Adventure Path Reign of Winter

Game Master Almonihah

”Next time we get an extended break, we really need some alone time…again…”

"That sounds good."

As soon as Fin leaves to scout things out, Sakitu finds a spot that looks someone secluded from the watchtowers and casts a quick spell on herself. "I should have done this earlier," she comments to no one in particular.

Cast Mage Armor on myself.

Everyone roll Stealth, please. Other than Fin. Fin already rolled Stealth.

Stealth: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24

Maka leaned against the wooden building past the second gate as Fin sent off to scout. The waiting was always the worst, but she had an especially bad feeling about things. Pulling out her magic jug, Maka took a swig before passing it to Quasit.

Don't mind us, just some soldiers taking a quick smoke break before reporting in.

Stealth: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (16) + 18 = 34

When offered the jug, Quasit distractedly shakes her head. Her gaze flits about systematically, and she chews her lower lip pensively.

Stealth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Selena took on the appearance of a soldier with her disguise magic, mixing the appearances of a couple soldiers from the village to look more like a native without seeming like an exact copy that might be recognized by a survivor.

stealth: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18

This should be entertaining...

Stealth: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 1 - 4 = 12

Kalchine tries to be sneaky despite having armor on under his borrowed uniform.

He's just glad that Chest Thumper is in statuette form since a 10' tall alien ape would have even more trouble being inconspicuous.

Bulvi moves along without making too much noise, while normally surprisingly stealthy in his armour he has it stowed away knowing he will not be able to fit it inside the uniforms.

Stealth: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27

You quietly file into the inner camp, heading towards a nearby building. You see a variety of pieces of metal wagons in front of it, all of them obviously broken. The only thing that looks intact is a wooden wagon with one of the big, fast-firing guns the big metal wagon used attached to a framework in the front of the wagon.

Fin slips around behind the building while the rest of you hunker down next to it. He passes by some scorched ruins, the tumbled stones of its walls low to the ground, without much incident, and comes up between two long, low buildings that, while somewhat more intact, still show signs of fire, with holes in their blackened walls and roofs revealed as the roving lights play over them. The one on the west has some motion in it, at least three creatures moving around... but a much more distressing movement soon draws all attention.

?: 1d20 ⇒ 4

Sakitu, hunkering beside the building, slips on an unexpectedly icy spot and just barely muffles a cry of surprise. Moments afterward there's a sudden, chilling growl from the building, followed by the sound of something large slithering quickly against the ground as one of the metal wagons creeps out of the structure. It's lit within by a pale yellow light, but you see no sign of crew peering out.

A cold, mechanical voice speaks into the minds of the group hiding beside the building. "Identification?" it demands.

Maka used all of her focus not to summon her flames, and thus couldn't help but slip into a defensive position. "Quasit, show it some papers!" Maka whisper yelled

Perception: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (14) + 25 = 39

@Quasit, you can read Russian too so maybe there are some dog tags or other identification? @DM Does this thing have any arrow slits or any kind of openings that Maka can see inside?

"Get ready." says Quasit quietly to the group.

She then steps forward and salutes the way she saw Bulvi do, and attempts to answer back at the talking wagon mentally.

"Second squad, first platoon. Operating under the directives of the special Omega Three protocol. We have information for Lord Rasputin regarding the Thrice-Tenth Kingdom."

She digs into the pockets of the soldier's coat she wears and yanks out the first papers she can find. If nothing else, she goes for the dirty little scraps of colored paper she found when looking for money earlier. She then holds these up importantly.

Bluff: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (17) + 18 = 35

Kalchine freezes and looks up at the metal monstrosity with horror.

Are even the machines on this world malevolently alive?

The wagon is still for a moment. You hear another start up and start to emerge from the structure.

All of the wagon's guns swing toward Quasit. There is no 'Omega Three' protocol, it says.

