When an ally of the Society reports that her sister's business is being harassed by the Aspis Consortium in the Varisian city of Korvosa, a team of Pathfinder agents is dispatched to the Green Market to assist. What they find there is more than simple strong-arming and intimidation, however. What mysterious forces bring the popular market its unlikely success, and can the PCs stop the Aspis Consortium from gaining control of what could become a lucrative resource for the rival organization?
Wand of CLW 29/50 | Wand of Shield 45/50 | Wand of Faerie Fire 48/50 | Spells: 1st 7/7, 2nd 7/7, 3rd 6/6, 4th 4/4
Not to be out done, Rasamoro screams back at the screaming voice and waves his quarterstaff in the air, "FIGHTING NOT ALWAYS BEST ANSWER, BUT ALWAYS GOOD ANSWER. GORUM SAY SO. I AM RASAMORO, GORUM'S CHOSEN!"
Rasamoro has a serious look on his face as he considers ajax's words, "Rasamoro need hug spirit voice? Rasamoro think swing ghost stick better plan."
The voice rings out as a snarling, ghostly figure emerges from beneath the ground. As the translucent form of a bald male in unexpectedly solid hide armor and wielding a real-looking short spear rises, green flames dance off of his form and slither to the ground. A corona of the same green fire spills out from his eyes and sheathes his head. What looks like molten gold drips out from a hole in his chest - right where the spear protruded from the corpse below the altar.
You came here and brought steel, steel that drank red in this place once more. Nothing has changed! And if change is futile, then let me be who I was meant to be!
He lets out a whooping cry, and a trio of massive concentrations of flame and heat, each in a vaguely humanoid shape appear beside him. With another cry, the ghost of Galdron Greenheart points his spear towards you and yells
Both of you (unless I am misreading Ajax's flat-footed AC), need to make a DC 18 Reflex save or catch on fire. If you fail the save, for the next 1d4 ⇒ 2 rounds, you'll take 2d6 fire damage at the start of your turn. A new save can be made with a full-round action to put out the flames early.
Initiative Yellow
Red Anail Blue
Rasamoro
Whitwood
Theriahm
Whitwood's psychopomp 25/48 hp
Galdron Greenheart
Ajax (57/68 hp) + Ara
Roland
It would be a Know Religion check to recall things about ghosts, and a Know Planes check for information about the beings of fire.
Also a note on terrain: as you are on the Ethereal plane, you are considered insubstantial to objects on the Material. That means that you can move through the solid objects in the market (like stalls and walls) freely.
There is lso no gravity here. If you'd like, you can move in any direction as if perfectly flying simply by willing it. I would ask (due to mapping) that if you are not 'level', you try to add text or something next to your character to note elelvation. your speed is still your speed.
43870-1 | Human M (Garundi) Ranger 11 | Init +7 (+11 Urban)| AC 29* T 17* FF 21* | | HP 103/103| F +11 R +13 W +8 | Percp Survival +19; Sense Motive +17; HA (comp) +20; K Nature +16; Spellcraft, K (Geo, Dungeon) +15, Stealth 13; All other K. +4
Active on Ajax:
Life Bubble, Longstrider, Shield Companion, Mage Armor, HA, Barkskin (+4 AC)
Quick question: since we're on the same plane as the ghost, we don't need ghost touch weapon, right? Or do we?
Anáil drinks his extract of haste, studies the fiery red elemental, and tumbles forward to engage him in melee.
Acrobatics, Tumbling to avoid AoOs:1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 2 = 24
No parry/riposte against the elemental, it isn't worth it with two sizes difference.
Ajax (from other thread): their reach seems to be the full 15 feet. Roland: The fire elementals appear as solid as you are. They are treated as regular, corporeal creatures for you. Anail: the ghost is still incorporeal. In Pathfinder, unlike 3.5, ghosts do not have an explicit connection to the Ethereal plane and their incorporeality is not tied to it(see HERE).
Downing another vial and suddenly jittering with speed, Anail rushes forward. The sylph's eyes immediately pin Galdron as having returned as a ghost.
