One of the men that is excavating turns to Aetherys
"Brutal? My lady, you are indeed misinformed." the man frowns "Laktharis is but a gentle god. It is known."
Valais refuses to drop her hood and whispers to Aetherys
"I do not think that me speaking is a good idea. My features might endanger the mission."
As you speak, the Sarkorians finish clearing the entrance to the cathedral.
"Seems the way is clear."
Shyael jumps from the roof elegantly.
“And since ancient ruins are your specialty, I think you should lead the way.”
She grabs some arrows from her quiver, and hands them to Aetherys.
"You might need these."
The Sarkorians grant the party two potions and two scrolls. The leader speaks.
"As eager as we are to enter the temple, we need to rest. Our souls are full of energy, but our bodies must rest. We won't be far behind you, strangers. May Laktharis lead your path."
As soon as you are ready for exploring the temple, I will post. Next scenes are in dungeon crawl mode... So you move yourselves along the map as soon as it is ready.
Is there a link for the map? Aetherys will gladly lead, unless we have a trap spotter. What are the supplies they offered? Detect magic alongside a 29 Spellcraft (take 10) to identify might tell me something about their nature.
Before entering the ruins, Aetherys casts a spell to bolster her own morale. Nodding at her fellow Pathfinders, she leads them inside the ruins once they're ready.
She casts heroism on herself (extended with her ropd, lasts 180 minutes) as soon as everybody is ready to venture into the ruins.
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Rhuul unfurls his flag showing a rune of the open road, and hefts his dwarven axe in the other. "Ready here. I'm happy to take any spot in the marching order. Though me legs be not the quickest in the group if truth be told."
Supplies are: +1 demon-bane arrows and two +1 undead-bane arrows. Potions of cure moderate wounds—as well as a scroll of break enchantment (CL 11) and a scroll of remove fear (CL 8). Give me the marching order if you dont mind.
Anyone is welcome to pick any of the supplies, Aetherys can't use any of them except for the potions. If you can use them please take them, otherwise consumables like these tend to be forgotten (and thus, pretty much equivalent to lost).
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Rhuul takes the second spot in the marching order.
"This here will let me see and get me axe to work if there be problems. Though surely nothing will remain down there after being buried for so long."
The flag fluttering makes everyone feel a little bit better.
Flagbearer, +1 (morale) on to hit, damage and vs fear& charm. Pretty much like a continual bless but with an additional bonus vs charm.
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Being awesome! All dwarves are awesome, but Rhuul is a little more so than normal. Just wait until he starts telling jokes.
HP 60/60 || AC:26(28vs evil) T:13/15 FF:22/24 CMD:21 || Fort:8 Refl:4 Will:9 || Init:3 Perception:4 Darkvision || NG Male Half-orc Warpriest of Gorum 7 || +2 Greatsword +13 (2d6+11/19-20); Composite longbow +5 (1d8+4)
Sry for mot posting, i'm just bad at negotiations. I'm frontliner with 20ft. speed, so i'd like to take the second spot near Rhuul or before him in marching orfer.
Assuming 10ft wide marching order, I think Oloch/Aetherys in the front rank with Mavaro in the second rank. This leaves Rhuul/Kuraishimo in the 3rd rank with Adowyn/Leryn holding the rear.
An earthen tunnel leads to an elaborate door, shaped like an open mouth baring jagged fangs. The surface of the door is smooth except for six dials, each surrounded by spiked runes.
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Rhuul carefully looks at the floor and the runes, trying to make head or tail of them.
percpetion:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30 know(any):1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 < add extra +4 if planes, relgion, geography, history, local or arcana is relevant.
"How odd."
He looks closer.
"Each dial seems to have at least one symbol that is unique to it.."
Tesi, could you post the map link to the campaign header, where it'll be easily acessible at all times, please? If you go to the Campaign Info tab, Edit, you can paste the link to the map in the Short Description and thus make it easily accessible. Thanks!
Aetherys studies the designs, trying to make sense out of them.
Knowledge (arcane or planes):1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26
"Is that Sifkesh's holy symbol there?" she says as she points to the double arrow on the fifth dial. "I bet all these symbols represent demon lords or similar identities."
Aetherys has encountered this specific symbol once before, hence her reaction. Maybe her roll would allow her to recognize more of them?
