PF2E Stolen Fate

Game Master andreww

When the group is ready to leave, Billy sings an up-lifting song.
♫"Up up and away. On this beautiful afternoon.
No one wants to stay. I'll fly and sing this tune."♫
Cast Fly for 45' speed for 5 mins.
Wth upward movement (diff terrain), he can move 65' up in a round (650' in a min). Hope that's enough, given 5 mins.

[b]"Thanks Slick, I'll keep the crystal on my belt so that next time you or Pine can easily reach for it." Sigourney says, taking the crystal back from Slick.[/b

Sigourney grabs onto Reginald and starts flying upwards with the Potion of Flying's effects.

With upward movement, I move 60 feet up per round and 600 per min. I'll be alright, given that potion of flying greater lasts an hour.

The group heads up and out of the horrid hole. Reaching the top you find yourselves on the edge of a small, rocky island, about two miles across. The sark waters of an abyssal sea surround you and above the sky is criss crossed with slashes of otherworldly light and clouds of glowing gasses. Occasionally something large and winged passes overheard but too far above to be of concern.

In the distance you can see a small fortress clinging to the edge of the cliffs at the far side of the island. It appears to be in ruins. Moving closer, and keeping to what little cover there is, you can get within a few hundred yards of the fortress. As you get closer you can see that a veritable army of demons surrounds the place. Hundreds of demons patrol the ground surrounding the castle and also wheel overhead, keeping watch.

A frontal assault is clearly impractical. You will need some way of distracting the surrounding forces in order to gain access to the main building yourselves. That, of course, is where your various allies will come in. Scouting around you find an area with cover from some protruding rocks and screened from the fortress. Here you can set up the teleportation enhancer provided by the Pactmasters which will let them bring your allies through.

Having found a location you can return to Harrowheart and start making the arrangements.

This will take several days to sort out so you can sell any of the stuff you have found and make purchases. If there is anything you want to do on the island then I am happy to resolve that but be aware that if you are noticed then that may well change lots of things. The Prince knows who you are and if he becomes aware that you have located him he will react.

Before Slick's shopping (selling) spree, Billy looks over the items. At Sigourney's suggestion, Billy considers the Scroll of Hidden Mind. The halfling shrugs, "Not sure it's worth losing a daily 8th-rank spell slot, but I'll keep it for now and think about it." Billy pays Slick for the scroll.

Before returning to face the Prince, Sigourney asks about a Heroes' Feast. Billy nods and leads the way to The Publican's tavern. He greets Cy, the one-eyed bartender. He calls out jovially, "Didja miss us?"

When everyone is gathered, he recites the religious incantations.
Religion, DC 26: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (1) + 29 = 30
But someone smoking some strange weed fills his nostrils and causes him to sneeze in the middle!
Fortunately, with a little Halfling Luck...
Religion, DC 26: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (19) + 29 = 48
...he quickly recovers and completes the ritual, assuming help from Sigourney.

Sigourney does in fact look walk over to the tavern. While trying to chat up the spirits with her Society, she knows exactly what to say to keep them happy.

Society, DC 26: 1d20 + 33 ⇒ (3) + 33 = 36

Yup, I would think so.

"Of course he missed us. Everything's boring when we're not here, probably."

Pine lets Sigourney help Billy if she wants, even though he totally could have done it.

Over the course of the next several days your allies begin gathering at Harrowheart. Usilket arrives with several of the Pactmaster devices which enhance teleportation. They are strange, conical items of dull grey metal which spark and fizz when activated.

The locals are all terribly surprised at the arrival of your strange array of allies. The crystalline xorn, glittering in the sun now freed from their curse, the ratlike hadis, handing around a range of strange and exotic alchemical bombs, the massive flying apes, the derhi, who run exercise drills in aerial combat above the town, the sullen morlocks who slink about making everyone nervous and, finally, the vast Radiant Warden who gives everyone nightmares given its similarity to the abyssal construct that killed so many.

Once your forces are in place Usilket confers with several high ranking Pactmasters who arrived overnight. They activate the devices and through a mixture of plane shift, gate, and other stranger magics your allies are translocated to the Abyss along with yourselves.

