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A large cylindrical device whirs faintly, drawing in air. A metal lattice prevents access to the cylinder.

Is the other side of the hall beside the fan similarly barred against entry as well?

"Where are the controls for these barriers?" she asks though because of the haste spell it comes out sounding like "Wherearethecontrolsforthesebarriers?"

Shonne has several methods at her disposal for extricating technological artifacts from the site, but has no knowledge of which if any of them are worth the bother. She suspects that the most worthwhile items would not be laying about in easily accessible spots, again though she would need someone else to point those out to her.

"Do you know how big this 'self-destruction' will be?" Shonne asks the virtual ghost before it is stowed away, the effects of the haste magic making her Elven-accented words run together.

She also asks "What is beyond that cylinder?" indicating final, unapproachable "doorway".

Hmm these things are making so much noise that one might think they were about to explode. Alas, no one knows how to turn them off. Shonne thinks to herself.

She spins round and tears off toward the last door to open still at haste speed. Rounding the corner she hops the grill. Standing before the door she looks for the button on the pad with the glyph that indicates 'on' or 'up' or 'open' or something. Confusingly.\, it looks like a "Q" with it's tail straight up in the air.

Shonne shrugs and hits the button. Really a knob would have been best.

standing grill hop: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (20) + 18 = 38
perception v danger! traps! etc!: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29 +2 more vs humans

This all takes a couple of rounds.

Does the door open?

He’ll just rely on his magic and normal AC for defence.

Well, Shonne was waiting for the next round to cast resist on Farrokh, but okay.... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

AI Isirah translates the blinking as 90 seconds. 90 precious seconds to salvage what you can before, well before the self destruct is initiated.

Shonne looks at everyone who wanted to come into this room before scouting the rest of the facility critically for one long second of the countdown.

In game terms 90 seconds is 15 rounds of actions....

Reesa saw no reason to tempt fate. As soon as the warning bells and whistles kicked in, she gave up on any ideas of grabbing contraband and trying to explain it away to the Ghost Wolves. ”Im heading out of here,” she announced to the group as she began speeding towards the closest exit. If any of the others want the boost, she will quickly cast Haste on everyone before fleeing.

Pretty sure we still have 5 or 6 rds. of haste left from the last time it was cast.

She nods once at Reesa and then sprints off at haste speed down the hall deeper into the facility. Once at the door there, she speedily attempts all the possible keypad combinations to get it open having not seen anything obviously dangerous her last time through.

Player Great Green God
Character Shonne
PFS # 139009-1
Faction Silver Crusade
Experience Track Standard
Day Job N/A

Here comes the Boon! 1d20 ⇒ 15

Just waiting for the next turn to roll around.

FYI: I have reported the game so we are no longer under a time crunch. When you entered this room I gained enough info to report.

Did we need to roll for a boon or anything?

Reesa wrote:

Seeing things well in hand, Reesa delays.

Does Reesa have any more castings of Resist Energy? I ask because one thing which would be a massive help for Farrohk would be to get Resistance to acid put on him as currently every time he hits the enemy he will take a bunch of acid damage including potentially getting damage over time. So resist energy would let him attack this round and avoid taking damage for doing so.

Shonne has a resist energy spell available if we think we want to spend it now.

Shonne uses her turn to dismiss the barrier.

"This thing is burning through my acid protection when I hit it." observer Farrokh "I don't suppose anyone can do something to help with that before I attack, so I can avoid being burned by the acid again?" he enquires.

Shonne can probably help with more resistance once the current batch runs out. At the very least she can help with healing.

More to come. Have to get to work now :(

I feel that.

PS Shonne's barrier only has Caster Level 9's worth of hp. Either way, it's still there until she actively dismisses it.

I think the question is more whether or not there is Cover (which would impart a +2 bonus on whomever 'Shoone' is's roll to save; see Reflex saves and Cover). And that sort of depends upon knowing if the monsters' breath weapons are 'bursts' or 'spreads' or maybe merely that they 'originate ... out from a point on the other side of the cover'.

As for Shonne (pronounced: Show-NEE), just now, she doesn't really care. ;)

@Shonne....

Did you cast the emergency force sphere after or before you let the protection from energy absorb the damage? One or the other will be pretty much expended as a result. I assumed you would prefer to let the protection from energy take care of it as it is more restricted in its application, but it sounds like you wanted to let the sphere absorb the damage.

I'm pretty sure there's no choice to be made as the damage has to go through an actual wall of force (with hardness and hp) before it touches Shonne to trigger her personal resistance.

