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Game Master lucklesshero

"Ummmm.....k?"

Craggark was just thinking that his new boots looked so nice and shiny, unmarred and clean.

"Who takes the lead? Who wants to check for traps and such?"

"By the barmaid's tiny skirt, Jawhar!" Jamir cries in concern. "Back up and let me and Craggark go in front. That is why the Society tries to put big dumb fighters like us in the party to begin with!" For once, Jamir seems deadly serious.

As soon as Jawhar gives him some room, Jamir squeezes past him, looking up and down for traps and signs of danger.

Perception, take 10: 10 + 6 = 16

Torvald helps Jawhar to his feet and then joins the halfling. "I'm probably the only one here with even a smidgeon of experience breaking mechanical things, maybe that will come in handy?"

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

"No, Lia. I've never had a vision before. The experience is quite unsettling. Fortunately, the memory is fading, much like a dream."

I really wish this was the first character that had a death rolled back by divine intervantion... The first one was a TPK caused by Pathfinder CR math not working out right, though. The GM actually thought the battle would be easy...

... " Is is still a 'vision' per se, if there's nothing involving sight?"

"That is a very interesting philosophical question, Torvald, and one with more ramifications than you might at first think.

Can a blind Oracle still have visions? For that matter, does a person who is born blind still have dreams? If so, what are those dreams like?

That is branching far afield, though, and I'd rather not distract you and the others from protecting the party from any nasty dangers ahead."

indeed as Jamir and Torvald creep silently down the stairs, several trip wires is revealed at the bottom of the staircase. Looking up..Torvald notices how loose the stone and tiles are above the staircase...held up only by a few loose planks. Jamir and Torvald look at each other and then at Jawhar...were the traveling with a true prophet of Sarenrae?

OK you guys can back up the stairs and discuss how you're defeat the trap. there are several trip wires strung across the bottom stair and the landing at the bottom of the stairs. it's a DC 15 disable device to overcome the trap..(remember fail by 5 or more u still set the trap off) or you can suggest other ways of defeating the trap at the top of the stairs)

Having identified several tripwires, what sort of check would be involved in carefully stepping over/past them all?

Backing up the stairs, Jamir describes the trap and suggests the first idea that comes to him.

"Maybe Torvald can disarm the trap, but perhaps it would be safer just to roll one of these barrels down the stairs and set it off instead?"

"But if there's something waiting for us downstairs, they'll definitely be ready for us once we do that," suggests Craggark.

"Do you think you can 'break the mechanical thing', as you put it, Torvald?" Craggark asks.

"Setting off the trap does sound like the easiest solution.

Better than risking our lives to a trap."

Having identified several tripwires, what sort of check would be involved in carefully stepping over/past them all?

disable device, unless u get creative..then GM's discretion

With a sigh Torvald starts to shuck his armor once more, tugging off the spiked gauntlet and tossing it aside. "Are any of you familiar with the gnomish folk hero Makk Guivver? It's said he could repair anything--at least temporarily--by improvising with junk." Gesturing at the piles of detritus all around, the dwarf offers a wan smile. "I hope there's at least a kernel of truth to that."

Fishing out a broken mop handle, two cracked dinner plates and the metal hoop from a whiskey cask Torvald nods to himself and mutters, "Sure hope this works..."
Disable Device: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

Anyone doing a check like this should automatically add Guidance to the roll

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Jamir stands on the stairs a few steps above Torvald, loaded sling staff in hand, to cover the unarmored dwarf if anyone hostile should try coming through the door t the foot of the stairs.

Craggark holds Lia's hand. For some reason, he feels sentimental at that moment.

"Don't do it!" Lia says before Torvald makes his move. "I have a better idea."
sorry my post must have been eaten last night. Without tools it will take a 19 for Torvald to succeed. He has a better chance to stand back and use his throw anything skill to trip the trap from a safe distance. He would know that taking his armor off would also put him at a terrible disadvantage if he failed his disable device check.
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...I rolled a 19 though?

Sorry, I panicked. I read your sheet and it showed a +6 disable device. I know that they add +10 to the DC of a check when you don't have tools, so that would have made the DC a 25. In my panic, I didn't see your actual dice roll, just the final number of 21. Where did you get the +2, when your sheet shows a +6? I am sure it is mentioned somewhere but I didn't see it.

I just put my Dex, actually forgot about the skill points in there. Thanks for the reminder! That +6 didn't include ACP either, I should factor that in.

Ok, I re-read and you get a -2 to the skill without the tool, and you only get a +10 to the DC of open lock checks, not disarm checks.
Phew!

Torvald take's his armor off and grabs a pair of tongs tweezers and a sharp knife from his alchemy supplies. He shrugs and heads down the stairs with his make-shift disabling kit. After a few tense moments the rest of the party here's Torvald's heavy footfalls come up the stairs.

Torvald knows he was able to disable the trap. It's up to the party to see how they'd like to proceed from here. You are all currently at the top of the stairs.

