[Outpost II] PFS #4-05: The Sanos Abduction (lvl 3-7) [GM Uktar] (Inactive)

Game Master Uktar

Javon flies to another branch, trying to locate the sound. "Oh! Riddywhipple, is it you? Excellent deduction, Gerald! Yes, Ignizi told us you could help us. We need your assistance to find one of her assistants!"

Kiaru takes defensive positions

Ingrid stops the spell.

Suddenly a tiny little dragon appears above the pit.
"You're friends with Iggy? Why didn't you say so in the first place? Any friend of Iggy's is a friend of mine. He looks down at Des and Willem. "Sorry about that. There's all sorts of nasty things running about these days; one can't be too careful."

"Y'know, there have been all sorts of undead around these parts lately, but I should've noticed you were a bit too lively to be undead...trouble is, I'm not much of a fighter, so I have to rely on tricks to survive."

"That was quite a trick you played on us!"

"I suppose I cannot blame you, even if it set us back a bit." Kaepora then bows to the little dragon. "Kaepora, at your service."

"Riddywhipple at yours. So why did Iggy send you my way? It's been a while since she graced me with a visit."

"Well, part of our task is to find one of our missing Pathfinder associates. They were an apprentice for Iggy, but were taken. We were hoping for your assistance in this matter; Dijjit is her name. Perhaps you have seen something, or perhaps someone being dragged away by undead?"

"Riddywhipple! It is a pleasure to meet you!" Javon hops down to a lower branch. "My name is Javon and that is my porter, Grax, with the large sword. Yes, Ignizi thought you could help us find her assistant. It's critical to continue with her work! Do you know where they might have taken her?"

"Those wretched undead have been plaguing our forest for days. Together, we could eliminate this undead threat...in fact, I might know where the zombies are coming from. I'll ask some of my fey forest friends for information to see if I can pinpoint the source of the undead scourge. In the meantime, I recommend you spend the night near my home, and we can leave at first light." And with that, he zips off into the forest.

There's little to do but make camp. You set up watch and spend the night near Riddywhipple's log.

At dawn, Riddywipple wakes you by buzzing excitedly around your heads, chattering in his squeaky, singsong voice.
"It's time to strike camp, for I know where to go to root out this plague of undead. Last night, I flew over to my friendly pixie friend Pollinia, a trixie youngster who lit out with me for a bit of a fly-around, where we chatted about all the happy happenings in the forest as well as some untidy tidings. As it turns out, the carved cave near my pegasi friendlies has a new body that everybody agrees is disagreeable. The old cold cavern used to be used by humans long before long ago, but it’s been empty as a log since then.

“Now it seems an unseemly creature has wandered in from the bit of bog near Wartle and taken to torturing and terrifying the forest. The monster’s name is Marigana, and trappers chased her from her Wartle morass after she kidnapped some napping kids from the town and turned them into deadly undead. Now she’s taken up taking over Sanos, and wants to spread her terrible territory. We can make a joint journey to see the poisonous new occupant, but it will be doubtlessly undeadly.”

Full night's rest! Spells are back! :D

"Well good morning to you too." Kaepora and his shadow stretch themselves awake. "Did they give you any description about this Marigana by chance? If not, I suspect we can figure out what we are dealing with when we see her."

Kaepora draws his wand of Mage Armor, striking himself and his Shadow.

"None of the fey are quite sure what sort of creature Marigana is, but she has been seen with an entourage of skeletons and zombies, which leads the fey to suspect she has necromantic powers."

"Good morning show us the way to that place and we will do the job as quickly as possible", says Kiaru as he quickly packs his equipment and prepares his tools for battle.

"Why is she here? Does she want something?" Grax rumbles.

Willem pockets what he found and moves through the area to get up and out, eventually speaking with the trickster fae and introducing himself properly. In the morning, he listens to the story and picks out the most important thing: someone was stealing children. That's all he needed to hear.

