"Hmph. We could put her in the brig and leave her ship here."
"I'm not really comfortable leaving her to attack non-Pathfinder ships either," Kaz agrees quietly, but doesn't argue with the venture-captain, "Although really, they didn't actually seem all that dangerous."
He remembers that she defeated the venture-captains, and apparently quite quickly and easily. He hopes they didn't overhear that. "Wait... is she weak or are we that strong? I suppose I have been learning more powerful spells...
"Oh no! Oh dear, is Silence sick? Oh my, I'm afraid I don't have a spell for curing illness."
I might swap that for phantasmal killer. I overlooked that difference between them. Fleeing for such a long duration might be very annoying for the GM.
"Oh my! I've never used that spell before. It seems very effective." Kaz looks at the pirates flanking him. [b]"No thank you, though."[b] As Zak moves in to attack, Kaz scoots away.
He focuses on empowering the sprite as he strikes with his wings. He also throws a punch--at least, Kaz thinks that's what he was trying to do.
◇ Kaz casts extend boostNature:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22 Failure: no effect but Kaz retains his focus point
◆ Tandem Movement. Zak Strides, provoking RS from Magenta if applicable. Kaz Strikes, provoking RS from Magenta and Red if applicable.
◆ Act Together.
> Kaz casts boost eidolon
> Zak Strikes Magenta (flanking) Wing:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31 for slashing damage:2d6 + 9 ⇒ (4, 5) + 9 = 18; if crit add deadly damage:1d8 ⇒ 2
◆ Zak Strikes Magenta (flanking) Fist:1d20 + 16 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 16 - 4 = 13 for bludgeoning damage:2d6 + 9 ⇒ (5, 3) + 9 = 17
What just happened?
You called her an idiot.
I was trying to keep the unpredictable violent person calm, so I politely agreed with whatever she said!
After she asked if you thought she was an idiot.
But she also said... oh. Oh my. ...well she IS.
Yeah.
"Is that supposed to get us to back off? 'We're going to keep killing until we're stopped'? You are dumb!"
Zak charges forward as Kaz falls back. He slices at the pirate that foolishly came closer, while Kaz attempts to cast a spell on the captain. "Oh, we can be quite frightening," he squeaks adorably.
◆ Tandem Movement. Both Stride. Both provoke RS from Green if applicable (Zak does first).
◆◆ Act Together.
> Kaz casts vision of death on the captain, DC 23 Will save.
> Zak Strikes Green Wing:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34 for slashing damage:2d6 + 5 ⇒ (3, 6) + 5 = 14 plus deadly damage:1d8 ⇒ 6 if that's a crit
↺ Whichever is triggered first, Cringe if Kaz is hit by a crit or Ally's Shelter if he has to make a save and an adjacent ally has a better bonus for that save
"Oh yes ma'am," says Kaz politely with a vigorous nod, "I'm sure we all noticed that. You've made it quite clear."
He shrugs apologetically. "I suspect my compatriots are annoyed at me already for allowing you to take that much, and I've already told you there wasn't much else. There was a flooded library. All the books were ruined by water, except the one that was on fire. Things happen to ancient sites."
Deception:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17Unless I can convince you this is Diplomacy since it's mostly true-ish, in which case +4
"If you wanted to investigate, it seems like you had ample opportunity. If you waited to let us do it for you... are you sure you want to threaten us? It seems like you think we're more formidable then you are."
That's not even a good story. If we had an agreement like that, wouldn't they be the ones breaking it to steal what we would be giving them anyway?
Yes, I know.
"We really don't have a wealth of relics. We might have with more time to figure out how to extract things properly, but we had to rush because... well, pirates were attacking. Do you see us carrying a load of treasure?"
Kaz holds up the wand. "We found this wand. Do you want this wand?"
A little nervous about trying to fight the pirates, Kaz is even less interested in surrendering to them.
"Well, let's try a torch before we do anything more drastic, destructive, or dangerous. I've got one here somewhere." Kaz takes off his backpack and digs through it. "I don't think I've ever actually lit a torch. Wayfinder is more practical when you need light... here we are!"
It takes him a few attempts, but the kobold gets the torch lit and touches the fiery cube with it. "Hopefully this doesn't explode."
"I could... use some medical assistance," says Kaz, examining his bruises, "I could cast a healing spell, but the entire point was to avoid spending magic unnecessarily."
He looks over at the puzzle, uncertain. "Why do you think those?"
"I'm sure you could, but why risk it when you don't have to?"
Kaz directs a hand at Zak, and then closes his fist. Zak vanishes. He then directs his hand at the other end of the hall and raises it up, and the sprite reappears. "Boring!" he huffs.
I'll just use Manifest Eidolon to skip Zak past this one.
The kobold then frowns at the obstacle. "I could just use a fireball. But I can probably make it without. Should I... ?"
"That's boring! DO IT!"
Kaz probably shouldn't be convinced by that, but...
Kaz carefully studies the pattern to find any cracks or edges.
Perception:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
PFS guidelines for Summoners say I only make one check for the duo for Victory Point systems and must make two for other things that affect everybody. Not sure which this is. If I must/can also roll for Zak, then...
