Hey guys, I am back and setting things up ... as you can imagine we are going into initiative with your actions as these guys are fast and waiting for you to make a move.
I will post in 18 hours latest and start the round.
Thanks again for your patience!
If Caduceus has the aura then nobody failed the fear saving throw.
Yes. Higher.
I’ll only be able to post again on Sunday.
It is huge, you are flying on your mounts. It is right beneath you.
You’d be up with Lichaam. I’ll update accordingly tomorrow.
30 ft from bridge to ceiling.
Hi, I did not roll the fire damage as you are protected.
But the question is super valid. A very RAW view would say the 6d6 is all p/b damage. But I just am not sure if that is intended.
I just asked that in the GM forum on the PFS server. I am going to put all the info here so you can weigh in.
Hello everyone, a question in spoilers below regarding the scenario "8-25 Unleashing the the Untouchable" which I am GMing in pbp:
Does the attack "Stranger's Shot (Ex)" of the Burning Stranger on page 16 do an additional 6d6 bludgeoning and piercing damage or is that 6d6 fire damage in your opinion? I am thinking if they meant that instead of the 3d6 fire damage that the gun usually does on top per shot the "Stranger's Shot" does 6d6 damage so essentially only 3d6 on top of the normal 3d6? What do you think?
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Their abilities are:
Ranged +1 pepperbox rifle +17/+12/+7 (1d10+1/×4 plus 3d6 fire)
Special Attacks stranger’s shot, superheated weapons
Stranger’s Shot (Ex) As a full-round action, a burning
stranger can take careful aim with its firearms and fire
a single, ruinous shot. This single shot always resolves
as a touch attack, regardless of the actual range. If the
burning stranger threatens a critical hit with this sho t,
it automatically confirms the critical hit . Regardless of
whether the shot is a critical hit or no t, it deals 6d6
additional points of damage.
Superheated Weapons (Su) A burning stranger fights with
a superheated pepperbox rifle fashioned from glowinghot
metal. This firearm has a range of 80 feet and deals
both bludgeoning and piercing damage. At a range of up
to 80 feet, a burning stranger’s firearm attacks resolve as
touch attacks. While firearms normally consume bullets
and black powder when fired, a burning stranger’s pistols
supernaturally reload the instant it fires them, allowing
the undead to make multiple attacks in a round with the
weapons. In addition, any pepperbox musket a burning
stranger wields functions as a +1 pepperbox musket. A
burning stranger does not provoke attacks of opportunity
when it fires a superheated weapon in melee. When a
burning stranger dies, its superheated weapon melts into a
pile of slag.
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@GM: Stranger's Shot is a simplified gunslinger's 'Dead Shot' which would be a nightmare to run by a GM at higher levels due to all the attack dice and the confirmation rolls. IMO, the 6d6 are bonus dmg dice that you just add after you've resolved the attack normally i.e. you roll your attack (auto crit is you're in the threat range), then afterwards you add the 6d6 piercing dmg; then you add the 3d6 fire dmg. It's a full-round action, so it replaces their full-attack routine, which saves time for the GM, but makes it super dangerous for the PCs, yes.
PS: Stranger's Shot has the added nastiness of resolving as a touch attack beyond the first range increment... do remember to apply a -2 to hit per additional increment above the 1st though, whether or not they are using Stranger's Shot. However if they do a full-attack instead, they only use touch attack within the first range increment of 80 ft.
Thanks everyone!! GM Forum has the same views on the damage type.
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Those with Darkvision will be affected by the gaze. Past round 1, gaze attacks are usually less lethal, as most individuals have the natural reflex to avert their eyes...
Also, blinding someone with a gaze attack usually shuts down the gaze, so keep on doing what you've been doin', gents! :)
A gaze special attack takes effect when foes look at the attacking creature’s eyes. The attack can have any sort of effect; petrification, death, and charm are common. The typical range is 30 feet, but check the creature’s entry for details. The type of saving throw for a gaze attack varies, but it is usually a Will or Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 gazing creature’s racial HD + gazing creature’s Cha modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature’s text). A successful saving throw negates the effect. A monster’s gaze attack is described in abbreviated form in its description. Each opponent within range of a gaze attack must attempt a saving throw each round at the beginning of his or her turn in the initiative order. Only looking directly at a creature with a gaze attack leaves an opponent vulnerable. Opponents can avoid the need to make the saving throw by not looking at the creature, in one of two ways.
Averting Eyes: The opponent avoids looking at the creature’s face, instead looking at its body, watching its shadow, tracking it in a reflective surface, etc. Each round, the opponent has a 50% chance to avoid having to make a saving throw against the gaze attack. The creature with the gaze attack, however, gains concealment against that opponent.
Wearing a Blindfold: The foe cannot see the creature at all (also possible to achieve by turning one’s back on the creature or shutting one’s eyes). The creature with the gaze attack gains total concealment against the opponent.
A creature with a gaze attack can actively gaze as an attack action by choosing a target within range. That opponent must attempt a saving throw but can try to avoid this as described above. Thus, it is possible for an opponent to save against a creature’s gaze twice during the same round, once before the opponent’s action and once during the creature’s turn.
Gaze attacks can affect ethereal opponents. A creature is immune to gaze attacks of others of its kind unless otherwise noted. Allies of a creature with a gaze attack might be affected. All the creature’s allies are considered to be averting their eyes from the creature with the gaze attack, and have a 50% chance to not need to make a saving throw against the gaze attack each round. The creature can also veil its eyes, thus negating its gaze ability.
Format: gaze; Location: Special Attacks.
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Rajah was probably not as much affected (even being blinded). She has scent and blind-fighting...but still miss chances.
I could not see if a tactical withdraw was possible, since not sure if either elemental is blocking the retreat. Heck, I am not sure if we were above them or below them...but will work with what we have.
Also, GM not sure on the fog...since part of elem and lion are in and part are out...let me know if I need miss chance (again would roll twice with blind fighting). I only included dazzle in the rolls.
The whole area is 30 ft.
I assumed you were in the middle of the air with your mounts so they are below you.
You can just attack the part that is not in the cloud so no concealment for the male elemental that just arrived.
And with only 15 ft space above the elemental and you also being on the lion that means that it can be max large without crushing you.
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One thing which would be a big help for me if anyone needs to be on the ground, is trying to make sure there is space available to drop coldballs on the bad guys. The cluster bomb ones only have a 10 foot radius so I can drop them in the space occupied by the two elementals without hitting allies, so long as none of us are in their space (flying above them is fine). If we get more enemies joining in, then the 20 foot radius ball may be more useful (especially with Dazing meta-magic added) but is obviously harder to position (I do have some options for avoiding allies in that area, but all come with certain drawbacks and limitations which it would be helpful to avoid).
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As this light is a mythic ability it is magical and as the dc scales with level it is equal to half HD as spell level. So it also higher in level as the darkness. So that I would rule that their ability overcomes magical darkness up to level 6.
Can someone bot Caduceus?
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It was in response to this statement:
@Everyone:
- I make a Will save DC 18 for you to speed things up. If you fail the check then Rajah, Caduceus and Yanndu are panicked but all others would be shaken for 5d6 rounds. Frightful presence is a mind-affecting fear effect. Please use your reroll if you want.[/spoiler]
The elementals really were flying up because the scenario says that they are flying up but they actually don’t have a fly speed. :-/
Please roll all elemental damage rolls yourself.