|AC 19, T 14, FF 15 (+1 vs spear)|HP: 60/60|F +10, R +12, W +3 (+4 vs poison/+2 vs fear/cnt disease/+1 vs inh disease/poison/stench)|Init +4, Perc +17|CMB +9 CMD 23|18/18 Bombs, 1/1 Mutagen, 10/10 Healing, 1/1 Tattoo
GM Chyro wrote:
"Tell me: whom do you serve above all others?"
"Not whom, but what: Life and beauty, even if none other may understand how I do it or why."
|AC 19, T 14, FF 15 (+1 vs spear)|HP: 60/60|F +10, R +12, W +3 (+4 vs poison/+2 vs fear/cnt disease/+1 vs inh disease/poison/stench)|Init +4, Perc +17|CMB +9 CMD 23|18/18 Bombs, 1/1 Mutagen, 10/10 Healing, 1/1 Tattoo
Dr. Vitruvian weathers the heat with unnatural resilience, and comes out looking only a bit the worse for wear.
2 rounds of Spontaneous Healing/Healing Touch spent.
Harlis, like the ones before him, enters the reception room.
Vassago steps up.
"Whom i follow? My friends and my heart.
At whose command i brave the flame? My own courage, of course."
He bravely enters the furnace.
Rolls:
2d6 ⇒ (3, 3) = 61d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 = 17 X Fire resist, 1 dmg. Fast heal 2.
2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 61d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 2 = 20 V Fire resist, 0 dmg. 2d6 ⇒ (6, 6) = 121d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 = 25 V Fire resist, 1 dmg. Fast heal 2. 2d6 ⇒ (2, 4) = 61d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 = 12 X Fire resist, 1 dmg. Fast heal 2. 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 91d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 2 = 27 V Fire resist, 0 dmg.
Vassago comes out completely unfazed, with an almost cocky smile on his face. Surprisingly enough, all 4 groupies likewise come out unharmed.
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The furnace’s exit opens to a twenty-foot-square room with two exits in the northeast corner. It is empty save for two large barrels in the southwest corner.
The hooded man speaks as all of you have gathered.
"You have shown yourselves to be worthy of what you are about to receive. You have been asked to wear the rune of the goddess on your flesh, and have put yourselves in mortal danger to obey the command of Lissala. The furnace has burned away your old life. Your fears, your weaknesses—those things are gone now. In the furnace, Lissala saw the strength of your dedication, and she was pleased.
But now she must see the force of your will. You must decide among yourselves who is the most worthy of the goddess’s honor, and who’s the
least. The most worthy will receive power beyond imagining. What happens to the weakest should be none of your concern. There are no rules save this: You have five minutes. In five minutes, you must present the greatest and the weakest among you, or you will all return to the furnace. And this time it will not be so kind."
”I am definitely the strongest in magical power and I assume that one those people is the weakest!“ she says with some confidence and points at the groupies.
The depressed man, 1st to be your groupie, slightly raises his hand.
"I'll be the weakest. I had expected the brand and furnace to make me feel something. It did not."
The robed man nods.
"This is your final choice?"
I'll wait till the evening to see if there's any objections, if not, Enora takes the trial.
M Ifrit Overwhelming Soul (Kineticist) 7 | HP 52/52 | AC 23 T 14 FF 21 | F +7 R +10 W +4 | Init +8 | Perc +10 | Diplomacy +14
"So complex... I am the greatest in charm, but you Sele have the strongest swordarm amongst us. I shall not doubt Enora's claims and from what I can see of Herr doctor... he is definitely the greatest in something."
|AC 19, T 14, FF 15 (+1 vs spear)|HP: 60/60|F +10, R +12, W +3 (+4 vs poison/+2 vs fear/cnt disease/+1 vs inh disease/poison/stench)|Init +4, Perc +17|CMB +9 CMD 23|18/18 Bombs, 1/1 Mutagen, 10/10 Healing, 1/1 Tattoo
"Herr Doctor" steps forward.
"Though I prefer not to go into details, mine is the greatest life's work and quest - and you speak of service? All that I do is goaded by concerns far more pressing than riches or reputation. The breadth of my work's implications goes would be...VERY difficult to match. Its proportions begin at the particular level, and extend through the cosmic. I have far to go in its pursuit, but I have also come far. That must count for something."