Zak just moves where he thinks feels right, quickly and gracefully and sometimes gliding briefly through the air.
Acrobatics (Expert):1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
PFS Summoner Guidelines:
Eidolons are not PCs, so they do not count as PCs for effects that scale based on the number of PCs or players.
Eidolons and summoners share a pool of actions. As a result, for Victory Point/success counting systems that allow each PC a limited number of chances to roll, either the summoner or the eidolon can attempt each check. The summoner's player chooses for each attempt which of the two rolls. Any direct consequences of failure apply to whichever creature rolled the check.
This rule does not mean that in general only one of the summoner or eidolon need to roll to deal with adverse situations. If everyone in a room needs to attempt a saving throw against a hazard, both the eidolon and the summoner need to attempt that saving throw. If every PC needs to overcome a particular obstacle in order to continue (such as crossing a chasm), the eidolon and summoner both need to get past the obstacle.
How'd I manage to do that? Well... based on the listed DC, that was a regular failure before I somehow managed to edit in a typo that broke the dice tag. If you'd like me to make the roll again where you can see it, then: Hero Point:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Nature:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20 Nature:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 [dice=Hero Point]1d20+11[8/dice] Well, at least it's not a critical failure. Should've Aided, but I thought I had pretty good odds of getting one success...
"You're not very good at that," says Zak, though he does not help.
I suspect 15 is a typo and that Betel's spell DC should be 25.
"Oh no!" Kaz expects that Betel is better with healing spells then he is, but since she's not in a position to easily heal herself he does so while Zak moves towards the next one.
"Let her go!" he commands, though he's not quick enough to do anything about it yet.
◈◈ Act Together. Kaz casts 3rd-rank heal on Betel while Zak Strides Healing:3d8 + 24 ⇒ (5, 6, 1) + 24 = 36
◈ Tandem Movement. Both Stride, though in opposite directions
Kaz is glad none of the cats came up to him, but he's still surrounded. This makes it a little difficult to fully concentrate on empowering Zak.
Instead he tries to protect the reckless fairy, while he backs away and Zak circles around for a more advantageous position. Kaz empowers Zak's strikes once again as he tries to slice up the bad kitty.
◇ Kaz casts extend boostNature:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22 Failure against a standard DC of his level, no effect but no focus point spent
◈ Kaz casts protect companion, giving Zak +1 to AC and allowing Kaz to use the Life Block reaction if he gets hit (for eidolons it's essentially Shield Block, a bit more complicated if used on a Minion)
◈ Tandem Movement. Both Stride. Zak provokes RS from Red if applicable
◈ Act Together. Kaz casts boost eidolon, Zak Strikes Red while flanking Wings:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 27 for slashing damage:2d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 5 + 4 = 15; if crit add Deadly damage:1d8 ⇒ 3
"Are those cats?" asks Kaz nervously, "They look kind of like.. snakes? A little bit."
"Who cares?" asks Zak, charging at the nearest one. Kaz quickly (though not as effectively as he'd hope) channels some energy into him to empower his strikes. With a twirl he slices with his wings and follows it up with a punch.
The little silver-bluish kobold flinches as the owl shrieks, and his sprite companion rolls his eyes.
Though as sprites go, he's rather large, as tall as the kobold or slightly taller.
"Oh, h-hello," the kobold nods nervously at the other Pathfinder agents. "I'm Kaz, and this is Zak. Or at least, that's the only name he's ever given me. I still think he's making fun of me. We're, well, somewhat linked."
"Our life force is intertwined, which binds me to this plane!" The fairy sticks out his tongue.
"Yes, which is why he's still alive. You can see he's very grateful if you pay exceptionally close attention."
Pathfinder Provision... scroll of 4th-rank heal, I think.
If your character was marooned on a deserted island by themselves, what would they do to keep their sanity or keep themselves busy?
Kaz would simply fail to accomplish that. Zak would mostly complain; he enjoys that.
Act Together would still only be two actions there, but the third can be a Strike.
Summoners and Eidolons share actions, so either of them can use any or all of the actions. Act Together is the basic all-purpose Tandem action. Tandem actions are action condensing--they let them both do something using the same action.
Either the Summoner or Eidolon can use Act Together. The one who uses it can then do any activity that uses the same number of actions, and the other one gets an extra action that they can only use for a single-action activity.
They do also share MAP, though. My Summoner avoids attack roll spells.
Between Jun-Mei's protection and Laohu's ministration, Kaz is feeling better than he was before the fiends attacked Zak. Nonetheless he keeps his protective spell up while also directing an arc of energy at the fiends.
* Protect companion
** Act Together. Kaz casts electric arc against Yellow and.. is Red supposed to be down? Red if it's up, Blue otherwise. DC 21 basic Reflex save against electricity damage:3d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1, 3) + 4 = 9. Meanwhile, Zak will...
"I've never understood that. Individual stupid bad guys, sure, but how do you institutionalize[i] such a clearly terrible idea as making deals with devils-- everywhere else, that's an expression about somebody being a terrible idea!"
[I] They resisted being cut.
I'll just have to cut then harder.
