[PFS] Outpost II - 6-21 Tapestry's Toil (Inactive)

Game Master Neal B

It looks like that's enough to disarm.

Yay, free bow! That does count as an attack though, so she'll be locked in on Touchy now, I believe?

Eorsten uses again his healing ability and bolw a powerful hit with his weapon
lay hands: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 6) = 12
greatsword attack+power attack+furious focus: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
critical confirmation: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23
damage: 4d6 + 30 ⇒ (2, 5, 2, 4) + 30 = 43

Yes, I still had 15' of movement, so I would have pursued the 3 legged beast. My rolls were 19 to hit and 8 damage.

Petrok swooning at the point of death takes a 5' step back and cast cure moderate wounds on himself. cure mod: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (4, 6) + 5 = 15 The spiritual falchion continues to attack the prone and motionless duergar, not having revived different mental commands from it's controller. sorry it's a move action to redirect the attack...and I only get one basic action while staggered... next round I'll get two actions because I won't be in the neg anymore..

Touchy proves his deftness with one of his favorite whipping implements, and disarms the confused Elenial!

Petrok strains himself attempting to self-heal, while his sword swings away at the unconscious body... which is now a corpse.
Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Eorsten deals a fearsome blow to the creature... but it remains standing!
Eorsten: In the future, I would like it if damage rolls for crits were rolled separately, so that way if the crit does not confirm, it is easier for everyone to agree on the damage dealt. This time worked out fine.

Initiative - Bold may act:
Roni -23hp
Dark Claw -11hp | 1 Negative Level
Elenial | -11hp | Confused
GM-X -63hp
Barry -42hp (17 below 0 Dead) | 1 Negative Level
Touchy -15hp
Petrok -33hp | 1 Negative Level, Barkskin (AC 21)
Eorsten -9hp | 1 Negative Level
GM-M -89hp | Burning DEAD

C:3

Since Elenial has been absent for a bit, once Roni and Dark Claw post, I will bot Elenial. I will continue to do so until they posts stating their return.

Bruca moves to flank:

MW CI kukri: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 = 131d4 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Mithral kukri: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 2 = 191d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Bite: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 1 + 2 = 191d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Gore: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 2 = 91d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Roni snaps his fingers again, this time at the remaining creature.

Moving 15 feet as part of Mobile Gathering
Empowered Fire Blast, PBS, vs touch: 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 13 + 1 = 20
Dmg, PBS: 4d6 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (4, 2, 6, 5) + 8 + 1 = 26 x 1.5 = 39

Oh hey, I was not aware of that feat! I'll have to make note of it!

Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 29

Elenial speaks weird words.

Roni throws a bolt of fire at the 3-legged creature... and it doesn't appear to even be singed!

Dark Claw approaches the creature, and in a tizzy of attacks... does not land a blow on it. Also, it has 3 eyes, one on each facing side of its body. It has "all around vision" and cannot be flanked.

Elenial! Pleasure to have you back! However, Touchy disarmed you last round so, per Confusion's rules, you would have been required to attack him.

...Any confused character who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still confused when its turn comes.

Elenial draws her Elven Curve blade and tries to attack Touchy.

The creature then attempts to attack Eorsten in a flurry!
Bite Attack, PA: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 10 - 2 = 19
Damage: 4d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1, 5, 4) + 3 = 15
Claw Attack, PA: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 2 = 17
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Claw Attack, PA: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 10 - 2 = 24
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Claw Attack, PA: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 10 - 2 = 19
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Connecting once with a claw.

Initiative - Bold may act:
Roni -23hp
Dark Claw -11hp | 1 Negative Level
Elenial | -11hp | Confused
GM-X -63hp
Barry -42hp (17 below 0 Dead) | 1 Negative Level
Touchy -15hp
Petrok -33hp | 1 Negative Level, Barkskin (AC 21)
Eorsten -13hp | 1 Negative Level
GM-M -89hp | Burning DEAD

C:4

Effectively everyone is up!

