PFS PbP - Shadow's Last Stand, part 1 - At Shadow's door (lvl 1-7) (Inactive)

Game Master Revvy Bitterleaf

Jules catefully exaimes the trap door for traps
Fort: 1d20 ⇒ 9
Perceprion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Fort1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Ryuchi holds his ears in pain as the bells start ringing. Realizing he might have alerted any foes and will have troule hearing them approach he slings out his Kusarigama.

FS: 1d20 ⇒ 20
So facinated by the bells she simply continue to inspect them. As she finally sees everyone heading down, she hastely joins them
"These bells sound so pretty. I wish I can have some like them one day" she comments looking up at the ringing bells

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fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

Tywin is quick enough to pull his fingers in his ears and is not troubled with the noise.

Do you want to wait until everyone is able to hear again or rush though in the hopes that what ever is altered by the sounds will not be ready for you?

Jules does not see any trap on the trapdoor, to her it looks safe to open.

Map is linked up top since you will go down at some point I think..just going to wait to put you on the map until I know how long you are planning to wait

The trap door on the belfry’s platform leads to a narrow wooden staircase descending the dome’s interior.

(Assuming you descend down the stairs, you can always choose to go back outside again if you'd really wanted to.)

The Cathedral of Aroden’s former congregation hall fills an enormous, high-ceilinged open space, with the rectangular nave opening into a large circular chamber beneath the building’s grand dome.
Along the dome’s ceiling, a fresco depicts Aroden’s apotheosis and his famed battle with the wizard-king Tar Baphon on the Isle of Terror. Although intricate, the fresco’s crumbling perimeter and fading colors betray the lack of recent maintenance. A narrow wooden balcony, lined by a finely carved balustrade, encircles the dome’s base and the cathedral’s nave. The balusters depict men following several different professions, while fine calligraphy graces the top railing.
Forty feet below, an enormous altar—itself the size of a small building—stands stoutly below the dome’s apex. The cathedral’s nave stretches out to the south. Soft blue light streams into the enormous space through dozens of meticulously decorated stained-glass windows lining the nave. They illuminate trophies of all sorts—from weapons to wands—hung from the hall’s many columns.
Signs of last night’s gala and the massacre that interrupted it are obvious: freshly painted sunburst decorations, tables swathed in fine cloth covered with spoiled food, a portable stage standing empty but bloodstained, and corpses littering the floor below.

she will wait for others.

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Being deaf I'd prefer we wait two minutes

Ditto on the waiting.
fort: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

After a few minutes you descend down the stairs onto a balcony (for description see 4 posts up)

1d20 ⇒ 13

Jules looks around the area before decending too far
perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

"something is causing a breeze inside the alter but no where else, how strange!"

Strange breezes? I like breezes! she chirps happily

Sora blinks, and then cocks her head sideways.

"Where? Let me examine it.

Examine with Detect Magic

"Perhaps it is a magical being made out of air? Or something invisible? Or a draft?"

Sora doesn't detect any magic.

Init Tywin+Graxus: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Init Sora: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Init Liriel: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Init Jules: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Init Ryuchi: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Init Elemental: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Out of the altar a medium sized cloud-like creature with dark hollows reminiscent of eyes and a mouth, and a howling wind whips it into ominous shapes emerges from inside the altar flying at 1d6 ⇒ 4 Tywin and slamming him with a solid blast of air Slam vs Tywin's flatfooted AC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 hitting him for Damage Tywin: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 before flying away again up towards to the ceiling of the dome.
No AOO from you guys since you haven't acted yet

(Balcony is 15ft up from the floor, the elemental is 50ft in the air now, so 35 ft away from you)

init
You guys
Air thingy

Knowledge Planes: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

"Its an Air elemental. Prepare yourselves, it can hit you and fly right past. Try and time your movements for when it gets in range."

Sora watches the creature carefully, waiting for it to close.

Ready to cast Ray of Frost at the Air elemental when it is within range.

Jules ready an action when it flys byi forhet ifcit is a ready or hold action that gets my full attack but that is what i am tryong for
Rapier: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 - 2 = 6
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

short sword: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 - 2 = 14
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

K.Planes: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

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Ryuchi stands at the ready prepared to deal with the air creature should it pass.

AoO from reach weapon1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 Damage 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Readied attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 Damage 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

"Ouchies! I didn't even do anything to you!"

Tywin also readies his lance in case the elemental tries to attack him or one of his adjacent friends again.

aoo from reach weapon: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
dmg: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

readied attack from reach weapon: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
dmg: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Oops, forgot to roll for the readied attack

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

I'll admit I'm a bit lost on what's Jules OOC comment is, but if you ready to attack for when the elemental is in your reach you only get a standard action..which is one attack..if you wait with your action until after it's done ..it's going to be using fly-by attack and it will never be in your melee range

The elemental turns it's "head" Aurin and then flies back with it's arms raises for a strike, going for someone on the edge1S2R: 1d2 ⇒ 2 of the group to minimize people being able to hit it.

I like what you tried to do, but using diplomacy in combat is generally not going to work ..and your roll wasn't high enough to make me consider an exception to the rule

As it comes closer Sora fires a ray of cold at it hitting it and freezing part of the winds that makes up the bulk of it's body. it doesn't come close enough for Jules or Tywin to strike at it..but Ryuchi was ready for it when it approached, swinging twice at it but both swings are harmlessly deflected upward and away from the elemental center by it's outer winds (both fail to hit AC)
It then slams it's airy fist into Ryuchi Slam vs Ryuchi AC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22 hitting Ryuchi Damage Ryuchi: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 before it flies away up towards the ceiling again, returning to were it came from.

init
You guys
Elemental

Damage elemental: 2

Sighing in pain, she goes to Ryuchi

Sora braces herself, preparing another blast of cold.

