GM supervillan's 4-26 The Waking Rune [Gameday XII] (Inactive)

Game Master supervillan

Perhaps we need one more blast by Pai S to crack the thing open? Or Mykel to cut it open.

"Break it open. We can't afford the Runelord to emerge at his convenience." Teric watches the sarcophogus intently, but then summons a cloud of mist around himself as he floats higher up the chamber.

Casting Obscuring Mist, trying just to envelope Teric and not impede the ground much. But at 20 foot radius, that might be difficult. Hopefully height helps.

If Mykel would like to post a Will save and some attacks (or attack and move, if not slowed), I can move us on :)

my bad..been busy last day or so...

will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

attack: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (7) + 21 = 281d8 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 9 = 20
attack2: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 251d7 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 9 = 24

p/r: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (8) + 25 = 331d20 + 25 ⇒ (18) + 25 = 431d8 + 14 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 9 = 24
riposte crit?: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (2) + 25 = 272d8 + 28 ⇒ (4, 3) + 28 = 35
+9 is precision damage...and +4 added on riposte from answering...

Pai S blasts the sarcophagus again...

Mykel lands another adamantine chop, but finds that he's feeling increasingly sluggish. It just isn't worth the effort. Staggered.

Pai K starts working her devil-wand. One round cast time for Infernal Healing

Quiella takes the more wholesome route to mending her wounds.

And Teric shrouds himself, and all nearby, in a sorcerous fog of his own making. Ceiling is only 20' high, so there's no gap underneath.

Suddenly, a tattooed man appears next to the sarcophagus. He holds a dragon-tooth spear and a rune-carved rod. Runelord Krune!

"Προσκυνήστε μπροστά στον κύριό σας και ταυτιστείτε!" says the Runelord.

Round 1

Mykel, staggered
Pai K, -10hp, casting from wand
Quiella, -8hp + Turin, -1hp
Pai S, -2hp
Runelord Krune
Hamish, -2hp
Teric

Active conditions: Bright light! Slowing mist (Will DC17), Obscuring Mist (yellow)

The bold may act!

Quiella, your Divine Favour is expired and your Shield will expire this round.

Pai flies around ('cause it just got all cloudy in here for some reason) to get a better view of the guy who just flippin' *appeared* right next to the broken dead-thing box. "Dude! Why'd you let that toddler draw all over you, man? You look stupid! Take a bath!" She remarks. He doesn't look like a dead thing, which is good, but everything in here that's not on her team is a bad guy, so she gives him a welcoming blast of water. Maybe it'll wash off some of that ridiculous scribbling.

Water blast vs. AC: 1d20 + 19 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 19 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 38
Bludgeoning damage: 5d6 + 19 + 1 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6, 3, 4, 1) + 19 + 1 + 4 + 1 = 40
Includes Point Blank Shot, Elemental Overflow, & Inspire Courage.

She's 15' up in the air.

Pai finishes the casting from her wand. She then uses her second haste spell for the day, steeling her mates for the epic battle to follow.

Please remember your haste bonuses!

We have to drop him...now! Mykel says, his movement slowed by evil magicks. He readies to fend off any attack the runelord might make.

attack, haste: 1d20 + 21 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 21 + 1 = 361d8 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 9 = 23
p/w: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (13) + 25 = 381d20 + 25 ⇒ (14) + 25 = 391d8 + 14 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 14 + 9 = 28

ugh...if only i wasnt staggered...I can get him prone easily...

Pai K if you want to finish the Infernal Healing cast then there's no opportunity to cast Haste this round - it's 2 Standard actions for complete a 1 round action.

Ah I didn’t realize that. It’s better for the group if I cast Haste so I’ll do that.

Quiella sheathes her greatsword and pulls out her lucene hammer as Turin moves around the cloud.

Mykel staggers forwards, and slashes the runelord!

Mykel Will DC17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

The swordsman seems to recover from the slowing mist - for now.

Pai S adds insults to the injury of an unscheduled bath, battering Krune.

Pai K decides that keeping the team at top speed is the best strategy. The power of her Goz Mask lets her target her allies even through Teric's concealing mist.

Quiella evades the slothful mist and draws her reach weapon to threaten the runelord.

"Τολμάς να με χτυπήσεις? Εδώ στο δικό μου άδυτο?" Krune drawls, his demeanour calm and unflappable despite the blows that the pathfinders have struck.

