I'm sorry.. I did not explicitly state that the mirror image was destroyed by Black Sun's blast. The image is gone, but this will prevent him from going invisible again. If you wish to retcon, you may.
Argor moves in towards the fight, while Aerian draws a small cut across the cleric with another arrow.
The cleric grins as Argor moves in, and another image of himself appears next to him before he channels his energy once more.
Channel:2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6 Argor and Aerian, DC 14 WS for half.
"Bold May Post"
Cyclic- Delay
Black Sun-
Aerian- 3 dmg
Jundu- Delay
Durward- 21 dmg, mirror image
Argor
|AC 20, T 15, FF 16|HP: 48/48 (5 nl)|F +8, R +8, W -1 (+2 vs shadow/MA/emotion, +1 vs reptilian EX abilities)|Init +4, Perc +8|CMB 0 CMD 13|Burn 1/7, Light and Dark 1/1, Voices Say 1/1, Shadow Speaker 3/4
Gravity Blast, melee penalty:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 miss chance, even numbers are what I want:1d100 ⇒ 94 damage:1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Black Sun generates what would be another mighty blast, but the massive Kellid gets in her way.
Black Sun: I mistakenly excluded you from that channel. Since your light to dark is a 1/day ability, could I please have a Will Save?
Black Sun blasts another hole in the back wall, while Argor shrugs off the majority of the negative power, bringing his staff down on one of the clerics.. destroying the double in a near miss.
Aerian also manages to shrug off the worst of the energy before drinking a potion to heal some of the wounds.
Durward steps around Argor, not quite as confident as he was a few moments ago. One or two he could hold off easily.. but this fight is dragging on much longer than he was prepared for as evidenced by his shifty eyes bouncing between the door and the companions and beads of sweat running down the side of his face.
Another copy of himself pops up, while yet another blast of energy rolls over the party.
Channel:2d6 ⇒ (6, 6) = 12 DC 14 WS for half: Argor, Black Sun, Jundu
|AC 20, T 15, FF 16|HP: 48/48 (5 nl)|F +8, R +8, W -1 (+2 vs shadow/MA/emotion, +1 vs reptilian EX abilities)|Init +4, Perc +8|CMB 0 CMD 13|Burn 1/7, Light and Dark 1/1, Voices Say 1/1, Shadow Speaker 3/4
GM DevilDoc wrote:
Black Sun: I mistakenly excluded you from that channel. Since your light to dark is a 1/day ability, could I please have a Will Save?
Ah, but it lasts for 1 full minute!
Gravity Blast, melee penalty:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17 miss chance, odd numbers are what I want:1d100 ⇒ 57 damage:1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Black Sun shows no mercy, sending another shockwave with uncanny accuracy!
male kitsune bard 2 | HP 19/19, bardic performance 10/10 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | F +2, R +6, W +4 (+4 saves vs sonic/language-dependant) | CMB -1, CMD 12 | Spd 30' | Perc +7 | Init +5
will:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
"Hey! I was on your side." An annoyed Jundu finally draws his shortbow and fires at the cleric.
Aerian sends another arrow into the ceiling, while Black Sun hits the cleric with another blast.
Jundu joins Aerian in attacking the walls and the ceiling, while Argor shrugs off enough of the energy to keep up the fight. His swing misses the real cleric, but takes out the image.
Finally breaking away from the fight, Durward withraws along the side wall, heading hard for the exit.
"Bold May Post"
Cyclic- Delay
Black Sun-
Aerian- 3 dmg
Jundu- 6 dmg
Durward- 27 dmg
Argor- 9 dmg,
Aerian tries shooting the withdrawing cleric again...
to hit:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 dmg if hits:1d6 ⇒ 1
That ceiling would be taking quite a beating if he fired this one hard enough to even reach the ceiling... instead the arrow just arcs pitifully forward and strikes the ground.
|AC 20, T 15, FF 16|HP: 48/48 (5 nl)|F +8, R +8, W -1 (+2 vs shadow/MA/emotion, +1 vs reptilian EX abilities)|Init +4, Perc +8|CMB 0 CMD 13|Burn 1/7, Light and Dark 1/1, Voices Say 1/1, Shadow Speaker 3/4
male kitsune bard 2 | HP 19/19, bardic performance 10/10 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | F +2, R +6, W +4 (+4 saves vs sonic/language-dependant) | CMB -1, CMD 12 | Spd 30' | Perc +7 | Init +5
Jundu takes a parting shot at the dodging cleric, shattering an arrow against the stone doorway as the man ducks out of sight!
Out of Combat You can pursue if you wish, but there are other clerics outside that may take offense. As it is, you do not hear any yelling or shouting as Durward disappears into the darkness.
|AC 20, T 15, FF 16|HP: 48/48 (5 nl)|F +8, R +8, W -1 (+2 vs shadow/MA/emotion, +1 vs reptilian EX abilities)|Init +4, Perc +8|CMB 0 CMD 13|Burn 1/7, Light and Dark 1/1, Voices Say 1/1, Shadow Speaker 3/4
"Puppet show!" Replies Black Sun. She isn't sure, but she thinks they might be playing free association now. She did that at lot with the Samsaran nuns back at the asylum.
Argor shifts the flat lid of the sarcophagus to the side, revealing the desiccated remains of Arkath the Stonemason within. The withered skeleton clutches a silver coin it its teeth.
Sacrilege! But what if the coin is what we came for? Hopefully this will do...
Cyclic pulls a coin from her pouch and places it in the space vacated by the coin the uncouth barbarian snatched. Then she glares at Argor as if she expects him to take the coin she just placed.
