male arrow ghost salt:18/30 mind affecting +2 Half-elf perception +22; diplomacy 17 Fighter 9 (mutation warrior) / sentinel 3(erastil)/medium 4 153/153hp 36 ac (t 23;ff 33)Fort +23, Ref +22, Will +21; a lot of little bonus.. init:16 Adamantine durable arrow remaining. 40/40 Blunt 150/150
Again... why do people think i act like a hero. Yes, I do have liberated a good god and other good deeds... but this was to protect my "family". I just sad when people die... I am in a state that i try to not kill them.
Shaking his head, Géatan lets Sir hendric says the reponse.
"You assume that A) we are all what your stereotypes make us out to be, and B) that the others care about your mewling. I'm guessing that neither of these are true. You have betrayed your sworn vows, and your god will claim you. Shut up and deal with it." says Kaldane as he pushes forward, attempting to breach whatever protection the man relied on.
Will Save:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Going to assume that fails.
Gritting his teeth, Kaldane will find his barrier strong. Without anything else to do, Kaldane will cast Prayer. Unfortunately I don't have Line of Effect to either Tortuga or Nox.
Kaldane, you would be correct in assuming that you failed. And, Hendric, you didn’t need to get that high! :)
Waiting on Tortuga (who’s probably going to delay, all things considered), Xon (maybe; I did notice that he moved, so I was wondering if he wanted to do anything else), and Nuck Tuk.
Moving Nuck Tuk in Initiative Because I’ll be botting him until the player returns, and I’ll be posting as Nuck Tuk after everyone else acts; solely for my own convenience.
Nuck Tuk once more cast Dispel Magic.
Dispel Check:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 321d8 ⇒ 1Facepalm
The crackle of energy sounds throughout the chamber as a blue aura forms around Kaarim—an inch above his body—before shattering like glass and dissipating into nothingness.
Once again the dark mist envelopes the high priest, exploding outwards in a blast of negative energy.
Tortuga Will for Half:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20Success. I actually made a mistake last round when this occurred—was looking at the wrong subtier by accident—the 18 will save that Tortuga got last round would have succeeded and reduced the damage by half (I only just noticed, my bad!) Negative Energy Damage:6d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 3, 6, 2, 5) = 22
The high priest, once more doubled over, raises himself to his feet once again, his face growing more and more pale with each passing second.
A look of fury overwhelms Kaarim’s eyes as his before-image casts a spell. Unfortunately, it seems that Kaarim’s words seem to have gotten to Géatan, for the Erastilian misses by a wide margin from distraction.
A single ring of fire forms around the four Pathfinders in the western part of the chamber Centered on the bottom-right corner of Géatan’s square and explodes upwards in a massive cylinder of pure flame.
Reflex Saves for Half:
For those who didn’t specify, I’m assuming that you took the bonus to attack rolls/AC/Reflex from Blessing of Fervor Because the other two wouldn’t be useful. Géatan, you weren’t affected by the buff. Kaldane:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 Nuck Tuk:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19 Hendric:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21 Géatan:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26
Kaldane, Nuck Tuk, and Hendric take 57 fire damage, only Géatan takes half that.
”You fools. Why do you persist? Loaralis is stronger and more cunning than you think; if you proceed then she will annihilate you all! Please, just leave.”
Kaarim once more looks ready to act at a moment’s notice.
PATHFINDERS GO! THE BOLD MAY ACT:
Round 4/5
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Géatan
Nox
Nuck Tuk
Kaarim before-image
Kaarim
Kaldane
Hendric
Tortuga
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Male Wayang Unchained Rogue 10/Shadowdancer 3 HP 75 / Init +8 / Fort +9 Ref +19 Will+11/Trap Spotter +17/Stealth Take 10: 95, Perception 34, Sense Motive 0
Nox tries to press his way against the barrier again.
Will:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
I doubt that works. It'll just be more movement from me to get an angle on him if it does.
Male LG Human Cavalier 17 | AC 37 T 16 FF 34 CMD 41 | HP 174/174 | Horse 119/119 | F+21 R+16 W+18 | Init +4 | Per +35 |Active: Magic Vestment (Shield)
Burned badly by the Flame Strike, Sir Hendric tries to find a way to stop that from happening again.
He uses his Knight's Pennon to cast Heroism on himself. Net bonus of +2 to Fort and Ref saves; already have +2 morale on Will.
