TOZ's Hao Jin Cataclysm [Gameday VIII] (Inactive)

Game Master TriOmegaZero

If you meet the DC after someone else has ID'd it, I give another fact. Through trial and error, I assume you only need one more round to figure out how to deal with the regen. Next fight should be up tonight.

As the Pathfinders work quickly to reprepare for combat, another of the massive birds swoops in on them. Aericus is luckily facing the direction of approach and able to meet it head on!

30 Aericus
25 Phoenix
23 Ajax
22 Ammen
21 Laara
20 Deno'Thar
19 Flyn

Aericus swiftly recovers the wand of long arm from his wrist sheath and taps himself with it, before ascending to 40 ft. moving closer to the phoenix.

Rapier will remain +2 agile flaming frost shock for now. Seems that would have been the fairest to test the regeneration. I'll parry all attacks (+14, including the size penalty).

You still have haste (until I act this round), if that would have affected your movement

As Aericus moves to intercept, the phoenix screeches, summoning a wall of flame around the rest of the party. It dives lower, coming in to strike at Laara!

Bite on Laara: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (17) + 22 = 39
Damage on Laara: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (1, 5) + 7 = 13

30 Aericus
25 Phoenix
23 Ajax
22 Ammen
21 Laara (Damage: 13)
20 Deno'Thar
19 Flyn

Rest of the party is up!

Can we see the Phoenix from inside the wall of fire? If not, I’ll probably start an inspire courage and move past the wall so I can participate in the fight. Flagbearer bonus requires you to see the flag. I suggest we hold haste until we can get melee and ranged, i.e. after this fight.

Wall of Fire is opaque, so no seeing through it. (I enjoy using it as a screen for my ifrits with firesight.)

Deno’thar calls out to inspire his allies, takes a deep breath, and plunges his way past the flames.

inspire courage

Can Ajax figure out the caster level of the spell?

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23 Don't recall if I have Heroism, is so, add +2

Actually, Ajax can figure it out from the radius of the circle.

Ajax looks around, "I think we're going to be here awhile."

Delay

Ammen flies through the wall and rises to 20' in the air. He regards the creature cooly, You are wrong and must be stopped

Misfortune hex, DC25 will save or roll twice for all d20 rolls for the next 2 rounds

Remember, everyone has 30 fire resist so the chance of the wall doing any damage is limited

Deno'Thar pushes through the flames, protected by the communal abjuration.

Will Save: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

The phoenix screeches in response to Ammen's twisting of fate, managing to resist the hex.

30 Aericus
25 Phoenix
23 Ajax
22 Ammen
21 Laara (Damage: 13)
20 Deno'Thar
19 Flyn

Yes, Ajax is able to tell it is at least CL12.

smh. This always gets me. I read the spell wrong. 2d6 damage + 1 per caster level can be read like lvl x (2d6+1) instead of 2d6 + (lvl)

Ajax moves past Ara and readies a shot in case the creature casts

Ajax calls out Ara to spring attack, not sure if the cat can even hurt it.

Ara Spring attack (90ft move w/Haste): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 38
Damage: 1d4 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Flyn, trusting in Ammensura's fire resistance spell, goes through the wall of fire and takes cover behind a boulder/rock. Fighting defensively, he shoots an arrow over the boulder at the Phoenix (if an attack is allowed)...

To Hit: Dex+Base, Magic, Weapon Focus, Lesser Bracers of Archery, PBS, Precise Shot, Deadeye Bowman, Point Blank Master, Deadly Aim, Improved Precise Shot, Inspired Courage/Flagbearer
Damage: Strength, Magic, PBS, Deadly Aim, Inspired Courage/Flagbearer, Gravity Bow

Magic Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 3 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 14 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 3 + 5 = 39
Magic/Cold Iron: 2d6 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (1, 6) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 5 = 24

AC28 next round. Without a full attack/Manyshot/Clustered Shot, won't do much but I guess it's better 'n nothing...

