GM Xynen's PFS Group (Inactive)

Game Master Xynen

When the smoke starts pouring out of the kitchen, Ollo rushes outside with the others and stands staring, gapejawed, at the *supposed* conflagration. Looking around at the bystanders he tries to help keep up the ruse.
"Do yer buildin's normally be that flammable? That's goin quick! Where are the city guards? GUARDS!! GUARDS!! FIRE AT THE INN!!! he finishes with a bellow that sends nearby bystanders cringing in half deafness.

He then goes over to the innkeep and tries to help those restraining Pal. "Get a hold of ye' self, man! Ye can'ot go back in there! Whats so important ye'd risk life 'n limb?"

I figured that involving the guards could only make for more confusion.. lol

Aarion begins ushering people away. " Everyone needs to move along! Out of the way for the responding authorities! Anyone in the way could find themselves in the stockade! Move along!"

Knowledge (Local): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 (On the people talking to the agent.)

Not sure which of these is needed to get them to move along, so I included both.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Knowledge (local) (untrained): 1d20 ⇒ 4 DC 10 Max, but it doesn't matter

Ai looks at the chaos she's caused, and then at how orderly the exodus has been, and grins to herself. Picoperi would be pleased. He'd be so pleased. She steps further into the smoke and shifts into her anthropomorphic fox-form, just to break up her profile a bit. She takes just a second to admire how the cinnamons and blondes of her fur make her look in the smokey room before spring back into action.

As she glances around the room, she sees the Kortos agent still inside and takes a moment to think about the two men trying to help him. She shakes her head and joins Aarion, ignoring the big man and the two would-be helpers in favor of grabbing the agent's hand. "Sir! please come with me. Our mutual friend sent me in when we saw the building ablaze. We're going to meet at a different tavern, the Wandering Eye, across town. You have one hour! Go!" She turns on her heel and starts leaving, trying her best to pull Sareth to his feet and get him out of the building.

Bluff: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31

Ollo please give me a bluff check to go along with your shouting.
So far I have not had to reveal the mechanics of this part of the scenario because you've all been rolling high enough, but this time I'll need to do some quick explaining.

The party as a whole needs a certain number of individuals to succeed in their checks, whichever they are, to complete the task. If not enough of the party succeed they may choose to try again, but the entire party must roll second checks . In this instance I have two rolls from Aarion and Ai, so I'll count those as first and second checks. Ollo must hit a DC17 with his first check, if he doesn't he may roll again. I'll need rolls from Narika as well (also DC 17), and if still needed to push the party from failure to success I'll roll for Talon.

Huh. Interesting mechanics. Narika did roll a 17 on her Bluff check on the preceding page, so would that count?

Narika's roll was made during step 2, and counted toward the success of that part of the plan, but she'll need to roll again for the final stage which we are currently in.

I can do a bluff at +2.. or would you rather a diplomacy roll for trying to interact with the barkeep? I figured anyone can yell for help.. but I was actively trying to convince the man not to go into the building and to talk to me. Besides, my Diplomacy modifier is +6! lmao. Either way is good.
Which ever way you want to roll: 1d20 ⇒ 7
+2 Bluff, +6 Diplomacy

Edit: Well, hell. I guess it doesn't matter too much anyways.

Diplomacy works too, you can make a second roll Ollo.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

When the distraught man does not answer Ollos first question, he takes hold of the mans shoulder and turns him face to face with the dwarf and repeats his question.

Edit: NICE! got the roll square on the nose!

As Ollo finally convinces the bartender that whatever it is he's trying to save isn't worth his life the man finally stops struggling and follows everyone else out of the building.

Ai convinces Sareth to stop pacing by the front of the building and he rushes after her, not even stopping to consider if he's ever heard of the wandering eye. The kitsune is able to easily lose him after just a couple blocks.

