[PFS][RD] The Guantlet -- SPELLS Table (Inactive)

Game Master Andrew Harasty

Thoriel will store her Intensified Shocking Grasp in her Pearl of Power 2

Thoriel watches on, impressed at Jeras' deft hands as he disables some of the columns and waits to see how Periel fares if he decides to enter into the dangerous looking things. Sure, she'll go in one if she needs to, but she ponders which one is likely to do the less damage to her new hairstyle.

Jeras looks at the columns and figures out how to trigger them with needing to damage the anyone of the party.

In doing so, he heads to all four columns and with the last one the seals on the other green door fall.

Room 16 -- Current Time (0:15) + 8:20

Group Conditions: ; '

Tull - dmg; Defending the bone (35/35 DR 5/B); Sickened; enlarged (0:11)
Thoriel - dmg ; Heroism (1:40);
Enora - dmg; False life: 15 temp hp (7:00); Sickened ; -5 movement, +6 Init and Perception
Jeras[/ b] - dmg; Sickened
[b]Menas - dmg; Mage armor (1:00); Barkskin (1:30);
Periel - dmg

After checking they are safe you peer in to the next room

Room 16

The green metal doors open to reveal a long platform running north to south along the western edge of a large, rectangular room stretching off to the east. Fifteen feet from the west wall, the floor falls away into a dark pit nearly thirty feet across that ends in an equal-sized ledge along the chamber’s east wall. At the center of that wall is a sturdy golden door with silver hinges— perhaps leading to the entrance chamber and your final escape from the Gauntlet dungeon! A thin stone bridge, wide enough to cross in single-file, leads from the east ledge to the west.

Jeras checks the room and bridge for the traps.

perception: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 38

disable device: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (19) + 23 = 42

Menas looks through the doorway, seeing the golden door and the vast emptiness, he looks on with caution, "Time for that dragon."

Tull claps Jeras on the back. "I sure am glad you've got such keen eyesight and such deft hands! I'd hate to down here with a group that couldn't handle traps like you have."

Looking through the doorway, Tull spies the narrow path and grimaces. "I guess I won't ask you to make me larger," he says to Enora, "but I don't suppose you have the ability to help me fly?" (Tull has a potion of Fly that he can use if need be, but would prefer to save it if possible)

Turning the group as a whole, he asks, "So have we any clue what sort of dragon we might be about to face? I'd be happy to use this scroll of Communal Resist Energy if we could know in advance what sort of breath weapon it might have. Alternatively, I can hold the scroll in my hand and be ready to use it as soon as we see the creature and someone more knowledgeable than I identifies it..."

Before we enter the room, Tull will cast Shield of Faith on himself (+3 to AC, 7 minutes duration). He will also cure the damage he took earlier. And he will use a pearl of power to recover the Divine Favor that he cast earlier. And just before they enter the doorway he will activate his Sacred Armor ability (+1 to AC, 1 minute duration) and then use a wand of Bless on the entire party (+1 morale bonus on attacks and vs fear, 1 minute duration). Finally, he will activate his Lucky Presence luck blessing on himself (1 minute duration). He has his butchering axe in one hand and the scroll of communal resist energy in the other.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Current AC is 25

"Thank you Tull!" Jeras smiles.

"I will also like to fly if possible! But Tull is first!" says Jeras to Enora.

Jeras notices the bridge itself is designed to rotate and thus dump who ever is on it 30 feet below. With a few quick clicks he makes sure the bridge will stay put.

As Menas pokes in to the room and states. "Time for that dragon." the universe obliges.

From the pit emerge two copper dragons. Jeras notices that they appear to have come up though the floor. And realizes that the floor he saw was an illusion and the chamber goes deeper.

Both fly 20 feet above the level of the platform. The clieing is at 30 feet

Enora, Menas, and Tull can react to the new threat.

Yes they are copper dragons, and yes they are looking to kill you

Room 16 -- Current Time (0:15) + 8:20

Group Conditions: Bless (encounter) ; '

Tull - dmg; Defending the bone (35/35 DR 5/B); Sickened; Shied of Faith (0:22); Sacred Armor
Enora - dmg; False life: 15 temp hp (7:00); Sickened ; -5 movement, +6 Init and Perception
Menas - dmg; Mage armor (1:00); Barkskin (1:30);

Copper Dragon, Red - dmg
Copper Dragon, Blue - dmg

Jeras - dmg; Sickened
Thoriel - dmg ; Heroism (1:40);
Periel - dmg

I’ll wait to post for Tull until I see if Enora is able to identify its breath weapon energy type. If she can, I’ll use a standard action to cast communal resist energy from my scroll (CL 11), move action to move as needed to deliver to everyone, swift action to spend 1 fervor to swift cast Divine Favor, free action to enter bloodrage.

kn arcana to identify : 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34 resistance, special defenses, special attack please

Enora immediately casts HASTE!!

