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

Game Master J. A. Chapman

+1 to the above attack roll from Haste.

Rigel moves forward, with a quick wink & nod to Ka'tib for the magical boosts. He draws his gun and draws a bead on the monsters.

Come and get some, ye fleshless hobs!!

Ka'atib's timely oration and magic envelop the Pathfinders in a warm, buff glow. Katya lets off a bloodless sploosh that rocks the closest morhg while Riegel gets into position.

ROUND 1
Ka'atib: Inspire + Haste
Katya: Sploosh
Lazlo: Go
Ulysses: Go
Zan'Kul: Go
Riegel: Move
Morhgs: TBD

Let them come to us...

Ulysess will cast Shield and move, drawing his falchion.

Shucks will benefit from the hasted movement, and move 20ft.

Seeing them bunched up perfectly for a glitterdust, Lazo spends an arcane reservoir point to up the DC and complies. DC 18 Will

Ulysses prepares for the worst while urging the hastened roper slowly forward.

Lazlo takes advantage of positioning, and his burst of magical glitter catches two of the morhgs by surprise!

ROUND 1
Ka'atib: Inspire + Haste
Katya: Sploosh
Lazlo: Glitterdust
Ulysses: Shield + Move
Zan'Kul: Go
Riegel: Move
Morhgs: TBD

Zan'Kul moves forward to face these undead. " Your zombie king shook me to the core last time. You will not be so successful." His mithril shield catches the odd light of demiplane and shines like a sick sun.

Zan'Kul moves closer to danger, his shiny shield doing shiny things.

Two of the morhgs move aside as they struggle with the magical blindness.

While the other two rush into combat. One even has a clear line to charge, and does so! It's tongue lashes out at the heavily armored Zan'Kul.

Melee Touch: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29
DC 21 Fort save or Zan'Kul is Paralysed for 1d4 ⇒ 2 minutes!

ROUND 2
Ka'atib: Go
Katya: Go
Lazlo: Go
Ulysses: Go
Zan'Kul: Go
Riegel: Go
Morhgs: TBD

"Always with the morhgs," Katya squeaks.

Katya attempts to complete the destruction of one of the morhgs (red).

Sploosh: 1d20 + 18 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 18 + 3 + 1 = 23

JEFF.

Ulysses will 5ft step, and full attack green mohrg.

Hasted Attack: 1d20 + 11 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 3 + 1 = 17

If it hits, Hasted Damage: 2d4 + 14 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 2) + 14 + 3 + (5) = 26

Attack: 1d20 + 11 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 11 + 3 + 1 = 33

If it hits, Damage: 2d4 + 14 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 4) + 14 + 3 + (3) = 25

Iterative Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 3 + 1 = 30

If it hits, Iterative Damage: 2d4 + 14 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 3) + 14 + 3 + (6) = 27

Shucks will bite green mohrg.

Shucks' Bite: 1d20 + 22 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 22 + 3 + 1 = 40

If it hits, Bite Damage: 4d8 + 19 ⇒ (4, 3, 6, 8) + 19 = 40

Ulysses scores critical threats on his regular and iterative attacks.

Due to a trait bonus, if he threatens, he'll do an additional 2 damage each on those attacks, so 27 points and 29 points, respectively, without the confirmations.

Confirmations...

1st Confirm: 1d20 + 11 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 11 + 3 + 1 = 34

Iterative Confirm: 1d20 + 6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 3 + 1 = 28

Bonus damage if confirmed...

First Crit Damage Bonus: 2d4 + 14 + 3 ⇒ (1, 1) + 14 + 3 = 19

Iterative Damage Bonus: 2d4 + 14 + 3 ⇒ (2, 3) + 14 + 3 = 22

Shucks will 5ft step and that's it for Ulysses and Shucks.

Ulysses steps up and with a series of powerful cuts fully dismembers one of the morhgs. With only one nearby target, Shucks takes a step and a bite out of a morhg.

What Katya does it's even worth mentioning. So we won't.

ROUND 2
Ka'atib: Go
Katya: JEFF
Lazlo: Go
Ulysses: Kill!
Zan'Kul: Go + Fort save
Riegel: Go
Morhgs: TBD

Rigel lets out a whoop at Brave Ulysses' carnage. Well struck, Swordslinger!!

