Chaosorbit's PFS #7–15: The Deepmarket Deception (Inactive)

Game Master Chaosorbit

Its but a scratch, Miya! Let's end this now!"

Bo will focus his thoughts, collect his being and gain the ability to easier pinpoint targets in concealment.

Move action to activate Martial Flexibility gaining Blindfight :)

He'll then deliver a massive power attack punch.

Attack - Power Attack + Inspire(non-lethal): 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 10 - 2 + 2 = 13
damage + power attack + Inspire + Merciful: 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 4 + 2 + (1) = 19

However the small target, proved far to evasive!

Giltman steps forward and slams down his hammer on the ratfolk, still trying not to kill it.
light hammer, nonlethal, inspire: 1d20 + 10 - 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 10 - 4 + 2 = 11
reroll: 1d20 + 10 - 4 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 10 - 4 + 2 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 2 = 9

Oooops...I considered neither Flanking nor Inspire in my attack roll for last round... so with those factored in I'd prolly hit and deal SA damage as well 2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

"Thanks, Kelson!"

Miyako turns to the same ratfolk as Bo attacked and thrusts her rapier at it. "Buh-bye!"

+1 Adamantine Rapier, IC: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 2 = 28 Damage, IC: 1d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 2 = 11

Just as it seems Master Mido kick will barely miss the ratfolk, she's distracted by Elska spear and his attack has extra oomph thanks to Kelson's inspiration. The gnome's foot lands squarely in the ratfolks mid-section.

Giltman's hammer rings the bell of the orating ratfolk dropping it to the ground.

Beauregard steps forward and attacks the hiding rat women but misses the elusive foe. Misses AC so I didn't roll the miss chance, etc

The weakened Miyako attempts to locate the opponent.

Perception v DC23: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Not seeing her clearly among the shadows, Miyako thrusts her rapier wildly into the shadows.

50% miss chance, low misses: 1d100 ⇒ 95

The blade finds the mark, driving into its fleshy side. As it does Miyako feels the poison burning in her blood.

Fort Save v. DC 24: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Str dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 2

She feels her strength further sapped.

Round 2 Effects: Inspire Courage +2
Snake Warrens

Surprise ratfolk 17 dmg - unconscious
Stage ratfolk 22 dmg (15 nonlethal) - unconscious
Hiding ratfolk 25 dmg - stealthed
Elska
Kelson
Master Mido
Studious Guy koaned
Giltman
Beauregard
Miyako 9 dmg, 5 str dmg
Nuk

The mighty Nuk is up

Nuk charges the human man with a loud trumpet.

gore attack, charge, shaken: 1d20 + 6 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 - 2 = 7
gore damage, enlarged: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 4) + 4 = 16

He then snorts in frustration.

The studious looking man collects his wits long enough to evade Nuk's charge.

The she ratfolk begins to slink in retreat up the steps, quickly applying something to her blade, and slashing at Elska.

Bo preception v. DC23: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

The blade nearly misses.

Elska and Bo get an AOO

Round 3 Effects: Inspire Courage +2 (Lingering Performance)
Snake Warrens

Surprise ratfolk 17 dmg - unconscious
Stage ratfolk 22 dmg (15 nonlethal) - unconscious
Hiding ratfolk 25 dmg - stealthed
Elska
Kelson
Master Mido
Studious Guy koaned
Giltman
Beauregard
Miyako 9 dmg, 5 str dmg
Nuk

Elska and Bo AOOs and Elska, Kelson, and Mido are up

AoO, longspear, flanking, IC, higher ground: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 18 My virtual d20 is on fire! :eyeroll:
damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Elska stabs at the rat-woman with her darkwood longspear. "Erastil curse you!"

She then steps back and attacks again with her spear.

attack, longspear, IC, higher ground: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 + 1 = 20
damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

As the ratfolk applies poison to her blade, Elska misses the mark with her spear. But stepping back seems to do the trick, as the spear drives in the ratfok squeaks in pain.

Bo, Kelson, Mido

There's no escaping Bo's ham fists!.

Attack - Power Attack + Inspire(non-lethal): 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 10 - 2 + 2 = 18
damage + power attack + Inspire + Merciful: 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 4 + 2 + (2) = 16

"Let's hope this works!"

daze monster on the ratfolk DC 16

Kelson waives his hand and directs a spell at the ratfolk.

Beauregard's punch misses.

Will save DC 16: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 Fail!

Kelson dazes the ratfolk on the steps!

Mido is up

[OOC]Assuming I'm flanking here.[/dice]

Mido presses the attack and looks to catch the ratfolk off guard.

Attack1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 Damage 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 SA 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5

Mido steps forward and pummels the dazed rat, who is clearly becoming badly injured. Fighting against the stupor, she mouths the word Surrender

However, the studious looking man, finally clear of Mido's mind control does not appear ready to yield.

