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Amada breathes a sigh of relief as the portal closes, before turning and signalling a thumbs-up to Eando and the other Pathfinders on the support team. Never thought I'd have to fight this many deities when i first came to this world... So be it. Whistling for Necalli, the bird tiredly returns to the elf and he begins the slow process of patching their wounds. "Good job out there, girl. You'll be enjoying a nice long rest after this."

With the wee god swallowed back into the earth, Jakoby does a cursory check to make sure Ro is okay, then pulls out her handmade pipe and stuffs it with the last sticky nugget she had been saving for a "celebratory" occasion - a single puff flushes her eyes a deep red, and she nearly stumbles a second time, and looking around the group, passes it to anyone who would indulge with her...

"I'll trade it for that pipe. Or my Meteor Hammer. Preferably both." The elf chuckles briefly before moving to retrieve the sword from the ground around his feet. "Your tool did me well while I had it. Perhaps I should look into a weapon with a more versatile grip as well."

Legal Lore Master + Storied talent, vs Task Level 9:
Legal Lore: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31

Thanks for running the game, glad I had a chance to play this!

I've cleared the RNG cache, the way is clear for Natural 20's on your turns my friends. RIP that turn.

Never a good sign when, over the course of 5d20's, you only roll high enough to hit yourself once, let alone the boss's higher AC.

◆ Cast True Strike from Staff
◆ Thrown Strike with Trident: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27
Thrown Strike with Trident, True Strike Second Die: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21
Damage with Trident: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (4, 8) + 6 = 18 + Hunter’s Edge Precision Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6 + Precision from Gravity Weapon: 4 = 4

◆Thrown Strike with Trident: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
Damage with Trident: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (5, 3) + 6 = 14 + (if first hit, somehow Hunter’s Edge Precision Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1 + Precision from Gravity Weapon: 4 = 4)

-◆ Necalli - Strike w/ Beak vs Flat Footed: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21
Hero Point if Miss w/ Beak vs Flat Footed: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17
Damage with Beak: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 5) + 3 = 12 + Hunter’s Edge Precision Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Amada tries to say something that sounds cool in concept, but no one is able to hear over the sound of all the wind he's hitting.

Amada Caradulyn wrote:

Have fun with it; don't dump skills lol.

We start in just over a week. The current build of my character is trained or better in every skill except survival.

Sounds like a build that will be rewarded in the module. Won't go into more detail than that. Have fun with it, if I had to rate the module currently I'd say its about a 4.5/5 as far as modules go and has the best overall story.

Amada Caradulyn wrote:

Apologies for the delay in posting, currently running a VTT table of Malevolence on Sundays that is doing 10-hour sessions to blast through it in 3 sittings, passed out immediately after yesterday's run. Good news is we're on track to finish it in three sittings!

Amada Caradulyn wrote:

Honestly the most horrifying part of the module are the Encounter Difficulty descriptions of each section; the module loves making Moderate encounters that feel like Extremes and Severe Encounters that feel like they're Lows. That said, it's been fun watching the party slowly put the pieces together of what occurred in the module's backstory. Might be my favorite PF2e Adventure Module I've ran/played so far. (Not counting Society scenarios, but comparing it to Slithering/Plaguestone and the Beginner Box)

Just fair warning that if you haven't played it that the module feels like Casual Bonekeep.

Watery Soup is about to run Rainzax, Tyrannius and me along with 3 others through that one in PbP. I'm looking forward to it.

Have fun with it; don't dump skills lol.

Honestly the most horrifying part of the module are the Encounter Difficulty descriptions of each section; the module loves making Moderate encounters that feel like Extremes and Severe Encounters that feel like they're Lows. That said, it's been fun watching the party slowly put the pieces together of what occurred in the module's backstory. Might be my favorite PF2e Adventure Module I've ran/played so far. (Not counting Society scenarios, but comparing it to Slithering/Plaguestone and the Beginner Box)

Just fair warning that if you haven't played it that the module feels like Casual Bonekeep.

Apologies for the delay in posting, currently running a VTT table of Malevolence on Sundays that is doing 10-hour sessions to blast through it in 3 sittings, passed out immediately after yesterday's run. Good news is we're on track to finish it in three sittings!

