[PFS_Aerondor] 00-20 King Xeros of Old Azlant (tier 7-8) (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

Herrick casts shield of faith upon himself and then swiftly changes his judgement of destruction to protection.

"Hey Clandelve, I can't run along a wall like Aeris or get a shot from back here. Pardon me while I just step on through." Herrick says calmly despite the rush of combat.

He then steps nimbly through the combat, passing by Clandelve and through the opening left by Favian and then past the xill, though they take the opportunity to strike at him, and then finally past Silas and Favian, to a position where he can safely shoot. Liberated by Feronia, the difficult terrain of the compartment doesn't seem to hinder his movement in the slightest.

Liberation, 1st level domain power/automatic non-action that lets me ignore impediments to movement as freedom of movement.

@Caduceus, I cast sacred bond on you and it works BOTH ways. Not that I expect it to be needed, but it pays to be prepared. ;)

Clandelve, still thwarted by the cover of the doorway, lands only a single blow with his warhammer.

Aeris, seeing his team mates forcing their way in, runs down and then up the wall. Two of the Xill catches him with a slash, but can't keep a hold of the archer. He responds with a keen arrows that badly damages the yellow xill.
The slippers only give a climb speed of 20, given half your movement is already used, I'll assume you get ten feet up the wall.

Caduceus absorbs more of the teams damage, sending out healing waves to help everyone feel better. Only Silas still carries the scars of combat - aside from those that the golem inflicted on Clandelve.

The unsporting Magus then sticks his sword through the Yellow Xills chest from the other side. The corpse stays upright, snap frozen by the spell that accompanied the blow.

Herrick dashes into the room, but the Xill are quick, and one swipes at him. The y little red creatures are increasingly frustrated with being unable to get to grapple with the wily group.

Status, bold may post ; bless ; Freedoms Call.
Silias - 24 damage;
Xill
blue - 27 damage
red - 6 damage
(LL)Clandelve - 12 damage (12) ;
(LL)Aeris
Caduceus -
(LL)Favian - (16 points ablative barrier remains);
(LL)Herrick 7 damage[/b]

Did the xill hit Herrick's adjusted AC of 25, with his new buffs? I was updating his stat bar after my post and it might not have been apparent.

Yeap. They are pretty good with their weapons, but each one doesn't do much damage.

"Lady heal my wounds!" Silas lays his shield hand on his breastplate, channeling healing energy into his body.

Lay On Hands: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 4, 4, 5) + 1 = 15

Then he strikes at the nearest creature.

Longsword vs red: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Longsword vs red: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

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Silias heals himself, but can't manage to land a solid blow.

Seeing the paladin in trouble, the xill concentrate on him, hoping to even the battle quickly. He is quickly covered in scratches and one even bites him. She starts to slow down as the creatures bite struggles to overcome his system.

Meanwhile two of the tree branches swot out at Aeris, but his move up the wall seems to have taken them by surprise.

Everyone please include a perception check next round

Status, bold may post ; bless ; Freedoms Call.
Silias - 32 damage; Fort DC 16 or paralysed.
(LL)Clandelve - 12 damage (12) ;
(LL)Aeris 10' up wall
Caduceus -
(LL)Favian - (16 points ablative barrier remains);
(LL)Herrick 7 damage
Xill
blue - 27 damage
red - 6 damage

Enchanting his bow swiftly with bane versus the xill, Herrick unleashes a volley of arrows to help bring them down.

PBS(+1/+1), Judgement of Justice(+2 to hit), Bane(+2/+2,+2d6), Heroism (+2 to hit), Coordinated shot(ally threatens/ +1 to hit/unless you think there is a target that is flanked and then I aim at them for another +1), divine favor(+2/+2), deadly aim(-2/+4), rapid shot(-2 to hit). All shots ignore soft cover from allies. Target green till it is down, then move to red till it is down etc...

Attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23
Attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36
Attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

Nonlethal Damage: 1d8 + 11 + 3d6 ⇒ (4) + 11 + (6, 5, 1) = 27
Nonlethal Damage: 1d8 + 11 + 3d6 ⇒ (4) + 11 + (5, 4, 3) = 27
Nonlethal Damage: 1d8 + 11 + 3d6 ⇒ (8) + 11 + (2, 4, 5) = 30

I am hoping that takes one down, and maybe two, leaving blue for Clandelve without cover issues.

