Thanks for the game everyone, especially PDK for putting up with high-level shenanigans and to WoTC and Glaube for joining us when things looked more dire.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to everyone!
Thanks for gming. Definitely ready for 2021 ... I just need a bit more patience :)
Mal is glad they defeated the devils and takes Brother up on his offer of sparing. He quickly discovers why masters of the crane style do not duel each other as neither is capable of landing a solid blow.
Already posted Mal's turn, fervor cast (swift action) blessed fist and standard action activate artiface blessing.
It doesn't look like he'll suffer a melee attack, but if he does, his AC is 45 against the first attack and 32 otherwise. He makes 3 AoOs if the first attack is a miss.
Mal tries to get out of the way in his staggered condition.
reflex:1d20 + 29 ⇒ (9) + 29 = 38 spellcraft:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Hard to take my turn before I know what's happened. Tentatively Mal would fervor cast blessed fist to make his fist overcome good DR. If there is a physical object responsible for the 'trapping', and at least one ally is trapped, Mal would call on Torag's artifice Blessing to make his fist overcome all hardness. If Mal does this, his AC is 8 lower, but he will attempt to parry the first melee attack against him, see below spoiler. If no allies are trapped (or whatever is trapping them isn't a physical object), he will just punch the nearest one
Attack Roll, if no physical barrier:
Mal asks Torag to bless his fist as he proceeds to fight in his signature styles once more.
Attack is piercing, good, magic
ref:1d20 + 27 ⇒ (7) + 27 = 34 Fort:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (1) + 21 = 22 lol me and brother, going to take a bit for me to read through, 18 posts while I was asleep lol
Mal asks Torag to steel his fists and moves up and strikes the nearest one once.
swift: fervor cast divine favor, move: fly towards it on my carpet, standard single attack attack (crit 19-20),divine favor, haste,IC:1d20 + 23 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 23 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 39Damage, precision,IC,divine favor,IC:1d8 + 12 + 5 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 12 + 5 + 3 + 2 = 24
Note about Crane Style/Snake Style and out of turn reactions:
Mal Fought defensively this turn, so his AC vs. melee attacks is 4 higher due to crane wing, unless an attack is within 4 of the improved AC. If this is the case, per Crane Riposte, this provokes an attack of opportunity, and his AC is no longer improved against melee attacks. Furthermore, if an attack is attempted against him and it misses, it provokes an attack of opportunity per Snake Fang. If this attack hits, Mal can attempt an additional unarmed strike as an immediate action. Mal commonly, but not always, takes this immediate action attack. Usually the reason he wouldn't take the immediate action is that he intends to use his swift next round to either fervor cast a spell, activate bane, or extend his reach. Any relevant AoO's are rolled below.
Suffice it to say, I think we failed our int checks... both in and out of character.
It looks like we were teleported out of the tomb. Earlier, we intentionally subjected ourselves to a teleportation effect (if I remember correctly). Perhaps this teleportation has something to do with that?
Mal takes a moment and tests what's' real,' the ground, the air, trying to detect if this is truly teleportation or a fanciful flight of a sorcerer's imagination.
Detecting no malfescence, beyond whatever has brought him here, he hurries to the wizard, hoping to find answers. He looks rather distraught that whatever happened seemed to leave several of the pathfinders behind.
Mal volunteers, I can stand back with them and protect them while you explore the next crypt. It seems unconscionable to leave them to fend for themselves or to bring them into new danger.
Does Kel have a rope trick or something similar that we could use?
That healing ain't natural, nor is whats going on with Thrag. I best trust our Sarenrite!
Only knowledge I can make knowledge (religion):1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 14 + 2 = 33
Mal takes Glaube at his word that nothing good is going on and activates his blue scarf, allowing his blows to hit from impossible range. He executes a full attack on the malevolent, clearly confused, 'mother' as her skull patches itself up.
Glaube, take cover!
If I identify as undead lethal damage, if not undead, non-lethal. If I don't know, nonlethal (unless that is ineffective, then I'll switch) Swift Blue scarf for 1 panache, free activate boots of haste, full attack
Note about Crane Style/Snake Style and out of turn reactions:
Mal Fought defensively this turn, so his AC vs. melee attacks is 4 higher due to crane wing, unless an attack is within 4 of the improved AC. If this is the case, per Crane Riposte, this provokes an attack of opportunity, and his AC is no longer improved against melee attacks. Furthermore, if an attack is attempted against him and it misses, it provokes an attack of opportunity per Snake Fang. If this attack hits, Mal can attempt an additional unarmed strike as an immediate action. Mal commonly, but not always, takes this immediate action attack. Usually the reason he wouldn't take the immediate action is that he intends to use his swift next round to either fervor cast a spell, activate bane, or extend his reach. Any relevant AoO's are rolled below.
