[PFS - PbP Gameday 5] GM Skipper's #3-04 The Kortos Envoy (tier 7-11) (Inactive)

Game Master SkipperD

"Don't get flustered elf... it is just combat... it happens!" the half orc laughs out...

Ethendril steps toward the red-clad harpy and swings at it with several powerful swipes of his greatsword.

+1 Greatsword (adamantine)(power attack, haste): 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 9 + 1 = 212d6 + 13 ⇒ (3, 3) + 13 = 19
+1 Greatsword (adamantine)(power attack, haste): 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 102d6 + 13 ⇒ (1, 5) + 13 = 19

Extra Haste atk, +1 Greatsword (adamantine)(power attack, haste): 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 9 + 1 = 222d6 + 13 ⇒ (5, 5) + 13 = 23

I think the red one is the one closer to the ground, right? If not, I'll move to blue and only apply the first attack.

Ethendril lands two blows, finishing the job started by Jaggar and the zombies, and the harpy crumples to the ground.

The harpy archer keeps up her barrage on Zephyrus.

Attack1: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20
Attack2: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31
Attack3: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Damage2: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Damage3: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Combat Round 2/3
Bold may act
Current buffs: +1 insight bonus to all saves
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Kleetus
Harpy (15 ft in the air)
Skipper, Jaggar, Zephyrus (41 damage), Ouroboreia, Ethendril

Ouroboreia casts glitterdust at the harpy in the air, attempting to blind her. Will DC 21 negates the blinding effect. Of course, Ouro becomes visible again.

"You know, we're seeming to get hurt a lot!" Skipper says with a sigh. "I can make someone fly if you give me a second, I'm trying to make sure Dr. Vitruvian doesn't die a second time to harpies."

Cure Critical (the other freedom of movement!) on Zephyrus: 4d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 3, 1, 3) + 10 = 24

No need to wait for Skipper if y'all have other ways of getting up there, ha.

Kleetus steps up and from beneath the mask a very different voice intones: "Little birdie, Ah'ma gonna break every bone in yer littl' bird body, but not b'fore Ah make you suffer through what you put others through. When Ah am done with you, Master of Aktun be my judge, y'all harpies will take up knittin'"

Intimidate!: 1d20 + 22 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 22 + 2 = 34

Jaggar rushes over to the harpy that attacked the elf and strikes once with his polearm...

GG1+PA+FF: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25
DMG1: 1d10 + 23 ⇒ (6) + 23 = 29

Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

The harpy resists Ouroboreia's fabulous spell, while Kleetus shakes her resolve.

@Jaggar: The harpy is 15 ft in the air. How are you reaching her?

Combat Round 2/3
Bold may act
Current buffs: +1 insight bonus to all saves
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Kleetus
Harpy (15 ft in the air, shaken 3/3)
Skipper, Jaggar, Zephyrus (17 damage), Ouroboreia, Ethendril

missed that part. thank you. Jaggar will rush over and attack it if it gets in range i guess, if not he will unsling his bow next round.

I use another round of Sponaneous Healing.

Dr. Vitruvian curses his folly and resorts to his bow before retreating behind his zombies...

+1 Adaptive Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Can I get my arrow back? Low says yes: 1d100 ⇒ 7

...who break out THEIR bows!

bandit #1 masterwork composite shortbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Arrow retrievable? Low says yes: 1d100 ⇒ 3

bandit #2 masterwork composite shortbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Arrow retrievable? Low says yes: 1d100 ⇒ 63

Urso masterwork composite shortbow: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

So that's 53 arrows remaining from the bandits' stockpile.

Of the four arrows fired by Zephyrus and his reanimated goons, only Urso's hits the harpy.

Combat Round 2/3
Bold may act
Current buffs: +1 insight bonus to all saves
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Kleetus
Harpy (6 damage, 15 ft in the air, shaken 3/3)
Skipper, Jaggar, Zephyrus (12 damage), Ouroboreia, Ethendril

Looking into the air at the flying archer, Ethendril unslings his own bow. He fires a pair of arrows at the harpy, but he is not as skilled with the bow as with the blade.

MW Longbow (+4): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 141d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
MW Longbow (+4): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 41d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

The harpy, albeit slightly ruffled by Kleetus' words, fires three arrows at Ethendril.

Attack1, shaken: 1d20 + 17 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 17 - 2 = 34
Attack2, shaken: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 12 - 2 = 25
Attack3, shaken: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 - 2 = 21

Damage1: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Damage2: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Combat Round 3/4
Bold may act
Current buffs: +1 insight bonus to all saves
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Kleetus
Harpy (6 damage, 15 ft in the air, shaken 3/3)
Skipper, Jaggar, Zephyrus (12 damage), Ouroboreia, Ethendril (31 damage)

"Oh! Alright! One moment, guys!"

