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Lan,
How about this:
free ◆ to Demoralize, and roll Perception initative
or
Roll Diplomacy for initative
?

Pre-Initiative ◆'s
□ Auntie Wu @ RK vs Hand of Kugaptee (pending roll)
☑ Kazuki @ Hunt Prey vs Xin-Yue (I presume?)
☑ Lan @ Rolling Initiative w/ Diplomacy or Deception
☑ Sigurd @ RK vs Xin-Yue (Fail)
□ Vekka @ ??

Once everyone is spoken for, let's roll Initiative and Fight!

Auntie Wu, go ahead and attempt that DC 30 Religion or Occultism RK check!

Lan, instead of ◆, why don’t we let you roll one of those skills you mentioned for Initiative (when we get there). Sigurd, I see you rolling RK for your ◆; you will recall that 24 is a failure (by 4), however, Hero Points are still on the table.

Let's Go!

The party identifies the spiraling rune on the southern door to be a disabled wall of force that would have impeded their entrance into the lowest catacombs beneath the Monestery had they not purified all four Statues above.

+1 Hero Point each for disabling all four Statues on the first try!

The party also remembers a key corollary of the tenets of Sangpotshi: that overburdening themselves with material possessions and treasures could potentially violate breaking the edict of "living selflessly" by not leaving some of those treasures untouched out of reverence to the Monestary's original purpose! Indeed, many Monasteries are known to keep Treasure Rooms that are intentionally left empty, or at least, mostly empty, with any treasures contained within meant to be left alone, offerings to the Monastary meant to remain undisturbed...

...and so, the unlocked and un-booby-trapped treasure chest before them presents itself notwithstanding:

And after making their decision, the party descends below, to the final room, to Kugaptee's Grave, where glowing rivulets of red fluid wind along the floor to pool in the center of the room, illuminating this damp, cold thirty-foot-high cavern. The fluid looks like blood but drips from several enormous tree roots that hang down from the ceiling or protrude from the walls, giving the impression of runny sap. This glowing substance accumulates in a ten-foot-diameter pool in the middle of the cave, surrounding what appear to be four immense stone fingers and a thumb, each tipped with a red crystal talon. These digits protrude from the ground, as if some buried statue were reaching up from below to gather the liquid in the palm of its hand...

...and where stands who could be none-other than Xin-Yue and her acolytes awaiting them...

To Do:
0) Status check: HPs, Focus Pts, etc
1) Take the Treasure? Who? What?
2) Final Preparations before descending?
3) Place your Token in the Final Room (Red Circle)
4) You may take one non-hostile ◆ before we roll Initiative (hold off on rolling for Talking first!)

...the chest is not locked...

E15) Treasure Chamber

The party takes time to rest (20 minutes, right?) before moving on.

Empty shelves and barren platforms that hold unadorned weapon and armor racks, along with open, dust-filled treasure chests, provide hints to the possible treasures once held here. Only one chest near the west wall remains closed. A double door to the south is carved with a spiraling
rune that has been painted red...

To Do:
1) Choose one Skill to roll from: Arcana, Religion, Society
2) Open the chest? Or leave it? (Red Circle on New Map!)
3) Any final preparations before you head down steps to E16?
4) Marching Order as you head down steps to E16!
5) Exploration Mode as you head down steps to E16...

Not looking good for Kalen Bray!

I will move us along at my next opportunity.

=)

Right before Auntie Wu delivers the killing blow, there is a moment where another player could stay her hand...

Kalen Bray is (re-)dead w/in 24 hours irl unless another player interjects and beats Auntie Wu in Initiative!

Vekka Tchakon wrote:

Vekka Tchakon wrote:

Joking, but not entirely, Vekka asks the zombie

So, how many times have you done this?

He's curious to see what meaning it will take from the question.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

Did he ever answer this directly?

LINK

The party is able to recognize easily that, due to being preserved, Kalen is a Husk Zombie, which explains his memories and intelligence.

They further speculate that his circumstances (strong memory) are rare, but not totally unheard of.

Amidst the debate, they decide whether to easily dispatch him (Sigurd and Auntie Wu?), or to let him leave freely...

