The cave’s damp air becomes increasingly stale as you continue down through this tunnel, and as you approach this area, the stench of decay grows increasingly evident.
The passage turns to the east and opens into a small cavern littered with bits of broken glass, rotting pieces of paper, and other unusable detritus. The body of a male dhampir lies facedown toward the back of the cavern.
Three gillmen - or, rather, three former gillmen - are vacantly staring into space when they see their next meal.
Kiyoko
Red
Blue
Yellow
Uwu
Bahram
Stavarg
William
Boomer
Relevant knowledge is religion.
DC 5 Knowledge(religion):
Zombies are undead, and all undead are immune to mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, etc.) as well as bleed, death effects, disease, paralysis, poison, sleep effects, and stunning.
DC 10 Knowledge(religion):
Zombies additionally have DR which can be overcome by slashing weapons.
DC 15 Knowledge(religion):
Zombies additionally are always staggered, and can only take a move XOR standard action.
Male Half-orc Bard (archaeologist) / 6 HP 44/51 | AC 23 F 20 T 13 | Init +3 | F +8 R +12 W +9 | Perception (+12) | Darkvision 60'
Bahram sees Kiyoko step up and slice the undead creature nearly in two and decides to step up and do the same. However, he hits the wall, drawing his axe back for a swing and nearly jars or out of his hands. Recovering quickly, he smiles sheepishly at the samurai. "Heh."
TN Outsider (phantom) | HP 16/16 | AC 16/14 T 12/14 FF 14/12 | CMB +3/+4, CMD 15/16 | F: +1, R: +5, W: +3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +4, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | 2 Slams: +3, 1d6+1 | Horrifying Strike: DC 13 Will/Shaken for 1d4 rounds | Active conditions: None.
Don starts walking towards the zombies, avoiding the bottleneck by phasing through the wall, leaving behind a thin coating of silvery mucus. The phantom reappears next to Kiyoko, attempting to slam into one of the zombies.
Male TN Half-Orc Spiritualist 2 | HP 15/15 | AC 16 T 12 FF 14 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | F: +3, R: +2, W: +6 | Init: +2 | Perc: +3, SM: +3 | Speed 30ft | Switchscythe: +3, 2d4+1 | Spells: 1st 3/3 | Active conditions: None.
William steps past Stavarg and Boomer, looking quite distraught about the turn of events. He nervously looks around, trying to figure out how to help, before he shouts to the zombies, "I don't suppose there's any chance we could talk this out?"
Male TN Half-Orc Spiritualist 2 | HP 15/15 | AC 16 T 12 FF 14 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | F: +3, R: +2, W: +6 | Init: +2 | Perc: +3, SM: +3 | Speed 30ft | Switchscythe: +3, 2d4+1 | Spells: 1st 3/3 | Active conditions: None.
"Hold on--" William says, sidestepping Stavarg to get to where Don was standing a second ago. He then gestures his arms towards the zombies as if to say, "Go ahead."
Can I do that? I didn't use a standard action, but I also kind of took my turn?
Uwu's chain neatly wraps around a zombie's leg and drags it to the ground.
Bahram swings, strike one!
Stavarg/William: I generally resolve everything in initiative order. However, I consider coordination to be fair game and (although this varies from GM to GM) I'm fine with quick revisions of action. In this specific case though Uwu and Bahram have not revised and also asking three people to revise is a lot. You don't have Precise Shot so you'll take -4 into melee and -4 from soft cover. I assume you will not want to take the shot since your spoiler's conditions weren't met.
eEveryone: Remember you can move through an ally's square, so lomg as you don't end your movement there.
Round 1/2!
Kiyoko Red
Blue
Yellow (prone)
Uwu
Bahram
Stavarg
William
Boomer
CG Halfling Ninja 1 | AC 17, T 16, FF 12 | DR1/Slashing or Piercing | 10/10 hp | Fort +2, Ref +8, Will +1| Init +7 | Percep +4 | CMD 14
My movement is limited, but my Acrobatics are excellent, so I'll be moving into the room and dodging AoO's next turn... assuming we haven't destroyed the remaining zombos by then. That should free up some space!