Bulvi Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Findurel Init: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Maka Init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Quasit Init: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Sakitu Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Kalchine Init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17
Selena Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Tanks: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

So it looks like everyone but Bulvi, Sakitu, and Selena go before the tanks. Note that the squares are 10'--the tanks are Huge.

Maka sprang into action the instant the metal wagon aimed its weapons at Quasit. A thrust of Maka's fist propelled a scorching inferno through the air. The bright blue flames blazed with an intensity mirroring her anger, a force that would have pushed Maka back if not for the stabilizing jets of fire emanating from her feet. The metal wagon groaned and protested as it was struck with a searing heat hot enough to melt steel.

Standard Action Blue Flame Blast +2 burn, Empower Metakinesis +1 Burn, Move Action Gather Power -1 burn, Internal Buffer -1 Burn. Total burn +1. ride the blast

Flame Blade vs Touch AC; EO, Defensive: 1d20 + 16 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 16 + 3 - 2 = 37
Fire; EO: 14d6 + 3 + 9 ⇒ (2, 5, 4, 3, 2, 5, 5, 1, 2, 3, 2, 4, 1, 5) + 3 + 9 = 56
Empower Dmg: 28 = 28

Crit Threat vs Touch AC: 1d20 + 16 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 16 + 3 - 2 = 25
Crit Dmg: 14d6 + 3 + 9 ⇒ (3, 3, 5, 1, 6, 5, 2, 2, 6, 4, 2, 6, 6, 5) + 3 + 9 = 68
Crit Empower Dmg: 34 = 34

Total Damage: 186
It's not stealthy but that's tank fights for you.
Current Touch AC: 30

All of the wagon's guns swing toward Quasit. There is no 'Omega Three' protocol, it says.

"No! There is! You just weren't..." begins Quasit, talking out loud now. "Ah, screw you! I was tired of this sneakin' around anyway!"

Then, brave warrior that she is, she takes off the other way and ducks around the corner to hide.

Stealth: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32

Not long after he set out, Fin hears a fiery explosion and he turns back and looks back towards his friends. Seeing the fire near the building, he swears lightly and drops all pretense of stealth and makes a dead run…as he nears the building, he sees Quasit turn the corner. He slows as he draws his bow, stopping besides her, exclaiming, ”Erastil’s antlers! What was that, Q?”

Run at 4x speed (160’); move ~20’ and draw my bow

"We got spotted by one of those metal battlewagons -- in fact there might be two. And this one ... I don't know, it talked to us -- like telepathically! And not in this gibberish tongue everyone is speaking!"

"Oh, you mean the explosion. I think Maka is doing her thing. Head around north of the building and we'll get it from behind."

Somehow, through the will of the gods or possibly sheer luck, Maka's flames must have reached the metal wagon's ammunition or fuel supply, for moments after her flames engulf it a explosion blows out an entire side of the wagon. It stops moving, smoke and flame pouring from its innards even as a second pulls out behind it.

Just need Kalchine to go, I believe?

I was just waiting for confirmation that Maka had, indeed obliterated the thing.

"I guess we're not sneaking any more?" Kalchine says. He pulls something out of his pocket and tosses it to the ground with a strange word.

It lays there for a moment but then starts to bounce and jump around before expanding and expanding and expanding until it is once more the familiar shape of Chest Thumper.

The remaining battle-wagon surges forward, turning around the wreckage of its companion to bring its guns to bear. A hail of lead sprays towards the group, followed by a large explosion.

