[PFS1] 6-07 Valley of Veiled Flame (GM Watery Soup) (Inactive)

Game Master Watery Soup

Mavaro is not here for the social interaction, so he'll get a start on identification.

Knowledge Planes vs Tygora: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

The elemental-looking thing in front of is is a mosaic, yes?

Perform Oratory: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Khugron stepped into the room to better address Tygora "You are welcome to remove yourself from power so the people'sss grievancesss may be heard. If you remain in power, there isss no incentive for you to follow through with fixing them." he said

Did you catch that Al looked through the door for a minute as part of his prep? He would not have advanced into the room so I am moving him back a little. His hawk will ride with Reggie if he allows.

Your right to rule these Oread people was only based on you being stronger than they. But now we are stronger than you. You may leave this valley with your life, but leave you must.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

[dice="Knowledge Planes vs Tygora"]1d20+11

Tygora is an efreeti. She is immune to fire, weak to cold. That's not a lot of information for combat, but I'm going to give a more relevant piece of information for the scenario overall: she has the ability to grant wishes. Like the genies of lore, these wishes have the potential to be twisted by the efreeti.

The elemental-looking thing in front of is is a mosaic, yes?

Yes, that's just a pattern on the floor.

Khugron stepped into the room to better address Tygora

If you move forward, I'll need to roll initiative. I've moved your icon back and put a pink line down to indicate her boundary. Combat isn't forbidden, but I do want to make sure everyone who wants to talk gets a chance.

To be frank, there are a few key pieces of information here, so even if your intent is to initiate combat as soon as possible, I'm going to wait for confirmation that nobody else has questions before rolling initiative.

"You are welcome to remove yourself from power so the people'sss grievancesss may be heard. If you remain in power, there isss no incentive for you to follow through with fixing them." he said

Your right to rule these Oread people was only based on you being stronger than they. But now we are stronger than you. You may leave this valley with your life, but leave you must.

"Oh, is that what you think? Perhaps you should have done a little more research. The people of this town put me in power. They were on the verge of destruction and I saved them.

Do you not wonder why they recoiled in horror at you killing my ifrits? It's because they know that I will enforce discipline in my ranks. I did it before you arrived, and will do it after you leave.

Do you not wonder why Valsog doesn't craft powerful weapons and lead a rebellion himself? I have given him materials and freedom worthy of a master craftsworker, and only ask for minor items in return, just enough to keep the peace. I did it before you arrived, and will do it after you leave."

Power isss asss power doesss. Peoplesss afraid. Freedomsss lossst. Now ssstop.

intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Bluff to send Secret Message: 1d20 ⇒ 6

"Well, this one has the power to make your ahem fondest dreams come true," Mavaro replies with a disingenuous wink. "Maybe there's a way for everyone to leave happy?"

Reggie was ready to rush the woman, his lance already half lowered as the door opens.

He raises it again but doesn't put it away as the woman talks.

"Aight, we ain't assassins. We can talk 'stead of fightin', so long's we get our fellow pathfinders back. But you ain't gonna just have to talk to us. You're gonna have to talk to your subjects and come to some agreements 'bout what's gonna happen 'round here from now on. We ain't here just 'cause a few folks had a problem with you, we're here because we heard again and again that there was troubles," Reggie says.

"Ooo, I know what I'd wish for!" What exactly that wish might be for is rather easy to read from the grim set of Reckum's brow and the way his hands clench tightly around his wallop-mallet.

Sense Motive vs DC 25: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

I for one think this councilor you have kidnapped unjustly would make a better ruler for this town than you and your goons. I suspect there is a reason no Oread is part of your retinue - you think them inferior.

I think everyone has weighed in. I see an 18 Intimidate and 20 Diplomacy, anyone else want to Aid or roll? If not, 20 isn't going to convince a dictator to step down :) and I can just roll for initiative.

Will be boosting Al's Diplomacy in the future. :)

Roll them bones!

Seconded!

