[Outpost IV] GM Zin's CORE 4-19 The Night March of Kalkamedes (Inactive)

Game Master Zin Z'arin

Leon has no suspicions yet or knowledge of much in general.

k local: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

"Well I'm gonna see what happens with Kalkamedes before I worry 'bout anythin' else," Grigory says. "I signed up to make sure he got where he was tryin' ta sleepwalk without endin' up dead, an' that's what I'm gonna do. If we need his help once Kalky stops, we'll know where to find 'im."

Grigory returns his attention to the sleepwalker's path toward the unconscious woman in the circle.

Challa regards Koth'Vaul thoughtfully.
K:History: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
K:Local: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
K:Planes: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Know local: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Know History, untrained: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Know planes, untrained: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Know arcana, untrained: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
Sense motive, Alertness: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

What's happening there... I really have no clue. I lack knowledge about all things magical, hopefully someone else more educated in these matters can get the well-needed informations

The Pathfinders, turning the suspicious minds that seem to be a requirement for the position to Koth'Vaul's words, find what he says to be quite sincere.

However, as Kalkamedes and his his small entourage proceed out of view, the gnome grows visibly frustrated. "I said to help meeeeee!" he calls out in a voice far larger and darker than his body should allow. "Illvaster, rise! Destroy these fools before they free her!"

A black dragon rises out of the pool to the west, accompanied by a few small crawling remnants of twisted past experiments!

Round 1 (bold may act)
Challa
Merida
Grigory
??? Knowledge (religion) to identify
Nightkit
Illvaster Knowledge (religion) to identify
Corgrim
Kalkamedes
Leon

"So impatient," Grigory scoffs.

He rushes toward the circle Kalkamedes is heading for and turns to face in the direction of the creatures coming from the pool with his greataxe ready.

Double move. Hoping that getting Kalkamedes into the circle might keep him safe, maybe even help end the fight.

Merida spins around.

"What in the world is THAT?!" she screams when she sees the dragon and the things.

Knowledge: Religion untrained ???: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Knowledge: Religion untrained Illvaster: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

She (5-foot-)steps forward and hastily fires two arrows at the red thing...

Longbow Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 2 = 7 for Piercing: 1d8 ⇒ 5
Longbow Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 4 - 2 = 11 for Piercing: 1d8 ⇒ 8

...then she turns her head towards the gnome.

"Call those things off or my next target will be your head!"

That's an average of 6.5 for four d20 rolls, and every roll was below 10. I think the dice bot is a slow starter...

Challa is suddenly sure Koth'Vaul is not a gnome.

On Koth'Vaul K:Religion: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
On Illvaster K:Religion: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

Grigory moves into position as Merida fires off a pair of errant arrows. Challa notices something a little odd about the dragon's movements--while it appears to be a living dragon, there's a jerkiness to its movements that suggest multiple breaks in its bones, which must reduce its battle effectiveness. It seems, in fact, to be a zombie dragon; as such she knows that it can resist most physical damage, though slashing weapons will be as effective as normal, and it has the immunities that you'd expect from most undead creatures.

Round 1 (bold may act)
Challa
Merida
Grigory
??? Knowledge (religion) to identify
Nightkit
Illvaster Knowledge (religion) to identify
Corgrim
Kalkamedes
Koth'Vaul Knowledge (planes) to identify
Leon

Round 1 (bold may act)
Challa (delay)
Merida
Grigory
Nightkit
Illvaster Knowledge (religion) to identify
??? Knowledge (religion) to identify
Corgrim
Kalkamedes
Koth'Vaul Knowledge (planes) to identify
Leon

Nightkit draws her rapier but keeps close to Kalkamedes in order to protect him.

So, where his token moves to, she should be right beside him, between him and the enemy

Nightkit doesn't have any relevant knowledges

The dragon completes its rise out of the water and ambles forward--clumsily but quickly--at Grigory, followed by a pair of strange animated appendages that dart out around the pillar near Kalkamedes, assaulting Leon and the sleepwaker.

