[Outpost II] 8-99D Solstice Scar D (Core) (Inactive)

Game Master chadius

My bad on getting the name wrong.
Kavor Doan has previously caused friction in PFS by asking other PCs not to kill, in Hell's Rebels and in Shades of Ice. So I'm not going to push the issue if Radagast really wants to kill them.

These are allies, or at least they were. I would prefer not to kill them. Which is why I held back Shredder.... and I sort of take offense when someone ignores the views of the table they are at. I know, this is kind of a harsh view, but we have had a few issues, locally, in this realm. Kavor, you have the right to push folks not to murder-hobo.

With a burst of speed, you charge ahead.

LT runs ahead, fearless, and hacks into the mummy and the warrior in Blue. She still stands, barely.

Radagast follows and tears into the green clad warrior. She has no chance.

We're just waiting for Tere to move. Red has taken 22 damage, Blue has taken 28.

Combat Map

If you get within 30 feet of the Red Mummy, make a DC 18 Will Save vs paralysis and mind-affecting fear effects.

We still have an aid token, we should try to use it now.

If we do healing, can we include the twinhorns?

Alaric yells out, "No!! Don't kill our allies!"

I like the healing if we can include the Twinhorns. Would Radagast have continued attacking Green if she fell? Might be able to save her.

The Burst of Healing specifically targets the PCs. Radagast's 3rd attack put her into negatives.

DC 18 Will save, including inspiration and racial bonus: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 18

Tere edges closer to the melee, preparing to attack.

Thran encourages Tere to fight on, and he summons the courage to not freeze in place.

"Yes! Spill your blood for Eshimka. Let your hatred turn onto all the living!" The Red creature churns an unearthly laugh, and then slams its arm into LT. He can feel something seep into his flesh, his soul.
Slam: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36
Damage: 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21

Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
Crit Damage: 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16
Make a DC 18 Fort Save against disease and curses.

The Blue warrior drops her bow, draws her battleaxe and attacks LT.
Battleaxe: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

The other warrior drops her Yellow bow, draws her axe and attacks Radagast.
Battleaxe: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Round 2 - Inspire Courage +1 (attack, damage and fear), Haste (everyone but Thran)
Red (22 damage)
Blue (28 damage)
Enemy
Kavor
Thran
Alaric (Barkskin)
LT (42 damage)

Round 3
Tere (3 damage)
Shredder
Radagast

Combat Map

Alaric, Thran: If you get within 30 feet of the Red Mummy, make a DC 18 Will Save vs paralysis and mind-affecting fear effects.

We still have an aid token, we should use it. If we don't have a use, someone can boost it with a knowledge check.

To be clear, unlike Shredder, I can choose to redirect attacks (or simply stop attacking) once a target goes down, which I most certainly would have done in this case. Not that I expect a 16 or 19 to hit another target, though...

His tail lashing, Radagast nods in satisfaction, then steps back, and casts Stabilise on the fallen warrior.

Tere takes a couple of steps ahead, putting the blue enemy between himself and LT, and rabbit-punches Blue in the neck (drawing an AoO from Blue).

Unarmed flanking attack, incl. inspire and haste: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 21
Nonlethal damage, incl. inspire and sneak attack: 1d3 + 2 + 1 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 + (1, 1) = 7

Doing lethal damage and trying to stabilize can work if you don't take them straight to dead, and if they aren't raging or using Diehard. Mixing in some NL makes it a lot safer. Nothing we have seen yet indicates that we should be truly in fear for our lives from the possessed Twinhorns.

Kavor Doan takes a single Hasted move.
Will vs mummy fear, IC: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 1 = 25
Then he casts Disrupt Undead at the mummy.
Ranged Touch, Haste, IC, Cover, Into Melee: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 + 1 - 4 - 4 = 18
Damage, IC: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 2 + 3 = 25

Full Attack red

Thank you for the stabilize, Radagast.

