Chapter 1.2

[Penchant]

The team engages the bot while Peggy and Kelly head into the security room to work on the machines in there. Sal nods at Zen and sprints over to Gil, tucking up behind him to benefit from some cover behind the partition, "Wee dawgie! That rattlesnake sure is mad about sumthin'!"

Meanwhile, the bot steps back from Mary's offense and charges the lightning gun up for another shot. The bolt cascades through Mary and into the security office as well.

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Mary closes in and attacks the bot. 7 damage after DR
Peggy starts working on the security system with 1 success
Zen magic missiles the bot for 8 damage
Gil shots at the bot but misses. 
Kelly helps Peggy to work on the security system with 1 success

 

Bot uses Lightning Gun. Mary, Kelly and Peggy must make DC 17 Reflex save for half damage. Kelly and Peggy benefit from Cover and get +2 to their reflex saves.

[Taggerung559]

Mary

Once again sidestepping the energy beam, Mary continues to press the attack, dancing back and forth before taking her swings. Hopefully whatever was driving this things movements had enough of a sense of self-preservation for her darting motions to not be a waste of energy.

"I never said this was better  Gil, just that I prefer it! There's a difference!"

Mechanical actions/OOC comments

5' step up to the bot
Full round action: flurry of blows, replacing the first attack with a feint via improved feinting flurry.

Attacks will be using both piranha strike and fighting defensively.

AC 30 currently.

Feinting vs a non-humanoid suffers a -4 penalty, which I have already deducted from the roll. If the bot has an intelligence of 1 or 2 then there's an additional -8 penalty. If it's mindless, the feint auto-fails.

Statblock

Mary Allensworth
HP: 69/73
Init: +6, Perception: +16 (+18 vs traps)
AC: 23, TAC: 22, FFAC: 16
Fort: +8, Ref: +13, Will: +5, CMD: 21
Special defenses: evasion, uncanny dodge, deflect arrows, danger sense +1
Speed: 30

Melee: +14/+14/+9 Temple Sword (1d8+10/19-20)
Range: +12/+7 Mosin-Nagant (1d10/x4)
Sneak attack: +2d6
Debilitating injury: landing a sneak attack debuffs AC (-2, -4 vs me), attack rolls (-2, -4 vs me), or movement speed (halved) for 1 round.
Fighting defensively: -2 to attack for +7 AC
Piranha strike: -2 to attack for +4 damage
Improved feinting flurry: replace first attack of a flurry with a feint (+21 to bluff) which denies dex to AC for my turn

 

 

Edited March 2 by Taggerung559 (see edit history)

[Starhawk]

Zen, Wastelands Healer and Horologian Priestess

AC15 Touch 14 [HP 52/64] Speed 30' [Fort 8 Ref 8  Will 11]  Channels 9/9 [Adoration 8/8] 

Female Neutral Human Cleric/Stargazer

Level 7 (5/2) Init 3 HP 64/64 DR 0 [Fire Resist 10] Speed 30'

AC 15 Touch 14 Flat-footed 12 CMD 16

Fort 8 Ref 8 Will 11 CMB +3 BAB +4   

[Missile] Staff of Entwined Serpents  AutoHit 2 Magic Missiles 2d4+2 130' range

[Melee] Staff of Entwined Serpents +4 (1d6, x2) Magic +1 Guardian (+1 Saves)

Str 9 Dex 16 Con 12 Int-- 12 Wis 18 Cha 18

In Town (default list)

1st (6) Burning Hand (Domain) 1 , Ears of the City 2, Carrion Compass 1, Blessing of the Watch 1,

2nd (5) Enthrall (Domain) 1, Pagebound Epiphany 1, Restoration (Lesser) 1, Track Ship 1,

3rd (4) Fireball (Domain) 1, Remove Curse 1, Minor Reversion 1 (like 24 hr Aid), Speak with Dead

4th (3) Wall of Fire (Domain) 1, Make Whole (Greater) 1, Restoration 1.

Out of Town (default list)

1st (6) - Burning Hands (Domain) 1, Invisibility to Undead 2, Weapons Against Evil 1, Sanctuary 1, Brightest Night (low light to 3)

2nd (5) - Flaming Sphere (Domain) 1 (used), Drunkard’s Breath 2, Burst of Radiance 1, Protection from Evil (Communal) 1.

3rd (4) – Fireball (Domain) 1 (used), Resist Energy (Communal) 1 (used) , Windwall (vs bullets) 1, Shadowmind 1 (use in dim light to blind 1/lvl)

4th (3) - Wall of Fire (Domain) 1, Concealed Breath (with Drunkard’s Breath) 1, Brightest Light 1 (if we’re caught in darkness, can dispel)

Channeling 9/9 day [DC 19 Will Save] [can remove 4 plus self from AOE]

Positive 6d6 pts /Negative 3d6 pts

Adoration Power 8/8 day [DC 17 or cancel single attack] as immediate action

Condition

Fail a Mind Affecting Save (Reroll @ +8) courtesy of familiar.

Healer's Satchel *Regenerates each day. *Treat Deadly Wounds add Wis (+4) to hp restored. *If by 5 or more, this is 2 × Wis (+8). *+4 circumstance bonus to treat poisons and provide first aid (does not stack with normal) 

Healers Hands *Can treat wounds as a full round action. *If DC exceeded by 10 add Knowledge Planes (5) to amount healed.

Stargazer The Mother Cure spells have Stargazer levels (2) added to hp healed.

 

Zen heads over to Gil and their grey haired partner in crimew, while casting a spell.

 

Move Action: - Move to Gil and wotsisface.

Standard Action: Cast Resist Energy Communal on herself, Gil and grey haired wotsisface.

Note: Zen has 4 minutes of Resist Electricity 20, Gil has 3 minutes of Resist Electricity 20 and wotsisface has 3 minutes of Resist Electricity 20.

[Underleaf]

Peggy Mae Stubbs

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AC: 22 | HP: 85/91 (-7) | CMB: +13/+8+15/+10 to grapple | CMD: 2325 vs grapple | Fortitude: 8 (-1) | Reflex: 8 | Will: 9 | Speed: 50 ft | Conditions: None
Stunning Fist: 2/2 | Ki: 9/9 | AOO: 3

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"Hurt ain't the issue."  Peggy replied aloud to Kelly's query. "More close to a ragdoll that's lost its stuffin'. Ya know?"  It was hard to explain. She just didn't feel right and they didn't have time to analyze the problem. Her eyes followed the man's fingers as they pointed to wires that wound from one side of the console to the other. "You got keen eyes, Kelly. Sharper than a tack and smarts to boot."  She offered a wink of approval. "Hand me Chichi."

