OK, you get rounds of shield of faith. Anyone else want to buff?
I'll make the the math more generic for anyone else. You will get time on spell minus 1d20 rounds. So If you cast a 3 minute spell you will get at least 10 rounds. Cast bless? Protection from evil potion or something? Pre-charge a CLW from a wand? Ready some holy water? Lots of options here.
The hideous undead charges Sobek and launches into him head first.
In spite of the protection from evil, it takes a fairly large chunk out of Sobek's hide and seems to glow with unhealth after doing so.
The armored undead is less quick and only makes it half way to you in the few seconds it takes you all to react.
Ongoing effects not mentioned below: Eshimka's leadership
Bold may go.
Sobek (-9 HP; shield of faith 1 more round)
Wilbur Faust (-0 HP)
Khargrom Shadowband (-0 HP)
Cayden Barleybrew (-0 HP)
❖❖❖ Round 2 ❖❖❖
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hideous undead (-0 HP; 5 temp HP)
armored undead (-0 HP)
Well, that could have gone better.
Though Khargrom misses, the creature is unable to capitalize on 'free' attack. In the end all it sums up to is a fancy move action. A dubious one too as it leaves him vulnerable to an attack from behind by the armored one. At least for now...
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You see a large set of armor, like it was made for an ogre, appear on the north side of the rift. When you look into the face, you find there is nothing there.
On the other side of the rift you see a hideously malformed, hairless, pustule-covered corpse that moves and snarls more like an undead hound than an undead man.
Special attacks for the festrog:
Charging Trip (Ex) A festrog that hits with its bite after making a charge attack on all fours can attempt to trip its opponent (+4 bonus). This trip does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
Diseased Pustules (Ex) When a festrog takes damage from a piercing or slashing weapon, some of its boils rupture, squirting the attacker with puslike fluids. The noxious secretions carry a potent contact disease that causes those infected to break out into painful necrotic boils.
Necrotic Boils: Disease—contact; save Fort DC 11; onset 1 day; frequency 1/day; effect 1d4 Con; cure 1 save.
Feed (Su) Every time a festrog makes a successful bite attack, it feeds on its opponent’s flesh and gains 5 temporary hit points. The festrog cannot have more than 5 temporary hit points gained by this ability at one time.
Cayden also scores a hit on the well armored foe and thanks to her knowledge of undead is able to name your opponents.
Ongoing effects not mentioned below: Eshimka's leadership, Bless until round 18 (+1 morale bonus to hit and saves vs. fear).
Bold may go.
Sobek (-9 HP; shield of faith 1 more round)
Wilbur Faust (-0 HP)
❖❖❖ Round 2 ❖❖❖
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Festrog (-0 HP; 5 temp HP)
Giant Phantom Armor (-5 HP)
Khargrom Shadowband (-0 HP)
Cayden Barleybrew (-0 HP)
Basically, from your recollections, they are just big honkin', flail swinging, damage dealers.
Festrog
Nothing is good, right?
Sobek does his best to trip the thing up, but it is hard to do with hands and feet planted on the ground. He feels like it might have worked if it was not so hound-like.
Botting Wilbur...
Wilbur joins in the Festrog bashing fun and swings his scimitar at it.
The blow smashes into its face and dislodges the hunk of flesh it just took from Sobek. It look decidedly irritated by this , and the blow splatters nasty puslike fluids all over Wilbur.
OK, now we get to some interesting stuff. Eshimka uses her fell power to hurl a BIG rock at you all (10' square impact zone) and starts preparing to do something again later. She is dividing her attention between various groups of pathfinders and yours is only one of many she is harassing. For some she is dispelling their buffs, in others she is hurling rocks and corpses, yet others she is sending waves of negative energy at (which seems the most devastating since it heals the undead and harms all the PCs). From the looks of things, it took her a while to prepare this last attack on you personally, and you could try to disrupt it before the next time it happens, which you are thinking will occur at the beginning of round 4. To disrupt it you will need to distract her with enough damage using a ranged attack (AC 14, 10 touch), or by taunting and insulting her with words (DC 20 Bluff). That will require a standard action.
on Wilbur.
Ouch, right?
