GM Tarondor's Scenario #8-25 Unleashing the Untouchable - Gameday VII (Inactive)

Game Master Tarondor

Assuming these are not evil outsiders

They are not outsiders.

Is there a dragon off the map, or is that part of the fire cyclone?

The dragon is off the map, but dragons are very fast flyers.

Anything she can tell Alie is within spell range?

Only the cinderghosts.

Rurik shrugs off the horrid cold of the cinderghosts and keeps on fighting. Dora shoots one of the Cinderghosts plaguing the dwarf. Wynn destroys that ghost and shoots another with his ghost salt arrows.

Meanwhile, Luna and Alie prepare to face the dragon.

Suddenly, the dragon appears, surrounded by a dark cloud of ash and smoke. looking to overfly the area and strafe you with a breath weapon. Instantly, Luna casts a spell at at it, wrapping it in chains of purest light. The eldritch chains tighly bind the dragon and it plummets to the ground, crashing just to your north, writhing and fuming.

Vorvirex Reflex save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
5d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 4, 3, 3) = 18

STATUS
Valrar - 72/136 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
(Ambassador Paracletus) - 63/67 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
Rurik - 96/177 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation,
Cinderghosts - (B: 20 damage; C: 17 damage)
Wynnreyell - 81/93 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
Dora - 94/106 hp - Extended Heroism, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
(Rusty the Wolf) - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation - BLINDED (in hosteling armor)
Azhghazara the dark phoenix - Dead
Luna - Mage Armor, Overland Flight, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation -
Alie - 89/116 hp - Extended Mage Armor, Extended False Life, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation, Overland flight - BLINDED
VORVIREX (18 damage)

Valrar, Rurik, go!

"Finish dealing with these things. I'm going to go get us some dragon bits." Rurik boasts as he flies around the flame coming off the top of the pyramid. He touches down beside the dragon and wails on the beast with his mighty hammer.

Single Attack: +1 Ghost Touch Holy Impervious Cold Iron Dwarven Longhammer, Power Attack, Furious Focus, Heroes' Feast: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (17) + 24 = 41
Damage: Magic, Ghost Touch, Good, Cold Iron, Bludgeoning, Power Attack, Overhand Chop, Vital Strike: 6d6 + 32 + 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 2, 1, 1, 2) + 32 + (3, 1) = 52

What with how effective his sword is against the cinderghosts, Valrar disengages, following along to the dragon. They'll probably end up coming to haunt him or someone else anyway, or so he reasons.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 20 = 38

+1 Answering Thundering Adamantine Scimitar, IC, HF: 1d20 + 26 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 26 + 2 + 1 = 42
Damage, IC: 1d4 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 26 + 2 = 32

"Got it. Go kill the dragon"Wynn shouts as the dwarf and human both disengage.
Reminder: I threaten 10 feet

Cinderghost AoO v. Rurik: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 181d8 ⇒ 5
Cinderghost AoO v. Valrar: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 181d8 ⇒ 8
Desiccating Touch v. Rurik: 1d8 ⇒ 3

One ghost snatches at Rurik as he departs, stealing a little life essence. Valrar rolls easily out of the way. Both attack the nearly helpless dragon, raging and snarling in its bonds of light.

The cinderghosts close on Wynnreyell and...

Wynn's AoO vs. the first ghost: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (16) + 21 = 371d8 + 8 + 2d6 ⇒ (7) + 8 + (6, 6) = 27
Wynn's AoO vs. the first ghost: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (12) + 21 = 331d8 + 8 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 8 + (5, 6) = 23

Cinderghost v. Wynn: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 121d8 ⇒ 81d8 ⇒ 6
Cinderghost v. Wynn: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 141d8 ⇒ 31d8 ⇒ 1

the elven archer shoots both of the vile undead without letting them touch him!

STATUS
Valrar - 72/136 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
(Ambassador Paracletus) - 63/67 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
Rurik - 91/177 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation,
Cinderghosts - (B: 47 damage; C: 40 damage)
Wynnreyell - 81/93 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
Dora - 94/106 hp - Extended Heroism, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
(Rusty the Wolf) - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation - BLINDED (in hosteling armor)
Azhghazara the dark phoenix - Dead
Luna - Mage Armor, Overland Flight, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation -
Alie - 89/116 hp - Extended Mage Armor, Extended False Life, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation, Overland flight - BLINDED
VORVIREX (91 damage)

Rurik, give me a DC 19 Fort save to avoid 3 Con damage from the cinderghost's Desiccating Touch.