Alaric moves up to engage the undead.
will save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

However, he stops at 30', staring at the mummy.

Thran keeps up the inspire as he moves up just behind Alaric as he suddenly sees him freeze up

What do we want to use the aid token on so we can pass it on? Some healing now for LT (and possibly Tere if he takes an AAO)?

"..here goes...something..."

Thran moves closer to the action in the hope to be able to help out
Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 and is able to resist the urge to stop moving

He then summons a patch of grease underneath the mummy and the yellowish looking human

DC 14 reflex save or go prone

Radagast takes a moment and casts Stabilize on the fallen warrior. He grants her the spark of life and can see her breathe again. He can feel dark tendrils repelled just as they were ready to claim another soul.
If I did my math right, she would have died this round. 1 more point of damage and it would have been messy.

Alaric gets close, but the creature's existence is a perversion of life. It shakes him to his very core, paralyzing him for 1d4 ⇒ 4 rounds.

Kavor fires an arcane bolt at the undead, severing its ties to this plane by just a little bit.

Thran then casts some magic. Both manage to stay upright.
Mummy Reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Yellow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

LT decides to fix that problem. He hacks twice into the creature, but its bandages prove too thick for the third swipe to stick. He also knows he it isn't hitting as hard as he should be able to, with all of that Damage Resistance active.

Tere takes a risk and runs into melee for a strike. Blue's eyes seethe with hatred and she takes an opportune strike.
Battleaxe: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
He avoids the retaliatory strike and knocks her out with a single punch.

The undead creature laughs. "I will serve all of you to my master, it doesn't matter how hard you try." It slams LT again.
Even is LT: 1d2 ⇒ 2
Slam: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

The remaining warrior picks up her Yellow axe and growls. "Kill... kill for my master..." As she swings at Tere.
Battleaxe: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Round 3 - Inspire Courage +1 (attack, damage and fear), Haste (everyone but Thran)
Red (67 damage)
Enemy
Kavor
Thran
Alaric (Barkskin, Paralyzed 4 rounds)
LT (58 damage)

Round 4
Tere (7 damage)
Shredder
Radagast

Combat Map

We still have an aid token, we should use it. If we don't have a use, someone can boost it with a knowledge check. Or LT and Tere should heal it off now.

Tere sidesteps and waits. "Radagast, try and knock this one out!"

Setting up a potential flank for Radagast on Yellow and delaying.

Let's use the Aid Token for healing.
Kavor Doan moves up drawing his axe and tries to strike Yellow with the flat of his blade, but misses.
Attack, IC, Haste, NL: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 1 + 1 - 4 = 11

I could really use that Aid Token healing right about now.

Agreed. Use it for healing.

Radagast steps into the flank on Yellow, and tries to knock them out.

Talon: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 13, for 1d8 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 = 15 non-lethal damage.
Talon: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 11, for 1d8 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 1 = 17 non-lethal damage.
Bite: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 27, for 1d6 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 1 = 12 non-lethal damage.
Foreclaw: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 22, for 1d4 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 = 8 non-lethal damage.
Talon, Haste: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 12, for 1d8 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 1 = 16 non-lethal damage.

If Yellow is still on her feet after that:

Tere puts himself at risk of a battleax hit and tries to punch the bewitched warrior.

Flanking fist to face, including inspiration and haste: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 16

Using the Aid Token: Burst of Healing (tier 5-6)

Healz: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 3) = 5
The RNG is trying to get me killed.

"Did someone ask for healing? Hold on, I think I can do this..." He raises his holy symbol and healing energy surges forth.

...not as much as you would hope though.

"Well then. Time to go." The Pathfinder rushes away.

LT watches the tiniest wound heal. Tere is almost healed.

Radagast takes the change to step up to pummel the warrior twice. Tere tries to punch, but the warrior ducks and hacks at him in response.

Battleaxe: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Yellow takes 20 nonlethal damage.