Ghost info, spoilered for length, feel free to read as I assume Anail will yell it out:
Incorporeal undead, ghosts are not always evil but are tricky to permanently remove. They have both channel resistance and are capable of rejuvenating even from being destroyed after a period of days - unless whatever is preventing it from finding peace in the Boneyard is resolved.
Lacking any armor or natural armor they might have had in life, the force of a ghost's personality (charisma) grants them some manor of deflective protection. They can fly, perfectly, but only can wield and bear weapons and armor that is made to be ghost touch.
Ghosts also can have a variety of special abilities. While no ghost is the same, the investigator suspects that from the nature of the haunt, Galdron could have some measure of telekinesis. Many spirits have a corrupting touch, which deals significant damage as it ages and aches the flesh but can be partially resisted with a fort save. Finally, Galdron's flaming eyes remind Anail of ghosts that have a Corrupting Gaze, which can deal both damage and Charisma damage to those who meet the undead's eyes too closely.
The sylph tries to tumble past the fire being that he recognizes as a huge fire elemental. Beyond the standard elemental traits (immune to precision, flanking, crits, etc) and an immunity to fire and vulnerability to cold, fire elementals' strikes can threatens to burn to victims, as seen by the blows to Ajax and the eidolon. This elemental strikes at the not-not-nimble-enough tumbler, but the punch is wide.
As Rasamoro protects himself from the flame's being bandied about and Whitwood prepares to save his companion, the eiodolon continues to burn (taking 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8 fire damage), but strikes back. The first slam connects, but the elemental's shifting form seems to absorb most of the force of the blow.
From being his allies, Galdron yells out a string of steange rhytmic syllables. Suddenly a wall of fire erupts from the line of combat. Flames 20 feet high form a shimmering sheet that roasts Ara, Anail, and even Rasamoro (though he merely feels a bit warm), while waves of heat spill out from it to sear Theriahm and Whitwood's eidolon.
Spellcraft 19:
This is a Wall of Fire
Anyone 'in' the wall right now (so Ara, Anail, and Rasamoro) will take Fire damage:2d6 + 9 ⇒ (4, 4) + 9 = 17. On your turn you can mover to whichever side of the wall you wish, but passing thorugh it again after that would deal damage a second time. For those of you who can't move forward a whole square because of something blcoking you (Anail specifically), let me know which side you want to be on; the wall isn't five-feet thick so you could stay in that 'space' just on one side of it or the other. The eidolon and Theriahm are close enough to the wall that they take Fire damage:2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3 from the heat. Whitwood: I am inclined to consider your readied action triggering from this, but as its not an effect directed 'at' the psychopomp I am fine with your discretion as to whether you are dismissing it now.
The wall is 20 feet high. A remingder: This plane has subjective gravity. You can choose to fly over it, using the same rules as normal flying.
Initiative Yellow
Red -3hp
Anail 51/53 hp
Blue
Rasamoro
Whitwood
Theriahm 61/64 hp
Whitwood's psychopomp 16/48 hp, burning 1 more round
Galdron Greenheart Ajax (57/68 hp) + Ara (28/45 hp)
Roland
43870-1 | Human M (Garundi) Ranger 11 | Init +7 (+11 Urban)| AC 29* T 17* FF 21* | | HP 103/103| F +11 R +13 W +8 | Percp Survival +19; Sense Motive +17; HA (comp) +20; K Nature +16; Spellcraft, K (Geo, Dungeon) +15, Stealth 13; All other K. +4
Active on Ajax:
Life Bubble, Longstrider, Shield Companion, Mage Armor, HA, Barkskin (+4 AC)
Confront with flames on all side, Ajax does the only thing he can and attempts to protect himself from the heat, casting Resist Energy to fire defensively Cast Defensively:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Caster level 7, so 20 points of resistance
Ajax commands Ara to withdraw as he attempts to move away from combat. Seeing the nimble sylph fail to avoid getting hit, Ajax does not bother to slow himself down by tumbling.
Reviewing the map, I'll have Ara withdraw first. No...scratch that, she doesn't need to withdraw first.
Roland rises in the air to peek over the wall of fire, readying his bow.
