GM Silbeg's Race for the Runecarved Key (tier 18-19) (Inactive)

Game Master Silbeg

Vuvu readies a dominate person if the guard comes into the room

will be DC 24. Sorry I typed 25 on my phone the other day

He also moves back into the invisibility sphere.

Vars stays in the invisibility sphere seeing that Duhwoo has the guard handled. So he's holding his action.

@Vuvu You are the target of the invisibility sphere. Also dominate has a 1 round cast so cannot be readied sadly

@Vars, I don't think the guard has come in yet? We have just heard him shout

oh i forgot both of those!

DM change that ready to Hold Monster same DC

Vars stays in the invisibility sphere seeing that Duhwoo has the guard handled. So he's holding his action.

Vars was not up... so he has nothing to delay!

Both Vuvu and Duhwoo prepare for the guard to come out, which he does.
The guard comes out from the curtained off area, and Duhwoo attempts to grab the guard. The guard never sees the grapple coming, and even though the hillbilly is hindered by the weapon cord around his wrist, he manages to grapple the guard, after which, he becomes visible.

Then, Vuvu casts his hold monster on the poor guard. The guard goes rather rigid in Duhwoo's hands, as Vuvu becomes visible once more.
will save DC 24: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Then, the guard attempts to overcome the paralyzation effect of Vuvu's spell, which, amazingly, it does! However, he has not had the chance to yell out!
will save DC 24: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Vars, Antonius, and Avoreal is/are up!
Universal Adjustments:
Universal Conditions:

Assuming that Duhwoo has things handled Antonius will begin to rifle through the desk.

Standard action to maintain concentration on detect magic, move action to search

I think I missed this statement...

Antonius will continue to search, he will starting opening drawers, looking for secret compartments, check out the jewellery box etc. He remains alert for traps or magical wards.

Perception: 1d20 + 38 ⇒ (11) + 38 = 49

Via telepathy do try and keep him quiet

Vars will attempt to help with the grapple.

CMB: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (10) + 27 = 37

Avoreal will pull her out lesser dazing rod and modify a magic missile targeting the guard..

MM Damage: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 1, 4) + 5 = 19 plus a DC 23 will save or be dazed a round..

whilst covering bozo's mouth, Duhwoo whispers in the ear of his quarry...

"If'n y'all wantsta live, Ah reckin y'all'll keep real quiet..."

and tries to pin:

grapple check: 1d20 + 28 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 28 - 2 + 2 = 33

"...an' real still..."

As Antonius approaches the dresser, he realizes that there is something wrong there. Some sort of magical trap with a proximity trigger.

Avoreal and Vars come visible as the help Duhwoo subdue the guard.
will DC23: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

The guard does not react to Duhwoo's statement (note that maintaining a grapple is +5 as well), thanks to Avoreal's magic missiles.

Party is up

Via telepathy, Theres a trap on the dresser here, please keep the guard quiet while I deal with it.

With a wave of one hand he casts a spell, not that anyone can either see or hear him do so. He then quietly gets to work.

Antonius casts silent quickened aram zey's focus. It gives him trapfinder ability of a 9th level rogue, providing an extra +4 bonus to his disable and allowing him to disable magical traps

Disable: 1d20 + 34 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 34 + 4 = 46

Does this take the usual 2d4 rounds? If so you can assume Antonius works on the trap unless the situation with the guards demands his attention. Also, yes, he did just burn a 7th level spell slot to save himself a round! :)

Vuvu grunts

I'm going to make him my servant. Just keep her him quiet

Cast dominate person will 24

He also starts whispering words of encouragement...activate inspire courage +5

Unless something dispels her greater invisibility she is still invis after the magic missile.

Avoreal dealys her action in case another guard enters the room.

forgot about the greater. No big... the guard is subdued
will save DC24: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Antonius takes 2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2 time to disable the magical trap, and succeeds. This one appears to have been a nasty one, a very powerful empowered disintegrate spell (CL15).

combat over

Once disarmed, Antonius unlocks and then rifles through the jewelry box, and find a hidden compartment with a stash of stash of Toth’s erotic poems.

You now believe you have enough evidence to confront her, and to get her to back out of the auction.

You already knew where she was going a small gala before the auction, and can easily make it there.

Who shall we have our guard report did this, since he is my servant now?

DM I plan to have the servant report and frame someone else...just need to figure who

Antonius speaks from somewhere in the room. I would recommend no-one, domination is very easy to spot given the change in behaviour, at least by those trained in such things. I recommend just sending him home and keeping him there until the auction is over unless you can modify his memory in some way? I could do it but I would rather not spend the money on a limited wish.

Plan? Are you going to go talk to the woman?

good point

Ok listen here. You are going to leave here and continue your rounds, ignoring us if you see us. If anyone starts questioning you, you feel sick and you are going to go home and stay there. You wouldn't want to cross the Aspis Consortium now would you?

