[PFS_CORE_Aerondor] 05-16 Destiny of the Sands part 3 (low tier) (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

GM Scott wrote:

Kyra, Level 4 Pregen! wrote:

Kyra moves behind Bossk and channels energy to heal all of her colleagues.

[dice=Channel to heal living creatures]2d6 pts. of healing to everyone.

You know that will cure the Akatas that are within that heal radius. And you can't selectively channel them out because you can't see them. If you really want to revive the bad guys, I'm fine with it. We're going with that unless you do something different.

Scratch that, when I put them back where they were, you can select them out (if you choose) as they are not in the fog cloud. But you can't select out anything else in the fog cloud.

I'll select them out and still channel; thx!

Setlyiel listens careful to try and pick up on the location of the creature...

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

Likely Not hearing any clues that would betray its location, he crosses the hall and exits the fog.

[move] 30'
[standard] ready action. Trigger: if he sees the creature.

Taking a big sniff in the air Bossk tries to locate where the enemy is hiding.
Track (with scent).: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
He then moves forward to take a strike at the creature.

Kyra lets the healing powers wash over the entire party while excluding the two dead Akatas she can see. But also healing the bad guy she can't see. It likes you, your nice.
Bossk starts to track the missing enemy and roars in frustration as he realizes the scent is coming from above him well out of reach. In his enraged state, he might realize that he just learned something about the enemy.
Ray still laying on the ground and not seeing any targets, delays.
Khargrom charges out of the mist just barely missing running into two columns and finds that the enemy is no longer where he last saw it. But this doesn't surprise him as he knows the bad guy can teleport seemingly at will. He calls out to his team the missing beast for everyone to keep an eye out for it.
Seltyiel moves across the fog to get out of it but doesn't encounter or hear any signs of the enemy.
Yoon not seeing any targets or posting for several days, delays.

Green as if walking on air appears out of the fog cloud right next to the ceiling and walks down (at a 45 deg. angle) right next to Yoon and attacks.
bite: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25 damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 1) + 2 = 9
Then disappears from that spot and is no longer in sight of anyone. You all know that it just teleported and if you spoke Aklo you would have had a chance to spellcraft that. You all also realize that you are dealing with a monster that probably has a higher intelligence and wisdom than all of you. If only someone had Knowledge (planes) *cough* Seltyiel *cough*.

Yoon calls out "Found it, OUCH, and it's gone"

Temple of the Beyond -- Current Time (0:19)

Group conditions:

Round 4
Kyra - dmg; immune gaze
Bossk 13 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze

Round 5
Ray 22 dmg; prone; Delayed
Khargrom - dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Seltyiel 4 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Yoon 29 dmg; immune gaze; Delayed
Akata Red 1 18 dmg;
Akata Red 2 18 dmg;
Green 23 dmg; Knowledge (planes) to know more;
Skeleton Blue 4 15 dmg;
Skeleton Blue 5 8 dmg;
Skeleton Blue 6 11 dmg;
Skeleton Blue 7 8 dmg;

Bold may act.

Khargrom searches for the target with all his senses, then readies to unleash a mighty strike if the thing he saw earlier comes in range of his warhammer.

Intentionally Searching as a Move, Readied Strike as a Standard.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

"Circle formation! around me!" yells Kyra, as she applies healing to Yoon. "Warriors! I will patch people from the middle of the circle, and you strike anything coming within reach!"

Cure Light Wounds on Yoon: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

PS: is Yoon an NPC or a player in this game? PS2: the intent is to have the melee types ready actions to strike that thing when it appears

Bossk still sniffing around searching for it
Track (with scent): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

"Come to me my little sneek." He says as he moves around the room catch the creatures scent.

I smell it over ....! Bossk call out to the party.
20 rounds of rage left

Knowledge (planes), what is it?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Perception, where is it?: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 arg

[standard] ready the same action as before.