Krune releases his grip on his spear - which remains standing in place. The spear then angles towards Mykel, but it does not strike. Instead, arcane runes glow upon the spear, and Pai K's magic is undone. Spear cast Slow - Haste is dispelled. Krune works his own magic, and a mass of black tentacles bursts forth from the stone floor. Can't fail Defensive Casting DC.

black tentacle grapple: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 20 = 38

damage, Mykel: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
damage, Pai K: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
damage, Quiella: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
damage, Tùrin: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
damage, Pai S: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
damage, Teric: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
damage, Hamish: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

"Αξιολύπητος."

With a single word Krune conjures a shimmering portal. He takes his spear in hand again and steps through. The portal immediately vanishes, leaving you in the grasp of the conjured tentacles.

Round 1 / 2

Mykel, -9hp, grappled
Pai K, -19hp, grappled
Quiella, -15hp, grappled + Turin, -7hp, grappled
Pai S, -8hp, grappled
Runelord Krune hp tracked off screen
Hamish, -12hp, grappled
Teric, grappled

Active conditions: Bright light! Slowing mist (Will DC17), Obscuring Mist (yellow), black tentacles (cyan)

The bold may act!

If you end your turn amidst the slowing mist attempt a DC17 Will save or be Staggered as per Slow for 1 round.

Black Tentacles area is Difficult Terrain.

Hamish first tries to free himself, ”Get free and give chase, friends! He can’t be far or… well, if he is he is gone so it doesn’t matter. Either way, get free.”

He adds as an afterthought, ”Unless he is hiding in the fog here. Anyone see him in there?”

I am thinking that the escape DC is 30 and the casting while grappled DC is also 30, if any of that is lower, let me know.

CMB to escape - ACP + GH + Alch Grease: 1d20 + 9 - 1 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 1 + 2 + 5 = 35

Ripping himself free he waves his hand and the flying grappled really having a hard time thinking Pai S is surrounded by a shimmering slick coating, ”If you get free, go get ‘em!”

Cast liberating command on Pai S. Free Immediate Action Escape Artist check with +18 from the spell.

He moves out of the tentacles.

"Oh that booping beeper! I thought he was the lord of sloths, not the lord of scardy cats!" Pai S. shrieks indignantly as Runelord Krune bamphs out after giving the group a really uncomfortable remote-tentacle-hug.

And then she feels *super* slippery.

Escape Artist: 1d20 + 5 + 18 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 18 = 43
Presumably that works.

She slips out with an audible *POP*. "Whoop! Wheee! Now where'd he go?" She flies around and looks all over the room for the bad guy, making sure to avoid the yucky black tentacles and trying to stay out of that mist that slowed down the guys earlier ('cause slow is boooorrrrriiiinnnngggg!). Size small, so GM ruling on whether she can avoid the mist by staying on the far side of her square.

Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23

30 is the correct DC for escaping the tentacle grapple. If you use CMB to attempt an escape (a standard action normally) then a natural 20 auto-succeeds, because you're making an attack roll. Nat 20 does not auto-succeed for Escape Artist (which is also a standard action normally).

ETA: I forgot to Bold you all. Ooops. Everyone may act! (except Hamish of course). I'll resolve all Round 1 actions before any from Round 2.

ETA 2 because I got gninja'd :) Consider the slowing mist to affect any square that appears to be more than 50% filled with the graphic representation. In your current square you are not affected Pai S.

Do note that re-entering the area of the Black Tentacles causes you to be subject to a grapple attempt again (although the spell keeps the same total CMB for one round). The ceiling is not high enough to allow you to fly over the tentacles. If you want to move somewhere else Pai S you can.

Did that spear act on its own?

"He's not in the mist, I guarantee. He's likely to have teleported back to where we entered. Though, he could be in the corridor, so watch out." Teric sneers at the tentacles below. He waves a hand, trying to simply dismiss the magic.

Casting Dispel Magic on the Black Tentacles. If he succeeds, he'll fly out of the room with Pai S.
Concentration check: 1d20 + 10 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 8 = 34

waiting to see if Mykel is free...is so, he'll leave with the others..

Indeed the spear acted on its own. You recall something from your briefing about it.

Teric manages to cast an abjuration - but is his magic stronger than the runelord's?

