[PFS/DMK/GD4] 5-24 Assault on the Wound (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

Karasuma is positive that all traps are removed. The trap leads to another level down. Two trapdoors rest in the southwest and southeast corners of the chamber, whose walls and table are covered with maps. Two green-tinted glass windows, each roughly ten feet in diameter, look out to the canyon floor below.

The room is empty, and a quick search uncovers no traps. The two trapdoors lead to the lowest level, by means of two ladders. Only 15 feet separates the northern and southern walls, and the southern wall is home to a 15-ft.-wide set of ominously large teeth. The teeth are in the process of opening up, overlooking a battlefield 100 ft below. A battlefield upon which a battle rages. A single metal lever rests to the west of these odd teeth.

The middle of the room is shrouded in darkness.

Nobody has darkvision, right?

You are on the second floor, looking down onto the third floor, of which the south side overlooks the battle. It's a steep drop...

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Karasuma
Ahn
Naggy
Sifvery
Dvalin
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???
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Pretty sure both Dvalin and Naggy have Darkvision? Dwarf and Tiefling?

Ah, right-o

Dvalin has dark vision and tunnel fighter for +2 init while 'underground'
Dvalin gestures toward the dark area with Brae-Hagen ... and softly informs the party to prepare to engage.
"I see 'em in there ... but it looks like he is warded or displaced. We should get ready before we announce ourselves."
... then Dvalin will cast Bless on the party.

As does Ahn... Darkvision

"Yes, I see him...", whispers Ahn

Ahn detects evil and detects magic around the room...
perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Sifvery casts mage armor on herself, and then a shield spell.

Uhh GM? How did naggy get down those stairs? XD

Note that the floor count from the top: the second floor is above the third floor. I'd assume Naggy climbed down like the rest of you - I was just skipping an uninteresting, empty room to move things forward.

On the second floor, Ahnastasios find no special magical items, while he noticed that evil permeates the Worldwound, not in the least in the lower floor of the building.

Brae-Hagen looks ready as Sifvery casts a shield spell, and Dvalin blesses the party.

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Karasuma
Ahn
Naggy
Sifvery
Dvalin
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Brae-Hagen
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There is not a lot that Karasuma can do in terms of buffing the party or even self-buffing. His gear is what his gear is, and he's on the shallow end of party power.

HOWEVER:

That being said, there IS a way he can contribute, and that's by attempting to discern the nature of the lever, and the current position thereof in relation to the gaping maw, and if manipulating said lever could produce a positive result or a negative result for the party based on current information...

Disable Device: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22

Perception(+1 for Trapfinding, if applicable): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Admittedly the order should be flipped, but headcold makes brain work funny.

IAhn detects evil from Brae Hagen.He wants to be sure he's an evil creature of significant threat before blowing his smite on some noob skillie.

know planes: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 special defenses

And

spellcraft on the displacement: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

No, no... how did Naggy climb down at all?

Presumedly we came up with a clever method of using ropes to lower you down gracefully to a standing position at the base of the stairs? DM giving benefit of doubt on such a creation, since all Pathfinders know knotwork thanks to Zarta Dralneen?

Ok good.. (climb -17)

Ok good.. (climb -17)

Wow - I never looked at your sheet before, but this is one interesting character concept! How does Naggy even move or stand, let alone climb?

A Heavyload belt! It's mainly the tower shield that has an armor check penalty of -12 though, but it's in her flavor to never take it off as it has a double function as her walking frame.. So far it has led to many a hilarious situation at my lodge.

Knowledge(Planes): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Spellcraft(darkness?): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23
Spellcraft(displacement?): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

I'd think you had plenty of time for such shenanigans for the last couple of floor. The next one down is going to be harder to negotiate, though.

Karasuma inspects the lever from afar, and gets a hunch that the opening of the maw and the lever may be connected.

