Of Kings and Commoners - Kingmaker AP

Game Master RPGGGM

One of these days I'm going to interpret the rules on Bluff correctly.

Scarlet makes a note to check up on Posh right before people retire for the night.

1d9 ⇒ 2

Passing with a wave and an nod the party travels through the farm country and rolling plains taking in the sights. This is big sky and big grass country and while there may have been a lot of people at the the fair out here it doesn't seem that many. In all of a hundred and 144 square miles there may not be that many people.

You make good time and find a secluded camp amid the trees of the supposedly haunted Western Narlmarches.

I've updated the tactical map to Google Slides. It is supposed to be more phone friendly. Please try it out and let me know if it works. I've posted a new campsite map there. In the future I plan to keep the most resent/pertinent map as the first page though I think it will also come in handy for multi-level dungeons and times when the party splits up.

Also Posh, are you on a horse or did you want a mule? The group seems to have spares.

Also everyone let me know if you want to change watches, marching order etc....

One of these days I'm going to interpret the rules on Bluff correctly.

Scarlet makes a note to check up on Posh right before people retire for the night.

** spoiler omitted **

It may be wrong, I was just doing what you did so we may both be wrong :p

1d9

Passing with a wave and an nod the party travels through the farm country and rolling plains taking in the sights. This is big sky and big grass country and while there may have been a lot of people at the the fair out here it doesn't seem that many. In all of a hundred and 144 square miles there may not be that many people.

You make good time and find a secluded camp amid the trees of the supposedly haunted Western Narlmarches.

I've updated the tactical map to Google Slides. It is supposed to be more phone friendly. Please try it out and let me know if it works. I've posted a new campsite map there. In the future I plan to keep the most resent/pertinent map as the first page though I think it will also come in handy for multi-level dungeons and times when the party splits up.

Also Posh, are you on a horse or did you want a mule? The group seems to have spares.

Also everyone let me know if you want to change watches, marching order etc....

I'd say mule as that suits the size better than a horse I believe...but just my opinion in that area. Also don't be surprised if I don't reply tomorrow. got a LOOOOOONG day ahead. 11am - 3pm then get home, changed for my other job, 5:30 pm briefing, 7:30 kick off, possibly 9:15pm leaving and catching the bus then finally home by maybe...10pm?

In all of a hundred and 144 square miles there may not be that many people.

It's not that important, but are we able to come up with an estimate?

If Posh wants to ride a mule then Naleksa can ride a horse.

RPGGGM wrote:

In all of a hundred and 144 square miles there may not be that many people.

It's not that important, but are we able to come up with an estimate?

If Posh wants to ride a mule then Naleksa can ride a horse.

Or maybe Posh will ride both a mule and then Naleksa? Considering she appears to be with us. ;)

Avoiding her usual sparring session with Scarlet, Alia spends time maintaining her equipment instead. Trying to make sense of all that took place, hoping to understand just what happened, and why so many young man wanted to talk with her that evening, she hammers on the forge, putting all her confused-ness into the blows, trying to find clarity in Findeladlara.
When it comes time to eat, she sits a bit away from the others, eating only half her meal, by herself.
I hope things are back to normal again soon...they should be, when we're back on the road...right?

It's clear to Scarlet that Alia wants her privacy. I didn't mean to reject her so harshly... always the danger of being a bodyguard. Sometimes your charge gets a little too close. Scarlet burps, satisfied with a good meal.

It's not that important, but are we able to come up with an estimate?

At a rough guess, maybe a hundred or so. There are under twenty homes (including the three farms who've spent any time at--Benzen, Gallows, and Reanult). Each has between two and ten or so occupants.

Or maybe Posh will ride both a mule and then Naleksa? Considering she appears to be with us. ;)

2 sp.

After that she stands up and leaves his tent.

Tent? He doesn't even own a blanket let alone a bedroll and tent.

3 sp including tent rental. Otherwise you are not going to get much sleep.

Scarlet Scarab from spoiler wrote:

After that she stands up and leaves his tent.

Tent? He doesn't even own a blanket let alone a bedroll and tent.

3 sp including tent rental. Otherwise you are not going to get much sleep.

Talk about a bargain. I think Posh is gonna hand over 100 GP and just rent her for a year. If they are too loud to let us others sleep, I'll just start forging something. The hammer should be loud enough to drown out their cries of passion. I hope.

@Scarlet: It's more that Alia seems genuinely confused and deep-in-thought, rather than demanding her privacy...except for the sparring, which she avoided because she has questions and no answers for them, at this time. And is afraid of needing such answers before confronting you.

