[PFS] [PBP Gameday VI] GM MichaelCullen's Solstice Scar 10-11

Game Master MichaelCullen

Devourer reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Emaciated corpse reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Ragewright purple reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Ragewright blue reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

The devouerer floats in the air and casts a spell to confound the party Confusion.

Everyone but Holly owes me a will save DC 19. Make this the first d20 roll of your post. If you fail roll me a d100 to determine your actions. If you are confused and are hit before your turn, you do not roll the d100, you simply attack back.

Round 1
Avelina
Holly
Fandral - Delayed
Large Dry Corpse -damaged
Giovanni
Luisila
Emaciated Creature -damaged, blind
Amaranti
Desiccated Corpse purple -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse blue -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse red
Desiccated Corpse yellow

Will Save (charm/compulsion): 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (10) + 22 = 32

Don't forget everyone that good hope is up and it's giving a +3 instead of a +2!

Will Save (charm/compulsion) w/ Good Hope: 1d20 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 3 = 14
Confusion Result: 1d100 ⇒ 73

Giovanni stands his ground, but swings his chain around and beats himself in the face with it.

Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Will + Good Hope: 1d20 + 18 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 18 + 3 = 27

Round #1: AC 24, DR 5/bludgeoning, copycat

“Whoa! Lookout, the green-eyed one’s a bodak.”

Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

“Don’t make me put corks on your chain spikes, Giovanni.”

Luisila copycats and ✨casts unbreakable ♡ on Giovanni.

Suppresses the confusion effect for 11 rounds.

will save+good hope+charmed life: 1d20 + 6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 3 + 2 = 16
confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 89
1-giovanni: 1d2 ⇒ 1

Fandral clicks his heels together and strikes out at Giovanni with three quick strikes. Sorry brother

attack #1: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (2) + 21 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 5 = 13

attack #2: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (9) + 21 = 30
damage: 1d6 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 5 = 14

attack #3: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25
damage: 1d6 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 5 = 15

current conditions: hasted from boots of speed 5/10. 2 points of panache. 2 uses of charmed life. confused. AC=29(33 from movement)20 touch, 20 flat footed. All saves increased by 3 from good hope

Giovani gets to defend himself, right?

Standard behavior applies, it is almost instinctive at this point.

Attempt the trip (as you close but before you can reach Giovanni due to chain reach), if the trip works, follow up with the disarm.

Either way, very effective Confusion spell.

Trip attempt w/ Good Hope: 1d20 + 30 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 30 + 3 = 44 Probably sufficient

Disarm attempt w/ Good Hope ignoring Prone opponent bonus: 1d20 + 32 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 32 + 3 = 36 Natural 1, no disarm. Better for the team, honestly.

Should reduce AoO count to 4 available.

Amaranti will save, GH: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 13 + 2 = 32
Kaisharga will save, devotion, GH: 1d20 + 6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 4 + 2 = 31

Started adjacent to you, so do not know how I would provoke the attack.

So, Fandral was adjacent so I don’t think the trip happened. That said Giovanni can defend himself if he pleases. His confusion is temporarily suppressed by Luisila.

The dedicated corpse (Bodak) spends its turn rubbing its eyes unhappy at being blinded.

Avelina
Holly
Fandral -confused
Large Dry Corpse -damaged
Giovanni
Luisila
Emaciated Creature -damaged, blind
Amaranti
Desiccated Corpse purple -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse blue -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse red
Desiccated Corpse yellow

Check. I admit I didn't look at the map, I just responded with the default behavior.

Also, Fandral, did those attacks include your bonus from good hope? I think it would only make the difference with one.

His character sheet shows a normal attack bonus of +18

"Ugly undead things! They must die!"

Boastful as Amaranti may be, he has enough common sense to not charge in alone and be surrounded by the enemies. Instead, he casts Haste on his allies, and then guides Kaisharga to take flight.