A lifetime ago, when the Wastes native was kneehigh to a grasshopper, Peggy apprenticed under a man called Ol'Oak. No one knew his story, where he had come from, or why he settled in Peacemeadow. But he knew how to fix things, and in a backwater farming community, knowing how to fix things was more important than one's history. Ol'Oak was a good teacher, quirky in all the right ways, and when she chose to leave the home, he gifted her with his prized multi-tool. Chichi was a thing of magic and wonder. It was always the exact tool needed for a job. He never explained the name he had given it, but that only added to the mystery of the man. His willingness to part with it gave her confidence that she had made the right decision to leave.

As Kelly passed the cool metal rod to her, Chichi was already folding in on itself to shape into the ideal needlenose pliers she needed. "Should just need tah pull this one loose and connect these others over there..." Peggy reached over the man beside her and paused, waiting to make sure the blaring sounds stopped.

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Mechanics Main Hand: Empty Off Hand: Empty Free: Your action goes here. Swift: Your action goes here. Action: Mechanic check 24 vs DC20. Move: Climb under console. Reaction: Your reaction goes here. Notes: Statblock Peggy Mae Stubbs Human Unchained Softstrike Monk (7) Str +4 (19)   Dex +2 (14)   Con +2 (14) (-1)   Int +0 (10)   Wis +4 (18)   Cha +0 (10) Speed 50 ft   Initiative +2    Languages Common Traits Heavy HitterYou gain a +1 trait bonus on damage rolls made with unarmed attacks., Bandit (Strength)Choose one Profession skill and one ability score other than Wisdom. You add that ability score’s modifier in addition to your Wisdom modifier on checks with the chosen Profession skill. • Unarmed Strike +13/+13 attack, 2d8+6 bludgeoning Skills  Acrobatics (7) +12 Heal - +2 Sense Motive (7) +14 Climb (7) +14 Perception (7) +19 Sleight of Hand - +2 Disable Device - +2 Profession (Mechanic) (7) +16 Stealth - +2 Escape Artist (7) +12 Profession (Pilot) (7) +18 Survival - +4 Fly - +2 Ride - +2 Swim - +4 Weapons aklys, bolas, club, light flail, light mace, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sap, sling, and any weapon with the monk special quality that can deal bludgeoning damage Armor None Feats DodgeYou gain a +1 dodge bonus to your AC. A condition that makes you lose your Dex bonus to AC also makes you lose the benefits of this feat., Improved Unarmed StrikeYou are considered to be armed even when unarmed-you do not provoke attacks of opportunity when you attack foes while unarmed. Your unarmed strikes can deal lethal or nonlethal damage, at your choice., Stunning FistYou must declare that you are using this feat before you make your attack roll (thus, a failed attack roll ruins the attempt). Stunning Fist forces a foe damaged by your unarmed attack to make a Fortitude saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 your character level + your Wis modifier), in addition to dealing damage normally. A defender who fails this saving throw is stunned for 1 round (until just before your next turn). A stunned character drops everything held, can't take actions, loses any Dexterity bonus to AC, and takes a -2 penalty to AC. You may attempt a stunning attack once per day for every four levels you have attained (but see Special), and no more than once per round. Constructs, oozes, plants, undead, incorporeal creatures, and creatures immune to critical hits cannot be stunned., Weapon Focus - Unarmed StrikeYou gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon., Improved GrappleYou do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a grapple combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to grapple a foe. You also receive a +2 bonus to your Combat Maneuver Defense whenever an opponent tries to grapple you., Combat ReflexesYou may make a number of additional attacks of opportunity per round equal to your Dexterity bonus. With this feat, you may also make attacks of opportunity while flat-footed., Extra KiYour ki pool increases by 2., Deflect ArrowsYou must have at least one hand free (holding nothing) to use this feat. Once per round when you would normally be hit with an attack from a ranged weapon, you may deflect it so that you take no damage from it. You must be aware of the attack and not flat-footed. Attempting to deflect a ranged attack doesn't count as an action. Unusually massive ranged weapons (such as boulders or ballista bolts) and ranged attacks generated by natural attacks or spell effects can't be deflected, Stand StillWhen a foe provokes an attack of opportunity due to moving through your adjacent squares, you can make a combat maneuver check as your attack of opportunity. If successful, the enemy cannot move for the rest of his turn. An enemy can still take the rest of his action, but cannot move. This feat also applies to any creature that attempts to move from a square that is adjacent to you if such movement provokes an attack of opportunity. Class Features Flurry of BlowsAt 1st level, a monk can make a flurry of blows as a full-attack action. When making a flurry of blows, the monk can make one additional attack at his highest base attack bonus. This additional attack stacks with the bonus attacks from haste and other similar effects. When using this ability, the monk can make these attacks with any combination of his unarmed strikes and weapons that have the monk special weapon quality. He takes no penalty for using multiple weapons when making a flurry of blows, but he does not gain any additional attacks beyond what’s already granted by the flurry for doing so. (He can still gain additional attacks from a high base attack bonus, from this ability, and from haste and similar effects). At 11th level, a monk can make an additional attack at his highest base attack bonus whenever he makes a flurry of blows. This stacks with the first attack from this ability and additional attacks from haste and similar effects., Non-Lethal StrikeA softstrike monk focuses on blows that do not inflict deadly harm. When a softstrike monk deals nonlethal damage with his unarmed strikes, his monk level is treated as 4 levels higher for the purposes of determining the damage he deals (to a maximum of 4d8 at 20th level for a Medium monk). When dealing lethal damage with his unarmed strikes, his monk level is treated as if it were 4 levels lower (minimum 1st level) for the purpose of determining damage. This alters unarmed strike., Feather TouchA softstrike monk does not take the normal –4 penalty on attack rolls for using a lethal weapon to deal nonlethal damage. In addition, he can use his stunning fist ability while making a nonlethal attack with a weapon., Tenet of LifeThough a softstrike monk accepts that death may happen in combat, he cannot abide killing in cold blood. If he slays an unconscious or helpless living foe, or merely stands by and allows such a killing to occur, he becomes shaken for 1 hour. In addition, the act disrupts the softstrike monk’s ki; if he has a ki pool, he loses a number of ki points equal to half his level, as if they had been spent., EvasionAt 2nd level, a monk can avoid damage from many area-effect attacks. If a monk succeeds at a Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, he instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if a monk is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless monk does not gain the benefit of evasion., Fast MovementAt 3rd level, a