Agreed.
Kaz steps back and focuses his magic on empowering Zak, while the latter steps up.
[free] Extend Boost Nature:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
* Boost Eidolon
* Tandom Movement. Kaz steps back. Zak Steps into what I though was a flanking position, but I now realize probably isn't because it's flying.
* Act Together. Kaz casts protect companion. Zak Stri I especially Attack:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23 for slashing damage:2d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 5) + 7 = 15
"Yes, I'm sure we'll be able to act on this information, or at least pass it on to someone who can," Kaz says calmly and confidently while Zak continues to look aloof and disinterested.
"Magically linking your mind to other people is stupid," Zak says bluntly, with a scowl.
"...but good things can come of it, and if you accept the inherent risks we'd be delighted to help you!"
Once in the mindscape, he's disoriented. He does know a bit about this kind of magic, even if it's not similar to what he gains through his link to the First World. ...but if someone else can demonstrate what they're doing well enough, following their lead might be better.
Check with penalty:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1
+7 (8) for Occultism, or +8 (9) if there's an Expert on Religion or Survival he can follow.
"Ugh." Kaz pushes himself to his feet and steps carefully away from the grease. More concerned about defense now, the spell he works towards Zak is more protective.
Zak continues attacking physically, laughing as he slices towards the remaining cultist.
"It's like the Taleweaver from the story--it might be the same one, telling its own story."
Somewhat regretting his departure from his usual tactic of defensive magic, Kaz does note that the demon distracted by dispelling his affliction was probably at least as effective as the spell would have been anyway.
He focuses on sending power to Zak so he can slice up the imaginary gnoll--and also healing himself, which seems necessary at this point.
[Free] Kaz casts extend boost. Nature:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20 Success!
* Kaz casts boost eidolon, extended to three rounds.
** Act Together. Zak Strikes Yellow. Attack:1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 1 = 16 for slashing damage:2d6 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 3 + 4 = 13 Kaz casts two-action heal on himself. If Zak's attack drops Yellow, he'll go for level 2 heal to save his best spell slot: healing:2d8 + 16 ⇒ (7, 1) + 16 = 24; if Zak is still flanked and unable to do anything about it, he'll spend his other third-level slot for an extra healing:1d8 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
I probably shouldn't... Hero Point that attack. Wing Strike:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33. Better. If that's a crit, an extra deadly damage:1d8 ⇒ 5
Kaz Reflex:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15Failure, Kaz takes full damage. Zak Reflex:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22Success. Zak would take half damage, but a Summoner and an Eidolon share an HP pool and only take the greater effect when they're both hit by an AoE that damages or heals.
Kaz isn't quick enough to react to the fire. On the plus side, he's too preoccupied by his own burns to even notice the pull of Zak's injury on his life force.
Can't you do that?
I--I think so, but it won't work.
How--
The demon caught itself in its own blast. Clearly its not concerned with fire. I have another idea.
Zak moves around the cultist attacking Jun-Mei. Out of the range of her spell, but hitting them from behind is worth at least as much. Probably.
Kobold sized, he's too big for his wings to provide a lot of lift. They're still surprisingly strong, though, and sharp enough to cut into his foes. "Water? No, but if they're made of threads I'll cut them down!"
While he's doing that, Kaz steps nervously a little closer to the demon. He holds out a hand and pushes down, trying to keep it magically restrained.
* Tandem Movement. Kaz and Zak both Stride.
* Act together. Kaz casts slow on the demon, Fortitude DC 21. On a success it's Slowed 1 one round, on failure Slowed 1 one minute, or Slowed 2 one minute on a critical failure; no effect on critical success. And Zak Strikes the gnoll from flanking position: Attack:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16 for slashing damage:2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 6) + 3 = 10.
That was specifically about something we'd done as members of the Society, though. For this I think... I'm going back just a little further.
"Not too long ago, in this very city--though well out of sight of this bazaar, there was a wizard. She was by no means an archmage, though the magical powers she possessed were more than enough for her to consider herself great and elite, and for her to think many people were beneath her. She was selfish and cruel (and likely remains so today, for this story is not her last).
"She took no notice of of the waitstaff at the tavern or the singer performing on the stage. She certainly took no notice of the fortune teller. No powerful diviner, he was more of a street performer, doing card readings at the tables for a little coin.
"Ignoring him entirely, her fault was that it never occurred to her that he wasn't necessarily ignoring her.
"On her table was a birdcage. And in that cage, she admitted to her co-conspirators, adventurers of the worst sort, was no bird. Her captive was a fairy, a sprite of the First World. She intended some cruel magical experiment, or an attempt to find a method to steal his innate magical power for her own.
"But the fortune teller did hear.
"That night, with her things left in her room in the inn over the tavern, he snuck into that room and broke open the birdcage. The sprite showed no sign of gratitude as he simply darted out the window--"
Hey!
This is a true story, after all.
"--but that night, the fortune teller dreamt of a lady in green with a beautiful voice. As a reward, or a punishment, or perhaps just because she thought it was funny, she was binding the fates of the fortune teller and the sprite together. They never did work out which of them was being rewarded and which punished."