Haste on everyone, except Holly who is too far away from the others

A preternatural anger fills the ragewights and the two that can see throw a pair of javelins at their closest target. Holly, who has cover from the shrubbery.
Javelin at Holly, third range increment: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 10 - 4 = 19
Javelin at Holly, third range increment: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 10 - 4 = 16

Round 2
Avelina
Holly
Fandral -confused
Large Dry Corpse -damaged
Giovanni
Luisila
Emaciated Creature -damaged, blind
Amaranti
Desiccated Corpse purple -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse blue -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse red
Desiccated Corpse yellow

Holly will cast Haste on herself and move 30 feet.

"You are going to have to try harder than that if you wish to take me down."

"That is quite enough of that, undead abomination."

Avelina moves a bit closer, now that the frontliners have moved forward. She holds out a hand towards the devourer, her palm up and her fingers cupped as if holding an invisible goblet.

"Contemplate your wickedness as you are trapped by the Frozen Prison of the Knight-Goddess!"

She pulls her fingers into a fist and a prison of ice forms around the devourer.

She casts Icy Prison on the devourer. He is now trapped within 11 inches of ice. If he fails the DC 25 reflex save, he has the helpless condition for 11 minutes. If he makes the save, he's still behind 11 inches of ice, but only entangled

SR Check (spell pen + greater spell pen): 1d20 + 11 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 4 = 18
Not feeling good about that, so burning my reroll
GM Reroll (3 stars): 1d20 + 15 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 15 + 3 = 37

"Giovanni, please don’t hurt Fandral."

"I’ve got a second spell that will suppress his confusion that I will ✨cast shortly."

"I'm not the one that does hurting, remember? HE DOES."

Fandral Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 18 Giovanni’s AOO did not happen so no one has attacked Fandral since last round so he gets to roll.

Fandral shakes his head, momentarily clear, he delays waiting for Luisila’s promised spell.

Devourer’s reflex save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 the devoured is simply not fast enough to prevent the ice from forming around him.

Round 2
Avelina
Holly
Fandral -confused
Large Dry Corpse -damaged, icy prison
Giovanni
Luisila
Emaciated Creature -damaged, blind
Amaranti
Desiccated Corpse purple -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse blue -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse red
Desiccated Corpse yellow

With the Confusion suppressed and the Haste up, Giovanni moves forward, refusing to charge into that many opponents but moving up to threaten the closest two to him.

Round #2: AC 24, DR 5/bludgeoning, copycat

As promised, Luisila ✨casts unbreakable ♡ on Fandral.

Suppresses the confusion effect for 11 rounds.

“Welcome back, Fandral! Remember us?”

She then draws a dagger and moves closer to the front, to help defend Avelina.

"Slightly so, but whose blood?" Looking down at his cutlass in shock....

With his confusion supressed for now, Fandral moves up with Giovanni, protecting his side.Double move up

current conditions: hasted from boots of speed 6/10. 2 points of panache. 2 uses of charmed life. confused-suppressed for 11 rounds. AC=29(33 from movement)20 touch, 20 flat footed. All saves increased by 3 from good hope

"Maybe mine. My face could have bled over your blade while you tried to get through my armor."

The bodak stands where it is, scanning about with its unseeing eyes.
No checks until you start your turn within range. I’ll let you know if you need one.

Round 2
Avelina
Holly
Fandral -confused
Large Dry Corpse -damaged, icy prison
Giovanni
Luisila
Emaciated Creature -damaged, blind
Amaranti
Desiccated Corpse purple -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse blue -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse red
Desiccated Corpse yellow

★★★OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT★★★

The air fills with the sound of Kellid battle cries as dozens of Twinhorn warriors join the fight.

@Table GMs: The “Twinhorn Comrades” condition on page 31 is in effect.

For each PC’s next successful melee or ranged attack, increase the damage dealt by one
attack by 4d8 points. In addition, after the attack, anyone attacking the target is considered to be flanking it until the beginning of the attacker’s next turn.

