GD14 - Under the Eye of the Mantis (T3-4) (Inactive)

Game Master Nomadical

"Blibbity blobbity bloobity--Heehee! Blooobity! Blooobity blooobity bloobity! Heeheehee! ... Oh, my! Have I been babbling? I do believe I've been babbling! Heehee!" Mrs. Crinkle giggles at herself, but stops abruptly as the Carnelian Signet cuts down Eltis. "Oh, now dearie, that's not nice!" She hops over to the flaming ball of violence and raps her knuckles on the Signet's noggin. "Enough of that!" Her voice is still cheery on the surface, but there's a hard edge that creeps through.

Fist, +1 striking handwraps of mighty blows: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Nonlethal bludgeoning damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10

◆ Stunned 1, ◆ Stride, ◆ Strike

The Carnelian Signet spotlights her enemy, the pernicious kobold caster, and moves to put him down. She does so in a single blow, dropping him to the floor before turning her attention to the next evildoer lurking in the darkness.

Eltis sees the Terror that Burns in Plain Sight just as she smacks him. As he lays upon the floor, his fevered dreams clear in a wash of healing magic from Adelmare.

Shalosar and Zenari are Stunned 1 and spend that 1 action babbling incoherently in the first round.

The Signet is still Confused for 1 minute but does not automatically get a new save at the end of each round. She does get the DC 11 Flat check each time she takes damage, though.

Round 1
The Hall of Mirrors
Conditions:
BOLD May Act

Mrs. Crinkle
Zenari (Stunned 1)
Adelmare
Shalosar (Stunned 1)
Eltis (-19, NOT confused)
The Carnelian Signet (-10 NL, Very Confused, Pending 1 Flat Check)

Confused means I am off-guard, so my effective AC is 19. This means Mrs. Crinkle critically hit me.

"Ha! Your leader is down!" The Carnelian Signet grins as the diminutive draconian devil is dealt a deadly blow. She snorts as the infernal quadruped heals him. "Fine. You're next!"

But then an older devil giggles her way up and punches her. "Boop? Is this some kind of spell meant to control me?"

Flat Check: 1d20 ⇒ 6

"I'll never give up!" She snarls as the aquatic devil gets her hands on her.

I'm now Grappled.

First action stunned 1
Second action, move to the Carnelian Signet.
Third action. Grapple the Carnelion Signet
athletics: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

”Come out, come out, wherever you are!”, Shalosar shouts to no one in particular. ”It’ll only hurt a lot, I promise!”

Then he looks around and realizes what’s actually happening. ”They’re in your head!”, he shouts at the Signet. ”Now get ‘em out, before we beat ‘em out of you!”

The chains erupt from his wrists. One of them curls into a spiky ball at the end, which he swings at the barbarian.

Stunned
Demoralize Signet
Channel Elements, Elemental Blast vs Signet, NL

Intimidation: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Attack: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 - 2 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6B

"A Kyton?" She sees a malevolent creature wrapped in chains and shadow. "I thought you were removed by those coastal wizards? Or are they just lying?"

Flat: 1d20 ⇒ 3 Aw yeah the only >10 I can roll is my attack against an ally

The chain whips across her face and she spits flame in disgust.

Zenari grabs the addled vigilante as a kyton appears from the shadows. But the Carnelian Signet is as stubborn as they come and refuses to back down.

The Signet is still Confused for 1 minute but does not automatically get a new save at the end of each round. She does get the DC 11 Flat check each time she takes damage, though.

Round 2
The Hall of Mirrors
Conditions:
BOLD May Act

Mrs. Crinkle
Zenari
Adelmare
Shalosar
Eltis (-19, NOT confused)
The Carnelian Signet (-26 NL, Very Confused, Grappled, OG, Frightened 1)

"OooOoo! We're going to rib you good for this when you come to, dearie! Heehee!" Mrs. Crinkle chuckles. She pokes her two fingers into the Signet's eyes, smacks her on the back of the head, and points to her chest. "Oh, my! You've got some food on your shirt there dearie!" When the Signet looks down, the cute little old lady twists her wrist and plunges two fingers up the younger woman's nostrils.

