GM Harker's PFS Season 4 Campaign

Game Master Justin L. Warren

Ophelia closes the distance to the closest goblin, drawing her morningstar as she goes. She swings the heavy weapon at the creature.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Ophelia permanently flattens the goblin's huge forehead with her morningstar, ending another goblin threat.

Is the ground on fire?

No, you can move through the square where the alchemist fire landed without worry of getting burnt.

Quiella steps closer to the goblin and attacks him with her scimitar

Scimitar Attack, +1 vs Goblinoids: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Scimitar damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

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Valik, will stand up after putting himself out. He dusts himself off briefly, then glares at the mad bomber on the ledge. He moves over to broken staircase, and attempts to hop on top of it.

acro: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

The remaining ground goblin ducks under Quiella's scimitar just in time to avoid being hit.

Valik stands up and attempts to jump up to the second level. His leap misses the mark and it seems like he might fall. Valik, please make a DC 20 Reflex save to catch the other side and avoid falling. If that fails, you may make another Acrobatics check to soften the fall.

Severely injured from the two arrows sticking out of him, the bomb-throwing goblin jumps down from the upper level, landing on his feet and eyeing the door perhaps for a potential escape.

The sticky remains of a bomb continue to burn ranger, bringing him close to death. You take 6 more fire damage, Halkale. That brings you down to 0 HP and gives you disabled condition.

When you are disabled, you are also staggered, which means you can't take the full-round action to put yourself out. If one of your party members want to take a full-round action to smother the fire, we'll just say that'll put it out.

Initiative (Round 3)
Ophelia [1 Dmg]
Quiella [5 Dmg]
Valik [5 Dmg]
Bomb-throwing Goblin
Halkale [20 Dmg, still on fire] <= Up
Moadis [1 Dmg] <= Up
Alchemist fire throwing Goblin

Halkale and Moadis are up.

reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

acro: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Valik tries valiantly to grab the other side of the broken stairs, but his fingers just can't reach. He falls to the ground in a prone position, unable to react quickly enough to soften his fall. Valik, you take 4 damage from the fall.

oof. Can I talk?

Yes, you're not unconscious yet.

Halkale screams as the fire continues to burn him. With a last gasp he yells, "Help"

With a quick step Moadis attacks the goblin next to Halkale.
Attk: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

With a decisive slash of his sword, Moadis puts down the bomb-throwing goblin.

The remaining goblin freaks out when his boss dies and attempts to flee the room, scrambling past Quiella, Halkale, and Moadis in the process.

The above mentioned PC's have AoO's if they want them. I don't believe Halkale has a melee weapon out at the moment, and probably doesn't want to go unconscious to attack.

Initiative (Round 3-4)
Ophelia [1 Dmg] <= Up
Quiella [5 Dmg] <= Up
Valik [9 Dmg] <= Up
Halkale [20 Dmg, still on fire]
Moadis [1 Dmg]
Alchemist fire throwing Goblin

Ophelia, Quiella, and Valik are up if the AoO's don't kill the last goblin. Once they go, I'll roll fire damage again for Halkale if he's not put out.

You stay here with the rest.
AoO: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

unarmed prone AOO?: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 5 - 4 = 91d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

regular action?

Valik, stands up after missing horribly with his kick. He wants to help Halkale, but cant do anything from his current position. He rushes past, and tries to track down the fleeing goblin.

AoO, Scimitar, +1 vs Goblinoids: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Quiella misses her chance at the goblin. She turns and runs to help put the fire out on Halkale.

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Although Quiella misses the last goblin, Moadis manages to finish him off before he can escape.

Combat Over

Quiella then rushes over to Halkale, takes off her cloak and smothers the flame consuming the poor ranger. Although Halkale is still conscious, the pain he's experiencing probably makes him wish that wasn't the case.

When the goblin bodies are searched, the following can be found--

On worker goblins:
10 alchemist fires
3 sets small leather armor
3 dogslicers

On alchemist goblin:
2 flasks of acid
2 smokesticks
2 sneezing powders
1 dagger
1 alchemist's kit
1 alchemist formulae book

With Shelyn's help Moadis lays a healing hand on his friend.
Lay on hands on Halkale.

