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"Well now, isn't this interesting." says Ving. He then concentrates and casts a spell. Rannarix feels his pulse quicken which quickly spreads across their whole body. Ving then Shields himself from harm.
Range: 30 feet; Targets: 1 creature Duration: 1 minute
Magic empowers the target to act faster. It gains the quickened condition and can use the extra action each round for only Strike and Stride actions.
Heightened (7th) You can target up to 6 creatures.
Duration: until the start of your next turn
You raise a magical shield of force. This counts as using the Raise a Shield action, giving you a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of your next turn, but it doesn't require a hand to use.
While the spell is in effect, you can use the Shield Block reaction with your magic shield. The shield has Hardness 5. You can use the spell's reaction to reduce damage from any spell or magical effect, even if it doesn't deal physical damage. After you use Shield Block, the spell ends and you can't cast it again for 10 minutes.
Heightened (+2) The shield's Hardness increases by 5.
Amidst the smoke and chaos, Tharpe pauses to consider his actions.
One of the rat-like creatures scurries toward Rannariz, covering the Pathfinder in a smoky cloud.
It nips at the Pathfinder.
Another climbs onto the countertop near the forge.
It then snaps at Aleksandr and Amelia.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round One Cont'd!
Tharpe
Ving Tran
Creature (orange)
Creature (red)
Aleksandr
Rannarix -12 HP
Creature (black)
Ramona
Creature (blue)
Tharpe thwacks the threat!
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round One Cont'd!
Ving Tran
Creature (orange) -12 HP
Creature (red)
Tharpe
Aleksandr
Rannarix -12 HP
Creature (black)
Ramona
Creature (blue)
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Coughing from the acrid smoke, Imelia stabs at one of rats as Aleksandr invokes a spell causing a thunderous rage to build up inside Imelia.
◆◆ Act Together
Imelia ◆ Strike (red)
Aleksandr ◆◆ Cast a Spell (Thundering Dominance)
Imelia unleashes a terrible wail!
◆ Imelia Thundering Roar
(DC 21 basic Will)
Thundering Roar (auditory, concentrate, emotion, enchantment, fear, flourish, mental, sonic) The target unleashes a powerful vocalization. Each enemy in a 10-foot emanation takes 4d8 sonic damage with a basic Will save against your spell DC. A creature that fails its Will save is also frightened 1.
Rannarix bites through one of the fiery rat creatures!
Mr. Snappers cannot put a point on his sting.
Aleksandr and Imelia injure one rat creature .
Once invisible, a skeletal, ghostlike humanoid now appears, presenting its terrifying form!
It then showers the room with a shower of sharp tools and implements!
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round One Cont'd!
Ving Tran
Creature (orange) -48 HP
Creature (red) -26 HP
Tharpe -15 HP
Aleksandr
Imelia
Rannarix -33 HP
Creature (black)
Ramona
Creature (blue) -14 HP
Map with location of creature (black) revealed.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round One Cont'd!
Ving Tran
Creature (red) -26 HP
Tharpe -15
Aleksandr
Imelia
Rannarix -33 HP
Creature (black)
Ramona
Creature (blue) -14 HP
One rat-like creature nips at the Pathfinders around it.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round Two Begins!
Ving Tran
Creature (red) -26 HP
Tharpe -15
Aleksandr
Imelia
Rannarix -33 HP
Creature (black)
Ramona
Creature (blue) -14 HP
Frightened by the terrifying creature, Ramona brings out Banjo, and begins her Courageous Anthem.
Then, she casts Needle Darts at the undead creature.
The needles connect, but the undead proves quite resistent to the damage.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round Two Begins!
Ving Tran
Creature (red) -26 HP
Tharpe -15
Aleksandr
Imelia
Rannarix -33 HP
Creature (black)v -4 HP
Ramona
Creature (blue) -14 HP
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"I do not know what you are, but I do know you tried to hurt us. That is unacceptable."
Ving then gestures, mutters in an arcane language and points at the creature. A Bolt of Lighting sprigs forward and strikes at the strange skeletal creature....
....be then Shields himself from possible attack.
A bolt of lightning strikes outward from your hand, dealing 4d12 electricity damage with a basic Reflex save.
