[PFS, CORE] #2-23: Shadow's Last Stand (GM Andrew) (Inactive)

Game Master Yiroep

Swift gain +4 dodge bonus to AC.
Move stand up.
"Round two. Quit floating like a butterfly."

Probably futile attempt to grapple air: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Rogar gets up, provoking from the creature.
Slam Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19
Slam Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
But it misses Rogar.

Rogar tries to grapple the elemental, but finds he can't get a good grip on it. It's possible to grapple the elemental, but it wasn't enough.

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Yellow's Turn
It tries to slam at Rogar twice.
Slam Attack 1: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Slam Damage 1: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Slam Attack 2: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
Slam Damage 2: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Rogar manages to avoid all its attacks as it tries to steady itself from the spinning.
Wow, those rolls...

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Initiative Order - Bolded Characters May Post Their Turn

Yellow (-11)
Finn (-12) - Mage Armor
Jarlaxle (-0)
Garn (-0) - Barkskin, Longstrider, Mage Armor, Shillelagh
Malakiah (-0) - Mage Armor
Snowball (-13) - Mage Armor
Red (-30)
Rogar (-18) - Mage Armor

"Snowball!" Garn shouts out in concern. He continues to swing his gigantic club down on the glass creature.

Shillelah, Power Attack, Enlarged, Flank
shillagh: 1d20 + 8 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 8 - 1 + 2 = 23 dmg: 3d6 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1, 5, 2) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 16

Snowball snarls in pain as the glass creature cuts into him. In return, Snowball continues to bite and rake the creature.

bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 for dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 and if it hits trip: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
claw: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 for dmg: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
claw: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 for dmg: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Jarlaxle pokes his head out from behind the door.

"Has it stopped hoovering people up?"

Small update for everyone's benefit... Garn's attack alone takes out what was left of the glass creature.

The elemental has stopped the whirlwind and is just slamming now.

Hearing that one foe is down, and that the elemental is behaving more like a *proper* combatant (rather than a travelling windstorm), Jarlaxle moves to engage it.

Double move.

In that case, Garn would take his move action after attacking the glass creature.

After smashing the glass creature to pieces, Garn squeezes himself out of the door and moves towards the air elemental. He gestures for Snowball to do the same.

I'm still on the phone. I'm traveling til thursday, sorry for this. But I'll rpeat the actions: the spider will try to entangle the elemental with it's web and Malakiah will shoot a magic missile against the elemental, even if he had to move outside the room where he is.

magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Finn takes a swing at the elemental, his eyes still red with rage.

I think the elemental has partial cover from attacking through allies.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 2 = 27
Damage: 1d10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 3 = 18

Snowball and Garn bash at the glass creature and it shattered into pieces.

Jarlaxle heads out to help with the elemental.

Finn hits the elemental hard, causing it to dissipate some. Again, he feels his attacks do not do full damage.

Malakiah hits it with a Magic Missile while the spider tries to entangle the elemental.

Touch Attack (Into Melee): 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 4 = 18

The spider's web wraps around the elemental, causing the elemental to struggle.

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Initiative Order - Bolded Characters May Post Their Turn

Yellow (-30) - Entangled
Finn (-12) - Mage Armor
Jarlaxle (-0)
Garn (-0) - Barkskin, Longstrider, Mage Armor, Shillelagh
Malakiah (-0) - Mage Armor
Snowball (-13) - Mage Armor
Rogar (-18) - Mage Armor

Flurry of blows + ki for extra attack.

Unarmed lethal: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23 for dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Unarmed lethal: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19 for dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Unarmed lethal: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 for dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8'

If possible I'll take a 5ft step to my right to give Garn a clear shot at it.

Rogar hits the elemental twice. It starts dissipating, but it still has quite a bit of fight left in it.

