GM Bold Strider's PFS #00-14 The Many Fortunes of Grandmaster Torch (Tier 1-7) (Inactive)

Game Master rpblue

Victoria clubs the guard in the head.

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 5/31 HP; Zartrel; Jagged Stone; Scissors
2nd: Saldin
3rd: Aetherys @ 16/28 HP; Xerance @ 16/18 HP; Victoria @ 12/12 HP
4th: Bodyguards (#1 @ 1 nonlethal damage; #2 @ 7 damage)

Aetherys counterattacks with her stick.

Quarterstaff: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 161d6 ⇒ 1

Aetherys gently brushes the side of Saldin ear, which surprisingly causes more pain than expected.

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 5/31 HP; Zartrel; Jagged Stone; Scissors
2nd: Saldin @ 1 damage
3rd: Aetherys @ 16/28 HP; Xerance @ 16/18 HP; Victoria @ 12/12 HP
4th: Bodyguards (#1 @ 1 nonlethal damage; #2 @ 7 damage)

Xerance swings her quarterstaff again.
slap: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

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Wrong damage dice Xerance, can you reroll with 1d6 instead?

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 5/31 HP; Zartrel; Jagged Stone; Scissors
2nd: Saldin @ 1 damage
3rd: Aetherys @ 16/28 HP; Xerance @ 16/18 HP; Victoria @ 12/12 HP
4th: Bodyguards (#1 @ 4 damage/1 nonlethal damage; #2 @ 3 damage)

sorry :(: 1d6 ⇒ 4

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That's enough!

Xerance wallops one of the bodyguards hard enough to render him unconscious.

The other one retaliates against Victoria.

Quarterstaff @ Victoria-12 AC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

She catches one herself upside her head, drawing blood across her forehead.

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 5/31 HP; Zartrel; Jagged Stone; Scissors
2nd: Saldin @ 1 damage
3rd: Aetherys @ 16/28 HP; Xerance @ 16/18 HP; Victoria @ 8/12 HP
4th: Bodyguards (#1 @ 4 damage/1 nonlethal damage)

Dvalin grabs a tent pole as a quarter staff.

Zartrel moves forward through the stall and swings the quarterstaff at the merchant

Quarterstaff: 1d20 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) - 1 + 2 = 13
damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

Jagged gives the last guard a pleading look.

"Please, mis-tah... This is why we're called murder hobos... we don't want to hurt nobody, just save lives by taking the magic stones..."

He closes his eyes while he swings, hoping he doesn't hit anything important to the man.

Quarterstaff, 2H, power, non-lethal: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 5 - 4 = 6 for 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Scissors bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Dvalin picks up a pole and begins to wield it like his compatriots, while Zartrel lashes out at Saldin, but it bounces off of his armor. Jagged Stone tries to the same thing, but crushes a box of oranges. Scissors, as has been the case in this fight, wounds the last guard.

Saldin stabs at Zartrel, but misses for his first time.

Rapier @ Zartrel-15 AC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 5/31 HP; Zartrel; Jagged Stone; Scissors
2nd: Saldin @ 1 damage
3rd: Aetherys @ 16/28 HP; Xerance @ 16/18 HP; Victoria @ 8/12 HP
4th: Bodyguards (#1 @ 8 damage/1 nonlethal damage)

Victoria concentrats on swinging at the thug in front of her again.

club: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 2 - 4 = 18 for dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
confirm: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 2 - 4 = 12 for dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

"Take that!"

Victoria clubs the thugs to death with her piece of machinery. A corner catches the man's temple and he collapses in a heap on the ground.

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 5/31 HP; Zartrel; Jagged Stone; Scissors
2nd: Saldin @ 1 damage
3rd: Aetherys @ 16/28 HP; Xerance @ 16/18 HP; Victoria @ 8/12 HP
4th: Bodyguards (#1 @ 8 damage/1 nonlethal damage)

Xerance moves close to club that bad merchant who is accusing them of thievery (moving around the stall).