Gripping his sealing wound and nodding reassuringly to Greezgux, the elf lets out a low growl of fury. Why do so many desire to destroy THIS blasted rock? Corrupt governments, criminals, those I can understand, but this self-destructive nihilism at the core of so many blasted cultures here is irremissible... Gripping his staff and trident in each hand, the elf yells at the top of his lungs, "You're not the first would-be world-ender I've vanquished, beast! Necalli, just like with Qxal! Surround it!"

◆ Hunt Prey (Urxhel) (Knowledge Religion+16 or Demon/Abyssal Lore+13, +Dubious Knowledge; I'm sure ID'ing a God will prove useful lol)
◆ Cast True Strike from Staff
◆ (Hasted) Thrown Strike with Trident: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (17) + 18 = 35
Thrown Strike with Trident, True Strike Second Die: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26
Damage with Trident: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (1, 8) + 6 = 15 + Hunter’s Edge Precision Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1 + Precision from Gravity Weapon: 4 = 4

◆ Command an Animal
-◆ Necalli - Fly
-◆ Necalli - Strike w/ Beak vs Flat Footed from Flank: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
Damage with Beak: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 4) + 3 = 8 + Hunter’s Edge Precision Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1

◆ (Haste) Stride
◇ Drop SPIRITBREAKER
◆ Draw L STAFF OF DIVINATION
◆ Healer's Gloves Activation Healing: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 4) + 7 = 16
◆ Pass

Amada sighs as he goes to collect his plundered equipment. "...Trying to call the end of his own world. Pathetic."

Amada remains on guard in the event of any aftershocks from the ritual. Spiritbreaker is in Amada's current square @Jakoby

"Urxehl or not, you won't be around to see it!" Amada becomes a flurry of motion as his trident continues to re-manifest in his hand with the sound of thunder. Each throw makes use of his building momentum to prepare for the next, hurling a volley of forked steel at his monolithic foe as Necalli continues to tear into the creature's spine.

Amada lets out a chuckle as he watches the Demoniac cyclops get blasted away. "Where'd all of that bluster go? Try and strike me with your own hands only to run away so soon? Don't make me laugh." Putting a hand to his mouth, the elf belts out a sharp whistle, spurring Necalli to action as she rides Ro's wake to flank the Demoniac's new position. As she rends into the beast's back, Amada flips his Trident into the air with a swift kick. The elf rapidly inscribes glyphs into the air before snatching the weapon, hand now glowing with primal energy that expands to encompass the weapon. "I'll make you regret ever returning to this world, hellion!" With a shout, the elf looses his trident with a thunderous blast as it accelerates rapidly towards its target.

◆ Cast Gravity Weapon
◇ Release one hand from SPIRITBREAKER!
◆ Draw Trident.
◆ Command an Animal
-◆ Necalli - Fly into Flank with Jakoby
-◆ Necalli - Strike w/ Beak vs Flat Footed: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
Damage with Beak: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (3, 2) + 3 = 8 + Hunter’s Edge Precision Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1 = 9 Total

◆ Hasted Thrown Strike with Trident: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27
Damage with SPIRITBREAKER!: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (8, 1) + 6 = 15 + Hunter’s Edge Precision Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5 + Precision from Gravity Weapon: 4 = 4 = 24 Total

EDIT:

"Just warming up" she gets used to it heft and swing "What do you call this weapon?"

"Meteor Hammer. Not sure where the weapon originates from on this plane, but it was quite the popular weapon around my corner of the Tapestry."

Petty mf stole my staff lol

Too bad for him he can't use it. :)

EDIT: And he's corporeal? Wellp, time to finally start having my Hunter's Edge do something. And Necalli, for that matter.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16 HMMMMMMM not sure how I feel about that Crit Fail... No idea if an ability called Drain Life kills on a crit fail; I'd assume not since it's a rider on a standard attack. Heroic Recovery might be more useful for keeping me alive in this fight overall, so I think I'll keep the Crit Fail and my one Hero Point. Continue.

...and yet, Spiritbreaker yet glistens from it's sheath upon her back... and beckons to be held and used against that which felled it's owner!

The elf spots Spiritbreaker through the fire, instantly recalling fights from a week ago!

