[PFS] GM Rinaldo's What Sleeps in Stone (Inactive)

Game Master The Great Rinaldo!

reflex(+2 w/Tiny adjacent): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

"Ouch!

Round down? 6 or 7?

Tiny has evasion and Resist: 10 to fire/cold/acid/elec./sonic

reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

I assume he takes no damage

ref save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Narika fails the reflex save, but does not take any damage because of protection from energy. Spell can still absorb 84-15=69 points of energy.

Narika speaks for a second and then a big ball of swirling blue energy flies over to the juggernaut and slams into it.

casting fireball, damage converted to cold by bloodline power. Aiming it at location marked by little blue circle to avoid damaging allies.
damage: 7d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 1, 6, 5, 6, 3) = 32 DC 18 reflex save for half

reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

"When does a skeleton laugh?" asks Rhuul.

Though who have traveled with him feel a thrill of supernatural anticipation as they hope the get out of range before the punchline.

"When something tickles his funny bone!" he finishes with.

And haste is now active

Rhuul hurries forward toward the cart, ready to do his bit in the upcoming battle.

"This is not what I was expecting" he sighs.

religion?: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 - immunizes, resistance and vulnerabilities in that order please.

Actually it's Arcana, but it doesn't matter since they're all the same for you ... however, its CR is higher than the DC 20 you just made, so no information.

Rhuul tells another joke, and once again everyone is confused at how much better it makes them feel. He studies the giant wheeled machine, and curses that he didn't pay close enough attention when such things were being discussed in the past.

Narika aims at the back wall, and a blast of cold air and show bursts back, catching the juggernaut but just missing Fek and Narayan.
Reflex Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
The driver appears to be intent on the creatures in front of it, as it takes the full force of the blast. Despite the snow, it moves across Fek and Narayan, then turns to run over Tiny, Rhuul, Jing Kwan, and Narika.

Trample! Everyone except Sihir has to choose:
1) Reflex save to possibly take half damage, or
2) Attack of Opportunity with -4 penalty
I need everyone to make their choice and either roll Save or AoO before I reveal the damage from the attack.

Narika tries to dodge the creature.
ref save, haste: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 1 = 19

edit: adding knowledge roll, if that's OK.
kn. arcana: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

Rhuul should probably get an AOO from it leaving a threatened square, with his reach longspear. But as he doesn't have combat reflexes he will try a reflex save to avoid some of the trample damage.

AOO vs leaving threatened square: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17 Sigh
damage: 1d10 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
reflex,haste: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 1 = 23

Rhuul should probably get an AOO from it leaving a threatened square, with his reach longspear. But as he doesn't have combat reflexes he will try a reflex save to avoid some of the trample damage.

The choice between AoO or Save is based on the fact that it has to pass through a threatened square to trample, so you get one or the other. I'm going to make you choose one, then reroll since it isn't really fair to anyone else to let you roll both then pick one.

I'll try to avoid then. My reasoning was that if Rhuul was not being tramped, he would still have got an AOO on the creature as it moved left to attack Fek and Narayan. This is like a wizard in melee casting a ranged spell giving out two different AOOs, one for casting in melee, and one for using a ranged attack in melee.

reflex: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 1 = 16

Reflex: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28 (God bless) evasion

reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 against the fire
reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15 against the trample

Narayan does his best to avoid both flame and fell beast,but though he evades entirely the spurt of lava, the juggernaut may be another matter...

Reflex save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 Bugger. Could be worse. Not that it makes a difference this time (darned fatigue), but would my gentle breeze be any help against this?

The lava catches Sihir by surprise, a large glop landing close enough that it should have severely burned him - oddly, he seems fine.

Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24
Well, am I the Wizard or aren't I? Folio reroll!: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21 :((( Defenses?

Sihir has never seen anything like this before - but seeing it's very, very direct approach to battle gives him a wonderful Wayang idea. He suddenly flies up and around the side of the terrible machine, and attempts to bind it to the ground by its own shadow!

[dice=shadow anchor, melee touch attack if you deem it necessary, it's unclear to me]1d20+8[/dice] F$*&f+@!f&+&f*!%f%+!f@$&f!$$...do I keep the 'charge' (assuming you decide an actual touch roll needs to be made at all?)
Otherwise, DC 23 Will save to resist, subsequent CMD if it 'sticks' will be 21.

As marked on the map, I am now 10' up in the air (assuming the thing's about that tall).

Jing Kwan attempts to duck out of the path of the oncoming machine.

reflex(+2 w/Tiny adjacent; +1 Haste}: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

knowledge(arcana): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32

"You will not hurt my Master" roars Tiny as he swings at the oncoming machine.....

AoO(+1 adamantite greatsword; +1 Haste; -4 Trample): 1d20 + 11 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 11 + 1 - 4 = 22
possible slashing damage: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (6, 4) + 5 = 15

Darn, forgot about fatigue, so both those reflex saves are one lower

OK guys, I am going to do a little retcon. After working out the results of the trample and getting a TPK (only Sihir survived due to not being in the trample) I went to the forums to see how other GMs handled this fight.

