Tome of Righteous Repose (Inactive)

Game Master GM Netherpongo

Since we technically haven't been inside very long....

Rilia grabs her supplies from her horse and leads Angrboda to the far side of camp, someplace dark enough to require low-light vision to see into for bit of privacy.

She strips out of her own skin-tight leathers, and because she knows nudity disturbs some humans, keeps her underwear on.

"Sit." she instructs Angrboda, and then unpacks her supply of incense, candles, salves, and bandage wrappings.

Rilia settles in close beside Angrboda. The elf smells of lilacs in summertime. She uses more magic (open/close) to loosen the other woman's clothing, and then (unless resisted) disrobes Angrboda down to her knickers (if any) with a light application of mage hand, remaining close enough that Angrboda can feel the elf's breath and the warmth her body, but never once touching her.

Rilia puts her lips close to the other's ear, and says in a low whisper: "Now, tell me where it hurts, Angrboda."

Once informed she lights the candles with the tip of her finger (spark) one after another. She uses one to see by. Inspecting the wounds she gently cleans them with simple prestidigitation, and wraps them in medicated bandages.

heal (long-term care - Angrboda; Take 10, healing kit, guidance): 10 + 9 + 1 = 20

heal (long-term care - Angrboda's thing; Take 10, healing kit, guidance): 10 + 9 + 1 = 20

Rilia will take first watch this evening.

Angrboda doesn't resist.

She looks very different in the morning.

What happened in the interim? I'm honestly not sure.

So does Eniac.

It is now wearing a silk bow.

hmm...my post got eaten...stupid Paizo goblins...

Goran helps set the camp up for the night. He goes to get some firewood and quickly light it with his flaming ball. He gets out a pot and readies some hot tea and coffee. Only a few minutes for the water to be ready...sadly I don't have a better blend...but this stuff does the trick. As he waits for the water to boil, he shrugs out of his armor and stands it up to air out. His tattoo now on full display covering most of the left side of his chest. he grabs a loose fitting shirt and puts it on. His bedroll gets laid out next.

Perfect timing...tea anyone?

i'll take last watch

Perfect timing...tea anyone?

*sluuuurrk....*

If you guys want to continue campfire banter for a bit, I'm fine with that. It looks like you are ready to move back to where you were in the dungeon, though. I'll be busy on Thursday and may or may not find time to post. Feel free to return to the dungeon and react to the room with the marble statues if you like, or let me know if you'd rather move on further to the northwest.

I've moved your minis back to roughly where they were before you decided to rest.

Ready to move.

I am too. You can either interact with the room to your immediate south or continue on.

Nothing Evariel needs in here. I vote move on.

another post lost....i vote move on as well

I've moved the party ahead, then. Again, if you guys want to nudge your characters around, feel free to do so. I'm not cross-marking the last area yet since you only poked your heads in.

This grand chamber contains finely carved stone, opulent in contrast to the rest of the crypt. The heraldry of five major houses are inscribed into the wall above five ornate sarcophagi. Each sarcophagus stands ajar and empty.

"Ah, there you are," the voice rings out almost before you see a ghostly creature float out from the western wall before solidifying its form. Though still semi-transparent in appearance, the creature bears armor and a sword that hearken back to ages past. "I thought I had seen signs of newcomers. Welcome, mortals, to the crypt of Mordesha. I must inform you that the general is away at this time. I ask that you respect the crypt, but otherwise you are free to wait for her within the crypt, as you desire."

In spite of the creature's words, you can see a seething, irrational anger rippling throughout its entire form. It is on the verge of lashing out violently.

Critter is an outsider, despite its appearance.

If you guys want to avoid a fight, make an Intimidate or Knowledge (Religion) check. You might want to act as a group for this one (lead with assists). If you choose to do that, declare which kind of roll you are making.

knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

"It's just one of those things." Rilia says a bit dismissively to the rest of the party.

Rilia is all for blowing the receptionist off, and asking to speak with the tomb's manager.

Taking 10 on Knowledge (planes) for a 20.

"Amazing," Evariel says. "You're not actually a ghost; you're a phantom, and from the look of it, an unfettered one at that. I've never seen one that wasn't attached to a mortal."

