GM Cellion's Dawn of Flame AP (complete) (Inactive)

Game Master Cellion

Nodding, Flint sets his shoulder behind the barricade and prepares to shove it hard out the door (once it is opened for him), attempting to pivot it left or right once it is out of the door.

”Let’s go, then. 3,2,1….go!” he says intensely but quietly.

Athletics to control the barricade: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19

one for left, two for right if randomization needed: 1d2 ⇒ 2

The voice that responds sounds a little shaken, but firms up as she keeps speaking "All here are loyal soldiers of the Legion. We will not cave to interlopers like yourselves. If you mean to fight, you'll find no mercy."

"We ask for none!" Belmarniss replies proudly.

"What say we use the barricade as a shield, pivoting it into the hall as we open the door. The rest of us can attack the other direction...and I volunteer to be first out," says Flint.

She nods at Flint.

"Just don't martyr yourself before me."

The doors into the rooms slide out sideways rather than swinging out in a direction. Thanks to the pod you moved into place, they stayed open during your rest.
Mari, you would not have time for a full 10 min rest before the group is set upon.

Flint starts pushing the egg-shaped pod out into the hallway to block one side, but he finds the equipment decidedly quite heavy - a good selection to block incursion into the room, but now a liability in getting out. He manages to only open up a narrow opening through which to exit before he starts to fall under fire!

So to be clear, the egg pod doesn't completely seal off the southern end of the passage right now. Plus, it's not so tall that someone couldn't climb over it. It does however need to be squeezed past if you want to go south, and it provides cover. You could spend another standard action pushing it to block the whole path, but it could still be climbed over.

|||| INIT ||||
Mari (8 dmg)
Green Azer
Red Azer
Oread Captain
Blue Azer
Ifrit Trickster
Flint (22 hpdmg)
Sammad
Ordyt (9 hpdmg)
Bel (64 dmg)

Not quite willing to lead the push into the hallway herself, Mari takes up a position behind Flint, covering the hallway behind him.

To the south, the shaitan (not oread! My mistake) captain waves her staff and attempts to lock Flint in place with a spell, but he shrugs the mental magic off.

Flint Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

The ifrit trickster casts her own spell, accelerating the three Legion members on the south side of the engagement.

Corrode: 1d6 ⇒ 1

|||| INIT ||||
Flint (55 dmg, 22 hpdmg)
Sammad
Ordyt (9 hpdmg)
Bel (64 dmg)
Mari (8 dmg)
Green Azer
Red Azer (16 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (hasted)
Blue Azer (hasted)
Ifrit Trickster (hasted)

”These guys are deadly with their disintegrators,” thinks Flint as his eyes glow brighter from the thrill of battle. He moves up the hallway to the north, hugging the left wall to try and get some cover from any attacks to the south. Coming up on the red azer, he brings the Solar Scimitar around in a sweeping arc at the creatures neck!

Solar Scimitar attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34
Slashing Damage: 4d6 + 20 ⇒ (6, 1, 4, 5) + 20 = 36

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Mari follows Flint's assault with a shot over the Captain's shoulder, blasting the azer with another lance of freezing cold.

Zero Rifle vs Red, Combat Tracking, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 15 - 2 = 30
Cold: 1d8 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 4 = 20

Belmarniss marches out after Flint and joins him in attacking the azer!

Junksword: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 171d8 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21

Though the azer manages to avoid getting decapitated, Flint's slash slices deep, and is followed a moment later by a devastating pulse of frost from Mari. The red azer falls, exposing green to an attack from Bel. Unfortunately, her swing falls a little short.

|||| INIT ||||
Flint (55 dmg, 22 hpdmg)
Sammad
Ordyt (9 hpdmg)
Bel (64 dmg)
Mari (8 dmg)
Green Azer (53 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (hasted)
Blue Azer (hasted)
Ifrit Trickster (hasted)

Will hold off to give Sammad and Ordyt a chance to act rather than me botting them into the line of fire :)

"Alright, we'll take the other side then. Back me up Sammad!" Ordyt activates his forcefield and darts out the doorw, snapping off a shot at the azer in front before slamming up against the eggpod/barricade. He prays it will hold against their acidic beam-rifles.

OOC requesting a Get 'Em from Sammad since Ordyt's ranged attacks aren't nearly as good. The shot is just "covering fire" for flavor.

"I'm with you, Ordyt!" Sammad calls out as he rushes out a step behind Ordyt, trying to use the oread's bulk as a shield, before sliding down behind the pod barricade beside him. "Give them Hell, comrades!"

