HP 41/41 AC 23 TAC 17 FF 17 (+1 vs traps) | CMD 21 | F +6 R +10 W +4 (evasion,inmune sleep,+2 vs enchantments,+1 vs traps) | Init +7 | Senses Low-light +9 (+10 vs traps) | AP: 3/5 Dare: 9/10 L1: 3/3+
Male Elf Magus 2/Rogue (Unchained) 3 | - (Inactive)
"Ugly language. Does anybody know what this is written in?" comments Eldon while he keeps an eye and searches carefully the room.
Perception (+1 vs traps):1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Crios is hanging back but he doesn't speak dwarven either. I think the group is lacking that language. Let's hope it isn't a warning about the room filling with colorless and odorless save or die poison with a dc of 25 or so. Yeah, that would be bad. ;)
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Take 10 for 18 on know arcana.
Crios moves up to Waki and Eldon and inspects the rotting statue. "It's a poorly preserved rock hydra. They used taxidermy instead of magic but they did a terrible job. "
Then he looks down the hall and continues, "This room looks to open up to another pathway. Let's head back to Kivuli and see what is behind that door near him before we explore over here." and Crios moves back to the room with Kivuli.
Male Assimar(musetouched) HP 45/45; Reroll @+3 1/1; Channels available 2/7; Energy body available 3/3 Oracle-6 AC19 (T:11; FF18); Fort +3; Ref +3; Will +5; Perc +0; Init +1;
Orophin weeps a single tear for the dead hydra.
"An interesting choice of art work... surely mere orcs could not slay such a beast..."
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Crios shakes his head and sighs quietly while thinking to himself, I better inform Kivuli that the group is dividing despite my suggestion to wait. I don't want him left alone.
He travels the rest of the way down the stairs to Kivuli and quietly informs him of what is happening.
With a small chuckle, the wayang shares in Tien, "Sometimes I forget that my team may also struggle to see me. I really thought the plan was to clear the east wing before moving to the center. Thank you for seeking me out. Let's return to them before the orcs find them.
Kivuli will ensure he hastens back to the main group with Crios.
It seems like the party intends on regrouping and re-assessing your plan. I'll let you have a chance to make that decision. When you're ready to explore something new or desire any clarifications from me, please let me know.
Male Assimar(musetouched) HP 45/45; Reroll @+3 1/1; Channels available 2/7; Energy body available 3/3 Oracle-6 AC19 (T:11; FF18); Fort +3; Ref +3; Will +5; Perc +0; Init +1;
Orophin joins the others in a regouped mass.
"Wise thinking, orcs sometimes attack enmass, and we could be easily overwhelmed if caught strung out in this warren."
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Once the group gathers again, Crios quietly explains his thinking, "Well said Orophin. We will surely explore the entirety of this place eventually, but I think the best course of action is to sweep from out to in, securing rooms as we go. I believe Kivuli wanted to check that eastern door before we put it behind us for that very reason, in case it held danger that could come from our flank. Someone certainly thought it was valuable at some point."
HP 41/41 AC 23 TAC 17 FF 17 (+1 vs traps) | CMD 21 | F +6 R +10 W +4 (evasion,inmune sleep,+2 vs enchantments,+1 vs traps) | Init +7 | Senses Low-light +9 (+10 vs traps) | AP: 3/5 Dare: 9/10 L1: 3/3+
Male Elf Magus 2/Rogue (Unchained) 3 | - (Inactive)
Noticing he has moved to far away from the others, Eldon undoes his steps and sets himself with the rest of the party to explore the southeast of the complex.
Stealth:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21 Perception (+1 vs traps):1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Human Oracle 1 | HP 11/11 | AC 19; Tch 12; FF 17 | F +2; R +2; W +1 | CMB+1; CMD 13 | Speed 20 ft | Init +0 | Bone Club: +1 (1d6+1) | Perc +3 (deaf)
Necress continues to wait silently while the stealthy members of the group look for traps and enemies. Having not been with a group with quite so many skilled rogues, she is not used to this and waits apprehensively..