Wynn, Dora, Luna and Alie, go!

"You lot clearly don't know a handled situation when you see it," Luna mutters. With a snap of her fingers, a hideous devil carrying a wicked looking glaive and sporting a grotesque beard appears next to the dragon. With a smooth movement that comes almost the second it appears, it swings its glaive down at the dragon's neck.

Standard action SM5 SLA, summon a bearded devil.
The bearded devil performs a coup de grace.

Coup: 3d10 + 36 ⇒ (6, 3, 6) + 36 = 51

Take 51 damage and a DC 61 Fort save or die

Massive Damage is an optional rule. To the best of my knowledge, PFS doesn't use it. Reading the Guild Guide, I see no references to optional rules, so if the point weren't already moot, I'd rule it doesn't require a Fort save.

A huge and hideous being appears and instantly drives its poleaxe into the dragon's neck, killing it!

COMBAT OVER. The ghosts flee. The phoenix decides to take a pass on self-resurrection.

Examining the dead body of the hapless dragon, you find a key tied to one wrist.

The Coup de Grace full round action allows an automatic crit on a helpless target, such as one that is paralyzed, and forces a Fort save against DC 10+the damage dealt or instantly kills the target. That's not an optional rule, it's in the core rulebook -_-

Yeah, it's separate from massive damage. I've gotten hit with two of those in PFS, admittedly it was almost funny.

D'oh! Right you are.

”Did we win? I don’t hear anything? Is everyone okay,” Alie calls out, terrified at the sudden silence.

”Hooray! The dragon is slain, Alie and the others fled for the hills. Let’s collect the key and any other loot and book it. Now where is my griffin figure.... “

She starts looking on the ground below where it fell...using detect magic if needed

Perception, hero : 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 2 = 31

@GM any reason she cannot locate it?

Wynn decides not to fire as the ghost fade away into the distance. "Not worth the arrows."

He looks over where the now headless dragon is. "Whoa. Good job. Got the key yet?"

Wynn taps himself twice with his wand of infernal healing and heads back towards the entrance to the forge.

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21

"That was easier than expected. Now lets get this thing working right and complete our mission."

Rurik takes a few moments to patch himself up.
Wand of Cure Serious Wounds: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (1, 5, 2) + 5 = 13
Wand of Cure Serious Wounds: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (6, 1, 5) + 5 = 17
Wand of Cure Serious Wounds: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (5, 5, 8) + 5 = 23
Wand of Cure Serious Wounds: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (1, 7, 6) + 5 = 19
Wand of Cure Serious Wounds: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (7, 3, 5) + 5 = 20

Alie, you find the figurine after a few moments of searching. Rurik finds the key bound by a cord to the dragon's wrist.

Now what?

STATUS
Valrar - 72/136 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
(Ambassador Paracletus) - 63/67 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
Rurik - 177/177 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation,
Wynnreyell - 93/93 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
Dora - 94/106 hp - Extended Heroism, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
(Rusty the Wolf) - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation - BLINDED (in hosteling armor)
Luna - Mage Armor, Overland Flight, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation -
Alie - 89/116 hp - Extended Mage Armor, Extended False Life, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation, Overland flight - BLINDED

"Let us head back the way we came and free the genie." Wynn says heading back to the tunnels to the forge.

Once back inside.

"We have slain the dragon and bring the key."

"I had complete faith in your abilities," says Isah. "Free me, please."

”If we free you, you will restore my vision, correct? I’ve been worthless to my friends here ever since I was blinded. That’s part of the deal, please,” Alie requests of the genie.

” Oh, and Rusty too...you know...if you are like powerful enough. But if you are not, I’d understand.“ Dora chimes in...

"The dragon wasn't quite all that. Nor were the ghosts, though they made for quite annoying foes," Valrar says, idly thinking about wishes.

”Yes, good point , Valrar. “

She taps her emblem on her armor, releasing the blind wolf and then uses her own wand

Clw : 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (5, 6, 6) + 3 = 20 on self
Clw : 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 6, 4) + 3 = 21 On Rusty

Wynn waste no time unleashing the Efreeti from it's shackles. "Free yourself of these chains. Restore the sight of my comrades. If you would like to exact revenge against those who shackled you, come with us and take it."

Rurik waits while the genie is unleashed. He keeps an eye on the genie just incase it tries to betray their trust.

Perception: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (3) + 21 = 24
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

The genie eyes you, considering.

"The bargain struck is a thing of adamant. Speak your three wishes."

