GM Batpony's PBP PFS trilogy gameday VI (Inactive)

Game Master Batpony

Flyn will make a five foot move NE and fire a couple more non-lethal blunt arrows, this time targeting the blue mite...

Longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Non-lethal Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Non-lethal Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

With a flick of his wrist, Kiboko draws a wand from its sheath. A wave of the wand and a mystic intonation produces a burst of blue light amidst the mites.

Faerie Fire

Should provide enough light for Qatala to move in and knock out the last mite(s).

"Do not kill them, please Qatala."

Kiboko sheaths his bow. Mvumbu remains at his side.

Qatala will move up to 50ft her basic move speed and if able strike to subdue.
nine section whip: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 2 = 15
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9 subdual magical bludgeoning.

AC=25

moved myself now and the attack if it hits is vs Blue. I am under one of the ko'd mites.

In what seems to be a perfectly coordinated strike, the group moves in and subdues the mite with relative ease. Flyn fires more shots into the crowd and Kiboko lights the way for Qatala as she performs a whip take down.

The mites are all unconscious.

Combat is over! What do you do now?

"Not sure how long the mites will be out. Perhaps we should tie them up in the meantime...we can come back and untie them when we're through with business down here...

Looks like they might've been guarding this door..."

Flyn will check out the door to the building (B3) that the mites were in front of...

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

The door is made of oak, a very old door, with a nice metal handle. There's nothing significantly special about the door itself. It is neither locked, nor trapped from what you can tell with your eyes.

There is an eerie silence as you try to hear for any movement inside.

Flyn frowns. "The door is unlocked...and doesn't appear to be rigged. I hear nothing from the building...just an unsettling silence...

How do we wish to proceed? Deyno, you went around the building...are there any other entrances?"

If there are no signs of them, they are either either laying in wait for us, have fled and must be pursued, or were never there to begin with. I see no benefit in delaying regardless of which of those is the case, so lets waste no time!

Kramac will give Deyno a chance to rejoin the rest of the party, cast divine favor, and kick down the door.

Deyno moves in from the other side.

"Good job friends. The less time I spend in my draconic state the better.

Flyn nods to Kramac...and draws his bow to cover Kramac as the brawler kicks down the door...

Kiboko ensures that the mites are not bleeding to death (casting Stabilise if needed). In the hope that they might understand symbols better than words, he takes an arrow and scratches a crude image into the dirt next to the fallen mites. It is a drawing of a broken chain.

"Kiboko will work on his language skills. Or find a magic for this."

The former slave joins his companions as they ready to enter the building.

After a short discussion, Kramac waste no further time and proceeds to kick down the door. What awaits them was not a surprise to anyone to say the least. This 15-foot-by-30 foot room is clean and dust-free. A stack of barrels in the southeast corner are the only furnishings.

A horde of giant rats with sharp teeth salivating awaiting for the first person to enter the door, behind them a couple of warrior humans holding a shield and a club, and behind them what appears like some demented form of short folk standing three foot high, similar to a halfling or gnome twisted into a horrible new form. Their skin is a pale, sickly bluish color, while their hair and milky eyes are pure white. Their eyes bulge from their head, giving them a frantic appearance. Could this be the Derros?

Combat Round 1

Kramac (divine favour), Kiboko
Derro?, Rat
Qatala, Paicho, Qatala, Deyno
Warrior

Kramac will step into the middle of the two rats and flurry.

Flurry 1,Divine Favor, Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 2 - 1 - 2 = 16
damage, Sneak Attack, Divine Favor, Power Attack: 1d4 + 5 + 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + (5) + 2 + 2 = 15

Flurry 2,Divine Favor, Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 2 - 1 - 2 = 19
damage, Sneak Attack, Divine Favor, Power Attack: 1d4 + 5 + 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 + (4) + 2 + 2 = 15

If my first attack kills one, I'll redirect to the 2nd.

Kuuma will dash in and bite the remaining rat (if there is one) or the blue warrior (if there isn't).

Bite!, PA: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 1 = 7
Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 = 10
Trip!, PA: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 - 1 = 21

Having dealt with rats previously, Kramac knows their weaknesses and easily dispatches both of them with a single flurry of expert punches.
Both rats unconscious.

