Saga of the Sages

Game Master Nathanael Love

Penthesilea launches herself into the room with a flying leap. "Now end these traitors' aspirations!"

Inspire Courage

Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Pirro cries out as the flames burn and blister his flesh.

Round 2
Idorii lashes out at Kenji
Khopesh: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Katar: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (11) - 1 = 10

Khelru Stabilization: 1d20 ⇒ 11

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
7. Idorii 9
8. Rogarch 8
9. Khelru 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Khelru: -9
Idorii: -7 DEX

Rogarch: 6/30

Looking for Rogarch, Pirro, and Drea

Rogarch takes the opportunity to heal up. She grips her large hammer in her left hand allowing for her spring-loaded wrist sheath to snap a potion into her right gloved hand. She drinks it down hoping to re-enter the battle soon. She then returns to a two-handed grip on her hammer.

If any of the enemies are in reach and this action will provoke please let me know and my character will 5' step before doing so.

Healing Cure Serious Wounds: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (4, 6, 6) + 5 = 21

Helping Hand begins a healing glow enveloping Rogarch.

none of the enemies have reach Rogarch

Thanks Oxnard. Then she takes his turn as above. She heals 21 hit points and is now 27/30.

Pirro concentrates a moment, trying to restore some fortitude to his flesh and then strides into the doorway.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Reflex Save Reroll (w/GM 5stars added in): 1d20 + 3 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 5 = 16 Wow. I should've just taken the hit. Pathetic.

Drea cries out in a completely unorthodox fashion, cradling their near-mortally wounded self as the fiery blast subsides. A sphere of purple energy pops up around Drea and then winks out of existence.

Swift action to spend a focus point and use Mind Barrier to deflect 6 points of that fire damage. I'm unable to make a DC 28 Concentration check (DC 10 + dmg taken (16) + spell level), so I will stop casting.

Drea grits their teeth and steps forward, dropping the scroll, drawing their greatsword, and sending a limning of purple energy down their blade. Blistered skin and blackened hair frame their stark face with glowing purple eyes.

"I could use some healing as well, Pirro, if you have any to spare," they say in a calm manner.

Free action to drop scroll. Move action to take a 5 foot step and obtain some cover from the pillar from the casters. Standard action and a focus point to active Legacy Weapon.

Round 3
Azaz casts a flaming sphere and rolls the ball into Rogarch's square!
Fire Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 5) = 10 DC 15 Reflex Negates

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
7. Idorii 9
8. Rogarch 8
9. Khelru 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Khelru: -9
Idorii: -7 DEX

Rogarch: 27/30
Pirro: 7/24
Drea:10/26
Kenji:

[ooc]Zarisha and Kenji are up now[/ppc]

Kenji attacks Idorii and again strikes with full force and sneak attacks while flanking with Zarisha!!

Greatsword, power attack, flank, 2H : 2 + 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ 2 + (17) + 7 - 1 = 252d6 + 6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 5) + 6 + 3 + (6) = 21

Swift Action: lay on hands , get foundling : 0 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ 0 + (5) + 2 = 7

Rogarch tries to dodge to the left.

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

She should have dodged to the right. Rogarch takes the 10 hit points of fire damage.

As the spell mentions a target I am going to assume my familiar does not require a reflex save.

"I stand before you as a testament to the empty fate that crawls ever closer to you," Zarisha moans at the warrior between her and Kenji.

Antagonize (Intimidate): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 vs. DC 10+HD+Wis modifier

Nevermind.

Round 3
Kenji smashes Idorii with his greatsword, then lays on hands to heal.

Zarisha attempts to intimidate, but fails.

Velriana casts Glitterdust in the red circle areas, hitting Penthesilea, Kenji, Drea, and Pirro requiring DC 16 Will saves to avoid being blinded.

Idorii withdraws back.

Stabilize Khelru: 1d20 ⇒ 18

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
7. Idorii 9
8. Rogarch 8
9. Khelru 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Khelru: -9, stable
Idorii: 21, -7 DEX

Rogarch: 17/30
Pirro: 7/24
Drea:10/26
Kenji:20/35

Bold can act- Penthesilea, Rogarch, Pirro, and Drea. Penthesilea's action happens before Idorii withdraws, the others after if it's relevant.

Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

ARRRGH.

Drea growls audibly as they stop back from the fray, blinded.

"SOMEONE ATTEND TO THE WIZARD."

The sylph then glides slowly through the greased portion of the passageway directly behind a pillar.

Acrobatics (10) Check to avoid slipping: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1 FAIL.
Reflex Save to avoid falling: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 FAIL. Now prone.

Drea sighs and speaks a word of occult power.

Cast lead blades. End turn.

Will : 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Rogarch is concealed by the Flaming Sphere on the map and I think that she falls within the area of effect of the Glitterdust spell.

Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Rogarch is able to resist the blinding effects of the Glitterdust spell but starts to sparkle. Her wounds knit under Healing Hands supernatural aura (1 hit point healed). She frees one of her hands and touches herself (Lay on Hands, swift action) and then re-grips her weapon.

Lay on Hands, Self: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Hit point total now 24/30.

"Enough!"

Facing so many worthy opponents she allows herself to get mad falling into an orcish frenzy (Rage).

Hit point total is now 30/36.

She attempts to bring down her heavy hammer on Vel.

Attack,Rage,Bard Song: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 13
Damage,Blunt,Rage,Bard Song: 1d12 + 6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 3 + 1 = 15

Helping Hands tries to resist the Glitterdust.

Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

While he is blinded he remains on Rogarch's shoulder continuing to glow with divine energy.

"That's right just keep chanting those spells!"

Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Longbow: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 14
Miss?: 1d100 ⇒ 11
Piercing: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 8
Longbow: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 21
Miss?: 1d100 ⇒ 75
Piercing: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 11

Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

"Ha! I thought that'd disrupt things!" Her spellcraft's not great :-p

Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Pirro looks down at the fallen sylph then at Zarisha and then down at the sylph. He reaches out to touch them, restoring some of their vitality.

Cure Light Wounds @ Drea: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

He then makes his way slowly across the grease.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Round 3
Penthesilea catches Velrianna with a lucky shot blind, then manages to shake off the effects of the glitterdust.
Mirror Images: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Rogarch enrages, and swings, but misses Velrianna.

Pirro cures Drea.

Drea slips, falling blinded and prone, and casts Lead Blades.

Round 4

Azaz uses a move action to direct the flaming sphere into Penthesilea's square:
Fire Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 6) = 14 Reflex 15 negates

Then casts Scorching Ray, targeting Rogarch:
Touch Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Fire Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 4, 5) = 12

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
7. Idorii 9
8. Rogarch 8
9. Khelru 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Khelru: -9, stable
Idorii: 21, -7 DEX
Velrianna 11, 6 images

Rogarch: 18/36
Pirro: 7/24
Drea:17/26, blinded, prone
Kenji:20/35

Looking for Zarisha and Kenji before the Burned Hand's leader goes again.

Kenji attacks Idorii and again while flanking with Zarisha!!

“You are not on the right path ... “

Greatsword, power attack, flank, 2H : 2 + 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ 2 + (15) + 7 - 1 = 232d6 + 6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 2) + 6 + 3 + (6) = 18

Swift Action: lay on hands , get foundling : 0 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ 0 + (6) + 2 = 8

Zarisha moves to keep the warrior pinned between herself and Kenji. However, she turns her attention to the wizard (Velrianna).

"Even if you manage to out live the living, you will still be dust long before my end," she taunts morbidly.

Intimidate (Antagonize): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 DC 10 + HD + Wis modifier

Probably a fail, but if successful, Velrianna must attempt to damage Zarisha with her next action.

Form: Incorporeal

Round 4
Zarisha fails to intimidate Velrianna.

Kenji slashes Idorii, who appears staggered from the damage.

Velrianna responds, casting defensively:
Concentration: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Touch Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
STR Penalty: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Her Ray of Enfeeblement goes wide!

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
7. Idorii 9
8. Rogarch 8
9. Khelru 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Khelru: -9, stable
Idorii: 39, -7 DEX
Velrianna 11, 6 images

Rogarch: 18/36
Pirro: 7/24
Drea:17/26, blinded, prone
Kenji:20/35

Looking for Penthesilea next

Unfortunately, Penthesilea's returning vision is clearly just a trick of her mind as her accuracy suffers terribly!