Nightkit sticks with Kalkamedes, drawing her rapier to defend him.

Round 1 (bold may act)
Challa (delay)
Merida
Grigory (-9/12 hp)
Illvaster Knowledge (religion) to identify
??? Knowledge (religion) to identify
Corgrim
Kalkamedes (-2 hp)
Nightkit (delay)
Koth'Vaul Knowledge (planes) to identify
Leon

"It's a zombie dragon! Use slashing weapons!" Challa tells the rest of the party.

Challa then gets out her longsword and moves 20 feet toward the dragon.

** spoiler omitted **

The dragon completes its rise out of the water and ambles forward--clumsily but quickly--at Grigory, followed by a pair of strange animated appendages that dart out around the pillar near Kalkamedes, assaulting Leon and the sleepwaker.

Nightkit sticks with Kalkamedes, drawing her rapier to defend him.

Round 1 (bold may act)
Challa (delay)
Merida
Grigory (-9/12 hp)
Illvaster Knowledge (religion) to identify
??? Knowledge (religion) to identify
Corgrim
Kalkamedes (-2 hp)
Nightkit (delay)
Koth'Vaul Knowledge (planes) to identify
Leon

[ooc]I think the map got shifted somehow.[ooc]

Fixed it. All players, if you are having trouble interacting with the map, please just describe your PC's actions in enough detail that I can move your token appropriately.

Sword in hand, Corgrim advances toward one of the severed appendage crawling creepily, and tries to pin it on the ground with his blade

Attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Nightkit pops out of delay to move and stab at the thing that attacked Kalkamedes (yellow)

th: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (12) + 0 = 12 dam: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Leon is getting antsy to start hacking! We waiting on something?

Leon is getting antsy to start hacking! We waiting on something?

I hope GM Zin is just a little delayed. (was away for the weekend, see discussion)

Yup; vacation hangover lasted an extra day, but I'm back now.

Challa yells out some advice to the Pathfinders and advances towards the melee. Corgrim moves forward and stabs one of the crawling zombified bits of some other strange creature, not quite pinning it to the ground but doing some damage for sure.

Nightkit draws her rapier and tries to move up to defend Kalkamedes, but can't quite find a good path, she darts around in front of Kalkamedes and gets ready to strike when she can. Drawing the rapier was a move action this round, so Nightkit doesn't have enough actions to move another 10' and attack, and her 5' step is cut off by the rope between Kalkamedes and Leon. She'll get to attack next round.

Kalkamedes proves entirely immune to any form of distraction and continues advancing towards the circle in the far alcove.

He draws attacks from one of the crawling things and then the dragon as he continues his relentless approach, finally coming to a stop and looking as if he's about to kneel by the prone form of the beautiful unconscious elf in the circle.

Koth'Vaul finally responds to Merida's threat. "I'd like to see you try; give me your best shot, human!"

Round 1 (bold may act)
Leon

Round 2 (bold may act)
Merida
Grigory (-9/12 hp)
Illvaster
??? (red: -4 hp)
Challa
Corgrim
Nightkit
Kalkamedes (-2 hp)
Koth'Vaul
Leon

Yup; vacation hangover lasted an extra day, but I'm back now.

Koth'Vaul finally responds to Merida's threat. "I'd like to see you try; give me your best shot, human!"

"Don't complain that I did not warn you, gnome - or whatever you are."

Merida's words are cold as ice. As promised, she lets the arrows fly at the gnome, aiming for his head.

Longbow Point-Blank Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 - 2 = 11 for Piercing: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Longbow Point-Blank Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 - 2 = 15 for Piercing: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

The big man hacks away at the nearest threat, "So uh... we not letting da gnome out?"

Scythe: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 for Slashing: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (1, 3) + 7 = 11

He takes a step towards the other appendage thingy.

