GM FurtiveZoog's The Beggar's Pearl (PFS 01-37) (Inactive)

Game Master FurtiveZoog

Oz takes a deep breath and fires at the critter in AB32.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Is Bless still active? I didn't include it.

Jani, Currently, no mites are visible to you and within 30 ft. So, I'll just take a GM liberty and move you to W33 - good coverage, 30 ft away - for now.

Hagan, You fell in W29, on the way to W28.

Despite the cover from her companions and where it was hiding, the mite sticks its big head up just a little too far, getting Oz's arrow through it, and it falls backwards with a clamor of dislodged scrap.

Storn sees the mite who hasn't acted bulge its eyes out grotesquely and feels the sense of doom wash over him.
DC 10 Will save or 'shaken' for 1 minute.

Wuliem (SR) and Oz (R 1) are up!

Got it, Chief. Thanks for the clarification. HP 8/13

Hagan landed awkwardly, his new armor crunching loudly. Thankfully a jutting shard of loose stone broke his fall or it might have been fatal.

"Ooooh, boy. Storn's never gonna let me hear the end of that."

The dart flies right for Storn's face, bouncing off of the noseguard of his helmet. He staggers backwards from the force and turns to glare at his enemy.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--"

And then sees Hagan fall through the floor.

"BWAAAHAHAHAHA!" He pauses for a moment and hears Hagan groan from within the pit. "Aaahahahahaah! Hah. Heh. Ahhh. It works on so many levels!"

Wuliem rushes forward to AA31.

He then readies a bomb to throw at any gathering of these critters.
ready action=throw bomb at any mites from up the stairs or around the darkened area.

Map displays oddly but a normal move action should get me in range and allow to attack a might with loving two handed swing. Beging raging.

Turna surges forward and whacks a feeble might over the head real good.

Attack1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 Damage1d10 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Critical confirmation 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 Damage1d10 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Oz's smile is so huge it threatens to split her face in half. She practically dances to X32 and, singing a ridiculous little song to herself, she fires at X26.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

"This reminds me so much of growing up!" she tells Turan gleefully. "Storn's beard is a little shorter now, but still, it's all very homely."

Wuliem, There is the "wall of kilns, ovens and forges [that] divides the workshop into two vast chambers" in the rectangle Y to AD 28 to 30. I also said that the walkway was difficult terrain, but I'll say that doesn't apply to the central walkways around the kilns.

Turan, There is a 10' square pit in front of you, between you and the mites (the yellow boxed area). Do you have a spear to throw or something? Or, you could take a 10' run, jump 10' (DC 10) to X27, incur an AoO, but get your attack in. You've got a bit of time to decide, though.

R1:

Ozka, <<
*T,
Hagan,
Herman,
Jani,
Storn (light),
Ozka,
Torvic,
*M,
Turan,
Wuliem

Oz is still up, though! then the mite in W27 will go!

When it's Herman's turn...

The halfling bard enters the room, turning and firig his crossbow at any of the mites who remain (starting with any that aren't yet in melee).

herman xbow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Sorry couldn't really decipher the map properly. Turan will take 10 on acrobatics for a 16. If I'm not allowed a 10 cause it's too streesfull I'll risk the roll. 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

I posted my turn seconds before you, Zoog!

Oz, You did, indeed! Thanks! Since I am just about the easiest person around to "ninja" - getting called away often for a long time in the middle of a post - I should really be better at scrolling up to see if anyone has posted while I was composing. Sorry for the delay, then.

Oz skips forward to where she has a clear shot at a mite and fires, hitting it! It squeals in a grim accompaniment to the song, but doesn't quite fall over.
Longbow: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Dart: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 241d3 + 1 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 1 + (6, 2) = 11
The more skillful mite adjusts its aim, throwing another dart at Storn, and this time it finds the chink in his armor and pierces his side! The thing begins an strange chittering noise that may be a laugh and scampers south, out of view.

