[Outpost VI] PFS 8-24 Raid on Cloudborne Keep (Inactive)

Game Master cmlobue

ReflexSave: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21

Can I move towards and perhaps even get adjacent to Circle? I believe I have a movement of 90 with the potion of fly, my light armor, and the haste.

Yes, you are within 90 feet of them.

Driven by a mix of courage and idiocy, Volsung rushes through the misty cloud toward the Circle creature. Move Action

Volsung will parry any AOOs he triggers

Parry: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34

He stops slightly above his foe and focuses his stare on it. Swift Action

Then, bubbles streaming, he has at it. Standard Action

ToHit: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
RapierPiercingDamage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
PainfulStarePrecisionDamage: 3d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 3, 6) + 6 = 19

CrticalConfirmation: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29
CriticalRapierPiercingDamage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Volsung flies down through the cloud and bubblestabs the druid still in control of its senses. Somewhere, Ollysta Zadrian makes a note in his personnel file.

Bom bides his time, perhaps to hel Ashwell, perhaps to find an easier way down.

The two foes continue to be confused.

Bite: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Claw: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20
Slashing Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Claw: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25
Slashing Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Wing: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Wing: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

This ends badly for Pentagon.

Round 4 - bolded may go

Volsung (-27 HP, fly, haste, deafened, Reflex save)
Bom (many buffs, flying, haste, delay)
Ashwell (-49 HP, 36 nonlethal, haste, deafened, unconscious)
Boss Monster (-5 ???, confused, total concealment from above)
Pentagon
Zirul (haste)
Ghukar (haste)
Circle (-53 HP, total concealment from above)
Square
Hazard

Volsung flies down through the cloud and bubblestabs the druid still in control of its senses. Somewhere, Ollysta Zadrian makes a note in his personnel file.

I think Volsung is taller.

Volsung (-27 HP, fly, haste, deafened, Reflex save)

I made a reflex save in one of the posts above. Is this a second one?

Seeing that he had a way to go to join the others, Ghukar pulled out a vial and drank it down as he started to fly towards the battle.

Drink Fly Infusion. Please move me 90' to join the others. Not able to get the map to load so I can move my token

Feeling that he had stalled for too long, Bom approaches the remaining minion

Let me know if I my hasted move allows me to make an attack or if I need to attempt a Fly check.

Volsung - nope, copy-paste fail, you have no more Reflex saves just now.

Bom - Yes, you still have your standard for this turn.

Bom initiates a shield bash on the target in front of him. Don't know if Boss counts as a flank?

Shield Bash/Slam wHaste and Power Attack: 1d20 + 16 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 1 - 3 = 20 Damage: 1d6 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

If that hits, targets AC is -2 until the end of my next round and my attack uses the roll as a bull rush that could push Circle back into the boss and the boss thinks it's an attack, yes?

Also, I am now out of range of Shield Companion, so Ulfur's AC and Saves drop by 1 and I no longer split his incoming damage.

The boss is no one's ally while confused, so no flank. However...

Bom smacks the druid with his shield, and they fall to the ground.

Another bolt of lightning emerges from the hurricane.

In initiative order, boss ignored: 1d5 ⇒ 5
To Hit: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20
Electricity Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5

Ghukar easily gets out of the way.

Blown Away: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Nonlethal Damage: 6d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 6, 2, 2, 5) = 19

Arrius continues to swirl around the room.

Round 5 - bolded may go

Volsung (-27 HP, fly, haste, deafened, Reflex save)
Bom (many buffs, flying, haste, delay)
Ashwell (-49 HP, 55 nonlethal, haste, deafened, unconscious)
Boss Monster (-5 ???, confused, total concealment from above)
Pentagon
Zirul (haste)
Ghukar (haste)
Circle
Square
Hazard

Bom pauses to see Ashwell floating about, "Can someone do something about him?"

Bom moves to engage the boss.

"Okay, just as Gorum would have wanted, Let us settle our differences the old fashion way."

Bom steps up and attacks the boss.
Bom sill has his Amulet of elemental Strife, so it should light up if boss is an elemental. Bom also gets to ignore DR against any elementals.

