwēn may be a little dismayed at what he sees in the room. Kind of wanting to see how Mudk reacts

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"Woa! Hold up! Attacking defenders of children?! This is NOT suffering for righteousness!"

Mudk stops in his tracks and puts away his weapon while trying to get everyone to calm down.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

Noticing his team's change in tactics, Xakon sheaths his weapon in a full defensive maneuver and moves back.

AC 33 full defensive taking 3 AoOs

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I want to see if Mudk gets any kind of reaction. Frēodwēn will most likely be casting tongues

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Sugar stays to the back for now, but tries to get in a position to hear what is going on.

If possible she will try and get closer to Mudk so she can enhance his communication ability.

Now don't go trying to spout off about dying in glorious battle ok? she advises as she cast guidance on him.

"No worries my lady. Dying would shorten the amount of suffering I am able to do for the Inheritor. I plan to live long enough to squeeze every drop of Holy Pain out of this wretched vessel that is me."

From the hallway, Mudk attempts a diplomatic solution, but the morlocks do not seem to understand him nor seem particularly interested in talking.

Sugarsnap casts a Guidance spell on Mudk and gives him a bit of advice.

Xakon, you can't retreat into the north hallway without going through one of the doors on the east side of the room. I also now notice that you standing in one of the pits. I'll hand wave the pit for the sake of expediency, but let me know where you want to move.

Freod and Xakon.

Xakon moves to the corner of the room full of morlocks.

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Frēodwēn hears Mudk's proclamations and guesses the situation. He murmurs a spell and moves to stand in the doorway, where he points at Siv and Xakon and shouts in Morlock "Cease this violence!"

cast tongues

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Xakon steps into the corner away from the morlocks.

Frēodwēn casts a spell that allows him to both speak and understand all languages and exhorts everyone to stop fighting.

One of the wounded morlocks replies with an obscenity while another tells the children, "Go warn Anuuk-Tog. Be safe."

The young morlocks obey as they move to the southwest door and begin to move out of the room. I moved the yellow dot to indicate the door.

With that out of the way, the adult morlocks go back on the offensive. Purple and white swarm next to Xakon and attack with both club and bite, although neither hits the well defended halfling.

Blue and black swarm together on Sivantanipisil, and their attacks also miss. The only movements were five foot steps, so no AoO's.

Despite Frēodwēn's attempt at stopping the violence, the green and red morlocks swarm next to him. The morlock with reddish tuffs of hair manages to actually hit the bard with its club. Freod takes 8 damage from the hit.

Initiative (Rounds 2-3)
Xakon <= Up
Sivantanpisil <= Up
6 Morlocks/4 Morlock children
Frēodwēn [10 Dmg] <= Up
Mudk <= Up
Sugarsnap/Truffles <= Up

Everyone is up! Assuming no one is going to stop the children from leaving, we'll say that they are no longer in the room.

Sugar simply waits for some room for her to get in. is everyone alright up there? did they surrender yet?

delay until there is room for her or truffles to advance.

There is a door south of Freod and Mudk that you could go through to move into the room, Sugarsnap. Although you might not know it leads into the same room.

D****t. Frēodwēn winces in pain and grimaces at the Morlocks. "So that's how you want to play it, enh?" He repeats the obscenity back, then raises his bow and shoots a few arrows at the morlock that struck him.

provoking 3 times from each Morlock, unless they continue after the first two total AoO hits

longbow, attack, deadly aim, heroism, rapid shot, point blank, arcane strike: 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 13 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 29 for piercing, cold iron, magic, holy: 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 12 plus if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 5) = 11

longbow, attack, deadly aim, heroism, rapid shot, point blank, arcane strike: 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 13 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 22 for piercing, cold iron, magic, holy: 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 15 plus if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5

longbow, attack, deadly aim, heroism, rapid shot, point blank, arcane strike: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 13 for piercing, cold iron, magic, holy: 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 17 plus if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8

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Mudk scowls. "I'm going to go around and get the others out so we can parley properly."

Full move around and out and through the door.

As Frēodwēn prepares to fire an arrow into the red-haired morlock, both adjacent enemies take attacks of opportunity. The red morlock gets lucky once again and lands a glancing blow on the Ranger/Bard with its club. Freod takes 3 damage from the AoO

Frēodwēn then lets an arrow fly into the red-haired morlock's chest and the creature instantly goes down, apparently evil by how much injury the bow caused.

He then fires another that results in a killing headshot on the green morlock. Unless you wanted to stop with dropping the red one.

Frēodwēn third shot, if he takes it, misses its target.

Mudk comes in the long way, perhaps suddenly realizing he could have just waited for Frēodwēn to clear the way.

Xakon, Sugarsnap?, and Siv. Do you want me to attack with Siv if I bot her?

Xakon draws his rapier and stabs the nearby morlock!

Rapier: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
dmg: 1d4 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

Spilling blood of evil ones ain't gonna cause me to lose sleep tonight. Sorry Mudk, but they ain't standind down. Truffles get some fresh meat in here.

I think Siv would attack.

As the bottleneck lessens Sugar sees her chance and meanders her way into the room.

with several enemies near Xakon, Truffles, get in here quick.

as she calls truffles in to help Sugar calls forth a ball of fire on the ones fighting Xakon.

flaming sphere DC 15 reflex negates the damage fire damage: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 6) = 13

Truffles rushes into the room to attack the first target that looks like its gonna hurt one of his friends.

snort...snort....snort....snort

gore attack with PA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
damage: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (5, 6) + 12 = 23