I wanted to post it because I knew I'd be switching computers between posting and that was a garbled mess of rolls. Didn't want to do it again. :-)
Roos:
The man on the platform MAP OF YOUR AREA casts a spell at you. He speaks a word of unholy horror: WILL DC 23. Fail and you're dazed for the next round and take a 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8 penalty to strength for 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5 rounds. If you pass you're not dazed, and only take half the strength penalty.
He enters no conversation, only battle. The Pathfinders here are conscious but staggered.
Round 3:
Baddies: ATK
Ignatious: Go
Rumil: Go
Roos: Go
Hugo: Go
Roakar: Go
Roos struggles to break free and looks around the area noticing the pathfinders and the new foe...
Roos summons the courage and luck of Cayden Charmed Life Swashbuckler ability to resist the spell cast upon him...
WIL+Charmed Life:1d20 + 11 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 2 + 4 = 27... but still feels weakened...and tries to break free once again...CMB:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Hugo decides he needs to attack the two engaging him. He steps back and slashes three times with the blessing for extra swing.
He started full healed after channel, not sure if Rumil and Roakar added to their hp.
Assuming red+yellow attacked...I think with 2 hits vs AC26 (+2 from BOF) for 35 dmg? FoM should mean grabs auto-fail.
You need to have your buddies bring back our friend...NOW!"
Also, was not sure if Roos ever started singing and if so, did it linger or disappear when he did? Hugo did not factor bardsong into attacks. AC back down to 24.
The shambler actually let you go and shifted back to the rest of the fight leaving you alone with the human spellcaster and two staggered Pathfinders. you can take your turn back and do something else.
FoM DOES make grabs autofail. I just couldn't remember who has it and who doesn't. Hugo, now ready to bring the fight to the shamblers cuts twice, though his attacks seem muted against the supernatural defenses of the beasts.
Round 3:
Baddies: ATK
Ignatious: Go
Rumil: Go
Roos: Go
Hugo: ATK
Roakar: Go
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
I did not see the channeling, thanks!
Dmg Taken:11 - 7 + 15 - 7 + 11 - 7 - 26 = -10
Aklo:
"Imlathre will not get what it wants this way. Only failure comes."
To emphasize his point Roakar gives the shambler a vicious smile and then pounces/flies 70 ft away to full attack the shambler near Rumil (black). Between the sounds of carnage you can hear Roakar humming the rest of the song Roos was using to inspire him.
Rage, Reckless Abandon, Haste, Raging Brutality, Power Attack, Witch Hunter, dazing assualt, Come and get me
IF IT LIVES: Make a DC24 Fort save for each hit or be dazed for 1 rnd.
If Orange takes an AoO from my provoking movement:
Roakar will respond in kind, interupting the attack with his own AoO. Spiked kick 1d20+24, 1d6+21. If the attack hits, shambler must make a DC 24 Fort save or be dazed. Daze interupts and negates shamblers attack.
Whatever Roakar is say is having an effect. The shamblers seem to be weighing their options...
Not sure about your action. Yellow is quite a distance away with a fair number of obstacles in the path from your current location...
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
Dungeon Master S wrote:
Whatever Roakar is say is having an effect. The shamblers seem to be weighing their options...
Not sure about your action. Yellow is quite a distance away with a fair number of obstacles in the path from your current location...
I wrote one target then noticed that Hugo had taken a huge attack on it and it might already be dead. So I changed it to black (next to rumil). I think I dodged the black wall but I agree that there could be terrain issues. Black line is my path from next to orange to over by black. Would you let me fly to avoid then? Distance is not an issue. On the ground Roakar can charge 80 ft, in the air its 120ft.
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
If you think that charge is a no go, then Roakar will 5 ft step back and apply those attacks to orange.
Roakar floats up a bit as he flies into the fray. His pouncing attack destroys the shambler near Rumil! The shambler you pass opts to NOT take the chance and lets you go.
