Petrok, you have 2 'or' spells listed. Could you decide on which ones please.
Actually I think that's the way it works with this class. I can choose either spell only once. once I choose one spell the other option is gone. At least that's the way Herolab defaults it. Yes I believe I can choose to cast either of my domain spells in my first and 2ncd level spots..but once I use the domain slot for one domain spell I don't get the other.It's one of the benefits of the spirit warden archtype.
I'll wait till the rest of the party joins me and moves their paws accordingly.I don't understand about the question which way south or east?
Petrok wishes to explore the corridor/room directly beneath his pawn, which I assume is the chamber with the tall ceilings and staircase with the skull on top? The room has yet to be revealed.
Petrok moves towards the staircase and begins to slowly ascend it after casting barkskin on himself. He checks every step for traps. perception:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Again Petrok would not begin ascending the stairs without at least two of his comrades nearby.
@ nectanebo.
Sorry. This skull is without body, and it is attached up there.
@ Petrok.
On my phone i can't edit the map. But you come from the north, and it has an east, south and west exit. The west exit leads to the entrance.
I'd like to see him animate the bodiless, attached skull... it could sit up there and chatter its teeth at us! lol... sorry, just have this picture in my head of those fake teeth that bounce around while they chatter.
Well you've got your two other companions rolling knowledge checks to figure out the skull, so it's a go i'd reckon.
When Petrok approaches the steps, he spots nothing that looks like a trap. He notices some crude orc signs decorating the walls, and an old dented armor standing at the east wall.
Anyone else doing stuff before Petrok ascends the stairs?
Also, is my placement matching the situation?
He was waiting for 2 others to accompany him.
Since you rolled a Kn. local, for seeing the skull, as did Kitoro, that implies you followed him towards the chamber.
female elf cleric of Pharasma 1 (ecclesitheurge) / occultist 2 | HP -3/23 | AC 15 (21), T 15 (17), FF 10 (16) | F +8, R +6, W +9 (immune to light blindness/dazzle) | CMB +0, CMD 14 | Spd 30' | Perc +9 | Init +6
Charna tags along behind the others. "What do you see up there?"
As Petrok ascends the stairs he stops 1/2 way up the top of the dais. Giant skull? hmm probably nothing but just in case.. Petrok cast false life on himself F life:1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 and then cast detect undead. He first aims the invisible detection cone at the top of the stairs where the skull rest. He then pans around the entire room and all the passages leading out of the room. If he detects no undead , he proceeds to the top of the stairs and then inspects the skull for obvious traps and hidden caches ect..
perception on skull:1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 2 = 12 Note: I've updated Petrok's AC to represent Barkskin, and his HP for false life. the Heorism adjustments I'll add as I roll.PS. the detect undead is a 60ft cone so if I hold my concentration until I get to the top of the pyramid/stairs I should be able to detect undead in some of the adjacent rooms if there's any present.
I guess that's about it.
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As Petrok approaches the stairs, after casting barkskin on himself, Faeran puts an Arrow on his bowstring, and Nectanebo enhances his weapons casting Lead blades.
Charna keeps to the back, and Kitoro stands ready to help wherever.
When Petrok has buffed himself with false life, he ascends further.
At the top, he comes to a realization, as he activates his undead-scanner.
Pings come from the east, and a strong one from the south.
The armors on the east grasp their swords with an abrupt *CHK*, putting up their shields and swords.
Kn. religion 12, armors:
These moving amrors are called phantom armors.
They are created from blood-spattered armor infused with the souls of betrayed knights or fallen soldiers.
They are intelligent to some degree.
Undead traits.
Petrok sees a woman, no, an -undead woman-, mounted upon a grizzly looking steed. She has raised a katana that shimmers a fel bright green.
Kn. Religion DC 18, undead samurai woman, upon sight:
The woman seems to have become a graveknight.
Graveknights are powerful undead warriors.
Ask a question for every +5 you beat the check.
Recallection:
A poem of the sword, could this be the sword you seek?
She speaks hollow and hateful sounding words, the tone eerie to the ears.
"私の刃で、すべての侵入者は、Fumiyoshiに敬意を表して死にます!!
戦い、兄弟たち、生き物を殺す!!"
Tien:
"By my blade, all tresspassers shall die, in honor of Fumeiyoshi! Fight, brethren, kill the living!!"
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Give it your all guys, as the largest hall in the dungeon holds its greatest challenge. Music!! Nostalgia.....
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Michiko spurs her grizzly horse around the stairs, her nearest target being Kitoro.
She lets out Tien battlecry as her katana comes Kitoro's way.
Frost Katana:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18Dmg, cold:1d8 + 10 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + (3, 2) = 17
The icy blade makes a nasty cut on the bard.
