GM Aram Zey's Reign of Winter for PFS part 1 (Inactive)

Game Master SwampTing

It is not in our interest to destroy this woods nor do we have a firemage amongst us. May i ask your name? I never met a speaking horned horse before. What are you? Oh look there! This moss over there looks so tasty, doesn´t it? Go ahead and help yourself!

"Bah!" Shu scoffs at his old friend Mu. "Wisdom is for those without the intelligence to know real power."

When Eldanár mentions firemages, Shu cackles. "No firemages he says? Hee! I would have you know, among certain gnomes there is talent for such." He says enigmatically.

I was being colourful in my description, based on what other skills you guys had since NONE of you had ranks in sense motive...

But basically, you reckon that the creature is hiding something whilst fishing for information, and that the voice may not actually even be the stag's, though it certainly comes from its general direction...

What? What do you take me for, a simple mindless beast? This is no time to be thinking about taking a snack!

You get the impression however that the voice is getting slightly nervous, and that the last sentence was delivered more as an admonishment than a statement... Eldanar also notes that the stag only returns its attention to you AFTER the sentence was finished.

Come on stag, i know you want that snack, yummie yummie yummie moss.

Handle Animal: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 to get the snack eat that moss and move.

"I've said too much friends. That stag is a spy. I recognize that accent. Irrisen! The fey could be scouting through its eyes!"

Badr's gun comes up and blows the Stag away.

1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 24

Ooooh

1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 13

If non confirmed.

1d12 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

If confirmed add...
1d12 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10 and 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 and
1d12 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Cold Iron Bullet

More concerned with senile argument, Mu rebuts, "It no make you tallah does it!?"

LOL the DC to get an animal to perform a trick that it is trained in is exactly 10...and I'm going to say that all animals are trained in the 'eat' trick.

The stag begins to lower its head to the icy, mossy rock again.

What? No, stop, you...oh forget it! Just attack them and eat later!

At this goading, the stag turns to look at you. It doesn't look particularly malicious, but it does lower its horns...

Initiatives
Exiel:: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
[b]Badr:: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
[b]Mu:: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
[b]Shu:: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
[b]Guilford:: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
[b]Eldanar:: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
[b]? and stag:: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

From over to the East, a familiar projectile flies out towards Eldanar as a shrill voice screams:
[b]That's the one who killed Pym! Get him! He's dangerous! Him and the one with the cloth wrappings around his head! The other one killed Voshi! Get them first! The rest are USELESS!

attack roll: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 4 = 20
damage: 1d2 - 2 ⇒ (1) - 2 = -1
Eldanar's fort save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Oh is that so? The same voice that came from the stag says just as Badr's itchy trigger finger blows the stag's head off What? WHAT!? YOU DARE!!! YOU WILL SUFFER FOR THAT! A new dimunitive figure appears in front of Badr, reaching out to touch the gunslinger's still-smoking weapon.

Ok, this one is a biggie, so I will have Badr roll his own save...will save vs a CL6 Shrink Item, DC17...please roll well!

The winged annoyance who got away earlier is 35ft in the air, the new one is in Eldanar's square.

Since Badr ninja-ed me, I say he got surprise in and shot the stag as he was charging Eldanar. The stag drops before he even reaches Eldanar. THAT SAID, this will affect the new winged creature's actions...

Badr's gun comes up and blows the Stag away.

HhaaahhaaHAA

Post updated, here is the map

Musket cold iron: 1d20 + 8 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 4 - 4 = 161d10 ⇒ 8

Hu? Where did you come from?

Nothing hit Eldanár and he did all his saves, horray! Then everything changed and i changed that into a musket shot, all things taken into consideration shooting at touch AC. Is this new one flying as well?

[dice=Will save]1d20 + 4

Hu? Where did you come from?

Sorry Eldanar, you're no longer taking the save, since Badr's ninja-shot changed their tactics. XD The new creature is now out for Badr's BLOOD! The stag is upside down to show that it is dead.

With the fey at ground level next to Badr, Mu comes in with swatting hands ”What did the ten fingah say to the fey?!”

Flurry 1: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21;1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Flurry 1: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7;1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

"SRAP!"

This is one tough module for level 1-2 with DCs that high - If I fail this I am screwed

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

I am screwed

Only for 6 days or untill you force the one who did it to return it to normal size.

