GM Ladile's TL;DR: A Pathfinder Society Campaign

Game Master Lady Ladile

"We can't wait for finesse. There isn't time." Janus says whilst affixing climbing grips and spikes.

"We have a Spider Climb potion, if the rope is too difficult" Janus proffers a vial.

If somebody needs it feel free to use the potion - Janus can make DC20 on Climb with Take 10 and his climbing kit.

The small reptile grabs hold of its human counterpart and climbs into the top of their backpack, hissing softly.

"I will wait for someone to drop a rope from the window," Parison says.

Parison watches as the rope Maria has fixed in place descends to the ground. "After you," he says to Zithembe. The cleric watches as the shabti makes his way up the rope to the window. Exhaling, Parison takes hold of the rope and uses it to walk the wall up toward the window and his compatriots.

Climb: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Resolving that it's ultimately quicker to take the second floor window Maria chugs her elixir of Monkey Fish and scrambles up the side of the tower, pulling herself through the open window. After a quick glance around and confirming that there don't seem to be any hostiles in the immediate vicinity she's able to drop an unknotted rope down for the rest of you.

Even though the rope is unknotted you've got the wall to brace against so DC 5 Climb, which everyone should be able to make.

It takes a few moments for everyone to ascend and shortly thereafter you all find yourselves standing safety inside, on the tower's second floor. The walls of this wooden balcony are still filled with shelves of papers and the three-foot-tall fences continue to be all that stands between the balcony and the intricate spire of gears that extends from the floor below, growing thicker and wider as it ascends to an impenetrable tangle twenty feet above. Unlike before, the gears now spin rapidly and erratically and portals of Blue and Red hover in the air, shimmering softly.

While there are no signs of fey here, you can easily hear a ruckus coming from one floor up - gleeful laughter and the clatter and clank of machinery. Looking up, you can see tiny arms reaching into the gears in an attempt to tear them apart!

Clock Tower (2nd Floor)

"Onward. They may be distracted with their own mayhem," the shabti says, drawing his cold iron blade once more.

"It is time to end this" Janus declares as they race upstairs, flail held in one hand, familiar tucked under the other.

Sword in hand, Hepsubia climbs the stairs quickly.

She spots "Im-not-Effie, really" carrying his cat under the arm

They really have a sweet life, cats...The know how to be obeyed

Maria draws her bow as she quietly slips up the stairs.

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Rumble slings Sledge and pulls out his latest warhammer, the dark metal gleaming in the light. "Ay, leh's do this!"

The stone-clad Dwarf makes his way to the front and leads the way up the stairs.

Not about to let gremlins wreck the tower you begin to rush up the stairs to the third floor, none of you making an effort to do so quietly except for Maria. Though the stairs are wide enough for you to take them two abreast, there's a bit of a logjam at the top as Rumble and Zithembe find a Red Portal floating only a few feet in front of them that'll need to be maneuvered around unless one is feeling brave enough to leap into it.

More importantly, you can see that the gremlins on this floor are casually ripping apart the gears and throwing them through portals, chittering in delight at the destruction. And even as you make your presence known, they take to their work with a renewed, manic enthusiasm! Two of the gremlins look like the same manner of vexgit that you encountered outside in the square while the other two - also vexgits - look a little hardier.

Round 1

Zithembe
Maria (Alchemical Grease, Soothe Syrup)
Janus (See Invisibility)
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Vexgit Cyan
Vexgit Green
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Hepsubia
Parison
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???? Purple
???? Orange
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Janus Too
Rumble

Active Conditions: None

Environmental Conditions: None

Zithembe, Maria and Janus are UP!

Clock Tower 2nd/3rd Floor

Knowledge: Nature + Inspiration: 1d20 + 10 + 1d6 ⇒ (18) + 10 + (3) = 31

"Those bigger things are actually vexgit human hunters, they have..."

Resistances, Special Attacks, Special Defenses.

She waits to hear if there is a safe space to move up the stairs to get a bead on an enemy, "Yell when it is clear to move up!"

Zithembe moves past the eerie red light of the portal to engage the nearest vexgit. The spirits of the town come to aid him as he moves, and he copper eyes transform into rubies. He thrusts his cold iron blade at the destructive fey.

