[PFS - PbP Gameday 5] GM Skipper's #4-04 King of the Storval Stairs (tier 7-11) (Inactive)

Game Master SkipperD

Stabilize vs DC 10: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 3 - 4 = 19 ... tada!

The crotchety old dwarf continues to breathe, at least, from her prone position in a small pool of her own blood.

Still lying down as he floated across the battlefield, Rognak darted to a place to better see the battle. Pulling out some pieces out of his pouch, a mass of tentacles erupted from the ground. The harpy was easily grabbed by them, keeping her from flying away to rejoin her friends.

Black Tentacles: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 381d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Using the other Focused Spells to increase CL to 14. Prone on ground to make it harder for them to shoot at me. CMB 29

Rognak's spell catches the harpy and starts crushing it.

The remaining harpy warriors continue their attack.

Attack v Marta: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23
Attack v Marta: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (4) + 17 = 21
Attack v Marta: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15

Attack v Marta: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31

Attack v Sabrina: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
Attack v Sabrina: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Attack v Sabrina: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Attack v Sabrina: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
Attack v Sabrina: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

They have much less success than earlier, and one of them drops from the sky after firing a single arrow.

Combat Round 3
Bold may act
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Harpy spellcaster (91 damage, 50 ft up, shaken)
Rognak (66 damage), Magna (95 damage, unconscious)
Harpies (grey: 29 damage, shaken; white: 27 damage, grappled)
Marta (32 damage), Sabrina (22 damage), Bizzle (31 damage, prone), Ozak (29 damage, invisible)

BTW, I stood up last round.

Bizzle moves to where he can see the spellcaster and casts the same spell, hoping to eliminate the enemy!

Toppling Magic Missile: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (2, 4, 3, 1, 1) + 5 = 16
Trip: 1d20 + 10 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 7 = 26

Marta grabs a handful of shuriken and nails the Harpy closest to her. Please add -2 per additional 10' increment. She will switch her ST judgment to damage judgement (destruction) as a swift action.
+12(+6)/1d2+4 Shuriken [rng: 10 ft] (+7[BAB] +2[dex] +2[heroism] +1[haste] / +4[str] +4[judgment])

To Hit: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Damage: 1d2 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

To Hit: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24
Damage: 1d2 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Bonus Haste Attack
To Hit: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
Damage: 1d2 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Attack at -5
To Hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Damage: 1d2 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Bizzle peppers the spellcaster with arcane bolts, while Marta hits the remaining archer with two shurikens.

Combat Round 3
Bold may act
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Harpy spellcaster (107 damage, 50 ft up, shaken)
Rognak (66 damage), Magna (95 damage, unconscious)
Harpies (grey: 48 damage, shaken; white: 27 damage, grappled)
Marta (32 damage), Sabrina (22 damage), Bizzle (31 damage), Ozak (29 damage, invisible)

Sabrina winces a bit at the pain of the attack, blood starts to seep out from under her armor. She steps closer to her fallen comrade keeping the harpy at bay with her shield.

Before she can safely help Magna she needs to dispatch the Harpy.

attack white: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
attack white: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

damage 1: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
damage 2: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Sabrina slashes the grappled harpy with her sword.

Combat Round 3
Bold may act
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Harpy spellcaster (107 damage, 50 ft up, shaken)
Rognak (66 damage), Magna (95 damage, unconscious)
Harpies (grey: 48 damage, shaken; white: 37 damage, grappled)
Marta (32 damage), Sabrina (22 damage), Bizzle (31 damage), Ozak (29 damage, invisible)

It's been 8 days since Ozak posted.

Botting Ozak:

The invisible ninja moves behind Sabrina and delivers a precise cut with his blade.

Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 7 + 5d6 ⇒ (6) + 7 + (4, 6, 6, 5, 5) = 39

The grappled harpy falls limp in the tentacles' grip.

Surveying the carnage below, the spellcaster takes advantage of the lack of minions on the ground and casts a spell, causing the air around Sabrina, Ozak, Bizzle and Magna to explode with glitter.

Will, Sabrina: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31
Will, Ozak: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Will, Bizzle: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
Will, Magna: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (1) + 21 = 22 <-Really?

She seemingly dosen't manage to blind anyone, but Ozak's position is now revealed.

