PFS 4-09 : Blakros Matrimony (Inactive)

Game Master Seth86

"Hrrmm, I am more in line with Master Jory. I have never been much of a sailor. And anything beyond a ceremonial tea is more social event than I am comfortable attending. I enjoy the outdoors away from social events, but this is our mission and we will not let the Society suffer dishonor."

Fung becomes serious for the briefest of moments, and you realize that it is easy to forget his wisdom, My friends, if you allow your uncertainty to affect your center, our hosts and the other guests will sense it and it will make our jobs more difficult. Center yourself, take a deep breath, and enjoy what should be a happy event. If our chi is like a calm pool, all they will see is their reflection. This is an arena that none of us are prepared for, but this experience will enrich us all, and who knows? The gods may smile on us yet.

Also boarding the ship.

I tel ewe what, it's a good thing this be a kwick ryed, never much liked bowts.

Aw, Dits, boats are fun! Fung laughs, The fresh sea air, the sound of the lapping waves! Freedom of the open seas!

Now I ain't areguing tat. I jusht donnut got the legs fur it. And I kan't swhim.

You can see all sorts of people, very posh. All across the ship. Time to mingle.

will post exact description when i get to my pc tonight

Fendahl and Kirrah will board the ship with uneasy trepidation, despite Fung Xi's suggestions to focus. Fendahl will have the lion lay down someplace out of the way on the ship and command her not to "taste" anyone. Looking at Fung Xi.

"Hrrmm, freedom? I will take a wide grassy plane over endless salty waves any day Master Xi."

Fung smiles, True enough, everyone has a different definition of freedom. But try to look at every experience from a different point of view. Worry not, we are safe. Though I doubt our trip will be long enough for you to find your sea legs.

Party Attendees

Nigel Aldain
Hamaria Blakros
Alexander Bedard
Tancred Desimire
Jeon Raeng-Woo
Commander Rubaani Shafar,

Other guests may include groups of attending Hellknights and other random nobles

While PCs are not outright forbidden from carrying
weapons or wearing armor at the wedding, their primary
purpose on the island is to make a good impression. Thus,
the Pathfinders are expected to dress appropriately for
the occasion, and they take penalties in social situations
should they appear out of place.
Armor: All attendees are permitted to wear light armor,
especially if it’s worn under fine clothes. Characters
wearing medium armor take a –2 penalty on all Charismabased
checks, and characters wearing heavy armor take
a –4 penalty, because of their armor’s bulk and constant
creaking and clanking. A PC wearing glamered armor that
appears to be ceremonial or parade armor incurs no such
penalties. Similarly, if a PC holds an official title earned by
spending Prestige Points such as Armiger, Diplomat, Eagle
Knight, Pasha, or Risen (see Chapters 2 and 5 of Pathfinder
Campaign Setting: Pathfinder Society Field Guide for more
information) and the PC can reasonably claim his or her
armor is part of an official uniform, the PC may wear the
armor without penalty.
Weapons: All attendees at the party save the Blakros
mercenaries are required to peace-bond their weapons.
Drawing a peace-bonded weapon is a full-round action
that provokes attacks of opportunity. Characters who don’t
wish to peace-bond their weapons may attempt to hide
the weapons on their bodies or fake the peace-bonding
of their weapons; refer to the Sleight of Hand rules on
page 104 of the Core Rulebook. One-handed and twohanded
weapons are larger and harder to falsely peacebond,
imparting a –2 and –4 penalty on Sleight of Hand
checks, respectively. Additionally, spells such as disguise
self can create an illusion of a peace-bonded weapon,
but all characters interacting with someone under such a
spell receive a saving throw to notice the subterfuge. If a
character is caught with a weapon that isn’t peace-bonded,
Blakros mercenaries confiscate the weapon and return it
only when the offending PC is preparing to depart the
island. Any characters who refuse to turn over contraband
weapons are asked to leave the reception area and return
to their temporary lodging on the island.
Magic Items: Wands can be carried openly as long as
they do not contain offensive spells. A PC carrying one must
spend one charge of the wand to display the function to the
guards. Scrolls, extracts, and potions are indecipherable to
the guards and can be carried without penalty.

