Silbeg's Slayers: #3-21: The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment (Inactive)

Game Master Silbeg

Jaender runs through the doors, following the wolf's lead. He is dismayed when he sees the dead halfling, and the now gone dretch, realizing he could have saved done time going that way, instead of around.

Nothing he can do now, so he continues to pump his stubby little legs, going for the broken window he sees strong brute heading towards.

Double Move - again... ugh. I've got a bad feeling about this. The timing couldn't have sucked any worse to get surprised, and with several apparently summoned monsters on top of that. This is going to feel like pulling victory from the jaws of defeat if we can get through this without anyone dying...

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Ophiuchus, make sure you make your kn:religion check -- you WANT to succeed at this

kn religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18 w guidance
can I get in the courtyard through the broken window? I want to do that. If I can will post in character and make it special

Oh, I'm floating again. Why does my side hurt? I sure hit that demon - or was it a devil? - thing pretty hard. Heh. Made my blade smell, though. Hmm. Think I'll call it 'Stinkfist' now. Hey, what strange music is playing in my head now? Kinda good... if a bit dated. Man, I think I remember what happened! Those dead things who were dead but now live, so to speak, are probably trying to eat me... right now! Oh boy, I sure hope Strong Brute - such a strange name for oneself - gets over his nausea and comes to help. I'm pretty much f*cked otherwise.

Arturo stabilize, DC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

It will take a Acrobatics DC8 Check to move through the window -- failure makes it a move action. It was a large picture window, but you'll need to get up and over the sill. Easy enough, but...

Barely able to stand, the youth trudges forward on wobbling legs. He calls for Einhardt to move ahead, though the wolf doesn't seem to be faring much better. As Vox rounds the nearby corner and enters the room, can see his companions ahead and the wolf another thirty paces forward.

Still sick to his stomach, he wonders how long with terrible feeling will last.

Vox - Move Action
Einhardt - Move Action

The brute flees to the broken window and the help of his other friends, knowing that only certain doom awaits him if he remains in the courtyard. A few coughs still wrack his large frame as he stumbles along, trying not to be sick as he runs.

Acrobatics to move through window: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Will attempt to withdraw, if possible. I don't think it is possible, honestly.

Unfortunately, as I was checking, withdraw is only a full-round action (or partial action) -- does not work with only a move. However, you could use acrobatics to avoid an AOP, assuming you didn't have medium armor on. Sorry... But, I would think you would want to rage... they are hitting with impunity, anyway, and the extra 12hp might save you! I am going to assume you rage (the nauseated condition does not preclude it!). However, I am confused... it looks like in one place on your character sheet you have raging vitality (and your raging HP would indicated that), but I don't see it in your feats? Definitely do not rage if you do not have the feat.

Vox hurls one last time, and then the feeling passes. He still cannot get the taste out of his mouth, but at least he feels almost normal again. Einhardt is not so lucky.

Ophiuchus and Roudantaimi -- plus waiting for clarification from Strong Brute.

The demon disappears in to nothingness, and Roudantaimi stands still for the briefest moment, gloating. One creature of pure ugliness eradicated from the world. Good deed of the day done!

Peacefully the gnome starts reloading his pistol - seeing no other enemies about. He has just finished pouring the black powder into the muzzle of the gun, and is reaching into the magical bandolieer to retrieve a cold iron bullet - when he hears Arturo's screams. With haste, the gnome completes his reload, and jogs to the window to witness the horrible sight in the garden.

Kn. (religion): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Not sure if the window is broken or not... Could Roudi shoot next turn through the window?

Roudi, the window is broken -- where marked. So, you could shoot out of there. Also, see the spoiler for Poochie.

I am going to assume for the moment that Strong Brute rages, to take advantage of his Raging Vitality, and that he has it. He does provoke running away

The zombies seem to relish their new found freedom, and the joy of battle. The first tries to sunder the Strong Brute's scythe, just to rub in their superiority. This does provoke an AOO from the Strong Brute, even though he is nauseous.
AoO Strong Brute: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 damage: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (1, 4) + 7 = 12 His scythe cuts cleanly through the dessicated corpse, but not enough to drop the zombie.

AoO Sunder Scythe (CMB vs CMD): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 Amazingly, a zombie finally misses.

The other then attacks
AoO: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 damage: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 A brutal slash hits the barbarian, and he barely gets away.

If Strong Brute does not have raging vitality, he is down, dying, at -12hp. :-(

Ophiuchus and Roudi (unless I missed something)

I think Rudi reloaded and moved to the window, two move actions

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I think Rudi reloaded and moved to the window, two move actions

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Yes, you are correct. So just waiting on Ophiuchus's "fun in character" post!

