PFS #6-15 The Overflow Archives 2 (Inactive)

Game Master Valeron De Stinzite

Cornelia hesitates for a moment. "After my misinterpretation of the riddle, I do not want to make another mistake. Also, I do not like the unpredictability and chaotic nature of the fey. It make me feel... uncomfortable." She suddenly smooths down the front of her clothing that is already immaculate. "I do not hear anything on the other side, though and the way seems to be clear."

"We are still alive, Lady Cornelia. That is what matters." He produces a worn copy of The Acts of Iomedae. Some of the pages have been cut or burned as if from a fire spell. "Even the Inheritor failed at times."

He puts the book back in his pack and then steps up and opens the door, ready for the unpredictable.

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Chantoku moves next to Hamith. "I wonder what's behind the door?"

Moving on. I'll post update later.

The the Pathfinders notice a fey scroll fragment pinned to the door with a dagger. The door is being held shut by water on both sides.

Combat Round 1
Bold may post
Cornelia
Chankotu
Hamith
Ashara
Alexandre

Daughter 1
Daughter 2
Lady Gorganelle

Map and handouts have been updated

Okay, I think we may want to back track to the other room after this combat. I was waiting on something from the GM before we moved onward. So, after we clear out this current room, Cornelia would definitely thorough search the other room first.

No problem. We will go back when you deal with this room.

Strength check: 1d20 ⇒ 15

Somehow Ashara resists the

Perception check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Seeing the creatures advance on her friends Ashara starts calling her heavenly powers and calling down a group of Celestial Eagles: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Bolts of force fly from Chantokus fingers at the creatures [ooc]magic missile[/ooc\

mm: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 2 = 7

Strength: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Hamith drops his longsword into the water and moves up to the creatures and draws his greatsword.

"We should get to the bottom of this crocodile in the riddle!" he calls to his companions. "I don't see such a creature, it may be lurking nearby."

Hamith casts detect evil on the room. If he detects evil, he will try and concentrate to pinpoint the source, provided the flying creatures don't attack.

Can I make the assumption that the Strength check was for opening the door, and since Ashara made it, the rest of us don't need to?

Can I make the assumption that the Strength check was for opening the door, and since Ashara made it, the rest of us don't need to?

It's what Ashara intended

Yes strength check was used. Door is open. You can make your moves as such then I will update.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Knowledge: Planes: 1d20 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (9) + 7 + (1) = 17

Cornelia immediately recognizes the strange creatures as tooth fairies. "Tooth fairies! Beware their bite, it could paralyze you and allow them to yank out your teeth!" She moves forward, drawing her sword cane, but pauses suddenly when she spots the figure in the cage and frowns. "Virml?! What in the Nine Hells are you doing in here?!"

In which corner is the cage? Behind the tooth fairies?

Yes he's behind the tooth fairies. I suppose I could of put a picture up to make easier. Of course I think of that now.

As the Pathfinder maneuver into position Chankotu's magic missles land solidly on the first daughter and immediately ends her torment. The second daughter moves trying to get closer to Ashara. Lady Gorganelle readies her crossbow with a bolt.

Hamith uses detect eviltrying to get a sense of what is in the room. You detect an evil presence around the flying creatures, but nothing else.

Combat Round 1
bold may action
Ashara
Chankotu
Cornelia
Hamith
Alexandre

Daughter 1
Lady Gorganelle

I updated the map with the location of his cage,

Currently at 4 Panache
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

"And here's where the fae show up," Alexandre snarls as he wades his way into the room, drawing his rapier.

Considering the water that's a double move, so that's my action. That being said...

Moving to get close the Pathfinders narrow in on their targets.

Combat Round 2
Bold may action

Ashara
Chankotu
Cornelia
Hamith
Alexandre

Daughter
Lady Gorganelle

Sorry for the short update. Wasn't much to add after Alexandre acted.

Cornelia slides into position near Alexandre and jabs out with her sword, seeking an end of the strange fey creatures...

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Cold Iron Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Chantoku points at the daughter again and bolts of force fly.

mm: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 2 = 7

"These things are tough"

Ashara quickly casts another of her holy spells and orders her summoned celestial eagle to attack the fairy near Virml!