Menas easily moves to the center of the bridge and waits for his chance to grab a dragon.

Swift to enter kraken style.
readied action to grapple a dragon that comes into reach: 1d20 + 27 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 27 + 1 = 33 5 automatic damage on a success.

Missed the buff phase, but if we had time to cast a few spells before the fight, Thoriel will cast (in order if only one allowed):

Mirror Image: Images: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6, and Vanish

I'm entertained thinking about how Mirror Image interacts with Invisibility :-)

Tull growls at the dragons and angrily points to the Linnorm skull he wears as a hat. "Come this way, ye little birdies, an' I'll teach ya to fear the butterfly!"

As noted above, assuming that Enora is able to identify the dragons' energy type, Tull's turn will be to cast Communal Resist Energy on everyone in the party (giving Resistance 30). Hoping that I'm allowed to also include Menas with this as he moves past? And then swift action Divine Favor. And then free action enter bloodrage.

With Haste and Rage, current AC is 24.

The dragons are Cooper dragons. They have a line of Acid breath weapon as well as a cone of slow. They are young so just immune to acid themselves but no other special defenses.

One thing to note is that Cooper Dragons are Chaotic Good by natures, and these do not seem to be controlled. So something has convinced them to act a bit more aggressive.

The ground under Menas become slick with grease
Ref, Menas: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
But he holds his footing.

The other redish one flies close and breath slow on Jeras and Tull
Fort, Rage Tull: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31
Fort, Jeras: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

Both of them don't loose their haste.

Everyone is up now

Room 16 -- Current Time (0:15) + 8:20

Group Conditions: Bless (encounter) ; Resist Acid 20; Haste

Tull - dmg; Defending the bone (35/35 DR 5/B); Sickened; Shied of Faith (0:22); Sacred Armor
Enora - dmg; False life: 15 temp hp (7:00); Sickened ; -5 movement, +6 Init and Perception
Menas - dmg; Mage armor (1:00); Barkskin (1:30);
Jeras - dmg; Sickened
Thoriel - dmg ; Heroism (1:40);
Periel - dmg

Copper Dragon, Red - dmg
Copper Dragon, Blue - dmg

Menas steps out of the grease and continues to stand ready to grapple any dragon that comes too close.

ready to grab any dragon that comes into reach: 1d20 + 27 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 27 + 1 = 44

Willing his armor to empower him, Periel falls under the influence of Holy might and swells to double his size. He then moves forward fast.

Jeras waits for dragons to land or for Enora to casts fly on him.

Enora moves to Jeras and casts ‚fly ‘ on him.

Just a note: the Energy Resistance for everyone is 30, not 20, because it was a caster level 11 scroll that I used.

Tull pulls out a potion of Fly and quaffs it, while quickly infusing his axe with the power of fire.

Move action to retrieve potion of Fly; standard action to drink the potion; swift action to use one round of Sacred Weapon to add Flaming to his butchering axe; 5' step.

Then he calls out to the two copper dragons. "If you are no servants of evil, speak now before we slay you, that we may spare your lives!"

Current AC is 24. If Tull is hit with anything that requires a Reflex or Will save, he will use Lucky Presence to roll twice and take the better result.

Jeras waits to see dragons reaction.

Thoriel enters a spell dance and moves invisibly over the bridge towards the far door. She waits to see if the dragons launch into any more aggressive attacks, or can be convinced to let them pass without bloodshed.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
Perception on door: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

One of them speaks. "But all your treasure can be ours and even death will not end us!"

Although Good, copper dragons greedy.

The dragons fly in circles then the blueish one "Door is not for you!" and breaths acid towards Thoriel.
Acid Breath: 6d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4) = 23

Though does no damage. Dragons have blindsense so know you are there ish but good enough for a breath weapon"

The Red one cast grease under the enlarged Periel
Ref, Periel: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
But he avoids slipping and falling off the bridge.

