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

Game Master rpblue

Jagged Stone immediately holds up both of his hands in a sign of peace.

"Someone took something that Jagged Stone needs back. He ran in there..."

The oread points beyond the workers who are pointing at him.

"Jagged Stone wasn't sure if this building was abandoned or not, so he went up tah' it and tried to see where the man went."

Jagged knocks the side of his own head as if to say, rocks.

With both hands up, Jagged moves away from the guards and towards the main street, hoping that they don't go inside and prevent the other Pathfinders from doing their work.

Total defense, and move away.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
Miss chance (high hits): 1d100 ⇒ 75

Victoria, seeing the dust heading back to the first door will rush back out the way she entered.

"Wait for me....again. . "

Xerance's arrow hits the invisible man once more.

Victoria runs out the loading dock entrance and directly into the guards...

Aetherys ducks under the workers' arms and rushes back into the warehouse and leaps onto the boxes to grapple the invisible man.

Seeing Aetherys rush into the warehouse for the second time and Victoria rush out of the warehouse, the guards have decided to take a knock-em-out first, ask question later approach to the situation.

Two of the guards rush after Aetherys, but only one tries to climb on the boxes to take care of her while the other watches for any funny business from her. They are confused about why she is rolling around on the boxes. He gets on top of the boxes and is able to stand and draw his scimitar.

Climb: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

The other two guards rush Victoria and lash out at her with their scimitars.

Guard @ Victoria-12 AC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Guard @ Victoria-12 AC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 2 = 9

Buri-Buri, utilizing the distraction of the guards, breaks free from Aetherys' grasp and rushes for the open door.

Grapple @ Aetherys-17 CMD: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 2 = 26

The workers crowd around the guards, urging them to knock out these annoying tourists.

Aetherys sees him move around the corner and Jagged Stone sees the cloud of dust stop right outside the warehouse doors.

3rd Round:
1st: Buri-Buri @ 9 damage
2nd: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane; Jagged Stone; Scissors; Aetherys @ 28/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria @ 7/16 HP
3rd: Workers (6); Guards (4)

Dvalin will double move to the doors.

Zartrel and Skivane double move towards the doors as they follow the dusty trail of the man.

I would think that Aetherys still gets an aoo on the man since he ran away from a threatened square. I wasn't able to move my icon from the map, but after jumping down she made one move last round and now another with a standard action to shoot.
Moving from box to box, Xerance runs around the clutter of guards and shoots another arrow at the dust covered man.

attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

"It might be better to surrender you know!

@Xerance: Aetherys would be missing a weapon to AoO with as grappling without penalty takes two hands and you cannot use an attack of opportunity against a creature with total concealment. Also, I need a concealment roll for the arrow.

even if we can see him due to the dust he pulls up? Invisibility rules get weird when there are indicators like these around.
concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 48

It's true. I think they added in the spice rules for the scenario so he didn't just invisibility and run away with no recourse for people without See Invisibility. Basically, you can tell where he is moving, but it's not like Glitterdust where he is coated so you see a spice golem looking creature. Also, you didn't state high or low...

Concealment High/Low: 1d2 ⇒ 2 Low it is.

The arrow fire off into nothingness and Xerance hears a yelping sound as the arrow disappears in midflight.

Dvalin, Zartrel and Skivane move back towards the courtyard.

3rd Round:
1st: Buri-Buri @ 14 damage
2nd: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane; Jagged Stone; Scissors; Aetherys @ 28/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria @ 7/16 HP
3rd: Workers (6); Guards (4)

Still under the effects of Spell Dance (40 ft, AC +4 vs AoO caused by moving from a threatened square)

Aetherys tumbles to follow Buri-Buri, draws her scimiar while she does so, and when she's caught up with him she focuses to lets the unbridled energy of lightning strike through her sentient blade.

In other words, moving with Acrobatics to avoid AoOs (AC is 24 vs AoOs if the Acrobatics check fails) while drawing Dawnblade, Concentration check to cast defensively, then spellstrike to deliver the shocking grasp spell.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
Concentration (shocking grasp, DC 17): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Concealment (high hits): 1d100 ⇒ 86
Spellstrike: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 281d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 +3 to hit if Buri-Buri has a metal weapon or armor.
Confirmation: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 181d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Shocking Grasp: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 5, 3) = 16

Aetherys kills the peaceful man outright. His still invisible body slumps to the ground next to where Aetherys struck.

