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%.
Companion to Chaine "The Butcher" Alazario | Male N Horse Animal Companion | HD 9| Class Level 11th | HP76/76 | AC 33 T 14 FF 30| CMD 28 (34 vs. Overrun) | F +12 R +11 W +6 (incl. pro vs. evil)| Init +3| Low Light Vision, Scent, Perception +5 | Speed 80 ft | Buffs: Feather Step
Silvermane tries to reach Chaine!
Greater Overrun, Haste, MBS; vs. Vrock 4; sharing space with Emyla via Narrow Frame feat:1d20 + 17 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 17 + 1 + 2 = 33 (prone + triggers AoO if exceeds CMD by 5; just passing through if CMD is met but not exceeded by 5)
triggers AoO from Vrock 3; Emyla may mount Silvermane if she wants, thus sharing any of Silvermane's 4 squares
All of Lion 2 attacks miss, but they also pop the rest of Vrock 3's mirror images; the 2nd attack misses due to an image and the rest miss by less than 5.
Mirror Image Vrock 4 (1 is self):1d2 ⇒ 1 Mirror Image Vrock 4 (1 is self):1d2 ⇒ 1 Mirror Image Vrock 4 (1 is self):1d2 ⇒ 2
The 1st claw attack is diverted by the last of Vrock 4's mirror images, 2nd claw attack misses. Total of 15 points to Vrock 4 after DR.
Botting Lucija, she attempts to trip up Vrock 3 by summoning several wickedly sharp chains from another dimension! She will use one of her Spirits of Wine to boost the CL by 1. This results in the third chain striking, tripping the Vrock and causing it to become Shaken for 3 rounds (the slashing from the chains don't get past my DR)
Chaine Turn Breakdown:
Chaine wrote:
"Huh... I hope that's alright, Mighty Battle Cat?"
The Foo lion just turns and gives Chaine perhaps the most dirtest look one could possibly imagine a neutral good outsider giving to someone in a situation like this. "Mighty Battle Lion, if you don't mind," it says haughtily as it corrects Chaine in a cultured Common accent.
Chaine wrote:
Fast mount as free action - automakes; triggers AoO from Vrock 3
AoO vs. Chaine:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31
Damage vs. Chaine:2d6 + 5 ⇒ (4, 1) + 5 = 10
You attack lands and deals full damage. AoO will also hit you for 10 points.
Silvermane wrote:
Silvermane tries to reach Chaine!
Greater Overrun, Haste, MBS; vs. Vrock 4; sharing space with Emyla via Narrow Frame feat
There is a 5 foot radius Emergency Force Sphere around her at the moment, Silvermane is unable to share that space. You will have to up and over if you want to be in that general area. It does exceed my CMD by 5, for those that want to take an AoO on Vrock 4 (now with 100% less mirror images!)
Torrag Turn Breakdown:
Vrock 3 Reflex:1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 10 - 2 = 9Welp, that was fun. Take 39 points of damage after Resistance.
Botting Qatala's action. Applies oil of good align weapon to her whip and moves up within melee range of prone Vrock 4, not even blinking as its AoO misses horrendously.
Male CG Human (Shoanti/Varisian) Cavalier (Strategist) 11 - Init +2, Senses: Normal Vision, Perception +1, Lookout Perception +11, AC 30/ touch 12/ ff 28; hp 92/92, F+10, R+6 W+5, Speed 20 ft.; Challenge 3/4; Tactician (60') 4/4. Continuous Auras: 30 feet: +6 morale bonus on saves vs. fear; 60 feet: +3 morale bonus on saves vs. fear and +2 morale bonus on charge attacks. BUFFS:
Chaine sees loyal Silvermane fly-gallop on top of Emyla's force sphere to come join the cavalier, leaving a prone Vrock in his wake. "Ha! that's my boy!"
Awww... after watching this video I want to find a way to give Silvermane some wings now! :) Monstrous Companion feat is so dam weak though... A pegasus has neat abilities, but 30 something hit points just won't cut it at our level... any way to actually add wings to Silvermane? magic item or otherwise? :P
After the lance attack, Chaine thanks the Mighty Battle LION and vaults upon Silvermane's back!