Fist: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
Bludgeoning damage, nonlethal: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 1) + 4 = 9

Fist, MAP: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Bludgeoning damage, nonlethal: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8

Fist, MAP: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Bludgeoning damage, nonlethal: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 = 11

Or at least, she tries to do all that. The Carnelian Signet ducks and weaves around the old lady's juvenile strikes like a leaf in the wind.

◆ Strike, ◆ Strike, ◆ Strike

Eltis groans from the floor..
"I've had enough of this."
And casts Dispel magic ont he whirling red dervish.

counteract: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Seeing weary faces all around her, Zarta Dralneen unlocks a secure portion of her messenger bag and produces a small hourglass filled with orichalcum and dawnsilver particles. She winks. “I had a hunch you’d turn to me for a bit of refreshment.” With a flick of her finger, the hourglass begins to spin in its rune-engraved frame, seeming to rewind some elements of time for the assembled agents.

The Short Skip condition is now in effect.

"Playing with your food?" The Carnelian Signet swerves and twirls around all of Mrs. Crinkle's attacks. "You'll regret this!"

The tiny leader casting magic on her makes her angrier. "No! I'll never submit!" The aquatic devil keeps her grappled.

Waiting for Dispel Magic results before I manage to roll 3 20s or something.

Mrs. Crinkle puts on a comedy routine reminiscent of a certain three stooges. The Stoic Signet is seriously unimpressed.

But when the tiny leader of the evil cabal of stooges casts a spell on the Signet clearly trying to control her mind…

She awakens to realize just what she has done.

Combat Over

Eltis (-19)
The Carnelian Signet (-26 NL)

As you assess your situation, you realize that the passage is now safe for others to follow now that you have taken the brunt of the magic. You return to get your next assignment from Zarta who shows you the artifact she brought from the Grand Archives that somehow turns back a little piece of time. See Discussion for the effects of the Time Skip condition.

As Zarta’s hourglass comes to a stop, Eando Kline approaches your team. He tells you to take a 10-minute break, but then he needs you to handle an important matter for him. He indicates a building tucked away in a corner, far from the rest of the action. “Our scouts saw some undead retreating that way. Get in there and press the advantage we’ve got going here. Let’s keep the enemy on their heels so they don’t get any time to recover!”

This building, an abandoned candy shop, is made of wood and has thin paper-covered windows, preventing anyone from seeing in or out. However, they are also so thin that you’re certain you could just barge right through a door or window if you wanted to.

You have the benefit of a 10-minute rest to heal up.

You can assemble in whatever formation you’d like outside the doors or windows and can present a short narrative for how you barge or sneak inside. Each character may choose to use their choice of skills for initiative in the upcoming encounter based on this story. Characters breaking down doors should be able to use skills like Athletics, Intimidation, Warfare Lore, etc., stealthy PCs can use Deception, Stealth, Thievery, etc.

Please place yourselves in the Red Box on this slide, describe what you’d like to do for Initiative, and then go ahead and roll your own Initiative.

The leader casts a nefarious spell, and The Carnelian Signet's vision dims as smoke fills her eyes. She comes to a rest as her rage gives way.

"What? You rescued me?" She pants. "Thank you, I was ambushed by a group of Infernal creatures. I cut their leader down only for a quadruped to heal him. And then an aquatic devil held me in place while the cursed wolf tried to trick me."

"Why is everyone looking at me like that?"

As the truth becomes clear, The Carnelian Signet gets on her knees and bows to Eltis. "Please accept my apologies, Eltis. I thought... Sortoz's magic was too strong for me."

Once the team recovers, Eando Kline gives the Carnelian Signet an excuse to vent out her frustration. "With pleasure."

"You wanted to hide, and yet..." With her flaming kinetic aura raised and at the ready, she bats a flame with her sword like a baseball, smashing the small fire ball through the window.

Athletics (T): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

”Just glad you didn’t hit me like that”, says Shalosar, as he tries to patch up the Signet.

Battle Medicine: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Healing: 2d8 ⇒ (8, 6) = 14

Letting her be the center of attention once again, Shalosar tries a more subtle approach from the other window.

