These wretched human figures have tight leathery skin, sunken eyes, and an emaciated frame, yet they move with eerie alacrity. Armed with scimitars, they are clearly hostile! You swing your bladed scarf, but the foe closest to you just manages to duck behind the corner separating you and it.
Xilt moves forward to see the nature of the dangers facing the party.
Move action taken only so he can see what the party is facing. He still have his standard and swift action remaining which he intends to use. Tzleztor will act after they know more (hopefully). :)
Knowledge check based on Religion vs Threat A, Heroism:1d20 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 18 + 2 = 26
If K-Local then 22, If K-Dungeoneering then 26, if K-Planes or K-Arcana then 28. Does not include Setare's Aid. Xilt is a good distance away from her so I do not know if I can apply it.
Knowledge check based on Religion vs Threat B, Heroism:1d20 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 18 + 2 = 26
If K-Local then 22, If K-Dungeoneering then 26, if K-Planes or K-Arcana then 28. Does not include Setare's Aid. Xilt is a good distance away from her so I do not know if I can apply it.
These are certainly juju zombies, the animated corpses of creatures that retain the skills and abilities they possessed in life, making them more useful minions for their creator. It's hard to destroy them with flame, and blasts of cold or lightning won't harm them at all!
Enchanted cutting blades work well, however, or so claims an article in the Pathfinder Chronicles you read long ago.
Male N Salt Mephit | Buffs: Endure Elements, Mage Armor, False Life (19/19), Ablative Barrier (50/50). | HP 41/41 Temp 19/19|DR 5/Magic|First 5 points of damage is converted to nonlethal|FH 2 Arid Env|AC 29 T 14 FF 26|CMB +5 CMD 18|F +4 R +5 W +7|Init +6|PER +14 DV 60' SM+1|40' Fly +18 Stealth+20|Improved Evasion,SR 16
The leathery mockeries of humanity move with surprising speed, scimitars sweeping through the air in wide arcs! Fortunately, the experienced Pathfinders are too quick for the strikes to connect!
Setare:
You hear guttural chanting and see flashes of light through the window of the building just a few feet to your east (it looks like a blacksmith's).
Black and Blue (charging) move up and attack Chaine, but both miss even his FF AC.
Green does a full-round action to crawl out of the area of grease.
Yellow attacks Setare from around the corner. The attack misses.
Male CG Human (Shoanti/Varisian) Cavalier (Strategist) 13 - Init +2, Senses: Normal Vision, Perception +1, Lookout Perception +13, AC 31/ touch 12/ ff 29; hp 108/108, F+12, R+8 W+7, Speed 20 ft.; Challenge 5/5; Tactician (60') 4/4. Banner: 60 feet: +6 morale bonus on saves vs. fear and +5 morale bonus on charge attacks. BUFFS:
Chaine downs the potion he was holding in his right hand Protection from Evil, move action via Accelerated Drinker and spurs Silvermane into a charge, drawing his lance and banner in the process and sticking it into the zombie that was right next to him!
Makes an attack 10 feet into the charge on blue then turns 90 degrees north (wheeling charge feat), stopping 10 feet from green- blue square indicates threatening area, should green try to get back up and others try to get to him, etc. (mount provokes an attack of opportunity from black but not from blue due to ride-by attack feat)
Chaine's lance impales a zombie, leaving only a pile of dust and bone behind! Meanwhile, Setare's cestus tears into her nearest foe twice, damaging the zombie badly just before Monkey Boy sweeps the leg and sends it sprawling!
Chaine destroys Blue, and Black's AoO misses Silvermane.
Two of Setare's attacks hit, as does Monkey Boy's trip attack. Yellow is now prone.
Xilt lets loose a quintet of mystical bolts at one of the remaining zombies (black). He places his rod away for now in his Handy Haversack and steps behind the cover of the building.
Male N Salt Mephit | Buffs: Endure Elements, Mage Armor, False Life (19/19), Ablative Barrier (50/50). | HP 41/41 Temp 19/19|DR 5/Magic|First 5 points of damage is converted to nonlethal|FH 2 Arid Env|AC 29 T 14 FF 26|CMB +5 CMD 18|F +4 R +5 W +7|Init +6|PER +14 DV 60' SM+1|40' Fly +18 Stealth+20|Improved Evasion,SR 16
Tzleztor sees that both nearby zombies are prone so his little trick is just going to have to wait. He draws forth a wand of Magic Missile in his last remaining hand and attempts to activate it. He then flies slightly closer to his master (5' fly).
