DM Fflash's Shattered Star Campaign

Game Master DM Fflash

Braelex grimaces, hurling another bomb at the same group of Tower Girls.

Bomb (ranged touch): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 1 = 18; Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11 fire damage (splash damage 6, Ref DC 14 for half)

Direct hit the third to splash Terish, if able.

So are the donkey rats just big rats? Sorry I thought there were 3 were rats in the middle of the room, completely misread that

The description of the room occupants is still there with the illusion walk out.

Round 1 - Init 19 / AC 14 / HP 20

Yeah sorry, just misread it

Aidon will summon a Celestial Eagle to attack the Wererat Relan attacked. It will also Smite Evil, not sure I can have it flank but if I can I will set it up to flank for Relan

Eagle attacks (Add +2 if he can flank)

Claw
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Claw
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Bite
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Relan/Fulmen? Actions, please.

Fortified Position
Round 2
HP: 18/18
AC: 17

Relan grins as the blade finds its mark. With lightning fast strokes he slices at the wounded rat and drives his dagger into the were-rat trying to avoid the sharp teeh.

Attack Power and Cleave

vs Rat
Silver Dagger Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 3 - 1 = 19
base: +2, str: +3, cleave

Silver Dagger Damage: 1d4 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 = 7
str: +3, power attack: +2

vs Wererat
Silver Dagger Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 3 - 1 = 10
base: +2, str: +3, cleave

Silver Dagger Damage: 1d4 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9
str: +3, power attack: +2

Hows that?

Fulmen will hang back in cover and cast CLW on anyone that gets seriously injured.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

The Mustering Room Round 1

Init: Terisha, Aidon, Andel, Vuloo, Tarric, TG North, Karisa, Relan, Braelex, Fulmen, TG South, Rats

Terisha gathers her senses first and moves over toward the rats, lashing out with her whip at Relan's sword but tangles it up in her arm.

Aidon summons an eagle near the rats and it rages forward smiting evil as it does so ans strikes strong with a claws that rips through the wererat driven by celestial energy.

Andel continues to play and moves out into the middle of the illusionary party, taking care to step around them as if they were there. He holds his action waiting for something. Tarric, seeing the blonde woman move, casts a spell shooting a ray of gray-green warbling energy at her, but shoots wide. Ray of Sickening, miss

The group of Tower girls to the north draw their swords moving to flank the illusionary foes and attack them. One of them figures out the illusion and yells out, "They're fake!". A couple of the other girls take second looks and shake their heads. A Tower Girl fires at Relan yet misses due to the melee.

The were rat tumbles around Relan and attacks him with her rapier from the southwest, flanking him but the blade clangs off his armor.

Relan responds with a quick slash to the head and with a spray of blood the wererat's eyes roll back in her head and she falls to the ground.

Braelex unloads another bomb on the Tower Girls sending one who bears the brunt of it screaming to the ground in flames. THe girls near her catch some of the spray but are still standing.

Fulmen holds, seeing no friendly injured as of yet and the Tower Girls from the south close in, two moving to flank Relan and the eagle, ignoring the illusionary foes, and the other moving to attack the illusionary Braelex. The rats assist their flankers with bites. The eagle goes down with a vicious blow, but Relan, yet again wards off any attempt to hit him until a rat gets a lucky bite. already infected, so no need to roll Fort Save for disease. Future saves are +2DC tougher, though

Missed this earlier: Donkey Rat Image

Map here

What is the red box around the donkey rat by the dead eagle?

Doesn't mean anything

Braelex hurls another bomb, this time at Terisha, before stepping back.

Bomb (ranged touch): 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 = 15; Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10 fire damage (splash damage 6, Ref DC 14 for half)

Apparently, I was calculating my bomb throw wrong... +1 BAB + 6 Dex +2 Feats +1 size... Dex is 23 with mutagen and reduce person in effect.

Mustering Room

Round 2
HP: 18/18
AC: 11

Fulmen will attack the nearest tower girl with his staff.

Attack w/Staff: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
str +2

Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
str +3

Round 2 Init 19 / AC 14 / HP 20

Aidon will summon another Celestial Eagle to smite evil on one of the remaining were rats

Claws

To Hit - 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Damage - 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

To Hit - 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Damage - 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Bite

To Hit - 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Damage - 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Aidon, you are referring to the rats in the middle of the room?

Yes, I will put the eagle north of Relen and attack that rat.

Mustering Room
Round 2
HP: 17/18
AC: 17

Seeing the were-rat fall dead to the ground, Relan pulls out his sword holding his shield out to block incoming attacks.

cant attack after that can i?