Surrounded by fire, Ajax manages to guardedly cast a spell to grant him a modicum of protection from the flames. He then retreats after his cat companion, but not before getting knocked by a parting slam from the yellow elemental.
Male Sylph Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade) 1 / Investigator (Empiricist) 7 | HP 59/59 | AC:23 T:17 FF:17 CMD:23 | F+6 R+17 (+2 vs traps) W+9 (+4 vs illusions) | Init +8 | Perc +18 (Darkvision, +4 traps)
Anáil would like to remain on the elementals' side, if possible.
Harmed by the flames, Anáil cannot suppress a yell of pain. Yet he puts all his mind into the task at hand, striking twice as fast as lightning. "Have at thee!"
Striking red twice, with Studied combat going off on the second attack. Then using my swift action to study (red if still standing, blue otherwise).
Initiative Yellow
Red -30hp
Anail 51/53 hp
Blue Rasamoro 54/74 hp
Theriahm 61/64 hp
Whitwood Galdron Greenheart
Ajax (35/68 hp) + Ara (37/45 hp)
Roland
43870-1 | Human M (Garundi) Ranger 11 | Init +7 (+11 Urban)| AC 29* T 17* FF 21* | | HP 103/103| F +11 R +13 W +8 | Percp Survival +19; Sense Motive +17; HA (comp) +20; K Nature +16; Spellcraft, K (Geo, Dungeon) +15, Stealth 13; All other K. +4
Active on Ajax:
Life Bubble, Longstrider, Shield Companion, Mage Armor, HA, Barkskin (+4 AC)
Male Summoner 9 | HP 84/84| AC 19/18/12| F+10,R+7,W+10 (+5 mind affecting) | Init.+2| Perc.+1|
My Friend:
HP 48/48| AC 20/18/12| F+6,R+4,W+5| Init.+2| Perc.+28| Sense Motive +20
"I understand there is a human understanding that you should "Fight fire with fire", but um, that just seems like a good way to get a bigger fire. So, um, I'm not going to do that."
Whitwood gestures and an Earth Elemental rises out of the grey stone Next to one of the fire elementals, and beings laying into it.
Wand of CLW 29/50 | Wand of Shield 45/50 | Wand of Faerie Fire 48/50 | Spells: 1st 7/7, 2nd 7/7, 3rd 6/6, 4th 4/4
Seeing an Earth Elemental appear and start fighting the Fire Elemental, Rasamoro casts Grace, takes to the air, and will use his movement to go as far up and towards the elemental as possible (idk how far that is) before striking at the fire!
Attack:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 141d6 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19HA, so much suck
The Earth elemental emerges and begins swinging away. Both fists connect, and its flame dims even as a fraction of the earthen blows is shunted by its construction.
Rasamoro, the elementals are level with you, so you can fly up to 20 feet up if you wish, but could also hit them at 'ground' level.
I do need to know two things however. First, are you trying to cast Grace defensively or just eating the two AoOs? Second, which elemental are you flying up to: the Red or the Yellow?
Wand of CLW 29/50 | Wand of Shield 45/50 | Wand of Faerie Fire 48/50 | Spells: 1st 7/7, 2nd 7/7, 3rd 6/6, 4th 4/4
I was under the impression that swift action spells did not provoke attacks of opportunity. If it does provoke, Rasamoro will just walk towards the yellow elemental. Rasamoro will be flying up to the yellow elemental, he plans on eventually flying over it and engaging our resident ghost caster.
Nope, you are correct - the error is with me. No provoking
Rasamoro wills himself up and at the southernmost elemental. You're 10 feet above the ground (elementals are 15 feet tall) His attack however, misses the mark, failing to even connect with the surprising dexterous creature.
As both Rasamoro and the elemental get closes to the ghost, Galdron's eyes leak a strange, unnerving fire, the two of them feel old as foul waves of anger rip into them.
