Mirtgog - At the start of an encounter, each PC can choose to gain the Precise Strike feat (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player’s Guide 167) for the duration of the encounter. Each PC can use this benefit once before the end of the adventure.
Burbus - Before attempting a Bluff, Escape Artist, Perform, or Sleight of Hand check during this adventure, a PC can decide to roll twice and take the higher result. Each PC can use this benefit once before the end of the adventure.
Gekgaro - Each PC gains the Nimble Moves feat until the end of the adventure.
Blenta - PCs gain a +1 on attack and damage rolls against animals and magical beasts for the rest of the adventure.
5 ft. Full round rs. Target light blue then purple if blue is down.
"They're escaping! Hold the line!" Kuriq yells in desperation, a overwhelming feeling as he watches orcs come around from every corner. He does his best to protect the convoy.
Kivuli stabs one of the orcs (light blue) as he runs passed. Then steps forward and pierces another orc right through the heart, the orc dies instantly.
Then Kuriq finishes off the orc Kivuli previously stabbed; then misses with his second shot.
The remaining bigger orc bellows once more, Nabavite zaloge budale! He then quaffs a potion.
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Seeing the wounded first and second red clad orcs running away with supplies from the caravan, and knowing he can't reach them in time, Crios lands to block their path.
As he touches down on the path he activate's the magic of his staff to launch 2 magical missiles at the dark blue orc running from Kivuli.
Magic Missiles:2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 2 = 7
Leaving the red orcs to Reavis if he uses a bomb, or I will try and get them as they pass
Male Half-Elf Clr5/Feysworn9 | AC 27 T 14 FF 27 CMD 24 | HP 129/129 | F+17 R +15 W +23 (+2 vs enchantments, immune to sleep) | Init +10 | Perc +36 | Stealth +15 | Active: Magic Vestment, FoM, Life Bubble
Ranalus moves up and attacks an orc (magenta).
I knew they wouldn't honor the safe passage. What did we expect? Rapier, Divine Favor, Bless:1d20 + 7 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 3 + 1 = 25 Damage:1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Anduris takes a shot at one of the orcs that ran by.
slashing attack:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 212d6 + 12 + 2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) + 12 + (5, 2) = 22
then he strikes out at the orc in front of him.
slashing attack on green orc:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 192d6 + 12 + 2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) + 12 + (1, 4) = 23
Red 2 and yellow need to make DC 18 Reflex saves. If they fail they take 11 fire damage, otherwise they take 5.
If red 1 survives, he needs to make a DC 18 Reflex save or he catches on fire, taking 1d6 fire damage every turn unless he takes a full round action to make a DC 18 Reflex save.
Reflex red 2 v DC18:1d20 ⇒ 17 Reflex yellow v DC18:1d20 ⇒ 6
Anduris strikes an orc as it runs by, damaging it badly, as it makes for the cart it's finished off by Ranalus.
Reavis's bomb blows two of the orcs to smithereens, the fiery explosion also burns a third one, wearing dingy yellow.
Crios fires two magic missiles into the retreating orc. It howls in frustration.
Anduris then dispatches the orc that threatened him with his falchion.
Numbers dwindling, the badly burned orc begins to run away rather than face the dwarf's angry blade. orange withdraw
The other continue to rush forward, but take a wide path around the long-armed, yet mobility challenged wayang, but stop short of Crios. The last group moves up more cautiously seeing so many others lying bloody and burned.
5 ft. Full round rs. target orange (if I have clear line of sight, I'm not sure about that slope, will let GM decide.) If I don't have line of sight it will be a ready action instead to fire at first orc I see!.
Kuriq continues to keep an overwatch, attempting to fire arrows as and when he sees a target.
If it hits, yellow needs to make a DC 18 Fort save or he's staggered for 1 round. Also, pink takes 11 cold damage which he cuts down to 5 if he makes a DC 18 Reflex save.
If that misses, yellow still gets splashed, so he'll need to make the DC 18 Reflex save to cut down the cold splash damage from 11 to 5.
