[ACO] PF2e 03-06: Struck By Shadows (P2) (Inactive)

Game Master UncleFroggy

No reaction but good movement speed and reach weapon / returning thrown weapon....could work

"Not so fast!"

Zenith has a thought to chase down green and throw their trusty starknife at them, but Zenith remembers to not resort to deadly attacks. Instead, they stash their whip and attempt to grab the Red with their now free-hand. Finally Zenith follows up their moment of flair with a confident strike with the blunt side of their starknife.

"May you see the stars yet!" they proclaim triumphantly.

Grapple Red vs Fort DC: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26 Panache on success

Strike or Confident Finisher Red : 1d20 + 14 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 14 - 4 - 2 = 19
non lethal S dmg: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 2) + 4 = 8 | if panache, precision: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 6) = 14 half precision on miss | if crit, deadly: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Actions: ◆Put away whip ◆Grapple ◆Strike or if panache then Confident Finish
Reaction ↺ Opportune Riposte if enemy crit fails a strike against Zenith then Zenith melee strikes back!

No AOO here.

Stratagem: 1d20 ⇒ 17

"You're never getting away from us!" Argoni yells as he grabs a tanglefoot bag. When Red dodges Mirtha's spell, he just slams it into the fletching. The sticky substance sprays out and covers the fletching.

Demoralize Red vs Will DC: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Attack: 17 + 14 = 31
-10 for speed to Red; might be immobilized if Crit (Escape DC 17)

◆ Stratagem
◆ Demoralize
◆ Quick Bomber

Red twists out of the way and avoids Ithuriel's electric attack entirely. However, he's not quick enough to escape Zenith, who successfully grabs him. Zenith whacks Red with the blunt end of their starknife, which is enough to rattle Red's resolve. Finally, Argoni convinces Red that surrender is the best option.

COMBAT OVER

Shortly after the last kayal surrenders, Sorrina Westyr arrives in the chamber. Sorrina is also attempting to investigate the attack and is surprised to find you here. Noticing that some of you are hurt, she heals your wounds (You are now all back to 100%) and tries her best to learn what exactly transpired during the fight.

Shortly after Sorrina’s arrival, another figure enters the room: a hobgoblin man clad in heavy armor, carrying a wicked looking halberd. As he enters, he’s tinkering with a humming wayfinder and, noting that things seem to have settled down for the moment.

"Ah! Toldrar! Glad you're here. These are the Pathfinders who responded to the initial alarm."

She turns back to you, saying "This is Toldrar. He's the new Head of Security for the Grand Lodge, but I'll let him tell you more about himself."

Behind Toldrar comes a heavily armored dwarf, huffing and puffing as he tries to keep in step with Toldrar.
I'll let Kernal Klank introduce himself when he gets back

Still a bit preoccupied with his Wayfinder, Toldrar greets you and shakes your hands. The wayfinder's humming ends with a brief chirp, which causes Toldrar to become elated and sport a large grin. He pockets his wayfinder, lightly bobbing his head with excitement.

"Ah, Pathfinders, it’s been an exciting day, hasn’t it? I’ve been hard at work lately, working with your Spells and your Swords to improve defenses around the Grand Lodge. Gods know it was due for an overhaul. Well, I can say that the new defenses work! While it will take some time to reimplement all of the defenses that are getting used up or destroyed today, the fact of the matter is that they worked. Even the initial implementation of the wards and everything else seemed to have dealt a major blow to our attackers today, and I consider that a splendid success. From the looks of things, we’re under attack by the Onyx Alliance, a ruthless mercantile organization from Shadow Absalom!"

"We’ve had other recent run-ins with the Onyx Alliance, but now is not the time for a history lesson. We’re still under attack! But I think we can make quick work of these intruders. See, I know something they don’t: I can see where they are. Well, not directly. It’s more of a ‘fumbling about in the dark while someone holds a candle at the other end of the room’ situation, but we still know plenty that we can use to sort this all out. According to the wards and reports I’m receiving, the attackers are spread out inside Skyreach, and we have a general understanding of where they are. I think I can gather a group to clean up what’s left. Since you’re already here, though, I think I’ll let you take care of everything on this floor while Sorrina and I work through the rest of Skyreach." Toldrar gives a nod and another smile. "Let’s get to work, shall we?"