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Eltis gives the Red Rage Beast a hug. "You weren't yourself. I was affected as well but your, er, concussive medicine knocked it out of me."
He gives her a big smile and tries to give her a little healing.

medicine: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
healing: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

He also offers her 2 minor healing potions 1d8 each) saying, "I have one heal spell and a scroll left that will liekly be best used in battle. Will you be OK?"

He will then drink the potion he received at the start of the fun quest..
lesser heal pot: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (4, 7) + 5 = 16

She drinks one of the minor healing potions.
1d8 ⇒ 6

Then she drinks her own Lesser Healing Potion.
2d8 + 5 ⇒ (2, 6) + 5 = 13

7 non lethal damage remaining. I really got to buy that Aeon Stone...

"Thank you for accepting this fool's apology. I pray you won't have to again."

As soon as the Carnelian Signet's ball of fire clears the window, Mrs. Crinkle's lupine form bashes through the rest of it. Shaking off shards of glass that tinkle as they fall around her, she growls: "Raaaarrrrr! I want meat!"

Athletics: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24

Earlier ...

Make up your mind Klein

Now ..

Zenari gets ready to jump through the window after Mrs Crinkle.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Viore Ciobanu blasts a ghoul to cinders while Giovana decapitates another with her wicked blades. The pair burst through a pair of large iron-bound doors. The Venture-Captain calls out, “We’ve reached the inner sanctum, Pathfinders. Hurry! We need to brief you for the final assault!”

The Breached Sanctum condition is in effect. Table GMs, you have 2 days to resolve your encounters.

Adelmare takes a look at the windows, and sighs dramatically.

"One day, I too will be able to jump from or onto something like you little ones, but for now I shall continue through the door."

As you line up outside the flimsy doors and windows ready to burst in, you hear a commotion from within. Upon breaching the door, you find no one remaining in the old tavern. It appears that any undead or Disciples that might have been there have already fled.

You make your way back to find Eando consulting with some senior agents. He turns to receive your report and smiles in satisfaction. "It appears that some of the rats are abandoning the ship. With their whole operation crumbling around them, Sotroz and Rowan the Whispering appear to be consolidating their remaining forces in the sanctum where their magical experiments were taking place. We've even spotted the two arguing and apparently blaming each other for the failure of the whole operation. Let's rally with the others and get ready for the final confrontation."

"Good, I can't wait!" The Carnelian Signet grins. "I still have to repay Sotroz for their illusion..."

Huh. Didn't wanna play... Zenari actually sounds disappointed. Shows they have no honour

However she perks up when she hears they're going after the boss.

”How delicious!”

Mrs. Wolfy Crinkle deflates. "Oh, pooh! Too much granny for you kids? Heehee!" She rushes to gather up her stretched-out dress and head out with the group.

"OooOoo! Lovers' quarrel? Well, let's go smack some sense into those two, and if they survive that education maybe we'll toss 'em in a cell! Heehee!"

Lover's quarrel? Zenari replies, amused. Really Mrs Crinkle?

"Oh, I'm sure they have a love/hate relationship, dearie. As in, they love to hate each other, but they're bound together by economics. Sounds like a marriage to me! Heehee!" Mrs. Crinkle shakes her head, as if to banish bad memories.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Inside the domed inner sanctum is a complex ritual space, with stonework rising out of thick mud. Along one side of the space stands an arcane abomination of an aiudara cobbled together from pieces of others and Nexian technomagical know-how. Zarta Dralneen coordinates splitting up Pathfinder teams to encircle the area as the Red Mantis Dispatch’s two leaders, a ghoul arcanist and an aiuvarin assassin, gather their bodyguards and prepare to make their last stand.

The final confrontation has begun.

Zarta specifically dispatches your team into the inner sanctum via the same long hallway of mirrors where a certain red-headed someone went postal on her teammates (but we won’t mention that again too many more times.) ”It’s therapy for all of you,” she says in understanding. ”And it happens to be the most direct route in. You may end up being one of the first teams to get inside in that case, so do your best against whatever threat you find yourselves up against. Now then, move along,” she finishes in dismissal as she turns to an even more junior team to give them their assignment.