End of Book 2 (Fall), yes.

You should have chronicles from the first book (Summer).

Sigurd keeps ticking away.

Lan feels one eye upon him - a little dislocated from it's socket (typical for a zombie) - then it rolls to fixate upon something else vacantly.

Or perhaps he is imagining it.

Go ahead and move your Tokens on the Map towards / away from Zombie!

I just noticed it has the "Rare" tag. Am I not allowed to have it?

"Rarity Boons" under "Houserules"

The party takes time to patch their wounds.

How much Time? 20 minutes I see?

There is a corpse chained to the wall in one of the side rooms...

...presumably a zombie, judging by it's decayed flesh and open wounds...

...Lan and Auntie Wu swear they see it stir...

Kazuki,
What is the "hunters arrowhead" in your die expression?

Kazuki's first arrow hits the "frog" in the left eye.
His second, the right eye.
His third hits the "man" inside it's mouth.

Together, "frog" and "man", the thing collapses onto the floor, joining the flaming guts of already-charred innards, three slain hellhounds, and their master.

Quick Search the Room? Please roll one Perception check each!

With the Heroism spells winding down (One more combat unless Short Rest), the party decides between a patching their wounds or just continue exploring!

Party Status
Lan @ ♥️ -35 @ (Sickened wears off shortly)
Auntie Wu @ ♥️ 60/76 & ⛨ -11
Sigurd @ ♥️ -67 (hehe) & ⛨ 33/64 (Stupified wears off shortly)
Kazuki @ ♥️ full @ Sangpotshi Hero!
Vekka @ Hero! @ ♥️ -31 (Don't worry about the save it was "Slow")

Quorum of Three?

New errata regarding Weakness rule in PF2e.

Just wanted to let you all know that it's there...

This is actually an errata to the errata. Nice to see them walking back the silly errata so quickly, and to allow easier / more intuitive application.

For those who were reading, the first errata allowed single Strikes or Spells that had added damage dice and types to trigger weaknesses more than once per Strike or Spell.

They walked that back as of Tuesday, and now (as I understand it) single Strikes or Spells that have added damage dice and types trigger weaknesses only once per Strike or Spell.

=)

The giant frog's... hair... came to life...?

Woops.

He was going to do his hair attack, until I realized I needed another action to do it, so I pivoted to the broken spear, but forgot to change the description.

=)

Yes, Auntie Wu will use Shield Block. Her shield is now at 9/20 HP and is Broken.

What are the other details of this outcome?

Sigurd's shield probably saves his life while Vekka suffers from volotile magic causing his perceptions to slow down...

...and the party closes in on this final foe!

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BONES FOR HOUNDS BELOW & NIMBO & ENTOURAGE INTERRUPT

RK "Nimbo" w/ Religion 30
RK Running Heads w/ Religion 16
RK Hound Master w/ Religion DC 24
Unlocked Spoilers: Master @ none, Nimbo @ None, Running Heads @ LINK
Conditions: Stupified

R5
Lan @ ♥️ -35 @ sickened 1
Auntie Wu @ -5 mental plus -15 piercing less shield block?
Sigurd w/ Blessed Blood (1d6 if P/S fiends) @ ♥️ -54 & shield -18 @ Stupified 3 @ Shield Block the 21 piercing?
Kazuki @ Sangpotshi Hero!
Houndmaster (AC 26) @ ♥️ -38
Vekka @ Hero! @ ♥️ -31 @ 1x Pending Save
Nimbo @ ♥️ -54 @ 0 round reset breath weapon

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Sagebane Poison: LINK

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The Party (except Vekka) is Up!

Nimbo easily sidesteps the magical blade.

"Mediocre!" he declares, then opens his gaping maw, and the little man inside begins incanting and gesticulating...

Vekka - please make a DC 24 Fortitude save!

...and deciding on who to pick on next, selects Auntie Wu, Sigurd, or Lan: 1d6 ⇒ 3 Sigurd.

The hair on the giant frogs back lashes out at Sigurd!