While most people have a bedroll (Scarlet just has a blanket) no one has anything near as flashy as a tent. Some people just don't know when to come in out of the rain.

I can see Naleksa retiring after this trip.

So Posh are you looking to be fatigued tomorrow or blow some cash in the tumbly money tent?

"You don't get out much, do you?"

Are other folks doing anything at dinner? How about first watch?

What does a tent from Naleksa cost if she has one? Not a rental.. my own tent.. ! Actually looking in party loot we have 6 tents we'd be using them yes?

What does a tent from Naleksa cost if she has one? Not a rental.. my own tent.. !

Naleksa moves toward her horse. "A one-person tent costs 11 gp. Though I may have another two-person tent for 165 sp if anyone needs one. You know, for crafting." She smiles sweetly at Alia.

Scarlet nominates first watch.

"11 gold pieces for one person, but 165 silver pieces for 2? Did I miss something here?"

If it helps 11 gp for a one-person tent and 16.5 gp for a two-person tent.

Scarlet is listed as second watch on the map. Did you want to swop with someone?

"Think of all the room you'd have to say, swing your hammer about in."

Oh, Scarlet will stick with second watch, then. Also, I'm bad at math.

"Oh yeah, more room to pound away. I'm pretty used to sleeping outdoors, though. Thanks for the offer, anyway."

We have 6 tents in loot, can i assume i use one of them?

Wisdom check DC 10: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Yes, Zokon remembers that one hunting trip when he was 11 and all he brought was his bow and like a two-hundred arrows. Erlund told him to go build a cabin when it began to rain.

Yeah i is wise.. behold my kobold wisdom

My kind...err....uses tree's for cover when it's raining! We have no need of tents, because the plants themselves move to shield us...oh who am I kidding, gimme one of the big tents for me and Vega.

CH-CHING! Another satisfied customer.

Alia -165 sp or the equivalent.

Posh I'll assume you are renting space tonight. -3 sp.

Night falls like an indigent drunk uncle over the land. It is a noisy spring night full of chirping frogs and cicadas, hooting owls and snuffling luminous-eyed ground varmints of all kinds. Occasionally the wind gets up and blows all of last years leaves trapped amid the ground clutter into a rattling whirl. The sky is bright with stars.

Most of the party tucks in for the night leaving Celyne, Numalar and their animal friends awake and on watch. There might be pleasant conversation going on, or perhaps silence, but when the last wind blows through the camp Didymus's ears flap back against his head and Celyne feels it too. Something is wrong. That leafy rattling sound--why hasn't it stopped?

Something chitinous rears up, rattling like a snake from the far side of the camp.

Conditions Normal light out to a radius of 20' from the campfire.

Surprise Round
The Bold May Act!
________________
__ Sir Didymus
__ Celyne
__ The Thing in the Leaves!

Knowledge (nature) Roll once. Read the results you are eligible for.

Map updated.

know nature: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Celyne shouts "Wake up!!! there's something out there!!!"

Then she starts casting while telling Luna to defend.

handle animal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Sorry it's taken a while to get back to you. Like I had said, VERY long day the other day. Got up at 8am, didn't get home till 11:30pm and then I think I went to bed at 2am. :p Got some catching up to do it seems.

** spoiler omitted **

It's clear to Scarlet that Alia wants her privacy. I didn't mean to reject her so harshly... always the danger of being a bodyguard. Sometimes your charge gets a little too close. Scarlet burps, satisfied with a good meal.

With that Posh sighs, feeling somewhat relieved, but also fearful of the future. Maybe it would've been better if she did lose her temper. Easier to deal with...Dammit, why didn't I just keep running North or somewhere? his mind hazy, he decides to find a way to keep himself from thinking about these things too much.

Poshment Underhill wrote:

Or maybe Posh will ride both a mule and then Naleksa? Considering she appears to be with us. ;)

2 sp.

Another 2 sp down the drain. Honestly, Posh keeps forgetting he no longer has a massive wallet.

"Naleksa, mind if I call you Nale? Can I get a backrub? My shoulders have been aching from all that work." Posh smiles over to her, hoping that she understands what he might be suggesting.

Had a horrible thought if Naleksa were working for someone who may want the party dead. Posh would be the first to go...OH GAWD! I've done it now! I've planted ideas in the GM's head and now I'm gonna be paranoid out-of-character that anyone Posh warms up to might be a double agent or something!

Oh, Scarlet will stick with second watch, then. Also, I'm bad at math.

