[PbPGameDayV] Thralls of the Shattered God (Inactive)

Game Master Tesi

Seeing Oloch on the floor and Mavaro and Aeth badly wounded Adowyn decides to use her wand to heal the ones who are still fighting.
Healing Oloch is kind of risky I'm afraid. If Adowyn heals him up to one or two HP and the mimic lands another blow he'd die. Can't use the composite bow effectively in any case...

Adowyn steps up to Mavaro and taps him with her wand.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Loto Time!
1. Rhuul
2. Mavaro

1d2 ⇒ 2

The monster spits Oloch to its side. A double line of yellow teeth appears and you hear "Tastes like oooork!"

The monster throws itself at Mavaro "What do you taste like!?"

Mimic GORE Attack on Mavaro: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (20) + 18 = 38
Mimic SLAM Attack on Mavaro: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (13) + 19 = 32
GORE Damage on Mavaro: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (4, 4) + 11 = 19
SLAM Damage on Mavaro: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (5, 4) + 11 = 20
CONSTRICT Damage on Mavaro: 2d6 + 16 ⇒ (4, 1) + 16 = 21
Mimic GORE CRITICAL CONFIRM Mavaro: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28
GORE CRITICAL Damage on Mavaro: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (5, 5) + 11 = 21

:-(

ROUND 3

Aeth -3 STR 3 Rnds 34/68
Mimic -44 hp -22hp (SnowBall)
Kurai -3 STR 3 Rnds
Rhuul -3 STR 3 Rnds
Adowyn -7 STR 3 Rnds
Mavaro -3 STR 3 Rnds -62/53 [Dead] [Grappled]
Oloch -7 STR 3 Rnds -7/60 [Unconscious]

Don't forget the mimic is entangled for 1 round from the Rime part of my snowball, although the -2 to hit and AC seems unlikely to make a difference.[ooc]

Kuriashimo will happily use another liberating command on any who want it. [ooc]immediate action escape artist with an extra +16

Meanwhile Kuraishimo will cast grease beneath the mimic.
Reflex DC 19 or fall prone, no SR.

Since I'll be offline for the whole day tomorrow, here's my start-of-round 4 action.

A slick layer of grease appears beneath the mimic.

Remember that failed perception roll, Kurai?

It does not seem to be affected by it... Because it is not touching the ground. It is floating.

Usually constrict does not work in the first round of combat. Second Mavaro Would drop after the first attack. Well Stupid me, due to internet problems, I never saw that I was hit the first round. My mistake! If he continues to attack a downed char.. so be it he is dead.

Rhuul, stunned by the creatures ferocity steps back five feet and then tries to defensively speed everyone up.

cast defensively, DC21: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
But doesn't quite manage it.

"Last bar I was in, the bartender said 'Why you carrying an axe?'. I said 'mimics'; The I laughed; the bartender laughed; even the table laughed. We killed the table."

Maintaining bardic performance; +3 to hit and +3 to damage with flag bearer. Better use it while you can.

Usually constrict does not work in the first round of combat. Second Mavaro Would drop after the first attack. Well Stupid me, due to internet problems, I never saw that I was hit the first round. My mistake! If he continues to attack a downed char.. so be it he is dead.

.........*sighs*

The mimic growls...

"Nice pun! I think that must have been me cousin Awaowqiwaslpf!"

ROUND 3

Aeth -3 STR 3 Rnds 34/68
Mimic -44 hp -22hp (SnowBall)
Kurai -3 STR 3 Rnds
Rhuul -3 STR 3 Rnds
Adowyn -7 STR 3 Rnds
Mavaro -3 STR 3 Rnds -62/53 [Dead] [Grappled]
Oloch -7 STR 3 Rnds -7/60 [Unconscious]

Weakened as she is Adywyn tries to shoot two arrows at the mimic. She can barely hold the bowstring.
Arrow #1: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 10 - 2 = 25 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Arrow #2: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 10 - 2 = 25 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
not sure how the low strength modifier adjusts the damage

Weakened as she is Adywyn tries to shoot two arrows at the mimic. She can barely hold the bowstring.

not sure how the low strength modifier adjusts the damage

Bad news, according to your gear:

Masterwork composite longbow +0, You need at least two hands to use a bow, regardless of its size. You can use a composite longbow while mounted. All composite bows are made with a particular strength rating (that is, each requires a minimum Strength modifier to use it with proficiency). If your Strength modifier is less than the strength rating of the composite bow, you can't effectively use it, so you take a –2 penalty on attacks with it. The default composite longbow requires a Strength modifier of +0 or higher to use with proficiency. A composite longbow can be made with a high strength rating to take advantage of an above-average Strength score; this feature allows you to add your Strength modifier on damage rolls, up to the maximum bonus indicated for the bow. Each point of Strength bonus granted by the bow adds 100 gp to its cost. If you have a negative modifier due to low Strength, apply it to damage rolls when you use a composite longbow. A composite longbow fires arrows.

