DM Rah's "The Citadel of Flame" PFS PBP Gameday (Inactive)

Game Master Kobash

Hafshi dodges attacks from Haku and Leonides. With allies blocking a clear line of attack both Sark and Pascal's attacks miss as well. Meanwhile the Ugly Stranger reloads his gun. When Alden moves in towards her flank she slams her mace into him. 7 damage to Alden She grins and taunts Alden in the devil's tongue. "Nash ghol kurrv na dor vol! Ka nash rhush k'hol ghol dor Moloch's thak!"

She then calls upon her magic and points at Leonides. "Flee before the wrath of Moloch!" Leonides almost loses his composure and obeys, but asserts his will and resists the cultists spell.

INITIATIVE - Round 3
Alden <=UP
Leonides <=UP
Haku <=UP
Sark <=UP
Pascal <=UP
Ugly <=UP
Hafshi

Alden accepts the hit and Grins.

Swinging his flail with deadly intent, Alden attempts to keep her talking.
Flail: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 61d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Watching over his shoulder at these shades, he exams the statue and tries to determine if he can twist it so the lava flow would hit the women coming from its two mouths.

Which action does it take to do the following Move? Std?

Leonides shakes his head, smiling. "No." He changes to a judgment that increases his accuracy and swings again.

Attack, incl. judgment of justice: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 1 = 18
Damage, in case that hits: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Sark, that won't work. The lava is pouring out of the statue's mouth, not spraying. Got another idea?

Haku steps back and chants, "E malama, ho'omaumau..."

Cast protection from evil; everyone +2 AC and +2 saves against her spells, and immune to possession, etc.

Haku, protection from evil only affects one creature.

Sorry, getting ahead of myself... :p Can't wait for magic circle! Will tag Leonides with it then. ;)

could i use something to redirect the flow something like a shield? Wont last long but many long enough to burn her to bits. So there is no way to turn the mouth so the flow changes directions? Does it look like it can be taken off the alter?

hop: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Hopping over the gap, Pascal swings her glaive off her back and attempts to aid Leonides' next attack.

aid another: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Sark, the statue does not seem affixed to the altar. It looks pretty heavy, likely over 100 lbs., but you think you could turn it or possibly lift it.

Sark Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 No more information.

Sark drops his bow, grabs the idol and tries to turn it so the lava flow connects with the women we are fighting. He shouts to his friends "Watch out, here comes a lava wave...."

Alden prepares himself for the something hot.

Sark, I already said the lava doesn't spray far enough to reach the woman. Turning it won't change that.

Did Leonides' last attack hit?

But it could conceivably fill her square with lava, right?

Haku, theoretically yes, but it could also redirect into the squares of the PCs surrounding her.

i know its not splashing out, but its flowing creating the lava rivers, so by moving the statue the flow would change from where it is now to a new course. So looking at how it flows now(its facing forward yes?, Sark moves it to the face the north wall(if that is the direction he feels will move the flow to hit her) redirecting the direction it is dripping down to make a new path for the lava river over her. If it looks like the lava will hit one of his friends he moves it back or another direction until he can see the flow moving where he wants it. I assume its a move action to twist the idol each time, so i can try to twist it twice a round to see if i can get it to move where i want it to. Is that possible or not?

Hafshi dodges an attack from Alden but takes a slash from Leonides and a bullet from Ugly. She is badly injured, but still in the fight.

Sark turns the statue and the lava flows begin to shift towards her. She curses and sidesteps it then glares at Sark. With a flick of her wrist she redirects the glowing thorned sword at him but Sark ducks away. With a snarl of frustration Hafshi stretches out her hands and calls upon the powers of her god, sending dark smoke-like tendrils through the chamber.

Everyone takes 5 points of negative energy damage - Will DC 11 for Half.

Sark control roll: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Reflex DC 12: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
lava flow direction deviation: 1d8 ⇒ 2 NW
Spiritual Weapon on Sark: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
channel negative energy: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5

Round 4 - ALL PCs are Up again!

Will Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Does she also take damage?

Haku steps back in, and channels holy energy to counter some of her nasty stuff! Channel Energy: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Using benicifent touch trait from Silver Crusade to reroll.

Channel Energy: 1d6 ⇒ 2

:p Better! I'll take it!

Haku is that question regarding channeling energy? A cleric can choose whether or not to include herself in this effect.

Ugly leaps across the series of lava and lashes out with his whip, tries to bring her down, ”Alden, shove her in!”

jump: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
jump: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
whip Trip: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Leonides resists the tendrils of negative energy as best he can, then follows up Ugly's whip takedown with a smashing blow from his flail. "Go to your patron, priestess. Your reward waits for you."