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Aetherys swings at Saldin, cursing her clumsiness with such a large weapon.
Quarterstaff: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 141d6 ⇒ 1

Aetherys and Xerance swing their makeshift quarterstaffs at the merchant but he deftly dodges their attacks. You lot are poor thieves! Takes seven of ya to handle three bodyguards, eh? Remind me never to worry about the Society again if this is the best they have to offer.

The last bodyguard woozily lashes out at Jagged Stone's pet roc, Scissors. Take that, ya wonky bird!

Quarterstaff @ Scissors-22 AC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 Roc Animal Companion OP! ;-)

But the attack misses the bird and the half-orc slumps to the ground unconscious.

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 5/31 HP; Zartrel; Jagged Stone; Scissors
2nd: Saldin @ 1 damage
3rd: Aetherys @ 16/28 HP; Xerance @ 16/18 HP; Victoria @ 8/12 HP

"Think what you will ye purveyor of lies; after today, I doubt you will worry about much of anything."

Dvalin moves 5 ft forward and continues to fight defensively this round

Jagged hesitates for a moment, standing over the fallen guard who called his bird "wonky".

He tries to think of something to say to save Scissor's reputation.

"No, guard. You're wonky."

With a satisfied nod, he stumbles over towards Saldin.

"Okay... give us the stone, okay?"

He'd ready an attack unless the man did, which I assume he won't so here's the swings.

"Bad call. We'll need to take stone... for umm, better good of Sedeq. Definitely not stealing..."

Quarterstaff 2H, power, nonlethal: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 4 = 18 for 2d4 + 9 ⇒ (2, 1) + 9 = 12

Scissors bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Jagged Stone see's the truth. Guard is wonky.

Jagged Stone and Scissors lash out at the merchant, rendering him unconscious.

What do you do now?

"Perhaps we should bind their wounds, the guards didn't do anything wrong I guess. However, this man has nothing but ill intentions at heart." Xerance suggests.

"I say we take the statues and leg it. Remember Torch's words: No arcane caster should touch them. Jagged? Dvalin? Does one of you want to take the statue and put it in his bag?"

"Aye ... the guards I am willing to help, but not this scum here."

Dvalin will Stabilize and bind wounds for the 3 guards ...

Heal - Take 10: 10 + 6 = 16

... after which, he will bind the hands and feet of all 4 and drag them into the stall out of sight.

"We don't want them creating any mischief before we get out of the market."

Dvalin will attempt to remember any information he can about the statue, now that we know which one it is ...
Dvalin can take 20 on Arcana, History and Religion to get >= 25 if needed to understand what Grandmaster Torch was warning us about with regard to the don't let it near our spell casters.
... If it is safe for divine spell casters to handle, Dvalin will volunteer to carry it wrapped in tight within a bag. If the merchant regains consciousness during this time, Dvalin will put him to the question about how he obtained the statue ... effectively rendering him unconscious again ... whether or not he answers the questions.

Jagged Stone shakes his head at the fallen merchant.

"'T did'na have to be this way..."

The oread barely flinches as the roc lands on his shoulder, slightly sinking its claws into Jagged's rockflesh.

He quickly moves over to scoop up the stone and then looks about for a way to leave an apology letter to the merchant for beating them up.

Seeing only books and paper, likely used as receipts, he frowns that there is nothing suitable for writing an apology letter.

"Jagged sees no stone tab'luts to right a apology let'tuh. And pap'uh is evil, so we best get goin'..."

Jagged returns his "staff" to the stall from which he found it and slowly backs away towards the entrance.

"Remember no wizard spells around this stone..."

Aetherys gets Dawnblade back as soon as she can, feeling incomplete without her better half.

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Tori follows the others, wary of getting too close to the stone.
"Now where are we heading next?"

Can't take 20 on Knowledge checks. Take 20 = "When a character or creature has plenty of time, and is not faced with threats or distractions, and the skill being attempted carries no penalties for failure, he/it can take 20." and Knowledge checks cannot be retried, thus there is a penalty for failure.

Also, those are strong words for people who are trying to steal from the Secure Market.

Jagged Stone grabs the statue and puts it in his backpack. The party takes their time at the recent scene of their theft to stabilize and bind the merchant and the three guards.

