Qadathra uses a wand to simulate divine guidance to everyone as Luisila swoops down and provides actual divine guidance to Aegis.
Marta moves up and smacks one of the cultists hard. Green B is still up, but very shaken.
Fendahl hits the one held by Kirrah, knocking him unconscious. Red A is out on the first hit, so Fendahl actually has a move action remaining, and Kirrah has a full round.
Kirrah and Fendahl can finish their round! Red B is next closest and only 5' away, so no pounce, but Kirrah can 5' step and full attack anyway if so inclined.
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
All of Fendahl's attacks were NL but maybe that still translated into dead.
Kirrah's attacks definitely were not. So it is probably moot in this case. With the party, these guys are not likely to survive another round anyway...I am guessing.
|AC 18, T 18, FF 15|HP: 85/85|F+9, R+12, W+13 (+4 vs death,+2 vs gaz/poi/elc/chm/cmp,+1 vs Tran/fea/cnf/aci/cld/fir/glyph)|Init +7, Per +24|CMB +7 CMD 20 (+2 vs grp)|15/15 Fly 15/15 AoP 1/1 Lv 1/1 Spx 1/1 SoR 3/3 Bt 1/1 Wg
"And now for something completely different," mutters Vladek as he carefully lines up his shot...
With his toppling rod in hand, Myrdon channels his magic through it, firing off 5 magic missles at five different targets. (I haven't had the chance to do this in a long time! Finally, normal size targets!)
MM vs orange A:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4trip:1d20 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 12 + 9 = 27 MM vs orange B:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5trip:1d20 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 9 = 28 MM vs green A:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4trip:1d20 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 12 + 9 = 38 MM vs green B:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4trip:1d20 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 12 + 9 = 25 MM vs blue B:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3trip:1d20 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 12 + 9 = 26
The bralani bunch continues their relentless attack.
With its immediate target down, Aegis flies overhead and comes from from behind two of those still standing. (Provoke from both orange). Once in position, it attacks the one that the bralani has still yet to take down.
Myron fires off a brace of magic missiles, enhanced by the power of his toppling rod. All but one of his targets is knocked over, and one is knocked out! Green B manages to keep his feet, Green A is unconscious from combined lethal and nonlethal damage.
The Bralanis keep up their non-lethal assault, taking down more of the cultists! Red Bralani knocks out Orange A after the 2nd hit and applies the third to Orange B. Orange Bralani switches targets to Green B, as Green A was already out; the first hit drops Green B, so it takes a 5' step and continues on Orange B, finishing that one off. Yellow Bralani scores three hits on Blue B, who is still conscious.
By the time Aegis' turn comes up, both of the Oranges are down. Redirecting him to Yellow B.
Aegis swoops around to find a target that is still moving; he picks the giggling cultist and grabs hold of him.
Red A on fire:1d6 ⇒ 4 Green A on fire:1d6 ⇒ 1
Combat Card:
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Round 4
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Marta
Luisila
Fendahl
Kirrah
Vladek
Qadathra
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Round 5
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Yellow A [-20 HP, -56 NL] {unconscious/stable, shaken (1/5), prayer (1/5),on fire}
Yellow B [-16 HP, -16 NL] {shaken (1/5), prone, prayer (1/5), Hideous Laughter (2/12)}
Blue A [-9 HP, -51 NL] {unconscious/stable, shaken (1/5), prayer (1/5)}
Blue B [-3 HP, -42 NL] {shaken (2/5), prayer (2/5), prone}
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Myrdon
Red Bralani [-19 HP]
Orange Bralani [-24 HP]
Yellow Bralani [-3 HP]
Aegis
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Purple A {DEAD}
Purple B {unconscious/stable} [-28 HP; -59 NL]
Red A [-32 HP, -51 NL] {unconscious/bleeding, prone, shaken (3/5), prayer (3/5), on fire}
Red B {DEAD}
Green A [-10 HP, -49 NL] {unconscious/stable, shaken (3/5), prayer (2/5), on fire, prone}
Green B [-6 HP, -51 NL] {unconscious/stable, shaken (3/5), prayer (2/5)}
Orange A {unconscious/stable, shaken (3/5), prayer (2/5), prone} [-7 HP; -56 NL]
Orange B {unconscious/stable, shaken (3/5), prayer (2/5), prone} [-5 HP, -52 NL]
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As the noise from the whooping cultists finally starts to die down, you realize there are sounds coming from the tunnel at the far end of the cavern that might be spellcasting.
