GM Not Espi's Evergreens (Standard) (Inactive)

Game Master NotEspi

Eldak draws his blade and follows the group.

Senma sees the group get suspicious and his hand immediately crackles with electricity. "Why are we getting ready to attack? Don't people come to this temple all the time?" he asks, uncertain of the need for violence.

The four figures go through the alcoves one by one. With a stroke of luck, they check the northern ones first. They didn't seem to notice you. YET.

Map updated. I also moved some of your tokens based on your last action. For purposes of not getting flimflammed after an accidental reveal.

So what's the plan, boys and girls? Talk it out? Your call.

Knowledge, local: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1

Kaa hears them talking, and doesn't seem to think they are trouble, so he relaxes a bit.

Ophelia will put one dagger back in her spring loaded wrist sheathe, then stealth up to behind a pillar.

stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

K: Local: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Feza doesn't see the significance of the individuals, but attempts to make her way stealthily to the alcove of the chamber...

Stealth: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

Senma looks to everyone acting strange, so he takes the lead. "Hello, misters and misses! I am Senma of the Pathfinder Society and these are my fellow recruits! Who might you be?" he asks jovially.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

The four individuals immediately stop what they were doing and look at Senma, then look at each other for a moment. All of this in a moment of dead, awkward silence.

Finally, a heavily armed human steps forward. "Pathfinders? There were artifacts here yesterday. You wouldn't happen to have taken them, would you?"

The man draws steel as he speaks the last sentence, apparently planning on being as intimidating as possible.

Ophelia activates her spring loaded wrist sheathe to draw the second dagger again, but remains hidden behind the pillar.

The undine man loosens his rucksack before swinging it forward and dumping the contents onto the ground. As a spare set of billowy pants, a sunrod, a few trail rations and a heavy blanket tumble to the ground. "Aye, I have a few artifacts! These pants were made by my mother before I left to join the Society!" he says completely seriously.

"The blanket belonged to my teacher in the mountains. He was a small man but he could move the very earth with just a thought." he says proudly.

"The sunrod and the food are not artifacts though..." he says, sad at this prospect.

Kaa wanders over to Senma to look in the pack. "You have artifactsss?"

Ophelia rolls her eyes, but remains silent behind the pillar. If the others can talk their way out of this, then we'll be on our way. Otherwise, she's ready for a fight.

Feza remains where she's standing, quietly listening for any sounds of casting or increased hostility...

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

Eldak follows the group into the room to confront this new threat.
Who are you and what are you doing in here?

When Senma spills the convent of his backpack, the man with the blade in his hand looks over them, then sighs. "Wiseguy, huh? As to you, birdman... We were here looking for something, with the apparent intention of theft. But for now, killing some pathfinders will have to do. Get'em, ladies!"

Turn 1 - Go if bolded
Senma
Ophelia
Feza
Eldak
Kaa
Harbingers
Baied

Senma shrugs. "Well, at least we gave you a chance, Mister! Don't say we didn't when you go cry to your mommies!" he says, still quite chipper.

With a surprising quickness (at least to the enemy), Senma's hands spark and he thrusts both forward, sending an arc of lightning at the closest Harbinger.

Electric Blast - Touch Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Ophelia comes out of hiding and stabs the closest enemy with a dagger, assuming he's still standing after Senma's attack. If that one's already down, then she'll instead throw a dagger at one of them in Plokkis's alcove (same rolls, but subtract -4 on the attack for cover).

attack vs flatfooted: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1d8 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (3) = 7

Kaa double moves to the center of the room, weapon drawn, looking for an opponent.

Senma was that with PBS in the calculation? Because you missed by one vs touch if it was.

Ophelia jabs at the armored man with her dagger. He screams in surprise and pain as the blade manages to find a way through the chainshirt.

Turn 1 - Go if bolded
Senma - Miss?
Ophelia - Stabby action
Feza
Eldak
Kaa - Double move ( I think )
Harbingers
Baied

Feza moves up to give Opheila support.

Double Move, providing flanking for Ophelia on Red (Natural Weapon)

That was a miss then. Sad.

-Posted with Wayfinder

Eldak double moves into the room with blade drawn. (Would someone please move me. Having server issues. I think I would be somewhere between Feza and the column.)

Moved Eldak 2x30 ft.

The Harbingers move in to help their leader.

Two figures emerge from Plokkis' tomb. One of them drawing a large club with both hands as it moves towards Ophelia, then immediately swinging in her direction. He wants to bring the hurt and slams the thing into her ribcage. Did something just crack? From behind him, a half-elf woman steps out of the tomb's shadow. She recites an incantation and a beam of cold energy pours from her palms aimed at Ophelia. The ray goes wide, however, and ends up chilling a column on the other side of the room. Seeing the brute dealing with Ophelia, the leader decides to go toe-to-toe with Feza.

"You've brought fists to a swordfight? Bad decision.", says the chainail-clad man as he swings at the Tengu. He swings, but it seems he will have to do better than that. Even with Feza unarmed. As all this transpires, the dwarf in Demuren's tomb recites an incantation. then slowly starts moving towards his companions.

Throughout all of this, Baied seems to remain unnoticed.

Greatclub: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 251d10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Ray of Frost: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (12) - 2 = 101d3 ⇒ 2
Longsword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 141d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Turn 1/2 - Go if bolded
Senma
Ophelia
Feza
Eldak
Kaa
Harbingers
Baied

Baied casts a spell on herself before joining the fight

By Abadar, there will be some retribution for this unlawful attack.