Then he moves up, but bumps into the same spell Tortuga did (presumably).
"Barrier around him, can't get through!" Tortuga didn't say anything before, and wasn't in line of sight, so Sir Hendric didn't know it was there. I put him where I think he would have stopped.
Sir Hendric will take the +2 bonus on attack rolls, AC, and Reflex saves this round.
Fort +19, Ref +17, Will +17
AC vs first attack:
Snake Style, Heroism, Prayer, no Ioun Stone:1d20 + 30 ⇒ (13) + 30 = 43Should be nice if Kaarim tries a touch spell.
male arrow ghost salt:18/30 mind affecting +2 Half-elf perception +22; diplomacy 17 Fighter 9 (mutation warrior) / sentinel 3(erastil)/medium 4 153/153hp 36 ac (t 23;ff 33)Fort +23, Ref +22, Will +21; a lot of little bonus.. init:16 Adamantine durable arrow remaining. 40/40 Blunt 150/150
In a supernatural feat, Gaétan dodges the spell that burst just under him. When the spell ends, he is still in the same position with one of his ring shining.
Ki Pool 7/13 | Stunning Fist 11/17 | Punishing Kick 15/15 | Touch of Serenity 13/15 | Winged Boots 1/3 | Reroll 0/1
Sorry, I tend not to write a lot of dialog in combat as I tend to just focus on taking actions. Also I haven't really been looking at the map as there wasn't much point until I could actually move closer to the enemy.
Male LG Human Cavalier 17 | AC 37 T 16 FF 34 CMD 41 | HP 174/174 | Horse 119/119 | F+21 R+16 W+18 | Init +4 | Per +35 |Active: Magic Vestment (Shield)
Sir Hendric's plan next round is to draw and drink a potion of Enlarge Person, or what we old-timers used to call a Potion of Growth. That will give him 20' reach with the lance. But perhaps events will change that plan.
You added the Prayer I added to the saves we made against the Flamestrike right? Also, taking the bonus to attack, ac, and ref saves.
The fires of the heretic's magic wash over Kaldane, making him more determined than ever to kill the man. His magic remains just as strong, however.
Resigning himself to being stuck here, Kaldane will call upon his most potent group healing magic, which causes the wounds of the four people hit by the column of flame's wounds to close.
Yes, I accounted for that, Kaldane. Dispelled spell:1d7 ⇒ 2
Once more, an aura just above Kaarim’s skin appears and subsequently shatters.
Nuck Tuk currently at 36 hp gives up on dispelling for the moment and obliges Hendric’s call, casting Mass Cure Moderate Wounds on himself, Kaldane, Géatan, and Hendric.
Healing:2d8 + 12 ⇒ (1, 7) + 12 = 20Not much, but every bit helps.
Once more, the mist spilling from Kaarim’s holy symbol surrounds the half-elf and explodes outwards.
Hendric Will for Half:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20Success Tortuga Will for Half:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25Success Negative Energy Damage:5d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 4, 4, 3) = 21
When the smoke clears, Kaarim, while not bent over, is leaning against the nearby wall. The high priest attempts to speak between pants.
”She...She is...No,” Kaarim stands upright from against the wall—barely able to keep his balance as he does so—with one hand against the wall to maintain his balance. ”Loaralis May have...put this contingency upon me and Saabira...But her actions will...ultimately save Pashow...Any action on my part...or the lack thereof...that will prevent you from stop...stopping her...even slightly...then I will do so...for my home...and if...when I die...then I will die as...as a martyr to my cause!”
Kaarim’s before-image hobbles its way 15’ down the hallway Hendric still has line of sight, barely and then drags Kaarim to its position. The sound of incantation fills the chamber once more Géatan’s readied action can’t go off because his readied action was against Kaarim casting a spell, not moving.
Nox:
Kaarim leans on his shoulder the side with his mace and and the before-image points his palm towards Nox; from his palm shoots a small something. As it gets closer, Nox sees that the something is a small, translucent cube—1 inch on each side—moving rapidly towards them. The cube abruptly stops in the square between Nox and Xon before expanding outwards to a size of 30’ before contracting back down to an infinitesimally small size. If Xon is still in the floor, then he’s unaffected due to lack of line of effect, but I’m still rolling his save for if he isn’t in the floor; you never specified.
