Quentin's 2-07 Blakros Deception (PFS) (Inactive)

Game Master Quentin Coldwater

Aerin looks at some of the items "Why isn't this an interesting artifact, one can feel arcane magic from it from 10 feets away. Can you sense its aura?"

Arcana, e: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32

The priestess of Calistria will attempt to discuss the theological implications of the museum exhibits
1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19 religion

Botting Othello.

Othello Influence Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26
Success!

Nigel Aldain grabs a handkerchief and dabs his forehead at what Zabu says. "Oh yes, certainly. I'm cooperating with you right now, aren't I? That should make them happy, right?"
Success!

Nigel nods distractedly at Manny's comment, but doesn't really acknowledges what he says.
Sadly, not high enough for a discovery.

Nigel looks at Aerin like he grew a second head. "Ahem, like I said, this is only a copy, not the real thing. Though I suppose even an artful copy of an artifact can impart some of its magical powers..."
He looks like he wants to burn this thing immediately.
Success! Barely not a crit due to CP scaling.

Nigel nods in agreement with Atae's comments and looks appropriately pensive, but is clearly not really listening to what she has to say.
Religion is a good skill to use, but you didn't roll high enough.

Nigel Aldain leads you to the next part of the tour. He stops at an empty display case. "This spot is reserved for a copy of what I'd like to call the Foals of Szuriel. I've learned my lesson and decided to not show the original here, so my wife is currently busy with crafting a copy. The original is securely locked inside the vault, because anything associated with the Horseman of War is bound to be dangerous. I can show you the original later on if you want, it's an intricately carved statue of two fiendish steeds that was originally crafted as an offering to Szuriel, the Horseman of War. It is very well made, but the mind boggles at its implications. I've been having trouble identifying its magical powers, but with such a subject, its purpose can't be good."

Nigel Aldain
Discovery skills: Academia Lore, Pathfinder Society Lore, Society, Arcana, Perception (other skills are permitted, but will use a higher DC. Lore skill DCs are lower than other skills.)
Influence skills: Architecture Lore, Intimidation, Arcana
Resistances: ???
Weaknesses: Relating to Nigel
Successes: 3

Everyone can do another check! This is the last one before I do the remaining ones all at once. There's no penalty for repeating skills.

Also, Hero Point to Aerin.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

"That's just the kind of dangerous artifact that has caused so many problems for this museum over the years. That's what the Pathfinders like about you, Nigel. You never seem to learn your lesson and we get to come clean up your messes for you," Zabu says. He actually means it as a compliment but most people would see an unspoken threat or criticism in it.

Intimidation: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

Manny stares at the display case with an ounce of contemplation. War, never ending. His family has fought the undead for hundreds of years, guided on by a list of divine guardians. Shylye's been active the longest and chose to guide Manny.

"A tribute to War? Struggle allows us to achieve despite adversity. But too much conflict is painful. And if you can't choose to struggle, you just suffer instead." He keeps his eyes on the glass, almost reaching out to touch it before stopping himself.

"I wonder if I'll live to a ripe old age or die in battle." He sighs. "As long as I don't waste away, I guess..." He looks away.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

Manny wants to know Nigel's Resistances. Let's see if 21 is the magic number.

Arcana: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21

"Hmm, artifact of Szuriel themselve a formidable one if I can deduct from this copy..." But he must have missed the point entirely. Since 32 was not a crit than 21 has to be a failure :(

She tries again with the theological discussion
1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23

Only Othello manages to roll a success this round, I'm afraid. :(

I'll do something different. I'll put more Influence skills behind spoiler tags, so you can open it up if you want to roll more Discovery checks, but I'll combine the last few all in one go.

On the way to his office, Nigel Aldain stops at a large frog-shaped idol. "This is called the Golden Grippli. We're not sure, but this might represent a famous fiend keeper. The peaceful grippli are known to honour those individuals who can keep evil entities at bay."

You finally arrive in Nigel's office. Nigel stops at a drawing board detailing possible layouts of the Blakros Museum. He leans in conspiratorially and says with pride, "Also in our vaults is an artifact known as the shadow obelisk. It allows us to change the physical dimensions of the Museum's interior. I'm honestly not sure where it came from, but I can assure you, I've had it thoroughly examined and used it for years without incident."

"See, here's my ledger of what's happened with, and sadly to, the Museum since I took charge. Take your time to examine it and I'll be nearby if you have any questions."

Nigel stands at the drawing board and studies his drawing board, no doubt dreaming up new exhibits.

