Outpost II - GM Badblood's [PFS] #3-19 The Icebound Outpost (Inactive)

Game Master Lance K

@GM - yes, thank you. I only used 1 round the previous fight and am now on the 3rd round for this fight, so 4 rounds used total. This is probably the last round I will use for this fight, save the last 2 for another possible fight.
@Yagajimoro - you probably don't provoke from the whip-user unless he has Advanced Whip Mastery and therefore BAB +5.
@Lunevi - Inspire Courage is still active and adds +1 to hit and damage.

The Balrog continues Inspire Courage and hacks at the elemental, but in his zeal his strike goes wide.
Attack, Bless, IC: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 8
Damage, IC: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12

He will not continue IC after this round so only add it to this round's attacks.

Nirion provoked the attack of opportunity from the elemental with his movement, so Yagajimoro won't be facing any.

The man with the whip reels backwards as Salvadore's missile darts around his hostage and strikes him in the side.

As Nirion moves towards the middle aged man with the whip, the small creature made of rocks swings it's hard little fists at the cleric's legs. There is an unsettling crack as the creature connects, but despite the pain shooting up his legs he continues to bound towards his opponent.

Slam: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 1 - 1 = 22
Bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 = 10 10 damage to Nirion

Nirion's blade slices into the older spellcaster's slide. The man reels backwards in pain as he finds himself boxed in on both sides by swordsmen.

The Balrog's sword slides off rocky monster's stony hide harmlessly. Kala and her wolverine team up to take down the summoned creature. The huntress knocks a chunk of stone off its body with a nasty back swing. Stinky's claws, perfect for digging through dirt, manage to burrow a small hole into the earth monster. Lunevi follows up with a powerful blow from her quarterstaff, but the elemental remains standing and attempts to retaliate against Kala, punching her in the abdomen with two very small, but very hard fists.

Slam: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 1 - 1 = 22
Bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 1 = 11 11 damage for Kala

The older spellcaster steps back against the wall and tosses his whip to the ground. Ducking under Yagajimoro's sword, he attempts to cast a spell. A three foot long blade of red flame forms in his hand, which he waves around wildly at the his approaching foes.

Concentration: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Round 3
The Balrog
Salvador
Kala
Yagajimoro
Stinky
Graestos -14
Stone Beast -14
Lunevi
Nirion

Round 4
The Balrog
Salvador
Kala
Yagajimoro
Stinky
Graestos -14
Stone Beast -14
Lunevi
Nirion

Nirion steps closer to enemy and strikes again.

+1 cold iron scimitar-bless and inspire courage: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 25
damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7

confirm crit: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 12
damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9

Norion moves in and finishes off the middle aged spellcaster with a slash across the abdomen.

Norion, you didn't Crit, but it was enough damage to take him down. Now everybody, finish off the elemental before it can do anymore damage!

Grunting in pain, Kala winds up for another mighty swing, hoping it will finish off the living hunk of rock so she can heal herself up...again.

Cold Iron Warhammer: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 281d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Confirm Crit?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Crit Additional Damage?: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (4, 6) + 2 = 12
Includes Bless and Outflank

Hey! You hurt my Kala! No one gets to do that! Why do you guys keep doing that?! The righteous anger of a wolverine is a beautiful thing to see. If you like carnage, that is. He rips into the earth elemental with vicious abandon.

bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 201d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
1 claw: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 141d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
1 claw: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 181d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Includes Bless and Outflank

Seeing the party has the rocky beast surrounded, Yagaji moves toward the men to the south. "We mean you no harm. We are here to set you free." He smiles reassuringly.

Given the tokens, I'm assuming they all look like prisoners?

Kala and Stinky finish off the summoned monster, which shortly afterwards melts back into the stone.

When his scarf is pulled down, the yellow eyed man is revealed to have sickly looking green skin and a mouth full of jagged teeth. He appears to be some type of tiefling. He has on him a potion of cure light wounds and a suit of masterwork studded leather.

The tall Vudrani woman also has a potion of cure light wounds in a bandolier and is wearing a masterwork chain shirt. There is also an antitoxin and 4 sunrods stuffed into that bandolier.

The older man is wearing [/i]+1 studded leather armor[/i] under his heavy robes. His whip is masterwork quality and he also a scroll and a tanglefoot bag tucked into his belt.

Each of the agents has a bronze Aspis badge and a few coins in their pockets, along with some mundane items.