Attack vs. Maka: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29
Attack vs. Maka: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35
Attack vs. Maka: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24
Attack vs. Selena: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26
Attack vs. Selena: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19
Attack vs. Sakitu: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31
Attack vs. Sakitu: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23
Attack vs. Kalchine: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18
Attack vs. Kalchine: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24
Attack vs. Bulvi: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31
Attack vs. Bulvi: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
Attack vs. Chest Thumper: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33

Crit threat vs. Maka: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35
Damage vs. Maka: 4d8 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 2) = 11
Damage vs. Selena: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 6) = 12
Damage vs. Sakitu: 4d8 ⇒ (4, 1, 7, 4) = 16
Damage vs. Kalchine: 4d8 ⇒ (5, 8, 1, 2) = 16
Damage vs. Bulvi: 4d8 ⇒ (1, 8, 2, 2) = 13
Damage vs. Chest Thumper: 4d8 ⇒ (7, 4, 2, 4) = 17

Explosion Damage: 8d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 2, 1, 3, 5, 4, 4) = 27 DC 20 Reflex for half, Quasit and Fin are the only ones outside the radius.

You hear shouting from the nearest watchtower after the explosion.
Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Looks like you can all go now, the tank and the watchtower will both go after all of you get a round with that roll.

As the tank exploded from her fiery assault, Maka shielded herself with a well-timed explosion of her own. A toothy grin spread across her face before she exhaled a cloud of smoke in pain. Burns traced their painful path down the length of her arm, a testament to her own unleashed power. But as a second tank roared into action, pain faded as discipline took hold of her mind.

The tank's guns rattled, spraying bullets in every direction, but Maka was a blur of motion. She zigzagged and weaved through the deadly hail of gunfire, propelling herself through the air with bursts of flame. With a graceful somersault, Maka landed on the tank's armored hull, leaving scorch marks in her wake. Her flaming fists pounded on the metal surface, sending waves of heat rippling through it. The tank's armor began to glow red-hot under the relentless assault.

Reflex; Evasion: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (4) + 20 = 24

Maka uses deflect arrow to negate the crit so I think she comes out of that unscathed.
Standard action fire blast, empower metakinesis +1 burn, move action gather power -1 burn, ride the blast

Fire Blast vs Touch AC; EO, Defensive: 1d20 + 16 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 16 + 3 - 2 = 34
Fire; EO: 7d6 + 3 + 9 ⇒ (6, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 5) + 3 + 9 = 38
Empower Dmg: 19 = 19

Fin murmurs to Quasit, ”Go for its rear, Q; I’ll give it something else to focus on…”

Noting the heavy metal of the gun wagon, Fin will use his newly purchased adamantine arrows against it…he steps 5’ south and unleashes a volley at it…

To Hit Mods: BAB+Dex, Magic, Weapon Focus, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Precise Shot, Improved Precise Shot, Point Blank Master, Clustered Shots, Manyshot, Improved Critical, Elven Ranger Confirmation Bonus
Damage Mods: Magic, Strength, Deadly Aim

Magic Longbow (Manyshot): 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 24
Perfect Strike: 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 36
Magic/Piercing/Adamantine Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 = 19
Magic/Piercing/Adamantine Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 = 20

Magic Longbow (Iterative): 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 14 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 26
Magic/Piercing/Adamantine Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 4 = 15

Magic Longbow (Iterative2): 1d20 + 9 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 13
Magic/Piercing/Adamantine Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10

Magic Longbow (Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 37
Confirmation: 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 + 3 = 41
Magic/Piercing/Adamantine/Critical Damage: 3d8 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 24 ⇒ (7, 5, 4) + 9 + 6 + 3 + 24 = 58

Clustered Shot Total Damage (providing Manyshot & Rapid Shot hit & confirm): 97
Perfect Strike: 3/6
Ki Points: 2/4

"Gah, the tower!" says Quasit. "Alright Fin, new plan. We're going after the tower. You lay down covering fire. I'm heading for the ladder!" The wild rogue then sprints off straight toward the tower, giving a wild yip of abandon.

"Look out losers! The alien Quasit is coming for you! Wanna see my papers? Hahaha!"

Quasit runs 120 ft toward the tower

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25 29 total dmg

Sakitu covers her head as a barrage of bullets and explosions converge on her location. When there is a break in the chaos, she looks towards the watchtower. It isn't too far away. She focuses for just a few seconds and suddenly a sheet of ice, over a foot thick, coats the wall of the watchtower facing them.

