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@GM: Would it have been possible for Eochaidh to case Bull's Strength on one of the frontliners before the group encounters the ghouls?

Eochaidh calls upon the power of the earth to damage the ghouls.

Free action to activate Place Magic which increases CL by 1, Standard to cast Stone Call. Here's the link to the spell; I've placed a template on the map to show the area it effects. Besides the damage dealt it makes the area in the radius difficult terrain. It's a no save spell.

Stone Call

Stone Call: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11

Nodding at Jaxom, and Kevan's logic for once, "Indeed it's time to end this fight between the living and the undead. Once we identify their leader I'll use Alden's enchanted spear."

"The problem with defending here is we have no chance of retreat if things go badly. Are you sure you want to make this a life-or-death battle?"

Eochaidh nods at the others and follows Kevan.

"I'm loathe to leave her but she will slow us down. The problem with the secret door is what if there are more ghouls behind it? Was it locked at all?"

"If she got in here then the ghouls really do have another way in and out." Tymos reasons, "But still, it doesn't make any sense for her to be here."

"I suspected the ghouls had an alternative access point. They still have their minds from when they were alive so they wouldn't willingly succumb to hunger. When we eradicate the nest we'll need to be mindful some might escape and be a problem on the surface."

Jaxom watches and listens. He glances at Tymos, wondering about the man's loyalties.

"Nobles can be treacherous. We need to wake her and ask what she knows or how she got here. But if we wake her, will she try to take command and order us around? Tymos, If she does, what will you do?"

Jaxom would have no problem knocking her out again if she is trouble. But he doesn't want trouble with Tymos.

Given how Tymos described her I think he'd be fine knocking her out. Alden might take issue with it though.

@GM: We just dealt with ghouls 2 weeks ago at my in-person game so I was mixed up with what I learned there vs. what we learned here. Thanks for the clarification! :)

To the group, "If we wish to spend ten minutes here I can clean the wound with a poultice that will help her resist the effects of the disease."

To Tymos, "Either she escaped or someone let her out; hopefully not the latter."

Addressing Alden's concerns, "The problem with your logic is assuming the ghouls knew we were coming. For all they knew they were going to be left alone. So why bait a trap if you don't expect anyone to be here to take it? We need Tymos to identify this woman. If she's from New Ostenso that opens one set of questions. If, however, she is not...that opens an entirely new and unexpected set of issues."

Eochaidh shakes his head to dispel those thoughts, "I can but the problem is the timing. I do not know for certain if she's already infected. If I recall what I apologize I forget the name of the NPC cleric who educated the group on ghouls so just insert their name here. told us correctly a victim must succumb to the disease in order to be transformed. Our education did not cover their dietary habits so I'm unsure if that's why she's still alive. In any event I'm unsure if she will survive the night."

Unfortunately Heal checks only offer treatment options; they don't actually diagnose if a target is diseased. And while we healed her HP that's not what kills victims of ghoul disease. If the GM wants to propose a skill check to give us more information that's up to him.

"Leaving her alive like this can only mean they meant to change her," Alden observes. "These things are clever. They did this to turn our compassion and humanity against us."

Alden's normally calm voice is tinged with barely contained fury.

"I can only speculate. Is it to keep her alive to feed on her later? Or to change her into a ghoul to increase their numbers?"

Turning to Jaxom, "I do have access to magic which can determine if she is infected with the disease that begins the transformation. I can delay its onset or progression but I would need a day to pray for both that magic and the ability to diagnose. The magic required to remove a disease is beyond my capability."

Short summary: Diagnose Disease is a 1st level druid spell, Delay Disease (delays onset for 1 day) is a 2nd, and Remove Disease is a 3rd (which Eochaidh doesn't have).

Eochaidh rushes over to check on the woman.

Heal: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Once the woman is stable Eochaidh will call over Tymos, "Can you see if this is someone from town?"

Tymos seems confused by the situation. "The last abduction... well we've had a few deaths. An abduction hasn't been for weeks."

"When was the last death? And what was done with the body?"

"Same marching order as when we entered, or do we want to switch the order?" Alden asks. If no one replies, he will assume the group wishes to keep the formation the same, and will resume his rearguard position.

"The same works for me. The body down there is not undead. We'd have to get closer to eliminate the highly unlikely possibility that the person is still alive."

To Tymos, "When was the most recent abduction?"

[dice=Perception]1d20+1

"What did you find there?" Alden asks, standing behind Kevan. Assuming he turns around, Kevan will see Alden looking at the body on the ground.

"Give me a moment; I'm checking the area as well."

