GM Cody Age of Ashes

Game Master Codanous

LOL did they lose silver weakness in the remake?

Violant sighs exasperatedly. "I align with the hellknights on Law and Order... I just choose a different plane to align myself with. I just forgot that the Orders aren't present everywhere, which is probably a good thing. I thought their primary weakness was to anything considered holy, though?"

Looks like a sentence might've got deleted, idk what happened with my post, but aleast according to Alak, werewolves and devils are weak to silver. I do think its weird that hellknights equip themselves to fight Devils rather than equipping themselves with Cold Iron to fight Demons and Fey, the embodiment of chaos

Stom inspects the weapons, grunting quietly as he examines each one. "Certainly not Highhelm craftsmanship, but still useful."

He unwinds the straps holding the shield and longsword to his person. "I much prefer two-handed weapons. It, uh, suits my fighting style much better. Unless someone objects, I'd like to make use of the maul."

Stom only briefly pauses for feedback from the group before setting the silver longsword and shield into the group pile, and setting about the process of making room for the maul alongside the greataxe.

Lyra looks at some of the silver weapons "It would be nice to have some bits of silver to add to my spell component pouch in the chance we runs into a foe curse with Lycanthropy or a devil. If no one wants it I'll take this silver morning star."

As we go though the loot we found Lyra looks at her damaged shield and takes the time to repair its damage.

Craft to fix my shield: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

You guys wanting to proceed straight to the basement? Wasn't sure if y'all wanted to offload some of the loot you found or take some time to craft some stuff, wasn't sure. Figured I'd give y'all a chance to breath before railroadin' ya straight to the basement

I'd prefer going straight to the basement, but will bow to the majority. I could buy some stuff (maybe bomb-style stuff to throw at swarms <<grin>>)

Violant is for the basement as well.

Pushing outside, and looking for the hidden entrance to the basement, you guys follow the directions of the Goblins are rewarded with cleverly disguised doors, hidden in a rocky alcove on the steep slopes of Hellknight Hill.

Opening the doors, musty dark air greets you, as this wide, empty stone hallway is oppressive and dark. To the east, the hall ends at three separate open doorways, while six additional corridors branch off to the north and south. A mass of rubble spills out of a clogged archway in the northeastern portion of the room.

The only light is what's spilling in from the doorways you have opened, creating long shadows and darker alcoves as your eyes struggle to adjust.

Stepping into the tunnel to explore the many cut offs, three brilliant, 6-foot-long birds with spectacular multicolored feathers trailing from its tail, wings, and crest come screeching out of the hidden alcoves. Making a loud cantankerous squawking.

Just one nature check, just if you get 18 you get additional information

Alak steps up unsheathing his greatsword, "Odd place for Birds, wonder if they taste like chicken,"

He'll then yell trying to spook the blue bird.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 4 = 19 The bird lets out a terrified squak as it didn't expect to be so startled by Alak.

Round 1 - Bird Brain Brawl
Oppa/Doxie
Violant
Samael
Alak
Red Emperor Bird
Blue Emperor Bird - Frightened 1
Yellow Emperor Bird
Stom
Lyra

@ Recall Knowledge: Nature: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

"Hey, these are Emperor Birds. Their feathers are magical. We could get a lot of money for the feathers. And, even more if we sold a live bird!"

# Begin juggling a dagger

$ Begin juggling a second dagger.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Cast "Protect Companion"
◆ Command Doxie

"Look Doxie. Big Chickens. I know you just ate rat but you like that too".

◆ Stride
◆ Breathe Cold Cone 15'

Doxie breathes on the two creatures on the left. Color blindness keeps me from mentioning what color they are. Is it possible to add a number or something to the token?

DC17 Reflex Save 1d6 ⇒ 4 Cold Damage

Not going to mention they're from the Mwangi expanse? All the way out in Garund?

Violant puts up her shield, then extends her staff, casting Electric Arc at the two left-most Emporor Birds. AC is now 18.

Electricity Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

Basic DC 18 Reflex save.

Lol Sam's priority is money, he is a 16 year old thief

Samael begins juggling knives while calling out some interesting tidbits about these totally normal to find in a dungeon birds!

