GM Tektite's PFS #05-05 The Elven Entanglement (Inactive)

Game Master Hawkwen Agricola

I forgot that I leveled and my breath weapon should have done another d6.

additional fire dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Edit: lol. Glad i remembered.

That one point could matter, ya never know. ;-)

Hawthorne uses Quick Draw to pull out his bow and some cold iron arrows from his efficient quiver.

Deadly Aim and Rapid Shot
attack 1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
damage 1: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

attack 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
damage 2: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

attack 3: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
damage 3: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Sigh.

Nice, get those out of the way.

Gannus moves up to the beast while drawing his blades. He then lashes out once.

Rage: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (8) + 21 = 29

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

Slightly surprised to face a foe so quickly after arriving, Samhain slips his bow of his shoulder and fires a single arrow with deadly accuracy.

Single shot w/ Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 17 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 17 - 3 + 1 = 22
Cold Iron arrow damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 6 + 1 = 11

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He then instructs Buho to fly up and come crashing down on the beast.

Falconer special trick, Swooping Charge. Owl flies up as high as it can and will charge straight down next turn.

knowledge (pl): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

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1d20 ⇒ 15

Glaurung moves up and breathes fire at the creature. The gigantic centipede manages to dodge the majority of the blast and it's hard carapace seems to deflect much of the rest of the flame!

Gannus moves up to the beast and strikes out with his sword, but like Glaurung's fire, the blade does not seem to do much damage.

Initiative:
Gannus
Amira
Glaurung
Samhain
Hawthorne
Centipede

Amira!

After Amira posts her action, I resolve the other two.

Any spells or SLAs? for both pieces

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If they do have any of the aforementioned abilities, I'll ready to Dispel Magic at DC caster level + 11: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25. Otherwise, I'll delay.

@Amira- no spelles or SLAs, Sp.Attks and Defense?

Eh, spells or spell-like abilities is 2 pieces; I'll move so that the farthest ally from me is 30 feet and ready to channel for when me and/or 2 other people get hurt for more than 10.

1d5 ⇒ 3

Fair enough. Amira is already 30' ft from Gannus, so I will assume you delay.

Amira delays, waiting to tend to the inevitable wounded.

The elves on the the hill start shooting arrows at the party. Lladd y cythraul llysnafedd!

Attack vs Glaurung: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (17) + 18 = 35
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Attack vs Glaurung: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (16) + 18 = 34
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Attack vs Gannus: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Attack vs Amira: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Attack vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Attack vs Samhain: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

A veritable shower of arrows rain down on the party, hitting Glaurung twice and Amira and Hawthorne once.

Samhain fires an arrow, but it glances off the titanic centipede. He then orders his owl to the sky.

Hawthorne fires three arrows in quick succession, but they all fly wide as he tries to zero in on the gigantic target.

The centipede moves forward trampling the heroes, before moving back toward its original position.

Trample!: 6d6 + 28 ⇒ (2, 5, 3, 3, 4, 1) + 28 = 46

Relfex Save for half trample damage or AoO at -4

Initiative:
Gannus
Amira
Glaurung
Elves
Samhain
Hawthorne
Centipede

Gannus, Amira(?), and Glaurung. Amira can come out of delay, before the round ends.

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Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7Shirt Reroll to not get daed: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 2 = 17 Ha, the second shirt reroll to try to not get trampled.

Mathchk: 53 - 46 - 6 = 1 Ha! 10 Con wins again! Amira, near death, will raise her holy symbol and channel not once, but twice! Selecting out the trampler, because he's a jerk.

Channel, Quick Channel: 7d6 + 7d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 2, 5, 1, 5, 3) + (4, 1, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3) = 42 3/8 Channels used today.

17 Reflex is not good enough for half. :(

Amira quickly channels twice, bring her party back to vigorous health!

Initiative:
Gannus
Glaurung
Elves
Samhain
Hawthorne
Centipede
Amira

I think I'll let everyone roll their own Ref. Saves on this one.

Gannus and Glaurung!

Reflex save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32
Samhain tries to move out of the way of the giant beast, but is hindered by the arrow wound just received, before turning to the elves above in their native tongue. "Calm yourselves! It is this fiend which you should be trying to fell! We are but here to help!"

DC 32 is not good enough either. The DC is 34! :(

You need to make a standard action "special" Diplomacy roll to try to convince the elves to stop taking pot shots at you.

Really?! Blimey! Well done, beasty.

And the dialogue was just that, dialogue. Diplo takes too long in combat...

Hey, Diplomacy! I can do that thing! At +27! But not in Elven... Here's to hoping that a cleric of Abadar channeling holy energy doesnt' look like a too-convincing illusion...

Ref: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Glaurung is trampled by the beast but Amira's quick channeling is able to heal her up quite a bit.

Disappointed that her fiery breath was not very effective against the beast, Glaurung steps back and casts a spell.

