Cleft Head - Before attempting a Bluff, Escape Artist, Perform, or Sleight of Hand check during this adventure, a PC can decide to roll twice and take the higher result. Each PC can use this benefit once before the end of the adventure.
Steel Eaters - Each PC gains a +5 bonus on any Day Job checks performed at the end of this adventure.
Murdered Child - At the start of an encounter, each PC can choose to gain the Precise Strike feat (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player’s Guide167) for the duration of the encounter. Each PC can use this benefit once before the end of the adventure.
Bloodied Gauntlet: Each PC can use martial flexibility as a 1st-level brawler (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide23) once before the end of the adventure; if a PC already has the martial flexibility class feature, she gains 1 additional use per day for the rest of the adventure.
Jezebel approaches the paralyzed champion and takes a quick shot at him, but his paralysis wears off quickly and he stands his ground against the approaching paladin.
The comedy festival continues on the altar. Excluding Blue and Yellow from initiative order since they are currently locked in a slapfest between mooks.
Male Human (Taldan) Fighter (Archer) [8.1] | HP 60/60 | AC 24 T 17 FF 18 | CMB +10 CMD 27 | F+8 R+10 W+4 | Perc +3 | Init +8 | Acro/Climb/Swim/Escape +11 | SM +5 | Survival +4 | Ling +8 **Arrows : Durable Adamantine unless otherwise stated**
Hmm, I swore he was somewhere else, maybe I looked at the wrong color token when on the map. I'd have gone the other way, obviously. With Haste I have plenty of movement to make it wherever I would have needed to go.
Jaysin grunts, clearly angry at his performance thus far in this battle. He loads up five more arrows and tries again!
Kaa takes a step and charges his ectoblade with a chilling blue energy as he slashes at the champion again.
Psychic Spell Combat and Spellstrike with Chill Touch Bless, Power Attack, Haste:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20 Negative Energy Damage:1d6 ⇒ 3And 1 point of Str damage unless he makes a DC16 Fort Save Bless, Power Attack, Haste:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 Bless, Power Attack, Haste:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
Jaysin's first pair of arrows are deflected by the champion's shield. The second arrow is snatched out of the air by his free hand, but the third shot sinks into his flesh. He has a hard time guiding the 4th shot between Hania and the ruins. Chak manages to carve into him with 1 cut from his blade and catches him off guard as he pierces his flesh with his beak. Kaa manages to land one of his three attacks, corrupting him with negative energy.
Fort:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25Saves
The orc remains standing... but clearly not for long. There is little to no life left in him but what his fury provides.
Round 3:
Jezebel
Tess
Chak
Jaysin
Blue Mugek (-20, Confused until round 9)
Kaa
Red Champion Gutrattle (-108)
Hania
Yellow Wrath Priest (-9, Confused until round 9)
Current Buffs:
Kaa's shield - 2.2 minutes
Hania's Enlarge Person - 4.3 minutes
Everyone's Bless - 5.2 minutes
Everyone but Tess's Haste - 4 rounds
Jezabel steps up, in her left hand a half-dozen paper cartridges. "When ya git ta the Abyss. Tell 'em Ah send ya there."
And with that pronouncement, she fires once, twice, three times... Until the beast stops moving. Maybe that'll git me some noter-rye-a-tee. I'll show ya Jeb.
| Witch 12 | AC 15 (19 w/Mage Armor) T 14 FF 12 | HP 86/86 ( 12 temp HP)| F+12,R+11,W+13 | Evasion | Init +3 | Perc +18 | Lowlight Vision | +2 to recover from continuous effects such as such as ongoing poison damage, daily saving throws against disease, a hold person spell, or lingering damage from an attack |
Tess held her action, seeing the party finally had the upper hand on the orcs.
With the first shot from her pistol, the champion collapses to the ground, blood spewing from his mouth.
Awwe... nobody wanted to be on the receiving end of his 5 strike flurry of blows for 1d10+8+1d6 per hit? And yes Jezebel, he quite certainly meets all of the requirements for regaining grit.
| Witch 12 | AC 15 (19 w/Mage Armor) T 14 FF 12 | HP 86/86 ( 12 temp HP)| F+12,R+11,W+13 | Evasion | Init +3 | Perc +18 | Lowlight Vision | +2 to recover from continuous effects such as such as ongoing poison damage, daily saving throws against disease, a hold person spell, or lingering damage from an attack |
Tess was quite enjoying the show. She decided to wait just a bit longer, and conserve the remainder of her magic.