With one target down, the half-orc gleefully points at orange, and Discordia screams...

spend 1 grit for Up Close & Deadly
1 VS TOUCH: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 14 + 3 + 1 = 34
1d8 + 16 + 3 + 3d6 ⇒ (1) + 16 + 3 + (3, 5, 3) = 31

2 VS TOUCH: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 14 + 3 + 1 = 24
1d8 + 16 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 3 = 22

3 VS TOUCH: 1d20 + 9 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 3 + 1 = 20
1d8 + 16 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 16 + 3 = 20

Haste VS TOUCH: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 3 + 1 = 33
1d8 + 16 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 3 = 25

Ka'atib immediately stops his oration for courage, lingering performance for 2 rounds. Instead he switches to an ἀριστεία of Greatness for Zan'Kul! Gain HP: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (7, 8) + 4 = 19 and a few other things, but most importantly a +1 to FORT saves.

He then moves into a better position.

fort save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Zan Kul slumps to the ground...

With a pair of well-placed shots, Riegel blasts the squirming innards of the morhg! The mangled organs leak out as the skeletal frame collapses.

... which, despite Ka'atib's best effort, is perfectly timed with Zan'Kul's collapse as the paralysis takes him.

ROUND 2
Ka'atib: Inspire Greatness
Katya: JEFF
Lazlo: Go
Ulysses: Kill!
Zan'Kul: FREEZE
Riegel: Kill
Morhgs: TBD

Ugh! More of those dreadful tongue things! Lazlo, says with a grimace, conjuring up a nest of black tentacles all about the remaining morghs.

CMB: CL +5: 1d20 + 11 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 11 + 5 = 29

Writhing black tentacles spring up from the ground, grabbing the blind morhg! [Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

It tries break free from the grapple...
CMB: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (12) + 19 = 31
... and succeeds. Unsure of where to go, it guesses (1=west, 2=south, 3=east) 1d3 ⇒ 1 and steps out to relative safety.

Will save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Finally, it makes a rasping sound as its vision returns.

The other morhg surges forward, cautious but ready.

ROUND 3
Ka'atib: Go
Katya: Go
Lazlo: Go
Ulysses: Go
Zan'Kul: FREEZE
Riegel: Go
Morhgs: TBD

Ulysses will hastily move to behind the morhg, and ready to attack once Shucks moves to flank.

Shucks will move in right up next to the morhg (only the one move action from him).

Ulysses will then Attack the morhg: 1d20 + 11 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 34

And if he hits...

Ulysses' falchion: 2d4 + 14 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 2) + 14 + 3 + (2) = 23

Rigel opens up on Red.

spend 1 grit on Up Close & Deadly
1: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 14 + 3 + 1 = 36
1d8 + 16 + 3 + 3d6 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 3 + (5, 6, 1) = 34

2: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 14 + 3 + 1 = 35
1d8 + 16 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 3 = 22

3: 1d20 + 9 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 9 + 3 + 1 = 24
1d8 + 16 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 16 + 3 = 26

Haste: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 14 + 3 + 1 = 27
1d8 + 16 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 16 + 3 = 21

Empowered water blast on Blue:

Sploosh: 1d20 + 17 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 17 + 3 + 1 = 23

Damage: 5d6 + 17 + 3 ⇒ (3, 5, 5, 2, 5) + 17 + 3 = 40

60 damage if 23 hits.

The morhg, who had been ready for an attack, lashes out with their tongue!
Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Fort save, DC 21 or paralyzed for the rest of the encounter. Rolling this for Ulysses as order of operations matters.
Fortitude Save (Ulysses): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25

Ulysses resists the paralytic lick, his blade cutting deep. But not deep enough.

Riegel then aims a shot, and finishes the morhg off easily. He redirects the remaining shots (assuming not vs touch AC) and one blasts a hole.

When Katya lets fly a watery blast, the last morhg is (with only 5hp left, so for all intents and purposes) finished.

**OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT**

The repair teams have patched the rift beneath the Muckmouth. They discovered that the tapestry itself is generating massive amounts of necromantic energy around the rifts. The Muckmouth is secured!

GMs, the Muckmouth Secured condition on Page 10 is now in effect!

**OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT**

The repair teams have patched the rift at the Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment. The nightmare is over, and Korada’s faithful now lend us their aid! The Temple is secured!

GMs, the Temple Secured condition on page 11 is in effect!

**OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT**

The waters of the Eternal Lake flow once more, and our repair teams have patched the nearby rift. The kappas make for strange companions, but they have pledged unending loyalty to the Society. The Eternal Lake is secured!

GMs, the Eternal Lake Secured condition on page 11 is in effect!

**OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT**

The repair teams have patched the rift at Round Mountain. Be on the lookout! Before closing the rift, the team glimpsed a mysterious sailing vessel lurking in the Astral Plane. Round Mountain is secured!

