[PFS] GM Lithrac's The Witch Queen's Revenge (AP#72) (Inactive)

Game Master Cyril Corbaz

1d20 + 14 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 14 + 2 - 4 = 25 will

Take 10 on planes for a 31 I want to know resistances and DR

also reminder DM Vuvu would be invisible again, as is his standard opporating procedure. Spells would have been recast as wel

will save: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15 fail

Sorry but I gotta back up here a second.. She auto knows that was a Symbol of Vulnerability when it goes off. Is it a Permanent Symbol or is it gone now that its used? Was there no warning from Foresight?

Regardless she would have taken the actions below..

Avoreal would halt the group as the Symbol goes off.. "If we back out of sight of the symbol we can wait for the effects to wear off and then i can teleport us beyond the doors.." This takes what 2 minutes to wear off?

Let me know if you think this action un-doable or not advisable? With her knowing what the spell is and its duration I dont think her actions are unwarranted.. There's certainly nothing making them open the doors before the symbol runs its coarse..

Regardless Will for when its time: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36

I think there is an implication that the ritual is almost done, so I don't think we can wait.

Trotter: The symbol goes off as soon as you're within eye sight of it, so the way I read it in the AP, there's no way around it.

Vuvu: Sure, I thought you would be invisible. She sees you, however, so it has no bearing on the spell she's just cast. The demodand has DR 10/good and magic and resist cold/fire 10, immunity to acid.

Avoreal: As said above to Trotter, it comes into play the moment you have a chance to see it. It lasts for a while (200 minutes), and the matryoshka doesn't want you to wait lest Elvanna completes the ritual in time. I'll adjudicate that your foresight allowed you not to step in the spell's reach and thus avoids you (and you alone) the penalties imparted by the spell. However, the spell has a reach going well into the room where Elvanna is, so the only thing I could think of that would spare you these penalties is to teleport further than the spell's reach in the room where the BBEG is. The way it has been written in the AP, I don't think it can be avoided.

Everyone: please check your SR roll in my previous post: if that roll didn't beat your SR (for those who have one) then you don't need to make a Will save. Vars, I think you have SR 12+ your level, so with a roll of 22 Elvanna can't beat it. You can act.

Vars: It seems you haven't posted in the Discussion thread. Could you post your PFS #, Faction, Day Job roll, please?

oh yea i assumed she would be able to, I was counting on the other baddies not to be able to see me

Hit her guards with lightning if you have it, avoidacid. They need to be hit with holy weapons!

Duhwoo activates his ring o' Blinkin' before entering the room...

Duhwoo's Will save: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 13 - 4 = 15

Duhwoo's bows to his new queen, of course

Yeah, I suppose that didn't pass my SR. Phew. I assume the doors are open, or we wouldn't see all that.

5'step into the room and engage the central elemental. I am back to using my proper sword since Vuvu fetched it for me.

power attack, adamantine +5 weapon
to hit: 1d20 + 32 ⇒ (2) + 32 = 34 damage: 1d8 + 32 ⇒ (1) + 32 = 33
to hit: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (20) + 27 = 47 damage: 1d8 + 32 ⇒ (2) + 32 = 34 can't crit them
to hit: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25 damage: 1d8 + 32 ⇒ (6) + 32 = 38
to hit: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25 damage: 1d8 + 32 ⇒ (4) + 32 = 36

Trotter bows before his new god!

Vars resists Elvanna's evil influence, and carves the first elemental, almost destroying it with a few well-aimed blows!

Initiative - round 1 - bold may act!
1. Queen Elvanna
2. Vars, Devin
3. Ice Elementals, Elvanna's Bodyguards
4. Avoreal, Trotter, Vuvu, Duhwoo
For the bowing ones, remember you're entitled to a re-save as a full-round action.

Thats fair.. If the symbol was on the door it would only be facing outwards right? With the doors open would it even be facing down the hall now? Just trying to best pick my action.

Is it possible to activate my luck while still under the influence of the spell?

You get a reroll each round..

It's not Trotter's turn yet so I didn't want to roll prematurely. If he can still activate his luck during his turn he has a +3 to saves though.