Also, how would you fire out of the force sphere surrounding you? What am I missing?

My bad. I keep forgetting the spell has a duration. Although is it still there? Just disregard the latter half of the previous post unless the bubble is destroyed by the breath weapon damage in which case she can and does fire at them.

If the force bubble still exists after the breath weapons attack, she delays her turn long enough to see how the fight is playing out, then before the next enemy's turn, she might dismiss the bubble and remain in cover as her actions for that turn. If however, it looks as though the elementals have DR against piercing weapons she maintains any bubble that is left, and casts flame arrow on her arrows that turn.

PS I don't see Ingrge wand damage on red who looks to have been his target going by his post.

Shonne, how do you shoot from emergency force sphere? Dismissing the spell is the standard action. Just curious.

My bad. I keep forgetting the spell has a duration. Although is it still there? ;)

Reesa moves 10’ to the south, trying to get away from the monsters and casts Haste on the group.

If you or anyone ever need to leave someone out of a group haste effect you can leave Shonne out as she has a pair of boots of speed on.

Shonne uses an immediate action to cast emergency force sphere.

Then, if anything gets through Hardness 20/90 hp and resist acid 20...

reflex save*: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
reflex save*: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
reflex save*: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Then, if she is still standing, (I think she's completely untouched, but I'll double check when I get home tomorrow morning) she fires into the room.

knowledge (what am I looking at here (Shonne edition), see modifiers above in tag line): 1d20 ⇒ 15 probably plus something (see above)

+2 composite longbow (Str +3) v haunt furthest south working her way north (vs soft cover, haste, arcane strike (Swift action), deadly aim, point blank shot, precise shot): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16 damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 plus fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

+2 composite longbow (Str +3) v haunt furthest south working her way north (vs soft cover, haste, arcane strike (Swift action), deadly aim, point blank shot, precise shot): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22 damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 plus fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

+2 composite longbow (Str +3) v haunt furthest south working her way north (vs soft cover, haste, arcane strike (Swift action), deadly aim, point blank shot, precise shot): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29 damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14 plus fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
THREAT!
Confirm?: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23 damage: 2d8 + 18 ⇒ (4, 4) + 18 = 26

* Does not include any cover bonuses because Paizo has yet to figure out how to write clear rules that don't involve repeatedly flipping through hundreds of the Core Book. Attacking someone while one of them is invisible.... ;)

No problems here. Although you might provide soft cover for folks fighting at range.

Shonne arrives back after taking a good look at all of the doors down the hall in turn.

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23 + 2 more vs humans.

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16 + 2 more vs humans.

Where's the fun in that? ;)

Farrokh the Strong wrote:

For communal protection from energy, it's probably worth working out if everyone needs it casting on them as obviously the more people it is cast on the less time it lasts. It looks like to cover all six of us it would be 10 minutes for 3 party members and 20 minutes for the other 3.

How does 20 minutes on Faroque, Ingrge, and Ikita, 10 minutes on Elu, Reesa, and Shonne sound?

Er, fine? But it seems hard to dance to.

Shonne checks the next corner.

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25 + 2 more vs humans

Since she is carrying a light source, stealth doesn't make much sense. To that point, what's the lighting situation like? Obviously we have working doors so are the "doorknob panels" lit? Do they have a sleep mode? Is there overhead track lighting?

Do we even know what we are looking for? Finding something that looks haunted doesn't seem much like a plan. Perhaps someone should ask the ghost that is with us for more information. says Shonne through the expediency of her taught expression, the slight tilt to her head, and a sharp nod indicating frustration and the slate of pale blue crystal.

Opening the door is scouting. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Shonne wrote:

Flaming spear in hand, Shonne approaches the door and looks for a handle.

No doorknob. These doors are Star Trekesque and you use the access panel to open them. Isirah has explained how they work and as long as it is functioning, you should be able to open it.

Shonne uses the fast, efficient, easy-to-use-door without an old-style analogue knob. First she creates and logs into her new door account using the convenient keypad. Next she creates the digital alphanumeric code that the door says will enable her to "experience new and exciting spaces" for something called "all-natural, organic networking and social media". The system informs her that she will have to reset her password again every other month and the code cannot be similar to one that she has used in the last eighteen. The code must include at least eight characters, letters (at least one must be a capitol letter), numbers, a selection of other keypad symbols though the machine would never tell her which are allowed and which are not.

When she finally finishes, the door tries to make her feel bad by telling her that "Gozreh123." is "not very strong" whatever that means, given that Gozreh is the God of Wind and Waves--two things that can be incredibly powerful.