"We will stop this monster, and rescue anyone that may be left."

Though he didn't appreciate being pranked by the fae, the fact that he found something in the process simmers his frustration down a bit. He goes to pack up Des and his gear. While doing so, he answers Grax. "Doesn't matter what she might want. She's stealing children and turning them into undead. Her wants are irrelevant."

Ingrid casts mage armor in the morning.

I swapped out charm person for burning hands

"I agree with Ser Willem. She sounds like an evil that must be stopped."

Riddywhipple says to Grax, "Marigana lived in the swamp near Wartle, but the locals chased her off after she started stealing children from the town to add to her zombie horde. Now she’s moved into Sanos and is beginning to carve out an undead territory."

"As for you, Ser Knight, I was merely looking to protect my home. I am relieved that your noble steed was nimble enough to escape injury. Did you manage to find that magic ring down there? It's been sitting down in that pit for quite a long time? A rather sneaky sort who'd been robbing the local fey met his fate at the bottom of my welcome party...deservedly so."

After gathering your gear and examining the ring, Riddywhipple leads you North, deeper into the forest.

As you wind your way through the forest, Riddywipple tells you that you're approaching the home of his longtime friends, pegasi who might be able to offer assistance in defeating the undead. The party follows an overgrown road until they reach a muddy, reedy lake surrounded by underbrush and large stones.

As you approach, you see the silhouettes of statuesque pegasi grazing in the glade. However, as you move closer, they see that the pegasi are covered in deep wounds and dried blood, and that they graze not upon grass, but upon the carcass of a fallen creature. The blood-encrusted pegasi turn toward you, and clumsily lift into the air. Riddywhipple shrieks incoherently in terror, anger and frustration at seeing his friends turned into undead horrors.

The black pegasi charges, slamming itself into Ser Willem's mighty steed, injuring the horse.
Since you're flat-footed, no mounted combat check v attack

Current Initiative order
BOLD may act
. Black Pegasus
Ingrid
Arakyrial
Kiaru
Willem
Des -8hp
Kaepora
Kaepora’s Shadow
. Grax

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
"I am afraid I would not know this ring."

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Knowledge Religion (Monster Lore): 1d20 + 4 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 6 = 21
"Mmmmm standard zombies. Best beaten by a slashing weapon."

Kaepora begins by studying the black pegasai.
Knowledge Religion (Monster Lore+Study Target): 1d20 + 4 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 6 + 1 = 25
"That Pegasi... Seems stronger than an undead one should be. Evil by nature, but not bound by law or chaos. Best beaten by slashing weapons."

Kaepora then shares it's Special Attacks and other Special Defenses.

Then he and his shadow move into melee, drawing his sword as he moves..

The shadow begins the offensive by slamming into the pegasai!

Movement will totally provoke an Attack of Opportunity.

Slam Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

If the shadow hits, the pegasai suffers -2 to Strength for 1 round.

The black pegazombie seizes upon the opportunity to attack K's shadow, but fails to connect.

K's shadow is similarly thwarted, although its blow hits your enemy...it just fails to do any damage.

I don't believe the strength damage would carry through if the attack fails to penetrate DR, but that's immaterial because the STR damage is negative energy effect, and these are undead...Good news, though: it doesn't increase their strength. Perhaps it should! (kidding!)

slam: 1d20 ⇒ 10 slam dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

It's an advanced zombie with undead traits. light DR overcome by slashing. No special attacks.

The Shadow is weird in that it is not damage, just a penalty. It is, however, a negative energy effect. Source: Ultimate Intrigue Page 50.

Arakyrial moves around behind his companions and then pops up opposite the shadow before lashing out at the undead creature.

Stab (incl. flanking): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 13 + 2 = 30
Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 26
Magic Piercing Damage (incl. 5 precision): 1d6 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
Bonus Crit Damage: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Ingrid moves towards Arakyrial in order to get a better shot at casting a spell.

