[PFS, GDIX] PFS(2) 1-11: Flames of Rebellion (Inactive)

Game Master Blake's Tiger

FYI: I forgot your CP adjustment on Nashaxian's attack.
@ Ezaki: While it seems like it should be affected by the curse, conceptually, stabilize does not restore HP so it is not affected.

Ezaki shuts death's door to Zelphari, providing Elfino time to switch places with Elsha and tend to the sorcerer's grievous wound. Zelphari regains consciousness, but the dark pus quickly seeps through the applied bandages.

"So nice that you worry about your fri--Ow!" the devil is cut short as the elf fires an arrow into the devil's arm. Nashaxian growls and breaks off the shaft. "Fine! You all die then!"

Encounter! Round 3. Bold may act.

Ezaki
Elsha
Brunwulf (magic weapon - rapier: 8/10)
Itka
Elfino
Zelphari (14/15 HP, wounded 1, prone, unarmed, persistent 3 (DC 15)) (shillelagh: 8/10)
Nashaxian (-25 hp)

Quit playing games and stay in one place, fiend!

Brünwulf bolts forward towards the throne. His boots clank on the metal grates as he zips past Elsha and runs up the steps. With forward momentum, he thrusts his blade, again trying to strike the devil in the chest.
rapier (magic weapon): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
poke!: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1) + 1 = 6
deadly?: 1d8 ⇒ 7

stride, stride, strike.

You won't shunt this off so easily! Itka taunts the devil in her head (she's too smart to do so verbally) as she stares him down with a lip curled in disgust. Drawing her hands through the air, she chants words of occult power as three darts of force appear and streak through the air to slam into the devil.

Magic Missile x3: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 1, 3) + 3 = 10

◆◆◆ Cast a Spell

Elsha looks at the vial that he's just crafted, in his hand, and then looks up at the devil as Elfino proclaims he might be "weakened."

Well, no risk no r-r-reward!

The alchemist cautiously jogs a few steps forward and to the side around one of the heat-grates, lobbing his alchemical bomb at the devil.

[[A]] Stride, 10'
[[A]] Strike: alchemical bomb (far lobber)

alchemical bomb attack, cold damage, cold splash damage: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 161d6 ⇒ 61 = 1
On hit he takes a –5-foot penalty on Speeds until the end of its next turn

Realizing he's exposed and in plain view of the devil he trots back to his original position.

[[A]] Stride, 10'

Still holding a minor healing potion.

Zelphari opens his eyes, his body in severe pain as the pus continues to ooze out his body. He instinctively reaches out to grasp the staff fallen at his side but turns his eyes on the devil and immediately releases a chilling ray of frost at the devil whilst still prone on the ground.

ray of frost: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 cold dmg: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

pick up weapon, ray of frost. (He's still prone. Will stand next round)

persistent dmg flat check DC15: 1d20 ⇒ 10

Brunwulf charges across the hall. He is forced to pass over the grates if he is to make it there swiftly, and, predictably, the coals flare and blast the hunter with a painful sirocco. Blisters begin to form on his exposed skin. His reprieve is brief, though, as he finds the area near the throne is as hot as the grate and more skin blisters. He thrusts at the devil's heart, but the blade is slowed as it passes through his iron-like beard. He is rewarded with a wince from the devil, at least (hit).

The devil inhales to gloat when he is buffeted by Ikta's force missiles. The assault knocks him back half of a step, and his eyes flare with angry fire. "I am going--!" he starts before Elsha splashes a vial at the foot of the throne (miss). The fluid splashes over the devil and Brunwulf, who may find the cold a welcome reprieve.

"Really?" the devil asks as he deflects Zelphari's ray of energy with an offhand sweep of his glaive (miss). He swings the glaive back down toward Brunwulf and cuts deeply into the man's shoulder. Blood, black pus, and fire spray across the wall as the force of the blow drives Brunwulf's body to the ground.

"Now you!" he says, looking directly into Ikta's eyes. He charges down the steps of the dais and onto the grate. The glaive slams into Ikta painfully, and the wound begins to suppurate like Zelphari's and Brunwulf's, but perhaps to her surprise, she endures the blow. Nashaxian roars in rage at the half-orc's refusal to succumb.