If you drop the dagger and draw the sword, you can still attack and even move as you draw. If you pit away the dagger, it eats up your standard action as a second move action. Dropping is free.

Well in that case, void my other action

Mustering Room
Round 2
HP: 17/18
AC: 17

Seeing the were-rat fall dead to the ground, Relan drops his dagger and pulls out his sword in a wide cleaving arc.

Power Attack and Cleave

vs Rat1
Longsword Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 3 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 3 + 1 - 1 = 12
base: +2, str: +3, focus longsword: +1, cleave: -1

Longsword Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 = 7
str: +3, powerattack: +2

vs Rat2
Longsword Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 3 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 3 + 1 - 1 = 13
base: +2, str: +3, focus longsword: +1, cleave: -1

Longsword Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 = 10
str: +3, powerattack: +2

The Mustering Room Round 2

Init: Terisha, Aidon, Andel, Vuloo, Tarric, TG North, Karisa, Relan, Braelex, Fulmen, TG South, Rats

The blonde woman rallies and moves in to the illusionary crowd as if they weren't there, flanking Relan and stabbing him with the shortsword in her left hand, but bounces off his metal armor.

Aidon brings another eagle next to the northern rat and in a flurry of claws and beak the rat explodes in blood. The eagle turns to the Tower Girl to the west but she's able to fend it off.

Andel steps forward and strikes a discordant note and a spray of razor sharp crystalline shards, shredding each of the two Tower girls to the south with a hundred tiny cuts. Bleeding, they swear at him.

Tarric moves in next to Fulmen, bobbing and weaving as he takes a swing, but both he and the druid fail to contact the thug. The tower girl strikes back scoring a thick red gash on the chubby man's cheek. Her companion attacks the eagle, wounding it.

Relan turns his attention to his southeastern opponent, but the nimble rat dodges out of the way of his blade. Braelex has much more luck, though as her bomb slams into the back of Terisha, harming her and killing the thug to her side.

The Tower Girls and rats to the south engage, striking at Relan, Braelex, and Andel, and the unfortunate scribe takes the worst of it with a deep wound to his abdomen.

Map here

Braelex backs away from her attacker, while unslinging her crossbow and taking a point-blank shot.

5 ft step back.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29; Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Confirm Critical: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20; Critical Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Fulmen, Relan ... looking for that 1 post/day that we all committed to. Aidon sent me an email to DMPC him for the weekend since he is out of town.

Can i cleave at both the girl and Terisha? Only go after Ter if not.

Mustering Room
Round 2
HP: 17/18
AC: 17

Feeling the glancing blow of the woman's shortsword, Relan spins his sword in a deadly arc.

Power Attack and Cleave

vs Terisha
Longsword Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 3 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 3 + 1 - 1 = 13
base: +2, str: +3, focus longsword: +1

Longsword Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8
str: +3

vs Girl
Longsword Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 3 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 2 + 3 + 1 - 1 = 16
base: +2, str: +3, focus longsword: +1

Longsword Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 = 7
str: +3

So cleave requires the 2 enemies to be adjacent to each other. I.e. Share a square edge or corner.

The Mustering Room

Round 3
HP: 18/18
AC: 11

Fulmen attacks the tower girl again.

Attack Quarterstaff: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

The Mustering Room Round 3

Init: Terisha, Aidon, Andel, Vuloo, Tarric, TG North, Relan, Braelex, Fulmen, TG South

Stabbing again as Relan whirls on her, Terisha has her dangerous blade thurst parried by the warrior. She snarls in frustration.

Aidon, humming a tune by the not-so-well-known troupe, Flock of Eagles, summons another creature into the mix. The two eagles attack simultaneously, shredding into two Tower Girls and the remaining rat, leaving only one badly wounded Tower Girl standing.

Andel, thankful for losing the flanking opponent stops his music and switches to his dagger and exchanges thrusts and parries with his assailant.

Tarric spars with his partner, clocking her in the jaw. She responds with a jab to the ribs, drawing blood.

Braelex steps back and quietly puts a bolt into the Sczarni woman's throat from 5 feet away, sending her to the ground.

Relan and Fulmen block and parry with their assailants but neither sides gains.

Round 4

Terisha sees her comrades getting decimated and true to form, bolts to the south, dodging around the melee.

Map here

Seeing her

Actions for Round 4?

"Dammit! Don't let her get away again!" Braelex curses, reloading and firing at the next closest Tower Girl.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19; Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Mustering Room

Round 4
HP: 18/18
AC: 11

Fulmen will take a 5ft step to the east and attack the same tower girl with his staff.

