Warpac, the quintessential dwarf in matters of combat, hunkers down in his plate armor to weather the storm of undead and guard his fellow pathfinders from harm. This is a response to the overseers announcement of the guard mission.

heroic guard mission: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 2, 5) = 16

*whew* With my luck I was sure he would meet a bad end. But Warpac... is Warpac and would insist on a heroic ending.

Guy, on the other hand will most certainly pass on that and Syllyn is too wimpy.

Naturally, I'm good with the current plan if everyone else is.

Confused. Warpac did use his scroll of Death Ward.
He was going to pay off the 175 from the other players to get the other scroll and add it to his gear.

So I think it should read:
Bought 2 scrolls of death ward and used 1

And remove the 175 from all players chronicles.

Unless you are saying that the 175 deducted from 4 players was for the scroll that Warpac used?

Warpac could foot the bill for the final scroll since he was going to buy one anyway. They normally cost 700 gp, right, so it would not cost him anything extra.

Warpac has no spells left to help any of the transformed, but he is a trained warrior. He volunteers to join the militia and help deal with the inevitable pillaging and violence. Each new day he requests new miracles and casts remove curses until they run out and any other spell that will help.

I am very grateful to you for running the whole module. I did have fun and picked my reward.

Having taken a nasty blow, Warpac goes the cautionary route instead of full on offense and uses a fervor to heal himself instead of activating Bane. channel, fey foundling: 3d6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 1, 1) + 6 = 11
Wow, that sucked. Hope it doesn't come back to haunt him later.

Then he lashes out again with the charmed weapon.
To hit Dwarven Double Waraxe, bull's strength, divine favor, sacred weapon, inspired 2: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 37
Damage, bull's strength, bull's strength, divine favor, sacred weapon, inspired 2, vicious, holy strike: 1d10 + 2d6 + 1d6 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + (5, 2) + (6) + 8 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 36; last d6 is from holy strike which is only applicable if this thing is evil and helps bypass DR.
Vicious feedback damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

crit confirm: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 31
Damage, bull's strength, divine favor, sacred weapon, inspired 2: 2d10 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2, 9) + 8 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 27

The blade strikes true, somehow finding a vital area amidst all the darkness.

"Nice shot, but I can do better."

Warpac doesn't dare try anything fancy with the flight and just sails over to the peak of the roof and lands. Once on solid footing he is able to swing his axe with gusto. As a swift action he activates the sacred weapon ability before lashing out.

To hit Dwarven Double Waraxe, bull's strength, divine favor, sacred weapon, inspired 2: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 20
Damage, bull's strength, bull's strength, divine favor, sacred weapon, inspired 2, vicious, holy strike: 1d10 + 2d6 + 1d6 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + (6, 6) + (3) + 8 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 33; last d6 is from holy strike which is only applicable if this thing is evil and helps bypass DR.
Vicious feedback damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Will ST, heroism, beacon of luck: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 11 + 2 + 2 = 21, +4 is steel soul comes into effect, +2 if vs. death. Warpack makes his way towards the emissary at a 45 degree incline, and activates his holy strike ability on his weapon. Unlike Mongo, he is quite slow and only makes it part way.

"Well you got your wish. Now what?"

Like Mongo, Warpac decides to get a little lift and pulls, then drains a potion of flying. Afterwards he uses a fervor to cast divine favor as a swift action.

With darkvision, can Warpac see anything in his area?

OK. Warpac wouldn't be able to tell if it did extra damage or anything like that anyway. I just took the spell because I remembered you saying it did not like light and was hoping that meant something extra.

Pressing my luck a bit here but is that thing vulnerable to light, and if so would that affect the results of the burst of radiance?

@Warpac Please note you did not have Line of Sight to the creature because it is below the roofline.

I wasn't sure I could get it in the area anyway since Warpac was plunged in darkness when I decided to cast it. Seemed like it was worth a try anyway and it payed off. Big time. Talk about Luck with a captital L as only a priest of Desna could appreciate.

Is darkvision useless in this darkness. I assume so.

Warpac makes his best guess as to the location of the otherworldly being and targets it with a DC 16 Burst of Radiance.

"May you despair under the hope and brilliance of Desna!"

Swift Action: Sacred Armor

Damage: 5d4 ⇒ (3, 3, 2, 1, 4) = 13

Let's see if that works on this thing!

He was channeling you I guess.

Huffing an puffing, and realizing that the group is leaving him in the dust, Warpac turns around before he goes too far and returns to the square in what he hopes is in time to greet the Emissary before it arrives, then casts Bull's Strength

Wish I could be there. It's been years since I was able to travel to a big con.

Warpac takes chase, though his speed has something to be desired.

"Hey, wait a second. Maybe it wants us to follow it."

"Dog? You're worried about some dog when the whole town is going the abyss in a basket? Leave it and let's go!"

It just so happens that Warpac took a remove curse :)

Before the man can wake up, Warpac quickly casts a remove curse on the man.

