Professor Taldus Bellerophon's page

Also sitting at the table near the strange Andoren fellow with the outrageous accent, is a worn traveler with bright, interesting eyes that watch everything. The road's dust is still on his clothing, attesting to his recent arrival in Fort Inevitable.

He pulls forth a sketchbook from a surgeon's pouch and begins making drawings of The Black's mustache and face. If one looks closely, perhaps they will be unnerved by the chirugeons' close, clinical examination of his subject. It is almost as if he were... dissecting his subject with his eyes. <shiver>

Before any can see his sketch, he hastily puts it away and extends his hand to whatever newcomer sits at the table.

"Taldus Bellerophon. PROFESSOR Taldus Bellerophon, at your service. Caravan chirugeon at the moment. But I'm looking for other work. The road and its dangers do not suit one of my temperament, I've found."

Professor Bell is a Merciful Healer looking for less frightening work than standing a watch on caravan duty, beating off goblins, avoiding dire wolves' fangs and dodging ettin clubs. Perhaps archeologist/ruin explorers could use his assistance. They always seem to come back with fever, infected mosquito bites and random injuries that he could easily fix right up. Check his profile for fully-fledged background. I made him for an aborted Dragon's Demand PBP. He's PFS legal and can be immediately instantiated as a PFS character.

And the Forgitten One's home!

"What are we waiting for?" exclaims Professor Bellerophon as he begins pocketing potions and tanglefoot bags. "Let's check out the ettin's cave! There could be more useful stuff there."

Boo! I just lost my really long treasure post!

Sometimes I forget to Copy the post before I click onto another link. And poof! Gone. Lesson learned: always Open In New Tab. NEVER just click.

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 2
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

LOL! Art, what's the situation on goblin dogs and goblins dying nearby, within a 30ft radius channeling radius? How many will I raise if I channel and heal the dogs?

GM Art Severance wrote:

Secret DM Rolls - Do not peek:

Seriously!

Hahaha -- I am so tempted to peek! But I won't :D

Help me, Pharasma! I fear you have just chosen who will walk into your Court and who will not.

No reroll.

Derek, to cast that spell, you need to be within 25' of the ettin. She was 35' away (just south of Brethon's body). You actually either need to move further to cast that spell or, only if you have no movement left, pick another action.

Command is Close Range 25'+5'/each 2 levels, so... that would a 30ft radius. NEvertheless, Prof Bell isn't even in THAT range. And he took 30ft of movement to get down at an accelerated rate, so... new action:

Professor Bellerophon shoots his crossbow, barely able to keep it straight for the sheer terror shaking his hands.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 8

If I were to reroll her roll, using my reroll, could she use her reroll to reroll my reroll of her roll?

Can I use my reroll to reroll HER roll? :)

Professor Bellerophon immediately follows Denge's example. Scrambling down the rope at top speed.

Accelerated Climb: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (11) - 5 = 6

At the base of the boulder, he notices that Albern is close. Very close. Too close. To the ettin. Icy fear claws at his veins. Too close.

Instead of moving towards Albern, he looks at the ettin and says, "FLEE!"

Cast Command DC 13 again, hoping for a low roll by the ettin.

HOLY S~+%!

Professor Bellerophon moves one small step closer to both Brethon and Denge and touches Brethon again with the wand. While moving, he also removes the second wand from his waist band and hands it to Denge.

"Here, Mr. Fevor. Heal thyself!"

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Nevertheless, I ruled you had picked up both wands, so you have 'em.

OK, so I've got both.

"Come towards the sound of my voice, Denge!" says the frightened university professor. "I will heal you!"

When the light vanishes beneath Brethon's foot, Professor Bellerophon is left with nothing but the rough hemp rope between his fingers, the stone beneath his feet and the stench of his terrified bowels.

Brethon's upright and alive, though. Pharasma's power was enough to bring him back from the Paths of the Dead. He'll be barely able to stand, I imagine.

