Revival of the Runelords (Inactive)

Game Master Cellion

Colvyn, not sure where you intended to move exactly, but I've moved your token to the Hound's south. That's far enough that you could have triggered an AoO for Kargas' sake. Getting into the hallway behind it would have taken a tough acrobatics check to move through its square.

Colvyn has made quite the target of himself, and the Yeth hound pursues with vigor, this time leaping towards the wall, then bounding off it in a deadly rush. The maneuver catched Colvyn off guard and the monster's jaws bit down hard on his arm and send him down to the ground. (dealing 13 points of damage) Way down the hallway, Nualia draws back the string of her bow, readying herself to fire...

|||| INITIATIVE ||||
Guiness (46 damage, prone, unconscious, disarmed, stable)
Kellek
Rig
Colvyn (18 dmg, prone)
Kargas (26 dmg, holy strike)
Flo
Yeth Hound (27 dmg)
Nualia (14 dmg)

Bold Are GO!
Buffs: Bless

Adjusted my token to reflect the 5ft step now that I'm home, also a quick count indicates that this is my last round of being Fatigued, starting next round I can Rage again if needed

Kargas goes cold inside when the yeth hound rips into Colvyn and hurls the little hunter to the stone floor. He did that for me...

"What, tired of me already you mangy sack of s#%~?" Kargas' voice is icily calm as he crouches, ranseur leveled at the fiend and he lunges forward again.

Power Attack, Bless, Fatigue
Attack vs Hound: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 26 Damage: 2d4 + 7 - 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 1) + 7 - 1 + (5) = 14

If that kills it Kargas will 5ft step next to Flor, he's pretty beat up.

For everyone else acting, the Yeth Hound is very badly injured but not down.

Colvyn, that was... Damn. Her resolved strengthened after Colvyn's bravery, Flo steels herself for what just might be the turning tide. "Nice swing Kargas, keep it up! Getting angry yet?" she teases as she sends more healing his way. "Rig! It's so great to see you back, we need to gut that Yeth Hound and fast!"
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CLW (Wand) vs Kargas: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Rig is doubtful that he can finish off the hound, even wounded, with a dagger. But he can hopefully distract it a bit.
dagger: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 dam: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
wow, that sucked
Barely back on his feet and seeing the chaos that has ensued in his absence, Rig can't get close enough to stab the flying creature. But he keeps up his performance, trying to keep the hounds mental effects at bay.

”Great. I’m having that dream again—the one where you almost make it to something awesome, but somehow get stuck and can’t move? I could almost taste the foaming ale up ahead in the great hall, the tender venison loading down the table...Then it faded, and here I am, floating in the darkness, unable to move...I hate this dream.”

”Wait, wasn’t I just in a battle?”

Oh... that hurt a lot more than I expected... At least the big guy is back up. Colvyn looks up as Kargas swing at the flying dog again. Damm it, the thing is still alive... Hoping that someone will finish the job, Colvyn stay in the ground for now.

Waiting to see if Kellek can finish the dog. If he does, then Colvyn will stand and active his holy strike on his bow. If not, then he will go full defense and hope for the best.

Got anymore magic missiles in that wand, Kellek? This hound is almost down...

Was not actually part of the plan, which was itself a devious, long game, Hail Mary sort of thing with a surprise twist that relied on surprise and the remainder of the party taking out the dog as he sort of explained to Rig....

Rig! You had one job. Just the one. Kill the hound. *Sigh* Can't Guiness even competently squirt some blood in the thing's eye? Must I do everything myself? *Groan* Fool, of course you do.

Kellek levels his stolen wand back around the corner.

"JARTS!"

wand of magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

"Stupid, f@%$ing, secondhand wand."

(This has shaped up to be a truly epic combat :0 Btw Kargas', I moved you one square to the west so you can land your reach weapon attack.)

Kellek leans around the corner for just a moment and sends a magic missile at the Hound. The force bolt spins around both pillars before impacting the creature's leg wetly. It wavers and howls in agony, but doesn't fall. Colvyn braces himself.

