Aldizog's CORE 0-26 Lost at the Bitter End (Outpost IV) (Inactive)

Game Master Aldizog

I have no move equivalent I want to do

Seeing that her more martial comrades have the fight well in hands, after the death of the devil, Jair moves next to Lass as she draws her wand of cure light wounds and waits for the end of the fight to heal the minor wounds that her comrades suffer.

Turning to Lass she says Lass, please, keep the one I control alive. It could tell us what happened here. Once we have the answers we need, you can destroy it.

Lasaraleen nods to her friend. Jair, I will agree, but only if you can agree we destroy it once we have any information it holds and has outlasted any usefulness. Letting such a creature exist after would go against my Lady's tenets.

She assesses the combat...

Brother Ignatius, we can heal you after the battle unless your need grows dire. Let me know.

She steps forward and tries to hack into the closest zombie.

#1 +1 Adamant scimitar, bard, haste: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 2 + 1 = 22 for dmg: 1d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8
#2 +1 Adamant scimitar, bard, haste: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 11 for dmg: 1d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9
#H +1 Adamant scimitar, bard, haste: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 2 + 1 = 17 for dmg: 1d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 = 7

By the Dawn, what have I done!?!?

And Sarenerae continues to withhold her blessings via dicebot.
Although still better than all of poor Renard's ones!

Jair smiles at Lass and says Of course! It's just a useful tool, once his secret are ours, it has no value.

"Thank you for the generous offer, Lasaraleen."

The paladin turns towards the zombie to his right. (Starting full attack on the zombie with the black border and continuing counter-clockwise to the next enemy if the target falls. Repeating as needed.)
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Primary attack
(2-Handed-Scimitar)+Haste+Prayer: 1d20 + 16 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 16 + 1 + 1 = 33 Damage: 1d6 + 21 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 21 + 1 = 23

Crit?: 1d20 + 16 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 16 + 1 + 1 = 35 Damage: 1d6 + 21 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 21 + 1 = 25
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Iterative attack
(2-Handed-Scimitar)-Iterative+Haste+Prayer: 1d20 + 16 - 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 16 - 5 + 1 + 1 = 33 Damage: 1d6 + 21 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 21 + 1 = 23

Crit?: 1d20 + 16 - 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 16 - 5 + 1 + 1 = 27 Damage: 1d6 + 21 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 21 + 1 = 28
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Haste attack
(2-Handed-Scimitar)+Haste+Prayer: 1d20 + 16 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 16 + 1 + 1 = 22 Damage: 1d6 + 21 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 21 + 1 = 27

"I hate you, Mistress!" calls out the zombie.

Lasaraleen does in fact miss with every swing.

Ignatius finishes off two zombies with expert swings of his scimitar, neatly decapitating them.
Haste attack shouldn't have the -5 for iterative, but would still just miss.

Renard ignores the minor wound on his body and proceeds to slash his blade in a mesmerizing pattern at the the remaining zombie in front of him.

Attack with Haste, Prayer and Inspire Courage +2
Slash Crescent! 1d20 + 17 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 17 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 241d6 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 11
Slash RiverBank! 1d20 + 11 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 11 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 191d6 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 16
Slash Rising Moon 1d20 + 17 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 17 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 321d6 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 12
Ok Attempting Eastern Wuxia moves doesn't translate very well.

Renard's first slash, although not particularly pretty, is on-target enough that he drops his foe.

Still have a move action if you like, or could 5' step and redirect the attacks at Orange... but that is the one Commanded by your colleague Jair.

The one remaining hostile zombie attacks Ignatius.
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

And then is promptly destroyed.

The one under the control of Jair turns to her and begins speaking in his hoarse voice.
"You wish to know what happened, Mistress?
Very well.
Once, long ago, I was a pathetic thing of meat like you, Mistress.
One-third of every day I was helpless. Unconscious. My feeble mortal brain needed respite from the unending agony and torment that is Life, but even Sleep would not do. Because you still dream. And in my waking hours there was hunger, thirst, illness, fatigue, and a gnawing sense that I had no greater purpose. Life is the plague of Golarion! It is an abomination!"
He will continue in this vein until you get him back on topic...
"Until the great lord Geb called me. I would serve him as an immortal warrior! No more would I be plagued by the miseries of the living!
Mistress, you cannot grasp how wondrous this state of being is! Though Oblivion sounds even more preferable, and I have no fear of you sending me there.
And then... much time passed. Geb placed us where we might be kept in reserve should hated Nex invade.
And then... the bone devil awoke us. Not the one here. Another one. The devils were among Geb's commanders.
The Rijana, a pathetic sack of meat like you, Mistress, had awoken the devils. They awoke us.
We were to force the Rijana to complete a ritual of some kind. She did something wrong. We appeared in this empty town. Her feeble mortal frame could not bear the strain. Her husk lies in the fountain.
Mistress, I do not believe the Rijana worthy of the honor of undeath, but if you deem her worthy, that is where you may find her remains to make a slave of her.
We wandered the town. The devil said it seemed the people disappeared very suddenly - as soon as we arrived. Food was still warm on the tables. Food! I recall that I needed to spend half my waking hours either eating food or expelling it from my hideous mortal shell. Bah! A miserable existence."