Get 'em on the nearest azer.

Sammad Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Ordyt Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Bel Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Flint Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Sammad and Bel find their actions slowing to a crawl as the magic takes hold of them. (You're both slowed for 7 rounds; this means you're staggered and move at half speed) The ifrit spellcaster raises both hands in the air and then sends a wild bolt of electricity down the corridor.

Ordyt Ref: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13
Flint Ref: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14
Bel Ref: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 2 = 24

Bel manages to dodge the worst of the lightning blast despite moving slowly, but the surge passes right through Ordyt and Flint, frying them. (33 elec dmg to Ordyt and Flint, 16 dmg to Bel) The blue azer takes a shot at Flint, who's looking rather worse for wear at this point. The disintegrating beam traces a path across the pod rather than its intended target.

|||| INIT ||||
Flint (110 dmg)
Sammad (slowed 7rd)
Ordyt (28 dmg, 9 hpdmg) (2 thp FF)
Bel (80 dmg, slowed 7 rd)
Mari (8 dmg)
Green Azer (53 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (hasted)
Blue Azer (hasted, get 'em)
Ifrit Trickster (hasted)

Grunting through the pain, Flint says, ”I’ve got this one, Bel, you have got to stop the spellcasters!”. Charging past her in a Stellar Rush, Flint slashes at the Green Azer with his Solar Scimitar!

Solar Scimitar Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31
Damage: 4d6 + 20 ⇒ (6, 6, 2, 1) + 20 = 35

As the photonic power in his gaze reaches its zenith, he focuses on using a portion of its power to heal his wounds (heals 27 hp)

Recognizing that his end of the fight has a lot more firepower than he can muster, Ordyt squeezes past the barricade and shanks the azer guard.

"Hello, cousin," he addresses the oread. "You're on the wrong side."

Attack: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 14 + 2 = 28 Damage: 4d4 + 15 ⇒ (4, 4, 1, 3) + 15 = 27

Shaitan, not oread, I misread it when I wrote my first post.

Green falls to a deadly slash from Flint, while a stab from Ordyt jabs into the azer guard's leg. The shaitan captain twirls her staff, glaring at Ordyt.

|||| INIT ||||
Flint (110 dmg)
Sammad (slowed 7rd)
Ordyt (28 dmg, 9 hpdmg) (2 thp FF)
Bel (80 dmg, slowed 7 rd)
Mari (8 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (hasted)
Blue Azer (27 dmg ;hasted, get 'em)
Ifrit Trickster (hasted)

(Flint is healed 27 hp from his Glow of Life move action)

Mari steps into the hallway, covering her movement with a snap shot over Ordyt's shoulder. "Almost here! One more push!"

Zero Rifle vs Blue: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
Cold: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

"Oooooonnnnn mmmmmmyyyyyyy wwwwwaaaaayyyyy," Belmarniss drones as she spins around like a ballerina immersed in molasses. She plods towards the fray.

Can I get through the barrier just by moving, or do I need to make a check?

@Bel: No need to make a check, but it requires you to squeeze, so you move at half speed past the pod. Quite tricky since your move speed has already been halved by being slowed.
Botting Sammad:
Even slowed, Sammad is able to rally the group against blue and squeeze off a single shot.
Zero Pistol: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32 Damage (C): 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 6) + 8 = 19

The ifrit spellcaster sends another bolt of electricity dancing down the hallway through Ordyt and Bel.

Ordyt Ref: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Bel Ref: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Ordyt eats a full-power jolt straight through his torso while Bel manages to take advantage of the cover of the pod to minimize harm (35 dmg to Ordyt, 17 to Bel) The shaitan captain follows up by rushing in at Ordyt and swinging twice with her staff, moving rapidly thanks to haste. He deflects the first swing, but the backswing catches him in the side. Although he takes the hit well, he's caught off guard when the metal floor underneath him suddenly reaches up to grab a hold of his legs (20 bludgeoning dmg and you become entangled by the floor. You can get free from this entanglement as a move action with a DC19 Acrobatics or Strength check). The blue azer drops his rifle, draws his maul, and lands a solid strike to Ordyt's other side while the oread is impaired. (16 bludgeoning dmg)

|||| INIT ||||
Flint (83 dmg)
Sammad (slowed 6 rd)
Ordyt (106 dmg) (2 thp FF)
Bel (97 dmg, slowed 6 rd)
Mari (8 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (hasted)
Blue Azer (55 dmg ;hasted, get 'em)
Ifrit Trickster (hasted)

His eyes burning bright as the photon energy within him reaches a peak, Flint evokes his Supernova burst at a distance—exploding in fire and holy damage in the midst of the foe! (40’ distant, 10’ radius, will hopefully get all 3 and avoid Ordyt).. Drained, he moves to the west in preparation for a pincer maneuver.

