[PFS/DMK] 6-08 The Segang Expedition (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

Not being a specialist of wild animals, let alone primates, Zahir helps to chase the monkeys off as best he can.

Charisma (aid): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

Swayaah and Myrd try to drive off the monkey, which screech as Myrd throws a pebble. Fortunately for him, the stones didn't hit - that would surely have driven them into a frenzy!

Awaiting the main roll...

I am assuming those Charisma aids also count as untrained Handle Animal aids. I did not include the Wild Empathy aid--I'll leave that up to the GM.

Handle Animal, 2 successful aids: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 + 2 = 27

Adowyn clicks her tongue. Hey now, little fellas. Why don't you scamper off and leave us to our camp. We'll be out of your way soon enough.

Just as the baron was about to step out and start whacking the monkeys, Adowyn moves in and gently manages to get the creatures to disperse and leave the map. Huh, the baron says, surprised at so much influence over the animal spirit I suppose that works as well.

I'll post more tomorrow. In the meantime, can you all try and add your init and icon to the map linked above?

The safari moves onward for another round of hunting, then continues on the main trail. Suddenly, something seems to have startled the big elephant, which begins to stamp about wildly, threatening to shake the howdah off its back.

Inspecting closely, it seems to be a nest of baby snakes that has startled the elephant. A large cobra - apparently the mother - hurries back to the nest.

The baron starts shouting orders Protect the porters from that large snake! Don't let it get close!. The count, on the other hand, shouts conflicting, slightly panicked, orders Calm this elephant! We'll get thrown off, calm it down!

Handle animal checks to calm the elephant. Chase away baby snakes to make the check easier, or calm the elephant using spells.

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Zahir
Swayaah
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Animals
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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
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Swayaah tries to herd the baby snakes back to their mother.

Would Intimidate or Handle Animal be better to scare the snakes? I assume we don't have enough time for a Wild Empathy check.
Intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Zahir moves foward, slips through the elephant's legs and stops in a defensive position, halfway between the large cobra and the pachyderm (I am on my phone, please move my taken 7 or 8 squares west, depending whether an Acrobatic check is needed or not).

Acrobatic check if needed: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
I also have a +4 bonus to move through a threatened square or through an enemy's space (not included in the Acrobatics check)

Total defense

please move my taken 7 or 8 squares west, depending whether an Acrobatic check is needed or not).

Moved you 8 squares west

Zahir moves up to defend the porters against the king cobra, while Swayaah tries to scare of the baby snakes, though they don;t seem to be scared off that easily.

I didn't put up the porters, but they're cowering between the elephant and the cobra

Calming the elephant is a handle animal check. Chasing the snakes requires an attack roll :)

The little vipers lash out at the elephant, which is simply stampeding and trashing about. None of the fangs manage to penetrate the thick hide.

Bite, Elephant: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Bite, Elephant: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Bite, Elephant: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Bite, Elephant: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Meanwhile, the cobra lashes out at one of the porters, and the unlucky servant is killed on the spot.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 282d6 + 12 ⇒ (4, 5) + 12 = 21

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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
Zahir
Swayaah
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Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Elephant
Cobra
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"Calm down, boy!" Swayaah calls out to the elephant and tries to get it under control.

Handle Animal: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Swayaah isn't able to talk any sense into the elephant.

"I thought you'd be afraid of mice. Snakes eat mice, you know?"

"Get the snake, Leryn!" Handle Animal, get Leryn to attack: 12 = 12

"Calm down, now. We'll protect you." Handle Animal, calm the elephant: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Leryn bite vs. snake, attack, power attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Leryn bite vs. snake, damage, power attack: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

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Krux begins casting Sleep (Will DC 19) on the baby snakes attempting to center the spell to exclude the porters.

Moved you 8 squares west

Thanks

Zahir cast a spell, trying not to provoke an attack from the giant snake (casting defensively). He then moves around the cobra to get into a flank position with Leryn, drawing one of his sword in the same move.

Casting defensively DD 17: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
Acrobatic check to move through a threatened square: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30

Cast shield of faith

Swayaah and Adowyn try to calm the rampaging elephant, and almost succeed. Crux then manages to put all but one of the snakes to sleep, while Zahir casts a defensive spell.

Stop this elephant! the count shouts help!

will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
Zahir
Swayaah
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Viper (asleep)
Viper
Viper (asleep)
Viper (asleep)
Elephant
Cobra
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No idea if this will work

Myrd casts Grease DC 15 on the ground beneath the large snake

Myrd greases up the floor, but the snake seems barely affected. (Maybe it moves a bit slower, but a snake cannot be tripped)

I'm putting Morvius on delay for the moment

The elephant is still in a panic, and rears on its hind legs, causing the Count and the Baron to almost fall out. Calm this creature down! Do something! the Count screams with a high-pitched voice.

The cobra hisses and bites at Zahir, but fortunately the training of Hor-Akim prevents the fangs from finding flesh.

