GM Xynen's Confirmation (Inactive)

Game Master Xynen

Abdi smiles and nods to Uori. "Thank you for that, Uori. Every small piece of knowledge is but a large whole to figuring the puzzle." He ponders the words and listens to Chou's explanation. "You said something about illuminating the darkness, did you not Chou Wei?" He suddenly lifts his spear into the air. "Ra, god of the Sun, bring forth your illumination into this darkened place!" A bright glow appears from Abdi's weapon and he moves it closer to the diorama.

Ace wonders why the Gillman doesn't speak Aquan, but then just starts wondering around the cavern, looking for any signs of trouble.

As Chou begins reciting the facts she has written on her sheet of paper, she begins to feel a strange sort of divine energy around her, it's very faint, and doesn't seem to impart any benefits. Abdi begins to feel the same energy, stronger as he nears the miniature city.

Uori smiles a bit and looks at the two of them. "Travelers past, would place their items in the city, you can still see some, old and worn." He smiles at them again, and answers Irini's questions.

"We Gillmen do not follow Aroden, but the freshwater here provides a place of reflection and rehydration for Oracles and Priests such as myself, and this place is sacred to us for those reasons. If you would treat the shrine with the same reverence, you may approach."

The waters are calm, and now that you're closer you can see risen stones knee deep, providing an easier path for those who can't swim.

Valon looks down, brows furrowed, thinking things over as he listens to Uori speak. When Uori finishes, he looks back at the gillman. "Thank you for your help, Uori. You mentioned that there are other creatures in these caves not quite as polite as us. What sort of creatures do you mean?"

He then gestures at the cloak as he looks around the rest of the cavern. "And do they have anything to do with why this isn't with its, uh, former owner?

"Ooh thank you mister Uori!" Chou contemplates the other two carvings then turns to her friends. "Does anyone know how to sew? I make things out of metal... not cloth. And as for a beast to parade throughout the town... I didn't keep any bits of the monsters from earlier."

With that, she reverently steps across the stepping stones to approach the shrine to get a closer look.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Chou can see other craps of parchment, though long since faded, sitting in the shrine. The divine energy seems to direct her to place her own sheet of paper among the miniature streets of Absalom.

Assuming Chou does so...
When the sheet is placed in the shrine, everyone in the party feels the divine warmth from a source they can't quite name, and they seem better able to identify the creatures in the cave, and possible anything else they may come across.

Completing this ritual grants all of the PCs a +1 competence bonus on Knowledge checks made to identify the abilities and weaknesses of creatures

Abdi still feels the call of the shrine as he approaches with his weapon lit with divine magic.

Uori meanwhile answers Valon's questions as best he can.
"I do not know what sort of creatures, I have seen only a glimpse. I am an old man, and do not wish to risk my remain years investigating further. As for the cloak, I do not know. Perhaps it fell off the last pilgrim that cross the chasm, perhaps she left it in tribute, I couldn't say. I just know that it is indeed of Gillmen make."

Chou realizes what has to be done and sheds a small tear. She thinks for a moment, then makes a copy of the account on the next page in the journal so not to tear out her current mission log. She places that copy on the shrine, then notes the reason for the torn out page in the current log. Once the blessing is complete she contemplates retrieving the page, but decides that knowledge given shouldn't be taken away, and leaves it for future visitors. Suddenly her face lights up. **SQUEAK**

She scrambles back to the edge of the pool and attempts to nab one of the centipedes. "A beast to parade throughout the streets!"

Attack?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Abdi continues forward and sets his spear upon the diorama and waits to see what happens...

As Abdi sets his spear into the city the party is once again bathed in divine light, and they get the sense that they are protected, in a way.

Completing this ritual grants each PC a +1 insight bonus to AC if she has taken damage since the start of her last turn.

Chou attempts to snag one of the centipedes floating around the pool but fails to snatch it, as it wriggles out of reach of her paws.

"We should clear out these caves to make them safe for your people," Irini comments to Uori as the others perform rituals at the shrine.

