Rooms to Visit:
- Lightning Tower (To recharge Lumna)
- Seneschal's Study (To gather more intel about the tower's layout)
Rooms already Visited:
- Sky Dock (Aslynn's airship is here)
- Safe Space
- Prison Cells (To free the Ardis Scholars)
- Workshop (Ardis Scholars are forced to work here)
- Oneirium (Ardis Scholar is imprisoned here)
- Vault (Aslynn's trophy room)
- Bell Tower (A net blocks Interplanar travel)
male NG dromaar alchemist (chirurgeon) 7 | HP 88/94, Hero Points: 2/3 | AC 25 | Fort +15; Ref +15; Will +15 | Perc: +12, low-light vision | Expendables Versatile Vials 6/6, & many others (see profile)| Exploration: Search (+12) | Active Conditions: antiplague (+3 vs. disease), Level Bump (stat line updated)
Seeing the white one destroyed, Doc advances and hurls his first bomb toward the green one.
34 to hit green. The splash is in a cone up and the to the left so it doesn't hit Ro. 12 fire damage + 2 persistent fire + 2 fire splash.
Red feels like she's about to combust, especially with BakBat's fire.
She makes no effort to defend herself, relying on her jaws to continue feasting.
Even is BakBat:1d2 ⇒ 2 Jaws:1d20 + 19 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 19 + 4 = 43 Piercing:3d6 + 9 ⇒ (4, 2, 6) + 9 = 21
BakBat feels Red trying to suck out his blood again.
BakBat's Fort Save:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
But BakBat the Magnificent is too much to handle and ignores the effects.
Jaws:1d20 + 19 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 19 + 4 - 4 = 25
She goes for another bite but misses entirely.
The acid and fire is too much and Red combusts in a toxic gas full of 10d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 6, 2, 4, 3, 5) = 36 Void Damage that engulfs BakBat and Argoni.
Round 5 Doc Bloodshanks (7 Damage)
Itka (9 damage)
Jakoby (75 damage, Enfeebled 1 for 1 hour)
- Ro (29 damage)
Argoni (Shield, Basic DC 27 Fort Save vs 36 Void Damage)
Isaku (9 Damage)
Green (135 damage, 4 Persistent Fire, Stroke the Fervent)
BakBat (42 damage, Battle Medicine Immune from Argoni and Doc Bloodshanks, Basic DC 27 Fort Save vs 36 Void Damage)
Argoni coughs at the gas from the exploding creature and then sneezes, expelling some of it from his nose. He hurries out of the noxious cloud and pitches a quickly formed flask of acid over Jakoby's head at the creature. "Fire (I mean, acid) in the hole!"
Attack vs Green:13 + 17 = 30 Acid Damage:2d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (6, 6) + 2 + (5, 6) = 25+2 splash to Green and Jakoby
male NG dromaar alchemist (chirurgeon) 7 | HP 88/94, Hero Points: 2/3 | AC 25 | Fort +15; Ref +15; Will +15 | Perc: +12, low-light vision | Expendables Versatile Vials 6/6, & many others (see profile)| Exploration: Search (+12) | Active Conditions: antiplague (+3 vs. disease), Level Bump (stat line updated)
◆ Stride
Doc moves up and then produces another quick vial and hurls it at green, so the splash won't hit either Jakoby or Ro.
Isaku grabs a quick salve and quickly stabilizes Jakoby's injuries to keep his ally safe.
One enemy remains.
Argoni douses him (and Jakoby) in acid.
Itka's aim is off so she helps Doc Bloodshanks with his.
Ro tears into Green and that is enough.
The Green creature seems to smile as he disintegrates, leaving a noxious cloud of necrotic flesh that deals Void Damage:10d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 4) = 31 to Jakoby and Ro.
Enemies have been defeated, I will resolve the DC 27 Fort Saves. BakBat's Fort Save:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28 Jakoby's Fort Save:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21 Ro's Fort Save:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19
Combat Over Doc Bloodshanks (7 Damage)
Itka (9 damage)
Jakoby (62 damage, Enfeebled 1 for 1 hour)
- Ro (60 damage)
Argoni (Shield 18 damage)
Isaku (9 Damage)
BakBat (60 damage, Battle Medicine Immune from Argoni and Doc Bloodshanks)
TN Human (Ulfen) Herbalist Outwit Ranger / Holy Cleric of Erastil w/ Nimble Bird Companion 10 | ◆◇↺ | Explore: Search or Track | AC 28 or 29 vs prey |♥️ 148 | Saves @ 18**/22**/19** w/ Evasion | Perception*** @ +21 visual, +2 vs prey | Speed 30 | ☘️ ☑☑☑ w/ Heroic Hustle | Prey: none | ✋✋ Potion + Bow | ⚕ Fatigued
"They are dead. Again"
Jakoby sits upon the ground, stuffs a bruorsivi nug into her custom wood pipe, and stokes it into a rolling flame, inhaling. Then, she pulls out her wayfinder, and turning the needle once round, activates a magic sequence.
