GMG's PbP: Year of the Shadow Lodge (1-2) (Inactive)

Game Master Magabeus

Black dragons swoop around overhead, spewing acid and occasionally diving into the crowd, using their fear aura to whip everyone into a panic.

Patrols of goblins run amok through the Irorium, indiscriminately hacking at the frenzied crowds, screaming wildly, blocking exits, and sowing as much chaos as possible. One such patrol is heading your way!

Initiative
Movement to a higher or lower rank of chairs is difficult terrain, among the same rank of chairs is normal.
Rose
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Red
Purple
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Lynn
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Green
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Annastacia
Dreggar
Lara
Penelope

People in bold (now only Rose) can act, actions are resolved in posting order in that bracket.

Rose casts daze on the red goblin. Rose calls out,"Dam it goblins."
DC 13 Will save

Will: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16

Red charges Lynn
Charge: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 2 = 11
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Purple fires at Dreggar
Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

The red goblin seems not to mind Rose's spell and charges her new companion! His short sword is deflected by the seat and she escapes without harm. It's companion moves forward and fires a shot at the hated dwarf at the other end of the heroes. The arrow flies over the head of Dreggar.

Initiative
Movement to a higher or lower rank of chairs is difficult terrain, among the same rank of chairs is normal.
Lynn
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Green
- - -
Annastacia
Dreggar
Lara
Penelope
Rose
- - -
Red
Purple
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People in bold (now only Lynn) can act, actions are resolved in posting order in that bracket.

Lynn stepped into the isle flourishing her rapier and lashing out against the Red goblin in retaliation.

attack: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (2) + 0 = 2
damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

"Well today I am sure the people are getting the show they paid for. I just hope they don't get too brave with their fake armor."

Green attacks Lynn
Charge: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Lynn swings her sword and almost decapitates a chair. The goblin grins as another goblin with a green hat climbs down a rank and moves forward. It swings its sword and wounds Lynn. Nearby a dragon is slain by more experienced pathfinders!

Initiative
Movement to a higher or lower rank of chairs is difficult terrain, among the same rank of chairs is normal.
Annastacia
Dreggar
Lara
Penelope
Rose
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Red
Purple
- - -
Lynn 11/15 hp
- - -
Green
- - -

Lara unshoulders her bow and nocks an arrow to the string. Letting fly, the arrow whistles toward the goblin standing apart from the melee.

Swift action to activate archaeologist's luck, move action to draw the shortbow, standard to shoot at Purple Goblin.

Lucky Point Blank Shot: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7

Archaeologist's luck 1/7, lingering 0/2

Nella's Round 1

As the Irorium erupts into chaos, Nella quickly calls forth a blessing to protect Lynn as she engages the goblins in melee. "Eternal Rose, watch over my friend and shield her from harm!"

Standard action to use Blessing of the Faithful on Lynn; +2 sacred bonus on attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, or saving throws or to AC until Nella's next turn. Going with a +2 to AC for her.

Dodging the arrow, Dreggar clambers over the seats and races down the aisle, axe and shield in hand.
"Vlack Dufgh Zac Nog Pooool!"

double move

Standard, cast obscuring Mist - 20' radius, choosing the intersection at the bottom right of my character as the center.
Move, below rose. (So 10' to move down, then 5' to move left.)

"I can block the archers for now. Help Lynn."

Anna casts a spell, her robes streaming mist until a small cloud fills the seats, and jumps down her armor jangling.

Rose moves next to Lynn and attempts to stab green.
"Err... Not particularly good with this weapon but Ill try", she says.
Attack: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6
Damage: 1d6 - 2 ⇒ (5) - 2 = 3

Lara sends an arrow into the general direction of one of the dragons circling overhead. It looks at her with it's big eyes and then sees the goblins. A moment later the dragon is off to harass other pathfinders.

Penelope calls down Sarenrae's favor on Lynn while Dreggar moves closer to his ancient enemies. Annastacia calls down a bank of fog and Rose tries to find out what end of her weapon to use to attack the goblins.

Both goblins have trouble finding their targets!

Red on Dreggar: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 20
Purple on Lynn: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 15

Initiative
Movement to a higher or lower rank of chairs is difficult terrain, among the same rank of chairs is normal.
Obscuring Mist
Lynn 11/15 hp +2 AC until after Green's action
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Green
- - -
Annastacia
Dreggar
Lara
Penelope
Rose
- - -
Red
Purple
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In my games: concealment d100 rolls: low is miss.

