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

Game Master Scott Young

"Bomande... help me! I'm hurt... " the count's voice calls from the dark of the jungle. "The tiger... oh, gods, it hurts! Help... me..."

The Baron's head whips around at the sound of the Count's voice.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Falroun? Falroun! Don't worry, I'm coming!" The Baron shoulders his musket and starts climbing down the ladder, trying to peer into the darkness.

We'll move into initiative, only so we know who can interact with the Baron and Count in order.

Sorted initiative: Adeah, Rapunzel, Roland, Grigori, Lymwin, the Baron, the Count.

Edited accordingly.

That's odd. The Count left us ages ago. Why's he just now calling for help? Adeah squints into the darkness, training her musket in the direction of the Count's voice but saying nothing. Though she can see perfectly in the jungle behind her, the starlight keeps her angel eyes from functioning properly in the clearing. She can't yet see the source of the voice-- but isn't at all sure she trusts it.

Edited post: removed mistake.

Rapunzel slides down the rope, landing on the ground with a thud. Heading towards the sound of the Count's voice, the half-elf nocks an arrow as she moves.

"Beware of treachery my lord!" she cautions.

Roland leaps down to the ground. Acrobatics: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22 He then moves towards the sound of the Count's voice., while brandishing his rapier.

Fr. Yefimovich looks at Rapunzel with admiration. "Smart... and beautiful." To the baron, "She is right, baron. I hear no tiger... Something is amiss about this... vwe must be cautious."

The priest follows after Rapunzel and the baron for protection. He hooks his crossbow back and draws his scimitar as he moves, remaining near the baron and trying to remain alert to threats all around them. Should they indeed find and speak with the count, Grigori tries to surmise if he's hiding something.

Remain alert to danger... or not, lol:
Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Is the count hiding something:
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Round 1

Adeah, Rapunzel, Roland, Grigori, Lymwin, the Baron, the Count.

NOTE: I have put the Count on the map, but due to the total concealment from the jungle, no one yet has line of sight to him. As such, he may be in a slightly different square than I've portrayed him.

Adeahsquints into the darkness, training her musket in the direction of the Count's voice but saying nothing.

Rapunzel slides down the rope, landing on the ground with a thud. Heading towards the sound of the Count's voice, the half-elf nocks an arrow as she moves. "Beware of treachery my lord!" she cautions.

Roland leaps down to the ground. non-lethal damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4 He then moves towards the sound of the Count's voice, while brandishing his rapier.

Grigori moves to the rope and slides down, following Rapunzel. (You have to move to the rope, and so if you draw your weapon during that move, you will not have free hands to easily slide down the rope. So, I am assuming you get down to the ground empty-handed. If you'd rather try the climb-with-full hands check, let me know.

Lymwin delays.

The Baron finishes climbing down and moves towards the Count, readying his musket. "Dammit, Falroun, where are you?"

The Count answers weakly,"Over here... help..."

Suddenly there is a flurry of activity from the jungle, and a large quadruped creature bursts out of the jungle. Its rear half resembles a tiger, but its feet are hoofed and the creature's head looks more like a weasel, with a mouthful of razor-sharp teeth. It charges towards the Baron, crying out in the Count's voice! "Bomande, Bomande! I'm so hurt, help me!" Its voice turns to a shrieking laugh at it closes on the Baron and bites him in the shoulder!

Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 6) + 7 = 17

Knowledge-Lymwin: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Knowledge-Rapunzel: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

End of Round 1 - everyone is up! remember, the dim light of the clearing imposes a 20% miss chance; the jungle is dark and also provides total concealment beyond 5 feet.

Also note: the trees provide cover only in the center 10' area - the rest of the branches don't start until 20' above the ground. Thus Lymwin and Adeah can both see the beast on the ground without cover from the tree (although the Baron is in the way.)

Well the Baron is in melee, providing that -4, but not in the way of a clear shot.

Adeah lines up a shot, aiming higher to account for the increased range.

Musket shot vs normal: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 2 = 8
Damage: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

CLINK! Her weapon misfires again.

Seeing the strange creature rush forward and attack the Baron, Rapunzel drops her bow and pulls out her cold iron, curved blade as she moves up to engage the beast!

