[PFS_CORE_Aerondor] 07-00 The sky key solution PbP Gameday 5: (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

Let's fold, spindle, and mutilate some copies.

move up a bit and force missile purple.

Force Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Whatcha know about these here things? Kildrek asks Shaine if he has the knowledge to share.

Shaine starts to repeat himself “She has learned to create temporal copies of, as I have. She can produce an army, left unchecked." then, realising what he is doing he says "Like me, each of these probably has a proportion of her powers. Defeating them may help weaken her."

He looks towards the entrance tunnel.

"But we may want to also seek out more anchors, when this one is dealt with, as there are still too many remaining to escape Earthfall!"

But first... you need to deal with this version of her.

All I see on the map is the purple enemy. I think that is the one we have been fighting. Also I hit him for 5 force damage after Shaine's speech.

[ooc]Yeap there is just the one Arodeth up at the moment, with five damage on her.

Status, bold may post
Kildrek fire bolts used: r ; channels used: 1 ; reroll used;
Raven elemental rays used:4 ; 2 point CON damage; ; mage armor ;
Arodeth 5 damage
Tere Shield of faith ;
Archybald 1 points CON damage; hand of the apprentice used: 3; mage; armor ; 2 damage;
Haliphod acid darts used: 1 ; storm burst used 1; mage armor
Limney force missile used:8 ; mage armor ; reroll used;

Raven moves toward Arodeth, casting a spell as she goes.

Casting shocking frosting grasp and holding the charge for now.

Welp, if me weapon would slice ya I'm thinkin' a weapon will slice it!

Kildrek moves to attack the enemy!

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 for Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Confirm?: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 for Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Kildrek, I don't think you can reach her this round.

Kildrek can have moved an extra ten feet while she was forming. At the moment, you need all the breaks you can get

Kildrek's axe thuds into the form of Arodeth, it cries in pain, but it is far from troubled.

She strikes at the dwarf with her staff.
attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
And then steps back and several more images of her appear around her body. images: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Pathfinders are go

Status, bold may post
Tere Shield of faith ;
Archybald 1 points CON damage; hand of the apprentice used: 3; mage; armor ; 2 damage;
Haliphod acid darts used: 1 ; storm burst used 1; mage armor
Limney force missile used:8 ; mage armor ; reroll used;
Kildrek fire bolts used: r ; channels used: 1 ; reroll used;
Raven elemental rays used:4 ; 2 point CON damage; ; mage armor ; holding charge on shocking grasp
Arodeth 8 damage (5 images)

Kildrek can have moved an extra ten feet while she was forming. At the moment, you need all the breaks you can get

Then I don't feel too bad about playing pass the wand.

Pull wand of Magic Missile and use it. Then make sure it is in reach of Archybald.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Raven closes the rest of the distance and reaches out toward what she hopes is the real Arodeth.

Touch attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Real or figment? 1=real: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Unfortunately, when she grabs Arodeth's arm and encases it in ice, the entire form dissipates.

6 figments down to 5.

Archybald reaches out and grabs the wand from Lim. "Yeah, yeah, point taken" he murmurs. "In my defense, I wasn't actually expecting to travel back to Earthfall to fight insane people trying to resurrect a god when I woke up this morning."

He triggers the wand at Arodeth and hands it back.

Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

To be honest I think I was looking at the wrong map or something. I really should learn to close them when I finish with them.

One of the images vanishes at the touch of Raven, while two other missiles of magic slam into the vision of Arodeth.

Status, bold may post
Tere Shield of faith ;
Archybald 1 points CON damage; hand of the apprentice used: 3; mage; armor ; 2 damage;
Haliphod acid darts used: 1 ; storm burst used 1; mage armor
Arodeth 14 damage (4 images)
Limney force missile used:8 ; mage armor ; reroll used;
Kildrek fire bolts used: r ; channels used: 1 ; reroll used;
Raven elemental rays used:4 ; 2 point CON damage; ; mage armor ;

Tere advances on the foe, his sword (I think) dissipating one of the remaining images at a touch.

Slice: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Image; real on a 1: 1d5 ⇒ 3

Kildrek will use his next turn to convince Shaine to cast Bull's Strength on Tere (as per the Discussion Thread).

The green dome overhead ripples and flexes, visibly weakened but still present. The same woman’s voice from earlier booms from everywhere and nowhere at once.

“This… this isn’t what I wanted. I wanted a world with purpose again—with certainty. But I suppose there is no greater way to die than in the same fiery cataclysm that marked Aroden’s first step toward divinity. Join me in martyrdom, Pathfinders, and try to die with some dignity.”

