Zefnir, PbP Ver.'s page

Wanted to thank you, Dungeon Master S/Chris Marsh, for letting us drive those dastardly Aspis back to where (or even whence) they came from and I also wanted to thank everyone who adventured along with Zefnir for being an awesome High-Tier Pathfinder group. Special thanks and kudos goes to IronHelixx and everybody behind PBPGameday4 and Paizo for making all of this possible. :)

It was my first time playing in an actual Special like this (and playing in a PFS game in a PBP format as well), so I wasn't sure what to expect but it was pretty neat and fun. Haven't really played Zefnir in a long while, so I also wanted to give a shout-out to everybody for their help and patience. :)

Wishing everybody and their loved ones Happy Holidays for this and the New Year. ;)

Cyrus, Zefnir's PBP host

Dungeon Master S wrote:

HUZZAH!

The combined might of tigers and Pathfinders is enough to destroy the final protean! With that the tower stops shaking, as if the mere presence of the proteans was the cause of the disturbance.

The tower, returning to normal is now safe. You're free to move about Skyreach.

Dor'heana Carva'hal--Val PFS wrote:

Very well done everyone. We all did our parts with authority!!

Omrax the Bold wrote:

"Strong work team!"

-1 2nd level spell for the Lesser Restoration to Angrid.. "That should help with your fatigue, Researcher Luin."

Now that the tower has ceased to tilt, Zefnir nods to his fellow Pathfinders with a relieved smile. "Indeed, Sir Omrax; hopefully Master Shaine will be arriving soon, the Consortium agents and their Tapestry allies driven away, and that this tower will once again be attached to Skyreach as normal."

Nicely done, everyone! :) Just out of minor curiosity, what did those three Aspis agents have on them? ;)

Hopefully there will be more last minute aid tokens that can be given to the other tables before tomorrow's deadline arrives.

Dor'heana Carva'hal--Val PFS wrote:

Next round Val will continue what heroes best... someone besides me is wounded right?? If not I won't channel

I think that Faeron is also injured, but Val's channel should help with his current HP totals.

Round 6, no need to bot this round.

As Val's second channeling helps heal up some of Faeron's wounds, Zefnir decides that he could see to Angrid's fatigued condition instead. Angrid's invisibilty is gone, I think?

Flying over to the Bloatmage Researcher, Zefnir casts Lesser Restoration upon Angrid.

"This will take a while, Researcher Luin, so it would be best to not move too far away from me while I see to your condition of fatigue."

Looks like Rounds Seven to Nine is already covered for Zefnir while he does the Lesser Restoration. ;)

Zefnir will opt for the +2 from his Blessing, as usual.

Round 5, for fighting.

Zefnir will be able to get to Faeron and Angrid in this round and heal or lesser restore them in the next.

Seeing that casting another Spiritual Ally is no longer an option, Zefnir opts to use his final Spray of Shooting Stars upon these Heralds of Chaos, taking care to not hit any of his allies or their tigers.

SR, if applicable: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21.

Spray Damage: 10d4 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1) = 22 Fire damage to both remaining Proteans. DC 19 Reflex Save for half damage.

Zefnir then flies over to where Angrid and Faeron are, seeing that they both are in need of healing or curing.

That's that for the Spray, now all the combat based revelations are used up over here. ;)

Round 6 and maybe even 7, if needed to bot again.

Zefnir can heal Faeron with a Cure Serious Wounds or heal Angrid with a Lesser Restoration. He can be moved as needed, or he can spend the move action to switch his battle aspergillum with his metamagic rod of reach via his scabbard of many blades.

Otherwise, Zefnir does have 3 Spear of Purity spells to spare, if needed. The proteans should be within the required 50' range of the Spears from where he is at.

Dungeon Master S wrote:

Normally I wouldn't suggest this so soon, but considering we have 48 hours to finish, someone may want to consider botting Zafnir.

Wasn't able to show up earlier- sorry about that, everyone. :(

Dor'heana Carva'hal--Val PFS wrote:

BOTTING FOR ZENFIR

shooting stars!!

And move back a bit

Thank you very much, Val, for stepping in for me during Round 4. :)

Omrax the Bold wrote:

Can the spirit ally attack the closest enemy in the meanwhile?.

Faeron - PFS wrote:

I went to look up Spiritually Ally, and apparently it poofs when it fails an SR check, which it did last round.

Dungeon Master S wrote:

That answers that.

Faeron - PFS wrote:

Things I see for him to do:

- Spray of shooting stars (su): 10d4 fire in a 5' burst, reflex for half
- Interstellar void (su): 10d6 cold + fatigue, single target, save for half / no fatigue
- CSW on Faeron (doesn't look like anyone else is actually hurt?)

This fight doesn't seem to be the greatest for his spell list, especially with no 4th level left.

Thank you, Faeron, for the clarification; for some reason, I had it in my head that if a Spiritual Ally couldn't hit due to SR, it'd have to go to a different target (if any) to try again. The way you mentioned does make a lot more sense.

If it's okay by you, Dungeon Master S, could I retcon my taking out that Wand of Owl's Wisdom from my haversack? It's really only used to increase the Spiritual ally's attacks for the most part.

For the Interstellar Void, those are already gone- so Val made the perfect choice with using the Spray instead. :)

Also noticed, upon reviewing my spell usage, that I had forgot to do the SR check for that last Spear of Purity, but since it missed and had no effect, I figured it can be left alone. ;)

Dang. I went 1 for 9 on Gameday.

Wonder if that means that the enemies get some sort of aid token of their own? ;)

Third round actions

Zefnir takes the +2 Blessing bonus.

When the Spiritual Ally finally moves into place to make it's attack upon the bigger elemental...

