Swayaah still fears the ghost showing to them.
Yes, as long as you begin your turn within the fetid fume area. Fortunately, it does not stack with Frightened[/ooc]
Jaxon is back in the game when Erevan chugs him with an elixir but remains startled and scared by the ghost. Imagine that. Nonetheless, he brings together the big rats, slamming their heads together whose cracks can be heard.
A shiver runs down Restless's spine, their hair standing on end as the chilling realization dawns—Jaxon has set their sights on them, and they’re next in line.
persistent fire
Jaxon continues to be burning.
Erevan heals Ami .
Slipp is no more scared of Restless' trick to them.
Meanwhile, their boar from the First World panics and starts running for life around the room.
Party Condition(s): +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects.
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard
BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Ami Mercury: DC 21 Will save vs Frighten ❗
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Cinder |
➤ Swayaah Maeleranti | Sickened 1; Frightened 2 | |
➤ Ami Mercury | Frightened 1 | |
➤ Slipp | |
➤⠀⠀⠀Slipp's Boar | Sickened 1; Frightened 2, Fleeing |
Fiery |
Sooty |
Restless | Frightened 1; OG to Slipp until end of next turn |
Ashen |
Lokaloka | |
➤ Erevan Dalanthan | Sickened 1; Frightened 1; one action left | |
Jaxon Richter | Sickened 1, Frightened 1 | |
AFTER YOUR TURN
❗ Jaxon Richter: DC 15 flat check vs 1d4 persistent fire ❗
Erevan slashes Restless with the thrown dagger. The damage is enough to graze the enemy's arm.
Party Condition(s): +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects.
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard
BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Ami Mercury: DC 21 Will save vs Frighten ❗
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Cinder |
➤ Swayaah Maeleranti | Sickened 1; Frightened 2 | |
➤ Ami Mercury | Frightened 1 | |
➤ Slipp | |
➤⠀⠀⠀Slipp's Boar | Sickened 1; Frightened 2, Fleeing |
Fiery |
Sooty |
Restless | Frightened 1; OG to Slipp until end of next turn |
Ashen |
Lokaloka | |
Erevan Dalanthan | Sickened 1; Frightened 1; one action left | |
Jaxon Richter | Sickened 1, Frightened 1 | |
AFTER YOUR TURN
❗ Jaxon Richter: DC 15 flat check vs 1d4 persistent fire ❗
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With a sigh, Slipp considers releasing the boar back to the first world, but for the moment decides to keep it around. Who knows what other nasty tricks Restless might have up its sleeve.
With a clap of their hands, a thunderclap echoes around the room and a small bolt of lightning arcs out toward Restless.
But in the thick smoke, it goes wide.
* maintain spell
** electric arc
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"Stupid ghosts..." Swayaah coughs. Despite her reservations, she thinks about tackling the thing.
"Oh yeah, we're doing this." She runs right up to the thing. Jaxon's distracting it... somehow? Well, she's flanking it, that's good. Might offset her fear.
"Hey Lokaloka! Ever wanted to hit a ghost? Try over here." She notes a weakpoint.
Slipp zaps the poltergeist after letting the fleeing boar run around.
vs EA
The electricity seems to pass through the poltergeist. Ami continues to scared but manages to blast something cold at their last enemy standing.
She then ducks close to the table for cover.
Swayaah gets closer, in which the poltergeist throws a copper pot toward her.
vs Swayaah
It misses to hit Swayaah, while Swayaah lashes at the ghost!
vs Slowed
The poltergeist throws another solid object at Swayaah in retaliation!
vs Swayaah
vs Swayaah
vs Swayaah
All attacks miss.
Lokaloka moves and draws a sword. She pokes through, but the nature of the poltergeist counters any damage she made to it.
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Cinder |
Swayaah Maeleranti | Sickened 1; Frightened 1 | |
Ami Mercury | Frightened 1 | |
Slipp | |
⠀⠀⠀Slipp's Boar | Sickened 1; Frightened 1, Fleeing |
Fiery |
Sooty |
Restless | OG to Swayaah until end of next turn |
Ashen |
Lokaloka | |
➤ Erevan Dalanthan | Sickened 1; Frightened 1; one action left | |
➤ Jaxon Richter | Sickened 1, Frightened 1 | |
AFTER YOUR TURN
❗ Jaxon Richter: DC 15 flat check vs 1d4 persistent fire ❗
Jaxon lands fatal blows against Restless, reducing it to dust and then to nothing.
Tonfil hurries over, holding the finished weapon in one hand, grabs a tub of water from a nearby container, and douses Jaxon to extinguish the flames consuming him.
Ami Mercury (37/73 HP) [1☘️] | Frightened 1
Slipp (63/63 HP) [2☘️]
Slipp's Boar (29/40 HP) | Sickened 1; Frightened 1, Fleeing
Lokaloka (40/60 HP) [2☘️]
Lokaloka (40/60 HP) [2☘️]
Jaxon Richter (50/80 HP) [2☘️] | Sickened 1, Frightened 1
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"Miss." Swayaah grins and dashes in. "Miss. Miss. MISS!" She can already see the ghost slowing down a bit as she rakes her claws through it. "Not so scary anymore, are ya?"