"Now then, there are two areas that need someone to address:"

"First, a defensive trap appears to be active in a nearby area, and you need to manually deactivate the trap before it’s safe to lift the seals and allow access into the halls again. The trap is a magical pillar of fire that runs on tracks and can be deactivated from a control panel in the room’s southwest corner. Reports state that there are a number of sizable creatures in the hall, and the area should be considered dangerous."

"Second, reports note that several intruders have barricaded themselves in an archive on this floor. At the moment, these intruders haven’t done any damage to the archive’s contents, and I hope to keep it that way. Take things slow here and try to find a non-violent end to the matter, lest they risk damage to an important repository."

"You can do these tasks in any order you choose. Meet back here when you've dealt with both tasks. If you were able to defeat this bunch, you should be able to defeat the rest. Oh, before you go, I think you can use these."

Toldrar produces a small backpack containing several useful items. He offers each of you one of the following:

Beacon Shot
Sleep Arrow
Moderate Tanglefoot bag
Lesser Healing Potion

Mirtha takes one of the healing potions and puts it into her bandolier.

"I think we should deal with the goons who have locked themselves in the archives first. The longer we leave them down there the more time they'll have to wreak something valuable."

Argoni nods. "Those locked in the Archives sounds like a good place to start. But what about those who have surrendered? Maybe we can learn why they attacked!"

"Those in the library sounds suitable enough. Perhaps they will be ready to give up by the time we arrive." Ithuriel ponders as he offers small bits of aid to those injured while preparing himself for future conflict.

Lay on hands +12 HP every 10 minutes if we have time.

Cast Mage Armor and False Life +10 temp HP.

Argoni take a moderate tanglefoot bag from the items offered.

Avery quickly checks her wounds. She patches up herself while Toldrar introduces himself and briefs them on what they should do to help.
DC 15 Medicine check to Treat Wounds: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26 Critical Success
HP restored for Avery: 4d8 ⇒ (4, 4, 7, 7) = 22 Avery is now at full health.

Examining the contents of the small backpack, she picks up the sleep arrow with interest. "I like the color of this one." she says. "I agree, we can start at the Archive and see what they are doing there."

Sigh... to all who are enthusiastically healing -- please check the post where Sorinna arrived. She healed you all back to full... It's the first paragraph after "COMBAT OVER" :)

Archives it is. Please don't forget to grab one item from the bag Toldrar offered :)

Toldrar rounds up the ones who surrendered, and makes them carry the unconscious form of Pink. "We will take these kayals and make them tell us what's going on. In the meantime, you go handle those other loose
ends."

Remembering, Toldrar points to Kernal Klank.

"Oh, yes, I found this fellow in the lobby. He appears to be well armed to help you. Your earlier companion omitted some information while filling out the paperwork and our new security system caught it. I would advise that you be completely honest when filling out the security documentation."

Facepalm to Avery treating her imaginary wounds. Ha!

Skyreach holds a number of archives, libraries, and storerooms, most containing important pieces of the Society’s history. These range from old records and ancient relics to simple items, like a quill that once belonged to a notable venture-captain. The archive on this floor is one such room, housing a number of unpublished logs and journals from far back in the Society’s past. While the Society may never publish anything from these items in the Pathfinder Chronicles, they are still a valuable resource.

When you arrive at the archive, you find Janira Gavix already there, surveying the scene.

"Thank goodness you've arrived! Some of the intruders have taken refuge in the archives. I tried to enter earlier to try to talk to them but was unsuccessful. I think they've realized that they're cornered without any real means of escape and, from what I've heard, you might be able to persuade them to surrender. I'd rather not have a fight break out in there, as irreparable damage could be done to the items inside."

Although we're in initiative, The four kayals start off as shaken so you have a chance to get them to come out peacefully. A failure means that you'll need to resort to combat to get them to surrender (essentially making them shaken like the previous encounter). The point is not to damage the archives through combat if you can. Not as easy as it sounds :)

Everyone is up!

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Shaken: Red, White, Blue, Pink
Surrendered:
2-actions: Deception/Diplomacy/Intimidation to convince the shaken humanoid to surrender
Active Conditions:
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Those with ** may go

Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 62/62
GM
Mirtha Darklight - AC 17. 32/32
Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 36/36
Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 32/32
Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
GM
Zenith - AC 24, 73/73

Finally a chance to use Group Impression! As an Expert in Diplomacy Mirtha can target all four kayals with one check!

