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AC currently 27--Clumsy from enlarge and Off-Guard from Grabbed. Although that's a normal hit regardless.

"I don't suppose you're the kind of monsters that talk, huh? Can't convince you to give up because we've already killed one of you?" Liam does not expect an answer, and therefore continues hitting it.

...continues trying to hit it, anyway.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Strike Blue flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 18 + 1 - 3 = 18 for bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 6 + 4 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (4, 3) + 6 + 4 + 2 - 3 = 16, fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1
◆ Strike Blue flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 3 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 18 + 1 - 3 - 5 = 16 for bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 6 + 4 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (6, 2) + 6 + 4 + 2 - 3 = 17, fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

"They're good at pinning us down, I don't think they're used to targets that hit back as hard as we do," says Liam, keeping his shield up, "But, uff, remind me to look up the recipe for surging serum after this..."

Although he could reach better.. and it would help reduce the effect of the strength drain..
Liam activates one of the runes on his armor, and grows considerably in size. He reaches back to snap his mace towards the more injured creature first.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Activate size-changing rune; Liam's armor casts enlarge on him
◆ Strike White flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 18 + 1 - 3 = 20 Hero Point: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 18 + 1 - 3 = 33 for bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 6 + 4 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (6, 3) + 6 + 4 + 2 - 3 = 18, fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5; total of 25 bludgeoning/fire/spirit

It would be better to focus on destroying one of them at a time... but Liam can't reach the injured one any longer. Okay. This one wants him to be closer? He can make it regret that, at least.

Well, maybe.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Strike Blue flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 18 + 1 - 3 = 33 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 6 + 4 - 3 ⇒ (2, 2) + 6 + 4 - 3 = 11, spirit: 1d6 ⇒ 1, and fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5. Total of 17 damage.
◆ Strike Blue flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 5 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 18 + 1 - 5 - 3 = 14 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 6 + 4 - 3 ⇒ (1, 3) + 6 + 4 - 3 = 11, spirit: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Teja, don't you use Dex for your Strikes? Enfeebled wouldn't penalize your attack rolls, just your damage.

Snared by all three of them, it seems that the only effective way to break out is to break their hold. By breaking them.

And if fire is especially effective it'll make more sense to hit them repeatedly rather then trying for a big hit... although as Liam's strength fails that does seem increasingly difficult to pull off.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Strike White flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (8) + 18 + 1 - 3 = 24 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 6 + 4 - 3 ⇒ (4, 5) + 6 + 4 - 3 = 16, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5. Total of 19 damage.
◆ Strike White flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 3 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 18 + 1 - 3 - 5 = 14 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 6 + 4 - 3 ⇒ (5, 2) + 6 + 4 - 3 = 14, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

"Oh, right there? Okay."

Liam puts everything into one attack, keeping his shield up. The potency crystal on his weapon bursts, and so does something else behind his left shoulder. "I can fix that!"

◆ Raise Shield
◇ Activate greater potency crystal
◆◆ Unstable Megaton Strike vs White cold iron flickmace: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (12) + 19 = 31 for bludgeoning: 5d6 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 4, 2) + 6 + 4 = 24, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 6, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2; total of 32 damage (technically it needs to make a save against being pushed, but I'll choose to push it 0 feet and there's a wall there anyway, so it doesn't matter)
Unstable: 1d20 ⇒ 2Critical failure, Liam deals himself 4 fire damage (but he resists it) and can't use more unstable actions)

Liam moves up a little further, trying to remember if he's read about anything quite like this.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Recall Knowledge; probably Arcana/Occultism/PFS Lore +15?
◆ Stride

"Right. Okay."

Liam moves closer, prepared to bear the brunt of an attack. "Hello," he calls out to the doormouth, though he has no idea whether it's capable of hearing or understanding, [b]"We're not here to cause trouble."
He still holds up his shield and readies his defenses, in case it disagrees.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Stride
◆ Overdrive Crafting: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33 Success

Liam hesitates to drink the water, and when the others try it he's ready to try to treat them for poisoning. When he sees that it seems to work as advertised, though, he drinks some as well.

"Yes, it doesn't follow logical rules entirely, but physically pushing through still seems to work."
So Liam focuses on that.

Athletics: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33

Liam takes the time Makai is using to treat injuries to get his armor ready to go again, healing with his aeon stone.
"I can also make some healing elixirs," he offers.
Up to four moderate elixirs of life for 5d6+12.

