DM PatheticWretch presents First Steps (Inactive)

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Chortles and Jivan both prepare to attack any enemies leaving the mist, leaving only Theodric to act before the enemy.

Theo is up!


Delaying Theo.

While the heroes wait for someone to emerge from the mist, they are greeted instead by fist-sized balls of force, both of which unerringly strike Stonetree.

Almost immediately thereafter, a leather-clad enemy rushes from the mist, trying to take the group by surprise. He nimbly dodges Chortles' arrow at the last minute, but his luck runs out as Jivan's powerful attack catches him straight in the chest. The man stumbles and then falls hard, and though alive, a strange gurgling sound bubbles from his throat.

"Hey, get up, Larkin! The fun's just starting!" a crazed-looking halfling sneers as he follows from the mist. The small foe swings a greataxe at Stonetree, and while he misses, it appears to be an attack to avoid...the halfling is swinging to kill.

Another female spell-caster can be heard completing a spell, though she is still impossible to make out.

Round 2 Initiative (bold may act)
Chortles
Jivan

Halli
Larkin
Ledford
Deandre
Ansha
Stonetree (-7)
Theodric

magic missile: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 2 = 7

greataxe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

The Exchange

M Human Telekineticist6/ UCRog1| AC 19 T 15 FF 15 | HP 53/53 (0 NL) | F +8 R +9 W +3 | Init +4 | Perc +10

Jivan skips back a step and gathers power to himself with a roar, sending another high-powered copper piece at the halfling.

Penny for Puny: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Pushing infusion bull rush: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Grand Lodge

M Human Brawler 4 | HP40/40 | AC 21; Tch 14; FF 17 | F +6; R +6; W +2 | CMB +8; CMD 22 Trip(11/25) | Init +2 | Perc +8

"What is peoples fascination with axes and swinging them at me?" Stonetree barks loudly after the halflings missed swing.

"Now I am go to take your little toy away, than I am going to ue you as a battering ram on your friends backsides" Stonetree growled at the halfling.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Stonetree attempts to disarm the halfling.

Disarm: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Dark Archive

Female Elf Wizard (Manipulator) 6/Enchanting Courtesan 4 | HP 58 AC 10 ff 10 touch 10 F+6 R+4 W+7 CMD 12 Init. +4 | Portrait

Ansha steps to one side in the alley. She chants a short arcane phrase and flicks a glob of acid at the crazed halfling.

Acid Splash, ranged touch: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (13) - 4 = 9
1d3 ⇒ 1


Theodric and Chortles still up...

Silver Crusade

Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1

"Stonetree, hang in there!" Chortles feels his heart surge with heroism. He strides forward portraying a mighty night of King Falseheart, facing danger and betrayal, all with stone faced might. He raises his hands and swirls them in mystic arcs while whispering words of power.

Cure Light Wounds on Stonetree
cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5


Jivan sends another high-powered projectile boring into the halfling's flesh. The halfling bleeds from a chest-wound profusely, but still maintains his feet.

FYI, Stonetree, Intimidate in combat is a standard action. I'm guessing that roll was just for some flavor, but without some feats it is your action for the rounds. I'll go with your disarm attempt. I'm also guessing you wanted to use martial flexibility to gain improved disarm for the round so you don't have an AoO against you, ya? If so, please let me know in the future.

Stonetree adeptly removes the halfling's greataxe from his hands, leaving the wounded warrior sputtering in indignation. Ansha's attack misses, while Chortles heals Stonetree.

The enemy respond, with a ray of acid flying close to Stonetree's face, but splatting against the wall.

The flustered halfling takes a step back, draws a potion, and quaffs it, healing most of his wounds.

Finally, after another spell cast by a woman in the mist, a pair of identical females in chain shirts emerge...one must be a decoy!

Round 3 Initiative (bold may act)

Chortles
Jivan

Halli
Larkin (unconscious)
Ledford (-1)
Deandre
Ansha
Stonetree (-2)
Theodric

DM:

acidic ray, ranged touch: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 2 - 4 = 81d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Silver Crusade

Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1

Chortles tumbles back to cover, unslinging his bow. He rests on one knee, pulls back and steadies his aim, and fires a bolt at the soon-to-need-rehealing halfling.

short bow attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Grand Lodge

M Human Brawler 4 | HP40/40 | AC 21; Tch 14; FF 17 | F +6; R +6; W +2 | CMB +8; CMD 22 Trip(11/25) | Init +2 | Perc +8

Stonetree steps up and introduces the halfing to his fist.

unarmed strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Dark Archive

Female Elf Wizard (Manipulator) 6/Enchanting Courtesan 4 | HP 58 AC 10 ff 10 touch 10 F+6 R+4 W+7 CMD 12 Init. +4 | Portrait

Acid Splash: 1d20 ⇒ 18
1d3 ⇒ 3

Ansha takes a step closer to the corner of the alley, then chants another word of power, sending a glob of acid at the duplicated woman. "This won't go well for you," she calls. "Why not surrender now?"

