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I'll play with this character.

What the heck, let's give this guy a try.

Johann Erlenmyer, Level 9 Alchemist.
PFS # 42641-3
Faction: Liberty's Edge.

The ghost's control of people is considered a compulsion spell or effect, right? This would let me check a box for Liberty's Edge.

1d20 ⇒ 16

Thanks for running!

Knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

"A pinecone -- ah, that makes sense. The great pines form massive, straight trunks, like the pillar we see here. Hmm, yes? I recognize this species. It is serotinous -- the seeds must be triggered by fire to sprout. A sensible adaptation, as in dense forests, the time after a forest fire may be the only opportunity a seedling has to grow in sunlight. If these seeds are viable, and it is quite likely that they are, we could singe the cone in fire and then plant the seeds all over the island to regrow the forest."

Johann could also summon some elementals for about the same purpose.

Johann wipes his brow in relief. "Meditation tea to the rescue!"

"Now, let's hurry to the location where the spell found the wand. I suspect it's somewhere close to the 'tree' -- possibly inside or under it."

Johann will hand out another flask of meditation tea to Grimaldus for use if the ghost comes back, and keeps one at hand for himself. "Would be terribly useful to have another hand or two..." he mutters to himself. "I think ghosts usually can come back after a period of days, but we should never assume things are as they commonly are. For all we know, we could face her again in hours, or minutes."

Johann and Grimaldus have the worst will saves among the party. If we drink the tea, we can get the +2 to saves for 10 minutes. Of course, the protection is currently active as well, but it will be expired by the time the ghost reappears.

No, it's already made. The item description doesn't indicate that the form is dry tea requiring brewing, just saying you can drink it.

Johann casts shield on himself and flies down near to Grimaldus. "You look very thirsty, wouldn't you like some tea?" He holds out the flask of mediation tea, hoping to entice the hellknight.

As far as I can tell, every time you cast Protection from Evil on a person who's being mentally controlled by something evil, that person gets a new save. Of course, it's dangerous to get close enough to cast it on him, which is why I entangled him, to make it a little less so.

Johann has a possible solution but it requires that we get the big guy to drink tea. Might be very tough. Otherwise we might have to kill the ghost to free him. That could be easier.

Edit: Strang, do you still have another casting of Protection from Evil prepared? There's no reason you can't cast it on him again and give him another save.

Johann would have stayed within 20ft from the ground so that he could get point-blank shot bonus.

"By the Gears!"

Johann tosses a tanglefoot bomb at Grimaldus.

vs. touch AC, range penalty, point-blank shot: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 14 + 1 - 2 = 29 That oughta hit! Grimaldus must make a reflex save, DC 20, or be entangled and glued to the floor. If he makes it, he's still entangled. This effect will last 2d4 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4 rounds. If we can get him un-dominated, I have universal solvent to free him immediately.

So, Alchemist bombs are not actually very effective against incorporeal creatures. Best I can do is throw at a square and do splash damage. I think force bombs would have an effect, but that's it. Johann also has no magical weapons, which is something I suppose I ought to correct.

Basically, incorporeal undead... with all that that implies, and no other specific details. She's probably got class levels and such, or otherwise unique features and abilities.

"She's mad with grief and pain, like most ghosts -- we must free her! Those shield extracts I gave you will provide some measure of protection against her touch."

Johann dodges most of the lightning bolt and drinks an extract to take to the air again. Fly, this one will last 8 minutes.

Reflex: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

I can't remember, did we learn anything about her from a combat point of view by doing knowledge checks?

You said it would take a while to do the research so his 5 minute fly spell wore off.

Moved Johann's icon as well. While moving he'll take out a vial of holy water.

Johann will follow Strang, and keep an eye out for the ghost, in case it might have gone invisible or anything like that. His See Invisibility should still be active.

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

So is the different section the one that was attached to the "tree" by the dryad?

Linguistics?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Johann looks for the remaining piece of the Fleshforge Manuscript while the others talk to her. Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

Johann flies out, his hands as empty of weapons as they had been previously.

"You lot aren't terribly good at hiding, you know."

Johann is still flying (Unless more than 5 minutes have passed) and drinks down an extract of See Invisibility (will last 80 minutes) to make sure nothing escapes his gaze as he begins looking around the library.

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

Johann looks around. "Where?"

"Let's go to the library then."

"I seem to recall reading that Fey are not soulless, but that they lack the soul-body separation that we mortals have. Like Angels and Demons, their body is their soul. But demons and angels can become undead, so I suppose fey can as well."

"Oh, gears! I guess I should have shut up."

"Wait, so is there a seed then?"

