Adventure Path Reign of Winter

Game Master Almonihah

The hook landed on Maka's shoulder with enough force to drive Maka to her knee. She cried out at the pain of the blow. "Grr, not bad." She said through gritted teeth as she pushed the large weapon back.

"Maka, that looked like it hurt something bad. Let's see if I can close the wound. Issy, charge!"

Soothing relief flowed through Maka as Hace used his healing magic. "Thanks, Too bad you couldn't have done that back in Taldor." Maka said with a toothy grin.

Issy!" Hace yells, "Maka, I need to heal Issy!"

”I’ve got him!” shouts Quasit. ”Maka, roast these bastards!”

Quasit reaches in, grabs Issy’s tail, and tries to pull him out.

As Quasit moved towards Issy, Maka performed a back handspring, using the momentum to send a jet of flames at the foe with the hook.

[ooc]5ft step, standard action kinetic blast

Fire Blast vs Touch AC; Defensive: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 - 2 = 13
Fire: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 4) + 2 = 11

Hace channels healing magic into Issy, barely bringing her back to consciousness.

last cure moderate wounds on Issy: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 4) + 4 = 15

If this doesn't work, let me know and I'll change my actions.
Sakitu hears the commotion and hurries around to the back of the building to see if there's another way in. She spots a window! Closing her eyes, she draws in some of her innate power. A layer of white frost covers her bow and arrows.

My plan for next round is to break the window and shoot through it at whoever I can see. Will that work and will I take penalties to shoot through the window? I also have a question about cold steel. The rules say that it lasts a number of rounds equal to half my level (2). Is the first round the next round or this one in which I applied the ability to my weapon?

Bulvi's pretty far back seeing as he was helping with the door but he can still get up... I'm not 100% certain on where the door is on the map but it seems like Maka's near it so...

Bulvi moves forward and slashes at the lumbering hook wielding figure.

Power Attack Vs Blue: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

Bulvi there is a wall between you and blue, Maka is standing right in front of the door, not sure if you want to change your location and action

Aid another, increase Maka's AC? Not too much I can do beyond that currently

adjusted Quasit for the delay and when she came back in

Green stabs at Maka

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13 miss

Red moves and swings at Maka

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 miss

blue swings at maka

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 miss

Sakitu, there would be a minor penalty I'll adjust as necessary, and as for the cold ability, I'd have to say that the turn you cast it as a standard action, then on the following turn it would be the first turn it counts down

~~Round 4~~
Bold to Act
B -33
Hace
Quasit
Maka
Findurel
Sakitu
Bulvi
G -12
R

Maka's large form moved with acrobatic grace as she avoided her enemies attacks. As she dodged and spun, she kept her movement to a minimum while waiting for an opening. She found it when red moved in for an attack. Jumping to avoid a low sweep, flames thrust from her feet towards Blue. Maka allowed the momentum from the attack to carry her backwards. With a slide she landed in a defensive position, ready for her foes' next attacks.

5ft step, Standard Action Fire Blast Blue, fighting defensively

Fire Blast vs Touch AC; Defensive: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 2 = 17
Fire: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 2 = 6

Hace casts shield of faith on Bulvi (+2 deflection AC) and makes sure Issy is ok. "Come on, protection magic!" Hace says as he pokes Bulvi and causes shimmering light to surround him.

Shield of fatih, 5ft step, pass.

Issalisk stands up and follows close to Hace, too wounded to charge back in.

Quasit looks through the doorway and sees a big fat ogre, hook in hand, glaring out at her. She shakes her head, chuckles, drops her sword and pulls out her crossbow, and lets a shot rip right at the big fella's heart.

Ranged Attack vs Red: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2
Crit Damage, if applicable: 1d8 ⇒ 6

"I changed my mind, I don't want to come in any more." she taunts breezily. "Please don't surrender."

Fin continues his aerial assault on Blue...if the first shot drops him, the second will go at Red, if not both at Blue...

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 28
Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 28
Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 = 10

Sakitu smashes the window in front of her with her bow then aims through the window the one of the large ogres. She fires a frosty arrow at it.

shortbow@blue,frost: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Bulvi moves up into the stop Maka had vacated and swung at the figure hiding just inside the door. "Thanks for the magic Hace."

