[PFS_Aerondor] 05-08 The Confirmation (05-08) [tier1-2] PbP GameDay 3 (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

Shanana crit confirm1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
x3 damage, ouch.

Shanara's battle axe cleaves through a jellylike creature. Bits of it go everywhere. Yuck. Cleaning that axe is going to be gross.

And that folks is how you finish an encounter with one blow. You're rocking through this, partially because there are only four of you and that reduces encounter numbers quite a bit!

The amoeba dealt with, the pathfinders press onwards, hearing the increasingly desperate cries of Janira and the occasional squeal of pain...

The tunnel twists and turns for another fifty or sixty feet before emerging into the open again.

The light of the surface world above provides a welcome
reprieve from the blue and green fungus of the caverns below,
and light illuminates a stream whose water is hastened by
runoff from a recent storm further up the mountains. A ledge
to the west rises up to the nearby forest canopy.

It is night, but a full moon illuminates the land around.

brand new map. At the moment the minotaur has not seen you. Green areas are difficult terrain and the stream will be hard to cross except by the log. Log will take a DC 7 acrobatics check to cross and is also difficult terrain. You are all inspired at the moment (+1 to hit and damage). Feel free to take a full round of actions as neither Janira nor the Minotaur are aware of you.

Shanara runs forward desperate to help Janira.
Taking a double move to get close.

Rollie grips his spear tightly then moves down the ramp after Shanara. Stopping he grips his holy symbol mug in one hand and holding his spear above his head in the other he prays "Cayden! Give us strength!"

Rollie moves then casts bless.
I am assuming our bonus from Janira is not bless so I can cast bless and stack it on her bonus. So that's another +1 on attack/damage and saves against fear.

Ella goes into a full run and attempts to jump across the small creek in front of her, hoping to get to Janira in time to save her from the minotaur.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Because she ran, Ella's AC will be only 13 for one round, so she's going to hope that Janira can distract the creature long enough for her to be useful in combat. :-D

Bless is a morale bonus, inspire courage is a competence bonus, so they stack.
I think Ella has gone too far. Green is difficult terrain (double movement costs, and I'm not sure you can actually run through difficult terrain, but lets forget that for the moment, heroes should be able to do some cool stuff). Base movement of 20, x4 for 80 gives 16 squares, less an extra one for every green.

Her base movement is 30, she's human (was just raised by gnomes)

Davor pushes through the underbrush, not sure how Ella was able to make it through so easily.

Making a double move.

Janira see's Ella running towards her and gasps with relief.

"It is as the Charge of Sir Rostyln saving the battle of Northridge!"

Status Those in bold can post.
Shanara
Ella
Davor
Rollie
Janira
Minotaur.

Yeah, sorry about that, didn't know that the movement would be restricted there. In either case, she could have made it across the river, so she could have positioned herself for the current charge.

Ella will charge the minotaur, willing to put herself in harms' way to save poor Janira!

agile rapier: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Unfortunately, she probably misses.

:( Ella's AC is currently 15

Rollie's eyes grow large with fear and and worry. "Great Caydens Hound!!!! Get back here!!" Rollie yells at Ella. But it's too late. Ella's small size and childlike nature have caused a paternal protective instinct to grow inside and seeing her foolish charge has him scared to the core.

Not wanting to risk falling into the stream and being no help, Rollie makes for the log to cross the river yelling the entire time to get the minotaur's attention.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Rollie uses as a free action agile feet to avoid difficult terrain. 4 charges remaining

Shanara attempts to join Ella and Janira.
Acrobatic: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Breaking through the last of the underbrush, Davor sets his jaw as he leaps over the stream, clearing it easily and landing lightly on the other side.

Stupid beast, do you really think you are any match for Pathfinders. You would be wise to turn and run away right now.

Davor shouts to the minotaur, hoping to rattle it.
Intimidate: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 4 = 20

Ella sinks her rapier into the minotaur. Normally even the big creature would be able to avoid the blow, but it is tired. It looks shocked, and is further disheartened by Davor.

Janira, encouraged by the arrival of aid, Janira tries to trip the minotaur with her whip. trip: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

She is tired, and the minotaur snarls at her. It does however look worried by the arrival of so many allies, especially as it is breathing hard itself.

Raising it's axe, it tries to clear a path through Ella towards the bard.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 3) + 3 = 11

It sends her flying, and then stomps over her to close with Janira.

Shanara can get an AOO

Status Those in bold can post.
Shanara +extra AOO
Ella (11 damage)
Davor
Rollie
Janira
Minotaur. (5 damage, shaken)

Though Ella wasn't cleaved in half, she took the brunt of the broad side of the minotaur's blade, and went flying, landing in a heap.