Glaube said to incapacitate but I can’t see Mal attacking a confused person without overly hostile intentions, and my sense motor didn’t pick up on that.
My first thought was to try a protection from evil spell incase she is possessed, but Mal doesn’t have that spell and she just took a ThragHammer, so I’m guessing we’re going into initiative.
Mall’s sense motive got nothing, and the knowledge (and general lack of humans in the necropolis) suggests nothing good. Any thoughts on what we should do? They seem to mostly be ignoring us, beyond asking to go to the surface.
Not much for fashion myself, just the most functional monk’s robes I could find. What was your name? Your daughters? Where are they? Why did you come here, and why months apart? Mal asks, concerned the most logical answers for the necropolis still involve this being a spirit, and those ‘months’ being a good deal more.
sense motive:1d20 + 28 ⇒ (7) + 28 = 35
Mal is mistrustful, thinking this might be yet another spirit, but if it is, maybe it can be soothed instead of angered.
Takes 12 damage from cold resistance, for a total of 20
Mal happily accepts Glaube's healing.
I'll take a wall o' ice over a wall o' force any day... Well done, all! Mal comments on the devil's abilities compared to the earlier fiends.
I hear some spells let ya speak with the dead, but usually only if they want to talk to ya... or if you're a much more powerful servant of your god than I am. Mal comments on Kel's suggestion.
I grew up in the pacific northwest, and I don't recall forest fires much. These past few years, we've seen extensive fires. I really hope that things get better, but it doesn't seem likely. Doing anything to help seems like a great idea!
Mal notices that most of his punches miss, and the one that does lands flat against the devil. He see the cold biting himself and Thrag and calls to Torag to steel his fists.
non-action; activate boots of haste
swift; ferver cast blessed fist now counts as good aligned
flurry of blows, stunning fist on first attack
Note about Crane Style/Snake Style and out of turn reactions:
Mal Fought defensively this turn, so his AC vs melee attacks is 4 higher due to crane wing, unless an attack is within 4 of the improved AC. If this is the case, per Crane Riposte this provokes an attack of opportunity, and his AC is no longer improved against melee attacks. Furthermore, if any attack is attempted against him and it misses, it provokes an attack of opportunity per Snake Fang. If this attack hits, Mal can attempt an additional unarmed strike as an immediate action. Mal commonly, but not always takes this immediate action attack. Usually the reason he wouldn't take the immediate action is because he intends to use his swift next round to either fervor cast a spell, activate bane, or extend his reach. Any relevant AoO's are rolled below.
Note about Crane Style/Snake Style and out of turn reactions:
Mal Fought defensively this turn, so his AC vs melee attacks is 4 higher due to crane wing, unless an attack is within 4 of the improved AC. If this is the case, per Crane Riposte this provokes an attack of opportunity, and his AC is no longer improved against melee attacks. Furthermore, if any attack is attempted against him and it misses, it provokes an attack of opportunity per Snake Fang. If this attack hits, Mal can attempt an additional unarmed strike as an immediate action. Mal commonly, but not always takes this immediate action attack. Usually the reason he wouldn't take the immediate action is because he intends to use his swift next round to either fervor cast a spell, activate bane, or extend his reach. Any relevant AoO's are rolled below.
I assume it as been at least 1 hour since This post?. If so, I need to clear heroism. I wrote the post assuming its down.
reflex,evasion:1d20 + 27 ⇒ (16) + 27 = 43 similarly, please move Mal to 10' from blue, not provoking if it has a standard reach, 2 squares left of the entrance.
Mal uses his blue scarf to extend his reach as he floats towards the one in blue. As his carpet speeds him forward he assumes the crane posture and makes a solitary kick, aimed directly at the devil's head, intend to replicate Brother's stunning punch.
Note about Crane Style/Snake Style and out of turn reactions:
Mal Fought defensively this turn, so his AC vs melee attacks is 4 higher due to crane wing, unless an attack is within 4 of the improved AC. If this is the case, per Crane Riposte this provokes an attack of opportunity, and his AC is no longer improved against melee attacks. Furthermore, if any attack is attempted against him and it misses, it provokes an attack of opportunity per Snake Fang. If this attack hits, Mal can attempt an additional unarmed strike as an immediate action. Mal commonly, but not always takes this immediate action attack. Usually the reason he wouldn't take the immediate action is because he intends to use his swift next round to either fervor cast a spell, activate bane, or extend his reach. Any relevant AoO's are rolled below.
Mal cracks his knuckles and pulls out a few trusty tools. He uses them cautiously disarms the magical trap trapfinding, using care to avoid touching what would set it off.
