"Betsy, seek and kill girl." Castiel tells his companion and Betsy effortlessly swims across the water and attacks the first hostile creature she comes across.
Betsy swims forward and bites down hard on the first of creatures in the water she can find.
handle animal:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 perception betsy:1d20 + 5 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 8 = 17 bite:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 251d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 bite confirm:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 71d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Castiel meanwhile follows into the water and tries to attack the creature as well.
swim:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 152d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 2) + 6 = 11
Miss High/Low; Miss Chance:3d2 ⇒ (2, 2, 1) = 53d100 ⇒ (29, 86, 59) = 174Hit; Miss; Hit
Betsy and Gronk are able to land blows on the creature and a bloated undead corpse floats to the top of the water. Castiel's blade moves through the water, but is unable to hit the beast before those two finish it off.
Two other creatures bite and claw at the ankles of Gronk and Castiel.
Miss High/Low; Miss Chance:6d2 ⇒ (2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1) = 86d100 ⇒ (15, 85, 6, 89, 46, 91) = 332Hit; Hit; Miss; Hit; Hit; Hit
Hakime, seeing no way to confront these creatures through the mass of her companions, maneuvers to come up behind them. "I'm coming!" she shouts, though unable to arrive this round.
SH!# I knew I should have prioritized waterproofing the suit. Well at least I have the propulsion worked out. He opens up his control panel on his forearm and after turning some dials and tapping some buttons a back lit bluish green liquid starts to course through the armor. Quickly his armor starts to shift and reform giving him flippers on his feet and fins on his back.
take out and drink Potion of Touch of the Sea Iron Man now has a swim speed of 30ft and a total of a +12 swim which he can take 10 on, even in combat
Castiel feels a sickening bite and slashes at the creature attacking him.
[b]"We got a biter over here. Let go you little tiny whatever you are. I've been bitten by mice with a bigger bite than you.
attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 192d4 + 6 ⇒ (4, 1) + 6 = 11
Galandaro spends his action taking his rope out of his backpack in preparation of throwing it out to the ones in the water so they do not get dragged down to the bottom.
You quickly dispatch the remaining biters and the bodies float to the top of the lake.
On the other side of the iron gate sits a small, dry alcove slightly raised above the mire. Becher pushed aside a bric-a-brac shelf exposing a small niche in the back of the room where his father secreted a stash of belongings in a locked chest. An outline in the dust shows where a small chest once sat. The shelf contains dozens of crates of rotting wine corks and moldering labels. One crate, sealed slightly better than the others, contains some of Iodan’s old adventuring gear, a molded set of clothes and rotten cloak, and two once fine daggers now badly rusted and worthless. Two valuable treasures lie strewn amongst the rest of the junk: Bracers of Armor +1 and a Handy Haversack.
One of the undead possesses the distinct attire of an Osirian sorcerer. You find a battered wayfinder on his person with the name Abta Nuatha inscribed inside.
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Becher’s trail through the tunnel beneath the caves leads to a small abandoned stone cottage on the outskirts of Railford. You encounter him resting there, trying to regain his strength before returning to his distillery. "Oi... Kill me now, iff'n you're going to. Just get this chest to Railford. he mutters at the sight of the heavily armed Pathfinders. He motions to the small wooden box at his side.
You're in luck Becher we're from the Pathfinder Society and we're here to help. We're looking to open up a lodge in Railford and are willing to prove our usefulness to you. Iron man says opening the visor on his armor. Taking out his CLW wand he tries to heal the man.
UMD:1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12 UMD:1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 2 = 26 CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Thinking about this, can someone make a sense motive check on him. Not too keen on following him to the distillery if there is something waiting for us there.
Sense Motive aid:1d20 ⇒ 3
dice are hot today
"Why are we to go to your distillery and what is in your box there?"
"Bit by the ghouls in the barrel-aging caves. Need to get to the distillery for the key." Becher manages through labored breathing. "Gotta get the deed outta this box."
The tunnel from the barrel-aging caves ends in the basement of a stone cottage in Railford. The basement is filled with nothing but moldering, empty wine racks and a flight of crude, wooden stairs leading back above ground. Another tunnel leads from this location to the distillery.
A loud commotion can be heard outside of the distillery before a single voice echoes through the air. "Come out, Becher! We will take you by force if we have to!"
