GM Chyro [PFS] Season 1 run. (Inactive)

Game Master Chyrone

Right ordered new meds...This week is going to be hell.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

After Joseph misses, he steps back in an attempt to let those who can actually hit it get a good chance to strike it.

Joseph stabs into darkness again.

"Wohin gehts du, huh? Stehen bleiben!"

Torture labs, round 17

The derro steps forward as well. Forgoing his weapon, he now resorts to fists.
Subdual dmg: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14Dmg, SA: 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + (3) = 6
Joseph sees stars, after a firm whack to the temple.
You are staggered and can either make 1 move action or 1 standard action.
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Ala'Ihys, Shonne & Joseph

Ala'Ihys, not knowing where Joseph is, but hearing the underworldling, draws his last two arrows, "Joseph I am out of arrows, we must retreat, if you are conscious please answer me!" Then firing both arrows where he believes the humanoid is, he waits for Joseph to answer.

if Joseph answers that he is retreating, Ala'Ihys will move east toward the light, if Joseph doesn't answer, he will drop his bow and move forward, drawing his sword next round.

Full attack - 2 for strength loss and Joseph give him soft cover, yay: point blank shot, deadly shot, rapid shot, MW composite logbow (+2)
attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 = 14 for damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 8
attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 = 22 for damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 7
50% miss, 50 and below miss
1d100 ⇒ 14
1d100 ⇒ 4

edit: How quickly can Ala'Ihys move in the darkness, is it half speed?

Half speed. If you pass acro 10, you can move at full speed.
But dex skills take -4 penalty when blinded.

Shonne and Joseph

"Joseph!"

She delays until she hears back.

*Pew pew*....*whzzzz*....*gurglegurgle*.....*BOOM!!*

Botting Joseph if he's not posted by 20:00, it's over a day. :)
The Force must be having him in a choke hold.

Repeating his previous actions...odd he doesn't value hp that much.

Joseph attempts to make some distance between him and the derro.
Acro DC 10: 1d20 + 3 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 - 3 = 9
AoO, Fist, subdual: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21Thump, nl, SA: 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + (1) = 6

Joseph sees stars, then passes out.
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Torture labs, round 18

The derro now has its eyes on Ala'Ihys.
"Deine breine, ich muss dein brein haben."

It storms at him.
Fist, subdual: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14Thump, nl, SA: 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + (1) = 5

Ala'Ihys takes a fist to the chest. Aha, he's in front of him!

Ala'Ihys & Shonne

perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Enough to hear the sounds of battle, but not enough to know exactly where stuff is. I'm not sure how Ala'Ihys is shooting him so much since he can't target anyone with total concealment without first making a guess as to where the target is via a move action perception check. But hey, I'm all for ending this.

acrobatics (move in the dark): 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 4 = 18

I moved him up near Ala'Ihys, so I could move Shonne in.

fight or retreat? Lets try and give Shonne a little time, realizing the creature must be right in front of him, Ala'Ihys draws his scimitar and attacks the creature in the dark.

Scimitar attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 for damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

50% due to darkness. 50 or higher hits
1d100 ⇒ 81

"Ow..ow..ow...ow....verdamnte mensch!"

Ala'Ihys lands a, even if weak, hit on the derro.
SHonne tumbles back into the dark.
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Torture labs, round 19

Punch: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9Nl, SA: 1d4 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + (1) = 5
The derro's punch falls short of a hit this time.

He quickly moves to the side, remaining quiet, for now.

Ala'Ihys & Shonne

there was a wall here, so the creature could not have gone toward the light Knowing the derro's direction was limited Ala'Ihys starts slashing violently toward the direction away from where he believes the wall is, calling out to Shonne as he does, "Shonne is Joseph safe? I will retreat to the other room when you tell me he is safe." aster slashing violently Ala'Ihys steps back 5 ft preparing to retreat.

Scimitar attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 for damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

50% due to darkness. 50 or higher hits
1d100 ⇒ 41

Zzzzz...

Ala'Ihys' scimitar came close, very close, but the dark messes with his precision.

Shonne

perception (Joseph?): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

I hear breathing but *kick* "Oh."

acrobatics (move out!): 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 4 = 24

"I've got Joseph. I don't know how bad it is. How are you holding up?"

Shonne, that would be too easy.
For your own movement, yes, but you'd either be making drag actions, (standard action to move you and another 5 ft), or a str check to lift them over the shoulder and move at half speed.
The perception would be higher, imo, trying to pinpoint a KO person by breath alone. Hearing a creature walking already requires DC 10, this would be 30+.
Spending a full round, i'd say you can 'scan' 4 adjacent squares by feeling around, or have listened carefully enough (along with perception 10 for those 2 making noise) to get the likely position

Shonne, that would be too easy.

