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Shutek joins the fray and stabs Blue, killing it instantly.
Slipp sends a lightning bolt at Yellow and fries it to a crisp.
Orion turns an unhealthy shade of green as the musk hits him in the face. He can do nothing but try to clear his digestive tract and raise his shield.
Red scampers up to Vahrn and tries to bite him.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Before your turn
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Those with ** may go
Eldryon Spearheaven - AC 18, 5/11 (Filth Fever Stage 1)
Shutek Niel - AC 18, 15/18 (Dagger)
Red
**Vahrn Frostbeard - AC 16, 17/17 (Key; AC 17; Sickened 2)
**Yuan Wu - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 18/18
Shard (-31)
White
Slipp - AC 17, 38/38 (Sickened 2)
Orion Oneiros - AC 15 (16 w/shield), 14/14 (AC 16; Sickened 2)
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Vahrn stays in place trying to clear his digestive tract. He feels a bit better, but still not 100%.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Before your turn
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Those with ** may go
Eldryon Spearheaven - AC 18, 5/11 (Filth Fever Stage 1)
Shutek Niel - AC 18, 15/18 (Dagger)
Red
Vahrn Frostbeard - AC 16, 17/17 (Key; AC 17; Sickened 1)
**Yuan Wu - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 18/18
Shard (-31)
White
Slipp - AC 17, 38/38 (Sickened 2)
Orion Oneiros - AC 15 (16 w/shield), 14/14 (AC 16; Sickened 2)
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Focusing on the hag that Eldryon is engaging, Yuan Wu races down the last flight of steps, digging one hand into his pouch as he studies the creature now that he is within striking range.
Critical Success You remember the creature's weaknesses, and as you empower your esoterica, you have a flash of insight that grants even more knowledge about the creature. You learn all of the creature's resistances, weaknesses, and immunities, including the amounts of the resistances and weaknesses and any unusual weaknesses or vulnerabilities, such as what spells will pass through a golem's antimagic. You can exploit either the creature's mortal weakness or personal antithesis (see below). Your unarmed and weapon Strikes against the creature also become magical if they weren't already.
Success You recall an important fact about the creature, learning its highest weakness (or one of its highest weaknesses, if it has multiple with the same value) but not its other weaknesses, resistances, or immunities. You can exploit either the creature's mortal weakness or personal antithesis. Your unarmed and weapon Strikes against the creature also become magical if they weren't already.
Failure Failing to recall a salient weakness about the creature, you instead attempt to exploit a more personal vulnerability. You can exploit only the creature's personal antithesis. Your unarmed and weapon Strikes against the creature also become magical if they weren't already.
Critical Failure You couldn't remember the right object to use and become distracted while you rummage through your esoterica. You become flat-footed until the beginning of your next turn.
Additionally, when you succeed at your check to Exploit a Vulnerability, compare the result of your Esoteric Lore check to the DC to Recall Knowledge for that creature; if that number would be a success or a critical success, you gain information as if you had succeeded at the Recall Knowledge check.
A creature of yin and earth, he thinks to himself as he pulls out a fistful of metallic powder and quickly coats his weapon with it. He then sends his whip flying towards his foe.
(◆) Stride
(◆) Exploit Vulnerability
(◆) Strike
Yuan Wu sees an opening. As if it has a life of its own, the whip lashes out.
Requirements You’re holding your weapon implement and are benefiting from Exploit Vulnerability against a creature. The creature must be within your reach if you’re wielding a melee weapon, or within 10 feet if you’re wielding a ranged weapon.
Description Your weapon senses a moment of weakness and guides your hand to strike down a foe. Make a Strike against the triggering creature with your weapon implement. If your attack is a critical hit, you disrupt the triggering action. This Strike doesn’t count toward your multiple attack penalty, and your multiple attack penalty doesn’t apply to this Strike.
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You realize that Aslynn is vulnerable to Cold Iron weapons.
Yuan manages to discover something about Aslynn, but is unable to capitalize on the knowledge.
Aslynn slashes at Eldryon.
Aslynn cackles with glee as Eldryon collapses in a heap. She turns to Yuan and points at his chest. Two missiles of force spring out and slam into him.
