GM Abraham's Emerald Spire

Game Master Abraham Z.

Nope, did not know that. So it becomes 1 NL, right? Next time I'm just going to do an aid, or blow something up.

Nope, did not know that. So it becomes 1 NL, right?

Correct

Uhvat continues to, almost mechanically, swing his lash, trying to connect with the lizard creature in front of him.

vs yellow: Power Attack, Furious Focus, Flanking, Sickened, Chill Touch
+1 ectoplasmic lash: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 11 - 2 + 2 - 2 = 22 dmg: 2d6 + 8 + 6 - 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 5) + 8 + 6 - 2 + (3) = 26
If that brings it down, Uhvat will move towards blue.

Uhvat has Combat Reflexes (i.e. up to 3 AoOs) and Reach. Rolling his AoOs in advance below in case any triggers.

Conditions: All pathfinders (except Stinky) are sickened; the room is difficult terrain; Acrobatics required to cross the barricades

=== 12:00 Round 9 ===
Red - 28 dmg;
Orange - 24 dmg;
Yellow - 48 dmg;
Green - 38 dmg;
Purple - 24 dmg;
Blue - 4 dmg; 1 nonlethal dmg;
Uhvat - 9 dmg; sickened (r16);
Tofang - 14 dmg; shield (12:05); sickened (r16);
Tofang's dog - 12 dmg (13 hp); AC 13; sickened (r16);
Yanda - 8 dmg; ant haul (02:00); mutagen (13:10); protection from arrows (19:00); shield (12:07); sickened (r16);
Kala - 56 dmg; 5 temp hp; sickened (r16); total defense; aspect of the bear; unconscious; prone; weapon dropped in square; dying; stabilization check needed;
Stinky - 12 dmg; barkskin (12:51);

Uhvat obliterates poor Yellow, leaving only brave Blue to defend the Shrine of the Awakener from these infidel invaders!

Blue bravely lashes out at the badly wounded Kala...
bite, PA: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
dmg, PA: 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
claw, PA: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
dmg, PA: 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
claw, PA: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
dmg, PA: 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Kala, I think your AC with total defense is 21, yes? Assuming so... 21 dmg, less 5 temp hp, is 16 dmg. With the 40 taken earlier, that puts you at 56 total dmg, or -15 below your normal 41 hp. With a Con of 14 this would normally make you dead but the aspect of the bear boosts your Con to 16, leaving you 1 hp away from death! If you fail your stabilization check you'll die but in PbP format you can roll anytime in your initiative group so you can wait and hope that one of your comrades can heal you this round. Let me know if any of my calculations are off.
... and strikes her to the ground with two savage blows. It does not take proficiency in the Medicine skill much at all to recognize that she is on the verge of death! Who will bear the news to Krokum?

Pathfinders are up! Save your comrade! End this surprisingly dangerous mook!

Tofang rides forward on his dog.

He reloads his weapon and shoots the last lizard man.

touch attack, sickened, pbs : 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 2 + 1 = 111d6 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 - 2 = 2

As per previous post, have moved Uhvat after his attack when yellow went down.

Seeing as Uhvat has a good chance to take down blue in one shot, will attack. However, if no one else heals Kala, he would pull out his wand of CLW and use it on her instead. If so, ignore the post below.

Uhvat frowns, seeing Kala fall. He pauses momentarily, deciding between pressing the attack and helping Kala. Trusting the rest of the team to do so, he makes his decision and swings his lash upon the last creature.

vs blue: Power Attack, Furious Focus, Flanking, Sickened, Chill Touch
+1 ectoplasmic lash: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 11 - 2 + 2 - 2 = 29 dmg: 2d6 + 8 + 6 - 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 3) + 8 + 6 - 2 + (2) = 23

Yanda pulls out a wand and says the command word. Her hands glow a bright white and she reaches over the obstruction and lays hands on the prone ally.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

@GM Abraham: Your calculations are correct.
@Yanda: Thank you!

Blackness envelopes Kala as she plummets to the floor, through the floor, and into the void. The faces of her family, all of them, emerge from the darkness, staring at her with the same expressions they held in life: a mixture of stoicism, vacancy, jealousy, and venom, with one pinpoint of love in the mix. She locks eyes with her little brother, Kanum, as he reaches out to her longingly. Suddenly, there's a flash of warm light behind her, causing her family's visages to flinch. Kanum pulls back, sadly waving good-bye to Kala, sharing their special gestures to communicate: Later and I love you.

