PFS 1.01 -The Devil We Know - Part I - Group Green

Game Master Chad Newman

Ruke will cast Stabilize on Miri first and then move to Birgit and cast Stabilize on her.

He will check the robed man to make sure he is dead. If he is still alive he will swiftly end it with his dagger. Ruke quietly murmurs to himself "I apologize...this man was beyond redemption."

He then turns to the rest of the group."Please help me get them together so that I may cure them."

When Miri and Birgit are within 30 feet he holds his holy symbol and offers a quick prayer to Sarenrae. "Sarenrae please aid these souls we have more work to do."

Ruke starts channeling positive energy.

channel positive energy 1 1d6 ⇒ 3
channel positive energy 2 1d6 ⇒ 3

With his new companions being cared for my the healer, Bash will tend to the bound and gagged individuals. Making sure to take time to see if any of them are "important".

Miri and Birgit are healed for 6 each. This should put Miri at 4hp and Birgit at 5hp.

Bash spends a few moments untying the captives, who are extremely grateful for their freedom.

One of the men speaks up and says, "We were worried we were next. They tied that man," pointing at the main that is stretched across the bar, "to the bar and the fellow you ran through with that fancy spear spent the past day beating on him. I'm not sure who he is but he refused to cooperate with them. Obviously they gave him a solid beating for it."

The former captives continue thanking the party and making promises of favors if they are ever needed in the future. One man adds, "There were more of us until this morning. A couple of brutes showed up and took away about a dozen or so people. I overheard them mention taking them to the Prancing Prince. I recall very clearly one of the robed men saying “Once Ismacco arrives, we’ll make a lot of money for the cause by selling these slaves into the Chelaxian market.”

As the party tends to their wounded and assists the captives with their release, Nefti bolts into the room from the front door. Likely he was shadowing the party as they made their way to the docks and was waiting in the shadows until the outcome of the fight was clear. Seeing the man on the bar he runs towards him, checking to see if he is alive.

Did anyone else take damage during the fight? Ruke took 4 which is now healed.

After Ruke heads to the captives to see if any are hurt hit point damage

"Hail, you are now safe from that madman's plans. As a servant of the Dawnflower I am here to help. My name is Ruke Lockhold, has anyone been hurt?

While he is helping he will try to get the name of each captive.

After helping Ruke tend to the injured, Seika walks around the room to gather her Javelins. She scans the inn methodically while doing so, looking for anything that matches the description of the item she was ordered to recover. She examine the figure on the bar for signs of life as she passes him. Heal [Take 10]: 15; Perception [Take 10]: 15

Are the faction missions supposed to be secret? If so she will be more discreet with her search. Stealth [Take 10]: 17

Her weapons accounted for, Seika proceeds to help Chasik untie the captives while checking them for any injuries. Heal [Take 10]: 15

She whispers discreetly as she examines each person: "I wish to know the location of the next auction."

If one of them is the auctioneer they would know what she is talking about. Again, she will use discretion if called for. Stealth [Take 10]: 17

I suffered 11 hp of damage (10 from shillelagh). Which means I was at -2 hp. I have been healed 6 hps. I am now at 4 HP. It's ranged attacks from now on guys. :)

"Thank you Ruke and many thanks to your goddess."

With a groan, Miri gets up. Seeing Nefti she moves over to where he is and examines him and the oozing guy on the table.

1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 Perception

@Birgit - Noted. I missed that completely. Sorry for the misunderstanding and how that played out.

A note for all on faction missions. They are usually supposed to be confidential, but a lot of times it depends on your faction. One thing that is sure, you cannot accept help for completing your faction mission from anyone other than someone else that shares your mission. If a mission requires a skill check then only you or someone on your mission can make that check. Exceptions to this are when information is gathered by the party or an NPC is killed or captured. In those cases as long as the mission is completed you will get credit. If for example, you needed to capture someone, you could suggest to the party that you should capture the person, but would need to roleplay your reasoning.

@Seika - You will need to make a diplomacy or intimidate check to gather this information, or someone else from your faction can assist.

@Miri - Also noted. On your action, a heal check will be required to determine his state properly. He appears to be untied, thanks to Nefti.

All - Since there are a lot of different actions taking place I will wait till I have a response from everyone before I update, to give you all a chance to do whatever you want to do

Checking our pulse here after the long weekend. Waiting on some feedback from Miri.