Skipper's hands weave a complex pattern in mid-air. "Sinashakti, our path leads up into the air! Can you help us, please?"

He hurriedly dashes back and forth among his allies, touching the fierce warriors, and even, albeit with a wince and a grimace, Zephryus's undead creatures too.

Communal Air Walk on the zombies, Jaggar, Kleetus, Ethendril and himself, everyone will get at least ten minutes' worth which should be more than enough for this.

I use another round of Sponaneous Healing.

+1 Adaptive Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Urso drops his bow and shoots into the air at the aerial menace, short sword drawn, while the other two only rise up a short distance and continue peppering her with their bows.

Each bandit zombie only takes a 5-foot step into the air.

bandit #1 masterwork composite shortbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Arrow retrievable on miss? Low says yes: 1d100 ⇒ 3

bandit #2 masterwork composite shortbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Arrow retrievable on miss? Low says yes: 1d100 ⇒ 52

51 arrows remaining from the bandits' stockpile.

Urso, +1 Short Sword: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Kleetus growls with unbridled hatred as he charges up to finish the remaining bird.

Falchion Attack #1 vs Last Harpy, PA, FF, Charging, Bane: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 13 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 24
Damage vs Last Harpy: 2d4 + 14 + 2 + 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3) + 14 + 2 + (4, 3) + 4 = 34

Zephyrus hits the harpy with a well-aimed arrow before Kleetus and the man formerly known as Urso charge through the air and land a hit each on her.

Combat Round 3/4
Bold may act
Current buffs: +1 insight bonus to all saves
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Kleetus
Harpy (57 damage, 15 ft in the air, shaken 2/3)
Skipper, Jaggar, Zephyrus (7 damage), Ouroboreia, Ethendril (31 damage)

Ethendril quickly heals a few of his own wounds, then charges through the air thanks to Skipper's spell.

The paladin looks around in wonder, having never flown like this before.

+1 Greatsword (adamantine)(power attack): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 232d6 + 13 ⇒ (2, 2) + 13 = 17

lay on hands, fey foundling, greater mercy: 3d6 + 6 ⇒ (2, 5, 4) + 6 = 17

Ouroboreia glares at the harpy, weakening her.

Reveal Weakness: -4 to AC & saves for 1 round.

If Jaggar is in range with his reach weapon to attack the harpy after the air walk..

Jaggar stumbles a bit after being lifted in the air through magic, but recovers and focuses on the harpy foe...

GG1+PA+FF: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25
DMG1: 1d10 + 23 ⇒ (1) + 23 = 24

Ethendril and Jaggar work together to finally take down the remaining harpy.

Loot on the harpies: potion of cure moderate wounds, masterwork leather armor, masterwork morningstar, +1 composite longbow (+3 Str), ivory totem necklace worth 150 gp, 2x leather armor, 2x +1 morningstar, 164 gp

Searching the towers to asses their usability as a camp for the night, you find the frozen corpse of a minotaur. It wears a set of thick foot wrappings, that Ouroboreia concludes work like a set of Boots of the Winterland.

Is there anything you want to do during the night or before setting out the next morning?

"Wow, that's funny," Skipper says of the dead minotaur, especially when Ouroboreia identifies the boots. "You'd think he wouldn't have frozen! Maybe the frost drakes got to him. I wonder if he's one of the cultists? Pretty far afield, if so."

Take 10 on a Heal check to see if he can tell what the minotaur died of, for a 21

Skipper says a short prayer over all the dead-- harpies and minotaur alike, even though they're evil creatures. "Sinashakti, guide these souls on their final journey -- the path to judgment for the acts they committed in life," the halfling says sadly. "I hope there is atonement, or mercy, awaiting."

Skipper proposes setting a watch during the night in case the dead harpies' friends come looking for them, and volunteers for first watch.

Nighttime Per if needed: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25

The next morning, he does his Harrow reading that was already rolled. +1 to CL and concentration checks for 24 hours.

Ethendril gathers his companions together to heal any wounds they have sustained. The middle-aged paladin cleans his blade and helps search the corpses.

"I would be glad to take a watch after you, Skipper. I also appreciate your wise words. They bring comfort to us all," the paladin adds.

channel: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9
channel: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10

The wizardess, not accustomed to days of marching in such a cold environment, goes to sleep early and rises in an early manner the next day. She takes a good deal of time preparing more appropriate spells.

