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Healing Hex: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (3, 6) + 10 = 19

Lucija snaps her fingers dismissively, and the Octopus of Doom returns through another crackling portal whence it came.

Almost as though it were an afterthought, she approaches Tessara with what is actually a fairly nasty-looking arrow-wound.

Everyone is up. Lucija is fairly sure that was a teleport.

As in, teleport?

...while Lucija watches her handiwork play out with eager satisfaction.

ALSO!:
Spellcraft to identify how Cale teleported away?: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (3) + 20 = 23
Depending on the answer, I might have something else to do as well.

HOLD IT!:

Fifty percent miss chances on two tentacles attacking Cale that could hit (low=hit) Displacement

d100 d100

Cale teleports away with the Pale Maiden, leaving his minions to their fate.

3. Cale has 3 arms* to contend with. Also, unless her armor class is surprisingly good, the (other) Gnome's been poisoned.

* = Octopuses don't have tentacles!

Just in case there's anyone still there to be hurt by it:

wall of fire, saltpeter, Pyromaniac: 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (6, 6) + 14 = 26
heat wave 10 feet west, saltpeter: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 1 = 8
heat wave 11-20 feet west, saltpeter: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Reflex save, haste, is that still needed??: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

After a moment's trying to catch up with all that's suddenly gone on around her, Lucija strides commandingly forward, her nasty smile returns, and with a flourish of her arms and a single alien word, another crackling portal opens up behind her...

Magenta is still paralysed. They're not going anywhere.

Violet and Blue duck into the nearest guest room, presumably to escape out the window. Violet barely making it inside (only single moving).

The wall continues to burn...

wall of fire, saltpeter, Pyromaniac: 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (3, 1) + 14 = 18

...and torment those fleeing with a horrible heat-wave!

heat wave, saltpeter: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 2) + 1 = 6

Lucija gives Peep a curious look, interested in seeing its means of taking them to the armory. She wards herself against whatever fresh hell awaits them there (shield).

I have never seen obsidian flow, nasty!

Wait, what? Shoot.

I'd considered obsidian flow, but reasoning these are probably Rogues with Evasion, I switched to wall of fire instead - apparently, I just forgot to change the link!

You caught Lucija's own action, right?
Seems I ninja'd you.

Meanwhile, Lucija gracefully touches ground...and stares daggers at the archers in the corner while laughing a haughty, and surprisingly rich and deep for one of her size, laugh.

"You should be honored - you shall reach your full potential as brush-strokes in my art! FEEL ITS POWER!"

With a speck of saltpeter between her middle and ring fingers, she points to the shattered floor beneath their feet, from which suddenly arises a dreadful, roaring sheet of violet fire spreading across the entire westernmost end of the chamber!

wall of fire, saltpeter, Pyromaniac: 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (5, 5) + 14 = 24
The heat-waves, of course, are pointing away from us and presumably don't affect those IN the sheet; if perhaps they do, though:
heat wave, saltpeter: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 1) + 1 = 5

It's yours and the eldritch horror giant octopus's turn. The archers are going into "it's everyone for themselves" mode atm.

Oh, my mistake; I just registered your saying "the other Pathfinders".

It would help if you had one of those initiative rosters that bold whoever's up, like many other DMs (myself included) do.

I am sorry, I did not realize you were waiting on me; what do you need?

Shau is right, the octopus's CMD is 29 - but unless I'm mistaken, what they need to beat may be its grapple check results, not its standard CMD.

Oh, and just to be clear, Lucija was 10' in the air when Naghamadi was banished out from underneath her, but that wasn't a problem because of course she's got a Ring of Feather Falling!

Mörök, clever use of the goat avatar, but I have taken the liberty of trying to make it look a bit more like a dinosaur!

OH SHOOT, I forgot about this!:

At 12th level, whenever an ally is within an eidolon’s reach, the ally receives a +2 shield bonus to its Armor Class and a +2 circumstance bonus on its saving throws. If this ally is the summoner, these bonuses increase to +4.

How much of a difference would it have made if my AC had been 4 higher against that initial volley?

