NG Male Elf Wizard 12 | Default Exploration: Investigate
Stats:
AC 28 | Fort +20, Refl +19, Will +19 | Perc +18 | Speed 30
♥️ 114+6/114 | ☘️ 1/3 | ☀️ 2/2 | ✋ Greater Staff of Fire | ⚕ False Life, See Invisibility | Spells (Arcane, +21, DC 31): Cantrips (9), 1st (3/3), 2nd (1/3), 3rd (3/3), 4th (3/3), 5th (3/3), 6th (3/3)
Zanderel conjures another ray of the purest cold, pointing and releasing it at one of the zombies skirmishing with Jaqard.
Ray of Frost vs Black:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25 Damage (Cold):6d4 + 5 ⇒ (2, 4, 1, 1, 3, 2) + 5 = 18
He then erects a magical shield to protect himself.
Ray of Frost, Shield
Seedy casts a defensive ward, then calls forth more of Cayden's cheer, directing it at one of the zombies attacking Jaqard, the positive vibes burning into the undead. He then backs away, hoping to get out of any potential blast radius.
Cast shield, Cast disrupt undead on Blue, Stride. He'll be caught in the blast if this kills blue, but would hopefully avoid any blast if Xanno kills someone.
Positive damage:5d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 5, 1, 3, 6) + 4 = 23 DC 27 basic Fort save, Enfeebled 1 on crit fail.
CG female goblin (charhide goblin) wizard 9 | HP 78/78 | AC 26 (fire resist 4) | F +16 R +18 W +15 | Perc +12 | Stealth +13 | Speed:25 ft | Active Conditions: ---
Xanno's wand goes off by itself again.
pew!:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 at Black
She sends another icy ray at a zombie!
I think they both have equal cover to her, so she'll target Black, but if she has a better shot at Yellow, she will target Yellow.
Ray of Frost:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20
brrrr:5d4 + 5 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 2, 1) + 5 = 17
"Zanderel, Zanderel! I can help!"
manifold missile, Ray of Frost, Guidance on Zanderel
When the spell fizzles the elf hurls his staff at the same zombie.
Hand of the Apprentice vs Black:1d20 + 21 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 21 - 5 = 27 Damage (B):1d4 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
The weapon flies back to his hand, slapping his palm with a degree of force.
CG female goblin (charhide goblin) wizard 9 | HP 78/78 | AC 26 (fire resist 4) | F +16 R +18 W +15 | Perc +12 | Stealth +13 | Speed:25 ft | Active Conditions: ---
Xanno's wand goes pew, hitting the remaining zombie.
pew!:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 vs Yellow
She then tries to focus very carefully on the zombie to put her icy ray in the right place this time.
Guidance Ray of Frost[/dice:1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 17 + 1 = 26
NG Male Elf Wizard 12 | Default Exploration: Investigate
Stats:
AC 28 | Fort +20, Refl +19, Will +19 | Perc +18 | Speed 30
♥️ 114+6/114 | ☘️ 1/3 | ☀️ 2/2 | ✋ Greater Staff of Fire | ⚕ False Life, See Invisibility | Spells (Arcane, +21, DC 31): Cantrips (9), 1st (3/3), 2nd (1/3), 3rd (3/3), 4th (3/3), 5th (3/3), 6th (3/3)
Ray of Frost vs Yellow:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (1) + 21 = 22 Damage (Cold):6d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 1, 4, 4) + 5 = 19
Zanderel curses as yet another simple spell fails him. He's so frustrated that he doesn't even bother to shield himself.
CG female goblin (charhide goblin) wizard 9 | HP 78/78 | AC 26 (fire resist 4) | F +16 R +18 W +15 | Perc +12 | Stealth +13 | Speed:25 ft | Active Conditions: ---
While most of the farmhouses are empty, this one isn’t. A local Orcish farmer named Trinn Jovas emerges from the house once the zombies have been destroyed.
"I wanted to join the fight, but then the undead appeared and I panicked. I saw you beat them, I know they can be beaten. I'm ready!"
He gives you a silver necklace and goes to join the fight.
Wiping the zombie goo off himself, Jaqard uses his wholeness of body focus spell, then refocuses as Seedy works. With Seedy's first 10 minutes, that gets Jaqard to 99/125.