"Aidon, send your eagles after Tarisha! Don't let her get away easily!"

Attack w/Staff: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
str +2

Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
str +3

Round 2 Init 19 / AC 14 / HP 20

Not 100% sure I can send them after her, DM mentioned that unless I can speak they just attack who ever is closest. Now, she did start to run before my init so I may have summoned the last summon on her in which case it would chase, but I was out of town and asked Tike to DMPC me so it is what it is.

If I have to have vision of her before I cast I will move after I summon in round 3 and move and cast once I can see her in round 4. Can I move up without getting an AoO?

Mustering Room
Round 4
HP: 17/18
AC: 17

Relan gives a glance at the fleeing woman, knowing he wouldnt be able to catch her in his armor, he spins and swings at the girl still attacking Andel (the eastern one next to him).

Power attack

Longsword Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 3 + 1 = 9
base: +2, str: +3, focus longsword: +1

Longsword Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
str: +3

So I can't direct either eagle to attack a target, will the North Eagle move to kill the weakened TG West of Andel on the same moment I move? If so, and he kills her I won't have to worry about the AoO when I move, if I do need to worry I will try and take a 5' from the South wall at the corner to the SE and avoid her attacks if she doesn't have anything special she can do

If I can move the 45' feet and cast a spell once I can see the fleeing TG I will do so, or I will move the full 60' double move if I can do that and cast

Can only move 30 and cast.

ok I will just move as far as I can

The Mustering Room Round 4

Init: Terisha, Aidon, Andel, Vuloo, Tarric, Relan, Braelex, Fulmen, TG South

As the illusionary doubles dissipate, Aidon's eagles dig into the wounded tower girls, who somehow manage to fend them off. Having trusted they'd drop one, Aidon tries to slip through, but catches a blade in the belly for his trouble. He manages to get around the corner in time to see the fleeing form of the blonde, bronze-armored Terisha.

Andel turns completely defensive having been harmed fairly significantly and steps to the south out of the flank.

The party sees a small child, nay, a halfling step out from the corridor to the north. Those who were in class together at the Grand Lodge recognize one of their former instructors, a noteworthy Pathfinder who had recently undertaken a very secretive mission and disappeared. Called Vuloo, it's a surprise to see him here. He opens a channel of energy to Andel and uses his lifeforce to supplement. (Vuloo, Andel is at 4/19 hps, let me know what happens. I'm not familiar with lifelink)

Tarric makes a roundhouse swing and clocks the thug he's fighting right across the temple, felling her like a tree. Braelex changes targets and skewers another one, leaving one final girl in place, who takes a moment to throw a smokestick at Andel and then falls to her knees in surrender.

In Round 5 Terisha will take off at a run and hand a left at a bend in the hallway disappearing from view ... Aidon continuing to follow her? Others acting? Or end combat?

Map here

Relan points his sword at the woman, "Stay right there miss" he warns, taking a moment to survey the battlefield. Once hes sure the fighting has stopped he moves to disarm the girl and tie her up.

There are still several women twitching and groaning. Interesting enough, the dead ones seem to be just Braelexs kills. The 2 with the crossbow bolts and one that caught on fire.

Braelex gives a grim half-smile to her handiwork while reloading her trusty crossbow and keeping the captive under cover. After things settle down, she will make sure to thoroughly search the bodies.

Vuloo walks cautiously into the room, "Excellent work on the Sczarni. What a miserable lot these bunch are. I'm Vuloo, scholar of ancient Thassilon. I recognize some of you from the Lodge. I had a disagreement with the Sczarni that led to my most unfortunate imprisonment. What brings you to the Crow?"

Vuloo will recover his gear from the other room.

ooc: Life link basically provides 5 hp fast healing to the recipient per round - Vuloo absorbs the damage. He can establish 1 link per Oracle level.

Braelex bows her head towards Vuloo, "We are seeking some Thassilonian ruins, and the head of this gang's leader. I believe she might have been that wererat, there."

"What kind of 'disagreement' led to your predicament?"

Aidon will not keep following her

Aidon comes huffing and puffing back to the group, even though you all know he only ran about 60' "She's a quick one...",<pant> "Seriously, it's like she's part cheetah or something. Are their Were-Cheetahs? Were'Roadrunners? Were-Gazelles?" Aidon wheezes a bit and places his hands on his knees and drops his head almost between his legs and gestures at you all like you were going to bring him water, and then pauses to think, "There can't be Were-Gazelles can there be? I mean, who would want that? Rawr I'm a were-Gazelle that all other were creatures, well and really all omnivores would like at like...yum lunch, nom nom nom!" With that Aidon makes crocodiles arms and pantomimes a croc eating comething. "It would look like that." He pauses for a second and says, "They'd be called Om-Nom-Nom-Navores!" Aidon giggles and does a happy dance

Aidon finally notices the newcomer and immediately shuts up and blushes a deep red..."Ermm...hi, I ah, I didn't see you there. Oh dear."