To the west in a roofed off room. There is some light coming from the other side, casting dim light into the room. Despite the low light, you can tell that the Aspis Agents seem to have left this room alone as there are still relics sitting out in the open.

To the east, the mountain shaped dome rises.

In addition to the man being used as a human shield, there are three more slaves who are working away at the iceberg with picks. None of these individuals are dressed well enough for this kind of work, but they are all covered in sweat. As they see you approach, they drop their picks. One of them points to an open door leading into the domed room.

"There's one more in there," he whispers as he points.

Salvadore cast Read Magic and examines the scroll..."Looks like a Lesser Restoration spell scroll."

I assume it took more than 2 min. to search, etc. Salvadore will re-cast Shield before entering the room.

In regards to the duration of your Shield spell, I would say it depends on how much time you want to spend healing up and looting. You should have a few rounds left if you want to jump right into one of the room. Which room do you want to go into? The domed room (i.e. the circular room) or the rectangularish room?

Lunevi turns her attention to Kala first, tapping her with her wand of cure light wounds until she's satisfied with the woman's state.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Once, twice, she pauses to glare at the wand. "Truly?" she demands of it, before giving Kala one more gentle tap.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

"Better," she grumbles, putting the wand away.

She picks up the crossbow she had dropped and eyes these others, slaves of a sort, and obviously inappropriately attired for the work... And quite potentially the weather. Sweating in this chill couldn't be good for the body... But human bodies could be different, right?

The undine discreetly checks for markers of particularly ill health or any harm.
Heal: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

I vote for the domed room. Better to knock them all down at once!

Domed room rounds good to me.
"Just a minute," says the Balrog.
"Before we go in..."
He concentrates for a few seconds, and the power of the Efreeti flows through him, as he grows to the size of a giant. Enlarge Person SLA.

The towering ifrit grins and waves about his mystically-enhanced sword. He uses Arcane Strike pretty gratuitously for effect even outside of combat.
"Ready."

Nirion takes his wand for healing and starts to use it on himself.

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Who else needs this?"

I would think that it would take more than 2 min. to talk, examine the prisoners, loot, and heal. I am ok with the re-cast. I also vote the dome room. Letting one of the Aspis running around and possible freeing his companions is not a good idea.

"I was not injured, but I thank you Nirion."

RIP, I was judging based off of the lil' status bars. My bad -- I'd've smacked the hell out of anyone. XD;

Perhaps we should stabilize any of these villains that still breathe, before we go on. I can keep watch on the dome.

"Why? They did not ask for quarter, but chose to go down fighting. I would respect their choice."

"They may well choose to change the path their feet take them down," Lunevi says with a slight frown.

You should be able to stabilize any of these Aspis agents you want to. No one was so badly injured that you wouldn't be able to save them.

There are four individuals, all young human males. Three of them look like they are Varisians, while the fourth appears to be Shoanti. The most confident of them, a short, good looking youth with violet eyes, introduces himself as Payter.

"The last one's in there. She's kinda spooky, like she's a witch or something but we saw you cut your way through Graestos and his cat and Vivendi so I'm not worried you won't be able to take her. I would be grateful if you know how we could get home. We've tried escaping a few times, but we can't find a way out here. How'd you guys get in here? Maybe we can get out the way you guys got in."

"We will show you way out."

When you want to leave, just find your own personal eddy and step through it. You'll have to use your own eddy, so don't forget where you entered in. Nothing could be clearer, right?

"So you're saying we'll be able to leave this place in exactly the way you guys came in here? No kidding? Because I was afraid that we would be stuck here forever, with no way to get back home at all. Or that our only way out would be to fight our way through wherever these Aspis guys brought us in at. That's great. That's really wonderful news. I can't wait to see my wife and kids again. I am really grateful. Thank you. Thank you."

The man embraces Nirion as tears of joy begin to stream down his face at Nirion's promise that he will in fact be able to bring him home.

Did I just screw up the thing. :)

"Go up near the entrance for now. There is a fire going. There are also two of their group tied up nearby. Please watch them. We need to question them when we are finished."

"We will show you way out."

Crap! Did he forget what Aram Zey told us before we came here? These guys don't have an eddy! Or, maybe they do, but gods only know where it is. But dang, we gotta get them home! How? Hmmm... Kala ponders a moment before addressing Payter.

"We have reason to believe that, if one of us holds one of you in a bear hug as we return to our world, you will be brought with us. If that does not work, we will be in the right place to get the best minds of the Pathfinder Society to work on figuring out how to bring you back to our world. This tapestry is in the Grand Lodge in Absalom. By the way, do you remember where you came in here? If you remember how to get to that spot, we may be able to figure out how to get you out."