NG Male Elf Wizard 12 | Default Exploration: Investigate
Stats:
AC 28 | Fort +20, Refl +19, Will +19 | Perc +18 | Speed 30
♥️ 114+6/114 | ☘️ 1/3 | ☀️ 2/2 | ✋ Greater Staff of Fire | ⚕ False Life, See Invisibility | Spells (Arcane, +21, DC 31): Cantrips (9), 1st (3/3), 2nd (1/3), 3rd (3/3), 4th (3/3), 5th (3/3), 6th (3/3)
Unharmed, Zanderel uses the reprieve to study his spellbook and recenter his mind. "One must ready themselves for more undead hordes." Use Spell Substitution to swap Disintegrate for Chain Lightning. And Refocus
Looks like 20 minutes to get Jaqard to full, which is not a problem
With the farmhouses safe the party joins the fighting outside.
large portion of the undead forces are weak undead such as skeletons and zombies, which the Burning Sun orcs, Pathfinders, Knights of Lastwall and even brave townsfolk dispatch with ease.
Freedom Town’s forces make use of their knowledge of the environs, hit and run tactics, and their general combat prowess to catch these undead off guard.
You see Mahja Firehair cutting through swathes of zombies with her flaming scimitar.
Khagrig Daybreak dominates the skies above with the drakes, roasting undead by the dozen when they end up in clumps.
Uirch laughs as he plants his hand in a wight's chest and burns it away with the power of divine magic.
No need to spend resources but would like to hear descriptions of what your combat looks like over several hours against large numbers of weak undead as the wildfire around the town continues to increase in intensity..
NG Male Elf Wizard 12 | Default Exploration: Investigate
Stats:
AC 28 | Fort +20, Refl +19, Will +19 | Perc +18 | Speed 30
♥️ 114+6/114 | ☘️ 1/3 | ☀️ 2/2 | ✋ Greater Staff of Fire | ⚕ False Life, See Invisibility | Spells (Arcane, +21, DC 31): Cantrips (9), 1st (3/3), 2nd (1/3), 3rd (3/3), 4th (3/3), 5th (3/3), 6th (3/3)
Zanderel works in concert with the other Pathfinders, sending his air wisp familiar up into the sky to spot undead clusters. The elf hurls ray after icy ray at the walking dead, picking them off from a comfortable distance. "There is a false security in what we do. We still must find the head to the horde and sever it. Be diligent, Pathfinders, and we can win this day yet."
CG female goblin (charhide goblin) wizard 9 | HP 78/78 | AC 26 (fire resist 4) | F +16 R +18 W +15 | Perc +12 | Stealth +13 | Speed:25 ft | Active Conditions: ---
Xanno cackles as she hits zombies with bolts of fire from her staff, then sighs dramatically when skeletons are resistant. She switches to tossing balls of acid.
As our heroes fight their way gloriously through swathes of undead, pushing them further back into the burning woods you eventually cross paths with some of the more powerful undead on a battlefield littered with the bodies of slain undead as the flames lick up around you.
A grey-skinned heavily armed undead with a massive skull shield and longsword shrouded in black energy commands a pair of elite undead archers and points their foul blade in your direction and shouts "Attack"
The hard work on traps earlier pays off, as the undead have a multitude of wounds on them.
missing HP:4d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 5, 2) = 12
Knowing that people have been evacuated helps you act decisively.
+1 Status bonus to AC
Thanks to the scouting, you know the fast paths and where to keep your feet.
Ignore all the natural difficult terrain this encounter (of which there's a lot. All the non path squares are difficult and moving up stairs is difficult.
Despite the long battle, the drakes continue to circle overhead, knowing their young have been well taken care of.
The magical wards have weakened the undead.
During round 1 you all have a +1 circumstance bonus to saving throws and the undead are enfeebled 2
Seedy
Black Captain -12
Xanno |
Zanderel
Blue | -12
Red -12
Jaqard
Seedy is up first!
Big rocks are difficult terrain and provide cover when they are in the way. Going up stairs are difficult terrain. Forested squares are difficult terrain. You all ignore the difficult terrain part. Ending next to fire deals you a bunch of fire damage. Moving through the fire does that and catches you on fire.
Additionally: The heat of the forest fire causes all creatures on the battlefield to take 2d6 fire damage at the end of each of their turns.