monk gains an enhancement bonus to his land speed, as shown on Table: Monk Unchained. A monk in armor or carrying a medium or heavy load loses this extra speed., Ki Pool (9)At 3rd level, a monk gains a pool of ki points, supernatural energy he can use to accomplish amazing feats. The number of points in a monk’s ki pool is equal to 1/2 his monk level + his Wisdom modifier. As long as he has at least 1 point in his ki pool, he can make a ki strike. By spending 1 point from his ki pool as a swift action, a monk can make one additional unarmed strike at his highest attack bonus when making a flurry of blows attack. This bonus attack stacks with all bonus attacks gained from flurry of blows, as well as those from haste and similar effects. A monk gains additional powers that consume points from his ki pool as he gains levels. The ki pool is replenished each morning after 8 hours of rest or meditation; these hours do not need to be consecutive., Ki Strike (Magic)At 3rd level, ki strike allows his unarmed attacks to be treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. At 10th level, his unarmed attacks are also treated as lawful weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. At 16th level, his unarmed attacks are treated as adamantine weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction and bypassing hardness., Ki Power - Zephyr Blow (1ki)At 4th level and every 2 levels thereafter, a monk can select one ki power. These powers allow the monk to perform amazing feats of mystical power and acrobatic prowess by expending points from his ki pool. Once a ki power is selected, it cannot be changed. Some ki powers require the monk to be of a specific level or higher before they can be chosen. Zephyr Blow (Su): By spending 1 ki point as a standard action, a monk with this power can disrupt the wind and create a sharp blast of air, as if using the spell gust of wind. The monk’s caster level for this effect is equal to his monk level., Still MindAt 4th level, a monk gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against enchantment spells and effects., Purity of BodyAt 5th level, a monk gains immunity to all diseases, including supernatural and magical diseases., Style Strike - Stomp FootAt 5th level, a monk can learn one type of style strike. Whenever he makes a flurry of blows, he can designate one of his unarmed strikes as a style strike. This attack is resolved as normal, but it has an additional effect depending on the type of strike chosen. At 9th level, and every 4 levels thereafter, a monk learns an additional style strike. He must choose which style strike to apply before the attack roll is made. At 15th level, he can designate up to two of his unarmed strikes each round as a style strike, and each one can be a different type. The monk can choose from any of the following strikes. Foot Stomp: The monk stomps on a foe’s foot, preventing the opponent from escaping. If the attack hits and the monk ends his turn adjacent to that foe, the foe’s movement is restricted. Until the start of the monk’s next turn, the target of this attack can move only in such a way that the space it occupies is adjacent to the monk. Alternatively, it can attempt a combat maneuver check (against the monk’s CMD) as a standard action to break free. This strike does not work against foes that cannot be tripped. The monk must attack with a kick to use this style strike., Life Giving BlowsAt 6th level, a softstrike monk can force a piece of his life force into a nonliving creature to disrupt its animating essence. If he hits an undead foe with an unarmed attack, he can spend 1 ki point as a free action to remove the target’s immunity to nonlethal damage for a number of minutes equal to his Wisdom modifier. If, during this time, the target’s nonlethal damage exceeds its current hit points, it is destroyed. At 10th level, a softstrike monk can also use this ability against constructs. This replaces the bonus feats gained at 6th and 10th levels., Ki Power - Qinggong Power (Barkskin, 1 ki)Qinggong Power (Su): A monk with this power selects any of the qinggong monk ki powers for which he qualifies based on his monk level. A monk can select this ability multiple times. Each time, he must select a different qinggong monk ki power. Barkskin Duration 10 min./level Barkskin toughens a creature’s skin. The effect grants a +2 enhancement bonus to the creature’s existing natural armor bonus. This enhancement bonus increases by 1 for every three caster levels above 3rd, to a maximum of +5 at 12th level. The enhancement bonus provided by barkskin stacks with the target’s natural armor bonus, but not with other enhancement bonuses to natural armor. A creature without natural armor has an effective natural armor bonus of +0., Ki Strike (Cold Iron/Silver)At 7th level, his unarmed attacks are also treated as cold iron and silver for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Equipment cash on hand $3,700 Handy HaversackA backpack of this sort appears to be well made, well used, and quite ordinary. It has two side pouches, each of which appears large enough to hold about a quart of material. In fact, each is like a bag of holding and can actually hold material of as much as 2 cubic feet in volume or 20 pounds in weight. The large central portion of the pack can contain up to 8 cubic feet or 80 pounds of material. Even when so filled, the backpack always weighs only 5 pounds. While such storage is useful enough, the pack has an even greater power. When the wearer reaches into it for a specific item, that item is always on top. Thus, no digging around and fumbling is ever necessary to find what a haversack contains. Retrieving any specific item from a haversack is a move action, but it does not provoke the attacks of opportunity that retrieving a stored item usually does., Eyes of the EagleThese lenses are made of special crystal and fit over the eyes of the wearer. They grant a +5 competence bonus on Perception checks. Both lenses must be worn to gain the benefit. Wearing only one causes a character to become dizzy and stunned for 1 round., Monk's RobeWhen worn, this simple brown robe confers great ability in unarmed combat. If the wearer has levels in monk, her AC and unarmed damage is treated as a monk of five levels higher. If donned by a character with the Stunning Fist feat, the robe lets her make one additional stunning attack per day. , Traveler's Any ToolThis implement at first seems to be nothing but a 12-inch iron bar lined with small plates and spikes. It can be folded, twisted, hinged, and bent, to form almost any known tool. Hammers, shovels, even a block and tackle (without rope) are possible. It can duplicate any tool the wielder can clearly visualize that contains only limited moving parts, such as a pair of scissors, but not a handloom. It cannot be used to replace missing or broken parts of machines or vehicles unless a mundane tool would have done the job just as well. The any-tool counts as a set of masterwork artisan’s tools for most Craft or Profession skills (although very specialist crafts such as alchemy still require their own unique toolset). It is an ineffective weapon, always counting as an improvised weapon and never granting any masterwork bonus on attack rolls. Masterwork Mechanics Tools

 

 

[namo]

Kelly Paxton (bird form)

The bird avoids most of the damage thanks to the lightning getting grounded by the metallic parts around him. Still, what little he get hurts, both the initial discharge and the muscle spasms that ensue.

