Outpost III - GM Ietsuna - Siege of Gallowspire (Inactive)

Game Master Ietsuna

I'm going to assume/hope Garduk's roll was enough but if not, Corona will burn her ability as described above.

Kn. Religion (DC 20): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

When the coffer is opened and the statue revealed, Corona's eyes spark with recognition...and puzzlement. "Oh! New Friends, this statue represents Chaldira Zuzaristan. She's a halfling god of battle, luck, and mischief. Pretty cool actually, for a god. But why would one of her statues be locked up down here?"

It's a fine question but one that it doesn't seem like they'll get an answer to anytime soon. As the earth rumbles and dust and rubble begin to fall...

Acrobatics (DC 23; Luck Bonus): 1d20 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 1 - 2 = 12

...Corona loses her footing and falls to the ground. Her eyes widen as she sees a huge chunk of the ceiling about to come down...

Reflex (DC 17; Luck Bonus): 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 = 12
T-Shirt Reroll (DC 17; Luck Bonus, GM Stars): 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 25

...but she manages to roll out of the way just in the nick of time!

"Oh no! New Friends! New Friends, are you okay!?"

Acrobatics 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Reflex 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Reesa manages to avoid most of the falling ceiling.

"Quite the find in that statue I must say. Sometimes its better to be lucky than good, as they say!" The cavern buckles and with it Hanlin's balance is thrown from under him. Auto Fail Acrobatics

Reflex, Luck: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 1 = 13

Buried under a crash of stone you can hear Hanlin call out "Help!"

I also have one liberating command I can spend on someone.

Garduk can dimensional slide 70' but only to an area in sight, which I assume is no help at all.

Mr Peppers goes by at a dead run. Seeing his companions stuck under rocks he begins to cast spells pulling Hanlin out. Other pathfinders stop to assist also and you all are freed.

You begin to run again and Black Tentacles burst from the walls. You all manage to avoid them but Mr Peppers, Nina Brightspark, Spackle McGapfiller, Jamir Montajay, Ruprecht Antillious and Elado Zoros are all ensnared by the tentacles.

What are you going to do to rescue them?

Hmm. Attack the tentacles? I can summon a big creature to replace our friends in the tentacles.

Reesa will cast Grease on three of the trapped team, starting with Ruprecht, assuming she has enough time.

"Thanks Mr Peppers, you're literally a life saver! And yes, I know I should be better prepared for things like this in the future. I'll strive to be better. Yes, you're right. Yes, I'll pass that along."

Hanlin has a liberating command at the group's disposal for escaping tentacles. Also, Mr Peppers can dispel it on a touch if that's an option.

Garduk pulls a pat of butter from his pouch and looks at Reesa's clean hands with an envious scowl before joining her in casting grease on more of the aid team. He can cast it twice with his remaining level 1 spell slots, and a third time with his runestone of power if necessary and time permits.

"Rasvaa lattia!"

"Oh no! Don't worry New New Friends, we won't leave you behind!" Corona calls out as she also begins casting Liberating Command to help those caught by the tentacles.

Everyone is your immediate vicinity is free and you continue to make your escape.

You are just gaining some speed as the ground settles when undead begin to emerge from the cracks in the ground. They are skeletal and quite slow moving. As seasoned adventurers you can outpace them, but several of the PFS aids and quartermasters are weighed down with supplies and are being caught and attacked.

Grel finds the leylines in this place and bolsters the casting of a spell. Hurry these people up, I'll try to slow down the undead.

Cast Spike Stones CL 9 with Place Magic. 180 sq ft of difficult terrain and damage if they traverse it.

Reesa casts Create Pit to try to swallow up a good chunk of the undead onslaught!

"Ooh, time to shatter some bones," Corona cackles gleefully as she begins dropping light bombs in the midst of the undead hordes!
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Burst of Radiance is such a great little spell~

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 1 = 26

Bo easily keeps pace with the others, looking for opportunities to assist.

"We must help the porters! They've got the celebratory spirits!" Hanlin dusts some undead with additional channels. Iomedae won't stand for disrupting the celebratory feast after a battle like this.

(Garduk burns one of his third level spell slots to regain 3 points to his arcane reservoir, then casts his mind out into the Great Beyond once again.)

The Pathfinders catch a whiff of the smell of pure sunshine and hear the faint sound of dew condensing on flower petals, before a bright ball of pure, white light appears in the air above the support team.

"Hi! I'm from Heaven, and I'm here to help!"

The floating sphere of light turns an angry red at the sight of the undead crawling from the crevasses in the tunnel floor.

"No-no-no! No more of that, please and thank you! GOOD-BYE!"

The angry archon starts firing beams of light at the attackers throughout the chamber.

"PEW! PEW! DIE AGAIN, YOU MONSTERS!"

Doesn't seem like we need attack rolls here, but let me know if we do.

We will be wrapping up within the next 24 hours.

You have almost reached the exit but the way out has been almost completely sealed off. You can either squeeze through the gap or try to find another way out.

DC23 Escape Artist or Survival or Knowledge (dungeoneering or engineering)

Grel leads the way tearing an opening through the stone.

Cast Stone Shape with Place Magic. Able to shape 19 cubic feet of stone.

"Oh hey, neato! Could you teach me how to do that, New Friend Grel?"

Hanlin stares at the collapsed exit with the voice of his superior officer Mr Peppers in his mind You are NOT PREPARED! His blood pressure quickly drops back to just above normal as Grel makes a tidy hole in it though "Not trying to be ungrateful, but could have you at least made the doorway tall enough for non-Dwarves!" He says, rubbing his scraped head.

Grel looks back at Corona, Perhaps when the world isn't crumbling around us, hahah. And Hanlin, if I had more time I'd do my ancestors justice and make a beautiful arch. We're in a bit of a pinch.

Garduk looks at the hole Grel makes through the stone with a skeptical eye. He leans over to Reesa and growls, "Did he just make a real hole in that rock? Because it won't do us any good to crawl into an extra-dimensional pit to nowhere."

As the others crawl through, Garduk shrugs and follows. "Corona's right, Grel. This is a very useful spell."

**OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT**

Through the terrible dark and palpable evil of the dungeons of Gallowspire, the expedition fights its way to the surface. The earth beneath and around them continues to shake, and undead monstrosities continue to fight, but the Pathfinders are implacable in their progress. Finally, after many more hours, the dim light of day greets the surviving Pathfinders who emerge from the outskirts of the Gallowgarden. Most show signs of desperate battle and deep exhaustion. As the light grows and shatters the clearing clouds, a few shouts of congratulations soon become a rousing cheer.

Marcos Farabellus steps forward triumphantly. “My friends, I have never been so proud to call myself a Pathfinder as I am today. Thanks to you, and to everyone who gave their lives to this mission, the world does not need to fear a terrible undead blight. The Whispering Tyrant may be a figure of legend, but you have challenged his plots, and you have emerged victorious. Your bravery and determination stand as a shining example, not just to your fellow agents, but to the world. Let us face the challenges ahead in the same spirit. Let us honor our dead and carry their memory and stories with us as we move forward into a new day. Explore! Report! Cooperate!”

That’s the end! Thanks for playing everyone, and thanks especially to the table GMs for all your hard work! GMs, the house has earned the full Necromantic Surge boon (4 boxes remaining).

Wonderful. Thanks so much for running, GM. Crazy good group. Hope to play with y'all in the future.

Wow - thanks for running a great table, GM Ietsuna! And thanks to my fellow players - this was a terrific group!