[PFC, GDV] GM Granta's Voice in the Void (#35) (Inactive)

Game Master Granta

Xavier looks up at the cylinder that didn't budge from the arrow impact and clicks his tongue.

"Huh...so...maybe Kambraxes or Rayna, tie the crazy lady up until we figure this out? Make sure to entangle her fingers too so she can't use spells, well, most spells."

Xavier will cast Detect Magic in the direction of the cylinder and arch, trying to figure this whole thing out.

We're back in initiative. Positions chosen as best as makes sense given people's actions so far. Prisim's acid redirected to the cylinder, since the tentacles are all severed.

Blakros Museum Basement

Round 1
Effects none

If she's tied up, Xavier will concentrate to try and learn more about the magical aura he detects.

If she's not tied up, Xavier will shoot another Color Spray at her.

Rayna will tie the woman up since you said we each get one action.

Kambraxes will bring his sword down hard on the cylinder.

Not sure if that requires a roll.

@Rayna: it would require more than one action to tie her up.

@Kambraxes: it requires a ranged attack roll. The cylinder is 15 ft. up.

Xavier blinds Imrizade again, just as Afllier recovers.

Xavier and Afllier have 4 actions. Everybody else has 5 actions.

Action #1: Prisim tries to use mage hand to pull the canister down to ground level.

Action #2: Prisim helps tie up the lady.

Mage hand doesn't work.

Since Imrizade isn't actually helpless or unconscious, she will have to be pinned first. That requires two grapple checks from somebody, albeit against a really crappy CMD, then on round three that person can tie her up.

Prisim will aid-another on the grapples.
CMD aid round 2: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1
"Skuz..." she says, realizing she is no help at all.

Round 3, detect magic
Prisim turns her attention back to the urn, looking at it with her magical vision for an idea about what might be done with it.

"Do you think it could have come out of that other box? The one in the previous room?"

What are the relative sizes?

"Well, Rayna's shot didn't even budge it, but I don't see anything else of interest around here...?"

Xavier will recast detect magic and spend 3 rounds focusing on the cylindwe.

"oh, and would one of you gentlemen or ladies *please* tie her up?"

The box is more than big enough for the cylinder.

Prisim and Xavier sense magic in the cylinder, but are unable to identify it. The scenario doesn't specify, but it seems to me like something that should be magical.

"Lets see if we can get it back into that other box?" she suggests.

"Maybe that can contain it."

But her little weak arms cannot reach, nor likely carry the heavy urn.

Kambraxes will tie up Imirizade. "Hold still, lady. This need not hurt."

DC24

Rayna will assist in trying to tie the woman up.

I know what would be a skill check in 3.5 but I don't remember what that is in pathfinder?

It's a flat number. 20+your CMB. I don't know if you can assist, given there's no roll.

@Rayna: You can assist on the grapple checks leading up to the tie up.

@Kambraxes: You have to pin Imrizade first, which requires two grapple checks.

Pin check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

@Kambraxes: Two grapples checks, not one.

I thought I had to separate them by rounds.

Pin check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

We are out of initiative at the moment, since there's just you guys. So your first three actions are spent restraining Imrizade. Two left.

Afllier grapples the woman, too

Grapple: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
mantain Grapple: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

He then pins and ties her.

I've always not loved mages among enemies!

Xavier is going to try and figure out a way to knock the cylinder off the archway or help another party member get up there. Not sure what if anything you want me to roll.

Rayna looks at Afllier and Kambraxes and thinks they have the woman in hand and she will return to the archway and try to get the cylinder down. Tell me what to roll for that too?

@Afllier: The check to maintain a grapple is at +5, not +4.

@Xavier & Rayna: It requires an attack or Strength check, with the caveat that it is 15 ft. up in the air.

@All: Everybody has 2 actions, then Imrizade wakes up and we go back into initiative.

Prisim spends the two rounds removing things like rings, necklaces, daggers and wands from the grappled Imrizade. And spell component pouches. Definitely them.

Rayna spends her actions trying to knock the cylinder off the arch with arrows even though it didn't work the first time she tried it.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Kambraxes has manacles, but time is short. He'll leave Imirizade to Afflier and look around for something to use as a missile weapon.

Does anyone have enlarge person?

GM - Is the cylinder attached to the arch? If not, and arrows/magic missiles won't get it down, will casting Grease do anything? If it will...

Xavier will try to cast grease on the cylinder before Rayna shoots, to try and help get it down for examination.

My guess is that it's solidly attached and made of some durable material that has hardness. magic missiles bypass hardness, though, so fire away!

If Grease has no effect...

Wand of MM: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Prisim removes a rapier and hand crossbow, as well as a ring and scroll case. Rayna easily hits the cylinder twice, but fails to damage it. Xavier successfully greases the canister, but it doesn't seem to help.

Magic missile bypasses DR, not hardness. Xavier would know that, so save the charge. Kambraxes is correct, the canister has hardness and is securely attached. Somebody is going to have to get up to the top.

That said, Imrizade can't beat the escape DC, so you have plenty of time and will eventually succeed. I just need to know what exactly you want to do, because it might affect the outcome.

Prisim examines the ring and scroll case (along with anything else that detects as magical)
spellcraft ring: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
scrollcase: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

"If you haul the chest through here, do you think you could stand on it, or maybe there is something within it?" she suggests.

Seeing the manacles, she also takes the time to make sure they are on Imrizade.

@Prisim: The ring isn't magical. The scroll case contains only one scroll, but you can see two blank parchments on the ground. And how do you not know read magic?!

Well, I tried to learn to read magic, but all those swirly symbols just give me headaches. And then Polly invited me to the fashion parade...

Frustrated with no solution in sight Rayna will drop her bow and put her dagger in her teeth before trying to climb the arch hoping to wrench the cylinder loose or something.

Climb: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

I seriously don't understand what we're supposed to be doing here.

@Rayna: That's because you guys didn't make a skill check earlier. What is your max damage?

only 1d8 + 1

5 acid

Can anybody do 11 damage?

On a crit?

Sure, if I can reach the thing!

No crits against objects :-(

Prism looks back at the chest. "Lets drag that over and look in it, maybe one of you tall folk can stand on it."

She gestures to the captive.

"And maybe our friend here can help shed some light on the scene."

Kambraxes climbs to the top of the arch and . . .

Do you want to detach the canister or deal damage to it?

"Pull it down first!" suggests Prisim.

She looks at the odd note to see if she can discern any clues from its pictures.

Rayna will just do whatever is helpful (aid another) with whoever has a plan.

Kambraxes hurls the cylinder to the floor.

STR check, if necessay: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Kambraxes eventually disconnects the statue and hurls it to the floor. The Gate of Beyond slowly closes.

Prism looks at the odd gate as it collapses in on itself.
spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
arcana: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

So close, anyone able to aid-another on that spellcraft check?

Xavier will put his head together with Prism's to Aid Another on her Spellcraft check, but will concentrate to see if he can tell anything from his knowledge stores on his own.

Spellcraft aid: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 (+2 to Prism)

Knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16