Adventure Path Reign of Winter

Game Master Almonihah

after the fighting, you hear the back door open and close and what sounds like someone leaving.

Quasit perks up when she hears the door opening and voices in the other room.

"Or someone who's just trying to escape..." she murmurs. Then her eyes go wide.

"Careful! It might be the hostage making a break for it!"she shouts.

Quick as lightning now, she leaps out the window, pulls her crossbow, and faces off toward the west and the direction of the runner.

"Hold it right there, or I'll shoot!"she shouts, whether she sees anyone or not. After which she gets up and starts moving toward the west.

Quasit doesn't intend to shoot until she knows who the runner is, this is just a bluff to make them stop running.

Acrobatics for jump through window: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Bluff check on threat to shoot: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Sakitu's ears perk up at the sound. "Let's go find out who that was!" She watches Quasit jump out the window and almost follows her. But lacking confidence in her athletic ability, she follows the others as they race through the house towards the apparent backdoor.

Ibona runs after both Sakitu and Quasit, and like Sakitu, stays inside the house. She is ready, however, to run outside should Quasit need the assistance.

Alexia follows the others, scroll in hand.

since everyone is after the escapee, give me a perception check non fey

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Sakitu tries to spot the runner.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

"Where is he? What is he? Anyone know? Anyone spot him?"

Perception: 1d20 + 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (10) + (2) + 9 = 21 4/8 Insp Uses

I think i am missing something with the check, I will update later tonight after work when i can double check it and put it in if I am

so upon hearing some doors close, you all rush over and you can notice some foot prints, but Ibona notices that the gap between them indicates they ran at a full sprint and out of sight in the surrounding woods

Quasit still being brave shouts out as loud at she can to the wood to stop or be shot, and too no ones surprise but maybe her own the trees don't move, but the person running didn't even stutter

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

"These should be easy enough to follow but my armour slows me down. If ye wanted to try to catch up quickly I'd be lagging behind."

Sakitu's gaze follows the footprints running off into the forest. "Before we go chasing whoever that was let's search the rest of this cabin. I think there is an upstairs. Maybe there are some important clues here."

Quasit lowers her bow and walks over to the western door to meet up with the others.

"I don't like this. We should search this place as quick as we can, and if we don't find Lady Fancypants, I think we need to follow this runner. It might have just been some scared knucklehead who didn't dare come out and face some fighting, or it might have been some one running off to tell Mr Evil Cleric to kill the hostage. But we she might be in here too, and we can't just leave without a good search, or once we leave, they'll just move her."

She walks back into Lodge and looks around, then addresses Sakitu.

"Stick with me while I look around, Foxy. If I bumble into trouble again, you can pull my chestnuts out of the fire."

Quasit re-enters the building through the west door and looks to see if any inside doors are hanging open as a result of the runner making a dash for freedom. Then she'll go check out whatever room that is.

"We'll search this lodge first...should be able to follow tracks in snow well enough to do so afterwards..."

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

"You guys search the lodge, quick as you can. I'm going to stay here and keep an eye on things outside, in case our mystery person decides to come back."

Ibona crouches down to remain somewhat hidden from the outside looking in (or more specifically less of a target), and keep a constant watch for anyone or anything.

on the lower level, the chests remain the only thing left, there is a Cellar, and a second Floor

Quasit will get out her tools and try to unlock the two chests.

Taking 10 on the Disable Device checks: (10)+11=21

Alexia grips her scroll and stands near Quasit, ready to help or defend her if needed.

Alexia grips her scroll and stands near Quasit, ready to help or defend her if needed.

As she works, Quasit spares a moment to look over her shoulder at Alexia and smirk.

"Dibs on any kinky underwear."

Alexia Turina wrote:

Alexia grips her scroll and stands near Quasit, ready to help or defend her if needed.

As she works, Quasit spares a moment to look over her shoulder at Alexia and smirk.

"Dibs on any kinky underwear."

"I can hear you out here. If you are claiming the kinky underwear, you are putting on a fashion show tonight."

Alexia's eyes almost bug out at Quasit's comments.

Just want to be clear I'm fine with the banter, it's the character who's shocked.

Quasit* wrote:

Alexia Turina wrote:

Alexia grips her scroll and stands near Quasit, ready to help or defend her if needed.

As she works, Quasit spares a moment to look over her shoulder at Alexia and smirk.

"Dibs on any kinky underwear."

"I can hear you out here. If you are claiming the kinky underwear, you are putting on a fashion show tonight."

Quasit's eyes drift to the door, then come back to Alexia.

"Probably wants to sketch me in that book of hers."she whispers to the sorcerer, then rolls her eyes and sticks out her tongue a bit.

Alexia's eyes almost bug out at Quasit's comments.

Noticing Alexia's shocked look, Quasit cocks her head sideways.

"Really Ally? We just got done murdering like ten guys, but that's the part you find shocking?"

She shrugs and turns back to her lock.