Running a con this weekend so a bit slow.

With the -4 to SR, my SR does not stop the spell.

Will: 1d20 + 21 - 4 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 21 - 4 - 1 = 31

Devin will activate his aura of heroism as a swift, sacrifice his SR to take a statue and cast deathward on himself.

The spell reads "Once triggered, the symbol remains active for 10 minutes per level. The effects last as long as the creature is within 60 feet of the symbol, and for 1 round per caster level afterward." so even if you'd leave the area, it would still be active. However, if you teleport directly into the room and haven't been within eyesight of the symbol, I'd say this doesn't apply to you - you'd be safe from its effects in my opinion.

Trotter: activating luck is a swift action, so my guess is that it won't be possible since you're considered to be helpless for the duration of the spell.

Initiative - round 1 - bold may act!
1. Queen Elvanna
2. Vars, Devin, Devin's fertility idol
3. Ice Elementals, Demodands
4. Avoreal, Trotter, Vuvu, Duhwoo

Idol smash Queen.

Slam: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (7) + 22 = 29
damage: 120 + 22 = 142

Slam: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (11) + 22 = 33
damage: 120 + 22 = 142

If either attack hits active bestow curse spellstoring to give the neg 4.

will be home tomorrow night and back to normal posting

Elvanna deftly dodges the two blows aimed at her.

Two of the elementals strike at Vars, while the last one hits the animated guardian.
Slam vs Vars, PA: 1d20 + 24 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 24 - 5 = 242d10 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (5, 4) + 10 + 10 = 29 plus Cold damage: 2d8 ⇒ (8, 3) = 11
Slam vs Vars, PA: 1d20 + 24 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 24 - 5 = 302d10 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (1, 5) + 10 + 10 = 26 plus Cold damage: 2d8 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6
Slam vs Vars, PA: 1d20 + 24 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 24 - 5 = 292d10 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (2, 4) + 10 + 10 = 26 plus Cold damage: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10
Slam vs Vars, PA: 1d20 + 24 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 24 - 5 = 272d10 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (5, 7) + 10 + 10 = 32 plus Cold damage: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 8) = 9
All misses, I think.

Slam vs Statue, PA: 1d20 + 24 - 5 ⇒ (12) + 24 - 5 = 312d10 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (9, 7) + 10 + 10 = 36 plus Cold damage: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10
Slam vs Statue, PA: 1d20 + 24 - 5 ⇒ (13) + 24 - 5 = 322d10 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (3, 7) + 10 + 10 = 30 plus Cold damage: 2d8 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11
With the guardian's DR, it hits twice for a total of 67 damage I think.

One of the demodand, seeing the fighter so well-protected, aims a greater dispel magic at Vars.
Dispel check : 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17 That won't dispel anything, unless you have a Clvl 6 or less from a potion/item perhaps. I'll let you check your active spells and tell me if it dispels anything, but I doubt it.

The other demodand casts acid fog, not only inflicting minor wounds to you as well as the elementals, but also slowing everyone down in the area.

Inflicting 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8 acid damage to everyone in the area (all the elementals and everyone in the party except Avoreal. Moreover, creatures moving through a solid fog move at half their normal speed and take a –2 penalty on all melee attack and melee damage rolls. The vapors prevent effective ranged weapon attacks (except for magic rays and the like). A creature or object that falls into acid fog is slowed so that each 10 feet of vapor that it passes through reduces the falling damage by 1d6. A creature cannot take a 5-foot-step while in acid fog. Finally, the fog obscures all sight, including darkvision, beyond 5 feet. A creature within 5 feet has concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance). Creatures farther away have total concealment (50% miss chance, and the attacker can't use sight to locate the target).

Initiative - round 1 - bold may act!
1. Queen Elvanna
2. Vars, Devin, Devin's fertility idol
3. Ice Elementals, Demodands
4. Avoreal, Trotter, Vuvu, Duhwoo

Trotter and Duhwoo can attempt a new save against overwhelming presence, Will DC 23. If you break the spell early, you take 1d6 Wis drain and are staggered for 1d4 rounds (I'll let you roll those individually).

