GMAndrewW's Passing the Torch Parts 1 and 2 (Inactive)

Game Master andreww

Nothing that I can activate, since I am *still* flat-footed.

Gaius explodes in a shower of gore.

Thanks for the game, I guess?

I am afraid that I don't have another PC of the required level, so I will have to bow-out of the sequel...

*sigh* no breath of life after this :( Sorry Gaius :(

Yeah, well, I did just eat (effectively) six attacks, all with sneak attack...

Nothing that I can activate, since I am *still* flat-footed.

Gaius explodes in a shower of gore.

Thanks for the game, I guess?

I am afraid that I don't have another PC of the required level, so I will have to bow-out of the sequel...

You are only unconscious.

Having downed his opponent the assassin directs the rest of his attacks against the enormous tiger but cannot penetrate his thick hide.

Round 1

Xagish
Xagon
Alie
Red Mantis
Blue Mantis
Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
Saviya
Gaius - uncosncious and bleeding 7
Ambrose
Valrar
Ambassador

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement

Who was targeted by the overwhelming presence spell? I'm not sure that everyone was close enough to target: one creature/level, no two of which can be more than 30 ft. apart. It's important because even if you make the save you are staggered for 1 round. Same targeting issue with Allie's haste, I suspect.

"No two of which can be more than 30 ft. apart" is not the same as "each target must be within 30 ft of another target". It doesn't chain from one target to the next. It means if any two creatures are more 30 ft apart then both cannot be a target of the spell regardless of other intervening targets.

That is a good point, I had looked at the range but forgot the area. She would have left out Alie but can catch everyone else. Alie you can have your folio reroll back. You need to decide who will be included in haste.

I think I can get everyone except Shump, can’t i?

Shump attacks the creature near him

attack: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (10) + 30 = 40

damage: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7

attack: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (3) + 25 = 28

damage: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

attack: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 20 = 27

damage: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9

last iterative

attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23

damage: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5

@Alie, that looks fine

Shump lashes out at the enemy above him. Hirst first blow strikes true but as it does sickly black energy crawls down the blade and tries to wrap itelf around Shumps limbs but he is fine. Unfortunately the creature is rather nimble and the rest of his blows fail to connect.

Fortitude save: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (11) + 20 = 31

Xagon takes 22 damage

Round 1

Xagish
Xagon
Alie
Red Mantis
Blue Mantis
Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
Saviya
Gaius
Ambrose
Valrar
Ambassador

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement

I would use the immediate action to shock the crap out of the one who just hit me. empowered shocking grasp: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 3, 3, 6) = 20+ 50%. So 30 electricty damage to the assassin that hit me.

"Bastard" Wynn says simply and fires a volley of arrows at pointblank range.

PBS, Point Blank Master, Clustered shot, rapid shot and haste

first arrow: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (20) + 22 = 42
1d8 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 damage
if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 damage
1d6 ⇒ 3 electricity damage

second arrow: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (15) + 22 = 37
1d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 damage
if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6 damage
1d6 ⇒ 4 electricity damage

third arrow: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (4) + 22 = 26
1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 damage
if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6 damage
1d6 ⇒ 4 electricity damage

fourth arrow: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27
1d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 damage
if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 damage
1d6 ⇒ 6 electricity damage

fifth arrow: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
1d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 damage
if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5 damage
1d6 ⇒ 3 electricity damage

Critical hit confirmation on arrow #1

first arrow: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (9) + 22 = 31
2d8 + 18 ⇒ (4, 5) + 18 = 27 damage
2d10 ⇒ (10, 7) = 17 shocking burst damage

Am I missing something? Everyone except Allie is currently staggered, right? That means neither Shump nor Wynn should be able to take full attacks this round. I need to get this straight because my choice of actions will likely be very different if I have a full action vs not.

Tortuga is correct. I was staggered. So only the first arrow would have gone off. Luckily that was my critical hit.

A creature that makes the initial save to resist this spell is merely staggered for 1 round.

sorry I didn't see that I was staggered

Waiting for the residual effects of the spell to wear off Tortuga takes a defensive posture.

Spend 1 ki as a swift action for +4 dodge bonus to AC until the end of my next turn.

Standard action attack defensively (-4 to hit, +3 AC) using touch of serenity.

Unarmed Attack: 1d20 + 24 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 24 - 4 = 25

On a hit DC 23 Will or the creature is unable to attack for 1 round.

Current AC = 47, touch 38, CMD 58

Thanks for the catch on stagger. I also totally forgot Blur. Wynn ignores it with improved precise strike but Shump has to deal with it.