I think the icy prisoned devourer block the line of sight to the bodak, since it also the ice blocks line of effect to the target? So Amaranti cannot charge it, but at the same time it blocks the gaze attack?

The biggest enemy thing is now trapped inside a block of ice, so Amaranti thinks its best to leave it there for a moment. The small ones are not quite as impressive targets, but Amaranti still orders his eidolon to charge the closest yellow ragewight.

Lance, haste, charge: 1d20 + 15 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 15 + 2 + 1 = 21
damage: 3d8 + 66 + 4d8 ⇒ (5, 8, 5) + 66 + (4, 1, 5, 8) = 102

While not considering dried up corpses as proper food, Kaisharga still bites the enemy.
Bite, charge, haste: 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 16 + 2 + 1 = 38
damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Amaranti demomlishes one of the rage wights Yellow. Kaisharga just adds insult to injury.

Two of the remaining ragewights move in to attack the closest target they can gang up on.
greatsword: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 232d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 4) + 6 = 16 miss chance, high hits: 1d100 ⇒ 76
greatsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 222d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 6) + 6 = 13 miss chance, high hits: 1d100 ⇒ 63
bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 171d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 miss chance, high hits: 1d100 ⇒ 78

greatsword: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 282d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 3) + 6 = 10 miss chance, high hits: 1d100 ⇒ 38
greatsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 152d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 2) + 6 = 14 miss chance, high hits: 1d100 ⇒ 58
bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 201d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 miss chance, high hits: 1d100 ⇒ 73

Though, they seemed almost unaffected by their blindness, they were still unable to pierce Giovanni’s defenses.

The last ragewright moves over to the devourer trying to free it.
greatsword, power attack, furious focus: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 132d6 + 15 ⇒ (3, 4) + 15 = 22 somehow missing the ice.
greatsword, power attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 162d6 + 15 ⇒ (4, 2) + 15 = 21
bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 101d4 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Round 3
Avelina
Holly
Fandral
Large Dry Corpse -damaged, icy prison, almost out
Giovanni
Luisila
Emaciated Creature -damaged, blind
Amaranti
Desiccated Corpse purple -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse blue -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse red
Desiccated Corpse yellow -Dead

Holly dashes forward to surround the closest Ragewright (Pink). Her scimitar lashes out in an attempt to fell the foul creature.

Attack: +1 Holy Adamantine Scimitar, Good Hope, Haste, Flanking: 1d20 + 16 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 16 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 27
Damage: Magic, Good, Adamantine, Slashing: 1d6 + 9 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 3 + (5, 6) = 24

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REMINDER: Good Hope: +3 morale bonus on saving throws, attack rolls, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls.

@GM Don't forget that the devourer is taking 11 cold damage a round it's inside the ice, in addition to being helpless

Avelina scowls as she sees chunks of ice flying off her perfectly lovely Prison of Justice. She points to the culprit, the unblinded ragewight.

"Stop that one! Kill it."

Avelina moves a bit closer still and calls down another burst of radiance, only catching the ragewight and the bodak.

Radiant Dawn of the Inheritor Burst of Radiance: 5d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 3, 1, 3) = 12
Blind/dazzle Duration: 1d4 ⇒ 1
DC 22 reflex save to reduce the blind to dazzle. All evil-aligned enemies take full damage, regardless of how they save

The icy prison is in the radius of the burst of radiance, but it doesn't take any damage b/c it's not evil-aligned

Bodak reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
ragewight with superstition reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

The Bodak seems less affected, but the third ragewight is blind.

The devourer attempts to break itself free, strength check: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 yeah nope.