As they resume navigation, he's ready to climb. It may not quite be his specialty, but he's just as good at it.

Athletics: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37

Liam's shield takes most of the hit for him, though his arm still stings.
↺ Shield Block for -10 damage
Although I don't think 70 - 17 is 39 anyway.

"Brutal. Yes. But we can be, too."

Liam keeps his shield up. And then he tries to hit it, brutally. Though in his attacks, brute strength isn't the only factor (it is an important factor, still).

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Strike flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 18 + 1 = 29 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 12 + 1 = 20, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3; total of 25 damage
◆ Strike flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 18 + 1 - 5 = 21 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2) + 12 + 1 = 21, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1; total of 24 damage

"This is why you have a shield, Prentiss," Liam mutters to himself.

Keeping the shield up this time, he activates one of his gadgets which triggers a minor explosion. It stings a bit, but cauterizes some of his wounds and vaporizes some timely medicinal herbs.
The explosion is a little more energetic than anticipated, however, and a panel blows off. Healing others may require alchemy.

But maybe they won't need it if he can knock down one of these things?

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Searing Restoration Healing: 5d10 ⇒ (10, 5, 9, 1, 2) = 27, Stable?: 1d20 ⇒ 6
◆ Strike Blue (flanking, but also cover) cold iron flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 18 + 1 = 32 for bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 1) + 12 = 19, fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6; 31 total damage

Liam steps up as he kicks his devices into gear. One thing about this dream state is that it seems easier to get everything working the way it's supposed to just from envisioning it. Or maybe he's been getting lucky.

He then brings his mace down.

◆ OverDrive Crafting: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (20) + 20 = 40 Critical Overdrive
◆ Stride
◆ Strike Blue +1 Striking Astral Cold Iron Flickmace: 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 18 + 1 = 36 for bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (5, 6) + 12 + 1 = 24, fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5. Total 34, 68 on crit.

"Right, so... now we just navigate with the stars. I know.. a little about that."

Astronomy Lore: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34

"If it were just a vision of the real sky, it would be over there--assuming we're seeing it from Golarian. But..." Liam turns to face the void. Well, away from the other Pathfinders so that he couldn't be talking to anyone else, anyway. "Why don't you show us your favorite constellations?"
Then they could use that to navigate to recognize familiar locations... maybe?

Liam turns his attention to finding the way forward. "I know it's a mental construct of a maze, but it may still follow something like the logical pattern of really building one. Usually you want the explorer to traverse most of the path, so..."

Engineering Lore: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26
If I've managed to sell you on Crafting (seems like a stretch to me, I admit) add +5. If I haven't managed to sell you on Engineering Lore at all, subtract -2 for Scouting Lore (Liam has Untrained Improvisation, so his untrained skills aren't as bad as they could be.)

"We're here to help," Liam tells the... world? "You invited us here. Requested, in fact. Let's keep working together."
He suspects this is more about conveying the right attitude then choosing the right words.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31

"I really need to have a weapon with me while I'm readying my gadgets in the morning to prep it properly," says Liam as he shakes his head, "And I didn't prep that. It wouldn't hurt to have a better ranged backup weapon, but it's... unlikely I'd actually use it."

Inventors have a hard time swapping weapons in the middle of a day. The +2 is nice, but Liam would lose reach and actually deal less damage even with the greater striking rune. It would be more of an upgrade if eh had access to it during daily prep.

"We're trying to find her kids. We'll see if we can bring her back... I don't suppose you have any ideas how we can find her?"

Though the obvious answer seems "through there."

"Let's work together, then," says Liam, stowing his weapon, "What are we getting into? And.. do you need some medical aid?"

While Makai works on treating injuries, Liam works to quickly patch his armor. "The problem is every time I improve how this is reinforced, I take advantage of that to improve the output which increases the pressure, so it gets more powerful but never actually more stable... but here, I can heal you, too. This may sting." He touches her worst injury with his heated armor, cauterizing it while blasting it with steam containing vapor from medicinal herbs.
Searing Restoration healing: 5d10 ⇒ (9, 8, 10, 2, 6) = 35
Stability: 1d20 ⇒ 13

The heated chamber bursts open. "...and now I patch that."
Liam needs another 10 minutes to patch his innovation. He could heal again at that point, but it would risk destabilizing it again and requiring another 10 minutes.

"You don't have to convince us of that," says Liam as he hurries over towards the others, "That's what we said in the first place!"

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Stride
◆ Stride
persistent fire damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5 - fire resistance 6 = 0
Persists?: 1d20 ⇒ 4 Persistent, though.

