Outpost II - GM Ietsuna's Solstice Scar D (1-2) (Inactive)

Game Master Ietsuna

Cursing mentally, Cabe makes for the shore. Though he's an adept swimmer himself, he knows there's no way the whole party can swim the rest of the way to the standing stones.

Swim: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Sigh. Perhaps "adept" was a stretch.

Is it rough water? Doesn't look like calm, we just couldn't have such troubles. If yes, we go underwater on 10 or less...

Swim: 1d20 + 4 - 6 ⇒ (12) + 4 - 6 = 10 to the nearest stones or anything... UPD but probably no .)

Swim: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Dark, being a good swimmer heads for the shore but seeing some of his companions needing help he turns back to help them.

Swim (Aid Other): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

But fails to help anyone.

Everyone gets to shore, although you are a bit chilled by the experience Everyone take 2 cold damage please

You need to pick an alternate route to the standing stones You can try to evade the patrols or confront them.

- I know exactly what I'm going to learn.

You think she wants to take off her helmet, but for some reason she doesn't dare.

- Some healing, please. And then let's fight our way through the patrols.

Kato dries off best he can, "Well, while I would prefer to avoid, if fight we must.."

- I sneak as well as I swim, Kato.

After coughing and spitting up river water, Nyshka votes for confronting. "Agreed. After one disastrous attempt at avoidance, I say we meet our foes head on."

Nyshka gives a touch of healing to Alecto and Kato.
Lay on Hands (Alecto): 1d6 ⇒ 1
Lay on Hands (Kato): 1d6 ⇒ 4

And uses a charge of her wand on Alecto.
CLW Wand 40->39: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

- Thank you, warrioress.

After a moment of thought she adds.

- There's a spark of demonic blood in me too. I can guess how hard it is for you to be in complete control. Discipline is a great thing, no matter what the cost...

She looks back at the others.

- And now forward - to new victories with proudly raised head!

I forgot Nyshka has cold resistance 5, so she's only -2 HP, 18/20

"Aye, it's not always easy, but smiting the deserving is a surprisingly effective outlet for any destructive urges. All for the greater good in the name of The Calamitous Turn of course!"

Cabe drags himself out of the water, the cold sending stabbing pain through his joints. He hobbles up to Nyshka, shivering and somewhat bashful, and says, "I hate t-to be a b-bother...but... w-would you mind...?" He jerks his head in the direction of the wand.

Kinda forgot about the damage he took earlier, haha. Down to less than half.

- I sneak as well as I swim, Kato.

Kato laughs,"Ah fight it is then!"

See slide 6

Looking up from your position on the water's edge you see two human figures and one not-quite human creature patrolling the area.

Combat Round 1 - Bold May Act

Nyshka
Red
Khellids
Kato
Alecto
Cabe
Dark

Knowledge (Planes): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Assuming 23 is high enough.

Dark yells out, "The two kellid warriors are under the influence of Eshimka, don't kill them. They can be saved."

Two questions before I can go. I'm guessing that second red thing in the middle of the party was an extra from copy/paste? And what does it take to move up the hill/slope in front of us?

Knowledge Religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

"That other one's a ghoul!"

Yup. I got hung up on 6 and well there are only 5 of you.

Nyshka moves near the bottom of the hill and readies an attack if the ghoul gets in range.

Falchion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Slash Damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (1, 3) + 6 = 10

I think I'm tagged in now...

Nyshka readies to fend off the attackers from above... but is dismayed when they don't actually come down to do battle.

"You can not stop Eshimka's coming!" The ghoul hisses, its sibilant voice grating on your ears.

He then commands the two corrupted warriors, and both of them draw their bows, firing down at the Pathfinders below, taking full advantage of their position!

Luckily, their aim is poor, their reactions perhaps affected by whatever foul influences tug at their minds.

The ghoul snarls in frustration as the arrows fly well wide of their targets... but stays up top as well, ready to leap should any of the Pathfinders make the climb.

- Combat Round 1 -------
Kato
Alecto
Cabe
Dark

- Combat Round 2 -------
Nyshka
Red
Khellids

Bold, aka everyone, can go!