Wiping several beads of sweat from his brow, the alchemist grins at the others. "It should be safe now, but remind me to buy some real trapbreaking equipment when we're back to Kalsgard. Improvising is harrowing!"

Craggark will head down the stairs once Torvald gets his armour back on.

He murmurs to the group: "Is everyone all healed up? If our villains are holed up anywhere, it's likely behind the trapped door in the basement."

Knowing the Shadow Lodge sleeper cells predisposition towards casters, the half-orc swaps out his alchemist's fire for a thunderstone before heading downstairs and listening at the door.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

Craggark wordlessly nods at his fellow Pathfinders once they are in place, and with a silently-mouthed "1....2....3!" he opens the door, prepared to toss the thunderstone and move in.

Jawhar takes up the rear guard as usual.

Jamir keeps his sling loaded and at the ready, standing just behind Craggark.

So that's Craggark and Jamir up front, Jawhar at the rear - I have updated our tokens on the Library map, but do not know where Torvald and Lia want to be yet.

I think we established what should be considered an SOP marching order earlier on. Craggark<-Jamir<-Lia<-Torvald<-Jawhar. We should always use this.

Moving to discussion thread.

Lia seems strangely comfortable between all the men of the group. She looks around at the loose masonry, thankful for Torvald's excellent trap disarming skills, though the thought of it all falling in on them gives her a brief shiver.

That much falling stone could easily kill someone. I wonder how they... Stop thinking of such things, you silly girl. It is over. For now, just focus on what is ahead and not what is behind you.

She takes out a pinch of saltpeter for comfort as well as preparation.

Rolled initiative for everybody to expedite. Order happens after Craggark opens the door. Here's the order:

1. enemy caster
2. Dire rat
3.Craggark
4. Jawhar
5. Torvald
6 Jamir
7. Shadow lodge agent 2
8. Shadow lodge agent 1
9. Analia

Craggark opens the door suddenly and sees an over-sized rat with beady red eyes a few feet in front of him; it rushes in to attack Craggark while, an armored man in a dark cloak laughs, flipping a dagger. Somewhere to Craggark's left, he can here someone chanting the words to a spell ( the door and the book shelves are blocking his view). This brick-walled room is fifty feet long and twenty-five feet wide and the ceiling stands twenty feet tall. Abandoned metal braces, likely once used to hold up shelves of items, are studded along the north and south brick walls. A fresh, new looking wooden door is closed on the south wall. The entire room smells of unwashed flesh and possesses a faint, sickly sweet odor. The room is unbelievably hot, a sharp contrast to the cold brewery above. Makeshift shelves stand on east and west ends of the room, some of them sparsely filled with books. A large, round wooden table sits in the middle of the room, surrounded by chairs. Along the entire length of the north wall are stacked cages, jars, buckets, bottles and various bits of masonry, all teaming with a wide variety of insects.

rat bite: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
The rat tries to gnaw at Craggark's leg but the veteran warrior easily sides steps the attack.

Note Craggark wouldn't be able to see lodge agent #2 or the caster. It's Craggark's turn now.

So, Craggark heard nothing with the Perception roll of 15?

Craggark considers if he's seen or heard anything about local rats in Whitethrone to be worried about.

Knowledge Local: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Craggark sidesteps the rat, moving diagonally into the room. He attempts to skip out of the way of the rat's follow-up bite, moving towards where the incantation comes from.

Acrobatics to avoid AoA: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Craggark persists in moving towards the caster, and launches his thunderstone as he sees the figure in the back.

Thrown Weapon at square of caster: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

BOOM!!!!

DC 15 Fortitude save or deafened

I am dubious that Craggark's move is going to hold up to scrutiny (with a diagonal through a hard corner). Regardless, it won't change my action. Not much else to do with everyone penned into the hallway. At least the caster can't see us...

Spring Bless wand out of sheath, Activate Wand, Return it to wrist sheath.

Begin Round 1 of Bless.

I'll likely try to Buff Craggark and Jamir in future rounds, but will need to get closer...

Hmmm... Went to bump the bless wand down a charge and found it already at 48 charges on the party resources sheet. Someone must have beat me to it...

Craggark will still throw if his movement is lost. The thunderstone has a ten foot radius and Craggark can hear where the casting is coming from. He only needs to hit an area, not a combatant.

So, Craggark heard nothing with the Perception roll of 15?

Craggark considers if he's seen or heard anything about local rats in Whitethrone to be worried about.

Knowledge Local: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Craggark sidesteps the rat, moving diagonallyinto the room. He attempts to skip out of the way of the rat's follow-up bite, moving towards where the incantation comes from.

Acrobatics to avoid AoA: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21=CMB

Craggark persists in moving towards the caster, and launches his thunderstone as he sees the figure in the back.

Thrown Weapon at square of caster: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

BOOM!!!!