SR: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15. If the result is enough, then:

Ally attack 1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19. Ally damage 1: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Ally attack 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16. Ally damage 2: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

It will attack the big elemental twice. Otherwise, if it seems like the Ally is unable touch that big elemental due to SR, it will then attempt to move to the one that Sir Omrax is fighting in the following round.

Zefnir himself will launch an Interstellar Void mystery attack upon the big elemental.

SR, if applicable: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23.

Interstellar Void damage: 10d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 2, 3, 5, 6, 3, 2, 1, 6) = 37 Cold damage, plus Fatigue (if applicable). DC 19 Fort Save to halve damage with no Fatiguing.

Zefnir will remain standing where he is, while he pulls out his Wand of Owl's Wisdom out from his Haversack as a move action.

For the real, actual round 2...

Zefnir will fly over and land onto the square he is at, so he will not be flying next round. He will choose the +2 from the Blessing.

In case a Reflex save is needed? Reflex save: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 = 17.

Zefnir will use a Spear of Purity on the elemental fighting with Sir Omrax. -1 2nd level spell.

Ranged Touch attack: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 1 = 14. Blessing and Prayer included in the plus twelve. The plus one is for his point-blank shot feat, if applicable; if not then ignore that 1.

Damage: 10d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 5, 1, 6, 1, 4, 5, 6) = 37. Automatic half damage if the elemental is neutral. DC 16 Will save to halve that adjusted amount further.

In the meantime, the Spiritual Ally moves/flies 30 feet closer towards the larger elemental but hasn't reached it's target yet.

"If we could somehow restore the magic circle, would that make those elementals leave?"

Angrid Luin wrote:

"They are chaotic and can smite law!"

Anyone got a dismissal spell for the huge one?

Dor'heana Carva'hal--Val PFS wrote:

i almost prepped Dismissal...almost

Don't have any such spell on my list or on scroll either. :(

Omrax the Bold wrote:

@Zefnir, I do not think we can flank these guys...at least not for any bonuses unfortunately.

Dor'heana Carva'hal--Val PFS wrote:

POINT OF ORDER: DMS can elemental a be flanked?

Omrax the Bold wrote:

I pulled this from elemental subtype - maybe there is an errata?

Elemental Subtype wrote:

Not subject to critical hits or flanking. Does not take additional damage from precision-based attacks, such as sneak attack.

Chris Marsh wrote:

they cannot be flanked, critted, or sneak attacked. will post update after the Empire Strikes Back is over.

Angrid Luin wrote:

Bite Confirm Cri... Damn you Elemental template!

Ah well, it was worth a try; good to know at least, though. In terms of the last attack, it probably would change the hit numbers to 30 and 26 then; would those have still made the hit?

One thing that I didn't account for was the spell resistance, so should I go ahead and make the SR roll for the previous round? If it doesn't go through, I can burn a re-roll on it; if that reroll doesn't go through, I think that maybe Sir Omrax's second attack does the elemental in? ;)

SR roll #1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11. If that doesn't do it, then:

-1 Shirt reroll. SR roll #2: 1d20 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 6 = 35. I'm a 3 star GM (not sure if the bonus doubles or not)... although if not then minus 3 from the results. Hope that does it.

For the Second Round

"I'll make certain that there will be something to block any attempt from that Elemental being to reach Researcher Luin."

As Val moves to the window side next to Zefnir, Zefnir will fly over to the southern ground lens nearest to his position. Once there, Zefnir will use his final 4th level spell slot to cast Spiritual Ally, wielding an identical Battle Aspergillum held by Zefnir, in the space diagonal of Angrid's position to give Sir Omrax a flanking bonus and something between the Bloatmage Researcher and a nearby elemental. Zefnir will choose the +2 bonus from the Blessing.

-1 4th level spell. The Spiritual Ally will attack the elemental attacking Sir Omrax.

Spiritual Ally first attack: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 11 + 2 = 32. All attacks with Blessing of Fervor and Prayer applied. The extra +2 represents the flanking bonus with Sir Omrax.

Spiritual Ally first damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8. If prayer applys to damage, then 1 more point of damage is done.

Spiritual Ally 2nd attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 2 = 28

Spiritual Ally 2nd damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10. If prayer applys to damage, then 1 more point of damage is done.

Spiritual Ally 2nd attack confirmation: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 = 14. If confirmed, the damage is doubled.

I'll let Zefnir post first before the baddies go nuts

Thank you very much, Dungeon Master S. :)

For that free turn, Zefnir will fly to the westernmost pillar, then cast Blessing of Fervor for everyone.

-1 4th level spell instead of the -1 to 2nd when it wasn't necessary to use that Spear. Zefnir will use the +2 to hit, AC, and Reflex from the Blessing.

On the 2nd round, depending on the circumstances, Zefnir may use either his offensive mystery powers or use up his final 4th level spell to cast Spiritual Ally. He'll certainly try to keep clear of any enemy though. Probably will stick with the +2 from Blessing unless he needs some other blessing use.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18. Getting the save out of the way...

Zefnir manages to keep on his feet as the tower lurches towards the right side. Taking to the air, Zefnir flies out and up to ceiling height and at the end of his flight movement, he launches a Spear of Purity at the remaining agent... if that agent remains standing and hostile.

-1 2nd level spell.

Ranged Touch attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12. If that hits, then:

Damage on a Non-Evil Target: 5d8 ⇒ (5, 8, 1, 4, 4) = 22 or Damage on a Non-Evil Outsider: 10d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 3, 6, 2, 6, 6, 4, 4, 1) = 39. Takes automatic half damage from the attack, DC 16 Will save to half that even further.

Dungeon Master S wrote:

The party uses their considerable powers to get themselves through a simply obstacle. The tower here consists of a few rooms with little in the way of interest. There are supplies in the form of ammunition (no bullets) and mundane weapons, but that's it.

When you get to the stairs, you hear the sounds of combat coming from upstairs. The cries of men dying are louder than the winds that whip by you so high above the ground...