You passed the Concentration check to cast whilst grappled Teric, now you need to make a CL check against Krune. Your DC is 26.

Dispel check: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

Hamish gets free of the tentacles with a little help from alchemical grease. The Pharasman then helps Pai S escape with his magic.

Teric thwarts the runelord with a powerful dispel, and the tentacles vanish!

Pai S flies to the western end of the chamber - but there's no sign of Krune there.

Round 2

Mykel, -9hp
Pai K, -19hp
Quiella, -15hp + Turin, -7hp
Pai S, -8hp
Runelord Krune hp tracked off screen
Hamish, -12hp
Teric

Active conditions: Bright light! Slowing mist (Will DC17), Obscuring Mist (yellow)

The bold may act!

party buffs:
Hamish: longstrider, soothe syrup, alchemical grease. daylight
Teric: false life 3hp, defending bone 48hp, mage armour, see invisibility, endure elements, fly, prot. evil, obscuring mist
Pai S: elemental overflow, enveloping winds, shroud of water
Pai K: overland flight, mage armour
Mykel: protection from evil
Quiella: life link (Turin, Pai S, Mykel, Hamish), life pacts (Pai S, Mykel, Hamish), shield of faith

all: communal resist fire 30, inspire courage, good hope[/spoiler]

If you end your turn amidst the slowing mist attempt a DC17 Will save or be Staggered as per Slow for 1 round.

Pai will fly 20’ to the south, not wanting to leave Hamish alone against the powerful wizard.

If you could move me, please GM.

Mykel darts out of the room and stands next to Hamish.

Delaying Quiella

Pai K and Mykel join Hamish and Teric in the eastern chamber. East is to the bottom of the map, South is to the left.

The strange blank archway occupies the eastern wall, and standing next to it is a pedestal with a bowl of small carved crystals within.

From the wall, three lights emerge. They glow with a soft radiance.

One of the lights passes back into the wall briefly before returning, the lights then rise into the air - and fire piercing rays at Teric!

red laser: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
blue laser: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
green laser: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

A blue beam scours away the last of Teric's necromantic buffer. False Life hp are gone.

"So sorry!"

"Intruders are to be eliminated."

"Have a nice day!"

Round 2 / 3

Mykel, -9hp, green menaced
Pai K, -19hp
Pai S, -8hp
Runelord Krune hp tracked off screen
lights (red 15' up, blue and green 20' up)
Quiella, -15hp + Turin, -7hp
Hamish, -12hp, green menaced
Teric

Active conditions: Bright light! Slowing mist (Will DC17), Obscuring Mist (yellow)

The bold may act! I'll resolve all round 2 actions before any from round 3

If you end your turn amidst the slowing mist attempt a DC17 Will save or be Staggered as per Slow for 1 round.

Pai hears new voices, and they sorta seem nice, except one of them's using big words, which is kinda snooty, doncha know? Anyhoo, she toodles around the edge of the room, avoiding the gross mist and whatnot ('cause she's not *stupid*) and pokes her head into the eastern room. "Hi! I'm Pai! Which one o' ya was talkin' about tooters being laminated? 'Cause that's rude!" Then she sees a wisp of smoke rising off of Teric, and everybody's tense body language, and then she remembers that the only good guys here are the ones she came with, so she decides to zap one of the newbies to show 'em who's boss.

Electric blast vs. Green's Touch AC: 1d20 + 19 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 19 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 41
Electric damage: 5d6 + 11 + 1 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6, 3, 4, 4, 4) + 11 + 1 + 4 + 1 = 38
Spell Resistance, if applicable: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
Includes Point Blank Shot, Elemental Overflow, and Inspire Courage

Hamish frowns at the distraction and heads out to look for their target.

Move down the hall. He has 20 more move to use still and a standard after that, so a lot depends on what he sees.

Pai couldn’t have the archons attacking her friends. She casts Acid arrow and the closest one. ”So sorry, but this is for the greater good and all!”

RTA 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Acid damage 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6

Kn, Planes (GH): 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 = 11

Teric rolls his eyes at the little creature. "How annoying!" He snaps his fingers and the balls of cold lightning drift towards him, but they are too slow to intervene. Instead, the Trade Prince lifts his hands and cold lightning blasts out.

Cold Lightning Bolt (Reflex DC24): 10d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 1, 6, 6, 4, 3) = 37

Hamish ignores the pretty lights and heads back into the corridor, which appears to be empty.