Dagger (cold iron), Champion: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 = 13
P, Cold Iron, Champion, Seance: 1d4 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 + 2 = 6

Champion: allies gain +2 non-spell damage

know.nature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30 weaknesses, immunities, AC

Janus drops their reptilian counterpart and races past Zithembe, flails whirling. They strike the vexgit hunter with the magical might of Imbrex, Eldest of Endings. Bane - fey

dire flail vs flatfooted purple, bane, vessel: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 15magic/cold iron/silver damage, bane, champion: 1d8 + 7 + 2 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 + (5, 6) + 2 = 30sneak attack: 1d6 ⇒ 5 On a hit, Janus makes purple a Studied Target for a further +2 damage

"Return to the Green. Every ending is a beginning."

Between Maria and Janus you know alllll about these vexgit human hunters that accompany the two smaller vexgits. They sport a similar resistance to magic (SR 12) and to weapons not fashioned of cold iron (DR 5/cold iron). While they have no particular weaknesses neither do they posses any known immunities or special defenses. Unfortunately they possess all the same sabotaging capability as their weaker brethren (Speedy Sabotage & Wrecking Crew SUs) as well as a talent for archery and an especial hatred of humans (Archery Combat Style + Favored Enemy: Human). Luckily they're not too terribly tricky to strike, despite their tiny statures (AC 19; FF AC slightly worse than Touch AC).

Maria waits a beat for Zithembe to advance, which he does, moving up and attempting to sink his dagger deep into the Purple Vexgit HH - but Purple sees the attack coming and easily evades. As Zithembe moves forward Maria advances up the stairs, scooting past Rumble and around Red Portal #2 before taking aim at...

1=Green, 2=Orange
1d2 ⇒ 1

...Green, firing off a shot! But even with Green being slow to react, the arrow just misses the vexgit and clinks off the stone wall.

Alas, a miss even against FF AC :(

Janus fares better, racing up the stairs and past Zithembe to strike at Purple as he brings all the power of Imbrex to bear against the errant fey! While even he only just manages to crack Purple with his flail, he does so to devastating effect and caves in the creature's skull!

Unfazed by the violent and bloody death of their companion Vexgits Green and Cyan continue to rip gears free from the center mechanism, tossing them into the portals and down below with gleeful, sadistic laughter.
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Round 1

Zithembe
Maria (Alchemical Grease, Soothe Syrup)
Janus (Bane: Fey, See Invisibility)
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Vexgit Cyan
Vexgit Green
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Hepsubia
Parison
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Vexgit Human Hunter Orange
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Janus Too
Rumble

Active Conditions: Champion Aura (+2 to non-spell damage)

Environmental Conditions: None

Hepsubia and Parison are UP!

Clock Tower 2nd/3rd Floor

Hepsubia dashes, or perhaps just stumbles, into action

attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
dmg, Champion's aura: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 2 = 6

Not one to be ashamed by failure, she boasts into the fey's face

You think I missed, and it's true, but what you didn't know was that I missed purposely, to trick and deceive you so you lower your guard. And now Mr Grey here will beat you into fifty shades...

Sorry but not sorry for the joke. I HAD to do it.Its in my contract.

Parison tries to clear the cobwebs from his head at the sound of fighting on the floor above. He moves past Rumble and stops a step or two away from both Hepsubia and Maria. He takes in the scene and sees that it will take Rumble some time to close to the closest enemy. Hepsubia had just beaten him up the stairs. One option remained for the cleric of Sarenrae.

"Precious Dawnflower," Parison intones softly. "Please continue to bestow your divine insight to my companion," he says, reaching out to touch Maria on the shoulder and feeling the power of Sarenrae leave him and enter Maria.

Parison casts Guidance on Maria. +1 bonus to Maria's next attack roll, saving throw or skill check, whichever she chooses.

@Hepsubia

Hepsubia also advances forward and attempts to swing her sword/throw a bomb/fire an arrow at...something...but unfortunately misses quite badly. But she's unperturbed by this and taunts the remaining fey, perhaps attempting to fill Effie's shoes on the comedy front?

Last but not least, Parison makes his way up the stairs and grants Maria a small bit of guidance to help deal with the wily and destructive gremlins.

The one remaining vexgit human hunter does what he does best, taking a step to the side and leveling his bow at Parison - the only human in the group.