Omrax the Bold wrote:

Rush up to the combat.

"Our assistance is needed ."

Dungeon Master S wrote:

The top floor of the tower is an open, undivided by interior walls but for the small space partitioning the stairwell. Windows large enough to step through line the exterior walls. Immense magical circles are permanently etched into the floor, their lines and curves inscribed and filled with several types of metallic powder. Faint, multi-colored mist roils within the southern circle. Two strange contraptions stand near the northwest and southwest windows. Each device is a large, red-tinted crystalline lens mounted in a frame so that they may be angled in all directions.

Omrax takes the stairs in time to see an Aspis agent, missing a recently torn off arm. There seems to be no visible cause to it though. It was his screams, you're certain.

Faeron - PFS wrote:

Faeron grabs a bunch of arrows on the way up.

Dungeon Master S wrote:

Within the room is a trio of Aspis agents as well! A pair of sinister looking agents and a tremendously imperious looking agent. He's holding the Sky Key! As you take the stairs he orders the other two to "lance the Pathfinder dogs!"

Staring at the other Aspis agent with the missing arm, then at the trio of other Aspis agents on the floor above, Zefnir pauses momentarily to take in the sight and ponder upon the situation. If these Aspis agents are turning against one another already, then that means we've got a good chance at taking back the Sky Key for the Society.

On his turn, Zefnir will move into the room and try his Interstellar Void upon a nearby enemy, taking care not to obstruct his fellow Pathfinders.

Excellent indeed. We shall prevail by the blessing of the Inheritor and the intellect of our assembled team. Now just to muster before the push through the mirror

Assumuing Omrax was still in the room alone...or could be. Otherwise, will take Zenfir's offer for a window flyby.

Nodding to the Paladin of the Inheritor, Zefnir replies, "The Gods and the Heavens willing, we might be able to run into Master Shaine on our way through."

Zefnir will gladly do so for Sir Omrax (and for anyone else not wishing to climb, for that matter) and does so quite easily, since the amount of weight that he can carry doesn't affect his movement speed at all, thanks to his oracle curse.

Zefnir does sheepishly mentions to Venture Captain Shaine, "I'm afriad that putting Master Zey in that armor was my doing; thought that Master Zey could be put into a more presentable state, seeing how he was missing some... entrails due to those hags we encountered."

Zefnir does accompany the others though, silently taking in these new, unusual sights.

"Excellent work, Reasercher Luin, Sir Faeron, and Traveler Val; no wonder the Sleuthing event worked well for most of you."

Perfectly fine with the order suggested by Val.

"Instead of climbing through that second story window, perhaps I could help in lifting everyone through there; between my flight capabilities and that Ant haul spell I had cast earlier, it should be no trouble getting all of our landbound fellows up there."

Dungeon Master S wrote:

The southeast corner of this room has broken off along with part of the floor. Rubble, loose bricks, and masonry litter the edges. Beyond the opening, blue sky and the Absalom’s city skyline are plainly visible. A solitary door is closed to the south and a full length mirror is bolted to northwest wall.

Map is up to date.

Dungeon Master S wrote:

One look down and you can tell you're at least 300' over the ground within the Grand Lodge.

Looking down at the extreme open height, Zefnir looks over to the crumbled staircase on the other side and says, "I could make a magical bridge that can connect those two gaps, although it may be much more simpler to go through the door before Sir Omrax."

If our token was same as the burst of healing done earlier with the Maunad and bloodhags, then it got used or was that some other thing entirely?

"That does sound pretty ominous, Researcher Luin; perhaps we should find the nearest venture officers and let them know of what you've discovered?"

"Come to think of it, mayhaps we should also bring Master Zey's body to them? They might have some resources on hand to help with his current... state of condition. Might even earn us some good regards from those that still hewn to the belief of late Society-allied Shadow Lodge members..."

Fort save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22.

Perception, Aid: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22.

"The potion that the man was carrying is one that cures serious wounds, if anyone is in need of one. He also had this Elixir of Hiding as well. The woman was carrying these two Elixirs of Love."

With the battle now over, Zefnir waits to see if that ghostly figure makes another appearance. "Perhaps our spectral pathfinder friend will return, now that those interlopers are gone?"

In the meantime, Zefnir will busy himself in seeing to discovering what the three elixirs and one potion contains. If he allowed to Take 20 on spellcrafting them for a total of 28, Zefnir will do so and identify them all. If he is only allowed to Take 10 for a total of 18, Zefnir will only determine what the potion is. Either way, he will inform his fellow party members of what they or one of them are/is.

If needed, Zefnir may also try to "track" the Sky-Key via Survival.

Survival, aid or primary?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18. Probably will work as an aid attempt.

Zefnir will fly over to his present position, then he will launch a Spear of Purity (-1 2nd level spell) at the green one in a diagonal direction. Will take the +2 to attacks, AC, and Reflex from his Blessing.

If resistant to magic equals spell resistance: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22. If that is enough, then:

Ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21. If that is enough, then:

Damage to an Evil creature: 5d8 ⇒ (8, 8, 4, 8, 1) = 29. DC 16 Will save to get half damage.

***or***

Damage to an Evil Outsider: 10d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 6, 4, 6, 4, 3, 1, 5, 6) = 42 plus 1 round of blindness. DC 16 Will save to get half damage and avoid the blindness.

Angrid confirms that it should be short work to close the tapestry, and when you return to the room, there's little left to do other than the ritual. By now, the tower is flooded with tapestry denizens...

When the last syllable is spoken, Angrid gives an exhale. The tapestry is sealed, but what long term effects the trauma causes are yet unknown.

While Angrid is busy closing up the tapestry, Zefnir will put the studded leather on Zey's body (if it is still present in the room), covering the corpse in both cloaks of resistance +1, with the hat of disguise placed atop Zey's face. All this is dependent on whether anyone took anything from the previous two foes. At least Master Zey will be a bit more presentable this way....