Nox Will for Half:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 Xon Will for Half:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16 Untyped Damage (not the actual total damage):5d8 ⇒ (3, 2, 6, 3, 2) = 16
Nox and Xon take 24 untyped damage and are dazed for one round.
Kaarim once more looks ready to act at a moment’s notice.
PATHFINDERS GO! THE BOLD MAY ACT:
Round 5/6
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Géatan
Nox
Nuck Tuk
Kaarim before-image
Kaarim
Kaldane
Hendric
Tortuga
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In my last post I said that Kaarim moved over 15’, that is incorrect. I pre-wrote his actions and changed what he did to a more strategically appropriate choice before I officially posting his actions and that mistake slipped past me until just now. I meant to say that he moved 25’; his position on the map is what is correct.
Male Wayang Unchained Rogue 10/Shadowdancer 3 HP 75 / Init +8 / Fort +9 Ref +19 Will+11/Trap Spotter +17/Stealth Take 10: 95, Perception 34, Sense Motive 0
Finally able to see his enemy, Nox fires his arrows, hoping that he won't be forced to move away.
Arrow Vs FF:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20 Damage:1d4 + 1 + 6d6 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 1 + (3, 2, 1, 6, 5, 4) + 13 = 361 Str Damage, -2 to AC vs all, -4 AC vs self (Non stack) 5 Bleeding
Arrow Vs FF:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24 Damage:1d4 + 1 + 6d6 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 1 + (5, 6, 5, 6, 4, 4) + 13 = 461 Str Damage, -2 to AC vs all, -4 AC vs self (Non stack) 5 Bleeding
Uh, Nox, last I checked you were at 5 hit points (or somewhere close) after getting full-attacked by a fighter and Kaarim just attacked you and Xon. Please read through the spoiler labeled “Nox.” If Xon was Still in the floor when Kaarim attacked then ignore any reference to Xon in that spoiler.
The gray circle around Nox is dim light (from his Darklight Lantern), the red circle around Kaarim is for my own convenience. Also, you started to be staggered on Saabira’s turn, meaning that the duration “counts down” during that turn (which is right after you, Géatan). Long story short: you are still staggered, Géatan.
Male Wayang Unchained Rogue 10/Shadowdancer 3 HP 75 / Init +8 / Fort +9 Ref +19 Will+11/Trap Spotter +17/Stealth Take 10: 95, Perception 34, Sense Motive 0
Sorry, I didn't even see the spoiler. xon is still in the flor. I will ask, as a GM, if he should be able to perceive me enough to make the decision to attack my section with the blast. I cannot be percieved at all, and the only thing he has to go off of is the circle of shadowy area, which would be tricky to triangulate based off of seeing a line of shadow, since his line of sight only reveals the line of shadow for his hallway. If so i won't argue, just putting that out there. So by your math i should be at -19
Breath of Life:5d8 + 9 ⇒ (2, 2, 2, 3, 2) + 9 = 20
That should still leave me at 1 HP and up since my talisman activates as soon as I drop below 0. I would like to still take the same action... bleed should hopefully stop any more spells or at least make life more difficult... I will be in trouble after this though.
In case you haven’t connected the dots, Saabira (and by extension Kaarim) had dossiers on all of you guys, thus they know all of your tricks and gimmicks, including that your Lantern is a 30’ radius. He may not have been able to triangulate you, but he was able to make a logical guess of where you were within 30 feet, and he just let AOE of Order’s Wrath do the rest—which, by the way, dazed you on your failed save. I admit that it’s some serious cheese, but it’swritten-in cheese.
Also, Xon, unfortunately, is unable to advance on the guy for the exact same reason as Nox (I moved him back for you); you as a player have just been assuming that you got a new save every time you tried to move through the red circle when only the very first save mattered.
TLDR: he could do it because of stuff and you’re dazed for 1 round.
Male Wayang Unchained Rogue 10/Shadowdancer 3 HP 75 / Init +8 / Fort +9 Ref +19 Will+11/Trap Spotter +17/Stealth Take 10: 95, Perception 34, Sense Motive 0
Fair enough. And with that info on me I'll buy that explanation. Blast. Here's to hoping the others can occupy his time before he kills me.
Ki Pool 7/13 | Stunning Fist 11/17 | Punishing Kick 15/15 | Touch of Serenity 13/15 | Winged Boots 1/3 | Reroll 0/1
Tortuga will literally keep throwing himself at the barrier. There is nothing else he can do at the moment. He doesn't even carry any ranged weapons because they are all fairly ineffective at this level.
