Zero's Q9: Wayfinder Origins (Inactive)

Game Master Super Zero

As Enrax approaches, Preserver steps back just slightly and his attack falls short.
And Enrax still need a Reflex save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

The stones whirling the Nexus continue spinning, and the broken fragments all around continue driving themselves en masse towards one person then the next as electricity arcs between them: Alice the Girl, Fumbus, Marigold, Enrax, and Raphaeleous. They swerve around the wyrwood as though repelled.
piercing damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8 and electricity damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4 to those five, with a DC 21 basic Reflex save.

Fumbus and Mec-02's turns.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (35/42)
>Alice the Girl (DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Marigold (60/62, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Raphaeleous (51/56, shield, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Enrax (46/51, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Aeon Nexus
Fumbus (33/33, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Mec-02 (35/35)
Preserver (Green, 16 damage)

Ref save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

The technomancer takes a step forward and casts a volley of fire ray.

Scorching ray, Nexus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 4, 4) = 15

Scorching ray, Preserver:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Damage:4d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 1, 2) = 10 Crit for 20

Destroy these constructs.

The fiery rays strike the Nexus and the construct. The nexus glows briefly red. It's damaged, but perhaps not too badly.

The construct on the other hand has some of her wooden shell badly singed, and the edges smoke as glowing embers. "You will not damage the Aeon Nexus."
(Hit. The Nexus has hardness but takes some damage. And that crit bloodies Preserver.)

Fumbus's turn.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (35/42)
>Alice the Girl (DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Marigold (60/62)
Raphaeleous (51/56, shield, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Enrax (46/51, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Aeon Nexus (5 damage)
Fumbus (33/33, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Mec-02 (35/35)
Preserver (Green, 36 damage, bloodied)

Ref Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
Thievery: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Thievery: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Fumbus tries to see if he can disable the device again.

I'm not sure if you can try only once per turn or not, so I'll just roll if allowed. If not, kindly disregard

Technically there's no rule against it, but Disabling a Device is a two-action activity. So you have an action remaining.

Fumbus gets his hand into the Nexus, but he isn't able to get it around any of the stones within.

Fumbus's remaining action.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (35/42)
>Alice the Girl (DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Marigold (60/62)
Raphaeleous (51/56, shield, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Enrax (46/51, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Aeon Nexus (5 damage)
Fumbus (27/33)
Mec-02 (35/35)
Preserver (Green, 36 damage, bloodied)

Thanks for clarifying GM Super Zero

Fumbus grabs and throws a fire bomb and tosses it at Prefect. He chooses to throw it at Prefect's feet so that only it burns.

moderate bomb: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Alchemist's Fire: 2d8 ⇒ (5, 7) = 12+2 persistent +2 splash

Reflex for Alice, the Girl: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

The bomb doesn't quite find its mark, but it's close enough that some of the burning liquid splashes Preserver.
Even as he's throwing it, though, her whip lashes out at him. The slight touch delivers a bit of a shock.
Preserver has AoO and hits Fumbus for 7 electricity damage. Why didn't she use it when it came up before? Because I forgot to actually roll it that time she was trying to throw you off.

"No. Prefect was to be Perfect. How can Prefect become Perfect if you have destroyed him."
It sounds something like an existential crisis in monotone.

Finding herself in a target-rich environment, Preserver draws a new conclusion. "I will be Prefect. Then I will be Perfect. Extracting aeon stones."

Her whip lashes out at the Pathfinders surrounding her. Twice she strikes at Enrax, and twice she fails. She tries to catch the Girl off-guard with a backhand swing, but it narrowly misses.