Power Attack Vs Green: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Fin and Maka take down blue, Quasit hits her mark on Red, and Bulvi strikes against green

Green steps back 5' and readies

Red moves and waits as well

~~Round 4~~
Bold to Act
Hace
Quasit
Maka
Findurel
Sakitu
Bulvi
G -26
R -8

Fin switches targets to Red...

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 24
Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 17
Cold Iron Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7

Quasit picks up her short sword and puts away her crossbow. She starts moving toward the door again.

Sakitu flinches and steps back away from the window. The huge ogre is just on the other side of the window. She aims her bow at the form in the window and fires.

shortbow@red,frost: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
damage,frost: 1d6 - 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) - 1 + (3) = 5

Hace delays, seeing the enemies not immediately attack his friends.

Bulvi is about to follow after the figures into the building narrows his eyes as he's about to step forward. "They're up to something." He raises his shield and holds position for now.

Total defence. AC25

"So let's find out what." Maka said as she sprinted off.

Double move to go around back with Sakitu. @Bulvi, are you counting the +2 from shield of faith?

"They're up to getting their butts kicked." says Quasit from behind Bulvi. "Come on, it's an ogre with a hook living in a glorified toolshed, how tricky can they be? Let's rush the bums."

Fin shrugs. "Not so hasty, Q. Let 'em stay put if they wish; it's like shooting fish in a barrel..."

Quasit lowers her voice.

"Fish who might remember that they potentially have a hostage. Remember, Nadya's uncle is in there."

AC27... Shield of Faith... thanks for the reminder Maka

As Maka ran beside Sakitu she gave the Kitsune a toothy grin. "We have you surrounded now, you should give up and apologize!" Maka shouted in to the broken window.

Green falls back and withdraws out the window as stealthly as he can

as red steps to follow takes a swing at Bulvi

Red: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 miss lucky for the shield of faith lol

Green: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

~~Round 5~~
Bold to Act
Hace
Quasit
Maka
Findurel
Sakitu
Bulvi
G -26
R -27

Quasit looks back over her shoulder. "Fin! He's making a run for it!" She points off to the right, then turns back to Bulvi.

"You got this big guy, take him down!" She gives him a slap on the butt and readies her weapon to follow him in.

Delay til after Bulvi goes

Nodding to Quasit, "On it, Q," Fin moves 30' east and readies his bow if the miscreant should appear...

Perception; LL Vision, Darkvision 60ft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Maka does not notice about green

"Fine, but that was your last chance!" Maka angrily shouted over another blast of fire.

Standard action fire blast.

Fire Blast vs Touch AC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Fire: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 6) + 2 = 12

I'm going to do my divine support thing here and delay until someone takes damage as I can't do much else right now and Issy is a little too injured to send in. That shield of faith proved useful though!

"Let me know if you need healing! I can't do much else right now and I need to keep an eye on Issy.", Hace says as he bandages up some of Issy's wounds.

"Yeah! What she said!" Sakitu pulls another arrow on her bow but doesn't release it yet. Instead she turns her focus inside. Within a few seconds rimes of frost form again on her bow.

Used my standard action to activate cold steel again.

Bulvi steps forward and takes a powerful swing at the lumering figure.

Power Attack Cold Iron Longsword: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Quasit slips into the room behind Bulvi, using him like a blond tower shield, then slipping to the right with a little skip and following through with a jab at the ogre's belly.

Acrobatics to avoid AoO: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Melee Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Using Combat Expertise to raise AC to 19

Quasit tries to dodge around the ogre but doesn't manage

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 miss

however after quasit and maka hit the beast, it falls to the ground dead, and green is long gone from anywhere around

~~End of Combat~~

*WHOOMP*

As the ogre crashes to the floor and makes the wooden boards of the ramshackle hut rattle and shake dangerously, Quasit instinctively looks up at the ceiling to make sure it's not about to drop on her head. Once it doesn't she turns to Bulvi sporting a huge silly grin.

"Ah, just like home. Protections rackets and thugs. I'll take this over stupid witches any day. At least this makes sense. Just bullies being lazy and greedy."

She turns and waves to Maka and Sakitu through the window. "Nice job guys! Do you see Fin? Did he get the other guy?"

She goes through the eastern door through which the cowardly enemy just ran off. "I bet they've got Nadya's uncle tied up around here somewhere. They were probably working him over. I bet they've got a stash of ill-gotten money around here somewhere too."