He attempts to defensively cast a spell.

Cast Defensively v DC19: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Gesturing carefully, Sua Arnasa , he takes a bite of a chili pepper and then belches forth a cone of fire, engulfing Nuk and Elska's legs.

Fire Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 1, 4) = 12
DC17 Reflex for none - Nuk w/evasion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
DC17 Reflex for half - Elska: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Nuk is able to duck away from the flames and Elska jumps up only catches them partially.

Round 3 Effects: Inspire Courage +2 (Lingering Performance)
Snake Warrens

Surprise ratfolk 17 dmg - unconscious
Stage ratfolk 22 dmg (15 nonlethal) - unconscious
Hiding ratfolk 44 dmg - dazed/surrendered
Elska 6 dmg
Kelson
Master Mido
Studious Guy
Giltman
Beauregard
Miyako 9 dmg, 5 str dmg
Nuk

Rnd 4
Elska
Kelson
Master Mido

You all may act.

Kelson sees the studious looking man cast a spell at Elska and replies with one of his own.

"Elsa you ok?"

daze monster DC 16

"I'm good, Kelson. Thanks!" Elska flashes a rare smile at her friend. "How's Miyako?"

Slightly singed, Elska steps down onto the stairs and attacks the man.

longspear attack + IC + higher ground: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 + 1 = 19
longspear damage + IC: 1d8 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 = 13

"We've got another one over here, Bo!" Elska warns.

"En Erastil er á hlið okkar!" she adds in Hallit.

Nuk snorts and trumpets before attacking wildly.

gore attack + IC – shaken: 1d20 + 6 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 - 2 = 12
gore damage + IC: 2d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 6) + 4 + 2 = 13

slam attack + IC – shaken: 1d20 + 6 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 - 2 = 14
slam damage + IC: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14

Sweet rolls, Nuk!

Between his anger and his fear, Nuk is all bluster.

Double move

Bo will move in to assault the spellcaster, making an attempt to grab him.

Grapple + Inspire + Flank: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 12 + 2 + 2 = 19

"haaha, I gotcha! Like a rat in a trap!"

maybe, I'm right there with ya Elska, these rolls

"I did ask you to surrender. My friends may have been rash, but I will not tolerate you harming them."

Giltman helps the others surround the studious man and swings his hammer, this time not worrying about keeping him from real harm.

light hammer: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
reroll: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

"Something's sapping my strength," Miyako answers Elska. "Not like that affects me much while fighting, but it isn't fun..."

Miyako takes a 5-foot step away from the ratfolk that surrendered and points her rapier at her. "Don't do anything funny, you hear me?"

She sheaths her rapier and casts lesser restoration on herself.

Str damage healed: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Lesser restoration takes 3 rounds to cast...

Ah... well, that sucks...

Guess I'll just start casting it then, considering the man's already completely surrounded and probably won't stand much longer.

Giltman delivers a hammer shot to the man, as Master Mido rushes into position.

Beauregard arrives and easily grapples the man.

Miyako backs away and begins to cast her spell.

Helped by Beauregard's hold on the man Nuk's slam hits the man, sending shock waves through his body.

Kelson attempts to daze the man as well.

DC 16 Will Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

He shakes off the mental effect, but it matters not as Elska's spear drops the man unconscious.

Miyako continues to deal with the poison in her veins.

Fort save v DC24: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Str dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Str -8

------
Combat over

But Miyako race against the poison rages on.

Fort save v DC24: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Str dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Str - 9

Barely able to stand or even move her arms, she casts her spell.

Str - 6

Strength partially restored Miyako continues to battle it's effects

Fort save v DC24: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Str dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Fort save v DC24: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Str dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Str -11

Miyako drops to the ground, unconscious.

What would you like to do?

"At least she's light." Elska hoists Miyako up, ever so gently, onto Nuk's back.

Bo'll drop the guy once he's unconscious, drawing out his scroll of Lesser Restoration with 5 castings on it, before Miyako has fallen unconscious, "Don't worry, we'll get ya fixed up!"

Looking to Elska as she puts Miyako across Nuks back, "Thanks, I don't know if you can use this scroll, maybe Giltman? There is still complex left to explore, use as much as she needs to get back up,"

Other than some wrap up, unless you want to specifically pick a fight with one of the other possible encounters, Miyako can recover over a couple weeks at the Lantern Lodge. There is no penalty for skipping them. If you want to use one casting, so she can walk out under her own power, go ahead and roll it. So just let me know.

Oh Okay, I wasn't sure if that was the end or not, its either way. I don't mind using a casting so she can walk out

Someone casts Lesser Resto Lesser Resto: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Hah, not sure how much walking you can really do with a strength score of 1, but at least she is awake!

If the party wants to do the optional encounters I'll go with the majority. Otherwise I'm good with taking Miyako back to the Lantern Lodge

I think Giltman would prefer to get his friend back to where she can be helped.

