Barred tables for support: 5,22
Received from: 15,19
Given to: 5(bad me),4, 24
Aid tokens
During the event, it is possible for characters at one table to assist those at another through the use of Aid Tokens. Each Aid Token represents the assistance of one or more allied Pathfinder agents who assist the PCs.
Once per encounter, any character at a table can use an Aid Token to assist the group in one of five ways described below. Once a table uses an Aid Token, the token grants no further benefit until the end of the encounter, at which point one of the players can pass the Aid Token to a neighboring table for them to use. It is very important that the players remember that there are a limited number of Aid Tokens, and hoarding one means that somebody else doesn’t get to use it.
So they are best used and then immediately passed on
An Aid Token’s benefits vary based on the table’s subtier, and these benefits can take one of the following five forms.
Aid Another: A Pathfinder agent helps the PCs solve a puzzle, disable a trap, or accomplish some other task as if performing the aid another action for a PC.
Allied Offensive: A Pathfinder agent strikes a creature at the same time as the PC, increasing the damage dealt by one attack by 1d8 points. In addition, after the attack, anyone attacking the target is considered to be flanking it until the beginning of the attacker’s next turn.
Burst of Healing: A Pathfinder agent heals all of the PCs of 1d6 points of damage.
Alternatively, the agent can instead cast neutralize poison, remove curse, or remove disease with a caster level of 5.
Spellcasting Synergy: A Pathfinder agent casts a spell at the same time as the PC, increasing the save DC and caster level of the PC’s spell by 1.
Timely Inspiration: A Pathfinder agent provides the effects of a bard’s inspire courage bardic performance for 3 rounds.
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I don't know whether we will start with an aid token, but if/when we get one, we will be told which table gives it to us. When we in turn pass it on, we cannot return it to the table that gave it to us. We cannot give a token to a table that one of us is GMing or playing at, nor can we give a token to a table that we have already given one to.
Aside from that, you are free to pass the token on as you see fit.
Male Elf CORE Fighter/1 Rogue/4 Shadowdancer/3 HP 55/58 AC25|T 18|FF 19 CMD 26* Fort +7|Ref +14|Will +6*/+8* vs. enchantments Init +6* Perc +14/+16 vs. traps Low-light, darkvision|Sense Motive +9
My mistake--Tere's attack should do 1d10+3, not +1. Add 2 to his damage.
Male {CORE} Dwarf Cleric of Sarenrae [2] | HP 19/19 | AC 16 T 8 FF 16 | F +6 R -2 W +7 | CMB +2 CMD 10 (14 vs bullrush/trip) | Init -2 | Perc +4 (Darkvision) | Diplo/Intim +2 | SM +4 | Heal +12
The group takes the lead from Lininy to see what they can learn....
Time for a skill check from everyone. You can each make a choice of Craft(painting); handle animal; heal; know(nature); profession(clerk, farmer, scribe, shepherd or stable master) and survival. Liminy I'll take your nature roll from above. At the end of various combats I'll provide a list of skills you can use to find out more stuff. These collectively provide Victory Points. Remember you have an aid token.
Status, AID TOKEN AVAILABLE
Haliphod acid darts used: 1
Tere
Raven elemental rays used:1
Limney force missile used:1
Archybald
Kildrek 6 damage;
Male Elf CORE Fighter/1 Rogue/4 Shadowdancer/3 HP 55/58 AC25|T 18|FF 19 CMD 26* Fort +7|Ref +14|Will +6*/+8* vs. enchantments Init +6* Perc +14/+16 vs. traps Low-light, darkvision|Sense Motive +9
Male Human Wizard Evoker 7 | AC 12 (16) | T 12 | FF 10 (14) | HP: 53/58 | CMD 13 | Fort +9 | Ref +7 | Will +8 | Init +8 | Perception +18 | Force Missiles left 10/10
The Aid token can be used to heal the group but since we are not rolling well on the skills let's use the aid token to assist whomever makes the next skill check and the wand to heal Kildrek. Then pass the token to whatever low level table doesn't have one.
Male Elf CORE Fighter/1 Rogue/4 Shadowdancer/3 HP 55/58 AC25|T 18|FF 19 CMD 26* Fort +7|Ref +14|Will +6*/+8* vs. enchantments Init +6* Perc +14/+16 vs. traps Low-light, darkvision|Sense Motive +9
I figured we should reserve the Aid Another use for someone who has one of the actual skills, as opposed to helping with untrained checks.