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Noticing Necress' stiffness as she waits silently, mostly because he finds her oddly captivating, Crios silent speaks to her, exaggerating his mouth movements slightly as he does so, "I am not used to having such skilled shadow walkers as these on a mission. I am quite glad they are so perceptive and discreet, as so far they have steered us well past two hostile encounters with not a scratch on our collective hides. The waiting can be quite stressful though, if I'm being honest. "
He tries to smile reassuringly, knowing the only true relief will come upon their safe completion of their mission.
Inspection shows that while this door shows signs of forced entry, the damage to the locking mechanism seems ancient compared to several more recent dents and dings. Intricate dwarven designs of a family of dwarves have been damaged by a combination of blunt force and application of fire to the point where only one is still recognizable.
Knowledge (Religion) DC 20:
The one dwarf that can be recognized despite the damage is the goddess Angradd, daughter of Torag. It is likely that the entire family of Torag once was displayed on this door- -the majority of the dwarven pantheon.
Eldon:
You hear faint sounds behind the door. Barely audible, you can't make any sense of it, but there certainly seems to be some life in the room.
The door itself contains an arrow trap but has long since ran out of ammunition.
Kivuli:
The door contains an arrow trap, but has long since ran out of ammunition.
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
DM CrazyComic wrote:
Crios and Kivuli scout the room. The auras, are emanating near the base of a defiled Torag, the site rededicated to an old orc god. At its base is a bloody alter, trickles of blood flowing to the central pool in the room.
Necress Nyx wrote:
Necress examines the statue with interest, having heard this tale.
"The statue depicts Kols, one of Torag's sons, demigod of duty. The inscription retells a tale where Kols successfully turned Droskar into a snake and nearly strangled him before Droskar slipped away," she says.
This is frustrating to see such desecration. First an altar to Torag was rededicated to Nulgreth and then Necress pointed out the statue we found with the knife was that of Kols, one of Torag's sons. While I can't identify this dwarven family because of the damage, it is reasonable to assume this is at least somehow related to the darven gods. Damn the orcs and their foul ways. I hope we can somehow purge the taint from this place to honor the dwarven people who built this place. It seems the right thing to do.
Male Assimar(musetouched) HP 45/45; Reroll @+3 1/1; Channels available 2/7; Energy body available 3/3 Oracle-6 AC19 (T:11; FF18); Fort +3; Ref +3; Will +5; Perc +0; Init +1;
religion:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
"Does it open?" whispers the wanabe bard.
He takes in the damage and the dwarven art work. "Such a shame to see art destroyed."
HP 41/41 AC 23 TAC 17 FF 17 (+1 vs traps) | CMD 21 | F +6 R +10 W +4 (evasion,inmune sleep,+2 vs enchantments,+1 vs traps) | Init +7 | Senses Low-light +9 (+10 vs traps) | AP: 3/5 Dare: 9/10 L1: 3/3+
Male Elf Magus 2/Rogue (Unchained) 3 | - (Inactive)
"The trap on the door is out of ammunition, we can go without trouble" the elf points to the door "But I can hear some sounds from the other side. Barely, but some sounds. So we should prepare for whatever lies there"
The elf uses his wand of shield on him before the party progresses. He will likely open the door for the group.
Eldon opens the door as quietly as he can. The party looks in and sees a pair of orcs sit on either side of what appears to be a female orc that is on fire. The leftmost orc seems to be cooking a stirge on a skewer simply by holding it next to her. He wears a scimitar in a shoddy scabbard and sits on a large drum. The one to the right is scraping some unintelligible mark into the floor as he looks up at the newly opened door and asks impatiently, "Приносили ли вы обед?" Seeing the influx of light and shadows in the background, he shouts to his left, "Королева! Zrugo!" Seemingly hoping to get the attention of his compatriots.
Orc:
"You bring more food?" followed by "Queen! Zurgo!"
The party has a surprise round! Thrash gets to react.