Looking through the ledger, it seems like everything is in order. No files are missing or out of place, but the level of hazard pay provided to employees far exceeds the expected standard. Some employees who escaped with only relatively minor injuries or trauma received as much as a year's worth of sick leave, while only being absent for a few months.

Nigel Aldain
Discovery skills: Academia Lore, Pathfinder Society Lore, Society, Arcana, Perception (other skills are permitted, but will use a higher DC. Lore skill DCs are lower than other skills.)
Influence skills: Architecture Lore, Intimidation, Arcana
Resistances: ???
Weaknesses: Relating to Nigel
Successes: 4

Everyone can make 3 more checks! Repeating a skill gives no penalties.

Zabu keeps his head on a swivel as they make their way through the museum.

Perception vs. Grippli: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23

Perception vs. Ledger: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26

"Oh really? A fiend keeper, huh? That's not what the plaque says. So which one is wrong? The plaque everyone is supposed to read or the 'great' Nigel Aldain? Either way, that's awful sloppy. I'd hate it getting out that you're either wrong or giving out wrong information."

Intimidation (Influence): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

"And what about these boosted payments here in this ledger? Are you paying someone off? Hush money? Supporting your illegitimate children?"

Intimidation (Influence): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

"There's just a lot that's suspicious here, Nigel. We want to help but you're going to have to help us so we can help you. I'm sure there's some good explanations for everything, but it's not looking good at the moment," Zabu says.

Intimidation (Influence): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Arcana, Influence 1: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
Arcana, Influence 2: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31
Arcana, Influence 3: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Arcana, Influence 3, hero point to not have crit fail: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

Aerin tries to recognize some more magical items, but he completely misunderstands couple of them, but he is able to avoide any serious mistakes. Aerin is able to find a realy interesting item that he points out ot Nigel.

Then he looks at the gripli and ledgers

Perception vs Gripli: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20
Society vs Ledger: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24

"Those entries are more recent Master Nigel, you see the ink is different one can see it clearly. What were you trying to hide here?"

Perception vs Frog: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Perception vs Ledger: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

"Uh huh..." Manny fights off his sleepiness for just a bit longer as they look at the ledgers and the frog. Shylye's probably chastising him for not appreciating fine art.

Anyway, back to the fun part: influence!

Zabu's doing a good job playing bad cop -illegitimate children? I guess Nigel has enough power to get away with it- so Manny will try to play good cop.

Step 1: Figure out a resistance, but this time through a societal approach. "Your work as a curator must bring some controversy, eh? Plenty of people think I just pluck some strings, but they don't understand the music... What bristles you the most from the ignorant?"
Society: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Nigel's response indicates he loves his wife and his museum.Disrespecting Dhrami or claiming historical ignorance will upset him. Maybe Zabu's implication about outside children was a bad call.

Manny already sees Nigel's patience wearing thin. It's time to use some Diplomacy and wrap this up. Maybe he can influence Nigel.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Hero Point: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30

"This museum is fantastic, Nigel. You've done a bang up job. I wouldn't expect anything less from a Pathfinder. If you can help us with this investigation, we can clear up all confusion about this."

More Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

Botting Atae and Othello's two last rolls.

Atae's Religion (M): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (18) + 17 = 35
Atae's Religion (M): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27
Atae's Religion (M): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37

Othello's Diplomacy (T): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Othello's Diplomacy (T): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

If I count correctly, that's 11 successes, exactly what you need to max out Nigel's influence. Well done! :)

Zabu keeps his head on a swivel as they make their way through the museum.

"Oh really? A fiend keeper, huh? That's not what the plaque says. So which one is wrong? The plaque everyone is supposed to read or the 'great' Nigel Aldain? Either way, that's awful sloppy. I'd hate it getting out that you're either wrong or giving out wrong information."

Nigel rolls his eyes. "Ehem, yes... The Golden Grippli was given to us by famous explorer and enormous windbag Gerhard Pendergrast. He is as much a scholar as I am a successful Pathfinder. Sadly, the donor of an exhibition piece gets to decide what goes on the plaque, but that doesn't stop me from giving... an alternate view of history, shall we say. Without speaking too much ill of Gerhard, let’s just say that he represents one of many unfortunate associations that the Blakros family has picked up over the years."

"And what about these boosted payments here in this ledger? Are you paying someone off? Hush money? Supporting your illegitimate children?"

"Sir, how dare you question my faithfulness to my lovely wife? Though this Museum might have its proverbial skeletons in the closet, I can assure you, I have none. Sometimes my duties prevent me from filing complete accounts at the time, but I always make sure I file a complete report afterwards."