Kala's spirit is pulled back, away from her family, then stops, floating in an endless black void, mirrored by the emptiness within her.

Whew! Got lucky with that Animal Focus. It is used in 1 minute increments, until Kala deactivates it. She has a total of 8 minutes before it ends, but she'll probably stop it as soon as she's healed enough that doing so won't cause her to fall unconscious again. There are healing potions in her pack.

KAAAAALLLLAAAAAAAAAAAA! Instinctively, Stinky knows just how close Kala is to death. If he could lay down his life for her, he would. But he can't, and the rage that pours through him at this infuriating injustice cannot be contained. He leaps over her body to shield her from further attack and bites viciously at the blue baddie.

bite: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 = 251d6 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 = 11
Includes Animal Focus Bonus; as there's no duration to the Animal Focus applied to an Animal Companion, I assume that it still applies.

Conditions: All pathfinders (except Stinky) are sickened; the room is difficult terrain; Acrobatics required to cross the barricades

=== 12:00 Round 9 ===
Red - 28 dmg;
Orange - 24 dmg;
Yellow - 48 dmg;
Green - 38 dmg;
Purple - 24 dmg;
Blue - 27 dmg; 1 nonlethal dmg;
Uhvat - 9 dmg; sickened (r16);
Tofang - 14 dmg; shield (12:05); sickened (r16);
Tofang's dog - 12 dmg (13 hp); AC 13; sickened (r16);
Yanda - 8 dmg; ant haul (02:00); mutagen (13:10); protection from arrows (19:00); shield (12:07); sickened (r16);
Kala - 50 dmg; sickened (r16); aspect of the bear;
Stinky - 12 dmg; barkskin (12:51);

Tofang's bullet cannot quite find Blue but Uhvat lands his lash to devastating effect, dropping the last enemy.

Meanwhile, Yanda uses her wand to save Kala from the brink of death. No need to compose that letter to Krokum. At least not yet.

Combat over! Pathfinders are victorious. And alive. Whew!

Yes, very lucky/wise move to use Animal Focus in that situation. Reminds me of one time I let my PC walk into a room with one hp of dmg not healed - he got critted by a 4x weapon before he had ever acted and died by 1 hp - I learned my lesson! :-)

The alarm bell has stopped ringing and the pathfinders hear no further sounds now that the battle has ended. Feel free to take time to heal up and recover from being sickened from the troglodytes' stench. Btw, the shenanigans factor in that fight was that they all had the ability to smite good - they mostly used it (randomly) on non-good PCs but two of them landed theirs on Kala - hence them targeting her and also doing more damage.

The troglodytes carry little of interest besides masterwork falchions of unusually high quality and (non-magical) amulets.

There is nothing else of interest in the room but there are two doors leading out of it.

What would you like to do?

Yanda leans up against the door, gagging a bit and remembering those nasty slugs she ate the last time she met trogs, which makes her retch for real.

"Always unpleasant, aren't they?"

Wait until we have recovered from the stench and those that were injured are healed up. I lost a character that way too. I tend to minimax my expenditures and I just couldn't see wasting money on 1 HP. But he was resurrected so all worked out in the end. And I'd do it again! So I did not learn my lesson at all.

Tofang immediately takes out his wand and tries to heal Kala!

umd dc 20, clw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 161d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

umd dc 20, clw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 211d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 Success +8

umd dc 20, clw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 131d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

umd dc 20, clw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 111d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

umd dc 20, clw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 91d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

umd dc 20, clw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 121d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

umd dc 20, clw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 221d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 Success +9

He shakes the wand as hard as he can and is glad when she finally opens her eyes!

"Hey Kala! Stinky and all of others were really worried!" the little wayang says to with some fear on his eyes.

He then looks around.

"The flaming head of a serpent engraved on their amulets is the holy symbol of Kro’akoth." he says.

kn religion: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

Conditions:

=== 12:10 Out of initiative ===
Uhvat - 9 dmg;
Tofang - 14 dmg; shield (12:05);
Tofang's dog - 12 dmg (13 hp); AC 13;
Yanda - 8 dmg; ant haul (02:00); mutagen (13:10); protection from arrows (19:00); shield (12:07);
Kala - 33 dmg; aspect of the bear;
Stinky - 12 dmg; barkskin (12:51);

The group takes about ten minutes to recover and search the room.

