Elven Rogue Swashbuckler/6; HP 45/45; AC 23; T 17/FF 18 /CMD 20; Fort +3 /Ref +9 /Will +2; Init +6 ; Perc +11; Sense Motive +0
Good point, and you are likely correct, but could not an unarmed attack be threatening? If Endless rules alternatively, then I will make the attack without the +2 or Sneak Att.
Human Pistolero Gunslinger 6 / Alchemist 2 | HP 64/64 | AC 25 [F 17 T 19] | CMD 28 | F+11 R+16 W+6 | Init +10| Perc +11/+16 | Grit 2/4
Filios technically goes before Maps, so it's possible to organize if Filios lets Maps know what he's going to do, then defers until after Maps heals him (which he'll need to do anyway I think). If so, Maps can drop shis guisarme and quickdraw his handaxe.
You don't threaten with an unarmed attack unless you have Improved Unarmed Strike because then your unarmed AoO would itself provoke and AoO, etc.
I'm fine with your plan above with Maps drawing his handaxe to threaten.
Filios steps about and quickly ends one of the undead threats.
@Ryster: I'll assume you did that on G3 instead since G1 went down.
Ryster puts the butt of his musket into the undead, wounding it and knocking it to the ground.
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The second undead steps over and attacks Maps!
bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 DC 13 Fort save against disease DC 13 Fort save against paralysis for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 rounds
claw:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 DC 13 Fort save against paralysis for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 rounds
claw:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 DC 13 Fort save against paralysis for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 rounds
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The other nearby undead stands up (provoking from Ryster) and tries to bite at the dwarf (assuming it doesn't go down).
bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20 damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 DC 13 Fort save against disease DC 13 Fort save against paralysis for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 rounds
Another one moves forward while the other two hang back and try to rub the glitter from their eyes.
Male Gnome Sorcerer [10] : HP 62/62 | AC16 [20], 18[22] vs evil | T15 (17) | FF14 (16) | Fort+9 (+10 vs evil) | Ref+11 (+12 vs evil) | Will+13 (+14 vs evil) | CMB +1 CMD 15 | Init+6 | Perc+16 | SM+9 | Spellcraft +17
Bizzle realizes that he is quickly running out of options now that his Glitterdust seems to have been overcome. He will fire his crossbow at G2 (assuming its still up, otherwise whichever is next in line).
AC28(32)/Touch21(23)/Flat21(23)/CMD30(32)(34 vs bull rush and trip)||HP69[69]|Fort:+10;Ref:+15(+17);Will:+6(+5)|Percept+17(+19 stonework)|Init:+7| SR14 Dwarf Gunslinger (Musket Master) 6 Alchemist (Grenadier) 4
Ryster can't take an AoO because he is only holding his firearm. Dumb me, excuted that move with the intention to drop the musket and draw another weapon in order to take an AoO, but forgot to post the actions. Oh well..
Fort vs Disease:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23 Fort vs Paralysis:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Ryster fights over the festering in his wound, but feels his joints begin to seize up!
Human Pistolero Gunslinger 6 / Alchemist 2 | HP 64/64 | AC 25 [F 17 T 19] | CMD 28 | F+11 R+16 W+6 | Init +10| Perc +11/+16 | Grit 2/4
Cursing softly, Maps shoves his wand in his belt. Then, with quick and precise movements, he yanks back a doghead on his firearm, slams the side with his palm, and clears the pan with a sharp breath of air. An alchemical round is in his hand before the ash clears, and a moment later the weapon is ready again. Stepping forward, he levels the weapon and readies to fire should the lead creature fall.
Move action to stow wand, swift action to quick-clear (1 grit), free action to reload alchemical round, 5' step, ready action to fire.
Male Gnome Sorcerer [10] : HP 62/62 | AC16 [20], 18[22] vs evil | T15 (17) | FF14 (16) | Fort+9 (+10 vs evil) | Ref+11 (+12 vs evil) | Will+13 (+14 vs evil) | CMB +1 CMD 15 | Init+6 | Perc+16 | SM+9 | Spellcraft +17
Bizzle winces as Maps' contraption goes off. My word! Bizzle thinks he says the words but the echoing sounds of the weapon blast is still in the gnome's ears.
Bringing himself back to the moment, Bizzle fires his (puny} crossbow again! I'm still figuring out how cover works, but I think if I step up close enough to Maps he'll not grant cover since he is closer to me than the enemy. Is that right or is somebody been using a house rule in other games I've played?
