Male Half-elf Cleric 3 (Herald Caller) / HP 24, CMD 14, Init +2, Perc +4, AC 14/12/12, Fort +7 Ref +5 Will +7 (+2 vs ench.) / Spells 1st 3/3, 2d 2/2 /Active cond.:
The cleric takes the lead here.
Yes, hear Windcaller. 'An attack on us would bring the pack great misfortune.' You don't want that. You don't deserve that neither. But your acts will determine if you will have to suffer it then, or not. I think you will be clever enough to make the good decision.
So you attempt to influence the pack. This means convincing members of the pack to stand with Windcaller by succeeding at a challenge listed in the table below. You must achieve two successful skill checks to secure a pack member, and you are allowed to attempt a total of four attempts per pack member. There are five other pack members to convince and persuading four should be enough.
Besides Diplomacy the following can be used.
Sharpthorn Display strength Intimidate
Rainsong Convey Ashava’s wisdom Knowledge Religion
Loyalstorm Show respect for traditions Knowledge Nature
Quietmoon Bolster confidence Perform (any)
Dreamhunter Appeal to logic Survival
((I'll let you choose whom the Diplomacy attempts above were aimed at. Dorian and Waze succeeded.))
Female NG Half-Orc Bloodrager(Metamagic Rager) 6 |Buffs: Shield, Heightened Awareness
Resources:
Re-roll 1/1,Rage 21/21,Scabbard of Vigor 1/1, Knight Pennon 1/1, Rune stone 1st level 2/2|Spells 1st: 2/2
HP 61/61 |AC 23 T 12 FF 21|Uncanny Dodge|CMB+10 CMD 22|F +10 R +7 W +4|INIT +13|PER +15 Darkvision 60', SM+1|Speed 30'|
I am going to organise this to prevent it from getting bogged down. Now I suggest we go member by member and pick the four strongest characters with the best skills in Diplomacy + bonus skill for each wolf member. So we will go round by round and try to convince every member.
To make life easier on us let us pick Quietmoon as the first convinced wolf member. I don't believe anyone has any Perform skills in the party
Round 2: Sharpthorn. Characters that are up are (please use Diplomacy): Allanen, Dorrion, Waze, Devaan.
Male Half-elf Cleric 3 (Herald Caller) / HP 24, CMD 14, Init +2, Perc +4, AC 14/12/12, Fort +7 Ref +5 Will +7 (+2 vs ench.) / Spells 1st 3/3, 2d 2/2 /Active cond.:
Male Half-elf Cleric 3 (Herald Caller) / HP 24, CMD 14, Init +2, Perc +4, AC 14/12/12, Fort +7 Ref +5 Will +7 (+2 vs ench.) / Spells 1st 3/3, 2d 2/2 /Active cond.:
Male Half-elf Cleric 3 (Herald Caller) / HP 24, CMD 14, Init +2, Perc +4, AC 14/12/12, Fort +7 Ref +5 Will +7 (+2 vs ench.) / Spells 1st 3/3, 2d 2/2 /Active cond.:
Rainsong and Loyalstorm are also convinced. Just Dreamhunter left.
But since you only needed to influence four out of the five, the pack rallies around Windcaller, and Riverfang, bowing to the inevitable, retreats into the forest as an exile.
The rest of the pack now leads with Windcaller at the lead.
So while you were dealing with the wolf pack, the two lurkers, who are currently blended with twilight, making them effectively invisible, although there flight may make them noticeable if they move.
stealth:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16 cyan
stealth:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25 yellow
They then attempt to cast blindness on the two most powerful PCs (in their opinion) Rogarch and Beshmet (fortitude saves negate)
Devaan will share what he knows about the creatures with the party, moves towards Cyan and casts color spray defensively unless he has reason to believe it won't work. Will DC 17
Concentration DC 17:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
If Devaan still can't see them:
Dimly aware that something is happening, Devaan moves back somewhat and readies a ray of frost for the first enemy he spots.
In areas of dim light, lurkers are invisible. As with greater invisibility, they can attack and still remain invisible. If the lurker is flying, its fluttering wings partially negate this effect, giving it only partial concealment (20% miss chance) rather than total concealment.
No, the lurkers are not running away and they are technically invisible. Rogarch saves, Beshmet does not. If Fluffy has scent, she may be able to sense their location.
Female NG Half-Orc Bloodrager(Metamagic Rager) 6 |Buffs: Shield, Heightened Awareness
Resources:
Re-roll 1/1,Rage 21/21,Scabbard of Vigor 1/1, Knight Pennon 1/1, Rune stone 1st level 2/2|Spells 1st: 2/2
HP 61/61 |AC 23 T 12 FF 21|Uncanny Dodge|CMB+10 CMD 22|F +10 R +7 W +4|INIT +13|PER +15 Darkvision 60', SM+1|Speed 30'|
@Phaeton_nz - The entire party is in hybrid form which includes scent. My character still gets to act. Making a saving throw on the Lurkers' turn is not an action taken. :)
Rogarch smells the breeze and notices the direction of the two Lurkers. Instead of attacking right away she fortifies her defences. A wand springs out of her spring-loaded wrist sheath and she says a word of power and a shield of energy appears around her.
"On your guard everyone. We have two creatures ahead of us."
@Phaneton_nz - Rogarch has Uncanny Dodge so invisible opponents do not have any advantage attacking her.
Swift action - draw wand, move action - notice direction of lurkers with scent, standard action - activate wand.