Male Half-Elf Clr5/Feysworn9 | AC 27 T 14 FF 27 CMD 24 | HP 129/129 | F+17 R +15 W +23 (+2 vs enchantments, immune to sleep) | Init +10 | Perc +36 | Stealth +15 | Active: Magic Vestment, FoM, Life Bubble
Ranalus moves around the ridge so he can see a larger number of orcs, then casts Sound Burst. Hitting the cluster of three orcs (red/yellow/green).
damage:1d8 ⇒ 5 damage, and Fort save DC 15 or stunned 1 round.
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Crios flies after the leader in dark blue, trusting in his friends to handle the others for now.
He lands between the leader and the cave, striking out with his staff as he lands.
Ranalus's sound burst rattles the last cluster of orc raiders, while Crios fells their leader. After he dies the remaining orcs quickly fall to your attacks or run away if allowed in full retreat.
Combat over - Encounter over - success!
You quickly here that there is still trouble with the vanguard and archers.
Male Half-Elf Clr5/Feysworn9 | AC 27 T 14 FF 27 CMD 24 | HP 129/129 | F+17 R +15 W +23 (+2 vs enchantments, immune to sleep) | Init +10 | Perc +36 | Stealth +15 | Active: Magic Vestment, FoM, Life Bubble
Ranalus thinks "rushing forward to attack the charging orcs" is a bad idea. But many of you are built for melee so that may be the better option. Still, his preference is to engage the archers.
Roll off Crios, Reavis:1d20 + 1d20 ⇒ (11) + (16) = 27 Roll off Ranalus, Orcs:1d20 + 1d20 ⇒ (5) + (14) = 19
You quickly loot the battlefield before moving on to the archers. Finding a few things of use: 2 +1 composite shortbows, 3 +1 flaming arrows, a potion of cure moderate wounds, a tanglefoot bags, 2 +1 studded leather, 2 oil of magic weapon, 2 +1 leather armor.
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High on the mountainside, a tall peak creates a natural vantage
point for archers. The orcs have established a strong position 30 feet above the path. A winding trail leading to the peak looks difficult to traverse and the surrounding favor those on the high ground.
Trail counts as difficult terrain when ascending, creatures further up the trail gain a high ground advantage in melee. However the climb looks doable with many natural handholds.
Rounds per buffs will need to be refreshed, minutes per buffs are still up as long as they originally lasted at least 3 minutes. Otherwise need to be refreshed.
As you arrive one of the orc taunts you, Wait until Gutrattle gets ahold of you!
Swift to activate Judgement: Attack +1; 5ft step; full round rs
Kuriq looks to the orcs high vantage as a challenge to his skill. "You shall face the wrath of Sarenrae's Judgement, surrender now or face peril!" He yells as a fire illuminates within his eyes. Kuriq has decided judgement even before giving the orcs a chance to reply and immediately fires his arrows at the Orc with the yellow headband.
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Crios vanishes from sight and flies up next to Kivuli, whispering, "It's me my friend. Care for a lift? I worry that you may be a bit exposed out here. Either way, allow me to drop behind the one in red."
standard: cast vanish spell then move up to Kivuli, swift action to add Frost to his staff.
@Kivuli and all - The actual path is difficult terrain, the cliff wall requires a climb check. So a double move at 30' movement would be 3 squares (climb at 1/4 speed). So Kivuli would be a little past 1/2 way up. @Crios - So would it be okay to have Crios grab Kivuli off the rock face then?
Reavis is first to act and fires an arrow piercing one of the orcs. As Kivuli begins climbing up, the invisible, flying Crios comes and offers a lift. Kuriq also takes aim, missing the Orc with the yellow headband on his first shot, but hitting with his second.
The orcs take aim on you, they seem particularly interested in Anduris. Prvo ubij patuljaka! One of them shouts.
If you speak orc:
Kill the dwarf first!