Dark Claw moves (5' step) to clear room for people and attacks

MW CI kukri: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 251d4 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Mithral kukri: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 111d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Bite: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 151d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Gore: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 211d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

As if taking revenge for making him look bad last round: 2 crit chances

Crit on MW CI kukri: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 121d4 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Crit onGore: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 141d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Petrok moves next to his attacker Roni, You back with us? Guess I should have had the foresight to ask the Gods protection from flames before we entered combat.. Petrok looks at Roni with an appraising eye..satisfied the pyromancer was back in possession of all his faculties, Petrok says, We're all injured...I'll call upon the God's blessing to heal us. channel: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 3) = 13

note GM I do not have the selective channel feat so our three armed, legged, eye ..thing will receive the benefit (of healing), as well as all my allies.

Touchy looks at Elenial's bade and grins. "Alright, your is bigger." He admits.

Touchy will wait for all his companions to go first, then if the 3 legged thing is still standing...

He steps away from her, glancing back towards the fight, then says a quick prayer to Calistria, before telling the thing to flee.

Casting Command on the three-legged thing, hoping it understands common.
DC 16 Will negates... it gets a -2 on this save due to the earlier Malign Eye
Both Eorsten and Dark Claw should get AoO's as it flees (if it does)

Eorsten send a powerful blow to kill the 3 legs
greatsword attack+pa+ff+vital strike: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29
damage: 4d6 + 15 ⇒ (3, 6, 4, 2) + 15 = 30
possible AoO: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20
possible damage: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (1, 4) + 15 = 20

Touchy Delays

Petrok lets out a burst of divine energy healing everyone in the encounter, except the dead bodies.

Eorsten strikes the creature with a powerful swing! Dropping the creature to the ground!

Touchy: You were delaying in case the creature dropped. It did. So let me know what you would like to do.

Botting Roni: Roni snaps his fingers, and thick smoke billows out from the flames of the forge. "Into the smoke! It may make you sick, but it may save you from her until she recovers!" He then moves into the smoke. Roni what is the DC vs sickened for this? I don't have the time to figure it out at the moment.
Fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

Dark Claw: You will begin your turn in this cloud, and will need to make a Fort save (if you fail you are sickened, so I would just apply the penalties, if they exist). But since the creature went down, I am allowing you to re-post for your actual turn.

Botting Elenial: Still under the effects of her confusion Elenial continues to try attacking Touchy. She 5-foot steps up to Touchy and swings twice!
Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
... and misses both times. Proving that melee isn't her forté.

Initiative - Bold may act:
Roni -10hp
Dark Claw | 1 Negative Level
Elenial | Confused
GM-X -75hp
Barry -42hp (17 below 0 Dead) | 1 Negative Level
Touchy -2hp
Petrok -20hp | 1 Negative Level, Barkskin (AC 21)
Eorsten | 1 Negative Level
GM-M -89hp | Burning DEAD

C:5

Everyone is up! Dark Claw gets to 're-do' his turn. Touchy can post his turn coming out of delay. Then both can post their NEXT turn as well (and I will add it into initiative where it goes (Dark Claw before Elenial. Touchy effectively after)

Eorsten moves towards elenial and use his layhands ability on her infusing haunted mercies.

Relevant information (really difficult to find the PF1 FAQ now that all that "Pathfinder RPG" stuff is directing towards 2nd edition ads...):

Protection From Evil: Does this work against all charm and compulsion effects? Or just against charm and compulsion effects where the caster is able to exercise control over the target, such as charm person, command, and dominate person (and thus not effects like sleep or confusion, as the caster does not have ongoing influence or puppet-like control of the target)?

The latter interpretation is correct: protection from evil only works on charm and compulsion effects where the caster is able to exercise control over the target, such as command, charm person, and dominate person; it doesn't work on sleep or confusion. (Sleep is a border case for this issue, but the designers feel that "this spell overrides your brain's sleep centers" is different enough than "this spell overrides your resistance to commands from others.")

