[Game Day V][PFS PBP]GM Z..D.. Honor's Echo (Inactive)

Game Master Z...D...

Jirelle frowns. "Interesting. Something seems off about this place. If Master Remaio is an accurate read of his cousin, this seems completely out of character."

She takes to looking around for evidence of others' past or present presence besides Vereena's and the party's own.

The eastern part of the building is considered the museum. A broken grandfather clock on the southern wall announces the hour with a distorted chime. Shards of glass carpet the western half of the room around a series of shattered display cases. Paintings and tapestries cover the walls from floor to ceiling. Jagged rips and tears deface a grand painting of a heavily armored human woman slaying a red dragon.

Among the bric-a-brac is a silver signet ring depicting the pegasus sigil of House Alcasti. A gilded buckler and a mahogany case of calligraphy pens bear the same symbol.

For those with in the fenced in area is in what is considered the side yard. Barrels and bales of hay populate the scrubby yard. The fence has boards missing, which have been relocated to the windows and door.

Hakon is still reading through the letters and journal.Anything interesting?

perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Umm....perhaps this moght be Vereena? Poor thing...any idea hiw she died, Kyra?

Heal: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6.

Seelah looks on uncomprehendingly, waiting for Kyra to offer her skilled advice on the matter.

Wait, she's outside? So we would have spotted her before we came in?

Heal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Kyra does a cursory examination. "Would seem Remaio is down another relative."

"Though I see no signs of violence." She glances back at the others. "Though who buried her?"

Have we looked in that last room inside yet?

If we haven't, Seelah will definitely check it out.

Let's go....someone might need avenging. Merisiel says as she walks to the house, blade at the ready and a dagger waiting to be thrown in the other.

Who is going to be first to the door and what are you doing once you get to it.

"Kyra's right. No matter how she died, someone buried her in the yard. Meaning, someone knows she's dead."

"Let's check the rest of the house. If someone else was here, they might have left something. Someone could have been looking for something in the main room." Quinn opens the door to the last room.

Kyra nods, and follows along with Seelah and Quinn.

"These letters will be of particular interest to our sponsor. So, on to the next room then."

Is everyone's icon in place for the grand opening?

Moving on...

Quinn opens the door and a split second later a pitchfork comes falling out at him and catches him in the shoulder.

tRap vs quinns ff: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Combat Order: Round 1
Bold May Act
Merisiel
Kyra
#4
#3
Quinn
#1
Hakon
Jirelle
#2
Jean

What are these things, Kobolds?

Kyra steps to towards Quinn and quickly throws a protective spell on him.

Shield of Faith of Quinn, for +2 to his AC

Merisiel darts forward and tries to skewer the kobold with her rapier.

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 81d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 91d6 ⇒ 1

on phone...cant move token...moving to right below #3

Yep..good old kobolds...nothing special about these guys.
@ Merisiel there is a wall right below #3. You would have to go thrugh the door.
@Hakon, the pitchfork was on a rope as a swinging trap

Yep..good old kobolds...nothing special about these guys

Are those pitchforks reach weapons?

GM Z..D.. wrote:

Yep..good old kobolds...nothing special about these guys

Are those pitchforks reach weapons?

The pitchfork was on a length of rope and set to swing and strike the person who opened the door. They are wielding normal spears.

Seelah barrels through the door, and takes a swing at one of the kobolds.

Longsword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12, for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 damage.

Waiting on #3 & #4 to act.

Merisiel moves in and strikes at the kobold in the south end of the room. But does not seem to hit the creature.

Kyra lays a protective spell on Quinn.

#3 is going to attack Merisiel.

spear: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
piercing damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

#4 is going to move up to Merisiel and flanks her with #3 and attacks.
spear: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 1 + 2 = 16
damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

Combat Order: Round 1
Bold May Act
Merisiel
Kyra
#4
#3
Quinn
#1
Hakon
Jirelle
#2
Jean

Quinn stabs at the nearest kobold with his sword cane. Then he steps back to allow others to close gap. "Hold them off for a moment!"

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

The Kobold just dodges the strike from Quinn.

#1 Moves in on Merisiel as well and attempts to stab her as well. But misses her.

spear: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16
piercing damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Combat Order: Round 1
Bold May Act
Merisiel
Kyra
#4
#3
Quinn
#1
Hakon
Jirelle
#2
Jean

Hakon steps into the gap left by Quinn and takes two swipes at the Kobold in front of him.

Melee handaxe +2 (1d6+3/×3) and handaxe +2 (1d6+1/×3)

To hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

To hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

"Looked like you needed a little help there Meri."

Hakon drops the kobold in a fluid chop.

Combat Order: Round 1
Bold May Act
Merisiel
Kyra
#4
#3
Quinn
#1
Hakon
Jirelle
#2
Jean

Hearing the commotion at the other door, Jirelle rushes over to join the group at the doorway.

#2 takes the place of his fallen comrade and attacks merisiel.

spear: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 1 + 2 = 22
damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Combat Order: Round 1/2
Bold May Act
Merisiel
Kyra
#3
Quinn
#1
Hakon
Jirelle
#2
Jean

"Foolish creatures..."

Seelah takes a swing!

Longsword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12, for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 damage.

Kyra says another prayer, blessing her companions' efforts.

Cast Bless. +1 to Hit for all.

