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Athum looks at the holy warriors in turn, his expression blank. "Who's saying anything about like of pride or some such thing? I've just spent too long out in the field and need some mental stimulation time in study. A scholar's work is rarely ever accomplished with weapon in hand, unless that weapon happens to be a book."

Finally coming out of his mental shell, Athum responds, "I think I will consume some time in the libraries of the Grand Lodge for a time. I need to brush up on my studies and take some time to re-focus. One too many brushes with death for the time being." He gives a weak grin as if to laugh it off unsuccessfully.

Awesome! I'll print mine when I get home from work.

I don't think that I've taken part in any of those scenarios. Could be a lot of fun, if you happen to have extra room.

Either way, thanks again for helping us get through that tangled mess of an encounter. :D

I agree with the others. I really appreciate all the work that went into this scenario. I couldn't imagine trying to run it myself. We have some top notch super star GMs here. :)

I haven't seen any reporting on this game, so I have no idea if he has or not.

Athum is a little overwhelmed by the end of it all, and stays silent during their flight, mulling over his thoughts in his own head. Finally, at the mention of Grandmaster Torch, the Oread sighs outwardly and admits,"I will be the first to admit that I had my doubts about Torch, but in the end he proved a valuable ally. I also want to convey my thanks to all of you, my allies. Without you, I would have been just another corpse in those ruins. Another casualty of the Black Moon."

Seeing that the spirit has finally exited Ischell's body, Athum strides towards the ghostly necromancer, imbuing Slitherbane with the knowledge and power to affect the incorporeal. "It may not be serpentfolk, he mutters to the flail in a broken Ancient Cyclopsian, "but we will an evil that should have been put to rest long ago."

Move Action: Move towards Tahari.

Standard Action: Use Legacy Weapon to give Ghost Touch to his weapon.

Hoping that the freedom of all the jewels and sages either spells the end for Tahari, or gives us a massive advantage.

Just a quick update, forgot to mention in my last post that Athum's Enlarge Person ran out during the last round. Adjusted the icon on the map.

He may be out-of-tier for it, at this point, but The Gauntlet is a crazy ride, and the reward is pretty decent. Very dungeon-crawly, though.

Stowing away the wand, Athum steps towards the Spinel Sage Jewel reaches out to it, willing his thoughts and emotions to interact with the artifact. Your brethren need your help. Would you be willing to lend your power and knowledge to conquer this evil?

Athum uses the want on himself while moving around the pillar to get closer to the Spinal Sage Jewel. "We may need these other jewels to fully get rid of the ghost's influence, not just the existing sages," he says outloud, mostly to himself.

Standard Action:
Use Magic Device: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Move Action:
Normal move (Had to squeeze a bit to get through there. If that doesn't work, then he would cancel his Enlarge Person to be able to fit.)

Athum makes his way out of the immediate area to recouperate, drawing a wand as he does so.

Move Action: Moving out of immediate danger.

Standard Action: Draw Wand (CLW)

Sorry for being a little slow on my actions. I've been struggling to sort out all the details of what's going on. The main one I'm not sure of is the yellow burst on the map. Wasn't that a fireball?

Sorry for the hold up. It's been a busy weekend.

Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Trying to get a sense of what's been going on during his life-or-death roller coaster, Athum looks over to the Bohemian champion of Irori, trying to piece together the issue, but failing. "Ischell, are you well friend?" he asks as he simultaneously scans for any further Sages that may need to be freed.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

Anthum, did you stand up on your turn?

Good call. I totally forgot about that little nuance. Thanks for pointing it out. :)

Athum wearily stands to his feet, thanking Ahn for the aid.

Reflex Save vs. DC 19: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Athum manages to avoid the majority of the blast, but is still caught by it which leaves him staggering around (ooc]literally![/ooc]).

"This is getting ridiculous,"Athum mutters to himself, smoke and steam puffing with ever word.

Hey folks.

I'm all moved and (mostly) recovered, so I should be able to start posting regularly again.

I'll try to get something up either tonight or early tomorrow.

Stabilize check: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Agreed. Thank you for doing this for us all.

Going to be disconnecting my computer either later tonight or tomorrow, so I'll be incommunicado after that point. Hopefully no longer than a couple days, but we'll see how things go.

Reflex Save vs. DC 19: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

I'm a little on the early side, but I just wanted to give everyone a headsup.

We recently sold our house and bought a new one, and our moving date is August 28th. So needless to say that next week is going to be busy, and there will be a time where I don't have internet access.

I'll keep posting for as long as I can, but if I seem to go silent, then please be sure to bot me as needed.

Sounds busy, but really nice.

That should clear up Athum, as well. :)

Holy crap! You guys are awesome!

Suddenly able to breathe and move, Athum gets to his feet and quickly steps out of the poisonous cloud, retrieving his fallen weapon along the way.