Cast bless, move back a couple of steps

Attack roll (talon 01): 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10 -> Damage roll: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Attack roll (talon 02): 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 1 = 14 -> Damage roll: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Attack roll (beak): 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 1 = 13 -> Damage roll: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Cornelia lashes out with her cold iron sword, but barely misses. Chankotu fires another set of magic missiles and they land solidly on the remaining daughter. Hoping to protect Virml, Ashara sends her celestial eagle to attack Lady Gorganelle, but they were not fast enough. Feeling trapped the remaining daughter lashes out at Cornelia with her mismatched teeth.

Bite & Paralysis: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Her mismatched teeth don't line up correctly and she can't sink into Cornelia deep enough. Lady Gorganelle fires her crossbow at Hamith.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

The arrow lands a clean hit right to Hamith and opens a small wound on his shoulder.

Combat round 2
bold may action
Ashara
Chankotu
Cornelia
Alexandre
Hamith

Daughter-7
Lady Gorganelle

I messed up on the first daughter that is dead. I was looking at her HP, but reading something else. I'll just leave her dead so as not to backtrack. It happens to the best of us.

Currently at 4 Panache

Feeling the spell from Ashara calms Alexandre slightly. He exhales as his gaze falls on the tooth fairy close to him, and swiftly extends his blade toward the threat, hoping to end it without any further delay.

Rapier attack(bless): 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 1 = 27 That's a crit threat
Rapier damage: 1d6 + 8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 5 = 15

Crit confirm(bless): 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 1 = 19
Crit damage: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Hamith shifts to the right, drops his greatsword, and draws his bow. He places a hand to his breastplate and chants another hymn to the Inheritor, feeling warmth pulse through his hand, into his body, knitting his wounds.

Lay on Hands (self): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Then he takes aim at the creature that shot him and lets an arrow fly.

Longbow, bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 = 14
DMG: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

That's 5 ft step to the right, free action to drop greatsword, move action to draw bow, swift action for Lay on Hands, and standard to shoot with bow.

Alexandre uses his rapier with frightening accuracy. He immediately dispatches the last remaining daughter. Hamith uses his lay on hands to heal himself and his wound from the crossbow bolt disappears.

Combat round 3
bold may action
Hamith
Alexandre
Chankotu
Ashara
Cornelia

Lady Gorganelle

Chantoku fires his crossbow at the last tooth fairy.

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

crit confirmation

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7

"Take that!"

Currently at 5 Panache

With a languid turn toward the remaining fae in the room, Alexandre levels his darkened blade, still with the tooth fairy he skewered on it, on her. With a twitch of his wrist, he flicks the tiny body in a low arc in the general direction of Lady Gorganelle.

"Well, are you going to do the wise thing and surrender, or will I have to teach you the lesson I taught your daughter about how bitter my blade tastes?" he finally demands with an chilling tone in his voice.

Standard to demoralize, Using a Panache for Social Panache

Bluff to demoralize: 1d20 + 13 + 1d6 ⇒ (10) + 13 + (2) = 25

Ashara takes aim and shoots the last remaining fairy while the eagle moves near and sets up a flank with Cornelia.

Attack roll: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 1 - 4 = 14 -> Damage roll: 1d10 ⇒ 7

If Lady Garganelle moved away from the eagle it should get an AoO against it

Attack roll (eagle AoO): 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8 -> Damage roll: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Attack roll (eagle talon): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 20 -> Damage roll: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 = 14
Cold Iron Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Acrobatics w/ Inspiration: 1d20 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (15) + 7 + (1) = 23

Cornelia stabs at the remaining tooth fairy and quickly twirls backward, away from the fey to allow Hamith and the more melee-minded Pathfinders to take her place!

Actions: Standard - Attack Lady Gorganelle. Move - Acrobatics to avoid AoO to move between Hamith and Alexandre, then move behind Alexandre. Free - Use 1 Inspiration point on the Acrobatics check.

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Chankotu fires another set of magic missiles and they land solidly on Lady Gorganelle. Alexandre tries to demoralize the tooth fairy, but fails. Ashara sends her eagle to attack and the eagles talons leave some scratches in Lady Gorganelle. Cornelia barely misses Lady Gorganelle.