For your own movement, yes, but you'd either be making drag actions, (standard action to move you and another 5 ft), or a str check to lift them over the shoulder and move at half speed.
The perception would be higher, imo, trying to pinpoint a KO person by breath alone. Hearing a creature walking already requires DC 10, this would be 30+.
Spending a full round, i'd say you can 'scan' 4 adjacent squares by feeling around, or have listened carefully enough (along with perception 10 for those 2 making noise) to get the likely position

Delivering 6 charges of a touch spell is a full-round so I would figure it would be a little faster than that. I moved as far as I could with a move action last round and accidentally ended up within 5-feet of him so no 10-foot distance penalties (Brallenera was basically in near the same spot). He's not hiding per say, but for all intents and purposes is invisible to me (+20 to DC to find). Using my other senses I try to discover him via a move action (intentionally searching for stimulus is a move action). I did say Shonne was listening and there could be a penalty for that particular sense what with all the fighting going on, though feeling around with my boot or otherwise would work just as well if he's within reach.

I would have to drag him though. With a STR of 12 now and 71 pounds of my own stuff to carry he puts me over my MAX load. I'd have to drag both him and Brallenera. If you want I can put her back 15 feet away from her starting point. Either way I can't get either of them out easily.

Lemme know how you want to roll.

The 6 touches hadn't come up in games i've played, but i'll take your word for it.
Kicking around, giving Joseph a bruise in the process XD, to find him is fine.
Let's just go with the dragging speed, same with Brallenera.

Christmas might not be white, but having family over is good.
Hopefully your christmas days are good, everyone.

While Shonne drags Joseph by a leg, we head for the next round.
Where, thankfully, you are one round closer to the end of the darkness.
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Torture labs, round NI!!

The derro looks angry at the paladin, almost hurting him again.
Sneaking around him, he decides to strike with the pommel of his weapon.
Weapon pommel: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 4 = 18, NL, SA: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8
It is non lethal, but the impact feels no less pleasant.
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Ala'Ihys (13 nl) & Shonne

The 6 touches hadn't come up in games i've played, but i'll take your word for it.

Kicking around, giving Joseph a bruise in the process XD, to find him is fine.
Let's just go with the dragging speed, same with Brallenera.

6 touches comes up in the Combat Action Chart under the full-round action stuff.

Dragging however has no defined effect on speed--like anywhere that I can find, even as far back as D&D 3.0! I would assume dragging 200 lbs would be easier than dead lifting it and carrying it around, but that there would be some speed penalty for doing so. I did find this supposedly excerpted from Skip Williams on the topic. (The explanation starts about a third the way down the page with "Penalties").

If we go with this both Jo and Bra out class my current maximum heavy load of 130 lbs so I would move at half speed dragging either of them as well as subject to various AoOs. Would you like me to reset both unconscious characters (and Shonne) to that specification?

Iḿ fine with that.

Done!

Perception (move action - attempt to pin-point foe): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

If I can't tell I keep dragging.

"Archer?!"

And Ala'Ihys, retcon anything I said about people being safe.

You can tell the derro is somewhere due north of you, but without having ventured yet, you can't say for sure what square.

the derro went from west of Ala'Ihys to east of him, does Ala'Ihys get a AoO?

No, you may blame darkness for that. :)

@ Chyro: Moved.

Okidoki.

Ala'Ihys, make the dawnflower proud!

if his nonlethal damage is 13 isn't he unconscious?

How did it get to that side? dawnflower help me surprised by the underling attacking on the opposite side of where he thought the creature was, Ala'Ihys calls out, "Shonne, the creature has placed itself between me and the light, I cannot flee without dangerously exposing myself, I will fight my way that direction, having said so he attacks the creature with several random swings.

Scimitar attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 for damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

50% due to darkness. 50 or higher hits
1d100 ⇒ 10

You are correct, sir. I was under the misassumption it was to be your total HP. You are very much IC, honesty of a paladin :).
That leaves 1 party member to fight the derro.

Shonne dragged away and stacked onto another, the KO'ed bodies of Brallenera & Joseph. Meanwhile, Ala'Ihys makes a swing before the bruises make him sleepy.......
[Falls to floor, sleepy]

"Kekekekeke...."
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Torture labs, round 21

The derro scurries in the dark, suddenly striking from the dark at Shonne.
Surprise lady elf!: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 6
?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 141d6 ⇒ 3

Shonne

cold iron longsword (-4 STR poison): 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 - 2 = 12 damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 50% miss: 1d100 ⇒ 49

How happy is everyone with their characters right now? ;)

Moves back.

about the only difference is I wish I had checked to see if he could use the bow with strength damage, instead of just assuming he couldn't, thanks for the heads up by the way, may not do Ala'Ihys any good but the next archer I create will remember, course that may be in a million years ;)

Torture labs, round 22

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 211d6 ⇒ 2

From the darkness a hooked club attached to a cord flies at Shonne, hitting her in the abdomen, before it is yanked back into the pitch black.

