The Year of Our Lord 1437 Pathfinder RAW PBP (Inactive)

Game Master Michael Johnson 66

POSITIONS

ULTIMATE POWER! And wee little arms. No, bears don't get a reach. That's ok. It's the drawback of being so big and fighting in little tunnels.

fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

It is simply too much exposure to the smell. Despite his amazing constitution, the Bear eventually retches.

As Arc moves to challenge the last two remaining ghasts, their awful reek hits his nostrils...

Fortitude vs DC 15 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21 succeeds...and 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 succeeds!

Mon Dieu! The stench! exclaims the Scarlet Magus, but he resists the nausea...

CRUSADERS VS GHASTS!! ROUND 2!! FIGHT!! OOH OHH AH!!

DIRE BEAR JOHANN! Destroyed front 2 ghasts!
QUINLAN THE WIZARD!
OGON FOX & ORPHEUS THRUSH! Cast mystic bolt at a ghast!
ZAGATHOTH THE BRAWLER! Destroyed 2 ghasts in second rank!
ARC PERDU LE ROUGE! Delayed til Zag killed middle 2 ghasts, then moved to engage last 2 ghasts!
CARDINAL LUCIUS!
BOGA, HAND OF JAN HUS!
(2 left of 6) GHASTS!

EEEEEEK!! EEEEEK!!

As Zagathoth advances, Boga calls for God's favor in fortifying him. "Thy servant has need of thee, Lord. Bless him to resist the evil of the Ghasts!"

+2 Sacred to saving throws. With Shield Other, this gives Zagathoth a +3 on saves.

@Johann: Arc will make an attack and then use Acrobatics to do a backward roll between Bear’s legs to get out of his way once he realizes he’s blocking Bear, who clearly does superior damage output! Lol!

Egads! I am in Monsieur Johann’s way! He and Monsieur Zagathoth can destroy both of these ghasts much quicker than I can... I will strike once, and then tumble between Monsieur Johann’s legs, that he might reach them and lay them to eternal rest!

As Zagathoth advances, Boga calls for God's favor in fortifying him. "Thy servant has need of thee, Lord. Bless him to resist the evil of the Ghasts!"

+2 Sacred to saving throws. With Shield Other, this gives Zagathoth a +3 on saves.

A brief flash of golden light radiates from the ring attuned to Zagathoth on Boga’s finger, and the corresponding ring on Zagathoth’s finger...

fort saves: 6d20 ⇒ (15, 16, 19, 17, 15, 18) = 100
That's 6 successes (and 2 wasted crit threats, lol)

Blissfully unaware of being in Johann's way, Zagathoth presses forward and slashes at the remaining ghasts with doomcrescent...
attack 1: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 = 22, for: 2d4 + 13 ⇒ (3, 1) + 13 = 17
attack 2(haste): 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 1 = 20, for: 2d4 + 13 ⇒ (1, 1) + 13 = 15
I'll attack the damaged one first. If attack 1 kills it, I'll attack the fresh one second...

Zagathoth presses forward and cleaved the easternmost ghast in twain with his first, downward slash of Doomcrescent... With his upswing, he opens a gash in the other ghast's chest, but it remains standing!

AAAARRRRGGHHH!!!

POSITIONS

Lucius simply watches - seeing no need to expend more resources on a fight clearly won.

*Go Team! Go Team!*

Lucius simply watches - seeing no need to expend more resources on a fight clearly won.

*Go Team! Go Team!*

As Cardinal Lucius watches the fight, have him roll a Perception check at -5 distance penalty vs Stealth check 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30.

Zagathoth can attempt a DC 30 Perception check at -1 distance penalty...
Johann can attempt a DC 30 Perception check (sight) at -2 distance penalty, but also, the Bear’s keen nose picks up an evil, carrion-mixed-with-vulture-mixed-with-brimstone stink from the northwest, it’s source just at the westbound corner ahead...
Arc will attempt the check at -1 for distance...
Boga can attempt the check at a -3 distance penalty...
Fox can attempt the check at a -3 distance penalty...
Quinlan can attempt the check at a -5 distance penalty...