Or throw it on a solid surface as I read it - but we'll need our wizards and spellcraft etc to tell me that. Still... that was really cool :D

To be fair, it's rare that a first level character is so dependant on one weapon...gunslingers are the only ones, I think, and the AP had lots of weapons for other characters...there's still a spare crossbow lying around from the earlier stash which I presume you're proficient in?

Badr cries out in dismay at the little creature's touch reduces his prized musket to a palm-sized cloth-like toy.

The duration is 6 days...you can see why I didn't want to roll this one for you. =(

Shu, Exiel, Eldanar and Guilford are up.

Forgot to mention earlier, Eldanar takes 1 non-lethal damage from the tiny arrow, but shakes off the numbing cold that came with it.

Mu missed on a 21?! On the note of the spell, it says "Objects changed by a shrink item spell can be returned to normal composition and size merely by tossing them onto any solid surface or by a word of command from the original caster. That said I'll need someone to make the appropriate spellcraft rolls to tell me

Mu missed on a 21?! On the note of the spell, it says "Objects changed by a shrink item spell can be returned to normal composition and size merely by tossing them onto any solid surface or by a word of command from the original caster. That said I'll need someone to make the appropriate spellcraft rolls to tell me

My bad! I wasn't looking carefully. I thought the damage rolls were the attack rolls. XD The 21 was a hit! (Problem with having divided attention at work. =p)

Mu's fist smacks the little creature, sending it flying from Badr's gun, though not before the damage is done. The force of the punch sends the creature well beyond the range of the second punch, however.

Eldanar, Guilford, Exiel and Shu, take your actions.

I don't suppose my telekinetic fist ability is able to overcome DR/cold iron?

I will walk over to Exiel and cast Enlarge Person.

Ooh, things are heating up!

Exiel drops his shield and masterwork longsword and draws the cold iron longsword in a 2-handed grip. He's been staring in frustration at these flying critters for a good while now, and now that one of them is finally within sword-swinging distance, he is determined not to let that chance go to waste!

attack roll: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Also, Spellcraft check on the shrink item spell
spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Exiel, I think you got the -1 to hit, but did you add +1 to damage due to +2 STR from the spell?

You're also now wielding a 2d6 weapon

OMG! Go Team Pathfinder!!

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Shu shakes his head at the shrunken gun. This fey magic is confounding!

Splintering Spear: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 - 4 = 10

Summoning a spear from nowhere, he launches it back off into nowhere. "Damnable weather!"

Guilford: since Exiel beat you in initiative, I will let you re-declare your action. Telekinetic fist is a magical effect and hence bypasses DR. Also...

As the fey creature reels from the force of Mu's punch, it looks up just in time to see Exiel grinning maniacally as he brings the cold iron longsword right through his torso. The last of the fey creatures (who has already escaped once before) shrieks in terror at the sight, and again as Shu's wooden spear whizzes past him.

Badr: your shot was a surprise round shot, you still get a full round action.
Guilford: feel free to re-declare your action, since Exiel killed his target before you even got to move
Eldanar: You get a full round action too!

Exiel: you recognise the spell that shrunk Badr's item as...the spell 'shrink item', oddly enough. You realise that the spell can actually be terminated by throwing the object onto a solid surface.

Is fey#1 dead?

Before the combat started, Badr got a sucker-punch..I mean sucker-shot in, killing the stag.

The fey went first, and then you and Exiel chewed up the fey who shrunk Badr's weapon. Shu fired a spear into the air.

Guilford declared a spell on Exiel, but I'm letting him re-declare because technically Exiel should have gone first, and his action might have caused Guilford to take a different action.

Badr still has an action, as does Eldanar.

Is fey#1 dead?

He was bisected by Exiel's cold iron sword. His picture is now upside down, and I've moved it off Badr's picture for clarity.

The last remaining survivor is the one from the previous fight, who is now about 20ft East from Eldanar.

Sweeeeeet. We're smashing this fight. XD

Badr, calm down. I'm familiar with that spell. You just need to throw that thing onto a hard surface and it will be just as it was again!

You should be able to drop it as a free action, pick it up as a move action and then reload it with your standard?

Is there a hard surface to throw it on? :D

Badr uses his movement to start digging into the snow, looking for the hard frozen ground under it. 2 movement actions

My shield's on the floor 5ft behind me. That should work? XD

Also, GM, Eldanar's gone to sleep for awhile, might be awhile before he posts again. Should be safe to say he takes a shot at the last target?