+1 Adamantine Longsword wHaste -TWF: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 1 - 2 = 14

Unused to the aspect of flying Bom whiffs. Undaunted, he keeps attacking

Off hand shield slam wHaste: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 16 + 1 = 21 Shield Bash: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 If this hits, Boss is now -2 AC

Haste Longsword: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19 Damage wLead Bleades: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (3, 3) + 5 = 11

Iterative Longsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21 Damage wLead Bleades: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (1, 6) + 5 = 12

Iterative Off hand shield slam wHaste: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 1 = 14 Shield Bash: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Lordy, lots of bad rolls.

I’m currently at -34 HP after taking half damage from the lightning bolt that Circle fired at me. With a current speed of 90, I’m pretty sure Volsung can loop around to the south of the boss and get into flanking with Bom.

Like Mary Poppins, but with a bubbly rapier rather than an umbrella, Volsung zips around to get southwest of the boss and into flanking with Bom. Move action

If Volsung takes a AOO, he’ll use Mesmeric Mirror as a free action to get two mirror-image like duplicates.

Volsung gives the boss the evil eye. Swift action

And follows up with some rapier action. Standard action
ToHit: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
RapierDamage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
PrecisionDamage: 3d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 5, 1) + 6 = 13

Volsung circles the giant cloud, providing a flank buddy before filling an innocuous cloud with bubbles.

Bom, on the other hand, is able to make contact with all but his first and last strikes. While the monster is not solid enough to feel the full force of his blows, it has clearly been injured.

Of course, Bom now has the confused cloud's attention.

Bite: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Claw: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20
Slashing Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Claw: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20
Slashing Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Wing: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Wing: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Attention, but not competence.

Round 5 - bolded may go

Volsung (-27 HP, fly, haste, deafened)
Bom (many buffs, flying, haste)
Ashwell (-49 HP, 55 nonlethal, haste, deafened, unconscious)
Boss Monster (-18 HP, -5 ???, confused, total concealment from above, must attack Bom)
Pentagon
Zirul (haste)
Ghukar (haste)
Circle
Square
Hazard

@GM, it looks like you're applying DR 5, as a reminder, if the boss has an elemental subtype, Bom's Amulet of Elemental Strife allows him to ignore any DR.

Doublemoves towards the action.

Finding himself near the bad guy, Ghukar cut loose with a triple blast of fire.
Direct blast at boss: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 294d6 + 8 ⇒ (6, 4, 4, 3) + 8 = 25
Direct blast at boss 2nd: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 174d6 + 8 ⇒ (3, 2, 1, 4) + 8 = 18
Direct blast at boss haste: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 274d6 + 8 ⇒ (2, 2, 3, 3) + 8 = 18

5' step and cut loose. Directed Blast is (Su) Precise Bombs to avoid any friends.

Fixed DR

Zirul hustles toward the enemies.

Ghukar unloads a fistful of bombs. The one in the middle misses, but the other two begin to evaporate the creature.

The storm continues to rage.

In initiative order, boss ignored: 1d5 ⇒ 5
To Hit: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
Electricity Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5

Ghukar cannot dodge the bolt this time.

Blown Away: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Nonlethal Damage: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 3, 1, 4) = 17

Ashwell is beginning to bleed from the wounds suffered as he is thrown by the winds.

Round 6 - bolded may go

Volsung (-27 HP, fly, haste, deafened)
Bom (many buffs, flying, haste)
Ashwell (-56 HP, 65 nonlethal, haste, deafened, unconscious)
Boss Monster (-76 HP, -5 ???, confused, total concealment from above, must attack Ghukar)
Pentagon
Zirul (haste)
Ghukar (-5 HP, haste)
Circle
Square
Hazard

As a note, you remember that the rune below controls the winds, and because of the platforms, Ashwell is currently only 5 feet up.

Volsung adjusts the bubble level on his rapier as it had clearly been set too high.

