Granta's Long Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Granta

"The moon watches over the safety of all her children. You have the spirit of the moon within you Norril. We should go and warn the Gillman. "

She looks at the skeletons, could they have been gillmen once?

"He may want to come and pray for his fallen fellows, if they were once as he is now."

Kembe watches and listens as the wise woman casts her magic spells and studies the jewelry on the corpse. He nods in agreement, not to mention interest as their mysteries are revealed. "I'd be happy to put either of those to use, especially the ring. Our teachings prohibit us from wearing traditional armor, but instead to anticipate the strikes of our foes. The ring sounds like it would make that job a bit easier if we were a bit slow."

Afterwards when discussing the elder gillman and his possible dead kin, Kembe nods along in agreement. "I will stop in and break the news of their passing and warn him of the hidden dangers here. Sejiri would you care to come with or?"

Interesting items, by all means Kembe. What a sad life wanting to be the ruler of the dead. Iuni pulls out her pen and jots a few notes.

Wonder what else this place has in store.

"The moonlight has no where to go here. Let us return to the gillman with our news and explore the other passage." says Forvenniel dreamily.

"I can't see a lifestyle so embroiled in the affairs of the risen dead as being good for one's psyche," Sejiri notes, clutching his staff tight in case of more threats. "A fine idea, we can warn the good gillman and pray to our respective sovereigns there are few more complications. Talking of which, I hope Janira is all right..."

Loot added to the Campaign Info tab. Currently I have Kembe wearing both items.

Uori is visibly annoyed at your repeated intrusions, "Yes?"

Works for me but don't be afraid to make use of one, I don't want to hog the loot.

Kembe bows to the man "My apologies, but we found some risen dead that look to be of your kin, skeletons. They have been destroyed if you want to complete any rituals with the remains. This note was found with a different corpse explaining things." He then proceeds to read the note aloud to the man before bowing and apologizing once more before heading back to the others.

"Be safe."

How... uncomfortable. Bad enough he is annoyed at us, should make him feel loads better now that we tell him other Gillmen have been found reanimated!

After Uori responds, Norril makes his way to the next tunnel. "Let's press forward and give him some time and space. He doesn't strike me as a fellow who wants to keep talking to us, regardless of what we may have to say."

He leans against the wall, arms crossed and one leg up while he waits for his party. What else lies in these tunnels? I never thought so much could be found beneath the earth. What else will I learn about while serving the Society? Those exams will be easy at this rate!

"And signs that they turned on the person who may have created them. But it appears he was trying to build an army of your folk, an undead army of them. There may be powers behind him that you need to be cautious of."

Uori carefully unfolds his robe and dons it, then packs several small belongings just as meticulously. "Thank you for bringing me this news. It is something I must attend to.

"How do I find this cavern you speak of?"

The gillman asks you to repeat the directions once, then nods and departs without another word.

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Maps

Round 1
Effects none
Terrain shallow bog (river)

• Arthur - 2 Strength damage
  
• Sejiri -
  
• Iuni -
  
• Kembe -
  
• Red -
  
• Green -
  
• Norril -
  
• Forvenniel -

The persistent glow of the bluish fungi dimly lights the way deeper below the Kortos Mounts. The tunnels broaden to reveal a shallow river that bisects an immense tunnel stretching to the north and south. To the east a small passage exits the chamber at a steep incline.

Two small, lizardlike creatures hiss at your appearance, load their bullets into their slings, and start whirling them around.

Arthur, Sejiri, Iuni, and Kembe are up. Now that you know there are dangers in these tunnels, I do assume that you are walking around with weapons in hand all the time.

Kembe travels unarmed for obvious reasons. He doesn't often use the temple sword except against extremely dangerous creatures he doesn't need the nonlethal option for.

Kembe's trained eyes immediately shift towards the scaly creatures wielding slings, he steps forward and takes a defensive posture before calling back to the group "What are these creatures threatening us? Do they warrant our concern?"

5' step and go full defense, +4 AC for a 21. Also have deflect arrows. Kembe isn't a super aggressive punch first ask questions later type.

Sejiri remains silent throughout the discussion with Uori, having nothing extra to say. When asked, he points out the way to the right cavern. Upon noticing the lizard-things, his hands tighten around his staff, but only when they load their slings does he spring into action. "I don't think we're welcome here, but let's try not to kill them," he posits, stepping forth and whirling his weapon. To the aggressors he calls, "Do either of you speak Taldane? If so, it would be wise of you to simply stand down and let us pass!"

