Among the Living #07: table 1 (Inactive)

Game Master keith goudreau

Do not address me in that Barbaric tongue! You are in Taldor! Do show some civility!

:-)

You're enjoying this waaaay too much.

Sajna does her best to concentrate on the task at hand, but overhearing the words spoken behind her she cannot resist.
"Barbaric!? Your 'empire' is crumbling around you, your daughter states look down on you and your lords send bitter knights to fight petty battles for no real honour. And now your boring opera turns into a bloodbath and who has come to your aid? You are under the protection of this so called barbarian and you would do well to dwell on this fact before you speak down to him again."

The states man will continue to argue with you, let us multitask and keep things moving too.

How dare you speak of the Glory of Taldor as such. This is not a Taldorian Opera! It is not the wonderful moving "Opera Saldue de' Magnificiant le Frockette", that is a Taldor Opera! You cultureless harpy! Bite your tongue! Our "Daughter States" like any force with power are looking to grow, the might of my majesty has simply put them back in place over the duration of several long and grueling campaigns to show them who truly is in charge.

So this guy is way more important with faction missions, without them he is an annoying Noober. (Am I dating myself with Noober, Baldur's Gate)

Ah Noober. Finding that ankheg armour in the field was such a pain!

Griffo's little legs pump along as he does his best to keep up with the rest of the party to out of breath to say much he chuckles as he tries to draw breath and ends up coughing and spluttering. " Do we... Head down... ... The tunnel? "

"These northern humans think they are better than everyone else... yet they need our blades to save the-" Zotu stops mid word, unable to finish his sentence. He pauses for a moment, still dazed, looks at the tunnel. "These depths are certainly the source of the problem..."

Vic starts a repeated mumble in an obvious effort to calm himself.

"Om mani padme hum Om mani padme hum Om mani padme hum..."

I read as "Inner peace. In-in-in-inner peace." (For those of you that have seen Kung Fu Panda)

"And people wonder why my countrymen despise nobility so..." Hothan says, just loud enough for the meat-shield to hear.

"Let us make hast, fellow Pathfinders," he pitches in as the sounds of battle intensiy in his ears. "We need to end this bloodshed once and for all."

Back from the holiday.

So everyone is going down the tunnel, I put up a marching order, any adjustments before continuing?

Looks good for me

Griffo tries to peer around everyone's legs and get a look down the tunnel.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

Nokazi stealthily scouts ahead 30' looking for immediate threats taking 10 on each for 18 Stealth and 20 Perception.

Zotu volunteers for first or last (not counting Nokazi's sneaking).

Let's go down.
I cannot open Roll20 on iPad, what's the marching order and can I throw "meat shield" down first?

Glistening with water, the slick walls and floor of these tunnels were recently carved from the thick bedrock beneath Oppara. Well lit by standing lamps, the tunnels stretch into an adjacent chamber, seemingly carved from the bedrock as well. However, the adjacent chamber is made of smooth walls, covered in strange glyphs, and also lit by the same standing lamps. At the center of that chamber stands a tall stone dais. In the middle of the dais is a huge boulder which, by all appearances, fell a great distance before crashing here. The boulder glows with an eerie green light.

On the Dias is a zombie, a pick axe fighter and a burly looking man chanting to the large boulder.

perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
perception: 1d20 ⇒ 18

Pick Axe Fighter- Boss! There is a... a big bird sneaking up the tunnel!

init-
Nokazi
Griffo
Sajna
Pick axe fighter
Hothan
Victasys
Zotu

Nokazi, Griffo, Sajna you guys are up

Hearing voices from up ahead Griffo moves forward ready to support Nokazi.

Double move down the tunnel and...
Spellcraft to identify the chant?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Sajna quickens her pace to get closer to the action.
Double move down the tunnel, following the others.

Nokazi you are up.

The chanting is non-discript and is not a spell, just evil speak.

AC 24 HP 15/15

Nokazi declares favored enemy on pick axe wielder with move action and full out defensive with a standard action as he waits for the group to catch up and 5' steps southeast to cover. "Unfortunately, I have been spotted. However, we may have found the source of the undead. Three foes are approximately 70' east from my position."

My apologies for the delay. Revised playtest increased Slayer class hit dice but it happened mid-game, so I did not incorporate adjustment. It effectively increases my HP by 3.

init-
Nokazi
Griffo
Sajna
All the Bad Guys
Hothan
Victasys
Zotu

BBG-Minions! Get them!