Male Gnome Sorcerer [10] : HP 62/62 | AC16 [20], 18[22] vs evil | T15 (17) | FF14 (16) | Fort+9 (+10 vs evil) | Ref+11 (+12 vs evil) | Will+13 (+14 vs evil) | CMB +1 CMD 15 | Init+6 | Perc+16 | SM+9 | Spellcraft +17
In a real world it makes sense, if you are only 5' in front of me but the target is 50' I could easily get around you. If you were 5' in front of the target though it would be much more difficult. I didn't know if that was actually in the rules for Pathfinder. Sounds like its not so I do not know where these other people got it from.
It may be a rule that I'm just not aware of because like I said, I'm notorious for not really paying attention to cover most of the time. I should read up on those rules and get better at it though.
Bizzle puts a bolt into the remaining undead! Filios stabs around the corner and wounds it!
At the end of the row of alcoves in which the undead were hiding is a small room. This fifteen-by-fifteen-foot room is constructed entirely of the same smooth-white material seen on the sphere outside. A single white pillar stretches floor-to-ceiling in the center of the room, and in a niche rests a smooth, white, hand-sized square covered in glyphs and runes similar to those on the complex’s front door.
Human Pistolero Gunslinger 6 / Alchemist 2 | HP 64/64 | AC 25 [F 17 T 19] | CMD 28 | F+11 R+16 W+6 | Init +10| Perc +11/+16 | Grit 2/4
Cleaning his firearm and making sure the misfire didn't damage the weapon, Maps doesn't hazard any opinions on the cube. Ancient artifacts were not his expertise.
Assuming that picking up the cube doesn't destroy Bizzle, he'll suggest taking it to Juliet Dias for examination.
No one is able to discern the prior or current function of the cube. Bizzle picks it up and is hit with a disintegrate ray for 40d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 1, 2, 4, 6, 1, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 5, 2, 2, 2, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 3, 5, 6, 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 3, 6, 4, 1, 5, 6, 4, 3, 6, 5, 1) = 155 damage nothing seems to happen.
With the artifact in hand, the party heads back outside to show the cube to Dias. As you emerge from the complex, you step into chaos. All along the palisade wall, Pathfinders and camp workers are trying desperately to hold off the horde of charau-ka outside the walls. Wave after wave of rocks, sticks, and even the camp's own garbage are flying over the walls at regular intervals. Somewhere back in the jungle, that same deafening roar echoes across at the valley.
With barely a moment to take in the scene, a large boulder flies out of the nearby jungle and smashes a hole in the palisade wall, creating a breach. Soon after, a boiling mass of shrieking charau-ka charge the breach, while behind them stomps their champion-a large four-armed gorilla standing fifteen-feet tall and causing the ground to shake with each step. It intelligently scans the troops swarming about it and roars at them, causing the ape-men to devolve into a frenzy.
Everyone looks on astounded and Bizzle immediately faints.
Bizzle:
You fall unconscious but instantly gain the understanding of how to control the device you took with you. Using it, you are able to mentally control one of the monoliths inside the complex. You begin to experience all of the monolith's senses and can control it fully. You know that should the first monolith fall you will instantly be able to control another (there are four total).
Defense
AC 31, touch 6, flat-footed 31 (–2 Dex, +25 natural, –2 size)
hp 155 (21d10+40)
Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +7
DR 15/adamantine; Immune construct traits, magic
Offense
Speed 20 ft.
Melee 2 cold iron slams +36 (4d12+27/19–20)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
Special Attacks breath weapon, cold iron, powerful
blows
Statistics
Str 47, Dex 7, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1
Base Atk +18; CMB +34; CMD 43
Special Abilities Breath Weapon (Su) As a free action once every 1d4+1 rounds, an iron golem can exhale a 10-foot cube of poisonous gas. This gas cloud persists for 1 round; any creature within the area when the golem
creates it (as well as any creature that passes through the cloud during the remainder of that round) is exposed to the cloud’s poisonous effects. This poison is magically created each time the
golem uses this power.
Breath weapon—inhaled; save Fort 19; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1d4 Constitution damage; cure 2 saves. The save DC is
Constitution-based.
Cold Iron This iron golem is constructed from cold iron, meaning its slam attacks count as cold iron weapons.
Immunity to Magic (Ex) An iron golem is immune to spells and spell-like abilities that allow spell resistance. Certain spells and effects function differently against it, as noted below.
• A magical attack that deals electricity damage slows an iron golem (as the slow spell) for 3 rounds, with no saving throw.
• A magical attack that deals fire damage breaks any slow effect affecting the golem, and heals 1 point of damage for every 3 points of damage the attack would otherwise deal. If the amount of healing would cause the golem to exceed its full normal hit points, it gains any excess as temporary hit points. The iron golem gets no saving throw against fire effects.
• An iron golem is affected normally by rust attacks, such as those of a rust monster or a rusting grasp spell.
