Gestalt Academy of Secrets Table 1 (Inactive)

Game Master drbuzzard

You find no traps on the door.

When the party is close by he'll open it. (telekinetically, of course)

Waiting for everyone to be in position then we'll see what is beyond the door.

Aramus follows along, and though the rest of the party seems content to let the woman wallow in misery, he offers her an elbow, at least for the time being. "So tell me, Miss Ilia Ean, this trade of yours, I'm guessing thievery of some kind? No worries, a few baubles missing never hurt anyone, at least if they weren't a lich, eh?" He smiles. "Tell me a little about yourself, won't you? How you got invited here, why you accepted. The gold, am I right? Not to mention the fame. Oh, do excuse me a moment, you may want to stand back..."

Aramus unhooks his arm from hers and stands at the ready when the others make to open the door, rapier up and in a charge-ready stance.

I think everyone is in place :P

You open the door to reveal the squid lady that you've had described to you. She seems to have been waiting for you and casts a spell. BTW, there are 8 images of her in her square.

Everyone needs to make a DC 20 will save. If you fail, you are convinced you are covered in webs and spider swarms. This is an illusion spell. True seeing will negate this.

Baddie init: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Ilia init: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

Roll init please.

Room description:
The overpowering stench of potent alchemical and arcane reagents fills this room, the cluttered surfaces of which are piled with half-full beakers, alembics, and retorts, each holding what appears to be a different bodily fluid.

Is that 8 images thing mirror image or similar btw? Mainly thinking if my blindsight takes care of it or not?

Init: 1d20 ⇒ 9
Will: 1d20 + 17 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 17 + 5 = 26

Init: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20 also did she just act in a surprise round cause my snap shot ability would kick in?

will: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19 also would true seeing have an effect on the multiple images that gale would see?

Init 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Will 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (18) + 22 = 40
[ooc]When you say 'covered', what effect does this have? Panicked? Shaken?

Gale:Yes, you would get your snap shot ability.

Rogard: Do spellcraft to identify why she has all those images. It will also explain the other spell. Blindsight will work if you close your eyes, if not, no.

Irra: Being covered in webs makes you entangled. If you fail the will save you have to make a fortitude save DC 20 or be nauseated.

so i'm going to sniper her, my last stealth check was a 55 -10 for sniping.

My Init for the surprise round is 32 :)

as the door swings open Gale quickly recognizes the described octopus lady and that she is in the middle of casting a spell and with lighting reflexes she snaps of a shot with her bow.

to bad im practically invisible so none of you are likey to even see how cool i am lol!

I make her my studied target;
I use a +1 Distracting Blunt Arrow
snap shot attack: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (8) + 25 = 331d8 + 11 + 1d6 + 4d6 ⇒ (8) + 11 + (4) + (5, 4, 6, 3) = 41

also if she is mythic she will take an extra 2d6 from my mythic bane special ability extra mythic dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2

firstly sorry gm :P but if i hit her (if i missed i think we are screwed :S) she would need to make a concentration check of DC 10 + min 41 points of damage taken + the level of the spell + 5 from the distracting arrow to cast what ever spell she just used.... potentially

No, actually you didn't wait to shoot her, you fired on your fast initiative. You hit her, then she casts her spell.

She is not casting a spell until it is her turn, and you have no way to know she intends to cast a spell.

She will take all that damage since you do hit, but you will not disrupt.

If there is a surprise round wouldn't rogard be unknown combatant to her due to stealth? And as such act in said surprise round? Or did you just make the rolls in the spoiler? And unless I am mistaken I have no need to close my eyes anymore than I have to rely on scent. Certainly it would give contradicting information but then you just need to decide wich one to belive.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (6) + 21 = 27

yeah your right gm... sorry i got a bit excited :P

However if she does need to make a concentration check within the next minute then the DC is increased by 5..... meh its something :)

Since you were hiding, the spell didn't target you, though it is pretty moot since you saved anyway.

It is an illusion which uses images to distract you. Either you close your eyes so you don't see the images, or you deal with the chance of targeting images. Scent is not specific enough to negate 100% concealment, it just lets you know the square she is in.

Initiative: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Will: 1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 4 = 16 Including the extra +4 from Charisma, since I'm guessing the spell is mind-affecting, so it triggers Steadfast Personality. Even so, Aramus fails...
Fortitude: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14 Geez!