Alice, Marigold, Raphaeleous, and Enrax's turns.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (35/42)
>Alice the Girl
Marigold (60/62)
Raphaeleous (51/56, shield, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Enrax (46/51, DC 21 basic Reflex against 9 piercing and 4 electricity damage)
Aeon Nexus (5 damage)
Fumbus (20/33)
Mec-02 (35/35)
Prefect (Green, 38 damage, bloodied)

DC 21 basic Reflex save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Hero Point! DC 21 basic Reflex save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 (Ouch)

Raph gets inside and attacks the Aeon Nexus hazard and hits it with his staff.
Staff Attack vs Aeon Nexus hazard: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Staff Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1 bludgeoning damage

Staff Attack, MAP vs Aeon Nexus hazard: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 6 - 5 = 16
Staff Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2 bludgeoning damage

◆ Stride
◆ Strike
◆ Strike

”A perfect poo-head!”, Marigold retorts. She draws her bow, and an arrow with a flat tip shaped like…eww…appears. It flies at the new Prefect.

Eldritch Shot: telekinetic projectile

Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19
Spell: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 2, 3) + 4 = 15S + Arrow: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8P

Acting together:

Alice, the doll, casts Boost Eidolon
and
Alice, the little girl strikes: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27for: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12 bludgeoning damage.

Then, Alice, the little girl makes a secondary strike: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 4 = 10.

Alice, the doll, then casts Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19doing: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 3) + 4 = 12 bludgeoning damage.

Reflex:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

The orc strikes twice the Prefect.

+1 Halberd:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26

Damage, power attack:2d10 + 4 ⇒ (8, 1) + 4 = 13

+1 Halberd:1d20 + 12 - 10 ⇒ (5) + 12 - 10 = 7

Damage:1d10 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Wait, something's up with Alice's turn. First of all, that's too many actions. Act Together makes the first Strike free, but that's still four. Secondly, what is the Girl attacking? Prefect's not within her reach. She could hit the Nexus from where she is. And the Doll doesn't have line of effect or sight to Prefect--and she would have -10 MAP.

Raphaeleos is unable to put a dent in the Nexus as it repels his strikes.

Marigold's arrow, however, shatters the construct. Her archaic wayfinder clattering to the floor.

The Girl pounds on the Aeon Nexus, and Enrax stabs at it as well. It's difficult to damage, but they are making progress.

Not quickly enough to prevent another lashing attack from the whirling stones.
The Girl, Marigold, Raphaeleous, Fumbus, and Enrax must make a DC 21 basic Reflex save against 5 slashing and 7 electricity damage.

Fumbus has thus far been unable to disassemble the Aeon Nexus, though he still believes it's possible to do with care.
The strategy of simply smashing the thing hasn't worked yet, but at least seems to be making more progress.

Of course, the Nexus's attacks do seem to have limited range. With the guardians gone, the room behind them looks accessible. And there are those wayfinders they have...

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (35/42)
>Alice the Girl (DC 21 basic Reflex vs 5 slashing and 7 electricity)
Marigold (60/62, DC 21 basic Reflex vs 5 slashing and 7 electricity)
Raphaeleous (38/56, DC 21 basic Reflex vs 5 slashing and 7 electricity)
Enrax (33/51, DC 21 basic Reflex vs 5 slashing and 7 electricity)
Aeon Nexus (10 damage)
Fumbus (20/33, DC 21 basic Reflex vs 5 slashing and 7 electricity)
Mec-02 (35/35)

Marigold tries to avoid the magic debris whizzing through the air.

Ref save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

”Ow, nertz!”, she cusses.

Heading over to the Aeon Nexus, she joins Fumbus. ”Ok, what did we step in?”, she asks, putting her bow away and taking out some doodads.

Stride, Interact (bow), Interact (thieves’ tools)

The android unleashes a volley of missiles towards the nexus.

Magic missiles:3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1, 1) + 3 = 9

Destroy it before it destroys you.

will roll for save now

Reflex:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Reflex:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

The orc moves into the previous room and he casts lay on hands on himself. +12 hp

Then he draps his Halberd and he draws his sling.

Ahh. I thought that the little girl was next to the construct. If not, then the little girl gets a stride then a strike. The doll will stride in tandem with the girl (in order to get close enough), then Boost Eidolon.

