Conditions: Male Human Sorcerer 8 HP 58/58 | AC 14/18/22: (MA,Shield), T 12, FF 14 | F: +6, R: +3, W: +7 | CMD 15 | Perc. +2 | Init. +1
Resources:
Elemental Ray 7/7; 1st L spells 7/7; 2nd L spells 7/7; 3rd L spells 5/5; 4th L Spells 3/4; Fires of Hell 1/1
Wadi mutters under his breath, "Of course it is immune to my flames...By the Hells! I suppose i'll have to use a backup here he he."
He steps forward to the doorway and chants a spell, pointing it at the bearded devil. A cloud of golden particles shimmers into existence and covers the devil's body.
Round 1:
Move: Move to position on map.
Standard: Cast Glitterdust on the devil. DC 15 Will save or be Blinded for 4 rounds. No SR applies.
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Status: NONE.
male Gnome Scholar Init +3 Perception +7, Darkvision, Speed 20ft HP: 40 AC: 19(FF 16/T 14) CMD: 12 CMB: +2 BAB: +2 Wil: +4 (Use charisma versus charm and Compulsiion +3 vs Mind Affecting) FORT: +5 REF: +6
GM Zoomba I think you misunderstand Bewildering Koan. The Barbazu can do nothing this turn. So it also can't run around killing poor helpless Gnomes...Here's the evidence
GM Zoomba I think you misunderstand Bewildering Koan. The Barbazu can do nothing this turn. So it also can't run around killing poor helpless Gnomes...Here's the evidence
Looking at the link you are correct. I was reading 'action' as the game term action (as in he couldn't full-attack/move that turn, but SKR was a developer at the time so that clarification is fine. Horribly written for what was a developer, but fine :p
In that case you were not injured, and it would still be five feet back. As a result, Cirri if you would like to move five feet closer to it that is fine: otherwise I'll keep you where you are.
As most of the party readies to strike back at the fiend Nergi draws first blood, her smite-aided arrow cutting through its skin as Firaxus' song rings out behind her.
Will:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
The devil's day just keeps gettign worse as Wadi casts his spell, leaving the monster not only sprakly, but blinded as well.
male Gnome Scholar Init +3 Perception +7, Darkvision, Speed 20ft HP: 40 AC: 19(FF 16/T 14) CMD: 12 CMB: +2 BAB: +2 Wil: +4 (Use charisma versus charm and Compulsiion +3 vs Mind Affecting) FORT: +5 REF: +6
Thanks for being so understanding :). Agree that the feat is poorly worded. There is a certain consensus that it should be used as a language dependent mind affecting ability and I tend to use it that way... Now kill it crew! And don't forget your +1 to hit from Bless.
Mido stands perfectly still before the demon himself contemplating what the presence of this unearthly creature means for their mission.
Despite his far worse predicament, the devil continues to lash out, striking towards Cirri as more words pierce you minds.
Infernal:
You think you are hurting me? Pain is nothing, blindness is nothing. Nothing could compare to millenia in shackles. But here, let me try!
Glaive attack 1:1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 11 - 2 = 18 for damage:1d10 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18 Miss chance, low is good for you:1d100 ⇒ 61
Glaive attack2:1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 2 = 9 for damage:1d10 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16 Miss chance, low is good for you:1d100 ⇒ 83
It's first swing thrusts directly at the magus, but she deftly manages to deflect it away with her own weapon. Good call on the parry! As for the riposte, as it's out of your reach I do not believe you can attempt to attack or trip it (unless you have an additional ability I'm not seeing)
It's second glaive swings wide, perhaps demoralized from Cirri's first parry.
Female LG Halfling Bluejacket 7.1 | Init 0 | Perc: +11, SM: +3 | Wounds L 0; NL 0 / 50 | AC 22 (20 /w bow); T 15; FF 18 (16) | CMB +5 | CMD +19 | Fort +11 (+2 vs Death Effects); Ref +13; Will +10 | Speed: 30 ft | LoH 7/7 | Panache 4/4 |
Seeing the Pathfinders advancing towards the creature, Nergi decides to take another shot before the immediate area around her target becomes a swarm of bodies.