Critical Shocking Grasp damage: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 1) = 9

Initiative:
1st: Buri-Buri @ 53 damage
2nd: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane; Jagged Stone; Scissors; Aetherys @ 28/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria @ 7/16 HP
3rd: Workers (6); Guards (4)

Jagged Stone's eyes widen as the excitement returns to his position.

He addresses Scissors even though the roc is nowhere to be seen.

"See, Siz'ahs.. I told you we should wait outside..."

Realizing he sent his companion to seek on the far side of the building, he whistles to bring about the roc's return.

Taking a step back, the oread fumbles in his bag for a moment before pulling out a stone tablet (skinned for kicks, not really stone, but paper scrolls defeat the whole "Rock" is beaten by papper schtick).

He then fumbles through the words while gesturing in the general area of the invisible Buri-Buri.

5ft back from worker. Move action to pull out a scroll of faerie fire. Standard action to read it.

Jagged Stone casts a spell from a stone tablet and illuminates the deceased monk in Faerie Fire.

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane; Jagged Stone; Scissors; Aetherys @ 28/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria @ 7/16 HP
2nd: Workers (6); Guards (4)

Victoria is not to impressed with the guards hitting an innocent woman.

"What was that for? Is chivalry dead? We were chasing a crook.
We are not the criminals here! Please stand down so we can discuss this civilized like."

She drops her spear and steps back and readies to casts color spray on the two guards only if they continue their hostilities.

DC Will 15

You do realize that they just saw Aetherys swing his sword and a man appears dead at her feet, right?

The guards take no notice of her begging and move to strike her down to move onto the others.

Will Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Will Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

One of the guards falls unconscious as the other slumps to the ground. He steps forward and dispatches the woman.

Guard @ Victoria-12 AC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Guard Confirmation @ Victoria-12 AC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 5) + 2 = 10

The other guards rush to handle Aetherys, the woman who just killed someone outside the warehouse to their knowledge. The first guards slices into her while the second misses the dancing magus.

Guard @ Aetherys-20 AC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Guard @ Aetherys-20 AC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

The workers inside the warehouse try to subdue Zartrel and his eidolon.
Worker @ Zartrel-12 AC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 Provokes
Worker @ Skivane-15 AC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16 Provokes
Worker @ Aid Another: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

The workers outside try to subdue Jagged Stone and his roc companion, Scissors.

Worker @ Jagged-17 AC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19 Provokes
Worker @ Scissors-18 AC: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 + 2 = 21 Provokes
Worker @ Aid Another: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane-Grappled; Jagged Stone-Grappled; Scissors-Grappled; Aetherys @ 25/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria-Bleeding Out @ -3/16 HP
2nd: Workers (6); Guards (3)

"What have you done! We are pathfinders and we just apprehended this thief. How dare you try to kill my unarmed companion who just laid down her arms! She surrendered you monsters! You can't be guards, you must be in league with this thief. Have at you!" Xerance yells with a voice of disbelief and shoots an arrow at the guard who just downed her ally.

arrow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

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I am not sure Victoria saw what happened to the thief since she was in the warehouse without LoS. I was playing her as not knowing until she finds out otherwise.

Stabilize : 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

Dvalin will channel heal Victoria and himself for Heal: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Then he draws his Great Axe ...
"Please reconsider your actions. We will defend ourselves, but we have no interest in fighting you. Attack us again and at least one of you will die this day."

Casting defensively, DC 17: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Aetherys focuses on her magic, then turns invisible! She moves out of the guards' reach but remains close to Buri-Buri's corpse.

Casting vanish defensively, then moving.

Jagged forgoes the AoO to show he means no harm.

Jagged blinks at the worker who wraps his limbs around the oread.

"Hey! What-cha doin'? Jagged Stone's not lookin' for no fight..."

The druid works to elude the grasping map's grip.

Jagged CMB: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Scissors, less composed (or less drugged), is less inclined to be so kind as he struggles to punish the worker holding him.

Jagged quickly chimes in.

"Best you let Siz'ahs go. He doesn't like to be held like that, only this..."

