HP 73/73; Init +6, Perc +11; AC 30, T 18, FF 22, CMD 23; F+6, R+15, W+8,
Hiram invisibly watches the thing. He applies an oil of bless weapon to his rapier and approaches the thing Tytus and Obsidean are fighting, still invisible, to flank with them!
Cursing in pain, the elf retrieves a scroll from the case at her belt and begins reading. As she finishes the reading, some of the words on the parchment fade away and a sparkling cloud envelopes the Chelaxian woman.
Casting glitterdust (DC 13 to avoid blindness) on Karina.
Tytus has made the planes checks. For my own sanity I'm going to start calling these things what they are.
Tytus strikes the bone devil solidly, though some of the damage heals as soon as his strike lands. If anyone's attacks on the devils are good aligned and I miss it, just tell me.
Gaius's spell strikes with a flash of searing light, damaging both the devil and Karina. Although only Ansha can see it in Karina's case, both she and the devil appear to be blinded. How is the spell DC so high, Gaius? I'm only seeing 10 +2 spell level +6 charisma. They both failed that lower DC, though.
Obsidean's blast of metal strikes the far bone devil fully, tearing away at its carapace, though it resists some of the damage as well.
Fighting through the panicked crowd, Archibald hacks away at the door with his adamantine rapier. Though he makes a great deal of progress in his attacks, enough of the now ruined door remains to block passage.
GM Dice:
Karina Reflex vs Gaius:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 Bone Devil Reflex vs Gaius:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Obsidean Interaction with Major Image:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Ansha, Glitterdust won't be effective in blinding Karina anymore. Do you still want to take that action? The rationale would now be to make her visible for a little while.
Given the responses so far, I'm concluding that only Ansha can see invisible things. If that's wrong you need to let me know.
It's enemy turn. No one else go yet, except Ansha if she is revising her action.
"You killed my sister, Pathfinders! I will not be denied my revenge!" Karina rants as she settles down to the ground. That done, she summons a thick wall of ice between her and the melee with the devils. It is a Wall of Ice.
Although its carapace is torn by Obsidean's assault, the Worm bone devil looks around intently, attempting to find an invisible creature nearby, but seems unable to locate him. This is before Hiram's attacks.
The Mantis devil swings madly at the Taldan man but is frustrated in its assault by Archibald's excellent guard and it disappears from view afterward.
The Maw devil staggers slightly due to its blindness but lashes out at Obsidean ferociously. Though its attack is ruined by its inability to see, it strikes him with a claw and its stinger. The claw does 7 damage and is ineffective. The stinger does 9 damage but exposes Obsidean to poison. Roll a Fortitude Save. While that occurs, does anyone know if the attack actually has to break DR to apply poison? It wouldn't have been an issue except for the sickened condition!
Ansha begins another incantation, her hands weaving in arcane gestures. With a final flick of her wrist, she sends a small bead of fire arcing toward Karina. The enchantress hurriedly ducks around the corner as said small bead erupts into the inferno of a fireball spell and engulfs Karina. Targeting somewhere behind Karina so as to hit the wall of ice and the Chelaxian both.
Door Attacks 1=Miss:1d20 ⇒ 3 Door Attacks 1=Miss:1d20 ⇒ 6 Door Attacks 1=Miss:1d20 ⇒ 3 Door Attacks 1=Miss:1d20 ⇒ 7 Door Attacks 1=Miss:1d20 ⇒ 12
Archibald, your first attack on this turn destroyed the door, so you can do something else with your move action this turn. The bone devil near you is both invisible and 10' above your head, but if you have a way to reach it, you can turn those remaining attacks on the devil if we get real attack rolls on them.
Hiram lands one of his two strikes, injuring the bone devil fully with his blessed weapon. Tytus follows up Hiram's attack, landing a heavy blow against the devil, though it resists some of his attack.
"I will kill you all, I swear it! This is Justice!" shouts Karina Deckland as she fights off the cloying miasma that threatens to blind her once again. Her words are swallowed up in the roar of Ansha's Fireball spell, though she seems to avoid the worst of the attack. The fire spell deals substantial damage to the ice wall, but fails to destroy it completely. Karina failed her initial save vs Glitterdust (surprisingly) but has saved against it now. She resisted Blindness/Deafness but is still blinded by the earlier Burst of Radiance.