HP 34/34 | AC 15| T 11 | FF 15 | CMB +2 | CMD +12 | Fort +3 | Ref +4 | Will +3 (+2 vs. Fear) | Bardic Performance 7/15
Firaxus continues playing his flute, Inspiring Courage within his allies! He eagerly strides forward, longsword at the ready in case the bearded devil gets close.
Pratts hisses and obeys, dodging around to flank with Rika, his muscles ballooning while she moves up to introduce the fiend with a few inches of starmetal.
Cast Chill touch, move into flanking position and attack vs. touch AC.
Mido calls on dark necromantic powers and attempts to infuse the Demon with them.
Touch Attack 1d20+1+7 Negative energy Damage 1d6 Sneak Attack 2d6
It has SR, so rolling that now.
Caster level check:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Nergi takes advantage of the fiend's blindness to land another arrow right in its side.
Rika and Pratts finally make their way into position and begin viciously striking at the devil from every angle. Every strike hits home, and while a portion or Pratt's strikes scrape harmlessly across it's tough skin Unless Pratts is silver or good in his attacks I'm missing, much of the pet's talons get through, along with all of the tiefling's now silver Nodachi.
1d4 ⇒ 3
Looking severely hurt and howling with rage, the Barbazu spins towards Master Mido as the gnome's spell dissipates harmless across it, dropping its glaive and striking out blindly at the Iroran with its claws. Both miss their mark by a wide margin.
Claw 1:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 for damage:1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 Miss chance, low good for you:1d100 ⇒ 5 Claw 2:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17 for damage:1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Miss chance, low good for you:1d100 ⇒ 21
Nope, nothing like that, for now Pratts is just a regular raptor. Speaking of which, he would not have been able to do all those attacks I realize belatedly, since he moved. I put them up there because I didn't pay attention. My mistake. The bite is his first attack so we'll go with that.
Pratts unleashes a flurry of claw and fang, while Rika aims to separate the creature's head from the remainder of it's body.
Gotcha Rika. I was assuming pounce, but it does look like that wouldn't have lined up for a charge. That said....
The combined flurry of blows and arrows from Nergi, Cirri, and Rika and Pratts prove too much for the hobbled Barbazu. It slumps to the ground, bleeding out a black blood as it lays still.
As it drops, the book sitting open on the altar beyond shuts close with a THWUMP, and simultaneously the flames licking the wall behind fade into nothingness.
An eerie silence descends upon the room.
COMBAT OVER! and with no casualties.
Right now there is still the strange symbol on the floor, a sealed book on the altar further in (with a dagger nearby as well), and three bodies: two women atop each other to the northwest and a face-down male to the south-west.
Conditions: Male Human Sorcerer 8 HP 58/58 | AC 14/18/22: (MA,Shield), T 12, FF 14 | F: +6, R: +3, W: +7 | CMD 15 | Perc. +2 | Init. +1
Resources:
Elemental Ray 7/7; 1st L spells 7/7; 2nd L spells 7/7; 3rd L spells 5/5; 4th L Spells 3/4; Fires of Hell 1/1
Wadi breathes a sigh of relief as the devil is vanquished. Taking stock of the situation he notes the bodies in the room, along with the book. "Could one of you check on those poor souls whilst I look over this tome? This could be one of the books we are looking for!" Being careful not to touch the tome, he incants a spell and concentrates on the book...
Cast Detect Magic on the tome and the dagger.
Spellcraft, Tome:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Spellcraft, Dagger:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
HP 34/34 | AC 15| T 11 | FF 15 | CMB +2 | CMD +12 | Fort +3 | Ref +4 | Will +3 (+2 vs. Fear) | Bardic Performance 7/15
"Whew, great job everyone! It seems obvious the book has been activated in some way. I'm just glad that bearded Devil didn't get close enough for me to smell its brimstone-breath!"
Firaxus looks over at the symbol on the ground, Hm... does that look familiar?
The symbol on the floor is clearly of infernal origin, though while Firaxus recognizes a few symbols within it related to binding most of its exact nature is unknown to him. Up at the altar, Wadi notices nothing special about the knife itself. The book however, radiates a strong near-blinding aura of abjuration and conjuration. Even before he draws upon his own magic to inspect it, the mage can feel an air of wrongness surrounding the now-closed text.
