[PaizoCon] 6-14: Twice in Steel (Inactive)

Game Master Super Zero

Locus thanks the swarm on Red and releases them from their service. She turns to the oversized locust on her shoulder and casts a spell into Toop before commanding him to deliver it to Red.

Toop flies over Hobbs and lands atop the Red champion's head. Suddenly mushrooms begin to sprout from the warrior's head, spreading inexorably across their body.

Using Familiar Spell Delivery to ◆◆ cast mycological malady on Red. Toop remains in Red's space for now. Red needs a DC 25 Fortitude save.  Locus remains concealed.

Kat's first arrow punches right through the spiritual shield, though in doing so it hurts her as well--and the cultist desperately blocks with some divine power of his own. The second arrow also hits him, and he isn't able to block it, but again defying the magical shield hurts her. Even missing hurts--the attempt is enough for the spell to affect her.
Kat's first attack hits, and she takes spirit damage: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5. ↺ Selfish Shield grants Green some resistance.
Kat's second attack hits, and she takes spirit damage: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6 from shields of the spirit. Kat's third attack critically fails, and she takes spirit damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4.

The cultist seems like she's about to resist the spell entirely, but then a moment of doubt flickers across her face. It is enough. Parasitic mushrooms spread over her.
Red Fort: 1d20 + 17 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 17 - 1 = 34 Frightened penalty makes that only a regular success.

Ra'uf's turn.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP, Stealthy)
Red Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -33 HP, Frightened 1, Enfeebled 2 one round)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP, prone)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP, concealed)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 77/92 HP)
Green Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -36 HP, hand off weapon, Frightened 3, Fleeing 1 round)
Orange Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -51 HP, shields of the spirit, Frightened 3, Fleeing 1 round, persistent 3 fire, selfish shield vs Hobbs)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -54 HP, readied action, Frightened 3, Fleeing 1 round)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP)

Ra'uf pushes himself upright and then attacks the cultists in front of him.
◆ Stand
◆ Strike Green
+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33 Crit, with Frightened
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (5, 5) + 6 = 16
◆ Strike Green
+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 16 - 5 = 28 Hit, which bloodies him
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (4, 7) + 6 = 17

"Aaaaaah!" The cultist in green and the two junior acolytes both turn and flee, running to the far end of the room where they stop and cower for a moment before seeming to regain some of their senses.
One of them is still on fire.
Green, Orange, and Blue all had the fleeing condition for one round, so they do nothing but Stride.
Persists?: 1d20 ⇒ 7 Orange takes her persistent damage, and her shields of the spirit spell ends.

Celestia and Hobbs's turns.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP, Stealthy)
Red Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -33 HP, Frightened 1, Enfeebled 2 one round)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP, prone)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP, concealed)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 77/92 HP)
Green Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -85 HP, bloodied, hand off weapon, Frightened 2)
Orange Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -54 HP, Frightened 2, persistent 3 fire)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -54 HP, Frightened 2)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP)

Hobbs gestures with his staff and conjures a small ball of flame in his hand. He strikes the cultist with it then casts shield.

ignition vs Red: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (14) + 19 = 33
damage, fire: 6d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 1, 6, 3, 4, 1) + 2 = 23

◆◆ Cast ignition, ◆ cast shield

Celestia extends the Bless and puts up her Angelic Halo.

Have we ascertained if we're dealing with undead yet? Because this lot certainly look like it

If no one is sure she'll use K Religion to find out. ((+11))

Oops. I forgot to add bless. If it matters, that makes Hobbs's attack 34 instead of 33.

Celestia confirms they're not undead, but isn't sure of much else.
A failure, though I'll give you that one.

With Celestia's blessing--and with his target still a little shaken--Hobbs's blast catches the cultist quite unprepared.
That matters! That makes it a crit, though ↺ Selfish Shield blocks some of the damage.

