GM ZD #4-05 The Sanos Abduction (Inactive)

Game Master Z...D...

@Wolfgang, "That is always a possibility. But, why would they drag her off and not eat her right here? The undead seemed organized, like they are following orders."

"I will make sure the Society knows about you willingness to assist in this endeavor. They will compensate you appropriately I hope."

@Tarael
Ignizi explains, he’s been in Sanos Forest longer than most, and knows how to stay alive in the unforgiving woods. He’s a bit reclusive and normally doesn’t help strangers, but just say that I sent you, and he would be in her debt if he helps. He lives in a rotted out log a days travel North of here."

No we have nothing useful to fight undead. We have had more dealings with the fey than undead here.

Anything else

"Organized?" Traber's interest was now piqued. "Perhaps going after this gnome would be a worthwhile quest. You said you friend's name was Witty Pimple?"

Edmund checks his supplies, ensuring that his holy weapon balm and holy water vials are near the top of his pack. He absentmindedly pats Kissan on the head, allowing her to nuzzle up against his legs.

As the pathfinders talk, Kissan prowls around the outside of the cabin- staying alert to any threats that may appear while the hoomans talk.

"Alrighty then. I can do some of the tracking, at least. Best be off though, 'fore the trail runs cold."

"Fine!" Wolfgang growls "Point us toward this undead horde of yours and we'll try to save the little she gnome from being eaten alive and/or turned into something truly horrifying!"

Tareal bow deeply, gathers a few more supplies, in case the poor gnome was not fed and fills her canten."Off we go!"

Shawa nods along. Right, more undead. Good for us.

Before the PC's head out the next morning Ignizi hands you all a couple of items. "This should be helpful against the fey creatures and I managed to find something against undead after all."

She hands you three potions of neutralize poison, two scrolls of detect undead and a potion of cure moderate wounds.

The PCs march through the day, following a series of ravines that Ignizi indicated would lead them to Riddywipple’s fallen log. They manage to locate the log, which is distinguished by a series of distinctive carvings that adorn the trees for twenty yards in every direction.

You do not see any signs of life around. You here a squeaky high pitched voice approximately 30ft up hill. "Over here...come...I know what you seek."

Before going up the hill, Traber calls out, "Ignizi sent us. He said you don't normally help others, but that, if you help us, he would owe you."

"Yes... the grumpy gnome sent us. Show your face and we'll talk..." Wolfgang says as he draws his crossbow for good measure...

"A grumpy gnome huh...haha" The voice laughs, "That does sound like Ignizi. Very well, if you wish to lay you eyes on my forms. Then behold."

From out over top of the hill the held of a large black dragon appears.

Need everyone to make a DC 14 will save vs illusion?

Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

"Nice trick. Now get out and show us your true face, or we stop here and leave you and your friends to deal with the undead" Wolfgang chuckles.

Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
"You are pretty brave to adress a dragon like that!"

"We found you easily enough- fer someone who don't want to be found. Just looking to help out, anyway we can- if it ain't any skin of yer back"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Will, DC 14: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

"Right Right, thats a good show" Edmund remarks when he sees the Dragon. "But really, can you be helpin' us or not?"

Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Shaking from the sight of the black dragon, or from being eternally cold, Shawa managed a peep. You know, i've never seen a true Black Dragon in person. You're much scarier than those Shadow Dragons where I come from. Would you help us by blessing us with your knowledge?

"Some of you are very keen aren't you." The black dragon explodes in a mist revealing a much smaller dragon with colorful wings of a fairy. "I am Riddy Wipple. So why has Ignizi sent you to find me."

"Apparently one of his appretices was kidnapped by undead monsters are we were tasked with retrieve her..."

Traber seconds Wolfgang's words.

"hmmm. I have noticed that there have been a some undead wandering around here. I will have to check with some of the other fey creatures around here to make sure. Wait here, I'll be back when I get some answers" With that the faerie dragon disappears again and you can hear him fly away.

With the Riddy Wipple gone, you have nothing else to do but look around at your surroundings.

The agents wait and wait and wait. Soon day fades to night and the agents set watch and go to sleep.

At dawn, the last watch hears the high pitched voice comes back and the dragon reveals itself and begins to buzz around the heads of the pathfinders.

