M Human Snakebite Striker 2/Warpriest 4 HP 54/54 AC: 24 T: 13 FF: 21 F/R/W: +10/+8/+7 Init: +3 Perception: +11 Blessings 5/5
Seeing the ship there, off in the distance, now marooned, the Scratcher goes on an epic tirade, a ballad of cursing if you will, below which is the finale this legendary monologue:
F Human (Varisian) Fighter 7 - HP 59/60 - AC 21/T: 16/FF: 16 - Perception +1 - Fort: +7, Ref: +8, Will: +4 (+2 vs. fear) - CMB: +9, CMD: 24 - Speed: 30 - Init. +7 - Sense Motive: +1
"I wonder if this whole mission was just a reason to get rid of us. Or maybe she found the real thing she was looking for while we were distracted. Either way, I think we need to find another ship."
F Half-orc Cleric9 HP 66/66 AC:17/TC:10/FF:17 Perc +5 F +12 R +7 W +15 CMB +9 CMD 19 Spd 30ft Init +8 Channels 6/6 Active Buffs: None
"I don't imagine we'll find anything seaworthy along the beach." Grisaia laments. "But we may as well take a walk. Nothing will get accomplished standing here."
Following Grisaia's suggestion you take a walk on the beach. Peering out over the ocean you notice Jenesara the triton whose hippocampi you saved. She also notices you and waves.
You start hailing her and she swims closer to the beach "Hello friends, what a lovely day it is!"
F Half-orc Cleric9 HP 66/66 AC:17/TC:10/FF:17 Perc +5 F +12 R +7 W +15 CMB +9 CMD 19 Spd 30ft Init +8 Channels 6/6 Active Buffs: None
"What he means is that we are stranded here by former allies." Grisaia translates. "Have you seen other ships near the isle that we might hail for assistance?"
"I am afraid not. I would be happy to lend out a few of my hippocampi to you, but there is this water fey that has demanded I hand them all over to her."
Her eyes light up "Maybe we can help each other? Why don't I tell her I won't do it? She will probably follow me and I might be able to lure her to that lagoon in the center of the island. If you can then defeat her you can use my hippocampi!"
F Half-orc Cleric9 HP 66/66 AC:17/TC:10/FF:17 Perc +5 F +12 R +7 W +15 CMB +9 CMD 19 Spd 30ft Init +8 Channels 6/6 Active Buffs: None
Grisaia's gaze moves from Jenesara to the water and back, struggling to conceal a concerned skepticism. "I...can try. Is she at all willing to negotiate the matter?" A sinking feeling was settling in at the prospects.
"I tried to talk her out of this, but she really did not listen to any arguments I could put up. She said she would kill me if I did not give up the herd by nightfall today!"
You position yourselves in the lagoon, Jenesara dives underwater astride her hippocampus mount. She reappears after some time with a beautiful woman following her. The woman is clad only in sea foam and her long,
white hair, which cascades over her body.
The woman laughs as she sees the pathfinders on the shore "Oh, my! You think these landlubbers will help you? I will kill them first while you watch"
F Human (Varisian) Fighter 7 - HP 59/60 - AC 21/T: 16/FF: 16 - Perception +1 - Fort: +7, Ref: +8, Will: +4 (+2 vs. fear) - CMB: +9, CMD: 24 - Speed: 30 - Init. +7 - Sense Motive: +1
"Okay, this is weird." Tori says with a shake of her head as she nevertheless fires some arrows at the water fey.
Using Cold Iron Arrows since it was mentioned that she was fey. If you need a Knowledge roll from someone before I can assume that, then they are just regular arrows.
F Half-orc Cleric9 HP 66/66 AC:17/TC:10/FF:17 Perc +5 F +12 R +7 W +15 CMB +9 CMD 19 Spd 30ft Init +8 Channels 6/6 Active Buffs: None
"This is your warning! Swear to leave Jenesara in peace or be stopped by force." Grisaia calls out in response to the woman's boast. That said, she grasps her holy symbol and offers a brief prayer. "Shelyn, favor us with luck before this foe."
