[PFS_CORE_Aerondor] 04-Special Race for the Runecarved Key (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

Figuring throwing around some flashy fire would be good for the show, lasaraleen strides forward 20' and hurls a bolt of divine fire at one of the injured heads.

firebolt touch, prayer : 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 1 = 19 for fire: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Eat this instead you frosty serpent!!!

aiming high at the huge creature to avoid cover/melee penalty if possible

Seiran sings as he begins advancing!
Sing cause why not? 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 Sigh......
"Let's get down to business......"

Walking forward to see where he can do the most damage.
Acid Splash 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 91d3 ⇒ 2
A tiny orb of acid bounces off his hands befre flying towards the beast!

Las & Seiran are you aiming to stop a head regenerating, or just to do general damage?

Stop head generating.

Reminder of moments ago.
Liminy - "Let's give them a real show. Give it an extra head or two, Spread out to avoid the breath, and I'll summon something to keep it distracted."
Seiran - "Sounds good to me." Seiran offers as he begins to eye the dangerous creature.

Looks like Lasaraleen was aiming for a new head, and Seiran was going for a stump. But if wanted to change that from the previous post I will take that

Lasaraleen hits a new head, although it is painful fire it only just pains the creature. It needs to be an actual Sunder action to remove a head

Seiran's attack follows up and sizzles the creature some more.

The Hydra shifts to reach more potential targets

The two blind heads breath cold

Cone Joyori: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 5) = 11 Cold Ref DC 16 half
Cone Sieran: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 4) = 13 Cold Ref DC 16 half

Head attack Joyori: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Missing the human Paladin

Head attack Sieran: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

But biting the Half-orc

Some of its wounds do heal a bit.

Hydra - 9 damage; 2 heads blinded with glitterdust (DC21). 4 heads up;(severed in round 2; two back in round 7);

h1: blind, recharge 1d4 ⇒ 4 Round 6 Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
h2: blind, recharge 1d4 ⇒ 3 Round 5 Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
h3: good
h4: good
h5&6: regrow on round 7

Round 3 starts: All PCs are up
Joyori - 18 or 24 damage
Liminy - summoning
Radagast
Gadget
Seiran - 16 or 23 Damage
Lasaraleen
Hydra

That should be everything. If I missed anything let me know.

Pretty sure Lasaraleen was *not* going for a different head, she was applying the fire to the one Jayori just cut off (She said the damaged head, I assume, because the way the GM described it, made it sound like '2 new ones' had already grown back. But there was only one damaged head ... the one that got cut off 8P)

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Jayori dodges the worst of the blind heads icy breath, though a few frosty crystal form along the side of his armor and across the hydra's severed head, still hanging off the side of his armor, where it sunk its fangs in, before he cut it off.

He quickly calls on Irori, to try to remove some of the flaws, and a few of the wounds close up and heal. He then brings his kukri to bear once more, aiming for another of the creature's heads!

swift action, lay on hands on himself, for 2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6 hp

Then sunder a head! Once again, this will provoke an AoO, as he has no feat to avoid it!

Sunder: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 = 22, for 1d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5 damage.

Then 5' step, in case Seiran wants a flanking bonus!

He continues talking to the crowd, trying to make a show of it all!

Perform: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

Hmm... last round I got hit by the AoO on a (rolled) 16 ... was that right?

Liminy completes his summon and bits of dirt form into an augmented small earth elemental.

Liminy gives it some instructions.

The small elemental attacks the hydra.

Including: Flank, Power Attack, Earth Mastery

slam: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 2 - 1 + 1 = 24
bludgeoning dmg: 1d6 + 7 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 3 + 1 = 16

Having no desire to kill it yet Liminy will then just hit it with a force missile.
Force dmg: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Elemental
AC 17
HP 17/17

Move Action
Gadget walks up close to the hydra.

Standard Action
"Take this!"
Gadget casts Burning Hands at the creature.
Burning Hands Damage (Fire): 3d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 4) = 7 (DC 14 Reflex for half)
Hope it doesn't have 15 ft reach...

you guys are going to kill it in round 4 doing damage to it's body like that 8( Heck, it might die this round depending.

It is large and we don't know how much health it has. Heck the last large creature Liminy fought had over 100 health.

Its not large, its huge! =)

Radagast showboats, adjusting forward slightly, and trying to attract the crowd's attention by waving around his scythe.

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves!"

5' step.

