DM PeteZero's PbP GameDay 2: PFS From Shore to Sea (Inactive)

Game Master Pete who?

The thing tries to lash out, but not reaching you.

Surprise round:
Barthomolew Octopus Flinders Kyra

Barthomolew - you can take your full action as well

My full action was casting reduce person.

Flinders and Kyra hold for the moment, as they wait for the octopus, which crawls out of the pool. Barthomolew goes small and then the thing goes for Valeros.

Bite
1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Tentacles
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

3 20s in a row, ouch
Crit confirms
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Fort save DC19 - if failed: loose 1d3 ⇒ 1 Strength

CMB to grab:
1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 38 Constrict: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
1d20 + 19 ⇒ (20) + 19 = 39 Constrict: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
1d20 + 19 ⇒ (20) + 19 = 39 Constrict: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 38 Constrict: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
1d20 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22 Constrict: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

and gabbed

never seen so many 19s and 20s
whole group is up

where am I? I do not see my token.
Magnus will charge the beast, attacking with power attack.
charge: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14 for Damage: 2d4 + 10 ⇒ (1, 2) + 10 = 13

And Magnus misses, Kyra channels 6d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2) = 15 to heal - esp. Valeros.

ooc: you are back ;)

Sorry, was away yesterday. If Flinders still has his surprise action, he would cast Glitterdust on the octopus, DC 16, then attacked this round. Otherwise, he'll cast it this round.

Fine to use it in the surprise round

WILL save 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Miss 1-50 is a miss:

1d100 ⇒ 44
1d100 ⇒ 3
1d100 ⇒ 90
1d100 ⇒ 55
1d100 ⇒ 91

So: all 3 crit threats hit, but Valeros takes only 38 damage, but is still grappled, and the thing is blind.

Flinders - you can take your full action

Bart finishes his spell, now even smaller than usual. He steps up to the octopus while drawing his mithral dagger and stabs.

It is blind, which I believe means it loses its dex bonus and I get sneak attack. I also have to enter its square to attack, but it can't see me so it shouldn't provoke I think.

+1 mithral dagger: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
damage: 1d2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
sneak: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10

Confirm!
+1 mithral dagger: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
damage: 1d2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Flinders casts another spell, coating Valeros in grease!

So: all 3 crit threats hit, but Valeros takes only 38 damage, but is still grappled, and the thing is blind.

So, does Magnus hit, then, with the Octopus's AC reduced by 2 and losing DEX to his AC (due to being blinded)?

Magnus hits, but the thing is still very much alive

Valeros struggles to break free, shouting "Let go of me you overgrown side dish!"

Fort save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

CMB check to break free: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

Ezren chants and points at the octopus. Two rays streak out towards the aquatic menace.

casting scorching ray
ranged touch 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 possible damage: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 2) = 10
ranged touch 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17 possible damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 1) = 10
ranged touch 1 crit confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18 possible damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 2, 6) = 17

With the last scorching ray, flesh sizzles and the smell of burned flesh waves through the building - the octopus succumbs and finally the grip on valeros releases. Searching the aquariumn you find a decaying gillman, who lies toward the rear of the building. He wears a cloak of the manta ray and holds a corroded copper scroll case containing two scrolls of freedom of movement. An elixir of swimming is tucked in the cloak’s interior pocket.

And again the magic of the island tries to transform you.

FORT saves:
Flinders 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Valeros 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Ezren 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Kyra 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Bartholomew 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Magnus 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

After you have searched the building you move along to the north shore - B2:
An entire section of the island has plunged to sea level here, forming a sunken cove far below the streets of the city above. Among the toppled towers punctuating this beach, a rough canal cuts from the shore deep into the interior of the island, disappearing into a dark cave mouth in the cliff wall. Seawater in the trench rises and falls with the tide. Dozens of exhausted villagers excavate the canal with crude shovels and large clamshells scavenged from the nearby beach.
The cliffs drop 180 feet to the beach below.

Valeros, looking extremely green about the face, stumbles away from the fallen foe and vomits copiously.

Recovering, he stumbles along and says " Can we go home now? I don't like this place anymore."

Hoping to help the poor fighter, Magnus steps up to him, touching him, bathing him with the healing power granted to him by Abadar.
"I am sorry, my friend, but these poor people still need our help. Hopefully we can save them before we have been changed too much. There is an obvious corruption here, at least of the body, if not more. We must finish what we started. Caiden Caylean would be proud of your courage."
Assuming he does not have the sickened condition. If so, remove the last die.
Lay On Hands, Greater Mercy: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 3) = 11
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

How far away are the exhausted villagers?

Any kind of Knowledge to understand what is going on with the transformations?

Flinders peers down at the people. "What in the Nine Hells are they doing? Does anyone see a way down?"

Magnus points towards the southern cliff, and says, "You mean, other than the stairs over there?" He shrugs his shoulders, and walks over to the stairs. Guess it is time to descend.

Valeros chugs his potion of Cure Serious Wounds and groans. He has not drunk nearly enough to feel this bad.

CSW: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (7, 3, 3) + 5 = 18

Ezren starts to add to the conversation, but is racked by a series of uncontrollable coughs. In the end, he merely nods in between boughts of coughing.

You follow the trench which leads into a cave in the cliff face, 50
feet deep and 30 feet wide, eerily lit by globes.

The canal extends for the length of the cave and terminates at a partially uncovered wall of strange, sculpted coral.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

"Do you hear that? Metal against stone, like chiseling or mining or something, I think."

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 Huh? What?

"More globes? We should be more careful this time. Valeros, please don't poke them."

