Blood Under Absalom -- A Multitable PbP special (GM Hmm's table) (Inactive)

Game Master Hmm

"Ahhh... Good night my Blue-hooded friend." Sheela opens her eyes to see him unconscious. "Not the way I would have put him to bed, but..."

Sheela will redirect her sleep magic to help some other Pathfinders in the arena.

"Does...anyone know what those things are?" She puts her mace away, pulls out her crossbow and loads a bolt. "Especially if they can be forced asleep."

Tiffany watches in delight as the combination of attacks takes down the blue-cloaked tengu. "Nice shot, Sophia!"

When the animated masks appear, she reacts quickly and waves her webbed hands in a few patterns over the top of her quarterstaff. It begins to glow as magic flows into it.

She holds the empowered weapon out in front of her and grins. "Hey ugly! Wanna piece of the Tiffany Death Stick?"

"Anybody have any idea what these...things are?" Yorad asks nervously.

"Does it matter? I know this much; we're to fight things, so they want to kill us.
We kill them, or they kill us."

+ points to the one who knows the quoted line.

I am going to move you all into combat now. If you had stuff that you wanted to do during those two rounds of prep time, just incorporate it into your next post.

Long before they get to you, the masks cast a spell and go... invisible!

Blue Mask Gore: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
The Blue mask appears out of nowhere, attempting to gore Corona with its horns! It cackles with its irritating high-pitched laugh. "Heh heh heh!" It's too busy laughing maniacally to take proper aim, though.

Red Mask Gore: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Damage: 1d4 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 2
Yorad Fort Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

The Red Mask appears out of nowhere as it attacks, successfully goring Yorad! "Let me horn in!" Fortunately, Yorad grew up near the docks. A bit of poison on a blade or in a drink is old hat to him, and he saves against the poison on the mask's horns.

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ORDER: Masks, Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona
The whole party is up!

Sophia gazes at the red mask.

Hypnotic stare on it.

She quickly heads south.
Acid splash: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22Dmg if hits, painful stare: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (6) = 7
+1 to both if bless is still active.

Oh, i get to roll confirm.
Crit?: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11Dmg if hits: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Sophia hits the mask, but does not confirm! She discovers to her pleasure that these creatures are not immune to mind affecting spells and abilities.

Bless does not add to damage, but an acid flask would if you have Adventurer's Armory or the appropriate Alchemy splatbook.

ORDER: Masks, Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona

Everybody but Sophia is up!

Yorad eyes go wide as the thing speaks to him! "Well, talky and ugly!" He quips as his knife flashes out towards it! He then steps in front of Sheela.

5' step.
Attack the Red Mask. dagger: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Yorad misses. The mask is very dodgy! "Ugly? Who's talkin', flesh face?!"

ORDER: Masks, Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona

Sheela, Mort, Corona and the Princess are up!

Tiffany moves around the pillar and gets the red mask into a flanked position. "Talky, ugly, and dead!" She tries to crush it under her quarterstaff.

Mwk quarterstaff, shillelagh, bless, flanking: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 101d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Her staff hits the ground and kicks up some dust. "Oh, come on, quit distracting me!!" She angrily grumbles at it.

"I think you have things under control."

Sheela begins summoning. Casting Summon Monster I, a 1 round casting time.

Tiffany misses! Sheela starts summoning!

ORDER: Red Mask (stare, -7), Blue Mask, Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona

Mort and Corona are up!

Moments Earlier

"Ohhh...talking masks? I wonder..." Corona murmurs, furrowing her brow as she kneels down to pick up her dropped longspear. Surely she's read about something like this before...

Kn. Planes: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

"Awww...come on, I know I read a story about talking masks once..." she sighs. For a moment, her eyes glaze over as she casts her memory back...and back further...until...

Knowledge of the Ages: Planes: 1d20 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 3 = 20

"Oh! They're spirit oni! Little shapechangers that like taking the form of evil masks," she exclaims. "I knew I'd read about them somewhere before. Um...I think you can mess with their minds just like you can a person's, but that's about the only other thing I know."
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Present

"You know, they almost look kinda si-eep!" Corona squeaks as one of the masks zooms close and attempts to gore her. "New Friend Mort! A little help?" she calls as she hastily steps back and to the side in order to give herself more room to maneuver before trying to stab at the mask.

