GM Silbeg's PFS: Eyes of the Ten (Inactive)

Game Master GM..Silbeg

Auris leans on the railing, watching the smoke plume from the fleeing vessel. As the temperature drops, he pats the chain shirt snug against his form. "Best enchantment I ever purchased, I tell ya." he says to no one in particular.

Koraq will use his Infernal Healing wand 4 more times to heal himself up, and on Geatan as needed.

"So uh... are we just gonna jump to that ship, or can you get us on board with your magic, Ralph?"

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"My preference is always to rely on my own magic," Ralph replies as he rubs his ring absently.

"This ride on an Akitonian airship has been most fascinating and I would love to study it more sometime, but if I am going to use this little trick sooner or later, I might as well do it now. Kol Voss, I am ready to end this farce. Tell your men to keep following Adril's ship. We may need them to pick us up after we're done there. And if you want to come with us, you'd best be standing beside me when I cast my spell."

As if he summoned it with his words, Kol’s airship leans hard to starboard and begins to rapidly descend. Kol’s men scream in alarm, shouting in Azlanti that someone has sabotaged the engines!

Kol Voss and his men do their best to try and control the ship, while Kol yells to Ralph and the other Pathfinders, "Please! Head down to the engine room and see what happened! We have to protect the men! We can go later!"

Gaétan will takes five charge. He will not like it to use devil aid but he have no choice.

Seeing the possible danger ahead. Gaétan give a magic window to Auris.

I propose that you go on front of us. Use this one way window to look into the wall and the doors.

Ralph activates his ring of invisibility and fades from sight.

"I suppose we should be used to fixing everything by now. Let's go. I have been wanting to throw either Koraq or a fireball at Adril for some time, and by now it's long overdue."

Throw Koraq. That funny. thinks Géatan.

Auris takes the offered item. "Well, I've heard of this. Never had the chance to play with one however." Activating his ring as well, he begins moving down below, stopping to place the window on the floor before descending. "You big warriors need breadcrumbs to follow?" comes the cheerful quip from empty space.

Géatan chuckles at Auris. "Not too big or too small. It will be an insult to Erastil if I can't track them."

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See slide #2

You make your way down to the gun deck, but Auris stops to put the window on the floor. Please notate where you are, and where you are putting the window. The rest of the part make their way down as well.
Move yourselves where you are ... the doors are all unlocked, so you can make your way all the way down to the engine room.

Also, can I get a reminder of your buffs, and current durations? I am going to put up a slide where we can record all of that.

Note slide #3 for the ongoing adjustments stuff

Ralph's heightened awareness was expended earlier when I did the initiative reroll, but I will use my pearl of power to regain and recast the spell.

I will also use my ring of invisibility to go invisible.

My greater magic weapon spells give a +4 bonus. I spent both uses of my focused spell ability to boost their CL to 17.

Everything else looks right to me.

GM, what is the air ship made out of? If it is metal, I will cast a communal protection from energy fire on the party. If it is wood, I will cast a communal protection from energy cold on the party.

The ship is made of wood, predominantly.

go ahead and add those things to the charts

@GM: Also noting an extended Mage Armor on Koraq from Ralph from before. At least makes my AC from meh to OK

"I ain't got the brains for this, but I'm the best likely to dodge somethin' if that engine 'splodes!", Koraq notes as he takes the lead towards the engine room.

[ooc]Not quite sure where the engine room is, but figure further down makes sense.[/ooc

Correction, for some reason I have not bought an elemental metamagic rod of cold yet. I will cast communal protection from energy electricity, and will buy a cold elemental metamagic rod at the end of this scenario.

I will hold my electricity metamagic rod in my hand. Hopefully electricity will not destroy a wooden ship, since wood is a non-conductor.

Sorry, minor correction that doesn't change anything, but Kol Voss had gone down into the engine room

Auris carefully places the window on the floor of the gundeck, and then takes a look-see through. As he is looking, he notices what looks to be a bloody arm on the floor, which appears that of Kol Voss... and then sees Koraq blundering in...

Koraq sees several of the crew members in various states of destruction. All are dead, including Kol Voss. As he does, he also notices a large, diamond-shaped crystal in the middle of the room. Its bright red glow dims and winks out as he sees it...

"Ho boy. Guess we should go save the half-orc from whatever is down there." Auris ponders to the empty air.

"Indeed," the "empty air" replies as Ralph casts a detect magic spell, then floats down after Koraq, staying a few feet behind him whilst concentrating on his spell.

Any knowledge or spellcraft checks to know what is happening down here?

"Ah bloody 'ell, what in the crags is goin' on here?!", Koraq curses as the carnage in front of here. Taking an offensive stance, he waits until he can sense the otehrs nearby before further approaching towards where the crystal was.

