Marta Sanz's page

Thanks everyone.

Marta lends her magical knowledge.

Arcana: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (6) + 22 = 28

Marta steps up, hoping to disperse the closest swarm.

◆ Step
◆◆ Cast a Spell (Haunting Hymn) target: yellow
Sonic: 3d8 ⇒ (3, 6, 8) = 17 DC 30 basic Fortitude

Marta moves to where she can catch the edge of the swarm with a blast of sound.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast a Spell (Haunting Hymn)
Sonic: 3d8 ⇒ (1, 5, 6) = 12 DC 30 basic Fort.

Marta pushes out a blast of sound before retreating.

◆◆ Cast a Spell (Haunting Hymn)
Sonic: 3d8 ⇒ (2, 6, 3) = 11

◆ Stride

Marta once again uses her staff to push through some magic. With blinding speed she darts into the trees.

◇ Drain Bonded Item (Rank 3)
◆ Cast a Spell (Time Jump) - Stride Twice

◆◆ Cast a Spell (Lightning Bolt Rank 3) - yellow, blue, green
Electricity: 4d12 ⇒ (1, 3, 1, 7) = 12 DC 30 basic Reflex

Marta decides to wait for the creatures to close in before trying a more explosive solution. She uses some rudimentary time magic to accelerate Makie.

◆◆ Cast a Spell (Haste)

How does Salliss feel about being fireballed? Rank 4, 8d6 fire Reflex DC 30.

Marta ponders what sort of magic would work best on these creatures, but realizes she has little knowledge of the one called Ingalor that was chasing them or its spawn.

She would have to quickly consult the Akashic Record. Thankfully, she had just the companion to help.

She incants a few word while waving her staff and touching her mirror.

The raven flies into the mirror. She reappears just as quickly as she left, though you suspect the passage of time is different in that great library.

◆ Activate Librarian Staff - Cast a Spell (Timely Tutor)
4/6 charges remaining.

Everness attempts to recall knowledge with Ingalor Lore (+16)

Looking for immunities/resistances

Marta helps break the spell over the Iruxi.

Arcana: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (12) + 22 = 34

Money continues to go flying.

Thievery (Partner in Crime): 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 21 + 2 = 39

Marta and Everness start tossing coins around.

Thievery (Partner in Crime): 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 21 + 2 = 32

"Let me send Everness to get help."

She turns to the raven and gives a command.

Deception (Partner in Crime): 1d29 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 16 + 1 = 21

Everness, however, does not appear to be willing to go.

Marta tries to evade.

Stealth: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (15) + 19 = 34

Marta remains nimble on her feet.

Reflex: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (2) + 20 = 22

Or, she thinks she does, but just when she thinks she has kept up, the ground lurches in the opposite direction.

With Riftcarver disabled, it was time to focus on Hesla. She extends her magic to pelt Hesla with rocks.

◆ Reach Spell
◆◆ Telekinetic Projectile

Attack: 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 20 + 1 = 34
Bludgeoning: 7d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 4, 4, 5, 2, 3, 3) + 1 = 24

Having temporarily lost track of Hesla, Marta draws upon her magic to quickly cross from cover to cover.

She then recalls some of her power to try to sever her connection to Riftcarver.

◆ Cast a Spell (Time Jump) - Gain 2 actions to stride.
◆ Stride
◆ Stride
◇ Drain Bonded Item (Rank 5)
◆◆ Cast a Spell (Dispel Magic Rank 5)
Counteract: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (1) + 20 = 21

This time resisting, Marta tries to force more magic into the spell.

Counteract (Hero Point): 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 29

The relic was ready for the assault this time, but Marta was just a bit better today and finally breaks through.

Reflex (Marta): 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (8) + 20 = 28

Marta winces before focusing her magic to try to disable Riftcarver.

◆◆ Cast a spell (Dispel Magic, rank 5)
Counteract: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32

Success, counteract rank 6

Marta then takes cover behind a tree and Everness follows (independent)

◆ Stride

Marta is mildly annoyed by the situation.

"Calm down Jorsal! You're being just as brash as the goblin here. If we were really working for Hesla, we'd have had plenty of opportunity to do more harm than give you mild irritation. Why don't you go dunk your head and then report to Zarta as she directed?"

Marta will share the list with Jorsal as she explains.

"It's a ritual to undo what Hesla Embersplitter has caused. These things all represent things of importance to Hesla. These things then stand in for the subject herself acting as a sort of ritual synecdoche. As you can see it doesn't matter what crusader we obtain the tears from, but what leader would place this burden upon a subordinate when they could act themselves. Remember the Crusades. Recall the pain and suffering you bore witness to. If Hesla succeeds, that burden is laid upon others. Would you not bear one more sacrifice for the cause?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30

Marta sends Everness to hover before Jorsal while she circles around. The goal of the raven wasn't simply to draw the VC's attention but to distract.