They quickly spread out in pre arranged battle formations, the derhi taking to the skies. The presence of so large a force cannot go unnoticed for long and soon hundreds of screaming demons are boiling out of the Keep to the attack. The fighting is fierce but it provides you with just the cover you need to slip past the outer defences and reach the Keep entrance.

Thank you for obtaining your allies, I dont have to run an encounter with 13 different troops.

However, it seems that your arrival in anticipated and as you approach the gate numerous creatures appear on the walls in a flash. The black armoured figure bearing a wolfs head helm speaks, You have found me at last, so be it, I shall slay you and all of your cards shall be mine. Raven shall not have them!

The walls of the keep are 30' high. Mogaran, Tarshon and Vazmorakil are at ground level. Mogaran is inside the keep in a tunnel leading to the interior. You can reach him through the open entryway. The rest are all up on the walls. Mogaran has a strange burning black crystal in the shape of a wolf embedded in his brow.

Initiative
Slick : 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (8) + 27 = 35
Billy : 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (14) + 27 = 41, +2 item visual/hearing, +2 circ scout
Pinebrush, Stealth: 1d20 + 34 ⇒ (13) + 34 = 47, Perception +26, +1 circ if visual, +2 circ scout
Sigourney: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (17) + 27 = 44, +2 circ scout, +2 item visual

Somehow, one of the Glabrezu gets the drop on you and suddenly gravity in the area reverses! All of you except Pine find yourselves bobbing some 40' in the air!

I think Pine is the only one who has continuous flight?

From the top of the column of reverse gravity, Sigourney calls out "This gimmick won't save you! Reginald! Do your thing!"

Reginald's patron acts first to help Sigourney out.

With her hair streaming downwards and noticing that all the enemies are conveniently grouped up together, Sigourney moves to nuke all of them. Calling down the very stars themselves, she chants in Draconic; "And so Apsu himself swept his tail throughout the sky and punished about a third of all dragonkind for their transgressions...they fell out of the sky like Falling Stars. Magic Sign 'Stardust Reverie'!"

I've marked out where the stars fall on the map. Given that the walls are 30 feet high, I can't hit everyone with the epicentre (bludgeoning damage). All enemies will get hit with the Airburst (Sonic damage) though.

I think all enemies only attempt one reflex save vs the spell. So if an enemy gets hit with both the epicentre and the airburst they make one reflex save to determine the results of both instances of damage.

Bludgeoning, DC 39 Reflex: 6d10 ⇒ (2, 6, 7, 5, 1, 3) = 24

Sonic, DC 39 Reflex: 14d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 5, 6, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 5, 6, 5, 6, 3) = 58

With her last action, she Quickened Casts Air Walk on Slick, knowing that it would be easier to do so now than later where she would have to chase after the impatient warrior.

◇ Patron's Puppet, ◆◆ Falling Stars, ◇ Quickened Cast, ◆ Air Walk on Slick

Given the chance to act and seeing that Sigourney is upside down without a way to fly out of the reversed gravity, Reginald uses Item Delivery to quickly grab the daily Greater Potion of Flying and feed it to Sigourney.

◆◆ Item Delivery

As everyone falls upward, Pine catches himself and flies out of the are of the disorienting spell (plus, while he doesn't want to approach alone, he also thinks being grouped up might be bad). He twirls around the falling bodies and moves to the side.

So many demons... "Thin the herd," he mutters.

"Funny, we had a similar idea!" he calls out to the wolf guy, before striking out--at one of the other demons that Sigourney hit directly and that doesn't seem to have reacted to his presence yet.

⟳ Arrest a fall Reflex: 1d20 + 33 ⇒ (6) + 33 = 39 (though falling upward 40 feet doesn't really matter much to Pine anyway if there's no falling damage)
◆ Fly (though staying at ground level for now)
◆◆ Extending Strike vs Ornak, Off-Guard due to Surprise Attack Minty Toothpick (+3 Greater Striking Extending holy Greater Frost Rapier): 1d20 + 32 ⇒ (6) + 32 = 38 for piercing: 3d6 + 6 ⇒ (2, 4, 3) + 6 = 15, precision: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 2, 4) = 13, cold (ignores resistance: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and spirit (holy) damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6; total of 36
◇ Debilitating Strike: -10-foot penalty to Speeds and 3d6 persistent bleed

Sigourney pounds the crumbling fortress with falling death from the sky. The impacts smash holes in the walls of the ancient keep, wreaking destruction.

