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Thanks for running! Away on vacation towards the end so slower in the response. Fun game!

Zelphari does an obviously overdramatic collapse to the floor and bursts out laughing.

”Yes, we are”

Zelphari glances briefly at Griphook to make sure he's ok, then dashes around to flank Tonta. And again, another club made of force manifests to strike at the tanuki before disappearing.

Cast imaginary weapon (amped), but just one target

vs blue (offguard): imaginary weapon, CA: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 1 = 16
bludgeoning: 4d8 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3, 8, 3) + 1 = 19

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast Spell: Imaginary Weapon (Amped)
◆ Stride

It seems that with assurance, Zelphari can pretty much just shove all the tanuki out with enough time, but that kind of trivialises the encounter. And it is quite fun anyway, so don't mind I won't do that?

Despite himself, Zelphari starts grinning as the combat continues. Much as the tanuki have been irritating, he finally acknowledges that it is out mischief (although not entirely harmless). Seeing the battle clearly in the party's favour, he also loathes to end it too quickly.

Turning to face the as yet unharmed Kagebashi, he calls out, "Tell your friend when he wakes that no I did not find it hilarious!" He makes no attempt at being intimidating, however, as he grins ear-to-ear. He pushes out his free hand and yells, "Kamehameha!" A glowing club burst forth from his hand to slam into the tanuki, before dissipating into the thin air!

Cast imaginary weapon (amped), but just one target

vs green: imaginary weapon, CA: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 1 = 22
bludgeoning: 4d8 + 1 ⇒ (6, 8, 8, 8) + 1 = 31

(I believe that takes him out? If he hits? If not, change the below to cast Shield)

He then turns and strides to Tonta with an evil grin on his face (although he's laughing inside), and whispers, "You're next..."

◆◆ Cast Spell: Imaginary Weapon (Amped)
◆ Stride

Zelphari would like to have cast False Vitality to refresh his temp HP, i.e. 10 thp.

Although wielding his bastard sword, Zelphari had kept one hand free. The reason becomes quickly evident, as he steps forward and attempts to shove Suzu out of the arena!

vs Suzu (white): shove, athletics vs fort DC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17 Bah...

He follows up almost immediately with the same tactic, although with some surer footing this time.

If the above attempt failed, he'll try again with Suzu (white). If it succeeded, then he'll try with Kagebashi (green).

vs (see above): shove, athletics (assurance) vs fort DC: 18 = 18

◆ Step
◆ Shove
◆ Shove

Just to clarify, are we only allowed to do nonlethal attacks (i.e. ruling out pretty much all spells)? Or that any damage we do becomes nonlethal?

Zelphari looks down at his two left feet and frowns.

"Much as I have no intention of causing any hurt for what was just a prank, however ill-natured it might have been, I'm afraid that dance and my feet are not really well acquainted with each other."

warfare lore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 That's a fail, so 0.32gp.

Sorry for the late response. Work was crazy last week, then needed to prep my game on Sunday. :P Will post immediately after this, but he would go for combat.

perception DC18: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 1 = 24

Finally, Zelphari spots a path through the heavy snowfall.

perception DC18: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 = 8
perception DC18: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 1 = 17

Zelphari continues to stumble around in the maze, this time bogged down by the snowbanks.

perception DC16: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
perception DC16: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Zelphari keeps an outward calm, but inside, he is increasingly frustrated by how confounding the maze has been for him.

deception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Zelphari thought he almost got it this time, but the statue proves to be more cunning.

deception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 Sigh...

Zelphari attempts feinting to the left as the staff descends, but it turns out that was where Narven was going for.

will DC18: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

... and so is Zelphari.

nature: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (16) + 0 = 16

Apparently, that druid's tips turned out to be quite helpful, which he passes on to the party.

Looks like none of us are skill monkeys...

nature: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 18

Being quite an urbanite himself, he was initially taken aback by the carnivorous plants. Thankfully, he recalled a tip to bypass them from a druid from his mercenary band, and quickly shares it with the group.

PFS lore vs DC16: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

"Oh, I remember Janira discussing this route! This way..."

Ok I second that.

perception DC18: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Cursing under his breath as he extricates himself, Zelphari keeps his eyes peeled ahead, learning from his mistakes from earlier.

