CG female goblin (charhide goblin) wizard 9 | HP 78/78 | AC 26 (fire resist 4) | F +16 R +18 W +15 | Perc +12 | Stealth +13 | Speed:25 ft | Active Conditions: ---
Perizia Reflex vs. electric arc:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (6) + 19 = 25 Nixie Reflex vs. electric arc:1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 17 + 1 = 19
Xanno's electric arc catches both enemies by surprise, really jolting the nixie in particular!
Perizia calls out to the nixie "Be a dear and clean things up a bit for me, while you?" When the nixie fails to acknowledge her command, Perizia's smile leaves for the first time. She looks at Bardok with a scowl and says "this is all your fault." With that, she strides forward and tries to take her revenge on the sorcerer!
Trident vs. Bardok:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (20) + 20 = 40 Piercing damage:2d8 + 11 ⇒ (2, 5) + 11 = 18 36 piercing damage on the crit, plus 2d4 persistent bleed.
"Well, I do apologize for losing my temper there, dear. Perhaps I can make it up to you? What would you like most in this world?"
Bardok, please attempt a DC 26 Will save and choose power, wealth, or happiness, then open the spoiler below.
DC 26 Will Save Results (open after rolling, deciding on Hero Points, etc.):
Critical Success:
Spoiler:
You phrase your wish with the precision necessary to get a good outcome.
Wish for power: A burst of water empowers your attacks, which deal an extra 1d4 bludgeoning.
Wish for wealth: A sack appears at your waist, containing obvious fake coins and one of the following, of your choice: 1 moderate healing potion, 1 moderate oil of unlife, or 5 vials of moderate bottled lightning. All objects disappear after 1 hour if not used.
Wish for happiness: You feel hopeful and inspired, gaining a +1 status bonus to attack rolls and saves against fear effects.
Success:
Spoiler:
You resist Perizia’s efforts to trick you into making a foolish wish.
Failure:
Spoiler:
Perizia twists your wish to cause you harm. The penalty depends on the type of wish you made:
Wish for power: You are rapidly pushed to your limits of physical exertion. You are fatigued.
Wish for wealth: Your pockets and bags fill with temporary treasures that resist all attempts to discard. You are encumbered.
Wish for happiness: Tiny flashes of pleasant emotions and positive memories flicker across your mind, interspersing with reality in a profoundly disorienting manner. You are sickened 1 and can’t reduce this condition until the effects of the wish end (1 hour).
Critical Failure:
Spoiler:
You phrase your wish poorly, and Perizia easily twists the outcome. In addition to the failure effect of your chosen type of wish, you are stunned 1.
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Initiative!
N2 -58hp
Arrus
Xanno
Perizia -39hp
Omblestoneskin, invisibility (4th), sickened 1
Bardoktentacular limbs, 2d4 persistent bleed, Will save needed vs. wish
N male Varisian human (skilled - Deception) sorcerer (aberrant) 9 | HP 71/71 (Toughness) | AC 25 | F +14 R +17 W +16 (Haughty Obstinacy) | Resist fire 5 | Perc +13 | Stealth +3 | 25 ft | Focus 2/2 | Spells (DC 27) 1st 4/4, 2nd 4/4, 3rd 4/4, 4th 4/4, 5th 3/3 | SLAs Used: — | Active Conditions: — | Hero Points 1/1
Bardok gasps as the trident makes contact, wiping away his stolen life force, but then flashes a wicked smile as the genie tries to manipulate his will. "I would like most to tell my Venture-Captain the truth, that we destroyed a cruel water genie named Perizia. That would bring me great joy."
Will DC 26 (happiness; Haughty Obstinacy):1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31Critical Success
◆ Stride, ◆◆ Cast a Spell (vampiric touch on Perizia [Fortitude DC 26])
Omble stabs at Perizia twice, but is unable to land a blow on the dancing genie. Rex is more successful though, striking her with a bottle of lightning after healing Bardok.