[ooc]Ya, protection from evil won't stop confusion... but what is the 'haunted' part of that mercy?

Haunted: The paladin’s lay on hands also acts as protection from evil, but only for the purpose of allowing a new saving throw against enchantment (charm) and enchantment (compulsion) effects, making the target immune to any attempts to possess or exercise mental control over the target, or preventing a life force from controlling the target (all as described in the second effect of protection from evil). Use the paladin’s level as the caster level.

It's a Paladin Mercy option at 6th Level. Hence my quoting the FAQ about Protection from Evil.

Dark claw withdraws away instead

Honestly? I have no idea what Roni just did there :D Pyrotechnics maybe? I don't think I can do that :P. Basic pyrokinecis gives me spark (light stuff on fire), Light (lights stuff on fire as Light except it's also hot) and Flare (dazzles someone, maybe). Or maybe you mixed it up with Smoke Storm, but I don't have that infusion (yet).

Roni moves up to Elenial. "Eh, let her take it out on me. Poke me with a stick if need be. It'll probably pass sooner or later."

Attack Elenial with a cold iron dagger, fighting defensively, non-lethal: 1d20 + 6 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 6 - 4 - 4 = 7

AC 24, +3 for fighting defensively (more than 3 ranks in acrobatics), total AC AC 27

Saw Smoke Storm on your profile. Looked like a talent you had selected. My bad if not

As the strange creature falls, Touchy takes a step away from Elenial, and throws the bow back behind him somewhere, where she can not reach it. He then goes back to using his whip the way it was intended!

Not actually throwing it like a weapon, just dropping it behind him somewhere (behind those boxes), to free up his hand for the whip.

He again, tries to pull the elven curve blade out of her hand... but this time is not quite so lucky.

Disarm vs Elenial: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 1 = 12

"Ah, she likes holding the longer blades!" He exclaims, as she moves in and takes a couple more swings at him.

"Of course, Lord Touchy is nothing if not persistent!" He adds, as he takes another step back, and lashes out once more.

This time, he has far more luck, the leather whip wrapping around the blades hilt, as he quickly tugs it out of her grip as well.

Disarm vs Elenial: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 1 = 26

Was better than the bow attempt, so assumes that makes it?
Unfortunately, I don't have an action left to pick it up.... so if someone else has a handy move action nearby... =)

Ah, Seems so. I have the character on paper, but I translated it to digital format with a character creator of some sort. Seems like it listed ALL the possible infusions (If you check the spot where Smoke Storm is, you can see that it also lists 9th level infusions ^_^' I would have removed that part had I noticed it, my bad!

i used this mercy to allow elenial a new save vs compulsion effects

Roni: yeah, my bad in my reading of that. Trying to quick look through your stuff and find a thing that wasn't burning Elenial to a crisp (the burning parts I found easily enough!). We'll roll with the Smoke Storm, as that was my mistake, if anyone wants to take cover in it (and risk the sickened condition). But now I know that it isn't something you're capable of in the future.

Eorsten: Yes. I figured the intention was to give her another save. My other posts point out that the Haunted Mercy works like Protection From Evil against mental effects, but Protection from Evil does *not* work against *confusion*. I wanted to clear up that rule and see if you still wanted to do that.

EVERYONE: I'll be wrapping up this round in about 2 hours. Unlesss anyone wants to speak up with a tactic they have: I can just post all the rolls for the remainder of Elenial's confusion. Touchy Disarming, Roni trying to nonlethal & defensive attack to draw her ire, and her attacking Roni in return. And I can just roll through all of those today to "wrap up" the combat and push into the rest of the scenario. If that works?

