{PFS} {PBP} {LVL 11 - 13} Tide of Honor (Jade Regent book 5, sanctioned portion) (Inactive)

Game Master FiddlersGreen

42: Rhon only needs the one charge from your Wand of Cure Moderate Wounds as he had healed himself twice during the fight with his Lay on Hands ability. Thank you for the healing.

"Alright, where did the governor go? Does the note say?"

Go ahead and read the spoiler. I assume Rand will translate for you guys.

Basically, the note does not say where you should go to find him.

Also keep in mind that Exiel sent you a warning that you have an army headed your way.

42: Earl will happily accpet the other charges that would have gone to Rhon from the Wand of Cure Moderate Wounds.

"Well, If I was him I would head for the seat of my power, the better to be surrounded by forces. Although if there is an army headed here, then his army is probably not wherever he is, unless he went to meet his army?"

I think he was healed up as well. SO i save 5 charges from that.

Earl was hurt during the fight, so he would need healing.

As you discuss your options, you feel the ground begin to tremor a little. Earl, sensitive to the vibrations in the earth, informs Rhon that there is a large force headed towards the villa, and that they are very close. Leaving by the South gate now would be very unwise, and in a couple of minutes an encounter with the army would be unavoidable without magic.

I think i covered him in my healing waves.

CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 2) + 3 = 9, CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 4) + 3 = 14, CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 7) + 3 = 12, CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 2) + 3 = 12 Earl is healed

"So, what's the plan? We leaving or staying to fight?"

"I do believe a tactical retreat would be wise right about now."

Matamah sighs as he takes out another Scroll of Dimension Door.

"This is my last one. I can get myself plus 2 people. Anyone else got a way to escape?"

"Earl advises that the army is coming from the South and will be here in only a few minutes. We should be able to slip out of the North gate and make our escape. The only question now is where do we go from there? Of course I'm perfectly fine discussing this while we flee."

Indeed Earl is healed up.

Are you heading towards the North gate as you speak, or just standing there?

Personnel count:
5 humanoids(1 runs faster than a horse)
1 elemental (can burrow)
1 wolf (carries 1 small humanoid, fast as a horse)

From what I can see, Alden-on-Naala, Earl and Rand can flee with relatively little trouble by the North gate. If Matamah d-doors 42 and Rhon out after opening the doors for Alden, you can escape from the army.

That is, if you are fleeing. So then, where to? Or are you staying to fight an entire army?

We are definitely moving towards the North gate as we speak. If we still had Itimar with us I might have considered the battle but seeing as we don't I do believe leaving to be the best option.

"I will be right back. Keep heading north." says Rand, who doubles back and makes sure that the south gate is locked, then hustles to catch up to the group.

42 thinks for a moment. "If we are done for the day, I should be able to get everyone back to the Inn with ease.
Use 4 more arcana pool points to remember D-door and get us all out of here.

Matamah uses his scroll too if 42 is also D-Dooring.

Between 42 and Matamah's spells, you manage to depart from Shuryo Onsen before the army arrives and with no real way of tracking you.

You spend a moment to re-orient yourselves before Matamah receives another sending from Exiel.

"Pathfinders. Army has reached Shuryo Onsen. What is your situation? How many team members down? Was target eliminated? Report."

42 thinks for a moment as Matamah forwards the message. "Should we respond that no one survived?"

"We should tell them he's still alive, but we diminished his guard retinue."

Alden, feeling refreshed after the healing he received, follows along, ready to aid his allies. When Exiel's sending comes in, he says "We have no need to lie to our friend Exiel. Tell them that we did not finish him off, unfortunately."

"Reply with the following.

That at least gets us together with the governors next target."

42 smiles. "I was meaning that none of us survived, not them."

Soo.... What does Matamah actually send back?

I vote for Rhon' reply but that is just me. :)

Travel day. Will go with Rhon's reply.

RHon's answer it is.

Exiel's reply comes shortly after.

"Regrettable, but perhaps unavoidable. Head to Lake Tsukishizuku to the East and then follow it North where Lake meets River. I will meet you there."