"Oh yeah, more room to pound away. I'm pretty used to sleeping outdoors, though. Thanks for the offer, anyway."

When I read that first line yesterday I had to laugh. Either I'm really dirty-minded or now the innuendos are just writing themselves :p Shame Naleksa didn't suggest Scarlet and Alia would be pounding away, but I guess she doesn't care...

Celyne shouts "Wake up!!! there's something out there!!!"

Then she starts casting while telling Luna to defend.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

I'll guess either Posh is too...umm..."occupied" for combat at the moment...however Posh wouldn't let his friends down!

On Turn: If the creature is still alive/no one has given the all-clear by Posh's turn.

You hear a sudden cry from Naleska's tent, sounding like it came from her and the sound of hurried rustling.

Posh it attempting to get himself "presentable" before leaving the tent to tackle this beast...despite the situation they were just in.

Just a quick note while I'm at work. It's about the midpoint of the first watch so current only the first shift watchers are awake.

Sir Didymus' standard instructions would be 'guard' until dictated otherwise. So Sir Didymus would not try attack this round.

Sir Didymus jumps up with alarm. He dashes in front of Numalar.

"WOOF! WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF! WOOFWOOF! WOOF!"

Numalar looks up from the fire.

"Eh? What's that boy?" He looks in the direction Sir Didymus is barking at.

Knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

The thing (a 10+ meter long centipede) snakes it's head and foremost dozen or so legs warily out toward the sleeping form of Scarlet, caressing her with its antennae.

perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

It appears ready to strike the first thing that gets too close.

If he wakes that is... and with or without armour

Zokon will get up, put on his weapon belt with rapier and buckler then grab his bow and quiver and race outside

Conditions Normal light out to a radius of 20' from the campfire. Many folks are prone and may not have all their armor or equipment readily available. People can't sleep in medium or heavier armor without the Endurance feat and not suffer fatigue the next day.

As everyone has a positive perception modifier and Celyne is so close everyone hears her and may awaken.

Round 1
The Bold May Act!
________________
__ The Thing in the Leaves!
__ Posh
__ Scarlet
__ Zokon
__ Alia
__ Celyne/Luna
__ Numalar/Sir Didymus
__ Naleksa

If he wakes that is... and with or without armour

Zokon will get up move action, put on his weapon belt with rapier standard action and buckler move action then grab his bow move action and quiver move action and race outside more move actions

Note: combat actions

By this you will be out of your tent by the end of round 3, and ready to take a full-round worth of actions on round 4. Granted tonight you could be sleeping under the stars.

If it attacks me in my tent, I want a percentile roll if it hits my anvil instead(it's there for pounding) and does an opposed hardness check with it's teeth - basically the same thing that was going on in Naleksa's tent until a few minutes ago... ;)
And just to get this right: I would need one move action to stand up(anyway) and I'd expect another to get out of the tent(as I expect the tent it "closed" of sorts, which is a main purpose of protecting against climate and insects)- if so:

Alia wakes to cries of alarm, trying to quickly get up holding on to her weapon, open the tent and get outside despite her lack of clothing. Figures, first night I have a tent we get raided :P Guess it's back to sleeping in chainmail from now on
Move-action to open tent, move action to get up from prone(keeping my grip on Estoc), 5-foot step out of the tent. - and yes, I may no longer sleep in armor(which I did for a couple days after Scarlet and me were kidnapped), but I most definitely sleep with my blade at hand.

"Get off me, you snake" Scarlet mumbles as the thing crawls on her. "Huh? What?"

Realizing the critter is near her stuff, Scarlet crawls away Provoking while prone and then stands up.

Scarlet sleeps in light armor. She's a mercenary and is always ready. So her AC is 17

Knowledge(Nature): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
"Not a snake...creepy, crawly thing."

My buckler is attached to my belt... ?If I have to grab it separately i'll leave it... so 3 move actions

Zokon wears his light armour, he grabs his bow and arrows, he buckles his belt on

Archer needs his bow and arrows... question I have two hands.. why can't I grab quiver of arrows and sling them with one hand and grab my bow with the other... I could do it in RL and i'm not any good with bow and arrow, just reasonably dexterous

Celyne finishes casting her spell and an eagle appears, and tries to shred the worm.

talon to hit: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
dmg if hits: 1d4 ⇒ 1

talon to hit: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
dmg if hits: 1d4 ⇒ 3

beak to hit: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
dmg if hits: 1d4 ⇒ 4

beak to confirm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
dmg if crits: 1d4 ⇒ 4

She orders Luna to attack and starts casting again.

handle animal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Luna looks at the worm, then at Celyne, confused, and continues to guard her as she had been instructed to do.

