Ebon Fist's #4-16 The Fabric of Reality (Inactive)

Game Master EbonFist

Reflex, DC 20: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

The fire courses along his skin, leaving faint glowing red marks that look almost like scales visible on the surface (Fire Resistance, 10)

"That is quite cute, my friend. Please, allow me to respond!

Stepping forward, Kal'ryon moves to a point a few feet closer to the enemies. Aiming up into the air, he coughs out a fiery breath at the dwarf- now floating above the battle field. I hope by angling up I can hit the dwarf and perhaps its companions in a 30ft cone without hitting any allies. My cone shows that should be possible

Breath Weapon, Fire. DC 20, half: 8d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 1, 5, 2, 6, 2, 4) = 28

34 fire damage, 10 Resistance = 24 damage. Heal 15 (hex) = 9 damage total

"Some say your world will end in fire, but some say in ice."

Diazepane will throw some bombs, dwarf being the primary target.

Frost Bomb, TWF, PBS: 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 10 - 2 + 1 = 22 vs touch
Cold, PBS: 4d6 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (2, 6, 3, 4) + 8 + 1 = 24 plus DC 22 Fort vs staggered
13 splash cold on a miss, DC 22 Reflex for half
Miss?: 1d8 ⇒ 2 to the NE, will splash Crowe

If the dwarf is staggered, second one goes to the human, otherwise, dwarf.

Frost Bomb, TWF, PBS: 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 10 - 2 + 1 = 16 vs touch
Cold, PBS: 4d6 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (6, 3, 4, 6) + 8 + 1 = 28 plus DC 22 Fort vs staggered
13 splash cold on a miss, DC 22 Reflex for half
Miss?: 1d8 ⇒ 2 to the NE, will bump to the N to avoid any allies

I am not there. I need to move Crowe back where he was before I had to revise my action.

Crowe avoids the worst of the blast of hellfire then quaffs a potion so that he can face the dwarf...face to face.

Tofu's Akashic self is distracted elsewhere but is able to invest some of his soul energy into this particular aspect of himself's existence. He realizes that the fire was not created by a spell at all but the man's connection to Hell, while the dwarf's spell is meant to summon monsters to fight in her name. He then heals up some of the damage that Kal'Ryon took.

Kal'Ryon then blasts their opponents with fire.

Bugbear Refl: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Dwarf Refl: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

Human Refl: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

None of them are able to avoid the blast and the bugbear is taken out of the fight.

Diazepane then tosses some bombs.

Dwarf Fort: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25

Dwarf Fort: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23

Both hit their target but she is not staggered (hurt, but not staggered.)

But, she is unable to maintain her concentration on her spell and it is disrupted.

Round 2/3, the Bold may act.
Valeros
Diazepane
Kal'Ryon -9HP
Bugbears -Gone Green, Red Dead, Blue is Glue
Kioshi
Crowe -17HP
Dwarf -80
Human -40
Tofu

Kioshi moves forward and casts glitterdust on the three opponents in the back!

See map, dc 19 will save or blinded. New save each round. [/Ooc]

GM, was my glitterdust resolved?

Kioshi delays.

Crowe grins, it is not a pleasant or friendly grin, more of a hungry, lupine grimace, and flies toward the dwarf.

charging, raging
attack, pa, ff, rage, charge: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 = 25
damage, elemental strike: 2d6 + 19 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 5) + 19 + (4) = 30
final d6 is electricity damage

Crowe vanquishes the dwarf and she floats in the air, limp and lifeless as the spell keeping her aloft continues.

Will Save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

Keeping the GM from having to retcon a lot of things, the human manages to fight off Kioshi's dazzling powder.

He steps away from the threatening figures and casts a spell on Valeros.

A rapid coating of ice encircles the fighter, fully 10 inches thick, though porous enough for him to breath.

Round 2/3, the Bold may act.
Valeros -10 DC22 Refl Save or Helpless, Entangled on Success
Diazepane
Kal'Ryon -9HP
Bugbears -Gone Green, Red Dead, Blue is Glue
Kioshi
Crowe -17HP
Dwarf -Dead
Human -40
Tofu

reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Well played, fool. Too bad my buddy there is going to smash your face into a pulp! Valeros says as he tries to wiggle out, and fails much to his chagrin

Crowe spins about, the storm swirling within, and stares at the man.

He inhales deeply, "Graarh!"

exactly what i was thinking!

Little else to be done on this side of the room, the elf places his trident between his legs and takes off flying into the room. The prong of the weapon spins as it sends him forward.
Flight Hex, fly 10ft up and 40ft to the west.