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23

Mediocre roll, but hopefully her skill will be enough

Mirtha steps forward and clears her throat, ready to address the kayals as she used to address the courtrooms of Cheliax.

"You know that you are surrounded and that your attack has failed. What you may not know is that the room you chose to barricade yourself in contains valuable and fragile writings that could be easily damaged in a melee. You will be held responsible if anything is damaged. But if surrender right now, I can promise you that we will grant mercy and any punishments for your crimes will be mild, if not out right forgiven. So please, let's end this peacefully today."

Mirtha makes a reasonable plea. After her speech, all four kayals come out and lay down their weapons in surrender. Janira takes charge of the four kayals and herds them down to the security office.

You head to the trapped hallway Toldrar spoke of. From your vantage point by the stairs, you can only see what appears to be flickering flames.

Map has been updated

Hero point to Mirtha for defeating the encounter single-handedly.

Sorry Avery, Ithuriel was simply showing off that Razmir is allowing him to heal each of you.

Ithuriel looks onward at the open, flickering flames. "Think they are still here?" He peeks around the corner.

sorry, short post, behind on work deadline

Zenith takes lesser healing potion from Toldrar, and two more from generalist school supplies.

Zenith can also Lay on Hands every 10 minutes -- 18 hp/use. True celestial magic ;)

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"Thank you Mirtha" Zenith says, grateful that no more kayal blood was shed.

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Zenith peaks over Ithuriel's shoulder, ready to protect the Razmirian should the need arise.

"Wow, Mirtha! Good job!" Argoni hugs the gnome in congratulations at her expert ability to talk the Kayal out of their positions.

When he sees the smoke, Argoni decides to sneak ahead of the group to see what he can find in the room. The halfling creeps forward into the room.

Stealth +12

Mirtha stiffens when Argoni hugs her then she squirms out of his grasp. "Yes, I'm glad my oratory skills were of use today," she says. "I just have to hope that they don't do anything to make us regret our mercy."

Sorry Avery, Ithuriel was simply showing off that Razmir is allowing him to heal each of you.

Ha! It worked, you even fooled her. Or me. XD

Avery follows the others while Sophia flies ahead but quickly turns back to her upon seeing the flickering flames. She readies her weapon just as she always has to. "Maybe we should check beyond that..." she points to the cloudy area.

A suit of full plate, Dwarven sized and shaped, clanks on behind the group. Their visor is down, only a fluff of dark black beard sticking out from beneath it. They grab an offered healing potion from the hobgoblin, shake their hand in thanks, then hustle after the others.

Before they can even get a word in as an introduction Mirtha has a herd of strange creatures surrendering Silver tongue on that gnome, a lawyer? A judge?

Finally as they approach the final set of stairs the visor flips up and introduction given.

"You all move with great speed and purpose. If only my apprentices at the forge all had your sense of urgency." He says in all seriousness, removing a gauntlet and offering a firm handshake to each of you. "I'm Kernal Klank, Pathfinder by day, blacksmith by night. Good to meet you all." He gives a quick look over at each, doing his best to slot each of you neatly into a role based on outward appearances. His role is quite obvious as a heavily armored, twice shielded, hammer swinging stalwart.

Once intros are completed his visor drops back down and draws out a spiked steel shield emblazoned with a hammer striking an anvil, giving reverence to Torag. He leaves his other hand free at the moment, moving up the stairs to get a peak at the pillar of fire.

Klank goes with perception for his exploration mode. +10

As you have a look around the room, a small (tiny) creature suddenly emerges from the smoky area at the other end of the room and attacks. It is also not alone.

Pink emerges from the cloud and spits a ball of black liquid that explodes into a cloud of frigid black shadow, centered on Avery. The cloud encompasses everything within 5' of Avery.

Breath Weapon, Cold, DC 20 Basic Reflex: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 2, 2) = 15

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
DC 20 Reflex Save: Argoni, Ithuriel, Kernal Klank, Avery (and Sophia)
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Those with ** may go

Pink
**Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
**Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 32/32
Zenith - AC 24, 73/73
Blue
Pillar
Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 62/62
Red
Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 36/36
Mirtha Darklight - AC 17. 32/32
Yellow

Reflex DC 20: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 Damage eats 10 temp hp for 5 damage.