Out of curiosity (it happens), Magnus looks at the globes with his Detect Evil ability. He never took the chance with the other ones.

Flinders peers around. "Aye, more wisps. Stay your blade Val. It looks like the coral is a foundation of sorts." Cocking his head, he says. "I hear it too. Something trying undermine the foundation?"

T10 on Perception and KN: dungeoneering for 24 and 21

Seeing that the situation merits some caution, Magnus tries to convey his message in a less than obvious manner...
bluff to convey secret message: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Surprisingly, he does a relatively good job of it...
"Hey, um, guys? These things are mildly evil. Let's be careful."

Out of caution, he draws his falchion, but does not approach the globes.

With a groan Valeros replies to Flinders "Ugh. No problem. Floaty lights can float all they want for all I care."

It would be hard work to reach the villagers - and from what you have seen there seem to be lots of guards, more than you can handle. As you come back up a woman breaks from the overgrown ruins ahead, shrieking as three dark shapes bear down on her. The creatures look like flying mats of tangled seaweed, but with toothy maws. The woman abruptly stops, cut off in mid-scream, as the closest creature moans horribly, then drops down and completely engulfs her.

Initiatives:
Flinders 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Valeros 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Ezren 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Kyra 1d20 ⇒ 10
Bartholomew 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Magnus 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Cloaker 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Surprise round - cloaker move - group is up

"What by the light is that?" Kyra exclaims.

Bart always acts in the surprise round.

Surprise round:

Bart moves closer to the nearest creature, drawing a dagger along the way.

Regular round:

Bart steps next to one of the creatures and calls out to his companions, "Get on the other side and distract it!"

Holding until someone flanks with me, then attacking.

+1 mithral dagger: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
damage: 1d3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
damage: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7

mithral dagger: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
sneak: 2d8 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

As Barthomolew moves in the cloaker takes his AoO, as he provokes.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

I know that Bart can act - everyone can - but his initiative is lower

Flinders Valeros Ezren Kyra Magnus can still take teir action for the surprise round

Valeros is, of course, nauseated the first round.

Trying to hold on to his traitor stomach, Valeros can do no more than move up and draw his swords. He tries a battle cry, but it comes out more like "Hwaaoooough!?"

Map

KN: dungeoneering: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

"Unhand that woman, you aberrant creatures! You nothing more than cousins to the lowest forms of sea life!" Flinders begins a scathing diatribe on the faults of such creatures as he takes a step backward.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31

Five foot step back and cast Blistering Invective DC 16 or catch fire.Should hit the front two.

Called into battle once more. Magnus charges straight forward, attacking the beast that Bart is next to. What it might be, he doesn't know, but it must die, so that he can save the woman.
charge power attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
damage: 2d4 + 10 ⇒ (3, 1) + 10 = 14

In the midst of a fit of coughing, Ezren sends his can to beat the rug on his behalf.

hand of the apprentice attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Flinders affects the tw cloakers.

REf save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
REf save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Damage: 1d10 ⇒ 3

Cloaker 1: 5 damage
Cloaker 2: 3 damage - on fire

As Magnus charges he provokes -
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Kyra casts spiritual weapon on cloaker 1:
1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

They both move 5ft and moan.

Two WILL saves each, except from Kyra, DC15 or become panicked for 2 rounds.

Magnus is immune to fear, and everyone within 10' of him will get +4 to their will save due to his Aura of Courage. Unfortately at this time, that would appear to be no one. Assuming that it is our turn, I will declare Magnus's move.

Magnus 5'steps to five Bart a flank. He will then Detect Evil on the Cloaker. If it is evil, he will declare a Smite Evil (I assume that they are not).
The then attacks, taking advantage of the flank (unless Bart fails his save, please adjust the attack appropriately).
attacking cloaker with falchion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 and, of course, Magnus's amazing attack rolls continue

will save 1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
will save 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

Ezren pulls out his wand and fires a magic missle at the cloaker next to flinders.

assuming the wand is first level
damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Can Flinders see the woman enough the cast grease on her?

Would work - if you are close enough

Flinders circles around south and fires an arrow at the nearest cloaker.

Attack, Luck: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 2 = 4

Will saves with +2 Bravery
Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Valeros charges the nearest cloaker.

Charge attack with -2 Str: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 191d8 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Barthomolew misses, as does Flinders, Magnus and Kyra. Ezren hits, and Valeros does not charge - he drops his weapon and runs, screaming - for 2 rounds. Kyra casts bless.

it is panicked condition: A panicked creature must drop anything it holds and flee at top speed from the source of its fear, as well as any other dangers it encounters, along a random path. It can't take any other actions.

One cloaker tries to extinguish the flames.
fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
REF: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

The spiritual weapon attack cloaker 2:
1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20 damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Cloaker 1: 5 damage
Cloaker 2: 19 damage

The cloaker manages to extinguish the fire - and the other one moans again - Barthomolew WILL save DC15 or be affected by hold monster for 5 rounds.

Group is up.

Magnus will 5' step and ready an attack for when Bart has either run away, or moved into a flanking position. At that time, he will power attack.

Power Attack w/Flank: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 amazingly has a chance to hit and do damage for:: 2d4 + 10 ⇒ (4, 2) + 10 = 16

Magnus needs to remember he has a Wand of Shield, and start using it on the first round of combat. SIGH. Silly Paladins.

EDIT: Corrected typos

That's a lot of damage!

Flinders moves a little closer and casts a greasy spell on the engulfed woman.

100d6 - wow. Btw., they are not evil

Corrected the typo on the damage. Major oops. Did not smite, FYI.

Ezren blasts away, again, with his puny little wand.

targeting the same cloaker
damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Valeros runs for his life!