Nixie's Skulls & Shackles (Inactive)

Game Master MayDay

"Fascinating, hands of a man, but head and feet of a crow." Ix says looking at the book with real interest.

Damn Ix, you were too slow again. He thinks as Teemo disappears.

Kaz quickly grabs the chest and walks to the bookie.

All this on Jambo! He winks to his friends and heads to join the races.

The bookie puts the chest on a scale and writes down the weight. Then he hands it to a little boy who takes it outside...must beat him with stealth VS his perception to follow 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9.

At the track you see something amazing. Teemo descends into his spot in the stands among the drunken screaming pirate crowd on his dias...suspended by a freakin hot air balloon. Bithia remains chained up at his feet - er - flippers.

Jambo's owner helps Kaz up into the saddle. Okay, son, 3 laps: 1500ft. All you gotta do is hang on. Oh, and defend yourself of course. Strange advice, you think to yourself.

Sandara takes up a position at the top of the stands in the CENTER of the circle. She has a commanding veiw of the whole track here. But there is also another women up here: a slender black skinned women with an elaborate gold headress. Here eyes are pure white, no pupils. She holds a gold staff.

Anyone who goes to the track: we are about to start combat rounds. can we do this encounter old school or do we really really need a map?

Following the chest...stealth: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

"Might need some muscle getting down to the chest and back up again" says bucket as he attempts to be stealthy and mouse like following after the boy.

stealth: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (19) - 1 = 18

Bucket is amazed at how quite he actually is in studded armor and how well he blends in to his environment. Bucket takes the time to contemplate Ix. A cat folk who is not a cat folk but looks like a cat folk. One who is interested in looking at dead things guts apparently, judging by what he was saying to Teemo. Bucket entertains the possibility that Ix might be of the race of beings that are continually reborn over and over again and perhaps he probably dissected and tortured to many of his neighbors' cats as a child in a previous life. That last thought made him chuckle.

"Damn, be careful and focus Bucket, or your gonna end up giving yourself away dammit!" Bucket thinks to himself.

You guys are amazed at how the boy seems to be walking down pirate infested boardwalks with a chest full of gold. He doesn't seem concerned about being robbed. A left, a right, two more rights and a left and you find yourself at the end of the boardwalk. The boy walks out into the sand dunes about a hundred yards. He hopps up and down until he hears a hollow wooden sound. Then he opens a trap door under a thin layer of sand. Down boy, down! the boy yells and he tosses an apple into the hole. Then he tosses the chest down.

is this where we fight the Rancor? LOL

ROUND 1
There is a gunshot. The goblinoid screams as the mechanism launches him around the track. The lizards are off.
1: 1d20 + 79 ⇒ (20) + 79 = 99
2: 1d20 + 79 ⇒ (13) + 79 = 92
3: 1d20 + 78 ⇒ (11) + 78 = 89
4: 1d20 + 81 ⇒ (13) + 81 = 94
jambo: 1d20 + 82 ⇒ (9) + 82 = 91
The announcer starts to call the race and it looks like it's number 1 with a good start followed by 4 and following close behind. Jambo Jambo stumbles off the blocks and #3 is just a nose length behind...

That's when to Kaz' surprise, the shirtless pirate riding next to him holding the reigns with one hand raises the other and tries to stick a trident into Kaz's eyes!
trident jab: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 miss
ride DC5: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Oh, so THAT's how it's gonna be Kaz thinks...

Ix watches the race for moment before looking about at the crowd. He is particularly looking for people geting ready to throw things and what they are planning to throw.

Just about everybody. It's not going to be pretty. But amid the roaring laughter and rum drinking you cat eyes catch this breakdown:

crowdy1 lettuce at 1
crowdy2 tomato at jambo
crowdy3 mango at 1
crowdy4 french loaf at 2
crowdy5 lettuce at 2
crowdy6 lettuce at 2
crowdy7 tomato at jambo
crowdy8 tomato at 3
crowdy9 lettuce at 3
crowdy10 tomato at 4
crowdy11 lettuce at 4
crowdy12 lettuce at 4
crowdy13 mango at jambo
crowdy14 mango at 3
crowdy15 box of tic tacs at 1

box of tic tacs?

