Game Day VI CORE Sun Orchid Scheme (Inactive)

Game Master GHembree

"Moment of truth." Jayori mutters quietly.

"Stand back from the doorway." He then directs his unseen servant to leave the central room, still carrying the glowing faux-vial.

I really can't see this working... but one can hope =)

Lannior still outside, tosses a treat to the dog and keeps watch for the returning guards. Waiting for the impending return of the others with the vials.

Nothing forces me to make the roll. I chose not to.

I was going to be useless either way in this combat, so I don't see the harm ;-)

Seeing Kent down in a heap after the altar's attacks, Whims couldn't help but quip.
"Gives a whole meaning to Down for prayer doesn't it? Anyone wants to go help bring him up? Looks like the altar is going after the decoy?" as she takes a defensive posture ready to move at the slightest notice.

Having no vial in hand, Tatiana casts stabilize on Kent and says.

He find something! May be the true vial here? as she point the "X" marked on the floor next to where Kent lies.

Ambush Map {link}

The unconscious, Kent feels increasingly cold grasp of death reach for his mortal coil.

Jayori Directs the unseen servant carrying the faux-vial to leave the central room.

The Animated alter follows squeezing out the secret door and taking useless swipes at the unseen servant decoy.

Remaining outside the transport, Lannior gives the dog another treat. He doesn't see any of the returning guards yet and it will be a while before the unconscious defenders wakeup.

Taking a defensive posture, Whims is ready to dodge if the alter attacks her.

Stepping up, Tatiana cast a magic spell that stabilizes Kent and points out the ‘x’ on the tile near the half elf fighter.

Party is up: Bold may act

Animated Alter:

Lannior:
Tatiana:
Whims:
Celebdan:
Hadanka:
Jayori:
Kent: 21+1=22 dam; stabilized

Tatiano looks for traps before trying to find a trap door.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

update post:

Determining there are no traps, Tatiana opens the secret compartment. Stashed inside the lead lined compartment is a single glowing vial of elixir.

I will take care of Kent, take the true elixir! she says while taking a step back from the compartment.

"Consider it done!" Whims winks she steps forward and retrieves the vial, palming it into one of her pouches to keep it hidden.

Whims will make a run for it and stealth as best as she can from this point on.

Sorry I didn't manage to post for the previous round. Paizo site was down for me pretty much the whole of yesterday, and work has been busy today.

Oops, got ninja'ed by Whims. Was going to unseen servant it also, but hiding it should work? *cross fingers*

Celebdan nods at Tatiana. "Come, let's do it together. It would be faster and he looks badly hurt." Celebdan moves in, crouches beside Kent, and lays his hand on him, channeling healing energy into him.

lay on hands on Kent: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Jayori follows the animated alter out of the room, having to keep in range of the unseen servant to direct it.

"I suggest we exit quickly, this ruse won't hold up forever." He calls back, as he goes.

He tries to lead the construct away from the way out. =)

Lannior continues to keep look out fighting the urge to go inside, but hoping things a well under control in there.

Ambush Map {link}

Determining there are no traps, Tatiana opens the secret compartment. Stashed inside the lead lined compartment is a single glowing vial of elixir.

Stepping forward Whims retrieves the vial and secrets it away into a pouch. The animated Alter can’t see the vial in her possession so continues to target the decoy vial held by the unseen servant.

Crouching beside kent, Celebdan lays his hands on the unconscious Kent healing some of his wounds, but he remains unconscious. (at -1)

Keeping an eye on the Altar and his unseen servant, Jayori keeps the Construct out of the way allowing the others to get away.

Outside, Lannior waits for the others to finish retrieving the elixir.

With the Altar distracted, the group can act freely to in order to escape the transport with the vial.

Animated Alter:

Lannior:
Tatiana:
Whims:
Celebdan:
Hadanka:
Jayori:
Kent: 22-3=19 dam; stabilized

I can't see the map. So someone please move me.
"Alright peeps. Here we go! It's gonna be one heck of a heist!"

With that said Whims immediately makes her run, keeping her head low and trusting in her spells to keep her safe.

Lannior readies the last dog treat, ready to toss it to the dog when his fellow Pathfinders emerge.

Ambush Map {link}

Making a run for it, Whims exits the transport without drawing the attention of the animated altar.

Feed another treat to the guard dog, Lannior watches as his fellow pathfinders emerge.

Moving Along:

The crew manages to revive Kent and exit the transport. The animated altar returns to its assigned guard position within the center room once the unseen servant dissipates. Your crew of pathfinders quickly leave the ambush scene before any of the guards return.

Later that day meeting at the prearranged location with Lady Ziralia for a debriefing she ask ”Please give me details about how your surveillance how you learned what from whom, How the operation went, any suggestions on improving the security and if you noticed anything suspicious during the reconnaissance or ambush?”

To be honest, it was way too simple to integrate into the guard force and find out there defense plans. That's definitely a weakness. Also the fact that the guards could be disbursed by Dancing Lights is pretty poor. Why would they ever let leave the coach area. Lannior says candidly.