Kyra moves over to heal Yoon (whom yes is a real person, Anthony from our previous game aka Rosc, but hasn't posted in a while)
Bossk smelled it as it walked right over his head at a safe distance earlier now he looks for that smell again. He wanders into the fog (assuming tracking at half speed and base speed of 40) and catches the scent above him. He remembers there was a broken couple of columns near there, but not really in the right spot for where he smells. He can't pinpoint (nowhere near within 5') the specific square the creature is in to target it with a dagger throw. So he double moves a little closer and thinks he is just about right under the thing.
Ray continues delaying (please check in, your team needs you)
Khargrom readies but doesn't see it, until he does. More below.
Seltyiel decides he probably should try to figure out what it is they are dealing with and thinks it is over there somewhere then readies and attack. On the knowledge front, you know this is a Lesser Hound of Tindalos, NE Medium Outsider (evil, extraplanar), you can ask 1 question. You already know it can teleport seemingly at will, it is a spell caster (hence the fog), others saw the air walking, you all experienced the special gaze attack.
Yoon continues delaying (please check in, your team needs you)

Lesser Hound of Tindalos walks down in the air near Khargrom and attacks but not before triggering the ready. Khargrom's readied attack hits and takes a chunk out of the beast. Seltyiel trigger did not go off as he can't see it from that vantage point obscured by fog. The beast counters from on higher ground.
bite: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 11 + 1 = 25 damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5) + 2 = 11
Then the beast teleports away.

Removed the other dead things from the status card and map

Temple of the Beyond -- Current Time (0:25)

Group conditions:

Round 5
Kyra - dmg; immune gaze
Bossk 13 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze

Round 6
Ray 22 dmg; prone; Delayed
Khargrom 11 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Seltyiel 4 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Yoon 24 dmg; immune gaze; Delayed
Lesser Hound of Tindalos 33 dmg;

Bold may act.

"I said: Circle formation! around me!" repeats Kyra, furious upon hearing the monster's continuous exploitation of the party's lack of teamwork. She applies healing to Ray this time.

Cure Light Wounds on Ray: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Khargrom hollers back, "Issa good plan lass, but I was setting a trap for it and... it sorta worked. I gave as good as I got, but I'm game for trying your plan unless someone can remove dis damn fog."

You hear tromping as the dwarf trundles back towards where he remembers the group was located. He nods at the half-orc as he moves past.

Double Move

Bossk fuming with hate and the need to slam his sword into something stomps over to Kyra.
"This plan of yours better work." he snarls out.

2x move to form the circle

Okay, let's try your plan.

[double move] 55'

1 question: special defenses.

Confused, frustrated, and unable to properly target her enemy, Yoon nods to Kyra. "I had an idea, but you guys don't look fireproof. Doesn't anyone have a way of making them show up and stay there?!"

With a frown, she plants her feet and closes her eyes, steeling herself for the next hit.

Coming out of delay, reading an action in case she's attacked in melee.

Kyra lays a heal on Ray whom is still laying on the ground for some reason, then tells everyone again, to get over there.
Bossk while walking back to the group smells his prey above him again. You think it is right at the edge of the fog way up by the ceiling like before but on this side of the cloud.
Ray continues delaying (please check in, your team needs you)
Khargrom knowing his trap worked well but also resulted in a little pain himself, starts back towards the group. You remember that Dispel Magic is a bit above your teams pay grade but what are the odds someone has a wind spell of some kind prepared?
Seltyiel Hound special defenses: DR 5/magic; Immune mind-affecting effects, poison. Then he moves over to the group as directed.
Yoon readies an attack if attacked and wonders if anyone has dimensional anchor but then remembers that it might be way above their pay grade (more like double your level).

Lesser Hound of Tindalos walks down out of the fog as if walking on air and up to the closest opponent Bossk and attacks (with height advantage).
bite: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 = 32 damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 3) + 2 = 7
confirm?: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 11 + 1 = 25 damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 6) + 2 = 11
Bossk gets a really up close smell of the enemy mixed with a bit of his own blood which just makes him angrier. The Hound then teleports away. After it teleports, you don't smell it.