Thievery (Partner in Crime): 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 21 + 2 = 32

She lifts one of the weapons from his belt and then, taking a step back, addresses knight.

"All the weapons in this arsenal won't help you if they aren't there when you need them."

With a sly smile, she presents the weapon she had stolen.

"I'm afraid my concentration is in ancient civilizations. The Worldwound was just too recent in comparison to catch my interest, but if any of you are more familiar, I can do what I can. I'll defer to you, Pip, on what order to take these tasks."

"I have been know to recall some pertinent trivia in the nick of time."

Due to her psychic dedication, Marta can use one of her focus points to amp a guidance spell.

Amp You can project a flash of insight to your ally in the nick of time to save them from failure. Amped guidance doesn't cause a creature to become temporarily immune to guidance, and a creature can be targeted by amped guidance even if it is temporarily immune to guidance.

You can cast an amped guidance spell as a reaction triggered when your ally fails or critically fails an attack roll, Perception check, saving throw, or skill check, and the bonus from guidance would change the failure to a success or the critical failure to a normal failure. The bonus from guidance applies retroactively to their check.

Amp Heightened (6th) The bonus from the spell increases to +2.

"Don't flatter her too much, it will definitely go to her head. It would be nice to have someone else that could communicate with her so that I don't always have to play translator. But she tells me the language of Ancient Thassilon is the most dignified and refuses to learn any other. She has had enough time after all. She's likely more years in her life than all of ours combined."

Everness begins flapping excitedly at the food.

The raven begins to peck as some of the food brought into the room.

"Do we know when Hesla plans to launch her attack? Does she have allies?"

There is a flash of light and a young woman appears out of nowhere in the room. She wears a robe that looks like it was fashioned from hundreds of scrolls stitched together. The staff she bears as if those scrolls were rolled up and bound together. Perched upon her shoulders is a raven with jet black feathers saves for a patch of silver around its head. Seeing a few Pathfinders assembled, she leans over to the bird and speaks to it.

The bird gives her a quizzical turn of the head and chirps back.

Marta scowls.

Marta turns back to the group and forces a smile.

"I am Marta Sanz, part time Pathfinder, part time historian, part time archaeologist, and part time librarian at the Arcanamirium. This cheeky bird is Everness."

Marta sits down and takes out a needle and dark thread. She begins to weave patterns into the robe almost as if she were writing on their pages with a mystical script.

As usual, the library robes will contain a 5th rank translocate.

Tiger is having computer issues. Hopefully he'll be back soon to wrap this up.

Once the fires die down, Marta makes the slow walk back.

That's a much more generous interpretation of the rule that I had. I assumed that you went unconscious before you completed the spell.

With the smoke becoming unbearable, Marta reads the threads that were magically stitched into her robes.

Her vision begins to fade as she reads the last words... But a moment later she takes in a breath of fresh air far from the battle. She had nothing left to do but wait and hope the others succeeded.

◆◆ Cast a Spell (Translocate - Rank 5)

The environmental effects have made it so that Marta can no longer participate in the combat as spellcasting has become impossible. My plan at this point is to hold my breath and move away until I'm out of the smoke, and then cast my Rank 5 translocate to get even farther away.

So how far away would I have to go to get out of the smoke?

Marta raises her hands and attempt to send shearing winds to cut the remaining wights in half.

◆◆ Cast a Spell (Slashing Gust)

Blue
Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 16
Attack: 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 17 + 1 = 38

Red
Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Attack: 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 17 + 1 = 20

Hero Point
Attack: 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 17 + 1 = 31

Slashing: 6d4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 4, 4, 2, 3, 3) + 1 = 19
Blue takes 38 slashing and 5d4 persistent bleed from the crit

◆ Sneak

Marta moves up and sends a bolt of lightning straight at two of the undead.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast a Spell Electricity: 4d12 ⇒ (10, 5, 6, 10) = 31 (red/white) (DC 26 basic Reflex)

Waiting to see if any of them have dropped so I don't have to retcon my turn.

Marta rains more fire around the undead before ducking around the corner.

◆◆ Cast a Spell (Fireball Rank 4)
Fire: 8d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 1, 1, 1, 5, 6, 2) = 25 DC 27 basic Reflex to red, pink, and yellow

◆ Sneak

Marta tests whether or not these creatures can burn. Once her spell has taken effect, she retreats.

