Ebon Fist's #4-21 Way of the Kirin (Inactive)

Game Master EbonFist

Amara went down the lava tube, right?

Diazepane will start down the (familiar) tube. At some point his darkvision should run out - he'll use his second extract. Before he gets to the end of the tunnel, he'll reup shield.

"Time to go, gentlemen - let's exercise some healthy social distancing between us and our assailants!" Castinus opens the secret door down into the lava tubes, and allows the others to pass through. Once the last is past him, he takes a last look over his shoulder, swings the door shut with a barely-audible 'click', and lopes off down the tube behind them. After passing a respectable distance in the darkness, sufficient that a shielded lantern would not betray the secret door with its light, he illuminates his surroundings and hurries after the others...

Crowe punches the ground in frustration and breathes deeply ending rage before jogging back into the house.

When the message arrives, he quickly ducks into the lava tube, "Who are those people? More snakes?"

"let me go first if i locate any traps i can disable it

”Then I shall follow behind the Tengu and be ready if things come down to fisticuffs with any more individuals.” Grandblade marches with his great sword at the ready.

Grandblade- consider it done. 20 HP to you. 10 to Kal

Kal positions himself near the back of the group- hoping to cover the retreat of his allies. He holds his pole arm in one hand and the unconsumed extract in the other.

The fiery explosions and thunderous booms of lightning continue but grow steadily more muted until they are just a distant roar as the Pathfinders get further from the house.

The floor of the tunnel is rough and dry and is about 15' in diameter for most of it's length so it is easy for the group to make their way. There are no branching paths so it is equally easy for them to know where they're going.

After a couple minutes, they see a pair of conscript soldiers blocking their path. "St...stop right there!" one of them commands not very commandingly.

We're on slide 3. You can place yourselves anywhere on the map...such as it is.

"Hey, buddies. What's going on?"

They exchange looks as though uncertain about the answer. "None shall pass!" one of them declares.

"Right. No one can go past," the other chimes in.

Castinus lifts his lantern to get a good look at the faces of the pair of conscripts ahead. He smirks, and smiles at his companions "Easy meat"

Turning back to the conscripts he scowls "In this life your fate is rarely yours to choose - but today, gentlemen, you're in luck. You could be laying right here, butchered and bleeding out, in just a few minutes. Or, you could drop those weapons and run. I'm giving you that choice. What will it be?"

intimidate: 1d20 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + (3) + 6 = 13

argh I can't roll at all, lately !

"There are times in a person's life they have to stand fast and die for their beliefs. Is this really the hill you choose to die on?"

Aid Intimidate: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (1) - 2 = -1

lol

A roar resounds from behind the group. "Get out of our way, I don't have the patience the deal with this right now..."

Intimidate: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

intimidate (aid): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

"Yaargh!" Crowe barrels along the path.

The two peasants share a very un-peasanty and knowing smile when Castinus and Diazepane begin their threats. The expression fades to actual dismay as the two Bloodragers get in on the act.

Their forms shimmer for a moment, then, in the place of two humans who hardly seem to know which ends of their weapons to swing stand a pair of fiendish golden skinned creatures complete with horns, fangs and bulging eyes.

Round 1, the BOLD may act.

Kal'ryon
Diazepane
Castinus
Ichio
Bulgy-eyed guys
Grandblade
Crowe

Diazepane moves to the side to get a clear(er) shot and lets a frost bomb fly.

Frost Bomb, PBS, (PS), (PB) vs FFT: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Cold, PBS: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 5, 6) + 7 = 22

DC 17 Fortitude vs staggered on direct hit
10 splash, DC 17 Reflex for half on adjacent

"You should have kept your peasant forms. We might have felt bad killing you."

Knowledge checks?

Castinus flexes his shoulders - after being cooped up in the house, this is an opportunity to work out some frustrations, and not on peasant conscripts, either. Ever careful and pragmatic, though, he edges up to cover the alchemist, sizing up these shape-shifting beings...

"Let them come to us - we can cut them down where they stand!"

5' step in front of Diazepane; readied action to strike either of the creatures if they come within range; knowledge check to assess special defences / attacks; opportune parry/riposte if attacked

readied attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 211d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
knowledge / planes? + insp: 1d20 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (18) + 6 + (3) = 27
opportune parry: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 141d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
opportune ripost: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 131d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Using his impatience, Kal rushes forward, before wisely taking Castinus' advice and pulling up before reaching the "civilians". With a flourish, he spins his pole arm and waits for them to close the distance- all the while the chaos pulses through his veins

Readied attack, reach

Mst Guisarme, Rage: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 Damage: 2d4 + 10 ⇒ (2, 4) + 10 = 16

AoO, Trip
Mst Guisarme, Trip: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 2 = 27

acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23
damage+sneak attack: 1d6 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 6 + (6, 3) = 18

Diazepane's bomb hit true and coats one of the creatures in frost.

