I count you as 20' away Marcus, and you used all 30' of your move to get there. Do you have a reach extender I'm unaware of? Feel free to tweak as makes sense, or explain what I missed. The Purrodaemon's alive in any case.
Ceiling is 12' high in the corridor, 20' high in the room
The pit is 30' deep and filled with a scree of bones (difficult terrain)
Dim Light and spells only illuminate half as far.
The Bold May Go!
Gaétan - Readied Shot vs. Casting
Marcus
Zadeh
Tigers
Agata
Arillia
Tally
Purrodaemon
CN Male Half Elf Oracle1|Summoner 15 | Init +17-21 | HP: 166|163 | AC: 34 (22 Tch, 23 FF, +2 vs evil, DR10/Adamantine) | CMD 18 | F:+20, R:+27, W:+22, +2 vs ench, -3 vs death, +2 vs cold, +3 vs MA, +2 vs poison and fear | Per: +34, SM: +26
Spell Slots:
5|0|0|0|4
Resources:
Reroll: Unused, Summons 1|13
Conditions: FoM, LBubble, Mind Blank, Stoneskin, Images 5
It is a little unclear how big the Purrodaemon is, it seems to be straddling between large and huge. If its huge it looks like it is in whip reach. if its large I dont think it is. Marcus, I dont think you are getting sneak either as Arilia took back the greater invis. I also strongly suspect it can see invisibile things being a high end demon.
Male Ifrit; Fighter (Unbreakable) 1/Rogue (Unchained) 4/ Pain Taster 10 | HP 133(135)/135| AC 38 T 23 FF 29 | CMB +17, CMD 38 | F: +20, R: +22, W: +16 | Init: +15 | Perc: +32 (33 vs surprise / 34 vs traps) | Speed 30ft | Trap Spotter | Burning Hands 1/1 Active conditions: None
GM, I may have miscounted. I thought I had him at 15 ft, max whip reach. Zadeh, unless I missed something I don't think he's acted so he should be flat footed from the start of combat. I can adjust things if I'm wrong.
Female HP: 125/137, Temp HP: 0 | AC 35*, touch 18, flat 31*, CMD 25 (freedom of movement) | Fort +22*, Reflex +17*, Will +18* (+1 demons) | Init: +10, Perception +24* | Spells/Day: 1/0/0/5/2/0/0 | Fly 60' | Dragon Breath 2/2, Lesser Empower Rod 1/3, Paizo Reroll +4 0/1, Rune of Alacrity 1/1, Rune of Endurance 0/1
With no apparent enemies about, Arillia flew into the chamber to engage the remaining demon. I'm in a bad place to move my mini. If someone could adjust her position two squares south of Geatan, that would be great. Three squares if needed to dispense with cover.
It looks like Marcus can handle this thing. Let's see if I can help him out...
Enervation Attack:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32 Spell Penetration:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37 Negative Levels:1d4 ⇒ 3- Whoo! Not a 1! Too bad I didn't get this before Agata.
Female Halfling Unchained Vexxing Dodger 9/ Free Hand Fighter 6/Mouser 1 | HP 128/128 | AC 37, TAC 25, FFAC 30, 43 CMD | Fort +11, +18 Reflex, +9 Will (+5 vs enchantment effects) | +7 Init | Perception +16, See Invisibility | Panache 4 | |
I’m going to fly over to the Purrodaemon and try to climb on it, using the weapons that are stuck in its body as easy handholds.
Tally takes flight and weaves through the weapons on the creature’s body as she climbs on it. She begins talking, mainly to herself, to keep her mind off of what she heard.
“Geeze. We got dinosaurs, rock monsters, cats, and who knows what else. On the plus side he’s is the best conjurer I’ve ever seen, but on the other hand his house must be an absolute zoo.”
Climb Check:1d20 + 42 ⇒ (12) + 42 = 54
GM:
Her curiosity gets the better of her and she is unable to stop herself from answering the voice back.
If there is anyplace that can stop death it would be here. Where are you? How will I find you?
The Purrodaemon bows under the weight of Arillia and Agata's afflictions, lashing out spitefully as Tally draws near, but the haft of its halberd gets tangled in the armory that it's already impaled by!
Rather than ascribe that misfortune to simple poor luck, the Purrodaemon springs into action, snarling a pulse of fear at its assailants before diving into the chasm of bones with Tally trailing behind it, unable to make that escape as cleanly as it otherwise might due to the dreadful spells plaguing it!
