And Then a Skeleton Popped Out: subSPUF Carrion Crown

Game Master Rynjin

As I recall Sledge never got to use that FIRST Enlarge Person Extract, so he should still have one.

You are correct

Oh right, forgot infusions kept forever.

Well they dont they refresh when he prepares them again its just you never got to enlarge

I'd rather not allow the werewolves to use their sight advantage against us, but I'll go along if that's what everyone else wants to do.

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At night it is basically Dim light.. which if you have Low Light vision its like its day. Darius also has Scent. Drkvision only helps with complete blackness.

I also still have Vorkstag's book, I can prepare Darkvision from that if we really need it.

Also I'mma put another blanch on my rapier.

Actually at night it's pretty much PITCH BLACK in the Shudderwood, and it's Dim Light during the day.

These trees are really big. In certain clearings, where the moon can shine through, it swaps over Dim though, or normal lighting during the day. The clearing where you had that previous fight was one such.

Metagame-wise you're going to need Darkvision to NAVIGATE the Shudderwood at night, but not necessarily to fight in it.

Wouldnt that mean Lycans are just as screwed?

Hm. For some reason I thought Lycanthropes had Darkvision. It constantly describes the Shudderwood as beeing "dark", and I had assumed that was at least partially literal. The trees are freakin' enormous (large enough to grow taller than an observatory), and presumably have leaves. I figured it hid light about as well as a jungle canopy.

I think the writers either forgot Lycanthropes don't get Darkvision as part of the template, or I'm overthinking things.

Let me put this to a group vote: Would you prefer I houseruled the Lycanthrope template into giving Darkvision (which makes sense to me), or just leaving it at dim light for all purposes?

Seeing as werewolves usually hunt by moonlight I can see the low light vision, perhaps the Shudderwood trees are enormous, but rather sparse?

I'm also equally fine with just giving them Darkvision if it better matches how you envision the Shudderwood.

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Only if I can have Lycanthrope hunting eyes for this particular portion/somehow use scent to circumvent it. As even if there is darkvision needed light kind of defeats that anyway as Low light allows you to see 40 feet out or so as bright light and 80 feet as Dim.

In case anyone cares, this bit especially is what gets me:

"Ominous, towering pine trees blot out the sunlight, allowing only occasional splinters of light to pierce through."

Edit: Ah, wait. There is actually a mechanical explanation.

"Even during the day, the dense pine forest lets in littlelight, subjecting creatures in the wood to the effects of dim light (Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook 172). At night, the darkness is as complete as in an underground cavern."

So I think the writers just derped on werewolves being able to see in the dark.

Seems like it..

Okay so I'm going to go with "Werewolves can see in the dark", at least for this adventure. It's black out there, so you're going to need some way to see in the dark.

I'm going to say Madame Ivanja could probably sell you some Potions of Darkvision if you need them.

Light is a cantrip..

Only gives vision to 30 as opposed to 60, Darkvision has its perks.

Also doesn't provide light saying, SWARM US OVER HERE PLEASE.

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20 light, 40 dim not 30 and thats if you are a human. Low light makes it 40 light 80 dim. The potions would only last 3 hours however.

Light is an option, yes. Just providing a potential "stealthy" solution to the problem.

Im fine with it though its costs 300 gp a pop.. how long would it seem to take to get to the Stairs.. considering many here dont have stealth.

Duristan can inform you that the trip will take a little under three hours, assuming no delays.

Call it 2 hours 45 minutes, less if you Hustle.

Will it be less with Darkvision? As the spell lasts not that long.

Could save them until an hour or so into the trip.

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Will it be less with Darkvision? As the spell lasts not that long.

It would, since you'd be able to move at full speed/Hustle as long as you can see. Though Light would provide the same effect. Regardless you'd have at most a little over an hour and a half left on the potions if you drank them immediately, though you could use Light partway and drink them when you get a little closer and hope you don't hit any patrols.

Yeah if we do it we might as well go full one or the other. If the point is Stealth having light at all would be a pain. At least until we hit the Stairs where it would likely default to regular light rules.