As she lowers her hands, Sakitu sees Quasit running towards the tower. She shouts to her. "Quasit, I don't think that ice will last too long but it will probably give you cover enough to get to the tower."

Wall of Ice to put a 13 inch thick plane of ice over the entire wall. Presumably that blocks their LOS for whatever they are shooting with. I don't think it will last all that long but maybe it will save us a round or two. The ice has 39 hp.

Bulvi charged off towards the tower. He winced from the hits bullet wounds but knew the local soldiers over specialization at range would leave them at a disadvantage once he and Quasit closed.

I forgot to adjust Bulvi's AC. Since none of the locals are wearing armour Bulvi took off his full plate as I noted above for the ruse... he's going to be hurting for this fight. Unlike lighter armours he really wouldn't be able to hide it. I could lie but I need to take that hit. Even then with all the guns the full plate isn't going to be that useful in theory.
Damage from the second round of shots: 4d8 ⇒ (6, 4, 1, 6) = 17

Botting Selena. Snow form them moving away.
Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Pain flooded Selena's mind as she was struck by several pieces of shrapnel. Almost reflexively she turned to snow and moved to safety.

Kalchine barely has time to imbue Chest Thumper's muscles with additional power before the frost ape goes charging off at the thing that hurt him.

(Casting Bull's Strength.)

Refl: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

In addition to the gunshots he takes, the triaxian is fully engulfed in the explosion.

Refl: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Chest Thumper gives out a howl of frustration and pain as he is bitten by the hot flies again and even more by the fiery thunder.

He very much wants the pain to stop and is very angry that it happened in the first place so he lopes after the cause and takes a bite out of it.

Bite (BS, PA, Charge): 1d20 + 18 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (13) + 18 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 32
Physical (BS,PA): 1d6 + 10 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 2 + 6 = 20

1d20 ⇒ 16
1d20 ⇒ 8

Maka and even Chest Thumper do significant damage to the metal battle-wagon's armor, and then one of Fin's arrows plunges in through one of the arrow slit-like windows. You hear the sound of shattering glass, and it suddenly stops moving.

The roar of the faster-firing guns mixes with that of shattering ice as the soldiers in the tower blast a hole in the wall of ice, followed by a couple of them taking shots at those approaching the tower.

Difficult to make out in the midst of the noise is the sound of a few other guns firing from another angle.

These enemies are attacking from stealth--it takes a DC 34 Perception check to tell where they're coming from.

Shot vs. Maka: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
Shot vs. Maka: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
Shot vs. Maka: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28
Shot vs. Maka: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32
Shot vs. Chest Thumper: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Shot vs. Chest Thumper: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26
Shot vs. Chest Thumper: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Shot vs. Chest Thumper: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Damage vs. Maka: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Damage vs. Maka: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Damage vs. Maka: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Damage vs. Chest Thumper: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Damage vs. Chest Thumper: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Damage vs. Ice wall: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 1) + 6 = 12
Damage vs. Ice wall: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 4) + 6 = 13
Damage vs. Ice wall: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 3) + 6 = 15
Damage vs. Ice wall: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 1) + 6 = 8

Shot vs. Bulvi: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Shot vs. Bulvi: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Shot vs. Bulvi: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Shot vs. Quasit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Shot vs. Quasit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Shot vs. Quasit: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Damage vs. Bulvi: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Damage vs. Bulvi: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Damage vs. Quasit: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Perception: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (4) + 25 = 29

Pain flared as a bullet nicked Maka's cheek, the shot having just been off the mark. The fire monk looked around, but with the chaos of the battle Maka couldn't make out where the attack had come from. The bursting of ice and the soldiers in the watch tower opening fire quickly drew Maka's attention.

Standard action fire blast, empower metakinesis +1 burn, move action gather power -1 burn, ride the blast. Target one of the soldiers firing from the watchtower and appear inside of it.

