M Half-Orc Ranger 9 | HP 85 | AC 28 | T 16 | FF 25 | CMD 31 | Fort +12 | Ref +12 | Will +11 | Init +2 | Perc +14 (Favored Terrain: +4 Urban, +2 Underground)
Seeing Corrina stir after Quillen's successful healing attempt, Mohok takes a quick step towards the skeleton, saying, "Corinna, move away from that thing, we'll take it down!" Once she's clear of it, he'll swing his mace through the air near the flaming skeleton.
5-foot step, then ready action to attack the skeleton once Corrina moves away from it.
Female Human Magus 1 | AC 14 T 11 FF 13 | HP 10/10 | F +4 R +1 W +2 | Init +1 | Perception +0
-2 HP +8 = 6/10 HP
Corrina wakes up, and quickly scans the battlefield. She realizes the best thing for her to do is get out of the way of the others. Cautiously watching the last flaming skeleton, she stands and steps away from it.
Standard action: total defense +4 AC = 18 Move action: stand (provokes AoO) 5-ft step away
M Half-Orc Ranger 9 | HP 85 | AC 28 | T 16 | FF 25 | CMD 31 | Fort +12 | Ref +12 | Will +11 | Init +2 | Perc +14 (Favored Terrain: +4 Urban, +2 Underground)
Reflex:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20=1 damage
Terrill sees the blast of the dying skeleton coming and steps away quickly, taking very little damage from the flames and flying bone fragments. He reaches down and picks up his dropped falchion, returning his mace to its hook on his belt.
He then calls out to the guard, "Okay, what's on the other side of that door? And what's up with the fog on the floor?"
The guard shrugs at Mohok, "The fog is fog. But you'll find Celeena behind the door. I'm not paid nearly well enough to die for her, that's for sure. Just make sure you do her in good so she can't look me up later."
Female Human Magus 1 | AC 14 T 11 FF 13 | HP 10/10 | F +4 R +1 W +2 | Init +1 | Perception +0
Corrina was only 4 points down, so Ennoia may want to save her lay on hands or just use one of them to save the merc. It sounds like Germaine's channel could bring Corrina up and heal Mohok as well.
"Thanks, Ennoia, Germaine. Quillen." She says the last name with a grin. "Versatile little guy, ain't ya?"
She collects her new sword and crossbow and joins in the questioning of the conscious mercenary, "She have any devils with her, or does she cast spells? Is she alone? Did she ever talk about why she was doing this?"
Male Galtan Dictator/Thug 6 | HP 56 | AC: 24(29)* (T 17, FF 18) | CMD 21* | F: +6, R: +14, W: +3* | Init +7 | Per +10
Book-Keeping:
Reflex DC12:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Germaine's channel for 5 brings Quillen to 14/20. He'll hand his wand to Germaine to use to finish bringing him up.
Cure Light Wand:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 Cure Light Wand:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 That brings the charges used this scenario to 5 on Quillen's fresh wand, bringing that down to 45/50 remaining.
Quillen scowls at the men, who failed to see the wisdom in accepting his offer of quarter early, but does not press the matter as they finally came to their senses.
Sensing a pause as the others inquire about "Zeleena's" capabilities, he lights up a cigarette and waves it about.
"Devils with her. Demons. It matters not. Ze bell tolls for zis one zoon enough..."
The tiny halfling wanders up to the door that leads further into the complex and leans close to listen to it, taking his time such as to enjoy the full flavor of his vice.
Take 20 to listen for a minute or two at the door for a total of 24 Perception.
Quillen Status:
Perception: +4
HP: 20/20
If attacker is small or smaller: AC19 (T14 FF16)
If attacker is medium or larger: AC20 (T15 FF17)
"She has weapons. Don't know how good she is with them, not wearing armor and all I'm guessing she's more into magic than fighting. Wasn't nobody with her when she went in," the guard responds.
Quillen listens at the door and can hear movement inside; someone is definitely in the next room.
Moving along while I've got the chance:
The party readies themselves by the door (feel free to retcon something if you want) and kicks it in. Great, upright stones dominate this room, evenly spaced out to allow for easy passage between them. The stones have been perfectly carved to form bookshelves, each with six different shelves containing various books, notes, maps, and other crammed-in documents. A perpetual thick gray fog covers the floor of this room to a height of six inches, and most of the documents on the lowest shelves of the bookcases appear to have rotted away because of condensation from this fog, giving the room a pungent, musty aroma.