UMD,DC 20:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34
Three missiles fly speedily towards the zombie(black).
Suddenly, an icy dome starts to form, threatening to trap Setare and Monkey Boy in with the zombie they're fighting! At the same time, the scimitar-wielding zombies continue their attacks!
@Setare & Monkey Boy: You each get a Reflex save that, if either is successful, interrupts the creation of the icy hemisphere and causes the entire effect to fail.
Yellow stands up and (if it survives AoOs from Setare and Monkey Boy!) tries its blade on Monkey Boy. Green stands up and, if it survives the AoO from Chaine's lance, moves to get adjacent to Silvermane. Black and Red do charge actions (which may also provoke AoOs from Chaine if you have Combat Reflexes), and attack Chaine.
None of the zombie attacks would hit in any event.
Setare & Monkey Boy:
Just before the hemisphere of ice appears, you see flickering lights and hear arcane muttering from the building just to your east--a Blacksmith's shop.
GM Dice:
Yellow vs Monkey Boy:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 Black (charging) vs Chaine:1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 2 = 29 Red (charging) vs Chaine:1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 2 = 17
I am just giving you a heads up that my character has See Invisibility up. I do understand that Xilt's field of vision is partially blocked by the building but it may become relevant soon. The cover art for this scenario and the iconic ice dome effect are impossible to ignore. :)
Assuming the yellow zombie has fallen, Monkey Boy moves into the Blacksmith shop at his full speed 60' and, if he spots anyone within a single move, launches a Stunning Fist (DC18) at them.
Monkey Boy is uncharacteristically quiet and he sprints in to search the Blacksmith shop.
Chaine wheels Silvermane around towards the nearest building and attempts to skewer another zombie, the horse darting towards the north just before crashing into the establishment.
Makes an attack 10 feet into the charge on red then turns north (wheeling charge feat)- blue square indicates threatening area, should zombies attempt to follow (mount provokes an attack of opportunity from green and black but not from red due to ride-by attack feat)
Setare manages to block the formation of the icy prison with her body while simultaneously cutting down the zombie next to her! A half-second later, Monkey Boy bursts into the doorway of an adjacent blacksmith's shop, but the place looks completely empty!
Meanwhile, Chaine wheels away and destroys another one of the zombies!
Setare makes the Reflex save to stop the ice hemisphere from forming, and her AoO destroys Yellow.
Chaine's AoO vs Black missed, but he hits and destroys Red. The zombies' AoOs vs Silvermane miss.
GM Dice:
Green AoO vs Silvermane:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 Black AoO vs Silvermane:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Xilt is driven by a sense of curiosity as much as a desire to help. He begins to walk to the other side of the building to see if he can discover the source of the last enchantment.
Xilt has used 25 feet of his 30 feet movement. He can also use Dimensional Slide if he so chooses as part of his move action (the remaining five feet of movement). He has five feet of movement, a standard and a swift action left to use.
Male N Salt Mephit | Buffs: Endure Elements, Mage Armor, False Life (19/19), Ablative Barrier (50/50). | HP 41/41 Temp 19/19|DR 5/Magic|First 5 points of damage is converted to nonlethal|FH 2 Arid Env|AC 29 T 14 FF 26|CMB +5 CMD 18|F +4 R +5 W +7|Init +6|PER +14 DV 60' SM+1|40' Fly +18 Stealth+20|Improved Evasion,SR 16
The little mephit remains a little miffed with his last assault being completely ineffective. He sighs and returns both of his wands to his bandolier. He then flies slightly closer to the building (5' fly).
Just as Setare moves into the building to join Monkey Boy, both feel nearly overwhelming sensations of terror! An instant later, a whip-like crack echoes, and both Pathfinders see standing before them a nine-foot-tall skeletal figure with a long, scorpion-like tail!
Monkey Boy and Setare, please attempt a DC 19 Will save vs a mind-affecting fear effect. If you succeed on the save, you are shaken for 1 round. If you fail the save, you are panicked for 1d6 rounds.
The skeletal monster's first attack, while still invisible, is a tail stinger vs Monkey Boy. It follows that up with a bite. Setare is then targeted by two claw attacks.