NG Male Elf Wizard 12 | Default Exploration: Investigate
Stats:
AC 28 | Fort +20, Refl +19, Will +19 | Perc +18 | Speed 30
♥️ 114+6/114 | ☘️ 1/3 | ☀️ 2/2 | ✋ Greater Staff of Fire | ⚕ False Life, See Invisibility | Spells (Arcane, +21, DC 31): Cantrips (9), 1st (3/3), 2nd (1/3), 3rd (3/3), 4th (3/3), 5th (3/3), 6th (3/3)
"Shuru, I doubt I need to tell you anything. But the fire will be a real issue."
The familiar immediately flies up and out of the way. Honestly, it would never have entered this burning forest to begin with, but it flies up 15ft. Not sure if that gets it out of harms way or not
The elven wizard then moves his fingers through a lengthy bit of evocation magic. "This won't last forever, but it should allow us to bridge the gap."
Moments later, a wall of ice forms, blocking the archers and their captain from view. Cast Wall of Ice
Of course, the wall immediately begins to melt from the heat. As does Zanderel.
Fire damage (Zanderel):2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11 109/114 hp
Fire damage (Wall):2d6 + 15 ⇒ (5, 5) + 15 = 25 15 hp remaining
Fire damage (Shuru - if needed):2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 55/60 hp
CG female goblin (charhide goblin) wizard 9 | HP 78/78 | AC 26 (fire resist 4) | F +16 R +18 W +15 | Perc +12 | Stealth +13 | Speed:25 ft | Active Conditions: ---
Xanno moves up to her friend Seedy to make him hyperactive again.
With smoke beginning to fill the air, you can still see the piercing red eyes of the wight archers as well as the strange purple glow from ther Captain's head.
The fist tries to work on a section of the wall with some arrows.
The stones are short enough that they provide cover and are difficult terrain(that you double ignore while flying), but don't block line of sight.
Jaqard makes himself fly and heads forward.
fire damage:2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2
He is barely singed by the fire.
blue wight:2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 red wight:2d6 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3
The wights get a little toasty as well
(Forgot to roll on their turns)
Meanwhile the fire gets worse and smoke begins to fill the battlefield. You can clearly make out the red piercing eyes of the archers and the glowing evil purple emanating from the captain.
Seedy feels the speed from Xanno's spell and rushes across the field until he has a clear line to the enemies. Calling up some magic, he creates a burst of glowing fire that outlines all three of them!
Seedy moves south of the wall and lights up the undead with faerie fire.
He finds himself a bit toasty.
The black captain growls at the archers and slices at the wall.
hit wall?:1d20 ⇒ 3 slicing damage to wall:2d8 + 13 ⇒ (7, 4) + 13 = 24 more hit wall?:1d20 ⇒ 10 slicing damage to wall:2d8 + 13 ⇒ (1, 7) + 13 = 21
My wall notes are a mess. 40hp, -15 from fire = 25. -3 from archers = 22. - 14 from first strike = 8. - 11 = 0 in the middle. 25 elsewhere.
Frigid air lingers where the Undead captain has broken the wall.
NG Male Elf Wizard 12 | Default Exploration: Investigate
Stats:
AC 28 | Fort +20, Refl +19, Will +19 | Perc +18 | Speed 30
♥️ 114+6/114 | ☘️ 1/3 | ☀️ 2/2 | ✋ Greater Staff of Fire | ⚕ False Life, See Invisibility | Spells (Arcane, +21, DC 31): Cantrips (9), 1st (3/3), 2nd (1/3), 3rd (3/3), 4th (3/3), 5th (3/3), 6th (3/3)
"Well then, seems they've opened the space. As expected."
Zanderel moves through a series of arcane conjuration gestures, calling forth a flame drake. It appears in the sky and, with a burst of speed and a roar of draconic fury, flies through the air to land in the midst of the undead foes. It then lashes out with its fangs at one of the archers.
Fang vs Red:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16
But the momentum of its arrival throws the strike way off.
The yellow one steps into melee and makes its attack
dagger vs Drake:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (2) + 20 = 22 piercing:2d4 + 6 ⇒ (4, 4) + 6 = 14 Fort 24 for Dragon or become drained 1
Life force from the summon flows through the dagger into the wight.
CG female goblin (charhide goblin) wizard 9 | HP 78/78 | AC 26 (fire resist 4) | F +16 R +18 W +15 | Perc +12 | Stealth +13 | Speed:25 ft | Active Conditions: ---
Xanno starts clambering over the rocks, but giggles with glee as she points her staff at the assembled undead and fire-resistant friend.