The nixie continues slashing at Arrus, catching the ranger across the neck with one nasty blow.
Claw vs Arrus:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35 Slashing damage:2d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 6) + 7 = 1530 damage on the crit.
CG female goblin (charhide goblin) wizard 9 | HP 78/78 | AC 26 (fire resist 4) | F +16 R +18 W +15 | Perc +12 | Stealth +13 | Speed:25 ft | Active Conditions: ---
Xanno sends another electric arc surging!
electric arc!:4d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 1, 2, 3) + 4 = 12, DC 26 basic Reflex save
"Archimedes! Archimedes! Remind me how to do the force thing again!"
Arrus hits the nixie with a point-blank bolt. His second shot is less successful, though, just missing and clattering off the stone floor.
Perizia snaps her fingers and calls out once again to the Nixie, as she gestures to her wounds. "Ahem! Dearie, I asked you to take care of this." She then strides in amongst the casters, stabbing at Bardok again even as she asks Rex "and what would you like, dear? I wouldn't want you to feel left out!"
Trident vs. Bardok:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34 Piercing damage:2d8 + 11 ⇒ (4, 3) + 11 = 18 That looks like a crit for 36 damage (plus 2d4 persistent bleed, which you already have).
Rex, please attempt at DC 26 Will save, and choose power, wealth, or happiness.
DC 26 Will Save Results (open after rolling, deciding on Hero Points, etc.):
Critical Success:
Spoiler:
You phrase your wish with the precision necessary to get a good outcome.
Wish for power: A burst of water empowers your attacks, which deal an extra 1d4 bludgeoning.
Wish for wealth: A sack appears at your waist, containing obvious fake coins and one of the following, of your choice: 1 moderate healing potion, 1 moderate oil of unlife, or 5 vials of moderate bottled lightning. All objects disappear after 1 hour if not used.
Wish for happiness: You feel hopeful and inspired, gaining a +1 status bonus to attack rolls and saves against fear effects.
Success:
Spoiler:
You resist Perizia’s efforts to trick you into making a foolish wish.
Failure:
Spoiler:
Perizia twists your wish to cause you harm. The penalty depends on the type of wish you made:
Wish for power: You are rapidly pushed to your limits of physical exertion. You are fatigued.
Wish for wealth: Your pockets and bags fill with temporary treasures that resist all attempts to discard. You are encumbered.
Wish for happiness: Tiny flashes of pleasant emotions and positive memories flicker across your mind, interspersing with reality in a profoundly disorienting manner. You are sickened 1 and can’t reduce this condition until the effects of the wish end (1 hour).
Critical Failure:
Spoiler:
You phrase your wish poorly, and Perizia easily twists the outcome. In addition to the failure effect of your chosen type of wish, you are stunned 1.
N male Varisian human (skilled - Deception) sorcerer (aberrant) 9 | HP 71/71 (Toughness) | AC 25 | F +14 R +17 W +16 (Haughty Obstinacy) | Resist fire 5 | Perc +13 | Stealth +3 | 25 ft | Focus 2/2 | Spells (DC 27) 1st 4/4, 2nd 4/4, 3rd 4/4, 4th 4/4, 5th 3/3 | SLAs Used: — | Active Conditions: — | Hero Points 1/1
Now bleeding from two perforations, Bardok tries to get behind his more well-armored allies and reaches out to suck more life out of the genie to stay standing.
◆Stride, ◆◆ Cast a Spell (vampiric touch on Perizia [Fortitude DC 26])
Omble stabs Perizia once (not quite a crit, even flat-footed), but his followup misses. Rex, meanwhile, his pockets suddenly overflowing with ill-gotten gains, mentally smacks the nixie with a piece of debris. While the blow is serious, and she seems on the edge of falling over, she's still able to dodge his followup bomb completely (critical miss, even on the reroll). Bordok, badly wounded and bleeding from multiple puncture wounds, seeks shelter behind his allies and then tries to draw away some of the vivacious genie's life force.