Yes, we should head over and frighten her off. Vuvu, I suspect you are our best "being scary" person, do you want to take the lead?

Come on people, we don't have much time, lets get to this gala before someone eats all the vol-au-vents!

yes!

DM how long does it take us to get back to the auction?

1d20 + 42 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 42 + 2 = 61 diplomacy to find her once we arrive

What does the team look like?
15 minutes to get to where she is
You can easily find her. "Yes, what can I do for you?" she asks.

If this is a fancy occasion, Vars will have his glamoured armor look like Taldan imperial court dress.

"Uhh, yuh! Let's go find this bad lady! But Ah reckon we oughta be ready fer in case o' she gits kinda uppity when we show 'er whut we gots on 'er..."

as Duhwoo flies out the window he reviews his current garb:

"Ah don't do too great at this kinda uppity class party: mebbe Ah oughter wait outside -- unless one o' you pahrful wizards kin make me in-vizee-bull for a real long time...then I kin eat up some o' them vole o' vantses when ain't nobody lookin'...Ah hope they got a nice dipping sauce whut goes with them voles..."

whispering to Vars:

"Ain't never ate them voles b'fore, Lord Vars: is one s'pposed to eat 'em whole, or bites dey tiny heads off, or leave th' heads an just chew the rest? Ah'm bettin' they's a whole et-ee-kett Ah don't knows about eatin' up varmints!"

Antonius will cast another Veil spell affecting everyone. Each of you can look however you want now. He will take on the look of a fashionably dressed Absalom merchant prince.

He looks at Duhwoo, We are going to a fancy party to convince her to back out, the last thing we want is a fracas!

Shiny armor, glowing with many colors, incredible clothes...the usual for a Taldan

How lovely to meet the one I have read so much about...you are as delightful as a poem. Am I correct in assuming that you are rather interested in seeing who wins this auction for such an exotic item, but not participating yourself?

1d20 + 35 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 35 + 2 = 47 bluff to pass a secret message

The message is something like

We know about your little tryst with Toth. Yes I have your poems, and if you are clever you will not participate in the auction to come.

He also layers in just a hint of menace

1d20 + 35 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 35 + 2 = 54 intimidate

"Just quickly stuff it in your pie hole. But don't choke. " he whispers back.

She looks at Vuvu, and goes pale. She simple nods, and carefully walks away.

You report back to VC Heidmarch. 15 minutes more, 45 total.

"Well, I am glad to hear that you were able to dig up some dirt on that woman. Hopefully she will be as good as her word on that." She looks positively pleased by the information.

She thinks, a moment, “It seems the Runecarved Key has attracted the attention of a small exporting company run by the dubious Vaor family of Underbridge. Why the Vaors are interested in the key, or even how they came up with the deposit, is beyond my imaginings. I doubt they have much in the way of finances, but one can never tell. Perhaps they represent someone else more powerful, perhaps not. In any event, I need someone to head down to Underbridge and find out. This map should get you to their warehouse quickly. Best of luck, Pathfinders.”

She grins, as she recalls your deception with the Aspis. You have no trouble finding the location of the warehouse (which is 15 minutes away).

See slide 4

You are at the doors to the warehouse, and can hear talking inside.

Vars will see if he can hear what they are talking about.
perception: 1d20 + 31 ⇒ (2) + 31 = 33

Vuvu will recast an extended secure senses and get the slot back w a runestone

Then he too will listen

1d20 + 22 + 2 + 30 ⇒ (15) + 22 + 2 + 30 = 69 percep

I feel pathetic now.

as well you should.

don't hurt me!

ok fine hurt me, but not the face!

The Veil will last for 18 hours. As we approach the warehouse Antonius will cloak the group in invisibility sphere once again, casting it on Avoreal.

Via telepathy, Lets sort this out quickly, I shall make us an entrance, prepare to deal with them quickly.

With that Antonius reverts to rock troll form (although maintaining Veil) and disintegrates the door to the warehouse.

The Aspis Consortium would have words with thee he rumbles.

Bluff: 1d20 + 41 ⇒ (2) + 41 = 43

If it sounds like they are talking to the Aspis then he claims to be a member of the Golden League.

are you using the spell to disintegrate?

The voices sound like they are talking business, loading and moving things in a warehouse.

Antonius will cast another Veil spell affecting everyone. Each of you can look however you want now. He will take on the look of a fashionably dressed Absalom merchant prince.

Duhwoo has taken the guise of a ridiculously foppish taldan noble...

He looks at Duhwoo, We are going to a fancy party to convince her to back out, the last thing we want is a fracas!

"Hokey-dokey -- Ah'll make sure I'm th' lastest wun of us goin' in..."