I think Ara is out of reach due to flight. Does she have air walk or something similar?

Ajax draws a bead while Flyn gets into position and attempts to distract the phoenix, drawing a bit of blood.

30 Aericus
25 Phoenix (Damage: 9)
23 Ajax (Readied)
22 Ammen
21 Laara (Damage: 13)
20 Deno'Thar
19 Flyn

Laara has her turn and Aericus can post his plan, as I don't expect much to conflict.

For no reason at all can I ask, what's the weather like currently?

Clear skies with a 60% chance of dimensional rupture.

Aericus swiftly adjusts the magic enchanting his rapier and flies down towards the phoenix ascending more rapidly as he draws close with his rapier outstretched like a lance in front of him.

Arcane point for +5 agile, move, bladed dash.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 6 = 41
Damage: 1d6 + 6 + 5 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 5 + 2 + 3 = 20

Have 10 ft. reach now, so will parry all attacks (+16) and riposte (+22), if successful.

Right, forgot the Phoenix was in the air.

Will: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 2 = 15 +2 if Vs enchantment

Ouch! That - Laara blinks suddenly as she finds herself staring with one of her least favorite Taldans. Are, what, wait...

%&(^*$&^*$&#^&$ A litany of curses spew from the brawler. Pacing about the floor, she grabs a nearby caster and berates him. You! 'Poof my right %&$* back to that $&%*# ground so that I can $&* - )(*@ that overgrown chicken. And f you have a problem with that you can pry some gold off of $&%^# Maldris' bloated $&%* corpse.

I will pay the Prestige. Will that get me back to the general area? (And presuming that will be the turn?)

Given that Ara could not attack it in the air, I'm going to slightly shorten my movement out of the wall of fire, if that's okay.

Fair play, Ajax!

I will pay the Prestige. Will that get me back to the general area? (And presuming that will be the turn?)

Update to come once I get home from work.

As the phoenix bites down on Laara, there is a flash of ruby light, and the half-elf has disappeared when the light fades.

"Desna's beard, what was that?"

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30

Ajax notices the lack of dust or body and guesses that Laara has been ejected from the tapestry due to some sort of banishment effect.

Aericus manages to land a solid cut, but lacking true chaotic energy fails to stop the phoenix's regeneration.

The phoenix glides down towards the flaming barrier, snapping out at Flyn on the way by. AoO from Aericus!

Disarm: 1d20 + 31 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 31 + 1 = 39

With a great wrench, the bird pulls Flyn's bow away, carrying it into the fire and disappearing beyond the opaque flames. A moment later, another line of fire appears, neatly bisecting the ring.

30 Aericus
25 Phoenix (Damage: 24)
23 Ajax
22 Ammen
21 Laara (Damage: 13)
20 Deno'Thar
19 Flyn

Bolded may act!

Deno'thar changes the beat of his inspriational song as he watch's Ammen's eyes start to turn blue with lightning.

Ah-ah, ah!
Ah-ah, ah!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow

Delay, maintain performance for now

%&(^*$&^*$&#^&$ A litany of curses spew from the brawler. Pacing about the floor, she grabs a nearby caster and berates him. You! 'Poof my right %&$* back to that $&%*# ground so that I can $&* - )(*@ that overgrown chicken. And f you have a problem with that you can pry some gold off of $&%^# Maldris' bloated $&%* corpse.

The elf stammers a bit, one hand moving to the pouch at his waist to touch soft white rabbit ears that poke out from underneath the flap. "Oh, well, very well, yes, I shall get right on that, ma'am!"

I will let you know when you pop back up, likely soon. I think from the wording you will only lose that last turn.

Edit: You appear on the phoenix's turn, effectively one round after you were banished. I will update the tracker.

NESW: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Laara appears to the west, standing on the slight rise.

Didn't see that coming but there was no way to stop it...its CMB is higher than my CMD...Flyn's useless now. Watch out for your bow, Ajax!

