Chaine stabs away with his lance, but his zombie foe just won't go down! At the same time, Silvermane's heavy hooves crunch bone and tear through leathery zombie skin with ease!
Dark Yellow is hit twice by Chaine, but is still barely up thanks to some DR.
Cornflower Blue is hit with all three attacks by Silvermane, and is also just barely "alive"
Monkey Boy, it sounds like you're back, so you can go ahead and act and then it'll be the zombies' turn.
Monkey Boy's snap kick literally snaps off a zombie's arm! But the undead foe doesn't even seem to notice, as he slashes away with a scimitar! Meanwhile, water flies everywhere as the zombies turn their attention to Silvermane!
Monkey Boy's first attack hit.
Dark Purple attacks Monkey Boy while the other three attack Silvermane (one while prone). All the attacks miss.
@Chaine: Please don't forget to update your tagline from the hit you took the previous round.
Monkey Boy's acrobatic kicks leaves one zombie sprawled on the ground, and another destroyed! Setare finishes off another!
Monkey Boy succeeds in tripping Dark Purple, and kills Yellow. Monkey Boy, you don't need to spend the ki point as Yellow goes down before you get to that attack.
Setare destroys Dark Purple.
Two zombies left, and two PCs (Xilt and Chaine) left to go.
Male N Salt Mephit | Buffs: | HP 41/41|DR 5/Magic| FH 2 Arid Env|AC 25 T 14 FF 22|CMB +5 CMD 18|F +4 R +5 W +7|Init +6|PER +14 DV 60' SM+1|30' Fly 40'+18 Stealth+20|Improved Evasion,SR 16
Tzleztor shuffles his wand to his shield arm and then grabs a whip and closes to within 15 feet of the last standing zombie (gray). Without any magical assistance he knows he will have to get lucky to trip the zombie.
I added in a higher ground bonus for attacking with a melee weapon with a height advantage although technically Tzleztor is flying. Accept or disregard it as you like. :)
Tzleztor is currently 15 feet above the surface of the pond
Tzleztor's whip wraps around a zombie's leg and the mephit pulls hard, but he's just not quite strong enough to pull the foe down!
Unfortunately, even with the higher ground bonus, the attack doesn't beat CMD because Tzleztor is flying 15' up so he doesn't have flanking--there's not a foe threatening the opposite (underground?) side of the zombie-cube. The joys of 3D combat!
Chaine, see if you can put these poor zombies out of their eternal misiery.
Companion to Chaine "The Butcher" Alazario | Male N Horse Animal Companion | HD 9| Class Level 11th | HP76/76 | AC 33 T 14 FF 30| CMD 28 (34 vs. Overrun) | F +12 R +11 W +6 (incl. pro vs. evil)| Init +3| Low Light Vision, Scent, Perception +5 | Speed 80 ft | Buffs: Feather Step
Silvermane continues his onslaught on the prone zombie.
Horse Full Attack, Mounted Challenge, Power Attack; starting with blue then switching to grey if blue is down Hoof vs. prone:1d20 + 11 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 11 + 4 = 26 for dmg:1d6 + 6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 7 = 19 Hoof vs. prone:1d20 + 11 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 4 = 17 for dmg:1d6 + 6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 7 = 18 Bite vs. prone:1d20 + 11 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 11 + 4 = 28 for dmg:1d4 + 6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 7 = 16
Chaine then gently pulls on the reins and the charger trots sideways and to the left...
Silvermane stomps the fallen zombie to dust, and Chaine lands a glancing blow on the last one--but the fearless undead abomination doesn't know when to quit!
Silvermane destroys Blue and damages Gray, and Chaine hits Gray once.
Male N Salt Mephit | Buffs: | HP 41/41|DR 5/Magic| FH 2 Arid Env|AC 25 T 14 FF 22|CMB +5 CMD 18|F +4 R +5 W +7|Init +6|PER +14 DV 60' SM+1|30' Fly 40'+18 Stealth+20|Improved Evasion,SR 16
Tzleztor puts both his wand and whip away, at least for now. The mephit is pouting and shaking one of his tiny fists but he is clearly not upset and as usual is only looking for some attention.
"I will get them next time. That zombie was just plain lucky that my wand refused to work."
"What is this weird place anyways? It is like we got shoved in an evil wizard's closet."
"Did I not tell you that we are now in Geb's Accord? A demi-plane created to store his weapons of war to use against Nex. Well, I guess your description is apt enough."