@ Vel
Longbow: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 9
Piercing: 2d6 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5, 1) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 10

Longbow: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 10 Yeesh... maybe an image?
Piercing: 2d6 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5, 5) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 14

Round 4
Penthesilea misses!

Idorii throws a Alchemist Fire at Kenji
Touch Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Then he tries to move tumbling to avoid Rogarch's reach AOO:
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
7. Idorii 9
8. Rogarch 8
9. Khelru 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Khelru: -9, stable
Idorii: 39, -7 DEX
Velrianna 11, 6 images

Rogarch: 18/36
Pirro: 7/24
Drea:17/26, blinded, prone
Kenji:19/35

Rogarch, Pirro, and Drea are up to close round 4

Drea gets to their feet, unsure of their footing upon the greased floor.

Acrobatics (10) Check: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (14) - 2 = 12 SUCCESS!

Not sure of where to go, Drea pauses and takes cover with the stone pillar at their back.

End turn.

Helping Hands continues to glow healing Rogarch's wounds.

He tries to shake off the effects of the Glitterdust spell.

Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

He is able to rub enough dust out of his eyes to see again.

Rogarch's wounds continue to knit (1 hit point healed) under Helping Hand's glow.

She backs up (5'step) and unloads with her hammer into Indorii.
Her teeth clenched in rage.

Attack,Rage, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 19
Damage,Blunt,Rage, Inspire Courage: 1d12 + 6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 3 + 1 = 15

She shuffles her hammer freeing a hand to allow herself to heal herself before re-gripping the hammer again in a two handed grip.

Lay on Hands, swift action: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Total hit points healed 7. Hit points 25/36.

Rogarch's swing drops Idorii to the ground, and only the two mages remain.

Drea navigates the grease and then stops behind cover.

Pending Pirro before the next bad guy

Did I not post that? Drat.

Pirro waits a moment--until after the evoker has made his move--and then concentrates on pulling Zarisha more strongly from the ethereal realm.

Round 5
Azziz directs the Flaming Sphere to Penthesilea:
Fire Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 6) = 13 DC 16 reflex negates

Then he calls forth a set of magic missiles at Rogarch:
Force Damage: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 2 = 6

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
8. Rogarch 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Khelru: -9, stable
Velrianna 11, 6 images

Rogarch: 19/36
Pirro: 7/24
Drea:17/26, blinded, prone
Kenji:19/35

Kenji is up before the other mage

Kenji walks to the other side of Velriana and attacks while flanking with Penthesilea.

“I am truly sorry for what is going to happen next! You had your chance and obviously you still need to walk much further on the path to perfection ... “ he says with a calm voice.

Greatsword, power attack, flank, 2H : 2 + 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ 2 + (9) + 7 - 1 = 172d6 + 6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 5) + 6 + 3 + (3) = 22

Switching Zarisha's manifested form takes Pirro's actions not Zarisha's.

Once the evoker calls forth his magic, Zarisha moves down the chamber and strikes at him with an ectoplasmic mace. "Fire. So transient," she moans. "The more it turns to ash, the faster it kills itself."

Slam: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
B: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Will DC 13 vs. -2 to hit/-2 to damage rolls for 1 turn

Form: Ectoplasmic (DR 5/slashing)

Zarisha's slam misses.

Kenji swings and he too narrowly misses.

Velriana five foot steps away from kenji then uses a move action to draw a wand. This provokes from Rogarch w/ the reach and and Penthesilea if she threatons.

She then activates the wand at Kenji:
Touch Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Fire Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 2) = 10

The ray easily hits!

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
8. Rogarch 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Velrianna 11, 6 images

Rogarch: 19/36
Pirro: 7/24
Drea:17/26, blinded, prone
Kenji: 9/35

Penthesilea (+potential AOO), Rogarch (+AOO), Pirro, and Drea are up

Drea concentrates and tries to locate the wizard. They then step hesitantly forward and lashes out with their enchanted sword!

Perception (to hear Velriana): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Attack, Legacy Weapon, Lead Blades: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 = 163d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 3, 6) + 6 + 1 = 18
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 55

Oooh! There’s a chance. Of course, there are the mirror images.

