[Gameday XIII] Demonic Afterparty

Game Master Michael Hallet

Olnik, You act in the order you post in block initiative

Fort (Knight, Swarm): 1d20 ⇒ 31d20 ⇒ 6
Success, Failure

Swarm Weakness: area 6

Olnik blasts some of the locusts out the sky, but the knight is truly hardy.

Meadow's first throw lands in the middle of the swarm and scatters it.[/ooc]

Swarm Weakness: splash 6

Estes punches the night, and Sparkin throws force darts.

Meadow still has one action left since the swarm was destroyed by the frist attack.

⬤ Antechamber Round 1 ⬤
Party Condition(s): Rallying Anthem Round 1 of 3 - (+1 status bonus to AC/saving throws, and resistance to physical damage)
Terrain Feature(s): Stairs are difficult terrain
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Charlies [ooc](AC 24) (HP 86/86) |
⠀⠀⠀Estes (AC 24) (HP 86/86) |
➤ Meadow (AC 24) (HP 74/74) |
⠀⠀⠀Silence (AC 23) (HP 52/52) |
Sparkin Spellrig (AC 18) (HP 58/58) |
Olnik Shadowstone (AC 21) (HP 64/64) |
Red Swarm (HP -) |
Green Swarm (HP -53) |
Black Knight (HP -48) |
Shayla Quickfingers (AC 24) (HP 74/74) |
Bulak the Wanderer (AC 23) (HP 82/82) |

After finishing off the insects Meadow carefully studies the knight.

◆ Hunt prey

Did Meadow have to use her hero point to get that hit?

Did Meadow have to use her hero point to get that hit?

Yes

The swarm moves to bite Estes.

◆ Fly
◆ Swarming Bites Piercing: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (7, 8) + 2 = 17 DC 22 basic Reflex
◆ Swarming Bites Piercing: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (2, 1) + 2 = 5 DC 22 basic Reflex

The knight moves and raises their scythe.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cutting Plague Piercing: 7d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 5, 3, 6, 3, 5, 2) + 4 = 33 DC 24 basic Reflex

Cooldown: 1d4 ⇒ 4

⬤ Antechamber Round 1-2 ⬤
Party Condition(s): Rallying Anthem Round 1 of 3 - (+1 status bonus to AC/saving throws, and resistance to physical damage)
Terrain Feature(s): Stairs are difficult terrain
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard

BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Charlies: DC 24 Reflex vs 33 ❗
❗ Estes: DC 22 Reflex vs 17; DC 22 Reflex vs 5 ❗
❗ Sparkin Spellrig: DC 24 Reflex vs 33 ❗
❗ Olnik Shadowstone: DC 24 Reflex vs 33 ❗
❗ Shayla Quickfingers: DC 24 Reflex vs 33 ❗
❗ Bulak the Wanderer: DC 24 Reflex vs 33 ❗

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
➤ Charlies (AC 24) (HP 86/86) |
➤⠀⠀⠀Estes (AC 24) (HP 86/86) |
➤ Meadow (AC 24) (HP 74/74) | Hunting Black Knight |
⠀⠀⠀Silence (AC 23) (HP 52/52) |
➤ Sparkin Spellrig (AC 18) (HP 58/58) |
➤ Olnik Shadowstone (AC 21) (HP 64/64) |
Red Swarm (HP -) |
Green Swarm (HP -53) |
Black Knight (HP -48) | Cutting Plague Cooldown 4 |
➤ Shayla Quickfingers (AC 24) (HP 74/74) |
➤ Bulak the Wanderer (AC 23) (HP 82/82) |

Reflex: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

Shayla screams in pain as what feels like hundreds of needles hits her. She growls and concentrates and points at the knight. A green blob shoots at them.

Caustic Blast, 30' range, 5' burst: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13 for Acid Damage; DC 20 Reflex for half: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 6) = 13 Critical Hit: Double Damage; 2 persistent acid on Reflex Crit Fail

Caustic Blast, 30' range, 5' burst, HP, Vestments: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Much better

Her arm then pumps once and a hatchet flies at the knight...

+1 Striking Hatchet, MAP, Agile, 20' range, 2nd Range Increment: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 11 - 2 = 10

missing the knight by a mile and Estes by inches.

