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Asuka's big eyes grow even bigger with the description of their journey. "Wow! The Ulfen really know how to give places cool names. And 450 miles! Such an epic journey! Like Journey to the West except to the East."

Before setting out and on each day of the journey, Asuka begins the day by communing with the local birds for advice about the upcoming geography, locations of good water, dangerous predators, confirming the caravan's general route, and any other questions that an avian consensus might be able to answer productively.

Here is the spell in question

Asuka rushes up to Ameiko and gives her a powerful hug. "Kaijitsu-sensei! I am so beyond glad that you are okay. We went on an adventure! And it looks like we are all going on another." She pulls Ameiko even tighter before finally letting go. "Oh, it's all so exciting, isn't it? So cool! I knew you were a hero, Ameiko. This is just like all the stories! You're a secret princess!"

Asuka is absolutely stunned by the visions as she tries to remember every single detail of the scenes as best she can. The second she has her wits again, she begins writing furiously, noting down everying in as complete a form as she can.

"That was SO COOL. Secret royalty??? That's such a great plotline! I couldn't have come up with something better myself." She pats Ruka on the shoulder. "Ruka-hime, I knew you were the coolest!"

Perception: 1d20 - 1 + 8 ⇒ (3) - 1 + 8 = 10

Asuka's typical obliviousness to the details of the world around her does her no favors.

Still, the apparition has not attacked yet, so might as well try talking to it first. She speaks back in Tien.

"Greetings, honored spirit. My name is Asuka Narukami and we are here to liberate this place from the monsters that have infested it and to heal our friend. We do not seek out this place for personal gain or glory."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

All good. I made a mesmerist for another game and she's going to be full mesmerist, so I actually took the time to do a more thorough reading of the rules.

Level-based calculations with no minimum always trip people up, so it's an understandable oversight. Like how ear-piercing scream does not actually do damage at 1st CL. And I got to feel fancy with a nice damage bonus for a while.

I read that as the mesmerist only gets extra damage on their own painful stare triggers once they hit 3, and that it is in addition to their normal damage. So it would be 1d6+1 once you hit 3, but you would only have +1 until then. The bolded part does not say (minimum 1d6), so it would not come into effect until 3.

I'm assuming that she is negative channeling to harm so that that would be a will save?

Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Asuka was not expecting the blast of negative energy and she recoils in pain. She tries to push through and slash at the corby, but the combination of the pain and her slowed movements make it difficult for her to find her rhythm.

Improved Feint: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Attack with Cold Iron Katana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Damage (painful stare): 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8

I confirmed btw now that I have an actual full mesmerist that Asuka's painful stare damage should only be +1, even for herself. Mesmerists don't get the extra +1d6 damage until third level

Going to use a use of samurai Resolve to roll twice and take the better on the fort save

Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Asuka's tenacity allows her to push through the horrible stinging sound in her ears, and she dashes into the room attack the villainous corby giving avian humanoids a bad rap.

But as soon as she starts moving, she remembers that damned cursed statue. It takes all of her effort to just get to the villain, much less strike her.

Double move :(

"Let's finish above first!" Asuka may be getting dragged down by the cursed stone, but she won't let it deflate her boundless energy and optimism.

Asuka’s face furrows in frustration as she tries setting down the statue, only for it to appear on her person again. ”I think this statue may have a slight curse on it.”

Asuka finally wakes up from Lor-Sinn's many channels. "Shelyn's Bounteous Bosom! That was horrible. Is everyone okay now?" She looks at the discs. "Oh wow! I think that's just one of the discs though, Lorrie."

Since I forgot my AoO

AoO with Cold Iron Katana (inspire courage): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 = 15
Damage (challenge, inspire courage): 1d8 + 3 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 3 + 1 = 13

Oh thank you! +1 to my attack and damage

Asuka moves her sword back and forth as she prepares to slash. "Die, monster! You do not belong in this world."

Attack with Cold Iron Katana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Damage (challenge, painful stare): 1d8 + 3 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 3 + (4) = 11

Asuka draws her katana as she begins to move towards the decapus, pretending to draw much slower than she intended to as a way to throw it off-guard. "You are a worthy opponent, decapus! Prepare to face the blade of ASUKA NARUKAMI, THE THUNDER-GOD"

She rushes forward and slashes at the monster above.

