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Best of luck to you all, I'm very glad that there are two eager players ready to jump in and pick up the mantle of demon-fighting. <3 I really hope you all can see it through to the end!

GM, when you get a chance, can you remove Raine from the campaign on Characters tab? Thanks!

I think that I too must bow out. I very much want Anarya to get to reach the goal that was stated in the Discord, but I think that, realistically, some fresh blood to help give y'all some juice to get there may be better than my current state of enthusiasm. I'm sorry, I wish I was more excited to post but since I'm not the best thing to do is clear dead weight from the party and give y'all a chance to recruit some fresh, excited folks. That might also open you up to VTT, with Avelina and I both out, since I think we were the people most "blehh" over VTT, and if the rest of you are down for it that might help you.

Best of luck to you all and hope to see you around on the boards. Thank you for extremely detailed and meticulous GMing, Clebsch; I know you put a lot of effort into it.

Here now. Sorry for my delayed post.

Per: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (16) + 19 = 35

Raine had done her share of listening to the possible starry-eyed talk from Avelina about 'their glorious ancestor', albeit with some internal eye-rolling. At one time it would not have been internal. But fighting back to back with Avelina had softened her view of the other woman.

She walked with an arrow on the string and that string half-drawn, her lips pressed together in a line and her eyes scanning the crypt entrance for whatever had desecrated her ancestor's resting place. Her new bowstring felt almost alive in her hand.

"Something's moving there, eh."

My laptop died this last week, and then there were quite a few other things clamoring for attention as well. I have a computer again at least, and will try to get a post up Saturday.

Having never teleported before, Raine was a bit nervous. She asked Tauni several times, "And you're SURE I'll get to keep all of my-- bits? All the things that make me me....?"

Finally assuaged, she consented to the travel. When they traveled the short distance from the teleport site to the actual city, Raine looked around at the fortress city with the avaricious gaze of one who has fresh coin to spend. First on her list was to find someone who could enchant her bow so that even if her limbs were cursed with weakness again, she might be able to still draw without difficulty.

The other things she sought out in the city ranged from relatively mundane to more gold than she had ever so much as held in her life before, let alone spent. It felt strange, to pass over bags containing what seemed to her a king's ransom and to be given such a simple thing as a belt in turn-- but of course it wasn't a mundane belt. The strange grace that suffused her limbs once she'd donned the new belt made her helpless to stop lithely running around, as if to test the enchantment.

There were other things she sought out-- but at last the final thing she looked for was simply a hot bath, and a night's rest in a real bed, not an army camp's cot, however well made.

She walked the city with the others, admiring its fortifications and designs, occasionally gesturing to this or that tower with the length of her bow.

When the request was passed to her and Avelina, Raine's brows climbed nearly to her hairline. "What, us, go find the tomb of Verity Evenhand? --who the hell's that, then?"

Raine was clearly not that up on her own family tree, though perhaps Avelina was.

The attentions of admirers made Raine uncomfortable. She tried to duck the little groups of interested people, and often took to trying to slip out of their temporary quarters via the roof.

I do mean to post and RP. This week has been very busy and tiring for both personal and large scale reasons. Avelina and I have started to try and do some of that overdue brainstorming for the family name. Tomorrow I should have time (and brain) to do a real post.

If Tauni can mythic-shenanigans for teleport, then that works well for being able to go do a big shop.

Okay, I went through the list and notated value for the items we're selling, assuming the standard 50% sell cost for most goods, and full price for things like 'gems', etc. If that's incorrect let me know, Clebsch.

With a five-way split, that comes out to 22,282 GP per person (and some silver and copper if you really wanna be nitty gritty).

There were items like 'food stores', etc, that I assume are army mechanics items and I did not count them towards the sell value.

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If these things are available to us via the army's/camp's resources/etc, here are purchases I would like to make:

-Belt of Incredible Dexterity +4 (16K)
-Adding the Adaptive enhancement to my bow (+1000 Gp)
-Trapspringer's Gloves (4K)

Sounds like a plan, Ellena.

I think we have all made any claims we meant to on the list. If GP were listed on it I'd tally and do a gold split, if that'd help, GM. I mean, I can look the item values up individually, it'll just take me a while, but I certainly can.

Thanks for your patience, everyone. I've actually got a couple of days off, and that's helping with an attitude adjustment for me. A lot.

Wonderful <3

So in that case, we may have enough cloaks for both Avelina and Raine? And Ellena feels confident in her saves? Or Tauni could potentially make her one.

Sounds good re the cloak!

Okay, finally went through and noted the ones I'm claiming. Thank you for compiling that list, GM.

-Karas and Ellena, are you sure you don't want one of those two potions of barkskin +5? that's a hecka nice potion with a really good duration for dungeon clearing-- 2 hours. I claimed one, but would be happy to give it to either of you as desired, as you two are likelier to get hit than me.