Sorry for my overenthusiasm

Girl Reflex save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

forgot to do the roll after stating I'd do the roll. hehehe

Ref Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

DC 21 basic Reflex save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 (Ouch)

Raph exclaims healing words for Enrax, and healing him more with Heal. Minor progresses to Moderate Curse. "You can do it!" he tells the orc fighter.

2-action Heal (2nd), Moderate Curse, Healer's Blessing: 2d12 + 16 + 6 ⇒ (7, 9) + 16 + 6 = 38

◆ Cast a Spell, Healer's Blessing
◆◆ Cast a Spell, Heal (2nd)

Ouch. That's a critical failure for Fumbus, which puts him at Dying 2. You do have a Hero Point if you'd like to use it.

Mec-02's spell doesn't seem to have any effect on the spinning stones.
(It's not immune or anything, you just didn't quite penetrate its hardness.)

Alice and Marigold's turns.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (23/42)
>Alice the Girl
Marigold (48/62)
Raphaeleous (26/56, Moderate Curse of Outpouring Life)
Enrax (51/51)
Fumbus (0/33, Dying 2)
Aeon Nexus (10 damage)
Mec-02 (35/35)

Thievery: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

Marigold messes with the Nexus, until she hears a *WHUMP*, and realizes Fumbus is on the ground. ”Double nertz!”, she exclaims, as she drops her thieves’ tools and grabs a healing kit.

Battle Medicine: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26

Healing: 4d8 ⇒ (8, 2, 7, 1) = 18

Act together:

Boost Eidolon & Eidolon strike: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21for: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 bludgeoning damage.

Secondary eidolon strike: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 10 - 4 = 13for: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 bludgeoning damage.

Alice, the doll will stride to be behind the little girl.

Ack. Didn't realise it was a critical failure. I'll use the HP
Ref Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
low but not a critical. Thanks GM Super Zero

Marigold manages to extract a stone from the Nexus. It looks like there are four more within. They might be whirling a little slower?

Fumbus's turn.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (23/42)
>Alice the Girl
Marigold (48/62)
Raphaeleous (26/56, Moderate Curse of Outpouring Life)
Enrax (51/51)
Aeon Nexus (10 damage, 1 stone removed)
Fumbus (27/33)
Mec-02 (35/35)

Fumbus attempts to grab an aeon stone too.

Thievery: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Fumbus manages to touch one of the stones within before it slips away from him.

The whirling fragments with their crackling arcs of electricity are certain reacting to the Nexus somehow. With a stone gone, they're moving a little less quickly. In this span of time, they're driven towards only four of the people around--unfortunately for Alices, including both of them. The also drive at Marigold, so it would seem holding one of the nexus stones isn't enough to avoid being targeted. And Enrax, it seems, isn't quite out of range.
But the next room might be.
DC 21 basic Reflex against 3 piercing and 7 electricity damage. The Targets are Alice the Doll, Alice the Girl, Marigold, and Enrax.

All PCs' turns.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (23/42, DC 21 basic Reflex against 3 piercing and 7 electricity damage)
>Alice the Girl (DC 21 basic Reflex against 3 piercing and 7 electricity damage, only takes worse of two)
Marigold (48/62, DC 21 basic Reflex against 3 piercing and 7 electricity damage)
Raphaeleous (26/56, Moderate Curse of Outpouring Life)
Enrax (51/51, DC 21 basic Reflex against 3 piercing and 7 electricity damage)
Aeon Nexus (10 damage, 1 stone removed)
Fumbus (27/33)
Mec-02 (35/35)

Ref save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23

Marigold dodges the worst of the crackling debris, as she continues to focus on the stones. Then she takes a moment to see to her own injuries.

I assume that multiple Thievery attempts draw MAP

Thievery: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27
Thievery: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Battle Medicine: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Healing: 4d8 ⇒ (5, 3, 6, 3) = 17

Fumbus tries something a little different. He picks out Droven's Wayfinder from his pocket and holds it in front of him, in the same way that the Prefect and Preserver were holding theirs. He then makes a runn for the next room. He gestures for everyone to followw him.