◆) Activate Rugged Wayfinder (Possibly reduce that "Enfeebled 1 for 1 hour" condition)
You have modified your wayfinder to absorb a small amount of your exhaustion, allowing you to continue exploring unhindered. When you purchase this boon, you apply its benefits to one wayfinder in your possession, granting you a special ability when the wayfinder is invested and in your possession.
As an action, you can reduce the severity of your clumsy, enfeebled, or sickened condition, reducing that condition’s value by 1.
You can safely use this benefit once per adventure. You can attempt to use it a second time, overcharging the wayfinder at the risk of destroying it. When you do so, roll a DC 10 flat check. On a success, the wayfinder is broken. On a failure, the wayfinder is destroyed. If anyone tries to overcharge a wayfinder that’s already been overcharged, the item is automatically destroyed (even if it has been repaired) and does not provide the activated benefit.
Probably 20 minutes to get us back into shape, but let's see what we can heal in 10 minutes? Plus, we should see who this guy is.
"It's safe for now. Come on out. Who are you?" Argoni says, while pulling out his healing kit. The halfling finds his trusty scalpel and grins at Bakbat.
Isaku, your team can spend as much time as they want, although you probably want to finish up within 4 hours. Lumna can grant the party a full night's rest and allow Daily Preparations at the cost of 10 minutes and 5 key charges.
Argoni proposes spending 10 minutes to tend to BakBat's injuries. Jakoby pulls out her Wayfinder and focuses on it until the Enfeeblement wears off.
While Argoni heals BakBat, the rest of you have 10 minutes to do something.
"Thank you so much. My name is Cetezar Iliay. Aslynn realized I am a skilled inventor and surgeon, and she put me to work..." His face twists with disgust. "But look, I set up these electric candles around the castle. I wired them into a lightning rod on one of the towers to divert the thunder away." He points at the rounded bulbs that glow with light.
He pulls out a +1 striking backpack ballista from under the table. "I was finishing this, hoping to shoot one of those horrid jailers in the back, but you beat me to it. It's done now, you take it. And I'll take the raw materials from here so I can continue working on them in Golarion."
He hesistates. "I was working on other items, but they were taken to Aslynn's trophy room." He huffs. "You may find more valuable items there."
You have another location to potentially visit. Figure out what you're doing during the healing, and then propose the next destination. - Vault (Aslynn's trophy room)
F Human (dromaar) witch 9 | HP 55/89 | AC 26+1 | F +16 R +16 W +15 | Perc +13 (+15 for Initiative) | Stealth +14 | Exploration: Detect Magic | speed 25 |◆◇↺| Hero 2/3 | focus 2/3 | spells 1: 1/3 2: 3/3 3: 2/3 | 4: 3/3 | 5: 2/2 | Active Conditions: Mystic Armor
"Hmp. Our priority is rescuing the Ardis captives, especially you. You can share information on what you made here once you're back to safety." Itka remarks, pulling out her healer's tools to help patch up Jackoby.
Only Trained, so I'll Aid whoever Treats Wounds on Jakoby. Aid to Treat Wounds on Jakoby, DC 15:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
Her touch is rough, but it does the job. Just like the rest of her.
"Oh, thank goodness!" Cetezar shouts with relief. "The more time I spent building things for her, the less useful I became. Who knows when she would have gotten tired of my work malfunctioning."
Jakoby is busy for 20 minutes, Itka and Argoni for 10.
male NG dromaar alchemist (chirurgeon) 7 | HP 88/94, Hero Points: 2/3 | AC 25 | Fort +15; Ref +15; Will +15 | Perc: +12, low-light vision | Expendables Versatile Vials 6/6, & many others (see profile)| Exploration: Search (+12) | Active Conditions: antiplague (+3 vs. disease), Level Bump (stat line updated)
Doc begins handing out quick versatile vials for everyone to drink. "Drink quickly before they lose potency."
Coagulant trait, so can't benefit again for 10 minutes. It also gives 4 Temp HP for each person who drinks it for 1 minute (not that it matters). Doc healing:2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 Itka healing:2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7 Jakoby healing:2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9 Ro healing:2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5 Argoni healing:2d6 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9 Isaku healing:2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4 BakBat healing:2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2
Doc says as Jakoby starts treating wounds with their natural medicine, "Jakoby, not to be presumptuous, but my techniques might be more efficient than your medical treatments. If you'd allow me ..."