As amusing as the whole [I am Spartacus] is, could there be a vote among you, to get things going? It can hardly be decision of a single PC, both IC and ooc.
Cleric of Iomedae 8 | HP 0/ 68 | AC 22 (21FF, 12T) | F +9, R +5, W +13 | Init +1 | CMD 17
Harlis ponders for a moment after frowning on the implication of what may be held for the weakest before offering a suggestion. "Mayhap we nominate the same person for both. Enora while magically puissant is not physical. The reward cancels whatever awaits the nominated least."
"Your boldness is commendable. Few in the past have declared themselves as such as strongly as you."
There is some tone of forward respect for Enora.
The depressed groupie steps up with Enora.
"You can follow me. The other candidates will be guided to another room under blindfold. The lady watch over us."
"Before the final part of the initiation can commence, please blindfold yourselves with the sacks on the chair over there. After that, i'll take you to the sacred chamber, and the miss to the trial."
If you want a fun one about separation...
A homebrew had a lantern close the doors with a forcefield, 2 people outside, 3 inside with a tendril monster in a corpse in a chest. :P
Since there were no new posts, i'll assume the infiltration plan proceeds according to the unknowing cultist's request.
Everyone dons a sack over their heads, and both groups are led to different rooms, after some turning in place to mess up sense of direction.
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Enora:
Your hood is removed, and you finds herself in a room with an attractive woman holding it. Another robed cultist presses the groupie to his knees.
The woman places the hoods on the table, then turns back to you.
"The greatest gift Lissala has to offer is eternal life. It shall be yours. But there is one last rite you must undergo, to show us that you are dedicated to the goddess above all else.
Take this knife, and with it, remove the heart of the wretch before you. Feast upon that heart, for those who are unworthy to serve in life should feed those who rule with their blood. The blood will baptize you, and the hour of your glorious transformation will be at hand."
Of note, feasting does not explicitly mean consuming it.
The boys:
As your hoods are removed, you are lined up in a room, with three robed individuals present.
"Welcome, initiates, to the path of Lissala. By standing here now, you have proven yourselves ready to serve the faith in its pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment."
Can i get 2 willsaves from Vassago, Dr. Zephyr and 1d2 ⇒ 1 Harlis.
I understand GM. We went through the furnace and the room we were in had how many doors? Where were these doors? To be honest I did not check the map ppt at all and now can’t see anything. Can Enora see how many doors the room she is in has?
|AC 19, T 14, FF 15 (+1 vs spear)|HP: 60/60|F +10, R +12, W +3 (+4 vs poison/+2 vs fear/cnt disease/+1 vs inh disease/poison/stench)|Init +4, Perc +17|CMB +9 CMD 23|18/18 Bombs, 1/1 Mutagen, 10/10 Healing, 1/1 Tattoo
+2 to the following if these are against an Enchantment: Will save:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 Will save:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Okay. I am trying to be logical here. ;-) The room I am in has a door that surely leads to the room that we were in. So either the room to the left or the room to the right might be where the others are. Facing the door: 1 room to the left or 2 room to the right :1d2 ⇒ 1
Enora looks disgusted. But she walks to the woman and takes the knife.
She moves a step in the direction of the groupie with the knife and facing the door suddenly vanishes appearing 10 ft beyond the wall to left of her.
Dimensional Slide: Enora can spend 1 reservoir point during a move or withdraw action to step through a dimensional rift, essentially spending 5 feet of movement to move dimensionally up to 70 feet away. The dimensional movement doesn’t provoke attacks of opportunity, though the rest of the move provokes as normal.
Depending on what she sees she will then decide how she will continue her movement.
This part of the mission is going to be multitasking for me, so i won't advance too much. The boys have their initiation play out simultaneously, as a matter of fact.
As your face turns disgusted, while the woman expected a different reaction in an eager initiate brought before her, she suspects something may be off.
She has enough sense motive to suspect something.
She holds onto the dagger as you try taking it.
"I thought you'd be eager, my dear."
To be continued when i get some posts in from the boys' initiation.
Save 1:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 Save 2:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Taking liberty to use his re-roll for the 1st, avoiding it is highly beneficial. Will Vassago:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11:/
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At the room of the men....
Harlis feels a slight tingling sensation, as the robed men spoke, but it passed.
"...and so. From today onward, you proudly serve the goddess by spreading her faith and tending to the sanctum's needs and it and its members' preservation. Any questions?"