The swordsman startles as a web of spiders and nastiness covers the group, and he frowns as he feels his movement restricted by the sticky strands and crawling arachnids. "Euch! Everyone, quickly, strike her! Use each other to gain advantage! And hold on while I get out of this..." He slashes away a bit of web and curses, turning an evil eye on the octopus-woman. "I'll deal with you in a moment..."
That's a swift action to use Tactician and share Aramus's Seize the Moment feat with the party. This means that if anyone confirms a critical hit on the enemy, anyone else threatening her gets an attack of opportunity. Meanwhile, Aramus is taking massive penalties to do pretty much anything, so he's just going to duck around the corner...
Pressing up against the wall, the cavalier turns to Ilia and gives a small smile. "Well, I can see why you stuck around with her, hmm?"

initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
will save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19+4 charm/comp, +2 ill, +2 fear/despair

When he has the chance, he will hurl a telekinetic blast at the cluster of images, knowing that even if he doesn't harm her.

starting invisible. will appear after attack.
attack: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (10) + 21 = 31
damage: 7d6 + 10 ⇒ (4, 6, 5, 4, 1, 2, 4) + 10 = 36
sneak attack: 7d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 6, 5) = 20
If I hit the right one, then I have touchsight (=blindsight) for 1 round

Shrugging off the effect, when she can, Irra tries to see if she can recognize the creature.

Appropriate K check: 1d20 + 35 ⇒ (4) + 35 = 39

images: 1d8 ⇒ 7 image pops

Irra:Knowledge planes it is, and you get 2 questions.

Special attacks/abilities, defences

Irra calls out what she learns.

I presume I can't get what bypasses that DR, or any rough ideas as to what the SLAs might be?

Reaching into her pocket, Irra extracts a small bone; muttering a word, she breaks it in half, and nods in satisfaction as the creature's form shivers and shakes as hideous cracking sounds emerge from within.

Boneshatter, DC 24 Fortitude to take half of 13d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 2, 2, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 2) = 41 and be fatigued rather than exhausted for the next 13 minutes. SR: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

Fair enough with listing off SLAs, just hoping for general themes; whether that kind of creature is known to have mostly teleportation magic or enchantment magic, that sort of thing.

I already gave you more than I particularly wanted to since people usually ask specifically for resistances. You generally know that devils are defeated by either silver or good, or the combination. No way I'm going to list off SLAs.

Rogard pushes his massive frame past Gale into the room as he shouts to the half-elf. "It is an illusion get a hold of yourself!" Once he manages to get close in on the woman the tiger reveals it's fangs and tries to snatch the enemy between his jaws.

Bite: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (6) + 21 = 27 Damage: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (3, 5) + 12 = 20 +3 enchament bonus if it effects DR
Grab if hits CMB: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (2) + 22 = 24

As I am not certain of the all the images on the mapps or room height I do not know where I can fly to. But I would like to move behind her as my first preference if not then to her side. I am willing to eat an AoO to get there.

You miss.

Irra, your spell fizzles (failed to pass SR).

Waiting on Mi'al.

i'm confused is this a round of normal init or are we all having a surprise round?

Normal init I believe, she went first.

well either way Gale will cast dispel magic on Aramus

Dispel check: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33 vs DC 11+the spell casters level

Stop fooling around Aramus and go end her please

Actually there was a surprise round, but only Gale and the baddie went in it. Now we were supposed to be rolling initiative, but everyone went, even though the baddie had the best initiative.

Mi'al init: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

Order is:

Baddie
PCs (best PC init is 26)

So, we go into normal, no surprise initiative.

She goes.

Power Word Blind on Irra. She is blind for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 rounds. [ooc]

PCs are up now.

I have some actions I can process (or already have)

Rogard moves in and misses.
Arvaldo pops an image,.
Irra doesn't waste boneshatter since she cannot see the target.
Aramus gets to cover.
Gale dispells the phantasmal web on Aramus.
Mi'al is on vacation (though they didn't post as the correct alias, so I didn't realize, but know now so we bot).

Mi'al will save: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20 barely shrugs off the illusion.

Mi'al moves into the room and engages the squid lady (now known to be a handmaiden devil, but I prefer squid lady). She will activate smite evil on the squid lady and poke her with the longspear.

power attack, smite
to hit: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (3) + 25 = 28 miss

Ilia will whirwind attack all the people adjacent to her in the hallway (Gale, Irra, not Arvaldo because he is invisible I believe, if not he does get targeted, since nobody there has hide in plain sight, and Ilia was watching while they hid, none of them are hidden from her).
to hit: 1d20 ⇒ 16 damage: 1d6 + 2 + 7d6 ⇒ (5) + 2 + (1, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3) = 33

"Take their souls Lady Marijkal! Set me free!"

Now villain goes again since that was round 1, and everyone acted.

Round 2
cast defensively 1d20 ⇒ 15 fizzle.

PCs are up.