Baz strolls along the boat, chatting up the other wedding attendees.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 12 - 2 = 19

Baz will also use his Spell like Ability to Detect Evil among the crowd.

On who do you use diplomacy?

also, a few of the guests are evil. Including the Hellknights
Those guests that glow red that are of note :

Tancred Desimire [Cheliax}

Lets start with Nigel. I'll get a longer set of roll for each, here in a bit.

Will happily use a charge of the cure light wounds wand to show the guards when we arrive at the island, Ditena hopes this will heal his weakness in his legs from the boat ride over. Will also show the pile of scrolls in his pocket if they desire to see them.

Ditena knows he is not much of a social butterfly and will tag along with his fellow pathfinders letting them do the dipolmatic talking; he will pay attention to the conversations and assist if he can. Also as he is on the search for a women he will keep scanning the crowd in hopes of spotting one. Should that opportunity arise he will play on the fact of his "exotic" accent and try to impress the women with some old war stories.

perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
sense motive: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

What do these notable NPCs look like? That would determine which I would approach.

Note: 1 chg cure light; 1 chg mage armor

EDIT: I will stick with my friends, and aid another with Baz.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

@Bazresh

A tall, thin elf with long, dark hair pulled back in a
ponytail, wearing fine clothes and silver-rimmed spectacles
Nigel looks the part of an academic dandy. While he fidgets
with his glasses when involved in conversations (he prefers
books), one hand always calmly holds a glass of wine.

edit due to aid : Grand Lodge faction
PCs need to approach Nigel Aldain
and convince him that Varisia is offlimits
to Blakros Museum agents. Such an
agreement can be reached as part of a normal Influence
check against the curator, but the PC must use Diplomacy
for this check.
ALSO:
1 INFLUENCE POINT

As i side note, some NPC can be influenced more than once. Some have secrets that might help you get bonusses on their influence check. You may ask if you wish, but if you fail it, you cant check for that "secret" again

@Ditena

The only two women of note are either not what you are looking for, or WAY out of your league
1. Hamaria Blakros - Mother of the Bride
2. Commander Rubaani Shafar - Chief of security, also she has a scar on her face, she is also very muscular

@Fung
Hamaria Blakros :Hamaria Blakros is an elegantly dressed woman
of middle age, with olive skin and long, straight black hair.
For the wedding she is dressed in a formal crushed velvet
dress that accentuates her form without showing being
inappropriately revealing. Her piercing gaze moves about
as she keeps tabs on all her guests—whether to ensure no
one has an empty goblet or for some other, more politically
motivated reason, she gives no indication

Alexander Bedard : Bedard has a muscular build, the remnants of
his early life as a dockworker in Augustana, and despite his
short stature, he’s an imposing presence in any crowd. As
a member of the People’s Council, Bedard dresses in the
finest of tailored garments and wears navy blue for the
festivities to show his patriotism. No matter how much he
grooms, however, the politician has a permanent shadow of stubble on his chin, giving him a rugged and somewhat
dangerous demeanor.

Tancred Desimire : Desimire is a middle-aged man with carefully
trimmed black hair and a distinctly retreating hairline. The
Chelish noble is dressed in fine black attire and looks on at
all the activities around him in sinister amusement.

Jeon Raeng-Woo : A well-dressed Tian man in his early thirties,
Raeng-Woo is easily recognized by his unkempt black hair
and slightly dazed smile.