Merisiel steps on to the bed to get a better angle at the kobold. She lashes out with her blade.

attack: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 141d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 91d6 ⇒ 3

if i cant flank ignore that and just attack, then 5 ft step straight shead to get iut of fkank by kobolds

Jean and MErisiels attacks miss and Kyra blesses the party.

#3 follows in Merisiel's steps and attacks.

spear: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
piercing damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Combat Order: Round 2
Bold May Act
Merisiel
Kyra
#3
Quinn
#1
Hakon
Jirelle
#2
Jean

In the back row, Quinn grabs a vial off his belt and guzzles the alchemical concoction. He begins to grow in size!

Drink Enlarge Person extract!

#1 moves into flank with its comrade and attacks merisiel.

spear: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 1 + 2 = 16
piercing damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Combat Order: Round 2
Bold May Act
Merisiel
Kyra
#3
Quinn
#1
Hakon
Jirelle
#2
Jean

Jirelle attempts to dive past the kobolds blocking the door, then stabs one with her rapier.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 = 16
1d6 ⇒ 3

Hakon takes a double swipe at the lizard in front of him (#2) and then steps back. +2 flank bonus.

To Hit: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 + 2 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

To Hit: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 = 8
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Hakon connect once, leaving a decent wound in the kobold.

Jirelle makes it through the kobolds are and manages to finish off the one that Hakon injured.

Combat Order: Round 2/3
Bold May Act
Merisiel
Kyra
#3
Quinn
#1
Hakon
Jirelle
Jean

Seelah takes a swing at one of the kobolds.

Longsword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14, for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 damage.

Kyra moves into the room, moving to the back to try to assist Merisiel.

This will provoke from Kobold 3

Melee attack vs Kobold 1: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 2 + 1 = 23, for 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 damage.

confirmation: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4, for an additional 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 damage plus 2 fire damage.

attacking #3...if 3 is down swinging at the other one...just take off flanking and sneakattack

Merisiel tries to skewer the kobold with her blade.

attack: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 231d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 51d6 ⇒ 5

Jean wounds the kobold while Merisiel finishes him off.

Kyra comes in and cleans up the final combatant.

COMBAT OVER

As long as the PCs spend the required amount of time searching the fireplace, they are able to recover the documents about Honaria Alcasti’s life. The records provide detailed information about Honaria’s leadership, depicting her as a skillful leader with a brilliant command of tactics, and also reference her repeated inability to receive sufficient resources during some of her campaigns.

Remaio greets the PCs warmly. Over drinks, he inquires about Vereena’s health and lifestyle. If the PCs break the news of her death to Remaio, he is crestfallen, and discusses plans to host a proper burial and memorial service for her as soon as possible.

On to the next. Only one more part and then the finale.

Part 5: The Breakdown

As always it starts with a letter.

Knowledge History or Nobility

The PCs long journey through the foothills of the World’s Edge Mountains is uncannily desolate, and a lonely pall hangs over the entire trip.

A white marble tomb emerges from the shadow of a low mountain. Two composite columns frame the tomb’s tarnished silver door with cracked hinges. The rain-streaked relief of a pegasus head sits in place of a keyhole.

Knowledge, history: 1d20 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (10) + 7 + (3) = 20

Quinn nods at the note. "That makes sense. When the Empire of Tldor was falling, many nobles began to build tombs in remote locales to avoid robbers. Some contain magical curses and powerful guardians to protect the bodies and treasures. We should be careful about what we touch in there. Some notes indicate tomb guardians can only be harmed with weapons belonging to the noble house the protect."

He thinks for a moment. "I wonder if we could get Honaria's sword back for this trip."

I'm swapping out Quinn's Enlarge Person extract for a Comprehend Languages one

"Actually it need not be that particular weapon. Remaio, would you happen to have some weapons about that would serve us if the tomb does happen to have a guardian?"

@Quinn, unfortunately not. But hopefully you can find a family weapon in their tomb.
@ Hakon, Remaio is not with you all for this one. He just contacted you by letter and are just arriving at the tomb.

OK. I see that now. It was the part about "Remaio greets the PCs warmly. Over drinks..." that threw me. That was earlier, the letter was later.

Hakon will have a Detect Magic going when they get close enough.

"It looks like Taldor with a hint of Osirion" Kyra says sarcastically.

"Overly protected burial tombs are all the rage."

Well, I'll see what this key does.

Merisiel takes the key and heads to the keyhole, but checks for any traps or alarms before using the key.

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Merisiel heads to the door and does not locate any traps.

She pours some water on the door as intructed, and a key hole does appear.

Inside the main door, area 1, a large granite tablet covered with names and dates stands in the center of this small room. The tablet provides a chronological record of the Alcastis buried within the tomb. About halfway down the stone the list stops, ending with Honaria Alcasti, 4049 ar–4123 ar.

Moving us along, through the rooms with nothing in them.

The next room, area 2, contains a statue of a soaring pegasus rises above the pool of stagnant water in the center of the room. The pool in this room was once a fountain, but its pipes broke over years of neglect. Now the water is dusty and still.

As you go through the next door, area 3, somber statues of Alcastis past line this hallway, their hands broken apart and lying at their feet. A pile of shattered rubble lies strewn across the floor, the stone pierced through with abandoned spears and swords. The air is thick with dust and neglect.

perc: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

perc: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Seelah shakes her head ruefully.

"It's just so sad - this place must once have been quite grand, but it looks... forlorn, now."

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16.

She then casts a wary look in the direction of the next door.

"Did you hear that? There's something in the next room..."