Wynn shocks his attacker and then shoots him in the face. The arrow tears through the mans cheek, ripping flesh and exposing bone. He cries out in great pain. Unfortunately the shocking grasp fails to get through his resitance to spells.

Confirmed crit for 43 physical damage and 20 electrical. The shocking grasp needs to deal with his SR whhich I have rolled to save time.

Tortuga strikes out at his opponent but the creature is much too quick for him.

The many copies of the woman on the balcony fly forward and done, hovering above the group 15' in the air. You may not bow down before me but now you will understand the folly of your situation she says as she invokes another powerful spell. Wynn and Alie both recognise it as Blasphemy.

Again I am gojng to pause here in case people want to do something with their saves, whether use a class ability (assuming you can if you are flatfooted) or folio reroll

Round 1

Xagish
Xagon
Alie
Red Mantis
Blue Mantis
Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
Saviya
Gaius
Ambrose
Valrar
Ambassador

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement, Haste (except Shump)

What is Eylysia doing, GM? Is she fighting on their side, our side, or just hiding?

Nothing yet as she hasnt acted and she failed the save against Overwhelming Presence so she is protrate on the ground worshipping the Mantis woman.

Unable to be caught flat-footed, so I'll use a Charmed Life to get +5 for 24.

Alie is going to keep her current save roll.

Nothing I can do for this one.

Everyone passes except for Eylysia and the Ambassador

With a popping sound the Ambassador vanishes, dismissed back to his home real. The rest of the group find themselves assailed and weakened while Eylysia goes pale and crumples flat on the ground.

Everyone reduces their strength score by 4 for the next 5 rounds, Eylysia reduces by 9. It doesnt give me a full stat block for her but given she is a gnome caster she isnt likely to be doing much.

Gaius bleeds heavily where he lies.

I am happy for Sir Ambrose to take actions independently, I assume he would likely have been guarding you. For everyone else it is very apprent that unless someone does something soon Gaius will die as he is bleeding heavily.

Round 1

Xagish
Xagon
Alie
Red Mantis
Blue Mantis
Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
Saviya
Gaius
Ambrose
Valrar

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement, Haste (except Shump), strength reduced by 4 (5|5)

Very weakened, Valrar is put in mind of the last time he died. More so with every second. He fumbles a pair of gloves from his pack and calls in a favor.

Drawing my First Aid Gloves. I've got one hand left. Plus a bunch of inapplicable boons. Only one that can heal us all works if I go under 0. I can use this boon below if needed.

I was thinking an area dispel, maybe centered near Shump. That would get rid of his Freedom of Movement, though. It could do something about whatever weird thing Saviya is doing, flight included. I don't know how it interacts with a targeted dispel. Thoughts?

Saviya is flying because she has weird dragonfly like wings as do the two assassins. Who knows what is keeping the other two things in the air but it doesnt seem like a spell

Since I don't know how the copies work, I'll go with the area dispel unless Shump has an objection. Should hit Eylysia and all the Saviyas but White. Here's the roll:

CL: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

Bah.

Unfortunately that check doesnt dispel anything. Just Sir Ambrose to act for this round.

Round 1

Xagish
Xagon
Alie
Red Mantis
Blue Mantis
Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
Saviya
Gaius
Ambrose
Valrar

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement, Haste (except Shump), strength reduced by 4 (5|5)

With a roar, Sir Ambrose partial charges Blue!

Bite, Haste, Partial Charge: 1d20 + 20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 20 + 1 + 2 = 33, for 1d8 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 24 damage, +2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6 Holy damage.
Blur (High=Hit): 1d100 ⇒ 99.
Bite, Haste, Partial Charge: 1d20 + 20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 20 + 1 + 2 = 27, for 1d8 + 19 ⇒ (6) + 19 = 25 damage, +2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 Holy damage.
Blur (High=Hit): 1d100 ⇒ 24.
Claw, Haste, Partial Charge: 1d20 + 20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 20 + 1 + 2 = 43, for 1d6 + 19 ⇒ (6) + 19 = 25 damage, +2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9 Holy damage.
Crit Confirmation: 1d20 + 20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 20 + 1 + 2 = 32, for 1d6 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22 *ADDITIONAL* damage.
Blur (High=Hit): 1d100 ⇒ 38.
Claw, Haste, Partial Charge: 1d20 + 20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 20 + 1 + 2 = 28, for 1d6 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21 damage, +2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9 Holy damage.
Blur (High=Hit): 1d100 ⇒ 29.
Rake, Haste, Partial Charge: 1d20 + 20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 20 + 1 + 2 = 25, for 1d6 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 24 damage, +2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6 Holy damage.
Blur (High=Hit): 1d100 ⇒ 39.
Rake, Haste, Partial Charge: 1d20 + 20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 20 + 1 + 2 = 25, for 1d6 + 19 ⇒ (4) + 19 = 23 damage, +2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5 Holy damage.
Blur (High=Hit): 1d100 ⇒ 34.

