Deity, Benevolent or Malevolent that remains to be seen.
Just a heads up everyone, I still havent received my pdf of the scenario yet. As i understand it this is an issue that they are having with the gameday. If i dont have it by tomorrow afternoon i will just buy it so we can get started.
Deity, Benevolent or Malevolent that remains to be seen.
Has anyone done 6-21 Tapestry’s Toil with this character?
You all receive a letter.
Pathfinders,
Very few Pathfinders have found their way to Dtang Ma, and there
remain countless ruins and mysteries within the Sikhyeu Rainforest and
along the wintry slopes of the Kullan Dei mountains. The resident expert
and long-time Pathfinder is known endearingly as Old Pak. In collaboration
with another friend of the Society, he has uncovered a very promising lead
regarding a temple of Yamatsumi in the nearby Kullan Dei range that’s sure
to interest your boundless curiosity. I’ve arranged for you to meet him in
Dtang Ma’s capitol Ramparassad.
May your travels bring you fortune,
Venture-Captain Amara Li
Bells tinkle and chime as the door to “Pak’s Tobacco and Spice” opens. Shelves on the walls are full of jars and pouches, and a collection of masks adorns the wall opposite to the entrance. An old Tian-Dtang man sitting behind the counter wakes up mid-snore, rubs his eyes, and exclaims in a raspy but exuberant voice. [b]“Yes, come in, come in! Ah, you must be the Pathfinders Ms. Amara sent! Where are my manners! I am Pak! Tea, anyone?” Before anyone can answer, Pak flicks one end of his metal smoking pipe, snags a teakettle, and plants it atop a small brazier with smoldering coals.[/b]
Feel free to introduce yourselves. As you have traveled together now for some time.
Male Halfelf - Skald 7 - AC21/T13/F16/CMD14 |HP 59/59 | Fort:+9;Ref:+6;Will+7 |Percept.+6 | Init.+4 | { heroism , rage} (0/23 song used) { raging +14/14 hp }
No tapestry here
A half-elf garbed in new adventuring gear, or fresh oil on his weapons, stands waiting for the briefing.
"Thank you for the tea.
I am Omar Posada, Skald and Society initiate reporting.
Omar nods in greeting before continuing.
"I originally lived in the deserts of Osirion. However I grew bored and started to travel, eventually ending up in Lamasara, Thuvia. I heard Lamasara was famous for its performers and artisans.
"There is always music in the air, although the most well-known of its artists usually perform in whichever city is currently hosting the sun orchid elixir."
He leans his naginata in the corner and inspects his lute while waiting for others to arrive.
Male Human Bard 9 HP 58 | AC 21; Touch 13; FF 19 | F +8; R +9; W +8 | CMB+7; CMD 20 | Speed 30 ft | Init +2 | Perc +12 | Stealth: +6 Bard 9
"Greetings all...I am Kelson late of Andoran now of Absalom."
A well dressed human with a lute on his back and a longsword at this waist enters. A brown creature with a black patch around its eyes sits on his shoulder.
"This is my friend Fastpaws!" The creature makes a low squeak.
I've played 6-21 Tapestry's Toil with another character, not Bones.
Bones is a dwarf who has little to say when there's nothing to talk about. His skin is darkly tan due to too much time under the sun. He has long braided hair and beard. Clad in a brestplate and conservative garb common to the regions of Osirion. As a cleric of Pharasma he carries her symbol emblazoned on his shield.
Tea? If there's nothing stronger. Now what about this temple?"
Deity, Benevolent or Malevolent that remains to be seen.
While Pak is serving tea and lighting his pipe with
vanilla-scented tobacco, one of the masks on the wall
animates and floats towards you. Pak explains that the
mask is Tanbaru, a spirit oni. Tanbaru lazily glides from one of you to the next.
“Long ago, I was a kami who lived near a temple of Yamatsumi in the Kullan Dei mountains. But centuries ago, the temple and I were magically transported into an extraplanar place called the Hao Jin Tapestry. For hundreds of years, I languished in a broken temple surrounded by tyrannical conquerors who encouraged my cruelest habits, and I turned into what I am now—an oni. It wasn’t until a group of Pathfinders found me and showed me mercy that I was able to see past my own selfishness and spite. I have been working for the Pathfinder Society ever since, both in Absalom and in Tian Xia.”
Bones nods "Glade to hear of the good our fellow pathfinders are spreading. Has something changed at the site in the Kullan Dei mountains since the business with the tapestry?"
Deity, Benevolent or Malevolent that remains to be seen.
Helps if the second half of the post goes along with it.
Pak then runs a hand across his partly shaved head and explains the opportunity at hand.
“I’ll get straight to the point. I would appreciate your to traveling to the Kullan Dei mountains in southern Dtang Ma and exploring what is left of the temple of Yamatsumi near which Tanbaru once lived. You see, the ancient sorceress Hao Jin was able to transport only the lower, front half of the original temple into her tapestry. I know little about the broken temple other than its haunted reputation, but Tanbaru here says that the temple’s secluded location high up in the mountains may well have kept its historical secrets and hidden treasures safe from vandals and looters, relics that should be valuable to the Pathfinder Society.
“I want Tanbaru to accompany you. Although his transformation into an oni made his memories somewhat frayed, he still instinctively knows the way there. You should know that when Tanbaru was a kami, the Pilgrim’s Path—the trail that leads up to the temple—was his sacred ward. His presence may have unpredictable consequences, so please keep him safe.”
Tanbaru pledges to help you to the best of his ability. Even going as far as letting one of you wear hi,granting you a +2 insight bonus on Perception checks.