Liam circles around the hedge so that he can reach the hound again. He snaps his mace it--and then again, since it doesn't seem to want to come close enough to bite him anyway.

◆ Stride
◆ Strike cold iron flickmace: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (17) + 18 = 35 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (1, 3) + 12 = 16, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 3, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
◆ Strike cold iron flickmace: 1d20 + 18 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 18 - 5 = 31 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 3) + 12 = 21, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 5, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1; on the off chance the first attack kills it, Raise Shield
persistent fire damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5 -6 fire resistance = 0 Persists?: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Whoops, sorry I missed the persistent damage there. Liam's fire resistance is 6 while in Overdrive, though, which is why he wasn't too worried about it.

Trying to move the dog again would require Liam to free up a hand. That might be a better idea... but hitting it a lot should probably also work, and lets him keep his shield up.

His phlogistonic regulator is doing well to keep him protected from the flames, but it isn't actually preventing him from being on fire, which is annoying. Perhaps he should add a flame retardant system of some kind, but... if it's not really bothering him anyway, wasting time activating such a system probably wouldn't be worth it anyway. Too high an opportunity cost.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Strike Blue flickmace: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (3, 3) + 12 = 18, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 1, and spirit: 1d6 ⇒ 2
◆ Strike Blue flickmace: 1d20 + 18 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 18 - 5 = 30 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (4, 6) + 12 = 22, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and spirit: 1d6 ⇒ 4
persistent damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10 - resistance 6 = 4 Persists?: 1d20 ⇒ 7

"Yeah, that's what I'm trying."

Liam steps back away from the dog. It'll have to step away from the ledge to get to him. Hopefully.

"Come get me, then," he says as he strikes at it with his custom mace.

◆ Step
◆ Raise Shield
◆ Strike flickmace: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23 for bludgeoning: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (5, 5) + 12 = 22, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 4, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

"Oh. That also works."

Keeping his shield up, Liam moves to help finish off the other hound.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Stride, either to flank the hound (this provokes RS if applicable), or to approach Jamimpi if the hound is down (I marked this alternate position on the map as well)
◆ Strike cold iron flickmace: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26 for bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (6, 4) + 11 = 21, fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5. 29 total damage.
Persistent fire damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10 -6 resistance = 4
Persists?: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Reflex: 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 17 + 1 = 20
Hero Point: 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 17 + 1 = 29 Failure. 20 damage -4 resistance

"Away from corners, right."

Liam wasn't especially equipped for moving the creatures around, but he could at least try. The first move is always to get his gadgets going and his armor kicked into gear--which will also help protect him against fire.

And then he swings--or "launches" might be a better word--his mace towards the closest creature, hitting it hard and hopefully forcing it away from the stairs.

◆ Overdrive Crafting: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 20 = 36 Critical success
◆◆ Unstable Megaton Strike Red +1 Striking Astral Cold Iron Flickmace: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36 for bludgeoning: 4d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 4, 5, 1) + 12 = 28, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 4, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4, or a total of 36 damage. Assuming that's a hit, it must make a DC 26 Fort save. Crit success no effect, success push 5 ft, failure push 10 ft, critical failure push 20 feet. Liam will push it south, since I assume that wall prevents pushing it west.
And then Stability check: 1d20 ⇒ 8. Failure, Liam can't use Unstable actions until he repairs it.
Fortitude: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36 Critical success.
Fortitude: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26 Success, 5 damage.
persistent fire damage?: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10 -6 resistance = 4
persists?: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Reflex: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25 3 damage, healed in 3 minutes.

"Boss's orders, I'm afraid," Liam agrees, "And she's decided it's worth the risk. If you can explain the danger, perhaps instead we can cooperate to mitigate the damage?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25

"Ah. Hm. Should we answer that, then?" Liam draws his weapon and readies his shield. "Even if it's bait, it's probably something we'll want to deal with anyway, I think."

While by no means a spellcaster, Liam is at least knowledgeable about magic.

...enough so to realize that the better approach for him here is to coordinate and encourage better experts.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21

"I can do some healing, too. I've been dabbling in alchemy."

All the same, Liam normally stocks up on healing potions. But... this time potency crystals seem to be the popular choice, and he follows suit.

"Yes, I've done this before as well. Though this sounds more in-depth."

Liam looks over at the Waterfall. "Did you say you want us to retrieve a physical object from your memory, though? That is new to me. [smaller]Wouldn't removing it from your memory mean you forget it?"

