AC 20,AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 19 (+6 armor, +1 Dex, +2 shield, +1 size) hp 21 (2d10+5) Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +2; +2 vs. fear
The dragon moves into range and the halfling tries to stab him with his lance.
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 pokey pokey?
1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 damage if he hits
Is this the same one that he charged and hit or is it another one?
CG Female Kitsune Mesmerist 3 | HP 24/24 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | CMD: 14 | F 3, R 7, W 5 (9 when Unemotional) | Init +7 | Per +7 (Low-Light Vision) | 1st: 0/4 Used
Ai levels her crossbow at the one she's not making...laugh, she guesses. The bolt, however, flies wide. She nocks another bolt and winds the bow again.
Dragonskull C shakes off Ai's enchantment, and rises into the defensive stance it had taken earlier. It then advances towards the kitsune spellcaster, threatening her. (Move to stand up from prone, Standard to move 25')
Initiative Order wrote:
2A:Ai, Ankird
2B:ENEMY B (-8), ENEMY C 2C:Cork, Domrilin, Oded 3A:Ai, Ankird
Human CG human Magus 3 | HP 24/27 | AC: 16 T: 11 FF: 15 CMD: 15 | F +4 R +2 W +3 | Init +7 | Perc +3 | Arcane pool +1 5/5
Oded and Ankird seem to have one of the dragonskulls occupied so Cork moves to the southern one that Ai is fighting. "Let me lend a hand here." When he's a few steps away he lifts a hand to shoot a ray of frost at it.
Oded doesn't manage to do much but tie up the attention of the burning dragonskull with his scimitar, but that affords Ankird the opening to drive his lance into the wretched thing from behind, dealing 5 damage and dropping the elemental. (Burning Dragonskull B is 'dead')
Cork emits a sub-zero beam of energy at the remaining dragonskull elemental, dealing 2 damage.
CG Female Kitsune Mesmerist 3 | HP 24/24 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | CMD: 14 | F 3, R 7, W 5 (9 when Unemotional) | Init +7 | Per +7 (Low-Light Vision) | 1st: 0/4 Used
Sorry, took an unplanned break from the internet over the weekend.
Ai panics. She stumbles back away from the elemental, drawing in a deep breath and holding it. And holding it. And holding it.
He hits the burning dragonskull for 3 acid damage.
Random Target, alphabetical:1d2 ⇒ 1 - Cork/Domrilin
The dragonskull elemental rushes Cork, and chomps at the salty veteran.
Melee, bite:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Cork puts his forearms up, attempting to parry or block the attack, but he's not fast enough for the elemental - luckily, the chittering dragonskull can only find purchase on a leather vambrace, the few remaining fangs left in it's jaw doing naught but skating harmlessly off of the boiled leather.
Ankird stabs the elemental, and while it's still on the end of the halfling's lance, Cork fires a ray of frost at it, shattering it into countless fragments.
Combat over!
Dragbod yells from the mouth of the valley. "The stone! Looks!"
There's not much to do now but either deactivate or destroy the stone monolith that is the source of the fires. If someone wishes to deactivate it, it would be a DC 18 Use Magic Device check. Otherwise, you're making attack rolls to damage it (given it's an inanimate object, you can consider it an automatic hit, just roll damage).
Human CG human Magus 3 | HP 24/27 | AC: 16 T: 11 FF: 15 CMD: 15 | F +4 R +2 W +3 | Init +7 | Perc +3 | Arcane pool +1 5/5
Cork reaches out to the stone, or at least as close as he can get to it. He closes his eyes and focuses on the magic therein. If he can just understand it, he can probably untangle it. However, the magic of the stone eludes him.
Oded strikes the rock, but finds that it doesn't so much as mar the surface (from this, you can discern from the result that the object has a hardness of at least 3).
Cork looks to the device, but can't quite discern how the thing operates.
The only other party member with UMD is Oops, so...
Oops, DC 18 Use Magic Device:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Oops on the other hand – with his innate connection to all things fiery – recognizes a few cyclopean symbols on the stone - he traces his finger across a few glowing-orange runes, and the light fades, rendering it inert.
Lifting the rock reveals that the monolith is not actually part of a larger structure buried under the earth, but is merely a small statue scarcely larger than the visible surface, resting inside a bowl-shaped depression.
Once the ash and debris are cleared from around it, it can be picked up. It weighs 60 pounds and thrums with the resonant magic that's bound within it.