"See reason, friend. There don't have to be no more blood shed, but we also can't walk away leavin' things like they are. At least agree to talk to the folks who have problems with your reign," Reggie says.

Diplomacy (Aid): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

"If you can't walk away, then we'll have to make you leave another way."

Tygora stands up and waves her hand. A giant wall of fire springs up in front of you.

Fire: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6 vs all but Allanen
Fire: 1d4 ⇒ 1 vs Allanen

She steps forward from her throne and tells you to leave once again.

Round 1

Tygora
Khugron (-6 hp)
Allanen (-1 hp) / Water Elemental (-6 hp)
Red Mephit
Blue Mephit
Reckum (-6 hp)
Voices (-6 hp)
Reggie (-6 hp) / Rowdy (-6 hp)
Mavaro (-6 hp)

Stepping through the wall of fire and getting as far away from it as he could, Khugron proceeded to swipe at the mephit guarding the prisoners on his side of the throne room.

Blue PA: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 212d8 + 19 ⇒ (1, 7) + 19 = 27
Rage. Not sure if Tygora has a weapon out. If so, AoO

Khugron takes fire damage as he walks through the wall.

Fire: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (5, 2) + 11 = 18

Tygora does not have a weapon out, but doesn't need one, as she is trained with her fists.

Slam: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 plus Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Khugron whirls and slices the mephit in half.

Round 1

Tygora
Khugron (-43 hp)
Allanen (-1 hp) / Water Elemental (-6 hp)
Red Mephit
Blue Mephit (-27 hp)
Reckum (-6 hp)
Voices (-6 hp)
Reggie (-6 hp) / Rowdy (-6 hp)
Mavaro (-6 hp)

Note that we cannot see through the wall. Can Al Call down a bolt of lightning to where he thinks the enemy is? How high is the ceiling? Is it possible to fly over the 20' high wall? Also, Al has Fire Resist 10 at the moment so has taken no damage.

The ceiling is 30' high. Tygora has only moved 5' from her original location, so depending on the area of effect, a lightning bolt may hit her. It is possible to fly over. I will retcon your damage for the next update.

OK, a strange set of actions based on how much damage that wall will do to everyone and Al's ability to heal himself being considerably lower than 25 points a round, and Khugron being out of channel range. Al will also maintain Voices in the link based on Voices having fewer hit points in general than most of the party.

Al quickly drops everyone but Khugron and Voices from his life link. They both heal 5 points of damage. Al then moves a little closer to the wall of fire and channels positive energy healing everyone, including mounts, etc, but Khugron. His hawk that would have been wounded by the wall of fire is healed by the channel. It flies up and over the wall.

Channel: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 1) = 11

Allanen sends some of his life energy to Khugron and channels sorry, the water elemental is Voices's, not yours, and the mephit flies over to Tygora and breathes a cone of fire at Khugron.

Fire: 1d8 ⇒ 7

DC 13 Reflex save for half

Round 1

Tygora
Khugron (-38 hp; -7 hp, Reflex for half)
Allanen (-0 hp)
Red Mephit
Blue Mephit (-27 hp)
Reckum (-0 hp)
Voices (-0 hp) / Water Elemental (-0 hp)
Reggie (-0 hp) / Rowdy (-0 hp)
Mavaro (-0 hp)

"Try to take her alive!"

Mavaro spends a point of focus to change his weapon to merciful outsiderbane and flies over the wall near Tygora.

Mind over gravity gives Mavaro a fly speed of 60 ft. (Perfect). Moving 20 ft. up, then 15 ft. northwest, and 15 ft. diagonally down. He ends the turn 10 ft. off the ground. Also, he is at +10 HP because of false life.

Temporary HP don't recover with channel, so Mavaro should be +4 hp. I'm also attempting to list out all the other buffs on the tracker so I don't forget. Let me know if I've missed anything.