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Kitoro
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Phantom armors
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Nectanebo & Petrok
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Charan & Faeran
Guys, as a heads up of an ongoing effect. Anyone who, within 30ft of Michiko, tries to summon positive energies, such as cleric channel, lay on hands or spells with healing descriptor, they make a DC 17 concentration check.
Petrok has a feeling his comrades guessed these creatures were undead but he shouts out the obvious anyway, They're undead! Be careful of the woman! She's a powerful undead known as a Graveknight!
Kits body bounces up against a nearby wall as the heavy impact sends her flying, a few of her finger puppets scattering from the impact. With a bark, she flees into the other room (withdraw) safely around a corner, or so she hopes.
Petrok knows he's in a world of hurt if he doesn't get out of there soon. He withdraws down the steps moving toward the green armor as he flees away from the flanking undead. Petrok's movement is 40' I treated the first square as difficult terrain (2 steps), Petrok will incur an AoO from the green armor (no flank though)
Nectanebo boldly advances on the graveknight, and not his sword, but one of the ragged edges of his coat lashes out at her!
[dice=decompose corpse, DC 16 - reading it carefully, I'm actually not positive it even *needs* an attack roll, but if decide it does....]1d20+5[/dice]
female elf cleric of Pharasma 1 (ecclesitheurge) / occultist 2 | HP -3/23 | AC 15 (21), T 15 (17), FF 10 (16) | F +8, R +6, W +9 (immune to light blindness/dazzle) | CMB +0, CMD 14 | Spd 30' | Perc +9 | Init +6
Before they enter, Charna taps herself with wands of mage armor and shield, then blesses the entire group with hope. "We need not fear these creatures."
That was casting bless if it wasn't clear.
Round 1:
Charna steps forward if possible, near enough to channel positive energy at all of those horrid undead creatures.
channel:1d6 ⇒ 3
DC 8 Will save. heh. Not her forte but I might as well use it while I'm stuck in the back here.
Michiko sees both Kitoro and Petrok run, and her fury increases.
"戦闘から走っている？ 私はあなたを狩ります!"
Tien:
"Running from combat? I will hunt you down!"
The graveknight samurai steers her horse away from Nectanebo, in pursuit of Petrok, knowing her horse won't fit in the corridor if Nectanebo would retreat, but not before she makes a swing at Nectanebo in retaliation.
Katana:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21Dmg, cold:1d8 + 10 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 10 + (1, 1) = 16
The heads of the armors turn west as well, seemingly setting their gaze at their commander's target.
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Kitoro
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Phantom armors
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Nectanebo & Petrok
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Charna & Faeran
|AC 20, T 13, FF 17|HP: 39/39*|F +6*, R +4, W +5 (+2 vs Necr/curses/TNLs, +1 vs fear/conf)|Init +2, Perc +8|CMB +6 CMD 18|Deadspeaker 3/3, Ghostly Horde 1/1, Focus: ?? Gloaming, ?? Azrael, ?? Guidingstar, ?? Perun
I actually I assumed I cast the spell and 'held the charge' beforee stepping up to her and delivering it, because you can do that, so that initial AoO, for what it's worth, shouldn't have happened.
Also, my sword presently does 2d8, rather than 1d10, damage.
Finally, I get a +2 racial bonus to spell penetration checks.
Aoo was green vs Petrok leaving, the other aoo was yours vs her leaving, or did you not have your weapon out?
Thanks for pointing out SR bonus. It wasn't enough though.
Kitoro starts up another performance, this time using oration (since you have to be able to observe the performance in order to benefit and Petrok is out of sight; besides, she needed those finger puppets she dropped!)). She relates a story of the local hero Kassen, magically infused of course, and also hands her wand of CMW to Charna if she'll take it. (Move action to retrieve, no action left to actually give it to her).
I ran that adventure once. Nectanebo surely recalls how that went befitting a horror movie.
After Kitoro starts an inspiring story of Kassen, hero of his people and vanquisher of bandits, the phantom armors turn towards Petrok.
Michiko: "緑色の脇道、道を塞ぐ!"
Tien:
"Flank the green one, obstruct his path!"
The phantom armors march by their commander's order, obeying in death as they did in life.
Cyan moves past Petrok, who makes a swing as the thing passes by.
AoO:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 162d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1) + 3 = 6
The falchion goes at the armor's shoulder, but it raises its shield to deflect the attack.
It abruptly turns his way in place.
Green does the same.
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Nectanebo & Petrok
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Charna & Faeran Can post ahead.
Faeran moves forward and then blesses his bow with Holy STrike while he prepares to shoot Michiko at the next opportunity.