Male CN Ifrit Alchemist (Grenadier) 2 | HP 15/15| AC 16(18) T 12 FF 14(16) | CMB +4(+6), CMD 14(16) | F: +4, R: +5, W: -1 | Init: +2 | darkvision 60', Perc: +3, SM: -1 | Speed 30ft | Bombs: 5/5 | Mutagen: Strength| Active conditions: None
Extracts:
3 unprepared
Boomer takes a step up to see the zombies on his teammates. "I wo...w..wonder if they like fire." He grabs a vial from his belt and throws it near the zombie in the back while tempering his own energies to try and avoid hurting his allies.
Explosive bomb: 10' radius splash; Precise Bomb: 3 squares removes from splash area - avoid allies Bomb; AC5:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 (targeted square on map; 5 splash damage; DC14 Ref for half)
Kiyoko pivots on her heel, seeking a new opponent. Eyes fixing on the one still-standing zombie (and ignoring the prone one), she strikes at the zombie in another two-handed slash. Her katana connects, sending zombie-ichor (and possibly body parts) flying.
... and misses. It has taken a while, but Yellow realizes that Don is not here to help them murder the Pathfinders, but to turn on his own. "Et tu, spirit?" he growls.
Final round! :) Pathfinders are up!
Kiyoko Red
Blue (-12 hp)
Yellow (prone, -7 hp)
Uwu
Bahram
Stavarg
William
Boomer
Kiyoko grunts, mildly annoyed that her foe survived its beheading. The samurai lets the momentum of her followthrough carry her, redirecting her blade to cut into the zombie again.
TN Outsider (phantom) | HP 16/16 | AC 16/14 T 12/14 FF 14/12 | CMB +3/+4, CMD 15/16 | F: +1, R: +5, W: +3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +4, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | 2 Slams: +3, 1d6+1 | Horrifying Strike: DC 13 Will/Shaken for 1d4 rounds | Active conditions: None.
Don narrows his bleeding eyes at the zombie who called him out. He utters in a low, guttural tone, "I am a tortured spirit who rose from the depths of beyond solely because of my ability to strike fear into any who see me, and you are a pitiful creation of a tired spellcaster. I hold no allegiance to you." before bringing his ghostly arms on the zombie's head.
Male TN Half-Orc Spiritualist 2 | HP 15/15 | AC 16 T 12 FF 14 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | F: +3, R: +2, W: +6 | Init: +2 | Perc: +3, SM: +3 | Speed 30ft | Switchscythe: +3, 2d4+1 | Spells: 1st 3/3 | Active conditions: None.
Hearing the ghost's speech, William says under his breath, "Well, that was just rude."
The only thing William can do at range is telekinetic projectile, which would have a -8 penalty due to cover/melee, and getting into melee would be too much of a hassle, so William's just going to chill here.
Among the fallen bodies, you find a note written by the dhampir that details plans to start an army of undead made from the “fish people” who have been frequenting this cave. In addition, you find an amulet
of natural armor +1, and a ring of protection +1.
You may decide who gets the items for the remainder of the scenario.
In addition, Uwu and William find a concealed passage on the northern wall.
Male Half-orc Bard (archaeologist) / 6 HP 44/51 | AC 23 F 20 T 13 | Init +3 | F +8 R +12 W +9 | Perception (+12) | Darkvision 60'
Bahram watches the fantastic display of his comrades and completely forgets today he was intending to chop the reclining zombie in Twain. Instead, he finds that he simply set the head on the ground as she watched.
Finally felling her foe, Kiyoko performs a chiburi slash, sending more zombie-ichor flying from her katana. She resheathes Reitenseiya and looks to the others. "What now?"
Male Half-orc Bard (archaeologist) / 6 HP 44/51 | AC 23 F 20 T 13 | Init +3 | F +8 R +12 W +9 | Perception (+12) | Darkvision 60'
Bahram will sheepishly choke up on his axe in order to carry it more naturally in one hand and looks over the note and magic items from the Damphir. "Army of undead?". Looking over to Uori he asks, "How many Gillman make this pilgrimage annually?. Thinking about that math, he looks at the Damphir. "And how old is this guy? And what killed him? So many questions here. Did he have friends here as well?"
kn. Local Damphir for age?:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Perception for wounds:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
"And what about these pretties? Kiyoko, you mind sitting this one out since you already have a pretty?"
Dhampirs have unnaturally long life relative to humans. This one looks like he was young when he died. Determining method of death is usually Medicine, not Perception. This dhampir looks like he was a necromancer who lost control of his own creations. It looks like he was inexperienced and went to an isolated cave to perfect his craft, and nobody was around to help him when he made a mistake. A good lesson for Pathfinders!
