[PF2/Farol] #1-19: Iolite Squad Alpha - Delta Squad (high tier) (Inactive)

Game Master Farol

"Use blunt weapons!" suggests Teja.

"Yer can cut the flesh, but yer have the break the bones!" she adds in an odd accent.

religion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

With the others shouting battle advice, Arlo just starts a prayer to Gozreh and hopes he can help the Iolite Squad smack some undead.

Religion check: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

"Watch your back! That one's guard is weak. Now roll left! You got it, you got it!" Zabu doesn't know much about religion or undead, but he does know fighting and tosses out some advice.

Gladiatorial Lore: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

"Oh Gozreh, I know you don't care much about undead, but I would like to ask for your aid. Not for myself, but for my hobgoblin friends, who would like to become Pathfinders like me. Bless their weapons with your soggy might, and lend them your strength so they can fight on. I shall teach them your songs, so that they, hopefully, will become followers of You as well," Arlo mumbles.

"Throw trash! It makes things happen badly to them!"

Religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Few a few, well maximum tens of good advice, Sergeant Drussem and Ozaril leap into the fray, while Akrag and Gintka outflank the skeletons. After a brief skirmish, the enemies are defeated.

The hobgoblins find on one of the skeletons a ring of the ram which they give to you. More treasure :) Good job, a success

The Iolite Squad glad of their doings push further.

A ruined, rotting campsite occupies the east wall of this large chamber. The hobgoblins spend a few minutes picking through the wreckage. Sergeant Drussem says, "This must be where those dwarves made camp. A long time ago, it seems."

After a few minutes, Ozaril exclaims, "I found something!" He lifts a small wood chest still largely preserved, and the hobgoblins open it to find ancient scrolls, a dusty tome, and a few miniature stone statuettes.

The hobgoblins, disappointed at first, begin to analyze found items.

You can help the Iolite Squad with their reports by serving as scribes, which requires a Society check or a relevant lore ;)

Jiki looks through the contents of the chest. "I know the glowing swords are the most fun to find in dungeons, but it's amazing what you can accomplish by just knowing the right thing at the right time. Look at this..."

Society: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

The hobgoblins might be disappointed by just finding a box full of old documents but Zabu is positively BORED by the prospect.

He kills some time by going through the camp himself but that also bores him eventually.

Unless someone stops him, he'll distract himself with the little statues, mostly making them "fight" by clacking them together, "kiss" by pressing their faces together or putting them into more creative, compromising positions all the while using different voices to act out completely outrageous scenarios.

Society(ex): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

"Oh that is an excellent find. This one is a scroll of the inventory of the third emperor of Taldane's treasury. While I doubt it is original, it is certainly interesting, and could well be a copy of a primary document."

Arlo winces as Zabu smashes the statuettes together. "Zabu, don't handle them that roughly, they could break! Who knows, they could be haunted. I'm not exorcising you if a ghost possesses you."

He generally fusses over the mess Zabu makes and doesn't help with the cataloging.

Pass from me. Don't have Society, and no applicable Lore skills.

"Huh, nice ring." Manny wonders what it is, but he doesn't have an hour to kill. Especially when the squad runs off to find some more statues.

Society: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

...nope, he has no idea what these are.

I'll roll PFS Lore and let you decide if it's relevant enough.

"I writes in Common AND Mighty Draconic! Thats way people who can read bi-ling... lang... TWO linguinis can read I O Light Squad Wisdoms!" Remembering his earliest days at the Society's lodge in Natambu, before everyone realized how he excels at everything he tries, Zizark tries to document all the findings using a unique filing system.

Pathfinder Society Lore: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Well, this time you felt like you were not that much focused, yourself. However, following your advice, the hobgoblins carefully translate the ancient dwarven texts and discover clues about when the site might have been constructed. In the chest you found enough treasures to make it worthwhile to carry.
Another bundle

Thick cobwebs and hundreds of spiders choke this passage. "Our weapons will be no use here," says the sergeant. Gintka steps forward, already mixing a few vials of smoking liquid eagerly. "This should clear them out."

Gintka passes 2 fuming vials to each of her compatriots and begins the work.