Feel free to post any additional healing or buffs and let me know which door you want to open.

No additional buffs here. Saving my barkskin and shield extracts. for now.

"Kro’akoth? Can you tell me more about this god?"

When she sees that the others are ready,
"Ready?"
Yanda opens the door she has been so patiently standing by.

Btw, the shenanigans factor in that fight was that they all had the ability to smite good - they mostly used it (randomly) on non-good PCs but two of them landed theirs on Kala - hence them targeting her and also doing more damage.

Ah. Makes sense.

Gasping, and immediately regretting the deep breath due to the foul stench of those nasty things. She glances around dazedly for a moment as Stinky collapses beside her, licking her face and nuzzling her with affection. In the back of her mind, it occurs to her that it's a good thing he's exhausted from his rage right now, or he might accidentally send her right back into the darkness with his exuberance. After settling him down, she nods at Tofang. "Thanks. I owe you a million." With a sigh, she unpacks some potions and begins downing them.

Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 2 = 9
Cure Light Wounds (potion): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Cure Light Wounds (potion): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

I'm going to run out of these! Frustrated at her own lack of preparedness, Kala mumbles as she glances at Tofang's wand of Cure Light Wounds: "I gotta get one of those wands one of these days." For now, however, she switches to casting spells to heal herself.

Cure Light Wounds (spell): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Cure Light Wounds (spell): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"All right Stinky, now you."

Cure Light Wounds (spell): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Cure Light Wounds (spell): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

"Attaboy!" Kala pours all her love into their link as she scratches and pets him for the remainder of the groups' rest.

Kala! Oh Kala Kala Kala! You're okay! You're alive! I thought I'd lost you! Ohmygosh don't ever scare me like that again! You can't die! Ever! Please! I don't ever want to be alone, without you! I love you! Now that his rage has passed, Stinky is like the most adorably sad, pathetic puppy you can imagine, giving all his love to his Kala with his whole body. I'm going to do better at protecting you! I promise!

"Kro’akoth? Can you tell me more about this god?"

Tofang already made the Knowledge check for this information which can be seen here

Tofang gives the wand to Kala.

“Use it as much as you like. Could you then also heal my wounds please?“

40 charges remaining and you can use it as you wish.

@Tofang: Thanks!

@GM Abraham: Can we retcon and replace d8 rolls as Kala's potions and spells (8 total) with charges from Tofang's wand?

"Oh, thanks again. I'll pay you back when we're done here." And Kala means it, too. She hates being beholden to people.

Once Kala and Stinky are healed, she turns the wand to Tofang's wounds.

Looks like Tofang is down 14 HP.

Wand of CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Wand of CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Wand of CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

That's either 3 or 11 charges, depending on GM ruling.

wand of clw x2: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (3, 5) + 2 = 10

Uhvat quietly draws forth his own healing wand and fixed his wounds in short order.

false life: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
After stowing it, he concentrates momentarily. A faint purplish energy glimmers around him, and he appears more invigorated than earlier.

While the rest of the party continues with their recovery, before Yanda opens the southern door, he goes to each of the door, examining them carefully and listening to see if he can hear anything from beyond.

perception, south door: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
perception, east door: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

Fine with me to retcon to use Tofang's wand rather than Kala's spells/potions. Note, however, that PFS rules don't allow you to *repay* another player for the charges used. The customary way to do this is to simply purchase your own healing wand and make it available in turn.

Uhvat does not hear anything behind either door.

Fair enough. We'll say she finds some other ways to do so, for RP purposes.

Conditions:

=== 12:10 Out of initiative ===
Uhvat - dmg; 16 temp hp; false life (18:10);
Tofang - dmg;
Tofang's dog - 12 dmg (13 hp); AC 13;
Yanda - 8 dmg; ant haul (02:00); mutagen (13:10); protection from arrows (19:00);
Kala - 1 dmg;
Stinky - dmg; barkskin (12:51);

Six charges from Tofang's wand leaves Kala with 1 dmg; two charges fully heals Stinky; three charges fully heals Tofang (11 total charges from Tofang's wand); Uhvat uses two charges from his own wand and is fully healed, and adds some false life to feel even more vigorous.

As the party completes its healing activities, Tofang's dog looks at all of you mournfully.

