GM Otha’s Corpses in Kalsgard (Inactive)

Game Master Otha

Arin will scan for undead again, first in the South and then turning East.

Cast detect undead

Arin senses nothing nearby…but then gets a sense of undead further to the east…after roaming the tunnels for several more minutes, you come to a singular tunnel that appears to lead to a larger chamber where the essence of the undead is stronger…

COMBAT Over! Pathfinders victorious!

Party status:
Catushlara (-8)
Meri (-6)

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

Assuming Meri is still scouting, Baretta takes a position in the a little ways back so he won't ruin her stealth.

"Let us hope this is the last of the undead." Catushlara grimaces a little as she wraps her wounds with a temporary bandage.

that was fun... meri says with an eye roll as she moves forward, scouting further ahead.

sneaky sneaky: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21
looky looky: 1d20 + 13 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 13 + 3 = 23
the +3 is for traps if any

Umm, if we are following a "Detect Undead" spell I think it is going to lead us to more undead, so this is unlikely to be the last. Baretta whispers to Catushlara.

There is definitely bound to be something bad this way... proceed with caution.

I take it there's nothing to find with perception in all of the little dead-ends of the initial maze? Just in case...

Before joining Meri, Arin takes a quick jaunt around the maze-passages looking for any interesting items or clues.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

You are correct, Arin, the only things you find in the maze are the undead badgers…

This large, earthen chamber is dominated by a pair of large stone operating tables, upon which lie a pair of gnome corpses. Shelves of alchemical and magical reagents line the walls, and a smaller wooden table bears numerous handsaws, calipers, and other tools. Open tunnels exit the room from the west and the north. This larger chamber houses the various equipment and supplies Ellux uses to create his undead minions.

You see three gnomish-sized skeleton warriors standing before you within the chamber…to their north, you see a gnome in a garish robe, who can only be the necromancer you seek, Ellux. He exclaims, ”Those not blessed with the darkness of Kalsgard cannot stop his impending ascension! Attack, my soldiers!”

COMBAT! Round 1 - The bold may post!

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons
Son of Cayden
Ellux

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

Baretta double moves into the room.

Ellux, Your evil plot will not succeed. We will bring you to Justice!

I'm going for the head of the snake...my blades are useless against those things... Meri says as she rushes past Baretta and flings a dagger at the undead master.

dagger: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 10 - 1 = 121d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 34d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 4, 3) = 11one range increment, added sneak as well..

Following Merisiel into the room, Ushi casts another burst of brilliant light over the undead, preparing his shield for the retailation from any unblinded undead.

Burst of Radiance Damage: 5d4 ⇒ (2, 1, 3, 1, 3) = 10
Blinded/Dazzled Duration: 1d4 ⇒ 4 DC17 Reflex.

Positioning to avoid catching any allies, especially himself.

[move] 15'

Arin lets slip a very rare show of emotion on seeing the gnome bodies. It manifests as a scowl of hatred, followed by a look of brief sadness. In a flash, he returns to his stoic, unmoved expression. Whether it was processed, or bottled away for later remains to be seen.

Closing his eyes, he gathers divine energy to bestow the blessings of fervor again.

[standard] Cast blessing of fervor, duration 8 rounds on whole party

Everyone remember to pick a benefit every round! Arin will take +2 attack/dodge AC/reflex this first round.

While Baretta double moves into the room, Arin casts a blessing to aid his friends. Meri flings a dagger at Ellux, but it misses wide…

Ushi blasts the undead with his radiance burst…

Reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
Reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

…and the skeletons are blinded by its brilliance!

Catushlara is up!

COMBAT! Round 1 - The bold may post!

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons (red -10, orange -10, yellow -10; all blind)
Son of Cayden
Ellux

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

"Bask in the light of the Dawnflower!" Catushlara shouts in answer as she sends a bolt of fire at the necromancer.
Firebolt: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Catushlara’s bolt strikes Ellux and he scowls evilly at her…

Along with the three blinded skeletons, three more emerge from the northern chamber beyond Ellux and attack. Two of the blind skeletons swing wildly, missing Meri and Catushlara by a wide margin…but one of them guesses right, swinging at Ushi, while two of the newer ones strike at Meri…

Lucerne Hammer (Meri): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Lucerne Hammer (Meri): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Lucerne Hammer (Ushi): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

…but both Pathfinders avoid any damage…

The Son of Cayden enters the chamber, activating his arcane strike feat and then inspiring courage among his comrades…

Ellux rises 15’ up in the air, and then you suddenly see…six of him!

He exults, ”Soon, the whole world will be forced to kneel before the power of the gnomes!”