Why you can start a fight in the Secure Market with no repercussions is beyond me. I think they were just trying to get you done with this scenario at this point. Saldin is the last "Act".

Where do they go from here?

Zartrel goes to collect his weapons as they hastily leave the market during the confusion. Once at a safe distance Zartrel moves a ways away from Jagged and the statue as he summons Skivane once again.

Immediately upon exiting the Secure Market, Dvalin will channel heal the injured party members and himself ...

Channeling: 1d6 ⇒ 5

... and will cast a Cure Light Wounds on himself

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

... followed by several charges off his CLW Wand

28/50: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
29/50: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
30/50: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

... which should bring him to 30/31 HP

Status:
Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Jagged Stone; Scissors; Aetherys @ 21/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria @ 12/12 HP

Xerance gladly collects her weapons and suggests the group to go after the next statue. "Hopefully the next person is more receptive to our just demand. "

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Aetherys asks Dvalin to heal her wounds with her own wand. CLW : 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

CLW : 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The elf also uses her pearl of power to recall the fizzled shocking grasp.

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"Thank you Dvalin." Victoria is back to full. She nods at Xerance. "Indeed. These thugs were like as rude as can be. Not to mention crooked."

Who are you going to rob next? I mean... liberate wrongfully-obtained goods from!

Jagged affectionately pats Scissors on his head.

"How about Buri-Buri? His name sounds like he might be of the friendly sort?"

"I like the name Buri-Buri...yes, let's totally go see him next. "

The Pathfinders move on to the next target after healing up from their attack on the Secure Market. The group spots Buri Buri-Ban, as promised, at the Fetching Fan café on Sengali Square. He doesn’t seem to see the Pathfinders, the moment they see him he stands and retrieves a
potion out of his waist-sash. As he drains the potion he
begins running, package in hand. By the time he’s taken
three steps across the square, he’s already invisible.

Perception:
Dvalin: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Aetherys: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Xerance: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (16) - 2 = 14
Jagged Stone: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Victoria: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Zartrel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Jagged Stone, Aetherys and Dvalin notice puffs of dust kicked up by his haste which point toward the nearby refinery. It seems Buri Buri-Ban is running across the square and into the Jenji Combine Sianti Refinery. Shortly afterward a passerby in front of the refinery is knocked off of his feet by an invisible force.

The refinery is a two-story building with no windows. It looks well and frugally made, and the only decoration consists of the name painted above the door and a stark sign by the entrance

For those who don’t read Kelish there is a helpful icon of a stylized flame with an X through it.

The refinery is a large square space, 100 feet on a side, and is used for refining Sianti chaff into the extremely potent and fairly valuable spice of the same name. The room is full of spice vats, wooden stairways and catwalks; chains and rope hang from elaborate pulley systems and the lamps are continual flames completely enclosed in glass globes. The refining process creates a
tremendous amount of dust which is constantly settling on everything and swirling around as the refiners go about their work. As the Pathfinders give chase and approach the main door, they see a ripple in the dust moving across the refinery floor 20 feet from the main entrance.

Initiative:
Buri-Buri: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Dvalin: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Aetherys: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Xerance: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Jagged Stone: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
Victoria: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Zartrel: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

The group hears loud sneezing and sees the rippling in the dust explode into large clouds. Nearby workers look extremely put off by this invisible force creating a spice cloud. The cloud seems to move around a nearby corner.

If you enter the refinery, you must make a Fortitude save.

1st Round:
1st: Buri-Buri
2nd: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane; Jagged Stone; Scissors; Aetherys @ 28/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria @ 12/12 HP

fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 With bow in hand Xerance runs around the corner and focuses her magical powers and summons an array of rainbow colored dust centered on where the last saw the disturbed sand.
glitterdust dc 15 I think

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Round 1 Initiative 17

Dvalin will cast True Strike; then draw his long bow.

Jagged's eyes widen as he bears witness to Buri-Buri's sudden disappearance into presumably the spice factory.

He considers yelling the man's name and explaining that the statue is dangerous, but realizes his experience in the Secure Market has now clouded such thoughts.

"Looks like Buri Two-Times wants a chase. Into the spice building..."

