[PFC] Granta's Consortium Compact #1 (Inactive)

Game Master Granta

"It's a little full in there, don't you think?" Pavo asks as the alcove is quickly stuffed with starved addicts, two wizards, and a priest. "There's a joke in there somewhere..."

The rake heads along the southern walk to the rat statue and hides behind it. He entertains himself with coin tricks to pass the time.

Despite working 4am-7pm, I'm actually awake and alert, so we do get an update today.

Maps

Round 1
Effects none
Terrain difficult terrain (sewer)

• Red -
  
• Blue -
  
• Shorty -
  
• Charming -
  
• Zyrethian -
  
• Kirrote -
  
• Anastasia -
  
• Kane -
  
• Pavo -

When Laszo climbs down the ladder and doesn't see any of his test subjects, he turns around to look for them--and finds Shorty waiting to pounce. "Who are you? Where are my subject?"

Not waiting for an answer, the leper quaffs some sort of potion and whistles loudly. At his command, a beetle flies out of the pipe and tries to bite Kirrote

Everybody is up.

I would imagine Shorty would have had his sap out, ready to take out someone on the stairs. He is disappointed to be spotted, so has a change in tactics.

"Ye didn't have ta go an' get yer beetle. But since ye did..."

Full Round Action
Shorty charges at the man with his sap, striking him and hoping to eventually lead to a knock out.
Sap Attack (Charge): 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14
Sap Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2 - Nonlethal

Pavo draws his rapier as he steps to the side of the statue. Concentrating on the alchemist, he speaks a series of sibilant words of arcane significance and unleashes a wave of somnolence at the man.

"Don't cluster together," Pavo warns as he waits for the magic to take effect. "He's likely to throw around alchemist's fire or other concoctions."

Kirrote laughs. "A beetle? Really?" He swings his axe at the bug as it jumps and bounces around.

Kane burst forth out of the alcove, Adabar balance the scales, aid your servant and these other righteous Pathfinders. Adabar's favor shines on the team.

Bless is up!

"Armor, fire, nothing. Pavo gets him, what, fist beetle!" Anastasia goes through the situation. She runs out of the room and sends a fist of force at the vermin.

"Ribbit!" the toad tries to warn the group, but Lazlo's entrance was too sudden for it to be of any use. It starts to crawl toward Anastasia.

Zyrethian steps out of the alcove and hearing Pavo's word tries to make sure he is not immediately next to any other members of the party. He looks at the scroll for a split second before deciding to protect the rest of the party as a shimmering pulse spreads out from him engulfing his nearest allies in an aura of protective power.

@Shorty: Yes, I assumed weapons were out when you setup the ambush.

@Pavo: sleep takes 1 round to cast. You would have had your rapier out already, though.

Maps

Round 1
Effects bless
Terrain difficult terrain (sewer), protective ward (purple)

• Red -
  
• Blue - 4 damage
  
• Shorty - 7 damage
  
• Charming -
  
• Zyrethian -
  
• Kirrote - 3 damage
  
• Anastasia -
  
• Kane -
  
• Pavo - casting

Shorty's swing does manage to connect, but bounces harmlessly off Laszo's armor. Unlike the halfling though, Zyrethian takes a defensive move, calling up protective energy for his closest allies.

Kirrote's massive swing would have split the beetle completely in half, if it hadn't been telegraphed so clearly. However, Anastasia's energy bold rocks the beetle's body mid-air, forming several large cracks in its shell. After seeing most of his companions miss, Kane calls on his god to aid them, while Pavo begins a longer, arcane spell.

A moment later, the enemies collect themselves and launch an effective counter attack. True to expectations, the alchemist fire bombs Shorty right in the chest and face, while the beetle bites into the tender part of Kirrote's hand as his axe swings by.

Everybody is up.

Kirrote flicks his hand. "Ouch. That tickles." He flips his axe back towards the beetle.

"Yeouch! Ye pay fer dat."
Shorty steps up and swings again, but ends up falling short yet again.

Kane moves in behind Shorty after seeing the burst of flames explode on the little rogue, he draws his healing wand as he goes. Adabar sooth those wounds friend. Kane says as he taps 'The Shorty' with the healing magic.

Anastasia smiles at her success. "Good, another!" she says and a force fist flies again from her hand.

The toad peeks around the corner and decides to stay out of uncomfortable fiery explosions.

Undismayed by the failure of his magic to end the fight, Pavo begins a flashy dance in an attempt to pass the beetle and engage the alchemist. He raises his rapier and thrusts forward with fortuitous precision.

@Kane: Since you don't have a running start, the sewer is not an auto-jump. Rolling for you.

