KC's Age of Worms

Game Master Kobold Catgirl

Robin chews away and spits out the webbing. "Yes, we're all very funny." He rolls onto his back and lies up at the party for a moment. "Ah! Ladies. Gentlemen. A pleasure to see you again. As you may all be able to tell I have been able to escape the clutches of this arachnid fiend."

He frowns. "I trust you have not killed my horse in my absence?" He raises an eyebrow at Carina and grins.

". . . Is Flycatcher going to let us keep Robin, though, Farrukh? Sounded like he still wants the head first." Astraden shrugs. "Flyccatcher, if we put the seal in its proper place would Eben be able to keep his trophy?"

"I don't know. Maybe we can take a minute to think about this. Look at things in a new light."

Farrukh activates his Wayfinder light and pretends to inspect inspects the door. He makes sure to stay close to everyone, so they are in the circle of light projected from it.

Take 10 for a 36, 39 if it's trapped.

"Man, my brain sure is a light with ideas."

The door is untrapped.

Flycatcher flinches as light floods the room.

Oh, by the way, we entered a new day—it's now the 10th of Wealsun.

"Hey, looks like the door is safe. That means we avoided quite a plight."

Robin groans at the puns. "Put me back in the webs, I beg of you."

"Are you some sort of bard?" Flycatcher asks Farrukh, as he idly starts wrapping Robin back up in webbing (in accordance with his request).

DK wanted this section of the campaign to go on for a little longer so you're going to have to go on another quest to save Robin from the webs again.

Nah I'm kidding. But could you imagine?

"Are you some sort of bard?" Flycatcher asks Farrukh, as he idly starts wrapping Robin back up in webbing (in accordance with his request).

"Yeah, Eben's flights of fancy are rubbing off on me. Just slightly."

Carina pinches the bridge of her nose.

"Farrukh, come on. Your puns aren't illuminating in the least. At least give some other puns a chance to shine."

"Guys, he...*sigh*" Farrukh pinches the bridge of his nose as well.

"Okay, my fault. Maybe subtlety isn't my strong suit."

"He just said he can't Plane Shift when there's too much light. LIGHT IT UP!"

Eyes wide with understanding in light of Farrukh's explanation, Tanith mutters a Kordian prayer causing his bicep ring to glow wth bright light.

Ergh, Paizo seems to have eaten the bottom half of my character sheet again. Fortunately I have a more recent backup than last time . . .

"Well, Flycatcher, I guess we won't be killing any ghosts for you. You'd better scuttle off," Astraden tells the spider.

Oh, shoot, I forgot to post this earlier.

Oh my gosh, I just did it again.

The light of clarity enters Flycatcher's many eyes as the light of unpleasant phase-blocking floods the room. He shrieks, skittering back into his corner at the sudden influx.

Inits: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 = 111d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 2 = 241d20 + 4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 + 4 = 181d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 3 + 2 = 251d20 + 0 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 0 + 2 = 151d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 2 = 101d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Round 1: Carina, Farrukh and Eben are up!

Eben sighs. "Flycatcher, calm down. You've got what you wanted. We've got what we wanted. We can all just happily walk away from this..." His words don't prevent him from nocking Astraden's light-enchanted arrow and aiming it at the spider, however.

Stopping concentration on major image. Swift action: activating the bow of song. Standard: Readying an action: if Flycatcher attacks anyone, Eben make a single shot at Flycatcher, using the daylight arrow and the Dead Aim deed.

longbow (touch attack)+good hope+bow of songs+PBS-cover: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 3 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 14 + 2 + 3 + 1 - 4 = 30

damage+god hope+bow of songs+PBS: 1d8 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 11 + light

Assuming parlay lasted a minute or so. Moment of greatness lasts 65 rounds, good hope lasts 66 rounds, cat's grace on Astraden lasts 67 round, cat's grace on me lasts 68 rounds, major image lasts 8 rounds.

Eben's AC is 23/16/20 while shield of faith is active.

"Take your light back, put my Seal back, and I'll give you your person back!"

Astraden sighs. "As Eben said, you can just pop in and put the Seal in place yourself. It's risky, I'm sure - but what's riskier? Fighting to the death with people who killed your worst enemy, or being attacked by a ghost for a few seconds? Think about this logically, man."

"We've got Robin back, you've got the seal back, and the light? Just walk away and it goes away."

"You don't have our friend any more. Your leverage is gone, and I'm tired of listening to your inane ramblings. I'd just as soon kill you to make sure you never bother me or my friends again."

"Let's light him up, and take him down."

Farrukh steps in and does his dervish thing.