Male Elf CORE Fighter/1 Rogue/4 Shadowdancer/3 HP 55/58 AC25|T 18|FF 19 CMD 26* Fort +7|Ref +14|Will +6*/+8* vs. enchantments Init +6* Perc +14/+16 vs. traps Low-light, darkvision|Sense Motive +9
I was thinking of the highest bonus, not the highest roll.
Male Elf CORE Fighter/1 Rogue/4 Shadowdancer/3 HP 55/58 AC25|T 18|FF 19 CMD 26* Fort +7|Ref +14|Will +6*/+8* vs. enchantments Init +6* Perc +14/+16 vs. traps Low-light, darkvision|Sense Motive +9
Male {CORE} Dwarf Cleric of Sarenrae [2] | HP 19/19 | AC 16 T 8 FF 16 | F +6 R -2 W +7 | CMB +2 CMD 10 (14 vs bullrush/trip) | Init -2 | Perc +4 (Darkvision) | Diplo/Intim +2 | SM +4 | Heal +12
Heal:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21
Kildrek will take a moment to heal himself with his wand if he has the time.
Archybald takes detailed notes of the anatomy of the creatures, and the team heads onwards! First victory point!
Any preferences as to the table you want to pass the token to? Might I suggest #5 they are a moderately low level Core table; or #8 a 1-2 tier classic table . The full list is here
You continue through what appears to be some type of zoological garden and end up in a steamy chamber.
Clouds of steam rise from this balmy chamber’s countless pools. Small, rocky islands abound, separated by cloudy, mineralladen waters. Each island supports a stone plinth carved with minute glyphs and elaborate pictograms. Sliding across the floors and floating in the pools, thousands of snakes of various species and sizes slither throughout the chamber and bask in its tropical heat.
Okay, there are five plinths with writing on them. The steam makes it impossible to read the writing unless you are within five feet of the plinths. They are each almost twenty feet apart, so jumping while possible won't be at all easy. You could try wading the waters, using either stealth or handle animal (or animal empathy if you have it). Each person who wants to try to read the writing on a pillar has to get there first.
Male Human Wizard Evoker 7 | AC 12 (16) | T 12 | FF 10 (14) | HP: 53/58 | CMD 13 | Fort +9 | Ref +7 | Will +8 | Init +8 | Perception +18 | Force Missiles left 10/10
How about sending it to the Core table? Also I think you missed that Archybald , Haliphod Kittrili, Raven Carlysle , and myself are all Mage Armored.
Attempt to... sneak past a bunch of snakes?
Stealth:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Hopefully they are feeling lethargic.
Assuming I get there successfully and it isn't a language I've already studied (Common, Osiriani, Ancient Osiriani, Ancient Azlanti, Jistka, Thassilonian, Terran, Auran)
Liminy tries to avoid disturbing the snakes, but there are just so many of them, one bites him. Ouch.
DC 11 fort save, one per round for four rounds until the first is made. Each fail is 1 point of CON damage
Once there however, Liminy is able to start to decode ..
Okay once at a pillar, you need three successful skill checks, each PC can try any (if they are trained). You can only try each skill once per pillar though. Nothing to stop one character trying multiple skills though. The skills to use are Appraise, know(history, nature, or religion), linguistics or perception. If you speak Draconic you get +4 on the check.
Room status
plinth 1: Limney(succeeded in linguistics);
Status,
Haliphod (mage armour, 50 minutes) acid darts used: 1
Tere
Raven (mage armour, 50 minutes) elemental rays used:1
Limney (mage armour, 50 minutes) force missile used:1 ; DC 11 Fort required
Archybald (mage armour, 50 minutes)
Kildrek (mage armour, 50 minutes)
That is a lot of mage armor!
Male Elf CORE Fighter/1 Rogue/4 Shadowdancer/3 HP 55/58 AC25|T 18|FF 19 CMD 26* Fort +7|Ref +14|Will +6*/+8* vs. enchantments Init +6* Perc +14/+16 vs. traps Low-light, darkvision|Sense Motive +9
Tere sheathes his sword and wades carefully into the water towards another of the pillars.
Tere manages to slip through the waters without disturbing the snakes but is unable to make anything more from the pillar.
