GM Zer0darkfire's The Prince of Augustana (PbP Gameday Recruitment) (Inactive)

Game Master zer0darkfire

Shayna lashes out at the bandit from her hiding spot. She prepares to fend off any strike should the retaliate.

attack: 1d20 + 9 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 4 + 2 = 231d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 3 = 11

unsure if the aid bonus adds to the parry.riposte...so added it in just in case...if my attack hits, will use menacing swordplay as a swift action to intimidate

intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Quit now, before you get cut to ribbons!

Whoops, misread who Angoldir was aiding, however, even with just the +2 from flanking, Andolyn still hits. Aid could help on parry, but it only applies to a single roll, so he'd have to specify he was aiding your parry rather than your first attack.

andolyn's damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Between Andoyln and Shayna's attacks, the first Wyvern falls.

The leader casts a spell and moves into view, "Well, what are you waiting for!? Go get them!"

Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Red Wyvern
Orange Wyvern
Angoldir
Andolyn
Shayna
Boss, Blurry (20% miss chance)
Nali
Yellow Wyvern
Khoda

ahh gotcha...so if he doesn't specify, can we assume it is on my attack roll the in the future if he uses it on me...just for clarity...wasn't sure of the mechanics of it...

Nali dispassionately looks at the attacking force as the first Wyvern falls. "Not impressed," she finally says, before step forward and firing arrow at the first Wyvern standing in the line.

5-foot step
Move action - Study Red
Attack vs. Red

Attack(ST,PBS): 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 1 + 1 = 17For(ST,PBS): 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 11

Nali studies red and her arrow pieces his armor easily.

The last Wyvern simply moves up to enter, but doesn't really want to occupy the killing spot.

Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Red Wyvern, -11hp
Orange Wyvern
Angoldir
Andolyn
Shayna
Boss, Blurry (20% miss chance)
Nali
Yellow Wyvern
Khoda

I hit? What? Alright!

Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

MAX DAMAGE TOO! HAHA!

"Leave these crimi--...people...ALONE!"

Khoda moves forward and readies an attack if anyone comes into reach.

The red wyvern does step forward, causing Khoda to try and attack him.
khoda vs wyvern: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Khoda takes out the red wyvern as he steps into the killing zone.

The orange one, not having much of a choice, also enters the square of piling up bodies. He then tries to attack Andolyn.
attack andolyn: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
But he doesn't even come close to penetrating Andolyn's armor.

Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Orange Wyvern
Angoldir
Andolyn
Shayna
Boss, Blurry (20% miss chance)
Nali
Yellow Wyvern
Khoda

”It was a mistake to come here,” Angoldir states as he taps the gang member’s leg, then shoulder with his sword cane. ”An extortion scheme rarely lasts for an extensive length of time - the stress of the situation causes things to break, one way or another.”

Sword Cane to Aid Shayna, Flanking: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 2 = 20
Sword Cane to Aid Andolyn: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Using Effortless Aid to Aid Another as move action, then again as a standard action. Shayna and Andolyn both gain a +4 bonus on their next attack against Orange.

Shayna attacks the hapless Wyvern bandit in front of her. She turns her blade so she hits with the flat of it.

attack, Non lethal: 1d20 + 9 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 2 - 4 = 261d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 3 = 12

crit: 1d20 + 9 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 2 - 4 = 101d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

She then goes to close with the leader, ready to fend off any attack.

Time to cut the head off the Wyvern...

Andolyn swings again without a second thought.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19 If the attack is against the one Angoldir aided, add 2 more.

OR, if Shayna knocked that one unconscious, Andolyn will ready the attack instead until an enemy moves within range.

Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

Having watched three of his crew get taken down immediately upon entering the room, the leader decides this is not a fight he can win, so he takes off down the sewer.

Combat Over!

The masked priest approaches you, "You have my thanks friends. If you hadn't yet figured it out, I am the almsman, although I try to keep that a secret from strangers. Since you helped me, I'll help you. The place you're looking for is to the southeast. Head east until you reach a branch in the sewer, then head south. Look for a mossy door with the label 'Skytower'."

Thanks, my good man. I don't think you'll have any more trouble with the Wyverns, but if you do...call us...we'll remedy it. Shayna says, checking to see if any of the bandits are alive, not holding out much hope though...

Angoldir bows in acknowledgement. "Do you know what we might find on the other side of that door?" he asks politely.

"Small, fat, demon creatures, or so I've heard. I'd tell you to be careful, but I can see that you can take care of yourselves, and others, quite well." The almsman replies to Angoldir.

"Be it demons or bandits, nothing stands in our way." Andolyn quickly sheathes her sword, offers a tiny bow to the almsman and begins walking to the specified location.

The Almsman’s directions lead to a heavy wooden door. A sign on the door is partially obscured by grime and moss, and the word “Skytower” is still barely legible.

