GM Tektites PFS First Steps Group C (Inactive)

Game Master Hawkwen Agricola

"So I guess we're taking Small Otti's proposal?"

Bom shrugged, "I suppose, though people say you get what you pay for. Tanner might be the better choice if we run into danger." Bom looks Sir Lecky and then at himself. Laughing he quips, "We'll be in a world of hurt if we fall overboard. What say the rest of you? Darice, Otti, or Tanner? Though Darice may take more convincing."

"I'm in favor of going with Otti. He's the less expensive choice."

"Otti seems the best of the batch... I'd prefer not to trust my life in the hands of a madman or a woman who bears a grudge."

With the majority choosing Otti, Bom returns to the hafling. "We've taken care of our errand and are ready book passage to Escador. When do we leave?"

Otti tells you that he will sat sail on the evening tide. After gathering your belongings, you meet the halfling at the designated spot and climb aboard his small sailing boat. The halfling proves himself to be an able sailor and the party has an uneventful twelve hour passage to Escadar. Otti moors his boat at the docks and points you in the direction of the Grindylow's Goblet.

The sounds of a busy tavern echo off the wooden walls of this unusual building. Resting precariously over Escadar’s harbor, the Grindylow’s Goblet offers an unequaled view of the water. In the bar’s center, a thick glass aquarium presents a striking display. Within the tank, a coral statue of a goblin with the lower body of an octopus hosts a school of colorful fish that flit about the nooks and crannies of its tentacles.

Bom nudges Stullun and nods towards the statute, "Now that is one strange looking goblin."

Bom looks around the bar for anything out of place or unusual

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

"Well, Mr. Rees, let's do what we came here to do. I'll be standing a little bit far from you guys observing for suspicious activities."

Talathal looks around, as he goes and orders a beer.
Perc: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

"See anything interesting Bom? This looks like a bar that could be hazardous to one's health."

Stullun approaches the barkeep with a smile, ordering an ale and trying for idle chatter to pick up any rumors that may be about.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Bom joins Stullun at the bar furthering the discussion about local rumors.

Since I think Stullun is going with a Gather Information and not attitude change, i'll roll my own GI. If Stullun is using normal diplomacy, then I'll aid another

Gather Information: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

That was a normal diplomacy, gather information takes 1d4 hours.

Lia sits near the others, listening for anything interesting in the conversation.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Sorry for the delay, RL has been hectic.

The party mingles around the alehouse, ordering drinks and chatting up the few patrons. None of the patrons seem to have any information of any use or help to the party. Bom and Talathel do notice that the female bartender is a gillman. The party finds a table and sits, sippping their beverages. After some thirty minutes, two gillman enter and after ordering drinks from the bartender, come over to the table. Greetings Patfinders! says the male gillman. I am called Shoalo. This is my associate Ahrmisa. He says nodding to the female gillman standing next to him. Do you have the relic? Can we set it on the table to see it?

"How do we know you are the ones ready to receive us? And I mean with good intent, not a malicious desire to relieve us of our items."

Talathel does not care about diplomacy, instead opting to get straight to the point.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Bom was perhaps too trusting, after all, he hadn't been a Pathfinder for that long, nor was he good at detecting falsehoods. But Talathel's suspicions seemed sensible. After all, the whole point of the mission was to confuse the enemy. Bom tried to get a sense whether these two were hiding something or up to no good. Putting a hand on the wizard's back as a show of support, Bom rose to address the gillmen, "The elf means no disrespect, but we have come a long way and we want to see this thing through properly."

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Lecky will sit idly by the bar pretending that he does not care about the negotiation.

I'll wait here until I see signs of aggression and try to cut off their escape route. Bom and Talathel can do the talking pretty much on their own.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

The gillman smiles at Talathel. Nodding at Bom, he says. No offense taken. He then sets the relic he is carrying on the table. In response, Rees sets the Pathfinder relic on the table.

