DM Shisumo's Linear Fighters, Quadratic Hobgoblins Ironfang Invasion (Inactive)

Game Master Shisumo

Do we have a map of the town? How much out of the way would stopping by the smithy be?

Phaendar is basically a ring, built around the open oval that is the Market Green. If you imagine the Market Green as circular (it isn't, really, but this is close enough) and straight up 12 o'clock is north, then the Inn is at 12:00 (with Jeb's house right next door), the bridge is at 1:00, Iteb's place is at 6:00, the Trading Company is at 6:30, Oreld's Shop is at 4:00 (with Bunko's house around the back), and the Riverwood Shrine is at 8:30.

And the big stone tower is right where the clock hands come together in the middle.

So basically, going home to check on Iteb's blacksmith is the furthest possible out of the way of getting to the bridge? That sounds really dangerous.

The straight-line distance from the front door of the Taproot to Iteb's porch is just under 250 feet. Walking the entire loop around the Market Green is about 800 feet. The Gardaxe farm is directly north of the Inn, right against the riverbank, and Bunko's place is in a set of side streets that loop away to the southeast from the main road (which is called the Greensedge), but otherwise all the places you might want to visit face right out onto the Green.

Maybe a bit far, but given how things ended up I'm without any of my standard gear and tools, plus he gave us a line of reasoning for heading to the trading company anyway.

You get another 80 XP for that fight.

Loot:
Water keg (worth 3 Provision Points)
Additional foodstuffs worth another 5 Provision Points
longsword
longbow and 20 arrows
studded leather armor
light steel shield

Also, you now have followers! While they are accompanying you, on the second or later round of any combat, you can make a Diplomacy or Intimidate check, DC 12, as a free action to get an Aid Another bonus to your AC or your next attack, to have someone hand you something, to have someone make a First Aid attempt, or to have someone drag a fallen ally away from a battle. With a DC 17 check they will make an attack for you, but even the warrior is likely to go down fast if someone actually attacks them.

Currently you have four followers: Jet (aristocrat 2), plus a warrior 1, aristocrat 1, and a commoner 1.

I have a feeling we will be babysitting these followers to prevent them from dying :) Interesting AP so far. I assume it's going to have something like the rebellion system from HR or something like KM or these lines. I love these things. So far I'm very happy I didn't spoil my fun by reading anything about II before this PbP. Plus, it's always awesome to play a hotheaded dwarf.

Bunko sort of took the longsword from previous list... turned it into a mwk one through trade.
I'll assume Iteb is carrying this stuff for now, until someone else does.

xp: 280/(2000?)
Loot Available
2x Studded Leather Armor (Medium)
2x longsword (Medium)
2x longbow (Medium))
40 arrows
2x Light Steel Shield (Medium)
Heavy Crossbow (with 20 bolts and 10 masterwork bolts)
8x Guidance Potion
a wand
a scroll containing three different spells
13 Provision Points

Companions
Jet (aristocrat 2),
1x warrior 1,
1x aristocrat 1
1x commoner 1

Well, you guys now have a whole bunch of random followers with you - carrying items is really something of a nonissue at this point.

We are using Medium progression, yes.

Aubrin has no need for the hobgoblin longsword she swapped with Bunko - she can barely stand upright, let alone fight - so it's still in the loot pile.

You might want to check in the Campaign Info tab.

We're going to need to recruit an adept with detect magic and identify asap xD

I have made it a personal challenge to not actually participate in any fights until I hit level 2. ;)

On an unrelated note, I just discovered that there's a Juggler bard archetype, and I feel like I need to make a PFS character around it.

Oh I tried the Juggler. Quite fun!

Not counting the balls in the loot. :|

Loot Available
2x Studded Leather Armor (Medium)
2x longsword (Medium)
2x longbow (Medium))
40 arrows
2x Light Steel Shield (Medium)
Heavy Crossbow (with 20 bolts and 10 masterwork bolts)
8x Guidance Potion
1x Wand (from Hobgoblin Backpack)
2x Wand (from inn cellar)
2x Elixirs (from Inn cellar)
1x Scroll [three different spells] (from

My view appears bugged, can't see any posts.

