GM Harker's PFS Season 4 Campaign

Game Master Justin L. Warren

Quiella pops out her wand and taps herself with it.

use magic device: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24

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Halkale says a command word and his pearl of power makes a popping noise.

Gravity Bow

Melufious cocks his head sideways as the door opens, as if listening to something. Then he draws his rapier and turns to face Vailis, saying calmly, "You're going to die."

Just before casting a spell and disappearing, he winks slightly to Vailis

Quiella, what spell did you cast from a wand?

Halkale, you don't have time to retrieve a spell with a pearl of power (which is a standard action) and cast Gravity Bow (which is another standard action). You can recall it in the brief time you have before combat starts, however.

Also, whatever occurred to Mel is not obvious to anyone other than him.

PC Initiative
Halkale's Initiative: 1d20 + 7 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 2 - 1 = 19
Melufiuos' Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Ophelia's Initiative: 1d20 + 4 - 3 ⇒ (13) + 4 - 3 = 14
Quiella's Initiative: 1d20 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 - 1 = 4
Vailis' Initiative: 1d20 + 3 - 6 ⇒ (20) + 3 - 6 = 17
Valik's Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Initiative (Round 1)
Halkale/Frostfur [H: 3 Damage, F: {Life link with Quiella}] <= Up
Melufiuos {Life link with Quiella} <= Up
Vailis [2 Damage] <= Up
Ophelia [1 Damage] <= Up
Valik {Life link with Quiella} <= Up
?????
Quiella [1 Damage]

Everyone but Quiella is up. You don't see any enemies, but you heard spellcasting from the back of the room and Mel just did something weird.

Halkale casts his spell. Gravity Bow

Given the weirdness on Melufious disappearance and the heard spellcasting Vailis decides to clear out things and draws talc and powdered silver from his components pocket.

Despite the poison in his veins, the survival instinct triggers the summoner to a fast reaction. He quickly moves his hands and places the powder on his eyes while completing the arcane words to cast see invisibility.
Spellcraft to discern casting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3

Vailis casts a spell allowing him to see invisible creatures. Melufiuos reappears only to him, as well as a human woman in the room wearing a chain shirt and wielding a rapier.

Only Vailis can currently see her (and Mel), although the summoner certainly can point out the area she's located in.

Mel! Ophelia! Valik!

Is Val able to point out what square she is in to me before I go?

For the sake of time, I think we're safe to assume he points out the general area. You still have a 50% concealment miss chance even with that information.

"Oh Hell's crap!" Vailis points into the chamber with difficulty "There's a damn woman with a rapier in the room! She is the one casting. She cast a domination spell on Melufious!" a moment of realization comes to the summoner's mind "The Spider!"

Once pointed out the location of the woman as best as possible, the half-elf tries to move away from the magus and the group as he is also scared of what the woman might do next "Quickly, scatter before she fireball us!"

Vailis draws his faerie fire wand while he moves through the lair tunnels.

Assuming that you are letting me get away with casting vanish before initiative starts, Mel will next cast shocking grasp and move into the room (following the arrow around the back of the desk)

stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

His rapier and wand of true strike are out.

"Where is she? What happened to Mel?!" Ophelia asks in alarm, scattering to one of the nearby tunnels.

Valik will move up to where Vailis is directing him too. He than punches at the square, hoping he connects with the unseen enemy.

AC 31, or 20 FF: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 141d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
hit on 51-100: 1d100 ⇒ 67

shield. AC is 28 after the dex damage

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Fearing a fireball, Vailis retreats from the group while drawing a wand and giving everyone a rough idea of the woman's whereabouts.

Ophelia follows suit in moving away from the doors, feeling a bit confused by the whole situation.

Melufiuos moves silently over to the area that Vailis indicated. Mel, I believe if you want to cast and hold a spell, you'll need at least one empty hand, otherwise it is discharged into one of your objects. Let me know how you want to resolve that. Also, you get a +20 to Stealth when invisible.

Valik moves over to the indicated area, but only punches thin air. The attack roll itself missed.

