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Thanks, it was definitely amusing to pull out the stops on multiple performances and cavalier abilities at once. Obviously, the zen archers were the heroes of the hour, but I like to think we contributed something. :-)

Messa's home-office is five feet from mine, so I just checked in with her. Bit of Luck on Flint it is!

Messa touches Flint on the shoulder, saying, "Desna smiles on you!"

Rinaldo, still standing over his fallen companion, and his shadowy double continue chanting to aid the remaining pathfinders. Rinaldo draws his sword and steps over to the witch-queen. "Your friend can't change what is going to happen! You are going down!"

5' step, draw sword, swift action to Challenge her again, standard to attack.

Attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (14) + 24 = 38 damage : 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15 Sonic: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Inspire Courage - All allies who perceive my performance gain +3 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +3 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Discordant Voice - If you are within 30' of me and affected by my current performance, do an additional 1d6 sonic damage on each attack. If using a ranged attack, the target must also be within 30' of me.
Bladethirst - The targeted weapon (or 50 pieces of ammuniction) gains up to +3 worth of additional enhancement bonus
Order of the Dragon Challenge - All allies gain +2 circumstance bonus to attack the target of my challenge while I threaten them

She does, and unless anyone needs healing or a different spell, that is often her default action. I'll ask her to confirm after work.

Yes on FoM; and Rinaldo does take Fire damage if there's no save involved. Will post a full round when I'm not slammed at work, but for Flint and Tuwo's benefit, assume all three performances are still going (Inspire Courage, Inspire Greatness, and Bladethirst).

Fire away Tuwo

Did Messa's spell have any notable effect? If she overcame the SR, there's a 1 in 20 chance Baba Yaga nat 1'd the save vs blindness. ;-)

In that case, go with my previous post: The Shadowbard would still be performing Inspire Courage. Rinaldo casts Virtuoso Performance (standard action) and starts both Inspire Greatness on Tuwo and Flint (move action), plus Bladethirst (swift action) to add an additional +3 enhancement bonus on either Tuwo's or Flint's bow, whichever it would be most beneficial to.

Rolling for Messa since she's been busy and this is just for grins:
Messa Fort + Good Hope: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (12) + 23 = 35
That's the same as Aurelia, so ... nope.

Unless Rinaldo wakes up as his mount dies underneath him, I won't be able to give you anything else. If he does, then you'll get the benefit of the additional performances I was going to start, and potentially a Saving Finale reroll on the blindness save.

EDIT: Twice a day Messa gets to roll twice on saving throw from Luck domain. Try again: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (14) + 23 = 37 Maybe?

Fort: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34 What a time for Nat 20 ...
Colwyn Fort: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34 You didn't list the DC, but that might actually make it.

The Shadowbard would still be performing Inspire Courage, so once Rinaldo is awake (assuming he wakes up), he would cast Virtuoso Performance and start both Inspire Greatness on Tuwo and one other person who is still alive and most likely to do damage, plus Bladethirst to add an additional +3 enhancement bonus on Tuwo's bow.

Ah, I missed the supernatural part.

With Messa getting me pulled out of harm's way, I'll still be asleep, but not in harm's way. She can hopefully wake me up and get me back in action.

Would it turn off Slumber hex? Hexes aren't spells.

Messa asked me to post on her behalf: Since Rinaldo is asleep but Colwyn is not, she will command Colwyn to come back to her, then will wake Rinaldo up when he gets there (unless he doesn't for some reason). Rinaldo is in a military saddle, so would not have fallen out when he fell asleep, though he would have dropped his lance.

Still, I'd feel awfully exposed with no magic running and asleep right next to her...

Isn't that going to make the summoned tigers disappear, and stop all of Rinaldo's current buffs?

Better than panicked, though. ;-)

Note that everyone within 30' of Rinaldo has just made a 38 on their save vs fear, so no one needs to roll it unless they really want to. ;-)

Rally Cry Intimidate Check: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (8) + 30 = 38

"Fear not, Pathfinders! We shall overcome!"

Free action to maintain Rallying Cry. Standard action to cast Shadow Bard, which immediately begins Inspire Courage. Swift action to Challenge Baba Yaga. Move action to get behind the tigers and threaten Baba Yaga with lance. Draw lance as free action as part of movement.

Shadowbard Create a shadow clone that can use all of PC's performances without expending rounds of performance

Rallying Cry - Allies within 30' can use my Intimidate check as save vs Fear, and can use it to reroll a previously failed save

Discordant Voice - If you are within 30' of me and affected by my current performance, do an additional 1d6 sonic damage on each attack. If using a ranged attack, the target must also be within 30' of me.