Cold Beams!: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Graxus isn't here at the moment. Didn't have a chance to summon him yet.

"Graxus warned me of flying creatures. He said that in such cases we should stick together and ready our attacks for when it tries to attack one of us. The ones with reach weapons should flank the casters and archers."

He takes up a flanking position next to Jules and readies another attack.

Actually we just had two minutes of waiting...

Ryuchi flincehes a the blow of the elemental which almost took the wind out of his sails.

The young man from Tian-Xa stands at the ready to defend against any further attacks.

AoO 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14 Damage1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Readied Attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 Damage1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Jules prepare herself for an attack if it cones close enough.
rapier: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

It's your eidelon, if you say he isn't there I'll believe you ;)

Liriel moves over and heals Ryuchi

Sora redies another ray of cold while Tywin, Ryuchi and Jules ready for when the elemental comes close enough to hit.

The elemental goes for Sora this time flying towards her and then getting hit by the cold spell she was preparing and getting attacked by Tywin as well Since you didn't include any new rolls I'll use your last rolls for this this time, but I'm going to need new rolls for the next readied attack missing the elemental once and hitting it once.
Then the elemental slams his first into Sora
to hit Ac Sora: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 hitting her with a blast of solid air Damage Sora: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 before moving away again towards the ceiling.

init
You guys
Elemental

Damage elemental: 12

Sora drops to one knee, in pain from the shot she took from the elemental. She still focuses, preparing another blast for when it comes back in range.

Freeze Laser!: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Ryuchi is prepared when the elemental comes floating back in.

AoO w. reach1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17Damage1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Radied attack1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6Damage1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

More readied attacks

"Come at me you stupid thingy! I will take you down!"

aoo: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
dmg: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

aoo: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
dmg: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Jules readies another attack
rapier: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Not sure what happend to Liriel, but since it's been more then a day ..going to NPC her in

Liriel giggles and touches Ryuchi's arm and whispers something into the air (casting guidance on Ryuchi)

The elemental goes for 1d5 ⇒ 2 Sora again.
As it comes closer Sora aims a beam made out of cold at it, but Sora fails to hit.

Then as it passes near Tywin he manages to stick his weapon through the whirling winds and manages to disrupt the flow of the elemental's once as his other attacks swings wide main body it then slams it's fist of solid air at Sora again
to hit Sora's AC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
to confirm vs Sora's AC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
total damage Sora: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 = 12
before flying away again.

init
You guys
Elemental

Damage elemental: 20

gah. Didnt see any updates. My bad...

Liriel shakes her head trying to concentrate on the matter, even though she didnt want to hurt the elemental

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One thing Ryuchi had learned in the years at the temple performing monotone tasks was patience.

AoO w. reach1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Damage 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Readied attack1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Damage 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Sora falls to the ground, badly beaten and very bloody at this point. She does not appear at all to be moving.

Next round Sora, I'll just go before you need to make a save...

Since I think Sora would have hit the floor before Liriel would have done something, providing a visual clue that she's in trouble(and Liriel is the only one other one then Sora who can heal in this party I think) I'm fine with Liriel changing her action to something else - like healing Sora. Off course it's still up to Liriel what she will do with her action, she can keep the attack she made if she wants and go for a heal next round.

Ryuchi readies again to strike if the elemental comes close enough

Readies another attack, move over Sora to protect her.

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
dmg: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
dmg: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

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in that case...
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

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Sora shudders slightly as she is healed, the bleeding and such seeming to stop, breathing going a bit easier, but she still does not seem to be moving.

As Liriel heals Sora, Ryuchi and Tywin ready more attacks for when the elemental comes close.
(I'll assume that Jules will do the same if she hasn't responded when I get back in a couple of hours and use her previous rolls since I don't think much will change)

With Sora down on the floor the elemental decides to go for 1d4 ⇒ 2 Liriel, drawing attacks from Tywin and Jules whom combined are able to take down the elemental before it is able to swing it's fist at Liriel

Out of combat

As you take a better look around the Cathedral now that you are not focusing on combat;

What do you want to do now?

She goes to what remain of the elemental. A sniff could be heard before she wipes her face amd goes back to the rest of group

"Such a sad thing to see"

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Linguistics: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
just wow....

She looks at the writing...
"oh! That looks familiar. Some guy that was suppose to usher in a new era or some such thing... but he died... so not very great of a guy if he misses his own new era" she comments with a puzzled look

Jules quietly approaches each door, uses her ear horn on each door .
If she hears nothing she will check for trap and see if each door is locked.

Tywin checks on his companions and summons Graxus (takes 1 min).

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In a large burst of fire and brimstone, Graxus appears. Immediately he wacks Tywin.
"What took you so long idiot? By the looks of it you needed my might. Now go heal yourself so we can continue." Graxus roars.

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Reeling from the blow, Tywin grovels before Graxus.
"Apologies master Graxus. It was chaotic and we had to go down some stairs." Tywin whimpers.
He quickly takes out a wand and uses it to slowly heal over a period of one minute.

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Sora lies on the ground, where she has been, ever so slightly twitching and breathing.

Just want everyone to remember she is there :P

Tywin also pokes Sora. fast healin 1 for 1 minute.

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