GM Kate's Extinction Curse [closed]

Game Master Kate Baker

Does Unset need to point out for the rest of us to know the general area?

And can they even be targeted while underground?

You know the general area where they are! They can't really be targeted while underground, but I didn't know if anyone had a clever use of a spell or something.

Kennari casts a spell, his feet lifting off the ground as he floats up until his eyes are roughly level with edge of the cliff in front of him.

◆◆Cast fly, ◆fly up 10 feet.

Prism moves inot position between where Unset is saying the ceratures are at underground. She waits and looks around. "Ready!" She calls out shielding herself from harm.

◆ Stride
◆ Stride
◆ Shield

Everyone prepares for the creatures to resurface. Niksi up!

Niksi moves in closer to the front line and casts an illusion to protect herself, in case the submerged foes decide to go for her.

Stride and two actions for mirror image

Yellow rises up out of the ground to take a bite of a shoony when Rova strikes it from behind. It turns its head to spot the tastiest morsel of all--a halfling! It goes back underground and Unset knows that it's going for Rova!

Red rises up and tears at the wagon, destroying it and causing the terrified shoonies to tumble to the ground! It licks its lips in anticipation. The shoonies all scatter! You note that the bulette does not take an AoO. They pull out hoes to defend themselves, but you think they have little chance of landing a hit on the well-armored land sharks.

Initiative!
Prism
Niksi
Yellow Bulette (underground), -8 hp
Red Bulette
Shoonies
Rova
Kennari
Unset

Everybody up!

"Get ready, Thkrull!" Rova instructs as she prepares for the landshark to come for them.

Command an Animal to Support; Ready an Action to Strike when the landshark emerges (probably right under me)
+1 striking shortbow (deadly d10, magical, 60 foot range, reload 0): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21
Hunter's edge (precision/piercing damage): 2d6 + 2 + 1d8 ⇒ (6, 3) + 2 + (2) = 13

Thkrull's support benefit: Your elephant uses its trunk to grab and hamper a foe. Until the start of your next turn, any creatures your elephant threatens is encumbered. (Note, this would make it Clumsy 1, so a -1 to Dex checks including AC, and a 10-ft. penalty to speed. If it Steps or Strides away from the elephant, it loses that penalty.)

Kennari flies back as he gains some more altitude, worried about the creature approaching Rova. Seeing her splitting her attention between commanding Thkrull and readying her own attack, he weaves a quick incantation to quicken her movements.

◆Fly, ◆◆Cast haste on Rova.

Prism gets next to Unset. "They came outta nowhere!" She readies her sickle in case another one bursts nearby.

+1 Striking Sickle (Gang-up): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23
Damage: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 1) + 3 = 7
Sneak Attack Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7
Knife Crit: 1d6 persistent Bleed.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Ready Strike

The red one next to PRism is above ground, so she can just strike! I'm going to use plain dotted lines for underground and the picture of the creature to show that it's above ground. A 23 doesn't hit, but she can do something else with that last action now.

Prism will attack again in that case!

+1 Striking Sickle (Gang-up): 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 18 - 4 = 21
Damage: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1) + 3 = 6
Sneak Attack Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11

Niksi tries a double performance, estimating everyone save Kennari should be in range.

Harmonize, inspire courage, inspire defense

Unset moves around to flank and lashes out at the creature!

striking thundering tail: 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 18 + 1 = 22 (backswing, magical),
Damage: 2d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 3) + 6 + 1 = 11 B + 1d6 ⇒ 5 So

striking thundering fist: 1d20 + 18 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 18 - 4 + 1 = 26 (magical, nonlethal, agile, finesse)
Damage: 2d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 2) + 6 + 1 = 10 B + 1d6 ⇒ 1 So

Even with the flank, he can't quite get through the heavy armor.

Yellow leaps up through the ground! Rova strikes at it, but even with Thkrull's help, she misses.

Athletics to jump: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17

However, she manages to throw it off enough that it lays prone on the ground! Embarrassed, it goes back underground.

Looooooool, it crit failed the high jump part of a leaping charge.

Red bites at Unset.

jaws: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (19) + 21 = 40
ouch!: 2d10 + 10 ⇒ (10, 9) + 10 = 29

It is a mighty bite! It then claws at Prism twice.
claws: 1d20 + 21 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 21 - 4 = 28
ouch!: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (3, 3) + 10 = 16

jaws: 1d20 + 21 - 8 ⇒ (3) + 21 - 8 = 16
ouch!: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (4, 1) + 10 = 15

I think it just hits on the first claw, even with Niksi's song.