Happy New Year Everyone

All the bad guys advance to the entrance way.

Pulling out yet another disc of death, Vic moves towards our foes.
60' movement for turn
The high and mighty meat shield was directed to stay behind yet keeps close to Vic's side.

Sorry I posted this super early in the morning on my iphone at work and neglected to start init order.

Nokazi, Griffo, and Sajna are up.

Vic if nothing interesting happens you can keep the same move.

It looks like Nokazi, Griff, and Sajna all went... So it should be all the bad guys, which you did, and now Hothan, Vic, and Zotu...
Hothan, dagger ready, moves down the tunnel.

Should we wait until Vic and Hotu post or just assume they double move.

If GM approves the above observation:
Vic boldly moves 30' and with an air of contempt throws a disc of death at BBG:
Ranged Chakram: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11Dmg: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

AC 24 HP 15/15
Round 1: Declare favored target and full defensive
Round 2: Move 20' east and full defensive

Next time, I am bringing my composite longbow to the Opera House. Social graces be damned. It would have been very useful at this moment.

Nokazi uses standard action for full out defensive and advances 20' closer to enemies as he waits full the rest of the party to catch up.

Going ahead with round 2.
Sajna turns to the right and follows Victasys down the tunnel. She grips her kukri tightly, wishing she had her musket with her.
Suyuddha guide my hand, stuck in close combat again.

Griffo scurries down the right hall too finally catching a glimpse of the enemy.

Double move

init-
Nokazi
Griffo
Sajna
All the Bad Guys
Hothan
Victasys
Zotu

Hothan draws his dagger and advances down the tunnel. Victasys continues down the tunnel and when he see the source of the chanting he unleashes a disc of death!, but misses. Advancing in Zotu moves a double down the tunnel. Nokazi moves in and declares the BBG his enemy. The pitter patter of little feet can be heard as Griffo shuffles down the tunnel trying to keep up. Sajna curses for her boomstick and also moves down the tunnel.

The chanting evil man in black robes and armor wiggles his fingers and victasys looks very scared. The other pick axe fighter also moves up to victasys and swings but misses badly. And the undead minon moves five feet between the BBG and the open North tunnel.

Init-
Hothan, Victasys (running 2 rounds), Zotu, Nokazi, Griffo, Sajna are up.

Sorry about the confusion, I work overnights at a psychiatric hospital, if they are all being good and asleep I can post; if not I barely have time to check in.

Still about confused about turn order here... So when it is Hothan's turn...

Hothan charges the nearest enemy and strikes with his dagger.
Attack, Charge: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Sajna runs up beside Victasys and puzzles at the look of fear crossing his face. Making a move to cover him while in his shocked state, she slashes at the pick axe wielding fighter.
Kukri Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Hothan charges up and stabs the zombie
Victasys turns tail and runs (double move)
Zotu >waiting
griffo >waiting
Sajna runs past Vic and stabs the pick axe fighter

For init it is the entire party then the bad guys. The round becomes more or less a circle with the start / stop as the bad guy's turn.

Griffo draws his wand of magic missile and fires of a bolt at the the chanting man.

MM DMG to BBG: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

...screaming like a little girl Vic runs past the group and into the previous room.
Meat shield follows?

AC 18 (round 3 from charge) HP 15/15
Round 1: Declare favored target and full defensive
Round 2: Move 20' east and full defensive
Round 3: Switch favored target as free action and charge attack zombie

Claw: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 131d3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 = 8

The meat shield follows ;-)

Hothan charges forward and buries his dagger into the neck of the zombie nearly decapitating it. Victasys runs screaming like a little girl away from the spell caster with his meat shield chasing behind him; Wait for me you brute! I am not to be ignored. The pick axe fighter strikes Victasys as he flees, striking him between the ribs with his pick axe. Zotu looks for an opportunity to assist. Nokazi moves forward and rends into the zombie extinguishing it's non-life. Griffo shoots magic force from his wand at the chanting cleric of evil. Sajna seeing the hit to Victasys runs up to the pick axe fighter and stabs him in the stomach. The chanting cleric steps back five feet and changes his chant and points to the man bird saying What is the word?; Nokazi's feathers stand on their end shaken but he does not flee. The pick axe fighter strikes back hitting Sajna in the left shoulder, the blow makes an outstounding crunchy squishy sound as it penetrates the muscle.

