[PFS] GM Skipper's #5–20 The Sealed Gate (Inactive)

Game Master SkipperD

Fahd moves forward just south of Perin. He wasn’t sure what to do, but maybe he could calm things down between the two combatants.

Would someone move calm, cool Fahd to the square south of Perin? Thanks.

Done.

"Stay put n' shut up, Nikolai; we'll sort this out." Mavarion calls forth another raucous clap of energy and flings more detritus.

Maximized Extended TK Blast vs. Darcassan: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25
53 damage on a hit.

Mavarion covers Fahd's movement, but the cramped melee around Darcassan throws his aim off.

Will, Periel: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Will, Mavarion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Will, Fahd: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Will, Bambang, danger sight: 1d20 + 9 - 4 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 9 - 4 + 4 = 16
Will, Zeno: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Will, Nikolai: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18

The fragrant scent continues to cloud your minds. Only Periel manages to keep his wits with him. Darcassan sees this and starts to lay into the holy warrior with its thorny vines.

Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 +Bleed: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 +Bleed: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5

Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35
Crit?: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31
Damage: 2d10 + 14 ⇒ (1, 2) + 14 = 17 +Bleed: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8

Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 +Bleed: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8

Sweet RNJesus, those rolls...

Combat Round 3
Bold may act
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Fahd (calm, legacy weapon), Periel (55 damage, 8 bleed damage, legacy weapon)
Zeno (see invisibility, calm), Mavarion (calm)
Darcassan (38 damage)
Bambang (29 damage, calm)
Nikolai (calm)

Bambang feels the unnatural calm settling on him, and much as he knows they are in danger, he can't bring himself to attack anyone.
"Nikolai, stop fighting us. Open you eyes and see who the real enemy to the Pathfinder Society is!"
diplomacy: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16

He does see Periel badly wounded. He pulls out his wand as he moves towards him, activating it on him.
UMD wand: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (19) + 18 = 37
wand of clw on periel: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 That was lame, but at least it stops the bleed.

Bambang stitches up Periel's bleeding wounds while Nikolai drops to his knees and starts praying to Sarenrae.

Combat Round 4
Bold may act
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Fahd (calm, legacy weapon), Periel (52 damage, legacy weapon)
Zeno (see invisibility, calm), Mavarion (calm)
Darcassan (38 damage)
Bambang (29 damage, calm)
Nikolai (calm)

Spellcraft to identify whatever deflected my arrow?: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35
thistle arrow retrievable on odd: 1d100 ⇒ 5

Prescience: 1d20 ⇒ 20

Holy Chao, of all the times not to be able to shoot something...!

Zeno takes some time to stop and smell the pretty flowers. Unable to help but notice the altogether fearsome-looking bloom over there with the others, he draws a small, smooth, mithril wand with a lilac pearl embedded in its center, and waves it across himself as a precaution (shield).

Fahd stays in his current position, not having any clue how close the whole party was to dying.

Mavarion, increasingly random killing machine, stands idle. He feels to peaceful for killing at the moment, so he swoops behind Periel and calls some severed pieces of the paladin back to him.

Kinetic Healer: 6d6 + 17 ⇒ (3, 5, 4, 5, 6, 4) + 17 = 44

Moving to Periel and healing him up. I'll use my Internal Buffer for the burn.

In the midst of the tranquil pause in combat, Zeno reflects over the myriad ways divine beings bless their followers. ie it was merely a fanciful description of the effects of a class ability :)

Combat Round 4
Bold may act
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Fahd (calm, legacy weapon), Periel (8 damage, legacy weapon)
Zeno (see invisibility, calm), Mavarion (calm)
Darcassan (38 damage)
Bambang (29 damage, calm)
Nikolai (calm)

I just gave myself a shield - that should be up there, too.

Periel moves a step aside and attacks.
Attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (20) + 18 = 381d8 + 2d6 + 29 ⇒ (7) + (5, 1) + 29 = 42
Attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 191d8 + 2d6 + 29 ⇒ (6) + (6, 5) + 29 = 46
Confirm: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 241d8 + 2d6 + 29 ⇒ (1) + (3, 4) + 29 = 37

Periel lands a single grievous blow on Darcassan, and it returns the favor while continuing to waft out the thought-muddling scent.

Will, Periel: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28
Will, Mavarion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Will, Fahd: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Will, Bambang, danger sight: 1d20 + 9 - 4 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 9 - 4 + 4 = 20
Will, Zeno: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 <- I assume you want to use your nat 20 instead
Will, Nikolai: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29

Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 +Bleed: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 6) = 7

Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 +Bleed: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10

Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 +Bleed: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5

Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 +Bleed: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7

Combat Round 4
Bold may act
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Fahd (calm, legacy weapon), Periel (57 damage, 10 bleed damage, legacy weapon)
Zeno (see invisibility, shield), Mavarion
Darcassan (110 damage)
Bambang (29 damage, calm)
Nikolai

GM, Bambang has finally used up all his divination mental focus points, so no more +4 bonus to his saving throws.

Bambang finds the unnatural peace that settled on him stubbornly refusing to fade. He glances at Nikolai, uncertain what he intentions are. "Nikolai, please stop fighting us. Look and see her true form. She will destroy the Society!"
diplomacy: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33

Finding himself still unable to take aggressive actions, Bambang grasp tight the ring on his right hand and calls forth the spirit residing within it. He then lays his hand on Periel, willing the appearance of his form to waver.
cast defensively, DC21: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30 in case she has reach
cast blur on Periel

Nikolai looks at Bambang, and for the first time since you met him he seems to truly listen. He takes in his surroundings, and a dawning realization morphs into pure horror. He drops to his knees and prays to Sarenrae once more.