Oppa commands Doxie to breath and she breaths her chilly breath on Yellow(1) and Blue(2) birds.

Reflex Yellow(1): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
reflex blue(2): 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 - 1 = 14

The Yellow dips around the corner avoiding most of the blast before remerging to squak at the little dragon. Just in time for Violant to follow up with an another elemental barrage.

Reflex Yellow(1): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
reflex blue(2): 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 - 1 = 15

and neither bird was ready for this one.

The birds pounce like giant 6 foot raptors, one attacking lyra, another doxie and the last Alak.

Even with her shield raised, both attacks slice past her defenses.

Alak is similarly unprepared for the ferocity of the birds attacks as the bird draws blood.

The last bird will stay where it as in the center of the room and raises its tail feathers into a brilliant display, mesmerizing all of you.

Round 1 / 2 - Bird Brain Brawl
Oppa/Doxie
Violant
Samael
Alak 9 damage
Red Emperor Bird
Blue Emperor Bird - Frightened 1 10 damage
Yellow Emperor Bird 8 damage
Stom
Lyra 9 damage

Will Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

Lyra quickly uses her shield to block the bird first attack against her, but she then becomes dazzaled at its beautiful feathery display.

She throws her hands toward the bird in front of her and casts her trusty Needle darts. "NULLISH CRAAALIFK"

Attack Vs yellow bird #1: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 - 1 = 14
Damage: 3d4 ⇒ (3, 1, 3) = 7

>Reaction shield block
>>Needle Darts

Recall Knowledge: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Extending her staff once again (casting Electric Arc), aiming this time at the rightmost Emperor Birds, Violant just seems utterly shocked once she confirms what Samael said... of course, given her curse, it falls on deaf ears:

Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Dazzled Round 1 of 1d4 rounds

◆ Samael will continue juggling

◆ He will move to flank yellow/1

◆ Non-lethal Stab & Dazzle check: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 - 2 = 181d20 ⇒ 19for: 1d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (4) = 10 non-lethal piercing damage

"Gonna get that money!"

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Will Save

This should be interesting. Doxie is confused... please don't hold it against her if she attacks you.

"Doxie! What are you doing! Those birds are the bad guys".

◆◆◆ 3-action Force Barrage on Blue
3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3, 4) + 3 = 14 Force Damage (Looks like teeth made of vapor when it strikes forth. Bright Orange in color).

Round 1

Will Save DC 19: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 Dazzled for 1d4 rounds

Having never seen such birds before, Stom is taken aback. "Such beauties..." Stom is jolted out of his reverie by jolts of electricity, flying darts, and other attacks. He yells at the bird. "Not falling for that again!" Then he pushes past Doxie and Samael to get into a better position before slashing with his axe.

◆ Rage
◆ Stride
◆ Strike at Bird #2

Strike: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Dazzled DC 5 flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Slashing/Acid Dmg: 1d12 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 4 = 12

Lyra I assume with your third action would be to raise your shield, per usual? Also when dazzled its a DC 5 flat check to see if you hit or miss, rather than back in PF1E where it was a penalty to hit

Lyra pushes through the dazzling display to fire off some needles but her needles go awry.

Stom dips and dodges through melee of combat to get behind the Blue bird and deliver a nearly fatal blow to the lead blue bird.

Samael folls behind to get flanking and wacks the yellow bird on the head with the flat of his dagger, it wobbles unsteadily.

Violant shocks the blue and orange birds, but they were ready for the electric arcs and dodge the brunt of it.
reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Oppa prepares powerful magic, pouring his whole focus into sending out 3 powerful darts, as the first missile slams into the blue bird it wobbles and falls over dying. He redirects the next missile to 1Y2R: 1d2 ⇒ 1 to the stunned yellow bird. His two missiles slam into that one, and it also falls unconscious(0 hp).

Alak finally delivers his two attacks against the orange bird, his first with a whole lot of power behind it.

Power Attack vs Orange: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
damage: 2d12 + 4 ⇒ (5, 3) + 4 = 12

Attack vs Orange: 1d20 ⇒ 14
damage: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Orange bird returns the favor with a peck.

Peck vs Alak: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18 miss
damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Then swings its long razor sharp tail at Doxie and Stom.