"That's great. Now that we stopped working, the cold's starting to get to me. Fire sounds great. We'll wait there until you're ready to show us the way out."

The newly liberated men pick up some of the weapons you didn't claim from the fallen Aspis agents. One of them thinks to pull of an Aspis agent's boots, and the begin to follow suit, taking gloves, scarves, and coats off their former captives until they are all more suitably dressed for the cold weather.

A row of columns lines the inside of this tall, thin dome, each decorated with intricate carvings. The walls are completely covered in flowing script, etched into the red-brown stone with the delicacy of fine calligraphy. In the room’s center, amassive mountain of bronze rises nearly thirty feet. Several crates are visible on the south side of the stylized mountain, opposite the stepped entryway. The flicker of an unseen flame illuminates the room in dim light, the shadows shifting as if
something were moving in front of its source.

Out of the shadows steps a middle half elf woman with dark skin. In each of her hands she is holding a crumpled sheath of papers.

In a thick Vuldrani accent the woman sighs and begins speaking. "You look like you're the intruders. Would you all be kind and die quickly please? I have a lot of work I need to get back to."

Round 1
Stinky
Salvador
The Balrog
Yagajimoro
Lunevi
Nirion
Half Elf Spellcaster
Kala

The room is dimly lit (20% miss chance). The stair case into the room is difficult terrain, as are the squares with boxes in them.

Salvadore delays until the end of the round.

@GM- Can you make enemy tokens with red border and change color of Balrog's border. Or remove borders on PC tokens and put different color borders on enemies. It seems to me that it's easier to track things on a map.

Nirion casts light on his scimitar and enters the room.

"Who are you!?"

What is the reach on a Large whip? Is it 20' or 30'?

Yagaji double moves up to the woman, sword and shield at the ready. "We'll do our best to accommodate you--wait, what did you say? I mean we'll do that for you. Or, y'know, why don't you just surrender while we sort this out?"

The Balrog sheathes his sword, then moves, drawing his whip.

Lunevi advances, conjuring her ice armor to protect her. She waits, crossbow in hand, for an opening with which to shoot the witch.

+4 base armor bonus and additional +2 for cold conditions c:

Stinky's nose and ears twitch slightly as he turns his head towards the half elven woman just before she steps into view. Oh, another person. At least this one isn't trying to hurt my Kala. Hi, Kala. Can you scratch behind my ears? Please? They're so itchy! The wolverine noses his huntress's hand as he looks up at her with adorable, begging puppy eyes.

He's too simple to know that a fight is coming yet, unfortunately.

Round 1
The Balrog
Yagajimoro
Lunevi
Nirion
Half Elf Spellcaster
Kala
Stinky
Salvador

We'll treat Stinky as delaying until after Kala acts. Unfortunately, its not that useful for an animal companion to get a great initiative.

"Hmm...all I have are these harmless scrolls in my hands. What could I possibly do to an overgrown gecko like you?"

The half-elf gives Yagajimoro a wicked smile as the scroll in her right hand shifts into a long, sharp looking blade. She slashes at Yagajimoro with the scroll and to his surprise it slices through his chainshirt, wounding him.

Scroll blade: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Piercing damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Round 2
The Balrog
Yagajimoro
Lunevi
Nirion
Half Elf Spellcaster
Kala
Stinky
Salvador

In the past, most GM's have had animal companions/summoned/eidolons go on their controller's turn to make things simpler. I understand everyone is different. Just thought I'd point that out.

Salvadore double moves into the room.

At first, Kala doesn't notice the half elven woman, as she is distracted by her adorable wolverine and his cute little puppy eyes. But then she realizes that everyone has rushed into the next room and hears the woman's taunting threat. She rushes toward the commotion. As soon as she catches a glimpse of the threat, she calls out, pointing to her left: "Stinky! Flank!" and continues rushing around the room to the right. double move

Animal Handling Companion vs. DC10: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Hey! Where are you going? These ears aren't going to scratch themselves!

"...she calls out, pointing to her left: "Stinky! Flank!"

Oooh, thaaat's it. Okay. Where's the baddie?

Stinky scurries into the room and off to the left. double move

Nirion moves closer to Half Elf and strikes with his scimitar.