Liam is another human. He wears goggles and odd, bulky, heavy armor with more than the usual number of buttons and knobs and that occasionally emits a burst of steam.

He wears a shield and has at his hip a strange-looking mace. It's unique, but bears an unmistakable resemblance to a more traditional gnome weapon.

"Hello," he says, nodding at the other Pathfinders, "I'm Liam. I'm afraid I'm not quite the warrior my mother used to be--at least, I wasn't when I started doing this--but my gadgets help me get by well enough."

Splash damage okay (particularly cold and fire, which Liam resists).
I have two Glyphs, which gives us a total of >6.

"It was certainly... exciting. Although I think the fire was more dangerous than the monsters themselves."

"...while slicing into [the undead creature with the sword]."

As Othello destroys two of the remaining undead, Liam doesn't approach the last one. Instead his hand brushes a rune etched into his armor--not one of his gadgets, this is magic.

The armor (and the rest of him) increases in size until he can easily reach the last enemy, which he does.
He then stows the axe so he can pull out a healing potion, and takes a breath while he can.

◆ Activate size-changing armor to enlarge
◆ Strike Cyan borrowed battleaxe: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (12) + 19 = 31 for slashing: 2d8 + 12 ⇒ (7, 4) + 12 = 23, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and vitality damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
◆ Swap axe for healing potion
Take 27-6=21 fire damage. Breathe and become Sickened 1.

Liam will work on crafting a lesser reinforcing rune for 300 gp.

He pays 150 and spends one day of downtime setting up.
Crafting (specialty crafting): 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 20 + 1 = 26. Success, earning 5 gp per day. Success, 9th-level Master, earns 4 gp per day. 4 x 7 = 28.

122 left to pay.

Yes, Shield Block.

The fire was getting to be an issue, even for Liam. Though he couldn't articulate that at the moment while holding his breath against the smoke. Maybe it will help finish off the undead, though?

He pushes his shield forward, while slicing into the undead creature with the sword.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Strike Blue Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 9 and borrowed battleaxe: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (13) + 19 = 32 for slashing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (3, 8) + 10 = 21, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 1, and vitality damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6
◆ Strike Blue Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 16 and borrowed battleaxe: 1d20 + 19 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 19 - 5 = 25 for slashing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (1, 8) + 10 = 19, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2
27-6 = 21 fire damage
-2 rounds' breath

Wordlessly (since he's trying to hold his breath against the smoke), Liam presses his arm against some of his wounds. His armor heats up and releases a burst of steam. Momentarily unpleasant, but the heat cauterizes and the steam contains vaporized medicinal herbs. His words might be silent, but the loud BANG! isn't. The pressure of the steam overloads a valve, and a necessary component rockets off into the distance. Blast. Well, Liam's armor is still mostly working.

He then slashes at the damaged creature, trying to finish it off so the party can focus on the newcomers.

Hold breath. 7 rounds.
◆ Raise Shield
◆ Searing Restoration (manipulate) on self. Healing: 5d10 ⇒ (1, 6, 8, 9, 7) = 31 Stability: 1d20 ⇒ 7
◆ Strike White Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 17 borrowed battleaxe: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30 for slashing damage: 2d8 + 11 ⇒ (1, 7) + 11 = 19, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 5 and spirit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6
7-2 = 5 rounds of breath

Fortitude: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21
Fortitude: 1d20 + 16 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 16 - 1 = 27
Is it worth rerolling that? Hm. Okay. Hero Point: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21. Yeah, okay.

Liam's thoughts return to defense, and this time he keeps his shield up. He slips out from between the undead creatures flanking him, and returns the favor.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Step
◆ Strike White (flanked) borrowed battleaxe: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21 for slashing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 1) + 10 = 18, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 5, and vitality damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Liam's stats are a little lower, since I removed the level bump. Although that first attack was a crit either way since he was Off-Guard.

Fort: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36

"Ungh." A deep cut, but Liam doesn't even notice the life-draining properties.

Reflex (Bulwark): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31 8 damage

Why does everything always explode? This one wasn't even Liam's fault, mostly.

Oh good. Everyone's all bunched up now.
...too bad these things don't seem to care much about fire.

First, Liam tries to get his armor and other gizmos working in concert. Mostly successfully. Then he swipes at both of the creatures he can reach.