The moment Miyako hits the floor her appearance shifts. Her skin changes to a crimson fur, a tail pops up from under her skirt, and her facial features become fox-like.

Once Bo's cast his spell on Miyako, she opens her eyes again and weakly sits up. She immediately notices her human disguise has worn off.

"Guess you now know," Miyako mutters, her features changing back to how you've come to know her.

Lesser Restoration: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Lesser Restoration: 1d4 ⇒ 1
Lesser Restoration: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Lesser Restoration: 1d4 ⇒ 4

CLW: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
CLW: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Miyako casts lesser restoration on herself a couple more times, restoring her not too impressive strength back to normal, and casts cure light wounds twice to heal her wounds. She stays awfully quiet compared to usual as she and her allies head back to the lodge.

Grandma: Come on, Miyako. I'm sure they like you the way you are!

Miyako: It's not about that. It's just that I... I'd rather just have told them, instead of this... happening...?

We can check the other rooms, if your wish. Though personally I think this would be a nice wrap-up for the scenario, with maybe some more roleplaying.

Giltman pats Miyako on the head, right between her fox ears. "Do not fret, my friend. Whether you are kitsune, human, or goblin, we would accept you."

Shocked by what happened, Bo has to deal with these emotions, he was raised in relatively xenophobic area of Cheliax where he worked as a Slave enforcer.

All this time she was non-human . . well if I was fine with her as human, I'm sure I can like her as Kitsune, least she isn't an elf.

Bo'll beam as she sheepishly transforms back into her human form, "Human form or Kitsune, you're our friend and nothin' can stop or change that"

Miyako comes around and heals herself, her big secret revealed to the group.

One ratfolk has surrendered, but keeps looking around, as if looking for an opportunity to escape. Two other ratfolk and a human lay unconscious around the large room as well.

What would you like to do?

"Thanks, guys," Miyako mumbles a bit timidly. "Not everyone thinks that way... I hope you do understand that's why I kept quiet..."

Miyako looks at the conscious ratfolk and grabs her rope. She clears her throat before addressing the ratfolk. "I'll tie you up and you'll come with us. Don't resist, you saw what happens if you do."

Looking back at her allies, Miyako asks, "Do you want to interrogate here, or shall we leave this place quickly and do that in a safer place?"

"Elska, can Nuk carry the unconscious ones?"

"Let's search the area."

Kelson looks around for any papers or other things of interest.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

"I'm just glad you are feeling better, Miyako," Elska stammers awkwardly. "Of course Nuk can carry them, can't you little one?" She gently strokes Nuk's ear.

"Good idea, Kelson!" Elska thoroughly searches the room with the bard.
Perception, take 20: 20 + 14 = 34

Elska and Kelson's attention turns first to the maps on the wall.

Turning your attention to the surrendered ratfolk you find among other things a gold Aspis Consortium badge and also a silver Aspis badge wrapped in a letter.

Letters

Finally, you find an unsent missive addressed to someone named Marnarius sitting on the stage.

Letters

Looking at the maps on the wall with Elska and Giltman,

Kn: Local: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

"I've been there before, this map shows the Lantern Lodge and the Hao Jin Tapestry." Turning to our surrendered rat, "You damn Aspis still haven't given up the Hao Jin Tapestry? Come on, its been like 4 years."

finally reading the two letters.

Kn: Local: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

"Hm, I've heard of this A. X. Adrius before, he is the public face for the Aspis Consortium, by no means though is he its one true leader."

Kelson looks a the maps as well.

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

"Beats me what they say? Let's interrogate the ratfolk somewhere else. We should bring the letters back with us."

Kn. Local 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Kn. Local 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Kn. Local 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Mido nods to Bo then holds up the Apis badge.

This however is a forgery...why is that?

Mido inquires of the Ratfolk...

The ratfolk only shrugs Gave me the clout I needed, plus is what I deserve.

did the rat folk reply in Common?

Yes

"Which one of you is Teska?"

"Let's just bring them all back with us, Kelson. I'm sure Amara Li and the Goka authorities can work things out."

Your search of the room also reveals to secret passages.

You head back toward the Lantern Lodge with four captives in tow.

Whether you head back through one of the secret passages or back the way you came, in that case the Aspis guards retreat at the sign of there boss captured.

When you reach the Deepmarket you are rejoined by Yrishi, the pipefox, who looks excited by your conquests.

Tell me all you have learned in there?

"So many things, my friend. We learned about experimental alchemical processes for creating strange six-legged rats, as well as finding strange bars of grey metal."

"...and some strange symbol on the floor that seemed to spook Nuk something fierce. He relived himself all over it."

The pipefox is very interested in what you are sharing, What of the Dragon Fangs, did you learn whether they are aligned with the Aspis?