Evacuation Notice: Each PC can re-roll a failed d20 roll one time
Catching Spies: The party can gain a +4 to initiative rolls for one encounter that includes a construct.
Defensive Wards: Once during the adventure, the party can either turn one critical hit into a regular hit or force a re-roll on an attack.
Reconnaissance: Each PC gains a piece of +1 bane ammunition to use during the scenario.
Strange Things: Once during the adventure, the group gains a +4 bonus to initiative for one encounter that involves an undead creature.
Useful Gossip: Once during the adventure, each PC can re-roll one initiative check, keeping the second result even if it is worse.
Urgent Repairs: Each PC gets one cure serious wounds potion, plus a 3rd level or lower potion without expensive material component.
Dark Archive: Once during the adventure, the group can cause all undead in an encounter to gain the confused condition for 1 round. Any result that causes the creature to damage itself deals additional damage equal to half the group's APL!
Exchange: Once during the adventure, the group can increase the enhancement bonus of their weapons by +2 for one encounter. Any mundane weapons are treated as having a +0 enhancement (e.g. they would increase to a +2 enhancement) Liberty's Edge: Once during the adventure, the group may activate this boon at the beginning of an encounter to increase their land movement speed by 10 feet for the encounter.
Silver Crusade: The group gains a free use of the Burst of Healing ability listed on the Aid Token Handout, to use at their discretion.
Sovereign Court: The group gains a free use of the Timely Inspiration ability listed on the Aid Token Handout, to use at their discretion.
Grand Lodge: Once during the adventure, the group may activate this benefit at the beginning of an encounter to gain temporary hit points equal to 3 times the APL of the group that last until the end of the encounter (e.g. the group gains 30 temp HP)
Scarab Sage:The group gains a free use of the Allied Offensive ability from the Aid Token handout, except that the resulting bonus damage is multiplied by 150%.
Male CG Faerie Dragon | HP 26/26 | AC 23 T 16 FF 19 | CMB +6, CMD 16 | F: +4, R: +6, W: +9 | Perc: +20, SM: +10 | Fly 60ft (perfect) | Greater Invisibility: 2/3, Spells: 1st 0/6 | Active conditions: Merge with Familiar (merged).
”The Commander was making some kind of prayer to Baphomet, allowing her to pass into a stone surface! Perhaps she exited the pit into the surrounding ground?!”
Riddywipple flies over near Emyla and produces a scroll of Bone Fists from one of his tiny crisscrossed bandoliers.
”Hey you silly monkeys! There’s a creature around here somewhere holding a shiny symbol on a chain, and I want you to steal it! She seems to have disappeared down that pit. When you see her next, get her! And get the shiny symbol!”
Mad Monkeys wrote:
The swarm understands and obeys your commands…
Emyla gets ready to use her Summon Monster SLA when the Commander’s location becomes known.
|AC 23*, T 12, FF 22*|HP: 71/77|F +9*, R +9*, W +10* (+8 vs MA, +4 vs fear, +2 vs despr/confus/insane/death)|Init +1, Perc 0|CMB +9 CMD 20|10/11 Summon VI, 1/2 Call, 1/1 Pride, 1/1 Mysteries, 1/1 Davian, #X
GM Irish202 wrote:
**Botting Activated** For Lucija's round of prep, she will cast haste upon the group. During the first round of combat, she will transfer a shield spell to Naghamadi, who carries her forward into the combat.
I accept your terms and conditions, save that it shall be upon myself that I cast shield.
Lucija begins another conjuration (summon monster V)...
I accept your terms and conditions, save that it shall be upon myself that I cast shield.
The GM accepts this acceptance (tautology is tautology). Having botting instructions on your profile would be helpful, in case I guess painfully wrong in the future!
To speed up this waiting game, I am going to put initiative on hold for the next 10 rounds (e.g. the remainder of the duration on the pit spell), as it might take a while for you all to find and/or locate the commander. You may all take 10 rounds or 1 minute worth of actions for this next "round" of initiative. Any creative solutions or actions that actually reveal/locate the commander will "re-insert" initiative back at that point; so if you have any particular actions, specifying times/orders of actions would be helpful.
Due to the protracted nature of such initiative manipulation, I will put the deadline for resumption of botting/normal initiative on 10/24 @ 10PM EDT. I will perform "check-in's" or updates on player actions by 10/23 @ 7AM and 9PM EDT, and 10/24 @ 7AM EDT; or whenever I have a break at work (unlikely in retail!). I will also resume initiative if it appears everyone has finished any actions they wish to do for such time.
