GMTrex's PFS [Normal Mode] 3-03 Ghenett Manor Gauntlet (Inactive)

Game Master Andrew Trexler

Jenny manages to retain her composure! Second attack misses, so no need for the second save.

Khakil coughs and stifles back some vomit (which might include an organ or two) as his form comes back together.

"Man, that felt...tingly..." Seeing the Japanese fetish approach him once , Khakil turns tail and withdraws west.

"Guh! Bad touch! Bad touch!"

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Round 2

Skybek casts Cure Moderate Wounds on Khakil.

Cure Moderate Wounds: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (8, 8) + 6 = 22

"Ahh seem tae recognize yae noo. If yae're still the Cayden Cailean worshippin warrior Ahh ken as Khakil, then widyae just take the beast as quickly as possible!"

Khakil flees from the eldritch horror and Skybek chases after him, healing his wounds! Kali hucks a javelin, spearing one of its eyes!

Round II - bold may act!
1. Quarr
2. Chaos Beast (41 dmg)
3. Khakil (1 Wis drain), Cott (Jenny 43/48), Kali (30/34hp), Skybek (56/57hp)
4. Crocodile (17/28hp), Besai

Cott conjures another (young) crocodile and orders both it and Jenny to attack tentathing again.

Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
damage : 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

tail slap: 1d20 ⇒ 1
damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

If bite hits:
Grab (grapple): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

If grapple succeeds
death roll damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Jenny Talon: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Jenny Talon: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

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Cott summons a mini-croc, which mimicks its bigger brethren and bites boisterously into the bubbling beast. Jenny scratches it with her tooth.

"Come on already you useless lumps, kill the damn thing!" Besai tries again to cast a spell 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 but fails. "If you'd brought my blood ring..."

Top to Bottom: 1d100 ⇒ 84

Unable to distinguish between friend and foe, the bigger inside-out/boiling/sponge croc attacks its smaller replica. However, it is also unable to see, and misses horribly.

Bite: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 5 - 4 = 7 MISS
Tail Slap: 1d20 + 0 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 0 - 4 = 10 MISS

Round III - bold may act!
1. Quarr
2. Chaos Beast (61 dmg)
3. Khakil (1 Wis drain), Cott (Jenny 43/48), Kali (30/34hp), Skybek (56/57hp)
4. Crocodile (17/28hp), Besai

Seeing the beast wounded Quarr lobs another explosive at it. Though his wings falter for a moment throwing his aim slightly off causing him to dip towards the ground momentarily.

Fire Bomb Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 12
damage: 3d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 5, 2) + 4 + 1 = 15

Precise Bomb to not target 4 friendlies
Point Blank Shot
DC 17 reflex save for Splash Damage

Quarr, what's the +2 in your attack roll from?

The mutagen

Cool, thanks. If your fly bonus is only +8 (it may be higher right now) I need a fly check to hover. Fly Check to Hover DC 15: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 SUCCESS

Quarr manages to land another bomb thanks to the mini-croc's holding bite. The thing still lives, despite the burns and cuts across its body.

Claw @ Mini-Croc: 1d20 + 13 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 13 - 2 = 27 HIT Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Mini-Croc Fort save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 fail

Mini-croc becomes like big-croc, smaller but no less turbulent. Also inside-out and also under GM control. The chaos beast slithers over to Cott and assails him with its hideous appendages. If you fail a Fort save, it will send all subsequent attacks at Jenny.

Claw @ Cott: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 HIT Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 plus a Fort save
Claw @ Cott/Jenny: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26 HIT Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 plus a Fort save
Claw @ Cott/Jenny: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23 HIT Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 plus a Fort save

Round III - bold may act!
1. Quarr
2. Chaos Beast (76 dmg)
3. Khakil (1 Wis drain), Cott (??/48, Jenny ??/48--saves first!), Kali (30/34hp), Skybek (56/57hp)
4. Crocodile (17/28hp), mini-croc (14/22hp), Besai

Fort save Cott: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Fort save Cott or Jenny: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Fort save Cott or Jenny: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

If Cott fails either of the first two, and the other attacks would be spent on Jenny, her fort saves are 1 higher.

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Uh oh.

Unless Khakil has something up his sleeve... Cott and Jenny each take a lashing from the beast and almost instantaneously melt into flowing, bubbling, spongy versions of themselves.

Round III - bold may act!
1. Quarr
2. Chaos Beast (76 dmg)
3. Khakil (1 Wis drain), Cott (38/48, Jenny 37/48, both corporeally unstable), Kali (30/34hp), Skybek (56/57hp)
4. Crocodile (17/28hp), mini-croc (14/22hp), Besai

Sadly, no. I should have done this last turn, oh well.

The bard tests out his reformed vocal chords with a primal Battle Cry.

He hops further away from the beast as he begins a performance to Inspire Courage in his non-puddle companions.

