NG male half-elf barbarian 6 | ◆◇↺ ♥️ 92/92| AC 25 (27 with shield) | F +12 R +8 (bulwark) W +11 | Perc +11 LLV | Hero Points 2/3 | Focus 1/1 | Spd. 20ft.
Toanthel strides into the flames and tries to finish the one in the middle.
Knab nods to Toanthel, eyes narrowly avoiding full contact, awkward, not to mention being mostly on fire, and turns to make good on his teammate's suggestion, if he can even make it there without being immolated to a sad pile of ash!
Ithuriel made his flat check at the end of his turn. I dont think I got hit again so I should no longer be on fire or sickened.
Nope, no longer on fire or sickened, sorry. I neglected to update my master doc correctly.
Ithuriel fires twice at the elemental, striking once and creating an opening for his bear to maul the creature. Toanthel, meanwhile, strides into the flames and destroys the elemental at the center of the smoke with one crushing blow.
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The remaining elemental lashes out at the adjacent Toanthel, but is unable to connect!
CW2 fist vs. Toanthel:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20 Fire damage:1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12Plus 1d4 persistent fire plus sickened 1 (2 on crit) that can't be reduced below 1 (ends with persistent)
CW2 fist vs. Toanthel, agile 2nd:1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 12 - 4 = 13 Fire damage:1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8Plus 1d4 persistent fire plus sickened 1 (2 on crit) that can't be reduced below 1 (ends with persistent)
CW2 fist vs. Toanthel, agile 3rd:1d20 + 12 - 8 ⇒ (7) + 12 - 8 = 11 Fire damage:1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11Plus 1d4 persistent fire plus sickened 1 (2 on crit) that can't be reduced below 1 (ends with persistent)
The monolith flares once again, igniting the sap in a tree between Emdi and Toanthel, spraying all three Pathfinders in the flames--plus the elemental--with flaming splinters! DC 17 Reflex save from Emdi, Knab, and Toanthel please.
Reflex save results:
Piercing damage:1d6 ⇒ 3 Fire damage:1d6 ⇒ 4
Crit Success No damage
Success Half damage
Failure Full damage and dazzled for 1 round
Crit failure Double damage and blind for 1 round
CW2 Reflex:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
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Emdi fire damage at start of turn (DC 18 Basic Reflex):1d6 ⇒ 5 Knab fire damage at start of turn (DC 18 Basic Reflex):1d6 ⇒ 3
Emdi, Packet, Fangor, and Knab may act. CW2 still has concealment. Reflex saves for exploding tree needed from Emdi, Knab, and Toanthel. Reflex saves for start-of-turn fire needed from Emdi and Knab.
Half-baked, he manages to snuff the persistent flames - he looks back at his party like "did you see that?" but everyone is busy with the wildfires so...
I needed two saves from Knab: one for the exploding tree (DC 17) and one for starting your turn in the fire (DC 18). You rolled a success on the DC 17 save vs the tree, which means you took 1 piercing and 2 fire. I'll roll your save vs the fire here: Knab Reflex (Fatigued, Sick) vs DC 18, Ancient Blood:1d20 + 11 - 1 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 11 - 1 - 1 + 1 = 20 Success, so 1 fire damage.
Knab pats out the flames, ending the stream of sickening black smoke from his smoldering clothing, then strides towards the monolith. Emdi, meanwhile, patches up some of his wounds, then fires successfully at the remaining elemental before striding out of the fire. Fangor, meanwhile, casts a healing spell that washes over the battlefield, healing the wounds of friend and foe alike. I don't see Selective Energy or any such in your character profile, Fangor, so I think your spell would heal the elemental as well. If there's something I'm missing, let me know.
NG male half-elf barbarian 6 | ◆◇↺ ♥️ 92/92| AC 25 (27 with shield) | F +12 R +8 (bulwark) W +11 | Perc +11 LLV | Hero Points 2/3 | Focus 1/1 | Spd. 20ft.
Reflex:1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 3 = 17Just made it due to Bulwark.
Packet quickly pats out the persistent fire, then strides into flanking position and stabs twice at the elemental. His first strike just misses, but the second one lands home, doing significant damage. 15 just misses flat-footed, 26 crits for 22 damage.
Finally, the smoke cloud clears, leaving the elemental in plain view!
Toanthel fire damage at start of turn:1d6 ⇒ 1DC 18 basic Reflex save.
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Initiative!