Heightened (+1) The damage increases by 1d12.
You raise a magical shield of force. This counts as using the Raise a Shield action, giving you a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of your next turn, but it doesn't require a hand to use.
While the spell is in effect, you can use the Shield Block reaction with your magic shield. The shield has Hardness 5. You can use the spell's reaction to reduce damage from any spell or magical effect, even if it doesn't deal physical damage. After you use Shield Block, the spell ends and you can't cast it again for 10 minutes.
Heightened (+2) The shield's Hardness increases by 5.
"I do not know what you are, but I do know you tried to hurt us. That is unacceptable."
Ving then gestures, mutters in an arcane language and points at the creature. A Bolt of Lighting sprigs forward and strikes at the strange skeletal creature....
The lightning has some impact on the skeletal creature.
One of the rat-like creatures snaps repeatedly at Aleksandr.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round Two Cont'd!
Ving Tran
Creature (red) -26 HP
Tharpe -15
Aleksandr -8 HP
Imelia
Rannarix -33 HP
Creature (black) -22 HP
Ramona
Creature (blue) -14 HP
Than he steps to flank opponent and strikes them
Tharpe stabs the creature in the back once, but not a second time.
On fire and injured, Rannarix continues attacking savagely.
The kobold connects! The creature would be pinned between Rannarix's fangs had the blow not ended its existence on this plane.
Mr. Snappers skuttles toward the other creature , standing atop of the ashes left by the fallen one.
The scorpion's stinger pierces its target, but the poison has no effect on the fiery foe.
Rannarix burns.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round Two Cont'd!
Ving Tran
Creature (red) -34 HP
Tharpe -15
Aleksandr -8 HP
Imelia
Rannarix -34 HP
Creature (black) -22 HP
Ramona
Creature (blue) -52 HP
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As the rat bites Aleksandr, Imelia unleashes a scream.
↺ Dutiful Retaliation
But she misjudges where the bite comes from.
Enhanced by Aleksandr's Connection, Imelia tries to lash out at the rat again.
◆ Act Together
Aleksandr ◆ Cast a Spell (Boost Eidolon)
Imelia ◆ Strike (red)
She then lashes out at the undead
Imelia ◆ Strike (black)
Imelia ◆ Strike (black)
Vitalizing When Imelia hits an undead creature with a strike they take 1d6 persistent vitality damage.
Imelia snuffs the remaining rat-thing, then strikes the undead once. It resists some of the impact.
The skeletal then form disappears.
Its presence is still felt however as the room becomes a storm of flying tools and implements!
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round Two Cont'd/Round Three Begins!
Ramona
Ving Tran -16 HP
Creature (red) -49 HP
Tharpe -30 HP
Aleksandr -19 HP
Imelia
Rannarix -51 HP
Creature (black) -35HP
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You raise a magical shield of force. This counts as using the Raise a Shield action, giving you a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of your next turn, but it doesn't require a hand to use.
While the spell is in effect, you can use the Shield Block reaction with your magic shield. The shield has Hardness 5. You can use the spell's reaction to reduce damage from any spell or magical effect, even if it doesn't deal physical damage. After you use Shield Block, the spell ends and you can't cast it again for 10 minutes.
Heightened (+2) The shield's Hardness increases by 5.
Ramona will continue the Anthem.
Then, she will send needles towards the black creature, dealing piercing damage.
The needles fly through the air, but find no purchase in a target.
Tharpe runs towards the ghost and strikes it
But he misses, then he runs away.
The location of the invisible figure remains unclear.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round Three Cont'd!
Ving Tran -11 HP
Tharpe -30 HP
Aleksandr -19 HP
Imelia
Rannarix -51 HP
Creature (black) -35 HP
Ramona
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"You cannot hide from me foolish creature, the vision of the dragons are mine to command.", says Ving as he casts a spell....
...."Ah, is that you over there? Everyone target the bright redish light. I will try to get it as close to the creature's chest as I can." proclaims Ving as he casts another spell.
Your gaze pierces through illusions and finds invisible creatures and spirits. You can see invisible creatures as though they weren't invisible, although their features are blurred, making them concealed and difficult to identify. You can also see incorporeal creatures, like ghosts, phased through an object from within 10 feet of an object's surface as blurry shapes seen through those objects. Subtler clues also grant you a +2 status bonus to checks you make to disbelieve illusions.