That's completely fine, assume Roni delayed to act after everybody else tried to do their tricks (like Touchy disarming etc). Also, sorry for accidentally posting with my GM alias ^_^'

'Tis fine

fine by me master

Alright, So ~4 more rounds of this
Recap:Touchy fails a disarm last round. Roni attacks and misses.
R6 Elenial Confused.
Attack, Elven Curve Blade: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
Attack, Elven Curve Blade: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Touchy next round already posted: Touchy then disarms Elenial's blade.

R7
Roni makes a half-hearted, gentle swipe at Elenial, guarding himself in the process.
Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 4 - 4 = 3
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3 nonlethal

Elenial draws her light flail and swings at Roni.
Attack, Flail: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Touchy attempts to disarm the flail with his whip.
Disarm: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9

R8
Roni continues making half-hearted, gentle swipse at Elenial, guarding himself in the process.
Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 6 - 4 - 4 = 7
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4 nonlethal

Elenial swings with her light flail at Roni.
Attack, Flail: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Attack, Flail: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Touchy attempts to disarm the flail with his whip.
Disarm: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9

R9
Roni continues making half-hearted, gentle swipse at Elenial, guarding himself in the process.
Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 6 - 4 - 4 = 11
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3 nonlethal

Elenial swings with her light flail at Roni.
Attack, Flail: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Attack, Flail: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Touchy attempts to disarm the flail with his whip.
Disarm: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 1 = 18

And Elenial regains her mental faculties and is no longer confused!

Out of initiative. Let me know what you do to recover and whatnot, and when you're ready to move on past the forge!

Did anyone actually hit anything? =)

Touchy looks a little disappointed.

"Fun's over, I guess."

"Though there's always next time!" He grins.

He moves around to check on the downed enemies... making sure they stay that way, then searching them with detect magic, to see if they have anything useful they can use.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

There's nothing he can do for Barry.

Looks like everyone missed. Not that that's a bad thing in this setup. Just chaotic in a different sense.

Casting Detect Magic Touchy finds 4 items radiating with magic: a wand, the duergar's set of fullplate, the duergar's warhammer, and a headband on the duergar's corpse. The duergar also has a non-magical masterwork heavy steel shield, and 5 light hammers.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Touch picks out the more interesting items, and takes a moment to try to learn more, but is only successful on some.

He points to the hammer and the fullplate, and shrugs. "Typical dwarf stuff. Minor enhancements on the armor, unsure about the weapon.

He then lifts the fancy headband. "Unsure about this one either, but it is enchanted as well."

"The wand though, its for healing! Think I have the command figured out, lets see if it actually works!"

He then goes using it to heal up anyone still injured, using Roni as the initial guinea pig. He waves the wand, casting the spell, then runs his hand, perhaps a little too intimately, on the person he's healing to deliver it.

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

CLW Touchy: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

CLW Petrok: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW Petrok: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW Petrok: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Everyone at full (outside of negative levels). 6 charges used

"Their loss, Lord Touchy's gain!" He exclaims as he finishes on himself. "Who's up for round two?!"

"My safe word's still cinnamon." He adds, waggling his eyebrows suggestively.

Petrok: I'd also say that your Barkskin wears off shortly after this combat. It's been up for a while.

"Let the more skilled take a quick look at the room in case there is something. If we are all healed we should prepare for later I think we have made quite a noise and they will be waiting for us. We should replenish spells".
We follow the path that opens

"Probably have to fight half the place again to get there." Touchy adds, with a grumpy smile.

He glances towards whoever it is that has the Mask on their face. [b]"How far to the next guy?{/b] He asks.

Petrok: I'd also say that your Barkskin wears off shortly after this combat. It's been up for a while.

even extended? it would have lasted 100 min..

Petrok offers his thanks to Touchy

GM.BastardBard wrote:

Petrok: I'd also say that your Barkskin wears off shortly after this combat. It's been up for a while.

even extended? it would have lasted 100 min..

My bad. I was under the impression you had cast it earlier in the scenario than you had. (I went back and found the post. I was wrong) You should still have it up for a while.