Jakoby moves into the flank and while she does not decapitate the spirit, she manages to tear into its incorporeal form Hit for 18

Things are looking rough over there, the last rune can wait. Time to join the fray. The elf braces himself before bolting through the fire, flames clinging to his invisible form. "As the ambassador from one fallen world, I will not allow you to take this one! May the blade of my newfound allies strike true! Dropping his gear at his feat, the elf suddenly becomes strikingly visible as he draws forth Spiritbreaker in both hands, slashing upwards in a mighty arc as his equipment clatters onto the ground. As his hood falls back, the flames of the ring illuminate a fierceness hence unseen deep within his eyes as he condemns his adversary.

◆ (Hasted) Stride
--Will Save: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20 Time to see what a Fail result does, not going to hero point it.
◇ Drop Trident
◆ Cast True Strike from Staff (V only, doesn’t provoke)
◇ Drop L Staff of Divination
◆ Draw SPIRITBREAKER! 2h
◆ Necalli - Fly into Flank with Amada
◆ Strike with SPIRITBREAKER!: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21
True Strike Second Die with SPIRITBREAKER!: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29
Damage with SPIRITBREAKER!: 2d10 + 6 ⇒ (9, 1) + 6 = 16 + Hunter’s Edge Precision Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6 + Deadly Damage if Crit: 1d8 ⇒ 4

Amada has a Ghost Touch Meteor Hammer as well if you want to trade weapons; plan on next turn was to drop one hand grip on Spiritbreaker to draw and re-cast True Strike but if you'd rather have your own weapon you can assume I drop it for you for your turn.

Jakoby looks down... ** spoiler omitted **

...and yet, Spiritbreaker yet glistens from it's sheath upon her back... and beckons to be held and used against that which felled it's owner!

my next post is so ready for this

Every now and then I'll burn like, an hour or two just flipping through Archives of Nethys deities. There's some wild stuff in there; Ydajisk, the CN Protean god of language preservation, evolution and slang is definitely a highlight.

◆ (Hasted) Stride
◆◆ Disable Rune, Religion: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31 Pink Rune Disabled
◆ Stride

Who haven't I tried invoking the name of? I've tried the most of the primary deities, the aeons... Oh, there is that deity... Rushing back to the rune he'd previously failed to disable, the elf hearkens back to memories of his youth as he invokes the name of a deity he'd nearly forgotten about. "In the name of Ydajisk, the mother of tongues; I bear witness to these ancient runes, committing them to the libraries of language preservation eternal. Their original meaning now preserved, I invoke the rite of Slang, thus evolving the original intent of this ancient text to its modern meaning!" ... and invalidating the ritual in the process, picky as these incantations are with their words. Gods above, this language nonsense is hard to follow...

Seeing the runes shift before him and taking it as a sign of Ydajisk's favor, the elf dashes off to deal with the final Rune, as Necalli continues to circle the spirit.

◆ Necalli: Fly to Flank with Jakobysince there's barely a snowball's chance in hell that attacks that don't count as Magical will actually hurt a ghost

They seem to be chained to the ground to protect the runes from being disabled. And doing quite well from the looks of it.

True enough. Regen +20 means they take a decent amount of focus fire to remove from the field efficiently and otherwise they can try to block disable attempts with AoOs (imagine getting Crit and losing the 2-action attempt) or just getting a free round of attacks off against anyone who had to stick around next to them. Since you can't disable from Ranged, it wouldn't get you any closer to disabling them outside of removing a hazard from the field.

Either case, if the party thinks it's time to rush the boss, Amada can opt to either do that next round or continue trying to disable runes. Let me know what the preferred strategy is; Amada has a 50% success rate vs the runes so it's literally a coinflip each attempt and my luck has admittedly been remarkably bad so far. That said, I am Invisible, so the trolls don't seem to be able to disrupt my attempts, so there is that at least.

◆◆Disable Rune, Religion: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26 I will never forgive this scenario writer for not allowing Thievery here.
◆ Hasted Stride
◆ Cast Gravity Weapon.
◆ Necalli: Fly to Flank with Ro. Will: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30 Success.

Damn scratch-resistant runes.

As the elf dashes off to better plan his next move while casting another arcane ward, Necalli moves in to flank with Ro.

◆◆Disable attempt, Religion: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34 eeeeeeey
◆ (haste) Stride 40' Will if needed for striding through the ring but not entering its center: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37
◆ Hunt Prey- Spirit, Recall Knowledge w/ Cryptid Scholar, Dubious Knowledge +13 if Undead/Demon lore apply and would have an easier check, +16 Religion otherwise.