Kuuma on the other hand, has not had enough experience in fighting humans and does not do very well attempting to take one down.

Kiboko and Mvumbu advance into the room. Kiboko's anger rises, he draws the slavers' own weapon to use against them. Activate Animal Focus, Bull

"YOU. WILL. PAY!!!!"

heavy flail vs red warrior, rage, bull focus, power attack, pack flanking: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 1 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 1 + 4 = 28damage: 1d10 + 2 + 10 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 10 + 3 = 22

An additional +1 to hit and damage if the Red warrior counts as a slaver, from Freedom Fighter boon.

Mvumbu joins battle, chomping at the evil warriors.

chomp!, magic fang, pack flanking: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 1 + 4 = 20damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7

If Kiboko already dropped Red warrior, Mvumbu attacks blue. In this case, she does not get +4 to hit from pack flanking.

If an enemy whom Mvumbu threatens attacks Kiboko:

The human does not count as slavers.

The Derro's pick their loaded crossbows and fire at Kramac! But in the midst of the chaos and confusion, none of the bolts find their mark. The derro's seem to be desperate to protect whatever it is they have here.

crossbow vs AC 25: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
crossbow vs AC 25: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
crossbow vs AC 25: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Combat Round 1

Kramac (divine favour), Kiboko
Derro?, Rat (unconscious)
Qatala, Paicho, Qatala, Deyno
Warrior R -29

Paicho moves up and sees the foes in the room. He quickly utters some magical words, while tossing some ground mica into the air.

Ziffbollafiz!

Move to move; standard to cast Glitterdust on the yellow X, 10' Radius spread, which should hit all the enemies, DC 16 Will save or blinded.

Bardic Knowledge take 10 to ID, Know Nature 19; Know Local 21
Questions: Humans = specials attacks; Derros = special defenses

Those are Derros alright! he calls out.

Seeing how crowded it is,Deyno waits on the outside for more room to open up.

Delay

Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Flyn will dash into the room, behind Kuuma and fire at the Red Warrior...

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

Damage (Magic/Cold Iron): 1d7 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Qatala will nimbly step into the room skipping past the party and prevoking from red warrior and strike the red warrior with flanking.

nine section whip: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 11 - 2 + 2 = 24
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 magical bludgeoning.

AC=29 against the AoO including mobility

AC=33 thereafter

Warrior: No special attacks
Derro: No special defences.

Paicho's grounds fall right into many of their eyes. A few of the enemies find themselves blinded, leaving a good opening for the rest of the team.

R Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
B Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
R Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
B Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
G Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Qatala is now able to see the outlined warrior better and moves in for the take down. At the same time Flyn fires an arrow to the now blinded warrior, leaving him weak in the knees and ripe for Qatala's picking. As he is blind, he is not aware that Qatala comes around the corner and she knocks him off his feet.

His friend with the blue shield looks visibly upset, he swings his club low and hard at Kuuma, injuring the wolf visibly.

Blue vs Kuuma: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 211d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Combat Round 2

Kramac (divine favour), Kuuma -9, Kiboko
Derro R(blinded) B(blinded), Rat (unconscious)
Qatala, Paicho, Qatala, Deyno
Warrior R (Unconcious)

Room for you now Deyno.

Kiboko targets those he believes are ultimately responsible for the slave-taking, the derro.

flail vs blue derro, rage, bull focus, power attack, freedom fighter: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 1 + 1 = 26damage: 1d10 + 10 + 2 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 25

Mvumbu "flanks" with Kiboko (pack flanking) against the blue warrior.

"Haaarrrrggghhh!!!"

chomp!, pack flanking, magic fang: 1d20 + 3 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 4 + 1 = 10damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 = 6

If an adjacent enemy attacks Kiboko:

Missed it in the formatting, but Deyno is also up can take actions.