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Yellow's Turn
The elemental struggles in the confines of the webbing but manages to snake out a couple attacks. It continues to attack Rogar.
Slam Attack 1 (Entangled): 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 14 - 2 = 19
Slam Damage 1: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Slam Attack 2 (Entangled): 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 14 - 2 = 22
Slam Damage 2: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
The confines of the spider's web are too much for it and it misses twice.

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Initiative Order - Bolded Characters May Post Their Turn

Yellow (-42) - Entangled
Finn (-12) - Mage Armor
Jarlaxle (-0)
Garn (-0) - Barkskin, Longstrider, Mage Armor, Shillelagh
Malakiah (-0) - Mage Armor
Snowball (-13) - Mage Armor
Rogar (-18) - Mage Armor

Not sure if Roggar managed to move to clear cover for Garn.

From over the heads of his party mates, Garn swings his magical giant club across the mass of swirling air. He also gestures to Snowball to attack the air elemental.

Shillelah, Power Attack, Enlarged
shillagh: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 1 = 18 dmg: 3d6 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1, 3, 5) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 17

Snowball follows his master's command, dashing up to the air elemental and takes bite out of its mass.

bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15 for dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 and if it hits trip: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Garn and Snowball head up. Garn misses the elemental, and Snowball finds that the elemental has reach. Forgot to do it before heh.
Slam Attack (Entangled): 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 14 - 2 = 32
Slam Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Crit Confirm (Entangled): 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 14 - 2 = 18
Extra Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Snowball manages to dodge a portion of the blow but still gets hit hard.
12 damage to Snowball.

Snowball also misses the elemental.

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Initiative Order - Bolded Characters May Post Their Turn

Yellow (-42) - Entangled
Finn (-12) - Mage Armor
Jarlaxle (-0)
Garn (-0) - Barkskin, Longstrider, Mage Armor, Shillelagh
Malakiah (-0) - Mage Armor
Snowball (-25) - Mage Armor
Rogar (-18) - Mage Armor

If the elemental is still alive in Malakiah's turn, the giant spider will attack it and the illusionist will fire anoter magic missile.

magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"I don't like breaking wind but you are forcing me to do it."

Ki + Flurry.
Unarmed lethal: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27 for dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Unarmed lethal: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 for dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Unarmed lethal: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 for dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Finn takes another swing at the elemental.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Damage: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

-Posted with Wayfinder

Rogar punches the creature once, and Finn damages it from behind the lines.

Malakiah hits the creature with a Magic Missile and sends the spider up to attack. unfortunately, it has to come within range of the elemental to do so. And it has Combat Reflexes...
Slam Attack (Entangled): 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 14 - 2 = 13
Slam Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
But it misses!

The spider attacks.
Bite Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Bite Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1
It doesn't hit.

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Initiative Order - Bolded Characters May Post Their Turn

Yellow (-61) - Entangled
Finn (-12) - Mage Armor
Jarlaxle (-0)
Garn (-0) - Barkskin, Longstrider, Mage Armor, Shillelagh
Malakiah (-0) - Mage Armor
Snowball (-25) - Mage Armor
Rogar (-18) - Mage Armor

Jarlaxle gamely attempts to harm the elemental.

MW Cold Iron Longsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12, for 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 damage.

Jarlaxle tries to harm the elemental, but it proves too elusive.

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Yellow's Turn
It turns to Finn as Finn has been hurting it pretty severely.
Slam Attack 1 (Entangled): 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 14 - 2 = 13
Slam Damage 1: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Slam Attack 2 (Entangled): 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 14 - 2 = 22
Slam Damage 2: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
It hits Finn once, but it seems to be close to dissipating back into thin air.
11 damage to Finn.

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Initiative Order - Bolded Characters May Post Their Turn

Yellow (-61) - Entangled
Finn (-23) - Mage Armor
Jarlaxle (-0)
Garn (-0) - Barkskin, Longstrider, Mage Armor, Shillelagh
Malakiah (-0) - Mage Armor
Snowball (-25) - Mage Armor
Rogar (-18) - Mage Armor

Even his rage cannot blind him to the severity of his wounds. Finn makes a tactical retreat from the elemental, and slumps against a wall.

