GM ZD #9-00: Assault on Absalom (Inactive)

Game Master Z...D...

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The choice is clear, to do battle against an army of demons or some tatty old ships. To the North!

Can I get a total time spent so far for buff purposes please, I may need to refresh some and may well cast others on the way. I will also wand away the 20 damage I took.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

It sounds like this time we will have at least some warning before we have to fight so Rocky will use a charge from his wand of Mage Armor and spend a ki point to cast Barkskin on himself shortly beforehand.

As the party approaches the battle, Teddy makes a few quick hand signs, and multiple copies of her appear.

Shadow Clone no Jutsu

Mirror Images: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

In the distance, a brass horn sounds a warning signal. A moment later, a Captain of the First Guard shouts for her force to ready for impact—a command that guards relay up and down the wall. A dark swarm of thousands of strangely misshapen creatures charges, throwing themselves against the stone walls and clambering over each other to reach the top. Despite many volleys of arrows raining down and boiling oil poured on them, the stubborn fiend-flesh creatures press on. In multiple places along the ramparts, soldiers of the First Guard have to draw their swords and engage the creatures in melee. Here and there, groups of nightmarish creatures spill through the line of defense.

Round 1-Bold May Act
Teddy
Rocky
Qalim
Green
Professor
Arcanadin
Red
Yellow
Blue
Ameko

"I will try to delay the ones over there."

As a swift action Rocky enters Dragon Style.

He walks over to the foot of the southern stairs while drawing his wand of Shield and tries to activate it.

umd: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25

Know. (planes): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 35

Qalim casts Fireball on the creatures next to Rocky Blue & Green

BURN!

Fireball (fire damages): 10d6 + 20 + 4 ⇒ (2, 6, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4) + 20 + 4 = 50 Ref. DC22 for half

Qalim knows that it is an unfettered eidolon. He knows that is an planar outsiders. But since every eidolon is different, he does not know too much about it, since it powers vary. I will say that its maw is crackling electricity. And it has a long neck, extending its reach

Blue avoids all of the flames and green dodges some of it.

Round 1-Bold May Act
Teddy
Green
Professor
Arcanadin
Red
Yellow
Blue
Ameko

Round 2
Rocky
Qalim

Teddy is on delay

Green flies down and attacks Rocky. not sure where you AC is at right now. If it is 35 then it is a miss. If it is 30 or under Rocky takes 6 points physical and 4 points electricity damage

Round 1-Bold May Act
Teddy
Professor
Arcanadin
Red
Yellow
Blue
Ameko

Round 2
Rocky
Qalim
Green

The 35 is correct. I used my wand of Shield last turn. None of my AC buffs add to touch AC unless it is incorporeal.

Teddy's runs forward, striking at Rocky's foe from behind before doubling back and returning to the middle of the battlefield.

Spring Heeled Style, Spring Attack on green.

Attack: 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 17 + 2 + 2 = 36
Damage: 1d8 + 5d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + (5, 4, 4, 1, 5) + 8 + 2 = 35
Crit Confirmation: 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 17 + 2 + 2 = 22
Crit Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 = 11

Arcanadin moves to 20' behind Rocky, drawing his sword.

"Goddess, grant me your light that these beasts may fall before our might."

Arcanadin activates his divine bond adding Holy to his rapier.

Professor drinks a tincture from his bag.

Targeting Admixture

Teddy, unless you have something that makes you fly to get behind him, you will not be able to get the flank or even touch him. He is 10 feet in the air above rocky, make sure to check the notes on the presentation.

Arcanadin moves in and the professor drinks a potion.

Red and yellow move in on the PC's. Staying high above the ground.

Blue flies up to Arcanadin and attempts to bite her. But she is able to dodge it.

Round 1
Teddy
Ameko

Round 2
Rocky
Qalim
Green
Professor
Aracnadin
Red
Yellow
Blue

Qalim casts magic missile on green.

Then moves out.

Force Damages: 5d4 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3, 4, 4, 1) + 10 + 4 = 27

10ft above Rocky means jumping up 5ft puts them in reach. Rocky auto succeeds on the DC 20 Acrobatics to jump up 5 ft.

Rocky leaps into the air and tries to grab his flying tormentor.

This provokes due to movement. AC 39 including Mobility.

Greater Grapple check: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21

With a flick of the reins and a tap of the spurs Binky and Ameko surge across the courtyard at the creature above Arcanadin.

Binky SQUAAAAAWKS! loudly and lashes out at it.