So much for individual rolls to split up the party. I'll have Necress join the main group for ease-of-combat purposes.
As the party is bunched up in initiative, for simplicity purposes, we will resolve actions in post order. It's a surprise round, so you are limited to a move or standard action.
Male Assimar(musetouched) HP 45/45; Reroll @+3 1/1; Channels available 2/7; Energy body available 3/3 Oracle-6 AC19 (T:11; FF18); Fort +3; Ref +3; Will +5; Perc +0; Init +1;
Orophin spreads his arms, infusing all with a little energy, vigour and vim. "Be safe my friends."
Casts bless, everone gets a +1 morale bonus to hit, and +1 on saves vs fear.
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Yep that's right. Just a standard or a move, though you can shift 5 feet in any round you don't actually move from what most GMs rule, though I am not sure of this when I read the rules. Also when you crit just roll damage one more time for a x2 multiplier, not 2 more times(I think you were looking at the SA damage and just did that by mistake).
Since the orcs are all flat footed you can move into flank for next round without provoking. I am not sure which orc is Thrash(but I think it is the one you are now flanking) but he will be able to act in the surprise round and if he is the one in melee he might attack you.
Crios shift 5 feet forward and to his left where he sees the Orc on fire. He snaps off 2 magic missiles at the burning humanoid from his staff before rushing into melee and taking a powerful swing at the fiery thing, channeling a fraction of his arcane ability to augment the damage.
Surprise round= 5'step (skip that if I can't do it and Crios will just move into melee and not cast magic missile/This will let him flurry during his regular turn)/Standard Action=activate staff(Or move if the 5' Step doesn't work as above)
Magic Missile:2d4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 2 = 6
Regular round(when it comes up)=Move Action to rush(not charge) the fiery orc/Swift Action to activate Arcane Strike feat/Standard Action to Power Attack staff strike on fiery orc. Crios will try to get to a flank position if possible once the regular round starts, so the rogues can do their thing but I will see where people move after the surprise round ends before moving Crios on the board.
Yeah, surprise rounds are limited to a single move or standard action. A 5-foot step and a swift action are both fair game. Kivuli was in the doorway, so could likely do a "partial charge" for his action.
Charge rules:
Movement During a Charge: You must move before your attack, not after. You must move at least 10 feet (2 squares) and may move up to double your speed directly toward the designated opponent. If you move a distance equal to your speed or less, you can also draw a weapon during a charge attack if your base attack bonus is at least +1.
You must have a clear path toward the opponent, and nothing can hinder your movement (such as difficult terrain or obstacles). You must move to the closest space from which you can attack the opponent. If this space is occupied or otherwise blocked, you can't charge. If any line from your starting space to the ending space passes through a square that blocks movement, slows movement, or contains a creature (even an ally), you can't charge. Helpless creatures don't stop a charge.
If you don't have line of sight to the opponent at the start of your turn, you can't charge that opponent.
You can't take a 5-foot step in the same round as a charge.
If you are able to take only a standard action on your turn, you can still charge, but you are only allowed to move up to your speed (instead of up to double your speed) and you cannot draw a weapon unless you possess the Quick Draw feat. You can't use this option unless you are restricted to taking only a standard action on your turn.
We'll skip your 'regular initative' action for now, Crios.
Orophin casts bless, as Kivuli darts inward, plunging his blade a good seven inches into the nearest orc's sternum.
Waki moves to set up a flank, and Crios blasts the burning orc lady with his staff.
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
That is cool. I only wanted it in case I was absent for the regular round and I didn't want to hold things up since the group won initiative. I would actually like to make a minor adjustment to my stated regular round actions anyway, so this works better. :)
HP 41/41 AC 23 TAC 17 FF 17 (+1 vs traps) | CMD 21 | F +6 R +10 W +4 (evasion,inmune sleep,+2 vs enchantments,+1 vs traps) | Init +7 | Senses Low-light +9 (+10 vs traps) | AP: 3/5 Dare: 9/10 L1: 3/3+
Human Oracle 1 | HP 11/11 | AC 19; Tch 12; FF 17 | F +2; R +2; W +1 | CMB+1; CMD 13 | Speed 20 ft | Init +0 | Bone Club: +1 (1d6+1) | Perc +3 (deaf)
Necress follows the others into the room as she looks at the enemies ahead.