I'm fine with either. Sledge doesn't have a very good stealth though.

So it is written

Ready to go?

ARE YOU READY GAIS? PUT YA GUNZ ON!

Darius is pumped

Aye aye captain

You head out into the darkness, torches lit(?), and begin the long trek to the Stairs of the Moon.

The journey is, surprisingly, uneventful. You spend about three hours moving through the wood (or less if you pick up the pace).

Duristan stops you after a while.

"We're not far now. How do you want to play this?"

" Drink the potions and be prepared for an attack, anything that lasts a while you do now. "

Darius uses his Scent to detect if Werewolves have been nearby (Bloodhound)

What potions?

The entire place reeks of werewolf...though so does the entire forest, to an extent.

It is a bit fresher here, however.

Jones drinks a dex mutagen and Barkskin.

I assume we bought them but if there is no consequence we dont use them Whatever floats your Boat

Darius casts See invisibility and drinks his Mutagen going through the terrible transformation once more. He then moves forward unraveling his whip.
Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29

I had thought the decision was you weren't going to buy them. Just need confirmation one way or another, and I'll subtract 1200 from the party fund and assume you are not lit up.

However, regardless of that:

You hear a pair of creatures moving out in the darkness somewhere. They seem to be some distance away, well beyond the range of your light (or Darkvision).

420 buy it

Darius growls lowly, " Two coming this way.. this place reeks of Lycan. "

He stalks them.

Stealth: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Sledge narrows his eyes and listens closely, attempting to get their exact location.

perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 20 = 36

One of them is to the east, at about 100 feet.

They are moving closer.

Init: 4d20 ⇒ (19, 2, 4, 2) = 27

Wolfs: 2d20 ⇒ (17, 5) = 22

Darius is up first.

Darius moves a bit closer and lies in wait Ready to rasp his whip around the throat of one of them with Grimoire.

Powerful Mutagen Shapechanger Bane Grimoire Whipping: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30
Powerful Mutagen Shapechanger Bane Grimoire Whipping Damage: 1d3 + 13 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 13 + (2, 4) = 21

Bane, Move, Ready.. Not sure if they saw me.

You wouldn't be able to tell. You know they can't SEE you (they're beyond darkvision range) but whether they detected you or not is another matter.

The werewolves move in, greatswords at the ready, but stop at the very edge of your Darkvision range.

So they're 60 feet away.

Stopped like they could move more or stopped like they are moving as a unit?Basically they were 100 away.. I moved 15 thats 85 did they stop at 60?

They stopped at 60, as if they were both synchronizing their movements, and making sure they don't end up directly next to the group with nothing to do.

Basically they could have made it to you, but only with a double move or a Charge.

Side note: These Vollensag carry themselves in a manner that suggests they are significantly more skilled than the last bunch.

Sledge, Jones, Zin.

YOU ARE CAUGHT - IN MY DIVINE SANDSTORM.

Sledge sprints through the forest and terrifying speeds, delivering a whirling tornado kick to the nearest werewolf.

Pummeling charge
All are stunning (DC 15) until one of them succeeds.
1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 2 = 30
1d8 + 20 ⇒ (1) + 20 = 21

1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 2 = 19
1d8 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18

1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 2 = 21
1d8 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20

He will end his charge so that he is to the side of the werewolf he charged, to make it harder for both of them to attack him simultaneously.

Swift action flex snake style.

Snack Slack Cents Motive: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

Im not sure about stunning Fist but more to it.. You are to remember these guys are.. large sized. Which means they have reach. I assume you wish to use that snake style when they attack you on their turn yes?

You can use Stunning Fist only once per turn. It's in the description.

Greatsword AoO: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33
Damage: 3d6 + 23 ⇒ (6, 2, 4) + 23 = 35

Sledge pounds the werewolf twice, but takes a big wallop himself.

Sledge, take 35 damage.

Fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

Z takes to the sky, sprouting her wings and ascending thirty feet off the ground.

Otherwise she takes no action.

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We await Jones

Jones drinks Shield and moves toward the werewolf Sledge is engaging, stopping 30 feet away.

Back to Darius.