◆ Necalli: Fly towards Spirit.

As the elf continues his chant, the runes begin to flicker. Seeing his chance, Amada quickly kicks the chains bonding the troll to the site, provoking it to attack the ground around it in rage. As its hand lifts from the ground, the rune has been smeared beyond recognition, lacking the strength to maintain its shape. "Thank you for your cooperation, chum," the elf mocks from the safety of his invisibility.

Gauging the distance to the next ring, the elf deftly dodges past the troll's chains and the heat of the circle to get in range of the next one; giving a shrill whistle to Necalli from across the field, finally mobilizing his companion.

Will: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (4) + 17 = 21 god my dice are so terrible, at least it's just barely not a crit fail

*&%$@, damn beast can see me. Hope it's just him and not his friends...

Is there seriously no Thievery check to disable these? My thievery is +4 higher than my other viable skills; if it had an easier DC I'd have passed the first check rolling Thievery. Just wanted to confirm it in either case.

Also I'm still invisible so hopefully that'll prevent me from getting clobbered to some extent.

Seeing the party mobilize for the runes, Amada spots the runes at the far end of the arena. Time to run. Hopefully the others will get the picture.

◇ Activate Boots of Elvenkind, +5 movespeed and ignore Rough Terrain until turn end. Movespeed 45'.
◆ Stride 45' Hasted action
◆ Stride 45'

Skidding to a halt after his dead-sprint, the elf begins a chant to the deities opposed to Demonkind. Rapidly cycling through prayers to Iomedae, Empyreal Lords, and other minor deities, the elf aims his skidding foot to push ash from the fire onto the circle in an attempt to disrupt its energy.

◆◆ Disable Attempt +16 Religion, will Hero point if failed: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22
Disable Attempt +16 Religion, Hero point: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18

Cursing his luck under his breath, the elf readies himself for a pounding in the event the Troll is able to notice him.

Well he's certainly more chatty this time... The elf quickly casts a magical amplifier on himself before dashing off, after whispering, "I'll see what I can do about those runes; split up before the spirit blasts us!" Also, casual reminder that Amada likely has 9 minutes or so left of Invisibility.

◆◆ Self-Cast Haste
◆ Stride

Unsure if I had time to Hunt Prey the spirit on the way up; if I did, then Necalli will use her 1 action to Fly towards the spirit; otherwise she does not get her 1 action due to lacking a hunted prey.

Hearing the commotion, the elf breaks his focus to watch the playing animals for a scant few moments. Oh, it’s Siva. Wonder where her rider is? Taking a moment to scan the surrounding fight, it doesn’t take long for the elf to spot a contingent of Pathfinders outfitted in suits of kitbashed armor being led against a contingent of beaked, black-winged demons. Suddenly, a loud shout can be heard from the ranks, as a massive slab of scrap cascades upwards in the vague shape of a huge sword, before crashing down and cleaving the largest of the demons in twain. He seems to be doing fine; probably doesn’t even realize he’s missing someone. I’ll have to get a Pathfinder to lead Siva back to him once we move on.

Once we’re ready to move on, Amada will cast Invisibility from his Cloak of Elvenkind, False Life from his Wand (forgot to do it earlier, whups) and Perseis’s Precautions, all of which last 10+ minutes under the assumption we’re going right back into the heat of it. Trident and Staff of Divination will be drawn.

Making true on his earlier statement, the elf begins to attack the Brimorak uphill using his Trident, signalling to Necalli to flank with Ro. Likely due to having a harder time seeing Astrid due to the elevation, but it works out since Necalli gets flank this way.

◆ Thrown Trident Strike vs Hunted, FF: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (16) + 18 = 34
Damage vs Hunted: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (1, 7) + 6 = 14

◆ Thrown Trident Strike II vs Hunted, FF: 1d20 + 18 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 18 - 5 = 24
Damage vs Hunted: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (8, 8) + 6 = 22

Bonus Precision Damage added to first successful strike of the round, if any: 1d8 ⇒ 3

◆ 1Action: Command Animal

◆ Fly to Flank

◆ Bite vs Hunted, FF: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 15 + 1 = 23 from Bless.
”Bite Damage”: 2d6 + 3 + 1d8 ⇒ (2, 5) + 3 + (3) = 13

Apologies for the delay, I've also been somewhat distracted with Gen Con goings-on. If that doesn't kill the Ravener, I'll do a second strike instead of the Hunt Prey.