The Hound swoops in, but this time at Flo! With the desperate frenzy of a creature on its last legs, its jaws open wide and it clamps down on her shoulder. It bites deep and holds on, thrashing from side to side until she falls to the ground (Dealing 19 points of damage and knocking Flo prone.) The thrashing slowly calms, and you all realize this was its last desperate move before losing consciousness. Flo is left with an icy cold Hound half lying on her, bleeding out over her, as she herself lies on the floor.

"You..." Nualia's baleful glare locks on Kargas. "He was my gift, my sign! ...Lamashtu will tear you to pieces! I- I'll tear you to pieces!" She fires an arrow at the bloodrager, but the cover from the corner of the hallway manages to deflect the shot. Nualia hisses in annoyance. She throws the bow aside and picks her bastard sword back up.

|||| INITIATIVE ||||
Guiness (46 damage, prone, unconscious, disarmed, stable)
Kellek
Rig
Colvyn (18 dmg, prone)
Kargas (21 dmg, holy strike)
Flo (19 dmg, prone)
Yeth Hound (39 dmg, unconscious, prone)
Nualia (14 dmg)

Bold Are GO!
Buffs: Bless

"What's that, Nualia? You mean this dog...

Power Attack vs Hound: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 20 Damage: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (2, 1) + 7 = 10

"...right here? Hope you didn't mean this one, it's dead!"

"What's that, Nualia? You mean this dog...

[dice=Power Attack vs Hound]1d20+7+1-1 [dice=Damage]2d4+7

"...right here? Hope you didn't mean this one, it's dead!"

Dang, I really wish you hadn't done that...at least not while she has a sword in hand and your unconscious ally at her feet.

Sorry, the goal was more to make it safe for Flor to channel with so many of us so badly injured.

GM, didn't occur to me at the time but could that attack please be a Coup de Grace instead?

Flo blacks out for a moment as her world spins and she is thrown to the floor, followed by a sudden pressing weight upon her. Nualia's shouting brings her back to the real world and she sends more healing to Kargas' battered form. Damn this thing is heavy... Might stop an arrow or two though...

"Strike her down..."she mumbles weakly to nobody in particular as she pushes herself back up.
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CLW (Wand) vs Kargas: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Flo is out of pretty much everything, channel's included. This wand is pretty much all she's got left! By the gods GM, did you hit poor Flo for max damage?! Better than anyone else though, I think it would have downed them!

As he was able to advance he can see how bad off Guiness looks. And he would prefer that Nualia not finish him off. But that sword of hers is a bit of a problem. Moving quickly, Rig drops the dagger he has and pulls out his whip. "This WILL NOT end well for you!" he shouts at her, glaring at her intensely.
using his Omen and Fiery glare to make a swift action intimidate against her. So that's a demoralize intimidate roll of 20 to make her shaken
He lashes out with his whip at Nualia's legs in an attempt to trip her.
whip CMB: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 (I'm not sure if whips do damage when you use them to trip, but I'll roll it just in case)dam: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 nonlethal
and he can continue his performance as a free action. I'm also not sure if demoralize affects CMD but I really hope it does :)

As he was able to advance he can see how bad off Guiness looks. And he would prefer that Nualia not finish him off. But that sword of hers is a bit of a problem. Moving quickly, Rig drops the dagger he has and pulls out his whip. "This WILL NOT end well for you!" he shouts at her, glaring at her intensely.

using his Omen and Fiery glare to make a swift action intimidate against her. So that's a demoralize intimidate roll of 20 to make her shaken
He lashes out with his whip at Nualia's legs in an attempt to trip her.
[dice=whip CMB]1d20 +5 (I'm not sure if whips do damage when you use them to trip, but I'll roll it just in case)[dice=dam]1d3 +3 nonlethal
and he can continue his performance as a free action. I'm also not sure if demoralize affects CMD but I really hope it does :)

Rig, the whip has a 15' reach so you don't need to move quite as far up as you have to get in reach...Plus the fact that the conscious people will probably scream at you not to trigger the trap by walking right on top of it...

With the dog finally dead, Colvyn stands back up and look over the situation. We are all heavily injured and that trap is blocking our only way to get to her. As he is thinking, he blesses his bow with holy energy.

The statue in the room we are in, are they attached to the floor and how tall are they?

