EbonFist's #9-08 Birthright Betrayed (Inactive)

Game Master EbonFist

reflex : 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (12) + 0 = 12

Anastasia starts to steer the crowd to get Ilarien through the crowd.

diplomacy to steer crowd : 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Reflex save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Ilarien ducks just in time to avoid an elbow to the head, then struggles through the crowd to a doorway.

[dice=Reflex save]1d20 + 4

Ilarien ducks just in time to avoid an elbow to the head, then struggles through the crowd to a doorway.

Anastasia's check made it where you don't have to make the check. And you can move through the crowd without treating it as difficult terrain.

Kridash remains quiet throughout the speeches, but he looks at Earl Vernisant with obvious disdain. Once the he unleashes havoc and disappears, he smirks. "Figures...", he mutters to himself for everyone else to hear, and starts looking around for solutions to the current predicament.

He walks towards the people on the room.

"Okay, people. I suggest you get out of here before the aggressive armor hurts you."

Intimidate: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

"While you do that, the Pathfinders will have to clean up your Earl's mess.", he sighs.

Full round action to organise the crowd (south).

Kridash is able to cow the crowd to provide some breathing room to a fellow Pathfinder.

Feel free to indicate who you want to be able to avoid the crowd trouble, Kridash.

Oh, I thought it's dc 15, soneeded 20. If this is not the case, Ninnic. He's in their grill.

For some strange reason, the map isn’t appearing for me. If, as stated by Kridash, Ninnic is right up close to the armors, he will definitely use the distraction to scurry 40’ away in whatever direction is easier, so he can start using magic missile next round. Thanks!

With Anastasia having calmed the crowd for the moment, Ilarien retreats out of the throng and prepares to cast a lengthy spell.

Ninnic and Ilarien both do the clever thing for spellcasters - getting away from people who hit spellcasters.

I'm going to bot Zandu.

Zandu gathers up some mental force and flings it at the nearest suit of armor.

telekinetic blast (elemental overflow): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Blunt: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (4, 1) + 8 = 13

telekinetic blast (elemental overflow) Crit?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Blunt: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 4) + 8 = 17

He hits it with so much force the back part of the breast plate is all but annihilated and the remaining armor clatters to the ground.

The crowd pushes and shoves it's way away from the museum just fast enough to leave the two remaining suits of armor able to get to Kridash unimpeded.

mwk falcata: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

mwk falcata: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

mwk falcata (crit): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Slashing: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (5, 5) + 8 = 18

Two devastating hits later and Kridash is on the verge of death.

The crowd (indicated by the white boxes) panics and tries to flee. All those boxes are difficult terrain. In addition if you begin your turn in one of these areas or enter it you must make a DC13 Refl save or take nonlethal damage from being jostled.
As a full-round action, you can attempt a DC 15 Diplomacy or Intimidate check to direct the crowd’s evacuation. If successful, the crowd does not deal any damage until the end of your next turn. Furthermore, one character of your choice can move through the crowd as though it were not difficult terrain until the end of the directing character's next turn. You get one character for free with a success at DC 15. For every 5 by which the Diplomacy or Intimidate result exceeds this DC, one additional character can move through the crowd unimpeded. You can also use crowd controlling spells.
You can also call upon the people you've influenced to help you. Each effect can be used as a swift action but only once for the combat-
Cincia: Cincia casts protection from evil (CL 1st) on one Character.
Rasvelg: Rasvelg successfully uses the aid another action to increase one Character's AC or attack against a target
Joleana: Joleana channels positive energy (2d6, DC 14) to harm two undead targets.
Neffery: Neffery moves to flank with one character for 1 round

Round 2 the BOLD may act.
Ancient Armors - White down
Anastasia
Ilarien
Kridash -34HP
Ninnic
Zandu

Ilarien begins to cast a spell, her words echoing into the gulf between worlds.

reflex : 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (6) + 0 = 6

Anastasia is again hit by the crowd!

She starts to steer the crowd to get herself through the crowd but is not successful.

diplomacy to steer crowd : 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

She moves through the difficult crowd.

Let’s have Jolena channel to damage the two undead remaining, please, GM.

Ninnic burns a point from his phrenic pool to strengthen his magic missile (add +1 caster level) and targets the closest suit of armor.

Damage 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 1, 3) + 3 = 10

Ilarien reaches out to the aether to summon another dolphinfernal...or maybe some other creature from beyond.

Anastasia tries to stabilize the crowd but seeing one of the people who stood up to the undead brought low so quickly only increases their panic and they don't listen, jostling and pushing to get away, including someone driving an elbow into her side, accidentally.

Nonlethal: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Joleana proves that she's not just some pencil pusher and summons up holy light from the Inheritor.

"I won't let Vernisant's Hubris destroy Riddonport!"

positive energy: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10

Will Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Will Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Ninnic then slams mind bullets into one of the suits of armor.

Round 2 the BOLD may act.
Ancient Armors - White down, Black -18, Red -8
Anastasia -5 Nonlethal
Ilarien - DC 13 Reflex save or Nonlethal Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Kridash -34HP
Ninnic - DC 13 Reflex save or Nonlethal Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Zandu

After Ash attempts to move the people away, he is not paying attention to the animated armor. Sharpened blades catch him off guard, and subdue him in a matter of seconds. The half orc collapses to the floor, with shallow breaths.