Once safely out of line of sight of the watchful archer, it gathers its power and attempts an escape which will be much more difficult to follow... We'll see how the AoOs go before resolving this effect.
Marcus, Tally, and two of the tigers have to take a will save (emotion, fear, mind-affecting) or be panicked. They will be shaken even on a successful save.
Will DC:
DC 24
Tally:
"But delay your companions a while, and we will meet soon enough."
Ceiling is 12' high in the corridor, 20' high in the room
The pit is 30' deep and filled with a scree of bones (difficult terrain)
Dim Light and spells only illuminate half as far.
The Bold May Go!
Gaétan - Readied Shot vs. Casting
Marcus -8, Shaken Will save or Panicked then AoO vs. Purrodaemon
Zadeh
Tigers (Pink - Shaken, Will save or Panicked; Green - Shaken, Will save or Panicked)
Agata
Arillia
Tally Shaken, Will save or Panicked then 2 AoOs vs. Purrodaemon
Purrodaemon -64, 3 negative levels, down in the pit??
With a triumphant shout, Shevar Besnik’s voice rings out. “Pathfinders! Together we’ve cleared the remaining wards from the stairway. And together, we’ve beaten back most of the monsters these Catacombs had to throw at us. Who wants to go deeper? I’m sure it’s just as bright and cheery as up here!” The way to the Silent Shrine is clear!
The purrodaemon successfully escapes into the pit, vanishing from there without a trace. After a little while longer, it doesn't seem like it's coming back...
Go ahead and toss a charge of something on that 8 damage if you like Marcus, but if everyone hustles you can still have haste up!
***
The silence of the shrine is pervasive, pressing in on your ears as you enter, and turning all noises to nothing louder than harsh whispers.
An immense humanoid skeleton floats ahead of you draped in tattered robes, its horselike skull lit from within by an eerie red glow.
"Have you come here to learn the wisdom of ages past?" it whispers, "The price remains the same, just one of your lives."
The Horse Skeleton (Saxra):
This undead spirit of bones and wind makes its home high atop remote mountains. Legends claim that a saxra can call forth amazing insights from latent memories stored in the very bones that make up its form. In addition to typical undead immunities, its skeletal frame is impervious to cold, and resistant to weapons except those designed to shatter bones. Channeled energy tends to have less effect against them as well. In battle, its bones whirl around it in a storm, flensing flesh from bone and draining life from the living - even stripping away death wards from the Saxra's prey!
Hearing-based Perception tests are at a -10
Corridor is 10' high, chamber is 20' high.
Dim Light and spells only illuminate half as far.
The Bold May Go! Gaétan - Hasty (5)
Zadeh
Agata - Hasty (5)
Marcus - Hasty (5)
Saxra
Arillia - Hasty (5)
Tally - Hasty (5)
Back at the caravan of goods following the expedition, Sheila Heidmarch speaks. “It’s time to resupply the front line,” she says to the Pathfinders on caravan duty. “There’s no telling what they’ll face next, and...” Her announcement is cut short as the wall buckles. A towering colossus emerges from the wall, blocking the path ahead. “... and we need to deal with this thing first!” Pathfinders from the caravan fire a barrage of arrows and spells at the creature, but they bounce off its tough exterior. “We’ll need strength to crack its defenses!”Players, you can send your Muscle Aid Characters on this mission.
GMs, please begin the Aid Mission (Muscle) when you reach a good point to do so.
Unless these are non-Euclidean rocs, I don't believe that they can fit in those locations; may I recommend smaller creatures?
Will:1d20 + 20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 20 + 2 = 37
Agata's hex is greeted only by a rictus grin as the cackle whispers away from her throat.
Gaétan's arrows are much harder to shrug off, splintering bone with each mighty hit!
Hearing-based Perception tests are at a -10
Corridors are 10' high, chambers are 20' high.
Stairs and walls exist ;-)
Dim Light and spells only illuminate half as far.
Round 1
The Bold May Go!
Gaétan - Hasty (5)
Zadeh
Agata - Hasty (5)
Marcus - Hasty (5)
Saxra -194
Arillia - Hasty (5)
Tally - Hasty (5)
Muscle - time to burst through the monsters and supply the frontlines! Show your stuff!
On your next post:
Rylai will roll 5d6
Blanmieux, Dravik Seldon, Tordek Twoflail, & Tull will roll 4d6
One of the rocs was entirely through a wall, and both of them were running into issues with stairs and the ceiling. Elephants Mastodons did better anyways :-)
The Saxra is loosely bipedal, so it should have a 15' reach, assuming no trickiness, but speaking of trickiness...
