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I feel like the stuff before the ritual was what was important here. The various skill checks we did with the junior Pathfinders.

I also got a copy of my Chronicle GM and it looks good.

"Good idea. We should get a hand costume. Maybe one person per finger."

Ionic frowns at the mention of this. It means that there'd probably be need for all of the group to participate instead of just the talented ones. He gives a sigh before commenting, "'Ll play de dumb. 's long as it's a NON-speakin' role!"

He then leaves the group to plan out a play as he gathers what ingredients he can find. An hour later the dwarf has his hair and beard up and out of his face as he finishes butchering a deer that didn't escape the fire in time as a fire heats up what looks like a flattened shield with a bit of oil and vegetables splayed across it. A good thirty minutes later, the meal of grilled vegetables and meat is ready. He looks at the rest of the group and says, "Well, dig in."

Huh, wasn't expecting that to go so quickly!

Pahmet Lore, Storied Talent, Task Level 7 DC 23: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26

Success, 20 gp earned

Reflex save, DC 28: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 15 + 1 = 30
Ionic stays on his feet and times the shaking well enough to scoop his trident from the ground as he studies the movements of the hand.

He then strides up to the hand and readies to attack it in a moment.
"Dang Demon lords! Tryin' make NEW Worldwound? Ugh! Just closed de last one like... 4 years ago!"

Ionic also has a holy water! He never leaves home without it. (He wishes) it is in his blood.

Will Save, DC 28: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16 Either of the Inspires still lingering? If so this should have a +1 to it.

Not another Gorum-dang crit failure! Final hero point!: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30

Ionic feels the slight burn of the evil creature's power try wrack his body but he is able to quickly marshal his mental defences and negate the worst of the effects.
Second nominating Herondal. He's been super helpful with his spells throught the scenario and that hideous laughter was well timed!

Ionic turns to give Pip a congratulatory clap on the back and comment on her bravery when she approaches, but gets surprised by the sudden potion in his face. He chugs it down, before taking a deep breath. "Bit unexpected... Also potion'as definitely bit stale."

Ionic blinks for a few second as he, he takes down the spirit. Knew should've double or noding-ed dis fight! He gives a slightly cocky grin and wave at Bardyth as he tries to hide how weak he truly feels. With his last two actions he hands Hoppper back his doglsicer and pulls out two potions with a PFS mark on it and downs the contents on his next round.

Using the school items to heal up.
Lesser Healing Potions x2: 4d8 + 10 ⇒ (6, 7, 5, 5) + 10 = 33

He then starts to look for his trident on the ground.
Should all take 5 actions which the dwarf should still have left.

Feeling faint and weak on his knees, Ionic delays just long enough to let Bardyth attack. i.e. these actions go after Bardyth's so he can still have flanking

He lays into the spirit with three attacks before backing off far enough to not be a target of the spirit's next attack.

Hoppper's Dogslicer, Wounding, Ghost Touch, Doubling rings, IC, flanking: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 16 + 1 = 32
Damage Slashing, IC: 2d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 2) + 6 + 1 = 10
+1 striking Clan dagger, 2nd strike, hunted prey, ghost touch, FF, IC: 1d20 + 16 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 16 - 2 + 1 = 34
Damage, Piercing, IC: 2d4 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 2) + 6 + 1 = 11
Hoppper's Dogslicer, Wounding, Ghost Touch, Doubling rings, IC, flanking, Hunted Prey: 1d20 + 16 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 1 - 4 = 16
Damage, Slashing, Backstabber, IC: 2d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2) + 6 + 1 = 15

He then sprints back a good 20 feet to avoid being in the spirit's realm of effect. "Bardyth, brin' dis ding down! He's not worth it!"

Rereading Inspire Defence, I think Ionic should be down two more hit points as the resistance only applies to 'physical damage' and these attacks appear to be pure negative damage and making the argument of them stacking or not moot.

I might be miscalculating this but I think Ionic should only be down 60 hp. He was at 29, and got hit for a total of 34, that was then reduced by 2 from Inspire Defence and Ionic also has Negative Resistance 1 from his slotted Aeon Stone.

Ionic tries to resist the necrotic energies assaulting his senses. Fort Save, ID: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 1 = 16
If there's something worse than Drained 1 on a crit failure then I'll reroll that, but if there isn't I'll take it.