Yanda - still wounded herself - opens the Western door. This chamber is an irregular octagon, and smells terrible. There is no furniture, just piles of makeshift bedding. The room looks like it could easily sleep twelve. There is a dark opening on the south wall.

Map updated

Yanda takes a quick look around and taps herself with her wand.

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Well, we now know where the troglodytes slept. Ugh. I'm going to see how fast I can get through the room."

Not waiting for her companions to cross the barrier, she rushes to the opening to the south.

Yanda wouldn't have believed it possible, but the smell is actually worse when she reaches the opening.

Here is the entirety of the module's text for the next room:

The troglodytes use this cave as one giant latrine. The less said about it the better.

Yanda reels backward from the room,. looking like she was given a mortal blow ash she nearly collapses onto one of the filthy beds. Fortunately for her she catches herself in time and reels off of it towards the north, holding her abdomen like she has a stomach wound.

Conditions:

=== 12:15 Out of initiative ===
Uhvat - dmg; 16 temp hp; false life (18:10);
Tofang - dmg;
Tofang's dog - 12 dmg (13 hp); AC 13;
Yanda - 4 dmg; ant haul (02:00); mutagen (13:10); protection from arrows (19:00);
Kala - 1 dmg;
Stinky - dmg; barkskin (12:51);

Ready to open the other door?

As the party completes its healing activities, Tofang's dog looks at all of you mournfully.

"Oh! Sorry buddy. Here you go." Kala uses Tofang's wand to heal up his big dog, then gives it a good scratch behind the ears as she returns the wand.

Wand of CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Wand of CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

"All right. Come on, Stinky. Heel." With that, she begins clambering over the barrier to follow Yanda.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

"Urk! Oh gods! How can it be worse?! --Oh. That's how." Fighting to keep the contents of her stomach down, Kala pushes forward through a stench that practically makes the air feel viscous.

Coming, Kala! Stinky does a sort of hop/jump/climb to get over the barrier.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Before he scampers after her, however, he tears a bite of inner thigh from one of the dead stinkies. Chewing and drooling, he catches up to her. Hmm... Tastes gamy, but not in a great way. I mean, it'll do, but I dunno. It doesn't taste like *home*. He swallows, and the chemical processes that inspired his name begin.

I would absolutely love it if I could apply a template to Stinky that would let him be as stinky as a troglodyte for x number of rounds per day. As it is, it's just roll play.

"You don't want to go over there. Let's try a different door. Please?"

Yanda staggers back into the fight room and heads over to the south door in hopes of getting a breath of air that doesn't try to claw its way down her throat.

Conditions:

=== 12:15 Out of initiative ===
Uhvat - dmg; 16 temp hp; false life (18:10);
Tofang - dmg;
Tofang's dog (13 hp, AC 13) - dmg;
Yanda - 4 dmg; ant haul (02:00); mutagen (13:10); protection from arrows (19:00);
Kala - 1 dmg;
Stinky - dmg; barkskin (12:51);

The door to the next room opens without difficulty and smells just like normal bad troglodyte smell, not troglodyte latrine smell. In the center of the room is a fire pit with a sizable blaze crackling away. On either side are two tables with four chairs each. The remains of several small subterranean creatures—mostly rats and lizards—cover the tables. It seems they were being eaten raw. Along the walls are several barrels, one of which is full of javelins. There are doors to the east, west, and north (this is the door you've just opened).

Map updated. Please update your positions.

Uhvat nods at Yanda as he passes her. He looks left and right, trying to decide which door to head towards. Takes a while but eventually, he decides that no creature could possibly be living the in refuse of the troglodytes and heads to the eastern door, again listening through and checking the door carefully.

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31

Stumbling back into the barricaded room after Yanda, Kala wholeheartedly agrees with her choice to retreat. It's a good thing Stinky seems unperturbed, as any nausea he felt would be shared through their link and compromise her tenuous hold on her breakfast. Once they enter the dining area, Kala sweeps her eyes over the room for anything abnormal, interesting, or dangerous.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

Before they move to the next area, she cocks a half-smile at Stinky and tosses the remains of a lizard at his mouth.

...which he catches deftly and crunches happily. MMmmmmmmmmmmmm! Swallowing the good stuff and spitting out the spikier bone bits, he nabs a dead rat from the table for a snack on the go.