Flabbergasted, in a useless gesture Flyn draws his adamantine dagger and goes total defense...

Since I'm desperate, I've got a grasping at straws question GM...is the Phoenix's disarm attempt considered unarmed since it's not using a weapon to disarm Flyn? Figured I'd ask as that would be -4 to the disarm attempt would make me drop my bow but it wouldn't be able to carry it away (Scratch that, misread the Disarm rules; looks like the -4 applies but it could still take my bow since it was unarmed)

Aericus stabs the bird once more as it flies away.

AoO: 1d20 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 3 = 34
Damage: 1d6 + 6 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 5 + 3 = 20

Aericus strikes true again, but does not hinder the phoenix much more than that.

30 Aericus
25 Phoenix (Damage: 44)
23 Ajax
22 Ammen
21 Laara (Damage: 13)
20 Deno'Thar
19 Flyn

Realizing drawing the dagger was a futile gesture, Flyn sheathes it and maintains total defense...

AC30 for next round; Flyn will continue to do this as I can't think of anything useful he can do otherwise...if a round comes up where I'm the last to post, you can bot me as going total defense so I don't hold things up...

There you are you ^&(& Laara yells as she gets her bearings and sees the giant phoenix peeking out from the fire. Charging through the air at it, she lunges and punches out at the beast.

Looks like it's peeking out from a bit due to size from the circular wall, so I think Laara can see it? If not, would delay until it emerges, then essentially do the same charge.

Acrobatics to try and dodge the AoO: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 21 + 2 = 32

Attack: 1d20 + 21 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 21 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 41 for Nonlethal damage: 2d6 + 9 + 3 ⇒ (3, 4) + 9 + 3 = 19 plus Sneak Attack: 1d6 ⇒ 1 Scout's Charge plus Acid: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Intimidate: 1d20 + 24 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 24 + 2 - 4 = 33

Reducing 1d6 of Sneak attack to sicken it for 1 round. If hit, will Disorient it to reduce its attacks by 2 (4 vs me).
If that Intimidate works, it's also shaken for 19 rounds (Enforcer feat)

That was the last position you saw it at. So Laara will delay to charge when it reappears.

GM: Thought of something else I might could do...can I do a readied action instead? Something like, if the Phoenix emerges from the wall of fire and it's not carrying his bow, Flyn will run back inside the wall to check if it dropped his bow there?

Good plan, no problem.

So I'm confused. Is it sticking out beyond the fire wall? It's 20 feet long and that won't fit inside the semi-circle.

When Ajax sees the phoenix rip the bow out of Flynn's hand, Ajax cringes and calls out to Flynn, "I have an extra bow in my quiver."

Ajax has MW Composite Longbow (STR +1) in his Efficient Quiver.

Ajax retreats back with Ara, staying with 30' of the bard.

EDIT: Ok, missed that part if you had explained it earlier

I left the token where you last saw it. You do not know where exactly it is.

As Ammen is 20' in the air and close to the wall I assume I can see it?

Given its complete lack of a stealth score, Ammen can just barely see its far side on the opposite side of the ringed wall.

Ammen flies up and forwards to get a clearer line of sight.

There it is he shouts as he spreads out his arms and calls down the storm. From the cloudless sky a bolt of electricity strikes down at the creature.

Move action, moving to 30' in the air and using a standard action to call one bolt from dazing call lightning

SR: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23
Electrical damage: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 6) = 10

DC25 reflex save negates the damage. If it fails the save it is dazed for 3 rounds

Ammen calls down the thunder, but the strike fizzles against the phoenix's feathers!

30 Aericus
25 Phoenix (Damage: 44)
23 Ajax
22 Ammen
21 Laara (Damage: 13, Delay)
20 Deno'Thar (Delay)
19 Flyn

Position updated!

Deno’thar sees the lightning bolt fizzle. After Aericus’s attacks he runs to Ajax and retrieves the spare bow from the quiver.

I think I have a charge lane with 60 ft. fly and 10 ft. reach. Not sure which square that would put me in, so I let GM move me.