Zefnir would grab all the potions/elixirs (even if he might not have any idea of what they are), the antitoxin, the 3 sunrods, the masterwork dagger, the masterwork shortbow and 20 arrows, and the ring of protection +2, if they aren't claimed by the others. Of course, if anyone else wishes to use any of these, Zefnir has no problem handing them over to his respective fellow members. Zefnir will also cast Ant Haul, a 1st level spell on himself, at this time. (-1 1st level spell)

Dungeon Master S wrote:

During the mad dash to the key you spy several knots of combat between Pathfinder and tapestry captive. There are also skirmishes throughout the tower of Consortium versus Society. When you arrive at the Sky Key, you realize that you may very well be too late.

This tall library is ringed by a walkway around its perimeter, which provides access to a second level of towering bookshelves. A broad Qadiran rug leads to a short pedestal within a tall glass case that itself sits within an inscribed circle—all cordoned off by a velvet rope suspended by brass poles. Several plush chairs and a few low tables bearing curios line the lower floor, and two decorative suits of armor stand at attention, each with a crossbow resting against its shoulder. Heatless torches blaze with remarkably even light in sconces throughout the room, and a tall pendulum clock against the eastern wall ticks each passing second as its hands move erratically.

The door to the room is open...

Dor'heana Carva'hal--Val PFS wrote:

Get in there!!!

Dungeon Master S wrote:

A ghostly image of a Pathfinder appears in the center of the room, where his likeness eerily begins to slide through the display case. His voice echoes as he speaks to an unseen party. “Oh no, they’ve stolen the Sky Key. It also appears they disrupted the auxiliary stabilizer, too.” He pauses before continuing. “Do you feel that? I feel kind of sick all of a sudden. I hope they didn’t try to disassemble it—or worse, bring it too close to the tapestry. Wasn’t that why Zey kept them so far—” The figure’s words go unfinished as he begins to scream and dissolve, fading from view in a matter of seconds. As those figures disappear, a new pair appears. These are no mere visions, but the very real stuff of nightmares!

Zefnir, upon seeing those winged, hooded, and tentacled monstrosities appear in place of the ghostly figure that was addressing the party, casts Blessing of Fervor (-1 4th level spell) as a premptively preventative measure. Zefnir will also fly up to the walkway that is 10 feet up to his present position, whilst taking the +2 to attack, AC, and Reflex from his Blessing.

If the Aspis enemies were inside that big dimensional rift/tear in the tapestry, maybe Val could use a ranged attack to attack them while they're inside there to get that boon bonus? ;)

No enemy plans or codes, but they do have some gear:

elixir of love (2), scroll of wall of force, masterwork rapier, masterwork shortbow with 20 arrows, cloak of resistance +1, hat of disguise, headband of alluring charisma +2, ring of protection +2, 1,825 gp

elixir of hiding, potion of cure serious wounds, antitoxin, blue whinnis poison (4), +2 studded leather, +1 rapier, masterwork dagger, belt of incredible dexterity +2, cloak of resistance +1, ring of protection +1, masterwork thieves’ tools, sunrods (3), 617 gp

Zefnir will use both Detect Magic and Read Magic orisons to determine what sort of magical gear the two enemies had.

spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12. If that will be needed as well.

"The potions, scroll, cloaks, hat, headband, rings, studded leather, one of the rapiers, and belt seems magical. The scroll looks more arcane derived rather than divine. All others seem to be mundane, alchemical, or even well-made...apart from the gold."

Zefnir will hand over the scroll to Angrid.

"I suppose, if nothing else, we can use some of this gear to make Master Zey a bit more... presentably dignified."

The cloaks can be draped over his body, the armor used to cover up the evisceration...

Do either of the two of our fallen foes have anything of interest on them? Perhaps enemy plans or codes? ;)

May as well get the Will save out of the way...

Will save from fog: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12.

For half a minute after the fog dissipates, Zefnir feels much more clear-headed comparatively to a few moments prior.

"Now if I wanted to hide some written notes in a library such as this, where might be a good place to stash them?"

Perception, to aid in: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13.

Resist energy sounds very timely!

"Then let it be done as thus...", Zefnir replies as he casts that communal spell versus fire for the whole group.-1 3rd level spell, set against fire for Fire Resistance (20).

Trying to appear as casual and as non-threatening as he can possibly manage with buckler and aspergillum out at the ready in hand, but lowered, Zefnir slowly limps his way to behind a sofa-couch in the room.

If he reaches there undisturbed, Zefnir will cast his Create Water Orison to drench the growing fire in about 10 gallons of refreshing, drinkable water.

Once he is finished with that, he will then say, "I don't suppose that you both would be willing to discuss things in a more civilized manner?", in a Common-tongue conversational manner.

Zefnir will choose the +2 attack, AC, and Reflex bonus from Sir Omrax's Blessing.

Angrid Luin wrote:

Nicely done. I am still trying to figure out how to incorporate the full blown class ability in 4 levels into PFS. Not sure how I am going to easily acquire 1 pint of blood from creatures and not 1)Piss off every paladin / cleric and 2) avoid crossing the imaginary neutral / evil alignment line. It would be much easier if I could actually take brew potion and distill the blood into a potion.

Dungeon Master S wrote:

Reminds me of the issue Angel had on Buffy. He needed blood, but didn't want to drain sentient creatures. I suppose there's a market of willing donors in say Nidal...

Angrid could try to pass off the blood gathering as merely extensive research into enemies of the society?

