Legacy of Fire SoP/PoW/SoM Edition II: Electric Boogaloo

[PSinger]

The Water Prince zooms forward and practically glides up the rock to stand aside the robed gnoll, threatening him with his rapier.

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MA: Move the distance and get up the wall, drawing rapier on the final leg. I can't use Intimidate to demoralize him, but if I go before him, hopefully that will give him pause.

[digiman619]

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For future reference, roll a Climb and/or Acrobatics check when you are going to do something like that. You're okay this time, but don't make a habit out of it.

Also, it has come to my attention that there is no RAW way to identify combat speres and other (Ex) abilities, so after talking about it in the Discord, we decided that all of this would fall under the jurisdiction of Knowledge (Martial). You may trade in one of your skills for it at no cost, and you would be considered trained in it.

As the hyenas close in, only the Water Prince was able to react in time. Deciding to rush the sole gnoll, Amani heads up, rapier drawn. The gnoll itself raises its hands in a gesture to the hyenas, who move into position.

Spoiler: DC 16 Spellcraft

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He just used the War sphere's Totem of War, making his hyenas do extra damage. Fun fact, since its' so big (50 ft radius), I'm not going to bother to draw it. Just assume that the gnoll and hyenas are within its borders.

At pfm's suggestion, I am trying Google Drawings for the maps. If this is too different, I can change back next round, but let's give it a shot
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1...PpZNuc2kU/edit

[SwordChucks]

Seeing that parlay appears to be off the table, Goma moves to Akaash's side and takes his furrier form. He strikes at the nearest hyena with his tower shield while he keeps his guard.

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HP: 49, AC 27(30), Martial Focus: yes, Form: Hybrid

5ft step "north"
Move action: change shape into hybrid form.
Standard action: Attack hyena 9 with tower shield.

Tower shield bash: (1d20+8)[28], (3d6+6)[20]

If/Then stuff:
If Akaash is attacked, then Goma will use an AOO to give a +2 bonus to his AC with aid another via Bodyguard, and he will use another AOO to use Active Defense giving a +3 to Akaash's AC.
If Goma is attacked, then he will use an AOO to use Active Defense on himself for a +3 to AC.

Aid another: (1d20+8)[15] vs DC 10.

[PSinger]

"He's a Warcaster!" shouts Khwaja Malak. "These hyenas are going to pack a more powerful bite."
Stepping back a little, he calls on Nethys to seal the battle in his group's favor.

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Step 5' to the SE, to the right of Green.
Cast greater serendipity (1 SP), 20' radius, Perform (oratory) (1d20+13)[20]
* Allies gain +1 luck bonus to attack rolls, ability/ skill checks, & saves, enemies receive -1 penalty to the same.

[PSinger]

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Who's Amani? I'm sorry about the Climb. You didn't give a height or anything, so I figured the rock's height wasn't that great. Even that wouldve been Acro though.

The Water Prince uses a flourish to confuse the caster, incorporating the sun to aid his flashy attack before attacking.

Spoiler: Ka-Chow!

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MA: Bluff to Feint (Improved Feint) (1d20+14)[23], includes 1 guile spent to get +2 bonus.
SA: Attack (1d20+9)[27], damage (1d6+5)[10] + (3d6)[6] combined precision damage (sneak attack + Fencer)
* Debilitating Strike for 1 round - Bewildered, target takes -2 to AC, but -4 AC vs. attacks by the Water Prince.

[pfm1995]

Eyes wide at the cackling sound, Alssariq spins and draws his long knife in one fluid motion. He steps quickly between the Khwaja and the advancing hyenas and sinks into a crouch. There, he waits for the first of them to come forwards.

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SwA - Scout Hyena No. 5 Perception - (1d20+7)[27] vs. DC 10 + Hyena's CR. If it succeeds, Alssariq gains a +2 to his AC vs. the Hyena and the Hyena takes a -2 to its AC vs. Alssariq, in addition to leaning about its weaknesses (if any).

Move: Feint at Hyena No. 5 Bluff - (1d20+5)[12] (Includes the -8 for feinting a creature of animal intelligence) Lasts until the beginning of Alssariq's next turn, if successful).

Standard: Ready a Counter Punch against the next hyena within my reach to attack anything.
Attack - (1d20+12)[25] Damage - (1d6+12)[17] + (if the Feint was successful) (3d6)[10]

AoO: If a hyena attacks Alssariq, he'll use Shoulder Roll to add +2 to his AC against that attack. If it misses, he gets an attack on that hyena.
Attack - (1d20+12)[27] Damage - (1d6+6)[9]

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Akaash steps toward the nearest beast, striking at it with the power of the wind before it can attack his ally's exposed flank.

