PbP GameDay 4: DM Sfounder's Siege of Serpents (Inactive)

Game Master Chris Marsh

ROUND 1

Val takes in the situation at a glance...if they can clear the field quickly, they can stop the robed one from freeing whatever is in the cage. With the two beasts grappled they'll be less able to dodge...

He quickly removed his Star Knife holy symbol from his neck, mutters a quick prayer to Desna, and the symbol catches with holy flame. He shouts a war cry, and mimics spiking the holy symbol to the ground...and a pillar of holy fire lances down from the sky, seeming to follow the motion and engulfing the grappled duo!

Flame Strike: 9d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 1, 4, 2, 6, 4, 1, 1) = 25 <--ref DC 20 (don't forget -4 dex!!)

Donning the smoking symbol again, he limbers his bow...

Omrax will stride boldly forth, towards the warrior looking creature. His eyes with grim determination, as if he has waited his life for this moment.

"By the might of the Inheritor, I will smite thee! You shall perish for your crimes and the evil you have wrought."

Double move 40' and smite evil. AC=32 vs scaly warrior.

Just the three of those winged creatures that caught the whole convocation by surprise. Hopefully there aren't any others of their ilk lurking nearby...

Zefnir slowly strides forth in Omrax's wake. Just walking for now as a Move.

Stopping a fairly discrete distance away, Zefnir raises his hands on high (one of them with the buckler resting upon his forearm, at the ready) and intones, "In the names of the Wandering Dreamer, the Ever-Fire of the Dawn, the Eternal Judge of All, the Dual Coupling of Sky and Sea, and the Watchful Guardian of the Woods- let the Heavens themselves give their blessings to our task!"

Zefnir casts Bless as a Standard (-1 1st level spell) with himself as the source point for the Bless. All Allies within 50 feet of him gets a +1 morale bonus to Attacks and Saves versus Fear effects, if applicable.

REF Red: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 - 2 = 9
REF Blue: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 8 - 2 = 21

Val brings down the fires of Heaven singing one and severely burning the other. Omrax dashes forth and brings his own brand of holy power forth. Finally, to round it out Zefnir does the same.

Faeron: Go
Baddies: TBD
Angrad: TBD
Omrax: TBD
Val: TBD
Zefnir: TBD

Faeron delays, expecting the warrior will continue to close distance.

DM Mistake before, the baddies are too far apart for a flame strike to hit both. I'm assuming you want the one trying to open the door (and who failed his save.)

Faeron bides his time while the creatures act. The closer robed creature snarls as he abandons the lock and tries a spell of his own Concentration: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22, but loses the spell.

The second robed creature tries the same,Concentration: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16 but gets the same results.

The armed foe takes it to Omrax and swings hard ATK: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (13) + 17 = 30, but by virtue of the Inheritor he misses

Baddies: Not much
Faeron: Go
Angrad: Go
Omrax: Go
Val: Go
Zefnir: Go

Prescience: 1d20 ⇒ 15
Spellcraft Blue: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (2) + 22 = 24
Spellcraft Red: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (13) + 22 = 35

Angrid activates his ring of invisibility (standard action) and moves closer to combat (30 ft, move action). Currently 30 ft up

The Black Tentacles continue to writhe and lash out at the two casters.
BT Grapple Check: 1d20 + 15 + 4 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 15 + 4 + 1 + 5 = 41
BT DMG: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

I will hold my prescience roll in case I need to roll before my next turn.

Faeron five foot steps out from behind the tent and fires three shots at the nearest creature.

Not sure what the results of the stealth roll last round were. If the first shot is a sneak attack, deadly range and studied target trigger. If not, subtract 1d6 + 7 damage from the first attack, and 2 from to-hit and damage from the second two attacks.

Clustered Shots - Total damage from all attacks before applying DR
Targeting Touch
Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Sneak Attack, Deadly Range, Studied Target: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 17 - 3 - 2 = 29
Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + (5) + 7 + 6 + 5 + 2 = 26

Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Studied Target: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 17 - 3 - 2 + 2 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 6 + 2 = 20

Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Studied Target: 1d20 + 12 - 3 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 12 - 3 - 2 + 2 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 6 + 2 = 21

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2. Faeron gets the drop on the wyvaran focusing on Omrax. His shots ring out on the unsuspecting target.

Meanwhile Angrad's spell continues to harry the others, keeping them out of the fight.

Baddies: Not much
Faeron: BLAM
Angrad: Arcane Power!
Omrax: Go
Val: Go
Zefnir: Go

Omrax will smile in relief at the missed swing, thanking the Inheritor.