Zefnir, PbP Ver. wrote:

Mentally running some internal calculations and estimations, Zefnir asks, "Should we try to bring Master Zey's body back to the other Venture Officers? I could attempt to carry his corpse; carrying weight issues aren't an issue for myself, just a matter of readjusting my equipment and possibly using that strength enhancing belt we found earlier, although I wouldn't be able to guarantee that his body would remain intact should we run into any unexpected enemies."

Dungeon Master S wrote:

I'll move you guys to the wing, but let me know your plans with Aram Zey's corpse...

"Come to think of it, there's not much I can do about Master Zey's present...state of condition; perhaps there might be other fellow Pathfinders that we could pass him to, although a Venture officer might be able to better inform us of where we might suss out Master Zey's notes, maybe?"

Zefnir won't really press the issue about Zey's corpse if the other members feel the need to press on towards the office.

Peering at the office door, Zefnir thinks, Heat, coming from the door? That doesn't look good...

Zefnir will offer to to cast his 3rd level Resist Energy, Communal, set against fire, for the whole group. With his present level and number of people present, there should be enough for 25 minutes apiece for everyone (18 minutes if Zey's body is included), if I've got it calculated right.

Angrid hands his wand of CLW to his fellow pathfinders "Would someone please fix my embarrassing condition?" His person looks especially singed.

Zefnir will help Angrid with activating his CLW wand.

Angrid pokes around in Zey's eviscerated body and takes the minimum required to resurrect Zey. Looking to the party he says "Just in case the body disappears between now and when we regain full control of the compound."

Mentally running some internal calculations and estimations, Zefnir asks, "Should we try to bring Master Zey's body back to the other Venture Officers? I could attempt to carry his corpse; carrying weight issues aren't an issue for myself, just a matter of readjusting my equipment and possibly using that strength enhancing belt we found earlier, although I wouldn't be able to guarantee that his body would remain intact should we run into any unexpected enemies."

Flashback to the previous encounter...

Zefnir nods to Omrax, preparing to duck aside to give the Paladin room to deal with this stealthy striker. The Wizard and Stealther flee soon after. Very deadly and smart enough to flee when they've not had the upper hand; I've a bad feeling about this...

Now that the danger has ceased for the moment, Zefnir will use his CLW wand to heal himself of the 43 points of damage plus bleed, only pausing mid-heal to take in the sight of a tower floating in the sky above.
wand charge #1: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

wand charge #2: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

wand charge #3: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

wand charge #4: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

wand charge #5: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Perhaps we will run into those two again inside there? I'd better think of some other spell to be using when we do run into them...

wand charge #6: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

wand charge #7: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

wand charge #8: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

wand charge #9: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

-9 charges on his CLW wand.

Zefnir, feeling much better once he is back to full health, follows his group into Skyreach to find the missing Master of Spells.

Now back to your regularly scheduled hag beating...

Finally got to post; sorry for the delay. Thank you, Val on that trigger too- I'm sure there's a table out there that can really use the healing. :)

If actions are still needed, Zefnir will fly forward 30 feet in both distance and height (depending on ceiling space) to his present position and fire off a Spear of Purity at Blue Hag (- 1 2nd level spell). For his Blessings, he'll keep the +2 attack, AC, and Reflex.

At a 50' ranged touch attack on the Blue Hag, Zefnir makes his ranged touch attempt: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20. If the Blue Hag is within 30 feet distance and his Spear of Purity is considered as a ranged weapon, then Zefnir can add in +1 to hit and damage with a Point-blank shot, otherwise all the roll results are unmodified.

If he hits the hag, he will do either:

Damage to an Evil creature: 5d8 ⇒ (4, 2, 2, 3, 2) = 13. DC 16 Will save to get half damage. Automatic half damage if the hag is Neutral and zero damage if the hag is Good.

Damage to an Evil Outsider: 10d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 2, 1, 3, 1, 3) = 30 plus 1 round of blindness. DC 16 Will save to get half damage and avoid the blindness. Automatic half damage if the hag is Neutral with no blindness at all and zero damage if the hag is Good with no blindness either.

If Zefnir needs to be NPC botted in the near future, anyone can feel free to have Zefnir repeat his actions on suitable targets (probably will fly to get a better position, maybe?), as needed.

Am ready now. Sorry about posting on so late; holiday celebrations here didn't finish up until today. Also, would it be fair to say that Zefnir healed up during the interim between the last fight and this fight, using the appropriate number of charges from his CLW wand?

Zefnir will move forward until he is 10' behind Omrax's position. Zefnir will then cast Blessing of Fervor (-1 4th level spell) so that all party members are affected by it (if they so choose to accept).

"Let the Heavens, in the name of the Gods, give their most ferverent blessings to us." Zefnir will opt for the +2 attack, Dodge AC, and Reflex bonus this round for a total 24 AC (14 Touch, 22 Flat) and +9 Reflex.

Reposted from the PRD: With this blessing, you call your allies to move forth and empower them to conquer and become victorious. Each round for the duration of this spell, each of your allies can choose one of the following bonuses for that round at the beginning of its turn (their choice).

1. Increase its speed by 30 feet.

2. Stand up as a swift action without provoking an attack of opportunity.

3. Make one extra attack as part of a full attack action, using its highest base attack bonus.

4. Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.

5. Cast a single spell of 2nd level or lower as if it were an enlarged, extended, silent, or still spell.

These effects are not cumulative with similar effects, such as those provided by haste or a speed weapon, nor do they actually grant an extra action, so you can't use it to cast a second spell or otherwise take an extra action in the round. Blessing of fervor does not stack with haste.

From Faeron's description of the undead, Zefnir will try to make an educated guess as to what sort of undead are in the room with the Wizardly accomplice. K:Religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9.

If he is able to accurately suss out any details about them to the party, he will inform them of such, otherwise Zefnir will be accompanying the others whilst cloaked in Faeron's silent bullet.

AC and Touch AC are increased by two to account for the Shield of Faith.