Teric blasts the floaty, glowy orbs, destroying all three. Cold lightning bolt just about perfect for that.

Round 2 / 3

Mykel, -9hp
Pai K, -19hp
Pai S, -8hp
Runelord Krune hp tracked off screen
lights (red 15' up, blue and green 20' up)
Quiella, -15hp + Turin, -7hp
Hamish, -12hp
Teric

Active conditions: Bright light! Slowing mist (Will DC17), Obscuring Mist (yellow)

The bold may act! I'll resolve all round 2 actions before any from round 3. Pais you may redo your actions.

If you end your turn amidst the slowing mist attempt a DC17 Will save or be Staggered as per Slow for 1 round.

Anyone know where he went? Mykel asks, knowing he can't do much to the lights.waiting to see if anyone has an idea, then move..

My post was either never posted or eaten.

Hamish keeps moving out into the hall and yells back, ”I’ll go right, someone go left!”

Finish his move to his current spot. If no sign of the baddie, he will keep moving along the line shown for his second move.

Retconning: swap kinetic blast for move

"I'll go left!" Pai shoots out the door, flying to catch up with Hamish (going right).

Mykel goes with Hamish.can someone move me please? on phone...ty!

@Mykel: Done.

On her round 1 turn Quiella would have healed Turin, Pai S, Mykel, and Hamish 5hp each. Then round 2 she would heal Hamish another 5hp, so that's 25 damage to her, she'll start with lay-on-hands, whatever turn this is

Quiella, lay on hands, favored class, greater mercy, fey foundling: 3d6 + 3 + 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 3, 4) + 3 + (1) + 8 = 24

Quiella heals herself and then rides Turin out of the room, planning to go left (east).

Although anyone who gets more than 140 feet from Quiella will be disconnected from Life Link

On round 1 your Life Link targets had not taken enough damage to be healed Quiella.

On Round 2 you heal your 4 targets, and swift action Lay on Hands per your post. HP totals below should be accurate.

Quiella fuels her healing powers, and enters the outer corridor with her trusty mount.

Hamish, Mykel and Pai S head towards the entrance chamber, Hamish taking point. The bard sees that the door is open, as you left it.

Round 3

Mykel, -4hp
Pai K, -19hp
Pai S, -3hp
Runelord Krune hp tracked off screen
lights (red 15' up, blue and green 20' up)
Quiella, -11hp + Turin, -2hp
Hamish, -7hp
Teric

Active conditions: Bright light in the antechamber, dark everywhere else; Slowing mist (Will DC17); Obscuring Mist (yellow)

The bold may act!

If you end your turn amidst the slowing mist attempt a DC17 Will save or be Staggered as per Slow for 1 round.

Note that at present only Hamish and Teric have light sources active. (Quiella and Tùrin have darkvision).

Pai K pulls and drinks down a CLW potion.

Clw 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Pai K pulls a potion she probably bought as a novice pathfinder, and decides now's the time. Mmmm, raspberry....

There's no sign of the runelord.

Round 3 / 4

Mykel, -4hp
Pai K, -15hp
Pai S, -3hp
Runelord Krune, hp tracked off screen
Quiella, -11hp + Turin, -2hp
Hamish, -7hp
Teric

Active conditions: Bright light in the antechamber, dark everywhere else; Slowing mist (Will DC17); Obscuring Mist (yellow)

The bold may act! all Round 3 actions will resolve before any from Round 4.

Note that at present only Hamish and Teric have light sources active. (Quiella and Tùrin have darkvision).

Pai notices that everyone's heading back to where they came in, like the team's all finished and stuff. So she zooms past Hamish and heads into the room where they entered and fought that flying lady-god-guardian-thing. She flies up to the top of the roof-thingy and calls out: "I'm king of the mountain! Ha!" Then she looks around.

Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34
Presumably the corpse is still where it dropped. Has anything changed about it? Is she otherwise alone in there?

Once Pai S gets through the doorway beyond the reach of Hamish's light, she can't see anything at all.

The entrance chamber is completely dark. Only Teric and Hamish have light sources. There was some ambient light from around the sarcophagus, and Hamish cast a Daylight spell in the ante-chamber to dismiss the Darkness spell previously cast by the Lashmistress.

Pai S, you may wish to adjust your position if you don't want to fly blind.

