PFS1e 7-01 - Between the Lines (KS) (Inactive)

Game Master phaeton_nz

Djahan raises an eyebrow.

“No, we cannot let that happen! We have to return with her to the real world! Whatever you are, you have to let us go!“

The writing on the wall seems to say. "I'm sorry Dave. But I can't do that. I bear you no ill will but you are in the way.[/b]

At this point, the large sized statue on the wall animates and moves to attack.

You are on B5

Initiatives:
Huong Chan: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Findlefarb: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Djahan: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Ruby: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Skurge: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Dr. Watson: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

statue: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

The statue advances on 1d6 ⇒ 6 Dr Watson and attacks.
slam: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25 damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
slam: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25 damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Everyone is up

Skurge delays for bard and ruby then gets angry and strikes at the statue. die rolls to be modified for bard/ruby if that comes up.

attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 162d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 4) + 7 = 16 possibly more maybe ac 17/18 for 17 damage with bard

"AAAAH-"

The second hit drops Dr. Watson to the ground like a sack of potatoes. He lies motionless in a puddle of his own blood that is spreading quickly.

Dr. Watson has CON 12 and is now at -11 hp. :-O
He made one extract of CLW in the morning, though. It's the only filled vial in one of his bandoliers.

@GM: Those are quite high attack and damage bonuses - and you rolled also high damage. Is this really subtier 1-2? o_O

Djahan sees the doctor drop and 5 ft steps to attack with his sword and his fangs.

MW Cold Iron Longsword +6 (d8+4; 19-20/×2) To hit: Str+3, MW +1, BAB +2 ; Damage: +3 : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 171d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Bite +0(d6+1; 19-20/×2) To hit: Str+3, BAB +2 -5 secondary attack ; Damage: half of Str +3 as secondary attack : 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 81d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Djahan looks at his young phantom and shouts.

"Attack the large sized statue!"

"Ahh, now you need my help ... ts ... ts ... ts!" the phantom says and then concentrates!

Suddenly, two magical missiles fly out of its body and hit the statue.

Magic Missile, CL 3, 1/3 per day: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 3) + 2 = 7

Phantom is level 3 because of Phantom Ally feat. "Priest of the Fallen" archetype and chose Archmage: The phantom gains magic missile and sleep as spell-like abilities. It can use each spell-like ability a number of times per day equal to its Hit Dice, which it uses in place of a caster level.

Quick question, AC is listed as 19(22). Does that include the Mag Armor or did you not get one? I forget who wasn't getting it.

"Not good, not good, not good.", mutters Huong as he grabs a wand from his pack as he rushes forward and tries to heal the good Doctor...

UMD VS. DC: 20: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
possible Healing via Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The statue gets destroyed and since the healing was applied in the same round, Dr Watson is stabilised.

And yes, that was the low tier one. I got the stats from pfsprep

The statue gets destroyed and since the healing was applied in the same round, Dr Watson is stabilized.

And yes, that was the low tier one. I got the stats from pfsprep

LOL, good thing y'all were able to put it down so quickly!

Ruby barely manages to get her future sight off on Skurge before the vicious battle ends. "DOCTOR, NOOOOO!" she screams as he falls to the ground in a bloody heap. Practically a blink passes before he stops bleeding and the statue is disassembled. If we need more UMD rolls, Ruby is trained and can help!

While the others compose themselves and help the Good Doctor back into the land of the conscious, she explores their new environment. Hoping to find some other odd things to disbelieve :)

Findlefarb flicks his wrist, and a hidden spring-loaded sheath shoots a wand into his hand. "Best thing I've ever loaded in cases such as these!"

Cure Light Wounds on Dr. Watson: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

The bleeding stops, but the Doctor doesn't move. He's breathing, though.

Thanks for the help! I appreciate it.

The glass portcullis is immovable yet extremely fragile. Beyond it is a passage going left and right. The right one leads back to B3 but when you go left, you suddenly find yourself going through a door to elsewhere. (B6).

As the door opens, a familiar bell tinkles overhead, letting Palhuna Murqual know that his shop has visitors once more. The setting has changed subtly since earlier; while the shop’s layout remains the same, the wares previously displayed in cases and on the walls are missing. In their places are keys of all shapes, sizes, and construction.

A round or two after you enter the room, the back curtains stir and Palhuna Murqual comes forth, smiling unctuously. Those who watch the shopkeeper see that he is not quite right. His form flickers, almost imperceptibly, and he tends to “jump” from one location to another when not observed directly.

He informs you that he has the ability to let them peacefully exit the mindscape (he produces a golden key and gestures to a door that wasn’t there a moment ago). In return, he wants you to give up on rescuing Wulessa Yuul (one of you discovers yourself in possession of a scroll. Upon it is a clear drawing of Wulessa’s face). He holds the key out, making a haughty “give me” gesture with his other hand.

