PBP Gameday VII: 9-12 Shrine of the Sacred Tempest (Inactive)

Game Master Beat It Flat

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 2
Tessara doesn't spot the globs, but when Yaiho points it out...
Heal: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Kn.Boeing: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

"Hmm... this dark stuff is Abyssal in nature... reminds me of the goop we used to find around Treerazer's domain... HEY WARPRIESTS! try channeling some positive energy or healing into them... maybe they're being possessed by demons..."

Tessara loads a salt shot alchemical cartridge in her blunderbuss and moves next to Rutvalf.

15-foot cone for salt shot already on map but I haven't shot yet due to standard action loading time.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

"Damn! Foul demonic taint. I will get right on trying to heal them up once they are on the ground." he says begrudgingly not wanting to hurt them if they are innocent.

Bastard Sword Non-Lethal.
Bastard Sword: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 - 4 = 9
NL Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Rutvalf, after hearing they may be possessed, will use a Blunt Arrow to hopefully knock Megari out. If the first one knocks her out, I'll shoot at the final devotee with the second arrow.
Blunt Arrow (non-lethal) flurry: 1d20 ⇒ 16Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Blunt Arrow (non-lethal) flurry: 1d20 ⇒ 10Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Megari is invisible. You can fire into the square you last saw her in or pick a different square. Either way you do not get a reassuring sound that your arrow hit her.

The chosen ran off into the woods at the end of the first round. They did not appear to be in danger of death from their wounds. The perception check would have happened at the beginning of the fight, so if you want to alter your first round actions you may.

Tessaro
Rutvalf
Elris
Drukpa
Xavier
Megari
Yaiho
Devotee 2

Actions for Drukpa and Xavier

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

With their main foe having disappeared from view, Drukpa feels his emotions settling down. (Free action: end rage; now fatigued for 2 rounds)

He moves up onto the platform where she was last seen, drawing his bardiche as he does so. Double move

Fatigued 1/2

Xavier runs towards the last devotee, and attacks with his rapier, also taking care not to be too deadly.

Rapier (Nonlethal): 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 4 = 12, 1d4 ⇒ 3

Elris and Xavier both swing at the last standing devotee and miss. Megari takes her turn.

You may make perception checks if you like.

Yaiho is up.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Yaiho moves up to the last visible combatant and swings his maul at him.

+1 Earth Breaker: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (6, 6) + 8 = 20

If Drukpa gets another Perception check now...
Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Yahoo swings and just barely hits the last devotee, dropping him to the ground.

Drupka thinks he hears a footstep at the front of the stage near where Megari was last scene.

All but Yaiho may act.

Rutvalf will perceive.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

If he gets enough of a bead on Megari, he will attempt to fire another blunt arrow at her space.

Concealment Roll: 1d100 ⇒ 78
Arrow Attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5Non-lethal Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Drukpa moves forward, swinging his bardiche (10' reach) around him, trying to identify the square Megari is in. "I think she's up here somewhere!"

If he pinpoints her location he will stab at it with his bardiche.

mwk bardiche, fatigued, bless: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
50% miss chance, high is good for me: 1d100 ⇒ 74
S dmg, fatigued: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Fatigued 2/2 - can reenter bloodrage next round.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

"Come now, hiding isn't needed. Drop your weapon and lay down so it doesn't have to get more violent." Elris says out loud while moving to block the stairs just in case.

Tessaro
Rutvalf
Elris
Drukpa
Xavier
Megari
Yaiho

Rutvalf and Drupka think Megari has left the stage. Rutvalf heard a little movement heading to toward the upper right corner of the map. Both fail to hit her.

Tessaro and Xavier can go.

Tess shoots her salt shot in that corner.

15-foot cone, scatter effect, ranged touch: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 vs. Touch AC
bludgeoning piercing dmg, nonlethal: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Tess shoots her salt shot in that corner.

[dice=15-foot cone, scatter effect, ranged touch]1d20+7 vs. Touch AC
[dice=bludgeoning piercing dmg, nonlethal]1d8+1

Tessaro shoots with no noticeable effect.

Sorry I was on my phone and didn't move my pawn, but I meant that I shot in the upper right corner of the map...

You will need to show me your movement path and which squares you are targeting with the cone.

I was going by your description: just forget about it if it slows down the game. I don't really know what you meant by "upper right corner of map". If the noise happened more than 35 feet away from Tess I would have done something else.

The noise was right in front of the stage, footsteps going to the right and up towards the top of the map. You are not going to know exactly what square she ended in. Adjust your actions as needed. If you are still going to fire, I need to know what squares are targeted.

ok. on phone now but intent is to move 5' north of southeast corner of stage and fire 15' cone salt shot northwards... let's see if I cam move my pawn..

Xavier runs onto the stage and readies himself for an attack.

Move.

ok. on phone now but intent is to move 5' north of southeast corner of stage and fire 15' cone salt shot northwards... let's see if I cam move my pawn..

pawn and cone properly showing now... sorry for the delay.

After Tessara fires, you all get the sense that Megari was out oof range. Also you can hear the sounds of someone running away. Combat is effectively over.

Mitoko steps out from the crowd, and says "The chosen ran of towards the direction of the temple. I can lead you there."

Actions?

Tessara reloads and says, "Let's go!"

On the way she casts mage armor, muttering a few arcane words over her blunderbuss...

Yaiho nods, "Lead way."

"Good to see you and have your watchful eye assisting us Mitoko. We will continue down our chosen path till we get to the bottom of this. Ragathiel watch over us all and shield us with his radiant wings." Elris says heading out with a short prayer.

Drukpa agrees to make haste to the temple, but first he stops to see if the initiate he struck earlier is dead.