"How dare you mock the master's power!" the cultist shouts at Toop. Her vicious slice would certainly split most insects in two, but Toop is special. She still hurls the locust away from her shouting "Get off!"
She also swings at Hobbs, though with considerably less effect.
◆ Strike Toop Scythe: 1d20 + 18 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 18 - 2 = 34 crit for 2xslashing damage: 2d10 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (5, 2) + 9 - 2 = 14 and deadly damage: 1d10 ⇒ 6; on a crit she also moves an enemy 5 feet and they become Frightened 1; Ra'uf's reaction grants resistance 9.
◆ Strike Hobbs Scythe: 1d20 + 18 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 18 - 5 - 2 = 13 Critical failure
◆ Step

Ra'uf, Locus-22, and Kaitlyn's turns.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP, shield)
Red Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -74 HP)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
> Toop (AC 24, 10/35 HP, Frightened 1)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 77/92 HP)
Green Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -85 HP, bloodied, hand off weapon, Frightened 2)
Orange Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -54 HP, Frightened 2, persistent 3 fire)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -54 HP, Frightened 2)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 25 feet, angelic halo)

Since that was a crit after all, red takes 5d4+1 persistent fire damage from ignition

The cultist is also on fire.
Persistent fire damage: 5d4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 4, 2, 2, 3) + 1 = 13 That bloodies her.
Persists?: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Ra'uf, Locus-22, and Kaitlyn's turns.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP, shield)
Red Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -87 HP, bloodied, 5d4+1 persistent fire)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
> Toop (AC 24, 10/35 HP, Frightened 1)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 77/92 HP)
Green Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -85 HP, bloodied, hand off weapon, Frightened 2)
Orange Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -54 HP, Frightened 2, persistent 3 fire)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -54 HP, Frightened 2)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 25 feet, angelic halo)

I mean, if they really want to stand next to me...

◆ Strike

+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (9, 9) + 6 = 24

◆ Strike

+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (14) + 16 - 5 = 25
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (10, 4) + 6 = 20

◆ Strike

+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 - 10 ⇒ (16) + 16 - 10 = 22
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (7, 3) + 6 = 16

Kat drops her bow, rushes forward and flanks the Red champion. She drops into a combat stance before focusing and unleashing a pair of slashing strikes.

Tiger Claw, Inner Upheaval, OG: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 16 + 1 = 18 for Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 5) + 4 = 16 plus Force: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Tiger Claw, Inner Upheaval, MAP, Agile, OG: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 12 + 1 = 30 for Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 6) + 4 = 11 plus Force: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Tiger Claw, Inner Upheaval, HP, OG: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 16 + 1 = 28 for Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10 plus Force: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Heroic Intervention, Healing: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 6) = 15
All allies w/in 30'

Critical Hit: Double damage + 1d4 persistent bleed + Brawling Specialization Effect

If Crit: DC 23 Fortitude or Slowed 1 until EoNT

◇ Drop bow
◆ Stride
◆ Tiger Stance
◆ Inner Upheaval (aka Ki Strike)

Ra'uf badly wounds the cultist in front of him.
Two hits and a miss.

Kat comes up from behind and hits her twice more. The champion crumples to the ground.
Two hits, and Red's down.

The others seem to be recovering their senses and turning back to face the Pathfinders again--though a little apprehensively now.
Remember that the others only moved away because they had the Fleeing condition, and only for one round. They will likely return. And while they're off the edge of the map, they're still visible from there.

Locus-22's turn.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP, shield)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
> Toop (AC 24, 35/35 HP, Frightened 1)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 77/92 HP)
Green Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -85 HP, bloodied, hand off weapon, Frightened 2)
Orange Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -54 HP, Frightened 2, persistent 3 fire)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -54 HP, Frightened 2)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 25 feet, angelic halo)

As the champion's blade arcs towards Toop, Locus snaps her fingers and the locust turns ghostly for just a moment. The blade passes (mostly) harmlessly through her familiar as he's pushed back towards her. A moment later, Kat unleashes a wave of healing. Toop turns to the monk and thanks her. In Common.

"Yes, thank you Kat," Locus repeats and commands Toop to return to her side. "We've never tried that maneuver before today. And I'm not sure I really like it," she says as she pats Toop on the head.

Turning her attention back to the cultists, she tries to spot them in the gloom. Picking out the one in the Green boots, she lets loose all the voices that are in her head all the time. She's not even sure who they are for the most part. Some are certainly the nearby swarms of insects, but many are in languages even she doesn't know, and in the voices of creatures not remotely human. Either way, Green gets to hear them. All of them.