Rasamoro and the elemental are both close enough that they are subjected to Galdron's gaze attack. Both of you take 2d10 ⇒ (8, 8) = 16 damage, and need a DC 19 Fort save or also take Charisma damage:1d4 ⇒ 4. The damage (and risk of Charisma damage, will reoccur each round at the start of your turns. Normal gaze rules apply (can close your eyes to negate it, avert your eyes to get a save bonus but give him concealment, etc)
Snarling, Galdron call out "I died because I forgot the warrior's instinct! That mistake will not be made again!" as he hurls a bead towards you. (Fireball) It explodes into an inferno that engulfs Anail, Rasamoro, and the elemental.
Anail, Rasamoro, and the elemental take fire damage:9d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 6) = 30. A DC 19 Reflex save will halve that.
Initiative Yellow -38 hp
Red -30hp, sickened
Anail 51/53 hp, need Reflex save
Blue
Rasamoro 38/74 hp, need Fort save, need Reflex save
Theriahm 61/64 hp
Whitwood
Earth Elemental -46 or -31 hp, needs Reflex save, needs Fort save
Galdron Greenheart Ajax (53/68 hp) + Ara (37/45 hp)
Roland
Was that fireball cast or from a device. Roland already posted a readied shot against casting/attacking,
so if the arrow hit, a concentration (DC10+14+SL) would be needed I would hope.
Your warrior instinct is not needed. We were not your enemies here!
Galdron attempts to hurl a golden sphere out before being pierced by Roland's arrow. It passes through the ghost, but even the partial damage distracts the dead Shoanti, but he manages to get the spell off.
Concentration:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
"You are invaders, coming to my land to fight and claim it. I have seen your kind before. It ends differently now!"
Roland, you notice there does not seem to be the expected flare you're used to when a holy weapon strikes an evil creature Also, I do not believe your arrows are ghost touched, correct? (I may have missed something). If not, Galdron's incorporeality means half damage from normal magical weapons.
Initiative Yellow -38 hp
Red -30hp, sickened
Anail 51/53 hp, need Reflex save
Blue
Rasamoro 38/74 hp, need Fort save, need Reflex save
Theriahm 61/64 hp
Whitwood
Earth Elemental -46 or -31 hp, needs Reflex save, needs Fort save
Roland
Galdron Greenheart -6 hp Ajax (53/68 hp) + Ara (37/45 hp)
43870-1 | Human M (Garundi) Ranger 11 | Init +7 (+11 Urban)| AC 29* T 17* FF 21* | | HP 103/103| F +11 R +13 W +8 | Percp Survival +19; Sense Motive +17; HA (comp) +20; K Nature +16; Spellcraft, K (Geo, Dungeon) +15, Stealth 13; All other K. +4
Active on Ajax:
Life Bubble, Longstrider, Shield Companion, Mage Armor, HA, Barkskin (+4 AC)
Ajax: I believe the simplest way to resolve it would be that you cast it once earlier today, right after the plant attack, and then once again on Ara right before the ritual. You still have versatile weapon prepared, but you yourself are less 'grace'ful
Oblivious to the caasting and movement behind the wall, the Red elemental steps back and smacks at Anail, while the Yellow one focuses its attention on the sudden summoned threat.
Red slam 1:1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 15 - 2 = 25 for damage:2d6 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 - 2 = 9 Red slam 2:1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 15 - 2 = 27 for damage:2d6 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 4 - 2 = 5
Whitwood: do your summons have more AC than a normal large earth elemental? If not, it takes another 16 (after DR) damage and needs a DC 18 Reflex save or catches on fire (fire:2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9 at the start of its turn for 1d4 ⇒ 4 rounds)
Initiative Yellow -38 hp
Red -30hp Anail 51/53 hp, need Reflex save Blue
Rasamoro 38/74 hp, need Fort save, need Reflex save
Theriahm 61/64 hp
Whitwood
Earth Elemental -62 or -47 hp, needs 2 Reflex saves, needs Fort save
Roland
Galdron Greenheart -6 hp
Ajax (53/68 hp) + Ara (37/45 hp)
Initiative Yellow -54 hp, 4 Cha damage
Red -46hp, 4 Cha damage Anail 51/53 hp, need Reflex save Blue
Rasamoro 38/74 hp, need Fort save, need Reflex save
Theriahm 61/64 hp
Whitwood
Earth Elemental 22/84 hp, 4 Cha damage, burning (9 damage this round b/c I rolled in advance)
Roland
Galdron Greenheart -6 hp
Ajax (53/68 hp) + Ara (37/45 hp)
Male Sylph Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade) 1 / Investigator (Empiricist) 7 | HP 59/59 | AC:23 T:17 FF:17 CMD:23 | F+6 R+17 (+2 vs traps) W+9 (+4 vs illusions) | Init +8 | Perc +18 (Darkvision, +4 traps)
Reflex:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (8) + 21 = 29
Anail dodges the full brunt of the flames, though he's still badlyburnt by the searing flames. He strikes at the fiery red elemental.
