DM Bigrin's Shattered Star (Group B) (Inactive)

Game Master bigrin42

Feeling a new strength revitalizing her, Tialara came at the creature with new abandon.

Claw Attack 1: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Claw Attack 2: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Harbug sees the snake creature that has been biting Tialara, draws his sword, steps toward it and slashes with all his might.
Move action to draw sword, 5-foot step to F1, attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16; damage if hit: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (2, 2) + 6 = 10

Krass' eyes twitched as something supernatural assaulted him. Her words made sense to him, all this violence seemed rather senseless..

Will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

With the last goblin dealt with, it seemed like it was up to Angelica to make the move toward Natalya. She gets up from her spot on the rafters, moves along a few of the beams, before jumping once again. This time she aims for the spot the goblin was just in.

Move, stand up
Move, A4, to A3, jumping to B1
Acrobatics to balance 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Acrobatics to jump 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Acrobatics to balance after landing 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Shabbezz gritted her teeth (or what passed for her teeth, anyway). Her acid splash only had a range of 25 feet, and the only way she could hit Natalya is if she left her hiding spot and moved out into the open. But maybe there was another way.

She cupped her hands to her mouth and shouted from her hiding spot.

"This is your only warning, Natalya! We just want to talk! Come quietly and we'll stop the attack!"

Krass wondered suddenly why they were threatening Natalaya. She wasn't an enemy, just someone they were supposed to find. There was no reason to approach her with weapons and violence. Natalya was a friend to the Pathfinders, not an enemy. With those thoughts in his head, Krass reached out a hand and gruffly shoved Shabbezz, saying "Leave off her!". The grippli, startled by the push, lost her balance and fell through the rotten ceiling, down into the room below to splash into the foul muck below.

I need a Fort save from Shabbezz, and she can glide away. Base landing spot is G6 downstairs.

Angelica leaped for the empty space where the goblin had just died, one of the few stable floor spaces in the attic room. She made it, barely, and as she was getting her balance, Natalya dropped her crossbow and pulled a short sword while mumbling some words. The act of pulling hte sword was too much, though, and she cursed as the magic slipped away.

In the great hearth downstairs, Tialara kept the goblin snake distracted as Harbug stepped forward and lunged upwards. The sweeping blade took the goblin headed snake just under the chin and tore its throat out. There was a hiss, followed by a horrendous smell as the thing twitched and thrashed and died.

Seeing the creature collapse with its throat sliced, Tia climbed the ladder to see Natalya and Angelica facing off. Spotting the short sword, the Catfolk Druid attempted to knock it away.

Combat Maneuver - Disarm: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Oooo, I like the odds of that roll.

Shabbezz is barely able to get out the words "Krass! What the he--" before the Hobgoblin sends her plummeting from the rafter. Instinctively she spreads the webbing between her fingers and toes as she falls.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

If I can, I'm gliding to G5.

G5 is valid.

Using the ladder that goes down into the sewage behind Harbug and Tialara and assuming the ladder isn't rotten like the rest of them:
"One more try." mumbles Harbug as he tests the ladder right behind him for sturdiness. He picks it up and wields it as best he can, trying to knock the woman above down out of the rafters.
Free action to drop sword, move action pick up the ladder, standard action improvised combat maneuver [trip or pull] with the ladder: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 - 4 = 1

If it is rotten, free action to drop sword, move action to try to pick up the ladder (which turns out rotten) and standard action to pick back up the sword.

The ladder leading up from the sewage to the hearth is only about 5 or 6 feet tall. and Natalya is standing on a solid platform, one of the few places upstairs that has one.

Krass puts away his bow and starts talking to his fellow adventurers,"We should end this conflict, right now! Cease your violence! She is not our enemy!"

Std Action to put away the bow. Free action to talk. Can't make a diplomacy check vs my fellow players, but maybe his words will do the trick!

Angelica gives Krass an odd look, "Don't worry, we're not gonna kill her, she's worth more alive." To punctuate her point, she draws her sap as she makes for the woman. "If we can hold her still, I can knock her out with a well-placed konk."

Move, Draw Sap
Standard, attack with sap (unless Natalya is disarmed by Tia) 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Standard, if disarmed by Tia, Grapple instead 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

With a soft thump, the grippli lands in front of the doorway in G5. She quickly gets her bearings and shouts back up to Krass:

"WHAT IN THE HELLS WAS THAT FOR?!"

Not getting an immediate response, she quickly makes a beeline to the next room and attempts to clamber up the ladder.