Pack it lazies, I got something to tell you. In the night last night, I flew over to my friendly pixie friend Pollinia, a trixie youngster who lit out with me for a bit of a fly-around, where we chatted about all the happy happenings in the forest as well as some untidy tidings. As it turns out, the carved cave near my pegasi friendlies has a new body that everybody agrees is disagreeable. The old cold cavern used to be used by humans long before long ago, but it’s been empty as a log since then."

“Now it seems an unseemly creature has wandered in from the bit of bog near Wartle and taken to torturing and terrifying the forest. The monster’s name is Marigana, and trappers chased her from her Wartle morass after she kidnapped some napping kids from the town and turned them into deadly undead. Now she’s taken up taking over Sanos, and wants to spread her terrible territory. We can make a joint journey to see the poisonous new occupant, but it will be doubtlessly undeadly.”

Traber walks the perimeter inspecting the glade.
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
He then rests until the dragon returns.

Perc: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 13 + 2 = 25
Seeing a glimmer below Tareal, quickly moves down to retreave a ring.
Weaving a quick incantation she finds that the ring is magic. Together with her familiar they check the ring for its magical aura.
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 2 = 16
"I am not utterly sure, maybe someone can aid me with the dweomer

"Of course."
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

It's nothing of any consequence.

Perception check: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

"It's a ring all right" Wolfgang comments, then turns to Riddy Wipple "Show us the way then. We'll get rid of this Marigana and all will be well again... so we'll be paid and we will be able to go home! Ah! Alomst forgot. Any signs of the gnome lady that was supposedly kidnapped? I Suspect she was eaten... but one never knows with crazy undead... right?"

"Well, magical things aren't one of my skills. Sorry gents, but I 'm not thinking I could be of any use to you here. "

Edmund leans down and gently whispers into Kissan's ear- while gently ruffling her ears. [smaller]"Keep a good watch for us, and let me know if you sense anyone approaching". He stands up, and the cat leaps off to prowl the small clearing.

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"Well, if this here Marigana is responsible fer the undead, I reckon we best pay her a visit and put an end to this tomfoolery. I figure It ain't gonna stop 'till someone stops it."

"What sort of creature is this Marigana? A hag?"

This place is very strange, much stranger than where I come from. Shawa comments, Dont witches in your world kidnap kids to boil them in a stew, not turn them into undead?

Taking out a brochure she has with her from all the places she has visited. Like Hansel and Gretel? See - the story of The Wicked Witch of the North captures children and gives them red slipper. Wait, I think I got the story wrong...

The faerie dragon answers Traber, "None of the fey are quite sure what sort of creature Marigana is, but she has been seen with an entourage of skeletons and zombies, which leads the fey to suspect she has necromantic powers."

After a few hours of travel, Riddy Wipple perks up, "We are approaching my friend's grazing grounds. The pegasi should be able to help us in fighting the undead."

As you crest the hill and find yourself overlooking a pasture next to a lake. The closer you get, you see the pegasi are heavily injured. Deep cuts and dried blood covers their bodies. They feed upon a carcass of a dead animal, until they notice you approach. They take to the skies clumsily on skeletal wings.

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Wolfgang
Shawa
GM-1
Traber
Edmund
Tarael
GM-2

Knowledge?: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31

Shawa blasts one of them with a snowball. Snowball: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 245d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 4, 5, 5) = 22

They are Pegasi but seem more skeletal. DR 5/ slashing and undead traits.

Shawa launches a ball of conjured snow at green and impacts hard.

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Wolfgang
Shawa
GM-1
Traber
Edmund
Tarael
GM-2

"Here we go again people. Kill the bastards, don't be killed!"

Attack 01: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 12 - 2 - 2 = 11 → Damage roll: 1d10 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 4 = 12

Attack 02: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 12 - 2 - 2 = 13 → Damage roll: 1d10 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 4 = 11

5ft step back, full attack and deadly aim vs Green

Wolfgang's shots deflect off the hard bony masses on the pegasus.

The blue and yellow Pegasi fly towards the group.

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Wolfgang
Shawa
GM-1
Traber
Edmund
Tarael
GM-2

Traber fires at yellow.

Lt Crossbow:
to hit 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18 damage 1d8 ⇒ 1

Tareal quickly gives the blue pegasus her misfortune hex.

Seeing more undead, Edmund again focuses his energies onto the undead. Quickly drawing his arrows he unleashes two into the yellow beast.

