DM Carbide's PFS Emerald Spire

Game Master John Woodford

Do you want to try to cast defensively, Torque? You're within reach of the elemental, and it's shown itself to be extremely fast.

Concentration DC21: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30

Torque repairs some of the damage that the skald has taken.

Eva?

Ow.

Reflex (haste): 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 1 = 26

Eva continues forward, this time bringing her sword to bear on the living flame.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

Boop! (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 14 + 1 + 2 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 3 = 12

Take that!

Eva can't dodge the elemental's attack and takes 11 HP, plus another DC 20 Reflex save. She hits it, but does less damage than she expected to. The flames on her will burn out at the end of the round unless she fails her save.

Round 3 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald
Elemental
Eva
Torque

Senja gets into the room and conjures a shadowy candle-snuffer over the elemental, but the fiery creature resists the hex.

Asvald is up!

Elemental: AC 23 T 17 FF 14 HP taken: 14

Feeling his burns mend under Torque's healing spell, Asvald resumes his furious assult!

Sword (inspire, heroism, power attack): 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (8) + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 27

Iterative: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (20) + 12 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 24

This is an elemental so no crits, right? I'll roll anyway just in case.

Iterative: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 12 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 27

No crits, but since you're hasted you get another attack at your highest BAB--I'll take your confirmation roll for that attack.

Round 3 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald-acted
Elemental-acted
Eva
Torque

Asvald rains blow after blow on the elemental, leaving great rents in its substance that remain after his sword passes through it.

It responds with slams against Eva and Asvald, both hitting for 16 HP to Eva and 11 to Asvald, plus the DC 20 Reflex save.

Torque and Eva are up! Torque, take 1 HP fire damage through your resistance.

Elemental: AC 23 T 17 FF 14 HP taken: 62

Yeesh. HP: 20/103 (not including extra HP from raging song).

Reflex (haste): 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 1 = 12

Reflex (haste): 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 1 = 25

Eva grimaces, but keeps swinging.

Flurry (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 15 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 15 + 1 + 2 = 36
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 2 = 10

Flurry (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 15 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 15 + 1 + 2 = 31
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9

Flurry (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 15 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 15 + 1 + 2 = 34
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 2 = 10

Flurry (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12

Flurry (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 2 = 10

Eva's blade is a steel whirlwind, slicing repeatedly into the elemental. Every one of her blows is on target, and a lesser foe would have been laid low. Unfortunately for the party, its substance is hard to damage with physical force, and it takes only a small amount of damage.

Torque to go!

Torque decides to call upon the power of law and justice as he holds his holy symbol up high to heal his allies!

Channel!: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 5, 2, 2) = 14

So as a godless elemental, it should be immune to being healed if I remember correctly.

I can't tell if that's the case (channeling healing outsiders), but it's not unreasonable.

Round 4 (ongoing):[

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald
Elemental
Eva
Torque

Senja tries again to impede the elemental with misfortune, with similar lack of effect.

Asvald can act!

Elemental: AC 23 T 17 FF 14 HP taken: 64

Reflex: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 2 + 1 = 28

"Die already!" Asvald shouts in frustration as he continues hacking at the elemental's form.

Sword (inspire, heroism, power attack): 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 22

Iterative: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 12 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 23

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 = 34
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 24

"Left a bit!" calls Eva as the big man attacks. Take a reroll on that first attack.

"Left, got it!"

Reroll: 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 = 31
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 21

Round 4 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald-acted
Elemental-acted
Eva
Torque

With Eva's help, Asvald hits the elemental twice more. It's still in the fight, though, blazing with fury and focusing its attacks on the skald. Take 32 HP, Asvald.

Eva and Torque are up!

Elemental: AC 23 T 17 FF 14 HP taken: 89

Eva nods in satisfaction at Asvald's adjustment, then attempts to do some damage of her own.

Attack (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 15 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 15 + 1 + 2 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12

Attack (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 15 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 15 + 1 + 2 = 36
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12

Attack (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 15 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 15 + 1 + 2 = 32
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 = 14

Attack (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12

Attack (haste, raging song): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12

DR and crit immunity are rough on lil monkies.

