PFS: AP: Carrion Crown (CORE!)

Game Master R D

Does it look incorporeal?

Knowledge (Religion), please. It's a low DC; you could get it--even if untrained.

k religion+3wis,+3ics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

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Kn.religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Yup. It's incorporeal. This is a poltergeist.

Special Attacks: Frightener (you just saw this) and telekinesis

Defensive Abilities incorporeal, natural invisibility, rejuvenation; Immune undead traits

Blackheath flees.

Sharien will step back five feet from the poltergeist and begin casting summon monster I to summon a celestial eagle.

Grog also flees. (round 1 of 3)

Gravleon and Faria are up!

Faria presents her holy symbol of Pharasma, gritting her teeth before calling out, "Be gone, unnatural creature! There is no place for you in the circle of life and death!

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Looks like the DC is 13?

Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Amidst a whirling cyclone of loose debris, the undead thing shrieks as it takes 2 HP of positive energy damage!

Gravleon is up!

"burn and be gone from my sight" Gravleon said as fire covered his hand and shot forward

fire bolt: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

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-Posted with Wayfinderforgot the attack roll: 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 - 1 = 11

The cleric's bolt of fire passes harmlessly by his enemy.

From the swirling debris around it, the poltergeist causes a violent thrust, but to no avail.

The party is up, again! (Round 2)

Blackheath and Grog continue to flee. Sharien, Faria, and Gravleon are able to act.

"be gone you foul thing, bless my weapon with fire Dawnflower"

Gravleon waves his hand over his mace casting -=Sun Metal=-

Sharien's summoned eagle pops up, and it starts flying around the ghost, trying to distract it (unfortunately its attacks are not magic, so I don't think it will cause any damage).

Sharien will then fire a bolt of acid at the ghost.

ranged touch: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
acid: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Gravleon, given Sharien's knowledge check, I'm happy to say that you know the following: Creatures with the incorporeal condition do not have a physical body. Incorporeal creatures are immune to all nonmagical attack forms. Incorporeal creatures take half damage (50%) from magic weapons, spells, spell-like effects, and supernatural effects. Incorporeal creatures take full damage from other incorporeal creatures and effects, as well as all force effects. Would you like to take back your previously posted action?

Gravleon has an opportunity to re-do his previous action. Faria is up. Then round 3 and the poltergeist.

then i will change my action to channel pos energy if it has channel resistance it dose not count ^_^ pos energy: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Faria joins Gravleon as she continues to unleash a barrage of positive energy on the poltergeist, her face a mask of cold fury that this abomination even exists.

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11, Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

After a couple of more channels, the poltergeist looks tattered and barely able to coalesce. It attempts another violent thrust. This time it connects, damaging each remaining member of the party.

Ranged at Faria: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22, Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Ranged at Gravleon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20, Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Ranged at Sharien: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14, Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

(Round 3)

Blackheath and Grog run for one final round.

The party is up! The enemy looks very, very weak.

"Undead abomination let let your spirit rest and go to the light for judgement" gravleon said as another pulse of holy energy was sent forth

pos energy: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

and we heal for that amount ^_^

Actually Gravleon, you can either deal damage or heal with any given channel energy, you can't do both. So if you deal damage to the ghost, you don't also heal us at the same time.

Sharien winces from the evil energy that damages her, but steels her resolve and tosses another acid dart at the ghost.

ranged touch: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
acid: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Her eagle flies around and continues to try to distract the ghost. (How much damage did the eagle take that round from the ghost? It might be gone already.)

No damage to the eagle. It can only throw three things at a time, and it is targeting the ones damaging it.

Gravelone channels to harm. Sharien follows up with another energy attack, and the poltergeist is done!

Combat over! Just in time for Grog and Blackheath to return. :-)

Blackheath returns sheepishly.

Sad trombone sound ;-P

Grog returns shaking his head in disgust. damm...I don't know what over came me. are folks ok?

