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Desmond moves in, assumes a combat stance and raises his shield. The figure in green pauses for an instant. Shadows suddenly surround it () before it raises a staff and tries to swat Desmond with it.
for
for
The staff bounces harmlessly off Desmond's shield.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (1 rd; BK's turn)
Special Conditions:
* Green is concealed (DC 5 Flat check to target)
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Those with ** may go
Desmond Vilks - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 52/52 (AC 24; Shield: H5; 20/20)
Green (Concealed)
**Ghardak - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 56/62 (AC 24; Shield - H8, 58/64)
Red
Blue
Quinthalas Kirath - AC 18, 34/34
Banterknell - AC 19, 36/36
Jhiang Jhones - AC 22 (23 w/shield), 63/63
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Ghardak moves up and whacks Red with his hammer. Red grimaces in pain as the hammer hits.
Red moves around Ghardak and tries to stab him twice with his shortsword.
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for
Red menacingly stabs the air as a warning to Ghardak to back off. Blue glares at Ghardak and tries to one-up Red.
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for
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Blue also stabs the air menacingly, though his movements seem a bit more artistic than Red's.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (1 rd; BK's turn)
Special Conditions:
* Green is concealed (DC 5 Flat check to target)
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Those with ** may go
-2-
**Desmond Vilks - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 52/52 (AC 24; Shield: H5; 20/20)
Green (Concealed)
Ghardak - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 56/62 (AC 24; Shield - H8, 58/64)
-1-
Red (-14)
Blue
**Quinthalas Kirath - AC 18, 34/34
**Banterknell - AC 19, 36/36
**Jhiang Jhones - AC 22 (23 w/shield), 63/63
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BK launches into a inspiring performance and weaves a DC 19 frostbite spell into it targeting red.
* courageous anthem
** frostbite
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Jhiang watches as Ghardak and the others rush in and engage. "Don' like sorcerers?" he asks Ghardak with a wry smile as he launches into the air and arcs across the room to land on the far other side. When he touches down, a splash of fire erupts from the spot and washes over the two nearest foes.
and
As the flames subside, the wizard-not-sorcerer-warrior enters his own combat stance.
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Red manages to grit his teeth against the cold. Blue ducks out of the way of Jhiang's attack. Green doesn't get out of the way in time but it appears that it has some resistance to Jhiang's attacks.
BK becomes very inspiring before causing ice to form on Red's arms. Desmond punches Red but the humanoid easily ducks both blows.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1-2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (1 rd; BK's turn)
Special Conditions:
* Green is concealed (DC 5 Flat check to target)
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Those with ** may go
-2-
Desmond Vilks - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 52/52 (AC 24; Shield: H5; 20/20)
Green (-6; Concealed)
Ghardak - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 56/62 (AC 24; Shield - H8, 58/64)
-1-
Red (-21)
Blue (-10)
**Quinthalas Kirath - AC 18, 34/34
Banterknell - AC 19, 36/36
Jhiang Jhones - AC 22 (23 w/shield), 63/63
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Quinthalas ◆sustains his summon spell, and commands the Earth Scamp to continue it's assault on Red.
He then casts ◆◆Needle Darts on Red.
[dice=spell attack]1d20+10
[dice=piercing]4d4The Earth Scamp slams into Red twice.
◆[dice=attack]1d20+8
[dice=bludgeoning]1d6+3◆[dice=attack]1d20+8-5
[dice=bludgeoning]1d6+3
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Quinthalas hurls needle darts at Red and hits it right in the chest. Red looks really beaten up but it's still alive. The Earth Scamp moves in but can't do much else.
Green tries to clobber Ghardak with his staff.
for
As the staff bounces off Ghardak's shield, Green tries to punch him in the face instead.
for
The fist connects but Ghardak blocks it with his shield. Green then tries to grab Ghardak.
and misses...
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (1 rd; BK's turn)
Special Conditions:
* Green is concealed (DC 5 Flat check to target)
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Those with ** may go
Desmond Vilks - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 52/52 (AC 24; Shield: H5; 20/20)
Green (-6; Concealed)
**Ghardak - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 56/62 (AC 24; Shield - H8, 58/64) **reaction used
Red (-30)
Blue (-10)
Quinthalas Kirath - AC 18, 34/34; Scamp AC 15 2/20
Banterknell - AC 19, 36/36
Jhiang Jhones - AC 22 (23 w/shield), 63/63
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Quinthalas' earth scamp rams Red in the chest and knocks the breath out of him. Ghardak's hammer caves in Red's chest and knocks the breath out of Red... permanently.
Ghardak then turns and clobbers Blue, hitting his leg and leaving a mark before raising his shield.
