Outpost II - [CORE] Lost at Bitter End (Inactive)

Game Master eddv

We dont serve the Arclords you idiot and Geb has been missing for milennia now.

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Using reroll
Reflex, gm stars: 1d20 + 5 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 5 = 27

Anwar manages to duck just in time to avoid some of the blast.

Shimmer also tries to jump out of the way.

Reflex, evasion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Which she does with ease, taking not a scratch.

Shimmer looks confused for a moment as Fredereka transports her across the battlefield. She turns and regards the little halfling as a possible snack but her head whips back round as the man casts his spell and harms her master. She gives a little yip of anger and launches herself at him.

Talon, pa: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 9 - 2 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 4 = 15

Talon, pa: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 2 = 8
Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 4 = 15

Bite, pa: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 9 - 2 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 4 = 11

Claw, pa: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 9 - 2 = 22
Damage: 1d4 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 4 = 12

Claw, pa: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 - 2 = 13
Damage: 1d4 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 4 = 12

The DC is 19 not 18. So shimmer takes the full damage.

Does Shimmer have someway of pouncing through difficult terrain?

Shimmer got dimensional hopped by Fredreka. No pounce required.

She isnt pouncing, that is her full attack. I see what happened. I edited in my reroll before submitting my post which bumped that to a 17 for me (which was shimmers roll) and a 10 for shimmer. Not sure how you want to deal that.

I trust your intention

After dodging the flame, the dino is dropped directly on top of the cleric and the dino gets 3 solid blows on the man - who is very much a human as you smell his blood.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

The fire licks off of him harmlessly while only some of the fire singes him and he begins to conjure gebs power to cast more as the Paladin Jayori stabs him through the heart with a trident and he falls to his knees unconscious.

Combat over.

The stasis fields are still weakening but not longer at the rapid rate it was before.

Thanks

Anwar calls Shimmer back to him and casts stabilise on the man. He starts to heal himself with his wand.

CLW: 6d8 + 6 ⇒ (2, 5, 1, 1, 3, 6) + 6 = 24

Bah, I think someone sold me a defective wand

We need to find some way to prevent all these warriors coming back to life! Maybe if we find where she was going we might discover what we need to do. We could also question our ranting priest here but he didnt seem inclined to talk.

Anwar relives the man of weapons and any holy symbol or component pouch. He looks around to see if he can still see where the footprints were heading.

Perception: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29

Survival: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (19) + 20 = 39

Doodle casts Detect Magic on the fallen enemy, so that the group doesn’t miss anything important that might help figure out what is going on.

cloak of resistance +1, +1 light fortification full plate, gauntlets of ogre power, +1 heavy steel shield, lesser metamagic rod of extend, ring of protection +1, +1 bastard sword, periapt of Wisdom +2 - equipment that's so old its leftover from a previous edition!

The footprints lead directly back to where all of this started. Past the canyon to Bitter End.

Do any healing or long to medium term buffing you want to have done before entering town

Question: It took 2 days to walk out there, how long does it take to walk back? And if the same, where is/was the layover?

Jayori frowns as they examine the defeated priest. "It seemed like the priest here was the one restoring them, so as long as he is unable to complete the task, perhaps they will remain sleeping?" He does not seem overly certain of that fact.

"Though if we are in some sort of pocket dimension, perhaps them waking, is immaterial... as they will have nowhere to go." He adds. "So long as they do not have the ritual to cross over as well."

"Either way, this one here," He indicates the priest. "Can not be allowed to remain."

Actually the trip back is going MUVH faster as though the distance between landmarks almost doesn't exist - you can already see the outskirts of town from here.

How long does it takes us to get back? As we approach Anwar invokes some addition spells

We should prepare ourselves. This place seems especially dangerous.

Anwar casts air walk and extended bulls strength on Shimmer. He assumes air elemental form, taking a few minutes to change into his small form armour once he has shifted and making sure his gear doesnt meld into his new form. He then casts extended call lightning

Shimmer scurries around her master, tasting the air and giving little hooting noises.

"Would Shimmer benefit from Shield of Faith?" asks Fredreka as she adds some protections to herself as well.

Magic Stones, Resist Energy: Fire, Protection from Evil and Fly, all on herself.