Unsure on the DC to get up the ridges... but we'll go with an Easy climb check (since these specials like they're easy/average/hard setup =)
Though it is climbing, so typical climbing rules apply beyond that (ie: need both hands free, quarter speed (unless you fast climb), and no dex to AC)

The bad guys will have some cover from shots from below

Climb: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 Climbing is 1/4 speed?

- I'll flank them.

Without drawing her sword, Aclecto rushes to the right and begins to climb the slope.

Aye, 1/4, unless you fast climb (with a -5 penalty), then its 1/2

Fast Climb: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (17) - 4 = 13

Since it's an easy Climb check, I assume 13 makes it?

With a running start, Cabe puffs heavily and leaps at the incline, scrambling madly to reach the top. He stands above, dirt-caked but victorious.

And unarmed, he reminds himself irritably.

Welp, no weapon until next round lol. This is gonna hurt.

Alecto, with the initial movement, you'll be half way up. So will take one more climb check (and a move action) to get the rest. You'd have to put the shield away too... fyi.

Alecto and Caebricalius both have the same thoughts... that being to get up the slope quickly, before the archers can pick folks off. Alecto races off to the right, while Caeb goes left, both of them scrabbling up the slope as quickly as they can.

But climbing in heavy armor is not a simple thing, and Alecto's progress is slower than the kensai's.

So it is that Caebricalius gets to the top first... but the ghoul was waiting for just such an attempt! It leaps across the intervening space to its claws tear at him, before he can fully pull himself up! (4 damage to Caebricalius)

Almost instantly, he can feel some sort of necrotic poisons working their way through his veins where the flesh is torn. His muscles start to seize, right there, dangling from the edge.

Caeb, need a DC 13 Fort save, or you are paralyzed!
This will take effect right on the edge, before you pull yourself up. If you make the save, you can finish the move, and be up top

- Combat Round 1 -------
Kato
Dark (-4)

- Combat Round 2 -------
Nyshka (-2)
Red
Khellids
Alecto
Caebricalius (-8)

Bold can go!

Fort save pending from Caebricalius

Tried to include the damage from the earlier river ride (2 for getting tossed, 2 from the cold). Alecto and Kato got healed, but Dark and Caeb, not so much (though the later asked).
Think I have it right, anyway... let me know.

Nyshka drops her sword, and grabs it up with her prehensile tail. she draws a flask of holy water as she moves up to the base of the cliff, not looking forward to heavy armor climbing...

But she takes some solace in the holy water that she throws at the ghoul.

Holy Water vs touch AC, into melee, range: 1d20 + 2 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 - 4 - 2 = 14
Holy Water Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6

That is correct. Hooboy.

Fort Save, DC 13: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Whew!

Kato seems to be happy where he is as he throws a javelin at the ghoul..

Javelin: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Viewing the ghoul as the most dangerous thing in this fight, he doesn't try to climb up the cliff because he has a nice spell just for the undead threat.

Dark points his finger at the ghoul, "Enjoy this."

Disrupt Undead -Into Melee (Range Touch) vs Ghoul (Red): 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 1 - 4 = 4
Damage +HotS: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

As the ghoul descends on the exposed Caeb, those still left at the base of the slope leap to try and drive it back.

Kato draws and hurls a javelin with deadly accuracy. The shaft clears the lip of the slope, striking the undead creature in the side, under its clutching claw.

Dark tries to follow that up with a quick incantation of his own, but his aim is not nearly so accurate, the small bolt of positive energy striking the dirt some distance away.

Nyshka goes with a more physical source of positive energy, as she digs out a vial of holy water and steps forward to lob it up the ravine. Her throw is just a bit off line though, and looks like its going to fall to the right... only to have the ghoul stagger backwards right into its arc. The vial shatters across the ghouls back, the blessed water instantly searing its undead flesh. It can only hiss in agony, as it slumps to the ground... its flesh continuing to burn.

Would have missed... but it still had the -2 AC for the charge it did on Caeb =)

The nearby Kellid turns its bow on Caeb, firing a shot point blank, as it steps further away from the cliff. Without his sword in hand, his defenses are not enough to knock it asside, and it cuts a long groove along the side of his left thigh (3 damage to Caebricalius)

The other Kellid continues to fire at Alecto, hoping to pick her off the slope while she is exposed and unable to avoid the shots. Unfortunately for him, Alecto's plate armor is more than a match for a few errant arrows, and the shaft deflects off, doing no damage at all. He too steps away from the edge, bot of them now even harder to target from down below.