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5' step

trip (move action,-2 penalty via sweep ability of the open hand sphere)
(1d20+7)[27] (no AOO) (+7, -2 sweep, +1 greater trip talent, +1 manuever trained trait)

energy blade (1d20+8)[17] (possible vs tripped)
damage (1d3+5)[8] +(4d6)[7] nonlethal
trip [roll]1d20+12[/toll]

[digiman619]

Acting quickly, both Akaash and Goma were each able to drop a hyena, and Alssariq managed to hit a pair of them (though only one fell; the one marked 3 still stands), but it did not stop their advance, Meanwhile, the Water Prince decided to go against the leader and lands a devastating blow, but that doesn't stop his gesturing¹. He then howls a piercing tone that rattles², if even for a moment.

Everyone roll a DC 14 Will save or become shaken.

Spoiler: DC 17 Kn: Martial (1)

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He is using the Warleader sphere's Aggressive Flanking tactic; now everything within the emanation (the big grey circle) counts as flanking as long as they have an ally also threatening the same foes... which is everyone but 3 (who rolled a 1 and therefore that +2 wouldn't have mattered, and 4... who actually is flanking, so it doesn't matter

Spoiler: DC 17 Kn: Martial (2)

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He used the Fearsome War shout from the Warleader sphere

As far as the hyena's themselves go, while Alssariq was able to fend off most of them, one of them savaged his calf. While it wasn't enough to take them him off his feet, it did leave him with ripped flesh that is bleeding continuously; dealing 7 damage and 1 bleed. Malak was even less lucky; they hyenas were able to get him off his feet and do serious harm to him, doing 11 points of damage; his only saving grace is that the second hyena only set up the strike and hasn't followed through with it.

[[Just in case it got lost in the description, both Malak and Riq are taking 1 bleed, and Malak ate a max damage non-crit attack and is now prone.]]

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[SwordChucks]

Goma steps away from hyena next to him and turns his attention to helping Malak. He attacks the hyena with his shield, glowing with healing energies.

Spoiler: knowledge (martial)

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(1d20+10)[28]
(1d20+10)[16]

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HP 49, AC 27(30), Martial Focus:
Yes, Form: Hybrid

5ft step to the "West" to be adjacent to Malak and Akaash.
Standard: Enduring Crane Strike with the tower shield on hyena 1, healing Malak.

Tower Shield: (1d20+8)[9], (3d6+6)[17]
Healing: (1d6+4)[5]

If Akaash, Malak, or Goma get attacked, then Goma will spend an AOO to use Active Defense to give them +3 to AC.

[PSinger]

Confident with his last strike and the caster's current problems, the Water Prince only seems emboldened by the enemy's howl. He spins dizzyingly with his weapon tracing glinting trails of light before striking home in the caster's leg to try to hobble him.

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I rolled my Will save in OOC with a resounding success. He saved against a fear effect, so his Nightstall Urchin trait kicks in. All rolls reflect his trait and Malak's bonus.
Remember also that the enemy's current AC is -2 against all enemy's this round up to Rafiq's turn, and his AC against Rafiq's attack is -4 penalty.
MA: Improved Feint, bluff (1d20+16)[29], 1 guile spent to boost by 2.
SA: Attack! (1d20+11)[27], damage (1d6+6)[8], precision damage total (3d6)[16].
* Debilitating Injury: All of target's speeds reduced by half (min. 5'), and he cannot take a 5-foot step. AC penalty now goes away.

If crit threatened, then confirmation (1d20+11)[29], crit damage (1d6+6)[9]

[lostsole31]

The pain of his wounds keeping him from even really noticing the enemy caster's attempts to scare him, Khwaja Malak does not try to stand. Instead, he carefully weaves a spell while prone, and tries to reach out to more minds than he ever has before, with the very simple command to "Flee!"

Only if he is free of any adjacent enemies will he try to stand.

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He takes 1 bleed. NOTE: If Goma gets to him first, please let me know and I shall refund that bleed.
Concentration to cast defensively: (1d20+10)[11]
***EDIT: Spell fizzles.

Perform (oratory) to cast Mind [Lesser suggestion + Expanded Charm + Group Charm] (1d20+14)[20] vs. DC 19 for CL 5th.
* Affects 3 targets total ... Hyenas #1, 2, 4. If PCs go before him and drop any of them, then GM's discretion for which to affect.
* Will DC 17 negates.
* Cost = 1 SP.
* He can affect animals, but the command is kept extremely simple.

If, and ONLY IF he is clear of any threatening enemies will he spend a MA to stand.

[pfm1995]

Focused, if we're being honest, more on his own survival than the plight of the gold-skinned man next to him, Alssariq pulls his dagger from the dead hyena only to cry out in pain as its brother catches him in the leg. He turns, favoring the other, and makes ready to respond to its next attack.