Each of the shelves in the room is 10 feet wide and twelve feet high, made of solid stone.
Standing at the end of the row of bookshelves is a creature with a bloated frame shuddering with each movement. Its skin almost looks melted or made of mud.
DC 12 KN (planes):
This is a demon known as a dretch. They have DR/cold iron or good and are immune to electricity and poison. They are resistant to acid, cold, and fire.
Silver Crusader Ennoia | Female Aasimar (Muse-touched) Paladin (Divine Hunter) 2 / Fighter (Weapon Master) 9 | HP 90/90 | AC:23 (+2 vs longbows) T:16 FF:17 CMD: 30 | F+16 R+16 W+12 (+2 Mind-Aff. vs. Evil Outsiders; +2 vs. [evil] descriptor)| Init +10 | Perc +0 | SM +4
Reacting quickly, Ennoia enters the room to get a clear line of sight on her quarry, then exclamates with righteous fury: "Halt there, in the name of Falayna! Surrender now and you will be spared. Fight and be destroyed."
Swift action: Smite Evil on her. Ready action: shoot a cold iron arrow if she does anything else than surrender (cast, move, draw a weapon, etc.)
The beast merely snarls at Ennoia. I'll go ahead and resolve it now, since it's not backing down. Ennoia then puts an arrow into the creature and it cries out in pain!
Initiative:
1. Corrina and Ennoia
2. Baddie
3. Mohok, Germaine, and Quillen
Female Human Magus 1 | AC 14 T 11 FF 13 | HP 10/10 | F +4 R +1 W +2 | Init +1 | Perception +0
Kn (planes):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
"It's a dretch! Vulnerable to cold iron or good-aligned weapons. Immune to poison and electricity. Resistant to acid, cold and fire."
"Where is your mistress?!" Corrina calls out to the creature as she takes cover behind the first bookcase. She peeks out and levels the crossbow at the devil and fires.
Corrina puts a bolt into the dretch, although it does not hurt it much. She hears a voice speaking a foul language in her head as the dretch approaches the party. As it gets closer, it emits a foul cloud of reeking smoke.
20% miss chance at 5 feet, 50% further out and can't make line-of-sight through the cloud. Also, if in the cloud you need to make a DC 13 Fort save or nauseated while in the cloud and 1d4 + 1 rounds after you leave.
Everyone but Quillen is currently caught in the crowd and if Quillen moves in he'll have to save too.
Arcane chanting can be heard from the back of the room and suddenly the party sees glitter falling through the thick cloud as well.
Everyone but Quillen needs to make a DC 18 Will save or be blinded. You receive a new save at the end of each turn for 7 rounds or until you make the save (and thus gain your sight back).
Initiative:
1. Corrina and Ennoia
2. Celeena and dretch
3. Mohok, Germaine, and Quillen
M Half-Orc Ranger 9 | HP 85 | AC 28 | T 16 | FF 25 | CMD 31 | Fort +12 | Ref +12 | Will +11 | Init +2 | Perc +14 (Favored Terrain: +4 Urban, +2 Underground)
Fort:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7Not feelin' so good... Will:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6Who turned out the lights?!
Mohok clenches his teeth and clamps his lips shut tight and manages to just keep his breakfast from reappearing before he is blinded by the glittering golden dust. Blinded and nauseated, he hears Quillen's voice talking about falling back and follows the sound to try to escape from the magical clouds affecting him.
Move out of cloud, try to recover. You blinded me again, EF! Hope it's easier to resolve than it was with Terrill. ;)
The holy warrior doesn't flinch for the cloud nor for the golden dust, aims carefully and shoots two cold iron arrows at the creature. That provokes an AoO from the dretch. Miss Chance:1d100 ⇒ 97 Composite Longbow (cold iron , RS, DA, PBS, Smite):1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 181d8 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
If the first attack is sufficient to kill the dretch, please redirect the second arrow at Celeena, albeit with a -3 on hit, -2 on damage (no smite). Miss Chance:1d100 ⇒ 79 Composite Longbow (cold iron , RS, DA, PBS, Smite):1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 211d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
"Even in the darkest shadows, light will prevail! Begone, spawn of evil!"