He gives Scissors a knowing nod.

"You know, he who controls spice..."

Before he can finish his sentence, the oread is lumbering ahead to try to catch the man.

Jagged Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Scissors Fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Reading out loud the words in Kelish, she translates for her companions. "No open flame. It seems flames would fare poorly in there with all that flour mist inside. It's highly flamable."

Aetherys starts stepping forward in the manner of an exotic dance, her feet becoming lighter at every yard she moves.
Swift action: activate Spell Dance (+10 ft, +2 dodge AC vs attacks of opportunity)

Fort save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

The elf dervish moves into the warehouse, unsheathing Dawnblade in the process. She strides past Buri-Buri to try and halt any further movement.
Two move actions (80 feet), drawing black blade scimitar as part of these actions. I'm moving past Buri-Buri, so he can take an AoO against me if he has a weapon ready. AC vs AoO is 22.

Victoria casts Mage armor on herself and grabs her spear and enters.

Fort : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

"cough...uh..everyone...cough ....Wait for me!. Cough cough cough"

Please update the map. Only Aetherys has actually done so and it makes it hard to see what you can actually do. Xerance, there is no possible way you can see Buri-Buri's current location to cast Glitterdust.

Victoria becomes convulsed in a sneezing fit. Nauseated for one round.

As soon as Jagged Stone lumbers into the spice factory, the workers start to yell at each other and three of them come up to try and grab Jagged Stone from the factory. They shout from behind their face coverings at Jagged Stone as Aetherys tries to dash past them. Three more rush to stop her from entering further into the factory.

They grab each of the Pathfinders and point to their friend, Victoria who is sneezing and coughing from the dust.

Grapple @ Jagged Stone: 1d20 + 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 + 2 + 2 = 18
Grapple @ Aetherys: 1d20 + 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 2 + 2 = 21

1st Round:
1st: Buri-Buri
2nd: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane; Jagged Stone-Grappled; Scissors; Aetherys-Grappled @ 28/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria @ 12/12 HP

Sorry, had no access to move my self around on the map. With the high initiative I would have been able to run through the group right? If unable to see him I would have double moved in his direction so I would end up behind him at updated map position correct?

EDIT:
Xerance rushes in and with a magnificent jump she clears the workers and gets past them.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Since I would have to retcon everything I just typed... I am just going to say you can't get past the workers without an Acrobatics as they are actively working to keep you from moving into the factory. If you are successful, then you will end up in the location I just moved you to and if you aren't successful, then you will be caught up in the workers and Pathfinders.

When did the workers act? I didn't see them in the initiative order. Can they do more than a standard action as a ready action? To grapple Aetherys they would have to move to her, then a standard action to initiate the grapple.

It's written weirdly. I don't have worker stat blocks, just Grapple scores. As written, they don't really fit into Initiative. Six of them are just supposed to try and grapple you and force you out of the factory if you enter (visibly). Hmm... I guess I can bring them up at Init 0. That will work just as well.

Zartrel and Skivane are unsure what to do and are caught off guard by the yelling of the workers. Hold Action

As Aetherys, Jagged Stone and Xerance move into the factory, they are accosted by the workers trying to usher them out of the factory forcibly. Three of the workers grab Aetherys and three other workers grab Jagged Stone. Xerance is able to avoid any of the workers' hands.

Buri-Buri moves deeper into the factory, trying to avoid the Pathfinders as they get caught up in the workers.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

DC 15 Perception/Survival to track Buri-Buri through the factory.

1st Round:
1st: Buri-Buri
2nd: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane; Jagged Stone-Grappled; Scissors; Aetherys-Grappled @ 28/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria @ 12/12 HP
3rd: Workers

Are there any other clear entrances or exits in the factory? The map only shows one to the north

That would be the only other exit!

did you place the mini of the man outside of the map on purpose or is he actually there? :P

Zartrel and Skivane each see their companion sneezing continuously and take it upon themselves to wrap their cloaks around their faces as they set out to move into the factory.

1st round wrapping cloaks around mouth and nose
2nd round move into factory

Fort save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

I don't know if covering your face has any modifiers or not.