I'd suggest assuming for simplicity's sake that Naghamadi took enough damage to be banished regardless (I don't think AC 24 would've beaten that first shot anyway, necessitating his sacrifice), BUT if the attack that got through to me would not have, the enemy would now have yet another summoned monster on their hands...!

concentration, DC 35: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 29

...and then the strange triangular portal that had been growing over Lucija with every syllable collapses as she is struck deep with another arrow!

"DAMN YOU!" She bellows as she looks up at the archers. "Don't you see what you have done!?"

Then the fury in her eyes condense into piercing malice, and her grimace of pain and frustration twists into a vindictive smile.

"Fools! WORMS! Of course you do not see...for BEHOLD!" With another gesture and a final booming incantation, an even greater crackling portal erupts over the stairs, before spitting out...

...a huge wad of goop that lands on the stairs with a wet *PLOP*.

The archers chuckle among themselves for a moment, then ever so slightly lean in to get a better look at this mess...before 8 vicious arms and a monstrous serrated beak emerge from the mass and reach for them with otherworldly speed and unnatural strength!

Versus Red-and-good-as-dead:
Arm #1!: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Grab!: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25
Constriction damage on successful Grab!: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Arm #2!: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Grab!: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (19) + 21 = 40
Constriction damage on successful Grab!: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Primordial Bite!: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19
damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 6) + 7 = 18
Make a DC 21 Fortitude save or take Strength damage!: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Versus Orange-you-to-die-for:
Arm #3!: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Grab!: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (6) + 21 = 27
Constriction damage on successful Grab!: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Arm #4!: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Grab!: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (11) + 21 = 32
Constriction damage on successful Grab!: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Versus Yellow-in-peril:
Arm #5!: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14

Arm #6!: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Grab!: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (18) + 21 = 39
Constriction damage on successful Grab!: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Versus Green-Acher:
Arm #7!: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Grab!: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (5) + 21 = 26
Constriction damage on successful Grab!: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Arm #8!: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Grab!: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (7) + 21 = 28
Constriction damage on successful Grab!: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Lucija (AC 20): (50+6+29)+(6+15) = 106 + 8 bleed (assuming bleed stacks)

I do not recall ever hearing of bleed stacking, at least not by default (if it does, that would be quite some news for my Nun!).

Now Naghamadi took the first shot for Lucija so that reduces Lucija to 106-85 = 21 and those would have bounced off Naghamadi's tougher hide (only hit AC 27) so no damage to Naghamadi so the CdG does happen.

I am not so sure about that - In Harm's Way says the defender "[takes] full damage from that attack and any associated effects (bleed, poison, etc.)", no mention of armor - also, the difference between 27 and 28 matters, because that final point was from the haste spell, which I'm pretty sure only happened after the volley. I think one of the attacks against Naghamadi was also a '27', so he may still be gone.

As for Lucija, is that JUST 21 damage this round? When would the bleed start taking effect?

Sorry for the delay, everyone; I still need to know how much damage I took this past round, as that affects whether the spell I cast last round actually comes to fruition.

So I believe I got still got hit with one shot, which (correct me if I'm somehow wrong) would mean I'd need to make another concentration check to keep my summon spell - so how much damage was that (and does bleed damage apply on the round it's bestowed?)?

Also, I think Shau was right; how could they have been using Vital Strike while also making full attacks?

I'm sorry, it's not been a good week for me (I'd have tried to catch up last night but then I got some nasty news).

Knowledge (Nature) RE worms: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 or would it be (Dungeoneering)? +5 to that if so

Knowledge (Arcana) RE To-Go-lem: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26

Lucija's eyes widen as the monster disgorges a golem.
Impressive! I must remember that one, she thinks to herself before she begins bellowing one heavy arcane syllable after another, and the space around her begins to crackle....

defensive casting summon monster V, DC 23: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (8) + 20 = 28

BTW, in case it so happens these things were magically summoned, don't forget my Spell-Dodging armor!

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Peep should be out also. let me find an icon for him. ALSO Peep can dimension door at cl 12 so does Morok and dangernoodle-aka naghamadi want to come with Shau to the big red things?

Funny you should ask; I believe Naghamadi and I ARE "the big red things".

