GM Bold Strider's PFS 01-39 The Citadel of Flame - PbP Gameday IV (Subtier 1-2) (Inactive)

Game Master rpblue

Just checking that everyone wants to do this.

Xavilon will follow the two.

Lara shakes her head.

"I see no point in split our group... If there is indeed twenty or thirty men inside this room, there is no way we three can hold this door if they hear you jamming that door... "

"I can try to jam the door quietly. Here's some toys to help keep this door a bottleneck." Kazamir pulls a couple bags from his belt and hands them to Yalandlara.

two bags of caltrops and two bags of marbles. the marbles are kind of like caltrops, but more amusing.

Lara? o.O

Lara? o.O

Yalandlara Mooneyes? She referred to herself as Lara.

.Pregen/5. wrote:

Lara? o.O

Yalandlara Mooneyes? She referred to herself as Lara.

Ow, sure! I didn't remember that.

Whatever you guys decide, I will roll with.

Erasmus will seize his 23 in the stealth check and will stay hidden behind the brass throne.

Raman nods to the elf. "Then we will stay together."

After a quick glance around, she move to where she hopes she'll be able to put her bow to best use.

Important questions. From our side, are the doors a push or pull? What's the gap below the door and above the floor? What do the handles look like?

Kaz looks in his backpack and tries to figure out what he can use.

Pull from the throne towards the entrance. Elaborate handles of flames in brass. Minor gap, not enough to see through.

Any consensus or ideas since some people want to split and some don't? You don't got a lot of time...

Xavilon would prefer not to split the party.

Yep. I'm fine sticking together in this room.

Let's stick together. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Erasmus will seize his 23 in the stealth check and will stay hidden behind the brass throne.²

I'm concerned about the fact that I get Kazamir's reference.

A sound erupts behind you, near Erasmus, as you all fortify yourselves in the throne room. "You bloody idiots should have fled for your life!"

As you turn, you see that a this happens a man appears in the middle of the grouping of Pathfinders, from a secret door in the wall just to the south of Raman. The man blasts Kazamir, Melody and Lara with bright colors.

Color Spray - DC 15

Initiative:
Raman: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Melody: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Xavilon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Yalandlara: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Erasmus: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Kazamir: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Bad Guy!: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
1d2 ⇒ 2

Initiative:
1st: Erasmus; Xavilon; Yalandlara; Raman;
2nd: Bad Guy!
3rd: Kazamir; Melody

Raman steps backwards, gaining some space to fire. Then she sends a pair of arrows at the man point-blank.

5' step, then Rapid shot (including Point Blank shot)
longbow: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 - 2 = 12
damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9

longbow: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 - 2 = 22
damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

Erasmus throws his bolas at the bad guy, to push him down.

He will use the bolas to trip him.

CMB (Trip): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

The bolas clatter useless along with Raman's first arrow along the cobbled stone floor, but Raman does find an arrow bypassing the man's magical barriers with her second arrow.

It pierces his shoulder and the man cries out. "How dare you harm me, peasant! I shall burn your flesh from your bones!"

Initiative:
1st: Erasmus; Xavilon; Yalandlara; Raman;
2nd: Bad Guy!
3rd: Kazamir; Melody

Pending:
Color Spray - Kazamir, Lara; Melody

Getting the Will Save out of the way.
Will Save: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17

Kazamir blinks the brilliant colors away, but is otherwise fine.

Will Save (DC 15): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

The collor spray pierces Lara's eyes, her sensitive eyes, and she falls unconscious in the ground.

Unconscious, blinded and stunned for 2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7 rounds.

Blinded and stunned for 1d4 ⇒ 2 rounds.

Stunned for 1 round.

Lol, counting on you... will just take a nap here!

Xavilon wordlessly steps on his left and strikes the man with his elven curved blade, asking for Vildeis' furor in his strike.

Elven Curved Blade, destructive smite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 for Slashing: 1d10 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 = 8

Will DC15: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Xavilon also strikes out at the man, cutting deep into him as he backs towards the archer, ignoring her and unleashing a gout of flame at Kazamir, Melody and Xavilon. "BURN UNDER THE FLAMES OF MOLOCH!"

Burning Hands: 3d4 ⇒ (3, 3, 4) = 10 DC 14 Reflex to halve.