If you roll a 1 on a 1d1, is that a crit success or crit fail?
Male TN Half-Orc Spiritualist 2 | HP 15/15 | AC 16 T 12 FF 14 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | F: +3, R: +2, W: +6 | Init: +2 | Perc: +3, SM: +3 | Speed 30ft | Switchscythe: +3, 2d4+1 | Spells: 1st 3/3 | Active conditions: None.
William chuckles. "A dhampir trying to create an army of undead gillmen. This is turning out to be a lot spookier than I thought it would be." William looks up, and something catches his eye by the northern wall. He approaches it and starts feeling along the wall. "I think there's a secret passage here."
You (plural) need to decide where to go next. You have the secret passage, the south passage from the main chamber, and you also have some rituals you can perform back at the main chamber.
Male Half-orc Bard (archaeologist) / 6 HP 44/51 | AC 23 F 20 T 13 | Init +3 | F +8 R +12 W +9 | Perception (+12) | Darkvision 60'
"Wait, wait, wait! We haven't done these rituals correctly yet. I thought we had to do it back where we found the glyphs, but it looks like we have to complete these rituals in the main chamber. Uori, do you know anything about these rituals?"
Male NG aerokineticist 2 | HP 23/23, 0NL | AC 15, t13, ff12 | CMB +1, CMD 14 | F+7 R+6 W+1 | Init +5 | Perc +6, SM +1 | Speed 20ft | Burn 0/7 | Active conditions: none
Back!
I don't think either is going anywhere soon, but sure, let's go do those.
Stavarg smiles and makes his way back to the main chamber.
Let's try... the Artist ritual? It seems like we could do really good at that!
He takes the pigments from the base of the petroglyph, considering them for a moment before getting to work preparing a new building for the model city. Interestingly, he chooses to make the Starstone Cathedral.
Male CN Ifrit Alchemist (Grenadier) 2 | HP 15/15| AC 16(18) T 12 FF 14(16) | CMB +4(+6), CMD 14(16) | F: +4, R: +5, W: -1 | Init: +2 | darkvision 60', Perc: +3, SM: -1 | Speed 30ft | Bombs: 5/5 | Mutagen: Strength| Active conditions: None
Extracts:
3 unprepared
Boomer approaches the miniature city and pulls out his alchemy tools. He quickly mashes some components together and put into a vial. "N...not really sure what this is, bu..bu..ut hopefully it will w..work for the Craftsman ritual."
CG Halfling Ninja 1 | AC 17, T 16, FF 12 | DR1/Slashing or Piercing | 10/10 hp | Fort +2, Ref +8, Will +1| Init +7 | Percep +4 | CMD 14
Uwu taps her chin before taking a scrap of paper from Janira's backpack, scribbling a note on it, then folding it and placing it in the appropriate location.
Male TN Half-Orc Spiritualist 2 | HP 15/15 | AC 16 T 12 FF 14 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | F: +3, R: +2, W: +6 | Init: +2 | Perc: +3, SM: +3 | Speed 30ft | Switchscythe: +3, 2d4+1 | Spells: 1st 3/3 | Active conditions: None.
William notices Uwu complete the scholar ritual, and decides to help by throwing in his own wisdom. He pulls out a scrap of paper and writes some lines from an opera he always enjoyed, and places it next to Uwu's. "I figure it can't hurt to have multiple pieces of wisdom for the ritual."
Note:
I can face a new tomorrow,
If I make it past today,
But I feel good saying Death is just around the corner
Swiftly on its way!
from "Just Around the Corner" from the Addams Family Musical.
Kiyoko and Stavarg paint the model. Each figuring that is painted seems to animate. To Uwu's chagrin, no secret passages are revealed, but the party does gain a +1 competence bonus on Perception checks to notice creatures for the remainder of the scenario.
Boomer crafts a beautiful vial and places it in the city. The party gets a +1 competence bonus on Perception checks to find hidden doors and concealed objects.
Uwu puts a piece of paper in the model. Nothing happens. Maybe what she wrote was not very wise.
William puts a piece of paper in the model. His writing appears wiser. The party gets a +1 competence bonus on Knowledge checks made to identify the abilities and weaknesses of creatures.