Dragbog follows through the valley, surveying the debris that once was his tribe's village. "Such mess. Dragonskulls will have to rebuild, now that fires have gone. Hrmph."
He scrambles into a pile of ash and emerges a few seconds later, presenting you with some tokens of his appreciation; a shortsword, and an emerald-studded ring.
"It not much, but it befitting of Dragonskull chief to give something to thank you." says the goblin.
With the monolith deactivated and the burning dragonskull elementals defeated, the fires around the forest begin to burn out, no longer fuelled by the elemental flame of the monolith.
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The Return Trip
As you make your trek back to Mishkar, you encounter a group of druids on the second day out, led by Cenenviel, the elven druid you rescued. After a short greeting, he explains that they have already begun the arduous task of reclaiming the forest from the flames. "Such destruction only makes way for new growth..." he says.
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A Heroes' Welcome?
By the time you return to Mishkar on the third day, you find that the fires have all but completely burned out. Nelket and Dolok Darkfur greet you at the gates.
"Scouts saw you approach from the treeline, so we thought it fitting to give you a heroes' welcome." says Nelket through a wide grin. "As you can see, things have gotten pretty much back to normal."
"Unfortunately," interrupts Dolok, "... normal around these parts means conflict with the Redpine Tribe. Tensions between the people of Mishkar and those centaurs still remain high. They still blame the goblins for the wildfire, and have demanded that we turn them over for justice."
Dragbog reacts with a mixture of outrage and fear. "But, no! It was not us!"
@Oded: Ah, that's my bad. I was looking at the wrong table's party cheat sheet - Oops is (was) a PC from Table A.
As it stands, no one else in the party has UMD trained, so destroying the monolith would be the only option. With hardness 3 and 40 HP, it takes some time, but with the entire party going to town on it, it breaks on Round 8 of combat (and as everyone had imbibed the potions of resist energy (fire), there was no reflex/reaction damage sustained from hitting the monolith).
At Oded's suggestion, you head to the Centaur Encampment, and speak once more with the Redpines' chieftain, Kaana Korag. "Greetings, pathfinders. I see that the fires have begun to subside - I trust you uncovered the source of the goblin's arson, and dealt with them once and for all?"
There's naught much else to do but pass a simple diplomacy check, which Ai can pass on anything but a 1.
Ai, DC 10 Diplomacy:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Given your previous interaction with Chieftain Korag, you've endeared yourselves to her, so she greets you with a warm and friendly tone.
With the physical evidence of the monolith (albeit now in pieces), and your honeyed words, she is willing to concede to the fact that the fire was not the goblins' fault.
"It seems though for once, the goblins weren't the source of a wildfire. How curious."
Back in Mishkar, you bring news of the brokered peace to Nelket and Dolok Darkfur. Darkfur addresses the Dragonskulls, offering them his continued protection if they wish to make the journey to Sarkoris. Many of the goblins join the Farheaven’s caravan, where they can more readily enjoy the god’s protection. The goblins hold a joyful celebration before leaving Mishkar, enjoying the prospect of life without threats from humans or centaurs for the first time in any of their memories.
Several of these goblins choose a different path, instead expressing interest in joining the Pathfinder Society.
This grants you access to the Firebreaker boon, which will be explained on your chronicle sheets.
For successfully destroying or deactivating the monument, you each gain 1 Prestige Point and the Champion of the Farheavens boon. And lastly, for brokering peace between the Redpine centaurs and Mishkar, you succeed at this scenario's secondary success condition and gain 1 additional Prestige Point.
Quote:
DOLOK DARKFUR turns to camera, and points.
"Remember kids; If you come across an ancient Cylopean monolith, run and tell a parent. Only you can prevent forest fires."
* credits roll *
Episode written by Michael Sayre
Directed by GM zebeev
That wraps it up! I'll have Chronicles ready probably by midnight tonight, so just ensure that I have all your correct information in the Discussion tab, and if you haven't rolled for a boon, make a d20 roll as well.
I want to thank everyone for playing, if you've any feedback, anything I can improve on, please PM me, I know there were a few slip ups, but hopefully everything was fair and above board.
Most likely, I haven't run a 4-5 or anything higher yet, so we'll see. I think I'm going to take a bit of a break for the time being, but I'll be sure to post in the Flaxseed Lodge if I do.