Everyone is up now

Room 16 -- Current Time (0:15) + 8:20

Group Conditions: Bless (encounter) ; Resist Acid 30; Haste

Tull - dmg; Defending the bone (35/35 DR 5/B); Sickened; Shied of Faith (0:22); Sacred Armor
Enora - dmg; False life: 15 temp hp (7:00); Sickened ; -5 movement, +6 Init and Perception
Menas - dmg; Mage armor (1:00); Barkskin (1:30);
Jeras - dmg; Sickened
Thoriel - dmg ; Heroism (1:40);
Periel - dmg

Copper Dragon, Red - dmg
Copper Dragon, Blue - dmg

"Oh, you are greedy? Very well then. I will offer you each 100 copper pieces to stand down and let us pass. That is 100 for EACH of you! A very generous offer, I should think. What say you?"

Assuming that the dragons do not agree...

"Very well then. You say that death will not be the end of you - let us find out!"

Tull swiftly utters a prayer and then flies up to just above the creature and attacks the Red copper dragon that previously attacked him with its breath weapon.

Swift action to cast Inheritor's Smite, move action to fly to the dragon, standard action to attack. Free actions to maintain bloodrage and sacred weapon.

+1 Dragon-Bane Butchering Axe, Inheritor's Smite, Haste, Sickened, Bless, Divine Favor: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (1) + 28 = 29
Using GM reroll to reroll
+1 Dragon-Bane Butchering Axe, Inheritor's Smite, Haste, Sickened, Bless, Divine Favor, GM Stars: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (9) + 30 = 39
Magical S dmg, dutiful strike, vital strike: 8d6 + 16 ⇒ (3, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6, 5, 1) + 16 = 54 + bane dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11 + fire dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Free Bull Rush from Inheritor's Smite: 1d20 + 20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 20 + 5 = 30
For every 5 by which this beats the dragon's CMD (if it does), Tull pushes it an additional 5' towards his comrades on the bridge (including pushing it down in altitude so that they can reach it.

Tull's current AC is 24. If he is hit by an effect that requires a Reflex or Will save he will use Lucky Presence to roll twice and take the better result.

The Dragon scoffs at just 100 copper pieces. And then snaps at you as you close Reach with bite

Bite, Aoo: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33
Bite, Aoo, Confirm: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
Bite, crit Damage: 2d8 + 12 ⇒ (7, 7) + 12 = 26

Although taking a chunck out of Tull, it then gets slammed hard and down towards the bridge. At 10 above platform, just out of normal reach for Menas, But the Large Periel can hit it now.

Now 10ft, I can reach with a jump!

Menas crouches down before leaping into air to grab the red dragon!
acrobatics, DC 20: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (16) + 26 = 42

grapple: 1d20 + 27 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 27 + 1 = 47 5 automatic non-lethal damage on a success.

Jeras flies toward another dragon and tried to stab it.

+3 adamantine dagger, haste: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 14 + 1 = 35
damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

crit confirm: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 14 + 1 = 17
damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Thoriel, charges up her sword with crackling electrical sparks, then calling on her arcane reserves, flies up in the air towards the bluish copper dragon, flanking it opposite Jeras.

Spend 1 arcane point as a swift action to use fly for 1 round. Spellstrike.
Intensified Shocking Grasp. Haste. Heroism. Flanking.
Intensified Shocking Grasp Scimitar +1: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 14 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 36 Damage: 1d6 + 7 + 10d6 ⇒ (4) + 7 + (3, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 3, 1, 5) = 43
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 14 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 36 Damage: 1d6 + 7 + 10d6 ⇒ (5) + 7 + (3, 1, 3, 6, 4, 4, 1, 5, 3, 2) = 44

Periel tries to walk over the greased area at half speed to reach the other side
Jump: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (20) - 4 = 16
"I do not attack dragon´s of valor, even if they are misguided! And try very hard not to hurt us."

Menas jumps up and grabs hold of the one dragon putting it in a sleeper hold

Jeras flys up taking a snap from the dragon's bite
Bite AoO: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32
Bite AoO, Crit confirm: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
Bite Damage: 2d8 + 12 ⇒ (6, 1) + 12 = 19
But that does not stop Jeras from hitting, but not critically.

Thoriel then flies around and with one shot knocks the dragon out of the air.