"Oops"

◈◈ Caustic Blast
◈ Whiff

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Sparkin lets the wave of plague wash over him, harmlessly.

He lets healing wash over his injured party member.

Time to post now, but I'll heal whomever is the most hurt after Reflex saves are resolved.

heal III: 3d8 + 24 ⇒ (1, 6, 5) + 24 = 36

Reflex save w/ rallying anthem: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 1 = 16
Well, at least I missed a critical failure ... Don't forget the +1 to saves and resistance 1 versus physical damage

What is the white cone we're standing in on the map? Is that an effect that's in place?

Just to show the area of the cutting plague

What skill to do a Recall Knowledge on the Black Knight? I have +12 on Society, Religion, and Nature, and assume it would be one of those ...

Olnik tries to consider any tales he may have heard about a creature such as this.

◆ Recall Knowledge: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

Well, nevermind that ...

Confused by whatever odd information he gleans from his stories, he decides to go with something that can hardly fail. He bangs his drum, and two blasts of force fly out, targetting the knight.

◆◆ Cast a Spell: Level 1 magic missile from drums of war (-1 charge)
magic missile damage: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 2 = 9

The skills are Occultism or Society. But they are secret checks rolled by me.

This knight is just a human with some strange looking armor.

Charlies: DC 24 Reflex w Rallyign Anthem: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 = 32 vs 33 damage Phew!
Estes: DC 22 Reflex w Rallyign Anthem: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 11 + 1 = 16 vs 17 damage Ouch!
Estes: DC 22 Reflex w Rallyign Anthem: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 11 + 1 = 30 vs 5 damage

Estes removes himself from wwarm's space to move next to his target, while Charlies goes closer.
◆ Tandem Movement (Estes might trigger Reactive Strike from Black Knight)

Charlies continues to protect the angel while the angel gives the Black Knight a holy punch!
+1 Striking Vitalizing Fist (Primary) Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
Damage w Boost Eidolon: 2d8 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (6, 1) + 4 + 4 = 15 bludgeoning damage, 1d6 persistent vitality damage vs undead (and Enfeebled 1 on Crit Hit), and 1 spirit damage (from Hallowed Strikes) vs unholy creatures or those with weakness to spirit damage

◆ Act Together (◆ Protect Companion (+1 to AC of Estes), ◆ Strike)
↺ Life Block (reduce triggering damage to Estes by 20, Charlies loses 10 HP)

Charlies strengtens the link between him and Estes to give the angel continuous healing.
◆ Lifelink Surge (Estes gains Fast Healing 6 for 4 rounds)

reflex: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Bulak moves, hunts prey (one action) and hits the Black Knight.

Striking Halberd: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25
bludgeoning: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (5, 1) + 4 = 10
precision: 1d8 ⇒ 7

quick draw lesser bottled lightning vs black: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29
damage, electrical: 1d6 ⇒ 1 +1 electrical splash.

quick draw lesser acid flask vs black, flat footed: 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 14 - 5 = 12
damage=1 acid +1 splash +1d6 persistent acid damage

precision: 1d8 ⇒ 6 extra damage on the first hit.

"Ha! Take that you big goofy-looking bug knight"

diplomacy vs black, bon mot: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21
bon mot

◆ quick draw, ◆ quick draw, ◆ bon mot
Looks like a total of 8 damage to black and 1 electrical splash damage to everyone around black and maybe 1 acid to black unless 12 is a critical miss. Black will be flat footed until the start of Meadow's next turn. The splash will probably trigger red's weakness.

Shayla sprays acid on the remaining opponents.

Reflex (knight, swarm): 1d20 ⇒ 131d20 ⇒ 20
Success, Critical Success

The knight is splashed, but the swarm seems to fly out of the burst and is unharmed.

Sparkin heals Shayla.

Olnik hits the knight with some force missiles.

Charlies flings a spell while Estes misses with his punch.

Bulak likewise misses, but not by as much.

The knight is hit with electricity and the swarm receives the splash.
Meadow's acid flask misses everything.
Her quip has no effect. Failure

The swarm goes after new targets

◆ Stride
◆ Swarm Attack Piercing: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (1, 6) + 2 = 9
◆ Swarm Attack Piercing: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (2, 6) + 2 = 10

The Knight strikes twice at Bulak before retreating.