That's because I'm asking you to put it there alongside your name so I know which token belongs to who.

...OH.

I interpreted that backward - i.e. as 'a copy of the token on Slide 4', NOT 'a copy of the token on Slide 4'.

Our initiatives are correct.

...and a copy of the token on Slide 4 on the same line as your name.

This confuses me; I see no "token" in Slide 4.

Animate object on the stuffed badger for more fun.

This is actually a good idea.

You'd think with Osprey in attendance, I might be able to use Handle Animal instead...I don't suppose any of them are Good-aligned Magnimarians? Otherwise:

Oratory: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

I went to Absalom and all I got was this crappy tshirt

Why settle for that when you could get a stuffed badger!?

I'd have put this in the post above, but the stupid 1-hour rule:

Sometimes I hesitate because these days I often don't feel I'm up to the task of putting on the show I should (I'm afraid I haven't got anything like Lucija's self-esteem).

"Ahhh, very good, I remember now; meeting Grandmaster Torch was much more interesting. I still would like to know more about his considerable land-holdings, he mentioned being very fond of his 'rubber duchy'...."

"MY triumphs and glories, though, have been many! I've had a few regrets, but too few to mention. I long ago mastered the Quest for Perfection, most recently have outbid the temptations of Hell, and walked the decks and beheld the wonders of an ancient crystalline v..." Here she pauses and does a double-take at Senator Blackros, but recovers remarkably quickly. "However, one of my finest masterpieces to date was surely against a gigantic palette of blue and white in the North..."

As she begins her tale, she spins around and begins feverishly painting her epic in mural form...right on the back-wall of the Lodge. Some of the attendants' masks also wind up a lot more interesting.

Craft (Painting): 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (3) + 27 = 30

"...and at the end of all things," She eventually concludes, "None in this realm nor Beyond could doubt my power!"

"Also, it got me this!" She adds as an abrupt afterthought, rifling through her belongings before pulling out an ugly golden idol with 3 eyes.

Lucija drifts down from her room - literally - atop her Protean attendant, fashionably late (or perhaps she was just busy with something else), and ascends to the upper balcony.

Then, for a moment, she looks confused, and looks down at the Protean.

”Naghamadi, why should we know this Venture-Captain Hestram?”

I'm very sorry, I've just been...tired.

List HERE

My word, there are some adventures there I don't think I've ever even heard of, let alone gotten to play!

Lucija Lal Rani wrote:

"Tell me, in what condition do you customarily sleep?"

"In great condition since, most of time, I wake up so brisk and ready for challenges. So you and your slithering outsider will rest well." he muses gently before going to explore the Conference Room

"I meant," Lucija presses before they part ways, "Do you sleep as you are, in a robe or nightgown, au non-naturel, perhaps you generate a cocoon, how ever so?"

After concluding their exchange with Mörök, Lucija will re-mount Naghamadi, and they will make their way toward the Armory.

"Lucija, you can come to my room if you like."

Lucija initially balks at the suggestion that she share a room, but upon realizing how little choice she's been given, she goes to confront Eliza with a short tirade about hospitality and the worth of her guests (especially herself) before returning to Mörök and giving him a deeply appraising look.

Appraise on Mörök: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

"Tell me, in what condition do you customarily sleep?"

At seeing Lucija's painting, River offers a guarded comment.

"You are clearly very talented"

"As well you know! I needed no introduction when I arrived, for clearly you had heard the name of the great Lucija Lal Rani, Mistress of Myth! This? This one is merely a diversion, a personal amusement."

...several human servants wearing elaborate dresses and fashionable suits bustle in and out of the kitchen through the north doors, delivering delicate flutes of bubbling wine, plates of fresh fruits, and platters of manicured fingerfoods...

Lucija takes only a single flute of wine, and a small but diverse assortment of fruit and hors d'oeuvres, but she actually does eat them.

DM also suggested now was a good time to pursue Faction Objectives - I dunno, COULD I try to recruit the renowned Osprey (a named NPC scholar, knowledgeable spellcaster, or similar figure) to the Dark Archive...!?

