GM Endless Forms' PFS 00-03 Murder on the Silken Caravan (Inactive)

Game Master Mike Tuholski

Whit's attack hits but only causes a scrape.

Gaspar looks ready to charge Scruffy but Vortwyn finishes his spell just as Gaspar's feet begin to move and Gaspar's bastard sword turns red hot.

Ref: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Gaspar is unable to drop it in time, however. He takes 6 fire damage

Charge on Scruffy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Initiatives:

1. Hobgoblins
2. Whit, Vortwyn, and Scruffy
3. Gaspar
4. Bahiti

Bahiti is up!

Bahiti is going to swing for Hobgoblin #1 since he has been hurt already.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 251d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 It helps to include bonuses when you buff yourself....

Roll to confirm!!!
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 191d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Hobgoblin 1 is bleeding profusely, but is still moving. Angered by Bahiti's strikes, the hobgoblins shift into flanking around the half-orc and both swing their longswords in fury.

Hobgoblin 1 attacks Bahiti: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Hobgoblin 2 attacks Bahiti: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Hobgoblin 1 confirm: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Initiatives:

1. Hobgoblins
2. Whit, Vortwyn, and Scruffy
3. Gaspar
4. Bahiti

Whit, Vortwyn, and Scruffy are up!

By the by I am down at -5 hp.... Stupid getting crit hit back.

Alright... CLW spell for Bahiti!! Last one of the day (but luckily we still have a wand!).

CLW spell: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7... let's hope that's enough!

Woohoo! Back up to 2. Thanks!

Scruffy is nearly staggered by that charging attack by Gaspar (2hp left) and he recoils a (5-foot) step, but is able to pull the trigger on his already-loaded musket!

Bang! 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 (deadly aim)

Damage 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Down to his last three cartridges, Scruffy desperately loads one, breathing heavy in the desert sun with numerous sword wounds on his 60-year-old frame...

Whit cures Bahiti up (once again) and Scruffy takes a shot at Gaspar, who is starting to look hurt.

Initiatives:

1. Hobgoblins
2. Whit, Vortwyn, and Scruffy
3. Gaspar
4. Bahiti

Vortwyn is up!

Vortwn takes a 5 ft. step back, knocks his bow, and lets fly at Gaspar.

1d20 + 6 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 4 + 1 = 20 (firing into melee + point blank shot) 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Come get us you Taldon Scum. The true empire will have none of you.

Gaspar turns his attention to Whit, noticing that the half-elf is flanked by one of his hobgoblin minions.

Bastard Sword attack on Whit with flanking: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Initiatives:

1. Hobgoblins
2. Whit, Vortwyn, and Scruffy
3. Gaspar
4. Bahiti

Bahiti is up!

I believe our detective just dropped.

Why do things always have to be this desperate?

Even though I am on the ground I will try and take out HG#1

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 41d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Nat 1s are not going to help here.... groan.

Ouch, sorry. You guys are just having the worst luck.

Hobgoblin 1 attacks Scruffy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Hobgoblin 2 attacks Bahiti: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

confirm crit against Scruffy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

crit damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Initiatives:

1. Hobgoblins
2. Whit, Vortwyn, and Scruffy
3. Gaspar
4. Bahiti

Whit, Vortwyn, and Scruffy are up!

Scruffy, struck from behind, crumples as his musket lands in the dust next to him.

Rolling to stabilize 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11 (DC 19)

HP: -10 / Con 12

(ya'll need to grab Whit and run - Scruffy won't make it barring a natural 20 on a stabilize check, but Whit's at -2, -3 if she fails her check - the rest of you can still survive!)

Seeing things get dire, Vortwyin takes a quick look between his previous target, Gaspar, and the hobgoblin closing in on him.

Heal checks Gaspar 1d20 ⇒ 2, Hobgoblin 1 1d20 ⇒ 13

Having no real idea as to how hurt Gaspar is, but seeing that the hobgoblin is relatively wounded, he turns and fires off an arrow, hoping to drop the new target and clear a path to move.