Roos:
The half orc is a staggered Pathfinder. You can jump to the death cleric in the top right. Acrobatics:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15. Roos just BARELY makes it, and is now on the enemy caster's platform. The stab hits dead on target. Fortification:1d100 ⇒ 6 and gets right to where it hurts the most. the man roars in anger. "I will not be denied!"YOUR MAP
Round 3:
Baddies: ATK
Ignatious: Go
Rumil: Go
Roos: ATK
Hugo: ATK
Roakar: Charge!
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
Standing next to the pile of parts that used to be a shambler, Roakar nods to Rumil while smiling.
"Rumil, try not to wonder to far from me." Roakar pauses before adding "We need to figure out how to get to Roos."
HP: 14/138 , Init +3, AC: 23, T: 12, FF: 21, CMD: 29, F: +18, R: +12, W: +18 <+2 vs Evil, Evasion, no Food/ Water, Native Outsider, Imune to Fog/Mist/Smoke and Evil Possesion or Mind-Control>Fly 30', Swim 30", Move 30', Perception +10 <Darkvision 60ft>, <Read/Understand all Languages, Ant Haul, Trail of Roses, Ride the Waves>, NG Male Aasimar Cleric 15, Sunflare: +15/+10/+5, 1d6+18+1d6 Acid (15/x2) S, 5,274-18, Roakar
I'm not sure how to handle this, so I'll leave it up to you is I need to roll mischance.
Blink:
You "blink" quickly back and forth between the Material Plane and the Ethereal Plane and look as though you're winking in and out of reality at random. Blink has several effects, as follows.
Physical attacks against you have a 50% miss chance, and the Blind-Fight feat doesn't help opponents, since you're ethereal and not merely invisible. If the attack is capable of striking ethereal creatures, the miss chance is only 20% (for concealment).
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If the attacker can see invisible creatures, the miss chance is also only 20%. (For an attacker who can both see and strike ethereal creatures, there is no miss chance.) Likewise, your own attacks have a 20% miss chance, since you sometimes go ethereal just as you are about to strike.
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Any individually targeted spell has a 50% chance to fail against you while you're blinking unless your attacker can target invisible, ethereal creatures. Your own spells have a 20% chance to activate just as you go ethereal, in which case they typically do not affect the Material Plane (but they might affect targets on the Ethereal Plane).
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While blinking, you take only half damage from area attacks (but full damage from those that extend onto the Ethereal Plane). Although you are only partially visible, you are not considered invisible and targets retain their Dexterity bonus to AC against your attacks. You do receive a +2 bonus on attack rolls made against enemies that cannot see invisible creatures.
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You take only half damage from falling, since you fall only while you are material.
While blinking, you can step through (but not see through) solid objects. For each 5 feet of solid material you walk through, there is a 50% chance that you become material. If this occurs, you are shunted off to the nearest open space and take 1d6 points of damage per 5 feet so traveled.
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Since you spend about half your time on the Ethereal Plane, you can see and even attack ethereal creatures. You interact with ethereal creatures roughly the same way you interact with material ones.
An ethereal creature is invisible, incorporeal, and capable of moving in any direction, even up or down. As an incorporeal creature, you can move through solid objects, including living creatures.
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An ethereal creature can see and hear the Material Plane, but everything looks gray and insubstantial. Sight and hearing on the Material Plane are limited to 60 feet.
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Force effects and abjurations affect you normally. Their effects extend onto the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, but not vice versa. An ethereal creature can't attack material creatures, and spells you cast while ethereal affect only other ethereal things. Certain material creatures or objects have attacks or effects that work on the Ethereal Plane. Treat other ethereal creatures and objects as material.
Using a Force Effect, I can target Ethereal Creatures, but I can not see Invisible ones. So, I am not clear if I should have a 0%, 20%, or 50% mischance here.
Flying slightly back out of reach from the nearest beasty, I'll sheath my scimitar and begin casting a simple spell, targeting the one furthest from me as I call out, "Leave that one alive so we can find Roos."
Suddenly three small magical bursts fire from my open palm.