You can aid her with Nature, Survival or Crafting check

"I'll let you take the lead on this. I've got nuthin."

Manny has a whopping +2 to all of those checks.

Crafting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

"Have you tried adding a pinch of holly ash to these? They might be a bit more effective."

Arlo adds to the conversation. "If you were using fire to smoke them out, making the wood wet will make more smoke. Not sure if the same counts for chemical fires, but I'm sure there's some stuff around here to add to the smoke..."

Arlo starts rummaging on the ground to see if he can find anything that's either flammable, stinky, or would produce a lot of smoke.

Survival: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
Bah. I'll Halfling Luck that again. Hooray for adventures across multiple days!

Survival: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

Teja watches with interest as Gintka takes out the vials.

"I've not heard about adding holly... but a pinch of sulpha... Now that would drive out any spiders, surely."

craft: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Jiki, Arlo, and Teja jump on the opportunity o help Gintka with her smoke endeavor. Manny, Zabu and Zizark play the role of smoking vials holders as they try to smoke the spiders.

With a bit of sulphur, holly ash, and quickly found wet wood the smoke is exceptionally effective. Crit success!

Gintka creates smoke that billows along the floor and creeps up the walls. She includes aromatic herbs that are harmless to humanoids but noxious to arthropods, which swiftly disperses the spiders. The lingering fumes stick to your clothing.

Rough stairs rise to the west, and a wide passage leads east. Thick webs cling to the walls and ceiling. A loud scrape and thud alert the Squad to the presence of something beyond the east passage. "Wait here," says the Sergeant, who signals her squad to stay on their guard as they press forward. One of them shouts a curse as a sharp twang echoes through the ruins—part of the ceiling above, concealed by webbing, suddenly collapses. The hobgoblins rush forward, dodging the cascade of boulders that fall and block the passage.

As you move to clear the rubble you hear Seargeant Drussem yell "Enemies! Fight them back!". In that moment you hear as well some ominous sound

One hideous, bipedal creature walks towards Zabu and tries to bite him

Fangs@Zabu: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19
Damage, piercing: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

But the fangs catche only air, then it strikes with its claws

Claws@Zabu, map(agile): 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 11 - 4 = 27
Damage, slashing: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 Crit for 18

After it, a giant spider walks out of the corridor and attacks Teja

Attack@Teja: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29
Damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (8, 4) + 8 = 20 Hit for 20 + Fortitude save VS Giant Tarantula Venom DC22

Round 1 - What is a spider when it is not a spider?

Black
Green

Arlo
Teja -20 Fort Save DC22 (38/58)
Zabu -18 (73/91)

Pink
Red
Blue

Jiki
Manny
Zizark

Map is up

Arlo happily walks along as the team disperses the creatures. Then, when the giant enemies appear, he recoils in fear. "By Gozreh's dripping beard! That's a biggun!"

He immediately casts a third-level Calm Emotions. A soft breeze envelops the black spider, lulling it hopefully into a calm state.

Black spider may make a DC 21 Will save.

Arlo then has a moment to think what these spiders typically do, and whether they have any special abilities he should know about.
Recall Knowledge. I presume Nature? It's +11.

If I can't properly target the spider, Arlo will instead move first so he can cast the spell. Preferably without going closer. It's difficult to see, but I've made a pink scribble of the intersection I'd like to target.

Everyone else: Please don't attack Black until the GM rolled its Will save, otherwise you might break the spell. If it fails, I'm planning on keeping it sedated. Or I cast the spell after Teja and Zabu attacked, that's also possible.

Manny remembers this one guy he dated. Brought him to some kind of séance in the middle of the woods. They claimed they would contact the spirits of happiness or something.

Really, it was an excuse to smoke lots of herbs. Lots and lots of herbs. Some mushrooms too. What a night. His petticoat reeked for weeks.

How long will this anti spider smoke last on his coat? Manny is lost in thought as giant spiders leap out and attack his friends.

Arlo aims his big puppy dog eyes at the spider. How does that work?

Black will save vs DC21, calm emotions: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 Success which implies a -1 to its attack rolls as long as Arlo maintains the spell.

The black spider hesitates just for a moment ... but it does not look calm.