Well this is exciting!

I think you are doing the whole bow down thing incorrectly, this is how you do it!

1d20 + 19 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 19 - 4 = 30 SR Casts overwhelming Presence back, hitting her and those right around her. DC 27

He then sacrifices his own DR for control of the other statue, after activating his Inspire Courage

Vars only has spells on him from the casters in the party. He doesn't have any potions active. As you figure, none of those rolls hit. Looks like they need a natural 20 to hit me.

I think my spell hits all of them in response

Elvanna resists Vuvu's spell!

Also rolling SR for the Demodands:
SR: 1d20 + 19 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 19 - 4 = 30
SR: 1d20 + 19 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 19 - 4 = 34 You should let me roll your SR checks more often!

Demodands' saves:
Will: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22
Will: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30

Elementals' saves:
Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

One of the demodands remains in full control of his actions, while all three elementals and the remaining demodand bow to Vuvu as their new god!

Initiative - round 1 - bold may act!
1. Queen Elvanna
2. Vars, Devin, Devin's fertility idol
3. Ice Elementals (awed), Demodands (one awed)
4. Avoreal, Trotter (awed), Vuvu, Duhwoo (awed)

I believe Devin put up Communal Resist Acid as we entered the Kurgan so that should be still rolling..

Weighing her options she decides to eat the symbol and try to end the queen.. Avoreal moves up 15' to get a better look at the queen and casts Persistent Flesh to Stone(DC 31 Fort). If she makes it roll again..

She burns a charge from her piercing rod as well..

SR: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (17) + 29 = 46

As a swift action she'll increase her wisodm by +8 for a round..

note woo and Devon whoever fails their save can reroll as I will use saving finale

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you must be able to see your target to cast that spell. Currently, with the fog, you can't see past 5 feet. True Seeing won't help because it doesn't see through fogs (see the spell's description).

Will: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
Wis drain: 1d6 ⇒ 5
staggered: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Trotter uses all of his force of will to break free of the enchantress but doing so gives him more than a little headache.

I just assumed True Seeing would get through the fog.. Ill retcon..

Avoreal teleports into the back of the cave avoiding the glyph and hits the queen with a quickened boneshatter(DC 27 Fort).. Auto combat cast

If she fails she's exhausted, save = fatigued..

1d20 + 29 ⇒ (19) + 29 = 48 If you need SR again.

Damage: 15d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 6, 4) = 56 save for 1/2

Life bubble is up on everybody as well so we shouldn't be taking any damage from the acid fog.

I also ended up casting both my communal resist and protect on acid (oops) so we've got acid resist 30 (reduced to 20?) and 120 points of acid protection as well.

DM can i get the stats of my statue so i can attack?

Duhwoo's Will save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

Avoreal teleports with great haste to find herself facing Elvanna and casts a spell to break her bones, but sees that the Queen isn't affected for her body is made entirely of ice! 'cause she's, you know, the Ice Queen!

Duhwoo's Wis drain: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Duhwoo staggered for (rounds): 1d4 ⇒ 2

Initiative - round 1 - bold may act!
1. Queen Elvanna
2. Vars, Devin, Devin's fertility idol
3. Ice Elementals (awed), Demodands (one awed)
4. Avoreal, Trotter (staggered round 2), Vuvu, Vuvu's witch idol, Duhwoo (staggered round 2 and 3)

1d20 + 22 ⇒ (14) + 22 = 36 for2d10 + 9 ⇒ (10, 4) + 9 = 23
1d20 + 22 ⇒ (6) + 22 = 28 for2d10 + 9 ⇒ (9, 1) + 9 = 19

The statue slams away at the queen, if it hits it releases its Debilitating Portent into her.

SR: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16
The statue manages to slam into the Queen's ice body once, but she seems to resist the curse bestowed by the witch statue.

Elvanna reacts to the elf's presence near her with a vile spell, as she attempts to turn Avoreal into utter nothingness!
Concentration: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (2) + 30 = 32 Pass
Spell Resistance: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34 Pass
Casting destruction: Fort save DC 28 or take 200 damage. If it's enough to kill you, the remains are consumed in unholy fire.

