PFS 6-08 The Segang Expedition - GM Lamplighter (Inactive)

Game Master Scott Young

As you regroup, the Count proudly marches beside his trophy. Entering the clearing, the Baron appears impressed by the Count's efforts. "Well done, boy, well done!" he exclaims, slapping the Count on the back. The Baron didn't manage to bring anything down, making the Count's performance seem even more impressive.

The rest of the day passes uneventfully, and you find another clearing to set up camp.

The next morning, the smell of wood smoke fills the camp as porters busy themselves tending various cooking fires. Outside the camp, the jungle is
alive with the sounds of monkeys, birds, and chirping insects.

As the morning goes on, the small monkeys become more troublesome, sneaking into camp to try and steal food, rummage through gear, and overturn containers. The porters try to dissuade them by offering little bits of food at the edge of the camp, but this just brings more monkeys out of the jungle.

The Count tries to keep the monkeys away by making noises and such, but the Baron seems very upset by their presence. You hear him mutter under his breath as he gets more irate: "Filthy bastards!" and, "Damn monkeys, probably spies..." and so on.

Does anyone do anything before you break camp?

Roland will shoot at a few of the monkeys in an attempt to dissuade them from coming closer.

Attack and damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 261d6 ⇒ 4
Attack and damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 201d6 ⇒ 1
Attack and damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 131d6 ⇒ 5

At the first shot, the monkeys scatter shrieking into the trees. As they disperse, the sound doesn't fade, but instead grows louder, as the trees all around you shake under the impact of thousands of tiny paws...

Sorted Initiative:
Monkeys - up
Adeah
Grigori
Nick
Rapunzel
Lymwin
Roland

Setting up map...

Monkey Attack map

The elephant and rest of the porters are off the map to the south. I will extend the map if needed.

Round 1 (partial)
Hundreds of monkeys pour out of the jungle, screeching and clawing and biting at anything within reach!
swarm damage - Roland: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9
swarm damage - Nick: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7
swarm damage - Porter: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6

The porter on the edge of camp falls screaming under the onslaught of simian foes.

Everyone can declare actions now, to be executed in initiative order: Adeah; Grigori; Nick; Rapunzel; Lymwin; Roland.

Rapunzel takes a vile of alchemist's fire and calls for the Count and Baron to back away. Rapunzel will hold her throw until the two men are clear, moving herself to keep within 10' range of the swarm on Roland if needed.

HP 30/39

Roland takes a step back, draws his rapier, and stabs at the swarm of monkeys.

attack and damage: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 171d6 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 5 = 13

Screw this... Adeah isn't about to waste ammunition on what would take her all day to take out. She turns tail and runs toward the elephant, hoping that climbing it will get her away from the biting, clawing and screeching.

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Fort save - Roland: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Fort save - Nick: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Roland manages to act normally, but Nick is nauseated for this round due to the monkeys clawing at him.

"Stop shooting at them, maybe they are just hungry! Look, this one is stealing food!" Before killing the monkeys Lymwin tries to scare them away with a bomb blast.

throwing the bomb at the intersection indicated by the green circle on the map, 6 splash damage, DC15
Bomb on intersection: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Round 1 (complete)

Hundreds of monkeys pour out of the jungle, screeching and clawing and biting at anything within reach!
swarm damage - Roland: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9
swarm damage - Nick: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7
swarm damage - Porter: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6

Adeah bolts for the elephant.

Grigori moves away from the monkeys.

Nick moves out of the monkey swarm.

Rapunzel takes a vile of alchemist's fire and calls for the Count and Baron to back away. Rapunzel will hold her throw until the two men are clear, moving herself to keep within 10' range of the swarm on Roland if needed.

Lymwin shouts, "Stop shooting at them, maybe they are just hungry! Look, this one is stealing food!" Lymwin tries to scare the monkeys away with a bomb blast. Reflex save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15 A few monkeys are splashed by the flaming material and flee, but most continue to vent their anger on anything within reach.

Roland takes a step back, draws his rapier, and stabs at the swarm of monkeys. He manages to skewer several of them, angering the rest.

The Baron and The Count move away from the monkeys and ready their muskets.