The sounds of a woman's voice spell casting comes from the area indicated by Vailis. Valik instantly finds himself very fatigued and he gently falls to the floor and takes a nap. Valik is now prone and asleep due to a higher level spell. Any held objects have been dropped. I rolled for him in order to continue the enemy's actions without having to wait.

Valik's Will Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

Since no one can currently see the woman, I removed her icon from the map.

Initiative (Rounds 1-2)
Halkale/Frostfur [H: 3 Damage, F: {Life link with Quiella}] <= Up
Melufiuos {Life link with Quiella} <= Up
Vailis [2 Damage; Asleep and Prone] <= Up
Ophelia [1 Damage] <= Up
Valik {Life link with Quiella} <= Up
Invisible Woman
Quiella [1 Damage] <= Up

If you are not asleep, then you are up!

Do I get an Aoo or does she need to make a concentration check? I would have movestraight ahead to try and pin her in if following Vailis directions

How do gm star rerolls work, is it one time period or one time per star per scenario?

I believe total concealment (such as invisibility) prevents AoO's.

GM Rerolls are once per scenario. You get a bonus to the check for every star you have. I think you might still need something that gives you a reroll, such as a shirt or character folio, but I might be wrong about that.

Vailis moves back to the office entrance helping himself with the walls despite his weakness. The half-elf looks around for the Spider.
Use magical device DC 20: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32
Once he detects her, he waves the faerie fire wand on her direction and a blue flame starts outlining the sophisticated caster and everybody else around.

"Surrender Spider! You are visible and outnumbered, there is no way you can fight out of this alone!" Vailis tries to sound convincing, though he is in reality scared of what the caster might do next.

I'm going to give Valik a bit to find out whether or not he has a reroll before updating. Her location depends on whether or not he fell asleep.

I guess Mel would have cast cat's grace instead of shocking grasp.

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Nope, I double checked and I am indeed sleeping like an angry baby. I cannot believe I never bought a cloak of resistance. I feel like such a noob :(

if I were allowed a roll: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

that might be a good thing. If she's not threatened then maybe she won't move.

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wait what? I thought GM star rerolls were their own thing, separate from the product rerolls. I'd have to look at the guild guide to be sure, but I definitely understood that Valik should be able to use that reroll.

I think what Quiella does is also depending on what happens with Valik.

we take her dead or alive or we need to capture her?

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Yes, as a reminder, you were told by Torch to bring her back alive. Dead wasn't an option.

Unless they've changed something from last year, I'm pretty sure you still need to own a piece of branded merchandise to get a reroll, GM Stars or not.

Mel, you need a free hand to cast any spell as well. I'll assume you cast Cat's Grace before drawing your Wand of True Strike last round while moving.

Vailis returns to the doors and sees the woman standing in a corner nearby. He then activates his wand of Faerie Fire and the woman becomes visible.

Everyone else!

Mel quietly hums an arcane charge into his rapier, stalks over to the caster and attempts to poke her in a non-lethal manner with his rapier.

to hit arcane charge(+2) cats grace(+2) non-lethal(-4) invis(+2) : 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 - 4 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 2 + 2 - 4 + 2 = 23
non lethal rapier dmg + sneak attack: 1d6 + 3 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 + (2) = 10
stored shocking grasp: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 6, 5, 3) = 21

Halkale and Frostfur move into the room, Halkale moving in to Vallik to see if he is dead and Frostfur moving in to attack the Spider.

Waiting to move Frostfur until GM responds.

Halkale, as soon as Mel attacks, he breaks his invisibility, so now you all can see him. If you shrink her, Frostfur does lose her large benefits.

Melufiuos moves over the corner, hitting the Spider with a non-lethal rapier attack punctuated with lethal electric damage.

Halkale moves into the room to see that Valik is merely sleeping.

Quiella and Ophelia. Halkale/Frostfur if there is anything else. Valik is sleeping.

seems I'm in the way again. Is there any way to get me over one square? Can Frostfur bull fish me?

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Sorry, but since I already adjudicated his actions, Mel will have to stay in his current square until his next turn.

Halkale nudges Vallik with his foot to see if he will wake up. Frostfur will wait patiently until there is room to move in.

Either Mel or Vallis if Frostfur can straddle the door.