Perizia Fort:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29 Success -> 11 negative damage (Bardok gains 5 temp hp, which is then wiped out by his bleeding)
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Despite her fresh wounds, Perizia smiles as the nixie replies to her request. "As you desire, ma'am." The nixie's magic seems augmented by Perizia's own, as the fey weaves a healing spell that closes many of Perizia's wounds!
CG female goblin (charhide goblin) wizard 9 | HP 78/78 | AC 26 (fire resist 4) | F +16 R +18 W +15 | Perc +12 | Stealth +13 | Speed:25 ft | Active Conditions: ---
"Eep!"
Xanno is nervous with the genie right next to her. She darts away, then casts another electric arc.
electric arc!:4d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 1) + 4 = 12, DC 26 basic Reflex save
Arrus patches up some of Bardok's wounds before reloading and firing another bolt into Perizia.
"Now, now, dear, no fair cutting in. This dance belongs to your friend! You'll get your turn." With that, Perizia stabs once at Arrus, then strides down beside Bardok and stabs at the sorcerer again.
Trident vs. Arrus:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34 Piercing damage:2d8 + 11 ⇒ (6, 1) + 11 = 18 Plus 1d4 persistent bleed on hit, 2d4 on crit.
Trident vs. Bardok (2nd):1d20 + 20 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 20 - 5 = 24 Piercing damage:2d8 + 11 ⇒ (5, 2) + 11 = 18 Plus 1d4 persistent bleed on hit, 2d4 on crit.
Omble, distracted by the genie's wish magic, misses twice. Arrus has better luck, striking true with another bolt, though Perizia persists. Blood seeps from Arrus's most recent wounds as he draws a healing potion.
Arrus bleed damage:1d4 ⇒ 4Please attempt your flat check to end the persistent bled.
CG female goblin (charhide goblin) wizard 9 | HP 78/78 | AC 26 (fire resist 4) | F +16 R +18 W +15 | Perc +12 | Stealth +13 | Speed:25 ft | Active Conditions: ---
Xanno aims at Perizia, letting loose an arrow made of acid!
Xanno conjurs an arrow-shaped blob of acid, which flies off toward Perizia, hitting the genie squarely and splashing caustic liquid all over her. Before she can even react, however, the goblin follows that with two small bolts of force that hit Perizia right between the eyes and knocking her off her feet where she hits the ground and lays, unmoving, as the acid sizzles.
Arrus bleed:1d4 ⇒ 2 Flat:1d20 ⇒ 11 Assuming someone would spend actions to staunch the bleeding, this would do it.
After a moment of silence, one of the terrified dancers in the back of the room calls out "Is...is she dead?" Upon assurance from you, they all seem to relax, some bursting into tears of relief, others sitting or leaning against the wall. After allowing a few moments for them to collect themselves (and for you to collect Perizia's +1 striking trident and copious number of trinkets and jewelry made from planar coral and pearls), you lead the exhausted dancers outside where they join the other rescued hostages in a medical care tent. While they understandably all wish to go home, Commander Al-Sabri insists on bringing everyone who attended the party in for questioning regarding the collateral damage caused by the party.
A few hours after Perizia's defeat, the wishcrafting magic altering the house begins to fade, eliminating some of the house's more outlandish features.
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Your return journey takes you through Katheer, where you meet personally with Venture-Captain Esmayl ibn Qaradi. He congratulates you on a job well done, and says that the city officials of Sedeq were very impressed with you. Upon their recommendation, the new Pathfinder lodge in Sedeq now has the full support of the Qadiran government.
That’s the end! Thanks for playing everyone. Your primary objective was to defeat Perizia and rescue the suriving party guests and servants (which you did). Your secondary objective was to do one of the following: successfully disable the planar cracks in the entryway (you did this), calm or free the stranded melody (you did this), or talk down Corvius Vayn and escort him out of the manor to the authorities (you did not do this, but you did succeed on your secondary objective overall).
