GM Otha's King of the Storval Stairs Campaign (Gameday VIII) (Inactive)

Game Master Otha

@GM Otha: In case I don't post in a reasonable time, I will go with this spoiler for my tactic.

As a native outsider, I am not a legal target for Enlarge Person, so will stay medium-sized.

Philetius flies forward, then addresses the giants.
Seems like you've a bit of a problem here, 'king'. You'll be dying here today, so the only worms being fed will be feasting on you.

Philetius will cast Fog Cloud in the space in front of the giants, drawn on the map then will rage and ready Tim.

As heated words start being spoken and spells being cast, Seldanna launches into an arcane chant of her own. Lighting a tiny candle, she drops it into a small bag and waves her hand over its opening as if starting to draw something out from inside it.

Spend round casting Summon Monster V

Thanks, Momoko, will do!

As Philetius sends a fog to cloud the King's and his giants' vision, Seldanna prepares to summon some allies...

COMBAT! Round 1 - The bold may post!

Philetius
Rogar
Seldanna
King (orange)
Keos
Momoko
Arie
Hill Giants

Storval Stairs Map

Rogar advances down the stairs untile he flanks Philetius

The King roars! ”YOUR TRICKS WILL NOT SAVE YOU FROM MY WRATH!”

The King picks up a rock and tosses it towards a spot occupied by a Pathfinder before the fog cloud was cast; with more luck than skill, the stone hits Keos with a glancing, yet stinging blow...

Visibility in and through the fog cloud is minimal. If you’re within 5’ of a creature within the fog, you can see it somewhat but it had 20% concealment; if you’re outside f 5’ from your target, it had 50% concealment.

COMBAT! Round 1 - The bold may post!

Philetius
Rogar
Seldanna
King (orange)
Keos (-12)
Momoko
Arie
Hill Giants

Storval Stairs Map

Arie keeps the current story going. It's basically a retelling of the Emperor's Clothes but this time it's more like the Ginat King has no Club. There may be some sexual innuendo.

She uses a supernatural ability to cast Invisibility and moves up some to keep everyone in range of her abilities.

With the distance between them and Momoko, she decides to wait and see what happens... Under the cover of invisibility and a higher altitude.
What Happened
Momoko Cast Invisibility Sphere, getting herself, Keos, and the wolf. Fly 30ft upwards.

what active spells are in this moment

Keos, from what I can tell, as far as affecting you, there's Enlarge Person, Haste, Inspire Courage, and Invisibility...

Arie casts invisibility upon herself, moving up as she continues to inspire...

Momoko casts invisibility covering both herself and Keos and then flies up into the air...

The red giant is the only one visible from the cloud of fog...

COMBAT! Round 1 - The bold may post!

Philetius
Rogar
Seldanna
King (orange)
Keos (-12)
Momoko
Arie
Hill Giants

Storval Stairs Map

Keos tenses his bow and throws a new wave of arrows against the new enemies approaching, mordiskitos goes with his new friends in search of something to take to the mouth
arrow1: 1d20 + 19 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 19 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 3 = 38
arrow2: 1d20 + 19 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 19 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 3 = 38
arrow3 haste: 1d20 + 19 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 19 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 3 = 22
arrow4: 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 3 = 30
confirm.arrow1: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25
confirm.Arrow2: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29
First arrow on Red
damage arrow1: 3d6 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 5) + 3 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 3 + (6, 3) = 37
damage crit.: 6d6 + 30 ⇒ (6, 3, 3, 1, 4, 6) + 30 = 53
The other arrows on Yellow
damage arrow2: 3d6 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 6) + 3 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 3 + (1, 3) = 34
damage crit.: 6d6 + 30 ⇒ (4, 1, 5, 4, 5, 2) + 30 = 51
damage arrow3: 3d6 + 15 + 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 3) + 15 + (1, 1) = 27
damage arrow4: 3d6 + 15 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 6) + 15 + (4, 3) = 36

Just to be clear: Are we climbing up or charging down the stairs?

Climbing up...the giants have the high ground...

Keos first arrow sinks deeply into the red giant’s left breast, barely leaving it standing...his other arrows are fired at the King concealed behind the fog...

Seeing he can’t see clearly enough to hit the King as the next two arrows miss, he switches back to red and finishes it off...