-1 HP.

Fort to stabilize: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

"You run from me!"
Battleaxe: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Damage: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Nooooooooooo! Ella! Rollie rushes up in anger and stabs at the beast with his spear.

spear attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Not sure if flanking or not at this spot. If so add+2 to attack and +1 damage. Also forgot +2 for bless and morale bonues. So attack roll should be 14 or 16 depending on flanking and damage 8 or 9.

Shanara also gets her regular action..

Shanara also gets her regular action. As for flanking. Janira is armed with a whip at the moment - and that doesn't threaten, so no flanking.

Shanara moves up to attack the creature again
Battle axe: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

As the minotaur chases Janira again, Shanara gets in a good swipe with her battle axe. She chases after but is not able to score a solid blow through the monsters thick hide.

Rolie strikes past Shanara, scoring another low wound on the massive beast.

Janira steps back and throws a bag at the creature.
touch attack into melee: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Black goo sprays all over it, quickly hardening.
reflex dc15: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
The creature roars in rage and tries to split Janira down the middle.
attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 3) + 3 = 7
The blow is heavy and she staggers on her feet. The axe comes around for a second pass...
attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17
But the tired Halfling cannot avoid it. The blade sinks into her with a sickening thud.
damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 2) + 3 = 7
And she falls to the ground.
stable: 1d20 - 6 ⇒ (7) - 6 = 1
Blood continues to pool around her still body...

Status Those in bold can post.
Ella (11 damage, unconscious, stable)
Shanara
Davor (can act twice.)
Rollie
Janira unconscious, dying @-6
Minotaur. (24 damage, fatigued, entangled.)

Your inspire has worn off (Davor has it for his first action)

Davor sees Ella go down and with a snarl marches up to the minotaur, providing a flank for Shanara. Once in place, he places both hands palm down and as he concentrates a club of solid earth pulls up from the ground.

With little practice he swings the weapon around at the massive beast as the weapon quickly falls apart.

Kinetic Blade: 1d20 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 2 + 1 = 12
Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10

Second action

Kinetic Blade: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 1 + 2 = 12
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

"No you stop"
Battle Axe: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 2 = 16
Damage: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Entangled, the minotaur is an easy target. Between Davor and Shanara the minotaur is quickly knocked to his knees. Not dead, but so exhausted by his persuit of Janira that he can no longer stand.

With the fall of the Minotaur Janira comes over to the crew.

"Well, that was well done? And how were the caves? Tell me all about them..."

She seems very impressed with your accomplishment of putting down the minotaur.

Who healed Janira!!? LOL

Ella is still on the ground unconscious at the moment.

Rollie rushes to Ella's side and pulls out Janira's wand to cast cure light wounds. He also brings Janira back to health using the wand.

"This is yours, we had to use it some. as he hands the wand and other gear back to Janira.

"We found these items, can you help us identify them?"

Janira reclaims her wand and heals Ella.
CLW: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

"You have all done so well. I'm so proud of you all. Now... tell me all about the caves, and the Gillmen. What are they doing so far from the sea?"

Shanara smiles
"Place of dead god. Old pictures of dead god. Small bit of god power remains, Gillman like." Shanara thinks for a moment.
"Oh dead man thing create creatures, he make dead gillmen walk. Very bad. Dead gillmen kill bad man thing."
with that Shanara smiles as if what she said explains everything.

Davor shakes his head slightly at Shanara's explanation.

Let me explain a bit more. The gillmen come here as part of their faith. They see it as a holy place,but the cave that they use was once a place of power for Aroden. There are carvings depicting him in various forms and even a replica of Absalom.

We did find a cave that a necromancer had been trying to raise an army of undead gillmen. Luckily, or unlickily, the undead turned on him, and we finished the remaining ones.

"Yeah, and the replica of Absalom is very intricate! I think it was a shrine to Aroden, which is pretty cool... I'd like to study it more myself, in fact!"

Would Ella have a few minutes to return to the carving and try to determine more about it?

Rollie takes a seat on the log and cleans his spear. "The one gillman we saw was very uncooperative. Not sure if he was just scared. But he had some kind of cloak that gave off a magical aura. We found another one but of the exact same kind but gave it to him. I wish we kept it.

There was also a pit constructed, possibly by the gillmen to make access to the pool more difficult."

Janira is delighted if Ella wants to go back and show off the carving. With the minotaur now dealt with Janira joins you in the cave and admires the finds "her" team have made.