Pine ducks off to the side and stabs Ornak, who appears annoyed.

Xesparude makes an imperious gesture and Slicks finds his air walk spell come to an end. He resumes bobbing.

The Prince of Wolves flies forward and taps a small card which you recognise as one of the cards from the deck. Four beams of burning hot wax shoot out, one at each of you!

No crit fails but still pausing to see if anyone wants to reroll.

Sigourney reroll, shields: 1d20 + 27 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 27 + 1 + 4 = 43, pass

Harrow reroll: Shields (no bonuses)

Fortitude: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (12) + 26 = 38 (+1 vs magic)

Harrow reroll: Shields (no bonuses)

That is now a regular success. Success means you take persistent damage and are confused.

Billy finds his mind overwhelmed by pain and flames! He hurls a small floating rock at Reginald, hitting him on the nose before wildly swinging his staff at him while making gurgling noises.

Pausing here just to make sure no-one has anything that might change what has happened.

OK, moving us on.

Mogaran stomps forward, his feet shaking the ground as he approaches. He inhales a mighty breath and then disgorges massive cloud of roiling black flames over all of you!

The group mostly manages to avoid the worst of it but Sigourney sees her death fast approaching!

Pausing to see potential rerolls etc

Harrow reroll, Keys+4: 1d20 + 28 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 28 + 4 = 35

Confused and on fire, Sigourney tries her best to dodge out of the way. The Harrowing ritual allows her to avoid a fatal blow...or does it?

Sigourney burns but not as badly as it could have been.

Ornak gestures and engulfs the group in lurid purple lightning. Sigourney recognises it as a sixth rank Divine Wrath.

Pausing again to see if Billy wants to deal with his fail. Apologies if I keep delaying things but there are a lot of enemies and I expect you may want to reroll to deal with the initial barrage of nastiness.

Billy will use some Chaotic Destiny.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (16) + 26 = 42
Suit (Crowns is 6): 1d6 ⇒ 5
If Suit of Crowns, improve one step.

That is now a pass.

Billy, Sigourney and Reginald find their spirits burning with abyssal hatred. He then flies a little closer, his tiny wings beating frantically.

Tarshon strides forward and casts a spell at Slick. he shrugs off the worst of it but his mind is still reeling.

You pass so I assume you do not reroll or upgrade the result. Going to pause to give you a chance to say otherwise.

Slick finds his mind reeling!

Just as a note, you can reduce the damage an adjacent ally is taking from the burning wax by 1d6 of each type using an interact action.

Upon their arrival at the gate of the Prince's fortress, Slick looks up at the black armored figure on the wall. He frowns and purses his lips "So that's the Prince of Wolves? How unimpressive. I hope this Raven fellow he mentioned proves more of a challenge."

He is then caught by surprise when ignominiously flung upwards 40 feet by the lack of gravity from whatever spell one of the glabrezu cast. Slick then finds his footing only to be once again be sent falling upwards. Somewhat ironically, he says, "I hope you guys are finding this as entertaining as I am."

But the fun has only just begun as the Prince blasts them with beams of burning hot wax, which unlike two of his compatriots, he manages to completely avoid by twisting out of the way.

His glee is cut short as one of the nalfeshne pig demons unleashes the power of the Abyss at them, but Slick once again shrugs off its effects without so much as a scratch to show for it. Unfortunately, his luck is cut short when the other glabrezu slips through his (admittedly limited) mental defenses and manages to stun him momentarily. "Ugh! I'm beginning to feel a little like a punching bag."

Action 1 (◆): Lost to Stunned 1 - Slick no longer stunned.

Recovering his wits and the use of his limbs, Slick surveys the situation and tries to decide what to do next. He is sorely tempted to launch himelf at Mogaran, or more specifically, the wolf-shaped crystal embedded in his skull, but the pained groans of his wax-soaked colleagues draw his attention. "You guys really need to work on those dodging skills. Hold on! Let's see if we can get some of this burning wax off you."

Action 2 (◆): Interact - Remove burning wax from Billy.