Tofu puts a new spin on the old broomstick trick.

Round 4? (I think...), the Bold may act.
Valeros -10 Helpless - Can make a strength check to break free. Others can as well or damage the ice.
Diazepane
Kal'Ryon -9HP
Bugbears -Gone Green, Red Dead, Blue is Glue
Kioshi
Crowe -17HP
Dwarf -Dead
Human -40
Tofu

When I get out of here, if you're not dead already, I'll gut you like a fish, you worm! Valeros says to the man that encased him in ice.

str: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Frost Bomb, PBS: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 1 = 21 vs touch
Cold, PBS: 4d6 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2, 5, 5) + 8 + 1 = 27 plus DC 22 Fort vs staggered
13 splash cold on a miss, DC 22 Reflex for half
Miss?: 1d8 ⇒ 3 to the E

"Well, it looks like we get to have a little bit of a chat. Want to chat?"

Diazepane flies down and lands 10' away from him.

Swinging his long arm at the human, Kal attempts to slice across the man's leg before landing a follow-uup blow. As he envisions the strike, he feels the energy move and dance across his blade, soaking into his muscles and directing the attack.

Rage. Arcane Strike. Full round attack

Trip: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30
If the trip hits, will use Blood Conduit to deliver Shocking Grasp as a free action. Unless he looks reallly damaged after Diazepan's bomb- in which case he would save the limited spell slot
SG: 5d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 5, 4) = 18

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 +4 if prone
Adamantine: 2d4 + 22 ⇒ (1, 2) + 22 = 25

graargh!: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 = 25
Raaarrr!: 2d6 + 19 ⇒ (5, 3) + 19 = 27

Valeros is unable to free himself and remains in his icy tomb.

Diazepane shows their opponent how unpleasant cold can be.

Kal'Ryon knocks the man to the ground and almost gives him a shock but realizes that's probably overkill.

Which then comes as Crowe smashes the prone man with his earthbreaker.

Combat over. I'm going to assume that you guys break Valeros out within one round so he only takes 10 more HP damage.

The pathfinders are left in a chamber full of objects both mundane and mysterious.

Diazepane gets the distinct feeling that he can place the Abyssium Codex in the doors to the "west" and use it like key when they are ready to depart.

Thanks, guys. Just give me a moment or two to warm up, yeah? Need a drink...might help... Valeros says as he downs a couple mouthfuls of whiskey from his flask. can someone hit me with a clw charge? wanna save my potions if possible..

Diazepane will offer as many hits as people need.

Kioshi immediately casts detect magic and starts searching the bodies of the opponents.

”Good job guys!“

Crowe leans on his earthbreaker and stares at the ruined body of the man.

Ending rage. Fatigued.

Kal produces a small, smooth, black wand and taps Valeros.

Infernal Healing. Fast Healing x 1 min
Fatiged for 2 rounds

As they search the bodies, they find on the human a potion of cure serious wounds, a wand of false life (CL 10th, 8 charges), a wand of mage armor (20 charges), a wand of shield (CL 5th, 6 charges), a wand of spontaneous immolationUC (15 charges); a cloak of resistance +2, a
headband of alluring charisma +2, and a ring of protection +1.

On the dwarf is a potion of cure moderate wounds, 2 potions of cure serious wounds a +1 battleaxe a headband of inspired wisdom +2, and a silver holy symbol of Abadar.

Anything else to do in this chamber before moving on to the next (using the Codex as a key?)

Kioshi takes the wands.

He touches himself with two of those!

false life CL 10th temp hp for 10 hours: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

mage armor 1 hour.

"Anyone else needs some buffing with mage armor or a necromantic life buffer? And can someone please open that door there?" Kioshi asks.

He checks the door for traps.

perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

i'll grab some of that false life...waiting to see if it's trapped before opening the door...

false life CL 10th temp hp for 10 hours Goran Baldaril: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

"Anyone else?" Kioshi asks.

Crowe grabs the wands, "Yes."

He casts both mage armour (you never know when incorporeal creatures will show up) and false life on himself.
false life: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

Then, just before they try the door, he uses the wand of shield as well.

Ooh, forgot to heal...

Crowe drinks a potion.
cmw: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 7) + 3 = 18

Diazepane walks over to inspect the armor of the fallen dwarf with the symbols of Abadar. Does he carry a a golden brick that was once part of the great golden wall that encircles the Eternal City of Axis?

For that matter, Diazepane will look around the room for the ivory statuette of the lich Takaral, a child’s wooden training katana, and a BOGO pack of McNuggets.

