GMG's From the Tome of Righteous Repose [3-4] (Inactive)

Game Master Magabeus

Bala: You roll vs 5 plus flatfooted CMD adjusted for STR damage, unfortunately your roll is not enough to equal or pass that DC

Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Bala attempts to move past the orc, but just as he is about to move past Seltyiel moves, disturbing Bala's attempt. Bala quickly jumps back just as the orc grabs his head in pain.

Initiative
Aryxis (shield)
Bala (invisible), standard action only
Seltyiel 18/32 hp, prone
Xiao (invisible)
- - -
Blue: -33 hp, -2 STR, dazed
Green: glitter blind DC18
Red: glitter blind DC18
- - -
Barbo
Einn

Xiao on the other hand, can go over, where Bala tried to go through. The grippli climbs the wall and lands on the opposite side of the orc blocking the door. He delivers a kick to try to drop orc.

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
Damage: 1d4 + 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + (3, 5, 4) + 7 = 20 non-lethal

Seltyiel is delaying until after the others have gone, hoping that they can make it safe for him to stand up.

nasty 1!

Xiao scurries over the wall, over the head of the orc and lightly lands behind him. She then kicks out, but hits the wall instead!

Initiative
Aryxis (shield)
Bala (invisible), standard action only
Seltyiel 18/32 hp, prone
- - -
Blue: -33 hp, -2 STR, dazed
Green: glitter blind DC18
Red: glitter blind DC18
- - -
Barbo
Einn
Xiao

Stumbling over Seltyiel, Bala realizes it's no fault but his own since the half-elf had no way of knowing he was there. He regains his footing just behind the prone magus. He reaches up to touch the Jade Wayfinder displayed on his robes, using it to provide a little guidance on his next attempt to breach the one-man orc-wall.

Seltyiel notices that the blue orc is not looking well, so decides to take the risk. He stands up (move action), drops his bow (free action), and draws his sword (second move action instead of a standard).

Aryxis moves to Seltyiel and concentrates for a moment before reaching out and touching the Magus’s sword. You hear a brief chorus of familiar ancestral voices shouting words of advice before they are cut off.

Move to Seltyiel and activate Legacy Weapon. Give the Magus’s weapon the Orcbane special property for 1 minute.

The two blind orcs call out to each other while dropping their bow and taking out a battle axe. Having heard the attack from Xiao on their leader they swing their axes in a wide arc while calling out to each other. One of the orcs manages to hit the grippli! While the orcs are blindly swinging their axes they blink their eyes rapidly, hoping to dislodge the glittering particles, one of them succeeds, while the other still has clumps of glitter lodged in his eyes.

Meanwhile their companion stares at Seltyiel, not reacting...

Initiative
Aryxis (shield)
Bala (invisible), guidance
Seltyiel 18/32 hp
Barbo
Einn
Xiao 27/36 hp
- - -
Blue: -33 hp, -2 STR
Green: glitter blind DC18
Red

Xiao lashes out with a flurry of kicks.

Spend a point of ki to make an extra attack. If blue drops after the first attack, switch to green (-2 attack since not flanking). Attacks dealing nonlethal damage.

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 Damage: 1d4 + 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + (5, 1, 5) + 7 = 22
Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 Damage: 1d4 + 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + (4, 1, 3) + 7 = 16

That Orc is plugging up the hallway real good. I guess I should help. Barbo snaps his fingers, "Jeeves. Come closer, sir. Good boy. " He reaches out and delicately plucks one of the wands floating in mid air then turns towards the orc leader. "Drop your weapon and surrender quietly. "

A small glob of Grease shoots from the wand at the Blue Orc leader's weapon. DC 11 Reflex save or drop the weapon.

Xiao hits with his second attack, although the orc seems severly pummeled he refuses to go down. Barbo is about to release the spell when he realizes that the orc has been fighting with fists and kicks...

Initiative
Aryxis (shield)
Bala (invisible), guidance
Seltyiel 18/32 hp
Barbo
Einn
- - -
Blue: -33 hp + 16 NL damage, -2 STR
Green: glitter blind DC18, sickened
Red: sickened
- - -
Xiao 27/36 hp

Well, that's an unfortunate mistake...

Barbo quickly turns his wand to shoots the grease at the floor beneath the two thugs' feet instead! DC 11

Seltyiel tries to cast a spell while avoiding the orc's threats.
i.e. casts shocking grasp defensively
conc. check: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 4 = 18

Now Seltyiel channels the electricity through his sword, which he swings at the nasty blue orc.

attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 +4 if the orc is wearing metal armor
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
spell damage: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 1, 6) = 15

Seltyiel forgot to add +2 for flanking with Xiao, I think.

Reflex Green: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 8 - 2 = 16
Reflex Blue: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 - 2 = 13

The orc is wearing studded leather. Not enough metal on that. As for the +2 for flanking: that is offset by the -2 for spell combat

Barbo casts his spell, attempting to drop the two orcs in the back while Seltyiel has sparks flying from his sword. The half-elf does not manage to hit the orc though.