My buckler is attached to my belt... ?If I have to grab it separately i'll leave it... so 3 move actions

Zokon wears his light armour, he grabs his bow and arrows, he buckles his belt on

Archer needs his bow and arrows... question I have two hands.. why can't I grab quiver of arrows and sling them with one hand and grab my bow with the other... I could do it in RL and i'm not any good with bow and arrow, just reasonably dexterous

Were you an actual ranger right now with two-weapon fighting.... That's fine. You can grab both as I assume they are close together. Mostly it boils down to rules for grabbing stuff off the floor in combat rounds (like if you were disarmed in a fight and needed to pick up your weapon). Having your buckler on your belt is fine--might even save you from certain dirty trick maneuvers--but unless that's the case you obviously won't get any AC bonus from it.

Celyne's eagle friend appears from nowhere! It attacks the huge centipede thing and hits it with a talon. (Remember you will need to make a fly check to hover otherwise the bird will have to move at least half of its speed.)
Scarlet attempts to scuttle away further agitating the centipede.

AoO Bite v Scarlet (prone): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 2) + 7 = 11 hit.

Everyone else readies themselves.

Conditions Normal light out to a radius of 20' from the campfire. Many folks are prone and may not have all their armor or equipment readily available. People can't sleep in medium or heavier armor without the Endurance feat and not suffer fatigue the next day.

As everyone has a positive perception modifier and Celyne is so close everyone hears her and may awaken.

Round 1
The Bold May Act!
________________
__ The Thing in the Leaves! -4 hp
__ Posh
__ Scarlet
__ Zokon
__ Alia
__ Celyne/Luna
__ Numalar/Sir Didymus
__ Naleksa

I may no longer sleep in armor(which I did for a couple days after Scarlet and me were kidnapped), but I most definitely sleep with my blade at hand.[/ooc]

Good thing it is not edged.

"Naleksa, mind if I call you Nale? Can I get a backrub? My shoulders have been aching from all that work." Posh smiles over to her, hoping that she understands what he might be suggesting.

Had a horrible thought if Naleksa were working for someone who may want the party dead. Posh would be the first to go...OH GAWD! I've done it now! I've planted ideas in the GM's head and now I'm gonna be paranoid out-of-character that anyone Posh warms up to might be a double agent...

[spoiler=Posh]Nice way to throw off suspicions that Posh isn't secretly acting as the GM's ringer working for Pitax. Now they'll never know! MWAHAHAHAHAHA![/spioler]

I figure you're getting ready as described above, but since we are in combat rounds I need a bit more specificity.

Scarlet winces as the caterpillar's mandible bites her midsection.
Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
"Great. More poison. Whatever. Someone get me a sword!"
While Scarlet does sleep with her weapons, grabbing a weapon would provoke.

Celyne's eagle friend appears from nowhere! It attacks the huge centipede thing and hits it with a talon. (Remember you will need to make a fly check to hover otherwise the bird will have to move at least half of its speed.)

Scarlet attempts to scuttle away further agitating the centipede.

[dice=AoO Bite v Scarlet (prone)]1d20+8 [dice=damage]2d6+7 hit.

** spoiler omitted **

Everyone else readies themselves.

Conditions Normal light out to a radius of 20' from the campfire. Many folks are prone and may not have all their armor or equipment readily available. People can't sleep in medium or heavier armor without the Endurance feat and not suffer fatigue the next day.

As everyone has a positive perception modifier and Celyne is so close everyone hears her and may awaken.

Round 1
The Bold May Act!
________________
__ The Thing in the Leaves! -4 hp
__ Posh
__ Scarlet
__ Zokon
__ Alia
__ Celyne/Luna
__ Numalar/Sir Didymus
__ Naleksa

Posh is still...adjusting himself. It'll take about as long as Zokon to get ready with getting changed and such.

I figured i'd make that fly check next round... if it has to move, it will move and return, and only get one attack... if it can hover, it gets all 3 attacks.

"What sort of misbegotten creature is that?"

Numalar runs over to beside Scarlet.
Going straight south two squares then diagonal one.

"Well, I bet it burns."

Numalar pulls out his symbol and shouts "Qa' quv!"
A tongue of flame pours out of his mouth.

Casting Burning Hands. Using Saltpeter.

Burning Hands Reflex DC 16: 3d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4, 2) + 4 = 12

Numalar coughs and sputters, as smoke trails from his mouth. He grips his spear and awaits a counterattack from the bug.

