PbP - PFS ; CORE Game - 8-14 ; To Seal the Shadow ; Table 2 (Inactive)

Game Master Eric Collins - France

Dang, in that case...Khellek tries to struggle free, while keeping up the inspiring words, even if only for himself.

grapple to break free, hahahahaha: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Khellek Can you move back?
Evarice Can you move to where you want to touch Apollyanna?

Khellek tries squirm and push, but is unable to escape the loving arms of this wayang fellow, but his words continue to Inspire all.

Evarice steps up and with Positive Energy closes some of Apollyanna's wounds.
The young paladin shoves the immobile wayang in front of her, but he does not budge.
Would need an action to Bull Rush or such
So she swings and smashes green on the head.
Ouch!

Zephyr the White steps up and lets out a billowing cloud of colors, that engulf green and yellow.
Their eyes cloud and they will not able to see, and seem stunned by this prismatic spray.

An axe comes smashing down on green's head: "OUCH!"
Graff smiles.

Nit is up! (Effects: +1 to Hit & +1 to Damage for all)
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Red wayang (-23 NL)
Yellow wayang (-13 NL) (Blind & Stunned for their next turn then Stunned)
Green wayang (-19 NL) grappling (pinning) (Blind & Stunned for their next turn then Stunned)
Blue wayang (-12 NL) Hold Person
(Effects: +1 to Hit & +1 to Damage for all)
Evarice (-14)
Nit (-3) - 1 LoH used
Zephyr
Khellek - pinned
Graff
Pollyanna (-10) - 2 LoH used

Evarice Can you move to where you want to touch Apollyanna?

She doesn't have to. Apollyanna moved away from her after the fact.

Would need an action to Bull Rush or such

Okay, though he is considered 'helpless' and does have an effective Dex and Str of 0, like a rickety hat stand. ;)

Yeap, moved him back on the map

Thanks for moving Khellek, and sorry Evarice, forgot the other move (thanks for arrow, Lapin!).
re. Hold Person: yes, he has 0 Str and Dex so not much of a CMD, you also get +4 for Melee attacks, can Coup de Grace, but must still make a CMB (nat' 1's still fail etc.)

Seeing the wayang warriors all in disarray and confused Nit decides to stick to the red eyed wayang and assault him with his wooden spear.

Longspear vs Red; Height; Inspire: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8

From up high, Nit jabs his spear, but misses.

The green robed wayang is stunned, and lets go, its eyes filled with flashing colors: it seems blind too.
It also starts drooling.
The yellow robed wayang has colors flashing in its blinded eyes too, and it goes slack, stunned.
The blue robed wayang now has a spark of life in its eyes... but it remains held in place.
Evarice: your spell lasts 4 rounds, correct?
The only one to truly act, the red robed wayang steps away from the fray, and moves in and under Graff's enlarged arms.
The small wayang does not hesitate to do a left-right combo against the large half-orc.
The right hook connects against Graff's stomach-- Ouch!
Graff a 14 hits you w. your Enlarged condition, right? (6 lethal dam')

Time to beat up these cheating wayangs!
PCs are all up!

Louisville longsword v yellow (v stunned, blessed, flank, inspired): 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 13 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 = 6

Apollyanna's mask slide across her face blinding her.

Khellek, now free of the grip of the yellow Wayang takes out his frustrations with his blunt rapier.

"Cooperate my friends, together we shall prevail. And then we must go in search of what witchery has befallen these poor actors. For surely, surely there is devilry afoot."

Continues to inspire

attack yellow, inspire,flank: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 = 6
Why do I think even against a stunned Wayang that will miss?

Hold Person lasts 4 rounds, but they get to make a full-round action to break the hold with a DC 14 Will Save.

Evarice steps foward a bit to help flank the Red Wayang alongside Graff.

Blunt Glaive, Inspire Courage, Flanking: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d10 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

Oh man, we are rolling all over the place here

But the wayang is too fast. "Graff! Focus on the red one. I'll cover you!"

Zephyr, seeing most of the opponents out of action (by magic or otherwise), steps in and uses his club against the easiest target.

Club, IC, vs. Helpless Blue: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 15
Damage, IC: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Would have hit even without the enlarge I think lol.
Slash Slash. Enlarge, inspired Target Red
1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 213d6 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6, 5) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 19
Most of the wayangs are within my reach then I guess. Its hacking time!

Graff grins as the wayang lands a few good hits on him. That grin becomes postively wider as he brings his large axe on it, filling its vision of the descending wooden blade..........