"Man, that felt good! Good job everyone." She flexes her fingers. "Thanks for the water blast, Ami. I think that set up Jaxon for the kill. Er, rekill."
Fae runs up to her with a medicine kit and Swayaah sighs. "Fae here knows how to treat wounds. Anyone better than her at this?"
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Slipp calls the boar over. The boar being much, much larger than the small gnome. They brush the boar, trying to calm it down, before pointing to a spot which nobody else can see. A moment later the boar trots off, vanishing through some type of invisible portal.
"I'm not sure that was fun, but it was exciting!" they say.
Looking around the wounds, Slipp offers. "If lots of folk are wounded, I can breach the barriers to the First World again, the healing energies there would be helpful, and faster than first aid.."
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"Whew!" Jaxon seems relieved when the flames on him are put out. Then suddenly he makes a dash for the door and barely makes it outside before he gets sick all over the ground. He comes back in wiping his mouth. "Eh, not the first time I've done that, but usually a smoke doesn't trigger it."
The thug drops down on a chair like a sack of potatoes. He waves Erevan away. "Take care of the others first. This will get me back up and running after a while." He pulls out a wayfinder with an aeon stone slotted. He leans back and winces, but closes his eyes. "Just wake me when we need to move."
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Fae bounds over to Ami and waves Swayaah over. "Fae's giving me those puppy dog eyes. I think she wants me to use your Ocean's Balm?" Swayaah doesn't get it, but the water closes her bruise real quick.
"Sweet. That really comes in handy, Ami. Thanks." She coughs a bit. "Now that Jaxon's done, I'm going to get some fresh air to clear up the sinuses."
She gets outside to help with her fear and the smoke inhalation. A few deep breaths help clear her sinuses and her conscious.
"Well done, everyone!" Viltydus reveals themself out of nowhere. "You have made your mark on the new weapon and you will be remembered with it." they say.
Tonfer thanks them profusely for handling the situation. Viltydus then motions to the Pathfinders to follow them outside.
"Why don't take your well-deserved uninterrupted 8-hour rest and let's meet again for your third and fourth tasks tomorrow?"
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The next day...
Viltydus directs the Pathfinders to a school in Port Valen. The building is a two-story structure that seems large from the outside but is probably cramped for the roughly 300 students who attend. A smattering of children run about in a play area, but most of the building is relatively quiet as the students within attend to their classes.
Viltydus beams at the school’s entrance. “This is my favorite place in town. The potential that radiates from this building is stunning. Many of these young people will become crafters or sailors or scholars, but some will become true heroes. One particular student with real talent and tenacity has caught my attention. I task you to inspire this individual to realize their destiny as an adventurer!”
"For your third task, I want you to convince Huali to focus on their field of interest and use their learning to pursue a heroic career, perhaps even as a Pathfinder initiate. She is a Mahwek girl that has a kind heart and a passion for justice for those who have led difficult lives, especially when arising from others’ cruelty. Unfortunately, her parents have discouraged her keen interest in Iomedae’s faith because they don’t want their daughter following a goddess whom they believe has Azlanti origins." they tell them.
Viltydus quickly leaves them when the doors open to release the students from their studies. Soon enough, they easily find the student Viltydus has described for them.
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"Nighty night." Swayaah sleeps off the smoke inhalation and spends some of the next morning tracking rumors. Viltydus seems on the up an up, a possible shepherd for the people they watch over.
"Hey, kid." Swayaah falls to one knee to meet Huali's gaze. "If you think about it, heroism isn't always about slaying dragons or surviving dungeons. There's a lot of talking. Exposing yourself to worlds that aren't your own. It's why I drag Fae around." Swayaah gives a half-truth.
"I'm just sayin', get out there, see the world for what it really is. I'm learning so much from my days here. This is home for you but it's brand new for me."
"I bet my homeland would be exciting for you, too. Come visit when you're ready, alright?"
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"You just do your best and watch the back of those around you. Heroes ain't special, just gotta be willing to step up when people need you. Hell, I was in prison. I ain't a shining example of virtue. But you choose your gang and you got their back all day long. Let the storytellers sort out who's a hero."
The student is startled at first when a goblin approach her and talks about Pathfinders.
"Hmmm, I heard about them lately. Huali, by the way!" she cheerfully offers her hand for a handshake. She tells them about her interests while the Pathfinders convince her to explore skills and talents. The Pathfinders tell them to explore beyond what the school can offer and show them what they can do.
Picquing her interest, she asks to receive some initial training for an adventuring career.
"I have free time today. Why don't you show me some training that you do in Pathfinder Society so that I can do them every day? I am actually interested to learn how to invoke magical power to harm foes, heal friends, and change the world around me. Can you do that?"
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Where do you come from Swayaah? Cheliax?