◆ Strike Scythe: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 24
Slashing: 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 5) + 10 = 17

◆ Strike Scythe: 1d20 + 19 - 5 ⇒ (1) + 19 - 5 = 15

◆ Stride

⬤ Antechamber Round 2-3 ⬤
Party Condition(s): Rallying Anthem Round 2 of 3 - (+1 status bonus to AC/saving throws, and resistance to physical damage)
Terrain Feature(s): Stairs are difficult terrain
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard

BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Charlies: DC 22 basic Reflex vs 9, DC 22 basic Reflex vs 10 ❗
❗ Olnik Shadowstone: DC 22 basic Reflex vs 9, DC 22 basic Reflex vs 10 ❗

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
➤ Charlies (AC 24) (HP 69/86) |
➤⠀⠀⠀Estes (AC 24) (HP 69/86) | Protect Companion, Fast Heal 6 (4 rounds) |
➤ Meadow (AC 24) (HP 74/74) | Hunting Black Knight |
⠀⠀⠀Silence (AC 23) (HP 52/52) |
➤ Sparkin Spellrig (AC 18) (HP 58/58) |
➤ Olnik Shadowstone (AC 21) (HP 32/64) |
Red Swarm (HP -7) |
Green Swarm (HP -53) |
Black Knight (HP -65) | Cutting Plague Cooldown 3, OG 1 round |
➤ Shayla Quickfingers (AC 24) (HP 74/74) |
➤ Bulak the Wanderer (AC 23) (HP 34/82) | Hunting Black Knight |

Reflex save w/ rallying anthem: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 1 = 12

Spending Hero Point on that
Reflex save re-roll w/ rallying anthem: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 1 = 27

Reflex save w/ rallying anthem: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 1 = 27

10 damage total. Will post more when on computer instead of phone.

Olnik bolts across the room and bangs his drum again, blasting a sonic burst at the feet of the knight, again catching both the knight and the swarm in it.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast a Spell: level 3 sound burst
sound burst damage (sonic, area): 3d10 ⇒ (9, 1, 10) = 20 DC 22 Fortitude save

DC 22 basic Reflex save: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 11 + 1 = 30 vs 9 damage Success
DC 22 basic Reflex save: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 1 = 13 vs 10 damage
Hero Point! DC 22 basic Reflex save: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 11 + 1 = 28 vs 10 damage Success

Charlies gets out of the swarm's space while Estes follows Black Knight. Charlies continues to protect the eidolon while Estes gives Black Knight some holy punches!

◆ Tandem Movement
◆ Act Together (◆ Protect Companion (+1 to AC of Estes), ◆ Strike)
↺ Life Block (reduce triggering damage to Estes by 20, Charlies loses 10 HP)
◆ Strike

Estes tries to land some holy punches at Black Knight's face!
+1 Striking Vitalizing Fist (Primary) Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19 vs Black Knight
Damage w Boost Eidolon: 2d8 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (6, 7) + 4 + 4 = 21 bludgeoning damage, 1d6 persistent vitality damage vs undead (and Enfeebled 1 on Crit Hit), and 1 spirit damage (from Hallowed Strikes) vs unholy creatures or those with weakness to spirit damage

+1 Striking Vitalizing Fist (Primary) Attack, MAP: 1d20 + 15 - 5 ⇒ (14) + 15 - 5 = 24 vs Black Knight
Damage w Boost Eidolon: 2d8 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (6, 4) + 4 + 4 = 18 bludgeoning damage, 1d6 persistent vitality damage vs undead (and Enfeebled 1 on Crit Hit), and 1 spirit damage (from Hallowed Strikes) vs unholy creatures or those with weakness to spirit damage

"Okay Silence, get in there! Routine 7! Go for his eyes."

"Screech!" Silence emits a fierce battle-cry and streaks towards the foe.