He roars just for the effect and tries not so much to hide his glee!

update
Red wayang is down.
It sees stars dancing, spinning around the big lump on its skull: *****

Seeing the red eyed wayang fall Nit climbs down from his perch and scurries over to the adjacent tower. As he reaches the top he holds his spear high in victory. "YAAAA"

Double Move.

Apollyanna bashes yellow, while Khellek manages to... miss a stunned and blinded yellow.
Inside the enemy's mind, a little voice chirps: Lucky me!.

Evarice bashes red, who teeters... until the enlarged Graff SMASHES the teetering red.
Red's knees buckle, and his eyes roll back in his head-- but the axe blow was so severe that his skull splits, and blood start pouring down, covering the wayang's eyes and face, as he collapses like a rag doll.
Rovagug!

Zephyr clubs blue.

Nit rushes over-- can you make a DC 10 Climb check, please?

Yellow and green's eyes loose their glazed touch: they are no longer blind.
But they remain stunned.
Blue tries to fight the hold... but fails.

PCs are up again
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Red wayang - Down
Yellow wayang (-19 NL) Stunned
Green wayang (-19 NL) Stunned
Blue wayang (-16 NL) Hold Person (1 more round)
(Effects: +1 to Hit & +1 to Damage for all)
Evarice (-14)
Nit (-3) - 1 LoH used
Zephyr
Khellek
Graff (-6)
Pollyanna (-10) - 2 LoH used

Does it look like the red one is actually bleeding out?

Khellek moves over to the badly wounded actor and lays a gentle hand on him.

"The oracles of Fhrandur are renown for healing even those who are so foolish as to draw steel against them. I would prefer we didn't kill those we face."

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 <- casting at level 1, as he really only wants to stabilize the creature, not bring it around to fight more.

"Whoa there! Let's not overdo it." Evarice steps back and attacks blue.

Blunt Glaive, Inspire Courage, Flanking: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 21
Damage: 1d10 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 = 11

"That felt distressingly good, to just up and hit someone," Zephyr says worriedly, but he still strikes again. "Is fighting like a drug?"

Club, IC vs. Blue: 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 4 = 14
Damage, IC: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Louisville longsword v yellow (v stunned, blessed, inspired): 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 22 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10

"I think we invented a new game: Wack-A-Wayang!"

Khellek steps up and casts, touching red-robed wayang with a healing spell that closes its head somewhat, and stops the bleeding.
Up close, Khellek gets the feeling this fighter was about to die.

I've never seen anything about being able to choose at what level you cast your spell (sorry), so I put it as a lvl 2 spell - he was at 16 HP below 0, so not much difference. Tell me where you found about choosing the level at which to cast if you wish.

Evarice Bue aims for blue, and nearly knocks him to the ground. He is badly banged up, and Zephyr's bonk to the head does not help the poor fellow.

Apollyanna wacks the yellow wayang hard, and it too is badly bruised now, but still remains standing.

Graff and Nit act...
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Red wayang - Stabilized (Neg 13)
Yellow wayang (-29 NL) Stunned
Green wayang (-19 NL) Stunned
Blue wayang (-28 NL) Hold Person (1 more round)
Evarice (-14)
Zephyr
Khellek
Apollyanna (-10) - 2 LoH used
BOLD ARE UP
Graff (-6)
Nit (-3) - 1 LoH used

Graff answers with the roar of battle flowing through his veins.
"Aye my friend, it is through battle then you can truly feel alive!" as he places a further emphasis with another swing of his heavy weapon.

Attack with Bull's strength, inspire Target Blue 1d20 + 5 + 2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 2 - 1 + 1 = 113d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 6, 3) + 4 + 2 = 18

Nit feels great as they seem to be maintaining the supreme advantage over their foes. Though did they really stand a chance against a group of seasoned Pathfinders? He pokes down at the Green tinged Wayang.

Longspear vs Red; Height; Inspire: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8

Graff smashes blue's skull in, knocking the wayang out, but also cracking his skull, and blood spurts out, feeding the sand...

Nit hits the green-robed enemy hard.

The blue wayang is bleeding away, the red wayang is stabilized, and, badly hurt, the yellow and green wayangs remain stunned, but, now, the colors leave their eyes, and you see they are back in the fight.

"Graff, be careful!" Evarice shouts out again. Drawing her holy symbol, healing energy surges forth healing all but the Green and Yellow Wayang.

Channel Energy: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Evarice then repositions herself behind one of the barricades.

It is under Caster Level in the Magic section of the PRD.

You can cast a spell at a lower caster level than normal, but the caster level you choose must be high enough for you to cast the spell in question, and all level-dependent features must be based on the same caster level.