Round 1
Universal: bless

Tygora
Khugron (-38 hp; -7 hp, Reflex for half, swole, rage)
Allanen (-0 hp, resist fire 10)
Red Mephit
Blue Mephit (-27 hp)
Reckum (-0 hp)
Voices (-0 hp, barkskin, mage armor, shield, protection from evil, swole, +1 AC) / Water Elemental (-0 hp)
Reggie (-0 hp, Fort 6/6, Refl 7/7, Will 8/8, Tandem Trip 5/5) / Rowdy (-0 hp)
Mavaro (+4 hp, fly 60', merciful outsiderbane)

Aoo: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 332d8 + 19 ⇒ (3, 3) + 19 = 25
Slight retcon as the mephit came to within 25" of me. AOO for splat. Think I killed it before it could breath

"Yeah, yeah, I ain't to fonda the idea my ownself, Buddy but we ain't gonna do nobody no good over here. We gotta get through," Reggie says in response to the whine he receives from Rowdy as he gives him a nudge to get moving.

The wolf only hesitates a moment more before plunging through the fire. Neither of them make a sound even as the smell of burnt hair and burnt fur mix.

The pair plow forward, all their weight put firmly into the fraction of a square inch that is the point of Reggie's lance.

+1 lance: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Piercing: 3d6 + 9 ⇒ (1, 4, 4) + 9 = 18

"And we ain't done with you yet!" Reggie declares.

Using a swift to Challenge Tygora but I couldn't do it until after the charge because I had to be able to see her. Rowdy gets a +2 Dodge bonus to his AC against her.

Buffs:
Barkskin +2 natural armor - dur 390 rounds
Summon Monster 2 - dur 35 rounds
wand of Mage Armor on water elemental - dur 1 hour
Shield +4 shield bonus - dur 35 rounds
enhancement bonus to armor - dur 5 hours
Bless - dur 50 rounds
AC: 24, HP: 56
NOW raging
rage used 1 of 6

Voices looks at the curtain of fire, then grabs the water elemental and tries to hurl it over the fire into the room beyond. Then steps through himself.
strength check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 Well, I'm gonna guess that pretty much evaporated the water elemental

Khugron takes out the mephit with an opportune attack.

Reggie and Rowdy charge through the flame.

Reggie Fire: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (5, 3) + 11 = 19
Rowdy Fire: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (2, 2) + 11 = 15

Voices tries to throw his elemental over. It does not go well.

Water Elemental Fire: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (1, 4) + 11 = 16

However, the water elemental's sacrifice is not in vain - the water does put out one square of fire. I will halve the damage on Voices as he passes through if he is large, negate it altogether if he is medium.

Voices Fire: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (2, 2) + 11 = 15

Round 1
Universal: bless

Tygora
Khugron (-38 hp, swole, rage)
Allanen (-0 hp, resist fire 10)
Red Mephit (-25 hp)
Blue Mephit (-27 hp)
Reckum (-0 hp)
Voices (-7 hp, swole??) / Water Elemental (-16 hp)
Reggie (-19 hp, Fort 5/6, Refl 6/7, Will 7/8, Tandem Trip 4/5) / Rowdy (-15 hp)
Mavaro (+4 hp, fly 60', merciful outsiderbane)

Voices, I'm removing anything from the tracker that lasts longer than 10 rounds - please just roll it into your AC in your tagline. This fight is not going to go for 35 rounds.

The intense heat only seems to give Reckum more energy as he bounces on his piggy's back. "Yn gyflymach, Nord, yn gyflymach!" he cheers! "Trwy'r bwlch!" As the two wheel down the line of fire, the gnome holds his hammer ready to strike!

Wallop Mallet, PA, Flanking: 1d20 + 12 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 12 - 2 + 2 = 21
Adamantine Bludgeoning damage, PA: 1d10 + 8 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 6 = 23

Elemental Rage gives Reckum 1 round of rage back from taking 5+ fire damage. Raging, riding, and whacking. AC 14

"Kwreee!" Nord answers the call, scrabbling madly across the floor and lunging for the giant foot in front of him!