Maps

Round 2
Effects bless
Terrain difficult terrain (sewer), protective ward (purple)

• Red - 12 damage
  
• Shorty - 7 damage
  
• Charming -
  
• Zyrethian -
  
• Kirrote - 3 damage
  
• Anastasia -
  
• Kane -
  
• Pavo -

Shorty spends more time patting at the flames on his beloved tunic than watching his enemy, and almost hits his own elbow. Thankfully, Kirrote finds his balance and drops half of the beetle's carapace into the sewer. Anastasia's magic manages to annoy Laszo, but not much more. Pavo's attack fares much better though, as his rapier point slides several inches in between the leper's ribs. Kane foolishly tries to leap to Shorty's rescue, and ends up dunking himself in the sewage.

Zyrethian is up

@Kane: Fortitude save and it will take your second move action to climb back out of the sewer.

Zyrethian seems about to cast a spell from the scroll in his hand when he sees Pavo moving into position and stops himself. He drops the scroll and draws his bow and takes a shot, struggling to get a proper draw in the cramped quarters of the sewer.

"Kirrote! Take my place!" Pavo calls out, and then he addresses Lazlo. "Unless you'd like to surrender before he gets here."

Kirrote, if you'd like to delay until Pavo moves out of the way, I think you can take his current square.

@Zyrethian: If the modifier is to your roll, please include it. If you want to remind be about a modifier on my end, then use the notes. So cover should be in a note, but firing into melee should already be subtracted.

Maps

Round 3
Effects bless
Terrain difficult terrain (sewer), protective ward (purple)

• Red - 12 damage
  
• Shorty - 7 damage
  
• Charming -
  
• Zyrethian -
  
• Kirrote - 3 damage
  
• Anastasia -
  
• Kane -
  
• Pavo -

With his allies too close for the prepared spell, Zyrethian switches to his longbow, though there again fear of hitting them hinders his attack. Not liking the situation, Laszo leaps into the sewer and draws a dagger, then climbs back up behind Kane.

Everybody is up.

@Shorty: You get an AoO as Laszo leaves the second square, at +1 attack for higher ground.

Is the pipe sticking out of the wall in front of Kirrote blocking him from moving directly west? (assuming north is up)

Delighted from her constant hits at enemies, Anastasia continues sending force fists at Laszo.

"Surrender, we better!" she shouts to Laszo.

Well now! You would attack an unarmed man, you fiend! Kane doesn't like the fact that Laszo decided to move behind him, he promptly but carefully gets out of the way, moving behind 'The Shorty'.

The Shorty tries to hit the supposed alchemist on his way out and then steps up and tries to hit again.

Assuming he misses both times... "Dern it! Having trouble here!"

Shorty should only be down 5 damage due to 2 damage being healed by Kane.

The reason that I clarify (aside from Kane not needing to use the Withdraw action to escape Lazlo and getting a Standard action back) is that, if Lazlo is armed, Pavo jumps to a new position but, if Lazlo is not armed, he Overruns to flank Lazlo.

Pavo continues with his attempts of daring do and moves to intercept Lazlo.

Zyrethian takes a moment, focuses on the ring which serves as the conduit for his arcane power and launches a translucent dart of magical power into Laszo.

@Shorty: Kane failed to jump the sewer, and didn't actually heal you last round. Also, I resolve actions in initiative order, so you would have to wait for Kane to move away before taking his space. Also, please look at this tutorial and mark your movement with arrows.

@Kirrote: Yes, the pipe is 3 ft. in diameter right in the middle of the square vertically. It would take a 4 ft. high jump or a Climb check to move over it. Also, please ask questions like that in Discussion. I check there more often, and will usually respond faster.

@Pavo: Good catch! Laszo is still unarmed right now. And yes, in situations like that I prefer a single roll, to be used with the appropriate modifiers. Even so, you almost made it.

Maps

Round 3
Effects bless
Terrain difficult terrain (sewer), protective ward (purple)

• Red - 19 damage
  
• Charming -
  
• Zyrethian -
  
• Kirrote - 3 damage
  
• Anastasia -
  
• Kane -
  
• Shorty - 7 damage
  
• Pavo -

Zyrethian calls upon his reserves to bounce Laszo's head against the wall with invisible energy. Anastasia mimics the other wizard's attack, to similar success, while Kane just retreats to safety; and Shorty flails around with his sap, supposedly trying to hit the enemy. Pavo tries to cut of the escape route, but can't quite dodge past the leper.

Kirrote is up.

No worries. I have no problems with delaying for him to move.

Kirrote places a hand on the slimy pipe and tries to vault over it. Unable to get a stable purchase, his hand slips off and his body slams into the pipe instead of over it. He growls in frustration and pulls a throwing axe off of his belt.

@Kirrote: Acrobatics is part of a movement type move action. That means you can draw a weapon as part of the move action, and still have your standard left. I will roll a second check for your standard action, to speed things up.

@Kane: Sorry, communication error on my part. I didn't realize that you actually wanted to walk through the sludge. One generally avoids things like that :-Þ

Maps

Round 4
Effects bless
Terrain difficult terrain (sewer), protective ward (purple)

• Red - 19 damage
  
• Charming -
  
• Zyrethian -
  
• Kirrote - 3 damage
  
• Anastasia -
  
• Kane - sickened, 4 damage?
  
