GM Cody's Valley of the Veiled Flame (Inactive)

Game Master Codanous

Upon Hlifkom moving out of Tika's way, she and Manuk will charge the huge Tygora, incurring an attack of opportunity from Tygora's huge falchion.

Huge Falchion vs Tika: 1d20 + 18 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 18 - 1 = 22
Huge Falchion damage: 2d8 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (7, 5) + 11 - 1 = 22

And then she'll sweep her Falchion in Manuk's direction as well! combat reflexes

Huge Falchion vs Manuk: 1d20 + 18 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 18 - 1 = 37
Huge Falchion damage: 2d8 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (1, 7) + 11 - 1 = 18

Critical!
Huge Falchion vs Manuk: 1d20 + 18 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 18 - 1 = 21 Miss, gotta love armored bird demons
Huge Falchion damage: 2d8 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (3, 2) + 11 - 1 = 15

Tika trades a rough blow from Tygora, even Manuk is sliced however together they deal a vicious lance attack back at Tygora, severely goring her! Even Manuk nips her leg!

Hey Tiffany, wasn't sure if you intended to go in the block with Hlifkom and Tika, if you want to take your turn during their block, go ahead, I'll treat your turn like it happens before Tygora's and Uktaks if that's the case however to move things along I'm going to post Tygora's and Uktak's turn

Uktak will elect to full-attack Xiakai, she is the closet target that's not dying. He'll activate his Divine Power, "Do ya smell what Uktak is cookin!" flexing, he'll step forward whirling his scimitar.

Tygora will attack Tika an Manuk with her Falchion before following up with a quickened scorching ray on Tika.

Initiative Order, Bold may Post, Round 2*
Tygora 89 - Ow
Uktak 50 damage (11 Temporary Hitpoints)
Ranar
Xiakai 26 Damage
Anastasia -- Delayed as well
Cosmo 56 damage(-2 hitpoints, stablized)
Red Dragon Guy Cursed(50% chance of no action on turn)
Hlifkom
Tika 63 damage, currently Raging
Manuk 37 damage
Helpless Pathfinder

Xiakai's damage should be 24.

I'll fix it next time I move the block along, I included the -1 in the stat block, I need to just get rid of and stop doign the +1d6 fire damage, its only confusing me.

:) No worries. I knew that was exactly what happened. ;) We just really need every possible hp in this encounter! :D

Ranar will again focus on Uktak tossing yet another force bomb.

"Guys my throwing arm is getting tired, we may want to wrap this up soon."

attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 334d4 + 12 ⇒ (1, 1, 3, 3) + 12 = 20

DC=23

Ranar is killing it! Go Ranar!

Anastasia charges forward ten feet and attacks the yellow ifrit in front of her.

Lets hope this one brings him down or we are in major trouble. I need a stiff drink after this fight.

Attack + Rage + Charge: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 2 + 2 = 19
Damage + Rage + Power Attack: 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 4 + 2 = 13

Ranar lobs another bomb at Uktak, will the mighty warrior finally go down?!

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 He begins to lose his balance, but from nowhere calls upon inhuman reserves of power.

Wish-fueled Reroll: 1d20 + 8 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 5 = 25 And with that surge of power he is able to continue standing, he looks haggard and exhausted, using this much power is draining on his body for sure.

He turns to Ranar, Your bombs hurt, I'll cut your arms OFFFF!!!!!

Just as Anastasia follows up and charges Uktak, her misplaced blow is just not able to punch through his full plate.

The dice gods are not favoring you this fight Tiffany :(

Initiative Order, Bold may Post, Round 2*
Tygora 89 - Ow
Uktak 59 damage, his wish fueled might seems exhausted
Ranar
Xiakai 26 Damage
Anastasia - just charged
Cosmo 56 damage(-2 hitpoints, stablized)
Red Dragon Guy Cursed(50% chance of no action on turn)
Hlifkom
Tika 63 damage, currently Raging
Manuk 37 damage
Helpless Pathfinder

Xiakai will swiftly cast the Grace of Kofusachi on herself to move away from the cursed drake and Uktak to heal Tika with a CMW spell (using her last 2nd level spell slot).

"You've got this!" she exclaims while giving an encouraging slap to Manuk's leg.