Oh wait. No, it's a mango.

"Lets check it out" Bucket whispers to Calin as he approaches the trap door stealthily. If it's open he carefully peers in, if it's closed then he listens at the trap door.

"Should we wait for the kid to leave?"

The kid closes the trap door then he does leave, skipping and sucking a lolly pop all the way home. And at the trap door bucket hears water dripping but nothing else.

Didn't you guys ever see Men In Black? The scene were they are testing Will Smith in a shooting scenario, and all the monsters and aliens pop up, but Will shoot's the little girl target right in the head. When asked why he said something like A cute little girl walking alone in a neighborhood like this un afraid.. she is trouble... just Like this little boy LOL.
"That scrap of a boy didn't set no traps mate, do you think we got time to find an apple though? I be no keen on finding out what be down there without hedging our odds of survival" Says Bucket

"Or do you think we should just go and lift her up and jump down it's throat?" as he approaches the trap door area tying the cords from the handle of his boarding axe around his wrist. clearly ready to open it.

I don't want to leave anyone out.

"Hold up a sec, I'll grab the others"

We aren't far from town so Calin will jog back and signal to the others to come over. He'll try and find an apple while he's waiting for people to muster.

perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Wow nat 20...You find a tree FULL of apples, haha! You wave off the annoying monkeys in the tree and take one.

yeah, what a great use of a natural 20!

Jog back to the trap door, leading whoever wants to come with us.

crowdy1 lettuce at 1: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (14) - 2 = 12
crowdy2 tomato at jambo: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1
crowdy3 mango at 1: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (19) - 2 = 17 HIT
crowdy4 french loaf at 2: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 2
crowdy5 lettuce at 2: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (14) - 2 = 12
crowdy6 lettuce at 2: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (18) - 2 = 16 HIT
crowdy7 tomato at jambo: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0
crowdy8 tomato at 3: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (5) - 2 = 3
crowdy9 lettuce at 3: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (13) - 2 = 11
crowdy10 tomato at 4: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (5) - 2 = 3
crowdy11 lettuce at 4: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 2
crowdy12 lettuce at 4: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (13) - 2 = 11
crowdy13 mango at jambo: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 2
crowdy14 mango at 3: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (20) - 2 = 18 HIT
crowdy15 box of tic tacs at 1: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (14) - 2 = 12

1: 99-10 = 89 ft
2: 92-10 = 82 ft
3: 89-10 = 79 ft
4: ......= 94 ft
J: ......= 91 ft

Racing to 500 We were racing to 1500. I shorten the race more if it's too confusing or not very fun.

Announcer: OOOOooo Will you look at that folks, #1, #2, #3 got hit with a fruit and salad!! Looks like #4 now in the lead with Jambo Jambo just a few feet behind!

Jambo's teeth are at about #4 rider's leg. 'Spose you could attack the lead rider, haha!

Once back at the trap door with Bucket (and whoever else is coming) Calin will help Bucket open the door and look inside.

Ix looks around on the ground for something to throw.

Kaz will attack back with whatever he can Short bow, Short sword, Long sword, Fist, Jambo, Spit tobacco spit in his eyes, or Other..

1d20 ⇒ 17 Any Bonuses have been left out. Bab 1. Dex 3. Str 3. CMB 4

Eat on that. Ya son of a sea Troll!

Calin peers into the darkness under the trap door. Below is a sandy floor. There is gold in chests down there, along with many other fine items.

Kaz does end up winning the race. With help from Ix. As the lizards devour the screaming goblin, Teemo's platform rises into the air suspended by it's baloon. He invites Kaz back to the cantina to receive his reward.

As Ix and Kaz and whoever else was there look around they realize Sandara is no where to be found.