Then the undead facing you attack. The Festrog, enraged by losing his lunch, attacks Wilbur, replacing Sobek's mouthful of flesh with Wilbur's
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Total damage to Wilbur this round: 20
The animated armor turns it's attention on Cayden but he easily deflects the ill timed blow.
Ongoing effects not mentioned below: Eshimka's leadership, Bless until round 18 (+1 morale bonus to hit and saves vs. fear).
Bold may go.
Sobek (-9 HP)
Wilbur Faust (-20 HP; DC 11 fort save vs. disease)
Khargrom Shadowband (-0 HP)
Cayden Barleybrew (-0 HP)
❖❖❖ Round 3 ❖❖❖
Festrog (-0 HP; 5 temp HP)
Giant Phantom Armor (-5 HP)
❖❖❖ Round 4 ❖❖❖
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With the help of a small drake near by, Khargrom thrashes the Festrog pretty good (Dangerous Drake effect now used). Oddly, the blunt nature of the attack does not splatter as much puss as the blade did and Khargrom is not splattered.
Festrog (-10 HP; 0 temp HP)
Cayden is able to make contact, but it bounces right off of the armor without so much as leaving a dent. Quite disappointing.
But with Sobek's nasty chop, the Festrog is eliminated. Much more effective than the trip attempt, though he gets a face full of puss for his troubles. One down, one to go!
Ongoing effects not mentioned below: Bless until round 18 (+1 morale bonus to hit and saves vs. fear).
Bold may go.
Wilbur Faust (-20 HP; DC 11 fort save vs. disease)
❖❖❖ Round 3 ❖❖❖
Giant Phantom Armor (-5 HP)
Khargrom Shadowband (-0 HP)
Cayden Barleybrew (-0 HP)
Sobek (-9 HP; need a DC 11 save vs disease)
❖❖❖ Round 4 ❖❖❖
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Sobek brushes himself off as best he can, but, dang, if that puss is not sticky too! Wilbur takes a moment to restore at least SOME of the damage pounded into him, though he has seen more effective castings of the CLW spell from novices.
The big hunk of metal takes another swipe at Cayden, of course, as he is right in it's 'face'.
But it looks like Cayden is dancing a jig around it making it seem just clunky. It steps back a bit to give it's giant flail a little more room to swing.
Ongoing effects not mentioned below: Bless until round 18 (+1 morale bonus to hit and saves vs. fear).
Bold may go.
Wilbur Faust (-15 HP)
Khargrom Shadowband (-0 HP)
Cayden Barleybrew (-0 HP)
Sobek (-9 HP)
❖❖❖ Round 4 ❖❖❖
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Giant Phantom Armor (-5 HP)
most of you flit about the battle field, but Khargrom moves in and bashes the armor. But not without getting attacked in return!
Is that a rusted joint? Whatever the reason it cannot seem to land a hit.
To your dismay, Eshimka produces a wave of negative energy that heals your opponent AND does damage to all of you.
Ongoing effects not mentioned below: Bless until round 18 (+1 morale bonus to hit and saves vs. fear).
Bold may go.
Wilbur Faust (-17 HP; DC 13 Will save or 2 more negative energy damage)
Khargrom Shadowband (-2 HP; DC 13 Will save or 2 more negative energy damage)
Cayden Barleybrew (-2 HP; DC 13 Will save or 2 more negative energy damage)
Sobek (-11 HP; DC 13 Will save or 2 more negative energy damage)
❖❖❖ Round 5 ❖❖❖
Giant Phantom Armor (-13 HP)
❖❖❖ Round 6 ❖❖❖
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Sobek grunts in pain as a wave of negative energy crashes over him, searing into his very soul.
Shaking off the surge of agony, he steps out from behind the boulder, eyes locked on the armored phantom. With a fluid motion, he spins his guisarme, the blade whistling through the air as he builds momentum. Then, with a powerful swing, he unleashes a wide arc aimed to carve through the phantom's heavy armor.
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Her dark armor riddled with arrows and sliced by a dozen blades, Eshimka staggers back from the nearby Pathfinders attacking her. With one blade-arm she beckons for more of her shadowy minions to reunite with her body and heal her wounds, but other Pathfinders have slain too many for any to answer her call. For the first time, Eshimka seems worried, fighting for her survival rather than leading her army.