Amada grunts with pain as he lifts his rent arm to his lips, producing a sharp whistle. As Necalli circles the Ravener from above, attempting in vain to pierce its skeleton, the elf re-grips his trident in his good arm, before launching it with his remaining energy into the Ravener. ...that... that should do it. Gods...

◆ Command Necalli
-◆ Fly
-◆ Strike vs FF Ravener: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
--for Piercing Damage: 2d6 + 3 + 1d8 ⇒ (5, 5) + 3 + (1) = 14

◆ Trident Strike vs FF Ravener: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21
--for Piercing Damage: 2d8 + 6 + 1d8 ⇒ (3, 4) + 6 + (5) = 18

Hero Point the Attack Roll Trident Strike vs FF Ravener: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (12) + 18 = 30

"...now, where's that firebeast? What's one more Brimorak to a team of demon slayers? Talk about being out of your league..."

◆ Hunt Prey vs Brimorak, Recall Knowledge w/ Dubious Knowledge, Religion +16 or Demon Lore +13, whichever is more effective here.

Amada Reflex +Evasion: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (8) + 20 = 28 Pass, no damage due to Evasion.
Necalli Reflex: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25 oof

Extra flavor text because I'm thinking I crit here. Seeing the beat breathe in, Amada steels himself, dashing towards the creature while carefully calculating his next strike. As he begins to intone a phrase of power, the elf's eyes glow with an azure light. "May this lay your accursed bones to rest, once noble protector. E nga tupuna, homai he tirohanga mo taku heke mai... Collapse! Hurling his trident directly through the wave of negative energy, the arcane aura empowering the weapon cleaves a gap just in time for Amada to disappear into it's wake, emerging from the blast completely unscathed as the trident embeds itself into the creature's neck. "Hoki!" At his command, empowered by the residual Arcane energy, the trident rips itself from the Ravener's form, rupturing an even greater hole in the process.

◆ Stride (to enter into Second Range Increment or less to ignore Range Increment penalties. If descending the slope is not Rough Terrain and is a 10' elevation shift or less, I'll descend the slop to basically be -25' beneath the Ravener; else I'll move to the position adjacent to Greezgux.)
◆ True Strike (from native spell slots)

◆ Trident Strike: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26 vs Flat Footed from Quinoline.
Trident Strike, True Strike second die: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (19) + 18 = 37 vs Flat Footed from Quinoline. No idea what it's AC is, but if that's a crit, Crit Spec will make the beast Clumsy 1 for an additional -1 to AC/Reflex/Dex that stacks with Flat-Footed for one round. Enjoy that on your next turn, everyone.
Damage: 2d8 + 6 + 1d8 ⇒ (2, 1) + 6 + (5) = 14

Necalli, meanwhile, continues to attempt to flank with Ro in lieu of commands from her master, shuddering with pain as the negative energy envelops her body.

◆ Necalli: Continues to Fly.

Reflex: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 20 = 36 I'm fine (evasion)
Considering this is not a column, I'm assuming that Necalli being 20' in the air will mean that she is also outside the AoE.

Amada, seeing the fireball coming, grabs hold of his scarf with his open hand before whirling out of the way of the explosion as runes etched on the ends of the scarf flare up to repel the abyssal fire. "Ah, yes. Brimoraks, those Brimoraks! Still as ineffectual as they were in the Farheaven siege, I see. Is anyone seriously injured by that? If not, keep attacking the Ravener; the fireballer should be the least of our worries at the moment!

Quick side tangent, but my favorite new spell from Secrets of Magic has got to be Winning Streak. 1 Action, Verbal Only, spreadable Haste is a very fun tool. I was fairly hesitant about taking Level 4 casting at earliest opportunity on Amada, but Winning Streak is wildly good action economy, especially for someone who can Winning Streak > True Strike > Attack on the same turn to improve their chances of Critting. Should be a fun spell to play with once I get to those levels; as-is, I'll probably end up picking it up on a wand for use until I hit Level 12.

