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Benkost's fireball at Matriarch Szvetneera catches her right in the face. She's also unable to duck in time of the flying fireball. Blue avoids the flying flame completely but White isn't as lucky.
Glinda launches a trio of magic missiles that slam into the Matriarch's chest.
Burned and battered, Matriarch Szvetneera puts her thumbs together and sprays the party with ice.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Before your Turn:
DC 21 Reflex vs 5 Cold (Chilling Spray): Benkost, Claire, Jessa
Special Conditions:
* Help from Allies (1-2 actions; see below)
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Those with ** may go
Benkost - AC 21 (23 w/shield) 17/62 (F2; -5 Speed; Weakness - Cold 5)
Matriarch Szvetneera (-47)
**Bramblespine - AC 17 29/29 (Weakness - Cold 5)
**Claire Tenare - AC 19 (21 w/shield) 30/30 (AC 21; Weakness - Cold 5)
**Granny - AC 17 28/28; Hungry AC 21 30/30 (Weakness - Cold 5)
**Jessa Stanton - AC 20 (22 w/shield) 2/34 (Shield: H5, 19/20; Weakness - Cold 5)
White (-42)
Blue (-24)
Glinda Lovegood - AC 17 32/32 (Weakness 5 vs Cold)
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CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS REFERENCE
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You call out to your unlikely allies during this fight, knowing that you're stronger together! Each PC can spend 1-2 actions to request help from the allies below. Each PC can request from each ally once per minute.
One Action
* Firozet - Firozet throws an alchemical bomb laced with elemental energy at a target within 10 feet of the PC. This deals 2d6 fire damage in a 10-foot burst (DC 16 Basic Reflex); 1/6 - Jessa
* Winter Goblins - A pair of overeager winter goblins dash into the room, singing a goblin song and generally getting in the way. A target enemy within 10 feet of the triggering PC is off-guard until the start of the PC's next turn.; 1/6 - Claire
Two Actions
* Lt Surkzin - The lieutenant tosses the triggering PC an Oprak field medicine kit. This PC can spend one action to use this kit on themselves or a willing ally and restore 2d8 Hit Points.; 0/6
* Danixki - Danixki lets out a vicious howl. Each enemy within 10 feet of the triggering PC must succeed a DC 16 Will save or be frightened 1, frightened 2 on a critical failure.; 0/6
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Claire screams in pain as bolts of frigid ice rip into her heart, nearly freezing the blood in her veins. She seems desperate to protect those around herself, however, and instead of healing her own wounds, she turns her head, and hollers out, "Lieutenant! Assistance, please!", calling out for a field medicine kit.
Claire then uses what little, pitiful strength she has left to reach over, and touch a hand to Jessa, sending divine, healing magic into her body.
"Fight...Jessa...fight on...", Claire gasps, her voice freezing in her lungs, making her voice an airy wheeze, rather than words, "....for....honor....and justice...."
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Jessa fails to get out of the way of the icy spray and collapses. "MEDIC!" Claire screams and Lt Surkzin tosses her a healer's kit.
Bramblespine points at Blue and three darts of force spring forth and slam Blue right in the chest.
In healing Jessa, however, Claire is caught completely by the icy blast. She survives, but only just.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Before your Turn:
DC 21 Reflex vs 5 Cold (Chilling Spray): Benkost
Special Conditions:
* Help from Allies (1-2 actions; see below)
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Those with ** may go
Benkost - AC 21 (23 w/shield) 17/62 (F1; Weakness - Cold 5)
Jessa Stanton - AC 20 (22 w/shield) 0/34 (Shield: H5, 19/20; Weakness - Cold 5; Prone; Hands Empty; W1)
Matriarch Szvetneera (-47)
Bramblespine - AC 17 29/29 (Weakness - Cold 5)
**Claire Tenare - AC 19 (21 w/shield) 5/30 (AC 21; Weakness - Cold 5) - 1 action
**Granny - AC 17 28/28; Hungry AC 21 30/30 (Weakness - Cold 5)
Blue (-33)
Glinda Lovegood - AC 17 32/32 (Weakness 5 vs Cold)
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CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS REFERENCE
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You call out to your unlikely allies during this fight, knowing that you're stronger together! Each PC can spend 1-2 actions to request help from the allies below. Each PC can request from each ally once per minute.