Two of them fire on Anduris, while another fires on Kuriq, and the forth fires on Reavis. The first arrow hits Anduris and seems to burn and sting like nothing he has ever felt. A second, then a third arrow hit and Anduris drops. 2 arrows hit Kuriq as well, and then 2 arrows miss Reavis.
Male Half-Elf Clr5/Feysworn9 | AC 27 T 14 FF 27 CMD 24 | HP 129/129 | F+17 R +15 W +23 (+2 vs enchantments, immune to sleep) | Init +10 | Perc +36 | Stealth +15 | Active: Magic Vestment, FoM, Life Bubble
Ranalus casts Obscuring Mist, cloaking himself and Anduris. Then he moves next to the dwarf.
20' radius, 20' high. Placing it so that Kuriq is just on the edge; can take cover if he wants, or 5' step out and Rapid Shot.
"Kill the one closest to us. Make it hurt."
"Yes, let us taking them by surprise." Kivuli realizes his friend's vision can still pierce the veil of invisibility. He holds up a hand as the wayang call on his own natural ability . He slowly blends into the shadows until he disappears.
Dissolution's Child ~ works like invisibility {duration = 5 rounds}.
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Crios would love to pick Kivuli off the cliff face.
Having grabbed his small friend off the cliff face, Crios casts a shield spell before he continues up and over, lightly depositing his stealthy friend close to the red clad orc as he continues past the orc to land on the raised rock edge.
Standard:Shield spell, Free action to drop Kivuli while inches off the ground shouldn't interfere with movement.
Kuriq takes a moment to consider his options, but hesitates no more. Taking advantage of the fire in his heart he steps out of the mist to fire some flaming arrows.
Red's extra attack if not attacked:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 Damage:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Went ahead and made Anduris's stabilize check for him - success!
Ranalus drops some much needed cover. Reavis's bomb explodes in a blast of cold on the orc with the yellow headband. Kivuli turns invisible as Crios carries him and himself into position. Kuriq steps into the open and fires at the target orc, the first shot misses, but the second finds the mark. The orc begins to falter, clearly staggered but continues on powered by its ferocity.
The yellow headband orc steps behind the rocks and ducks down.
For Kivuli and Crios:
You see the yellow headband orc, has drawn a potion.
The orc with a green hat calls out.
Oni su nezgodni, neki nestaju drugi koji se sakriju u magli koju su napravili!
If you speak orc:
They are tricky, some disappear others hide in fog they made!
The other orcs take aim on those they can still see, two firing on Kuriq and one on Reavis. As the red orc fires he opens himself up to the invisible duos attacks. Only 1 arrow catches Kuriq and both miss Reavis.
If you take any AOOs, red fires one arrow and then 5' steps back in surprise; if you choose not too he fire 2 arrows instead.
Male Half-Elf Clr5/Feysworn9 | AC 27 T 14 FF 27 CMD 24 | HP 129/129 | F+17 R +15 W +23 (+2 vs enchantments, immune to sleep) | Init +10 | Perc +36 | Stealth +15 | Active: Magic Vestment, FoM, Life Bubble
Ranalus will sacrifice Owl's Wisdom to heal Anduris.
CMW:2d8 + 6 ⇒ (4, 3) + 6 = 13
As the red war painted archer readies to fire; Crios and Kivuli give him a whack and a stab. The orc manages to get his off-target arrow away and stumble backwards clearing on his last leg.
Reavis's bomb is off the mark but still gives an icy splash to the target, who manages to avoid the worst of it.
Round 2
Orc, Red 47 dmg
Orc, Yellow 45 dmg
Orc, Green 5 dmg
Orc, Blue
Ranalus
Anduris 33 dmg - up but prone
Round 3
Reavis
Kivuli
Crios
Kuriq 17 dmg
Kivuli and Crios regular turns + Anduris and Kuriq are up
Kuriq moves himself into the mist to find some temporary cover. As he does, he knocks a wand from out of his wrist sheaths. And starts to heal himself after taking heavy fire from the orcs.