Turns out most teams are a little better prepared, owing to the fact that they saw the pictures at the temple, and Old Man Mountain actually used the word "juggernaut" to describe the thing. Most GMs allowed Knowledge checks at that point, letting the party prepare a little better. I'm calling that GM fault and restarting this encounter.

Jing Kwan's rolls of 32 above gives you some good information:
* A Juggernaut is a 15HD gargantuan construct whose defenses are DR overcome by adamantine, fast healing, general construct traits, and a good (20+) spell resistance.
* A Juggernaut's primary attack is a brutal trample. Owing to its size and weight, it can kill most people in a single attack.
* When a Juggernaut kills a creature, part of that creature's soul is drawn into the Juggernaut. This does not prevent raising the dead, but it does make the Juggernaut even tougher.

Armed with that information, please reposition yourselves prior to removing the pick. If you want to change how you remove the pick, you may do so. If Fek wants not to use his scroll of Invisibility, feel free to take it back. Do any other buffs or preparations you feel appropriate. Once you are ready, we will restart. Your saves against the first round lava bombs will hold, but we will reroll initiative. I will also point out that Fossilblight is an adamantine weapon.

"Hmm" says Rhuul, a vision of the future passing in front of his eyes.

"All we really need is the pick. If the Juggernaut is so large, then it may not be able to cross that bridge. Thus flight with Fossilblight might be an option. "

Does this mean I still have my folio reroll, or not?

What about the pre-combat spells I cast?

A 28 failed in a save or die situation? That is brutal!

When Jing Kwan starts describing the juggernaut, Fek simply vanishes. One second he is there, the next second whimpering can be heard from somewhere out of sight.

First and foremost, I appologize in advance for any meta-gaming. It is not my intent to do so, I am suggesting the following based on Jing Kwan's experience and the information he/we gathered as mentioned above.

"I have a plan. During our adventures, Tiny and me found the +1 adamantite greatsword that he carries to be very useful fighting robots. We also found the spell "Glitterdust", which I can cast, to be also of use. Furthermore, I have the ability to transport Tiny to me from a fair distance.

What do you people think?"

"I can contribute icy fireballs to try to hurt the thing. You said he's resistant to spells, but it can't hurt to try."

Does this mean I still have my folio reroll, or not? What about the pre-combat spells I cast?

Rolling back to just after you solved the puzzle, but if you used a reroll on the save against the lava, that is still used.

A 28 failed in a save or die situation? That is brutal!

Technically it's "save or massive damage", but in the case of several people in this group, it amounts to the same thing.

Rhuul sighs. "That sounds as good a way as any. Let us hope that having to navigate the bridges slows him down somewhat. I've got me inspiring words, but little that can bolster our defences. Oh for a skilled archer!" he bemoans. "And it is not often you'll hear this dwarf asking for an elf!"

Narika will use all the same buffs she did before. Jing Kwan, do you want any of Narika's buffs on Tiny? I'm guessing you can even use range personal stuff on him.

We should look to ssee if we can sspot any grievous wounds Fosssilbreaker may have left. Otherwise we must use itss ssize againsst it. Ssee where Fek has gone? Perhapss there it will be unable to move freely.

Otherwise not really sure how to interact with something that starts next to at least one of us and one-shot's the party before we go... Grease up the area like mad? Anyone got lots of Create Pits
available?

I like that grease idea. But I don't have it. Of course saves vs grease are not going to be too hard for something so powerful.

I have grease(1L can cast 2x) (DC=17; 10'x10' area) and create pit(2L can cast 5x but would prefer to use on glitterdust)(only 10'x10'x40' deep).
Tiny currently has mage armor on him. Beyond that haste and fly for anyone that will be able to damage at range. *Magic Missile is subject to SR*

Not sure if it can just run over the lava stream either.

Don't forget the message you decrypted from the floor tiles in the previous room. That may be useful.

If you can cast it, Narika could use a fly to pelt him with fireball more safely, but I don't know how high his SR is.

I don't have fly although Tiny has magical flight.

I guess the message from the floor tiles is that it's vulnerable through the hole the pick made?

Sihir Aneh wrote:

Does this mean I still have my folio reroll, or not? What about the pre-combat spells I cast?

Rolling back to just after you solved the puzzle, but if you used a reroll on the save against the lava, that is still used.

See above; I used it on my Knowledge (Arcana) roll (and it turned out even worse than the original, certainly no contest whatsoever to what jing kwan got), NOT the Reflex save, so rule as you will.

Do we know anything about this thing's sensory faculties? How much good is mundane Stealth against it? How about improved invisibility (or comparable effects)?

@party: Apparently, I've still got my fly spell prepared - can anyone else cast that spell? If not, it sounds like I should cast it on whoever's most fit to wield Fossilblight...so who will that be?

