Clebsch GM Wrath of the Righteous Adventure Path (Inactive)

Game Master Clebsch73

sorry looks like I forgot to update that header. Base AC is 23. Current with BoF is 25. I think that was when I had Shield cast.

My AC is BoF is 27.

Thanks for the updates on AC.

As soon as Karas and Ellena jumped to the floor of the forge, the salamander hiding under the lift attacked Karas while he was unable to focus fully on his defense. The salamander's long snake tail lashed at him but missed.

The salamander had been waiting to attack those who exited the lift, so he focused on Karas and stabbed at him twice with his red-hot spear and tried to slap him again with his tail and wrap the tail around the silver tiefling to try to crush the life out of him.

Both spear attacks and the tail penetrated Karas' defenses, although he was unaffected by the heat in the weapons and the creature's boiling hot blood.

1st spear hit does 14, 2nd does 12 and tail slap (almost a confirmed crit) does 5 for a total of 31. Dividing it between Karas and Anarya would mean 7 + 6 + 2 to Karas and 7 + 6 + 3 to Anarya.

Karas and Ellena counterattacked and wounded the salamander.

Ellena does 16, Karas does 21 to Salamander 1. This is still not half his hp but close.

If this triggers any readied actions of Anarya, Avelina, or Tauni, make these actions next.

The two salamanders that had been hiding behind the forge advanced to join their comrade fight Karas and Ellena. One moved to flank Karas and the other approached Ellena from the other side.

Both of these are doing double moves.

All except Karas and Ellena are up.

"Thanks for lurin' them back out," Raine said to Karas and Ellena. "Let me repay you for takin' some hits..."

She snatched her bow up from where she'd dropped it to free her hands for the crank. A single arrow whistled down at the salamander attacking Ellena.

I'm assuming I probably did have to use both hands to operate the lift, so with weapon juggling just one attack this turn. Vs #5.

Attack, PBS, deadly aim, BOF: 1d20 + 17 + 1 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 17 + 1 - 3 + 2 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 1 + 6 = 17

Raine's arrow penetrated the salamander's tough hide before it gets up to Ellena, but it still has plenty of fight in it.

17 damage to Salamander 2, adds to earlier wound. Still not half damaged.

I rolled and took my readied action before, so you can just use that info

Ditto. The advancing salamanders trigger her readied action, casting grease on one of the weapons.

As the Salamanders slithered into battle, magic as well as arrows assaulted them from Avelina and Tauni. Avelina's magic balls of force slammed into the salamander attacking Karas, further wounding it. Furthermore she introduced doubt into his heart, weakening his resolve.

15 damage to Salamander 1, shaken for 3 rounds.

Tauni coated the same salamander's spear with magical grease. He almost dropped it but held onto it for the moment.

Anarya can still take a readied action from round 2 and Tauni, Avelina, and Anarya may take round 3 actions.

Anarya suffers 16 damage, and then takes 5 more at the start of her Round 3 actions, healing Karas for 5 hp with Life Link.

As the Salamanders scurry out from cover, Anarya's readied spell goes off. Her eyes blaze white and the mighty force of her glare bursts around the fiery monster!

(The Salamander takes Burst of Radiance: 5d4 ⇒ (4, 2, 4, 3, 1) = 14 damage if it is evil, no save, and is blinded for 1d4 ⇒ 4 rounds regardless of alignment. If it succeeds at a DC 20 Reflex save, the blindness becomes dazzled instead.)

Anarya grits her teeth as she feels the pain of the Salamander's mighty tail strike, reflected through her link with Karas. She channels some of her healing light to heal her wounds, the injuries lessening quickly.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 2 = 14

That was aimed at Salamander #4, btw.

Tauni pointed at one of the salamanders and sent a ray of white down at it.

Ray of frost at salamander 1, ranged touch attack.
To hit 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 6 - 4 = 22
Damage 1d3 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3

Edit: Possible crit, confirm 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 4 = 4, extra damage if confirmed 1d3 + 0 ⇒ (1) + 0 = 1

As the salamander approached Karas, a brilliant flash of light erupted all around him, blinding him temporarily and searing his flesh as the purity of the light attacked the evil in his body.

14 damage to S4, blinded for 4 rounds.

Tauni followed up her spell to make one of the salamander's spears slippery with a ray that left a tracer of frost crystals as went from her fingertip to the back of the salamander who had emerged from below the lift.