DC 23 concentration check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31

Channeling the powers of a copper dragon, Glaurung lets out a 60' line of acid at the centipede! Casting Dragon's Breath

acid damage: 9d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 1, 6, 2) = 31
DC 17 Ref for half

DC is 34?!? Yikes!
Reflex DC 34: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
Yeah, not so much. But Amira's channeling helps offset a lot of it.

GM: a "standard action 'special' Diplomacy roll?" What does that involve (besides a standard action, I mean)?

DC is 34?!? Yikes!

[dice=Reflex DC 34]1d20+13
Yeah, not so much. But Amira's channeling helps offset a lot of it.

GM: a "standard action 'special' Diplomacy roll?" What does that involve (besides a standard action, I mean)?

Normally it takes a full-round to diplomacy in combat. This scenario has a special circumstance that allows you to do it as a standard for some reason.

Don't ask me, I'm just repeating what the text says. :) Honestly I didn't think Diplomacy worked in combat because the skill description says it takes a full minute to shift a creatures attitude. That is why I thought they called it a special Diploma roll.

Action: Using Diplomacy to influence a creature's attitude takes 1 minute of continuous interaction. Making a request of a creature takes 1 or more rounds of interaction, depending upon the complexity of the request. Using Diplomacy to gather information takes 1d4 hours of work searching for rumors and informants.

More accurately, to request something of a character is a full-round. The normal use of diplomacy (attitude-changing) is a minute of interaction, though PFS (Even in S5) has this really bad habit of having non-transparent "6 second negotiations" and an overabundance of Diplomacy checks.

That was my confusion, cos I know it *should* take a full minute to do a Diplomacy check, and this centipede thing isn't likely to let us live three rounds, let alone ten.

Diplomacy ain't Hawthorne's forté, not by a long shot. Then again, lately it hasn't been shooting arrows either, so...

Perthnasau! Allwch chi ddim yn gweld ein bod ar eich ochr, nid ochr y cythreuliaid? Dewch i ymuno â ni wrth i ni geisio trechu'r y bygythiad i'n byd!

LOL. Of course...THERE'S a nat 20. :-|

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28 I made it!

Gannus avoids the worst of the trample and strikes back at the giant bug.

Main: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (4) + 19 = 23

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Main Iterative: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

Off: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (9) + 19 = 28

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Off Iterative: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

23 does hit b/c I'm raging, but Amira's channel gets me to full.Will update header to reflect it.

Quick as he can, Samhain will take a quick 5' step away and unleash a volley of arrows, alternating between his arrows trying to find SOMETHING that will affect this huge beast.

Many Shot, Rapid Shot, Cycling ammunition, with Clustered Shots feat
Not that it matters, but favored enemy is Outsider (evil) for +2 to rolls (not included below). Or would I need to suss that out with a Knowledge?

Many shot, Thistle Arrow + Silver Arrow: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 15 + 1 = 33
1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7 regular
1d8 + 3 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 - 1 + 1 = 4 silver

Rapid shot, Adamantine Arrow: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 15 + 1 = 28
1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7 adamantine

Iterative, Cold Iron Arrow: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 1 = 18
1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9 cold iron

Shortly thereafter, Buho comes streaking through the sky charging the centipede!

Swooping Charge: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16
2d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1) + 3 = 6 and target is staggered 1 round

Gannus attacks the monstrous vermin, blades darting in quickly. Two of his strikes hit, but don't seem to do as much damage as normal.

1d20 ⇒ 17

Glaurung breathes acid on the centipede. It dodges the brunt of the attack, but its exoskeleton still sizzles loudly as the acid burns through.

1d5 ⇒ 1

Attack vs Amira: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Attack vs Amira: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Attack vs Gannus: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (19) + 18 = 37
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Attack vs Glaurung: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Attack vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Attack vs Samhain: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (12) + 18 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Another shower of arrows falls upon the party from the elves, this time every arrow finding its mark.

Samhain attacks the centipede, letting loose a barrage of arrows. Three of the arrows hit, but once again, non seem to do the damage expected.

Buho dive bombs the centipede, but it manages to evade the owl's attack.

Hawthorne calls out to the elves, entreating the party's good intentions, but his pleas seem to fall on deaf ears.

Sorry, twenty doesn't make it.

1d2 ⇒ 2
Bite Attack vs Glaurung: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (6) + 19 = 25
Damage: 4d6 + 27 ⇒ (3, 3, 3, 1) + 27 = 37
Glaurung Fort Save vs DC 26: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
DEX Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

The cenitpede snakes it head forward and land a terrific bite on the little gnome. Glaurung feels the wound begin to burn even as she feels her movements become more clumsy.

Initiative:
Gannus
Glaurung
Elves
Samhain
Hawthorne
Centipede
Amira

Amira!

I am totally fine with Amira making a Diplo roll and assuming its translated. Not to mention, the elves probably understand Common.

The knowledge check is Nature if anyone else wants to give it a go.

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Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

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Ouch.

