[PFS]DM Elanmorin's The Silverhex Chronicles (Inactive)

Game Master Rogar Valertis

Zadim advances to Valeros' side and strikes at the blue Kellid warrior threatening his ally.

Kukri: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
S: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Zadim cuts the kellid warrior causing him to curse loudly in his incomprehensible language.

The woman raises her greatsword and slashes at Seelah!

Attack rolll: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 -> Damage roll: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10

Luckily enough the swing is far off target.

Round 01/02 - Bold may act

Seelah
Valeros -7hp

Kellid warrior (red)
Kellid warrior (blue) -6hp

Zadim

Kellid rager

Kyra

Kyra moves up behind Seelah, intoning a prayer to the Dawnflower, before touching the woman lightly on the shoulder.

Casting Shield of Faith on Seelah, for a +2 deflection bonus to her AC. (2d6+4 damage vs 13 hp's worries me a little =))

And she's not raging... yet. Who's got the bracelet btw?

Valeros takes a couple of swings at the blue Kellid warrior...

Longsword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Shortsword: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Egads, my dice are cursed...

but consistent!

Valeros misses again as the Kellid with the blue tatoos swings back at him!

Attack roll (blue vs Valeros): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16 -> Damage roll: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

But he has no better luck than the fighter! His companion attacks Seelah instead.

Attack roll (red vs Seelah): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13 -> Damage roll: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

And he misses as well!

Round 02 - Bold may act

Seelah +2AC
Valeros -7hp

Kellid warrior (red)
Kellid warrior (blue) -6hp

Zadim

Kellid rager

Kyra

Seelah parries the wild strikes against her, but is kept too busy to mount an effective offensive of her own.

Longsword: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 - 1 = 8 +2 if she's evil
Slashing: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6 +1 if she's evil

Zadim considers assisting Seelah for a moment, but he realizes that Valeros is the only one bleeding.

He slashes at the kellid warrior once more.

Kukri: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
S: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Seelah misses her opponent while Zadim wounds his.

"You aree a slippery one, eh?" chuckles the female Kellid before roaring and apparently growing bigger!

Attack roll: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18 -> Damage roll: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 1) + 7 = 11

Kyra's magical aid saves Seelah from the tremendous swing which pulverizes the rocks near the Paladin's feet instead of crushing her body...

Round 02/03 - Bold may act

Seelah +2AC
Valeros -7hp

Kellid warrior (red)
Kellid warrior (blue) -12hp

Zadim

Kellid rager

Kyra

Valeros will make a 5' move southeast and swing at the blue first; if that hits and drops the blue warrior, he'll direct his second attack at the red warrior...if not both attacks at blue...

Longsword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Shortsword: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Damage + Crit: 3d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 3, 4) + 3 = 11

Hmm... was gonna step and heal Val, but he moved! =)

Kyra, not wanting to step too close to the kellids, instead says another quick prayer to Sarenrae, and sends a blessing to all her allies, as she draws her scimitar.

Casting Bless, +1 to hit for all!

Eep!

Longsword defensively: 1d20 + 5 - 1 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 5 - 1 - 4 + 1 = 8 +2 if she's evil
Slashing: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 = 7+1 if she's evil

sigh

Seelah continues to clash blades with the berserker, concentrating on keeping her at bay while Valeros and Zadim deal with her companions.

Valeros kills the kellid warrior previously wounded by Zadim. He then steps near the kellid's companion and delievers a savage swipe with his shortsword, almost cutting the man's throat. Quickly considering his options the Kellid decides running for his life seems the best option he has, given the circumstances.
Meanwhile Seelah keeps exchanging ineffective blows with the enraged kellid woman and Kyra uses her magic to boost her friends' accuracy.

Red withdraws

Round 03 - Bold may act

Active mod: Bless

Seelah +2AC
Valeros -7hp

Kellid warrior (red) -10hp

Zadim

Kellid rager

Kyra

My bad, GM...brain fart...most of my characters use bows and I'm used to them being 3x...

With the other kellids fallen or fleeing, Zadim circles around behind the raging warrior woman lashes out with his sharp blade.