The mirrors no longer mock you, and no magical effect tries to twist your minds. Shortly beyond the spot where Eltis went down, you emerge into the Inner Sanctum of the Red Mantis Dispatch. To the north stand a ghoul and a Mantis Disciple while to the west you spot two more ghouls. Just beyond, within a magical engraving encircled by mirrored globes stands the enigmatic Rowan the Whispering. A quick glance around the space reveals several more matching mirrored globes. Between yourselves and Rowan is a small cage with a piglet inside, and up to the north is another cage with a small wolf puppy.

Seeing the crimson-clad Rowan the Whispering and her last acolytes surrounding her, Giovana allows herself a predatory smile. “Not so much a predator now, are we? This is it, Pathfinders—time to prove if you’re really worth all the praise that Eando’s given me in private. Turn that false mantis Rowan into a blood stain on the rocks, and all will be right with the world for at least a few minutes, hm?”

Viore pales for a moment, Then suddenly blurts out, “Please... try to take her in alive, though... she’s my daughter.” He looks down as Giovana tilts her head in surprise. The aiuvarin venture-captain continues under his breath, “that’s how she got access to Kyonin’s aiudara in the first place, because of me... and I want to bring her to justice.” He looks back up. “I’ll understand if it’s not possible, but please?” At this point, Giovana just rolls her eyes and motions ahead, where the Dispatch forces are already drawing weapons and moving to attack.

The sanctum consists of several stone platforms lined with arcane foci and esoterica for various magical experiments. Between the stone platforms is thick mud that acts as greater difficult terrain, but can be traversed or jumped over, and does not block line of sight or line of effect. (Any black area that might appear to be a wall is this thick mud.)

Little Piggy and Wolf Puppy are in wooden “bonded cages” engraved with arcane runes. The creatures are tiny size, but the cages are big. The gray-ish circles are mirrored globes. The mirrored globes do not take up their whole 5x5 space, but making them smaller made them too hard to see. You can occupy a space with a globe. The ceiling is 40 feet in height and the area has normal light. Using an Action to Recall Knowledge with any of the four Magical Tradition skills about the “bonded cages” OR the mirrored globes would reveal their significance.

Round 1
The Final Confrontation
Conditions: Nothing special yet
BOLD May Act

Adelmare

Red Disciple
Blue Ghoul

The Carnelian Signet
Shalosar

Yellow Ghoul
Rowan (Black)

Zenari
Eltis
Mrs. Crinkle

Green Ghoul

Zenari quirks an eyebrow at the word 'Therapy'. Therapy? Therapy? She don't need no pronking therapy.

"I will try, Venture-Captain." Besides it will be fun to remind the Red Mantis we aren't their lapdogs.

A rebellious daughter who has big plans but poor foresight? Issil can empathize with that.

I really need to keep a closer eye on notifications. Apologies all

Adelmare tries to figure out what's going on with the cute critters
♦Recall Knowledge on Bonded Cages
Nature+12
♦♦Cast Bless

"Give them hell everyone!"

"Give them hell everyone!"

”Just what I had in mind”, replies Shalosar, raising his forearms in anticipation.

Nature: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26
Adelmare stares intently at the cage with the wolf puppy in it and immediately recognizes the nature of the magical glyphs. These cages are draining the life of the creatures within to power Sotroz’s mystical abilities. Rowan doesn’t appear to have any connection to the cages, though.

The high-tier tables are fighting Sotroz, and the low-tier tables fight Rowan, both using the same map and set-up. Freeing the animals ONLY has an impact IF you are playing at a high-tier table. The caged animals have absolutely no mechanical effect on your fight. And no, even if you free them, it does not affect the fights being conducted by the other tables. You are, of course, free to use your actions to release them anyway should you so choose.

You can also take one action to identify the magic involved with the mirrored globes using any of the Magical Tradition skills.

Adelmare casts a spell of blessing, and the Red Disciple makes his move on Shalosar. He throws one of his daggers, draws a replacement, and raises his cloak in that signature style you witnessed the younglings use earlier.

Ranged Dagger: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

The ghoul in the stylish Blue puffy-sleeved pirate shirt moves in on Zenari. He’s eaten merfolk before, and wants to try a taste of undine.