And then Peggy, perhaps too focused on the problem and forgetting how small he is, asks him to handle the multi-tool. Not wanting to break her out of her zone, the little bird lands on the handle, grips it with his little feet, then beats his wings hard. He surprises himself by actually managing to raise it and drag it along the floor slowly until it's within reach of the mechanic.

< I guess I never tried that, in bird form. I'm stronger than I thought. > he send, amused, to Tak.

< Way to go, boss > comes the reply.

But when she grabs it he loses his precarious balance and crashes to the floor, from very little height thankfully.

 

Statblock

Kelly Paxton (songbird form)
HP: 41/56
Init: +4, Perception: +21
AC: 27, TAC: 17, FFAC: 23
Fort: +6, Ref: +11, Will: +8, CMD: 16
Speed: 30, fly 40ft (average)

Ranged: +7 Mosin-Nagant (1d10+1/x4) -- vs touch in the 1st increment (80ft)

PP: 51/67
Talents- Detect Psionics, Create Sound, Far Hand
0- Empathy
1- Conceal Thoughts, Entangling Debris, Foxhole, Inevitable Strikes, Skate, Untouchable Aura, Vigor
2- Clairvoyant Sense, Cleanse Body, Defy Gravity, Energy Push, Everyman, Share Pain, True Terror
3- Concussive Onslaught, Energy Wall, Metamorphosis, Telekinetic Force, Time Hop
4- Fold Space, Wall of Ectoplasm

DC 16 + power level
Concentration +13 (+15 roll twice for casting defensively)
Current element: Sonic

at-will Prestidigitation
6/7 Ring of Seven Lovely Colours
2/3 Spellguard Bracers
50/50 Wand of CLW
50/50 Wand of Repair Damage

7h - Share Pain

 

PSICRYSTAL - Tak
HP 28/28
Senses Sighted 40 ft., Perception +10

Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +7
AC: 19, TAC: 16, FFAC: 17
Fort: +5, Ref: +6, Will: +7, CMD: 16
Hardness 8

Telepathic Link with Kelly - 1 mile
Telepathic Speech with anyone - 30ft

Edited March 6 by namo (see edit history)

[LucianV]

Gilbert Percy Gilane a.k.a The Crimson

Gilbert gave a nod of appreciation to Zen as he felt her protective magics wash over him. It was strange what one started to notice if they had the right knowledge and deductive skills. In general, Gilbert could tell Kelly's magic from Zen's even blind folded. Kelly's tended to leave a slight ringing in his left ear, while Zen's was more like a sudden itch he just couldn't scratch. The sensations always passed quickly, most likely too quickly for normal people to notice but Gilbert always made a habit of jotting down those little things that might one day make it into one of the many thesis he was working on.

"And I support you wholeheartedly, Mary. There are a preponderance of women with similar preferences, no matter how pernicious they may be!"

He gave the pair now standing next to him a nod, then a frown. "While you have my undying gratitude for the most auspicious of protections, it might be prudent to adopt a more...expansive arrangement, thus mitigating the inevitable risk of becoming the next example of two birds with one stone." With that, Gilbert dashed further into the next room, doing his best to stay at an angle that didn't provide the spider-bot with multiple targets at once before firing his weapon again.

 

 

Memorized Spells

Level 1: Ray of Enfeeblement, snowball (intensified), snowball (intensified), snowball (intensified), web bolt, windy escape
Level 2: Glitterdust, Raven's Flight, Scorching Ray, Scorching Ray
Level 3: Haste, Haste

Spell Tattoos:
Vanish, Obscuring Mist, Jury-Rig
Raven's Flight, Visualization of the Body, Web
Dispel Magic, Gaseous Form, Air Breathing

 

Arcane Pool: 5/8

Actions

Move: See Map

Swift: N/A
Standard: Shoot Spider bot

Arcane pool active 7/10

 

[Penchant]

The group harries the robot trying to get it off balance but the thing is a veritable tank. However the real threat to the spiderbot is Peggy and Kelly as they work together and reset the security system. The flashing lights fade and the voice goes silent. The spider bot doesn't go dead but stops attacking. It sits there for a second processing what it's simple instruction set can manage and then it turns and ambles back to it's cubby hole and reinserts itself into the socket. The panels are blown off so it's just exposed where it is, but the capacitors shut down and the thing seems to go inert.

 

Sal wipes his sweaty forehead as the adrenaline is still running through him and he mutters, "I ain't never seen that before. And the thing is just sittin' there."

 

 

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Mary jukes and shuffles trying to get the bot to react to her, but her slashes clang against its armored carapace. 
Zen casts a spell
Peggy mechanics things some more
Kelly helps!
Gil shoots the bot a wee bit

 

The party is victorious!

[Starhawk]

Zen, Wastelands Healer and Horologian Priestess

AC15 Touch 14 [HP 52/64] Speed 30' [Fort 8 Ref 8  Will 11]  Channels 9/9 [Adoration 8/8] 

Female Neutral Human Cleric/Stargazer

Level 7 (5/2) Init 3 HP 64/64 DR 0 [Fire Resist 10] Speed 30'

AC 15 Touch 14 Flat-footed 12 CMD 16

Fort 8 Ref 8 Will 11 CMB +3 BAB +4   

[Missile] Staff of Entwined Serpents  AutoHit 2 Magic Missiles 2d4+2 130' range

[Melee] Staff of Entwined Serpents +4 (1d6, x2) Magic +1 Guardian (+1 Saves)

Str 9 Dex 16 Con 12 Int-- 12 Wis 18 Cha 18

In Town (default list)

1st (6) Burning Hand (Domain) 1 , Ears of the City 2, Carrion Compass 1, Blessing of the Watch 1,

2nd (5) Enthrall (Domain) 1, Pagebound Epiphany 1, Restoration (Lesser) 1, Track Ship 1,

3rd (4) Fireball (Domain) 1, Remove Curse 1, Minor Reversion 1 (like 24 hr Aid), Speak with Dead

4th (3) Wall of Fire (Domain) 1, Make Whole (Greater) 1, Restoration 1.