Somehow Shonne finds herself longing for doorknobs, or even better--curtains.

Shonne opens the door.

Flaming spear in hand, Shonne approaches the door and looks for a handle.

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

Or even which things we should break....

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18 +2 more vs humans

knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Shonne contemplates the two vials of holy water in her magical haversack.

Shonne draws back her bow three times in quick succession.

+2 composite longbow (Str +3) v elemental (bless, haste, point blank shot, deadly aim): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22 damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

+2 composite longbow (Str +3) v elemental (bless, haste, point blank shot, deadly aim): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20 damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

+2 composite longbow (Str +3) v elemental (bless, haste, point blank shot, deadly aim): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Note: If the elemental falls she uses any remaining attacks on the monitor screen.

Shonne takes a step back pulling forth her flaming spear. She begins intoning a spell. As she does so her words seem to come quicker and quicker to Reesa until they begin to run together.

She casts haste (CL 9) targeting herself, Elu, Ingrge, Farrokh, and Nikita (Reesa's out of range).

Shonne continues to quietly observe from the doorway.

sense motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13 +2 more vs humans (I'm not sure that "human recordings" actually count)

"So what does everyone think?" Whispers Farrokh to the rest of the party via the message spell "I'm not sure I like all this talk of serving and demands to lay down our weapons and surrender. I'm happy to have a nice friendly conversation and exchange of information, but I'm definitely not happy with some stranger demanding that we server them. And while it's never advisable to judge a book just by its cover, the whole cruel imperious gaze and spooky poison gas look is definitely a bit of a worry."

Shonne nods minutely, and indicates her bow with her eyes.

knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

sense motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 +2 more vs humans

SHonne shrugs at the obvious kerfuffle. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Shonne slowly shifts her stance....

sense motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 + 2 more vs humans

....

Ingrge, bow drawn, checks out the chamber…

Shonne allows Ingrge to pass her. She waits by the door patiently to allow the half-human to human-splain anything he thinks he might have found.

Shonne heads right from her current position (north) and doesn't talk at all. She uses the light from her flaming spear to see by.

"Come."

Shonne scouts the intersection using the wall for cover.

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30 +2 more vs humans

"Now that we've searched this area, shall we move on?" Suggests Farrokh "Hopefully as we explore Isirah will be able to fill us in on some what we are looking at."

This elicits a positive '....' from Shonne who nods once to make her feeling on the matter all the more emphatic.

....

"Fascinating." says the elf, cocking an eyebrow.

"Shonne." says Shonne indicating herself and then steps back.

Shonne has tongues memorized today but refrains from using it until Reesa says the techno ghost needs to be answered back, at which point she uses it on the person with the best chance of answering it.

The robots where obviously coming out to offer us all pie and fresh-squeezed lemonade. It was too bad no one in the party could speak Binary.

Does anyone have thr Technologist feat?

Statistically-speaking, I'm 100% sure someone out there has a character with that feat.

Shonne clicks the heels of her magical boots together, and fires her bow three times at the automaton's back.

+2 composite longbow (Str +3) v black (arcane strike, deadly aim, precise shot, haste): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29 damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

+2 composite longbow (Str +3) v black (arcane strike, deadly aim, precise shot, haste): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29 damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

+2 composite longbow (Str +3) v black (arcane strike, deadly aim, precise shot, haste): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

fort: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

❖❖❖❖❖❖ Combat Card Round 1 ❖❖❖❖❖❖

Ongoing effects not mentioned below: Inspire Courage +2 starting round 2, Ghost Wolves Aid, Infrasonic Field (DC 17 fort save if within 30' of the large robot or fall prone and be nauseated for a bit).
Bold may go.

Shoone: Remember that you may take a Ghost Wolve's Aid in addition to your action.
Ingrge (-0 HP, need DC 17 fort save from Infrasonic Field or or fall prone and be nauseated 1d4 rounds)

Green Robot (-12 HP)
Red Robot (-12 HP)

Nikita (-0 HP, need DC 17 fort save from Infrasonic Field or or fall prone and be nauseated 1d4 rounds)
Elu (-0 HP, need DC 17 fort save from Infrasonic Field or fall prone and be nauseated 1d4 rounds)

Black Robot (-24 HP)

Reesa (-0 HP)

Blue Robot (-24 HP)

Combat Round 2

Shonne (-0 HP, need DC 17 fort save from Infrasonic Field or fall prone and be nauseated 1d4 rounds)
Farrokh (-0 HP, need DC 17 fort save from Infrasonic Field or be nauseated 1d4 rounds, you're flying so you would not fall prone)

Large Robot (-42 HP)

Didn't Shonne just take her round 1 action? Or is that bold just meant to remind me to have the people we can't see on the map to do stuff?