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Kn. Martial 1 - (1d20+10)[25]
Kn. Martial 2 - (1d20+10)[14]

SwA - Scout hyena No. 4. Perception - (1d20+7)[19] vs. DC 10 + Hyena's CR. If it succeeds, Alssariq gains a +2 to his AC vs. the Hyena and the Hyena takes a -2 to its AC vs. Alssariq, in addition to leaning about its weaknesses (if any).

Move: Feint at hyena No. 4 Bluff - (1d20+5)[24] (Includes the -8 for feinting a creature of animal intelligence) Lasts until the beginning of Alssariq's next turn, if successful).

Standard: Ready a Counter Punch against the next hyena within my reach to attack anything.
Attack - (1d20+12)[23] Damage - (1d6+12)[14] + (if the Feint was successful) (3d6)[7]

AoO: If a hyena attacks Alssariq, he'll use Shoulder Roll to add +2 to his AC against that attack. If it misses, he gets an attack on that hyena.
Attack - (1d20+12)[32] Damage - (1d6+6)[9]

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Akaash spins into the air on a column of wind, collecting and driving it at at the gnoll with a somersaulting kick.

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will save (1d20+5)[8]

move action to go up and over. should end up flanking the gnoll. looks like he stops on a raised surface, but doesn't fall if he hits anyhow

Exiting adjacent squares moving at half speed forces will saves vs nauseates 1 rnd DC 17

Spoiler: Dizzying Tumble

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Dizzying Tumble (motion)

Your rapid spins and twists leave a creatures reeling. As long as you move no more than your base speed, when you exit a square adjacent to a hostile creature, that creature must succeed on a Will save or be sickened for one round. If you move no more than half your base speed, they are instead nauseated for 1 round on a failed save; this talent cannot be used with the 5-foot step action. You may not nauseate an individual creature with this talent more than once per hour.

Acrobatics to avoid AOO vs hyena (1d20+12)[23] -2 shaken
Acrobatics to avoid AOO vs gnoll (1d20+12)[15] -2 shaken

energy blade
att (1d20+8)[26] -2 shaken +2 flank
damage (1d3+5)[7] + (4d6)[12] nonlethal
trip (1d20+13)[32]

[digiman619]

The Water Prince continues to attack the gnoll, who is in far less good condition then he was a few moments ago. Akaash ran up to assist in taking down the gnoll, a hyena snapping at his heels as he does so and knocks the gnoll insensate as it slides down the rock. Goma tries and fials to hit a hyena, but the hyena attacking him had no more luck. While Alssariq drops the hyena that went after him earlier, the hyenas weren't after him.

Malak tried to cast a spell to get the hyenas off of him, but the beasts savaging him are a tad distracting, so he couldn't get it out correctly. The hyenas continue to attack the supine sage, dealing an additional 14 damage and worsing his bleeding to 3.

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[pfm1995]

Now on the outside of the hyena's circle, Alssariq drives his blade towards one of the hyenas lunging at Malak's prone form.

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SwA - Scout hyena No. 6. Perception - (1d20+5)[11] vs. DC 10 + Hyena's CR. If it succeeds, Alssariq gains a +2 to his AC vs. the Hyena and the Hyena takes a -2 to its AC vs. Alssariq, in addition to leaning about its weaknesses (if any).

Move - Nada

Standard - Ready a Counter Punch against the next hyena within my reach to attack anything.
Attack - (1d20+10)[15] Damage - (1d6+11)[17]

AoO - If a hyena attacks Alssariq, he'll use Shoulder Roll to add +2 to his AC against that attack. If it misses, he gets an attack on that hyena.
Attack - (1d20+10)[23] Damage - (1d6+5)[6]

[lostsole31]

Prince Rafiq does an unassisted aerial cartwheel off of the stone, lands in a crouch, then jumps forward in a tumbling roll to help dissipate the energy before coming up to one of the hyenas and stabbing it.

Spoiler: Prince Rafiq's Crunch

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MA: Move off rock and end at the square immediately NW of hyena #1, which is flanking with Alssariq.
SA: Flanking/ Malak bonus included. (1d20+12)[24], damage (4d6+7)[18] (incl. all precision damage)
* Debilitating Injury: -2 to attack rolls (-4 vs. the prince).

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Khwaja Malak bleeds from several wounds. He takes out his wand, loudly stating the command word (should Akaash need to know it if K-M falls), and touches it to himself to heal some of his wounds, at least stop the bleeding.
Before actions, take 3 bleed.

Spoiler: Khwaja Malak's Crunch

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MA: Draw wand (no AOO).
SA: Heal self for (1d8+1)[5]

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Akaash shoots through the air toward a hyena, driving both feet toward its head, driven by the force of the wind.