Checking to the left and right Kevan notices two lesser worked hallways that were cluttered with stone caskets and uneven. Both narrowed and curved off. Ahead the main hall collapsed after some distance, and along the rubble and dirt he spotted a slender form laying prone and facing away.

Eochaidh scans the prone form with his Spirit Sense.

@GM: As a reminder, "At 1st level, a menhir savant can detect the presence of undead; fey; outsiders; and astral, ethereal, or incorporeal creatures. This ability functions like detect undead, and the druid detects all of these creatures rather than trying to detect one kind. This ability replaces nature sense and wild empathy."

"Should we go down the corridor they came from?" Alden suggests. "It seems likely to lead to their nest, if there is one. I don't know anything about ghouls prior to this, so I have no idea if they are clever enough to set-up traps or an ambush."

"Kevan already found one trap so we know they're clever enough to set traps. We also spotted ghouls behind our original position so which set shall we follow?"

Eochaidh retrieves a scroll from his bandolier and casts the spell from it on Tymos:

CLW Scroll: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Who else is hurt?"

Eochaidh extends his senses to search for more ghouls.

Using Spirit Sense.

I'll see if Jaxom finished the last ghoul.

I thought that was your luck reroll? You can use it if you would like. Never mind, I suppose it doesn't matter now.

THe original result was a 14 which missed due to being around a corner. I used Fortune and the second result was a 7.

@GM: Eochaidh missed twice unfortunately.

I forgot about the Fortune re-roll. If possible I'd like to use it:

Scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 71d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Eochaidh drops his sling, draws his scimitar, moves to Alden's left-hand side, and strikes at the ghoul:

@GM: Eochaidh is attacking around a corner so I'll let you assign a soft cover penalty if applicable.

MW Cold Iron Scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 141d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Don't forget to add +1 to hit from Bless.

Eochaidh hurls another sling bullet at the ghouls:

Sling, Bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 1 = 101d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Fortune re-roll:

Sling, Bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 1 = 201d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Given the group's planning Eochaidh is ready with his sling as the ghouls round the corner:

Sling, Bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 = 241d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Eochaidh Roidal wrote:

Eochaidh does not have alchemist's fire or a longspear unless someone loans him one. He does have a sling he can use or wait to heal.

You should have the longspear Alden gave you before we went into the crypt. You were going to cast the huntsman's spear spell on it.

He does and he did. I should've been more specific: He doesn't have a longspear *besides* that one and it's literally a one-shot item now. I was hoping to save it for the 'boss ghoul' whenever it appears.

I moved my icon and Tymos to form the front line. The rest of you can position yourselves either on the corners to strike from partial cover, or behind the line to use a spear, lob alchemist fire or cast spells, whichever works better for you.

Eochaidh does not have alchemist's fire or a longspear unless someone loans him one. He does have a sling he can use or wait to heal.

"I'm a farmer, not a soldier, so please correct me if I am seeing things wrong, but shouldn't we move forward and block the hallway? Two in the center and one on each corner, or perhaps behind the front line, striking with longspears? This should bottleneck the ghouls and allow for only two to attack us at a time, correct?" Alden asks.

(If the rest are agreeable to moving forward to make a line at the entrance of the hallway, Alden will volunteer to be one of the two standing on the line in the open. Anyone with a spear could stand directly behind the front line, and attack at the same time.

I think that's what Eochadih and Tymos are suggesting.

Eochaidh nods at Tymos, "I agree we should hold the smallest area so the fewest ghouls can attack at one time. We see what happened with Kevan."

Eochaidh puts out one of his hands to touch the earth and calls upon the power of the ley lines to enhance his spell.

@GM: Using Place Magic ability to increase caster level by 1 for Bless.

If one of the frontliners thinks this is the 'big fight' Eochaidh can cast Bull's Strength on them.

Wouldn't it be better to block the entrance than to move into the room and giving them the ability to fan out? Eochaidh can cast Bless but it's a minute per level so we'd be banking on the ghouls arriving while it's still active.

Eochaidh Roidal wrote:

'Rabbit' wrote:

"Oh no-- Kevan!" Rabbit gasps, watching the other halfling freeze up. He hurries forward, though the breathless giggling that seems to have overcome him means he doesn't get too far.

Move to move on map, move to sustain Cackle, Jaxom and Eochaidh continue to have Fortune for 2 rounds

@GM: If possible movement and action-wise Eochadih will do a single move and ready to attack using Fortune.

With what weapon so I am clear what to roll.

He's using the MW scimitar.

Just a gentle reminder for the targets of my Fortune hex that it only has a benefit if you declare you're using it :) It's fine if people want to declare they are saving it for a paralysis reroll, but we should communicate that. Jaxom, you could have used it on your attack last round if you wanted-- not saying retcon now, just saying there are opportunities if we claim them.