Usual spells cast in the morning, false life was already rolled earlier. I'll cast a few spells lasting 90 minutes before coming close to the harpies' nest. She casts resist energy (cold), communal; mass feather step on the whole party and heroism on herself.

EDIT: Ouroboreia will also prepare and cast endure elements.

Skipper determines that the minotaur was killed by a combination of arrow, claw and morningstar attacks. It's frozen condition may just be a result of the higher altitude.

Kleetus removes his mask and smiles. "Ah am always available to take up a watch! Ah kinda like it up here in the cold. Reminds me of mah time as a junior Pathfinder" he says, reminiscing. "Went all the way to Irrisen. There was a Dragon. And Shadow Lodge types. It was fun." Indeed, it does seem that Kleetus is not bothered by the dropping temperatures.

No particular need for any particular sleeping arrangement, except that we should take watch in pairs. I'd appreciate if someone helped Kleetus put on his armor when it comes time for him to take a watch. And Thanks must be given to Abadar with the sun's rise I believe. Also, Kleetus has the Snomask Induction boon, which gives him the effects of Endure Elements in cold weather.

After breaking camp the next day, you continue your ascent. As you think you reach reach your destination, Jaggar spots that you are not quite there yet. The entrance to the roost is 70 feet up a frost covered cliff.

"Hey you laggers! Dont quit now. The entrance is up there by that frost covered cliff. Just over the next hill we go." the half orc reminds them.

"Okay! Time for some prayers I think!"

(daily casting of longstrider; if cold starts to be an issue at any point Skipper will start throwing around charges from his wand of endure elements.)

Skipper starts some lengthy prayin', prayin', prayin'. He nods to Ouroboreia approvingly at the spells she has cast on everyone so far.

Communal Air Walk: everyone but Ouroboreia, 20 minutes each (not getting the zombies this time). True Seeing on himself, 11 minutes.

"I suggest we work our way up using the cliff for handholds and not trust only to my spell- if something happens, better to have the cliff there to try and grab on to than to risk falling if out in the open air!" Skipper calls over the chill winds.

"This is why the Lord o' Aktun provides us with stairs. Abadar have mercy, Ah hate climbin'" grumbles Kleetus after casting what some would recognize as the Heroism spell. Nonetheless, he casts another spell, recognizable to spellcasters as Effortless Armor before beginning his ascent.

Take 10 OK for now? It would give me a 21 climb all things considered.

@Skipper: The scenario dosen't mention any issues with the temperature, so don't bother wasting the charges.

@Kleetus: 21 is not enough. The cliff is covered in ice.

Ethendril casts protection from evil, then thanks Skipper and Ouroboreia for the spells, and leads the way up to the top of the cliff.

"We should hurry while the spells are still active," he says.

"Whelp, this wall ain't made fer ca-su-all climbin' fer sure" exclaims Kleetus with a avian nod of his head. "Ah'ma gonna go with the gifts y'all been providin' and git up" he finishes before following Ethendril upwards.

With Communal Airwalk it's an easy trip up, though the zombies won't be joining you.

The wide mouth of this frigid cavern is almost completely sealed by thick pillarlike accumulations of ice and snow. An enormous stone column dominates the center of the cave’s interior. A small platform, cut into the pillar just below where two archways of ice branch off to join the cavern walls, bears a grotesquely carved throne decorated with draconic motifs. Stalactites, some as long as fifteen feet, droop in patches along the ceiling, while rows of shorter, jagged stalagmites sprout from the cavern floor. An icy stone shelf above the western corner of the cave partially obscures a narrow passageway leading deeper into the cavern. On throne, a slightly scaled harpy reclines with two frost drakes curled up at her feet. The alcove at the rear of the cave is brimming with harpies.

The scaled harpy on the throne eyes you with barely hidden disgust.

"More thieves and assassins, just like the adventurers who slew my glorious progenitor. Attack, my pretties!"

The drakes rear up, ready for battle, but the majority of the harpies retreat through a tunnel at the far end of the cave, leaving three of them behind.

The cave is 40 ft high, with the throne 20 ft off the cave floor, and the shelf 30 ft off the floor.

Combat Round 1
Bold may act
Current party-wide buffs: Air Walk, Resist Energy (cold, 20 points), Feather Step
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Ethendril, Skipper
Frost Drakes
Ouroboreia, Kleetus, Jaggar
Jerevyx, Harpies
Zephyrus

Ethendril moves to the right flank cautiously, and prepares to attack first drake that comes near him.

"Your reign of terror ends today!" he bellows.

