GM Erich's PFS #7-13 Captive in Crystal (Low Subtier 5-7) for NostalgiaCon (Inactive)

Game Master Thereus, Silver Crusader

Thanks, at that distance I will try to finish the 'leg' off first.

Janus whirls his twin flails...

Swift action Bane (construct) given that Claudia can't fail the id check. Single attack. If the construct is destroyed then move towards the wisp. If not, take a 5' step to the northwest to set up a flank.

dire flail vs leg, bane: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 2 = 30magic bludgeoning: 1d8 + 9 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 9 + (5, 5) = 21

That ought to do it.

@Janus It is within reach (5 feet above the floor) if you move 20 feet to the south. I have been trying to keep up with a 3-D side view on the second slide since we have flying creatures to show height.

I never noticed this slide! Very cool. I've moved Grax up to be within reach of the orb, though he doesn't know exactly where it is.

Almost forgot this...

sonic damage - room: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5

A few plates burst from the increased sonic assault within the room. Some look singed as the fireball clears as well.

Janus smashes the other leg to bits before stepping toward the foe only they can see. Oblivious to the coming threat, the wisp resumes its assault on a hovering Grax.

grey shock vs Grax: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 232d8 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9 sonic damage

Round 2 - Bold can act
Grax <STR mutagen, air walk 3 feet up> -15 damage
Janus <magic vestment, defending bone, shield of faith, comprehend languages, see invisibility>
Purple Leg -44 damage <destroyed>
Gray "Unseen" <invisible>
Doran -2 damage
Claudia
Yaiho <DR 3>
Pink Leg -40 damage <destroyed>
Morait

With the other leg down, Yaiho looks around for other enemies to attack. Seeing some of his allies swing at nothing seen, he figures he'll go swing at that unseen thing too.

He rushes toward the spot they are swinging as he eyes become bloodshot and he swings his maul around widely at the open air.

+3 Furious Earthbreaker: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28
Damage: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 2) + 12 = 20
Miss % (Low Miss): 1d100 ⇒ 53

Free: Rage
Move: 25'
Standard: Attack

Claudia casts scorching ray, sending both rays at the weird leg.

ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
damage: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 3, 4) = 9
ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
damage: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 5, 1) = 15

Doran spins around, looking for something to hit.

Where is it?

delay...

Janus has pointed out the invisible wisp's location.

Since both the legs were destroyed when she took her turn, going to reroute Claudia's rays toward the unseen creature (for reasons).

miss chance, ray 1: 1d100 ⇒ 55
miss chance, ray 2: 1d100 ⇒ 74

Both of the magus' fire rays strike true against the unseen nemesis, but Janus is able to discern that the magic itself did nothing at all. Yaiho's massive swing, through sheer surface area, did manage to find the miniscule creature.

To everyone's surprise another guardian leg emerges from the ground near where the last one lays destroyed. It lashes out at Doran, but cannot quite connect.

pink slam vs Doran: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 141d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 rising up provokes from both Doran and Yaiho

Round 2/3 - Bold can act
Purple Leg -44 damage <destroyed>
Gray "Unseen" <invisible> -20 damage
Claudia
Yaiho <DR 3> Can take an AOO on pink first
Pink Leg
Doran -2 damage Can take an AOO on pink first
Morait
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Grax <STR mutagen, air walk 3 feet up> -15 damage
Janus <magic vestment, defending bone, shield of faith, comprehend languages, see invisibility>

Yaiho swings his maul violently at the leg that appears behind him.

AoO vs Pink; +3 Furious Earthbreaker: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
Damage: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 6) + 12 = 24

AoO: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 321d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Doran shifts his position and lashes out with his blade twice... He grunts with exertion as he does.

Yaiho, shift and get opposite me..we'll catch it between us...

attack, PA: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 151d8 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 4 = 13
attack2: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 - 2 = 151d8 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 4 = 14
attacking with Power attack..5 ft step and full attack..no penalty for PA on first hi due to Furious Focus...

crit: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 161d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

"Where is it?!" Grax slashes his greatsword against the area where the lightning was coming from.

Attack (mutagen, PA, FF): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 11
Damage (PA): 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (5, 5) + 14 = 24

Yaiho and Doran are able to strike the leg as it rises, nearly dropping it again. Doran is able to shift and get another quick strike in to snap it in two for the second time. Grax' wild swing only tells everyone where the wisp isn't at.

