Carlin shoots a blast of pure holy energy at the bossman. He laughs as the blast goes wide. "Hah! Think you can best me? I doubt it. I will slay each and every one of you and make you my minions."
Willard follows suit and attempts to fling a bolt of fire towards him. No luck! He's too strong.
The skeleton boss moves up and stares directly at Maud. "I'll think I'll start with you."
Due to her magical protection (mage armor), the boss misses!
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[u]Round 2[/u]
Asar
Blue Skeleton
Maud (10/11 HP)
Dominic (19/19 HP)
Green Skeleton
Purple Skeleton
Red Skeleton
Cevrik (8/9 HP)
Mr Dumplington (15/15 HP)
Willard (6/6 HP)
Carlin (12/12 HP)
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I did miss that I was leaving pink's threatened area, and the +2 thing, so thank you for pointing that out, (but the +2 wouldn't apply to the first one anyway) so how I understand my movement with acrobatics rules is:
1) move to the SW, leaving pink's threatened area and provoking AoO from pink (roll 6+1=7 vs CMD only because 1st opponent, keep the roll and trigger the AoO - not sure about timing if part 2 fails)
2) move through the red opponent's square (roll 19+1=20 vs CMD+5+2 due to 1 previous opponent. success = move through no AoO; failure = stop movement & trigger AoO)
3) if part 2 succeeds, move out of red square to the SE, leaving green's threatened area and provoking AoO (12+1=13, vs CMD+2+2 due to 2 previous opponents)
I will only use the reroll to prevent getting stopped from moving through the red square (but my natural roll is a 19, so I think not)- otherwise I will eat any AoO attacks, hoping my high AC protects me.
If I have to roll FOUR acrobatics checks (against +6), I'm similarly not doing that and will just stand there and miss a swing with my sword instead. (first roll 6+4=10) Next turn I'll move back so Cevrik can get in there
Maud swings hard at the boss man. Asar laughs as the sword just tangles up his tattered clothing even more.
Dominic reaches over Maud to strike at the same skeleton. Due to some cover from Maud, Dominic misses as well.
Each skeleton strikes out at the monk, once with a broken/rusty scimitar, and once with a claw. Though her magic reflects some of the attacks, three solid blows take chunks of flesh off of her!
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[u]Round 2[/u]
Asar
Blue Skeleton
Maud (4/11 HP)
Dominic (19/19 HP)
Green Skeleton
Purple Skeleton
Red Skeleton
Cevrik (8/9 HP)
Mr Dumplington (15/15 HP)
Willard (6/6 HP)
Carlin (12/12 HP)
The bear dog moves up to crunch his way through more enemies.
Carlin pulls out a scroll from her pack and starts reading it. Suddenly a huge explosion as a ray of fire bursts forth and hits the skeletal champion. He's not happy with you!
Cevrik holds onto his mount tight as the dog bear bites and claws his way through skeletons. Only one of his paws mars the skeleton and it finally clatters to the ground!
Then the arcanist focuses and a single missile flies directly at Asar. It explodes right in his face.
"You're gonna regret that!" Asar yells, almost deafening Maud. He steps up the stairs, hoping to get up to Carlin and eliminate her - as she is the one who hurt him the most. But he trips on the stairs in his attempts to kill eliminate Cevrik.
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[u]Round 2[/u]
Asar (-27 HP)
Blue Skeleton
Maud (4/11 HP)
Dominic (19/19 HP)
Green Skeleton
Purple Skeleton
Red Skeleton
Cevrik (8/9 HP)
Mr Dumplington (15/15 HP)
Willard (6/6 HP)
Carlin (12/12 HP)
Maud swings once, but the sword is too unwieldly to handle properly. But she manages to knock it back on her backswing, completely shattering the bones!
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[u]Round 2[/u]
Asar (-27 HP)
Blue Skeleton[/s[
Maud (4/11 HP)
Dominic (19/19 HP)
[s]Green Skeleton
Purple Skeleton
Red Skeleton
Cevrik (8/9 HP)
Mr Dumplington (15/15 HP)
Willard (6/6 HP)
Carlin (12/12 HP)
Dominic's whip wraps around one of Asar's ribs. He heaves as he feels the energy flow through his veins (or whatever skeletons have in place of veins) as Dominic's Chill Touch takes affect. He looks at each of you and a look of panic crosses his face. "Uhhhh, this is just a misunderstanding."
The remaining skeleton steps up to Maud and swings its scimitar. . It seems too dumb to do anything else.
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[u]Round 2[/u]
Asar (-27 HP, panicked)
Blue Skeleton
Maud (4/11 HP)
Dominic (19/19 HP)
Green Skeleton
Purple Skeleton
Red Skeleton
Cevrik (8/9 HP)
Mr Dumplington (15/15 HP)
Willard (6/6 HP)
Carlin (12/12 HP)
Dumpling roars and strikes out at the larger, and now frightened, skeleton.
Destroyed! Asar explodes in a burst of bones.
Now, the Pathfinders can examine the room. They spot the woman laying beside the coffin, still breathing, but unconscious. They also find a very finely crafted longsword and a finely crafted chainmail off of Asar. In the open sarcophogus, the skeleton is wielding an amazingly detailed longsword and donning full plate.
And there is a pale golden fire flickering above the crypt from a torch.