CMW: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (1, 6) + 6 = 13

doesn't look like it would have mattered, but saves are also at a –1 for foes

Sorry about that, I don't know why I'm having the toughest time remembering Prayer's effect!

The Red Dragon attempts to overcome his lethargic curse, Acts on High: 1d100 ⇒ 30 However he just can't bring himself to find the will to fight right now. This curse really saved ya guys!

Initiative Order, Bold may Post, Round 4?*
Tygora 89 - Ow
Uktak 59 damage, his wish fueled might seems exhausted
Ranar
Xiakai 26 Damage
Anastasia - just charged
Cosmo 56 damage(-2 hitpoints, stablized)
Red Dragon Guy Cursed(50% chance of no action on turn)
Hlifkom
Tika 63 damage, currently Raging
Manuk 37 damage
Helpless Pathfinder

Cody - for your next post, Tika's damage should now be at 76 and Xiakai's should be 24

I was using Tygora's damage. Tika should be at 50. - it's a lot to keep track of!

Hlifkom will once again point at Uktak, issuing forth a murderous command. DC 15 Will Save

"The drake is your enemy! Why should it gain all the glory!?"

Hlifkom will then move up next to Tika to assist her next round.

Tika will point her lance towards Tygora and try and hit with all she's got! "You'll learn! Us Pathfinders are a force to be reckoned with!" And with that Tika will stab Tygora.

Full attack vs Tygora

Attack - Power Attack + Rage + Challenge + Prayer + Bless: 1d20 + 14 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 14 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 25
Damage + Power Attack + Rage + Prayer: 1d6 + 7 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 6 + 1 = 17

Second Attack - Power Attack + Rage + Challenge + Prayer + Bless: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 32 POENTENTIAL CRIT!!!
To Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 32 WHAT!? 2 nat 20's!! YES!

Damage + Power Attack + Rage + Prayer: 3d6 + 39 + 9 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (5, 1, 3) + 39 + 9 + 15 + 1 = 73

And with that Tika's rage seems to calm and she is so tired all of a sudden.

Tika is fatigued when he last round of rage ends

Manuk is still bawking his charge song which sounds like this Bwak song.

"Bawk Bwak Bwak Bwak Bwak bwaak Bwaak bbabawwwk"

Manuk will bite Tygora

Bite Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

OMG - soooo amazing!!

Goodness

Tika, teetering on the verge of death, summons all her might and delivers a powerful blow that rocks Tygora's, just as the cold grasp of fear seems to fall across Tygora's face, Tika delivers an even more punishing blow, slamming her lance straight into Tygora's heart. Manuk isn't content to let her go down with nipping her as well and delivers a powerful beaky bite to the dead Tygora.

Uktak, taken aback by his mistress frail form falling to the floor is caught by surprise when Hlifkom hits him with a spell.

Will Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 And he is overcome with anger and rage, looking at the Red Drake, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DO SOMETHING, THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" raising is scimitar in anger toward the drake.

He walks over the Red Drake, provoking an attack from Anastasia, red faced with anger(which is hard to tell since he is an Ifrit), and cuts into the drake.

Attack vs Drake, power attack: 1d20 + 17 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 17 - 3 = 20
Scimitar: 1d6 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

As the spell wears off, he realizes what he has done, "I'm sorry Drake, its not your fault, its there fault, those troublemakers, they ruined it. THEY RUINED IT!"

Initiative Order, Bold may Post, Round 4?*
Tygora 192 damage / -77 - super dead
Uktak 59 damage, Murderous Commanded
Ranar
Xiakai 24 Damage
Anastasia - Gets an AoO on Uktak
Cosmo 56 damage(-2 hitpoints, stablized)
Red Dragon Guy Cursed(50% chance of no action on turn), 17 damage
Hlifkom
Tika 64 damage, (loses 14 hp from dropping out of rage)
Manuk 37 damage
Helpless Pathfinder

Rallied by the amazing courage of her little friend and the doom chicken, Xiakai exclaims, "Skreek! Tis the guidance of Kofusachi and the bravery of your stout heart that will save us all!"

Pulling out her scroll of Breath of Life while getting out of their path, she will cast it on Tika.