Rogard shifts his frame with a small leap leaving the woman between him and Mial. He then unleashes tooth and nail trying to rip the outsider to shreds.

5ft step to "south-west" Then full attack. +3 enchament bonus for DR. Grab naturally only activates on a hit

Claw: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 21 + 2 = 25 Damage: 2d4 + 12 ⇒ (3, 4) + 12 = 19 Sneak attack: 7d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 2) = 34 Grab: 1d20 + 22 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 22 + 2 = 36
Claw: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 21 + 2 = 24 2d4 + 12 ⇒ (1, 1) + 12 = 14 Sneack attack: 7d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 1, 1, 4, 5, 1) = 20 Grab: 1d20 + 22 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 22 + 2 = 43
Bite: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 21 + 2 = 27 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (3, 4) + 12 = 19 Sneak attack: 7d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 2, 1, 2, 4, 3) = 17 Grab: 1d20 + 22 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 22 + 2 = 26
Gore: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 21 + 2 = 31 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18 Sneak attack: 7d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 1, 2, 6, 1, 4) = 22

Really 8 is the best damn attack roll I get? Damn you dice gods.

Aramus is glad that the webbing and spiders draped over him disappear with Gale's spell, and slightly chagrined that it was only an illusion. She and the dwarf--er, tiger?--are right, man. You need to get a hold of yourself! Resolving to act more diligently, he proceeds to let his mouth fall agape at Ilia's betrayal. Working it a couple of times before he can comment, he finally shouts, "You... you b*tch!" With that he steps forward and deals the woman several wicked thrusts with his rapier.
Swift action to challenge her, five-foot step for free, and full attack. She's lost her chance.
Attack 1: 1d20 + 32 ⇒ (5) + 32 = 37
Damage: 1d8 + 51 ⇒ (1) + 51 = 52

Attack 2: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (5) + 27 = 32
Damage: 1d8 + 51 ⇒ (7) + 51 = 58

Attack 3: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 51 ⇒ (4) + 51 = 55
It has come to my attention that Aramus is fated to do horribly in this fight. Oh well. On the off chance that hits her enough to kill her, he'll then use his glorious challenge on the squid lady.

Gale 5 ft steps into the room, still stealthed, she lines up for a full round attack on the squid lady unleashing a barrage of arrows

attack1: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (12) + 23 = 351d8 + 11 + 1d6 + 4d6 + 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 11 + (3) + (1, 1, 3, 3) + (6, 3) + 8 = 45
attack2: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (12) + 23 = 351d8 + 11 + 1d6 + 4d6 + 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 11 + (2) + (4, 1, 4, 4) + (1, 4) + 8 = 47
attack3: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 251d8 + 11 + 1d6 + 4d6 + 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 11 + (2) + (5, 4, 6, 6) + (6, 4) + 8 = 56
attack4: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 151d8 + 11 + 1d6 + 4d6 + 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 11 + (3) + (2, 4, 3, 5) + (3, 2) + 8 = 43

Gale will use clustered shots to total all damage(if any) before applying any DR the creature might have.

Also if one of Rogards or Aramus' attacks hit Gale will use her opportunist talent to take a free shot

opportunity: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (16) + 23 = 391d8 + 11 + 1d6 + 4d6 + 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 11 + (2) + (4, 5, 5, 2) + (1, 1) + 8 = 47

Rogard swings and hits air most violently. Not even close enough to pop images.

Aramus drops Ilia in three deft blows like a sack of potatoes. She is dead as a stone. Then he points a finger at the squid lady, making a rather intimidating impression.

Gale volleys at the squid lady, but misses every time.

She does get an opportunist shot in on the thief, but it is fairly moot.

sorry gm just clarifying, 35 to hit ac misses?

Yes.

ouch ok

(Gale, Irra, not Arvaldo because he is invisible I believe, if not he does get targeted, since nobody there has hide in plain sight, and Ilia was watching while they hid, none of them are hidden from her).

Arvaldo lost invisibility once he attacked. Kinetic invisibility is like the basic spell. I'll note it in the future. do you have the total on the attack? You didn't add a bonus. I'm assuming that the 7d6 was sneak attack? 25% fortification: 1d100 ⇒ 39

sorry gm just clarifying, 35 to hit ac misses?

Did she or Aramus at least pop any images? (see next)

If the attack misses by 5 or less, one of your figments is destroyed by the near miss.

If not, then her AC is 41+ I can only hit on a natural 20 with my normal attack.

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Arvaldo will take a moment of concentration, the air around him rippling with distortion. He will then fire a bolt of coruscating blue force at the tentacular foe.