"There's two more of those creatures ahead"

double move

Earlier..
Willem thinks for a moment. "No, we haven't the knowledge or skill to use the ring as it were, but I'm sure if you tell us more about it, we may be able to." He keeps the ring with him until the party is able to use it.

Now..
Cursing himself for getting lost in the wonder of a flying horse, Willem spurs Des into battle and attacks the beast in front of him with fury.

Willem Handle Animal: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32
Willem Sword Strike with Challenge: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 2 = 281d8 + 3 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 5 = 15
Des Full Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 241d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 61d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Des Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 81d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 71d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Ingrid can take a few careful moments to use Spellcraft to ID the ring (take ten=22). It is a Ring of Maniacal Devices.

The swashbuckler dances forward and rams his rapier deep into the eyesocket of the pegazombie, and rears back in pain. Willem seizes the opening and slashes deeply across the belly. But it's valiant Des who finishes it off, kicking it once ineffectually before chomping on it mane and giving its neck a good wrench, and its neck snaps with a sickening pop. The poor, wretched creature is finally at rest.

Current Initiative order
BOLD may act
. Black Pegasus DEAD (again)
. Ingrid
. Arakyrial
Kiaru
. Willem
. Kaepora
. Kaepora’s Shadow
Grax

Kiary tries to camoflauge into the forest to attack the others creatures by surprise
stealth: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

gm stuff: 3d20 ⇒ (12, 10, 7) = 29

The two remaining pegazombies don't seem to notice Kiaru, as they clumsily take flight and land by Kaepora's Shadow.

Riddywhipple finally shakes off the paralysis of horror at seeing his friends fully zombified, and he starts shrieking in terror and disgust in the minds of everything within a hundred feet of him.

Current Initiative order
BOLD may act
Ingrid
Arakyrial
Kiaru
Willem
Kaepora
Kaepora’s Shadow
. Red Pegasus
. Green Pegasus
. Riddywhipple
Grax

Grax draws his greatsword and rushes forward to strike one of the zombie horses.

Attack (PA, FF): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Damage (PA): 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (4, 5) + 9 = 18

From high in one of the trees, Javon shouts to the Faerie Dragon. "Riddywhipple, it isn't safe! Stay up here! Gerald will handle it!"

Kiaru moves towards enemy back and send a powerful blow with his longsperar
acrobatics: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31
damage+flanked: 1d8 + 10 + 3d6 ⇒ (4) + 10 + (6, 2, 5) = 27

Willem coaxes Des forward, leaping over the fallen creature and towards the next unfortunate one, vowing silently to end the misery of these poor creatures.

Animal Handling: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21
Sword Strike: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 101d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Des Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 181d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Unsettled by the corruption of these noble creatures, Grax's blow goes astray.

Even though Kiaru's spear meets some resistance in attacking the zombie pegasus, his strike penetrates deeply. And Des continues his onslaught upon the creatures, ripping a chunk out of the pagazombie with an eerie greenish flesh.

Current Initiative order
BOLD may act
Ingrid
Arakyrial
. Kiaru
Willem
Kaepora
Kaepora’s Shadow
. Red Pegasus -22hp
. Green Pegasus -7hp
. Riddywhipple
. Grax

Kaepora begins giving advice.
Acts as Bardic Performance: Inspire Courage +1
Then he casts shield on his shadow.
Concentration Defensive Cast: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 1 = 17

The shadow attacks.
Slam 1 Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Slam 2 Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Slam 1 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Slam 2 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Once more left to his own devices after delivering redeath to his previous opponent,. Arakyrial moves around behind the reddish pegazombie and lashes out again.

Stab (incl. flanking): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 13 + 2 = 27
Magic Piercing Damage (incl. 5 precision): 1d6 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19

Do I get another action somehow? I thought I already went this round.