◆ Fly, ◆ support

Bird Companion

"Hey! Stupid bug night. You dropped your wallet over there you big dummy!" Meadow points to a spot on the floor. She then launches a pair of arrows at the black-clad figure

deception, create a diversion: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

Hunted Shot-shortbow vs black, Off guard?: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
piercing: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5
deadly?: 1d10 ⇒ 7

Hunted Shot-shortbow vs black, Off guard?: 1d20 + 15 - 5 ⇒ (16) + 15 - 5 = 26
piercing: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8
deadly?: 1d10 ⇒ 7

precision: 1d8 ⇒ 2 extra damage on the first hit.

◆ Command an Animal, ◆ create a diversion, ◆ Hunted Shot

Spark sends a blast of divine energy at the knight, then steps back away from the swarm.

Cast divine lance, Step

divine lance vs OG: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24 for spirit/holy: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 4, 4, 1) = 11

Shayla again focuses and attempts to blast the swarm with acid.

Acid Damage; DC 20 Reflex for half: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7 2 persistent acid on Reflex Crit Fail

She then pulls out an axe and hurls it at the swarm.

+1 Striking Hatchet, MAP, Agile, 20' range: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14 for Slashing Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3) + 3 = 9 Critical Hit: Double Damage + Crit Specialization

◈◈ Caustic Blast
◈ Strike

It's simple for Bulak, move and stab twice with hunted prey on Black Knight.

Striking Halberd: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
bludgeoning: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (5, 5) + 4 = 14
precision: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Striking Halberd: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
bludgeoning: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (4, 10) + 4 = 18
precision: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Fort (Knight, Swarm: 1d20 ⇒ 41d20 ⇒ 13
Success, Success

Estes first strike misses, but the second only hits due to being off-guard.

Meadow hit with two arrows and Sparkin also takes advantage of the lack of mobility, which causes the locust knight to fall.

The swarm, no longer beholden to the knight, disperses.

Out of Combat.

And Bulak was left at 34/82

Yeah, that was not fun...

If we have 10 minutes

Shayla steps up to Bulak and patches her up as best she can.

Healing, Assurance DC 20: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (4, 5) + 10 = 19

I need 39 points of healing myself, it looks like. I have some healing spells I can burn, but if someone wants to Treat Wounds while Shayla is working on Bulak, I'll be able to save some spells.

Depending on how much time we have Shayla can heal Olnik as well

If they have ample time, Charlies will also mend Olnik's wounds and Refocuses.
DC 20 Medicine to Treat Wounds: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30 for Olnik Crit Success
Healing: 4d8 + 10 ⇒ (5, 8, 8, 6) + 10 = 37 HP for Olnik

Olnik is gracious as he accepts Charlies' healing while Shayla is healing Bulak, and is impressed by the human's healing skills. "Very nice," he mutters as he flexes the wounded arms and legs.

He then also rests for a bit to refocus.

So ... 20 minute rest total, unless anyone needs longer than that?

While resting up, Olnik investigates the corpse of the locust knight, to see if he can figure out anything about the being ... or to find useful salvage among his loot.

The locust knight’s chitin dagger is an unusual object that would catch the eye of many collectors. Treasure

The scythe seems rather mundane other than its unusual construction but this might be more useful as evidence rather than loot.

Once you've rested and are ready to continue, you reach the main hall.

An ornate armillary sphere takes up most of the central hall, magically encircled by celestial objects carved from enormous gems. Twinkling planets gleam as they circle the solid gold sun, moving lazily amongst tiny floating stars. The rest of the hall leads to several smaller hallways and staircases of cool stone.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

Olnik glances around but notices nothing of interest besides the obvious.

perception DC21[/dice: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

Meadow signals for the group to halt and pull back towards the entrance.

"So there are tracks headed to three areas. More activity in that direction and less to those two but there's a problem. There's some kind of sensor on the floor near the sphere over there in the center."

Meadow will hunt prey on one set of blue tracks if possible.

Olnik frowns. "Magical sensor, I assume? I could try to dispel it. Might set it off, but might give us an element of surprise if it works."

"An excellent idea. Meet their magic with magic!" Sparkin encourages.

Well....think I'm going to hang back and let the mages do their thing.

Perc: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Nope

Charlies and Estes wait for their allies action on the sensor.

"Or maybe we should learn what kind of sensor is that first. At least we could know what to really do before we set it off."

Charlies only has Religion +13.

Bulak is unlikely to be of help here given her leading skills.