Male DEMON LORD OF THE RASPING RIFTS, God of Commerce, Electricty, and Insects Sorceror(Crossblood[Draconic, Orc]) 15 (HP 67/92) (AC 21/15/17) (CMD 20) (Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +12) (Init +14) (Perception +29)
Casting: See Invisibility, and activating Wings.
Currently Active Effects: Endure Elements, Mage Armor, Extended Heroism, See Invisibility, Wings.
Nikolai nods regally.
"Let's show zese fools ze folly of attacking ze convoy..."
F Nagaji "Paladin 14" | HP 114/157 DR 10/Adamantine (130) | AC 32* T 15* FF 30* (50% fort) | CMD 31 | F +13 R +12 W +12 (+2 vs. mind-affecting effects, poison & cold) Slippery Mind | Init +8 (Roll 3x, always act in surprise) | Perception -2 ll
GMW 30h, Magic Vestment 14h, Ext Communal Resist 30 Fire, Cold, Electricity 40m. Stoneskin 140m, Life Bubble 4h, Heroism 50m, Cop:Evil 140m, Air Walk 140m
Looks like from Thorgan and Dav we're spending 3 rounds buffing. I could use a heroism from you Nikolai if you don't have anything else you want to do with that 3rd round.
Chun Hei casts extended bull strength, divine favor and righteous might on herself All CL 12
Chun Hei booms as she enlarges "Yaezhing grant me the might to punish the thieves."
HP152/152 | AC27 (26FF, 15T) | Perception +13, Sense Motive +21 | +2 Init | Fort +20, Ref +12, Will +26 | Channel (Su) 5/5 Firebolt : 11/11
Tamerius casts freedom of movement on himself then Magic Circle against Chaos
I have several wands in case of need. Outside combat, I have only my wand of infernal healing but I could understand if someone doesn't want such spell to help him heal.
Let me know about it.
Current Active Effect : Greater Magic Weapon (Glaive) , Magic Vestment (Hellknigth Plate), Freedom of Movement, Magic Circle Against Chaos, Ant Aul, lesser spellcasting contract (Kahl' Heel)
I have the possibility to channel against evil or chaotic outsiders and burns them but can't exclude people from Asmodeus's Holy Fire. I also can use Asomdeus fire to enhance your weapon or armor for a few seconds.Tamerius has Bless EquipementI must be near you to use it don't hesitate to ask me for it.
He turns to Nicolaï I forgot to ask, could you cast mage armor on Kahl' Heel ?
As soon as you are prepared, the conjurer sends you away to the site of the attack. You arrive at a scene of a brutal skirmish waged on multiple fronts. The smoldering ruins of numerous wooden carts fill the area. Wooden debris rests against the sides of long-eroded stone walls. Bodies are strewn about the area, many felled by hideous wounds. Shards of lead festoon the battlefield.
DC 20 Heal:
You can discern that the types of wounds vary between four distinct types: crossbows, swords, magic, and claws.
DC 24 Knowledge (arcana):
You can identify the lead remains as pieces of a lead golem and assess that the attacks that destroyed the golem were somehow able to bypass its damage reduction.
DC 18 Perception:
You find a single golembane scarab partially buried in the sand near a decapitated body.
A badly burned gnome is the lone Pathfinder survivor and now hides in the shell of the round tower. He calls out when he sees you looking through the wreckage. "Please! My name is Rotuzack Paan, I am a Pathfinder!"
"I was on the receiving end of a fireball early in the fight and managed to drag myself to safety and observe much of the assault from here. First there was a group of mostly human raiders, then a second attacked the convoy and they seemed to be at odds with one another. A member of the second group proclaimed loyalty to “Loaralis the Great” before cutting down one of our own."
The gnome nervously wrings his hands as he retells the horror, "And then, just as the raiders teleported away, some sort of dimensional beasts came, teleporting away with all of the remaining agents who were still alive."
Map is added and linked to the top. I recommend listing all of your buffs there with a text box to keep track of everything. At these high levels the many many buffs that can occur are often hard to track and remember, especially via PbP when several days might pass between casting and using a buff.
"Dear Aroden, gnome, the horror! Yes I see, claw, bolt, blade, magic. Chunks of lead golem and a golembane amulet. How is it that our foe is so well informed? "
Davo pauses to ruminate on this "Loaralis" figure.