"Wild-man turned to soup,
Do not take him too lightly,
He still has sharp parts."

Everyone gets +2 Attack and Damage, 1 reroll save

Spending 1 Ki to gain +4 AC for the next round, then stepping up and performing a Flurry.

Flurry: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Hmm...it may be immune to critical hits, but does that necessarily preclude me from confirming one against it for purposes of stealing its ki?

of Blows: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

I nearly forgot; add +2 to all those rolls above.

Hmm, good question. I think "score a confirmed critical" (emphasis added) means it actually has to be a critical, so unfortunately not.

Kali steps into the fray and kicks mightily into the creature. Several fanged limbs fly off, but through some chaotic force the beast still churns madly!

Round III - bold may act!
1. Quarr
2. Chaos Beast (82 dmg)
3. Khakil (1 Wis drain), Cott (38/48, Jenny 37/48, both corporeally unstable), Kali (30/34hp), Skybek (56/57hp)
4. Crocodile (17/28hp), mini-croc (14/22hp), Besai

After being tagged by the chaos beast's claw, Cott's flesh ripples and flows, puddling into a horrifying mass of assorted parts. Cott instintively flees from the abominiable assault, heading directly west, away from his assailant until he plops wetly against a wall. Once there, he attempts to force his body back under control.

will save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

If that succeeds:

He uses his empathetic link to Jenny to order her to do the same.

Jenny will save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Cott manages to pull himself back together, though not before the beast strikes him again with a claw. He urges Jenny to do so as well, using his druidic link to enter her agonized mind, but she fails.

Claw (AoO) @ Cott: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31 HIT Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Round III - bold may act!
1. Quarr
2. Chaos Beast (82 dmg)
3. Khakil (1 Wis drain), Cott (38/48, 1 Wis drain; Jenny 37/48, 2 Wis drain, corporeally unstable), Kali (30/34hp), Skybek (56/57hp)
4. Crocodile (17/28hp), mini-croc (14/22hp), Besai

EDIT: @ Cott, you can't move that far. (I failed to mention that) your speed is also reduced by the curse to 10 feet or 1/4 normal, whichever is less, which means... 7.5ft. I'm declaring that you take a 5-foot step as a free action instead, so no AoO.

Seeing Jenny fail to recompose herself, he orders her to try again, using the inspiration of the bard's war cry.

Jenny Will save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

Round III

Skybek lays his hand on Cott and delivers a Touch of Good.

"Cayden Cailean, we ask fer yer help both in the brewing of fine ales but also in battling gooey blob like beasties that dannae belong here! Gie yer strength tae mae friend Cott here!"

This grants his companion +3 sacred bonus on attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks and saving throws for the entire round.

The dwarf then draws his crossbow.

"This is tae much chaos in mae life! And Ahh'm all fer freedom! Let's take this beastie doon mae friends!"

Jenny manages to control herself with a little help from the bard! Battle cry says nothing about language-dependency, so I'll go with it. Skybek gives Cott some of Cayden's courage!

Inside-out croc attacks mini-inside-out croc, which goes poof upon being thrown to the floor.

Bite?: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 5 - 4 = 14 HIT Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Grab: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 11 - 4 = 20 SUCCESS Death Roll: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Besai doesn't want to go near the chaos beast, nuh uh no way, so he steps away and tries to cast a different spell! 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 And he does, hurling a glob of acid at the beast!

Touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 HIT Damage: 1d3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

And with a little help from Khakil, Besai the useless scholar kills the chaos beast! "You call yourselves Pathfinders? You suck at this. What took you so long? That wasn't so hard."

Out of initiative!

Status:
Quarr (fine)
Cott (38/48hp, 1 Wis drain, stable for the next 9 rounds)
Jenny (37/48hp, 1 Wis drain, stable for the next 9 rounds)
Kali (30/34hp)
Khakil (1 Wis drain)
Skybek (56/57hp)

Actually, major-croc is still around and attacking blindly. Cott, do you spend your next standard action dismissing it?

Yes, unless Besai is standing next to it, in which case I allow it to continue thrashing about and hope it smacks him around some.

What kind of save(s) if any do I make to end the curse?

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In one minute, you'll go unstable again; you can then make a Will save again. If you fail, you'll need to make a Fort save. It's probably easiest if I just make the saves for you, since it's tough via PbP for me to let you know every time a minute goes by. Is that alright with you?

That'll be fine for Jenny's saves. As for Cott:

Cott withdraws his wand of Cure Light Wounds, and heals himself and Jenny.

Healing Cott: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Healing Jenny: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Then, still feeling a bit peaked, hits himself again.

Healing Cott: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Feeling the curse continuing to pull at his body, willing it to twist and morph again, Cott says

"Hell with this, no one changes my shape but me. I am the master of my own flesh."

He tosses his wand to Khakil in case he needs it used on him again, then shapeshifts into a raptor, looking for all the world like a larger version of Jenny.