Nimbo
◆◆) Cast a Spell
◆) Strike

Broken Spear (P, reach, plus 1d6 mental) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 352d8 + 6 ⇒ (7, 8) + 6 = 211d6 ⇒ 1
Shield Block the 21 piercing? 1 mental rider too.

Sigurd carves down the Houndmaster. Auntie Wu sploinks the Dark Blue Meokdan "Noooo!!!" it laments not being able to die for it's master too...

Both out

Nimbo takes another hit (Nimbo @ ♥️ -54) and Vekka...

...is Up!

"You better not hit me, little chicken!"

Three direct hits!

Houndmaster (AC 26) @ ♥️ 05/90
Dark Blue Running Head (AC 17) @ ♥️ 06/32
Nimbo @ ♥️ -41
Lan @ ♥️ -35 @ sickened 1

Lan's bleeding stops!

Auntie Wu and Sigurd!

Kazuki's first arrow lands right in it's spine. Which, being crooked and broken, it doesn't really seem to need to do it's peculiar brand of martial arts.

Houndmaster (AC 26) @ ♥️ 20/90

Auntie Wu, Sigurd, Lan!

Spiritual energy invigorates Nimbo as he feasts upon the reincarnated soul, savoring it like a spice-layered curry!

"DELICIOUS!"

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BONES FOR HOUNDS BELOW & NIMBO & ENTOURAGE INTERRUPT

RK "Nimbo" w/ Religion 30
RK Running Heads w/ Religion 16
RK Hound Master w/ Religion DC 24
Unlocked Spoilers: Master @ none, Nimbo @ None, Running Heads @ LINK
Conditions: Stupified

R5
Lan @ ♥️ -29 @ bleeding 1d6, sickened 1
Auntie Wu @ -5 mental plus -15 piercing less shield block?
Sigurd w/ Blessed Blood (1d6 if P/S fiends) @ ♥️ -53 & shield -18 @ Stupified 3
Kazuki @ Sangpotshi Hero!
Houndmaster (AC 26) @ ♥️ -38
Vekka @ Hero! @ ♥️ -31
Nimbo @ ♥️ -22 @ 1 round reset breath weapon
Dark Blue Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 32/32 ♥️s w/ shattered bone club

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Sagebane Poison: LINK

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The Party (except Vekka) is Up!

◆ Raise Shield, ↺ Shield Block[/ooc]

Let's switch that spell to Slashing Gust, targeting Light Blue and Green.

Auntie Wu, did you read the requirements of your spell?

I'm going to dice for you: 1-3 means your Shield is worn not wielded (and you lose the action), 4-6 means your Slashing Gust targets only one meokdan.

1d6 ⇒ 6

Shield is Up, and you never targeted the 2nd meokdan.

Vekka obliterates the Running Head with the Green hair.

And so, Dark Blue, late to the party, draws his bone club, and crashes Lan, Vekka, or Auntie Wu: 1d6 ⇒ 4 Vekka with it!

Bone Club (B) vs Vekka (AC 25): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 251d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Crashing onto his head, the femur bone too shatters into jagged shards!

Dark Blue Running Head
◆) Manifest Bone Club
◆) Stride
◆) Strike vs Vekka

Light Blue Running head stands up from the slashing wind "I thought I was a goner" and with his shattered bone club, stabs at Lan with it, and tries to eat his arm!

Bone Club (P, plus 1 bleed) vs Lan (AC 24 / sick): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 181d4 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Bite (P, agile, plus maybe Snack) w/ MAP (-4) vs Lan (AC 24 / sick): 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 10 - 4 = 141d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Bite (P, agile, plus maybe Snack) w/ MAP (-8) vs Lan (AC 24 / sick): 1d20 + 10 - 8 ⇒ (8) + 10 - 8 = 101d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Ineffectually!

Light Blue Running Head
◆) Strike w/ Bone Club
◆) Strike w/ Bite
◆) Strike w/ Bite

Nimbo then does something surprising: he reaches out to grab Light Blue Meokdan "Yes Nimbo. YES!" skewering it with one of his spears, and swallows him whole! The man inside the frog scoots over to make room as the meokdan is sacrificed, nourishing the beast!