Quiella moves into the room, drawing her greatsword. "You!" She shouts, turning to face the outline and pointing at it. She swings the flat of her sword at the spider.

move action to enter and draw sword
Swift action to smite evil (AC up to 31 against the spider)
Standard action to attack
greatsword, attack, power attack, smite evil, non-lethal: 1d20 + 12 - 2 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 12 - 2 + 4 - 4 = 24 for slashing, cold iron, magic, good, bypasses DR, non-lethal: 1d10 + 7 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 6 + 4 = 21

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Halkale wakes Valik up with a foot nudge, while Frostfur waits for the command to move inside.

Quiella declares the Spider the enemy of good with a single word, then slaps her hard with the blunt side of a greatsword. Smite Evil is fully effective.

Since Valik is after Halkale in the initiative roster, he can act before the enemy. Ophelia is also up.

Valik wakes from his slumber.

My master would have whooped me if he saw me succumb to that

He than covers up his body, trying to be as hard to hit as possible while sending a stunning fist his/her way.

Stunning fist fort 18 , AC is 31: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 10 - 4 = 261d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Crit?!?: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 10 - 4 = 221d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Valik, you were prone on the ground, so you'd need two move actions to move over to her location.

i will double move than next to her. Waste of a natural 20 :(

Yeah, sorry about that Valik, but I did state that you that you were prone when you were first compelled to sleep. Also, while asleep,
you dropped whatever was in your hands.

Valik stands up from his prone position, then moves over to engage the Spider with the others, completely surrounding her in a corner.

Ophelia remains in her current position as she considers various methods of action.

The cornered Spider successfully casts a spell defensively and everyone except Ophelia feels their reaction time being magically compelled to slow down. Everyone except Ophelia needs to make a DC 19 Will save or you have been slowed as per the spell. Please note that Spell Combat is not possible if you are Slowed.

Initiative (Rounds 2-3)
Halkale/Frostfur [H: 3 Damage, F: {Life link with Quiella}] <= Up
Melufiuos {Life link with Quiella} <= Up
Vailis [2 Damage] <= Up
Ophelia [1 Damage] <= Up
Valik {Life link with Quiella} <= Up
The Spider
Quiella [1 Damage] <= Up

Potential Effects
Slow: Staggered (1 move or 1 standard action only), -1 penalty on attack rolls, AC, and Reflex saves, Movement halved.

Everyone is up, don't forget your saves versus the Slow spell if applicable.

Will DC 19: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Vailis focus his mind in old promises of power and lets the arcane magic slide past his mind.

"Surrender Spider, you are cornered!" the half-elf needs to lean against the doorstep as he is still very weak from the spiders poison. Even then, he manages to produce a small licorice root from his pouch. With a single arcane word of power he casts haste on everybody but himself, releasing anyone affected by the slow and hastening anybody else.

Finally, he stores back his wand of faery fire and steps back to let Frostfur into the fray.

Despite Vailis casting Haste, everyone other than Ophelia will still need to make the save versus Slow to see whether or not you are under the effects of Haste (if you make the save) or will just have Haste cancel the Slow (if you fail the save).

slow?: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

Valik steels his will once more, and this time is successful in thwarting her spell. He takes two punches at the Spider in frustration.

regular, haste: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 1 = 171d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 1 = 201d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Will Save, Halkale: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Will Save, Frostfur: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 Frostfur receives a +4 morale bonus to Enchantment spells, not that it matters...

Halkale pulls a blunt arrow from his quiver and looses it along with a second, trying not to kill her.

Attempting non-lethal

Attack, PBS, nonlethal, FE: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 1 - 4 + 4 = 16 Damage, if hits, PBS: 2d6 + 3 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (2, 5) + 3 + 1 + 4 = 15
Attack 2nd, PBS: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 1 - 4 + 4 = 12 Damage, if hits, PBS: 2d6 + 3 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (5, 1) + 3 + 1 + 4 = 14

slow: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Quiella shakes her head at the spider and smiles grimly before laying into her with a flurry of slashes.