The team snatches the coin and re-inters the corpse in the sarcophagus before rapidly moving out of the graveyard. You make it to the street with no complications, but what shall the team decide to do next?
Detect Magic + DC 18 Spellcraft on the coin:
This is a Pathfinder Coin. This apparently simple coin, usually styled to resemble ancient currency, hides intricate gold and platinum wires within. This matrix, carefully modeled after fragmentary Azlanti coins, causes the Pathfinder’s coin to rise an inch into the air and slowly spin in place if placed atop a wayfinder. In addition, when levitating
above a wayfinder, the coin can be given a message of 25 words or fewer. This message repeats in the speaker’s voice the next time the coin is floated above a wayfinder. Only one message may be stored at a time, and once it is triggered, the message is expended and a
new one may be recorded.
male kitsune bard 2 | HP 19/19, bardic performance 10/10 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | F +2, R +6, W +4 (+4 saves vs sonic/language-dependant) | CMB -1, CMD 12 | Spd 30' | Perc +7 | Init +5
"Thank the gods that didn't turn into an all-out battle. Let's see... is the gnome's house near here? Let's try there next."
It is getting extremely late, and yall have been tramping around the city in the pouring rain through most of the night. If you wish to visit the gnome, I will need at least one more vote in that direction. Otherwise, you may tuck in for the night and start with Fimbrik in the morning.
"Are we in a huge rush? if not, we can rest for the night, let the casters recover spells, and go for the gnome in the morning.... Of course, if we have to break in to the gnome's place for any reason, best to do that under cover of darkness, so there is that consideration. Of course, I'd never condone that." he winks... "what do you all say?"
In the still hours before dawn, the party decides to keep moving forward with their investigations and heads for Fimbrik's home in the Arcanimirium. Trudging through the dismal rain and soupy mud of the streets, you eventually reach a cottage in the Wise Quarter, on the grounds of the Arcanimirium. A brick step leads to Fimbrik’s front entrance, which is locked with a rusty simple lock. Numerous stacks of newspapers—roughly 2 years’ worth of monthly copies—are piled around the door and crammed into a thin slot at its base. Each rounded corner of the building has a large window.
Cyclic steps forward and gingerly steps around the piles of paper and mail to knock on the door. The boom reverberates through the house, but after several moments, it is obvious that there will be no response.
I placed your tokens in front of the door. The blue line in front of you represents the door, and the blue lines curving around the buttress type circles on the corners are windows.
Aerian will try the door, and if it's locked, he'll check it for traps before trying to open it.
perc:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22 disable if nec to unlock:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
forgot he doesn't have thieves' tools... so...
To unlock the door, he takes out a large piece of metal which he starts bending and twisting and manipulating, until out of one end extrudes a single lockpick-like tool. using travelers anytool
Aerian looks over the door and decides that it is locked, but not trapped. With a bit of ingenuity, he is able to work his way through the old rusted iron lock barring the way forward and pushes the door open slightly revealing what must be a large living room. A large sofa sits awkwardly near the entrance, facing toward the center of the room. Sets of chairs and tables are arranged throughout, and statues of grandiose gnomes occupy the corners of the room. A flight of stairs set in the back wall lead both up and down.
male kitsune bard 2 | HP 19/19, bardic performance 10/10 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | F +2, R +6, W +4 (+4 saves vs sonic/language-dependant) | CMB -1, CMD 12 | Spd 30' | Perc +7 | Init +5
Jundu taps himself with his wand as they proceed to Fimbrik's house.
clw:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
When Aerian breaks in, Jundu follows and calls out: "Hello?" He has a good look around, focusing on the statues.
After Aerian unlocks the door, Jundu and Argor step forward, entering the room and peering about. As they approach the couch though, a circle marked on the floor and mostly hidden by a rug glows briefly before three house cat sized beetles appear in the room with loud "POP"s. The dull brown carapace is offset by two glowing greenish yellow spots on each creatures back.
DC 18 Spellcraft:
This was obviously some sort of summon spell, most likely using the summoning circle as a focal point.
DC 11 K. Nature:
This is a fire beetle, a small vermin. You may ask one question off of This list, and another for every 5 you exceed the DC
Surprise Round:
The beetles pop into being, and turn for the intrepid adventurers! Argor, in the middle of crossing the room, is the first to come under attack as one of the beetles appears next to him. Luckily, the sharp pincers come no where near the man.
Attack:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
"Bold May Post
Aerian- 3 dmg
Beetles
~Red
~Blue
~Green
Black Sun
Jundu
Argor- 9 dmg
Cyclic
Aerian fires an arrow through the door and past Jundu at the beetle coming up behind the kitsune. The arrow scratches a slight line across the creatures carapace.
One beetle attacks Jundu, while the other beetle keeps attacking Argor. The last beetle scuttles in towards the back of the couch, but is unable to get any closer. The beetle nipping at Argor misses again, but Jundu gets a nasty cut from the beastie!
R vs J:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14 G vs A:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
R vs J:1d4 ⇒ 4
"Bold May Post
Aerian- 3 dmg
Beetles
~Red- 1 dmg
~Blue
~Green
Black Sun
Jundu- 4 dmg
Argor- 9 dmg
Cyclic
|AC 20, T 15, FF 16|HP: 48/48 (5 nl)|F +8, R +8, W -1 (+2 vs shadow/MA/emotion, +1 vs reptilian EX abilities)|Init +4, Perc +8|CMB 0 CMD 13|Burn 1/7, Light and Dark 1/1, Voices Say 1/1, Shadow Speaker 3/4