Kaepora, how are you starting a performance as a move action? Normally, you'd need to be 7th level bard (sensei) to do that. Let me know how you're pulling that off, or let me know which action you're taking, inspire courage or casting shield.

Do I get another action somehow? I thought I already went this round.

You're right, Willem. Was on the road this weekend and rushing through...my apologies for sowing confusion.

Ingrid, you still haven't acted this round.

The Answer: Lack of awake brain cells when I posted. Just do the Performance for now.

Ingrid fires her crossbow at the nearest bad guy

attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

sorry was swamped over the weekend

Arakyrial, did you move more than 5', i.e. did you provoke an attack of opportunity? I don't recall where you started.

Both K's Shadow and Arakyrial land solid blows on the zombie pegasus, but the tough, dead flesh of the creature somewhat resists their attacks. Ingrid's crossbow bolt flies off into the woods.

Suddenly, a couple of strange, large seahorses emerge from the depths of the lake, beckoning to Willem and Grax...Neither of them feel particularly inclined to join the creatures for a swim.

The pegazombie with the reddish hue attacks K's Shadow, landing a couple of blows, while the pegazombie with the sickly green hue pummels Kiaru. Riddywhipple emits one last ear-splitting shriek of horror before joining Grax at a safer distance. THe Faerie Dragon is clearly quite distraught at what's happened to his friends.

Willem Will Save: 1d20 + 5 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 5 = 23
Grax Will Save: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 + 5 = 13

Current Initiative order
. BOLD may act
Ingrid
Arakyrial
Kiaru -24hp
Willem
Kaepora cen
Kaepora’s Shadow -13hp
Black Lake Critter
Purple Lake Critter
Red Pegasus -30hp
Green Pegasus -22hp
Riddywhipple
Grax

Knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

Ingrid casts glitterdust on the Kelpies.

DC 17 will or be blinded

"There's two evil fey in the water! Look!"

NE Medium Fey (aquatic, shapechanging)
(unless you own Tomb of Horrors...oops.)
Ingrid, you get one question: Special Attacks, Special Defenses, Special Qualities, Resistances, DR, SR, etc.

hmm: 2d20 ⇒ (18, 10) = 28

Also, when I did preview on the post, both PCs made their Will saves. Then on final post, Grax save changed (and no, I didn't change the order of dice I was rolling). Not certain what happened there. But I'm not going to change it to the PCs detriment.

DR? do I get 2? See your post above? if 2 then SR as well

Whew, Grax caught a break!

Grax shifts his target, trying to take advantage of having the reddish Pegasus surrounded.

Attack (PA, FF, flank): 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 2 = 24
Damage (PA): 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (2, 5) + 9 = 16

Kiaru attacks again the green pegasus
elven branched spear attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29
damage+flanked: 1d8 + 10 + 3d6 ⇒ (6) + 10 + (6, 6, 4) = 32

Kelpies do NOT have DR NOR SR (regardless of sourcebook)

Grax seizes the opportunity to deliver a mighty blow to the red pegazombie, sending it back into the realm of the dead. Unfortunately, that leaves Kiaru without a flank buddy, and his spear attack isn't as effective.

Grax is not providing a flank, so no sneak damage. Please try and remember to either provide damage type or name the weapon being used. Thanks.

Current Initiative order
. BOLD may act
Ingrid
Arakyrial
. Kiaru -24hp
Willem
Kaepora cen
Kaepora’s Shadow -13hp
Black Kelpie
Purple Kelpie
Red Pegasus Dead Again
. Green Pegasus -33hp
. Riddywhipple
. Grax

Im pretty sure he did provoke...
Acrobatics to avoid AoO: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23
Parry if Acrobatics fails: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33
Riposte: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21
Piercing Damage (incl. 5 precision): 1d6 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21

Arakyrial steps up to the last pegazombie and tries to run it through.

Stab: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21
Piercing Damage (incl. 5 precision): 1d6 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20

did they save vs the glitterdust? Am I up again?