The black and blue hill giants move down the stairs...

...and both miss wildly...

Arie hears some mumbling to her rear and then footsteps behind her; she turns just in time to an even larger giant approach, saying, ”I can see you all now, my pretty one...”

A wicked female voice answers, ”Yes, m’Love...and what can be seen can be burnt...”

She sends a fireball to explode in midair to cover Mordiskitos, Philetius, and Rogar...

Fireball: 11d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 5, 1, 2, 5, 4, 1, 1, 4) = 31

Momoko notices that she can now see both Arie and Keos so she assumes she might be visible as well...

COMBAT! Round 2 - The bold may post!

Lady Mage?
Philetius (-31?)
Rogar (-31?)
Seldanna
King (orange)
Keos (-12)
Mordiskitos (-31?)
Momoko
Arie
Bigger Giant
Hill Giants (Red dead)

Storval Stairs Map

When Philetius hears spellcasting behind him, he moves very quickly, getting into position to take an AoO on the caster as an immediate action with Surprising Charge. He can move up to his speed, with Fly and Haste active, that is 90ft currently

AoO on the caster w/BardSong/DivineFavor/Haste/Rage/Bless: 1d20 + 19 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 19 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 43 for 1d12 + 12 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 12 + 3 + 2 + (4, 3) + (5) + (2) = 35 Weapon/Vicious/Electric/Acid, doing Vicious: 1d6 ⇒ 3 to me. Assuming the AoO hits, she will need to make a DC 48 (10+Dmg+Spell Lvl) Concentration check or lose the spell.

He will then take three more swings at her, switching to the bigger giant if she goes down.

1st Attack w/Rage/Power Attack/BardSong/DivineFavor/Haste/Bless: 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 16 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 42 for 1d12 + 21 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (7) + 21 + 3 + 2 + (6, 3) + (4) + (4) = 50 Weapon/Vicious/Electric/Acid, doing Vicious: 1d6 ⇒ 1 to me.
2nd Attack w/Rage/Power Attack/BardSong/DivineFavor/Haste/Bless: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 21 for 1d12 + 21 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 21 + 3 + 2 + (4, 4) + (4) + (6) = 52 Weapon/Vicious/Electric/Acid, doing Vicious: 1d6 ⇒ 6 to me.
Haste Attack w/Rage/Power Attack/BardSong/DivineFavor/Haste/Bless: 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 16 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 28 for 1d12 + 21 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 21 + 3 + 2 + (5, 5) + (6) + (1) = 51 Weapon/Vicious/Electric/Acid, doing Vicious: 1d6 ⇒ 1 to me.

guessing the 21 will miss, but the others all hit, so taking that vicious damage. Please let me know if that's wrong.

Gonna have to try to wrap my head around this one...you can’t start until you hear when she starts casting...and she’s hiding behind a pillar while she casts and your back was to her so it will take a moment before you spot her. While I can see you getting there after she’s cast the spell, I can’t see how an AoO would fit here; it takes her a standard action to cast, and she has a head start before you and by the end of your move action, it would seem to me she’s cast it...but you’re moving there would save you the impact of the fireball. Not saying you’re wrong, Philetius, just saying I don’t know. I’ll listen to arguments as you may be right and if anyone else has clarification, please jump in, as I haven’t found anything clear out there in this case yet...

maybe I'm metagaming here, but we knew the king had a female witch as a partner, then we hear a female voice behind talking about burning and starting to cast. I would think that we knew she would be here and were waiting for her to show up. Obviously it's your call, but I don't think getting to her with an immediate action is unreasonable.

When Arie heard the mumbling, she heard both of them casting the verbal component; the lady mage is saying the phrase as she’s sending the fireball...that was just for flavor. While y’all knew she would be here, I don’t think you knew she would be coming up on your flank as you were focused on the giants on the stairs and I’m not sure you could’ve heard her as clearly as Arie. I think you can get to her, I just wonder if you can get to her in time for an AoO...

My timeline thinking here:
1. She starts casting.
2. Surprised at the direction of the sound, you turn around.
3. She’s still casting.
4. You spot her.
5. She’s still casting.
6. You speed to her.
7. She casts the fireball as you arrive.
8. You smack her afterwards.