The Exchange

M Human Telekineticist6/ UCRog1| AC 19 T 15 FF 15 | HP 53/53 (0 NL) | F +8 R +9 W +3 | Init +4 | Perc +10

Jivan hurls another copper at the lady, but misses in the mist.

Copper to Chain-shirted Lady, incl. PBS: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11


Chortles looses an arrow at the weaponless halfling, landing firmly in the warrior's leg. Stonetree uses the distraction to land a fist firmly in the halfling's teeth, knocking several out and dropping him flat on the cobblestones.

Ansha throws some acid at the duplicated woman, which curses as she apparently hits the real one. Jivan misses his target this time.

From the mist, some more magic missiles strike Stonetree, leaving a smoking wound in his flesh.

The duplicated woman glares at Ansha. "This isn't over! Not by a long-shot! I've still got some tricks up my sleeve!" she says, and to prove it, a wave of weakening energy sweeps over the group.

Everyone takes 2 dmg, DC 11 fort for half dmg.

Round 4 Initiative (bold may act)

Chortles
Jivan

Halli (-1)
Larkin (unconscious)
Ledford (unconscious)
Deandre (-3)
Ansha
Stonetree (-4)
Theodric

DM:

which target?: 1d2 ⇒ 1
magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
channel: 1d6 ⇒ 2
fort: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Grand Lodge

M Human Brawler 4 | HP40/40 | AC 21; Tch 14; FF 17 | F +6; R +6; W +2 | CMB +8; CMD 22 Trip(11/25) | Init +2 | Perc +8

fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Stonetree steps over the halfing and shows he apparently has no reservations about hitting women.

unarmed strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Silver Crusade

Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1

All in one fluid motion, Chortles lightens his quiver, bends the string, and sites the duplicated woman. "You should've taken Ansha's offer."

short bow attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

The Exchange

M Human Telekineticist6/ UCRog1| AC 19 T 15 FF 15 | HP 53/53 (0 NL) | F +8 R +9 W +3 | Init +4 | Perc +10

Jivan shrugs and keeps penny-pitching, the echoes of his aetheric storm rumbling from the narrow walls of the alley.

TK blast, incl. PBS: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Which one hit: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Bull Rush: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Dark Archive

Female Elf Wizard (Manipulator) 6/Enchanting Courtesan 4 | HP 58 AC 10 ff 10 touch 10 F+6 R+4 W+7 CMD 12 Init. +4 | Portrait

Ansha reaches into a belt pouch, touching the pearl inside. She invokes the command word under her breath, and a previously spent spell welled up in her mind again. A faint, predatory smile curves her lips as she looks at the duplicated woman again from around the corner.

Using her pearl of power to regain charm person.

The Exchange

M Human Telekineticist6/ UCRog1| AC 19 T 15 FF 15 | HP 53/53 (0 NL) | F +8 R +9 W +3 | Init +4 | Perc +10

Whoops, almost forgot.

DC 11 Fort save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Jivan manages to resist the wave of negative energy, and in return targets the woman.

Silver Crusade

Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1

ditto
Fort save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

Dark Archive

Female Elf Wizard (Manipulator) 6/Enchanting Courtesan 4 | HP 58 AC 10 ff 10 touch 10 F+6 R+4 W+7 CMD 12 Init. +4 | Portrait

Fortitude: 1d20 ⇒ 15


The entire group resists the worst of the negative energy wave, though the woman's companions on the ground seem worse for the wear.

Stonetree steps forward and strikes hard at one of the two images of the enemy cleric, but in the end he finds his fist only striking air. However, the image does disappear.

Chortles' attack also sails wide into the mist.

Jivan has better luck, striking the woman soundly and sending copper drilling through her chain shirt. She seems to barely retain her feet.

Ansha regains the use of her spell, preparing to end the combat one way or another.

Stonetree takes another magic missile from the still-unseen assailant in the mist, leaving his cumulative wounds significant.

The enemy cleric, now increasingly wounded and angry, releases one more wave of negative energy, engulfing all of the group and even her own allies.

Everyone takes 3 dmg, or a DC 11 Fort save makes it 1 instead. Failed fort save for Stonetree will drop him.