Loremaster take 20 for 49 on k(local). Take 10 on nobility for 31
F Nagaji "Paladin 14" | HP 114/157 DR 10/Adamantine (130) | AC 32* T 15* FF 30* (50% fort) | CMD 31 | F +13 R +12 W +12 (+2 vs. mind-affecting effects, poison & cold) Slippery Mind | Init +8 (Roll 3x, always act in surprise) | Perception -2 ll
GMW 30h, Magic Vestment 14h, Ext Communal Resist 30 Fire, Cold, Electricity 40m. Stoneskin 140m, Life Bubble 4h, Heroism 50m, Cop:Evil 140m, Air Walk 140m
I added a second tab to the map slide with all the ongoing effects. If you have something that changes your CL, my durations are incorrect, please take a look fellow players and correct any mistakes.
Chun Hei will reach out to lay on hands the burned gnome before changing her mind.
Cure Light Mass:1d8 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
Chun Hei will instead raise her holy symbol of Yaezhing and channel a Mass Cure Light in case their are any other Pathfinder survivors at death's door.
"I am pleased that you at least survived, Rotuzack, and am ashamed that we did not arrive any sooner. We will make sure those responsible are duly punished."
Male DEMON LORD OF THE RASPING RIFTS, God of Commerce, Electricty, and Insects Sorceror(Crossblood[Draconic, Orc]) 15 (HP 67/92) (AC 21/15/17) (CMD 20) (Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +12) (Init +14) (Perception +29)
Perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33.
"Look! Zis is a Golembane Scarab..."
He frowns at the description of what appears to have been a two-stage attack.
"Zat is worrying..."
Nikolai takes to the air, trying to get a bird's eye view of the area, to see what is going on.
Archivist 15 hp 123/123 | F +12 (14) R +17 (19) W +17 (19) | AC 29 (32) T 16 (19) FF 26 CMD 24 Perception +26 (28)
"Perhaps if we knew who was taken we could contact a specific person - an animal messanger, perhaps, or sending, and attempt a rescue. At the very least we have the means to alter our destination now."
Thorgan grumbles as the battle site appears to already have met its swift conclusion. He too, glances around for signs of any raiders in the distance.
"Aye, ye did wha's right Rotuzack by stayin' alive t' report to us. Can ye confirm both tha' first and second group both teleported away?"
Based on when we were watching the magic map, can we ascertain the nearest convoy that was still unmolested, if we assumed that one would be hit next? Would it be N, W, S, E, etc?
Tamerius asks the surviving gnome So it seems they were 3 differents attackers. First Human raiders, then other humans claiming to fight for a "Loaralis" and a third groups composed of monsters who took the remaining survivor and teleport away.
Which group has the Elixir ? The first, the second or the third ?
He turns to his comrades and adds the story seems to be confirmed by the marks on the corpses. It seems to be more than one player here wanting to unleash chaos.
If the Elixir is gone, our primary mission is a failure. Once we finish investigationg here, we need to consult Master Farrabellus and awaits new orders.
Bishop lets the others talk, though he listens intently. He picks up the golembane scarab from the sands and holds it aloft before kicking a piece of the lead golem.
The ranger nods at Tamerius's conclusion, but first looks to gather clues about what else happened in light of the Rot's explanation.
F Nagaji "Paladin 14" | HP 114/157 DR 10/Adamantine (130) | AC 32* T 15* FF 30* (50% fort) | CMD 31 | F +13 R +12 W +12 (+2 vs. mind-affecting effects, poison & cold) Slippery Mind | Init +8 (Roll 3x, always act in surprise) | Perception -2 ll
"Dear Aroden, gnome, the horror! Yes I see, claw, bolt, blade, magic. Chunks of lead golem and a golembane amulet. How is it that our foe is so well informed? "
The gnome shakes his head and looks to the ground. "I don't know. We took every precaution. But I have a feeling that the bandits' use of teleportation magic only attracted... whatever they were. I don't know what happened to the elixir in all the trouble."
Dc 20 Knowledge (planes):
After what the gnome has said, you indeed detect a thinning of the planes here which makes travel between two planes easier, such that any effect on one plane would take the affected creatures to a precise location on the other plane, and vice versa.