Powerful Blows (Ex) An iron golem inflicts one and a half times its Strength modifier and threatens a critical hit on a 19–20 with
its slam attacks.
Among all of the chaos, it seems there are five powerful adversaries that are overtaking the other Pathfinders and camp workers: two powerful Charau-Ka (1 and 2 on map), a Charau-Ka chieftain and his pet tiger (C and T), and of course the gorilla champion.
Initiative:
1. Tiger
2. Maps and Filios
3. Charau-Ka
4. Bizzle and Ryster
5. Chieftain
The tiger moves quickly among the chaos but is just able to make it down into the pit.
The pit you guys are in has 5' steps so while normal stairs are usually difficult terrain, these cost 4 squares of movement to move up one step; moving down is normal difficult terrain.
Initiative:
1. Tiger
2. Maps and Filios
3. Charau-Ka
4. Bizzle and Ryster
5. Chieftain
Human Pistolero Gunslinger 6 / Alchemist 2 | HP 64/64 | AC 25 [F 17 T 19] | CMD 28 | F+11 R+16 W+6 | Init +10| Perc +11/+16 | Grit 2/4
Maps springs his shield wand again and activates the magic, then tosses it back to Bizzle and readies his guisarme.
He glances to Filios with a nod to say he's ready. "You good?" Noticing a couple bloody wounds on his companions, he considers the situation. We're still bloodied. Probably should have tended some wounds when we had the chance.
This is an Angazhani, a type of magical beast. It has DR/cold iron or good, is immune to electricity and poison, and has resistances to acid, cold, fire, and spells.
Male Gnome Sorcerer [10] : HP 62/62 | AC16 [20], 18[22] vs evil | T15 (17) | FF14 (16) | Fort+9 (+10 vs evil) | Ref+11 (+12 vs evil) | Will+13 (+14 vs evil) | CMB +1 CMD 15 | Init+6 | Perc+16 | SM+9 | Spellcraft +17
Know Arcana:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Bizzle comes to, or so he thought. What a strange dream I'm having! Quickly Bizzle understands what has happened and finds himself able to control one of the constructs! Now THIS should be quite the adventure! Let's go!
Double move to get out onto the battlefield! Let me know if I've done something wrong with the movement of this beast.
Can I communicate with the others through this thing?
The ground begins to shake and there is a loud booming sound from the chambers behind. The party then watches in amazement as one of the gigantic Azlanti constructs walks out of the metal door and past them, wading out into the battlefield, likely to face off against the gorilla beast!
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Realizing that he is no match against the giant construct that has just emerged, the charau-ka chieftain circles around to slowly catch up with his ape-men soldiers.
Human Pistolero Gunslinger 6 / Alchemist 2 | HP 64/64 | AC 25 [F 17 T 19] | CMD 28 | F+11 R+16 W+6 | Init +10| Perc +11/+16 | Grit 2/4
Maps stares at the giant construct, not sure if its sudden arrival bodes well or spells disaster. But as long as it's fighting the big gorilla he'll accept it as a potential ally.
Climbing up a step he sweeps his guisarme at the tiger's legs, hoping to trip it up.
Male Gnome Sorcerer [10] : HP 62/62 | AC16 [20], 18[22] vs evil | T15 (17) | FF14 (16) | Fort+9 (+10 vs evil) | Ref+11 (+12 vs evil) | Will+13 (+14 vs evil) | CMB +1 CMD 15 | Init+6 | Perc+16 | SM+9 | Spellcraft +17
OK, here goes!
First, I will shift 5' to the NE so I can use my Free Action : Breath Weapon! DC 19 Fort or lose 1d4 ⇒ 1 Constitution. I will use this on the guy that is casting to my right, maybe he has to make a conc check. I can use it again in Rounds:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3.
Ryster climbs out of the hole and aims at the charau-ka, hitting the ape-man. I don't know what I was thinking, that one can't cast. Must've looked at the chieftain's stats instead. We'll just say the chieftain was the one who did the flaming sphere and I'll switch them in the init order this round to correct for my mistake.
Fort:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
The construct lets out a breath weapon but the ape-man is not affected. The large statue then lays two devastating punches on the ape champion.
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The first charau-ka makes a run for Ryster! However, this will provoke from the Azlanti Monolith and unless you roll a nat 1 on your AoO he will become paste.
Human Pistolero Gunslinger 6 / Alchemist 2 | HP 64/64 | AC 25 [F 17 T 19] | CMD 28 | F+11 R+16 W+6 | Init +10| Perc +11/+16 | Grit 2/4
Maps springs his second wand and moves to heal Filios.
Cure light wounds:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Looking back over his shoulder he calls to Bizzle. "Bizzle, buy us some time!" Noticing his companion out cold, he calls out uncharacteristic emotion. "Bizzle!"
