Fly spell would be enough, assuming your booking it, but just barely and may need an additional cast and may run out at a inopportune time once your up there. Just something to keep in mind. Not trying to force one way or another, just leaving up options.
Dwarf Fighter 10 | HP 94/94 | AC 30; Tch 15; FF 27 | F +9; R +6; W +4 | CMB+14; CMD 27 | Speed 30 ft | Init +3 | +2 Warhammer (adamantine): +19 (1d8+10/x3) | Perc +12
What if we consolidate fly potions so that when the PC with the fly spell is getting low, he can use another? I also have one...is that just 2 for the party?
You could absolutely use handle animal on him even without riding him. He just needs to be goaded into moving into a unusual area (Up!) AKA a push check on a friendly animal.
Male Half Orc Druid (Saurian Shaman) 10HP: 83/83 ||AC: 25(30): t12, ff: 24(28), CMD 26/28 vs overrun || Fort: +13 (15), Ref: +10(12), Will: +14(16),+4 vs. SL and SN Fey abilities/effects that work on plants. Init: +3 Perception: +23/25 vs traps and secret doors
Well, Bauble could cast an extended Fly twice by using some Arcane Reservoir and a rod of extend, then the spell would last 20 minutes. If the spell is cast on someone with a high strength each spell could do double duty as long as the load stays under a medium load. I had thought the flight would take an hour or something, but if it is only 10 minutes we should be good. Anyone else have a rod of extend?
Male Half Orc Druid (Saurian Shaman) 10HP: 83/83 ||AC: 25(30): t12, ff: 24(28), CMD 26/28 vs overrun || Fort: +13 (15), Ref: +10(12), Will: +14(16),+4 vs. SL and SN Fey abilities/effects that work on plants. Init: +3 Perception: +23/25 vs traps and secret doors
Yes, rod of Lesser Extend here. Its not high enough level to extend Air Walk.
The cloud is about 4000 feet up, the fly spell can get up to about 3,000 feet before the fly spell will run out. Proper fly will again get you all the way up, you'll have to be careful not to run out without a back up.
Male Half Orc Druid (Saurian Shaman) 10HP: 83/83 ||AC: 25(30): t12, ff: 24(28), CMD 26/28 vs overrun || Fort: +13 (15), Ref: +10(12), Will: +14(16),+4 vs. SL and SN Fey abilities/effects that work on plants. Init: +3 Perception: +23/25 vs traps and secret doors
GM_Starson wrote:
The cloud is about 4000 feet up, the fly spell can get up to about 3,000 feet before the fly spell will run out. Proper fly will again get you all the way up, you'll have to be careful not to run out without a back up.
Flying up with a fly spell would be 60'/round via double movement. That translates into 6000 feet in 10 minutes. Extended fly will last 20 minutes.
The cloud is about 4000 feet up, the fly spell can get up to about 3,000 feet before the fly spell will run out. Proper fly will again get you all the way up, you'll have to be careful not to run out without a back up.
Flying up with a fly spell would be 60'/round via double movement. That translates into 6000 feet in 10 minutes. Extended fly will last 20 minutes.
Unless encumbered, which Hammerhand is since he is wearing mithril plate which is still counted as medium armor. Then it is 40'/round. Of course he might get bonuses from something since I see his normal movement is 30 which is very unusual for a dwarf. He could take it off for the flight though.
Male Half Orc Druid (Saurian Shaman) 10HP: 83/83 ||AC: 25(30): t12, ff: 24(28), CMD 26/28 vs overrun || Fort: +13 (15), Ref: +10(12), Will: +14(16),+4 vs. SL and SN Fey abilities/effects that work on plants. Init: +3 Perception: +23/25 vs traps and secret doors
Male Half Orc Druid (Saurian Shaman) 10HP: 83/83 ||AC: 25(30): t12, ff: 24(28), CMD 26/28 vs overrun || Fort: +13 (15), Ref: +10(12), Will: +14(16),+4 vs. SL and SN Fey abilities/effects that work on plants. Init: +3 Perception: +23/25 vs traps and secret doors
As the group deals with blobs, they realize that the best course of action is to take to the sky!
New map, your up in the clouds, nothing underneath you! Just using the castle cloud map for flavor, no restrictions on movement.
As they load themselves and fly up, the blobs slowly start to normal rain, pattering down and reducing the team's visibility. Hard vision limit of 100 ft. Thunder starts to roll through the clouds...