Razor sharp tail vs Doxie: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 hit
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Razor sharp tail vs stom: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 miss
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Doxie gets a DC 11 flat check to break the confusion since she took some damage. Since you used all y'alls actions, Doxie doesn't get any actions to be confused

Round 2 / 3 - Bird Brain Brawl
Oppa/Doxie 7 damage
Violant
Samael
Alak 9 damage
Red Emperor Bird 14 damage
Stom
Lyra 9 damage

yes sorry still getting used to pf2e rules

Lyra will move forward and cast her trusty needle darts spell yet again hoping this time to have the darts meet their mark.

""NULLISH CRAAALIFK"

flat DC5: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
damage: 3d4 ⇒ (3, 3, 2) = 8

Dazzled duration: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Visions of the beautiful birds still dance in Stom's mind, but he tries to push through. Seeing an opportunity to partner with Alak, Stom moves over slightly before swinging twice at the one remaining bird.

◆ Step
◆ Strike Bird #3
◆ Strike Bird #3

Strike #1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Dazzled DC 5 flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 13
Slashing/Acid Dmg: 1d12 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 4 = 9

Strike #2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Dazzled DC 5 flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 4
Slashing/Acid Dmg: 1d12 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 + 4 = 17

"Hey, let's try to not kill this one. It's worth more that way"

I don't know how many rounds I'm dazzled. I'm going to go ahead and roll the 1d4?

Number of Dazzled rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 4 Maybe I should have let you roll it <<grin>>

Round 2 of 4 Dazzled

◆ Move next to the bird.

◆ Non-lethal dagger attack.
Dazzled: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Strike: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 2 = 10

◆ Continue juggling, adding a playing card to the juggle.

Violant turns to Samael as she casts yet another Electric Arc, giving him a "are you nuts" look.

Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

1d20 ⇒ 16 Flat Check

Doxie shakes her head furiously and wonders why she was considering how delicious one of Oppa's friends would taste.

Oppa looks at her a bit on edge and asks if she' Okay.

reflex save DC 18: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Lyra throws some needles and they thunk into the bird, wounding it, though its able to dodge the brunt of the rest of the attacks including only being grazed by the lightning.

It continues it loud sqwuaking and then whips its razor sharp tail at Lyra,

razor tail 10 ft reach: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

then it will beak Stom and Alak

beak vs stom: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

beak vs alak: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

But surrounded, hurt and afraid it fails to land so much as a scratch on anyone.

Together you guys pummel the bird knocking it unconscious. It had 3 hp left, I figured between the 5/6 of yall it'd happen lol

Two of the birds are bleeding out, one is at 0 hp and unconscious.

Violant sighs, letting the curse fade a little. "Aren't they specifically highly prized in the Mwangi Expanse, Samael? How did they even get here?"

Stom frowns at running into more beasts. "How do these goblins live here? We've been here a few hours and wander into animals in almost every room! Bats, a warg, huge shelled beasts!"

Seeing the birds quickly expiring, Stom wonders if they are hostile by nature or simply protecting their current home.

"Here, let me tie up the birds. And, if someone could stop the bleeding on the bleeding one, we might make a lot of money."

Their escape attempt can be vs. my Thievery DC, which is 20.

Lyra walks over to the tied up birds and beings to looks them over seeing if she can staunch the bleeding.

"While I attempt to treat the wounds on these birds does anyone else want to look around the room? I've never healed an animal before, even more so such a rare creature as these. But I'm sure my Lady Firesword will lend her light and grace upon the creature." She begins to finger her holy symbol as if in thought, and looks down at her own wounds and dried blood.

Treat Wounds vs the bird and myself: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
HP: 2d2 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3

my ward medic feat allows me to heal 2 creatures so in this 10mins i can heal myself and the bird. i see that Alac and Oppa/Doxie are also hurt if you want to hang here for 20 mins i can also heal them with treat wounds

You're able to stabilize the birds, they are trussed up and unconscious. Let me know if y'all are sticking around for another 10 minutes to heal the others

Alak crosses his arms at the birds, "Are we sure these are actually worth anything more than a good dinner? If there is anything else down here, they probably know we are here after how loud those birds were, we should proceed carefully"

"Doxie did take a wound here. I would appreciate taking another 10 minutes or so to see if we can help her out. Need all our resources at full. Perhaps some others could look around the room for anything interesting while we get bandaged up"?