Everyone is up now

Room 16 -- Current Time (0:15) + 8:20

Group Conditions: Bless (encounter) ; Resist Acid 30; Haste

Tull - 26 dmg; Defending the bone (35/35 DR 5/B); Sickened; Shied of Faith (0:22); Sacred Armor
Enora - dmg; False life: 15 temp hp (7:00); Sickened ; -5 movement, +6 Init and Perception
Menas - dmg; Mage armor (1:00); Barkskin (1:30);
Jeras - dmg; Sickened
Thoriel - dmg ; Heroism (1:40);
Periel - dmg

Copper Dragon, Red - 70 dmg; grabbed
Copper Dragon, Blue - DEAD

Menas tries to put the dragon he is holding to sleep instead of killing it.

maintain for damage: 1d20 + 27 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 27 + 5 + 1 = 43
damage, non-lethal: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

maintain for damage, move action: 1d20 + 27 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 27 + 5 + 1 = 53
damage, non-lethal: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

maintain for damage, swift action: 1d20 + 27 + 5 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 27 + 5 + 1 - 5 = 47
damage, non-lethal: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Jeras flies closer to the second dragon and stabs.

+3 adamantine dagger, haste: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 1 = 30
damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Tull attempts to move only 5' (over and down).

Fly check DC 10, sickened, armor check penalty, fly spell: 1d20 - 2 - 2 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (17) - 2 - 2 + 4 + 2 = 19

Then he lunges at the wounded Red dragon. Using Lunge feat to give myself 10' reach

+1 dragon-bane butchering axe, haste, divine favor, bloodrage, higher ground, bless, sickened, bane: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (4) + 24 = 28
magical S dmg, dutiful strike: 4d6 + 16 ⇒ (6, 5, 4, 4) + 16 = 35 + bane: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9 + fire dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 1

+1 dragon-bane butchering axe, haste, divine favor, bloodrage, higher ground, bless, sickened, bane: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (8) + 24 = 32
magical S dmg, dutiful strike: 4d6 + 16 ⇒ (5, 3, 2, 2) + 16 = 28 + bane: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8 + fire dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 3

+1 dragon-bane butchering axe, haste, divine favor, bloodrage, higher ground, bless, sickened, bane: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (4) + 19 = 23
magical S dmg, dutiful strike: 4d6 + 16 ⇒ (1, 1, 5, 5) + 16 = 28 + bane: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7 + fire dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Tull roars with anger at the copper dragon. "The butterfly does NOT approve of your greed!"

AC is now 22

Enora delays ... watching the spectacle in awe.

Periel moves forward and tries to open the door.

Menas strangles dragon and knocks it out pulling down to the bridge.

It snoozes on the bridge. Periel tries the door and it opens.

The gold door opens to reveal a long stone chamber, identical in appearance to the entry chamber! The deans of the Pathfinder Society stand up as you walk into the room, and applaud. “You’ve made it!” exclaims Master of Spells Sorrina Westyr, beaming with pride. “Rest assured, this is truly the end and you have finally succeeded. Step through the doors and to your destiny!”

Menas eyes the group suspiciously, "There were fake versions of you before. What questions did I ask before we entered the gauntlet?"

"Hmm, that Menas is smart one!"

”Wow! Good question!“ Enora says with a smile.

Kreighton sighs and turns to Marcos. "I always said those chaos beasts were a bad idea. Everytime!"

The Master of Swords bellows with some laughter, "Ah a healthy does of skepticism is always useful Master Shaine. It builds character!"

The Master of Spells then returns to Menas, "You asked me about questions that we would have liked you to ask us. You asked Sorrina about safety and retreat." He looks back at Marcos. "And you asked him about any ongoing operations with the society and the Guantlet?" He then smiles. "You have been one of the few to take advantage of the vagaries of our offer and asked each one of us one question."

"Ok! Are we done here!? Can we go home now! I just wanna lay down in bed and rest!"

Menas nods, "I appreciate the challenge, but I have more training to do. Do you require anything else?"

Got some feats to retrain now that Martial Arts Handbook is legal. Lots of cool new grapple moves.

Earlier...

since Menas knocked out Red before Tull acted, Tull does not use one round of rage or sacred weapon.

Huffing and puffing with fatigue, Tull recalls the dragons' comments about death not being the end for them and he flies down to where the Blue dragon fell to make sure that it is not arising as some foul undead creature. He also looks around to see if they have left any treasure behind, thinking that such greedy creatures likely have quite a stash that might be used to raise up the glory of the butterfly.

Perception, sickened: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

He also uses his wand of Cure Light Wounds to heal himself from the dragon's critical blow.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Then he follows the others into the next room. When he sees the three masters he squints suspiciously...
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
... but seems to find their words quite reassuring as he relaxes a bit.

"So, we are done? Well, that wasn't so bad, I suppose. I guess we should have known that the Pathfinder Society wouldn't truly risk killing such fine agents as ourselves..."

Kreighton asks. "Did you see the Wraithsoul Stone? Or learn anything about it"

This is the end, just tying up the loose ends.