Marta, Luisila, Fendahl, Kirrah, Vladek, and Qadathra are up! The only conscious cultists are Yellow B (laughing and grappled by Aegis) and Blue B (prone next to Yellow Bralani).
Female CG Half-elf Cleric 15 | HP 168/168 | AC 29, T 18, F 24 | CMB +13, CMD 30 (31 grapple) | F +23, R +19, W +23 (+2 vs enchantments) | Init +10 | Perc +27, SM +6 | Speed 30 ft | 7/7 Channels | 8/8 BoL | 2/2 GF | Active conditions: none
Round #4: AC 25 (haste) DR 5/bludg, invisibility (2/12 mins), fly (7/12 mins), bless (3/10), prayer (2/5), haste (3/12)
“Nobody’s hurt, right?”
Maintaining invisibility and altitude, Luisila discards her backpack (move) and shoots across the cavern 60’ (single hasted move) to see if she can observe who or what is making the ✨spellcasty noises down the far tunnel.
Not knowing that Luisilla's taken the same tactic (unless that roll was good enough to spot the vegetation moving aside for her), Marta takes off like a shot down the tube of tunnel, her freedom of movement spell shoving the vines apart for her, and the haste spell making her a halo lit blur in the dim light.
She gets where I have her on the map in a single move action. She has a standard action left to use depending on what she sees.
Female CG Half-elf Cleric 15 | HP 168/168 | AC 29, T 18, F 24 | CMB +13, CMD 30 (31 grapple) | F +23, R +19, W +23 (+2 vs enchantments) | Init +10 | Perc +27, SM +6 | Speed 30 ft | 7/7 Channels | 8/8 BoL | 2/2 GF | Active conditions: none
“I’m close by, Marta.” comes Luisila’s voice from somewhere above and behind the minquisitor.
“I can try to dispel the blade barrier next time.”
She then calls back to the main chamber. “HEADS UP – demon-worshipping cleric in the house!”
“Beware of negative energy channels, but remember I’m here to heal you.”
|AC 18, T 18, FF 15|HP: 85/85|F+9, R+12, W+13 (+4 vs death,+2 vs gaz/poi/elc/chm/cmp,+1 vs Tran/fea/cnf/aci/cld/fir/glyph)|Init +7, Per +24|CMB +7 CMD 20 (+2 vs grp)|15/15 Fly 15/15 AoP 1/1 Lv 1/1 Spx 1/1 SoR 3/3 Bt 1/1 Wg
GM Rinaldo wrote:
Still waiting for Vladek; I'll give a little more time before botting.
Yeah, I haven't been sure what to do; Fendahl's decided to let the remaining cultists sit there and remain dangerous for some reason, and I'd provoke from them if I tried going past them to the tunnel (which is kind of what I want to do) unless I flew over them, but I don't want to waste my Flight (or the standard action it would take) at the moment.
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
interestingly enough, Fendahl doesn’t consider the cultist dangerous at all and pities them. The true threat is the one escaping down the tunnel. The bralani seem more than capable to mop up the last ones:)
|AC 18, T 18, FF 15|HP: 85/85|F+9, R+12, W+13 (+4 vs death,+2 vs gaz/poi/elc/chm/cmp,+1 vs Tran/fea/cnf/aci/cld/fir/glyph)|Init +7, Per +24|CMB +7 CMD 20 (+2 vs grp)|15/15 Fly 15/15 AoP 1/1 Lv 1/1 Spx 1/1 SoR 3/3 Bt 1/1 Wg
Blue B primary vs yellow azata (prone, shaken, prayer enemy):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 Blue B iterative vs yellow azata (prone, shaken, prayer enemy):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Yellow A on fire:1d6 ⇒ 2
Leaving the azatas to finish subduing the cultists, you start to advance to the far tunnel. Beyond the blade barrier, the sounds of spell casting can still be made out, though not well enough to identify what the spells are or how far away they might be.