One Action
* Firozet - Firozet throws an alchemical bomb laced with elemental energy at a target within 10 feet of the PC. This deals 2d6 fire damage in a 10-foot burst (DC 16 Basic Reflex); 1/6 - Jessa
* Winter Goblins - A pair of overeager winter goblins dash into the room, singing a goblin song and generally getting in the way. A target enemy within 10 feet of the triggering PC is off-guard until the start of the PC's next turn.; 1/6 - Claire
Two Actions
* Lt Surkzin - The lieutenant tosses the triggering PC an Oprak field medicine kit. This PC can spend one action to use this kit on themselves or a willing ally and restore 2d8 Hit Points.; 1/6 - Claire
* Danixki - Danixki lets out a vicious howl. Each enemy within 10 feet of the triggering PC must succeed a DC 16 Will save or be frightened 1, frightened 2 on a critical failure.; 0/6
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Blue toughs out the rot but Matriarch Szvetneera doesn't. Her body decays and she drops. Blue takes one look at his fallen charge and decides he's not being paid enough to join her. He makes a run for it.
With Matriarch Szvetneera defeated and her plot revealed by her own admission, the rest of witchguards she enlisted to attack the estate retreat. Anastasia, Calix, and the other representatives enter back into the room, each with some superficial injuries that Calix insists aren't serious. Queen Anastasia thanks you for your help and asks if you have any suggestions as to which train proposal(s) she should look at more closely. Since the demonstrations were cut short by the violence, it will take her time to reach a full decision. Finally, more to herself than the party, she asks what should be done with winter goblins. Calix jokingly suggests 'winter goblin soup' for dinner, to which there is a clamoring from the goblins to expose their good traits and that they want to help. The dromaar gives a performative sigh and appoints them 'consultants' to prevent others from sneaking into the estate.
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With the matriarch fallen to Granny's dark-sorcery, the once-was Goblin allows herself a raspy chuckle like dead leaves blowing over cobblestones.
She then gets to healing her fallen friends.
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"The Goblins are just overly enthusiastic and well-meaning people, I am glad a place has been made for them here" Granny muses softly.
"Farewell, fellow Pathfinders. I will no doubt encounter you again in this life or your next..." Granny and the wolf are ready to depart.
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Claire breathes a sigh of relief as Firozet's concoction spells the doom of Matron Szvetneera, and the remaining guards flee for the hills. The aura fades, and Claire soon feels her constitution coming back to her, her defenses back to their, frankly, rather flimsy previous status. Before anything even resolves, she recognizes the battle is over. "What a relief.....honor has been restored....at last.", she remarks, beginning to tend to everyone's wounds.
At the remarks about the trains and the goblins, the monk speaks up, "I believe the wargs had a particularly interesting concept for a train. And...the goblins were misled, your Highness. Be good to them, I believe them when they say they only wish to be helpful."
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Once she has done all she can to tend to everyone's wounds, Claire finally, finally takes her mask off. There are tears on her cheeks that have long since frozen to her face, but a smile finds her regardless. Despite the danger, despite the failings of earlier, she is present and seems uplifted. She begins to unwrap the Wayfinder, and place it around her neck again. "I understand. Pleasant journeys, Granny. Maybe we will see each other again one day.", she remarks, before turning to Glinda.
"Yes. Yes, that would be good. Let me join you, Glinda. I must understand more about Irrisen. Besides....perhaps if I spent more time here, it would be a good test of my fortitude...", Claire ruminates, flashing the sylph witch a friendly little smile.
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"Ugh. Well, all's well that ends. Or something like that."
Jessa cleans and sheathes her sword. "Y'know, I think those goblins would actually be good at that job." She shakes her head. "The matriarch was clearly planning this from the start. It might just have been about cheating, but I don't think you should trust her design."
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"Ugh. Well, all's well that ends. Or something like that."
Jessa cleans and sheathes her sword. "Y'know, I think those goblins would actually be good at that job." She shakes her head. "The matriarch was clearly planning this from the start. It might just have been about cheating, but I don't think you should trust her design."
"You fought bravely, Jessa. Today, we all can lift our heads with pride, knowing we set things right.", Claire encourages the warrior, even if it had been a rather difficult, and nearly deadly battle for her.
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OK. That'll be great. My parent's place isn't too far from here. You could probably stay there with me. And I can always show you around if you like.
Claire seems to perk up at that, nodding. "Yes, please. I don't know when i'll ever be around Irrisen again, and....and it's not that often I get to experience the local hospitality. I am honored that you would extend an offer such as this....thank you."
She takes a moment to remove the frozen tears from her eyes, the peppy mood seeming to come back rather quickly now.