Naggy peeks down the hole, and identifies a darkness spell, combined with a displacement spell. The man looks like a half-fiend, but it's not entirely clear to Naggy what that means.

The man shouts a taunt over the sound of the battlefield: behold how your army falls at the hands of my legions. Behold the complete and utter destruction we cause. Today the last flicker of hope of your world is extinguished!

And now, I will drive you intruders out like rats!

He makes some arcane gestures, and as he completes, the west side of the bunker fills with a green gas that obscures all sight, and which causes the eyes to water as the result of a horrible, unspeakable scent.

I'd like a DC 17 fort save please, or be nauseated.

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Karasuma
Ahn
Naggy
Sifvery
Dvalin
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Brae-Hagen (darkness, displaced)
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Fort Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

"Oh my gods! What is that stench!" Sifvery starts gagging, trying to keep her wits about her.
She tries to back away out of the cloud.

Fortitude DC17: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 2 = 17
Dvalin struggles to maintain his composure, thankful for his 'hardy' dwarven heritage.
Once he regains control, he will cast ...

Fortitude Save(DC17): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

Confused. Are we on the layer with the black box in it, or the floor above it? Is Sifvery even in the area of effect?

Karasuma throws up a bit in his beak. This is worse than that butcher at Harrowstone...

Fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Brushing off the poison, "What have you been eating?! It's like something died in there!"

Ahn, pops his smite off...

....

Do we understand that he's down on the 3rd floor?

If so, Ahn makes a break for it and heads down the ladder closest to him.

Naggy casts Heroism on herself, but stays where she is, unsure of herself.

You youngsters be careful now! We don't know what this half-fiend is up to!

GM, any way to discern what the lever may be for?

Sifvery and Naggy are not in the area of effect. You are where you are located on the map - the green are is the stinking cloud (which has spread over two levels). Second floor is above the third floor: the trapdoors on the second floor lead down to the third floor's ladders.

Effect, Karasuma: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Karasuma feels ill after inhaling the noxious fumes, but Dvalin and and Ahnastasios are of stronger constitution.

Those that made their save: do you move out of the cloud? If you don't, you have to save again next round

Dvalin casts a true strike spell, while Ahnastasios is determined to smite the warlord, and starts moving down the stairs. Naggy makes herself more heroic.

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Karasuma (nauseated)
Ahn (saved)
Naggy (not in cloud)
Sifvery <-- can act normally, not nauseated
Dvalin (saved)
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Brae-Hagen (darkness, displaced)
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Karasuma will move out of the cloud at earliest opportunity.

Ahn goes down the ladder opposite the cloud ... So he double moved ... A full six squares

Ah, nice!

Sifvery also casts a truestrike spell.

Effect duration, K: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Sifvery also goes for magical precision, while the Warlord takes a step north and casts a spell

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Karasuma (naus, 3 rnds)
Ahn (not in cloud)
Naggy (not in cloud)
Sifvery(not in cloud)
Dvalin (saved)
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Brae-Hagen (darkness, displaced)
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Ahn moves down the ladder, calling forth the vengeful power of Ragathiel ... creating a Nimbus of Light emanates in a 30' radius around him bolstering the moral of his comrades.

EVERYONE in 30' gets +1 AC, +1 Damage (and +1 to hit and vs fear, but we're already blessed)

LOH 6/10 : Nimbus of Light 10/10
Effective AC 25

Anything in that darkness Ahn can see with his Darkvision?

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

I'll delay, depending on what he's casting.

Round 2 Blessed; True Strike; Judgement (Piercing CL5)
Dvalin passes Judgment on the Demon and casts 'Spear of Purity' with True Strike
Touch Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 20 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 20 = 28 for Will DC 14 for 1/2: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 5) = 14 and blinded 1 round if save fails.