Got it.

perception DC18: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Unfortunately, Zelphari was not much better than some of his teammates and gets entangled in the snares.

Instead of rolling a check to overcome the obstacle, could Zelphari cast figment (at 60' range as a psychic) to attempt to distract and slow down the raccoon dog? Say using deception?

Lol, that ended much faster than I thought it would.

Zelphari draws himself up as he stalks to the fey creatures, making his imposing form even more intimidating.

intimidation: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

"Speak! What do you hope to achieve with your mischief? Are you the cause of the troubles that has been occurring in the Maze?"

Zelphari pushes through the vegetation, but doesn't get very far. (Cursing my 20' movement. Lol.)

Realising he is in no position to help out in combat just yet, he instead decides to prepare for the slog ahead. Concentrating briefly, he draws upon his psychic power to subtly shift the fortune of his allies around him. (Cast Bless)

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast Spell (Bless)

Zelphari jumps and quickly pulls back. "Thank you, Mrs Crinkle," he mutters, his attention on whatever it is on the ground.

Taking the lead from the rest, Zelphari similarly moves in cautious, keeping up his defences, in his cast drawing upon his psychic energies to create a shimmering shield.

Exploration: Cast Spell (Shield), AC22

Zelphari moves to take the lead, gripping tight his bastard sword with both hands.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

After finally bringing his sneezing fit under control, Zelphari delicately wipes his nose on his handkerchief, then adds on to Savan. "Indeed. A clash of elemental forces creates great disturbance, which is not beneficial to either parties. We just beg that you give us some time to uncover the root of this."

diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 That needs a hero point
diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 Sigh

Zelphari attempts to at least understand the nature of the feud between the two elementals, but for some reason, starts to stumble over his words. He at least didn't end up offending it. He hopes.

Guess Group 2 will take Palamir?

Athletics (E), DC20: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 12 + 1 = 15 Will hero point that
Athletics (E), DC20: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 12 + 1 = 26

Just as Zelphari is about the leap over the terrain of metal spikes, he trips over his foot but thankfully recovers in time.

Hope he gets well soon.

Alright, I'm fine with the grouping if the rest are.

With the exception that Crinkle declared she was going with Norbwald, I don't mind the groups presented.

Haha oh oops, missed that. Then how about:

Group 1
- Mrs Crinkle
- Norbwald
- Savan

Group 2
- Zelphari
- Griphook
- Enrique

Yeah, please take care Nivindi.

We need to officially split the party? :) I suggest

Group 1
- Mrs Crinkle
- Griphook
- Enrique

Group 2
- Zelphari
- Norbwald
- Savan

The idea is to split the bardic/diverse lore (Griphook and Norbwald), spellcasters (Griphook and Zelphari), dex builds (Savan and Enrique), tanks (Mrs Crinkle and Zelphari), healers (Griphook vs Norbwald), and balance of melee in both parties. What do you think?

"I see. What do you think is causing the energies to ... go out of whack, so to speak?"

Zelphari examines the tracks, looking to see if they lead anywhere, calling over someone if there are.

Zelphari has non-existent survival, but maybe someone else?

Zelphari takes about 10 min, collecting himself and restoring his psyche.

He can also lay on hands. 12 HP each focus point. Not sure how much time we have though.

With the battle clearly in the favour, Zelphari briefly turns inward, methodically unlocking the holds he has placed on his psychic power. In a blink of an eye, bright colours and strange imageries burst forth in randomness in the space around him. With glowing eyes, he stares at the mantis and a giant silver scythe appears in the air and slices at the topiary.

vs mantis (off-guard): imaginary weapon (amped): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17 slashing, unleashed psyche: 4d8 + 4 ⇒ (5, 7, 3, 5) + 4 = 24

As the scythe disappears almost immediately after, Zelphari also seems to fade away into a hazy form. (Fade into Daydreams - concealed 1 round)

◇ Unleash Psyche
◆◆ Cast Spell: Imaginary Weapon (Amped)
◆ Fade into Daydreams

Oh, cool! In that case, he won't sustain his Shield. Want to get into position to use imaginary weapon.

After striking down the topiary, Zelphari shakes off the loose leaves and makes his way as fast as he can towards the other two walking shrubs.