+1, Rapid, DA, Precise, PBS, Bane: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 13
Damage, MC +2, Bane, PBS: 1d8 + 5 + 2d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + (2, 2) + 2 + 1 = 13
+1, Rapid, DA, Precise, PBS, Bane: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 19
Damage, MC +2, Bane, PBS: 1d8 + 5 + 2d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + (2, 6) + 2 + 1 = 17

"Kiss! Attack!"
Swift: Bane #3 (unless we got a rest?). Full round attack. HA: auto pass

"More bad smell. Unnatural."

Kissan lunges at the yellow pegasus, teeth barred with a low and guttural growl

Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Damage, Bite, B/P/S: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Claw #1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Damage, Claw #1, B/S: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Claw #2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Damage, Claw #2, B/P: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

You got a full night's rest after dinner with Ignizi and slept again after meeting Riddy Wipple. So all of your resources came back.

Traber fires her crossbow. It impacts, but does no damage.

will save vs misfortune: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Tarael misfortunes the zombie pegasus.

Edmunds first shot goes wide, the second connects.

Kiss goes after the pegasus, leaving long gashes in the it's rotting flesh.

Green flies up and over the others.

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Wolfgang
Shawa
GM-1
Traber
Edmund
Tarael
GM-2

Perception check: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Wolfgang curses his bad luck and keeps shooting at the greenish dead pegasus flying above his pathfinder allies-

Attack roll 01: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 12 - 2 - 2 + 1 = 29 → Damage roll: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 14

Attack roll 02: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 12 - 2 - 2 + 1 = 24 → Damage roll: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 15

Edit

Critical confirmation check: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 12 - 2 - 2 + 1 = 10 → Damage roll: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 10

Wolfgang releases two bolts in quick succession. Both hit.

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Wolfgang
Shawa
GM-1
Traber
Edmund
Tarael
GM-2

Put me in delay, let’s see what next round is like.

Yellow lands, provokes from Kissan, next to Kissan.

Blue flies over head and lands next to Shawa.

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Wolfgang
GM-1
Shawa
Traber
Edmund
Tarael
GM-2

Bless

Traber casts Bless and puts away his crossbow.

Shawa recoils, You just had to come fly your ugly face over here, did you? She concentrates, and after panicking only slightly, realises that she may have a spell ready to harm such undead. She reaches out, and murmurs a spell.

Cast Defensively: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15 -- Disfiguring Touch, fizzled...
Touch: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9 -- vs Touch Ac

Well, never mind...

As her spell fails, she doesn't find comfort in what will happen next. She takes a step backwards. Have I mentioned that I hate undead...?

Kissan nips at the pegasus

Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Damage, Bite, B/P/S: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Damage, Bite, B/P/S: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Edmund steps back and focuses on his arms, and he pulls the bow back again- this time a little further than he was able to previously. He releases the arrows at the green pegasus staring him in the face.

Swift: Aspect of Bull: +2 strength, 1 minute. Adaptive bow. Full round attack. Keep bane #2

+1, Rapid, DA, Precise, Bane, PBS: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 14
Damage, MC +3, Bane: 1d8 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 + 2 + (5, 6) = 22

+1, Rapid, DA, Precise, Bane, PBS: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 17
Damage, MC +3, Bane: 1d8 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 + 2 + (2, 6) = 24

Seeing Edmund threatened, Kissan steps back to defend her hooman. Snarling, she bites and claws into the green pegasus.

5 ft step, full round attack. B/P/S damage

Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Damage, Bite: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Claw #1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Damage, Claw #1: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Claw #2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Damage, Claw #2: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Chanting a praise to her god, Tareal quickly curses the other pegasus with misfortune.
Chant extends the already done misfortune by one round

I apologize for the delay everyone

Kissan attacks the pegasus as it lands.

Edmund takes a step back and fires off two arrows. The first one sails wide, while the other connects. The green zombie pegasus drops.

Since green was destroyed I moved Kissan back to where he was to full attack Yellow
Kissan attacks the yellow pegasus in ernest. Landing it one claw and bite.

Tarael Will Save 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Tarael manages to fight off the strange effect, before she hexes another pegasus.

will save vs pegasus: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
It manages to fight off the ill effects.

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Wolfgang
GM-1
Shawa
Traber
Edmund
Tarael

"One down, one to go!"

Attack roll 01: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 12 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 11 → Damage roll: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 12

Attack roll 02: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 12 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 11 → Damage roll: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 9

Full attack...

Both of the bolt ace's shots miss.

Bold May Act
Wolfgang
GM-1 (red-grappled)
Shawa
Traber
Edmund
Tarael:4 damage, grappled