Quillen and Mohok fall back while Ennoia finishes off the dretch. She is unable to see the woman through the cloud though. You still have a move action though if you want to move up; it only took one shot to finish the demon.
Also, @Mohok: you get a new save against at the blindness at the end of your turn so if all you're doing is moving, you can make that now. You will stay nauseated for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 rounds now that you have left the cloud.
Initiative:
1. Corrina and Ennoia
2. Celeena and dretch
3. Mohok, Germaine, and Quillen
ooc]Woot! Nice save! See you next round, witch![/ooc]
Except you can't see her through the stinking cloud [evil GM laugh].
@Germaine: since you're not nauseated, I double moved you further into the room (at half speed because you are blind). Next round you can move further in or do what you want but you still can't see her for the moment, partly because you're blind and partly because the cloud blocks line-of-sight.
Will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16But you're still blind next round.
Corrina backs away from the sickening cloud while Germaine lumbers in, despite not being able to see.
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Celeena takes a step to the side and asks Ennoia to back away and cease attacking.
DC 17 Will save or suggested
Initiative:
1. Corrina and Ennoia
2. Celeena
3. Mohok, Germaine, and Quillen
Female Human Magus 1 | AC 14 T 11 FF 13 | HP 10/10 | F +4 R +1 W +2 | Init +1 | Perception +0
EndlessForms wrote:
Except you can't see her through the stinking cloud [evil GM laugh].
Doh! Plus, still nauseated for 2 rounds.
Corrina moves back further around the corner in the large chamber where the party encountered the flaming skeletons. She vomits again. She manages to draw another crossbow bolt, but can't manage to load it.
Male Galtan Dictator/Thug 6 | HP 56 | AC: 24(29)* (T 17, FF 18) | CMD 21* | F: +6, R: +14, W: +3* | Init +7 | Per +10
Quillen curses as only Corrina and Mohok appear from the cloud, both vomiting from the wretched stench.
"Merde!"
He looks at the small longbow in his hand, really nothing more than a shortbow for a normal man and discards it, while marching ahead towards the cloud and once again drawing his blade.
"Zhelyn protect me..."
Fort DC13:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Covering his mouth with his sleeve, he advances slowly into the room (taking double moves while inside the cloud), feeling his way along the outer wall.
Luckily, he discovers a pocket of breathable air in the room's corner, and pauses there to listen for signs of Ennoia and Germaine.
He knows announcing his arrival to Seleena will give away his position, but hopes it will rattle the woman to hear more potential adversaries lurking in the cloud and making their way closer.
"'ello? It is Quillen. I am coming to ztab ze bad woman in ze back... ze others are not far behind."
Silver Crusader Ennoia | Female Aasimar (Muse-touched) Paladin (Divine Hunter) 2 / Fighter (Weapon Master) 9 | HP 90/90 | AC:23 (+2 vs longbows) T:16 FF:17 CMD: 30 | F+16 R+16 W+12 (+2 Mind-Aff. vs. Evil Outsiders; +2 vs. [evil] descriptor)| Init +10 | Perc +0 | SM +4
Will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
"I won't back away. Good will prevail!"
Taking a stepand still leaving a few feet of distance between Celeena and her, she shoots two arrows at the woman.
Composite Longbow (cold iron , RS, DA, PBS):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 251d8 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 Composite Longbow (cold iron , RS, DA, PBS):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 171d8 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Corrina and Mohok continue to vomit behind the cloud while Quillen chances the cloud and moves into the room. Ennoia puts an arrow into the caster. Germaine moves around the room and closes on Celeena, able to see her now.
Celeena takes a step away and fires two firey rays at Ennoia!
M Half-Orc Ranger 9 | HP 85 | AC 28 | T 16 | FF 25 | CMD 31 | Fort +12 | Ref +12 | Will +11 | Init +2 | Perc +14 (Favored Terrain: +4 Urban, +2 Underground)
Will, DC18:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Mohok finally succeeds at clearing the blinding grit from his eyes, though his stomach is still a roiling sea of nausea. He takes a deep breath and moves awkwardly toward the door, following the wall to his right so he doesn't crash into his companions in the cloud of noxious vapors. He gets as far as the corner of the room and gets a glimpse of Quillen where the vapors are clearer.