Full round action attack on the boss

Attack1: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22
PiercingDamage1: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
PrecisionDamage1: 3d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 4, 4) + 6 = 20

Attack2: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32
PiercingDamage2: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
PrecisionDamage2: 3d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 6, 1) + 6 = 17

Attack3: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
PiercingDamage3: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Attack2 is a potential critical
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
PiercingDamage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Was about to think this guy might be dead, but elementals are typically immune to Precision damage...so 16 damage after DR...methinks Ashwell has to wait another round for rescue. Oh wait...are they immune to crits too...so maybe only 6 damage?

Bom gives Volsung an odd look, wondering if the aasimar was intentionally ignoring him.

"Ghukar, can you reach Ashwell?"

Bom returns to his efforts against the boss. Encouraged by how easily the creature was hit and it still being off-balance from Bom's last shield bash, Bom attacks with more aggression.

Creature should still be at -2 AC
Longsword wPower Attack + Haste - TWF: 1d20 + 14 - 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 14 - 3 + 1 - 2 = 28 Damage wLead Blades+Power Attack: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (6, 2) + 11 = 19

Haste Attack Longsword: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 14 - 4 = 14 Damage wLead Blades+Power Attack: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (6, 1) + 11 = 18

Off Hand Shield Bash wPA+Haste: 1d20 + 16 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 16 - 3 + 1 = 20 Damage wPower Attack: 1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 3 = 12 If this hits creature is at -2 AC until the end of Bom's next round.

Iterative Attack Longsword: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 9 - 4 = 10 Damage wLead Blades+Power Attack: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (1, 1) + 11 = 13

Improved TWF off hand Shield Bash wPA+Haste: 1d20 + 11 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 11 - 3 + 1 = 24 Damage wPower Attack: 1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 3 = 15

So against AC 18 or better, it looks like 46 damage

Volsung and Bom team up to strike the creature over and over again until the cloud dissipates in a crack of thunder. Even ignoring past and current precision, you dealt enough damage this round to finish it.

However, the danger is not over, at least not for Ashwell. He is still unconscious and being tossed around the room, and the lightning from the storm continues unabated.

Round 6 - bolded may go

Volsung (-27 HP, fly, haste, deafened)
Bom (many buffs, flying, haste)
Ashwell (-56 HP, 65 nonlethal, haste, deafened, unconscious)
Boss Monster
Pentagon
Zirul (haste)
Ghukar (-5 HP, haste)
Circle
Square
Hazard

Flying over to Ashwell, Ghukar pulled out a wand of curing that looked like it had not been touched in quite a while. Tapping the fallen warrior, the healing magic started to help close some of the injuries.

UMD: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 2 = 27
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Bom views the two dead henchmen to see if they are truly dead and thinks over the battle to see if they were willing participants.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Bom senses no motive in the enemy. He's not quite sure if that's because they're dead or he's just not paying enough attention.

Ghukar buys Ashwell a little more time.

Round 6 - bolded may go

Volsung (-27 HP, fly, haste, deafened)
Bom (many buffs, flying, haste)
Ashwell (-48 HP, 57 nonlethal, haste, deafened, unconscious)
Boss Monster
Pentagon
Zirul (haste)
Ghukar (-5 HP, haste)
Circle
Square
Hazard

"Oh my, I think Ashwell may require assistance if he does not want to spend the rest of his life whirling about in the winds of this place."

Will move over and try to medicien Ashwell medicine heal: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Zirul finds it difficult to bind the wounds of someone moving through the air at 100 MPH.

In initiative order: 1d5 ⇒ 4
To Hit: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
Electricity Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5

Zirul takes a bolt to the face.

Blown Away: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Nonlethal Damage: 6d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 2, 1, 6, 4) = 23

Ashwell is no longer just 5 feet above a platform.

Round 7 - bolded may go

Volsung (-27 HP, fly, haste, deafened)
Bom (many buffs, flying, haste)
Ashwell (-63 HP, 65 nonlethal, haste, deafened, unconscious)
Boss Monster
Pentagon
Zirul (-5 HP, haste)
Ghukar (-5 HP, haste)
Circle
Square
Hazard

UMD: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 2 = 19
Ghukar tried to help Ashwell with magic but the healing energy was not flowing.