"Leaving keys to the locks was yet another failure though the mechanism for opening the secret door was ingenious. No one would have caught on to it unless they were on the compound itself and noticed the worker's movements. The altar though gave Kent here a good whalloping but it could be avoided as well. I'll leave the details to that to the others." grins Whims and yet another wink towards Lannior and Jayori.

Jayori ponders Lady Ziralia's questions.

"As Lannior mentioned, it was way too easy to get inserted into the preparations." He observes. "You need a far more stringent vetting process."

"And we were not the only suspicious characters checking out the operation from inside." He glances over towards Celebdan, to let him explain this bit, as he actually interacted with the suspicious halfling character.

"Do you know a Prince Zinlo?" Jayori adds, later, once Celebdan is done. "During one of the guards' off nights, there were some strangers who seemed to be testing their allegiances. They mentioned trying to get them to go work for a Zinlo up in Aspenthar."

"Though whether there words were true or more of a ruse I could not say." He amends.

I think Kent found connections to Aspenthar nobles during one of his investigations into the halfling Boss lady... I'll let him interject that bit here!

"The construct was far too easy to circumvent." He continues. "You need to give it far more stringent activation instructions. We bypassed it with a few simple cantrips and a blanket."

And teach the dogs the exclusive trick!

One must be sure of the loyalty of guards and workers. Self no good at deception, yet still given trusted position in guard detail. Wagon should have outriders to scout for ambush. Guards with bows should be inside wagon to shoot out. Golem should not be so easy to fool. Controller for golem should be in wagon. If given no commands by controller, golem should kill all living until new controller give new commands.

Ambush Map {link}

Giving his opinions, Lannior details the weaknesses they exploited in spying and the ambush.

Adding details, Whims comments on poor security in the workshop, but complements the secret door trigger.

Making suggest, Jayori list a more stringent vetting process. He references other suspicious characters a halfling and strangers plying guards with drinks trying to get them to work for Zinio in Aspenthar.

Giving his advice, Hadanka suggest several improvements to the caravan security.

In response to Jayori’s question ‘Do you know Prince Zinlo?’, Lady Ziralia smiles as she replies, ”Apparently not as well as I though, He is my father, but fear not I believe in the sovereignty of independent city-states including Pashow. “.

Her mood darkens as she continues, ”As for the other spies, the agents I hired to monitor the heist also spotted another team lurking around the convoy’s route. I had hoped the interlopers were merely travelers lost in the desert, but with your information I believe there is another plot under ways to steal the real sun orchid elixir. Would you accept one further task from me to discretely track the interloper conspirators back to their camp and end their plot by what ever means necessary?”

Oh wait, I knew that... oops =)

That fits within orders given. Where they be now?

Indeed Princess - we will track them down. Lannior agrees.

"Sounds like more mayhem. Why not?" Whims is beaming at this point with a grin wide enough to crack her face.

Somehow you get the feeling she actually lives for this........

Kent have seens several lavish gifts and valuable luxuries among Lyshna’s belongings - the halfing transport's supervisor -.
I fear someone in your House is playing against your work my Lady.

Adds Tatiana.

We will of course tracks and stops the interloper for you and the safety of Pashow my Lady.

Camp Map {link}

Hadanka, Lannior, Whims and Tatiana all eagerly agree to track the interlopers down.

Following the spies’ trail during the day is simple leading to a camp near an oasis. Four dun-colored tents surround a small campfire, clustered beneath gaunt palm trees along the eastern bank of a shallow oasis. Two large pavilions loom over the rest of the camp: one dyed bright orange, the other emblazoned with the Aspis Consortium’s serpent insignia.

As the pathfinders stealthly approach the Aspis guards notice and raise the alarm ”To Arms!”, Moving forward to intercept they both draw and drink a potion.

Round 1: Bold may act
Tatiana and Whims can start with stealth anywhere in camp that provides them cover..

Aspis Guard Green:
Aspis Guard Cyan:

Whims
Celebdan
Ivira
Kent
Tatiana
Lannior
Hadanka
Jayori

No time to buff?

Sure, you have time to buff before approaching the tents.

Before setting off, Celebdan spends some time to activate a wand on himself, increasing his movement speed.

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Once the party has been spotted, Celebdan again starts seeing a rousing wordless tune that stirs the spirit of his party. While doing so, he strides forward, swinging his glaive threateningly, daring any of the Aspis snakes to draw near.

inspire courage: +1 attack, dmg, save vs fear
GM, Celebdan is wielding a reach weapon

Whims grins as she begins her buffs by first using her wands on herself and then once more reducing her size to even smaller.
Mage Armor, Shield, Reduce Person.

Once done eh makes her way slowly and carefully to avoid notice but it seems that they were spotted anyway!

Whims and Tatiana were not spotted so they still have stealth. The others were spotted. What is Whims new tiny AC about 25?

Correct. AC 25. I really should invest in something to up my AC lol.

Camp Map {link}

Striding forward, Celebdan starts singing an inspiring tune.

The unseen tiny Whims delays taking an action. (delay shifts her to next init group.)