Not saying it’s right by the rules as I can’t seem to find clarification...but that’s how it feels to me. But most of you are more experienced than I and I’ll go with a vote here: feel free to disagree with me, I know I don’t know everything, so no hard feelings. I know at least a couple of you are GMs so please chime in with your thoughts. But lets’s move it to the Discussion tab.

mordiskitos ts: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 11 + 1 = 18

Oh well, with no other input and striking out on Google, I'll defer to Phil's understanding and allow the AoO...

Philetius reacts unbelievably quick to the lady mage's spell, getting there to deliver a blow right before she let's it rip...Tim hammers into her side, but she still has the concentration to release the fireball into Mordiskitos and Rogar...

With two more whacks with Tim (second missed), Philetius drops the mage like a wet blanket and she'll cast no more...

COMBAT! Round 2 - The bold may post!

Lady Mage (dead)
Philetius (-5)
Rogar (-31?; need a DC19 Reflex save for half damage)
Seldanna
King (orange)
Keos (-12)
Mordiskitos (-31)
Momoko
Arie
Bigger Giant
Hill Giants (Red dead)

Storval Stairs Map

Arie will use an interrupt, casting Saving Finale on Mordistitos. This allows another roll for that save.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

Rogar suffers the full effetc of the spell, then, seeing the giants appear behind him and near his friends Rogar turns back positions himself to strike at the bigger one...

Double move. With Arie in that position I don't think Rogar can move and attack despite being large. If possible he will do so

Seldanna finishes her spell and creature with silver-white hair the colour of lightning strikes appears in mid-air. The impressive elf-like archer pops into existence in front of Keos, unleashes a bolt of crackling electricity towards the big giant and then steps aside to give its fellow archer a clear line of attack.

Finish Summon Monster V: Bralani Azata
Lightning Bolt Electricity Damage: 7d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 1, 4, 3, 4, 2) = 22

Seldanna moves out and starts casting another spell aimed at the two giants coming down the stairs towards them. PUlling what looks to an octopus tentacle out of her pouch, she spits out some dark arcane words and a field of rubbery tentacles bursts up from the ground underneath the two giants in front of the fog, lashing and grabbing at their big bodies.

Black Tentacles centred in the middle of blue and black.
CMB: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31 Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Arie's spell allows Mordiskitos to avoid the worst of the fireball...

As Roger moves into position to attack next round, Seldanna casts entangling black vines at the approaching giants, slowing their progress. Her summoned ally fires a lightning bolt at the big giant, but it doesn't do as much damage as expected...

"Hey, that tickles! Now you shall pay for killing my mage! The King of the Storval Stairs will have his vengeance!"

The orange giant, the one previously professing to be King emerges from the fog cloud and sends a large rock air mail towards Mordiskitos...

Rock: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 11 - 2 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

but it misses wide...

COMBAT! Round 2 - The bold may post!

Lady Mage (dead)
Philetius (-5)
Rogar (-31)
Seldanna
False King
Keos (-12)
Mordiskitos (-15)
Momoko
Arie
King of the Storval Stairs (-2)
Hill Giants (Red dead, blue -8 entangled, black -8 entangled)

Storval Stairs Map

Mordiskitos moves fastly and attack the king
bite1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
bite2: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
trip: 1d20 + 37 ⇒ (4) + 37 = 41
damage: 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (1, 3) + 14 = 18
damage: 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (3, 5) + 14 = 22

Keos when he saw the King takes the giant bane magic arrows and sent a volley of arrows towards him
arrow1: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22
arrow2: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (4) + 19 = 23
arrow haste: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (12) + 19 = 31
arrow4: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31
damage1: 3d6 + 16 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 5) + 16 + (3, 4) + (6, 1) = 43
damage2: 3d6 + 16 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 4) + 16 + (1, 1) + (6, 5) = 36
damage3: 3d6 + 16 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 6) + 16 + (1, 5) + (2, 3) = 39
damage4: 3d6 + 16 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 4) + 16 + (5, 5) + (2, 5) = 43

Seems like I should not have spent Rogar's daily use of Fly... XD

As Mordiskitos approaches, the true King gets an AoO on the large wolf...

Magic Warhammer: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (17) + 28 = 45
Damage: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (3, 3) + 15 = 21

...landing a solid blow on the wolf's flank. The wolf retaliates; while it's first bite misses, the second catches hold on the giant's thigh and the giant barely manages to keep his feet...