Iuni rushes forward with Kembe and Sejiri. What are those things? Are they baby dragons whose wings haven't sprouted yet! I wonder if they breath fire!

Iuni gets excited at the prospect. She taps Sejiri with her holy symbol, Blessing of the Dawnflower

Since my action will depend on the kobolds' I will pop guidance on my attack for a total of 15.

⁞⁞⁞⁞ ROUND 1 ⁞⁞⁞⁞

‖‖‖‖‖‖‖‖ • Initiative: 1st • ‖‖‖‖‖‖‖‖

Arthur's eyes go wide as he realizes that his companions are not able to identify the lizardlike creatures in front of them as kobolds. “Kobolds!” Arthur explains, tightening the grip on his rapier. "Sneaky, crafty types..."

Through gritted teeth, he then whispers to his companions. "We should make the first move and attack...And we should also try and keep one of them alive. Kobolds are trap crafter, and if we take one of them, we use him to tell us about the traps they have surely placed around here..."
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Guidance is touch, so I moved Iuni forward one square.

@Kembe: Could you please put deflect arrows in the AC part of your tag line?

Maps

Round 1-2
Effects none
Terrain shallow bog (river)

• Red -
  
• Norril -
  
• Forvenniel -
  
• -----Round 2------
  
• Arthur - 2 damage
  
• Iuni -
  
• Kembe -
  
• Sejiri -

Arthur identifies their enemies, but doesn't want to be the first one to attack. Iuni moves up to support her allies, starting with Sejiri. Kembe also doesn't want to be the one to start the fight, and takes a defensive posture. Sejiri's quick reflexes enable him to wait for the enemies to attack though, and still get off his own shot first--and he takes down the green-scaled lizard with the shot! The other one glances a sling bullet off Arthur's shoulder, but doesn't do much real damage.

Everybody is up.

"They also don't do well with bright light,"Norril adds smugly. All your money and you don't know anything about kobolds beyond them being sneaky? "If anyone would like to use this, be my guest," his arm lazily holding out a loaded crossbow.

In fluent draconic, he continues "They are nothing but Kobolds, sniveling, whimpering, scum. Good-for-nothing fools the lot of them, a foe we will surely beat!"

Kembe nods towards the knowledgeable of the group, then proceeds to take a few quick steps and vault himself over the boggy stream with ease. He then plants his feet and changes course, heading up to the little fellas. "Its best you flee these sacred caverns little ones, I will not ask a second time." He then assumes a fighting stance.

Double move

"Do anything but run or stand down and I'll brain you," Sejiri calls over, although he is beginning doubt the kobolds understand the language. "Norril, what was that? Do they speak that? Perhaps you can relay the message, but there's no more need to kill, hurt as this might."

@GM -- thanks was originally going to cast on Kembe and moved there, then changed my mind and forgot to move up 1 more.

Seeing Sejiri make easy work of the kobold. Iuni taps him again, before he moves off. The goddess is good!

Oh kobolds that makes sense, never seen one before.

"They don't like bright light?" smiles Forvenniel.

"Then let the moon shine on him!"

Casts flare, DC 13

⁞⁞⁞⁞ ROUND 2 ⁞⁞⁞⁞

‖‖‖‖‖‖‖‖ • Initiative: 1st • ‖‖‖‖‖‖‖‖

Arthur grins, takes a deep breath and then performs a running start in order to leap across the shallow bog. The Pathfinders hopes to land in front of one of the kobolds.

As soon as he lands, Arthur tries a thrust with his rapier.
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Just before Arthur jumps across the stream, he steps on a dart buried in the dirt. Fortunately, his leap catches the kobold completely off guard, and the creature practically impales itself on the swashbuckler's rapier.

@Arthur: Please roll 4 Fort saves vs. poison. After the first one, others can take actions to help you.

Forvenniel quickly approaches Arthur.

"Let me look at that..."

Did we ID that cloak? If so....
"Someone throw the cloak over him..."

She tries to draw out the poison that was injected with the dart.

Arthur squints his right eye in pain, but tries to hold back tears. It wouldn't be very manly, right? Instead of crying, he lies down and grins confidently to Forvenniel. Mmm...An elf...She's...Wow, why does she scare me instead of attracting me?

***

For a moment, Arthur smiles, his train of thought taking him to remote and surely more beautiful places than the one he finds himself currently him. His mind flies to Sivarah, the wild elf he shared a night with before discovering she was a fleeing slave in search of protection. That accident caused him a lot of troubles with both the local authorities and the Chelaxian lord to whom the elf belonged. But it was worth every minute.

