PFS 2-15 Shades of Ice, Part I (Inactive)

Game Master WhtKnt

Here're Bentuk's revised actions then.

"Goblins!" Bentuk holds a tiny leather bag and a small candle up in one outstretched hand, towering over the enemies below. "In the name of Sarenrae, let sun shine in darkness! For she is a hope-maker, a life-saver, and her realm is as limitless as the many suns in the sky! Bring light to our dark place, and save us in our need, Sarenrae," he calls in strong baritone Polyglot. As he does so, the candle bursts into flame.

Casting defensively if #2 is still up by the end of Ing's attacks: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Bentuk's Round 1: Cast summon monster i (full-round action).

Kyrin takes a swing at the next goblin in his path!

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Thallin knocks another arrow and fires it at the same goblin he shot previously.

Attack (MW) Composite longbow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 Attack includes PB, PS, and Banner.
Damage (MW) Composite longbow: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 Damage includes PB, PS, and Banner.

Using Bentuk as a springboard, Taalaako vaults over Kyrin and lands atop the goblin dog's back, walking down it's spine to end up behind it. He stabs a sabers into the creature, sending it spasming to the ground.

Cascabelle draws her wand and begins intoning mystic phrases.

Ing lashes goblin #2 with it's tail, momentarily stunning the creature, then follows up with a bite attack, tearing its leg free from its body. The goblin whimpers, then hits the floor, bleeding out.

Kyrin quickly puts down the last of the goblins. Bentuk and Cascabelle may cease casting and preserve their spells, if desired.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

"There sounds to be someone upstairs, and that room holds six seemingly dead guards."

Taal will strip any useful items from those six bodies while his allies assumedly do the same to the goblins.

Bentuk carries his spear into the western room to provide Taalaako with light, then scopes out the room to the south of that.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

What makes you think someone is up stairs?

Thallin removes a potion from his pouch and drinks it.

Potion of CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Thallin moves to the top of the stairs and looks around.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

"I heard movement. My ears do not generally deceive me."

Ing checks for any more healing potions amongst the goblins as Bentuk returns to the group

There is nothing on the bodies of the goblins. The other bodies have been stripped of anything useful.

Thallin approaches the first of the two doors. Inspects the door for traps. If there is no traps on the door he will open the door and look in.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Bentuk and Ing follow Thallin but stay below him on the stairs.

Bentuk Stealth: 1d20 ⇒ 11
Ing Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

"Well, that was a waste of magic," said Cascabelle, as her summoned viper disappears back into the ether.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Cascabelle notices motion and sound from the courtyard but can't figure out what it is. She slips inside and warns the group.

"There's someone else outside, gentlemen."

Thallin begins checking doors and opening them one at a time.

Door #1 Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 If no trap open the door.
Door #2 Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 If no trap open the door.
Door #3 Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 If no trap open the door.

Seeing Thallin get ready to open the doors, Ing and Bentuk follow behind him to listen and watch.

Take 10 on Perception to auto-aid for +4 total. Also taking 10 on Stealth for a 10 and a 17.

Thallin checks the first door, then throws it open just in time to see someone exiting the window and shimmying down into the courtyard below.

Can you mark which door that was? I'm not sure which room to rush into and try to jump through the window myself..

They are in the courtyard outside! Thallin moves over to the window and looks through it.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Ing races over to the window and, pushing itself up over the sill, lets itself fall. Bentuk lights another candle and begins praying.

Ing's Acrobatics to avoid falling damage: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Nonlethal: 1d6 ⇒ 3 Lethal?: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Bentuk's gonna start to cast summon monster i if that's ok.

Taalaako will run to the window, hurling himself through it and trying to land acrobatically next to Ing.
Acrobatics to avoid falling damage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
nonlethal: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Can I see the runner?

Kyrin begins chasing after the runner, by going back down the stairs.

A small, frozen yard stands between rickety fences to the east of the armory. Target dummies, both for melee and archery training, stand at the far eastern end of the icy field.

Ing somewhat clumsily drops to the ground. Taalaako hits the ground and rolls to his feet next to the eidolon, unfettered by the 10-foot drop. In the far corner of the courtyard stand four figures. One is obviously Hjort, as he looks just as he was described to you. The other three, you do not recognize.