Monkey Boy, you get hit with a crit by the stinger and take 26 damage. In addition, you need to make a DC 20 Fort save (don't forget to apply Shaken/Panicked) or be poisoned and take 3 Strength damage.
Setare, you get hit once by a claw and take 7 damage.
Shaken:
A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. Shaken is a less severe state of fear than frightened or panicked.
Panicked:
A panicked creature must drop anything it holds and flee at top speed from the source of its fear, as well as any other dangers it encounters, along a random path. It can’t take any other actions. In addition, the creature takes a –2 penalty on all saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. If cornered, a panicked creature cowers and does not attack, typically using the total defense action in combat. A panicked creature can use special abilities, including spells, to flee; indeed, the creature must use such means if they are the only way to escape.
If you can see into the building, as a free action on your turn you can attempt a Knowledge (planes) check to identify the skeletal monster.
Per +17, low light, SM +17, Acro +19 (31 to jump, running start) Mv 60, Climb 20, Mage Armor (CL1) Ring Force Shield, Barkskin HP 104/104 AC 36 FF 33 T 23 – Init +4 - CMB +17/19 trip (+1 unarmed), CMD 38 – 41 Trip, UnStrike 16/16/11 for d10+6, Ki Strike (magic/cold iron/silver/lawful,) Shattering Punch, Flying Kick Ki 7/8 Combat Reflexes (4), Bodyguard +3, In Harm’s Way, Mobility, Deflect Arrows, Insightful Wisdom, Improved Evasion
@GM did you use Monkey Boy's Bodyguard when Setare was attacked? Mine was a crit so hers would have only mattered on the confirm, but I thought my +3 might help her out.
will save:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
FOLIO REROLL @ +5 for GM stars
will save take two:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
fort save including shaken:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Monkey Boy steps sideways as the appearing creature stabs at him. Fear grips him for a moment but he manages to fight most of it off.
"Fear not! I shall survive its blows with skill, and fortitude, whose levels I will not brag about."
He swings!
Attack 1, Shattering strike, ignores DR and Hardness, -2 for shaken
Monkey Boy shakes off the fear and the poisonous stinger to respond with a flurry of masterful martial arts strikes! But only one of the blows connects enough to hurt the monster.
Monkey Boy's first attack hits, but the rest (and the trip attack) miss. (good use of the reroll to avoid panic!)
@Xilt: That is a good question! I'll assume there's at least one window on each of the four sides of the building (though it looks like the building is actually divided into two separate areas with a wall between them, so you'd need to get to the side of the building to see in).
@Monkey Boy: There was a square between you and Setare, which is why your Bodyguard didn't help.
The cavalier charges red this time, going around the building to the north.
Makes an attack 10 feet into the charge on red then turns north (wheeling charge feat)- blue square indicates threatening area, should zombies attempt to follow (mount provokes an attack of opportunity from green and black but not from red due to ride-by attack feat)
@GM Jhaeman - They could have done a better job with the map but we are stuck with what we have. :) Is the small rectangle the only door on the smithy? Talk about a meta-clue. Only check out the drawings on the map with doors attached to them? :)
The zombies are like wheat to the scythe when The Butcher strikes!
Chaine's AoO damages Black, and his charge takes out Red.
@Xilt: Ha, maybe! Yes, we'll assume that if a building has a door depicted, that's the only door. If a building doesn't have a door depicted and you want to enter it, I can roll randomly to find out what side it's in.
Male N Salt Mephit | Buffs: Endure Elements, Mage Armor, False Life (19/19), Ablative Barrier (50/50). | HP 41/41 Temp 19/19|DR 5/Magic|First 5 points of damage is converted to nonlethal|FH 2 Arid Env|AC 29 T 14 FF 26|CMB +5 CMD 18|F +4 R +5 W +7|Init +6|PER +14 DV 60' SM+1|40' Fly +18 Stealth+20|Improved Evasion,SR 16
Female LG follower of Sarenrae | human (actually mostly human Ifrit) | freckles, sweet, naive, fierce personality in battle | Outsider (Native), Humanoid (human) | Resistances: Elec. 3, Acid 3, Fire 2, Cold 3 | Smite 1/1 | Boots of Speed 10/10 | Swashbuckler 5, Paladin 2, Unchained Monk 3, Bloodrager 1 | HP 106/106 | Protector Familiar HP 53 | with mage armor/rage: AC 35, T 30, FF 24 | CMD 37 | F: +23, R: +25 (Evasion), W: +17 | Init: +13 | Perc: -2, SM: -2 | Ki Pool 7/7 | Stunning Fist 6/6 | Rage 6/6 | LoH 7/7 | Panache 6/6 + Plume 1/1 | Reroll 1/1 + Lesson of H. 1/1 | Eefriti Magic 1/1 | Darkvision 60ft | Speed 40ft | Active cond.: +4 Dex
Setare 5 ft steps forward and smites the creature with the power of Sarenrae although she is shaken.