Herman moves in to position and takes down the mite that was wounded by Oz. X26

Turan runs past Storn and easily leaps over pit (and Hagan) and rounds the corner after the fleeing, better armed and armored mite. He finds that it has slipped and fallen prone of the grime and vermin of the boards, but he can't quite make it close enough to deliver his blow.
That was a move action. You could move closer, but not attack.

Torvic runs in the same direction as Wuliem, looking to move around the wall of kilns and furnaces.

R1:

Ozka, < wounds mite
*T, < wounds Storn, flees, falls
Hagan,
Herman, < downs mite
Jani,
Storn (light),
Torvic, < runs, in the same direction as Wuliem
*M, < downed
Turan, < jumps the pit and chases a mite
Wuliem

Hagan, Jani, Storn, Wulime (again) are up! (Round 1)

"Homey, or homely, friend Oz?" Jani queries, as they move to the edge of the pit where Hagan has fallen. "Are you alright, friend Hagan?"

Storn charges southwards, clanking noisily.

Double move 40' south.

Not seeing any other immediate threats, Wuliem continues to move past Torvic to AF 30.

He then surveys the area for any grouping of the critters.

ready action= throw frost bomb at any grouping of mites

"I'm fine, Jani," Hagan yelled back. "Luckily, the stone broke my fall."

Just checked my character sheet, and apparently I had forgotten to buy rope. A glaring oversight. I don't want to metagame so I'll just RP it.

Hagan stood up and dusted himself off. He let his great axe hang by it's weapon cord and began to climb.

Climb: 1d20 + 4 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 4 - 5 = 16

0.0

Huh, that just might do it. Speed is 20, so climb speed is ::sigh:: 5 feet.

Oz looks curiously at Jani.

"Which one means 'ugly'?" she asks, genuinely confused.

She peers over the edge at Hagan.

Storn and Wuliem continue rounding the wall of kilns, as does Torvic, who slows dramatically when he reaches the greater piles of junk and more treacherous areas of the walkway.

Hagan tries to get up the stone wall, but can't find good hand or footholds, even on the relatively crude walls of the pit.
Under Climb, a DC of 20 is given to "An uneven surface with narrow handholds and footholds, such as a typical wall in a dungeon."

Hopefully someone has rope, though if you search the place you might be able to find enough lengths of chain to work together. We needed three sets of rope to get through one scenario, and many people with negative climb modifiers from armor, encumbrance, or strength will need pre-knotted ropes to quickly make an escape.

Perception, Storn: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Perception, Wuliem: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
As he nears the corner, Storn sees in the dim light that two bloody corpses lie discarded amongst the broken machinery (AG34), and he hears, above the clank of his armor, moans and incoherent mutterings coming from behind the nearby door. (AG33)

Everyone is up!

"Homely means ugly, friend Oz," says Jani as they look around for a rope and find nothing. When moans and mutterings begin coming from the door, Jani hurries towards Storn, ready to back him up with magic. Move to AC31. "Anyone with rope, please?"

Turan follows the Mite and attempts to smash the feeble creature to bits with a powerful blow.

Attack1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 Damage 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Turan Acrobatic's: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Turan moves out on the boards, and it is slippery going, but he gets close to the fallen mite and brings down a heavy blow, but the creature still moves!

Torvic's battleaxe attack: 1d20 + 1 - 4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 1 - 4 + 4 = 21d8 ⇒ 7
Torvic rushes towards the downed mite, the fire of recognition in his eyes, and shouts "You!", and brings down his battleaxe with more fury than aim, destroying a large crate.

So even with a 20 I would fail then. Ah, well, might as well have some fun with it.

Hagan stood up and shook off some excess dirt.

"Not a problem. I got this."

Climb: 1d20 + 4 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 4 - 5 = 18 Hah!

For a moment, it looks as if he just might... and then his handhold crumbled and back down to the ground he fell.

Hagan sighed.

"Thank you, Old Deadeye, for teaching me humility."