Maka blasted herself into the then used explosions to propel herself in a circular motion to create a tornado. The tornado pulled in air, fueling the explosions and sending Maka hurtling through the air. For a brief moment, she considered how odd it was that this technique was so much easier on her stomach. But after that moment, Maka collided with a soldier, unleashing the full force of the explosions on him.

Fire blast vs Touch AC; EO, Defensive: 1d20 + 16 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 16 + 3 - 2 = 35
Fire; EO: 7d6 + 3 + 9 ⇒ (4, 3, 5, 2, 3, 5, 3) + 3 + 9 = 37
Empower Dmg: 18 = 18

GM, I assume these are are regular soldiers? Can I see them other than their gunfire? I doubt my favored enemies come into play here (fey, undead) but considering this AP, thought we might run into fey again some time…

Perception: 1d20 + 19 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 19 + 2 = 38

Fin yells out, ”We’re caught in a crossfire! The tower NE of us in the ruined temple! I’ll keep ‘em busy!”

He’ll 5’ step behind the wagon for a little cover from those firing from the temple and unleash a volley aiming at the fire flash farthest to his left…

Burning another Perfect Strike

To Hit Mods: BAB+Dex, Magic, Weapon Focus, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Precise Shot, Improved Precise Shot, Point Blank Master, Clustered Shots, Manyshot, Improved Critical, Elven Ranger Confirmation Bonus
Damage Mods: Magic, Strength, PBS, Deadly Aim

Magic Longbow (Manyshot): 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 38
Perfect Strike (Confirmation): 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 + 3 = 32
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron Critical Damage: 3d8 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 24 ⇒ (6, 5, 5) + 9 + 6 + 3 + 24 = 58
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 = 17

Magic Longbow (Iterative): 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 14 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 28
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 4 = 17

Magic Longbow (Iterative2): 1d20 + 9 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 25
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 8

Magic Longbow (Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 25
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 = 22

Clustered Shot Total Damage before DR (providing all hit/confirm): 139
Perfect Strike: 3/6
Ki Points: 2/4

Selena uses her snowform to stealthily pour into the nearest building with soldiers shooting out of it, or an important looking building, whichever is closer.

Adjustments to Fin’s attack with his favored enemy mod added:

Manyshot to hit: 42
Confirmation: 36
Total Damage: 91

Iterative to hit: 32
Damage: 21

Iterative2 to hit: 29
Damage: 12

Rapid Shot to hit: 29
Damage: 26

Clustered Shot Damage before DR: 150

Quasit continues running at breakneck speed to get under the guard tower, then stops near the ladder and looks up.

Continuing to just run.

Bulvi moves into the tower with Quasit. Approaching the ladder he kept his shield raised as they peered upwards.

Chest Thumper has no idea where these new scalding flies are coming from so he lopes toward the place where he does know they're coming from.

Kalchine goes to peek out of the building he finds himself in.

Perception: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (20) + 24 = 44

He spots the shooters pretty easily, able to focus in on their location based on the echoes from their shots, but he doesn't have time to do anything about it, at the moment.

It's difficult to tell with the darkness and the small cracks that the snipers are firing through, but Fin is pretty sure he hit something. The firing from the temple tower stops, at the very least.

Maka explodes onto the top of the tower, badly injuring one of the four soldiers there. She sees the light in the center of the tower, aimed at Fin, as well as a ladder that goes down to the ground, at the bottom of which Quasit and Bulvi are currently standing.

Just need Sakitu

Sakitu peeks through a gap in the building she is in and sees that Quasit and Bulvi are at the tower. That's also where Maka went. She doesn't want to do anything that would cause a problem for any of them. Fin is standing just outside. "Fin," she hollers. "Come here for a second. I want to make you invisible so they won't keep shooting at you." She moves towards him but doesn't step outside of the protection of the building. "Hurry up!" She waves frantically at him and then casts a spell on him.

Move to building. Cast Haste on Fin. I know that I'm not getting anyone else in that spell, unfortunately.