CL Check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

DC 10 CL check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Warpac casts the death ward on himself using the scroll and uses a fervor to cast Beacon of Luck (gives a +2 sacred bonus to ST, 30' range, centered on self or expend to roll ST twice)...

...then waits for the inevitable attacks.

Warpac would love to be heroic too. Like Mongo he has his scroll of death ward ready to go.

Warpac would love to be heroic too.

Come to think of it, fly is not on the cleric list and I forget whether these orbs can be activated by someone without the spell. Anyone remember or do I need to search the archives?

I put Warpac next to the orb of flying in the notes. I placed Warpac south of the house.

"Yea, there was a death ward spell. The same one that I got on a scroll. There are also a few others that might come in handy. I'd sure like the one that allows me to fly. I've been in battles with flying creatures and it was very frustrating. Someone should take the align weapon orb in case it it vulnerable to law or something. I suspect it will be chaotic evil. I can use a blessing to make my weapon good aligned so I won't need it - I hope."

Warpac consults his notes and rattles off the orb abilities:

"Or we could destroy it. Mr. uh... damn it. You are the most confusing person I've ever met. Admiral? Anyway, Didn't you say that destroying it would weaken the creature? If you are sure about that, having faced too many creatures warped by the thing, I vote to destroy it right now."

Me too.

Do our characters know that destroying the item will help in the battle? When you say that 'you' know, do your mean the players or the characters? And it the characters, is it a feeling we get from the link?

We had a grand plan to cast lots of Death Ward. Do we have a precise-enough sense of the timing for that?

I was planning on wasting a round and reading it when the battle began. I'd hate to make an assumption and use the scroll for nothing. Even then, the thing could land and immediately pop off to some other location. Ugh.

I think its worth it, but who knows! We may need a fully functional Orrery at some point according to the module :)

"Well, I guess it is what it is. Shall we distribute the orbs and make ready? Anyone else have any bright ideas what to do while we wait?"

Shall we distribute the orbs for the big fight?

Warpac would like the Fly orb and perhaps the Align Weapon orb. Did someone already claim the Death Ward orb?

Searing Light is also a nice addition since the Emissary is light sensitive. Who would like to carry that one?

"Agreed, this place is not safe. More citizens might get transformed. Spread the news what it looks like and get out of here if you can. We can handle one of those things, but not a mob of them."

"Sorry about this fellow, but you are quite out of controls."

Warpac uses a swift action and a fervor to activate divine favor.

Waprac just advances on the aberration after casting his spell.

Are we on panel 10? I do not see a map that looks quite right.

Warpac activates sacred armor/weapon (+1/vicious), casts Bull Strength, and approaches the creature, ready to smack it if it stands up (assuming Mongo knocked it down).

"Hey, I read a book once where an alien laid an egg in someone's body and it spawned right from his stomach. I assumed this Emissary would arrive like a meteorite or something. But maybe he's going to pop from Nalan. Or some vanguard. We better check in on him right now!"

Warpac has himself so worked up he uses the holy strike blessing before entering the room.

"But we have no idea where the Emissary will appear and how he will act. Luring it away is all well and good if we can be in the right place when it arrives. Is that near the well or somewhere else. And where did that damn mage go to? Albatross or something. What was his name? Anyway, maybe we should look for him while we wait."

Mine too.

Not me, though if anyone needs healing Warpac will heal them one way or another And he will use his delay poison on someone affected by the poison, if not a PC then a NPC. Is it time to pick new spells?

Warpac does indeed shell out the 700gp for a death ward scroll.

Warpac is about to open his mouth but remembers himself. Haggling is not his strong suit in spite of his dwarven heritage. And then there is the matter of his fey blood which, well, sometimes causes him to say ill-considered things. At least Warpac blames it on the fey side of him.

Warpac points meaningfully at Melody.

"She did. Why? Wait... Oh. I guess I'm a bit slow today. I'll just shut up."

"Like magical scrolls?"

"Maybe. Or maybe he was going to the leather place - they did say they were moving. Anyway, that's a good place to start if we can't find out up front."

"Let's go check, then. I'm not much of one for dawdling at an inn."

With a spring in his step he starts for the door.

"Say, where is this leather place? Did you happen to find out?"

Warpac returns to the group disappointed that the scroll was not available. He looks at Mongo with concern, who is still looking like he was run over by a dragon.

When Tycho produces yet another form and personality, Warpac just shakes his head.

I think this mission was meant for him... her... them?

"I'm going to go check out the temple for any possibility of a Death Ward scroll. I've about had it with all those nasty drainers this thing seems to employ."

I knew we should have stuffed that fellow into the bag.

Warpac snaps his... Well he was going to snap his fingers but he looks down and his axe is in his hand so he cannot.

"Got a good place to stash a bunch of books?"

He will empty the bag of holding of all the stuff that is not useful, like the books, foodstuffs, etc., then go hunting for a scroll of death ward.