Note: I couldn't tell if Elsha has the Bomber research field because the website is bugging on me when I try to open profiles. However, the presence or absence of that 1 HP has no effect on this round's end result.

Encounter! Round 4. Bold may act.

Ezaki
Elsha
Itka (5/15 HP, persistent 2 (DC 15))
Elfino
Zelphari (11/15 HP, wounded 1, prone, persistent 3 (DC 15)) (shillelagh: 7/10)
Brunwulf (0/30 HP; dying 2, prone, unarmed, persistent 2 (DC 15)) (magic weapon - rapier: 7/10)
Nashaxian (-39 hp)

Note: Elixirs and Battle Medicine are not magical.
Actions -> Persistent Damage -> Persistent Check

Meddling: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Stabilize him with magic!

"No! He'll die if I do."

It is what it is.

Ezaki grits his teeth. The High Council of Belimarius granted him powers, but they were real pieces of work.

Ezaki casts Shield and Strides twice. Will use Shield Block if attacked with AoO.

Shield is okay, I guess.

Apparently forgetting their mic is still hot, they add:

Every time, this kid has a shield on. He could be 200 feet away and he's got the biggest shield I've ever seen.

Edit: If Elfino can help Brunwulf with Battle Medicine, then Ezaki will Shield, Stride, and Strike instead.

Halberd: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Slashing: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

I was kind of hoping that Brünwulf would stay upright for more than one round against the devil, but I guess playing with fire tends to shorten one's life expectancy somewhat. Let's see if I can recycle my last turn post and get similar results.

He looks on in dismay as Brünwulf goes down under the blows of the devil, and realizing that the ranger will probably die if someone didn't patch him up soon, Elfino moves quickly to his side.

Please note: Elfino can move 35 feet which allows him to get to the lower-left (south-east by the compass rose of the map) square adjacent to Brünwulf in one Stride without having to step onto a grate.

Action 1: Stride (35 feet)

He falls to his knees beside the prone Brünwulf and whipping out his bandages and ointments, dresses the ranger's wounds as best as he can to try and reverse his condition.

Action 2: Battle Medicine (Forensic Medicine) on Zelphari

Battle Medicine (Medicine): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Okaaaay, that could have gone way better. Time for some of that Hero Point action I think. Rerolling...

Battle Medicine (Medicine): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

So much better!

Battle Medicine Healing: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (2, 8) + 1 = 11 hit points healed.

That should do the trick. Go get 'em tiger!

While working on Brünwulf, Elfino looks over towards the devil to see if the same weakness he exploited earlier was still available to him.

Free Action: Devise a Stratagem vs. Devil

Devise a Stratagem: 1d20 ⇒ 6

Dang it!

Apparently the devil had learned from its earlier mistake and was managing to avoid exposing itself to another attack from Elfino.

When Brünwulf's eyes flutter open, Elfino says, "that should hold you for a little while. The devil is quite close, so I'm going to move to safer ground. Good luck Brünwulf"

With that, Elfino moves back behind Zelphari where he feels less exposed.

Action 3: Stride (35 feet)

Ninja Elf. Though I was expecting that to happen.

Ezaki moves into position and swings his halberd at the bearded devil, but Nashaxian intercepts the blow with the haft of his own pole-arm. "No, no!" he chides.

While Ezaki distracts the devil, Elfino moves across the room to save Brunwulf. His ministrations prove effective, though, like Zelphari, the wound continues to seep black pus.

Encounter! Round 4. Bold may act.

Ezaki
Elsha
Itka (5/15 HP, persistent 2 (DC 15))
Elfino
Zelphari (11/15 HP, wounded 1, prone, persistent 3 (DC 15)) (shillelagh: 7/10)
Brunwulf (11/30 HP; wounded 1, prone, unarmed, persistent 2 (DC 15)) (magic weapon - rapier: 7/10)
Nashaxian (-39 hp)

"Gaaah!" Itka's grunting cry of pain rouses the rat in her pocket. It sticks out its head and squeaks like it's having an apoplectic fit at the devil. Carefully she steps back into the corner, throws up her Shield, and, hand quivering, draws a sling bullet from her pouch. Her vision spins as she feels the warm blood and mysterious black ooze running down her side. Elfino will get to me next...won't he?