Rapunzel throws her alchemist's fire, splashing the monkeys and causing much hooting and hollering as dozens of them flee the flames.

Round 2 (partial)

The monkeys continue their rampage.
swarm damage - Roland: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8
swarm damage - porter: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6
Fort save - Roland: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

The second porter falls as the monkeys wash over him, clawing and biting.

Everyone is up!

Edited in light of a helpful hint...

From the safety of range, she turns her rifle on the creatures and pulls the trigger.

Musket shot (vs touch): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Damage: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Round 2

The priest is a bit put off at the sight of the nutty monkeys being cut down and charred to death. While not much for animal welfare, he does believe in being smart over resorting to a bloodbath.

"Everyone! Look away from the blast!" he shouts as he whips out a vial and tosses it into the line of sight of the monkeys. A dazzling display of colors whirls around, captivating the simian horde...

Move 20 ft in, then toss potion of color spray at both swarms. Will save vs DC 11 I think? Target any square that will maximize the effect:
Attack, ranged: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Lymwin throws a bomb at the monkey swarm which bites Roland.
Precise Bomb: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 Target square red circle, precise bomb: exclude Roland's square from splash damage
Damage: 3d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 2, 1) + 3 = 10
Scatter: 1d8 ⇒ 3

HP 22/39

attack and damage: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 141d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

I just looked it up. On my prior attack, remove 5 of the damage, since I don't get precision damage because the swarm is immune to critical hits.

Grigori: Color spray is an area spell, and so not eligible for being made into a potion or oil.

Roland: Thanks, noted.

1d20 ⇒ 2

Alchemist's Fire, round 2: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Rapunzel draws a curved elven blade off her back and moves forward to attack the monkeys, keeping herself between the monkeys and Grigori. NW, W

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 8 - 1 = 22
Damage: 1d10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 3 = 17

Round 2

The priest is a bit put off at the sight of the nutty monkeys being cut down and charred to death. While not much for animal welfare, he does believe in being smart over resorting to a bloodbath.

"Everyone! Look away from the blast!" he shouts. Pointing to an area as many monkeys as possible can see, he announces, "Vspyshka!" A dazzling flash of light briefly but brilliantly flares, hopefully frightening off the simian horde...

Cast flare Fort DC 12. Hoping to scare the monkeys off more than anything else, with GM approval?

Round 2 (complete)

The monkeys continue their rampage.
swarm damage - Roland: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8
swarm damage - porter: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6
Fort save - Roland: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

The second porter falls as the monkeys wash over him, clawing and biting.

Adeah turns and fires at the monkeys, dropping one and scattering a few more with the loud report of her musket.

Grigori shouts, "Everyone! Look away from the blast! Vspyshka!" The burst of light dazzles a few of the monkeys, but seems to have no effect on the teeming hordes.

Nick delays. We seem to have lost Nick; I have PM'd him without response. :(

Rapunzel draws her blade and wades into the swarm, slashing monkeys left and right.

Lymwin hurls a vial of liquid which explodes right in the center of the monkey swarm, blowing monkeys are parts of monkeys everywhere but managing to avoid Roland and Rapunzel. The survivors scatter and flee in to the jungle, or roll on the ground burning. Rapunzel

The green monkey swarm has taken enough damage to disperse and is no longer a threat!

Roland delays, since his target has disappeared. If you want, you can move to attack the other swarm - just let me know and we'll retcon it.

Round 3 (partial)

The monkeys swarm at the nearest target, Lymwin.
swarm damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 6) = 7
Fort save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Lywin is so distracted by hte doznes of monkeys climbing on her and clawing that she is unable to act normally (single move action only).

1d20 ⇒ 8
1d20 ⇒ 1

Everyone is up! Nick is on delay, and Roland can either be on delay or retcon his action at the end of last round.

Whoops, I just realized last round's attack roll resulted in a misfire, meaning the damage was never applied. I'll spend a grit point to Quick Clear as a move action, reload as a free, and fire as a standard.

With the speed of much practice, Adeah releases the useless cartridge, pushes a (hopefully good) new one into her weapon, aims, and fires.