Looking at the three bodies, Nergi is saddened to find the the two woman to the north have expired. Slashing wounds cover both bodies, and one clutches a strange, but sharp-looking coral dagger.
To the south however, the halfling finds hope. The man is still faintly breathing (though unconscious and hurt himself)!
Female LG Halfling Bluejacket 7.1 | Init 0 | Perc: +11, SM: +3 | Wounds L 0; NL 0 / 50 | AC 22 (20 /w bow); T 15; FF 18 (16) | CMB +5 | CMD +19 | Fort +11 (+2 vs Death Effects); Ref +13; Will +10 | Speed: 30 ft | LoH 7/7 | Panache 4/4 |
Nergi takes a while to focus, then quietly starts grunting in pain. As the man's wounds close, small stains of blood start appearing on her own armor and she spits a little blood out.
Life link to this guy - 3 turns. He heals 15 hp, I lose the same.
"Open your eyes, old man.", she whispers through the bloodied teeth, then reaches for a wand stored on her belt.
Cirri's Familiar | Spells -/6/5/4/2 | Arcane Pool 11/11 | Flight Hex minutes 10/10 | GM Folio Reroll +2 | HP 86/86 | AC 21, T 12, FF 20 | Saves 11/6/8 | CMD 23 (25 vs trip) | Perception +7 | Init +1 | Female Human Magus 10 | Alignment NG |Ward not set
Cirri clutches her staff. "Take that, you fiend! Haha, always wanted to say that."
She looks upon the symbol on the ground.
Knowledge(Planes):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 "Infernal, I guess. Obviously not good."
Cirri notices Nergi bleeding and reaches for her wand. "Jeez, you OK? Wait, I've seen someone else do this before. Saved my life by absorbing my injury."
Master Mido notes that the symbol adorning the floor bears much in common with many summoning circles, and there are scattered runes keyed to trapping and binding effects. However, the positioning of the sigils and the spiral are bridged slightly outward: it is meant to be linked to an outside component in order to function.
As Nergi binds her spirit to the unconscious man, her draining vitality has the desired effect. The man stirs, opening his eyes and propping himself up.
Scanning the room in alarm, the figure gives an anguished cry as he sees the other bodies. ”Lauralei! No. Good girl, loyal. And Nicola. Why would you…how?” Finally registering the crowd still standing in the room, he blinks and turns to the party.
”You, who are you? Path-Pathfinders? Did Amara…are you here for the book? Too late I fear. Or maybe not too late, need to think…How long? What time is it?” He seems a bit disoriented, but growing flusher by the second even as Nergi pales.
Cirri's Familiar | Spells -/6/5/4/2 | Arcane Pool 11/11 | Flight Hex minutes 10/10 | GM Folio Reroll +2 | HP 86/86 | AC 21, T 12, FF 20 | Saves 11/6/8 | CMD 23 (25 vs trip) | Perception +7 | Init +1 | Female Human Magus 10 | Alignment NG |Ward not set
Spellcraft:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Cirri casts detect magic on the coral dagger the women are holding. If it's not immediately dangerous, Cirri will pick it up.
"I'm sorry sir, we just got here and defeated a bearded devil." Cirri notes. "We were in time to save you, but..."
Conditions: Male Human Sorcerer 8 HP 58/58 | AC 14/18/22: (MA,Shield), T 12, FF 14 | F: +6, R: +3, W: +7 | CMD 15 | Perc. +2 | Init. +1
Resources:
Elemental Ray 7/7; 1st L spells 7/7; 2nd L spells 7/7; 3rd L spells 5/5; 4th L Spells 3/4; Fires of Hell 1/1
Wadi steps away from the book with an expression of alarm on his face. "There is something...WRONG about this book! I suggest we leave the book where it is for now and try to find its companion." He turns to address the man who he assumes is Yargos. "Do you know where the other book is? The Celestial Song?"
HP 34/34 | AC 15| T 11 | FF 15 | CMB +2 | CMD +12 | Fort +3 | Ref +4 | Will +3 (+2 vs. Fear) | Bardic Performance 7/15
"Yes please, my companions and I are from the Pathfinder Society and here to help. We must know if any other Devils have been unleashed." Firaxus plays a soothing melody on his flute during the conversation with the group.