Aarion successfully frightens the remaining bystanders to go home, with the help of the guards that came rushing over at Ollos call. In all the commotion he can see a young woman round a corner and stare at the crowd gathered around the Oyster. She rushes over to a guard and has a brief argument with them that you can only catch a small part of.
"Look lady, I don't care that you had a meeting. No one is going in that building until we know exactly what happened! You'll have to reschedule." Frustrated, she turns and leaves, occasionally turning back to scan the crowd, but before long she completely gives up and walks out of sight.

Congrats pathfinders you have successfully disrupted the meeting without revealing yourselves or your true intentions. Although you have made quite a commotion and probably want to lay low for a little while.
You still have a few options. You can return to the sewers later in the evening and look again for Laszo, or you may attempt disrupting the shipment on the Blue Dragon's Bite.

We caused just the correct amount of commotion! We're Pathfinders, after all!

Ai finds a nice quiet place in an alley and proceeds to shift back into human form. she pulls her hair out of her robes, giggling as the ends tickle her back, and then rejoins the group. As they leave the scene of the 'crime', she smiles, looking up at the bigger members of the group and then down at Narika. "That was fun! I do hope no one's mad about all of that, but I think it would be unwise to go back to that bar again anytime soon."

Her grin fades, and she sniffs herself thoughtfully. "I am not looking forward to those sewers again. The stink was unbelievable! Do you suppose we'll be able to find the Leper this time around, or do we need to consider plan B? Not that it'll be easier, but it might be less...disgusting."

I still think finding Laszo is the best option.

Aarion nods to Jian-Wei's question. "I think it is the best of the two options. Putting the alchemist out of business would be service in it's self. Whith what we now know, I think we will catch him this time around."

I vote for heading back to the sewers.

"Yeah, I still want to make sure no one else can be enslaved to that stuff. No one else should have to suffer like he did..." Narika trails off as she gets lost in thought. In case it's not clear, she's voting for seeking out the alchemist again.

Would you prefer to head down early and potentially ambush Laszo, or go down later when you can be sure he's there?

I'm OK with the ambush, if everyone else is. We could even try and blend in as addicts.

The ambush is fine with me.

If we do the ambush, Narika again uses a mage armor before we enter the sewers.

I'm also find with the ambush.

The sewer map is still up, place yourselves where you wish to be. Let me know here or on the discussion tab when you're placed.

Sorry for going MIA. Busy, busy weekend (Tis the Season, ya know). The ambush plan works for me.

Talon climbs back down into the sewers and follows Ai into a hiding spot, settling in for a wait.

Talon's current spot on the map works. Also, has anything changed since we got down here?
Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 10
Stealth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Sorry guys. Rough day. The ambush works fine.

While waiting, Ollo decides to explore a little and check out the room across from the ladder.
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Once that is complete, he will try and find a suitable place to hide.
Assuming we have time, Ollo will take 20 for hiding near the workbench, using debris from the tunnels to hide him. My base is -3, but I can't find the PRD regarding this right now, so I will leave it up to you, all mighty GM, to determine a numerical value for how sluethy a loudmouthed dwarf can be!

Narika is trying to 'hide' by being in a group of people. Is that a disguise or stealth check?

As the party arrives at the sewers a little before sunset, they may or may not be surprised that the junkies have quite literally not moved from this morning. The water level is a bit higher this time, about two feet deep, though it doesn't look or feel like what you'd expect of sewage, in fact it seems almost clean.

The four drug addicts are sweating, shaking or mumbling to themselves, barely coherent and clearly going through withdrawal, they make no move to greet the party, nor do they notice when the group quietly sits down around them and waits. Despite the constant ramblings in the background and the overwhelming smell, the party waits for the better part of an hour, even Ollo has managed to maintain his ruse as a pile of flotsam near the workbench. I've placed you by the workbench Ollo

Finally someone descends the ladder. Anyone paying careful attention can see that this is definitely Laszo. The man frequently pauses to scratch the nasty lesions on his skin as he mumbles to himself, pulling pages from pocket in his clothes and reading them as he steps over the junkies and passes by the party without so much as a second glance.