Watching Omrax and Val see to the injured Pathfinders, Zefnir is thankful to the heavens that they were rescued in the nick of time by the group.

Before entering the Mausoleum, Zefnir will cast Shield of Faith on himself. -1 1st level spell slot. He will then try to stealth his way on in, following Faeron and Angrid.

Stealth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7. If needed, he will use one of the immediate uses of the Cat Burglar's Boots to reroll stealth.

Stealth Reroll: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22. Zefnir will limp on inside, 20' from the door.

Didn't see the offending post myself but I can only hope it had nothing to do with any of us or the overseer poster. Pretty neat that we got an aid token though and from an iconic, no less. :)

Zefnir will take this opportunity to Wand up his injuries. -1 charge to his CLW wand.

CLW wand charge: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

After healing up again, Zefnir will answer, "Ready over here."

Zefnir will go with the majority.

Zefnir, PbP Ver. wrote:

This would be an excellent chance for all of you to boldly prepare for the conflict that you will come; to place the battle that will be in favor and factor of your own choosing rather than theirs.

Rather unfortunate choice of phrasing, it should be revised to this:

This would be an excellent chance for all of you to boldly prepare for the conflict that will most assuredly arrive; to place the field of battle-that-will-be in favorable factors of your own choosing rather than theirs.

Thanks for letting Zefnir use the spoils of battle. :) With the items being used, his AC goes up by +2 and all his Saves go up by +1, which will come in handy. ;)

Zefnir will also help with the escorting, while personally apologizing to Nigel and trying to reassure him that "not all of our fellows are so short-sighted" as the previous escorting group was.

Was a good try, Faeron. Zefnir would've wanted to offer all of the non-chosen stuff, not out of any misplaced sense of altruism but more as a means in which to see any unnecessary supplies that will be guaranteed to be distributed among known Pathfinders instead of taking a chance that the Aspis would use those same items to help their cause. Still, those glory-hounds will learn things the hard way. ;)

Zefnir grins warmly at Faeron and the others, once the Gunslinger finishes setting the other gate guards right. "Sometimes, our fellows in the Society just need a firm reminder of what they've known all along."

Awesome rebound :)

Figured I should get this out of the way first. ;)

"Of course, this is not merely just "guard duty", as some may put it as. What you and your fellows have been assigned to is far more of import than what is immediately apparent... for everyone of us is truly said to be at the forefront of our Defense of this Convocation of Ours.

That is what I suspect that the Venture Captain, whom has placed much faith in all of you, has intended- undoubtedly, given all of your combined talents."

Diplomacy, Aid also: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28.

Zefnir will give his compatriots a reassuring nod and says, "It may be for the best that things ended in this way. Even if they may not be able to truly understand our words, they were sapient and intellgent enough to surrender, if they had truly wished to do so. And we may have prevented more casualties by not letting them free this behemoth." , as he regards the creature in the cage at a fairly respectful distance.

It's going to sound kind of crazy, but what if we were to "sweeten the pot", as it were, by offering some of the leftover items from the wyvarans not picked by us to those would-be glory hounds if they would kindly escort their civilian charges to the gate? Of course, this would be after we all have chosen out stuff that can be used from the pile. Of course, it goes without saying that all of us would have to be on-board with such a decision.

And speaking of choosing items at the finish of our last fight, Zefnir could probably temporarily use some of things, like one of cloak of resistance +2, one of the headband of alluring charisma +2, one of the amulet of natural armor +1, and one of the ring of protection +1. With a casting of Enhanced Diplomacy and the headband, this should give Zefnir at least a +16 for a diplomacy check.

I would imagine that Zefnir might try to suggest to the would-be glory-hounds that escorting Nigel would be a test to see if they are trustworthy enough to be given more responsibilities; that Nigel, being a close ally of the society and capable of heading to the gate on his own, but what if there was a possibility that Nigel might actually be evaluating their worthiness for some future possible Blakros-funded expedition? Lastly, Zefnir might take the chummy, looking out for each other tack, and sweeten the pot (if unanimously agreed upon) with the found items by suggesting that we all want to see each other be more glorious and the way to do that is by doing the escort task. Zefnir may even suggest having some of them stay while some of us (maybe Omrax and one other?) go help with the escorting so that "we can show our sincerity in helping one another by looking out for each other, just like an actual field mission". Will also try to play up that we are experienced in these matters, so we know of what we speak, even if religiously motivated as we mostly are. Of course, all this is dependent if they agree to such terms in the first place (or I end up botching that diplomacy check).

Angrid Luin wrote:

You flew 30ft. I don't think you need to make a fly check. If you had moved less than half speed (5 or 10ft) then you would need a DC 10 check. If you didn't move at all then the DC would be 15 to hover. Correct?

You could be right; I'm not all that clear on the fly skill stuff myself... always thought that it had to be rolled after each instance of flying regardless, but from what you're suggesting, the fly check only really applies on my next flight turn if I don't use the full fly movement then?

"At the very least, these creatures will not be freeing any more of the menagerie to prey upon our fellows.". Zefnir flies forward, moving another 30 feet, before stopping at his current point. Fly Skill: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Unable to hover on place, Zefnir drops unceremoniously to the ground at 30 feet below. Acrobatics Skill: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19. May opt to take an immediate acrobatics reroll as needed due to Cat Burglar Boots.

Finding himself prone upon the ground, Zefnir stands back up as another move action, dusting himself off as he does so. Non-Lethal falling damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3 and Lethal falling damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1 taken. Still haven't got the hang of flying in midair...

Seeing that the armed creature was dealt with thoroughly by both sword and gunshot, Zefnir decides that he should also take to the air after Luin.

Fly Skill: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9. Zefnir shakily takes to the air by flying 30' straight up, then flies another 30' westward once again. double move for now.

Just the three of those winged creatures that caught the whole convocation by surprise. Hopefully there aren't any others of their ilk lurking nearby...