She prepares to protect her companions should they be attacked.
Move action into the room. As an immediate action, I can use Misfortune if it attacks anyone.
Misfortune:
Misfortune (Ex): At 1st level, as an immediate action, you can force a creature within 30 feet to reroll any one d20 roll that it has just made before the results of the roll are revealed. The creature must take the result of the reroll, even if it’s worse than the original roll. Once a creature has suffered from your misfortune, it cannot be the target of this revelation again for 1 day.
Kivuli: Your critical hit confirmed, turning your normal attack (1d6+5) into the critical version (double that- -2d6+10). You don't get both.
Quickly met with overwhelming numbers, the injured orc seems to react the only way he knows how, by screaming. Taking a step back, he waves his hands a little, amplifying the sound to painful levels!
Spellcraft DC 17:
The orc is casting sound burst.
Kivuli, Eldon, Waki, and Necress each suffer 1d8 ⇒ 7 sonic damage!
From what I can find, it seems like the sonic damage would still apply to Necress...
Sonic: Sonic effects transmit energy to the target through frequent oscillations of pressure through the air, water, or ground. Sounds that are too high or too low for the humanoid ear to detect can still transmit enough energy to cause harm, which means that these effects can even affect deafened creatures. Sound effects can cause hit point damage, deafness, dizziness, nausea, pain, shortness of breath, and temporary blindness, and can detect creatures using batlike echolocation.
The overwhelming quantity of noise leaves Kivuli and Waki a bit worse for wear. You are stunned for one round.
Aasimar Staff Magus/Monk/Occultist 7: HP: 51/51 DR 5/blunt | AC 23(24),16T,18(19)FF, CMD:24 | Fort:+10*(15vs poison/disease) Ref:+8 Will:+8 | Init:+7, Perception:+11 | Arcane Pool: 4/7 |Mental Focus 5/6 |Condition:| Effects: Resist Energy 5 vs Acid/Cold/Electricity(Celestial), defending bone, barkskin,mage armor,antitoxin, antiplague
Crios moves through Waki's space to avoid an AoO from Thrash, assuming it can treat something as a weapon.
With a quick one handed gesture and a short incantation, Crios casts a spell and his hand begins to crackle with magic energy. He holds the magical charge as he rushes forward, dodging through the space with a stunned Waki, and coming to a stop adjacent to both the orc that screamed and the burning one. "Eldon! The other drummer and the flaming one! Cut off their movement from your side and I'll cover this side! Crios yells!
With the magic still surging within him, Crios swings his staff with one hand at the flaming orc. Just as he is about to connect he urges another spark of magic from deep withing his being.
Spell Strike/PA:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20+3 if wearing metal or carrying a metal weapon
Standard action=Cast Shocking Grasp, Move action=Move into place, Swift action to activate Arcane Strike, Free=Spell strike as part of Shocking Grasp/channeled through his staff. I hope the wording makes sense. If Crios misses, the charge is still held.
Male Assimar(musetouched) HP 45/45; Reroll @+3 1/1; Channels available 2/7; Energy body available 3/3 Oracle-6 AC19 (T:11; FF18); Fort +3; Ref +3; Will +5; Perc +0; Init +1;
Seeing his friends suffer, Orophin starts to sing a haunting melody. He note poignant. As he does so, the oracle reaches out with his soul, borrowing a spark of life from many living things and pulling them into his body. Then, just as he feels he is about to burst (and not just with song), the angle-tongued figure lets it go, bursting out restoring the pathfinder team.
selective channel to heal, excludes the orcs:3d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 2, 3) + 1 = 11
HP 41/41 AC 23 TAC 17 FF 17 (+1 vs traps) | CMD 21 | F +6 R +10 W +4 (evasion,inmune sleep,+2 vs enchantments,+1 vs traps) | Init +7 | Senses Low-light +9 (+10 vs traps) | AP: 3/5 Dare: 9/10 L1: 3/3+
Male Elf Magus 2/Rogue (Unchained) 3 | - (Inactive)
When the blast takes him Eldon clenches his teeth surmounting his instinctive reaction to drop the rapier.