Penthesilea twists and slugs Velrianna with a roundhouse using every ounce of muscle from her feet to her fist.

Cestus: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 1 = 24
B/P: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6
Confirm?: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 1 = 25
Extra Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

Well, a Velrianna anyways...

How's she doing after the potential two crits? o_o

images penthesilea AOO: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Penthesilea lashes out with her cestus and hits the real Velrianna!

images drea attack: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Drea's attack destroys a mirror image,leaving only 5 remaining.

Damage done:

Velrianna 21, 5 images

Stepping off of the grease, Pirro pins the evoker between himself, the columns, and the now manifested Zarisha. "What is so worth killing over in this ruin?" he asks rhetorically as he brings his kukri to bear against the magician.

Kukri, NL: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
S, NL: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

A grin on her lips Penthesilea unleashes another storm of arrows at the swarm of Velriannas!

Longbow: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 22
Piercing: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 6
Longbow: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 11 Maybe an image?
Piercing: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 6

@Oxnard - Generally drawing a wand does not provoke. This is with the assumption that the wand is in easy reach (like a pocket) otherwise if the wand is not easily accessible it will provoke.

Rogarch takes the opportunity presented and strikes at Val.

Attack of Opportunity,Rage,Bard Song: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 12
Damage,Blunt,Rage,Bard Song: 1d12 + 6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 3 + 1 = 15

On her turn Rogarch's wounds continue to knit (1 hit point healed) from Helping Hand healing glow.

She falls out of her rage positioning herself closer to Azaz (5' Step). She drops her large hammer to the floor. Flying out of her spring-loaded wrist sheath is a wand of Blade Lash. She elongates her spiked gauntlet and tries to trip Azaz.

Trip Attack vs CMD, Blade Lash, Fatigued, Cover: 1d20 + 7 + 10 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 10 - 1 - 4 = 13

Hit point total 14/30.

Helping Hand begins to glow another color. Initiating another bout of healing energy.

This dice roller is officially cursed! Two natural ones on attacks.

Yeah- the RAW don't specify wands- drawing a "weapon" does not provoke "retrieving an item" does; every character I make has them in spring loaded wrist launchers, but it was unclear here where hers was, so I'm ruling she had to fumble around enough to open herself up for it

Penthesilea fires Images: 1d6 ⇒ 4 and another image disappears. Her second arrow falls between the images harmlessly.

Rogarch swings wildly, missing twice!

Pirro too is unable to connect with the nimble mage!

Penthesilea Reflex vs. Flaming Sphere: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 I didn't see the save vs flaming sphere if I missed it let me know

Round 6
Azaz directs the sphere at Penthesilea a final time Fire Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 4) = 10 One more DC 16 Reflex Save for Penthesilea here

Then he directs a force missile at Rogarch.
Force Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
8. Rogarch 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Velrianna 11, 4 images

Rogarch: 16/36
Pirro: 7/24
Drea:17/26, blinded]
Kenji: 17/35
Penthesilea: 12/25

Zarisha and Kenji are up; pending Reflex save from Penthesilea. Kenji's HPs are updated. Also- I think Drea should have an additional Will save vs. the blind

Additional Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Complicated battle! Kudos to you GM!! :-)

Kenji 5 ft steps to Velriana and attacks while flanking with Drea.

“You should give up and tell us what happened here ... “ he says with a calm voice.

Greatsword, power attack, flank, 2H : 2 + 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ 2 + (13) + 7 - 1 = 212d6 + 6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 3) + 6 + 3 + (5) = 23

Zarisha swings at the evoker with fear-laden appendages.

Slam 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
B: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Slam 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
B: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Each hit requires a Will DC 13 save vs. -2 penalty to attack and damage rolls.

Did Azzaz provoke by casting? That looked like a tiny magic missile for what he's been doing, so I'm not sure what he did.

Round 7
Azzaz used the Force missile class power which does not provoke

Images: 1d5 ⇒ 5
Zarisha's first strike misses, but her second impacts with an image, destroying it.

Images: 1d4 ⇒ 1
Kenji's swing connects with Velrianna herself!