The wizard pauses for a moment.
"We still have one more journal to find and maybe it is in here. In this magical closet so to speak. Check the zombies and the grounds. I guess this helps to explain where the zombies and the ancient devil we fought before originated from. I thought his Taldane was a bit archaic now that I think about it."
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
"I hope your skills are as great as, some would say, my own. But I will not risk demeaning you by implying they are not. I, for one, would like to get home someday."
Male N Salt Mephit | Buffs: | HP 41/41|DR 5/Magic| FH 2 Arid Env|AC 25 T 14 FF 22|CMB +5 CMD 18|F +4 R +5 W +7|Init +6|PER +14 DV 60' SM+1|30' Fly 40'+18 Stealth+20|Improved Evasion,SR 16
Tzleztor manages to heal Chaine's nicked thumb while Xilt and Monkey Boy explore the area.
Monkey Boy:
Looking around carefully, you spot the footprints in the red dirt. Following them at night won't be easy, but a skilled tracker might do it. I'd need a Survival check to follow them.
Xilt:
Indeed, you don't see any limitations to the boundaries of this place.
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
Monkey Boy gives a shout, then points out some faint tracks.
"I don't suppose that horse can track? Otherwise, tracking at night will be difficult. I will happily give someone else a chance to shine by doing it before I make my attempt."
Male CG Human (Shoanti/Varisian) Cavalier (Strategist) 11 - Init +2, Senses: Normal Vision, Perception +1, Lookout Perception +11, AC 30/ touch 12/ ff 28; hp 92/92, F+10, R+6 W+5, Speed 20 ft.; Challenge 3/4; Tactician (60') 4/4. Continuous Auras: 30 feet: +6 morale bonus on saves vs. fear; 60 feet: +3 morale bonus on saves vs. fear and +2 morale bonus on charge attacks. BUFFS:
"If there's a specific smell lingering in the footprint, Silvermane can give it a shot... I've seen him cross vast distances at night when left unattended when there were apples involved..."
Chaine brings the horse to the footprint and gives him the command to smell and track...
Companion to Chaine "The Butcher" Alazario | Male N Horse Animal Companion | HD 9| Class Level 11th | HP76/76 | AC 33 T 14 FF 30| CMD 28 (34 vs. Overrun) | F +12 R +11 W +6 (incl. pro vs. evil)| Init +3| Low Light Vision, Scent, Perception +5 | Speed 80 ft | Buffs: Feather Step
"....neighhhhhh! snort!...."
Survival via Scent, DC 10:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15If trail is older than 2 and half days, it fails unless the quarry's odor is stronger than usual...
Silvermane catches a scent! Unable to communicate who or what made the tracks, the horse begins walking south.
After a few hours, the dark, dusty trail that Silvermane must be following suddenly dips into a small depression, maybe a half mile long. Scattered throughout that depression are what appear at first to be neatly organized rows of soldiers, wearing leather armor and standing at attention, utterly motionless, with spears straight against their bodies! Are they statues, more undead, or something even more bizarre? From a distance, you can see a faint blue glow surrounding each of them.
DC 20 Knowledge (arcana):
These soldiers are alive and held in some sort of magical stasis!
Male N Salt Mephit | Buffs: | HP 41/41|DR 5/Magic| FH 2 Arid Env|AC 25 T 14 FF 22|CMB +5 CMD 18|F +4 R +5 W +7|Init +6|PER +14 DV 60' SM+1|30' Fly 40'+18 Stealth+20|Improved Evasion,SR 16
"It is good to see that you have learned something at my side. Clearly more soldiers for the war. Best we put some distance between us and the ground as we approach."
Xilt does not take any chances and casts a longer duration flying spell and he ascends to 25 feet altitude with Tzleztor at his side.
Male CG Human (Shoanti/Varisian) Cavalier (Strategist) 11 - Init +2, Senses: Normal Vision, Perception +1, Lookout Perception +11, AC 30/ touch 12/ ff 28; hp 92/92, F+10, R+6 W+5, Speed 20 ft.; Challenge 3/4; Tactician (60') 4/4. Continuous Auras: 30 feet: +6 morale bonus on saves vs. fear; 60 feet: +3 morale bonus on saves vs. fear and +2 morale bonus on charge attacks. BUFFS:
Chaine pats Silvermane on the back for his great job and feeds him a potion of feather step, in case something goes south... he checks on his lance, but keeps it in its magical scabbard for now, and draws a potion, keeping it at the ready.