If I get everything right, your shooting should be:

10 (your attack bonus with the bow) + 3 (bard song) - 2 (you're too weak for that bow) (PLUS) 17 from the roll, for a total of 26. Both attacks HIT.

Now, damage:

1 (PBS?) + 3 (bard song) - 4 (str 3) (PLUS) 3 from the roll. Both arrows do 3 damage.

Since you did not state which arrows you were shooting (adamantite?, cold iron?, etc?) I will assume you are shooting cold iron ones (you have 30 of those, 20 blunts, small numbers of the rest).

Baerlie! Bard song! Remember that, please!

(Rhuul, you need a whip or something!)

ROUND 4

Aeth -3 STR 2 Rnds 34/68
Mimic -44 hp -22hp (SnowBall) -3/-3hp (Arrows)
Kurai -3 STR 2 Rnds
Rhuul -3 STR 2 Rnds 2/58 [Grappled]
Adowyn -7 STR 2 Rnds
Mavaro -3 STR 2 Rnds -62/53 [Dead]
Oloch -7 STR 2 Rnds -7/60 [Unconscious]

Aetherys uses her wand to cast long arm on herself, then puts the wand back into her bag.

The monster drops Mavaro's corpse to the other side and attacks Rhuul.

"FOOOOD!"

Mimic GORE Attack on Rhuul: 1d20 + 18 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 18 - 2 = 33
Mimic SLAM Attack on Rhuul: 1d20 + 19 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 19 - 2 = 26
GORE Damage on Rhuul: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (1, 5) + 11 = 17
SLAM Damage on Rhuul: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (3, 5) + 11 = 19
CONSTRICT Damage on Rhuul: 2d6 + 16 ⇒ (3, 1) + 16 = 20

Rhuul suffers the monster's wrath

"Tell me a joke!"

As an immediate action Kuraishimo casts liberating command on Rhuul +16 on an immediate escape artist.

With things not immediately getting better Kuraishimo will draw and read his scroll of deeper darkness

"Get out of there Rhuul, we're regrouping."

Kuraishimo, not impeded by the darkness carefully 5ft steps back after speaking.

I think we had a ruling before that liberating command won't actually work on the mimic because of the adhesive, or I could have misunderstood that.

I thought escaping via liberating command worked last time. See Aetherys post here followed by Tesi's next post.

Yeap, but in OOC, GM wrote that it had been a mistake. Or maybe I misinterpreted a normal attempt at using escape artist for the one with liberating command. I'll wait to hear from Telsi. Sorry I'm slowing this combat down a lot. I'd love to get out of dodge. Liberating command doesn't work if escape artist wouldn't work, and given the glue, I expect that is the reason for GMs ruling.

"I can't tell you jokes if you eat me. Besides which I'm assured my humor is in Bad Taste." quips Rhuul, determined to go down with a pun on his tongue.

perform(comedy): 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (8) + 25 = 33

Well, at least the performance is memorable. I'll hold off an actual action until we confirm the above, but it may make Kur redo his action.

Good catch Rhuul, I missed that note, I don't have much I can help you with then :/

As a matter of fact, Rhuul is right.
:-(

Oloch sees beautiful dreams where he kills that mimic by himself, then he kills two mimics!..then three...four...five...and Gorum himself is soooo admired by him[/b]

Maybe just drop a snowball on it? I'm guessing this is just one we're going to have to muscle through. Though I think you may have trouble with that with the front and most of second line down.

Alright...

Rhuul feels free from the mimic.

Was Rhuul able to pull back last turn with the warpriests unconscious form? And thankyou.

Aetherys enters a dance of death. She knows that it's either her, or the mimic. There is no middle ground, no redemption this time. "Feel the fury of Sarenrae!" she yells as she strikes with her blade crackling with energy.

Swift action: arcane strike. Full-round action: Spell combat, first casting intensified shocking grasp, holding the charge, then 5ft-step, deliver the charge via Spellstrike, then do the rest of my full-attack if my Ref saves allow for it.

+4 keen Dawnblade (bypasses adamantine, cold iron & silver), heroism, flagbearer, inspire courage, AS, bonus vs metal: 1d20 + 17 - 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 17 - 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 = 271d6 + 10 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 20

If the attack hits:
Bypassing SR: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Electricity damage: 9d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 2, 6, 3, 3, 3, 2, 5) = 32
Ref - weapon glued?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33

+4 keen Dawnblade (bypasses adamantine, cold iron & silver), heroism, flagbearer, inspire courage, AS: 1d20 + 17 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 17 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 371d6 + 10 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 20

Confirmation: 1d20 + 17 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 17 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 321d6 + 10 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 21

Ref - weapon glued?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Iterative: 1d20 + 17 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 17 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 261d6 + 10 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 19

Ref - weapon glued?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32

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Note: if the first attack doesn't hit, the second gets the +3 bonus to attack from shocking grasp since the spell hasn't been delivered.