On phone. Can someone move me away from the fight please? I'm at 0 hp after dropping out of rage. I'll draw my CLW wand as I go. If someone can heal me with it, I'll join back in with some Magic Missiles.

"Hang on Finn. If you move it may kill you. Just defend yourself."

Flurry
Unarmed Lethal: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 for dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Unarmed Lethal: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 for dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

If that doesn't drop it.
Ki point
Unarmed Lethal: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 for dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Finn retreats, while Rogar continues punching. Rogar hits yet again, but the air elemental still remains.

Assuming that Finn is doing a withdraw while raging then dropping out of rage, as withdrawing before rage ends would cause him to go unconscious as per the disabled condition. ;)

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Initiative Order - Bolded Characters May Post Their Turn

Yellow (-65) - Entangled
Finn (-23) - Mage Armor
Jarlaxle (-0)
Garn (-0) - Barkskin, Longstrider, Mage Armor, Shillelagh
Malakiah (-0) - Mage Armor
Snowball (-25) - Mage Armor
Rogar (-18) - Mage Armor

From over the heads of his party mates, Garn swings his magical giant club across the mass of swirling air. He also gestures to Snowball to attack the air elemental.

Shillelah, Power Attack, Enlarged
shillagh: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 1 = 18 dmg: 3d6 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5, 2, 4) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 19

Hmm, going to use my folio reroll.
shillagh: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 1 = 24

Worried about Snowball, Garn commands him to retreat since his attacks are not very effective anyway.

Snowball, bruised from all the attacks, withdraws from the thick of combat, jumping out of the way of elemental.

Withdraw action. Think might still provoke because it has reach, so acrobatics to avoid.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Seeing Finn forced to retreat, Jarlaxle redoubles his efforts to lay low the elemental.

MW Cold Iron Longsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19, for 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 damage.

Since Jarlaxle is technically before Snowball in initiative, gonna go with that first.

Garn barely misses the elemental, but Jarlaxle strikes true, dealing the final blow.

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Status Wrap-Up

Finn (-23) - Mage Armor
Jarlaxle (-0)
Garn (-0) - Barkskin, Longstrider, Mage Armor, Shillelagh
Malakiah (-0) - Mage Armor
Snowball (-25) - Mage Armor
Rogar (-18) - Mage Armor

Jarlaxle gives a sigh of relief.

"Well, I am glad it is over - that was a decidedly unpleasant beast!"

He then sets about searching the area.

There's some searching to do, but as you have eliminated all the threats in the cathedral, at this point you search around and see no more immediate threats, and the lodge can return back to normal.

Brackett thanks you for rescuing him. He also reveals that the Sapphire Sage Amenopheus is in town and has been undercover tracking a Shadow Lodge agent. He says that he thinks the wizard may be in great danger and that he might have been uncovered by the Shadow Lodge agent he was tracking, the Spider. Brackett suspects the spider is none other than Dorianna Ouidda, a prominent member of the People's Council here in Almas (which is the governing force of Andoran).

He suggests that you also muffle the sound of the belfry, as Brackett learned of the hobgoblin's plan to invade at night when the belfry strikes. It's actually a trap that can be set off and then they all know you are coming, but you bypassed it by going into the tower. It deafens you for a while on a failed fort save, but at this point that is trivial.

You actually can fail this mission outright by resting, as when sunset comes, the leader hobgoblin rings the bell and the hobgoblin invasion starts.

That's pretty much it. Will try to get chronicles out tomorrow night and get the thread set up for Part 2! :)

Yeah, I meant a withdraw action then drop out of rage. Sorry, should have been more clear.

Once the fighting is over, Finn waits for someone to come heal him before exploring the room.

Using my own charges. Anyone else need mine?

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Whoops, nevermind the healing if we're done!