Zefnir slowly strides forth in Omrax's wake. Just walking for now as a Move.

Stopping a fairly discrete distance away, Zefnir raises his hands on high (one of them with the buckler resting upon his forearm, at the ready) and intones, "In the names of the Wandering Dreamer, the Ever-Fire of the Dawn, the Eternal Judge of All, the Dual Coupling of Sky and Sea, and the Watchful Guardian of the Woods- let the Heavens themselves give their blessings to our task!"

Zefnir casts Bless as a Standard (-1 1st level spell) with himself as the source point for the Bless. All Allies within 50 feet of him gets a +1 morale bonus to Attacks and Saves versus Fear effects, if applicable.

With this skirmish winding down, Zefnir lands back onto the ground and once he gets on stable ground, will take out his Wand of Cure Light Wounds to use.

Fly Skill: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 1 = 18. (bonus +1 from Val's Prayer).

Charge -1: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8. Zefnir uses one charge on Omrax, getting the Paladin to full. Omrax should be full hps now.

Charge -2: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6. Zefnir uses one charge on himself.

Charge -3: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2. Zefnir uses another charge on himself.

Charge -4: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6. Zefnir uses another charge on himself.

Charge -5: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7. Zefnir uses another charge on himself. 21 hps regained.

Zefnir looks all about with some amount of anxiousness and bewilderment written upon his face. Clearly, this sort of goings on is a bit beyond his own frame of experience. Zefnir will trail along with the others with healing wand in hand.

Charge -6: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9. Zefnir uses another charge on himself.

Charge -7: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7. Zefnir uses yet another charge upon himself but is now at full hps. "I believe so..."

Putting his wand back into the haversack, Zefnir does manage to acknowledge both of his Pathfinder Superiors. Although he doesn't add anything to what Omrax and Val already said to that reluctant group of Pathfinding Lingerers, Zefnir congratulates them both with "Well said, Sir Omrax, Traveler Val."

Heartened by his fellow's near-infectious eagerness to seek out new threats, Zefnir follows his compatriots to the Menagerie. "Not entirely sure to what end, Researcher Luin, save for, perhaps, chaos and cruelty. I, for one, would like to see who might be freeing all those creatures though."

Omrax, nods to Zefnir "You have my thanks Sir Zefnir. I am gladdened to see you were spared of the venom as well. Let us see if we can take them down quickly.

Omrax feels better from the double healing, take the lance of force in both hands and steps forward to stab at the nearest creature.

Seeing that Omrax is now in a much better position compared to before the healing, Zefnir gives a brief nod of assent and flies upward straight into the air.

From his aerial vantage point, Zefnir witnesses Omrax laying into one of the Sepses with his glowing lance while Faeron continues to shoot at the Sepses that he had injured before. Angrid follows with his directing the watery orb against both Sepses after which he summons forth a large earth elemental to attack the creatures. As the elemental strikes one of the Sepses, Val moves to touch Omrax upon the Paladin's shoulder.

Taking note of where all the principals involved in this desperate unanticipated melee, Zefnir lets fly with a Spray of Shooting Stars issuing forth from his hands. Taking care to not catch any others aside from the two Sepses (indicated by the magenta pink square showing the attack area of Zefnir's mystery revelation; the fiery figure in the center is supposed to represent the main point of impact from this technically 5' radius burst), the 15' square-width of downward trailing fiery sparks catches both of the serpentine creatures in their wake but deftly avoids both the Earthen Elemental and Aqueous Orb nearby.

Spray of Shooting Stars: 10d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 1, 1, 4, 4) = 23 points of fire damage to both Sepses. DC 19 Reflex to take only half damage from this area attack. If Val's prayer applies, then +1 to the result.

Fly Skill, if needed: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16. If Val's prayer applies, then +1 to the result.

"Hope that those creatures aren't too fond of fire..."

-1 use out of 3 per day for Spray of Shooting Stars.

Angrid Luin wrote:

Hey all. Just let me know at any point if this character is glory hogging. I am well aware that he has encounter ending abilities that may make it not fun for others. I just didn't want us all dying from their nasty poison effect and not being able to raise our characters.

Faeron - PFS wrote:

I am always all in favor of not dying.

Dor'heana Carva'hal--Val PFS wrote:

by all means, if glory hogging keeps us alive, hog like Boss Hogg bro!

No worries, Angrid; you're doing just fine- and bought both Omrax and Zefnir time enough to recover from that last attack. :)

Erm, and who gets to be Sheriff Roscoe then? ;)

Sounds like that Fort save should be the first thing addressed today/tonite.

Fort. save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26. If failed upon this one, will make use of the greater plague rat belt thrice-rerolled ability.

Phew, lucked out on that one. Now Zefnir's got to make sure not to fail any other ones that might come up. :)

"Thanks be to both Desna's Luck and Pharasma's Silent Decree that I've not been poisoned by that bite, Sir Omrax and Researcher Luin; fear not though, Traveler Val- I shall see to Omrax's wounds now."

Once he reassures Omrax that he isn't poisoned, Zefnir will cast Cure Critical Wounds on Omrax as a standard (freeing the Paladin up to Lay on Hands himself and cast). Then, since his Overland flight is still active and it looks like both snakes are dazed, Zefnir will take to the air, 30' straight up as a move, after healing the Paladin.

Cure Critical Wounds: 4d8 + 10 ⇒ (8, 4, 2, 8) + 10 = 32 hit points healed to Omrax.

After casting his healing upon the Paladin, Zefnir will then fly straight up at 30' from where he once stood. "Any advice on how to deal with these dangerous creatures?"

Fly skill, if needed: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18.

-1 Cure Critical Wounds, 4th level.