"were fine how are you, both of you had a horrible look of fear on your face when you ran out...better now i assume"

Back into the infirmary to search?

Blackheath searches the infirmary...
Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Turning to Sangreyeah just lost my head for a second.

Grog helps Blackheath search.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

As the poltergeist falls, Faria's jaw clenches at the victory. Cleansing this foul place was her new life's goal, for the moment, and every spirit she helped lay to rest was another soul sent on the journey to the afterlife that Pharasma had promised to all, good or ill.

Seeing that her remaining companions who hadn't fled are hurt, she again calls upon the Lady of Graves for her assistance, this time using her holy power to heal their hurts.

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 4 Everyone get back 4

Once that is done, she helps to search, though Grog and Blackheath seem to be doing a swell job of it already.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Sharien looks around as well.

Percep: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7

But is distracted by her own leftover fear of the poltergeist.

i feel you all have this on the perception checks ^_^

You find:
a pair of fully stocked healer’s kits
3 vials of antitoxin
2 vials of antiplague
3 doses of bloodblock
3 doses of smelling salts
2 vials of soothe syrup
4 potions of cure light wounds

"Shall we try to use my scroll of Unseen Servant on the furnace to remove the bones from as great a distance as the spell and prison will allow?"

You find:

a pair of fully stocked healer’s kits
3 vials of antitoxin
2 vials of antiplague
3 doses of bloodblock
3 doses of smelling salts
2 vials of soothe syrup
4 potions of cure light wounds

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"well that might work, I'm on with you trying"

Alright. The party heads back to room S19. The furnace room. Home of "Ember Maw."

Please decide as a party how you wish to proceed. Any last moment tweaks to the plan?

I am happy with Blackheath's plan.

Faria thinks that Blackheath's plan is more sound than actually trying to enter the room, so will hang back, allowing the bard to try his proposed plan of action. At no point will she enter the dangerous room while the bones reside in the furnace.

Looking at the map of the prison, if I'm reading it right, one wall of the furnace room is partially collapsed and the room opens to the outside. The larger map of the grounds shows a rubble pile in the lake at that area which is also about the maximum range for the Unseen Servant scroll. So, without entering the room at all, and instead approaching from the outside, I'll try to get atop the rubble pile and then cast the spell. I will direct the Servant to remove the bones from the furnace.

Acrobatics to climb rubble pile: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Success! :-) Ember Maw has been "disabled"! :-D Really nice done!

Where to from here? There is a way to get to the lower level of the prison. You've already found it. You can also do research. Or something else.

Sorry to ask, but is there a way up? I remember the hole that led down. I would prefer to go up, is the reason I ask.

ya, we should go to the second floor then down

Sorry to ask, but is there a way up? I remember the hole that led down. I would prefer to go up, is the reason I ask.

No worries. :-) You found a stairway. Area S10. It leads up.

Area S9 is also a stairway. It leads down. But, it is blocked by rubble.

How many channels and haunt siphons do we have before we try the next level? Do we need to return to Ravengro and prepare first?

The party heads upstairs. The second floor has a weird layout, so I'm revealing the whole thing to you.

Faria heads with the party up the stairs. Upon getting there, she finds that the tables to the northeast pull her attention, and starts drifting over that way.

T2

Wooden benches once lined this large hall, but several are now stacked in a jumble and others are overturned in disarray. Weakened by fire, the entire east wall has collapsed away, creating an unintended entryway to a wooden deck beyond. The view of the lake beyond would be beautiful if the silence were not so eerie.

Faria Perception Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

The cleric notices three stirges about ready to jump her. (Because your check was so high, I'm going to give the whole party a surprise round on the stirges, if you want it. Everyone can take one standard action. If the creatures are still alive after that, we'll move into initiative order.)

"lookout! " Gravleon shouts as he fires a bolt of fire at one of the Sturges

fire bolt: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Sharien tosses a bolt of acid at the same stirge that Gravleon just fire-bolted.

ranged touch: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Unfortunately she misses horribly.