STATUS
Valrar - 136/136 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
(Ambassador Paracletus) - 63/67 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
Rurik - 177/177 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation,
Wynnreyell - 93/93 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
Dora - 106/106 hp - Extended Heroism, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
(Rusty the Wolf) - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation - BLINDED (in hosteling armor)
Luna - Mage Armor, Overland Flight, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation -
Alie - 89/116 hp - Extended Mage Armor, Extended False Life, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation, Overland flight - BLINDED

”Would you please remove the blindness condition I’ve becoe afflicted with? I need to be able to see to help all of us get out of this place, please...”

”Likewise I wish for the blindness to be removed from Rusty, my faithful wolf “

She can get another Rusty if we need two wishes for something else.

Hearing no objections...

Isah waves his hand and both Alie and Rusty can see once more!

"And your third wish?" asks the efreeti, obviously eager to be gone from here.

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STATUS
Valrar - 136/136 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
(Ambassador Paracletus) - 63/67 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
Rurik - 177/177 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation,
Wynnreyell - 93/93 hp - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
Dora - 106/106 hp - Extended Heroism, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation
(Rusty the Wolf) - Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation, (in hosteling armor)
Luna - Mage Armor, Overland Flight, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation -
Alie - 89/116 hp - Extended Mage Armor, Extended False Life, Heroes’ Feast, Planar Adaptation, Overland flight

”Sweet! Thank you Master Isah! “ as she pats the wolf

Do we need directions or transportation to our next destination? If nothing else maybe restore one or more spells or use of class ability?

Alie can’t think of anything else, being overjoyed to have her vision returned. ”Thank you so much, Mister Genie. I can’t think of anything else I need. I appreciate it! How about anyone else?”

How about we wish for all of the apparatus needed for the destruction of the opal be fully functional and in proper working order?

If no one objects, then Wynn will offer that

”Oooo, that’s very clever, Wynn. I was being a bit selfish and didn’t consider that. I think that’d be a wonderful final wish...”

I have no objections to that.

Rurik looks on with a bit of fascination combined with consternation. "It is all well and good that you ask Isah for aid for our personal issues but let us not forget why we are here. We still need to deal with the Untouchable Opel." Rurik leans heavily on the hilt of his hammer as he finishes speaking.

"Much as I would love to consider all the possible benefits of a wish such as this, I would agree, ensuring the success of our mission is the most efficient use."

"I didn't figure my lofty ideas would make the cut anyway. They were a touch self-serving. And it wouldn't do for the mission to fail now."

” Yeah that sounds like a great plan, guys. Totally agree.“ Dora nods excitedly.

"So let it be written in the book of time," says Isah.

He waves his hand in an elaborate gesture that shows no immediate result.

"Farewell. I hope never to see you again." And with that, the efreeti is gone in a puff of brimstone and smoke.

"Let us see if it worked." Wynn moves over to the sorceress. "Hey Allie, how many fingers" He then puts up three digits.

Once the visual check passes. He begins to check the status of the machines. Hopefully they are working. Now how to use them. You all still got the instructions"

”How do you have 14 fingers, Wynn,” Alie laughs with joy. ”Just kidding! Im back in tip top shape, I think!”

"All business. At least our chances are all the better for it." Valrar shakes his head and beckons the Ambassador over for the coming work.

So what now, folks? I know some of you are anxious to finish up, so let's do that!

”So back to the machines then? We have fixed what, two f them? I wonder if there is another one of two we have to get in working order before we start our real mission?”

"Well if the genie did his part, he got the other two fixed. Now to figure out how to use them."

"Lets get to it then." Rurik slings his hammer and hefts Fossilblight. "We have the tools and now that flame is controlled we should have everything we need to crack open the Opal." Rurik leads the group back to the pyre and its trueflame.

Dora nods excidedly. If all goes according to plan, we should be totally ready to break the Opal and get back to home in a jiffy!

"About time. Smashing that rock has made itself a cloud over our little trip and the Society's great minds for a while now."

"So let us cook this thing." Wynn says as he follows Rurik back to the pyre. "Who has the decanter?"

I suggest once we get it nice and hot, the one with the decanter pour the water on it and then Rurik give it a nice tap with Fossilblight

All the machines seem to be in working order, but the pyre is still not lit.

Go back and take a look at the description of the pyre.

"So, the small elemental didn't do anything before. You want to try it again...or I could always fireball it." Wynn shrugs at the fireball idea.

”This might be time for that fireball. Assuming the other machines are working, hopefully that might get things in order.”