What's your move, LT?

Full attack on the mummy that has given me more reasons to rage.

Forgot I had a second attack due to haste.

Punch, flanking, inspired, hasted: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 32
Confirm punch: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 21

Base nonlethal damage, including sneak attack and inspire: 1d3 + 2 + 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (5, 4) + 1 = 15

Crit damage, if applicable, including inspire: 1d3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

Tere follows up the feint with a roundhouse right that rocks the woman back on her heels.

Tere isn't done yet, and delivers a knockout blow. She topples over face first into the dirt.

"Hahaha! I will finish the job you started." The undead laughs. "I will kill them, and their souls will be a fine sacrifice-" LT decides it talks too much. The third and final blow connects and destroys a critical chunk from the undead, splintering its remains across the field.

Alaric's fear wanes quickly, as the creature is dead.

Combat Over. 2 damage on Tere, 53 damage on LT.

The battle is over. The mummy is destroyed and the warriors are defeated. Your path ahead is clear.

”Hey, Pathfinders!” A tiefling and a young owlbear approach, a wayfinder dangles off the woman's side. ”I’m bringing the wounded out of here to a hospice we set up way back. Do you have anyone I should- are those guys alive?” She points a clawed finger at the three unconscious humans.

"Man, you look like you had a good fight." She winks at LT. "I think you need these potions more than I."

She pulls 4 potions of Cure Moderate Wounds from her satchel. "Medda told me to hand these over to the wounded."

She turns to her owlbear. "Come on, Ilvan. Let's carry these warriors back to base..." The owlbear hoots and scoots over to the fallen fighters.

"They were charmed so they would fight us, but we managed to keep them alive."

GM c, I think I'm down 11 HP...the second AoO hit for 9 HP.

Thran makes sure the knocked-out warriors are disarmed before helping to load them on the passing by owlbear

...after the rest of the party is fully healed up, just as a precaution.

Sense Motive! Will save to disbelieve! There are no Tiefling pathfinders in Core! Or... there are, just only as NPCs.

Kavor Doan watches the strange duo go about their work.

"It was a glorious battle indeed and it really took a lot out of me this time. I think I need a nap now. Tere you should take one of these potions for your injuries and if the rest of the party doesn't mind, I would like to use the other three. But I really need a nap after this, that was both invigorating and exhausting."

Once you figure out healing...

The tiefling and her pet owlbear carry the wounded warriors away, and you are free to continue on. Despite the sounds of combat raging about, you reach the front lines easily.

The more experienced Pathfinders make way for the tear into the Negative Energy Plane, aiming to crush Eshikma’s lieutenants. Venture-Captain Ambrus Valsin rides up to you on his horse. ”They charge blindly, into pure darkness. We may never see them again. But they go knowing you will support them.” He turns serious. ”Here are the two main ways you can help.”

Tere looks around at the skilled combatants in the party. "Drake. Definitely."

ETA: CMW potion: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 8) + 3 = 13

"Yeah... we're better suited to dealing with a stupid drake." says Alaric. "Drake, you say, Venture-Captain? Not a true dragon, but a drake? Thing is probably too stupid to realize it is on the wrong side."

Radagast cocks his head to one side, then scratches something out in the dirt.

Team no good against flying foe?

"Well, I can take the form of an eagle, as can you, Radagast." replies Alaric.

Tere pats his composite longbow. "I can deal with it. LT, do you have a bow?"

Sounds like you're fighting a drake.

You approach a series of valleys and cliffs, where a lone creature flies across the sky, screeching and swooping at anyone stupid enough to get close. One Twinhorn warrior, Bayah, emerges from the tree line to stop you.