4 lethal to S1, extra point is from vulnerability to cold.

Avelina is up, then Salamander 1, then Karas and Ellena. Salamander 1 is looking like he has taken more than half his hit points.

Avelina saw the weakened salamander and took her opportunity to test out some of her new strength, blasting it with force missiles bursting with power.

Casting an empowered spell as a full round action on Salamander 1, which it looks like I can see atm?
Volley of Holy Arrows Empowered Magic Missile (blood havoc): 4d4 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3, 1, 4) + 4 + 4 = 20 x1.5 = 30 total damage

Finally remembering my blood havoc bonus damage!

Avelina edged closer to the ledge to one side of the lift until she could see the salamander who had taken temporary refuge underneath. 5 foot step.

She unleashed another barrage of magic missiles that exploded upon impact, doing more damage to the outsider. The salamander still lived, but he was badly damaged.

Knowing he was about to die, the salamander made one last attempt at defending the forge from the interlopers. Still dazzled from the flash of magical light and shaken from Avelina's threats, he cannot penetrate Karas' defenses.

Karas and Ellena are up. Note: S1 has 6 hp left and is AC 22. He is also dazzled and shaken. S4 is blinded. Both S4 and S5 are wounded, but neither is more than 50% down. S5 has taken more damage than S4.

The mighty Paladin stays in combat with her enemy, swinging the magically enhanced Radiance with all her might.

Mythic power attack with Divine bond active 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 14 + 2 = 21
Damage 1d8 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16

Mythic power attack iterative with Divine bond active 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 2 = 12
Damage 1d8 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

Fogged rolled off his skin as the frosty silver tiefling growled and tried to roll out of the Salamanders reach.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

He made enough distance and came up with heavy fog rolling out of his maw. With a deep breath, he unleashed a torrent of ice.

30ft cone Breath attack. DC18 reflex for half

Frost Breath attack: 8d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 5, 3, 3, 5, 2, 3) = 26Cold Damage

Should hit all Salamanders and Elena

Reflex 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

The paladin tries to twist out of the way of the icy breath spewed by her friend. It didn’t quite work, but thankfully the enemies had much more of a problem with it than Ellena. .

Karas rolled away from the clot of salamanders, easily evading a thrust of the spear of the badly wounded one. His mouth disgorged air so cold, it drew out vital energy from their hot blood, even though they all managed to twist and turn to avoid the worst of the blast. This proved too much for the salamander who had first attacked the pair of heroes who jumped from the cage. The other two showed more wounds, but were still a threat. Unfortunately, Ellena was no able to react quickly enough and suffered bone-chilling cold.

19 lethal to S1, S4, and S5, 26 lethal to Ellena.

The salamander who had been blinded as it rushed to attack Karas lost track of where his enemies were, and so he retreated toward the northeast wall until his vision returned.

The one that remained, attacked Ellena with fury before retreating a little to between the forge and the northwest wall. He managed to stab the paladin but it was not a deep wound.

Karas and Ellena were now better able to see the full extent of the forge area. They saw passageways leading northwest and southeast, with four closed doors. No other defenders could be seen.

All up except Karas and Ellena.

Looks like I have a line on #4. If I do, target #4; if not, or if excess shots, I can target #5. I believe I am outside of PBS range for #4. Taking the extra attack from Blessing of Fervor

"Watch where ya aimin' that blizzard, Karas!" Raine said, torn between amusement for the salamander's howls and some concern for Ellena.

She leaned over the railing and sighted down arrow after arrow, peppering the remaining salamanders.

Attack one, deadly aim, rapid shot: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 17 - 3 - 2 = 22
Damage, manyshot, deadly aim: 2d8 + 6 + 12 ⇒ (4, 3) + 6 + 12 = 25

Attack two (rapidshot) - mythic rapid shot, deadly aim: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 17 - 3 - 2 = 14
Damage - DA: 1d8 + 3 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 6 = 11

Attack three (rapidshot) - mythic rapid shot, deadly aim: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 17 - 3 - 2 = 16
Damage - DA: 1d8 + 3 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 6 = 11

Attack four (iterative) - mythic rapid shot, deadly aim: 1d20 + 12 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 12 - 3 - 2 = 9
Damage - DA: 1d8 + 3 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 6 = 15

Attack five (BOF) - DA: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 17 - 3 - 2 = 13
Damage - DA: 1d8 + 3 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 6 = 12

WOW those are some bad dice.