Kuuma bites the remaining warrior.

bite!, Power attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
damage: 1d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9

trip!, Power attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Kramac will 5 foot step and flurry the remaining warrior.

flurry 1,pa, Divine favor: 1d20 + 8 - 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 1 + 2 - 2 = 20
damage: 1d4 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 13

flurry 2,pa, Divine favor: 1d20 + 8 - 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 1 + 2 - 2 = 23
damage: 1d4 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 12

Kiboko moves in to engage one of the Derro's, his passion against slavers so strong that within a single blow he manages to knock most of the wind out of the Derro. The Derro's legs shake as he barely holds himself up. Mvmbu chomps hard and knocks the last standing warrior unconscious.

Combat Round 2

Kramac (divine favour) , Kuuma -9, Kiboko
Derro R(blinded) B(unconscious), Rat (unconscious)
Qatala, Paicho, Qatala, Deyno
Warrior R (Unconcious) B (unconscious)

Kuumaa and Kramac can retcon.

Deyno moves in and invokes his rage. He takes a swipe at the green.

power attack,cleave vs green: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
damage: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

power attack, cleave vs red: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
damage: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

AC is 18 until his next turn

If the door on the far side of the room is already open, Kramac will move through it then attack green. If it is closed, I will open it with a move action and move to where Kramac is now.

Attack, if door is open, PA, DF: 1d20 + 8 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 1 + 2 = 10
Damage, PA,DF,Sneak attack (bc of blind): 1d4 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 2 + 2 + (5) = 16

Kuuma, also quite impressed with Paicho will attempt to howl encouragement to the party.

AwooooOOOOoooo AwwwwwwooooooOOOOOOOOOooooo

Door unfortunately is not open

Kramac and Kuuma move in after Deyno. Deyno moves in quick and strong, and with a single blow strikes hard at one Derro, and the second blinded Derro who just could not see what hit him.

With one last breath, before he falls unconscious, the Derro with the blue hat attempts to strike Kiboko through his blindness. But his attempts are feeble, and his breathe wasted as he pushes himself on the brink and falls to the ground.
Short sword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 61d4 ⇒ 3

The last two Derro's follow a similar strategy, by dropping their crossbow's in favour of swords. The two feeling overly threaten by Deyno's presence, attempt to swipe at him. Surprisingly, the blinded Derro fuelled by adrenaline is meets the mark, while the other who can see Deyno is fearful of all the pathfinders in the room and it messes with his psyche.

Red SS: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 241d4 ⇒ 3
<50 = miss: 1d100 ⇒ 67
Green SS: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 101d4 ⇒ 2

Combat Round 2

Kramac (divine favour) , Kuuma -9, Kiboko
Derro R -12 (blinded) B(unconscious) G -14, Rat (unconscious)
Qatala, Paicho, Qatala, Deyno -3

This should be it!

Qatala strikes at Red three times not fighting defensively.

nine section whip: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 magical bludgeoning
nine section whip: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 magical bludgeoning
nine section whip: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 magical bludgeoning

Red is unconscious.

Flyn will fire two cold iron arrows at the remaining derro...

Longbow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Damage (Magic/Cold Iron): 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Longbow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Damage (Magic/Cold Iron): 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Paicho joins the other in the room at least, seeing the battle almost won, he begins a premature victory dance.

move to move; standard - Inspire Courage (/dance)

With only one Derro standing, Mvumbu and Kiboko press forwards.

chomp! vs derro, pack flanking, magic fang, bard: 1d20 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 22damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 + 2 = 12

Kiboko aims to finish the slaver off.

flail vs derro, rage, bull focus, pack flanking, bard, power attack, freedom fighter: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 = 38damage: 1d10 + 2 + 10 + 2 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 10 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 23
crit confirm?: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 2 - 1 + 1 = 29crit damage: 1d10 + 2 + 10 + 2 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 10 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 28

Assuming a crit, this provokes an Outflank AoO from Mvumbu.

chomp! vs derro, pack flanking, magic fang, bard: 1d20 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 23damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 + 2 = 8

Going to end combat...

With full force, the rest of the group fall in to take down the last two Derro's. They slavers are no match for the Pathfinders. They fallen creatures have a few trinkets and weapons of them, but nothing highly valuable or anything of particular interest. In the corner of the room though, there is a chest with approximately 5,500 gp. You know this because Pathfinder's are expert accountants and can calculate all that in your head with the size of the stack of coins.

