The Dead Roads[

Game Master Seldlon the Swift

Ayuki takes a step and slams at Niu.

slam v AC17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

She swings at Agni as well.
slam v AC18: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Don feels the full weight of his weapon's damage. Niu falls unconscious to the floor.

Don
Ayuki
Niu, Etgar, Agni ✔

Stabilize: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (18) - 2 = 16

Etgar looks at the floor and curses. Eyes on us creature!. He takes a step and stabs at her, trying to get her attention away from Niu.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Etgar feels a bit of resistance against his spear.

Agni puts her scimitar to work.
scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 (18-20)

Round 7
Current Effects
Niu - mage armor - shaken, stable and unconscious
Etgar - Guidance 1 minute, -1 con
Don - -1 con
Agnimitra 20/26 Donovan 27/27 Etgar 22/22 Niu -01/16

Don ✔
Ayuki
Niu, Etgar, Agni

sorry, my post must have dropped earlier this week.

Don swings again, missing Agni's unspoken message.

Swing hammer + Power attack: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 - 1 = 8
Bashing Damage (Adamintine): 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10

Ayuki slams at Agni.
slam v AC18: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

slam v AC17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Don dropped the hammer and switched to his longsword last turn to get slashing damage.

Don
Ayuki
Niu
Etgar, Agni ✔

Agni swings her scimitar again and steps away from the creature.
scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 (18-20)

Etgar, seeing no real other options, will strike out once again.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Inspiration add to attack: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Etgar feels like he did some damage.

Round 8
Current Effects
Niu - mage armor - shaken, stable and unconscious
Etgar - Guidance 1 minute, -1 con
Don - -1 con
Agnimitra 13/26 Donovan 27/27 Etgar 22/22 Niu -01/16

Don ✔
Ayuki
Niu, Etgar, Agni

Sorry for all the delays, lots of business, should be behind me. I thought my post about swapping weapons was lost and just wanted to rush out a post.

Donovan begins to feel anger, Niu has become one of the few friends Donovan has had in his short life. he continues to slash with more power.

Swing +Power attack Long Sword: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 - 1 = 16
Slashing Damage (Silver): 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 = 13

Ayuki takes a step and slams at Agni.

slam v AC18: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

slam v AC18: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Don's blade misses the haunt.

Don
Ayuki
Niu
Etgar, Agni ✔

Oddly, this isn't working out, but Etgar is still completely unhurt. I feel like I need to pick much better extracts, cause I don't have much else to do.

Etgar slides out his spear again, trying to stab the woman.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Inspiration add to attack roll: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Agni swings her scimitar and misses.
scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
slashing damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 /18-20)

Round 9
Current Effects
Niu - mage armor - stable and unconscious
Etgar - Guidance 1 minute, -1 con
Don - -1 con
Agnimitra 13/26 Donovan 27/27 Etgar 22/22 Niu -01/16

Don ✔
Ayuki
Niu, Etgar, Agni

Donovan's fathers drilling comes to his mind and he cn almost hear the gruff old man. 'Slow and steady boy, fighting is not the same as chopping wood, focus.'

With the reminder he takes a more steady attack.

Swing Long Sword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Slashing Damage (Silver): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Ayuki continues her assault on Agni.

slam v AC18: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

slam v AC18: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Don
Ayuki
Niu
Etgar, Agni ✔

Need a will save from Agni.

Agni will
will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Ayuki looks at Don and Agni with a different expression. The overwhelming fear has subsided. She seems placated and wanting in some regard. "Thank you for the release"

Etgar stops, his spear at the ready. What the hell, lady?! What is this madness?

He looks over at Niu, then back to her. Are you done? We need to help our friend.

Agni swings her blade at Ayuki. "As you wish"
scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 (18-20)
confirm: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 (18-20)

The unfettered phantom (fear) is destroyed. End initiative.

Etgar rushes over to Niu and kneels down beside him. He gives him a good shake and a slap to wake him.

I can't give him one of my extracts right?

I believe we still have potions on the loot sheet

Donovan will move over and lay a hand on Niu, "Please get up."

Lay on Hands + Greater Mercy: 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + (4) = 7

Welcome back, Niu. Niu is 06/16.
He spends as much time on his back as...disregard that thought :-)

Heart still racing, Niu sputters as he comes awake, eyes looking every which way for the spirit.

Calming a little, he grips Donovan's hand. "Is it.... Gone?"

After a few seconds with nothing else happening, he takes a deep breath, picks up his sickle and slams it back into his belt. "I thought flanking with Etgar might help you bring it down more quickly. Seems that was a stupid idea. I should definitely stay to the back."