Move action to gather energy and avoid burn. Standard action for force bolt
attack, ranged touch: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (13) + 21 = 34
force damage: 7d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 5, 1, 1, 3, 5, 6) + 10 = 33

I never show attack bonuses. If you were visible, she hit you. She doesn't get sneak though since you have uncanny dodge I imagine. Thus you take a crushing 7 damage.

She has True Sight up, so she does not target images.

Touch attack is on target.

images: 1d7 ⇒ 1

Hit meat.

Been a day, Irra will hold their action.

Mi'al will get to poking again.

power attack, smite evil, flurry
to hit: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (19) + 23 = 42 damage: 1d10 + 31 ⇒ (6) + 31 = 37 hit
to hit: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (7) + 23 = 30 damage: 1d10 + 31 ⇒ (5) + 31 = 36 miss
to hit: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (12) + 18 = 30 damage: 1d10 + 31 ⇒ (8) + 31 = 39 miss
to hit: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33 damage: 1d10 + 31 ⇒ (2) + 31 = 33 miss
to hit: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29 damage: 1d10 + 31 ⇒ (6) + 31 = 37 miss

Baddie goes. She takes a 5' step away from Mi'al
Then she casts, provoking from Rogard.
assuming he doesn't tag, need a will save DC 20 from Aramus.

Once that AOO and possible save are resolved, PCs are up.

Bite: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (20) + 21 = 41 Damage: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 4) + 12 = 22 Grab: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (5) + 22 = 27
Confirm: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25 Possible extra damage: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 6) + 12 = 24

Just my luck, you whiff everything but when it matters. Bah.

Spell fizzles. You don't confirm at least nor succeed in grab.

PCs still up.

"Silly Squid, I can still feel you." he quips as he once again charges himself up. This time the blast races over his allies heads and zooms in. It circles Rogard in a blue streak and slams into her from the south.

Move action to gather energy and avoid burn. Standard action for snaking force bolt. Since I hit her last turn, I have touchsight. That's the telekinetic equivalent of blindsight so I don't need to worry about images.
ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (1) + 21 = 22

He then curses he in the tongue of the sasquatch. "Inu zizilitsa ndi m'firiji pamtunda chikwi nthawi thupi lanu wapezeka."

Aramus slips between Mi'al and Gale, giving a quick, "Ladies," with a smile as he passes. He then leaps forward with a quick stamp and stabs forward at the squid lady.

Attack: 1d20 + 32 ⇒ (14) + 32 = 46
Damage: 1d8 + 53 ⇒ (7) + 53 = 60
Of course, we now have to hope that actually hits.

Such paranoia. A 42 has hit already, so I'm reasonably sure a 46 will.

Nasty hit at that.

Rogard decides that he has had enough of this enemy and tries to finish her off before anything else happens. So he activates his beforehand prepared ability and suddenly turns invisible before unleashing a furious onslaught.

Imidiate action to use delayed consumption improved invisibility, so if any dex bonus to AC she loses it.

Claw: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 21 + 2 = 27 Damage: 2d4 + 12 ⇒ (4, 2) + 12 = 18 Sneak attack: 7d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 5, 6, 5, 2, 2) = 26Grab: 1d20 + 22 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 22 + 2 = 28
Claw: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 21 + 2 = 38 Damage: 2d4 + 12 ⇒ (1, 2) + 12 = 15 Sneak attack: 7d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 6, 3, 2, 5, 6) = 31Grab: 1d20 + 22 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 22 + 2 = 44
Bite: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 21 + 2 = 32 Damage: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (4, 1) + 12 = 17 Sneak attack: 7d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 4, 1, 3, 5, 3) = 21Grab: 1d20 + 22 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 22 + 2 = 25
Gore: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 21 + 2 = 26 Damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19 Sneak attack: 7d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3) = 25

Such paranoia. A 42 has hit already, so I'm reasonably sure a 46 will.

Nasty hit at that.

Er, I meant that in reference to the whole "she totally has mirror image or something up" thing, rather than simply hitting AC.

If it's not too late-

Irra breaks another bone and fires off another burst of necromancy at the creature.

Boneshatter, DC 24 Fort to halve 13d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 3, 5, 3, 2, 5, 2, 6, 1, 4, 5, 2) = 48 and be fatigued rather than exhausted for the next 13 minutes. SR: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33

Oh yeah, the mirror images...

image: 1d7 ⇒ 4 pop, Aramus pops an image.

Rogard manages to miss her a bunch of times because he notices that she is still watching him while he thinks he is invisible to her. High CR outsiders usually have permanent True Seeing or See Invisibility, you can skip the +2

Irra is blind at the moment, and thus cannot target the Devil.