"The Celestial Song? Pathfinders? Bearded Devil! Yes," the man starts to calm his breathing and stands, brushing his dirty coat as he does so.
"I am Yargos Gill, yes. And the fact you're hear means that Lauralei delivered her message. She always was dependable..." A pall comes over his face again before he shakes it off.
"So, I'm not sure exactly how much your 'captain' got across to you or not, but I and my assistants had recently purchased that book over there" he nods to the tome on the altar "the Infernal Incantation and its counterpart the Celestial Song. The work was slow and difficult, but earlier this evening I and Nicola and Lauralei had a breakthrough, discoveirng a way to unlock the secrets of how the Incantation could aid in trapping fiends."
"We...erred in our excitement." Gill says, his eyes trying to avoid glancing towards the corner where the two women lie. "We did not predict that the Incantiation itself was a gateway to a prison plane. the ritual went awry, and the bindings on the book loosened. I realized we may have weakened the protections keeping the devils and other monsters caged, and so sent the others to get help. Your Society has dealt with situations of mine in the past so I thought of you: Lauralei went to your Grand Lodge to ask for aid while Nicola took the Celestial Song a delivered it to your ally Ollysta Zadrian - a backup plan in case we failed and she could discover a method to reverse the ritual."
He sighs and puts his head in his hands. "Of course it wasn't until after I sent them away that I realized the most likely truth: the bindings of the Infernal Incantation can only be reinforced by pairing it with the Celestial Song. they resonate with eahc other in some strange way - I've yet to figure out how but their bound together in history for a reason. But before I could try to act on my hunch I was struck from behind. Everything went black, and well..."
Yargos Gill slumps back down to the floor. "Again and again. My keeps bringing nothing but death, nothing but misery. I should have said no, and I swear when this is over I'm not touching this kind of research again."
HP 34/34 | AC 15| T 11 | FF 15 | CMB +2 | CMD +12 | Fort +3 | Ref +4 | Will +3 (+2 vs. Fear) | Bardic Performance 7/15
"Well I certainly hope that you learn your lesson and take it to heart! Iomedae watch over the souls of your assistants."
Firaxus shakes his head, and plods closer to the Infernal Incantation. As he looks upon its cover, he considers the fate of these two. So blinded by his greed for power and knowledge that he fails to realize his actions carry consequences!
Rika nods at the sage's words, before chopping off the dead fiends' head off. "You give to pathfinder Ollysta. Is good. We go get. Is strange though. Why you not be dead. These girls, I make assume that died of beard devil. But if devil come out for you, why not kill? Is strange" she offers brusquely, suddenly looking around leerily, slowly,,her scowl deepening wuth every passing moment.
"I don't know why I'm still alive." Yargos seems almost as disturbed by this as you are. "But time is of the essence! Our ritual made the Infernal Incantation resurgent, but even then I expected us to have more time. If one of its prisoners was already released, the wards around it are unraveling even faster than I expected."
He moves towards the alatar, and behind it. Fishing out two flasks filled with a gel-like orange substance he holds them out. "Here. Take these. Vials of align weapon. I made sure to have some on hand in case a minor outsider came calling during part of the ritual. Clearly they weren't of any use to me."
"Now go! Find Ollysta: I've heard lately she's been in Gilltown frequently buying up necromantic objects to get them off the streets. Reach her and the Song and pray to the gods she's discovered the solution to this."
"Oh, and do NOT unseal the Incantation, no matter what. It's shut now: it must remain so until you can bring it to Ollysta."
Also, as I missed this the last post:
Cirri also examines the coral dagger held by Nicola. It isn't magical, but it's unusual form would likely pick up a pretty penny from a weapons dealer.
male Gnome Scholar Init +3 Perception +7, Darkvision, Speed 20ft HP: 40 AC: 19(FF 16/T 14) CMD: 12 CMB: +2 BAB: +2 Wil: +4 (Use charisma versus charm and Compulsiion +3 vs Mind Affecting) FORT: +5 REF: +6
Mido shakes his head at Yargos amazed at the mans incompetence but says nothing on the matter and instead joins his fellows Pathfinders in the search of Ollystra.