greatsword, attack, power attack, haste, smite, non-lethal: 1d20 + 12 - 2 + 1 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 12 - 2 + 1 + 4 - 4 = 18 for slashing, cold iron, magic, good-aligned, ignores DR, non-lethal: 1d10 + 7 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 6 + 4 = 25

greatsword, attack, power attack, haste, smite, non-lethal: 1d20 + 12 - 2 + 1 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 12 - 2 + 1 + 4 - 4 = 12

greatsword, attack, power attack, haste, smite, non-lethal: 1d20 + 7 - 2 + 1 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 7 - 2 + 1 + 4 - 4 = 23 for slashing, cold iron, magic, good-aligned, ignores DR, non-lethal: 1d10 + 7 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 6 + 4 = 27

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Will > 19: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Feeling himself slow down and then speed up, the young elf taunts, "You're pretty good, but our mage is better... And he isn't even on fire!"

Mel performs spell combat, using his wand of true strike to ensure a solid, non-lethal hit.
rapier to hit: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 2 - 4 + 20 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 2 - 4 + 20 = 28
non-lethal: 1d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 = 7

extra rapier attack: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 = 26 (-2 more if the penalty for spell combat applies to the extra attack too)
non-lethal: 1d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 = 7

(Assuming we generate enough non-lethal to knock her out..)
Mel observes, "She lives up to her name. Her guards and traps were truly deadly, but when we faced her directly, like an illusion, she had no substance."

The Internet daemons swallowed my completed first attempt at this post, so I apologize for the brevity.

Valik punches the Spider with his second swing, while Halkale's arrows both miss. Quiella finally knocks the woman out with her first and third attack.

Combat Over

Likewise, I don't feel like setting up a number of spoilers again for Spellcraft rolls, so congrats I'll just tell you what magical stuff she has on her.

On the Spider's body you find a potion of cure moderate wounds, a +1 chain shirt, a masterwork rapier, a ring of spell knowledge IV (Irriseni mirror sight), a spell component pouch, a ring of keys, and two clockwork winding keys.

Ouidda’s desk contains copious notes regarding her many plots. Prominent on her desk is a list titled “The Ten” containing several dozen names. No details about her plots nor the list of names are listed in the scenario, however.

The ledgers in the bookcase contain fairly mundane transactional information regarding Ouidda’s role as an Aspis Consortium Gold Agent in Riddleport. None of this information appears particularly incriminating or valuable, but it could be embarrassing if made public.

The busts in the cabinet display popular figures from Andoren history, such as Alysande Benedict, King Culliam II and the poet Darl Jubannich.

The extravagant accouterments in this office also include a gold inkstand worth 30 gp, an engraved hourglass worth 55 gp, and a stack of fine paper worth 10 gp.

Let me know how you're going to transport the unconscious woman out of the gambling hall and we'll move to the last part.

Typical PFS. "Here's some stuff the players will want to know. We're not going to write it here, though." :P

Sheepishly coming out from her position around the corner, Ophelia looks over the room, seeing the unconscious woman surrounded by her allies. "Well, I'm glad that's taken care off," she mutters, her voice small. "Is everyone alright?"

As the group gathers themselves, she looks around at the various pieces of information in the room, and stops at the busts. While interesting, she notices nothing unusual about them, and indeed recognizes few of the names.

Knowledge (history): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

"So how are we going to get her out of here?" she asks, kneeling and checking the Spider's vitals. Invisibility?

"Interesting faces up there... who are them?" Vailis helps search the place in case the group is leaving some details behind.
Perception (take 20): 20 + 0 = 20

"I can turn her invisible, but it is going to be obvious we are carrying something heavy invisible" comments the half-elf "I can summon some monsters in the hall and cause some havoc, what do you think?" he completes with a mischievous smile.

Provided the group does not like the chaos idea, he offers a third idea "Maybe we can just cover her with a hooded cloak and simulate we are helping a drunk friend out of the place"

"We c-c-could pile the p-p-papers and such in my haversack, but s-s-she might be a bit t-t-too big. Although if we had a b-b-bag of holding." Halkale says, his words trailing off at the end.

Mel loves the idea of the chaos distraction. But he also points out he has scrolls of floating disk and silent image. His unseen servant is active. And his real servant is carrying his old swarm suit. Just pointing out resources. He'll go along with anything.

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floating disk + invisibility for the win!

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