Amada Will: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (18) + 17 = 35 nice
Necalli Will: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25 good enough for me

If Jakoby makes their Will Save upon the Ravener approaching and I'd be aware of their result, if they're fleeing change the target of the effect to Amada.

"Jakoby! Look alive, your arrows are our greatest asset here!" The elf throws his scroll before him, levitating in the air with its own arcane magic as he enacts the incantation for the spell. With a final gesture, the scroll disintegrates as Jakoby begins to feel time dilate around them. Flurry Rangers are godlike Haste targets due to the reduced MAP, plus Haste does not generate additional actions for the turn if you cast it on yourself (Quickened only adds actions if it's available at turn start) so you can enjoy the extra arrow shots this combat.

Readying his weapon, the elf looses his Trident as Necalli follows in its wake, only mildly perturbed by the great beast's frightening visage.

◆◆ Haste on Jakoby.

◆ Trident Strike: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32
Damage: 2d8 + 6 + 1d8 ⇒ (6, 3) + 6 + (7) = 22

◆ Necalli: Fly, Frightened wears off at end-of-turn.

EDIT: For purposes of AoO if it has one, Haste is the last action taken to reduce its chances of being interrupted. I'd rather have it provoke off of the Trident strike or Necalli's move than the buff spell.

3act heal fixes up Necalli, so I'm good on health. School scroll of Haste and Trident are drawn.

"Look alive, girl. The storm is clearing and the hunt is on." Hunt Prey against the dragon if possible; I'm assuming I won't be able to time Haste precisely enough to use it a turn before initiative starts so I'll cast it t1.

"As for the plan, adapt to the situation as it develops and be ready to face a flying target... something I think we should be well prepared for." Amada briefly smirks as he scratches Necalli's head, only for the owl to respond by lightly bashing his with her wing. "Easy there, girl. You'll have plenty of foes to use that anger against soon."

Amada:
Reflex: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 20 = 27 Evasion, no damage
Perception: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (12) + 19 = 31

Necalli:
Reflex: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27 Pass, 13 damage. Shoutout to leveling up between sessions; both of these Reflexes would have been fails otherwise.
If Necalli would benefit from rolling Perception, Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21

"Still groggy from your nap, girl? Maybe next time you'll think twice about sleeping through the start of the mission. Buckle down; I'll patch you up as soon as I can."

Necalli gives Amada a derisive look, but is too busy nursing the hit to respond strongly.

As the elf finishes unbinding a chain in the basement of the tower, he checks over Fester's progress. "Almost clear on your end?"

The kobold jolts to attention, quickly shifting his gaze to his chain links which appear suspiciously similar to Amada's work. "Of course! I've made great progress! Just a little more and I'll have this-"

Suddenly, a bolt of fire shoots down from the entryway, melting through the remainder of the bonding link and causing Fester to let out a frightened yelp. "Oh yeah, The Gilded Gec's still got it!"

"What was THAT for? I almost had it unbound!"

"Almost doesn't cut it in showbiz, short stuff. Places to go, demons ta slaughter! The Gilded Gec runs a tight schedule, and he's pretty sure the demon freakshow in the eye of that storm does too!"

As the two Kobolds banter, Amada watches as the orb of light fades away with a grateful twinkle. After a quick prayer of guidance, the elf takes a stand and gives a quick whistle. "All right Fester, you can continue your argument with Gec on the way out. For now, let's reconvene with the base camp and see what our next steps will-"

Suddenly, a loud grinding sound pierces the silence, followed by frantic shouting. Amada sprints to the entry to the basement, ready for a fight, but quickly calms upon seeing the situation resolved.

Above the elf is a levitating slab of rock, entangled in a mess of hastily attached ropes held by Klatzu, Siva and Masei (now returned to her original size). "You will vacate the basement now," Burgess says nonchalantly. "The slab has roughly 9 seconds left before the flow of time returns to it, at which point we'll see just how good Klatzu's craftsmanship truly is."

As the elf and kobolds quickly scurry away from the tower, a loud slam can be heard from behind them as gravity returns to the slab, causing it to collide with the upper story of the tower as the ropes hold. "See! Klatzu's craft held! Never doubt Klatzu's skill!"

