GM Redelia's PFS 5-04 The Stolen Heir (core) (Inactive)

Game Master Redelia

Meran has been standing back thinking quietly about the situation. She's listened to all sides, and takes a step forward. "I've listened to both sides of this argument. I must support Thalia."

She steps next to the girl, and Roran. "As Roran said we were tasked with finding proof of corruption, and gain support for our fight. I believe Thalia can get us what she promised. I'm sure her father and Koriana won't keep to their bargain. I think out of sight will turn into out of life once they can find a way dispose of Thalia, and I can't let that happen. I'm sorry."

Khellek, seeing the situation turn worse stands up and asks.

"How may we be sure you will follow through on your aid? And how may we be sure that Thalia would not be harmed?"

He looks upset with the alchemist.

"It does your case little good if as soon as you are frustrated you threaten to turn to violence."

He puffs out his feeble chest. "But we are pathfinders. We Explore. We report (including on corruption), and we Cooperate. While I don't agree with my fellows all the time, cooperation is at the Core of the society and what we do."

His words echo around the room, hopefully making everyone feel good about being a pathfinder.

And kicking off an inspire courage as it looks like combat is pretty much about to start.

Althera allows a quick smile to cross her face as Meran voices her support of Thalia's freedom. A warm feeling rises in her chest when Khellek speaks, and she braces herself for danger.

She speaks softly, not quite under her breath to her fellow Pathfinders:

"Thank you."

Roran hand goes to the the hilt of his sword, while the other is held by Thalia. Still standing in the doorway, Roran calls out to Korina, If you try and take her by force, we will defend ourselves appropriately, you may not walk away from. I advise you to stand down.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Jarlaxle raises an eyebrow.

"There really isn't much incentive for her to do that; won't she just be hung as a traitor to the Republic, if word of this gets out? Either we let her take the girl, or we kill her (either now, or via a noose, later on); I don't really see a middle ground..."

Emilia lets out an exasperated sigh at Korina's sudden change. "Madam, you are outnumbered and outmatched. Despite what my bloodthirsty companion seems to indicate..." She levels her best scolding teach look at Jarlaxle. "Your death is not guaranteed. I believe that might be up to Miss Thalia here. I imagine that she would be willing to overlook this entire incident should we be allowed to leave unmolested to seek out Sander. However, if you force our hand and then somewhere survive to escape, then I can imagine she will utilize her new position to seek your capture and/or death."

Jarlaxle nods thoughtfully.

"I guess the real question, then, is whether she is willing to take that risk..."

Roran replies to the Half-Elf, I am neither Judge nor Executioner.If she is tried for treason and the people believed her to be guilty, then it will be there decision.

Miss Korina, I agree, if you end this now. We will take our leave with Thalia and no blood will be shed.

Koriana yells "Jyrnas, Mandas, come grab the brat! and then drinks something.

bold may post:
Althera
Roran
minions
Khellek
Jarlaxle
Meran
Emilia

Is inspire active?

Yep. Thanks for the reminder.

Althera swiftly decides to act, casting a spell at the woman.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Woman, I warned you against this. Roran draws his sword and move to stand adjacent to the woman. Call off who ever it is you just summoned here or deal with the consequences.

Roran then shouts through the door. Whoever you in the back, stay put or face the same fate

ready action to attack on any hostile action on her, or anyone who come through the door

readied attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Althera's pellets of magic slam into the woman.

Two human men open the door and try to come into the room. Roran's sword slices the frontmost of them.

The one Roran hurt swings his shorts sword in answer.
attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
However, he's too busy holding his wound to aim his attack well.

The other also attacks Roran.
attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
The corner of the doorway gets in his way, so he misses, also.

bold may post:
round 1:
Khellek
Jarlaxle
Meran
Emilia
round 2:
Koriana -4hp
Althera
Roran
minionsgreen -5hp
Khellek
Jarlaxle
Meran
Emilia

With a regretful sigh, Khellek fumbles around for a bolt for bessie. Then, realizing she is still loaded after the encounter with the dogs, points her at the alchemist.

"I suppose it is too late to change your mind?" he sighs.

"Pathinfders! Remember the example set us by our forefathers. Durvest Gest, who traveled the world with his Pale Lady!"

Maintains inspire courage

"Not that this person appears very ladylike at all."

He says directing his scorn to the alchemist.

Casts hideous laughter on the alchemist; Will DC13 or collapse laughing.

will save: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 1 + 2 = 20

The alchemist shrugs off Khellek's spell.

With a shrug, Jarlaxle waits.

Since Roran is in the only position it is currently possible to melee the opposition from.