Also, even if Silas fails his save vs paralysis, Freedom's Call will suppress it.

perception: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (18) + 23 = 41

Waiting to hear if green is still up or not.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

Aeris stays focused on the fight on the floor, taking advantage of his elevated position to rain arrows down on the xill!

Full attack against whatever target is still standing.

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS, Bless: 1d20 + 15 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 15 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 21
Longbow damage, Manyshot, Holy Strike: 2d8 + 12 + 2d6 ⇒ (2, 1) + 12 + (2, 5) = 22

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS: 1d20 + 15 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 15 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 29
Longbow damage: 1d8 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 6 + (1) = 8

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS: 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 10 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 16
Longbow damage: 1d8 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 6 + (5) = 12

The tree doesn't appear on the map, is it something we can attack or more of an environmental threat?

Holding off on posting to see if the bottleneck opens up, as I am going last and all.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Fort vs paralysis: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Herrick's magic forces down the paralyzing effect as Silas continues slashing.

Will attack red or blue or green, in that order, depending on which is still up.
Longsword swing: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

Longsword swing: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

Seriously, dicebot? Two natural 1's on four rolls?

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Finally with an open lane, Clandelve smiles grimly and sets to hammering the wounded blue-clad Xill with impunity.

Each time attack hits a target, gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls against that target, which stacks with each hit against that target and lasts until the end of turn.

+2 Warhammer (adamantine) (power attack): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 231d8 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
+2 Warhammer (adamantine) (power attack): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 161d8 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22
+2 Spiked Light Shield (power attack): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 281d4 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
+2 Spiked Light Shield (power attack): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 241d4 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Opponents hit with Shield Bash also hit with free bull rush attack, using attack roll +15. If bull rush succeeds, may make trip combat maneuver at end of bull rush. If hit, total of 43 for first bull rush attack.If hit, total of 39 for second bull rush attack.
trip combat maneuver: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16
trip combat maneuver: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33

I'll 5' step if Blue goes down to continue full attack.

Caduceus invoke the power of The Lady, strengthening the dwarven warrior's defenses, "Blessed Lady, please look over this one as he fights against the forces of Darkness."

Casting Protection from Evil on Clandelve.

Herrick puts three arrows into the green Xill. Eventually it falls, stunned, to the floor. Aeris puts a few arrows into the red one, but it still stands. Silas joins in the attack on the red one, but this is a tough fighters.

Clandelve then opens up on the blue. Hammer and tongs he goes at it, pushing it around the floor before he eventually knocks it over.

Caduceus then prays for protection, as his body absorts more of the groups punishment.

Status, bold may post ; bless ; Freedoms Call.
(LL)Favian - (16 points ablative barrier remains);
Xill
blue - 44 damage ; prone
red - 49 damage
Silias - 32 damage; Fort DC 16 or paralysed.
(LL)Aeris 10' up wall
(LL)Herrick 2 damage
(LL)Clandelve - 12 damage (12) ; Protection from Evil
Caduceus - 5 damage.

With the blue xill now in front of him. Favian casts another spell and attacks the xill twice.

Spell Combat, casting frostbite twice and then attacking with spellstrike followed by his regular attacks.

Concentration: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17 vs DC 17. Hopefully there is no penalty to concentration checks in effect.
Arcane Spell Failure: 1d100 ⇒ 42 fails on a 1-5.

Attack Rolls include bless and prone.
Attack: 1d20 + 15 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 15 + 1 + 4 = 39
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Nonlethal Cold: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Attack: 1d20 + 15 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 15 + 1 + 4 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Nonlethal Cold: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Attack: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 1 + 4 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Nonlethal Cold: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Confirm: 1d20 + 15 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 15 + 1 + 4 = 25
Extra Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Extra Nonlethal Cold: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

How do you cast Frostbite twice using spell combat? I'm not sure about your attack bonus either. +14 basic, -2 for spell combat, I get the +1 for bless and +4 for prone. but to counter that your damage looks too low for your duelling sword, which should be +7 not +2 so far as I can see. That said, you had time to use the swift action for an extra +1 which accounts for the extra +1 to hit.
I think damage should have been (spell strike) 8+8 (spell combat #1) 2+8; (spell combat iterative attack) 5+8; frostbite (5+8 cold, NL); (crit bonus damage on spellstrike) 2+8; crit bonus on frostbite (3+8 cold, NL); for a total of 16+10+13+10=43 regular and 21 cold (NL damage)

The blue Xill falls shivering to the ground. The last red Xill tries desperately to finish off Silas. While the tree brances swot at Favian.