Exiel's directions take you away from the army, and it takes you almost the rest of the day to get to the rendezvous point. He is bloodied and bedraggled, and he listens to your report with some disappointment, but without reproach.

"This puts us in a tricky situation, but it is what it is. We will need to take Sikutsu Itsuru into our protection now and try to find another opportunity to take out his brother as soon as we can."

"I will teleport us back to Seinaru Heikiko now where you can take your rest for the night. Tomorrow, we shall meet with Jiro-san and Hatsue-san to discuss our next move. I suppose we will need to make plans to locate and transport Itsuru-san to our camp before his brother finds him..."

With that, Exiel teleports you back to the fort of Seinaru Heikiko where he bids you good night and retires to his quarters.

Almost at the end. Let me know if you want to do anything that night or the morning before the briefing (roleplay, casting daily/social buffs, doing funny shenenigans etc.)
You don't have a wizard or cleric with you so I don't anticipate much, but Matamah and 42 might have some magic-based shenenigans to prepare.
You can consider yourselves fully healed and without any status effects.

I'd like to ask everyone to make a post when you are ready for the briefing for the final mission. Fortunately, it will also be by far the shortest mission. =)

After getting teleported and finding the Inn, 42 goes and sits down at the table. "We were getting our arshes kicked out there." he says as he pulls out his bag and sits it on the table. After rummaging through it for a few moments, he pulls out three vials and sets them down. "These vials will make your swords a little bit sharper. Feel free to use them." he sees something that catches his eye and he was about to close his bag. Pulling out another vial he looks at it for a moment. "Oh, if we get blinded again, this would come in handy."

Rand's sleep is restless, but he finally gets some sleep before he goes to join the others. "I am sorry. It is my fault that we lost him. I allowed my honor to get in the way."

Rhon settles in at the table. "Don't beat yourself up about it Rand. It was a trap to lure his brother into making a move. While he did not expect us he had his escape planned from long before we arrived."

Rhon takes a moment to order some breakfast prior to continuing. "Our goal now is to locate the governor's brother and prevent the governor from killing him. If we can manage that we should be able to topple him from power at the same time."

"By the way does anyone know if anyone around here has potions for sale?"

GM: Are we able to buy magic items where we are located? If so, are there any limitations?

Alden sits down, Naala nuzzling up behind him. "There were many regrettable things that have happened in the recent days. We are doing our best, but this situation has been dire. We must find the governor's brother as soon as possible."

Rhon, you should be able to requisition some minor items from the rebels' supply stores, but not anything above 2500gp at this time.

After the briefing, you reckon you could make a detour to the nearest town if you need to pick up more expensive items.

"Rand, it's no one's fault. We do our best and that's all that can be asked of us. As long as we continue to do so, we have not failed."

No real magical shenanigans. Just an Echolocation and Freedom of Movement on Matamah before teleporting or arriving at the location.

Matamah would like to buy another Scroll of Dimension Door if possible.

Before we enter into any combat, 42 will cast Stone Skin on himself and then activate his ring of blinking, so he won't get hurt as bad this time.

"Yeah, we just need to improve our game some."

Rhon is going to requisition a Potion of Fly (750 gp) and a Potion of Remove Blindness/Deafness (750 gp).

Before combat Rhon will imbibe a Potion of Resist Fire 30 which will last 70 minutes and will coat his Dwarven Waraxe with the Oil of Keen Edge provided by 42 which will last 60 minutes. I still have one Potion of Resist Fire 20 if someone wants it.

"A game plan would be a good idea. Even if it is just us planning our initial moves when we enter combat."

You can obtain those items easily.

You are not in combat yet, nor are you expecting combat right now. You are going to the war room at your headquarters to attend a debrief for your attack on Shuryo Onsen and to be discuss your next steps.

When morning comes, you are summoned to the war room to meet with Exiel of Xa Hoi, Hirabashi Jiro and Habesuta Hatsue.

As you give your report again to the ronin and his lieutenant, Rand expresses his regret at the way things turn out, but his allies are quick to defend him. Exiel nods in agreement, but it is Habesuta who speaks.