The shoonies throw dirt at the land shark, but it does not seem very effective.

Initiative!
Prism, -14 hp
Niksi
Yellow Bulette (underground), -8 hp
Red Bulette (above ground)
Shoonies
Rova
Kennari
Unset, -56 hp

Prism changes her angle and continues to slice and dice the land shark.

+1 Striking Sickle (Gang-up): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26
Damage: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3) + 3 = 10
Sneak Attack Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2

+1 Striking Sickle (Gang-up): 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 18 - 4 = 34
Damage: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 = 8
Sneak Attack Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9

+1 Striking Sickle (Gang-up): 1d20 + 18 - 8 ⇒ (20) + 18 - 8 = 30
Damage: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3) + 3 = 10
Sneak Attack Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

◆ Strike
◆ Strike
◆ Strike

Kennari gains a little more altitude as he flies close enough to zap the one visible creature, hoping that his jolt might not be deflected by the creature's armor the way a more direct attack would.

Fly, Cast electric arc on yellow.

Electricity damage: 5d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2, 3, 3, 3) + 4 = 18 DC 27 basic Reflex.

"Thank you, Groetus!" Rova says with a giggle as the landshark falls on its ass. Knowing her god is favoring her, she lines up an arrow imbued with his power and fires at the visible monster savaging her friend Prism.

Three-action eldritch shot
Great Groetus! (+1 striking shortbow eldritch shot, deadly d10, magical, 60-foot range): 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 18 + 1 = 29
Piercing damage: 2d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6, 3) + 2 + 1 = 12
TK projective: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 1, 2) = 12
Dang, probably just missed it.

Thkrull moves them away from the dirty wannabe elephant rooting around in the ground.

Don't forget you're hasted, Rova!

Oh yeah, thanks! I'll Strike again then (since I think that's my only real option).

Shortbow (iterative): 1d20 + 18 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 18 - 5 = 20

Prism misses with her first attack, but that appears to be simply a diversion as her next two slices go exactly where she wants them to! It looks badly injured after her attacks!

I believe the critical specialization applies, which is 1d6 bleed for a sickle!

Kennari tries to zap it instead! It avoids some but not all of the lightning.

Reflex: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30

Rova fires off an arrow that just barely grazes the creature.

That indeed just misses! I'm trying to think if there are any +1's that I'm missing.

Initiative!
Prism, -14 hp
Niksi
Yellow Bulette (underground), -8 hp
Red Bulette (above ground), -81 hp, <half health, 1d6 bleed
Shoonies
Rova
Kennari
Unset, -56 hp

Indeed, it unlocks at level 5. I'll add a note on my attacks. Though the creature needs to be FF and I have to be using a simple weapon.

Luckily, those things are usually true for Prism! I forgot to call it out before, but Niksi and Unset are up still.

Unset unleashes his appendages on the creature before him!

Melee, +1 striking thundering tail (backswing, magical) w/ mutate weapon: 1d20 + 18 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 18 + 1 + 1 = 31
Damage (B)+1d6 So: 2d6 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3, 5) + 6 + 1 + (5) = 20
Melee, +1 striking thundering fist (magical, nonlethal, agile, finesse): 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 18 + 1 - 4 = 31
Damage (B)+1d6 So: 2d6 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 6) + 6 + 1 + (5) = 23
Melee, +1 striking thundering fist (magical, nonlethal, agile, finesse): 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 8 ⇒ (9) + 18 + 1 - 8 = 20
Damage (B)+1d6 So: 2d6 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 5) + 6 + 1 + (1) = 15

Unset unleashes two mighty attacks that fell the land shark!

Yu can do something else with your third action if you would like! Niksi also up.

Unset unleashes two mighty attacks that fell the land shark!

Yu can do something else with your third action if you would like! Niksi also up.

Unset rushes to Prism's side, trying to ascertain the direction of the remaining landshark.

Third action: Stride

Niksi moves to form up with Unset and Prism, circling to avoid any surprise attacks, and then returns to playing her music.

Stride, stride, inspire defense

Unset feels rumbles from the ground as the remaining land shark stalks Rova. It leaps from the ground!

Athletics: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (18) + 21 = 39

While at the crest of its jump, it claws at Rova twice!

claws vs delicious halfling: 1d20 + 21 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 21 + 1 = 30
ouch!: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (6, 4) + 10 = 20

claws vs delicious halfling: 1d20 + 21 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 21 + 1 = 25
ouch!: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (6, 4) + 10 = 20

One claw hits! It lands on the ground and stares at Rova, drooling.