One of the native bearers interposes himself in front of the giant robot.

Ghost Wolf v white damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10

Shonne is up (Farrokh too). She want to take an action?

Shonne plants her feet firmly on the ground while cupping her hands together at the wrists with her fingertips pointed at the automatons. She recites the string of magical words:

"Kah-Mei"

The wind begins to blow her long blonde hair about.

"HAH-MEI"

Small stones begin to rise into the air around her.

"HAAAAA!!!"

She unleashes a ball of fire into the midst of the robots.

**KA-THOOOM!!!**

fireball (CL 9; DC 18): 9d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 3, 3, 1, 4, 4, 3, 2) = 24

To keep things simple Shonne generally just takes 10 on all knowledge checks, if able. Her Knowledge (arcana) check would therefore total 18.

She tends to recall things like Languages spoken if any, what a species' active hours are, as well as their threat response and dietary and mating habits. ;)

Reesa casts Vanish and moves 30’ to the south.

could someone move me 30’ south, please? Thanks!

Done. Though I am not exactly sure how difficult the terrain is supposed to be for the last 10' so I moved you south 30' and west 5'. Hope that's okay.

"MOVE!"

Shonne leaps off the path and puts some distance between herself, and the large clump of would-be targets about to fall into a volcanic vent, or be attacked by giant purple worms.

Seeing Shonne act, Ingrge draws his bow and does likewise, joining her on whatever high ground is close by.

For a moment Shonne looks at the half-human in annoyance.

"...AWAY!" she says to him finally with emphasis.

"MOVE!"

Shonne leaps off the path and puts some distance between herself, and the large clump of would-be targets about to fall into a volcanic vent, or be attacked by giant purple worms. She draws her bow and readies to fire at the first hostile thing she sees to approach within 10-feet of the party.

She moves 30 away to some relatively high ground and readies an action. Shonne fires on anything that she can see approaching close to the party with hostility.

Jala casts detect magic and technomancy to determine your inventory. Are you cooperative? Any shenanigans like slight of hand to hide something, a nondetection spell, or secreting something away in a pathfinder pouch?

No.

(He casts Mnemonic Enhancer twice allow himself to cast Lucky Number the previous day on all members of the party who want it).

Shonne's lucky number: 1d20 ⇒ 10

Recalling that Gojan had encountered 'poison air' and 'metal men' when he had entered the tunnel, as the party approach the entrance, Farrokh casts some additional spells in anticipation of potential trouble. Life Bubble (covering everyone in the group who doesn't have it yet)

Please, and thank you.

Sulfur Gulch is part of a network of wind-weathered arroyos partly obscured by shaggy scrub grass. A chemical smell lingers in the air where the trail descends, leaving the land virtually barren for several hundred feet. The only visible gas is a faint, greenish vapor that wafts from a foot-wide crack in the gully that leads to the tunnel. As the PCs arrive, the tunnel entrance on the map is blocked by earth and rock. Wary, the Ghost Wolves spread out and watch their surroundings, hoping not to linger too long.

Anyone have tremorsense? If so, make a perception roll.

Any preparations before approaching the entrance?

Nope and no.

"...I will have Jala insect you now so that we will know what it is you are carying in."

Oh no! We're being bugged! ;)

Thanks for checking, but that was Shonne's laconic response to Xol-Nomag.
Sometimes I have to post things like that for Shonne just so you know she's still there. ;)
Shonne is terrible at interaction and she knows it from long experience.

“We know why you have come, Pathfinders. Long ago, one of your kind did a service for us, and now you hope to turn that debt into an open invitation to explore our lands.” Her eyes narrow, and she gives a predatory grin. “You cannot think we are so simple. We know what you are here for. No technology leaves our lands, and our debt does not change that.” She leans back, as if waiting for a response.

....

She looks at Abaal with unchained curiosity

Awww, my memory isn't that good sometimes. Haven't we meet before? Does my name-Brallenera Thalkham-rings a bell to you?

Perhaps.... (She was probably just a ranger back then, slowly lugging the rest of the party into a makeshift barrier after having suffered 10 points of Str damage due to derro poison darts.)

;p

It is odd because I am also playing Shonne in another Outpost VII game with a player who remembered Abaal from a game some years ago. Perhaps it was another of your characters that ran into Abaal, like Drusilla the Spear-Maiden in Dawn of the Scarlet Sun.