Silas takes a small scratch, but Favian gets smashed by both branches, only keeping his feed thanks to the call of freedom and his rapidly dissipating ablative barrier.

Status, bold may post ; bless ; Freedoms Call.
Silias - 38
(LL)Aeris 10' up wall
(LL)Herrick 2 damage
(LL)Clandelve - 12 damage (12) ; Protection from Evil
Caduceus - 5 damage.
(LL)Favian - 10 points NL damage; 16 damage(6 points ablative barrier remains);
Xill
red - 49 damage

Aerondor - per my last post: The tree doesn't appear on the map, is it something we can attack or more of an environmental threat?

Aeris stays stuck to the wall, loosing another volley of arrows at the last xill standing!

Full attack on red.

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS, Bless: 1d20 + 15 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 15 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 27
Longbow damage, Manyshot, Holy Strike: 2d8 + 12 + 2d6 ⇒ (7, 8) + 12 + (3, 2) = 32

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS: 1d20 + 15 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 15 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 16
Longbow damage: 1d8 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (7) + 6 + (4) = 17

Longbow, Rapid Shot, PBS: 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 10 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 23
Longbow damage: 1d8 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (7) + 6 + (4) = 17

The tree fills the room, providing cover and difficult terrain, but not filling in any given square. You could try attacking it, but it looks massive and you doubt it would be subject to weapon damage any more than a massive oak would be.

Aeris puts down the red Xill with a flurry of arrows.

Status, bold may post ; bless ; Freedoms Call.
Silias - 38
(LL)Herrick 2 damage
(LL)Clandelve - 12 damage (12) ; Protection from Evil
Caduceus - 5 damage.
(LL)Favian - 10 points NL damage; 16 damage(6 points ablative barrier remains);
Stuff
(LL)Aeris 10' up wall

perception: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (18) + 23 = 41

This was from when you asked for the perception roll. Anything from that? I can't get much better. Before I commit to an action, I want to know what else I might notice.

Got it, GM, thanks.

Herrick - there's a spoiler in Aerondor's post before my last one, related to the Perception checks.

Thanks, I missed that completely! Funny considering it was a perception roll. :)

"Up there on top of the tree! There is another one!" Herrick shouts as he swiftly adjusts his ongoing judgement back from protection to destruction and lets fly another volley of arrows.

Similar bonuses, with the exception of destruction from the judgement and no coordinated shot since no ally threatens. Bane is still in effect for the xill. PBS(+1/+1), Judgement of Justice and Destruction(+2 to hit/+3 dmg), Bane(+2/+2,+2d6), Deadly Aim(-2/+4) Heroism (+2 to hit), divine favor(+2/+2), rapid shot(-2 to hit).

Attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (4) + 17 = 21
Attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36
Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

Nonlethal Damage: 1d8 + 15 + 3d6 ⇒ (8) + 15 + (5, 2, 3) = 33
Nonlethal Damage: 1d8 + 15 + 3d6 ⇒ (6) + 15 + (5, 2, 5) = 33
Nonlethal Damage: 1d8 + 15 + 3d6 ⇒ (3) + 15 + (4, 3, 3) = 28

How do you cast Frostbite twice using spell combat? I'm not sure about your attack bonus either. +14 basic, -2 for spell combat, I get the +1 for bless and +4 for prone. but to counter that your damage looks too low for your duelling sword, which should be +7 not +2 so far as I can see. That said, you had time to use the swift action for an extra +1 which accounts for the extra +1 to hit.