Bones looks at the mask, "Tanbaru, if you are willing to accompany us and offer your service you are welcome. As a cleric of Pharasma, I would inform you that you spirit's journey still waits."
Standing up the Dwarf shrugs, "I'm fine with Hugh partnering with the mask."
As is his usual demeanor, Balinor has quietly followed the lead of his party. While sipping on a cup of tea, he has been continually scanning about for potential threats to his fellows.
Old habits would be the best description for this. Balinor's younger, and weaker, siblings were quite adept with magic, but very vulnerable due to their lack of strength or fighting prowess. Balinor made it his task for his formative years and into adulthood to protect them. However, as they both now reside in their own respective magic academae learning and teaching the arcane arts, he's had little to do. Connections his father had landed him with the Pathfinders. And here he is, once again playing the role of bodyguard as his party's preparing to head on another adventure.
Deity, Benevolent or Malevolent that remains to be seen.
before leaving give me a DIPLOMACY (GATHER INFORMATION) OR
KNOWLEDGE (GEOGRAPHY OR NATURE) check please. and another Knowledge (geography,
local, or religion)
"Do not obstruct paths! Don’t pitch your tent or leave your equipment on the trail. Be courteous and mindful of others using the trail. Leave no trace! Take your trash with you. Don’t make fires outside designated areas. Don’t leave any other trace of your passage. Stay on the marked trail! Nature is sacred and fragile; do not tread on it. Don’t harm animals unless you must defend yourself.”
The narrow trail winds along the base of a steep ridge, and large, jagged rocks have fallen from the cliff face here, blocking the path. At least a score of dark birds with white throats reside here, sitting atop nests built into the cliff face.
Deity, Benevolent or Malevolent that remains to be seen.
You know
Kullan Dei is a 2,500-mile long mountain range that winds its way through Nagajor and into the dragon kingdom of Xa Hoi. The northernmost stretch of the
mountain range extends into southern Dtang Ma. The nearest summit is just a few hours’ hike from the busy streets of the sprawling capital Ramparassad.
The mountain range is volcanically active. In fact, Mount Pho-Yim, which looms over Ramparassad, often exudes ominous smoke. Seismic activity is common in the mountains, sometimes causing earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions.
Many species of birds and snakes are endemic to the Kullan Dei Mountains. Some develop a spiritual attachment to important sites, defending those areas as guardians or watching over them as auspicious sentinels. Dragons, ogres, and various types of kami and oni are also relatively common in the region.
Bones, Hugh and Balinor also realize that the locals consider the birds an auspicious sign, and never kill them or eat their eggs. And that they are likely to abandon their young if threatened or disturbed.
Their are a couple different options to get across here.
Balancing: Balancing on the rocks requires a successful
DC 15 Acrobatics check. Any PC who succeeds at a DC 13
Knowledge (dungeoneering, engineering, or geography)
or Perception check notices that walking on the rocks
carries a great risk of dislodging some of them. If a PC
fails the Acrobatics check by 5 or more, he falls prone on
the jagged rocks, takes 2d6 points of piercing damage,
and causes the DC of any further Acrobatics checks to
increase by 2.
Clearing the Rubble: Clearing the rocks requires five
successful DC 12 Strength checks. A PC who fails the
check must succeed at a DC 12 Fortitude save or become
fatigued (or exhausted if already fatigued). Exhausted
PCs may not attempt further Strength checks.
Climbing: Climbing the cliff face above the trail requires
a successful DC 13 Climb check. Any PC who fails this check
by 5 or more falls onto the jagged rocks blocking the trail
and suffers the same effects as a PC failing an Acrobatics
check while balancing on the rocks. Because of the many
bird nests on the cliff face, the first PC attempting the
climb must succeed at a DC 14 Handle Animal or wild
empathy check or some of the birds fly away, abandoning
their young. Using uncooked rice as a bribe allows the PCs
to attempt the Handle Animal check untrained.
Finding a Detour: If the PCs succeed at a DC 18
Knowledge (geography) or Survival check, they find an
alternate route off the marked path.
Using Magic: Teleportation magic (such as dimension
door) and any manner of flight allow the PCs to move past
the obstacle.
perception:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18if applicably; +2 bonus to Perception vs. unusual stonework
Assuming the group has encounter one of the lose rock patches.
Bones spots the treacherous stone path before steeping on it.
Using his knowledge of the geographic area, the dwarf attempts to find a Detour. When nothing comes to mind, he taps his head a few times knocking lose more information, still nothing.
Deity, Benevolent or Malevolent that remains to be seen.
It it works it works!
You are able to pass by the obstacles with little issue.
A shallow cave in the mountainside bears a carving that depicts an erupting, snow-capped volcano. Two timeworn stone statues flank the entrance to the cave. Near the cave, there is a stone fire ring with a long, semicircular stone bench
around it.
Deity, Benevolent or Malevolent that remains to be seen.
Bones recognizes the carving as the holy symbol of Yamatsumi. Kelson notices that the fire ring has not been used in at least 2 months.
Tanbaru observes that he vaguely remembers the shrine and that the statues look oddly familiar.
One of the statues depicts a female monk holding an old, pitted bronze gong in her hands. A small bronze mallet hangs on a chain from the statue.
Knowledge (geography, local, or religion)
The second statue depicts a monk with a bowl in his hands.
Knowledge (planes or religion)
I am not sure of the second at all. But I have seen a statue with a bowl fore, and usually that is to contain something. Coins? Water? A person's blood?