Initiative ON HOLD FOR 10 ROUNDS/1 MINUTE:
Botting will occur on 10/24 @ 10PM EDT
Round 3-13
Emyla
Qatala
Lucija
Torrag
Chaine
Alimnekk (-24, in pit?)
Torrag will fly over the pit. Does he see anything with Deathwatch? If not he'll cast See Invisibility.
Torrag Fly-Over:
When you fly over the pit, you are able to see straight down to the bottom. Beyond seeing the remnants of a crushed boulder, you don't see any minotaurs down there. Deathwatch only has a 30-foot range, since the pit is 50 foot deep you would have to descend into the pit (and get chomped by it) to get range on the entire area. Please let me know if you would like to do that. Triggering your follow-up action, your See Invisibility does not reveal anything at the bottom of the pit, though you are now able to see Emyla generally somewhere behind you.
Lucija wrote:
Actually, I take it back; Naghamadi is shielded. I keep forgetting that I get a shield bonus just for being near him!
The GM gains a kudos point for guessing correctly!
Current Action Summary:
Round 3: Torrag Fly-over, Chaine rocking it, Lucija moved
Round 4-13: Chaine Rocking it
Companion to Chaine "The Butcher" Alazario | Male N Horse Animal Companion | HD 11| Class Level 13th | HP93/93 | AC 36 T 14 FF 33| CMD 30 (36 vs. Overrun) | F +13 R +12 W +8 | Init +3| Low Light Vision, Scent, Perception +5 | Speed 80 ft | Buffs: Feather Step, Protection vs. Evil
"**NNNNNNNNNNNEIIGH!!!**" protests Silvermane, nevertheless obeying the cease and desist order.
F Human Monk Unchained 9th/Psychic 1st AC24 T21 FF 12 | HP 79/79 | F+10 R+13 W+12(+2 vs ench/charm) | CMD 31(+4 vs trip) | Init+4 | Perc+22 Low light vision 3 spells/da4
Qatala dashes back to retrieve her wand of shield and return to her current position.
She will use her wand of see invisible and wand of shield when 30s is up. then ready a flying kick attack with stunning fist when the enemy is revealed.
Mage Armor (22 hours); Deathwatch (constant); Overland Flight (7/9 hours); See Invisibility (75/220 minutes), Ring of Blinking
GM Irish:
Since the pit is extra-dimensional, there is no thickness to the stone past the walls, so I'm not sure if Meld with Stone would work since you need enough stone to actually occupy the square. I understand it might be too late to retcon it though. As a compromise, would me casting Transmute Rock to Mud work to shunt her out?
There is actually no stipulation on the thickness of the walls for the spell, beyond the fact that the walls are "coarse stone." Since the spell is extra-dimensional the walls could theoretically be infinitely thick, similar to the boundaries of a demiplane, as the dimensions (e.g. thickness of the walls) of the pit that extend beyond the normal 10'x 10'x 50' boundaries of the spell would have to extend into another plane of existence. I have also combed through a bit of the forums and have found no FAQ's or guidance on this particular issue. In the interest of making this encounter interesting, and the fact the Priestess' deity has a portfolio that includes stone walls (e.g. labyrinths), I will say the meld into stone functions in this instance. If you are able to find rulings/FAQ's that say otherwise, please do let me know as this is a weird instance.
On the flip side, that also means that she must exit the stone prior to the pit spell ending, as the stone she is in would cease to exist on this plane as the pit fades. Additionally, that also means any stone manipulation spells completely function on the stone walls of the pit (e.g. stone shape); definitely including transmute rock to mud. This is your bailiwick, so feel free to force her out if you wish!