Orange vs. Parison (FE: Human, PBS, RS; Cover): 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 30
Damage: 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 2 = 7

Crit!?: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 28
Damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (1, 2) + 6 = 9

Orange vs. Parison (FE: Human, PBS, RS; Cover): 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 16

The first arrow hits - even with the added complication of the gears providing some cover - and hits hard, leaving an ugly wound on the priest! Thankfully the second arrow that the gremlin fires misses the mark, tinking off of one of the gears.
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Round 1/Round 2

Zithembe
Maria (Alchemical Grease, Guidance, Soothe Syrup)
Janus (Bane: Fey, See Invisibility)
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Vexgit Cyan
Vexgit Green
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Hepsubia
Parison (-16)
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Vexgit Human Hunter Orange
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Janus Too
Rumble

Active Conditions: Champion Aura (+2 to non-spell damage)

Environmental Conditions: None

Janus Too & Rumble are UP at the bottom of Round 1 and Zithembe, Maria, Janus are UP at the top of Round 2!

Clock Tower 2nd/3rd Floor

Janus is human too - well one of the Januses is - well, fey-touched and peculiar. But their sheet says 'human' ;)

Janus Too waits for their human counterpart to end the enemy fey, sensing that Janus wishes to press their advantage in the tight quarters of the clock tower.

GM, does Janus still have Expeditious Retreat active? Duration is 5 mins and it was cast during the fight with the dragon and its minions.

After Janus attacks, Janus Too sprints alongside. 1 round per minute Janus Too gets a landspeed of 30; moved on map, but Janus Too is acting after Janus.

Janus spins their flails, and skirts around the red portal. Approaching the next vexit in line, Janus presses in close giving the creature nowhere to move. The flail comes down... dropping Bane

dire flail vs vexgit, flank (press to the wall), vessel: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 30damage, champion: 1d8 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 = 12precision damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9

Press to the Wall lets Janus flank with an inanimate object, triggering the Vessel Between trait and sneak attack and precise strike damage (the latter via Solo Tactics); but he has to be the only character threatening, which is why the familiar has to come up afterwards.

"Return to the Green. Your time here is ended."

*face-palm* I keep thinking Janus is a dhampir for some reason. Also no, Expeditious Retreat has faded by now; Janus still has See Invisibility up though.

Janus continues to be a one-human wrecking crew, moving up to one of the smaller vexgits and flattening it with his flail! Janus Too promptly comes rushing up the stairs after this, to rejoin his master.
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Round 1/Round 2

Zithembe
Maria (Alchemical Grease, Guidance, Soothe Syrup)
Janus (See Invisibility)
Janus Too
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Vexgit Cyan
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Hepsubia
Parison (-16)
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Vexgit Human Hunter Orange
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Rumble

Active Conditions: Champion Aura (+2 to non-spell damage)

Environmental Conditions: None

Rumble is UP at the bottom of Round 1 and Zithembe, Maria are UP at the top of Round 2!

Clock Tower 2nd/3rd Floor

Maria moves to get a better view and fires an arrow at the gremlin across the way, "Hurry, they are destroying important parts of the tower!"

Move, Shoot Yellow

Wasp + PBS: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 = 10 for Focused Shot Piercing/Cold Iron/Silver + PBS + Champion + Treerazor's: 1d8 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 13

Zithembe hustles past Janus and on to the next Vexgit.

Required a double move.

Rumble glares at his allies speeding past him and the lack of nearby enemies. Torag, forgive me for my recklessness... With the red portal before him, he grips his warhammer as tight as he can and falls through.

If he falls out of a portal surrounded by enemies, as he hopes, he takes a powerful swing at the nearest one!
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Will Save?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 +3 more if it is a spell/sla/poison effect
Mwk Cold Iron Warhammer (Champion, FF, PA) vs Light Blue: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 231d8 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 2 = 11
Iirc, the portals need a will save to choose, or you get shunted to a random portal, right? If that makes it, he'd like to pop out of portal 3! Attack roll is if this works out, otherwise he'll just double move to where he hopes the action is :)

Both Maria and Zithembe set their sights on the next vexgit, the shabit hustling around towards Orange and Maria trying to stick Orange with an arrow, which unfortunately pings off of one of the gears mid-flight.

And Rumble, eager to catch up to the action, decides to play it a bit reckless and leaps into the nearby Red Portal! He pops out of...

1d3 ⇒ 1

...Blue Portal #1, just behind Zithembe! It's not quite what he wanted but it's good enough - he finishes closing the distance to Orange and clobbers him good with his snazzy cold iron warhammer!

