Xien uses his inner evil detector to check for evil auras around, and specially surrounding the corpse, while his mount smells around for any further danger.
Perception (Eidi scent):1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
"It seems the Society has chosen well. We might reach the Aspis agents before they can do further damage to this area" talks the paladin as he prepares to continue the trip by drawing back his trident and setting his spiked shield on place.
You can try and wash away the smell, but that would render the insect repellent non functional if it worked. Happy to assume you have already tried that with the monkey tree and it didn't work on that.
Near the body the team finds the kit of the departed man. There is a rapier, a masterwork composite longbow and quiver of arrows, two potion bottles and two bladders of a strange oily substance. Two small vials hold easily identified alchemists fire, while tied to the back of the pack is a rope.
And to speed things up as I'm sure someone will cast detect magic, but best confirm to me who is it. Two arrows are magical, as are two potions the oil and the rope.
Under a not-secret-enough-for-Tophor flap on the mans belt pouch you also find a note (linked above).
N Half-elf 7 :: HP 57/60 :: AC 22 T 15 FF 18 CMD 27 :: Fort +8 Ref +9 Will +6 :: Init +7 Perception +18 (Low-Light)
Shungur Edge-Of-Sky wrote:
"Either this fellow was eaten, and then died, or died, and then was eaten."
"Ha! Astute as always, there, Shung."
What's the strength rating on the bow? I've been looking to get one of these.
As the team gathers the equipment, Jal looks at the surrounding ground. "Uh ... let's do the slow stuff down the path a bit. I hate to stand in the way of hungry ants getting their meal."
He stands and follows his own suggestion. "We can ID these goods as we move. I don't think Jace will miss them."
Since I don't have insect repellent on me, I have no issues attempting to wash away the smell, at least for me. I can cast Create Water myself after all.
I have Detect Magic but no spellcraft, so it would be best served by someone else attempting first.
The pathfinder team quickly passes by the ant nests, grabbing the equipment as they go.
A few hundred feet further down the ravine, the northern wall is heavily eroded and creates a relatively shallow slope.
survival DC10:
You see deep tracks left by a massive three-toed saurian that ascended the slope only hours before.
Jal tries out the composite bow. It doesn't have an especially strong pull. While he does that Selena tries drenching herself in water. Water by itself seems not to be enough to remove the smell. If she had soap and took a bit of time to fully wash she may be able to get rid of the stench, but it would take some time.
Those with Detect Magic and spellcraft may want to make their rolls
N Half-elf 7 :: HP 57/60 :: AC 22 T 15 FF 18 CMD 27 :: Fort +8 Ref +9 Will +6 :: Init +7 Perception +18 (Low-Light)
Before they leave the body, Jal takes a moment to look for what killed him.
Heal:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
After testing the bow, and letting the team search it for magical auras, Jal stands looking up at the slope.
Survival:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
His eyebrows rise, and he looks over to Shungur as he points to some massive three-toed tracks in the soil. "Those look fresh to you, Shung? Cause they only look a few hours old to me. And that's a big lizard. Any of you know how to identify animal prints?"
Anyine have a decent Know: Nature they could throw down to ID whatever made those prints?
"I know a bit about lizards, but I am sorry to say not to the point of understanding their prints" says the nagaji as he picks up the bottles found in the body. He then tries to identify them through perception. The DC is "Identify the powers of a potion through taste 15 + the potion's caster level"
Male Tiefling Alchemist (Chirurgeon) 3 | HP: 21/21 | AC: 12 (16); Tch: 12 (14); FF: 10 (12) | Init: +4 | Perc: +6 (+5) | Fort +4; Ref +6; Will +3 (+2); +2 bonus vs. poison
Not understanding the slayer's meaning, the alchemist's eyes tear up a bit and he snuffles: "I'm working as fast as I can on these potions! I think I know what at least one of them is.";-P
HP 26/26 AC 17/11/17 CMB +2 CMD 13 F +3 R +2 W +8 Init +0 Perc + 9/+12 in shadow
"Odd, that the Aspis Consortium would send just one person, or one person following the rest. It seems like punishment, and a waste of resources. May Pharasma judge you justly, Jace," says the shaman, moving a hand over the corpse.
"Odd, that the Aspis Consortium would send just one person, or one person following the rest.
"Or perhaps he was the only one to fall to the swarms – they may have left him to his fate. The writer of this note seemed... adamant that they return with the eggs directly."
Tophor will take a shot at ID'ing the potions... dunno if that works for the oil.
The body looks to have been eaten by ants. Quite possibly alive.
Galandaro looks at the first potion and quickly identifies it as a potion of invisibility. Xien doesn't manage to work out any others. Misforstatt, more familiar with such things says the second is a potion of cure moderate wounds.