◆ Command Familiar, and Toop uses the actions to return to her side. ◆◆ Amped Daze. Her Daze always has 120 foot range, and she has the Greater Eye Slash tattoo which quadruples her natural vision and darkvision range.

Amped Daze: DC 25 Will save for Amped damage: 3d10 ⇒ (9, 9, 1) = 19 Plus either 1 or 3.

Will: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 12 - 2 = 23 Failure

While clearly still shaken, the other champion returns as he corrects his grip on his weapon. "Dirty trick!" he snaps. These cultists willingly feed themselves to parasites, something small like utter terror isn't going to stop them.
◆ Stride
◆ Stride
◆ Interact
Frightened reduced by 1

The others follow on his heels, though one is still a little bit on fire.
◆ Stride x3
Frightened reduced by 1

One of them makes it to Kaitlyn while the other circles around. It isn't enough to distract her, and his scythe narrowly misses.
◆ Stride
◆ Stride
◆ Strike Scythe (flanking): 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 16 - 2 = 23 Miss
Frightened reduced by 1

Whoops forgot to check Persistent damage?: 1d20 ⇒ 14

All PCs' turns.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP, shield)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
> Toop (AC 24, 35/35 HP)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 77/92 HP)
Green Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -105 HP, bloodied, Frightened 1, weakness mental 1, -1 to Will)
Orange Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -57 HP, Frightened 1, persistent 3 fire)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23-25, -54 HP, Frightened 1)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 25 feet, angelic halo)

Kat steps into a flank with the Orange Junior Champion and unleashes her claws on him.

Tiger Claw, OG: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19 for Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3) + 4 = 9
Tiger Claw, MAP, Agile, OG: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13 for Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 8) + 4 = 20

Critical Hit: Double damage + 1d4 persistent bleed + Brawling Specialization Effect

Brawling Specialization Effect: DC 23 Fort Save or be Slowed 1 until the end of Kat's next turn

Disgusted, Kat steps away from Orange.

10' step possible with Tiger Stance as long as she's unarmored

◆ Step
◆ Flurry of Whiffs
◆ Step

If being eaten by parasites and bugs is what these guys really like, who is Locus to deny them. She reaches back out to the swarm she dismissed earlier and asks them for their help again. She points them towards Orange and tells them to enjoy themselves.

As she watches the centipedes, spiders, and fire ants crawl up the Deskarian's legs, she hefts her iron-bound staff and channels her power through it to evoke an aura against her enemies.

◆ buzzing bites Fort DC 25. Basic except on a Crit Fail for Piercing: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 1, 2, 3) = 8
◆◆ bane  10 foot aura DC 25 Will save for any Enemy in or entering the aura

Kaitlyn manages to graze the cultist as she tries to flinch away from her. The gash might be deeper then she thought!
Frightened 1, Off-Guard, and you didn't add the bonus for bless... That hits! And bloodies her.

She does seem too comfortable with biting insects to be too bothered, but the junior cultist does waver against Locus's other spell.
Fortitude: 1d20 + 15 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 15 - 1 = 28 Success, half damage
Will: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 10 - 1 = 10

Celestia, Hobbs, and Ra'uf's turns.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP, shield)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
> Toop (AC 24, 35/35 HP)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 77/92 HP)
Green Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -105 HP, bloodied, Frightened 1, weakness mental 1, -1 to Will)
Orange Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23, -70 HP, bloodied, Frightened 1, persistent 3 fire, affected by bane)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23, -54 HP, Frightened 1)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 25 feet, angelic halo)

"If you desire to throw your lives away..."

◆ Strike

+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (7, 5) + 6 = 18

◆ Strike

+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (20) + 16 - 5 = 31 +1 if a different target
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (7, 10) + 6 = 23

◆ Strike

+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 - 10 ⇒ (8) + 16 - 10 = 14 +1 if a different target
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (1, 7) + 6 = 14

If orange drops, move 3 south and 1 east, then continue with any remaining strikes.

Ra'uf slashes the cultist, and then cuts into her deeply. With another one down, he advances on the remaining two.
A hit and a crit, which drops her.