Cast Shield of Faith, +2 AC for one minute

Ophelia obviously felt the great club hit her, but doesn't seem to care, despite looking very damaged.

She attacks the one she's flanking with Feza with her first dagger.

attack vs flanked: 1d20 + 4 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 - 2 + 2 = 16
damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1d8 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (7) = 13

If that knocks him down, then she turns her attention to the one with the club. Otherwise, she hits the leader again. Take out the +2 to hit and +1d8 damage if it's not the flanked guy.

attack vs flanked: 1d20 + 4 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 - 2 + 2 = 5
damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1d8 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (3) = 6

Baied performs a minor ritual and the air starts shimmering around her. Meanwhile, Ophelia finds another soft spot in the swordsman's armor. This time he falls to the ground, staining the white marble with a crimson pool. She swiftly turns around to slash at the obvious muscle of the group, but her aim is off due to pain. She merely latches at the air.

Turn 2 - Go if bolded
Senma
Ophelia - Hit + Miss
Feza
Eldak
Kaa
Harbingers
Baied

Feza is not unarmed, she had a whip out. In addition, Tengu have a natural weapon in the form of a beak, so the unarmed aspect isn't entirely accurate.. :)

Being relatively untrained in drawing her weapons, though, she makes a bit of noise as she pulls out her shield and places it on her arm. The whip makes a signature *crack* as she pulls it out as well which sharp ears couldn't possibly miss.

The inquisitor of Calistria moves again to provide Opheilia support, and attempts to trip the one with the club.

CMB(Trip) vs Greatclub wielder(Flanking): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Senma's electricity fizzles once more in his hand as he tries to conjure more power, but the undine looks at his hand oddly. "They are stopping me somehow!"

Electric Blast - Touch Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

My bad. Every time I see "natural weapon" on PC's, I just assume fists/unarmed. Also, that trip attempts is a no-go.

Feza's whip cracks through the air, but the brute is heavier than she expected. Maybe next time, after reconsidering his weight.

Turn 2 - Go if bolded
Senma
Ophelia - Hit + Miss
Feza - The whip was intimidating, probably
Eldak
Kaa
Harbingers
Baied

Eldak moves through 'the expanse of sudden nothingness' to attack the bad guy in purple.
elven long sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Kaa, seeing the battle begin suddenly, turns his confusion into an inner rage, setting his blood to boiling. Stepping a bit to the side so that he has a clear view of his target, the dwarf, and then he brings his Naginata down on its head.

Power Attack, Rage: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 - 1 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 2 = 15

Senma already acted.

Yeah I saw. You posted when I was checking the thread and writing my next post. Didn't notice it until way too late.

Moved Eldak.

And just like that, the two Habingers drop to the ground. Kaa's and Eldak's attacks are very much efficient.

Seeing his friends on the ground, the man with the club considers his options. He drops his weapon to the floor, and quietly waits for your mercy ... or a killing blow.

Combat over. Also, scenario over. I'll post a debrief and send you sheets later today. Hopefully. Running a game on Saturday, so if it's not today, Sunday at best.

Nice! Thanks for the game!

Ophelia doesn't put away her daggers. She watches the man who dropped the club and waits for the rest of the team to accept his surrender before taking any action.

Feza goes to the men who are dropped, attempting to assess their health and/or stabilize them as appropriate.

Heal(Untrained)Purple: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

Heal(Untrained)Red: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Heal(Untrained)Green: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

"Even the misguided deserve a chance at vengeance." is all she offers if she's questioned on her actions.

Thank you for running this!

Eldak nods his head in acceptance and sheaths his sword.

Here! Here! Thanks!

I'm glad you didn't expected me to turn the tide of the battle. I have little worth as a fighter. I can heal someone, if that would help.

Looking at the last (and now clubless) outlaw

Why did you attack us? What were you seeking here?

The man looks at Baied with pity in his eyes.

"An old friend asked me for a favor. Why would I refuse?"

He looks over the bodies piled on the floor.

"Can I at least take them to a healer?"

"Might I recommend the Temple of the Savored Sting? These individuals will have a reason to live, now."

Feza will offer to help, even.

"Of course, settling up with local authorities might be required, too, but that's neither here nor there, is it?"

The man nods, but remains quiet. He just picks up his companions, lumbers towards the stairs, and out of sight. Given the bruises on Ophelia's ribs, she's not really surprised he managed to do that.

Moments later, the party goes back into the cave to pick up whatever boxes with documents they can. A minute and a few sets of stairs after that - A quick look outside shows that the Harbinger and his 3 friends were not stopped at the entrance. Lucky for you, Janira must be keeping the guarding acolyte quite busy. You simply walk out of the Shrine without problems.

You have to walk a few blocks, but finally you meet old man Dreng in the Lodge. Despite the fact that his assignment must have been tiresome, his eyes open wide when you present the located documents and he starts shuffling through them with interest. His assistant is sent to fetch Shaine to organise and store the lot.

"Good job, recruits! We'll go make sure there's no more of these in the Shrine of the Failed. Just in case. I hope you don't mind."

He walks around his desk so that it does not divide him and the party and offers each of you an individual handshake.

"I believe your status as recruits will be merely a formality from now on. Surely you'll become fully-fledged Pathfinders in no time."