Kaldane skirts around the battlefield, trying to find the others to heal them. I have no chance of seeing you unfortunately Nox. If you want healing, you're going to need to rectify that. Kaldane is just double moving this round.
Nuck Tuk similarly moves and casts Cure Critical Wounds on himself.
Healing:4d8 + 12 ⇒ (2, 6, 2, 3) + 12 = 25
Right on cue Kaarim explodes outward. Nox, barely recovering from Kaarim’s last hit, taps into his ancestry, causing every color to invert not that anyone can see and protecting himself against the Abadaran’s effect. I’m making an assumption that you’re using the Light and Dark wayang racial ability because why wouldn’t you!? Hendric was correct that he’s technically using Channel Energy, which requires specification towards whether your harming the living or healing the dead—he chose the former—meaning that you only evaded Damage, not concert it into healing. You’re lucky the dazing effect ended right as his turn started.
Hendric Will for Half:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25Success Negative Energy Damage:5d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 4, 2, 4) = 16
The half-elf finds himself on his knees and positions himself with his back resting against the north wall mechanically prone—a massive gash stricken across the high priest’s face as he does so.
The before-image of Kaarim appears once more—standing over the panting body of its solid counterpart—but it quite clearly has not sustained the same injuries that Kaarim has. It looks down at Kaarim, a look of disgust in its eyes, before turning to look at Hendric and casts a spell. A ray of bright light bursts forth from its open palm.
Male LG Human Cavalier 17 | AC 37 T 16 FF 34 CMD 41 | HP 174/174 | Horse 119/119 | F+21 R+16 W+18 | Init +4 | Per +35 |Active: Magic Vestment (Shield)
"Sorry to disappoint. You're not a Runelord." That roll doesn't knock out any other spells on him.
Sir Hendric shrugs. If he is at all frustrated, it doesn't show. The cavalier drops the lance behind him, draws his bow, and fires.
MW Composite Longbow, Heroism, Prayer:1d20 + 16 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 16 + 2 + 1 = 34 Damage, Prayer:1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8 Didn't account for him being prone, but that should still hit.
"Géatan, you are better at this part." Géatan is not staggered anymore?"
The best you got is Saabira’s stuff (technically you can’t see her stuff, but there’s nothing else and I’ll say that Tortuga remembers that): her bardiche, breastplate, a potion, or a belt (Saabira’s gear is labeled with the blue square). You still have a Standard action, Tortuga.
Strangely, no. Not unless you want to try throwing the carpet or ripping a vault door off of its hinges. Saabira and Kaarim chose this battlefield to specifically disable you guys as much as possible.
Male Wayang Unchained Rogue 10/Shadowdancer 3 HP 75 / Init +8 / Fort +9 Ref +19 Will+11/Trap Spotter +17/Stealth Take 10: 95, Perception 34, Sense Motive 0
Nox breathes a sigh of relief as the wave of darkness washes over him, thanking the shadows that his heritage could protect him here. He draws back the arrow and murmurs to himself...
Finally.
Arrow Vs FF:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34 Damage:1d4 + 1 + 6d6 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 1 + (6, 2, 6, 1, 6, 6) + 13 = 451 Str Damage, -2 to AC vs all, -4 AC vs self (Non stack) 5 Bleeding
Arrow Vs FF:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31 Damage:1d4 + 1 + 6d6 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 1 + (1, 1, 1, 6, 4, 6) + 13 = 341 Str Damage, -2 to AC vs all, -4 AC vs self (Non stack) 5 Bleeding
Sniper Stealth:1d20 + 47 ⇒ (5) + 47 = 52
Are the before image and the guy himself two different targets? If so I'd like the first shot to be against the image to test it and the second against the guy himself. If not, both against him on the ground, did not include prone penalty in attacks.
Xon will sit underground, listing to the battle and being grouchy about his inability to participate.
Nox, finally able to strike, lets his arrow fly. The shots strike right into the open gash on Kaarim’s face.
The final traitor to Pashow falls, his body disintegrating to ash before he hits the ground, leaving behind only his equipment, and the now unsealed chamber falls in silence. The voice of the priest guiding the Pathfinders pierces the silence.