I think damage should have been (spell strike) 8+8 (spell combat #1) 2+8; (spell combat iterative attack) 5+8; frostbite (5+8 cold, NL); (crit bonus damage on spellstrike) 2+8; crit bonus on frostbite (3+8 cold, NL); for a total of 16+10+13+10=43 regular and 21 cold (NL damage)

Good catch, I did forget to put in the -2 to hit from spell combat. Frostbite is good for a number of hits equal to your caster level, so up to 8 times for Favian. That's why it applied to each hit. Yes the additional +1 is from making my weapon +2 keen instead of the normal +1. The reason my damage goes down with the weapon is that slashing grace does not apply when using spell combat, so I have to use my Strength (+0) to damage instead of Dexterity (+6) for all my attacks during this action. See the FAQ.

"One at a time, Silas."

Silas grits his teeth to ignore the pain. "I know. Lady, heal my wounds!"

Lay On Hands vs self: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6, 1, 4) + 1 = 13

Longsword vs blue: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

Longsword vs blue: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

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Silas, there doesn't seem to be a blue anymore. There is, however, another on top of the tree, which isn't on the map. There must be a way to get to her. I'm thinking Aeris will have the best shot being higher up, but if you can get close you might have a chance. Maybe even a smite worthy target.

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With the Xill on the floor dispatched, Clandelve looks to the tree. Hoping his archer companions can deal with it, he moves to the front to provide a distraction and some cover.

double move

How tall is the tree?

Ah you're right, I missed the posts where blue and green fell. Retconning my turn.

Sheathing his sword-- it gets offended when dropped-- Silas draws his bow and nocks an arrow.

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How tall is the tree?

The Cargo hold itself has a massive tree in the middle of it, so I'm assuming it is about 30' tall.

The tree fills the chamber, so it should be about the same height.

@Favian, thanks. I've never palyed a Magus, but it looks like they can start to deliver quite a bit of damage, even without the shocking grap trick.

Herrick shoots some arrows up into the tree. The first misses, but the next two find another Xill, which plummets to the ground.

And suddenly all is quiet again.

Status, ; bless ; Freedoms Call.
Silias - 25
(LL)Herrick 2 damage
(LL)Clandelve - 12 damage (12) ; Protection from Evil
Caduceus - 5 damage.
(LL)Favian - 10 points NL damage; 16 damage(6 points ablative barrier remains);
(LL)Aeris 10' up wall

Favian takes out two pearls and concentrates on a each for a few moments.

Using both pearls of power I to recall frostbite and vanish.

Does a tree growing in the middle of a ship seem unusual to anyone else?

A reminder of the room description

The narrow stairwell opens out into the ship’s main cargo hold, a massive split-level affair with the upper portion ten feet above accessed by a wide stair. The entire area looks like a giant botanical garden. A massive plant, milky-white and translucent, grows atop the upper hold area and curls about the entire chamber with a forest of fronds, tendrils, and clinging vines. The shapes of multi-armed humanoids can be seen moving about its thick growth of vines and tendrils that appear to grow into the very bulkheads. A number of strangely shaped flowers of deep violet bloom among this tangle, and at the top of the hold stairs, a great gnarled root crown stands like the trunk of a hoary old tree, a crease in its side opened wide like a dragon’s maw. Behind it stretches a winding taproot that disappears toward the bow of the ship, as large around as a wagon. Clearly discernable within this taproot are the huddled forms of unmoving humanoids.

Seemingly unconcerned about absorbing more of the magus' wounds, Caduceus runs up to Silias, "Please brother, allow me to tend to your pain".

Lay on Hands w/Greater Mercy: 5d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 5, 4, 1, 4) + 2 = 18

Selective Pally Channel: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 1) = 11

2 rounds of LL on Favian plus the channel should have everyone topped off (accept for the HtH wound).

"We should get those people out of there and off the ship!"

Letting Freedom's call cease, he gingerly steps toward the fallen enemy. "Agreed. I'll just make sure these...things...are not gong to come back to bother us." Herrick says, putting a lethal arrow into each of the unconscious xill. No longer powered by his bane ability but still under the favor of his goddess, he wills his bow to withhold its mercy as he takes aim and fires straight down through the left eye of each.

coup de grace: 3d8 + 36 ⇒ (3, 7, 7) + 36 = 53 DC 63 Fort save

coup de grace: 3d8 + 36 ⇒ (4, 3, 5) + 36 = 48 DC 58 Fort save

After his gruesome task is finished, he sets to work trying to free the huddled forms inside the taproot.