Bom wasn't expecting the exchange to go down in a crowded bar. He keeps his hand on his hilt and his shield ready in case the gillmen had been followed.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Stullun looks down at the relic and nudges it on the table lighty, then at the gillman and says "Why you so nervous friend? Is there something you want to tell us before you go through with this? Honesty is always the best policy, no?"

As the items are set on the table, Rees begins to examine the Low Azlanti relic. Suddenly his eyes go wide and he looks to the the party. This is a fake! Look! you can see where the paint is peeling. Its a fake! We've been betrayed!

As Rees exclaims his discovery, the party hears a glass shatter near the bar and an instant later all the torch flare up, brighter than the noonday sun. At the same moment, the party see the gillman reaching for the Society relic on the table.

Stullen Will Save vs DC 15: 1d20 ⇒ 8
Bom Will Save vs DC 15: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Talathel Will Save vs DC 15: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
Lia Will Save vs DC 15: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Lecky Will Save vs DC 15: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

Stullen and Lia are blinded for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 rounds

Initiative:
Ulionestia
Stullen
Lia
Bom
Lecky
Shoalo/Ahrmisa
Talathel

Next the party hears chanting from near the bar and everyone but Lecky feels themselves covered in a heavy, sticky mass.

Bom Reflex vs DC 14: 1d20 ⇒ 8
Stullen Reflex vs DC 14: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Lia Reflex vs DC 14: 1d20 ⇒ 12
Talathel Reflex vs DC 14: 1d20 ⇒ 4

Ouch!

Lia, Talathel, Bom, and Stullen are grappled

Stullen, Lia, Bom, and Lecky are up!

MAP

"Waugh!" Lia lets out a startled yelp, and attempts unsuccessfully to pull free of whatever is restraining her. "What's going on?"

CMB to escape grapple: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

AC is currently 11, touch 7, flat-footed 11

Who is the ugly looking thing near me? I'm guessing it is an enemy right?

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Round 1
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"Grab the relics! We don't want to lose ours and we can use theirs as evidence against the society!"

Lecky turns to the one at the bar,

"Wrong decision!' as Lecky moves within striking distance.
"You're not going anywhere!" Lecky trips the gillman pretending to be a bartender.

Move Action: Move 2 squares to the right, pull out guisarme.
Standard Action: Trip: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Melee Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 if the gillman stands, AoO
Damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 1) + 4 = 9
Swift Action: "Cheaters should die like insects, staring at the floor"

Bom was going to have to learn to be more suspicious in the future.

CM Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Initiative:
Ulionestia
Stullen
Lia
Bom
Lecky
Shoalo/Ahrmisa
Talathel

As the relic lays on the table...

Lia remains stuck in the sticky webs and blinded!

Bom remains stuck in the sticky webs.

Lecky swings his polearm and trips the gillwoman behind the bar!

Stullen!

MAP

Going to wait until tomorrow afternoon, then move forward.

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Round 2
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"Not so quick," says Lecky as he grips his guisarme and thrusts it into the laying gillwoman.

Guisarme: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 = 10

Stullun quickly grabs the artifact in his free hand while drawing his blade. Assuming that is two move actions and thus his turn.

50% Miss Chance low is good: 1d100 ⇒ 55
50% Miss Chance low is good: 1d100 ⇒ 93

Stullen tries in vain to grab the relic on the table, but in his blindness, can't locate it.

Shoalo reaches forward and grabs the relic and begins moving toward the door.

Ahrmisa follows her companion, moving in front to fend off any attackers.

Initiative:
Ulionestia
Stullen
Lia
Bom
Lecky
Shoalo/Ahrmisa
Talathel

Talathel!

MAP

How come Nestor doesn't get a chance to grab the relics? Also, doesn't picking up an item provoke an AoO? Was there no one in range to attack her?

Bom calls out, "Lecky, Talathel, stop them!"