Also, I agree with Jayori - hydras, despite their size, generally have sod-all hit points...

Got it. So a slight change on the Hydra's status. Also I forgot the extra Template on previous actions. Seiran takes another 2 points of damage, but the Hydra still missed Joyori but head 2 is no longer blind.

Jayori attempts to cuts off another head but the Hydra seems a bit more advanced than expected.

AoO Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
The Hydra snaps at the opportunity but misses this time.

The Elemental solidly hits the Hydra in the body

Hydra Relex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

It does shift out of the way of the flames, but still screams.
Fortunately Gadget is just out of reach of the snapping heads.

Current damage - 30

Head 1: blind, breath recharge on 6
Head 2: good, breath recharge on 5
Head 3: good
Head 4: good
Head 5: Cut and Cauterized.

Radagast
Seiran - 18 or 25 Damage
Lasaraleen
Hydra
Round 4
Joyori - 18 damage
Liminy
Gadget

Seiran is buffed with Mage Armor and Shield for total AC 21
Prayer is also in effect.
See Here
Reflex Save 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Damage taken 6

Stepping in while still singing,
Perform Sing 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Seiran steps in to deliver a blow to the hydra!
Attack with quarterstaff 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 161d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
His singing was still bad but his staff work should have being better!

Lasaraleen sees two of her group injured by the cold. She moves up and calls upon Sarenrae to heal.

Burning Dawnflower, heal us with your divine warmth!

Figuring this will also help extend the battle without injuring the hyrdra with her own fire blade....

She excludes the creature from the healing as it seems to heal fine on its own.

channel: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 1) = 6

Doubting her faith she calls out...

Um, I was hoping for a bit more healing warmth please, oh Sarenrae!

ROFL. Oh ye of little faith. This is but a test! Really bad rollls.

It seems to be her trademark after rolling snakeyes on two consecutive channels in the same combat .

Oh good, I though just AC 13 was a bit low. So its head misses that time. Also I should have the right templates and Payer factored in correctly now.

Not having a good arch with more than one target, the heads lash out at different targets

head 1, Attack Jayori, blind: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 - 1 = 9 Miss on 49-: 1d100 ⇒ 87
head 2, Attack Jayori: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 1 = 11
head 3, Attack Seiran: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 1 = 11
head 4, Attack Elemental: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 - 1 = 25

A flurry of snaps at the Paladins, but nothing connects

Bite on Elemental: 1d8 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 - 1 = 12

The Hydra does takes a chunk out of the elemental

Round 4

A few more scars heal over.
Hydra - 25 damage

h1: blind, recharge Round 6 Will: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 - 1 = 10
h2: good, recharge Round 5
h3: good
h4: good
h5: Cauterized

Jayori - 6 damage
Liminy -
Radagast
Gadget
Seiran -
Lasaraleen
Hydra

Jeeze, making these take CMB checks really makes the heads difficult to get to! =) Perhaps we should be trying to 'Aid' one person with a slashing weapon?

Jayori continues to weather the barrage of hydra bites, his armor more then enough to protect him.

"Take care! Draw it out a little longer!" He calls, as he tries again, to get at one of the many heads, though they mostly stay well out of his reach!

"Try to pull one of those heads closer, so I can get at it! He yells, trying to coordinate their efforts.

Going to pause briefly (delay), in hopes for an aid or two, and then try again!

Again, provoking an AoO
Not including any aids that might happen.
Sunder: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 21, for 1d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8 damage.

Liminy gives the Elemental new orders.

*Points to Jayori*

Including: Flank, Earth Mastery
attack to aid DC 10: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 26

Then he'll launch another force missile.
force dmg: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Lasaraleen strides up closer to ready to slash her blade of flame at the a severed head of the creature (if that happens).

Likely provokes, intended to distract it from Jayori.

I think we can drag this out a bit longer. Some additional flash should help.

readied...flame blade vs touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 for dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Radagast steps into the flank, and tries to sunder a head.

"Don't lose your head!"

Sunder: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 2 = 29, for 2d4 + 9 ⇒ (1, 1) + 9 = 11 damage.

"Take this, beast!"

Standard Action
Gadget takes a single arrow at the creature.
Longbow Attack (Deadly Aim): 1d20 + 13 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 13 - 2 = 17
Longbow Damage (Deadly Aim): 1d6 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 4 = 16

Five Foot Step
She advances slightly. Gotta put on a show right?

Move Action
She gulps, takes out her longsword, preparing to cut off heads.