Keos fires a barrage of giant bane arrows; the first couple miss but the next two strike deep, causing the King to cry out in pain...

COMBAT! Round 2 - The bold may post!

Lady Mage (dead)
Philetius (-5)
Rogar (-31)
Seldanna
False King
Keos (-12)
Mordiskitos (-36)
Momoko
Arie
King of the Storval Stairs (-106)
Hill Giants (Red dead, blue -8 entangled, black -8 entangled)

Storval Stairs Map

Momoko concentrates, unleashing a powerful spell against the king.

Phrenic Power; Focused Force; Metamagic Toppling; Magic Missiles: 5d6 + 5 ⇒ (3, 1, 3, 1, 1) + 5 = 14

Trip Attempt VS King of Storval Stairs: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18
Trip Attempt VS King of Storval Stairs: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23
Trip Attempt VS King of Storval Stairs: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27
Trip Attempt VS King of Storval Stairs: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (15) + 17 = 32
Trip Attempt VS King of Storval Stairs: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37

Arie will stick her tongue out at the giant standing close by, around the hard corner and use a supernatural ability to cast Invisibility. She also continues her earlier story. She does not move.

Inspire is back up

As Arie disappears and inspires, Momoko sends magic missiles into the gut of the King, damaging him further but he still manages to keep his feet...

The King makes a 5' move and, screaming in broken Common, "YOU KILL ATGA, I KILL YOU!" he unleashes his magical warhammer on Philetius...

Warhammer: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (11) + 28 = 39
Damage: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (1, 5) + 15 = 21

Warhammer: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (7) + 23 = 30
Damage: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (6, 5) + 15 = 26

Warhammer: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25
Damage: 2d6 + 15 ⇒ (5, 1) + 15 = 21

...striking the Ganzi mightily with each swing, heavily bruising his left side, possibly cracking a rib or two...

The black and blue giants break through the grappling tentacles, and move down the stairs 20 feet...

Don't currently have access to the map, will have to move the icons later

COMBAT! Round 3 - The bold may post!

Lady Mage (dead)
Philetius (-73)
Rogar (-31)
Seldanna
False King
Keos (-12)
Mordiskitos (-36)
Momoko
Arie
King of the Storval Stairs (-120)
Hill Giants (Red dead, blue -8, black -8)

Storval Stairs Map

With the buffs he has up(Haste,Shield,Protection from Evil), Philetius's AC is 27 (I put it in parenthesis after his normal AC - let me know if you prefer I indicate it another way), so the third attack will miss. He also has Stoneskin up, so the two attacks that hit will each do 10 less, so he has a total of 32 damage at the moment, and his Stoneskin has absorbed 20/70.

Philetius will take a 5 ft step to get out from behind the pillar, continue to rage, and will strike three times at the king.

1st Attack w/BardSong/DivineFavor/Haste/Rage/Bless: 1d20 + 16 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 16 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 27 for 1d12 + 21 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 21 + 3 + 2 + (1, 6) + (2) + (5) = 48 Weapon/Vicious/Electric/Acid, doing Vicious: 1d6 ⇒ 2 to me.
2nd Attack w/BardSong/DivineFavor/Haste/Rage/Bless: 1d20 + 11 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 21 for 1d12 + 21 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 21 + 3 + 2 + (4, 1) + (1) + (4) = 40 Weapon/Vicious/Electric/Acid, doing Vicious: 1d6 ⇒ 1 to me.
Haste Attack w/BardSong/DivineFavor/Haste/Rage/Bless: 1d20 + 16 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 26 for 1d12 + 21 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 21 + 3 + 2 + (2, 1) + (5) + (6) = 42 Weapon/Vicious/Electric/Acid, doing Vicious: 1d6 ⇒ 2 to me.

Wow, those were some terrible rolls

No worries, Phil, I'll adjust the damage...I missed the parentheses in your header and it's hard to remember all the buffs...and yes, very bad luck with the attack rolls...

Philetius tries to retaliate but, uncharacteristically, all of his swings with Tim hit nothing but air...

COMBAT! Round 3 - The bold may post!