Initiative - round 2 - bold may act!
1. Queen Elvanna
2. Vars, Devin, Devin's fertility idol
3. Ice Elementals (awed), Demodands (one awed)
4. Avoreal, Trotter (staggered round 2), Vuvu, Vuvu's witch idol, Duhwoo (staggered round 2 and 3)

Vars will keep swinging at the ice critter in front of him.

power attack, heroism, inspire courage
to hit: 1d20 + 38 ⇒ (7) + 38 = 45 damage: 1d8 + 36 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 36 + (6) = 47
to hit: 1d20 + 33 ⇒ (10) + 33 = 43 damage: 1d8 + 36 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 36 + (5) = 46
to hit: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (10) + 28 = 38 damage: 1d8 + 36 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 36 + (1) = 40
to hit: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (8) + 23 = 31 damage: 1d8 + 36 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 36 + (1) = 40

Please Roll Well..: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29 Yay!! I get another round..

Damage Instead: 10d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 3, 4, 6, 6, 5, 2, 2, 6) = 44 Avoreal manages not to burst into flames and die but is still rocked by the spell..

Man i should let you roll that.. Figures id roll way above average on myself lol..

BTW was that DC off? The overwhelming presence DC was a 23 and its 9th level.. Destruction is a 7th and had a DC 28? I suppose if the first spell came from an item that would explain it being so low.. Regardless..

Devin will maintain his Heroism Aura as he follows the wall to the door, where he will fly south out of the fog.

He will shunt the non-awed Demodand into his Kimono

Devin will follow up with a Quickened Prayer.
You and each of your allies gain a +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks, while each of your foes takes a -1 penalty on such rolls. No save, SR applies.
Queen SR: 1d20 + 15 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 15 + 6 - 1 = 32
Demodand SR: 1d20 + 15 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 15 + 6 - 1 = 32
Fellow PCs, if you still have SR up, it's 1d20+20 to penetrate and receive prayer, also Avoreal is out of range unfortunately.

Meanwhile Devin's Statue will continue its assault on the queen.

Slam + Flank + Prayer: 1d20 + 22 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 22 + 2 + 1 = 41
Damage: 2d10 + 9 ⇒ (7, 3) + 9 = 19

Slam + Flank + Prayer: 1d20 + 22 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 22 + 2 + 1 = 38
Damage: 2d10 + 9 ⇒ (8, 4) + 9 = 21

Releasing Bestow Curse on a hit.
SR: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (19) + 20 = 39
Will Save 32 or "-4 penalty on attack rolls, saves, ability checks, and skill checks."

Devin shouts "Hang on Avoreal!" not quite managing to see Avoreal around the fog.

Well she did get rocked, but her Greater False life ate most of it so she still looks fresh..

Lets hope that between bestow curse and prayer, she'll succumb to whatever we throw at her next.

as a swift action, Duhwoo once again snaps his wand o' D-Door back out its spring-loaded wrist sheath, and his standard action (all he's allowed whilst staggered) is using the wand to pop himself to a spot with his back to the wall, adjacent to where he last saw of the queen before the fog blocked his vision...

then he'll rage as a free action, activating Power Attack, Reckless Abandon, and "Come and Get Me"!

You suppose well, the overwhelming presence came from her crown and wasn't from her spell list, hence the low DC for a 20th-level witch. Also, destruction is an 8th-level spell for a witch.

I *love* that kimono! I suggested it as a purchase for one of my players in my RotRL tabletop campaign, and he's also crazy about it! Probably one of my favourite items in the game!

Vars quickly dispatches the first elemental in line.

Devin opens the way to the garden of endless blossoms to the still valid demodand, making it disappear from view! His prayer also appears to affect all enemies on the battlefield... but what about his friends?

The fertility idol controlled by Devin slams into the Queen twice, sending tiny chips of her ice body flying around. She seems affected by the curse!
Will (Queen): 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (6) + 23 = 29

Will (elemental): 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 - 1 = 22
Will (elemental): 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 - 1 = 17
Will (demodand): 1d20 + 14 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 14 - 1 = 28
Int (demodand): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
None of the foes appear to be quite ready yet to give up their newfound faith! Moreover, the garden of endless blossoms appears to be more than a match for the slimy demodand's mind.