Better still if there's a cursed item somewhere around here I could "recover" while trying to resist its curse (I had a golden opportunity to get that in a prior adventure, but failed to resist the curse, an embarrassment that still burns...!).

I'm sorry, I've just had trouble getting it together, myself - and I want to be at my best for this (I'm also trying to sort out how Lucija would react to the accomodations)!

Now, either I am a tad confused, or others are: I was rather under the impression that the Talespinning would take place the evening we arrived?

Lucija finally looks up from her painting.

"I haven't even gotten to see the damned thing!" She huffs. "Where is this vaunted sword?"

It took me a while to figure it out, but I like it too!

It would be...kind of strange if you picked something YOU didn't like.

I like it, I've never seen that one before.

Shau 9, would you mind giving yourself an avatar?

"And a gnome with a spectacular serpent clearly not from around here, you aren't from Wispill? Hmm, no further afield. Not trouble, just trying to place the accent"

"Wispil? Bah; though my rightful realm is Beyond, my home upon the Material has always been Katheer! No City of Brass is it, but a far more adequate sight than some bucolic lumber-town."

“Might I suggest refreshments and lodgings as the first order of business? Perhaps even, dare I dream, sandwiches? Crusts off, of course, and tea? I like the one from Wispill, black tea with a hint of bergamot” He smiles with gentlemanly grace, though the expectation in his tone is unmistakably pointed.

"Yes! REFRESHMENTS!" She barks to Captain Hestram in a voice that is disarmingly loud and deep for a Gnome. "I have just been to Hell and back! You could scarcely fathom the going-rate for a simple tin of caviar or chocolate Down There...."

She returns to what has apparently been keeping her busy while the rest of you exchange trivialties: A fresh painting. At a very cursory glance, it appears to be no more than a very odd and not-terribly-flattering caricature of the rest of your assembly.

And it's Galt anyway, so that'd work great.

Totally, why not?!

I don't suppose we can do anything about the color? At least make it more of a bluish-red than yellowish-red, if the color is intentional for whatever reason.

"Well now," The Gnome sniffs. "It's about time."

There is a sudden, relatively small, but fairly loud sulfurous explosion right at the base of the steps to the front-door. When the smoke clears, it reveals two beings who were not there a moment ago: A beautiful, albeit frighteningly pale and comparatively tall, gnome in elegant and expensive garb in the Qadiran mage's fashion (though also betraying the presence of what could only be true Elven Chainmail). Across her back are both a fearsome-looking black spear, its complex razor-edged tip reminiscent both of a flame and a serpent's tongue, and an obviously-enchanted crossbow of similar construction, but radically different detail, the sight at the end of its shaft resembling an incandescent dragon's eye.

Though mostly concealed beneath her imposing headdress, her short straight hair is the color of nacre, and her intense purple eyes look about with an odd combination of curiosity, annoyance, and avarice. Over her forehead hovers a strange glowing sigil.

Of course, it is a testament to this gnome's astounding presence that one may even notice her next to what lies underneath her...

1) Player name: I'm Hiding In Your Closet
2) Character name: Lucija Lal Rani
3) PFS#-Character#: 40025-1
4) Character Class & Level: Summoner 12
5) Faction: Dark Archive
6) Regular or slow speed for chronicle: regular
7) Perception and Initiative Bonus: Perception: 0 / Initiative: +1
#FNORD) Naghamadi's Perception and Initiative Bonus Perception: +12 / Initiative: +5
8) Character Ancestry?: Gnome
9) Replay?: Yes
A) Anything else I should know?: Is an ORIGINAL Summoner, thankyouverymuch; has all kinds of cool Boons (including a downright incredible one from her last adventure), and Spell-Dodging armor; see also "Puppeteer's Manual" for when I'm AWOL. Also, she has a Restful Pathfinder's Lodge membership, and IIRC is a member of her Temple - so if we happen to run into any temples to Lamashtu, we'll be in some luck! She also has the original "Eastern Mysteries" Qadira-trait!

Finally: Yes. Naghamadi is meant to be a Beetlejuice sandworm.

I sense a 10-eyed storm coming!

So a Summoner, a Shaman, and what else...?

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