Out of Town (default list)

1st (6) - Burning Hands (Domain) 1, Invisibility to Undead 2, Weapons Against Evil 1, Sanctuary 1, Brightest Night (low light to 3)

2nd (5) - Flaming Sphere (Domain) 1 (used), Drunkard’s Breath 2, Burst of Radiance 1, Protection from Evil (Communal) 1.

3rd (4) – Fireball (Domain) 1 (used), Resist Energy (Communal) 1 (used) , Windwall (vs bullets) 1, Shadowmind 1 (use in dim light to blind 1/lvl)

4th (3) - Wall of Fire (Domain) 1, Concealed Breath (with Drunkard’s Breath) 1, Brightest Light 1 (if we’re caught in darkness, can dispel)

Channeling 9/9 day [DC 19 Will Save] [can remove 4 plus self from AOE]

Positive 6d6 pts /Negative 3d6 pts

Adoration Power 8/8 day [DC 17 or cancel single attack] as immediate action

Condition

Fail a Mind Affecting Save (Reroll @ +8) courtesy of familiar.

Healer's Satchel *Regenerates each day. *Treat Deadly Wounds add Wis (+4) to hp restored. *If by 5 or more, this is 2 × Wis (+8). *+4 circumstance bonus to treat poisons and provide first aid (does not stack with normal) 

Healers Hands *Can treat wounds as a full round action. *If DC exceeded by 10 add Knowledge Planes (5) to amount healed.

Stargazer The Mother Cure spells have Stargazer levels (2) added to hp healed.

 

Zen raises an eyebrow at the contructs' stand down order. "So, now I've made us immune to its weapon for the next three minutes.. we can finish the job?", she drawls, a thick vein of sarcasm evident in her words even as she laughs at the same time. She is, apparently miffed, and amused at the same time. "You know... if we hurry, we can run into another electrical trap before the spell runs out." she adds, clearly not serious.

Note: Zen has 4 minutes of Resist Electricity 20, Gil has 3 minutes of Resist Electricity 20 and wotsisface has 3 minutes of Resist Electricity 20.

[namo]

Kelly Paxton (bird form)

Kelly the bird rights himself up and takes flight again to join the group.
He's decided to keep his shape a little while longer, though it will expire in minutes.

< Well, you can thank Peggy for saving our hides... while you were playing with Lightning Dog over there > he sends to the group (excluding Sal) via Tak.

< ZapPuppy? Fetch&Crush? Nah, can't find a good nick for it. >
He knows it will likely send his friends into a frenzy to find the best joke before the others.

< I wonder if, with time, the thing could be adjusted to work for us instead. But failure might mean death if the anti-intrusion system reignites >, so he's in no hurry to try it out.

 

Statblock

Kelly Paxton (songbird form)
HP: 41/56
Init: +4, Perception: +21
AC: 27, TAC: 17, FFAC: 23
Fort: +6, Ref: +11, Will: +8, CMD: 16
Speed: 30, fly 40ft (average)

Ranged: +7 Mosin-Nagant (1d10+1/x4) -- vs touch in the 1st increment (80ft)

PP: 51/67
Talents- Detect Psionics, Create Sound, Far Hand
0- Empathy
1- Conceal Thoughts, Entangling Debris, Foxhole, Inevitable Strikes, Skate, Untouchable Aura, Vigor
2- Clairvoyant Sense, Cleanse Body, Defy Gravity, Energy Push, Everyman, Share Pain, True Terror
3- Concussive Onslaught, Energy Wall, Metamorphosis, Telekinetic Force, Time Hop
4- Fold Space, Wall of Ectoplasm

DC 16 + power level
Concentration +13 (+15 roll twice for casting defensively)
Current element: Sonic

at-will Prestidigitation
6/7 Ring of Seven Lovely Colours
2/3 Spellguard Bracers
50/50 Wand of CLW
50/50 Wand of Repair Damage

7h - Share Pain

 

PSICRYSTAL - Tak
HP 28/28
Senses Sighted 40 ft., Perception +10

Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +7
AC: 19, TAC: 16, FFAC: 17
Fort: +5, Ref: +6, Will: +7, CMD: 16
Hardness 8

Telepathic Link with Kelly - 1 mile
Telepathic Speech with anyone - 30ft

Edited March 8 by namo (see edit history)

[LucianV]

Gilbert Percy Gilane a.k.a The Crimson

Gilbert let out a grin as he made a gesture. "Ladies first." When the commotion had finally died down, he peered around the corner, then made his way over to the giant mechanical spider. He gave it a light kick, then paused in wait for anymore movement. "Might we salvage the remnants of this formidable adversary for our own purposes? The prospect of incorporating such a marvel into the majestic frame of the Atlas Wake is nothing short of tantalizing. Imagine the awe-inspiring spectacle of a lightning-firing cannon adorning our vessel, assuming Peggy can make it work."

 

 

Memorized Spells

Level 1: Ray of Enfeeblement, snowball (intensified), snowball (intensified), snowball (intensified), web bolt, windy escape
Level 2: Glitterdust, Raven's Flight, Scorching Ray, Scorching Ray
Level 3: Haste, Haste

Spell Tattoos:
Vanish, Obscuring Mist, Jury-Rig
Raven's Flight, Visualization of the Body, Web
Dispel Magic, Gaseous Form, Air Breathing

 

Arcane Pool: 5/8

Actions

Move:
Swift: N/A
Standard: N/A

Arcane pool not active

 

[Underleaf]

Peggy Mae Stubbs

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AC: 22 | HP: 85/91 (-7) | CMB: +13/+8+15/+10 to grapple | CMD: 2325 vs grapple | Fortitude: 8 (-1) | Reflex: 8 | Will: 9 | Speed: 50 ft | Conditions: None
Stunning Fist: 2/2 | Ki: 9/9 | AOO: 3

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Her brow furrowed as she joined the others and saw Kelly fluttering above. "Hells, Kelly..."  Peggy scratched the fabric at the edge of her forehead. "I coulda sworn..."  She shook her head. It wasn't the first time she had been so engaged with her work to not notice his shape change, and this would certainly not be the last, but it made her feel foolish all the same.