Perception DC 30: 1d20 + 9 - 3 ⇒ (12) + 9 - 3 = 18
Orpheus Perception DC 30: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 13 - 3 = 19
Should have included another +2 on Fox's modifier for Alertness (feat granted by having familiar within arm's reach) but still falls way short.

percep: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15

Johann's nose goes up. He doesn't see anything, but certainly something evil and dangerous is coming this way! But how to communicate it?

"GRRRR-AH! GRAR. GRAR. RRRRGGGHH!"

There. I think that was pretty clear.

[dice=percep]d20+12

Johann's nose goes up. He doesn't see anything, but certainly something evil and dangerous is coming this way! But how to communicate it?

"GRRRR-AH! GRAR. GRAR. RRRRGGGHH!"

There. I think that was pretty clear.

LOL! Well, the others would certainly be able to attempt a DC 10 Sense Motive check to notice that Bear seems to smell something and be alarmed by it...

Perception: 1d20 + 13 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 13 - 1 = 24 to perceive the evil...
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29 to sense the Great Bear's concern

Oblivious to what lurks around the corner

Boga senses Johann's discomfort and sees the wrinkling of his nose. "Uh-oh!" After calling for the blessing on Zagathoth, Boga turns toward Johann, "What's up, friend? Smell something?"

Can't hit that DC. Equally, can't fail to notice Johann is worried...

Perception: 1d20 + 13 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 13 - 5 = 23

SM: 0 + 13 = 13 Passes :P

"Gargh. Gargh. GARRRRRRHHHHH!!!" With the last growl, Johann indicates furiously with his nose above and past the ghasts.

Boga calls out to those in front, "Watch out ahead! Johann knows something!"

Arc slashes at the last ghast still upright with scarlet-glowing Sanguinelle...1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 but narrowly misses...

He curses under his breath in French, and rapidly shifts northwest to stand just west of and adjacent to the undead monster...

5-foot diagonal step to try to get out of Johann's way...

With superhuman haste, the Scarlet Magus slashes again at the ghast with Sanguinelle...1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 hacking deep into its rotten skull...confirm 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 not a critical hit...dealing 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 slashing damage...

HAH!! TAKE THAT, FOUL CREATURE!!

Arc slashes at the last ghast still upright with scarlet-glowing Sanguinelle...1d20+7 but narrowly misses...

He curses under his breath in French, and rapidly shifts northwest to stand just west of and adjacent to the undead monster...

5-foot diagonal step to try to get out of Johann's way...

With superhuman haste, the Scarlet Magus slashes again at the ghast with Sanguinelle...1d20+7 hacking deep into its rotten skull...confirm 1d20+7 not a critical hit...dealing 1d8+4 slashing damage...

HAH!! TAKE THAT, FOUL CREATURE!!

GGNNNAAAAGGHHH!!!

With a final groan of agony, the ghast with Sanguinelle still wrenched deep in its maggot-filled skull collapses! The Crusaders have made quick work of this latest pack of ghasts!

6 of 6 destroyed! Well done!

Arc wrenches his magic longsword free of the fallen ghast's skull with a swift, two-handed yank on the bloodstone-inlaid hilt...

Mon Dieu! That was a deep cut! Sanguinelle, she cuts through bone like a hot knife through butter!... Eh? Is there... Something behind me!?

Noticing the urgency in Johann's growls and his bear's nose sniffing in his direction, Arc turns around, just in time...

...to notice the pale, terrified face of Du Berry as the phantom stares at something terrible just around the corner in the westbound corridor...

In quavering French only Arc can hear, the ghost screams: Perdu! You must flee, NOW!!

The ghost of Du Berry then vanishes...

...as around the corner stalks a horrific, vulture-like, bipedal demon, towering a full ten-feet-tall, with vulture-like head and oily, black-feathered wings, a vaguely humanoid frame, with gangly yet muscular limbs ending in raptor-like talons! It first emits a vulture like croak, then shrieks in a foul tongue, abrasive to the ears...