Combat Card:
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Round 5
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Myrdon
Red Bralani [-19 HP]
Orange Bralani [-24 HP]
Yellow Bralani [-3 HP]
Aegis
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Purple A {DEAD}
Purple B {unconscious/stable} [-28 HP; -59 NL]
Red A [-32 HP, -51 NL] {unconscious/bleeding, prone, shaken (3/5), prayer (3/5), on fire}
Red B {DEAD}
Green A [-10 HP, -49 NL] {unconscious/stable, shaken (3/5), prayer (2/5), on fire, prone}
Green B [-6 HP, -51 NL] {unconscious/stable, shaken (3/5), prayer (2/5)}
Orange A {unconscious/stable, shaken (3/5), prayer (2/5), prone} [-7 HP; -56 NL]
Orange B {unconscious/stable, shaken (3/5), prayer (2/5), prone} [-5 HP, -52 NL]
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Luisila
Marta
Fendahl
Kirrah
Vladek
Qadathra
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Round 6
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Yellow A [-22 HP, -56 NL] {unconscious/stable, shaken (2/5), prayer (2/5),on fire}
Yellow B [-16 HP, -16 NL] {shaken (2/5), prone, prayer (2/5), Hideous Laughter (4/12), grappled}
Blue A [-9 HP, -51 NL] {unconscious/stable, shaken (2/5), prayer (2/5)}
Blue B [-3 HP, -42 NL] {shaken (3/5), prayer (3/5), prone}
Unknown individual(s) past the blade barrier casting spells
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Myrdon, Aegis, and Bralanis are up! Aegis is currently grappling Yellow B, who is still giggling.
Aegis stares curiously at the prone figure in its claws that can't seem to stop laughing despite being in mortal danger. However, thinking is not its forte so it releases the man only to continue attacking again.
From way at the back, Myrdon hears of the barrier of blades. He flies through the air, ignoring the two remaining cultists, coming up behind the rest of the group. "මැජික් කරන්න!" he yells out as he gestures at the wall of flying blades.
... while the two remainder (red and orange) flies towards the wall...
The bralani now have speed of 130ft (26 squares). I've only moved them 80 ft (16 squares) to get to the wall. If Myrdon's dispel takes down the wall, they will move their remainder 50ft (10 squares) to hopefully close in and still get standard action to attack (which I will roll in spoilers below). If 50ft is not enough, then they will double move to get into melee range, i.e. no standard attack. If the wall doesn't come down, they will ready action to attack whatever comes to melee range (using the same rolls in the spoiler). No more nonlethal.
After a few more shakes, the laughing cultist gets quite and falls limp, and Aegis drops him. Yellow B is out!
The last cultist also easily falls to his azata. Yellow Bralani takes down his cultist in one hit, and has a move action remaining. I've moved him up to join the party.
Myrdon flies up to get the blade barrier into view, and with a word dismisses it. This gives those in the lead a view into the chamber beyond.
The most noticeable and harrowing feature of this room is the 60-foot-tall statue of Angazhan carved into the west wall. At its feet stands a candle-laden altar, upon which a female human lies bound. Two giant murals flank the statue, painted with mud, blood, and more unmentionable substances. Like much of the rest of the cave, vines cover the ceiling, though these vines hang fifty feet or more above the ground.
The southern mural depicts a giant red ape standing atop a mound of corpses recognizable as the dozens of deities within Golarion’s pantheon. The northern mural depicts several humanlike apes emerging from a river of blood, driving throngs of enslaved humans before them.
In front of the altar is a huge armor-clad ape who stands facing you with a look of pure hatred. He holds a spear in one hand.
DC 27 Perception:
Another gorilla hides in the vines near the ceiling, this one merely large instead of huge.
As directed, the two other Bralanis rush into the room and begin hacking at the gorilla, drawing first blood. Both attacks did hit.