Jaender the Black wrote:

I think Rudi reloaded and moved to the window, two move actions

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Yes, you are correct. So just waiting on Ophiuchus's "fun in character" post!

No pressure Poochie... ;)

"oh my. Big man that sings I am coming for you. Try not to keep getting hit because you are not looking so good. Where to go where to go? What would a fierce warrior duck do? That's right, fly through the window."

Running as fast as he cans the heavily armored nagaji launches himself towards the picture window. A loud crash can be great throughout the temple. Followed by a "qqqqquuuuuaaaaccckkkk!"

Halfway through, he sticks in midair, caught on the glass.

"um I seem to be stuck. Can I get a push? Or maybe a pull?"

He begins to scissor kick his legs and thrusting his arms in a swimming motion, but he doesn't budge

He begins to pump his legs like he is climbing stairs and falling his arms, but the glass holds fast.

He begins to twist, arm over arm, foot ove foot, groaning, straining, huffing the entire time. Once he is halfway around, the glass begins to splinter. The cracks grow larger until finally the glass shatters and it spills the nagaji onto the floor. Picking himself up he rushes forward, ready for battle leaving a trial of gass behind him.

Should really have looked at my profile first

acro check: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (2) - 4 = -2

If not move to heal brute

Btw he tells everyone these are JuJu zombies, banned in PFS but retain their attributes. Dr/slashing

Looks like you can only move TO the window with a single move, which I am lockwooding you to. From their, your best bet would be to heal - I assume using a spell?

Poochie CLW on Strong Brute: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 BAM!

The dretch looks confused, as it suddenly dissipates into a cloud of noxious smoke. (Summon spell ran out)

Luckily for the hapless rogue, his wounds stop bleeding, and he, at least for now, appears to be out of danger.

The zombies then move as quickly as they can, trying to chase down their prey. Two follow Strong brute, but one goes through the door.

Party is up!

Used a standard action to load a regular bullet last round and a move action to move next to the window

Roudantaimi remembers the same what Ophiuchus mentioned, wounding them efficiently would require a sharp edge on the weapon - a quality very untypical in firearm bullets. Despite this, the zombies are approaching, and apparently are very efficient with their blades. Thus, the gnome aims his pistol at the first one visible from the window, and fires. Feeling only slight regret using his Lady's Smite just earlier...

Pistol, PBS, DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
damage, PBS, DA, FA: 1d6 + 1 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 4 + 4 = 12

"Sven! Are you all right? We would really need your scythework on those Juju-zombies."

Move action to reload a cartridge

Dead that live. I have killed so many of you, time to kill more agin. Friend, stand behind me as I kill those that are dead, once lived, and soon will be dead again."

2-handed cold-iron greatsword + PA + DF vs #1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
cold-iron greatsword damage + PA DF : 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (4, 2) + 8 = 14

Roudi, you wanna use a reroll? I know you have one! Also, which one are you shooting at?

Ophiuchus - I have you at +7 when power attacking with divine favor. At this level you get +2/+2 with divine favor. That being said, would you like to reroll?

Ahead the youth can see his allies gathering around a broken window and instead of pressing forward toward the others he turns and rushes out the doors. As he moves from the room, Vox calls to the wolf, still standing awkwardly and sick in the middle of the floor.

"Einhardt, come!" he calls, and the wolf immediately begins to follow. "The feeling will pass soon and you'll feel better after you've sunk your teeth into the evils of this place..."

Double Move - Vox
Single Move - Einhardy

Shame pulling him apart at the seams, the brute has no choice but to try to flee away from the terrible zombies, retching the whole way. He bleeds from multiple wounds, but manages to stay up.

Arturo's unconscious body stirs slightly on the ground before remaining still again.

I think Vox is feeding Einhardt. That's nice. Never tried to strike up a conversation with the wolf. Maybe I will if I ever wake up from this weird dream. Did someone shout "quack" earlier on? Surely not. Then again...

Perhaps this will be my last dream before I finally feel Desna's embrace. Perhaps not. Maybe she's deserted me - maybe that's why this is happening! Oh, Desna! Please, do not forsake me! I know I complain a lot, but I want to live!

I'll save the reroll for misfires. The way I'm rolling lately I'll be sure needing it...

Roudi fires at the Zombie next to the window, but misses, at least in part due to being distracted by Poochie's quacking. The ringing retort just behind his ears causes the nagaji to pull up on his swing, also missing the scythe-damaged zombie.

Sven retreats, still not believing that he cannot clear the taste of the damned creature's flatulence. Vox and Einhardt run down the corridor, hoping to circle around behind, saving their companions. Vox does see one of the zombies coming towards him, murder in his cold, dead eyes.

Jaender wonders what he can do against these things... 'No magic missiles? Resistant to fire? What can I do against these things? Maybe they aren't that resistant to fire...'