The room continues to vibrate from the sonic waves and more plates burst.

sonic damage - room: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5

Round 2/3 - Bold can act
Purple Leg -42 damage <destroyed>
Gray "Unseen" <invisible> -20 damage
Claudia
Yaiho <DR 3>
Pink Leg -42 damage <destroyed>
Doran -2 damage
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Grax <STR mutagen, air walk 3 feet up> -15 damage
Morait
Janus <magic vestment, defending bone, shield of faith, comprehend languages, see invisibility>

Not sure how you feel about flanking a flyer, GM, I've seen table variation. Janus will attempt to flank if they can 5' step to the south-east, but I have seen some GMs rule that you have to be diametrically opposite a flank partner in 3 dimensions. If no flank, Janus' attack bonus reduces by 5 and there will be no precision damage.

"Claudia. Have you any magic that will reveal the Unseen to the rest of us? Your fire had no effect." glitterdust?

Janus sidesteps, flails whirling, and strikes at the wisp...

Activate Bane - aberration

dire flail, main hand, bane, outflank, vessel: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 + 4 + 1 = 17damage: 1d8 + 7 + 2d6 ⇒ (8) + 7 + (4, 6) = 25precision damage: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 6) = 13
dire flail, off hand, outflank, vessel: 1d20 + 7 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 4 + 1 = 21damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11precision damage: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 5) = 9

If Janus hits with flanking attack, they activate Studied Target as an immediate action. This increases attack and damage bonus by +2

GM reroll the main-hand attack:

gm reroll dire flail vs wisp, 2 stars: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 24

Morait will stab the wisp with his rapier.
Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
Damage: 4d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 1, 1, 4) + 7 = 14

@Janus I am in the 3-D flanking camp so unfortunately no flanking unless you can get in the air somehow.

Morait moves in to melee mode but can't quite get the right angle on the unseen foe. Even with the target in their sight, Janus finds it too quick to target. Another protective leg instinctively rises from the ground next to Doran and smashes into him as he responds in kind. rising up provokes from Doran

The room silences for a brief instant as the wisp gathers power and begins to glow. It releases the bundled energy with a frightening array of arcing electric tendrils and a huge thunderclap that shakes the room and breaks discs once more as driving rain now fills the corner of the room. black 20 foot area

purple slam vs Doran: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 241d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
gray electric damage: 3d8 ⇒ (1, 7, 4) = 12 plus gray sonic damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7
purple reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Everyone needs to make a DC 14 reflex save for half damage and then a DC 14 Will save or be shaken for several rounds

Round 3/4 - Bold can act
Purple Leg -9 damage
Gray "Unseen" <5 feet up> -20 damage
Claudia -19 damage Need a reflex and will save first
Yaiho <DR 3> -19 damage Need a reflex and will save first
Pink Leg -42 damage <destroyed>
Doran -30 damage Can take an AOO on purple first, then need a reflex and will save
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Grax <STR mutagen, air walk 3 feet up> -34 damage Need a reflex and will save first
Morait -19 damage Need a reflex and will save first
Janus <magic vestment, defending bone, shield of faith, comprehend languages, see invisibility> -19 damage Need a reflex and will save first

The wisp is now visible to all - but all creatures now have concealment from the driving rainstorm, ranged attacks will take a -4 penalty as well

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Will Save (bravery): 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 = 7

Grax is rocked by the electricity and the half-orc swings wildly in fear of the little orb.

Attack (mutagen, PA, FF, shaken): 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 14 - 2 = 26
Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 71
Damage (mutagen, PA): 2d6 + 17 ⇒ (6, 2) + 17 = 25

Reflex DC14: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Will DC14: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Shaken a little bit by the sonic attack, Yaiho steps closer to the now visible wisp and takes a Power Stance before swinging twice with all his might and trying to take a bite out of the wisp.

+3 Furious Earthbreaker -PA -Shaken +Flank vs Wisp: 1d20 + 16 - 2 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 16 - 2 - 2 + 2 = 20
Damage +PS +PA: 2d6 + 12 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (6, 4) + 12 + 2 + 6 = 30

+3 Furious Earthbreaker -PA -Shaken +Flank vs Wisp: 1d20 + 11 - 2 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 2 - 2 + 2 = 27
Damage +PS +PA: 2d6 + 12 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (4, 5) + 12 + 2 + 6 = 29

Razortusk -PA -Shaken +Flank vs Wisp: 1d20 + 8 - 2 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 8 - 2 - 2 + 2 = 16
Damage +PS +PA: 1d4 + 5 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 2 + 4 = 14

Free: 5' step
Full: 2 attacks + Razortusk

AoO: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 231d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15will hold my action..purple might be splattered after Yaiho's hit

Good call, Doran...