Archybald.... still has to get to the first plinth somehow.
Raven slips through the waters... and stands on a snake which bites her painfully. She too can't make out anything on the plinth.
Room status
plinth 1: Limney(succeeded in linguistics);Tere (failed perception); Raven (failed perception);
- un-succeeded with so far - appraise; know(history, nature, religion), perception
Status,
Haliphod (mage armour, 50 minutes) acid darts used: 1
Tere
Raven (mage armour, 50 minutes) elemental rays used:1 ; 1 point CON damage;
Limney (mage armour, 50 minutes) force missile used:1 ; DC 11 Fort required
Archybald (mage armour, 50 minutes)
Kildrek (mage armour, 50 minutes)
As above, DC 11 fort saves. four of them, or stop when you make your first success. Each failure is 1 point CON damage
Room status
plinth 1: Limney(succeeded in linguistics);Tere (failed perception); Raven (failed perception); Archebald (succeeded with history)
- un-succeeded with so far - appraise; know(nature, religion), perception
Status,
Haliphod (mage armour, 50 minutes) acid darts used: 1
Tere
Raven (mage armour, 50 minutes) elemental rays used:1 ; 1 point CON damage;
Limney (mage armour, 50 minutes) force missile used:1 ;
Archybald (mage armour, 50 minutes) DC 11 Fort required
Kildrek (mage armour, 50 minutes)
Male {CORE} Dwarf Cleric of Sarenrae [2] | HP 19/19 | AC 16 T 8 FF 16 | F +6 R -2 W +7 | CMB +2 CMD 10 (14 vs bullrush/trip) | Init -2 | Perc +4 (Darkvision) | Diplo/Intim +2 | SM +4 | Heal +12
Kildrek has armor, no need for Mage Armor.
Kildrek will not attempt any of this, instead he'll be ready to channel or give Guidance if needed. He really doesn't have the skills.
Male Elf CORE Fighter/1 Rogue/4 Shadowdancer/3 HP 55/58 AC25|T 18|FF 19 CMD 26* Fort +7|Ref +14|Will +6*/+8* vs. enchantments Init +6* Perc +14/+16 vs. traps Low-light, darkvision|Sense Motive +9
Tere moves carefully on to the next plinth and examines it.
I'll check with the Overseer, but I think it is only one success per skill per party. The scenario is a little ambigious in the wording.
Room status
plinth 1: Limney(succeeded in linguistics);Tere (failed perception); Raven (failed perception); Archebald (succeeded with history)
- un-succeeded with so far - appraise; know(nature, religion), perception
Status,
Haliphod (mage armour, 50 minutes) acid darts used: 1
Tere
Raven (mage armour, 50 minutes) elemental rays used:1 ; 1 point CON damage;
Limney (mage armour, 50 minutes) force missile used:1 ;
Archybald (mage armour, 50 minutes) DC 11 Fort required ; 2 points CON damage;
Kildrek (mage armour, 50 minutes)
Male Elf CORE Fighter/1 Rogue/4 Shadowdancer/3 HP 55/58 AC25|T 18|FF 19 CMD 26* Fort +7|Ref +14|Will +6*/+8* vs. enchantments Init +6* Perc +14/+16 vs. traps Low-light, darkvision|Sense Motive +9
It didn't occur to me that this would help with Perception--Tere speaks Draconic, so add +4 to both of those Perception checks.
Male Elf CORE Fighter/1 Rogue/4 Shadowdancer/3 HP 55/58 AC25|T 18|FF 19 CMD 26* Fort +7|Ref +14|Will +6*/+8* vs. enchantments Init +6* Perc +14/+16 vs. traps Low-light, darkvision|Sense Motive +9
Tere moved on to the second plinth and succeeded at a Perception check there.
Male Human Wizard Evoker 7 | AC 12 (16) | T 12 | FF 10 (14) | HP: 53/58 | CMD 13 | Fort +9 | Ref +7 | Will +8 | Init +8 | Perception +18 | Force Missiles left 10/10
Kildrek Autumnwind was not Mage Armored.
Pull out a scroll of Comprehend Languages. I realize it probably won't help decipher the writing directly but I at least get the +4 for knowing Draconic now.
Move to next Plinth.
Stealth:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
fort:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
"Getting tired of these snakes. Take a nap of slithery ones."