Initiative
Aryxis (shield)
Bala (invisible), guidance
Einn
- - -
Blue: -33 hp + 16 NL damage, -2 STR
Green: glitter blind DC18, sickened
Red: sickened
- - -
Xiao 27/36 hp
Seltyiel 18/32 hp
Barbo

From phone

The orc did not expect the return swing from Seltyiel, the magical sword decapitates the orc! The entrance to the other room has opened up and the pathfinders are eager to rush in.

Einn carefully enters and casts burning hands careful to miss Xiao and Seltyiel.

Fire: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 4) = 9
DC 15 Reflex for Half
I think the wall should keep the flames from my ally on my left.

With an ugly grin and a brief muttered ”Finally”, Aryxis enters the room and takes a swipe at the “green” orc.

Swing: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29,
Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Thud: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 2) + 8 = 15
Crit Damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 1) + 8 = 14

Seeing an opening as the flames die down, Bala slips into the room in Aryxis' tracks. Careful to avoid the greased area, he moves invisibly past the orc wearing the Green bandana, then turns to deliver a roundhouse kick.

Attack, Invisible: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 2 = 31
Damage, Sneak, Elemental Strike: 1d6 + 6 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + (1, 6) + 2 = 20

Confirm, Invisible: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 2 = 24
Damage, No Sneak, No Elemental Strike: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Swift action to add 2 cold damage

Folks, I'm going to be traveling and in company training / simulator evaluation for the next several days. Posting will be spotty, but I'll try to keep up. Please bot with attacks and solemn sayings as needed.

What is with all these crits?

The pathfinders waste no time now that the orc leader is decapitated. They quickly and efficiently kill the two henchmen he brought with him!

Seltyiel looks at the others. "I seem to have been injured. Can any of you heal me, or shall I try to use my wand myself?"

Barbo plucks the wand from Seltiel's hand. "Here you are, lad! Let me know when you feel better! " He looks down at the treasure. "Some of you strong lads should take these potions. In case we run into any more trouble in here. "

Feel free to roll your own, but Barbo will use anyone's wands who want some help!

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

After healing the pathfinders move deeper into the abandoned temple, still taking the fist option to the left. First the encounter ancient, rubble-choked stairs that go down. It is obvious that clearing these stairs would be a considerable task. Our heroes make their notes and return on their steps.

The next room contains a rectangular basin of clear, warm water that fills most of this room, leaving only a five-foot walkway around the edge. The humid air rising from the pool keeps plants, including forms of moss and fungi, alive along the room’s walls and ceiling. The pathfinders cautiously move over the greasy walkway and enter a room which contains the statue of a dwarven man strangling a snake.

A short hallway leads to a chamber with several triggered and disabled
traps. A heavy steel door seals a passageway to the west.

"Do any of you know what this statue is supposed to represent?"

Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29 Overkill!

Barbo looks at Seltiel and then back at the statue. I've never read into religion much. To many quacks, not enough scholars. But perhaps she remembers... After a moment's thought,he snaps back to attention. " ah! I know! This is Kols, Dwarven god of duty. This appears to be a scene from the ancient story where he tried to strangle the evil god, Droskar. " He shrugs his shoulders and adds, "Keep an eye out for snakes, I guess. They say Droskar got away to cause evil another day. "

Aryxis examines the statue and door for any type of nastiness...

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Einn follows the group through the rooms. She tucks any gear the other's don't take into her bag for later. "At least it's warm here."

Aryxis finds no traps and it seems the door is unlocked.

Barbo looks at the door intently. "Well, these old bones aren't good for surprises. Does anyone younger wish to open the door? "

Seltyiel looks around, willing to open the door if no one else does, but giving others a chance first.

Seltyiel decides that he has waited long enough. Grumbling something about the lack of volunteers he opens the door. Lead sheets line portions of the stone walls, floor, and ceiling of this damp chamber; many more sheets lie on the floor, bent. Arcane runes are inscribed on the stone. Patches of fungal growth are fed by a slow trickle of water dripping into the room’s cracked ceiling. In two corners the fungal growth have fed gnarled vines, which have grown as thick as a man’s arm and bear handshaped leaves. Nothing seems weird to the elf, but Bala and Aryxis see the vines move in an unnatural slither....

Initiative
Surprise Round!
Bala
- - -
Vines
- - -
Aryxis
Normal round
Bala
Einn
- - -
Vines
- - -
Aryxis
Barbo
Seltyiel
Xiao

Is Aryxis's Shield spell still up?

Aryxis spell Shield spell is up on 1: 1d2 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Vines! I know little about vines except that they make good firewood.

"Seltyiel, my friend, please to be careful. Those very large plants are moving like kelp in the sea."

Having warned his colleague, Bala pulls a red tinted flask from the bandolier across his chest.