Conditions: Male Human Sorcerer 8 HP 58/58 | AC 14/18/22: (MA,Shield), T 12, FF 14 | F: +6, R: +3, W: +7 | CMD 15 | Perc. +2 | Init. +1
Resources:
Elemental Ray 7/7; 1st L spells 7/7; 2nd L spells 7/7; 3rd L spells 5/5; 4th L Spells 3/4; Fires of Hell 1/1
Wadi nods decisively. "Yes, we do not have a moment to waste here!" He picks up the Incantation and stows it away in his pack. "I'll make sure no on opens this tome until we find her."
"Fine, then let's be off!" Yargos Gill agrees as he heads out with you out of the home. "Once we get to Gilltown we can spread out. The place isn't exactly orderly and we have to get ot Ollysta before anything else happens."
Leaving Yargo's estate and making your way through Absalom, dinnertime appears to be over as the hustle and bustle of Absalom’s Eastgate district is nearly deafening. Hundreds of locals are on the streets, moving from the residential neighborhoods towards places of business and leisure. In the distance the sounds of chattering voices, stamping feet, and even the occasional cry of traveling elephants break through the low din.
The noises recede into the background as Yargos Gill pushes ahead into a side street alley. "Here, this path should go straight to Gilltown. Bypasses Azlant Road which will be swarming tonight. Is should only..." The old man cuts off as stops halfway in the alley by an open refuse bin to catch his breath.
As he does so, Master Mido notices that the alley they have wandered down suddenly has two men at each of the ends, cutting it off from the streets. On of them, noticing the monk looking at them, Steps forward and holds his hand out. Forae Logos collecitons department. Hear you've got a book a bit overdue. Why don't you give it here, save yourselves some trouble?" His other hand holds a sharp looking short sword.
Not waiting for an answer, he and the man next to him rush past a surprised Nergi and Wadi and strike at the unprepared halfling.
Cirri's Familiar | Spells -/6/5/4/2 | Arcane Pool 11/11 | Flight Hex minutes 10/10 | GM Folio Reroll +2 | HP 86/86 | AC 21, T 12, FF 20 | Saves 11/6/8 | CMD 23 (25 vs trip) | Perception +7 | Init +1 | Female Human Magus 10 | Alignment NG |Ward not set
Cirri squeaks out "Oh, ambush!" before pulling out her wand of shield. She then quickly chants and a ball of ice forms in her hands. She hurls it at the man with the black hood.
Snowball, Ranged Touch, Inspire Courage:1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 1 = 22 Cold Damage:4d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 5, 3) = 14 If that hit, he must make a Fort Save DC 14 or be staggered for 1 round.
"Well," Cirri gets into a fighting stance, with her staff at the ready in one hand. "I guess we're doing this the hard way."
Conditions: Male Human Sorcerer 8 HP 58/58 | AC 14/18/22: (MA,Shield), T 12, FF 14 | F: +6, R: +3, W: +7 | CMD 15 | Perc. +2 | Init. +1
Resources:
Elemental Ray 7/7; 1st L spells 7/7; 2nd L spells 7/7; 3rd L spells 5/5; 4th L Spells 3/4; Fires of Hell 1/1
Wadi shakes his head and steps out of the alley opening. "I don't know where you got the news but know we settled the overdue charges already!" He then chants a spell and sends a pair of feiry darts into the thug who wounded Nergi.
Round 1:
5' Step to position on map.
Standard: Cast Magic Missile at the Orange thug.
Concentration DC 17:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 failed, spell is lost.
damage:2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 2 = 6
As Wadi's spell fails, Cirri's hits its target square in the jaw. Augmented by Firaxus' roysign notes, the pack of snow *CLUNK*s the thug with great force, crumpling him to the ground.
Initiative, round 1
Blue thug
Orange Thug Master Mido Cirri
Wadi
Firaxus Nergi 17/35 Yellow Thug
Black Thug
Rika (& Pratts)
LoH as swift, 5ft step and draw as move+free, swing as standard. Though I doubt that will hit anything. Oh and if those are cold iron, I take 1 extra point of damage from each. Are they?