Initiative!
Prism, -14 hp
Niksi
Yellow Bulette (above ground), -8 hp
Shoonies
Rova, -18 hp
Kennari
Unset, -56 hp

Dang. Haste doesn't help me as much if I want to use my three-action attack. It doesn't let me use the extra action to Command Thkrull... So I guess we'll try it differently.

"Ow!" Rova exclaims. "Stupid land dolphin! Get it, Thkrull!"

She sizes up the creature as her elephant companion leans on the creature, and then fires a pair of arrows at it.

One action to Command an Animal to Support; one action to Hunt Prey, Strike x2
+1 striking shortbow (deadly d10, magical, 60 foot range, reload 0): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33
Hunter's edge (precision/piercing damage): 2d6 + 2 + 1d8 ⇒ (2, 3) + 2 + (1) = 8

Shortbow (iterative): 1d20 + 18 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 18 - 5 = 17

Support Benefit Your elephant uses its trunk to grab and hamper a foe. Until the start of your next turn, any creatures your elephant threatens is encumbered. (Note, this would make it Clumsy 1, so a -1 to Dex checks including AC, and a 10-ft. penalty to speed. If it Steps or Strides away from the elephant, it loses that penalty.)

Seeing the creature tangled up with Thkrull, Kennari decides to take advantage of its clumsiness. Drifting a little closer, he points his staff and a torrent of ice and snow erupts from the end, washing over the back of the armored creature and covering the ground beneath its feet with a layer of rime.

◆Fly, ◆◆Cast cone of cold. I think with angling downward due to the elevation difference that it should hit the bulette and not Thkrull, but Kennari can drift back a bit if that's not the case.

Cold damage: 12d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 3, 6, 5, 5, 1, 6, 2, 3, 3, 2) = 46 DC 27 basic Reflex.

Unset rushes toward the cliff's edge and leaps down behind the bulette.
◆◆ Flying Kick (Long Jump; Athletics 25 with Assurance and Powerful Leap)
Melee, +1 striking thundering foot! (magical, nonlethal, agile, finesse): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23
Damage (B)+1d6 So: 2d6 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 4) + 6 + 1 + (5) = 17

He follows it up with a swift punch.
◆ Strike
Melee, +1 striking thundering fist (magical, nonlethal, agile, finesse): 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 18 - 4 = 26
Damage (B)+1d6 So: 2d6 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 1) + 6 + 1 + (6) = 16

With one bulette still above surface Prism takes off back down the hill to join Unset. "They can move so quick!"

◆◆◆ Stride

Rova shoots the land shark trying to eat her! Thkrull keeps it off-balance.

Kennari fires a blast of cold!

Clumsy Reflex save: 1d20 + 16 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 16 - 1 = 16

And the land shark can't get out of the way!

Prism rushes in while Unset makes an impressive leap over to the land shark, but can't quite connect with it.

Initiative!
Prism, -14 hp
Niksi
Yellow Bulette (above ground), -108 hp
Shoonies
Rova, -18 hp
Kennari
Unset, -56 hp

Niksi moves over to the edge of the cliffside and curses the land shark to make its limbs weary and tired.

Casting Curse of Lost Time on the bulette. DC 27 fortitude

Two actions to cast, one to stride

Fort save: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33

The land shark ages in front of you! Clumsy and enfeebled!

The land shark tries once more to eat Rova!

jaws, enfeebled: 1d20 + 21 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 21 - 1 + 1 = 29
ouch!: 2d10 + 10 ⇒ (8, 5) + 10 = 23

claws, enfeebled: 1d20 + 21 - 1 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 21 - 1 - 4 + 1 = 29
ouch!: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 3) + 10 = 20

claws, enfeebled: 1d20 + 21 - 1 - 8 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 21 - 1 - 8 + 1 = 25
ouch!: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (6, 3) + 10 = 19

Initiative!
Prism, -14 hp
Niksi
Yellow Bulette (above ground), -108 hp
Shoonies
Rova, -61 hp
Kennari
Unset, -56 hp

Everybody up!

Finally in a good position to support her comrades all at once, Niksi begins to harmonize a dance and a song together.

Harmonize, Inspire Courage, Inspire Defense

"Groetus take you, you stupid creature!" Rova yells as she unleashes another deity-empowered arrow right into the thing's maw. She urges Thkrull to attack, not that that's needed.