- Combat Round 2 -------
Alecto
Caebricalius (-11)
Kato
Dark (-4)

- Combat Round 3 -------
Nyshka (-2)
Red
Khellids

Everyone is up once more!

Both kellids have cover from those at the bottom.

Nyshka tries to climb the hill, taking her time carefully.
Climb: 1d20 + 4 - 6 ⇒ (17) + 4 - 6 = 15

She reaches the top, and brings her sword back in hands from her tail, taking a position right up in the face of the blue kellid, between him and Cabe.
They have bows out so no threatening for AoO's right?

@EM±GM, no shield in my hands.

Climb: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

Alecto gets up ignoring the arrows, then slowly straightens and with a firm step goes to the archers, on the move taking out her sword.

Kato tries to climb the wall.
climb: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

He then keeps moving to get in their faces...

Blood pouring from multiple wounds, a stone-faced Cabe draws his dueling sword AND charges it with power as he strides into a flank with Kato. He cuts down at the archer who just tried to skewer him.

Drawing sword while I move, swift action to enhance the sword, and a stabby-stab.

Dueling Sword: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 = 4

Climb: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

With the ghoul down, Dark makes his way toward the cliff and tries to climb it only to not to make any progress on the climb.

cut back the map a bit, so the tokens were a little bigger. =)

Those Pathfinders down below, take advantage of the momentary clear space, to try climbing up to join Caeb up top. Nyshka and Kato manage to scramble up with relative ease, though Dark does not do so well, every root and rock he tries to grab, breaking off in his hand and crumbling to dust... the negative energy leaching into the land clearly affecting it, as much as the creatures in it.

Alecto, already half way up, manages to finish the climb, even in her armor, and moves with Nyshka, Kato, and the heavily injured Caebricalius, to close on the two corrupted Khellid warriors.

Neither one seems right... hair unkempt, skin covered in dark blotches and lesions, their eyes bloodshot and red, with dark circles under them that almost make them look like undead themselves. Whatever taint pulses from the portal, it appears to affect everything, eventually.

Caeb, his sword finally in hand, infuses it with just a bit of arcane energy, and cuts a long gash along the nearer warriors arm. The man barely registers the damage, as he steps back, and fires one last arrow at the magus, though Caeb easily knocks it aside. With a small wail, the Twinhorn warrior, flings the bow at him as a distraction, while he draws a weapon of his own, ready to fight on.

The second warrior doesn't even try to take another shot, abandoning his own bow, as the others close in, and drawing his own battleaxe. He mutters something about 'it coming' over and over under his breath. He hacks forcefully at Kato, a long sweeping swing parallel to the ground, that cleaves right into the half-orc's belly, nearly eviscerating him! (9 damage to Kato)

- Combat Round 3 -------
Alecto
Caebricalius (-11)
Kato (-9)
Dark (-4)

- Combat Round 4 -------
Nyshka (-2)
blue Khellid (-4)
yellow Khellid

Everyone is up once more!

Nyshka side steps then springs forward, Falchion swinging to try and take down the injured foe.

Falchion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Slash Damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 6 = 10

She shouts to her companions. "Stay close and I can protect you!"

If either Cabe or Kato stay in melee and get attacked while Nyshka is adjacent, she'll intercede in the first attack to become the target herself. It's the once a day tiefling trait suicidal heroic! But you have to be adjacent, and I can only do it once.

Moving around the long way to avoid his enemy's blade, Cabe strides again into flanking position and lashes out with the dueling sword.

+2 for Flanking, +1 for Enhance Weapon. C'mon crit city!

Dueling Sword vs Blue: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5

Sigh. That might not even be a hit, let alone a crit. At least he went down swinging! :D

Rolling for our healing burst from aid token:

A group of pathfinders happens by in a boat that isn't sinking. A cleric jumps out seeing us all beat up and uses a burst of healing:
Aid Token Boosted Burst of Healing: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 6) = 12

Here's a boost attempt for Allied Offensive
Allied Offensive Boost: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Climb: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Dark finally climbs up the cliff and observes the situation before acting.