Swift action to enter Dragon Style, if you allow it GM.

Perception: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22

Ralph -- heal check at best... but it looks like something strong tore them apart... that's all you can really tell. If you are talking about the crystal, you are pretty sure that this was the magical engine that was powering the ship. Which you are also pretty sure has just gone out. No checks needed.

You cannot take actions, or ready, until combat actually starts. Sorry.

That's about all you can get until more folks come down... nothing seems to be happening at the moment.

I was asking about the crystal. I was hoping to work out what caused it to go out, and whether it was repairable.

Do the rest of you want to come down? It appears our GM is waiting for us to all go to the bottom level before something else happens.

Géatan moves. i would like to do it on the map but i can't see anyone except Auris

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Without further study, and being directly down there, since divinations do not work though the window, as I read it, you really cannot tell)

It looks like everyone but Auris is heading down?

Seeing the one remaining visible Pathfinder moving to the stairs, Auris pockets the window safely away before joining the party down below.

First the red creature slams into Koraq, and then a second appears, slamming into him!
Red SLAM! vs FF AC25: 1d20 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 18 + 2 = 37 slam damage + cold: 1d6 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 7 + (6) = 16

Blue SLAM! vs FF AC25: 1d20 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 18 + 2 = 31 slam damage + cold: 1d6 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 7 + (2) = 11

End surprise round
From the room through the open door, a woman appears that Koraq remembers! It is none other than Natalya, Skelg's wife! She screams out, "Damn you to the Abyss for killing Skelg! Why would you save him, only to kill him now?! AAaaiiiiiggghhhh!!!!

She casts a spell, which very clearly is a cone of cold, which is hardly a big surprise to Koraq, given her origin in the cold northlands.

Caught in the cone are the zombies, but so are Koraq, Ralph and Auris.
Auris Reflex: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28
Koraq Reflex: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19
Ralph Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
damage: 14d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 3, 4, 1, 3, 3, 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 3, 3) = 41

Auris manages to avoid the damage, but both Koraq and Ralph take the brunt of it!

Ralph is up!

"Oh my," Ralph growls as he brushes clumps of ice from his robes. "How tragic. But it seems the two of you know each other. Tut tut, Koraq, you should greet your friends up close."

Ralph flies a little further back from the zombies and considers his options. Mindful of the need to avoid collateral damage to the ship, he decides against using his preferred fireballs.

Koraq, I could place you next to her to full attack or grapple her as you choose, but you'd take an attack of opp from each of those zombies. How about it?

"Hey, what going on? What are you against? A women? Some relative of this Skelg?"shoots Géatan.

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"Freakin' frost giant kids... what the hell?!", Koraq shouts as somehow the drop is placed upon him!

@GM: I'd like to use a reroll on that; I can send you a pic of me in my GenCon volunteer shirt if you wish :p But I'd rather not take a cone of cold to the face after the surprise attacks! Mostly because it's no damage with my evasion

[dice=GM 5* reroll]1d20+13+5[/diec]

@Ralph: Well, I'm going to get attacked by the zombies anyway, so I might as well go for it!

Redoing the reroll, since that wasn't properly formatted.
I am fine trusting you, Koraq!
Of note, I did miss that you had improved evasion, so that would have only been 20 damage, but I can see why you'd want to reroll in this situation.
Koraq's GM 5* reroll: 1d20 + 13 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 13 + 5 = 26
Where at first, it looked like Koraq was taking the cone of cold in the face, he manages to dodge out of the way!

Waiting for Ralph to confirm his action.

Ralph readies an action to cast telekinetic charge on Koraq once he starts moving, with the aim of placing him next to Skelg's wife.

Depending on circumstances, I reserve the option to cast emergency force sphere if I am attacked after I become visible.

Ralph, that is fine. Also, I will give you the chance to change your mind once this post is over!

As Ralph prepares to launch Koraq forward, the zombies start pounding on him
Red left w/ flank AC25: 1d20 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 18 + 2 = 26 bludg + cold: 1d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 6 + (5) = 15
Red right w/ flank AC25: 1d20 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 18 + 2 = 32 bludg + cold: 1d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 6 + (1) = 8
Down to 62
Blue left AC25: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26 bludg + cold: 1d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 6 + (6) = 14
Blue right AC25: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36 bludg + cold: 1d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 6 + (5) = 15
Down to 33

The two frost giant children pound on Koraq, hitting him with apparent ease. Then, a third child appears...
Pink left AC25: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36 bludg + cold: 1d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 6 + (3) = 15
Pink right AC25: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36 bludg + cold: 1d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 6 + (4) = 15
Down to 3

Then another appears!
Green left AC25: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26 bludg + cold: 1d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 6 + (6) = 15
At this point, Koraq goes down, bleeding heavily... and green moves five feet towards the bow of the ship, as if he heard something.