Cyan Vexgit maneuvers around the corner just a little bit, towards the stairs leading up to the 4th floor - but then continues tearing and pulling at the gears.
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Round 2

Zithembe
Maria (Alchemical Grease, Soothe Syrup)
Janus (See Invisibility)
Janus Too
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Vexgit Cyan
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Hepsubia
Parison (-16)
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Vexgit Human Hunter Orange (-11)
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Rumble

Active Conditions: Champion Aura (+2 to non-spell damage)

Environmental Conditions: None

Hepsubia and Parison are UP!

Clock Tower 3rd Floor

Not to be undone by a dawrf in her recklessness standard, a grinning Hep jumps into the nearest red 1 portal, hoping to be in a position to strike

will save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
potential (attack on foe only!): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
dmg, champion: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5

Parison screams out as the arrow tears through flesh and muscle. He looks down to see blood flowing out through two different holes in his body as the arrow has passed completely through. Thankfully, the arrow didn't pierce the stomach or any vital organs in the lower reaches of his abdomen as the enter and exit wound were to the left of center on his body.

The cleric drops to his knees, hoping that the railing around the gears will provide additional cover and draws out his wand of cure light wounds. "Sarenrae, please bestow your healing touch through this wand," he murmurs out in desperation as he touches himself with the wand.

Wand: CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

As the magic of the wand washes over him, the wounds stop bleeding and close over, but some nasty scab and scar tissue remain that weep a miniscule amount of blood but not enough to be dangerous.

Parison drops prone as a free action, uses a move action to draw the wand and a standard action to heal himself with it.

Not one to be outdone by Rumble Hepsubia races forward, past Maria, and leaps into one of the Red Portals! She pops out of...

1d3 ⇒ 3

...Blue Portal #3, back near the stairs leading up to the 4th floor! Feeling an invigorating burst of speed she races up to Cyan Vexgit and attempts to introduce the gremlin to her weapon but her exuberance causes her to miss the mark.

Very noticeably injured from the other vexgit's arrow and not wishing for a second helping Parison ducks down behind the railing. He pulls out his own personal healing wand and gives himself a tap with it, mending a fair portion of his injuries.

Now with two combatants right up in his grill, Orange takes a step back and fires his bow point-blank at Rumble, who clocked him with that nasty cold iron hammer!

Orange vs. Rumble (MW Longbow; PB Shot, Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Orange vs. Rumble (MW Longbow; PB Shot, Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

The first arrow does manage to nick the sturdy dwarf, but he's had papercuts that hurt worse.
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Round 2/Round 3

Zithembe
Maria (Alchemical Grease, Soothe Syrup)
Janus (See Invisibility)
Janus Too
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Vexgit Cyan
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Hepsubia
Parison (-8; Prone)
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Vexgit Human Hunter Orange (-11)
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Rumble (-2)

Active Conditions: Champion Aura (+2 to non-spell damage)

Environmental Conditions: None

Rumble is UP at the bottom of Round 2 and Zithembe, Maria, Janus + Janus Too are UP at the top of Round 3!

Clock Tower 3rd Floor

Papercuts hurt badly! Even without confirming a critical..

Maria carefully draws back her bow and fires again, targeting the one near Hepsubia as she figures Rumble and Zithembe will be quickly dispatching the other.

Wasp + PBS vs. Cyan: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 = 14 for Focused Shot Piercing/Cold Iron/Silver + PBS + Zith + Trait: 1d8 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 12

"Ugh, these fey are almost as bad as demons!"

"Take less o' ah whallop tah crush 'em down though," Rumble says as he takes a swing at the Fey before him.
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Mwk Cold Iron Warhammer (Champion, FF, PA) vs Orange: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 151d8 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 = 10

Delaying my post to see if Rumble and/or Zith take down orange hunter vexgit.

The shabti steps forward and tries to stab the vexgit. "These inane agents of disorder are a distraction from whatever and where the real menace is," he says.

Cold Iron Dagger, Champion: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 1 = 19
P, Cold Iron, Champion, Seance: 1d4 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 + 2 = 9

Deciding to hopefully let Rumble and Zithembe take care of Orange, Maria sets her sights on Cyan and lets fly with another arrow - but the gremlin is frustratingly evasive and manages to just barely duck the shot. Rumble also finds himself having difficulty as he takes another massive hammer swing at Orange only for the vexgit to dodge out of the way.

On the bright side, Zithembe has better luck as he manages to just barely score a hit against Orange with his cold iron dagger, leaving it very bloodied but still standing - and still defiant.