-It looks like there were actually two cloaks of resistance +2 in this book-- there's one way down the list. Unless someone else claimed it at the time, there'd be two that are open, and both Tauni and Ellena want one, correct? Are either of you getting rid of a +1 cloak? If so, I'd be happy to take it.

-Ellena, Raine, and Karas have now had a chance to go through list and claim; Tauni and Avelina still have to do so and/or declare not getting anything off it right now, and we'll go to sell phase if so. No point shopping til we know what gold we're working with.

-GM, I've been assuming this has been fairly handwavey so I haven't been keeping nitty-gritty tracking on it, but is it safe to assume that with the army to support us I've been able to replenish my Nexavaran steel arrows during overnight rests, etc? The cost is minimal, just making sure that the supply is actually there.

Sorry for the slowness. I should have some time tomorrow to devote to sorting out gear/shopping. If I fail to do so, that's on me and I don't want to hold us up.

Been traveling. Still intend to check in on the loot sheet and do an RP post, but the time window just hasn't been there.

If nobody else wants it, I'll take the +1 vicious dagger just to have a backup melee weapon. I'll take the cloak of resistance +1 that I think Tauni is wearing right now as she is upgrading-- Raine has very few magic items, relatively.

I'm interested in shopping, but have absolutely no clue what sort of gold we have to work with for that. My own files for Raine still list her wealth at essentially what I entered the campaign with-- i.e., I spent my starting wealth and have 12 Gp left over, with the only thing I've really picked up during the campaign being some magic armor that was pointed out to me as available loot (which I'm grateul for!).

I'm aware of the Party Loot spreadsheet, but entries on there go back well before I joined the game, I think, and it looks like the last post that noted the actual post number was 2,000 posts ago. So I don't really know where we're at in terms of a gold split or a selling point or the like.

I'm taking Mythic Deadly Aim for my feat.

Still working on an IC post, but knowing even a ballpark of loot distribution would be helpful for figuring out what Raine might try and buy.

Raine will be taking Maximized Critical:

Whenever you score a critical hit, the weapon’s damage result is always the maximum possible amount you could roll. This doesn’t affect other dice added to the damage, such as from sneak attack or the flaming weapon special ability. For example, if you score a critical hit with a longsword (1d8/×2), treat the sword’s damage dice as if you had rolled 8 both times, then add any other damage bonuses that you would normally apply to a critical hit.

I'll get an RP post up soon and I do want to do some shopping, I think.

Advancing is alright by me.

Moved Ellena. Left a charge lane for Karas if he wants it. Alas, no critting incorporeals. :(

"Only problem with that is that damned box is still locked," Raine growls before wheeling to follow the shadow-demon's progress and peppering it again with arrows.

BoF doesn't stack with haste, so I'll take the better bonus it grants to attack, and the extra attack from haste. Clustered shot again, and using another mythic point for distant barrage. 5ft step before the attack

Attack one, deadly aim, rapid shot, strength bow penalty, PBS, BOF, Favored Enemy: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 = 19
Damage, manyshot, deadly aim, pbs, fe: 2d8 + 0 + 12 + 2 + 8 ⇒ (5, 4) + 0 + 12 + 2 + 8 = 31

Attack two (rapidshot) - mythic rapid shot, deadly aim, PBS, FE: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 28
Damage - DA, PBS,fe: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 13

Attack three (rapidshot): 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 35
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 13

Attack four (iterative): 1d20 + 12 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 12 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 15

Attack five (haste): 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 14

Attack six (distant barrage): 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 12 Note that if this attack hits it ignores DR

I did see your name show up in the chat, Tauni, but don't see you there now.

Raine cried out-- then realized the pain was less than she had thought. "More tricks," she yelled. She spun and sighted the demon. Close. The source of the pain-- the weakness-- the misery to her and her friends both.

"Stop hurting us," she rasped. "Die."

(Full round attack the demon, I believe haste is still up. If not, -1 less to attacks and ignore 2nd-to-last-attack. Mythic Surge for an extra attack as per distant barrage. Clustered shot if there's any DR in play but I don't think there is. 5-ft step at the end to adjacent to the altar.)

Attack one, deadly aim, rapid shot, strength bow penalty, PBS, haste, Favored Enemy: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 35
Damage, manyshot, deadly aim, pbs, fe: 2d8 + 0 + 12 + 2 + 8 ⇒ (5, 7) + 0 + 12 + 2 + 8 = 34

Attack two (rapidshot) - mythic rapid shot, deadly aim, PBS, FE: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 34
Damage - DA, PBS,fe: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 15

Attack three (rapidshot): 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 34
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 17

Attack four (iterative): 1d20 + 12 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 12 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 14

Attack five (haste): 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 12

Attack six (distant barrage): 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 0 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 19

Raine took a five foot step backwards towards Anarya, showing she head heard the other woman's woords, but tried to unleash as many arrows as possible before she did.