Lady Mage (dead)
Philetius (-32)
Rogar (-31)
Seldanna
False King
Keos (-12)
Mordiskitos (-36)
Momoko
Arie
King of the Storval Stairs (-120)
Hill Giants (Red dead, blue -8, black -8)

Storval Stairs Map

Arie will interrupt with a powerful word of encouragement, casting Gallant Inspiration and adding inspiration: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6 to that attack roll of 27.

Rogar steps forward and unleashes a couple of powerful swings aimed for the giant's head...

Is haste active atm? If not remove the extra attack and the +1 to hit

Power attack roll 01: 1d20 + 24 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 24 + 1 = 40 → Damage roll: 2d6 + 18 + 10 ⇒ (4, 1) + 18 + 10 = 33

Power ttack roll 02: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 16 + 1 = 18 → Damage roll: 2d6 + 18 + 10 ⇒ (5, 4) + 18 + 10 = 37

Power attack roll (haste): 1d20 + 24 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 24 + 1 = 44 → Damage roll: 2d6 + 18 + 10 ⇒ (4, 3) + 18 + 10 = 35

Edit

Critical confirmation check: 1d20 + 24 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 24 + 1 = 27 → Damage roll: 2d6 + 18 + 10 ⇒ (6, 1) + 18 + 10 = 35

Haste is active. Was cast the round before the giants arrived.
@GM Otha with Arie's help, that makes Philetius's first attack roll a 33, for 48 damage total.

With Arie's help, one of Philetius's hammer blows does indeed strike true...

Stunned by Tim, the King of the Storval Stairs has no time to react to Rogar's blur of sword strikes...the fighter's second mighty stroke cuts clean through the massive giant's neck, its head landing with a thud, surprised look notwithstanding, followed soon by the rest of its body...

COMBAT! Round 3 - The bold may post!

Lady Mage (dead)
Philetius (-32)
Rogar (-31)
Seldanna
False King
Keos (-12)
Mordiskitos (-36)
Momoko
Arie
King of the Storval Stairs (dead)
Hill Giants (Red dead, blue -8, black -8)

Storval Stairs Map

I could be wrong but I think one of the giants on the stairs may have failed to break free from the tentacles. I think the CMD is 25

When determining the tentacles’ CMB, the tentacles use your caster level as their base attack bonus (10) and receive a +4 bonus due to their Strength and a +1 size bonus (15). The CMD of black tentacles, for the purposes of escaping the grapple, is equal to 10 + its CMB (25).

Seldanna opens her mouth as if to scream, but instead vomits forth a horrible swarm of wasps that fly buzzing out of her mouth in the direction of the approaching giants.

Vomit Swarm

Her summoned azata lets loose two arrows towards the false king.

+1 Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26 Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Iterative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

You're right Seldanna; sorry, had a brain fart. I moved the blue giant back...

Seldanna pukes forth an arachnophobic nightmare, and the forthcoming giants look awry at the approaching swarm...the false king recoils a bit as Seldanna's first arrow strike his left shoulder. He moves down to the landing and tries to retaliate by tossing a large rock at the witch...

Rock: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

...and it finds its mark, knocking Seldanna back a step or two...

I don't see this lasting through another round...if you need to make any Day Job rolls and/or updates to your PFS info, please do so when you get a chance...

COMBAT! Round 3 - The bold may post!

Lady Mage (dead)
Philetius (-32)
Rogar (-31)
Seldanna (-19)
False King (-14)
Keos (-12)
Mordiskitos (-36)
Momoko
Arie
King of the Storval Stairs (dead)
Hill Giants (Red dead, blue -8 grappled, black -8)

Storval Stairs Map

Keos sent another volley of arrow to the false king
arrow1: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28
arrow2: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28
extra haste arrow: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19
arrow4: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32
crit,. confirm: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
damage1: 3d6 + 15 + 2d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 1) + 15 + (5, 4) = 31
damage2: 3d6 + 15 + 2d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 4) + 15 + (3, 1) = 29
damage3: 3d6 + 15 + 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 6) + 15 + (3, 3) = 38
damage4: 3d6 + 15 + 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 5) + 15 + (2, 1) = 30
extra damage1: 6d6 + 30 ⇒ (1, 6, 4, 6, 2, 3) + 30 = 52

Three well placed arrows from Keos strike the false king, the last piercing his right eye, dropping him with a loud thud on the landing...