Got that right--I had a newbie DEX/Scorpion Style monk show up in a Core Godsmouth Heresy game I ran last year; it's a build that's useless against zombies, and they're all over that module. When you only do a d6, DR 5/slashing is going to make you feel pretty useless. OTOH, skellies go down like nothing.

Round 4 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald-acted
Elemental-acted
Eva-acted
Torque

Eva puts a bit more muscle behind her blows and manages to do more damage to the elemental. It's looking a bit peaked by now, though.

Torque?

Elemental: AC 23 T 17 FF 14 HP taken: 101

Seeing that his friends were in decent shape, Torque focuses on bringing law to this foul chaotic creature.

Haste, Power Attack: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 14 + 1 - 2 = 24
1d12 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 6 = 22
Haste, Power Attack: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 14 + 1 - 2 = 21
1d12 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 11 + 6 = 29
Haste, Power Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 1 - 2 = 14
1d12 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 6 = 25

Torque hits the elemental solidly once, but it dodges his followup attacks. The holf-orc figures that one of those hits would have dropped it, though...it's in bad shape.

Round 5 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald
Elemental
Eva
Torque

Unable to try again with his curse of ill luck, Senja gives the elemental the evil eye. Once again, the fiery creature resists the full effect of the witch's arcane power, but it seems to be less able to dodge for the moment.

It has -4 AC for the rest of the round. Asvald, finish it!

Elemental: AC 23 T 17 FF 14 HP taken: 113

"Hold it still Torque, I'll finish it!"

Sword (inspire, heroism, power attack): 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 26

Iterative: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 12 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 20

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 17 + 2 + 2 - 3 + 1 = 31
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 27

Slowed by Senja's hex, the elemental can't dodge out of the way of Asvald's first blow. The skald's blade cleaves once through the flames, and with a crackling shriek the creature's substance disperses into the furnace.

Out of combat!

There is one exit from the room, and nothing else of interest.

Let's get healed up and then onward!

Torque will channel the glory of law to heal his friends.

Channel: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 4, 3, 4) = 23
Channel: 5d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 1, 3, 1) = 12

He follows it up by healing Eva.

Eva can roll charges off the wand of CLW to heal the rest.

With the departure of the elemental, the furnace begins to cool down. It's slow enough that the metal remains molten, but there's no way for the environment to do damage through the fire resistance from the spell.

I'll assume you are fully healed before you move on, and will get a post up about it later today.

CLW: 5d8 + 5 ⇒ (8, 6, 3, 8, 2) + 5 = 32

5 charges used.

Once the party is fully healed, you form up in front of the door. Asvald opens it and sees a large chamber dominated by a pool of glowing green liquid. (Although you can't tell at the moment, once you get into the room you'll find that the pool reeks of rotting meat.) Long, metallic tentacles hanging from the ceiling writhe around the edge of the pool, like snakes searching for prey. There is a humanoid pile of junk in the southeast corner.

Nothing will happen until you enter the room.

Asvald eyes the tentacles suspiciously. "I don't like the look of those."

The skald raises his shield and enters the room carefully.

As Asvald enters the room, the pile of junk stirs to life, and the metallic tentacle nearest the skald lashes out at him! Take 4 HP, Asvald, but fortunately it wasn't able to get a grip on you.

Round 1:

Initiative order
Senja
Asvald
Eva
Enemy
Torque

Senja, Eva, and Asvald can act!

"Bah!" Asvald shouts as he muscles free from the tentacle. "We've got some kind of animated debris in the corner!"

Asvald uses total defense and moves. Does this thing count as a construct?

It does indeed.

Round 1 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald-acted
Eva
Enemy
Torque

Senja leans out of the furnace door until he can see the construct, then conjures forth a handful of black sand to throw into its gears! His hex bites on it.

Eva can act!

Animated debris: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0 unlucky

Eva?

Delinquent Eva here!

Err, tried to use the map on mobile... someone mind fixing my head?

Eva moves into the room and swings at the machine!

Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34
Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Hi, Eva!

Round 1 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald-acted
Eva-acted
Enemy-
Torque

As Eva rushes forward, one of the other tentacles grabs for her and misses.

That looks like a crit threat, Eva, and constructs are susceptible.

Oh, how nice!