Ward Medic means I can heal 4 people in a single 10 minute Treat Wounds, and with Continual Medic you'd only be immune to Treat Wounds for another 10 minutes. If Jakoby agrees to let me, I'd target them, Isaku, and Argoni ... If not, then I'd target myself, Itka, Argoni, and Isaku (although that would be kind of a waste of healing.) Not sure with Ward Medic if I'm supposed to roll separately for each person, so I'll just roll once, but let me know if I need to break it out.
Crafting (Medicine) check for Treat Wounds:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (9) + 19 = 28 Healing:2d8 + 10 ⇒ (8, 6) + 10 = 24 If you haven't been healed by divine magic in the last 24 hours, then the roll becomes a crit and you heal another 2d8 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8
Also I recover 2 versatile vials in that 10 minutes.
male NG dromaar alchemist (chirurgeon) 7 | HP 88/94, Hero Points: 2/3 | AC 25 | Fort +15; Ref +15; Will +15 | Perc: +12, low-light vision | Expendables Versatile Vials 6/6, & many others (see profile)| Exploration: Search (+12) | Active Conditions: antiplague (+3 vs. disease), Level Bump (stat line updated)
At the end of the 10 minutes, he mixes up more quick vials for those with remaining wounds and passes them out again.
Doc Bloodshanks offers vials and medicine to help the team recover, keeping them free from divine contamination for a bit longer.
Doc Bloodshanks, Jakoby and Argoni are busy for 20 minutes, Itka for 10.
Jakoby and Ro: >Continual Recovery< from Doc Bloodshanks gives immunity to Treat Wounds for 10 minutes. You can let him heal you first, then try to heal yourselves 10 minutes later. Or let him heal you twice. This will retcon your Treat Wounds attempts. Decide on what you want to do
Narcela hustles into the workshop. "I cleared an escape route back to the safe space. We'll escort Cetezar there and then head off to..." She pauses. "Where do you want to go next?"
F Human (dromaar) witch 9 | HP 55/89 | AC 26+1 | F +16 R +16 W +15 | Perc +13 (+15 for Initiative) | Stealth +14 | Exploration: Detect Magic | speed 25 |◆◇↺| Hero 2/3 | focus 2/3 | spells 1: 1/3 2: 3/3 3: 2/3 | 4: 3/3 | 5: 2/2 | Active Conditions: Mystic Armor
"Hmp. I suggest we go to the prison cells. Isn't that where the last Ardis scholar is being kept? We must ensure that we achieve our primary objective before pursuing secondary ones."
His master tells him to hold still - that she won't be the one tending his wounds today. She also tells him to drink the strange liquid as if it were water, also administered by the strange doctor. He does his best to heed his master's call...
After the Fight (0 minutes):
Jakoby (62 damage)
Ro (60 damage)
After Doc's first round of drinks (+0 minutes):
Jakoby (53 damage)
Ro (55 damage)
Argoni rubs his hands together at the thought of what trinkets could be in the vault. But he nods. "Yes, we should get the last of the Scholars first."
male NG dromaar alchemist (chirurgeon) 7 | HP 88/94, Hero Points: 2/3 | AC 25 | Fort +15; Ref +15; Will +15 | Perc: +12, low-light vision | Expendables Versatile Vials 6/6, & many others (see profile)| Exploration: Search (+12) | Active Conditions: antiplague (+3 vs. disease), Level Bump (stat line updated)
Can we travel for 10 minutes and then do the second round of Treat Wounds, rather than sitting in this location for a full 30 minutes?
Doc nods in agreement with Argoni and Narcela. "Yes, this sounds good. We should stay on the move as much as possible."
@Treat Wounds: Exploring the castle is your Exploration Activity. At least 1 player must use this activity. If you forgo this check to Treat Wounds, your exploration check is considered a Critical Failure.
You return to the safe space with Cetezar in tow. Bremix gives him a look and sneers. "Cetezar, are you finished building new toys for the naughty kids inside this tower? How about a teleporter for ol' Bremix?"
Cetezar laughs. "Oh, Aslynn kept me far away from any teleportation devices. She know I would head back home in a snap."
Bremix scoffs. "Useless. We're all going to die when she gets back." He slumps back down. Venruth is busy scribbling a picture of the many planes of existence, trying to locate the Netherworld in relation to your Universe.
With the prisoners secure, you head towards the Oneirium where you can hear various noises yelling and screaming. More guards block the entrance. Narcela manages to distract most of them by talking about an explosion in the Workshop, but a few stragglers remain.