Beacon of Luck is up, stay within 30ft and you can immediate action roll twice and take the better on one save. Also, who uses regular arrows unless they are on a budget? :P
Tori's first two arrows speed towards the fey, hitting despite the obscuring effect of water. The second misses and the third hits again! After Grisaia delivers her warning the fey dives down, disappearing from sight...
Initiative
Tori
Grisaia
Emmett
Xasay
Scratcher
- - -
Enemy (underwater): -46 hp
- - -
M Human Snakebite Striker 2/Warpriest 4 HP 54/54 AC: 24 T: 13 FF: 21 F/R/W: +10/+8/+7 Init: +3 Perception: +11 Blessings 5/5
"Well, crud vapors.", Scratcher laments as he sees the foe disappear below the water. He casts a spell, imbuing him with Milani's favor, as he strides towards the shore, waiting for her to come back up.
Divine favor for +1 to hit and damage Using fervor to make that a swift action.
F Half-orc Cleric9 HP 66/66 AC:17/TC:10/FF:17 Perc +5 F +12 R +7 W +15 CMB +9 CMD 19 Spd 30ft Init +8 Channels 6/6 Active Buffs: None
Grisaia moves forward after Scratcher, working to keep the party within her aura. "Hold there, don't let her sweep you under!" she calls, preparing her glaive for the appearance of their foe.
Readying to attack if she pops up in reach. Next turn I will try and hit Scratcher and Grisaia with Water Breathing.
|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 45/45|F +2, R +8, W +4 (+1 vs water/cold, +2 vs shadow, +3 vs poison, +4 vs fear/drain/death/Necr)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +6 CMD 18|23/23 Perform, 3/3 Speaker, 3/3 Phantasm, 1/1 comic relief
*reproachful shrug* I usually use standard arrows....
Knowledge (Nature):1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Unable to see that deep into the water, Xasay makes do to take aim with his bow....
The pathfinders are ready for the woman to rise up again from the water. What they did not expect is that a massive wave rises from the east and transforms into a large watery figure that tries to strike Grisaia. Fortunately for the half-orc she is protected by Shelyn.
It is only then that the fey reappears. Tori's arrow goes wide, but Xasay hits. The normal arrow only scratches the woman and does not seem to do any real damage. In return a blast of water strikes the ocean close to Scratcher.
Initiative
Tori
Grisaia
Emmett
Xasay
Scratcher, (divine favor)
- - -
Enemy (cover from the water): -46 hp
Elemental
- - -
|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 45/45|F +2, R +8, W +4 (+1 vs water/cold, +2 vs shadow, +3 vs poison, +4 vs fear/drain/death/Necr)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +6 CMD 18|23/23 Perform, 3/3 Speaker, 3/3 Phantasm, 1/1 comic relief
Xasay Xyu wastes no further ado whipping out his shadow stencils, bending one at an angle to the setting sun, and suddenly, the fey woman has some company under the waves...an incarnate starry night in the form of a (Celestial)manta ray!
DC 18 Will save to reduce it to 20% reality against our mysterious fey foe. I hope I'm allowed to place it where I did....
Emmett and Tori both hit the elemental, but where Emmett's bullet passes straight through the elemental without any effect it seems that Tori's arrows did considerable damage.
Initiative
Scratcher, (divine favor)
- - -
Enemy (cover from the water): -46 hp
Elemental -27 hp
- - -
Emmett
Grisaia
Tori
Xasay
Summoned Manta Ray (disbelieved)
This does not provoke (supernatural), vs Xasay Ranged:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 Damage:1d8 + 5 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 + 6 = 20
Emmett: then it was a miss
Scratcher carefully moves closer to the elemental, which attempts to hit the warpriest three times. More importantly it misses every strike. Not being entirely stupid the elemental swims a bit away...
The fey conjures water that rushes towards Xasay. Fortunately he also benefits from the cover of the ocean.
Initiative
Emmett
Grisaia
Scratcher, (divine favor)
Tori
Xasay
Summoned Manta Ray (disbelieved)
- - -
Enemy (cover from the water): -46 hp
Elemental -27 hp
- - -
F Half-orc Cleric9 HP 66/66 AC:17/TC:10/FF:17 Perc +5 F +12 R +7 W +15 CMB +9 CMD 19 Spd 30ft Init +8 Channels 6/6 Active Buffs: None
"Shelyn, grant the strength of the bull to my ally." Grisaia prays, stepping forward to touch Scratcher. As his muscles flex with energy, she regrips her glaive, ready to strike the elemental again.
