GM Zahmahkibo's "Murder on the Throaty Mermaid"

Game Master Zahmahkibo

Map of the Throaty Mermaid



Recruiting up to six intrepid Pathfinders to escort an elven ambassador on his voyage home to the Mordant Spire, on which absolutely nothing goes horribly wrong when someone definitely isn't mysteriously murdered.

Scenario Info:

Though your adventure will not be devoid of combat, the scenario is heavy on investigation. Your quest will proceed noticeably smoother with the intelligent application of social skills and deductive techniques.

Such tools will serve you well in many areas, not the least of which will be in the completion of your special faction missions, the completion of which will determine whether you receive your second prestige point at the mission's end. Because this is a Season 2 scenario, PCs of the Andoran, Cheliax, Osirion, Qadira, and Taldor faction will experience richer role-playing opportunities, while those of the Grand Lodge, Sczarni, and Silver Crusade will have to suffice with the mission of one of the other five.

About Faction Missions:
If you have played PFS in the last several months, you will be familiar with secondary success conditions, hidden goals which determine whether a party earns the bonus 2nd prestige point on completion of a scenario. The reward method replaced the older system of faction missions, in which players were given faction-specific handouts at the start of the scenario with instructions on how to further their organization's goals while completing their main quest.

While most scenarios abandoned their faction missions entirely with the advent of the new rules, this particular adventure has instead converted them to secondary success conditions. If you have ever wondered what the old system was like, or have ever yearned for the retro experience of stealing everything not nailed down to satisfy Baron Jacquo's hoarder tendencies, this is the scenario for you.

General Requirements:

-Familiarity with Pathfinder rules in general, and Society play in particular. The PFS Guide to Organized Play and Additional Resources are the best sources for the latter, both available for free on this site.
-A legal PFS character of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level, with a complete pazio.com messageboard profile.
-An abbreviated stat block somewhere in the Classes/Levels field of your profile with essential values for yourself and any companions. One potential format with example values: HP 10/10 | AC: 18 /T: 13 /FF: 15 | Perc. +4 | F: +4 / R: +3 /W: +0 | CMB +5 | CMD +17 | Speed 20 | Init. +3
-Ability to interact with Google Docs, where maps will be hosted.
-The ability and desire to post at least once a day over the next few weeks. To demonstrate that you have read the above and confirm your eligibility, include the name of a musical genre somewhere in your post.

The Game Day doesn't begin until April 5th, but with so many tables already recruiting, it's in everyone's interest to establish their commitments ahead of time. Everyone who signs up by 11:59 PM (EDT) on Saturday, March 15th will potentially have a seat at the table. If I receive more than six signups, the final roster will be determined randomly. Otherwise, everyone will take aboard, and if we still have less than six, the remainder will be filled out on a first-come, first-serve basis.

--Signups--
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Grand Lodge

I would like to apply with Gilfroy here, a gnome illusion specialist. I know it's a bit classical of a choice, but he should do well to help rap up this investigation.


Glad to have you aboard, Gil.

--Signups--
1. Gilroy Fezziwig
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Hello, I'm new here, but excited to be involved.
I would like to apply for
Seran, a Druid that specialized in shape-shifting. He doesn't have an animal companion, and is an Aasimar.


Sounds good, Karasu. You'll need a separate alias set up for Seran, however. Take another look through the requirements section and make sure everything is in order.


Apologies, still learning about this site. I think I have everything in order. I misread, and thought you wanted me to simply create a him on extension of my main profile. I should be ready to 'rock now.

Sovereign Court

Zahmahkibo, if Oster finishes up his current playthrough of the Confirmation in time, he'd be happy to go on the voyage. I don't know if that will happen or not though.

The Exchange

Hello! I'd like to sign up with this character, Azeban Guitou.

Azeban seems to be very similar to Gilroy, but two deceivers in one party in an investigation? Should be fun.


Seran - Sorry if it wasn't clear, you need a completed character sheet in your profile, with all the same information you have on your paper copy. The exact format is up to you, but if you want an example, check out the other applicants in this thread. This all goes in the "About [Character Name]" field.

The condensed stats are for the "Classes/Levels" field, and will be visible in each one of your posts under your name. This is the quick-access information that makes it easier for the GM to resolve common checks and rolls.

Oster, hope you can make it. Azeban, glad to have you.

--Signups--
1. Gilroy Fezziwig - Sorcerer 1
2. Azeban Guitou - Sorcerer 2
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The first deadline has past, so the remaining two to four spots will be given to the first folks to show up with fieldable characters. If you're currently in a scenario, that's alright, as long as you have a reasonable assurance that it will have wrapped up by the 5th.

The Exchange

Huzzah. By the way, I forgot to mention, I like Post-rock. :P

Liberty's Edge

Brother Felinros is game...

Grand Lodge

I have seen the future, and it includes me involved in this scenario.
Halfling Oracle 1


Great to have you again, Felinros.

Jemarra - Glad you're interested. You'll need to put all your relevant character information in your profile, however. Check out Felinros' profile for another example of a good format.

--Table--
1. Gilroy Fezziwig - Sorcerer 1
2. Azeban Guitou - Sorcerer 2
3. Brother Felinros - Inquisitor 2
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Grand Lodge

How about a Level 2 dwarf shielded Fighter? Orik is ready for action, as he's been on the shelf for a while. With two-weapon fighting he will hit with his waraxe and bash with his shield when possible.

Liberty's Edge

I would be interested but I can't make up my mind which of my characters to use (except for the street performer).

Liberty's Edge

I decided my halfling filcher will try to join. Unless a different race/class combo would work better.


Ok, character statistics are up, still filling in back story.


Welcome, Orik and Boram.

--Table--
1. Gilroy Fezziwig - Sorcerer 1
2. Azeban Guitou - Sorcerer 2
3. Brother Felinros - Inquisitor 2
4. Orik Fistbreaker
5. Boram
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Seran - Is this a character you have used in PFS before? There are still some strange bits in your profile, like your lack of a faction and crazy high ability scores.

Grand Lodge

And here is my Bard 2.

Grand Lodge

I will have a full sheet for you later today.


Of the remaining players who have expressed interest, Hijikata Toshizo is the only one to have posted a profile that is both legal and complete (as far as I can tell). Welcome aboard this ship of scoundrels, Hijikata.

Oster, Seran, and Jemarra, sorry I couldn't make room for you guys. As is my policy, if anyone drops out, I will let you all know before I turn back to the forums for a replacement.

--Final Table--
Gilroy Fezziwig - Sorcerer 1 - Grand Lodge
Azeban Guitou - Sorcerer 2 - Sczarni
Brother Felinros - Inquisitor 2 - Andoran
Orik Fistbreaker - Fighter 2 - Grand Lodge
Boram - Rogue 1 - Andoran
Hijikata Toshizo - Bard 2 - Grand Lodge

I like this group quite a bit. We have a good balance of martial and magical, arcane and divine, combat and utility. With only three factions represented, the secondary missions will hopefully provide some fun flavor without stalling the main quest too much.

I'm opening up the discussion thread, and asking everyone to hop in and dot so that it shows up in your campaigns. Our start date is still a two and a half weeks away, but there's always a risk of people forgetting they signed up and dropping off.

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