So absorbed is he in his notes that it's not until he actually makes it to his workbench, near the giant rat statue before stopping and looking around the room.

He scratches at his skin while he works, then, finally, producing a vial similar to the one Aarion found this morning he turns to the addicts in the tunnel. "Time for your daily dose!" As he jiggles the flask in his hands the four humans start slowly crawling toward him, they barely look able to breathe but are somehow working up the energy for another hit of whip. Narika realizes it won't be long before she finds herself exposed as the junkies she's blending with move toward the strange alchemist.

Your move Pathfinders, what do you do now?

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Ai steps out around the corner, trying her best not to splash the almost-clean water as she makes eye contact with the back of Laszo's head. As she does, she conjures her happiest mental images of naptime as a child and falling asleep with arms around...well, not that one, maybe, but there's plenty of other tired memories to pool. The mental shove is less powerful than the one she used on Pal the Barkeep, but still plenty...hopefully.

Hypnotic Stare: -2 to Will (Targeting Laszo).
Casting Lullaby (DC 15 Will Negates): -2 to Will saves vs. Sleep effects, -5 to Perception. The purple circle represents the burst radius.

Narika suddenly stands up straight and holds out her hand. A missile flies out from her hand, striking the alchemist. magic missile spell

auto-hit
damage:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

[b]"Take that, you peddler of slavery in a bottle!"[b] she yells.

Magic missile can't hurt the others who are around. Also, maybe if I yell and do something showy, they will flee so they don't get hurt.

As Ai and Narika both cast their spells Laszo is bombarded with a magical assault. He shrugs off his sudden drowsiness but still takes a hit from the magic missile and grunts in pain. "Who are you? Come to steal my Whip?"He slams his fist on a pipe next to him, summoning a large beetle. The bug lazily enters the battle, having been effected by Ai's lullaby spell. The addicts stare wide eyed at Narika but all quickly succumb to the spell as well, many opting to lounge in the water and close their eyes. Cross a square containing a drug addict will count as difficult terrain, but they are not participating in the battle so can be otherwise ignored.

Laszo Will DC 15: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 - 2 = 22
Bug Will DC 15: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Bold May Post
Round 1
Talon
Laszo -3dmg - subject of hypnotic stare
Narika
Ai
Bug -2 to sleep effects
Ollo
Aarion

Edit: You may all take a surprise round action as well. Thanks for the reminder Aarion. Ai and Narika, obviously have used their surprise round actions.

Shield of faith -0/20 rds.
AC-23/T-16/FF-20/CMD-19

Aarion stands tall and embraces the holy symbol that is hanging around his neck. With confident words, he prays to Sarenrae for a blessing of protection.

Assuming we have surprise, Aarion would cast shield of faith as his half action during the surprise round.

Surprise round + 1st round

Talon rushes into the room, dodging around the sleeping addicts to splash to a stop next to the beetle, onto which he slams his massive blade. ”Laszo! Stand down! Don’t force our hand here!”

Surprise round move. Then finish moving into position (flanking with Ollo) and attack the Beetle.
Greatsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
damage: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 4) + 6 = 11
.
The Scorpion’s Aid Another to AC goes against the Beelte. If Talon manages to take it down in one hit, put it against Laszo, instead.
Scorp, Aid Another, DC 10: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Alright once I have Ollo's surprise action I'll resume normal combat.

Sorry for my delay. I just started a new quarter at school this week, and it is already kicking my backside.. hard.

As Laslo is entering the tunnel and moving around, Ollo attempts to discern if the man in front of him is evil. More flavor than anything, but using Detect Evil on Laslo.
Once the battle gets going, Ollo jumps up from his concealment and draws his mace.