One is a dark-haired woman dressed in robes and carrying a wooden shield in one hand and a light mace in the other. Another is a tall, thin man also dressed in robes and carrying a quarterstaff. A light crossbow hangs at his belt. The final figure has an elven look to him. He is lean and muscular, wearing no armor and unarmed.

Hjort looks at Taalaako and Ing and shouts, "Time for you to die, Pathfinders!"

As Hjort shouts his challenge, the tall, thin man reads something from a scroll.

(Gyuri is delaying.)

Ing and Taalaako are up! Keep in mind that Thallin and Bentuk are on the second floor of the armory, about 8 feet above the ground.

Initiative
Lazar
Hjort
Gyuri
Ing
Taalaako
Runa
Cascabelle
Thallin
Bentuk
Kyrin

Ah, no lethal damage to Ing then.

Ing lashes out with tooth and tail, trying to knock the spellcaster off his feet before he can finish reading. "Taalaako, please protect my flank."

Bite on Lazar: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 Trip attempt if bite hits: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Tail slap on Hjort: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (7) - 2 = 5 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Ing's Round 1: Five-foot step (no action) and full attack (full-round action).

Taalaako takes a five-foot step and attacks the elven-looking man with two chicken sabers.
Since they haven't moved yet, sneak attack!

Chicken saber 1: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 3 + (2) = 6

Chicken saber 2: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 1 + (5) = 8
Crit chance!: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14
Crit damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Taalaako whiffs with his first swing, but connects solidly with the second!

Ing's teeth find flesh, dragging Lazar to the ground (though not before he finishes reading the scroll) and leaving a nasty wound! His tail whips at Hjort, but misses the surprisingly agile man.

Taalaako steps up and misses with his first slash, but his second saber finds it's mark and Gyuri gasps once as the chicken saber penetrates his chest before sinking to the ground.

The woman intones mystic syllables and Ing feels the icy touch of fear wash over it. Will save (DC 13) or flee for 1d4 rounds (frightened). If save is successful, Ing is shaken one round.

I've moved to Thallin and Bentuk to their positions as they would be on the second floor. Remaining PCs are up!

Initiative
Lazar
Hjort
Gyuri
Ing
Taalaako
Runa
Cascabelle
Thallin
Bentuk
Kyrin

When Runa begins casting, Ing sees an opportunity and springs forward to bite her, but then recoils when the spell takes effect.

Ing's bite AOO triggered by Runa's spellcasting, possibly?: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 Trip attempt if that hits: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
2/3
Ing's Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Should get Bentuk and summoned creature's actions up once Cascabelle and Thallin move.

Using an acrobatic maneuver, Thallin jumps out the window to gain a better shot.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 To avoid falling damage.

Gracefully landing on his feet, Thallin shifts over five foot from the wall and takes a shot at Hjort.

Attack (MW) Composite longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 Attack includes PB and PS.

Damage (MW) Composite longbow: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

What are we waiting on?

We're waiting on Cascabelle, but if she doesn't post by this evening, I'll ghost her. I've been busy, is all.

I can post Bentuk's actions now though.

As Bentuk completes the ritual, a golden-eyed fish eagle shimmers into the frosty air directly above Lazar. She glares at the mage, then swoops down and attempts to rake his face with her talons and peck out his eyes with her beak.

Fly check to hover: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 Less if wind is strong or higher.
Talon (elevation, prone target, Augment Summoning): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 + 4 + 2 = 12 Damage (Augment Summoning): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Talon (elevation, prone target, Augment Summoning): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 + 4 + 2 = 13 Damage (Augment Summoning): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Bite (elevation, prone target, Augment Summoning): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 + 4 + 2 = 11 Damage (Augment Summoning): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
If Lazar is evil, add +1 damage to all attacks that hit him. 0/1
As soon as Lazar's unconscious, the eagle should switch to the next nearest opponent, Runa. -4 to-hit for those attacks.

Eagle's Round 1: Smite evil on Lazar (swift action) and full attack (full-round action).

Bentuk then rattles off another spell, slipping some butter between his fingers. A sheen of grease slips beneath Runa and Hjort's feet as Bentuk idly draws a dart. "Hjort! You must surrender, for the sake of your friends if nothing else!"

0/3
Ing's Reflex save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Bentuk's Round 1: Cast DC 14 grease (standard action) and draw a weapon (move action). Summon monster i lasts 3 rounds and grease lasts 20 rounds.

Ghosting Cascabelle
Cascabelle begins casting summon monster from her wand again.