Evariel has a good Knowledge (religion), but I'm not sure what it would be used for.

Getting it to pass on maybe.

The immediate check I'm calling for is to get it to not attack you (if that is even interesting). It's going to do so SOON unless you do something.

"As a duly designated representative of the Pathfinder Society, and the Winter Council of the Elf Kingdom of Kyonin, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension!" She flourishes her holy symbol like a police badge.

intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Seeing Rilia get angry at the phantom, Goran grips his holy symbol should he need to use his holy energy.
Best be gone, creature. aid intimidate: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

I'm going to resolve the Intimidate/Religion check sometime noonish tomorrow (Sunday), so if you still want to help with that, do so before then.

Rilia's attempt to cow the phantom only seems to enrage it further. "For Taldor and the Shining Crusade!" it shouts as it rushes in to attack.

The creature charges at Goran and one of its fists crashes into the cleric. The phantom won initiative & Goran takes 12 damage.

Party turn!

"Good going Goran!" Rilia says at Goran's apparent self-sacrifice. "Know that if whatever god you serve decides to collect you today that The Lady in the Room and I will avenge you!"

Her words seem remarkably inspiring considering the circumstances.

Inspire Courage +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

She leaps down the stairs and tries to roll past the phantom's reach.

acrobatics (half speed, avoid AoO): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Taking advantage of Rilia's movement, the phantom lashes out with an ectoplasmic sword, but misses her. Its attack collides with the ground in a thump that reverberates in the small chamber and cracks the dungeon floor.

Still party turn.

Wow, that must've been a really high DC.

"We wanted to avoid this..." Evariel taps into the necromantic energies around them by speaking a brief incantation, completing one of his spells.

Casting blindness, DC 19 Fort negates.

Goran focuses for a moment and sends out a wave of holy energy to drop the creature.

channel: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7dc 13

I know it's a bit late, but I've been double-plus ungood out-of-sorts the last few days, so may I say I cast barkskin (CL 4th with Place Magic) on myself while the others were trying to talk this phantasmal phoe down? For someone with 20 Wisdom and 7 Charisma, it certainly would have been in character.

If you won't allow that, then that's nonetheless what I do this round, in addition to moving. If you DO....

Angrboda takes advantage of the phantom's taking advantage of Rilia's movement to move, then strike with her fine scimitar...

masterwork scimitar, courage: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

...adding what looks like a nice 'X' in the dungeon floor next to the 'O' shape the phantom left.

Eniac follows suit, moving to flank the phantom with an inexplicably mathematical precision...

SLUUUUURP, flank, courage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
damage, plus 1 acid: 1d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 = 6

...and etches an unfamiliar eldritch symbol into the floor next to the phantom's and Angrboda's marks.

Goran: The critter is not an undead, and your character can tell that. The channel to harm won't do anything. You can re-do your action if you want.

Angrboda: Barkskin pre-combat is fine. Eniac won't attack outsiders without a push since he doesn't have the attack trick twice, however.

Ah...saw phantom and thought undead...silly me

Goran swings his blade at the creature, trying to cut a chunk out. He then steps closer to Rilia.

attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 151d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 = 65ft step

The phantom cries out as Evariel's spell completes, blinding the creature. Angrboda's attack is foiled by the creature's tough ectoplasm, but Goran's scimitar cuts into the creature.

"For General Akina!" the phantom shouts. "Glory or death!"

The phantom's wild strikes miss Angrboda, but its sword slams into Goran's chest plate with a resounding crack.

Goran takes 15 damage. Party turn!

Angrboda attempts another slash...

masterwork scimitar, flank, courage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Critical threat!: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 + 6 = 14

...carving a deep, spiraling wound in the phantom's substance like the vortex of Ragadahn!

If I wasn't allowed to have taught Eniac the "Improved Attack" trick:

Handle Animal to 'push' Eniac: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

If I WAS:

SLUUUUURP, flank, courage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
damage, plus 1 acid: 1d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5

Goran drops in a heap, blood trickling from his mouth. He mumbles incoherently as he lies there.

0 hp...i can't remember if a stabilize is needed at 0 hp

Goran, you don't drop at zero. You are staggered (can only take one standard or move action). If you do anything strenuous at zero HP (most standard actions count), you will take 1 damage after the action & then you will drop and start bleeding out.