You do JUST ENOUGH damage to cause the unbeing to collapse, but as soon as it dies, the rift starts flickering in preparation for a new wave. You have a little time to prepare and could heal or reposition yourselves, or even retreat from the battle.
Eshimka has been defeated by the high level table, so there will be no more interference from that end.
Note: The GM may be calling this battle soon anyway.
Ongoing effects not mentioned below: Bless until round 18 (+1 morale bonus to hit and saves vs. fear).
Bold may go.
Wilbur Faust (-17 HP; DC 13 Will save or 2 more negative energy damage)
Cayden Barleybrew (-2 HP; DC 13 Will save or 2 more negative energy damage)
❖❖❖ Round 5 ❖❖❖
Khargrom Shadowband (-2 HP)
Sobek (-11 HP)
Wilbur Faust (-17 HP; DC 13 Will save or 2 more negative energy damage)
Cayden Barleybrew (-2 HP; DC 13 Will save or 2 more negative energy damage)
❖❖❖ Round 6 ❖❖❖
init and New wave of enemies
A screeching wail cuts across the battlefield as Eshimka falls to her knees, her undead horde routed on all sides by the combined Pathfinder and Twinhorn forces. The nightshade cries out in anger and dismay, “No! How could mortal worms like these strike me down?”
As if answering the question, an enlarged Pathfinder in gleaming full plate strides forward, raising a heavy blade that glows with arcane power. Cast in the shadow of a nearby standing stone, the dwarven apparition of the paladin warrior Ivvora seems to mirror the Pathfinder’s movements and guide his steps. Ivvora’s voice rings out clearly over the din of battle, “Eshimka, this battle began a millennium ago, and it ends tonight. Vildeis has judged you and found you wanting.” The Pathfinder strikes once, cleaving through one of Eshimka’s bladed arms, and then brings his blade around in a slashing arc that sends the nightshade’s still-screaming head rolling across the battlefield. Eshimka’s mouth stays open for a moment, her scream dying away as light pours from the stump of her neck. The nightshade’s body crumbles into ash that the wind scatters across the snow, and the dying rift at last closes as the remains of Eshimka’s army flees into the night or falls with their mistress.
The towering dwarven ghost salutes the gathered heroes and announces, “You have all proven yourself worthy of Vildeis’ attention. Pathfinders, you have defeated a great evil, so let the tale of your bravery shatter your enemies’ courage while bolstering your own. Eric, you have made me proud and finished what I could not. Medda and Anok, you have done well assembling the force that did this. All of you, go with Vildeis’s blessing, and keep vigilant—evil never rests.” Ivvora smiles and looks up to the stars as she fades away and the blessed armor Medda wears returns to its normal sheen.
Medda looks to the champions surrounding her. “Everyone, I cannot put into words how grateful I am to all of you. You have stood by my side through all these hardships, and at last we have triumphed! Eshimka is forever destroyed, and we of the Twinhorn following have found true allies in the Pathfinder Society. Call on us in your hour of need, and we shall come to your aid. For now though, the danger has passed.” She and Anok give one last look to where the planar scar is already healing.
“Let us celebrate at last.”
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Khargrom watches the execution and then finally releases his held breath as the heavy warhammer thunks head first onto the ground. He leans against the shaft and turns to his allies, ”Honestly, that ain’t a bad way to go. Hacked down by your enemies in a full on battle for dominance. Hell, we could all be lucky going out like that. My end’ll probably be a stupid scythe trap or something tho…”
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Cayden nods soberly.
"The three of you made an uncomfortable and unpleasant mission bearable. Still, I am glad that it is over - I could do with some rest and relaxation!"
Sobek steps forward, his guisarme planted in the earth beside him, eyes sweeping over his battle-worn allies.
“It was an honor to stand beside you all,” he says, his voice steady and full of pride. "Our paths crossed in fire and shadow, and together, we’ve carved a trail through the darkness. I look forward to walking that road with you again, should fate bring us together once more.”
He offers a solemn nod, the faintest hint of a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
“To the victors… and to the friends we’ve become.”
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Excellent job, Miteke!!! I had a lot of fun. It kinda seemed too short.
I know! Seemed like it ended prematurely, but I guess specials are like that.