Orange looks to be moving up the stairs when he runs into Auris. At that point he takes a swing...
Orange left AC26: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29 bludg + cold: 1d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 6 + (3) = 14
Miss Chance >50% good: 1d100 ⇒ 91 hit!

Purple (who was also invisible) then swings up at Auris (he'll have partial cover), as it seems his friend is swinging at something.
Orange left AC28: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36 bludg + cold: 1d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 6 + (4) = 12
Miss Chance >50% good: 1d100 ⇒ 20 miss!

Orange right AC28: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (16) + 18 = 34
bludg crit + cold: 1d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 6 + (6) = 18
Miss Chance >50% good: 1d100 ⇒ 4 miss!
Auris down to

Beaten up, the party is ready to return the favor...

Koraq needs a stabilize check DC22
Koraq, Auris, and Géatan are up!

Before I take my actions, do they appear able to see or target me clearly? I have Dampen Presence to help against blindsight.

Crap... missed that. We'll have to do something to indicate invis :P retcon coming since I can still edit the original post

@GM: So I am stupid... but I do have my orc ferocity trait! I am still standing, for 1 round anyway. ! But would that leave me the target of the last zombie?

"I can't take that assault, fire support is most certainly welcome!" Auris begins dancing through the zombie ranks, ducking invisibly around Koraq and circling through the narrow gap of the far wall. Deciding he's better off with the woman than the dead, he attempts a dive past her into the smaller room beyond.

Acrobatics through Natalya's square: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (18) + 22 = 40

Actually the zombie that dropped you only attacked once. Do you want to risk it?

Géatan can see the red, orange, and green zombies

Gotta risk it. I am practically dead anyway if I don't hope for the best. One minor note, I have Crowd Control for +1 AC when adjacent to 2 or more enemies. So the fact you still hit AC 26 a lot has been mildly annoying :P .

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Gaétan attacks zombie orange with his flamming arrow. (adamantine, piercing)

I don't like this to be attacked by a bunch of zombies but... family.

first attack: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (4) + 26 = 30
dommage: 1d8 + 25 + 1d8 + 25 ⇒ (3) + 25 + (5) + 25 = 58
fire arrow 1: 1d6 ⇒ 3
fire arrow 2: 1d6 ⇒ 1
second attack: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (13) + 26 = 39
dommage: 1d8 + 25 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 25 + (5) = 35
fire arrow 3: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Third attack: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (10) + 21 = 31
dommage: 1d8 + 25 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 25 + (6) = 32
fire arrow 4: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Fourth attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
dommage: 1d8 + 25 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 25 + (3) = 29
fire arrow 5: 1d6 ⇒ 3
+1 to attack and damage if we are in 30 feat range

Feats:Rapid shot, manyshot, clustered shot, deadly aim, improved precise shot, precise shot, improved critical

After the green zombie hits him the first time, Koraq muscles it out, using his orcish blood to stay standing. The zombie then just bashes him again! It barely hits him, but is enough to kill the martial artist.
Green bash AC26: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26 damage (slam and cold): 1d6 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 7 + (5) = 16
Sorry, they hit well...

Géatan, please designate secondary targets in the future, in case your first goes down. In this case, I will use green since you just saw him kill your friend. Also, didn't you already have the fire in all but the manyshot damage?

The Erastatilian lets loose with a flurry of arrows. His first shot pierces the orange zombie twice, but does not drop it. There is a flare as the fiery arrows hit the creature. His second shot,, third arrow, finishes the job. He then turns to fire at the green zombie, out of vengeance for his friend. Three more arrows hit it in succession, each passing thought the undead flesh faster than would be expected. However, the fire from the arrows flares as it hits, finishing off green.

Natalya then turns to look at Auris. "You... you... Pathfinders.. you all killed my husband! WHY DID YOU KILL SKELG?!" she screams, and then casts a spell defensively.

Ralph easilty identifies the spell as slay living
cast on defensive DC27: 1d20 + 18 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 18 + 4 = 35

She then reaches out to touch Auris, clearly able to see him.
touch attack vc AC17: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
confirm vc AC17: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Auris Fort: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34
Slay Living: 3d6 + 14 ⇒ (5, 6, 4) + 14 = 29

The touch hits him squarely, draining the life from his small body. However, his inner strength prevails, and he lives... though he is not unharmed.

Ralph is up, then zombies!

Because he was boosting he would killed us and he was happy to tell you this after this. But could someone could tell me, who Skelg was and why you insist so much? By erastil!

And then the realisation happen.