Chun Hei senses something wrong... You can technically take a surprise-round action if you'd like but at this point you don't see any enemies.
Soon after Chun Hei feels something happening, eight disgusting creatures suddenly appear around the party! These rugose figures rears up to a man’s height, its large hands bearing far too many twitching fingers and its muscles and tendons showing through on the outside of its body! "Oh no! They're back!" Rotuzack shrieks as he cowers back down into the corner of the ruins.
To make matters worse, their horrifying forms are blinking in and out of existence!
DC 18 Knowledge (planes):
The dimensional shambler is a vagabond of the realms between realms. With its ability to shift planes, it is no stranger to the weirdest the Great Beyond has to offer, and despite its brutish and unrefined intellect, its knowledge of the planes and the relationships between dimensions is significant indeed.
A dimensional shambler is humanoid in outline, yet it moves with a weird and alien gait that gives it the appearance of a creature not in full possession of its faculties, almost as if it were drunk or horribly wounded. Yet those who mistake this shambling posture as a sign of weakness swiftly learn of their error, for the dimensional shambler is in fact quite agile—the weird lumbering cadence of its movements is simply another outward manifestation of its inhuman countenance.
DR/lawful and immune to summoning effects.
DC 23 Knowledge (planes):
They have mastery over dimensional travel and can even ignore dimensional anchors and locks if they spend time studying the magic.
Initiative:
1. Thorgan, Tamerius, and Chun Hei
2. Baddies
3. Bishop, Nikolai, and Davo
Thorgan eyes the thinny with some concern, thankful that it's not making any disconcerting noise, but then eyes the new arrivals with a grudge as he introduces them to his axe.
HP152/152 | AC27 (26FF, 15T) | Perception +13, Sense Motive +21 | +2 Init | Fort +20, Ref +12, Will +26 | Channel (Su) 5/5 Firebolt : 11/11
Know. Planes DC20:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26 Know. Planes DC18+:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (17) + 18 = 35 +5 on Know. (planes) regarding demons, demonic cults, and their magic.
+3 trait bonus on Know. (planes) checks about demons.
+2 competence bonus on Knowledge (planes or religion) checks regarding daemons, demons, and devils.
Knowing that the creatures were able to change planes, Tamerius calls for Asmodeus to give him allies to fight the creatures.
Asmodeus, I call for your help in the fight against Chaos
Concentration DC25:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (9) + 21 = 30
He manages to maintain his concentration without losing his spell and a portal open from where Number:1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 Cerberi appear in a *puff* of sulfur and ashes.
F Nagaji "Paladin 14" | HP 114/157 DR 10/Adamantine (130) | AC 32* T 15* FF 30* (50% fort) | CMD 31 | F +13 R +12 W +12 (+2 vs. mind-affecting effects, poison & cold) Slippery Mind | Init +8 (Roll 3x, always act in surprise) | Perception -2 ll
Chun Hei's sense tingles and she acts moments before the creatures arrive, blessing the group with fervor.
Blessing of Fervor(During surprise, so no help for the summons.
"The veil between planes is thin here..."
As they appear... "and those are dimensional shamblers. Need lawful DR and resist summoning spells.
Chun Hei then licks her lips and takes up a combat pose as she thrashes mercilessly into her enemies with powerful blows from her No-Dachi, Judgement.
Attack Block:
Miss from blink, low always misses from concealment:1d100 ⇒ 41Miss Judgement:1d20 + 23 ⇒ (1) + 23 = 24Natural 1 Damage:2d8 + 30 ⇒ (4, 7) + 30 = 41I am not breaking DR +2 to hit and Bane:2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5 extra damage if an Extraplanar Outsider. holy damage:2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 if Evil.
Blink Miss:1d100 ⇒ 12Miss Fervor:1d20 + 23 ⇒ (3) + 23 = 26 Damage:2d8 + 30 ⇒ (7, 8) + 30 = 45I am not breaking DR +2 to hit and Bane:2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6 extra damage if an Extraplanar Outsider. holy damage:2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11 if Evil.