Will use draconic defense if I am bitten.

Sir Didymus follows behind Numalar as he runs by.
Not knowing where Numalar is headed, Sir Didymus would presumably follow Numalar's route, going behind (or maybe through) Scarlet's space.

"WOOF!"

As the smoke clears Sir Didymus takes a position in front of Numalar.

"Grrrrr..."

Sir Didymus is now in the AoE of burning hands but entered after the spell was cast. FYI I am pretty sure that Numalar cannot order Sir Didymus to attack this creature as it is not a humanoid, monstrous humanoid, or animal (it is vermin, I presume). However, still hoping that Sir Didymus will counterattack if attacked.

Readied Action Bite (just in case): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 191d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Not bothering to roll for trip. No way that will work.

Not bothering to roll for trip. No way that will work.

Fun facts: With the +2 per extra leg, one would struggle against many insects. The most fun part, though: If you try to trip a tiny, regular, natural centipede, with only 20-30 pairs of legs, you will almost assuredly fail by 10 or more and be tripped yourself. Even if you are in Giant Form 2 and Huge with 30 Strenght. Centipede is the ultimate Aikido practicioner. Better develop a "pick up and place on ground upside down" combat maneuver. Also: amusing challenge for a deal-with-the-devil: 'I bet you can't trip a healthy intact centipede!'

Reflex save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Numalar unleashes a bit of hell upon the creature but hissing and burning the thing still crawls forward.

Didymus in defense of his master attacks the thing as it moves to attack.

Random Targets (1 summoned bird, 2 Scarlet, 3 Didymus, 4 Numalar): 2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

Bite v Numalar: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 4) + 7 = 14 hits, triggering draconic defense.

Tail slap v Numalar: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17 Nonlethal damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2 Trip (CMB): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

In a tremendous arching sweep it lunges at the diminutive sorcerer first biting and then snapping at him with its long twin tails. Numalar weathers the first attack only to be knocked head over heels by the follow up.

Conditions Normal light out to a radius of 20' from the campfire. Many folks are prone and may not have all their armor or equipment readily available. People can't sleep in medium or heavier armor without the Endurance feat and not suffer fatigue the next day.

As everyone has a positive perception modifier and Celyne is so close everyone hears her and may awaken.

Round 2
The Bold May Act!
________________
__ The Thing in the Leaves! -20 hp
__ Posh
__ Scarlet
__ Zokon
__ Alia
__ Celyne/Luna
__ Numalar/Sir Didymus
__ Naleksa

Sir Didymus. wrote:

Not bothering to roll for trip. No way that will work.

Fun facts: With the +2 per extra leg, one would struggle against many insects. The most fun part, though: If you try to trip a tiny, regular, natural centipede, with only 20-30 pairs of legs, you will almost assuredly fail by 10 or more and be tripped yourself. Even if you are in Giant Form 2 and Huge with 30 Strenght. Centipede is the ultimate Aikido practicioner. Better develop a "pick up and place on ground upside down" combat maneuver. Also: amusing challenge for a deal-with-the-devil: 'I bet you can't trip a healthy intact centipede!'

Fun Factoid! Typically in Pathfinder, creatures with a centipede's general profile and with 10+ pairs of legs are just flat out immune to trip and do not actually receive any numeric bonuses to their defense against being tripped.

Well, TYPICALLY :) Even a tiny regular spider has a very good chance of tripping someone up by making them fail by 10 or more. Heck, a Level 1 commoner has basically no chance of flipping it over, falling down during the attempt half the time...

Alia is pondering her options. Waiting up to see if someone else provokes(like a summon), in which case I would hope he is not attentive enough to force me to cast defensively=> hope he has no combat reflexes...otherwise I'd just attack regular...I considered provoking by moving into a flank, but a slightly above-average roll brings me down :P

The eagle tries to hover and attack again...

fly skill dc 15: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

which it does handily and attacks:

to hit talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
dmg if hits: 1d4 ⇒ 2

to hit talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
dmg if hits: 1d4 ⇒ 1

to hit beak: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
dmg if hits: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Celyne finishes casting her spell first though, and a second eagle appears opposite the first one... add plus 2 to each to hit roll if they can flank for each other (see above too)

to hit talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
dmg if hits: 1d4 ⇒ 4

to hit talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
dmg if hits: 1d4 ⇒ 2

to hit beak: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
dmg if hits: 1d4 ⇒ 4

When Celyne is done and both eagles have attacked, the first one winks out of existence.