[PFS/DMK] So you think you can seek? (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

"Agreed, let's go look around, then prepare to leave tonight."

An investigation by daytime is barely sufficient to scout out the entirety of the growling skald, but fortune favours the pathfinders. The glowing stone, just a gray rock in daytime, is a huge monolith off the side of the mountain, and easily recognizable. It s clearly broken, lying horizontally amid a pile of loose scree and rubble next to a stump that was once the base of the monolith vertical.

On the opposite side on the mountain, a great metal pillar rises from the ground, marking the entrance to a series of underground passages.

Amsheagar will hand off his Spell Storing scimitar to one of the fighters and explain that it has a cure moderate wounds stored in it and pass of his backpack to another. Then he wil turn into a huge earth elemental and scout through the ground ahead of the party as they go down, so that we won't be surprised.

Amsheagar doesn't find any inhabitant here, but the ground it getting hotter as he ventures deeper into the mountain. Just as the place gets too hot, he feels a sort of arcane buzzing activity.

Pad casts extended Resist Fire (DR 30) on himself and anyone who requests it (320 minutes).

Ezrek peers at the ground, waiting for Amsheagar to come back and report.

Spell Craft: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34
Knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31

The Druid, who worships a fire god, sticks around as long as he can before it really becomes too hot to handle and returns to the surface. Realizing that he would have to transform to talk to these people... he goes ahead and does so.

It gets hot down there and there is some magic.

"We then, let's head down, and see what we can find..."

Does anyone prefer magical flight besides me?

Extended Fly for 32 minutes?

Pad casts Overland Flight on himself (16 hrs), extended Mage Armor (32 hrs) and Heightened Awareness (160 min). He hovers above the party's favorite dinosaur.

Travelling deep into the mountain, the group comes upon a pool of lava, in the middle of which a path lead to an island with an arch of stone on it. The arch is buzzing with a soft hum, but is otherwise dormant.

Just to keep the thread humming.

"Right. Let's set-up, and wait for night fall."

Unless someone can work out how to prematurely activate it?

I'll search around before we get comfortable. I'd hate for us to step on a weak spot and fall in.

Pad flies 60 feet around the stone arch casting Detect Magic toward it. He also searches the area for traps and threats.

Spellcraft, t10: 10 + 20 = 30

Perception, t10: 10 + 22 = 32

Trapfinding, t10: 10 + 29 = 39

The portal looks most assuredly arcane, and very powerful. Pad is sure that this is an ancient Azlanti construct. He sees no apparent traps.

Later that night, a full moon shines upon the volcano. A bright glow comes from the standing stone on the side, and - upon investigation of the portal - the buzzing is louder as the archway shines with a pale whitish light.

"Well, looks like we have our gateway... I wonder where it leads?"

"Hopefully the moon." Glaurung flaps her wings and flies in!

Nalshene shrugs and leads Narshala into the portal as well.

The smell of ozone makes place for the scent of rot, a suffocating stench that rises up with the purple jungle that the adventurers find themselves in. It is unbearably hot and humid. The sounds that permeate the air have a hollow, wet tone. Majestic trees rise from the twisted ground like strange arms, their almost fleshy trunks covered in sinister vining nettles and flowers unlike anything on Golarion.

Up in the air, the sky looks different, a bright blue marble lighting the zenith. Three flying creatures are circling in the air against the bright sky, mounted by riders, who are chanting.

About 80 feet up

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Nalshene
Amsheagar
Shin
Glaurung
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Pad
Jebediah

Ack, totally forgot to mention casting my normal daily spells (mage armor, etc) is it okay to retcon that we did that? If so, Umbral mage armor and greater false life on both of us. GFL Nalshene: 2d10 + 15 ⇒ (3, 9) + 15 = 27 GLF Narshala: 2d10 + 15 ⇒ (2, 9) + 15 = 26

Seeing the creatures in the air above, Nalshene will cast fly on Narshala in preparation for possible combat. Self-reminder for next round, use fey wings.

Amsheagar looks up at the three flying shapes and hears their chanting. Deciding that he doesn't like their chants, He calls up a spell of his own and casts Greater Aggressive Thundercloud and on the closest one. No map..

electrical damage on mount: 6d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 5, 1, 3, 6) = 22 20 Reflex negates the damage, Fort negates the sunned for 1 round.
electrical damage on Rider: 6d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 1, 5, 3, 2) = 23 20 Reflex negates the damage

Ezrek, too, would have buffed ahead of time. greater false life and mutagen. If allowed: GFL: 2d10 + 16 ⇒ (10, 3) + 16 = 29 Grand mutagen for +8 Dex, +6 Con, +4 Str, +6 Nat Armor. (AC 38, HP 213)

Ezrek looks around, surveying the attackers, trying to identify them.