Five-foot step, then same routine as last round (full-attack, studied strike on the last attack, then study red if still alive, blue otherwise.
Anail: I just realized that the studied strike and combat damage is precision damage - something to which elementals are immune. You will not have needed to use those two points of inspiration to restudy (as your character would realize that even if you forgot) , but your blows would not have dealt as much damage as you had hoped.
Anail adjust his stance, backing slightly away from Galdorn, before thrusting twice more at his initial target. The elemental let out a yell in Ignan, but stands.
Meanwhile the Blue Elemental's head cocks to follow the arc of the arrow back to Rolnd. Moving through the wall of fire, it strikes up at the archer just within reach.
Initiative Yellow -54 hp, 4 Cha damage
Red -61hp, 4 Cha damage, sickened
Anail 36/53 hp
Blue Rasamoro 38/74 hp, need Fort save, need Reflex save
Theriahm 61/64 hp
Whitwood
Earth Elemental 22/84 hp, 4 Cha damage, burning (9 damage this round b/c I rolled in advance)
Roland Galdron Greenheart -6 hp
Ajax (53/68 hp) + Ara (37/45 hp)
Wand of CLW 29/50 | Wand of Shield 45/50 | Wand of Faerie Fire 48/50 | Spells: 1st 7/7, 2nd 7/7, 3rd 6/6, 4th 4/4
Reflex Save vs Fireball:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 Fort Save vs Gaze:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
With his rocky ally not lasting as long as he had hoped, Rasamoro delays until after the Earth Elemental. If the Fire Elemental is still standing, he will attack it. If it has fallen, Rasamoro will go for the caster.
43870-1 | Human M (Garundi) Ranger 11 | Init +7 (+11 Urban)| AC 29* T 17* FF 21* | | HP 103/103| F +11 R +13 W +8 | Percp Survival +19; Sense Motive +17; HA (comp) +20; K Nature +16; Spellcraft, K (Geo, Dungeon) +15, Stealth 13; All other K. +4
Active on Ajax:
Life Bubble, Longstrider, Shield Companion, Mage Armor, HA, Barkskin (+4 AC)
@Roland - Ara might be able to provide you with some measure of cover, so if the GM agrees, then you can delay until after her turn and avoid any AoO's.
Ajax: answered in other thread. Cover would be minimal due to the sizes involved, but Roland could also just five-foot step out of reach.
Anail's attack digs into the moving enemy, but only around half of the blow seems to take. Is it sickened as well, or only creatures you are studying?
Rasamoro and the elemental are also still within the range of Galdron's gaze at the start of their turns. They (and the red and yellow elemental that I forgot to do at the start of their turns) take another 2d10 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10 damage and need another Fort save vs 1d4 ⇒ 2 Charisma damage. On the bright side, the elementals are looking hurt.
Initiative Yellow -64 hp, 6 Cha damage
Red -71hp, 4 Cha damage, sickened
Anail 36/53 hp
Blue -6 hp Rasamoro 28/74 hp (delaying pending Elemental's actions)
Theriahm 61/64 hp
Whitwood
Earth Elemental 12/84 hp, 4 Cha damage, burning (9 damage this round b/c I rolled in advance)
Roland Galdron Greenheart -6 hp
Ajax (53/68 hp) + Ara (37/45 hp)
Whitwood cannot actually see on the other side of the wall from his current level. May I assume you are flying straight up to peek over it? If so...
rolling the Earth elemetnal's fort save:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Whitwood tries to speed up his allies. It seems to have a good effect already, as while it takes two blows, the yellow fire elemental finally crumbles and dissipates into disorganized embers. the elemetnal shifts north for its third attack, dealing a resounding blow that does the same to the second elemental as well. It ends its turn leaning heavily, badly hurt and with crippling self-doubt (3/84, on fire, 4 Cha damage) The guy's had a rough 12 seconds.