Bom tries to escape once again

CM Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

For all intents and purposes, Nestor is a non-entity. You are right, Stullen would get an AoO., but I assumed he would rather use his two actions to grab the relic, than draw his dagger. Stullen can retcon if he likes.

Oh wait, he may not get an AoO because I forgot he's blind. I don't think you can make AoO's against someone with total concealment, but I could be wrong.

Well, hopefully Talathel can Force Bolt(tm) them into submission as none of us melee types seem to be able to do a thing about it. Let's hope they have low HP's. Looks like Tal did not take an action last round either, so maybe he's got two rounds of spells.

From the srd: You can't execute an attack of opportunity against an opponent with total concealment, even if you know what square or squares the opponent occupies.

I'm assuming I didn't get to act in the surprise round Bom :)
DM: If I want to cast, what's the DC for my concentration check?
(DC 10 + grappler's CMB + spell level)

Going to (ready to) throw my bolt at anyone of them that's going to cast to increase the DC.
1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Talathel looks down one instant before realizing the filth that is around him won't last forever.
"You have taken an item that belongs to us, filthy creatures, and have attacked us without cause. You will die for this!"

Knowledge arcana: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Don't want to metagame, but could I "think" how long this webspell will last?

Talathel readies his force bolt.

Talathel knows that this spell lasts ten min./level.

The bartender glares at Lecky and begins to cast a spell, at which Lecky and Talathel release their attacks. Both hit.

Concentration Check vs DC 25: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

She curses as her spell fizzles.

Initiative:
Ulionestia
Stullen
Lia
Bom
Lecky
Shoalo/Ahrmisa
Talathel

Stuller>Lia>Bom, I have Lecky's Round 2 action.

MAP

Lia continues to struggle against whatever it is keeping her from moving. "Who's attacking us?"

CMB to escape grapple: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

why do you hate me dice
AC 11, touch 7, FF 11

Bom rolled above and failed his grapple as well

Stullen CMB: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Stullen tries to break his bonds, but is unable.

Lia and Bom fail to break their bonds as well!

Lecky swings his polearm and puts an end to the bartender.

The two gillman continue to head toward the door, when suddely you hear what sounds like cursing, as the gillman realize their path is blocked by webbing. They turn and start trying to go around the other way. (Stoopid Gillman!)

Talathel and party are up!

I realized that breaking a grapple is only a Standard action, so Bom will have drawn a javelin from the round before

Bom continues to try and free himself from the webbing

CM Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Round 2:

Talathel says "The web will be about 10 minutes, so I'll have to light it to get us out quicker. Stand back!"

Talathel's eyes grow a fiery red as he exclaims the words of power needed to call upong his inner fire. The web starts sizzling and burns, but this shouldn't last longer than '10' seconds.

Cast flaming hands, placed it on the map.

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Round 2
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"Got it!
Lecky rushes in to the side to try and cutoff their escape,

Lecky double moves, placed it on the map.

Lecky, that is your round 3 action :)

Good catch lol

Talathel burns away some of the webs!

Bom tries to break his bonds and fails again.

Lecky rushes up toward the aquarium, trying to cut off any escape.

Initiative:
Stullen
Lia
Bom
Lecky
Shoalo/Ahrmisa
Talathel

Stullen and Lia!

MAP

I thought I posted that Stullun is dropping until something happens that he can help with... guess the post didnt take.

Lia continues trying unsuccessfully to break free.

CMB to escape grapple: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Stullen CMB: 1d20 ⇒ 7

Stullen and Lia try to break their bonds, but are unsuccessful! Their vision is starting to come back as they begin to see light amd darks areas.

The two gillman continue north around the aquarium, on a crash course with Sir Lecky!

Don't have acess to the map at the moment, but the gillmen will double move toward the north side.

Party up!

Lecky managed to see where they are heading and tried to trip one of them down!

Lecky moves within range of his guisarme,
Trip: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Bom nearly resigns himself to waiting until the web expires, but continues to struggle

CM Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9