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Was Rhuul able to pull back last turn with the warpriests unconscious form? And thankyou.

The monster freed you... But doing that would risk an AoO.

So, step by step with Aeth:
- First attack, hits, 20 damage, sadly, does not bypass the SR, and manages to unglue the weapon.
- Second attack, critical hit for 41 damage, weapon gets glued. Iterative cannot happen.
Total 61 damage.
BUT... Is that happening in round 5? Because you already posted your round 4 action in a previous post...

ROUND 4

Aeth -3 STR 2 Rnds 34/68
Mimic -105 hp -22hp (SnowBall) -3/-3hp (Arrows)
Kurai -3 STR 2 Rnds
Rhuul -3 STR 2 Rnds 2/58
Adowyn -7 STR 2 Rnds
Mavaro -3 STR 2 Rnds -62/53 [Dead]
Oloch -7 STR 2 Rnds -7/60 [Unconscious]

Yes, that's my start of round 5 action. Since I don't have a lot of time to post due to the unpacking of boxes, etc., I just thought I'd post ahead. Feel free to delay the results of my actions until all other Pathfinders have acted. Additionally, I didn't think about it when I posted, but I could use my folio reroll on that chappy SR check.
Reroll, SR, GM 3 stars: 1d20 + 11 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 11 + 3 = 28

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Rhuul again tries a defensive cast of haste
casting defensively DC21: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
And everyone speeds up.

"I'm almost done. If you have anything left, drop it on that creature now.

He cries, trying to frantically think of another mimic related joke.

"In this place the last block I'd expect to be landing on me is a mental one."

So a bonus attack for Aetherys as well- at +1
And if anyone moves to give him a 5' step back, he'll take it.

And obviously maintains bardic inspire courage and flag bearer for +3/+3

Adowyn continues to shoot arrows at the door.
Arrow #1: 1d20 + 10 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 3 - 2 = 19
Arrow #2: 1d20 + 10 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 3 - 2 = 30 Damage: 1d8 - 4 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (5) - 4 + 1 + 3 = 5

ROUND 4

Kurai -3 STR 2 Rnds

ROUND 5

Aeth -3 STR 2 Rnds 34/68
Mimic -105 hp -22hp (SnowBall) -32hp (Electricity) -3/-3/-5hp (Arrows)
Kurai -3 STR 2 Rnds
Rhuul -3 STR 2 Rnds 2/58
Adowyn -7 STR 2 Rnds
Mavaro -3 STR 2 Rnds -62/53 [Dead]
Oloch -7 STR 2 Rnds -7/60 [Unconscious]

SO! Recolecting my previous post: "So, step by step with Aeth:
- First attack, hits, 20 damage, sadly, does not bypass the SR, and manages to unglue the weapon.
- Second attack, critical hit for 41 damage, weapon gets glued. Iterative cannot happen.
Total 61 damage."
PLUS 32 from electricity damage.

Aethery's slashes make some terrible gashes on the creature.

"You are too sharp for this gang!"

I am going to wait for Kuraiskimo's turn 4 action.

"I always say a Sharp tongue is at least as good as a sharp blade" mutters Rhuul.

Adowyn should get an extra bow attack from the haste as well.

Kuraishimo will simply toss another rime snowball.

touch into melee: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 4 = 6
cold damage: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 4, 3, 1) = 17
Entangled for 1 round and fort DC 19 or be staggered for 1 round.

Extra Arrow: 1d20 + 10 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 3 - 2 = 13

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Arrow and snowball miss their mark. :/

ROUND 5

Aeth -3 STR 2 Rnds 34/68
Mimic -105 hp -22hp (SnowBall) -32hp (Electricity) -3/-3/-5hp (Arrows)
Kurai -3 STR 2 Rnds
Rhuul -3 STR 2 Rnds -37/58 [Dead]
Adowyn -7 STR 2 Rnds
Mavaro -3 STR 2 Rnds -62/53 [Dead]
Oloch -7 STR 2 Rnds -7/60 [Unconscious]

Lotto time again...1 AETH 2 RHUUL

Lotto: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Good god. :-(

Mimic GORE Attack on Rhuul: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19
Mimic SLAM Attack on Rhuul: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (18) + 19 = 37
SLAM Damage on Rhuul: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (6, 1) + 11 = 18
CONSTRICT Damage on Rhuul: 2d6 + 16 ⇒ (3, 2) + 16 = 21

Swift action, the mimic drops Rhuul's body.

"Mmmmmmmm!! Tastes funny!!