The GM should remember to mention now that area spells are questionable in this environment. There are lots of panicked civilians running around. Karina's ice spell cut off a lot of their retreat and the earlier Burst of Radiance could have targeted squares above their heads. From now on, however, I need everyone to specify what their targeting is like in relation to the crowds if they do area affects.
Archibald's strikes tear open the doors, releasing a flood of panicked Taldan nobility into the foyer area.
Maw is bloodied now.
GM Dice:
Karina last turn save vs Glitterdust:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 Karina save vs Blindness/Deafness:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30 Karina savs vs Fireball:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Mantis appears in the air above Archibald, striking down with its stinger as it returns to visibility, striking the Taldan bard in the back as he guides the nobility through the ruined doorway. Its claws miss him but the bite also strikes Archibald. Sting for 13 damage and bite for 9 damage. Make a Fortitude Save vs Poison.
Maw strikes about itself wildly, biting at Tytus & stinging at Hiram ineffectually. It strikes Obsidean twice with its claws but does minimal damage to him. Claws for 10 & 11 damage to Obsidean. After its assault ends, it fades into invisibility.
Worm attacks Hiram fiercely but misses with all of its attacks.
Acid continues to burn away hungrily on Ansha's skin. I forgot to apply the damage to Ansha last round, so she takes it twice this time. 8 damage & 7 damage respectively. It is still burning her. No one sees what Karina does for her turn due to lack of line of sight.
Tytus: I didn't apply sickened to Maw's attacks this time. If it should have applied, Obsidean won't take any damage. What ability is that coming from?
Karina, Worm & Mantis are visible targets. Maw is bloodied. Is someone keeping track of how many rounds of Haste are gone? I'm sure it is still up, but this fight might take a while.
It is a line in that I can only target those in the line. But, I have to roll an attack roll to hit each in the line. So, I would assume miss chance definitely applies. 1d100 ⇒ 7
Obsidean: We can have you shoot the upper row since that's a legal line.
EVERYONE READ: I've been lenient since a lack of description may have been my fault until now. WARNING: no more take-backsies on area effects. If you have any questions about where civilians are at, just ask since I haven't drawn clear lines. Everywhere inside the Senate room and within a wide radius around the doorways leading out are going to be your answers, though. I'll say that the opposite side of the ice wall doesn't have any civilians though.
Obsidean's metal spikes tear into Worm again, shredding its body to tatters. As you watch, however, some of its wounds seal up and the devil manages to stay on its feet. Something more seems to be in play than the DR you've seen from these things before. Assume that applied as well. The Maw was missed.
Planes 24:
Resilience of this nature is not normal for bone devils.
Hiram Attack 1 Miss Chance 1-50=Miss:1d100 ⇒ 49 Hiram Attack 2 Miss Chance 1-50=Miss:1d100 ⇒ 17
Hiram deftly attacks Maw but doesn't seem to have struck an enemy with his rapier.
"You will not escape me, Pathfinders!" Karina yells, obviously still hampered by her blindness. She has staggered to the corner, following after Ansha and Gaius. The acid burning Ansha mercifully starts to subside, leaving behind raw flesh from where it ate away her skin. Ansha takes 3 acid damage.
Maw reappears, using its invisibility to strike out with its stinger against Hiram. Unable to dodge, the tail spike lances through the bard's armor. 14 damage & I need a Fortitude save vs poison It turns the rest of its wrath on Tytus, biting and clawing at him. While most of the attacks miss, one claw slashes down against him effectively. Tytus takes 7 damage. After its assault ends, Maw disappears once more.
Though heavily bloodied, Worm continues its assault against Hiram, but none of its attacks manage to land again.
Enjoying Archibald's inability to respond, Mantis launches another assault at the Taldan man. The stinger strikes him again, pumping a new doseage of poison into his veins. Archibald takes 2 points of Strength damage from the previous round of poison. He takes 13 hit point damage and needs to make two saves vs poison. The first one will be for the new application of poison and the second will be for the ongoing poison.