Jaws: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Claws, agile MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 4 = 18
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Denied the chance to take a taste, he swipes at Zenari with his claws but is equally ineffective as she evades his attacks.

However, as he moves in, the unholy smell of his rotting frame washes across the front line of Pathfinders.
DC 16 Fortitude saves vs Ghoul Stench from Zenari, Mrs. Crinkle, and Eltis please.

Round 1
The Final Confrontation
Conditions: Bless 15 feet around Adelmare
BOLD May Act

Adelmare

Red Disciple (Cloak up)
Blue Ghoul

The Carnelian Signet
Shalosar

Yellow Ghoul
Rowan (Black)

Zenari (Pending Fort save)
Eltis (Pending Fort save)
Mrs. Crinkle (Pending Fort save)

Green Ghoul

Any black area that might appear to be a wall is thick mud.

Little Piggy and Wolf Puppy are in wooden “bonded cages” engraved with arcane runes. The creatures are tiny size, but the cages are big. The gray-ish circles are mirrored globes. The mirrored globes do not take up their whole 5x5 space, but making them smaller made them too hard to see. You can occupy a space with a globe. The ceiling is 40 feet in height and the area has normal light.

Shalosar smirks at the Red Disciple. ”You fight like those rookies we slaughtered!”, he sneers. ”Time for you to join ‘em!”

He grimaces as spiked chains erupt from the back of each wrist. One of them lashes out at the disciple, while the other curls into a flat spiral, forming a shield on his arm.

Demoralize Red
Channel Elements, free Elemental Blast at Red (Weapon Infusion: reach)
Cast shield

Intimidation: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 1 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9S

With her flames and blade ready, The Carnelian Signet grins at the ghoul as the flames wrap her within a purified rage.

◇Quick Tempered: 6 Temp HP, Concealment against Ranged attacks.

She ◆runs up towards the Ghoul, ready to send them to death. But first, that awful smell...

Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Smells like vengeance as she leaps ahead, flames in her eyes, looking like Hell itself is barreling down to claim the Ghoul's head.

◆Intimidating Glare to Demoralize: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

With a haunting laugh, The Carnelian Signet swings at the ghoul in Green.
◆Silver Longsword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Silver Magical Slashing: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 3) + 3 = 14
Rage (Fire): 4 = 4

The Disciple must have heard about what happened to the younglings at the dojo, because he pales beneath his mask at Shalosar’s comment. The chains catch him in the throat, but the raised cloak deflects the blow just enough to keep it from opening his carotid.

The Carnelian Signet lets her rage out on the nearest ghoul, putting the Fear of Red into him and gutting him like a fish. He’s still standing but he certainly can’t take another blow like that.

Rowan nods to the ghoul running interference for her, and he rushes into melee with the Granny-Wolf.

Jaws: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Claws, agile MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 11 - 4 = 13
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

He’s not particularly effective, but then again, maybe he wasn’t supposed to be….

His unholy stench joins that of his buddy’s, causing the front line ladies (and Eltis) to gag.
Two DC 16 Fortitude saves vs Ghoul Stench from Zenari, Mrs. Crinkle, and Eltis please.

Meanwhile, Rowan steps straight into a mirrored globe and appears in the corner of the platform behind Zenari! (No, those globes don’t look big enough to step into, so there must be some serious magic going on there.) Not only that, but now there’s two Rowans, one still back at the mystical circle and the other stabbing Zenari in the kidney.

Dagger vs OG: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24
Damage, S: 2d4 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) + 6 + (1, 2) = 14

Round 1
The Final Confrontation
Conditions: Bless 15 feet around Adelmare
BOLD May Act

Adelmare

Red Disciple (-9, F2, Cloak up, 17 =< AC)
Blue Ghoul

The Carnelian Signet (6 Temp HP, Concealment vs Ranged, immune to Stench)
Shalosar (shield)

Yellow Ghoul
Rowan [Black]

Zenari (-14, Pending 2 Fort saves)
Eltis (Pending 2 Fort saves)
Mrs. Crinkle (Pending 2 Fort saves)

Green Ghoul (-18, F1, AC <= 23, Bloodied)

Any black area that might appear to be a wall is thick mud.