Stabilise vs 11: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Cool. Not dying. Time to get trampled, I guess.

Reflex save 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Ilarien was trying to get through the door and completely out of the crowd, and wouldn't have started the full-round spell if she wasn't clear. Incidentally, is the crowd clearing the area at all?

Buffs: Mage Armor (AC 18 T 18 FF 14)

Ref: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Zandu nimbly pushes his way through the crowd, closer to the downed Ash and the remaining armor bits. "Hey, ugly, over here!" Zandu calls out to the animated armor, hoping to draw their attention. Just to put some emphasis on it, he sends another telekinetic blast hurtling at the most damaged-looking armor.

Move action to move out of the crowd, standard to TK blast Black Armor
TK Blask, Elemental Overflow, PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 26
Damage, bludgeoning, EO, PBS: 2d6 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 17

Ilarien was trying to get through the door and completely out of the crowd, and wouldn't have started the full-round spell if she wasn't clear. Incidentally, is the crowd clearing the area at all?

I see where the misunderstanding is. What Ilarien is standing next to is a window, not a door. The only doors are the double doors toward the middle of the building where the armors came out of. Feel free to revise your action. The crowd is clearing out but are flowing away from the doors so are clearing that area first (with the people who were in that area then filling in the other areas further back.)

Zandu manages to finish off the black armor.

Round 2 the BOLD may act.
Ancient Armors - White down, Black down, Red -10
Anastasia -5 Nonlethal
Ilarien
Kridash -34HP
Ninnic - 7 Nonlethal
Zandu

Understood--the map wasn't clear. In that case, last round she double-moved to get to the eastern edge of the crowd, and will still have to make a save this round to avoid some NL damage.

Reflex save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

The witch escapes the press of people and strides around behind the stage, her jaws working as if she's preparing to spit. As soon as she stops, she turns a bit green, clutches her stomach, doubles over, and vomits out a huge volume of live spiders. Still looking somewhat nauseated, she straightens a bit and points at the remaining suit of armor.

Swarm damage; I assume the poison and distraction won't be effective: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Ilarien is easily able to avoid the jostling of the crowd though she seems to suffer some intestinal distress along the way. Apparently because she ate a lot of living spiders (perhaps to catch a lot of flies.)

The armor has been dead far too long to be sickened by their presence and has no flesh to poison but the spiders do manage to damage it.

[spoiler=Crowd]Clear Out: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19[spoiler]

The crowd recedes a bit more, giving everyone more clear space to work in.

The remaining suit of armor steps over the body fallen at its feet and clanks over to what is obviously its biggest threat.

mwk falcata vs. Zandu: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

It connects but the blow isn't nearly as devastating as the one landed on Kridash.

The crowd (indicated by the white boxes) panics and tries to flee. All those boxes are difficult terrain. In addition if you begin your turn in one of these areas or enter it you must make a DC13 Refl save or take nonlethal damage from being jostled.
As a full-round action, you can attempt a DC 15 Diplomacy or Intimidate check to direct the crowd’s evacuation. If successful, the crowd does not deal any damage until the end of your next turn. Furthermore, one character of your choice can move through the crowd as though it were not difficult terrain until the end of the directing character's next turn. You get one character for free with a success at DC 15. For every 5 by which the Diplomacy or Intimidate result exceeds this DC, one additional character can move through the crowd unimpeded. You can also use crowd controlling spells.
You can also call upon the people you've influenced to help you. Each effect can be used as a swift action but only once for the combat-
Cincia: Cincia casts protection from evil (CL 1st) on one Character.
Rasvelg: Rasvelg successfully uses the aid another action to increase one Character's AC or attack against a target
Neffery: Neffery moves to flank with one character for 1 round

Round 3 the BOLD may act.
Ancient Armors - White down, Black down, Red -13HP
Anastasia
Ilarien
Kridash -34HP
Ninnic
Zandu -6HP

Ilarien directs her alimentarily-summoned swarm of spiders to follow the animated armor, then calls a curse of ill luck down on it as well.

DC 16 Will save or misfortunate. If it fails the save, Ilarien will cackle to maintain it.

Swarm damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Anastasia moves forward slightly.

Only moved 2 squares.

reflex vs nonlethal : 1d20 ⇒ 15

Then she channels positive energy to harm undead.

channel dc 16 half : 1d6 ⇒ 5

Zandu shudders a little as the stream of spiders pours forth from Ilarien's mouth. "That can't be healthy. And is very creepy. You see a healer about that?" He then flinches as the falcata comes swinging in, barely being blocked by the flickering image of armor around the lithe man. "You really need to watch where you poke that thing!"

He takes a quick step back, then gathers up aetheric energy once more as he sends another shock of rock flying at the armor.

