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Looks correct, Hmm! I'd like to thank you again for running, as this was really excellent. :)

Later... Sparkle-Weave desperately tries to get Kreighton Shane's attention but the elf is too caught up in his books.

So Sparkle-Weave begins summoning Pugwampis all over Shane's library until Kreighton finally spills a vial on ink on his book and looks up in confusion...

HAHAHAHAHA LOVE IT!

Balon stands in silence for several moments, savoring the memories that no one alive was meant to have. He feels close to his goddess having come so close to death, and bows his head in prayer for several minutes.

"We have done something amazing today, my friends. I am proud to call you my colleagues. I hope to see you again in future endeavors." and with that, Balon melts into the crowd of milling Pathfinders, his dark cloak blending with the many others around.

Thank you so much Hmm, that was great! I apologize for not being available as much as I would have liked to be, this fall has been pretty crazy for me! I'm glad Bot-Buddy had a good time, though!

Looks correct to me!

boon: 1d20 ⇒ 14
mystery if needed: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Balon moves toward red, and not having enough time to get there and attack as well, decides to cast mind fear on her.
DC 15 Will save or frightened for rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Wow, didn't get botted! Surprised!

aoo: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 4) + 4 = 11

Balon swings at the simulaCrum again.
scythe: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8

Balon smiles at the simulacrums' misfortune, and steps into the hallway to swing twice at purple.

Scythe, haste, bless: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 11
damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (4, 4) + 6 = 14

Scythe, haste, bless: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 + 1 = 13
damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (1, 3) + 6 = 10

But misses twice, horribly.

NICE. Love ranger traps!

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The real Arodeth shouts, "Beware, they'll keep spawning in the next room and coming here!"
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"Sigh. Of course they will... Friends, I will block the door. If you have any magic to aid me in fending them off, cast it now." says Balon.

He plants himself firmly in front of the door with his scythe ready, and uses his Quickness ability on himself. Functions as haste but with +2 AC and +2 Ref saves, lasts 5 rounds. Also going to use a chronicle boon called Pathfinder's Excellence (Resilience) which gives him TEMP HP: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 as a Swift action.

Balon double-moves over to the simulacra.

"Well then, we will have to go help them release more energy. I am joyful to see that you understand the situation now, my lady. It is an honor to work with you."

With that, Balon looks to the group to move out and find more energy-conduit-people.

"My lady, you know well enough that the universe has a mind of its own. Our gods and goddesses have their pull and sway, but even they, in their seemingly ultimate power, have limits. There have been others in the past who tried to change the entire course of history, and though they may think they succeeded, you and I both know that they only succeeded in their minds, that the universe was supposed to go that way in the end anyway. Aroden knew that, must have known his death was coming, and yet he chose to allow it to come to pass. He must have known that the universe had to be allowed to continue on its own path. If you change everything now, might it not lead to a cataclysm that we do not have the capacity to understand?"
Kn.Religion take 10: 10 + 11 = 21 Aids, everyone?

lol isn't that always the way of it.. you cast a fun spell and the battle is over before you can use it.
The little rock creature walls around a bit, seeming to test out it's senses, then suddenly falls apart and balon awakens. "First time I've done that. Was interesting.."
He seems a tad disoriented bit bone the worse for the wear.

"Surround the ooze, my friends!" Balon calls out to the skeletons, and they dutifully move into a flanking position, then both attack.
red bone club: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 + 2 = 13
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
purple blone club: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 + 2 = 16
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Then Balon himself casts lesser object possession on a nearby small stone, turning it into a mini-golem under his control. He falls to the ground, seemingly lifeless.
Balon is now possessing a small animated object right next to the creature (flanking with purple, I'd say). Its 1 construction point will be to enhance its slam to deal 1d6 damage instead of 1d4.

I've returned, everyone! Thank you for the masterful botting. I do want to point out, however, (though it's Bot Buddy's fault so perhaps our gracious GM will let it go for now) that Balon's necromantic servants are not permanent, like they would be if they were created using an animate dead spell... they only last a few minutes. So the purple skeleton is the only one that should exist, at the moment.

THanks for the good botting, botbuddy! Three charges of infernal healing gets Balon almost to full health. I've marked off a point from my Necromancy pool for the skeleton raise. I do wish I could raise something more exciting than a single human skeleton, but I'll get there eventually.

To his skeletal friend, Balon says "Pick up a bone and bludgeon those until they are destroyed."

The skeleton follows its orders, picking up a large bone and smacking the (purple) one.

club: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 + 2 = 21
damage, bludgeoning: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Balon himself pulls out a wand, casts a curative spell, then walks up and touches the skeleton. [ooc]Casting cure light wounds from a CL3 wand.
touch?: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
positive: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

I'm returning from my conference tonight and will be available to post tomorrow. Unfortunately, I will be completely out of touch Friday through Sunday because I had a death in the family and will be going to a funeral and visiting family. Please continue to bot me as needed, and I apologize for this uncharacteristic lack of posting.

I believe it does provoke, yes, as long as it moved 10 feet or more. Let's hope i can be as successful as the Bot Buddy was!

AOO,lead blades,flanking: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 = 12
damage: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 5) + 6 = 15

Unfortunately, Balon had surprised himself so much with the critical hit that he fumbles on the follow-through.