KN: planes?: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25

Will likely fly straight up 60' as a double move.

Glaurung unfolds her wings and takes out her longspear, flying up towards the nearest offender.

Don't want to hold the action up but I have a list of daily buffs as well but don't have time to calculate it all right now. Mage Armor, False Life, Stoneskin, Enlarge, and Bull's Strength are the usual.

Nalshene enables Narshala to fly, while Amsheagar cooks up a great storm. It zaps all those in the cloud, but the electricity seems to have little to no effect on the creatures overhead. Ezrek can partially explain this: the riders are demonic succubi, which are immune to electricity. Ezren and Glarung fly straight up.

RFX: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
RFX: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36
RFX: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18
RFX: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
RFX: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
RFX: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

Apologies for the lack of map here. I'll try and set something up when I have the time. Fight is mostly vertical, though.

The flying creatures flap higher, as the demons each start weaving a spell.

Altitude 120 feet

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Pad
Jebediah
Nalshene
Amsheagar
Shin
Glaurung
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Succubus
Succubus
Succubus
Mount
Mount
Mount
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Jebediah casts Cheetah's Pounce, and leaps straight up to target one of the succubi!

Talon, Rage, Pounce: 1d20 + 23 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 23 + 2 + 2 = 36, for 1d8 + 19 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 19 + 2 = 26 damage +2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9 Holy damage +1d6 ⇒ 3 Acid damage.
Talon, Rage, Pounce: 1d20 + 23 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 23 + 2 + 2 = 38, for 1d8 + 19 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 19 + 2 = 27 damage +2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8 Holy damage +1d6 ⇒ 2 Acid damage.
Bite, Rage, Pounce: 1d20 + 23 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 23 + 2 + 2 = 37, for 1d6 + 19 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 19 + 2 = 22 damage +2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4 Holy damage
Foreclaw, Rage, Pounce: 1d20 + 18 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 18 + 2 + 2 = 26, for 1d8 + 19 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 19 + 2 = 23 damage +2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9 Holy damage
Gore, Rage, Pounce: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 20 + 2 + 2 = 31, for 1d8 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 16 + 2 = 26 damage +2d6 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8 Holy damage

162 damage (not including acid). Not too shabby ;-)

Even the mounts are immune... bummer...

Seeing as the Electricity had little effect, Amsheagar will move the Thundercloud to envelope one, so it can't see him or his fellow Pathfinders. Then he will expend 2 changes into a giant celestial eagle.

electrical damage on mount: 6d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 3, 1, 2, 6) = 23 20 Reflex negates the damage, Fort negates the sunned for 1 round.

Craning his neck, Ezrek lobs three force bombs at the nearest succubus.

RTA, Range Penalty: 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 18 - 4 = 25
Force Damage: 8d4 + 7 ⇒ (3, 1, 1, 4, 3, 1, 4, 3) + 7 = 27

Iterative: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 13 - 4 = 20
Force Damage: 8d4 + 7 ⇒ (1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 1, 1) + 7 = 22

Iterative: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 8 - 4 = 22
Force Damage: 8d4 + 7 ⇒ (4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 2, 2) + 7 = 31

Nalshene will begin using her fey wings bloodline power, becoming Tiny-sized and growing translucent, pixie-like wings. She will wait to give Narshala her orders.

Besides lightning, what else are these demons immune to?

Pad retrieves lessor metamagic rod of acid and casts Spectral Hand adjacent nearest (EDIT) uninjured Succubus. He swiftly casts a spell a second time, Quickened Intensified Force Punch.

Touch Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

SR: 1d20 + 16 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 16 + 4 + 4 = 42

Force Punch, quickened+intensified: 15d4 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 2, 2, 1, 4, 4, 4) = 44

Using feat Spell Perfection-Force Punch for double typical bonuses (caster level 20). Fort DC 27 or pushed back 100 feet. Reducing duration of previous buff spells by 8 hours and added Extended Heroism before jumping into portal.

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Ongoing Effects: Freedom of Movement (perm), Overland Flight (8 hr), Extended Mage Armor (24 hr), Extended Heroism (320 min), Spectral Hand

Kn.Planes: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Does Nalshene know anything useful about these things?

I can't find Cheetah's pounce. Does it allow you to charge 120 feet vertically?