Musket shot (vs touch) : 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Damage: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

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Roland will have moved on his action and done his attack.

Hmm... so due to the misfire above, the first swarm is still (barely) there. However, Roland is able to finish it off with his Round 2 attack. So, no major change except Roland stays where he was instead of having to move.

Rapunzel stands her ground, and pivots to attack the other swarm!

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 1 - 1 = 23
Damage: 1d10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 3 = 11

Also activating Combat Expertise to boost her AC to 17.

Round 3

Oi! My spells are not accomplishing much. And I don't vwant to look inept in front of the ladies... or in front of the baron and count for that matter...

Sighing, the priest relents and closes in, drawing his bejeweled shasqua as he does. Unfortunately, he blunders and nearly drops his blade in all the excitement, though the image-conscious priest tries to pass it off as merely a skillful swing and a miss.

"Bah! Tricky monkeys, stop jumping so I can end this quickly..."

5 ft. step into melee, draw scimitar, and swing at the monkeys:
Attack, scimitar: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Try not to look too bad missing:
Bluff: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

I'm going to wait until tomorrow morning to post, in hopes that a few more people can check in.

Lymwin takes a step back, out of the monkeys and hurls another bomb at the swarm.
Precise Bomb: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 lower right square, excluding mine and Grigori's
Damage: 3d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 2, 5) + 3 = 12
Scatter: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Round 3 (complete)

The monkeys swarm at the nearest target, Lymwin. She is so distracted by the dozens of monkeys climbing on her and clawing that she is unable to act normally (single move action only).
swarm damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 6) = 7
Fort save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Adeah releases the useless cartridge, pushes a (hopefully good) new one into her weapon, aims, and fires. She hits several monkeys, who scramble away badly wounded, while others scatter due to the noise.

Grigori moves in and attacks ineffectually.

Nick stands transfixed by the carnage in front of him (on delay).

Rapunzel pivots and attacks the monkeys with her curve blade, slashing through them left and right.

Lymwin moves out of the swarm, but is unable to focus enough to do anything else (failed your Fort save versus Distraction, which lasts a round).

Roland delays.

Round 4 (partial)

The monkeys continue to swarm and rampage.
Swarm damage - Grigori: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8
Fort save - Grigori: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 - Distracted for 1 round
swarm damage - Lymwim: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6
Fort save - Lymwin: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

1d20 ⇒ 2
1d20 ⇒ 20

Everyone is up. Nick and Roland are on delay and will jump in whenever they post.

Stupid monkeys. Adeah reloads and fires.

Musket shot vs touch: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Damage: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

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MW Rapier: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 151d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Rapunzel rushes to the aid of the Baron, calling for him to get behind her! She again swings her curved blade, slicing into the mass of monkeys!

Move 1xSE, 2xS

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 1 = 26 *threat*
Damage: 1d10 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 3 = 13

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 - 1 = 25
Damage: 1d10 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 3 = 13

Round 4 (complete)

The monkeys continue to swarm and rampage.
Swarm damage - Grigori: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8
Fort save - Grigori: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 - Distracted for 1 round
swarm damage - Lymwim: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6
Fort save - Lymwin: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Adeah reloads and fires, driving off more monkeys.

Grigori stumbles out of the swarm, swatting monkeys from his back.

Nick stands transfixed by the carnage in front of him (on delay).

Rapunzel rushes to the aid of the Baron, calling for him to get behind her! She again swings her curved blade, slicing into the mass of monkeys!

Lymwin takes a step back out of the monkeys and hurls another bomb at the swarm. The bomb blasts monkeys in all directions, and the rest flee into the jungle.
Precise Bomb: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 lower right square, excluding mine and Grigori's
Damage: 3d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 2, 5) + 3 = 12
Scatter: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Roland stabs at the remaining monkeys as they flee, skewering another one as it runs in terror.

1d20 ⇒ 19

Combat over! What do you do next?

Hit point status:
Adeah - HP 31/31
Grigori - HP 18/26
Nick - HP 5/12
Rapunzel - HP 36/36
Lymwin - HP 25/38
Roland HP 22/39

Rapunzel fusses over the Baron and the Count both. "Gentlemen, are you both ok?"

