[GDVII, PFS] GM Blake's 9-00 Assault on Absalom (Inactive)

Game Master Blake's Tiger

*cough* Well, in that case, Radagast does an additional 16 damage to the demon :-)

That depends on whether the GM is resolving in post order or allowing us more flexibility given the nature of PbP. If Chandu's buffs do go up before everyone elses actions (in a face to face game I imagine people would have delayed for them) then the owlbear has good hope and you do an extra 16 damage, +2 from inspire, +2 from good hope, x4 weapon.

Waiting to see if any of the spells get rid of the darkness.

Eh. I based it solely on that fact that you were ahead of me in the initiative order.

Apologies. I had expected to be able to post over the weekend while I was at a convention, but when the RVC made an appearance I switched over to trying to make sure everything went as smoothly as possible. I'm back, and not going anywhere.

Catching up now...

[spoiler=GM Screen]
Blue AOO vs. Fluffy: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
P: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Red AOO vs. Radagast: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 12 - 2 = 17
P: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
CL: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

While I hate to take away the exhilaration of that lovely scythe critical, both Radagast and Fluffy had to double move to get where they are.

Bonaventure withdraws a scroll and releases its illuminating energy, instilling the power of daylight onto the owlbear's harness. The light banishes the infernal darkness, revealing the demon concentrating on the steps and the other demon hiding within the entrance of the northern tower.

Jinsa releases a bolt of force from his wand, but it fades to nothingness as it approaches the demon's flesh.

Chandu bolsters everyone with hope!

Radagast and his faithful owlbear head into the fray. (I have moved you back to a single move in case you want to change your actions. If you want to proceed to melee, let me know, and I'll put you back and resolve the AOOs.)

Combat! Round 1. Bold may act.

Red: SLA
Blue: Concentration
Jinsa (+7): Cast (lost to SR)
Bonaventure (+19): Cast
Chandu (+7): Cast
Thranalas (+7)
Grog (+7)
Radagast (+7) (one action remains for both Radagast and Fluffy)

Thran keeps it simple for the time being, and lets a bolt fly at the one holding the northern doorway.

Force DMG: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Spell Penetration: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 29

"Take that!"

Grog moves up toward the owlbear.

moving closer

"Demons now we're talking!"

Thranalas' simple trick manages to penetrate the demon's arcane defenses and disrupts concentration enough that whatever he was preparing manifests as a fist-sized planar rent between Thranalas and Bonaventure that quickly snaps shut. With a snarl of frustration, the demon steps forward to engage Grog.

The first thrust pierces the half-orc's divine protection and cuts deeply across his shoulder. The second thrust, he easily bats aside.

The second demon plays with Radagast from behind the cover of the tower wall. The first strike glances off of the corner of the wall and misses the druid, but the second pierces him in the arm.

Combat! Round 2. Bold may act.

Party Buffs: Good Hope, Daylight (Fluffy)

Red: Full Attack
Blue: Full Attack
Jinsa (+7):
Bonaventure (+19):
Chandu (+7):
Thranalas (+7)
Grog (-6)
Radagast (-7)

***OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT***

Teams of Pathfinders wielding battering rams crash against the inner gates again and again until, with a decisive crack, the doors shatter inward. The Pathfinders can now enter the castle’s inner reaches as waves of reinforcements arrive to help finish off the defenders outside.

Table GMs, the Open Gates condition on page 29 is in effect.

"One good turn deserves another." The quip is given deadpan, and without struggle or mirth. Thran sends yet another bolt forward:

Spell Penetration: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 24 for DMG: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Grog swings at the demon near him. stepping through the rubble.

on blue, power attack, fav enemy

attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

damage: 1d12 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23

"Take that ugly"

Bonaventure moves forward and points at Grog.

"Don't worry, the power of good will sustain you, Grog!"

Heavenly Fire (good hope, inspire courage, melee): 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 2 + 2 - 4 = 12 vs. Grog's touch AC.
Healing: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

A ray of heavenly fire lances out and strikes Grog in the back. The fire washes over Grog, healing most of his wounds.

should be +4 damage

should be +4 damage

Inspire and good hope and giving you +4 to hit and damage

Keeping up her inspiring speech Chandu strikes out at the nearest demon.