Heal: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (12) + 0 = 12

Rutvalf will definitely follow.

"Yeah, let's go!" Xavier says, jumping down from the stage.

Sorry for the delay the last few days. Several things have kept me tied up. Now on to the shrine.

As you travel toward the shrine, you attract the attention of some of the local wildlife. Unfortunately, the corrupted influence in the area has warped some of the nearby animals into abominations. Most of these creatures are unsettling but harmless, like squirrels with large, twitching eyeballs on their backs, but the larger of creatures could pose a serious threat. As you come into an intersection of the trail, a boar pops out from behind some bushes. This ill-tempered beast’s tiny, bloodshot eyes glare angrily above a mouth filled with sharp tusks. A horrid tentacle protrudes from the animal’s back.

I cant get a map until later today. Assume the boar is 30 feet away. If it is still standing after the first 3 go, I can get the map up.

Rutvalf helfts his bow, draws an arrow, and fires at the boar...thing.
Bow w/ PBS: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
ooh Critconfirm: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15damage (x3): 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (6, 3) + 4 = 13

And look at that no map needed

Rutvalf releases an arrow, hitting the boar squarely between the eyes, dropping it with one blow.

A rotting, tusk-gored corpse is clearly visible nearby. While most of this person’s possessions are broken or rotted, you can still find a wand of lesser restoration with 7 charges remaining on his belt.

Other signs of the corruption become apparent in the foliage. Trees sport strange growths, and dark viscous sap drips from the boughs above. Though these sights are unsettling they are otherwise harmless.

As you continue on, you emmerge out of the woods. The intermittent light of the roiling heavens briefly illuminates the shrine. The storm is centered directly above the grounds, but neither torch nor brazier illuminates the sacred site. A massive wooden arch stands in front of the steps leading up to the main shrine complex.

The main courtyard consists of a path lined with stones and flanked on either side by grass, trees, and small statues of celestial beings. Grass grows between paving stones, delicate paper doors show numerous holes, and rainwater has stained the once-white walls of the buildings a dingy gray. Mitoko is dismayed by the state of the shrine. The adherents from the Choosing ceremony are prostrated on the steps in front of the shrine.

Map and more later

Glancing down the path to the shrine, his eyes finally rest on those 'Chosen' and he snorts in disgust. "Fools come to sacrifice." He then sighs, "Yaiho suppose rescue." He hefts his maul and starts walking down the path toward the shrine.

As you come into the clearing you see the layout on Slide 5. Mitoko quickly briefs you on what each area is used for.

As the adherents notice you arrive, they stand together and walk immediately toward the purification well.

this encounter is reflected better in a close up on slide 4. The adherent marked 1 reaches into the well, then remains still. We will proceed to initiative. Consider it 5 feet of movement to get on the edge of the map

Tessaro
Xavier
Elris
Rutvalf
Yaiho
Drukpa
1
2
3

Lets proceed in initiative order. First is Tessaro

Drukpa moves forward and barks at the adherents, "Now, now. No one needs to get hurt. Just stand down so we can find that crazy priest and make her answer for what she's done."

Readied Action: if any move with hostility toward Drukpa or his friends he will attack with his bardiche (free action to bloodrage first); this may also give him a second attack as an AoO if they close with him, since he's using a reach weapon.

Edit: @GM, it looks like maybe while I was writing my post you edited yours to indicate that we should act in initiative order instead of just all Pathfinders being up? So let me know if you want to hold off on my turn for now or redo it when the time comes.

While approaching through the corn, Tessare whispers to the group:

"Let them come and don't go past Drukpa or step in front of my gun gentlemen... I'm preparing a surprise if they step forward..."

Tessari readies her arcane gun for incoming hostiles!

Tessaru readies her arcane gun to shoot a spell out if two or more adherents move within 15 feet of her. Both templates for 15-foot cones have been placed on the map for your convenience. The most likely option has already been oriented but there is a chance the enemies might not approach this way. Thus, the 15-foot distance is the trigger for the readied action so as to allow for flexibility when 1, 2, and 3 each move on their own turns.

Color Spray, Will save DC 16: if it goes off, visible glowing runes come to life on Tessaro's arcane gun.

Xavier starts to run forward, but stops after Tessara calls out. He instead steps to parallel where Drukpa is and readies his rapier for whatever Tessara's "surprise" is.

Move, readied action for after Tessara's readied action.

"You got it! They have a chance to do this peacefully but something is definitely wrong here." Elris replies staying back but he also calls out to the adherents.

"We are emissaries from Heaven! Stand down and let us root out the cause of the corruption. If you are a contributor our vengeance will be swift!"

Rutvalf will knock an arrow and also wait for Tessara's readied action.

Yaiho moves up 5' and waits to see how the opponents react.

Adherent 2 and 3 run from the well area. They are 50 feet off the map in opposite directions. Adherent continues to remain still. Too still, as in he does not appear to be moving at all. All may act again

Yaiho moves up to the remaining figure and taps him with the head of his maul to see if he falls over.

Swift action to activate Mage Bullets (Su) and gain Distance weapon property; 30' move towards south adherent; 10' range increment increased to 20' with Distance property; shoot south adherent

MW Blunderbuss, Distance property, 20' increment: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 vs. Touch AC
p/b dmg: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Yaiho give a perception check and then a strength check.

Tessaro hits the adherent running to the south. He does not go down.

Rutvalf, Xavier, Drupka, and Elris to act.

Rutvalf will flurry of arrows at the adherent that Tessara hit.
Flurry: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Flurry: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

One hit, he is still up but looking rough.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Strength: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Elris gives chase to the one headed north.

"You are going to stop and tell us what is going on...one way or another. Work with us!"

Bastard Sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6