Supernova Distant Burst 10’ radius, DC 18 reflex for half damage, Half Fire and Half Holy Damage: 10d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3, 5, 1, 3, 3, 1, 4, 5, 2) + 2 = 30

78dmg in a turn, ouch

Battered and pinned down, Ordyt sets his jaw and resolves to go down swinging--and take the azer down with him, if he can.

Attack vs Azer: 1d20 + 14 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 14 + 2 - 4 = 23 Damage: 4d4 + 15 ⇒ (3, 1, 2, 3) + 15 = 24

Attack vs Shaitan (if azer is down): 1d20 + 14 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 2 - 4 = 13 Damage: 4d4 + 15 ⇒ (2, 4, 3, 3) + 15 = 27

"FFFAAAALLLL BBBAAAACCCKK, OOOORRRDDYYTT!" Belmarniss cries. "IIIII'LLLLL TTTTAAAAKKKKEEE TTTHHHEEE HHHHIIIIITTTTSSSS FFFFOOOORRRR YYYYYOOOOOUUUUUU!"

She squeezes past the pod to try and join Ordyt in the fight and take the front line.

I'm not sure where exactly I'll "fit" to move my token to.

@Bel: You can't advance past the pod right now because Ordyt is taking up that space, and everything beyond is past your ability to reach with your current move speed + being staggered+the pod being a squeeze to pass.

|||| INIT ||||
Flint (83 dmg)
Sammad (slowed 6 rd)
Ordyt (106 dmg) (2 thp FF)
Bel (97 dmg, slowed 6 rd)
Mari (8 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (30 dmg, hasted)
Ifrit Trickster (10 dmg, hasted)

Belmarniss squeezes through the barricade to reach out to Ordyt her hand aglow. Seeing how he was determined to be their resolute stone wall both literally and metaphorically, this was the most she could do to help.

Casting supercharge weapon on Ordyt's weapon.

"Kkkkiiiiicccckkkk tttthhheeeeiirrrr aaaarrrssseee," she says.

Botting Mari and Sammad:
Mari takes another, steadier shot past Ordyt, trying to hit the shaitan captain. Meanwhile, Sammad redirects his rallying call to the shaitan as well, taking a quick shot in the process.

Mari Zero Rifle vs. shaitan: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25 Damage (C): 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Sammad Zero Pistol vs. shaitan: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17 Damage (C): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

The shaitan strikes back at Ordyt, with one swing of her staff striking hard before Ordyt is able to block the second. (Dealing 24 dmg) The ifrit follows up with a quick magic missile. Mercifully, the result is several sluggish spheres that do little more than tap Ordyt (7 dmg). The shaitan grits her teeth, she clear doesn't like the way this has turned.

|||| INIT ||||
Flint (83 dmg)
Sammad (slowed 6 rd)
Ordyt (135 dmg, entangled, supercharged weapon) (2 thp FF)
Bel (97 dmg, slowed 6 rd)
Mari (8 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (41 dmg, hasted, imp get em)
Ifrit Trickster (10 dmg, hasted)

Rounding the corner, Flint sees the back of the Trickster to his south. As the flame begins to glow again behind his eyes, Flint keeps moving south and then breaks into a Stellar Rush, slashing his Solar Scimitar at the foe from behind!

Stellar Rush Solar Scimitar Swing: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33
Solar Scimitar Damage: 4d6 + 20 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 5) + 20 = 33

The ifrit turns in time to at least try to dodge Flint's attack, but she's far too slow and his slash lands. She's left significantly injured.

|||| INIT ||||
Flint (83 dmg)
Sammad (slowed 6 rd)
Ordyt (135 dmg, entangled, supercharged weapon) (2 thp FF)
Bel (97 dmg, slowed 6 rd)
Mari (8 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (41 dmg, hasted, imp get em)
Ifrit Trickster (43 dmg, hasted)

Belmarniss points at the shaitan and intones another spell.

"Drrroooopp thhaaat toooyyyy, wwwrrrreeettttcccchhh!" she drones. "Yyyyoooouuuu ddddooonnnn'tttt kkkknnnnoooowwwwww wwwwhhhhaaaaattttt yyyyyoooouuuuu'rrrrreeee ddddoooooiiiiinnnnnggggg wwwwwwiiiiiitttthhhh iiiiittttt!"