1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 = 211d10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Let me know if that drops Hobgoblin 1 so that I can move.

Roll to stabilize: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

I guess I'll just move and hope at this point.

I'm coming to help you out Bahiti

I'll move to flank, keeping my bow in my left hand and drawing my rapier into my right.

Picture the arrow takes flight, then the Elf takes off after it, hoping that it lands true in the chest of the hobgoblin. Waiting just long enough for him to fall, or not, he races by, drawing his rapier, then rolls through a tumble to take up a stabbing position just behind the other hobgoblin.

Acrobatics against Hobgoblin 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23 and Hobgoblin 1 (if needed): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Vortwyn drops Hobgoblin 1 and in [sarcasm]true wizard fashion[/sarcasm] runs into melee.

I believe Whit is stable -2. Scruffy is at -10, not stable, and has a Con of 12.

Seeing that two people have fallen, Gaspar moves for Bahiti and attacks.

bastard sword attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Initiative:

1. Hobgoblins
2. Whit, Vortwyn, and Scruffy
3. Gaspar
4. Bahiti

Bahiti is up!

Oh wait, just realized Bahiti is down. Sorry.

Hobgoblin 2 attacks Vortwyn: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

[dice=1d8 + 2[/dice]

Initiative:

1. Hobgoblins
2. Whit, Vortwyn, and Scruffy
3. Gaspar
4. Bahiti

Whit, Vortwyn, and Scruffy are up! Unfortunately, I think Vort is the only one conscious. Whit is stable at -2, but Bahiti needs to roll to stabilize from last round and Scruffy needs to roll to stabilize. I hope Vort has a trick up his sleeve. I'll just tell you that Hobgoblin 2 has 17 HP left (hasn't been hit) and Gaspar has 16 HP left with 6 NL from the heat.

Roll to stabilize: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17 (DC 20)

(Note that I have a shirt reroll (Mike T knows I have the VL shirt) that I will donate to anyone as long as it is used to help save party members other than Scruffy. He's 60 years old - save the others first!)

Trick up my sleeve? HA!!! I'm a wizard with 2 transmutation buff spells left. I'm going to have to full retreat and hope for a bit of genie protection or else I'm going to die.

So. . . sounds like Vort is doing a full withdraw and running away. Everyone else is unconscious at various states or another. Unfortunately the way it is written the genie never helps you. I think we're going to have to call it and figure out what we're doing from there.

Scruffy is one point away from dying and needs a natural 20 on his stabilize. He's already promised his shirt reroll to stabilize Bahiti (since Whit is already stable at -2). Scruffy can make the roll but I think we're going to have to say goodbye to Scruffy.

I'm going to say that Gaspar would not coup de grace the unconscious but rather leave them for dead in the desert.

Assuming Bahiti stabilizes, she can use 5 PP to recover her body and then heal naturally.

Now Whit is another problem because this was Whit's first game and I think he only has 1 PP from his faction mission earlier. Luckily Whit is Shadow Lodge and could use the "No One Left Behind" to do it cheaper. . . but again, he only has 1 PP.

I'm willing to wave my hands and say that Vort was able to grab Whit if you guys want. Otherwise I can report Whit as dead (he only has this game under his belt) and Becca can just "recreate" Whit with a new number. Tell me how you guys would like to proceed.

Well, all I could really do is hide behind the Genie, cast a buff or two on myself, and then try to fire arrows at the enemies and hope to drop them before they catch me. That doesn't seem like a promising idea, because both are still in double digit health. All I have left is Gravity Bow and Magic Weapon, so at most I'm doing 2d6 + 2 with point blank, but more likely 2d6 + 1, though would be shooting at +7 to hit most times. Man, it just sucks, and while I don't want to die, I also don't want to leave everyone behind.

What do the rest of you say?