Getting hit by the small puff ball Ithuriel moves to the north, hiding on the corner, as he waits for the strange creatures to emerge further.

◆ Stride
◆ Stride
◆ Shield

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
DC 20 Reflex Save: Argoni, Kernal Klank, Avery (and Sophia)
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Those with ** may go

Pink
**Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 27/32 (AC 19)
Zenith - AC 24, 73/73
Blue
Pillar
Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 62/62
Red
Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 36/36
Mirtha Darklight - AC 17. 32/32
Yellow

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32

"Gah!" Argoni ducks and rushes out of the room, finding Ithuriel and hiding beside him. He tries to press his small frame up against the wall.

◆ Move
◆ Move
◆ Take Cover (+2 AC)

Argoni dodges out of the way and bolts.

Sorry, I forgot to include Zenith in the initial block.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
DC 20 Reflex Save: Kernal Klank, Avery (and Sophia)
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Those with ** may go

Pink
Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 27/32 (AC 19)
**Zenith - AC 24, 73/73
Blue
Pillar
Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 62/62
Red
Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 36/36
Mirtha Darklight - AC 17. 32/32
Yellow

Zenith rushes into the fray and attempts to tumble through the tiny creatures. They slip part way through their maneuver and attempt again

Tumble Through vs Pink Reflex: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16
Tumble Through vs Pink Reflex: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Actions: ◆Stride ◆Tumble Through ◆Tumble Through
Reaction ↺ Opportune Riposte if enemy crit fails a strike against Zenith then Zenith melee strikes back!

Zenith attempts to tumble through but doesn't quite succeed. Another tiny wyrm emerges and attacks.

Jaws vs Zenith AC 24: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Tail vs Zenith AC 24, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Tail vs Zenith AC 24, MAP 2+, Agile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

But it only manages to swipe at the air.

To everyone's horror, the pillar in the center of the room begins to move.

As per Toldrar's instructions, to disable the trap, you need to disable it via the control panel in the SW corner of the room. However, the panel is hidden. Stealth (2 actions) to discover the control panel within the 2 pillars (you're not going to spot it from across the room!)

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
DC 20 Reflex Save: Kernal Klank, Avery (and Sophia)
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Those with ** may go

Pink
Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 27/32 (AC 19)
Zenith - AC 24, 73/73
Blue
Pillar
**Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 62/62
Red
Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 36/36
Mirtha Darklight - AC 17. 32/32
Yellow

Reflex DC20, Bulwark: 1d20 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 3 = 16
Hero Point, That's a lot of damageReflex DC20, Bulwark: 1d20 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 3 = 31

Klank's metal plates begin to lock down as the ball of frost approaches. Creak.. creak.. Finally they snap in place just at the right moment.

"Wait for me spry one, the fighting won't." He rushes through the hallway after Zenith, spiked shield in hand, drawing his warhammer as he goes.

Double Stride, Draw hammer. I'll save my reaction for AOO, rolled below on the first to trigger it. I assume tiny moving into someone's space still triggers an AOO?

Kernal Klank's armor locks into place, saving him from the cold. He draws his weapon and charges forward into the fray. Red watches him approach and spits another ball of cold, centered on Pink.

Cold Damage, DC 18 Reflex Save: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 4) = 12

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
DC 20 Reflex Save: Avery (and Sophia)
DC 18 Reflex Save: Kernal Klank, Zenith
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Those with ** may go

Pink
Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 27/32 (AC 19)
Zenith - AC 24, 73/73
Blue
Pillar
Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 62/62
Red
**Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 36/36
**Mirtha Darklight - AC 17. 32/32
Green

Mirtha climbs up the stairs, then rushes towards where her allies fighting some small winged creatures. Instead of getting a spell out she tries to identify the creatures so that she can shout out a warning to her allies.

Two actions to Stride; then she is going to try to make a Recall Knowledge check against the little flying critters. Mirtha has Nature and Religion +7.

Mirtha, which one in particular are you trying to do the RK on?

DC 20 Avery Reflex save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 Failure
DC 20 Sophia Reflex save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 Success

Avery is not quick to dodge it, Sophia has somewhat evaded it by flapping her wings up. (Sophia has 25 HP) Avery moves to look for the control panel, or the trap will be triggered or something!
Perception check vs Panel's Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 (If Stealth is the needed check, Avery has Stealth +9)

◆ Stride
◆◆ Search to look for the panel

I thought they were all the same kind of creature. Mirtha will try to ID pink.