"You had your chance. Now, by the Inheritor, take your punishment."

If a wyvaran, that looks evil and draconic...so assuming
holy and double smite on first swing. Adjust if either not applicable.

Omrax +1 EO holy longsword, smite, pa, 2H, bless: 1d20 + 15 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 15 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 33
for pa, smite, holy: 1d8 + 7 + 9 + 2d6 + 2 + 28 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 9 + (4, 3) + 2 + 28 = 55 ignore DR, AC+

He takes his second swing.

Omrax +1 EO holy longsword, smite, pa, 2H, bless: 1d20 + 10 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 33
for pa, smite, holy: 1d8 + 7 + 9 + 2d6 + 2 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 9 + (5, 2) + 2 + 14 = 43 ignore DR, AC+

Omrax confirm: 1d20 + 10 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 10 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 24
for pa, smite, holy: 1d8 + 7 + 9 + 2d6 + 2 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 9 + (5, 3) + 2 + 14 = 45 ignore DR, AC+

Omrax brings his paladin-edge down upon the draconic figure with such force that the blade neatly cleaves his foe in two. The others, despite their current situation, stare in horror.

Baddies: Not much
Faeron: BLAM
Angrad: Arcane Power!
Omrax: Holy crap!
Val: Go
Zefnir: Go

Against neutral robots, golems and animals (lately his usual fare), he is about worthless. But every once in awhile he shines

ROUND 2

Val gives a brief bark of laughter at Ormax's and Faerun's antics. He then calls upon Desna's Divine Favor to guide his bow

Seeing that the armed creature was dealt with thoroughly by both sword and gunshot, Zefnir decides that he should also take to the air after Luin.

Fly Skill: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9. Zefnir shakily takes to the air by flying 30' straight up, then flies another 30' westward once again. double move for now.

No prose, on phone. Concentration 1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19 2: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

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Black tentacles care nothing for your spell casters!

Prescience: 1d20 ⇒ 18

Talking down from above, Angrid says "Now may be the time for a little diplomacy. They may surrender and give us information on whats going on. I could probably dismiss the effect before they are truly dead. If they don't immediately agree just kill them, we have very little time to waste while they think."

Angrid then takes a double move forward and watches the poor predicament that his enemy is in.

Black tentacles continue to probe and prod all within their grasp.
BT Grapple: 1d20 + 15 + 4 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 15 + 4 + 1 + 5 = 27 Using Prescience roll
BT Grapple: 18 + 15 + 4 + 1 + 5 = 43
BT DMG: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Omrax will flick the ichor from his blade as he strides forward (double move).

"Quickly now. We offer you surrender, but you shall be justly tried and punished for your crimes.
Who sent you and from whence are they launching these attacks?

diplomacy: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26 (or auto-aid someone else).

He considers the likelihood of these creatures and expects they will choose poorly.

I do not expect they will surrender. But if they do:
• I will guard the honor of my fellows, both in thought
and deed, and I will have faith in them.

• When in doubt, I may force my enemies to surrender,
but I am responsible for their lives.

The enemy's reaction is predictable. They don't even respond. You're not entirely sure they even understand the language.

Baddies: Still not much
Faeron: Go
Angrad: Move
Omrax: Move
Val: Go
Zefnir: Go

Faeron moves forward as well (double move).

Omrax, I fear the only one of these creatures we may have been able to keep prisoner is the one you just split in two...

Baddies: Still not much
Faeron: Move
Angrad: Move
Omrax: Move
Val: Go
Zefnir: Go

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Overseer Announcement
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Well heck....what are those other tables doing? Not pulling their weight is what. We had 3 successes in the NE section and then the current 1 in...

Chris: What section in the Menagerie in?

West.

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Thx. So at least we can hang out here and do some more.

ROUND 3

Val takes 2shots, trusting his training and Desna's blessing

Hunters eye trait=ignore 1st range increment. Shoot the one I flame struck until dead then move on. Current conditions: bless, divine favor =+4 hit +3 dam

attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33
damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
damage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Omrax nods to Faeron in agreement.

"Aye Sir Faeron. He appeared to be made of stouter stuff than he was based upon how quickly he dropped.
It seems unlikely these other two have the decency to surrender and will perish in their guilt."

Val's two arrows land true and drop the wyvaran. The final one shows no signs of surrendering.