Yeah, it is kind of a bummer to be out of commission because of a trap, but it will probably be less time than if you failed a Will save versus Color Spray.

Hagan hears in his head a small voice from the past, Venture-Captain and Master of Swords Marcos Farabellus, telling the group of Pathfinder initiates, "Treasure may be pretty, but a rope will save your life."
From Seekers of Secrets. :)

Wuliem follows behind the enrages dwarf (AC27).

He then peers around for any more of the critters.

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Wuliem has rope, but he is unaware of Hagan's predicament.

Not everyone has gone yet, but to speed things up the mite will try to stand up, fully defending itself, but giving Turan an AoO.

Turan, do you have darkvision? I was confused about what you said earlier.

Seeing that the pit might be too much for his short legs to clear, Herman instead follows Storn to the southern end of the room, crossbow at the ready in case the sounds turn into something.

Double Move to AE31

No Turan lacks darkvision actually. Traded that out but I'm having second thoughts about that already

Yeah, it is kind of a bummer to be out of commission because of a trap, but it will probably be less time than if you failed a Will save versus Color Spray.

Hagan hears in his head a small voice from the past, Venture-Captain and Master of Swords Marcos Farabellus, telling the group of Pathfinder initiates, "Treasure may be pretty, but a rope will save your life."
From Seekers of Secrets. :)

Oh, don't worry about it. Traps happen. And the rope things is hilariously my fault. I'm actually pretty militant about always keeping a rope. This is just one time where it slipped me boy. I'll pick up a couple silk ropes after this adventure.

A grappling hook, hammer, and pitons are also pretty important, although the weight adds up.

Dim light 'Concealment', High is good: 1d100 ⇒ 55
Turan hits despite the concealment.

Storn is up and Turan gets an AoO against the mite!

clank clank clank clank

Storn completes his full circle and heads around the south to come up across from Turan.

Double move to uh.. like, AB 25 or something. Flank the mite opposite Turan, also providing a light source!

Storn's acrobatics: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (13) - 4 = 9
Storn's Reflex save: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (11) + 0 = 11

Storn clanks out on to the slimy, rotting boards a bit too heavily, squishing unpleasant creeping things, and almost slips and falls, but catches his balance.

I'll GMPC Turan's AoO on the mite so we can get moving again.
Turan's AoO: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 = 101d10 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 101d100 ⇒ 62
[ooc]Two 1's seems a little spiteful...

Perhaps it is the mite's defenses, or slipping on the boards as he attempts a powerful blow, or perhaps Storn's Light got in his eyes, but Turan misses the mite.

The mite stands up and strikes out at Turan with two short swords!
1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 171d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 61d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
5 damage.

Everyone's up!

"Homely, got it," Oz says studiously, committing the word to memory. "I like you, Jani. You make me word better!" She beams.

Oz attempts an acrobatics check to clear the pit and land at X27.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

If Oz makes it, she fires at the mite.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Figuring that the others can take care of one mini mite, Herman begins investigating the sounds emanating from the door on the south wall.

Perception, bardic performance: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 = 22

Ouch

Turna doesn't like being hit by mites but the tall amn is tougher than that and attempts to shatter skull with a miti blow!

Attack1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9Damage 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

The companions hear noises coming from the hole where Hagan fell down.

"Hah! I almot got it! Almost -- Almost--"

There was a cracking noise.

"Whoa!"

And then a crash.

"Ow."

Wuliem wonders where all that noise is coming from?!?

Oz, Well, the DC for a long jump without running 10 feet would be 20, but we could say you backed up 10 ft, ran 10 ft, and jumped 10 ft.

Oz backs up, charges the pit, and leaps across the opening, firing when she lands on the other side, but she is unable to get a clear shot past Turan.

Turan strikes at the mite with power, but the mite moves too quickly for him, and he puts another hole in the rotted boards.

Torvic's: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 61d8 ⇒ 3
Torvic scrambles over broken boxes to get a clear strike at the mite, but he rolls his foot on the debris and misses badly.

