[Gameday XIV]PFS #10-00 The Hao Jin Cataclysm (5-6) by GM Colin (Inactive)

Game Master Colin_Mercer

BOTTING Taryn & dog for inactivity: unable to reach flying foe, the hunter and the dog cluster up and full defense.

The guardian sends Kiyoko's soul to boneyard with a mighty slam, then flies over Linka, threatening her with its long reach.

Initiative, round 3
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Fire -32 fly 15ft
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Mantis -10, 2 neg lvls, invisible
Harken -10
RawkNRolel -10, 4 neg lvls
Taryn -10, 1(2) neg lvls
Rogarch -1, 4 neg lvls
Linka +5
Garsita +5, 2 neg lvls
Kiyoko -102, prone, dead, 4 neg lvls, burning
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Bold can act!

Garsita's spiritual weapon keeps hacking away at the phoenix.

spiritual weapon attack: 1d20 + 5 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 10 = 33
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Garsita then channels positive energy, excluding the phoenix and catching most of the party.

healing: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 2) = 12

Mantis tries to cast Shadow Trap
SR: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 - 2 = 16
The previous undead's negative energy interupts Mantis' casting skill. She cannot help anything now and could only leave the elemental far away.

I was reminded that Taryn the Inquisitor actually have longbow and Bane available, so she would use that instead in round 2.
Longbow, Bane: 1d20 + 5 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 2 - 1 = 21 Dmg: 1d8 + 5 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 + (2, 5) = 20
Taryn remembers her longbow training, and put that into use against the guardian. Her arrow narrowly missed the guardian. Maybe the Tiger aspect will help...

Garsita's spiritual weapon works wonder, and heals up everyone. Mantis' spell fails to pierce through its resistance.

Initiative, round 3
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Fire -40 fly 15ft
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Mantis, 2 neg lvls
Harken
RawkNRolel, 4 neg lvls
Taryn, 1(2) neg lvls
Rogarch, 4 neg lvls
Linka +5
Garsita +5, 2 neg lvls
Kiyoko -102, prone, dead, 4 neg lvls, burning
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Bold can act!

As a nearby group of experienced Pathfinders defeats the guardian they are facing two feathers fall from the fallen fiery phoenix. Seeing the dire straits their junior agents are in, they bring one to Kiyoko.

As they lay it across her body, it flares with flame then fades to ash that absorbs into her form. A flash of light illuminates the scene and the samurai is drawn back just as she is about to set foot in the Boneyard.

Kiyoko is restored to full hit points though she is still burning.

Before they can lend any further assistance the other Pathfinder team is drawn into another battle with another Guardian.

Initiative, round 3
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Fire -40 fly 15ft
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Mantis, 2 neg lvls
Harken
RawkNRolel, 4 neg lvls
Taryn, 1(2) neg lvls
Rogarch, 4 neg lvls
Linka +5
Garsita +5, 2 neg lvls
Kiyoko prone, 4 neg lvls, burning
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[b]Bold can act!

Kiyoko awakens with a gasp as the phoenix ashes infuse her prone, scorched body. Opening her eyes, she notes that all of her wounds were healed. She was alive again--but then, why did she still feel like death? That--and she was still on fire! "Atsui!" she cries out in Minkaian, and quickly starts to roll on the ground to try to put it out.

Reflex save, negative levels, stop-drop-and-roll: 1d20 + 4 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 4 - 4 = 12

The colossal ruby phoenix grows more resplendent and terrifying with each restored feather that soars into the sky to meet it. The magnificent bird lets out a final screech as its shroud of flames intensifies, utterly consuming it. The phoenix is gone. As ruby ashes drift towards the tapestry, the invaders, seeing the tapestry’s last defense has failed, pour through, their entire force pushing through the largest rift in a massive final attack. The entire world shudders as the rift widens.

The voice of the former Master of Spells echoes through the Tapestry. ”Finally! I am able to come through!” The last word can be heard more clearly as Aram Zey appears, stepping forward out of nothingness to stand under the falling ashes. “Pathfinders, you fought bravely and well, and your sacrifices were not in vain.” Aram Zey pauses, and his expression turns pensive. “But, the tapestry’s tale has not yet ended. Even though there is clearly a force at work here that is greater than we realized,” he gestures out toward the invaders, “Furthermore, we have not permanently repaired the demiplane—we have only patched the worst of the damage and prevented irreversible catastrophe. But I sense that…” Aram Zey’s voice trails off for a moment, “Yes, just as I thought.”

The ruby ashes begin to glow, faint as smoldering coals at first, and then intensifying, coalescing, and swirling in beautiful patterns as they lift Aram Zey into the air. He is unperturbed by this development. “It seems the key to defending the tapestry is allowing its guardian to be reborn. I will do whatever I can to provide the arcane energy necessary to keep the tapestry stable. In the meantime, I hope the Society will search for a more permanent solution. I refuse to believe that the knowledge of the legendary Ruby Phoenix herself has been lost to us forever.” The ashes and Zey converge on a single point, a great crimson ember in the sky. There is a spark, and then the ember explodes. A wave of fire engulfs the tapestry as the Ruby Phoenix emerges from the explosion with a triumphant, piercing cry. Aram Zey floats within its heart, his body engulfed in ruby fire. The explosion’s flames reach the invaders first, turning them to ash and cinders. The flames wash over the tapestry’s defenders without harming them. The tapestry burns—but like the phoenix the fires replenish it, scouring the wasteland and restoring the tapestry’s original environments. The phoenix beats its wings, sending wave after wave of fire into the Astral rift and searing the portal shut. Then it soars in a great arc across the sky and flies off toward the sun.

And that brings the adventure to a close! Thank you to all the GMs who volunteered to make this happen, and congratulations to the players for achieving the Radiant Ruby Feathers boon!