Blink Miss:1d100 ⇒ 87Hit Iterative Judgement :1d20 + 23 ⇒ (15) + 23 = 38Crit Damage:2d8 + 30 ⇒ (6, 5) + 30 = 41I am not breaking DR +2 to hit and Bane:2d6 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6 extra damage if an Extraplanar Outsider. holy damage:2d6 ⇒ (6, 6) = 12 if Evil.
F Nagaji "Paladin 14" | HP 114/157 DR 10/Adamantine (130) | AC 32* T 15* FF 30* (50% fort) | CMD 31 | F +13 R +12 W +12 (+2 vs. mind-affecting effects, poison & cold) Slippery Mind | Init +8 (Roll 3x, always act in surprise) | Perception -2 ll
GMW 30h, Magic Vestment 14h, Ext Communal Resist 30 Fire, Cold, Electricity 40m. Stoneskin 140m, Life Bubble 4h, Heroism 50m, Cop:Evil 140m, Air Walk 140m
Since the Gnome talked about other Pathfinders getting snatched up... The first person to get grappled is getting a liberating command for an escape artist with an extra +20
Yes, high is always good on miss-chance rolls. If you want to roll them, go for it. That will make things easier for me. @Chun Hei: They are not actually outsider (extraplanar) but your knowledge check was enough to know that they are outsider (chaotic, evil). That's something I always forget to include in my knowledge spoilers.
Fort:2d20 ⇒ (10, 16) = 26
Thorgan's first swing slices through thin air but his second leaves a deep cut in the shambler. Tamerius then calls in some more allies to help you against these plane-traveling attackers. The cerberi only land two bites but they still hurt! Chun Hei then finishes off the first shambler!
Initiative:
1. Thorgan, Tamerius, and Chun Hei
2. Shamblers
3. Bishop, Nikolai, and Davoliznakamushka
Male DEMON LORD OF THE RASPING RIFTS, God of Commerce, Electricty, and Insects Sorceror(Crossblood[Draconic, Orc]) 15 (HP 67/92) (AC 21/15/17) (CMD 20) (Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +12) (Init +14) (Perception +29)
Not particularly wanting to be grappled, Nikolai withdraws up into the air.
Diagonally backwards to the SE, and then up; that way, he avoids AoOs.
Archivist 15 hp 123/123 | F +12 (14) R +17 (19) W +17 (19) | AC 29 (32) T 16 (19) FF 26 CMD 24 Perception +26 (28)
"Wonderful! Fantastic! I've never seen a dimensional shambler before! Use something lawful, if you have it. If we let ourselves be captured I wonder if they would take us to our fellows? No, I suppose?"
The gnome's words are magical!
Auto knowledge, followed by Naturalist: +3 insight to AC, attacks, and saves vs Ex, Su and Sp abilities of monsters, plus +1d6 sonic on all attacks
Bishop curses as he is caught unaware by the beasts. With years of training he unleashes arrows with deadly precision from inches away. "Timber! Flank and tank!" Between each word arrows drive deep. A pair of them fall from the bow in his haste. Each dropped arrow makes his scowl grow more sinister.
As Nikolai flies up into the air Davo stabs several times into the shambler! Bishop then finishes it off and moves on to the next shambler, taking it out as well! Timber's luck is not as good though.
The remaining shamblers swing their long arms, trying to wrap themselves around their victims....
Archivist 15 hp 123/123 | F +12 (14) R +17 (19) W +17 (19) | AC 29 (32) T 16 (19) FF 26 CMD 24 Perception +26 (28)
My naturalist insight bonus adds to folk's CMD. Not that I need to tell this group. Critter got a hit on Davo, no grapple.
The gnome suddenly changes tactics, casting a spell at the least injured shambler.
Whatever language they speak, since I likely speak it
"Now quit it! We can work this out, if we just talk about it. Come over here, now!"
end naturalist, switch to dirge of doom (shaken, 30') as move, charm monster DC 23 w/save at -2 (dirge) +5 (in combat) -> net +3, the. resume naturalist as swift I'll burn 2 rds of bard song for this.
Thorgan gestures towards Tamerius indicating a desire to swap spots with the cleric.
Thorgan will delay to Tamerius if Tamerius doesn't mind giving him a spot to flank with the summons on yellow or green so that his tasty flank-based feats can kick in. I'll post modifiers assuming that Thorgan can 5ft NW to take Tamerius's spot.