Temple of the Beyond -- Current Time (0:31)

Group conditions:

Round 6
Kyra - dmg; immune gaze
Bossk 31 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze

Round 7
Ray 17 dmg; prone; Delayed
Khargrom 11 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Seltyiel 4 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Yoon 24 dmg; immune gaze;
Lesser Hound of Tindalos 33 dmg;

Bold may act.

Khargrom finishes moving out of the cloud and steps past the injured Bossk to take up a point near Kyra, "Looks like dat hurt." He shows his own smaller injury, "It got me too, but not as bad."

He keeps his eyes wary, looking all around but readies to get a sneaky strike in if the enemy comes in range.

Move 20 ft, Ready a Swift Action to Attack with Surprise Strike if the Enemy they have been fighting comes in range of his Warhammer.

Kyra winces at the creature's last hit on Bossk. "Thank you gentlemen. Stay here and ready your steel... Bossk, I got you."

Cure Moderate Wounds on Bossk: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 3) + 4 = 14

Bossk readies to hit the creature.
"Ahhh, that thing knows how to attack me, I am defenseless against it's attack. Can someone get rid of the fog?" Bossk says trying to look like feeble bait.

Just one hit that is all I ask, Just one hit.

Readied PA +1 Mithral Falchion attack: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 23
dice+base+mythic power+rage-PA
Slashing damage: 2d4 + 7 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (4, 3) + 7 + 1 + 6 = 21
dice+base+mythic power+PA

18 rounds left

... but what are the odds someone has a wind spell of some kind prepared?

Certainly not Seltyiel.

Seltyiel Hound special defenses: DR 5/magic; Immune mind-affecting effects, poison. Then he moves over to the group as directed.

The half-elf quickly informs the rest of the group, It's going to take an enchanted weapon to hurt it effectively. You cannot target it's mind, nor afflict it with poison. But hey, we like a challenge, right!

[standard] ready action

Yoon looks aroud, a slime slowly crossing her face. "It can't hide if it takes a swing, right? I heard of this maneuver called the 'Poor Man's See Invisibility" once, let's try it!"

The little runt scampers in a wide circle, waving her arms recklessly, hoping to ultimately end up up where she originally stood. Along the way she decides...

Kyra tends to the wounds of Bossk and reminds everyone to ready.
Bossk readies his attack while pretending to be weak in a language the the monster doesn't understand. (still not smelling the enemy nearby)
Ray continues laying on the ground like easy pickings and delaying (please check in, your team needs you) PM sent, first warning
Khargrom readies his attack
Seltyiel readies his attack
Yoon wanders in a circle but nothing attacks so readies an attack.

Things happen. None of your readies go off.

Temple of the Beyond -- Current Time (0:37)

Group conditions:

Round 7
Kyra - dmg; immune gaze
Bossk 17 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze

Round 8
Ray 17 dmg; prone; Delayed
Khargrom 11 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Seltyiel 4 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Yoon 24 dmg; immune gaze;
Lesser Hound of Tindalos 33 dmg;

Bold may act.

Kyra readies an action to channel energy to heal with the trigger 'when the monster is visible'

Kyra raises her holy symbol and gets ready to heal her friends.

Channel to Heal Living Creatures excluding enemy: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9

The stoic dwarf listens quietly for their enemy, then prepares to strike if it shows itself again. If he notices the creature, he yells out a direction or location.

Second verse, same as the first! Active Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 as a Move then Ready a Swift Action to Attack with Surprise Strike if the Enemy they have been fighting comes in range of his Warhammer. If he notices the creature, he yells out a direction or location.

Taking a big sniff in the air.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

"I have lost track of it. If this plan doesn't work soon I am just going to hunt it down" growling to his party over his shoulder.
Bossk then yells "Ya, hear me? I am going to hunt you down!"

Still readies for an attack
17 rounds of rage left

Kyra smiles. The beast was afraid now. Good.

We can all take move actions while readying and move as one. I will move Kyra to get the ball rolling when in front of computer.

Is the idea that we stay surrounding you or are we abandoning that?

IF Kyra says abandon, Seltyiel will take movement that I can reflect on the map later. Otherwise, of course....