Move 2e, 2ne, 1 n

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Lymwin shoots a bolt at the tiger.
Ranged Attack: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 7 - 4 = 14
Concealment 1-20: 1d100 ⇒ 98
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Roland will move up, flanking the strange beast.

With panache (using a panache point to double the precision damage), he will attempt to strike the beast.

20% miss chance - high is good: 1d100 ⇒ 78

Attack and damage: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 11 + 2 = 251d6 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 5 = 18

Round 2

Adeah lines up a shot, aiming higher to account for the increased range, but her weapon betrays her again.

Rapunzel drops her bow and pulls out her cold iron, curved blade as she moves up to engage the beast! miss chance 1-20%: 1d100 ⇒ 67 Her blade slashes through its thick hide, drawing blood and a snarl of rage from the beast.

Lymwin fires at the beast, but the bolt bounces off of the creature's hide.

Roland moves up to flank the strange beast, and stabs it with his rapier. The creature shrieks in pain and glares at Roland.

Grigori delays.

The Baron staggers back and unloads his musket at the beast, hitting its flank.
Musket vs. touch AC: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13Damage: 1d12 ⇒ 9

The creature that isn't a tiger advances warily, laughing with delight. The motions of its weasel-shaped snout don't seem to match the sounds of its words as it speaks, first in the Count's voice, and then in Roland's voice. "It's good to see you again, Bomande... I had hoped the misplaced sense of vengeance you hairless apes have would bring you back to me one day!" Turning to Roland, it snarls in his voice: "But first..." With that, the beast rears up and attacks Roland with its hooves! Then it bites the Baron again.

Hoof #1 - Roland: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 - miss
Hoof #2 - Roland: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 You only have 1 panache point left, so as ordered I didn't have you parry and riposte.
Bite - Baron: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22Damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 4) + 7 = 16

The Baron staggers from the gaping wound in his neck, clearly critically wounded.

End of Round 2 - everyone is up! remember, the dim light of the clearing imposes a 20% miss chance unless you have darkvision; the jungle is dark and also provides total concealment beyond 5 feet.

Rapunzel lines up a massive overhand swing of the curved blade at the beast! "Grigori, the Baron!" she calls.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 2 - 1 = 24
Damage: 1d10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 3 = 18

Yay darkvision!

Adeah takes her time to clear and reload her weapon. Right is better than fast, Adeah, she scolds herself. Perhaps that's why it's been misfiring so much.

Quick clear as a standard, reload as a swift.

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Roland will move to the other side of the beast in order to maintain the flank in such a way as to avoid an attack of opportunity.

Acrobatics vs CMD: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (12) + 19 = 31

Then, he will attack.

Miss chance 20%: 1d100 ⇒ 18

Panache = 1 of 3, Damage: 4 non-lethal and 4

20% miss: 1d100 ⇒ 41

Lymwin shoots another bolt after loading, but the bolt hits the grass.

Ranged Attack: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 7 - 4 = 11
Concealment 1-20: 1d100 ⇒ 14

Round 2

"Coming, my dear!"

The priest is alarmed at seeing Bomande go down. Drawing his wand with one hand and his sword with his other hand as he moves, he touches his wand to the fallen baron to stabilize him.

Move 20 ft., use wand of clw on Bomande:
HP Bomande heals: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Not sure if I can draw both at once, if not forget the sword for now.

Hi folks, sorry for the delay - the crazy weekend keep me down yesterday. Back now!

Round 3

Adeah takes her time to clear and reload her weapon.

Rapunzel lines up a massive overhand swing of the curved blade at the beast, slashing it deeply. "Grigori, the Baron!" she calls.

Lymwin shoots another bolt after loading, but the bolt hits the grass.

Roland flanks the beast, but his attack misses in the darkness. (Note: the Baron doesn't threaten, so there is no actual flank.)

Grigori draws a wand and moves to the badly-wounded Baron, healing him. (You can only draw one, so your sword is still in your sheath.)

The Baron, still losing large amounts of blood, nevertheless grits his teeth and reloads his musket, stepping back from the beast.

The creature that isn't a tiger shrieks in rage and attacks the Baron relentlessly. Despite its ferocity, the beast is clearly very badly injured.

Hoof #1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Hoof #2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21 damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 4) + 7 = 17

The Baron falls under the onslaught and hits the ground hard.