CRAAAWWW!!! CRAW-CRAW-CRAW-CRAAAWWWW!!! BZAX DRAWG DRUX MALXLARG XRIXTIANIXT VAR!! DRAWG ARYAX GRAVIX KRULLGORL PAGAXNI DRAZN MORTHO HOLOXO TORMORIX, ZOOX!?

Knowledge (planes) checks can be attempted to identify this demon...

FAITHCARCASS THE VROCK DEMON POSES A FAITH-UNDERMINING QUESTION!

(Pretend that white owlbear is a vrock demon...lol!)

INITIATIVES:
QUINLAN 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
"FAITHCARCASS" THE VROCK DEMON 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
CARDINAL LUCIUS 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
JOHANN 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
ARC PERDU 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
OGON FOX & ORPHEUS 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
ZAGATHOTH 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
BOGA 1d20 ⇒ 5

CRUSADERS VS THE VROCK DEMON!! ROUND 1!! RUN!!...ERR, I MEAN FIGHT!! EEEEKK!!

QUINLAN!
CARDINAL LUCIUS!
DIRE BEAR JOHANN!
OGON FOX & ORPHEUS!
ZAGATHOTH!
"FAITHCARCASS" THE VROCK DEMON!
ARC PERDU LE ROUGE!
BOGA HAND OF JAN HUS!

EEK!! OOH OOH AH AH AHHH!!!

Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17 Should have taken ten

Quinlan spits back at the demon in its own tongue, though the words seem to taste foul in his mouth. DRAUX UUM ZAARXK KRUZ!

The wizard's tattoos pulse with dark energy until it rapidly streams to his hand and forms into a long whip that seems to suck in the light around it. With a flick of the wrist the whip cracks the air and wraps firmly around the vrock's neck.

Limp Lash (ranged touch): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Str damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Dex damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Con damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Tuesday, 9th of January, 11:00 PM, Japanese Island of Honshu, twenty leagues north of the blazing ruins of Edo:

Gojira continues his apocalyptic rampage, stomping and incinerating a swath of utter destruction hundreds of yards wide! His colossal reptilian feet trample an ancient bamboo grove to smithereens, pounding the high stalks down into massive, claw-shaped craters! The King of Kaiju seems to recall an ancient memory...

There are others besides me... Foes to fight!... and friends to go rampaging with!... Mothra! Mothra is my friend!... or is she my foe??... Can’t recall... Doesn’t matter, she’ll remind me after I wake her, I suppose... thinks Gojira out loud: YYYRRREEEAAAAARRRKKKK!!!! BBRRREEEEEAAAAAARRRRKKKK!!! GGGRRRAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

Knowledge (planes) 1d20+13 Should have taken ten

Distractions or threats (such as combat) make it impossible for a character to take 10.

Knowledge (Planes): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

The Fox's eyes widen as he sees the demon round the corner. Its speech grates horribly on the ears, though he has no idea what is the meaning of the words. The Fox throws two mystic bolts at the unholy creature.
Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7+1=8
Electric damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11+1=12
Electric damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

[dice=Knowledge (planes)]1d20+13 Should have taken ten

Quinlan spits back at the demon in its own tongue, though the words seem to taste foul in his mouth. DRAUX UUM ZAARXK KRUZ!

** spoiler omitted **

The wizard's tattoos pulse with dark energy until it rapidly streams to his hand and forms into a long whip that seems to suck in the light around it. With a flick of the wrist the whip cracks the air and wraps firmly around the vrock's neck.

[dice=Limp Lash (ranged touch)]1d20+5
[dice=Str damage]1d6
[dice=Dex damage]1d6
[dice=Con damage]1d6

Roll to punch SR 20, please, Quinlan...

I’m going to wait to see what Fox learns on his knowledge check (and chooses to share), because it may effect whether/how I use martial flexibility...

Quinlan Ifrean wrote:

Knowledge (planes) 1d20+13 Should have taken ten

Well, I'd say being in the presence of this thing is exactly the kind of stuff they meant by this:

Rules wrote:

Distractions or threats (such as combat) make it impossible for a character to take 10.