The sneaky bugger has a retractable throwing weapon.

Shonne

From the darkness a hooked club attached to a cord flies at Shonne, hitting her in the abdomen, before it is yanked back into the pitch black.

The plan was to have total cover behind a closed door and therefore no line of sight. What's good for the goose and all.

You'd spend a move action closing it.
It's general assumption doors are opened and remain open until closed.

She hadn't opened that one. Just the one that was open (hence the open door on the map). Otherwise she would have used the last 5-feet of movement she had to move over one more space.

It's a double door. If it's opened, it's usually all together, unless specifically called by the party they would want one half kept closed.
In my experience that has not happened.

The point was to create a choke point, but whatever. Shonne probably didn't get to it regardless what with all the dragging.

I don't see how I'm likely to win this being poisoned, with darkness, and sneak attacks and all, so I've got two options: Blaze of glory (there's probably about a 20% chance of success) or leave and return with help (which is probably not realistic either but hey).

I'll let the party decide (3 votes): A) Come back with help. (It's a torture chamber after all. I might find parts of you all still alive.) Or B) Fight on and hope the survivors get an escape artist roll they can make. I'm good either way. I'll give it 24 hours.

Other suggestions welcome though.

A blaze of glory means you may loose a PFS character, going to get some help should guarantee you won't. How valuable is Shonne to you? The question in my mind is based on Shonne's alignment and character, that is your call. Therefor I will abstain from voting.

edit: with the derro being wounded I think your odds are much better than 20%

edit: with the derro being wounded I think your odds are much better than 20%

True, but I still have to hit him (50% miss for darkness if I can find him, -2 Attack for strength, -2 to AC plus minus all Dex to AC for darkness, and basically he's swinging a greatsword at me. So yeah.... I have to try to hit him and then overcome his AC (probably in the 17ish range) and then deal significant damage with lower STR. I think 20--probably 25% is about right).

On the other hand you assume the derro will let you retreat, what is to keep him from casting more darkness and pursuing you?

He can cast more darkness, but in the long run I don't think he can keep up. Shonne has the run feat if it comes to it. And is a lot more dangerous out in the woods--though I have yet to even find a Pathfinder Society adventure where the woods come into play.

Torture labs, round 22

1d20+51d6

From the darkness a hooked club attached to a cord flies at Shonne, hitting her in the abdomen, before it is yanked back into the pitch black.

The sneaky bugger has a retractable throwing weapon.

Shonne

Alright I'm pretty sure that takes some kinda action to draw it back. So I triangulate that point ("With only one known point?" you say--I'm just that good.) to the nearest darkened square to where it disappears into the darkness.

cold iron longsword (charge, STR damage): 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 2 + 2 = 25 damage(?): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 50% miss: 1d100 ⇒ 65

THREAT!!

confirm?: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 - 2 + 2 = 20 additional possible damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 50% miss (I don't think this is necessary, but....): 1d100 ⇒ 13

Something connected with Shonne's sword, and by the feeling it sure wasn't the floor.

Yes, that was a sure hit.
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NEXT ROUND, NR 23

The derro hurries back into the darkness.
Run, i can't place its new point from mobile though.

All seems quiet to Shonne...at least for now.

Shonne

Drag Brallenera--and by extension Joseph (who's laying on top of her), away from the dark at half speed.

If one alone is half speed, 2 together would be 3rd, if not quarter of speed.

Torture labs, round 24.

The derro spends a move action sheathing his weapon and another picking something up.

Shonne

Move action to pick up leg, move action to drag at half speed.

Drag some more.

Out of curiosity what's the elevation on area 8? Is that dark outline a rail? A ledge?

Still got a standard left to spend.

Outlining is the edge. 10 feet lower.
But i've still got to disagree, if you're normally dragging 1 person at half speed, you'd be dragging twice the weight at third speed at best.

Outlining is the edge. 10 feet lower.

But i've still got to disagree, if you're normally dragging 1 person at half speed, you'd be dragging twice the weight at third speed at best.

If you say so. It doesn't say that anywhere in the rules that I can find. Or even in the Skip Williams article sited above. Even one of them is currently past my max load but it does say I can drag up to 5 times that and I know they don't weigh over 600 lbs. Best make up my mind for me before I have to finish the round before last. If I can't move them then I'm probably not going to.

As per discussion.
How many turns will you evacuate them, and where to?
That way we can play this out faster.