Going to roll spellcraft for Galandaro for the oils, arrows and rope spellcraft@+8:4d20 ⇒ (19, 17, 14, 20) = 70
The oils are both oils of magical weapon. He's not too sure about the arrows, but the rope is a rope of climbing.
And pressing onwards...
The floor of the ravine slopes downward slightly and the foliage overhead gradually thins. The ravine is wider here, and numerous boulders scattered throughout the area attest to steady erosion. Some of the boulders bear strange carvings and are even hewn into rough pillars, but they jut at odd angles out from the landscape and don’t seem to be a part of any surviving structure. Nestled in the shadow of two such pillars is a shallow pit scraped out of the earth by some massive creature’s claws.
The nest contains several branches, the half-eaten body of a leather-clad humanoid, several broken shells, and a several large, intact eggs. In the trampled foliage near the nest lies the corpse of a massive, bipedal dinosaur, its tooth-lined maw agape and its hide pierced with dozens of crude javelins.
As the group looks on, several figures step out of the shadows!
Okay, surprise round! Jal, Shungur and Tophor can take a single action before general initiative. Most of the short duration spells you cast before will have completed. Mage armour is okay though.
Status bold may post.
(surprise - single action only)
Shungur
Lizards
Jal
Tophor
(regular)
Xien
Shungur
Lizards
Galandaro
Selena
Tophor
Jal
Misforstatt
The lizard like form of Xien confuses the attackers and they swing wide.
Jal is less lucky and gets smashed from behind, and then staggers into another blow from the front.
Status bold may post. Party is blessed. (+1 to hit)
(surprise - single action only)
Jal
Tophor
(regular- full round of actions)
Xien
Shungur
Lizards
Galandaro
Selena
Tophor
Jal -15 damage
Misforstatt
"Eidi the one in the red rags!" points Xien, and his smart mount spins over himself trying to bite the lizardfolk with all his strength.
If the red is dropped, Xien instead asks to attack the blue one or any other close enough bite:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 Slashing/Piercing/Bludgeoning damage (x1.5 strength):1d4 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
N Half-elf 7 :: HP 57/60 :: AC 22 T 15 FF 18 CMD 27 :: Fort +8 Ref +9 Will +6 :: Init +7 Perception +18 (Low-Light)
Surprise Round Actions
Jal responds quickly, quirking his wrist to eject the dagger from its sheath into his waiting hand. Then he slashes at the ambusher behind him as he tries to step out of his flanked position.
Draw dagger from quick-draw sheath, then power attack Green. If it hits, it should deal sneak attack damage which allows Jal to apply Studied Target to it.
dagger:1d20 + 6 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 1 - 1 = 11 damage:1d4 + 3 + 2 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 + (3) + 1 = 11
Then Jal will 5’ step down/left (map updated)
Also, only one of those attacks should have hit Jal, correct? Or does a single attack deal 2d8 + 6 damage? Let me know, as the answer will have bearing on Jal’s round 1 actions.
Jal's flat footed AC is only 14, so both hit. It was two blows not one that did that much damage! Not that it matters, but why would Jal do sneak attack damage?
Jal conjures a dagger out of seemingly nowhere, but it can't get through the lizardman's thick scales. Tophor snaps off an arrow, but finds the same problem.
Even the mighty Xien can't seem to get through their scales, although he does have some satisfaction with his shield smashing into one and dazing it for a moment. Eidi then tries to kick it while it is distracted and that also seems to take effect.
Shungur steps forward to reach out a healing hand to aid Jal.
Seeing their successes, the two that attacked Jal follow him up, trying to beat him into a bloody mess on the ground.
attack:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 attack:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Not restricting themselves to just their clubs, these tear in with tooth and claw as well.
attack:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 attack:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 attack:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Now alert to the danger, he easily avoids their weapons, but one rips a small hole in him with its claw.
damage:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Behind him the two lizard men look at each other and then
[redouble their assault on Xien.
attack:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 attack:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Without the advantage of surprise, they too are thwarted by the paladins mighty defences.
They also resort to using tooth and claw in addition to their spiked clubs.
attack:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18 attack:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Natural weapons are no more effective for them than their clubs.
Status, bold may post all are blessed
Galandaro
Selena
Tophor
Jal -10 damage
Misforstatt
Xien
Shungur
Lizard men (4)
(red) 20 damage
Selena steps forward as safely as she can, before unleashing a wave of negative energy at the lizard men, attempting to hit as much of them as she can while excluding her allies with her selective channel.
DC 18 Will Save to avoid being nailed with Confusion, and I think Versatile Channel is half damage so 1d6 with a save for half?