5-ft-step back, move action to gather energy, standard to TK blast with pushing infusion Red Armor - free bull rush through the spider swarm!
Pushing TK Blask, Elemental Overflow, PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 14
Damage, bludgeoning, EO, PBS: 2d6 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 15
Bull Rush: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Ilarien spits out a straggler. "I am a healer, and I'll be fine. More accomplished witches can spit out a wasp swarm; I haven't figured out that particular trick yet, though."

Lets have Raselvg aid another to try and assist Zandu’s attack roll against the remaining enemy. Hopefully that will be enough to finish it off.

Sounds like a plan.

The spiders continue to nibble and gnaw at old leather straps, causing the armor to slowly fall apart.

Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

However, the armor is able to overcome the Misfortune directed at it.

Anastasia directs some holy energy at the armor.

Will: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10

And it is unable to resist it.

Even with Rasvelg distracting it, Zandu is not able to hit, though.

Round 3 the BOLD may act.
Ancient Armors - White down, Black down, Red -24HP
Anastasia
Ilarien
Kridash -34HP
Ninnic
Zandu -6HP

Since it saved, Ilarien won't bother cackling, and will instead spend her move action getting closer to Kridash.

Ninnic kept up the magic missile assault on the remaining enemy.

Damage 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 2 = 6

Ninnic's missiles are enough to send the armor clattering to the ground in a heap.

With the hostile spirits animating the armor and relics, beaten, Joleana, Neffery, Rasvelg and Cincia quickly help reestablish order and tend to the wounded. Busy as they are, they each find time to thank you for your help.

As soon as the most pressing concerns are out of the way, Cincia goes to examine the artifacts the Earl turned against them.

"I don't know where Vernisant acquired the Gallowspire chest, but I'm excited...and worried about the implication that the General Arnisant collection has discoveries such as these that might be hiding elsewhere on the premises. Can the Society send an occultist or other magically adept agent to help me search for forgotten treasures that the general and his family might have hidden away?"

Rasvelg takes an active hand in cleaning up the debris after the battle. "I feel sorry for Vernisant’s guards. Sad that they had to be rescued from a pair of gloves!"

Neffery is beams from having defended Ridonport with his own hands. "Looks like those childhood fencing lessons truly paid off!"

Finally, Joleana replaces her holy symbol. "I was worried I was too old for this sort of thing! Though I'll never retire so long as the people of Ridonport need me."

All of them and clearly, the crowd, are disappointed in the earl’s behavior.

Within 24 hours, hundreds of Ridonport’s concerned citizens surround the earl’s manor and demand answers for what he did. For a time, it seems as though he’s shouting from inside to negotiate some kind of truce. However, a wainwright spots the earl trying to sneak out of his estate by climbing down a chimney, only for the nobleman to slip and tear his jacket.

In the weeks that follow, the Tandak prefecture is ablaze with gleeful stories about how a soot-smeared Vernisant fled with only one boot astride a stolen draft horse.

Vernisant quickly finds his way to Oppara, where he seeks refuge among Grand Prince Stavian III’s loyalists. Even there, he’s followed by questions of why he allowed piracy in his region and why he was soliciting bribes from navy officers, leading to a formal censure issued by the senate and barring him from voting in the upcoming primogeniture decision.

But that happens long after you return to Oppara where Venture-Captain Muesello is ready to debrief you. He listens to your report with
interest.

"I received two different letters about you," he reports.

"One from Cincia Reviamo applauding your assistance and noting that with the earl no longer meddling, she’s been able to begin restoration of the museum. She’s commissioned a brass plaque that commemorates your bravery to defend both Ridonport and the true legacy of General Arnisant.

"The other letter was from Count Orlundo Zespire, and he expressed his gratitude for both resolving his canal piracy problem and humbling Earl Vernisant.

"Beyond that, Lady Morilla and her allies are already acting on your accomplishments. There might be big changes coming in Taldor. Be ready if you wish to continue making history, not just uncover it."

Ilarien sniffs. Politics. Then she composes herself and even smiles a little. "It's good that we were able to help restore order and reduce lawlessness." With a quickly-suppressed twinkle in her eye, she observes dryly, "I trust that the curator has found someplace...appropriate to put the Earl's portrait."

Thanks for running, EF! That was fun.

Anastasia is beaming.

"This was truly a very satisfying mission Venture Captain and give Lady Morilla my regards! These corrupt aristocrats will surely receive their fair judgement when they face the lady of graves in the boneyard!" she says with a smile.

She looks at the group and her withered, blackened hands that are covered by gloves make a formal gesture.

"It was truly a pleasure to serve with you on this mission!"

"I trust that the curator has found someplace...appropriate to put the Earl's portrait."

"Yeah... A niiiice little bonfire.", Ash smirks.

"I merely reinforced my opinion on most bluebloods while on this assignment.", he looks aroud the room. "What? I said -most-."

Anastasia smiles at Kridash.

"Do not worry! I understand you completely!" she says with a grin.

”Well, that worked out swimmingly. His behavior was antithetical to the society. Stealing relics for his own selfish needs….the nerve of that guy!”

”Well, that worked out swimmingly. His behavior was antithetical to the society. Stealing relics for his own selfish needs….the nerve of that guy!”

Ilarien goes into a coughing fit at this, then spits out another spider. "Pardon me."