Alice, the doll Reflex save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Alice, the little girl Reflex save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Act together:

Boost Eidolon & Eidolon strike: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11for: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14bludgeoning damage.

Secondary eidolon strike: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 10 - 4 = 14for: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8bludgeoning damage.

I assume that multiple Thievery attempts draw MAP

No, but Disabling is a two-action activity.

Marigold is able to remove another stone from the Nexus.

While the Alices have collectively catlike Reflexes, the Girl isn't able to land a solid hit.

In the next room, Fumbus finds a collection of clockwork tools, shattered aeon stones, and rotting piles of vellum that fill the shelves in a crowded workspace. Large metal panels removed from the facilities walls lie in the center of the room; etched into these panels are meticulous blueprints for a wayfinder identical to the one Muesello lent the party.

In particular, Fumbus notes that the wayfinder has an arcane assistant activated by speaking a password... last updated 3,405,829 days ago. That information should certainly help the Venture-Captain's research!

Raphaeleous, Enrax, and Mec-02's turns. (Although Fumbus just completed your final objective, so as soon as everyone is out of danger we can wrap up.)

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (23/42)
>Alice the Girl
Marigold (61/62)
Raphaeleous (26/56, Moderate Curse of Outpouring Life)
Enrax (51/51, DC 21 basic Reflex against 3 piercing and 7 electricity damage)
Aeon Nexus (10 damage, 2 stones removed)
Fumbus (27/33)
Mec-02 (35/35)

Raphaeleos encourages others to do the tinkering, since he is not good at disabling hazards and all (with Thievery +0, sadly). "Can anyone make something out of this? The thing is too hard to put even a dent into it" he tells them.

Raphaeleos Delays

The android stays out of range for the nexus to be attacked. As it seems the others want to disable it he stops his own attacks.

The orc doesn't move and lets the others disable the nexus.

You have to ignore the previous post.

Reflex:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

The orc moves and lets the others disable the nexus.

The whirling of the jagged fragments is noticeably slower now. Still, they whip themselves at several people in turn--including Mec-02, who doesn't seem to be quite out of range.
(DC 21 basic Reflex vs 8 piercing and 2 electricity damage for Alice the Doll, Raphaeleous, and Mec-02.

All PCs' turns.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (23/42, DC 21 basic Reflex vs 8 piercing and 2 electricity damage)
>Alice the Girl
Marigold (61/62)
Raphaeleous (26/56, Moderate Curse of Outpouring Life, DC 21 basic Reflex vs 8 piercing and 2 electricity damage)
Enrax (47/51)
Aeon Nexus (10 damage, 2/5 stones removed)
Fumbus (27/33)
Mec-02 (35/35, DC 21 basic Reflex vs 8 piercing and 2 electricity damage)

Girl/Doll/Marigold/Raph/Mec: 1d5 ⇒ 5
Girl/Doll/Marigold/Raph: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Gril/Doll/Mairgold: 1d3 ⇒ 2
piercing damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8
electricity damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Reflex:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Angry to have been targeted the technomancer casts a volley of fire ray before to go away.

Scorching ray, Fragment: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 3, 6) = 19

Scorching ray, Nexus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 5, 3) = 16

Mec-02's first ray is deflected away from the Nexus by a swirl of scattered fragments, but the second blast hits and leaves a scorch. It's looking pretty badly damaged.

Fumbus, Alice, Marigold, Raphaeleous, and Enrax's turns.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (23/42, DC 21 basic Reflex vs 8 piercing and 2 electricity damage)
>Alice the Girl
Marigold (61/62)
Raphaeleous (26/56, Moderate Curse of Outpouring Life, DC 21 basic Reflex vs 8 piercing and 2 electricity damage)
Enrax (47/51)
Aeon Nexus (16 damage, 2/5 stones removed)
Fumbus (27/33)
Mec-02 (25/35)

DC 21 basic Reflex save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Raph is Untrained in Thievery and he does not have Attack Spells to use against the hazard.