Attacking blue, it is flying so no trip

Bite, charge, heroism, pa: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 2 + 2 - 2 = 21
Damage, pa: 1d8 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 6 = 24

While Ameko couches her lance and strikes at the monstrosity.

Lance, charge, heroism, mounted, pa: 1d20 + 18 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (19) + 18 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 39
Damage, pa: 2d8 + 24 + 18 ⇒ (2, 6) + 24 + 18 = 50

Has anyone identified these things?
Knowledge: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
All knowledge skills

yes, here in the ooc comments of the GM ;)

Teddy runs forward, darting up the wall behind Rocky and jumping off just above the eidolon's space. She arcs over it's head, striking when she's on the opposite side from Rocky.

Same sequence of events, but this time with multiple acrobatics checks I automatically make. Regardless of the height of the wall of how successful Rocky's grapple is this should work.

Qalim, Rocky and Teddy manages to bring down one of the Eidolons.

Ameko charges ahead and attacks blue. Binky misses, but Ameko's lance strikes true.

Round 2
Professor
Aracnadin
Red
Yellow
Blue
Teddy
Ameko

Round 3
Rocky
Qalim

Arcanadin calls upon his bond with Apostae once more, though the strain snaps the link. 2nd and final use of the Chronicle boon for Fly

Finding himself free from the earth's bonds once more, Arcanadin rises up to meet the beast, ready to counter the expected snapping jaws.

Parry: 1d20 + 18 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 18 + 4 = 41

Delay

Blue five foot floats down to Arcandin and attack all out. three attacks, three misses.

Red comes down and goes after the professor.professor take 7 physical damage and 4 electricity damage

Yellow comes up over top of amekp.Miss

Pathfinders are up

Qalim casts ear-piercing scream on the creature fighting Ameko Yellow

Sonic Damages: 5d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (6, 6, 2, 6, 1) + 5 + 4 = 30 Fortitude DC20 for half or daze

Teddy repeats her stunt, this time pairing with Arcanindin. Rather than flip over the opponent this time, she tucks and rolls underneath it after striking, ending her stride behind Arcanindin.

Spring Attack on blue.

Attack: 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 17 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 42
Damage: 1d8 + 5d6 + 8 ⇒ (6) + (1, 1, 4, 3, 2) + 8 = 25
Crit Confirmation: 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 17 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Arcanadin harries the eidolon in front of him.
Two blows sink especially deep as Arcanadin unleashes a series of quick jabs with his rapier.
Disregard the 2d6 if they aren't evil. Arcanadin has not yet used his ability to confirm if they are or aren't.

1st Attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36
Damage: 1d6 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (5) + 6 + (5, 2) = 18

2nd Attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31
Damage: 1d6 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 6 + (4, 4) = 15

3rd Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Damage: 1d6 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (5) + 6 + (5, 4) = 20

Confirm 1st: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32
Crit 1st: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Confirm 2nd: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
Crit 2nd: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Binky and Ameko ignore the creature above tem and lash out at the one fighting Arcanadin, everything is just too close to allow them to charge.

Bite, height, heroism, power attack: 1d20 + 12 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 12 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 25
Damage, pa: 1d8 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 6 = 21

Bite, height, heroism, power attack: 1d20 + 12 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 12 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 31
Damage, pa: 1d8 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 6 = 23

While Ameko drives her lance at the monster.

Lance, mounted, heroism, pa: 1d20 + 18 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (11) + 18 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 29
Damage, pa: 1d8 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 12 + 9 = 24

Lance, mounted, heroism, pa: 1d20 + 13 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 13 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 15
Damage, pa: 1d8 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 12 + 9 = 25

And then she flicks the reins and Binky takes a step to the south.

5' step

Rocky attacks the nearest one (blue) starting off with a jump kick.

This provokes AC 39 including mobility.

unarmed strike #1: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17
blugoning/magic/silver/cold iron/holy: 1d10 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
acid: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Holy?: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6

unarmed strike #2: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
blugoning/magic/silver/cold iron/holy: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
acid: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Holy?: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5

unarmed strike #3: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
blugoning/magic/silver/cold iron/holy: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
acid: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Holy?: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10

If it is still up then Rocky will spend a ki point to take another attack.

unarmed strike ki: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30
blugoning/magic/silver/cold iron/holy: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
acid: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Holy?: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 5) = 11

Professor looks perturbed and 5ft floats away, pulls out some red vials and tosses them at his attacker.