◆◆ Cast a Spell (Dehydrate Rank 3)

Red, blue, and green take 4d6 persistent fire with a DC 27 basic Fortitude save. If they have the water or plant trait, they get a result 1 degree worse than they rolled.

A creature affected by dehydrate attempts an additional Fortitude save at the end of each of its turns, before rolling to recover from the persistent damage. It can forgo this additional save if it consumed water or a similar hydrating liquid within the last round (drinking typically requires a single action).

Success The creature takes no additional effect.
Failure The creature is enfeebled 1 until the end of its next turn.
Critical Failure The creature is enfeebled 2 until the end of its next turn.

◆ Stride

↺ If an ally fails an attack by 1 or fails or critically fails a save by 1, Marta will cast amped guidance to retroactively turn the fail to a success or critical fail to a failure.

Since Astrid is prepping, Katrina does the same

How did you cast from a scroll without a skill check.

She pulls out a wand of Mage Armour and tries to trick it into working

Looks like Astrid has Bard Dedication which gives them the cast a spell activity with occult spells.

Looks like you took too many actions, ◆ Interact (draw the wand), ◆ Trick Magic Item, ◆◆ Cast Mystic Armor.

Marta casts a spell causing her to fade from view. She follows it up with another and separates herself from the group.

◆◆ Cast a Spell (Invisibility Rank 4)
◆ Cast a Spell (Time Jump)

↺ If an ally fails an attack by 1 or fails or critically fails a save by 1, Marta will cast amped guidance to retroactively turn the fail to a success or critical fail to a failure.

Marta gets the jump on them and surges forward. She unleashes a powerful spell that tears through the area.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Elemental Breath (random element)

Come on, not a 3...

1d6 ⇒ 6 Wood!

Roots spring through the ground, tearing through the battlefield and leaving the entire area a mess.

Piercing: 3d10 ⇒ (2, 9, 8) = 19
Slashing: 3d10 ⇒ (7, 9, 1) = 17
DC 27 basic Reflex

The entire are is difficult terrain for 1 minute!

With the advanced troops having reached the town, Marta focuses on evacuation.

Society: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22

People rarely listened to her.

Marta approaches and send more currents of air at the undead.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast a Spell (Slashing Gust)

Attack (White): 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 17 + 1 = 29
Slashing: 6d4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 4) + 1 = 20

Marta moves into position and zaps two of the undead on the bridge with lightning.

◆ Stride
◆ Cast a Spell (Lightning Bolt - Rank 4)
Electricity: 5d12 ⇒ (10, 12, 6, 9, 7) = 44 DC 27 basic Reflex (blue, yellow)

↺ If an ally fails an attack by 1 or fails or critically fails a save by 1, Marta will cast amped guidance to retroactively turn the fail to a success or critical fail to a failure. (Assuming the wards bonus isn't a status bonus.)

Marta moves up and raises her hands. Slashing gusts of air try to cut through the undead.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast a Spell (Slashing Gust)

Attack (blue): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25
Attack (yellow): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33
Slashing: 6d4 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4) = 13

Marta thinks setting traps is fun...

Thievery: 1d20 + 19 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 19 + 2 = 39

She is satisfied with her work.

Acrobatics +15
Arcana +17
Athletics +11
Crafting +15
Deception +13 (+14 with automatic aid from her familiar)
Diplomacy +2
Intimidation +2
Lore: Academia +19
Lore: Library +19
Lore: Pathfinder +15
Lore: Thassilon +15
Lore: Xin +17
Medicine +0
Nature +0
Occultism +17
Performance +2
Religion +0
Society +17
Stealth +17
Survival +0
Thievery +19 (+21 with automatic aid from her familiar)

Will swap out a few prepared spells during the rest/trip (Spell Substitution Thesis)

Marta and Everness work together to set up some traps.

Thievery (w/Aid): 1d20 + 19 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 19 + 2 = 29

Reflex (Everness): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25

Both Marta and her familiar are injured by the blast, but still standing.

Reflex: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19

Marta realizes the best way to fight a swarm of skulls would be to hit an area. She doesn't have much prepared in that regard, so she pulls out some lingering magic energy before lining up her shot.

◆ Stride
◇ Drain Bonded Item (rank 3)
◆◆ Cast a Spell (Lightning Bolt rank 3)

Electricity: 4d12 ⇒ (3, 5, 5, 7) = 20 DC 27 basic Reflex

Marta tries to blast the closest zombie out of existence before moving away.

◆◆ Cast a Spell (Sudden Bolt Rank 2) vs Red
Electricity: 4d12 ⇒ (4, 3, 4, 7) = 18 DC 27 basic Reflex

◆ Stride

Will: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18