Mr. P only has a chance to feel a slight tingling in the air before a lightning bolt courses through the clouds and strikes him in the center of his metal covered body! The electricity courses through him, burning him with power. A lesser creature might have horribly died from the lightning strike, but Mr. P stays seated on Griff, if barely!
As everyone tries to react to the lightning strike of the storm, two giants, riding massive birds flying on their way swoop in to attack!
PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!
Bauble
Vermin & Co
Hammerhand
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Blue Giant
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Lucia
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Red Giant
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Bate
Mr. P and Griff -40
Male Half Orc Druid (Saurian Shaman) 10HP: 83/83 ||AC: 25(30): t12, ff: 24(28), CMD 26/28 vs overrun || Fort: +13 (15), Ref: +10(12), Will: +14(16),+4 vs. SL and SN Fey abilities/effects that work on plants. Init: +3 Perception: +23/25 vs traps and secret doors
On his flight up Vermin, who in air elemental form is quite fast, casts a few long term buffs including Frostbite, greater magic fang and Barkskin.
When Mr. P is struck by lightning he uses his first turn to cast Communal Resist Energy Electricity (20 points) and touch all of his party.
Air Elemental Vermin:
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Defense
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AC 32 touch 15, flat-footed 27 (+10 armor, +5 Dex, +7 NA including 4 for Barkskin.)
hp 75 (9d8+27)
Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +11; +4 vs. fey and plant-targeted effects
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Statistics
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Str 20, Dex 20, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 8
Base Atk +6; CMB +11 (15 overrun); CMD 25 (27 vs overrun)
Feats Endurance, Greater Overrun, Heavy Armor Proficiency, Improved Overrun, Natural Spell, Planar Wild
Shape, Power Attack
Traits deadeye, ease of faith
+4 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +3 natural armor bonus. You also gain fly 60 feet (perfect), darkvision 60 feet, and the ability to create a whirlwind.
Bauble screeches with delight just before he vanishes and moves up next to a giant in anticipation of smacking him when he tries to move past him.
Swift Action: Add +2/flaming to his sword for one AR point.
Action: Cast Greater Invisibility
Move: Next to Giant/Roc, above line of flight so he does not get overrun.
Attack of Opportunity when it comes, higher ground:1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 17 + 1 = 27(add another +2 and defender looses dex bonus if it cannot see bauble.) damage:2d6 + 20 ⇒ (5, 2) + 20 = 27(last d6 is fire damage, 10 is precision damage)
and tossing it in a overhand throw that seems to go nowhere. Realizing that the wind might be a problem, the giant pulls a giant halberd from his bag and waves it about as his Roc gets closer, reaching out it's talons at Lucija.
Bauble
Vermin & Co
Hammerhand
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Blue Giant
Roc (Grappling)
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Lucia [grappled] -16
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Red Giant
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Bate
Mr. P and Griff -20
|AC 23*, T 12, FF 22*|HP: 71/77|F +9*, R +9*, W +10* (+8 vs MA, +4 vs fear, +2 vs despr/confus/insane/death)|Init +1, Perc 0|CMB +9 CMD 20|10/11 Summon VI, 1/2 Call, 1/1 Pride, 1/1 Mysteries, 1/1 Davian, #X
First of all, it's Naghamadi as in 'repository of forgotten, possibly explosively heretical lore' plus 'ancient word for serpent', see what I did there?
Second of all, WHOAH! This is new!
[dice=Naghamadi's Bodyguard as Lucija gets attacked]1d20+13[/dice]
Lucija's eyes widen at what she must inwardly admit is an altogether new experience for her - but only for a moment.
"FOOL!" She bellows up at the Rukh and its rider, before she suddenly erupts in a puff of incandescent smoke...and when it clears, it is no longer she in the Rukh's talons, but her muscular, slippery Protean companion!
TRANSPOSITION! First time I've ever used it!
Naghamadi punishes his raptor captor as best he can...
...while Lucija suddenly appears high in the air without a mount, but she seems awfully unconcerned by this predicament...as does gravity, which drags her down at a conspicuously languid pace.
Male Human Fighter 10 HP (83/84)AC 33 (FF 30, T 16), Fort +12, Ref +8, Will +9, CMD 31 (41 vs. grapple, awesome blow), Per +14
Sorry, didn't check init order. Apply when it is my turn if there's a target within move range
Jothas will move 10' towards the roc (south) and strike at it.
The red giant starts to fly away at his opponents when bauble appears in the air before him and slashes him with his weapon. The giant howls in surprise and anger, stopping and turning himself and his roc against the tiny terror! Stopped his move action, but I'll count it as a move so he and his roc only have a standard.
