[PFS1] 10-12 Breath of the Dragonskull (GM Watery Soup) (Inactive)

Game Master Watery Soup

...combat has not begun, so you have opportunities to prepare as you see fit...

If however people are ready to get kinetic, he will gladly cast 'Bless' and lead the charge.

Before the action starts Vasvax cast his 'Bless', so Petro's bowshot was at +1 morale to hit.

With one final check that his allies are with him, Vasvax charges the nearest bone-creature with his blood thundering in his ears, and his warhammer raised to strike - "Grahhh!"

full round action: charge. Swift action: judgement/justice, +1 sacred to attack
for Gorum!: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 151d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

With the rising creatures, Paemil steps into to soot and the smoke- baring his shield and scimitar. A simple motion, raising the sword onward, calls Lumi forward and into the fray.

Come, girl. It is your time!
Double move

As Paemil steps forward, Lumi recognizes the signs of battle. She leaps into a sprint, passing through his feet and rushes the dragon creature, and lunges teeth first at the dragon-like form.

Bite: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Trip?: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Move and Standard, attack

Petro's shot goes wide, but Markwin and Lumi catch their targets off-guard! Lumi knocks the skull prone.

Round 1!

Petro
Markwin
Paemil
Dirgel
Red Skull (-4 hp)
Green Skull
Blue Skull (-5 hp, prone)
Baldrum
Shenzen

Dirgel steps forward and tosses a bolt of flame at the creature directly ahead of her green.

attack, bless: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
fire damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Dirgel's attack hits, but the flames don't damage the fire elementals.

The skulls strike back! Red at Markwin, Green moves and strikes at Dirgel, and Blue stands and strikes at Lumi. Provokes AoO

Red Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 plus Burn

Green Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 plus Burn
Dirgel, please make a DC 11 Reflex save

Blue Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 plus Burn

Round 1! Will pause in between rounds just to keep things tidy.

Petro
Markwin
Paemil / Lumi (AoO)
Dirgel (-6 hp, Reflex)
Red Skull (-4 hp)
Green Skull (-0 hp)
Blue Skull (-5 hp)
Baldrum
Shenzen

Baldrum steps a bit forward (5 foot step) and starts throwing shuriken at the Green Skull.

Shuriken Point-Blank Shot Flurry of Blows (1 Range Increment): 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 - 2 = 19 for Piercing: 1d2 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Shuriken Point-Blank Shot Flurry of Blows (1 Range Increment): 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 2 = 6 for Piercing: 1d2 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Shenzen begins closing the distance with the targets, flinging a freezing cold ray at the nearest one (Green) as he approaches.

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Cold Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Botting Lumi. It's only been a few hours, but there's not really a decision to make.

Lumi Bite: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Trip?: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Confirm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

I'm sure they won't complain about that.

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Lumi takes down Blue with the AoO. Dirgel feels fine. Baldrum quickly flings two shurikens, one of which hits. Shenzen shoots cold at Green, hitting, and it appears to take more damage than a non-fiery creature would have.

Round 2!

Petro
Markwin
Paemil / Lumi
Dirgel (-6 hp)
Red Skull (-4 hp)
Green Skull (-8 hp)
Blue Skull (-15 hp)
Baldrum
Shenzen

”Ow! Whoever said ‘fight fire with fire’ was a doofus!”

Dirgel steps back and cocks her head to one side, ”Maybe you need a little sparkle?”
She folds her hands into the complex patterns of a spell and sprays a shimmering rainbow of colour over the elemental.
Casting Colour Spray DC13 will negates

Petro fires another arrow, this time at the closest elemental.

green, bludgeoning: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 251d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
crit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 192d8 + 4 ⇒ (6, 8) + 4 = 18

assuming that kills it...wow...

Petros goes over to support Markwin.
and i have a spiked gauntlet, so I threaten for purposes of AoO and flanking...

Green Will: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (6) + 0 = 6

Dirgel deactivates Green for 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5 rounds.

Redirecting Petro's attack to Red.

Petro's arrow smashes Red into a hundred pieces.

I'm moving Markwin back, and keeping everyone in initiative, because the monolith still needs to be deactivated. It can be targeted by attacks, or, if adjacent, deactivated with Use Magic Device (full round action). You can also coup de grace the Green Skull if you'd like, but I'm also fine handwaving them out of combat.

Round 2!

Petro move
Markwin
Paemil / Lumi
Dirgel (-6 hp)
Red Skull (-31 hp)
Green Skull (-8 hp, unconscious, stunned, blinded 0/5)
Blue Skull (-15 hp)
Baldrum
Shenzen

Dirgel sighs in satisfaction and waves her rapier at the foe, ”There, isn’t that better?”

"Grahhh!"

Undetered by the fact that his enemy has fallen in front of him, and with bloodlust still thundering in his ears, Vasvax continues his charge onward towards the monolith.

double move action

moved my guy up...i was assuming that you meant i could maker a move action still, right?

If you promise to roll like that, you can bot for me anytime you want!

The druid watches in satisfaction as Lumi rips into the skull, leaving it a mess on the ground. He gives a sharp whistle, and the leopard trots proudly to his side and accompanies him as he approaches the monolith.

Double move. Command to Lumi, heel

Handle Animal, DC 10: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Stopping Petro and Paemil's movements.