Combat Round 3
Bold may act
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Harpy spellcaster (107 damage, 50 ft up, shaken)
Rognak (66 damage), Magna (95 damage, unconscious, blind)
Harpies (grey: 48 damage, shaken)
Marta (32 damage), Sabrina (22 damage), Bizzle (31 damage), Ozak (29 damage)

Bizzle sends more missiles of force!

MM: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 2, 1, 2, 3) + 5 = 14
Trip?: 1d20 + 10 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 7 = 24

Bizzle then runs around the corner and out of sight.

Happy that there was none of the harpy's were left on the ground, Rognak peppered the spellcaster with a blast of missiles before heading back into the cave.

Magic Missile: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 4, 3, 1, 4) + 5 = 20

Rognak blasts the spellcaster, who still soldiers on.

The remaining archer peppers Marta with arrows.

Attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26
Attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27
Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25

You're getting ahead of yourself, Bizzle. Which of the harpies are you targetting with the spell, now that it's your turn to act?

Combat Round 4
Bold may act
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Harpy spellcaster (127 damage, 50 ft up, shaken)
Rognak (66 damage), Magna (95 damage, unconscious, blind)
Harpies (grey: 48 damage, shaken)
Marta (32 damage), Sabrina (22 damage), Bizzle (31 damage), Ozak (29 damage)

I think Magna is blinded. A roll of 1 is an auto-failure.

Move closer to the spell caster and pull out a Repeating Light Crossbow, dropping the spear, then a swift action to change Judgment to +2 attack, +4 damage.

Ready an action to plug the spell caster when he tries a standard action. If it's a spell I hope to disrupt it. Hopefully she will not survive that long.

Hmm, woulda swore I was in bold. Also thought there was only one left but I'll stick to the same target, the spellcaster.

Sabrina moves to cover her fallen comrade from possible arrow or spell attack. Toching the dwarf sending Iomedae's healing through Magna

Lay on hands on Magna

Magna is healed for: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 4, 4, 4) = 19 HP

(Thanks Sabrina!)

Magna coughs as Sabrina drags her back from death's door...

Botting Ozak, again:

Realizing that he has no way to get to the flying harpies, Ozak retreats into cover.

Sabrina manages to revive Magna.

The harpy spellcaster cast yet another spell, this time cause a thunderous roar to erupt around Magna and Sabrina.

Sonic damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3
Fort, Sabrina: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23
Fort, Magna: 1d20 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 4 = 26

Combat Round 5
Bold may act
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Harpy spellcaster (127 damage, 50 ft up, shaken)
Rognak (66 damage), Magna (79 damage, prone)
Harpies (grey: 48 damage, shaken)
Marta (32 damage), Sabrina (25 damage), Bizzle (31 damage), Ozak (29 damage)

Magna comes to looking up into Sabrina's concerned face and hearing a deafening roar. She grunts, feeling way too many aches and pains in her old body.

"Damn armor isn't stopping arrows like it used to," she grunts. "Alright, lass, thanks for the heal-- go up there and give Marta a hand, aye?"

She fumbles out a spell with her free hand and taps Sabrina on the knee.

(Std - Air Walk on Sabrina. Move - Draw potion of CMW from haversack. Staying prone.)

Botting Ozak, again:

The harpy spellcaster cast yet another spell, this time cause a thunderous roar to erupt around Magna and Sabrina.

Marta had a readied action to peg the spellcaster if she tried that. See Thursday, 10:11 am for attack results.

Retcon:

As the harpy starts to cast a spell, Marta hits her with a bolt and finally takes her out.

Combat Round 5
Bold may act
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Rognak (66 damage), Magna (76 damage, prone)
Harpies (grey: 48 damage, shaken)
Marta (32 damage), Sabrina (22 damage), Bizzle (31 damage), Ozak (29 damage)

Hearing that the spellcaster had gotten shot down, Rognak came flying out of the cave, coming up under the remaining harpy as he unleashed a trio of fiery bolts that bloted her out of the sky.

Scorching ray 1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 134d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 1, 4) = 13
Scorching ray 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 244d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 2, 4) = 17
Scorching ray 3: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 154d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 6, 6) = 22

with the spellcaster down, does Magna still want to cast air walk?

Rognak blasts the last harpy and she plummets to the ground.

