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

Game Master Michael Johnson 66

talking may be a free action, but using its greater teleport ability is a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity...
AoO: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 30, for: 2d4 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 16 + 2 = 24

Zagathoth's legs tighten to spring after the demon but at the priest's command he freezes to allow a quick check for trap. He takes a few deep breaths to finish releasing his rage, and recover so that he's ready to embrace it again...

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.

[dice=Perceptionn]d20+13 The Cardinal is not a fool - if the demon teleported then there is something it didn't want to step on...

This is a running combat, still in initiative, so Cardinal Lucius’ judgement is still active...

Cardinal Lucius scans the corridor floor for signs of a trap, but it seems safe enough...

talking may be a free action, but using its greater teleport ability is a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity...

Zagathoth's legs tighten to spring after the demon but at the priest's command he freezes to allow a quick check for trap. He takes a few deep breaths to finish releasing his rage, and recover so that he's ready to embrace it again...

GHRRAAAAAACCKKK!!! shrieks the demon as Zagathoth brings Doomcrescent around in a sideways cut that hews deeper than the last cut, slicing into sinew and releasing a torrent of stinking black ichor that showers the raging orc!

Concentration check 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21 to maintain concentration on greater teleport fails! Unable to teleport away, the demon instead uses its move action to fly back into the chamber to the west...

Its chanting interrupted by Zagathoth’s mighty blow, the vrock beats its great, black, feathered wings, flying west into the darkness...

Dowm 24 total damage so far, plus possibly ability damage from Quinlan’s limpid lash spell if he can beat SR 20...

CRUSADERS VS THE VROCK DEMON!! ROUND 2!! 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!!!

I have darkvision...

Also, if it didn't teleport away I'm assuming that Lucius didn't snap me out of my rage? And, I think there are still other people to act before I go again, right?

Whatever Johann's next move is, the Fox follows and moves to where he can place a hand on him to cast blur on the Bear.
Due to the initiative order, this happens after your turn, and any attacks of opportunity you might provoke. The spell lasts 4 minutes.

I have darkvision...

Also, if it didn't teleport away I'm assuming that Lucius didn't snap me out of my rage? And, I think there are still other people to act before I go again, right?

Arc held til the end of round 1 and then takes the ready action to follow Johann or Zagathoth if either moves west into the Damon's lair...

Arc remains at the corner of the northbound and westbound corridors, watching Zagathoth and Johann, and poised to dash after either of them if they give chase...or flee...

Zagathoth's darkness-piercing orcish eyes penetrate the gloom... He can see the demon beckoning mockingly from the dark chamber at the end of the westbound corridor!

So we can all act in round 2? Also what sort of distance between us and it?

Oops forgot about SR. I believe that the Vrock must remain within 20 feet of Quinlan due to the spell.
CL VS. SR: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Quinlan's arcane might is powerful enough breach the demon's defense.

two more rounds of haste for everyone
Round 2 of limp lash
Str damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1 for a total of 4
Dex damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6 for a total of 11
Con damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3 for a total of 8

With his other hand he shoots a spray of dazzling colors over Zagathoth's head and into the Vrock's face.

CL vs. SR: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
DC 17 will or be stunned for 1 round.

Round 1 :: can't post in detail or see positions

Boga moves adjacent to Zagathoth and casts Align Weapon on Doomcrescent
Snake, move, cast

AC: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

...the vrock was unable to fly back...

how unfortunate, lol

With a satisfaction only known by those fulfilling the purpose for which the good Lord created them, Zagathoth hacks at the demon.
attack 1: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 1 + 1 = 30, for: 2d4 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 16 + 2 = 23
attack 2 (haste): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 1 + 1 = 21, for: 2d4 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (2, 2) + 16 + 2 = 22

confirm crit (attack 1): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 1 + 1 = 20
for an additional: 2d4 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (2, 2) + 16 + 2 = 22

hmm... with -5 AC from the Dex penalty that might confirm? and, thanks to Boja, none of that should be subject to damage resistance...