Bite, Zahir: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 202d6 + 12 ⇒ (1, 2) + 12 = 15

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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
Zahir
Swayaah
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Viper (asleep)
Viper
Viper (asleep)
Viper (asleep)
Elephant
Cobra
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Swayaah tries once again to calm the elephant.

Handle Animal: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 This is karma against my archer who crit 4 times in the same fight, I'm sure of it

"This animal...relax already!"

maybe you should try aiding me instead. You would have succeeded at that both times now. ;)

Adowyn tries again to soothe the elephant.
Adowyn, handle animal, calm Elephant: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

not that it matters this time.

"Get it again Leryn!"
Adowyn, handle animal, Leryn attack: 12 = 12

Leryn bites at the snake.
Leryn, bite, Attack, power attack: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 - 1 = 17
did Leryn's last attack hit?
Leryn, bite, damage, power attack: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

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Krux moves closer and tickles the elephant with Laughing Touch.

melee touch: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

Adowyn, don't forget your animal's flanking bonus ;)

While drawing another of his short sword, Zahir attempts to drive the one he holds in his hand into the snake.

+1 short sword, flank: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 2 = 24
Damage + sneak attack: 1d6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (3) = 9

Draw masterwork cold iron short sword

ah, that makes the total up to 19 then.

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19 hits, I'll need a damage roll. The previous 17 didn't

Swayaah tries to calm the animal again, as does Adowyn. Seeing both adventurers fail, Krux tried something more drastic, but fails to hit the panicked elephant as well.

Zahir drives his blade into the snake as the serpents is distracted by a painful bite from Leryn.

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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
Zahir
Swayaah
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Viper (asleep)
Viper
Viper (asleep)
Viper (asleep)
Elephant
Cobra (9)
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thanks

Leryn, bite, damage, power attack: 3 + 7 = 10

Somehow read that as a second attack. Thanks

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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
Zahir
Swayaah
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Viper (asleep)
Viper
Viper (asleep)
Viper (asleep)
Elephant
Cobra (19)
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Morvius joins Zahir attacking the king cobra.

Double move to king cobra.

Could someone make an action for Myrd?

Putting Myrd on delay

The elephant's startlement grows to a full-blown panic, and the pachyderm runs off. Quite quickly, it gets its legs stuck between the roots of a tree and falls over, throwing off the howdah and sending the Baron and the Count crashing down. A sickening cracking sound makes the adventurers hope that was only timber, but there is no sign of movement under the heap of wood.

The cobra, meanwhile, keeps up its attack on Zahir, trying to bite him again.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
Zahir
Swayaah
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Viper (asleep)
Viper
Viper (asleep)
Viper (asleep)
Elephant
Cobra (19)
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"Geez!" Swayaah yells as the elephant panics and runs off. "Count! Baron! I'll never hear the end of this one."

Using her tail to swiftly grab her wand of Cure Light Wounds, she heads off to the elephant to look for survivors.

I'm not sure which snake is awake, but Swayaah will provoke an AoO if needed.

Perception, vs Humans: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 2 = 19

Myrd runs towards the crash site, and looks for the count and baron while readying his wand of infernal healing.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

"Dammit! I hope they are okay."

He casts Glitterdust (Will DC 17) on the Cobra and follows Myrd to pull the victims of the elephant crash.

His years as a pathfinder have taught Morvius that losing his focus is as deadly as any monster. He steps forward and attacks the Cobra.

Atk: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 2 = 16
Dmg: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Now armed with two swords, Zahir slashes at the giant snake, trying to hit a vital spot.

+1 short sword, flank: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 2 = 18
Damage + sneak attack: 1d6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 3 + (1) = 10
Mwk cold iron short sword, flank: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 2 = 23
Damage + sneak attack: 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 1 + (4) = 7

Swayaah and Myrd moves over to the crashed howdah, but it looks like quite some digging out is needed to get at either the baron or the count.

Krux, glitterdust is a 10' radius spread. You're going to hit some of your team members. Where do yo want to centre the spell?

Morvius moves forward and lashes out at the snake, but the hide of this creature is too tough. Zaire fares better: though his first strike misses, he draws snake blood with his second one.

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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
Zahir
Swayaah
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Viper (asleep)
Viper
Viper (asleep)
Viper (asleep)
Elephant
Cobra (26)
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Adowyn groans in frustration. We should have been able to calm that elephant!

She draws her bow as she moves 15' closer to the big snake and then fires an arrow at it. "Take it down Ler!" She shouts, but the wolf's jaws find only empty air.

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Adowyn's arrow bounces off the serpent scales, and Leryn can't seem to grab a hold of the fast snake.

Zahir's lucks seems to run out as the massive fangs sink into his flesh. The feeling of pain is accompanied by the unnerving experience of something toxic coursing through his veins.

Bite, Zahir: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 282d6 + 12 ⇒ (4, 2) + 12 = 18 And a fort save, please

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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
Zahir
Swayaah
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Viper (asleep)
Viper
Viper (asleep)
Viper (asleep)
Elephant
Cobra (26)
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how is a 20 a miss? If a 19 hit earlier? Adowyn has precise shot and Leryn is the only person in the path of the shot; Adowyn can ignore any partial cover he offers via her Deadeye Bowman trait.