Avery - so Sophia's statblock is incorrect then?

Sophia manages to dodge the ball of cold, but Avery isn't so lucky. Avery then begins digging around the wall in the middle of the room but finds nothing.

Green flies up to Kernal Klank, who takes a swing at it as it gets in range. However, his swing misses entirely. Green begins biting and swinging its tail at Kernal Klank.

Jaws vs Kernal Klank AC 22: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
Tail vs Kernal Klank AC 22, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Tail vs Kernal Klank AC 22, MAP 2+, Agile: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

1-Klank 2-Zenith: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Pink flies to Zenith and does the same.

Jaws vs Zenith, AC 24: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23
Tail vs Zenith, AC 24, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Tail vs Zenith, AC 24, MAP 2+, Agile: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
DC 18 Reflex Save: Kernal Klank, Zenith
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Those with ** may go

Pink
**Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
**Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 27/32 (AC 19)
**Zenith - AC 24, 62/73
Blue
Pillar
Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 50/62
Red
Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 21/36; Sophia AC 18, 25/25
Mirtha Darklight - AC 17, 32/32
Green

Ithuriel rounds the corner, sending a shocking arc from his staff into a pair of the creatures. "Foul little beings."

Electric Arc (Pink and Blue): 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 = 9 DC 20 Reflex

◆ Stride
◆◆ Electric Arc

Zenith attempts another tumble maneuver to put some distance between the creatures. Then they strike twice at pink or blue Whomever got most injured from Ithuriel's electric arc. The second strike Zenith confidently attempts to strike the creatures wings!

Tumble Through: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22 If Success -> Gain Panache

Strike w/ Starknife Vs Pink or Blue: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
S dmg: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10 | if panache, precision: 3 = 3 | if crit, deadly: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Confident Strike w/ Starknife Vs Pink or Blue: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 14 - 4 = 23
S dmg: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 = 10 | if panache, precision: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 2) = 8 half precision on miss | if crit, deadly: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Actions: ◆Tumble Through ◆Strike ◆ Confident Strike (if panache), otherwise normal strike
Reaction ↺ Opportune Riposte if enemy crit fails a strike against Zenith then Zenith melee strikes back!

*Quickly checks the stats of Sophia in Pathbuilder app and compares it with her stats posted in Forums...* Yes, apologies. Will quickly fix it, give me a sec... *fast typing sounds* It's good now. Thanks for noticing it.

Stratagem on Blue: 1d20 ⇒ 19 +Recall Knowledge

Argoni races around the corner, trying to get away from the pillar of fire. "Whoa! That thing comes after you!" He sees the small creatures and tries to see what they are before hurling a bomb at one.

Attack: 19 + 14 = 33
Fire Damage: 1d8 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + (5, 6) = 12 +1 splash to Blue, Pink, Klank (resistant), Zenith, and Green?
+1 Persistent Fire Damage

◆ Move
◆ Stratagem (+ Recall Knowledge (Arcana +11, Nature +9, Occult +11, Society +11))
◆ Quick Bomber vs Blue

If Recall Knowledge tell him about a resistance or weakness, he can switch to/away from that.

Ithuriel sends some electricity at Pink and Blue, who both dodge out of the way and avoid most of the damage. Zenith tumbles through the tiny creatures' space and puts distance between them. They then slice at Pink, opening a gash in Pink's flank.

Zenith Target 1-Pink 2-Blue: 1d2 ⇒ 1

Zenith, neither was more injured so I just let the dice god decide

Argoni RK 1-Blue 2-Pink: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Argoni, I forgot to ask you the same question I asked Mirtha as to which one you'll RK on. I just let the dice god decide

Argoni hurls a fire bomb at blue, striking it solidly on the head (Crit). Blue bursts into flames and drops, smoldering, to the floor. Green and Pink get hit with splash damage and appear to be more seriously hurt, indicating that they probably have a weakness to fire!