Healing yourself would be one reasonable way to go. Since after your action you wouldn't be at zero hp anymore, you wouldn't take the one damage. That leaves you standing right next to the phantom though. You also could just move away from the critter. It's conveniently blind right now and you wouldn't risk an opportunity attack.

Angrboda: for now, Eniac can't attack without a push and you didn't make the DC for that round. We'll talk about tricks more in the Discussion thread.

Don't worry, Goran, I got you.

Evariel smiles. Excellent. Even spirits
from other planes bend to my will. Then, on seeing his Ally take a near-fatal wound from the spirit, he pulls out his bone-stitching wand. Muttering the command word, he touches it to Goran.

Using a charge of infernal healing, giving you fast healing 1 for ten rounds.

That spell has a 1 round cast time, Evariel. You can do it, but it'd eat your standards for this action and the next one since you had to draw the wand. Goran would get his first fast healing HP on the his first action after that.

Goran steps back a pace and casts a healing spell.

cmw: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (5, 4) + 3 = 125ft step back

I thought activating a wand was a standard action regardless of the spell it contained?

Activation: Wands use the spell trigger activation method, so casting a spell from a wand is usually a standard action that doesn’t provoke attacks of opportunity. (If the spell being cast has a longer casting time than 1 action, however, it takes that long to cast the spell from a wand.) To activate a wand, a character must hold it in hand (or whatever passes for a hand, for non-humanoid creatures) and point it in the general direction of the target or area. A wand may be used while grappling or while swallowed whole.

And you probably don't want to give him just one hit point, when he's at 0. One good swipe from the phantom could insta-kill Goran at that point. That, and we are fairly flush with combat healers in this party. ;)

Rilia steps around, pulls out her scorpion whip, and snaps it with inspirational force.

scorpion whip v phantom (bless, inspire): 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 19 slashing damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Inspire Courage +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

Rilia quoted the text I was going to bring up, Evariel. For what it's worth, I think potions do work the way you were saying: at least that's how I've seen it ruled before. Do you want to change your action, or should I take a monster turn?

The very next sentence... My bad. Ok not doing that. I’ll just ready an action, go ahead and take the monster’s turn.

Angrboda & Rilia cut deeply into the phantom while it lashes wildly about the room. One of its slams swings through the air nearby Goran, attempting to target his spellcasting. A second attack pounds directly into Angrboda, but its impact is deflected by her Barkskin.

The phantom is not bloodied yet. It is attacking targets at random now. Party turn!

Angrboda, for now Eniac is successfully completing his flank action but won't attack. You can continue to try to push him as a move action if you like. If he gets attacked, he'll be able to respond. Additionally, one workaround for not having the Attack x2 trick is to put Guard on someone and wait for them to be attacked. That was why he was able to attack the ooze earlier.

Rilia spins and with a flourish delivers a small cut to the creature's face.

"It is a shame that you are not all-the-way undead. Had you been, you would not have been struck blind!" she taunts from outside the creature's reach.

scorpion whip v phantom (bless, inspire, v blind): 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 25 slashing damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Inspire Courage +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

Angrboda keeps up the scimitarplay...

masterwork scimitar, flank, courage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

While Eniac moves closer to Angrboda to provide spiritual guidance to her in barely-audible, Late-Cambrian squishes.

Goran summons a ball of fire and tosses it at the creature.

touch: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 2 + 1 = 221d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

forgot to add 1 hp on goran's cmw spell from Blessed touch trait

Evariel reaches into the spell-weave with his mind, and around the corner with his hand. He pushes a spell into Angrboda, who starts to grow-- and keeps growing.

Enlarge person on Angrboda, which displaces a few others.

Seemingly enraged by Rilia's taunts, the phantom steps around Eniac to attack her. It swings through the air blindly with its first attack but its second slam crushes into her body.

Rilia takes 15 damage. If she wants to change her action based on that result and sees this in time, she can. Party turn!

Eniac continues providing Angrboda with spiritual guidance...

...which (the giantess!) Angrboda puts to extra-lethal use.

masterwork scimitar, courage, guidance, I'M HUGE!: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8