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Swayaah begins looking for the Baron and Count and tries to extract them from the wreckage.

Perception vs Humans: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 2 = 15

Krux, glitterdust is a 10' radius spread. You're going to hit some of your team members. Where do yo want to centre the spell?

I placed it on the map. Sorry, I forgot to roll arcane failure will be more specific next time on AoE.

arcane failure 10%, glitterdust: 1d100 ⇒ 20

Krux casts a magic missile at the menacing cobra and also spends time looking around the wreckage.

arcane failure 10%, magic missile: 1d100 ⇒ 29

magic missile: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 2 = 4

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Without eyelids, there is no avoiding the rain of glitters

Will vs glitters: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

The hit on 19 was a mistake of mine, that I realized so long after the fact that I didn't retcon. The snake is now blinded, so the bow actually hits.

Krux follows up his glitters with a duo of force missiles, that slam into the snake one after the other.

Swayaah starts clearing some of the wooden rubble, and hears a faint moaning coming from under the splintered wood, as does Krux.

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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
Zahir
Swayaah
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Viper (asleep)
Viper
Viper (asleep)
Viper (asleep)
Elephant
Cobra (34)
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"It's alright Leryn. Get him again!"

Adowyn breathes deeply and flexes her arms momentarily. Her face becomes somehow animalistic. She lets loose a pair of Arrows at the cobra, one after the other.

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If the snake is blinded, I have total concealment and it had a 50% chance of missing me (or hitting me)

You're right
Miss (low is miss): 1d100 ⇒ 75

Adowyn allows Leryn to move forward under the cover of arrow, and the beast makes mighty use it by sinking its teeth into the reptilian hide.

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Adowyn
Krux
Myrd
Morvius
Zahir
Swayaah
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Viper (asleep)
Viper
Viper (asleep)
Viper (asleep)
Elephant
Cobra (47)
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Swinging his polearm in a wide arch Morvius brings it down on the snake's head.
Atk: 1d20 + 7 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 - 1 = 17
Dmg: 1d10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 3 = 17

Zahir lets out a cry of pain as the cobra bites him. It hurts, we must kill it quickly.
He immediately strikes back with his swords.

Fort save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

+1 short sword, flank: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9
Damage + sneak attack: 1d6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 3 + (5) = 13
Mwk cold iron short sword, flank: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12
Damage + sneak attack: 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 1 + (4) = 9

Ouch

Sorry guys, for once Swayaah wasn't in the killing mood. What kind of self respecting murderhobo am I?

Morvius' swing of the pole arm hits the snake on the head and splits the creature's skull. With a loud flop, it lands on the ground. The baby snakes scatter in all directions as the elephant calms down.

Combat over

Swayaah quickly digs away at the rubble, hoping to reach the Baron and the Count before it's too late. While she doesn't care about their rank, she does hope they are alive.

Swayaah will spend 4 charges of her wand to heal their immediate injuries, and another on the elephant.

Baron
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Count
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Elephant
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

25 charges remain

Swayaah's pretty quiet, for once and keeps mostly to petting Ilvan. I'm such a softy sometimes. A human dead, a mother slain.

Adowyn runs over to the wreckage and tries to help find the baron and the count.

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It takes a while to dig out the Baron and the Count from under the rubble of the splintered howdah, but eventually the party manages. Though the Count looks thoroughly shaken, the Baron is a lot calmer, and looks at the porters, then at Zahir: you did well defending these men. That large snake could have been a lot of trouble. You've shown yourselves true men of valor.

A few hours after the encounter with the snake, the group reaches a place where a small stream crosses the trail. This is the place the baron explains we were following this stream me and my followers were moving along when that tiger ambushed us five years ago. It is here we should break off and find the hunting grounds of the tiger.

This is where I head off the count says. I will take the elephant, it is need of some care, and I will guide the porters to safety as well. There's a hunting lodge about half a day from here. We will wait there until you have finished your hunt.

The jungle opens up into a wide grassy clearing bisected by a shallow, burbling stream. In the center of the clearing lies the partially eaten carcass of a gaur. Its throat has been torn open, and the grass all around the dead bison is covered in dried, sticky blood.

Perfect! The beast is here for sure! the baron exclaims this is where we should set up our ambush of the tiger!

We'll set up a machan in that tree over there, and over there the baron says as he points to several trees surrounding the clearing.

We'll climb into them and wait until nightfall. Do not descend once night has fallen, or you might come face to face with the creature, and do not make any light!

Feel free to place your icon in the position you want to be in.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Survival: 1 + 9 = 10

Leryn, Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

"There are hoof prints here, but... I don't see any tiger tracks."

"What is it Ler?"
"Are you sure?"

"Leryn says we are being hunted. Right now. Something is watching us."

Adowyn climbs into one of the Machans. can someone link me the map? Campaign info link doesn't work from Wayfinder.

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