Marcus and the Mastodons finish the job in dramatic fashion and the Saxra is scattered around the room, only slightly flensing the mastodons on the way out! Red's down 27, Green's down 26 if you decide to keep 'em around.
Giving the room a once over many of you notice a small clay ball clutched in the mouth of the python statue on the northeastern landing, which Zadeh and Agata recognize as the symbol of Malebranche, Lord of the Forgotten, a fairly minor deity of Hell.
Cracking the ball open you find a thin scrap of parchment with a note scrawled upon it in a strange mixture of Aklo, Undercommon, and Osiriani - or as Marcus and Tally know - Necril! The note describes the location of some kind of relic in a part of Gallowspire known as the Black Caverns - exactly the kind of clue that Shevar and Ollysta would be looking for to disrupt the Tyrant's plans!
***
Exploring up onto the next floor, Tally and Marcus are the first to catch sight of their next foe - a finely dressed skeleton, which is the spitting image of the Whispering Tyrant, but entirely golden. Barely over the murmurs and whispers that these chambers make of each sound Agata, Marcus and Zadeh hear the soft rustling of something moving further down the corridor.
The Gilded Tyrant (Once Zadeh, Agata, Sweet Mawd, or Gaétan sees it):
This is a Gold Golem, a particularly extravagant creation. Aside from typical construct traits, it is entirely immune to magic that works directly upon it. Magical cold and fire that somehow affect it will also work upon its golden frame - either slowing it, or hastening it up while also softening it's thick hide. When the gold golem hits its foes it also unleashes rays of prismatic energy either into them or someone nearby. When it is slain it will melt into worthless slag, releasing a cloud of poisonous fumes.
You hear the sound of a command word being spoken in the room behind the gilded skeleton, but nothing else.
Hearing-based Perception tests are at a -10
Floor to ceiling height is marked wherever you go up a flight of stairs.
Dim Light and spells only illuminate half as far.
Round 1, again
The Bold May Go! Zadeh
Elephants? (Can have been dismissed)
Agata
Gaétan
Arillia
Marcus
Tally
Gilded Skeleton
CN Male Half Elf Oracle1|Summoner 15 | Init +17-21 | HP: 166|163 | AC: 34 (22 Tch, 23 FF, +2 vs evil, DR10/Adamantine) | CMD 18 | F:+20, R:+27, W:+22, +2 vs ench, -3 vs death, +2 vs cold, +3 vs MA, +2 vs poison and fear | Per: +34, SM: +26
Spell Slots:
5|0|0|0|4
Resources:
Reroll: Unused, Summons 1|13
Conditions: FoM, LBubble, Mind Blank, Stoneskin, Images 5
The elephants are too big to easily fit in the upper levels so they can go away.
Zadeh flies to the aide and rises upwards so he can see what is happening. Spotting the golem he whispers
Gold golem, cold good, fire bad, prismatic hammer blows and explodes with poisonous fumes when dead. I assum you lot can deal with it, I will try and get whoever is behind that wall.
With a simple gesture he conjures a group of celestials.
Movanic Devas:1d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Kill whatever misrcreant is hiding behind that wall he calls out. Also, tell me what you see!
AC 24, T13, FF21, +4 vs evil; HP 150 DR10/evil; Fort +14, Ref +11; Will +9, +4 vs poison, +4 vs evil, Immune acid, cold, electricity, fire, death effects, energy drain, petrification; SR 21
The devas have a 60' fly speed, one will fly around to provide a flank to the one that can 5' step into melee range. The other two will fly above the target, gaining the height bonus to attack. One is directly above it. The pretty much all provoke from the golem if it has combat reflexes.
Red and yllow are at ground level, flanking it. Green is 5' up in the alcove, assumng it can fit with the statue there. Yellow is 5' up directly above it. Red readies to attack once blue steps into the flank. Blue full attacks, the rest move and vital strike, all of them power attack.
Female HP: 125/137, Temp HP: 0 | AC 35*, touch 18, flat 31*, CMD 25 (freedom of movement) | Fort +22*, Reflex +17*, Will +18* (+1 demons) | Init: +10, Perception +24* | Spells/Day: 1/0/0/5/2/0/0 | Fly 60' | Dragon Breath 2/2, Lesser Empower Rod 1/3, Paizo Reroll +4 0/1, Rune of Alacrity 1/1, Rune of Endurance 0/1
Arillia grimaces as Zadeh describes their foe. "A golem and fire is bad against it...yeah, I'm not going to be able to help kill this one. I could teleport Marcus and Geatan into position to attack it or go look for that voice you heard."