Jagged makes a spoon-like gesture.

Scissors tries to beak out the worker's eyes from within the grapple.

-2 for grappled condition included below, although I suppose if Scissors renders a man unconscious, he wouldn't continue to claw/beak away at him.

Scissors bite: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 - 2 = 13 for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Scissors claw: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 - 2 = 6 for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Scissors claw: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 - 2 = 21 for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Hey no need to be grabby. The man left the building so I am leaving willingly.

Zartrel and Skivane leave the building willingly. Double move

I feel conflicted on attacking the guards as they are not attacking me and that I did not kill anyone.

The remaining guard near the unconscious form of Victoria yells back at Xerance. You have no authority here. You all are under arrest and to be ejected from the property! You can go quietly or we can deal with you as we have your friend! Xerance fires an arrow that hits the man. Listen, b*@#$. This isn't a game!

Dvalin further asserts some imaginary authority of the Pathfinders, thinking that the guards will back down from threats. He heals Victoria, bringing her back to consciousness.

Aetherys vanishes in front of the guards and they take defensive stances around the slain corpse on the ground.

Jagged breaks free from the grasp of one of the workers trying to eject him from the premises as Scissors knocks one of the workers unconcscious. The rest of the workers flee as Scissors mauls one of their own.

Another of the guards lets Skivane and Zartrel leave the area commanding the rest. Leave the premises or we will eject you with no regard for your safety. Being a Pathfinder doesn't give you license to invade a factory or kill a man. Unless you drop your arms now and leave, we will be forced to take action. The workers brandish their weapons at the intruders.

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane; Jagged Stone; Scissors; Aetherys @ 25/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria-Bleeding Out @ 3/16 HP
2nd: Guards (3)

"We will not leave without the object which rightfully belongs to the Pathfinders! It is an object which could endanger the general populace and it is our duty to keep it safe! You are as uncouth in your language as in your manners as you just demonstrated by downing a defenseless girl who surrendered herself to you!
We had no intention of killing the man but he would have escaped otherwise with the dangerous object. My colleague's action might have been too forceful but I do not think it was her purpose to outright kill the man."
Xerance says, she moves away from the factory and lowers her bow but keeps an arrow to it in case the guards try anything.

ready action to attack in case of hostile action. Should I roll diplo check or are we beyond that?
readied bow show: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
diplomacy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

"Are you able to get away from the brutes Victoria?" Xerance asks her companion with a worried look on her face.

Aetherys would you be able to grab the item while invisible from the downed man?

Victoria comes back from the brink of the great beyond, courtesy of Dvalin.

Tori, Still not sure why the guards tried to kill her, stands and collects herself and backs away from the guards, intending to leave. She will cast another colorspray to defend herself if the guards attack her or her friends.

"Let us work on a peaceful resolution before this escalates to further bloodshed ." she stares at the guards, watching for any hostile acts.

Dvalin chuckles at the guards' bluster ...

"Be happy to leave quietly ... but I ain't dropping my weapons. Last time time I did that it didn't end well for anybody ... so if you want my weapons, somebody's gonna need to die to get them."

You do realize you killed a man who was ostensibly as defenseless as Victoria, right? Your defense is "Aetherys may have been overzealous", yet you critique the guards for doing the same thing...

that crit came at a bad time. And yes Xerance says it as that is what she believes to be true, she holds a towns guards at a high standard. She couldn't tell the man was unarmed since he was invisible and continued to run, he never surrendered though he had plenty of opportunities for it. She may have taken the danger warning too serious, but that is what you get with low int and wis.

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Fair enough :D

The guard lets Victoria stand up and move towards Jagged Stone as Xerance steadily backs away towards Zartrel and Skivane. Dvalin sasses the guards, but they merely look at him angrily. If you do not leave the premises in the next 6 seconds, then we will forcibly eject you with no regard for your safety.

Moved Victoria and Xerance since you said you moved, but your tokens were in the same place.

2d4 + 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3) + (4) + 1 = 11

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane; Jagged Stone; Scissors; Aetherys @ 25/28 HP; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria @ 3/16 HP
2nd: Guards (3)

Aetherys searches Buri-Buri for the statue, but takes care not to touch it directly, choosing to wrap it in cloth first. Then she will leave.

