The Night March of Kalkamedes (Inactive)

Game Master Matthais777

Flix can help as well but has his reservations. he’ll wait until there is some progress with the unknowns.

Pethjun keeps close by Kalkamedes at all times. He has no desires to helped the caged ones and would just put them out of their misery if he had the chance.

As the team moves closer, they hear a rumbling behind them.

Oh... The gnome says.

That cannot be good.

Angie Sen: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Dolora Oldfur: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Flix mon Klesh: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Jian-Wei Ai : 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Mythryndyr : 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Pethjun582 : 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Illvaster: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Hands: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Hands: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Hands: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

As if summoned from the watery depths, a dragon drags itself out of the water, it's great flesh dripping from it in great slabs as it groans in a pale imitation of a dragon's roar, now the horrible howl of the dead. Around the dragon hands crawl around it, leaping from it's body.

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Jian-Wei
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Hand
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Angie
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Illvaster
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Dolora
Pethjun
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Hand
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Flix
Myth
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Hand

Jian has not responded to any inquires, and it's been quite a while. So I'm going to assume he's dropped. We'll continue on from here.

One of the hands scuttles forward.

HAND!: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Damage: 5 = 5
Grab: 1d20 ⇒ 11

The hand crawls up peth's body, scratching him with long fingernails as it attempts to grip his throat, unsuccessfully.

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Hand
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Angie
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Illvaster
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Dolora
Pethjun
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Hand
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Flix
Myth
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Hand

Seeing an opponent worthy to test his mettle. Angie Sen challenges the dragon. Angie steps forward and slashes his Katana at the dragon with an overhand strike.

+1 Katana attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Slash Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 4 = 17

• CHALLENGE: You can challenge a foe to combat. Choose one target. Melee attacks deal +4 extra damage against that target. You can use this ability 2 times per day. Challenging a foe requires much of your concentration. You take a –2 penalty to his AC, except against attacks made by the target of his challenge. The challenge remains in effect until the target is dead or unconscious or until the combat ends. (PFUC 18).

Angie steps up and strikes at the dragon, digging deep with his sword. The dragon howls in anger, and bites at him, slaming his head at him and his tail as well!

Bite: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19
damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 3) + 7 = 15
slam: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
tail: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

But the ancient, decrepate dragon has clearly been worn away by age, and only lands a glancing blow on our heroic samurai.

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Hand
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Angie -5
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Illvaster -17
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Dolora
Pethjun
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Hand
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Flix
Myth
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Hand

Pethjun stabs and slashes at the hand in front of him.

Rapier: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 2 = 171d4 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 4 = 12
Razor Tail: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 4 - 2 = 211d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 = 6
Confirm Razor Tail: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 4 - 2 = 131d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 2 = 5

Realizing that she is both very small, and also quite weak compared to her companions, Dolora hesitantly steps up to one of the hands and makes a nervous swing with her scythe.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Peth strikes down the hand in front of him with a slash of his rapier, and then dances behind Angie to snap his tail with lethal efficency, striking down the one that was scrabbling at him! [ooc]Nice shot! two for one!

Dolores... provides a distraction for the hand as Pethjun kills it, but the giant dragon is rather terrifying...

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Angie -5
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Illvaster -17
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Dolora
Pethjun
Flix
Myth
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Hand

Myth steps back and fires one shot at the remaining hand and the other at the dragon...

Shortbow (Hand): 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 14
Magic/Cold Iron/Sneak Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 + 1 + (3, 5) = 15

Shortbow (Dragon): 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 28
Magic/Cold Iron Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 9

Flix draws Gamin as he strides toward the dragon. Let's put some hurt on this dragon, new friend. I'll try to keep my feet this time.

Gamin, +1, broken for a net -1, yes?: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

COOL

Myth skewers the hand neatly, pinning it to the ground.

His other strike hit's the dragon's neck, ripping away flesh.

Flix strides towards the dragon and swings! But Gamin's unbalanced nature throws him off and he nearly loses the sword!

ACK! LAD! STAY BACK! Gamin calls out.

Do i look like some sword of legend that can cleave dragon bone?! No! Stay back, and use your skills to aid your allies... grant my magic to others! Like SO!

He glows with a pulse of power, and Angie feels his blade glow with the same pulse. He also feels a soft flow of power into his own body!

Gamin will use his Allying feature to turn Angie's blade into a +1, and give him a +1 guidance to hit.

