Nessian ignores Gene completely, and almost seems to get a predatory grin on his face as you all approach. "More meat for the hound," he exclaims, as he goes for Chewyy!
Toric (botted) sees that everyone is healthy or at least stable and double-moves to get around behind Nessian to try and provide a flank for the others with his morningstar in hand!
Amestri will stand up finally, still clutching her side with the rapier still in the other hand. Though the Bard song starts to sound omnious and dire For him not us. As she takes a step forward and attempts to stab Nessian.
Male Halfling Scholar of Nethys 1 | HP 9/9 | AC 17 T 13 FF 15 | CMD 10 | Fort +4 Ref +3 Will +5 (+2 fear) | Init +2 | Perc +4
Gwydion starts whistling and casually moves around to the side of Nessian, leaving the warrior surrounded. He moves one toe out to the side and scratches something into the dirt when Nessian isn't looking.
Blast rune in the square south of Gwydion. DC 26 Perception for Nessian to notice it. If he moves over it, 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 fire damage
And just as it looked like Nessian was going to try and get back in the fight, Chewyy leaps over and kicks him in the face, knocking him unconscious!
OUT OF COMBAT!
After several seconds of silence / non-combat go by, Yargos Gill comes running up and has you escort him inside the tower. On the second floor, you find the Silent Tide codebook and the master abort code! Yargos uses fireworks stored in Nessian's workshop to fire the coded lights into the air, and from your vantage point in the Cairnlands north of the city, the dread fog that was just starting to cloy at Absalom's exteriors fades away into nothingness.
Though few will be aware of your bravery, by stopping the Silent Tide, you have saved Absalom from a potentially devastating surprise attack. Better still, you have brought Nessian and his War Hounders to justice. The Pathfinder Society gains the thanks of Yargos and his friends, and they ensure that your reputation within the Puddle District is deservedly enhanced. Yargos promises that he will be a friend and ally that you can call upon again in the future. Surprisingly, even Grandmaster Torch is seemingly impressed with your performance, and sends along one of the named texts you found during your time working on the safes as a little reward.
And with that, you have prevented...The Silent Tide
I'd like to thank all of you for playing! I know this PbP took about a week longer than it should have - I blame Gen Con and myself for that. As such, I had kind of already dated the chronicles for August 24th, so I hope that's okay by everyone. The link below will take you to your chronicles (listed by your characters' first names). I hope you all had fun!
Male Halfling Scholar of Nethys 1 | HP 9/9 | AC 17 T 13 FF 15 | CMD 10 | Fort +4 Ref +3 Will +5 (+2 fear) | Init +2 | Perc +4
Gwydion takes a deep breath and lowers his crossbow, hooking it back into the sling on his backpack. "Well, Yargos," the halfing says to his fellow scholar, "I didn't know if we'd make it, but we did. Well done everyone!"
Thanks, GM! No problem on taking a little longer. I enjoy a slower game now that I'm a bit too busy to keep up with faster-paced play. I'll be there for the next one!
Male half-Orc Rogue 1 hp 15/15 | AC 18 | FF 14 | T 14 | CMD 17 | Fort +1 | Ref +7 | Will +3 | Init +6 | Perception +7 | Sense Motive +7 | Movement 30ft | Darkvision 60ft |
Tracked Resources:
Wand of Cure Lt. 47/50, Reroll 1/1
I've been in and out the last few days (though not GenCon) celebrating that fifth star (not really I was dog sitting and being responsible) so no skin off my back. Thanks for running Mike. Obviously you know if at some point you want to switch it up I'll run some too.