Readied +1 Greatsword (adamantine)(power attack): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 162d6 + 13 ⇒ (1, 2) + 13 = 16

"I don't like hurting people," Skipper says sadly as combat begins once more. "I'd rather we could all go on our journeys, in peace, side by side. But unfortunately..." Skipper lifts his small chin and spreads his empty hands. He glances around the cave quickly to make sure there's no illusory threats hiding or waiting. (True Seeing is up, just in case)

"...unfortunately, sometimes the road must be cleared of dangers, to make it safe for others."

The the tattoo of the open road on Skipper's hand flares brightly as he calls on the power of his god for some.... road clearing.

A blast of divine, glorious light explodes around the scaled harpy and the two drakes.

Damage: 5d4 ⇒ (3, 3, 3, 2, 3) = 14
Automatic damage if the targets are evil (no save). Reflex DC 19, or also blinded for 1d4 ⇒ 1 rounds. Save reduces to dazzled for same time period.

Skipper treads the air forward and steps down onto the ice ledge.

Reflex, Jerevyx: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Reflex, Drake, red: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Reflex, Drake, blue: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Skipper blasts the creatures with divine light, but they all manage to shield their eyes.

The drakes each breath a blast of freezing mist, hitting Kleetus, Jagger, Skipper and Zephyrus.

Cold damage, red: 7d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 4, 2, 1, 4, 6) = 24
Cold damage, blue: 7d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 6, 5, 3, 5, 3) = 30

Reflex, Kleetus v red: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Reflex, Kleetus v blue: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Reflex, Skipper v red: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Reflex, Skipper v blue: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12
Reflex, Jaggar v red: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Reflex, Jaggar v blue: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Reflex, Zephyrus v red: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Reflex, Zephyrus v blue: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

Kleetus and Jaggar dodge most of the mist while the warding spell takes the rest. Skipper and Zephyrus aren't as lucky.

The drakes then fly out to meet you.

Combat Round 1
Bold may act
Current party-wide buffs: Air Walk, Resist Energy (cold, 20 points), Feather Step
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Ethendril, Skipper (10 damage)
Frost Drakes (red: 14 damage, dazzled, blue: 14 damage, dazzled)
Ouroboreia, Kleetus, Jaggar
Jerevyx (14 damage, dazzled), Harpies
Zephyrus (14 damage)

Before battle, as we're climbing the slope...

Zephyrus pulls out what looks like a piece of black bread or jerky and eats it.

false life: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 So adjust the damage I've actually taken accordingly

He also consumes what looks like a round of peanut brittle, and offers similar tidbits to Kleetus and Ouroboreia (infusions of barkskin, grants you +3 natural armor for 70 minutes).

Finally, he takes out three phials containing airy, lambent blue liquid, downs one, and offers the other two to Jaggar and Skipper infusions of heroism, duration 70 minutes, may have made a difference in Skipper's and my saving throws.

Heroism wont save Skipper from his natural 1, but Zephyrus makes the second save.

Combat Round 1
Bold may act
Current party-wide buffs: Air Walk, Resist Energy (cold, 20 points), Feather Step
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Ethendril, Skipper (10 damage)
Frost Drakes (red: 14 damage, dazzled, blue: 14 damage, dazzled)
Ouroboreia, Kleetus, Jaggar
Jerevyx (14 damage, dazzled), Harpies
Zephyrus (10 temporary HP)

Jaggar takes a 5 ft step next to Kleetus and does a full round attack with his polearm on the red Wyvern if it is in range...

GG1+PA+FF: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (18) + 21 = 39
DMG1: 1d10 + 23 ⇒ (7) + 23 = 30

GG2+PA: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19
DMG2: 1d10 + 23 ⇒ (3) + 23 = 26

GG3+PA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
DMG3: 1d10 + 23 ⇒ (5) + 23 = 28

"I have this one little brother... go help the boisterous human"

Are you including the heroism I gave you in that?

not yet, will down it after this foe. wanted to protect little brother first. he bleeds easily.

I gave it to you just before we got here, you would have been able to down it then. DM allows us to do that, imperfections of the PbP format and all.

As a matter of fact, I also would have given you an enlarge person infusion (which might be what you need to down now, since its duration is so much shorter).

Ouroboreia casts haste on the whole party, remaining under the guise provided by her ring of invisibility.

Jaggat only manages to get through the drake's thick hide once, while Ouroboreia quickens the party's actions.