Can I use it on a readied action or do I need to use a move action to activate it?

"Oh no-- Kevan!" Rabbit gasps, watching the other halfling freeze up. He hurries forward, though the breathless giggling that seems to have overcome him means he doesn't get too far.

Move to move on map, move to sustain Cackle, Jaxom and Eochaidh continue to have Fortune for 2 rounds

@GM: If possible movement and action-wise Eochadih will do a single move and ready to attack using Fortune.

Eochaidh whispers to Rabbit, "Go to Alden; I'll join you."

@GM: Eochaidh will move with Rabbit and stay behind him on the map in case the ghouls behind us come at the party too.

I can't seem to move my token right now. If someone would move me up directly south of Alden that'd be good.

Rabbit hurries after the others to keep close. The eerie giggling continues.

Move action to move, move action to Cackle and maintain the Fortune hex on Jaxom and Eochaidh

It's not a Google Slides map; it's more a picture.

With no opening to the front available, and knowing there are ghouls behind them, Eochaidh waits to see if the other ghouls advance.

Delay since no opening up front.

"Luck to you too, Eochaidh," Rabbit whispers, and his eerie giggling continues.

Std to put Fortune on Eochaidh, move to cackle, extending the duration of both Fortunes (Eochaidh and Jaxom) by another round.

For Jaxom and Eochaidh: you must declare you are using the fortune before you roll it (which I know is a bit awkward in PBP and requires honor system) but my understanding of it is that it doesn't expire once used. It's once per round, but you get the benefit for as long as I keep cackling. It's also completely valid if you're wanting to save it for a possible paralysis moment. My point is just that you don't have to worry about 'saving it' because right now you both have it for two rounds and even it you use it this round will have it again next round.

GM, if you would rule otherwise on Fortune, let us know. This is how I've seen it run at Pathfinder Society tables, FWIW.

Thanks for the Fortune and the explanation! :)

Eochaidh waits to see what happens.

@GM: Delay.

Is something wrong and I'm only seeing Alden post?

It looks like only Kevan's surprise round action is the only thing we're waiting on? Perhaps send him a PM?

Are you moving to the ghoul or waiting for it to come to you?

Waiting. No sense in splitting up the party more than it is.

Eochaidh gives Jaxom a nudge and then readies himself to strike the ghoul:

MW Cold Iron Scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 191d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

I can't control my icon on the map, just view it all.

I have the same issue.

Eochaidh will maintain his place in the marching order and utilizes his Spirit Sense to examine all areas.

I agree with Kevan's move. We should check and clear any rooms so we don't leave encounters behind us.

Eochaidh casts the Light orison on his armor.

"Not a torch but some light for us to see."

Eochaidh Roidal wrote:

Eochaidh has pre-cast Huntmaster's Spear on Alden's MW Cold Iron spear.

(To clarify: did Eochaidh keep the spear (which is fine if he did), or did he enchant it and give it back to Alden? I just want to make sure we establish this before something tries to kill us.)

I should've included a scene where Eochaidh enchants the spear. Eochaidh would've stressed to the group that only he can use the spear's magic; anyone else using the spear and it would have no extra power. So, for better or worse, Eochaidh will be the one using the spear. Probably in melee since he isn't built for ranged combat.

Eochaidh is s decent secondary combatant so closer to Rabbit is probably a good idea.

Eochaidh has pre-cast Huntmaster's Spear on Alden's MW Cold Iron spear.

@Rabbit: Eochaidh will have shown Rabbit where each of his scrolls are stored in his bandoliers in case Rabbit needs to access them. Eochaidh has 5 CLW scrolls if you want to take a different 1st level spell.

Eochaidh, not being able to see in the dark, keeps his Light orison active so he and the others can see in the dark of the crypt.
He will also employ his Spirit Sense to detect the presence of undead.

I'll leave it up to our rogue if he wants to scout for traps. Eochaidh can auto-aid him on the Perception checks.

"As soon as we rest and prepare our spells we'll be ready."

"I can give this holy weapon balm a try. Maybe using some of that magic metal stuff if we can't find the right ingredients otherwise. It'll probably take at least 2 or 3 days if not longer to make it though. Just sayin'" Kevan says regarding the weapon balm.

"Perhaps we should apprise Tymos of the situation and the possibility we might be able to make weapons to use against the ghouls. I'm sure he won't like the delay but, if it increases our odds of success, I think he'd ultimately agree it's worthwhile."

"It would make sense for you to use it, Rabbit," Alden replies. "You have healing magic, and may be our last hope for survival if things go horribly wrong down there."

"I agree. Given your explanation of how the potion works it should be used by someone who is least likely to engage in combat.