As Petro is walking, his foot plunges through the fallen ash and greasy soot, and into a scorching pile of burning embers!

Paemil is about to step into another pile, but Lumi tugs at his ankle and growls at the glowing embers.

Petro, DC 15 Reflex or fall prone and take Fire: 1d4 ⇒ 1 fire.

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Round 2!

Petro (Reflex)
Markwin
Paemil / Lumi (1 move)
Dirgel (-6 hp)
Red Skull (-31 hp)
Green Skull (-8 hp, unconscious, stunned, blinded 0/5)
Blue Skull (-15 hp)
Baldrum
Shenzen

After Petro makes his Reflex save, we can exit combat. Everyone can creep up as slowly as they need to, to assure themselves there are no other hidden piles.

After Petro made his save, Baldrum will move up to the Green Skull and stomp it to pieces. coup de grace

reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Petro starts cursing rapidly, switching between the common tongue and elvish easily.

Watch your step...gods, I'm so stupid. he says making sure nothing he has on is on fire.

Dirgel makes a coup de grace on the creature she subdued, "That's quite enough of you."
damage: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10

Out of combat!

Damage:

Petro (-1 hp)
Markwin
Paemil / Lumi
Dirgel (-6 hp)
Baldrum
Shenzen

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The monolith is depicted on Slide 6. It stands roughly three feet tall and covered in cyclops runes crackles with arcing flames. The fires surrounding the monolith occasionally arc out and “crawl” away, slowly simmering until they come into contact with a draconic skull which begins shuddering and snapping to strange, fiery life.

It needs to be deactivated or destroyed.

I will leave it a bit open-ended for now.

Petro moves to the monolith, still annoyed at walking into the burning embers. He gets out a roll from his pack and unfurls it.

I might be able to shut this down...could take a little bit...he says as he examines it further.

would a disable device roll work? will roll it if it can

DD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Dirgel produces a rainbow striped wand from her robes, "Would someone please do me a great service and close this wound for me?"

On closer inspection, you see that she has wrapped ribbons around a regular wand of cure light wounds.

Petro redirects the flames so they are harmless, but there's a magical component that Disable Device doesn't touch.

Knowledge (arcana) or Use Magic Device to finish disabling.

"This is more than I can do. I am sorry. Friends."

Vasvax looks from Petro, to the others, and back at the monolith. He scowls at the twisting anarchic letters, and the way they seem to extend out to spawn living flame creatures.

"So this wouldn't work then?" he asks, before bringing his warhammer down in a brutal angled blow, aiming to chip or crack the glyphs embedded in the stonework.

In the event of no effect, he tries again, harder.
Unsubtle attempt at vandalising the monolith #1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 71d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Unsubtle attempt at vandalising the monolith #2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 131d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Shenzen holds out one hand to forestall Markwin's assault upon the monolith.

"Please. Allow me to examine it and see if I can deactivate it before we resort to such barbaric measures," he says, though you note his psychic hammer is still in hand.

He approaches and circles the monolith thoughtfully, stroking his long beard.

"yess...yes...I see...very interesting," he says before starting to fiddle with it.

Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Shenzen manages to turn off the runes magically, but not before Markwin carves the phrase "MARKWIN WUZ HERE" into the priceless archaeological find of the century.

When the Pathfinders return to the Mishkar area, they find that the fires have burned out. Although the tensions between the centaurs, goblins, and people of Mishkar remain high, the centaurs are willing to concede that the fire was not the goblins’s fault and call off their feud.

Dolok Darkfur addresses the Dragonskulls, offering them his continued protection if they wish to make the journey to Sarkoris. Many of the goblins join the Farheaven’s caravan, where they can more readily enjoy the god’s protection. The goblins hold a joyful celebration before leaving Mishkar, enjoying the prospect of life without threats from humans or centaurs for the first time in any of their memories.

Several of these goblins choose a different path, instead expressing interest in joining the Pathfinder Society.

Goblins are a core race in PF2.

End of scenario!

Feel free to continue roleplaying, also, if you have any questions about the scenario or plot, I'd be happy to answer.

Dirgel hugs all of her team-mates and dances around the monolith merrily for a minute before getting very, very close and examining the whole thing very carefully, "What is it, do you think?"

No knowledge from Gorvy/Dirgel but I am interested.

When they return to the settlement, Dirgel disappears for a moment and Gorvy returns. He looks sheepishly around the group, "Sorry about Dirgel. She's very... enthusiastic." The young man proceeds, now that the action is over, to interview everyone he can and makes extensive notes to take back to the society.

After Shenzen manages to deactivate the monolith, Baldrum shakes the hands of his fellow pathfinders, smiling.

"Well done, friends! I think we did good here. Looking forward to working with any of you again!"

"I'm not sure what it is, but we should likely have it taken to the Grand Lodge. It is not far and will be safer there than here. And it can be investigated more fully, there," Shenzen says, examining the monolith.

The monolith is not attached to anything at the bottom (e.g., connected underground to other monoliths) and can be carried.

The archivists at the Grand Lodge do wonder whether there are more of these things out in the expanses of the Findahar Forest ...

This belongs in a museum..or an archive... Petro says as he stretches his back after helping lug the thing to the Lodge. Well, I think we've earned ourselves a celebratory drink or ten...shall we head to the tavern and hoist a few with our new friends?