Kukri, Bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 1 = 22
S: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Zadim gets behind the huge woman and wounds her:"Ah! Do you think that will be enough to best me!?!? Think again you bug!" she says, then she discovers she's now alone:"Come back you craven son of a jackal!" the now surrounded Kellid woman yells at her fleeing companion.
"No matter I will deal with you looters myself if need be!" she exclaims raising her huge blade into the air and then towards Zadim...

Power Attack roll: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 6 - 1 = 13 -> Damage roll: 2d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (4, 6) + 7 + 3 = 20

In her rage she misses again, but by the force behind the blow it's clear one hit is all she'll need to kill or badly maim her target...

Round 03/04 - Bold may act

Active mod: Bless

Seelah +2AC
Valeros -7hp
Zadim

Kellid rager -7hp

Kyra

Kyra moves forward, not wanting to get too close to the angry kellid woman, and heals the worst of Valeros' wounds before the woman has a chance to compound them further.

Cure Light Wounds on Valeros: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 hp's

Now that her companions have dispensed with the rabble, Seelah stops hiding behind her shield and presses the attack!

Longsword: 1d20 + 5 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 5 - 1 + 1 = 15 +2 if she's evil
Slashing: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9 +1 if she's evil

Valeros, grateful for Kyra's healing, will now make a 5' move north and swing both swords at the lady warrior...

Longsword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Shortsword: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Zadim pales slightly as the ground shatters beside him. He slips around to flank with Seelah as the raging kellid woman draws her blade back, and he tries to score another wound before she can land a blow on himself or any of his allies.

Kukri, Bless, Flank: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 16
S: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Working together you are able to surround and subdue the kellid rager. The woman goes down fighting but with her down and her comrades dead or fled you see your chance to leave Numeria behind you before more of the barbarians show up.

Once safely back into the River Kingdoms you learn that the silver bracelet dampens the kinetic energy of any objects moving toward the wearer, a good defense although limited in use.

After reading Ulisha’s journal next except you move to Daggermark, the River's Kingdoms' biggest city which Ulisha uses as a starting point to find the spider’s nest. You try to recall what you know about the place and about your quarry...
Seems like this will be a 2 part mission: first you'll have to locate the spiders' nests and of course relieve them of the precious components Ulisha's craves. Then you'll have to get back to Daggermark and find the client Ulisha contacted in order to sell the merchandise. What could go wrong?

Map Updated

No one has knowledge nature!
only Zadim with a bit of local =0

"Spiders?" Kyra mutters, after reading the note from Ulisha. "Not what I'd have expected, given her past track record for money-making schemes."

Knowledge (Local): 1d20 ⇒ 6

I hope that the Society can provide us with a map, I know nothing of Daggermark or of spiders...

Knowledge (Local): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

"Hmm. This is a delicate subject," Zadim says with a look to Seelah. "Ulisha is encouraging us to harvest from giant spiders in order to sell to the poisoner's and assassin's guild."

Zadim thinks for a moment. "The materials might be useful to some other alchemist, but finding a buyer might be more difficult if we search outside the poisoner's guild."

Knowledge (Local) Untrained: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Valeros shrugs...

Thanks to Ulisha's map you are quickly able to locate a small clearing in the Shroudwood to Daggermark's southeast.
The webs are thicker in this clearing than they have been thus far, appearing newer and white, rather than the dingy gray of those seen earlier. These webs crisscross the canopy above, most strands meeting near the center to support a large globe of webbing the size of a large pumpkin.

Kyra notices a couple of giant spiders hiding in the web canopy between the trees.

Apparently the creatures have noticed you as well because you suddenly hear a skittering noise coming from their direction...

Round 01 - Bold may act

Seelah
Kyra
Zadim

Spider (blue)
Spider (black)

Valeros

"I guess it would be too much to hope the occupants had wandered off for the afternoon." Kyra mentions, as she points out the spiders barely visible hiding in the webs.

Seelah prepares herself for battles, These creatures may not see us as a threat, but there is little I can do to surprise them.

Edited my post above with the iinitiative order

Oh, oops, didn't realize you were mid-update =)

Kyra will gently touch Seelah's shoulder, giving her additional protection from the incoming creatures bites.

Shield of Faith on Seelah, for +2 to her AC

She then pulls out a sling from her belt.