COMBAT! Round 2 - The bold may post!

Blessing of fervor in effect
Inspired Courage (+2) in effect

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons (red -10 & blind; orange -10 & blind, yellow -10 & blind)
Son of Cayden
Ellux

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

I will freely admit I haven't done this before, so I will leave some of this to GM Discretion.

Baretta pulls out the miniature statue of Garuda, sets it on the ground, and if he has the action economy will speak the command word to restore Garuda to his normal size. I would place him in the square next to Meri, and I am not sure how he would displace others as he returns to normal size. I would try to place him to displace Red and Orange if possible. I put a properly sized Garuda on the map

NOTE: Garuda, restored to large size has 10 feet of reach and Combat Reflexes with Three attacks of opportunity per round.

"Your gnomish ambitions will come to naught, necromancer." Ushi utters a prayer, bolstering his allies and inhibiting his foes. With the skeletons still sightless, he moves around to a better position between the tables.

Casting prayer on all targets, including Garuda once restored.

With a growl of frustration at the number of skeletons between her and her target Catushlara decides to deal with the enemy before her.
scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

waiting to see the results of the others' actions before taking my turn...

*Pop* Another burst of positive energy washes over the area.

[standard] Channel positive energy to harm undead, covering all but BLUE and PURPLE
channel positive energy, DC 19: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 5, 3) = 16

Ushi prays for his comrades as Baretta restores Garuda to full size, his bulk pushing back the red and orange skeletons…

While Catushlara’s scimitar soundly smacks yellow, the nature of the weapon doesn’t appear to have caused much damage…it doesn’t matter though as Arin’s energy blast renders the three blind skeletons to piles of bones…

COMBAT! Round 2 - The bold may post!

Blessing of fervor in effect
Inspired Courage (+2) in effect
Prayer in effect

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons (red dead, orange dead, yellow dead, pink -16)
Son of Cayden
Ellux

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

I’ll bot Meri if she hasn’t posted by the morning…

COMBAT! Round 2 - The bold may post!

Blessing of fervor in effect
Inspired Courage (+2) in effect
Prayer in effect

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons (red dead, orange dead, yellow dead, pink -16)
Son of Cayden
Ellux

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

didn't get the noti for your post yesterday...i swear the site has gremlins...

I'm going for the head of the snake... Meri says as she rolls under the undead minions' reach and goes for the necromancer. She ja

acro: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (2) + 20 = 22

that likely doenst make it..rolling an attack either eay..if it makes it, the big bad guy...if not, i take the aoo and shank the undead dude...

stab, piercing: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 271d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Ellux is flying 15’ in the air so I’ll redirect Meri’s attack to blue…

Meri makes a nifty move, easily avoiding any retribution, and clangs her dagger heavily on the blue skeleton, causing some damage but not as much as usual…

The three remaining skeletons attack…

Lucerne Hammer: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Lucerne Hammer: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Lucerne Hammer: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

…but their feeble attacks all fail…

COMBAT! Round 2 - The bold may post!

Blessing of fervor in effect
Inspired Courage (+2) in effect
Prayer in effect

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons (red dead, orange dead, yellow dead, pink -16, blue -4)
Son of Cayden
Ellux

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

"Ever wondered why so many gnomes are successful? Good things come to gnomes who wait!" says Son of Cayden, stepping to the nearest skeleton with a smile!

Swift: Arcane Strike feat; Free: Inspire Courage +2; Move up to green; Standard to attack

+1 Keen Adamantine Rapier, AS, IC, BOF: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 12 + 2 = 29
adamantine magical piercing dmg: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

BoF: AC 25, Ref +10

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CONFIRM CRIT: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 2 = 21
additional dmg if crit successful: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

Despite the nature of the weapon the Son of Cayden wields, it catches green hard on its pelvis, a real bone rattling strike, wounding it severely…

Ellux cries out as one of his beloved army soldiers is struck so hard…in retribution, he points a finger at its attacker…

Magic Missile: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 4, 4, 4) + 4 = 20

…and four magical bolts slam hard into the Son of Cayden!

Sorry, hot damage dice there…

He then flits back 5’ north…
COMBAT! Round 3 - The bold may post!

Blessing of fervor in effect
Inspired Courage (+2) in effect
Prayer in effect

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons (red dead, orange dead, yellow dead, green -22, pink -16, blue -4)
Son of Cayden (-20)
Ellux

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

Meri, if you can move, Garuda should be able to reach him.

Baretta waits until after Meri acts, hoping to get Garuda into position to attack Ellux.

"Enough!" The sound of Ushi's cry reverberates as it travels to burst over the gnome in a tremendous blast!