Casting incompetence on the shaitan. Give me a DC 17 Will Save. If she fails, she loses proficiency with the staff she's using!

"Stop that! I've been slowed before and it doesn't make you talk like that!" As he growls out the words a warm golden light glitters across his limbs, healing some of his dire injuries even as his rifle's bayonet positively thrums with power.

Move Action: finally using my Glow of Life for 18hp healed, then attacking!

Attack: 1d20 + 15 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 15 + 2 = 22 Damage: 4d4 + 15 + 4d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 3, 1) + 15 + (3, 2, 4, 5) = 39

Bottin' Mari and Sammad:
Mari Zero Rifle vs. shaitan: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29 Damage (C): 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Sammad Zero Pistol + imp get em vs shaitan: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 Damage (C): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

The shaitan gives a quick hand sign to the ifrit before sinking down, swiftly, merging into the metallic floor beneath her feet. Within a second, she's entirely disappeared from view. The ifrit dashes away from Flint (provoking AoO), heading eastward with incredible swiftness and disappearing around the corner.

|||| INIT ||||
Flint (83 dmg)
Sammad (slowed 5 rd)
Ordyt (117 dmg, entangled) (2 thp FF)
Bel (97 dmg, slowed 5 rd)
Mari (8 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (58 dmg, hasted, incompetence w/ staff, imp get em)
Ifrit Trickster (43 dmg, hasted, invisible)

Cautiously, Mari advances up the hallway to see if she can get eyes on the ifrit, and take a shot.

Zero Rifle: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
Cold: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Solar Scimitar AOO: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32

Slashing Damage: 4d6 + 20 ⇒ (5, 1, 2, 6) + 20 = 34

When the shaitan disappeared, does the metal keep gripping Ordyt or is he released?

Still gripping. It lasts until you free yourself.

Looking at where the leader disappeared into the metal, Flint shrugs, then takes off running after the trickster he just hit.

(Flint is able to double move and get around the corner after the ifrit, getting line of "effect" to it, but if it is actually invisible he won't be able to see it. Rolling perception just in case it makes enough noise running that he has a chance of hearing it.)

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Strength Check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Strength Check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Strength Check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Looks like it will take Ordyt 3 rounds to pull himself free.

@Mari: Not sure what you mean by up the hallway. The ifrit had haste and has therefore gotten quite far away. Take a look at the map for the general direction you can hear the ifrit from, and let me know what you'd like to do.

Flint's quick strike of opportunity catches the back of the ifrit as she flees, but despite the power behind the swing its not enough to take her down. Ordyt struggles to free himself from the metallic floor panel entwining itself around his legs. When Flint heads east, he can hear the receding footsteps, but doesn't spot anyone. It kind of sounds like she's somewhere in this corridor.

|||| INIT ||||
Flint (83 dmg)
Sammad (slowed 5 rd)
Ordyt (117 dmg, entangled) (2 thp FF)
Bel (97 dmg, slowed 5 rd)
Mari (8 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (58 dmg, hasted, incompetence w/ staff, imp get em)
Ifrit Trickster (43 dmg, hasted, invisible)

"Stop that! I've been slowed before and it doesn't make you talk like that!"

Belmarniss gives Ordyt a confused look.

"Iiiiiiittt dddoooeeeeesssssnnnn'tttt? Iiiiiiiiittttttt dddddooooooeeeeesssss fffffoooorrrrrr mmmmmmeeeeeee. Iiiiii'mmmmm nnnnnoooootttt ddddooooiiiinnnnnggggg aaaaa bbbbbiiiiiitttt..." she says.

She turns around like a space semi in mid-atmosphere and starts running to go back around. She only makes it about half as far as she normally would.

Double-Move that's effectively a single Move due to being slowed.

Sammad gives a weary chuckle at Bel's response. "Bel-time and place, friend. We've lost the invisible one, I expect-but that mage could still cause trouble at any time. Do you have any advice, as our resident arcanist?"

Belmarniss thinks on Sammad's question, her mind being the only thing NOT slowed by the spell.

Thinking is a free action!

Mysticism: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26

Bel, don't forget that slow also leaves you staggered, so you can't double move.