Attack vs. Blue (Cold Iron Longspear; Bless): 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 = 4
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
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Corona will use her Knowledge of the Ages revelation to reroll that initial Kn. Planes check, which is a standard action and should account for the time between encounters. Now she'll just take a 5 foot step away from the oni and stab!

RAAAWWWRGHHH

Mort leaps ahead with his greatsword over his head and chops for the blue mask!

Greatsword, power attack, bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 1 - 1 = 192d6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 6 + 3 = 14

SPLOOOSH

Oh, nice one.
Though may i add that red would likely die with that, if you chose that target.
Better to fight 1 than 2, but that's just my humble opinion. :)

Mort leaps forward and attacks the Blue Mask! His sword puts a big crack in the mask, but it's still flying!

On their turn, both masks start to heal some of their damage away, the cracks in their appearance seamlessly knitting together.

The blue mask turns to Mort. "You have a bit of a bite, well so do I!"

Blue Gore: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Damage: 1d4 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0

Red Gore: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Red goes for Yorad again, and misses! "Stay still, flesh face!"

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EDIT: Forgot Fort Save

Mort's Fort Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Mort gets only lightly scratched. It's not enough for the poison to take hold!

ORDER: Blue Mask (-11), Red Mask (-4, stare), Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona

The whole party is up!

Sophia lets another orb of acid fly at the mask thing.

Rt, bless: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 2 + 1 = 15Dmg if hits: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (6) = 7

If it doesn't hit, but one of the others does, Sophia activates her painful stare as an immediate action, dealing an extra +1 on the attack that hits.

Sophia just barely misses. These things have a darned high touch AC.

ORDER: Blue Mask (-11), Red Mask (-4, stare), Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona

Everyone but Sophia is up!

"Hey ugly, let me do you a favor and put you out of your misery!"

Mwk quarterstaff, bless, flanking, shillelagh: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 91d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" She frantically stomps her feet on the ground as the quarterstaff swoops through the air. "Get it, Yorad!"

Sheela finishes her casting ritual, and a Celestial Dog appears behind Mort and the Blue Mask. "Go...fight the evil thing!"

Sheela can't control summoned creatures directly. But I assume the dog will try to smite the evil mask?

Doggy Smite?, Flanking: 1d20 + 2 + 0 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 0 + 2 = 6
Bite Damage: 1d4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 = 4

The dog catches nothing but air. It barks... majestically.

"Alright I can mess with their minds, right?" She casts Daze upon the blue mask. Will Save DC 16 to resist.

Sheela moves between the two masks, putting her crossbow away.

Summon Completes! Dog uses Smite Evil and misses.
Standard Action: Cast Daze
Moving!

"Ooh, nice swing New Friend Mort! Maybe I can...help..." Corona says, frowning with concentration as she attempts to distract the mask with her movements.

Aid Another vs. Blue (Cold Iron Longspear; Bless): 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 = 10
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We'll give Mort another +2 to hit!

"Alright you decorational reject, prepare to die!
Hyaaah!!"

Mort super ownage strike-uh!!: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 1 = 22
Whack!!: 2d6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (3, 5) + 6 + 3 = 17

Blue Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Blue is dazed!

Tiffany misses! The celestial puppy misses! Corona manages to aid Mort's attack.

Mort will have +2 aid, +2 flank, +1 bless on this attack. Go, Mort!

--EDIT--

Mort cuts the mask straight in two! Pieces shatter everywhere!

ORDER: Blue Mask (DEAD), Red Mask (-4, stare), Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona

Yorad is up, and he has both Bless and Flank!

(Reptile girl-charming points to post above)

You ninja, you!

By the way, all of you start to notice a Tengu swordsman, lightly dancing with a blade as he cuts down demons right and left around him. He's coming in your direction.

We love you too. ^^

"People, we want to wrap up quickly, there's another bird coming. One who's cutting oni left and right."