I suspect Tiny is the best person to wield it. If it is a heavy pick, I could use it (dwarven weapon familiarity) but would have to put aside my flag, which massively reduces my to-hit and damage bonuses, both personally and for everyone else. So I'm probably not the best person for wielding it.

Fek is going to be useless here. My ranged attack won't even get through DR without sneak attack--which I would most likely get once. The best I can do is loan some magic items to Tiny--take a look at my character profile and see if anything would be helpful.

Sihir - You're good then. If Jing Kwan hadn't rolled well, Rhuul could have used his Lore Master, so no reason for you to use a reroll on a knowledge check.

Go ahead and keep planning. I want you to be comfortable with how you're set up when we start it.

I don't think it'll fail the reflex saves, I think that its acrobatics probably isn't great, and that more difficult terrain and spaces it can't trample through are how we get a swing at this thing.

Either way, Narayan will drink a potion of fly and head up near the ceiling (though not in the dangerous looking cloud if it's present in this room).

Tiny is only able to wield the greatsword because he took the feat to do so. He is not proficent in any weapons normally, I am not sure if he can wield it with the -4 penalty the rest of us will get though.

Fek, I do not see anything that will help Tiny, but I thank you for offering.

When nobody is looking, Fek sneaks across the bridge, holding his loaded crossbow in one hand and a potion of fly in the other.

I could maybe "sabotage" floor tiles with Disable Device, to make difficult terrain.

Nice idea, Fek!

Seconded; I know I'd approve that in heartbeat were I DM.

I'd allow the tiles to be set at weird angles, but I would say that as the Juggernaut entered a square, it would crush the tiles enough to remove the difficult terrain; it would be able to roll back over squares it had already cleared without difficulty (as would you, of course).

How would grease interact with trample?

If we grease a lot of the area it would need to go through to get to us, that might really slow it down. Even if it makes most of the saves, it only has to fail one to buy us another round. Then again, it might be immune to being tripped, being on wheels. If not though, there is a lot of terrain for it to pass through if we are over two bridges...

My thought was that his base is probably bigger than the 10 ft square I can grease, so it might do nothing.

I can cast grease 2x still. if we grease the main bridge it might slow it down, but not if it goes right over the lava river itself straight
in our direction.

I doubt it could go over the lava, that is a really steep slope down, surely it would get stuck in the pit. Bit on an empasse then, if we can't hurt it, and it can't hurt us.

After using her wand of shield on herself, Narika passes the wand to Jing Kwan so he can use it on Tiny.

T10 for 43 Stealth before combat.

Hand Crossbow (Flat-Footed?): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23 Piercing: 1d3 ⇒ 1 Precision (?): 5d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 5, 1, 2) = 19
Potential modifiers: haste +1 attack, Rhuul +5 attack/+5 damage, range (30 ft.)

Rhuul tells a horrible joke to lighten the mood, with a strangely helpful effect. Fek, unseen to normal eyes, examines the pick, and with a careful twist, slowly extracts it.

Rhuul casts his haste spell, and Tiny flies over to the heap. He takes hold of the pick and pulls. Tiny STR check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 The pick easily pulls free.

At first, nothing seems to happen. But just as the pick clears the heap of slag, the floor begins to rumble. With a squeak, Fek drops the pick at Narayan's feet. The slag heap falls away, reavealing a gigantic wheeled vehicle with a skeletal driver. Flames erupt from a pillar in the center as the driver laughs maniacally.

Volcano: 1d100 = 37
At the same time, the river of lava begins to bubble, and suddenly blobs of lava burst upward, flying through the air before landing throughout the chamber.
Everyone takes 4d6 fire damage; a DC 15 Reflex save halves the damage (evasion applies if you have it).

Based on the saves already rolled, Rhuul, Juing Kwan, and Narayan take 6 damage, and Sihir takes 13. The lava went pretty much everywhere in the entire cavern, so changing positions didn't alter that.

OK, in this timeline everyone except Sihir acts before the Juggernaut!

As planned, Jing Kwan summons Tiny back to his side. The eidolon hands Fossilblight to Narayan and draws his own adamantine weapon. Narika throws out a blast of snow and cold wind.

Tiny and Jing Kwan's rounds were already determined.
Narika needs to roll an SR check.
Narayan has Fossilblight in his hands.
Narayan, Rhuul, and Fek can take their actions.
Because you have the message from the "puzzle", you automatically succeed at the Perception check to notice a piece of armor plating missing from the front of the juggernaut, at about the position the pick had previously been embedded. I placed a marker on the side of the creature that has the wound; I will make sure that side is facing the direction the juggernaut is moving since it matters.

caster level check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

That stunk, using folio reroll with 2 GM stars
CL reroll: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 2 = 23

Good use of reroll!

Narika's spell hits the target, and you see frost appear up and down the juggernaut.

Keeping its reflex save and your damage roll from Timeline 1; the juggernaut takes 32 damage.