”Kaarim had the key to the easternmost door last I checked; that’s where you’ll need to go. I’m sure you capable adventurers can take it from here, so I’ll just go, uh, man the fort.”
The sound of hurried footsteps echoes from the western end of the chamber.
”I should probably follow to see if anyone else knew about Kaarim’s betrayal.” Nuck Tuk says as he follows suit. This is mostly just a narrative reason for Nuck Tuk to leave, as the player has not posted in a while; I’ll go more in-depth in the discussion thread.
Male LG Human Cavalier 17 | AC 37 T 16 FF 34 CMD 41 | HP 174/174 | Horse 119/119 | F+21 R+16 W+18 | Init +4 | Per +35 |Active: Magic Vestment (Shield)
"Let's see if there is anything usable in their gear. There's Saabira's polearm, at least." And I guess we can try Perception to identify any potions, and Kaldane has Read Magic to identify scrolls. That's it, though.
"Let's make sure we are well-prepared before venturing on. With any spells we may want to cast. They were certainly well-prepared waiting for us, and I imagine this Loaralis will be even moreso."
I’m assuming that you’re taking 10 to identify because rolling to identify is just kinda stupid.
+2 Bardiche
+2 mithral breastplate
Belt of Con +2
Potion of cure serious
Potion of bear’s endurance
Scroll of antilife Shell
Scroll of Heal
Scroll of Heroes’ Feast
Full-Plate (currently affected by a CL 13 Magic Vestment)
+1 cold iron heavy mace
Mwk heavy crossbow w/10 bolts
Spell component pouch
Platinum holy symbol of Abadar
The only thing even slightly resembling a key is Kaarim’s holy symbol.
Hard Mode Adjustment (for anyone curious):
Scenario wrote:
If all of the players want a greater challenge for no additional reward, they can elect to play this adventure on “hard mode.” In this case, in area B, Saabira and Kaarim both act on each other’s initiative, effectively acting twice per round.
Male Wayang Unchained Rogue 10/Shadowdancer 3 HP 75 / Init +8 / Fort +9 Ref +19 Will+11/Trap Spotter +17/Stealth Take 10: 95, Perception 34, Sense Motive 0
Nox walks out of the darkness and winces as he leans up against the wall.
That hurt... a lot...
He pulls out a wand and applies it to himself.
Negative wand first since I'm still flipped at the moment.
Male LG Human Cavalier 17 | AC 37 T 16 FF 34 CMD 41 | HP 174/174 | Horse 119/119 | F+21 R+16 W+18 | Init +4 | Per +35 |Active: Magic Vestment (Shield)
"Tortuga is probably the best to carry the lantern, since he will have a free hand. And since he is a dwarf, the dim light will not inconvenience him. If you are in the shadow-light but not at the center of it, you should be safer."
Sir Hendric replies to Gaétan, "I was, too. Maybe it was a clone that I fought and Nox fought the real one. Or the other way around. I used a Scroll of Antimagic Field. Apparently Kaarim was disappointed I didn't find him equally deserving of that treatment."
Sir Hendric likewise uses a wand of healing on himself.
UMD, Heroism:1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 16 + 2 = 35 CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 UMD, Heroism:1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 16 + 2 = 36 CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 UMD, Heroism:1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 16 + 2 = 25 CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 UMD, Heroism:1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 16 + 2 = 36 CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 UMD, Heroism:1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 16 + 2 = 30 CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 UMD, Heroism:1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 2 = 21 CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 UMD, Heroism:1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 16 + 2 = 28 CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
He adds, "Before we open that door and proceed, I would like to drink that potion of Bear's Endurance, and also give you a quick instruction in the Escape Route and Coordinated Charge techniques." Tactician ability is a very short-duration buff that he wants to use right before we open the door (after we have it unlocked). Each one lasts 9 rounds. If it takes more than 9 rounds to get to Loaralis after this door, he'll still have one Tactician ability left to use today. Swift action economy makes it hard to use since he has so many competing demands.
Male LG Human Cavalier 17 | AC 37 T 16 FF 34 CMD 41 | HP 174/174 | Horse 119/119 | F+21 R+16 W+18 | Init +4 | Per +35 |Active: Magic Vestment (Shield)
I'm waiting for everybody to weigh in with what buffs to use before doing so. Kaldane especially since he is a caster, but Tortuga has wands we could use on him if desired.
Sir Hendric recalls his horse from the armor, mounts up, and readies his shield.