Good Blessing:
Holy Strike (minor): At 1st level, you can touch one weapon and bless it with the power of purity and goodness. For 1 minute, this weapon glows green, white, or yellow-gold and deals an additional 1d6 points of damage against evil creatures. During this time, it's treated as good for the purposes of overcoming damage reduction. This additional damage doesn't stack with the additional damage from the holy weapon special ability.
female elf cleric of Pharasma 1 (ecclesitheurge) / occultist 2 | HP -3/23 | AC 15 (21), T 15 (17), FF 10 (16) | F +8, R +6, W +9 (immune to light blindness/dazzle) | CMB +0, CMD 14 | Spd 30' | Perc +9 | Init +6
Charna accepts the wand, flips it in the air once so she can grab the right end, and taps the kitsune with it.
cmw:2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 4) + 3 = 14
"Let's go help the others now!" she prods when Kit stops for a breath during her oration.
I assume I can use a move action to take the wand? I haven't ever had that come up before so I'm not positive.
First off are u kidding! All three powerful undead heading at one guy! Guess Steinfaust is going to have some company...O.K. whatever I run..withdraw away from the stupid horse b*tch take my AoO's from armor guys. btw don't know if it made a difference but Heroism was forgot on Petrok's AoO. I added all other buffs to his stat line but specifically left that at so as not to confuse it from his "regular" stats (I mentioned this in a previous post. His actually AoO was an 18 not a 16. Anyway running away what fun! I'll just add Heroism to omit conffusion.
Petrok retreats. Withdraw action double move 40ft movement for a total of 80ft.
Petrok, i'm not kidding, unfortunately :/. Tactics specify the phantom armors go after Michiko's target.
Petrok makes a hasty withdraw, taking 2 aoo from the phantom armos.
Sword, PA:1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 - 1 = 101d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 2 = 10 Sword, PA:1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 - 1 = 201d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 2 = 11
He narrowly dodges green's sword, as it comes this close to causing a grievous wound.
Nectanebo buffs himself, while in the back more anti-undead buffing and healing is going on.
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Michiko, undead samurai, round 3
Michiko, familiar with the tomb, spurs her horse towards the western hallway, relying on her innate powers to protect her from the adventurers.
AoO Nectanebo:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 192d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 2) + 4 = 7 Close, but not enough.
Her horse swift as the wind, it races up to Petrok.
Michiko makes an extra strong swing.
Katana, PA:1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 14 - 2 = 23Dmg, cold, PA:1d8 + 10 + 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 10 + (2, 4) + 6 = 26
The blow lands severely, causing a grievous wound.
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Kitoro
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Phantom armors
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Nectanebo & Petrok
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Charna & Faeran
Kit moves up and delivers a heroism spell to Nectanebo.
"Where the heck did he go? Nasty customer! Maybe if we smashed that skull over there? Sometimes these things are linked. Reminds me of Kassen when ..."continue performance. Speaking of which did you add the performance boost and bless to that AoO from Necter boy? Maybe that 'almost' hit was a hit?
You were NW of Charna? If so, then he'd be 5ft out of hearing.
If due west, then he'd hear it, but it still wasn't enough.
Kitoro's inspire now clearly rings in Faeran and Nectanebo's ears.
Surely this would steady their aims.
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Phantom armors
The two armors increase their pace, and run after Petrok.
One runs to his left, provoking an aoo.
Falchion, heroism:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21Dmg:2d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3) + 3 = 10
By the skin of his teeth, he hits it, it remains standing though.
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Nectanebo & Petrok
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Charna & Faeran Can post ahead.
"LEave him alone, cowardly b+$##... can you not face a foe alone with some honor?"
"Petrok, get to one of the narrow passages where the horse won't fit if you can... make them come at you one at a time! I'll come around the other way and meet you with some healing!"
Rather than fighting with his now good-aligned bow, Faeran runs for the side passage that would meet up with Petrok if he takes the advice.
female elf cleric of Pharasma 1 (ecclesitheurge) / occultist 2 | HP -3/23 | AC 15 (21), T 15 (17), FF 10 (16) | F +8, R +6, W +9 (immune to light blindness/dazzle) | CMB +0, CMD 14 | Spd 30' | Perc +9 | Init +6
Have people been counting their bless bonus in attacks? I can't tell.
Charna activates her speedy vest, scurrying around the corner to see poor Petrok getting bullied by the undead. She sends a blast of lightning at the lady, hoping to draw attention away from Petrok.
Sudden Speed as a swift action. Move into range for my energy ray.
I gotta tell u this sucks as* I even cast detect undead and these guys are on me the very next round! They just appeared from the stairs, Are they incorporeal (no perception checks to see them coming or notice the armor the floor was animating next thing I know I'm down my false life and flanked how did that happen?)? It seems they have every ability just to defeat my character's strengths? Apparently they can run as fast as me in Armor!They were only 5ft ahead of me they both should be 5ft behind. No offense but it really looks like I pissed you off here. Please double check their movement before I take my next (probably last action).