In addition, the repair teams have patched the rift at Slave Mountain. Many slaves are now free, and they have pledged their aid! Slave Mountain is also secured!

GMs, the Round Mountain Secured (page 10) and Slave Mountain Secured (page 11) conditions are both in effect.

Some of the great work of the Pathfinders begins to pay dividends.

Per Slack...

With the hours waning for your first day within the Hao Jin Tapestry, you collectively decide to set up CAMP.

Zan'Kul and Ulysses set about collecting firewood, Riegel gets a good roaring fire going. Katya and Shucks scout the perimeter in their own ways (one aerial, the other by staying in one place). With not much to do to prepare the camp, Ka'atib and Lazlo confer with the repair team, making sure that progress is made.

You each take turns with watch, and the night passes quietly. Too quietly, as if it were the calm before the storm...

You've all had a night's rest

Come morning, Katya will once again ask Lazlo to armor her in mages.

Lazlo honors this simple request, poking Katya in her eye with the wand.

Lazlo rearranges his prepped spells list and then casts false life and mage armor on himself.

Thanks for your patience, folks, I know you've been done with all 6 for a while. We'll be moving on soon.

**OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT**

Our new allies on the patchwork plane have granted the repair teams access to the rift, and it is repaired. These allies can help in the coming battles. The Patchwork Allies are secured!

GMs, the Patchwork Allies Secured condition on page 11 is in effect!

Lazlo and Katya begin their preparations for the day. The magical armor Katya receives is surprisingly soft, as if it were made of several wadded up wizards robes.

**OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT**

Aram Zey stands once more before the tapestry, a renewed light in his sunken eyes. “The Hao Jin Tapestry is stable at last. While you were performing your duties, I have reached a better understanding of the chaos you faced. The tapestry is still in dire condition. Lacking Hao Jin’s own magic, the tapestry has been using small pieces of departing souls to maintain itself over the centuries. This mechanism is depleting the tapestry’s water sources and spawning undead horrors. However, thanks to you, we have time to search for a more permanent fix. For now, get some rest, and—”

The former Master of Spells staggers back as a three-foot tear down the center of the fabric gouts sudden flame. Pathfinder agents flock around him, scrambling to assess the damage. A vein pops out on his forehead, and he yells sharply, “Pathfinders! What have you done?” He cuts himself short, taking a deep breath and muttering to himself, “Keep it together. Don’t take it out on the agents.” Frowning, he returns his gaze to the tapestry, his eyes darting wildly across its surface. When he speaks again, his voice is low and determined, “This new rift is no accident. Something is attacking the tapestry from the Astral Plane. Damage of this magnitude must have spawned hundreds more undead. Quickly, re-enter the demiplane and fend off the invaders!”

GMs, please begin part 3!

Although Aram Zey's attention has quickly turned back to the tapestry, you know that there are two courses of action before you. You can either:

Per Slack, the vote is for repelling the Astral invaders

Collectively, you stand before the Hao Jin Tapestry and touch a part of it, disappearing instantly from the Grand Lodge in Absalom...

You arrive to see a gaping hole mars the sky of the tapestry. Beyond the rift, dozens of strange vessels float in the Astral Plane, crawling with invaders. Every surface of the tapestry realm stretches and tears as it tries to repair itself, creating more rifts in a slow but devastating chain reaction. The vessels deploy invaders to wreak havoc as the demiplane disintegrates.

Having been given specific instructions about a location, you reach the appropriate point within 10 minutes. You stand, ready for any threat. You don't have to wait long.

As a horde of towering humanoids approaches, Aram Zey's voice booms. "Pathfinders, these giants may be simpleminded, but our allies can’t outwit them without your help. Get out there and teach them a lesson."

With five foes all told, you note that two of them appear to be hill giants. Each is accompanied by an incredibly large mosquito. Behind them all is a misshapen giant with pale flesh that is covered in purulent sores and bulbous tumors. Knowledge Local (x2) and Knowledge Dungeoneering to ID

ROUND 1
Ka'atib: Go
Ulysses: Go
Giant, Type 1: TBD
Lazlo: TBD
Riegel: TBD
Mosquito: TBD
Zan'Kul: TBD
Katya: TBD
Giant, Type 2: TBD

BOTTING FOR KA'ATIB
Kn (local) #1: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31
Kn (local) #2: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25
Kn (dungeoneering): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

Per Slack, Ka'atib begins to inspire his companions with a tale of how brave Ulysses' naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing. +3 morale v. charm/fear, +3 competence to hit/damage. He then casts greater invisibility on Zan'Kul, his apostrophe twin.