Blue turns slightly paler but regains his nerve. He takes a step before attacking
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for
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (1 rd; BK's turn)
Special Conditions:
* Green is concealed (DC 5 Flat check to target)
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Those with ** may go
-3-
**Desmond Vilks - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 52/52 (AC 24; Shield: H5; 20/20)
Green (-6; Concealed)
Ghardak - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 50/62 (AC 24; Shield - H8, 58/64) **rd 2 reaction used
-2-
Blue (-21)
**Quinthalas Kirath - AC 18, 34/34; Scamp AC 15 2/20
**Banterknell - AC 19, 36/36
**Jhiang Jhones - AC 22 (23 w/shield), 63/63
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BK continues his performance, inspiring courage. If green is still around, he will smack it with a TK projectile.
If green is no longer a combatant, BK will move into the room's southwest corner and try to demoralize blue with a taunting tune.
◆ courageous anthem
◆◆ TK projectile
OR
◆ courageous anthem
◆ move
◆ demoralize
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Quinthalas and his scamp attack Green but neither attack connects.
Jhiang leaps and slashes at Green with wind and fire. A loud crack is heard followed by bits of ... something ... flying about. The figure in Green collapses and does not move.
BK moves in and taunts Blue with the destruction of their construct. Blue looks rattled but still fights on. Desmond moves in and swings at Blue twice, hitting with his first blow before raising his shield.
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 3
Tactical Map
Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (1 rd; BK's turn)
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Those with ** may go
Desmond Vilks - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 52/52 (AC 24; Shield: H5; 20/20)
**Ghardak - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 50/62 (AC 24; Shield - H8, 58/64)
Blue (-27; F1)
Quinthalas Kirath - AC 18, 34/34; Scamp AC 15 2/20
Banterknell - AC 19, 36/36
Jhiang Jhones - AC 22 (23 w/shield), 63/63
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Ghardak attempts to intimidate Blue and succeeds. Blue looks more frightened than before but attempts to stab
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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 3-4
Tactical Map
Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (1 rd; BK's turn)
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Those with ** may go
-4-
**Desmond Vilks - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 52/52 (AC 24; Shield: H5; 20/20)
**Ghardak - AC 22 (24 w/shield), 50/62 (AC 24; Shield - H8, 58/64)
Blue (-27; F1; Enfeebled 2)
-3-
**Quinthalas Kirath - AC 18, 34/34; Scamp AC 15 2/20
**Banterknell - AC 19, 36/36
**Jhiang Jhones - AC 22 (23 w/shield), 60/63
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Ghardak finally loses his patience in trying to get Blue to surrender and clobbers him with the hammer. Blue's chest collapses and he drops to the ground.
You move into the library and find the area in disarray, with papers and tomes scattered all over the room. The initial shock and confusion of the scene buys Marcien the last precious seconds he needs to escape. An Onyx Alliance mage completes their casting of shadow walk, allowing the remaining Alliance members to immediately step into the Shadow Plane and retreat to Shadow Absalom—but not before you catch a glimpse of Marcien Blakros. The Onyx Alliance members drop several documents in their haste to retreat.
Toldrar soon tracks you down. "The Grand Lodge is secure. You may rest for a bit while my team and I investigate exactly what occurred today."
Within a day or so, Toldrar finds you again and debriefs you and shares his findings. "The attack on the Grand Lodge was completely stopped, thanks in no small part to your efforts. I'm not entirely clear as to how the attackers arrived at the Grand Lodge, a preliminary investigation suggests the use of magic akin to shadow walk. The Grand Lodge’s wards account for teleportation of several kinds, but not the specific type of shadow magic used by the Onyx Alliance, a detail that I plan to correct immediately. Luckily, my security teams were able to apprehended number of intruders, which confirm that the Onyx Alliance were indeed behind the attack. Those sneaks you convinced to surrender gave up the Onyx Alliance name. I don't know the full intent of the intrusion just yet, but I hope to learn the information in the coming days. Unfortunately, most of the agents seem to be under the effects of a powerful enchantment that prevents them from sharing many details about the Onyx Alliance or their leader, but I was able to learn that an individual named Marcien Blakros directed the attack. The documents Marcien left behind were all related to Pathfinder lodges across the Inner Sea. While the reason for gathering this information is unknown, I believe it’s critical that you were able to prevent the information from falling into the hands of the Onyx Alliance. Thankfully, whatever Marcien was looking for, it seems that he didn’t have time to find it, largely thanks to your actions! On behalf of the Grand Lodge, I thank you for your efforts in fending off the Onyx Alliance. Venture-Captain Ambrus needs a few days to focus on the fallout following the attack and how to best address the knowledge of the Onyx Alliance’s involvement. He plans to reschedule his meeting with you about your trip to Osirion and he expects to contact them in the following days with new details."
With an uncharacteristic smile, Toldrar concludes, "I suggest you enjoy a few days off and celebrate their victory in defending the Grand Lodge. Once I get done with the last of all this paperwork, we shall head out for some food and drinks. You choose between the Wounded Wisp or the Pig's Paunch. Both have delicious food and the best ale this side of Absalom. I would also like to hear all about how you were able to utterly thwart the Onyx Alliance!"