Male Half-elf Cleric 3 (Herald Caller) / HP 24, CMD 14, Init +2, Perc +4, AC 14/12/12, Fort +7 Ref +5 Will +7 (+2 vs ench.) / Spells 1st 3/3, 2d 2/2 /Active cond.:
The cleric moves behind this others pulling out his crossbow and his power to produce a Deflection aura.
Allies within 20 ft gain +2 deflection bonus to AC and combat manoeuver defense for 3 rounds.
Female NG Half-Orc Bloodrager(Metamagic Rager) 6 |Buffs: Shield, Heightened Awareness
Resources:
Re-roll 1/1,Rage 21/21,Scabbard of Vigor 1/1, Knight Pennon 1/1, Rune stone 1st level 2/2|Spells 1st: 2/2
HP 61/61 |AC 23 T 12 FF 21|Uncanny Dodge|CMB+10 CMD 22|F +10 R +7 W +4|INIT +13|PER +15 Darkvision 60', SM+1|Speed 30'|
@Allanen - Everyone has scent now so I recommend against using your Stinking Cloud spell in this encounter. You could use your acid breath as it is an area of effect that would be effective against one of them at least. :)
Female NG Half-Orc Bloodrager(Metamagic Rager) 6 |Buffs: Shield, Heightened Awareness
Resources:
Re-roll 1/1,Rage 21/21,Scabbard of Vigor 1/1, Knight Pennon 1/1, Rune stone 1st level 2/2|Spells 1st: 2/2
HP 61/61 |AC 23 T 12 FF 21|Uncanny Dodge|CMB+10 CMD 22|F +10 R +7 W +4|INIT +13|PER +15 Darkvision 60', SM+1|Speed 30'|
@phaeton_nz - Are the daggers silver? If the answer is no then the dagger will do no damage to Rogarch due to DR 5/Silver and the poison will not be effective as it is injury poison which requires damage to be dealt.
Female NG Half-Orc Bloodrager(Metamagic Rager) 6 |Buffs: Shield, Heightened Awareness
Resources:
Re-roll 1/1,Rage 21/21,Scabbard of Vigor 1/1, Knight Pennon 1/1, Rune stone 1st level 2/2|Spells 1st: 2/2
HP 61/61 |AC 23 T 12 FF 21|Uncanny Dodge|CMB+10 CMD 22|F +10 R +7 W +4|INIT +13|PER +15 Darkvision 60', SM+1|Speed 30'|
@Devaan - You cannot cast a cone in the pattern you describe from your current position. Your character would have to be four squares south (or down) on the map to generate that exact pattern.
@Waze - Rogarch's AC is 27 with the deflection bonus added in. The dagger hits but does no damage unless it is silver.
Female NG Half-Orc Bloodrager(Metamagic Rager) 6 |Buffs: Shield, Heightened Awareness
Resources:
Re-roll 1/1,Rage 21/21,Scabbard of Vigor 1/1, Knight Pennon 1/1, Rune stone 1st level 2/2|Spells 1st: 2/2
HP 61/61 |AC 23 T 12 FF 21|Uncanny Dodge|CMB+10 CMD 22|F +10 R +7 W +4|INIT +13|PER +15 Darkvision 60', SM+1|Speed 30'|
The lurker's blow does not penetrate Rogarch's hybrid form. The bloodrager lets out a mighty yelp. She takes a step back, drops her wand, draws her enormous cold iron hammer and in a controlled arcane rage attempts to pummel the lurker (cyan) who attacked her.
Male Undine Shamen 5 HP 35/38 | AC 20; Tch 13; FF 18 | F +5; R +5; W +12 | CMB+3; CMD 16 | Speed 20 ft/Swim 30/fly 60 | Init +2 | mwk longspear +3 (1d8-1/×3),+1 underwater light crossbow +6 (1d8+1/19-20) Perc +17
I seem to recall that these creatures do sneak attack damage. If so, they should get it when attacking from invisibility. If someone is poisoned Al will instead cast Nuetralioze Poison.
Unsure about these creatures Allalen attacks to aid Fluffy's defense but fails to do so.
Female NG Half-Orc Bloodrager(Metamagic Rager) 6 |Buffs: Shield, Heightened Awareness
Resources:
Re-roll 1/1,Rage 21/21,Scabbard of Vigor 1/1, Knight Pennon 1/1, Rune stone 1st level 2/2|Spells 1st: 2/2
HP 61/61 |AC 23 T 12 FF 21|Uncanny Dodge|CMB+10 CMD 22|F +10 R +7 W +4|INIT +13|PER +15 Darkvision 60', SM+1|Speed 30'|
@Allanen - Rogarch has Uncanny Dodge so Sneak Attack will not be triggered with Invisibility alone. I believe that the lurker missed Fluffy even being invisible. :)
Male Half-elf Cleric 3 (Herald Caller) / HP 24, CMD 14, Init +2, Perc +4, AC 14/12/12, Fort +7 Ref +5 Will +7 (+2 vs ench.) / Spells 1st 3/3, 2d 2/2 /Active cond.:
Rogarch's great hammer misses.
Fluffy critically bites Yellow and claws it. (Yellow: -16), more if that is a cold iron attack.
Waze hits a lurker (which one? - cold iron bullets?)
aoo from yellow:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 will save:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Yellow fails to AOO Devaan and also fails it's save. It is stunned for one round.
While Yellow is hovering, and rubbing it's eyes in an attempt to get the coloured spots out, Cyan blinks to the other side of the combat (twilight door) and blends into the shadows, being effectively invisible.