She moved to join the others to investigate the mechanical device. "Well, there ain't no machine I can't tear down and build back up. And Attie could use a fancy defense like... Shockers... here offers."  The pilot of their ship glanced up to Kelly to check his opinion of the test name while offering a crooked smile from playing the game he set in motion. Her gaze came back around to Gilbert. "But it'll take time. This here place is all in a language I don't speak or read. Double...or even triples the hours I'd need. More sunsets than I think we plan to spend down here."  Her lips quirked to the side in thought. "Maybe's we bring it on board, and it's a pet project I can work on whiles you all go off galavanting...as some of you tend to do."

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Mechanics Main Hand: Empty Off Hand: Empty Free: Your action goes here. Swift: Your action goes here. Action: ... Move: .... Reaction: Your reaction goes here. Notes: I just now realize that Kelly has been in bird form. Seems appropriate for Peggy to be just as surprised as I am. lol Statblock Peggy Mae Stubbs Human Unchained Softstrike Monk (7) Str +4 (19)   Dex +2 (14)   Con +2 (14) (-1)   Int +0 (10)   Wis +4 (18)   Cha +0 (10) Speed 50 ft   Initiative +2    Languages Common Traits Heavy HitterYou gain a +1 trait bonus on damage rolls made with unarmed attacks., Bandit (Strength)Choose one Profession skill and one ability score other than Wisdom. You add that ability score’s modifier in addition to your Wisdom modifier on checks with the chosen Profession skill. • Unarmed Strike +13/+13 attack, 2d8+6 bludgeoning Skills  Acrobatics (7) +12 Heal - +2 Sense Motive (7) +14 Climb (7) +14 Perception (7) +19 Sleight of Hand - +2 Disable Device - +2 Profession (Mechanic) (7) +16 Stealth - +2 Escape Artist (7) +12 Profession (Pilot) (7) +18 Survival - +4 Fly - +2 Ride - +2 Swim - +4 Weapons aklys, bolas, club, light flail, light mace, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sap, sling, and any weapon with the monk special quality that can deal bludgeoning damage Armor None Feats DodgeYou gain a +1 dodge bonus to your AC. A condition that makes you lose your Dex bonus to AC also makes you lose the benefits of this feat., Improved Unarmed StrikeYou are considered to be armed even when unarmed-you do not provoke attacks of opportunity when you attack foes while unarmed. Your unarmed strikes can deal lethal or nonlethal damage, at your choice., Stunning FistYou must declare that you are using this feat before you make your attack roll (thus, a failed attack roll ruins the attempt). Stunning Fist forces a foe damaged by your unarmed attack to make a Fortitude saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 your character level + your Wis modifier), in addition to dealing damage normally. A defender who fails this saving throw is stunned for 1 round (until just before your next turn). A stunned character drops everything held, can't take actions, loses any Dexterity bonus to AC, and takes a -2 penalty to AC. You may attempt a stunning attack once per day for every four levels you have attained (but see Special), and no more than once per round. Constructs, oozes, plants, undead, incorporeal creatures, and creatures immune to critical hits cannot be stunned., Weapon Focus - Unarmed StrikeYou gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon., Improved GrappleYou do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a grapple combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to grapple a foe. You also receive a +2 bonus to your Combat Maneuver Defense whenever an opponent tries to grapple you., Combat ReflexesYou may make a number of additional attacks of opportunity per round equal to your Dexterity bonus. With this feat, you may also make attacks of opportunity while flat-footed., Extra KiYour ki pool increases by 2., Deflect ArrowsYou must have at least one hand free (holding nothing) to use this feat. Once per round when you would normally be hit with an attack from a ranged weapon, you may deflect it so that you take no damage from it. You must be aware of the attack and not flat-footed. Attempting to deflect a ranged attack doesn't count as an action. Unusually massive ranged weapons (such as boulders or ballista bolts) and ranged attacks generated by natural attacks or spell effects can't be deflected, Stand StillWhen a foe provokes an attack of opportunity due to moving through your adjacent squares, you can make a combat maneuver check as your attack of opportunity. If successful, the enemy cannot move for the rest of his turn. An enemy can still take the rest of his action, but cannot move. This feat also applies to any creature that attempts to move from a square that is adjacent to you if such movement provokes an attack of opportunity. Class Features Flurry of BlowsAt 1st level, a monk can make a flurry of blows as a full-attack action. When making a flurry of blows, the monk can make one additional attack at his highest base attack bonus. This additional attack stacks with the bonus attacks from haste and other similar effects. When using this ability, the monk can make these attacks with any combination of his unarmed strikes and weapons that have the monk special weapon quality. He takes no penalty for using multiple weapons when making a flurry of blows, but he does not gain any additional attacks beyond what’s already granted by the flurry for doing so. (He can still gain additional attacks from a high base attack bonus, from this ability, and from haste and similar effects). At 11th level, a monk can make an additional attack at his highest base attack bonus whenever he makes a flurry of blows. This stacks with the first attack from this ability and additional attacks from haste and similar effects., Non-Lethal StrikeA softstrike monk focuses on blows that do not inflict deadly harm. When a softstrike monk deals nonlethal damage with his unarmed strikes, his monk level is treated as 4 levels higher for the purposes of determining the damage he deals (to a maximum of 4d8 at 20th level for a Medium monk). When dealing lethal damage with his unarmed strikes, his monk level is treated as if it were 4 levels lower (minimum 1st level) for the purpose of determining damage. This alters unarmed strike., Feather TouchA softstrike monk does not take the normal –4 penalty on attack rolls for using a lethal weapon to deal nonlethal damage. In addition, he can use his stunning fist ability while making a nonlethal attack with a weapon., Tenet of LifeThough a softstrike monk accepts that death may happen in combat, he cannot abide killing in cold blood. If he slays an unconscious or helpless living foe, or merely stands by and allows such a killing to occur, he becomes shaken for 1 hour. In addition, the act disrupts the softstrike monk’s ki; if he has a ki pool, he loses a number of ki points equal to half his level, as if they had been spent., EvasionAt 2nd level, a monk can avoid damage from many area-effect attacks. If a monk succeeds at a Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, he instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if a monk is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless monk does not gain the benefit of evasion., Fast MovementAt 3rd level, a monk gains an enhancement bonus to his land speed, as shown on Table: Monk Unchained. A monk in armor or carrying a medium or