-----Combat Finally Over-----

You have secured the stairs for now, and must now hold it until reinforcements arrive. You can thoroughly explore the area, perhaps looking for the harpies roost, but otherwise let me know what you'll do. Since you chose to teleport to the Stairs, the caravan is several days away.
Looting the harpies yields the following:
+1 elf-bane arrows (5), +1 giant-bane arrows (9), +1 human-bane arrows (5), scroll of wall of stone, wand of cure moderate wounds (15 charges), wand of deep slumber (3 charges), +2 chain shirt, cloak of resistance +1, ring of protection +1, potions of cure moderate wounds (7), masterwork morningstars (8), masterwork shortbow, chainshirts (7), masterwork composite longbows (+3 Str) (7), 161 arrows.

I'd like to take the Ring of Protection, +1. Most folks already have one. But I do have a shield of faith going so it would only be a backup for Marta. Anyone who needs it more is welcome to it instead.

Time to start the healing process. She snags the wand and starts healing folks who cannot use the wand.

On Marta:
Cure Moderate Wounds: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 5) + 3 = 12
Cure Moderate Wounds: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 4) + 3 = 10
Cure Moderate Wounds: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 7) + 3 = 18

Marta will wield the wand, but feel free to make your own rolls. Between the 15 wand charges and 7 potions we should be able to heal up to full.

CMW Wand: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (6, 5) + 3 = 14
CMW Wand: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4) + 3 = 9
CMW Wand: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 7) + 3 = 17

Hoho! What a fight! Did everyone come out of it on the other end?

Bizzle would be interested in searching for the roost.

Sabrina gets a little chuckle at Bizzle's question, I know someone that almost didn't

"That was almost me. I started calling on the power of Ragathiel after that first flurry of arrows. If anyone has any spells to make it harder to hit someone, don't be stingy. Looks like we're going to need all the protection we can get."

Pulling out another arrow from his chest, Rognak headed to the one holding the newly found healing wand and got most of his wounds healed.
CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (1, 8) + 3 = 12
CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 8) + 3 = 19
CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 4) + 3 = 10
CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 5) + 3 = 15
5 charges left, 60 out of 70 hp.

"I think we might want to try locating the Harpy nest. No idea if they have an prisoners but they might have left stuff they do not take with them when they are out flying. It might also serve as a place to safely rest rather than being on the ground" Rognak suggested.

With Rognak still flying, he can easily find the nest.

The view of the Varisian plains from the top of the statue's head is breathtaking. On a clear day, it should be possible to see all the way to the coast. A haze of flies buzzes around the feces and rubbish that discolor the giant statue's shoulder and the gap between its head and cowl. A small door between the cowl and the back of the head opens into a fifteen-foot-radius chamber in the figure's hollow head. The domed chamber inside is tidy in comparison to the mess outside. Small walkways of woven branches separate eight large nests, and a hammock-like arrangement suspends one larger nest in the peak of the room.

There are several things of interest in here. Firstly, there are som magic items: +1 giant-bane arrows (6), several scrolls in an aluminum scroll tube (one scroll each of heal, mass bear's endurance, mass enlarge person, raise dead, and speak with dead, and two scrolls of stoneskin), sleep arrows (3) and a wand of cure critical wounds (9 charges).

Secondly:
A human man is bound and lies in a crumpled pile in the corner. Despite his injuries, he is still alive. His right hand is crushed to the point of uselessness and his right leg has been amputated at the knee-gangrene afflicts the untended wound.

K:Nobility: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
Rognak pulled out his dagger and cut the bounds. "Greetings My Lord. You bear the ring of House Sarini of Cheliax. We will get you patched up and tended to. If one of my friends can tend your hand, we will fix it." he said.

Just in case he tries to take a swan dive, ready action Hold Person.

I'll finish off that CMW wand if nobody has objections. And yes, I'll keep that casting of air walk on Sabrina-- it'll last a while anyway, a long-lasting aerial scout might not be bad to have just now. Sabrina, you have 110 minutes of Air Walk.

5 charges of CMW: 10d8 + 15 ⇒ (5, 3, 4, 8, 1, 1, 5, 1, 6, 6) + 15 = 55 Puts Magna to 12+55 = 67, she'll finish off with the CMW potions.