Female HP: 125/137, Temp HP: 0 | AC 35*, touch 18, flat 31*, CMD 25 (freedom of movement) | Fort +22*, Reflex +17*, Will +18* (+1 demons) | Init: +10, Perception +24* | Spells/Day: 1/0/0/5/2/0/0 | Fly 60' | Dragon Breath 2/2, Lesser Empower Rod 1/3, Paizo Reroll +4 0/1, Rune of Alacrity 1/1, Rune of Endurance 0/1
Hm...ran into two problems with the idea. Marcus isn't close enough to Arillia to get him and Geatan. We could work around that, but the destination sites aren't great given what she can see and reasonably know about. Given that, she'll just take Geatan with her to a nice firing location on another platform.
Arillia touches Geatan after casting Dimension Door. "Let's find you a nice place to kill that thing from."
The Devas appear and flit behind the Gold Golem, but they don't see or hear anything back there... Token represents where something was heard The room appears to be a laboratory, filled with fragments of bodies and numerous sharp tools, all of it stained from centuries of experimentation.
Arillia, those are walls, and Gaétan will have a difficult time attacking from behind them. Zadeh can give you approximate coordinates for anywhere in the same column as the golem. I'm gonna okay either you or Gaaétan adjusting things.
AC 24, T13, FF21, +4 vs evil; HP 150 DR10/evil; Fort +14, Ref +11; Will +9, +4 vs poison, +4 vs evil, Immune acid, cold, electricity, fire, death effects, energy drain, petrification; SR 21
Female Halfling Unchained Vexxing Dodger 9/ Free Hand Fighter 6/Mouser 1 | HP 128/128 | AC 37, TAC 25, FFAC 30, 43 CMD | Fort +11, +18 Reflex, +9 Will (+5 vs enchantment effects) | +7 Init | Perception +16, See Invisibility | Panache 4 | |
“Now that’s just ridiculous. Where is the Baphoon getting all this money from? Is he charging necromancers by the bone? Did his granny kick it and leave him a gold mine...that he used to buy 11 more gold mines?”
Whatever, sometimes there is no justice in the world.
Tally flies close to the wall to give her as much cover from the golem as possible as she approaches it to climb on it.
Female HP: 125/137, Temp HP: 0 | AC 35*, touch 18, flat 31*, CMD 25 (freedom of movement) | Fort +22*, Reflex +17*, Will +18* (+1 demons) | Init: +10, Perception +24* | Spells/Day: 1/0/0/5/2/0/0 | Fly 60' | Dragon Breath 2/2, Lesser Empower Rod 1/3, Paizo Reroll +4 0/1, Rune of Alacrity 1/1, Rune of Endurance 0/1
Weird. I always thought that those were balconies overlooking the area on that map. But they're walls here anyway! So, if that's true then I'm best teleporting both people, which means either he or Geatan won't get a full attack. I think the caster gets to determine where people end up, so I'll be forward and move them, hoping that's alright with everyone.
First one to reply gets to take the full attack or pass it to their buddy.
The same maps can often be used for many purposes. In this particular layout of encounters, having there not be walls would have immediately led to a dogpile of all the encounters at once, so...
The devas fan out in a search party; they don't have any luck in tracking down whatever had made the noise, but Tally is able to get a glittery vantage point!
Hearing-based Perception tests are at a -10
Floor to ceiling height is marked wherever you go up a flight of stairs.
Dim Light and spells only illuminate half as far.
Round 1, again
The Bold May Go!
Zadeh
Devas
Agata
Gaétan
Arillia
Marcus
Tally
Gilded Skeleton
Female CG Elven Witch 17 | HP 120/136 | AC 17 T 13 FF 12 (DR 5/Bludgeoning) | CMB +8, CMD 20 (25 grapple) | F: +16, R: +17 (evasion, Duck & Cover), W: +23 | Init: +6 | Perc: +31, SM: +1 | Speed 30ft (Fly 40ft - Good) | Defending Bone (30/50) | Aura of Purity 17/17 | Lore Needles 3/3 | Inv. Mind 16/17 Active:Mind Blank, Heroism, See Invis, Hunter's Blessing, Mage Armor, -2 re Int/Wis/Cha | Constant: Automatically knows when a spell or SLA of any school of magic is cast within 60', Ameliorating (blindness & curse); ContinualFlame
I'm a little confused about what I'm seeing on the map. There's a white token to the southeast of Agata's position - is that where the sound has come from? Also, does Agata have any reason to think that her hexes wouldn't work on the golem (since they don't have SR checks)?