Packet 7 damage, Fatigued
Fangor 3 damage
Knab 9 damage, 1d4 persistent fire, sickened 1, fatigued, in fire
Ithuriel
(bear) 2 damage, 1d4 persistent fire, sickened 2.
Toanthel3 damage, 1d4 persistent fire, sickened 2
- CW2 23 damage
- Monolith
Emdi 1 damage, 1d4 persistent fire, sickened 1
Ithuriel and Toanthel may act. No more concealment.
NG male half-elf barbarian 6 | ◆◇↺ ♥️ 92/92| AC 25 (27 with shield) | F +12 R +8 (bulwark) W +11 | Perc +11 LLV | Hero Points 2/3 | Focus 1/1 | Spd. 20ft.
As Ithuriel tries unsuccessfully to pat out the flames on his bear companion, the monolith flares once again, causing a tree next to Knab to explode! DC 17 Reflex save from Knab vs exploding tree.
Reflex save results:
Piercing damage:1d6 ⇒ 3 Fire damage:1d6 ⇒ 1
Crit Success No damage
Success Half damage
Failure Full damage and dazzled for 1 round
Crit failure Double damage and blind for 1 round
Knab fire damage at start of turn (DC 18 basic Reflex):1d6 ⇒ 3 Toanthel fire damage at start of turn (DC 18 basic Reflex):1d6 ⇒ 2
Toanthel4 damage, 1d4 persistent fire, sickened 2, Reflex save needed
- Monolith
Emdi 1 damage, 1d4 persistent fire, sickened 1
Whole party may act.
Disabling the Monolith: 2-action DC 17 Arcana, Occultism, Religion or DC 20 Thievery (multiple successes needed). +1 circumstance bonus for speaking Cyclops or Abyssal, +2 for both. Please include a Reflex save vs. fire damage on any failed check.
NG male half-elf barbarian 6 | ◆◇↺ ♥️ 92/92| AC 25 (27 with shield) | F +12 R +8 (bulwark) W +11 | Perc +11 LLV | Hero Points 2/3 | Focus 1/1 | Spd. 20ft.
Reflex:1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 3 = 12
Toanthel will approach the monolith.
Fire Damage:1d4 ⇒ 4 Flat Check:1d20 ⇒ 20
6 damage total but no longer burning or sickened.
In future rounds I will use Assurance to get an 18 Arcana result vs the monolith.
...The runes are familiar, and taking his time, knowing help is coming, Knab touches two runes that represent opposing forces and concentrates in his mind, imagining a waterfall dropping down from the sky and bathing him and the monolith in cooling mountain spring water...
◆) Battle Medicine
◆◆) Disable w/ Religious Assurance @ 19
As various members of the party approach, Knab begins to disrupt the runes on the monolith. Emdi tries to aid him, but burns his fingers in the flames instead.
Emdi fire damage:2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9You succeed on your basic save, so you take half.
For the sake of moving along, I'm going to assume Ithuriel joins Fangor in trying to pat out the flames on the bear.
Flat (DC 10 with help):1d20 ⇒ 7
Bear persistent:1d4 ⇒ 3 Flat:1d20 ⇒ 3
The monolith flares once again, and another tree explodes, showering Knab and Toanthel with flaming splinters. DC 17 Reflex.
Reflex save results vs exploding tree:
Piercing damage:1d6 ⇒ 1 Fire damage:1d6 ⇒ 5
Crit Success No damage
Success Half damage
Failure Full damage and dazzled for 1 round
Crit failure Double damage and blind for 1 round
Knab fire damage at start of turn (DC 18 basic Reflex):1d6 ⇒ 5 Toanthel fire damage at start of turn (DC 18 basic Reflex):1d6 ⇒ 3 Emdi fire damage at start of turn (DC 18 basic Reflex):1d6 ⇒ 4
Ignoring the heat of the flames, the Pathfinders gathered around the monolith successfully disrupt the runes enough to disable the monolith (Knab and Toanthel can get the remaining two successes needed with Assurance)! For a moment, the monolith glows white hot and everything goes silent. Then, suddenly, a massive column of fire shoots from the stone up into the heavens, seeming to draw all of the heat of the surrounding fire with it! It cuts off as suddenly as it began, the stone cracking and crumbling into a pile of cold rubble. What little is left of the forest fire quickly burns itself out, and even the sap burning on various Pathfinders and animal companions seems to have been drawn into the great pillar of flame, too.