Btw. I almost wondered do allies know the result of the spell? Would they know that the spider passed the check? Would they understand the spell at all even?

"It's always nice when they come to me!" Zabu declares. He just grins as the spider man takes a big bite.

"Let me show you how it's done!"

He transforms again and leaps at the creature.

Jaws: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26
Piercing: 2d10 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5, 4) + 4 + 2 = 15

Claw (MAP): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 + 1 = 12

Actions - 1: Rage, 2: Strike (Jaws), 3: Strike (Claws)

Btw. I almost wondered do allies know the result of the spell? Would they know that the spider passed the check? Would they understand the spell at all even?

Yeah, that's one of the uncertainties that's never been cleared up. I personally consider that meta-knowledge, not something our characters would know, but something the players would/might know. Technically, they're not secret checks, but on the other hand, the GM's side of the battle is a black box the players don't know anything about. Usually, results of saves are immediately clear (you manage to evade the Fireball, or you don't, and so on), but with mind control that's more difficult. I'm perfectly fine with them being completely unknown information until the creature's turn, because then you can see how they react. Especially with Calm Emotions, where you see whether it shrugs it off completely, looks a little drowsy, or completely tame. But I'll leave it up to the GM, I'm personally fine with any decision you make.

Arlo gulps as he recalls that tarantulas have venom and can attack with their hairy bodies. "Spread out! It can chuck its hairs at a group of people!"

fort: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 Ugh, crit fail, hero point time.
fort take 2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23 Phew

As the spider sinks its teeth into her fair flesh, Teja watches with horror as venom starts to pump into her. Unbidden words come to her mind, an elderly man offering words of advice.

Quickly she yanks back her arm, and cuts the flesh between the bite, allowing the poison to escape her arm rather than be carried around her body.

She pauses to assess the vulnerabilties of the massive beast.

Recall knowledge, nature +7

Then, drawing her rapier she sinks it into the horrid creature.
strike: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33
damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8 Crit, doubled
deadly: 1d8 ⇒ 3

◆ recall knowledge
◆ draw weapon
◆ strike

Zabu transforms, his claws and fangs growing longer and strikes twice the ugly creature, hitting it each time. 2 hits -27 green

Teja fights the poison and with a few quick moves take out her rapier and sinks it deep into the spider. Crit -19 black

A giant spider moves down the corridor but it can't get out, there is not enough space. Go GM positioning and tight spaces. The creature begins to climb the wall and ceiling but there is also not enough space to get over the spider.

The two smaller creatures struggle to go past the spiders but they manage to do so.

One attacks Manny with its mandibles
Red@Manny: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

But misses.

Round 1 - What is a spider when it is not a spider?

Black -19
Green -27

Arlo
Teja -20 (38/58)
Zabu -18 (73/91)

Pink
Red
Blue

Jiki
Manny
Zizark

Next to a whatever-that-is is not how Jiki wanted to spend this trip. Time to do the usual thing.

◇ Cast Lingering Composition

Performance: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

Just short of what I needed.

◆ Cast Inspire Courage

The party gets a +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear for 1 round.

◆ Step

◆ Strike vs. Blue

+1 Striking Shortbow: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 12 + 1 = 18
Piercing Damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 4) + 1 = 10

"Hey, where did they come from?" Manny snaps to attention as creates try to bite him.

>Haste< and draws his whip. "Time to pick up the tempo."

◆◆ Cast >Haste< on Manny
◆ Interact to draw a whip
↺ Opportunist

Zizark fishes trash from his pockets and quickly throws it, screaming

◆◆ Agonizing Despair
mental damage: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 5, 3, 2) + 1 = 15
(Basic will save DC21 required, see spell for consequences of success and failure)

He then drops some dust at his own feet, and a blue light shimmers briefly around him.

◆Shield

↺Blood Vendetta

Jiki inspires his allies, he tries to make his inspiration last longer but fails to do so. Then he releases an arrow that misses.

Manny casts a spell on himself and pulls out his whip.