Round 4 Initiative (bold may act)

Chortles (-1)
Jivan (-1)

Halli (-1)
Larkin (unconscious)
Ledford (unconscious)
Deandre (-11)
Ansha (-1)
Stonetree (-10)
Theodric

DM:

target?: 1d2 ⇒ 2
magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
channel: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Silver Crusade

Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1

Chortles lunges forward to slow Stonetree's fall.

cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Fort save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Grand Lodge

M Human Brawler 4 | HP40/40 | AC 21; Tch 14; FF 17 | F +6; R +6; W +2 | CMB +8; CMD 22 Trip(11/25) | Init +2 | Perc +8

Stonetree frustrated by striking air turns on his heel and places kick straight into the clerics chest. "Hide from this" Stonetree growled under his breath.

unarmed strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

The Exchange

M Human Telekineticist6/ UCRog1| AC 19 T 15 FF 15 | HP 53/53 (0 NL) | F +8 R +9 W +3 | Init +4 | Perc +10

DC 11 Fort save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Jivan easily shrugs off the wave of evil power again. If Stonetree's blow is enough to put the cleric down, Jivan will call out, "All your friends are fallen. You should run away now." Copper piece in hand, the kineticist will then advance into the mist.

Dark Archive

Female Elf Wizard (Manipulator) 6/Enchanting Courtesan 4 | HP 58 AC 10 ff 10 touch 10 F+6 R+4 W+7 CMD 12 Init. +4 | Portrait

Ansha delays until she can determine whether the duplicated woman has fallen, observing the situation until she sees an opportunity.

Delay until after Stonetree.

If the cleric falls:
Ansha darts around the corner, advancing over the fallen enemy cleric, and incants the words from the scroll of burning hands she had in-hand. As she completes the incantation, the scroll burns to ash in her hands and a jet of flame erupts from the air between them to burn away some of the mist. She'll move to the bottom square occupied by the cleric-images; the burning hands spell will affect the top two squares to the right of that position, and the bottom three.


Chortles heals Stonetree, and the reinvigorated brawler steps forward and slams his fist into the woman's sternum. Already reeling, she's knocked out cold.

The last enemy, still enshrouded in mist, curses and runs away. By the time Ansha clears the mist away, there is no one left to oppose the Pathfinders.

The would-be thieves are defeated!

None of them are outright dead, and can be healed to keep them alive to face justice...or left to rot in the street.

In the end, the Pathfinders are able to successfully report back to Venture Captain Valsin. He thanks them, and lets out a chuckle at their description of events.

"Very few missions for the Pathfinder Society involve busy work like today. You did well, though, and that earns my repsect. I'll keep you in mind when I need agents who aren't afraid to get work done."

After the short congratulation speech, he sends the Pathfinders off to earn a well-needed rest.

That's it! I'll need a little time to get Chronicles ready. I had been contemplating doing Wounded Wisp next...but we've lost a lot of players over the last two scenarios. I'll see who still wants in, and if there aren't enough, I'll recruit a few more. Don't expect the next one to start for another couple weeks, though. Great work! In case anyone is curious as to the reward for the scenario, you all earn: 1 XP, 2 PP, 417 gp, and if you had a day job, a few more gold.

The Exchange

M Human Telekineticist6/ UCRog1| AC 19 T 15 FF 15 | HP 53/53 (0 NL) | F +8 R +9 W +3 | Init +4 | Perc +10

Thanks for running! Jivan is now L2, though, and I've already played Wounded Wisp with an L2 character so he's not eligible. I'll see if I have another L1 character laying about (besides the one who's going to get the chronicles for the Honor's Echo game I'll be playing in tonight and in a couple of weeks).


Sounds good.

Grand Lodge

M Human Brawler 4 | HP40/40 | AC 21; Tch 14; FF 17 | F +6; R +6; W +2 | CMB +8; CMD 22 Trip(11/25) | Init +2 | Perc +8

Ah, I still want more. Guess I will just have to wait for the next game. Thanks for the effort Sir! It was well worth it.

Silver Crusade

Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1

Well done and thanks for the trip! That was fun. I'm in for the next.

The Exchange

M Human Telekineticist6/ UCRog1| AC 19 T 15 FF 15 | HP 53/53 (0 NL) | F +8 R +9 W +3 | Init +4 | Perc +10

I'll see what the party looks like, then make up something to fill the biggest hole.

Dark Archive

Female Elf Wizard (Manipulator) 6/Enchanting Courtesan 4 | HP 58 AC 10 ff 10 touch 10 F+6 R+4 W+7 CMD 12 Init. +4 | Portrait

Thanks for DMing again, PW--it was fun! I'm up for more, too.

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