Giovanni and Fandral both owe me a DC 18 fort save as the first d20 roll of their turns or take negative levels: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Round 3
Avelina
Holly
Large Dry Corpse -damaged, icy prison, almost out
Giovanni Owes me a fort save as first roll
Luisila
FandralOwes me a fort save as first roll
Emaciated Creature -damaged, blind
Amaranti
Desiccated Corpse purple -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse blue -damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse red - damaged, blind
Desiccated Corpse yellow -Dead

Fort Save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17 :facepalm:

Giovanni goes to reduce the threat posed by his two opponents as quickly and completely as possible.

First, he steps away from the opposition, then he goes to trip Blue.

Trip w/ Haste & negative levels: 1d20 + 30 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 30 + 1 - 2 = 41

That should trip him, and thus provoke everyone who threatens him.

Disarm w/ Haste & negative levels: 1d20 + 32 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 32 + 1 - 2 = 46

As his iterative attack, he goes to trip Pink/Purple.

Trip w/ Haste, negative levels, and flank: 1d20 + 25 + 1 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 25 + 1 - 2 + 2 = 43

That should trip him, and thus provoke everyone who threatens him.

Disarm w/ Haste, negative levels, and flank: 1d20 + 27 + 1 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 27 + 1 - 2 + 2 = 31

IFF Pink/Purple was NOT disarmed:

Hasted attack goes to disarm Pink/Purple

Disarm w/ Haste & negative levels: 1d20 + 32 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 32 + 1 - 2 = 39

Else (Pink/Purple WAS disarmed):

Hasted attack goes to punish Blue

Chain attack for damage w/ Haste and Negative Levels (prone target adjustment not made): 1d20 + 22 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 22 + 1 - 2 = 30
Damage: 2d4 + 9 ⇒ (1, 1) + 9 = 11

REGARDLESS
Clean-up Details:
Scatter in weapons: Clockwise, with 1 being "up" on map.
Blue's weapon goes: 1d8 ⇒ 2 to lower right quadrant of Bodak's figure
Pink/Purple's weapon goes: 1d8 ⇒ 1 behind Holly Day

4 AoOs remain.

I expect any drawn by the guys in front of me will be to just punish them. But I am assuming they are both prone and disarmed. If I'm wrong, well, I want them prone and disarmed!

fort save, charmed life: 1d20 + 9 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 3 + 2 = 21

Fandral moves into flanking on blue and attacks.

attack#1: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (20) + 23 = 43
damage: 1d6 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 5 = 15
confirming crit: 1d20 + 23 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 23 + 1 = 36 if confirmed, regain point of panache/grit
damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

hasted: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (4) + 23 = 27
damage: 1d6 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 5 = 16

attack #2: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36
damage: 1d6 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 5 = 15
potential crit: 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 18 + 1 = 22if confirmed regain a point of panache/grit
damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Round #3: AC 24, DR 5/bludgeoning, copycat

Luisila moves closer to the action and casts blessing of fervor on Holly’s position, so that the spell includes Amaranti, Kaisharga, Fandral, Giovanni and Holly.

Unfortunately Avelina and Luisila are too far from the others to benefit.

★★★OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT★★★

Medda rides by, calling above the din of the raging battle, “The path is clear—we can reach the valley that holds the stone circle. Let us band together and stop the undead tide. I am concerned that some of the foul creatures had the name ‘Eshimka’ on their rotting lips. We must stand together and use all of our power to close this black portal before it’s too late!”

Fighting side-by-side, the Twinhorn following and Pathfinders have carved a path to the stone circle. This affords only a brief opening to stop the undead army, and the fighting will be difficult.

@Table GMs: You have until November 20 to run encounter J on page 38. The “Uncertain Opportunity” condition on page 38 is in effect.

The remaining Tinhorns and Pathfinders aid you in dispatching the remaining undead by the cave. But midnight is fast approaching and it seems that the rift is already forming.

The strange medium-sized creature hovers several feet off the ground in the center of the circle of stones and undulating dark tentacles. The creature has four tentacles of its own, each at least ten feet long. The flying monstrosity leads four ghostly crusaders that float just above the ground. They wear chain shirts and a light steel shields and are armed with a longbow and a longsword. Despite their phantom-like appearance, their armor and weapons seem quite solid.