Gore, PA, Flanking: 1d20 + 8 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 1 + 2 = 20
Piercing damage, PA: 1d8 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 3 = 14

Moving 50 ft (yay for that movement speed boost from Reckum's archetype!) and attacking.

I am medium sized. Only had 1 potion.

Reckum charges the hole in the wall, slamming a hammer onto Tygora, who was too busy with the opportune swing at Khugron to hit Reckum. However, Nord's attack misses. And now you know her AC. :)

I forgot to include Reggie's damage earlier - the lance hit, too.

Tygora is not used to being surrounded by so many foes. But she has some tricks up her sleeve. She steps back and casts quickened scorching ray - three rays shoot out from her hand, at the three that have attacked (Khugron, Reggie, and Reckum).

Scorching Ray vs Khugron: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14 vs touch LOL :)
Fire: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 5, 4) = 17

Scorching Ray vs Reggie: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29 vs touch
Fire: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 4, 1) = 13

Scorching Ray vs Reckum: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19 vs touch
Fire: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 6, 4) = 16

As a quickened spell, this does not provoke an AoO.

Tygora makes a fist swing at Reckum.

Slam: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 plus Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Round 2
Universal: bless

Tygora (-41 hp)
Khugron (-38 hp, swole, rage)
Allanen (-0 hp, resist fire 10)
Red Mephit (-25 hp)
Blue Mephit (-27 hp)
Reckum (-32 hp)
Voices (-7 hp) / Water Elemental (-16 hp)
Reggie (-32 hp, Fort 5/6, Refl 6/7, Will 7/8, Tandem Trip 4/5) / Rowdy (-15 hp)
Mavaro (+4 hp, fly 60', merciful outsiderbane)

Please be specific as to what type of damage you're doing.

Mavaro will fly into a position where he can provide flanking for Khugron likely provoking and attacks with his highly enhanced blade.

+2 Merciful Outsiderbane One-Eyed Sword: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 2 = 23
Nonlethal Slashing Damage: 2d6 + 6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 + 2 + (1, 1) = 16

Since it is a +4 against outsiders, it overcomes cold iron, silver and adamantine DR, if relevant.

"You may want to give up before my... angrier... friends have their say."

Tygora scoffs dismissively and takes the opportune attack.

Slam: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 plus Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Round 2
Universal: bless

Tygora (-41 hp, +16 nonlethal)
Khugron (-38 hp, swole, rage)
Allanen (-0 hp, resist fire 10)
Red Mephit (-25 hp)
Blue Mephit (-27 hp)
Reckum (-32 hp)
Voices (-7 hp) / Water Elemental (-16 hp)
Reggie (-32 hp, Fort 5/6, Refl 6/7, Will 7/8, Tandem Trip 4/5) / Rowdy (-15 hp)
Mavaro (-12 hp, fly 60', merciful outsiderbane)

PA-NL-flank: 1d20 + 15 - 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 15 - 4 + 2 + 1 = 182d8 + 19 ⇒ (7, 4) + 19 = 30
PA-NL-flank: 1d20 + 8 - 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 - 4 + 2 + 1 = 92d8 + 19 ⇒ (1, 4) + 19 = 24
Stepping over to give himself some room to work, Khugron tried to knock out Tygora with aid of Mavaro. More use to pure killing, the bec de corbin swooshed past the tyrants chin.

Khugron, do you delay for the flank? You are up while Mavaro is late in the turn...

Both Khugron and Voices heal 5 while Al takes 10. He moves up through the gap in the wall and strikes Tygora with bolt of lightning.

Call Lightning: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 1) = 8 Reflex DC 19 for half.

Al's familiar dives in attacking with a touch attack deliver a charge of the the Frostbie Spell Al had cast earlier. The hawk provokes IF Tygora has combat reflexes.