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Angie -5
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Illvaster -17
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Dolora
Pethjun
Flix
Myth

Where are we all in reference to this beastie? I might have missed a map link but I was wondering about placement for flanking and such

Map Link

Map Link

Thank you. Somehow I missed that this was on the second slide, I kept just seeing the forest fight and then closing it

+1 Katana attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 1 + 1 = 19
dice+base+the (+1)+guidance

Slash Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 4 + 1 = 18
dice+base+ (+1)

Feeling the enhanced power flow through him. Angie Sen swings his Katana over hand strike.

Angie's downward swing sheers off a big chunk of the dragon, but not enough to take it down. The vicious thing level's it's assualt at Angie.

bite: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
Damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 4) + 7 = 15
slam: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Tail Slap: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

and while he takes a brutal hit from the thing's body, his armor and his power defend him, and he wards away the other blows.

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Angie -16
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Illvaster -44
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Dolora
Pethjun
Flix
Myth

Dolora takes a short step towards the side of the beast, hoping to provide a good flank for the others, and tries to distract it.

Aid Another (Angie): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

That's +2 to Angie's next attack, and Flix should be able to 5' step into a flanking position

Flix skirts the edge of the water to swing Gamin at the dragon. Gamin, perhaps that aid to Angie is something we should keep doing.

Gamin, broken, flank.: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Pethjun steps to the side and tries to attack the dragon.

Rapier: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 10 - 2 = 271d4 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 4 = 13
Confirm: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 10 - 2 = 231d4 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 4 = 11

Razor Tail: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 - 2 = 91d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 2 = 7

Myth fires twice more at the dragon...

Shortbow (Dragon): 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 27
Magic/Cold Iron Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 10

Shortbow (Dragon): 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 25
Magic/Cold Iron Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 10

Thrown back from the attack, Angie Sen renews the assault on the Dragon.

+1 Katana attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 1 + 2 = 14
dice+base+the (+1)+aid

Slash Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 4 + 1 = 13
dice+base+ (+1)

Flix, Peth, and Myth pepper the undead beasts with attacks. As it roars it's head back, Angie flies forward, nearly stumbling... but Dolores steps in, giving him a boost at the last second, pushing him forward and righting his steps as he brings the sword down in a mighty blow, severing the dragon's head from it's spine, leaving it staring, once again dead, to the ceiling.

Whistles and clappping echo from the chamber.

YEAH! THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT! THAT'S HOW YA KILL A DRAGON!

The gnome jumps up and down and waves his hands.

Mind letting me out before something ELSE decides to show up and try to eat you guys?! There are a lot more bones in that pool...

"What's keeping you there? And how did you get there in the first place?"

"I still don't trust that gnome, and I was about to heal this woman when that thing attacked us. Should I continue?"

"Yes you are right Dolora, try healing her again. Lets see what else tries to stop us."
Angie Sen says as he drinks a potion.

CLW potion: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Dolora heads back into the woman's cell and again goes to touch her with her wand.
Dolora would stop as soon as the woman regains consciousness. I'll do three rolls, if she's up after the first or second, please let me know so I know how many charges to mark off.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

I am down by 12 still, I could take a few hits on the wand if you don't mind Dolora

Rawr.

CLW on Angie: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW on Angie: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Dolores taps the woman through the barrier, and she can almost FEEL the goodness that washes off the woman as she puts her hands in the barrier.

NO! the gnome screams. NO NO NO NO!

The woman opens her eyes, and they glow with a gentle, warm gold aura.

She sits up slowly, carefully, as if worried about her arm and legs... as she sits up, she stretches a little, and great golden wings unfurl from her back, seemingly made up of the same energy that comes from her eyes.

What... how... the demon... the dragon... who...

She stands slowly, wobbling, looking at the mortals in front of her.

The demon... where is he?

DON'T BELIEVE HER! SHE'S LYING!

She raises an eyebrow.

I think that answers it.

Flix takes a quick step back and casts a spell on the demon. Get back!

Cast Sleep. DC 14 will save.

"Hold that spell master Flix, if the demon is helpless for us not doing anything, lets take the easy path and do nothing for right now."

hold for now.

Pethjun will return to making sure Kalkamedes isn't about to do anything stupid. She pays no heed to the gnome/demon or whatever it is.