◆ Step, ◆ Cast a Spell, ◆ Interact (draw bullet)

When Brünwulf's eyes flutter open, Elfino says, "that should hold you for a little while. The devil is quite close, so I'm going to move to safer ground. Good luck Brünwulf"

Brünwulf's dark pupils try to focus on the person leaning over him.

In severe shock and desperation, Brünwulf reaches for his rapier, then slides a weak arm over to grab his mace. Completely battered, baked, and bruised by the devil's punishment, he still has the audacity to stagger to his feet.

Yes, Elsha has the bomber research field.

Elsha wades through the crowd to get to Itka. When he reaches her, he palms a vial into her hand.

[[A]] Stride, 15'
[[A]] Interact: hand minor healing potion to Itka (or can I directly administer it? If so, Itka roll 1d8 for healing)
[[A]] Interact: draw lesser elixir of life

I forgot to make the DC 15 flat check for persistent damage earlier. So, here goes...
DC 15: 1d20 ⇒ 12
Darn!

Here's Itka's forgotten Persistent Damage flat check (Thanks for the reminder, Elfino):

DC 15: 1d20 ⇒ 14
So close!

Sorry for the late post. Had a busy Saturday. Hmm, with all the hints that the GM is dropping, starting to feel that an electric arc with (more-or-less) guaranteed damage is better than striking with the devil's high AC to finish him home. But that would be so meta-gamey... :)

Zelphari takes a quick glance at how badly wounded much of the party is, and he lets out a loud roar of frustration, very uncharacteristic of the usually collected Zelphari, causing the winds to surge briefly around him.

He stumbles up to his feet, circles around the grates past Ezaki and swings his staff upon the devil, hoping to connect.

vs devil
shillelagh'ed staff: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 1 = 15 dmg: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3) + 3 = 10 additional damage if it's extraplanar: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Going to Hero Point that since I have 2.
shillelagh'ed staff: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 = 16 dmg: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 6) + 3 = 12 additional damage if it's extraplanar: 1d8 ⇒ 4
Ah well...

persistent damage flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 20 And now it comes...

Stand, Stride, Strike

I owed you guys a hero point from last battle with the kobolds, so I'm giving it to Elfino for charging in there and being a kobold target dummy.

The black stain around Ikta's and Brunwulf's wounds continue to spread beyond the bandages. Brunwulf gets to his feet while the others reposition themselves. Zelphari moves around the hot grate to strike at the devil, but he finds his blows easily blocked by the devil.

Nashaxian sighs and rolls his eyes. He says, "One," and sweeps his glaive under the young Thassalonian with such force that he is momentarily tossed into the air and lands painfully upon rump. As Ezaki falls to the floor, the devil brings his glaive around and down in a fearsome chop that misses his neck by far too little and nearly caves in his chest. "And two."

Finding the boy still alive, Nashaxian snorts and steps away from Zelphari and his living staff.

Encounter! Round 5. Bold may act.

Ezaki (3/18 HP, prone, persistent 4 (DC 15))
Elsha
Itka (3/15 HP, persistent 2 (DC 15))
Elfino
Zelphari (8/15 HP, wounded 1) (shillelagh: 6/10)
Brunwulf (9/30 HP; wounded 1, persistent 2 (DC 15)) (magic weapon - rapier: 6/10)
Nashaxian (-39 hp)

Note: Elixirs and Battle Medicine are not magical.
Actions -> Persistent Damage -> Persistent Check

Itka! Consume that quickly, I need to get this other one to Brunwulf!

Elsha draws his elixir of life before looking up to see that the devil stands between two halves of the group. The alchemist sighs audibly.

Of course...

[[A]] Interact: draw minor elixir of life.

Elsha will delay until the devil blinks away again and he sees an unimpeded path to the other side.IF that happens...

Elsha carefully stalks forward between the heated grates to get Brunwulf.

[[AA]] Two strides 40', to the steps SW of Brunwulf.

"Shhurr." Itka's reply is a bit slurred, but she dutifully brings the healing potion to her lips and chugs it down.

Counteract DC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
I used Itka's WIS modifier of +1.

As soon as she's finished the last ounce, she drops the bottle to the floor with a clatter and immediately begins casting a spell, sending the sling bullet in her hand hurtling toward the devil.

Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 151d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

It's only then that she realizes that the potion had no effect. Another bloom of panic swells within her as she gasps: "It didn't work! The potion failed!"

DC 15 persistent damage check: 1d20 ⇒ 16
Thank goodness!

◆ Interact, ◆◆ Cast a Spell

Ezaki will Shield Block the hit. He should be at 8/18.

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Meddling: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Kill them!

"No argument here."

Halberd: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Slashing: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Halberd, MAP: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 6 - 5 = 12
Slashing: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Flat Check, DC 15: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Argh. I want to save my Hero Point so that I can sponge another hit.

Growling in frustration under his breath, Zelphari plucks up his courage and dashes across the grates where fire threatens to erupt from, just so as to get into a flank with Ezaki.

He then swings his staff twice at the devil, hoping to put it down once and for all.

Going to take a risk and stride across the fire grate so that he can flank with Ezaki and make 2 strikes. If he goes the long way, he'll have to double stride, so only get one strike.

vs devil, flanked
shillelagh'ed staff: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 = 14 dmg: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 7) + 3 = 12 additional damage if it's extraplanar: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Going to Hero Point that.
shillelagh'ed staff: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 1 = 19 dmg: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (5, 4) + 3 = 12 additional damage if it's extraplanar: 1d8 ⇒ 4

2nd Strike
shillelagh'ed staff: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 1 - 5 = 15 dmg: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1) + 3 = 6 additional damage if it's extraplanar: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Stride, Strike, Strike

While Elsha rushes toward Bruwulf, Ikta telekinetically launches a stone--aiming for the devil's head but missing by much. Ezaki climbs to his feet and engages the devil in a duel of pole-arms. Zelphari darts across the grate, which flares with blistering heat.

With the devil focused on Ezaki and his halberd, Zelphari manages to strike Nashaxian with the living staff. The primal energy in the wood reverberates and disrupts the extraplanar energies of the devil. Nashaxian reels back and yells in frustration. He turns toward the sorcerer and curses, "You will rot from-" The rest of the curse is lost as the devil's body dissipates.

Now just need to overcome those persistent wounds. They can be assisted with Medicine Administer First Aid (DC 15). Successful assist lowers the Persistent Check DC to 10.

Encounter! Round 5. Bold may act.

Ezaki (4/18 HP, persistent 4 (DC 15))
Elsha
Itka (1/15 HP)
Elfino
Zelphari (7/15 HP, wounded 1)
Brunwulf (9/30 HP; wounded 1, persistent 2 (DC 15))

Note: Elixirs and Battle Medicine are not magical.
Actions -> Persistent Damage -> Persistent Check

Not taking a moment to concern himself with the devil's last words, Zelphari drops his staff, now that it's job is done, and pulls out a scroll. He chants the magical words, willing primal healing energy to Ezaki, hoping to keep him conscious long enough for those more skilled in the medicinal arts to stop the bleeding.

counteract: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

But he stares in horror when the scroll crumbles into dust without any effect.

draw item, cast heal from scroll (and fail)

I owed you guys a hero point from last battle with the kobolds, so I'm giving it to Elfino for charging in there and being a kobold target dummy.

Sweet! Thanks. I'll probably be using it pretty quickly, what with all the healing coming up.

By the way, since the devil is the subject of one of Elfino's Pursue a Lead investigations, does he get a +1 on his counteract rolls against the devil's magic to use a healing potion? How about Administer First Aid on the infernal persistent damage?

Elfino is a little surprised when the devil turns to Ezaki and sweeps him off his feet. When the fiend's Halberd then comes down on the prone boy, Elfino can't help but flinch and look away momentarily. Turning back to see the results of the blow, his first feeling is that of relief, but it is with some small guilt that the relief is that it wasn't himself at the receiving end of that strike. "That blow would have killed me for sure."

Expecting to see the mangled corpse of Ezaki, he is astonished to find that the boy is not only alive, but still conscious. "He still lives! How remarkable; he must have used some protective magic, or maybe the voices in his head are more useful than they appear."

Elfino casts a trained eye over Ezaki. He notices the black pus oozing from the strange lad's wounds, and realizes that without immediate assistance, he would soon succumb to it. He knew that Itka wasn't doing that well herself, but the black pus of her wounds seemed to have cleared up; she was no longer at death's door like Ezaki. "Itka, the boy needs my help more than you right now. I'll be back, but if you feel yourself about to pass out, then drink Elsha's elixirs."