Zizark uses his magic to attack the closest enemy

WIll save DC21: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

The creature is blasted with mental energy and visibly scared

The green lurker attacks Zabu

Jaws@Zabu: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

But misses, then it attacks with claws Teja

Jaws@Teja: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 11 - 4 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Jaws@Teja: 1d20 + 11 - 8 ⇒ (10) + 11 - 8 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Missing each time. The giant spider moves towards Zabu, Manny responds with his whip but misses.

Jaws@Zabu: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23
Damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (2, 4) + 8 = 14 Fort Save DC22

The jaws bite Zabu's leg and he feels it pumping venom into his blood.

Leg@Zabu: 1d20 + 17 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 17 - 5 = 17
Damage: 1d12 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Round 2 - What is a spider when it is not a spider?

Inspire courage

Black -19
Green -27

Arlo
Teja -20 (38/58)
Zabu -32 (68/100) Fort Save DC22

Pink
Red
Blue -15 frightened 2

Jiki
Manny Quickened
Zizark

Teja, worried by the press of spiders, tries a tricky move with her rapier.

feint: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
She then tries plunging her rapier into the badly injured green spider.

attack vs FF, IC: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 14 + 1 = 20
P damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 1) + 1 = 5

With a sigh she tries again, determined to finish the thing off before the number of spiders overwhelms her.

attack vs FF, IC: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (2) + 14 + 1 - 5 = 12
P damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 3) + 1 = 9

"Ugh... I don't know what these things are, but their bites hurt like the blazes."

Ugh, the positioning is tricky. Can't heal people without putting myself in danger as well. Oh well.

Arlo sees Teja and Zabu getting hurt, and again has a moment of doubt who to heal first. Again, Teja seems like she's injured the most.

He releases the calming winds on the big spider, then walks closer to the fight. The blue scythe-clawed creature is frighteningly close to him, but there's no remedying it. He gathers up magical energy and directs it at Teja, soothing her wounds with cold, slightly numbing winds.

Two-action Heal for Teja: 3d8 + 24 ⇒ (7, 1, 8) + 24 = 40

Looking back at Jiji and Zizark, he shouts, "Could you do something about that big buy in front of me? I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with it this close to me."

"Oh, you want you turn now? Don't worry, I'll get to you!" Zabu says, as the spider sinks it's fangs into him.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

But the poison begins its work.

Undaunted, Zabu leaps for the green spider man's throat, not to tear it out but to drag him down.

Athletics (Trip) vs. Target's Reflex DC: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27

If that's a Success he's prone. If it's a Crit he's prone and takes Bludgeoning damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

The gnome then rips into the creature with both claws.

Claw: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 14 - 4 = 30
Slashing: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 5) + 4 = 13

Claw: 1d20 + 14 - 8 ⇒ (15) + 14 - 8 = 21
Slashing: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8

Actions - 1:Trip (Zabu has the Titan Wrestler Feat), 2: Strike (Claw) 3: Strike (Claw)

Teja attempt to feint, but it was visible from miles away. But her attack hits the lurker in the corpse. The last attack was as good as the feint. Green -5

Arlo moves closer to the foes and heals Teja.

Zabu trips the lurker, who smacks in the ground with great strength. Crit green -6

Then he rips its throat. Crit for 26 and kill.

His second attack cuts into the giant spider side. Hit black for 8

The Pink Spider moves towards Manny

Attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29
Damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (6, 5) + 8 = 19

Leg, map: 1d20 + 17 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 17 - 5 = 23
Damage: 1d12 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Both times hitting.

The Red lurker attacks Manny as well

Jaws: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Claws: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 11 - 4 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Claws: 1d20 + 11 - 8 ⇒ (13) + 11 - 8 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

But misses three times. The other lurker goes after Arlo

Jaws@Arlo: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Claws@Arlo: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 11 - 4 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

But misses as well.

Round 2 - What is a spider when it is not a spider?

Inspire courage

Black -27
Green -27

Arlo
Teja (58/58)
Zabu -32 (68/100) Fort Save DC22

Pink
Red
Blue -15 frightened 2

Jiki
Manny Quickened -29 Fort Save DC22 (34/63)
Zizark

Question to the GM for later: Can I move north in a straight line to end up behind Teja and Zabu, or is that bit of wall northeast of Red blocking too much of the square?
I'd provoke a lot if I did that, but that's a problem for future Arlo.