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"I've heard of knock, knock jokes, but this is ridiculous" starts Rhuul.
move action: Inspire courage, +2 to hit and damage, stacks with flag bearer for +3 to each
He then reaches out a gentle hand to ease some of Aeth's suffering.
cure moderate wounds:2d8 + 8 ⇒ (4, 7) + 8 = 19
As a reminder Kuraishimo has a CoP:Evil up, meaning within 10feet of him you get +2 resistance and +2deflection vs evil sources.
know dungeoneering:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Kuraishimo takes a moment to swirl his robes around him as undulating balls of force squeeze themselves into existence at the ends of his tentacles before they fly at the now animated door.
Magic Missile:4d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3, 2, 2) + 4 = 12 Fort DC 22 or be dazed for 1 round.
Using sorcerer's robe as a swift to add my lvl 1 bloodline power to the spell.
Sorcerer's Robe:
Price 5,000 gp; Aura moderate evocation; CL 10th; Weight 1 lb.
This dapper robe enables a sorcerer to add the effects of her 1st level bloodline power to spells she casts. As a swift action before casting a spell, the wearer expends one use of her 1st-level bloodline power and selects one target of the spell to be affected by that bloodline power. If the spell allows a saving throw, a successful save against the spell means the bloodline power deals half damage (if it normally deals hit point damage) or is negated (if it does not). The robe can be used up to three times per day.
Ultimate Equipment
ability notes:
Kuraishimo has the Warped (Aberrant) bloodline which gives him the following power:
[spoiler=Warped Bloodline]
Warp Touch (Sp): Starting at 1st level, you create brief, disorienting changes in a creature’s physical form. This ability affects one creature within 30 feet, which is dazed for 1 round (Fortitude negates; DC 10 + 1/2 your sorcerer level + your Charisma modifier). You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Charisma modifier.
GM, a few questions:
#1 Aetherys has initiative over the mimic, which means that she would act in round 1 before he does, right? A success on the Will save (which I believe I got) would negate the daze effect.
#2 I believe Gore is a piercing attack only, so my DR 5/bludgeoning from defending bone would apply, correct?
#3 Knowledge (dungeoneering), heroism:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18 Questions: What's its DR (if any)? What are its immunities?
To hasten things up in case answer to #1 is Yes and that she can act before being torn apart:
Round 1 action (before the mimic):
Swift action to activate my wrist sheath and have my wand of shield in hand, then use it to cast shield as a standard action, draw my scimitar as a move action (since I don't believe I stated I had it out). This won't change anything on the already rolled attacks (thus removing the need to retcon your attacks/damage and thus Rhuul's heal), and it's usually what Aetherys does on round 1, though she might have chosen something else against such a potent foe.
Aeth, you are not dazed, that's why you are in bold letters. I forgot about the bone, so you have 15hp + 19hp of Rhuul's heal, and you are also grappled because of some nasty adherent in the mimic's skin.
Aetherys' and Kuraiskimo's knowledges are not enough to know about the monster, they have not seen or heard anything like this.
Mimic FORT Save:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
The long arms of the monster hit Mavaro when he casts.
Mimic GORE AoO on Mavaro:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (20) + 18 = 38 Mimic AoO on Mavaro Confirm Crit:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19 SLAM Damage on Mavaro:2d6 + 11 ⇒ (6, 3) + 11 = 20
My point was, I can act before he attacked. Assuming the action under spoiler happened before he attacked me on round 1. Also, you didn't answer my question about DR, so assuming it applied to the gore attack but not the slam one.
Current Hp: 15 (after both attacks and DR) + 19 (heal from Rhuul) = 34
Round 2
Aetherys infuses her blade with arcane energy, rendering it for keener than it normally is.
Swift action: spending 1 arcane pool to become +4 keen instead of its normal +3.
Then the Sarenite dervish starts focusing her thought to not let her guard down as she casts a spell.
Concentration (casting defensively) DC 21:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26 Concentration (casting while grappled) DC 10+mimic's CMB+3:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31 Can't use both arms, so I'll opt to cast displacement. Success depends on the mimic's CMB
Status:
Hp 34/68
Active effects Defending Bone (9 hours, 45 pts), Heroism (180 min), Shield (1 min), +4 Keen Dawnblade (1 minute), Displacement?