The door Karmac opens reveals what is in the next room. Straw pallets are stacks and stacks of cages full of normal rats. The smell absolutely atrocious. On a small table next to those cages is a small, shiny black rat statue.

There is ledger in the room, along with some notes. Everything is written in undercommon.

Back tracking to the other rooms that seem occupied, when you enter them you find dozens of malnourished humans, trapped in cages. You can only assume this are slaves.

If nothing else, next post in 24 hours will be the conclusion of this scenario, giving space for some roleplay / last minute things you want to do.

Flyn flashes a wicked grin at Kiboko as he looks at what is undoubtedly the jet rat. "Kiboko, my old friend, you were right...'tis a black rat indeed. You must have psychic powers..."

He checks out the ledger. "Paicho, you're very good with languages. Can you make this out?"

Once he and his companions have checked everything out, Flyn will help gather all the stuff so they can report and bring it back to the Society. Then, he'll help free the folk they find in the cages and make sure they get the attention they need...

Take 10 on Linguistics for 25

Paicho casts detect magic on the rat statue My word this aura is strong.

Gamin speaks up from his sheath, Let me get a look at it. Paicho draws his blade before commenting It's absolutely magical, but I have no knowledge of this item, I can't even comprehend it. Although I can say it's extremely strong transmutation magic.

Are you sure you've never read about? The intelligent sword asks.

No, I don't think so. Paicho replies. Now let's get a look at this ledger. He looks through the book and puzzles over it for a while.

Ah, I see, what a funny tongue these Derro's use. I think this is the language the little blue guys were speaking to us. The sounds they use are so strange. Never mind that, I think I get the jist of it.

He pauses looking at the writing a while longer, before going on.

Yes, I see, this is the ledger for sales of slaves, lots of tallying, very lucrative. But it's interesting, business is booming over the last couple months, a real surge. Not good. Oh, and a human woman escaped not long ago. Yes these mites are also slaves, one was beaten to death for allowing the escape to happen.

If the mite's can reading and write, I might be able to get some basic information from them? Now that I've gotten a look at this.

Qatala will assist with the ledger as she is from a family of merchants, but her linguistics arn't really upto it.

Well we have our objective but there is more here then meets the eye.

It is good we took this mission. Even beyond recovering this magical artifact, we have freed all these people. We must continue to pursue this. These derro cannot be allowed to enslave people like this. I am worried what ends the derro might be pursuing with the ill-gotten profits from their slave trade...

With that, Kramac will set about freeing the slaves. He'll hand out whatever rations he has on hand, as well as using create water to create water them.

"Kiboko is glad that the mites were spared. Thank you Flyn, for reminding Kiboko that not all who fight do so willingly. As for Kiboko's psychic powers - this hat holds powerful magic." Kiboko deadpans again.

"Kiboko agrees, there is more to this. These Derro were likely only merchants, not leaders. They are a threat to all. Kiboko will gladly track them down and destroy them."

Kiboko aids in the freeing of the slaves, including the mites. Like Kramac, he provides conjured water. He provides basic first aid (take 10 on heal check for 16).

Your actions today have made a significant impact on the livelihood and safety of the city. Kidnappings slow in the city, not completely diminished unfortunately. However as the Pathfinders establish ground in the immediate city, there is news that kidnappings continue to expand in the countryside around Cassomir. Rumors begin to circulate throughout the city that the derro menace has been stopped, likely thanks to the ongoing efforts by the pathfinders, but some whisper darker tidings, such as the recent spotting of a derro inside the walls of Swift Prison, a rumor the Taldan authorities heatedly deny.

What awaits the adventurers next? Tune in....

I'll try to get chronicles out by tomorrow. Anyone need some break time? If not I'll get us started on Monday.

I'll be ready for Monday -- will get Paicho leveled to 7 this weekend!

I'll get Flyn leveled up to 5th and he'll be ready to roll come Monday...thanks Batpony, enjoyed this and lookin' forward to the next one...