[PFS]In Wrath's Shadow (Inactive)

Game Master Matthais777

will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 full damage

Alani will do her normal, fire and reload

PB Touch: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 = 22
PB Damage: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Truddig fires of another shot at the priest, sparks of electricity trailing after the arrow as it flies across the room. He continues moving deeper into the room, trying to stay away from the burst of swirling negative energy that the priest sent out.

Truddig, your fine then, I did the math wrong.

The horrible priest attacks, glowing with a furious demonic energy as it attacks Shabah!

Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26
Damage: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10+disease and Paralysis
Claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23
Damage: 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12+ Paralysis
Claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
Damage: 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12+ Paralysis

The thing bites Shabah, it's teeth sinking into them! As Shabah tries to tear away, another claw hits and hard, though Shabah steps away from the last one as Alani's shot interrupts and distracts the thing!

Shabah, I need 3 saves from you, All fortitude! 2 DC 15 or be paralyised for Para?: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 rounds, and 1 for Ghoul fever also DC 15
PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Priest -27
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Umberto -8
Shabah -21
Alani -8
Toral -8
Truddig
Volsung -8

Paralyzed?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Paralyzed?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Diseased: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Sigh... That's the wrong time to do this, dice roller

Shabah's muscles go rigid as the ghoul's noxious evil takes hold!

Umberto, frustrated his dirty tricks won't do it, opts for brute force. Cayden Cailean guide my hands.

Swift action for Strength Surge per domain.

Full-attack TWF

+1 mace, main hand: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

tankard as mace, off hand: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Get it 'berto!

Volsung takes a 5-foot step to gain flanking with the sainted and hard hitting Umberto.

Rapier To Hit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Rapier Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Toral walks forward and cats burning hands on the priest.

”May this fire cleanse your influence on the past and present!“

Fire damage, Reflex DC 16 half : 3d4 ⇒ (3, 4, 3) = 10

Alani keeps leading the shooting the practice dummy...er I mean victim.....umm target, yeah target

PB Touch: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 = 25
PB Damage: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Shabah!" Truddig calls out for the serpentine Pathfinder as he sees his ally go stiff after the ghoul's attack. He quickly lines up another shot, another arrow sparks through the air towards the priest.

Ref: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

As the priest takes blow after blow, he cries out in pain as the fire burns him and Umberto beats on him. But he's not going down yet, and he attacks Umberto with a fury, glowing with his own fiendish power.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
Damage: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
Damage: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
Damage: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Claw CRIT?!: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
Damage: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

as Umberto dodges the creatures fangs, it suprises him by digging it's claws deep into his side under his armor, knicking something that felt rather important. Umberto feels the life poor from his body as the blood spills out.... it almost feels a little like being drunk...

Unfortunatly Umberto, I believe that crit may have been a kill shot, as that puts you at -15 unless you or someone else has something to save you...

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Priest -55
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Umberto -42 Dead?!
Shabah -21 paralyzed
Alani -8
Toral -8
Truddig
Volsung -8

Is it possible to take a diagonal 5 ft step to SW into the square which has part of the altar, or would that be considered difficult terrain or squeezing?

Since the crit knocked Umberto unconscious (at -6), is it possible the second claw would've been directed elsewhere?

I am indeed dead unless the priest decided to not attack an unconscious combatant. :)

Volsung would frantically wave their bubbling rapier at the priest in order to distract the baddie from Umberto.

PB Touch: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 1 = 13 will use DM Reroll

PB Touch: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 + 3 = 25
Damage: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

Sorry, but this is one where i differ a little from other GMs who purposefully avoid killing PCs. A creature with half way decent wisdom and intelligence (And this guys in the 20s!) knows that unless a combatant is put down permanently, he's just gonna get back up and be just as dangerous with a quick heal spell. Animals or things without the ability to tell that your just unconscious and not dead may retarget if provoked, but just as a smart PC is gonna make sure that the enemy healer is properly down, so will a smart NPC. That means that if the opportunity presents itself, a smart enemy (Which this guy is) is gonna double tap.

”Umberto, nooooo!!! Noooo! The healer of the reef! You undead without heart!“ Toral shouts.

Toral steps back and casts spiritual weapon on the undead.

Spiritual weapon : 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Crit confirm : 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Damage Force : 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Crit damage? : 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Which square is the spiritual weapon in? I'd like arrange for Volsung to get flanking if possible.

Unfortunately Spiritual Weapons don't flank or help flank

The spiritual weapon cannot flank. :-(

Dang

Volsung takes a 5-foot step to the SE.

Will you do me the honor of attacking me now, foul thing?

Rapier To Hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Rapier Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

If/when the priest attacks Volsung, they will attempt to parry and riposte.

Possible crit

Rapier To Hit Confirmation: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
Rapier Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Volsung, did you know that you can preview your posts? You can then see what you rolled and change the descriptions or already roll confirmation rolls in the initial post. ;-)

I knew about the preview feature, but I'd not thought about using it in the manner you describe. I'll this in mind for my many future criticals!

As Umberto is struck down, Alani and Volsung decend on the priest. He's unable to pull his claws free of the downed priest in time, leaving him open to both bullet and blade. With a croaking cackle that fades like wind from trees, the thing slumps onto Volsung's blade, collapsing to the floor.

PATHFINDERS... WIN?

Umberto does not move, and the tomb once again grows silent as the sounds of combat fade.