Move to F5.
Climb the ladder at an accelerated rate, 40 ft. (Climb speed 20; A creature with a climb speed has a +8 racial bonus on all Climb checks. The creature must make a Climb check to climb any wall or slope with a DC higher than 0, but it can always choose to take 10, even if rushed or threatened while climbing. If a creature with a climb speed chooses an accelerated climb, it moves at double its climb speed (or at its land speed, whichever is slower) and makes a single Climb check at a –5 penalty.)
Climb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

The ladder leading up from the sewage to the hearth is only about 5 or 6 feet tall. and Natalya is standing on a solid platform, one of the few places upstairs that has one.

That being the case, Harbug climbs the ladder up to the platform, sword in hand. 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Tia's swipe from the ladder took Natalya completely by surprise. The Tower Girl dropped her sword and glared down at the cat. Angelica took advantage of the situation and tried to grab Natalya's arm, but the woman had the speed of a viper. She twisted and avoided Angelica's grab. Harbug, stuck att eh topof the ladder with Tialara's tail twitching just overhead, growled at the druid to move out of his way.

Hearing Harbug's growl prompted the Druid to move in front of Natalya. C1 Once there she attempts to entangle the Ex-Tower Girl.

Grapple: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Yes!

Poking her small frog-like head over the top of the ladder, Shabbezz hauls herself up and scowls at Krass.

"What is the matter with you? I wasn't going to harm her! And anyway, why are you so certain that she's..."

The wizardess trails off mid-sentence as she approaches Krass. There was something about the hobgoblin's eyes that seemed wrong to her, something that she couldn't quite put her finger on but was somehow intimately familiar with. Now, what could it be?

Move to D4.
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
If I fall: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18 and Glider.

Knowledge (arcana) to recognize that Krass is under an enchantment effect: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
It's her specialty school, so maybe it could warrant a circumstance bonus?

Shabbezz definitely recognizes the effects of an enchantment spell, likely Charm Person

Angelica is excited to see the catfolk get a grip on the woman, "There you go Tia, hold her still and we can just knock her out." She swings her sap, hoping to get a good shot and knock the woman out of the fight.

Standard, attack with sap 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22, NL damage 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
If you can pin her, I get to add Sneak Attack next time.

From the ladder Harbug growls at the Varisian woman: "It's four against one here. You can surrender peacefully and tell us what you were paid to tell our boss in the first place, or we can do it the fun way." Harbug brandishes his falchion as he slowly says "fun."

Intimidate to demoralize (causes shaken condition): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18 vs 10 + the target's Hit Dice + the target's Wisdom modifier.

Anger dominates his voice when Krass shouts,"Stop this you fools! We're all friends here! T'was a misunderstanding with the goblins, but we shouldn't fight one another!"

Std action - put away bow, Move action - grab the grappling hook.

"Release me at once!" Natalya shouted as Tialara's hand wrapped around the woman's wrist. The claws dug in, drawing little points of blood, but Natalya didn't even appear to notice them as she yanked at her arm. Angelica slipped in with her kosh and slammed the Vancaskerin woman on the side of the head, narrowly missing her temple, and causing Natalya's eyes to glaze over a bit. The woman looked dazed as Harbug spoke, but replied "I will not surrender to scum like you! Never again will natalya Vancaskerin submit to another. I am the rightful holder of the Shard and none shall have it.

At that, fire sprang up from Natalya and quickly climbed the walls and roof. The rafters were ablaze with a quickness that was definitely not natural.

Angelica jumps eagerly at the chance to knock this woman out, in nothing more than to get her to quit talking like she has the upper hand. As the flames leap up after her swing, she grows concerned that maybe she was right, "Guys, that's not good, we need to knock her out and get out of here fast!"

AoO with Sap 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14, hopefully with her grappled, that's a hit 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 NL damage.
Will wait with round's action until I see if Tia can pin her.

If Harbug can reach Vancaskerin her with his sword (assuming cover provided to her by Tialara)
Harbug tries to slap at the crazed woman's ankles with the flat of his sword from the ladder. Attack Roll (-4 for cover, -4 to do non-lethal damage) 1d20 + 4 - 8 ⇒ (20) + 4 - 8 = 16 Non-lethal damage if hit 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 = 12

If Harbug cannot reach her from his spot on the ladder: Knowledge: Nature--is the sewage likely to be flammable/explosive? 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
"Friends, enemies, fire doesn't care about that guys. We've all got to get out of here, and FAST. All that smelly rot might go up in flames and take us with it!"

If Harbug could reach her: crit confirm roll and 2nd damage roll in case it confirms: 1d20 + 4 - 8 ⇒ (19) + 4 - 8 = 15 Non-lethal damage if it confirms: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 2) + 6 = 11

With a firm grip on the woman's arm, the Druid attempts to subdue her.

Maintain Grapple and Pin 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Not liking those odds.

Angelica sees Tia struggle to keep a grip on the squirming woman, and tries to get a good swing in before it's too late.