The elf waits a few moments to let Zelphari engage the devil.

Free Action: Delay until the end of Zelphari's turn.

He watches with satisfaction as the fiend is finally taken down and the body dissipates. "Good job, Zelphari! I thought we were done for." He then carefully weaves his way around the grates and falls to his knees next to Ezaki.

Action 1: Stride (35 feet) to the square down-right/NE of Ezaki

Once again, he whips out his bandages and ointments and dresses Ezaki's wounds.

Action 2: Battle Medicine (Forensic Medicine) on Ezaki

Battle Medicine (Medicine): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Oh, now I get a crit! Where was that roll last round when we needed it.

Battle Medicine Healing: 4d8 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 3) + 1 = 13 hit points healed.

That should keep Ezaki conscious long enough for him to get rid of that pesky persistent damage (fingers crossed).

It's only then that she realizes that the potion had no effect. Another bloom of panic swells within her as she gasps: "It didn't work! The potion failed!"

While working on Ezaki, Elfino hears Itka's warning about the healing potions not working. He realizes that there must be some malignant magical influence in the devil's wounds that has to be overcome before any magical healing will take effect. He makes a mental note to that effect.

Once Ezaki is looking healthier, Elfino looks at Itka and Brünwulf to see who needs his help more. Itka's wounds seemed to have stabilized and she was out of immediate danger; Brünwulf's wounds were still seeping black pus and it seemed to Elfino that he would soon fall victim to them if the black pus wasn't taken care of. He moves to be closer to Brünwulf so he can administer to his wounds some more.

Action 3: Stride (35 feet)

As he approaches Brünwulf, he calls out to the ranger with some urgency, "Brünwulf! Quick. The wayfinder. We must try to trap the devil in the throne before it's too late!"

I want to leave Elfino where he will be adjacent to Brünwulf when the ranger tries the wayfinder trick on the throne, but not so close that the throne burns Elfino. I don't know what that green square thing is. An altar? I can't see it described anywhere. Feel free to move Elfino closer to the throne if it is safe for him to do so; he has plenty of range left on his last Stride.

Ezaki feels bolstered and invigorate by Elfino's ministrations, even as the infected wound continues to eat away at his chest.

While the room itself remains uncomfortably hot despite your bodies producing sheets of sweat, the grates no longer flare with burning heat when crossed nor does the throne radiate any additional heat now that the devil has been subdued.

Encounter! Round 5. Bold may act.

Ezaki (17/18 HP, persistent 4 (DC 15))
Elsha
Itka (1/15 HP)
Elfino
Zelphari (7/15 HP, wounded 1)
Brunwulf (9/30 HP; wounded 1, persistent 2 (DC 15))

You must make a DC 18 Counteract check or lose the spell/magic with no effect if attempting magical healing on Brunwulf or Ezaki.

Note: Elixirs and Battle Medicine are not magical.
Actions -> Persistent Damage -> Persistent Check

@Zelphari: Given that Ezaki's HP were improved to 17/18 before round 6 where you could have used the scroll, I'm going to negate your premature action and allow you to redo your turn when it comes up.

@Elfino re Pursue a Lead: Unless you have a feature that allows you to apply your bonus to medicine rolls--I'm not fully versed in all of the Investigator options yet--it only applies to information gathering skill checks and Perception.

@The Green Rectangle: I don't know. I was calling it the throne. It's not the most accurate map as far as furniture goes.

Thank the gods that's over.
Even though he took a beating and with the adrenaline still pumping, Brünwulf tries to ignore the pain. He dashes over to the throne, presses the wayfinder against it, and mutters the command.

He looks at his grotesque festering wounds.
DC 15 flat: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Oh, Come on. Really?

The sealing ritual is actually a ritual that requires more time than a round's worth of action, so focus on not dying.

Also, I should point out that you, yourself, not just others, can Aid yourself by performing First Aid (DC 15) on yourself, untrained, 2-action activity, but it does require healer's tools.

Encounter! Round 6. Bold may act.