Conditions Grappled
I'm also not quite following, here's how I see things.
Surprise round: mimic casts blasphemy.
Round 1: Aetherys wins initiative and saved vs the Daze. However you had the mimic go before him in round 1, which is causing the confusion, although Aerherys appears to be going properly in round 2 before it at least.
Prior to Aetherys's turn Kuraishimo will cast liberating command on Aetherys.
Immediate action escape artist at an extra +16, means you won't have the swift to enhance the weapon, but probably worth trying to get loose, especially since you've got some escape artist to start with. If timing doesn't work out, feel free to take it after your turn instead.
Escape Artist, heroism, grappled penalty:1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 16 = 48Not sure if the Grappled penalty applies, but I added it anyway.
Aetherys attempts to free herself from her current sticky predicament. "Sarenrae be praised! Thank you Kuraishimo!"
This will eat the swift action to empower my blade, so no +4 keen blade for now. However, it may also change the course of my action, so there may be a retcon.
EDIT: If this isn't enough to break the grapple, my action remains the same as in my post above, minus the arcane pool point spent to empower my blade.
If this allows me to get free, please open the spoiler below to see what my retconned action is:
If Aetherys slips free from the grapple:
The elf thinks for a moment, then focuses her thoughts not to let her guard down as she casts a spell.
Spell Combat: Will do all my regular attacks, then cast bladed dash defensively and move to the square behind Rhuul.
Ok. First thing: I am sorry.
Second thing: relax. I am a human being and I make mistakes. :-)
Third thing: I didn't count Aeth as Dazed, I just bypassed her initiative accidentally. Aeth: your health was correct when I posted it 50 minutes ago.
This being said... I also commited mistakes on your benefit (forgot to add the constrict damage when the creature grappled Aeth, forgot the grapple, etc), so please, take it easy.
Mimic spits Aetherys back to the group and decides to attack...
1. Aeth 2. Mavaro 3. Oloch 4. Rhuul
1d4 ⇒ 3 Oloch!!
Mimic GORE Attack on Oloch:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (20) + 18 = 38 Mimic SLAM Attack on Oloch:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (15) + 19 = 34 GORE Damage on Oloch:2d6 + 11 ⇒ (3, 1) + 11 = 15 SLAM Damage on Oloch:2d6 + 11 ⇒ (4, 3) + 11 = 18 Mimic GORE Attack on Oloch CONFIRM CRITICAL:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (12) + 18 = 30 GORE Damage on Oloch CRITICAL:2d6 + 11 ⇒ (1, 1) + 11 = 13
Escaping the grapple is a standard action, in which you succeed.
Are you sure you can cast a spell and make those many attacks? Just asking, maybe you have feats and stuff.
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"The door just wants a hug? We'll me axe will be givin him one of them for sure."
Maintains bardic performance and flag bearer, so +3/+3; with that haste, melee attacks will be at +4 to hit
Rhuul steps into the space vacated by Aeth and swings away, hoping that cold iron will be able to do what magic seems to have been unable to manage.
I'm taking things easy, sorry if my words come as offensive on the boards, it isn't my intention. I make mistakes too, both as a player and a GM, and I don't begrudge you for any of it, don't worry!
That being said, Aetherys escaped the grapple as an immediate action on Kuraishimo's turn thanks to liberating command, thus leaving her with her full round's worth of actions for round 2. In short, please disregard this post and only take into account that one, since the Escape Artist seems to have worked. The rolls in the spoiler include her full attack with the -2 penalty for spell combat (+6 BAB yields two attacks). One was a threat, hence the critical confirmation roll. Then there's the bladed dash attack (with +Int on the roll), since I'm casting that spell with Spell Combat (the basic Magus ability). If any of it is unclear, please let me know.
Oh, and by the way I forgot to take into account the Inspire Courage and Flagbearer, so please add +3 to all attack and damage rolls. I'm fine with forgoing those for this round though, since you also forgot constrict damage and all, and after all, well, I forgot them! ;)
I'll post my action for round 3 (before the mimic acts again) after everyone else has acted.
Status:
Hp 34/68
Active effects Defending Bone (9 hours, 45 pts), Heroism (180 min), Shield (1 min)
Conditions -3 STR
All makes sense, then. Remember you have -3 to strengh in case it is applied to anything (weight, damage, whatever).