Baddies: Still not much
Faeron: Move
Angrad: Move
Omrax: Move
Val: Arrows
Zefnir: Go

"At the very least, these creatures will not be freeing any more of the menagerie to prey upon our fellows.". Zefnir flies forward, moving another 30 feet, before stopping at his current point. Fly Skill: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Unable to hover on place, Zefnir drops unceremoniously to the ground at 30 feet below. Acrobatics Skill: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19. May opt to take an immediate acrobatics reroll as needed due to Cat Burglar Boots.

Finding himself prone upon the ground, Zefnir stands back up as another move action, dusting himself off as he does so. Non-Lethal falling damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3 and Lethal falling damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1 taken. Still haven't got the hang of flying in midair...

You flew 30ft. I don't think you need to make a fly check. If you had moved less than half speed (5 or 10ft) then you would need a DC 10 check. If you didn't move at all then the DC would be 15 to hover. Correct?

I misspoke last night. The menagerie is in the South, which is now Yellow.

Seeing the situation is dire, the draconic figure tries one last time to cast a spell, and fails. Concentration: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25 He knows his end is nigh.

Baddies: Still not much
Faeron: Go
Angrad: Go
Omrax: Go
Val: Go
Zefnir: Go

Unable to release the enemy, but not willing to strike a helpless foe, Omrax will move to the cage and ensure the door is secured.

I almost feel like this is a James Bond villan time reversed. We run off in a hurry to fight something
else and leave this creature here and hope he does not miraculously escape.:P

He made his choice. If this one will not recant there are others requesting our assistance. We cannot dally here long.

Angrid, not wanting to waste any more resources than needed, pulls out his wand of magic missile (move action) and pot shots the stubborn caster.

MM DMG: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The black tentacles continue their torment.
BT Grapple Check 4: 1d20 + 15 + 4 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 15 + 4 + 1 + 5 = 42
BT DMG 4: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

"While I respect your honorable choice, it is also delaying his death and extending his.....torment. However, we are wasting time and I would rather not let some innocent wander into my creations."

Though shalt not break the rules of Evil Overlords. Also, lets kill him so we can check there bodies for clues and loot.

Spoken like a bloatmage should! Omrax looks quickly at the cage and sees that inside is a massive spiky dinosaur! If the lock had been opened, this fight would have been MUCH different. Thankfully it's still solidly locked.

Despite the damage caused thus far, the wyvaran has plenty of fight left.

Baddies: Still not much
Faeron: Go
Angrad: Magic
Omrax: Move and secure
Val: Go
Zefnir: Go

Sorry Omrax, he doesn't seem willing to give up.

Faeron steps closer and fires.

Clustered Shots - Total damage from all attacks before applying DR
Targeting Touch
Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Bless: 1d20 + 17 + 1 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 17 + 1 - 3 - 2 = 32
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 6 = 17

Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Bless: 1d20 + 17 + 1 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 17 + 1 - 3 - 2 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 6 = 21

Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Bless: 1d20 + 12 + 1 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 12 + 1 - 3 - 2 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 6 = 16

Confirm - Attack 1: 1d20 + 17 + 1 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 17 + 1 - 3 - 2 = 33
Extra Damage - Attack 1: 3d8 + 21 + 18 ⇒ (1, 1, 8) + 21 + 18 = 49

Confirm - Attack 2: 1d20 + 17 + 1 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 17 + 1 - 3 - 2 = 29
Extra Damage - Attack 2: 3d8 + 21 + 18 ⇒ (3, 2, 1) + 21 + 18 = 45

I'll stop firing once he's dead, hopefully after the first shot?

Faeron's first shot is fired calmy. The bullet leaves little of the enemy's head left.

Out of initiative.

Faeron looks around for any further signs of trouble.

Perception: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33

There's trouble EVERYWHERE. You do spy Venture-Captain Janiff Ivulxtin. He sees you and shouts over the din, "See those civilians over there? Get them the HELL OUT OF HERE! The agents over there are just standing around like idiots!"

Indeed you see a group of scared and bewildered people not dressed for combat. With them are a group of Pathfinder field agents milling about. They don't seem to be going anywhere.

Angrid dismisses the black tentacles, recasts a heightened awareness, and regains the spell with a pearl of power. He then floats down to search the corpses for any hidden notes or clues as to their plan.
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Angrid grabs the two wands and the scrolls, leaving the others to ponder over any benefits of the other gear. I can roll the spellcrafts if you want

Looking to the civilians and then back to the party, Angrid says "This looks like a job for the more socially inclined of us. Laymens tend not to react well to my powerful figure." Angrid turns invisible again and say "I will keep an eye out for trouble while you talk sense into these folk."

