[Gameday XII]PFS The Gauntlet by GM Colin (Inactive)

Game Master Colin_Mercer

I'm afriad only you are trained in that skill

no luck on chronicle boons so here we go...

disable device, sickened, negative levels, fire: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23

disable device, sickened, negative levels, earth: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

disable device, sickened, negative levels, air: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21

disable device, sickened, negative levels, water: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

disable device, sickened, negative levels, demon: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

You can retry checks made to disable traps if you miss the check by 4 or less, but......
Zartan thinks the energy pillar, obviously, deals energy damage; while the demon figure has some moving parts that needs to be jammed. The moment Zartan walks into the room, the looming statue opens its mouth to reveal a symbol.

Probably should have let the bomb squard come in first, on well....

Zartan Fort: 1d20 + 7 - 6 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 - 6 - 2 = 15
Abaal Fort: 1d20 + 9 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 9 - 5 - 2 = 13
Zaigan Fort: 1d20 + 10 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 10 - 5 - 2 = 14
Excruciating pain overwhelms the three that're in the room (Abaal, Zaigan, Zartan), and severely hinders their capability.
–4 penalty on attack rolls, skill checks, and ability checks

Zartan slumps to the ground and waves a hand weakly, Have at it. I'm spent.

Wanna go back to the safe room and rest? Maybe it will make you feel better

Spellcraft 1d20 + 18 - 6 ⇒ (16) + 18 - 6 = 28

”Thats a symbol of pain. It will expire relatively soon. Maybe we could go back to the supposed safe room and wait a couple hours? I’m sure this place isn’t quite done with us yet.l.”

Running out of options, the Pathfinders return to the safe room and rest up. The pain goes away after about an hour or so, and the Pathfinders have to make do with cold, stone floor for the night.

**Refreshing daily ability counts and spell slots**

After a good night rest, the group return to the chamber. The energy pillars still brimming with its elemental energies. Using the roll from above Zartan managed to disbled the earth and water pillar, while others still need some more work. Today would be the last day for you to finish the gauntlet before many of you are permenantly weaken.

You haven't fail by 5 or more on your rolls, so Zartan you can retry if you want. Without the -4 pain effect, of course. You can keep rolling till you failed by 5 or succeeding the DC25.

Disable Device, sickened, negative levels, fire: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

Disable Device, sickened, negative levels, air: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14

Disable Device, sickened, negative levels, air, reroll 2 stars: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

pausing to see how blown away by the failure we are before trying the demon pillar

Zartan managed to disabled the fire pillar, but accidentally triggered the ice pillar when he try to disable it. Luckily, he dodge out of the way when a surge of electricity run through the energy pillar. The artificial lightning ionize the air, producing a ozone scent.

Dmg: 6d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 1, 4, 6, 2) = 23
Reflex: 1d20 + 15 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 15 - 5 - 2 = 23

After all the traps are either triggered or deal with, you heard the green double door unlock.

Last room! New map is up in position 1

The green metal doors open to reveal a long platform running north to south along the western edge of a large, rectangular room stretching off to the east. Fifteen feet from the west wall, the floor falls away into a dark pit nearly thirty feet across that ends in an equal-sized ledge along the chamber’s east wall. At the center of that wall is a sturdy golden door with silver hinges— perhaps leading to the entrance chamber and your final escape from the Gauntlet dungeon! A thin stone bridge, wide enough to cross in single-file, leads from the east ledge to the west.

Perception: 1d20 + 17 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 17 - 5 - 2 = 25
Zartan thinks that the suspicious stone bridge is trapped.

You heard the Master of Swords' muffled voice coming from behind the golden door, "All you have to do now is to cross the bridge and go through the golden door. Come on, you got this!"

Ash renews his Fly and Mage Armor spells. ”I don’t like the look of this. Not even a little bit…”

Not sure if Ashwell can see the google slide map, so I am going to try to explain the room here.
Let's say the room is mostly rectangle in shape, bird view. And the layout would be letter H
The left vertical line would be the ledge you guys will be arriving at, the right vertical line is the ledge where the exit is. The center horizontal line, is the 30ft long 5ft wide stone bridge that connect both ledges. The whitespace above and below the horizontal line in H would be the dark pit.

The stone bridge does not detect as magical.

Would you like to cast Fly on everyone? Or let Zartan disable the trap so that people can go through the bridge.

Ash renews his Fly and Mage Armor spells. ”I don’t like the look of this. Not even a little bit…”

"Right." whispers Abaal to the others. "Here is what we do. We burst through the final door at the end there after we jump the span. I'll throw my mystic falchion pinning the Master of Swords to the far wall, hopefully distracting the others while the rest of you make your way out."

It works every time at the end of every 80's fantasy action film where the hero has a big sword, and the Throw Anything feat. ;)

Last one, I hope

Disable Device, sickened, negative levels: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21

Fail by less than 4, retry? DC25

"I'd like to fly over that, if Ashwell could cast it on all of us."

If he's going to, stay above the bridge. You never know what's lurking beneath.

disable device: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

Scratch that. Flying is the way to go.

2 out of 5 Pathfinders want to fly~~
Does Ashwell have enough spellslot for the group?

Or we can all just leap across with haste. ;)

Since you can use 4th level slot to cast 3rd level spell, it's possible to have both?

Elby can't leap even at the best of times. This is not the best of times. Fly, please.

”I have enough magic to let all of us fly,” Ash says, clearly exhausted from the test. He starts casting on everyone.

Yep, I’ve got plenty of 4th level spells to help out with all the Fly spells.

The fighter holds up his hand and says "Save your energy, wizard. I will do it myself."