The elf nods to Crios with a smile, he feels reinvigorated by Orophin's energy while he himself uses his spell combat technique to cast shocking grasp on his rapier.
He does step to the front cutting the escape to the two orcs then, and discharges his elerctrical blade on the flat-footed drummer.
Spell combat - Spellstrike arcane pooled rapier-PA-SC+bless+shocking grasp (flatfooted):1d20 + 11 - 1 - 2 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 11 - 1 - 2 + 1 + 3 = 27 Magical/Piercing damage+PA+electrical damage+sneak attack:1d6 + 7 + 2 + 4d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 2 + (6, 3, 6, 5) + (5, 1) = 37
The arcane rogue follows up with a second fast movement of his rapier attacking once more the drummer, or if that one dropped, to the other orc Crios attacked.
Spell combat - Normal attack arcane pooled rapier-PA-SC+bless (flatfooted):1d20 + 11 - 1 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 11 - 1 - 2 + 1 = 18 Magical/Piercing damage+PA+sneak attack:1d6 + 7 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 + (3, 4) = 17
HP 41/41 (thanks Orophin!)
AC 26
Shield, arcane pool and bless on
As Waki spends a moment remembering a time before the tinnitus, Orophin moves to assuage the physical wounding.
Crios makes a solid hit on the orc on fire (who does not have any metal gear, for the record).
Eldon silences Zurgo with a bit of quick arcane rapierwork, but finds making precise strikes difficult on the orc wreathed in flame.
Conditions:
Kivuli: Healed to full, stunned
Waki: 7 Healed to full, stunned
Eldon: Healed to full
Necress: Healed to full
Thrash: 23 damage
Shirish: 41 damage
Zurgo: Unconscious
The estoc falls from the rogues grip, hanging from the weapon cord attached to his wrist. I knew those things would come in handy! He slowly staggers as if drunk, slurring curse words in several different languages about witches and their parentage.
Perhaps something is lost in translation, but Necress's silent pleas for the enemies to lie down go unheard.
With a look of embarrassment at being caught off-guard, Thrash steps back into the corner and beings drumming, using his fist against his breastplate in absence of an actual instrument. He draws a scimitar and holds it out menacingly, in hopes to gain quarter.
The drumming only seems to anger the burning orc, Shirish, as the expression on her face seems to morph into a terrible charred skeleton face, with blast marks surrounding her charred eye sockets that seem to look more through than at Eldon.
Eldon, Will Save v. Fear, (incl. bless):1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 15You will be shaken for 1 round.
”FLAME CONSUMES ALL AND I ALONE ARE REBORN,” she sneers in broken Common.
Undaunted by her unconscious ally lying at her side, she stands over his body, her flames amplifying twofold and filling the area around with the unsettlingly sweet smell of cooking meat. The raging inferno seems to coalesce in her hand as she winds up to throw a gout of it at Eldon.
HP 41/41 AC 23 TAC 17 FF 17 (+1 vs traps) | CMD 21 | F +6 R +10 W +4 (evasion,inmune sleep,+2 vs enchantments,+1 vs traps) | Init +7 | Senses Low-light +9 (+10 vs traps) | AP: 3/5 Dare: 9/10 L1: 3/3+
While painful, Eldon manages to quell the aftermath of the fire before his clothing catches.
Conditions:
Kivuli: Healed to full
Waki: Healed to full
Eldon: 30 damage (unless you have fire resistance?), shaken
Necress: Healed to full
Thrash: 23 damage
Shirish: 41 damage
Zurgo: Unconscious