Emilia sighs. "So be it... the uncivilized path..." She movesnto a better spot to see the two hired thugs and conjures a field of slippery grease beneath their feet!

Casting Grease to cover the squares the thugs are in and the two squares behind them. Reflex save DC 16.

Meran draws her shortbow. She begins to cast a spell. "This is such a bad idea on your part alchemist."

Casting sleep. Will position it when my turn comes around again.

Koriana tosses a bomb at Emilia. excluding two squares of shelves from damage using precise bombs.
ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
damage to Emilia: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Emilia takes a direct hit, but Althera, Khellek, Jarlaxle, and Meran take splash damage.

Roran gets an AoO against Koriana.
Meran, you may post your concentration check now or with your turn, whichever you prefer.

bold may post:
round 2:
Koriana -4hp
Althera -4 hp
Roran (turn and AoO against Koriana)
minions green -5 hp
Khellek -4 hp
Jarlaxle -4 hp
Meran -4 hp
Emilia -9 hp

edit: I did not comb through your character sheets for anything that would reduce fire damage, so if you have any such abilities, let me know and we'll adjust the damages.

AOO: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Roran will then take another swing at blue. Then will take a five foot step out of the way, strap his shield on.
attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Koriana takes a hard hit from Roran's sword as she throws her bomb. Roran then turns and hits the same of Koriana's staff he hit earlier. It was green not blue you hit earlier and can reach, so I assumed you misspoke as to target. If I was wrong, let me know.

Blue steps out of the back room and attacks Roran.
attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
His sword bounces off the paladin's armor.

bold may post:
Khellek -4 hp
Jarlaxle -4 hp
Meran -4 hp (please remember your concentration check for 4 damage)
Emilia -9 hp
round 3:
Koriana -10hp
Althera -4 hp
Roran
minions green -11 hp
Khellek -4 hp
Jarlaxle -4 hp
Meran -4 hp
Emilia -9 hp

ok that works. Oh now my AC is slightly higher with my shield out

I'm so sorry, I just realized I skipped Althera! Althera, you can post, and I'll retcon if your actions change anything. Everyone else in bold, please post your action and I'll make it work.

"Oh my" says Khellek as he tries to pat out his clothes.

"My books!"

Then, hearing the cry of pain from Emilia he realises one of his "students" has been injured.

"Don't worry.. I packed first aid kit..." he says.

"Somewhere.... ahhh Yes, another motto of the society 'Be Prepared!]"

Reaching out a hand he quickly touches Emilia, and she suddenly feels much better.

He then steps away from her quickly.

Continues inspire courage, casts CLW and then steps away from the obvious target!
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

You also forgot the Ref saves for both the baddies against Emilia's grease to see if the can even attack this round.

You also forgot the Ref saves for both the baddies against Emilia's grease to see if the can even attack this round.

That's really embarassing. My only excuse is that I'm sick from exhaustion today.

saves when spell was cast:
ref save blue: 1d20 ⇒ 5
ref save green: 1d20 ⇒ 20
so blue fell from the grease.

green acrobatics check to move at half speed, DC 10: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (17) - 3 = 14

So blue is prone in the grease, green moved and attacked instead. Because of the grease, green's movement was not a 5 foot step and so also triggered an AoO from Roran.

posts needed:
Althera's action
AoO on green from Roran
action from Jarlaxle
action and concentration check from Meran
action from Emilia

Reflex (versus bomb splash damage): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9.

Jarlaxle frowns as he gets splashed.

"Lady, there was no call for that..."

With a reluctant sigh, he steps forward, and attempts to cut down the injured grunt.

Mithral Longsword: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 1 = 23, for 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10 damage.

Of course, if Roran's AoO takes him out, Jarlaxle will go for the lady instead ;-)

I forgot my reflex too
reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Khellek tries to avoid the worst of the bomb's effects, but is slightly more worried about his books catching fire, and doesn't quite manage it.

posts needed:
Althera's action and reflex save
AoO on green from Roran
action, reflex save, and concentration check from Meran
action from Emilia

AOO vs green: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

As green moves out, Roran uses the opportunity to slice at it, but his blade passes too far to the side. Jarlaxle moves forward and whacks green, who falls down, unconscious.

posts needed:
Althera's action and reflex save
action, reflex save, and concentration check from Meran
action from Emilia

Concentration Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Meran's spell finishes, and the Sleep spell covers the remaining enemies. If the alchemist resists the spell, Meran will fire her bow at her.

Blue square on the map. Might not work on the alchemist, but just in case.

blue will save vs. sleep: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Koriana will save vs. sleep: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 1 + 2 = 23

The bad guy wallowing in a pool of grease falls asleep, his head coming to rest on his arms. The alchemist shakes off her sleepiness.