Kato grimaces as he is hit but is almost immediately healed, bring a smile to his lips.
"Don't forget the can still be saved!"

He then lashes out, trying to subdue Yellow.
flail, non lethal: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 5 - 4 = 2
nonlethal damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Here's a boost attempt for Allied Offensive

[dice=Allied Offensive Boost]1d20+7

Pretty sure you can't use it, and also boost it. One or the other.

Longsword | PA : 1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 4 = 121d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 yellow, charge + flank

As the fight wages, you soon learn you are not alone in the forest... fellow Pathfinders converge on the stones from all sides... one of which conveniently passes nearby, throwing a quick heal your way. And just like that, all of Kato and Caebricalius' wounds are gone... even Dark and Nyshka feel the aftereffects from your canoe mishap fade.

Buoyed by this, you return to the fight with renewed spirits!

As Dark finally manages to clear the slope, clambering up top to view the melee, Alecto charges across barren terrain, trying to strike down the nearer of the two khellids. Despite his apparent condition though, his reflexes are still good enough to dodge her blow. He quickly turns and hacks at her in return with his axe. She quickly realizes she has made herself vulnerable from her aggressive approach! The blade finds a gap in her plate armor, sinking in deeply between metal and into flesh! Blood flows freely, as she staggers back. (8 damage to Alecto)

Caeb, his wounds gone, circles around to stab at the other khellid warrior, his blade cutting a short gash across the man's back... enough to throw him off balance for Nyshka's followup, that pierces his side almost to the hilt. The warrior spits out a sudden gout of blood, then collapses to the ground.

Kato, the only one who seems concerned that the khellids are under the influence of the portal and can be saved if they are not killed, moves to try to stop the last, though his tentative stroke comes nowhere near... as he confirms that weapons meant to kill, are harder to use for other purposes.

- Combat Round 4 -------
Alecto (-8)
Caebricalius
Kato
Dark

- Combat Round 5 -------
Nyshka
yellow Khellid

Everyone is up once more!

Ietsuno is back, and I assume going to jump in at any time... But I was up, and ready to go, so here it is.

Thanks for covering!

"Praise Chaldira! We finally have the upper hand now, see if we can spare this one"

Nyshka moves to provide a potential flank and strikes with the flat side of her blade to try and knock the remaining enemy out.
Falchion, nonlethal: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 7 - 4 = 16
Slash Damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 2) + 6 = 11

Kato shakes his head and tries again...

flail: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 5 - 4 = 3
non lethal damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

And once again he seems to have forgotten even the basics of his marshal training...

With a sigh, Cabe swings around Nyshka to flank with Alecto and tries to bash the man with the hilt of his dueling sword.

Dueling Sword, NL, Flanking: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 9
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 = 3 S, Non-lethal

Timezones and stuff. Alecto posted Sunday evening for me and I was getting kids to bed. EM posted at 2am Monday morning. I am back on deck. Thanks EM.

Nyshka draws back her Flachion, whips it forward but turns it at the last second delivering a solid, but not lethal, shot the the Khellid.

Kato clearly has something on his mind as he swings and misses with his flail. Cabe has no better luck with his dueling sword as he tries to strike to wound only but miscalculates.

- Combat Round 4 -------
Alecto (-8)
Caebricalius
Kato
Dark

- Combat Round 5 -------
Nyshka
yellow Khellid (-11 NL)

- Again guts out. IT SHOULD NOT BE! ARRRGGG!

Longsword | PA : 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 2 = 231d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Dark readies his sling and sends a stone flying at the last enemy.

Sling -NL: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 1 - 4 = -2
NL Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Alecto brings the Khellid down Assuming you would not hit an unconscious Khellid Dark, even though that is clearly a miss.

The Khellids are unconscious and bleeding out. Will you leave them or stabilize them?

Despite lacking formal training, Cabe hunkers down and tries to stabilize the nearby Kellid.

Untrained Heal: 1d20 ⇒ 10

All covered in blood Alecto settles next to the fallen khellid warriors.

- If you're going to treat someone, start with me... I'm kidding. Do what you have to do.