HP reroll: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 6) = 13

Oppa, I can help you and Stom heal back up just give me a moment.

Treat wounds: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
HP: 2d8 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8

"Well. Firstly, I don't even know how they got here. They're from Garund, and whackos who took them to Avistan left a few isolated pockets of Emperor Birds... but that forest is nowhere areound here. And if we can find someone willing to buy them, which would be the hard part in Avistan," Violant adds, "then yes. Even a feather is worth a lot to someone willing to buy."

Now the Lyra is done bandaging wounds and doling out medicine she in-slings her shield from her back on to her left arm and brushes the dust off her pants. ”Theres a lot of hallways down here, I say we should start here,” she point to her left and the first hallway on the left hand side. ” what do you all think?”

I was gonna move y'all along, following the always explore left route we set up so much earlier lol, ended up choosing left anyways

Alak nods, "It is odd to run into such birds, I know hellknights would never keep such birds as pets, so I doubt they are left overs from our time holding this keep,"

The rest of you piling into the small dark hallway, single file as you head deeper into the left you come up to a door. Pushing open the broken door you find A broken bed frame, splintered drawers, and a smashed desk mark this chamber as a long-abandoned bedroom. Greasy tents and moldy piles of cloth reveal that someone has recently been squatting here.

As you guys open the door, a croaking war cry sounds, as two Toad-like creatures hidden in the debris point their bows at you, ""Intruderssss... you dare ssstep into our kkkeep? Foolsss!" The the creature’s throat swells as it croaks out each word, its voice bubbling like murky water, ""Leave now... or face the wrath of the Cinderclaws! We sssmell your fear... and hunger for your flesh!"

Another toad like creature with bulging eyes croaks as it hisses, "Thisss is our domain... Leave... or DIE!" It ends the warning with a loud, echoing croak that reverberates off the dungeon walls.

Alak, at the back of the pack, guarding the rear, simply shouts up, "What's going on up there? What's that sound?"

Round 1 - Croak and dagger
Alak
Lyra
Violant
Boggard Red
Boggard Blue
Stom
Oppa
Samael

Lyra moves past Stom and into the room. "AH! TILLUSKI Sarenrae! Those are some big frogs! This maybe your domain but you shouldn't be here!"

Lyra throws her hands forward and casts her trusty needle darts spell.

"NULLISH CRAAALIFK"

Attack vs Blue: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Damage: 3d4 ⇒ (3, 2, 2) = 7

>Stride into the room
>>Needle darts, 2 action cast

Violant strides into the room, clutches the arcane-bonded amulet on her necklace (3 holy symbols and an arcane bonded necklace are actually quite heavy to the horribly weak ivory-tower academic), calls upon its stored magical energy, and, not one to be showed up by Oppa's previous fancy display, decides to shape the electricity to create a descending fist that slams down on the Blue Boggard from the ceiling, with a smirk on her face.

Electricity: 1d12 ⇒ 10
Sonic: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Basic DC 18 Reflex save, and if they're wearing metal armor it takes a –1 circumstance bonus (i.e. a penalty) to its save, and if damaged by the spell is clumsy 1 for 1 round.

Lyra fires off some needle darts, stabbing into the toad creature, while Violant slams down a crackling electric blue fish onto the creatures head.

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 wounding him/it/they quite grievously.

The Boggard’s eyes narrow, and it croaks with venomous disdain, "Frogs? Frogs?! We are not weak, sssoft frogs! We are Boggards—children of the jjjungle, toad warriorsss! You will pay for your insssult with your life!"

The red boggard, keeping his distance will launch a couple of arrows Lyra's way, trying to soften her up for his blue bellied friend.

shortbow vs lyra: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

shortbow vs lyra: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Frustrated by the close confines and restricting nature of this dungeon, he drops his shortbow and then unleashes a terrifying croak.

Any non-boggard within 30 feet becomes frightened 1 unless they succeed at a DC 18 Will save; those who critically succeed are temporarily immune for 1 minute.