Wait.... Wait... a husband. I killed a husband!,cries Gaétan.

By the love of Deadeye, I am sorry. Miss. I am extremely sorry. I... didn't know. I was thinking he was a bloodthirsty champion of Adril. If I knew he had a wife, I wouldn't have killed him.
But, the corpse is still intact back in the arena. If we stop fighting and after we finish our mission with Adril. I will personnaly help you raise him. And Koraq of course.

And then the second realisation happen.

Wait.. Koraq...No!!!!

"It was self-defense, woman!" Ralph replies coldly. "It was then and it is now! In both instances you and your husband set your wills to killing us, and so leave us little choice in the matter. And by Nethys, if you have killed Koraq, then expect no mercy from my hand!"

"Azure dragons of the thundering skies,
Wyrms whose blood are coursing storms,
I wrest your power and set them upon those before me,
From my hand let them receive ruin and revenge!
Blast of the dragons of the ancient Dynasty!"

As Ralph completes his chant, a red glowing pentagram appears on the wooden floor, from which cackling lightning surges out and engulfs the remaining zombies and female spellcaster.

Using SM6 to cast quickened intensified fireball.
Using SM7 to cast heightened (2) intensified dazing fireball.
Using metamagic rod to convert both to lightning. If Koraq is still alive, he should be protected from the damage by my protection spell.

intensified quickend lightning-ball: 15d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 1, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4) = 53 DC23
heightened (2) intensified dazing lightning-ball: 15d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 2, 1, 2, 6, 5, 4, 4, 6, 3, 2, 2, 4, 4) = 55 DC25

Is Koraq truly dead?

Koraq definitely appears dead... the last slam cracked open his head. Luckily, at this level, death is but a condition to be cleared.

total 108 damage. 81 if saves on first.

pink ref 1 DC23: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
pink ref 2 DC25: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

red ref 1 DC23: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
red ref 2 DC25: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

blue ref 1 DC23: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
blue ref 2 DC25: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

purple ref 1 DC23: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 Saves!
purple ref 2 DC25: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Natalya DC23: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 Saves!
Natalya DC25: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

As Ralph lets fly with a pair of lightning balls, three of the zombies are exploded! One is still up, but really doesn't look good. Natalya also does not look very happy!

Currently, Géatan cannot see any targets. He will need to be on the bottom step, at the least, to fire.

Auris, and Géatan are up!

GM, the second lightning ball was Dazing. I believe we win. All who failed the second save are dazed for five rounds since I heightened it twice.

7th level spell, but well spent. There is a reason for Ralph's elaborate and grandiose chants.

Sorry...missed that. Are you just going to kill them, then?

Géatan climbs down the stairs looking at the corpse of Koraq. He sees the last standing zombie and attack it.

attack: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (17) + 25 = 42
damage: 1d8 + 26 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 26 + (6) = 40

feat:deadly aim, combat expertise, point-blank precise shot

Ac is now 31 touch 22.

Looks like Geatan has downed the last zombie. The ball is in Auris' court. If he does nothing, Ralph will act on his next turn.

"YOU"

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
Nonlethal Damage: 1d2 + 5d6 ⇒ (1) + (6, 4, 4, 4, 2) = 21

"DO NOT"

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
Nonlethal Damage: 1d2 + 5d6 ⇒ (1) + (1, 1, 3, 6, 6) = 18

"GET TO TALK"

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Nonlethal Damage: 1d2 + 5d6 ⇒ (2) + (4, 5, 1, 1, 6) = 19

"TO ME"

Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Nonlethal Damage: 1d2 + 5d6 ⇒ (1) + (5, 2, 2, 5, 4) = 19

"ABOUT KILLING PEOPLE!"

I gotta get him a sap. :/

On his next turn, Ralph will fly towards the woman and extend a hand towards her.

"I just want you to know one thing. Killing Koraq was your biggest mistake. You see, were he still alive, I would have had him subdue you and perhaps we would try to talk sense into you, then let you leave to raise your dead husband. But you killed Koraq, so now I only have this to say to you."

"Hello. My name is Ralph Cauthorn. You killed my friend. Prepare to die."

snowball touch attack: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 4 = 24 How appropriate.
snowball confirm: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 4 = 20
Penalty for firing to melee is already included.
damage: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 1, 3, 6) = 15
extra damage if crit confirm: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 4, 3, 5) = 23

She will still be dazed, so the save does not matter. It will be Geatan's turn, then Auris.

Without much effort, Ralph is able to dispatch Natalya. In fact, his snowball hits her so hard that she shatters. As Géatan comes down the stairs, he is able to dispatch the final zombie.

Please. Pardon me erastil, for this sin.

"well... Let's look what she had.

Do we know a place that would raise Koraq?"

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