My shield's on the floor 5ft behind me. That should work? XD

Given you are right next to me, that may work... instead I'll take a move action to get over the shield and a move action to throw the reduced item onto the shield

Ok, if Guilford can get within 30', he will use telekinetic fist on the last fey. If not, apply the attack roll to my crossbow.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Crossbow dmg., if applic.: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Mu delays action.

Ok, I am going to sleep. Will check in in 8 hrs.

Heading to sleep. Shu will continue hurling splintered spears (he can conjure 5 more and gets a +4 to hit, 1d4+3 damage plus 1 bleed). If he can get within 30' he will get another +1 point blank shot bonus to hit and damage. Wasn't able to move him last round but he should be 5 feet closer.

Badr tosses the little cloth-gun onto the shield, and with a soft pop (yes, a pop, because it's fey-magic), it expands back into its original form.

Guilford attempts to loose a crossbow bolt at the last little creature, but the obscuring snow prevents him from scoring a hit.

Since alot of people are asleeep at the moment, I'll wait abit before rolling for Eldanar's attack.

Awwwww

In any case my NEXT round move will be Move Action: Collect Weapon. Standard Action: Reload with powder and cold iron bullet. That will allow you to bot me

In the interests of moving things forward, I will have Eldanar take a shot, then move to the new round.

Eldanar attack roll: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 8 - 4 = 14
damage: 1d12 ⇒ 4

Eldanar is distracted by the joyous cries of victory behind him and fails to line up a proper shot through the falling snow.

The fey creature flies off into the distance, well and truly terrified of you guys by this point...

A search of the area reveals nothing of interest, so Exiel and Badr retrieve their weapons, and you press on after the horse tracks along the trail yet again.

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Eventually, you come to a small stream that has completely frozen over. A human-sized snowman stands in the middle of the trail before the frozen stream, and a crude wooden sign leans against it and bears the words "Trespassers Turn Back" written in common. Behind it, a solid sheet of ice extends across the frozen stream, while snow-covered rocks line its banks.

As Exiel (presumably taking point) approaches to about 15ft of the snowman, it seemingly stirs to life and speaks in Common.

"Can't you read? The sign says turn back! Now get lost!"

Desna! Even there are men made of snow here... why are they so fat in the stomach? What do they eat?

Exiel calls out in Tien:

What did you say to me b!$+@?

then haltingly in common

I...no...talk...your...speech...good...

I'm basically seeing what kind of response he gives. If he takes any hostile action, though, I'm throwing the spear I took out of the doors of the carriage at the start right at him.

attack roll: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (19) - 1 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

The snowman does not respond, and Exiel begins to feel more than just a little bit foolish.

By the way, guys:

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT IN DISCUSSION THREAD

Hmmm...I cast detect magic, focusing for the full 3 rounds.

As you focus your divination magic on the snowman, you detect the presence of magic. There are 2 auras, one faint lingering aura near the head of the snowman, and one faint persisting aura at the base of the snowman.

Knowledge arcana to identify head aura: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Knowledge arcana to identify base aura: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

You are able to tell that the lingering, fading aura near the head is the remnants of a recently discharged illusion spell. You have absolutely no idea what type of magic is affecting the base of the snowman.

... Of course I would identify the useless aura... I can even guess what spell that was...

I can't retry failed knowledge checks, can I?

Anyone else have detect magic and knowledge arcana?

How far does the aura extend from the Snowman?

Also, is there anything large-ish around the area that I can throw at the snowman to disturb the aura?

I can't retry failed knowledge checks, can I?

Anyone else have detect magic and knowledge arcana?

How far does the aura extend from the Snowman?

Also, is there anything large-ish around the area that I can throw at the snowman to disturb the aura?

1. Nope, you either know something or you don't.

2. Guilford does. To speed things along, I assume he casts detect magic and attempts to identify the aura.

knowledge arcana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Guilford identifies that the aura coming from the base of the snowman is evocation-based.

3. The aura only extends to a 5ft radius around the snowman.

4. There are some rocks by the river of various sizes.

And why should Trespassers turn back here? Something dangerous back there? What is back there anyway and what are you? Another Irriseni toy?

The snowman gives the same response to Eldanar as it did to Exiel. ;)