Male CG Human (Shoanti/Varisian) Cavalier (Strategist) 13 - Init +2, Senses: Normal Vision, Perception +1, Lookout Perception +13, AC 31/ touch 12/ ff 29; hp 108/108, F+12, R+8 W+7, Speed 20 ft.; Challenge 5/5; Tactician (60') 4/4. Banner: 60 feet: +6 morale bonus on saves vs. fear and +5 morale bonus on charge attacks. BUFFS:
If the hole is full of rocks due to a rocking horse, and the priestess cannot come out of her hiding spot, then what happens when she comes out? I'm guessing this can never apply due to meld's duration being longer than the pit's duration? HOWEVER: how many rocks can I dump there in all these rounds? when she's expelled and take 5d6 dmg then she gets the whole column of rocks on herself yes? what are we looking at damage wise? (in any event this will lead to coolness, and Chaine/Silvermane proceed to continue hauling rocks into the hole the whole time)
Male CG Human (Shoanti/Varisian) Cavalier (Strategist) 13 - Init +2, Senses: Normal Vision, Perception +1, Lookout Perception +13, AC 31/ touch 12/ ff 29; hp 108/108, F+12, R+8 W+7, Speed 20 ft.; Challenge 5/5; Tactician (60') 4/4. Banner: 60 feet: +6 morale bonus on saves vs. fear and +5 morale bonus on charge attacks. BUFFS:
Round 5-13: Chaine/Silvermane rocking it (when no large rock found a cubic foot amount of sand/gravel/small rocks proportional to STR check result is pushed in; exact amount TBD by GM)
dice!:
5. Silvermane Strength Check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26;Percent Chance there is a large rock (High Good):1d100 ⇒ 27
6. Silvermane Strength Check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12;Percent Chance there is a large rock (High Good):1d100 ⇒ 45
7. Silvermane Strength Check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13;Percent Chance there is a large rock (High Good):1d100 ⇒ 17
8. Silvermane Strength Check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7;Percent Chance there is a large rock (High Good):1d100 ⇒ 80
9. Silvermane Strength Check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16;Percent Chance there is a large rock (High Good):1d100 ⇒ 96
10. Silvermane Strength Check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11;Percent Chance there is a large rock (High Good):1d100 ⇒ 45
11. Silvermane Strength Check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11;Percent Chance there is a large rock (High Good):1d100 ⇒ 83
12. Silvermane Strength Check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12;Percent Chance there is a large rock (High Good):1d100 ⇒ 87
13. Silvermane Strength Check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25;Percent Chance there is a large rock (High Good):1d100 ⇒ 85
Place them at Q-9 and P-6, respectively, to begin with.
They immediately begin to burrow into the ground in pursuit of the minotaur prophet! Let me know if/when they run into her; if they don't immediately find her, they'll try to detect magic to do so.
Meanwhile, she draws an attractive wand of electrum, with the end slightly curved like a Qadiran jambiya, or some animal's stinger or claw - and taps Naghamadi on the head with it (wand of magic fang)...
Emyla bids her monkeys a tearful farewell after a minute passes. They never even got to steal anything shiny. I suppose there’s always next time…
Rather than more summons, Emyla readies to cast Grease (DC 19 REF) on the commander’s holy symbol (assuming the picture is correct in showing that she holds it on a chain). Nothing else really for the time waiting.
They immediately begin to burrow into the ground in pursuit of the minotaur prophet!
To do so, they will have to burrow in from the pit side, due to the extra-dimensional nature of the spell. So I will just say they scuttle to the edge of the pit and quickly burrow into the pit wall in between wall crunches. They are able to descend 40 feet burrowing as a double move, upon which they encounter the minotaur inside the stone there.
Chaine wrote:
...(in any event this will lead to coolness, and Chaine/Silvermane proceed to continue hauling rocks into the hole the whole time)...
I literally laughed out loud at work when I read the coolness part. Your effort so far might be wasted, as you will see below. There will only be enough rocks left to dump for maybe one more set of 4d6 damage; any remaining efforts will only dump sand/debris that will only be irritating at best.
Torrag wrote:
Using his Arcane Bond to cast Transmute Rock to Mud.
As an amusing aside, all of the boulders and rocks dropped in by Chaine/Silvermane are also now mud as well. The rest is about to become extremely hilarious, for reasons to be seen below. Enjoy!
Emyla
Qatala
............
Lucija (Minions encountered Alimnek inside wall)
Torrag (Cast Rock to Mud)
Chaine (Only found sand to dump in pit this round)
Alimnekk (-24, in pit?)
The crystal spiders encountered the minotaur at the end of their previous round, and immediately begin to sting the minotaur. Unfortunately, both of their attacks are deflected by the creature's armor and magical protections.
Amidst the very unique sound of a mudslide spontaneously manifesting in a continuously contracting 50-foot deep pit, the group hears a very undignified bovine bellow ring out from the bottom of the pit. Torrag at his vantage point is able to see the commander, as well as two crystalline spiders, thrust out of the muddied wall into view. The odd part, however, is that she is now huge sized, and immediately becomes rather firmly stuck by the size of the pit. All current residents of the pit are crunched rather soundly by the pit's contraction, though the spiders seems to avoid a portion of the damage.
In rage, the commander looks directly up at Torrag. She brandishes her (un)holy symbol at him while uttering a blasphemous prayer. A forty-foot high column of unholy fire erupts, the bottom of the column on level with the top of the pit and exploding outwards in a ten-foot radius; catching both Torrag, Chaine, and Silvermane! Need DC 20 Reflex Save from Torrag/Chaine/Silvermane, 34 damage (half is fire), save for half.