Yes, she certainly would if you dont mind

Shield of Faith (CL10) on Shimmer

As you arrive back in town, You see a large white boney creature presiding over some sort of ritual. He is holding some poor looking townperson - starving from days without food by the look of it and forcing them at stinger point to read off the ritual.

Before your eyes the poor thing burns out from inside out and becomes a shriveled husk.

He tosses him onto a pile similarly dessicated corpses as he hangers on watch.

So close after all this time to freedom!

At this point he sniffs the air and turns to all of you

Ah. More powerful ones. Capture them....we will force them to read the ritual

Purple
Red
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Jayori
Anwar
Doodle
Fredreka
Shimmer
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Blue
Yellow
Bone Devil

The one in red comes forward and drinks some kind of potion while the one in purple come forward and holds a spear in a braced position ready for you to approach

Purple
Red
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Jayori
Anwar
Doodle
Fredreka
Shimmer
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Blue
Yellow
Bone Devil

Drop a Holy Smite right in the middle of them

Damage vs Evil Creatures: 5d8 ⇒ (3, 7, 6, 4, 4) = 24

Damage to Evil Outsiders: 10d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 6, 2, 4, 1, 4, 4, 6) = 32

Blinded for 1 round

DC 20 Will save for half damage and negate blindness

Then, she moves to seek cover behind a building.

Doodle casts Heroism on herself.

Anwar raises one hand and calls down a flame strike, hitting the devil and the two front most enemies.

SR Devil: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Damage, half fire, half divine power: 7d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 1, 5) = 33

He gives a long low whistle to Shimmer, sending her off to attack.

Shimmer gives a little hoot of joy and charges at the nearest enemy.

This might be one of the two in front, if they are gone it will be at the devil. If she charges the two and one goes down the other attacks will be at the second one. She is air walking 5' up so should have a charge lane to anyone.

Attack rolls include charge, pa, GMF, bulls str and height advantage

Talon: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Talon: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
Damage: 1d6 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Damage: 1d4 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

Claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
Damage: 1d4 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

With shield of faith and charging her AC is 28 this turn

What sort of creatures are we looking at here? A bone devil, apparently, and 4 others, but one of them has a different token...

Can do the one at least
Knowledge (planes) vs devil: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Will also delay for the others to go first since it will help clear the way!

"Foul creature, you will escape this dimensional prison only in death." Jayori calls, as he quickly races forward to engage the enemy. "These people have suffered enough!"

He will declare a smite evil on the devil, and then charge forward to attack it.

Almost positive the two bad guys will not be there, after the two AE's and shimmer's attacks, so this attack will be on the devil

Trident, PA, charge, smite: 1d20 + 12 - 2 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 12 - 2 + 2 + 3 = 32, for 1d8 + 6 + 4 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 4 + 8 = 19 damage.

If the purple one is still there, subtract 3 from the attack, and 8 from the damage.

His AC is currently 29 vs the Devil, 26 vs the rest

3 of them appear to be human like the statues you just passed come to life while one of them is undead and looks awfully similar to the ones you encountered before while the last looks like.

Bone Devils don't have anything super tricky or signature other than their fearsomeness as combatants

But they have a bunch of resistances
DR good; Resist acid cold; SR 20

Will finish this when I get home.

Red Will: 1d20 ⇒ 11
green Will: 1d20 ⇒ 6
yellow Will: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Purple Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Bone Devil Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

yellow Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Purple Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Bone Devil Will: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

The human guards are obliterated by the combined for of Doodle and Anwars blasts of fire and holy power and the bone devil is groping around blindly

Knocked on his back foot like that, shimmer is able to approach and do some damage, though not near enough as he had expected clawing against bone.

Finally the Paladin Jayori rushes forward and slams his holy trident into the bones shattering his profane defenses

The devil senses the two creatures before him and gropes out blindly for the massively painful paladin.

