Foxy Quickpaw's - Shattered Star AP

Game Master Foxy Quickpaw

With a short translation back and forth the party gets to know that the thing is summoned to kill the dragon.

I'm sure we can deal with the dragon.

Ask them if there is Anything out of the ordinary about the dragon.

Spugnoir does so.

The moon beast shrugs.

What are they summoning? We could consider working with it to take the dragon down…

Nothing special about the dragon. They are calling something to kill the dragon, or would have if we didn't show up. I think we should try to handle this ourselves since I am guessing that it wouldn't be a team-player. Spugnoir queries. What were you calling?

"Are you going to kill the dragon or not?"

It is really annoying to have the conversation be held in your mind directly.

Yes we will kill the dragon. Spugnoir turns to his team. I don't know what they will call, but I am betting it is big and nasty and we will be better handling the dragon without it.

Ok we need pro Electricity and haste, that invisibility thing worked well last time, any other prep people think we should do?

After the others are ready and cast their spells, Grergof leads them in the direction of the dragons nest.

As the spells don't last long, Abomentolor casts haste and greater invisibility only when coming close to the exit.

A twenty-foot-wide cavern opens onto a high mountain ledge here. The air is unnaturally still and cool, and a mound of rubble into which an immense nest of sorts has been built sits against the cliff side to the south. But the view to the north is far more overwhelming, for here, a ragged black mountain range extends to the horizon. In the distance, brooding upon the range’s highest peak, is an unsettling and impossibly tall castle, its towers rising up as if a hand were reaching skyward toward the gibbous moon.

The dragon barely raises her head. "And you would be those I have dreamed about. I can smell the other shards on you. Thank you for bringing them to me, apes. Leave them here with me, and I will not contest your immediate and silent departure."

HP 110/110
AC 17/12/15 (25/18/23 with Mutagen and shield)
Saves F13/R13/W9 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:
Special effects:Heroism(+2 attack/skills/saves)See invisible (150 minutes),Countless Eyes (15 hours),Shield(+4 AC),Resist Energy-Communal(30) on everyone,
Bombs:21/21Stoneskin-Communal(10/DR 150 points) on everyone

The above buffs are up the below extracts are what Spugnoir has.

1.Shield,CLW,Shield,Targeted Bomb,True Strike,Enlarge Person,Increased Awareness
2.See Invisible(used),Cure Moderate Wounds,Ablative Barrier,Barkskin,Ironskin
3.Haste,Heroism(used),Resist Energy-Communal(used),Countless Eyes(used),Displacement
4.Restoration,Death Ward,Death Ward,Restoration
5.Communal Stoneskin(used),Freedom of Movement

Grergof also casts Divine favor right before the door as it only lasts a minute.
Since I only move 40 with haste, I assume it will take two rounds for me to get there so.

Remembering that blue dragons shoot lightning bolts, Grergof moves into the air and off to the side as he moves closer (to 35 feet away and not in a line with the others) as he moves he says:
the Gods have sent us to check that the shards are not influencing such a magnificent creature as yourself. We would not wish to see such perfection corrupted by so little an item. If you are resistant to its effects then shards could be given, if not May the Gods guide our hands to remove the corruption. I’m sure everyone would prefer the first option as your perfection is an example the rest of all lesser creatures should look upon and admire. And the shards nee to br with those that are not corrupted by them.

Yes, Grergof just declared the dragon his smite target in as nice a way as possible. I’ll let you all throw the first punch when you are ready. I just set up for next round while trying not to be totally obvious about doing so.

Grergof, Abomentolor <--
Dragon
Spugnoir, Darius

Map updated.

HP 110/110
AC 17/12/15 (25/18/23 with Mutagen and shield)
Saves F13/R13/W9 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:
Special effects:Heroism(+2 attack/skills/saves)See invisible (150 minutes),Countless Eyes (15 hours),Shield(+4 AC),Resist Energy-Communal(30) on everyone,
Bombs:21/21Stoneskin-Communal(10/DR 150 points) on everyone

Beforehand, Spugnoir puts a Shield Extract on Darius for +4 AC

Ref: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
Aaaand the dragon is stuck.

Abomentolor tries the chain of light again. Might as well keep the dragon bound while Grergof whacks it.

Chain of Light DC22

HP 110/110
AC 17/12/15 (25/18/23 with Mutagen and shield)
Saves F13/R13/W9 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:
Special effects:Heroism(+2 attack/skills/saves)See invisible (150 minutes),Countless Eyes (15 hours),Shield(+4 AC),Resist Energy-Communal(30) on everyone,Shield(+4 ac on Darius)
Bombs:21/21Stoneskin-Communal(10/DR 150 points) on everyone

Spugnoir hustles over and bombs the dragon

Fire Bomb,Touch,Precise: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 298d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 1, 1) + 6 = 28

The golem moves and throws a bomb

Touc: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 308d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 3, 1, 5, 5, 6, 5) = 34
Energy: 1d4 ⇒ 4 Fire

Moving quickly with haste Grergof air walks up to the dragon. And smashes it with an overhand smash.