Herman hears what seem to be moans of pain and illness from several humans or humanoids.

Move to AE27, Ear-piercing Scream on the mite. 1d6 ⇒ 5 damage, dazed for one round, DC 16 Fortitude for half damage and no daze.Acrobatics if needed: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

Jani ducks around the corner, and narrows their eyes at the mite, then opens their mouth, looking as if screaming at the top of their lungs. The only one who can hear it, however, is their victim.

Leaving the door for now, Herman goes to check out the other door in the south wall of the room, to see if similar sounds emanate.

Perception, bardic performance: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 1 = 27

Also, were do the stairs in this room go again? Is it like a catwalk around a lowered floor? sorry I must have missed that the first time.

Wuliem smiles as he tosses a firecracker into the mites square.

thrown at Touch AC 5: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

The mites seems to shrug off the silent scream, but some of the fireworks go off nears its eyes, though it still avoids Turan's blow.

The stairs lead below the rotting decks. You don't know what is down there yet. Although...

In the dim light given off by the sparser fungi, Herman can see what appears to be small mats, probably used for bedding amongst the broken statues and rusted tools.

The mite attacks Turan again!
1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 111d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 41d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Two small short swords slash out desperately from the creature, but one is wild and the other barely graces Turan's tough leather armor.

I forgot Storn, so he is up twice, and everyone else is up!

Storn comes up behind the mite and grins widely before he swings down his sword violently, trying to chop it up into as many pieces as possible before it falls to the ground.

Attack+Flank: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21 Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4) + 3 = 9
Attack+Flank: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 5) + 3 = 14
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4) + 3 = 9

Once Jani sees the mite go down (well, parts of it go down, parts of it go sideways, and parts of it go up) they say, "Efficient killing, friend Storn. Now, who has a rope? Our Erastilan comrade has fallen down a hole."

"While you guys were dealing with the mite, I've been looking around..." says Herman shrugging. "He didn't seem like that much of a threat to me....Anyway, it appears there is a door on the south side of the room with many voices moaning as if in pain, and then down there," he points down the stairs that lead under the rotten flooring, "there looks to be mats and bedding of some sort, maybe where the mites live?"

"Which do you want to check out next?" Herman asks the group as a whole.

Before they leave the room, he casts Detect Magic on the fallen mites in case they are hoarding something of value or interest.

Hmm. Storn's three rolls confuse me... The first one wouldn't be enough to kill (it still had 11 hp), but someone will get it and we're all done with this guy, anyway. Fortunately, he didn't get to team up with this other guy...

Torvic: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 171d8 ⇒ 6
Torvic, for good measure, also finally lands a heavy battleaxe blow on the creature, or some chunk of it.

Nothing on any of the mites detects as magical, but you still want to search them, right?
When you search the mites, you find mostly mundane gear, size small and of indifferent quality, but the lead mite has a set of masterwork thieves' tools and a key.

Jumping ahead...
Looking down under the rotting boards you find a second level to the workshop, once storing materials and additional work spaces, but now everything appears to have fallen to looting, vandalism, and decay over the two centuries since. There are indeed a dozen or more of the filthy, flea-infested fibrous mats between the two lower levels, as well as disgusting things that may be foods, eating utensils, and the like.

Wuliem makes his way over to the pit. He peer down at Hagan.

I wager a bit of rope would assist you?

He then reaches into his pack, producing a rope.

Wuliem would definitely be interested in those Thieves' Tools(mw)

Herman makes a thorough check of the sleeping mats etc to make sure there isn't something of inordinate value hidden among the refuse.

Perception, bardic performance: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 1 = 15

I was just going on the fact that you said I had two actions - so I took two actions and on the second I rolled a threat.

Storn wrinkles his nose as he looks down the stairs.

"What's going -on- here? Did someone say they heard moaning?"

Hagan climbed up the rope. I don't need a check here, do I?

"Thank you, Wuliem. That was not a pleasant experience."