"That beast of yours sure has an appetite. Large and varied."

I do NOT want to see what comes out the other end!

Conditions:

=== 12:15 Surprise Round ===
Blue - dmg;
Uhvat - dmg; 16 temp hp; false life (18:10);
Tofang - 14 dmg;
Tofang's dog (13 hp, AC 13) - dmg;
Yanda - 4 dmg; ant haul (02:00); mutagen (13:10); protection from arrows (19:00);
Kala - 1 dmg;
Stinky - dmg; barkskin (12:51);

Everyone but Yanda notices a charred, smoking skull in the fire pit in the center of the room. The soft scrape of bone reveals the long, sinuous skeleton of a large snake, its head a humanoid skull with a snake’s jaws and it immediately moves to attack the invaders!

Everyone but Yanda can act in the surprise round - as usual, only a single standard or move action in the surprise round.

target? 1 K, 2 S, 3 T: 1d3 ⇒ 3
Bite vs Tofang flat-footed: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
dmg: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Fort Tofang: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
The snake skeleton thing viciously bites Tofang but he manages to fight off whatever nefarious power its bite holds.

Pathfinders are up in the Surprise Round. Everyone but Yanda can take a single standard or move action. It's fair to assume that you already had your preferred weapons in hand given the circumstances.

Kala ducks her head sheepishly. "Uh. Yeah. Just, uh, be careful walking behind him after a while. He, um, gets gassy. That's how he earned his name."

Without hesitation, Uhvat steps nearer to flank the skeletal creature with Tofang, before bringing down the lash, hard.

Not sure if Tofang has a melee weapon in hand for Uhvat to flank. If not, ignore flank bonus.

vs blue: Power Attack, Furious Focus, Flanking, Chill Touch
+1 ectoplasmic lash: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 11 - 2 + 2 = 17 dmg: 2d6 + 8 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 2) + 8 + 6 + (3) = 24
Fort DC15 or 1 Str damage.
The 1d6 damage is negative energy, just in case it is resistant/immune.

Yanda stands there like an idiot, tears still steaming down her face and clouding her vision from the stench she left behind. Blame it on the trogs!

Uhvat misses the creature.

Kala and Tofang are up!

Tofang 5 ft steps back and drinks his cognatogen.

Can Stinky act too?

Kala pivots from embarrassment to professionalism in a heartbeat. As she swings Orc Brains like a softball pitcher, she commands confidently: "Stinky! Attack!"

Cold Iron Warhammer: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 131d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Conditions:

=== 12:15 Round 1 ===
Blue - dmg;
Uhvat - dmg; 16 temp hp; false life (18:10);
Tofang - 14 dmg; cognatogen (13:05);
Tofang's dog (13 hp, AC 13) - dmg;
Yanda - 4 dmg; ant haul (02:00); mutagen (13:10); protection from arrows (19:00);
Kala - 1 dmg;
Stinky - dmg; barkskin (12:51);

Tofang directs his dog to step out of harm's way and consumes a mind-altering substance.

Kala swing her warhammer at the creature but misses.

Stinky (yes, he can act - sorry I neglected to say so) also misses.

Start of Round 1

Instead of biting one of the pathfinders again, the strange creature begins to sway and gyrate, as if it has simply been waiting for an audience for a performance it has been practicing for who knows how long...

Uhvat Will: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Yanda Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 +2 vs. poisons, +1 vs. water/cold/earth/acid, +1 vs EX abilities of reptilian humanoid
Tofang Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
will riding dog : 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Kala Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 +1 vs. cold effects
Stinky (Kala) Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Before giving the outcome of these saves I'll pause to see whether anyone wishes to use a reroll or any other similar ability. If I haven't heard from anyone within 24 hours I'll just assume they want to let the results stand as is.

Kala and Stinky will keep these rolls.

Yanda rolled just fine, thank you.

Jang starts summoning several (1d3 ⇒ 2) celestial dire boars.

summon monster 4 one round casting time. These are Augmented Celestial Dire boar has AC 15, DR5/evil, 52 hp. From the special erastil summon monster 3 list.

Jang directs Magas to grapple and pin the woman.

Magas knows the grapple trick.

Jang, I think you posted this in the wrong thread. :-)

Ooops! Super sorry!

lessons of Chaldira trait reroll Will : 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

Tofang shoots and reloads!

touch attack, pbs : 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 = 221d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3