Attack on Hafshi, incl. judgment of justice: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 1 = 26
Confirm crit on Hafshi, incl. judgment of justice: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 = 12

If she's prone from the trip attempt, add 4 to that; probably still not enough, though.

Flail damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Sark tries to duck the black wave as it washes over everyone.

will: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Seeing how ineffective using the statue was, Sark decided to just try to remove it off the alter to stop all the lava from flowing from it. Moving it to behind the alter Sark tries to use it as cover from the swinging sword.

"You dare to touch a holy relic of Moloch!" Hafshi glares at Sark and raises a hand, surely preparing more terrible magic. She is interrupted by the crack of Ugly's whip in the air as it snakes out and wraps her ankle, pulling her off her feet. Before she can do anything Leonides cracks her skull with a solid blow from his flail and she goes limp, blood pooling under her head.

With the idol removed from the altar the lava ceases to flow and the streams begin to cool.

COMBAT OVER

In the moments after Hafshi's defeat all can hear faint cries of terror, anguish, and the sounds of metal-on-metal combat coming from the idol, but they grow more distant as the magic in the idol dissipates and the relic goes dormant.

The obsidian relief is another matter. Smokey forms still swirl within and mental suggestions continue to worm their way into your minds, though they seem to weak to force anyone to follow their will.

Replace the idol!

Open the portal to Malebolge!

Unleash the wrath of Moloch!

So that was easy, sorta, lets get this thing out of here before more of these fire wielding nut jobs show up.

"Oh, yes. Let's. Just one quick thing first. Such a shame; she should have been one of Arshea's." Leonides invokes a quick cantrip (detect magic) and searches Hafshi's body and the rest of the area.

Neat, I never thought to check... :p Never played a cleric that channeled negative energy.

Haku stares down at the dying cleric. "Yes, a shame." He then looks up at his friends, "I am spent. The Island Father will bless me no more this day..."

Searching Hafshi you find she wears a suit of scale mail and carries a masterwork light mace, a masterwork whip, a magic cloak, and a wand. Unfortunately Leonides is unable to identify either.

Leonides Spellcraft: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Leonides Spellcraft: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

"Nice whip..., Ugly inspects and stows it away.

Is there any way to ensure that the cult does not rise again? Can we destroy the altar?

I can't answer that question other then to say you won't know until to try.

Is the altar connected to the floor, or is it free-standing?

Haku steps up and shatters the obsidian relief with his club!

The altar is free standing. The obsidian relief is a separate object that is part of the back wall. I imagine it to be a little like Han Solo in carbonite, but black and shifting.

Example

Pascal stares at the Obsidion relief. Guys... I think maybe this is what's causing all this grief. It's like the relief is calling out and drawing people here. Perhaps if we could destroy it we could end the influence of Moloch in this place.

Pascal looks for a way to possibly destroy the obsidian relief.

Whoops, missed a few posts above :)

Leonides nods at the Arcadian. "Yes, this seems to be the channel. After you?" He in his turn tries to smash the bas-relief, keeping his shield high to prevent any shards from reaching his face.

The forms swirling in the obsidian scatter as Haku strikes the relief with his club. A chip flies free and wisps of smoke rise from the damaged area. The same happens when Leonides swings his flail into it. It's startling at first, but the smoke causes no harm, and the distressing mental images commanding you to stop confirm that you are on the right track. Soon chips and shards are flying. The obsidian is hard, but their weapons and the strength behind them is enough. After a handful of minutes the relief cracks down the middle and a few dozen smoky forms fly forth, screeching loudly before dissipating into the air, never to reappear.

***

With the idol recovered and the a Temple cleared you eventually make the return journey to return Absalom and hand over the idol to the Pathfinder Society, where the chroniclers and sages study its planar powers and the heritage of the archdevil Moloch.

Meanwhile the Qadiran sandstorms recede, the fire creatures that have already wandered through the portal disperse, and the cult goes quiet in Qadira once more.

Congratulations! You have reached the end of the scenario and found success in both your primary and secondary missions. I will put together chronicles in the next day or two. Thanks everyone for a great game!

cool!

Argh I missed it lol.

Thanks everyone for the game.

Thanks for running, DM Rah!

As the relic is pounded into bits, Ugly watches while leaning against the wall with folded arms.

Then something in the dirt catches his attention. He bends down to brush away the concealing debris, pausing, he reaches out with trembling fingers, trawling up a dubious looking object. Inspecting it closely, he confirms to himself, ”Pinché". ...was here... Damn it!, his fist tightens around the clue; he pockets the item and leaves the citadel behind.

...next time...soon.

Leonides looks up. "Where did Ugly go? And where's that whistling coming from?"

:p