COMBAT! Round 3 - The bold may post!

Lady Mage (dead)
Philetius (-32)
Rogar (-31)
Seldanna (-19)
False King (dead)
Keos (-12)
Mordiskitos (-36)
Momoko
Arie
King of the Storval Stairs (dead)
Hill Giants (Red dead, blue -8 grappled, black -8)

Storval Stairs Map

mordiskitos moves 80ft

Arie is happy right where she is. She will continue her story of wayward and stupid giants and be ready to help if a little extra push is needed for a blow to land or a save to be made.

perform oratory - day job: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34

Mordiskitos advances towards the remaining giants as Arie continues to inspire her companions...

COMBAT! Round 3 - The bold may post!

Lady Mage (dead)
Philetius (-32)
Rogar (-31)
Seldanna (-19)
False King (dead)
Keos (-12)
Mordiskitos (-36)
Momoko
Arie
King of the Storval Stairs (dead)
Hill Giants (Red dead, blue -8 grappled, black -8)

Storval Stairs Map

Momoko flies forward to target the black giant.
Mind Thrust IV DC24 Halves/Negates Fatigue: 10d8 ⇒ (1, 8, 1, 1, 2, 8, 4, 2, 1, 4) = 32

Momoko blasts the black giant with a mind spell, stunning him a bit...with his King slain, along with seeing a large, ticked-off wolf and a vomited spider swarm headed his way, he exclaims, "Uruk oos!"

...and he heads the other way. The blue giant seeing the same thing, and with his adrenaline pumping, tears away the black tentacles holding him and joins his friend in fleeing and both disappear into the fog...

COMBAT over! Pathfinders victorious!

Storval Stairs Map

The combat is over unless you choose to pursue them...they will continue to high-tail it outta here if left alone. There'll be no more combat otherwise so no need for healing unless you choose to pursue. I'll give everyone a chance to respond and then potentially wrap it up with my next post...

I'm totally fine with letting them run away.

Philetius drops his rage - his eyes widen and he slumps a little, leaning on Tim as he catches his breath. I don't think we need to chase them, unless someone thinks they have some extra-special stuff.

He casts a quick healing spell on himself, then walks back to the king's body and starts rooting through his belongings.

CSW: 3d8 + 6 ⇒ (8, 8, 2) + 6 = 24

im fine with they flee

"Let them go. They are broken and defeated, I doubt they'll muster the courage to threaten a caravan anytime soon" Rogar comments as he cleans his blade stained by the former king's blood.

The surviving giants continue to flee, showing you only their backside as they disappear out of view a ways up the stairs...

You search the corpses, finding similar gear as you'd found before on the giants on the stairs. On the King of the Storval Stairs body, you collectively find and identify the following items:

Large +1 chain shirt, large +I warhammer, belt of incredible dexterity +1, brooch of shielding (25 points), cloak of resistance +1, headband of inspired wisdom +2

On the body of the female mage, you find:

Scroll of arcane eye, scroll of blur, scroll of haste,
scroll of teleport, wand of glitterdust (7 charges), amulet of natural armor +I, cloak of resistance +3, headband of alluring charisma +2, ring of protection +1

You also find tucked away in the lady's large a pouch a letter to a colleague, obviously unsent:

Melvyr,

Atga

You are able to keep the badly wounded man found in the Harpy's lair alive until the Pathfinder reinforcements arrive, though you do not know if he will ultimately survive.

The Society's reinforcements arrive along with a sizable Varisian caravan on the second day after Formoch's return from the Storval Plateau. The caravan carries wagons full of supplies and the necessities to establish a permanent way station at the monster infested Storval Stairs. Once you brief the newcomers about the encounters with the giants and harpies, you make your way back to Magnimar where you are de-briefed by Lady Heidmarch, whom praises you most highly.

Congratulations, Pathfinders! You have successfully finished Scenario #4–04: King of the Storval Stairs!

PFS Scenario Goals:

Primary: The PCs defeat Formoch and either kill or drive away Lareecan before the caravan arrives, thus allowing the establishment of a long-term Pathfinder way station. SUCCESS! Each PC earns 1 PP.

Secondary: The PCs find out why the Hill Giants claimed ownership of the Storval Stairs. SUCCESS! Each PC earns 1 PP.