Diving touch attack: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 2 = 23
Frostbite: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 If this hits it is both cold and nonlethal damage and fatigues Tygora.[/ooc]

Buffs:
Barkskin +2 natural armor - dur 390 rounds
Summon Monster 2 - dur 35 rounds
wand of Mage Armor on water elemental - dur 1 hour
Shield +4 shield bonus - dur 35 rounds
enhancement bonus to armor - dur 5 hours
Bless - dur 50 rounds
AC: 22, HP: 54
NOW raging
rage used 2 of 6

Voices charges swinging his huge hammer.
charge attack (AC reduced for charge and rage), if Tygora has reach then AoO if she has another, then rage power attack.
earth breaker attack: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 13 + 2 - 2 = 24, if hits, earth breaker damage: 2d6 + 16 ⇒ (6, 3) + 16 = 25

Khugron, do you delay for the flank? You are up while Mavaro is late in the turn...

I tend to be a little loosey-goosey with the initiative in PbP. Enforcing a strict order usually leads to very long combats. I make two adjustments to speed it up: 1. all the enemies will be grouped into blocks of no more than 2 blocks; and 2. I will accept actions in the order they are posted or in the order they are in initiative. In both cases, I make the adjustment to the players' benefit: I drop enemy initiative rolls to make a block, and I'll just pretend people delayed as necessary to get their preferred action order.

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Khugron's clearly more used to decapitating than knocking out, and misses twice.

Lightning falls from the ceiling! Reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 Tygora dodges about half of it. She doesn't dodge the diving attack, though, which puts out some of her fire and damages her more than usual.

Voices rushes up and smashes her with a hammer. The earthbreaker knocks her out.

Tygora (-70 hp, +27 nonlethal, unconscious)

End of Combat!

Healing is unnecessary, so you don't need to use any consumables.

con't in a bit

Tygora wakes up, discovering she has been bound, or however else the group sees fit to secure her.

"You couldn't just kill me," she spits out with disgust. "But I won't let you parade me in front of the oreads like some trophy. You wanted to know how I came to power here, and I'll tell you: I was invited. I made them an offer they couldn't refuse, the same offer I will make to you in return for my freedom.

Ask for what you want, but want what you ask for."

For the remainder of the scenario, you are essentially playing for a boon. For roleplaying purposes, you are free to ask for whatever you want. Decide amongst yourselves who is going to ask (three different people can ask, or one person can make all three requests), and make an Intelligence roll or a Wisdom roll with your request. Roleplaying your choices and/or rolls is welcome (it will make it easier for me to describe what happens), but not required.

If successful, the boon you receive will be far more limited than what you wished for in-game (assuming you wish for big things and not a sandwich or something). So in-character you can wish for 1,000,000 gp in the scenario, but your out-of-character boon won't get anywhere close to that. The scale of the boon is on par with other scenario boons.

I think Mavaro should do the talking once we decide what to wish for. He has a +4 Intelligence modifier and can grant himself +3 to each of these ability checks with his sudden insight resonant power.
Though I will happily defer if anyone can do better than a +7.

"I know that your kind, loathsome as I find you, follow through on any agreements you make. Of course, we can't have you leaving and then coming right back after we have returned home, so as part of our arrangement, you will never return to Crystalcrag, nor will you send anyone to rule here or give anyone information that would make taking over seem like a good idea."

He then turns to his companions. "As for the wishes, there are relics I have been seeking for my entire career, and it would ease my heart to know where I might find them. But perhaps such a selfish wish would only prove me to be like this tyrant."

Do not give the pregen the actual wish, even if it wears off at the end of the session.

Someone should probably tell Voices not to speak. No telling what he would wish for.

Al is +6 to Wisdom and as his re-roll. So there are three wishes so only 3 of us get this boon? Or three wishes and we all get the boon?

She hopes we will will fight over the wishes, which I am sure she will do her best to corrupt. It might bring more good to the world to end her than to accept her bribe. Al seems to be pondering aloud rather than making a recommendation. He i not quick to violence. Unless we try to use a wish to bind her I am not sure she will honor her word. I have a thought. Lets ask the Oreads that received wishes how they fared.