Seelah advances towards the spiders, ducking behind the trees for cover as she goes. double move

Zadim takes his own position beside a tree.

Double Move

The spiders move back towards a web covered old oak as if guarding something...

Round 01 - Bold may act

Seelah
Kyra
Zadim

Spider (blue)
Spider (black)

Valeros

Once Valeros acts everyone else may act as well

Valeros will move 30' west and ready an attack...

They're moving away from us =)

Kyra moves up near Seelah. "Is that normal?" She asks, as the spiders back away. "Perhaps we can pick them off from a safe distance, if they want to stay back there?"

She casts a spell, to help with everyone's aim, however they decide to do it.

Casting Bless, +1 to hit for everyone!

Round 02 - Bold may act

Seelah
Kyra
Zadim

Spider (blue)
Spider (black)

Valeros

Seelah continues to press the foe! Double move

Zadim parallels Seelah, drawing his sling as he moves to the next tree.

Double Move

As Seelah and Zadim come near their nests the spiders spring into action and attack.

Attack roll (blue vs Zadim): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 -> Damage roll: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Attack roll (black vs Seelah): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 -> Damage roll: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Both arachnids prove unable to bypass the heroes defenses and miss their attacks

Round 02 - Bold may act

Seelah
Kyra
Zadim

Spider (blue)
Spider (black)

Valeros

Everyone can act after Valeros does

Valeros will move 30' NW and go total defense...

Seelah comes round the tree she had been hunkered down behind, blade flashing for her chosen spider! Black

Longsword: 1d20 + 5 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 5 - 1 + 1 = 17
Slashing: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 2 = 11

Kyra moves to join the melee-types at the front, stopping part way when she sees a clear line. She uses her sling, and throws a bullet at the spider she has a clear shot at.

sling vs black, bless, firing in to melee: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 1 - 4 = 14, for 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 damage.

Valeros closes in on the spiders. Seelah slashes one of the horrid creatures severing a couple of hairy legs and causing it to sprout ichor all around. Kyra shoots at another spider with her sling and hits her target. Together the heroine fell the beast! Zadim still waits to do his move...

I'd say given Kyra's positioning Seelah does not provide soft cover to the spider. Zadim delays

The remaining spider attacks Zadim...

Attack roll: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 -> Damage roll: 1d6 ⇒ 6

But hit fails again to sink its fangs into the slayer!

Round 02 - Bold may act

Seelah
Kyra
Zadim

Spider (blue)
Spider (black)

Valeros

Again, once Valeros has acted, the round may start anew. If Zadim doesn't post when everyone else has done it, he loses his previous round's action and delays

Zadim defends himself from the spider’s assault and then unleashes his own.

Valeros makes a 5' step NW and strikes at the southernmost arachnid with both swords...

Longsword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Shortsword: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Kyra moves up to assist.

Seeing none of the others injured, she instead takes a slash at the arachnid with her scimitar.

melee, bless: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 2 + 1 = 21, for 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 damage.

confirm: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7, for an additional 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 plus 2 fire damage.

Seelah helps surround the remaining spider, seeking to end this confrontation before anyone with two legs is hurt.

Longsword (No Power Attack): 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 1 = 21
Slashing: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Together you make short work of the second spider and are left with the unenviable task of harvesting the webbing you need to sell in Daggermark.
Luckily the central orb of web is a newly laid egg sack. The eggs are worthless in Daggermark, but the webbing holding the sack is covered in fresh adhesive. The other possible source of adesive lays within the poor spiders you just slaughtered but the process of extracting it will be more complex.

Harvesting the silk glands requires a successfull DC15 Heal or Survival check, you can attempt one for each spider but failing ruins the gland rendering it useless. Obviously the more adesive you gather, the better

Once you are done with the pleasant job of harvesting spider silk glands you get back to Daggermark. You need to find a buyer for the stuff: Ulisha seemed to have misgivings about the merchant she contacted, one Johannes Vox. You may go to him anyway or search for someone else in the business of creating poisons. Not a terribly difficult task in a city like Daggermark...

If you want to search for someone else to sell the adhesive you collected roll diplomacy or Knowledge (local)