Kinecist playtest arena

Game Master Foxy Quickpaw

Koora gets tired of waiting for Skrihl and takes a step back from the goblin to attack it with a fire blast.

Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

She drops the last goblin and listens strained if the bell tolls once again.

As the fight is over applause is heard from a flying tribune with an audience of maybe 50 spectators that suddenly becomes visible.

50 feet besides the battle field a fountain appears. And out of nowhere like the combatants before appear a dozen cylindrical yellow creatures wearing blue jeans. Some with one eye some with two and they speak some brabbling language which has some resemblance with common but not enough to understand it.

They walk over the battlefield and collect everything on the ground and carry it to the fountain throwing it in. They drag the goblins by a leg, collect the bones in buckets and the rats by their tails.

Also four of them move Marique in a combination of carrying and dragging over the ground over to the fountain. In an combined effort they roll her over the brim into the water. Splash

Everyone else is free to move on their own.

Marique notices that she is not unconscious yet, but only staggered. As she is dragged insensibly by those minions she starts to resist, but as that would be a strenuous action she instead suffers the handling in silence.

Korra is worn out. She walks over to the fountain and lets herself fall in.

"Skrihl not like baths, but seems this is a good bath." he says as he jumps in

"Those bastards hit bloody hard." he mutters as he climbs in

The rats come back to life and immediately flee out of the water and further in the same direction. Suddenly they disappear like they were swallowed up by the surrounding air.

The goblins jump up and high five each other, that they dropped one of the 'heros' and make jokes about the miserable aim of some of them. Then they follow the rats until tey too disappear.

The bones dissolve in the water and once they are gone a group of five humans appear in the fountain. It's like a happy reunion. With the chit chat it becomes clear that it is a family with three grown up kids. Only the grand mother is missing. They also get out of the fountain and leave the arena in the same manner.

Also all heroes back to full health

burn?

You can assume, that a fountain that would bring you back after the worst death effects will also remove burn ;)

However, it specifically calls out NOTHING except rest removing burn

You brought a clock and checked the time? Rest is not sleep and once you step into the fountain you are in a time pocket where eight hours pass within one second. Then the time pocket opens and you're abck to normal time. :P

Also if you check the audience you'll notice most of the core deities are present. So see if they care for these rules when providing the equipment for their games. (And pray they don't lower their thumbs at the end.)

I just wanted to see if you had a reasonably fun reason

You mean besides GM fiat :o)

I checked with wish and miracle, but they are rather disappointing.

there is a precedent for speeding rest, the ring of sustenance, so it isn't too bizarre to have an in game device that does the same on a more dramatic scale

As the four stand around discussing the new abilities and the nice equipment they got the large bell tolls again. But at first nothing is seen.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

"Skrihl thinks he see shadow? Does anyone other see shadow?"

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Initiative: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

"I believe I see it too. I can't see what is causing it though."

How far away is it?

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

"I don't know what it is, but I don't like it." Korra replies.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

"Where, I don't see anything." Marique says being unsettled.

Korra, Marique, Skrihl, Thraggurim: 1d4 ⇒ 1
The shadow creeps along and attacks Korra.

Touch Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Strength Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

This is a surprise round. Order is now Thraggurim, Korra, Skrihl. Normal rounds start with Marique and then the Shadow again.

So whose turn is it?

"Well it ain't friendly."
Am I adjacent? If not...
Thraggurim throws a large clump of earth at the shadow

Attack, normal ac, magical : 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Damage: 2d6 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3) + 2 + 4 = 13

Korra takes a five foot step away and sends her fan of flames at the shadow.

Fire DC 15: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 3) + 2 = 10

Skrihl five foor steps back, flicks a coin in the air and drives it at the shadow

Attack, Normal ac, magical: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Damage: 2d6 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (3, 2) + 2 + 3 = 10

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

The shadow gets some damage but it is obwious that most of the attack passes it without doing harm.

It keeps attacking Korra.
Touch Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Strength Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Marique now also aware of the shadow throws a stream of water at it.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
2d6 + 5 ⇒ (2, 4) + 5 = 11

Hey I would have been first! You stole my good rolls! I would have been first!

Whose turn now?

"What on earth is that thing?"

Attack, normal AC, magical: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Damage: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 6) + 6 = 15

Korra takes another step back, collects energy from the environment causing a firestorm to emerge around her and directs it as a cone at the shadow.

Fire DC 15: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 2) + 2 = 9

The coin Skrihl shoots rips parts of the shadow away while passing through.

Thraggurim misses with his blast. because shoot into melee

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Event though the fire flows freely through the shadow it screams in pain causing all ears to hurt.

only drama, no effect

Is it dead?

Yes it is. But it wasn't alive to start with (undead). And after I checked that Thraggurim has no precise shot and didn't use his kinetic blade it is even well considering the duration of the fight.

"What are you throwing at it? Copper? Or do you make higher investments." Marique jokes.

slightly confused

The shadow clinges to Korra in melee. Everyone else is free to throw things from afar or join into melee. Thraggurim simply rolls to bad to hit when shooting a blast into melee.

Throw another coin? That worked quite fine. Also if confused, you might need to reread the last few posts as I had to edit them according to the actual hits.

Thank you

Attack, normal AC, magical: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Damage: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (2, 6) + 5 = 13

Marique shoots another stream of water at the thing.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

"What the ... why can't I hit that thing."

The coin rips another part of the shadow away.

"Hehehehe!" The shadow laughs. It touches Korra again.

Touch Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Strength Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Korra now becomes panic. She steps away again and collects energy again.

Fire DC 15: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 3) + 2 = 7

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Nanana 1 point damage

Btw if you don't kill it this round, you'll have another one soon. Korra is down to 2 strength.

Ups. It was Thraggurims turn.

Tharggurim accepts a burn, summons a blade, steps up next to it, and attacks

Attack, in melee, normal ac: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
DMG: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (3, 2) + 5 = 10

Finally the dwarf hits the shadow and rips it apart. The remains dissolve and nothing is left.

Fight over.

Korra falls down to the ground and says "I'm too weak. I can't carry myself any more."

Out of nowhere the minions appear again and carry Korra to the fountain throwing her in. Then they go back to where they came from.

I'm thinking about taking an encounter from an AP. We would face a CR 10 Necromancer supported by two CR 5 Minions. The whole CR is given as 11. What level should our group be to face that? In the AP it would be 8

I would be tempted to try at 5 or 7 possibly. & would be good as we get access to our expanded ellements. maybe try it at 6, see if we survive, and if we dont then try 7