Swift action Smite: +6 deflection bonus vs the monster leads to AC 37. +6 to hit and +2 damage. All of her attacks ignore Damage Reduction of the creature.
Free action: Activate boots of speed for haste 1 round.
“The Dawnflower will use me as her weapon!!“ she says with determination and now attacks and also uses her boots.
Xilt gains more ammunition in his ongoing war of words with his familiar, as Tzleztor's fiery ray strikes one of the zombies, only to have no effect at all!
Meanwhile, across the way in the smithy, Setare's divinely-inspired attacks wreak havoc on the skeletal foe!
Tzleztor's first attack missed, and although the second hit, no damage got through fire resistance. Good role-playing!
Setare's second attack was a confirmed crit, and the haste attack hit as well. Ignoring DR makes a big difference, and this foe is hurting.
"Golgotham will feast on your flesh, manlings!" growls the skeletal figure in archaic Taldane. Suddenly, the figure disappears from view, and then a flash of arcane symbols in the air indicate it has cast a spell!
Meanwhile, the zombies display surprising intelligence--they're clearly not your run-of-the-mill cemetery haunts--and form up in a line, scimitars at the ready for Chaine's next charge!
The skeletal figure has used a quickened spell to turn invisible and then cast another spell. The zombies have all done double moves.
Xilt:
With your see invisiblity, you see the skeletal figure has reappeared just to the south of the doorway to the smithy, clearly intending to ambush Setare and Monkey Boy the second they emerge.
Male N Salt Mephit | Buffs: Endure Elements, Mage Armor, False Life (19/19), Ablative Barrier (50/50). | HP 41/41 Temp 19/19|DR 5/Magic|First 5 points of damage is converted to nonlethal|FH 2 Arid Env|AC 29 T 14 FF 26|CMB +5 CMD 18|F +4 R +5 W +7|Init +6|PER +14 DV 60' SM+1|40' Fly +18 Stealth+20|Improved Evasion,SR 16
As Xilt continues on with his summons his bellicose companion pipes up. The empathic link between Tzleztor and his master allows him to sense his emotional state. It is clear to Tzleztor that Xilt is very concerned about the safety of his teammates in the smithy.
"Everyone watch your backs. I think something nasty is coming."
Male CG Human (Shoanti/Varisian) Cavalier (Strategist) 13 - Init +2, Senses: Normal Vision, Perception +1, Lookout Perception +13, AC 31/ touch 12/ ff 29; hp 108/108, F+12, R+8 W+7, Speed 20 ft.; Challenge 5/5; Tactician (60') 4/4. Banner: 60 feet: +6 morale bonus on saves vs. fear and +5 morale bonus on charge attacks. BUFFS:
The cavalier charges into the town square, Silvermane easily hopping over the greased section. Auto succeeds Ride or Acrobatics to leap over the 10 foot stretch
Makes an attack on blue then turns southeast (wheeling charge feat)- blue square indicates threatening area, should zombies attempt to follow
Something just did not add for me in terms of the bone devil's tactics. Why would he cast a spell instead of full attacking in order to setup an ambush? After a bit of thought I realised that it must be a trick. A good trick that might interrupt my casting, provoke an AoO or possibly prevent a whole turn of attacks from two or more characters. Now if I am right that was pretty darn clever of him (you). :)
Thankfully Chaine has just volunteered to slam into the devil's space so we will see if my theory is right or not. It certainly saves me the trouble of directing my summon through there. :)
In order to save some time (in real life) I would like to roll my K-Planes check now. Xilt will only know what he knows at the beginning of his turn.