Move action to draw an alchemists fire.

From the corner of his eyes Selthyiel sees other vines also starting to move. Those vines were just a bit closer and attack the half-elf! The vines quickly wrap around Seltyiel's left arm and start squeezing the life out of the half elf. The other vines move closer....

Initiative
Surprise Round!
Aryxis (shield)
Normal round
Bala
Einn
- - -
Green, grappling
Yellow
- - -
Aryxis (shield)
Barbo
Seltyiel 9 /32 hp, grappled
Xiao

Seeing the vines attack his comrade, Aryxis activates his Legacy Weapon again granting it Plantbane.

Bala and Einn can act

It might be best for me to be getting out of the way.

Bala tosses his alchemist's fire flask over Seltyiel's head at the (Yellow) one straight in front of them, aiming for the closest part of the creature. Thinking that his shot was pretty good, he sidles to the south, and draws his other identical flask.

Alchemist Fire @ 15' range: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 2 = 25
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Sneak Attack damage?: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 6) = 12

Bala aimed at the NE corner of Yellow, so if it hit, Green takes 1 pt, and Seltyiel is safe.
Wasn't sure if Yellow had acted yet, so sneak attack damage is separate

You can't apply precision damage to splash weapons unless you have a specific ability that allows it, such as the Underground Chemist's Precise Splash Weapons ability.

Yellow moved forward in the surprise round, so I did not look up the rules for precision and splash weapons

Aryxis makes sure his weapon will be effective in this fight and Bala throws a flask of alchemical flames at the plant. Flames wash over both plants and some leaves are burnt of, but once the flames are gone both tangles of vines don't seem to be damaged...

Initiative
Einn
- - -
Green, grappling
Yellow
- - -
Aryxis (shield)
Bala
Barbo
Seltyiel 9 /32 hp, grappled
Xiao

. . . click. . . whirrr. . . engaging botting protocol for Einn . . . error . . . no botting protocol . . . engaging 'reasonable assumption' standard botting programm . . .

Seeing that her fellow pathfinder is in dire straits Einn relocates and casts ray of enfeeblement on the plant creature that is holding him. Dispite the fact that the plant benefits from cover the ray hits it spot on and several leaves start to wilt...

Although the greenish vines seem weakened by Einn's spell they entangle Seltyiel even more and crush all life from him! The half-elf falls to the ground.... lifeless....

Initiative
- - -
Green, 4 STR damage for 4 rounds, standard action taken
Yellow
- - -
Aryxis (shield)
Bala
Barbo
Einn
Seltyiel -12 /32 hp, RIP
Xiao

Please see discussion thread

As the life is crushed out of him, Seltyiel curses his real father and foster father who set him on the path leading hear, and the strange being called the 'RNG' responsible for his fate. Then, all fades to blackness.

After the green vines have crushed the life from Selthyl the squeeze through the narrow hallway to the room you are in.... The other bundle of vines is forced to wait.

Initiative
Aryxis (shield)
Bala
Barbo
Einn
Xiao
- - -
Green, 4 STR damage for 4 rounds, ,squeezing (-4 AC, -4 to hit)
Yellow
- - -

Xiao strikes at the plant as it is squeezing through, hoping they can drop it while it is vulnerable.

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22 Damage: 1d4 + 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + (4, 3, 4) + 4 = 18

Barbo takes a step back, horrified, as his adventuring partner stops breathing. "J-J-Jeeves... my wand... MY WAND! " The old man is shaking, his hands barely able to close on the offered wand. Not again... Not again... So many friends, so many of her friends... gone. Not again! Barbo snarls at the killer vines, his normally friendly demeanor completely gone. He stretches his arm out and points the wand at Seltiel's killer. "Avada Kedavra! " Magic missile!

Magic Missile!: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Xiao and Barbo do considerable damage to the mass of vines, but it still moves...

Initiative
Aryxis (shield)
Bala
Einn
- - -
Green, 4 STR damage for 4 rounds, ,squeezing (-4 AC, -4 to hit), -23 hp
Yellow
- - -
Barbo
Xiao

Dark and brooding like the sea, he was a good man.

"Aryxis, my friend, do you know anything about how to fight these things?"

Still holding the other (apparently useless) alchemist's fire in his hand, Bala flings himself into the fight using his feet, knees, and elbows to hammer at the vines.

Attack, Flanking: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 2 = 28
Damage, Sneak, 2 Cold: 1d6 + 6 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + (4, 3) + 2 = 19

Flurry: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 2 = 27
Damage, Sneak, 2 Cold: 1d6 + 6 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + (4, 2) + 2 = 16

I had previously posted that he drew his other alchemists fire using his move action. However, having seen the first one do absolutely no damage, he likely wouldn't have drawn it. Retcon to not draw it, please? If not, no big deal.

Bala disables the first mass of vines with his first strike!

Retcon is fine Bala, note that you can not take a move action since flurrying is a full round action that gives you a benefit.