Some answers to questions while we wait for Kellek: @Rig - No weapons automatically deal damage on a combat maneuver unless you have some special ability to allow you to do so. Demoralize (or rather the shaken condition it gives) doesn't penalize CMD, but it does affect almost any d20 roll you make. @Colvyn - The statues in the northern and southern alcoves in your room are 7-8 ft tall and are made of stone. They lean on the wall of their enclosure due to the overall slant of the room.

Actually, here's an update while I'm here.

Kargas plunges his ranseur through the yeth hound's neck, killing it with a single finishing blow. Flo feels secondhand the impact of the blow as it runs through the creature lying on her. Down the hallway, Nualia's face pales in outrage.

Flo pulls herself up and mends a few more of Kargas' wounds, while Colvyn empowers his weapon. Rig advances into the hallway and delivers a burning glare that sends Nualia shrinking back despite her own fury. And he follows it up with a precise flick of his whip. The end of the whip wraps around her ankle and sends her sprawling!

|||| INITIATIVE ||||
Guiness (46 damage, prone, unconscious, disarmed, stable)
Kellek
Rig
Colvyn (18 dmg, holy strike)
Kargas (15 dmg, holy strike)
Flo (19 dmg)
Yeth Hound
Nualia (14 dmg, shaken 1 Rd, prone)

Bold Are GO!
Buffs: Bless

I don't feel its fair for me to do it with so much on the line, but if someone else wants to bot Kellek, please do so.

Oh! Oh! I'll do it! I'll do it!

Done.

Kellek, give me your disguise check for that change.

She closes her claw and a inky black smoke explodes from it and washes over you. Where the smoke touches you, your skin begins to writhe with strange and twisted mutations - eyes, teeth, hair, and worse. The smoke rapidly draws back to her claw, and as it does so the supernatural mutations melt into ugly, blistering wounds. (Nualia channels negative energy. This supernatural effect deals 8 negative energy damage to Guiness, Rig, Flo and Kargas. Will DC14 halves.)

|||| INITIATIVE ||||
Guiness (46 damage, prone, unconscious, disarmed, stable)
Kellek (disguised)
Rig
Colvyn (18 dmg, holy strike)
Kargas (15 dmg, holy strike)
Flo (19 dmg)
Nualia (14 dmg)

Bold Are GO!
Buffs: Bless

(As Guiness was worried about, he's now facing a save vs. death. It'll take a successful save and an immediate successful stabilization to keep him alive. Fingers have been crossed!)

Okay, moment of truth here. Guiness needs a Will save on her turn and a stabilization check on his turn...if the DM is kind, perhaps others can take their turns in between if the first save is made...if the save is not made—well, it was nice knowing ya.

Save is not versus fear or spells, so no bonuses. Here goes!

Will save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Nice save! Yep, everyone else can take their turn to give the rest of the team a chance to save you before you bleed out and die.

Barely alive as her skin blisters where horrors once grew, Flo staggers to the far corner and sends what little of her Goddess' power she has left to Kargas. This is it... If we can't take her down now...
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Will, DC 14: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
I've never regretted not taking stabilize as my orison before -_- I figured that with FIFTY FEET OF MOVEMENT, I could just heal them. Sorry y'all. At -12 though, don't you still have five more rounds before you bleed out? BoL on Kargas to hopefully put some serious hurt on that damn cleric!

@Flo: Guiness was stable at -12. With the Will save made, he took half damage and is now at -16...With his Con of 17 and his Fort Save of +5, he will need to make a DC 26 Fort Save or die on his turn. I assume a natural 20 would still work, but that is only a 5% chance. Even given that, though, do what you need to do to survive as a team.

Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Kargas sets his jaw as the bleak smoke washes over him, a tiny rivulet of blood streaming from his nostrils and left ear.

Otherwise waiting for Rig before taking my turn.

Kellek, give me your disguise check for that change.

Kellek shrieks a deathly wail and falls smoldering at the base of the stairs.

will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
apologies, I'll post the rest of my turn this evening.

Skin smouldering from her channel, Rig lashes out with his whip.
whip: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 non-lethal
continuing his performance just in case

@Rig If you also 5ft back after attacking we can trade off

@Kargas: Feel free to assume that Rig will step back, just to keep us going.