Meokdan Sacrifice (HP restored to Nimbo): 2d8 + 16 ⇒ (5, 4) + 16 = 25

Then, whipping his hair around, it lunges with both spears towards Lan, Vekka, or Auntie Wu: 1d6 ⇒ 6 Auntie Wu!

Frog-man-Thing
◆) Meokdan Sacrifice vs Light Blue
◆◆) Lurching Skewer (Stride, Strike x2)

Broken Spear (P, reach, plus 1d6 mental) vs Auntie Wu (AC 26 / shield): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 262d8 + 6 ⇒ (6, 3) + 6 = 151d6 ⇒ 5
Broken Spear (P, reach, plus 1d6 mental) w/ MAP (-5) vs Auntie Wu (AC 26 / shield): 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 16 - 5 = 152d8 + 6 ⇒ (8, 5) + 6 = 191d6 ⇒ 1

Frustrated, Houndmaster begins to sweat, and panic, calling for help "Help me dispose of this blight, Nimbo!"

Vekka readies his drum.

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BONES FOR HOUNDS BELOW & NIMBO & ENTOURAGE INTERRUPT

RK "Nimbo" w/ Religion 30
RK Running Heads w/ Religion 16
RK Hound Master w/ Religion DC 24
Unlocked Spoilers: Master @ none, Nimbo @ None, Running Heads @ LINK
Conditions: Stupified

R5
Lan @ ♥️ -29 @ bleeding 1d6, sickened 1
Auntie Wu
Sigurd w/ Blessed Blood (1d6 if P/S hounds) @ ♥️ -53 & shield -18 @ Stupified 3
Kazuki @ Sangpotshi Hero!
Houndmaster (AC 26) @ ♥️ -38
R4
Vekka @ Hero! @ ♥️ -24
Nimbo @ ♥️ -47 @ 1 round reset breath weapon
Green Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 02/32 ♥️s w/ intact bone club @ bleeding
Dark Blue Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 32/32 ♥️s w/ no bone club

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Sagebane Poison: LINK

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The Vekka is Up!

Auntie Wu's second gust takes out Light Blue.

Meanwhile, Houndmaster remains engaged wit Sigurd, whose mind is too plagued to access his healing magic.

Master
◆) Stunning Flurry (Strike x2, Stun if both hit)
◆◆) Strike x2
~) Brawling Crit Spec

Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 222d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 1) + 7 = 91d4 ⇒ 4
Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) w/ MAP (-4) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 19 - 4 = 172d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 1) + 7 = 121d4 ⇒ 1
Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) w/ MAP (-8) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 - 8 ⇒ (6) + 19 - 8 = 172d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 5) + 7 = 131d4 ⇒ 4
Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) w/ MAP (-8) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 - 8 ⇒ (11) + 19 - 8 = 222d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 4) + 7 = 141d4 ⇒ 2

Our holy hero's defenses remain rock solid.

A gust of wind slams into Green, nearly killing him - indeed, his bleeding wounds look to overtake him at the end of his next turn!

Auntie Wu - please roll for Light Blue! Or do you not have both hands free?

Having identified the Running Heads - which are often mistaken as undead creatures - she realizes that they do not possess Negative Healing, and opts for different tactics.

Auntie Wu, that spell will have no effect - feel free to redo your actions!

Two arrows through the mouth shoot the man inside in the guts. He punches the "roof" of the frog's mouth, and it gasps "My little worms - chase that archer in the corner!"

(19 more damage Nimbo)

Sigurd breaches his foe's defenses, getting a clean cut. Not blood, but black filth "Nice cut, little warrior. I see your mind has weakened. Soon? Your body will follow. Then - praise Xin Yue and Kugaptee - your Soul!"

(14 damage to undead Houndmaster)

Auntie Wu!

The DC was 24

Vekka and Sigurd avoid the worst of the butterflies (7 damage each), but poor Lan becomes overwhelmed (15 damage, sickened 1, 3 bleed (& fail to stop)!)