Little Piggy and Wolf Puppy are in wooden “bonded cages” engraved with arcane runes. The creatures are tiny size, but the cages are big. The gray-ish circles are mirrored globes. The mirrored globes do not take up their whole 5x5 space, but making them smaller made them too hard to see. You can occupy a space with a globe. The ceiling is 40 feet in height and the area has normal light.

fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Eltis takes a second to study the magic in those globes...
religion: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

He then puts a crossbow bolt into the black zombie..
crossbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
P damage: 2d8 ⇒ (5, 7) = 12

And reloads while considering what he might know about those orbs.

DC 16 Fortitude saves vs Ghoul Stench: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 --> Success
DC 16 Fortitude saves vs Ghoul Stench: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26 --> Crit Success

"Phew! You smell almost as bad as my farts, honeys! Heehee!" Mrs. Crinkle exclaims as she morphs into a wolf again. She snaps her jaws at the ghoul covered in yellow pus, trying to trip him.

Jaws, Trip vs. Yellow: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

"Are you ticklish? Let's see! Om-nom-nom-nom-nom! Heehee!" And with that, she begins "tickling" the ghoul's belly with her jagged lupine teeth.

Bite vs. Yellow (Prone?), MAP: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Piercing damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Bite vs. Yellow (Prone?), MAP: 1d20 ⇒ 12
Piercing damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

◇ Quick Tempered (Rage, +6 temp HP), ◆ Strike, ◆ Strike, ◆ Strike

fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Zenari double slices the blue clothed ghoul then hits it again.
longsword: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27 slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
shortshort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27 piercing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
longsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 piercing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

These Pathfinders have already experienced ghoul stench once or twice today and barely even notice it now. It certainly doesn’t break Eltis’ concentration as he considers the mirrored globes and how Rowan uses them. It seems that they interleave teleportaion and illusion magics allowing Rowan to translocate from one globe to another, leaving behind a temporary mirrored image of herself. The image is not just an illusion though since it can act as an ally of Rowan’s forces and actually has some health (non-zero hit points.).

Eltis is so impressed by the magic of the globes that he doesn’t really focus on aiming his crossbow, though.

Mrs Crinkle plays tummy tickle with a ghoul and gets a mouthful of ghoul guts as a reward. (Okay, everything about that sentence is just wrong.)

Zenari is less playful and just starts slicing into her opponent once, twice, three times, and dropping it!
@Zenari: I’m pretty sure that the final attack should have been at full MAP, but even accounting for that it hit. But going forward don’t forget that the Double Slice “counts as two attacks when calculating your multiple attack penalty.”

Up to the north, the Carnelian Signet has stepped right up to the Green ghoul. He takes advantage of that and grabs her with a claw.

Claws, F1: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 11 - 1 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Grab, F1: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 10 - 1 = 28

He leans in and begins whispering dark thoughts and vile cravings in a strange sibilant tongue to the Signet.

Round 2
The Final Confrontation
Conditions: Bless 15 feet around Adelmare
BOLD May Act

Adelmare

Red Disciple (-9, F2, Cloak up)
Blue Ghoul

The Carnelian Signet (1 Temp HP, Concealment vs Ranged, Grabbed, Pending Will save)
Shalosar (shield)

Yellow Ghoul (-8, Prone)
Rowan [Black]

Zenari (-14)
Eltis
Mrs. Crinkle (8 temp hp)

Green Ghoul (-18, Bloodied)

Any black area that might appear to be a wall is thick mud.

Ghouls: AC <= 21; Disciple: 17 =< AC

Will Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Hero Point: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

"My dear, have you ever considered cooking your food? Fire goes a long way!"

♦Sustain Bless, increasing range by 10ft
♦♦Cast Needle Darts at Green
Needle Darts: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 1 = 25
Darts Damage Green: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 2, 1, 2) = 9

Adelmare focuses on his magic and sends a spray of needles that shred the Signet’s dance partner.

The only Dispatch member considers his options and goes for the Signet. She is kind of disrespecting the whole Red theme they’ve got going after all. (And she uses a real weapon, versus that shady guy throwing shadow chains who just scares the bejeezus outta him.) He steps in and tries to stab the Carnelian Signet before raising his cloak again.