Raphaeleos, maybe you should get out of there?

Fumbus tries to help from the side of safety. He tries hit & run tactics, striking with a moderate alchemist's fire bomb.

◆ stride towards aeon nexus
◆ strike with Alchemist's Fire bomb
◆ stride away from aeon nexus (back to safety of "next room")

strike: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 1 = 19
alchemist's fire: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 5) = 12 + 2 fire splash

+2 persistent fire damage

It's not quite a direct hit, and the burning liquid doesn't do any noticeable harm.
That's a miss. The splash damage alone doesn't overcome its hardness.

Alice, Marigold, Raphaeleous, and Enrax's turns.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (23/42, DC 21 basic Reflex vs 8 piercing and 2 electricity damage)
>Alice the Girl
Marigold (61/62)
Raphaeleous (16/56, Moderate Curse of Outpouring Life)
Enrax (47/51)
Aeon Nexus (16 damage, 2/5 stones removed)
Fumbus (27/33)
Mec-02 (25/35)

Marigold notices Alice looking worse for wear. ”You can use some of this too”, she says.

Battle Medicine: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
Healing: 4d8 ⇒ (5, 8, 1, 8) = 22

Then she tries to grab another stone. ”Hold still, you little…”

Thievery: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19

Alice, the girl Reflex save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Alice, the doll Reflex save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Act together:

The doll will Boost Eidolon
The girl will Strike: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Then, the girl will make a secondary strike: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 10 - 4 = 8
and the doll will run away.

The orc moves next to Mec-02.

"Gonna think outside, like literally," he tells them before he leaves to heal himself. He then visits Mech-02 to quickly treat him.
DC 20 Battle Medicine w Healer's Glove: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 = 32
Healing: 4d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 5, 1, 7) + 10 = 30 HP fo Raph

He then visits Mech-02 to quickly treat him.
DC 20 Battle Medicine w Healer's Glove: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 11 + 1 = 28
Healing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (5, 4) + 10 = 19 HP for Mech-02

◆ Stride
◆ Battle Medicine
◆ Doctor's Visitation

The Pathfinders focus on tending their wounds, and several of them move away from the threat of the Nexus. Those who remain, however, are still lashed by the stone fragments.
8 piercing and 7 electricity damage, DC 21 Reflex.

All PCs' turns.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (25/42)
>Alice the Girl
Marigold (61/62)
Raphaeleous (46/56, Moderate Curse of Outpouring Life)
Enrax (47/51)
Aeon Nexus (16 damage, 2/5 stones removed)
Fumbus (27/33)
Mec-02 (35/35)

Feel free to keep rolling checks if you want to finish off disabling or breaking it, but with the danger (mostly) past and the objectives complete...

The Pathfinders determine that the wayfinders held by the Wyrwoods were what was deflecting the attacks of the Aeon Nexus. It's not any property of the wayfinders themselves, which are no different from the one given to the team by the Venture Captain, but the resonant power of the nexus stones slotted in to them. With those two--and the stones already retrieved by Marigold which can be slotted in to the third wayfinder or those carried by any of the Pathfinders, they're able to safely disable it and extract the remaining stones.

The broken fragments fall to the ground with no force to propel them.

The party is able to return to Muesello with these items and the information Fumbus found in the workshop. Muesello, thrilled by the discoveries, awards each of them and promises them the first opportunity to obtain the next generation of wayfinders.

Ref save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18

Thievery: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

Marigold is getting the hang of this! She extracts two aeon stones from the Nexus. Only one whirls around within the fading light now, and the spinning fragments are getting slower.

Critical success

Fumbus, Mec-02, Alice, Raphaeleos, and Enrax's turns.

Initiative:
Alice the Doll (25/42)
>Alice the Girl
Marigold (46/62)
Raphaeleous (46/56, Moderate Curse of Outpouring Life)
Enrax (47/51)
Aeon Nexus (16 damage, 4/5 stones removed)
Fumbus (27/33)
Mec-02 (35/35)