When Taldus is at the top of the rope, standing atop the boulder, he will call out to Brethon, "Where are you, Brethon!?" He walks towards the sound of Brethon's voice, drawing the adept's wand of healing as he goes. When he feels the wand touch Brethon, he concentrates and summons forth its magic.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Taldus might want to give a wand to Denge so as to increase the healing rate

He only got one of them. The other one was too far in the entangle.

Professor Taldus Bellerophon wrote:

LOL! With no light, i cannot see where to position my Channel and not hit that square with the goblin dog in it. Guess that's one of the downsides of being in the dark.

We're going to have to theater of the mind it from the perspective of most of you since the lights went out. When the time comes, state what your intent is and how you think you may be able to accomplish it (e.g., Professor Bellerophon attempts to move where he thinks that goblin dog will be out of the channel). Realistically, it's going to take 2 rounds to set that up, one to finish scaling the rope and get on the Boulder, and another to do the channeling. In that second round you'll have enough movement to get wherever you want. The dying goblin dog won't have moved, but others may have.

Errr, I think I should be able to finish the climb (15ft of movement needed still), then move 15ft and channel. Or I'll wand Brethon first by calling out to him. Then move and channel. Hmmm.

If you channel on top of the Boulder and hit that square, the dog will be back up.[/ooc]

LOL! With no light, i cannot see where to position my Channel and not hit that square with the goblin dog in it. Guess that's one of the downsides of being in the dark.

Would stepping on the arrow be considered a move action? If so, Brethon could 1) Delay until just before the ettin; 2) move to cover the arrow, then 3) ready his Standard Action to uncover the arrow once the ettin's turn is over. This would allow us to turn off the lights for Jebline's turn and turn them back on for ours. I'm sure I'm missing something. Can't be this easy. Of course, the ettin would eventually get wise and in later turns refuse to act, readying an action for when the light comes back on.

She takes a last step toward Professor Bellerophon. "You're next....after him," her right head says, looking at the Professor while her left arm points at Rafaelis.

Professor Bellerophon's eyes widen at the ettin's words. He feels his bowels loosen and the stench of gut-turning fear fills the air.

"Oh Pharasma save me!" he cries. He bolts straight to the boulder and the dangling rope and begins scrambling up the rock. His soft academic's hands scrape and tear on the rough hemp rope, leaving behind flecks of bloody skin in his haste to get away from the two-headed horror.

Climb DC5: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

I moved Doc Bell 15ft to the rope, and then the rest of his move (45ft) will be spent ascending the rope. Next round he'll spend 15ft going up.

Art: to prep my coming actions, I'm wondering where the other dying-but-not-dead goblins and goblin dogs are. I'm trying to recall, but I believe most of the goblins were down in the northern end of the ravine. I'm trying to position a Channel up on the boulder where it won't revive foes. I've put the dark blue template where I'm thinking. Can you tell me if any foes would be within that indicated 30ft radius?

From now on, when I see an enemy on the ground, CdG! and I don't mean Charles de Gaulle them.

Oh s@&+! I COMPLETELY forgot about the previously killed (?) goblins who might not be DEAD DEAD.

"Bear'f, Rafaelis! Concentrate your fire on that goblin!" shouts the Professor as he runs down southward to get a better angle on his downed friends. As he moves, he loads his crossbow.

He calls again on the Lady of Graves, praying she sees fit to heal his friends.

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 5

He can't reach a point where he can heal both Denge and Brethon, unless he also heals the goblin. At least not this round. So... better the goblin than the ettin. He moves and heals Brethon and Rafaelis and Denge and Albern (and Bear'f who doesn't need it). I created two new 30ft radius templates in blue. Light blue is a template centered on the center axis of four squares. The dark blue is centered upon a full square. I also turned on the Roll20 30ft aura around Professor Bellerophon. Sadly, it is circular, not an actual block template. But its cool. :)

You are right, I used it in my alternate universe!

[dice = Defensive Casting]1d20+3+1

Spell still fizzles..