Meanwhile the White skunk closes with Orion and tries to bite him twice.
But doesn't succeed.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2-3
Tactical Map
Before your turn
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Those with ** may go
-3-
**Shutek Niel - AC 18, 15/18 (Dagger)
Red
Vahrn Frostbeard - AC 16, 17/17 (Key; AC 17; Sickened 1)
Yuan Wu - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/18
Eldryon Spearheaven - AC 18, 0/11 (Filth Fever Stage 1; Dying 1)
Shard (-31)
White
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**Slipp - AC 17, 38/38 (Sickened 2)
**Orion Oneiros - AC 15 (16 w/shield), 14/14 (AC 16; Sickened 2)
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Slipp staggers forward, trying hard to hold in what remains of their breakfast. The fallen figure of Eldryon swims before them. Then the life-giving aura of the First World springs forth. For a moment the forest fire recedes and instead there is the smell of damp grass. Of a spring rain. Of new life.
* stride
** cast heal
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Slipp manages to hold down their breakfast and heals Eldryon. Shutek runs to assist Orion and removes the head of the skunk bothering Orion.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2-3
Tactical Map
Before your turn
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Those with ** may go
Shutek Niel - AC 18, 15/18 (Dagger)
Red
Vahrn Frostbeard - AC 16, 17/17 (Key; AC 17; Sickened 1)
Yuan Wu - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/18
Eldryon Spearheaven - AC 18, 11/11 (Filth Fever Stage 1; Wounded 1; Prone, Hands empty)
Shard (-31)
Slipp - AC 17, 38/38 (Sickened 2)
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**Orion Oneiros - AC 15 (16 w/shield), 14/14 (AC 16; Sickened 1; 2 actions)
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The Red skunk continues to gnaw at Vahrn.
Fortunately for Vahrn, the skunk's teeth only leave minor scratches.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 3
Tactical Map
Before your turn
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Those with ** may go
Shutek Niel - AC 18, 15/18 (Dagger)
Red
**Vahrn Frostbeard - AC 16, 15/17 (Key; AC 17; Sickened 1)
**Yuan Wu - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/18
**Eldryon Spearheaven - AC 18, 11/11 (Filth Fever Stage 1; Wounded 1; Prone, Hands empty)
Shard (-31)
Slipp - AC 17, 38/38 (Sickened 2)
Orion Oneiros - AC 15 (16 w/shield), 14/14 (AC 16; Sickened 1)
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Eldryon attempts to get an angle on Aslynn but does not succeed. She stands up and sends electricity at the Red skunk and Aslynn. Neither manage to get out of the way in time and get a jolt.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 3
Tactical Map
Before your turn
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Those with ** may go
Shutek Niel - AC 18, 15/18 (Dagger)
Red (-5)
**Vahrn Frostbeard - AC 16, 15/17 (Key; AC 17; Sickened 1)
**Yuan Wu - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/18
Eldryon Spearheaven - AC 18, 11/11 (Filth Fever Stage 1; Wounded 1; Prone, Hands empty)
Shard (-36)
Slipp - AC 17, 38/38 (Sickened 2)
Orion Oneiros - AC 15 (16 w/shield), 14/14 (AC 16; Sickened 1)
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Vahrn still can't seem to clear his digestive tract of skunk perfume before casting Shield.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 3
Tactical Map
Before your turn
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Those with ** may go
Shutek Niel - AC 18, 15/18 (Dagger)
Red (-5)
Vahrn Frostbeard - AC 16, 15/17 (Key; AC 17; Sickened 1)
**Yuan Wu - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/18
Eldryon Spearheaven - AC 18, 11/11 (Filth Fever Stage 1; Wounded 1; Prone, Hands empty)
Shard (-36)
Slipp - AC 17, 38/38 (Sickened 2)
Orion Oneiros - AC 15 (16 w/shield), 14/14 (AC 16; Sickened 1)
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Aslynn cackles with glee as Eldryon collapses in a heap. She turns to Yuan and points at his chest. Two missiles of force spring out and slam into him.