This is the basis for casters making potions and such at minimum caster levels (as it is cheaper to make). It is not something you need to do often. I'm happy to have him at caster level 2 if the Wayang doesn't come round though!

Khellek steps up to the yellow Wayang, and channeling his mask, tries to Feint him again.

bluff: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Louisville longsword v yellow (v stunned, blessed, inspired): 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 29 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12

THREAT maybe

Confirm?: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 19 additional damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12

Apollyanna keeps pounding he target like a stubborn nail.

lol I think Graff needs to change weapon......Of all the times to be cracking skulls open.....I'm afraid to swing again lest I crack another skull........ GM are they hurt really really bad? Because Graff channels negative energy.

A wave of positive energy pours forth from Evarice, healing you all as well as the two wayangs that dropped to the ground.
Nit and Graff's wounds close totally.
The blue wayang is stabilized too.

Khellek feints the yellow robed wayang, who is a bit lost, and does not know what to expect from Khellek.
He obviously did not know what to expect from Apollyanna, because, although no longer blinded nor stunned, he is not able to avoid the near perfect blow that bashes him in the head.
The power of the blow snaps his skull, and the wayang drops, obviously dead.

The crowd is on edge, seeing the wayangs going down.

Had taken 29 damage, and then took 24 (double 8's!) which puts him beyond his Con, even though it is quite high! (non-lethal becomes lethal when you pass the 0).
Green wayang is pretty badly hurt, yes.
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Red wayang - Stabilized (Neg 7)
Yellow wayang - Dead
Green wayang (-27 NL)
Blue wayang - Stabilized (Neg 7)
Evarice (-7)
Khellek
Apollyanna (-3)
Bold are up
Graff
Zephyr
Nit

Thanks Khellek! Just learnt something new ))) Checked the CRB and read that! Thanks )
I've never seen that used before, cool! (and since I never played non-PFS Pathfinder I've never look into crafting

Holy crap. He's dead. I'll wait to see if the rest can take the last one down. Knowing Graff, he won't hold back.
However wouldn't he have taken x number of nonlethal = to his actual hitpoints and then x number of lethal = to his hitpoint?

Evarice gasps as Apollyanna kills the wayang. What is going on?

What just happened? Zephyr can only think, as he moves to club the remaining combatant. We need to finish this quickly, before it can sink in. I'm not sure if we can explain it away, though, even with the drooling and deadly kicks.

Club, IC vs. Green: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Damage, IC: 1d6 ⇒ 5

"Wow these plays are really realistic! How does the costume department even know what brains look like?"

Nit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 181d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

From his perch, Nit jabs his wooden spear, and hits the green wayang in the back of the head, knocking him down amongst his comrades.
As the wayang topples to the ground, Zephyr's club goes flying way over its target.

Now that the four are out, you move in and check the felled enemies.
Evarice stops green from dying.
Red and blue are out cold, like green, but stabilized.
Whereas yellow, when you check him out... is indeed dead.

The crowd is mixed. Some cheer, some boo, but most clap a bit, and talk among themselves, very confused: they saw that their folk attacked with lethal intent from the beginning, obviously going against the rules. While you always used non-lethal weapons, and, yes, some blows were hard, but never with intent to do lethal harm.

As soon as n the dust settles on the battle, Mayor Farzhan and Harjandi rush to the arena floor, apologizing profusely.

They indicate that no one noticed anything was amiss until the mock combat began; by then it was too late.

They are very affected by the death of the wayang, whose friends come out to mourn over the body.
The others are carted away.

You see the Mayor has a bag with some money and potions, but he keeps it, not knowing what to do with this strange situation. He says: "Tradition demands we let the fight play out, no matter the consequences".

The audience begins to quietly file out, the expressions on their faces unreadable.

Harjandi tells you: "You have four hours to prepare for the following ritual: a debate, taking place at the border of Inahiyi".

I botted Nit since he is off traveling.
So... you have a few more hours to rest and recuperate or explore the festival (and heal yourselves) before the second event, which occurs after sundown. The event is a debate between you and a council of wayangs (you will be briefed before it). Up to you to tell me what you wish to do in the meantime - if anything.
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Evarice (-7)
Apollyanna (-3)

Evarice checks the green Wayang. "Damn, we killed one of them. Why were they fighting with lethal intent? I thought this was supposed to be a mock battle."

Heal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 She manages to stabilize the creature.

Khellek hands back his weapon, wondering what his mask thought of the event.

"Do we retain our masks?" he asks. "And what more can you tell us of the debate? That certainly sounds more like something I can contribute to."