Swayaah ponders for a bit. "Dad's from Ustalav. Mom's... from the Abyss. Kind of hot down there." She grins. "But yeah, Mom would sometimes set up shop in Chileax. I learned a lot about what to say and what not to say."
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"Mmagic... magic..." Swayaah carefully places her hand on her chin. "I think Slipp and Lokaloka can handle direct feats of magic."
"But! I do know a lot about dreams and the force of will. Sometimes I can move really fast in the blink of an eye when I focus enough. Or Fae urges me. It's kind of tiring, though. Usually people say it's similar to uh... Warp Step."
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Slipp sits down and takes out their flute.
"Some call it magic, but is is more a "feeling"" they try to explain.
"The first World is close, and in some places, well, the barrier is almost not there at all. All you need to do is push through it, and the live giving energy of that place is available to us."
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Jaxon pulls down his battle mask. "Hey kid, let me show you something. Magic doesn't just come from spells, items can hold them too. Got something here that I picked up from a prison-mate. Check it out."
Swayaah tricks Huali with magic by bending her will into thinking the Swayaah is moving quickly around her.
Slipp teaches the student to use healing magic.
Ami shows her talent with her kinetic aura to heal and bludgeon foes with water, but Ami instead takes electricity damage from Huali’s magical trinkets.
Jaxon reveals his secret on hurting enemies with his mask. When he casts the spell on her, she sees that Jaxon's jaw distends, stretching his skin until it falls with a scream. She screams back and blinks twice.
Wrapping up, the group is successful in training. "Thank you so much! I learned a lot. I will practice what I've learned and study on the side to learn more about them. I hope I will become a Pathfinder and a strong one to help those that are weak, just like you!" Huali tells them with gratitude.
Viltydus rejoins them to congratulate them on the task well done.
"Congratulations! Another task was fulfilled with flying colors! And another Pathfinder in the future that will join your ranks someday."
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Jaxon pulls down his battle mask. "Hey kid, let me show you something. Magic doesn't just come from spells, items can hold them too. Got something here that I picked up from a prison-mate. Check it out."
** spoiler omitted **
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Viltydus then directs the Pathfinders to an intersection north of their stump along the border of the Forest of Trials. A branching network of footpaths emerges between the trees where the fey meets the Pathfinders.
Viltydus gestures to the forest’s border. “Legends about the Forest of Trials, Arcadia’s first barrier on the path to Valenhall, are many and varied. Locals whisper of curses that shroud it in secrecy, of bloodthirsty beasts that dwell among the trees. But the forest has long been my home, and I think it supports those who come to know it. Pathfinders, my last task is for you to fulfill your Society’s namesake: use the day’s light to map one of the many footpaths along the forest’s edge. Respect the forest, but do not fear it, and gather what you need to introduce it to future explorers.”
"Be cautioned though as bandits and monsters do roam the woods, but the forest itself isn’t a sinister place." they add.
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Slipp, amused by the antics of Lokloka follows along behind. Normally they are not one for over physical exercise, but the goblin just makes it look so ... fun.
They swing with style, perhaps showing off, just a little, as they swing from vine to vine in one part of the woods.
-exploration activity- follow the expert.
The group works together to produce a map of the forest's edge, and thus they create a detailed map and find along their exploration four enchanted herbs .
Sure enough, they attract some monsters in the woods.
Terrain Feature(s): Underbrush is difficult terrain that provides enough concealment for Small or prone creatures to Hide or Sneak.
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
➤ Swayaah Maeleranti | |
(White) Twig 2 (Tiny) |
Jaxon Richter | |
(Red) Stalker 1 |
(Blue) Stalker 2 |
(Black) Twig 1 (Tiny) |
Slipp | |
Lokaloka | |
Ami Mercury | |
Erevan Dalanthan | |
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"Not too bad." Swayaah muses to herself.
What the heck are those? She looks at the bigger stalkerish thing with Blue leaves sticking out.
...okay. No idea. Just roll with it.
Fae pipes up. "Go! You can do it!"
Swayaah's mind kicks into overdrive as she moves quickly through the underbrush, stopping behind the Blue thing as well as the pile of White twigs. No idea what to do about the Blue thing, so she just goes for White.
Don't think, feel.
Swayaah gets closer in a blur to her target but chooses to attack another when she can't find an opening.
White Twig, surprised by the sudden appearance of Swayaah next to it, sprays a barrage of splinters and brambles from its body to her!
rounds
It then retreats to the woods.
Terrain Feature(s): Underbrush is difficult terrain that provides enough concealment for Small or prone creatures to Hide or Sneak.
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard
BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Swayaah Maeleranti: DC 20 basic Reflex save vs 19 P damage ❗
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Swayaah Maeleranti | |
(White) Twig 2 (Tiny) |
➤ Jaxon Richter | |
(Red) Stalker 1 |
(Blue) Stalker 2 |
(Black) Twig 1 (Tiny) |
Slipp | |
Lokaloka | |
Ami Mercury | |
Erevan Dalanthan | |