Commander Rubaani Shafar : A tall and muscular Garundi woman, Rubaani
looks out of place in her ceremonial half-plate armor. A
scar covers the right side of Rubaani’s face

Lets leave the faction missions, if you do by accident do them, i will inform you, but according to new rules, they arent needed. Plus we dont need to slow down the game for it

Diplomacy Hamaria Blakros: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 12 - 2 = 30
Diplomacy Alexander Bedard: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 12 - 2 = 14
Diplomacy Tancred Desimire: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 12 - 2 = 18
Diplomacy Jeon Raeng-Woo: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 12 - 2 = 14
Diplomacy Commander Rubaani Shafar: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 12 - 2 = 18

@Baz
Hamaria : 3 Point
Alexander : He seems to talk over you, recalling stories when he worked in the shipyard
Tancred : 1 Point
Jeon : He's a drunk. He smiles a lot, but it looks like your words are falling on drunk ears
Rubaani : 1 Point. Barely ;) You do get the feeling she is a fish out of water though

Upset that he has spent 80 gold on this monkey suit and there is no women or whiskey he will go over to Alexander.
diplomacy: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (15) + 0 = 15
After Ditena has had a few glasses of wine he will go talk to Jeon. Most likely spend the rest of the time drinking with Jeon if allowed. Ask him in a buddy-buddy we are drinking way,Wat makes chew sew speciel good ol' master cir? Ewe a diplowmate or sum'thing?

Alexander : He too talks right over you, he seems to really like stories of himself
Jeon : He seems like a very good drunk, your words hardly register with him

At this point fed up with trying to smooze with the uppity-ups I will just play secret service. Doing perception(+11) and sense motive(+6) checks as needed. If I get approached I will be polite and try to engage in conversation with diplomacy(+0).

Baz will Take Ten on Diplomacy for a 20, on all the guests again.

Fendahl will follow Ditena's lead and stay quiet, polite and observant.

perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

Approaching Nigel, Fung smiles, Sir Nigel, I have some business to bring up and I would rather complete it before we get to the wedding. My superiors wish to make it clear that it would be in your best interest to not overextend yourself in Varisia. Perhaps it would be wiser to work with us to ensure that we acquire some favorable pieces for the museum without putting the Blakros name under any unnecessary scrutiny.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Woo Hoo!!! ^_^

@Baz
Nigel : 1 Point (Total 3. Full. He is now friendly towards the party)
Hamaria : 1 Point (Total 4) (2 Successes)
Alexander : 1 point (Total 1) (1 Success)
Tancred : 1 Point (Total 2) (2 Sucesses)
Jeon : 1 point (Total 1) (1 Success)
Rubaani : 1 Point. (Total 2) (She is now friendly with the party)

@Fung : 1pt. Grats :P (Total 3. Full. He is now friendly towards the party)

You each have one more influence attempt before the boat trip is over :)

T10 for 20 on Diplomacy on everybody again.

Unfortunately, you cant. One influence check only. You have to decide who

Hamaria

Nigel : 1 Point (Total 3. Full. He is now friendly towards the party)
Hamaria : 1 Point (Total 5) (3 Successes, she is now friendly with the party)
Alexander : 1 point (Total 1) (1 Success)
Tancred : 1 Point (Total 2) (2 Sucesses)
Jeon : 1 point (Total 1) (1 Success)
Rubaani : 1 Point. (Total 2) (She is now friendly with the party)

Getting bored of nothing happening Ditena will assist fhe party with attempting to mingle one more time.
Nigel : diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 2
Hamaria :diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Alexander :diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 4
Tancred :diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 4
Jeon :diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 9
Rubaani :diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 1

Only one check Ditena

Edit : @ Baz, Bedard is of the same faction as you, you two get along well now

My bad just take the first roll, the failed one...

np :) well, when everyone has done their checks, i will continue. but i think only tomorrow night. Cant do it on my tablet, need to copy paste certain things etc. Hope im not boring you :P this is my first PbP PFS scenario im doing... and a lot of talking ontop of that... :P

Diplomacy on Jeon: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

EDIT Yeehaw! Diplomatic genius! >.<

Jory looks uncomfortable with his peace bonded bow.