LoH: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Can you continue friend, if need be I will run up top to get some healing? Sorry I don't have more to give.

Ophelia looks around at her allies. A small sizzling burn on her own arm from a droplet of the liquid fire. Halkale, covered in burns. Valik, burned, and battered from his fall. "Nu este încă timpul nostru," she mutters, clutching her holy symbol as the purple light begins to rise from it. "Doamnă de Graves, ne permite să continue pe calea pe care au ales-o pentru noi."

Channel (burning two uses): 2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6

That done, she looks over the possessions of the goblin firebugs. "Some of these will be useful," she comments, nudging the flasks of alchemist's fire in particular. "There's something to be said for using their own weapons against them."

Thank you Ophelia, I need to practice my tumbling skills better. I agree that their alchemical weapons may come in handy.

Valik will grab 2 vials of alchemist fire.

Quiella drops 4 of the bullets from her pouch to pick up 4 of the Alchemist's Fire and the 2 Smokesticks.

Assuming I spent a bullet earlier and each of those items weigh 1lb. or less, this should put me still below encumbrance.

Moadis grabs the remaing 4 alchemist fires if no one else shows interrest.

I can carry some of the stuff, I'll take one of the alchemist' fire too.

As the healing washes over him, Halkale's wounds start to heal. He sits up, pulls out his wand and taps himself with it.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

17 pts of healing total, updated stat line

The group heals up from the nearly deadly encounter with the alchemist goblin and divides up the items found on the creatures. When everyone is ready, you continue through the tunnels until you come to the next room.

A large stone channel bisects this dank chamber. Thick masonry pipes clutter the room, feeding into the channel or flowing across the ceiling. A stone walkway without a railing crosses the channel, but crude barbed caltrops litter the length of this bridge. The entire chamber is damp and moldy, and the faint sound of dripping water resonates softly through the area.

From the main floor, it’s a 10-foot drop into the dirty brown water that flows sluggishly through the channel.

Waiting on the west side of the bridge is a goblin dressed in a jester's motley and brandishing a whip. In front of him stands two others dressed in leather armor and holding horsechoppers.

"You're either very lucky or very dumb. By the looks of you, super dumb it is!" The jester goblin mocks the group as you come into view.

The goblin wearing the brown hat on the map is the jester.

PC Initiative
Halkale's Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Moadis' Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Ophelia's Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Quiella's Initiative: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Valik's Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Initiative (Round 1)
Quiella <= Up
Moadis <= Up
Halkale [3 dmg] <= Up
Valik [3 dmg] <= Up
Jester goblin
2 Underling goblins
Ophelia

Quiella, Moadis, Halkale, and Valik are up!

Are the pipes in play for ranged?

Yes, they serve as cover.

With one hand on his weapon, Valik moves up 30 feet. He grabs a shuriken as he goes, then when at the edge of the pit, he throws it at the nearest goblin.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 151d2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

So I can get behind them and cover for me but not for them, or is getting behind them bad? I think I'd rather shoot Val..err shoot around Valik.

Sure, you can move behind one and shoot from there, getting the cover bonus while they do not.

Voice=Mr Burns Excellent

Halkale moves forward and fires an arrow at the goblin on the right.

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 = 16
Damage, if hits, PBS: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7

Valik moves forward and throws a shuriken which lodges in the shoulder of the left goblin, while Halkale takes cover behind one of the pipes and shoots the right goblin in the head. Its body falls into the waste water below.

Waiting to see what Moadis does.

It looks like we're waiting for Moadis. The player has been active on other threads, so I'm not sure what the issue is. I'd like to move forward soon, however. The end of the scenario is in sight.

Srry, too much work latetly, I am struggling to find the time to keep all my threads updated.

Moadis double moves to the other side of the bridge.

I apologize if the tone from my last post came out poorly or if I seem to be rushing anyone. I hadn't anticipated the scenario taking this long so I might be pushing a little more vigorously than usual.