"We need to get higher!" He mumbles to himself with an angry overtone.
CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
5ft into mist. swift to draw wand of CLW from spring loaded wrist sheaths. standard to activate.
The clash of weapons and sounds of battle are all that remain after the war drums stop beating. The orcs and giants look around in a moment of panic. Where they once fought with cruel determination, they now fight with worried desperation.
@Table GMs: The Scattered Leaders condition on page 20 is in effect.
Kivuli and his estoc end the orc with red warpaint. While Crios advances on the yellow headband, his staff swings dropping the orc as well. Kuriq and Anduris (after standing) take a moment to heal themselves. Anduris casting Cure Moderate Wounds.
The remaining orcs shift beside each other firing at Crios, only one of the arrows finds the mark.
Anduris staggers up from the ground vaguely brushing the dirt and grime from the road off his blood smeared coat. He thinks at first that he is in a fog and not thinking straight but after a few moments of staggering around and gathering his possessions he realizes he is in a fog...magic fog. His dwarven pride is pierced deeply and not only by the arrows that almost took his life.
"Err thank ye fer help'en me...err...to stop dying. Seems I'm gett'en real good at that lately. Now point me in the direction of those foul bred, knock kneed, rotten mouthed orc scum so I can get some o'me pride back." He uses the CLW wand in his spring loaded wrist sheath and heals himself UMD:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 CLW wand:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Crios casts shocking grasp and then swiftly flies around the rocks and lands behind the orc archer. With a quick blow from his staff he releases the spells energy...
Spell Strike-Staff+Bless+flank:1d20 + 8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 1 + 2 = 29+3 if the orc wears or caries metal armor or a metal weapon magic blunt+frost+electricity:1d6 + 11 + 1d6 + 5d6 ⇒ (1) + 11 + (6) + (3, 4, 2, 2, 3) = 32
M Tiefling Alchemist (Grenadier) 6 - HP 32/45 - AC: 27*/T: 16*/FF: 21* - Resist: Fire 5, Electric 5, Cold 5 - Perception: +8*, Darkvision 60' - Fort: +8, Ref: +12*, Will: +2* (+1 vs Curses) - CMB: +5, CMD: 21* - Speed: 30' - Init: +6*
Assuming Kivuli and Crios probably have things well in hand as well as not wanting to waste all his bombs, Reavis switches back to his bow, but charges it with a flask of alchemist fire.
Target is Green, unless its down, then Blue.
Using Alchemical Weapon to use alchemist fire to add damage to the arrow.
@Anduris -- had a thought instead of using CMW off your spell list the round before, we'll just say you drank the Potion CMW you found in the last encounter.
Anduris continues to heal himself. Reavis's fiery arrow catches the target orc. Who then feels Kivuli blade, and Crios finishes it off with a freezing, shocking, bludgeoning blow.
Your combined damage was just enough to kill outright.
Greatly outnumber and no longer bolstered by the sound of the war drums, and with little hope to escape from this location, the orc throws down his weapon in surrender.
Combat over - Another Success! Heal up
You find on the orc archers: 7 +1 dwarf-bane arrows, 4 potion of cure moderate wounds, 4 mwk hide armor, 4 composite longbow (+3 Str) with arrows, 4 falchion, 4 cloak of resistance +1, around 500 gp.
Do what you will with the orc.
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Moving quickly you head onward to crush what's left of the orc vanguard. Where a mass of orcs and their monstrous allies charged down the foothills to start the assault. You find the orc vanguard faltering near the remnants of an ancient dwarven outpost, yet some still fight fiercely. 3 ugly Ogres, 3 vicious Worgs, and an Orc Spellcaster are holding strong.
Rolls:
RedOgre Will DC13:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 Yellow Ogre Will DC13:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 Blue Ogre Will DC13:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 Mystic Will DC13:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 OrangeWorg Will DC13:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 Green Worg Will DC13:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 Purple Worg Will DC13:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