Spear, good hope, inspire, pa: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 11 + 2 + 2 - 2 = 31
Damage, pa, as, good hope: 1d8 + 8 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 6 + 2 + 2 = 26

Thranalas' bolt strikes the demon, eliciting another hiss of irritation, while Grog advances to cleave into the demon's flesh. Chandu continues to inspire her companions while she stabs deeply into another of the demons.

Bonaventure releases vital energy into the half-orc.

Since Open Gates was called before your actions, I won't make you save vs. broken weapons.

Pathfinders pour through the broken gate into a sanctum teeming with fiends. In two towers that flank the large room, lesser demons furiously work levers and cranks to load ballistae of Abyssal steel and demon sinew to fire wicked bolts upon the charging Pathfinders. Atop a tall platform stands a demon much larger than any other, chanting and weaving dark energies to open what looks like an extradimensional portal.

The two demons suddenly teleport away, likely to reinforce the inner sanctum.

Standing atop the tall central platform in the tower is a massive demon surrounded by an army of lesser demons. The horns on his wolf-like head brush the ceiling, and his four arms--two of which are powerful, crab-like pincers--weave an intricate pattern as he attempts to open a planar portal. Several glowing runes have been carved into his chest.

A lanky demon with a wide mouth filled with teeth and giant bat-like wings turns his attention toward your group as the doors burst open. He makes an arcane gestures, and then suddenly Jinsa and Thranalas no longer hear Chandu's inspiring encouragements and Chandu, as well as those next to her, begin to enter a world of complete silence.

Chandu: Will Save to negate the entire silence effect.

Combat! Round 3. Bold may act.

Party Buffs: Good Hope, Inspire Courage, Daylight (Fluffy)

Yellow: Cast
Jinsa (+7):
Bonaventure (+19):
Chandu[/b[ (+7):
[b]Thranalas (+7)
Grog (-1)
Radagast (-7)

Will, good hope: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 2 = 29

Chandu shrugs off the spell and raises her voice in more strident song. She backs it up with another spell, granting all of her allies Haste.

Taking 10 on Arcana and Planes meets both DCs

We face the minions of Koth'Vaul friends, strike quickly lest they rip open a greater portal still!

With that she goes sprinting up the stairs into the courtyard.

Linguistics: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19
Knowledge (Planes): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

"Can we close it?!"

Spurred on by Chandu's magic, Bonaventure sprints into the building. Looking up at the bat-winged creature, he says,

"This is not good."

Then he sends a cloud of falling glitter to envelop the creature, hoping to blind it.

DC 18 Will save vs. glitterdulst.

You close it by winning. :)

Grog moving faster cause of Chandu's spell strikes at the demon.

"Smile!"

attack power good hope bard song haste fave enemy: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26

damage: 1d12 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19

@Grog: As far as I can tell from the map, the demon is 20' above us on a platform, so I don't think you can reach?

Radagast and Fluffy hustle forward.

Double move.

Jinsa doubles moves to just outside the doors.

Thran moves into the action, cursing that he didn't get a spell of Haste up in time.

Double Move.

ok I missed that

Thran moves into the action, cursing that he didn't get a spell of Haste up in time.

Chandu cast haste here.

I THOUGHT I missed one. My bad. Sorry!

Chandu breaks the demon's spell through force of will and sound rushes back to the battlefield. Bonaventure takes advantage to summon a glittering cloud of metal flecks over the demon. The flashing motes of light temporarily blind the beast.

Everyone else moves into the inner sanctum.

Frustrated by its inability to see, it teleports to the last place it recalls there being a cluster of humanoids.

Combat! Round 4. Bold may act.

Party Buffs: Good Hope, Inspire Courage, Haste, Daylight (Fluffy)

Yellow (blind 4):
Jinsa (+7)
Bonaventure (+19)
Chandu (+7)
Thranalas (+7)
Grog (-1)
Radagast (-7)

Maintaining her inspiring speech Chandu rushes back down the stairs to a point where she can threaten the demon.

Double move, free to maintain, swift for arcane strike

Grog follows Chandu down the stairs.

"Hold still bastard!"

double move

Is it flying in the air, hovering above the ground, or standing on the ground?

Bonaventure begins casting a spell.

With a groan, Radagast and Fluffy hustle back.

Double move.

It is currently on the ground.

Jinas about faces and fires off another magic missile.

CL check vs SR: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
MM: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1, 2) + 3 = 8

Calm and collected, Thran throws up a quick spell of defense and positions for the fight to come Protection from Evil.