Slash: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19

Bash: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (13) + 17 = 30
Damage: 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19

Bash Iterative: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30
Damage: 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20

Flycatcher also made the mistake of getting between Al'Khatel and wall. A 31 to knock him into the wall, and Prone. And another for good measure, just because I hate this guy.

Technically Robin is right beneath him, so we still don't "have" him.

Farrukh slashes and bashes into Flycatcher, but is unable to knock the many-legged monster all the way into the wall. Flycatcher squeals as the blades cut through its carapace.

Carina is up.

Just a note, this isn't a Trip attempt so his multiple legs wouldn't grant his CMD a bonus against this. Just in case that was what prevented him from being knocked over.

Nah, his CMD is a good deal too high. That's just flavor text. Though I'm not 100% sure that leg loophole is intended by Paizo "Eh, what the hell, give it two more legs, not like anybody uses tripping anyways" Publishing. :P

Round 1: Actions
Full-Round Action: Throw bombs at Flycatcher

Carina unhooks a pair of bombs from her belt and throws them at Flycatcher. "Two bombs ahead of you, Farrukh."

Ranged Touch Attack (PBS, Precise, Good Hope): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 32
Damage (PBS, Good Hope): 4d6 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3, 5, 4, 6) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 24

Ranged Touch Attack (PBS, Precise, Good Hope): 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 28
Crit Confirm?: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 10
Damage (PBS, Good Hope): 4d6 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5, 3, 2, 6) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 22

Flycatcher reels back as the bombs impact its abdomen.

Round 1: Flycatcher

"Traitors!" Flycatcher shrieks. Its voice gets somehow even shriller and manic as the fire sears through its flesh. It tears into Farrukh with vicious abandon. An arrow from Eben punctures its leftmost eye, but it doesn't even seem to notice. "Deal-breakers! You'll fail us all; all of us dead!"

Claw/Claw/Claw/Claw/Bite @ Farrukh: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (10) + 22 = 321d20 + 22 ⇒ (6) + 22 = 281d20 + 22 ⇒ (9) + 22 = 311d20 + 22 ⇒ (13) + 22 = 351d20 + 20 ⇒ (19) + 20 = 39
Crit?: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 20 = 38

Damage (assuming a 32 hits): 2d4 + 8 + 2d4 + 8 + 4d6 + 8 ⇒ (2, 3) + 8 + (4, 3) + 8 + (2, 6, 3, 1) + 8 = 48
Grab: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (15) + 30 = 45

Light suffuses its form, and around the edges its flesh seems to crawl away, dissolving into nothing like smoke in a breeze. "Yes! Yes! I see the Spire once again in my bleeding eye! In there I see maggots and decay for you! Doom! Doom on you!"

From the painful bite, Farrukh feels his joints seizing up. His wound turns dark as shadows spread out to cover his form.

Make a Fortitude save vs. poison.

Round 1: Astraden, Tanith, Rodrigo are up.

EDIT: Also, I believe Farrukh is grappled.

*Poke*

Am I supposed to be up again?

No, Astraden, Tanith and Rodrigo are. Farrukh needs to make a Fortitude save, though (and don't forget to update your HP).

Okie. We rested, I believe? So I was at full when he attacked.

Fort: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28

"A deal made under duress doesn't need to be honored you crazy, inconsistent piece of shit!"

"Exceptions?!" Flycatcher's eyes bug out. "That's not going to lead to a consistent and objective code of ethics!"

"Exceptions?!" Flycatcher's eyes bug out. "That's not going to lead to a consistent and objective code of ethics!"

"CONSISTENT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT CONSISTENCY?" Farrukh looks incredulously at the insane, mood-swingy spider.

Is there no map for this fight?

Raising his poleaxe high overhead, Tanith steps forward to chop at the indignant spider.

Primary (hope, blessing): 1d20 + 15 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 15 + 2 + 3 = 27
Damage: 1d10 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 2 = 13

Iterative: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 2 + 3 = 23
Damage: 1d10 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 2 = 17

If Tanith can't get in range for a full attack he'll forgo the blessing but smite instead.

Okie. We rested, I believe? So I was at full when he attacked.

I healed you before we last left the cairn, I'm pretty sure.

"Both of you are f*~@ing nerds!" Astraden says, bringing her fist down on her shield rim and staring intently in a direction about 90 degrees from Flycatcher. Suddenly, an explosion of shimmering violet light floods over the room. Screams, laughs, snatches of language, and stranger sounds assault the hearing for a few seconds. The light collects around Flycatcher, eating through its carapace like flame does with paper.