Initiative Order:
**Map Updated** Botting occurs on 10/25 @ 10PM EDT
Round 6:
Emyla
Qatala
Lucija (Spiders -3 and Muddied/-2ATK&AC)
Torrag (DC 20 Reflex Save Needed)
Chaine (DC 20 Reflex Save Needed)
Alimnekk (-35, Squeezing/-4ATK&AC, Muddied/-2ATK&AC)
|AC 23*, T 12, FF 22*|HP: 71/77|F +9*, R +9*, W +10* (+8 vs MA, +4 vs fear, +2 vs despr/confus/insane/death)|Init +1, Perc 0|CMB +9 CMD 20|10/11 Summon VI, 1/2 Call, 1/1 Pride, 1/1 Mysteries, 1/1 Davian, #X
*looks at Torrag's action, winces* Oh dear. Well, IF this still matters:
GM Irish202 wrote:
dice=Sting Attack 1: 1d20+9
dice=Sting Attack 2: 1d20+9
The crystal spiders encountered the minotaur at the end of their previous round, and immediately begin to sting the minotaur. Unfortunately, both of their attacks are deflected by the creature's armor and magical protections.
First of all, they're more like "crystal scorpions", and, actually, I meant to say how they attacked once you'd told me they'd found her; I'd intended for them both to start off by attempting their touch of idiocy power:
Retcon Rewind, no further ret-cons allowed since you should be aware of casting in melee combat: The crysmals attempt to use their touch of idiocy on the minotaur, who promptly takes attacks of opportunity on them for spellcasting in melee combat (Combat Reflexes). The minotaur completely obliterates one, and the other's spell is disrupted by the damage.
Present Time. Crit confirms because of muddy penalties to AC! The minotaur gets blasted in the face directly by the disintegrate ray, though it resists the spells more vicious effects.
Initiative Order:
Botting occurs on 10/25 @ 10PM EDT
Round 6:
Emyla
Qatala
Lucija (Spider -29 and Muddied/-2ATK&AC)
Torrag (-35)
Chaine (DC 20 Reflex Save Needed)
Alimnekk (-78, Squeezing/-4ATK&AC, Muddied/-2ATK&AC)
Chaine charges his challenged foe! Wheeling charge: 1) N8 to N6; 2) Acrobatics to jump; Silvermane:1d20 + 30 ⇒ (1) + 30 = 31 N6 to Q5 jump check of 15 feet horizontal; max height 7.5 feet to clear the altar); feather step active
Vs. Minotaur: +1 Cold Iron Valiant Lance, Mounted charge vs. Challenged target, Banner, Feather Step:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (10) + 21 = 31 for 3d6 + 3d8 + 51 ⇒ (1, 6, 3) + (2, 4, 5) + 51 = 72 cold iron magical piercing dmg.
+6 AC vs. Challenged opponent (+4 dodge, +2 sacred)
Mage Armor (22 hours); Deathwatch (constant); Overland Flight (7/9 hours); See Invisibility (75/220 minutes), Ring of Blinking
Chaine "The Butcher" Alazario wrote:
I'm getting targeted by spells so I guess not
It's still down in the pit. You (and I) we're hit by an area of effect spell. You weren't necessarily targeted, you were just close enough to the pit to be caught up in it.
Emyla’s faithful faerie (dragon) familiar flies directly into her body (merge with familiar, still active), then Emyla herself flies nearer to the action (double move fly).
At the moment, no. But if I may recommend delaying until after the Priestess, it would extremely beneficial to your intention to perforate the commander. I will act under the assumption that you are OK with this in the interest of wrapping up this odd encounter.
The pit crunches away again, dealing the minotaur another good bit of damage. She attempts to cast healing magic upon herself, but the prayer fails due to her ongoing damage. Her unholy symbol glows with an glinting light as her muscles immediately bulge, and the minotaur begins heaving itself up the walls of the pit. She climbs up just far enough...
Chaine wrote:
Chaine charges his challenged foe!
...for the cavalier to come out delay and charge at the minotaur's now exposed body! His lance pierces right through the creature's skull, and her body goes limp in the pit; which proceeds to crush her body repeatedly for good measure.
With the Spellcraft bonuses in the group, I will just assume you are able to identify all of the commander's items.