DC 15 Fortitude save or deafened

Craggark you cannot diagonal a corner..we been through this before. It's been in the game since the beginning. In the spirit of keeping the game moving; I'm going to take over your character(this turn) and simple do what you attempted to do your attack roll is negated because it's a standard action to do an overrun(yes this is the penalty I'm enforcing)however I will use your acrobatics roll for the overrun maneuver which will surpass the rat's CMD. Next time we run in to this problem I may penalize the entire turn.

I'll Delay until after Jamir.

As Craggark dodges past the dire rat, Jamir drops his sling and draws his rapier, then takes a quick step to confront the beast head on!

"Now I understand why this brewery was abandoned! Rats got into the grain!"

Rapier, bless: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 1 = 181d4 ⇒ 2

Jamir stabs the large rat but it doesn't fall. Torvald's turn, unless he's still delaying

I don't have the movement to get to a position to bomb, so I'll move adjacent to Jamir and Ready Action to heal him if he gets injured.

the 2nd shadow lodge solider that you guys are currently unaware of, holds his action. The 1st shadow lodge agent steps up behind the dire rat hand hurls his dagger at Jamir. throw: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 2 - 4 = 14 however, the dire rat prevents the shadow agent from getting a clear shot at Jamir and he misses.

It's Analia's turn

Analia tries to find just the right spot to aim for as she points and calls forth cold magic that leaps from her finger in the form of a ray of frost.

I must help in some way!

I drew a line to be sure but I still have a shot. A bad shot with, but still a shot. ;)

ray of frost+bless vs touch AC: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 - 4 = 8 That is not going to do it. Ranged attack into melee and cover(-4 to my shot and +4 to his AC). Oh so bad.
cold damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

As Analia's cold ray hit's the side wall harmlessly above the dire rat; Vermund decides to move out of his space quickly (it's a withdraw no provoking AoO from Craggark), Comrade block this brute for me! he yells to one of his agents as the caster backs up and drops a sling stone in sling.You guys hear a deep unseen voice respond Yes Vermund! (flavor only there is no action to load a sling..I think?). A previously unseen agent steps between Craggark and the caster between the rows of books. In the mean time, the dire Rat tries to bite Jamir. bite: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 Alas, the Dire rat misses again.

(it's Craggark's turn or Torvald can jump in and do a full round action; after Craggark it's Jawhar.)

Core Rulebook p. 148 Loading a sling is a move action that requires
two hands and provokes attacks of opportunity.

Core Rulebook p. 148 Loading a sling is a move action that requires

two hands and provokes attacks of opportunity.

ok thanks for that...then no stone in the sling..cause withdraw is a full round action..

"Jamir, use some of that fancy footwork of yours and clear out of the doorway so others can have some fun!" Craggark calls to his friend as he launches his thunderstone around the grunt in front of him in order to hit a square that affects the caster.

Thrown Attack targeting square E6: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

"BOOOOOOM!"

{from the PRD)"You can simply aim at a particular 5-foot square. Treat the square as AC 5." DC 15 Fortitude save for the caster and the grunt (within 10 foot radius) or deafened x 1hr.

"I'm working on it!" Jamir shouts in response, as he fends off the rodent's bite. "You do realize that not all of us can scare a giant rat out of the way just by letting it see our faces, don't you?"

Jamir is up after Jawhar, as Torvald delayed last round. C'mon, crit or killing blow, Daddy needs to refresh his panache!

Thanks, Jamir. I lost track of the initiative order. I want to buff Jamir, but need to be able to touch him and Torvald is in the way, so I will delay.

Torvald's Readied Action never went off, so he is up again

Gah, I need Precise Bombs asap! Can I peek around the stairwell wall enough to target the Agent? If not I'll bomb the rat with apologies to Jamir.

Bomb Throw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 Fire!: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
With an extra -4 if it's against the rat instead

I'll wait to post Jamir's turn until Torvald's attack is resolved. Here is Jamir's reflex save against the splash damage from the bomb (if needed):

Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

With an extra -4 if it's against the rat instead

and an extra +1 from Bless. I suppose we are already into Round 2 of Bless. How are we supposed to track that when the spell caster delays?

OK guys I just lost a huge post form a miss click so just roll with the narrative cause I'm not re-rolling numbers and explaining rules O.K. (lost at least 3 paragraph's ughh!)
1. Craggark's attack at Vermund's feet with the thunderstone is successful but Vermund saves; however the Shadowlodge agent is deafened (#2)
2. Torvald misses his ranged touch attack by 1 cause the rat is in melee his adjuste roll is -4 (melee rule no precise shot..not sure if I should add soft cover bonus too.) and +1 from bless= adjusted 13..rat's touch AC=14
3. the miss hit the wall behind Jamir (already rolled for this)
4. The Rat didn't make his splash dmg. save Jamir did Rat disappears in a puff of smoke (spellcraft check DC: 16) and Jamir takes 2 dmg cause he makes his reflex.

It' is Jawhar's turn