Nevermind, fixed itself. That was odd, anyone know of that bug? Showe the page with # of posts, and even let me post blindly, but couldn't see any.

Unsure - Shisumo mentioned that there was something weird going on with the forums, but things seem to have ironed themselves out now.

I'm grabbing one of the studded leathers, hope that's fine.

It's there to be taken. Also, I'll let everyone else resolve the Tom locking himself inside. Iteb is going to assume it more as a waste of time but will contribute to a communal door-knock down effort if it means getting out of the inn faster.

Farrow and Clidon have a total of 10 addition Provision Points between them, but unlike the rest of your followers (who can be assumed to be Friendly), they are Hostile and requests of them can't be made until you can adjust their attitude to at least Indifferent.

Was there any more stops necessary besides the trading company/Iteb's place and (where did Bunko need to go for her stuff?)

Trying to determine the path we'd be taking on our way out. Considering Aubrin suggested we'd leave out the bridge path as well.

Was there any more stops necessary besides the trading company/Iteb's place and (where did Bunko need to go for her stuff?)

Trying to determine the path we'd be taking on our way out. Considering Aubrin suggested we'd leave out the bridge path as well.

Well, Jeb might have something to say on the topic, given what's just occurred, but I have added a map of the town with major landmarks to the campaign header. For scale purposes, as I said before, the distance from the front of the Taproot Inn to the front door of Iteb's shop is almost exactly 250 feet.

Very convenient to have, thanks. Looks a lot different than i was imagining it; it helps having the visualization. After resolving the potential attack on the two Hobs at the Gardaxe farm, Still stands to question other stops we might have to make, whether to go in a full circle or straight to Bunko's place first. Might pick up more stragglers around the shrine for instance, or just focus on getting out of the town soon as we can.

The decisions are up to you guys.

Bunko's actually a guy. I think I copied your cheatsheet, Iteb, and forgot to change the gender. :)

The question was indeed directed to everyone else, just trying to get the thoughts of others on the matter.
I copied my character sheet from someone else too, for the skeleton to build on xD

Sounds like everyone is moving in so far, just need Lysander and Gareth's response.

Bunko's actually a guy, Iteb's actually an orc, and honestly, what do labels matter anyway? #LoveIsLove

:D :D :D

Was that a nod to rule 34?

Also, i pray we don't reach 48 hours without a post. :(

Well, someone in my other thread did remind me that not only was it a weekend, but it was specifically a holiday weekend, so expecting slow posting was entirely reasonable. Trust me, though, I'm not above botting a little.

I don't usually post on weekends, and many people here on the forums are on the same boat :) I think we're fine.

Would you look at that. I think Jeb might have hit something!

Hey Jeb, what alignment is Ragam? And what is he likely to grow up to be, job-wise?

80 XP each for this fight. A search of the Gardaxe farm comes up with 1d6 ⇒ 4 Provision Points, and you have Ragam Gardaxe (commoner 1) as another follower.

Alignment? Eh, I'm thinking somewhere between CN and CG. He's on track to become a farmer like his parents, but he's actually pretty good at singing and playing the lute, for an amateur dwarf.

What of the loot reward, from the two hobs?

Ah yes, my mistake. They have the standard Ironfang legionnaire kits: longsword, longbow with 20 arrows, light steel shield, and studded leather armor. So you have two more of each of those.

Thanks. Trying to keep a running tally of things. Sounds like our best best is to move as a group, or have the survivors hunker down somewhere while we try to round up others before leaving together? (not asking you Shisumo, since you assumed i was doing that before)

XP 360/2000

Loot Available
4x Studded Leather Armor (Medium)
4x longsword (Medium)
4x longbow (Medium))
80 arrows
4x Light Steel Shield (Medium)
1x Heavy Crossbow
20 bolts
10 masterwork bolts)

8x Guidance Potion
1x Wand (from Hobgoblin backpack)
2x Wand (from inn cellar)
2x Elixirs (from inn cellar)
1x Scroll [three different spells] (from Hobgoblin backpack

Going to need a decision on the plan here. Attack the bridge now and send people across to wait for you as Gareth is advocating, leave them somewhere south of the river but holed up to wait as Iteb mentioned just above, or going with you as you continue to sweep the town as Jeb suggests?