Sakitu peeks through a gap in the building she is in and sees that Quasit and Bulvi are at the tower. That's also where Maka went. She doesn't want to do anything that would cause a problem for any of them. Fin is standing just outside. "Fin," she hollers. "Come here for a second. I want to make you invisible so they won't keep shooting at you." She moves towards him but doesn't step outside of the protection of the building. "Hurry up!" She waves frantically at him and then casts a spell on him.

Move to building. Cast Haste on Fin. I know that I'm not getting anyone else in that spell, unfortunately.

Are you casting Greater Invisibility or Haste?

Haste for now. I can't cast Greater Invis until he gets next to me.

Haste for now. I can't cast Greater Invis until he gets next to me.

Cool. You may as well hit yourself at the same time, just for movement purposes.

Good point.

One soldier in the tower runs over to a strange contraption, some sort of cylinder connected to a cone, and starts turning a crank on it. It emits a piercing wail, rising and falling as the soldier turns the crank.

The other three fire on Maka. They're firing in melee if you can make an AoO

Rifle: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Rifle: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Rifle: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Rifle Crit confirm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Machine Gun: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Machine Gun: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Machine Gun: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Machine Gun: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Machine Gun: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Machine Gun: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Damage I'm pretty sure you'll deflect: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Nothing else fires on you this turn, though you can hear stirring in the trenches in front of the fence near the watchtower.

How long to climb the ladder? Any check required? Is there a trapdoor at the top?

Seeing no more firing coming from the temple tower, Fin turns and fires at the nearest machine gunner in the guard tower…if/when the first drops, he’ll target the other…

To Hit Mods: BAB+Dex, Magic, Weapon Focus, PBS, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Precise Shot, Improved Precise Shot, Point Blank Master, Clustered Shots, Manyshot, Improved Critical, Elven Ranger Confirmation Bonus
Damage Mods: Magic, Strength, PBS, Deadly Aim

Magic Longbow (Manyshot): 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 30
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 = 22
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 = 17

Magic Longbow (Iterative): 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 14 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 32
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 = 19

Magic Longbow (Iterative2): 1d20 + 9 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 23
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 = 21

Magic Longbow (Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 35
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 8 = 15

Confirmation (Iterative): 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 19 + 3 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 4 + 3 = 34
Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron/Critical Damage: 2d8 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 16 ⇒ (3, 6) + 6 + 4 + 2 + 16 = 37

Clustered Shot Total Damage (providing all hit/confirm): 131

Perfect Strike: 3/6
Ki Points: 2/4

Maka does indeed deflect that attack. Maka will make the AoO on the soldier she's already hurt if possible.

Attack of Opp; EO, Defensive: 1d20 + 17 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 17 + 3 - 2 = 20
Blunt, Fire: 1d8 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 2 + (2, 4) = 14

I think Fin just killed the two next to me so Maka is going to blast the one ringing the alarm. Standard action fire blast, empower metakinesis +1 burn, move action gather power -1 burn, ride the blast.

Maka was a flurry of movement as bullets rained around her. What few bullets she couldn't dodge she easily deflected with her armored bracers. As an arrow struck a nearby soldier, Maka decided to focus on the one causing the wail. In a blast of flames she crossed the room and set upon him.

Fire Blast vs Touch AC; EO, Defensive: 1d20 + 16 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 16 + 3 - 2 = 33
Fire, EO: 7d6 + 3 + 9 ⇒ (4, 1, 2, 2, 3, 6, 1) + 3 + 9 = 31
Empower Dmg: 15 = 15

Quasit climbs the ladder as quickly as she can.

"Crap crap crap! They set off some sort of alarm! They're gonna bring the whole place down on us! We need to get out of sight!" says Quasit, mostly to herself.

Chest Thumper continues to lope toward the tower to join the rest of the group there and Kalchine follows, in parallel, in the building, though they can't see each other.