Feeling some of his life force be drained away, the dwarf gives a growl and stabs his trident into the ground, takes Hoppper's offered Dogslicer and starts to lay into the spirit with a level of fury typically only reserved for storms and other natural disasters.

Hoppper's Dogslicer, Wounding, Ghost Touch, Doubling rings, IC, flanking: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 16 + 1 = 26
Damage, Slashing, Backstabber, IC: 2d6 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6, 4) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 18
+1 striking Clan dagger, 2nd strike, hunted prey, ghost touch, FF, IC: 1d20 + 16 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 16 - 2 + 1 = 32
Damage, Piercing, IC: 2d4 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 1) + 6 + 1 = 9

Hoppper's Dogslicer, Wounding, Ghost Touch, Doubling rings, IC, flanking, Hunted Prey: 1d20 + 16 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 16 + 1 - 4 = 14
Damage, Slashing, Backstabber, IC: 2d6 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1, 2) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 11
Hoppper's Dogslicer, Wounding, Ghost Touch, Doubling rings, IC, flanking, Hunted Prey: 1d20 + 16 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 1 - 4 = 19
Damage, Slashing, Backstabber, IC: 2d6 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1, 3) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 12

Twiun takedown and then strike strike!

GM, I think Ionic took 8 points of damage from the barrier if you wanted to track that in the damage totals.

Ionic continues to hoof it around the rift in the ground, annoyed that the spirit had to open a LITERAL rift to hell and not just a metaphysical one. It's just too far to sprint to the spirit and the dwarf instead has to jog to get adjacent. However, once he is there, Ionic tries to prove just how deadly he can be with a short few seconds. "Bardyth, whatcha estimation o' dis fellow? Worth even bettin' over?"

Trident, Doubling ring, vs. FF: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
Damage, piercing: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (3, 5) + 6 = 14
+1 striking Clan dagger, 2nd strike, hunted prey, ghost touch, vs. FF: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 16 - 2 = 26
Damage, Piercing: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (2, 3) + 6 = 11

Not sure if Herondal has IC up or not (Ionic was always too far away for it to matter)

I'd love to some year, but this year trying to make it to the States would be difficult.

Ionic, not having much better to do except to fight things, marks the spirit as his prey as he ducks and rolls under the chained troll's attacks. "So, time ta go fa da spirit? Good fa me!"

He then takes one last roll and starts to sprint for the fire circle.
Will Save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18

He is not ready for the fire circle though as it sears through his mind and then flesh with necrotic flames.
Fire Damage with Ring of Resistance: 2d6 - 5 ⇒ (1, 5) - 5 = 1
Necrotic damage, w/ Aeon stone Resonance: 1d8 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 7
He gets a mild burn that quickly festers into an open wound.

Rushing up to what looks like a rift in the ground he pauses for a millisecond trying to decide how to proceed. He then rushes off towards the spirit as best he can.
Not sure if Ionic can run across what looks like a giant rift in the center of the circle. If he can then he'll move to be adjacent to the spirit. If he can't then he'll run along the rift instead. I've put two semi-tranparent tokens to mark the possible placements.

Pip shakes her fist. "Think you can scare me? We gnomes are made of sterner stuff!"

Ionic nods from across the circle. "Show 'em, Pip! Ain't nodin' scarin' you!"

Ionic dodges under the first attack leveled at him and then rolls away from the other two, using the momentum from his dodging to roll over to the next rune and troll, as he hopes to stay under the swing of this one that seems prepared for him to come in. "Bah, big lumberin' trolls!"

He then takes a quick look at the partially destroyed rune and just gives it a kick. "Ain't time ta be fancy!"

Athletics, M: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34

Ionic gives a small salute to Hopper with his dagger. "Read me mind. Plannin' on just Dat!"

Ionic takes a risk and dives around the troll on the deactivated rune and marks it as his prey.

He then takes a few stabs at it with his weapons, hoping to take the thing down and move onto the next rune. "We wantin' ta take down trolls or runes? Don't matter right now cause I can't reach de next rune just yet."

“First de Axe!” Dwarven Waraxe, Doubling ring: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25
Damage, Slashing, Doubling rings, Flanking: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (4, 8) + 6 = 18
+1 striking Clan dagger, 2nd strike, hunted prey, ghost touch, flanking: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 16 - 2 = 20
Damage, Piercing: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (2, 4) + 6 = 12
Damage is combined for resistances/weaknesses if both hit.