"'Bout time you made yerself useful here!" Yorad drawls as he thrusts hard with his knife at the unprotected flank of the mask-face.

dagger, flank: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 2 = 24
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Crit?: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 = 12
crit damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Sneak Attack: 1d8 ⇒ 7

As if aware of your eyes on him, the Tengu swordsman slices into an Oni that he wounded last turn.

Sword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Crit?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

He continues his fight, sword up!

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Meanwhile, Yorad hits. He does not crit. He does fourteen points of damage to the Mask.

The Mask survives this round, and heals some of that back...

"Do you EVER shut up, frog?" Red goes after Tiffany!

Gore: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

ORDER: Blue Mask (DEAD), Red Mask (-15, stare), Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona

The whole party is up!

Time to wrap this up!

Yorad again strikes out at the annoying head.

dagger, flank: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 2 = 14
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Sneak Attack: 1d8 ⇒ 4

Yorad misses!

"Heh, heh, heh!" The mask cackles, its voice more high-pitched and annoying than ever. "Think you can get me that easily?"

ORDER: Blue Mask (DEAD), Red Mask (-15, stare), Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona

Everyone but Yorad is up!

The dog continues to bite at the mask.

Doggy Smite?, Flanking: 1d20 + 2 + 0 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 + 0 + 2 = 20
Bite Damage: 1d4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 = 3

It grasps onto the bottom of the mask and chews down.

Sheela tries to daze the red mask and takes a look at the approaching Tengu. "Howdy, there! Be you friend or foe?"

Standard Action: Cast Daze. Will Save DC 16.
Move Action: Move!

"Heh, heh -- OOF!' The dog leaps up and grabs the mask like it were a chew toy. "HEY! Ow! That was my EAR! Watch it, you moronic drooling cur!"

Then Sheela's daze spell hits.

Will Save with Hypnotic Stare: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 4 - 2 = 11

The Red mask is drooling, its long blue tongue hanging out and dragging as the dog continues to chew on it, thumping it for a moment on the floor. But it's still alive!

ORDER: Blue Mask (DEAD), Red Mask (-18, stare), Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona

"Uh oh...let's regroup a bit, New Friends!" Corona urges as the mysterious tengu swordsman approaches. Gripping her spear tightly she moves towards the Princess and Yorad, muttering to herself as she does.

"You can do it Corona, you can do it, you can keep being helpful..."
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Corona hits herself with Guidance and then moves! Also autocorrect *really* wanted that to be 'tangy swordsman'.

Don't forget the mask is still alive!
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The Tengu swordsman cartwheels past an Oni, robes flying.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

"Friend or Foe? How can I possibly answer that question? It is my honor to fight here, and test you. But how you accept that honor won't be based on friendship, but on your own perceptions. Some see any opponent as a foe. Others welcome a challenge." He ducks an Oni that comes at him. "I hope that we have an exemplary battle, since you treated my brothers well." He pauses. "It is not my wish to ambush you while you are battling the Spirit Oni. I will wait until you finish with him."

ORDER: Blue Mask (DEAD), Red Mask (-18, stare), Yorad, Sophia, Sheela, Mort, Princess, Corona

Sophia, Mort and the Princess are up!

Is anyone willing to bot Mort?

Sophia will have discharged this round's painful stare when the dog hit the mask.
Maybe it killed it?

If it didn't..
Rt, bless: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6Dmg if hits: 1d3 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + (3) = 5

If it did die, Sohpia x2 moves north to the Arrow.
She shifts her hypnotic stare at the tengu when he arrivés within 30 feet.

Mort readies a strike in case the tengu gets up close.
Readied attack, bless, PA: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 1 - 1 = 25Dmg if it hits, PA: 2d6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 1) + 6 + 3 = 16
Crit?: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 - 1 = 10Overkill!: 2d6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 5) + 6 + 3 = 16

At which Sophia activates painful stare, if she got to go where the Arrow is pointing.

The painful stare staggers it to zero, but remember it can self heal at the start of its round. Is Mort saving that attack for the tengu, or using it on the mask?