Improved Feint with Kitsune's Mystique: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Attack with Cold Iron Katana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Damage (challenge, painful stare): 1d8 + 3 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 3 + (1) = 12

Swift action to challenge the decapus, move to move, and standard to attack

Asuka jumps as she sees the decapus suddenly fly out and shift to melee combat. With the bow already in hand, she decides to just take the shot she has.

Attack with Shortbow (inspire courage): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 1 = 25
Damage (inspire courage, painful stare): 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 1 + (3) = 6

She then stows the bow, preparing to draw her katana next round.

Standard to shoot, move to stow bow. She still threatens due to her natural weapons

Asuka takes Lor-sinn's old bow and 10 arrows. "The old one is fine! You need the good one."

Two move actions to pick up the bow and the arrows

Asuka continues her defensive stance. "Hey, uh, do any of you have an extra weapon I could borrow? For shooting and stuff. If you tell me where it is on you I can find it."

Total defense again

Asuka saw visions of her own fiery death as she was blasted by the decapus's wand, but they quickly faded as she realized that she was still conscious enough to have visions of her own fiery death. Still, without a ranged weapon of her own, she's not looking forward to getting hit again.

Total defense. With her acrobatics ranks, that's a +6 to AC, which I will put in her header. Her touch AC vs the decapus is up to 24

EDIT: Also, one of y'all did 1 extra precision damage vs the decapus thanks to painful stare

Asuka reaches for one of her acid flasks, only to realize once again that she has used all of them. She makes a befuddled groan, then does her best to prepare for the monster coming into range again.

She'll stay with the others and ready an attack if it comes in range. She'll also stare at it if she can see it. She can at least have other people get the bonus damage from painful stare *sigh*

While everyone else deliberates the pros and cons of complying, Asuka immediately kneels and unstraps her katana, holding it up in supplication. The thought of a god directly talking to people didn't seem that strange to her, especially since it happens in plays and stories all the time. This is clearly some kind of test thing, and she's great at test things!

"Oh Great Goddess of Death and Fate! I, Asuka Narukami, will comply with your wishes as best I can. My sword is an honored heirloom of my family and it would be a strike to our honor should I discard it. Would stowing it away in my bag be a sufficient show of deference?"

Asuka claps for Lor-Sinn's storytelling. Nothing brings her out of a bad place like a good story or a good telling or both. "Good explanation, Lor-Sinn! And yes, I agree that a rest might be a good idea. We have been going for quite a while already to be honest. And a secret room sounds like the best place."

Asuka tries her best to smile for Ruka. She knows that delay will probably affect Ruka's spirits the best. Ruka is demonstrative enough that even Asuka can pick up on her moods.

"Ameiko will be okay, Ruka! She's in good hands back with the caravan and we are making great progress. This place is a whole big fortress and we have cleared through so much of it already!"

Asuka reached for another flask, only to realize that she had used her last one. Thankfully, Ruka smashed into Zaiobe with a blisteringly powerful strike and she didn't need any more.

This betrayal has deeply disturbed Asuka. It just didn't make any sense to her. The story didn't add up to her, and fighting only made sense if there was a story to it. It's art if there is a story, but if there isn't, it's just senseless violence and butchery.

"Why did you attack us! What the hells??? That's just...it's not...we were helping you and you almost kill one of us!"

She realizes that Zaiobe is far beyond hearing her at this point. She hamemrs a clenched talon against the wall. She holds herself there for a few moments while she tries to calm herself now.

"Well, what do we do now?"

Asuka is too confused by what is going on to have much clever to say at the moment. She doesn't want to be fighting Zaiobe, but with how much she is hurting her friends, there's not much choice. She grabs her last Acid Flask and chucks it.

Acid Flask vs Touch AC (inspire courage): 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 = 25
Damage (painful stare, inspire courage): 1d6 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + (5) + 1 = 9

"Samton!" Asuka clenches her talon as the poor wizard goes down hard. "You'll pay for that, Zaiobe!" She pulls out another acid flask to chuck.