Second verse, hopefully better than the first.

◇ Cast Lingering Composition

Performance, DC 20: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

Much better.

◆ Cast Inspire Courage

The party gets a +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear for 4 rounds.

Jiki decides to risk an attack of opportunity to help his friends out.

◆ Cast heightened Sound Burst

(From the intersection marked on the map, it should hit both spiders and Red but no allies.)

DC 21 basic Fort save, potentially deafened and stunned
Sonic Damage: 3d10 ⇒ (1, 3, 7) = 11

"That's a big spider, alright."

Fort Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Hero Point Fort Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

"I... don't... lose!" Manny draws upon Uncle Joeseph's spider poison position and focuses on his internal health to protect him.

He parries the red lurker and stares it down. "Shylye, protect me! I'll work on the small fry." A >Spiritual Weapon< appears next to the Lurker in Red.

Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 = 32
Force Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 = 12 Please double damage since it's a crit.

Manny raises a >Shield< to protect himself against harm, and prepares to trip the Lurker in Red.

Athletics check with Whip, MAP: 1d20 + 11 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 1 - 5 = 8 Critical Failure. Whip has the Trip trait, so Manny will simply drop his weapon.
Manny feels he's about to lose his grip and quickly drops his whip.

◇ Fort Save vs Poison (Spent Hero Point, 1 remaining)
◆◆ >Spiritual Weapon<
◆ Cast >Shield<. AC is 24 until the start of my next turn.
◆ (Quickened Strike) Trip
◇ Drop Weapon due to Critical Failure on Trip attempt
↺ >Shield Block< the first attack that hits.

Zizark uses this time to try to sneak a blow in on the blue creature.

◆ Stride (into a flank with Arlo)
◆ Strike
◆ Stride (back to the square from which he began)

Strike:
light pick vs Flat-footed blue: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 1 = 29
piercing: 2d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 + 1 = 10
If critical, use instead: 5d8 + 18 ⇒ (5, 4, 7, 7, 5) + 18 = 46

(Crit formula: Double the dice from 2 to 4. Deadly d8 increases the size to d8 and adds another die. Strength bonus (4) doubled, and from Kobold Weapon Innovator: crit specialization is 2 additional damage per weapon die. And Inspire Courage, because I remembered.)

@Arlo - yeah, lets say that you can

Jiki continues to play his tunes of encouragement, and this time they fill the cave entirely, sounding long after he stopped playing.

Fort save, black then pink: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 221d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31

One of the spiders shifted from the damage that it took, the other must be deaf as it showed no effect. Black -5

Manny fights the poison and manifests a spiritual weapon that strikes one of the creatures spilling its ichor all on the walls. Red critted -24

Then he protects himself with a shield of magic.

Zizark does what sorcerers do best, he runs towards an enemy and strikes them with his pick. The pick digs deep into the creature's head and Zizark rips it off the body as he tries to set his weapon loose. Crit and kill on Blue

The giant spider attacks

1-Zabu, 2-Teja: 3d2 ⇒ (1, 1, 2) = 4

Jaws@Zabu: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36
Damage, piercing: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (2, 7) + 8 = 17 Crit Zabu for -34

Leg@Zabu, map: 1d20 + 17 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 17 - 5 = 18
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d12 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Leg@Teja, map: 1d20 + 17 - 10 ⇒ (12) + 17 - 10 = 19
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d12 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

The spider bites Zabu really hard, its mandibles scratching on the bones of a really angry gnome. But its following two attacks miss the target.

Round 3 - What is a spider when it is not a spider?

Inspire courage until the end of round 6.

Black -32
Green -27

Arlo
Teja
Zabu -66 (34/100) Fort Save DC22 Giant Tarantula Venom stage 1

Pink
Red -24
Blue -15 frightened 2

Jiki
Manny Quickened -29 (34/63)
Zizark

Seeing Zabu so heavily injured, Teja slaps a bandage around him, even as he fights on.
Battle medicine, assurance heals healed: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 7) = 13

Then, with the critters hopefully distracted...

feint: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32

She strikes at the black beast with her rapier.
strike vs FF?,IC: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 14 + 1 = 17
P damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 5) + 1 = 7
sneak damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11

Sound burst is a 10 foot burst, so it would have affected Red as well.