Now what do you do?

freakin life is messin with my pathfinder habit! Still devoted to this game though.

Bucket looks to the apple in Calin's hand. "Drop the apple down the hole mate, I be jumping down after." Bucket fingers the edge on his axe with his thumb and smiles venomously.

The apple plops down onto the sand below and Bucket lands with a thud and jingle among the gold. The air is dank. It's dark. Bucket hears a hissing to his left. Something is rushing toward him! A giant lizard, like those used for racing appears and expands it's hood: a collar of skin stretched out to make itself look even bigger. It opens it's mouth wide and hisses again. Bucket has but a moment to react...

Calin closes the trap door after him... just kidding, couldn't resist :-)

shortbow: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

I assume no initiative this round?
Bucket drops to the loot covered sandy floor like a sack of bricks, the impact sending a shock up his spine reminding him of the time he tried to win a bet by jumping from the top of the forcastle railing down to the main deck. Then he heard what he was listening for, the sound of something about to die. Turning to his left ready to strike he puts all his effort into burring his axe deep into whatever it is.

Standard Attack (non raged)
attack: 1d20 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 1 + 3 = 15

"So that's what be guarding this treasure" Said bucket to himself as :

his axe bites deep into the scaled flesh of this mindless beast
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

He totally misses the mutant gecko.

I will accept Teemo's offer.

Mutant Gecko AC15 HP16/21. It spits some kind of green goo at Bucket. 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 which does 1d3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 acid damage.

As Kaz and Ix and anyone else with them arrive back at the Cantina they find the room quite empty accept for Teemo sitting on the Dias. The dark skinned lady, Bithia, is no longer there. Instead, Sandara Quinn is chained up at his flippers. When she sees you guys she tugs at the chains and tries to get away but the fat bastard just pulls her close.

Ho Ho Ho *squeel* You raced very very well. Come closer and I will give you your reward...

I thought this was gonna go down this way. That fat bastard needs to die horribly. I just hope that Bucket gets to stomp some brain goo from that walrus mutant.

"OH YOU DAMN *bleep*" yells bucket as the acid burns his face. He was lucky enough to shut his eyes and mouth before the putrid green goo slammed into his face.

"I ... GONAN CRUSH... ARRGHH.. Bucket is so enraged by the audacity of the attack that he cannot even articulate a battle cry as he flies into a Barbarian Rage(tm).

Barbarian Rage (2nd round of 6 for today)
Lizard Skull Splitting Attack: 1d20 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 1 + 5 = 26
Critical Confirmation: 1d20 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 1 + 5 = 21
Critical Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 (20 X3 weapon crit) = 21 (don't know how to show this with dice command)

Although he was aware that his axe had bitten deeply into the flesh of the creature and crunched through some bone, his rage required him to punch through it's eye to reach it's brain with his bare hand. The audacity of this bucket of filth to burn him so badly.

Insane Barbarian Eye Socket Sucker Punch: 1d20 + 1 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 1 + 5 - 4 = 11

Since the creature was already dead Buckets punch hit the creature unopposed. The creatures eyes being so small and the skin so thick his punch did not penetrate but his rage subsided and stopped him short of trying again. "I really need to get a handle on my anger." Bucket says as he wrenches his axe out of the head of the dead lizard. This last effort caused a spasm in the nervous system of the dead beast and it's leg jittered back and forth for a moment afterwards. (4 rounds of rage left today and 10/15 hp left.)

"Lets get this loaded up and outta here boys bucket yells up to Calin (and whomever else is there).

Bucket finds about 3000 gp total, not including Aurora's Chest (the chest that holds gold, not her chest. Also each of you may take a +1 magic weapon of your choice from this hoarde.

There is a passageway leading off to the east, winding it's way back toward town and the cantina.

"Um... You O.K. Bucket? That was kind of awesome."

Calin will take a +1 shortbow.

Sandara: Kaz, help me...I can't get these chains off!
The whale thing tugs on the chains and Sandara lands on his whale lap.
Sandara: Let me go you filthy thing!
Teemo: Ho Ho Ho *squeel*.