Move up with haste, swift to declare it my smite target(as noted above) and Vital strike

Large Adamantine Holy Flail - PA + FF + DB - LD + H + Smite: 1d20 + 27 - 4 + 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 27 - 4 + 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 41
Vital Strike Damage + PA + DB + S: 4d8 + 18 + 12 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 5, 1) + 18 + 12 + 2 + 15 + (2, 5) = 63

Assuming evil in calculation above, smite bypasses all DR

Darius sees no chance in fighting this monster himself and decides to patch up Grergof instead.

Concentration: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (15) + 20 = 35
Heal for 150 HP

Appearances are deceitful and the dragon is not hindered by the chains. But that doesn't help any when it comes to being smashed by Grergof.

The dragon flies into a rage and attacks Grergof.
bite: 1d20 + 38 ⇒ (8) + 38 = 464d6 + 16 ⇒ (5, 6, 2, 2) + 16 = 31
claw: 1d20 + 38 ⇒ (2) + 38 = 402d8 + 16 ⇒ (2, 1) + 16 = 19
tail slap: 1d20 + 33 ⇒ (6) + 33 = 392d8 + 19 ⇒ (2, 4) + 19 = 25
wings: 1d20 + 36 ⇒ (12) + 36 = 482d6 + 9 ⇒ (2, 5) + 9 = 16
wings: 1d20 + 36 ⇒ (8) + 36 = 442d6 + 9 ⇒ (1, 1) + 9 = 11

Spugnoir lobs a bomb or two in the general direction of the hard to miss creature.

Darius, Grergof, Abomentolor <--
Dragon
Spugnoir

Abomentolor is frustrated. This way magic is no fun. He casts stonewall in front of Grergof with an archway large enough for large creatures. A nice wall, 15 feet high and 25 feet wide that shield the group from the dragon, except for the hole that is left for Grergof to smash the beast.

Impressive but it’s my turn!
Grergof quickly calls on his divine blessing to add thundering to his weapon.
Swift action cast Resounding blow

Then he opens up with a flurry of blows
Large Adamantine Holy Flail - PA + FF + DB - LD + H + Smite: 1d20 + 27 - 4 + 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 27 - 4 + 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 50
Damage + PA + DB + S: 2d8 + 18 + 12 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 + 1d1d6 ⇒ (7, 4) + 18 + 12 + 2 + 15 + (6, 3) + (5) = 72

Large Adamantine Holy Flail - PA + DB - LD + H + Smite: 1d20 + 22 - 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 22 - 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 35
Damage + PA + DB + S: 2d8 + 18 + 12 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 + 1d1d6 ⇒ (8, 8) + 18 + 12 + 2 + 15 + (5, 3) + (5) = 76

Large Adamantine Holy Flail - PA + DB - LD + H + Smite: 1d20 + 17 - 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 17 - 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 26
Damage + PA + DB + S: 2d8 + 18 + 12 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 + 1d1d6 ⇒ (6, 5) + 18 + 12 + 2 + 15 + (3, 2) + (5) = 68

Haste Attack
Large Adamantine Holy Flail - PA + DB - LD + H + Smite: 1d20 + 27 - 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 27 - 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 38
Damage + PA + DB + S: 2d8 + 18 + 12 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 + 1d1d6 ⇒ (5, 8) + 18 + 12 + 2 + 15 + (5, 2) + (1) = 68

AC 32 vs Dragon not that it matters also if anything hits Fort 19 or Staggered for one round

Hmm..There is a good market for dragon parts. Varsk, how about a blue dragon cloak?

Fort Save: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (9) + 22 = 31
Grergof hits the dragon once, but doesn't manage to penetrate the armor of the creature with the other tries.

Grergof, Abomentolor
Darius <--
Dragon(167)
Spugnoir

HP 110/110
AC 17/12/15 (25/18/23 with Mutagen and shield)
Saves F13/R13/W9 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:
Special effects:Heroism(+2 attack/skills/saves)See invisible (150 minutes),Countless Eyes (15 hours),Shield(+4 AC),Resist Energy-Communal(30) on everyone,Shield(+4 ac on Darius)
Bombs:19/21 Stoneskin-Communal(10/DR 150 points) on everyone

Spugnoir bombs again

Fire Bomb: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 238d6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 5, 6, 5, 1, 3, 3, 4) + 6 = 36

The dragon hops over the wall and bites at Grergof. When Spugnoir throws a bomb, the dragon claws at him.

@Grergof
Bite: 1d20 + 38 ⇒ (14) + 38 = 524d6 + 16 ⇒ (5, 4, 6, 4) + 16 = 35

@Spugnoir
Bite: 1d20 + 38 ⇒ (5) + 38 = 432d8 + 16 ⇒ (3, 5) + 16 = 24

Spugnoir
Grergof, Abomentolor, Darius <--
Dragon(203)

For a lack of options Abomentolor tries a disintegrate.

Disintegrate: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 251d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 3230d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 5, 6, 1, 3, 2, 1, 3, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 2, 5, 6, 6, 6, 1, 1, 1, 5, 2, 1, 3, 1, 3, 6, 1) = 107

Fort: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (10) + 22 = 32
This doesn't work very well.