Bom drops his sword and shield, and then using his boost from Longstrider and Haste, Bom tries to secure Ashwell drawing his wand of CLW as he goes.

Bom can cast it without UMD if he has an action.

Longstrider doesn't affect fly speed. My math says it's 115 ft. from Bom's location to Ashwell's, so I think all you can do is move.

I'm assuming that Volsung knows a dispel magic will work on the rune at the bottom of this chamber because he was deafened after Ashwell learned about it, OK?

Since he can't hear his own voice, Volsung is very loud.

"I'LL TRY TO DISPEL THE RUNE."

DispelAttempt: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

I can do four 3rd level spells per day, so I've got two left after this dispel and the confusion at the start of this encounter.

Using the reroll for having a physical copy if the character portfolio
Reroll: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 2 = 13

Oh well

Volsung cannot figure out the right way to manipulate arcane energy to deactivate the rune yet.

Ghukar is also having trouble with his wand.

Bom gets into position to grab Ashwell.

Zirul is up.

doublemoves out of there, he is just going to keep doublemoving every turn until he is out.

Bom, please make a DC 16 Reflex save to catch Arrius. If that succeeds, make a DC 10 Strength check (using your standard action) to pull him out of the wind. If you succeed only at the first check, he will still be in the wind but not move this round.

The lightning continues.

In initiative order: 1d5 ⇒ 5
To Hit: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
Electricity Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5

Ghukar dodges more electricity.

If Bom cannot grab on to Ashwell...

Blown Away: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Nonlethal Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

I regret to remind Volsung that he has 20% spell failure on anything with a verbal component.

Round 8 - bolded may go

Volsung (-27 HP, fly, haste, deafened)
Bom (many buffs, flying, haste)
Ashwell (-63 HP, 65 nonlethal, haste, deafened, unconscious)
Boss Monster
Pentagon
Zirul (-5 HP, haste)
Ghukar (-5 HP, haste)
Circle
Square
Hazard

Bom reaches out to catch Ashwell

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

"Got you!"

Bom attempts to pull the man out of the maelstrom.

STR check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

...checking to see if I used Hero Point yet. I did

GM, since my folio reroll didn’t count earlier, can I pass it off to Bom and let him retry that strength check?

Volsung wishes the rune was a sentient being so he could use his evil eye on it.

DispelMagic: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

I've used my reroll too.

Ashwell - Sure.

Volsung, Spell Failure, Deafened: 1d100 ⇒ 68

Despite being unable to hear his own voice, Volsung mouths the words to his incantation, and the rune on the floor fades. With it, the storm subsides. With the threats gone, the Pathfinders can find a small hoard at the bottom of the chamber: a glass sphere etched so the interior seems filled with clouds and gleaming eyes (750 gp), aset of 1-foot-tall humanoids sculpted out of cloudwall,(300 g a small chest filled with assorted coins (500 gp), a primal elemental gem (air), and a clamor box.

Wrapup later today.

YAY! Though I think since I'm a psychic spell caster I wouldn't be affected by deafened

You are correct. Luckily, it didn't matter here.

As you return to the roof of the tower, you find the remaining inhabitants fleeing. With Grasping Storm defeated, you can return to Port Eclipse. Captain Beysal takes you on board and eagerly asks you to share tales of your adventures. She has a few additional stops on her route to complete before returning to Port Eclipse, but is happy to have you along for the ride.

When the you arrive, Norden Balentiir and Ashasar meet up with you. Grasping Storm’s downfall pleases them both; while the belker lord’s defeat doesn’t end Hshurha’s menace, it does channel and limit the path of her retaliation, and sends a strong message to any other of her lieutenants planning strikes on her behalf.

Volsung does a little "defeating evil" dance.

Arrius awakens to find himself laying on a stone slab back in the Concordance of Elements' meeting hall in Port Eclipse.

He looks around quizzically. "Did I miss anything?"

J. gives him a half-smile and rolls her eyes. "Oh Arrius".