Action 3 (◆): Interact - Remove burning wax from Sigourney.

Hopefully that gets you guys back into the fight sooner, because we're careening headlong into a TPK if things don't turn around soon.

Slick cleanses his allies which allows them to cleanse their minds! Reginald is still confused but given he cannot harm anyone directly it means little except Sigourney cannot rely on him.

Vazmorakil stomps forward and casts the same spell at Pine as hit Slick.

Pausing to see if Pine wants to reroll.

Pine will: 1d20 ⇒ 17, pass, becomes crit, no effect

"Wow, these guys are completely harmless, huh?" says Pine as he resists another spell. He can see that the others aren't having as easy a time, but maybe the taunting will draw some fire. Which will only be a problem if it works.

In the meantime, he decides to pestering one of the demons on the ground (maybe he should have accepted the altitude boost so generously offered). "I thought demons were supposed to be scary, but it turns out you just smell kind of funny. Is that the scary part?" He diverts the demon's attention with his whip, then runs between the big demon's legs and darts up to stab at its back. "I'm just not very impressed."

◆ Stride up to Vazmorakil
◆ Feint Deception: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (6) + 30 = 36 vs Vazmorakil's Perception DC; on a success he's Off-Guard to Pine's melee attacks until the end of Pine's next turn, or to all melee attacks on a critical success
◇ Step
◆ Strike Minty Toothpick (+3 Greater Striking Extending holy Greater Frost Rapier): 1d20 + 32 ⇒ (12) + 32 = 44 for piercing: 3d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 3, 3) + 6 = 17, precision: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 2, 4) = 13, cold (ignores resistance): 1d6 ⇒ 1, and spirit (holy) damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4 plus an addition spirit (holy) damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4 assuming it's unholy; on crit add deadly damage: 2d8 ⇒ (8, 7) = 15, target is Off-Guard one round, and DC 34 Fort vs Slowed 1; total of 39 or 93 on crit
◇ Debilitating Strikes if he hit an Off-Guard target; if it used a reaction when Pine approached, prevent reactions and 3d6 persistent bleed. Otherwise Enfeebled 1 and 3d6 persistent bleed

A blue bolt of pure knowledge bursts from Sigourney's head, hopefully granting her information on the Prince of Wolves.

Activate The Vision as free action to RK on the Prince of Wolves with the most appropriate lore at legendary proficiency (+31). Tell me his lowest save and how he likes to fight.

Sigourney's mind was reeling. Demons, a deadly flame, and now reversed gravity? 'This has to stop. I need to thin the horde.' She thought to herself. Gathering her primal energies, she focuses a 7th rank Chain Lightning on the demon in the back. "You will not get the chance to try this again...Electricity Sign - Chain Lightning!"

Chain Lightning: 9d12 ⇒ (7, 11, 10, 3, 10, 4, 5, 11, 6) = 67

Order: Xespardu, Tashon, Shadow Prince, Mogaran, Ornak, Vazmorakil, Prince of Wolves

Turning to Slick and seeing him check out Mogaran's wolf crown, she gives him some Guidance and gestures at the object, as if giving him the go-ahead.

Persistent Fire, DR 5: 1d6 ⇒ 6 Dealing 1 actual point of fire damage

Persistent Mental, DR 9: 1d6 ⇒ 1 Dealing no damage.

Persistent Recovery check, Fire: 1d20 ⇒ 1 fail

Persistent Recovery check, Mental: 1d20 ⇒ 14 fail

Sigourney continues to smoulder but her magical wards and The Lost protects her from most of the damage.
◇ Recall Knowledge on the Prince of Wolves (The Vision), ◆◆ 7th Rank Chain Lightning, ◆ Guidance on Slick

Vazmorakil is at ground level, I assume Pine is as well.

Pine rushes up to one of the Glabrezu. He wrong foots him and then stabs him severely in the knee.

That is a crit for 93 plus 6d6 bleed (I believe the 3d6 is doubled on a crit).

Sigourney recognises the Prince as some sort of beastkin human but is otherwise unsure of much about him. He is flying without the benefit of wings. He is armed in blackened full plate and is wielding a morning star and a shortsword. She tries to engulf all of the enemies in electricity! Many of them dance uncontrollably in the coruscating energy but none of them fall!