◆ Strike (previous post)
◆ Stride
◆ Stride

Just one layer. The topiary did 13 damage right? At L4, shield hardness would be 5, reducing the damage to 8, leaving 2 THP from his false vitality. Let me know if I missed something? First time I'm playing this built (as I did a complete remaster rebuilt).

Mentioned earlier that Zelphari would have shield blocked, reducing the damage by 5. So he should be at 44/44, HP 2

Zelphari continues chopping away at its foliage...
vs Owlbear (offguard): +1 Striking Bastard Sword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 slashing: 2d12 + 3 ⇒ (5, 6) + 3 = 14
vs Owlbear (offguard): +1 Striking Bastard Sword: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 10 - 5 = 11 slashing: 2d12 + 3 ⇒ (10, 6) + 3 = 19

... and resummoning his psychic shield.

◆ Strike
◆ Strike
◆ Sustain Shield (Amped): Shield Block if damaged, Hardness 5

Zelphari rushes over to owlbear, and chops down on it with his sword, then quickly summons a magical shield for protection.

"I'll try to hold off this one on this side for as long as I can."

+1 Striking Bastard Sword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 slashing: 2d12 + 3 ⇒ (5, 1) + 3 = 9

Zelphari's AC with shield should be 22, not 20. :)

Norbwald, I moved there so you can flank on the other side.

◆ Stride
◆ Strike
◆ Cast Spell (Shield - Amped) - will shield block if damaged, hardness 5

Zelphari glances at the topiary, with some concern, grasping his bastard sword tightly with both hands as he moves carefully to towards to center of the clearing.

Should we position ourselves there?

"Who else could have gotten access to the Maze? Other than Pathfinders?"

Zelphari's preferences:
Topiary Trouble
Elemental Discord
Perilous Pathways
Feyhenge
Stone Temple Pilgrims

Zelphari smiles at Mrs Crinkle's offer. "In my younger days, I would have taken you up on your offer. But um, alcohol doesn't quite agree with me now." At that, a brief haunted look comes over his eyes, but quickly fades, as he unconsciously strokes the pendant around his neck.

The middle-aged human man is of average height, his skin a tanned deep olive colour. He is quite well-built, but he looks rather ... weathered. He bears faint scars, as if he's seen some fighting in his younger days, but otherwise he carries a gentle smile. He is well-armored in a worn splint mail, but is bearing the effects of the humidity rather stoically. Other than the sheathed bastard sword, the only other thing of note is a pendant carved into the shape of Irori's open palm hanging round his neck.

"Greetings. My name is Zelphari, of Irori." He introduces himself in his deep warm voice.

He politely receives a candy from Mrs Crinkle and pops it into his mouth (after clearing off the fuzz). "My thanks, Mrs Crinkle. Refreshing in this weather."

By the way, Zelphari will always cast false vitality at the start of the day.

Changed my mind and will be bringing Zelphari Caryarus. He is a L4 psychic / champion, built for frontline. Hope it works out better than his previous incarnation of sorcerer / champion. :)

Earn Income DC15: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 ==> Fail, so 2cp per day or 1.6sp.

Thanks for the game, Tyranius.

Zelphari concentrates really hard to decipher Mimi's acccent, and somewhat reluctantly, nods in agreement. "True, whether it is true or not doesn't matter, so long as they think it's the truth. But I'm going to be standing behind him all the way with both hands on my weapon."

"Wait, wait, we're just going to believe him? I mean, he is in the very tunnels from which those bulettes came from, and killed quite a number of people above. He could be with the Aspis himself. All we have is his word."

The warrior-sorcerer of many years and encounters hang back, concentrating on the kobold to see if he detects any deception.

I mean, I as the player believe, but Zelphari isn't that trusting. :) Perception +6

Zelphari lowers his guisarme to signal no intention for hostility, at least for now.

"The last egg? Of what?"

Zelphari takes a moment and starts chanting, imbuing his weapon with arcane poewr.

Cast Magic Weapon

He then swings down upon the (green) from behind Arvax.

vs green: +1 Guisarme, magic weapon: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23 slashing: 2d10 + 3 ⇒ (9, 5) + 3 = 17