Attack with sap 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15, if that hits 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4, if she got pinned by Tia add 1d6 ⇒ 3 sneak attack.

"Fellows! Krass is--"

Shabbezz looks back at the group frantically trying to subdue Natalya, then at the flames licking the rafters, and then finally spins back around as Krass attempts to reach for the grappling hook. She can't help nab the thief, but if someone doesn't attend to the charmed hobgoblin the situation could get even more out of hand than it already is.

"Krass, I hope you will forgive me for this when you're back in your right mind..."

She reaches into her spell pouch with one hand and waves the other in his direction, uttering the brief string of arcane syllables necessary to cast a sleep spell.

Casting sleep on the intersection of F4 and G5 (1 round casting time, 10 foot burst, duration 1 minute, Will negates [DC 15]).

I should be out of the spell's 10-foot burst range while leaving Krass in it. If it works, it should only put him to sleep for a minute (10 rounds of combat time) unless physically interrupted, but I don't know if that would cause him to lose his balance.

Sorry, Krass.

Krass blinks as more arcane power hits him and decides that it is a good idea to stop blinking. He drops like a brick as he falls asleep.

will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
don't sweat it ^^

As Angelica strikes with her sap, a shield of shimmering force appeared to deflect the blow. Her second strike goes the way of the first. Likewise, Harbug's swipe at Natalya's ankles is deflected into the ladder, causing the entire thing to shake.

Natalya began murmuring the words of yet another spell, but lost her concentration as Angelica's sap slammed into her shield spell.

Meanwhile, Shabbezz decided to take the matter of Krass into her own hands. Webbed fingers waved and the hoblgoblin hit the rafters awkwardly. The sprawl of his body distributed enough of his weight to prevent him from falling through the rotted ceiling slats and into the muck below.

Did I maintain the Grapple?

In case I did, Maintain Grapple and Pin: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

In case I didn't, Grapple: 1d20 ⇒ 19

Wow, either way, she's going no where.

You did not, but did just re-establish it.

Angelica just notices some strangeness happening between Shabbezz and Krass, but decides it's something that will need to be dealt with after they get this woman subdued. With Tia wrestling around with Natalya, and her curiosity over why Krass dropped, her swing is upset going real wide. She shimmies to her left, hoping it's enough room to get Harbug coming up.

Attack with sap 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
free 5' to the open space on the platform (can't see the map at work for some reason).
Harbug, you can move through Tia, as an ally, and Natalya doesn't threaten while grappled.

Shabbezz jumps a little when Krass hits the rafter, then peers over him with bulbous red eyes, relieved to find the hobgoblin ally sleeping peacefully despite the circumstances.

"Nethys be praised, it worked," she exhaled, then remembered the struggle behind her and the spreading fire.

Crud, she thought.

Knowledge (arcana) to recall the details of charm person: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Let's see, a standard charm person spell lasts an hour at minimum, and she had no real way of knowing how advanced in the magical arts Vancaskerin actually was or if she augmented her spellcasting ability somehow. The sleep spell she just cast over him would only remain in effect for the better part of a minute, at which point he would wake up and continue to regard Natalya as an ally. Charm person could be countered with another charm spell, which she hadn't memorized today, or a casting of break enchantment, which she didn't yet know in the first place.

The other way to break a charm person spell was for the original caster or her allies to threaten or attack the enchanted subject; this would force the spell to end prematurely. So if by some means Natalya could be made to threaten Krass...

She cupped her hands to her wide mouth and shouted at her teammates:

"LISTEN!! Krass has been charmed by Natalya! I've put him to sleep for a minute, but he'll be up and trying to free her after that! Natalya needs to be made to threaten Krass in order to break the spell! Otherwise we need to restrain Krass before he wakes up, and I have nothing with which to bind him! And we all need to get out of here quickly before before this whole place burns down to the ground!!"

As per the sleep spell's description, shouting won't awaken Krass early.

Harbug climbs up into the space Angelica left and with a growl takes another swipe at Natalya with the flat of his blade. Attack roll w/ -4 to do non-lethal. 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 - 4 = 6 Nonlethal damage if it hits 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 6 = 10

Taking a nap ^_^

Natalya's quick movements and wiry strength allowed her to avoid the blows of the others, but Tialara's firm hold on her arm kept her from going anywhere.

Maintain Grapple and Pin: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Now she has no Dex AND takes a -4 to her AC.

Pinned

With all the struggling going on between Tia and Natalya, Angelica is excited to see the woman appear to finally be restrained. She swings her sap, hopefully for the last time. She finds, however, that she didn't realize just how twisted up with the woman Tia had become. Her swing is over cautious in trying to avoid hitting her new friend.

Attack with Sap 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
COME ON! I can finally get Sneak Attack with the sap and I roll a 1!

