Ongoing PFS campaign. (Inactive)

Game Master Chyrone

Kenji lofts a brow at the man's reticence in answering the second question put to him... and restates it... "You didn't answer the lady's other question - why were you tracking a satyr?"

*Cough..cough*
Ah, that one. If you didn't hear it previously, we fend off the fey in return. Just as much as..*cough cough*...they attack us, we try to ambush them in return. Any fey less attacking us, the better."

"have you ever tried befriending the fey and making them allies instead of enemies?"

"You know, if that would've been remotely possible from the beginning, it'd have spared us a whole lot of trouble. Us laborers didn't start this, the fey came upon us in anger out of nowhere, the gavel's made the policy of sending out groups of us to strike back at the fey who attacked us. It's a mess i don't know the start of."

"They might feel the same way - thinking you folk started it by coming into their territory... Hard to find common ground that way. That's a shame, really. Like you said... a mess."

"Well it seems we should go and investigate this grove then, so we can find out whats going on from the other party?"

Ok.
Misc roll: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Vanick takes you for a walk to the grove.
Contrary to his own worry, no fey ambush parties appear while you do.

Eventually you come to a grove, where three figures in various spots are tending to colorful flowers.

The approach?

Sele strides forward waves and says

"Hello"

Okidoki...

The three look up, then walk to the center of the grove.
"You are trespassing...."
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Flower Grove, round 1.

Keera & Sele
Evil ex-druids
Vassago & Kenji

Sele will be holding his action or reducing his initiative to after the bad guys as he is not expecting a fight

Botting Keera

Flower Grove, round 1.

Keera directs Alacorta to fly to the nearest enemy, while she herself draws her ranged weapon.
I don't want to needlessly waste her own spells.
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Evil ex-druids:
All three start swinging slings, at both Alacorta and Sele.
Blue vs Alacorta: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Green vs Alacorta: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Red vs Sele: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Crit green?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Alacorta receives a bullet to the head, but still lives.
Sele takes one as well. The three then head north to gain distance.
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Kenji, Sele, Vassago

Sele double moves towards them and draws his sword

Kenji moves at double his normal rate to get closer to the foes. double move

Vassago summons extra water into his hands and flings it at the druid straight ahead.

Water blast @ Green: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Damage on hit: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Crit confirm: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Extra damage on crit: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Move action Gather Power, Standard to infuse the blast with a 120' range

While Kenji and ele move closer, Sele now in front of blue ex-druid, Vassago launches a blast of water from over 100ft away. It slams hard into the evil man.
*Spurt water...cough..cough*
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Flower Grove, round 2.

Keera
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Evil ex-druids
Blue
Green (-17)
Red
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Kenji, Sele, Vassago

moved myself back, i have heavy armour and thus only 20 foot move

Ah, right, Keera is on holidays

Flower Grove, round 2

Alacorta charges forth at blue.
Charge: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 2 = 11DMg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
It is a close miss.
Ow..Keera has no ranged weapon?
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Evil ex-druids:
Blue 5ft steps back, move action to load sling. His buddies do as well.
Blue vs Alacorta: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Green vs Sele: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Red vs Sele: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Sele takes a bullet for 5.
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Kenji, Sele, Vassago

Sele charges them and swings at red

Huge greatsword swinging at your midsection: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 222d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 1) + 6 = 12

And the midsection takes a hard blow.
But the evil hippie is still standing.

Kenji & Vassago

Vassago double moves up. On mobile can't edit map.

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Kenji charges in and attacks red.

to hit: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 2 = 21
dmg if hits: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Red receives a proper fist to the jaw, just 1 hp left, while Vassago closes the distance between himself an the ex-druids.
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Flower grove, round 3

Alacorta 5ft flaps and goes full vs blue.
Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11Dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14Dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Unfortunately every attack misses.
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Evil ex-druids.

Blue grabs for a sickle.
Vs Alacorta: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Green Vs Sele: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Red Vs Kenji: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Green manages to get a lucky one in on Sele.
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Kenji, Sele & Vassago

Kenji strikes again, a flurry of blows, on the druid before him.

to hit: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 1 = 22
dmg if hits: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

to hit: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 = 25
dmg if hits: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

When he's done, assuming red drops, he takes a step to the west.

NW then, W is taken by Sele.

In a display of fists, Kenji takes down both red and green.

Sele & Vassago

Sele uses lay on hands on himself

loh: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 5) + 4 = 14

And then attempts to finish off the unfriendly druid type by bashing him with the flat of his blade

bash: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 252d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 3) + 6 = 15

bash confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 212d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 = 12

*WHAM*

The evil hippie goes down.
Combat over.

"I think I jogged him to hard, it might take him a while to be in a questionable state" Indicating the unconscious baddy

"Vanick, what do you know of these overly hostile fellows?"

"These guys?
I think these got kicked out of town recently, for begging in a pushy way. That one for sure."

I search them to see if I can find any information on them

Keera Kn. Nature: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Keera shares that the pollen on the flowers are larger and of a paler shade than normal. From a safe distance of course.
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The evil hippies carried no notes or orders.

Vanick: "Shall we go to town now?
*Cough cough*.....It's only half a day from here."

Alacorta and Kenji take 1 cha dmg from the plague.

"Yes lets go"

Dragging the semi-druid with me.

I assume that a direct affect on a stat means by now he knows he's infected in some way? If that's the case, then he'll say something about it.. if not, he'll remain silent for now.

I imagine you wouldn't see it directly, you've only recently been infected and for now it's just 1 cha dmg.
Now if we're talking CON dmg, however, then it'd seem more plausible.