"Did any seeds survive? Perhaps we could plant them -- it wouldn't be the same forest, but it would have a chance to grow into a new one."

Johann, who has been quiet up to this point to let Strang make his argument, gapes at the sight.

knowledge(religion): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

"Oh, my lady, what has been done to you... No dryad's tree should be cut, it is such a cruelty."

A tear drips down his cheek as he imagines the pain she must be in. He flies down to be within 30 feet of the others.

"Are you alright, Strang? You can heal yourself, right? So... these pieces of wood were part of a dryad's tree?"

"Well we won't know if they're up here until we look!"

This is one of those room descriptions that spans 2 or 3 pages where the room description is first, then there's the creatures, then there's various developments that happen when you do this, or that, or the other thing, then there's stat blocks, then there's faction mission-related notes, and THEN it lists treasure that should have been included when you describe the room to the players, eh?

Johann looks at all the scrolls, trying to find if there is part of the fleshforge manuscript on the tree. He gives the shortbow a tug to see if it comes off, or if it is permanently attached.

Johann uses Alchemical Allocation to gain the benefits of his Fly potion without using it up, and flies up alongside Grimaldus. Never thought I'd appreciate the company of a Hellknight so much, he muses to himself.

"Hmm, what could have done this to them?"

He looks around curiously, and up at the tall tree-like structure. "I am concerned that the source of this damage to their minds could be lurking somewhere we can't see it... in the 'tree' possibly. This is a very strange thing. It's like someone wanted to build a tree using whatever wooden parts they could find..."

Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
Knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

"These people don't seem like too much of a threat. I don't think Isa is among them, none of these folks look like princesses."

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

"I have protection on me, it will last for another 10 minutes or so. We must hurry."

"He's definitely been dominated mentally. The equivalent of a very powerful mind-controlling spell. This is nothing to take lightly."

"Curiouser and curiouser!"

Johann examines the aura on the monk. Using his wayfinder's Discerning ability to cast detect magic. Is is possible to determine exactly what kind of effect is affecting him? Spellcraft or Knowledge(arcana): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31

The earth elemental dives into the ground and pops up on the other side of the fray, flanking with Grimaldus. It obeys Johann's command and tries to knock the man unconscious instead of killing.

Slam with earth mastery, flanking, nonlethal: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 9 + 1 - 4 = 18

nonlethal damage if that hits: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13\

Johann moves and holds a bomb in his hand, ready to throw. "Last chance! Surrender or get badly hurt, possibly lethally. It'd be nice to have someone to talk to about this." Ready action to toss the bomb if he does anything other than give up.

Sense motive: 1d20 ⇒ 9

"You attacked us! We are just here to retrieve what was stolen! Hmm... unless it was stolen from you originally, is that your position? Oh confound it, why can't people just use their words instead of their fists?"

Johann sighs, "Մի սպանեք նրանց, եթե կարողանաք օգնել," to the earth elemental.

Hmm, yes, that rule for season <4 scenarios where parties falling between tiers must play down with 5 characters.

"The dead can be induced to speak sometimes. Not the most convenient method though."

Johann moves around the tiger statue (I think that's what that is) to lob a bomb at the attackers. This one explodes into a sticky mess of elastic fibers, however, rather than fire, and threatens to glue them to the ground!

ranged touch with point-blank shot vs. yellow: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 12 + 1 = 25

Tanglefoot bomb. Assuming that hits, Yellow is entangled, and must make a DC 20 reflex save or be glued to the floor. Black and aqua must make DC 20 reflex saves or be entangled. Excluding the square where Lurgh is.

The Earth elemental attacks Red. slam with earth mastery, flank, and power attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 17 damage: 1d8 + 7 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 6 = 20

Appraise; Linguistics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 181d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Johann is unable to share his insights before violence breaks out! He moves closer to the clump of people and tosses a little bottle over their heads. It smashes on the ground and suddenly a tiny stone figure grows to the size of a man.

Summon Nature's Ally IV as an extract, due to Preservationist archetype, summoning a medium Earth Elemental.

"Նրանց հրամայեց!" he calls out to his creature.

Slam with Earth Mastery, flanking, power attack vs. green: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 11

And that's a miss.

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

Johann doesn't hear them, but seeing the carving, he exclaims, "Oh my, what a lovely statue... don't mind me, I just love well-crafted art, must take a look!"

He heads for the bust to take a closer look, and while doing so, touches the ioun stone in his wayfinder, causing it to cast Protection from Evil on himself.

Johann looks around carefully as he follows Grimaldus.

Johann has an Ioun torch circling his head.

Johann would have given a second shield extract and bulls strength to Chaul.

Johann springs out a wand of Shield and uses it on himself as they advance.