The blue boggard, drops his shortbow, draws his club, strides forward and then launches a sticky tongue at lyra.

Tongue shot: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 10 - 1 = 23

With its tongue firmly stuck to Lyra, the Boggard garbles out, "Grrt chrr!"

you are grabbed by the boggard. Unlike with a normal Grab, the creature isn't immobilized, but it can't move beyond the reach of the boggard's tongue.

forgot recall knowledge

Round 1 - Croak and dagger
Alak
Lyra
Violant
Boggard Red
Boggard Blue 21 damage clumsy 1
Stom
Oppa
Samael

◆ Samael begins juggling a dagger.

◆ Samael moves next to the blue boggard.

◆ Samael strikes the blue boggard: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27for: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 piercing damage.

◆ Stride
◆ (Cast)Protect Companion
◆ Command Doxie

"Go get them girl... I got your back".

◆ Stride
◆ Stride

"Grrr Grpptl Grr".

Stom sees Lyra grabbed by a human-sized, standing frog and quickly decides that that enemy is the priority target.

◆ Rage
◆ Stride
◆ Strike at Blue boggard

Strike: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Slashing/Acid Dmg: 1d12 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 4 = 16

Samael begins juggling some daggers, as he runs up, the boggard's big eyes grow wider as Samael sticks him right in the kidneys, critically wounding him!

Oppa moves up and commands doxie who happily runs into the room to eat some tasty Toad men.

Stom strides up, but can't get a clean strike in with the melee of combat.

Also Stom don't forget to update your Barbarian when you get the chance, I think the new barbarian is a free action rage :)

Alak will stride, moving his heavy armor shuffling all the wall to the Red Boggard to get into a more threatening position.

Round 2 - Croak and dagger
Alak
Lyra
Violant
Boggard Red
Boggard Blue 35 damage clumsy 1
Stom
Oppa
Samael

Recall Kn: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

Getting into the room and getting a closer look at the large toads Lyra tries to remember anything special about them but just can't recall.

Grabbed by the gross sticky tongue Lyra attempts to hit it with her tusks.

Tusk Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
P Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

After she attempts her tusk attacks she raises her shield.

>Recall Knowledge
>Attack
>Raise Shield

Violant starts murmuring in Utopian, but you can clearly make out the word "Boggard" in what she's saying, even if you don't speak the language of Automata and Axis. She then points her staff at the Boggard with its tongue on Lyra, fires a bolt of electricity, which then arcs to the other Boggard. It changes color from Blue to Red as she twists her non-dominant hand around while casting.

Stride. Cast Electric Arc. DC 18 Reflex save

2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Lyra uses her tusks to rip her way free from the Boggard's tongue, cut it in half as the tongue snaps back to the boggard's mouth.

While he is still reeling, Violant sends a blast of arcing electricity through the the toad man.

reflex save blue: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
reflex save red: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

And the electricity fries him and he falls over dead, and smoking.

This is all I can imagine here lol Storm smokes Toad from Xmen 1

The red-tinted Boggard’s eyes bulge with rage as he watches his companion get fried. His croak deepens into a menacing growl as he swears vengeance:

"Ssscalessss and finssss, you will pay for thisss!" he bellows, voice shaking with fury. "Blue-brother burnsss, but Red-Claw will make you ssscream! By the ssswamp, by the muck, you will die ssslow and painful!"

His words are harsh and guttural, filled with both sorrow for his fallen companion and a burning desire for revenge.

Red boggard will draw his club and beat attempt to beat Alak down.

Club vs Alak: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

club vs alak: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

but the club bounces harmlessly off of Alak's plate armor, he laughs in the Boggard's face, "Ha ha ha This armor was built to withstand Devils, toad!"

Round 2 - Croak and dagger
Alak
Lyra
Violant
Boggard Red
Boggard Blue 35 damage clumsy 1
Stom
Oppa
Samael

Samael will juggle out another dagger, move next to the boggard, and strike at it: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24for: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 piercing damage.

◆ Stride
◆ CAST Protect Companion
◆ Command Doxie

"Take a big bite girl".

◆ ATTACK: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 Bite
1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 Teeth (Piercing)

◆ ATTACK: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21 Claw (MAP)
1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 Nails (Slashing)