Initiative:
1st: Erasmus; Xavilon; Raman; Yalandlara;
2nd: Bad Guy! @ 13
3rd: Kazamir; Melody

Pending:
Burning Hands - Melody, Kazamir and Xavilon

Raman takes another retreating step as she continues her barrage on the man.

5’ step back (map updated), and another full attack (Rapid Shot, Point-blank Shot)
longbow: 1d20 + 5 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 5 - 2 + 1 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8

longbow: 1d20 + 5 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 5 - 2 + 1 = 23
damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 = 10

Raman puts a swift end to the man's life as the arrows pierce his heart, killing him instantly. His body engulfs in flames and leaves behind a gleaming fire opal necklace (worth 1,000 gp) and boots of elvenkind.

ref save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

Xavilon shakes his head but soon discovers that he bleeds really bad.
"Oh, the joy of suffering at your service, dangerous Vildeis!" says the inquisitor with a face showing... pleasure.

After some time rejoicing, he asks nevertheless if someone can heal him.

Erasmus takes his bolas back, then he goes close to Lara and tries to wake her.

"Hey, Lara, speak with me. Are you ok?", he says while gives light slaps on her face.

Raman keeps her bow trained on him a few more seconds, an arrow nocked as if she believes he might be attempting some kind of ruse. Finally, she releases the tension on her bowstring and steps closer to the man.

”All that confident talk,” she remarks, but says nothing more. She steps over to Xavilon, eyeing the man sideways as she offers him her healing wand. ”Maybe you should follow one that does not require such suffering?”

Wand of CLW, on Xavilon: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

I think that takes care of all but 1 hp, Xavilon.

Once the team is all healed and ready…

Raman walks over to the door through which the man came and pushes it open with one boot, an arrow nocked and drawn to her cheek in case the room holds more threats.

Unfortunately not, Xav took full damage from the burning hands.

Xavilon bows in front of Raman.

"Thank you very much, gracious and oh... dangerous lady!"

You find an empty room with nothing of note except a few arrow slits that show the other rooms in the building.

Ah, gotcha.
CLW, Xavilon: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Raman relaxes her bow. "I think he might have been alone. But we should act as if he did send someone for flame reinforcements."

So you said he came from a secret door. Do we still need to go through the double doors? Or have we explored everything under that left covered area?

"Wha... What happened?"

Lara says with her eyes still dazed by the bright colors. When they finally focuses, she looks around and sees that the combat is over.

"Sorry for being caught like that but my eyes are really sensitive. Oh, and thank you Erasmus. Well, shall we proceed?"

The group moves into the last room and finds what looks to be a trophy room. Although formerly full of finery, this large hall has been completely ransacked. Scarlet drapes lie in tatters on the floor, obsidian pedestals are smashed, and shards of red and black clay cover the floor. The southeast corner is the only exception—a large table sits there undisturbed.

On it, the cultists have reconstructed an idol of Moloch: a large, armored flame creature with the head of a bull. This appears to be what you seek. Three torches line the chamber, but they are near the end of their lives when you enter, casting only dim light. As a result, it is easier to see the light shining through the viewports from the Secret Spine (the hidden room). The viewport is concealed as part of a torch sconce.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Taking 5 damage.

Kazamir sighs, "Some people don't know how to conduct a proper pillaging."

Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3
Why do I bother trying?

Once there, Erasmus will check the place for any hidden devices.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Xavilon, wary, looks everywhere in the room.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

Melody follows the others into the room and helps Xavilon to search the room.
Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

"Well," the vudrani woman says as she gives the idol a suspicious scowl, "there we go."

How big is it? Too big to fit into a backpack?

She looks around at the crew, "So do we just take it? Or do we suspect a trap of some sort?"

Kazamir responds absently to Raman while looking around, "It's probably trapped. What's with the one clean table, though? That's odd too."

I think the Moloch idol is on that clean table.

I think the Moloch idol is on that clean table.

You are correct. Skimming is getting me in trouble.

You look around and find no traps. It seems smaller than you would have expected from the description. Your venture-captain expected a human-sized idol, but perhaps he got secondhand information.

"So, uhm, magicky type people. Is there anything strange cast on it?"

"Oh good question!" Xavilon scans the room with detect magic.

Lara looks closely at the idol.

"It is indeed smaller than we expected... well, maybe there is another one, a bigger one, and this is just a trinket... If I was a horned huge bad demon lord, I would like a bigger idol."