Combat Card:
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Round 5
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Luisila
Marta
Fendahl
Kirrah
Vladek
Qadathra
With the cultists all accounted for, initiative collapses. Everyone else other than Myrdon & company can now take their round 5, and then it becomes I go / you go.
Female CG Half-elf Cleric 15 | HP 168/168 | AC 29, T 18, F 24 | CMB +13, CMD 30 (31 grapple) | F +23, R +19, W +23 (+2 vs enchantments) | Init +10 | Perc +27, SM +6 | Speed 30 ft | 7/7 Channels | 8/8 BoL | 2/2 GF | Active conditions: none
Round #5: AC 25 (haste) DR 5/bludg, fly (7/12 mins), bless (4/10), prayer (3/5), haste (4/12)
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
Fendahl and Kirrah advance into the southern portion of the room. Fendahl will Cast ice spears on the big ape.
Perception :1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19
”Hrrmm. Another monkey. And bigger one at that.“
Icy spears x2:
.Each stalagmite-like icicle affects a 5-foot square and tapers to a height of 10 feet. You may cause a number of ice spears equal to one spear for every four caster levels you possess to burst from the ground. A creature that occupies a square from which a spear extends (or that is within 10 feet of the ground below) takes 2d6 points of piercing damage and 2d6 points of cold damage per square—creatures that take up more than one square can be hit by multiple spears if the caster is high enough level. The explosive growth can also trip foes.
If the knowledge is good enough to identify the basic type of the creature, she will activate bane on it. I'll assume either she or someone else is and include ban in her rolls.
Fort:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (4) + 20 = 24
Luisila casts a spell, gathering forces of life and death to shatter the gorilla's bones. The magic wreathes around the creature, reacting strangely before finally squeezing in on him. Half damage and fatigued ... and ...
DC 24 Knowledge (religion):
The way the magic reacted makes you look at the gorilla's appearance more closely. You think this guy is undead ... and he's casting spells ... you may be dealing with a lich here.
Reflex #1:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20Reflex #2:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 Assuming DC 18 on this spell like your other spells at the same level.
Fendahl calls forth spears of ice from the ground under the giant gorilla. The spears elicit howls of pain as they open up gashes in its feet, but don't manage to knock it over before they melt back to the ground.
Marta moves up, sizing up the opponent, and concluding that despite its size and magic, it is fundamentally still a gorilla, as is the more normal looking one up on the wall. Despite this knowledge, she isn't able to get her spear's point through its thick hide, which might be magically enhanced.
|AC 18, T 18, FF 15|HP: 85/85|F+9, R+12, W+13 (+4 vs death,+2 vs gaz/poi/elc/chm/cmp,+1 vs Tran/fea/cnf/aci/cld/fir/glyph)|Init +7, Per +24|CMB +7 CMD 20 (+2 vs grp)|15/15 Fly 15/15 AoP 1/1 Lv 1/1 Spx 1/1 SoR 3/3 Bt 1/1 Wg
|AC 18, T 18, FF 15|HP: 85/85|F+9, R+12, W+13 (+4 vs death,+2 vs gaz/poi/elc/chm/cmp,+1 vs Tran/fea/cnf/aci/cld/fir/glyph)|Init +7, Per +24|CMB +7 CMD 20 (+2 vs grp)|15/15 Fly 15/15 AoP 1/1 Lv 1/1 Spx 1/1 SoR 3/3 Bt 1/1 Wg
Vladek imbues Qadathra with a nasty 'tribute' to deliver to the towering horror...decompose corpse - which, if I'm reading it correctly, shouldn't permit a saving throw since I'm not making it against an object, and I think would make sense from a balance/power standpoint, too.
The way I read it, it will get a saving throw, but because the spell can be cast on objects, it is not immune to the spell per the standard undead trait. (That's actually the reason the boneshatter worked, also - that spell works on objects as well.)
Qadathra lands on Vladek's shoulder as the witch casts a spell and imbues its power into his familiar.
