Exiles of Winter PFS scenerio# 2-17 [Recruitment closed] (Inactive)

Game Master lucklesshero

Craggark has been busy during the reunion with Uliyara/Haltani.

"We are in a temple?! When did I get here?" He receives the elbow in the ribs from Lia with a grunt.

"What? What did I do?"

He attempts to regain his composure. "Haltani...I mean, Uliyara, it is good to see you safe. How do you suggest we get out of this city? Do you have a plan?"

My eyes are dry, my eyes are dry, my eyes... oh damn it.

As Lia's eyes well over with tears of joy, she runs over to grab and hug the leg of the beautiful north woman!

"My heart was so sad when I thought you, Ake and all the others were dead! How many others made it away? There are so many questions, but for now I am just happy to see you, milady." Lia says in a rush of emotion, her smile impossible to diminish.

She lets the others talk strategy for leaving, quite content to savor the victory and the good news of her friends keeping their lives. She listens well though, for despite her happiness, she knows exactly how vile the the city above is and she wants to contribute in anyway that is needed.

Jamir greets Uliyara with a bow and a grin.

"My Lady, it is always a pleasure to bask in your warm glow in this frigid land. I am delighted that you survived the assault in the snow. As you can see from the condition of the people we have freed here, our mission was even more urgent than we realized."

He grasps Ake's hand and gives it an enthusiastic shake. "And I am equally glad to see you again, my friend! This has been more of an adventure than you had planned, I expect!"

Jamir is, of course, greatly relieved that their friends survived, and will be able to assist the party with hiding the freed prisoners and getting them out of Irrisen. He seems a bit distracted, however.

At the first opportunity when Uliyara and Ake are fully occupied elsewhere, he opens Skagni's chest and looks inside.

Torvald continues to puzzle over the magical door, asking Skagni and Uliyara for their input--or at least for some sort of contextual knowledge.

Uliyara and two other people who apparently survived the assault, tend to the bedraggled Northmen. Ake steps over to Jamir and shakes his hand heartily . A new scar is still red across his forehead suggesting a recent wound that, has already received some healing magic. We prayed to the Gods that, you'd make it! Ake says with emotion. We knew their weren't much chance for us..but figured if we could stall um that it would give you time to escape and complete your mission.. Ake has a blank far away expression for a moment then snaps back to reality. Truth be told, I thought I'd be spending this night in the seven heavens...I guess I would if Mistress Ulyira hadn't come back and fought like a wild cat to save a few of us. He looks to Uliyara with grateful expression. She helped us defeat two Trolls and a Winter wolf that were on my group. When it was apparent she could do no more she took out a scroll and turned a bunch of us invisible I guess. I only guess because we could still see each other Ake's eyes turn grim again. Unfortunately, many of those filthy things tracked by scent...only the four of us made it..including Mistress Uliyara Ake's voice is low and mournful for the fate of his fallen brother's and sisters. But, we made it..too late to help you it seems..but, perhaps mistress Uliyara can help us all to leave this city. I don't know about you..but I don't want to die here. Ake walks over to his remaining companions and Uliyara and begins to aid them.

Jamir wonders over to Skagni's now open chest. Inside are a multitude of books and scrolls written in various languages of the north. There also seems to be something of an alchemist kit stored inside along with a thin wooden polished stick you can only assume is a wand of some sort. Rummaging through the documents, and books that you can understand...you find that the chest is full of originals and copies of treaties, trade, agreements, royal decrees, major transaction receipts involving significant holdings, personal letters and/or copies of personal letters involving seemingly important people and some history books of the north..most written in skald but a few in other languages. In short it looks like research for a person who was writing a treatise on the northern nations of Golarion above the Inner Sea.