Targeting the one behind the altar if it's still intact. If it's not, go for the southern one, as I'm still within 30' of that one as well. Str penalty already factored into my rolls.

Attack one, deadly aim, rapid shot, strength bow penalty, PBS, haste: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 31
Damage, manyshot, deadly aim, pbs: 2d8 + 0 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (7, 5) + 0 + 12 + 2 = 26

Attack two (rapidshot) - mythic rapid shot, deadly aim, SBP: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 18
Damage - DA, PBS: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 0 + 6 + 1 = 13

Attack three (rapidshot): 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 0 + 6 + 1 = 13

Attack four (iterative): 1d20 + 12 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 12 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 0 + 6 + 1 = 12

Attack five (haste) - DA: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 23
Damage - DA: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 0 + 6 + 1 = 14

I moved Ellena to the crystal she indicated

Raine blinked at Tauni's words, then nodded and wheeled to the east, as her bow was still in her hands. The lock picking tools were still at her feet where she'd dropped them once Karas had attacked.

"Aye, I hear you--"

(Attacking the crystal right behind the altar. I guess I'll use Clustered Shot? Though as RAW, it only applies to overcoming DR, not object hardness, annoyingly. So it may not matter. My strength penalties are factored in.)

Attack one, deadly aim, rapid shot, strength bow penalty, PBS, haste: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 21
Damage, manyshot, deadly aim, pbs: 2d8 + 0 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (7, 3) + 0 + 12 + 2 = 24

Attack two (rapidshot) - mythic rapid shot, deadly aim, SBP: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 17
Damage - DA, PBS: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 0 + 6 + 1 = 12

Attack three (rapidshot): 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 0 + 6 + 1 = 14

Attack four (iterative): 1d20 + 12 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 12 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 0 + 6 + 1 = 14

Attack five (haste) - DA: 1d20 + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 17 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 32
Damage - DA: 1d8 + 0 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 0 + 6 + 1 = 15

Reflex, I'll use a mythic surge if necessary: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
Surge: 1d6 ⇒ 6

(Success with the surge, and evasion should prevent me taking any damage)

"Ahh-- damn it!!" Raine snapped as she realized the trap's true nature too late. "Watch out--"

She jammed the rest of the device before too much got out.

"Okay, damn, sorry about that Tauni-- I thought I had it... Now to see--"

Her words were cut off by a sudden cry of shock and pain from Anarya. Raine's head snapped up, to see who the new attacker was-- and blind shock robbed her for a moment of reaction.

"....wh...what?"

After that half-second, she reached for her bow. "Karas swings high on his right and it exposes his side," she snapped, her voice trembling a bit.

Draw my bow, and activate hunter's bond to give allies within 30' a +1 to hit and damage vs native outsiders, vs our poor Karas.

Raine shook her head admiringly at Tauni's very quick dispatching.

"Damn, Tauni. That was impressive. Alright, let me see what I can do..."

Trap disable: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (16) + 23 = 39

I can fight, thanks to the bit about the bow that GM pointed out. Save your mythic stuff, Anarya, but thanks.

Raine's fingers trembled some, but she was starting to compensate for it. Shaking her head at what a close call it had been, she made her way to the box. "Hang on. Even my pack's damned heavy right now..."

Next round: moving to box, unshouldering my backpack, because otherwise I'm encumbered which will impact my disable device skill

"Thank the gods," Raine gasps as the magic of her comrades destroys the shadow.

Raine hauled on her bowstring with all her might, testing if she could still draw it. It turned out she could, albeit with effort. Shaking her head, she looked up quickly at Ellena calling her name.

"--oh-- aye, yes, sorry. You're right, focus on the goal."

Just a flavor-post reaction, since it's not yet my turn. Probably something will happen before I get a chance to go look at the box.

Thanks for the reminder on the house rule. Also good to know re Composite Bow, I'd somehow missed that/misunderstood that. But I'll have my posted action stand.

Unable to draw her bow with her trembling arms, Raine staggered backward, trying to get away from the terrible pain.

Full withdraw to position on map

"Hnh-- can't -- draw-- bow--"

I believe I'm prone, even though the pit has been dispelled at this point. 19 damage after Anarya's life link heal.

Raine had no concept of a 'roller coaster' but perhaps she's ridden on a ship through a storm at some point. She fell down a suddenly appeared pit-- cracked some bones - felt some heal - and then the hole was gone again and she was lying on her back gasping for air.

Wincing, she got back to her feet, stumbled a few steps forward, and called out to the others:

"Demons! We allow remember what they did to Kenabres! Karas, strike high if you can! Ellena-- while it reels from Karas!"