Amsheagar envelopes one of the mount in the thunderstorm

RFX: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Fprt: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Ezrek lobs his bombs, causing three areal explosions that disrupt the succubus' casting
RFX: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
RFX: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
RFX: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

Nalshene sprouts a set of tiny wings, while Pad punching the nearest succubus through his spectral hand

Fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

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Pad
Jebediah <--Please clarify
Nalshene
Amsheagar
EZ
Glaurung
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Succubus
Succubus (80)
Succubus (44)
Mount (20)
Mount (37)
Mount
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Sorry, I meant Cheetah's Sprint. I just happen to use it to pounce ;-) It allows you to run or charge up to 10x your normal movement speed (giving you a commensurate ridiculous bonus on jump checks), which in my case is 900' - that gives me a bonus of +348 on a jump check, which allows me to do a running jump of 174', before rolling.

Jebediah jumps up, and he immediately notices the effect of the moon low surface gravity. Arriving at the succubus with ease, he scratches it from the air, before landing down on his feet.

There's only one-sixth the gravity here. So, in fact, you can do a jump of 1056' before rolling.

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Pad
Jebediah
Nalshene
Amsheagar
EZ
Glaurung
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Succubus (80)
Succubus (44)
Mount (20)
Mount (37)
Mount
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Lol, that's ridiculous.

Guessing that the demons will be immune to her fire spells, Glaurung instead displacement and flies closer to the nearest demon, keeping it in length of her longspear.

I was so baffled by Jedediah's attack that I forgot the attacks of opportunity he was provoking

Bite: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24

Also, the Shantaks they're riding are Huge. Quite the difference.

Glaurung moves closer the demon, trying to get it in range of her longspear. Just as she does so, the demon teleports away!

The last succubus fires a volley of arrows at Pad

Arrow: 1d20 + 19 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 19 - 2 = 211d8 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 3 + (2) = 7
Arrow: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 14 - 2 = 191d8 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 3 + (2) = 13
Arrow: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 2 = 271d8 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 3 + (3) = 8
Confirm: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 2 = 262d8 + 6 ⇒ (7, 3) + 6 = 16

The lone mount attacks Glaurung. The gnome is hard to hit, but a single talon rips at the extravagant dragon disciple and causes quite a gash.

Bite: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24
Talon: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 331d8 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Free Grab: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24 No grab
Talon: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 291d8 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

The final mount moves to intercept Narshala, and tries to grab the flying dinosaur out of the air, but only manages to scratch the saurian before flying back up again.

Talon: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 361d8 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Grab: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18

I've added altidudes for this rather vertical fight, as well as a side view.

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Pad
Jebediah
Nalshene
Amsheagar
EZ
Glaurung
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Succubus (44)
Mount (20)
Mount (37)
Mount
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Amsheagar flies up 80 feet and swipes with his claw at the mount.

claw: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

Nalshene flies up 20 feet and casts greater shadow conjuration to summon a shadowy Lillend Azata which appears right next to the last succubus and attacks her, its attacks bypassing her damage reduction inherently.

+1 longsword: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (1, 5) + 8 = 14
+1 longsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (1, 6) + 8 = 15
tail slap: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 5) + 2 = 9
grab: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33

"Narshala, flank!
Then Narshala moves up to flank the mount with Ezrek, attacking it with one of her talons.
talon: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Ezrek, you get an additional +2 to your attack rolls over the normal flanking bonus, thanks to Narshala's menacing amulet.

Forgot to roll for false life: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Profile is all up-to-date with buffs counted in.[/dice]
miss on first talon: 1d100 ⇒ 31
miss on second talon: 1d100 ⇒ 55
[ooc]So the second talon hits but only takes away 10 points of stoneskin.

Glaurung frowns in disappointment as the demon teleports away but focuses her ire on the creature in front of her.

+5 longspear power attack: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (10) + 20 = 30
damage: 1d8 + 23 ⇒ (3) + 23 = 26
acid: 1d6 ⇒ 5

+5 longspear power attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24
damage: 1d8 + 23 ⇒ (6) + 23 = 29
acid: 1d6 ⇒ 3

So fire and lightning doesn't affect them? Bummer. At least force always works.

Pad remarks before casting Improved Invisibility and then flys 45 degrees toward the succubus. He swiftly casts another Quickened Intensified Force Punch.

Touch Attack @sucucubs: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

SR: 1d20 + 16 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 16 + 4 + 4 = 29

Force Punch, quickened+intensified: 15d4 ⇒ (1, 3, 4, 1, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2) = 36

Fort DC 27 or pushed back 100 feet.

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Ongoing Effects: Freedom of Movement (perm), Overland Flight (8 hr), Extended Mage Armor (24 hr), Extended Heroism (320 min), Spectral Hand (16 min), Improved Invisibility (16 rds)

Oh I forgot that the succubus gets a Will save to partially disbelieve the summoned azata. DC 30 Will save to only be 60% effective.

Amsheagar flies up, and swipes at the mount, but misses. The summoned azata doesn't fare much better.

Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Narshala cannot flank, Ezren is not even threatening the mount (see the vertical map)

Narshala bites at the Shantak, but not before the flying mount takes a bite to of the dinosaur.