Jinsa fires a magical bolt into the demon, which causes the demon's wide mouth to grimace.

The demon's usual tactics invalidated, it claws at shadows and snaps at the air with its impossibly wide teeth. More terrible, however, is that as it attacks at specters, its eyes become portals to the Abyss.

Combat! Round 5. Bold may act.

Party Buffs: Good Hope, Inspire Courage, Haste, Daylight (Fluffy)

Yellow (-57 hp; blind 3): Miss
Jinsa (+7): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level
Bonaventure (+19)
Chandu (+7): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level
Thranalas (+7): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level
Grog (-1): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level
Radagast (-7): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level

Fluffy, not being a humanoid, does not need to make a save.

FORT: 1d20 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 2 + 2 = 16
5* REROLL: 1d20 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 + 2 + 5 = 19 phew!

Running low on spells that he suspects will work, Thran fires one of his remaining bolts at the demon:

SR: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 28
DMG: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Thranalas conjures a force missile and sends it through the demon's planar defenses.

Combat! Round 5. Bold may act.

Party Buffs: Good Hope, Inspire Courage, Haste, Daylight (Fluffy)

Yellow (-63 hp; blind 3): Miss
Jinsa (+7): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level
Bonaventure (+19)
Chandu (+7): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level
Thranalas (+7): Force Missile, Saved by Re-roll
Grog (-1): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level
Radagast (-7): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level

Fluffy, not being a humanoid, does not need to make a save.

Grog moves and readies an attack if the demon comes next to him.

"Nice try bub[

attack: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22

damage: 1d12 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24

Fort: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

I don't think I used my re-roll

re-roll: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

I dont think you can use gaze attacks while blind although it should have had a save at the end of its turn against glitterdust

Bonaventure completes his spell and three small earth elementals appear.
He gets out and uses his wand of bless and proceeds to shout orders at them in Terran.

Doesn't stack with good hope, but it will help the earth elementals.

6 rounds remaining

Augmented Small Earth Elemental—HP: 17/17 | AC: 17 (10 Tch, 17 FF) | CMB: +6, CMD: 15 | F: +6, R: –1, W: +3; | DR 3/evil

Bonaventure calls out.

Blindness does not nullify gaze attacks. They are a function of you looking at it. You would be protected if you were blind.

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18.

Radagast can feel the demon trying to suck away his life force, but struggles and strains, barely managing to maintain himself.

"Bad monster!"

He and Fluffy then step forward into flanks, and attempt to smack it silly.

Bite: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 33, for 1d6 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 14 damage.
Bite: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 27, for 1d6 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 14 damage.
Claw: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 21, for 1d4 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 13 damage.
Claw: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 30, for 1d4 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 12 damage.

MW Cold Iron Scythe: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 17, for 2d4 + 13 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 13 + 2 + 2 = 24 damage.

As the companions force themselves to face the terrible visage of the demon, Grog slams his axe into the fiend's shoulder. Three elementals arrive and one of them manages to grab hold of the of the demon's arms.

While the demon struggles, Fluffy tears into it, rending tough, demonic flesh repeatedly. Radagast swings too wide.

Combat! Round 5. Bold may act.

Party Buffs: Good Hope, Inspire Courage, Haste, Daylight (Fluffy)

Yellow (-80 hp; grappled; blind 3): Miss
Jinsa (+7): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level
Bonaventure (+19): Summoned, Saved
3 Elementals: 1 grappling, 2 missed
Chandu (+7): Fort save vs. DC 18 or take 1 negative level
Thranalas (+7): Force Missile, Saved by Re-roll
Grog (-1): Hit, Saved by Re-roll
Radagast (-7): Miss, Saved (Fluffy hit all thanks to grappling elemental)

Fort, good hope: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 2 = 13
Using folio reroll
Fort, good hope, stars: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 2 + 5 = 24

Chandu scrambles over the remnants of the construct to get a clear shot at the demon.

Spear, GH, inspire, haste, flank, pa: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 31
Damage, inspire, gh, pa, as: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 2 = 21

Free action to maintain inspire, swift for arcane strike, move to move, standard to attack

Chandu spears the nabasu through the heart and ends its threat.

You have one round before more demons come into range.

fort save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

That hurts

HP now at 47+7

Bonaventure calls his earth elementals, then ducks into the room.

Total defense.