Ionic gives a growl at the spirit and sprints closer to the fight instead of trying to mess around with the thing that threw a giant fireball his way. he dodges into the reach of the blue troll and tries to take out the rune there. "Danks for de healin'. Needed it. Let's send dis spirit packin'!"

Athletics DC ??: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23

Ionic gives a nod at the suggestion for a stir-fry meal. It might be just the thing for everyone to be able to enjoy. He pauses at Salliss's comment, thinking for a moment, before commenting, "Oxen're different creatures? I don't know but never met a vegan, oder dan oxen, strong as an ox."

Later approaching the ritual, Ionic gives a small sound akin to a mouse at the giant fireball that engulfs the party.

Reflex save, DC 30: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16
Uh no! Looks like I' ll be using that extra hero point immediately.
Reflex save, DC 30: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17
OW!

Ionic blanks for a moment and then comes to to the smell of his beard burning before he notices he's covered in about 61 points of fire damage worth of burns.

I nominate Bardyth and Salliss, they could both probably use these to the best benefit.

(Also just realized that there are 2 l's in Salliss's name. I have been constantly writing it with 1. Sorry about that!)

Bardyth, shrinking down to his usual size looks to Ionic "I think you owe dinner."

Ionic glances back, a confused scowl across his eyebrows. "Yeah... Dat's why I askin'. Wha'dja want me ta make? Steak? Fish? Mutton? Venison? ... Don't tell me ya a vegan! Wid arms like dose? Wouldn't believe ya!"

Ionic huffs into his beard as yet someone else takes down his prey before him. He mutters a few things in annoyance before taking a deep breath and calming himself. He looks over at Bardyth and, trying not to frown, asks, "So... Whaddja want for dinner? Can't be too fancy out 'ere, but 'll try."

Wait...I doidnt realize I was already flanking whoops! I'll just stay put, if I can.

Ionic realises that there's no reason to head into the smoke after all, and decides against moving into the acrid looking stuff in the first place. "Right. Stayin' put'sa good idea." Instead of trying to lash out a fourth time, he raises his dagger to try fending off the brimorak instead.

New actions: Strike, Twin takedown, Parry, AC 26 for the round.

With the hunt prey, rangers have something akin to Flurry of Blows that allows them to attack twice with a single action.

Different details (hunt prey rather than enter stance, different name for the ranger ability) but very similar effect.

This, Ionic can pull off up to 4 attacks a round and is much more accurate (Flurry ranger reduces penalty to -3 and -6 (or -2/-4 for agile)) when fighting his Prey. It helps a lot.

Ionic, grumbling about 'de damn smoke' and 'cheap tactics' and 'not wantin' ta make dinner,' gives a fancy flip of his dagger to shift his grip as he slides into the smoke and into a flanking position with Salliss.

Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 8
“Axe ain’t working! Put ‘oles in it!” Trident, Doubling ring, Cold Iron: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22
Damage, piercing: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (2, 4) + 6 = 12

Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 19
Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 6
Trident, Doubling ring, Cold Iron, 2nd strike, Hunted prey: 1d20 + 16 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 16 - 3 = 19
Damage, piercing: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (7, 4) + 6 = 17
+1 Clan dagger, 3rd+ strike, hunted prey, ghost touch: 1d20 + 16 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 16 - 4 = 19
Damage, Piercing: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (1, 2) + 6 = 9

I forget what the smoke does but hopefully it's worth it for the flanking.

Sorry fo r holding things up there! I feel off the posting bandwagon over the weekend and just got back to posting now. Thanks for obtting me! Also I'm assuming that one of those actions was tot hunt the demon as prey? Otherwise that second attack would be at -4

Ionic, slightly annoyed by his last round of attacks, triples down on hitting the dragon thing. "Just go down 'lready!"

“Axe ain’t working! Put ‘oles in it!” Trident, Doubling ring: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
Damage, piercing: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (4, 8) + 6 = 18
+1 striking Clan dagger, 2nd strike, hunted prey, ghost touch: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 16 - 2 = 19
Damage, Bludgeoning: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (2, 4) + 6 = 12
+1 Clan dagger, 3rd+ strike, hunted prey, ghost touch: 1d20 + 16 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 16 - 4 = 31
Damage, Bludgeoning: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 = 12
+1 Clan dagger, 3rd+ strike, hunted prey, ghost touch: 1d20 + 16 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 16 - 4 = 21
Damage, Bludgeoning: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 6 = 10

Reflex save: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28
Evasion means crit success

Ionic dodges the bone shards with alacrity and doesn't get caught by them at all. "Saw Dat comin' mile away."