New Init, everyone is up.

AOO on Vic as he runs from the pick axe fighter: 1d20 ⇒ 20
confirm the crit: 1d20 ⇒ 11 >fail (that would of not been good)
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Nokazi will save vs DC 14: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 >pass but you are shaken for one round.

pick axe fighter vs Sajna: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 >hit
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Init-
Hothan
Victasys
Zotu
Nokazi
Griffo
Sajna
All the Bad Guys

"I challenge you!" Hothan shouts at the BBG, charging him.

Challenge grants +1 weapon damage, and +2 on all saving throws against spells or spell-like abilities cast by the subject of his challenge and a +2 bonus on all Bluff and Sense motive checks involving the subject of his challenge.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 = 22
Damaage: 1d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 = 6

GM: Are these tunnels big enough for large creatures?

Still screaming, still running.
Meat is still haranguing. When Vic regains sanity he will heal himself with CLW Wand.

Upon his turn:
CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Finding his wits Victasys reluctantly presses the wand to his chest and moves 30' back towards the action.

GM: Are these tunnels big enough for large creatures?

Yeah they look to be 10 feet wide, a large creature could fit in no problem.

AC 20 (round 4) HP 15/15
Round 1: Declare favored target and full defensive
Round 2: Move 20' east and full defensive
Round 3: Switch favored target as free action and charge attack zombie
Round 4: Full attack zombie and 5' step to attack nearest foe if it falls.

Claw: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 = 121d3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 = 7
Claw: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 1 = 231d3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 = 9
Bite: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 151d3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 = 7

HP 12/16
Sajna stares down the fighter in front of her and strikes out again.
Kukri Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Confirm Critical: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Critical Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

AC 18 (round 4) HP 15/15
Round 1: Declare favored target and full defensive
Round 2: Move 20' east and full defensive
Round 3: Switch favored target as free action and charge attack zombie
Round 4: Charge BBG

EDIT: I didn't realize the zombie already fell the round before. Sorry. Charging BBG instead of full attacking zombie. Free action to switch favored target.

Claw: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 271d3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 = 9

Sajna drives her kukri into the pick axe fighter's abdomen and with the vicious swing removes a knotted rope of intestine, he falls to the floor dead holding the wound. Hothan and Nokazi team up on the evil cleric; and with a well place dagger stab and slashing claw the cleric drops dead to the floor. His dead eyes stare back at everyone with malice and everyone gathers over him in case he was to raise, but after a minute he does not stir.

Things become quiet; the screams upstairs in the opera house slowly die down. With inspection it is discovered that the animated zombies have falling to the ground no longer imbued with necromantic unlife, and the magic that was holding the doors shut has been released. All the remaining living have fled into the street and a few guards have begun to file in. The outbreak is over.

As for The Zyphus Stone the group is left with two options, destroy it or returning it to the Pathfinder Grand Lodge.

Congrats scenario complete!

Thank you.
That was a fun one. Any more in your near future?

Hothan would definitely want the stone kept for safekeeping and further study.

No day job, 81531-12

Thank you.

That was a fun one. Any more in your near future?

Thanks!

Yes, going in for surgery next week and will have plenty of downtime when I get discharged. I will leave this message board open and put a post for the next scenario that will be run. (If anyone is interested)

If your feeling generous I'm always down for an epic adventure. PFS sanctioned would be a bonus but not paramount.

Reign of Winter has peaked my interest recently.

Any other suggestions?

Will look into it.

So as stated I am new to running online. I am still trying to figure out the best way to deliver chronicle sheets for someone that knows very little about image hosting and whatever. I plan to read up on this while I recover, in the mean time I will be emailing your chronicle sheets to each of you. Please PM me the address you want it sent to.

Since there is no standard way to deliver the chronicle sheets is there any method of delivery that anyone would like to recommend? It is all Greek to me.

A PFS sanctioned module would be awesome.

Is reign of winter the campaign setting (adventure path?).

If you guys want to play a non-PFS campaign I am down to run one. Be it one of the pre-made adventures (rise of the runelords) or my own. Is anyone interested in a looong term game?

I have always wanted to play RotRL. Yes please.