He refuses to acknowledge Zabu afterwards. Though his outburst at possible unfaithfulness seems genuine, you get the feeling Nigel's weirdly defensive about the accounting.

"Those entries are more recent Master Nigel, you see the ink is different one can see it clearly. What were you trying to hide here?"

After having composed himself, Nigel answers smoothly, "Like I told your uncouth friend here, there's obviously a lot of paperwork involved when exhibitions go awry and staff gets injured. Accounting is the least of my worries at the time, and can sadly get lost in the shuffle. I do make a note of it and return to it later on, of course."

Step 1: Figure out a resistance, but this time through a societal approach. "Your work as a curator must bring some controversy, eh? Plenty of people think I just pluck some strings, but they don't understand the music... What bristles you the most from the ignorant?"

"Yes, everyone can see the end result, but not the effort that goes into producing it. People think this is just a cabinet of curiosities or a freakshow, but I'm trying to educate people about our history and our place in the wider world. Our present is shaped by our past, and if we don't learn from it, we could make the same mistakes all over again. That's what I'm trying to do here, mister Holysmith."

"This museum is fantastic, Nigel. You've done a bang up job. I wouldn't expect anything less from a Pathfinder. If you can help us with this investigation, we can clear up all confusion about this."

Nigel breathes a sigh of relief. "Thank you, mister Holysmith. As you can see, I'm showing you everything there is. I freely admit to the dangerous items in this museum and show you my records without struggle. I hope my candour will be appreciated."

Other than the oddly inflated sick pay, you don't find anything out of order. After you're done, Nigel leads you down to the vaults to show you how they store the museum pieces.

A thick wooden door opens to a sizeable vault filled with chests, bookshelves, wooden crates, and several unusual pieces. Four square pillars spaced throughout the chamber rise to a vaulted ceiling. On the ground, several items look too large to have ft through the room’s single doorway. These large displays include an ogre trapped in a block of ice, statues of fearsome-looking horses, and a giant-sized bronze shield, among other various relics and curios.

Nigel closes the vault behind you and continues. “Each of the pieces here will hopefully find a home on display in the museum above,” the curator explains. He gestures toward the items around the chamber in turn.

“We discussed Foals of Szuriel during our tour. The Frozen Ogre of Kalsgard would be simply a curiosity were it not for the fact that this creature’s corpse remains preserved in an unmelting block of ice. The Tapestries of the Forgotten Pharaoh may hold the secret to a lost Osirian dynasty if we can fully decipher the hieroglyphics. The Amethyst Column of Tannaris has a heretofore unknown connection to one of the ancient Runelords of Envy, and the Eloquent Page of Ytarn is a volume penned by his favorite poet. It seems unlikely that the Danava Shield was truly wielded by those most ancient titans, but we suspect that it might have some connection to a cult of giants who worshiped the creatures. And the Castrovelian Orb possibly originated on the green planet itself.”

Nigel pauses and allows himself a rueful smile. “I apologize for giving a history lesson at every turn. Investigate as you wish; you will find detailed records of each of these pieces and other minor curios here, all consistent with reports I sent to the Blakros family."

Nigel retreats to the back of the room to let you do your work.

Take a look at the map and place yourselves where you'd like to be. It's quite full, I know, but the pictures should speak for themselves.

Aerin heads to investigate the column and hieroglyphs.

"Intriguing..."

Society to decipher?, I am not sure if we should roll now or not: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

"Thank you, Nigel." Manny hopes he's a bit more relaxed now. Everything seems in order, and the Pathfinder reputation remains mostly intact. There are some bookkeeping issues, but Manny isn't the type to argue the nitty gritty details. He'll make a few notes about it later.

The Danava Shield is incredibly huge. You'd have to be gigantic to pick it up. He wonders if a legendary hero carried it into battle against some great evil. Or if the shield was part of a dastard's protection, as the forces of good overwhelmed them and took their stuff.

Times like this make Manny wish he paid more attention in history class. Too many beautiful classmates enjoyed his music, and he was always happy to oblige.

Far from being offended by Nigel's rebuff, Zabu grins.

"There we go, Nigey. For a minute there, I thought you didn't have a spine. Good to see you'll bite back in the right circumstances," he says and gives the man a friendly, but not gentle, punch in the shoulder.

"And I can't blame you for picking that particular battle. That wife of yours is quite a woman."

When they get to the room of wonders, he wanders over to the ogre. "Think he's still alive in there? I wonder if he can hear us?" he says and taps on the ice a few times.

While the new room is interesting, it does not really hold the flighty elven priestesses attention all that much as she focus on Manny's movements, watching him bend over, stretch, walk around.

