[Outpost VII] Zero's #3-99: Fate in the Future

Game Master Super Zero

Does this team want to focus on baking the creatures or manipulating the Eternity Arch?

I'm imagining Itka with a baker's hat and a frilly apron, baking dino haunches. Frightful!

"Hmp!" Itka agrees and begins hobbling toward the Arch.

"Okay, let's fix the arch. But as soon as we finish I wanna ride that big lizard thing. And put freakin' magic beams on its head. I'll be a Dino Rider!"

Ah... that should have said "battling."
You can take time to Treat Wounds and Refocus between Waves, although I don't think you needed it this time.

To seal the rifts, the Pathfinders must connect with the Eternity Arch, attune to it, and then manipulate the arch into sealing the rifts.

Connecting to the Arch just requires touching it... although the energy flowing through it might hurt.
One Interact action and a Will save. A failure will result in damage but won't prevent connecting.

Attuning might be a little more difficult and will require focus.
One action and a Fortitude save.

All PCs' turns.
Gruntarr
Itka
Cassandra
Emmanuel
Kamil

Cassandra steps up to the Arch and focuses her will as she reaches out to touch it.

Will save: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25, save becomes a crit
Fortitude save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23

"Alright, everyone. Remember our preparations. Think happy thoughts." Manny reaches out to the arch. "If anyone wants a bit of magical >Heroism< I can cast it on you."

- You each gain a +2 circumstance bonus on your first Will save.

Will Save: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 12 + 2 = 18 Manny is preoccupied with fantasies about his favorite after performance party.

The arch's energy surges forth through him. He hears a woman's voice bark at him to pay attention.
Fort Save: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17
Hero Point: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 27

Cassandra touches the Arch and attunes to it without any difficulty.

Manny also manages it, though the backlash of energy is painful.
Cassandra succeeds -> critically succeeds the basic Will save, though Manny fails it. Both succeed at the Fortitude save and successfully attune.
Manny takes mental damage: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 5, 6) = 19.

Itka casts Guidance on herself, then reaches out to touch the Arch.

Will save (Connect to Arch): 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 13 + 1 = 29

The power thrumming through her causes her mind to spin with possibilities. Steeling herself, she attempts to attune to the Arch.

Fortitude save (Attune to Arch): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25

◆ Cast a spell, ◆ Connect to Arch, ◆ Attune to Arch

Itka mostly resists the mental backlash, and attunes to the Arch.

Both successes. Itka takes half of Mental damage: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 2, 2) = 13

Okay, going to assume they want to attempt...

Gruntarr Will: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29 Success for half of mental damage: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 2, 6) = 18
Gruntarr Fort: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17 Failure, Clumsy 1

Kamil Will: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 Critical failure for double mental damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 5, 5) = 20
Kamil Fort: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30 Successful attunement

Gruntarr mostly resists the mental backlash and maintains contact, but he finds attuning to one time difficult. It feels as though he's been standing there for a very long time--and that he's aged decades.
Though feel free to re-roll that failed save.

Kamil suffers a brutal mental disruption--though he maintains contact with the arch, and finds the actual attuning simple enough.
Same.

But then, as the rest of the Pathfinders valiantly try to keep the large creatures away from those focusing on the arch...
Complication: 1d4 ⇒ 1
...the ground shakes violently.
Everyone must make a DC 22 Reflex save or be knocked prone. On a critical failure, you also lose contact with the Arch.

Anyone who isn't in contact with the Eternity Arch can touch it, though the Pathfinders now know this takes strength of Will.
That is, anyone who critically fails the Reflex save or who willingly lets go.
One Interact action, DC 25 basic will against 4d6 mental damage.

Anyone who is in contact, but not attuned must attune with the Eternity Arch before manipulating it to seal the rifts.
Kamil, and anyone who critically fails the Reflex save.
One action, DC 23 Fortitude save. On a success, attuned. On a failure, increase Clumsy rank by one (by two on a critical failure, maximum three) as you temporarily age.

Anyone who is attuned can start trying to close the rifts.
Two-action activity with the Concentrate and Manipulate trait. DC 22 Arcana, Nature, Occultism, Religion, or Thievery. On a success, gain Manipulation points. On a critical failure, lose connection.