Valon nods in agreement. "That would probably be the best thing for everyone," he remarks. "We don't want to be wandering around down here with something else lurking in the dark."

The monk watches as Chou tries and fails to nab one of the centipedes skittering about near the edge of the pool. He smiles, amused. "Need some help?"

He strides to the edge of the water and kneels down, making his entire body still for a moment. Then he shoots out one arm, attempting to snag a centipede for use in the ritual.

Attack?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Damage?: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Valon manages to smash one of the centipedes and, like his fellow Pathfinders, is overcome with desire to place the corpse in the shrine. When he does, once again, everyone in the cave feels a sort of protection envelop them from a divine source.

Completing this ritual grants all of the PCs a +1 dodge bonus to AC against charge attacks.

When Irini suggests clearing the caves, the Gillmen bows his head.

"I would very much appreciate that. I am unable to assist, old as I am, but it would be a great boon if you could clear the caves."

Sorry for the delay, busy day.

Dino will try to eat any of the little fishes that swim by him

"We should move deeper into the cave," Irini urges. "This way, perhaps."

"Now you're talking."

Acelyn reloads his magazine and gets ready to explore. From the back of the pack.

Which way, exactly, are you going?

Chou nods her head. "Yes! We'll clear out the caves for you! Maybe after you can meet our teacher Janira. Hopefully she's ok..."

She thinks for a moment, then pulls out a dagger, cuts off a small shred of her cloak, and places it into the shrine. "This one's for her."

She walks back to the larger section of the cave, then goes back through her pack. She pulls out her alchemical weapons and tucks them away in her cheeks. With a quick rinse of alcohol she's ready to go. "Aww cween! Ready to go!"

I'll vote east... to the east... always to the east...

East is good.

"We could really get lost in here. Hey! That's what that guy at the store told me chalk was good for. And these art supplies... I can make a map as we go."

Ace pulls out paper and pens, and fumbles a bit as he makes a map of the area. Then he ties the chalk to a piece of string and attackes to his crossbow so he won't lose it. "East sounds good to me!", watching where the others are pointing. "That is east, right?"

The cave’s damp air becomes increasingly stale as the Pathfinders continue down through this tunnel, and as they approach this area, the stench of decay grows increasingly evident. The passage turns to the east and opens into a small cavern littered with bits of broken glass, rotting pieces of paper, and other unusable detritus and in the back a body lies face down on the damp cave floor.

Unfortunately it is not the only thing in the room, as four animated corpses turn to see the party enter and begin shuffling toward them, two skeletal creatures, and two others will flesh still hanging from bone.

Round 1
Irino
Ace
Valon
Chou
Abdi
Enemies
Amaron

Bold May Act
Active Party Buffs:
+1 insight bonus to AC if she has taken damage since the start of her last turn.
+1 dodge bonus to AC against charge attacks
+1 competence bonus on Knowledge checks made to identify the abilities and weaknesses of creatures

Knowledge: Religion: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 = 12

Abdi recognizes the undead skeletons and realizes his primary abilities will do no good in this fight. Instead he calls upon the power of his God to bolster through prowess. "Go forth, my friends to glorious battle and know that none can stand before you!"

Cast Bless on the party!

"Great. Even the dead themselves want to add more to the bone pile." Valon draws the kama from his waist and holds it in front of himself defensively, preparing for the corpses to make their way forward. "We should make use of this passageway. Make them come one at a time. Unless anyone has a plan?"

Draw weapon, total defense. Trying to keep them from all mobbing through at once.

Acelyn moves to get a straight shot, and then waits until one of the creatures comes into view.

Knowledge (Religion) Monster 1: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 1 = 10
Knowledge (Religion) Monster 2: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 1 = 28

Chao nods her head, then moves into position. "I don't think those wook as friendwy as the giwwman..."

She draws her crossbow holding it up with one hand. She quickly spits a vial of acid out from her cheek pocket and holds it ready in her other hand.