Based on real life geometry, #4 is more than 30 feet from Raine, but the norm in PF is to ignore vertical distance to keep things simple.
S4 is blinded so his AC is 5 lower than normal. Still all the attacks miss except the 1st, which would have hit him even if he wasn't blinded.

Raine sent a pair of arrows into the blinded salamander trying to get to refuge. He was seriously wounded, but still alive. 25 to S4.

She sends four more whizzing after the first mated pair, but each flew above, or to the side, or fell short. Apparently, the strange alignment and persistent susurrus of whispers all around was affecting the archer.

I've been busy with work but it appears we have stalled. We are currently waiting on Tauni, Avelina, and Anarya.

Tauni repeated her minor spell, this time targeting another salamander.

Ray of frost at salamander 5, ranged touch attack.
To hit 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Damage 1d3 + 0 ⇒ (2) + 0 = 2

Tauni's magic ray caught the salamander by the forge and left a blackened patch on his shoulder, rimed with frost that quickly melted.

3 to Salamander 5.

Both of the salamanders in view were both injured about the same, but it would take more of the same to take them down. These creatures are definitely tougher and stronger than one's the Anarya and Tauni were familiar with.

Anarya and Avelina still have actions.

Avelina hopped down from the elevated area, gliding down with a quick Lightness of Faith Feather Fall. She lands next to her Champion, waiting before using more of her magic on the weakened salamanders. ”Stand down, pitiful creatures. You are hopelessly outmatched by The Inheritor’s Champions.”

Intimidate (heroism) to Demoralize 5: 1d20 + 20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 20 + 3 = 24

I can’t edit the map so if someone could move her next to Ellena

The salamander hesitated at Avelina's fierce words. His resolve faltered briefly.

Salamander 5 is shaken for 1 round.

Anarya is up.

Anarya's eyes narrowed as one of the salamanders appeared to be trying to retreat away from the reach of the heroes. She drew a link of a chain from her component pouch, held it in one fist while she made another fist and positioned it as if stretching an invisible chain between her hands. Energy flowed from her hands to form a glowing chain of force which she released. It flew down toward the fleeing salamander.

The chain slipped around his waist and dragged him back to a position next to Ellena with the wall on one side.

"Stay and face the wrath of the righteous!" the oracle called out.

Ellena and Karas are up.

Ellena (33 lethal)
Karas (9 lethal)
S5 (51 lethal, shaken until start of turn)

Round 5
Raine
Tauni
Avelina
Anarya (7 lethal)
S1 (shaken 1 rounds, 100 lethal, dying)

The mighty Ellena continues in combat with her enemy, swinging the magically enhanced Radiance with all her might. ”Taste the mighty steel of Radiance, foul demon!”

Mythic power attack with Divine bond active 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 2 = 17
Damage 1d8 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18

Mythic power attack iterative with Divine bond active 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 = 13
Damage 1d8 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

Ellena found herself out of sync with the salamander, always swinging her sword at a point the salamander had just vacated.

'Botting Karas.Karas advanced and attacked the blinded salamander, his sharp claws ripping deeply into the salamander's flesh. The salamander responed making furious attacks with his spear and tail. One of the spear thrusts would have hit but for his inability to see. The second penetrated Karas' abdomen. The tail flailed but could not hit.

Karas did 25 to S4, who is severely wounded. The salamander did 10 to Karas.

Meanwhile, the other salamander tried a similar full on flurry of attacks on Ellena, but as with her attacks on him, he could not connect. They two looked as if they were dancing, with lots of weapon thrusts and swings, which produced only swishing sounds.

Start of a new Round. Raine, Tauni, Avelina, and Anarya are up.
Round 5
Raine
Tauni
Avelina
Anarya (7 lethal)
S1 (shaken 1 rounds, 100 lethal, dying)
Ellena (33 lethal)
Karas (8 lethal)
S2
S3
S4 (67 lethal, blinded 1 round)
S5 (51 lethal)
S6

At the start of Anarya's turns (both this one and the one she was botted for), both Karas and Ellena get to heal. Karas only gets the healing once, because he won't be injured enough for the ability to trigger at the start of this turn. Ellena heals 10, Karas heals 5.