Lynn would bite down hard to fight back the pain of the wound, taking a step back she began a hymn. She would welcome the holy shield and the shrouding mist, hopefully giving her time to utilize her own magic.

"Stand strong and stand fast against the shadows of doubt, let your aim be true against these foes."

standard to start Inspire Courage+1 9/9, +1 morale bonus/fear+charms, +1 attack bonus+damage

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OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT
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We are victorious over goblins? If so:

Sorry for the delay folks! Part of the rush is also due to this being the first special...

With the help of some more experienced pathfinders you make short work of the goblins and move on towards the market!

Behind the barricades you see some goblins and what appears to be a human female!

Initiative
Annastacia
Dreggar
Lara
Lynn 11/15 hp
Penelope
Rose[/b]
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Enemy

Feel free to retroactively heal Lynn

heal: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
"Good job against those goblins, let's hurry through the market." When they approached the crude barricades Lynn took in the situation. Moving behind a stall for cover and to hide if that was possible. "We should try flanking, unless anyone has a better idea."

stealth: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

During the downtime lynn would use her CLW wand 43/50 charges remain.

As they struggle towards the Grand Lodge and into the market, Nella quickly ducks for cover as more enemies show themselves. "Good idea Lynn," she whispers. "Is that woman with the goblins? If we can catch her we might be able to get some information out of her!"

Steeling her nerves for more arrow-fire, she calls upon Shelyn's blessing yet again to shield Lynn.

Blessing of the Faithful on Lynn; +2 to her AC until next turn. Can't move myself on the map atm since I'm on my Kindle; Nella moves two space north and one west.

"Whatever we're doing, let's be swift about it. They almost assuredly see us," Lara says as she sees the manned barricade. The archaeologist moves toward one of the buildings to the north. Assuming she can see the goblin on the other side of the barricade, she launches an arrow at him.

Assuming Red Goblin is visible at the end of her move, then she uses a swift action to activate archaeologist's luck and then shoots.

Archaeologist's luck: 2/7, lingering 0/2

Shortbow at second range increment: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 4 - 2 = 19
1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Moved Nella

Lynn crouches behind some market stalls and moves forward. Just before she moves out of sight Nella calls down Shelyn's blessing.

Lara fires an arrow that thunks into the barricade near the goblin's face.

Initiative
Annastacia
Dreggar
Rose
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Enemy
- - -
Lara
Lynn 11/15 hp
Nella

Rose moves up to Lara and shoots the same goblin Lara did.
Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Dreggar moves forward through the stalls.

double move

Rose misses while Dreggar moves.

Annastacia!

Can someone post an action for Anna? Thanks!

Assuming that the last action Anna posted (in a spoiler) is invalid, I vote she double-moves to follow Lynn.

Why doesn't anyone flank *sob* also yeah a double-move to a safe-ish position would be sound.

Sorry to hold things up, I got called out of town. Double move me to a safe place, next.

Anna follows Lynn.

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OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT
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Nella shrieks and flings her arms up to cover her eyes as the explosion of light flashes over the city. As she lowers her arms a moment later, she sees the strange woman and the goblins fleeing in the direction of the Grand Lodge.

"H-hey! They're getting away! After them!" she calls to the others as she also begins to make her way in the direction of the Lodge.

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When the group finally makes it to the Grand Lodge, the priestess gapes with amazement at the sight of the massive doors - closed for the first time she's ever seen. As more and more fellow Pathfinders begin to arrive at the gate, she looks around at the rest of her companions. "Okay, so we need to get inside. Any ideas? Can we try breaking it down?"

"I've got a grappling hook and a length of rope," Lara offers as the group arrives at the gate.

"Well breaking down things isn't my expertise but I can try...,"Rose says while pondering the door. Rose quickly looks at Lara and says,"Yeah that's easier....."

Lynn grabs the stall she was hiding behind as another explosion shakes the ground, "I feel sorry for anyone who isn't holding onto something sturdy." Peaking over her protection she sees the enemies fleeing once again, she frowned feeling that this would come back to bite them later.

Looking at the massive gate closed once again she realized how much larger it looked when tasked with actually scaling it. She looked at Lara's grappling hook rope combo, "If you have enough rope to go up there I can quickly knot it to make it easier to climb. Just say the word."

Lara nods. "I'd say there's a good twenty feet of spare length," she says, handing Lynn the rope. Once knotted, she twirls the grappling hook around like a bola to get some momentum and lets fly.

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Lynn would take the rope, set it on the ground and then cast Animate rope.
"Coil and knot."
The rope would spring to life knotting itself before moving into a neatly piled coil as to not get caught on itself.