Refl: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

And hits his companion about half as hard.

Castinus and Kal'Ryon ready themselves for a counter strike while Ichio navigates behind the two creatures and lays a powerful blow into the one more heavily injured.

"Argh! Mortal worms! Shimazi isn't paying me enough to deal with your impertinence! that creature says. He steps away from Ichio and then turns invisible. He could be anywhere! ANYWHERE!

The other one turns on Ichio and strikes. It is hard to miss the fact that the flesh that was made red and brittle by Diazepane's frost bomb is already looking much better. That doesn't mean he's accurate, though and he misses.

mw Greatclub: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Clubbening: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Round 1, the BOLD may act.

Kal'ryon
Diazepane
Castinus
Ichio
Bulgy-eyed guys
Grandblade
Crowe

Crowe bellows in anger as the storm fills him, his eyes seem to crackle and spark.

flank, rage, power attack, furious focus: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
damage: 2d6 + 16 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 2) + 16 + (5) = 29 last d6 is electricity

Seriously?! That is so annoying... I'm going to use my t-shirt re-roll on this one. Just, bleurgh!

t-shirt re-roll attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

Whoops! Sorry, thought I posted.

Grandblade takes his massive sword and throws it with the power imbued within himself.

Hand of the Apprentice: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
+1 Fire-Forged Greatsword Arcane Strike Damage Roll: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 5) + 7 = 16

Between the two powerful blows of Grandblade and Crowe, the visible fiend is knocked completely out.

The other creature is still invisible.

Round 1, the BOLD may act.

Kal'ryon
Diazepane
Castinus
Ichio
Bulgy-eyed guys
Grandblade
Crowe

Diazepane has 5 bombs left for the day. Depending on how much more combat we think there is, he can blind-throw a bomb to catch it with splash, or we can just march down the tunnel 3-wide and accept it's going to get a free hit on one of us. Thoughts?

Diazepane has 5 bombs left for the day. Depending on how much more combat we think there is, he can blind-throw a bomb to catch it with splash, or we can just march down the tunnel 3-wide and accept it's going to get a free hit on one of us. Thoughts?

Ready action? If it has multiple attacks then you can interrupt after the first strike.

throw the bomb

Ichio beckons to Diazepane. Diazepane targets the square at the center, excluding his allies from the blast.

Target Square, DC 5: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
All Splash: 3 + 7 = 10

Castinus inches forward and watches intently for any evidence in the splash from Diazepane's bomb, that their invisible foe is lurking nearby...

takes a 5' step, prepared action
perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
attack!: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 211d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
concealment, 50 or lower = hit: 1d100 ⇒ 95

Mimicking the others, Kal progresses in step- pole arm out in front feeling for the creature. I don't think I can actually do that, though it is good flavor

Diazepane's bomb bursts in midair, gives proof, in the tunnel, that the creature is still there.

It flashes into view for a moment, coated in frost then thuds to the ground, unconscious.

A sand-floored cave of igneous rock narrows to the north, offering access to a lava tube passage. Natural stone columns support a ceiling fifteen feet above, and the uneven walls irregularly bulge outward, creating small alcoves. To the south the cave rises in elevation, and the smell of seawater and a fresh breeze suggests the outside is close by.

As you come into the cave, you see a giant man in crimson armor standing over the unconscious form of Iko Tsuneo. Not far away are Amara Li and the two servants who came with you to the island, all unconscious or helpless.

Another of the men who did so much damage to the Pathfinders with their bombs stands not far away, watching with a smirk.

It is clear that they did not go down without a fight and perhaps a dozen men and women wearing the makeshift livery of the invading forces lay on the ground dead or dying, most with sword cuts.

"And now, old man, you'll pay for betraying me!" the supersized man says.

Please place yourself in the tunnel coming into the larger cave on slide 4

Diazepane is surprised that his bomb exploded mid-air. "Oh? Say, I can see!"

Crowe snarls at the big man, "Eurgh!"

Ichio see the man "Oh My God its should be difficult"

The purple garbed alchemist moves closer to the group and, in movements that should be familiar to everyone because of Diazepane, draws a vial from his belt, adds some concoctions to it and flings it at Grandblade.

Bomb: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28
Asplosion: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 1) + 2 = 5

He lands it right on the Aphorite's head and it explodes onto the rest of the party as well.

Grandblade, I need a DC14 Refl save to avoid catching on fire. Everyone else, I need DC14 Refl saves for half damage from the splash.

In addition to the fire, the bomb creates a great deal of smoke that billows out through the cavern.

The smoke obscures all sight, including Darkvision beyond 5 feet. A creature within 5 feet has concealment (20% miss chance). Creatures further away have total concealment (50% miss chance.)