Spell resistance: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 If Flycatcher is just lawful: 4d8 ⇒ (1, 7, 8, 1) = 17 But if lawful outsider: 9d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 4, 2, 6, 6, 5, 4, 1) = 35 DC 19 Will to halve. If Flycatcher fails it is also slowed for 1d6 ⇒ 3 rounds.

The priestess then conjures a double as she reaches for her rapier.

Round 1: Five-foot step (no action), cast chaos hammer (standard action), and cast copycat (move action). Air walk on Astraden lasts 837 rounds, bear's endurance on Astraden lasts 36 rounds, bear's endurance on Carina lasts 37 rounds, shield of faith on Carina lasts 38 rounds, shield of faith on Eben lasts 39 rounds, shield of faith on Astraden lasts 40 rounds, magic circle against law on Tanith lasts 41 rounds, daylight on Eben's arrow lasts 42 rounds, bull's strength on Astraden lasts 43 rounds, owl's wisdom on Astraden lasts 44 rounds, and copycat lasts 7 rounds.

It is the map labelled "Flycatcher". Tinyurl seems to be down for me, but this link should work.

"I HAVE GUARDED THIS CAIRN FOR THIRTY YEARS, AND I—" Flycatcher winces and cuts off as Tanith's poleaxe grazes its side, cutting deep into one leg. "Okay...just gonna...gonna eat you all, and kill you all, and then get that light out and...and..." It sways.

Astraden and Carina are up.

Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

Astraden feels a surprisingly strong will fight off the majority of her spell. Demented as Flycatcher might be, there's still some resilience there.

Carina is up.

Oh, my mistake.

Round 2: Carina, Farrukh, Rodrigo and Eben are up.

Round 2: Actions
Full Round Action: More bombs on Flycatcher!

Carina keeps throwing bombs while trying not to listen to the mad spider's ramblings.

Ranged Touch Attack (PBS, Precise, Good Hope): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 26
Damage? (PBS, Good Hope): 4d6 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2, 3, 1) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 18

Ranged Touch Attack (PBS, Precise, Good Hope): 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 21
Damage? (PBS, Good Hope): 4d6 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6, 1, 5, 3) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 21

Farrukh lays two quick slams into the spider's abdomen.

Bash: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23
Damage?: 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (4) + 18 = 22

Bash Iterative: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
Damage?: 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (4) + 18 = 22

Carina's bombs detonate right in Flycatcher's face. It stumbles back and forth, forelegs and mandibles clawing at its burned eyes.

It never sees Farrukh coming.

In one swift slice, the head of Flycatcher is severed from its grotesque body. Without its life force keeping the glow at bay, the light from Eben's arrow expands, suffusing the entire room in the bright glow of an elderly dawn. The wisps of shadow from the shadow spider are stripped away away like autumn leaves in a strong wind, leaving behind nothing but an unconscious Robin—and a strange pair of metal loops crafted in a figure eight shape.

The metal item falls to the floor with a clang.

Combat over.

"Phew. He's dead, good. What's that metal thing?"

Carina takes a moment to catch her breath as Flycatcher dies and fades away with the wind. Oddly enough, a look of regret briefly appears on her face before it's chased away.

Was there some way to heal his mind? We'll never know now... and perhaps it's for the best anyway.

"Good question. Astraden?" She turns to the priestess and nods at the metal figure eight before seeing to Robin.

Actually, I can contribute one thing to this:

Kn. Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29

What kind of metal is it made of?

"Can't we just grab it and figure that out somewhere warm, with ale and cushions?"

"Sure. You touch it first."

Although Farrukh at first mistakes the dark metal for adamantine, closer inspection reveals a much rarer find. The item is crafted out of Oerthblood.

So, plans?

Spellcraft (good hope, moment of greatness): 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 11 + 2 + 2 = 27 Obviously, I won't be using the moment of greatness if it doesn't detect as magic.

Astraden examines the metal pieces, muttering a snatch of Flan and listening closely for an aura.

"Rodrigo, I was hoping we could check out that one weird-looking opening in the falling river," Astraden says. "Do we have enough magic left?"

"So this thing is actually made of Oerthblood of all things. Huh. And it's OLD. Most of this stuff comes from Tenser's old fortress."

"Oerthblood darkens as it ages. For it to be this black means definitely didn't come from there, since it's probably centuries older than he was, at LEAST. Wonder where it came from?"

Assuming he gets weird looks for being this knowledgeable about something:

"What? I need to know what it's made of to know if it's worth anything. Or safe to touch. I read a lot about precious metals when I was biding time in Diamond Lake."

What does Oerthblood do, by the by? I've never heard of it before.

"Huh. So it's safe to touch? We can check if Allustan recognizes the symbol," Astraden asks.