Celestia and Hobbs's turns.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP, shield)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
> Toop (AC 24, 35/35 HP)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 77/92 HP)
Green Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -105 HP, bloodied, Frightened 1, weakness mental 1, -1 to Will)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23, -54 HP, Frightened 1)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 25 feet, angelic halo)

Celestia tops up Kaitlyn's health
2a heal: 1d8 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 = 14

She then pops up a Shield

Hobbs moves into position and conjures up an electrically charged wire which he uses to slash the cultist in green.

live wire: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (8) + 19 = 27
damage, slashing, electrical: 3d4 + 3d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 4) + (2, 1, 1) = 13

◆ stride, ◆◆ cast live wire

The crackling wire strikes the cultist, though he magically blocks part of the damage.
↺ Selfish Shield blocks some of the damage but that's a hit.

Muttering an incomprehensible string of words that include "Goblin!" "Punk!" and curses in several languages, he moves up and slashes at Hobbs with his scythe. Hobbs has the impression that it could have been much worse--especially as Ra'uf is more proficient at blocking damage then he is.
◆ Step
◆ Strike Hobbs Scythe: 1d20 + 18 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 18 - 1 = 36 hit (due to Frightened) for slashing: 2d10 + 9 ⇒ (9, 3) + 9 = 21 and spirit damage: 1 = 1; Ra'uf blocks 9 damage, reducing that to 13
◆ Strike Hobbs Scythe: 1d20 + 18 - 1 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 18 - 1 - 5 = 19 miss

The other one squeezes through the narrow gap between Ra'uf and the wall so that they can attack him from both sides! This, it transpires, is not enough of a help to overcome his prodigious defenses.
◆ Stride to flank
◆ Strike Ra'uf Scythe: 1d20 + 16 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 16 - 1 = 22 miss
◆ Strike Ra'uf Scythe: 1d20 + 16 - 1 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 16 - 1 - 5 = 13 critical failure

All PCs' turns.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 83/96 HP)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
> Toop (AC 24, 35/35 HP)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 92/92 HP)
Green Champion of Deskari (AC 23-28, -113 HP, bloodied)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23, -54 HP)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 25 feet, angelic halo, shield)

Kat rushes up to flank Green and strikes at him with her 'claws' before stepping away.

Tiger Claw, OG, Bless: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 16 + 1 = 25 for Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (4, 4) + 4 = 12

Tiger Claw, OG, Bless MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 12 + 1 = 31 for Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (4, 4) + 4 = 12

Critical Hit: Double damage + 1d4 persistent bleed + Brawling Specialization Effect

Brawling Specialization Effect: DC 23 Fort Save or be Slowed 1 until the end of Kat's next turn

◆ Stride
◆ Flurry
◆ Step

As she moves forward, Locus points the swarm from the downed cultist towards a new meal wearing sickly Green robes. A few of them break off and join Toop and her to conceal them should wither of the Deskarians get too close. She concentrates a bit on the aura around herself to expand its influence on the enemies' minds, too.

◆ Stride
◆ Sustain Bane: now 20 foot emanation, DC 25 Will saves from both
◆ buzzing bites on Green: DC 25 Fort save
She and Toop are Concealed. 

Kat tears into the remaining lead champion. He's really not looking very good.
Two hits. ↺ Selfish Shield blocks some damage from the first one.

And after an insect plague descends on him, there's only one of the juniors left.
Green Will: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22 Failure
Blue Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 Success
Green Fort: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18 Piercing damage: 4d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 1, 2) = 8. Oh wait, natural 1. That's a critical failure. He's down.

Celestia, Hobbs, and Ra'uf's turns.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 83/96 HP)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP, concealed)
> Toop (AC 24, 35/35 HP, concealed)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 92/92 HP)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23, -54 HP, unaffected by bane)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 25 feet, angelic halo, shield)

Celestia sustains the Bless and casts Angelic Wings

Hobbs moves to flank the final cultist. He conjures a small flame and strikes.

Ignition vs blue, OG, Bless: 1d20 + 19 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 19 + 1 = 30
damage, fire: 6d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 6, 2, 2) + 2 = 21

◆ Stride, ◆◆ cast ignition

"Augh!" The champion glares down at the wizard, looking badly singed.
That hits. ↺ Selfish Shield blocks some damage but it still bloodies him.