Rúmil Male Elf Linguist 15 | HP 81/102 | AC 33 T 25 FF 25 | CMD 38 | Fort +20 Ref +21 Will +15 (+2 enchant) | Init +11 | Perc +27 | Humans +2
Roakar wrote:
Standing next to the pile of parts that used to be a shambler, Roakar nods to Rumil while smiling.
"Rumil, try not to wonder to far from me." Roakar pauses before adding "We need to figure out how to get to Roos."
"Of course! Thank you for getting that one off me." Rumil directs Chippy behind the meat shield generous companion and fires at the shamblers. Starting with purple, working my way around if any happen to fall. Rumil has clustered shots if it is relevant.
Just a note to my fellow players: since this is high-level and the buffs usually become hard to track after a while, let's try to put a text box on the map with a reminder of which buffs are going and maybe how many more rounds (if applicable). That should make things easier for everyone.
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
OOC Thinking:
Any one got a back up plan if getting one of these things to take us doesn't work? Making an assumption about where Roos is, would plane shift work? If you all think it's worth a shot, do we have 2 memorized so that we can get there and back?
Rúmil Male Elf Linguist 15 | HP 81/102 | AC 33 T 25 FF 25 | CMD 38 | Fort +20 Ref +21 Will +15 (+2 enchant) | Init +11 | Perc +27 | Humans +2
response:
Even if it is in his spellbook (and I doubt it but I can check later), Rumil would only be able to cast planeshift once with his bonded weapon so I'm not sure how we'd get back.
HP: 14/138 , Init +3, AC: 23, T: 12, FF: 21, CMD: 29, F: +18, R: +12, W: +18 <+2 vs Evil, Evasion, no Food/ Water, Native Outsider, Imune to Fog/Mist/Smoke and Evil Possesion or Mind-Control>Fly 30', Swim 30", Move 30', Perception +10 <Darkvision 60ft>, <Read/Understand all Languages, Ant Haul, Trail of Roses, Ride the Waves>, NG Male Aasimar Cleric 15, Sunflare: +15/+10/+5, 1d6+18+1d6 Acid (15/x2) S, 5,274-18, Roakar
I was mostly hoping that if we can take one alive, (I just picked purple as it was the farthest from us, so seemed the least likely to get killed in a full attack), we could try to force it to take us to Roos, or something like that.
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
Totally agree that we should try that first. We are not abandoning Roos to whatever location he was taken to. Should one of us just decide to let them take us now. Party is already split so I would rather have Roos not alone. Preferably it would be Hugo, since he has planeshift and could bring everyone back if they can't find another way home.
I was thinking about that...unfortunately, after I had cast FoM.
So I am not sure if I can 'let' it grab me. I'd be willing to try.
Anyone have a way to charm/dominate it? Otherwise, intimidate may convince it.
You did leave behind the Emir's assistant. Farhaana Zadeh is north of the battle. I'm not saying she can help, but she is there for questions after...
Rumil's rain of arrows pepper the shambler, who eventually passes out from injuries.
Roos:
The man steps back and conjures forth an orb of utter darkness. It's very presence is soul sucking. The orb roll next to you and you gain 1 negative level! (FORT DC 24 negates.) Your map
White: Claws savagely at Ignatious. The first claw passes through, missing. The second claw ATK:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26 for DMG:2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 5) + 7 = 16 and a grab Grab:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (20) + 20 = 40
Red: Goes after Hugo ATK:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26 for DMG:2d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 2) + 7 = 12 and a grab Grab:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32, but it's follow up fails because of the blink!
Yellow: Also stays with Hugo. Goes after Hugo ATK:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 27 for DMG:2d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 5) + 7 = 15 and a grab Grab:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (3) + 20 = 23, and ATK:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19 misses
Orange: Takes a single swipe at the flame seeker ATK:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20 but fails to connect.
Round 4:
Baddies: ATK
Ignatious: Go
Rumil: Go
Roos: Go
Hugo: Go
Roakar: Go
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
Roakar once again pounces across the battlefield, this time targeting the white shambler.