As you walk around the room, Nigel remarks, "Heh, I've read a story about how the Foals of Szuriel are able to interact with surrounding life forces. In fact, I think this is the first time this many people are this close to it..."

Nigel is about to prattle on, but then the statues start to tremble. Then they start to shake violently, and cracks appear across their bodies. Suddenly the statues shatter, and three smoke-breathing horses stand in their remains. The horses whinny and seem ready to attack.

"Oh for the love of-" Nigel manages before he gets cut off.

Emmanuel Holysmith's Initiative Using Search: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Zabu's Initiative Using Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26
Atae's Initiative Using Your Exploration here: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28
Aerin's Initiative Using Your Exploration here: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Othello's Initiative Using Searching: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Blue: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Green: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
Red: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
You all get a +1 from Nigel because of influence points, but that doesn't change the order. Blue would tie with Aerin and enemies win by default.

Red and Green jump into action and both start breathing heavy smoke. Then Green runs straight ahead, crashing with flaming hooves into the frozen ogre. The ogre is still frozen, but the ice has taken considerable damage. It then stands still next to Zabu and tries to bite him.

Bite attack vs Zabu: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 35
That's a crit!
Piercing damage: 2d10 + 6 ⇒ (2, 5) + 6 = 13

Then Red starts sprinting, flaming hooves striking against the ground. It crashes straight into the Amethyst Column, then runs on and ends next to Manny, who also gets bitten.
Bite attack vs Manny: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
Piercing damage: 2d10 + 6 ⇒ (5, 10) + 6 = 21

Green
Red
Manny 53/74, Reflex save for 10 more
Atae 69/69 HP, Reflex save for 10 more
Zabu 109/135 HP, Reflex save for 10 more
Othello 99/99 HP
Blue
Aerin 61/61 HP

Ogre: Damaged
Tapestries: Fine
Column: Damaged
Tome: Fine
Orb: Fine
Shield: Fine

Smoke: DC 23 Fortitude save or Sickened 2
Smoke: DC 5 flat check for targeting
Hooves: Basic DC 24 Reflex save

Manny, Atae, Zabu, and Othello are up!

Zabu needs to make a DC 24 basic Reflex save or take 3d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 2) = 10 fire damage from the hooves. Manny and Atae also need to make a DC 24 basic Reflex save or take 3d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 4) = 10 fire damage.
Everyone who starts their turn inside a circle of smoke needs to make a DC 23 Fortitude save or become Sickened 2. At this moment, that's Zabu, Othello, and Manny. Smoke also gives concealment, which means you need to make a DC 5 flat check to actually target anyone.
You can hold your breath to avoid the Fort save of the smoke, but you can only do so on your turn. Casting or speaking causes you to breathe.

Battlemap

More nightmares?

Yup. You can take what you know from last time as a given. I'm sorry for throwing them against you again, but I didn't know that when I offered to run this for you back then.

"Hey, Atae! You know what they say about guys with big shields!" Manny giggles just as the storeroom begins to shake.

And then a horse appears!
Reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 And we're already starting with the good rolls.

Manny is not even remotely ready as the horse bites down on him. And there's smoke everywhere...

Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 At least I don't have any Hero Points to burn on a double 1

Manny's eyes burn and he's fighting a coughing fit. "Alrighty then!" He casts Haste on himself. "Not that I want to alarm anyone, but I think I'm stuck. With a flaming horse. And my eyes are watering up."

Recall Knowledge(Religion): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

◆◆ Cast >Haste< on Manny
◆ Recall Knowledge (Religion) to identify the horses. If I don't need to do this, I'll cast >Shield< instead. Shield Block for 10 damage.

"Smoky horses, again! If this keeps happening, I'm going to have to tame one!" Zabu says.

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Fortitude: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33

He shifts forms, mouth and nose elongating into a muzzle and his fingernails extending into razor sharp claws.

Then, he uses both on the closest lil' smokey.

Jaws(Raging): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
Piercing: 2d12 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (1, 12) + 6 + 5 = 24 plus Persistent Bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Flat 5: 1d20 ⇒ 20

Claw (Raging, MAP): 1d20 + 16 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 16 - 4 = 24
Slashing: 2d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 3) + 6 + 2 = 17 plus Persistent Bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Flat 5: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Othello reacted to the attack on Zabu with a Glimpse of Redemption. Either no damage, or 9 less damage and enfeebled 2 until the end of its next turn.

Fort DC 23: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34

Strike vs Green: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26 for: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (10, 10) + 4 = 24 damage.