Ezaki (17/18 HP, persistent 4 (DC 15))
Elsha
Itka (1/15 HP)
Elfino
Zelphari (7/15 HP, wounded 1)
Brunwulf (9/30 HP; wounded 1, persistent 2 (DC 15))

You must make a DC 18 Counteract check or lose the spell/magic with no effect if attempting magical healing on Brunwulf or Ezaki.

Note: Elixirs and Battle Medicine are not magical.
Actions -> Persistent Damage -> Persistent Check

Anyone who has Medicine should try to lower that DC. Can Ezaki Administer First Aid to himself to try to lower the DC?

Medicine (Administer First Aid), DC 15: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Flat Check, DC 15 (DC 10 if someone successfully Administers First Aid): 1d20 ⇒ 20

Could have used that nat 20 earlier ... :(

Ezaki tries to treat the corrupted wound growing across his chest with his own tonics. He does not feel like his efforts accomplished much, but soon the wound begins to slow and eventually stops growing.

Encounter! Round 6. Bold may act.

Ezaki (13/18 HP)
Elsha
Itka (1/15 HP)
Elfino
Zelphari (7/15 HP, wounded 1)
Brunwulf (9/30 HP; wounded 1, persistent 2 (DC 15))

You must make a DC 18 Counteract check or lose the spell/magic with no effect if attempting magical healing on Brunwulf.

Note: Elixirs and Battle Medicine are not magical.
Actions -> Persistent Damage -> Persistent Check

Elfino glances back at Ezaki and sees that he's managed to stop the black pus in time. "That only leaves Brünwulf." He turns back towards the ranger and finds that the man has moved out of reach. Now that the throne seems less hot, he steps closer.

Action 1: Stride (35 feet)

Fortunately, Administer First Aid only takes 2 actions.

"Hold up there Brünwulf. Let's take care of that nasty looking black pus first." Elfino then goes to work. He takes off the old dressings; washes the wound as best he can; applies a heavy coat of his most powerful disinfectant ointment; and redresses the wound.

Actions 2 & 3: Administer First Aid on Brünwulf

Administer First Aid (Medicine): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Looks like I may get to keep that Hero Point to the end after all.

"That should help, but it's up to your body to fight off what's left of the evil in you."

Good luck, Brünwulf. We'll try again next round if necessary; I've got nothing better to do now.

Hmm. I'm feeling a bit better, Elfino. Thanks.
DC 15 flat: 1d20 ⇒ 1

His stomach begins to churn, his body aches all over, then suddenly, he leans over and vomits dark bile.
Bllaaarrrrgggh!!!

Ugh. I do have a potion of minor healing. Should I give that a swag or wait? He pats his satchel where the vial is held.

I forgot to make the Meddling check.

Meddling: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Bored now.

Ezaki moves over with his last action.

"Let me pour the healing potions into you. I have divine training and a little insight into how to counteract the evil."

Ezaki also has a MHP and a +5 for Counteract.

Hmm. I'm feeling a bit better, Elfino. Thanks.

DC 15 flat: 1d20 ⇒ 1

His stomach begins to churn, his body aches all over, then suddenly, he leans over and vomits dark bile.
Bllaaarrrrgggh!!!

Ugh. I do have a potion of minor healing. Should I give that a swag or wait? He pats his satchel where the vial is held.

Perhaps now would be a good time to point out that when it comes to Hero Points... you can't take them with you.

Elfino puts out his hand and stops Brünwulf from reaching for his potion. "Don't waste your time Brünwulf, the potion won't help you. You'll have to get through this with just my help."

By my count, Brünwulf just took another 2 hp and should be down to 7. Good enough for 3 more tries before we need to do something more serious.

Doctor Elfino examines the bandages and sees that Brünwulf's retching undid all the hard work he just completed. The elf looks over to Elsha and Itka and shouts, "Elsha! Bring over your elixirs. If Brünwulf doesn't get through this soon, he's going to need them."

He turns back to his patient and once again cleans and redresses the wound.

Actions 1 & 2: Administer First Aid on Brünwulf

Administer First Aid (Medicine): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Okaaay. So much for my newly minted Hero Point. Here we go again.

Administer First Aid (Medicine): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Elfino looks over his work with some pride, but suspects that he'll be going through this again very soon. "Oh well. Practice makes perfect."