He swigs a potion and flies across the bridge.

As Abaal flies across the pit, everyone hears two roars coming from the bottom of the pit. Then, you see two dragons flies up to intercept.

Everyone, you want to rush toward the golden door with your Fly spell, or do you want to fight the dragon?

Knowledge (Arcana, What sort of dragons?) (sick, 5 neg levels): 1d20 + 7 - 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 - 7 = 12

Elby can remember only 'shiny good, colorful bad', and checks which they are. Though she is more inclined to pass regardless, weakened as she is.

Moving us along. I assumed no one wants to fight dragons in a weakened state? New-ish map is up in position 1 if that matters.

The weakened Pathfinders are in no state for a proper fight, and instead rush to the golden door with their Fly spell. The Pathfinders hurry through the door and slam it shut to block the acid breaths from the dragons. Behind the door is the long stone chamber, identical in appearance to the entry chamber! The deans of the Pathfinder Society stand up as you walk into the room, and applaud. “You’ve made it!” exclaims Master of Spells Sorrina Westyr, beaming with pride. “Rest assured, this is truly the end and you have finally succeeded. Step through the doors and to your destiny!”

"The medics are waiting outside as well."

The last room's challenge is indeed merely make it through the golden door. This would be the end of the Gauntlet! Congratulations on surviving the Gauntlet. See Discussion thread for boon stuff.

The weakened Pathfinders are in no state for a proper fight, and instead rush to the golden door with their Fly spell. The Pathfinders hurry through the door and slam it shut to block the acid breaths from the dragons. Behind the door is the long stone chamber, identical in appearance to the entry chamber! The deans of the Pathfinder Society stand up as you walk into the room, and applaud. “You’ve made it!” exclaims Master of Spells Sorrina Westyr, beaming with pride.

Abaal takes a moment to use the Barroom Brawler feat to recall Throw Anything and then....

"Fool me once...."

** SWOOSH-SWOOSH-SWOOSH-SWOOSH-CLANG!! **

+2 adamantine falchion v the supposed Master of Swords (ranged, Throw Anything, sick, 5 Neg lvls, distance): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 damage (sick): 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (2, 2) + 6 = 10
THREAT! Yes, even though they are not subject to critical hits....
Confirm?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 additional damage (sick): 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 = 12

Well, what do you know.... It does work every time. ;)

A invisible barrier blocks Abaal's blade, looks like the Master of Spell saved Marcos from the Pathfinder's wraith. "You designed that room, you should've see this coming. You can't blame them." Sorrina scowls him.

"Well, whether it's Shadow Lodge, Aspis doppelganger, Faceless Stalker, or Veil, they have to learn to not fooled by such things. And they passed the test!" Marcos seems rather happy that the Pathfinder did not let their guard down.

"Plot armor." Abaal scowls as well. I mean really, the medics are just 'waiting outside'. And technically he unless he's like 3rd level, Marcos, would be more annoyed by being pinned to the wall like a display butterfly and the damage to his shirt than he would the 10ish hp. ;)

spellcraft (5 neg lvls, sick still?): 1d20 + 8 - 7 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 7 = 17

The medic are here for the dragon. If you guys killed them they get resurrected.

Zartan looks at the spot where Abaal's blade is stopped short and waves a hand, My wounds have wounds and I feel weaker than I have since the first time I went to Sevenfinger's tomb. I'm going to the medic and bed.

While Abaal throws his sword at the supposed Master of swords, Zaigan wont let his shield and scimitar down as he prepares for monstrous beings to reveal themselves. When nothing such emerges, he starts to realize these are the real deans of the Society.

Spellcraft, neg. levels: 1d20 + 5 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 - 5 = 5

"We have been through serious ordeal and need to rest now."

Ash stumbles through to door and doesn’t even acknowledge the Pathfinders, looking for a medic.

Elby follows Ash unsteadily, fishing ten platinum pieces out of her purse to toss to the medics.

The caring mother among the deans Easily dismissing the Fleeting Emergency Force Sphere, Sorrina stands up from her seats and catches up to the Pathfinders that're leaving, handing them 3 pins made from platinum in the shape of the gauntlet. "Don't forget, you guys won a gauntlet pin from each of us to celebrate your victory in the Gauntlets. Now go rest knowing that you have conquered one of the hardest challenge."

You have braved the infamous Gauntlet, survived, and earned a platinum pin to commemorate your deed! Word of your exploits spreads throughout the Society, inspiring your comrades and giving you the confidence to overcome future challenges. You can check a box that precedes this boon to perform one of the following:

• Regain 1 expended Prestige Point.
• Gain the benefits of heroism for 4 hours as a standard action.
• As a move action, inspire your companions, functioning as a 7th-level bard’s inspire courage bardic performance for 7 rounds.

Yes, you can trade them for 3 extra pp on top of the 2 pp you got normally from completing the module. The other option is very good as well. 1 PP for 4 hour of Heroism, is 24 CL worth of that 10min/CL spell, while normally 2 PP can only get you 10 CL worth of Heroism via scroll.

The caring mother among the deans Easily dismissing the Fleeting Emergency Force Sphere, Sorrina stands up from her seats and catches up to the Pathfinders that're leaving, handing them 3 pins made from platinum in the shape of the gauntlet. "Don't forget, you guys won a gauntlet pin from each of us to celebrate your victory in the Gauntlets. Now go rest knowing that you have conquered one of the hardest challenge."

Technically, that spell only works on her.... ;)

"Rest assured... I will not forget."

”Well, I have to admit, the pins are pretty nifty. I can see those coming in really handy in the future,” Ash groans. He planned on issuing a detailed report about all of this.