[dice=Knowledge (Planes)]1d20+5

[dice=Orpheus Kn (Planes)]1d20-1

Fox recognizes this fiend from an entry he once read in an ancient bestiary! It is a greater demon called a vrock! Unfortunately, that’s about all he knows about it—that it’s a greater demon, and it’s called a vrock...

The Fox's eyes widen as he sees the demon round the corner. Its speech grates horribly on the ears, though he has no idea what is the meaning of the words. The Fox throws two mystic bolts at the unholy creature.

[dice=Ranged Touch]1d20+5+1=8
[dice=Electric damage]1d6+1
[dice=Ranged Touch]1d20+5+1=12
[dice=Electric damage]1d6+1

...And now Fox knows that vrocks are unharmed by electricity...

The vrock demon seems completely unfazed by the Fox’s bolts! The electricity dances around its feathered body without effect!

He would at least know the standard traits of the demon subtype though, right? I’m just trying to see if he can tell me enough to justify taking Dedicated Adversary (technically there’s nothing in the feat or martial flexibility that stops me from taking it either way, I just like to have a little verisimilitude).

@Boga- how long does that save increasing blessing last?

He would at least know the standard traits of the demon subtype though, right? I’m just trying to see if he can tell me enough to justify taking Dedicated Adversary (technically there’s nothing in the feat or martial flexibility that stops me from taking it either way, I just like to have a little verisimilitude).

Yes, he would know standard demon subtype features.

Just have time for very quick post

Planes: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 Need to put more into this! But that will work for now...

Don't know that can post until much later, but will immediately communicate whatever he learns to the group through free action speaking

EDIT: @Zagathoth, unfortunately, at this time, Boga can only make it last one round at a time, so with new initiatives, it would be over? (@MJ66?) You still have the +1 from the Shield Other, though (and +1 deflection)

The Fox's eyes grow wider yet as he sees his mystic bolts bounce harmlessly off this great enemy.
"This is a greater demon--a vrock! My electric attacks have no effect on it whatsoever!"

The Fox lays a hand on his cold iron dagger, but there is trepidation in his eyes.

On my next turn I'll cast Blur...probably on Johann. If we're not running for our lives by then. =)

Just have time for very quick post

[dice=Planes]1d20+6 Need to put more into this! But that will work for now...

Don't know that can post until much later, but will immediately communicate whatever he learns to the group through free action speaking

EDIT: @Zagathoth, unfortunately, at this time, Boga can only make it last one round at a time, so with new initiatives, it would be over? (@MJ66?) You still have the +1 from the Shield Other, though (and +1 deflection)

Boga knows that the vrock has resistance to magic (SR 20), is immune to electricity and resistant to nearly all other forms of energy damage, and also resistant to weapons that aren’t good-aligned... He also has heard that vrock demons can perform a particular horrific dance called the dance of ruin which supposedly has some kind of dangerous effect on mortals...

What is its size category? Large?

With claws itching to grab onto this beast, Johann growls in frustration. He can't get through his friends! He steps to the side.

Five foot step to stand to the side of the corridor, and will ready and action to swipe a claw at the demon if everyone else retreats and it follows us into the big room

Note: my claws count as silver and cold iron.

Readied Claw Attack & damage: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 121d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 bah
Free Grab attempt: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24
4 damage Kraken style when grab is successful

Lucius sees the demon around the corner and mutters something unrepeatable under his breath before summoning his faith and resolve.

"The Lord is just! He will not allow us to fall before this beast!"

Activate Destruction judgement on the vrock and cast Prot from Evil on self. I think this might be a good fight to see how much a fully buffed Lucius can actually do!

I was just thinking the same thing, Padre...

Zagathoth focuses on all that Fox and the healer have said about the demon, and lets it shape his stance and the form of his attacks. Spurred on by the priest's pronouncement, he steps forward to meet the demon, let's his rage wash over him, and brings doomcrescent whistling towards the bird-beast...
power attack (rage, haste, FE): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 29
for: 2d4 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 16 + 2 = 20

edit:
a) stupid flippin' minimum damage, grumblegrumblegrumble
b) lol- my minimum damage is 20.
c) i really need to get keen- that would have been another threat...