Kellek (the upright one, not the one dying on the floor at the base of the stair) peeks around the corner.

*Forehead palm!*

Dear gods, what did I tell Rig? Into the room! Bring her into the room, you dolts! The illusion will only last a few seconds!

Pending Colvyn, Flo and Kargas.

Advancing past Rig into the narrow hallway, Kargas allows the thunderbird spirit-magic to take hold again. Glowering at Naulia with glowing blue eyes he roars a challenge and lunges with his ranseur.

Rage again, Power Attack, Bless, Bit of Luck, Inspire Courage, Holy Strike
Attack: 1d20 + 9 - 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 - 1 + 1 + 1 = 16
Attack w/Luck: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 Damage: 2d4 + 7 + 3 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3, 2) + 7 + 3 + 1 + (5) = 21

Going to go ahead and bot Colvyn in this situation:
Colvyn steps to the side to get line of sight on Guiness, notices that he's moments from Pharasma's embrace, and casts stabilize on the dwarf!
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At the same time, you hear Kellek call out in agony and fall down the stairs. His body collapses as a charred mess at the bottom landing. (DC18 Sense Motive lets you recognize that his cry of pain was merely acting)

Nualia carefully backs away from Kargas, demonic arm spasming as pain runs through her body. She raises the claw unsteadily, calling out through gritted teeth "Mend you servant, and I'll tear them apart, Mother." Moments later, her injuries begin to knit back together. (Spellcraft DC17 would recognize it as Cure Moderate Wounds) She gives a small, satisfied smile as she flexes her partially healed arm. Her smile only grows when she sees Kellek's charred body.

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|||| INITIATIVE ||||
Guiness (50 damage, prone, unconscious, disarmed, stable)
Kellek (disguised)
Rig (8 dmg)
Colvyn (18 dmg, holy strike)
Kargas (23 dmg, holy strike)
Flo (23 dmg)
Nualia (24 dmg)

Bold Are GO!
Buffs: Bless

@Kargas: I believe Rig is currently performing Rallying Cry, not Inspire Courage, so I've assumed your damage to be 20, not 21.

"NO!" Flo screams in anguish as Kellek crumples to the floor in a charred heap. Sending the last of Desna's luck to Kargas, she stumbles into the hallway to mourn the loss of another companion. Tears flow down her face at the realization of the disastrous cost this counterstrike has turned out to carry.
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Sense Motive, DC 18: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
Guiness, Flo thinks you're gone, but I haven't given up on you yet!

Is that another Bit of Luck or something else?

From the discussion tab, I would say BOL

Tossing the ranseur aside, Kargas grabs his falchion from where it rests against the wall. Glancing at the stretch of floor where the pressure plate rests, Kargas takes a breath. Advancing towards Nualia, he feels the activation plate give just a bit and hurls himself forward as the portcullis comes down.

Ref: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Ref w/Luck: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Letting his momentum carry him forward, Kargas' blade flashes towards the demon-priestess' throat, his teeth bared in a silent snarl.
Power Attack, Bless, Bit of Luck, Inspire Courage, Holy Strikes
Attack vs Nualia: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 Crit Threat!
Attack w/Luck: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Confirm Crit?: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Confirm Crit w/Luck?: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30 yes!!

CRITICAL HIT: 4d4 + 22 + 1d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 2, 1) + 22 + (4) = 34

out of sight, Kellek goes through his voice exercises as he counts down to his cue, just before the illusion disappears.

"No knock knees on nimbly moving mules. No knock knees on nimbly moving mules. She sells seashells by the seashore. She sells seashells by the seashore."

AW YES!
Flo provides her last blessing, willing Kargas to somehow pull out a miracle. And the bloodrager does not disappoint! The portcullis crashes down behind him as his falchion swings with incredible momentum towards Nualia's neck. Her eyes go wide. She wasn't expecting anyone to brave the trap and rush towards her. She brings her bastard sword up, but too slow to do more than guide the falchion slightly down. Kargas crashes through her guard and cuts deep into her exposed torso!