A quick search of the town does give indication of a sudden mass disappearance. Abandoned homes, with no sign of combat nor of evacuation. Though it has been several days, and the food on the table has dried out.

In the central fountain lie the remains of the Pathfinder, Rijana. A dessicated hand clasps the holy symbol of Nethys around the figure's neck.

Lasaraleen and Ignatius can easily tell (taking 10 on Heal) that Rijana was killed by unnatural means.

Chandu (by taking 10 on Arcana) can tell that she was likely slain as the backlash from a magical ritual gone wrong.

You find on her remains one of her four journals. Labeled Magical Mysteries of the Mana Wastes Steles, it’s a 200-page book half-filled with Rijana’s tiny scribbles, including a day-today account of her activities in the Wastes over the last six months. Oddly, her last entry indicates that she was two days north of Geb’s Rest, in the Mana Wastes, camped around a stele that she believed could cure the Mana Wastes of its magical afflictions (or lack thereof) if only she could just translate and properly perform the ritual laid out on the stele in ancient Kelesh. This journal also makes mention of three other journals:

Renard listens with some disgust as the remaining zombie blabbers on......

"Can I?" he fingers his blade as he looks at it......

"[...] Her feeble mortal frame could not bear the strain. Her husk lies in the fountain. [...]

Not waiting to hear the remainder of the undead creature's report, Ignatius sprints to the fountain to attend to the fallen Pathfinder.

Jair looks at Lass and says Your choice my dear.

Jair is very interested into the journals and after perusing trough Rijana's she says Seems like she came from another location, deeper into the Mana Waste. There is some travel we need to do.

I know our mission was doomed from the start!

Chandu lets her battle song fade. She cleans off the gore from her spear. No-one as seriosuly injured? Anyone need any healing?

With the mention of the journal she joins Jair in examining into. Deeper into the wastes, that sounds like an ominous trek but it doesnt look like we have much other option yes...

”By the Dawn that is a sad tale with a tragic ending for our fellow member. “

She will channel if enough are hurt.

Channel : 5d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 4, 2, 6) = 18

As the sun begins to set, you must decide - stay here in The Bitter End and leave at first light, or set out now?

And you will need to decide what to do with Rijana's remains.

From Rijana's journal, you can deduce that her camp is about two days' travel away. Through the Mana Wastes.

"Thank you, Lasaraleen." The wave of positive energy from the half-elf feels refreshing.
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Lay on Hands: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 1, 4) = 9

The paladin also expends 1 use of Lay on Hands.
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Am still down 1 HP. It's not worth spending further resources on such a minor injury.
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If the journey is 2 days, I'd prefer to start in the morning.
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We can inter Rijana here or bring her back with us when the mission is done. Thinking about the undead in the vicinity, we might not want to leave her body behind.

With the last Zombie despatched after giving out valuable intelligence, Renard luxuriates in the refreshing energy as his wounds heal.

Letting the others more erudite read through the journal and determining their next destination, Renard instead prepares a place for them to establish a temporary camp.

He also helps to inter the fallen pathfinder as well, not wishing too for her fallen body to be defiled and raised as the undead.

"By the Dawn's Guidance, have we decided on our next step?"

Zombie #6 is to be summarily dispatched off-screen?
His official name (as well as that of all his fellows) was "Geb's Defender," so I thought of calling him Jeb.
Jeb had a backstory, motivation, quirks... I had such high hopes for his plotline!
No, I really didn't. Carry on.

Ignatius suspects that bringing Rijana's body back to the Grand Lodge would be the course of action preferred by the Society; in case she has enough Prestige for someone to Raise her, or if she merely can be buried in her family's plot.

"Body recovery" is sometimes part of the job as a Pathfinder. A temporary cairn for her here for the time being might be appropriate, although you probably could put her remains in a Bag of Holding (and in fact a dessicated body weighs less than the 80-lb limit of the central pocket of a Handy Haversack, if you don't have too much else in there).

If there are no objections, I will assume you follow Ignatius's lead, stay overnight in Geb's Rest, and move on the next day.

What is your overland travel like? 20' speed as a party? Any all-day or hour/level buffs as you start out?

What is your overland travel like? 20' speed as a party? Any all-day or hour/level buffs as you start out?