Jayori swings to take another head off, and with the aid of the Earth Elemental is able to get a distracted head and slice it off.

The hyrda snaps back in reaction:
Hydra AoO: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 1 = 20
But is still unable to land another bite.

Head Cut: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Liminy's force missile hits the beast.

Lasaraleen follows up an cauterizes the stump

Radagast steps up and to swiftly chop off another head.

Turning towards the Druid the head strikes:
Hydra AoO: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 - 1 = 25
Bite Damage: 1d8 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 - 1 = 5

But even with the pain of being hit, he still manages to cut off the head.

Head Cut: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Gadgets arrow hits soundly.

A few more scars heal over.
Hydra - 51 damage

The Creature steps back and the two reaming heads breath.

h3: Jayori, Radagast -- Cold: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 5) = 11 Reflex DC 18 for half
h3: Lasaraleen, Seiran-- Cold: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 3) = 8 Reflex DC 18 for half

h1: Cauterized
h2: Cut, regrow: 1d4 ⇒ 3 on round 8
h3: good breath: 1d4 ⇒ 2 on round 7
h4: good breath: 1d4 ⇒ 3 on round 8
h5: Cauterized

Round 5

Jayori - 6 damage
Liminy -
Radagast
Gadget
Seiran - (Act twice from last round
Lasaraleen

Remember the create needs to be still fighting at the start of round 6

Perhaps understanding what was needed a bit too literally, Seiran decides to a couple of backflips and rolls to avoid the beast and lashes out a blow towards its legs!!!!!!

Well Mostly 5 feet movement but....Acrobatics 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 221d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Would this entertain the crowd enough?

Guys, doing damage, just to do damage, is not helping our cause here. Hell, at this point doing damage for any reason might be bad =)

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 1 = 27

As Jayori (mostly) dodges another blast of arctic breath, he eyes the creature with concern.

"I do not think it will last much longer, if we continue to press so." He calls. "Hold back!"

He intentionally avoids doing any damage, instead trying to impede the creature from doing any to them, as he moves towards Gadget and tries to get between it and the small gnome.

Will do an Aid Another, to raise Gadget's AC!

Aid Another: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9 (hmm... or not!)

reflex,prayer: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 = 17 vs Cold

Brandishing her flame blade, Lasaraleen figures she can help the creature stay alive a bit longer while healing her allies of the cold.

Oh glorious Dawnflower, heal us in this battle.

channel: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 5) = 10 includes all, even the hydra

A bit better, that should help us carry the fight!

lol We're healing the Enemy!
Reflex Save 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Taken 8 Cold damage.
Thought I missed on the attack.

Seiran winces as he fails to avoid the biting cold.
Whirling his quarterstaff, he seeks to distract its attention!
Aid Another Raise Jayori's AC 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 1 = 13.

His teeth chattering after taking the full brunt of the arctic blast, Radagast nods his thanks to Lasaraleen, as most of the damage is healed.

He then turns his attention back to the hydra, and waggles a finger at it.

"Tsk, tsk. You are being a very naughty boy..."

That's the entirety of my action; this thing is looking pretty ragged, right?

It is looking very ragged, like on its last leg, which Seiran cut out from under it. Luckily even as it starting to drop, the grace of the dawnflower flows over it.

Hydra - 46 damage
h1: Cauterized
h2: Cut, regrow: round 8
h3: good breath: round 7
h4: good breath: on round 8
h5: Cauterized

Round 5 - bold to post
Liminy -
Gadget
Hydra
round 6
Jayori - 5 damage
Seiran - (Act twice from last round
Radagast 1 damage
Lasaraleen

The elemental again tries to distract the beast to aid Jayori from cutting off a head. ... and somehow fails.

Including: Flank, Earth Mastery
aid on attack DC 10: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 12

Liminy meanwhile will start entertaining the crowd with details of a previous great battle against a hydra.

kn history: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36

The story is told in a dry manner but is informative.

Oh! I use this ability so little I forgot I had it.

Five Foot Step
Gadget takes a step away from the beast.

Standard Action
She decides to throw a Telekinetic Fist at the hydra. As she does, she shouts out "Telekinetic Fist!"
Telekinetic Fist Attack (Point Blank Shot): 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 1 = 18 - Touch Attack
Telekinetic Fist Damage (Point Blank Shot): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 - Bludgeoning

The badly wounded Hydra continues to thrash around and tries to attacks Serian and Joyori - but neither succeeds.