***

His dreamy eyes suddenly coming back to reality, Arthur cries in pain when Forvenniel starts to draw out the poison from him. "*Ouch!*"
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Norril watches on, face revealing nothing. I don't wish for him to suffer, but what did you expect leaping across a kobold's stream like that? Alas, healing is not my area of expertise. He clears his throat a little. "Uh... Hang in there, you're in good hands."

While Forvenniel helps Arthur through the worst of it, he takes the time to prod and comb over the area around the stream bed. After such a demonstration, it would be quite foolish not to take further precautions...

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Take 20 on perception to search for traps around the stream, result of 25

Norril spends several minutes carefully searching the stream bed, but doesn't find any other traps. And just as fortunately, Forvenniel's examination of Arthur doesn't turn up any poison.

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@Forvenniel: I don't think you did ID the cloak.

Maps

Round 1
Effects none

• Arthur - 3 damage
  
• Kembe -
  
• Iuni -
  
• Norril -
  
• Forvenniel -
  
• Sejiri -
  
• Minotaur -
  
• Janira -

The light of the surface world above provides a welcome reprieve from the blue and green fungus of the caverns below, and the light illuminates a stream whose water is hastened by runoff from a recent storm further up the mountains. A ledge to the west rises up to the nearby forest canopy.

Janira and the minotaur suddenly appear again, obviously exhausted and still fighting each other.

Everybody is up.

She hasn't managed to get away? This must be pretty bad...

Norril heads towards the fight, shouting words of encouragement as he goes. "To arms friends, a Pathfinder is in trouble!"

If I get close enough, I can try to put the thing on it's ass...

Forvenniel takes out the scroll of entangle she secured from Janira's backback and casts it. The grass around the Minotaur starts to writhe and grapple at the big creature.

"Beware the grass that moves, it will try to hold you still" she yells out loud, hoping to warn both Janira and her team mates.

Kembe moves up with Sejiri and draws out his sling and loads a bullet into it, standing next to his brother. "That's a large beast with a large axe, it may be best we try to soften it up with stone and arrow!"

Upon seeing Janira's predicament, Sejiri rushes forward and allows the power of the Calamitious Turn to course through him. "Hang on, Janira! Help is on the way!" He then looses off a quick bullet at the minotaur.

Oh Dawnflower! Janira is in trouble!

Iuni moves forward and raises her holy symbol. Bless us oh Sarenrae in our time of need!

Let's give Arthur another day; chances are the website was just down when he tried to post.

@Forvenniel: Minimum DC is 11, 10 + (1st-level) + (11 Wisdom).

@Sejiri: Loading a sling is a move action. You still hit from your original distance though.

Maps

Round 2
Effects bless, inspire courage +1
Terrain green circle (entangle), stream (rough water), log bridge (1/2 speed, Acrobatics)

• Arthur -
  
• Kembe -
  
• Iuni -
  
• Norril -
  
• Forvenniel -
  
• Sejiri -
  
• Minotaur - 7 damage
  
• Janira - disarmed

Kembe prepares to take down the beast from a distance, while Iuni gathers Sarenrae's blessing to her allies and Norril tries to inspire them even more. Forvenniel transmutes the undergrowth to try and pin down the minotuar, while Sejiri hits it right in the snout with a sling bullet.

The minotaur easily brushes aside Forvenniel's vines and moves out of the area, then tries to cut down Janira. For her part, the halfling dodges the large axe again and tries to make the beast drop it, but ends up losing her whip instead.

Everybody is up.

With all these projectiles flying at it, putting it on it's back probably won't be of much use.

Norril takes the hint from his allies and draws his crossbow. Iuni, I hope your goddess shines bright enough for this!

As the bolt sails wide, he has his answer.

"RUN JANIRA! LEAP THE STREAM!" He shouts, hoping to increase her longevity as she stand weaponless before the minotaur.
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I figured I would have already reloaded, but like you said, I didn't need to move to hit it.

"Indeed, Kembe, I don't fancy getting too close to it on its terms. But perhaps we can get it to come to us and keep away from Janira." Sejiri reloads and inches closer. Once ready he begins to twirl his staff again until it reaches peak speed, at which point he lets his bullet fly. "Leave her alone, beast! Come and face the wrath of Chaldira!" Try as he might to goad the minotaur, a part of the halfling hopes it will continue its attack on Janira, one which he tries to suppress whenever it makes an appearance.

Iuni rushes down toward the stream. Hey over here!

What am I doing rushing down here. Iuni thinks as she closes.