Taking advantage of the chance, Rasamoro rushes forwards and strikes at Galdron with the end of the tree branch. The stick, imbued with the remnants of the earlier haunt, strikes the dead Shoanti with full force. The spirit snarls.
"So, as it should be. A fight close and personal."
Initiative Anail 36/53 hp, hasted
Blue -6 hp Theriahm 61/64 hp Whitwood
Earth Elemental 3/84 hp, 4 Cha damage, burning (2d6 at the start of its turn), hasted
Rasamoro 28/74 hp, hasted, need Fort save Roland Galdron Greenheart -27 hp
Ajax (53/68 hp) + Ara (37/45 hp)
Rasamoro, I need a Fort save vs the second chance of Cha damage
Wand of CLW 29/50 | Wand of Shield 45/50 | Wand of Faerie Fire 48/50 | Spells: 1st 7/7, 2nd 7/7, 3rd 6/6, 4th 4/4
Fort Save:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23 if it is ok with you Zoomba, I'd like to use my Combat Healer revelation to burn 2 3rd level spells to swift action cast cure serious wounds. Haha the elementals aren't the only people taking a beating!
Male Sylph Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade) 1 / Investigator (Empiricist) 7 | HP 59/59 | AC:23 T:17 FF:17 CMD:23 | F+6 R+17 (+2 vs traps) W+9 (+4 vs illusions) | Init +8 | Perc +18 (Darkvision, +4 traps)
Oh well, I forgot my extra attack from haste since the start of the fight. To answer your question, whenever I successfully attack a target I'm studying, that target is sickened for 1 round.
Anail: That's what I thought. So blue is not sickened right now, as you were not studying him when you took the AoO. And at least you are hasted and remembering it now.
Rasamoro adjusts hi aim and, stepping up, peppers the remaining elemental. While his last arrow lands wide, the first two sink into its roiling fire, though they appear less effective than ideal.
Initiative Anail 36/53 hp, hasted
Blue -21 hp Theriahm 61/64 hp Whitwood
Earth Elemental 3/84 hp, 4 Cha damage, burning (2d6 at the start of its turn), hasted
Rasamoro 48/74 hp, hasted
Roland
Galdron Greenheart -27 hp
Ajax (53/68 hp) + Ara (37/45 hp)[/ooc]
The elemental takes another blast of color in his face. and thrashes about, seemingly unable to see from where the attack came from.
He's blinded for 1d4 ⇒ 3 rounds. NOT stunned however, as elementals are immune to that.
Unseen by the oracle, on the other side of the wall of flame, Galdron keeps his shortspear in his left hand as his right reaches out to touch the nagaji, but utterly fails to connect before floating slightly backwards.
A reminder that anyone who approaches within 30 feet of Galdron will also take 2d10 damage (and possibly Charisma) from the gaze.
Initiative Anail 36/53 hp, hasted Blue -21 hp, blinded for 3 rounds.
Theriahm 61/64 hp
Whitwood
Earth Elemental 3/84 hp, 4 Cha damage, burning (2d6 at the start of its turn), hasted
Rasamoro 48/74 hp, hasted
Roland
Galdron Greenheart -27 hp Ajax (53/68 hp) + Ara (37/45 hp)
43870-1 | Human M (Garundi) Ranger 11 | Init +7 (+11 Urban)| AC 29* T 17* FF 21* | | HP 103/103| F +11 R +13 W +8 | Percp Survival +19; Sense Motive +17; HA (comp) +20; K Nature +16; Spellcraft, K (Geo, Dungeon) +15, Stealth 13; All other K. +4
Active on Ajax:
Life Bubble, Longstrider, Shield Companion, Mage Armor, HA, Barkskin (+4 AC)