[standard] ready action

Idea is to stay in our current formation to enable multiple readied action; the ready action is a standard action which enables us all to use our move action to keep moving forward, i.e. player 1: move+ready; player 2: move+ready; player 3: move+ready; etc.

Idea is to stay in our current formation to enable multiple readied action; the ready action is a standard action which enables us all to use our move action to keep moving forward, i.e. player 1: move+ready; player 2: move+ready; player 3: move+ready; etc. PS: I moved everyone 4 squares west on the map to illustrate.

Sold. I'll use my movement for that this round.

Yoon shuffles along with the group, keeping her position and remaining ready to attack.

Ray gets up and moves with the group, terrified of what he hears around him and unsure of how he can help. He casts some dancing lights to help illuminate the areas near the ceiling to see if that provides any help, but the fog cloud makes it hard to do much of anything.

Kyra readies a channel and convinces the team to move as a group.
Bossk moves with the team and readies an attack but moves away from the smell of the enemy.
Ray comes out of delay and finally stands up and adds some additional light but don't see past the cloud.
Khargrom moves with the group and readies an attack
Seltyiel moves and readies.
Yoon moves and readies.

attack who? 1:Ray, 2:Yoon: 1d2 ⇒ 2
Lesser Hound of Tindalos teleports to the little fire bug Yoon and full attacks becoming visible after the first hit.
bite: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31* damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 6) + 2 = 13 Miss chance (high good): 1d100 ⇒ 66
claw: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 miss
claw: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31** damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 Miss chance (high good): 1d100 ⇒ 93
*bite confirm?: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20 damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 6) + 2 = 12
**claw confirm?: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25 damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Yoon falls over unconscious under the onslaught of the beast and doesn't have a chance to retaliate with the trigger.

Triggers: Kyra, Bossk, Khargrom, Seltyiel do not see the enemy through the fog (it has total concealment) thus triggers do not go off.

Keep in mind that only Ray can see the enemy and Bossk can smell it.

Temple of the Beyond -- Current Time (0:43)

Group conditions:

Round 8
Kyra - dmg; immune gaze
Bossk 17 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze

Round 9
Ray 17 dmg;
Khargrom 11 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Seltyiel 4 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Yoon 65 dmg; immune gaze; Dying, unconscious
Lesser Hound of Tindalos 33 dmg;

Bold may act.

Could ray point it out enough to Seltyiel so that he could direct his glitterdust spell at it?

Glitterdust is area of effect and you know that Yoon just got mauled to death by the sound alone, so you'd know where to aim it.

Kyra keeps moving with the others, slinging the small Yoon over her shoulders. After moving 20 feet, she channels, centering it behind Bossk (i.e. more than 30 ft. away from the beast and unconscious enemies)

Channel to Heal everyone except the enemies: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 5) = 11

Could ray point it out enough to Seltyiel so that he could direct his glitterdust spell at it?

You can't target a spell from inside the fog to a square that you can't see. You can move out and then cast.

The half-elf growls audibly at the fly-by strike to his body. He rushes north out of the fog and casts a spell where he believes the creature to have fled.

[move] 30'
[standard] cast Glitterdust 10 feet to the west of GREEN so that it only affects green with that radius. Will DC15 for the blindness affect if it applies to it, but it's invisible shape should still be outlined and betrayed.

Bossk is outraged at the sight of his companion being torn apart and he can't even find any thing to hit.

"The hells with this! Everyone move out of the fog! We wait for it where we can see it. If the fog is magical it will go away in time. Lets wait it out." He bellows out. And moves out of the fog sniffing the whole way.
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Ready if he get next to it he swings.

16 rounds of rage left

Seltyiel - Pregen wrote:

Could ray point it out enough to Seltyiel so that he could direct his glitterdust spell at it?

You can't target a spell from inside the fog to a square that you can't see. You can move out and then cast.

@GM Scott: this restriction does not apply to area effects such as glitterdust... however this appears to be moot now as your suggestion to Seltyiel to move out was adopted and also endorsed by Bossk, resulting in complete chaos once again and the beast no doubt satisfied at our lack of discipline. Well played Sir. :)

"We must not play on the beast's terms. We are almost through this fog: do not go back!"