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As Asylnn turns to cast a spell at Yuan, his whip lashes out, as if with a life of its own and smacks Aslynn squarely in the face. Aslynn screams and dissolves back into shadowstuff.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 3-4
Tactical Map
Before your turn
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Those with ** may go
-4-
**Shutek Niel - AC 18, 15/18 (Dagger)
Red (-5)
Vahrn Frostbeard - AC 16, 15/17 (Key; AC 17; Sickened 1)
-3-
**Yuan Wu - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 18/18
Eldryon Spearheaven - AC 18, 11/11 (Filth Fever Stage 1; Wounded 1)
**Slipp - AC 17, 38/38 (Sickened 2)
**Orion Oneiros - AC 15 (16 w/shield), 14/14 (AC 16; Sickened 1)
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Orion moves closer and fires a divine lance at the skunk harassing Vahrn. Saranrae's goodness causes the skunk to explode.
Suddenly, the door to the Vault bursts open and Zarta Dralneen rushes into the vault along with Society leaders Ambrus Valsin, Eando Kline, Eliza Petulengro, Fola Barun, and Calisro Benarry. They look ready to fight, and they're quite impressed by your handling of the situation. They gather reports from you, Rain and Biglock, then meet back in the vault a few hours later.
"What happened here?!" Zarta demands.
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Lady Zarta, I'm glad to see you there. But don't worry, everything as been taken care off!
It seems that some items in the treasure trove were linked to Aslynn enough so she could slip part of her into the Vault. She was looking for two objects that our new friends here, Mr Glovely and Biglock, have been urban enough to safeguard for us.
We had to fight off Aslynn's projection and her nightmares but we prevail.
Says Eldryon.
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Yuan Wu looks in interest as the curse that affected the entrance is broken after the demise of the hag.
Yuan Wu gives the esteemed leaders a bow before adding, "It somehow managed to lay a curse onto hallway that prevented ingress or exit. Might be helpful to study how she did it. For a room filled with magic, some caution there might be helpful."
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As lady Zarta hurries in, Vahrn looks at her with an eyebrow raised. "Somehow I think we all would like to know what happened here." he starts while wiping whatever remains of the skunk he still has on his clothes.
"It seems that a hag named Aslynn has an interest on a couple of the items retrieved by the society and she managed to use some sort of magic to proyect a part of herself in here.", he then takes a small break to gather his thoughs and continues.
"Thanks to the quick reaction of our fellow pathfinders and the quick wit of our new friends the chest and the hand, we were able to somehow repel her incursion, but still, the items here should be taken care by someone with more knowledge on how to keep them safe than us"
With that he moves closer to her and hands her the key he had been protecting.
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"Absolutely, with this many trinkets laying around you are asking for a curse or two. There is still a lot of work organizing them but perhaps it needs a few more agents down here. It was fun there at the end aside from my friend getting sprayed by one of those things." Shutek says brushing off the worst of it, chuckling at the situation.
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Zarta jumps back as the contents of Slipp's digestive tract splatters all over her new shoes!
"UGH!! Those who need help from the healers, go to the medical ward please! We'll clean up here."
Venture-Captain Ambrus Valsin turns to Orion, his eyebrows raised. "Would you kindly explain that, Pathfinder?!" he asks.
Zarta turns the chalice over multiple times, trying to see if she can get any of the magic liquid to appear. When everyone has finally gathered for the debrief, she says, "Well, I'm still not sure what this is, but all your reports are consistent. It's obviously a central piece of Aslynn's plan. In a way, it's a good thing that shard of her mind infiltrated our vaults, as it's allowed us to understand a few things we might have otherwise missed! I wish we could've learned about this without putting your lives in danger, and for that, I apologize. I hope you're ready for more adventures. We've just scratched the surface of the vault's contents, and we need to act fast to learn more about some of these items. One thing is certain: we can't leave everything here and wait around for Aslynn to strike again."
The faction leaders quickly fall into a heated discussion over the best approach to the items—it's clear that they don't see eye to eye, but they all agree that they'll need to work together for the sake of the Society's future! While the Society's leaders argue, Biglock gives you a smug grin. "Nice work. Hey—Zarta is pretty great. She says Mr. Glovely and I don't have to stick around this dusty vault! Don't worry, though. We'll be in touch. I've got a few schemes in mind. When I'm done making arrangements, Mr. Glovely will come calling!"
Thanks for playing all!