Inspire Courage - All allies who perceive my performance gain +3 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +3 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

Order of the Dragon Challenge - All allies gain +2 circumstance bonus to attack the target of my challenge while I threaten them

That makes a huge difference on whether Rinaldo participates in this event. ;-)

GM, for this timeline: ;-)

You said assume all buffs are up; would we have been expecting a Fear effect? If so, I would have Rallying Cry already going. If not, I have to make that save first, then start it up. I don't have faith in my Will save ... ;)

Dorothy is busy with work, so here are Messa's chronicle details:

Player Name: Dorothy Lindman
Character name: Messa Flutterfoot
ID: 50490-01
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Normal progression

Zen Archer really changed the game as far as player power level, and nothing written without it mind can cope. And anything written specifically to cool a Zen Archer would probably make things difficult for any party that lacks one. It's part of why they created 2nd edition. :)

Demons are immune to electricity. So no extra damage from Shocking Burst.

Yeah, I knew it was a marelith, but sadly Rinaldo didn't, so I went with his usual choice. ;-)

Planes: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

"We went to a lot of trouble for this thing. I'm going to say 'No'. Pathfinders! Attack!""

Swift action to Challenge. Move action to Inspire Courage. Standard action to cast Shadowbard, who immediately begins performing Bladethirst on Flint (to grant an extra +1 and Shocking Burst). 5' step so that I threaten with my sword.

Shocking Burst (+2) +1d6 electrical damage, additional +1d10 per crit multipier on critical

Inspire Courage - All allies who perceive my performance gain +3 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +3 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

Discordant Voice - If you are within 30' of me and affected by my current performance, do an additional 1d6 sonic damage on each attack. If using a ranged attack, the target must also be within 30' of me.

Order of the Dragon Challenge - All allies gain +2 circumstance bonus to attack the target of my challenge while I threaten them

I don't see anything that would lead us to believe we need to do anything special. Unless someone else does, I would expect we just walk out the way we came in.

"So ... we got the torc, and the 'guardian' is alive but napping. Shall we exit?"

So ... we do? I'm not sure what you're waiting for here, GM. What am I missing?

...So ... now what?

"I suspect someone is going to have to just go pick it up, and that it is going to hurt like hell. It's also possible it will try to exert some sort of mental influence. Who thinks they are best suited to give it a go?"

We have no interest in being reincarnated. :)

"Pathfinders, be strong! We will take this one down as all the others before!"

As Rinaldo calls out, his voice begins harmonizing with itself, echoing in the room.

Because there's no reason not to unload:
Move action to begin Inspire Courage
Standard action to cast Virtuoso Performance
Swift action to begin Dirge of Doom.

Inspire Courage - All allies who perceive my performance gain +3 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +3 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

Discordant Voice - If you are within 30' of me and affected by my current performance, do an additional 1d6 sonic damage on each attack. If using a ranged attack, the target must also be within 30' of me.

Dirge of Doom - Enemies within 30' are shaken

"Well, let's do what we came for. We'll figure out how to handle the curse once we're in there."

In preparation, Rinaldo casts several spells.

Recasting Good Hope, and casting Suppress Charms and Compulsions twice to get the whole party. Does anyone not have Freedom of Movement or Heroism and want it?

Suppress Charms and Compulsions +4 morale bonus to saves vs charm/compulsion for 10 minutes

Good Hope 13 creatures gain +2 morale bonus on saving throws, attack rolls, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls for 12 minutes

Rinaldo looks at Tuwo and very calmly says, "Counter suggestion. You remove your own right arm, and leave it to guard."

Despite it being a reasonable meta-game choice, Rinaldo will not under any circumstance consider leaving Colwyn behind.

Turning back to Aurelia, he asks, "Any idea who this current guardian is and where we find them?"

Sorry, I've also had a busy time at work, as has Messa. I would appreciate any skill checks that might provide hints, as I have found that I rarely have the same mindset as the authors when they create riddles.

The DC is 36 so both of those would have been failures where you also would have been engulfed by the ooze.

Ooof. Glad that didn't happen, then.

How many sets of tracks are there? The description implies there are two, as two statues enter and two leave on each cycle.

OH, well then. I rolled several saves for nothing while getting ninja'd by the GM. :-)

Rinaldo Will save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14 Because of course I roll another nat 1...
Colwyn Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
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Rinaldo Reflex save vs Trample: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30
Colwyn Reflex save vs Trample: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

Colwyn has evasion, so he's fine and Rinaldo takes half damage (assuming 30 and 33 are successes there. Let me know how much damage I need to heal up.

Tuwo, if it comes up, I have lots of 2nd level slots available and can cast Versatile Weapon to give a stack of normal arrows Cold Iron (or Silver, or Bludgeoning or slashing) for 15 minutes at a time.