I have send out your intentions to the overseer

That all works :)

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OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT
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One group of more mechanically minded pathfinders move to the locking mechanism and start tinkering with it aided by a liberal application of grease, a number of ropes are thrown to the top and people begin clambering up the walls. In another location, another group try brute force and trying to smash their way through. A stone bridge appears out of nowhere, then the flap of wings as a giant roc arrives to pluck people up and drop them on the far side - allowing them to form a defensive perimeter….

Within a minute, the outer gates give way to the small army of ninety highly motivated Pathfinders and their sheer brute force, magic, and mechanical knowledge.

GM take over :)

Nella watches with interest as Lynn and Lara set to work readying the rope for climbing. "Definitely easier," she agrees with Rose as the group quickly find themselves with a way over the gates. "Looks like we weren't the only ones with that idea..." she adds as she glances around at the work of the other Pathfinders. "Whoa! Did you see that? That bridge just appeared out of thin air!"

"I wonder how they make it stone. Hrm."

Anna seems more impressed by the material than the act of conjuration.

"That's one way out of a rocky situation,"Rose smirks.

Rope secured, Lara climbs to the top of the wall. Unshouldering her bow, she surveys the scene on the inside of the Grand Lodge's walls. I wonder if I knew any of the fallen, she thinks. Nothing I can do for them now...

I'm roadtripping the next couple of days. Should still have time to post at least once a day but maybe not as often as I would otherwise.

Defending Skyreach, a valiant group of Pathfinders line the towers and stations along the fortress’s exterior. On the grounds in front, a large black dragon lies in a crumpled heap, its corpse riddled with arrows and leaking acid and ichor.

From behind the carcass six wounded goblins limp your way carrying shortbows...

Initiative
Rose
Lara
- - -
Enemy
- - -
Annastacia
Dreggar
Lynn
Nella

Rose takes out her composite shortbow and shoots.
Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Damage: 1d6 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1

Spotting another group of goblins, Lara calls out, "They just don't seem to know when to give up!" With that, she nocks an arrow to her bow and lets fly.

Swift action to activate archaeologist's luck, then shooting at blue goblin.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Archaeologist's luck 3/7, lingering 0/2

Gonna go ahead and post in case you move while i'm asleep/at work, She'd follow behind Dreggar. Inspire courage 2/9

"First the Aspis and now goblins and dragons! Be gone you dastardly creatures."
Lynn would start singing once again as she advance with Dreggar if he did so.

Rose fires an arrow over the head of a goblin, while Lara's shot flies true and kills another.

The tree goblins at the back step out and fire arrows in the general direction of the pathfinders. The last two also fire arrows into the sky and then drop their bows, drawing short swords.

Lynn starts a song about all the wonderful finds of the Society

Initiative
Inspire Courage active, +1 to attack and damage rolls
Rose
Lara
Annastacia
Dreggar
Lynn will move, staying behind Dreggar
Nella
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Enemy
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Dreggar charges forward to quell this obvious attack on Pathfinder territory.

attack with axe: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 2 = 24
damage with axe: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

AC is 20 until next round

Dreggar drops a goblin.

Nella's Round 1

"More goblins?" Nella sighs as the creatures engage the party. "How'd they end up teaming with dragons anyway?" she grumbles as she draws her crossbow.

As Dreggar and Lynn move to engage them, she calls upon Shelyn's blessings to protect the singer from harm.

Blessing of the Faithful as a standard on Lynn; +2 to her AC until Nella's next action. Move action to ready her crossbow.

Anna takes aim with her sling at the nearest goblin.

sling: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 1 = 17
damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Well goblins do come in hordes, so it's not terribly surprising that there's more of them."

Anna kills another goblin with her sling while Nella protects Lynn. The last three goblins drop their bows and charge the hated dwarf! They all miss....

Charge: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 + 2 = 21
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Charge: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 2 = 9
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Charge: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Initiative
Inspire Courage active, +1 to attack and damage rolls
Rose
Lara
Annastacia
Dreggar
Lynn
Nella
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Enemy
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I think the first goblin actually connects with his attack as my AC was lowered due to my charge. I will apply the damage proudly. :)

Dreggar studies the horde carefully and with an unintelligible battle-cry, swipes powerfully at the middle foe.

attack with axe: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 19
damage with axe: 1d10 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 13

Move action to do Studied Target on pink, then attack him. Also, I forgot to apply Inspire Courage the first time, but I guess I didn't need it.