Moving in, Thorgan swings his axe heavy and hard at the dimensional critter. (+4 from Outflank, +3 from our Naturalist / +1d6 from Precise Strike, +1d6 sonic from our Naturalist). Greater Bane feels like overkill, but hell why not. Swift action for Greater Bane.
@GMEF: Feel free to pick Thorgan's target based on whichever is most injured.
Male DEMON LORD OF THE RASPING RIFTS, God of Commerce, Electricty, and Insects Sorceror(Crossblood[Draconic, Orc]) 15 (HP 67/92) (AC 21/15/17) (CMD 20) (Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +12) (Init +14) (Perception +29)
Happily up in the air, Nikolai summons three balls of lightning...
As per Ball Lightning.
...and starts rolling them through the Shamblers' squares.
Male DEMON LORD OF THE RASPING RIFTS, God of Commerce, Electricty, and Insects Sorceror(Crossblood[Draconic, Orc]) 15 (HP 67/92) (AC 21/15/17) (CMD 20) (Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +12) (Init +14) (Perception +29)
F Nagaji "Paladin 14" | HP 114/157 DR 10/Adamantine (130) | AC 32* T 15* FF 30* (50% fort) | CMD 31 | F +13 R +12 W +12 (+2 vs. mind-affecting effects, poison & cold) Slippery Mind | Init +8 (Roll 3x, always act in surprise) | Perception -2 ll
Chun Hei curses as her blade passes harmlessly though all her foes.
Chun Hei uses an immediate last round to free timber (escape artist at an extra +20.) Still saving immediate action to liberating command at +20 if anybody gets grappled this round..
Despite his terrifying song, Davo is not able to befriend one of the shamblers. Thorgan swings hard but only hits the shambler once. The green shambler proves to be quick and leaps away from two of Nikolai's balls of lightning, only getting burnt a bit by the third.
From above the battlefield Tamerius offers a blessing on his allies. The cereberi manage to bite a couple of the shambles and anchor them to this plane... at least for now. Chun Hei tries to hit the shamblers but is frustrated by their phasing.
Initiative:
1. Thorgan, Tamerius, and Chun Hei
2. Shamblers
3. Bishop, Nikolai, and Davoliznakamushka
Bishop takes care of his wolf and easily kills the shamber holding onto Timber. Timber then bites at another nearby shambler but only finds air between his teeth.
The shamblers desperately swing their unnaturally long arms at the party....
F Nagaji "Paladin 14" | HP 114/157 DR 10/Adamantine (130) | AC 32* T 15* FF 30* (50% fort) | CMD 31 | F +13 R +12 W +12 (+2 vs. mind-affecting effects, poison & cold) Slippery Mind | Init +8 (Roll 3x, always act in surprise) | Perception -2 ll
Male DEMON LORD OF THE RASPING RIFTS, God of Commerce, Electricty, and Insects Sorceror(Crossblood[Draconic, Orc]) 15 (HP 67/92) (AC 21/15/17) (CMD 20) (Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +12) (Init +14) (Perception +29)
Confident that his allies have the situation well in hand, rather than casting any more spells, Nikolai continues to direct his balls of electricity at the shamblers.
Targeting whichever one is still up after the smack-down the rest of the party just gave ;-)
Archivist 15 hp 123/123 | F +12 (14) R +17 (19) W +17 (19) | AC 29 (32) T 16 (19) FF 26 CMD 24 Perception +26 (28)
EF:
The critters won't stay shaken past my turn; I'm only shaking them to bump my save DC before I cast, then switching back to naturalist (hence using two rounds of bard song.
The archivist tries a different tack accomplish his goals "I suggest you tell us where you think your taking us - and where you took our friends."
Mass suggestion, DC 25, shaken penalty (temporarily) applies. Sorry folks, just trying to get some intelligence before we kill them all
F Nagaji "Paladin 14" | HP 114/157 DR 10/Adamantine (130) | AC 32* T 15* FF 30* (50% fort) | CMD 31 | F +13 R +12 W +12 (+2 vs. mind-affecting effects, poison & cold) Slippery Mind | Init +8 (Roll 3x, always act in surprise) | Perception -2 ll