Aarion shields himself from harm. Ollo Detects that Laszo is, in fact, an evil little man. Talon rushes into battle but fails to connect with his first attack. Laszo takes a 5 foot step away from the Pathfinders flanking him and produces a tiny vial that he immediately drinks from. "My secrets are not yours to have!" he shouts at the party, eyes wide from panic.

Bold May Post
Round 1
Talon
Laszo -3dmg - subject of hypnotic stare
Narika
Ai
Bug -2 to sleep effects
Ollo
Aarion

Ai begins to cast a spell, bringing forward her most relaxing thoughts and hoping to capitalize on her previous mental messages.

Casting Sleep. It'll be ready next round!

Narika moves around so that she won't hurt anyone else, and then lifts her arm. A spray of bright colors splashes out from her hand at Laslo, avoiding everyone else.

casting color spray, will save to negate dc 15

Source for spell details if needed:
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/spells/colorSpray.html

length of time unconscious, blinded, and stunned if 2 or less hd:
2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

length of time blinded and stunned, if applicable:
1d4 ⇒ 4
(if 3 or 4 hit die, just blinded and stunned; if 2 or less hit die, blinded and stunned this long after above unconscious time)

Wow, after seeing those rolls, I really hope he fails the save!

Laszo once again shrugs off another magical assault, smiling as the vibrant colors pass by him. "Nice try darling." He sneers.
Laszo Will: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 4 - 2 = 19

The beetle is unfazed by Talons assault, barely reacting as his sword passes over it. From it's rear come a pulse of light so bright that it stings the eyes of those nearby, including Laszo.
Laszo Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 111d3 ⇒ 2

Bold May Post
Round 1
Ollo
Aarion
Round 2
Talon DC 12 Fort save or dazed 2 rounds
Laszo -3dmg - subject of hypnotic stare, dazed 2 rounds
Narika DC 12 Fort save or dazed 2 rounds
Ai
Bug -2 to sleep effects
Ollo
Aarion

Ollo calls out in a thundering voice that shakes dust from the cobbles above the fight.
"BY THE MIGHT OF TORAG, YOU WILL FALL THIS DAY. YOUR EVIL PLOTS SHALL LIE IN TATTERS AT YOUR FEET AS YOU FALL INTO IGNOMINIOUS DISREPUTE AND FADE FROM THE VERY MEMORY OF ALL YOU HOLD DEAR."

Very fancy way of saying that I have just declared my smite target! +3 AC vs Laslo.

After his declaration, Ollo steps forward and brings his mace to bear.
Attack: 1d20 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 3 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

Talon Will, DC 12: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Scorp Will, DC 12: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15; though the familiar is immune to mind-affecting effects

Talon’s eyes unfocus and he sways gently in place.

I'm going to go ahead and roll Narika's will save now, just to keep things going smoothly:

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

ugggh, I guess Narika isn't going to do anything this turn, either.

Ollo takes a mighty swing, bolstered by divine grace, and manages to his Laszo in his dazed state, though just barely. Talon's eyes glaze over as he too is stunned by the beetles light. Aarion is on delay. Laszo remains stunned where he stands. Narika is also seeing stars from the beetles attack and can not act this round.

Bold May Post
Round 1
Aarion - Delay
Round 2
Talon DC 12 Fort save or dazed 2 rounds
Laszo -3dmg - subject of hypnotic stare, dazed 2 rounds
Narika DC 12 Fort save or dazed 2 rounds
Ai
Bug -2 to sleep effects
Ollo
Aarion

Un-delayed

Aarion studies the bug carefully and takes a shot with his longbow.

(Move equivalent action) Study target on the beetle, (Standard action) Attack the beetle with Longbow using pointblank shot.

(Attack) MW Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 16 (+1 Study target, +1 Pointblank shot.)

(Damage) MW Composite Longbow: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 13

(Note) I can't access the map at the moment, so I am unsure if I am close enough for pointblank shot. If I am to fare away then reduce the attack and damage by one.