To be clear, i think mechanically it would make more sense to bring along the group because they're safer as NPCs following us. Mentally, it feels safer for them to hide separate from us than having a group of what... 11 people drawing attention? Half of them non-combatants?

80 XP for the wolf.

I tend to look at discussion before development. Just saw "80 Xp" and was realized how things went. Neato

XP 440/2000

Loot Available
5x Studded Leather Armor (Medium)
4x longsword (Medium)
4x longbow (Medium))
80 arrows
4x Light Steel Shield (Medium)
1x Heavy Crossbow
20 bolts
10 masterwork bolts)

8x Guidance Potion
1x Wand (from Hobgoblin backpack)
2x Wand (from inn cellar)
2x Elixirs (from inn cellar)
1x Scroll [three different spells] (from Hobgoblin backpack

Battle map has been added to the top of the page.

I don't believe they're close enough to actually cleave. They have to be adjacent to one another.

Honestly, setting up a cleave in most situation is pretty hard.

Until I get all the cleave feats (goblin, orc, giant, great cleave) it will be fairly tough. Nevertheless since it's the beginning of combat and I have no idea (plus being a small space), I let it for the GM to tell me (hence why I say "if possible" on my post). There are certain scenarios and APs where the situations are favorable and other not.

Ah sorry about that. I was taking into account the battle map we were provided this time around, and assuming that to be the layout. Didn't mean to sound snooty if i did.

Honestly, your blows are the type that i think we may be facing one less enemy each time we enter! :D

120 XP for the fight.

Loot includes two potions, two flasks of alchemist’s fire, padded armor, studded leather armor, light steel shield, composite longbow (+2 Str) with 20 arrows, longsword, regular longbow with 20 arrows, handaxe, mwk battleaxe, backpack, bedroll, blanket, mess kit, small tent, three Provision Points' worth of supplies, 3 gp, plus the loot mentioned in the main thread.

You also pick up Rhyna (adept 2), 2 warriors 1, an adept 1, and four commoners 1, plus 12 Provision Points recovered from the shack and shrine together.

Here to hope the adepts can identify all the stuff we already found. It's the funny side of the "all fighters" party right :)

Jacking Iteb's job:

XP 560/2000

Loot Available
6x Studded Leather Armor (Medium)
1x Padded Armor(medium)
1x Mwk Battleaxe(medium)
5x longsword (Medium)
5x longbow (Medium)
100 arrows
5x Light Steel Shield (Medium)
1x Composite Longbow[+2 Str](medium)
1x Heavy Crossbow
20 bolts
10 masterwork bolts)
2x Alchemist's Fire

Magic
8x Guidance Potion
1x Wand (from Hobgoblin backpack)
2x Wand (from inn cellar)
2x Elixirs (from inn cellar)
1x Scroll [three different spells] (from Hobgoblin backpack)
1x elm wand (from IC #173)
2x potions (From OOC#97)

Valuables
27 small semiprecious stones(from IC #173)
76 gp
1x silver cup(from IC #173)
1x a hand-sized darkwood carving of a butterfly (from IC #173)
3x bottles of Oldlaw whiskey(from IC #173)
large quantity of gold dust(from IC #173)
3 gp

Misc gear
1x backpack
1x bedroll
1x blanket
1x mess kit
1x small tent

Well, potions can be ID'd (potentially) with Perception checks too, don't forget.

Rhyna can attempt to ID your magic items with a total of +7 on the Spellcraft check (including an Aid Another from her fellow adept). She can basically only do so once a day, though, because adepts don't get unlimited uses of orisons, so if you have her try now anything you pick up later will have to wait until tomorrow for another try at IDing it.