Meran shoots an arrow at Koriana, but it instead gets stuck into the wall behind her.

round 2:
Althera (-2 HP or -4 HP depending on reflex save)
Emilia -9 hp
round 3:
Koriana -10hp
Althera -? hp
Roran (full health)
Khellek -4 hp
Jarlaxle -4 hp
Meran -4 hp
Emilia (full health)

Reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Althera tries to twist out if the way as the bomb hits. Slightly injured, she uses her last spell to attack the alchemists again.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

-Posted with Wayfinder

As Althera's pellet of magic slams into the alchemist, she teeters and then falls over.

out of combat

Meran notices a floorboard loose under the alchemist's desk. When you pry open the floorboards, you find a cache of documents. They provide evidence that the Andares family has colluded with several other families to rig elections and keep each other in important office. There are also hints that Sander Bryton may have had an arrangement with Tercio Andares where they use their influence to help each other keep their positions as consul.

Thalia looks over the notes that you find, and points out that although Sander Bryton appears to have been slightly involved in her father's schemes (and you now have evidence of this), he may be able to provide the military aid you need.

In Koriana's display cases, you find many potions, including a potion of enlarge person, a potion of reduce person, a potion of invisibility, and three potions of cure light wounds.

Thalia asks you to accompany her to see Captain Demrick to have her father arrested, and to share with Demrick the evidence you found. You bring her as she requested. Demrick allows you to hold on to the evidence you have found temporarily, if you wish.

You go and find Sander Bryton at his home. You are invited to sit in his parlor, and drinks are brought to you. Sander Bryton sits down with you and begins to speak. "Thank you for saving my cousin Thalia. There are rumors that not all was as it appeared, and that cousin Tercio may be in trouble. Can you tell me more about what is happening?"

Holy cow that was a lot to catch up on! No worries GM, it happens to us all. Just wanted to remind you.

Emilia sits quietly, sipping on her drink and allows the other more diplomatic members of the group approach the situation. Although she is unimpressed with this man also being involved. 'Such a hypocritical country...'

"It would seem your cousin Tercio had been engaging in some unscrupulous behavior." starts Khellek. "When cousin Thalia became aware of this she confronted him, which led to his engineering her kidnnapping."

He shakes his head sadly.

"Such things are expected in Taldor and Cheliax... but I thought your fine country better." He smiles for a moment. "The kidnapping was arranged through a local alchemist who has contacts with Galt - an even more chaotic nation - and here I use that term lightly."

He pauses. "The Society is hoping that in recognition of the service done to your family and nation, and in response to the clear evidence of a threat from the north, that you would be able to speak on behalf of sending military aid to the world wound."

"I knew he had been involved in stretching the election rules a bit, but what could he have been doing that was so far outside the rules that he would have his own daughter kidnapped to hide it? This is hard for me to believe. Do you have any evidence?"

diplomacy check, Kellek.

"How about this cache of documents," Jarlaxle says helpfully, proffering the ones found at the alchemist's lair, "not to mention the testimony of his own daughter...?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28.

Khellek is about to respond when Jarlaxle puts it quite succinctly.

diplomacy(aid): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

The scholar simply nods his head.

"Well put Jarlaxle."

Anyone else want to aid the diplomacy check? I know some of you seem to post at different times of day, so I'm going to wait for everyone to have a chance.

"What he did was go too far." She waves to the documents. "Between these documents, and Thalia's own words. It should be enough. There are others implicated in those documents as well."

Meran leans back in her seat. "There will be some cleaning out of the leadership I think."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

"Perhaps we should take this time to mention that a certain name has also come up being implicated in these documents. One of which you may want to take personal notice." She lifts an eyebrow, keeping the implication obvious without speaking aloud.

Sander Bryton looks carefully over the first few pages of the documents. He does not get to the pages where his deal with Tercio is mentioned. He looks up at you, a troubled look in his eyes. "I had no idea that Tercio was subverting not just the letter of the law but also the intention of the law so much. I would never have agreed to stretch the rules a little to keep him in office if I had known of this. The Pathfinder Society has done the entire nation of Andoren a large favor by helping this come to light. I will certainly do what I can to help with your goals in the Worldwound."

The courts eventually convict Tercio Andares of betraying his oath of office and Common Rule, stripping him of property and position. Further investigations may eventually lead to the conviction of Sander Bryton, but he survives the Andares case practically unscathed. Thalia’s unswerving adherence to Common Rule and her role in rooting out corruption cause the judge to favor her request to maintain much of the family’s property with some concessions, and she donates much of the
Andares fortune to the Pathfinder Society. Sander Bryton is true to his word and sends Eagle Knights to help with the fight in the Worldwound.