Velriana, blood streaming from her brow activates her wand again at Kenji:
Touch Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Fire Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 2, 1) = 13

The hit leaves Kenji reeling!

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
8. Rogarch 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Velrianna 34, 3 images

Rogarch: 16/36
Pirro: 7/24
Drea:17/26, blinded]
Kenji: 4/35
Penthesilea: 12/25

Brings up Penthesilea, Rogarch, Pirro, Drea again!

Actually, it does provoke. Force missile is a spell-like, which provoke. Supernaturals do not.

Zarisha attacked Aziz, or at least the icon on the map labeled Aziz/Evoker.

GM, I made my DC 16 Will save. I believe that Drea is no longer blinded.

Drea stills herself, concentrating once more on the wind entering and exiting their foe, but their eyes clear in a second, revealing a reeling Kenji flanking three identical wizards.

Melee Attack, Leaded Blades, Legacy Weapon, Flanking: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 153d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 3, 6) + 6 + 1 = 17

”We had no quarrel with you, wizard, but your quarrelsome ways have sealed your fate.”

Which image?: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
GM Reroll: 1d20 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 3 = 21

Penthesilea barely lunges aside in time from the sphere, but comes up with her roll with two arrows fitted to her string.

"Magic This!"

@ Vel
Longbow: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 24
Piercing: 2d6 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 9
Longbow: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 21
Piercing: 2d6 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6, 3) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 13

"'Cause she's a wizard? And Nethys? Fine, I guess it needs a rewrite..."

GM, please add 1 to both Drea’s attack and damage due to Penthesilea’s bardic song.

Oof, apologies- misplaced Zarisha's attack and misread the fore missile, so yes, Pirro and Zarisha would have AOOs; adding the image back to Velriana and dealing 2 damag to Azaz+ making his will save

Will Save Azaz: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Round 7
Penthesilea fires two arrows striking Velrianas:
Mirror Images fist shot: 1d5 ⇒ 2
Mirror Images second shot: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Her second shot manages to find the real Velriana!

Drea swings, but misses altogether.

1. Azaz 22
2. Zarisha 18
3. Kenji 18
4. Velriana 15
5. Penthesilea 12
8. Rogarch 8
. Pirro 8
11. Drea 7

Velrianna 47, 3 images
Azaz 2, -2 attack/damage

Rogarch: 16/36
Pirro: 7/24
Drea:17/26 NO LONGER BLINDED
Kenji: 4/35
Penthesilea: 12/25

Pending- AOO from Pirro and Zarisha on Azaz, Pirro's action, Rogarch's action to close round 7

Welcome players!

Looking at the 6 we have the following:

Character PFS # XP Class Level
Galvius Pitio 215076-19 3 Spellslinger/Witch 2
Hemmings 75247-12 7 Investigator 3
Kenji Haru 314670-14 3 Swashbuckler 2
Nardic Yarrow 270121-2 5 Archeologist Bard 2
Penthesilea 182453-14 3 Arrowsong Misntrel Bard 2
Pirro Issa 230524-20 1 Spiritualist 1

Since 4/6 have already done From Under Ice I'm going to look to replace that scenario later on.

Unfortunately we're at a tough spot because Hemmings isn't eligible for Mummy's Mask part 1 (it's level 1-2) and Nardic will lose eligibility with a single XP added I'm going to alter the order to accomodate as best as possible.

That means we are moving Mummy's Mask part 1 to be the first adventure in the shoot.

Hemmings- this character is too high level for the scenario, but we can have you play it on another character so you as a player don't miss out even if your character does.

Once everyone has checked in I will look to start out in a day or two.

Also, when you check in please "vote" whether you want to run the Adventure Path sections in campaign mode, or only complete the sanctioned sections-- I'm more than happy to do campaign mode especially since we are locking these characters pretty well anyways.

Once MM1 is complete we will have a low XP value of 4 and a high of 8, but I think this should work itself out and require minimal use of slow track to normalize everyone to the same level.

Hemmings player here. I understand about being out of subtier for MM1. If I need a first level character, I may have make a new one or use a pre-gen as my lowest PFS character is level 2.

It looks like the party could use a little beef or divine caster, so I could make a barbarian, druid or cleric to fill in.