'Inane' is both an amusing and apt description!
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Round 3

Zithembe
Maria (Alchemical Grease, Soothe Syrup)
Janus (See Invisibility)
Janus Too
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Vexgit Cyan
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Hepsubia
Parison (-8; Prone)
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Vexgit Human Hunter Orange (-20)
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Rumble (-2)

Active Conditions: Champion Aura (+2 to non-spell damage)

Environmental Conditions: None

Janus + Janus Too are UP!

Clock Tower 3rd Floor

"We fear you speak the truth, Zithembe. Though most fey serve the Green in some way, these miscreants oppose the will of Imbrex. But perhaps they serve another..."

Janus stalks forwards, an incantation wreaths their hand in ribbons of dark energy. Casting Stricken Heart

I'm assuming that I can share a space with a portal without going through it? Otherwise this doesn't work, and instead I'll cast Expeditious Retreat and flank with Rumble.

spell vs orange, touch AC: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11negative energy damage: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6
CL vs SR: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
That's probably a miss, in which case Janus is holding the charge and the CL check isn't needed yet.

Janus Too follows their human counterpart, but their burst of speed is spent and they can only go slowly on their stumpy crocodilian legs.

"<snap!>"

Scenario doesn't specify but sure, we'll say that you can edge into a square with a portal without passing through it.

Janus stalks towards Orange, conjuring a writing mass of negative energy into his palm. He tries to reach out and touch the vexgit but the fey is ever elusive and manages to duck the attempt, leaving Janus still holding the spell's energy in his hand.

Janus Too follows after his master but alas, he can only go so far on his little bitty reptilian legs.

Cyan makes a rude gesture at Hepsubia as he takes a step back from the elf, continuing to rip cogs and other bits of machinery off of the central gear mechanism!
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Round 3

Zithembe
Maria (Alchemical Grease, Soothe Syrup)
Janus (See Invisibility)
Janus Too
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Vexgit Cyan
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Hepsubia
Parison (-8; Prone)
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Vexgit Human Hunter Orange (-20)
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Rumble (-2)

Active Conditions: Champion Aura (+2 to non-spell damage)

Environmental Conditions: None

Hepsubia and Parison are UP!

Clock Tower 3rd Floor

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
dmg: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 2 = 12

Hepsubia is so much angered by the rude gesture that she totaly miss her strike, which is a shame because it could have done some damage

Dang Hep, I think we need to get you some new virtual dice!

For a brief moment Hepsubia seems to lose her usual carefree cool and angrily tries to strike at the little gremlin, only to miss yet again. These things are apparently the cockroaches of the fey realm!
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Round 3

Zithembe
Maria (Alchemical Grease, Soothe Syrup)
Janus (See Invisibility)
Janus Too
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Vexgit Cyan
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Hepsubia
Parison (-8; Prone)
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Vexgit Human Hunter Orange (-20)
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Rumble (-2)

Active Conditions: Champion Aura (+2 to non-spell damage)

Environmental Conditions: None

Parison is UP!

Clock Tower 3rd Floor

Parison stands up, desperately looking to get back into the fight. His companions and the enemies are on the other side of the gears save for Maria. He looks at the portal near him. Going through it might help close the distance quickly but he dismissed the idea as being unsafe in terms of self-risk. Moving, the cleric opts to take the long away around the gears. He rushes past Maria and fails to see another portal before stepping into it and suddenly finds himself behind Janus Too.

"Woah.....that was an unexpected trip!" he says, feeling a little light-headed from his first experience of portal hopping.

Parison stands up and them moves through Portal 1 and winds up where he is on the map.....I hope.

Eager to catch up with the rest of the group Parison gets to his feet and attempts to move around towards them, only to stumble directly into a Red Portal, emerging from...

1d3 ⇒ 2
Clockwise
1d3 ⇒ 1

...Blue Portal #2, next to Hepsubia and the Cyan Vexgit!

Still not quite ready to give up the fight, Orange takes another step back - putting itself back-to-back with Cyan - and tries to fire another arrow volley at Janus!

Janus may take an AoO against Orange.

Orange vs. Janus (MW Longbow; FE, PB Shot, Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 2 = 24
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Orange vs. Janus (MW Longbow; PB Shot, Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

He does manage to nick the Ulfen, but 'tis just a flesh wound!
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Round 3

Zithembe
Maria (Alchemical Grease, Soothe Syrup)
Janus (-5; See Invisibility)
Janus Too
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Vexgit Cyan
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Hepsubia
Parison (-8; Prone)
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Vexgit Human Hunter Orange (-20)
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Rumble (-2)

Active Conditions: Champion Aura (+2 to non-spell damage)

Environmental Conditions: None

(Just) Rumble is UP!