"Oh, more honor." Sheela shrugs. "I'm glad to hear your brothers are recovering. They uh...fought well."

Can Mort's attack be depending on Tiffany killing the mask or not?
If not, it might be better to kill the oni.

"If honor means the bird man is willing to wait until I smash this mask, then-" Tiffany guides her staff through the air and towards the top of the mask.

Mwk quarterstaff, bless, shillelagh, flanking: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 141d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

She lets out a scream of frustration as she misses a third time. Bebop leaps around her shoulders in fright. "If I miss it ... One more time... Ughhhhhh!!!"

I think a 14 misses these agile masks.

Can Mort's attack be depending on Tiffany killing the mask or not? If not, it might be better to kill the oni.

That feels way too meta-gamey to me, and based on knowledge that Mort would not have had at the time of his attack. Still, it makes sense to concentrate fire on the wounded opponent...

Mort slices the mask into many pieces!

The black-robed tengu bows. "Shall we begin now, or do you need a moment?"

Moving us forward again. If anyone wanted to do something like heal, incorporate it into your turn.

Black bows once more, and draws his blade. "Shall we, honored opponents?"

ORDER: Princess, Corona, Black Blade, Sheela, Sophia, Yorad, Mort
Princess and Corona are up!

It's been ten rounds, so Bless is no longer active unless you put it up again.

Ms. Hmm, let me know when my shillelagh (2 minutes) expires

Tiffany bows back, but stops half way and ensures the snide grin on her face is visible. "Yeah right, Tiffany bows to no one!" She says as she stands tall and marches forth with her quarterstaff pointed out much like a lance.

Mwk quarterstaff, shillelagh: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 101d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Corona wasn't entirely sure if six versus one fit the definition of honorable or not, but seeing as the tengu apparently didn't mind she figured it would be okay. "Um, don't mind her, she just really gets into the spirit of things," Corona adds as she moves up behind the Princess.
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Corona moves up for now! Also, is anyone hurt?

The Princess misses the swordsman...

Flurry of blows, Temple Sword: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 - 2 = 11
Flurry of blows, punch: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 2 = 9
Flurry of blows, punch: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 - 2 = 15

...and the swordsman returns the favor with a flurry of misses. "Has anyone told you that you are very small and very dodgy, madame Grippli?"

ORDER: Princess, Corona, Black Blade, Sheela, Sophia, Yorad, Mort

My poor monk... The whole party is up!

Before the combat Yorad would have dropped his pack so he would be only lightly encumbered. Also Yorad is at 7 hp of 9 total.

Yorad readies his knife and slowly advances upon the tengu. "Perhaps I would prove more clumsy and easy to strike?" He then lunges at the monk,

Move to position on map.
Attack the tengu monk. dagger: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Sophia moves closer to the fighting, and shifts her hypnotic stare at the tengu.

"I guess no kitties today."

She casts daze on the tengu.

@Yorad: Sheela would have tried to heal you.
UMD: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Aaand failed.

Drawing her light mace along the way, Sheela moves right up to the tengu. The celestial dog runs up to her and she pets him as he returns to the celestial realm. "Good boy! Now go home."

Moving up to the tengu, Sheela leaves a spot open for Mort as she reaches to touch the tengu. "Well, a Princess must learn the finer points of agility. This great grippl groans when it's time to grapple!"

Laughing Touch: 1d20 ⇒ 20

Move Action: Moving, drawing my mace.
Standard Action: Laughing Touch bloodline ability to restrict him to a move action.
My Summoned Creature is gone. Bye puppy!

"And she's got New Friends like us to help distract you!" Corona adds cheerfully as she stabs at the tengu once more.

Attack (Cold Iron Longspear): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Hehe, you missed me!" Tiffany mocks Mr. Honorable as she dances around him five feet. "And my friends are doing a great job at throwing you off! Let's see how you handle this!" Bebop jumps on top of the grippli's head as she strikes at the tengu, this time, more successfully!

Mwk quarterstaff, shillelagh, flanking: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 2 = 261d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5