Ruke, asking around with the captives you find that no one here matches that name, and no one is familiar with who that is either.

Miri does not have Heal, so untrained.

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

As best as Miri can tell he isn't dying, but he appears to be very near death. One thing is for certain, he's not leaving this room under his own power anytime soon. Bruises and cuts cover his body and he has suffered a multitude of defensive wounds on his arms.

Miri looks at Nefti "Do you know who this guy is? He's likely to die soon if something isn't done."

Nefti glances back over his shoulder at the Jadwiga, and whispers to Miri, "This is Kafar, my mentor, the one I was tasked to find. There is nothing I can do for him in his state, can one of your friends help?" Nefti appears to be more worried about Kafar than Birgit, which is saying a lot right now.

"Everyone who is hurt gather around."

Ruke will use channel energy he will make sure he is close enough to hit Kafar, any hurt party members and captives who have taken damage.

channel positive energy 1d6 ⇒ 4

Chasik will check the fallen bad guys body for anything useful or anything that may point them in the right direction. I knew that the Prancing Prince was mentioned I was hoping for anything that might help in scouting or numbers game. 20 total

With a wave of divine energy, the air around Ruke pulses with magic. Kafar awakens after the magical healing, but he is in rough shape and will likely need extended treatment of his injuries. As Nefti prepares to assist Kafar out of the inn and to somewhere where he can get aid, Kafar adds, "Ugh...as much as it pains me, I owe you one," addressing the group in general, “Your Pathfinder friend was guarded by some half-orcs, big, burly brutes. We don’t usually see their kind ’round here. Not sure where they was from, but they sure smelled bad, like they was stomping through the sewers before they came here.”

With that, and with the help of Nefti, Kafar makes his preparations to leave, fashioning a crutch from one of the broken tables in the room. The other prisoners begin to make their way out the front door and one of them stops as he is passing Chasik and adds, "The Prancing Prince is currently moored at the Imperial Docks, I saw it this morning when I was picking up a load of goods to haul across town. I'd be careful if you are headed out there, rumor has it that it's a slaver. I guess if these madmen were taking us there that rumor just might be true."

Chasik will check the fallen bad guys body for anything useful or anything that may point them in the right direction. I knew that the Prancing Prince was mentioned I was hoping for anything that might help in scouting or numbers game. 20 total

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@Bash - No one here seems to answer to his name nor fit his description. He could have been taken away by now.

There you have it, your master will be fine. Want to tell us what's waiting at the docks, hmmm, my sweet boy? Birgit says in playfully, intimidating voice.

"Slavers? Not on my watch, no one will be sold into slavery. Lets get to the Prancing Prince we have business to take care of."

If no one else has anything to add here I'll push on and wrap up this encounter and assume you are heading to the docks? I've tried to give everyone time to follow up on the last post.

"Why don't we head dockwards and see what's up with the glorious Prancing Prince?"

Lets crash their party shall we?

The party, after attending to the business of helping the prisoners out of the Inn and casting ice cold stares and smiles at the departing Nefti and Kafar, arrives at the Imperial docks right as the sun begins to set on the horizon, casting a myriad of colors across the waters of the harbor. Seabirds fly through the air on various errands and the noises of the sea rise up to greet you as you make your way along the piers to your destination.

A tri-masted galleon, the Prancing Prince appears to be in good condition and floats lazily against its mooring along a wide, crate- and barrel-filled dock. No one appears to be aboard her, however, and the standard watch typically found at the gangplank of a docked ship is nowhere to be seen. Atop her bowsprit is a gaudily painted wooden man that appears to be the exact likeness of the Grand Prince of Taldor, Stavian III, hands on his hips, a huge smile across his face, and his legs bent as though he were dancing a jig.

"I'm rather spry and due to my racial advantages I'm quite good at not being noticed. I can investigate the ship or we can go together. Slavers know they are scum and don't want others to find out the truth, so if there are slaves on the ship I bet they would be out of sight and below decks."

If the party is ready to move Ruke will stealth aboard
stealth 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

I say we follow behind you Birgit smiles at the cleric Your kind seem to be good at going unnoticed.

Ruke will sneak aboard and head to the door that leads below deck.

perception1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 to listen at the door

Miri follows Ruke, going as quietly as possible.

Bash will follow behind Ruke at a pace of 35 feet. Attempting as stealthy as possible.

stealth: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (11) - 3 = 8

Thanks for hanging in there while I was out of town folks, back to the game!