How does Ray see the thing? It is green #3 on the map, right?

Assuming Ray can target the beast, he does so and casts more magical missiles of force.

MM Damage: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 2) + 2 = 7

... becoming visible after the first hit.

I think some of you missed the fact that the "thing" became visible after it attacked, hence it was invisible, now it can be seen. It is not in the fog being obscured but the fog still obscures your vision if you are in it or in a position where the fog blocks your view. You all heard the sounds of combat as it tore into Yoon so you know which direction that was coming from (which was behind you as you were starting to move into the fog). It is true that you don't know if it teleported away like it has been doing, but there is one in your party that can smell it and is standing next to it and not attacking? Although getting to the other side of it would have provoked an AoO.

I'll update later tonight if anyone wants to revises their actions.

Khargrom listens to the attack and the responses, "What da hell?!? YOUR PLAN WAS TO MOVE US PAST DA FOG? DATS IT? DERE IS NUDDIN PAST DA DAMN FOG BUT MORE CAVERN! YA JUS WALKED US INTO A TRAP!"

He heads out after Bossk and sees the creature, "It's over here! GET IT!"

If close enough to strike, he whacks at it with his warhammer. If not, he continues moving to get back to back with the half-orc. The only one that seems to know how to lure in an enemy.

Double Move regardless. But if it is somehow in reach (since I know it often is up above us) he will swift action a surprise strike.

"How is it a trap if the fog protects us? how can the beast target teleportation destination if it can't see us? Do as you will Khargrom, but do not accuse me of trying to hurt this group as I have done nothing but try to heal you undisciplined lot since the start!"

Then as far as I can tell, Ray is still in the fog and therefore sees none of this. Given that, I don't think I can target a magic missile since I can't see it.

Ray pulls out the scroll of magic weapon and casts it on his sling. "We gotta fight this thing at some point, don't we?"

Redoing my action or not depends on the result of my spell. In the fog or not, it'd be nice if the thing had a marker for when it passed by us.

Kyra picking up Yoon is a move action picks up Yoon and continues moving through the fog while trying to convince the team to work together. You can channel first thing next round or not pick up Yoon and move/channel. Assuming the first part which is picked up and continued moving.
Bossk moves back towards the sounds of battle and runs into the creature he keeps smelling Moved you back 10' because you ran right into it. Then attempts to hit, not sure why you didn't roll for it, but doing that for you now. +1 Mithral Falchion attack: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 31confirm?: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 17Slashing damage: 2d4 + 7 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (1, 3) + 7 + 1 + 6 = 18
Ray can't see much around him with all the fog but moves forward and pulls out the scroll. Can't cast it this round as you moved up 20' already.
Khargrom emerges from the fog and sees the enemy standing right there with a little bit of Yoon's blood dripping off it's maw and claws. Attempts a surprise strike and misses.
Seltyiel casts Glitterdust on the creature. will save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 saves but glittery.
Yoon gets a new icon. dying?: 1d20 ⇒ 5 -1 HP

The creature appears to teleport a bit farther away, casts a spell and disappears. For those that are not in the fog and can see, you can attempt a spellcraft on what it cast.

Temple of the Beyond -- Current Time (0:49)

Group conditions:

Ray 17 dmg;
Khargrom 11 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Seltyiel 4 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze
Yoon 66 dmg; immune gaze; Dying, unconscious
Lesser Hound of Tindalos 51 dmg;
Kyra - dmg; immune gaze
Bossk 17 dmg; endure elements; immune gaze

Bold may act.

Kyra proceeds to channel, Yoon in her arms. use last round's roll if that's ok... unfortunately Khargrom stepped out of range for that one... She then proceeds to walk out of the fog with the boy.

There, I tagged it! It should be more apparent.

He returns to Kyra to continue the original plan.

[double move]

Ray stops casting his spell since the immediate danger seems to have passed.

"Can anyone explain that monster? It was like it was everywhere at once!"