Xespardu flies forward and engulfs the three of you still floating in the air in more nauseating purple lightning but it has limited effect.

The Prince decides to engage in some focus fire. He glares at Pine with murderous intent before flying down and striking at him.

Pausing here to see if Pine has any reactions. I know you have the Demon Lantern but there may be others. You are off guard to this attack for reasons and the attack is a critical hit.

No weakness to holy damage, though? Unfortunate...

Oh no, it worked!

Pinebrush emits a brilliant flash of light, ultimately coming from the Demon's Lantern card he carries, hoping to dazzle the Prince's eyes and throw off his aim.

↺ Reflex: 1d20 + 33 ⇒ (14) + 33 = 47
The Demon's Lantern: Activate [reaction] envision; Frequency once per day; Trigger A creature hits you with a melee attack; Effect You release a flash of lights and attempt a Reflex saving throw. If your saving throw is higher than the attack roll for the triggering attack, it misses. If the attack misses, the attacker is dazzled until the end of your next turn.
If he hit my Off-Guard AC that means he got at least a 46, so... hope he got a 46.

Unfortunately his attack roll was higher than that so the crit stands.

Pine finds himself clobbered in the side of the head before being nearly gutted by the shadowy looking blade the Prince carries.

When Slick wipes off the wax, Billy's head clears, "Thanks old friend. Just in time for some inspiration."

Gripping his staff, he sings out,
♫"Demons so large and abundant.
Some of them smell kind of pungent.
.....We heroes are few,
.....But good will come through!
And the Prince will soon be made redundant."♫

Lingering Performance +VirtPerf +Music, DC 36: 1d20 + 33 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 33 + 2 + 1 = 43
Success: Courageous Anthem duration 3 rounds. Cost: 1 focus point.

He then chants out a song of haste.
♫"The Prince is here with friends. Still, I sing my song.
It's high time his reign ends. Let's speed this show along."♫
Cast Haste (7th rank) for the entire party.

Mental Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Pers Flat Check: 1d20 ⇒ 1

◇ Ling Comp, ◆ CA, ◆◆ Haste

Billy considers hasting the group. But when he realizes Pine is currently out of earshot, he changes his mind and goes on the offensive. "How dare you try to confuse the mind of the brilliant Billy Bardy? Let me know how it feels."

♫"Demons large and scary. I'm Billy, small and glorious.
In this place is where we. Win: Phantasmagorius!"♫

Billy casts Phantasmagoria.
Mental Damage +Dangerous Sorcery: 16d6 + 9 ⇒ (2, 1, 5, 4, 1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 5, 1, 6, 6, 3, 1, 6) + 9 = 62
Targets any # of creatures w/in 120'. Will Save: DC 39

Revised turn actions...
◇ Ling Comp, ◆ CA, ◆◆ Phantasmagoria

Billy's spell tears into the minds of the massed enemies, with the exception of the Prince and his shadow who seem unaffected.

Mogaran flies up into the air and speaks a word of power. Slick reels under the mental assault. He then lashes out at Slick with his tail but, even woozy as he is, it just misses.

It is 9th rank Power Word Stun, there is no save, you are stunned for 1 round. I am going to pause here to see if anyone can do anything about it as a reaction. I suspect not but you never know.

When Billy realizes Slick is about to be stunned, Billy says, "Not so fast." and quickly activates The Marriage card to protect the person to whom he's bonded.

Counteract via Marriage, Rank 9: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (17) + 29 = 46
If success, should counter up to a 10-rank effect.

Slick finds himself saved by the power of friendship!

Ornak flaps his tiny wings furiously to stay in the air and then unleashes a wave of purple abyssal lightning into the group in the air. Reginald crumples into unconsciousness.

Tarshon stomps forward and launches a spell at Slick, invading his mind. He shrugs off the worst of it but his mind still reels.

Deciding to focus their attentions the Shadow Prince also invades Slicks mind, its getting crowded in their. He dredges up images of Slick's most terrifying fears. However, he has seen this all before and shrugs ot off.

Slick, floating 40' up in the air, is starting to get a little tired of being used as a mental speed bag by the bad guys.