Things are going on schedule here, so with luck I'll be done with the craziness by late Saturday. :)

FYI to all of my games: This will be a hectic week at work all the way through Sunday, with me alternating between sitting around waiting and being buried. I will be posting erratically, so if I am a player, bot me as needed. If I am the GM, be patient and I will update as I can.

Aurelia cast Mass Fly for 160 minutes when we arrived.

Sorry about this, but we have a major upgrade happening this weekend, and I have a lot to do today and tomorrow to get ready. If I happen to get free time, I'll post, but otherwise it could be Sunday before you hear from me. Bot me as seems appropriate.

Just posting to say I'm following along, but Rinaldo has nothing to add or do at the moment.

Rinaldo is my very first PFS character, and started out as a Cavalier, then moved into Bard. I ended up going more heavily into Bard than I originally intended, so he isn't terribly optimized. He stopped being highly effective in melee several levels back, but with his Aid Another bonuses, he generally does great support. We just don't have another strong melee character in this party for me to back up, so I'm attacking more, even if it doesn't do much damage.

CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

After the combat, Rinaldo takes a moment to heal his wounds. 5 charges.

Seeing the stairs, he says, "Looks like we'll be going forward. Let's see if we can help the others get through."

He places the small statue of a dog on the ground and says the word to recover his canine companion, the orders Colwyn to guard the stairs while the party makes it through.

At this point is it just a matter of time for everyone to roll high enough? Is there a way to assist them?

The Spellbreaker chain of feats comes from Rinaldo's archetype.

Yeah, it's not something you see a lot, but it's a main feature of the Arcane Duelist archetype. It hasn't come up all that often, but occasionally it makes a difference.

Dimensional Steps is more like Dimension Door. No mishap chance, but in this case has limited total distance per day.

Have I mentioned how much the RNG on this site hates me? Every single game ...

GM: Do I not threaten the Gigas? I should have gotten an AoO as well. Also, don't forget Rinaldo has Disruptive and Spellbreaker, so the DC to cast defensively is 4 higher and if they fail I get an AoO even though they cast defensively.

Oh, and both Tuwo and Rinaldo are under the effects of Discordant Voice as well, so they get 1d6 sonic damage on each hit.

Rinaldo Reflex vs Cold: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19 Fail, full damage
Indominatable Mount Ride Check vs Cold for Colwyn: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (19) + 24 = 43 Evasion, no damage

As the giants fail to connect, Rinaldo laughs and says, "Is that all you have? The Great Rinaldo does not fear you!"

He and Colwyn ignore the giants to concentrate on the Gigas.

Free action to maintain Inspire Greatness, swift to activate Arcane Strike, 5' step diagonal and up to get out of flank and not block the door, then full attack.

Damage is Cold Iron and Good for overcoming DR.
Attack #1: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (8) + 23 = 31 damage: 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 Sonic: 1d6 ⇒ 4 Holy: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10
Attack #2: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20 damage: 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 Sonic: 1d6 ⇒ 5 Holy: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7
Attack #3: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24 damage: 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 Sonic: 1d6 ⇒ 2 Holy: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11

Colwyn(bite): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21 damage: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (4, 6) + 9 = 19

Combat effects active
Inspire Greatness, Discordant Voice (Tuwo and Rinaldo)

Oof! Take care!

That overrides Tuwo's Bracers of Archery (Lesser) for an extra +1 to hit. Tuwo's Con mod is +3 not +6.

It's per hit die.

Rinaldo breaks through the veil and steps into ... some sort of Giant party?

Seeing that they are all tightly packed into the room, he stops where he is and waits for the next person to arrive, ready to assist them.

Readying standard action to begin a performance, since you can't ready a swift ...

When Tuwo arrives, Rinaldo calls out, "Ladies and Gentlemen, now entering the center ring ... The Amazing TUWO!"

Inspire Greatness - Up to two allies within 30' gain 2 Hit Dice, 2d10+CON mod temp HP, +2 competence bonus to attacks, and +1 Competence bonus on Fort Saves. Targets are Rinaldo and Tuwo, since Rinaldo has no idea how long it will take anyone else to arrive.

Temp HP for Rinaldo: 2d10 ⇒ (7, 7) = 14 +4 for CON mod
Temp HP for Tuwo: 2d10 ⇒ (8, 6) = 14 +6 for CON mod

CHA: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
CHA: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
CHA: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Three more tries and I make it.

Is Death Ward still up from the shadow fight?

"Alright, I can use a scroll to let me carry Colwyn, and then we all try to step through and see who makes it. Whoever assesses what's on the other side and returns as soon as possible to make further plans?"

If this plan sounds good, I'll cast Carry Companion on Colwyn, and hold him in my buckler hand with sword in the other, then try to step through, preferably with other people trying at the same time.