Strike vs Green: 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (16) + 14 - 5 = 25 for: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (8, 10) + 4 = 22 damage.

Strike vs Green: 1d20 + 14 - 10 ⇒ (18) + 14 - 10 = 22 for: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (10, 6) + 4 = 20 damage.

Reflex save 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

The priestess, understanding what they are fighting, remembers what the these creatures can do. She knows they need to be taken down quickly.

She focuses her mind and prayers on Zabu 1d20 ⇒ 3 flat check

1d20 ⇒ 20 hero point . for a moment she thought she lost him but then finds him

You tap into the target's inner heroism, granting it a +1 status bonus to attack rolls, Perception checks, saving throws, and skill checks.

She then tries to focus on the creature fighting Manny, knowing that the silly bard has probably gotten himself into trouble
1d20 ⇒ 11 flat check utters a battle prayer to Calistria against her foe.

1d20 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22 Religion check
I will post what it does on the next post because I have to copy and paste it.

Battle Prayer
Feat 7
Divine General Skill
Source Gods & Magic pg. 104 2.0
Prerequisites master in Religion; you follow a deity
Calling out to your deity, you recite scripture to harm a foe. When you select this feat, choose chaos, evil, good, or law. Your choice must match one of your deity’s alignment components. This action has the trait corresponding to the chosen alignment.

Attempt a Religion check against the Will DC of a foe within 30 feet. The foe is then temporarily immune to Battle Prayers from your deity for 1 day.

Critical Success You deal 2d6 damage of the chosen alignment type, or 6d6 damage if you have legendary proficiency in Religion.
Success You deal 1d6 damage of the chosen alignment type, or 3d6 damage if you have legendary proficiency in Religion.
Failure There is no effect.
Critical Failure The backlash of your foe’s will against your prayer prevents you from using Battle Prayer again for 10 minutes.

This will be chaos effect
2d6 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6 if critical success
1d6 ⇒ 6 success

Manny chokes on the thick smoke as he casts Haste on himself.
You fought these things before. What do you want to know about them?

Atae recites a prayer of chaos against the Nightmares. Sadly, it has no effect. You make the DC, but they're Neutral Evil. Also, Heroism is a Touch spell, you're not touching anyone right now. You can do something else if you want.

Zabu's face contorts as his inner rage takes over. His first attack misses, but his claw tears a nice chunk out of Red.

Flat checks for Othello: 2d20 ⇒ (6, 16) = 22
Othello shields Zabu from harm. The Nightmare feels no remorse, divine punishment weakening it in return. He then manages to hit Green twice, greatly injuring it.

Then Blue jumps into action. It starts to breathe smoke, then rushes past the very old (and very flammable!) tapestry and ends up next to Aerin, then tries to chomp on him.
Aerin, please make me a basic DC 24 Reflex save or take 3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 3) = 10 fire damage.

Bite attack vs Aerin: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
Piercing damage: 2d10 + 6 ⇒ (6, 9) + 6 = 21 plus 1d6 ⇒ 3 evil

Green 44 damage, Enfeebled 1
Red 17 damage, persistent bleed
Manny 33/74, Hasted, Shielded, Sickened 2, immune to Red smoke
Atae 64/69 HP,
Zabu 108/135 HP, immune to green smoke, Heroism
Othello 99/99 HP, immune to green smoke
Blue
Aerin 37/61 HP

Ogre: Damaged
Tapestries: Damaged
Column: Damaged
Tome: Fine
Orb: Fine
Shield: Fine

Smoke: DC 23 Fortitude save or Sickened 2
Smoke: DC 5 flat check for targeting
Hooves: Basic DC 24 Reflex save

Aerin is up! Please make me a DC 23 Fort save or be Sickened 2 (and also the Reflex for 10 damage)
Atae may do 2 actions to correct her spell.

Battlemap.

Manny wants to know if these horses are weak against silver or cold iron.
Then, if the roll is good enough, he wants to know their weakest saving throw.

He'll try to shout out what he learned before this horse clobbers him.

Manny doesn't think they have a particular weakness. And considering they're (mostly) horses, you think they're quite agile and durable, but they don't have great mental fortitude.

REDO Action

Remembering that this spell worked before, she tries to find green in the smoke
1d20 ⇒ 7 flatcheck

and with a smile casts agonizing despiar

Agonizing Despair
Spell 3
Emotion Enchantment Fear Mental
Source Advanced Player's Guide pg. 214 2.0
Traditions arcane, divine, occult
Cast verbal, somatic
Range 60 feet; Targets 1 creature
Saving Throw Will DC 25
Your target's mind tumbles down a deep well of dread, dwelling so intently on deep-seated fears that it's painful. The target takes 4d6 mental damage with a Will saving throw.

Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target takes half damage and becomes frightened 1.
Failure The target takes full damage and becomes frightened 2.
Critical Failure The target takes double damage and becomes frightened
3.

Mental damage 4d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 1, 3) = 9

2 Questions would I have been able to target the nightmare fighting Manny since it looks like I cannot see it from where I am at?

2/ Do I get my hero point back since the action that I used it for was not licit by the rules of the spell?

Reflex save, DC24: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Reflex save hero point, DC24: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
Fort save, dc23: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 I am going to die here!

Aerin reaches for his sword, he waves his hand to shield himself and enters the stance.

Shield spell (heightened to 3rd lvl), draw sword, enter stance so get 2 temp HP at the beggining of each round.

You don't have line of sight on Red, so you can't target it, I'm afraid. And yeah, you get your Hero Point back. :)

Will save Green: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
Crit fail!

Atae shows Green visions of the things it fears most, and Green whinnies in agony.

Aerin manages to evade the worst of the fire, but in doing so inhales a lot of smoke. He defends himself with magic and readies to strike.

Nigel curses and splutters in anger and surprise. "They're targeting the artifacts! Who knows what happens when the energy that's stored inside them gets loose!"

He starts casting a spell, and suddenly Manny slowly rises into the air.
Nigel cast Fly on you with Reach Spell. The ceiling's slightly pyramid-shaped, with 15 foot high ceilings at the edges and 25 foot high above the pillars around the ogre, so you can fly over the Nightmare if you want.

Green, heavily damaged, trots off with fiery hooves again, smashing into the frozen ogre. The ice shatters and before the ogre has time to animate it gets trampled to bits. It stops next to Zabu and Othello, its hooves damaging them for 3d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 3) = 13 fire damage (basic DC 21 Reflex save to avoid), then bites at Zabu.

Jaws minus Frightened 3 and Enfeebled 1: 1d20 + 16 - 3 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 16 - 3 - 1 = 27
Piercing damage minus Enfeebled and Glimpse of Redemption: 2d10 + 6 - 1 - 9 ⇒ (8, 2) + 6 - 1 - 9 = 6
Othello gives it a second chance to repent, but it doesn't. Zabu feels less hurt than before and Green winces as divine punishment weakens it.

The Red Nightmare takes off, running back to trample the Column to fist-sized chunks, then turning back to bite at Manny. Which would provoke, if Manny wants to attack.

Bite attempt: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30
Piercing damage: 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (6, 4) + 10 = 20 and 1d6 ⇒ 3 evil.

Its flaming hooves also scorch Manny for 3d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 2) = 10 fire damage. Again, DC 24 Reflex save.

It then takes bleed damage.
Flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Green 62 damage, Enfeebled 1, Frightened 2
Red 21 damage, persistent bleed
Manny 10/74, Hasted, Shielded, Sickened 2, immune to Red smoke, DC 24 Reflex save or take 10 damage
Atae 64/69 HP,
Zabu 102/135 HP, immune to green smoke, DC 21 Reflex save for 13 damage
Othello 99/99 HP, immune to green smoke, DC 21 Reflex save for 13 damage
Blue
Aerin 32/61 HP, Sickened 2, immune to Blue smoke

Ogre: Destroyed
Tapestries: Damaged
Column: Destroyed
Tome: Fine
Orb: Fine
Shield: Fine

Manny, Atae, Zabu, and Othello are up! Zabu and Otello need to make a DC 23 Fort save or be Sickened 2 by Blue, and Atae needs to make a DC 23 Fort save or be Sickened 2 by Green. Manny can make an AoO on Red. Zabu, Othello, and Manny also need to make Reflex saves for the fire damage.

Smoke: DC 23 Fortitude save or Sickened 2

Battlemap.
Smoke: DC 5 flat check for targeting
Hooves: Basic DC 24 Reflex save

Manny would love to wallop the horse, but he doesn't have a weapon at the ready. Something about punching a flaming horse feels like a bad idea, too.

And then it bites him again.
Reflex: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

At least he avoids the flame.

Manny pulls out his Whip and starts clapping. "Oh man, you are like a bull in a porcelain shop. Let's give this horse a round of a applause, eh?"

Manny casts >Roaring Applause< and urges the horse to celebrate. Will Save, DC 20 due to Sickness 2

With his Hasted action, Manny begins to fly towards his teammates. "Thanks, Nigel!" I have to fly 10 feet up and 15 ft across.