"Aw, Abyss...I got all I need right here," Reggie says, patting his wolf and gesturing to his lance.

"We oughta figure out some way to use them wishes to help other folks. Or maybe we oughta just make one that'll keep her from meddlin' with folks.

"In fact, I figure one of them wishes should be that she goes to the plane of fire and never returns to the material plane. That'll limit her ability to mess with folks or comin' back for revenge," he continues.

So, that's Reggie's in character opinion. My OOC opinion is that we should ask for an ability boost. Those are the hardest things to get and have the most value in the game, in my opinion. Maybe some money or a magic item. Although...knowing how genies are, I wouldn't be surprised if there's not a negative boon that comes with it if you take the positive boon.

Mavaro: can you PM me a list of things that Papa Oxole would be looking for, any clues/progress they've made, and I'll work it into the narrative?

If asked, the oreads readily give the history of their relationship with Tygora.

"At one time, geniekin found peace on Golarion. This all changed, however, with the eruption of the Zhonar and Zhobl volcanoes in the Zho Mountains nearly a thousand years ago. These eruptions triggered terrible rockslides that buried vital mountain passes, opened erratic fissures that swallowed entire communities, and spewed volcanic ejecta that buried what remained near the mountains’ peaks. The burning devastation even ripped open small rifts to the Plane of Fire, luring fiery beasts of all sorts to Golarion. Among these was Tygora Cinderfury, an efreeti fleeing the City of Brass following a series of political miscalculations that resulted in her opprobrium. After exploring her immediate surroundings, she located our settlement, heavily damaged by the volcanoes’ eruptions.

She offered us a single wish. Knowing that repairs would take years and risk unwanted exposure to the geniekin’s Kelishite neighbors, the town’s council wished for a rebuilt settlement, seclusion, and safety from the outside world. On the one hand, Tygora honored the our desires by veiling Crystalcrag and its surrounding lands with powerful illusion magic. On the other hand, she twisted their wish to rebuild the town to fit her own needs — with her as its absolute ruler. Under her dictatorial reign, Crystalcrag has grown in influence at the expense of the our freedom and happiness, yet most of us have come to accept our safety as a fair trade for servitude."

Allanen: The INT/WIS checks are the game mechanisms for determining whether you've worded your wishes correctly. If you succeed, you will score a point towards the boon (and I'll make up a story about how you helped the world). If you fail, then you don't get the point (and I'll make up a story about how something bad, but appropriately bad, happens). There's no "catastrophic failure" scenario where you can destroy the world ... or even undo what you did during the scenario.
I mostly just need 3 INT/WIS checks, everything else is flavor.

All: To be clear, every PC will get the boon if the group is successful, and no PC will get the boon if the group is unsuccessful.

Mavaro addresses the councilor. "Well, perhaps we can use one of these wishes to give you the town you wanted, rather than the one that this tyrant gave you? I'm sure that, once Crystalcrag is back among the rest of civilization, the Pathfinder Society can assist you in developing trade and defense."

Mavaro also has a reroll. I have no problem splitting up the wishing duties; I just want to give us the best chance we can.

You are free to defer your wishes to the town (and I'll roleplay that accordingly), but I will still need INT/WIS rolls from the group.

Right now, my thoughts are one for the town, one for us, and one to banish Tygora.

Reckum pants and continues patting out small fires on his clothes and hair. “Hoo, that was a blast! We ready to give her the boot or what?”

Yep, sounds fine here Mavaro.

With all the talking and big words, Voices begins to look confused. So he summons Squirrel to help him understand. Then they begin whispering, What meansss... ssshe sssaid... What did your friends say... And Ssself wantsss a. No, no, no! Don't say that out loud... Voices, I think you should stay quiet and let the other do the talking with the bad fire lady. But you can assist by using your helper spell on anyone speaking with her. Voices shrugs his shoulders in acceptance of the directions.

Voices will cast a guidance on anyone that starts to speak with the Efreet.

I don't think guidance is applicable. This is not a skill check.