Sir Ambrose leaps after one of the enemies attacking his allies. As he leaps away the enemy hovering over his master lashes out but he is too quick for him. Landing next to the other floating mantis assassin he tears him into bloody strips of ragged flesh.

Blue assassin is very dead. Only the first bite and the claw crit actually connect. Bear in mind Sir Ambrose has 4 less strength currently.

Eylysia remains comatose on the floor, worshipping the flying mantis priestess.

Xagish continues his assault on Tortuga. The first two claw attacks rip into him but he again manages to maintain his sense of self.

Tortuga takes 32 damage

Xagon continues to rake Shump who is similarly rakes and shredded but he also holds himself together.

Shump takes 39 damage. It is just as well they are hitting people with good fort saves as the rider on this is nasty. Both then 5' step down to ground levdel, possibly to set up a flank with their remaining mantis ally.

Round 2

Xagish
Xagon
Alie
Red Mantis
Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
Saviya
Gaius - unconscious, bleeding 7
Ambrose
Valrar
Eylysia

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement, Haste (except Shump), strength reduced by 4 (5|5)

Alie grabs her Rod of Piercing, and tries again to make the surviving assassin pause in its attacks on poor Gaius and the others.

Caster level check with Spell Penetration and Greater Spell Penetration and rod of Piercing 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 2 + 2 + 5 = 24

Alie casts Hold Monster. DC 26 Will to Resist.

Using that folio reroll for real this time.

Caster level check take two 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (20) + 23 = 43

Drawing the rod means you cannot use it this turn as it becomes a full round action sadly. The reroll however blows through his spell resistance.

The mantis warrior shrugs off Alies attempt to paralyse him without too much trouble.

The remaining assassin swoops down to Shump, seeking to put an end to the powerful warrior and free up his ally to continue his rampage on the squishier members of the group. Unfortunately for him Shumps armour is simply too substantial to land any sort of telling blow.

Round 2

Xagish
Xagon
Alie
Red Mantis
Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
Saviya
Gaius - unconscious, bleeding 7
Ambrose
Valrar
Eylysia

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement, Haste (except Shump), strength reduced by 4 (5|5)

Tortuga knew something needed to change quickly. He pulled away from the creature attacking him. AC 48 vs AoO

He touched Gaius with his glove causing all the sapphires on that hand to dim and then crack....

Breath of Life: 5d8 + 9 ⇒ (2, 2, 7, 6, 6) + 9 = 32

Will spend more ki to increase my AC if attacked again (AC 44)

I Believe you forgot to bold me this round

Wynnreyell calls in a favor that he gained defending against a siege of serpents. Swift action to use a chronicle #23. Check a box beside pathfinder excellence, resilience. It grants me d8 plus twice character level of temp hit point.

temp hit points: 1d8 + 28 ⇒ (4) + 28 = 32

PBS, Point-blank Master, improved precise shot, clustered shot, rapid shot, haste and strength penalty
Wynn then takes aim at Xagish and fires another volley of arrows.

arrow #1: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (9) + 23 = 32
1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 damage
if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10 damage
1d6 ⇒ 3 electricity damage

arrow #2: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (13) + 23 = 36
1d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 damage
if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 damage
1d6 ⇒ 2 electricity damage

arrow #3: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (13) + 23 = 36
1d8 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 damage
if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 damage
1d6 ⇒ 3 electricity damage

arrow #4: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (20) + 18 = 38
1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 damage
if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4 damage
1d6 ⇒ 4 electricity damage

arrow #5: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
1d8 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 damage
if evil: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5 damage
1d6 ⇒ 5 electricity damage

critical confirmation on arrow #4: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (4) + 18 = 22
2d8 + 14 ⇒ (1, 8) + 14 = 23 damage
2d10 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7 electricity damage

The creature lashes out at Tortuga as he jumps away but he is just too nimble for it. Reaching Gaius he pumps healing energy into him. Gaius slowly rouses back to consciousness but realises that he is still bleeding! The blood that pours from his wounds is draining away into the channels carved into the floor.

This is a unique effect in the scenario and a change to the usual rules.

Wynn launches a volley of arrows at Xagish, three of the connect but this just seems to make the creature more angry and it turns and growls at him.