Breath of Life: 5d8 + 9 ⇒ (4, 2, 8, 8, 7) + 9 = 38

"Once more into the breach - Pkaw!" she yells, giving Manuk another slap on the leg for good luck.

I 100% did not expect Murderous Command to work given the low DC.

Sorry Xaikai, Tika isn't dead, I was just explaining why she wasn't at 50 hitpoints. You had healed her to 50 hitpoints, then she dropped out of rage, losing 14 hitpoints bringing her back to 64. Had you not healed her last she would have died though. Otherwise she is alive with 2 hp and fatigued.

Sprite understood that. It still works as a 5d8 cure spell. She just wanted to get Tika back into the fight — Tika is our primary damage output.

I 100% did not expect Murderous Command to work given the low DC.

Yeah, that was awesome it worked!

A litany of complaint can be heard from the direction of Cosmo's inert body. It seems to be coming from his sword, Gamin the Misforged.

"...Get up you miserable little know-it-all. We are missing the whole battle! What's happening over there? You're getting your blood all over me..."

Advancing forward Ranar exclaims, "I have had enough of you." and hurls a force bomb at Uktaks chest.

Attack: 1d20 + 17 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 17 + 1 - 1 = 304d4 + 12 ⇒ (1, 2, 1, 1) + 12 = 17 (DC=23)

Yeah I was wondering about Gamin, could he still have been casting guidance or giving his +1 to people while lying on the ground? Yeah I just wanted to make sure about that Breath of Life, its an expensive scroll

Uktak's luck is quickly turning on him, his mistress is dead, his life in shambling and this damn elf won't quit throwing bombs at him.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

And this time he goes down with a towering crash and clang of fullplate. Swearing in Ignan the whole way.

Initiative Order, Bold may Post, Round 5?*
Tygora 192 damage / -77 - super dead
Uktak 76 damage, Prone
Ranar
Xiakai 24 Damage
Anastasia - Gets an AoO on Uktak
Cosmo 56 damage(-2 hitpoints, stablized)
Red Dragon Guy Cursed(50% chance of no action on turn), 17 damage
Hlifkom
Tika 26 damage
Manuk 37 damage
Helpless Pathfinder

Anastasia and Ranar are without a computer for a few more days, she gave me permission to Bot her character.

Anastasia runs over to Uktak, swinging around in a pincer formation, screaming at the top of her lungs as she pours all her raging strength into this next attack.

Raging Power Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 2 + 2 = 32 Potential Crit :)
Raging Power Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 2 + 2 = 33 Its a good thing Anastasia got to use those rolls!
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 + 4 + 1 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 + 4 + 1 = 14 =31 damage

And with Anastasia's mighty blow, the great and powerful Uktak, once so feared for his inhuman might, falls to the ground in a clatter, shield and sword ringing as they hit the ground.

Just the Red Dragon left who is still battling his lethargy.

Curse, High Acts: 1d100 ⇒ 63 Roaring in anger, he'll attack Anastasia as she is nearest.

Initiative Order, Bold may Post, Round 5/6. Whole party can act.
Tygora 192 damage / -77 - super dead
Uktak 107 damage, Prone, dead
Ranar
Xiakai 24 Damage
Anastasia 16 damage
Cosmo 56 damage(-2 hitpoints, stablized)
Red Dragon Guy Cursed(50% chance of no action on turn), 17 damage
Hlifkom
Tika 26 damage
Manuk 37 damage
Helpless Pathfinder

Seeing the perfect opportunity rise in front of her Tika and Manuk charge over to the Red Dragon in hopes of ending him.

"CHAAAAARRRGE MANUK!!!!! CHARGE!!!!"

Swift action Challenge the red dragon

Charging Power Attack - Fatigue + Prayer + Bless: 1d20 + 16 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 16 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 25
Damage - Fatigue + Prayer + Challenge: 3d6 + 39 - 6 + 3 + 15 ⇒ (1, 1, 4) + 39 - 6 + 3 + 15 = 57

"BAAAASWWAAAAK!!!!"

I love when we get to charge it so exciting!

Bite Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Huzzah!

And with Tika's last valiant charge, she lays low the foul Flame Drake Menace. This for the most part ends combat. Through examination after the fight and with the help of the Pathfinders you can see that the area under them in a 10-foot square is trapped. If anyone enters or if the Pathfinders try to move, this flame eruption trap will go incinerating them.