Thanks for the healing, Teja!

Seeing Zabu take some heavy hits, Arlo moves past Pink, Red, and Black. Triggering potential Reactions. If they grab me or anything, I'd obviously want to do something else after this.

Now safely behind the heavy hitters, Arlo starts casting a spell. More soothing winds envelop Zabu, causing his open wounds to freeze shut.

Two-action Heal: 3d8 + 24 ⇒ (7, 7, 2) + 24 = 40

Teja puts some bandages on Zabu, who does look a bit better due to that. Then she does the most beautiful feint that day. The giant spider is completely thrown off by that, but her strike is too far off target. Great feint and horrible hit

Arlo moves past the others, he sees the spiders following him with all of their eyes, but they let him pass... this time

He sends magical energies to heal Zabu's wounds.

Botting Zabu...

Fort save, DC22: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20 Fail so into stage 2 (or 3)

Zabu tries to bite the spider and then attacks twice with his claws

Jaws@black, ic: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 1 = 16
Damage: 2d10 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (9, 1) + 4 + 1 = 15

Claw@black, ic: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 14 + 1 - 4 = 30
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9 Hit black for 9

Claw@black: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 14 + 1 - 4 = 17
Damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6) + 4 + 1 = 12

Then the spider attacks 1-Manny, 2-Teja: 3d2 ⇒ (2, 1, 1) = 4

Pink@Teja, leg: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d12 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

The spider smacks Teja with its leg. Teja -15

Pink@Manny, mandibles: 1d20 + 17 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 17 - 5 = 18
Damage, bludgeoning: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (6, 3) + 8 = 17

Pink@Manny, leg: 1d20 + 17 - 10 ⇒ (15) + 17 - 10 = 22
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d12 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

But Manny is unscratched. The Lurker attacks the one who is at hand

Jaws@Manny: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
Damage, piercing: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Claws@Manny, map: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 11 - 4 = 8
Damage, slashing: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Claws@Manny: 1d20 + 11 - 8 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 8 = 5
Damage, slashing: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

The jaws smash into the magical shield and can't break it. Shield lvl 3 spell has hardness 10 deflecting it all right?

Zabu Venom: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Round 4 - What is a spider when it is not a spider?

Inspire courage until the end of round 6.

Jiki
Manny Quickened -29 (34/63) magical shield used
Zizark
Arlo
Teja
Zabu -15 (87/100) flat-footed clumsy 1 Fort Save DC22 Giant Tarantula Venom stage 2

Pink
Red -24
Blue -15 frightened 2
Black -32
Green -27

I will defer with black spider so that we have only 2 init blocks now. As this fight will take a while due to huge health pools!

Jiki thinks he may have made a mistake trying to overcharge his last spell, so tries casting at the normal level - after a small move to get a better look at the target zone.

◆ Step
◆◆ Cast Sound Burst (level 2)

Same intersection, so burst will hit all three enemies and no allies.

Sonic Damage: 2d10 ⇒ (8, 5) = 13, Fort DC 21

Shield is a cantrip and I'm level 5, so the cantrip rounds up to level 3. It has hardness 10, so that absorbs all the damage. Hehe, this is the first time I get to use the heightened Shield.

"Thanks Shylye!" Manny's magical blessing shatters upon the lurker's jaws. "Now, time for the counterattack!"

Manny reaches down to pick up his whip, and concentrates on his >Spiritual Weapon< to hack away.

Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 1 = 19
Force Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 = 13

Whip, MAP: 1d20 + 11 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 1 - 5 = 17
Nonlethal Slashing Damage: 2d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 + 1 = 9

◆ Interact to pick up Whip
◆ Sustain >Spiritual Weapon< on Red
◆ Stride
◆ (Quickened Strike from Haste) Strike
↺ Opportunist

Zabu went on autopilot for a bit. Must have been from the pain then the abrupt healing. That'll leave a person light headed.