Without assistance, I'm limited to 20'.

Chandu supports burying Rijana here for now and then returning her body when we return.

My overland travel speed is 30. I have no hour/level buffs

Chandu supports burying Rijana here for now and then returning her body when we return.

My overland travel speed is 30. I have no hour/level buffs

What about Delay Poison? It is in your stat-line, so I expect you are casting that before you start out.

And if you would cast any other long-duration buffs before starting out in the morning (like Chandu's extended Heroism at 220 minutes), note those as well.

@All, I don't imagine most of you would cast your 10 min/level buffs unless they were Extended or you had tons of slots. So you might end up doing that. Just let me know.

@All, I don't imagine most of you would cast your 10 min/level buffs unless they were Extended or you had tons of slots. So you might end up doing that. Just let me know.

Agreed. Ignatius won't use any buffs for now--especially not in the Mana Wastes where they might be suppressed anyway. That may change depending on the situation.

Well Now it's a good thing I'm as magically inert as solid cold iron. Renard speed is 30 ft.

No extended spell for Jair either.

Jair agrees to stay the night and moves on the next morning to the locations noted in the journals

Chandu wrote:

Chandu supports burying Rijana here for now and then returning her body when we return.

My overland travel speed is 30. I have no hour/level buffs

What about Delay Poison? It is in your stat-line, so I expect you are casting that before you start out.

Oops, yes, I forgot that one. I wish I had the spell slots to keep up heroism all day but it isnt yet really viable.

Lasaraleen considers, but really has no hours long buffs either.

Extended magic circle vs evil is about 3hrs max

I will perform the rites and bury our sisters remains here until the Dawn deems it time to find her a more suitable resting spot.

Unless there are any objections, Lasaraleen performs the last rites and disposes the body of the fallen.

Night passes in Geb's Rest, with no additional dangers.

In the morning, you set out. A road winds north through the Mana Wastes, a roiling torrent of sandstorms, monsters, and dead-magic zones.

I am assuming Chandu again takes the lead with her longspear since that was your prior formation.

The journey is grueling. You might wish for the protection of an Endure Elements, but for the knowledge that such an enchantment would not be reliable in this place.

1d12 ⇒ 5
Around noon, you make your way around some rubble on the road, two flaming skeletal cats the size of lions flicker into view... and your magical protections fade.
Magic is non-functional this round. Fortunately, it also knocks out the enemy's (Su) invisibility.

One of the cats leaps to the attack, pouncing on Chandu!

Chandu does have Combat Reflexes, so gets an AOO even though flat-footed.
AOO, AMF: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 I believe that is correct for an AMF.

The spear hits, but it isn't enough to fell the beast.

Chandu is badly wounded by the creature, and caught in its claws.
44 damage to Chandu, plus Grappled.

The other beast does not have a charge lane, so it moves to get into position.

Party up! Magic does not work this round!

Treat the fallen columns on the map - across the road and to the left of the road - as difficult terrain.

Move Action: The paladin draws his heavy blade

Non-Action: 5-foot-step

Free Action: "Everflame, I trust you to guide my hand."

Standard Action: attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24, damage: 1d6 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18

AMF AC is 20

Renard seeing his companion in trouble moves forward with his blade singing out of the sheath so fast that it reaches the Cat creature just as he moves in!

Flashing Blade!! 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 351d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Flashing Blade Crit? 1d20 + 16 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 4 = 261d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

@Ignatius, you can have your blade in hand to get the iterative. Might need it.

@Ignatius, you can have your blade in hand to get the iterative. Might need it.

Thanks, GM

iterative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 (That's almost certainly a miss.)

Know. planes: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Hellcats! says Jair recognizing the creatures from what they are.

They are evil outsider. Use good weapon against them and I remember that usually they are invisible in light!

She tries to intimidate one of the cat.

In InfernalBad kitty! Stops!

Intimidation: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 1 - 4 = 15

Lasaraleen gasps as she feels her magic unavailable to help poor Chandu

Jair, do good aligned weapons even work here? she asks rhetorically.

Ok, a bit fuzzy on Geb. Is this like a full AMF or are we able to use supernatural abilities (SU) but not spells or spell-like abilities? What about magic weapons...everything is mundane, right?

"If it brings them down, It's a good weapon!" Renard calls out.

Yes, those attack and damage numbers look right for an AMF

Chandu withers under the hellcats assault. She waits, hoping to see if her allies can bring it down.

I will post my action when I know the outcome of everyone elses. There is a big difference depending if I am grappled or not.

Lasaraleen gasps as she feels her magic unavailable to help poor Chandu

Jair, do good aligned weapons even work here? she asks rhetorically.