Chorkak spear attack #1 vs Marta:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25 Chorkak spear attack #2 vs Marta:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21 Chorkak spear attack #3 vs Marta:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25 Chorkak slam attack vs Marta:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
The giant gorilla jabs its spear repeatedly at Marta, missing every time. It even uses its free hand to try to smash her, but he just can't seem to connect. I really should have hit at least once! *sigh*
Garugu claw vs Orange bralani:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30damage:1d8 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
The smaller (though still impressive) gorilla leaps down and swipes at one of the bralani, hurting it despite its magical protection. 10 damage through DR.
|AC 18, T 18, FF 15|HP: 85/85|F+9, R+12, W+13 (+4 vs death,+2 vs gaz/poi/elc/chm/cmp,+1 vs Tran/fea/cnf/aci/cld/fir/glyph)|Init +7, Per +24|CMB +7 CMD 20 (+2 vs grp)|15/15 Fly 15/15 AoP 1/1 Lv 1/1 Spx 1/1 SoR 3/3 Bt 1/1 Wg
Trusting in his friends to defend him, Vladek advances with superelven speed, and attempts to turn History against the gorrillich!
Chorkak must make a DC 24 Will save or suffer 2 rounds of Misfortune.
L/G Female Aasimar UMonk/1 Inquisitor/15| HP: 148/148 (0/25 Ab Br)(0 NL)(0 temp hp) | AC/T/FF: 31/23/28 31/23/28 | CMD: 37 37 (+3/5)[coord def][RoTP] | F/R/W: 20/17/24 18/15/22 | Init: +11 (+2)[HuBl] (+4)[HAw] | Acro +21, Intim +37, Perc +30 (+2)[HuBl], SenMot +32, SpCft +5, Stealth +11 (+2)[HuBl], Survival +13 (+2)[HuBl] | Speed 30ft | Active Conditions: see spoiler for other effects; current effects: instrument of agony, Div Favor +3, shield, height aware, shield of faith, freedom of movement, ablative barrier, see invisible, heroism
GM Rinaldo wrote:
The giant gorilla jabs its spear repeatedly at Marta, missing every time. It even uses its free hand to try to smash her, but he just can't seem to connect. I really should have hit at least once! *sigh*
OMG, that was a mess. Can't say I mind though! Will post combat actions when I'm not at work.
Marta ducks and weaves and looks a bit surprised that her antics were so effective when none of the blows land.
The bralani lagging behind flies in, taking in the scene quickly. He flies to surround the larger Chorkak before attacking in unison with his brethren. (yellow provoke AoO from Chorkak, but now everyone has flank)
Mrydon swoops in belatedly. "Wait, did someone say there is a gorilla lich? This I got to see." And indeed, he got an eyeful as he quickly pulls back before stumbling further into the cavern. (I'm so tempted to cast mad monkeys on the gorillich right now...)
He positions himself carefully, then opens his mouth as a line of acid comes spewing forth striking both gorillas!
dragon's breath: acid line:12d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 6, 1, 5, 2, 2, 5, 4, 2, 2, 6) = 43Ref DC23 for half SR check if necessary, spell penetration:1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 12 + 2 = 16 Based on the line I drew on the map, should avoid friendly fire. Using the template from here.
Red Bralani (5/12): AC:21 T:15 FF:16 | HP: 61/80 | F:11 R:10 W:6 | DR 10/cold iron or evil; Immune electricity, petrification; Resist cold 10, fire 10; SR 17 | CMB +14; CMD 29
Orange Bralani (5/12): AC:21 T:15 FF:16 | HP: 46/80 | F:11 R:10 W:6 | DR 10/cold iron or evil; Immune electricity, petrification; Resist cold 10, fire 10; SR 17 | CMB +14; CMD 29
Yellow Bralani (5/12): AC:21 T:15 FF:16 | HP: 77/80 | F:11 R:10 W:6 | DR 10/cold iron or evil; Immune electricity, petrification; Resist cold 10, fire 10; SR 17 | CMB +14; CMD 29
Flanks +2 possibly applies as well, and maybe an AOO or two if not already used elsewhere
Oh, great. I just noticed two nat-1's on her attacks, which happens to be her Lucky number. I have no idea what that means - if anything. 2d20 ⇒ (8, 20) = 28 for rerolls if needed.