Balon casts lead blades and moves toward the sloth. Damage from the Scythe is now 2d6 base.

"Many have claimed living godhood, but most have been proven to be nothing but paltry mages. I'm sure we will find the same from this "Gad"." Balon says, remembering the times he's dealt with the Razmirans in the past.

Just getting caught up for the day. Good botting, Bot Buddy!

"With the emphasis on Aroden here, perhaps the vault will be near or under a large temple shrine to the god of humanity?"

Know.religion: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29 Anyone wanna aid me with this one to hit that nice 30 mark? :)

I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon for a conference in Boston for several days, so my posting may be restricted through next Wednesday. Please bot me as necessary.

Balon looks at the Kraken. "Never assume a fight against an unknown enemy will be easy, my friend. But we will do what we must. I would not wish to die in this strange time and not find my beautiful mistress waiting for me in the afterlife..."

Balon will regain his only expended spell and his expended focus points for the day.

Balon will also drink his elixer of comprehend languages, though it does him no good on the communication front. Given that they're averse to non-humans, he will stay out of the conversation, as his vampiric heritage may just make things worse.

Wow, crazy storyline! I'm excited to see where this goes!

Yes, sorry, that was meant as an aid.

"I'm sure there is much we can learn from you, general. Please, teach us anything you can."
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

Balon steps around to flank the serpentfolk and attacks with his scythe.
scythe: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 2 = 20
damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (4, 3) + 6 = 13

Balon quickly pulls out a strange bottle with a preserved slug in it, concentrates on it, and then stretches his hand out toward the (purple) serpentman, baring his canines. To the serpentman, his vampiric features enhance significantly, his canines extending into vicious fangs and wings sprouting from his back.
Using mind fear on the serpentman, DC 14 Will save or he's frightened for rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 1 (or just shaken if he has more than 5 HD).

LOL... Of course the Bot Buddy rolls better than I ever could. :-P

Balon once again attacks the snake with his scythe (but will probably just hit another image...)
scythe,flank,bless,studied: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 20
damage: 2d4 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 4) + 6 + 1 = 13

Balon works with the Salty Kraken to try to take it down.

scythe, flanking: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 2 = 27
damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 6 = 10

Balon charges the snake, swinging his scythe.
scythe: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
damage: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 3) + 6 = 12

Balon takes a few minutes to study the artifacts and determine if any of them relate to the oldest, most powerful families on Golarion. Perhaps the serpentfolk have worshipped one of them as a family of gods before, who knows?
Kn.nobility take ten: 10 + 10 = 20

Perception aid: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

GAAAAAHHHH

Probably a good idea, I'll try to post as much as I can on weekends but most of them will likely include some botting.

Balon sighs. He has little he can use against a construct in a pit, unfortunately. Continue delaying, for now.

Sorry about that, weekends will generally be much slower for me, as I give my wife and little one more attention. I normally post as soon as I get into work and then at the end of the day, most days. Weekends, much tougher. Always feel free to bot me if necessary.

Balon, seeing only a guardian in a pit, decides he will allow his more ranged friends to finish it off. Delay.

I have no real problem with random extra encounters, as long as we as a group agree not to expend precious resources on them, at least as few as possible. For example, Balon will probably rely on his scythe for such encounters almost exclusively, and not cast his spells.

Healing after shouldn't be a problem, since I have wands of both healing types, and I'm sure others do as well.

Balon kept quiet, knowing his presence can sometimes frighten those unused to dhampirs.

"We have saved you. Go, and tell others how the Pathfinders did well by you. We will continue to search for survivors, and deal with these serpents. Any information you can give us might help with that."
Take 10 Diplomacy aid: 10 + 11 = 21

Point of clarification: what is the red-outlined creature currently right next to Balon?

Thanks! Sorry, I missed that the reason I five-foot stepped back was from the pit. I'll pay a bit more attention when catching up next time!

I'm back! Thanks for all the botting, Hmm!

Balon decides to switch tactics, hoping that spells will be more useful against the creature. He casts inflict light wounds, then steps forward and attempts to touch the creature.
inflict touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
negative energy: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

I will be unavailable essentially the whole weekend, as my wife and I are going to a wedding and then have our own 5th anniversary celebration. I will resume normal posting Monday night or at worst Tuesday morning.

Sorry, missed the Kn.religion spoiler above. Balon takes 10 and knows the following about Ydersius, which he tells to the group.

"This is a temple pool devoted to the Serpentfolk deity, Ysdersius. The temple’s priests raise sacred cobras, mambas, and vipers here in natural, mineral-laden hot springs. They etch stone plinths with sacred writings among the hundreds of venomous pets, detailing many secrets of serpentfolk animal husbandry as well as their own version of the Green Faith, a sort of cold-blooded and detached animism."

Balon will happily participate in the ritual, if nothing else to learn a bit more about a dark deity he's not terribly familiar with.

Balon snickers at Reesa. Even he would know a dragon if he saw one, and this is not one... though what it is, he hasn't the foggiest.

Balon is not good at any of the check options, so he will simply observe.

Balon shrugs, pulls out a javelin and heaves it down at the lizardfolk.
javelin, flanking?!: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 = 13
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12