Ra'uf's turn.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 83/96 HP)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP, concealed)
> Toop (AC 24, 35/35 HP, concealed)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 92/92 HP)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23, -70 HP, bloodied, unaffected by bane, Selfish Shield vs Hobbs)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 35 feet, angelic halo, angelic wings)

Hobbs could also have Stepped after Ra'uf's reaction. Didn't matter this time, but it may allow the beneficiary of the reaction to avoid one attack.

"Maybe 'cultist' was not the best career choice."

◆ Strike

+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (2, 5) + 6 = 13

◆ Strike

+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (12) + 16 - 5 = 23
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (1, 9) + 6 = 16

◆ Strike

+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 - 10 ⇒ (5) + 16 - 10 = 11
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (4, 4) + 6 = 14

"Career choice??" the cultist howls as Ra'uf slices into him twice more, "It is no choice! How can anyone deny the might of Deskari? What fool would defy him?"
Deskari, it should be noted, is quite famously dead.
Two hits and a critical failure.

Still focused on Hobbs, the champion slips away from Ra'uf to continue focusing on the wizard. He swings his scythe low once to trip him up and then slashes with the blade--and doesn't connect either time.
◆ Step
◆ Trip Hobbs Athletics: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25 Failure
◆ Strike Hobbs Scythe: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 16 - 5 = 14 Critical Failure

All PCs' turn.
Initiative:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 83/96 HP)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
> Toop (AC 24, 35/35 HP)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 92/92 HP)
Blue Junior Champion of Deskari (AC 23, -99 HP, bloodied, unaffected by bane)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 35 feet, angelic halo, angelic wings)

"I feel like Deskari's been very definitively defied. He is quite dead after all."

Hobbs pulls out a bomb and smashes it on the cultist.

bottled lightning, moderate vs red, bless: 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 17 + 1 = 33
damage, electricity: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8 +2 splash to cultist and Hobbs
Red is now Off Guard until the start of Hobbs's next turn

He follows up with more fire.

ignition vs red, OG, bless: 1d20 + 19 - 5 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 19 - 5 + 1 = 19
damage, fire: 6d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4, 6, 1, 4, 2) + 2 = 20

◆ quick bomber, ◆◆ cast ignition

Kat steps up, slashes at the remaining champion and steps back out of reach.

Tiger Claw, Bless, OG: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 16 + 1 = 31 for Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9

Tiger Claw, MAP, Agile, Bless, OG: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 12 + 1 = 16 for Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (4, 5) + 4 = 13

Critical Hit: Double damage + 1d4 persistent bleed + Brawling Specialization Effect

Brawling Specialization Effect: DC 23 Fort Save or be Slowed 1 until the end of Kat's next turn

◆ Step
◆ Flurry
◆ Step

"For now!" he squeals in response.
That's a crit and a miss ↺ Selfish Shield blocks some damage.

Kaitlyn claws into him, and the last of the cult's guards falls, still howling.
That's a crit, and he's down.

Status:
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 81/96 HP)
Ra'uf (AC 28, 90/90 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
> Toop (AC 24, 35/35 HP)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 92/92 HP)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, bless 35 feet, angelic halo, angelic wings)

Kat trots over to Hobbs and treats his wound.

Healing, Assurance Medicine, DC 20: 2d8 + 15 ⇒ (4, 1) + 15 = 20

Nothing disturbs the party as Kat treats Hobbs's injuries and the spellcasters refocus their powers.

From here, the path forward is dark. Soon enough, the party comes to a door, and light is visible underneath--the next room seems to be bright. The Pathfinders can hear people moving on the other side. A man's voice calls out, “Move, you infernal layabout!” and something grunts in an annoyed way.

Kat also retrieves her bow and nocks an arrow, wondering about the voice she just heard.

Ra'uf moves to the fore, axe at the ready, and peeks into the room to see who is yelling and at what infernal layabout.a

Locus silently sends Toop around the corner to see what's going on. He's "just" another flying bug, and they are worshippers of the biggest bug-demon of them all, so maybe the ones in the room won't even notice him. She urges him to be careful, stay high and out of reach, and to come back quickly to make his report.