• Shorty - 7+4? damage
  
• Pavo - 6 damage

Kirrote tries twice to leap the pipe, but just can't quite make the leap. The stench coming off of Kane's wet clothes chokes him to the point that he has trouble breathing, and when Laszo covers Pavo in napalm and the flames splash on Kane, the stench somehow gets even worse. The alchemist then draws some sort of potion, and growls at Shorty.

Everybody is up.

@Kane & Shorty: Reflex save to halve the splash damage.

Zyrethian takes advantage of of Laszo being clear of combatants and fires an arrow at him. Then he moves closer to continue covering allies with his aura of protection.

"Ah! My clothes!" Pavo shouts. "My blistering skin, too!"

The slightly charred lady's man advances agressively on the alchemist. "Take this, you knave!"

I'm going to be out of pocket for about 20 hours, so I'm writing another conditional

No worries Granta - : )

Kane retreats toward the alter and then channel Adabar healing energy from his holy symbol. He's careful to move far enough away as to not effect their foe.

Highshanks figures he needs to get to the other side, so does a running jump to get over and starts to head towards the exit.

Anastasia sends yet another fist at their enemy. Then she runs and jumps over the sewer flow to keep the team separated, to lessen the impact of Laszo's bombs.

"Remember, bombs, split!"

"Ribbit!" the toad cries in shock as the gets closer to it, and retreats back to the side tunnel.

Forgot the reflex. Having car trouble so have a lot on my mind.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

"STUPID PIPE!" Kirrote yells and chops at it with his throwing axe. He tries again to jump over it and is successful this time. Once over the pipe, he moves as quickly as he can towards the scuffle.

While everyone else is running around, Kane and Anastasia get the job done. Laszo steps back and throws one final bomb, before falling face first into the sewer.

@Shorty & Zyrethian: Reflex save to halve the splash damage.

A quick search of Laszo’s body turns up a vial and cloak with magical auras, as well as a coded journal.

What, if anything, do you do with Laszo, his lab, the loot, etc.?

Anastasia takes look at Laszo's things.

Anastasia holds up the book. "This, journal. Guide how he made it, interesting. Also, names who distributed, Aspis and other, too soon, that boring", she explains. She puts the book down and points at the potion and cloak. "Middle heal, useful. Minor resist, also good. Who want, front, Kirrote?" she identifies the items.

"Where his laboratory? Maybe Society bring someone here, study drug, there already examples", Anastasia says and waves toward the alcove where the addicts are. She doesn't pay any attention to the alchemist bleeding to death at her feet.

So, I went through to check Shorty's HP. He took 7 from the initial attack, healed 2 from Kane, then took 2 with the made Reflex that's above, so he should be down 7, not 9.

My party members are quite... odd, but appreciated.

"Oi! He be a tough one. Why dun we bring da' samples wit us at least? That be safekeeping."

"I can use some healin'. Sorry, it's me first mission." He'll accept the potion if no one wants to cast/wand charge on him. I find the potions are often forgotten about anyway.

Anastasia slaps a healing wand to Shorty's hand, keeping her eyes still on the book.

"Zap that. Or find hand that can", she instructs.

Wand of Cure Light Wounds, Kane or Pavo can activate?

Shorty: Kane never got that 2 healing to you (lost due to action/action economy review), but he did heal 5 prior to the last bomb with channel positive energy.

Pavo helps pat out some of the flames on Shorty. "Go ahead and drink that potion, Highshanks. We'll need you in good shape later, I'm expecting."

He makes his way to the fallen alchemist so that he can tend his wounds. Looking up, he says, "Keep the book. Our contact will want that."

The rips part of Lazlo's tunic and presses the wad of cloth against the rapidly bleeding wound in his chest. "He's extended himself too far. Made the wound worse. Kane? Do you know that little prayer that stops people's spirits from running away on them?"

He piles on more rags. "This is a mess."

Zyrethian pats out the flames on his clothes. "Kane Pavo, one of you got a second to give me a hit from my wand." Zyrethian holds out his wand of cure light.

Whether they get to him right away or not, he looks over things alongside Anastasia and draws the same conclusions. "Go ahead and drink the potion, Shorty. Someone should and you look like you need it more than I."

Looking back to Anastasia, "If we understand this correctly we will need to turn it over to out contact. I'm going to copy the names of the Aspis agents listed here and we can turn them over to Ambrus, even if our contact turns out to betray us we may be able to salvage something worthwhile from this."

"Does anybody want the cloak?" Zyrethian holds up the cloak as he casts prestidigitation, to clean it, several times. "If not, I would not mind using it if I can get it clean.

"So we got the papers that they wanted? Let's go back to the boss and give it to him." Kirrote slips the throwing axe back into the belt loop. Anastasia and Zyrethian a cloak. "This thing will protect me?" He holds it up to get a closer inspection. "It is flimsy. How will it protect anything?"

"Magic," Pavo answers Kirrote while he puts a second hand over the bloody rags.

Highshanks drinks the potion. Fully healed.