Cott, save the charges on your wand. I have some channel energy to offer everyone.

"Crivenns! That was a beastly beastie! Ahh didnae care tae much fer fightin that sort of fiend! Here, gather aroond and Ahh'll gie yae a wee bit of Cayden Cailean's draught!"

Skybek channels energy leaving the room smelling like a cozy pub!

Channel Energy: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 4) = 12 Everyone healed 12 hitpoints.

"Ahh can help yae restore the drain that beastie gave yae. Who wid benefit the most frae my healin?"

I have a Lesser Restoration prepped and a scroll with a second one on it. I am happy to offer them to Khakil and Cott. Are we dealing with wisdom drain or wisdom damage?

Drain, sad to say, so lesser ain't gonna cut the mustard.

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Where to, Pathfinders?

Cott will head to the southern end of the room and inspect the two statues there.

Perception : 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Perception : 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

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Quarr lands back on the floor once the creature is defeated. He looks quizzically at his companions as he pokes at them....Are you going to change again? How are you doing this without a mutagen? Can I get a blood sample?

*Before Cott shapeshifts*

Khakil gives Skybek's shoulder a hearty shake in appreciation. "Much thanks, my dear and stalwart friend. If not for your intervention, I'd look-" he gives a nod toward cott and shutters. "-like that."

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Khakil looks around at the array of doors around the room, reminding him of a game of Russian roulette. He shakes his head and plops down on the ground sitting.

"Ok. I'm officially done opening doors. There's either a fireball straight in my face, arrows flying into my eye, sexy woman using gorgon-esc abilities to turn me to stone, or utterly disturbing tentacle monsters turning my whole essence into goop. Always within a split second. Someone else can open the next one, I say."

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Quarr gets an eager look on half of his face, almost like he has had a stroke as his mutagen continues to slowly shift. I got it.

The little gnome hops up and down as he races and opens the western door.

Cott continues sniffing around the statues while the excitable gnome yanks open a door.

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Quarr pops open the door to a room to the west. The ceiling of this luxuriously appointed bedchamber is twenty feet high. The room is furnished with a four-poster bed, two large wardrobes of ebony inlaid with rosewood and camphor, a silk upholstered chaise longue, and two leather chairs with a carved table before them. A great rug, the pelt of some exotic beast, lies at the center of the cool stone floor. In one corner, an opaque silk curtain partially hides an ornate tub for bathing and a marble chamber pot.

Knowledge History: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Knowledge Nobility: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Knowledge (History): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

"About this ring of yours, Mr. Besai: Being forced as we are to respect our host's materialism, we were sort of compromised in retrieving the one vanity that happened not to be his. What does it look like?"

Cott follows the alchemist into the ritzy bedroom, and prowls around for anything noteworthy.

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

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Knowkedge, History: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Knowkedge, Nobility: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Ahh think Ahh ken a wee bit aboot these wee stone statues. They look like very auld Taldan Warrior sentinels. They're the sort that wid be found in the royal tombs. Yae can see the oval cut gem on the forehead. Dae yae notice that the central one is missin it.
Ahh fear that someone may hae removed it not tae long ago."

Cott considers prying out the other gems and blaming it on the Aspis. He opens his mouth to suggest as much to his companions, then remembers that he is a dinosaur, and simply growls instead.

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Khakil gives Skybek's shoulder a hearty shake in appreciation. "Much thanks, my dear and stalwart friend. If not for your intervention, I'd look-" he gives a nod toward cott and shutters. "-like that."

"Aye, it wasnae a problem. Mindyae Ahh'll need tae rest b'fore Ahh work on thair problem. Ahh dannae hae the richt spells prepared tae deal wid such trouble. So, Ahh sure hope that we dannae hae much mair curses tae contend wid."

Skybek follows Cott into the room and assists him in his search.

Aid Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

"I'll know it when I see it!" Besai replies to Kali in an exasperated tone.

The party finds nothing of interest in the room, other than a staggering display of casual wealth.

Finding nothing of interest, Cott leaves the room and waits for another member of the party to pick another room.

He also waits to see if Jenny is gunno go all gooey again

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Not just yet. Soon.

Quarr rushes up checking the door to the north.

Cott follows

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"Cott, mae friend, Ahh dannae ken if yae feel squishy an all, but tomorrow mornin, Ahh can be sure tae try and relieve this mess yae find yerself in. Ahh just need yae tae stay in one piece until then!"

Cott growls.

He sounds grateful. Or angry? Or maybe just hungry.

Who the hell knows, he's a f!+#ing dinosaur.

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Quarr opens the door onto a more-or-less identical room to the previous one; different exotic animal pelt, different embroidered curtains, different jewels studding the complimentary tea set, but otherwise the same.

Cott pushes past the gnome and investigates this near identical chamber.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

But he is distracted by worry for Jenny. He attempts to clear his head and focus on his search of the room.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

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