Point blank or otherwise Aarion has obliterated the flash beetle! I'll remove it from the map when I'm home in an hour or so.

After reviewing the map, I don't think that would have hit. Beetle appears to have softcover -4 and is engaged in melee -4. So unless Talon is no longer threatening the beetle because of the dazed condition, I would have been at -8 on the attack.

A dazed combatant does not threaten. I have now removed the beetle since I forgot to earlier.

Ai fills her mind with moments of slumber. Her brother rolling back over as she tries to wake him. Her father and mother exhausted after a hard day's work in the rice paddies. Then, she shoves, hard this time.

Finishing the cast of Sleep, DC 16 Will Negates. Should target two druggies and our friend Laszo.

Ai completes her cast but Laszo proves that his will is indomitable and he shrugs off yet another magical assault even as the junkies around him drift to sleep and slip beneath the water.
Laszo Will DC 16: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 - 2 = 18
A full round cast finishes just before your turn Ai still has her action for Round 2

Since everyone is stunned for one more round Ai, Ollo and Aarion can take 2 actions each, Talon can take his 4th round action but I would suggest waiting until the others have posted. also I forgot to add in Ollo's damage from last round, that has now been included.
Bold May Post
Round 2
Ai
Ollo
Aarion
Round 3
Talon - dazed 1 round
Laszo -8 dmg - subject of hypnotic stare, dazed 1 round
Narika - dazed 1 round
Ai
Ollo
Aarion
Round 4
Talon

Cool. Wanted to see how that resolved.

Ai growls to herself in frustration, instead drawing and leveling her crossbow.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Damage?: 1d8 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (4) = 5

Ollo or Aarion get +1 to their damage this round, depending on who hits first, due to Painful Stare. My attack would have taken it, but it, you know, missed.

Ollo keeps up the pressure, swinging his mace at the evil little man.
Attack Rnd 2: 1d20 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 3 = 8
Unfortunately, he is distracted by the helpless junkies possibly drowning.

Attack Rnd 3: 1d20 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 3 = 9

He takes another swing, but obviously his concern lies more with rescuing rather than harming.

GEEZ!!! The dice roller HATES me tonight!

Shield of faith -3/20 rds.
AC-23/T-16/FF-20/CMD-19

Aarion draws back his powerful longbow and fires two more shots at the alchemist.
.

(Free move action) five foot Northeast, (Move equivalent action) Study target on Laszo, (Standard action) Attack Laszo.

(Attack) MW Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 8
(Damage) MW Composite Longbow: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 9

(Standard action) Attack Laszo.

(Attack) MW Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 25
(Damage) MW Composite Longbow: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 13

(I'm not sure if this is round 2 and 3 action, or round 3 and 4 action.)

I get a round three? Here goes!

Cursing loudly, Ai reloads and fires again, then waits to see the probable results... "Shit."

Crossbow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Damage?: 1d8 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + (1) = 9

Maybe. If not, someone else can have my Painful Stare point of damage. Just make sure say you're using it so no=one else gets confused.

Ai and Ollo take their shots at the dazed Laszo but are unable to hit. Aarion however, on his second shot, lines it up and an arrow embeds itself deep into the alchemists shoulder.

Round 4
Talon
Laszo -22 dmg - subject of hypnotic stare
Narika
Ai
Ollo
Aarion

Shield of faith -4/20 rds.
AC-23/T-16/FF-20/CMD-19

Round 4 action

Aarion knocks another arrow and lets it fly directly at the alchemist.

(Standard action) Attack Laszo. (Assuming he is still standing.)

(Attack) MW composite Longbow: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 22
(Damage) MW Composite Longbow: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 6

Talon shakes off the daze then steps forward, his head sprouting horns as he goes. Horns and blade crash wildly down on the man.

Swift to activate Battleshaping for Horn. 5' step, then full attack.
Greatsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
damage: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (2, 6) + 6 = 14
.
Gore: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
.
Scorp, Aid Another: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20