Mayor Farzhan: "We will tell you about the debate when it comes time to debate. That is not debatable"
Harjandi, sighs, and adds: "You do not have to wear your masks until it is time for the second ceremony, but, yes, you retain them. You can wander around, or rest, or do as you wish until it is time".

You have no feelings coming from the masks.

"We're so sorry about the fight." Evarice apologizes. "It seemed like... something took them over and they started trying to kill us. I saved as many as I could, but the one dressed in yellow. I'm sorry, I couldn't save them all."

Evarice spends her time in the inn, praying to Shelyn.

Graff remains silent with mixed feelings.
On one hand he's jubilant with the fight yet on the other hand he's both angry and sad as the fight claimed a life when they turned lethal.

He's a tough guy, he knew it. He could take a few scratches but those little wayangs. They couldn't so why would they do such a thing? Perhaps they were taking hints from the Big Guy and were destroying their traditions?

"This mask is starting to rather grow on me." admits Khellek.

"I'll keep it for the afternoon if that is allowed. Do you think we will have time to visit a library before the debate?"

Evarice checks the green Wayang. "Damn, we killed one of them."

"We did? I could hardly see a thing in this mask." Apollyanna says tilting it up on to the top of her head.

As Evarice is praying, and you talk together at the boarding house, you are visited by a small delegation, with a wayang in a very large turban.
Then you realize it is not a turban, but the biggest bandage you have ever seen!
It turns out the wayang is the one that was thought dead, but is not: "I saw the darkness at the end of the tunnel. And I went for it... but, in the end, a voice turned me back".
You imagine that this is the Shadow Plane version of not going into the Light.
He kowtows before you: "I wish to apologize for my actions. I was not myself. All I can say is that this hooded figure appeared with a wand just before the fight, and cast a spell on all of us. Then he somehow convinced us, through his magic, that you needed to be killed to save Inahiyi. I am ashamed of my actions".

If you walk the streets, you see that despite the fact the wayang's family is most probably elated he did not die, the passersby have not changed their demeanor.
As you felt before, they do not blame you for what happened, and the prior admonishment to not shed blood nor kill was broken by the four wayangs, not you.
It is the general feeling that the ritual fight did not go as planned, that their own folk derailed it, that predominates.
Thus the mood is a little more somber.

Feel free to go out about the town and such, or prepare, and then tell me whenever the four hours are up and you move to the second ritual
Evarice (-7)
Apollyanna (-3)

"I am pleased to see you are well" says the historian. "And even more pleased to here that there was no malice in your actions.How tall was this man with the wand? Was he a human or one of you?"

Khellek wears his mask proudly, showing off his newly tattooed hand around town. He avoids too much eating, but does try to pick up some local books to help in his studies.

And signs autographs. Any who want them. Anyone who didn't know him might almost think he was trying to get his name recognized. But surely not.

Of course all this time he is keeping a lookout for the hooded man.

"Thank the gods you are still with us." Evarice resists the urge to hug the yellow guy. "Apollyanna, get over here."

Channel: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

"There we go, all of us are feeling much better now, yes? At least physically. Looks like we have a mystery to solve."

The wayang thinks and moves to scratch his head, which makes him wince: "The shape was about our size, and spoke wayang perfectly, with a masculine voice. One of us I'd say".

"Can you remember anything else about him that would help identify him? If you heard the voice again, would you recognize it?" contuines the questions from the scholar.

"Oh, my head, it hurts...", says the wayang. "No, I think I cannot remember much more. Nor the voice, really".

"I am glad to see that you are alright. Thank you for the great fight though it was marred by this fellow seeking to spoil everybody's fun." Graff adds in.

He would have channeled too except the Big Guy might offend everybody as his tended to hurt.......

Nit gasps as if he had seen a ghost as the wayang walks into the room. "By the Gods!" He pats the wayang's arm to make sure he is real. "How are you still alive? Did some one bring you back to life?" He realizes he is asking too many questions as the wounded wayang describes the hooded figure.

"We should bring this to the Mayor and Harjandi's attention. They might have a bit more insight."

"I think" says the scholar. "Our Wayang friend was not as badly injured as we feared."

He smiles happily having caught sight of a bookstore across the road.

"We should certainly let the mayor know about the magical compulsion his actors were subject to. I only hope we will not see similar interference in the debate..."

"Thank the gods you are still with us." Evarice resists the urge to hug the yellow guy. "Apollyanna, get over here."

"Er, okay. Though I'm not really sure why?"

"There we go, all of us are feeling much better now, yes? At least physically. Looks like we have a mystery to solve."

"Yeah, I guess. Yeah I do. We need to do more group hugs." she beams.