Carlin scans the room. The full plate the body in the sarcophagus is wearing and the longsword it is wielding is magical. The chainmail and the longsword the now dead Asar had were also magical. Also, the flame is magical.
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Maud has very little self-ego and will ignore her own wounds to tend to the unconscious woman, making sure she is stable before checking the dark corners of the room for any other ambushers (or secret rooms).
(+2 to stone)
If there are no more threats, Maud will forgo healing her own wounds to pour a healing potion down the woman's (Dimira's?) throat.
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Cevrik makes a point of being right there as Maud administers the potion to revive the damsel in distress and greets her with, "Be at ease, fair maiden. My allies and I have freed you from this nightmarish fiend. When you are ready, we shall reunite you with your brother and bring you both safely home."
As the little Halfling beams with pride at being successful in his knightly duties, the bear dog looks around for other foes, finds none, and lets out a bored yawn.
There are two open rooms, one to the east and one to the west. Looks like more (but less elaborate) tombs or crypts. You'll need to approach and scope them out to learn more about them. But doesn't seem like any more skeletons are coming.
Asar the skeleton's sword is a +1 longsword. The body in the sarcophagus is wearing a +2 full plate. Carlin is unsure about the other items. The other skeleton's just have basic rusty scimitars and broken armor... not worth a penny.
While Carlin and Willard go over the magic items in the room, Dominic, Maud, and Cevrik help Dimira. She slowly opens her eyes and screams when she sees you. "AHHHHH!!!". But then she realizes you aren't an undead threat.
"That.... that creature. He attacked us. We were here to set up some obstacles for you. Like we do for all the others who have come before you. It's supposed to be a fun adventure." She starts to cry realizing she's free now. "I... we... something went wrong. Skeletons attacked us. He () captured me and slayed my friends, my family.". She starts sobbing more. "He started to question me. 'What has happened in the last 200 years?' he asked. I had no choice but to answer him."
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"There, there," Cevrik says, trying to comfort the gal, "telling him what he wanted to know was the smart thing to do. You kept yourself alive and bought us time to come rescue you. You did well. I know your brother and the others back in town will be overjoyed that you used your wits to survive," and he gives her his best heroic smile as he says these things which, according to stories he's heard of brave knights, seem like the right thing to say.
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That...thing won't be hurting anyone else...that's for certain. Are you well enough to move? We're getting out of here shortly...and I think it might be in your best interest to come with us... Carlin says, examining the room. She focuses on the remains in the sarcophagus. I wonder why this wasn't ransacked like everything else here? Odd, don't you think? This person is of obvious importance... she says as she picks up Azar's sword. She strikes a pose holding it like a barbarian, but her slight frame only makes it comical. Well, this can be useful, at least...
"Roldare?! He's alive!! Is he here with you?" She frantically looks around. "WHERE IS HE? TAKE ME TO HIM!!"
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As Maud informs the damsel no-longer-in-distress about her brother being alive and she reacts emphatically, Cevrik quietly mutters, "Literally already mentioned him twice," and he looks obviously disappointed with how this whole knightly moment has failed to meet his vision for it.
However, he regains his composure and continues trying to make it fit his image as he poses heroically and says, "Worry not, fair maiden, we will reunite you with him soon enough."
"Oh thank you!" She hugs Cevrik and gives Mr. Dumplington a pat. "Have you killed all of those... things?" She points at the skeletons.
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The little Halfling perks up at the sudden display of affectionate gratitude from the damsel no-longer-in-distress, then looks nervously in the direction of Carlin, the object of his affections, before telling the damsel, "Of course, ma'am. It is my duty as a knight to save those in need. And as my lady says," gesturing towards Carlin, "we have vanquished all of the undead abominations and other threats that might pose dangers here."
Looking in to the sarcophagus, the body is relatively in tact. The only thing amiss is the broken links of a chain that lie around his neck with a missing medallion it once held.
Once Willard goes to light the lantern with the Everflame, the spirit of Kassen stirs from its rest and rises up. His spectral form sits on the edge of the sarcophagus. "Thank you for putting an end to Asar. He and I were... adventuring companions. We were both part of a mercenary troop in Lastwall." Kassen seems reluctant to share.
"We split ways after years of acquiring a great deal of treasure. I am sure that Asar felt cheated after our last quest right before we split.". He stands up and starts pacing around, his ghostly spirit hovering above the ground. "Once I settled down and started the town of Kassen's Hold, Asar came and raided it. For two solid months, he laid waste to our town. Me and some other townsfolk followed him to this very crypt - an ancient place. A battle lasted for what seemed like days. Asar was slain and I was mortally wounded. Two days later, I died.". Kassen holds his head down, obviously ashamed. "The townsfolk and Asar's bandits companions were buried here" Kassen points at the two crypts to the side. "Asar and I were buried here as well."
He stops and looks each Pathfinder over. "Someone - or something - came in and stole an amulet. Maybe three months ago. One from me and one from Asar. There is another amulet... who had it? I believe her name was Iramine. It's been so long, I forget the details. These amulets are part of a key that opens up a great treasure vault. I don't really remember anything about this vault though. But now, someone has two of these amulets."
With that, Kassen walks back to his sarcophagus and pulls out several items. He gives them a bag of holding (type I) a +1 bashing shield, an elemental gem (water), and one scale from his armor for each PC. "These scales will grant you a boon in your hour of need.".