AoO, Narshala: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (13) + 17 = 302d6 + 8 ⇒ (3, 2) + 8 = 13

Glaurung stabs twice, and then watches at the huge creature plummets from the sky.

Pad deals a bad hit to the succubus, and punches her off her mount, getting hurled a hundred feet in a northeasterly direction while she tries to get controls over her flight with her own wings.

fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

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Pad
Jebediah
Nalshene
Amsheagar
EZ
Glaurung
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Succubus (80)
Mount (20)
Mount
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Jebedah casts Cheetah's Sprint again, and pounces on the remaining succubus.

Talon, Pounce: 1d20 + 23 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 23 + 2 - 1 = 39, for 1d8 + 19 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 19 - 1 = 22 damage +2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8 Holy damage +1d6 ⇒ 2 Acid damage.
Talon, Pounce: 1d20 + 23 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 23 + 2 - 1 = 37, for 1d8 + 19 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 19 - 1 = 24 damage +2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7 Holy damage +1d6 ⇒ 1 Acid damage.
Bite, Pounce: 1d20 + 23 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 23 + 2 - 1 = 28, for 1d6 + 19 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 19 - 1 = 21 damage +2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6 Holy damage
Foreclaw, Pounce: 1d20 + 18 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 18 + 2 - 1 = 30, for 1d8 + 19 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 19 - 1 = 25 damage +2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6 Holy damage

Without much effort, Jebediah scratches the succubus from the air.

Aren't you forgetting your gore?

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Pad
Jebediah
Nalshene
Amsheagar
EZ
Glaurung
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Succubus (80)
Mount (20)
Mount
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Ezrek mixes up three more bombs, fire this time, and lobs them at the closest shantak.

RTA, Range: 1d20 + 22 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 22 - 2 = 38
Fire Damage: 8d6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 3, 2, 5, 5, 2, 5, 2) + 6 = 33

Iterative: 1d20 + 17 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 17 - 2 = 17
Damage: 8d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 4, 3, 2, 6, 4, 5, 2) + 7 = 34

Iterative: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 12 - 2 = 27
Damage: 8d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 5, 6, 5) + 7 = 34

Beasts this large are easy to hit by bombs, and Ezrek shows it. All three of the blasts hit, and deal massive damage to the creature - ripping it apart mid-air, several chunks of it hit the ground with dry sounds.

The last flying creature tries to grab Glaurung from the air, but catching a flying gnome is another thing altogether.

Claw, Glaurung: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24

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Pad
Jebediah
Nalshene
Amsheagar
EZ
Glaurung
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Mount
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Narshala charge-pounces the remaining creature.

bite,PA: 1d20 + 15 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (19) + 15 + 2 - 3 = 33
damage: 1d6 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 6 = 18
claw1,PA: 1d20 + 15 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (15) + 15 + 2 - 3 = 29
damage: 1d4 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 6 = 14
claw2,PA: 1d20 + 15 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 15 + 2 - 3 = 20
damage: 1d4 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 6 = 14
talon1: 1d20 + 16 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (10) + 16 + 2 - 3 = 25
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 = 16
talon2: 1d20 + 16 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 16 + 2 - 3 = 17
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 6 = 15

Nalshene's summoned azata then attacks it as well.
+1 longsword: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (1, 5) + 8 = 14
Will DC 30 to only take 60% damage

Finally, Nalshene casts a Tenebrous shadow evocation fireball on the creature.
fire: 10d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 5, 6, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2, 5) = 38 DC 32 Will save to disbelieve, then DC 32 Reflex save for half

Amsheagar watches as the Fire Mage deals with the last mount.

Glaurung turns about and flies to the next beast to stab at it!

+5 longspear power attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29
damage: 1d8 + 23 ⇒ (6) + 23 = 29
acid: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Aoo, Talon, Narshale: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25
Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
RFX: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

Narshala, Nalshene and Glaurung team up on the last creature, and manage to remove it from the air. This one, like its two brethren, comes crashing to the ground.

Combat over

The portal is right behind the pathfinders, still glowing, while a trail leads into the purple forest.

Actually, I dropped out of rage, which is why I didn't gore - I figured we had this encounter under control, and wanted to conserve rounds of rage.

"Well, looks like we have a path to follow!"

The path curves down the forest, until is reaches a junction. To the west a bed of strangely colored blooms can be seen in a glade of massive vines and fleshy trees. The air is thick with a strange smell, like honey boiled in pig fat.

To the east, the path continues deeper into the purple jungle.

Ezrek smells the air as the party comes to 5je junction. Smells like a preparation of oil of slipperyness....

"It appears we've come to a fork in the road. Any inclinations on which direction?" He asks.