End of Round 3 - everyone is up! remember, the dim light of the clearing imposes a 20% miss chance unless you have darkvision; the jungle is dark and also provides total concealment beyond 5 feet.

Sorry, baron. Nothin' i can do for you from up here. Adeah aims once again at the creature and pulls the trigger.

Musket shot vs normal AC: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 2 = 8
Son of a...

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Attack and damage: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 171d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 52

Lymwin continues to shoot and reload.
Ranged Attack: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 7 - 4 = 15
Conceilment 1-20: 1d100 ⇒ 16

Rapunzel moves in toward the beast and takes another mighty swing!

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Damage: 1d10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 3 = 11
Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 39

Round 3

The priest sees that he should keep his wand handy, and touches the baron once more with it. Healing light emanates into his wounds, sealing them up somewhat.

If and when he comes to, "Get back my lord! Fire from behind me, I vwill protect you!" Grigori draws his sword as he speaks, flanking the creature now.

Heal him again, and draw my sword:
HP the Baron heals: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Round 4

Adeah fires again but misses.

Rapunzel moves in toward the beast and takes another mighty swing! The monster stagegrs under the blow, but remains standing despite its critical wounds.

Lymwin shoots another bolt into the darkness.

Roland stabs at the cerature but doesn't pierce its thick hide.

Grigori draws his sword and uses his wand on the baron, but for some reason the spell does not take effect - the Baron's body is no longer a valid target for healing. Grigori is holding the charge of the spell.

The creature that isn't a tiger staggers from between the three of you, laughing shakily. "Farewell, Baron - finally, I have my revenge! Now... to finish these mewling brats!" It lashes out wildly at the foes surrounding it.

Hoof #1 - Grigori: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Hoof #2 - Roland: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Bite - Rapunzel: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16

End of Round 4 - everyone is up! remember, the dim light of the clearing imposes a 20% miss chance unless you have darkvision; the jungle is dark and also provides total concealment beyond 5 feet.

Roland attempts to avoid an attack from the creature while moving into a flanking position.

Acrobatics vs CMD: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (4) + 19 = 23

Then he will attempt to hit the creature in the dark.

Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 30

Attack and damage: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 11 + 2 = 321d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Critical confirmation and damage: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 2 + 1 = 151d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Rapunzel swings again at the beast, but this time is unable to strike another wound.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Damage: 1d10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 3 = 17
Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 87

That wasn't just a miss, that was another misfire. Guess I'm spending another round clearing and reloading.

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Round 4

Realizing their mission has been a failure when the baron does not respond to his healing, it's now a fight for the Pathfinders' survival. He takes a chop at the beast from flanking, letting his steel do the talking for a change.

Attack Man-Bear-Pig (+2 flank):
Attack, scimitar: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 2 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Lymwin continues to shoot and reload.

Ranged: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 7 - 4 = 17
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Conceilment 1-20: 1d100 ⇒ 95

Round 5

Adeah clears her firearm, which seems to be jamming more than usual, perhaps due to the humid air of the jungle.

Rapunzel swings again at the beast, but this time is unable to strike another wound.

Lymwin continues to shoot and reload. This time, her bolt connects, but bounces harmlessly off of the creature's tough hide.

Roland maneuvers around the beast and stabs it again. The creature is very weak, and only pure hatred allows it to fight on.

Grigori slashes with his scimitar, leaving a red crease across the creature's flank.

The creature that isn't a tiger turns on Grigori. "Well, healer, you have some fight after all! Too bad they didn't teach you to protect yourself in Pathfinder school!" The beast attacks Grigori with both hooves, bites Rapunzel, and then retreats slightly.

Hoof #1 - Grigori: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Hoof #2 - Grigori: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 - miss
Bite - Rapunzel: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22 damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 2) + 7 = 14

End of Round 5 - everyone is up! remember, the dim light of the clearing imposes a 20% miss chance unless you have darkvision; the jungle is dark and also provides total concealment beyond 5 feet.

Lymwin does not see if she hits or not so she continues to shoot.
Ranged: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 4 = 6
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Conceilment 1-20: 1d100 ⇒ 49

Seeing the creature pushed toward the water, Rapunzel advances hoping to strike it down before it can escape. "Roland, far side of creek. Can't escape," she huffs out as she moves in to strike again!