Sonic Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5
Fort Save DC17 vs Stunned

While Garuda awaits to see if Meri moves, Ushi makes his presence known with a commanding cry…

Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

…and Ellux is both hurt and all six images appear stunned…

Flying vs DC15: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

…but he manages to hover…

COMBAT! Round 3 - The bold may post!

Blessing of fervor in effect
Inspired Courage (+2) in effect
Prayer in effect

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons (red dead, orange dead, yellow dead, green -22, pink -16, blue -4)
Son of Cayden (-20)
Ellux (-5, stunned)

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

Gotcha...Meri acknowledges the bladesman as she moves out of the way.Assume i move...will make a more in deoth post in a bit...but i will move...

Baretta, seeing that some of the other weapons being used aren't very effective, decides to try something different.

He drops his Adamantine Katana, takes a five foot step , and pulls a Silver Earth breaker, while he yells:

We're going to CleaveLand (wherever that is)

Yes, he has Great Cleave

Attack on Green with Silver Earth breaker: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2) + 4 = 11

Assuming a 25 hits Green, he Follows through to Pink
Attack on Pink with Silver Earth breaker: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 6) + 4 = 12

And botches the second attack, so I think I'll use that short reroll I always forget about, with my four stars
Attack on Pink with Silver Earth breaker: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 4 = 27
Bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 2) + 4 = 12

Garuda, get the caster as he points to Ellux.

Garuda will squeeze past Green, if it is still there. He will probably provoke an Attack of opportunity, but he does not take an AC penalty while he squeezes because he has Narrow Frame

He may provoke from Pink or Blue as well as he approaches the caster and attacks (10 feet tall with 10 foot reach should get him there.)

He Attacks Ellux.
bite against Ellux: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

And if Ellux tries to cast or move away, Garuda has 4 Attacks of Opportunity a round (I was mistaken earlier]

ok...clarifying my action....

Meri takes a stap to the side to allow Baretta's minion to attack. She take a potion from her belt and downs it.

5 ft step, grab potion of invisibility and down it...

Arin steps up behind the Son and lays a gentle healing hand on him.

[move] 5
[standard] Cast cure moderate wounds
Cure moderate wounds: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (8, 5) + 8 = 21

Whoa! that'll free me up for some fightin'! thanks Arin!

Baretta steps up, mightily swinging his earth breaker, smashing both green and pink to tiny bits of bone…

While Meri steps aside and quaffs a potion to disappear, Arin heals the Son of Cayden…

Garuda moves up and blue takes a swat at him…

Lucerne Hammer: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

…but the hammer misses by a wide margin. Garuda is unable to sink his teeth into the gnome sorcerer, but does manage to take out an image…

COMBAT! Round 3 - The bold may post!

Blessing of fervor in effect
Inspired Courage (+2) in effect
Prayer in effect

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons (red dead, orange dead, yellow dead, green dead, pink dead, blue -4)
Son of Cayden
Ellux (-5, stunned; 4 images)

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

"Great work Baretta!" crowed Catushlara as she moves to get a better view of blue. She points her scimitar at the skeleton and launches a bolt of fire at it.
Firebolt: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Whoa! that'll free me up for some fightin'! thanks Arin!

As a life oracle, with energy body and channel energy (on top of the spells), he's a literal swiss-army-knife of healing :D

Catushlara’s fiery bolt goes wide…

The blue skeleton takes a swing at Garuda…

Lucerne Hammer: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

…but misses the big bird badly…

Since Ellux is stunned this round, everyone is up…

COMBAT! Round 4 - The bold may post!

Blessing of fervor in effect
Inspired Courage (+2) in effect
Prayer in effect

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons (red dead, orange dead, yellow dead, green dead, pink dead, blue -4)
Son of Cayden
Ellux (-5, stunned; 4 images)

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

Forgot to declare my Blessing of Fervor last round

Baretta will choose "Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves."

Garuda was not "present when the spell was cast, so I assume he is not impacted.

Baretta will move over to Garuda and try to mount as a swift action. If this fails, I will mount as a move action and essentially take a double move this round. I think the DC is 20 but am at work and don't have access to a reference.

Ride check to mount as a Swift: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

So Baretta will end up mount with no standard available.

Garuda, get the caster.

Garuda Attacks Ellux.
bite against Ellux with Inspire Courage and Prayer: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 14
damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Mirror image selection, 1 is Ellux: 1d5 ⇒ 3

[ooc]Maybe enough to pop an image, especially since he is stunned and his AC would be down?[/dice]

And if Ellux tries to cast or move away, Garuda has 4 Attacks of Opportunity a round

With no way to target both remaining foes together, Ushi continues to batter the necromancer with sound!