Aeris studies the bizarre, translucent plant a bit, paying particular attention to the large, open crease in the side of the root crown. He sighs and says, ”I agree we need to free them. We may need to go in there to do it.”

Aerondor – am I reading the description correctly, that the crease seems like an opening we could go into?

With a bit of difficulty you manage to slit open the tap root and extract a dozen or so figures that had been held there.

However doing so seems to have an unusually immediate and devastating effect on the tree which seems to wither before your very eyes. Even as it does, the ship begins to shake and phase in and out of existance...

like this

@Aeris, yes, you could try to fit into the hole, but it is at the top of the now dead tree.

As the group frees the figures, Herrick urges everyone to make haste in leaving the ship, "I was worried something like this would happen. The ship is fading! Let's all get the hell out of here while we still can!" he says to his group and the rescued figures. He helps anyone that needs help, but he still moves to leave​.

Are they a race we are familiar with?

know local: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27

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Sending out a burst of healing energy to those recently saved, the paladin starts to make his way off the ship.

Oracle channel: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 2, 3) = 12

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"Huh. It seems this tree was sort of holding the ship on the Material Plane. I wonder what kind of tree it is. Aren't Pathfinders supposed to study things like that?"

"Easy for you to say," Silas shoots back as they leave as quickly as they can. "What's it to you if the whole ship disappears out from under you? Not all of us can survive underwater."

Favian also begins to head for shore, with Desmond in tow.

"Well, that's not good," Aeris observes as the ship shudders and fades in and out. "But how do we get out of here? Can we even go back the way we came?"

He runs along the wall and up to the upper deck of the cargo hold, looking to see if there's a way out in that direction.

I'm not sure we know how to get out of the spot we're in, since we came through that magic transportation room with the grooves carved in the walls. It does seem like we've got a lot of map left to explore as well. What to do?

I assumed that we went back the same way. It doesn't make sense for that to be a one way transportation mechanism.

It doesn't make sense for that to be a one way transportation mechanism.

I'd be happy if that were true, but it wouldn't be the first time the way out is not the same as the way in. We just may not have found the way out yet, but we'll see what Aerondor has to say.

"Let's get aff thes floatin' magical abomination!" an already apprehensive Clandelve murmurs.

The rescued people are from a variety of races, including many of those found in Golrian.

The team retraces their way back. They find a similar set of grooves in the transportation room, and use that to head back to the other part of the ship. They all seem to be slow and have odd cuts and incisions in them.

Though the scenario doesn't really make that clear, it seems sensible

The captives stumble along with you, blinking in confusion as you make it into the sun lit crystal deck. All around the harbor guard barges are starting to pull back as the ship pulses, however a couple dart forward when they see you emerge.

Clandelve keeps his hammer at the ready, but tries to guide the captives back to safety. Though he clearly wants to get off the boat as soon as possible, he does what he can to make sure the captives get on the docks.

Aeris waves to the harbor guard barges, calling them to come closer to offload the rescued people. He then scans the deck for anything they might have missed, to help understand the nature of this odd vessel.

DM - I can't tell with the map changed, was there any other entrance for us to explore from the main deck? May be a moot point if the ship's going to vanish, but I find all the covered areas of the map so tantalizing...

Caduceus is going to pop and Air Crystal in his mouth, but wait to see if he falls into the water before activating it.

"Keep ahold of us!" Herrick shouts to the rescued humanoids as they rush through the ship. He extends the aura of freedom for a scant few moments, helping remove any fear, paralysis, or confusion slowing them down.

Upon seeing the sun lit topside deck, a smile breaks out on his face. It is short lived though as he sees the closest harbor ships back away and his heart sinks.

Then , as two ships dart forward from among the leaving vessles, his hope returns. He waves his arms in giant sweeps, signaling the rescue ships. Another pulse of the ghost ship causes him to shudder and almost lose his balance. He steadies himself, looks to Caduceus and the others, and takes a deep breath.

This is it. Time to jump

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