If you think a pre-gen is better, I am happy to use one of those to fill the slot. Let me know your preference.

If it matters, I would vote for campaign mode. I have not played MM, but have always wanted to.

Hullo! That's a fascinating set of classes, hehe.

I wouldn't mind either campaign or sanctioned mode for Mummy's Mask, so if someone has strong feelings I'll defer to them. In general I like campaign mode.

I generally find that the pregens are poorly designed with very few exceptions so you're probably better off with a custom made 1st level if you don't mind.

I'll get on it. Anyone have a class preference for this support, knowing that will likely switch out to Investigator later on?

Hi everyone - looks like it should be a fun group!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but DoctorEvil should be able to bring one of their 2nd level heroes as well, right?

Either way, looking at our party's makeup, a mighty frontliner wouldn't go amiss.

Yes, correct- sorry if that wasn't clear! Any 1st or 2nd level character you want to bring is fine DoctorEvil!

Still waiting for Kuey/Galvius and Pirro to check in, and I apologize but since I wasn't expecting to start right at Mummy's Mask I need another few days to prep and then I will be putting up the intro--

I'm going to aim to start Saturday AM.

Thanks for clarifying but my level 2 PFS character is a witch, and we already have one in the party. If ok with you, I will get bring a front-line fighter of some kind. Havent' had time to get to the concept but I will soon enough.

My first idea was this swashbuckler (rostland bravo). He is proficient with the Aldori sword and has the fiery temper and crass machismo of a street bravo. Eventually will add 2-weapon fighting feats to create a higher damage effect.

Second idea was a bone-crushing barbarian of some kind, but kinda like the finesse front-liner a bit better. Any thoughts from the audience?

BTW, I will be travelling for the holidays from Saturday 12/22 through 12/30. I expect to be able to log-in and post some during that stretch, but cannot commit to daily activity the entire time. If I miss something time-sensitive, feel free to bot my guy as needed.

If you're only playing this character at 1st level, then the barbarian probably starts off stronger (so to speak), but whichever one you'll have more fun with is correct :-)

Hi guys,
Happy holidays!!

Hey guys, just checking in-- I plan to get to the introductory post today, looks like we have 3 characters checked in on gameplay, not including Dr. Evil's character for this one, and I know we had one more drop because his Scarab Sages was too high level, so I'll ping our last party member, but proceed with the beginning stuff-- I know posting will be slow over the holidays (and Kenji is still wrapping his previous game), but I want to at least get the intro started, looking to pick up pace when we get to the meat of things.

I am going to go with campaign mode, so I'll be starting at the beginning of Mummy's Mask part 1.

Sounds great! Thanks

One question GM:

As you are playing the AP in campaign mode all our characters are essentially clones of our PFS characters so I believe it is ok that Kenji starts the AP although his PFS game is not finished yet, correct?

Yes Kenji, I think it's fine for you to just start in.

Still waiting for you and Nadric in the gameplay thread, and our fifth has not responded yet.

I'm here!

Apologies as I lost track of the recruitment thread so I didn't realize that I had been accepted. :)

EDIT: Since you're running MM1 in campaign mode, is the character creation rule "clone your PFS character" or are we starting as fresh level 1, 0 xp characters for the campaign mode?

Just effectively clone your PFS character.

Sorry, the gameplay did not update for me.

As the real profile of Kenji is still occupied I am now using my pregen profile.

I retrained Kenji to a Solar Ifrit Paladin of Irori so that we have a melee character as well.

If you notice that my profile is different, it is. I only had GM credit on Pirro, so those were theoretical sheets that I honestly forgot that I had even drafted until I went to paste the sheets that I just finished up.

No worries on that pirro.

I'll have an update tomorrow morning and then we will really get rolling- sorry tonight got away from me after work.

My usual posting pace (especially in combat) is to aim to resolve a round every day.

Just an FYI, the next two days may be a bit of posting challenge for me, but will return to normal duty on Monday.

Honor the Departed rule spoiler is the same as Every Slave Hut is a Menorial spoiler.

I also think you got the URL code wrong, as it leads to the campaign overview.

Should be: ( URL=your map url ) the text you want the hyperlink to look like ( /URL )

And, of course, replace the soft brackets with hard brackets.