Moadis manages to transverse most of the walkway before one of the crude caltrops becomes lodged in his left foot. Moadis takes 1 damage and his speed is cut in half until either a successful Heal check is performed on him or he gets some magical healing.

Quiella is up

Quiella follows Moadis closely.

Double-move to follow Moadis onto the bridge

Quiella joins Moadis on the bridge, but manages to avoid the caltrops.

"Seriously, you look like what happens when a bugbear makes babies with a monkey." The motley-clad goblin begins to sing, mocking the group with a cruel smile as he takes a few steps back.

The goblin is using his Satire ability on the group, giving everyone a -1 to weapon attack and damage rolls as well as saves against fear and damage rolls

The other goblin cries out something menacing in goblin and attempts to bull rush Moadis into the water below! He merely bumps back against Moadis' armor, not moving the paladin at all.

Moadis, you have an AoO against that goblin if you wish.

Initiative (Round 1-2)
Ophelia <= Up
Quiella <= Up
Moadis [1 dmg]<= Up
Halkale [3 dmg] <= Up
Valik [3 dmg] <= Up
Jester goblin
Underling goblins

Effects
Satire: PC's have a -1 to attack and damage rolls, fear and charm saves

Party is up!

Halkale switches to the singing goblin.

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 1 - 1 = 17
Damage, if hits, PBS: 1d8 + 2 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 - 1 = 9

With his allies standing in the way of the jester, Halkale is unable to hit with his arrow.

Going to wait on Moadis again. My options largely depend on what he does, and how the AoO goes, since he's engaged with that goblin.

Valik, seeing that the goblin is trying to poke fun at them and trying to reduce their morale, he chimes in with his own words.

Remember everyone, we have a job to do. Don't let the small talk from the jester get you down, believe in your skills and talents. WE will overcome this.

standard action to start inspire courage of my own to negate the effects. Round 1/5

Moving into the room, Ophelia clutches the pearl hanging from her neck, focusing on the connection to her goddess. The pearl glows with a faint power, and she feels a swell of power as Pharasma's blessing returns.

Posting from my tablet. Moving into the room - could someone move me forward four squares, please? - and using my 1st-level pearl of power to recover an expended spell (bless).

With his words of wisdom, Valik overcomes the goblin's morale depleting japes.

Ophelia moves further into the room and uses her pearl of power to recall Pharasma's blessing.

Moadis and Quiella

As the goblin bounces of his shield Moadis slashes at it with his blade following it with a second attack while moving forward.

AoO Attk: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

AoO Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Crit Dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Attk: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

If the goblin is dead after AoO please consider second attack a charge to the bard. If goblin dies only after second attack Moadis 5ft steps to his position.

If and only if Moadis killed the Goblin with his AoO and successfully charged the second goblin...

Quiella moves to stand beside Moadis and then attacks the goblin with her Scimitar.

Moadis' AoO did hit, but it did not confirm. Quiella's threat also failed to confirm.

With a well-placed slash of his sword, Moadis cuts down the bull-rushing goblin, who falls to the paladin's feet and begins to bleed out.

Limping from the caltrop still stuck in his foot, the half-elf then moves west to engage the singing goblin, striking hard once again with his sword.

Quiella successful navigates her way across the bridge without stepping on any caltrops, joining Moadis in hitting the singer with her scimitar.

The motley clad goblin looks terrible from the wounds he just received, but remains standing. He takes a 5' step back, tries to cast a spell on Quiella and continues to sing, "For me, things may look bad, but all your burn wounds just look sad. Just remember win you die, you shouldn't have even tried."

Quiella, please make a Will save versus fear

Initiative (Round 2-3)
Ophelia <= Up
Quiella <= Up
Moadis [1 dmg]<= Up
Halkale [3 dmg] <= Up
Valik [3 dmg] <= Up
Jester goblin

Effects
Satire/Advice: Effects cancel each other.

Everyone is up!

Stepping forward Moadis swings his blade again but this time its a miss.
Attk: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8