Ahnastasios moves down the ladder and bathes the room in a pillar of light, negating the fiendish darkness. (There's just the warlord)

All the magical aiming aid in the world cannot stop Dvalin from hopelessly missing his target. (I need another save from Dvalin against the noxious vapors)

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Karasuma (naus, 3 rnds)
Ahn (not in cloud)
Naggy (not in cloud)
Sifvery(not in cloud)
Dvalin (In cloud, need save)
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Brae-Hagen (displaced)
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Sifvery scurries down and fires a cold iron arrow at the caster.

Ranged Attack, Blessed, TrueStrike: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 20 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 1 + 20 = 45
Confirm Crit?: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 + 20 = 37
Damage: 3d8 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (3, 5, 4) + 3 + 3 = 18

Fortitude DC17: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 2 = 25

Karasuma catches his breath. Honestly don't see how I'm going to get past the cloud, and if one cloud came down, another can come down on the other side... That'd be delay, I guess?

Miss chance, high is hit: 1d100 ⇒ 8

While Karasuma continues heaving, Sifvery fires an arrow, straight between the eyes of the warlord. Or, where she thinks the eyes are, as the warlord turn out to be displaced from his actual position.

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Karasuma (naus, 3 rnds)
Ahn (not in cloud)
Naggy (not in cloud)
Sifvery(not in cloud)
Dvalin (In cloud, need save)
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Brae-Hagen (displaced)
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Does the truestrike spell eliminate the miss chance?

I thought truestrike did away with the miss chance...

I don't think the holy light dispels the darkness

I believe Ahn would be correct in this case, as the spell level is not high enough to interact with the darkness spell.

Naggy drops down the stairs but is unable to keep herself from going prone.

I assume some falling damage would be appropriate?

Then, she casts a spell and a shimmering falchion of force flies towards the half fiend, slashing at his torso. It slashes too slowly however, giving the fiend ample time to dodge.

Standard action to cast spiritual weapon. Do I need to roll a caster level check vs spell resistance?

Attack roll: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 2 = 14

You're right about true strike (damage adjusted). Nimbus of light functions as daylight, so negates the darkness.

Naggy takes a drop from the stairs. Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6
She then conjures a force falchion to menace the warlord.

Yes, please roll vs SR

Brae-Hagen stes his eyes on Ahnastasios, who just proclaimed the divine disapproval of Ragathiel. In turn, Brae-Hagen proclaims Welcome to Shax' house of pain. His game is torture and I am his implement. (Smite good))

Flaming shortspear, Ahn, True Strike, Smite Good: 1d20 + 13 + 1 + 20 ⇒ (4) + 13 + 1 + 20 = 381d6 + 6 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 8 = 171d6 ⇒ 1 (Last 1 damage is fire)

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Karasuma (naus, 2 rnds)
Ahn (not in cloud)
Naggy (not in cloud)
Sifvery(not in cloud)
Dvalin (In cloud, need save)
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Brae-Hagen (13, displaced)
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"F$++ you", mutters Ahn as parries the spear away before it gouges all the way to his heart. Its flaming tip tearing at his armor and skin, leaving a horrid, seared gash.

23/42 HP

LOH Swift 5/10: 3d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 1, 4) + 6 = 12

His divine healing only partially reversing the damage.

35/42 HP

As light continues to fill the room (9/10), Ahn brings his great sword back down from it's upward block and cleaves into Brae-Hagen.

Attack w/Nimbus,Bless w/smite Cold Iron: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 12 + 1 = 27
Displacement High good for Ahn: 1d100 ⇒ 60
Damage Bypass all DR w/nimbus w/smite w/evil outsider first hit: 1d10 + 5 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 1 + 4 = 19

Can Ahn 5' step past the corner?

knowledge religion shax: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Karasuma shakes his head as he continues to heave... and sees Naggy go tumbling down the ladder!

Wait.. no... st-- His mental protest is cut off by another heaving bout as he makes his way to the ladder the elderly tiefling shaman just fell down.

Move(and only, because Nauseated) Action: To top of the 'east' ladder.