Xilt would love to bypass the soldiers but at this point they are at the mercy of Silvermane's nose. Not to mention that they have no clue where the last journal may be. The wizard keeps a close eye on the soldiers looking for any bowmen and examining if the spears that they are carrying can possibly be thrown.
With the assumption that these soldiers could possibly have ranged weapons Xilt and Tzleztor will gradually increase their altitude to 110 feet trying to remain unseen in the darkness by the soldiers below.
The pair can easily follow the rest of the party which are illuminated by Monkey Boy's wayfinder.
Unless Silvermane steers us away I think we have no option but to approach.
I wonder if this encounter (if it happens) will use some strange army rules.
Please imagine that either side of the road in the middle of the map (everything in the yellow boxes) is filled with rank after rank of immobile soldiers (the tokens just represent the ones who have become active. We'll treat this area as difficult terrain and that provides cover to any non-adjacent target.
Xilt & Monkey Boy:
Way at the back of the ranks of massed spearmen, another figure has begun moving as well. This figure wears heavy plate mail, wields a bastard sword, and is clearly trying to blend in with the others.
As the creatures only have long spears equipped Xilt and Tzleztor will only be 25 feet off the ground as per my description in my last post. I have moved them adjacent to each other as I stated that they were flying side by side in a previous post.
Xilt looks to see if they are only men before acting.
@GM Jhaeman - Can we make a knowledge check about them?
Companion to Chaine "The Butcher" Alazario | Male N Horse Animal Companion | HD 9| Class Level 11th | HP76/76 | AC 33 T 14 FF 30| CMD 28 (34 vs. Overrun) | F +12 R +11 W +6 (incl. pro vs. evil)| Init +3| Low Light Vision, Scent, Perception +5 | Speed 80 ft | Buffs: Feather Step
GM only:
In case this matters: Scent ability vs. DC 10 if tracked scent is now stronger i.e. if the tracked creature is within 30' or 60' if it has a strong scent or 90' if it has an overpowering scent:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
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
Monkey Boy clicks his heels together then moves 120' feet along the path towards the man at the back.
Free action to activate Daredevil Boots
I will attempt to acrobatics, at full speed, which increases the target DC by 10. I'm hoping either they are all flat footed, or they're going to have trouble hitting my 37 AC, with Mobility included.
Male N Salt Mephit | Buffs: | HP 41/41|DR 5/Magic| FH 2 Arid Env|AC 25 T 14 FF 22|CMB +5 CMD 18|F +4 R +5 W +7|Init +6|PER +14 DV 60' SM+1|30' Fly 40'+18 Stealth+20|Improved Evasion,SR 16
Tzleztor feels compelled to try that nice staff that his master gave him. He flies forward as he draws the staff in one hand. Tzleztor is not quite sure that blowing up all these soldiers is the right thing to do but it is certainly the fun thing to do. He targets the center of the nearest group of four soldiers (black, grey, yellow and blue).
The wizard harrumphs at his familiar's quick trigger finger.
"Have you ever considered that we may not have to fight these soldiers? Well, at least not their leader. He might actually know something and be willing to talk."
Xilt draws forth a metamagic rod from his Handy Haversack and targets the man trying to blend in with the crowd who is so nicely lit up by Monkey Boy's wayfinder. The wizard ensures that he will stand out at least for a while.
Glitterdust Will DC 23 (arcane point spent), persistent. Roll twice and take the lower roll.
As Monkey Boy sprints down the road, Tzleztor opens up with a fireball behind him! Xilt blinds a figure at the rear of the massed ranks as Setare charges into the front!
All four spearmen fail the save vs the fireball; they're still standing, but only barely!
The target of the glitterdust failed the save and is blinded. @Xilt, does the "roll twice and take the lowest" apply to subsequent saves against the effect as well, or just the first one?
Setare attack hit, and the target is shaken.
GM Dice:
Reflex save (Black):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14 Reflex save (Grey):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 Reflex save (Yellow):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 Reflex save (Blue):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 save vs glitterdust:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
Please imagine that either side of the road in the middle of the map (everything in the yellow boxes) is filled with rank after rank of immobile soldiers (the tokens just represent the ones who have become active). We'll treat this area as difficult terrain and that provides cover to any non-adjacent target.
@GM Jhaeman - My reading of the Persistent meta magic feat is that the effects of the feat applies to all subsequent saves as well. In my entire play experience this has held true as well.