They are badly damaged right now, and bound and gagged.

I don't know if any of you can Dispel Magic or disable device magical traps so you can always just try to heal them up and hope they survive :/

Hlifkom will move over to Cosmo's unconscious form, channeling her divine power through him. She will expend a daily use of fervor.

Fervor: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Gently prodding his face, she will attempt to wake Cosmo up from his unconsciousness. "Come now, Master Berrythwaite, dreams of a fedora that doubles as a pipe can wait for this evening. We need your nimble fingers to free our friends."

Xiakai will move ten ft closer to the doors and channel, affecting all within 30 ft of her.

Channel: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 1) = 9/2 = 5hp

Ranar strokes his chin and thinks for a moment while drawing on his understanding of his current discoveries.

Arcana: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (11) + 23 = 34

"I may have a solution...give me but a moment to gather my thoughts."

We have a new computer now and other then needing to install another OS in a week or so, we should have less interruptions on subsequent campaigns. Everyone, thank you for your patience with us.

Seems allowable, I'm willing to work with ya on this one, if you miss the DC by 5 or mor though it'll set the trap off so you guys might want to heal them up. The three pathfinders are at 20/61 hp after. Ciakais channel and the Oread councilman is at like 20/40

Unfortunately neither Manuk or Tika are able to dispel or disable any traps.

"Ugh. My head. Wha- what happened?" Cosmo sits up and looks around at the carnage of the room. "Did we win?"

When the situation is explained to him he says, "Well, there's not much I can do about those traps. I never could get the hang of disabling magical traps. Ranar's plan sounds good though, let's go with that. Might be a good idea to heal up these fellas before we try though."

I'm not sure how we are going to heal them if we can't get close to them?

I marked the trap squares on the map, so as long as you avoid this you can touch the prisoners with healing spells, you just can't drag them off the squares or anything.

Xiakai will move over to the Pathfinder she recognizes as another cleric. She will Channel for the last time today before she begins healing Kira.

Channel: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 6) = 15/2=7 hp for all within 30ft
CLW spell: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

"I recognize you as a fellow cleric. Kofusachi and Sarenae will surely bless our success! Kaaw!", she exclaims while offering her a drink from her holy flask.

"It seems that we will need to rely on channeling or close range healing spell to get them ready. Please let me know when those that can heal are out of resources so I know when to start."

Heal, untrained: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

how much more healing does Kira need? I'm trying to use my remaining resources wisely if I can

"Cluck, cluck, we'll have you feeling better in no time my dear, then you too can heal the others, you'll see," Xiakia mutters while healing Kira.

if still needed,
CLW spell: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Admittedly, at this point they are healed up enough that max damage from the trap can't even knock 'em unconscious. I'll do a wrap up post tonight after work! The rest of the rooms in this palace have been cleared out. Any creatures or denizens got moved around to assist in the defense of the Palace.

Good Job guys, you got some cool boons, missed out on a really cool boon but that's okay! It was a fun scenario and I had a blast GMing. Thanks guys! Hlifkom, I'll get you a dropbox link to your chronicle today/tonight, everyone else I'll print and hand out at soonest time I see ya again!

Working together, you guys are able to free the Pathfinder's from their predicament, as well as the Oread Councilmember, Glaheri.

News of Tygora’s defeat spreads quickly through Crystalcrag, and the oreads respond with a mix of disbelief, relief, and confusion about what the future holds. Eurdan Stonemantle does his best to organize and encourage the newly liberated geniekin, though he is better able to lead them with the help of Glaheri. As you guys took care to minimize ifrit casualties where possible you help preserve the town’s stability, the oreads and ifrits take the first steps in reconciling their differences, reintegrating the two populations, and keeping Crystalcrag united.

As you guys head home, laden with gifts and supplies for the return journey, Lem, Kira and Harsk are grateful for the speedy rescue.

Yay good job!

Yay! Thanks, Cody! It was a lot of fun. :D

Indeed. I had a lot of fun. Now I need to find a good home game to play.

Also, as I am dumb and forgot to save it, could you resend me the Of Kirin and Kraken chronicle when you send me this one? Thank you.