Who are you excluding, there are six other pathfinders and a riding animal. You can only exclude four if I remember correctly. Although to be fair, from where Selena is at the moment, there is only one lizard man and one pathfinder in the area, so that might not be an issue.
Pretty sure that if I move forward a tiny bit I can hit green and orange lizards, and exclude the four pathfinders in the effect (since Tophor and Xien are out of range).
Xien revolves in his place hardly deflecting all the multiple attacks over him with his shield. He then counter-attacks striking true with his trident on the stout lizardman.
mwk cold iron trident-PA+HG+Bless:1d20 + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 31 mwk cold iron trident-PA+HG+Bless:1d20 + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 27 Cold iron/Piercing damage+PA:2d8 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (5, 8) + 5 + 4 + 5 + 4 = 31
His shield though is less precise this time, as he tries to focus on protecting himself.
spiked shield-PA+HG+Bless:1d20 + 10 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 10 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 11 Piercing damage+PA:1d4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 = 7
On his part, Eidi continues fighting the lizardmen around.
bite+Bless:1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 = 16 Slashing/Piercing/Bludgeoning damage (x1.5 strength):1d4 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 If blue drops, Xien 5-foot step to the side, closing with the others, while trying not to hamper Tophor's shooting angle
N Half-elf 7 :: HP 57/60 :: AC 22 T 15 FF 18 CMD 27 :: Fort +8 Ref +9 Will +6 :: Init +7 Perception +18 (Low-Light)
Ah. I misunderstood the setup. I thought Jal/Tophor/Xien got a surprise round but the Lizardfolk didn't. I see now that the lizardfolk also got theirs before Jal. (That's why I thought Jal wasn't flat-footed and they were.)
Jal slings his shield into position a second to late to protect himself from another attack. He continues his southward retreat, slashing again at the lizardfolk to his left.
HP 26/26 AC 17/11/17 CMB +2 CMD 13 F +3 R +2 W +8 Init +0 Perc + 9/+12 in shadow
Concentration:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Shungur focuses on the lizardman in front of him, and also the one northwest of Jal. He lifts a trembling hand, and all color drains from his eyes and dulls in the immediate vicinity of his form. A coruscating rainbow issues from him, washing over both humanoids.
Color Spray.
If the lizardman near him no longer threatens, he will pull out a Wand of Color Spray. Otherwise, he will stay put.
Galandaro pulls back from the scaled onslaught. Selena with the glint on madness in her eyes advances toward it. As he does so a wave of psychic sickness precedes her
will:2d20 ⇒ (16, 16) = 32
Jal batters at the lizards, but with little effect but does distract the lizard man enough to let Misforstaff get behind it and smash it over the head with his staff. The staff seems to suffer more than it though.
Just down the path, the mighty Xien skewers one of the lizard men with his trident. His trusty steed all but knocks the other to the ground. But not quite.
Shungur summons a vivid raidbow of colours
will:2d20 ⇒ (10, 9) = 19
Once again, folk with spells or special abilities that require a save, please help me out and provide the DC with your attack. It saves me looking them up all the time.
Status, bold may post all are blessed
Galandaro
Selena
Tophor
Jal -10 damage
Misforstatt
Xien
Shungur
Lizard men (4)
(blue) 11 damage, disabled but not down.
(green) 7 damage
(orange) 4 damage, unconscious.
By gold, I assume you mean the orange one? Well Tophor went before the colour spray, so no benefit from being prone...
One of Tophor's arrows hit the stunned lizard man on the way down.
The lizard man facing Xienm badly wounded but still does its best to defat its cousin.
attacks:3d20 ⇒ (1, 10, 15) = 26
But its exertions are too much and it falls to the ground unconscious.
The lizardman with green scales quickly assesses the situation and steps backwards to try and protect his flanks and finish off the demon spawned creature batting at him with the staff.
N Half-elf 7 :: HP 57/60 :: AC 22 T 15 FF 18 CMD 27 :: Fort +8 Ref +9 Will +6 :: Init +7 Perception +18 (Low-Light)
Jal scowls as the green-scale retreats, ”Not a fan when you’re the one flanked, huh, cac laghairt?”
Varisian:
cac laghairt=lizard crap
He discards the dagger as he follows his foe. His katana hisses dangerously from its sheath, lashing out at the lizard-man’s flank like a viper strike.
Free actions to drop dagger and 5’ step closer. Move to draw katana, then attack green.
Katana:1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 22 damage:1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8
Jal steps forward and slices into the green lizard man, while Misforstaff hits him again from the side. Neither blow downs the tough lizard. Tophor's arrows continue to show little sign of hurting the creatures.
Status, bold may post all are blessed
Galandaro
Selena
Tophor
Jal -10 damage
Misforstatt -13 damage
Xien
Shungur
Lizard man (green) 19 damage