Round 2: All PCs' turns.
Cassandra (78/78, Attuned, DC 22 Reflex vs prone)
Manny (77/96, Attuned, DC 22 Reflex vs prone)
Itka (65/71, Attuned, DC 22 Reflex vs prone)
Gruntarr (73/92, Contact, Clumsy 1, DC 22 Reflex vs prone)
Kamil (24/64, Attuned, DC 22 Reflex vs prone)

Reflex DC22: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Fortitude: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26
Thievery: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28

Kamil stays on his foot when the ground shakes violently and this time his mind is prepared to attune with the Arch.
Now attune with the Arch, he starts manipulating it to close the rift, using his knowledge of mechanisms on it.

Left turn, right turn twice then left 3 times... Got it!

◆ Attune to the Arch
◆◆ Manipulate the Arch

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Cassandra steadies herself and remains in contact with the Arch. Focusing her will she tries to close the rift.

Religion: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Manny's head spins.

Reflex: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35 But his footing is secure. So he holds on.

Fort: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28 It's a lot of energy, but he feels a connection and can attune himself to the arch. "Shylye, help me close this, eh?"

Religion: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
He feels someone guiding his hand and making critical adjustments. "Thanks!"

DC 22 Reflex vs. prone: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

"Hmp!" Itka just manages to maintain contact with the Arch as she stumbles. She stands up, making sure to continue touching the Arch at all times, and begins work on closing the rift.

Occultism DC 22: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27

◆ Stand up, ◆◆ Close Rift

If you're already attuned, you don't have to do it again before you can manipulate.

Itka, Cassandra, and Kamil all start to work at figuring out how to close the rifts. Manny is a natural! Between them, several of the smaller rifts are sealed.
Successes earn 1 point. Critical success earns 2 points.

Round 2: Gruntarr's turn. 5 Manipulation Points.
Cassandra (78/78, Attuned)
Manny (77/96, Attuned)
Itka (65/71, Attuned)
Gruntarr (73/92, Contact, Clumsy 1, DC 22 Reflex vs prone)
Kamil (24/64, Attuned)

The other Pathfinders keep the dinosaurs away from the Arch for now.
No other crises in Round 3, so you can go ahead and take your next turns. as well.

Round 3: All PCs' turns.
Cassandra (78/78, Attuned)
Manny (77/96, Attuned)
Itka (65/71, Attuned)
Gruntarr (??)
Kamil (24/64, Attuned)

Manny applies a bit of Guidance on himself before asking Shylye for more advice on how to seal the rifts.

Religion with Guidance: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 12 + 1 = 33

"Uh... yeah? That makes sense I think?" Manny seems to be taking advice from someone as he makes critical adjustments to the arch.

Cassandra continues to focus on closing the rift.

Religion: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

It's raining nat 20's on Manny! Wow!

"Hmp." Itka notes Manny's adjustments and is inspired to incorporate aspects of them into her occult calculations. She casts a quick Guidance on herself to increase the odds of a smooth translation.

Occultism: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 15 + 1 = 25

◆ Cast a spell, ◆◆ Manipulate the Rift

Thievery: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30

Kamil continues to work on the Arch mechanism.

reflex save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30
fort save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26
Ocultism: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17
Ocultism reroll: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31

Gruntarr manages to attune to the Arch on his second attempt. He has some difficulty figuring out how to manipulate it, but once he's figured it out he makes quick progress.

The others (mostly Manny) have better luck. The smaller rifts are all sealed for the moment, the dinosaurs driven back to their own time.
Gruntarr succeeds at attuning, but his critically failed manipulation check breaks his connection and loses 1 manipulation point and his rerolled manipulation check earns another point for a total of 6.
Manny critically succeeds in round 3, and everyone else succeeds. That's 11 out of 10, so I'll report another Wave success.

With things calming down, the Pathfinders can have a moment's respite.
The PCs can take time to Treat Wounds, Refocus, or Repair equipment in between encounters.

After taking some time, dozens of strange and twisted quadrupeds emerge from the corners of the chamber, with oversized eyes and lolling tongues. “Hounds of Tindalos! These are the creatures that pursued Heraxia!” Ashasar exclaims. “They’ll weaken away from angles!”

Sparks fly from the Eternity Arch, sending bolts of lightning streaking across the chamber. “That thing is overloading!” Eando Kline shouts. “We need to stabilize it somehow!”