Found it! Apparantly they made a FAQ about this: Link. It seems we're out of luck. Unless you want to show your mercy as a GM and let it slide, of course...

Caster level check vs SR: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
If enough to beat his SR:
Falchion1, Attack1: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 35
Miss chance, high is good: 1d100 ⇒ 77
Falchion1, Attack1, confirmation roll: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 30
Falchion1, Damage1: 2d8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (5, 4) + 8 + 2 = 19
He is staggered for 1 round if the spell connects.
Falchion1, Attack2: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 16
Miss chance, high is good: 1d100 ⇒ 78
Falchion1, Damage2: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10

Naggy, prone on the floor, shouts out her frustration. She then stands up, opening herself up to an attack from the demon.

Careful lads! This filth has spell resistance! Use your spells wisely!

She then uses her tail to take out her Rod of piercing spell as a swift action and attempts to summon yet another falchion of force.

Caster level check vs SR: 1d20 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 5 = 13
Falchion2, Attack1: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 17

(Im assuming he doesnt has combat reflexes, else I'll provoke twice.)

Round 3 Blessed; Judgement (Purity)
Fortitude DC17: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 2 = 29
Dvalin will double move down the closest ladder to the next floor ...

Sifvery, seeing her arrow strike the creature solidly, decides to shoot another.

Arrow: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 9
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 42

Alas, this one is no where close to the menace.

Wow, I guess the darkness is back on. It doesn't seem to matter all that much to most of your, though.

Karasuma stumbles to the ladder, while Naggy's spell just passes through the demonic leader, as if he isn't there. When the old woman tries to get up, she notices that the warlord is in fact, quite there. Her next spell has the same effect, though.

Flaming shortspear: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 271d6 + 6 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 8 = 181d6 ⇒ 2

Dvalin closes the gap while Sifvery seems to be confused where to aim for.

The warlord responds with an eloquent No, F#&$ you! as he mutters a spell, but fails to complete it. In frustration he stabs twice at Ahn. Hard.

Conc: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Flaming shortspear, Ahn: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 241d6 + 6 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 8 = 151d6 ⇒ 2
Flaming shortspear, Ahn: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 221d6 + 6 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 8 = 161d6 ⇒ 1

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Karasuma (naus, 1 rnds)
Ahn (not in cloud)
Naggy (not in cloud)
Sifvery(not in cloud)
Dvalin (not In cloud)
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Brae-Hagen (32, displaced)
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Round 4 Blessed; Charge; Judgement (Sacred Destruction) ; Destructive Smite
Dvalin charges into melee ...
+1 Greatsword: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24 for Slashing: 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (1, 3) + 10 = 14 if High: 1d100 ⇒ 98

Sifvery squeaks as she takes a step to the side, trying to get herself out of a melee.

Even still, it isn't enough to get here clear, but she summons up enough freezing saliva to spit at the monster as she slowly backs away.

Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

The su ability does not provoke, nor the movement, but the ranged attack apparently does...

The tengu rogue makes his way down the ladder but may end up *stepping* on Naggy in the Darkness

Move Action: Down the ladder

Ouch! Hey!

Both blows glance off Ahn's armor as he moves just in time for both swings. AC: 25 with Nimbus Ahn realizes that if he allows the demon to land both swings he could be done for.

Ahn takes a hefty swing after sliding for a flank

Attack w/Nimbus,Bless w/smite w/flanking Cold Iron: 1d20 + 12 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 12 + 1 + 2 = 35
Displacement High good for Ahn: 1d100 ⇒ 67
Damage Bypass all DR w/nimbus w/smite: 1d10 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 1 = 13

confirm: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 12 + 1 = 21
Damage Bypass all DR w/nimbus w/smite: 1d10 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 16

"No ... I think the f*!+ is all yours!"

The nimbus of lihgt intensifies a little as Ahn strikes back. 8/10

Everyone remember +1 AC, Damage, Attack