Using my hunter's bond to give all allies within 30' (should be everyone) a +2/+2 untyped bonus to attack and damage with weapons against the shadow demon

My next thought was to cast echolocation on Karas and Ellena. I don't have enough mythic power left to do it on everyone, but I could at least get it on the two main melee characters. Maybe Raine as well?

Belatedly-- we'll see how things play out, but Echolocation is a smart, cool idea. I could do decent damage if I could see, albeit halved.

(not to interrupt all this, but: Having surgery tomorrow. Highly unlikely I'll post at all Monday, and after that we'll see.)

That's a useful post for my own future reference, thank you, Anarya.

I'm confused. Isn't deeper darkness a level 3 spell? And brightest light is a level 4? So shouldn't brightest light be canceling out deeper darkness where it penetrates?

If you're intimating that the deeper darkness has been heightened, is that something that could be determined ICly via Spellcraft?

I feel Karas's action was probably based on thinking OOCly that the brightest light would make the darkness go away as he approached, but if he's taking steps forward and seeing that not happen, maybe he wouldn't? IDK, the light rules are always frustrating.

Yeah, it makes no sense for him to try and go into a spot he can't see and fight blind, but that said-- would the 'brightest light' Tauni cast on his breastplate do anything about the deeper darkness if he approached it? Brightest Light is a level 4 spell, it looks like.

Would there be any interest in a Discord to help ping each other when it's someone's turn? Or if anyone has a non-Paizo method for nudging Karas, even.

Must have!

With the way forward appearing clear, Raine grimaced. She didn't like being their new front line, but hiding back here in the hallway wasn't going to win them any victories either. She stepped forward, a little ahead of Karas, and kept a cold iron arrow nocked on the string. She watched the globe of darkness for anything that was likely to emerge from it-- but kept her ears primed for anything that might be moving unseen, as well.

A move action forward, and using standard to actively perceive for any invisible/stealthed/etc opponents or hazards.

Perception, if you want me rolling it, if not, ignore: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (8) + 19 = 27

(Is #2 still present as shown on the map, then, or was it the one just destroyed?)

Just updated mine for my barkskin. I made a note of the Magic Circle as well, but it's not factored into my listed numerical AC since I may not always be standing in the circle.

(Nice, Tauni!)

Raine peered enough around the corner to register the darkness was totally pitchblack-- the sight that she'd been granted not so long ago did nothing to cut through it. She hissed in frustration.

"Can't see a damn thing!"

She hurriedly cast a minor protection spell on herself, not sure what else to do.

I'll throw barkskin up on myself and hold position

(My token was in the pit when I think it was supposed to be Anarya's by the text. I swapped us.)

"Bloody hell!" Raine swore as Tauni and Anarya both went end over end to the pit as if a god had struck them. She hurriedly chanted a spell and felt her bow rippling beneath her fingers (Gravity bow).

"Do you see who did that?!" she yelled at the others, while pulling around the shelter of the doorway, in case another such attack was coming. "Anarya! Tauni! Are you two alright!?"

(cast and move)

"East works for me," Raine nodded, and took up her position a bit back of the front line, bow at the ready, after checking to be sure the door didn't appear trapped.

(Are the weapons the statue is holding part of the statuary, or removable?)

Raine studied the set-up for a big. "It's like it's designed to funnel you to the center... but I don't know what happens there. Some other trap? The statue comes alive to kill you? Well, we can just walk around those spots. Here, look where I point-- don't go there."

With that said, Raine looked back to the others. "We got those double doors, two sets. I'm glad we didn't get a horde of trouble coming in when we .. when that... the illusions. The fire."

She shook her head. "So: east, or south?"

As she spoke, she picked a copper coin from her belt pouch and lightly tossed it onto the bottom of the pit.

"Dunno," Raine said, only slightly shaky as she stood upright again. "It was like some hand I couldn't see wanted to knock me down a few pegs. Got to be some magic on it..."

(Could I take twenty to search for a traps at the spot I got whapped, or does Raine feel that wasn't a trap, but something else?)

She looked a bit wry at Avelina's hurried grab, and shrugged off the hand. "I'm alright, calm down..."

"Here, look at these two spots on the floor..."

Raine moved to the spots, careful of her footing still, and poking at them with her bow first and then her fingers.

"....Aponavicius-- got a lot of fancy weapons on her. One of those mariliths. Guess I can see if it's trapped."

Raine edged further into the chamber, and looked about for any signs of traps.

+23 to look for traps on the marilith statue, and I was just double-checking and she can also detect magical traps if those exist.

Kn Local: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23

"Big damned statue-- hang on, I know what she's supposed to be, that's..."

Raine wiped at her bloodied nose as Anarya's soothing power soothed over her.

"Thank you," she mumbled. "Felt like I was burnin' alive. That's better though, now."