"You did as honor required, and nearly paid for it with your life," the lieutenant says with a wan smile. "Things turned out badly, but I do not think you did anything wrong."

"There is more at stake here than one man's honor," Hirabashi replies sullenly, though without direct reproach.

This is not a judgment on my part, but a reflection of the 2 characters' differing views on honor and duty.

"There was no right or wrong there, Jiro-san, and there is no sense in laying blame amongst ourselves. We are among friends here, and the situation is what it is. We must move forward and make the best of it that we can," Exiel says in a soothing voice, and 42 and Alden are reminded that the paladin-sorcerer always had a remarkable way with words.

"Our first priority should be to find Sikutsu Itsuru and bring him here where we can protect him. 42 and Matamah, what magic do you have by way of divination and long-distance dimension transport?"

Just for the record, we now have 2 potions of remove blindness. 42 had one in his bag.

"Long range? None. Music doesn't provide one with ways to travel far distances. However, I may have a few tricks up my sleeve I can pull out... once purchased of course."

Matamah is willing to buy scrolls and UMD them.

"Divination? Unforunately, that's not how I have studied. Again, a purchased wheelhouse is key to unlocking all the mysteries of the world."

Might purchase some scrolls of Scry as well. Some chipping in may be appreciated here. ;)

"That's unfortunate, but at least I know a shop in Sakakabe where I should be able to procure such scrolls. O-Sayumi's connections have proven immensely valuable. Now, if we-"

Before Exiel can finish his sentence, a loud horn blares in the distance. Exiel, Jiro and Hatsue exchange surprised looks as a young lad bursts into the room.

"We are under attack! They're coming from the mountains and another force is approaching the gate!"

As you rise to your feet, you hear a loud boom a horrible screeching sound.

"They've found us!? How!" Jiro demands of no one in particular.

"More importantly, if they're moving against us, there is a good chance that they might be targeting Sikutsu Itsuru as well. He is vital to our rebellion! We must send a small force to find him and bring him here immediately, assuming we are not already too late!" Hatsue interjects.

"Your men are fighting and dying as we speak!" Exiel objects.

"That's why I'm only sending one person. You. Go to your contact in Sakakabe, get what you need and find Sikutsu Itsuru! Your magic is well-suited to this task. The rest of us, we need to get out there right now and defend this fortress!"

Exiel begins to protest, but instead nods and begins casting a spell as Jiro and Hatsue wave you out!

"Enemy vanguard in the courtyard!" a young man yells as he stumbles into the room, pushing past the first messenger. He is covered in blood and clutching his gut where a shaft of an arrow has been snapped off.

"To the courtyard! Hurry!" Jiro yells.

Matamah: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Rand: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Rhon+Earl?: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11
42: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Alden: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Hirabashi Jiro: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Habesuta Hatsue: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
SS: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
KY: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
NN: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
TK: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
NK: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Initiative Order:
SS
NK
KY
Alden
Rand
Matamah
NN
Rhon+Earl
Habesuta Hatsue
Hirabashi Jiro
NN
42
TK

Alden, Rand and Matamah are up. You can hear screaming and the sounds of battle outside. The map shows the entire fortress since you would have had time to explore it thoroughly, but the enemies have not been placed since you don't know where they are. Treat all doors as if they were open.

You are to the left of the map.

"Enough of this. Let's go show them why you don't mess with the pathfinder society."

Rand will move to the far door and open it.

"Enough of this. Let's go show them why you don't mess with the pathfinder society."

Rand will move to the far door and open it.

Rand all of the doors are open per the GM.

Move Action
Matamah uses his rhythms to have the party calm themselves in midst of the attack. Inspire Courage, and will include other allies in that.

Standard Action
Matamah finishes up with a Haste.

REMEMBER: INSPIRE COURAGE, FLAGBEARER, AND HASTE (+5 to attack rolls (and CMB), +4 to damage rolls, +1 dodge bonus to AC and CMD, +1 Reflex Save, double move speed (up to +30 ft.), +3 morale bonus against fear (doesn't stack with Rohn's +4 bonus within 10 ft.))