Three actions to eldritch shot; one action to Command an Animal
Great Groetus! (+1 striking shortbow eldritch shot, deadly d10, magical, 60-foot range): 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 18 + 1 = 34
Hunter's edge (precision/piercing damage): 2d6 + 2 + 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6, 3) + 2 + (2) + 1 = 14
TK projective: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 2, 5) = 16
Deadly?: 1d10 ⇒ 2
Crit specialization: The target gets stuck to an adjacent surface by the missile. The target is immobilized and must spend an Interact action to attempt a DC 10 Athletics check to pull the missile free; it can’t move from its space until it succeeds.

Thkrull trumpets in rage as the stupid land dolphin tries to eat his halfling. He stomps furiously on it!

Strike x2! That said, if Rova crit (which I doubt, but since it's clumsy and she's inspired, maybe), I'll attack just once and then move 15 feet away instead.
Foot: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 15 + 1 = 28
Hunter's Edge (bludgeoning/precision damage: 2d8 + 4 + 1d8 ⇒ (8, 1) + 4 + (2) = 15

Tusk (agile): 1d20 + 14 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 14 - 4 + 1 = 27
Piercing damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 + 1 = 12

Unset moves into a flanking position and tries to bring down the creature.
Stride
Melee, +1 striking thundering tail (backswing, magical) w/ IC: 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 18 + 1 = 36
Damage (B)+1d6 So: 2d6 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 2) + 6 + 1 + (1) = 15
Melee, +1 striking thundering fist (magical, nonlethal, agile, finesse): 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 18 + 1 - 4 = 33
Damage (B)+1d6 So: 2d6 + 6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 1) + 6 + 1 + (5) = 14

Kennari adjusts his position in the air to have a better angle at the creature, then unleashes a bolt of lightning that streaks through the beast and into the ground on the far side, lighting some small bushes on fire.

◆Fly, ◆◆Cast lighting bolt.

Electricity Damage: 4d12 ⇒ (7, 9, 3, 4) = 23 DC 27 basic Reflex

Rova, with a perfect shot at the land shark, fires an arrow right between the eyes that makes it collapse. Unset whacks it a few times for good measure as Niksi keeps everyone inspired.

The shoonies gather around you. "Thank goodness you were here! Those land sharks were about to have us for lunch! Can we offer you some turnips in thanks? Why are you here in Ferny?"

Prism nods eagerly. "Turnips sound great!" She holds her hands out. "We were just passing by and heard the noise."

Prism soon finds herself so laden with turnips that she can't see over them.

Rova giggles a little as Prism is toppled by turnips.

"Also, we heard about the Wellspring and wanted to see it for ourselves!" she adds.

Thkrull trumpets -- perhaps in alarm, perhaps in amusement -- at Prism's misfortune, and rushes forward to help -- by eating the turnips!

Do elephants like turnips, I hear you asking, dear reader. Yes, yes they do.

A couple of appendages swiftly fly out of Unset's cloak, grabbing a few turnips as they topple out of Prism's hands. "If ye insist on takin' the whole lot there, Prism, at least let us help ye be carryin' a few."

Thkrull trumpets -- perhaps in alarm, perhaps in amusement -- at Prism's misfortune, and rushes forward to help -- by eating the turnips!

Unset tosses one of the caught turnips toward the hungry pachyderm. Then, as Thhkrull appears to be distracted, he tries to quickly snatch up a few more off the ground as well as alleviat a pile from Prism's burdened arms.

"If ye don't mind, ole Unset here will be haulin' these turnips outside me stomach, I will."

"The Wellspring Tower? Nobody goes out there much. It used to be legendary, though."

One of the shoonies admires Thkrull. "Say, with an elephant like that, are you part of the circus that just came to town? You should talk to my cousin Booralu over in Castinlee. I'm always telling him that he should join the circus. He can sing to the spirits of the dead!"

A third shoony chuckles. "Would you like to stay in Ferny tonight? I'm sure that innkeeper would let you stay for free after how you saved us all! I'll even bring over some of my best pipeweed!"

Kennari raises an eyebrow at that last suggestion. "Well, I can't speak for everyone" he says, glancing at his allies, "but an evening at a cozy inn does sound nice."

"Yes! We're part of the best circus in the Inner Sea! Niksi here is our ringmaster!"

She's more than happy to stay in Ferny and meet Booralu. "How far is Castinlee?"