Once again, squads of Pathfinders move to engage both emerging problems.
Will this team decide to battle the hounds of Tindalos or to stabilize the Eternity Arch?

"Sweet. Thanks Shylye." Manny watches the smaller rifts close. "I think Kamil needs more help than I do."

Soothe 3rd Rank on Kamil: 3d10 + 12 ⇒ (9, 5, 2) + 12 = 28
Soothe 2nd Rank on Manny: 2d10 + 8 ⇒ (4, 6) + 8 = 18

Cassandra (78/78)
Manny (77 + 18 = 95/96)
Itka (65/71, Attuned)
Gruntarr (??)
Kamil (24 + 28 = 52/64)

"I should be fine now. Cassandra, can you offer Kamil some ale from your chalice?"

He turns to his teammates. "Maybe we should battle the hounds of Tindalos. We already did a lot of stabilization."

Thanks! The backlash from the Arch was something I wasn't prepared off!

Says Kamil when his comrades heal him.

He casts False Life again on himself and says

Yes, let fight this hounds! It's been a while since i've hunt!

Three of the creatures focus on the group of Pathfinders just as they come down, away from the Arch.

Cassandra and Gruntarr's turns.
Initiative:
Cassandra (78/78)
Gruntarr (92/92)
Green Hound of Tindalos 1
Manny (96/96)
Kamil (74/64)
Purple Hound of Tindalos 2
Orange Hound of Tindalos 3
Itka (71/71)

Cassandra does indeed offer Kamil a glug from her Chalice.

Kamil regains 21HP and the Chalice refills as others are refousing etc.

Cassandra examines the nearest Hound (no 3).

Exploit Vulnerability
Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34
Success counts as a RK

She then moves forward to present herself as a target and casts Shield.

Critical Success!

Lean and athirst, the hounds of Tindalos are drawn to those who tamper with the flow of time, travel through time, or use magic or rare alchemical drugs to send their thoughts or perceptions back or forward in time.

Cassandra notes that they are immune to being controlled and to emotion effects, and that they are resistant to mental, poison, and physical damage (10 each).

They don't have any particular vulnerabilities that she can particularly exploit, but as creatures of space and time they do have a rather unusual weakness--a vulnerability to curved spaces.

She also knows that targeting their Otherworldly Mind with mental effects can be dangerous.

Gruntarr's turn.
Initiative:
Cassandra (78/78, shield)
Gruntarr (92/92)
Green Hound of Tindalos 1
Manny (96/96)
Kamil (74/64)
Purple Hound of Tindalos 2
Orange Hound of Tindalos 3 (Personal Antithesis)
Itka (71/71)

Stay away from any sort of corners people. Keep in the open and they lose their resistance to our attacks. Also, dont use mental effects on them. Let them come to us!

Following Cassandra's suggestion, Gruntarr Delays.

The quickest of the hounds focuses for a moment, then seems to move faster as a result of its time-warping magic. It bounds forward--and disappears, only to reappear from the 90-degree angle between the nearby pillar and the floor.

Its gaze falls on the Pathfinders, who find its start tearing into them. Literally.
◆◆ Cast haste on itself, ◆ Angled Entry (which is like dimension door with limitations. All PCs are now in its Ripping Gaze, though it doesn't hurt them unless they end their turns there.
Ripping Gaze (aura, evocation, occult, visual) 30 feet. The hound of Tindalos’s eyes glow balefully, causing painful but bloodless wounds to rip open in the body of a creature that meets its awful gaze. When a creature ends its turn in the emanation, it takes slashing damage: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 2, 6) = 16 (DC 25 basic Fortitude save). A creature that critically succeeds at its save is temporarily immune for 24 hours

Gruntarr, Manny, and Kamil's turns.
Initiative:
Cassandra (78/78, shield)
Green Hound of Tindalos 1 (haste, Ripping Gaze)
Gruntarr (92/92)
Manny (96/96)
Kamil (74/64)
Purple Hound of Tindalos 2
Orange Hound of Tindalos 3 (Personal Antithesis)
Itka (71/71)

Kamil concentrates and gets quicker. At the end of his incantation, bluish scales appears on his face and hands.

Then, he moves away from the creature.

◆◆ Cast a spell: Haste (blood magic: +1 status bonus to AC)
◆ Stride

"So they like angles? Huh. Like a corner, right?"