Well...that and the poison...his tongue feels numb and his fingers won't quite do what he wants them to do and he feels off balanced. Fortunately, it doesn't take much dexterity to make a claw. And it's mostly strength involved in twisting a spider's legs and head to leave it incapacitated and exposed.

Athletics (Grapple): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

He rips into the spider with his claws then.

Claw MAP: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 14 - 4 = 12
Slashing: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 5) + 4 = 15

Claw MAP: 1d20 + 14 - 8 ⇒ (13) + 14 - 8 = 19
Slashing: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 5) + 4 = 15

◆ Grapple, that's vs. Fort DC for the spider. On a success it's grabbed (making it flat-footed and immobilized). Zabu has the Titan Wrestler feat.
◆ Stike (Claw)
◆ Strike (Claw)

Forgot my Fort save.

Fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

GM, I think you missed the 15 damage on Teja in your initiative order? I'll fix that. :P

"No worries Zabu and Teja, as long as I'm here, I won't let you die!"

Arlo quickly gets out his medicine kit and starts applying bandages to Teja while she's busy maneuvering around the big spider.

Battle Medicine, DC 15: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
Healing for Teja: 4d8 ⇒ (4, 3, 8, 1) = 16

With that taken care of, Arlo focuses back on the big spider. He starts casting a spell, and warm winds suddenly gather up around him. The winds gather up and compress into a ball of fiery energy, and Arlo then hurls it at Black. Black gets cover, that's a +1 to AC I think.

Spell attack roll, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 11 + 1 = 21
Don't think that'll hit with cover, so I'll spend a Hero Point. I want my level 3 spell to work!

Spell attack roll, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 1 = 13
Sigh. Should've used my first action on that, instead of Battle Medicine.

"Thanks Arlo" smiles Teja.

Seeing Zabu wrestling with the giant spider Teja plunges her rapier into its exposed body again and again.

If the grapple doesn't succeed then she will feint first, but I'll do the attack rolls here.

attack vs FF: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 1 = 30
damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 2) + 1 = 6
sneak damage if FF: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6
Maybe all doubled if crit, plusdeadly?: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Second attack
attack vs FF: 1d20 + 15 - 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 15 - 5 + 1 = 13
damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6) + 1 = 8
sneak damage if FF: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

Third attack
attack vs FF: 1d20 + 15 - 10 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 15 - 10 + 1 = 25
damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 4) + 1 = 8
sneak damage if FF: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4
Maybe all doubled if crit, plusdeadly?: 1d8 ⇒ 3

"Arrghhh.... just die..."

"I did _not_ sign up to study spider anatomy."

Jiki moves and sends another blast of sonic energy at the spider-like creatures.

Fort save, red: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 251d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
Fort save, black, pink: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 261d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24
Red -5 and -6 => -11
Black -6 Pink -6

Manny hits the lurker with his first magical attack but misses with his whip. But the creature falls on its knees and then on its face. Red -13 and dead

Arlo patches Teja and sends a massive ball of energy ... which passes both spiders and flies into the corridor exploding with a great noise. Heal on Teja and missed spell :(

Zabu attempts to grapple the big spider, but there is something to its eight legs and massive body that does not allow him to get a good hold. His both claw attacks miss.

Teja makes a feint and strikes the spider with her rapier, her second attack miss. Feint worked and that attack is a crit vs ff spider. And since you are lvl 5 (weapon trick) => you apply your rapier crit specialization as you attacked vs ff => the spider is flat-footed till the begging of your round... Black -31

Zabu poison dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Round 4 - What is a spider when it is not a spider?

Inspire courage until the end of round 6.

Jiki
Manny Quickened -29 (34/63) magical shield used
Zizark
Arlo
Teja
Zabu -19 (81/100) Fort Save DC22 Giant Tarantula Venom stage 1

Pink -6
Black -69 flat-footed
Red -48
Blue -15
Green -27

Botting Zizark, to let others post. this is my last opportunity this day...

Zizark runs past the first spider and smashes his pick into the flat-footed spider

Light pick@black ff: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 9 + 1 = 22
Damage: 2d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 4) + 5 = 12

Then he steps away next to Arlo.