Adding +4 for Draconic. You can add +1 for Guidance if Kildrek is at the second plinth.
From the first plinth you learned that
The cities of the serpentfolk are elaborate, sprawling affairs. You have noted that Conical buildings encircled snake-headed central chimneys, spiked ziggurats and arches twisted toward the ceiling, and every tunnel, wall, roof—was covered in swirling designs and serpentine pictograms.
Room status
plinth 1: Solved!
plinth 2: Tere (succeeded in perception); Liminy (succeeded with linguistics); Raven (failed perception);
Unused so far: appraise; know(history, nature, religion)
Party Status,
Haliphod (mage armour, 50 minutes) acid darts used: 1
Tere
Raven (mage armour, 50 minutes) elemental rays used:1 ; 2 point CON damage;
Limney (mage armour, 50 minutes) force missile used:1 ;
Archybald (mage armour, 50 minutes) DC 11 Fort required ; 2 points CON damage;
Kildrek
Male Gnome Druid 2 / Conjurer 1 HP 23/23 AC 13, T 13, FF 13 F: +4, R: +2, W: +7; Init: +2, Perc +12, SM +4. Active Conditions: none
"I love a puzzle. Oooo... little snakes! Nice!"
Haliphod takes his time, convincing the snakes to let him pass to each plinth. As he approaches each one, he makes detailed drawings and even some conclusions based on what he knows about nature.
If allowed to Take 10:
Taking 10 on each Handle Animal check (for 17 total), and then again on both Perception (25 total) and Knowledge, nature (17 total).
If Not:
Seeing how the others are doing, Haliphod joins the fun. He uses his animal skills to sway the snakes to one side as he approaches Plinth #2.
Handle Animal:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Then he looks over the writings, and starts pointing out some things that he finds interesting.
Knowledge, Nature:1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 4 = 17
I see no reason to disallow taken tens here. So Haliphod can get two successes on each plinth without trouble, leaving the rest of the team to manage the third.
Room status
plinth 1&2: Solved!
Plinths 3-5: successes with perception & know(nature) (Haliphod)
Party Status,
Haliphod (mage armour, 50 minutes) acid darts used: 1
Tere
Raven (mage armour, 50 minutes) elemental rays used:1 ; 2 point CON damage;
Limney (mage armour, 50 minutes) force missile used:1 ;
Archybald (mage armour, 50 minutes) DC 11 Fort required ; 2 points CON damage;
Kildrek
Male Human Wizard Evoker 7 | AC 12 (16) | T 12 | FF 10 (14) | HP: 53/58 | CMD 13 | Fort +9 | Ref +7 | Will +8 | Init +8 | Perception +18 | Force Missiles left 10/10
Let's try avoiding the snakes this time.
Acrobatics:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
"If this keeps up I'm burning the lot of em!"
Fort:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Fort:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
-1 Con.
If we want to move on to the next encounter I can take 10 on Kn Nature, History, Religion, Linguistics, untrained Appraise, and Perception for a minimum of 19 each.
After taking the rubbings and decypering some more serpantfolk lore, the team discover a bit about their anatomy.
Serpentfolk are remarkably hardy, with lightweight but iron-hard bone structures and a plethora of redundant organs. Serpentfolk have keen senses, particularly their sense of smell. While their darkvision does not match the potency of their modern drow or duergar neighbors, they are unaffected by the curse of light-sensitivity.
They also try to keep their halls clean and tidy. The team is a little curious about how they manage that when they come around a corner to find some of the cleaners at work... blobs of some type of ooze maybe....
Liminy knows that Amoeba are likely to try and bowl over the party and try to dissolve them. They are slow, and have all the normal advantages of being an ooze, such as immunity to mental effects and sneak attacks.
The blobs look like they want to 'clean' you away from the halls. While you could flee, that would take a bit of time that would delay your ability to research the area.
Male {CORE} Dwarf Cleric of Sarenrae [2] | HP 19/19 | AC 16 T 8 FF 16 | F +6 R -2 W +7 | CMB +2 CMD 10 (14 vs bullrush/trip) | Init -2 | Perc +4 (Darkvision) | Diplo/Intim +2 | SM +4 | Heal +12
Kildrek will also ready a Fire Bolt:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 7 for Fire:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 under the same parameters.