Manny feels the creature's eyes forming microcuts across his body. "Yeah, let's back off to somewhere a bit more open. I'll try the top of the dais."

"Shylye, a little help here?" Feathered wings sprout off of Manny's back before disappearing. "Thanks!" He quickly flies 5 feet above the ground and hovers about 15 feet away from the Green-furred Hound.

◆◆ Cast >Fly<
◆ Stride (Moving up is Difficult Terrain)

Gruntarr moves up and strikes at the hound, channeling icy cold into the blade.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Spellstrike Ray of Frost/+1 Striking Ghost touch Cold Iron Bastard Sword: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34 for slashing damage: 2d12 + 4 ⇒ (10, 11) + 4 = 25 and cold damage: 5d4 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 4, 3) = 12
Fortitude: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

The hound resists the physical damage, but not the cold. Gruntarr also resists the damage from its gaze.

The second hound appears, adjacent to the same pillar. It bites Gruntarr, while also trying to claw at Cassandra.
◆ Angled Entry, ◆ Strike Cassandra/Gruntarr: 1d2 ⇒ 2 Jaws: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28 for piercing damage: 2d10 + 7 ⇒ (3, 5) + 7 = 15, ◆ Strike Claw (Agile MAP): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

The third appears near another pillar. It howls, then focuses on Itka, who can feel time warping around her from its spell.
◆ Angled Entry, ◆◆ Cast a Spell Cassandra/Gruntarr/Manny/Kamil/Itka: 1d5 ⇒ 5, DC 21 Fortitude save against Slow

Itka and Cassandra's turns.
Initiative:
Cassandra (78/78, shield)
Green Hound of Tindalos 1 (-27, haste, Ripping Gaze)
Gruntarr (69/92)
Manny (96/96, five feet up)
Kamil (74/64)
Purple Hound of Tindalos 2 (Ripping Gaze)
Orange Hound of Tindalos 3 (Ripping Gaze, Personal Antithesis)
Itka (71/71, DC 21 Fort against slow)

"Man, these guys are faaaast..." Manny feels himself slowing down. "Thaat's not goooood..."

Fort Save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

DC 21 Fort against slow: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
Success; slowed 1 for 1 round

"Hmmmp." Itka concurrs, casting Slow on the yellowish hound.

Yellow needs a DC 25 Fort save vs. Slow

◆ Slowed 1, ◆◆ Cast a spell

It's a 3rd-rank slow. Itka is the only target. She does also need a Fort save against the damaging aura, though.
Fortitude: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

The hound snarls with fury. Slowly. But it's already breaking free of the effect.
Also slowed 1 for one round.

Cassandra's turn.
Initiative:
Cassandra (78/78, shield)
Green Hound of Tindalos 1 (-27, haste, Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25)
Gruntarr (69/92)
Manny (96/96, five feet up)
Kamil (74/64)
Purple Hound of Tindalos 2 (Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25)
Orange Hound of Tindalos 3 (Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25, Personal Antithesis, Slowed 1 one round)
Itka (71/71)

When the second hound bites Guntarr Cassandra would react to protect him

Cassandra moves to flank green, risking any reactions either green or blue might have. She lashes out with her flail.

Strike 1, vs FF: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24
Damage, Str, IE, WS: 2d6 + 4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 + 4 + 2 = 16

Strike 2, vs FF: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 16 - 5 = 26
Damage, Str, IE, WS: 2d6 + 4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 + 4 + 2 = 16

Personal Antithesis adds +5 damage to each damage roll against any hounds due to Sympathetic Vulnerability.

A critical hit forces a DC21 Fortitude save or the target is knocked prone

She then readies herself to protect her companions or punish orange should it do anything to arouse her ire.

Fort save, Green: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
Fort save, Purple: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
Fort save, Orange: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Apologies for missing the Ripping Gaze save.

Itka Fort: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25 Itka takes half of slashing damage: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 6, 3) = 14
Cassandra takes all of slashing damage: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 1, 6) = 17

Cassandra's mace grazes the creature harmlessly as she protects Gruntarr. Pressing it from both sides, it's a little easier to hit. She does so twice.
Cassandra's Retributive Strike is a 24, which misses. 24 does hit their Off-Guard AC, so both flanking attacks hit. Your weakness and its resistance to physical both apply, and the resistance is higher so you lose a bit of the damage.