Flier with 25 foot fly speed. Positioning on the slide is just notional as we don't have eyes on whatever is actually in there. 

A man holding a whip shouts at a hulking demonic figure, and, grumbling, the demon slams a heavy bolder onto the top of an already substantial barricade.
It’s clear from the energy in this room that its residents are preparing to depart quickly. Cultists and demons scurry through the space, hurriedly blocking off exits to the west and south even as they shuffle supplies through another to the east. As they move, they cast nervous glances toward the growing barricade, as if expecting some new terror to burst through at any moment—or for something awful to conclude.

But they seem to be somewhat on guard, perhaps after hearing the sounds of fighting above. While they take no notice of Toop, it doesn't take very long at all for one of the cultists to notice the door that is ajar and yank it the rest of the way open.

Locus-22 senses magic in the area, and everyone can feel a sense of something ominous--the way that pebbles are dancing along the ground doesn't help. Whatever it is seems to become a little more intense as one of the demons moves to attack, as though it's stirred up by aggression.
There's a hazard, though it's caused by something happening elsewhere in the complex so it can't be damaged or Disabled here. The good news is the enemies aren't completely immune to it.

The demon, a horse-sized locust with a scorpion’s stinger and an almost-human face, is something none of the Pathfinders have ever seen. Its wings buzz as it moves towards the door and attempts to sting Ra'uf with its scorpion tail. When that doesn't work, it claws him instead.
◆ Stride
◆ Strike Stinger: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26 Miss
◆ Strike Claw: 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 18 - 4 = 33 Hits Ra'uf for unholy slashing damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (1, 4) + 8 = 13

Kaitlyn, Locus-22, and Hobbs's turns.
Initiative:
Green Derakni
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 92/92 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP)
Purple Derakni
Blue Champion of Dekari
Ritual Effects
Ra'uf (AC 28, 77/90 HP)
Red Junior Champion of Deskari
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP)

Kat moves into position, wedging herself against the wall behind Hobbs. She then looses a pair of arrows against Blue.

+1 Striking Composite Longbow; 100' range, Volley 30': 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36 for Piercing Damage: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 5) + 3 = 16 Doubled to 32

+1 Striking Composite Longbow; 100' range, Volley 30', MAP: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 for Piercing Damage: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 8) + 3 = 19

Critical Hit: Double Damage, Deadly d8, Bow Specialization Effect

Deadly: 1d8 ⇒ 2
Bow Specialization Effect: If target is adjacent to a surface, it is immobilized until Interacting with Athletics DC 10 to escape

She watches with satisfaction as one arrow pins the man's foot to the ground.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Strike x2

Even so immobilized, he manages to lean out of the way of the second arrow.
A crit and a miss.

Locus-22 and Hobbs's turns.
Initiative:
Green Derakni
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 92/92 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP)
Purple Derakni
Blue Champion of Dekari (AC 17-25, -34 HP, Immobilized DC 10 Athletics)
Ritual Effects
Ra'uf (AC 28, 77/90 HP)
Red Junior Champion of Deskari
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP)

Complying with her direction, Toop stays well out of the way of any hulking demon-bugs or cultists. And of Locus' spells. First she calls upon the nearby hill of carpenter ants to feast upon the cultist in the bright Red sash. Then the android girl gestures into the room from the corner of the doorway. A wave of gray mist formed of negative energy spills out from her outstretched hand, briefly taking the shape of a pack of giant preying mantises that set viciously on her foes.

◆ buzzing bites Red DC 25 Fortitude save or 4d4 ⇒ (1, 1, 4, 1) = 7 piercing damage (Basic) except also sickened on a Crit Fail. 

◆◆ feral shades reimagined as mantises. DC 25 Basic Fortitude save or Void: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6 plus slashing: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7 damage

Just in case, if someone hits her, she will use blood vendetta on the first one that does so.

Next round, she will step back out of the front line.

They really don't mind swarming insects as much as most people.
Red Fort: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32 Success, 3 damage

They also weather the shades' attack fairly well.
Red Fort: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31 Success, 6 damage
Blue Fort: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33 Success, 6 damage. ↺ Selfish Shield blocks some
Green Fort: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22 Failure, 13 damage.
Purple Fort: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25 Success, 6 damage.