Confirm: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 14 + 2 = 24
Extra Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Round 1 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald-acted
Eva-acted
Enemy-acted
Torque

Eva hits the animated collection of junk solidly, damaging many of its component pieces. In response it rapidly breaks down into a myriad of independently-moving parts, covering the floor around Eva and Asvald (as well as the two adventurers). The pieces on the pair begin to nibble away at them for 3 HP, plus a DC 14 Fort save because reasons.

Torque can act!

Animated debris: AC 20 T 10 FF 20 HP taken: 23 unlucky

Fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

Torque?

Torque will cast Blessing of Fervor on his allies before making his way into the room.

Torque empowers his allies and advances!

Round 2:

Initiative order
Senja
Asvald
Eva
Enemy
Torque

Senja, Eva, and Asvald can act! Asvald, don't forget about the Fort save.

Animated debris: AC 20 T 10 FF 20 HP taken: 23 unlucky

Constitution Save: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 13 + 2 = 27

Filled with fervor, Asvald hacks at the animate creatures clawing at his ankles.

Sword (heroism, power attack, favored enemy): 1d20 + 17 + 2 - 3 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 17 + 2 - 3 + 4 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 6 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 6 + 3 + 4 = 26

Iterative: 1d20 + 12 + 2 - 3 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 12 + 2 - 3 + 4 = 31
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 6 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 6 + 3 + 4 = 23

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 17 + 2 - 3 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 17 + 2 - 3 + 4 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 6 + 3 = 23

Round 2 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja
Asvald-acted
Eva
Enemy
Torque

Asvald hacks repeatedly at the swarm of constructs covering him, his blade striking true every time. The small size of the components and their obdurate nature robs his blows of their full effect, though, and the swarm continues to function.

Senja looses another hex at the enemy (evil eye; -2 to AC) and cackles to maintain the misfortune plaguing it. Its defenses weakened by the curse of unluck, it's unable to resist the witch's evil eye.

Eva to go!

Animated debris: AC 18 T 2 FF 18 HP taken: 43 unlucky

Right!

Eva continues hacking away at the creatures. Take the extra attack from BoF.

Flurry: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18

Flurry: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Fervid Flurry: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Flurry: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Flurry: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Round 2 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald-acted
Eva-acted
Enemy-acted
Torque

Eva, your first attack hits--with the evil eye, its AC is down to 18.

Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Eva chops mightily at the discorporate swarm and hits it repeatedly, but only her first blow does any damage.

At least, I think that's the case...it's a Tiny swarm, so it takes half damage from slashing and piercing weapons, and then it's got DR 5/adamantine on top of that.

It crawls forward, covering Torque in addition to the other two and nibbling away at the trio. Everyone except Senja takes 12 HP.

Torque is up!

Animated debris: AC 18 T 2 FF 18 HP taken: 45 unlucky

Torque moves into position and brings his axe down to bear. Taking the +2 AT/AC/Reflex

Power Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 14 - 2 = 15
1d12 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 6 = 24

Despite the blessing and Senja's hex, Torque fails to do any damage to the swarm.

Round 3 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja
Asvald
Eva
Enemy
Torque

Senja cackles to keep his hexes going, and in between titters calls out, "It's a discorporated junk golem! Its attacks can give you tetanus if you're not careful! Use adamantine weapons--I don't have any other magic that can touch it!"

Knowledge (Arcana) check to identify enemy: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33

Asvald and Eva can act!

Junk golem: AC 18 T 2 FF 18 HP taken: 45 unlucky

Eva pauses her assault long enough to throw a grimace back at Senja, then roll her eyes at Asvald. "Just use adamantine, he says! As if we're all running around with a stockpile of adamantine weaponry!"

She gives Asvald a friendly grin out of Senja's line of sight, then turns back to the task at hand. Should probably be punching it, but is there any indication (to Eva) that'd be a better approach?

Flurry: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Flurry: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Fervid Flurry: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Flurry: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Flurry: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Assume that Senja said that punching would work better, as that's part of the baseline swarm traits.

In that case, the attack rolls are lowered by 3 and the damage rolls become...

Smash!: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Smash!: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Smash!: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Smash!: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Sad. Yet still better than before...

Round 3 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Senja-acted
Asvald
Eva-acted
Enemy
Torque

Eva tears into the swarm attacking her, smashing some of its components.

Asvald?

Junk golem: AC 18 T 8 FF 18 HP taken: 55 unlucky