Action 1 (◆): Lost to Stunned 1 - Slick no longer stunned.

He shakes off the latest mind invasion by Tarshon and considers his options. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the time to pull off his clever plan to rip the crystal from Mogaran's brow, so decides to take the big brute down the old-fashioned way. Finding a little reverse purchase, he launches himself at the creature below him. No sooner does he clear the strange force-field than he begins to fall to the ground below. On the way down, he slashes twice at Mogaran.

Actions 2 & 3 (◆◆): Needle in the Gods’ Eyes
- Action: Leap with Greater Boots of Bounding - Up to 55 feet horizontally or vertically.
- Action: Strike (+3 Greater Striking Greater Flaming Holy Quickstrike Greatsword) vs Mogaran.
- Action: Strike (+3 Greater Striking Greater Flaming Holy Quickstrike Greatsword) vs Mogaran.

Greatsword Attack: 1d20 + 29 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 29 + 3 = 45
Greatsword Damage: 3d12 + 13 ⇒ (9, 11, 7) + 13 = 40 slashing damage
Greatsword Flaming Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2 fire damage - no resistance
Greatsword Holy Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1 holy spirit damage

Greatsword Attack: 1d20 + 29 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 29 + 3 = 51
Greatsword Damage: 3d12 + 13 ⇒ (4, 11, 1) + 13 = 29 slashing damage
Greatsword Flaming Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1 fire damage - no resistance
Greatsword Holy Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3 holy spirit damage

NOTE: Slick has the Cat Fall feat and is Master in Acrobatics so treats falls as 50 feet shorter.

NOTE: Slick's Five-Feather Wreath (Major) gives him resistance 10 to falling damage.

Like a large and very heavy cat, Slick lands with a heavy thud, unharmed and on his feet.

Slick leaps at Mogaran, landing two damaging blows before crashing into the ground superhero style.

A hit and a crit, he is most definitely unholy. I make that 45 + 70 plus off guard and some weakness.

Mogaran crashes to the ground and lies very still!

You put him down by 1HP.

Vazmorakil is not having a good day and it is about to get worse as he turns on his boss. Fortunately for him all of his blows go wide but the Prince snarls, You fool, you have fallen for their pathetic mind tricks!

To save himself from further embarrassment Vazmorakil chooses to bleed to death!

Sigourney sees the tide turning and decides to start picking off demons one by one. Noticing that Xespardue is mentally confused, she goes for the less threatening yet equally annoying Ornak.

A glowing beam lights up the Knifewand as Sigourney yells "You've had it too good for too long, demon. Fire Sign - Holy Light!" The light passes through the reflective purple prism that is Sigourney's reliable Shadow Signet, transforming itself into a purple ray that tests the demon's reflexes.

6th rank Holy Light, CA vs Ornak Reflex DC: 1d20 + 29 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 29 + 1 = 49

Fire, CA: 11d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 6, 4, 6, 1, 5) + 1 = 44

Holy: 11d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 5, 4, 1, 6, 2, 3, 3, 5, 6) = 42

Total of 86 if unholy and a regular hit. If critical, it would be 172 damage. Don't forget the Holy Weakness.

Satisfied with her work, she sniffs her nose as she smells something burn on her shoulder. She's horrified to realise that she's neglected Reginald and he's burning to death. Quickly, she does her best to scratch off the wax covering him.

◇ Shadow Signet, ◆◆ Holy Light, ◆ Interact to remove wax from Reginald

"Oh, so you're brave enought to face me directly after all!" says Pine, quickly slapping a dressing on his wounds. He tests the Prince's defenses with his whip. "Well, that's very foolish, mortal, but--not buying it, huh? Okay."

Looks like he's going to need to turn invisible for this one, but for the moment he steps back and invokes the aeon stone in his wayfinder for protection.

◆ Battle Medicine for self, Legendary DC Medicine: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (13) + 29 = 42 Success! Healing: 2d8 + 50 ⇒ (6, 7) + 50 = 63
◆ Feint Deception: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (5) + 30 = 35 vs Prince's Perception DC; going to assume that's a failure
◇ Step away from the Prince
◆ Cast shield
Bleed: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4 and Persists?: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Sigourney obliterate Ornak from existence entirely, all that is left is a dark stain. She manages to clean some of the wax from Reginald but he continues to burn.