Touch Attack with Acid Flask: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Damage (painful stare): 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + (3) = 7
That almost certainly misses an archer's touch AC, in which case Asuka will instead trigger her Painful Stare for one of her allies' attacks that hits, increasing their damage by 1

"Hey! What's the deal? We did what you asked us to. We didn't need another dramatic twist! You're just clouding the narrative tension at this point."

Asuka stares down the harpy, angered and frustrated at how Zaiobe could have such disregard for storytelling. She pulls out an acid flask and chucks it at the jerk.

Don't think I can feint with a ranged attack, so no Kitsune's Mystique here

Attack with Acid Flask vs Touch: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage (painful stare): 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + (5) = 7

Crit Confirm vs Touch: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Crit Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

"Oh! Good idea. That's right. Sorry, my mind gets a bit scattered sometimes." She says this as though Samton would have absolutely no idea without her mentioning it.

"Then it is settled! Let's go find those other keys! And true vault. Key AND vaults! Let's do it."

Any place we haven't been yet is good with me. It's hard for me to keep track of where we have gone with everything blacked out

Yay!

Asuka snatches the key up and—with an excessive twirl—opens the lock, throwing the gate open as a magician’s assistant might before an audience. She then sheathes her sword and places her fists on her hips. ”We are heroes! Driven by a quest of the most life-and-death import, we strive into the ruined past so that one dear to us might not have a ruined future. Secrets are unburied as we bury those that keep them, and old answers lead to new questions.” Asuka relaxes and grins, quite proud of herself. ”How’s that for a back jacket! That’s what I’ve got so far, but I can’t finish writing it until I finish living it! That’s just basic rules of writing.”

She then kneels next to the ogre and pats him gently. ”Don’t worry, buddy. You’re gonna get a whole character profile and backstory in the book to accompany the chapter(s) involving fighting you. Sorry it had to go down like this, but you’re gonna be in art! Literature, to be exact. Do ogres like art? I hope so.”

She looks back to the Ulfen woman. ”Oh yeah, I’m writing a book. Or books. Probably books. Did I say that?” She pauses and begins making herself go through the list of things you are supposed to say/ask when meeting someone. Too much adrenaline and meeting an attractive, stylish lady has rendered the already excitable and whimsical Asuka into a rapid burst of energy. ”Oh yeah! What’s your name?”

@Ruka Asuka has two more uses of that flanking trick, and it doesn't take long to implant it again, so she'd have done so again after the last encounter

Asuka is quite pleased at the sight not only of a potential ally, but a strikingly attactive one at that. She puffs up her chest and raises her sword high. "Never fear! Asuka Narukami, known far and wide as the Thunder-God, is here! I will strike down this brute with the speed and power of a True Hero."

Asuka stares down the ogre, then rushes into the room before it can react. Assuming that he's flat-footed as he hasn't acted yet She spins her sword behind her back, slashing wide across the ogre's midline. "Tornado Slice!"

Attack with Cold Iron Katana (inspire courage): 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 1 = 20
Damage (painful stare, inspire courage): 1d8 + 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + (3) + 3 + 1 = 12

Swift to stare, move to move, standard to attack

Asuka excitedly shakes her head "yes!" "Ooh, that's good! I like that. You have a good mind for stories, Lor-Sinn! Have you ever tried your hand at writing?"

Asuka looks over the disc, wiping it off to make sure she didn't damage it. "Oh! Vaults. That must have something useful and important." She then holds up the disc, almost jumping in place. "Oh! Oh! Maybe this is like a key? Vaults have keys. And it'd make sense for him to have it if he was protecting something in it."

Asuka's bright energy dissipates as Ruka speaks to Kikonu. She closes her eyes out of respect, not for Kikonu, but for Ruka. Ruka is going through all this intense emotion and Asuka the bird-brained is just sitting here talking about power-themes and cool names like an absolute fool. Asuka may not always be the fastest to realize what's going on, but once she does, she wants to be on the frontlines to help as much as she can.

She waits for the scene to settle before placing a tentative talon on Ruka's shoulder. "I wish it didn't have to come to that, and I think you probably feel the same. You made the right call. I bet you anything that your ancestors are proudly looking upon right now, having finally defeated him." Asuka picks up the disc and absent-mindedly bites it as though testing a coin. "I--er, that is, we--will make sure you and your family is kept safe if more of these Five Storms people are still around and alive."