Explore the Electric Castle: You must avoid guards to get here (using Perception or Stealth). Base DC 26.
male NG dromaar alchemist (chirurgeon) 7 | HP 88/94, Hero Points: 2/3 | AC 25 | Fort +15; Ref +15; Will +15 | Perc: +12, low-light vision | Expendables Versatile Vials 6/6, & many others (see profile)| Exploration: Search (+12) | Active Conditions: antiplague (+3 vs. disease), Level Bump (stat line updated)
Doc glances at Bremix, "You're a real ray of sunshine, aren't you?"
He takes a versatile vial and mixes it up into an Eagle Eye Elixir for the journey, staying alert for to get to the Oneirium by the least dangerous route.
Before they head out again, Argoni comes over to Jakoby. "I think this might be better for you than me. I brewed it this morning, but it should be good all day." He hands the woman a lesser numbing tonic.
5 temp hit points at the start of every round for 1 minute
As he tries to be silent, the halfling's stomach rumbles loudly. He quickly pops a hard candy into his mouth to hopefully quiet it.
F Human (dromaar) witch 9 | HP 55/89 | AC 26+1 | F +16 R +16 W +15 | Perc +13 (+15 for Initiative) | Stealth +14 | Exploration: Detect Magic | speed 25 |◆◇↺| Hero 2/3 | focus 2/3 | spells 1: 1/3 2: 3/3 3: 2/3 | 4: 3/3 | 5: 2/2 | Active Conditions: Mystic Armor
@BakBat: Do you have a Hero Point for that crit failure?
Adjusting the padding on her cane, Itka hobbles after the rest of the group. Her hips are aching furiously. Hmp. I'll never understand why anyone would want to live in a place where it takes so long to get from one end to the other, she grouses mentally.
25 minutes later, you slip past the guards. BakBat can use a Hero Point to reroll and may reduce the time spent.
A large mirror hangs from a wall directly in front of a chair laden with heavy leather straps and a metal frame around the headrest. Playing out on the mirror is a scene of a fetchling couple trying futilely to hide behind a scarecrow as they're stalked by a laughing woman with a shaved head and multiple piercings.
A >female droomar< is tied to the chair. "Hmpf! Change the channel! I've watched this so-called nightmare a million times!" She laughs. "Are you here to help me, or is this another attempted torture session! You think you can break the mind of Dinetrie Ardivaso? You're welcome to try! Maybe Aslynn won't punish you too poorly for your failure!"
"She's never here for the torture. I don't think she can handle someone who talks back!" Dinetrie laughs again even as Jakoby moves to remove her bindings. "Last time I made fun of her horns, told them she was overcompensating for her weakness. Her nightmares must be full of walking through sunny fields while the worlds are laughin' at her horns! Oh she hated that, stormed off in a huff." Dinetrie slowly steadies herself as she stands up for the first time in who knows how long.
"Every couple of days I meet someone new here. The first time they swear they'll break me. The third time, Aslynn broke them for failure. Haha, one time they forgot to tie me properly. I escaped and got to the Sky Dock. Aslynn's ship, the Gale's Claw is there. It can travel between planes of existence, you know? I was going to commandeer it and then return for the other scholars."
"Two problems though. There's a planar net in the bell tower. No one can leave this plane without disabling it first. I did that and before they could reset it I went to the Sky Dock. Second problem, you need a lot of people to actually pilot the thing. I can chart maps no problem but I'm no ace pilot." She coughs, maybe the first time in a while she stopped talking.
male NG dromaar alchemist (chirurgeon) 7 | HP 88/94, Hero Points: 2/3 | AC 25 | Fort +15; Ref +15; Will +15 | Perc: +12, low-light vision | Expendables Versatile Vials 6/6, & many others (see profile)| Exploration: Search (+12) | Active Conditions: antiplague (+3 vs. disease), Level Bump (stat line updated)
Doc listens to Dinetrie's story, offering her a healing vial. "Here, have a sip of this, it'll help fortify you until we can get some proper healing done."
He glances around at the other Pathfinders, then his eyes rest on Narcela. "Aslynn's not here ... Would she have taken the Gale's Claw on her journey, do you think, or would it still be here? We have a sufficiently large contingent, I believe, to properly crew it. Depriving her of such a craft would be a serious blow to her strategic options for future moves against those on other planes."
male NG dromaar alchemist (chirurgeon) 7 | HP 88/94, Hero Points: 2/3 | AC 25 | Fort +15; Ref +15; Will +15 | Perc: +12, low-light vision | Expendables Versatile Vials 6/6, & many others (see profile)| Exploration: Search (+12) | Active Conditions: antiplague (+3 vs. disease), Level Bump (stat line updated)
He begins ticking off activities on his fingers. "We would get Dinetrie to safety with the others, check out the trophy room, take out the planar net, and then get everyone over to steal the Gale's Claw. We would still have enough power in Lumna as a backup escape plan ... well before Aslynn is slated to return."