Thallin leaps down from the window and puts an arrow into Hjort. For his part, the big man gives little more than a grunt when the shaft impales his side.

Bentuk summons an eagle which attacks Lazar, but her attacks are unsuccessful, her claws scraping along an invisible shield before Lazar.

As Bentuk summons a patch of grease beneath Hjort and Runa, the big man hits the ground, but Runa keeps her footing.

Kyrin is up!

Hjort Ref save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Runa Ref save: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (15) - 1 = 14

Initiative
Lazar
Hjort (prone)
Gyuri
Ing
Taalaako
Runa
Cascabelle
Thallin
Bentuk
Kyrin

Are we now waiting on Kyrin or can we start posting our next-round actions?

Waiting on Kyrin, but if you want to go ahead and post actions, you can.

Taalaako five-foot-steps around the greased area and attacks Runa.

Chicken saber 1: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Chicken saber 2: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

But misses with both chicken sabers. :(

And Lazar's still prone too, right? Go ahead and roll Ing's AOOs for their turns (it gets three of them).

Ing wraps its sharp-scaled tail around Hjort's leg, then tries to pull Runa to the ground with a bite in the arm.

Tail slap on Hjort (banner, prone target): 1d20 - 2 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (20) - 2 + 1 + 4 = 23 Damage (banner): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 If Hjort's no longer prone by the time this attack occurs, subtract 4 to-hit.
Bite on Runa (banner): 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5 Damage (banner): 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 = 8 Trip attempt if bite hit (banner): 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 1 = 15
Tail slap confirmation (banner, prone target): 1d20 - 2 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (10) - 2 + 1 + 4 = 13 Extra damage (banner): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
If Hjort is unconscious, switch both attacks to Runa. If Runa's unconscious, switch both to Hjort. If both are unconscious, switch bite to Lazar and take no other actions.

Ing's Round 2: Full attack (full-round action).

Kyrin simply double moves into the building.

I'm going to post Thallin's action and allow you to apply any condition modifiers.

Thallin moves five foot northeast then fires another shot at Hjort.

Attack (MW) Composite longbow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 Attack includes PB.PS, and Banner.

Damage (MW) Composite longbow: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Lazar launches an attack against the eagle that is currently shredding him with his quarterstaff, but to no avail!

Hjort scrambles to his feet, inviting attacks from Ing and Kyrin as he does so. Ing takes a chunk out of the man's side, eliciting a yelp of pain. A half-second later, Kyrin's axe slams home. Hjort's head rolls in one direction, while his body drops to the ground, blood spurting from the stump of the neck.

Ing, seeing an opening, strikes at Runa. While it's bite misses, its tail slaps her in the side, leaving a grievous wound. Somehow, the woman keeps her footing. Taalaako strikes twice at the woman, missing with both attacks.

Runa gasps and presents her unholy symbol, channeling negative energy. (All characters take 2 points of damage; Fort save (DC 15) for half-damage.)

Unperturbed, Cascabelle finishes her spell, bringing a small viper into existence. The creature slithers forth and bites at Runa, but fails to get past the woman's leather boots.

Seeing Hjort go down, Thallin targets Runa, but his arrow lodges in her armor, causing no damage.

Bentuk and Kyrin are up!

Lazar vs. Eagle: 1d20 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (11) - 1 - 4 = 6
Ing vs. Hjort (AoO): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Kyrin vs. Hjort (AoO): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Kyrin vs. Hjort (crit confirm): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Damage (bite): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Damage (mw battleaxe): 3d8 + 9 ⇒ (6, 5, 7) + 9 = 27
Runa Ref save: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19
Runa channel: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Cascabelle concentration check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Viper vs. Runa: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Initiative
Lazar (prone)
Hjort
Gyuri
Ing
Taalaako
Runa
Cascabelle
Thallin
Bentuk
Kyrin

2/3
Ing's Fortitude (shaken): 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 - 2 = 12 12/14
Bentuk's Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 12/19
Eagle's Fortitude (Augment Summoning): 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 3 + 2 = 23 6/7

The eagle tries to continue hovering over Lazar, rending him with beak and claw.