Move action to move into position, move to draw crossbow, swift to retrieve acid from cheek pouch.

Irini chants, invoking her protective patron, and then gently touches Abdi on the shoulder. He is infused with a sliver of divine wisdom.

The witch then crosses to the far alcove.

Irini casts a spell on Abdi to aid him in the current fight, while Ace prepares his crossbow to fire on the first creature to walk toward them.

Valon doubles up on his defense, Chou prepares her own crossbow and some acid, and Abdi blesses his companions.

Chou, you recognize these as Gillmen Skeletons (blue and green) and Gillmen Zombies (orange and red), with a 28 let's just give you the zombie stat block

The skeletons shuffle in first, with Green appearing in the tunnel before the rest, eager to feast on monk flesh. Ace fires a crossbow bolt into the creature that sticks into one of the ribs but does not seem to slow it down at all. It strikes at Valon but it's slash is pushed aside by Valons swift reflexes.

Sword: 1d20 ⇒ 151d6 ⇒ 4

Blue shuffles in behind and squeezes past green for it's own shot at the monk but fails miserably.

Sword: 1d20 ⇒ 41d6 ⇒ 3

The two zombies shamble in behind the skeletons, moaning and gnashing their teeth as they push against each other, trying desperately to reach the party.

Round 1
Amaron
Round 2
Irino
Ace
Valon
Chou
Abdi - Guidance
Enemies

Bold May Act
Active Party Buffs:
+1 insight bonus to AC if she has taken damage since the start of her last turn.
+1 dodge bonus to AC against charge attacks
+1 competence bonus on Knowledge checks made to identify the abilities and weaknesses of creatures
+1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects - Bless

"Zombies! They are swow but you need to swash them to hurt them."

Chou reaches backup to lob an acid flask at the middle Zombie in the pack (red).

"Or you can use acid or fire or wightning or frost or..."

Throw acid: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8

"...oops."

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"Slash them? You mean the ones back there?" Valon asks, indicating the zombies jostling in the corridor. He notes that Ace's bolt didn't seem to do a lot to slow down the advancing skeleton, then comments, "There's not a lot on these two here to cut."

Deciding to see what happens regardless, Valon strikes at the skeleton before him (green), slashing with the kama in his right hand before following it with a low kick.

Attack (kama): 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 = 12
Attack (flurry of blows/kick): 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 = 14

Valon you haven't rolled your damage, just attack.

Irini moves in the back of the cave to get a better view. She twists her hand in an unusual gesture and concentrates on the blue skeleton.

Woops, my bad. Dunno how I forgot that.
Damage(kama): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Damage(flurry of blows/kick): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Abdi takes a step back to allow an open position for Valon. "Valon, fall back to my position and allow a few of the enemies to file in to allow the others a chance to destroy these enemies!"

Inspiring Command to affect Valon and grant him a +2 insight bonus on attack rolls, AC, combat maneuver defense, and skill checks for 1 round.

Hoping Valon will take a 5' step to Abdi's previous spot so that one of the enemies can take Valon's position and open it up to three attacks as opposed to just one.

miss location: 1d8 ⇒ 2

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"I can't get a clear shot, and I don't have a swashing bolt to fire..."

Delay or pull back if that is looking like a way to go.

Irini cringes as the ratfolk tosses a jar of acid that slices off course.

K: Religion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Amaron is bottled as it has been over 24 hours since they were up on initiative. tries to attack green with his staff.
Staff: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 191d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 With a resounding crash, the skeleton falls apart at the druids feet.

He directs Anzu to attack blue, inspired by his masters success, the dinosaur grabs hold of the skeletons spine and shakes, leaving nothing but unanimated bones on the ground.
Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 221d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Irini casts her hex on the nearest enemy switching target to red, since blue is down., and the Zombie seems to somehow look even less coordinated than it did already.
Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Ace delays without a clear shot, not wanting to his his allies, while Valon takes a step forward and attacks the nearest enemy. His kama slashes a junk of rotting flesh off of the undead creature even as he kicks out with one of his legs. The kick connects, but without any nerve endings, it does nothing to stop the creature.