The Dice Roller doesn't like us this time.

Professor Bellerophon watches as yet another comrade is in mortal peril. Hardly knowing the gnome he doesn't feel terror at his approaching Dornish death, but rather at the terrible might of the ettin and what it can (and will!) do to HIM if it gets a chance.

He calls up his years of experience as a professor of arrogant and entitled Pharasmin clerics, puffs out his chest and steps forward. Using his imperious and confident Professor's Voice, he commands the ettin, "Drop him, Jebline!"

Five foot step to bring the ettin within 30ft. Command (Will DC13) spell. I took some poetic license with the wording. The PRD says simply "Drop." Hope that's ok.

Denge thinks about it and decides to cast defensively, rather than stand immediately.

DC to cast defensively = 15
[dice= Defensive casting] 1d20 + 3 + 1

Denge's spell fizzles..

He reaches for his scythe at least determined to provide a flank one last time before he is killed.

Dont forget the free reroll Art granted each of us. Unless you used it already?

I agree. I count 3 diagonal squares vertically and 2 horizontal squares to Denge (20'+10'=30') and 3 diagonal squares veritically, 1 diagonal square horizontally, and 2 horizontal squares to the ettin (20'+10'+10'=40').

I didn't leave my 30ft radius drawing on Roll20, but I think that might be advisable next time. :-)

Hoping his healing has brought Denge back from the brink of The Final Journey, he shouts, "Dazed you will be, you horrible two headed thing!"

The academic is pleased with his incredible subtlety, hoping the foolish ettin will think he just cast a dazzling spell, when in reality he hopes Denge will hear and understand the hint.

Professor Bellerophon watches in horror as Denge is hammered into near-paste by the ettin's club.

I can heal them all! But, I'm on the wrong side. I'll help the ettin, too. The Lady of the Graves is uninterested in such things as friends and foe. I must get to a point where my radiant healing will brush only my comrades.

The naive academic runs past the goblin dog, staying out of its reach, and then concentrates, hoping he's positioned properly.

A warm blue light, perhaps only visible to him, radiates forth at his beseeching of the Lady Pharasma.

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 6

From where he is, it should get Albern, Denge, Bear'f and Brethon. And the goblin dog.

The Professor steps away from the boulder and shoots his glowing bolt at the ettin.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12
Dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Art: I completely understand the pressure and how a fun endeavor can become a source of stress in times like these. You recall my Exiles of Zakhara game. Just remember that stoppages like this happen all the time.

So, de-stress and make some money and bring things back in balance. Pathfinder will be here when you are ready, as will your players and friends.

Hang in there. Tell me if the there's anything I can do.

-Derek

No can do, the re-rolls are individual. I'm just assuming you all have t-shirts and/or folios, and if you don't, I'm lending you one of mine.

OK. Thought I'd ask.

Something seems to be wrong with the thread. I can't see posts 863, 864, or 865. Oh well. I'll just ignore them and proceed.

"Bear'f!" shouts Professor Bellerophon from below the boulder. "Strike that two-headed monstrosity down with your well-aimed arrows! If this combat lasts much longer, I fear what will happen!"

The naive university professor crouches low in fear. He prays to the Lady of Graves to receive this double-headed thing quickly and early.

Art, if I can, I'd like to make my re-roll available to Bear'f, hoping that he can score a critical.

One correction: It seems that the Professor may have taken too many actions - loading the crossbow, casting light, and moving. Either the light spell can be on the unloaded crossbow, or the crossbow can be loaded but the bolt unlit, or the Professor can only have taken a 5' step. I assume you would prefer the latter. Would you please move the Professor's token to where a 5' step would have taken him (or let us know that the spell is on the unladen crossbow or that the spell is uncast?

I meant for him to START loading, but not complete it, due to his Light spell epiphany. I was originally going to fire the crossbow, and then I experienced the same epiphany Professor Bellerophon did: he can cast Light! So I rewrote it to reflect his hesitation WHILE loading. He does not complete the loading. Apologies if it is confusing. So... standard=light, move action=move towards boulder.