If the uncle is not in the northeast room, she'll immediately go to the southern door that leads to the southeast room and try to open it. She's not expecting any traps or locks here in Chez Thug.

With all visible foes defeated, Maka turned to Sakitu with a toothy grin and a thumbs up. "Good fight." she said before climbing through the broken window. "HELLO, Nadya's Uncle are you in here!?"

Maka will look around and generally keep an eye out.

Perception; LL Vision, Darkvision 60ft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

in the southeast room you find Ringeirr, bound and unconcious. Under the bed you find a locked chest as well.

Hace channels a small healing spell into Ringeirr, but leaves him tied up for now.
cure light wounds: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

"Ha. Told ya." says Quasit from the doorway as she spots the tied up uncle and the locked chest.

She immediately moves into the room to cut Ringeirr's bonds. "Someone find Nadya. She should be here. He's gonna be really confused otherwise."

After that, she leaves the cajoling of the uncle to the others. She gets down on her belly and looks over the chest, checking it for any traps. "Considering the low-lifes he was using, I'd keep the loot trapped if I was him." she mutters to herself.

Perception vs traps: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

If she finds nothing, she pulls the chest out from under the bed and tries to unlock it.

Disable Device: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

Fin comes inside shaking his head. "Didn't see him Q...gone like a thief in the night..."

Quasit seems disappointed for a moment, then shrugs. "His gang is toast, and I doubt anyone around here will want him back. Probably the last we'll see of him."

"These guys were part of the guard right? Depending on how this city works, there are about three possible outcomes. The first is that he simply flees the city, having lost many members of the guard while engaging in criminal activity, he can't actively report what happened. The second outcome is that he goes and reports us because the other guard are all perfectly fine with whats going on here, in which case, we better grab some disguises, and quick. The third outcome is that he either rounds up or joins up with some other criminals in town, which he will probably use to get payback on us. In at least two of three outcomes, disguises would be pretty useful, so lets consider it." Hace says as he puts his mind to work examining the room they are in.

Quasit laughs.

"City guards? These guys? Not a chance." says Quasit. "Hace, this was a protection racket. Do you see any sort of uniform or insignia on these clowns? This is a fishing camp, there aren't any municipal officials here."

"Granted, the guy terrorizing the locals might have connections we don't know about. But he just ran for his life. You think he's gonna want to come back here? And you think the big bad bully is going to want to admit to anyone of importance that he couldn't hold down the ultra-simple job of intimidating a bunch of fishermen? He'd never work again. He won't be back. If he does come back, Uncle Ringeirr and the fishermen will beat him up themselves."

Lost track here I guess; I thought we were told these guys were guard? Were we not told that or was that told to us and we simply discovered that its not true?

The original line from the GM was: 'Though while returning back to the group quasit manages to see a group of "guards" on a pier working on collecting "taxes" from a fisherman, when he refuses to pay, the guards have knocked him to the ground'. So it's a little confusing, but I took the quotes to mean that they are just toughs, not actually guards.

Sakitu turns to Maki and smiles. "Yeah, at least we survived. So I guess it was a good fight." The frost covering her bow fades after a few seconds. She follows Maki in through the window. The disgusting and smell body of the ogre lays haphazardly across the floor of the room. It is so huge, it is nearly impossible for her to avoid touching it as she moves past.

"Uhg."

On the map it looks like everyone is congregating in the NW room but the uncle is in the SE room. I'll respond as if you guys came back out to the main room and left the uncle there for now.

She catches up to Hace, Bulvi and Quasit just when they are speaking of disguises. She switches to her human form. "I can just stay in this form. No one will recognize me. It doesn't matter to me if they are guards or not."

She looks around the room. "Did you guys find Nadya's uncle? He's supposed to be here, right? Oh, and is everyone ok? Where's Fin?"

Maka nodded along with Hace and Quasit in a manor that suggested she was only half paying attention. "Right, if we see anyone in a disguise we beat them up." She responded.

"No Maka, we might need to wear disguises. We just beat a bunch of people up while breaking and entering that might actively work with the guard." Hace says to Maka.

I took it exactly from the book, though sadly they are actual guards for the fishcamp, granted reading it can be either way, and I will say that it wouldn't affect the outcome

Quasit checks the box and doesn't see any traps and tries to open it, but she can't quite seem to unlock the chest

Ringeirr stirs awake, with a bit of a headache but otherwise not physically harmed