Distillery Structure and Features:
Taproom: The taproom of the distillery has tall 20-foot ceilings and 8-foot high climbable scaffolding surrounds the walls laden with massive barrels filled with liquor. The barrels on the ground floor level are tapped and can be opened and closed. The liquor is flammable, but gives off little heat and damage and extinguishes quickly (1 hp fire damage per round for 1d2 rounds). Still, if a tap is lit on fire, the entire barrel can catch, causing a slight explosion 1d4 rounds later (1d6 damage to all creatures within 10 feet of the barrel; Reflex DC 12 negates).
Stillroom: A massive exhaust chimney occupies the center of this brick room, while complex coils of glass piles and alembic tubes, vats and beakers chug and burble, powered by a smoldering hot iron stove. Scent in this room is overpowering; anyone entering for the first time must make a DC 12 Fortitude save or be dazed for one round. Once an individual has been exposed to the scent they are immune to its effects for the next week.
Various Information:
Brick Walls: Hardness 8, hp 60, Break DC 30
Doors: Hardness 5, hp 20, Break DC 22
Wooden Walls/Roof: Hardness 5, hp 40, Break DC 25
Shuttered Windows (glass/wood): Hardness 5/1, hp 2/15,
Break DC 1/18
Here drink this and stay down and out of the way. Iron Man says giving the man his Antiplague.
Alright looks like we're going to have to defend this place. Lets try and get some barrels stacked up in front of the doors. If the doors are breached we'll lite the barrel. I'll take point on the main door try and slow down anyone who get past our defenses. Iron man starts rolling barrels towards the door were the voices are coming from if they are comming from all around he'll roll the barrels into the Stillroom since it has the least number of entry points.
Gronk and Iron Man begin to move barrels to the distillery. Iron Man is overwhelmed by the smell and drops his end of the barrel, cracking one of the kegs and spilling whiskey across the floor.
Becher opens the door and shouts to the man. "You'll never take... the... town from..." he screams before passing out in the doorway.
Durothil fires off an arrow as Iron Man drags the body of the bootlegger into the distillery. The arrow seems to take out a man next to the leader, but the man seems uninterested.
"Seems that your benefactor has fallen. Unsure why you are following an old, useless, unreliable drunk like Becher." the man yells. "Give me the deed and we can negotiate terms. If you want money, I got it? Land? Taldor has tons."
Sorry office hours are 2:30 to 3 every other Thursday, you'll have to come back then! Iron Man calls to the leader as he drags Becher back in and then closes the door.
"I guess we only have moments before they try to get in. Don't be alarmed." Is the only warning Castiel gives before he cracks his neck and changes before your eyes. His mouth and fingers becomes elongates and Castiel starts to resemble a creature between Betsy and himself.
"Ah, now in case they try to get in, we can balance things out some what."
Using saurian totem transformation to gain bite and 2 claws. If we have more time, let me know I can do some buffs :).
Hakime stands in the doorway and tries to talk to the folks. "What is so important about that deed... If you, as you say, have land to spare, why is this bit so valuable to you? Surely we can at least discuss terms reasonably if we know what's at stake"
"Give me the deed to the town and the Society can do what it wants here within reason. We know that you wish to set up a Lodge here and the Emperor will allow that, however if you keep stalling we will be forced to take the distillery by force." the man states as more men join him at his side.
"That is all fun and swell lads, but we can't in our right minds just hand over the deed that does not belong to you. Is there any other peaceful way out of this? Why are you so keen on the deed anyway?"
Gronk sees the leader of the group with about twenty men at arms, however only four seem to be near him.
"Quite your incessant companion unless you wish me to do so. From now on, only you shall speak if we are to resolve this amicably. The Emperor needs to secure his lands in title and deed. Give us the deed and we shall promise the safety of all townsfolk and yourselves as well as a favor to the Pathfinder Society to be determined in the future." the man states, clearly preferring combat to negotiation, but understanding the easier route is probably bribery.
I don't know, guys I tend not to trust the government but I'm not entirely opposed to ending this with out bloodshed. Iron Man says looking around at the others.
HP 71/81(92/102) | AC 19/17 | T 10 | FF 19 | CMD 22 | Fort +16(18) | Ref +9 | Will +9(11) | Init +6 | Perc +10
Usable:
Rage 12/16, Extra Claws 5/5
"Our mission secure Iodon and get permission to use part of his distillery here as a Lodge. It sounds like these folks want the Distillery all for themselves with no garantee of the Lodge. This man's father was a Society memeber as well.. We should try to honor that. The situation does not look good though."
To the men outside he.. "Can you promise the Society use of a portion of the Distillery for a Lodge?"