Greataxe Power Attack Crit Confirm?: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 5 - 1 = 13

Didn't think about trying the knowledge checks untrained:
Religion Untrained ???: 1d20 ⇒ 6
Religion Untrained Ilvaster: 1d20 ⇒ 4
Planes Untrained Koth'Vaul: 1d20 ⇒ 10

Grigory stifles a groan after the creature's bite wounds him. With the dragon still looming within striking distance, he swings his greataxe, hoping to connect before Ilvaster can bite him again and knock him out of the fight.

Greataxe Power Attack: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 5 - 1 = 24
Power Attack Damage: 1d12 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

5-foot step away from the dragon if Grigory can move straight backwards into the circle beside Kalkamedes. Didn't move my token on the map yet in case that move isn't possible.

Leon attacks the crawling thing at his feet, but finds the swing down to the ground to awkward and can't connect.

Merida sends a couple of arrows into the gnome's circle, which Koth'Vaul dodges with ease.

Grigory retaliates against the dragon, hacking deeply into the zombified creature's flesh. He has no difficulty stepping into the circle beside the elven woman.

The dragon shifts its focus to Kalkamedes, stepping closer and snapping its jaws and leaving a deep gash in the sleepwalking ex-paladin's back.

The two crawling things snap at both Leon and Nightkit, drawing blood from both. The strange appendage attacking Nightkit crawls up her body and gets entangled in her limbs!

Round 2 (bold may act)
Merida
Grigory (-9/12 hp)
Illvaster (-19 hp)
??? (red: -4 hp; yellow -0 hp, grappled)
Challa
Corgrim
Nightkit (-2/8 hp; grappled)
Kalkamedes (-24 hp)
Koth'Vaul
Leon (-2/17 hp)

Katrina uses her escape artist skills to get out of the grapple

ea: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

Corgrim strikes again at the hand attacking Leon, but with much less success

Attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Challa moves up to the red crawling appendage and attacks it.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Challa advances on the body part threatening Leon and strikes, but the creepy crawling thing dodges her blade.

Corgrim tries the same, with much the same result.

Nightkit frantically swats at the animated limb climbing her body and dashes it to the ground.

Kalkamedes shuffles a little closer to the unconscious woman, apparently trying to aid her in some way, but it's not clear what he can do.

"That all you've got, human?!? Got to be better than that!" Koth'Vaul yells from within his circle, taunting Merida.

Round 2 (bold may act)
Leon (-2/17 hp)

Round 3 (bold may act)
Merida
Grigory (-9/12 hp)
Illvaster (-19 hp)
??? (red: -4 hp; yellow -0 hp, grappled)
Challa
Corgrim
Nightkit (-2/8 hp; grappled)
Kalkamedes (-24 hp)
Koth'Vaul
Leon (-2/17 hp)

Are the animated hand arm things attacking us in our squares? It would matter if they were as we would get an AoO when they entered our square (unless some special ability unique to them negated that AoO).

Leon steps into flanking with Corgrim and hacks away again at the hand, "JUST DIE!"

Scythe + Flank: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 = 13 for Slashing: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (1, 3) + 7 = 11

Merida is tempted to shoot at the 'gnome' again, but then she remembers her fighter training - especially the 'tactics and strategy' classes.

How did they put it? "The immediate threat comes first!" Yes, that was it.

She moves (5ft-step) away from the circle to get a better view of the battlefield.

The dragon is a bigger target anyway.

Longbow Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 - 2 = 4 for Piercing: 1d8 ⇒ 3
Longbow Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 4 - 2 = 16 for Piercing: 1d8 ⇒ 2

"I'll deal with you later!" she shouts at Koth'Vaul.

Koth'Vaul seems limited to taunting (at least for now?) given his lack of attacks through two rounds of combat.

Grigory assesses his wounds. Don't think I can take another bite like that last one and stay standing, but I got a good shot in on him. Maybe one more will knock him out before he can get me.

He grits his teeth, tightens his grip on his greataxe and takes another mighty swing at the dragon.