Clock Tower 3rd Floor

"Y'ain't gettin' away thah easily!" Rumble promises, stomping up to the closest Vexgit. Shoving it with his foot, he brings his hammer overhead and smashes it down against his off-balance foe.
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Mwk Cold Iron Warhammer (Champion, FF, PA) vs Orange: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 241d8 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 = 10

Janus takes the opening - and now has a flank partner in Parison...

AoO vs Orange, flank, vessel, vs touch: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 2 + 1 = 30negative energy damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4precision negative energy damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9

CL check vs SR: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Seems a pity to waste the nat 20 - so I'll Gm reroll the CL check

CL check, GM reroll: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 2 = 23

confirm crit vs Orange? flank, vessel, vs touch: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 2 + 1 = 28extra negative energy damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10

I'm guessing Rumble can redirect his attack to Cyan, with a flank from Hep ;)

"Every ending is a beginning."

Yep! And obviously Janus doesn't end up taking any arrow damage after all :)

Or rather...Janus might have suffered a few arrow scratches if it weren't for him negative-energy blasting Orange into a pile of dust as the vexgit tries to fire point-blank at the strange Ulfen man!

And with only Cyan remaining, Rumble is able to step up and clobber him good with his warhammer! While the vexgit doesn't immediately fall it's terribly wounded and ceases wreaking havoc with the gears, probably preparing to try and flee - but you have it surrounded and have no trouble smooshing it into paste before it manages to take even two steps.

Good thing, too. The clock's gears continue to turn but man are they creaking and groaning and rattling a lot more than they were before all this mess began. Much more sabotage and something unfortunate might've happened...

Combat Over!
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Another post to follow, please stand by~

Now that you've got a moment - and can no longer hear any sounds of sabotage coming from above or below - you might take a few moments to check the fallen vexgits for anything of use. While their weaponry and armor are of masterwork quality they're also sized for tiny creatures, rendering it useless to any of you. But there are a few useful items to be found - each of the vexgit human hunters carry a blue-tinted potion as well as a small jar of a pink, slightly oily substance.

It's also about this time that you hear a familiar, feminine voice call out from somewhere in the vicinity of the 1st floor, "Hey! Who's up there??? If you're here to cause trouble, you'd better get out! And if you're here to help...well, HELP! The supplies are attacking!"

Sounds like Seripan's managed to make her way inside the tower as well...

Clock Tower

Spellcraft, Spirit Loss: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 5 - 2 = 21
Spellcraft, Spirit Loss: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 - 2 = 8

"The blue jars are potions of healing, which Parison might want to drink promptly," Zithembe says as he examines the collected materials. "I cannot tell what the pink material is. It has a faint transmutative aura, though."

The shabti shuffles over to the edge of the stairs and looks down.

"The supplies are attacking?" he asks.

"'ELP IS AH COMIN'!" Rumble shouts back, charging back down the stairs to the first floor. Those near by feel each of his steps as the weighty Dwarf thunders past, and the stairs groan as he descends.
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When Rumble is about to head down the final flight of stairs, he would like to activate his Crafter's Wrath ability.

spellcraft: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Those are universal solvent stuff. Don't get fooled by the name, I put some on a mathematical problem when I was a young elf, back to school, I'm still waiting for the answer. And that was more than a century ago!

Maria glances over the railing to see what she can see below.

While Maria and Zithembe, startled by the cry, look over the railing to see what they can see below Rumble doesn't waste any time and begins barreling back down the stairs as fast as his legs can carry him. Those who peer over the railing see what looks like a rather large bag - yes, a bag - leaping and thrashing around down on the first floor as if in pursuit of something.

"Help! The bag's got a mind of its own!" you hear Seripan continue to holler. "The tools are rising up against their masters! It's total anarchy!"
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Do the rest of you follow after Rumble?

Knowledge: Arcana + Inspiration: 1d20 + 10 + 1d6 ⇒ (17) + 10 + (3) = 30

Resistances, Special Attacks, Special Defenses

She yells to Rumble, ”It’s a construct Rumble, animated object it appears. It has...”

Is it in range to shoot? If so Maria won’t be wasting time running down the stairs.