Before we move on (and through the glass portculis):
Dr. Watson is still unconscious at -3/9 hp. Can someone pour the CLW extract down his throat, please? After he wakes up, he can make himself another CLW extract in just one minute.

Huong goes over to the good Doctor and assist him by administering his extract.

I will let you roll your own. You might have better luck.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 :-/

Well, it is enough, but just barely.

The doctor wakes up.
"Ouch! What happened?"
He starts looking for his extract of CLW and sees the empty vial in Huong's hand.
"Thank you very much. Now, can somebody use this wand on me?"
He retrieves his wand of CLW from his backpack and looks at his fellow pathfinders.

I assume Findlefarb does prefer to use it on the doctor instead of his own wand.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 :-/
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 :-(
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Dr. Watson is finally back at full hp.

I'll take one of those charges, no worries! Happy to help a fellow Pathfinder!

Findlefarb looks around the shop and smirks. "Lovely reproduction you have here! It's a pity the wares aren't here. But look at all these keys!"

"O Ruby!" he calls, tossing a key off the shelf to her, "What do you think this key opens? What about this one? Is this the key to my heart? Or is this the key to my rear?"

Juggling and tossing keys around, Findlefarb hours to remind everyone of just how absurdly unreal everything is... including, potentially, the offer.

Distraction via Perform(Comedy): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

skurge will use the perform comedy as his will save, hoping to get back to reality soon.

"If you're negotiating with us now, we must be doing great! We've got to be close. No way we'll give up now!" Ruby responds to the not-Palhuna. "GET THAT KEY!" she roars, pointing at the key in the big man's hand.

NO PATHFINDER LEFT BEHIND! >:O

As Ruby does that, Murqual exasperatedly throws his hands up, and both he and the door disappear. The entire shop shimmers for a second then Team RWBY find themselves somewhere else (B7).

The facsimile of Murqual’s shop shimmers like a heat mirage, transforming into the familiar meeting room in Farseer Tower. Familiar, at least, in shape. The furnishings are different, more resembling a grandmother’s cozy tea room than the stark, studious place where this journey began. Intricately brocaded settees and poufs clutter the room, while elaborate tapestries cover almost every inch of the walls. One of these, a floor length cerulean silk curtain, is embroidered with a portrait of Wulessa Yuul. Her arms are folded across her chest, and a look of distaste resides upon her face. After a moment, she turns within the hanging and speaks to you.

When I first became Venture-Captain and took charge of Farseer Tower, this was how the place looked. The whole tower. My predecessor was more concerned with frippery and luxuries than with hard-won knowledge and diligence. If this becomes my final view of the tower, it might be the greatest indignity of all.

She shakes her head and addresses you directly.

I think you are close to the end. I can feel the archivist pausing its work with me to face you directly. The shadows you fought before now were a reflexive response, like sweeping cobwebs from one’s face. Now I think you have its full attention. I don’t think it can appear directly. Its essence is split across all the archive’s scrolls, but whatever form it takes will have considerably more power than the things you’ve fought before now.

She offers you your choice of spell from her to manifest in potion form, which will appear in a marquetry-adorned teak credenza. What do you choose, if any?

*Poke*

Shield spell/potion might be beneficial. Huong will refresh the Mage Armor spells with his wand if needed.

personal spells cannot be made into potions. Shield of faith could for a +2 deflection bonus or bark skin.

"Great this one is heroism, anyone mind if I take this one?"

trying to move us along

I'm good with Heroism, happy to move this along.

Heroism it is then - and there was a previous offer of a potion that I do not believe you took up. Do you wish to do that now before we move on?

Two potions of heroism it is then. Moving on.....

Wulessa grabs hold of either side of the wall hanging she inhabits and pulls. The hanging opens like a door, opening back to the primal layer corridor outside area B8.

The passage opens upon a tunnel to oblivion. The smooth glass walls stretch fifty or sixty feet, ending abruptly in a maw open to the void. The crystalline structure floating in the void’s heart somehow hovers mere feet away from the tunnel’s end. From this close, it resembles a torus of jagged crystals, slowly revolving around a core of flashing light and mist.

As you make your way down the tunnel, a crystalline entity appears from the core of the crystalline ring and strides across the void, positioning itself at the end of the hallway. Anyone looking at the eidolon at first sees a copy of herself with two differences: the copy possesses four arms, with two limbs splitting from each elbow, and the copy’s head is a crystalline torus hovering above the shoulders. ((This is an illusion that a PC can see through with a successful DC 14 Will save, and its effects are entirely visual; it doesn’t modify its statistics in any way.)) The eidolon’s true form is very similar to that of a theletos aeon, with a crystalline torus body with eight limbs sprouting from two arms and two legs.