Hydra - 47 damage
h1: Cauterized
h2: Cut, regrow: round 8
h3: good breath: round 7
h4: good breath: on round 8
h5: Cauterized

Round 6 - bold to post
Jayori - 5 damage
Seiran -
Radagast 1 damage
Lasaraleen
Liminy -
Gadget
Hydra
[spoiler=rolls]
attack S: 1d2 ⇒ 1
attack J: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Gadget begins to enjoy herself against this hydra, getting into the thrill of performance combat. "And take another one!"

Standard Action
She continues her telekinetic fists.
Telekinetic Fist Attack (Point Blank Shot): 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 1 = 25 - Touch Attack
Telekinetic Fist Damage (Point Blank Shot): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 - Bludgeoning

We need to keep it alive one more round right?

That is what I thought...alive through end of round 6?

And a bonus for each round you keep the fight going after that...

Not sure how much we want the bonus or not. Does it help the overall tables if we get the bonus or is it better that we continue to do other things? (I know these specials always have an overall goal of completing tasks...)

Super Secret.. you know you need gold, and he'll pay more for a better performance.

Heh, ya, but will that 'more' make up for getting gold via one of the other encounters! When does this section end? Usually they tell us how much time we have on these specials =)

Jayori continues being more defensive then offensive, following Seiran's lead in trying to hinder the hydra's attacks.

Aid Another to raise Seiran's AC =) It's only fair!

Aid: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 1 = 16

Jayori tries to distract the Hydra, while Gadget pummels it some more.

Hydra - 50 damage
h1: Cauterized
h2: Cut, regrow: round 8
h3: good breath: round 7
h4: good breath: on round 8
h5: Cauterized

Round 6 - bold to post
Seiran - AC aided
Radagast 1 damage
Lasaraleen
Liminy -
Hydra
Jayori - 5 damage
Gadget

The small earth elemental, Dwarfed by the huge hydra, provokes as it tries to grapple it.

To cover a question that comes up a lot, The Grab ability has size restrictions. The grapple combat maneuver doesn't.

Assuming the elemental survives an aoo...
Grapple attempt including flanking and earth mastery: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 26

Liminy then continues his history lesson.

The small earth elemental leaps at the giant hydra. Obviously weakened by its wounds, he manages to get a good grip on it.

AOO: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Hydra is now grappled!

The crowd roars their approval.

I'm picturing this little elemental, holding desperately to one head as it whips around like it has a big stone helmet. =)

Awesome! Wasn't expecting that to work. Want to really impress the crowd? Keep the elemental alive and it might just pin the hydra before going poof in round 9.

Going to retcon Liminy's action.
After seeing the elemental succeed Liminy decides to go for something truly impressive.
He then moves over to the elemental while drawing his wand of Mage Armor and mage armors it.

Elemental
AC 21
CMD 15
HP 17/17 healed via channels.

Lasaraleen just waves her flaming blade around while waiting to see if the concensus is to finish it off or keep going.

"By the Dawnflower, we have it now! ."

Seiran continues singing while Dodging the Hydra's attacks!
Perform Sing 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 lol couldn't resist.
"I believe I can fly.............."
His movements though makes him seem as if he's attempting to dance around the Hydra's head even as an airborne earth elemental whips past him attached to one of the heads!

As it looks like you are going defensive and Seiran and Radi have not posted in 24h, I'll put them on the defensive.

The crowd cheers the sight of the small elemental fighting the massive hydra.

One head breathes cold over the small creature, while the other tries to bite it. But still it hangs on.

You can see a crew of guards armed with nets standing by. The ring master signals to you, that he can finish it now if you want, or you can go on a bit longer.

Hydra - 45 damage
h1: Cauterized
h2: Cut, regrow: round 8
h3: good breath: round 8
h4: good breath: on round 8
h5: Cauterized

Round 7 - bold to post
Jayori - 5 damage
Gadget Seiran - AC aided
Radagast 1 damage
Lasaraleen
Liminy - 9 cold (ref DC 16 for half)
- elemental - 6 damage + 9 cold (ref DC 16 for half)
Hydra

lol likely typing while you were typing too.
Seeing the signal, Seiran decides not to prolong the beast's agony anymore as he swings his quarterstaff in an arc seeking to bring the beast down without killing it!
Non lethal
Bash it 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 5 - 4 = 211d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Bash it harder! 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 5 - 4 = 81d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8