A lightning bolt streaks through the air, nearly striking Bate, but missing him by mere inches!
Bit of a retcon Mr. P, re-read the lightning bolt instructions, this is a special lightning bolt that misses if you reflex from it, no half damage. So we'll just say you pulled a fire bender and passed it through you without it burning you. ;)
PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!
Bauble -14 [Grappled]
Vermin & Co
Hammerhand
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Blue Giant
Roc (Grappling) -17
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Lucia -16
Naghamadi [grappled]
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Red Giant -27
Roc[Grappling]
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Bate
Mr. P and Griff
Male Half Orc Druid (Saurian Shaman) 10HP: 83/83 ||AC: 25(30): t12, ff: 24(28), CMD 26/28 vs overrun || Fort: +13 (15), Ref: +10(12), Will: +14(16),+4 vs. SL and SN Fey abilities/effects that work on plants. Init: +3 Perception: +23/25 vs traps and secret doors
Air elemental Vermin sees that the Roc has caught something, likely one of his team mages. So he targets Blue Roc and Giant with his spell. But then he tries to stealth over to be near red, hoping that the Roc is busy with his catch.
burst of radiance on Blue stack:5d4 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 2, 1) = 11Blinded for 1d4 rounds. Reflex save Dc 15 to be Dazzled for 1d4 rounds instead. Evil creatures take the damage regardless
Stealth:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Air Elemental Vermin:
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Defense
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AC 32 touch 15, flat-footed 27 (+10 armor, +5 Dex, +7 NA including 4 for Barkskin.)
hp 75 (9d8+27)
Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +11; +4 vs. fey and plant-targeted effects
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Statistics
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Str 20, Dex 20, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 8
Base Atk +6; CMB +11 (15 overrun); CMD 25 (27 vs overrun)
Feats Endurance, Greater Overrun, Heavy Armor Proficiency, Improved Overrun, Natural Spell, Planar Wild
Shape, Power Attack
Traits deadeye, ease of faith
+4 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +3 natural armor bonus. You also gain fly 60 feet (perfect), darkvision 60 feet, and the ability to create a whirlwind.
Male LG Halfling 10 (Paladin 6/Fighter 2/Monk 2) | HP 83/83 | AC 23 T 14 FF 20 (if Charge -2, if Smite +6) | CMB +11, CMD 23 (28 vs grapple) | F: +21 23 R: +16 19 (evasion) W: +15 17 | Init: +5 (always act in surprise round) | Perc: +5, SM: -1 | Speed 20ft (Mounted Fly 40ft) | Active: | Constant: +6 Aura of Courage 30'
Proudefeets declares a smite against the Red giant. "Foul miscreant, you shall rue the day you took up the cause against us!"
He charges towards the Red giant, attacking him with his lance and then continuing past using Ride By Attack. This would provoke from Red Roc, but he's grappling so hopefully cannot take an AoO. It does not provoke from Red Giant because Ride By Attack.
+1 adamantine lance, charge, power attack, smite?:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28+6 more if he is evil
dmg, spirited charge, power attack, smite?:3d6 + 39 ⇒ (6, 6, 3) + 39 = 54+30 more if he is evil; +30 more if somehow he is an evil outsider
Blue Reflex:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16 blue roc:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18
The blue giant growls in pain as the holy light blasts him, though the roc seems unperturbed, though it's pupils are a bit closed now.
Mr. P makes short work of the red giant, skewering him on his lance, though the roc seems more concerned with figuring out what exactly is in his grasp.
As Clandelve and Bates run forward, the giant takes a swipe with his halberd...
Bauble -14 [Grappled]
Vermin & Co
Hammerhand
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Blue Giant -11
Blue Roc (Grappling) -40
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Lucjia -16
Naghamadi -52[grappled]
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Red Roc[Grappling]
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Bate
Mr. P and Griff
|AC 23*, T 12, FF 22*|HP: 71/77|F +9*, R +9*, W +10* (+8 vs MA, +4 vs fear, +2 vs despr/confus/insane/death)|Init +1, Perc 0|CMB +9 CMD 20|10/11 Summon VI, 1/2 Call, 1/1 Pride, 1/1 Mysteries, 1/1 Davian, #X
Knowledge (Local) about these giants:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 Knowledge (Nature) about rukhs:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Lucija looks up at the struggle over head, and barks a short syllable of power, causing Naghamadi to twist and elongate through space, right out of the rukh's cruel claws until suddenly reforming underneath Lucija!
Another first: Maker's Call!