The barbarian is able to cut through the driving rain and into the wisp, cleaving it into two sputtering hemispheres that Grax is able to quickly snuff out.

Only the room's remaining guardian remains as the sonic disturbances start to fade.

Yaiho miss chance concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 96
sonic damage - room: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8

Round 3/4 - Bold can act
Purple Leg -14 damage
Gray "Unseen" <destroyed> -72 damage
Yaiho <DR 3, shaken> -19 damage
Pink Leg -42 damage <destroyed>
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Grax <STR mutagen, air walk 3 feet up, shaken> -34 damage
Claudia -19 damage Need a reflex and will save first
Doran -20 damage
Morait -19 damage Need a reflex and will save first
Janus <magic vestment, defending bone, shield of faith, comprehend languages, see invisibility> -19 damage Need a reflex and will save first

Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Will: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 +1 vs illusion

Janus dodges adroitly, but can't help feeling small in the face of such power.

"Save the disks. We will end the construct."

Looks like Janus can't 5' step due to difficult terrain, but they can go around to flank with Doran. Would someone move me please?

Acrobatics, avoid AoO, shaken: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 - 2 = 13
dire flail, 2 hands, bane, outflank, vessel, shaken: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 4 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 2 + 4 + 1 - 2 = 27magic bludgeoning damage: 1d8 + 7 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 + (5, 2) = 19precision damage: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 1) = 6

Swift action Bane (construct), move, single attack. If it hits, trigger Studied Target as an Immediate action for +2 damage.

Will save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Reflex save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31
Morait will move to try to stab the construct
Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29
damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Dora gets opposite Janus and uses the distraction provided by his colleague to strike at a sensitive part of the leg.

attack: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 13 + 2 + 2 = 321d8 + 4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 + 4 = 172d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8
attack2: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 141d8 + 4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 + 4 = 112d6 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9
full attack, studied target as an immediate since it's a sneak attack...Power attack as well

reflex save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
will save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Claudia tries to use dispel magic to make the creature appear.

using a point to learn a spell not learned today and then casting it

Doran and Morait are able to quickly surround the final guardian and crack it in two. A nervous calm envelops the room as the sonic vibrations cease to nothing, the bizarre rainstorm dissipates, and no further guardians arise.

Combat Over!
Yaiho <DR 3> -19 damage
Grax <STR mutagen, air walk 3 feet up> -34 damage
Claudia -10 damage
Doran -20 damage
Morait
Janus <magic vestment, defending bone, shield of faith, comprehend languages, see invisibility> -10 damage

What now, Pathfinders?

Yaiho lets his rage subside as the battle is over.

His Temp HP was 12 while Raging, so his total damage should be 7 damage now.

Janus examines the piles of discs - those intact, and those less so.

Comprehend Languages is active.

"We believe these may hold what we seek. Perhaps we should examine them before asking the advice of the pech outside."

Janus leads the group in beginning to search through what remains of the crystalline plates, archiving what is left and trying to maintain that which was shattered by the wisp's energies.

Morait and Doran scour the room and find a few items of note: a pale blue rhomboid ioun stone and two coin-sized quartz discs that would function as eyes of the eagle.

After ten minutes or so, a lone silhouette appears in the doorway. Sorrina Westyr steps carefully into the room and makes a mental note of each of you. "I was afraid of what I might find in here. The noises from outside were terrifying. But as the wards are now down - I see you have handled your duties as true Pathfinders." She nudges a broken shard with her boot-toe.

With time, she helps you find the inscribed plates she needs to track Sairazul’s Tears.

"This should fulfill my obligations to Reyshal ik Jalman once and for all. I wonder what the plates will reveal? We should return to him."

What do you wish to do with the pechs?

Claudia votes for healing the pechs if needed and talking to them.

Janus addresses the pech.

"Your binding to this place is ended. The Unseen destroyed much, but not all. We have ended the Unseen, and salvaged as much knowledge as we could, but there is now no purpose to the ruby tower. Go, return to the Green or to the Stone, as you will."