Just in case I'm hitting AC when I shouldn't be, here's my read of relevant AC this turn. All I'm really adding to your base numbers is the +1 from Haste if it is relevant. Hiram: flat-footed AC of 22 hit Tytus: normal AC of 23 hit Archibald: normal AC of 33 hit
If your AC is different from that, let me know as it might save some damage. It's probably best if I get an AC update from everyone.
Male Human Bard (Arcane Duelist) 10 | Bardic Music: 11/25 | HP: 67/76 AC: 32 CMD: 28 CMB + 8 | F: 9 R: 13 W 10 ( 12 vs Charm and compulsion) | Perception: -1 Sense Motive: -1 | Init +8
Archibald took total defense, which due to his ranks in acrobatics grants a +6 to AC. So he would CURRENTLY be at 39 AC. If that changes things let me know. Additionally, since thats a dose of the same poison, it doesn't start a second counter, rather it raises the DC.
Fort Save:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Archibald immediately ends his previous son with a FLOURISH
Saving Finale, effectively a swift action
Fort Save:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Archibald continues to hold strong against that stinger, continuing to chant old Taldane fight songs.
Taldor the Brave
Taldor the Beautiful
Aroden Bless Taldor
you know, the classics.
Inspire Courage again, move action
He decides to finally click his boots together to grant himself the ability to fly and gets even with the creature, hoping to keep him from hurting regular people.
Activating a magic item is a standard action, no check needed, no AoOs provoked
Sorry, Archibald I should've said during my earlier post. I ignored the defensive action since that was the same turn that you busted the door down and you wouldn't have had the standard to defend with.
Male Human Bard (Arcane Duelist) 10 | Bardic Music: 11/25 | HP: 67/76 AC: 32 CMD: 28 CMB + 8 | F: 9 R: 13 W 10 ( 12 vs Charm and compulsion) | Perception: -1 Sense Motive: -1 | Init +8
No it wasn't? I broke down the door in post 263. You told me I could redirect my remaining attacks but I waited too long and so did not get a chance to (which was okay because I lacked the standard to activate my boots anyway). You declared a new turn in post 266. I tried to take my next turn in post 270, but could not reach Maw because he was flying, so I was left with a dangling standard action, which I declared I was using for defense in post 279 (admittedly primarily because I forgot I had winged boots).
Archibald: I see it now. I guess I got mixed up on turns. Sorry.
I noticed another mistake just now: Maw should have been sickened on its last turn and missed both Hiram & Tytus as a result. Hiram can can recover 14 damage and he isn't poisoned. Tytus gets 7 hp back. Lots of mistakes....sorry again.
Tytus swings at the invisible devil and strikes with one heavy blow. Obsidean's shot goes wild as he misses the invisible devil as it tears through a display on the opposite wall. Hiram's strikes help to reveal the illusion that is in the place of Worm.
Gaius, I've been describing where Karina Deckland is, but now I realize that she's invisible since the Glitterdust wore off. You can take a new standard action. If your new action is to move further away, Karina can't take an opportunity attack on you for it even though her mini is right on top of you after this turn's action.
Karina Damage: 6 (permanently blind)
Maw Damage: 84 (blinded last round, sickened last round) 3/3 Quickened Invisibility
"Finally! Now I have you!" Karina Deckland shouts as she resumes her pursuit of Ansha and Gaius.
Maw lashes out with all of its attacks against Tytus though its remaining blindness causes some of the assault to go astray. It still manages to bite the investigator, however. 6 damage to Tytus & I remembered the sickened this time! After its assault ends, Maw turns invisible again.
Worm, seemingly unharmed, appears in the air standing above its illusion and launches an assault against Hiram. Sting for 11 damage and claw for 6 damage. Now he's poisoned, so Fort Save. Worm is 10' off the ground.
Mantis also attacks Archibald but misses with all of its attacks.
Worm & Mantis are 10' off the ground. Karina is 5' off the ground. Maw & Karina are invisible.