He went into the previous party -- entering last -- expecting to find fresh voles from somebody's garden amongst the spread; he wolfed down a number of the larger treats -- just in case they contained tiny rodents! after less than 10 minutes, he sees Vars signal for departure, scoops some snacks into his pockets, and scurries back to the Heidmarch place.
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at the warehouse, he pulls out a scroll of <Message>, and casts it between himself and Vars, then whispers:

"Ah'll sneak 'round ta other side, in case o' them rabbitin' out the back door."

then he takes off running down the side of the building -- becoming visible as soon as he steps out of the Invisibility Sphere, of course...

as he approaches the southwest corner, he tests out the Message spell connection with Vars:

"Ah'll letcha know if'n I sees sumpthin' in back...."

are you using the spell to disintegrate?

The voices sound like they are talking business, loading and moving things in a warehouse.

yes

The door disintegrates into a small pile of dust. The Pathfinders at the door can see a warehouse that is in a sort of disarray, and a large number of very large rats, as well as a large number of half-human, half-rat people (wererats). About four look like they are women (the round ones, 'cause they have curves ;) ), and the rest look to be men.

"Intruders! Defend the warehouse!" calls out the pink (circle) wererat near the back!

Avoreal weaves a powerful spell and lightning springs from her fingertips tearing through a number of the rat things..

Casting Dazing Chain Lightning, DC 28 Reflex for main target, DC 26 for the others.

Main target is the purple wererat. She can have 20 additional bolts that hit rats she can see all within 30' of the primary. I will target the dark red, orange, black, dark blue, light blue, and pink square wererats, as well as the pink circle. Targeting 10 dire rats in the middle portion of the room as well. I think thats all she can see.

Primary Bolt: 20d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 6, 1, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 6, 2, 6, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 6, 3) = 65
Secondary Bolts: 20d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 6, 5, 4, 6, 4, 6, 2, 6, 1, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 1, 3, 2) = 73

If they fail the save they are dazed for 6 rounds as well..

Avoreal's lightning decimates the room, turning many of the wererats and dire rats into piles of ash and soot!

The pink (female) wererat yells out, "Holy ****! What in the Hells was that? You can have this place, if you want it that badly! Just don't kill any more of us!"

That my friend is murder-hoboing at its finest

Antonius scans the devastation and looks over to the wererat doing the talking. Are you the one responsible for this place? Do you speak for Underbridge Exports?

If we are still in initiative Antonius is delaying. If any of them attack he will come out of delay and finish what Avoreal stated

Via telepathy I believe our entrance should provide a decent basis for convincing this lot to withdraw from the auction, Vuvu do you want to persuade them?

Musing to himself, My what a mess, this must smell terrible, thank Abadar for life bubble

Looking around at the carnage, Vars thinks into the link Well that's a hell of a knock knock joke

Knock, Knock! Who's there? CHAIN LIGHTNING!!

"Yeah, dats me. Why da F@@~ you attack us?" she asks... trying to give a calm demeanor (and failing). "We da Undabridge Exports. Dis is our place. Now, you come in and kill my family. Whatchoo want?"

She finishes..."You cudda knocked, ya know."

I am on it...and seriously Avoreal this is quite the mess you have made...I do hope you have an unseen servant you can leave behind to clean it up.

That is true my good lady. Perhaps we could have knocked...for that you have my apologies. I think that it would be best if you all just packed up and headed out of town...if there is someone that you also report to ma'am then I suggest you let them know that they should join you. I think you should stay out of town until the auction is over. That would most likely be best. You would have our sincerest appreciation if you did.

Diplo: 1d20 + 41 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 41 + 2 = 56

or if killing that many rats is too undiplomatic.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 35 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 35 + 2 = 48

Duhwoo continues to the back of the building; he reports over the Message link:

"Say, Lord Vars, Ah thinks Ah heard me something like thunder: is Ms Starseeker doin' sum kinda thunder-n-lightning thing in thar? By the way, I'm in back, but Ah don't see no back door..."

"Yes, she fried most of the warehouse staff ". he mutters into the message spell.

Duhwoo readies an action to attack if someone -- or something -- hostile comes out through a secret door (or just busts through the wall) adjacent:

"Dang it! Ah'm back here missin' out on a big fight?!? My blade is sorely hungerin' fer sum action!!"

Avoreal shrugs.. Via Telepathy..

"Doors get disintegrated and I get all worked up. They made a move so I nuked the joint. How was I supposed to know they were all weaklings.."

"Yeah, shoore. We din't wanna bid for dat t'ing, anyways. We'z got better t'ings ta do den bid in dat auction. You gots my word on dat. Specially now dat we need to plan some funerals." she says, looking at her dead kin.

"We waz just defending wut is ourz. Youda dun da same if someone blasted your door away. 'Sides, we ain't even had the chance to draw."