Heightened (5th) This spell has a duration of 8 hours.
Range: 120 feet Duration: until your next daily preparations
You create an orb of light that sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius (and dim light for the next 20 feet) in a color you choose. If you create the light in the same space as a willing creature, you can attach the light to the creature, causing it to float near that creature as it moves. You can Sustain the spell to move the light up to 60 feet; you can attach or detach it from a creature as part of this movement.
You can Dismiss the spell. If you Cast the Spell while you already have four light spells active, you must choose one of the existing spells to end.
Heightened (4th) The orb sheds light in a 60-foot radius (and dim light for the next 60 feet).
"You cannot hide from me foolish creature, the vision of the dragons are mine to command.", says Ving as he casts a spell....
...."Ah, is that you over there? Everyone target the bright redish light. I will try to get it as close to the creature's chest as I can." proclaims Ving as he casts another spell.
Location of invisible creature now revealed on Slides.
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Both Aleksandr and Imelia concentrate their attacks on the spot Ving pointed out.
◆ Act Together
Aleksandr ◆ Cast a Spell (Boost Eidolon)
Imelia ◆ Ranged Strike
Vitalizing: 1d6 Persistent Vitality on a hit.
◆◆ Aleksandr Cast a Spell (Vitality Lash)
DC 21 basic Fortitude, enfeebled 1 on a critical failure.
...."Ah, is that you over there? Everyone target the bright redish light. I will try to get it as close to the creature's chest as I can." proclaims Ving
Both Aleksandr and Imelia concentrate their attacks on the spot Ving pointed out.
The flying foe is able to avoid the attack.
However, it is squarely caught by the magical lash.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round Three Cont'd!
Ving Tran -11 HP
Tharpe -30 HP
Aleksandr -20 HP
Imelia
Rannarix -51 HP
Creature (black) -54 HP
Ramona
Rannarix misses.
[ooc]No Grab, so Bite again at MAP?
The invisible creature flies to another spot . Then, it unleashes another storm.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD! - Round Three Cont'd/Round Four Begins!
Ramona -19 HP
Ving Tran -11 HP
Tharpe -30 HP
Aleksandr -50 HP
Imelia
Rannarix -51 HP
Creature (black) -54 HP
Ramona -19 HP
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"The creature moved. Follow my attack." calls out Ving as he casts a spell. 3 2" white dragon heads appear in front of him and streaks toward the creature....
You fire a shard of solidified magic toward a creature that you can see. It automatically hits and deals 1d4+1 force damage. For each additional action you use when Casting the Spell, increase the number of shards you shoot by one, to a maximum of three shards for 3 actions. You choose the target for each shard individually. If you shoot more than one shard at the same target, combine the damage before applying bonuses or penalties to damage, resistances, weaknesses, and so forth.
Heightened (+2) You fire one additional shard with each action you spend.
The barrage of force missiles pound the creature, destroying its form.
Once the Pathfinders have finished off the foes, the smith thanks you allfor your help. "You have helped me get through the most difficult part," Tonfer Bronzhelm notes graciously. "I should be able to complete this item, the Holy Hand in the next week or so!"
"Your craftsmanship could use some work, but you do seem to know your magical infusions." The smith notes, impressed. He produces a large metal box, which he opens to reveal a ring. "It is a ring of the ram. And, now, it is yours."
Viltydus appears at the door of the shop. "You may finish tending to any cleaning, healing, and repairs. When you are done, return to my stump and follow the path there northward until you come to an intersection north along the border of the Forest of Trials. There, you will find a branching network of footpaths emerging between the trees. I will next meet you there, Pathfinders." The fey exits and appears to vanish.
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"I think it would be wise to heal as soon as possible in case something else intervenes." comments Ving.
Price: 60 gp Usage: worn Access: Member of the Pathfinder Society.
When you invest this aeon stone, it slowly starts healing your wounds, restoring 1 HP every minute.
The resonant power grants you resistance 1 to negative damage.
The stump where the party first met Viltydus is only a short journey from the village of Port Valen.
Once their wounds have been addressed, the party is able to make it back to the stump and find the trail the fey had mentioned. Soon, they find Viltydus waiting for them.