FLAGBEARER ONLY WORKS IF WITHIN 30 FT. OF MATAMAH (-1 attack/damage from bonuses listed above if beyond that range).

Alden and Naala follow Rand Wow he's fast! and prepare to aid him in any way they can. Double move

I'll assume Alden and Rand waited for Matamah's haste.

Exiel completes his spell and disappears from sight. I really want to have Exiel help you guys, but this is PFS so I can't have have characters from beyond the module directly involved in combat. =(

Rand dashes to the open door to the West and pokes his head out. The scene that greets him is one of fire and carnage. Throughout the compound, rebel soldiers deal battle are battling lightly armored soldiers bearing the insignia of the Sikutsu clan, or trading arrow shots with tengu flying in the sky. More Sikutsu soldiers are rappeling down the mountainside, but it seems that throughout the compound, the battle is quite even, save for one area.

In the middle of the compound, 4 giant figures cut a bloody swathe through the defenders as they float in the air just above the battle below. Two of them are red-skinned with 2 heads each, and they swing enormous monk spade as they float in the air. A third seems covered in flames and swings a mighty tetsubo that stirs the dust around him with every swing. And finally, there is a familiar blue ogre mage carrying a man in jade green armor that Rand recognises all too well... He notices Rand at about the same time the monk notices him.

As he speaks, one of the 2-headed giants points a finger in Rand's direction. Suddenly, thick rubbery tentacles burst up from the ground to grasp at the monk.

CMB: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20

The tentacles fail to grab the monk, but create difficult terrain for him as the whip about from every direction.

Round 1(Party Haste 12 rounds):
Sikutsu Sennaka
Nigankona
Kazuo Yojimbo
Matamah
Alden
Rand
Nobunobu (BT 11)
Rhon+Earl
Habesuta Hatsue
Hirabashi Jiro
42
Tokikokito

For the purpose of this fight, the other soldiers are battling in the background, but you are certain that only your party has any chance of taking on the flying giants.

The black circle is affected by a black tentacles spell.

2 knowledge planes to identify the flying giants, 1 for the firey one and 1 for the 2 two-headed ones. You already know the blue one is an ogre mage.

Rand/Earl is up.

Knowledge Planes: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19 Firey
Knowledge Planes: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24 Two Headed

Earl goes underground and with a double move winds up just outside below the ground of the courtyard.

Rhon double moves bringing himself just out into the courtyard where he enters his Defensive Stance free action with his axe and shield at the ready.

"Come get some of my axe!" I hope I am able to draw their attention long enough to gain some help out here.

AC while in Defensive Stance: AC 41, T 17, FF 37. Current HP: 148/148

REMEMBER: AURA OF COURAGE & AURA OF RESOLVE (Each ally within 10 feet of Rhon gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against fear and charm effects.)

Hatsue and Jiro jump to their feet and begin racing towards the nearer door. Hatsue casts a spell on Jiro's katana whilse the samurai quaffs a potion. Both gasp when they see the enemies in the courtyard through the open door.

"Oni!" snarls Hatsue in disgust. Jiro merely grunts grimly.

42 has no idea what the firey one is, and is only barely able to recognise the two-headed oni as Atamahuta oni, fearsome giants whose twin heads allow them to wield twin weapons with great efficacy. 1 question.

Round 1(Party Haste 12 rounds):
Sikutsu Sennaka
Nigankona
Kazuo Yojimbo
Matamah
Alden
Rand
Nobunobu (BT 11)
Rhon+Earl
Habesuta Hatsue
Hirabashi Jiro (bless weapon, heroism)
42
Tokikokito

Oops, sorry should also have called on 42 for actions. You also have 1 question you can ask about the atamahuta oni.

Rand focuses his chi, adopts a defensive posture, and moves out into the middle of the courtyard.

Total Defense, activate Panther Stance, move (which I have already done. AC is currently 45, touch is 36.

To clarify, it is now 42's turn. 42 only.