Asuka keeps making notes, realizing that snowstorms and firestorms are also types of storms, so there could be cold- and fire-themed Five Storms members, too. Does acid rain count as a storm? It depends on how dedicated the Five Storms are to their aesthetic/theme. Did they just get a bunch of people and say "yeah, storms kinda work as a vague theme" or did they specifically seek out people to suit it? Did they reject applicants for not being on-theme? "Sorry, Mister Earthquake, but you just aren't a good fit for our group's culture. Try the Seven Calamities instead."

As Asuka continues speculating on this mysterious new group, she hears people ask their questions. Then, something finally clicks for Asuka. "Wait, so are the Kaijitsus ALSO the Amatatsus? You were kinda using them interchangeably. And why were you trying to kill them? Were they important or something?"

"How could I be a traitor when I never was allied with you in the first place!"

She immediately notes down FIVE STORMS in her journal, circling it and adding three exclamation points and notating (COOL). "What is The Five Storms? Are you one of them? Do they all have themed abilities? Thunder, lightning, rain, wind, and uh...clouds? Oh! Smoke abilities work." Before actually confirming that this is indeed how the group works, she begins writing down the list of themed abilities as though it were an obvious truth. "Does that mean you are wind? Shooting a bow and fighting with a kusari-gama are kinda wind-y. Stuff flying or dancing through the air and all. Plus you ran away a lot. 'In the wind' so to speak." She marks with surety and finality that Kikonu is the "wind" representative of The Five Storms.

Asuka stands slack-beaked as Ruka just absolutely obliterates this horrible tengu in front of her. Asuka is impressed. Asuka is scared. Asuka is aroused. Ruka, once again, is just cool.

As she comes back to reality, Asuka finally has the idea that perhaps she could be of assistance here. With Ruka as the proverbial--is that the right way to use "proverbial?" she makes a note to check that later--"bad cop," she herself could play the proverbial (?) "good cop." She kneels down with her sheathed sword resting on her shoulder.

"You should do what she says! It won't end well for you if you don't. Believe me, I'd rather we didn't have to kill you, but there's only so much I can do for you."

Intimidate Assist: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

Asuka's face falls with grave worry. "Uh, he's still alive and healing really fast. What do we do?"

"No more tricks!"

Asuka hammers her blade down on the struggling oni.

AoO (sickened): 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 - 2 = 23
Damage (lead blades, challenge, sickened): 2d6 + 3 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (3, 3) + 3 + 2 - 2 = 9
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 - 2 = 22
Crit Damage: 2d6 + 3 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 3 + 2 - 2 = 7

Asuka levels her sword at Kikonu. "I, Asuka the Thunder-God, challenge you, Kikonu! Face the power of a True Hero and know your end!" She rushes forward, bobbing back-and-forth in a fake-out before slashing at him.

Swift action to activate Challenge. She gets a +1 dodge bonus to her AC and +1 sacred bonus on saves vs Kikonu. As he is the only target left (?), I'll just update her stat line with the +1s for quicker reading. I also updated it with the stat penalties for sickened
Improved Feint with Kitsune's Mystique (sickened): 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 - 2 = 15
Attack with Cold Iron Katana (sickened): 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 5 - 2 = 19
Damage (lead blades, challenge, sickened): 2d6 + 2 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 2 + 3 - 2 = 8

Asuka crows as her mighty attack hits, and she makes a mental note to remember that attack later. She is so excited from the powerful swing that she forgets to think up a name for her next attack.

"Um...second...slash...thing...something. Whatever you're gonna go down, buddy!"

She slashes and snaps at the remaining xulgath, though not as powerfully as before.

Attack with Cold Iron Katana (sickened): 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 2 = 20
Damage (lead blades, painful stare, sickened): 2d6 + 1d6 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + (5) + 3 - 2 = 11

Bite (sickened, secondary): 1d20 + 5 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 - 5 - 2 = -1
Damage (sickened): 1d3 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 - 2 = 3

Asuka cackles as she manages to evade almost ten attacks in a matter of seconds. She waves her blade in a slow arc in front of her, as the sun moving across the sky.

"My turn! Blade of the Morning Sun!"

With a powerful stomp punctuating her swing, she brings down the blade on the xulgath she has been staring at.