Harbug also takes care to not hurt his companion nor to hurt the target too much. 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 - 4 = 4 Non-lethal damage if hits: 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 = 12

Shabbezz looked back at Krass's sleeping form, wondering what she could do while the others restrained Natalya.

She thought about pulling him over to the ladder, but she didn't think she had the strength to move the hobgoblin's relatively bulky frame on her own, nor did she feel confident that she could maintain her balance on the rafters while doing so; and anyway attempting to physically move Krass would probably wake him up.

She wondered if maybe she could buy some time by knocking him over the rafter and sending him plummeting to the floor below, but she didn't want to harm an ally and he would probably just attempt to climb the ladder and free Natalya once again.

So for now, Shabbezz just remained where she was, keeping an eye on Krass and waiting for the others to hurry up and capture Natalya before the fire spread any farther.

Total defense while she waits (+4 dodge bonus to AC for 1 round).

Tialara dug her claws into Natalya's arm, wrenching the arm up behind the woman's back. With a gasp, the woman tries to jerk free and a loud "pop" can be heard as the shoulder dislocates. Natalya Vancaskerin nearly drags Tialara to the floor as she reels in pain. Her snarled curses are interspersed with whimpers of agony as she continues fighting with the catwoman. Her free hand clutches a 6 inch fragment of some coppery material, and the whitened knuckles show the strength of that grasp.

Angelica sees the copper, and grows concerned that the woman may try to stab Tia with it. She throws caution to the wind, and swings again with her sap, trying to end this for good. Good thing Tia has her pinned, because of their angle, Angelica is able to get a decent hit in.

Attack with sap 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19, Damage (plus Sneak Attack) 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 1 + (3) = 9 NL

With Angelica's blow, Natalya crumples. The shard of coppery metal in her hand tumbles over the rafters to land in the muck below. A dark and swelling bruise blossoms behind her left ear where Angelica hit her.

Angelica tries to get a look at the coppery thing before it hits the muck, maybe it's worth something. It could be some fancy weapon, or even just worth its weight in metal. She breathes a sigh of relief, "Let's get her tied up or anything. Shabbezz, see if Krass has some manacles or something. I'm going to drop down there, something caught my eye, and I want to have a look at it."

Appraise 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 if that's not enough to get an idea, or it happened too fast...

She decides that it warrants investigating, and hops down from above, trying to land close by so she doesn't have to dig a lot to find it. Hopefully she learned something from her last drop that will help her keep her feet this time.

Acrobatics 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 to avoid falling damage
Perception to find what dropped 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Edit:
As she rifles through the filth, her adrenaline fades and she realizes that she is not faring well. "Hey, Buggy. Did I see you knit some of Tia's wounds earlier? If you got any more of what you gave her, do you think I could have a helping, I'm not exactly at my best?" She chuckles at the understatement, as she is covered in the muck she landed in earlier, as well as a fair number of cuts and a feed hole.

At Angelica's suggestion, Shabbezz searches Krass's belongings for anything that could be used as a bind, while still being careful not to wake him up.

Taking 10 on a Perception check to see if Krass has anything that could be used to restrain someone.

Feeling the woman fall limp under her grip, she let go. It was only then that she realized the place was on fire. "We... may want to get out of here. NOW!!" The Druid threw the fallen enemy over shoulder and attempted to get out of there.

Finally looking around, you notice that the flames disappeared completely when Natalya was knocked unconscious. The building, scarred by old burns, was just as it had been when you entered. In one corner of the platform is a burlap sack filled with Natalya's meager wealth.

Angelica's eyes followed the coppery shard that Natalya had been clutching when she was defeated. As it fell into the muck below, she made up her mind. Quickly swinging down the rafters, she splashed into the filth once more, running her hands through the mud on the bottom to find the object. It took almost a minute's worth of searching, but finally her fingers found something hard and thin. Pulling it up out of the mud, she stares at the coppery material. The object is a smooth triangular point, about 6 inches long, with rough edges along the back end where it might have been broken off from another object. A slot on the back end seems almost like a jewel setting, rather than a simple defect or decoration.

Krass came to sprawled across the rafters. A fuzziness filled his head, but the sight of Natalya unconscious cleared a lot of that up. he remembered his actions before the lights went out, and grimaced at the memories.

Rummaging through the house, you find an assortment of mundane items.

Looking at his equipment, I don't believe Krass has a rope, but there several in the house. Krass is no longer charmed.

Harbug reaches from the ladder and pokes at Angelica with his hand. Healing hex 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 "I'll carry Vancaskerin if we're going to move out of this disgusting place. I've lived with orcs, and this is definitely worse. That's what she gets for taking up with goblins though, weak and filthy little buggers."