Round 1 the Bold may act.

Purple Hazer
Castinus -4HP Refl DC 14 for half
Grandblade -5HP Refl DC 14 or catch on fire
Diazepane -4HP Refl DC 14 for half
Crowe -4HP Refl DC 14 for half
Ichio -4HP Refl DC 14 for half
Kal'Ryon -4HP Refl DC 14 for half
Shimazi

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Going to see if anyone has a way to help me before I need to determine what to do next.

reflex save vs DC14: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

"Look out!"

ref: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Only just escaping the worst of the blast, Castinus dives to one side, seeking to open the battle up and make the enemy split their attention. "I'll go left!"

Afterwards, Castinus claimed repeatedly that he had not got his directions mixed up, it was a matter of deliberate subterfuge. Castinus goes right, and uses the breathing space to invoke occult protections for the battle ahead.

move action, invoke 'planar ward'

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Diazepane, having travelled with Castinus enough to know that Castinus was referring to stage left, travels along the wall to his left.

As he exits the smoke cloud, he's face to face with a giant.

"Oh, hi. Ice to meet you!" he says, in his best Arnold Schwarzenegger voice. He targets the far square so he can splash Purple.

Frost Bomb, PBS vs T, FF?: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9
Cold, PBS: 3d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 2, 1) + 6 + 1 = 15 plus DC 17 Fort vs staggered

Maybe I should have previewed before posting trash talk.

Miss: 1d8 ⇒ 6

That ends up being the northernmost square between Red and Purple, so they both take splash - 10 cold splash, DC 17 Reflex for half.

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

The fire slides over Kal's pale skin, with small blisters appear across his form. Seeing the movement of Castinus in the fog by him- he follows along until the smoke clears from his vision. Stepping out of the fog, Kal sees the source of the smoke and fire. The chaos swirls around him, and swings the long weapon at the alchemist's legs. 20ft, rage, trip

Mst Guisarme, Trip, No PA: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 2 = 19

5 Star GM Reroll Reflex Save: 1d20 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 5 = 17

Grandblade avoids catching on fire, and casts the spell Haste upon the party.
5 Rounds, 5 Targets. Guess I will skip Diazepane since it cannot benefit his bombs.

That's fine. Assuming the big guy has reach, I'll probably face an AoO and a full attack next round, so my strategy after that will be to run away and throw bombs over my shoulder.

acrobatics check: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
waki attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Crowe smiles, "Seems like a big guy."

He begins to sink into a mystic trance.
casting, full round spell

Most of the Pathfinders manage to avoid the worst of the fiery bomb. They then spring into action...except Crowe, who springs into meditation, but you know it's going to be good when it comes to fruition.

Castinus casts a spell then jukes left when he says he's going to zag right.

Likely to his surprise as the bomb slipped off his fingers at the last moment, Diazepane scores a direct hit.

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

And the giant man is staggered by the chill of the bomb.

Meanwhile, Kal'Ryon lays the bomb thrower down with a well placed swipe of his guisarme.

That sets him up nicely for Ichio to stab him.

But two can play at the stabbing game and he whips out a dagger which drips with some kind of goo and makes a jab at the Tengu.

dagger minus prone: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 10 - 4 = 22
piercing: 1d4 ⇒ 4

He actually manages to get a hit in and poison starts to course through Ichio's veins.

Perhaps to Diazepane's surprise, the giant man does not cut him down with his katana. Instead, he casts a spell.

Round 2 the Bold may act.

Purple Hazer -9HP (prone)
Castinus -2HP
Grandblade -5HP
Diazepane -2HP
Crowe -4HP
Ichio -4HP DC18 Fort Save against poison
Kal'Ryon -4HP
Shimazi

If the bomb hit, Diaepane would have used Splash Weapon Mastery to extend the splash to Purple's square (10 cold, DC 17 Reflex for half).

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can Diazpeane identify the spell?

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24

Grandblade uses the cover of the fog to his advantage / stumbles around at really fast speeds until he finds the giant. "Ah, another worthy foe for my blade to contend against!"

+1 Fire-Forged Greatsword Attack Roll: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 1 = 29 Crit!
+1 Fire-Forged Greatsword Arcane Strike Damage Roll: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 4) + 7 = 13

+1 Fire-Forged Greatsword Crit Confirm Roll: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 = 12 Son of a gun.
+1 Fire-Forged Greatsword Arcane Strike Damage Roll: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 2) + 7 = 11

fortitude save vs.dc18: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
waki attack1: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
waki attack2: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22
beak attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
damage1+sneak: 1d6 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 6 + (2, 4) = 13
damage2+sneak: 1d6 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (5) + 4 + (3, 4) = 16

I am going to wait to see ichio's outcomes before choosing my options