"They are out. Release the ropes and return to camp," Masei intones before doing just that, catching the excited goblin by surprise as he gets lifted several feet into the air before getting snatched by his wolf, seemingly unfazed.

After doing a quick headcount (Six... Seven... wait, did Necalli even accompany us? If that bird is back at the camp...) and dusting himself off, the elf turns to address the group before leaving. "Good job team, we've neutralized this site. Judging by the sky, its safe to say our adversary will likely notice. Our new objective is to reconvene with the others and strike before the physically-impaired beast can react. Be ready for anything."

Thievery: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32
Amada's team hopefully wraps it up successfully with that roll, I'll type up a conclusion based on how the trial resolves.

This stone tower, crafted by centaurs in ages past, crumbled to ruin a long time ago, leaving piles of stone blocks strewn about the area. The base of the tower partially collapsed into its own cellar, but there is still room enough to explore it. Inside, spectral silver chains tether two orbs of light to the floor. The orbs yank on the chains and ripple in distress.

Thievery: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34

Arriving at the site recommended by Eando, Amada quickly takes charge of the situation after having surveyed his group's talents. "All right team, the ritual site is up ahead. Gec, Burgess; I want you two on standby in case anything goes awry, your magic will be important for ensuring we all make it out in one piece. If there are any enchantments on the ritual site that require dispelling, we'll need your assistance there as well; be ready."

"Klatzu, you and Siva will work with Masei. See what you can do to stabilize the structure. Anything you can do to support the stones long enough for us to get in and disable the ritual will be of immense help."

"That leaves you and me, Fester. We'll be conducting the primary operation of dismantling the ritual site. If what you've told me of your skills as a master locksmith and powerful arcanist are to be believed, then we should work well as a pair. Let's finish this quickly before Masei's magic runs out."

In unison, the group clasp their Wayfinders in a gesture of solidarity, before repeating as one the phrase the elf invoked many times on the way here; a phrase he had etched into his soul during the evacuation of the Hao Jin Tapestry.

"Kaua e mate."
"Don't Die."

Okay, the Poles image made me laugh an unreasonable amount. Thank you for that.

Amada takes the chance to consider what he knows about Raveners since he didn't make a check at the end of last session, Religion +16, Undead Lore +13, use whichever one is applicable and best for this instance; Dubious Knowledge on either.

Astrid interrupts. "So wait a minute. Have I got this correct? You want each of us," she points to herself then, Quinoline, Zac, Greezgux, Jacoby and Amada in turn, "to split up and each lead a team of wet behind the ears agents in a desperate attempt to simultaneously shut down all of the ritual sites?" She frowns as she ponders this for a moment then her face brightens. "Ha! You couldn't have chosen better!"

"I admire your enthusiasm, Astrid. It takes a strong will to laugh in the face of a potential world-ending catastrophe. That said, you make a solid point; I've had ample experience leading ragtag groups of misfits over these past years." The elf cracks a wry smile before quickly pushing up his scarf.

Ready to go, can't think of anything I'd want to purchase at the moment.

"So what do you mean by going into the center. You mean go in after the Demon Lord? If so can I eat him?"

"I have no objections, as long as eating the spirit doesn't involve it possessing your body. I've had enough possession for a lifetime."

Turning to Eando, the elf asks, "So, about this dragon. Do we have any information about what kind of dragon it is? I recall we were having some difficulty identifying it before, have the Society's loremasters been able to identify the beast yet?"

Should be good to go, the worst of the storm missed me. The only lingering issue is that my internet network connectivity is shot locally, but my cell network functions so I can still post updates on my end.

@all Reporting is done and chroncicles are linked in the campaign header and also here

Let me know if you need me to make any changes. I listed any purchases/selling that was mentioned but didnt total the purchases/selling in case you were going to buy/sell more stuff.

I'll plan to try to do a soft start either Monday or Tuesday. if everyone is ready by then.

When you're ready please update your character info on slide 2 and then let me know you're ready.

And as a general note I'll be going on vacation next weekend (Friday evening through Tuesday evening). I'm hoping to bring my laptop but it is not the best laptop and internet is spotty where we're going to. worst case scenario there will be a 4 day break in my posts.