◆ Interact to Draw Whip
◆◆ Cast Roaring Applause on Red
(◆) Hasted action: Stride via Flight
↺ Opportunist to make an AoO

"If you have any kind of healing magic, now's a good time." Manny coughs again.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Zabu fights off the smoke and most of the flaming hooves.

He then makes a grab for the horse next to him.

Athletics (Grapple): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33

Before slicing into it with his claws.

Claw (Raging, MAP): 1d20 + 16 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 16 - 4 = 18
Slashing: 2d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5) + 6 + 2 = 17 plus Persistent Bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Claw (Raging, MAP): 1d20 + 16 - 8 ⇒ (10) + 16 - 8 = 18
Slashing: 2d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 1) + 6 + 2 = 15 plus Persistent Bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Fort DC 23: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26

Reflex DC 21: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34

Attack on Green: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27, Damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (1, 7) + 4 = 12

If that takes down green, then Othello will move 30 feet (to just southwest of Manny), and do Battle Medicine on Manny. Medicine DC 15: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17. Manny will heal: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5

Else, if the attack did not take down green, then Othello will attack Green again: 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 14 - 5 = 17 for: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (4, 7) + 4 = 15 damage.

If the second attack on green takes it down, Othello will move (as outlined above). Else Othello will make a third attack on green: 1d20 + 14 - 10 ⇒ (9) + 14 - 10 = 13

Zabu, it looks like you and I might be flanking green

Fort save 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28

She will move closer to Manny and cast a 2 action 4th lvl heal
4d8 + 32 ⇒ (8, 8, 3, 6) + 32 = 57

For some reason, even though I am logged on to a Google Account, I cannot move.

"Thanks Atae!" Manny winks, although the smoke may have blocked her view of his appreciation.

Will save: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
Flat check Manny: 1d20 ⇒ 14 Should've done this before the Will save, but now I already saw the result and I should keep it.

Manny quips at the Nightmare and the horse whinnies with laughter. He then maneuvers himself to a better position.

Flat check Zabu: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Zabu grapples Green and prevents it from trampling more art objects, but his claws sadly fail to damage the horse.

Flat check Othello: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Othello wails on Green three times, but only manages to connect once. What's worse, Green is still standing.

Flat check Atae: 1d20 ⇒ 1
I believe you have to roll for concealment even if you cast a spell that doesn't require an attack roll, right? Seems a bit weird, but that's how I'm reading it. I'll come back to this once I make sure.

Atae tries to heal Manny, but the smoke in the room makes it hard to see, and her spell gets lost in the smoke.

The Blue Nightmare gallops past the Osirian tapestries and it goes up in flames. Aerin needs to make a basic DC 23 Reflex save or take 3d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 5) = 8 damage. The horse then bites Aerin once more.

Bite on Aerin: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25
Piercing damage: 2d10 + 6 ⇒ (8, 6) + 6 = 20 plus 1d6 ⇒ 2 evil damage

Green 74 damage, Enfeebled 1, Frightened 2
Red 21 damage, persistent bleed, applauding
Manny 5/74, Hasted, Sickened 2, immune to Red smoke,
Atae 64/69 HP, immune to Green smoke
Zabu 96/135 HP, immune to green and Blue smoke,
Othello 99/99 HP, immune to green and Blue smoke,
Blue
Aerin 12/61 HP, Sickened 2, immune to Blue smoke, DC 24 Reflex save or take 8 damage

Ogre: Destroyed
Tapestries: Destroyed
Column: Destroyed
Tome: Fine
Orb: Fine
Shield: Fine

Smoke: DC 23 Fortitude save or Sickened 2
Smoke: DC 5 flat check for targeting
Hooves: Basic DC 24 Reflex save

Aerin is up! You heal 2 HP (already calculated).

Battlemap.

1d20 ⇒ 10 FLAT Check hero point

Reflex save, DC24: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 10 - 2 = 18

Aerin does not dodge the hooves

But he swings his sword trying to destroy the creature

sword, telekinetic projectile, sickened@blue: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 14 - 2 = 27
concealed: 1d20 ⇒ 12
slashing: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (7, 3) + 4 = 14
bludgeoning: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2, 4) + 4 = 15

Than he shield himself

Manny is miraculously healed!

Aerin swings his sword and brings it crashing down on Blue with telekinetic force.