This narrowly causes one of his blasts to miss Houndmaster - but the other two make resounding flames (-16 Light Blue, -8 Nimbo)

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BONES FOR HOUNDS BELOW & NIMBO & ENTOURAGE INTERRUPT

RK "Nimbo" w/ Religion 30
RK Running Heads w/ Religion 16
RK Hound Master w/ Religion DC 24
Unlocked Spoilers: Master @ none, Nimbo @ None, Running Heads @ LINK
Conditions: Stupified

R5
Lan @ ♥️ -29 @ bleeding 1d6, sickened 1
R4
Auntie Wu
Sigurd w/ Blessed Blood (1d6 if P/S hounds) @ ♥️ -53 & shield -18 @ Stupified 3
Kazuki @ Sangpotshi Hero!
Houndmaster (AC 26) @ ♥️ -24
Vekka @ Hero! @ ♥️ -24
Nimbo @ ♥️ -28 @ 3 round reset breath weapon
Green Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 32/32 ♥️s w/ intact bone club
Light Blue Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 16/32 ♥️s w/ shattered bone club
Dark Blue Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 32/32 ♥️s w/ no bone club

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Sagebane Poison: LINK

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The Party (except Vekka and Lan) is Up!

Kind reminder to post full outcomes (damage, status) when rolling saves. Helps GM post and track with ease.

...wait, I think I forgot to post the DC. Disregard...

=)

And so, with the stink of burning flesh putrifying the room, all combatants through one form of desensitization or another simply battle on.

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BONES FOR HOUNDS BELOW & NIMBO & ENTOURAGE INTERRUPT

RK "Nimbo" w/ Religion 30
RK Running Heads w/ Religion 16
RK Hound Master w/ Religion DC 24
Unlocked Spoilers: Master @ none, Nimbo @ None, Running Heads @ LINK
Conditions: Stupified

R4
Lan @ -11 @ 1x pending Reflex save!
Auntie Wu
Sigurd w/ Blessed Blood (1d6 if P/S hounds) @ -46 & shield -18 (broken?) @ Stupified 3 @ 1x pending Fort (there were 2 upthread) and 1x pending Reflex save!
Kazuki @ Sangpotshi Hero!
Master
Vekka @ Hero! @ -17 @ 1x pending Reflex save!
Nimbo @ -20 @ 3 round reset breath weapon
Green Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 32/32 HPs w/ intact bone club
Light Blue Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 32/32 HPs w/ shattered bone club
Dark Blue Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 32/32 HPs w/ no bone club

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The Party (except Vekka) is Up!

The slash alone would have cut it into two. The fire just set both pieces ablaze, and another Running Head falls.

Frog-man-Thing rises, and opening it's mouth wide - inside of which sits a cackling man who waves a cane! - belches forth an ourflowing river of red butterflies with razor sharp wings who buffet and slice Sigurd, Lan, and Vekka!

Basic Reflex vs Slashing (Fail inflicts Sickened 1 and 1d6 bleed or double both CF) vs Sigurd, Lan, Vekka: 4d8 ⇒ (5, 1, 6, 3) = 15
Belch Butterflies reset (rounds): 1d4 ⇒ 3

Frog-man-Thing
◆) Stand
◆◆) Belch Butterflies

The Running Heads race to defend their Alpha!

Light Blue Running Head
◆) Stride
◆) Manifest Bone Club
◆) Strike vs Lan

Green Running Head
◆) Stride
◆) Manifest Bone Club
◆) Strike vs Auntie Wu

Together, both heads reach down into their throats and into their stomachs and pull out a human femur!

Bone Club (B) vs Lan (AC 25): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 251d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Bone Club (B) vs Auntie Wu (AC 24): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 191d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Auntie Wu ducks. So does Lan! But, right into the femur, which shatters into jagged shards!

"Ha HA! I got one, Nimbo! Look Nimbo! Look!!" the others point at the now-shattered bone club in awe and jealousy.

Lan @ -11

Except the dark blue Running Head, who is just coming into the room.

Dark Blue Running Head
◆) Open Door
◆) Stride
◆) Close Door (while Striding)

Vekka takes his opening!