"Well now, this is interesting." comments Huong as he examines the creature...

Will VS. DC:14: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Earlier:

When Dr. Watson hears the words "considerably more power", he shudders briefly, then immediately takes a minute to make a new extract (shield). (He had one empty slot.)

Now:

Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13 So close... :-/

The investigator answers: "Yes, it is."

I was waiting to see if findlebarb sang us a song so we all pass and move on.

will : 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

I was waiting to see if findlebarb sang us a song so we all pass and move on.

Of course!

Distraction: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

HAHAHA... no.

Will DC 14: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

You also see images in the walls of your friends and family looking disappointed.

"Aw, trying to make us all feel guilty? Too late! We don't care!"

It looks like no more words - or images need to be exchanged at this point. The aeon creature readies to fight.

Initiatives:
Huong Chan: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Findlefarb: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Djahan: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Ruby: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Skurge: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Dr. Watson: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

The Archivist: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Everyone but Ruby and Skurge are up before it.

@GM: Is there a battle map?

Dr. Watson drinks his shield extract. (standard action)

"I'm not going down like before again, if I can help it!"

His move action is still pending, depending on if there is a map.

I guess I could try making one. It's just a simple grid.

[[EDIT]]

There is now an encounter map on the slides.

Huong moves forward. He pauses briefly as he draw from his Arcane Reservoir. He then gestures and a spray of colors errupts from his palm towards the creature....

Color Spray VS. Creature DC:17 (14 {base} +1 {1L} +2 {Arcanist Exploit}).

will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

It is a CR3 creature but it's hit dice is 4d10+4

Could you roll versus it's spell resistance please?

Spell Resistance check VS. Creature: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

There is now an encounter map on the slides.

Thanks!

After drinking the shield extract, Dr. Watson moves diagonally forward, then stops next the wall, a few steps in front of Skurge. (see map)

That does get through the creature's spell resistance.

Findlefarb and Djahan still to go.

Djahan sees the creature and moves to attack with his sword.

MW Cold Iron Longsword +6 (d8+4; 19-20/×2) To hit: Str+3, MW +1, BAB +2 ; Damage: +3 : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 101d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Djahan looks at his young phantom and shouts.

"Attack the thing!"

"Ahh, again you need my help ... ts ... ts ... ts!" the phantom says and then concentrates!

Suddenly, two magical missiles fly out of its body and hit the creature.

Magic Missile, CL 3, 1/3 per day: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2) + 2 = 8

Phantom is level 3 because of Phantom Ally feat. "Priest of the Fallen" archetype and chose Archmage: The phantom gains magic missile and sleep as spell-like abilities. It can use each spell-like ability a number of times per day equal to its Hit Dice, which it uses in place of a caster level.

sr: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

((Archivist: -8))

stunned for: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 rounds

It cannot act - everyone is up.

Djahan 5 ft steps to attack with his sword and his fangs.

MW Cold Iron Longsword +6 (d8+4; 19-20/×2) To hit: Str+3, MW +1, BAB +2 ; Damage: +3 : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 261d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

CRIT Confirmation : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 221d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

~

Bite +0(d6+1; 19-20/×2) To hit: Str+3, BAB +2 -5 secondary attack ; Damage: half of Str +3 as secondary attack : 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 71d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The last two magical missiles fly out of the phantom’s body and hit the creature.

Magic Missile, CL 3, 1/3 per day: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 2 = 7

Phantom is level 3 because of Phantom Ally feat. "Priest of the Fallen" archetype and chose Archmage: The phantom gains magic missile and sleep as spell-like abilities. It can use each spell-like ability a number of times per day equal to its Hit Dice, which it uses in place of a caster level.

Huong moves back near Findlefarb, turns and casts a spell, enhancing it with a Arcane Reservoir point. a pair of 3" pale dragon heads appear in the air in front of him and streak towards the creature...

Magic Missile VS. Creature: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 2 = 6

"Skurge, let's try to flank it!"

Dr. Watson moves into a possible flanking position and stabs with his rapier.

Rapier: 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 - 1 = 15
Piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 1

And that's a crit from Djakan: Archivist -28
sr(phantom): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 Archivist 35
sr(Huong): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18 Archivist -41

Basically the creature didn't stand a chance. That assault causes it to flicker and vanish. With that, the aeon’s control over the mindscape ends. A simple wooden door appears at the edge of the void. The door opens with a touch and offers a view of the seance circle back in the material world. Anyone passing through the door returns to their boys and awaken.

You wake up in Farseer Tower, still clasping hands in the ritual circle. Wulessa Yuul opens her eyes as well, and apologizes to you all for her error in judgment. She returns the scroll to the chest, declaring that she intends further study of the Monadistic Archive, but first clearly more research is needed into proper safeguards. She gives you her sincerest thanks and praise for your services and her release.