Bomb v touch: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
6d6 + 24 ⇒ (1, 6, 2, 1, 4, 1) + 24 = 39

Bomb v touch: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
6d6 + 24 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5) + 24 = 44

If it is still around after that he'll go for a 3rd
Bomb v touch: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
6d6 + 24 ⇒ (2, 6, 2, 5, 5, 1) + 24 = 45

Otherwise..
Professor smashes a different colored vial on himself
healing Bomb CLW: 1d8 + 24 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 24 + 7 = 35

OMG that was a lot of damage that round. Good show. This encounter is over. Professor the third bomb was not needed.

As the PCs finish fighting, Siege Lord Wynsal Starborn rides toward the gate accompanied by several mounted soldiers. They help dispatch the last of the enemies in the area before the Siege Lord motions for the PCs speak with him.

The Siege Lord removes his steel helmet for a moment, shaking out his braided hair beaded with the teal and gold colors of Absalom’s flag. With a respectful nod and congratulatory salute, he introduces himself. “I am Wynsal Starborn, once captain of the First Guard and now the Siege Lord ensuring Absalom’s safety. You fought bravely, and thanks to your help, we’ve got the situation under control here.

“I’ve heard the Pathfinder Society has already done a great deal for the city today. While I’m reticent to ask more, I cannot afford to surrender your expertise. I ask that you sneak past enemy lines, seek out High Priestess Alimnekk, and kill that horned beast. The First Guard will be ready to exploit the opening.”

So do you go out into Kairnland and help turn the battle at the wall

If someone has the knowledge to give us a better idea I'll go with that, but I don't see why we wouldn't go out.

Knowledge (local): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22

Assassination of an enemy leader is my schtick.

"That thing attacked me! Did anyone see that!? And you all just stood and watched! Well....I....!" Professor shouts flabbergasted.

Local: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23

Perhaps Professor if you spent less time asleep you would be less likely to be attacked

Lord Starborn, do you have any idea how far away the commander is likely to be?

I agree, let us cut the head off at least part of this army. Without their leader they are likely to fall in further squabbling and infighting.

After we set off Ameko will cast extended shield of faith on herself and Binky using an annointing oil for both to extend the caster level ti 12 meaning they both last 24 minutes. I will try to time these for when we are within a minute or two of reaching the camp if possible. She will also try and activate a wand of heightened awareness.

UMD: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22

And cast extended bears endurance on binky

A black-and-red banner with a bull’s head on it flies above the shattered remains of an ancient siege castle. A group of groaning, hunched creatures stitched together from strange flesh patrol the ruins.

According to the First Guard’s intelligence reports, the presence of a banner indicates an enemy commander is nearby.

You see demon fleshed creatures guard the command post, but the PC's have a chance to outmaneuver them.

Everyone give me a stealth check or if you are invisible you automatically succeed.

Ameko doesn't believe in the use of dishonourable stealth. Also she is flying on a giant armoured chicken.

Stealth: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (6) + 24 = 30

"I, too, am not well equipped for stealth. I should have an ally nearby that can render one of us invisible, but that would leave at least one of us easily detected."

"Ameko, if we can slip by we should. The true honor is in the salvation of our home. Winning a skirmish here means nothing if it detracts from our ability to remove High Priestess Alimnekk."

If we can avoid notice so be it but... and she shrugs gesturing at the giant armoured chicken.

Stealth, Ameko, Heroism: 1d20 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (18) - 3 + 2 = 17
Stealth, Binky, Heroism: 1d20 + 0 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 0 + 2 = 18

Casual reminder that I gave everyone, Binky included, a +5 to their Stealth bonuses and reduced their armor check penalties by 5 at the beginning of the scenario with my Sovereign Court faction card.

stealth: 1d20 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 5 = 11

The sound of grinding rocks is audible.

Stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Plates grate loudly as Arcanadin limbers up.

Stealth: 1d20 + 3 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 3 + 5 = 24

Professor sleeps quietly as the carpet creeps along behind the crew.

Success or Failure is left up to Qalim.

No pressure...

nope...none at all.

Casual reminder that I gave everyone, Binky included, a +5 to their Stealth bonuses and reduced their armor check penalties by 5 at the beginning of the scenario with my Sovereign Court faction card.

This pushes Ameko to a 22 and Binky to 23 in case that makes a difference

Know. (local): 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 20 = 27
Know. (nature): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

Qalim tries to be as quiet as possible.

Stealth: 1d20 + 0 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 0 + 5 = 9