Jaender is on the clock!

Sorry, I guess I got confused on what round it was! My bad...

Jaender witnesses the clash and futile swings meeting at the window. Cursing his luck that he couldn't make it through, he decides to see if his fire is stronger than their resistance. Pointing his finger carefully over Roudi's shoulder and under Poochie's armpit he fires off a ray of searing fire to the midsection of the undead beast.

Ranged Touch, Enemy has cover, point blank, precise shot: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 for Fire Damage, Point Blank: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 6, 4, 4) + 1 = 17

The bolt of fire weaves its way between Ophiuchus and the window, hitting the undead creature square in the face. Rotting flesh singes and burns, but not as strongly as the wayang sorcerer would hope. However, he did apparently hurt the creature, who screams from dessicated lungs.

The scorched zombie then attacks Ophiuchus with a mighty overhand chop of his nodachi, the withered skin on his hands cracking under the strain of the force being applied. The valient oracle takes a severe blow to the shoulder, and he shudders under the strength of the impact.
nodachi: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Then the second zombie in the courtyard moves up to attack, also swinging with incredible violence. The duck-warrior avoids the blow, most likely due to still reeling from the previous hit.
nodachi: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

The zombie in the hallway charges forward, also wielding its nodachi in a powerful overhand stance. The youth's luck holds, at least for the moment, as the blow goes wide... Vox is sure that it would have been a crippling strike.
nodachi w/ charge: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 2 = 14 damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

Party is up!

you guys have been incredibly lucky so far (Arturo notwithstanding)

The youth feels a terrifying rush of adrenaline after the zombie's strike barely misses him. Gathering his wits and shaking off the staggering fear, he steps away from the creature and draws back on his own mighty weapon.

This better work... the despairing thought echoes in his mind. Or I won't last long enough for the others to help...

Planting his feet firmly, he swings with all his strength, knowing he is far less effective without working with Einhardt to form some odd semblance of a great and powerful pack.

Move Action: 5-foot step away from mob
Standard Action: Attack

Attack, lucerne hammer(PA): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
damage: 1d12 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Feeling lucky the first ray made it through, Jaender tries his luck again.

Ranged Touch, Target has cover, point blank, precise shot: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 for Fire Damage, Point Blank: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 2, 1, 2) + 1 = 11

Seeing the Nagaji warrior move in order to take another swing, he adjusts his shot to avoid hitting him, likely pushing it wide.

Vox steps back, and swings hard at the zombie that is intent on removing his head from his shoulders. He connects, but is disappointed to seen that his lucern hammer isn't doing nearly as much damage as he would have hoped for.

Jaender, seeing at least some success, tries again with this bolts of fiery doom. Unfortunately, it is as he feared, and he hits the window rather than the zombie. The only good news here is that the window to the right of the nagaji shatters.

Sven, Roudi, Poochie, Einhardt yet to go.

The situation looks dire, those blades really cleave their way through flesh and bone. Trying to keep his nervous hands still, Roudantaimi aims his pistol at the scorched zombie, and fires the bullet.

Pistol, PBS, DA: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Damage, PBS, DA, FA: 1d6 + 1 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 4 + 4 = 13

And without even looking at the result, the gnome starts reloading a new cartridge to the gun.

Zombie #1 is hit once again, but still the damned thing doesn't fall! Sven and Einhardt both take a moment, puking their dinners from two weeks ago out.

(Poochie is all that is left this turn!)

The wolf stands her ground for a brief moment, barely able to stand, until the sound of her pack fighting for their life reaches her ears. After a few moments of crippling sickness, she moves a few feet closer to the youth. In her own animalistic way, she hopes to be free of this debilitating sickness very soon.

Move Action - Move 10-feet closer to Vox

Sorry, just landed Glad to be home and back to normal.

"Dead, you need to stay dead. This is a place for the living to chop of fingers and be weird. Time to return to being dead."

To hit= +3 BAB, +3 Str, +2 Divine Favor -1 Power Attack. so GM was right, +7 to hit; Damage = + 4 2-handed str, +2 Divine Favor +3 2 handed Power Attack for +9 damage

2-handed cold-iron greatsword vs Zombie #2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
cold-iron greatsword damage: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (4, 2) + 9 = 15

Unfortunately, it seemed that Poochie was still concerned for the normally stoic Strong Brute, and kept looking back for him. That, and the gun that kept on going off in his ear. This all caused him to miss once again.

Then the zombies try to hit him. The first zombie seems the worse for wear, and misses the nagaji. Again, the second came extremely close to removing the duck-warrior's head from his shoulder, but again his armor barely holds. The noble warrior-priest of all things mallard barely keeps his feet.