Sonic Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2
Fort Save DC17 vs Stunned, targeted to avoid Garuda and Baretta.

Tsk. Catushlara moves closer to blue and attacks.
scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
confirm: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Baretta mounts Garuda and directs the big bird to bite…

…while it misses the necromancer, it pops yet another image…

Ushi continues his sonic barrage…

Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

…and again stuns Ellux…

Flying: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

…but he remains in flight…

Catushlara decides to forego spells and swings viciously with her blade…

Crit Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

…and her scimitar slices off a couple of the skeleton’s ribs, severely wounding it…

COMBAT! Round 4 - The bold may post!

Blessing of fervor in effect
Inspired Courage (+2) in effect
Prayer in effect

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Skeletons (red dead, orange dead, yellow dead, green dead, pink dead, blue -17)
Son of Cayden
Ellux (-7, stunned; 3 images)

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

Arin slinks along the wall before releasing more divine energy at the remaining skeleton.

[move] 20'
[standard] channel positive energy to harm undead
channel positive energy, DC 19: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 2, 5) = 12

Meri sneaks forward, taking advantage of her being inviible. she grabs a dgger from her belt and flings it at the necromancer.

assuming the skeleton is dead....i'm taking it's spot...

dagger, FF: 1d20 + 10 - 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 10 - 4 + 2 = 131d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 64d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 4, 6) = 18
[image, 1 is a hit: 1d4 ⇒ 1

edit..forgot to add BoF onus to hit...

Son maintains his performance, against all odds, adding, "The skeleton canceled the gallery showing of his skull-ptures because his heart wasn't in it."

Swift: Arcane Strike feat; Free: Inspire Courage +2; Full-round action: charge the skeleton!

+1 Keen Adamantine Rapier, AS, IC, BOF, Charge: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 2 + 2 = 17
adamantine magical piercing dmg: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

BoF, Charge: AC 23, Ref +10

argh...forgot the inspire bonus to damage..i need more coffee...

Arin blasts the remaining skeleton to kingdom come…

Meri manages to expertly toss her dagger, sticking it under the real Ellux’s rib cage…

Without a skeleton to attack, the Son of Cayden continues his performance, inspiring his companions to keep up the good fight…

And the stunned Ellux can do nothing but whimper for the moment…

COMBAT! Round 5 - The bold may post!

Blessing of fervor in effect
Inspired Courage (+2) in effect
Prayer in effect

Meri (-6)
Catushlara (-8)
Arin
Baretta
Ushi
Son of Cayden
Ellux (-31, stunned; 3 images)
Skeletons (all dead)

Ellux’s Lair (Slide 6)

Baretta will choose "Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves."

Garuda was not present when the spell was cast, so I assume he is not impacted.

Let's take him out, Garuda.

First Attack on Ellux with Silver Earth breaker With Prayer(Luck) and Inspire Courage (Competence): 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 1 + 2 = 32
Bludgeoning damage Prayer(Luck) and Inspire Courage (Competence): 2d6 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 13
Mirror image selection, 1 is Ellux: 1d4 ⇒ 4

No need to confirm popping an image

Second Attack on Ellux with Silver Earth breaker: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 26
Bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6, 1) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 14
Mirror image selection, 1 is Ellux: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Assumed to pop an image

Garuda Attacks Ellux.
bite against Ellux with Inspire Courage and Prayer: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 2 + 1 = 24
damage: 1d8 + 7 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 2 + 1 = 17
Mirror image selection, 1 is Ellux: 1d2 ⇒ 2

I think I got all the images this round.

"Where does a necromancer get skeletons? He works his zombies to the bone!" quips Son of Cayden, lashing out towards the necromancer with this whip!

Swift: Arcane Strike feat; Free: Inspire Courage +2; Standard: Improved Trip vs. necromancer via Gang Up and Dirty Fighting feats.

Improved Trip via MW Whip, BOF, H: 1d20 + 18 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 18 + 2 + 2 = 30 vs. CMD success means target is prone

BoF: AC 25, Ref +10

Blessings of Fervor: Cast a single spell of 2nd level or lower as if it were an enlarged, extended, silent, or still spell.

Okay, that takes care of the undead he thinks, in common.

He slides over to get Ellux dead center in his view as he looks North. After a disturbing sequence of guttural abyssal he looks up and directs the energies of a spell past the necromancer.

[move] 15' E
[standard] Cast silence (extended) 15' behind Ellux so it affects only him; Duration 16 rounds (DC17 Will)

Let's see if we can shut him down...