Good riddance. "Well, it looks like we might have to wait a bit longer for that tiger friend o' yours," Adeah says with a chuckle. "All that noise will probably have scared it away."

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"Disgusting cretons!" The priest wipes some of the monkey poo and blood from his new clothes with his embroidered handkerchief and some faith-created water. He offers to do likewise for the ladies.

Then, he attends to the nobles, "My good Baron and Count, I trust you are unharmed by these pesky little beasts?"

As the group gets its bearings, he offers aloud, "Comrades, come close so that the Mother of Souls may heal our vwounds. With that, the priest holds up his silver Pharasmin symbol to the heavens, and speaks a brief prayer to his goddess. Everyone feels a little better.

2x channel energy, heal:
HP everyone heals: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11

A few of the porters rush to the aid of their two fallen brothers, binding their wounds. Others prostrate themselves and chant sorrowfully in Vudrani, and begin to gather the scattered simian corpses reverently. Grigori's healing burst brings the two men back from the brink of death, but they are still in shock by the experience of being torn to pieces by animals they revere.

The Baron and Count and unharmed, although plainly shocked by the ferocity of the monkey attack. The Baron seems deeply affected by the attack, as it bring s back memories of his wartime experience against the hordes of the Gorilla King. The Count's inaction is plainly due to fear, although he tries to put a brave face on. He did place himself between the Baron and the monkeys, though.

After a late start, you get back on the trail. Animal sightings are rare, but you do have several sightings of lone monkeys in the trees, watching you warily.

After an unsuccessful morning hunt, you get back onto the main trail and head deeper into the jungle. The Baron asks you to keep a sharp lookout for tiger tracks, and several times he dismounts to examine the trail personally. No sign of any large predators are seen, though; the trail is cris-crossed by various animals such as antelope and smaller herbivores.

Mid-afternoon on the trail, a crisis rears its head! A disturbance in the brush ahead stops the party, and the scouts (including any PCs who wish) move forward to investigate. The source turns out to be an enormous cobra, which agressively spreads it hood and hisses at the lead party. Meanwhile, several smaller snakes appear out of a den near the elephant, causing it to panic and rear up on its hind legs!

Initiative order:
Adeah
Lymwin
Rapunzel
Nick
Grigori
Roland
Baby cobras
Momma cobra

Surprise Round (partial)

The elephant rears up and panics, threatening to shake the howdah off its back. The Baron and Count hold on for dear life, both shouting orders at you (see next posts).

Rapunzel can act in the surprise round, then everyone is up for the first regular round.

"AAAAAHHHH! Help! Help! I can't hold on! Stop the elephant!" the Count shouts at the driver, and at you, and at anyone who will listen.

"Damned elephant! Never mind about us - protect the porters from the damned snake!" shouts the Baron, indicating the trouble at the front of the party.

We're using the Jungle Trail map for this - it's been updated and the link is at the top of the page.

Roland leaps over the stone to attack the nearest snake. Acrobatics check: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (10) + 19 = 29

Then, he makes a single attack on the snake.

Attack and damage: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 141d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Adeah swings her musket into her hands, aims at the cobra, and fires.

Musket shot vs flat-footed touch: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Damage: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

CLINK! The weapon misfires.

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Rapunzel would have been in the front with the scouts, I moved her up a bit on the map.

Surprise round:
Rapunzel acts quickly and cast ill omen on the giant cobra!

Next d20 roll it makes, roll twice and take the worse result.

Round 1:
Rapunzel moves forward (3w,1sw,1w) pulling the ties off the ends of her braids as she moves toward the beast. The hair seems to move with ah life of it's own as it swirls and snakes around on it's own before lashing out trying to bind the snake in the golden mass of hair!

Hair Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Hair Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Hair Grapple (free): 1d20 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 16

Round 1

Not knowing much about handling animals, he trusts the driver to deal with the elephant. The priest instead focuses his attention on the cobra threatening one of his two loves.

With a hypnotic gaze and hand gesturing that beckons the larger cobra, Grigori speaks archaic words of enchantment...

Move into range of spell, then cast daze (Will vs DC 12) on the big cobra.