Dagger, F2: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 10 - 2 = 13
Damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Yeah, no, he’s not gonna hit her with weak moves like that.

Round 2
The Final Confrontation
Conditions: Bless 25 feet around Adelmare
BOLD May Act

Adelmare

Red Disciple (-9, F1, Cloak up)

The Carnelian Signet (1 Temp HP, Concealment vs Ranged)
Shalosar

Yellow Ghoul (-8, Prone)
Rowan [Black]

Zenari (-14)
Eltis
Mrs. Crinkle (8 temp hp)

Any black area that might appear to be a wall is thick mud.

Ghouls: 15 < AC <= 21; Disciple: 17 =< AC

"So close... You're going to have to practice harder, my dear!" With a quick spin on her heels, the Carnelian Signet tries to ◆Feint the disciple.
Feint with Deception (E): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Silver Longsword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Silver Magical Slashing: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 6) + 3 = 11
Rage (Fire): 4 = 4

Silver Longsword: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (14) + 10 - 5 = 19
Silver Magical Slashing: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 6) + 3 = 11
Rage (Fire): 4 = 4

"And if you're going to wear red, be LOUD!" He longsword bursts into flame as she dances about, lashing away to an inaudible tune.

The Disciple watches in awe as the Carnelian Signet spins on her heel. He’s so entranced by the fluidity of her movements that he can barely manage to interpose his cloak and try to snag her shiny sword with it.

Disarm vs Reflex DC, F1: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 - 1 = 14

The Signet shreds the ineffectual cloak and stabs him cleanly between the ribs twice in rapid succession.

Round 2
The Final Confrontation
Conditions: Bless 25 feet around Adelmare
BOLD May Act

Adelmare

Red Disciple (-39, F1, Near Death)

The Carnelian Signet (1 Temp HP, Concealment vs Ranged)
Shalosar

Yellow Ghoul (-8, Prone)
Rowan [Black]

Zenari (-14)
Eltis
Mrs. Crinkle (8 temp hp)

Any black area that might appear to be a wall is thick mud.

Ghouls: 15 < AC <= 21; Disciple: 18 = AC

”I prefer them to be silent”, says Shalosar. He cracks a chain like a whip, and the last link flies toward the shredded Mantis.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 1 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3P

Frowning, he cracks the other one.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 = 6
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 = 12

The quiet man who likes his prey to be silent in their death strikes twice, but the Disciple easily dodges both attacks.

Granny Wolf’s ghoul snack doesn’t want to get eaten alive, in undeath, so eaten un-alive? Whatever. He knows his job is to provide a flank for the boss, and standing might get him schwacked by the Wolf or the Undine. So he stays prone and lashes out with tooth and claw. And in his desire to aid the boss, he switches targets to Zenari.

Jaws, Prone, vs OG: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 2 = 20
Damage, P: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Claws, Agile, MAP, Prone, vs OG: 1d20 + 11 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 4 - 2 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Claws, Agile, MAP, Prone, vs OG: 1d20 + 11 - 8 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 11 - 8 - 2 = 18

Rowan smiles in satisfaction as she watches her ghoul get a little nip of fishy-flavored-flesh. She shifts her gaze to the undine between them and the smile disappears.

Dagger, vs OG: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28
Damage, P: 2d4 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) + 6 + (6, 1) = 18

Dagger, vs OG, Agile MAP: 1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 15 - 4 = 18
Damage, P: 2d4 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (2, 4) + 6 + (1, 6) = 19

Her knife carves a gash in the Zenari’s flesh, and she then steps back with the knowledge that her ally isn’t like to survive to aid her again.

Round 2
The Final Confrontation
Conditions: Bless 25 feet around Adelmare
BOLD May Act

Adelmare

Red Disciple (-39, F1, Near Death)

The Carnelian Signet (1 Temp HP, Concealment vs Ranged)
Shalosar

Yellow Ghoul (-8, Prone)
Rowan [Black]

Zenari (-43)
Eltis
Mrs. Crinkle (8 temp hp)

Any black area that might appear to be a wall is thick mud.

Ghouls: 15 < AC <= 21; Disciple: 18 = AC