Ionic drops his axe and draws out his cold iron trident instead. He studies the movement of the dragon as he does so and once the weapon is properly in his grip, he stabs out with it before then pulling back and stabbing again the following up with the clan dagger in his other hand.
“Take dis dragon… ding down ‘fore Bardyth’n’get ‘im ta pay for some good fish!”

+1 striking Cold Iron Trident, Doubling rings: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
Damage, Cold Iron Piercing: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (1, 1) + 6 = 8

+1 striking Cold Iron Trident, Doubling rings, Hunted prey, 2nd strike: 1d20 + 16 - 3 ⇒ (8) + 16 - 3 = 21
Damage, Cold Iron Piercing: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (3, 3) + 6 = 12

+1 striking Clan dagger, Hunted Prey, 3rd+ strike: 1d20 + 16 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 16 - 4 = 29
Damage, Bludgeoning: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (2, 4) + 6 = 12

"Wouldn't be 'ere if'n I weren't! Now Bardyth, who ya dink gonna take dis ding down first? Wanna bet? Loser buys dinner."

Ah, Sorry for the lack of posts, got busy with other things on the boards and then lacked the energy to try getting back into things for a few days.

Ionic glares at the dragon like thing for a moment. Will Save (E) : 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 14 + 1 = 29

He gives a small shiver in fear, but otherwise seems to be unaffected.

He then tries to dodge out of the way of the incoming fire ball after a second. Reflex save (M): 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 15 + 1 = 29 I can't remember the ability name, but like Salliss, Rangers get an ability that upgrades successful reflex saves vs. damaging effects to crits successes.

He avoids the ball of fire and then gives a growl in response. "These things are going down and going down quickly!"

He then dashes forwards, his new boots and training helping him to close the distance and get into a good position to possibly help Salliss next turn with some flanking.

I'm just cross posting everyone today, aren't I?

I think we cross posted there, GM

Ionic steps out of the tent and looks at the assembled underling pathfinders. He points out 5 of them with either swords and axes or torches and bombs and gestures for them to come closer. "Goin' after de vines. Trin' a slash 'n' burn strategy with dem. You'n'you are a team, You'n'you and you're wid me. Got it? I'll make sure nodin' hurts us on de way dere'n'back. Can get dough dis. I promise, Just keep ya cool'n'do what we say.,, Widin reason, o'course!"

At the spot of the vines, Ionic and his team start to cut and immediately sear the vines in two-man teams hoping to keep them back long enough to destroy whatever they protect.

Nature, (E): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Nature, (E): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

In case there was a failure, HERO POINT! Nature (E): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27

My best options would be Mission 3: Poles (Athletics +17; though I know Bardyth has me beat) and Mission 4: Vines (Nature +14)

Other options are Mission 9: Signature (Survival +12), Mission 8: Beasts (Medicine +12), and Mission 6: Lights (Religion +12).

I feel that we probably don't need to close that many places to get a success here. Either that or the DC is low and crits are moderately easy or there's a second round of rolls after something happens. Otherwise this skill challenge would be hard to complete. This is pure speculation though.

Ionic glances at the rest of the group around him. "Hate ta split up... But if we hafta..." He shakes his head and pops his neck and rolls his shoulders. "We got any way ta communicate? Organizin' simulatinous attacks's bit hard. Know a recipe for wrist bands. Dey might help. Also any idea o' what we facin'? How we splitin' dese up? Pickin' teams like dat 'ball-dodgin'-game-thin'y' ya had us do in Pathfinder trainin'?"

"Ionic, no! He's no longer possessed!" Pip runs in between Ionic and Dreng, then whispers to Ionic, "Don't make me have to represent you in an assault case!"

Pip had always heard the rumors of Dreng rousting Pathfinders out of bed, and she wonders if that happened to Ionic. Maybe he's not a morning person!

Ionic blinks for a moment as he realizes that Pip is standing in between his sweeping foot and the now teetering Dreng and looks around. "Wait, wha- He- I- Spirit-" It takes a long moment for him to get his bearings again. The dwarf quickly wrests himself from Eando's grip with a "Don't do hugs!" and then goes over to see if Dreng is okay and that he didn't hurt the man.