heavy load loses this extra speed., Ki Pool (9)At 3rd level, a monk gains a pool of ki points, supernatural energy he can use to accomplish amazing feats. The number of points in a monk’s ki pool is equal to 1/2 his monk level + his Wisdom modifier. As long as he has at least 1 point in his ki pool, he can make a ki strike. By spending 1 point from his ki pool as a swift action, a monk can make one additional unarmed strike at his highest attack bonus when making a flurry of blows attack. This bonus attack stacks with all bonus attacks gained from flurry of blows, as well as those from haste and similar effects. A monk gains additional powers that consume points from his ki pool as he gains levels. The ki pool is replenished each morning after 8 hours of rest or meditation; these hours do not need to be consecutive., Ki Strike (Magic)At 3rd level, ki strike allows his unarmed attacks to be treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. At 10th level, his unarmed attacks are also treated as lawful weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. At 16th level, his unarmed attacks are treated as adamantine weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction and bypassing hardness., Ki Power - Zephyr Blow (1ki)At 4th level and every 2 levels thereafter, a monk can select one ki power. These powers allow the monk to perform amazing feats of mystical power and acrobatic prowess by expending points from his ki pool. Once a ki power is selected, it cannot be changed. Some ki powers require the monk to be of a specific level or higher before they can be chosen. Zephyr Blow (Su): By spending 1 ki point as a standard action, a monk with this power can disrupt the wind and create a sharp blast of air, as if using the spell gust of wind. The monk’s caster level for this effect is equal to his monk level., Still MindAt 4th level, a monk gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against enchantment spells and effects., Purity of BodyAt 5th level, a monk gains immunity to all diseases, including supernatural and magical diseases., Style Strike - Stomp FootAt 5th level, a monk can learn one type of style strike. Whenever he makes a flurry of blows, he can designate one of his unarmed strikes as a style strike. This attack is resolved as normal, but it has an additional effect depending on the type of strike chosen. At 9th level, and every 4 levels thereafter, a monk learns an additional style strike. He must choose which style strike to apply before the attack roll is made. At 15th level, he can designate up to two of his unarmed strikes each round as a style strike, and each one can be a different type. The monk can choose from any of the following strikes. Foot Stomp: The monk stomps on a foe’s foot, preventing the opponent from escaping. If the attack hits and the monk ends his turn adjacent to that foe, the foe’s movement is restricted. Until the start of the monk’s next turn, the target of this attack can move only in such a way that the space it occupies is adjacent to the monk. Alternatively, it can attempt a combat maneuver check (against the monk’s CMD) as a standard action to break free. This strike does not work against foes that cannot be tripped. The monk must attack with a kick to use this style strike., Life Giving BlowsAt 6th level, a softstrike monk can force a piece of his life force into a nonliving creature to disrupt its animating essence. If he hits an undead foe with an unarmed attack, he can spend 1 ki point as a free action to remove the target’s immunity to nonlethal damage for a number of minutes equal to his Wisdom modifier. If, during this time, the target’s nonlethal damage exceeds its current hit points, it is destroyed. At 10th level, a softstrike monk can also use this ability against constructs. This replaces the bonus feats gained at 6th and 10th levels., Ki Power - Qinggong Power (Barkskin, 1 ki)Qinggong Power (Su): A monk with this power selects any of the qinggong monk ki powers for which he qualifies based on his monk level. A monk can select this ability multiple times. Each time, he must select a different qinggong monk ki power. Barkskin Duration 10 min./level Barkskin toughens a creature’s skin. The effect grants a +2 enhancement bonus to the creature’s existing natural armor bonus. This enhancement bonus increases by 1 for every three caster levels above 3rd, to a maximum of +5 at 12th level. The enhancement bonus provided by barkskin stacks with the target’s natural armor bonus, but not with other enhancement bonuses to natural armor. A creature without natural armor has an effective natural armor bonus of +0., Ki Strike (Cold Iron/Silver)At 7th level, his unarmed attacks are also treated as cold iron and silver for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Equipment cash on hand $3,700 Handy HaversackA backpack of this sort appears to be well made, well used, and quite ordinary. It has two side pouches, each of which appears large enough to hold about a quart of material. In fact, each is like a bag of holding and can actually hold material of as much as 2 cubic feet in volume or 20 pounds in weight. The large central portion of the pack can contain up to 8 cubic feet or 80 pounds of material. Even when so filled, the backpack always weighs only 5 pounds. While such storage is useful enough, the pack has an even greater power. When the wearer reaches into it for a specific item, that item is always on top. Thus, no digging around and fumbling is ever necessary to find what a haversack contains. Retrieving any specific item from a haversack is a move action, but it does not provoke the attacks of opportunity that retrieving a stored item usually does., Eyes of the EagleThese lenses are made of special crystal and fit over the eyes of the wearer. They grant a +5 competence bonus on Perception checks. Both lenses must be worn to gain the benefit. Wearing only one causes a character to become dizzy and stunned for 1 round., Monk's RobeWhen worn, this simple brown robe confers great ability in unarmed combat. If the wearer has levels in monk, her AC and unarmed damage is treated as a monk of five levels higher. If donned by a character with the Stunning Fist feat, the robe lets her make one additional stunning attack per day. , Traveler's Any ToolThis implement at first seems to be nothing but a 12-inch iron bar lined with small plates and spikes. It can be folded, twisted, hinged, and bent, to form almost any known tool. Hammers, shovels, even a block and tackle (without rope) are possible. It can duplicate any tool the wielder can clearly visualize that contains only limited moving parts, such as a pair of scissors, but not a handloom. It cannot be used to replace missing or broken parts of machines or vehicles unless a mundane tool would have done the job just as well. The any-tool counts as a set of masterwork artisan’s tools for most Craft or Profession skills (although very specialist crafts such as alchemy still require their own unique toolset). It is an ineffective weapon, always counting as an improvised weapon and never granting any masterwork bonus on attack rolls. Masterwork Mechanics Tools

 

 

[Penchant]

Examining the hall, it's clear that there are doors at the east end, however they are covered by heavy steel plates. It would take ages to cut through so Sal is going to have to work on a way to override the lockdown that the system is in. 