The injured hound glares at Cassandra, casting its time-warping spell towards her. It makes a sound that might be words, though it just sounds like cursing. It doesn't step away from its pillar though, turning and tearing at Gruntarr. Cassandra viciously punishes it, but it tears into Gruntarr almost as viciously.
◆◆ Cast Slow on Cassandra, Fort DC 21. ◆ Strike Jaws: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (13) + 17 = 30 for piercing damage: 2d10 + 7 ⇒ (5, 2) + 7 = 14. Cassandra's Retributive Strike crits and bloodies it. Fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27 Unaffected by crit spec. ◆ Strike Claw: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32 for slashing damage: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (7, 8) + 7 = 22

Gruntarr, Manny, and Kamil's turns.
Initiative:
Cassandra (61/78)
Green Hound of Tindalos 1 (-84, bloodied, haste, Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25)
Gruntarr (50/92)
Manny (96/96, five feet up)
Kamil (74/64)
Purple Hound of Tindalos 2 (Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25)
Orange Hound of Tindalos 3 (Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25, Personal Antithesis, Slowed 1 one round)
Itka (64/71)

Kamil, hasted, moves next to the closest hound and in one fluid movement draws and strikes with his katana.

Then, he calls his ancestral blood and casts a lightning between the dog he's fighting Yellow and the one already wounded Green

Katana (2 handed): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
Damages, S: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (4, 9) + 4 = 17

Lightning (level 3) Basic Reflex Save DC25: 4d12 + 3 ⇒ (7, 11, 10, 7) + 3 = 38

Fortitude DC25 vs Gaze: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

◆ Quicken: Stride
◆ Quick Draw
◆◆ Cast a Spell: Lightning level3

"Okay, resists mental effects so... hmm. Let me tap into some of the more occult energy..." Manny calls upon his ancestry.

The Green Hound senses something dire. A spirit drawn to darkness that continues to fight on despite its own death. A Pernicious Poltergeist surges through it. Gabriel Holysmith never made the wisest decisions in life or unlife, but he tried his best.

Void Damage: 4d10 ⇒ (5, 3, 5, 3) = 16 DC 26 Fort Save to resist.

Manny flies up until he is 10 feet above the ground. "If you can keep them in the area I can keep whittling them down. But if those glares are too much, draw 'em away from the pillars."

◆◆ >Pernicious Poltergeist< on the yellow region
◇ Pernicious Poltergeist attacks Green with Deathly Assault
◆ Stride (now 10 feet above the ground)

Yellow Reflex: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19
Green Reflex: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36
Green Fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Kamil takes half of slashing damage: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 1, 3) = 13

Kamil cuts into one of the hounds, though he finds it difficult to cut. It has no such resistance against electricity, though space and time warp around the other and the lightning bolt curves around it.
A hit, though it resists most of the damage. A failed save, but a critical success for Green.

It's not so lucky against Manny's spell.
Critical failure for double damage. No resistance against void, either.

Gruntar's turn.
Initiative:
Cassandra (61/78)
Green Hound of Tindalos 1 (-84, bloodied, haste, Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25)
Gruntarr (50/92)
Manny (96/96, five feet up)
Kamil (64+4/64)
Purple Hound of Tindalos 2 (Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25)
Orange Hound of Tindalos 3 (-77, Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25, Personal Antithesis, Slowed 1 one round)
Itka (64/71)

Gruntar prepares a new attack over green hound help by casandra
+1 striking attack: 1d20 + 15 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 15 + 2 = 22
damage: 2d12 + 4 ⇒ (7, 5) + 4 = 16
fire damage: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 1, 4, 2) = 15

◆ Refresh spellstrike
◆◆ +1 striking attack + ignition

Gruntarr Fort: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34 Critical success - immune to Ripping Gaze
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Gruntar's weapon takes a few hairs off of the hound. So close!
A miss.