Sleight of Hand check to see if the guards notice you messing with the body.

Sleight of Hand: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

You can retrieve the item unnoticed. Pathfinders will have to make a DC 25 Perception check to notice that Aetherys retrieved the statue, otherwise they still believe it is on the body of Buri-Buri.

Initiative:
1st: Dvalin @ 30/31 HP; Zartrel; Skivane; Jagged Stone; Scissors; Xerance @ 18/18 HP; Victoria @ 3/16 HP; Aetherys-Vanish (2 rds.) @ 25/28 HP;
2nd: Guards (3)

Xerance will never be able to make that roll
perception: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1

"Will you allow us to return the object?" Xerance asks, unaware that the object is already in their possession.

The guards tell Xerance. You have killed a man without cause on someone else's property. You are lucky that we are letting you go. The local authorities are on their way and any items that we find will be turned over to them. Now, stop trying my patience.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

"We will be happy to deal with the local authorities; I can't wait to tell them how you put the good citizen's of this town in jeopardy by refusing to secure a dangerous magic artifact. Unless of course you would like to search the man yourself for it; remember not to touch it yourself though. Then you could provide the authorities with a completely different story yes? One where you actually helped protect the innocent. Even so ... is there a place nearby where you are willing to allow us to wait for upcoming scene to unfold? I could do with some entertainment."

Victoria decides the less said the better, and continues backing away...with or without the object.

thanks for updating map. On iPad so could not move her .

Are you moving away, Dvalin, or are you actually going to provoke them into attacking you?

Your life is more important than that statue. The Society will find another way of getting it back Zartrel.

Skivane begins to leave

Zartrel turns to follow

You are right. There is no need to take on the entire city guard.

Dvalin will move as directed ... no intent to provoke ... just trying to make sure, if at all possible, that he does not lose sight of Buri and the object in his possession. If that is not possible without a fight ... then it is not possible.

Jagged Stone's eyes widen in alarm as Scissors butchers the man that tried to grapple him.

"Noooo, Siz'ahs!"

The oread says the next two words very slowly and carefully, knowing they are often misunderstood by Peshfinders.

"Nonnnnn. Letthhhalll..."

Scurrying over to the bloodied man, Jagged tries to stop the bleeding.

Heal (to stabilize): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Focused on his administrations, he remains mostly unaware of events transpiring with Buri-Buri's body and the artifact.

Scissors takes to the air, squawking in triump that he was able to prevent any man from holding a good bird down.

My guess is that we'll withdraw and I'll meet them in the next street to pass on the artifact.

The Color Spray-affected guard rouses and shakes his head a bit before standing. As Dvalin mouths off to the guard who struck down Victoria and moves away, the guard retorts. Be my guest, Pathfinder scum. Can't wait to inform the authorities that you and your ilk decided to harass someone in the streets and then blindly charge into a spice factory with no regard for trespassing or the safety of the workers.

The guard, clearly the captain, then turns to point dead man on the ground. After this, you kill a man who clearly has not attacked you. Yes, it seems you have two options. Wait here for the city guard to arrest you or you get out of here and we send this up the food chain to your superiors. Your choice, half-pint.

Jagged Stone rushes to the injured worker and tends to wounds, bandaging him up to prevent any blood loss. The third guard watches him warily, scimitar drawn, but relaxes when he sees he is aiding the worker. Scissors perches on the wall, watching Jagged Stone.

The fourth guard ensures that no one comes back in the main entrance.

Dvalin withdraws from the area.

As does Zartrel and Skivane

Victoria withdraws with the others.

"Well, that could have gone...better. Thanks for reviving me back there, Dvalin.
I thought I was doomed...not much of a career for a Pathfinder.
But I supposed some have faced far worse endings."

As her companions start to withdraw, so will Xerance.
"This is not over "guard". And will be happy enough talking to the city watch, but we have bigger priorities right now."

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The guard sneers at Xerance. You do that. He spits on the ground at her feet as the Pathfinders turn to walk away.

As the Pathfinders leave, they see a contingent of the city watch rushing to the factory and hear the shouts of the guards securing the factory's premises.

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The group meets up with Aetherys and they see that she has secured the statue from under the watchful eyes of the guards.

Where to next? Al-Sarif or Arpani?