"Blessed Dawnflower, I have strayed from your light..."

Combat Round 5
Bold may act
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Fahd (calm, legacy weapon), Periel (57 damage, 10 bleed damage, legacy weapon, blur)
Zeno (see invisibility, shield), Mavarion
Darcassan (110 damage)
Bambang (29 damage, calm)
Nikolai

Periel quickly uses his Lay on hands ability.
LOH: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 1, 4) = 12
Attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 211d8 + 2d6 + 29 ⇒ (3) + (4, 6) + 29 = 42
Attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 291d8 + 2d6 + 29 ⇒ (4) + (1, 6) + 29 = 40

Now less calm, Mav still sees a necessity in keeping Periel on this side of the Boneyard. While he doesn't look too bad, wouldn't want a repeat of the Crocodile Incident.

Kinetic Healer: 6d6 + 17 ⇒ (6, 3, 4, 2, 5, 2) + 17 = 39

Using my Internal Buffer again, which is now empty.

Darcassan dodges Periel's first blow, but his backhand swing hews the plant-beast in two.

---Combat Over---

With the heady scent dissipating, you, Nikolai and and the enthralled agents' minds clear and you can all take stock of the situation.

”Well, that was right miserable! I don’t know what kind of mind magic they used, but I couldn’t even ball up a fist,” The warrior says apologetically.

Woah, I really felt that was touch and go for a while!

Bambang sighs a deep sigh of relief. He smiles wanly as he pats Fahd on the shoulder. "Good man Fahd, please no need to put yourself down. We each step in whatever way we could."

Turning to Nikolai, he still eyes him somewhat cautiously. "You see clearly now? No longer under the influence of her ... its enchantment? What happened? How did your team of Pathfinders end up here?"

Mavarion shakes his head wildly. "That mighta felt good, that peaceful feeling. If reality didn't jus' set back in so quick. Where's a mountain I can toss?"

Periel bows to the others.
"You have my thanks. Without your help this could have been very ugly!"

Nikolai gives Bambang a distraught look.

"My memory is hazy, but I remember that thing coming to the camp... What happened to Master Zey and Venture-Captain Li !?"

The remaining color drains from his already pale face.

"And the rest of the agents in the base camp..?"

Bambang looks in turn at his teammates, but seeing no one willing to answer, he pipes up. "We are uncertain of the fate of Master Zey and Captain Li. We found a note from Zey on how to operate the Hao Jin tapestry and followed his instructions to come here." He pauses here, unsure how to continue. "The camp was abandoned when we found it. We thought the rest of the agents would be with you." He glances at the dead body of the plant creatures. "Let us retrace our steps and exit the tapestry. We might find them along the way." He does not sound hopeful, however.

A glimmer of hope emerges in Nikolai as Bambang brings him up to speed.

"All is not lost, then! If you have secured the focusing crystals, Eviolan back in that other clearing can reopen the portal through which Zey and Li can exit the Tapestry. After that, we must make haste back to the camp and find out what happened to the rest of the agents."

A couple of reminders: You have the crystals (you used them to gain emergency acces to the Tapestry).
Periel, do remember that you were given an extra handout at the beginning.

Periel moves toward Nikolei and he nods."Can I talk to you for a few moments.. privately."
As soon as they are he speaks up.
"Listen, I do not know for sure what you did in the past. But the chruch send me to talk sense to you. What you do is causing an unneccessary chism in the church. The chruch is mother, the chruch is father. Think about it and reconcile. Return to its loving arms and be embraced again by it.

Dipl: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29

Nikolai gives Periel a solemn nod.

"You speak the truth, brother, I see that now. When this mess has been handled, I'll travel to the Temple of the Shining Star and present myself to Scion Lady Xerashir. I can only hope that she is as forgiving as you..."

We're almost done, so if you have any loose ends to deal with, now is the time. I'll round things up tomorrow.

I'm not 100% sure what that would constitute. Have we freed any slaves, captives, or hostages this adventure? What about a named NPC slave (yes, Nikolai, I'm looking at you)?

@Zeno: Nikolai and the enthralled agents do indeed qualify for your faction sheet goal.

After rounding up the rest of the wayward Pathfinders, you exit through your dimensional eddies, and the halfling Bambang saw in his vision preforms the ritual to allow Zey and Li to exit the tapestry as well.

After some glares from the perpetually cantankerous Master of Spells, you are all teleported back to The Grand Lodge for your debriefing. In Zey's cluttered office, he has words with Nikolai, and he refers to you for clarification on what happened up north.

After Zey's words with Nikolai, Zeno takes Nikolai aside for some...words.

"Don't blame yourself. Unduly. The loss of one's own free will is as frightening a thing as can happen to a person. Have you considered formally joining Liberty's Edge...?"

Spending 2 Prestige to hire Nikolai as an Assistant, as per the Liberty's Edge Season 6 Objective.

"Not quite sure, I ain't so magic'ly inclined," Mav replies when asked for a report. "A sweet-talkin' plant thing took over Nik here's mind? And the others from th' camp. I also think we got taken somewheres awry by Hao Jin's carpet." He turns to the others for further details.

Aram Zey mutters to himself for a while before returning to the problems at hand.

"Well, at least this mess is partially dealt with. There's still the matter with the other half of the agents at the camp that haven't turned up, and I'm sure The Decemvirate wishes to debrief you as well, Nikolai... The rest of you preformed adequately, so you can leave now."

The Master of Spells looks expectantly at you, the mountains of paperwork in his office looming ominously behind him.

Unless you have anything more to add, then we're done here! Your Chronicle Sheets can be found here, and let me know if there're any errors/changes I need to fix.

Chronicle looks good, thanks aplenty for running!