Green is grabbed by Zabu and struggles to get free.
Athletics check vs Zabu: 1d20 + 16 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 16 - 1 - 2 = 30

Green gets free and decides to take its anger out at Zabu.
Jaws attack: 1d20 + 16 - 5 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 16 - 5 - 1 - 2 = 10
Hoof attack: 1d20 + 16 - 8 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 16 - 8 - 1 - 2 = 23
Bludgeoning damage: 1d8 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 1 = 6 and 1d8 ⇒ 5 fire damage.

Green manages to plant a hoof in Zabu's skull, but Zabu's made of sturdier stuff. After Othello's Glimpse of Redemption, barely any injury is visible on Zabu's noggin.

Red is still whinnying at Manny's quip and rears up, clopping its hooves together in what you think is supposed to be applause. Would provoke from Manny.
The horse then bolts off with flaming hooves to trample over the Castrovelian Orb, big cracks forming across its glassy surface. Manny takes 3d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 1) = 10 points of damage from the sparks. Again, DC 24 Reflex save to avoid.

Red then bleeds out some more due to Zabu's bite.
Persistent bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 4

Green 74 damage, Frightened 1, Enfeebled 1
Red 25 damage, persistent bleed, applauding
Manny 62/74, Hasted, Sickened 2, immune to Red smoke, DC 24 Reflex save or take 5 fire damage
Atae 64/69 HP, immune to Green smoke
Zabu 94/135 HP, immune to green and Blue smoke,
Othello 99/99 HP, immune to green and Blue smoke,
Blue, 29 damage
Aerin 4/61 HP, Sickened 2, immune to Blue smoke, Shielded

Ogre: Destroyed
Tapestries: Destroyed
Column: Destroyed
Tome: Fine
Orb: Damaged
Shield: Fine

Smoke: DC 23 Fortitude save or Sickened 2
Smoke: DC 5 flat check for targeting
Hooves: Basic DC 24 Reflex save

Manny, Atae, Zabu, and Othello are up!

Battlemap.

Action 1
Attack Green: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
Flat 5: 1d20 ⇒ 12
Damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (6, 10) + 4 = 20
If that is a critical hit, then move green five feet south.

Action 2
If green is still up, then,
Attack Green: 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 14 - 5 = 18
Flat 5: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (6, 5) + 4 = 15

Action 3
Attack Green (or Blue if Green is finally down): 1d20 + 14 - 10 ⇒ (20) + 14 - 10 = 24
Flat 5: 1d20 ⇒ 8
Damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3) + 4 = 8

Else
Action 2
Move to five feet north of Aerin feet.
Action 3
Lay on Hands to Aerin for 24 healing.

Endif

Othello gives Green a big wallop and Green falls to the floor dead. Crit because of Frighten! He then walks over to Aerin and soothes his wounds.

I'll use your second attack as the flat check, so everything's fine.

Red 25 damage, persistent bleed, applauding
Manny 62/74, Hasted, Sickened 2, immune to Red smoke, DC 24 Reflex save or take 5 fire damage
Atae 64/69 HP,
Zabu 94/135 HP, immune to Blue smoke,
Othello 99/99 HP, immune to Blue smoke,
Blue, 29 damage
Aerin 28/61 HP, Sickened 2, immune to Blue smoke, Shielded

Ogre: Destroyed
Tapestries: Destroyed
Column: Destroyed
Tome: Fine
Orb: Damaged
Shield: Fine

Smoke: DC 23 Fortitude save or Sickened 2
Smoke: DC 5 flat check for targeting
Hooves: Basic DC 24 Reflex save

Manny, Atae, and Zabu are up!

Battlemap.

>Takes his AoO< But misses.
Whip: 6 + 12 - 2 = 16
Nonlethal Slashing: 2 + 2 + 3 = 7

Reflex Save, Sickened 2: 1d20 + 13 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 13 - 2 = 19 If Atae hadn't healed him, this might have been it. Man, that burns.

Manny Sustains his spell as he cheers the horse on. "Come on, take a bow!"

He Inspires Courage among himself and his allies before trying to make it linger. But the smoke is too much and he's too sick to handle it.

Performance vs Standard DC 22: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 14 - 2 = 20

Then he tries to strike through the fog, with haste.
Whip: 1d20 + 12 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 12 - 2 + 1 = 24
Nonlethal Slashing: 2d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 + 1 = 9
Flat Check vs Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 8

◆ Sustain >Roaring Applause<
◆ >Inspire Courage< +1 attack, damage, vs fear effects
◇ >Lingering Composition<
◆ Cast >Shield< for +1 AC
◆ Hasted Action: Strike
↺ Manny will spend his reaction to take an AoO or to Shield Block, whichever applies first.

that applause spell is funny!