The scout jogs up and skids to a stop. “Be careful, Pathfinders. You are near the territory of one of the more fearsome creatures for miles around: a powerful drake. Several other scouts believed the beast emerged from the rift, but I’ve had a closer look, and I recognize the drake as a type common in the Hold of Belkzen, to the southwest. I’m not sure that it’s truly our enemy, though I can see that it’s angry and looking for a fight. It’s likely not safe to leave alone, otherwise it might attack us when we should be focused on Eshimka.” He rubs at his arm, which is raw as if burned. “I tried talking to it but might have given the wrong impression. Whether you defeat it with speech or spears, we can’t afford to ignore it.”

Bayah gives you general directions to the low tor where the drake lives. ”Be careful. That drake is a fast flier. It can also spit caustic acid at a bunch of people at once. They’re not smart, but they are cunning.” Bayah rubs his arm. ”I learned that the hard way!” He laughs. ”Any more questions before I scout some other areas?”

The hills in Slide 1 give a fantastic view of the surrounding area. A DC 16 Climb check will be needed if you want to climb to the peaks. You can get some cover by hiding behind them.

You do have an opportunity to speak to the drake and attempt a nonviolent solution.

When you reach the foot of the hill, the drake roars. ”Who dares to enter my realm! FOOLS!” You can tell the drake is more fluent in Draconic, but understands the Common tongue enough to converse.

You can just attack him now, if you wish.

Or, you can try to converse with the drake. Be careful about your first check, as he will quickly label you based on your actions and will expect predictable behavior. A variety of different skills will be useful here.

If you decide to talk, everyone give me your first skill check. Because it’s PbP, I’ll just choose the best ones so we don’t lose too much time. Remember your first impression is very important here.

Bribery! Kavor Doan has already earned all of the Faction Card boxes for the Exchange that he can get for bribing his way out of a fight, but it remains a favorite tactic.

"Great dragon, we seek your assistance to defeat the evil of Eshimka. As is fitting for one of your stature, we bring you gifts of gold."
Kavor Doan offers 125 gp.
Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Using my Folio reroll on that.
Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Kavor Doan recalls some lore about drakes and works it into his flattery.

I make some slurping noises as I try to get all of the healing potions down as quickly as possible.
CMW potion: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 4) + 3 = 15
CMW potion: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 5) + 3 = 15
CMW potion: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 8) + 3 = 19

Answering the earlier question.
"Yes Tere I have a bow well suited to my strength but I'm not real good with it."

Attempting to assist with the bribery which is a little weird to me but not out of the realm of possibility.

"Yes gold things for you to help." I also get out 125gp to add to the pot.
Appraise: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (13) + 0 = 13

Tere contributes more gold to the pile (25 gp) and addresses the creature in Draconic. "Great indeed is your fame."

Use Magic Device aid another: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

"What's this?" The drake sniffs the air as you approach, then flies down in front of Kavor. "Haha, you know how to show us dragons respect. Unlike that foolish weakling- he should be glad I left him with but a warning." The drake quickly shuffles the treasure away.

"Some of you even know how to speak the correct language." He turns to Tere.

He continues on, mostly in Draconic. "Well then. You have earned my attention. Speak your request."

Bribery successful. You can try to Encourage, Shame or Praise the drake. Or Something Else.

"We know that you are angry about what is going on around here, lately." starts Alaric. "But your anger is misplaced. It is not the Twinhorns who have caused the forest to wither. It is Eshimka, and you should turn your indomitable wrath against him."
handle animal: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

The drake listens to Alaric's words. "M-m-misplaced?" He hesitates and cringes for a brief second before reasserting himself. "My judgement is absolutely sound!" He roars into the sky. "Eshimka! That name has been whispered in the last week, when my back is turned. Too cowardly to face me. I will- wait." He pauses. "Were you trying to mock me?"

One more check and you've got this. Encourage or Praise the drake, or try Something Else.

As he sees the Drake Thran gasps in awe
'What a true vision of power you are. I love how the light of the sun plays of your scales as you soar through the skies"

Perform (oratory) used as Diplomacy to praise : 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25