CLW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 2) + 3 = 12
CLW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (6, 5) + 3 = 14

Puts me back full.

Magna shakes off aches and pains and spends some quality time with a wand. And then some bottles. "Ow," she grumbles. "Remind me to heal up properly every damn time.

"Any of us good with a bow? Lots of handy arrows here, maybe. I can use these scrolls-- might be able to get us some good bulwarks up, aye? I can make a wall of stone myself, too. What we ought to do is keep eyes out for giants, or other trouble-- from a good altitude, if possible. I have a few spells to slow them down if they're coming on the ground-- I wasn't ready for these damned flyers, but if their feet are touching the ground, well, I can do things about that."

Is he even conscious? If so how is he acting?

Marta approaches carefully, examining his aura as she does so with Detect Alignment. She carefully examines him...

Heal: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

and announces...

"He's a bit of a mess. Not only is he suffering from gangrene and the obvious injuries, but it seems he has the Cackle Fever. This fever affects the mind eventually turning the patient into a , well, even if he is a good or important man, we should not trust him until the fever is taken care of. His actions will not necessarily make any logical sense."

Is this something that could be dealt with by Antiplague?

@Magda
"I'm really only interested in one of the stone skin scrolls. But did you say there was a scroll of heal in that bundle? Do you think we could use it to heal this fellow from the fever?"

If no one objects I'll put the stone skin scroll on my character. I'm happy to part with it if you think your character needs it more though.

He is delirious, at best. Without curing at least some of his Wisdom damage, you won't get anything useful out of him.

Oh my! We must do everything we can for him! Use the scroll, use the wand! Bizzle will allow those with the skill to do the deeds, however he will keep urging the party to do everything in their power to aid him.

Everyone OK with 'wasting' the heal on a NPC? Personally, I think the writer put it here for this purpose.

I do have some scrolls and potions of lesser resto, but there's the risk of rolling too low on the WIS damage to actually make a difference, so... I'm okay with the heal scroll, sure.

"We're gonna wish we'd saved this," Magna mutters dourly, but she will read the potent scroll of healing over the brain-ravaged man, if nobody else objects.

I assume that the prisoner was brought down to the rest of us?

Also I have the diseased mercy if that would help.(I only have 5 loH remaining though.

Rognak kept a close eye as Magna read the scroll, trying to get an idea how the magic worked in case it was needed at a later time.

I assume that the prisoner was brought down to the rest of us?

Also I have the diseased mercy if that would help.(I only have 5 loH remaining though.

I was thinking the casting would happen up in the nest actually. I was not looking forward to someone carrying a raving lunatic down. Then again, if he turns out to be evil it would sure be nice to be together when he regains sanity.

Concerning the disease mercy, though it would certainly help keep him alive, that guy is a complete mess including amputation, poisoning (gangrene, though that could be a disease too for all I know) and a whole lot of wisdom loss. Even if the disease were cured, the wisdom loss would remain. The wisdom damage might remain permanent or, at the very least, take a long time to recover from. If we want any info out of him we need to use the heal spell..

Heal will indeed cure him of everything, except his crushed hand and missing leg. Is there a consensus on the use of the scroll?

Looks like a consensus to me.

Yes, I think so.

Administering the curative spell to the man causes an immediate change; his eyes focus, his skin regains a healthy color and the miscoloration around his stump disappears. He takes a moment to get his bearings before tentatively asking a question.

"It's not that I'm ungrateful for the rescue, but who are you?"

"Marta. Inquisitor to Ragathiel. We are here because we were hired to investigate the problems with the trade route. Giants and, I guess, harpies."

Looking around at the dead harpies and giants, the man gives a sly smile.

"Well, I'd say you've managed quite an investigation. Have you dealt with King Formoch as well?"

"He is next on the hit list." Rognak said. "Any idea where he might be?"

"I'd say the harpies counted as an 'interruption'. This king, what do you know about him that might help us when we find him?"

"And how about who are you?" Magna asks the man with her brows arched.

yeah, Sabrina would agree (about the heal scroll)..kind of moot now but just to say she agreed.

Sabrina had maintained her vigilance of the surrounding area. making sure the group would remain undisturbed.

When asked about who everyone is, she glances back at the rest, Sabrina De'Foe Paladin of Iomedae, Knight of the fifth Crusades