◆ OverDrive Craft: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32 Success
◆ Strike Pink Concealed: 1d20 ⇒ 5 and borrowed battle axe: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21 for slashing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (5, 3) + 10 = 18, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 6, and vitality damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
◆ Strike Blue Concealed: 1d20 ⇒ 7 and borrowed battle axe (sweep): 1d20 + 19 - 5 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 19 - 5 + 1 = 23 for slashing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (8, 3) + 10 = 21, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 5, and vitality damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Liam's fire resistance increases to 6 in Overdrive, so he only takes 2 from the ambient heat.
I have a spare Hero Point, I'll reroll that 2: Hero Point vs Pink: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (12) + 19 = 31

So far...

Liam hurries forward. Seeing one of the undead creatures so badly damaged already, he hopes to finish it off and so presses the attack before working to engage his armor.

◆ Stride
◆ Stride
◆ Strike Pink borrowed battle axe: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (13) + 19 = 32 for slashing damage: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (5, 6) + 6 = 17, fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2, and vitality damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3 (and it's enfeebled on a crit, but that seems redundant)
Since he's not in OverDrive, Liam only has resist 4 to the fire damage.
EDIT: Whoops, I never removed the level bump. Corrected the numbers in this posts, will get statblock corrected ASAP.
EDIT2: Done.

Liam patches his armor, doing a field repair on the broken part.

"They are formidable," Liam says to the farmer, "but that's why we're here. Not everyone is a soldier."

Hopefully inspiring a noncombatant to join a battle isn't a bad thing...

Reflex: 1d20 + 19 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 19 + 1 + 1 = 23 -6 fire resistance

"This will sting," Liam warns Othello. He presses part of his armor, heated, against one of his injuries. It's hot enough to cauterize the wound, but the armor also vents steam from a small chamber containing medicinal herbs. It's not entirely pleasant, but it is effective.

An important-looking gear is also ejected. "Oh. I can fix that."

Unable to keep healing, Liam turns his attention to the remaining undead.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Searing Restoration. Othello heals healing: 5d10 ⇒ (8, 7, 3, 8, 2) = 28. And Stability check: 1d20 ⇒ 9. Failure, can't use Unstable actions.
◆ Strike borrowed battleaxe: 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 20 + 1 = 27 for slashing: 2d8 + 13 ⇒ (3, 1) + 13 = 17, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 4, and vitality damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Reflex: 1d20 + 19 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 19 + 1 = 29 -6 fire resistance = 10 damage
Reflex: 1d20 + 19 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 19 + 1 + 1 = 26 -6 fire resistance = 15 damage

The explosions really could be worse.

Liam shifts closer to Othello, preparing to heal him (with more fire and explosions). But first, he slices at the damaged creature.

◆ Raise Shield
◆ Step
◆ Strike White borrowed battle axe: 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 20 + 1 = 24 for slashing: 2d8 + 13 ⇒ (1, 4) + 13 = 18, fire: 1d6 ⇒ 3, and vitality damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

The Pathfinder Baseline

Stop immediately.

Liam moves forward while activating his armor.

He has to get closer than he'd prefer to the monsters, Atae, and the fire. The borrowed axe feels a little awkward in his hand, but he does feel the difference in the way the magic guides his strike.

◆ Overdrive Crafting: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (15) + 21 = 36 A critical success! Liam enters critical Overdrive
◆ Stride
◆ Strike Pink borrowed battle axe: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 20 = 36 for slashing damage: 2d8 + 7 + 6 ⇒ (7, 8) + 7 + 6 = 28, fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3, and vitality damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

While Liam prefers the weapon he made himself, his flickmace isn't his innovation so nothing stops him from switching.

He does need to have a weapon with him during his daily prep to use it with Megaton Strike, and he has to designate a single weapon during daily prep for his Offensive Boost (although if we're facing fire-based enemies that might not matter anyway), so he wouldn't switch if he'd already prepped. (That's why I asked that.)

But Crystal probably doesn't want a battle axe since it's not finesse, Othello's weapon is already +2 and disrupting, and I don't think anybody else is proficient in martial weapons?

So I'll use it if nobody else wants it. I lose reach, but gain +1 to attack and ~2 damage. And disrupting is probably better than astral, since we haven't encountered any ghost-like undead yet.

Liam examines the axe. "Anyone good with axes? We do know we'll be facing undead..."

Do "retcon" and "evacuees" mean we received the axe the night before, so before doing daily prep?

"Tending... drakes? Well, I don't know how much help I'll be, but I'd like to learn."

Athletics: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (3) + 21 = 24