Blood flows from wounds slowly growing on Anarya's body, mirroring those inflicted on her allies down below. They do not hamper her resolve, though, as she channels her healing light to staunch her bleeding while directing the golden shackles to aid the paladin in her efforts.

Standard Action: Cure light wounds: 1d8 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 2 = 11
Move Action: Command the chain to move adjacent to the Salamander fighting Ellena, and trip it.

Chain of Perdition (Trip): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34

Avelina leaned against the wall and stretched as the battle seemed to be going along quite easily. ”I see you have not heeded my warning to stand down. Nevertheless, I remain a gracious servant of the Inheritor, and I may consider granting you mercy still, should you cry quarter.” She turns to each of the conscious salamanders in turn.

Intimidate (heroism): 1d20 + 20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 20 + 3 = 42
Intimidate (heroism): 1d20 + 20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 20 + 3 = 42

Move action intimidate on each of them

The salamanders slither on snake-like lower bodies. They can't be tripped. If Anarya wants to use the chain of perdition to make a different maneuver, she can.

The salamanders are already aware of how outmatched they are and so Avelina's calm words cause them to doubt themselves even more and fight a little less fiercely. Salamander 1 is shaken for 5 rounds; salamander 5 is shaken for 4.

Still waiing on Raine and Tauni.

I was kind of waiting to see if Raine knocked some down to close to dead so I might be able to finish one off. There are still three off map, right? If so...

Tauni watched to see if more of the salamanders reemerged to join the fray, ready with an arcane surprise if they did.

Ready action to cast [url=https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/i/ice-storm/]ice storm if one or more salamanders enter the area. Damage 3d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 6) = 14 bludgeoning and 2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6 cold.

Apologies, I somehow missed that I was up. It's bolded and everything...

Raine surveyed the fight a moment and leaned out over the railing to try and give herself a better line.

Attacks starting with S5, unless I can't see him, in which case s4. Will switch targets if 5 drops.

Attack one, deadly aim, rapid shot: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 17 - 3 - 2 = 32 (Natural 20, potential crit)
Damage, manyshot, deadly aim: 2d8 + 6 + 12 ⇒ (8, 7) + 6 + 12 = 33

Confirm crit?: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28 If that crits, then additional critical damage is: 2d8 + 18 ⇒ (5, 3) + 18 = 26

Attack two (rapidshot) - mythic rapid shot, deadly aim: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 17 - 3 - 2 = 30
Damage - DA: 1d8 + 3 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 6 = 14

Attack three (rapidshot) - mythic rapid shot, deadly aim: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 17 - 3 - 2 = 13
Damage - DA: 1d8 + 3 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 6 = 17

Attack four (iterative) - mythic rapid shot, deadly aim: 1d20 + 12 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 12 - 3 - 2 = 19
Damage - DA: 1d8 + 3 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 6 = 16

Attack five (BOF) - DA: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 17 - 3 - 2 = 29
Damage - DA: 1d8 + 3 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 6 = 12

The salamanders slither on snake-like lower bodies. They can't be tripped. If Anarya wants to use the chain of perdition to make a different maneuver, she can.

Let's go with Dirty Trick (Entangle).

Raine's first set of arrows penetrates deep into the last remaining salamander on the forge floor. He slumps to the floor, bleeding and near death.

Her next two arrows finish off the blind one to the east of the lift.

No opponents left on the forge floor, although several others fled to a side room when they were blinded so we'll stay in initiative rounds, but Tauni and Anarya may retcon their last posts if necessary.

Round 5
Tauni
Avelina
Anarya (7 lethal)
S1 (100 lethal,dying)
Ellena (33 lethal)
Karas (8 lethal)
S2
S3
S4 (93 lethal,dying)
S5 (110 lethal, dying)
S6

S2, S3, and S6 fled through the door at the NE side of the map.

Ellena calls on Iomedae’s blessings and some of her wounds begin to heal. ”Seems like the last of them have fled. If the rest of you come down, we can go track them down before they get their wits back. “

Lay on Hands 4d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 3, 3) = 17

See this post for details of movement from the upper level to lower. Currently the lift is halfway between top and bottom, with it's floor at 10 feet above the Forge floor. PCs could jump from the top level to the roof of the cage, a 10 foot drop, and then jump 20 feet to the forge floor or climb the cage (DC 10) to get to 10 feet above the floor.