Pine bravely decides to provoke from the Prince, sadly he lacks any such reaction (Although I was very tempted to give him disrupt prey as he is a ranger). He then steps away to try and protect himself.

Xespardue is also having a bad day. He roars angrily and swoops down on poor Pine, apparently enraged by him! He lashes out at him but the nimble little sprite evades his clumsy blows.

The Prince glowers at Pine, Let me show you how that is done he says, faking him out. He steps forward and lashes out with his morning star. The metal ball smacks Pine in the side of the head, the backswing hits home again but the sword stab just goes wide. Pine is reeling.

Billy looks over the carnage and decides to attack the most injured demon -- who isn't confused. Activating his Shadow Signet to take advantage of the demon's clumsiness, he sings,

♫"Demons were a-plenty. The scene was oh so dire.
Now, there's not so many. Act 2: some Holy Fire!"♫
Cast 6th-rank Holy Light targeting Tarshon.

Holy Light +CA, vs Tarshon: 1d20 + 29 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 29 + 1 = 48 (targeting Reflex DC, instead of AC)
Fire Damage: 11d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 6, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5) = 42
Holy/Spirit Damage +Dangerous Sorcery: 11d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 4, 2, 5, 1, 4, 1, 6, 2, 1, 4) + 6 = 37

Billy is about to bring up a protective shield, but suddenly realizes how close to death poor Reginald is. Conveniently floating beside the witch, Billy reaches over and Lays Hands to restore some life into his favorite rat.
Reginald heals 54 hp. Cost: 1 focus point. (from Blessed One Dedication).

Mental Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Pers Flat Check: 1d20 ⇒ 10

◇ Activate Shadow Signet, ◆◆ Holy Fire, ◆ Lay on Hands

Billy incinerates Tarshon, further clearing the board. Reginald wakes up under his care and begins wildly screeching again.

The shadow prince seeks to crush Pines puny mind, but he shrugs it off.

Slick looks up and sees that the cuts he made on Mogaran were fatal. He nods in satisfaction as the great beast crashes to the ground beside him. He then turns to what remains of their opponents. He glances up at the heavily damaged and confused nalfeshnee floating above, and then at the Prince of Wolves beyond. Slick decides to concentrate his attacks on the more dangerous leader and leave the wounded demon for the others to finish off.

Calling over to the Prince, Slick first tries to put the fear of death in him. With a wicked grin on his face, he shouts, "Your time has come Prince. Prepare to die!" then launches himself at his new opponent.

The Prince's level if likely greater than 17 so Incapacitation will probably kick in... but you never know your luck. Even so, that merely makes Scare to Death equivalent to Demoralize.

Action 1 (◆): Scare to Death with Guise of the Smirking Devil vs Prince of Wolves

Intimidation (Scare to Death): 1d20 + 29 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 29 + 2 = 41 vs Prince of Wolves Will DC

Actions 2 & 3 (◆◆): Needle in the Gods’ Eyes
- Action: Leap with Greater Boots of Bounding - Up to 55 feet horizontally or vertically.
- Action: Strike (+3 Greater Striking Greater Flaming Holy Quickstrike Greatsword) vs Prince of Wolves.
- Action: Strike (+3 Greater Striking Greater Flaming Holy Quickstrike Greatsword) vs Prince of Wolves.

Greatsword Attack: 1d20 + 29 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 29 + 3 = 45
Greatsword Damage: 3d12 + 13 ⇒ (12, 10, 12) + 13 = 47 slashing damage
Greatsword Flaming Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1 fire damage - no resistance
Greatsword Holy Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4 holy spirit damage

Greatsword Attack: 1d20 + 29 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 29 + 3 = 45
Greatsword Damage: 3d12 + 13 ⇒ (6, 3, 7) + 13 = 29 slashing damage
Greatsword Flaming Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2 fire damage - no resistance
Greatsword Holy Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4 holy spirit damage

The Prince sneers at Slick, I dont think so fool.

That is a fail which becomes a crit fail due to incapacitation.

His grin slips slightly at Slick crashes into him.