Yeah, the map is on Slide 3 of the slide deck- I usually keep a running Google slides adding the next thing to a new slide as we go so that the previous ones are still up for reference.

Just in case the Recruitment board isn't being checked....a latecomer has come along to see if there's any room left on board....

My original post.

Sorry for the delay. My holiday vacation kept me away from the computer more than I expected. I'll catch up on the posts so far and should be able to post daily from now on.

I am back from traveling and logged on to find more than 30 posts! Will read through them all and catch up tomorrow. Should be at least a daily poster from here on unless notice is given.

Corrected the slide deck so if you click in from the link you can edit now- sorry I forgot you have to change that setting every time you make a new one.

Hey all, just to let you know- the fiancee and I just opened the first bottle of wine, so Happy New Years and it may be a while till I sleep off my hangover and wake up tomorrow!

Happy new year!!! ;-)

Get over here to 2019 already!

(Love, New Zealand)

FYI: I pronounce Nadric like "mad-Rick" with the stress on the first syllable (ˈnæd͡ʒɹɪk if you happen to understand IPA). Of course we're playing through text so you can actually say it however you like!

Happy 2019! (Whenever you get there!)

Do we have a place where we are tracking the loot we find? How about the way we are distributing?

If it's all the same, Dmitri could use the MW spear but don't want to take it from someone who needs it more. Not proficient with khopesh or shield.

We can just use one of the slides in the google doc to write down what we found.

Kenji does not need anything.

I added a slide that you guys can put who takes what on to track it.

Also, just a point of order- I used spoiler tags to hide massive walls of text, so unless there is a DC listed in the spoiler tag feel free to expand it to read since it's just there to clean up the pages as we go along.

(For example the scarab shield spoiler tag I just posted- Drea's check to examine the Shield was high enough so you can feel free to read the rules text on it.)

Shall we do a roll-off to decide who gets the shield? Drea would be interested in it (to use along with the khopesh).

1d1000 roll. HIghest roll wins the shield?

Can we assume that we are taking the gold and valuables without anyone claiming? Or is it assumed that it's left behind if no one puts their name on it?

Propose an equal shares system for all sold items, and a roll off system (like Drea proposes) for items that are claimed by more than one member.

If no one has objections that seems fair.

Yeah - gold and valuables are party items, I think. Weapons, armor, and magic that has utility during the combat aspects of the adventure should be a roll off if more than one person wants them.

I'm fine with that.

Works for me! Though since we're getting chronicles at the end of this, it might sometimes be better to buy something cool for one person to use for the rest of the book, rather than sock money away for a rainy day.

It looks like I go between Zarisha and Penthesilea. I was left off of the Initiative tracker.

Yes, my apologies Drea, missed it at the very top there for some reason.

Wow, Kenji. Two natural 1s in a row. Your upcoming karma is palpable.

Ha ha ... I had to laugh too! ;-)

Did I miss Dmitri’s rolls in his last post?

I need some help from the gathered hive mind.

I'm using HeroLab and I cannot figure out what bonuses and penalties are being added to my atlatl attacks. For my melee attack with the atlatl, HeroLab is imposing both an untyped -4 penalty. For my ranged attack with the same weapon, it is imposing both a -4 untyped penalty as well as a +4 untyped bonus.

I cannot figure out what they mean. The atlatl is a martial weapon with which I have proficiency. I cannot figure out what would give me a -4 penalty for melee attacks and a +4 bonus and -4 penalty for ranged attacks.

Any thoughts?

That just sounds like a Herolab bug honestly (especially the +4 and -4...)

I figured it out: it's not the atlatl that I have strange bonuses/penalties with - it's the atlatl dart by itself. That makes sense; mystery solved.

In my experience, Herolab doesn't make mistakes; I do.

*tee hee*

In my experience, Herolab doesn't make mistakes; I do.

I agree with that. I haven't yet found a bug in HL that wasn't my fault from a setting of one kind or another. It is an invaluable part of my gaming gear.

In my experience, Herolab doesn't make mistakes; I do.

I agree with that. I haven't yet found a bug in HL that wasn't my fault from a setting of one kind or another. It is an invaluable part of my gaming gear.