Torvald is busy mussing over the magic bound cold iron door when a surprisingly quiet Skagni puts a hand on his shoulder. Skagni is bundled in an outfit that must have been provided by Uliyara or one of her men. So this was the little Dragon's Chamber? He looks around and breaths out a heavy breath, watching the gaseous ice crystals form and float away. By the time I got here I was barely lucid. The others tell me I was only here for two weeks. I do remember traveling a lot, in a small wooden cage. Skagni unconsciously shivers. Look up there my stone loving friend Skagni points to a recessed perch that's barely visible when the mist clears for a moment. That's where she must of stayed. Doubt you'll find any treasure...too young, anyway I think she was kept by that druid or the druids masters as a pet anyhow. Skagni shivers again and turns to go. You still looking at that door? It's ancient is all I can tell you. Your little Sorceress says the magic is too powerful to unlock..that means White Witches when you're in white throne... Skagni scratches his chin then waves his hand, Maybe just a sealed entrance to the Darklands..maybe something different. but, whatever it is my friend I don't think you want to discover it today, do you? Skagni raises his eyebrow questioning Torvald's logic, with a simple gesture. Anyway come! I've found some interesting documents in their library. I may be able to peace together what became of the leadership of this cell of the Shadowlodge. Skagni walks out of the room and waves Torvald out.

This ends Exiles of Winter. Uliyara eventually sneaks your group and the former prisoners out of the Shadowlodge brewery in the dead of night and sets you up in one of her mother's empty warehouses in Whitethrone. It's uncomfortable and cold for the first few nights but, eventually amenities like cots, a wood burning stove, and even some books to read and games to play are brought in. We will pick up the the third part of the series "Keep of the Huscarl King" in a couple months (real time). Skagni will brief you on your new mission and I'll address how Uliyara smuggled out the Linnorm Kingdom men from Irisen. Through Uliyara's agents and cohorts you'll be able to make purchase while in hiding just like normal. You'll have approximately two weeks of recovery time before setting off on your next mission..use it wisely..chronicle sheets forth coming. congrats!

Before we wrap up I need to do one more thing. Torvald got rabies when he was bit by the dog in the second encounter (1st encounter was technically guards at gate) I looked through the thread twice now and there's no evidence of me rolling for his fort save. On disease and things that have a long onset you can be sure the GM will roll otherwise the player if not the PC will be clued in to that something is up. However, I do not like that there is no evidence of my missed roll on the boards. ( I must of used Herolab roller the D&D die roller app.) In any case in the future I will make sure I put that I format these secrete rolls like thus secrete roll: 1d20 ⇒ 13 I will not add the characters name or any bonus and in fact may include the roll b4 or after the encounter..just so there's a record that I did roll for one of these conditions. I made an effort to spell out how feral these dogs were and even mentioned one of them was foaming at the mouth and no one heal checked Torvald.. the onset for rabies is 2d6 weeks in Pathfinder and the DC:14 I rolled a 6 for number of weeks it takes to manifest..seeing how that's not going to work (carrying a condition in to the next adventure) I'll have Torvald display early symptoms (2 weeks instead of 6) and allow for PC's to diagnose with heal checks (after he's taken 1 days affect of the disease). Then he can either try to make the 2 saves consecutively (he can also be treated for disease with a heal check) or he can pay to have the condition removed. Lastly, if Torvald feels I've taken advantage or am trying to cheat him in anyway..he may take a fort save now. DC:14 to avoid the condition completely as if I had never missed the roll. If his roll fails we default to the disease manifest just before you're ready to move on to the next adventure (about 2 weeks). It's completely up to Torvald if he wants to re-roll and let it be know there's no hard feelings from me if he does. We will work out our "game code/ social contract about boting roles ect..b4 the beginning of part 3. Torvald if you decide to roll do it in this game play thread without any extra buffs just your normal fort save against disease..ok thx.