GM wrote:

...the vrock was unable to fly back...

how unfortunate, lol

With a satisfaction only known by those fulfilling the purpose for which the good Lord created them, Zagathoth hacks at the demon.
[dice=attack 1]1d20+10+1+1, [dice=for]2d4+16+2
[dice=attack 2 (haste)]1d20+10+1+1, [dice=for]2d4+16+2

[dice=confirm crit (attack 1)]1d20+10+1+1
[dice=for an additional]2d4+16+2

hmm... with -5 AC from the Dex penalty that might confirm? and, thanks to Boja, none of that should be subject to damage resistance...

Unfortunately, the vrock DID fly back, as the FAQ on limpid lash clearly state that the spell does not prevent the subject moving further than 20 feet and causing the spell to end... Which, of course, the vrock would do in round one. However, I willget allow Zagathoth, since he is hasted and can cover the distance to the vrock with a single move, to keepthe his first attack, which was the critical hit, if he chooses tothe give chase into area 5 and attack once...

well, I'll miss that extra 22 damage (from attack 2)... but I guess hitting him once for 45 is still pretty good.

***Retcon***
Zagathoth follows the demon down the hall and gives it a slash that may cause it to think twice about turning its back on him again...

Zagathoth wrote:

talking may be a free action, but using its greater teleport ability is a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity...

Zagathoth's legs tighten to spring after the demon but at the priest's command he freezes to allow a quick check for trap. He takes a few deep breaths to finish releasing his rage, and recover so that he's ready to embrace it again...

GHRRAAAAAACCKKK!!! shrieks the demon as Zagathoth brings Doomcrescent around in a sideways cut that hews deeper than the last cut, slicing into sinew and releasing a torrent of stinking black ichor that showers the raging orc!

Concentration check 1d20+12 to maintain concentration on greater teleport fails! Unable to teleport away, the demon instead uses its move action to fly back into the chamber to the west...

Its chanting interrupted by Zagathoth’s mighty blow, the vrock beats its great, black, feathered wings, flying west into the darkness...

Dowm 24 total damage so far, plus possibly ability damage from Quinlan’s limpid lash spell if he can beat SR 20...

This DID, in fact, happen on the demon's turn in round 1.

In Abyssal: CRAAAWWW!!! COME, FOOLS! BEHOLD THE OTHER MESSIAH!!

Suddenly, a blur of lightning-fast green and glowing steel flashes in the demon's face as Zagathoth sprints with unnatural speed after his foe and splits its ugly beak open with a mighty blow of Doomcrescent!

NNNYYYYAAAARRRGGGHHH!!!

Down a total of 59 HP damage, 3 Str, 5 Dex, and 5 Con damage!

POSITIONS

I think it should be down 69? With Boga's spell that attack shouldn't have been subject to DR, I thought?

So we can all act in round 2? Also what sort of distance between us and it?

All PCs should act in round 2, but the demon IS in area 5 at the start of round 2, about 80 feet of movement from Cardinal Lucius, 70 feet from Ogon Fox, 65 feet from Boga and Quinlan, about 60 feet of movement from Johann, 50 feet from Arc, and WAS 45 feet from Zagathoth until Zag ran up and attacked on his turn in round 2... See POSITIONS photo link above...

I think it should be down 69? With Boga's spell that attack shouldn't have been subject to DR, I thought?

Yes, you are correct, my bad... Boga did make Doomcrescent good-aligned temporarily, so that crit inflicted the full 45 damage, bringing the demon to 69 damage total...

Oops forgot about SR. I believe that the Vrock must remain within 20 feet of Quinlan due to the spell.