Lucija astride him once more, Naghamadi speeds upward like a freakish aerial squid!
Naghamadi 'runs' 80 feet upward, to somewhere relatively out of reach of the giants and their mounts; with a Fly modifier of +20, he can make any check necessary for the basic maneuvers.
While Lucija and her teammate make haste to put distance between them and the rocs, the Red one decides to try and see if the invisible creature in it's hold is tasty.
However, despite it's firm grip on Bauble, it's unable to find which side is bauble's head, and instead nips... a little to close inbetween his legs for comfort, and nearly rips off an arm, but hey, alive is all he needs.
PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!
Bauble -14 [Grappled]
Vermin & Co
Hammerhand
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Blue Giant -11
Blue Roc -40
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Lucjia -16
Naghamadi -52
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Red Roc [grappling]
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Bate
Mr. P and Griff
Male Half Orc Druid (Saurian Shaman) 10HP: 83/83 ||AC: 25(30): t12, ff: 24(28), CMD 26/28 vs overrun || Fort: +13 (15), Ref: +10(12), Will: +14(16),+4 vs. SL and SN Fey abilities/effects that work on plants. Init: +3 Perception: +23/25 vs traps and secret doors
Unused to playing a support roll, Air Elemental Vermin moves next to Bauble and casts Freedom of Movement on him, trusting that the roc too is busy with the little man to attack I'm
Unused to playing a support roll, Air Elemental Vermin moves next to Bauble and casts Freedom of Movement on him, trusting that the roc too is busy with the little man to attack I'm
Since Bauble is invisible, I'm not sure he needs the spell or that you can find him. You might try calm animal on the Roc with no giant on it.
Male Half Orc Druid (Saurian Shaman) 10HP: 83/83 ||AC: 25(30): t12, ff: 24(28), CMD 26/28 vs overrun || Fort: +13 (15), Ref: +10(12), Will: +14(16),+4 vs. SL and SN Fey abilities/effects that work on plants. Init: +3 Perception: +23/25 vs traps and secret doors
Touch Attack:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Miss Chance, high is good:1d2 ⇒ 2
Nah, you tried to get away last round and handle animal takes too long to try in a fight. Looks like I touched you.
Dwarf Fighter 10 | HP 94/94 | AC 30; Tch 15; FF 27 | F +9; R +6; W +4 | CMB+14; CMD 27 | Speed 30 ft | Init +3 | +2 Warhammer (adamantine): +19 (1d8+10/x3) | Perc +12
Clandelve works with Jothas to bring down the blue roc, but this aerial combat is new to him and his blows are not as accurate as he'd hoped.
Each time attack hits a target, gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls against that target, which stacks with each hit against that target and lasts until the end of turn.
As bauble screeches with happiness with his newfound freedom, the roc plucks him out of the air again, holding him tight. CMD is 37...
But vermin in his air elemental form reaches out and touches him, letting him slip free.
But before the roc can attack his fleeing prey, it's struck like a comment by Mr. P, and after a flurry of claws and lance and feathers, the roc begins to plummet to the ground, dead.
Bates and Clandelve increase their attack against the blue rock, and a lucky shot from Clandelve is just enough to send the great beast tumbling... it's rider screaming from it's back as it falls to it's death.
Though the pathfinders are free from the battle, the tingling of lightning begins again...
Male Half Orc Druid (Saurian Shaman) 10HP: 83/83 ||AC: 25(30): t12, ff: 24(28), CMD 26/28 vs overrun || Fort: +13 (15), Ref: +10(12), Will: +14(16),+4 vs. SL and SN Fey abilities/effects that work on plants. Init: +3 Perception: +23/25 vs traps and secret doors
Male LG Halfling 10 (Paladin 6/Fighter 2/Monk 2) | HP 83/83 | AC 23 T 14 FF 20 (if Charge -2, if Smite +6) | CMB +11, CMD 23 (28 vs grapple) | F: +21 23 R: +16 19 (evasion) W: +15 17 | Init: +5 (always act in surprise round) | Perc: +5, SM: -1 | Speed 20ft (Mounted Fly 40ft) | Active: | Constant: +6 Aura of Courage 30'
So does everyone have a way to fly that will last to get us to the mass? As noted before, Griff can carry one passenger (besides Mr. P as his rider). Double moving he can move 80' a round, but you ascend at half speed, so that's 40' up per round, so it will take 25 rounds for them to reach the mass. That could be a light of lightning strikes. Might be worth using haste to get us there faster?
Mr. P and Griff (and a passenger if needed) begin flying upwards toward the mass.