With Elfino's succesful Administer First Aid, the DC for Brünwulf to recover from his persistent damage drops to 10; that's a 55% chance of success; the same chance that Elfino now has of successfully doing another Administer First Aid.

Elfino pulls a minor healing potion from his bandolier and holds it loosely in his hand in case one of the spellcasters wants to take it and try feeding it to Brünwulf.

Actions 3: Interact - Take in hand: Healing Potion (Minor)

"Let me pour the healing potions into you. I have divine training and a little insight into how to counteract the evil."

Ezaki also has a MHP and a +5 for Counteract.

Elfino nods to Ezaki as he comes up beside them and makes his offer. "Excellent idea. You undoubtedly have much more knowledge about these things than I."

If Zelphari heads over as well, then we'll also have his +7 Counteract available, and we'll maximize our chances of success.

Elfino calls back to the rest of his colleagues, "Elsha, Itka, Zelphari! Come over here. We'll probably need your help to get Brünwulf through this."

I got Elfino to pull a potion and he's holding it loosely in his hand so that Ezaki or Zelphari can grab it, try the Counteract, and feed it to Brünwulf. I assume he'll be willing

Say, 'we have ways of making him willing.' And then laugh manically.

"No."

Hold up your halberd and the potion and tell him one of the two are going down his throat!

"Shut UP!"

Ezaki looks at Brunwulf.

"Um ... sorry ... I was talking to ... um ... not you ... but, uh ... nobody."

I'm heading to bed now, so in an effort to keep this moving along, here are Elfino's next 4 rounds of Administer First Aid rolls, in case they're needed. If someone takes the minor Healing Potion from his hands, he'll immediately replace it with his last one.

I really want to wake up tomorrow and find Brünwulf right as rain. If you can also arrange for the devil to be stuck in the throne, that would be a nice extra :)

Catching up at the end of a long workday, I only scanned the posts but Elsha had a non-magical elixir of life that he could give to brunwulf at any point after the devil disappeared.

Great work Zelphari!

Elsha noticeably untenses and rushes over to brunwulf to apply what he has left.

Brunwulf, take 1d6 healing

Since we have at least 4 rounds before we need to worry about anything too special, Brunwulf, go ahead and give me up to 4 flat checks at DC 10.

There are also two minor healing potions - one from Ezaki, one from Brunwulf.

Counteract, DC 18: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Healing: 1d8 ⇒ 8

That should buy him 4 more rounds.

Counteract, DC 18: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Healing: 1d8 ⇒ 1

"That second potion must have been defective. Certainly wasn't my fault."

Elsha's Elixir of Life: 1d6 ⇒ 4

DC 10 flat: 1d20 ⇒ 4
DC 10 flat: 1d20 ⇒ 17
DC 10 flat: 1d20 ⇒ 5
DC 10 flat: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Wow. A lot happened today.

Once the devil is defeated, Itka slumps to the floor. With trembling hands, she digs out her minor healing potion and greedily pours it down her throat, then pauses, waiting to see if it works.

minor healing potion: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Ugggh. Barely. What a dud. As the others work feverishly to keep Brunwulf on the proper side of death's door, she watches with pain-glazed eyes. Eventually, she heaves herself to her feet with the assistance of her cane and hobbles over to join the guys. "Well boys. We lived."

DC 10 flat: 1d20 ⇒ 17

Elfino slumps back slightly exhausted, but gratified that the black pus has finally disappeared from Brünwulf's injuries. "Whew! Those were some nasty wounds the fiend inflicted. Remind me to stock up on elixirs the next we go up against devils." Then, indicating the Healing Potion in his hand, he adds, "Never thought these fellows would fail me, but you learn something new every day."

He tucks the potion back into his belt pouch and looks around at his friends. He sees that Itka, though no longer buying a ticket to Pharasma's Boneyard, isn't exactly looking her best. "Come here Itka, let's see if I can fix you up a little."

He dips into his dwindling supply of bandages and ointment and executes his now well-practiced devil-wound dressing procedure on Itka.

Action 1: Battle Medicine (Forensic Medicine) on Itka

Battle Medicine (Medicine): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Battle Medicine Healing: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (4, 5) + 1 = 10 hit points healed.