Bite: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 181d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Miss Chance? Hit on 51+: 1d100 ⇒ 17
Claw: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 321d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Miss Chance? Hit on 51+: 1d100 ⇒ 14
Claw: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 311d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Miss Chance? Hit on 51+: 1d100 ⇒ 10
Stinger: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 243d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 3, 1) + 5 = 12
Miss Chance? Hit on 51+: 1d100 ⇒ 19

However, fe flails around aimlessly, unable to focus on anything with the holy light of Fredreka still on his vision

Jayori
Anwar
Doodle
Fredreka
Shimmer
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Bone Devil (-87)

Wow, miss chance screwed you on all four. That's rough.

Technically, I think Jayori and Shimmer are in the same square... the dino is just 5' up over his head.

Again, Jayori thrusts his trident at the devil, attempting to send the infernal threat back to Hell.

And this time I'll remember to use arcane strike =)

trident vs devil, PA, smite: 1d20 + 12 - 2 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 12 - 2 + 3 = 25, for 1d8 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 4 + 4 + 1 = 20 damage (bypasses DR)

Jayoris blow downs the creature causing him to drop the journal he was holding.

The townspeople look nervous as they take it how quickly and brutally you destroyed their tormentors

"Fear not, good people." He says, addressing the downtrodden villagers.

"My name, is Jayori." He adds, with a friendly smile. "Devoted warrior of Irori, and bane to all such evil creatures."

He pokes the dead devil again, just to make sure.

"We are Pathfinders, here to find one of our own, now dead." He frowns slightly at that last. "But her sacrifice, has made it possible for us to stop this evil, and rescue you from whatever fell purpose they were following."

"Please, gather closer. Hopefully we will be able to take you home soon."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

The ritual from the book we have, will take us out if we do the backward bit... but will it be able to take a townfull of civilians too? Or is it everything in the area?

Actually, in retrospect, if they were intending to unleash their 10k warriors, I assume its a whole area.

Flame strike is a reflex save but I doubt it matters with those rolls

Anwar jogs forward and pats shimmer on the head, Good girl, well done. He takes a strip of dried meat from his pack and throws it into the air for her. She leaps up and snaps it up.

Picking up the journal he turns it over in his hands, examining the text.

They were actually just mislabeled, the modifiers were right

Examining the text it becomes clear that this book is the one that outlines the ritual itself. You can probably get just the people out and leave the soldiers in stasis in - as that much even Rijana knew how to do that, judging by all the scribbles and scrawls all over the book the devil was trying to figure out how to activate a different ritual - one that would empty the army out into the world. The only issue is this - a human worshipper of Geb would have to recite the ritual. Without that, the person performing the ritual simply burns up and dies.

Well, this is a bit of a pickle. Do we have a human worshipper of Geb at hand who can be convinced to recite the ritual? He looks around for the man they left unconscious. Maybe we need to go back and get the ranty cleric unless any of these locals might qualify?

Also a quick check, I think we have found all 4 journals yes?

Maybe I wasn't clear - the human worshipper of Geb is needed to free the soldiers. The rest are free to come and go with a simple reversal of the way you got here

Ya, we already learned how to leave the pocket dimension... back at the stone circle, in the other book.

Pretty sure the incantation I’ve copied on the next page, when read backwards, will return this stele to normal if performed backwards. Will test later.

now whether that will work here, or we have to go back to the stele... that I'm not sure of, but given we found her body in the fountain, in the real world, in town here... and she never got to update the entry, it seems likely she didn't go back to the stele to Test it.

Also worth noting that the stele straight up wasn't there when you ported in

"I trust Desna to end our journey where it began. Let's do this."

Doodle agreed with the others. It was time to try the ritual and get everything back to normal, if possible.

That makes more sense

Agreed, we have everything we need yes? Lets get out of here

As you do the ritual you are brought back to he normal, not-blue tinged world in the middle of bitter end as the prisoners are now all standing around and give their thanks - and what little they can spare as a reward for saving them.

A month or two later when you are finally back in Absalom, and present the books to Adril he seems relieved at your success You've done me a great service Pathfinders. Pity about Rijana, but these things happen sometimes. This research should prove invaluable going for ward. Well done - let's go hit the pub!

And that's that. I will be reporting the game soon

Jayori will refuse any rewards from the locals... they appear to have so little already.

He will do his best to return Rijana's remains to the lodge in Absalom... and, at the very least make sure they are laid to rest nowhere near Geb.

The gods only knew what the gebites would do with a dead pathfinder.