This thing has more than 170 hp???
Edit: Unless you didn't take DR into account to avoid player's metagaming, of course. In which case he still has a lot of hp, but less than we can think. In any case, it's a really rough encounter for a party with two pregens (I'm guessing that the hunter pregen's lack of magic weapon doesn't help). Let's kill this thing, Rhuul and Mavaro will be avenged!

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DR to cold. DR to electricity. DR to non magical.

Kuraishimo tries to finish it off with another snowball.

Touch: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
cold damage: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 2, 5, 2) = 18

Entangled for 1 round and fort 19 or be staggered for 1 round.

Kuraishimo takes another step back.

With a last gurgle, the creature dies, falling lifelessly to the floor.

Whew.

If our attacks are non-efficient, I think we would have noticed...

Adowyn drops her bow and picks up her healing wand again. She uses the wand on Aetherys.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Seeing the mimic fall at last, Aetherys rushes to Rhuul 's side. Tears of rage mingled with grief run on the elf's pale cheeks. "Rise, Rhuul. Tell me you aren't dead! We need your jokes now more than ever. "

When it becomes clear that both Rhuul and Mavaro are lifeless, she tends to the wounded, starting with Oloch. She offers her wand for Aowyn to use freely.

CLW, Oloch: 10d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 8) + 10 = 36 CLW, Aetherys: 4d8 + 4 ⇒ (6, 5, 3, 7) + 4 = 25

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Arfgfr. Don't say me i was so weak to fall and miss the battle. Damn, it's hurts.

Oloch uses wand of CLW to restore health
7d8 + 7 ⇒ (2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 8, 6) + 7 = 33

I'm ashamed..Gorum forgive me for my weakness!!!
Oloch contunies to blame himself and pray to Gorum.

22 days after you arrive to the temple...

Murals on either side of this long hallway feature ragged looking humans bowing before a powerfully built humanoid male with horns protruding from his head, arms, and down his spine. Patches of red flesh with pustules cover most of the mural, obscuring a line of spiky script.

The murals depict a large tree on a hill with a single piece of spiny purple fruit. The next one shows the fruit grown and unraveled into a creature, roughly mansized and shaped but with elephantine feet and spikes growing out of its body. The third panel shows humans groveling before the spiked creature, which slits the throat of a man at the base of the tree using his long, sharp claws. The fourth panel shows the spiked creature touching the tree and creating an abundance of fruit bearing plants.

Patches of flesh obscure the first mural, with the beginning of a phrase in Hallit. You need to remove the patches of flesh to see the whole phrase.

Knowledge (planes), heroism: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 2 = 20

"That creature is a kalavakus. Do you recognize it, Valais? From what I've heard, they're formidable foes."

Aetherys then conjures an unseen servant with one of her scrolls and orders it to remove the patches of flesh while the whole party remains further behind, just for safety measures.

know(planes): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
know(planes): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

"Yes, formidable.. I've heard of them. I'd not want to face one."

He keeps his flag with the rune of the open road unfurled in this strange place.

Did we get any treasure from the mimic?

Did we get any treasure from the mimic?

None that I am aware of.

As soon as your unseen servant removes one the patches you see magic energies emanating from the flesh that covers the walls and the floor.

Your servant finishes the task unaware of the energies he is waking.

The phrase in Hallit is uncovered now.

Does anyone speak Hallit? Doors are open, btw.

SenseMotive: 1d20 ⇒ 20

When Aeth looks at Valais, her face is a mask of horror, her mouth gawps wordless.

"Any of you lot being good with different langauges?" asks Rhuul.

If nobody replies he goes on.

"I learned a bit of a trick, some time ago. See humor is the key to all the finer forms of communication, and humor is kind of universal. So really, what you want to be looking for is the punch line.."

He looks around and notes Valais's expression. "What be the matter lass?"

If nobody speaks the language, he can use comprehend languages.

"Don't look at me, Rhuul. I can't translate this writing." Adowyn answers.

No Hallit here. I do have tongues as a spell known but that's not helpful with the writing. I also have a single comprehend languages scroll if needed.

Rhuul will use Comprehend Languages. IF anyone later on revelas they know Halit, I'll just back-drop the use of the first level spell. Rhuul is all about utility.

The wall reads “Servants shall grovel at their master’s feet.”

Valais turns to Rhuul and says “I dont know what is going on, there are memories in my mind that are not my own.”

"What aew theese memories about? Be brave and tell us for it can give us a clue for what we might encounter."

"Well.. that is cheerful.. Servants grovelling. I wonder if that is a clue to avoiding trouble later on. This was a temple once upon a time." he notes.

"Now, I'm not known for me caution, but after getting a good close up look at the bone yard once already this year, I'm not being keen on being first down yonder corridor." admits the normally quite robust dwarf.

We are into dungeon crawl mode, folks.