DM Fflash's Shattered Star Campaign

Game Master DM Fflash

I'm going to say moving forward with a weapon in your hands is a hostile act. Roll initiative, then, if that's what you wish to do

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This creature tortures people to death, not really interested in parley. What is Oriana doing? Rylan does advance but is in a defensive posture. Sure that is threatening. His goal was to threaten the woman.

Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Yeah, but you can't just move up tactically without allowing a response. No free positioning here, so it will be initiative before you move. Oriana is still distraught from the sight of the Maiden, no obvious actions yet.

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Nalar may post a non-combat action before Relan initiates combat as well. Not just a first to post thing

Sorshen Init: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

16s for everyone!

But at +7 the enemy goes first. She did stand up already, which is a move action... That might be considered free positioning too. Don't mean to argue but I was counting on the idea that I'd get a surprise round to move if acting first. Its all good though. Just explaining my reasoning.

The difference is, her positioning wasn't hostile. If she had charged you, I'd have given you the opportunity. I'm not going to argue the awkwardness of Pathfinder rules for transition to combat from non combat. It's DM adjudication. There certainly isn't a surprise round when both parties are aware.

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Vuloo init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Andel init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

The Runelord of Lust

Init: Sorshen, Braelex, Andel, Relan, Nalar, Vuloo

As Relan darts forward, Sorshen moves quicker and laughs rising straight up from her spot and flying to the ceiling looking down upon you all, "Not that fast, pretty boy ... you need to court me, first!" She laughs, a rich sultry, promising laugh that sends not unpleasant shivers across your skin.

Braelex/Andel/Relan are up ... we'll maintain combat order and actions from here on out.

Relan stands ready to defend his friends should this Sorshen come within his 10' reach. How does she appear to be flying? Spell?

"Answer him. We aren't falling for it. Who are you, really?"

Braelex keeps her crossbow ready to fire if she does any overtly hostile action.

Yes, it appears to be a spell. She just rose off the ground, quickly

And I missed the most crucial part of her rise!

The woman makes a short hand gesture and Relan feels a presence on his mind, but without any effort, he is able to hold it at bay. Vuloo's spell holds.

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Andel draws his bow but holds his fire until either Sorshen or someone else in the party attacks.

She just attacked my mind. Relan states coldly.

Spellcraft to identify the spell as she cast: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28
One bad thing about pbp is how hard it is to do reactive stuff like this

Vuloo, Nalar?

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Sorry, thought my Spellcraft check was my turn. Terminal case of the dumbs.
Nalar looks up at the woman, quashing any feeling of attraction by focusing on the recent ministrations of her pet. With his anger fully stoked he raises a hand and casts. Dispel Magic targeting her method of flying.
Dispel: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
"Let's bring you back down to earth, imposter or not you shall pay for what you have done! The wizard roars as he violently tears at the energies holding her aloft.

The Runelord of Lust Round 1

Init: Sorshen, Braelex, Andel, Relan, Nalar, Vuloo

Braelex and Andel draw aim and hold their actions as Relan moves forward. The Runelord of Lust seemingly ignores Braelex's retort. Meanwhile Nalar casts a spell targeting the specific effect to fly. The woman laughs, "Silly little wizard, flying simply IS for ones like me!"

At Vuloo for action ... Sorshen will obviously cast a spell on her turn, so you all who are holding actions for her to attack may act before her (and reset your initiative)

"Then you are not human!" Nalar shouts. "The Runelords were powerful but they were still mortal humans and humans don't fly!"

Nalar, please make a diplomacy or intimidate roll as you see fit

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Andel opens fire.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Vuloo frowns with trepidation. "Destroy this abomination! She has the audacity to impersonate a runelord!"

He will cast dispel magic on Sorshen.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Click!

Crossbow: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32; Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Confirm Critical: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28; Crit Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

Also, I forgot to roll for Oriana

Oriana Init: 1d20 ⇒ 6

The Runelord of Lust Round 2

Init: Braelex, Andel, Sorshen, Relan, Nalar, Vuloo, Oriana

Sorshen's face twists for a moment in confusion as Nalar speaks at her and then she composes herself and laughs, "Foolish words from a youthful mortal who knows not what we are about having only read about us in books!"

Vuloo's dispel goes off and their is a blast of light as magic is discharged and the Runelord seems to move with a little less alacrity then before.

She begins to cast a spell and is immediately caught in the shoulder by an exceptionally deep crossbow bolt and her spell fizzles right at the last moment when she lets out a small grunt of pain. She seethes in rage, her gaze focusing on Braelex.

Concentration DC28: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27

Initiative reset above ... at Relan for action

Vuloo's Dispel: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21; succes

Seeing Sorshen's rage directed at one of his new companions a touch of concern runs through Nalar. Impostor or not, whatever she is possess power indeed. I need to redirect her attention. He thinks calling up a spell.
Cast memory lapse, target forgets what happened on the previous turn. DC 19 will save

Dropping his pole arm to the floor Relan pulls and readies his bow, hoping to disrupt any spell casting with a shot.

Sorshen Will Save vs memory lapse: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21; EDIT: success, sorry missed the 1 on "16"

Nalar's SR check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Vuloo's SR check for dispel: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

The rest of you please roll SR checks when casting spells at Sorshen, por favor

That's a high will save. Will roll Sr in the future.