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BONES FOR HOUNDS BELOW & NIMBO & ENTOURAGE INTERRUPT

RK "Nimbo" w/ Religion 30
RK Running Heads w/ Religion 16
RK Hound Master w/ Religion DC 24
Unlocked Spoilers: Master @ none, Nimbo @ None, Running Heads @ None (Out of time, will create later)

R4
Lan
Auntie Wu
Sigurd w/ Blessed Blood (1d6 if P/S hounds) @ -46 & shield -18 (broken?) @ Stupid 2 @ 2x pending Fort saves
Kazuki @ Sangpotshi Hero!
Master
R3
Vekka @ Hero! @ -17
Nimbo (prone)
Orange Running Head @ dead
Yellow Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 11/32 HPs
Dark Running Head (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ behind closed door @ 32/32 HPs
Other Running Heads (AC 17, silver weakness 5) @ 32/32 HPs

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The Vekka is Up!

Master easily ducks flames which entirely snuff Orange peon and deeply scald Yellow peon.

Orange dead (CS), Yellow -21 bloodied

Both of Kazuki's arrows slam into frog thing "You!" he points at him, asking of his peons "Kill that one!"

20 damage frog-thing

Master, meanwhile, stays locked in combat with Sigurd!

Master
◆) Stunning Flurry (Strike x2, Stun if both hit)
◆◆) Strike x2
~) Brawling Crit Spec

Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 242d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 5) + 7 = 151d4 ⇒ 4
Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) w/ MAP (-4) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 19 - 4 = 272d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 5) + 7 = 171d4 ⇒ 4
Shield Block (hard 8): 9 more blunt Sigurd, 9 more blunt shield, 4 void Sigurd
Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) w/ MAP (-8) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 - 8 ⇒ (5) + 19 - 8 = 162d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 6) + 7 = 191d4 ⇒ 4
Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) w/ MAP (-8) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 - 8 ⇒ (17) + 19 - 8 = 282d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 2) + 7 = 141d4 ⇒ 1
Another 15 total damage, another Fortitude DC 26 vs Sagebane (see below)

The combination breaks through his defenses, rocking the cleric of Shizuru.

Lan and Kazuki!

Auntie Wu recognizes that these are Meokdan Neophytes the party had theorized about earlier. The lowliest of Nindoru. She also realizes that each “pack” forms a special bond with their “alpha”, allowing the “alpha” to invoke some special ability that utilizes the “pack”.

I will also provide stat lock info next combat tracker pass

Sigurd’s blade finds home twice.

Master ♥️ -24

Lan and Kazuki!

"They killed all of my hounds!" the Master cries angrily, dropping his leash.

"They spilled my stew!" "Nimbo" cries angrily, trying to pick himself up.

"What shall we do!?" the Running Heads cry (except the one behind the shut door - nobody can hear him).

"We shall kill them for Xin Yue and Kugaptee!" they all decide merrily!

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BONES FOR HOUNDS BELOW & NIMBO & ENTOURAGE INTERRUPT

RK "Nimbo" w/ Religion 30
RK Running Heads w/ Religion 16
RK Hound Master w/ Religion DC 24
Unlocked Spoilers: Master @ none, Nimbo @ None, Running Heads @ None (Out of time, will create later)

R3
Lan
Auntie Wu
Sigurd w/ Blessed Blood (1d6 if P/S hounds) @ -22 & shield -9 @ Stupid 2
Kazuki @ Sangpotshi Hero!
Master
Vekka @ Hero! @ -17
Nimbo (prone) and the Running Heads (dark blue behind closed door)

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The Party (Except Vekka) is Up!

Final Hellhound save vs Vekka's Cold: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

Vekka snuffs the final Hellhound with a cold snap - it crashes onto the ground and joins the meat, icy chunks.

Running Head (Dark Blue) to Initative (Perception): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Running Head (Light Blue) to Initative (Perception): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Running Head (Orange) to Initative (Perception): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Running Head (Yellow) to Initative (Perception): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Running Head (Green) to Initative (Perception): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Several "Running Heads" pop into the room - one stuck behind the door - and speak in an almost chorus, their voices simperingly shrill "Nimbo!" "Nimbo!" "Nimbo!" "Make way for Nimbo!" the last one gives a muffled squeak - for "Nimbo" storms through the door, slamming it shut, cutting off one of his minions.