Hobbs's turns.
Initiative:
Green Derakni (-13 HP)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 92/92 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 64/64 HP)
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP)
Purple Derakni (-6 HP)
Blue Champion of Dekari (AC 17-25, -35 HP, Immobilized DC 10 Athletics, Selfish Shield vs Locus)
Ritual Effects
Ra'uf (AC 28, 77/90 HP)
Red Junior Champion of Deskari (-9 HP, buzzing bites)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP)

Hobbs grins evilly as he draws a bomb and tosses it at the locust-demon. He then lights up the room with a fireball.

moderate dread ampule vs green: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23
damage, mental: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6 +2 mental splash damage to green and red

fireball r4, fire damage, reflex save DC29 vs red, green, blue: 8d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 2, 5, 2, 2, 5, 6) = 25

◆ quick bomber, ◆◆ cast fireball r4

dread ampule

It's not a direct hit, though the fumes still have some effect on the demon and the cultist behind it. The other one magically protects herself, glaring at Hobbs.
Neither cultist avoids the fireball. One of the demons easily does, ducking behind the wall. The other one... well, it doesn't seem badly hurt at all.
That's a miss, so just the splash damage. Red uses ↺ Selfish Shield which negates it, but Green and Blue take it.
And I think you can get Purple too, but it will have cover.
Red Reflex: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26 Failure, 25 damage.
Blue Reflex: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23 Failure, 25 damage.
Green Reflex: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (14) + 19 = 33 Success, 12 damage. However, it does have resistance to fire.
Purple Reflex: 1d20 + 19 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 19 + 2 = 41 Critical Success. Well, I tried.

The other large demon moves over to the door. It snaps its stinger into the door frame, for demonstration purposes presumably. It then claws Ra'uf.
◆ Stride
◆ Strike Stinger: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19 Critical failure
◆ Strike Claw: 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 18 - 4 = 30 Ra'uf has cover, but that still hits for unholy slashing damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (3, 3) + 8 = 14

The injured cultists pauses momentarily to yank the arrow pinning him down, grimacing as he does so. He squeezes past the demons. Ra'uf is right in front of him, but he ignores him and has eyes only for Locus-22. "Is that supposed to be funny, you..." he pauses uncertainly, "Whatever you are!" He jabs her with his scythe, and his wrath seems to carry a little extra punch--or it would, if Ra'uf wasn't able to protect her. And then as her blood(-like substance?) is shed, she curses him. He starts bleeding rather more profusely himself.
◆ Interact to remove arrow Athletics: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34 Critical success
◆ Stride
◆ Strike Locus Scythe: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28 Hits for Unholy Slashing Damage: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (6, 4) + 9 = 19 and spirit damage: 1 = 1; presumably Ra'uf uses Liberating Step to block the spirit damage and half of the slashing
Huh, I had "Selfish Shield vs Locus listed, but I never mentioned him using it. And he couldn't have anyway, because she wasn't within his aura. Well, it's moot as the extra damage is a different type and therefore completely blocked by Liberating Step anyway.
Locus-22 also casts blood vendetta. Will: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 Critical Failure
Bleed: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 6, 5) = 18 Persists?: 1d20 ⇒ 5 That bloodies him.

A shockwave of sickening energy suddenly pulses through the room, and everything shakes. The cult and their demons don't seem affected by the wave, but they can't ignore the physical tremors threatening to knock all present off their feet.
◆ Tremors: Everyone must make a DC 23 basic Reflex save against bludgeoning damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6; on a critical failure you also fall prone.
Green Reflex: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 38 Critical success, no damage
Purple Reflex: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 24 Success, 3 damage
Blue Reflex: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33 Critical Success, no damage
Red Reflex: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23 Success, 3 damage
◆ Demonic Energy: The demons and cultists are unaffected, but everyone else must make a DC 23 basic Fortitude save against void damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5; on a critical failure (or a failure if you're holy) you are also Sickened 1