Rage, Power attack, Reckless Abandon, Charge, Witch Hunter, Dazing Assault, Come and Get Me, AC=14 Atk 1:1d20 + 24 ⇒ (4) + 24 = 28Dmg 1:1d12 + 33 + 2d6 ⇒ (5) + 33 + (6, 3) = 47
Shambler must make a DC 24 Fort save per hit or be dazed for 1 rnd.
Roakar then looks to the red shambler intently and speaks again in guttural tones.
Aklo:
"You're running out of friends and time. Whoever your master may be, I am much worse. Bring me back ALL my friends and I will let you live another day. Don't and I will still find a way to get them back. Then I will spend the rest of my days hunting you and your kind down. I will cleanse this desert."
AoO at 10ft away:
If a shambler provokes from 10ft away, Roakar will smack it with his hammer. Roll Atk 1d20+22, Dmg 1d12+33+2d6. Roll a DC 24 Fort save for each hit or be dazed for 1 rnd.
AoO at 5ft away:
If a shambler provokes from 5ft away, Roakar will kick it with his armor spikes. Roll Atk 1d20+19, Dmg 1d6+21. Roll a DC 24 Fort save for each hit or be dazed for 1 rnd.
The wave of energy washes over the shamblers, though most seem to handle it well.
Hugo only scores a single hit, but it's a serious blow! The shambler doesn't give up or fall yet.
Roakar dashes back across the battlefield like a streak of lightning, ending the shambler in his way.
Roos:
The orb is thankfully dodged, and the stabbing commences. Only the first stab lands, and though seriously bloodied, the man looks like he means business still.
Rúmil Male Elf Linguist 15 | HP 81/102 | AC 33 T 25 FF 25 | CMD 38 | Fort +20 Ref +21 Will +15 (+2 enchant) | Init +11 | Perc +27 | Humans +2
Sorry, it has been hard for me to update during work recently.
Delighted that his arrows were effective, Rumil stays away from the action and tries to take down the shamblers from afar. Starting with red, then go to yellow I guess.
Most of Rumil's arrows land true, but the creature continues to fight. It doesn't take a diviner to know that their spirit is breaking though...
Roos:
The orb stays on top of you! Another FORT DC 23 to resist the abyss. The man will not be denied though and he steps back. The only words are the component to the spell. He draws forth a glass orb and shatters it as he locks eyes with you. Will DC 21 versus Feeblemind. YOUR MAP
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
"I got your back, Hugo."
Rage, Power attack, Reckless abandon, Charge, Witch Hunter, Dazing assualt, Come and get me, AC=14
Roakar charges through the frey to attack yellow, intentionally putting himself in the middle to draw focus from Hugo.
Atk:1d20 + 24 ⇒ (20) + 24 = 44Dmg:1d12 + 33 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 33 + (2, 4) = 42 Crit Confirm:1d20 + 24 ⇒ (12) + 24 = 36Ex Crit Dmg:1d12 + 33 ⇒ (12) + 33 = 45
If a shambler provokes from 5ft away, Roakar will kick it with his armor spikes. Roll Atk 1d20+19, Dmg 1d6+21. Roll a DC 24 Fort save for each hit or be dazed for 1 rnd.
10ft away AoO:
If a shambler provokes from 10ft away, Roakar will smack it with his hammer. Roll Atk 1d20+22, Dmg 1d12+33+2d6. Roll a DC 24 Fort save for each hit or be dazed for 1 rnd.
Rúmil Male Elf Linguist 15 | HP 81/102 | AC 33 T 25 FF 25 | CMD 38 | Fort +20 Ref +21 Will +15 (+2 enchant) | Init +11 | Perc +27 | Humans +2
Rumil sighs and mutters to himself. "Oh, this is not going well. My first mission in years and we lose one of our companions before we even get started. Oh dear..."
Red again and work my way around if/when it falls.
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
We have one more resource we haven't tried yet
Roakar seeing that this fight is done starts to think ahead.
