Success over the weekend, with the conclusion of Chapter 5 of the Rise of the Runelords. The group, rather focused this week, managed to wrap up the Halls of Wrath section of Runeforge, and escape back to Golarion. In the process, they rather easily defeated the guardians, and it was only when the Barbarian opted to engage in single combat with the main villain was there a pause. Initially that fight looked to be very fast, as he knocked her to 50% health on the first charge, but after summoning in an ally demon, and flying up out of the barbarian’s reach, the fight quickly turned direction. Over several rounds, the stoneskin protection was steadily broken down, while the rest of the group honorably stood on the sidelines as requested (despite arguments against). Finally, the group could not resist any longer, after a Power Word: Stun knocked Amiri out of action for several rounds. As they engaged, the fight shifted again, and a few rounds later it was all done. At the end, I came to find that the barbarian was down to only 3 hp, counting his ongoing rage, and definitely would have died had the group not gotten involved.
Happily, they stepped thru the portal back to Golarion, to prepare for the final Chapter of the campaign.