What is its size category? Large?

Yes, Large... It stands 10-feet-tall, and obviously has 10-foot reach.

I was just thinking the same thing, Padre...

Zagathoth focuses on all that Fox and the healer have said about the demon, and lets it shape his stance and the form of his attacks. Spurred on by the priest's pronouncement, he steps forward to meet the demon, let's his rage wash over him, and brings doomcrescent whistling towards the bird-beast...
[dice=power attack (rage, haste, FE)]1d20+10+1+2
[dice=for]2d4+16+2

edit:
a) stupid flippin' minimum damage, grumblegrumblegrumble
b) lol- my minimum damage is 20.
c) i really need to get keen- that would have been another threat...

The vrock takes 10 slashing damage after DR...

Doomcrescent carves a shallow rift in the demon’s abdomen, and it hisses sharply! HHHIIISSS!!!

In Abyssal: CRAAAWWW!!! IT SEEMS YOU DISAGREE!... YOU HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE SHRINE OF OSIRIS, WHO WAS MURDERED BY SET, THE EVIL ONE, AND RESURRECTED BY THE GODDESS ISIS AS HIS OWN SON, HORUS THE AVENGER!... SOUND FAMILIAR!?... YOU HAVE ALSO PASSED THROUGH THE SHRINE OF APOLLO, THE SUN GOD, SON OF ZEUS, KING OF THE GODS! THIS “LIGHT OF THE WORLD”, AND “SON OF GOD” IS THE DEITY OF HEALING, MUSIC, ARCHERY, AND THE SUN, SLAYER OF THE DRAGON PYTHON!... BUT YOU HAVE YET TO PASS THROUGH THE SHRINE OF MITHRAS, ROMAN DEMIGOD, SON OF A DEITY AND A MORTAL VIRGIN, BORN OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ON THE 25TH OF DECEMBER...IN A MANGER!! CRAAAWWW!!! CRRAAAWWWW!!!

The demon’s vulture beak splits in a hideously evil grin...

In Abyssal: AND YET, YOU PITIFUL FOOLS STILL CLING TO YOUR OBVIOUSLY MAN-MADE FAITH!! CRAW-CRAW-CRAW-CRAW-CRRAAAAWWWW!!!! COME, FOOLS! COME TO THE SHRINE OF MITHRAS!! BEHOLD THE GOD THE LYING PRIESTS BASED YOUR CROSS-GOD ON!!!

The demon suddenly vanishes in a black cloud that stinks of fire and brimstone!

Its foul cackling can be heard echoing down the corridor from further west...

Teleports to the chamber to the west, after a speech of comic-book-villain proportions that somehow still only takes a free action...

Sacré Coeur! What is our plan, my friends!? Can we possibly stand a chance of victory over this greater demon!? Or shall we retreat!?

Arc awaits his companions’ verdict, Sanguinelle held out in a defensive guarding stance as he faces west toward the sounds of the demonic cackling...

Holds until he hears what the rest of the Crusaders plan to do...

Arc tries to ignore the Ghost of Du Berry, which again appears to him alone, pleading in sepulchral French which only the Scarlet Magus can hear: ARC!! Do not be the fool! You and your friends are no match for this demon! I KNOW FIRSTHAND WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF, Monsieur Perdu! It WILL kill you all most horribly, and then I shall NEVER be laid to rest!!

Does this count as 'the end of the combat' for the purpose of my judgements?

"It seeks to lure us!" Lucius calls, his voice stern. "We must proceed, but be careful - it will likely have traps prepared. Zagathoth!" His voice cracks like a whip, to snap the raging orc out of his bloodlust. "We must fight this thing together! If you seek to fight in melee then surround the creature, let The Bear find room to use his claws!"

Who is packing a deflection bonus right now? Lucius can hand another one or two out as we move.

With his speech done and tactics planned Lucius strides forward, his new sword vibrating slightly in his grip.

Perceptionn: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23 The Cardinal is not a fool - if the demon teleported then there is something it didn't want to step on...