"Fine, you and Foxy can have the good stuff. It'd be wasted on me anyway."

so in the first chest you find the following

1 Gold Ingot with the Taldan royal seal - 50gp
1 Spyglass
1 silver lady's ring - 25gp
3 shards of tiger's eye gemstone - 10gp each
1 pair of fine riding boots of elven make - 15gp
1 Silver Dagger
1 leather portfolio containing several pieces of parchment, and 4 scrolls

in chest number two:

Healer's kit - 5 uses remaining
Belt pouch with 25 sp
and 1 potion

so in the first chest you find the following

1 Gold Ingot with the Taldan royal seal - 50gp
1 Spyglass
1 silver lady's ring - 25gp
3 shards of tiger's eye gemstone - 10gp each
1 pair of fine riding boots of elven make - 15gp
1 Silver Dagger
1 leather portfolio containing several pieces of parchment, and 4 scrolls

Quasit gives a low whistle. "Jackpot!" she says, holding up the gold ingot. She lays it carefully aside, then pulls out the spyglass, opens it and looks back toward Sakitu. "Foxy ahoy!" Then she looks around with it, marveling at the way it magnifies everything. "I've always kinda wanted one of these." Then she lays that aside as well and pulls out the boots. "OK, these probably belong to Lady Fancypants, and I know we're gonna have to give them back to her when we find her, but cripes..." She holds the boots up to her own feet, checking them for size, then quickly slips one on. She holds her foot out, assessing the view. "Hmmm. Not bad. Not sure about the heel, might be hard to run in. But it looks maaaah-velous. Don't you find, my dears?" She smirks at her foot for a moment, reveling in the taste of opulence, then sighs and pulls the boot back off and puts her old comfy one back on.

"Sorry Ibona, no fancy undies. Just fancy loot. Including some scrolls."

She stands up and puts her tools away in her pack. "Well guys? Upstairs or downstairs?"

"What, Scrolls, parchment?" Ibona yells at them. She abandons her lookout to come running to Quasit. Taking the items from Quasit, Ibona gives the 4 scrolls to Alexia. "Alexia, can you decipher these?".

Ibona, however, opens up the portfolio and begins to decipher what is written there.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

If Needed....

Linguistics: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Someone want to do a quick detect magic?

Bulvi considers for a moment. "Upstairs first." He kept an ee on the entelrances and exits the room... the mystery runner might return with friends.

Alexia uses detect magic and read magic to look around, especially at the stuff Quasit found, including the scrolls.

Sakitu's blush from Quasit's comments finally fades as they open the chests. "These are some nice things," she says. She holds one of the tiger's eye gemstones up to the light. Sunlight reflects off of the intricate swirls of color embedded in the stone. She carefully puts the gems back into the chest. "Quasit, you're right. We'll have to give these back to the lady. But they are nice."

"Bulvi, upstairs seems good to me but let's wait to see if anything here is magical." She nods at Alexia, waiting to hear the outcome of her investigations.

Bulvi had a small smile on his face and gave Sakitu a reassuring nod. "I wont charge off up the stairs by myself. Quasit got more attention than I was happy with but we're all standing again now and given the defensible position I think we did quite well. Doesn't mean I want to start damaging the cohesion we have started building."

He eyes the gear "Depending how far we have to chase after this lady a lot of that could help get rations and a few gear improvements, I don't think any of us would say we don't need every edge we can get."

Fin will draw his bow and scout ahead upstairs, as quietly as possible and concealing himself as he can, and keeping an eye open for traps and foes...

Stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Quasit nods.

"Right behind ya, Bull."

Bulvi lets Findurel get a head start of about thirty seconds before heading up, keeping his own eyes peeled for any missed traps or foes. He knew well some traps were designed only for those of greater weight... such as heavy armour.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

"So Bull, I gotta ask. Ulfen guy in Taldor... did you ever work for one of these Taldan noble muckity-mucks?"

"Well I grew up in Taldor but I don't think my exotic northern features hurt me stick out from the crowd. Noble's have money and Taldor's got nobles great and small... and those who claim to be bastards of stolen inheritances." He shrugged as he started to ascend the stairs, eyes scanning for anything off. "So it's kind of hard not to, and sometimes it's through intermediaries so you aren't sure."

He chuckles lightly "Recently there was this one family Mausoleum that some goblins dug into. Fun times, but honest work and a mage friend got access to the family library so they could transcribe some books... Siegfried you scary finger wiggler I wish you were here rather than giggling over old books but no he had to sit this one out."

so the portfolio is just a listing of things that were taken, and if they were sold, and other trophies that the group has acquired, though the scrolls and potion light up magical still need a spellcraft check, but the DC is lowered for the scrolls

Findurel heads upstairs and quietly wants to look around, Bulvi follows and knows that no matter what he can't be quiet like his partner

you get to the top of the stairs and notice a door at the top

those not on the second floor give me a perception check again

I'm with Quasit and Alexia, thats 2nd floor, correct? Map hasn't been updated in a bit....

the only ones that I see from posting that should be upstairs is Bulvi and Findurel, the rest are downstairs with the chests

Ok.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

I think most of the party is coming up the stairs but I guess everyone behind Bulvi is in a better position to hear.

I had intended for Quasit to follow Bulvi up the stairs.

Findurêl nods to Bulvi and opens the door quickly, ready to fire an arrow into the room if enemies are present...

To identify the scrolls:
spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Alexia grabs the scrolls and then follows the others.

1 Scroll of Endure Elements
2 Scrolls of Magic Weapon
and 1 Scroll of Unseen Servant

and the potion is Lesser Restoration

Fins readied attack

~Round 1~
Knowledge Religion to ID
Quasit
GM2
Sakitu
GM1
Findurel
Alexia
Bulvi
Ibona

What do we see in the room? It appears we are in combat with something?

Once the group gets upstairs to ID

"What are those things?"

Knowledge(Religion): 1d20 + 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (20) + (5) + 10 = 35

Sakitu follows tentatively behind the others heading upstairs.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

The unusual nature of the creatures at the other side of the door threw Bulvi and it took him a moment to gather himself.

Religion, Capped at 10: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

Fin's readied attack will be to fire at the blue one...

Longbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Damage: 1d7 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9