[PFS_CORE_Aerondor] 08-99-B Solstice Scar (Year B) (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

Moved myself adjacent

On the back of her loyal canine steed, Ny'a circles wide around the fountain, coming in towards the back of the glowing runes. She can not detect any sort of evil coming off of them, but that does not stop her from swinging her sword at them as she arrives. Though she manages to strike one of the swiftly churning symbols, the blow does not appear to do much damage at all, just nicking a small chip off of one that bears a symbol that looks suspiciously like an inverted duck.

Thran tries a different approach, as he moves in on the opposite side, and attempts to take them apart through pure random selection... but try as he might, he can't seem to find the right combination of symbols to shut down that section.

The runes do not remain idle though, as they quickly shift and swirl onto and around Ny'a and her mount, battering and buffeting them both.

1d6 ⇒ 3 non-lethal damage to Ny'a, and 1d6 ⇒ 1 non-lethal damage to her dog.
Both of them need to make a DC 12 fortitude save or become distracted, gaining the nauseated condition.

Somewhere, in the grass behind Thran, there is a sharp crackle of magical energy, and an orb of viscous fluid sudden appears and flies past the hedge at Rhyfelwr, striking him directly in the chest. The fluid splatters all around, pouring down his legs and pooling on the ground at his feet.

Rhyfelwr is now entangled, and needs to make a DC 15 reflex save, or be rooted to his current location, unable to move.

- Round 1 --------
Tolinath, Rhyfelwr (entangled), Jangalee, Panja (1 nl), Drin

- Round 2 --------
Thran, Ny'a (4 nl), riding dog (1 nl)
living runes (-1)

Entire party is up!

Fort save pending from Ny'a and her dog
Reflex save pending from Rhyfelwr

Rhyfelwr, if you do get rooted, breaking free will follow the same mechanics as a tanglefoot bag

Reflex: 1d20 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 3 - 1 = 21

"What the...! Rhyfelwr is struck by some strange, sticky substance...hindering his movement. "Careful..something is coming from somewhere!" He hopes his advice is helpful. He moves closer to the wards with the grace and speed of a blindfolded, one-legged duck.

"I think I may understand how these work, and how to get rid of 'em!"

Drin moves up next to the runes and uses his Spellcraft to attempt to disable them.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

"Panja, stay!" Not like you can do anything about it anyway...Not sure I can do anything about it either.

While Panja stays, visibly consfused by the swarm, Jangalee rushes forward and draws a vial of green liquid (acid flask).

hey now, Jangaleen has some training in spellcraft at least =)

True, he's just not very bright :P

Fortitude DC 12, Ny'a: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Fortitude DC 12, dog: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Ny'a throws up her sword and shield to block the blows from the swirling symbols; she ducks and crouches to protect the dog as much as she can as it cowers and twists away; they're able to withstand the worst of it and Ny'a begins looking for an opening to try to strike again as she guides the dog out of the runes.

Ride DC 5, guide with knees: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Ny'a... remember the DC of all ride checks goes up by 2, when your mount is injured.

Rhyfelwr manages to get his legs moving before the strange sticky substance has a chance to harden... enough to at least not be stuck in place... though not quite enough to avoid it impeding his movement entirely. It is a struggle just to move a few paces, as he tries to catch up to the others.

Drin has no such problems, quickly ducking past the entangled warrior to get in close to the strange arcane wards. He immediately starts swiping at runes with his hands, pushing them to the side in what seems a random pattern, but in his head, it all makes sense. It only takes a moment, until not only do a few of them seem to line up and glow, but the string seems to carry much farther, suddenly aligning a series of runes on a second band, until both slow and lay dormant. Whatever he did, it seems to be working!

Takes multiple successes to shut it all down... but particularly successful attempts do it a little quicker.

Jangalee goes for the more direct approach, as he digs in his pack for a vial of acid while he starts to move around the other side, commanding Panja to stay out of it. The tiger seems to be ignoring him, though stays where it is, as it lays close to the ground as if ready to pounce, eyes glued intently to the glowing, swiftly moving runes, its long tail swiping back and forth slowly.

I'm trying to imagine every cat I've ever known, and how it would react to a similar situation =) This is like the laser pen on the floor!

In the midst of it all, Ny'a manages to calm her dog, keeping it from panicking under the constant barrage of swirling runes as she slowly backs both of them out of the effect. Her attempt to knock them back with her sword though proves far less effective with her concentration divided.