Ivira moves forward "Dispose of them quickly men!" drawing her hand crossbow and firing at Celebdan, but the bolt bounces off his armor missing him, leaving behind a green oily smear.

Round 1: Bold may act

Aspis Guard Green:
Aspis Guard Cyan:
Celebdan
Ivira
Whims
Kent
Tatiana
Lannior
Hadanka
Jayori

Having everyone on the same init is so much easier in PbP! Delay Celebdan! =)

Is this the same day we went back and reported in?
Not that it matters for Jayori, I suppose =)

"It would seem we have snakes in the desert grasses." Jayori says, frowning.

"A surprise to no one, I suppose." He adds as he hurries forward to engage the nearest guard, drawing his trident as he goes.

Charge the cyan fellow (only way I can reach him in a single move!) Attacking for non-lethal damage.

melee vs cyan, charge, PA, bard, nl: 1d20 + 11 + 2 - 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 11 + 2 - 2 + 1 - 2 = 21, for 1d8 + 4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 4 + 1 = 17 non lethal damage.

AC is 22 for the round

Kent is currently awake, but at -1 hit points, so he isn't doing anything stressful ;-)

You didn't get healed? =)
Jayori would have made sure you were at least not in the negatives, if had come up! =)

Kent is currently awake, but at -1 hit points, so he isn't doing anything stressful ;-)

I assumed we had days of rest and travel to find the camp so everyone was back full. GM, is that not correct?

Hadanka screams a challenge a rushes the other guard, I will end you now! rage and charge

scythe att: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26, if hits, scythe dam: 2d4 + 10 ⇒ (4, 3) + 10 = 17

Yeah, Celebdan has tonnes of healing available from his wand.
GM, Celebdan will delay at his next turn to go together with everyone in the block.

Tatiana decides to get into the tent with the Aspis on it. She hopes to get any documents proving the involvement of the nefarious Aspis with Aspentar.

Stealth: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Yes you would have time to heal full. Lady Ziralia would offer the services of her cleric if nessary. As for resting over night the scenario hints that tracking down the Aspis is the same day as the ambush, it dons’t affect the events if you wait until the next day.

Camp Map {link}

Drawing his trident, Jayori rushes forward and whacks the cyan clad aspis guard severely bruising him.

In a raging charge, Hadanka nearly cuts down the other guard with a nasty wound.

Sneaking around, Tatiana enters the main Aspis tent.

Moved Celebdan into main init block for next round.
Round 1: Bold may act

Aspis Guard Green: 17 damage
Aspis Guard Cyan: 17 NL damage
Ivira
Celebdan
Tatiana:
Hadanka:
Jayori:
Whims:
Kent:
Lannior:

Lannior takes a few steps forward and fires an arrow at the Aspis leader, Ivira .

Darkwood Composite Longbow + PBS + IC + Favored Enemy: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 21
damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 8

Move to move, standard to shoot

Assuming Ivira is a human I added is favored enemy, if not subtract 2 for to hit/dmg.

Sorry for delay this is the first time I've checked that the site has actually been up!

Kent adjusts his position, and starts firing at Ivira.

MW Mighty [+2] Darkwood Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23, for 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 damage.
MW Mighty [+2] Darkwood Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6, for 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 damage.

Site down bad. Bad I tell you!

Whims slowly but surely makes her way around the tent, peeking to see if she's being noticed. Readying herself to make adash for safety if needed and trusting in her companions to handle themselves.

Camp Map {link}

Shifting forward, Lannior just misses the human Aspis leader due to soft cover from the others.

Also adjusting, Kent sends a volley of two arrows hitting Ivira with one moderately wounding her.

Continuing to skulk around, Whims watches for an opportunity.

Both the Green and Cyan robed guards strike out at their assailants using a flurry of unarmed strikes. The Green one hits Hadanka with a critical to the chest followed by a round round. The Cyan one misses Jayori with both strikes.

(Hadanka, Make a Fort DC 15 save or drop items in hand and be stun for 1 round.)

Ivira rapidly reloads her hand crossbow before taking a moment to study Lannior lining up her shot before firing a bolt hitting him just barely.
(Lannior, Make a Fort DC 14 or be poisoned and take 1 Con)

Round 2: Bold may act

Aspis Guard Green: 17 damage
Aspis Guard Cyan: 17 NL damage
Ivira: +10= 10 dam
Celebdan:
Tatiana:
Hadanka: +3+5+8=16 damage, Stunned???
Jayori:
Whims:
Kent:
Lannior: 4 dam, poisoned???

hp 16 of 38 (while raging)
Ok since same day, I'm down another 3 rounds of rage. No problem.

fort save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
That the best you got?!? while sliding to the right to get closer to the woman with the crossbow.
scythe att: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18, if hits, scythe dam: 2d4 + 10 ⇒ (4, 2) + 10 = 16

Tatiana begins to search for anything hidden inside the tent before taking the obvious.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

DC14 Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Lannior lets out a surprised wail as the poisoned bolt strikes him, Aaahh!

He fights off the poisonous effects and undeterred circles around for a clearer shot and let's fly.

DCL + PBS + IC + FE: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 24
damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 12

move to move, standard to fire