Tables, we no longer need any anchors successes! All that's left is to retake the vault!

Tere removes another image, while Dildrek convinces Shaine to make Tere even stronger.

Haliphod again summons the power of the storm..
ranged touch: 1d20 ⇒ 15
NL damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 - buffeted.

The staff wielding Arodeth swings again at Tere...
attack with staff: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 2 - 2 = 3
corrosive touch: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 6 - 2 - 2 = 9
But the gusting winds cause her to miss with both.
defensive casting: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

Status, bold may post
Limney force missile used:8 ; mage armor ; reroll used;
Kildrek fire bolts used: r ; channels used: 1 ; reroll used;
Raven elemental rays used:4 ; 2 point CON damage; ; mage armor ;
Tere Shield of faith ; bulls strength
Archybald 1 points CON damage; hand of the apprentice used: 3; mage; armor ; 2 damage;
Haliphod acid darts used: 1 ; storm burst used 2; mage armor
Arodeth 14 damage; 5NL damage (3 images)

Kildrek moves closer so that he can face the enemy once more!

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 for Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Close, if you hit AC11 you would have taken out one of the images. Speaking of hwich I should have rolled for that storm burst, oh well, too late now.

Archybald decides to try his own luck, moving up before sending his staff flying at Arodeth.

Hand of the Apprentice: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4
1 to hit real target: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Another image vanishes.

Move and use Wand.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

"Just want to be sure here, Surrendering and coming along quietly is not an option right?"

Haliphod tries changing things up and shoots an acid dart at the lady.

RTA: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Did I hit the right one?: 1d2 ⇒ 1

Doesn't matter with that to-hitAnother image vanishes.. in a puff of acid, while Arodeth hollars out in pain once again as Limney's missile strikes home.

Status, bold may post
Raven elemental rays used:4 ; 2 point CON damage; ; mage armor ;
Tere Shield of faith ; bulls strength
Arodeth 14 damage; 5NL damage (1 image left)
Limney force missile used:8 ; mage armor ; reroll used;
Kildrek fire bolts used: r ; channels used: 1 ; reroll used;
Archybald 1 points CON damage; hand of the apprentice used: 4; mage; armor ; 2 damage;
Haliphod acid darts used: 1 ; storm burst used 2; mage armor

Powered by Shane's spell, Tere cuts at the duplicate.

Slice: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Damage, if applicable: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

And the last image falls, leaving just the read Arodeth once again.

Status, bold may post
Raven elemental rays used:4 ; 2 point CON damage; ; mage armor ;
Arodeth 14 damage; 5NL damage
Limney force missile used:8 ; mage armor ; reroll used;
Kildrek fire bolts used: r ; channels used: 1 ; reroll used;
Archybald 1 points CON damage; hand of the apprentice used: 4; mage; armor ; 2 damage;
Haliphod acid darts used: 1 ; storm burst used 2; mage armor
Tere Shield of faith ; bulls strength

Raven recasts her spell.

Concentration: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Unfortunately she focuses too much on avoiding Arodeth's staff and flubs the casting.

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Raven is not next to her, Arodeth stepped back, so Raven can cast if she wants

Arodeth again casts a spell
concentration: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29
and then attacks again.
staff vs Tere: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 - 2 = 18
The spell then goes off, causing tendrils of acid to spring forward at him.
corrosive touch spell combat: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 6 - 2 = 20
damage: 4d4 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3, 1, 3) + (2) + 2 = 12

Status, bold may post
Raven elemental rays used:4 ; 2 point CON damage; ; mage armor ; (may act twice)
Limney force missile used:8 ; mage armor ; reroll used;
Kildrek fire bolts used: r ; channels used: 1 ; reroll used;
Archybald 1 points CON damage; hand of the apprentice used: 4; mage; armor ; 2 damage;
Haliphod acid darts used: 1 ; storm burst used 2; mage armor
Tere Shield of faith ; bulls strength; 12 damage; unconscious
Arodeth 14 damage; 5NL damage

Tere ducks as the staff sails over his head, but is unable to dodge the conjured acid and goes down hard.

Pound her now!

Kildrek channels to heal!

Heal!: 1d6 ⇒ 6

"I'm interpreting your attack as your unwillingness to surrender."

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Hold wand towards Archybald.

Another missile slams into Arodeth, while Kildrek brings Tere around.