Fly: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 If less than 15, the eagle alights on the roof of the little shack.
Talon (elevation, prone target): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 1 + 4 = 20 Damage (Augment Summoning): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 Just now noticed that Augment Summoning wouldn't increase her to-hit as an eagle normally uses Dex for that.
Talon (elevation, prone target): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 + 4 = 10 Damage (Augment Summoning): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Bite (elevation, prone target): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 + 4 = 9 Damage (Augment Summoning): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
All vs. Lazar until he goes unconscious. +1 damage if he's evil, -4 to-hit if he goes unconscious and the eagle switches to Runa.

Eagle's Round 2: Full attack action.

Bentuk's eyes widen when Hjort's head goes rolling. But feeling the raw violence of Runa's channel, he knows that she will not want to be saved, either. Leaning back with his spear, he halfheartedly calls, "Surrender now, Runa!" and lets fly.

Did it look like Lazar was hurt by her channel?

Spear vs. Runa (banner, 1 range increment): 1d20 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 - 2 = 9 Damage (banner): 1d8 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 + 1 = 5 Not accounting for cover.

Bentuk's Round 2: Throw spear (standard action). Summon monster i lasts 2 rounds and grease lasts 19 rounds.

Fortitude save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 Thallin takes 2 damage.

No, Lazar was unaffected by her channel.

"It is a shame that he had to die..." Kyrin says as his enemy's head rolls away.

He steps forward to attack Runa with his axe.

BattleAxe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

This time, the eagle's beak manages to get through the mystic shield that protects Lazar, leaving a large wound on the man's face. The claws prove less effective.

Kyrin lashes out at Runa with his battleaxe, cutting a deep swath into her midsection. She falls, bleeding heavily.

Lazar, seeing his allies fall around him, surrenders. "Call it off!" he shouts. "I'm done!"

Assuming that the party either accepts his surrender or finishes him off...

Runa explains the plan readily if she is spared. "I saw in Hjort an opportunity to harness Hjort’s anger and prowess and fulfill the final part of her mission in the wretched, backwater Land of the Linnorm Kings. Hjort was already angered at the Pathfinder Society. Apparently, his home village was razed and his people slaughtered by the Pathfinders. If I could turn the Ulfen warrior against the Society fully, he would help me end their presence in Trollheim.

"After some careful plotting and hiring mercenaries, we grabbed the one stalwart ally of the Society who we knew for certain lived in Trollheim: Rognvald Skagni, an expert historian on the three nations of northern Avistan west of the Worldwound—the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, Irrisen, and the Realm of the Mammoth Lords. Skagni had spent the past several years in the north gathering information and materials for a lengthy report of the current state of government in the north to send back to Absalom. Not a Pathfinder himself, Skagni still managed a decent living providing the Society with detailed information about various locations across Avistan. Me, Hjort and our mercenaries took Skagni in an evening raid, murdered his servants, and burned his house to the ground. We sent Skagni to Irrisen as a slave, and the mercenaries established a watch on his ruined home for signs of Pathfinder visitors. Any such Pathfinders who arrive were to be made to pay for the attack on Hjort’s village."

Runa carries several damning documents that explain that the entire plot to kidnap Skagni and use Hjort to tarnish the Pathfinder Society’s reputation in the Lands of the Linnorm Kings was organized by a Shadow Lodge agent named Caggrigar and his man in Irrisen, the shadowy Vermund. Runa also provides one last clue...

"Rognvald Skagni is alive and a prisoner of the Shadow Lodge in Irrisen."

This concludes Shades of Ice, Part I: Written in Blood. If you will provide your email addresses, I will send chronicles for everyone. I hope that you found it enjoyable.

Bentuk dismisses his spells and jumps down. "I am glad you all survived."

When Runa comes to, he thanks her and Lazar for surrendering. "To my knowledge you have not yourselves participated in murder, and for that I hope we may spare your lives. I suggest, once you make it out of these lands, that you find occupations more helpful to the world. Know that you will not be forgiven again if we learn you have committed further evil."

Bentuk looks around at his allies - friends he's lived with for weeks, people he's bonded to with a trialing voyage and a string of battles. "I do not know where our paths will lead us tomorrow, but for now, how about drinks?"

"SKWAWK! An ale sounds like a great idea right now. Chasing that one was tiring."

I believe we should turn the survivors over to the society. Although they are saying he is still alive, Skagni is still missing. The society may be able to gain insight into his situation by questioning these two. In addition to that, I don’t think the society will be happy with us letting these two go and recreate this problem somewhere else.

Bentuk considers this. "I suppose so. Do you know the location of the nearest lodge?"