The party does manage to bypass the elevator control and starts loading the furniture and easily removed accessories. Sal will likely have a field day stripping the area of useful materials while they are gone. 

After loading the Atlas Wake and taking a well deserved rest the crew move out in the morning. 

 

(Note any healing and treatment that you'll be doing. Otherwise it's just natural healing you'll be having)

[namo]

Kelly Paxton

Bird form

With a dearth of participants, Kelly the bird lands on Peggy's head to crown her the winner.

He is careful to fly away long before the transformation expires, lest he and her find themselves in a precarious position.

 

Human form

"Well, Sal, we delivered, didn't we?

Alright, we'll let you settle down here."

While they ride up on the elevators, he reaches out to touch Peggy, and anybody else who has been stung by the mechanical wasps, easing the torment they suffered.

As they head to A.W., he thinks out loud: "I definitely do not have the soul of scavenger. Rich payback or not, I would not want to live weeks down there, neither alone nor with company...

Bless Sal's singular mindset."

He'll welcome any healing Zen can spare.

Actions

He manifests Cleanse Body as needed to heal ability damage.

 

Statblock

Kelly Paxton
HP: 41/56
Init: +4, Perception: +21
AC: 27, TAC: 17, FFAC: 23
Fort: +6, Ref: +11, Will: +8, CMD: 16
Speed: 30, fly 40ft (average)

Ranged: +7 Mosin-Nagant (1d10+1/x4) -- vs touch in the 1st increment (80ft)

PP: 51/67
Talents- Detect Psionics, Create Sound, Far Hand
0- Empathy
1- Conceal Thoughts, Entangling Debris, Foxhole, Inevitable Strikes, Skate, Untouchable Aura, Vigor
2- Clairvoyant Sense, Cleanse Body, Defy Gravity, Energy Push, Everyman, Share Pain, True Terror
3- Concussive Onslaught, Energy Wall, Metamorphosis, Telekinetic Force, Time Hop
4- Fold Space, Wall of Ectoplasm

DC 16 + power level
Concentration +13 (+15 roll twice for casting defensively)
Current element: Sonic

at-will Prestidigitation
6/7 Ring of Seven Lovely Colours
2/3 Spellguard Bracers
50/50 Wand of CLW
50/50 Wand of Repair Damage

7h - Share Pain

 

PSICRYSTAL - Tak
HP 28/28
Senses Sighted 40 ft., Perception +10

Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +7
AC: 19, TAC: 16, FFAC: 17
Fort: +5, Ref: +6, Will: +7, CMD: 16
Hardness 8

Telepathic Link with Kelly - 1 mile
Telepathic Speech with anyone - 30ft

[Starhawk]

Zen, Wastelands Healer and Horologian Priestess

AC15 Touch 14 [HP 52/64] Speed 30' [Fort 8 Ref 8  Will 11]  Channels 9/9 [Adoration 8/8] 

Female Neutral Human Cleric/Stargazer

Level 7 (5/2) Init 3 HP 64/64 DR 0 [Fire Resist 10] Speed 30'

AC 15 Touch 14 Flat-footed 12 CMD 16

Fort 8 Ref 8 Will 11 CMB +3 BAB +4   

[Missile] Staff of Entwined Serpents  AutoHit 2 Magic Missiles 2d4+2 130' range

[Melee] Staff of Entwined Serpents +4 (1d6, x2) Magic +1 Guardian (+1 Saves)

Str 9 Dex 16 Con 12 Int-- 12 Wis 18 Cha 18

In Town (default list)

1st (6) Burning Hand (Domain) 1 , Ears of the City 2, Carrion Compass 1, Blessing of the Watch 1,

2nd (5) Enthrall (Domain) 1, Pagebound Epiphany 1, Restoration (Lesser) 1, Track Ship 1,

3rd (4) Fireball (Domain) 1, Remove Curse 1, Minor Reversion 1 (like 24 hr Aid), Speak with Dead

4th (3) Wall of Fire (Domain) 1, Make Whole (Greater) 1, Restoration 1.

Out of Town (default list)

1st (6) - Burning Hands (Domain) 1, Invisibility to Undead 2, Weapons Against Evil 1, Sanctuary 1, Brightest Night (low light to 3)

2nd (5) - Flaming Sphere (Domain) 1 (used), Drunkard’s Breath 2, Burst of Radiance 1, Protection from Evil (Communal) 1.

3rd (4) – Fireball (Domain) 1 (used), Resist Energy (Communal) 1 (used) , Windwall (vs bullets) 1, Shadowmind 1 (use in dim light to blind 1/lvl)

4th (3) - Wall of Fire (Domain) 1, Concealed Breath (with Drunkard’s Breath) 1, Brightest Light 1 (if we’re caught in darkness, can dispel)

Channeling 9/9 day [DC 19 Will Save] [can remove 4 plus self from AOE]

Positive 6d6 pts /Negative 3d6 pts

Adoration Power 8/8 day [DC 17 or cancel single attack] as immediate action

Condition

Fail a Mind Affecting Save (Reroll @ +8) courtesy of familiar.

Healer's Satchel *Regenerates each day. *Treat Deadly Wounds add Wis (+4) to hp restored. *If by 5 or more, this is 2 × Wis (+8). *+4 circumstance bonus to treat poisons and provide first aid (does not stack with normal) 

Healers Hands *Can treat wounds as a full round action. *If DC exceeded by 10 add Knowledge Planes (5) to amount healed.

Stargazer The Mother Cure spells have Stargazer levels (2) added to hp healed.

 

Zen heals everyone's wounds, seemingly with a single wave of her symbol carrying hand, giving the distinct impression she could heal a small army. All that's left to do is wipe off the dried blood and stitch rents.

Edited March 13 by Starhawk (see edit history)

[Penchant]

With rest and healing all around, the party feels right and ready to go. The Atlas Wake is loaded down with loot and heading back. The party decides to follow up on the lead that Slim gave them on Dirk's stash of ill gotten gains. Several days of uneventful travel brings the Wake to the ravine that the stash is supposedly located in.

With high rock walls on either side, the ravine is well concealed from casual observation. As the Wake circles overhead, the hulks of a number of skimmers and skimrods can be seen. They are all smoldering and burned out. A number of bodies can be seen in the ravine as well, apparently fresh. No further detail can be seen from the bow of the Wake.