Xagish takes 61 damage, the crit does not confirm.

Round 2

Xagish
Xagon
Alie
Red Mantis
Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
Saviya
Gaius - bleeding 7
Ambrose
Valrar
Eylysia

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement, Haste (except Shump), strength reduced by 4 (5|5)

Shump attacks the assassin.

attack: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (14) + 30 = 44

damage: 1d10 + 10 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 10 + (4, 1) = 21

attack: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (12) + 25 = 37

damage: 1d10 + 10 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + (6, 4) = 22

attack: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 = 25

damage: 1d10 + 10 + 2d6 ⇒ (10) + 10 + (5, 4) = 29

attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19

damage: 1d10 + 10 + 2d6 ⇒ (7) + 10 + (5, 4) = 26

Shump, you strength is currently reduced by 4, please make sure to include in your rolls.

Shump strikes out at the assassin threatening him. The first blow is a solid connect and again black energy crawls down the weapon and tries to weaken him but Shump is made of sterner stuff than that. The second blow looks like it is striking true but cuts through empty air.

The assassin takes 19 damage. The second attack misses ue to blur

Round 2

Xagish
Xagon
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Alie
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Red Mantis
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Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
------------------------
Saviya
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Gaius - bleeding 7
Ambrose
Valrar
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Eylysia

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement, Haste (except Shump), strength reduced by 4 (5|5)

I will post Saviyas actions shortly when I have decided what she is doing

Raising her hands Saviya once again brings the power of Akachek to bear in the Temple. Fools you face the full power of the Blood God and I, his High Priestess shall send you all into the Great Beyond. Prepare to face death!

With that flames rush throughout the room, engulfing everyone!

Both Alie and Wynn recognise this as Firestorm. Given it is shapeable she hits all of the party and misses her allies entirely. Your rolls are in the spoiler below. I will give people until tomorrow evening to see if they want to do anything about any of them. Gaius is listed as having fire resist 10, if anyone else has any resist please let me know.

using reroll

Reflex: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16

To answer your questions: The Fire Resistance 10 comes from Haagenti's Blessing, and the SR 20 comes from my Scarab of Protection.

I'll keep my roll.

The SR 20 comes from my Scarab of Protection.[/ooc]

Ok, bear in mind this affects the groups spells as well. I will allow the haste and breath of life to srand (both would require SR checks despite being harmless). If anyone drops any other spells or buffs on Gaius please make sure to check for SR. It will not affect your own spells.

True, but it would also have affected the Overwhelming Presence, so.... *shrug* Frankly, at this tier, it is essentially nothing.

It would but at SR20 she is rather unlikely to fail. Here you go.

SR, overwhelming presence: 1d20 ⇒ 18

For actually cast spells it makes little difference but the gloves for example, are caster level 9

Well, in that case...

SR, Haste: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24.
SR, Breath of Life: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23.

Theres nothing Alie can do about that spell. Blech!

I believe Gaius is now able to help out with some rerolls. Shump is obviously rather badly hurt already before he takes the firestorm.

Gaius has a ring of evasion listed at the bottom of his sheet. Hopefully he's actually wearing that.

Wynn will keep the roll.

GM Andrew's killed one of my PCs already he's gunning for 2 :)

GM Andrew's killed one of my PCs already he's gunning for 2 :)

I am honestly not but high level play can tend towards the rather swingy.

Fire engulfs the group, fortunately many of you are rather evasive and Tortuga, Sir Ambrose, Valrar and Gaius are unscathed. Alie screams as she takes the full damage while Wynn ducks some of the blast. Shump however groans and collapses to the ground, becoming very still.

She follows up with another quickened spell, directing this at Valrar. Both Alie and Wynn recognise it as Murderous Command.

Pausing here again to see if anyone wants to do anything about Valrars save.

Round 2

Xagish
Xagon
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Alie
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Red Mantis
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Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
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Saviya
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Gaius - bleeding 7
Ambrose
Valrar
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Eylysia

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement, Haste (except Shump), strength reduced by 4 (5|5)

Uh oh. I'll pop a Charmed Life for 21 Will. Hope Sir Ambrose has fortification!

Fortunately her DCs are not very high

Valrar manages to throw off the desire to murder Sir Ambrose.

Gaius continues to bleed but is now conscious and able to act.

Round 2

Xagish
Xagon
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Alie
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Red Mantis
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Wynnreyell
Shump
Tortuga
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Saviya
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Gaius - bleeding 7
Ambrose
Valrar
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Eylysia

Bold may act.

Group Effects: Freedom of Movement, Haste (except Shump), strength reduced by 4 (5|5)