Tofu checks the teeth of the dwarf corpse before expressing his disappointment with a tsk tsk tsk. " Has it too, man."

The dwarf does not have the golden brick on her.

But surely such an item exists somewhere in this room full of bric-a-brac.

It takes 10 minutes and a Perception check to find each item, but you can split the list and each person can search for a different thing (with 2 being searched for by 2 people as there are only 4 items and 6 of you.)
The items you are looking for came up during your research about the ritual and are:
• Ivory statuette of the lich Takaral
• Child’s wooden training katana
• Golden brick taken from the city of Axis
• Onyx merchant’s scales

Diazepane will drink an extract of heightened awareness and look for the brick.

Perception, Heightened Awareness: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 2 = 28

"She's a brick ... house ... she's mighty mighty ..."

Crowe starts looking for the sword, "I remember having something similar, a long time ago and far from here."

perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

That should be a 28, now that Crowe has that headband of inspired wisdom.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

Tofu begins searching for the statue of the Lich. ”Come on Ikarus, there’s gotta be a stoned dead guy around here somewhere.”

Kal lazily pokes about the room with the grip end of his pole arm.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

"Who would have thought a stupid scale would be so hard to find..."

Is this darned thing magic? Can't one of you wave your hands and find it if it is? I gotta think of everything... Valeros barks out a laugh.

Kioshi again casts detect magic and analyzes the items.

I am slightly confused. What was the task again?

Diazepane finds the Golden Brick hanging out from one of the shelves. It's dimensions are 36x24x36.

Crowe finds the child sized wooden katana which is equal part toy and training item and no doubt cracked many shins and jabbed many stomachs in its lifetime.

Tofu spots the lich statue. The off white color of the ivory only adds to the feeling of decay of the piece of art.

Kal'Ryon knocks a few items off the shelves, creating shockingly loud crashes and clatters in the otherwise silent chamber. He finds a suit of armor and a ladder, but not the right kind of scales.

Valeros makes a suggestion that Kioshi follows. Other than the gear he already found on their fallen assailants, and his companions, he doesn't spot anything magical.

To recap, you guys are here to perform a ritual that will change the Tapestry to allow the Society to set up portals in the real world connected to it. So, you'd be able to go into the Tapestry wherever it is and come out some place in Golarion as opposed to just coming back out where you went in.

As part of your research into the ritual, you found reference to 4 items that would help you with the ritual. Those are what you're looking for, now.

Kioshi looks at the items.

"So do you guys have any idea if we need to start the ritual here?!"

"I'm not sure, but this brick is ... bigger than I expected. We may not be able to move it."

Diazepane can prepare an extract of ant haul, which should allow someone with high strength to carry a huge amount of weight.

Diazepane will search around for the scales.

Perception, Heightened Awareness: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 2 = 20

The brick isn't quite as big as Diazepane thinks. The measurements given are in the Galt Meritoristic System, generally shortened to the "metric system." Still pretty big though.

After gathering the supplies they've already found, he goes in quest for the scales.

When he finds them, a feather is laying on one of the pans and a tiny gem on the other, the two objects in perfect balance.

With everything gathered up, it seems the next step is to open the doors.

"Oh. There is the scale. How silly of me..."

"They were hidden inside an empty Chicken McNuggets box."

Good, Kioshi shares with Crowe and also activates the shield spell on himself and Crowe before they open the door.

"Who opens?" he asks.

Diazepane is holding the key (in the form of the Codex) but I'll leave it up to you guys to decide who triggers the tr...um...opens the door.

Diazepane will check for traps.

Perception, Heightened Awareness: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 11 + 2 = 25

If he can't find any, he will boldly go ahead putting the Codex in the designated spot. Since nobody took him up on ant haul, he'll prepare another shield extract (he has one extra reagent left, and one other shield from daily preps) and drink it before he triggers the door.

Beyond the door the group finds a vaulted chamber with many statues, each depicting a warrior from different era lining the walls.

A pair of creatures that look like mechanical centaurs with clockwork wings sprouting from their backs and arms that end in chains await you.

"“Why do you seek the Abysium Heart?” they demand at the same time, their voices overlapping each other.

We're on slide 4. Place yourselves along the furthest right wall/doors. Anyone who answers them throw in a Diplomacy check.

"I know not of the Abysium Heart. Speak to me about this object of your protection"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

As the creatures speak, he pulls out the wand from the previous room, tapping his leg. Shield

Kioshi looks at the mechanical centaurs and bows.

"We are here because we have an interest in the Tapestry and we have the Abysium Codex here as a key to enact a ritual to honor Hao Jin." he says.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (7) + 19 = 26