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move per map, flanking hyena 2, descend to ground level

energy blade (1d20+10)[12] (includes flank)
damage (1d3+5)[8] + (4d6)[15] nonlethal
trip (1d20+13)[23]

[SwordChucks]

Goma stands his ground next to Malak as he strikes twice with his tower shield. After, he growls in the face of a nearby hyena.

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HP 49, AC 27, Martial Focus:
Yes, Form: hybrid

Standard Action: Flurry Strike on 7.
Move action: Challenge the nearest living hyena, giving it -3 to hit anyone but Goma and Goma gets +1 to hit that hyena.

Tower Shield1: (1d20+8)[18], (3d6+8)[22]
Tower Shield2: (1d20+8)[18], (3d6+8)[21]

If Malak or Goma is attacked, then Goma will spend an AOO to use Active Defense to give +3 to AC.

[digiman619]

The remaining hyenas scatter, leaving you injured but otherwise safe.

Spoiler: Perception DC 15 or Heal DC 10

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The gnoll is still alive

Spoiler: DC 15 Heal

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He's losing blood quickly; if you want to keep him alive long enough to interrogate him, you should heal him some or else he will bleed out rather than wake up

So what's the plan for the evening?

[lostsole31]

Khwaja Malak stands, taking a quick scan of the area, and asks that the gnoll caster be quickly brought to the ground (1 round). "He's still alive."

Prince Rafiq and any that assist him should be able to easily bear him to the ground where K-M can look at him (1 round passes). K-M can't stop the bleeding, so he looks to the others and says, get ready to deal with an enemy if he wakes (another round).

He lets another round pass by while his allies gather round, ready to blast the gnoll (or at least intimidate him) should it awake.

Khwaja Malak then casts cure on the gnoll.

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23 on Sidekick (SK on Discord) for K-M's initial Perception.
Falied Heal check.

A total of four rounds pass before K-M applies the healing ...
He had to pay a point of inspiration for the Perform (oratory), and a spell point for the cure, which = (2d8+4)[8]

He'll then cast cure on himself (1 SP, see SK, 30 hps).

In the meantime, Prince Rafiq will be liberating the caster of any "unnecessary weight" (no, he isn't keeping anything for himself; no pvp-thiefness).

[pfm1995]

Sheathing his dagger with a dull 'thunk', Alssariq limps his way towards the gnoll. "Is there a reason you are healing this vulture? His life is worth more to the desert than it is to us."

[lostsole31]

"Information," says the Khwaja Malak, who - just before healing the gnoll - spends another round to heal Alssariq.

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Cure = (2d8+4)[11]

Cost 1 SP.

[digiman619]

After some mystical aid, the gnoll wakes. His eyes dart back in forth across the assempled party, looking for a quick way out. When one does not reveal itself, he begins cursing in Gnoll before switching to Common. "You may kill me, the the Carrion King will feast on your marrow. Do your worst!"

[stack]

Akaash rolls his eyes. "Yes, yes, can we skip the empty boasts? I mean, really, if you feel the need, can't you at least give us something with a bit more flair?"

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aid another intimidate (or Perform(sarcasm) ) (1d20)[6]

[PSinger]

"I am the Water Prince Rafiq Karim, cur," he says to the gnoll. "Tell us about this Carrion King of yours. What is your name that we commend your failure to him?"

[digiman619]

The gnoll seems too worked up about his leader to pay attention to the WaterPrince's request. "He is the greatest of gnolls, the Unmaker's Herald. HIs massive axe will cleave through all that oppose him. Soon he will gather all the tribes and crush all who stand in his way!"

Spoiler: Kn: Religion DC 13

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The Unmaker refers to Rovagug, one of the most ancient and evil of gods. He sought to destroy Golarion, but the other gods teamed up and defeating him, but not before many had perished. It is said that he now slumbers beneath the earth, waiting for his chance to get out and destroy the word once again.

[lostsole31]

Spoiler: Rollin'...

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Knowledge (Religion) (1d20+9)[17] + (1d6)[6] inspiration

"Rovagug! That oversized dung beetle?!" Khwaja Malak says with some exasperation to his fellows. "I should've hoped in my sleep you civilized people would have gotten rid of the crazies. We had a problem with some of his cults back in 'my day.' Progress, I guess, was never steady; and you never can get rid of all the bugs in the ground."

To the gnoll he adds, "Tell us who serves the Carrion King at the House of the Beast. I don't care about the outlying tribes, just the names, numbers, and types at the king's fane, itself. Your ability to carry a message is in the balance."

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"Well, the destroyer is a step up in the quality of our opposition. I was afraid this would be dull." Akaash deadpans.

[SwordChucks]

"I hope someone will explain a bit after this particular issue is dealt with, because I'm lost right now." says Goma as he strokes his chin.

[PSinger]

"Rovagug is an ancient evil that was sealed away long ago," the water prince says to Goma.