GM just to refresh Petrok's spells he has up..he cast a second extended heightened awareness..somewhere on the stairs..He also has an extended barkskin up... he's used all his daily uses on his rod of lesser extend metamagic... Petrok also has protection from fire cast upon himself good for the next 45 min of so.. All three of Petrok's channels are used for today..(in fact he can only cast 2 more spells besides Orison's today..Lesser restoration or resist energy, and call lighting..) Regarding the heightened awareness I want to dismiss it on the very next initiative roll for the +4 bonus ( for a total of +5 bonus on my next initiative roll) Thx...

While searching the forge, you find masterwork tools for both armor and weapon crafting. You also see a display on the wall, that contains many weapons (one copy of every simple and martial weapon in the Core Rulebook. non-masterwork), including two well-made masterwork warhammers. In the corner of the room is a pile of six manacles.

If you guys loot any of the stuff (particularly if you equip yourself with any of the weapons) let me know who wants what.

Otherwise, that's about it in here. So let me know what preparations you make before going further. And I can post the next section tomorrow (or when everyone replies that they're ready).

Roni asks others to step a few feet back before he opens the compartment, and then takes a small key out of it. He also takes a longspear with him, just in case.

Before leaving, Roni tests if the key fits the manacles, and if not, checks if there's a key (maybe on the dwarf?) to the manacles. If yes, he suggests that the group takes at least a couple with them, in case they need to take prisoners alive.

The key does, in fact, open the manacles you found.

Touchy will happily grab up the manacles... though does make a comment on them being a little rough on the wrists, as he tries a pair out... suggesting some padding might be a good addition.

"So now we find this Ironwhip fellow?" He says. "Sounds like just my type!"

He pats his own whip.

"Then again, I'm pretty easy..." he adds, with a suggestive grin.

"We know anything about this guy?" He asks Tanbaru.

Roni's face begins to speak.
"He is very evil. Him and Mueritt here played the biggest roles in my corruption. Chergin Ironwhip is the leader of all the duergar here. They think he is the chosen prophet of their god. He is bad news."

Elenial breathes heavily when she wakes up from her confusion but is able to concentrate again. She nods when Roni mentions the hidden compartment. Elenial is a bit annoyed because of her weak mind but also ashamed that she tried to kill her companions so she says just nothing.

After perusing the forge, your group continues on.

This time the group does much better, only running afoul of one team of patrolling duergar. Naturally a fight breaks out, and you defeat the duergar team with only minor injuries. Though not without making a significant amount of noise.

Damage, Everyone: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Everyone takes 7 points of damage in an "abstract"/"off-screen" combat.

After about 15 minutes of travelling through the mountain fortress you come across some double doors. Huh. In the scenario, there is a 15 foot wide hallway where I put you guys. Guess it doesn't copy with the rest of the picture. Anyway, you guys can be queued up however you want out the door, as long as you are no more than three wide (like I have already placed you).

Roni's face begins to speak with Tanbaru's voice, in a shaky tone. "There!... Ironwhip is close. He must be in his sanctum on the other side of those doors..."
You don't think Tanbaru will be much good for any more information, as Roni's face contorts into an extreme expression of sadness and frustration, and devolves into sounds of tearful sobs.

"Shh! They could hear you crying!" Roni sushes the mask. Taking a few steps back from the door.

After the skirmish with the duerger on the way up, Touchy stops to use the wand they found to patch up any wounds.

CLW on Dark Claw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
CLW on Elenial: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW on Eorsten: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW on Petrok: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW on Roni: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW on Touchy: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Huh. Not bad. Eorsten at -2, Petrok at -1, everyone else full

When they reach Ironwhip's sanctum, he frowns slightly, unsure what to expect.

He reaches over and runs one hand along Eorsten's shoulder... a little too long, then goes over and puts both on Dark Claw.

Casting Aid on Eorsten, giving him 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 temporary hit points and a +1 morale bonus to attack rolls.

Casting Protection from Evil on Dark Claw