Petrok knows he's doomed if he doesn't get away from the pursuing undead. He retreats to a previously un-explored room hoping nothing nasty awaits him and that he can circle back to his friends for healing an aid.
Petrok uses the withdraw action(to avoid AoO's) and double moves into the un-explored room.
|AC 20, T 13, FF 17|HP: 39/39*|F +6*, R +4, W +5 (+2 vs Necr/curses/TNLs, +1 vs fear/conf)|Init +2, Perc +8|CMB +6 CMD 18|Deadspeaker 3/3, Ghostly Horde 1/1, Focus: ?? Gloaming, ?? Azrael, ?? Guidingstar, ?? Perun
Nectanebo moves to Charna's side, and stares into his shimmering blade, the light glinting off of which suddenly becomes substantially brighter, if in a painful, glaring sort of way.
I spend 1 Focus from the Guidingstar to make it Undead-Bane for 1 minute.
Petrok runs for his life. Death came calling on his doorstep in the form of an undead samurai, and he wants nothing of it.
Nectanebo specs his sword to be extra vicious against the undead.
In the meantime, an aid plan is opted by Faeran, and Charna fires off a beam of energy. It impacts the wall, having been aimed slightly off mark.
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Michiko, undead samurai, round 4
Michiko screams in an unsettling way, as she sees Petrok withdraw to the east, of which she knows her steed can't easily enter.
Her head jerks abruptly towards the two people she -can- get to on horseback.
Ze man, or ze Woman?:1d2 ⇒ 2
She points her blade at Charna, and rides towards her.
Katana, PA:1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 14 - 2 = 29Dmg, cold, PA:1d8 + 10 + 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 10 + (3, 4) + 6 = 29 Ow :(
Charna faints from the sheer impact of a most brutal blow.
Con roll to stabilize please.
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Kitor
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Phantom armors
(green -10)
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Nectanebo & Petrok
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Charna & Faeran
female elf cleric of Pharasma 1 (ecclesitheurge) / occultist 2 | HP -3/23 | AC 15 (21), T 15 (17), FF 10 (16) | F +8, R +6, W +9 (immune to light blindness/dazzle) | CMB +0, CMD 14 | Spd 30' | Perc +9 | Init +6
Ouch!
When struck, she immediately touches her holy symbol creating a barrier to withstand some of the damage. She still collapses under the impact.
Using 2 mental focus to create a mind barrier as an immediate action. It only absorbs 4 damage but that's at least longer before I bleed out.
DC 16 will ST, probably with a +4 bonus. Better than trying to attack!
Kit can we retcon this? your a bard so you probably have basic knowledge that most undead are not troubled by mind affecting effects...at least make a knowledge religion roll before you do this action ok?
Sheesh, all her spells are worthless it seems. ear-piercing scream is also useless against undead!
In that case Kit moves up 5 more feet and picks up the wand Charna dropped. I don't recall her putting it away so I expect it is there on the ground. She also continues her performance with more drivel about Kassen.
With Kitoro moving closer, so do the phantom armors.
Michiko: "エルフを囲む!"
Tien:
"Surround the elf!"
Cyan moves first, provoking from Nectanebo.
AoO Nectanebo, inspire:1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 2 = 10Dmg:2d8 + 4 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (7, 4) + 4 + (1, 5) + 2 = 23
The armor blocks his attack, and positions itself beside Kitoro, with Nectanebo between itself and Michiko.
Green moves and comes to halt on the square Charna is lying at.
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Nectanebo & Peetrok
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Charna (Rolled con, doesn't stabilize yet)
Faeran Can post ahead.
Petrok can hear the sounds of combat coming from the other chamber. At least some of our companions still live.. He steps closer Faeran, Whatever happens next we do it together..we cannot face this foe alone agreed? Necatanbeo and Chara faced the grave knight alone in the hallway ..I thought I heard Chara cry out as I fled to these chambers. Petrok catches his breathe and ask worriedly, where's Kitoro?
Not waiting for an answer Petrok cast a healing spell on himself cure mod wounds:2d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 = 9..He then draws his wand cure lt wounds, I'll need whatever, healing you have to offer. I have some abilities that could damage the foul creature but I'll need all my strength and all yours, to face her!
(to be clear, Petrok is asking for more healing from you Faeran; if you have it. Kitoro if there's anyway you can run back to us now would be the time..I'll need several rounds to prep and heal before I can engage her.) My actions this turn were 5ft step, cast cure mod, draw a wand.