Professor Bellerophon hears Rafaelis' shouted comment about the lights and glances from the goblin dog to the ettin and back again.

"Uhh..." he says, unsure of what to do. He decides to aid his friends as best he can while light remains. He pulls mightily on the crossbow's bowstring, straining to cock it quickly enough to load the bolt he holds in his other hand. Quick, quick, I need to fire... Fire! Light! LIGHT!

He eases his finger off the crossbow trigger and concentrates, causing light to blossom from the shaft of the crossbow bolt.

He moves quickly forward, towards the ettin atop the boulder. He stares up the boulder at the rope hanging in front of him.

Am I really going to climb this rope into combat with a two headed giant who just turned my friend Penelope into goo? thinks the academic with a large amount of trepidation.

Perhaps trepidation is too polite a word, too fancy a word. Professor Bellerophon feels his bowels loosen in fear.

Oh f@&~, oh s*~~. Oh f*%$.

Light spell on the crossbow bolt. Then move action to the base of the boulder where the rope is.

I am an amazing shot! thinks Professor Bellerophon to himself, growing a bit overconfident. I could handle this all by myself! Yeah! Yeah!

The good professor immediately turns his attention to the rest of the situation. The ettin standing above him, her giant frame and terrible savagery bearing down on him, crushes the overconfidence swelling in the Professor's naive little heart.

<Gulp!> Uhhh...

Back on track, Professor Bellerophon looks about, checking the status of each of his comrades. Yeah, yeah, I'm the caravan medic, not a front-liner. Patch 'em up, get 'em back on the line. Right right. My job.

How's everybody doing? Who's injured? Time to put this stolen wand to good use!

Professor Bellerophon sees Rafaelis' shot at the goblin adept go wide, clinking into the nearby rocky ground. He pulls a bolt from his quiver and quickly loads his crossbow, firing into the goblin adept's chest once he's done.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
Dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Yes, difficult to access roll20 at work. Moved him. Thanks for the reminder.

"Jebline is likely using a magic item of some sort to generate that club. What about for her cleave and extra powerful attacks," shouts Professor Bellerophon. "She's young, and probably only sees in low-light, not the dark. She's evil to the core, like most of her kind. But beware if she begins talking and intimidating you! She's likely to be quite forceful and able to play on your fears and force you to do things you wouldn't normally do!"

While moving, he considers Rafaelis' point. More information on ettins might help the fight. Hmmm...

Kn(N): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

The Professor stabs at the goblin one more time.

Dagger: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Dmg: 1d4 ⇒ 4

He then moves away from the goblin, enabling others to fire at it without endangering him.

The blows turn the Forgoten One into paste. The ettin then steps forward. Her left head says, "Who's next?"

Oh, harsh!

Professor Bellerophon looks towards Bear'f, knowing he is about to act any second.

Nudge

Professor Bellerophon moves up to the prone adept who has regained consciousness. He moves quietly, noting that the adept is acting as if he is blind and stunned. He takes the bloody dagger recently used to dispatch the adepts cohort and attacks the creature.

Attack: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (16) + 0 = 16
Dagger dmg: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Correct me if I'm wrong, but all the modifiers are on the stunned/blinded/prone person's side, right? -4-2-2AC and loss of dex bonus, I think. I don't get any pluses, though.

Ok, prof bell coup de graces the adept.

Ok. Prof Bell fires his crossbow at the ettin, assuming a a clear line of fire. Otherwise, he moves and fires.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11
Dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Art: can Doc Bell access the other adept's wand now that Brethon dispelled the entangle? I'm unclear which entangle is the "second" entangle.

As for Brethon, I say he ought to move in and bring his thwack stick to bear on the situation. He could alternatively, stop attacking and cast entangle to our benefit. To do so, he ought to caution his fellows to attack from one side of the ettin only, leaving a clear area to cast the entangle, if necessry. In summary: Attack! We'll consider an entangle later..