Greataxe Power Attack: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 - 1 = 19
Power Attack Damage: 1d12 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Aaaaargh. Sorry folks, I've been a mess in this game. I promise, I'm not new, but I just can't seem to get things right for you. Yes, the crawling hands--as diminutive creatures--need to enter your space to attack, and would have provoked attacks of opportunity. They also can't make attacks of opportunity, but I had them do that. ​I'm calling this combat; too many errors from me. If it turned out that you didn't win the combat, there's no way I could stand by that result.

The combined might of the Pathfinders is too much for the zombie dragon and the little crawling appendages it inadvertently animated; you make quick work of the threats outside the circles, and are left with just Koth'Vaul in one circle, and this beautiful unconscious elven woman in the other.

During the combat, you noticed that once Grigory and Kalkamedes were inside the circle with the elven woman, the dragon was no longer able to attack either of them; the circle seems to provide some protection, though neither Grigory nor Kalkamedes are stuck inside the way Koth'Vaul seems to be trapped in his.

Combat over!

Two mistakes isn't really a mess, please don't be that hard on yourself. I do appreciate your attempts to correct things though.

Leon stumbles forward towards Kalkamedes after poking the two hands to make sure they won't come back, "Dat leddeh what Kalky goin aftah? Sly dog, she prettuh."

"Is she responsible for Kalkamedes' sleepwalking? And avoid Koth'Vaul. I don't like him and I don't think he's a gnome."

Challa considers the situation. K:Planes: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

"Grigory, let Kalkamedes go toward the lady. That may end his sleepwalking."

"Grigory, let Kalkamedes go toward the lady. That may end his sleepwalking."

Kalkamedes is currently kneeling beside the lady. He appears to be trying to administer aid, though he has no resources to do so.

"What is Kalky doing? Is she injured? Maybe Grigory should use Leon's wand on her?"

Don't worry about it with the crawling hands. Boss fights should be a challenge anyway.

"Worth a shot anyway," Grigory replies to Merida's suggestion. "But if she wakes up an' starts summonin' zombie dragons..."

He uses Leon's wand to attempt to heal the woman laying in the circle.

Not sure if I need rolls or how many I need, so:

CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

If this is Kalky's girl .. I'm not gonna interfere

Nightkit reaches out to see if he can touch her.

You may all make a Knowledge (planes) check if trained; Challa already make her attempt for this particular check (didn't make the DC).

The woman wakes up after the second charge is expended from the wand. As Grigory applied some healing to the woman in the circle, she stirs. Opening her eyes, she looks startled to see so many gathered around her. "What?" she questions, looking back and forth among you as she scoots backwards. "Who are you; what's going on here?"

Leon moves over to her, "We paffies. Er... paffinders, yeh. Kalky here sleep-walkied to you so uh who are you?"

"Hello, I'm Merida! Nice to meet you! What's your name?"

And do you know this sleepyhead?

He points to Kalky

Challa smiles at the lady.

"We were hoping you could tell us why Kalkamedes was sleepwalking to reach you." Challa indicates Kalkamedes as she speaks.

The woman studies you all, and then looks on Kalkamedes with affection in her eyes. "Yes, I think I can explain that. Is the demon still in the other circle?"

Leon looks confused, "Demun? Tis justa gnomey."

"Oh, I can assure you he's not that. That's a glabrezu, and a dangerous one at that. His name is Koth'Vaul, and he's been trapped her for a long time, but the circle holding him in is weakening. I was trying to ensure that he'd never get out, but he and his undead dragon got the best of me; I dove into this circle to protect myself at the last minute, but the same thing keeping him in kept me from the best of my own magic. I could no longer heal myself--but also couldn't die." She returns her gaze to Kalkamedes. "This fellow must have heard my call. Sleepwalking, you said? It probably only registered in his subconscious, but he was trying to come to my aid as sure as day, I'd bet. And that brought you here, it seems, and I'm forever grateful for that. Now we can send the demon home for good, and make this corner of the world safe again."

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (2) + 0 = 2 thanks, dicebot... :-/

"This 'gnome' is a demon?!"

Merida is baffled, but then gets angry very quickly.

"Lets show him what it means to try and deceive agents of the Pathfinder Society! How do we send him back to hell - or wherever he came from?"