Attack with Cold Iron Katana (sickened) vs Magenta: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 5 - 2 = 21
Damage (lead blades, painful stare, sickened): 2d6 + 1d6 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (6, 3) + (1) + 3 - 2 = 11
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 - 2 = 15
Crit Damage: 2d6 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (1, 5) + 3 - 2 = 7

She then snaps out with her beak in a bite attack.

"Early Bird Snatches the Worm!"

Bite (secondary, sickened): 1d20 + 5 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 5 - 5 - 2 = 5
Damage (sickened): 1d3 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 - 2 = 3

If she drops magenta, then she will five foot into its square to set up an easy flank with Ruka

I believe, if you look at the universal monster rules for stench, making the save means you are immune for 24 hours, so those of us who already made saves would have 1 less to make

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Fortitude Save (sickened): 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 4 - 2 = 12
Fortitude Save (sickened): 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 - 2 = 10

Asuka is able to hold her stomach at first, but she quickly loses her focus and cannot help but feeling queasy. As such, she has difficulty finding her usual rhythm.

Improved Feint with Kitsune's Mystique (sickened): 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 - 2 = 8
Attack with Cold Iron Katana (sickened): 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 - 2 = 8
Damage (lead blades, painful stare, sickened): 2d6 + 3 + 1d6 - 2 ⇒ (5, 1) + 3 + (6) - 2 = 13

@Ruka reminder that Asuka put a mesmerist trick on you that lets you get a flank for a round. Technically, Asuka triggers it, but for PbP it's probably easier if you just decide when

"Feel the power of my unstoppable blades!"

Asuka casts lead blades and strides into the room[/ooc]

Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Standard to cast lead blades, swift to stare at magenta, move to move into the room

Asuka circles around the little jerk with quick fake-out that is too choreographed to fool anyone. Since I doubt that is enough to make it flat footed, she will provoke from moving around it Her stare is as sharp as ever though, and her blade is even sharper as she strikes with powerful precision.

Improved Feint (kitsune's mystique): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Attack with Cold Iron Katana (flank): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 2 = 25
Damage (painful stare): 1d8 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 3 + (5) = 9
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 = 19
Crit Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Asuka sheathes her sword and steps up, waving gregariously. "Wow! Hey, Mister Fey. I've got a bit of fey in me, too. That's pretty wild, huh? I'm pretty fast, too. Though probably not as fast as you, haha."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Asuka laughs and then pats Lor-Sinn on the shoulder. "Oh it's just an idea, Lor-Sinn! That's just my guess as to what they are doing.It may be factual, or it may not. Or it may be true but not factual, I suppose. But regardless, I think it's a pretty good explanation and I'm glad you do, too!"

Asuka's expression darkens as she taps along her beak. She speaks with an uncharacteristic gravity. "They are two rivals, brothers-in-arms from hundreds or even thousands of years ago, who have persisted beyond death out of a desire to finally and without question best each other. They have toiled at every hour of every day these long years, losing their weapons and armor piece-by-piece to damage or decay until they have nothing left but to wrestle each other day-in and day-out for all eternity. Their unmended bruises and cuts have warped them over time into something beyond what they once were. None dare to bother them because even the slightest hint of favor or advantage given to one will be met with brutal violence from both, as a victory means nothing if it was not fair. Should one of them finally prove victorious, shall the other fall dead, a smile on his face? Or shall he wander Golarion in search of even greater foes, challenging all within his path. Perhaps it is better for all of us that neither triumphs until the day Groetus swallows us all."

She brightens instantly, the spell cast off. "That's my idea! How'd you like it?"

Asuka spins around the big bug, her practiced skill at acrobatics the only thing saving her from looking an absolute fool.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

I am assuming the bug is flat-footed since it doesn't appear to have acted yet, but she's going to acrobatics around it anyways in case my assumption is wrong. And also cause she wants to look Cool

She stares down the bug as she uses the momentum of her twirling to slash at it.

"Whirlwind Blade Attack!"

Attack with Cold Iron Katana (flank): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17
Damage (painful stare): 1d8 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (6) = 12

Can't ready attacks out of combat. Believe me, not being able to ready out of combat benefits us way more than the GM

Asuka holds her sword out in front of her as she glances about. "A giant frog?! Where?"