Trying a new strategy, Aericus changes the arcane power enchanting his weapon to +2 agile keen icy burst and charges at the phoenix. Attempting, but failing, to swat away any attack he would take on the way.

Parry AoO: 1d20 + 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 3 - 6 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 3 - 6 = 14

Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 = 41
Confirm: 1d20 + 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 6 = 31
Damage: 1d6 + 6 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 + 3 = 16 + Cold no Crit: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Additional Crit Damage: 2d6 + 22 ⇒ (5, 4) + 22 = 31 + Crit Cold: 2d10 ⇒ (7, 10) = 17

I'm annoyed by this bird. If that is a crit, I'll spend 2 more arcane points to make it an x3 crit as rolled.

Bite AoO: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (8) + 22 = 30

Aericus strikes a heavy blow, another screech ripping from the phoenix, this time in pain. With a moment of focus, it summons another sheet of flame, completing the cross within the ring as it flies away from Aericus. AoO again! As it pauses on the other side of the flame walls, it focuses again, a familiar feeling falling over Aericus as magical defenses fall away.

Dispel Check: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26

30 Aericus
29 Deno'Thar
25 Phoenix (Damage: 110)
23 Ajax
22 Ammen
21 Laara (Damage: 13)
19 Flyn

Rest of the party is up. Aericus has lost three more buffs, which could be a problem with that wall of fire directly below him. I'm having trouble accessing the slides at work, so I'm updating on my iPad. I will add the third wall of fire as soon as I can, but for now remember that it is running north-south through the center of the first casting.

Coward! Laara yells as the Phoenix refuses to emerge. Seeing Flyn stymied on the ground, she rushes down drawing out her own bow as she does. Here: pincushion it for me.

Double moving to Flyn, drawing and holding out her +1 longbow as she does.

I was planning to run Ajax’s backup bow to Flynn if Laara would like to close to melee instead. I think Aericus just lost resist energy fire, fly, and barkskin, since those are the highest spell levels (all below CL14). Annoying bird indeed.

AoO: 1d20 + 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 3 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 6 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 2 + 3 = 13 + Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Since that actually hits CL11, I'll lose the resist energy, fly, and barkskin. Do I get a reflex save for falling into the wall as I would for having it cast in my space?

Reflex Save?: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19

Unfortunately, there is no save on wall of fire. :(

Aericus is able to get another good hit in, before his failing spells lower him into the burning flame.

Fire Damage: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (2, 3) + 15 = 20

30 Aericus
29 Deno'Thar
25 Phoenix (Damage: 126)
23 Ajax
22 Ammen
21 Laara (Damage: 13)
19 Flyn

Phoenix (Damage: 126)

It should only be taking 3 damage or maybe 4 there, as I don't bypass its DR currently. Doing cold damage to suppress the regeneration and crit fishing.

I assume Ammen can see it given my height advantage?

Annoyed at the failure of his call lightning Ammen focuses and summons a pale flashing silver scimitar to attack the creature.

Casting dazing spiritual weapon at it

SR, SG: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 2 = 28
Attack, heroism: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 21 + 2 = 35
Force damage, SG: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 = 12
If it takes damage it needs to make a DC24 will save or be dazed for 2 rounds

Thanks for the correction Aericus, lots of shifting going on this combat. The DR taken off gets partially made up by vulnerability to cold.

Will Save: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25

The phoenix shakes the forceful spell off despite the pain, staring up at the shaman intently.

30 Aericus
29 Deno'Thar
25 Phoenix (Damage: 121)
23 Ajax
22 Ammen
21 Laara (Damage: 13)
19 Flyn

Laara can redo her actions in light of Deno'Thar's actions or Flyn's recommendation if she likes.

Does Ajax know which direction to fire his bow? given the lighting attack?

Are the arrows I fire also endowed with resist energy or is it obvious they would burn up as they pass through?

The spell protects the recipient's equipment as well.