Flint sees the eastern door in the corridor to the north of him opening, but the ifrit remains invisible, and there's no further loud running to betray her position.

||||INIT ||||
Flint (83 dmg)
Sammad (slowed 4 rd)
Ordyt (117 dmg, entangled) (2 thp FF)
Bel (97 dmg, slowed 4 rd)
Mari (8 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (58 dmg, hasted, incompetence w/ staff)
Ifrit Trickster (43 dmg, hasted, invisible)

Flint moves up to where the door opened and looks for evidence of blood dripping from midair, feels for unseen nearby heat sources, or other clues. (I don’t think the damage from Flint’s last hit was added in).

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

(If he notices a sign of the foe, he will Stellar Rush the location. If not, he will remain still and listen carefully, letting the others know he lost the trickster).

Flint reaches the open door and looks inside. This ovular room is full of computer consoles and vidscreens displaying views of the stasis chambers. Several folding tables and chairs have been set up along the edges of the room and there's signs of a dice game having been interrupted. To Flint's eyes, there's no sign of the ifrit.

||||INIT ||||
Flint (83 dmg)
Sammad (slowed 4 rd)
Ordyt (117 dmg, entangled) (2 thp FF)
Bel (97 dmg, slowed 4 rd)
Mari (8 dmg)
Shaitan Captain (58 dmg, hasted, incompetence w/ staff)
Ifrit Trickster (77 dmg, hasted, invisible)

”Lost visual on the ifrit,” says Flint, and he starts walking back the way he came to rejoin the others.

(ends up just being a double move—up to the open doors, then back)

Continuing to try and free myself.

"Well they took four more casualties trying us--if they had more bodies to throw at us they would've. We need to move...quickly...before enemy reinforcements arrive..." Ordyt reaches down, grunting and prying hard at the metal that's gripped his leg. "With a little luck, those two will just retreat--unless Legion engagement rules would make that fatal, what do I know."

"Ssssshhhhhaaaaiiiiitttttaaaaannnnsss cccccaaaaaannnnn sssswwwwiiiimmmmm tttthhhhrrrouuuugggghhh mmmmmmeeeeetttttaaaaalllll, sssssooooo tttthhhhheeeeyyyy ccccccoooouuulllldddd aaaaaapppppeeeeaaaarrr aaaaannnnyyyywwwhhhheeeerrrreeeeee oooonnnnn ttthhhheeee ffffflloooooorrrr. BBBUUUUTTTT, ttttthhhheeeeyyyy ccccaaaannnn'ttttt llllllllleeeeeeeeaaaavvvveee ttttthhhhheeeeee bbbbbbuuuuuiiiiilllllddddiiiinnnngggg. Aaaaatttt llleeeeaaaassstttt nnnnooooottttt wwwwwiiitttthhhhhoooouuuuttt eeeeemmmmeeeeerrrgggiiiinnnnnngggg."

She gives Ordyt a "really?" sort of look when he states that they need to move quickly.

"Dddddooooo yyyyyooooouuuuuu hhhhhaaavvveeee aaaaaa ddddiiiisssspppeeelllliiiinnnggg dddddwwwwweeeeeoooommmmmeeeeerrr iiiinnnn yyyyyyooooouuuuurrrrr bbbbbbaaaaaaccccckkkkk ppppppooooocccckkkkkeeeeeetttttt? Iiiiiii'mmmmmmm bbbbbeeeeeiiiinnnnnggggg sssssslllllloooooowwwwweeeeddddd oooonnnnnn aaaaa mmmmmmeeeeeetttttaaaapppphhhhhyyyyyyssssssiiiiiiicccccaaaalllll lllllleeeeevvvveeeeeelllllll hhhhhheeeerrrrreee, aaaannnndddd yyyyyooooouuuuurrrrr ttttrrrryyyyyyiiiiinnnngggg tttttooooo bbbbbrrrruuuuutttttteeeeeee fffffffoooooorrrrrccccceeeee yyyyooooouuurrrrr wwwwwaaaaaayyyyyy ooooouuuuuttttt ooooofff ttttthhhhaaaattttt bbbbbbbiiiinnnnddddiiiinnnnggggg!"

Bel, I appreciate the commitment to the bit, but that's really hard to read.
Gm: Sorry about that. I got confused and thought I was moving up to an open door. Can I go to try and help Ordyt get free?

Bel, I appreciate the commitment to the bit, but that's really hard to read.

Gm: Sorry about that. I got confused and thought I was moving up to an open door. Can I go to try and help Ordyt get free?

Sure, you can definitely try a Strength check to try to pry him out of the metal trapping him. That said, since Ordyt pre-rolled 3 rounds, we know he's getting out next round anyhow.

Mari, Bel and Sammad still up!