"Thanks Calin, lucky strike... honestly I don't remember much after my face started burning Bucket nervously looks around. Look at all this here gold and such. I can carry quite a bit, Lets head down this way. Looks like it heads where we need to go" Says bucket as he loads up his share. He finds a particularly nice and well crafted boarding axe that he tries in his axe belt. "Nice Fit, Eh?"

Bucket will load the 70lbs total of coins and jewels into as few bags as needed. He would distribute the bags between himself and calin, and share some of the weapons load out as well, unless Calin wanted bucket to carry it all, then he would.

I can't think of any reason we would want to go back to the cantina short of metagaming. Maybe the GM will be nice and we'll notice something is going on as we pass?

"Come on, I think the race is over already. Let's grab the gold and get out of here. Here, I've got a couple of sacks. Pass everything up then I'll give you a hand out of there. I wonder how that kid got in and out without a ladder or anything?"

"Perhaps he may have them spring-a-dings in his boots. They be springing him up high." Says bucket as he scratches his head and looks around.

perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

"Argh, there do be hand and foot holds here built into the wall ter climb up with mate! I guess we be going up this way. It makes more sense. I can only hope they still be racing. I do no want to hurt the boy."

That's what you WOULD have done. But just as you are climbing back up someone shuts the trap door. You hear the sound of a bolt being locked. Everything goes black. Sure hope one of you two has a torch.

Kaz looks at his other companions. They stay quiet so Kaz shrugs. No approach like the direct approach. he spits on the floor draws long and short sword and (attempts) to charge on to the Dias and cut off some walrus blubber.

He doesn't scream he just runs forward.

1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 = 11

Jesus I hate the dice roller.

"Really? I hadn't finished my discussion with him, and we had an agreement." Ix says reaching into his belt pulling out a flask and quickly drinking it. As he does, his features become closer to a large cat and his fur stands on end.

Mutagen, +4 Str, -2 Int

"err...uhh... damn, no torch, I follow you mate"
Although Bucket has flint & tinder in his pouch, his candles are in his backpack back on the boat.

Ausk grins widely, beginning a harsh sounding song of bloodshed, hate, and aggression, pushing enemies beneath your heel and taking all of what you so rightly deserve.

Perform: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Starting Inspire Courage +1

As he starts singing, he hefts the axe that was but a moment ago on his shoulder.

Actually Calin hadn't jumped down. He was shooting arrows wildly from above. Can we assume someone shoved Calin from behind so that he fell down the hole before they lock us in <ooph>. No torch, no candles, just low light vision. Is there enough light for Calin to see anything?

Oh, Calin I assumed you hopped down in there to grab the +1 bow?? Yeah, Calin can see enough to navigate. Bucket will take a few points of non-lethal bonk on the head damage as you go.
Kaz ref save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Now the fun begins. Just as KaZ gets to the dias, surprise surprise, the floor opens under his feet and he falls into a room in a few feet of water. The body of the poor lady previously tied up to Teemo is here. Her guts are split open. In the water, tiny whale-lings swim. DC18 climb to get out. One check per round allowed.

Teemo the whale boy waves a flipper and a colorful aurora forms over his head. DC15 Will save or be

Bucket and Calin hear a large splash up ahead.

As a move action Teemo pulls Sandara toward his mouth. As he does this, tentacle type male appendages extend from his whale-mouth, quivering and guiding themselves toward Poor Sandara's mouth. She fights as best she can, pulling a dagger from her shirt and lashing out. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Teemo's AC is 13. Fat bastard has -4 dex modifier.

"I can see well enough. Have we got everything you want from here? If so put a hand on my shoulder and I'll lead you."

ROUND 1

Assuming you pass your will saves, actions available for
Calin (can move to where Kaz is in the water up ahead this round)
Kaz
Ghiv
Ix
Bucket (can dbl move to where Kaz is in the water)