Hypothetically I should be good to go, but if I'm noticeably silent for Monday/Tuesday, its likely because of this. I am (hopefully) in an area that won't be completely smashed, but it's likely I'll be without power for awhile so posting on my end will likely be over a cell phone. Hopefully it won't lead to any major issues, but if I run into anything unexpected I'll try to let you all know.

tl;dr: Turns out BTS Part 3 is happening Monday IRL whether I like it or not, wish me luck.

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So 7 blocks, though you'd have to try to miss more than 2-3 of those blocks.

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Though there is an uncommon item on this chronicle sheet - They don't introduce it in-character and I didn't think to do so until now-- but drandle wore a ring of sustenance which supposedly you get first dibs on now that's he's back but still unwell? Let's say Nelket had one and offered it as a token of appreciation for returning Dolok safely.

Maybe the Ring of Sustenance came from the cyclops spirit so he wouldn't have to take breaks to feed his host, in which case it wasn't Drandles to begin with? Just a thought.

That said, there were a lot of really stupid treasure bundle placements in Season 1, so I like the move towards less explicit treasure bundle schenaniganry, but I would appreciate it if moving forward there were at least more Uncommon items and options included on Chronicle Sheets, like, idk, maybe literally anything from the Edgewatch AP since it was confirmed the AP itself wouldn't be sanctioned? Just a thought.

EDIT: Forgot to include my favorite stupid treasure bundle from season 1 as an example.

Other honorable mentions from other scenarios:
-The time you had to crit-succeed a Perception Check to get the tenth treasure bundle of a scenario.
-The time where you succeed a chase and manage to make it just in time to find a relic before it just happens to sink completely into quicksand, a process that has been underway for an imperceptible amount of time prior to this scenario that you will miss if you just happen to show up to the location a few minutes late.
-The time when you're fleeing a civilization actively undergoing a catastrophe that could end the way of life for an entire culture and you find time to loot what you can on the way out.

Yeah, all of those options considered, I'd rather the scenario just rank us at the end with arbitrary treasure based on how well we did.

Legal Lore, Storied Talent Master Prof, vs Task Level 8: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19
rip, going to be purchasing at least Goggles of Night, not sure if I'll have the cash for anything else offhand.

Fun fact, the next item I was planning on purchasing with this character were Eyes of the Eagle, but then I learned literally yesterday that apparently Goggles of Night also give an Item Bonus to Perception Checks this edition, so I might as well purchase those instead to kill two birds with one stone as someone lacking Darkvision.

Amada shoulders his trident, surprised to see the fight resolved without any need for his weapon. At least I didn't have to break my leg again for this. Giving a quick whistle, Necalli returns to the elf's shoulder, oddly content with the rare fight in which she saw no injury.

"Happy to see you could make it, Kline. Does this ritual need more hands on deck? I've got a pair that are still surprisingly clean." The elf pulls down his scarf as he addresses the head of the Vigilant Seal, revealing a slight smirk. "Our target seems to be in good enough health, so if I'm not needed on ritual duty, I'll see to patching up my associates. Oh, and if you run into Dolok before I do, be sure to thank him for us."

◆◆ Haste on Astrid.
◆ Hunt Prey on Disciple +12 Undead Lore, +13 Religion for Recall Knowledge, +Dubious Knowledge. Jakoby reminded me that I have Cryptid Scholar as well, so roll twice and accept the better result.

◇ [Necalli] Fly towards The Disciple and Dreng.

"Focus on the specter! If we destroy it, we may not have to fight its puppet!"

Raising his staff to carve arcane sigils in the air, the elf shouts a chant, barely audible over the storm. As he slams the staff into the arm, Astrid's movements become quicker, compensating for her calcification.

Also back from my death march into sleep deprivation that was the combo of Paizocon Europe and Local Gameday GM'ing; should be back to more regular posting moving forward.

Amada smiles grimly upon seeing the bedraggled man. Well, this was somewhat anti-climactic. I have never met this man before. Perhaps that's why I was chosen to join this mission... I just checked, Amada and Drandle have literally never met.

"Prepare yourselves. I do not think our adversary will pass quietly into the night!" Amada readies his trident and staff, preparing himself for whatever surprises lie in wait.

Amada is good with this Aspiration Point usage, and is preparing to Haste Astrid. If we're in the same initiative block and Astrid posts before me, feel free to assume I've cast Haste upon you unless some effect prevents me from casting spells.