#1 vs Ophiuchus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
#2 vs Ophiuchus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Confirm vs Ophiuchus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

The zombie fighting Vox steps forward, a new look of determination on its face. It swings, connecting soundly with the youth, causing both the man and the wolf to cry out in pain and fear.
#3 vs Vox: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Party is once more up.

The brute continues to retch, unsure of what might be left in his stomach to purge. Stomach matter was probably coming up at this point. Now, he was not only fearful of those terrible things, but also of vomiting up his very viscera! The horror!

Jaender dismisses the bad luck miss quickly and moves to his right to take advantage of the newly broken window.

He fires another ray at the undead who seems so close to rejoining the realm of death.

ranged touch, precise, point blank: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 for fire damage, point blank: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 1, 1, 3) + 1 = 8

ok, I gotta look up how critting with a ray works.... Until I look it up, here is another roll. I'll edit if it isn't correct

crit confirm: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 for fire crit: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2, 2, 4) + 1 = 15

Ok, can't find the specific RAW yet since I am just getting to work, but it looks like a x2 crit is viable, thigh it probably doesn't matter in this case. And wow those are terrible damage rolls. 8d6 and only 25 total? Yikes...

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AFAIK critting with ray works just like that.

Wow, they are kicking our buts

Stepping back from the fray for a moment, Ophiuchus calls upon the power of the great one to heal himself.

CMW: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (2, 8) + 4 = 14

@Jaender - look under the magic section, under range. You'll see that touch spells (including ranged touch) that they threaten on a 20, and double damage. So, you did it exactly correctly.

Jaender's fire bolt hits the zombie, but not quite as cleanly as he had hoped. Unfortunately, the fire coats the undead, but does not appear to harm it. Confirm failed.

Finally the Brute's stomach stops its revolt, and he can breathe again. He is not sure that he'll ever be eat again, but he is not able to return to the fight. AFTER his turn is done.

Ophiuchus, Vox, Einhardt, Roudantaimi are up.

Cyrused, Ophiuchus healed himself

As Ophiuchus steps back to heal himself, the two zombies look like they want to follow him back, but the obstacle of the window's sill prevents them from stepping up after him.

This realization sends a cold chill down the nagaji's spine, as he realizes how badly it could have gone for him had they been able to move up.

Thanks for letting me use this!

Jaender, looks on with shock as the flames envelop the undead, but do no harm...

He blinks his eye, with the scale of Kassan's blessing burning in his pocket, and realizes it was a horrible glimpse of the future, what may have happened...

Crit Confirm Reroll with Kassan's blessing: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Instead he watches as the ray of searing fire directs itself towards the horrific undead's eye socket.

Additional crit damage from above was 15, so that would make it a total of 23 fire damage.

No problem. BURN THE BOONS!!!

Zombie #1 falls, as Jaender's intense flame burns it cleanly through the eye socket!

Vox, Einhardt, Roudantaimi are still on the clock ;)

"Go Janny!!!" Roudantaimi yells when he sees the sorcerer fiery blast scorching zombie. Now that Ophiuchus retreated away from the melee, Roudantaimi has a clear shot to the remaining zombie.

Pistol, PBS, DA: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Damage, PBS, DA, FA: 1d6 + 1 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 4 + 4 = 12

Then the gnome quickly inserts a new cartridge into the muzzle of the pistol, and sighs deeply. This is going to hurt. A lot probably

"YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" he shouts and steps forwards, to block the way from the zombie. His small voice doesn't sound quite as convincing as he hoped, but nonetheless he stands in the zombie's way in valiant pose.

Std: Attack, Move: Reload, 5-ft step.

The youth quickly steps away, just out of the creature's reach. After waving his hand and muttering a few powerful, magical words, he imbues an enchant upon the weapon in his hands.

Move Action: 5-foot step back *token not yet moved*
Standard Action: cast Versatile Weapon on Vox's lucerne hammer. It will now bypass DR/slashing

Einhardt takes no action

Vox, you may want to change your action when you see this!
As the youth steps back, he is surprised to see the ancient warrior move up with him! He knows that casting a spell will leave himself open... so has to consider for a moment what he will do!!!

Meanwhile, back at the windows
Zombie #2 laughs a rasping, cruel laugh as he easily steps through the window. (would have provoked, but no one adjacent is threatening) He then swings at both Roudi and Ophiuchus! Roudi is hit first, soundly, but it appears that the ancient warrior fears the power of the Mighty Mallard!
acrobatics DC8: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19
cleave vs Roudi: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 chop chop: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
cleave vs Poochie: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

We are holding for Vox's response.

Vox's retcon action:

The youth is dismayed to see the creature stepping quickly, following his own careful movement, and so abandons his spell before it is ever cast. With a clatter his lucerne hammer drops to the floor and Vox draws his longsword.

Free Action: drop lucerne hammer
Move Action: draw longsword