Only the light of a few stars shines this night and the shadow plane is leaking out of the right, those with low light vision can see up until the circle. Inside the circle itself, it is magical, though not supernatural darkness. A torch will not raise the light level, but a strong spell might. Dark vision works fine within the circle. You can peek under the darkness when you move within a range in which you can see into it. For example if you have 60 feet of dark vision, you can peek under it when you are within 60 feet.

Fandral: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Avelina: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22
Giovanni: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Holly: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
Luisila: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Amaranti: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Dark Tentacled monster: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
ghostly crusaders: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Round 1
Drak Tentacled Monster
Fandral
Avelina
Ghostly Crusaders
Holly
Amaranti
Giovanni
Luisila

The black tentacled creature casts a spell

Spellcraft vs. DC 32: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23

how long has passed since the fight with the orcs ? Is Amaranti’s daylight still active?

Well, we ended up having to skip past another fight and some talking so min per level spells are definitely gone but daylight should still be up.

Fandral moves forward, unsure what he is getting into, hopefully some one can shed some light.

both informational and getting rid of the darkness.

Fandral, are you climbing down the steps, swimming down the river, jumping down to the lower level path (15 feet) or flying?

Jumping down

Can not fail the acrobatics check

Knowledge (religion) w/heroism and heroic echo: 1d20 + 11 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 3 = 31
Knowledge (religion) w/heroism and heroic echo: 1d20 + 11 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 3 = 29

I would like, in order as applicable, SR, energy resistances, most dangerous or iconic ability to the creature, DR

"A body snatcher and four fallen are cowering in that darkness."

Avelina draws her scroll of invisibilty sphere and casts it.

The first of the fallen shrouds the area in a deeper darkness. Eshimka will torture your very souls, warping them indelibly to the darkness.

Two of the fallen seem to have a good beed on where Fandral was before the engulfing darkness.

arrow of force: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 121d8 + 2d6 ⇒ (8) + (3, 3) = 14 50 percent miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 10
arrow of force: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 251d8 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + (5, 3) = 14 50 percent miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 90
arrow of force: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 171d8 + 2d6 ⇒ (7) + (4, 4) = 15 50 percent miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 84
arrow of force: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 121d8 + 2d6 ⇒ (7) + (1, 4) = 12 50 percent miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 66

Unable to see where he is, Fandral looses his dex and therefore dodge to AC, he also takes a -2 penalty. So his AC is 18. Two of the fallen are able to tell what square you are in but can not see you, hence the concealment. If I missed something and you have darkvision or the ability to keep you dex while blinded by darkness, let me know.

Amaranti, now the bringer of light, commands his eidolon to fly closer. He cannot see much himself, so he must trust Kaisarga's sight to survey the battlefield.

While the winged worm soars the dark skies, the Garundi summoner protects himself with invisibility.

Kaisharga: double move, Amaranti: cast Greater invisibility

Nope, right now it just sucks to suck.....I knew I forgot to buy something. Potion of darkvision

will save+charmed life: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 2 = 19

current conditions and resources: boots of speed 7/10. 2 points of panache/grit.(possible 4 after attack) 0 uses of charmed life left. AC=18

Holly draws forth a potion of Fly and quaffs it down. She then begins to advance towards the darkness with a step.

The dark tentacled monster delays Hopefully if I stack the bad guys together we can increase the speed of the combat, plus it has good tactical implications for him.

Round 2

Fandral 14 damage in normal darkness.
Avelina
Ghostly Crusaders
Dark Tentacled Monster
Holly
Amaranti
Giovanni 2 negative levels
Luisila -delayed, can post at any time.

"Fandral I have a potion of darkvision you can have."

Luisila walks into the light and channels healing for the swashbuckler.

channel healing: 6d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 1, 5, 5, 1) = 20