When you hit the monster with your scimitar, you realize its skin is sticky.
You have to be quick to avoid it to be stuck to the monster.
Aetherys REFLEX SAVE:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26
You succeed, granting your second attack.
Aetherys REFLEX SAVE:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Unfortunately, the scimitar is adhered to the monster's skin, and you cannot make your third attack. Although, you can move 30 feet if you feel like it.
ROUND 2
Aeth -3 STR 4 Rnds 34/68 (No Immediate Action)
Mimic -44 hp (please, check my math Aeth)
Kurai -3 STR 4 Rnds (No Immediate Action)
Rhuul -3 STR 4 Rnds
Adowyn -7 STR 4 Rnds
Mavaro -3 STR 4 Rnds 33/53
Oloch -7 STR 4 Rnds -7/60 Grappled
Aetherys has Dex to damage via Dervish Dance. But you're right, the actual Strength score is lowered, so she's in medium load and has only 28 AC.
Also, not sure if it changes anything, but Aetherys's Ref is +13 now thanks to heroism (the updated saves are in the header, the ones in the character sheet are the unbuffed saves).
I actually made a mistake too, since Flagbearer's bonus to attack rolls won't stack with heroism. Hence, Aetherys's attacks are:
#1 Nat 18 (threat), hitting AC 36 (15 damage), confirming on AC 30 (14 extra damage). Ref save successful, so weapon isn't glued to the mimic.
#2 Hitting AC 24 (15 damage). Ref save likely failed, so weapon is glued to the mimic.
#3 Never happened because of weapon's condition. Aetherys will cast her bladed dash anyway (enough retcons for one round, I think!) and move away, forgoing her extra attack.
By my math (and assuming the mimic has no DR (or a DR bypassed by Aetherys's scimitar, such as magic, silver, cold iron, or piercing) and has AC 24 or less, Aetherys inflicts 44 piercing damage. If it has AC 25 to 30, she only inflicts 29 damage.
TL;DR: You're absolutely right about the numbers! :)
For what it's worth, not only do I not hold any grudge for you, but you have my sympathies, since handling a fight like that is no small feat. I'm not sure I'd do it right either, tbh.
Round 3 action (will happen after everyone else has acted)
Aetherys, sensing a longing for her better half, conjures the blade to her hand! Empowering her blade, she then draws a wand of long arm.
Standard action: Using one point from my Arcane Pool to use my Teleport Blade ability (from the Bladebound Magus archetype) to teleport Dawnblade to my hand. As a swift action, I'll use another point from my Arcane Pool to empower it to +4 keen.
Status:
Hp 34/68
Active effects Defending Bone (9 hours, 45 pts), Heroism (180 min), Shield (1 min), Flagbearer (+1 morale atk/dmg/fear/charm), Inspire Courage +2, +4 Keen, wand of long arm in hand.
Conditions -3 STR (medium load, AC-2)
For what it's worth, not only do I not hold any grudge for you, but you have my sympathies, since handling a fight like that is no small feat. I'm not sure I'd do it right either, tbh.
Thanks for your kind words. I will try not to fk up the rest of the game. BTW teleport blade: AWESOME!
Kuraiskimo, I just saw your actual strenght score is 4. I asume your actual carrying capacity allows you to do what you do.
Fortitude Save:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
Kuraiskimo throws a snowball at the monster, hitting him in the... Face?
Perception Kuraiskimo:1d20 - 3 ⇒ (10) - 3 = 7
ROUND 2
Aeth -3 STR 4 Rnds 34/68 (No Immediate Action)
Mimic -44 hp (please, check my math Aeth) -22hp (SnowBall)
Kurai -3 STR 4 Rnds (No Immediate Action)
Rhuul -3 STR 4 Rnds
Adowyn -7 STR 4 Rnds
Mavaro -3 STR 4 Rnds 33/53
Oloch -7 STR 4 Rnds -7/60 Grappled [Unconscious]
Yeah, it's even better than Luke Skywalker's lightsaber-summoning power in The Empire Strikes Back! It's a brand new toy (bladebound magi get it @lvl 9), so I'm super excited that I was able to use it! :)