Fort to not get sick again in the cloud, DC13:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Single move along wall, most I can do when nauseated.
HP: 82/82 || AC: 23, FF: 22, T: 11, CMD: 20 || F:+8, R:+4, W:+11 || 30ft Move, Init +5, Perc +5 (darkvision, Auto Dispel Darkness of 4th or lower) || Common (Taldan) & Celestial, LG Male Archon-Blooded Aasimar Warpriest 9.0 PFS 5,274-21,Bastard Sword: +11/+6, 1d10+7 19x2, <PA +9/4, 2d10+13> , 5,274-12
Just a head's up, I have the Step Up Feat, though this might honestly be the first time I've used it.
If she tries to step away:
I'll follow her, striking again as she lets her defenses down.
Bastard Sword:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 Damage:1d10 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Raising my blade high, I'll assume the crusader's stance of the Sacred Phoenix Descending <flavor only>, and bring it down in a chopping motion at Celeen.
Female Human Magus 1 | AC 14 T 11 FF 13 | HP 10/10 | F +4 R +1 W +2 | Init +1 | Perception +0
Nauseated for 1 more round.
Corrina looks around to make sure the bodyguards aren't coming back. She vomits again, but nothing comes out this time. She stumbles to the edge of the cloud.
Mohok moves along through the fumes while Germaine closes in and brings his blade down on the woman. Corrina stumbles forward and readies to plung in again. Quillen moves through the cloud again, getting out a vial that should help him fight off the nausea. Although with only a move action I don't know how you'll drink it, since that usually takes a standard action.
Initiative:
1. Corrina and Ennoia
2. Celeena
3. Mohok, Germaine, and Quillen
Male Galtan Dictator/Thug 6 | HP 56 | AC: 24(29)* (T 17, FF 18) | CMD 21* | F: +6, R: +14, W: +3* | Init +7 | Per +10
You know, this is the first time I've ever pulled one out, and it hadn't dawned on me, that the item is essentially unusable in that case. Can I get a duration roll on the nauseated? I wasn't sure if you wanted to roll that or have me....
@Mohok: good catch, the cloud would have gone away last round. So Quillen should be fine but I think would have had to double move anyways.
With a well-placed arrow, Ennoia brings Celeena Deckland to the ground!
Out of combat!
her gear:
potion of cure moderate wounds, scroll of mage armor (already used), scroll of shield (already used), wand of magic missile (CL 5th, 50 charges); masterwork shortspear, cloak of resistance +1, ring of protection +1
The documents you sought are on her person, still intact.
M Half-Orc Ranger 9 | HP 85 | AC 28 | T 16 | FF 25 | CMD 31 | Fort +12 | Ref +12 | Will +11 | Init +2 | Perc +14 (Favored Terrain: +4 Urban, +2 Underground)
@EF - Oh, ok. That wasn't quite what I expected, but it's certainly helpful.
Mohok continues to heave and retch for a few more moments as his fellow Pathfinders take down Celeena and search her. As Quillen struts across the room and back, Mohok grumbles to himself, half in anger and half in laughing disbelief, "I train and I struggle to be the best demon-fighter known, and I spend the fight against this one puking in the corner!" Still, he can't help but admire how quickly his companions have dispatched the threat. "Yeah, nice work, everyone," he says, "let's get out of here, this place stinks."
Quillen - I love the clouds parting for your little Napoleon!
With the documents secured, Absalom is once again safe from invasion. Celeena is put on trial for treason and sentenced to a lengthy prison term. Additional members of the Society are sent in to catalog the many items in the library and clerics are brought in to consecrate the remains of the Deckland family interred in the crypts and properly restore them to a manageable status.
And that's it! Congrats! Chronicles are going out now!
Male Galtan Dictator/Thug 6 | HP 56 | AC: 24(29)* (T 17, FF 18) | CMD 21* | F: +6, R: +14, W: +3* | Init +7 | Per +10
Yep, I had a great time. Thanks again, EF!
Quillen, job done to an appropriate level of satisfaction, leans against the front steps to the Grand Lodge in the shadows of his own hat and partakes of his "reward" - the same reward he's already granted himself several times throughout the day.