To Aidon, smiling,"Sir, please continue your jig. I am learning much of the fabled were-gazelle!"

To Baelex, "Sadly, the Tower Girls do not share my views on the historical value of the Crow. They see the Crow simply as a means to enrich themselves and extend their power over the other Sczarni. Alas, I partnered with them to gain access to the Crow, but they quickly bored of my studies. When they realized that my sub-par criminal skills would not make them money, they decided to make money on me from other means - mostly ransom.".

"My friends, we are still in danger. I suggest we find Terisha before she can alert the others. Are there any of you whom need healing?"

The Mustering Room

As the fury of battle settles down and Aidon returns, the party takes stock of the carnage. Of the seven regular tower girls, three are dead, two are dying but salvageable, 1 is unconscious and 1 has surrendered. The wererat is also unconscious and stable.

Taking stock of their gear you uncover the following: 105 gp, 6 smokesticks, 9 tanglefoot bags, 7 climber's kits, 7 coils of silk rope, 7 flasks of oil, 7 sets of thieves tools, 7 second-story harnesses, and 8 sets of combat gear: (studded leather, shortswords, hand crossbow with 10 bolts (less a few).

The Dormitory

A dozen bedrolls occupy this large chamber, and a few pieces of crude wooden furniture have been set up between them—a couple of scavenged chairs, a bench, and a short table. Torches mounted on brackets in each wall burn merrily. Two donkey rats are rooting around for food in the far side of the room. They haven't noticed you yet.

The Packmistress' Room

This is the room where Vuloo was being held. It smells strongly of rats—a mix of spoiled food, dander, and the pungent sting of rat feces, all under an incongruous scent of lavender. A blanket has been spread on the floor, and a recovered antique brass platter holds a few bits of rat-gnawed food. A small chair is turned over in the center of the room with a short piece of rope lying on the floor in front of it.

Map Here

You may simultaneously 1) Interrogate/talk and 2) explore (east or south) or chase (south)

Healing Status: Andel is at 9/19 following the lifelink for 1 round. Tarric is at 8/16 but has 3 channels and a potion of CLW left. You all can decide how to use his healing

Braelex will happily take 4 of the tanglefoot bags, and a couple smokesticks.

"Do we want to talk to these hooligans, or just toss them off the balcony?" Braelex nods towards the prisoner. She also gestures to the wererat. "Was that 'woman' our bounty?"

"There are more donkey rats in the dormitory. I was able to allude them during my escape using a sanctuary spell. I need to go back to grab the remainder of my gear"

Vuloo attempts to grab his gear before the sanctuary spell expires. Otherwise he will attempt to slip past the rats, crossbow ready for trouble.

"I have nothing to say to these rogues. Just take their weapons and let them flee back to the city. They won't bother us again."

"Tarric, I recommend you use one of your channels to heal yourself, Andel, myself and anyone else requiring healing."

"Let's head south as quickly as possible"

I'll take a climber's kit and second story harness and a couple smokesticks.

I'll carry the heavy gear in such a way as to be easily dropped so I'm not encumbered should combat or a chase ensue.

"Nice to meet you Vuloo. I am Fulmen. Forgive the brief introductions, but we need to act in haste. Are you aware of any other exits to the Crow besides the main one we came in downstairs? We need to give chase to Tarisha and find the sealed door before she can muster up more followers. Let these thugettes flee without their weapons and gear."

Tarric Channels, 1d6 ⇒ 5

Vuloo has no problem recovering his gear as long as he goes alone

Mustering Room

Listening in, the conscious Tower Girl, says with a moderate Varisian accent "Ya have a bounty on us? Whadda we do to get the Pathfinder's attention 'n who put a bounty on? Wreckwash Blades?"

Relan looks around the room finding his discarded dagger, whipping the blade clean on one of the dead's girls clothing he tucks it away into his belt. Giving a nod to the newcomer, "Welcome Vuloo, Im Relan."

Taking his sword and cleaning it off, he chuckles angerly in response to the captive girl, "Well I suppose attacking the Lodge could account for some of the attention."

"Not a bounty on you... a bounty on your leader. Is that her?" Braelex gestures to the wererat. "What was her name again?" she asks, in general.