Those both hit, the Prince is not unholy so he takes 87 damage

As Slick hits the "prince," Pine lashes out. He's too far away (several feet!) to use his sword, but he lashes him with his whip as he's distracted.
↺ Opportune Backstab Whip: 1d20 + 32 ⇒ (11) + 32 = 43 for nonlethal slashing: 3d4 + 9 ⇒ (1, 2, 3) + 9 = 15, precision: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 3, 1) = 12, cold (ignores resistance): 1d6 ⇒ 5, spirit (holy): 1d4 ⇒ 3. Total of 35.

Injured as he is, Pine's immediate priority is avoiding being hit again. He snaps his whip again, but this time to aimed more at throwing off the prince's attacks then hurting him. He steps towards him, but vanishes from sight as he does so.
◆ Feint the Prince of Wolves Deception: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (11) + 30 = 41 Using Overextending Feint to change the benefit to inflicting a -2 penalty to his next attack roll against me on a success or all of his attacks against me on his next turn on a critical success
◇ Step
◆◆ Cast invisibility
Bleed: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10 Persists?: 1d20 ⇒ 2

"Thanks for saving Reginald Billy. Seems like the wax is still on him though, so I'll need to spend some time clearing it." Sigourney thanks Billy profusely.

She gets to work scraping off as much wax off Reginald as possible.

Interact x2 to scrape off wax twice.

With her last action, she focuses on her psychic powers for the first time in a long while. Slick feels Sigourney's voice in his head. "This is Sigourney - I need you to beat the Prince up now. Strike hard!"

Amped Message to allow Slick to Step, Stride, Shove, Trip or Strike.

◆ Interact, ◆ Interact, ◆ Amped Message

Persistent Mental, DR 9: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Recovery check: 1d20 ⇒ 4

Persistent Fire, DR 5: 1d6 ⇒ 6 1 point of fire damage

Recovery check: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Reginald burns and clutches at his head - but the pain seems to have lessened significantly after Sigourney's efforts. He stops feeling mental pain, but the physical part persists.

Persistent Mental: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Recovery: 1d20 ⇒ 19

Persistent Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Recovery: 1d20 ⇒ 10

Billy is 40' vertically and 30' horizontally away from Slick, which according to my friend Pythagoras means that he's only 50' from Billy in a direct line and so well within the 60' emanation of his Courageous Anthem.

Slick was preparing himself to face the Prince's retaliatory onslaught when he hears Sigourney's voice in his head urging him to continue his attack. Amazingly, his arm twitches almost of its own volition and lashes out at the enemy leader once more. "Nice one, Sigourney."

Reaction (↺): Strike (+3 Greater Striking Greater Flaming Holy Quickstrike Greatsword) with Courageous Anthem vs Prince of Wolves.

Greatsword Attack: 1d20 + 29 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 29 + 3 + 1 = 49
Greatsword Damage: 3d12 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (4, 5, 2) + 13 + 1 = 25 slashing damage
Greatsword Flaming Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3 fire damage - no resistance
Greatsword Holy Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1 holy spirit damage

Which creates another opening for Pinebrush!
↺ Opportune Backstab (assuming Slick hit there) Minty Toothpick (rapier): 1d20 + 32 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 32 + 1 = 39 for piercing: 3d6 + 6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6, 5, 2) + 6 + 3 + 1 = 23, precision: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 1, 3) = 10, cold (ignores resistance): 1d6 ⇒ 5, and spirit (holy) damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4. Total of 42.

Sigourney calms Reginald who stops shrieking although he is still on fire. Slick strikes, landing a blow but Pine doesnt quite have the right angle.

Xespardue still confused, lashes out randomly, biting the Prince on the shoulder. He snarls in fury, Idiot!

The Prince steps away and swings his morning star at Pine, seemingly having no trouble targeting him but the attack from his minion ha clearly thrown him off. Deciding that he needs to stop messing around he then casts a spell at the badly injured Pine who sees visions of his fast approaching death. Billy and Sigourney both recognise it as a powerful form of Visions of Death (Rank 9)

I am going to let Pine roll his own save for this. The spell has the Death trait so if you are reduced to 0HP from it then you die instantly.

Will: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (18) + 26 = 44

"Sorry, did you say something?"

Pine shrugs off the effect, the Prince looks sad. He will just have to beat you to death the old fashioned way.