- Round 1 --------
Tolinath, Rhyfelwr (entangled), Jangalee, Panja (1 nl), Drin

- Round 2 --------
Thran, Ny'a (4 nl), riding dog (1 nl)
living runes (-1)

Tolinath and Thran to go!

" ..maybe if I tug on this energy string that Drin just explosed.."

Thran steps forward and tries to disrupt the energies once more

Use magic device: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

GM if you will allow it
Thinking back on all the field reports he has written and also recalling many of those about arcane dohickys Tolinath concentrates hard in am attempt to disable the wards.
Profession Scribe: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Ny'a... remember the DC of all ride checks goes up by 2, when your mount is injured.

I think that only affects Handle Animal, not Ride. I just checked the PRD, and I can't find any reference to that DC increase in the Ride description.

GM if you will allow it

Tolinath, I'm ok with that... but you need to be adjacent to do so. For now, will assume you're getting closer!

With a little more time to observe it, Thran tries again to figure it out... this time, he seems to have more luck, as a number of runes to stop spinning, and just drop to the ground.

Tolinath moves in, on the far side, thinking he might be able to sort something out from all his scribe training... but his short dwarven legs do not let him quite get close enough to try before the runes themselves decide to give him an up close and personal look. They swirl towards the dwarf and Drin, enveloping them both. The two Pathfinders are pelted by the swiftly moving symbols, almost too quickly to focus on!

1d6 ⇒ 4 non-lethal damage to Tolinath
1d6 ⇒ 4 non-lethal damage to Drin

Both need to make a DC 12 fort save to avoid being distracted

- Round 2 --------
Tolinath (-4), Rhyfelwr (entangled), Jangalee, Panja (1 nl), Drin (-4)

- Round 3 --------
Thran, Ny'a (4 nl), riding dog (1 nl)
living runes

The party is up!

Fort saves pending from Drin and Tolinath

Seeing nowhere safe to throw his acid without damaging his allies, Jangalee instead moves forward and attempts to disable the swarm.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Thought I was only 30 feet away. Sorry
Fort Save DC 12: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
The swirling runes fleeting about Tolinath begin to cause an unsettling feeling in his stomach. He begins retching as the Virtigo Sets in.

It was close, but 5' short whichever way you went.

As Tolinath reels from the runes darting around him and bumping into him, Jangalee tries to remember some of his more rudimentary spell training, knocking aside a few runes, and ignoring a few others that don't seem connected... until eventually, the entire swarm seems to slow down noticeably... though does not stop entirely.

The distraction DC has now been reduced, as its moving slower and there are less of them, due to everyone's efforts.

- Round 2 --------
Tolinath (-4), Rhyfelwr (entangled), Jangalee, Panja (1 nl), Drin (-4)

- Round 3 --------
Thran, Ny'a (4 nl), riding dog (1 nl)
living runes

Bold can go!

Seeing that the others appear to be making progress by means other than smashing the wards to bits, Rhyfelwr refrains from entering the fray.

Delay

You have the option of trying to cut the goo off your legs too, if you're concerned about the entangled.

You have the option of trying to cut the goo off your legs too, if you're concerned about the entangled.

Good call...is cutting free from the goo the same as Tanglefoot Bag as well?

yessir

Unsheathing his blade, Rhyfelwr attempts to scrape the sticky substance from himself while the others figure out the wards’ magic.

Damage: 1d10 ⇒ 3

"..well, it seems to be doing _something_.."

Thran mentally keeps pulling on the magical strand of energy he's gotten a hold on, trying to unravel what ever this is some more

Use magic device: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Ny'a too decides that the others are doing far more with their intricate arcane things; her blade was no longer valuable. She slowly guides her dog backwards as she keeps her blade up, wary of another attack until they are truly out of the way.

Ride, guide with knees DC 5: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Drin grits his teeth and attempts to focus, hoping to untangle the remaining magical connections holding the runes together:

Fort (DC 12): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Rhyfelwr tries to remove some of the glue, hindering his movements but he only manages to scrape off a small amount of the gooey substance, for all his efforts. Not nearly enough to allow his legs to bend normally.