If it's any consolation, I ended up with

;)

Dimly recalling his own words to the Venture Captain ("We'll deal with this to the utmost of our abilities, Venture Captain Sir"), Zefnir watches patiently as Faeron deals with any traps or locks. Unfortunately, whomever was inside had been alerted, so Zefnir joins in holding onto Val as the Desnan Traveler gets everybody inside of the building in an instant.

Adjusting to the interior of the building, Zefnir sees his fellows dealing with both the trap and the Half-Orc. Opting to deal with the Half-Orc, Zefnir casts Spiritual Ally (Force 10 on the map, casted as a standard action), creating a fiery figure armed with a Battle Aspergillum, which appears directly south of the Half-Orc. The fiery figure attacks.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

If the second iterative attack is allowed, then... attack2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 damage2: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Nodding dumbly at this sudden turn in events, Zefnir follows alongside his fellow Pathfinders to the NE area. He does enough presence of mind to cast Overland Flight upon himself though, so as to not hold up his party in movement, as well as getting his buckler at the ready. It was just as well that I didn't remove my armor.

There's an add an image by link option, I just added my forum avatar somewhere near the door.

Just drag your image from a post onto the map. Google will auto import it. Then just resize for grid.

Thanks for the tip, Faeron, Angrid; first time handling something like this as well.

Ka'atib tips his hat to Zafnir and goes on his way. He appears here and there throughout your games. He spends most of his time either storytelling or wenching. The wenching of course not being a sport...

Zefnir, overwhelmed by all the options and choices, opts for a rapid tour of the games. Unfortunately he never quite finds his niche. Moreso than his friends though he sees that there really is a wide variety of Pathfinders. While rare is the pathfinder with as much skill, there are Pathfinders of all races and skillsets.

Although Zefnir's attempts at reconstructing a crime scene in the Sleuthing event and discussing the differences between the Esoteric and Ethereal planes during the Lore Symposium fared far much better than this earlier attempts at the Storytelling Event ("We came here to hear some good stories, not some stupid arse preaching about the evils of slavery!" being the kindest criticism received by the Oracle) and the Obstacle Course event, neither were enough in comparison to the general Pathfinder Populous of Peers.

Grimacing just a little bit at his poor performance, Zefnir thinks, It seems that I've still a ways to go in proving myself to be an able member of the Society, to himself as he plays witness to the successes of the other Pathfinder agents in his respective events.

Will list all four rounds as a timesaver.

Round 1:Storytelling Perform:Oratory: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Round 2: Obstacle Course Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Round 3: Sleuthing Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

Round 4: Lore Symposium K:Planes: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

A dashing man of mixed descent saunters up next to you. He is impeccably dressed from his gem-studded rapier to his gold earrings. "Name is Ka'atib. Haven't seen you guys before, and honestly I've never been to one of these before. Looks like there's lots to do. You guys should check out the games before the boring part starts.

"Well met, Ka'atib. I'm Zefnir and like yourself, am new to this Grand Convocation. I do believe we shall see to the games though." I may have to get out of my armor at some point, but I'll do so later, for now.

Interesting. Well, I'm off to try my hand at the trapsmithing event, then. I assume the traps involved will be of the relatively non-fatal variety? We can't afford to be losing good Pathfinders to a game...

"Sir Faeron, best of luck on your test. Devices are not really my specialty. I shall take a chance with the animals first and then proceed in a orderly manner to the other venues."

Angrid scoffs at some of the more physical events and decides to focus on the events that are more mental in nature. Floating through the crowd, he decides to try his hand at the sleuthing event.

First, Val heads to the Lore Symposium to discuss religion.

Wishing his fellow Pathfinders well in their games, Zefnir heads off to the Story-teller section to try his luck at Oratory. Perhaps I shall try out one of my anti-slavery speeches? The embarrassing result of his attempt was rather lackluster though. I really should try to improve on my oratory.

Zefnir's subsequent attempt at the Obstacle course in the second round event ends up being just as abysmal although he does try to silently convince himself that since manual dexterity is not really his strong suit, his poor showing is only to be expected.

Omrax focuses on the words of Angrid and Zefnir, seeming now better able to concentrate on the moment at hand.

"Good sirs, I have given a firm oath to the Inheritor, Iomedae, to hunt that which is vile in the world and to do so with honor.
Otherwise, I have developed some skill at healing and diplomatic means, when appropriate."

With the last, he resigns to the side of the group and meditates upon the mission while holding a small silver longsword attached to a thin chain.

"Of course, Sir Omrax- and may you ever keep the vigilant light of the Inheritor with you.", Zefnir smiles and gives a nod to Omrax while respectfully giving some distance so that Omrax may perform what appears to Zefnir's eyes as silent ritual prayer of some sort.

Ah, I can always spot fellow Pathfinders! Hail, and well met!

A nondescript human strides over, fine bow slung on his shoulder and a Starknife hanging on a chain around his neck. There is also a scrawny, shady man, deeply cowled, following from a distance.

The Starlady's blessings be on you. Call me Val. I'm a Traveler for Desna, and have been a Pathfinder since...hells! Since they WERE Pathfinders! Looks like we have a nice, eclectic group here. I specialize in healing magic, as well as bolstering my allies in combat, and confounding my enemies. I only fall back on my bow when necessary.

He glances back at the robed and hooded man, who is lurking (that is, in fact, the correct word) nearby, and sighs. A Soothsayer who took to following me after a mission in the Hall of Drunken Heroes. He stays out of the way, but promises he can come in handy once in a while, so I let him follow me.

His attention now focused upon the new arrival, Zefnir smiles warmly back in greeting to Val and replies, "Hail and Well met, Val, fellow Traveler. I am Zefnir. Like yourself, I have some skill with healing and some familiarity with use of the bow... although my own travels, as it were, do cross many paths and many creeds. And of course, greetings to your follower as well". Zefnir gives a slight bow to the hooded lurker as well.