Double move

Kembe winces as he sees the small woman lose her weapon, he gives a nod to his brother before hustling down closer to the stream before letting his sling sing in the air above him, ripping a bullet in the direction of the large beast. "Come to us Janira, we are your salvation!"

Forvenniel rushes out of the cave, gasping at the sight of Janira, but happy to be bathed once more in moonlight.

As she exists, she grabs hold of one of the tanglefoot bags.

"A damsel in danger! Hold on, Janira!"

Arthur boldly tries to rush down toward the stream.

@Sejiri: Slings won't hold a bullet in place like a crossbow bolt. They need to be loaded right before firing.

Arthur and Iuni run toward Janira and the stream, but Kembe pulls up short and hits the minotaur with his own sling. Norril follows suit, but his aim isn't as true. Forvenniel moves closer while drawing a sloshing bag of liquid. Sejiri hits the beast yet again, and this time he catches the monster right in the eye before it even has a chance to blink.

Overwhelmed by the Pathfinders' ranged assault, the minotaur turn tail and leaves Janira catching her breath.

Great rolls! No healing needed, so just talk to Janira if you'd like.

Ah, that makes sense. Curse reality getting in the way of my plans...

Sejiri briefly considers firing again as the minotaur flees, but decides it dishonorable and having little point. The halfling thus contents himself with a shout of "And stay away!" He then follows the others across the stream to Janira. "Are you all right? I believe we have successfully explored the caves."

Rapid reload is really helpful for sling characters...

Basking in the moonlight, Forvenniel slowly dances towards the exhausted Janira.

"Lady Janira! You saved us! And we had such an interesting time in the caves. " She reaches up stretching as if to embrace the moon above.

"We met one of the gillmen and talked with him, although he told us little. And found an ancient temple, and undead army.. - well the start of one..." she seems excited and breathless at the same time.

"We used some of your gear though.."

Kembe watches Sejiri intently, interested to see what he'll do with the fleeing beast. A fine choice brother. Kembe then takes a few more steps and vaults the stream to help Janira. "Janira! Let me help you, are you wounded? Sit, rest." Kembe helps support the woman and gives her a look over for obvious wounds.

Though exhausted, Janira shows no lasting wounds. "Ooh, I'm so happy to hear my equipment was able to help you! But tell me all about this gillman! What did he say? Why did he come to the caves?"

Iuni offers her notes to Janira, Here's my notes the gillman wasn't very talkative, but I think it's a holy place for them, but not for Arodon even though it's one for him too.

Iuni looks over the others and somehow knows here path lies in a different direction as them. We've done well here, it's been so nice to have my confirmation with the rest of you. If our paths don't cross again may Sarenrae's light shine on you.

"The gillman told us little about why they come here. He was resting in a pool. " she says dreamily.

"Part of his 'spiritual journey'. It would seem a necromancer has been preying on his people making this journey, and animating their bodies.."

Kembe nods along with the others as he helps Janira get comfortable and rest, offering his waterskin. "He was meditating or praying, or both. He was agitated with our presence and disturbances, but seemed thankful for the destruction of the walking bones. He took his leave once we told him."

Kembe pulls out the potions he borrowed from the pack and returns them to the Halfling woman. "Your gifts were useful, but most of them we didn't need, here."

You have been stationed at the Grand Lodge in Absalom, awaiting assignment for a mission of utmost importance. Things finally seemed in motion when Venture-Captain drandle Dreng sent out a summons for available agents. Specialized in the history of Absalom, Dreng is known for putting off-duty agents to work on sundry tasks when he finds them resting within the city limits.

As you approach the meeting place, a hooded, hunched beggar bumps into Althera and holds out his palm, "Have you any coin to spare, fine folk?"

A moment later, the figure doffs his hood and you realize this senile face must be Venture-Captain Drandle Dreng, "Sorry about that. I always like to play a little joke on agents when I stumble across them during my jaunts into town. Now, why did I summon you fine folk here . . .?"

Dreng scratches himself in several places before continuing, "Ah, yes, the Wounded Wisp! I'm undercover now and can't stray far from here, so I need someone to retrieve a bottle of wine for me from that fine, fine establishment. It's one of Absalom's most storied taverns, you know, and one that holds a special place in the hearts and lore of the Pathfinder Society.

"The bartender is a woman named Heryn Gale, a fine, fine lady who inherited the Wisp after her father passed away from--oh, bah, I'm going to break my cover giving you a history lesson! If you could just go to the Wisp and tell Heryn you're there to pick up my bottle of wine, it would be most appreciated. I'll be around here for several hours at least, but try to hurry."

You may make this check untrained.