I've been busy with a new term starting this week. I'm going to 'bot the people up on the upper level and say they use two move actions to get down to the forge floor as described below.

As Ellena healed herself, Tauni slipped through the bars surrounding the lift, let herself part way down by holding onto the lip of the upper level, and dropped the short distance to the top of the lift. She then climbed down the side of the lift and dropped to the forge floor. Ellena heals 17 and is 13 hp down.

Anarya tried to do the same but lost her grip as she was getting through the bars around the lift shaft and tumbled to the top of the lift. She gave herself a few strained muscles in the process 4 points of non-lethal damage.

Meanwhile, Avelina gave Ellena an affectionate tap and smile and headed with Karas toward the door behind which it was likely the remaining salamanders had been hiding to recover from their blindness. Avelina was distracted as usual, worried about the pain Ellena might be feeling from her wounds, but Karas was fully focused on rooting out the enemy. If Karas remains in rage mode, he heals 1 point.

Avelina and Karas can post a move or standard action. Then it will be the surviving salamanders' turns. If anyone else wants to change what was described for them above, post soon.

Sounds good to me, GM!

Karas grinned a toothy maw, steam rising from his cold breath and skin.

In his fury, he moved towards the door with purpose. Holding up 3 fingers as he went and pointing at the door with his other hand.

move action to move to the door

The door before Karas swung open revealing a room just big enough to hold the three salamanders who had fled into it to recover their sight. The one who opened the door thrust his spear at Karas, getting past his guard and driving into his gut. The heat of the spear was so great, it burned Karas as it cut into him, getting past his innate resistance to heat.

11 damage total (10 piercing, 1 fire after resistance), 5 of which transfers to Anarya.

The other two tried to grab Karas with their long, snake-like tails, but could not get a grip.

Everyone is up.

Round 6
Raine
Tauni
Avelina
Anarya (12 lethal, 4 nonlethal, prone)
S1 (101 lethal, dying)
Ellena (16 lethal)
Karas (12 lethal)
S2
S3
S4 (93 lethal, stable)
S5 (111 lethal, dying)
S6

Raine can get to floor with a double move action or she can get to the floor with a move action by making two DC 15 acrobatics checks. See rules for acrobatics skill for consequences of failing either check.

Anarya is prone on the top of the lift, which puts her 20 feet above the forge floor. She can get to the floor with a double move: 1 to stand 1 to climb down the side of the cage (DC 10 climb check) and dangle and drop to the forge floor. Failure of the climb check means she is still at the top of the lift; failure by more than 5 means she falls 20 feet.

Raine muttered darkly about the salamanders and then hurriedly started working her way down. (Just going for the double move.)

Ellena double moves, following Karas, cursing silently at her being distracted and not opening the doors herself. ”Im coming,” she yells.

Could you move me on the map, GM? Thanks.

Done. I shifted Avelina over since I'm sure she'd make way for Ellena, even though Ellena cannot get within threat range unless Karas backs up. It is an interesting tactical situation. I'm curious how Karas will handle things.

Tauni bit her lip as she watched Raine start her descent. With a last glance back the way they came, she tries to put the incessant whispers out of her mind as she too begins to make her way down. Double move to go down.

As Ellena healed herself, Tauni slipped through the bars surrounding the lift, let herself part way down by holding onto the lip of the upper level, and dropped the short distance to the top of the lift. She then climbed down the side of the lift and dropped to the forge floor.

I 'botted Tauni and had her move to the floor last turn. She starts this turn on the forge floor.

Finding herself quickly at the forge floor, Tauni ran next to Avelina. Seeing the remaining salamanders there, something touches her heart.Instead of unleashing an icy fury apoun them, she calls out to them.

She'll delay, to see if they answer with words or violence.

Edit: By delay, I mean not cast immediately. She'll ready an action to cast ice storm on them if they attack.

They showed no signs of ceasing hostilities.

Avelina saw the collection of salamanders who refused to back down and dropped a blast of holy light on them.

Radiant Dawn of the Inheritor Burst of Radiance: 5d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 1, 3, 2) = 9
Blind/Dazzle Duration: 1d4 ⇒ 4
DC 22 reflex save to be dazzled instead of blinded