Yaiho smiles at the pechs, "Yaiho destroyed Unseen. Free now."

The pechs, still disoriented from the previous battle and the one that has just concluded, gather what remains of their gear and leave.

"We did not think it could be done..."

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Returning to Reyshal's camp, the shaitan provides sumptuous accommodations while the former Master of Spells takes several hours to read the texts that were uncovered. Those of you with an interest are invited to help her. With great gravitas she gathers everyone around the campfire.

"The records are clear, dear Reyshal. The diamonds departed the Plane of Earth approximately a century ago, and the tunnels the thieves traveled once echoed with the name Bralkashik. Sairazul’s Tears now reside within the City of Brass itself, though the city’s connection to elemental earth is too tenuous for me to pinpoint their location."

Reyshal pounds a fist into his hand and utters a curse upon all efreeti before gritting through his teeth. "The Bralkashik are efreeti who squabble for the Grand Sultan’s favor like starving dogs over a discarded bone.”

He stares into the distance before declaring "Fortunately, this record might convince the court of Sultana Ashadieeyah bint Khalid that my family and I deserve a chance to prove our innocence and redeem our once-esteemed name."

He bows low to Sorrina and the rest of you. "You all have my sincerest regards for your bravery and I promise the utmost hospitality should any of you ever travel to the Opaline Vault to witness its beauty and grandeur."

He steps close to Sorrina and grasps her now stone-like hands.

"Your debt is repaid."

Review the earlier encounters and let me know if there is anything else you would like to do before using the ioun stone to return to Absalom...

"We must still recover the remains of one of your party, Sorrina: Braethin. The place where they fell is marked. It is not too far."

"You going to want some help trying to get Sairazul's tears back from the Efreet if that tablet isn't enough?"

thought i posted...this site is buggy AF...

to the pech

You would be surprised what Pathfinders can do when they set their mind to it...now go...you are free...

at the campfire

Aye...if you need an extra set of hands to reclaim your family's good name, I'm in...

Claudia nods at the suggestions from her new friends.

"I will keep your esteemed group in mind should the need arise." The shaitan smiles. Foreshadowing...

Sorrina Westyr observes that the wards defending the Lucent Archive should return to full power in a matter of days and continue to protect its lore for future generations. Nonetheless, she packs several of the crystalline disks to take back to the Grand Lodge, claiming that they might help her piece together unanswered mysteries. After tending to the fallen bodies of the other Pathfinders from the initial foray, traveling back to the location attuned to the Wayfinder of Many Paths is relatively safe and simple, and you return to the Grand Lodge without any complications.

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Several agents know to watch for your return and alert Kreighton Shaine, who hurries out to greet you. He initially doesn’t recognize the transformed Sorrina Westyr.

She emerges from the portal and passes by him, muttering "You have become quite unobservant with age, my dear friend."

Kreighton marvels at the change but then wastes no time catching her up to speed on the past decade’s events, asking her about her travels, and introducing her to nearly anyone they come across—including you all at the formal dinner later that night, despite having rescued her. The two meet with several highranking Pathfinders, and early the next day, Venture-Captain Ambrus Valsin announces the appointment of Sorrina Westyr as interim Master of Spells, pending the safe return of Aram Zey.

A much more relaxed and lucid Sorrina meets with all of you several days later to thank you personally for traveling into the unknown to rescue her team. Placing the salvaged crystalline plates on a nearby table, she explains "Many of the Lucent Archive’s library prisms had a storage layer near their surface that recorded a great tragedy on the Plane of Earth — or something associated with it — much like a volcanic eruption might coat the entire planet in a thin layer of ash. In studying the stored information, I learned that a great treasure that gave one power over the air itself disappeared during that catastrophe. There the records cease, suggesting that the relic is far beyond the reach of stone and soil, sailing through the sky. The trail may have gone cold for now," Sorrina suggests "but I encourage you all to keep a watch on the sky." More foreshadowing...

End of Scenario

Javon marvels at the knowledge contained in the plates. "It's so good to have you back, Sorrina! These finds are amazing!" He cocks his head to one side. "Nothing in there, however, about my transformation is there?"

The bird generally makes himself a nuisance to Sorrina before being taken away from Grax.

Morait and Yaiho - still need your boon roll and day job check