Braelex quickly downs a flask. Her eyes flash momentarily as her vision becomes more precise.

Bomber's eye extract

Vuloo will again cast dispel magic on Sorshen.

Dispel Check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Andel will cast Heroism on Braelex. "Good shot. Take her down."

The Runelord of Lust Round 2

Init: Relan, Nalar, Vuloo, Oriana, Braelex, Andel, Sorshen

Relan draws his bow and takes a bead on the caster while Nalar casts a spell that can't penetrate the indomitable mental defenses of the woman. Vuloo tries another dispel magic, but this time fails to find purchase in the magic of the woman.

Oriana shakes off her momentary anguish and drops her blade like Relan, drawing her composite bow smoothly and firing an arrow in time and while it's a well-aimed shot, it bounces off an invisible shield in front of the flying enchantress.

To hit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24; miss

Braelex downs and extract and receives an enhancement from Andel.

Sorshen casts a spell again, ducking under Relan's readied shot without missing a syllable this time and a wave of confusion washes over the party. Oriana, mentally weak but mad with grief seems to push through it.

Everyone except Relan make a Will Save DC20 or be confused. If you fail roll 1d100 per this table and post as your action. Actions for everyone Round 3

Oriana Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21; success!

As Sorshen casts again Nalar examines the gestures to identify the spell.
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
Will save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Vuloo will use his fortune revelation to re-roll the save as an immediate action.

Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 9; normal action

Vuloo will cast protection versus evil on himself.

Will: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 = 13; sigh ...

Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Andel fires his bow.

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16 ... here we go again!
Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 53

Braelex savagely jabs herself with a crossbow bolt, but cannot penetrate her own armor.

Self-inflicted Damage: 1d8 - 3 ⇒ (3) - 3 = 0

Yay for strength damage! XD

Relan fires two arrows at the caster. I have lost track of any buffs. Is there a bard song?

Masterwork Composite Longbow:: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 281d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Masterwork Composite Longbow:: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 221d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Forgot about Thyrl, can you roll Sr Dm? dc13
Will save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

The Runelord of Lust Round 3

Init: Relan, Nalar, Vuloo, Oriana, Braelex, Andel, Sorshen

SR vs Thyrl: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17; success!

Relan fires twice, grazing the woman once and causing her to hiss in pain. Oriana and Andel follow suit but fail to strike her.

Oriana: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19; miss
Oriana: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20; miss

Vuloo attempts to free himself from the confusion but struggles with it while Braelex ineffectually stabs at herself with her crossbow bolt.

Awaiting Nalar's action

Relan has heroism, bless and protection from evil

Don't forget that Oriana has Heroism and Cat's grace(+1 to saves)
Seeing his allies having trouble hitting their foe Nalar attempts to disrupt her next spell. Hold action to cast Magic missle at her as she casts.
Sr: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
damage: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1, 2, 3) + 4 = 11

Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 37

Braelex babbles, pondering the blunted crossbow bolt in her hand.

Nalar holds a spell and doesn't have to wait long as Sorshen immediately begins another spell. Nalar's missiles shoot out, similar to his attack on the sinspawn sorceress earlier, except this time they smash into that invisible shield of force, dissipating harmlessly. She responds with a blazing ball of fire that explodes in a concussive force of heat.

Fire Damage: 7d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 6, 1, 5, 2, 6) = 26, Reflex DC18 for half; note confused players immediately attack their attackers on the turn after being attacked, so no need to roll next turn

SR vs Thyrl: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Actions Round 4

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Relan dodges away from some of the fire but is still burned reasonably bad. Unable to do attack any other way Relan fires two more arrows. I need to fly or levitate or something. he hisses. We are loosing this fight.

Masterwork Composite Longbow:: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 211d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Masterwork Composite Longbow:: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 101d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Unsure if my health was right at 45 before that fireball.

Ref Nalar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Ref Thyrl: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 Woo, Evasion!
Nalar cries in pain as the fire washes over him, rolling away to avoid the worst of it. As he comes back up he feels a momentary flash of fear for his partner only for a feeling of reassurance to resonate back through the bond. Turning his attention back to the fight Nalar tries to fall back on the same stratagem, waiting to interrupt the spellcaster. Thyrl touches his master, healing him slightly.
SR: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
Damage: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3, 4, 3) + 4 = 16
Healing: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Ref: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

With his hair still burning, Vuloo moves away from the others and casts dispel magic on Sorshen.

Dispel Check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

The Shard of Pride points you directly at Relan.

Andel notes the woman appears to be human, but with features that aren't consistent with any of the known human ethnic groups. He doesn't notice anything arcane about her other than the gems embedded in her shoulders and upper arms appear to be ioun stones ... over 30 of them.

Was Andel able to sufficiently identify her to use his naturalist ability? If so everyone receives a +1 insight bonus to their attacks, saves and AC.

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Andel moves and then casts chord of shards at Sorshen.

Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5; DC15 ref saves negates.

Reflex save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24 ... 13 -5 fire resistance = 8 damage

The fiery blast brings Braelex back to her senses for a moment. She focuses directly on the caster, hurling a fire bomb at the flying foe.

Fire Bomb (ranged touch): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26; Fire Damage: 3d6 + 5 ⇒ (5, 2, 3) + 5 = 15