Status, bold may post
Raven elemental rays used:4 ; 2 point CON damage; ; mage armor ; (may act twice)
Archybald 1 points CON damage; hand of the apprentice used: 4; mage; armor ;
Haliphod acid darts used: 1 ; storm burst used 2; mage armor
Tere Shield of faith ; bulls strength; 6 damage; prone
Arodeth 16 damage; 5NL damage
Limney force missile used:8 ; mage armor ; reroll used;
Kildrek fire bolts used: r ; channels used: 2 ; reroll used;

Archybald holds up a hand with a glowing ring, and a glowing missile shoots from his ring, slamming into Arodeth.

User Bonded Object to cast magic missile

Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Oh, sorry. That's what I get for posting without looking at the map.

Raven casts her spell, encasing her hand in ice as she moves carefully in toward Arodeth again.

Moving around behind Tere to avoid AoO.
Frosting grasp: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Next round: try touching again.
Frosting grasp: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5

Tere slashes up from the ground at the wounded foe.

Slice, incl. prone penalty: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 5 - 4 = 20
Slice confirmation, incl. prone penalty: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 5 - 4 = 15

Base damage, if applicable: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Crit damage, if applicable: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Haliphod moves forward and then uses his wand of magic missile.

Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Arodeth goes down in a spray of blood... well, an Arodeth goes goes. There appear to be many more about, but other pathfidner teams are combatting them..

Haliphod, no need for that MM wand charge. You all have 1d4 ⇒ 1 rounds to rest and recover...

Status,
Raven elemental rays used:4 ; 2 point CON damage; ; mage armor ;
Archybald 1 points CON damage; hand of the apprentice used: 4; mage; armor ; bonded object used.
Haliphod acid darts used: 1 ; storm burst used 2; mage armor
Tere Shield of faith ; bulls strength; 6 damage; prone
Limney force missile used:8 ; mage armor ; reroll used;
Kildrek fire bolts used: r ; channels used: 2 ; reroll used;

Tere rolls to his feet and wipes his blade clean. "Some healing?"

CLW from someone's wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

That puts him at 7/11.

Kildrek will be happy to use his wand to heal Tere. I think I need ta get it recharged or somethin', it don't always work as well as I want.

Haliphod moves to rejoin the others. "How many of these are there?"

Well that's not foreboding at all... No recuperating needed here.

"Lots. But it looks like the others have a handle on things for now."

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"In my defense, I wasn't actually expecting to travel back to Earthfall to fight insane people trying to resurrect a god when I woke up this morning."

For anyone else, that would be the most exciting day of their lives. In the Pathfinder Society, we call it "Wealday."

The asteroid looms impossibly large overhead, and the air grows stiflingly hot as the world itself begins to rumble. High overhead, the dome of green energy shudders, twists, and finally shatters, and Pathfinders’ bodies begin melting into flowing particles as the world slips away.

Just as quickly, you stumble as Bloodwatered Meadow coalesces beneath your feet, as it does for countless other Society agents. The wildflowers bob lazily in the wind, and nothing but a few still bodies stand as testament to the bloodshed and struggle of the past five hours. Kreighton Shaine, looking several years older, staggers to his feet and gives a nervous chuckle before climbing up a small knoll and waving his arms for the crowd’s attention.

“What we have all witnessed here today has been a remarkably journey that included sights no living soul on Golarion has witnessed. The Sky Key has allowed us to walk among the serpentfolk and Azlanti, gazing upon several of the greatest events to shape Golarion and the region that would one day become the Inner Sea. Let the catastrophe that we witnessed and narrowly escaped humble us and teach us so that we might find value in preserving the messages and wisdom those lost people may have left behind for us to discover. I think we all have some responsibility to remember those who passed so that our modern world can exist.

“We survived, Pathfinders. I am proud of your Unrivaled Accomplishment!”

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Congrats everyone. The stakes haven't been higher for a PbP Special, but everyone rose to the occasion. I've been watching the successes come in on the Google form and it's been exciting watching you inch closer and closer to the goal! There have certainly been some super tables out there, but it's fairly clear that everyone has been working hard and contributing to the group success. I'm super proud of you guys.

At this point, you have a chance to perform Downtime activity and roll for boons. Because the house earned an Unrivaled Accomplishment, everyone gets their Secondary Success Condition.

I'd like to send a big thank you to all of the players for participating in this event, and a big thank you to all the GMs who ran this. Running and playing in the Play-by-Post specials are a lot of work in a short time, and you rose to the challenge.

If you have any feedback about how this was run at all, please either email me at jmcteague@pathfindersocietyonline.com, or email Jesse at jesse@pathfindersocietyonline.com