Lootz:
potion of bear’s endurance, potion of rage, scrolls of
find traps (2), scroll of invisibility purge, scroll of lesser planar
ally, scroll of mass bull’s strength, wand of cure serious wounds
(12 charges), wand of protection from law (22 charges), wand
of shield of faith (15 charges), alchemist’s fire (5), unholy water
(2); +2 breastplate, +1 glaive, mwk light crossbow
with 20 bolts, amulet of natural armor +1, cloak of resistance
+2, headband of inspired wisdom +2, ring of protection +1,
brass unholy symbol, spell component pouch, granite and
diamond dust (worth 500 gp)
The group can spend 30 minutes recouping if needed before moving on. You all can either continue targeting the minotaur commanders (e.g. other ones), or you can move back to the harbor to assist with the effort in the Flotsam Graveyard. I will go with Rule of Two on group direction or by dice roll on 10/26 @ 2:00PM EDT.
Companion to Chaine "The Butcher" Alazario | Male N Horse Animal Companion | HD 11| Class Level 13th | HP93/93 | AC 36 T 14 FF 33| CMD 30 (36 vs. Overrun) | F +13 R +12 W +8 | Init +3| Low Light Vision, Scent, Perception +5 | Speed 80 ft | Buffs: Feather Step, Protection vs. Evil
wand of cure serious:3d8 + 5 ⇒ (5, 7, 1) + 5 = 18
"*SNORT!*"
In the low tier version we were told switch or stay but fight higher CR creatures- if we stay does it get harder?
|AC 23*, T 12, FF 22*|HP: 71/77|F +9*, R +9*, W +10* (+8 vs MA, +4 vs fear, +2 vs despr/confus/insane/death)|Init +1, Perc 0|CMB +9 CMD 20|10/11 Summon VI, 1/2 Call, 1/1 Pride, 1/1 Mysteries, 1/1 Davian, #X
Lucija takes both potions, all the scrolls with the exception of that of mass bull’s strength, the wand of protection from Law(but only if nobody else will), 3 of the alchemist’s fire flasks (or more, if nobody else wants them), 1 flask of unholy water, 7 bolts, and the ring.
Mage Armor (22 hours); Deathwatch (constant); Overland Flight (7/9 hours); See Invisibility (75/220 minutes), Ring of Blinking
I'm assuming someone has enough UMD to tap me with my wand of CLW a few times (7 times, taking average).
I'm ok with wherever we decide to go.
During the 30 minutes, Torrag gets out his spellbook and fills his 3rd Level open slot with Fireball, his 4th Level open slot with Dimension Door and his 5th Level open slot with Acidic Spray.
If you repeat the minotaur encounters, it does get "harder" in a manner of speaking for tier 10-11. I currently am seeing many 'good either way' and one for trying another minotaur encounter. Rolling two dice in case tie breaker:Decision Roll (1=Minotaur, 2= Undead):2d2 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3 Looks like another minotaur encounter, which is good incidentally as there are less successes there right now compared to the undead ones.
The group wanders around again through the battlefield, and encounters another commander; though this time with some familiar looking bodyguards riding skeletal horses!
Male CG Human (Shoanti/Varisian) Cavalier (Strategist) 13 - Init +2, Senses: Normal Vision, Perception +1, Lookout Perception +13, AC 31/ touch 12/ ff 29; hp 108/108, F+12, R+8 W+7, Speed 20 ft.; Challenge 5/5; Tactician (60') 4/4. Banner: 60 feet: +6 morale bonus on saves vs. fear and +5 morale bonus on charge attacks. BUFFS:
**OUT CHALLENGED!** (that is, I am all out of challenges!)
Drinking a potion of bear's endurance and rage on the way to the next scene and making sure is horse is still feather-stepped, Chaine charges the nearest minotaur, 'cause, what else really? Wheeling Charge F13-K14 / K14-L16
Companion to Chaine "The Butcher" Alazario | Male N Horse Animal Companion | HD 11| Class Level 13th | HP93/93 | AC 36 T 14 FF 33| CMD 30 (36 vs. Overrun) | F +13 R +12 W +8 | Init +3| Low Light Vision, Scent, Perception +5 | Speed 80 ft | Buffs: Feather Step, Protection vs. Evil
Mage Armor (22 hours); Deathwatch (constant); Overland Flight (7/9 hours); See Invisibility (75/220 minutes), Ring of Blinking
Torrag pulls a rod out of his backpack and casts Fireball centered at the intersection of 11/12 and P/Q. The fire seems to wrap around our monk, cavalier, and the horse.
Selective Metamagic Rod. Should encompass Boss and 2 Guards.