She staggers back in disbelief, blood pouring from the horrible wound. Her wide eyes look down. She shivers at the sight of the gash and wavers unsteadily for a moment. But she doesn't fall, as though Lamashtu herself is willing her to stay on her feet.

Won't change the result either way, but I think your damage is +20, since you have Rallying Cry rather than Inspire Courage right now from Rig.

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|||| INITIATIVE ||||
Guiness (50 damage, prone, unconscious, disarmed, stable)
Kellek (disguised)
Rig (8 dmg)
Colvyn (18 dmg, holy strike)
Kargas (23 dmg, holy strike)
Flo (23 dmg)
Nualia (56 dmg)

Bold Are GO!
Buffs: Bless

Portcullises are now down.

damn right Rig would step out of the way for Kargas
Rig wishes there was something more he could do to help Kargas. "Give up, Nualia. You're defeated. You wanna keep that new arm or have us feed it to the goblins up above?"
intimidate to demoralize, take 10 for 20

Colvyn drops his shortsword and steps in front of the corridor. He aims his bow and lets an arrow fly toward the priestess.

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 1 - 4 = 20
damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 1 + (2) = 7

on my phone from work. Can't see the map to make sure everything is legal.

Colvyn, I've moved you so you have line of sight.

Rig's mocking words catch Nualia's attention for just a moment. She gathers herself, eyes narrowing as she locks eyes with the bard. That small distraction proves her undoing. Colvyn's arrow arcs through the air over the heads of both Rig and Kargas... and buries itself in the soft flesh at the base of Nualia's neck.

She gives out a choked cry, which rapidly turns into a bloody cough. She reaches up with her claw to try to pull the arrow free. Her claw grasps the shaft. She tugs, claw trembling. But its not enough.

Nualia Tobyn, the cleric of Lamashtu and hidden shame of Sandpoint, collapses to the ground, finally unconscious.

Combat Over!

Guiness has the CMW potion from the loot on the level above as well as a CLW potion from his initial equipment. Please feel free to use any and all of it to bring him back from the brink of death, Kargas.

”I can smell the foaming beer and the succulent roast. The bread is buttered and ready, and my kin stand ready to welcome me, just on the other side of that thin white line, but NO! I have work yet to do in the land of the living. This feast will have to wait.”

"Kargas! Can you grab Guiness? Is he still breathing?" Now that the imminent threat is done, Rig looks for a way to jury-rig the crashing gate to remain open.
might need Colvyn to help with a legit disable roll. Rig's taking her bastard sword away, even if he's not proficient dammit

Kellek dismisses the spell upon himself, and steps over his ghastly dying twin and past Flo into the large chamber. He looks around critically. "Adequate, I suppose."

"YOU'RE NOT DEAD?!" Flo shouts at Kellek as his dying self dissipates. Wiping the tears from her face, she pushes past the wizard and begins healing everyone's physical wounds. "We did it!" she barely manages to cheer, even though she is feeling an awful mix of anger, sadness, and success. I thought Kellek was dead too, but he isn't, Nualia was about to kill us all, but she didn't. Everything hurts. We almost died, but I think we've saved Sandpoint! But at what cost?

"Kargas, is he...?"
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CLW vs Flo: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW vs Flo: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
CLW vs Flo: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW vs Flo: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 22/24
CLW vs Rig: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 17/21
CLW vs Colvyn: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW vs Colvyn: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 16/22
Figure a rest is in order, so Flo only took everyone part of the way to full. Kargas, Guiness, when y'all are on this side and conscious, roll that healing!

End Rage the moment she falls, another 4 rounds of Fatigue
Kargas kneels down next to Guiness and checks a pulse. A few seconds that feel much longer pass.

"He's alive," the half-orc calls over. "I'm no healer, but he looks pretty bad, and this is a lot of blood." Reaching into his satchel, Kargas withdraws a small vial and dribbles the contents into the unconscious dwarf's mouth. "Hope you don't choke on that an' die. That'd be, uh, pretty ironic."

Cure Moderate Potion: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 = 8

That done, Kargas levers himself to his feet. "So, want me to take her head off? She's way too dangerous to try and return with alive. That black smoke spell of hers nearly killed us all."