Spugnoir, Abomentolor
Grergof, Darius <--
Dragon(224)

Grergof continues to Lay into the Dragon with his fail but this time tries harder to get past the dragon's defenses rather then hiting hard as the thing seems to be very hard to hit.

Large Adamantine Holy Flail + DB - LD + H + Smite: 1d20 + 27 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 27 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 42
Damage + DB + S + H + RB: 2d8 + 18 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 6) + 18 + 2 + 15 + (6, 3) + (6) = 58

Large Adamantine Holy Flail + DB - LD + H + Smite: 1d20 + 22 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 22 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 46
Damage + DB + S + H + RB: 2d8 + 18 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 7) + 18 + 2 + 15 + (1, 3) + (5) = 53
Confirm Critical: 1d20 + 22 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 22 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 49
Crit Damage: 2d8 + 18 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (8, 6) + 18 + 2 + 15 + (5, 6) + (2) = 62

Large Adamantine Holy Flail + DB - LD + H + Smite: 1d20 + 17 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 17 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 41
Damage + DB + S + H + RB: 2d8 + 18 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (3, 8) + 18 + 2 + 15 + (4, 2) + (5) = 57
Confirm Critical: 1d20 + 17 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 17 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 39
Crit Damage: 2d8 + 18 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 6) + 18 + 2 + 15 + (4, 4) + (6) = 61

Haste Attack
Large Adamantine Holy Flail + DB - LD + H + Smite: 1d20 + 27 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 27 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 5 = 48
Damage + DB + S + H + RB: 2d8 + 18 + 2 + 15 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 5) + 18 + 2 + 15 + (6, 1) + (2) = 54

If a 41 still hits that 250+ damage... Hopefully his AC has not gone up, because I can't do much better then that.

As he does this he uses the divine energy to heal himself from the bite as he might be facing another round of attacks.
LoH + GM: 6d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 1, 3, 5, 1) + (1) = 20

After a round of warming up Grergof starts to seriously beating the dragon, and even an elder wyrm can't weather that kind of brutal assault. After the first hit, she becomes invisible though making it a lot harder to hit her.

Miss 50%: 2d100 ⇒ (57, 32) = 89
Miss 50%: 2d100 ⇒ (92, 59) = 151
Miss 50%: 2d100 ⇒ (67, 60) = 127

Btu even that doesn't save her. After every bone in the majestic creature is broken, only a limp pile of sorry scale hide lies on the place. Which becomes visible again after 15 minutes.

Perhaps our magical gnome lady would like a dragon corpse? I hear they make dandy components.

Hey, this cloth here makes a big hole. Maybe we can dump a bunch of the treasure in here…. After you all identify what is magic of course.

Ohhh a manual of gainful exercise. I wouldn’t mind that, but if Darius wants it So he can do more damage, I’m totally OP damage wise vs the others here already and would very happily pass it off.

Spugnoir fiddles with the puzzle scroll case
Disable Device: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (5) + 27 = 32

Darius looks through the hoard in the magical spectrum. He picks up a book and flips through it's pages. He looks at his companions, a skinny gnome sorcerer and a hunchbacked guy fiddling around with explosives and hands the book to Grergof. "I guess that's down your alley. I for sure wont start with dieting and excercises at my age."

Even that book won't bring Darius into the range where he would hit a dragon on less than a rolled 20.

"Can we pack the stuff first and identify later? It's f!$$ing cold here and inside are still those crazy cultists cooking up an elder horror."

Sounds fine to me. Spugnoir has the golem help them get the hoard together

Thank you Father Redgrave. This tells you about Diet and excesise. You are right, that would be very interesting.

Grergof takes the book and carefully puts it in his pack.

Is the shard here? If so we should stop the summoning and get out of here.

We got the shard. Well, it would be rude to go beat on them after they were nice enough to let us pass.

"Who am I to judge them, for what pets they like to have in their mountain lodges. As long as they are not in my way."

"And right now I guess I can drop us back on that platforn where we came in to check ho we get back. This inhospitable place is so far away from everything I know. Is this even still out world?"

Do we need to rest to cast plane shift again to get out? We needed it in the way here…

But let’s talk after we stop the summoning.

After the loot is gathered Grergof leads the group back to the last room.

The moon beasts are still busy with their ritual.

Is the dragon dead? Spugnoir hears in his head. Well all hear it, but only Spugnoir understands it.

Yes! The golem holds up the dragon's head. I hope we can now peacefully go our separate ways.

"Then we don't need our summon. Would you help to get rid of it?"

Spugnoir relays this info to the others. If they agree, Spugnoir tells the Moonbeasts. Yes.

You going to magic it away, or do you need my Flail?

Darius shrugs. "I could try to dismiss it, if it is an outsider. But I'm not sure this is summoned. But it's worth a try."

Darius holds up his holy symbol and casts dismissal on the beast in th ebowl. (DC22)

CL: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23

The spell has no effect.