[dice=CL VS. SR]1d20+8
Quinlan's arcane might is powerful enough breach the demon's defense.

two more rounds of haste for everyone
Round 2 of limp lash
[dice=Str damage]1d6 for a total of 4
[dice=Dex damage]1d6 for a total of 11
[dice=Con damage]1d6 for a total of 8

With his other hand he shoots a spray of dazzling colors over Zagathoth's head and into the Vrock's face.

[dice=CL vs. SR]1d20+8
DC 17 will or be stunned for 1 round.

Quinlan gets to choose a different round 2 action(s) since the vrock DID in fact fly away in round 1 to area 5...

CRUSADERS VS THE VROCK DEMON!! ROUND 2!! FIGHT!! EEEEKK!!

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

EEK!! OOH OOH AH AH AHHH!!!

I'm sticking with my choice of casting blur on Johann. Although if he moves too far for me to catch up with a single move action, I won't be able to. Johann, do you want to delay until after my turn?

Since we have haste though...

Lucius moves forward in a blur of speed, enjoying the feeling of the magic pulsing through his veins as he chants another spell.

Move the full 60, gets me just inside the room I think? and cast Divine Favour on self. Now just gotta get a hit in!

Things are getting a little confusing. I think I can go?

Johann holds back a brief second to get Blur from his friend the Fox, and then takes off. With haste, he moves like the wind, covering 70 feet in a few seconds. He is able to approach and swing his claws, mostly interested in grabbing on and holding the demon still.

Claw Attack & damage: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 201d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Free Grab attempt: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25 4 damage Kraken style when grab is successful

Things are getting a little confusing. I think I can go?

Johann holds back a brief second to get Blur from his friend the Fox, and then takes off. With haste, he moves like the wind, covering 70 feet in a few seconds. He is able to approach and swing his claws, mostly interested in grabbing on and holding the demon still.

[dice= Claw Attack & damage]d20+10; d6+6
[dice= Free Grab attempt]d20+17 4 damage Kraken style when grab is successful

Close... Currently CMD 26 with Str damage penalty factored in...

The Bear’s swift claw rakes across the feathered throat as if scraping stone, seemingly ineffective!

DR 10/good

The demon shriek-cackles with insane bloodlust! CRAAAAWWW!!! CRAAAAAWWW!!! CRRRAAAAAAAWWWWKKKK!!!

Now that Zagathoth, Dire Bear Johann, and Cardinal Lucius are standing in the chamber the demon withdrew to, they see that it is lit by a golden radiance that comes from the small statue of the infant Messiah lying in a manger filled with straw, within a classic divine nativity scene. The infant demigod-Messiah’s virgin mother is also represented, a beautiful young maiden untouched by mortal man, the Immaculate Mother of God... There, also, are life-sized statues of cows, mules, sheep, and goats in a broad recreation of a stable, plus herdsmen, a trio of magi, and a celestial messenger—an angel—carved of purest alabaster, and pointing out a star of purest gold hung via adamantine chain from the twenty-foot-high ceiling above the nativity scene...

The walls of this spacious chamber are painted with colorful, masterfully rendered murals depicting the life and miracles performed by the Messiah... Yet, while some are strikingly similar to the miracles and stories described in Christian scriptures, others are wholly unlike those found anywhere in the Bible...

Knowledge (religion) checks can be rolled to identify this Messiah, vs DC 20...

Round 2

This takes place after the demon's actions. Posting now in case can't later. If something big happens, may need to retcon.

Boga follows the others into the room, stopping just outside the demon's reach. He is immediately struck by the demon choosing to retreat into a room celebrating the Savior's birth, but something just doesn't feel right.

Religion: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 Not good enough.

Boga feels uneasy, not recognizing what is actually being celebrated by the masterful art, but it does not deter him from calling upon his personal Savior, "Bless Zagathoth, guide his blows to end this demon here and now."

move, +2 sacred to attack for Zagathoth

AC: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34

Hmph. Could have used that the other way around

Round 2:

Concentration check to cast defensively vs DC 21...1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32 succeeds! Casts summoning spell to summon another vrock demon with 35% chance of success, succeeds on roll of 1-35...1d100 ⇒ 20 succeeds!