The crossroads guardian gestures to the forest’s border. “Legends about the Forest of Trials, Arcadia’s first barrier on the path to Valenhall, are many and varied. Locals whisper of curses that shroud it in secrecy, of bloodthirsty beasts that dwell among the trees. But the forest has long been my home, and I think it supports those who come to know it. Pathfinders, my task is for you to fulfill your Society’s namesake: use the day’s light to map one of the many footpaths along the forest’s edge. Respect the forest, but do not fear it, and gather what you need to introduce it to future explorers.”
Ahead lies a stretch of unmapped paths. By charting one, the party will be able to add to the local knowledge of the mythical wood.
"Bandits and monsters do roam the woods, but the forest itself isn't a sinister place," Viltydus cautions.
previously listed exploration mode.
Beginning along a pathway, the party notes that this path sees little traffic. The undergrowth on this path is particularly treacherous and confusing to navigate.
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Ving follows the group writing notes about what they experience while traversing the path, trying to Avoid Notice as best he can....
You attempt a Stealth check to avoid notice while traveling at half speed. If you're Avoiding Notice at the start of an encounter, you usually roll a Stealth check instead of a Perception check both to determine your initiative and to see if the enemies notice you (based on their Perception DCs, as normal for Sneak, regardless of their initiative check results).
Ving follows the group writing notes about what they experience while traversing the path, trying to Avoid Notice as best he can....
Despite the heroicness of his effort, Ving steps on a few brittle sticks buried in the undergrowth. The sudden noise distracts from the mapping efforts.
Ramona and Tharpe sneak through the wood, one more quietly than the other.
Aleskandr and Imelia try to push through.
Through a series of missteps, the party discovers that it has gotten lost. Following the sound of rushing water, the party comes across some semblance of a trail that it can follow to the river.
It would seem that the investigation by the Pathfinders has attracted hostile creatures who dwell in the forest and prey on folks who wander far from their own settlements. For, as the party approaches the river, they are ambushed!
The creature emerges among the undergrowth to the south before sending a shower of splintered wood and debris toward a group of Pathfinders!
Another creature can barely be seen deeper within the wood. Its feet deftly find a path, almost as if the foliage were parting before it.
The creature is gaunt and hairless, with mottled, green and brown flesh that gives it the appearance of moss-draped bark. It seems to call upon ancient magics. Suddenly, the plants and fungi beneath somem of the Pathfinders' feet burst out or quickly grow, threatening to entangle many within the party!
Map on Slides.
AMBUSHED BY WOODLAND STALKERS! - Round One Begins!
Creature (red)
Creature (green)
Ving Tran
Creature (blue)
Rannarix/Mr. Snappers
Tharpe
Creature (yellow)
Ramona
Aleksandr/Imelia
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Ving squints trying to verify what he is seeing, then casts a spell. 3 2" white dragon heads appear in front of him and streak towards Green.
Concentrate; Force; Manipulate Range: 120 feet; Targets: 1 creature
You fire a shard of solidified magic toward a creature that you can see. It automatically hits and deals 1d4+1 force damage. For each additional action you use when Casting the Spell, increase the number of shards you shoot by one, to a maximum of three shards for 3 actions. You choose the target for each shard individually. If you shoot more than one shard at the same target, combine the damage before applying bonuses or penalties to damage, resistances, weaknesses, and so forth.
Heightened (+2) You fire one additional shard with each action you spend.
Ving squints trying to verify what he is seeing, then casts a spell. 3 2" white dragon heads appear in front of him and streak towards Green.
Ving finds himself entangled.
His projectiles, however, are unimpeded.
Another tiny, vaguely humanoid creature seeming made completely of bundles of sticks wound with thorny vines appears can be briefly be seen scrambling within the undergrowth of the woods to the north. The creature disappears behind a trunk and reappears to the south!
Location of creature (blue) added to Map on Slides.
AMBUSHED BY WOODLAND STALKERS! - Round One Cont'd!
Creature (red)
Creature (green) -12 HP
Ving Tran
Creature (blue)
Rannarix/Mr. Snappers
Tharpe
Creature (yellow)
Ramona
Aleksandr/Imelia