Chou has less reservations than Ace does, and the ratfolk lobs an acid flask into combat. The flask sails right passed Valon's head and smashes into the wall beside him, showering him and the zombie with acid.

Abdi continues using his divine influence to assist his companion.

Red attacks Valon, now that's closed the distance, but the monk proves slippery as always.
Slam: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 151d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Round 2
Amaron
Round 3
Irini
Ace
Valon - 1 acid damage
Chou
Abdi - Guidance
Enemies
~Red - 10 Damage

Bold May Act
Active Party Buffs:
+1 insight bonus to AC if she has taken damage since the start of her last turn.
+1 dodge bonus to AC against charge attacks
+1 competence bonus on Knowledge checks made to identify the abilities and weaknesses of creatures
+1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects - Bless

Seeing the zombies step in, Ace decides to try a shot.

Attack in melee vs soft cover: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 1 - 4 = 12

"Yep. Too much going on there, I would have to be much more skilled to make that shot."

Don't sell yourself short Ace! Roll damage!

Irini moves over and invokes her patron once more, instilling guidance on Acelyn.

Sorry for some reason I didn't get any updatez

Round 2 the druid will cast resistance on his dino

Chou fishes in Janira's pack and pulls out the wand of burning hands. "Hmmm maybe this wiw hewp? Vawon, if you have to faww back I can try this!" With that she moves up near the front line and hides in an alcove.

Chou's UMD is +10. I'll be out most of tomorrow so if a clear spot comes up where she can take the shot without hitting allies please bot me to do so. I should hopefully get a chance to post in the evening but feel free to bot me to move things along. Once Friday comes around I should be back on my usual schedule.

Valon looks back over his shoulder and nods, then looks back at the zombies. He slashes twice at the zombie in front of him with his kama, then steps backward toward the rest of the group.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 2 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Attack (flurry of blows): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 = 8
Damage (flurry of blows): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Full attack action with flurry of blows, then 5-foot step backward.

Ace's surprise damage

Damage: 1d10 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 + 1 = 11

Abdi continues to bolster Valon's prowess in battle. "Press the attack, Valon! Ra is with you!"

Inspiring Command to affect Valon and grant him a +2 insight bonus on attack rolls, AC, combat maneuver defense, and skill checks for 1 round.

Guys, don't forget you all have that +1 bonus to attack from Bless. So, Valon's first attack would have been a hit!

are we on round 3 now?

Amaron casts resistence on Anzu

Irini bolsters Ace's shot with a spell, unfortunately the bolt goes wild and misses the target. Sorry Ace, last time I posted I'd assumed you hed precise shot and then remembered we're at level 1, if only Aid Another worked on ranged attacks!

Valon slashes the zombie in front of him to ribbons with his attack and steps back so his allies might assist.

Chou moves into the alcove and readies an action to use the wand of burning hands.

Abdi continues using his divine influence to assist his companions.

Orange begins shuffling down the tunnel towards Valon, when it comes into sight Chou attempts to fire up Janira's wand. Unfortunately the magic seems to backfire and Chou is unable to get the wand to respond at all. Thankfully the zombie seems to have used up all of its energy just getting to Valon and does not yet attack.

UMD: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 Sorry Chou

Round 3
Amaron
Round 4
Irini
Ace
Valon - 1 acid damage
Chou
Abdi - Guidance
Orange Zombie

Bold May Act
Active Party Buffs:
+1 insight bonus to AC if she has taken damage since the start of her last turn.
+1 dodge bonus to AC against charge attacks
+1 competence bonus on Knowledge checks made to identify the abilities and weaknesses of creatures
+1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects - Bless

That is this turn for Chou. Used her actions last turn to draw the wand and move.

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The witch moves around the dinosaur and invokes her patron for a third time, this time gently touching Valon's shoulder to instill him with guidance.

He casts resistance on Valoran