The door leading into the vault of the Skytower Emporium is a sturdy wooden door (despite its age and rotted appearance) and is unlocked.

This room was once the basement of a building above, but the stairs in the far corner are now choked with charred rubble and seem to lead to a new stone foundation of the new building above. Odd furniture and knick-knacks of all description fill the remaining space, and strange winged effigies made of wood and broken pottery are arrayed in a bizarre diorama. The focal point of this display is a pair of chairs standing on different-sized piles of old crates like thrones on a dais. A charred and shriveled corpse dressed in rotting and burnt finery and wearing a tin crown is propped up in one of the chairs while the other, lower chair, sits vacant.

Map updated

Angoldir, Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Nali, Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19
Andolyn, Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Shayna, Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

You all hear shuffling and snorting sounds coming from the farthest vault to the west.

As opposed to the more serious look that she normally has, Nali perks up into an eager smile when the Almsman refers to the monsters as 'demon creatures'. She quickly steps into the lead and has to mentally refrain from bolting ahead of the group.

As the group reaches the door, Nali gestures for the others to stop for a moment. "Let me check if Almsman is right, if these are pr- demons..., she says, correcting herself from her normal term from her hunting targets. "Can be very stealthy..."

Waited to see if anyone objected, which they didn't, then I forgot to check back.

Nali finds five dretches, which she knows everything about.

Shayna bounds forward, eager to dispatch the fell beings.

Come, I have something to show you little rotters.. she says, readying a parry and return strike if attacked.

Andolyn draws her sword and readies her shield. "Your chaotic ways have no place here!"

Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Khoda
Andolyn
Angoldir
Nali
Shayna
Enemies

Nali quickly returns up to the back rooms, and with a cry of rage, appears next to Shayna, as she takes aim at the first dretch she can see, and fires a shot at the head of the dretch she can spot from where she's standing. Before the arrow strikes, she's already drawing her next shot.

Move back forward
Attack vs. Red(Flat-footed) - Breaks my invisibility. Nali's arrows are cold iron.

Attack(Invis,DF,DH,PBS,Cover): 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 = 32For(Sneak,DF,PBS): 1d8 + 3 + 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + (5) + 2 + 1 = 17

Crit confirm?: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 = 30For: 2d8 + 6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 6) + 6 + 4 + 2 = 22

so, total of 39 damage. I think it's dead.

Having heard Nali’s battlecry, Angoldir moves swiftly into the room after Shayna. Spotting the stretches on the other side of the doorway, he nods at the swashbuckled and moves into position. ”If we can bottle them up here, we will not need to fight all of them at once,” he suggests with his usual calm. ”Shayna, just like at the Almsman?”

Double move.

Worked there....should work here, too.the swashbuckler says, taking up a position opposite the elf. She readies to drop the first dretch that comes through.

readied action attack, prepariny parry/riposte as well...on phone...can someone move me please...tyattack: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 = 131d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 3 = 13

Nali's arrow pins a dretch's head to the wall with ease.

Angoldir and Shayna move up and prepare for the coming combat.

Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Khoda (likely not returning it seems)
Andolyn
Angoldir
Nali
Shayna
Enemies, orange dead

Andolyn double moves into the small room and anticipates the creature's assault.

GM: I will use all available actions for Saving Shield and Bodyguard.

The four remaining demons cast spells by, well, passing gas.

A creature within 5 feet has concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance). Creatures farther away have total concealment (50% miss chance, and the attacker can’t use sight to locate the target).

Living creatures in the cloud become nauseated if they fail a DC 13 fort save. This condition lasts as long as the creature is in the cloud and for 1d4+1 rounds after it leaves.

Everyone needs 4 DC 13 fort saves (vs a gas poison) or they are nauseated
Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Khoda
Andolyn
Angoldir
Nali
Shayna
Enemies, orange dead

GM, I’m assuming we can’t try holding our breath against this first save. Please let us know if this is not the case - I don’t think any of us really want to be nauseated if we can avoid it.

With a +3 bonus, Angoldir needs a 10 on the die to succeed.

Fortitude: 4d20 ⇒ (17, 18, 9, 2) = 46

Angoldir chokes back the bile rising in his throat for a few seconds, but the nausea overwhelms him and he staggers out of the cloud.

Nauseated and move action. Seems a bit odd that the cloud happens four times, but it is what it is.

You know, technically, I don't think you can, but any ability to choke someone out in this game allows the creature to immediately start holding its breath unless it was unaware of the action in the first place.

Please choose if you're holding your breath or making saves

From what I can find, creatures holding their breaths inside a cloud of poison have a 50% chance to not require a Fortitude save.

Hold Breath vs Inhaled Poison, High = No save required: 4d100 ⇒ (81, 70, 76, 66) = 293

So then Angoldir is not nauseated. Woo! He’ll still move out of the clouds to avoid dealing with all that, then try to remember what he can about dretches and ready an action to Aid an adjacent ally in an attack against an opponent within reach of both.