Ny'a and her mount suffer no such obstruction, as she backs her riding dog away. Realizing that her sword is doing little damage at all, she instead takes a more defensive posture... but fate has a sense of humor, and from the grass over by the statue on the east side of the fountain, another small flash of arcane energy forms. A moment later, a second viscous ball of goop flies across the open area, aimed directly for the dog on which she rides! Even her best training didn't prepare her for this sort of attack, and it explodes upon contact with the unfortunate canine's head, covering it in the same gooey substance as Rhyfelwr! The poor pooch whines as the thick substance drips down its face and legs, and starts to stiffen.

Ny'a, you don't have enough skill in Ride to avoid the attack with Mounted Combat, so am not including that.
The dog is entangled! And needs to make a DC 15 ride check or be stuck in place!

Meanwhile, Thran and Drin continue trying to disable the runes, before they can cause more havoc. Buoyed by his earlier success, Thran continues working on the runes without really knowing exactly what he's doing... but whatever it is, it seems to be working. Around him, a few more runes stop spinning, their glows fading. Drin has similar success, doing everything he can to ignore the magical symbols pelting him from all sides, as he too disables a few more... but he's not sure how much of the constant bombardment he can take!

Tolinath takes 1d6 ⇒ 6 non-lethal damage.
Jangalee takes 1d6 ⇒ 5 non-lethal damage.
Drin takes 1d6 ⇒ 2 non-lethal damage.

All 3 need to make a DC 8 fortitude save, or become distracted (Yes, the DC dropped by 4)

Not many of the runes continue to be active. You must be close...

- Round 3 --------
Tolinath (10 nl), Rhyfelwr (entangled), Jangalee (5 nl), Panja (1 nl), Drin (6 nl)

- Round 4 --------
Thran, Ny'a (4 nl), riding dog (1 nl, entangled)
living runes

Party is up!

Reflex save pending from Ny'a's mount.
Fort save pending from Tolinath, Jangalee, and Drin

"Just a bit more. Can't let up now. Unnnnh!"

Drin expends the last of his energy trying to disrupt the magic holding together the remaining runes.

Fortitude (DC 8): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

Fort DC8: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Tolinath ignores the crazily flying glyphs holding up his arms guarding his face as he gets pelted. He looks up and tries to make some semblance of the arcane ward.
Profession Scribe: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Barely able to keep on his feet, Drin refuses to leave the swarming runes, instead continuing to disable them, one after the other. As he works, the circling strands continue to disband, and fall inert to the ground... but still the wards stay active.

In the end, it is the dwarf barbarian, going entirely against type, who figures out the final mechanism... long hours of scribing simple scrolls helping him notice a few out of sequence. He reaches in, and grasps a single rune in one meaty hand, and with no other fanfare, the entire ward collapses.

A shower of small runes rains down into the grass, leaving you all on your own in the cool evening air.

Combat Over!

Final Stats: Tolinath (10 nl), Jangalee (5 nl), Panja (1 nl), Drin (6 nl), Ny'a (4 nl), riding dog (1 nl)

For now, the chaos in the museum seems to have ebbed... Now to gain access to the upper floor!

Congratulations. You've finished all 4 bits in this section ... the next section should start up tomorrow some time... and Aerondor should be back to lead you into it!

Feel free to relax, heal up, enjoy the moonlight, pick goo out of fur, et al, until then.

My work here is done.

Thanks, EM±GM!

Jangalee pulls a wand, tapping himself with it twice to heal his bruises.
clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Does anyone else need help healing?" he says, holding out his wand.

Anyone without their own healing want some sweet sweet CLW charges?

"At Janga min' help'n a man out?" Tolinath produces a wand from his pack and continues "i also be offer'n up me wand for those ain't got a bit o heal'n"
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

If you don't mind I would appreciate it

I'm back, many thanks GM EM, time off for good behavior!
Stats:
Tolinath
Jangalee
Panja (1 nl),
Drin (6 nl),
Ny'a (4 nl),
riding dog (1 nl)

Ny'a works to free the dog from the sticky substance, but deems both of their wounds to be too superficial to warrant concern at the moment.

Rhyfelwr continues to scrape goo from his person. He seems a bit grumpy about doing so.

Thran sites down on one of the park benches

"Weren't we supposed to do something now?"

***OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT***

After a loud crack and a ripple of arcane energy, silence falls across the museum as the construct guards freeze in place and haunted relics drop to the ground. Nigel’s voice rings out, magically projected throughout the museum: “We’ve disabled the magical security measures. Since we haven’t found the thieves yet, they must be hiding in my third-story study. Please subdue them; they have much to answer for!”

Nigel Aldain’s announcement echoes through a museum littered with shattered clockwork and toppled exhibits. There’s no question that the Pathfinders have quelled the building’s defenses, and perhaps the peaceful silence will set whoever hides on the third floor at ease.

@Table GMs: You have until March 18 to run Part C on page 14. The “Peace in the Museum” condition on page 16 is in effect.

"I'm a bit bruised, and I fear another good hit could take me out of the fight."

I'd be happy for some healing, if anyone can sapare it.

Heading upward you find a Kellid woman dressed in furs with intricate scars all over her body steps forward. She holds a hand up and says, “Stay back. We are members of the Twinhorn following, and we have only come to retrieve what was stolen from us.”

A towering figure steps forward; his translucent red form is that of a man clad in heavy armor and wielding twin warhammers. “Medda, they must be in league with the thieves; they should die for crossing us.” The man’s voice sounds hollow and unnaturally loud, and as he speaks, the chandelier glows with a dull light.

The woman, Medda, puts a hand on the figure’s arm and says, “Maybe we should give them a chance to explain themselves, Anok.”

Two more warriors stand in the room with her.

"I'm a bit bruised, and I fear another good hit could take me out of the fight."

I'd be happy for some healing, if anyone can sapare it.

Tolinath Asks Jangalee "Mind given him a poke or two with me wand?" Tolinath points at Drin.

CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Jangalee will use Tolinath's wand at his request to heal Tolinath and Drin.

Plenty of time to do that before heading up stairs. Knock off the charges you want to use.

"I somehow sense that you are telling the truth. Maybe we can discus things further and we can mediate on how you can get back what was stolen from you. There's no reason for us to fight."

"I'm certain we can find a peaceful solution to our problem." Banish negativity, embrace positivity...Banish negativity, embrace positivity... "Exactly what was stolen from you...have you found it yet?"

Drin steps forward. "Aye, we're in league with no thieves."

"Iomedae showed this to me; I've seen you in my visions, Medda. I know the path; we are to assist you to recover this item. How can we help?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

The Khellids calm down a little.
"Reason, that is good. We would like your assistance in exiting this haunted place." says Medda.

To Rhyfelwr she says "“These Blakros people stole our most precious heirloom.” Medda retrieves a bundle of bloody bandages, then unwraps it to reveal a dagger hilt with only the fragment of a black blade. “It belonged to Ivvora, a champion of Vildeis who vanquished the great black evil from our land over 900 years ago. We kept it safe until the Blakros agents stole it three months ago.”

Medda seems to come to a decision. Very well. If you will serve as mediators, we will give Nigel another chance to do the right thing.

Medda and her companions begin to gather their belongings, tightening bandages from some of their earlier battles as they do so.

Unfortunately before you can return to the safety of the great outdoors, the Blakros Museum has one more bid of devilry to send your way.

Whether, the wards containing it were damaged in earlier battles, or in the overall shutdown of the museum's defenses, or just out of plain bad luck, at that moment the crystal chandelier falls to the ground, shattering in a burst of sulfur.

Emerging from the wreckage of the chandelier is a seething fiend. It glares and flexes a pair of viscous claws.

Stats:
Tolinath
Jangalee
Panja (1 nl),
Ny'a (4 nl),
riding dog (1 nl)
Nasty
Drin

Just checking since Rhyfelwr and me are not in that list. That's supposed to be the init track (and we didn't get copied in) or just a list of current damage and there's no init order yet? I'm guessing the first, but just checking to make sure

You are both at the top, so can go. Drin is the only one slower than the nasty.

Stats:
Thran
Rhyfelwr
Tolinath
Jangalee
Panja (1 nl),
Ny'a (4 nl),
riding dog (1 nl)
Nasty
Drin

Jangalee casts a spell and touches Panja, infusing his bites with more power. "Attack, Panja!" Jangalee then steps around the fiend, Scythe at the ready.

Mrrreeow!

Panja leaps forward, biting down hard on the newly-appeared fiend.

bite, power attack, magic fang: 1d20 + 2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 - 1 + 1 = 17
damage, power attack, magic fang: 1d6 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 2 + 1 = 9