DaWay's PFS Quest for Perfection (Inactive)

Game Master DaWay

Venture Captain Amara Li said we're looking for " an Iroran relic known as the Braid of a Hundred Masters". I think what we're looking for is a thing which looks like a braid ?

Nevertheless, I'm looking for some rare herbs of tea I know was grown up here.

Said Zinkio

Wreck shrugs

Wreck thought sparring partner knew, Wreck was only looking caus you were looking

I'm going to assume we rested for an hour while Ciarra communed with her deity and she now has all her spells back, if not her channeling

"do you think it's likely to be trapped?"
Asks Ciarra as she looks in beyond the doors

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Alie casts Detect Magic, and starts looking around the courtyard. She first focuses on the strange mosaic, wondering what it would be doing there.

Zinkio I need a knowledge nature check.
Alie I need a knowledge geography check.
Maximo, no evil detected.

There are two doors to either side of the double door in the courtyard to the west as well as a door to the north and south

There are four unexplored areas left, surely the braid of a hundred masters is somewhere.

Zinkio looked at the herbs wondering witch one could be the one he need.

He turn to the other

Somebody could help me find the tea herb ? I know nothing about herbs and tea...

Know. Nature (max 10): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3

Know. Geography (untrained) 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17
Know. Nature 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Unfortunately Maximo is little help with nature or geography. He is, however, not a veteran of many battles, some of which he actually remembers.

"That abominable snowman was quite a challenge. I think perhaps an adjustment in tactics is called for. I am loathe to leave the front lines, but the climb and recent fight has left me fatigued. Master Gregor, can you take my place at the front? Also, your guidance was valuable and if you can provide it again that would be good as well. I myself know a minor protective song used by the Ekujae elves of the Mwangi Expanse. And I also have this." He produces a wand. "This can grant a weapon a temporary magical enchantment."

Looking about at the doors, he suggests the group proceed north then circle around.

So I'm suggesting guidance and Resistance all around. Also, was Ciarra able to use restorations on Wreck or Maximo?

Heading north...
Eleven ruined mattresses and a few aged and cracked pots are this room’s only furnishings. A section of the ceiling has collapsed in the northwestern corner of the room, causing the wind to howl eerily as it blows over the building. A series of images has been carved into the still-standing sections of the room’s walls, each image indicating a humanoid in a series of different positions and stances.

Nothing else in this room.

Search and examine the walls. If nothing learned, then move on to the double doors.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Knowledge ?: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Gregor offers Abadar's guidance to the group before examining the images carved into the wall.

Detect Magic
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
K: Religion?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

No one seems to understand the carving on the walls.

Know. Arcana 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Know. Nature 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Looking at the carvings.

Knowledge Religion is what is needed. However, Alie I will allow you to talk me into how arcana might work.

Without knowing the positions and stances of the humans, etc. I don't know how I could mange an argument, I'm afraid. Ciara has a +8 to that skill though, if she wants to give it a try!

Zinkio looked at the carving Know. Religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

The carvings depict a series of exercises and forms that one could follow as part of an Ironan Training regimen. That leaves three rooms unexplored, one connected to this one directly south. A long one dominating the farthest south and one along the SW wall.

Maximo votes to go directly south.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Sounds good to Alie.

Zinkio looked at the carving, taking his time abd mentally noting its meaning.
Then he followed Maximo.

Old irori teatching, it could be interesting for me !

Perception (if needed): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

"Seems as good a direction as any..." Gregor responds to Maximo's motion toward the south. "Let's be on our way if everyone's ready."

K.Religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

After Ciarra regains all her spells, she will cast restoration on Wreck and who ever takes up the front line with him.

To help Zinkio look for herbs, I don't know if K.Nature can be used untrained
K.Nature: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

No ones check is good enough to gather those herbs.

This room once served as the master’s quarters. Shang Xu has made his nest in this room and a pile of filth covers the once-fine mats laid upon the floor. If cornered in this room, the yeti fights to the death.

Perception checks please.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

"Is that a nest? Perhaps we should beware of giant fowl." Maximo is oblivious to whose room this might have been.

Even in the filth can be found a treasure

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Perception 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Perc: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6

THose of you who rolled above a 15 spot the braid in the yeti nest amongst the various sticks and animal bones. Those of you who are magically incline notice strong transmutation magic.

"The braid's over there," Alie points to the nest. "But it detects as strong magic. It's the type that can turn you into a different creature...transmutation, so we should be really careful in case that's a trap!"

Yes, I see it

Respond Zinkio. He went to it and looked around if any trap was set

perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Seeing nothing he carrefully took the braid with a certain reverence.

In case it makes any difference I think a guidance spell is in effect.

Ciarra freezes as Zinkio touches the braid, holding her breath while waiting for something to happen.

But just in case... Gregor asks Abadar to grand guidance to each member of the party as the unravel this mystery.

Zinkio grabs the braid and feels absolutely nothing happen. It appears that whatever magic is in it still lies dormant.

Well, two rooms left to explore. One in the south the other in the south west.

I think we have what we're looking for. Do you want to pursue the search ?

Asked Zinkio

if yes

Zinkio go to look for the one in the south

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Gregor follows; renewing Guidance on the way. Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Maximo follows south, maintaining a resistance spell on his companions.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Two large, corroded cooking pots dominate the center of this otherwise unadorned, long, tiered room. This room served as the monks’ communal dining area and larder. The yetis have long since destroyed the few containers left after the monastery’s abandonment, leaving shattered ceramics strewn across the floor

One room left...
This fifteen-foot-by-thirty-foot room seems to have escaped the destruction found throughout the rest of the monastery. A statue, leaning against the northern wall, appears out of place among the rest of the room’s contents—clay pots, ruined sacks, and aged tools. The statue, made of finely carved stone with jade inlays, depicts a man with a serene face, standing in a meditative stance.

"Hmm. Curious." Maximo examines the room, looking more for academic clues rather than physical ones.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Knowledge arcana/religion/nobility: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 +1 if history

Wreck just follows them around, non of the things are anything he knew about, it began to seem the half orc was really lost with all these things, and confused, hence he did not speak

Looks like the monastery's founder.

said Zinkio with respect.

knowledge religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
knowledge local: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Peering closely at the statue, Maximo suddenly takes a step back in surprise. "Pardon me, but I believe you just spoke!" He says to the statue. "Yeti's we have seen, though I believe we have vanquished them all, including one especially large and unfriendly specimen. Ah, but where have my manners gone! This altitude must be affecting my keen mind. Please, allow me to introduce myself. I am Maximo Interresante, and we have come seeking glory in adventure."

"Oh, and the Braid of a Hundred Masters." He adds, almost having forgotten that part.

Wreck looks at maximo

Why speak to statue ? Getting old is bad, wreck no want getting old...

"Pardon? Sir Wreck, you are not old. It is merely the environment stealing your breath." Maximo gestures to the area around them. "As to why I am talking to a statue... that is a good point. Do none of you hear it speaking?"

"Greetings and salutations, Jiang Dan." Maximo performs a graceful courtly bow, only a little ruined by a sudden cough and wheeze. "We have come to retrieve the Braid of a Hundred Masters, and seeing that the only residents of this place were abominable snow creatures, and likely without the authority to grant permission to take the braid, might it be asked of you instead? Such a relic should not remain untended and forgotten."

Diplomacy if needed +1 for guidance: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 1 = 16