Knowledge (planes), Inspiration: 1d20 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (19) + 8 + (5) = 32
Of most interest would how often they can cast that spell, then whatever the GM feels most entertaining.

Readied action to Aid vs AC 10: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Waited to see if anyone objected, which they didn't, then I forgot to check back.

Nali finds five dretches, which she knows everything about.

Just like Nali, you know everything about these creatures.

Fort save1, DC13: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Fort save2, DC13: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Fort save3, DC13: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Fort save4, DC13: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Nali scowls as her stomach turns at the odor that the Dretches all flood into the area. She swiftly backpedals out of clouds and waits for her stomach to regain a sense of balance.

fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

shayna spits out a mouthful of bile as she manages to not throw up.

Andolyn will hold her breath. She's got a decent enough constitution.

Hold breath: 4d100 ⇒ (76, 93, 100, 28) = 297

That one fort save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Andolyn takes a 5 foot step forward, rages, and quickly slashes at the black Dretch.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Crit confirm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Extra damage if crit: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

These foul creatures of chaos and their farts. Of course they would!

miss chance, high is good: 1d100 ⇒ 18

Andolyn delivers a brutal blow, but the cloud fools her, and she attacks nothing but a darker section of cloud.

The four demons that are left all try to summon more of themselves to the fight.

summon chance: 1d100 ⇒ 11
summon chance: 1d100 ⇒ 35
summon chance: 1d100 ⇒ 86
summon chance: 1d100 ⇒ 98

Two more dretch's will join the fight unless you stop their casting. (The mini tokens represent the demons arriving next turn)

Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Khoda
Andolyn
Angoldir
Nali
Shayna
Enemies, orange dead

Oh dang it! Forgot about the fog cloud part of that spell! Gah!

Andolyn gets angrier (if that's even possible) and quickly slashes again at the black Dretch.

Miss chance high is good: 1d100 ⇒ 6

OH COME ON!

Hold breath: 4d100 ⇒ (61, 56, 20, 61) = 198
fort1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
fort2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Angoldir stands ready outside the mist, not certain what is happening within. He holds his blade ready should one of the demons reveal themselves. "At least we appear to be in the right place for a portal," he comments dryly.

So, they are using up their summon ability and already used all of their stinking clouds. Personally, I'd recommend just leaving the room, closing the door, and waiting out the clouds, but that's up to you. You all know that these guys aren't too smart (5), but they are as smart as your dumbest pathfinder agent (7 int build with a -2 race).

Bumping Shayna and Nali

Shayna steps around behind the wall, trying not to lose her lunch.

5ft step...sorry...thought i posted yesterday...my bad...

oh.... sorry. Nali is still nauseated, so she forgoes her turn

Well, you can still take a move action if you're nauseated. Also, made a small error, they cannot summon if they use stinking cloud, so I probably should have done half and half, but looks like we just have 4 fart clouds instead of 6 devils.

Five of the devils attempt to rip Andolyn to shreds with their claws and teeth.

claws: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
claws: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

claws: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
claws: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 concealment, high is good for devil: 1d100 ⇒ 55
bite CONFIRMATION: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

claws: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
claws: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

After all the swings and the swirling farts, only one claw manages to hit Andolyn.
damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Khoda
Andolyn, -2hp
Angoldir
Nali
Shayna
Enemies,

I know that I can make a move too, but she's fine where she's at. As such, how long is the nauseated lasting for her?

"Pull back!"Nali cries out to those that decided to fight it out in the cloud. "Stink will not last, and only helps them! Come fight where clear!"

rounds: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 And I think you've been out for 2 rounds now?

This'll be the second round, yes.

Andolyn continues to hold her breath as she withdraws.

4 percents: 4d100 ⇒ (75, 63, 74, 68) = 280

Angoldir stands ready, sword cane held in one hand as he fans the air in front of his thin nose with the other. ”Agreed - we can wait them out.”

Going to assume Shayna also backs out.

The four dretchs don't really understand tactics and simply charge forward through the cloud, but it's not easy when you can't see in a cramped hallway.

You're out of the cloud and any nauseated is clear. Time to go to town.
Initiative Order, Bold May Go!
Map Slide
Khoda
Andolyn, -2hp
Angoldir
Nali
Shayna
Enemies

didn't see the update yesterday...

Shayna bolts forward and slashes at the dreych in front of her. She readies a parrying move in case she is attacked.

attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 171d9 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 3 = 8

Andolyn steps forward and slashes at the one in front of her.

GM: Both my Bodyguard and Saving Shield feats should apply here, and Andolyn definitely intends to use them to protect her allies on the sides.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

1 round of rage left. Let's make it count!