That monstrosity is NASTY, 25+AC at low level! Good job beating it at all, even if it was with some loss.

Did Toral need to cast spiritual weapon or was it clear that the priest is beaten?

Silence ... nothing but silence can answer the sadness felt when Toral’s eyes fall on Umberto’s body.

Toral shakes his head and tries to stabilise him.

Heal : 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

He then walks to Shabah.

Heal : 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

GM, how long does it take until Shabah is not paralysed anymore?

Shabah stirs as Toral examines them, eyes cast down as they retrieve their wand to get patched up.

"You have my apologies. I should not have been so easily... sidelined."

CLWs: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 5, 6) + 3 = 21

Volsung smiles at Shabah ...

I see that horror's focus on you as a sign of its respect and fear.

Volsung pulls out their Wand of Cure Light Wounds and approaches Toral ...

Would you be so kind as to apply this to me. I seem to have been burned the creatures emanation of negative energy.

Volsung is down 8 hp.

Volsung, you don't have a wand yet so just roll whenever you are hurt and assume I used it on you - I will deduct the charges.

Volsung, you don't have a wand yet so just roll whenever you are hurt and assume I used it on you - I will deduct the charges.

Actually, Volsung does have such a wand. It's listed under the Gear spoiler on their character description page.

I'll go ahead and roll and deduct charges from their wand.

Wand of CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

All healed and one charge deducted.

Truddig, unhurt, is happy to see the faint rise and fall of Umberto's chest after Toral's first aid. "I thought we'd lost him," Truddig chuckles lightly at the end, out of unease perhaps, rather than anything particularly humorous.

He draws a wand out of his belt and applies it to the Caydenite. "That wake you up?" he asks, knowing Umberto could likely call on the Lucky Drunk to do the rest.

cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Umberto's eyes open slowly as he lets out a groan. He stands up, hooking his mace to a belt loop. He looks down at his tankard, empty. Probably from when he collapsed in a heap. Looks like we made it out alive. Barely. Umberto kicks the corpse of the evil cleric.

He draws a wand and begins healing himself.

GM, are there residual saves from those attacks I need to make?

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

HP 23/27

He replaces the wand and summons ale into his tankard. To the Lucky Drunk! Some luckier than others! and he takes a swig before moving on.

Nope, your good. Let me know what you want to do now.

Umberto feels much better after he gets a little beer in his belly. There are others still missing. We should continue. Umberto makes way to one of the unsearched rooms.

While understanding Umberto's enthusiasm to find any additional survivors, Volsung takes a second to cast detect magic and study the remains of the undead, particularly gold mask element attached to the priest.

Toral starts searching the room in general.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Truddig also takes a moment to search through the room, and he pays particular attention to what Volsung uncovers with the priest.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

Alani will search the room, though doubtful she will find anything of use

Perc: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Shabah insists that Umberto restore himself to full vitality before continuing, offering the use of their wand if necessary.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Then they turn their attentions to aiding their companions in the search.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Sorry for the delay guys. A combination of sick and self doubt on GMing had me out for a day or two. I'm back now, and I'll stick to the adage I have on my profile. "I am simply a force of nature. I neither cheat for, or against the adventurers. In Beating me, they prove themselves heroes."

After inspecting the horrid priest, they find that he has been wearing the gold jawbone piece of the mask in place of his own jaw! He also has a kit filled with obsidian scalpels, platinum needles, and other strange instruments that may be worth a lot to a collector (AKA end of mission treasure.)

There is still the direction they had not traveled at the very beginning... dare the team continue in that direction?

Volsung examines the kit of "tools" and looks over at the bodies on the floor.

I suspect these instruments are the products of a very sick mind. I would like to see them destroyed or melted down.

We now have the brow/nose guard and jaw piece of the golden mask. Based upon the iron mask we saw upstairs, is it possible to say what parts of the golden mask we're still missing?

It looks like your need one more piece to complete it, basically the cheek plates that the whole thing hinges on.

Edit: Just double checked, you already have the left cheek plate which you found in the room the men where being tortured in, missed it in the treasure description. So you only have to find the right cheek plate to finish the mask.

Thanks a lot GM!!

Then let us continue to the hallway to the unknown areas!

Toral keeps his eyes open!

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Volsung nods ...

Yes, let's see if we can locate any additional survivors as well as the last part of this mask. It is a most curious item.

Thank you Shabah. As ever, I put the lives of others ahead of my own. If I keep that up, I'll have fewer people to save, won't I. He says with a grin.

Shabah gives Umberto a cool professional smile that doesn't quite fit a Troglodyte's jaw, and reanoints their armor before pressing onward into the unknown.

Umberto tugs on his beer again making room for a potion to save for later.

depositing a potion of Protection from Evil in his tankard. If engaged in two-weapon fighting with a light weapon in one hand and a tankard in the other, I can drink a potion from the tankard in place of attacking with it.

As the team turns the corner, the wall seems to break away, revealing a black ooze filled with bones and smelling of horrible flesh!

Init Umberto: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Shabah: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Alani: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Volsung: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Truddig: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Toral: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Undead ooze!: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (8) - 3 = 5

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Umberto
Shabah
Alani
Volsung
Truddig
Toral
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Undead Ooze!

Alani will move back against the wall away from it, and fire into it

PB Touch: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 = 21
Damage B/P: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7