Ra'uf's turn.
Initiative:
Green Derakni (-17 HP)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 92/92 HP, DC 23 Ref vs 6 bludgeoning, DC 23 Fort vs 5 void)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 54/64 HP, DC 23 Ref vs 6 bludgeoning, DC 23 Fort vs 5 void)
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP, DC 23 Ref vs 6 bludgeoning, DC 23 Fort vs 5 void)
Purple Derakni (-9 HP)
Blue Champion of Deskari (AC 17-25, -80 HP, bloodied, 4d6 persistent bleed, weakness 1 slashing and piercing as long as bleed lasts)
Ritual Effects
Ra'uf (AC 28, 63/90 HP, DC 23 Ref vs 6 bludgeoning, DC 23 Fort vs 5 void)
Red Junior Champion of Deskari (-37 HP, buzzing bites, Selfish Shield vs Hobbs)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, DC 23 Ref vs 6 bludgeoning, DC 23 Fort vs 5 void)

Fortitude: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35 Successes are Crit Successes
Reflex: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29

Kat doesn't appear to be affected by the void energy and she keeps her balance.

"I am an android, a constructed life-form," Locus-22 politely informs her attacker just as Ra'uf's blade deflects the scythe a bit. As her purple-colored blood-like substance begins to flow, her staff flashes with an eerily similar colored glow. "Thank you, Ra'uf," she says still in the same calm and soft voice just as the world begins to shake.

Reflex : 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24
Fort : 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

When the cultist failed his save against blood vendetta, her accursed staff gave her 4 temp hp, which were quickly wiped out by the hazard. At least it helped a bit. So I think she's at 50 hp.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

Oh, hey, I never get to use this!

Ra'uf barely notices the damage to himself. "Milani's thorns will pierce the hearts of those who blaspheme thus!" The shoony swings his axe, then unleashes LOL a deafening bark, far louder than you would expect from his small frame.

◆ Strike vs. Blue

+1 Striking Greataxe: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36
Slashing Damage: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (8, 4) + 6 = 18 doubled to 36

Axe critical specialization: Another creature within reach takes damage equal to the die roll only - so 12 Slashing to Red, unless its AC is greater than 36.

◆◆ Cast a Spell: Cry of Destruction

If I can do the orange cone, it will hit all enemies. If not, aiming straight south, missing only red.

Sonic Damage:
If Strike Hit: 4d12 ⇒ (5, 7, 2, 7) = 21
If Strike Missed: 4d8 ⇒ (4, 7, 8, 2) = 21

LOL once more

Turns out his bark is worse than his bite, but not by much.

Either way, basic DC 22 Fort save

And the usual...

Crit (of course). ↺ Selfish Shield to resist some of the damage.
Green Fort: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 27 Success, 10 damage
Purple Fort: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24 Success, 10 damage
Blue Fort: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34 Critical success, 0 damage
Red Fort: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29 Success, 10 damage

"Lemme at that goblin!" howls the other cultist. But she can't get at him, and focuses instead on removing the obstacle in her way. "Get out of my way!" she bellows in Ra'ufs face, startling him a bit as she slices him with her scythe.
◆ Demoralize Intimidation: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31 Success! Ra'uf is Frightened 1
◆ Strike Scythe: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31 Hits for Unholy Slashing damage: 2d10 + 7 ⇒ (1, 1) + 7 = 9
◆ Strike Scythe: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23 Miss

Celestia's turn.
Initiative:
Green Derakni (-27 HP)
Kaitlyn (AC 26, 89/92 HP)
Locus-22 (AC 24, 50/64 HP)
Hobbs (AC 27/28, 96/96 HP, DC 23 Ref vs 6 bludgeoning, DC 23 Fort vs 5 void)
Purple Derakni (-19 HP)
Blue Champion of Deskari (AC 17-25, -112 HP, bloodied, 4d6 persistent bleed, weakness 1 slashing and piercing as long as bleed lasts, Selfish Shield vs Ra'uf)
Ritual Effects
Ra'uf (AC 28, 46/90 HP, Frightened 1)
Red Junior Champion of Deskari (-59 HP, buzzing bites, Selfish Shield vs Hobbs)
Celestia (AC 20, 50/50 HP, DC 23 Ref vs 6 bludgeoning, DC 23 Fort vs 5 void)