He talks to Jeon.

"I like Tian."

dip: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (17) - 3 = 14

Fendahl will try to strike up a conversation as well.

"So what is the best story you have of the wedding couple?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

"Master Ditena, I make you look like a diplomat by comparison!"

I will be over here talking to a plant.

Breehehe, I thaoght I had probblems eyeorning out the bumps in my tung. Sal'right people like us are moore a'fit to riding' the prayie; sun on yure back, wind in yure hair. This brass button partie is fur the burds.
Whispers to Fendhal
I bet'cha nun of thes hair dandies evá seen an honnest day o'work. May bee tat ful'o hot air gent see a day o'work when he was wet b'hind the ears, butt ewe kan tell he furgot. Tats my problam y eye feel so unkomfortable, y send men o'action 'and houtdoors to such a civil h'event?

@Fung : Success, you really impressed him 2 points (He is now friendly toward the party)

Nigel : Total 3. He is now friendly towards the party)
Desimere : Total 1 : 1 Success
Alexander :(Total 4) (3 Success) Friends with party
Jeon : (Total 3) (2 Success) He is now a friend of the party
Rubaani :(Total 2) (She is now friendly with the party)

I made a msitake, Tancred and Hamaria arent on the ship. They live at the place so why travel there? So i gave you full points for Alexander instead and +1 to his total too. Also, i included the night before festivities into your previous checks

After arriving and enjoying the festivities for the evening:
With the welcome festivities finished, the PCs are directed
by Blakros mercenaries to their temporary lodgings for
the weekend. Before the PCs get settled in for the
night, they are visited by Trade Prince Aaqir al’Hakam,
who has been watching their progress throughout the
evening. The Trade Prince takes some time to recap the
PCs’ successes or failures during the day and evening.
GMs should use this as an opportunity to let the players
know where they stand in terms of influencing the guests,
so they don’t spend more time with guests they’ve already
influenced. After briefing the PCs, Aaqir reminds them
to be on their best behavior for the wedding ceremony
on the following morning, and then departs.

At the night's festivities, are we unable to meet Hamaria and Tacred?

You meet him, hence the one influence. I gave you one too many tries. we only suppose to get one try each ;) Hamaria made an appearence, but you could not interact with her

Ah, then oops. ^_^ Can maybe move those to the next opp we get?

Fung Xi spends much of his time talking to the guests, and while it is fairly obvious that he is not of high standing, there is just something that is disarming about him that seems to impress.

Fendahl continues to be observant and smiles and nods a lot at the other guests.

Ditena will also try to smooze with the uppity-ups. He will recap an adventure or two trying to impress the wedding guests. Particularly scenario 2-13 Murder on the Throaty Mermaid, and 4-21 Way of the Kirin.. diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 15

The young monk listens intently to Ditena's stories. He, in turn, regales them with stories of the Wall of Heaven and yeti, and other wonders of Tian Xia.

Fung approaches his friends in a quiet moment, How are things so far? Seems that we are making a good impression thus far.

As the sun rises on the eastern
horizon, representatives of the
Blakros family move between the
many living quarters erected on
the island gathering guests for the
wedding ceremony. A queue of nearly
a hundred guests stretches along the
winding path through the woods from
the guest accommodations to the location of the wedding
itself, with each guest arranged in order of rank and prestige.
The procession makes its way approximately a mile to the
northwest, ending at an opulent, open-air chapel carved out
of cedar and wreathed with colorful flowers and laurel leaves.
Atop a high bluff overlooking the Inner Sea, the chapel sets a
scene of wealth and beauty few families in the region could
afford to build specifically for their child’s wedding. Rows of
comfortable pews stand facing the chapel, providing guests
in attendance with a view not only of the ceremony and the
vista beyond, but also of those other guests who were granted
better positions because of their social station.

Have we been able to see the couple yet? If not, no worries, but if we have, I want to make a sense motive to see if they actually seem to have feelings for each other.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27