Finally, Duhwoo teleports behind the fog... and the Queen!

Initiative - round 2 - bold may act!
1. Queen Elvanna (-1 prayer, -4 curse)
2. Vars, Devin, Devin's fertility idol
3. Ice Elementals (awed, -1 prayer), Demodands (one awed (-1 prayer), one mazed)
4. Avoreal, Trotter (staggered round 2), Vuvu, Vuvu's witch idol, Duhwoo (staggered round 2 and 3)

1d20 + 4 + 23 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 23 = 42 for 2d10 + 4 + 9 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 10) + 4 + 9 + (5) = 29
1d20 + 4 + 23 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 23 = 47 for 2d10 + 4 + 9 + 1d6 ⇒ (8, 2) + 4 + 9 + (4) = 27

The idol enjoys the benefit of Vuvus song and swings away

Vuvu meanwhile continues his song and begins to summon his favorite monkeys

Oooo a crit 1d20 + 4 + 23 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 23 = 34 for 2d10 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (9, 10) + 4 + 9 = 32

2d4 - 4 ⇒ (3, 3) - 4 = 2 Vuvu will throw a gallant inspiration to try to make that crit confirm if it did not

Trotter grabs Vuvu and dimension doors both of them out of the cloud so they can see what is going on.

The witch statue slams into Elvanna twice, but doesn't manage to reach a vital point... because she has none thanks to her ice body.

Trotter then teleports the casting bard and himself in the room where the Queen resides.

Initiative - round 2 - bold may act!
1. Queen Elvanna (-1 prayer, -4 curse)
2. Vars, Devin, Devin's fertility idol
3. Ice Elementals (awed, -1 prayer), Demodands (one awed (-1 prayer), one mazed)
4. Avoreal, Trotter, Vuvu, Vuvu's witch idol, Duhwoo (staggered round 3)

Avoreal used to have the Kimono until i realized you could only purchase it if you ran the module it was in.. Sucks because it is indeed very good.. The +4 to caster level for SR and Dispels is worth it alone..

Avoreal casts a spell and time stands still.. Casting Extended Time Stop via Greater Extend Rod

Rounds: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 x2 = 4 rounds

On her first round she casts Communal Pro Fire and moves to touch Vars and Duhwoo with it.. Not sure if they have SR so..

2d20 ⇒ (17, 3) = 20 Will actually fail vs Duhwoo if he choose the SR.. Not to worried with him blinking and Communal Resist 30 is up.. That is unless he got the -4 to SR debuff then i pass..

On her 2nd and 3rd rounds she'll set 2 Delayed Blast Fireballs up to go off the round her Time Stop ends. She burns 2 charges of her greater pen rod.. Placed a Template.. Will miss Devin but hit Vars and Duhwoo, hence the protection..

SR 1: 2d20 ⇒ (15, 10) = 25 +29 to rolls.. First is the Queen, 2nd Demo. The +29 will auto beat Vars and Duh's SR if they have it..
SR 2: 2d20 ⇒ (6, 13) = 19

Dam 1: 18d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 2, 1, 6, 1, 1, 2, 5, 5, 5, 1, 4, 1, 5, 6, 6, 3) = 56 DC 30 Reflex for these and 1.5 damage to vul elementals..
Dam 2: 18d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 5, 2, 2, 1, 5, 2, 1, 3, 4, 6, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 2) = 58

On her last round she'll move back to her starting location and ready a Greater Dispel Magic in response to the Queen casting a spell..

Counterspell: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32 50/50 at least..

Sry for the big post but she had 4 rounds of stuff to do in one so ..

Duhwoo's Spell Resistance is currently 25...

SR check against prayer: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37 which works, so he gets +2 to hit and +2 damage (Fate's favored trait gives +1 extra to luck bonuses). He already has a luck save bonus.

Ok so she passed both of yalls SR and you recieve 120 points of fire protection and also currently have resist fire 30.. That equlas into you taking no fire damage from the fireballs..