Ruke takes the lead, moving as stealthy as a halfling cleric can move. He is followed by others who are not quite as stealthy as he, which doesn't seem to matter, as the ship itself seems eerily quiet. The only sounds you hear besides each others movements are the sounds of the docks around you; gulls, water slapping against the side of the ship, the creaking above you of the masts, and the slapping of ropes against the stowed sails.

As you quietly move below decks you enter the ship's weapon hold. Six large ballistae are housed here, screwed to the deck and mounted on rails so they can be pushed through the swinging doors on the side of the hull and fired at nearby ships. There is no ammunition present for these weapons, however, and the deck is empty. The northwest corner of the room contains an open trap door.

Map has been updated.

Move as quietly as possible to the edge of the trap door.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 Stealth

Continuing along at a good distance back.

Ruke creeps over to the open trapped door and listens to see if anything is down there.

perception 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

As you take your turns make sure you update your placement on the map

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Ruke leans over the trapdoor to get a better look, his keen vision piercing into the darkness of the lower hold of the ship.

Ruke holds up his hand with two fingers and then points down to the trapped door. He clearly gets his dagger ready so that the others can see him get ready for a fight.

Ruke sneaks back at least 30 feet away so he can whisper towards the bulk of the group and whispers "There are 2 brutes down there waiting for an ambush. We could bring them up here but that could alert others potentially. If we want to bring them up here I can draw them to us."

We could get the drop on them, making one fall asleep and then gang up on the other.

"That sounds like a plan, work your magic everyone else get ready to go down after her magic goes off"

Birgit will approach the area and wait for the others to take their positions. She then approaches the "guards" and whispers that icy cold word of power COH (DC 13, i think)

Seeing everyone take up arms, Chasik will head towards the opening of the trap door. He positions himself, so that he is able to move and still be ale to throw a javelin in case the enemy beats him to the punch.

Draw javelin and shield, ready an action to move and throw javelin at the enemy still awake

Ruke readies to spring into action.

Ruke readies to throw a firebolt at the awake enemy after Birgit/

Please show me where you are by moving your tokens on the map. I'm going to assume that you will get a surprise round, which means one action, before initiative. Your placement once Birgit fires off her sleep spell will be important. Also keep in mind if you have a bunch of people crowding around the top of the trapdoor the people you saw below will get a check to see if they realize that they have been discovered.

I am currently on my phone at work and cannot access the maps. If you could move me anywhere I can get the hex off and be farthest away I would greatly appreciate it.

I moved Ruke near Bash and Miri I think that is the right door. From there could Ruke see the half-orcs or would he only get a clear shot from where Miri is?

Miri is ready to boldly stab anyone in the back who looks evil or even cranky.

ready :)

I hate this tricky stuff, its hard to judge reactions by NPCs. Birgit will need to be at the top of the stairs to be able to see them, and will still need to make a perception check. Just because Ruke saw them doesn't mean she will. Since the stairs are a single file type of thing its not going to be possible for someone else to have a bead on them as well, so either you can bum rush them in initiative order or you will have to draw them out.

Birgit Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Luckily her sight holds out and as she creeps down the stairs she sees the half orcs waiting at the bottom, shifting impatiently.

Start Surprise Round

Birgit whispers a word in her native tongue, releasing her magic on the unsuspecting orc at the base of the stairs...

Will Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13 My saves so far have been murder for Birgit, sorry!

The orc's eyes flutter for a moment and he turns his attention to the woman at the top of the stairs, realizing that his hiding spot has been foiled.

Each member of the party can now take one action as part of the surprise round. Currently only Birgit has line of sight to the orcs, and you would need to be in her square or further down to have line of sight. You are not able to see them from the middle deck.

Birgit quickly seeing the half-orcs will hold out targets the other one with those icy words of power.
Quick question, does about the DC of my hex it's 10+1/2 level+3 for my intelligence modifier. does this round up or down. If it's down the scene goes down as scripted if it's up at 1st level then the orc does go to sleep, either way Slumber hex on the other

I thougt it was minimum 1 but I could be wrong

About to head out to my "surprise" birthday party that I found out about ahead of time, I'll post what I find tonight on the save thing. I thought you had listed it as a DC 13, but I'll double check to see if that is correct.

I did, but I also posted "i think" because of this issue. Oh, and Happy Birthday!