Jezabel raises an eyebrow as the paladin rushes on in. "Ah guess that's a mercy t'give." And without further comment she slips up to the side and shoots!
They also appear to have some gear worth looting, but that will take buff time as well. Up to you on how to proceed. I'll begin the caravan defense this evening.
The party retraces it's steps through the remains of the vanguard and catches up with the caravan. The most vulnerable part of the caravan travels near the base of a cliff where the sounds of ever-louder chanting echo from a shadowy cave. A dull rumble begins to shake the ground beneath you as the shouts of several orcs can be heard giving orders. "Get the food! Get the water! Quickly and let's get outta here!"
Suddenly from under the ground bursts a huge creature resembling a shark... but that burrows under earth? It leaps out of the ground, into the air, and then down on Kaa and Chak, chomping with it's vicious claws.
Knowledge (arcana) DC 17:
The creature is a bulette magical beast. This armor-plated creature's toothy maw gapes wide as a fin-like dorsal plate rises between its shoulders.
For every 5 that you beat the DC, you may ask for one piece of information from this list.
| Witch 12 | AC 15 (19 w/Mage Armor) T 14 FF 12 | HP 86/86 ( 12 temp HP)| F+12,R+11,W+13 | Evasion | Init +3 | Perc +18 | Lowlight Vision | +2 to recover from continuous effects such as such as ongoing poison damage, daily saving throws against disease, a hold person spell, or lingering damage from an attack |
They have no special resistances, however they are incredibly beefy creatures and have rather good fortitude. They are also surprisingly speedy for their size.
Jaysin: The wagon will provide cover to the Bulette from your position.
Jaysin leans around the wagon and peppers the creature with arrows. The initial shots sink deep into its flesh, but the last arrow ricochets off of its thick hide and scatters off.
Hania moves up around the wagon and then rushes the Bulette. It snaps at her as she approaches, but receives a nasty wound for its efforts.
Jezabel sinks a bullet into the bulette (heh...heh...) causing it to roar with pain. From up above you hear the scouts yelling. "The food! Go for the food!"
All of a sudden, 2 barrels (marked on map) leap off the carts and begin to move up the path. As the dust clears it's quite apparent that they are being carried by invisible creatures of some sort.
Chak decides to slow down anyone trying to steal supplies. Stepping out to get a better view, Chak draws a scroll. When he finishes reading it, grasses further up the hill try to grab at anything in the area.
Scroll of entangle. Reflex DC 11, the area outlined in green is difficult terrain.
| Witch 12 | AC 15 (19 w/Mage Armor) T 14 FF 12 | HP 86/86 ( 12 temp HP)| F+12,R+11,W+13 | Evasion | Init +3 | Perc +18 | Lowlight Vision | +2 to recover from continuous effects such as such as ongoing poison damage, daily saving throws against disease, a hold person spell, or lingering damage from an attack |
Tess casts Glitterdust at the four visible enemies.
If I cast at the square between yellow and orange, I think I can get all four of them. D.C. 18 Will to resist.
The ridge is rather high up, and you only really have a partial view of the scouts. A cover penalty will apply here, although you still land the first 2 attacks.
The yellow orc suffers a nasty barrage of arrows, although the final arrow glances on the cliff edge and misses the mark. Unable to see, it fishes around in it's pack for a potion.
The remaining 3 attempt to fall back, but one of them is caught in the ensnaring vines and merely trudges.
The clash of weapons and sounds of battle are all that remain after the war drums stop beating. The orcs and giants look around in a moment of panic. Where they once fought with cruel determination, they now fight with worried desperation.
@Table GMs: The Scattered Leaders condition on page 20 is in effect.
Kaa may want to reconsider his action for two reasons. First, he walking into the area of Chak's entangle spell and he doesn't have a good Reflex save. Second, Chak revealed some invisible baddies that were near him.