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 - 1 = 9
Damage: 1d10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 3 = 17
Miss: 1d100 ⇒ 49

Roland, Round 5

Roland will make a five-foot step NW, and have a prepared action to attack as soon as Grigori gets into position to give Roland the flank.

Miss chance, Attack, and Damage: 1d100 ⇒ 981d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 11 + 2 = 251d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Round 5

The priest lets out a "Whoof!" as one of the creature's hooves smacks him in the chest. But he swiftly circles around to ensnare the beast once more, then whirls around to slash more powerfully at it...

Circles around 20 ft. to flank, then slash the creature again:
Attack, scimitar: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 2 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Miss vs 20%: 1d100 ⇒ 58

Freshly loaded, Adeah tries again.

Musket shot: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 9 - 2 = 17
Damage: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

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Round 6

Adeah fires again, but the bullet does not penetrate the creature's hide.

Rapunzel wildly and misses the creature. "Roland, far side of creek. Can't escape," she huffs out

Lymwin fires another bolt into the darkness.

Roland maneuvers around the beast and waits for Grigori's aid.

Grigori moves to circle the creature, and Roland quickly stabs it while it is distracted. The creature shrieks in agony, a long, drawn-out wail as it collapses.

Combat over! Wow, that was a long one.

Rapunzel cast light on her curved blade, and hurries to the Baron to assess the state of things.

Heal: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (19) + 0 = 19

The Baron is most certainly dead.

Disgusted at her failure to protect the Baron, Rapunzel turns to examine the remains of the creature which is clearly not a tiger.

I have several Knowledge skills, but not sure which is most appropriate.

Adeah lowers her musket as the creature drops. She climbs down from the tree and joins the others at the body, slinging her weapon back over her shoulder. "What was that thing?"

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Alas, you all failed your Knowledge (arcana) rolls, which would have told you it was a variant Leucrotta. Now that it's dead and with time to look it up in your Pathfinder's Field Guide of Nasty Baddies, you can make the i.d.

The priest touches Rapunzel on the shoulder, with her permission, and she feels her wounds close up a bit.

He then kneels down beside the baron's body in grim silence. After retrieving a wooden box containing some rather interesting vials, variously shaped blades, tubing, bandages, and a hacksaw, he listens for a heartbeat with his stethoscope.

"Curses!" the priest exclaims as he looks over the baron's lifeless body. "Vwe have failed." Looking at his kit with contempt, "And I am out of embalming fluid."

With a sigh, the priest turns to his comrades. "Comrades, vwhile the society might be vwilling to restore the baron to life, and vwhile the baron vwould be indebted to the society for such an act of kindness, vwe are too far for the body to remain intact enough to make this anything but, at the very least, a dauntingly expensive proposition for our organization. Perhaps too expensive."

He thinks in silence on the problem, wondering what else he might be able to do... but seems fresh out of ideas.

Use the lingering cure light wounds use on Rapunzel... which gives her 2 hp back (previously rolled).

The mood is somber as the porters pack up the camp in the growing light of dawn and build a travois for the Baron's body. The leucrotta is expertly skinned on the spot, and the pelt brought along as well.

Reaching the hunter's lodge about mid-morning, you regroup with the Count and the rest of the porters. The Count is devastated by the news, but his shock quickly gives way to anger as he blames the Society for letting his father-in-law die.

"What kind of people are you, that would let an old man be mauled by such a beast? Five of you, and you couldn't do anything? " the Count rages, clearly pushed over the edge of civility by his father-in-law's death. "I guess you got what you wanted, though: a free ride to the jungle, so you can go loot baubles from other peoples' tombs... you can find your own way home, or stay here for all I care! I will have nothing to do with Pathfinders ever again!"

He continues to fume, but after a few moments he intersperses his comments with sympathy for the old man, and fear over what he will tell his wife, and how he will pay for the raise dead she will inevitably ask for.

"These things happen when you hunt big game," Adeah snaps back. "He was the moron who couldn't get away fast enough. Don't go after what you can't kill!"

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Rapunzel does her best to console the Count and relay the events as they happened. "The beast was taunting the Baron, and he seemed to let it get the better of him. We tried to protect him as best we were able. I feel personally responsible for this tragedy, and I will contribute to the raise dead."

Diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 11