Combat Round 1
Bold may act
Current party-wide buffs: Air Walk, Resist Energy (cold, 20 points), Feather Step, Haste
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Ethendril, Skipper (10 damage)
Frost Drakes (red: 44 damage, dazzled, blue: 14 damage, dazzled)
Ouroboreia, Kleetus, Jaggar
Jerevyx (14 damage, dazzled), Harpies
Zephyrus (10 temporary HP)

Kleetus nods, summoning forth Abadar's blessings of Destruction and Healing before charging up to the creature threatening Ethendril.

Knowledge(Arcana): 1d20 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 6 = 30

"That here be a Cold Drake! Let me tell y'all 'bout them!" he shouts before going on about their various abilities.

Falchion Attack #1 vs Blue, PA, FF: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 33
Damage vs Blue: 2d4 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 14 + 4 = 24
Demoralize vs Blue (Cornugon Smash): 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (8) + 20 = 28

Ouroboreia fully described the frost drakes earlier.

@Ouroboreia: Frost Drakes are immune to cold, paralysis and sleep. They're vulnerable to fire. It has a breath attack, that works like a Fireball, but deals cold damage and creates difficult terrain. They have no DR.

Kleetus rushes forward and lands a blow on the blue drake, but learns the hard way that they have a long reach, as the other one tries to bite him.

Attack, dazzled: 1d20 + 15 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 15 - 1 = 19
-2 AC from the charge, but +1 from haste makes for a lucky Abadarian.

The scaled harpy casts a spell, and suddenly there are 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 copies of her.

The blue-feathered harpy flies down to Kleetus and takes a swing at him with her morningstar.
Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

The green-plumed one follows suit.
Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The remaining one flies around the back of the throne area, ending up next to Ethendril, who greets her with a swing of his greatsword.

Combat Round 1/2
Bold may act
Current party-wide buffs: Air Walk, Resist Energy (cold, 20 points), Feather Step, Haste
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Ethendril, Skipper (10 damage)
Frost Drakes (red: 44 damage, blue: 38 damage, shaken 2/2)
Ouroboreia, Kleetus (7 damage), Jaggar
Jerevyx (14 damage, 3 images), Harpies (red: 16 damage)
Zephyrus (10 temporary HP)

Urso leaps at the nearer drake, arms flailing with truly unnatural speed...

Short Sword +1, haste VS blue: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Short Sword +1, haste: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

slam, haste: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Short Sword +1, haste: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

...while Zephyrus Vitruvian, Reanimator, treats the other cryophile to one of his firebombs!

Bomb, heroism, haste VS red: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
fire damage: 3d4 + 7 ⇒ (1, 2, 3) + 7 = 13 +50% = 19

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Urso's critical confirmation: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

Ethendril, his agility enhanced by the magic of his companions, swings more quickly than his weathered form might otherwise be able to.

He swings once at the harpy in front of him, then twice more. My target for the last two swings will depend on what happens if I hit an image of the harpy, or the real harpy. If red happens to be the real one, I'll continue my other attacks against it. If at any point it is no longer a relevant target, I'll 5' step to the blue drake.

The paladin feels some of his life energy go to Skipper. Skipper, heal 5 hp from Life Link.

+1 Greatsword (adamantine)(power attack, haste): 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 1 = 252d6 + 13 ⇒ (6, 1) + 13 = 20
+1 Greatsword (adamantine)(power attack, haste): 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 4 + 1 = 142d6 + 13 ⇒ (1, 2) + 13 = 16

Extra haste atk: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 1 = 292d6 + 13 ⇒ (5, 4) + 13 = 22
CRIT?: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 1 = 142d6 + 13 ⇒ (5, 5) + 13 = 23 If crit, 45 dmg total

(earlier:) "Oh gosh, thanks!" Skipper says to the offer of the infusion from Zephyrus.

***

Now:

Skipper grimaces a little at the slight sting of gold that gets past the spell he's under, then nods with a smile at Ethendril when some of that pain eases. He looks around the battlefield, considering, and then begins another prayer.

(GM: to me it looks like Skipper has cover from blue drake due to that ice stalagmite or whatever. If he doesn't, however, he'll cast defensively)

Concentration, DC 23 (combat casting, harrow bonus): 1d20 + 21 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 21 + 1 = 25 Lol. Yay for high static boost.

Another burst of blinding, heavenly light starts to fill the icy cave-- this one much bigger.

Standard to cast holy smite, area as indicated by the white circle on the map; it is effectively a 40-ft sphere if that matters for height issues.

Damage: 5d8 ⇒ (5, 1, 5, 2, 4) = 17

DC 21 Will save - evil creatures take half damage on a save; full on a fail and blinded for 1 round. Kleetus is unaffected.

His prayer completed, Skipper takes a five-foot step back into open air.