You're good luckless, I don't feel cheated. I appreciate the rule of making secret rolls in the thread but keeping them secret, my only suggestion would be to number them e.g. Secret Roll 1: 1d20 ⇒ 3 for ease of reference. Poor Torvald! Gonna be awkward when he bites Craggark later.

good suggest on the secrete roll # system.. telegraphing forward now After a couple weeks in the warehouse your party feels ready to move on and pursue the Shadowlodge. However, a few days before you're scheduled to depart Torvald starts displaying some disturbing symptoms of some unknown malady. He growls at people and constantly complains he's thirsty. An angry rash has broken out on his neck and sometimes he has trouble chewing or even talking! Torvald need a DC:14 fort save to avoid today's dmg. the rest of you can give me heal checks to identify what's up with Torvald. If you succeed in your heal check.. you can assist Torvald on his 2nd fort save Tomorrow or you can assist another heal check that succeeded in identifying the disease. (remember these bonuses don't stack so it's best to make sure he gets 1 +4 bonus on his save tomorrow by using aid another) All heal DCs are 14 except if you use aid another which of coarse is 10

Heal, Aid Another: 1d20 ⇒ 6

Heal, Aid Another: 1d20 ⇒ 7

"Probably just a bad chill! You need some chicken soup, my friend, and some warm mulled wine."

Fort Save: 1d2 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
*cough* "Uuuh, I feel terrible..."

Heal (Self-Diagnose): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
"Worse than a chill, Jamir, that dog that bit me must have been rabid... I need a priest before this gets any worse."

Torvald knows he has rabies and that it's difficult to get rid of (two consecutive DC:14 fort saves 1 con dmg. and 1d3 wis dmg every day he fails a save). His plead for a priest is most likely not for mundane healing (heal check) but a casting of the spell remove disease.

(note there's still some chance of failure casting remove disease as the caster..must make a caster level check (for an average caster this would be a roll of a "9" on a D20..or 60% chance of success at 150gp) paying for a higher caster level increases the chance but cost more ( a 7th level caster would have to roll a "7" or 70% chance of success cost would be 210gp) I think anything higher than a 9th level caster would just not be available in Whitethrone. (not that would be friendly enough not to report you anyway) Your other alternative is to have your friends try to heal you giving you a +4 fort save; you'll need to save twice in a row with a 70% chance of success each time ( about 49% chance of success combined). OK that's a lot of numbers to look at so let me know what you want to do. In the mean time you can re-roll your fort save cause you rolled a 1d2 instead of a 1d20.. and then let me know what your choice is. Other players if you'd like to help him with a heal check or help the healer with an "aid another" check please roll 4-5 rolls under a spoiler and I'll apply the top rolls to Torvald's corresponding rolls if that's the way he goes.

I can easily pass the 14 DC for the Heal check, but that is only going to give Torvald a +4 bonus to his Fort save. 5 + 4 isn't going to do it...

Still, I would be helping, so...

Heal, Healer's Kit: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 2 = 31
Heal, Healer's Kit: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 2 = 14

5 on a 1d2 is pretty good!

I was going to add more aid another checks, but Jawhar seems to have it covered.

Fort Save 1: 1d20 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 4 = 15
Fort Save 2: 1d20 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 3 + 4 = 25

"Jawhar, your tender ministrations have me feeling like a new dwarf! In your honor I shall dedicate myself to the invention of the Jawhar Bomb: it will burn evildoers like the very sun of Sarenrae herself, but at the same time will softly whisper in their ears...'I forgive you...' or maybe something about redemption. The concept needs work I admit."

after a couple days of rough going Torvald's condition begin's to dissipate with the aid of his friend Jawhar.

"Please, seeing you back on your feet is all the thanks I need.

If you feel the need to create a new bomb as an homage to your healing, simply call it "The Dawnflower""

-Posted with Wayfinder

Craggark feels helpless to aid the dwarf in his time of illness, but offers encouraging stories that DON'T feature wolves to the convalescing dwarf.

There are encouraging stories that don't involve wolves? They must be very dull.

The illness doesn't prevent me from earning by day-job money right?

Craft (Alchemy): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25

Speaking of, I did fail that first save, so I took 1pt Con 1d3Wis, right?

Wis Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1 So by the time Torvald made that second successful save he'd be sitting pretty, right?

no u rolled a 1d2! instead of a 1d20! u passed both saves no ability dmg.