Hamish continues searching, ducking briefly into the entrance room to see if the evil 'violating the natural order of death' target is hiding there.

If not, he turns heel and heads back out into the corridor.

First move in red, second in blue if the enemy hasn't been discovered yet. If he has, his movement might adjust. By the way, Daylight is focused on Hamish's shield, not a spot in the antechamber.

You did specify on your shield earlier Hamish, my mistake.

Hamish sweeps into the entrance chamber, seeing the dead Herald at the foot of the ziggurat.

The ziggurat occupies the whole of the southern (left) end of the chamber, so following the Red line doesn't give you any vision beyond it. Do you want to follow the same route?

Pai S, what you might see will depend on where Hamish finishes up his movement - if you'd be left in the dark you'll be able to change your move.

Hamish keeps his move as is, trying to cover a lot of ground. If the baddie is hiding on the other side of the pyramid, so be it. Can’t search everywhere.

Pai notices that everyone's heading back to where they came in, like the team's all finished and stuff. So she zooms past Hamish and heads into the room where they entered and fought that flying lady-god-guardian-thing. She flies up to the top of the roof-thingy and calls out: "I'm king of the mountain! Ha!" Then she looks around.

[dice=Perception]1d20 + 15
Presumably the corpse is still where it dropped. Has anything changed about it? Is she otherwise alone in there?

Retconning:

Pai notices that everyone's heading back to where they came in, like the team's all finished and stuff. So she zooms past Hamish and heads into the room where they entered and fought that flying lady-god-guardian-thing. She flies into the darkness, assuming everyone carrying lights is coming along right behind her. But Hamish just leaves again right away, abandoning her in the darkness. "Hey! Wait up!" She flies after Hamish, wondering what the heck he's up to. "Did you see something? What's going on?"

Token moved.

Teric follows his earlier suspicion and flies into the ziggurat room, heading up the structure to the top to see below.

Pai flies to Quella, not wanting to be alone with a resurrected runelord running around all crazy.

Mykel sticks with Hamish, knowing a solo person is easy to pick off.

The people I mentioned all had enough damage for life link as of this post, when you said Quiella was up for round 1: https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmzj/gameplay&page=7#311
but I won't argue with you further than that; I'll just take your word for it.

Quiella heals Hamish 5hp again and then moves down the hallway to her left (East).

I moved her 50', one move action for Turin. If she sees nothing she'll go another 50', staying in the middle of the hallway except when she needs to avoid the yellow aura.

I think this moves most of the party out of her life link, unfortunately

Also, I did not see Pai K near Quiella's starting position

Would someone be so kind as to move me down there, please?

Quiella and Tùrin break north. They don't find any sign of Krune. The yellow grid in the northernmost corridor can be ignored - it's from Teric's obscuring mist which doesn't go through the walls.

Hamish jinks inside the ziggurat chamber, doesn't see anything other than the corpse of Kurshu, and leaves again, heading northeast. You appear to have plotted 60' moves Hamish but Haste got dispelled, I believe your speed is 40'.

Teric goes further, flying to the top of the ziggurat. He locates Krune on the other side, evidently mid-cast, though he makes no sound.

Okay, I've double moved Mykel towards Teric on the assumption that Teric shouts a warning. I'm going to roll Perception for Pai K, if she passes the DC she can head towards Teric, otherwise she should move towards Qiuella per her post. Pai S you can positon yourself at the top of the ziggurat anywhere near Teric, that would be a double move I believe. I'll also roll for the other distant PCs.

Pai K and Hamish hear Teric's warning, but Quiella and Tùrin are too distant, with too much stone dampening the noise.

Pai K may move.

Round 4

Mykel, -4hp
Pai K, -15hp
Pai S, -3hp
Runelord Krune, hp tracked off screen
Quiella, -16hp + Turin, -2hp
Hamish, -2hp
Teric

Active conditions: Slowing mist (Will DC17); Obscuring Mist (yellow)

Bolded the two Pais so we can get them correctly positioned, then Krune will be up.

Note that at present only Hamish and Teric have light sources active. (Quiella and Tùrin have darkvision).

Haste was recast right when we started fighting Krune. Everyone should have it except the PC that got it dispelled by the spear.

Edit: My bad, misread the post about that. The way it was written made me think only Mykel's haste was dispelled, not all of ours. But I see it was probably all of ours.