Zenith Reflex: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
DC 18 Reflex Save: Kernal Klank
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Those with ** may go

Pink (-28; 1 Persistent Fire)
Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 27/32
Zenith - AC 24, 61/73
Pillar
**Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 50/62
Red
Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 21/36; Sophia AC 18, 25/25
Mirtha Darklight - AC 17, 32/32
Green (-6; 1 Persistent Fire)

Reflex DC18, Bulwark: 1d20 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 3 = 26

Klank's full plate again helps protect him, but not quite as perfectly as before. 6 cold damage?

"Work with me here Zenith. Two hammers make for quick work." He makes a wide swipe with his warhammer, doing his best to clobber both green and pink in the swing, then raises his shield up defensively.

Swipe: +1 Striking Warhammer (B): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 232d8 + 4 ⇒ (5, 4) + 4 = 13

Does green count as flanked? Two actions for swipe, raise shield: AC24. Will Use whichever reaction triggers first. Shield block or AOO.

Kernal Klank manages to avoid the worst of the cold damage. He then swipes at both Green and Pink and hits both.

Even if Green is flanked, it wouldn't be a crit, so it's kind of moot here.

Red flies up to Zenith and again attempts to bite and swat them with it's tail.

Jaws vs Zenith AC 24: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Tail vs Zenith AC 24, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Tail vs Zenith AC 24, MAP 2+, Agile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

Piercing Damage, Crit: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Doubled to 26

Red manages to sink its teeth into Zenith and head shakes, tearing open their flesh and making a grievous wound.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
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Those with ** may go

Pink (-41; 1 Persistent Fire)
Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 27/32
Zenith - AC 24, 35/73
Pillar
Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 44/62 (AC 24)
Red
**Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 21/36; Sophia AC 18, 25/25
**Mirtha Darklight - AC 17, 32/32
Green (-19; 1 Persistent Fire)

When she hears Zenith cry out Mirtha moves to get a line of sight on her. Seeing that the warrior is wounded Mirtha channels energy. Red flames flicker around Zenith's wounds, searing them shut.

Heal, 2 actions: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

One action to Stride, 2 to cast level 1 heal

Mirtha runs up and provides some much needed healing to Zenith.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
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Those with ** may go

Pink (-41; 1 Persistent Fire)
Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 27/32
Zenith - AC 24, 50/73
Pillar
Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 44/62 (AC 24)
Red
**Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 21/36; Sophia AC 18, 25/25
Mirtha Darklight - AC 17, 32/32
Green (-19; 1 Persistent Fire)

Perception vs Panel's Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

Avery keeps looking for the panel. "Where is it?!" she exclaims in frustration while the others are battling whatever is attacking them. If she finds it, she will get closer to it by Striding. "I think this is it!" I assume it takes two actions to disable it, so gonna spend the last action Striding. He.

◆◆ Search to look for the panel
◆ Stride

Avery continues to dig around in the corner but doesn't find anything but dirt.

Apologies! I misread the statblock for Pink. The damage it took is enough to flatten it.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
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Those with ** may go

Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 27/32
Zenith - AC 24, 50/73
Pillar
Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 44/62 (AC 24)
Red
**Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 21/36; Sophia AC 18, 25/25 (1 action)
Mirtha Darklight - AC 17, 32/32
Green (-19; 1 Persistent Fire)

Facepalming myself because I am searching at the wrong area.

Finding nothing and mistaken something as the panel but just a block of hard flat rock of the wall, Avery moves further south and will move south west.

◆ Stride

Green turns and spits a ball of black liquid that explodes into a cloud of frigid black shadow. The ball explodes in a 5" burst, covering Zenith, Argoni, Red and Kernal Klank.

Cold, DC 20 Reflex for half: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 6, 4) = 16
Flat Check, Fire: 1d20 ⇒ 10

The liquid ball is indicated by the red spot on the map. Everything inside the red box is affected by the burst.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Anything inside the cloud is concealed (DC 5)
Before Your Turn:
DC 20 Basic Reflex Save: Zenith, Argoni, Kernal Klank
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Those with ** may go

**Argoni Slate - AC 22 56/56
**Ithuriel Falsus Sacerdos - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 27/32
**Zenith - AC 24, 50/73
Pillar
Kernal Klank - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 44/62 (AC 24)
Red (-16)
Avery Wings - AC 20 (21 w/shield), 21/36; Sophia AC 18, 25/25
Mirtha Darklight - AC 17, 32/32
Green (-25; 1 Persistent Fire)