I'm pretty sure that that covers all of my actions. Move Action to stand; Standard Action to pick up an item, plus a 5-foot step. On the chance that I'm mistaken, I'll add a little extra here.

Fortitude Save vs. DC 23: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Stabilization: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Well at least I only have to worry about bleeding out, now. Definitely not my proudest moment. :p

Fort. save vs. DC 23: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Stabilization: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Not sure if you were talking about my last save or not, but if so, I had made it a little while back. Right here.

No complaints here. ;)

Yeah... I can't find anything that looks like it will work.

Keep in mind that you are charmed, not controlled. It just means that you see the enemy as a friend... but you still see your allies as friends too.

At worst, you probably see yourself as a mediator... unless it does a really good job of convincing you that your friends are the enemies.

It's the way it goes, sometimes.

I'm going to check my boons when I get home from work, but I'm fairly certain that I don't have something to save my hide. Hopefully I'm wrong. :p

Only way to make this is with a Natural 20.

Reflex Save vs. DC 19; Unconscious: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6

Yeah... that looks about right. Either way, I was dead. -17 kills me as much as anything else.

Sounds good. Be safe.

I'm fine with it.

I'll make the extra Fortitude save now, rather than wait for my turn. Looks like I'm gonna be out of this fight, unless something changes.

Fortitude save vs. DC 25 (Suffocation): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

Fortitude Save DC 25 (Suffocation): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Fortitude Save DC ? (Touch): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

Athum starts gasping for breath as the spell draws air from his lungs. He does his best to fight against it, but turns towards the undead former paladin to help with taking him down.

If the suffocation prevents this, than please ignore these rolls, otherwise apply whatever penalties are applicable.

Slitherbane attack vs. Ermias w/ flanking: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
Heavy Flail Damage (Large): 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 4) + 10 = 21

Athum uses an Immediate Action to absorb 14 points of that damage with his Mind Barrier; costs 2 Focus.

Tahari laughs at Athum. "You are weak. Death is already at your door!"

She begins casting defensively and again she is able to form two spells without any verbal or somatic components.

Athum suddenly cannot breathe anymore!

Fort save DC 25 please.

Tahari then tries to touch Athum during the casting of the second spell and is successful ... Athum suddenly feels an illness spreading inside of him!

Fort save DC 24 please. If you do NOT make the save then please make another DC 16 Fort save with a +10 alchemical bonus.

Fortitude Save vs. DC 25: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Fortitude Save vs. DC 24: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

In case it comes into play; Athum gets a +2 vs. negative levels, death effects, and mind-affecting effects

Whew.... that was hairy...

@Ischell - If you can move south 5', I can provide flanking for you on the Div.

Lol... I must really be asleep at the wheel. I didn't even realize that you past me by. :p

Athum passes through the "evil" without even a second thought, grazes past the nasty looking fog cloud. With a thought, he activates the Ka Stone on his forehead, growing in size and strength as he approaches the ghostly Tahari.

Move Action: Move 25', drawing Slitherbane.

Swift Action: Enlarge Person, using Ka Stone.

Standard Action: Attack Tahari w/ Slitherbane

Slitherbane attack vs. Tahari: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
Heavy Flail Damage (Large): 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (4, 5) + 10 = 19

Enlarge Person: 10/10 rounds

Apologies. I was waiting for Agate to go, and completely missed the fact that she did. *sheepish*

Will work on a post.

As you stated, no Will save needed for Athum. I've placed him on the board, and all his buffs are long gone after an hour.

Okay. I've got a better idea now. Sorry if I was holding things up. I was just struggling to process certain information.

If cure provides a buffer bonus after ingestion (makes it harder to be infected again), then Athum takes the cure before hand.

Based on what they know of Tahari, he is concerned that holding off may make things worse.

I'm still confused, to be honest. Which is better? The cure, or the Blood? From what I can see, the Blood of Nethys not only cures the disease, but protects you from further infection for 24 hours. So shouldn't the Blood be used on those who have already been infected?

Using his knowledge of languages and rituals, Athum does his best to help keep it going by adding his own voice to it.

Linguistics: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

Athem nods in understanding to Amenopheus about the risks involved with the ritual.

He offers to help with finding relics and repairing damage.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25 (+2 to notice unusual stonework)

"Death," says Athum rather dryly, looking at the catacombs around them. "It does death."

Once made aware of his infection, Athum will definitely want to take one of the cures.

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 (+2 vs. negative levels & death effects.)

Aw crap....

I don't know if we have time to make more antidotes, but I'm reasonably sure that there is always time for looting. And it would be a shame to leave armor like that behind to be buried. Still unsure if Athum has been made aware of his 'condition'.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Athum follows Frost as she opens the sarcophagi, taking interest in their findings.

"Let's take this with us," he says, indicating the Paladin's armor. "It belongs in a museum. And by that, I mean in my collection.... for the Pathfinder Society, of course."