Staring at him for a long moment the dwarf realizes that he HAS met him. He was that man who burst into his room when he was doing his morning weapon maintenence when he was a still training. Seemed disappointed to not wake him up. "Huh, Dat guy. Didn't know he left Absalom."

Whoops missed that the fight had ended before posting. Anyway. Ionic plans a talk about the Pahmet Dwarven culture for the local education institutions in the area.

Pahmet Lore, Master, Level 5: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
That is just barely a critical success! Who knew that Iobarians wanted to know about Osirion dwarves?

Ionic moves back up to Dreng and tries to trip him again. He mouths something along the lines of "Bloody spirit flying outta reach. Can't fight fair. Leaves all de dirty work to underlines. Gozreh blighted mother-f-" Luckily, the silence effect makes it so his words can't actually be heard.

Trip, Master Athletics: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23 And seeing that the spirit won't engage him in a way he can handle, Ionic instead marks Dreng as his prey and readies to start flurrying non-lethal strikes. It takes him a long moment to realize that the fight has actually concluded and he nearly tripped someone who wasn't actually fighting anymore. He gives a sheepish look and plops down in the bowl and watches the vision and people move about but not engaging too much, just preparing for the next mission and hunting down those anchors.

An acting/mime bard muse perhaps? Where every spell component but material has to be somatic?

If I had to guess, the curse is probably that negative energy thing it did to Inoic earlier? Or it didn't use it's reaction, or Ionic is too stubborn to realize he almost got cursed even out of game?

So how is Drendle Drang seeing with Darkness around him? He is a human.

He also has goggles of night? This actually might be an important thing to answer. It took me a moment to realize DD meant Dreng and not the spirit.

Fort save, vs. Necromancy: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 14 + 1 = 17
Uh, no hero point: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 14 + 1 = 31

Ionic has a moment where he feels the necromantic influence of energy start to drain his system but his body, due to millennium of natural selection, is more than capable of resisting the energy. Tomb watcher heritage makes that a crit success

Ionic takes a stab wound to the leg before trying to trip Dreng in response. He puts his axe away for a moment before reaching out.
Trip, Master Athletics: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28

The dwarf the dances back and waits for a better chance to attack the spirit instead of pathfinder.

Bleed: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Persistant damage recovery check: 1d20 ⇒ 20

Whoops forgot to post today as I got busy at work. Time tpo st something in the last 10 minutes before everyone goes home and kicks me out of the building.

Ionic gives Salliss a broad grin as he feels his skin turn to stone. "Let's find out, eh?" He gives the rogue a slaute as way of thanks as he strides over to the demon and studies it for his prey, before lashing out at it twice.

“First de Axe!” Dwarven Waraxe, Doubling ring, IC: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 16 + 1 = 21
Damage, Slashing, Doubling rings, IC: 2d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (8, 8) + 6 + 1 = 23
+1 striking Clan dagger, 2nd strike, hunted prey, ghost touch IC: 1d20 + 16 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 16 - 2 + 1 = 34
Damage, Piercing, IC: 2d4 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 6 + 1 = 14

How much does the potion heal?

That was one of Ionic's healing potions from the school training so a lesser for 2d8+5

Lesser potion: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (7, 1) + 5 = 13

Ionic looks at Pip, then at Dreng. From the look on his face it's clear he has no clue about what to say to the man he'd never met in either capacity. "Uh, yeah...What she said."

It sounds like it will A) Severely weaken the enemy and B) allow us to save Dreng without him likely dying from the spirit's actions. I am more than for spending the points.

Ionic hands over a healing potion from the Horizon Hunters to Herondal. "Should 'elp. Not likely ta need it."

Inside the bowl the dwarf squint up at the figure and then looks at everyone else. "Dat's Dreng? Ain' t look like much. Expected more from all de fables."

Medicine: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

Ionic pulls out a small bottle of ointment and quickly splashes it on the caltrop wound and then quickly binds it with bandages. The bandages and ointment help it to clot and stop bleeding.

Ionic shrugs and also points at the right ear as if to say. 'Eh it don't matter.`

Pip's healing, unless it's battle medicine, would add another 10 mins leaving Ionic down 7 hit points. That should be okay.

Ionic waves away the potion. "Got me own if need. But feelin' near perfect... We ready to move?"