The vrock demon spreads out its black wings, raises its taloned hands upward, and dances obscenely, horrifically, for several seconds, chanting in guttural Abyssal: From the toxic skies of the Abyss, I call thee, Brother Maggotwing!!

To the adventurers' horror, a large black cloud of stinking smoke expands next to the demon, and a second, almost identical vrock demon begins to materialize within it!

As a free action, Faithcarcass also releases a burst of spores that deal 1d8 ⇒ 3 damage to both Johann and Zagathoth...

A cloud of dark spores burst from the chanting vrock's body, enveloping Johann and Zagathoth, and penetrating their skins painfully! Immediately, the spores begin to sprout ugly green vegetation or fungus!

Round 2:

Arc dashes into the chamber and up to the first vrock...provoking an AoO... and swings Sanguinelle at Faithcarcass...1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 striking and dealing 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 slashing damage!

gross!

"GRRRAGGGG!" growls Johann as he begins to sprout!

Disgusting! What is this!

As Arc dashes to within ten feet of Faithcarcass, the vrock demon lashes out with a claw...AoO 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31 with -1 Str damage penalty factored in, dealing 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 2) + 4 = 12 damage to Arc!...slashing four bloody, parallel gashes across the Scarlet Magus' right cheek!

Arc strikes the demon with Sanguinelle, but the demon scoffs in Abyssal: Are you trying to tickle me, little red fool!?

Takes 1 damage after DR, down 70 HP total...

POSITIONS

Assuming that Fox used his move action to follow after casting blur on Bear, and that Quinlan would also use a move action to follow the action... This leaves Quinlan with a standard action or another move action still in round 2...

"I will deal with the summon! Take down the foul originator!" Lucius bellows as he raises his new blade in a challenge to the new demon.

As the second vrock fully materializes, it crows to the first in Abyssal: You've summoned me to join you for supper, my brother! Then, noting the black, stinking ichor dripping from the summoning vrock's wounds, it adds: Or perchance, to save your diseased hide from certain slaughter! Who ARE these mortals!? They'd better not be those Lucky Fools we've been warned of, the ones even Duke Mephistopheles feared to attack in his own dungeon! If we get destroyed and return to the Abyss as quasits, I swear to Pazuzu, I'll feed you to the barlguras!!

Maggotwing scrutinizes the Crusaders with apprehension uncharacteristic to greater demons...

Wednesday 10th of January, 9:15 AM, central Honshu Island of Japan:

Climbing into the mountainous highlands of north-central Honshu, Gojira, King of Kaiju, begins to awaken his “subjects”!

At the mouth of a massive, yawning cavern in the side of a remote peak, Gojira shriek-roars, over and over again, for nearly twenty minutes, before the great cavern’s occupant finally can ignore it no longer, and awakens...

BBBBBRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRKKKK!!!
BBBBBRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRKKKK!!!
BBBBBRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRKKKK!!!
BBBBBRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRKKKK!!!
BBBBBRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRKKKK!!!
BBBBBRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRKKKK!!!...

Within the vast cavernous lair of Mosura, the kaiju known to westerners as Mothra, finally could ignore the annoying and familiar screeching, and with a monstrous and angry buzzing, gave answer to her old nemesis, Gojira:

BBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!
BBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTT!!!

Rising from her nest, Mosura beats her mighty wings, stirring up hurricane-force winds that buffet Gojira in the face as she rockets out of the cave over the towering reptilian-feline head of the King of Kaiju!

*WWWHHHOOOOOOOSSSSSHHHHH!!!*

Sense Motive DC 20: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Knowledge (Planes): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

[dice=Sense Motive DC 20]1d20+9

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

Except for “Lucky Fools”, it’s all evil-sounding clicks and whirs to Fox...