Heading back over to the desk, he casts Detect Magic as he helps to search through the drawers. I think we'll take 20 with this search

The medallions hanging on the bed are holy symbols of various deities. While most deities of Golarion are included among them, Kishokish’s collection includes several holy symbols of rare or even dead gods.

The desk contains several years of Kishokish’s notes about philosophy and planar lore.

One desk drawer contains nothing but eighteen oddly shaped iron keys: three engraved with a standing rectangle and the numbers 1 through 3, six engraved with a semicircle and the numbers 1 through 6, and nine engraved with a right triangle and the numbers 1 through 9. These are the keys that Kishokish’s portrait requested. All of the keys radiate faint transmutation magic.

The desk contains an expensive looking mahogany snuffbox as well as 78 pp and 14 gp.

The papers in the desk include three scrolls.

The leather glove is magical as well. It must be the one the portrait indicated could be used against the sahkil Vithiz.

"I assume the key with the '9' is the one we want. Do you think we should just take the rest of them with us?"

Niu casts Read Magic on the scrolls.

A scroll of fire shield, a scroll of halt undead, and a page of spell knowledge with summon monster II.

"That sounds like the right key, but this place has been real tricky"

Agni says "I agree that is the right key. The manor has eight eaves but is named nine eaves. Rectangles are doors, semicircles are the balconies and the right angles are the eaves. Perhaps we should heal up and rest before we encounter this sahkil Vithiz in the ballroom."

Niu sighs. "Two scrolls and one magic item, but Neb-en-toti says that he can't learn any of them."

Stowing the items, he sets the glove and key on the desk. "Who is willing to try to wrest the staff away from the sakhil? Whomever should remain in possession of the glove and key.

As for resting, I could use some additional healing, that I can get from a potion, but I don't think we have used too many other resources that will be replenished with another day of rest. But, I will go along with what the rest of you want. For now, we may as well look at the room to the south since we are up here."

"Don or I could use the glove equally well. Who is best suited to do something else is my question. What do we know of this invader? I recall it was very capable. I spent two cure light wounds getting you off the floor already this day, Niu."

I looked forever and could not find the avatar she used.

"I don't believe we have discovered what type of sakhil it is yet. There is very little we can determine without that information. Perhaps the picture will be able to tell us more when we return."

"Then let us question this portait"

I edited while you were posting, look back :-)

avatar was male outsider. Found it making the next one.

"I only know a few things about this Sahkil. It is a wihsaak. They have a significant resistance to everything but good. They are inherently evil."

He continues telling you this

You are now on slide 2.

"A Wihsaak is a powerful foe. We must hope that this staff will provide a significant boost to our ability to deal with the creature, as I fear we may be overmatched otherwise.

I will do my best to try to help, but I do not have spells that will be effective. Perhaps I can try to keep others standing by providing healing. I imagine that another night of rest would help us to prepare better magics."

I also still want to explore that remaining room on the third floor. Is anyone else still around?

Donovan will use some more of his holy energy to work to restore Niu.

Lay on Hands + Greater Mercy: 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + (4) = 6

If this foe is evil I will use my hammer and my faith to defeat it."

Etgar gives a quick nod of resolve. Well, if this last fight proved anything, Don, you'll probably be needed in the front again, as that hammer and your faith is surely one of our most potent weapons. I wish I could heal you, but my extracts are attuned to my body and thus they only work on me. I can take one to imbue coins with a bit of energy to attack from afar, but that and healing myself only are really my only tricks. If I do get this staff, what should I expect?. He looks to Niu

Agni picks up the key and the glove and hands them to Etgar. "Shall we search that final room before we grace the ballroom?"

Agnimitra 04/26 Donovan 27/27 Etgar 22/22 Niu 12/16

Didn't realize Agnimitra was that injured.

Niu pauses to spread some healing sand over Agnimitra. CLW: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

He then turns back to Etgar, giving him an odd look as he attempts to parse the statement. "What will the staff I have never see and know nothing about do? Probably something similar to this rod I was unable to identify."

He tries to think back to what the picture said. "I think it is supposed to capture the soul of the Wihsaak. I imagine once you have possession of it you would need to strike the wihsaak with it, but that is only a guess."

Turning to the picture again, he asks. "Can you tell us anything about how to use your master's staff?"

Agnimitra 12/26 Donovan 27/27 Etgar 22/22 Niu -12/16

"The glove will prevent the sahkil from striking you as you attempt to disarm it. I suspect that Kishokish being inside the staff may be able to provide some aid as well. Should you strike him with the staff, Kishokish and the sahkil will exchange places. The sahkil will be trapped inside the staff and Kishokish will be liberated."

"Fine, fine, we knew that portrait. Can you heal me because I am in no shape to fight at this point."