Ok, a bit fuzzy on Geb. Is this like a full AMF or are we able to use supernatural abilities (SU) but not spells or spell-like abilities? What about magic weapons...everything is mundane, right?

This round is like a full AMF. No (Su) abilities, and your magic weapons are mundane (though masterwork).

Next round I will roll again.

Left without spells or divine assistance, Lasaraleen draws her blade and steps over the rubble and hacks at the beast.

”We need to either end these horrible cats or get out of this area. If only we knew how far it extends. “

+1 Adamant scimitar: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 for dmg: 1d6 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 - 1 = 3

MW but sans magic on damage - pitiful

Ignatius and Renard deal solid blows to the Hellcat grappling Chandu, and Lasaraleen adds a strike from her scimitar.

The beast is not intimidated by Jair.

Another 37 damage to Red, putting it at 51 damage taken.

The Hellcat does not release its grip on Chandu.

Action to Chandu! You could try to break its grip (CMB check), draw and attack with a one-handed weapon, use Total Defense (which would add to your CMD when it tries to maintain the grapple), or do something else.

Badly injured Chandu drops her spear, pulls out her longsword and tries to drive it down the monsters throat.

Attack, pa: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 6 = 13

Str +5, BaB +8, MwK +1, Grappled -2, PA -3

As a note, if magic turns on next round then Chandu does wear a lesser talisman of freedom which should prevent it maintaining its grapple.

Chandu lands a solid blow on the Hellcat. Red now at 64 damage taken.

1d12 ⇒ 7
Nope... Sorry.
The magic does not come back this round.

The free Hellcat attacks Renard.
Bite: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
Claw: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19
Claw: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Grab: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (7) + 19 = 26
Although two attacks are deflected by his armor, the third hits and Renard is caught in the monster's claws!
Rake: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Rake: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14

The Hellcat on Chandu tries to maintains the grapple and pin her.
Maintain Grapple: 1d20 + 19 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 19 + 5 = 25

Sheesh... 3 nat 1's in a row. Since it is a standard action to attempt to maintain, I think that means it really cannot do much else unless it wants to move away and suffer AOOs.

Chandu wriggles free!

Party up!

Cut from her God, Jair has difficulties to breathe. It's the first time that she feels so deeply helpless in the world since the Call... She realize her precarious position but also, for the first time since her travel in Hell, she feels relieved!

Realizing she can't do much against such beast in an area without magic she decides to help in the only way she could.

Drawing for the first time in several years her weapon, she moves around the hellbeasts to give flank to her comrades.

Double move + draw weapon

Concerned about the lack of magic, and the mounting injuries, the paladin readies an action to attack the next time the hellcat tries to grab anyone. (In the hopes of applying some damage as a penalty to the grapple check per the grapple flowchart.)

If you choose to ready an action, please post the relevant die rolls in a spoiler so that we can move along more quickly if it comes into play. Thanks!

Lasaraleen shrugs and swings again.

”By the Dawn, lady find us through this zone!“

AMF attack....with flank..

+1 Adamant scimitar: 1d20 + 2 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 10 = 15 for dmg: 1d6 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (5) - 1 + 3 = 7

+1 Adamant scimitar: 1d20 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 2 + 5 = 26 for dmg: 1d6 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (2) - 1 + 3 = 4

Confirm : 1d20 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 2 + 5 = 25 for dmg: 1d6 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (4) - 1 + 3 = 6

@Lass don't forget to add the flank bonus from Jaïr ;)

managed to fix above- thanks!

If you choose to ready an action, please post the relevant die rolls in a spoiler so that we can move along more quickly if it comes into play. Thanks!

Chandu seizes her sword in both hands and strikes twice at the creature which had been grappling her.

Attack 1, flank, power attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 9 = 17

Attack 2, flank, power attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 9 = 19

Confirm Attack 1, flank, power attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 9 = 17

She then steps back to try and avoid further entanglements given she is badly wounded.

Full attack and 5' step back

Lasaraleen hits the wounded Hellcat crit confirms, bringing it to 74 damage taken before Chandu finishes it with a mighty swing that takes its head off.

@Chandu, since you dropped it with your first swing, and the other Hellcat is busy grappling Renard (does not threaten you), you could move away rather than 5' step if you wish.

Renard is up! And grappled!

7 dmg

With his tough body within the grasp of the cat, Renard lifts his arms and calmly delivers cuts towards its face!

Slash your face. 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 311d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Let go of Me! 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 291d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Really let go of me! (Confirm?) 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 4 = 251d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

@Chandu, since you dropped it with your first swing, and the other Hellcat is busy grappling Renard (does not threaten you), you could move away rather than 5' step if you wish.

Thanks for that, in which case I have moved back a bit more.