Lady Gorganelle cast charm personDC17 on Hamith

Combat round 4
bold may action

Hamith
Alexandre
Chankotu
Ashara
Cornelia

Lady Gorganelle-6

Uhhh... What was the Will save for? Noone cast a spell, and demoralizing is a Skill check on my part, not a save.

Ignore the will save. Brain isn't functioning at full capacity today. Then again i'm just glad it's functioning at all.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Cornelia once again moves herself into a better position to flank with Hamith, all the while attempting to avoid opening herself to attack. She then quickly jabs at the strange creature again!

Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 2 = 25
Cold Iron Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Acrobatics to avoid AoO for moving into the flank with Hamith annnnnd attack. Next round, depending on how the Lady moves, I will move again to help keep up the flank with Hamith or Alexandre.

Will save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Hamith manages to resist the spell. He drops his bow and picks up his greatsword, I believe this provokes?. He hefts the mighty blade over his head and brings it down hard but overshoots the strike.

Greatsword, bless, power attack, flanking: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 - 1 + 2 = 10
DMG: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 6) + 6 = 13

If Hamith is injured from an AoO, he will use another Lay on Hands.

LoH: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Ashara recharges her crossbow, the eagle attacks again...

Attack roll (talon): 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 3 + 1 = 19 -> Damage roll): 1d4 ⇒ 2

I will wait for Alexandre and Chankotu to act before I update.

Chantoku fries his crossbow at the mother tooth fairy.

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

DAMAGE: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Critical confirm

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

DAMAGE: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Hamith, yes sheathing a weapon provokes an attack of opportunity.

Aoo,Bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Hamith sheathes his weapon and Lady Gorganelle attacks, but just misses him. Asharas eagle takes a bite clean from the tooth fairy. Chankotu fires his crossbow ad his bolt opens up a huge hole in the tooth fairys torso and ends her. She falls into the water and is gone.

End of Combat

Now you must deal with Virml in the cage.

Disable Device (Take 10): 10 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ 10 + 12 + (1) = 23

Cornelia sheathes her blade and takes out her thieves tools. She takes a moment to examine the lock and picks the lock with ease. "Virmil, how did you end up down here again?! Did you not understand your specific instructions?"

"Careful... are we really sure that's even Virml and not some twisted fairy construct looking like him?"

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Cornelia's hands froze just as the lock clicked, she had not considered that possibility. She holds the door closed before opening it, waiting to see what this person has to say...

"Its me Virml. Get me out of thi, thi, this cage. I will tell you everything." Virml exclaims while having trouble speaking from his missing teeth.

"On the other hand," Alexandre rebuts Ashara's concern, "How do we know that the Virml we meet upstairs wasn't the fake? We also have a kitsune around here somewhere, and some of my kin are more talented at form changing then I am. " He takes closer look at the initiate's mouth. "It seems the tooth fae had a productive time with him. That can't have been pleasant."

Hamith bends down to look at the man intently. "Virml, tell us, why have you come here?"

Hamith uses his detect evil ability, concentrating on Virml.

"Tell us."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

"I meed a fox and he drick me indo helping him find scrolls. Then he lock me in cage. He use scrolls do summon fey creatures. He up to no good. Must find him.". Virml exclaims. Still having trouble from missing teeth. "He use spells do look like me."

"Are you SURE you're Virmi?'

sense motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

I assume he doesn't detect as evil?

Hamith paces the waterlogged room. "We cannot leave him in there, whatever path we choose. If he is this fox then we will discover him and justice will be visited upon him, and if he is truly Virml, then we will have freed him from a cruel fate all the same. I only ask that you be ready."

"Virml, as a precaution I ask that you allow us to bind your hands and gag your mouth. Lady Cornelia, if there are no more objections, please continue."

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Cornelia listens intently to "Virmil's" explanation, looking for any indication that he is telling a falsehood. At Hamith's request, she continues with her work and allows the cage door to swing open. "Slow and steady now."

Im guessing you want to continue exploring the other rooms? I'll continue on clockwise as before.

The Pathfinders move out seeking the fox. Sensing no evil , They have Virml with them.

The door to The Cartographium is open, making the room a deep bog like the nearby corridors. The water’s surface is carpeted with maps made of silk, vellum, birch bark, and sundry other materials.