Before leaving, Keera uses the wand of CLW.
Alacorta: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Alacorta: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Alacorta: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Alacorta is back to full hp.
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True enough, about half a day later, you arrive at the town of Falcon's Hollow. Laborers are walking around with wood on wagons and a dog barks as it chases a cat.
Vanick points you to a shop, where outside several people are standing outside, pale and feverish looking.

Creeping ivy and full window boxes cover the facade of this rugged-looking, two-story shop, which bears the faded sign "Roots and Remedies."
The small, mud-tracked shop smells of burnt earth and spicy incense. Bunches of dried herbs, dangling pots, and drawstring pouches hang from the ceiling, and a cauldron bubbles softly on a table next to strange
presses and alchemical apparatuses.

A young woman with medium long brown hair and spectacles stands behind the counter. "Hello, how can i help you?"

People must be struck by her looks...

"Good afternoon, mi amor!", Vassago bowing before the young woman. "I am Vassago Ilsidore, and my companions and I wish to try and cure the disease that plagues this land. We have been told your apothecary skills are second to none here, no?"

The woman looks surprised at Vassago's gesture.

"Oh my....thank you....and, yes, but mainly because there are no others with an apothecary background.
Quite frankly, i've got my hands full as of late, with an unknown disease spreading like wildfire around town. People turn pale, feverish, rashes and coughing."

She looks troubled...
"Though i'm versed in the treatment of many ailments, this is completely new to me. Yet with so many ill i have little time to try and find a cure, or in the least, something to help their fortitude to fend it off."
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This is a skills based encounter.
Laurel has a -20 penalty against treating the plague.
You guys can each roll 3 checks against DC 22, for a plausible or logical way to help Laurel's knowledge in finding a treatment.
No skill check can be of the same sort for 1 person, however you can take 10 on the checks. If several of you make for example the same sort, no problem, but each can't use the skill more than once.
For each successful check, Laurel gets a +2 to all her next heal checks.
Be creative ;)
With having traveled for a long time, the day leaves each of you 1 check today, the others you can make the following day.

Also, we have Vanick with us. He feels sick and needing your abilities

Kenji suggests, since a cough seems to be part of the problem, that perhaps if she includes licorice root in the cure, it will at least help alleviate the cough...

heal check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Ideas: Heal check to identify symptoms of the disease from the person we have. Kn: Nature to identify the plant being used for the plague's release. Survival to look for ingredients?

"But this is a wasting disease, so some sort of anti-necrotoxin should also help.", adds Vassago.
Heal: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
GM Reroll w/ +4 bonus: 1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 4 = 23

That's better!

GM re-roll???

Ahh, sorry, I call it a GM reroll since I get a bonus for having GM stars. For having a Player Character Folio or a Special T-shirt, you can get 1 d20 reroll per scenario. Furthermore, if you have GM stars, you add the number of stars to the reroll as well. I be a four star GM, so an extra +4 for the clutch roll! If you need proof, I can send a picture of myself in a GenCon GM goblin t-shirt :)

Sele takes to the streets asking people of knowledge about these flowers and the pestilence and possible ways to cure it and then he returns to Laurel and the group to report his findings

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20 Help to get me to 22?

These are solo rolls, sry :/

"Not a bad idea Sele; perhaps I shall try my hand tomorrow courting the people's favor."

Bah! Stupid scenario taking out teamwork aspect of game

It assumes the PCs each spend an independent action for a successful aiding of Laurel.

Ahh, so no aiding of teammates even if it is planned? Hrmm..

I've played this at the very 1st 'normal' PF game i've been in (non-PFS).
Of course, we were just lvl 1 or 2 back then. I made fun of the deputy's hand axe and our alchemist ended up with Laurel, when he decided to step out. We've just taken down the evil gavel, wuhahaha payback's good.

Laurel, there´s a story I was told some years ago, as I was in the wilderness learning about the local animals and plants. My mentor told my about a disease the strucks our community when she was young.

According to her story, some people travelled to search a rare plant. All the day, and all the night it looks like normal grass. But in the sunset the flowers of this plant opens, for a few moments, just the time the sun needs to hide completely. It´s said to have great propierties against disease, and that´s the reason she told me the story and show me the only specimen she had. Now if I could describe it well enough to you, and you have it…

K. nature: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18 But the description is not good enough to differentiate the plant of the many herbs Laurel has

Ella, do you have a PC in that tier? 5-6

I should probably trim my campaign list. Thanks though!

If we need more muscles than brains, I have a Barbarian 6 I could play instead of Lukaas

Well i can toss out a lure in the lodge. :)

Noral, what will your agent for this mission be?

I have both a psychic 6 and a melee inquisitor 6, if we are looking to go high tier.

5-6 is lower tier, so all good there.

Noral here, I would bring Noke.

She is a Wayang Witch 6.

Is that ok?

I’d prefer to run the psychic if it works for the group. Maybe we could pick up a healer and front liner on the forum.

Noral here, I would bring Noke.

She is a Wayang Witch 6.

Is that ok?

Witches are PF legal, so why would it not be ok?

I just received a chronicle that would put Brallenera at level 7. Would that work?

Thanks! Level 7 is completely fine. :-)

Sure.

Lack of slavers or cultists to kill this time, though. ;)

Link to thread discussion

Hello GM, do you intend to play with 5 players or are inviting somebody else?

I am hoping to get 2 bites from the lodge, to get 5 players.

Okay thanks! :-)

Just asking because 5 is usually the TPK number as you receive no adjustment and the scenario is actually for 6 PC.

Hmm?

There is no mention to a specific amount of players in the mission.
I've generally assumed 5 is the regular, with six where space and interest.

I have heard of season 0-2(3?) having been designed around 4 PC parties, more later onwards.

May i also point at the magnificent power that is the witch class, with slumber.

(looks knowingly)