Companion to Chaine "The Butcher" Alazario | Male N Horse Animal Companion | HD 9| Class Level 11th | HP76/76 | AC 33 T 14 FF 30| CMD 28 (34 vs. Overrun) | F +12 R +11 W +6 (incl. pro vs. evil)| Init +3| Low Light Vision, Scent, Perception +5 | Speed 80 ft | Buffs: Feather Step
"NEIGHHHHHHHHHHH!" whinnies Silvermane, happy to oblige!
Greater Overrun, Haste, MBS; vs. Vrock 3:1d20 + 17 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 17 + 1 + 2 = 30 (prone + triggers AoO if exceeds CMD by 5; just passing through if CMD is met but not exceeded by 5)
Foo Lion softens up Vrock 4, and Qatala takes care of the rest with her now-good-aligned whip slicing through the demon's defenses like butter!
After attacks, Vrock 3 would be left with 106 points of damage. The Greater Overrun would not be enough to knock it prone, but it only has about 6 HP left afterwards, so I will call this combat in your all's favor!
The rest of the Foo Lion, Silvermane, and Chaine make quick work of the other overwhelmed Vrock; while Emyla seriously summoning some unseen servants to squeegee the surfaces of her Emergency Force Spheres in the future!
The other groups of Pathfinders battling in the chamber seem to have the situation under control, while the fluctuating portal still wavers... ominously.
Out of Initiative! You all are certainly welcome to wait out the end of the special (most likely being called this evening), or you can try...hard mode.
OK, there really isn't a hard mode, per se. Just another encounter you could go into. Would not recommend, unless you want the bragging rights of actually killing the Glabrezu you banished!
The wicked glabrezu Katazuul, pierced by ballista bolts and scorched by spells, collapses as her portal sputters and closes. A moment later, a brass horn sounds a triumphant fanfare to announce that the fiend-flesh army has been routed. The march back to Absalom is a jubilant one, though rumors are running wild through the streets as to exactly who the invaders were, what they wanted, and why undead spies sprang to life shortly after beacons appeared around Skyreach. Despite rampant speculation of the Grand Lodge’s involvement in the invasion, the citizens as a whole recognize the heroism with which Pathfinder agents personally averted disaster and rode at the vanguard of the city’s victorious forces. Absalom’s primarch Lord Gyr—whom few remember seeing during the attack—remains silent on the matter, though Siege Lord Wynsal Starborn delivers a speech within the hour personally recognizing the Society’s key role in protecting the City at the Center of the World.
At the Grand Lodge, Ollysta Zadrian recounts news of the victory. “Soon after we stormed the siege castle and slew Katazuul, Absalom’s navy from Escadar arrived and sank what remained of the undead armada. Once again, Absalom has prevailed in the face of adversity!” Raising her armored fist in celebration, Zadrian shouts: “For Absalom! Absalom! Absalom!”
Master of Swords Marcos Farabellus seems only to have grown more concerned since the siege began, and he confirms what many agents had discovered earlier. “Based on many reports from Pathfinders, we have a reason to believe the attack was a concerted effort driven by several enemies of the Pathfinder Society. We now know that it was Pasha Muhlia Al-Jakri—once a respected leader of many Pathfinders—who used the Black Echelon codebook to summon the undead saboteurs. We have reason to believe Grandmaster Torch was involved, at least enough that his minions attempted to usurp Gulgamodh to turn against Absalom. Finally, we learned the demons in the siege castle were vassals of a powerful demon that’s no stranger to the Society, and it is not difficult to deduce that ex-venture-captain Thurl had a hand in creating the fiend-flesh army. Today, we emerged victorious, and I assure you that we shall ascertain these villains’ true motives and put a stop to them.”
That’s the end! Thank you for playing, everyone, and a particular thank you to all the hardworking GMs and backup GMs that made made this special possible.