+1 cold iron scimitar: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

The Balrog moves up and strikes with his whip, trying to trip the caster.
Trip, Cover: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 5 - 4 = 3

Even without his allies in the way, he likely wouldn't have succeeded, but he prepares to try again.

I think I heard someone say a quill is mightier than a sword, but that always sounded stupid. But now, paper is mightier than a sword?
Yagaji shakes off his confusion and swiftly lays a hand upon his wounds, before clambering over the crate to get at the scroll-wielding caster.

Lay on Hands: 1d6 ⇒ 4
longsword power att: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 7 - 1 = 12 for Cold Iron Slashing dmg: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12

A scrollmaster! cool! I've considered creating one myself...

Lunevi flinches at the particularly vicious looking wound - who would've thought paper could do such damage? She moves swiftly, dropping her crossbow in favor of her spells. She places a hand on the nearest part of Yagajimoro and murmurs, "կարող ալիքները մաքրում է եւ բուժել ձեզ."

CLW: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

It might not be immediately relevant, but given the paper surprise, she doesn't want to take any unnecessary risks.

Move action, CLW! c:

The woman attempts to block Nirion's blow with her other scroll, which stiffens like a metal sheet, but his blade cuts through it, slicing the scrollmaster's arm. The woman takes a stab at Nirion with her paper sword in retaliation, slicing into his side. The scroll in her hands crumbles apart and as she steps backwards she draws another from her bandolier.

Paper Sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Piercing: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Everyone should be able to get a round of attacks off before she gets to act again.

Salvadore launches a ball of force against the woman....

Force damage vs. Huntress: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

The Balrog has some vicious taunts and battle songs, but out of respect for the paladin he limits his INSPIRE COURAGE +1 to shouting "VICTORY!!!" and waving his whip around.
Second-to-last round of that.

Yagaji presses the attack.

longsword inspired power att: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 21 for Cold Iron Slashing dmg: 1d8 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 10

Stinky scuttles in close to the half-elven woman, within licking distance of her ankles. Aww! She's up against the wall. Sorry, Kala, I can't flank her. But I can still bite her! 'Cause that's always what happens next! Woo hoo! ...Dang. I'm hungry. He almost playfully snaps at her calf, then looks up at Kala as if to ask if he had done the right thing.

bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 141d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Includes Inspire Courage and Animal Focus

Just then, Kala pounds up, closing in on the woman and shouting: "Stinky! Attack!"

Animal Handling Companion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

As she shouts, her warhammer swings in a mighty arc toward the woman's head.

Cold Iron Warhammer: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 91d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Includes Inspire Courage

Nirion tries to attack but there is no room for him to get closer to the enemy.

delay

Salvadore's magic missile strikes the scroll master, but only seems to irritate her. Facing Yagajimoro, she tries to block his sword with her scroll shield, but his blade cleaves through the parchments, shredding the scroll and delivering a long slash to her torso. With a cry she falls to the ground, clutching her bleeding wound.

"You will all suffer...for this..." she mutters as she slips into unconsciousness.

In interior of the sanctum out brass mountain is filled with crates of religious artifacts and piles of palm frond books and scrolls. The southern portion of the room is brightly lit with two everburing torches and an oil burning lantern sitting on a desk that is piled high with papers. It appears that the artifacts that have been looted from the fortress have been gathered here to be appraised and packaged for moving.

Carved onto walls are legendary scenes, filled with heroes, maidens and six armed fiends. In the center of the room is an elaborately decorated brass mountain. The mountain is hollow, with a narrow ten foot tall archway. The desk has been pushed in front of the archway but you can see that the inside of the brass mountain is covered with a gem encrusted mosiac pattern. In the center of the hollow mountain is an eight foot tall statue of Ragadayn, the monkey god.

Yagaji will make certain the woman is stabilized before moving on to searching the area. He grabs one of the everburning torches, and when he feels no heat coming from it, he waves a hand over it, before clasping the burning end and laughing with delight. Then, anyone who's watching sees an idea come into his head and he places the everburning torch under his chin.

"Look! I'm on fire!" Then he quickly removes it and reassures the party he wasn't actually on fire. Of course, he's completely forgotten about searching the temple.

"You will all suffer...for this..." she mutters as she slips into unconsciousness.

Sardonically, Kala mutters: "Yeah, I'm sure we will," as she crouches to touch the woman and cast Stabilize. It then occurs to her that she left her pack in the other room. After retrieving it, she pulls out her rope and hog ties the scroll master, casting Stabilize again once she's finished, just in case.