Whit can stay. I don't mind recreating him. I've got my shirt re-roll as well, if Scruffy wants to use it.

Vort, we've come too far, so I think it's best to get out while you still can.

Honestly Whit has the least to lose here because he's a brand new character. Becca can just recreate him, although she needs to get him to level 3 so she can play in the conclusion to the Shadow Lodge!

Actually, I just thought of something. Vort runs away and Gaspar and the hobgoblins go on their way, leaving the bodies behind. Vortwyn can then go and grab Whit's and Bahiti's bodies and take them back to heal normally (assuming Bahiti can stabilize). Scruffy still needs to stabilize because he's one away from death and Vort won't be able to get to him in one round. Luckily Bahiti has quite a few rounds before he dies so she should be able to stabilize.

Stabilize checks -
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 DC14 (really one off? GRRR)
Reroll -
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Next -15
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Next -16
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

I am good at Negative 6

Huh, just thinking, if I recreate Whit, I could just make him something other than Shadow Lodge.

1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 1 + 2 = 19 DC 20 (last adaptable luck too)

(could Vort run away then come back to grab the negative-but-stable ones after Gaspar leaves victoriously? )

(could Vort run away then come back to grab the negative-but-stable ones after Gaspar leaves victoriously? )

Yes, that's basically what I was proposing above.

And you'll want to keep Shadow Lodge so you can get the cool boon when you play the SL out when that scenario is released.

So it looks like Whit and Bahiti are stable and Vortwyn can run back and grab their bodies and they will recover naturally and live to fight another day.

Scruffy. . . well, Scruffy died valiantly (unless someone has another reroll for him!). He passed along some valuables to his offspring and will be missed.

Is that it? Did Vort, Whit, and Bahiti get their faction missions at least? (I was hand-waving about the harpies, you killed one and the other was old and weak so-good enough).

Sounds like we've got everything figured out. Sorry about Scruffy, Mike.

Could I get everyone's PFS numbers for these characters? I'll have chronicle sheets up tonight most likely. I need to run to work soon, just waiting for a quick fix on the tractor.

That last fight pretty much contained Mike and my faction mission. Not sure what we needed to collect to prove that the Talden scum were interfering in the trade routes.

He was Taldan. That's good enough evidence, I'll say.

Okay, cool, if that's the case I've got my faction mission finished as well. Whit's PFS number is 63634-6.

Grampa Scranton Englebert "Scruffy" Flaxseed
5/7/4653 - 5/7/4713
43185-13 (lucky number?)

Items shoved into Vort's pack - Scruffy's personal effects for his family:

His switchblade for Bart
His pipe for Horatio
His spurs he got in Alkenstar (but never had the chance to use himself) for Henry
His hat for Trotter
His eyeglasses for Evie ("always said she was a bit shortsighted even for one 'o us...")

I'll do my best to make sure that your family gets the items. If you let me know the players of the characters, I can make the effort to give them the items when next I see the player.

Vortwyn's PFS# is 17161-5

Should be pretty easy :)

Horatio = Me
Bart, Henry, Trotter = Mike Tuholski
Evie = Jessica

53527-4.

Thank you Mikes. T for running and B for Bering a hero!

So my android device apparently autocorrected being into Bering. Interesting....

(oh, and I forgot, the Flaxseed family signet ring for Lillian :)

Bahiti

Scruffy

Vortwyn

Whit

There you all are! Let me know if there are any mistakes. You got a little bit of gold for defeating the lepers and the harpies and you got 1 PP for your faction missions.

Thanks for playing, everyone! I hope you all had fun even if it was a bit of a nightmare and you had to run away leaving Scruffy behind. It was definitely memorable!

Indeed. Thanks for running! I think I'll run a PbP sometime this summer too, once I have stuff settled schedule-wise. You'll all be invited!

That was a really expensive 1 XP! Otherwise, this was kind of fun. Not sure what I really think about the play-by-post and the dice roller on here.