Bull's Strength on Scratcher, naturally.
GM:
In case it comes up again:
"If you have the Combat Ref lexes feat, you can add your Dexterity modifier to the number of attacks of opportunity you can make in a round. This feat does not let you make more than one attack for a given opportunity, but if the same opponent provokes two attacks of opportunity from you, you could make two separate attacks of opportunity (since each one represents a different opportunity). Moving out of more than one square threatened by the same opponent in the same round doesn’t count as more than one opportunity for that opponent. All these attacks are at your full normal attack bonus."
Thanks. First attack was attack of opportunity for leaving threatened square (difficult terrain, therefore no 5ft step). Second and third were full attack in it's own turn. In the combat dice spoiler I attempt to be precise in what happens, I can take some freedom in the narrative.
Emmett reloads his pistol while Shelyn allows Grisaia to bulk out Scratcher's muscles some more. Tori's arrows speed through the elemental. Although it is rather difficult to see it does not look as healthy as when it formed.
Initiative
Scratcher, (divine favor + bull's strength)
Xasay
Summoned Manta Ray (disbelieved)
- - -
Enemy (cover from the water): -46 hp
Elemental -58 hp
- - -
Emmett
Grisaia
Tori
|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 45/45|F +2, R +8, W +4 (+1 vs water/cold, +2 vs shadow, +3 vs poison, +4 vs fear/drain/death/Necr)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +6 CMD 18|23/23 Perform, 3/3 Speaker, 3/3 Phantasm, 1/1 comic relief
Xasay directs his puppet to help against the elemental...
shadow manta Acrobatics to avoid attack of opportunity:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
Now the elemental must save, as above, or my manta will still be real to IT!
tail slap, Power Attack, flank vs water elemental:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 damage:1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
...and retaliates against the fey virago's miniature tsunami with a terrible curse.
"If you cannot be bothered to believe in what you see," He retorts to his unappreciative audience. "Then why bother seeing at all?"
Make a DC 16 Fortitude save or be permanently blinded, sea-meanie!
|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 45/45|F +2, R +8, W +4 (+1 vs water/cold, +2 vs shadow, +3 vs poison, +4 vs fear/drain/death/Necr)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +6 CMD 18|23/23 Perform, 3/3 Speaker, 3/3 Phantasm, 1/1 comic relief
Quickly as it came, Xasay's puppet ceases to be, while Xasay retaliates against the fey virago's miniature tsunami with a terrible curse.
"If you cannot be bothered to believe in what you see," He retorts to his unappreciative audience. "Then why bother seeing at all?"
Make a DC 16 Fortitude save or be permanently blinded, sea-meanie!
"Because I want to see you die, landlubbers! Take this!" the fey shouts back while she sends another blast of water towards the general area where Xasay is. To your horror you see that her wounds start to heal...
Initiative
Scratcher, (divine favor + bull's strength)
Xasay
Emmett
Grisaia
Tori
- - -
Enemy (cover from the water): -26 hp
- - -
|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 45/45|F +2, R +8, W +4 (+1 vs water/cold, +2 vs shadow, +3 vs poison, +4 vs fear/drain/death/Necr)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +6 CMD 18|23/23 Perform, 3/3 Speaker, 3/3 Phantasm, 1/1 comic relief
Xasay turns his head to a nearly owl-like degree as the next mini-tsunami rushes down to the other end of the beach. "Where was that meant to go, hmm? The Shadowlands? They are over here, let me show you...."
F Half-orc Cleric9 HP 66/66 AC:17/TC:10/FF:17 Perc +5 F +12 R +7 W +15 CMB +9 CMD 19 Spd 30ft Init +8 Channels 6/6 Active Buffs: None
"Time to take the fight to her." Grisaia reaches out, touching Scratcher once more. "Shelyn, give us your blessing under the waves." Ducking below the surface, she moves forward slowly.