The hound disappears into the angle between the pillar and the floor, but reappears behind Cassandra adjacent to the next pillar. In its attempts to attack her, it falls flat on its face and barely manages to scramble back to a defensive position.
◆ Angled Entry, ◆ Strike Jaws: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18, ◆ Claw (Agile MAP): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14

The remaining hound continues to harass Kamil. This is slightly less embarrassing than it was for the other one. It curses in Aklo. Sloooowly. Before snapping back to the normal flow of time.
◆ Strike Jaws: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20, ◆ Strike Claw: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

Wow
Itka and Cassandra's turns.
Initiative:
Cassandra (61/78)
Green Hound of Tindalos 1 (-84, bloodied, haste, Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25)
Gruntarr (50/92, immune to Ripping Gaze)
Manny (96/96, five feet up)
Kamil (64+4/64)
Purple Hound of Tindalos 2 (Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25)
Orange Hound of Tindalos 3 (-77, bloodied, Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25, Personal Antithesis)
Itka (64/71)

Seeing it weakened, Cassandra strikes out at Green.

Strike 1, vs FF: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
Damage, Str, IE, WS: 2d6 + 4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 + 4 + 2 = 16

Strike 2, vs FF: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 16 - 5 = 16
Damage, Str, IE, WS: 2d6 + 4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 6) + 4 + 4 + 2 = 18

Strike 3, vs FF: 1d20 + 16 - 10 ⇒ (19) + 16 - 10 = 25
Damage, Str, IE, WS: 2d6 + 4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 + 4 + 2 = 15

Mortal Weakness adds the Weakness value to each damage roll. Personal Antithesis adds +5 damage to each damage roll.

A critical hit forces a DC21 Fortitude save or the target is knocked prone

Gaze save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

Pity all of my prepared spells deal either physical or mental damage.

"Hmp." Shaking off the hound's slow spell, Itka casts Guidance on herself, then casts Malicious Shadow on the orange hound. Its shadow warps and writhes, stretching into a fat tentacle that takes a mighty swing at its erstwhile master.

Malicious Shadow, Guidance: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 15 + 1 = 25
Bludgeoning damage: 3d10 + 4 ⇒ (6, 3, 7) + 4 = 20

◆ Cast a spell, ◆◆ Cast a spell

Cassandra takes half of slashing damage: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 3, 1) = 12
Itka Fort: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31 Itka takes half of slashing damage: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 3, 2) = 11

Cassandra hits the wounded hound twice. Smoke leaks from its tail and mouth, along with some kind of dark liquid as its breathing grows ragged.
Itka hits the other one with its own shadow, which is also very impressive.

The wounded one snaps at Gruntar and bites him. Cassandra is able to protect him, but her mace doesn't find its mark this time. The hound fades from sight.
◆ Strike Jaws: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (15) + 17 = 32 for piercing damage: 2d10 + 7 ⇒ (4, 5) + 7 = 16. Cassandra's Retributive Strike misses. ◆◆ Cast invisibility. ◆ Angled Entry

Gruntar, Manny, and Kamil's turns.
Initiative:
Cassandra (55/78)
Green Hound of Tindalos 1 (-105, bloodied, haste, invisible, undetected)
Gruntarr (43/92, immune to Ripping Gaze)
Manny (96/96, five feet up)
Kamil (64+4/64)
Purple Hound of Tindalos 2 (Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25)
Orange Hound of Tindalos 3 (-87, bloodied, Ripping Gaze Fort DC 25, Personal Antithesis)
Itka (59/71)

"Huh, where did that one go?" Manny looks around. "Gabe, do you see 'em?"

"My sight relies on your own, Brother. Otherwise I would violate my Oath."

Manny sighs. "Fine. Alright, everyone. Hang tight!" He hovers back towards the raised platform.

◆ Stride to remain 10 feet above ground
◆ Sustain >Pernicious Poltergeist<
◆ >Courageous Anthem< to give everyone a +1 Status bonus to Attack/Damage/Saves vs Fear

Gruntarr tries to strike again the purple hound

◆ Refresh spellstrike
◆Stride
◆ +1 striking attack

+1 striking ghost touch cold iron bastard sword: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22
damage: 2d12 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8

Kamil attempts to shove the hound away from the pillar. He forces it back, and it visibly weakens, looking wobbly on the open floor.

◆ Athletics: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23, ◆ Strike Katana: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 1 = 27 for slashing damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6, 6) + 4 + 1 = 17, ◆◆ Cast electric arc electricity damage: 5d4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 3, 1) + 1 = 10

Orange Reflex (sickened): 1d20 + 17 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 17 - 1 = 33
Purple Reflex: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34
Kamil Fort: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21 for slashing damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 1, 1) = 10