CRUSADERS VS THE VROCK DEMON!! ROUND 3!! FIGHT!! EEEEKK!!

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

EEK!! OOH OOH AH AH AHHH!!!

In the south wall of this Nativity Shrine is a dark archway opening onto a stone stairway descending southward into darkness, further than even Zagathoth’s orcish eyes can see...

...but the newly summoned vrock demon, “Maggotwing”, blocks the descending stairway!

Cardinal Lucius strides confidently to the head of the stairway before swinging his humming sword in a mighty arc at the newly summoned Vrock!

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 1 + 3 = 23 Damage: 2d6 + 3 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 3 + 3 + 2 = 16

"The Lord protects me Demon! Nothing you say will change that!"

Swift action: Change Judgement to 'Protection', AC is currently 19. If Faithcarcass hits him, Lucius will uses Determination to protect himself.

Cardinal Lucius strides confidently to the head of the stairway before swinging his humming sword in a mighty arc at the newly summoned Vrock!

[dice=Attack]d20+5+1+3 [dice=Damage]2d6+3+3+2

"The Lord protects me Demon! Nothing you say will change that!"

Swift action: Change Judgement to 'Protection', AC is currently 19. If Faithcarcass hits him, Lucius will uses Determination to protect himself.

The Cardinal's humming blade slices into the newly summoned vrock's left thigh! The demon hisses in pain! TTSSSSSSSTT!!!

Takes 6 damage after DR...

Johann growls and full attacks- one again, more interested in grabbing and hindering the demon rather than doing any true damage.

Claw Attack 1 & damage: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 2 = 121d6 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 2 = 6 miss!

Claw Attack 2 & damage: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 10 - 2 = 241d6 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 - 2 = 10
Free Grab attempt: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33 4 damage Kraken style when grab is successful. Seems like a success here!

While holding the demon with one paw, Johann bites!

Bite Attack & damage: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 2 = 121d8 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 2 = 6

Bite Attack haste & damage: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 10 - 2 = 181d6 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 2 = 6

Johann growls and full attacks- one again, more interested in grabbing and hindering the demon rather than doing any true damage.

[dice=Claw Attack 1 & damage]d20+10-2; d6+6-2 miss!

[dice= Claw Attack 2 & damage]d20+10-2; d6+6-2
[dice= Free Grab attempt]d20+17 4 damage Kraken style when grab is successful. Seems like a success here!

While holding the demon with one paw, Johann bites!

[dice=Bite Attack & damage]d20+10-2; d8+6-2

[dice= Bite Attack haste & damage]d20+10-2; d6+6-2

The Bear locks a powerful claw down on the first vrock demon's right arm, squeezing like the tentacles of the mighty kraken!

HHHIIISSSSS!!!

After DR, 4 damage taken... Down 74 damage total...

POSITIONS

With his teeth clenched in rage, Zagathoth grins as he hacks away at the grappled demon.
power attack with: favored enemy (from feat), blessing, and haste
attack 1: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 30, for: 2d4 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (3, 2) + 16 + 2 = 23
attack 2 (haste): 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 29, for: 2d4 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 16 + 2 = 20
edit: and with align weapon that should bring the total to 117 damage, I believe

With his teeth clenched in rage, Zagathoth grins as he hacks away at the grappled demon.

power attack with: favored enemy (from feat), blessing, and haste
[dice=attack 1]1d20+10+2+2+1, [dice=for]2d4+16+2
[dice=attack 2 (haste)]1d20+10+2+2+1, [dice=for]2d4+16+2
edit: and with align weapon that should bring the total to 117 damage, I believe

In Abyssal: SSSCCCRRREEEEEEECCHHHH!!!! HELP ME, BROTHER!! THIS ORC IS DESTROYING MEEEE!!!! IT WEILDS A SACRED BLADE!!!

Geysers of stinking black ichor gush from the several deep gashes inflicted by Zagathoth with Doomcrescent!