A Strange Voice wrote:

"Somebody spilt my pot!"

"Sorry about that!" Kazuki calls back.

"You!" it reaches to tackle the ranger!

Nimbo (White) to Initiative (Athletics): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

...or rather, scooting him gently before falling prone himself. (Failed to Shove Kazuki, so, moving Kazuki, but inflicting Prone vs Nimbo as penalty for failure)

From the ground, "Nimbo", who looks like a gigantic (large) frog swallowed a man who uses his maw as a creepy window, croaks "Let me stand and kill you!" stumbling upon the ground...

Car trouble!

Sorry this game lagging, got catch a moment to introduce our new menace…

Soon.

"I heard your hounds barking!"

"Do you have visitors?"

"Somebody spilt my pot!"

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BONES FOR HOUNDS BELOW

RK New Visitor (???)
RK Hound Master w/ Religion DC 24
RK Hounds w/ Arcana, Nature, or Religion DC 18
RK Leashes (the Hounds are Leashed by Hound Master) w/ Crafting DC 20
RK Spoilers: LINK
Unlocked Spoilers: ☑ Leash; Hell Hounds @ ☑ Offense & ☑ Weakness; Master @ none

R2
Lan
Auntie Wu
Sigurd w/ Blessed Blood (1d6 if P/S hounds) @ -22 & shield -9 @ Stupid 1(?) @ Pending Fort
Kazuki @ Sangpotshi Hero!
Master @
Vekka @ Hero! @ -17 @
Pink Hell Hound @ Dazzled (1-hr) @ -33
Lair @ Someone is coming downstairs!

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Sagebane Poison: LINK

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Vekka is Up!

Hound Master dodges and weaves with counterintuitive movements! (AC 26, so misses)

And retaliates in full!

“Leftovers. Food. Decoration. What other use do corpses have?" he wonders aloud "Xin Yue will soon have fresh flesh and warm blood to sate Kugaptee, to provide him with strength so that he may rise from his grave!"

◆) Stunning Flurry (Strike x2, Stun if both hit)
◆◆) Strike x2
~) Brawling Crit Spec

Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (8) + 19 = 272d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 4) + 7 = 121d4 ⇒ 3
Hit, 4 blunt Sigurd, 4 blunt shield, 3 void Sigurd, Fortitude DC 26 vs Sagebane (see below)
Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) w/ MAP (-4) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 19 - 4 = 242d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 4) + 7 = 171d4 ⇒ 1
Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) w/ MAP (-8) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 - 8 ⇒ (3) + 19 - 8 = 142d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 3) + 7 = 151d4 ⇒ 2
Fist (Blunt, 1d4 Void, agile) w/ Sagebane (Fort) w/ MAP (-8) vs Sigurd (AC 27 / shield): 1d20 + 19 - 8 ⇒ (14) + 19 - 8 = 252d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 1) + 7 = 131d4 ⇒ 1
3 misses

A highly defensive battle, as Sigurd returns the frustration not with agility, but power, his own defenses stalwart against the crazed undead monk.

Vekka - would you like to Keep or Retcon your actions (GM mistake)?

Vekka prepares a spell...

Vekka, I promtped you to go, but it's not actually your turn yet, my fault...

I meant: Sigurd!

Lan, too, throws off the stink.

Kazuki's arrows strike 2 for three! (23 total vs Pink)

Lan's shock...

Pink Basic Reflex vs 10 electricity (DC 25): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22
Purple Basic Reflex vs 10 electricity (DC 25): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

...wounds Pink and finishes off Purple! (Pink ♥️ -33, bloodied)

Vekka!

Blood and death don’t seem to bother the party too much - they have been through a lot these past few months. Perhaps hundreds or even thousands of months!

Fort save S @ Everyone (Lan pending only)

Just then, the sound of someone descending the stairs (right behind the closed door behind Lan) with heavy steps.

Door is Interact ✋◆ to Open / Close; option to Seek ◆ around corner to determine exact distance if needed

”What’s all the commotion down there?!” a strange voice calls out.

It will Act on Lair initiative!