Out of combat! No need to worry about further persistent damage, and you have plenty of time to heal up and recover. What would you like to do next?
Tino (human paladin), Takatorra (tengu swordmaster), Yabin the Just (nagaji sorcerer), Ji-Yook (kitsune ninja)
The fire and fiery creature gone, Ruebella rushes out from behind the bushes towing the horses.
"It doesn't seem this second monolith points to a third - should we continue along Emdi's planned route? - or clear our the Southern part of the Forest?"
NG male half-elf barbarian 6 | ◆◇↺ ♥️ 92/92| AC 25 (27 with shield) | F +12 R +8 (bulwark) W +11 | Perc +11 LLV | Hero Points 2/3 | Focus 1/1 | Spd. 20ft.
"Last time we disabled a monolith I was contacted by Gorm Greathammer. He had mentioned energy levels were reduced by half. It may be that we have completed our objective. I suspect Gorm will contact us again in the next few days."
Now that the fire is gone, I'm going to assume you spend a day resting to remove the fatigue some of you are suffering.
Day 31 Rest to remove fatigue
Day 32 Travel, Travel
Day 33 Reconnoiter, Reconnoiter
Day 34 Travel, Travel
Day 35 Reconnoiter, Travel
Day 36 Travel, Reconnoiter
As you swing back toward the hills, you stumble upon the remains of an ancient stone tower built into a hillside. Though the structure has almost completely collapsed, a remnant of an upper floor remains, propped up by a rock jutting from the hill beside it.
You suspect these ruins are what's left of the keep from an ancient elven citadel.
Fangor:
The style of stonework, combined with the scale of the structure, make you sure this is an ancient cyclops tower.
Packet:
The style of stonework, combined with the scale of the structure, make you sure this is an ancient cyclops tower.
Anyone who wishes to do so might be able to climb up to the remnants of the upper floor with a DC 20 Athletics check to climb. Take caution, though: the ancient ruins don't look very stable; a poorly-placed step might bring the whole thing down.
Male Ancient Elf Ranger 3 ◆◇↺ Init +9 | HP 30/39 | AC 20 | Fort +8, Ref +11, Will +7 | Perception +9
Bear:
AC20 | HP32/32 | Fort +7, Reflex +7, Will +6
Ithuriel scoffs at Fangor and Packet, Cyclops, hardly, look at the lines of the stones, the way they fit together without need for mortar, the sweeping lines. This is clearly of elven make!
You remain convinced that this is of Cyclopean origin.
While Ithuriel debates with Packet and Fangor, Knab shrugs and climbs to the top of the ruined tour. There, he finds a large golden tube, engraved with runes, lying near some shards of broken glass and three corroded steel bars.
Knab:
You recognize this as the remnants of an ancient telescope, scaled for a large creature, and you recognize the runes as Cyclopean. The rusted steel bars are what's left of the tripod that once supported it, and the shards of glass were once the lenses.
I'll move us along a little later today, unless anyone has anything else they want to do here.
On a hunch, Knab positions the telescope's eye-piece into the center of his forehead, wondering if he could use his "third eye" to observe a dimension beyond the stars like a true, if small, cyclops. For the first time in years, he giggles to himself, out of earshot, a kid in a candy store on the top of the ruined tower.
GM - Knab will take some time to study it - which, if requiring a check, he can use his Esoteric Wayfinder to automatically avert critical failure - a Grand Archive Boon he can use 1/adventure!
EIther way, whether his study gleans additional information or not, Knab eventually climbs down, and reports to his party what he discovered...
...he attempts to make a joke "Strawberry Cake up there" which he delivers unconvincingly, causing nobody to laugh, except perhaps out of pity for his mis-comedic delivery, causing the dwarf to lower his head in awkward shame...
Knab's Knowledge:
Any Skill (Lore) +7
Arcana (**) +11
Crafting (*) +9
Lore: Engineering (*) +9
Lore: Pathfinder (*) +9
Lore: Underworld (*) +9
Medicine (**`) +12
Nature (**) +11
Occult (*) +9
Religion (**) +11 or 19 Assurance
Society (*) +9
Traveling through the forest to the north of the river, you stumble upon a clearing that shows signs of fairly recent habitation. A cold fire pit stands near the remnants of a lean-to, in the lee of a large boulder to one side of the clearing. In the center, a wide, flat stone, several meters across, stands knee-high. Scorch marks mar the stone, and there seems to be some sort of inscription on its surface (though you might have go examine it to figure out what).