Spells 1:2/2 2:1/1 Nagaji Paladin 7 HP:60/60|AC:23|T:11|FF:22|CMB+11|CMD:22|Fort:+12/+14 Poison|Ref:+8|Will:+8/+10 Mind Affecting|Init:+1|Perc:+11|Sense Motive+4|Diplomacy +13|Move 20 Smite Evil 3/3 Lay on Hands(4d6) 6/6, Divine Bond Sword +1 1/1 +2/die healing on me.
Perception:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Does Sele notice what's going on to cause the others to have to make saves?
Sele tries a bit of roleplay as an excuse to get his weapon in hand. He draw his sword and holding it front of him he says "I swear to uphold and serve the truth with every fibre of my being."
|AC 19, T 14, FF 15 (+1 vs spear)|HP: 60/60|F +10, R +12, W +3 (+4 vs poison/+2 vs fear/cnt disease/+1 vs inh disease/poison/stench)|Init +4, Perc +17|CMB +9 CMD 23|18/18 Bombs, 1/1 Mutagen, 10/10 Healing, 1/1 Tattoo
Dr. Vitruvian is eerily silent as he kneels, hand on his sword....
After the man's speech, the hoods come off one by one. Dr. Zephyr and Vassago first, both making a kneeling motion before standing up. This seems to please the man who spoke.
With the often used 'to say nothing is to comply', Harlis's hood comes off.
Sense motives, mods not included:3d20 ⇒ (18, 11, 10) = 39
While Sele strikes a decent act of drama, the main cultist raises an eyebrow.
"That is not quite an oath to our goddess. Initiate, sheathe your weapon and tell me, whom do you serve."
Harlis isn't sure what was going on, but if anything, a sudden tingling in the head for several seconds isn't normal.
(Unless sunstroke, bloodloss...etc)
"Initiate, you speak too broadly," his voice now hinting at disbelieving the act altogether, you leave out the name of our goddess in that declaration of devotion. You also do not follow command from your superiors within the order."
His body language now shows similarities of an educator about to discipline a student. The cultist is onto the charade, and he seems bent on rooting out the trespassers from the faithful.
"Brothers, we have one not worthy before us. To arms, may he become a fitting sacrifice today. Initiates, you will aid us in defeating this imposter."
As is, they only suspect Sele of not going along with the grand design.
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Over at Enora's trial..
The woman gives a quick glance to the cultists behind Enora, as she and Enora both hold the dagger.
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The cultist steps into a flank with the woman, making an attempt to grab Enora.
Grapple vs flat footed, flank:1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 = 19, the cultist grabs hold of Enora.
Blue steps up to Sele, attempting to grab him.
Grapple vs ff?:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19Fail.
Green steps up to throw a left one at Sele.
Fist vs blindfolded ff:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19Dmg:1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7Miss.
Vassago (resolves first)
Sele
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Tessrick
Dr. Zephyr
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Harlis
When she is grappled Enora uses her Immediate Action: Casting ‚liberating command‘ on herself. +14 to escape artist check.
A grappled character who attempts to cast a spell must make a concentration check (DC 10 + grappler’s CMB + spell level, see page 206), or lose the spell: :1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
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Using prescience, 1/6 :1d20 ⇒ 9
Ahh! Not using that now!
Using liberating command to escape, +14 on escape artist:1d20 + 3 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 14 = 31
X), you'd have been better off by potentially disarming him by greasing his weapon.
Fyi Vassago :o, you're directed to fight to your full potential here, your superiors in the cult tasked you this. As well as appropriate tactics like flanking.
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Enora, flat footed prevents you from using immediate actions. What will your plan be now?
Of note, aside from concentration to be able to cast, you may also want to roll to avoid any aoo, unless you're feeling super lucky. ;)
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Harlis sees Vassago step into a flanking position with the cultist, striking at Sele, but missing anyway.
Sele
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Tesserick
Dr. Zephyr
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Harlis
GM, PRD: Using an immediate action on your turn is the same as using a swift action and counts as your swift action for that turn. You cannot use another immediate action or a swift action until after your next turn if you have used an immediate action when it is not currently your turn (effectively, using an immediate action before your turn is equivalent to using your swift action for the coming turn). You also cannot use an immediate action if you are flat-footed.
You are right about casting defensively. I can use my prescience roll of 9 to get to 9+12=21 Concentration to cast defensively. :-)