Female CG Elven Witch 17 | HP 120/136 | AC 17 T 13 FF 12 (DR 5/Bludgeoning) | CMB +8, CMD 20 (25 grapple) | F: +16, R: +17 (evasion, Duck & Cover), W: +23 | Init: +6 | Perc: +31, SM: +1 | Speed 30ft (Fly 40ft - Good) | Defending Bone (30/50) | Aura of Purity 17/17 | Lore Needles 3/3 | Inv. Mind 16/17 Active:Mind Blank, Heroism, See Invis, Hunter's Blessing, Mage Armor, -2 re Int/Wis/Cha | Constant: Automatically knows when a spell or SLA of any school of magic is cast within 60', Ameliorating (blindness & curse); ContinualFlame
if Agata believes that the golem is not immune to her hexes:
Agata will fly forward to just within 30' and then Agata will use the Misfortune hex on the Gold Golem. DC 29 Will negates. 3 rounds duration. Regardless of whether or not it succeeds, she will then cast Quickened Disable Construct and have Sweet Mawd attempt to deliver the (touch) spell, using Acrobatics to attempt to avoid any AoO that may be forthcoming
Sweet Mawd Acrobatics to avoid AoO:1d20 + 25 ⇒ (9) + 25 = 34 Sweet Mawd touch attack to deliver spell:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18Bah. Holding the charge. Disable ConstructDC 24 Will negates (and the golem should get a +4 on its save)
If Agata believes that the golem is immune to her hexes:
She will move forward and use the Fortune hex (with Split Hex) on both Tally and Sweet Mawd. Then she will cast Quickened Disable Construct and have Sweet Mawd attempt to deliver the spell, using Acrobatics to avoid any AoO that may be forthcoming.
Use Fortune to roll twice and take the better result: Sweet Mawd Acrobatics to avoid AoO:1d20 + 25 ⇒ (12) + 25 = 37 Sweet Mawd Acrobatics to avoid AoO:1d20 + 25 ⇒ (20) + 25 = 45
Sweet Mawd touch attack to deliver spell:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36 Disable ConstructDC 24 Will negates (and the golem should get a +4 on its save)
Female HP: 125/137, Temp HP: 0 | AC 35*, touch 18, flat 31*, CMD 25 (freedom of movement) | Fort +22*, Reflex +17*, Will +18* (+1 demons) | Init: +10, Perception +24* | Spells/Day: 1/0/0/5/2/0/0 | Fly 60' | Dragon Breath 2/2, Lesser Empower Rod 1/3, Paizo Reroll +4 0/1, Rune of Alacrity 1/1, Rune of Endurance 0/1
The reason only one of you could get a full attack had to do with conditions before the move. She had to be able to touch both of you bit the two characters were too far away from each other for that. So the assumption is that you moved to Arillia before the teleport.
Under current conditions, it means Marcus used a move action before the teleport.
The Mostly White Token off to the southeast is actually Zadeh the Invisible (though Agata's probably unaware of his location). The token marking where sounds happened is all white with a red border.
The pulse of Sweet Mawd's magic stalls the golem in its tracks, Gaetan's adamantine arrows tear gaping wounds along its frame, and Marcus is able to deliver the finishing blow, melting it to worthless slag!
The moment of triumph is somewhat shortlived though as aside from the gases bubbling up around Tally and Sweet Mawd, a quick series of chants sound from inside the laboratory, and a separate cloud of thick soupy vapors springs up around Arillia, Gaétan, and Marcus!
Hearing-based Perception tests are at a -10
Floor to ceiling height is marked wherever you go up a flight of stairs.
Dim Light and spells only illuminate half as far.
Round 2
The Bold May Go! Zadeh
Devas
Agata (Sweet Mawd Fort Save vs. Poison (delayed))
Gaétan - Fort Save vs. Poison (delayed)
Arillia - Fort Save vs. Poison (delayed)
Marcus - Fort Save vs. Poison (delayed)
Tally - Fort Save vs. Poison (delayed)
??? - Last heard location marked