At 30/91 hp.

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Kn: nature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

I am sure my dice rolls suck. Except for the Diplomacy check, of course. LOL

Samhain curses beneath his breath as he recognizes this creature.

"Align your weapons! Only goodness will make it cower! And stop using fire! It won't penetrate its carapace very well. Cold either, come to think of it."

And now he wishes he had invested in those oils of align weapon...

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Glaurung, injured badly from the centipede, continues backing up into the water as she draws a rod from her efficient quiver and uses it to cast another spell. (lesser elemental metamagic rod (acid))

ACIDBALL!: 9d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 4, 2, 5, 1, 3, 1, 4) = 27
DC 16 Ref save for half

Actually, despite being higher than her AC, one of those arrows was a nat 1. Hooray! Though, I bought those Life Punch Gloves for a situation just like this one...

Amira, determining the archers to be a potential gain, speaks to them and hopes they're not xenophobic enough to not know Taldane. "Elves! I am Amira El-Amin, Abadar stamp number 22357. By the order of the Eyes of the City and Queen Telandia Edasseril, I call for you to divert your fire to this actual demon-tained creature!" She gestures towards Toshi the really big trampler thing!

Diplomacy, Trade domain power: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (10) + 27 = 37

Also, can we get the map link in the header? Thanks!

a)good call on the nat 1, missed it!
b)map is now in the header!

Amira entreats the elves to redirect their arrows! Her words seem to cause at least one elf to take a second look at the party.

Caster Check: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

Reflex: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Glaurung casts a spell and the centipede is unable to avoid the ball of arcane acid that slams into it. The vermin's hide sizzles and pops as it takes the full brunt of corrosive damage!

Initiative:
Gannus
Glaurung
Elves
Samhain
Hawthorne
Centipede
Amira

Gannus!

Sorry, forgot to roll SR. I have Spell Penetration too but doesn't seem like it mattered.

Sorry, forgot to roll SR. I have Spell Penetration too but doesn't seem like it mattered.

No problem, I forgot it last time around!

Gannus continues to slash at the giant bug.

Main: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (13) + 19 = 32

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Main Iterative: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Off: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (10) + 19 = 29

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Off Iterative: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Confirming: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Samhain continues to step away, trying to keep within 30 ft of the giant vermin before peppering it with arrows.

Many Shot w/ Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
2d8 + 18 ⇒ (2, 5) + 18 = 25

Iterative Shot: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
1d8 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Clustered Shots

And he tells Buho to distract the beast!

Buho's Distract: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
On a hit, no damage, but target is shaken for one round.

Gannus unleashes a series of slashes upon the enormous anthropod. Three of his strike connect, knocking chinks out of it's exoskeleton.

Two of the six elves let loose arrows at the party.

Attack vs Samhain: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Attack vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Both arrows find their marks.

Samhain sends another barrage of arrows at the beast. His first set hits, while the second misses.

Buho dive bombs the vermin, but it fails to notice the little, feathered bird.

Initiative:
Gannus
Glaurung
Elves
Samhain
Hawthorne
Centipede
Amira

Hawthorne!

Map

Hawthorne Quick-Draws his adamantine glaive and moves in toward the foul thing.

Power Attack/Furious Focus and Vital Strike
attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17
damage: 2d10 + 14 ⇒ (2, 9) + 14 = 25

Hawthorne draws his glaive and moves into close quarters combat. His strike misses as he tries to balance the heft on the weapon.

Attack vs Gannus: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 38
Damage: 4d6 + 27 ⇒ (3, 6, 2, 4) + 27 = 42
Gannus Fort Save vs DC 26: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
Dex Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

The creature bears down and bites Gannus. His wound burns horrifically as his movements become clumsy.

Gannus takes 6 DEX damage

Glaurung Fort Save Round 2 vs DC 26: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Initiative:
Gannus
Glaurung
Elves
Samhain
Hawthorne
Centipede
Amira

Amira, Gannus, Glaurung!

MAP

Using Shirt Reroll b/c I'm TWFing.

Shirt Reroll: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 13 + 2 = 26 Those stars, totally worth it!

Gannus shrugs off the poison and keeps swinging.

Main: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 24

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Main Iterative: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Main Iterative Confirming: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Main: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (14) + 19 = 33

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

Main: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Assuming all headers are accurate, aside from Gannus' since he just took 37.

Standard Channel: 7d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 5) = 20 Eww, bad d6s. As much as I don't want to blow all the channels today in the first fight... 4/8 CE

Quick Channel: 7d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 5, 6, 6, 4, 3) = 31

Amira channels energy, only specifically opting out of healing the crawly creature (including any elves, if they're in range.)

Glaurung feels much better after Amira's healing. She continues to step back and drop balls of acid on the thing.

I believe this is my second charge of my acid rod.

DC 21 Defensive Casting: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24

SR: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

acid damage: 9d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 6, 1, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5) = 37
DC 16 Ref for half