Riegel, Discorda in hand, gazes at the spectacle of the Unraveling. He whispers in awe By Eld!

When the giants appear, he settles his gaze on them, apparently satisfied that there are enemies who can succumb. I'm going after the bugs...

Jeff, I can't see any bad guys on the map...

Oops, my bad. Fixed it.

Ulysses will draw a wand of mage armor from his handy haversack, and tap Shucks with it. Then he'll 5ft step.

Shucks will move 10ft.

The giant in the back makes a strange buzzing sound, not unlike that of a mosquito, and then gestures to your group! It then lumbers forward, an oversized club in its hands. "You will suffer, puny ones! Arshok brings pain!"

ROUND 1
Ka'atib: Buff and Invis
Ulysses: Buff and Move
Giant, Type 1: Command and Move
Lazlo: Go
Riegel: Go
Mosquito: TBD
Zan'Kul: TBD
Katya: TBD
Giant, Type 2: TBD

It's a pleasure to meet you...Arshok, is it? Lazlo says cheerily. Splendid, splendid! Well, since introductions seem to be in order: I an Lazlo Ugarte, and please allow me to introduce your companions there to my glitterdust spell. Catching all Blue and Red pogs, spending an arcane reservoir point for +1 on DC, so DC 18 Will or blinded.

You like pain, Tiny? Let me oblige!!

Riegel taps his heels together, as he tries to lay waste to this talkative giant immediately!!

Spend 1 grit for Up Close & Deadly. Also...Pathfinders!! ATTACK!! use Aid token for boosted attack (that's 4d8 right?)

Attack vs touch: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 14 + 3 + 1 = 23
1d8 + 16 + 3 + 3d6 + 4d8 ⇒ (8) + 16 + 3 + (2, 3, 5) + (8, 6, 4, 5) = 60

spend 1 grit for Up Close & Deadly
Attack vs touch: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 14 + 3 + 1 = 21
1d8 + 16 + 3 + 3d6 ⇒ (2) + 16 + 3 + (1, 1, 6) = 29

Attack vs touch: 1d20 + 9 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 3 + 1 = 18
1d8 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24

Haste Attack vs touch: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 3 + 1 = 33
1d8 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21

also, to boost token for attack when we pass it on
boost: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 14 + 3 + 1 = 24

The gnomish arcanist weaves a now-familiar spell, causing a burst of glitter to appear where two of the giants and one of the mosquitos are. All three are cause by surprise and are blinded. One of the giants says, "Dodor? Where are you? I don't see so good!"

Meanwhile, Riegel drowns out any response with several concussive blasts from his firearm. Several pustulent holes appear on Arshok, who roars in pain and is momentarily staggered.

One of the mosquitos then zips rapidly towards Ka'atib and attempts to bite the bard with its proboscis!
Bite: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Need Fort save pls
It then attempts to latch on!
Grab: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20 Looks like a success

ROUND 1
Ka'atib: Buff and Invis + Fort save
Ulysses: Buff and Move
Giant, Type 1: Command and Move
Mr. Glitter: Glitterdust
Riegel: Lots of Shots
Mosquito: Bite
Zan'Kul: Go
Katya: Go
Giant, Type 2: TBD

Katya sees a bug teeming with blood and gets very, very excited.

Empowered Foe Throw on the Mosquito attacking Ka'atib, throwing at the giant that Riegel has injured.

Mosquito needs to make a Fort save (DC 20)

Mosquito throw: 1d20 + 18 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 18 + 3 = 34

Mosquito damage: 5d6 + 18 + 3 ⇒ (6, 3, 3, 4, 1) + 18 + 3 = 38

57 damage to both if mosquito fails its save.

[dice=Mosquito throw]

See, I would've gone for "Mosquithrow"

FORT: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Katya's connection with blood wins against the resilience of the bug, who is promptly and violently tossed at the head of nearby giant. The impact itself, a mix of fleshy impact and crunching bone, is enough to break the neck of the giant.

With the proboscis ripped from Ka'atib he's able to shake off the worst of the effects from the mosquito's bite.

ROUND 1
Ka'atib: Buff and Invis
Ulysses: Buff and Move
Giant, Type 1: Command and Move
Mr. Glitter: Glitterdust
Riegel: Lots of Shots
Mosquito: Bite
Zan'Kul: Go
Katya: THROW!
Giant, Type 2: TBD