He then checks the rough patch jobs he did on the others during the battle. They seemed to be holding, but with more time, he's sure he could improve things a little. "If we have a spare hour or so, I think I can treat all your wounds a little better. But first, perhaps we should wrap things up here and get that devil imprisoned in the throne."

Oops, didn't realise it wasn't my turn.

Seeing that there is still sometime before Brunwulf succumbs, Zelphari hangs on to the scroll of healing, and he is glad to see that the pus stops shortly with some help from Elfino.

"Here, let me take care of that." He then summons forth the primal healing energy written into the scroll to heal Brunwulf.

It's a school item, so might as well use it.

heal: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

"What matters is that one of you place the item containing me against his throne and speak the proper words, which I will teach you. That’ll seal the bugger back up in his throne and put him at the service of the keep’s proper owner. Once he’s sealed up, place both of your hands against the object you seal me in and speak the same phrase; I’ll be free to travel on to the afterlife I’ve earned with my service to the empire. Once I’m gone, you’ll be the keep’s proper owners, with your own bound devil to oversee the place. What do you say?"

This is what we were told about the ritual. This comes from Diggen, so I'm not sure we all agreed it was trustworthy, but it does come from the GM, so I believe that it's what we were asked to do.

"Come here Itka, let's see if I can fix you up a little."

Swaying on her cane, Itka is more than happy to allow Elfino to do his thing. Maybe I should learn how to do that... Once finished, she breathes a sigh of relief. "Ohhhh, thank you Elfino. That's much better. --Oh! Should we be worried about the devil returning? Best to do that ritual quickly, just in case." Her brow furrows with consternation at the thought of having to face the devil again. If he comes back, we should run!

Who was holding the Wayfinder? Brunwulf, right?

Through Elfino's persistent ministrations, the rot spreading from Brunwulf's wound slows in its crawl across his shoulder and eventually stops entirely. With the cursed wound abated, Zelphari's subsequent magical healing has its full effect, and the hunter begins to feel much better.

Concerned that the devil may reform sooner than you would like, you place the wayfinder upon the throne and form a circle around it to speak the words of sealing. As you begin the ritual, the throne flares as if illuminated from within, and you can almost make out what might be the devil's face across the back of the throne before the light fades. Diggin's instructions apparently proving true, you now must come to a consensus on whether to release Diggen from the wayfinder or leave him imprisoned and bring him back as a trophy (or throw Zelphari's wayfinder into a lake).

Ezaki votes not to release him here. We can bring him back to the Lodge so that someone else can release him under more controlled circumstances.

Itka nods grimly in agreement. "He's waited this long. A little longer won't hurt him. And we can't take another fight right now."

Ezaki votes not to release him here. We can bring him back to the Lodge so that someone else can release him under more controlled circumstances.

Itka nods grimly in agreement. "He's waited this long. A little longer won't hurt him. And we can't take another fight right now."

Elfino also nods in agreement. "I agree with Ezaki and Itka. I do not trust Diggen to just 'travel on to the afterlife' when we set him free. Once freed from this tower, we don't really know what he'll do, or even what he's capable of doing."

He lets that sink in for a second, "I really don't think this is our decision to make anyway; it is way above our pay grade. I think it would be wisest to take Diggen back to the Lodge as-is and let the Dark Archive deal with him; they'll know what to do."

Elfino liked being a Society agent and did not want to risk his job by releasing a potentially deadly ancient evil into the world. Assuming he survived Diggen's release, he really didn't want to go back to the Lodge and have to explain something like that to Venture-Captain Brackett. "If the Dark Archive decide that it is perfectly safe to free Diggen, then they will do so. He's waited many hundreds of years already, I don't think a few more weeks will make a big difference to him."

Can't a-a-argue with any of that. We don't need more trouble on our hands now. It'll just be days more and maybe he gets out. Maybe he can even be a resource for the society back at the Grand Lodge, or in the Dark Archive. I'm not sure it's really up his alley though...

He looks around for a moment.

So... we're the rightful owners of this place now? Or r-r-rather the society is? Who wants the throne?

He jokes, looking around at the group.

I don't think the Dark Archive exists any more. Not 100% sure but I think it's Vigilant Seal now.

Ezaki hops on the throne and holds his halberd like a scepter.

"Make me a sandwich!" he orders.