No worries, there's enough magic and training here that I won't be strict about rolling unless it's an item that genuinely might be too hard.

No worries, there's enough magic and training here that I won't be strict about rolling unless it's an item that genuinely might be too hard.

Sounds good. My minimum spellcraft for items is a 25 so I can auto anything CL 10 or less.

ill note what treasure I take when im at a desktop

Val, having heard Ormax speak, knows that the paladin is better at diplomacy so Val aids Ormax's upcoming efforts

HO THERE!! PATHFINDERS!! We have a leader here! Hear him very well!!

diplomacy, aid Ormax: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

"You there! Are you agents or spectators? Corral this group of citizens and escort them to the safer sectors to the (south?) ."

Diplomacy : 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18 LoL.

Assuming first divine bond has expired by now - or has it been less than 5min since we started? Assuming more like 15 but hard to tell .

Val will take a Ring of Protection. During the brief lull, he will use two of his Pearls of Power (I and III) to recall a Prayer and a Divine Favor.

It's been 1 minute since the end of the last fight, but about 10 minutes passes between each.

"“I’m quite confident that Professor Nigel Aldain can find his own way to the front gate. What gives you the right to order us about? You’re no venture-captains!” He's clearly not impressed with this tactic.

And I'm quite confident that Venture-Captain Ivulxtin just sent us over here specifically because you haven't yet escorted these civilians to safety. Don't make us waste more of his time, take care of it.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

"Sure, and again. WHY in the history of all that is Pathfinder, should I listen to you. There's more glory to be had here!"

Omrax is surprised by the insolence of this one.

Why? WHY you ask? Look around you. We are trying to stop the menace and you are not living
up to your pledge as a member of the Society. Explore, Report and COOPERATE!
That alone should be enough. But if it is not, Venture-Captain Janiff Ivulxtin himself sent us here to motivate you.
This is not about glory, but about honor and duty.
If these mean naught to you, then reconsider your membership in our great Society.

If a reroll is possible, even if burning a boon is needed. If we are done here, Omrax will not waste another minute and works to direct the citizens...himself if necessary.

Zefnir will give his compatriots a reassuring nod and says, "It may be for the best that things ended in this way. Even if they may not be able to truly understand our words, they were sapient and intellgent enough to surrender, if they had truly wished to do so. And we may have prevented more casualties by not letting them free this behemoth." , as he regards the creature in the cage at a fairly respectful distance.

It's going to sound kind of crazy, but what if we were to "sweeten the pot", as it were, by offering some of the leftover items from the wyvarans not picked by us to those would-be glory hounds if they would kindly escort their civilian charges to the gate? Of course, this would be after we all have chosen out stuff that can be used from the pile. Of course, it goes without saying that all of us would have to be on-board with such a decision.

And speaking of choosing items at the finish of our last fight, Zefnir could probably temporarily use some of things, like one of cloak of resistance +2, one of the headband of alluring charisma +2, one of the amulet of natural armor +1, and one of the ring of protection +1. With a casting of Enhanced Diplomacy and the headband, this should give Zefnir at least a +16 for a diplomacy check.

I would imagine that Zefnir might try to suggest to the would-be glory-hounds that escorting Nigel would be a test to see if they are trustworthy enough to be given more responsibilities; that Nigel, being a close ally of the society and capable of heading to the gate on his own, but what if there was a possibility that Nigel might actually be evaluating their worthiness for some future possible Blakros-funded expedition? Lastly, Zefnir might take the chummy, looking out for each other tack, and sweeten the pot (if unanimously agreed upon) with the found items by suggesting that we all want to see each other be more glorious and the way to do that is by doing the escort task. Zefnir may even suggest having some of them stay while some of us (maybe Omrax and one other?) go help with the escorting so that "we can show our sincerity in helping one another by looking out for each other, just like an actual field mission". Will also try to play up that we are experienced in these matters, so we know of what we speak, even if religiously motivated as we mostly are. Of course, all this is dependent if they agree to such terms in the first place (or I end up botching that diplomacy check).

Angrid Luin wrote:

You flew 30ft. I don't think you need to make a fly check. If you had moved less than half speed (5 or 10ft) then you would need a DC 10 check. If you didn't move at all then the DC would be 15 to hover. Correct?

You could be right; I'm not all that clear on the fly skill stuff myself... always thought that it had to be rolled after each instance of flying regardless, but from what you're suggesting, the fly check only really applies on my next flight turn if I don't use the full fly movement then?