"Rotuzack! I am not sure what you can do but it's time to step up and be a Pathfinder. Find a way to get us to our friends and back"
I purchased a new ioun stone that makes Roakar sick rather than fatigued. Should allow me to drop my rage, be transported, and then restart my rage. I take a -2 to everything but I think that's a good trade off till next lvl when I can make Roakar immune to sickness and nausea.
Hugo uses extremely powerful magic to keep himself in the fight, his wounds closing rapidly.
Roos:
That was a SUPER good use of the reroll. Paying for a Wish to fix that would suck. Still your turn :-)
Roakar drops the next shambler, and it looks like their spirit is broken. He drops the shambler next to that one too. By the time Roakar's target falls, arrows from Rumil's bow land and take out the last conscious one.
If only you knew where Roos was...
Round 5:
Baddies: ATK
Ignatious: Go
Rumil: ATK
Roos: Go
Hugo: Heal
Roakar: Kill
He continues to dodge and avoid the spellcaster's most devastating attacks. This time, however, he can't score a hit. The man laughs as his next spell forms...
HP: 14/138 , Init +3, AC: 23, T: 12, FF: 21, CMD: 29, F: +18, R: +12, W: +18 <+2 vs Evil, Evasion, no Food/ Water, Native Outsider, Imune to Fog/Mist/Smoke and Evil Possesion or Mind-Control>Fly 30', Swim 30", Move 30', Perception +10 <Darkvision 60ft>, <Read/Understand all Languages, Ant Haul, Trail of Roses, Ride the Waves>, NG Male Aasimar Cleric 15, Sunflare: +15/+10/+5, 1d6+18+1d6 Acid (15/x2) S, 5,274-18, Roakar
Seeing most of the opposition fall around him, I'll try to force the one holding me closer to the rest of the group, but just can't seem to get the upper hand.
The shamlber bodies lay all around you. They're dead, all except one hit by the Admonishing Ray. he's just knocked out. Your guide is still here, about 500' away.
You all feel something thin about reality here.
Staying in initiative though. Giving Ignatious his turn back.
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
"Yeah but if the damn things can blink more than once a day they won't help." Roakar responds to Igi.
"Farhaana and Rotuzack, get the hell out from under your rocks and tell me what you can do! We got Roos and maybe some of your friends stuck somewhere else and we need to figure out how to do this." Roakar shouts into the desert.
HP: 14/138 , Init +3, AC: 23, T: 12, FF: 21, CMD: 29, F: +18, R: +12, W: +18 <+2 vs Evil, Evasion, no Food/ Water, Native Outsider, Imune to Fog/Mist/Smoke and Evil Possesion or Mind-Control>Fly 30', Swim 30", Move 30', Perception +10 <Darkvision 60ft>, <Read/Understand all Languages, Ant Haul, Trail of Roses, Ride the Waves>, NG Male Aasimar Cleric 15, Sunflare: +15/+10/+5, 1d6+18+1d6 Acid (15/x2) S, 5,274-18, Roakar
"I was just thinking, perhaps if we can shackle ourselves to the one there that is still alive, maybe we can find Roos. Or, at the very least, it can not flee when we question it."
The man steps back and unleashes a wave of magic. It washes over you as feelings, of all things, pleasure penetrate you. WILL DC 23 or be stunned. On a pass you're staggered for 1 round.
Round 6:
Baddies: ???
Ignatious: Go
Rumil: Go
Roos: Go
Hugo: Go
Roakar: Go
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
Oh what the hell...crazy thought but I am gonna try it. When you don't have spells you gotta think sideways. You all better have less crazy ideas than this.
Roakar drops his rage and becomes sickened. He then thinks hard about the whole reality feeling thin here and attempts to push through the thin reality to whatever is beyond it.
HP 159/159 (215/215); AC 22 (20), T 15, F 19, CMD 35(32); F +13(18), R +7, W +5(8) <+9 morale bonus vs. spells, SNA, SLA>; Init +3 Perc +18<Darkvision 60'>; Rage: 8/34; Boots of Speed 4/10;