"Ma'am? We were brought here by our sleepwalking friend, and have no idea what is going on. What or who is this demon you speak of, and why are you and that gnome imprisoned behind this barrier?"

Ignoring the gnome, Myth nods to the lady. "M'Lady, how can we free you?"

The woman stretches her wings and smiles. The gnome however bangs against the invisible wall.

SHE'S LYING.

Quiet Koth'Vaul. You've missed your chance.

She bows deeply to them.

I am Sulianna, the Luminescent, Ghaele Azata of Elysium. And our rather loud, angry friend over there is Koth'Vaul, glabrezu demon of the pit.

LIES

And thankfully for me, possessed of a impossible temper. I felt his influence on this plane, and came to destroy him.

She winces as she holds her arm.

I... um... may have overestimated my power, and underestimated his cunning. While I may have been able to slay him on my own, I did not have the forsight to see that he would ally himself with a dragon.

A BOON! LET ME FREE AND YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES!

She glares.

Yes Koth'vaul, that's undoubtedly how you convinced the dragon to side with you. I managed to seal Koth'vaul in the sealing circle... but the dragon was to much as well. I think i dealt a fatal blow, but was forced into a circle myself to prevent the dragon from killing me... I wrapped my worst wounds and then... passed out.

She furrows her brow.

I get the feeling, by the looks of that dragon corpse, that happened a long, long time ago.

She smiles at Kalkamedes, though he only snores in return.

I must have called out in my dreams for help. If anyone of a good heart and a pure soul was nearby, it might have reached out to them, even if they wandered away afterwards.

A WISH! YOU HEARD ME! A REAL, HONEST TO GOODNESS WISH! JUST LET ME OUT!

She glares at the gnome.

I... don't have the power to kill him now. But if you release me, I can give you a little of my leftover power, and allow you to banish him back to the pits. All you have to do is break the circle.

She points down the metal circle of runes that is part of the floor. It's clearly not meant to break accidentally, it'll require a heavy blow.

and then I'll be free.

OR ME! AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE YOUR WISH!

Myth examines the circle holding Sulianna to try to determine how to destroy it...

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

...and then fires a blunt arrow at the circle just to see if it causes any damage...

Shortbow: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

I think we might need to hit it a bit harder than that, Myth. Gamin, what do you say? Flix hopes for a positive reaction from Gamin and swings down hard.

two handed, broken: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 - 2 = 15
damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Angie looks at the rest of the party
"If you are in all agreement."

Angie Sen walks over to the circle, gives one last look at the party. Holding his katana in both hands.

If anyone stops him he will stop

Then strikes a blow at the circle.
Two handed Attack: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 2 = 23
Slashing damage, Two handed: 1d8 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 = 13

I am assuming the both bless and IC are still there

Myth scratches the thing. The Gnome screams out COME ON!

Flix feels a burst of power from gamin, and he feels his sword bite into the steel, but not much. Angie steps in and adds a blow, but the thing is still not giving way... both of them have to take a few more swings before the ring is severed. The woman steps out and smiles... she's... taller than you expected for some reason. Or just the power radiating off her makes her feel taller. She smiles and walks over to kalkamedes, kissing him on the forehead. Almost immediately he slumps to the ground, snoring softly.

That should fix his affliction... as for you Koth'vaul... She snarls the word and winces.

Would you all give me your hands? Just... for some stability.

[ooc]Assuming you do.[/b]

She chants softly in a language that somehow reminds you of all the soft kind words spoken to you, and all the most beautiful songs you've ever heard. The gnome screeches in pain as he hears it, growing and growing into a massive, pig like, multi-armed monstrosity.

I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL EAT YOUR SOULS!

She smiles.

Not today you won't. BE GONE!

With a flash of light the demon disappears, and she kneels, coughing a bit.

Ow. That was... unpleasant.

She smiles and looks at each of them in turn.

Thank you. For saving me, for helping rid the world of Koth'vaul, and going so far to save your friend... i'm afraid there is not much I can offer you but if there is something, anything I can do... please tell me.

Flix sheaths Gamin and runs over to tend to Kalkemedes. Rest now, Master Kalkemedes. We'll get you home. He turns to the angel? Thank you, Sulianna. You have done so much for us already, we need to return Kalkemedes to his home for him to rest.

Myth smiles and bows. ”No worries , m’Lady...and thank you....”

"It is an honor to be of service."
Angie Sen bows.