[PFS_CORE_Aerondor] 08-99-B Solstice Scar (Year B) (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

Thran nods his thanks to Rhyfelwr's offer

"Does anyone else need healing? And could someone check on that guy lying in front of the platemail over there?"

Ny'a picks herself up and pats herself down, brushing her clothing back into a semblance of order. "What was that about?" she asks the dog. "You embarrassed me in front of my new friends!" The dog wags its tail with a slobbery grin, oblivious to the admonishment.

Ny'a withdraws a wand from her pack and uses it to heal herself.

cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

She then heads over to the downed man, and tries to see if there's anything she can do to help.

Heal: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 = 4

Panja looks to Jangalee with baleful eyes as Thran's healing magic restores him to consciousness. Mrrew!

"Thank you, Thran. And thank you for the offer, Rhyfelwr. I can heal him from here." Jangalee draws a wand of his own and taps the animal again.

cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

"As for you," he says, patting the top of the now-upright tiger's head. "Please stop making that pathetic mewling. You're ok."

With a blessed touch, Thran bring Panja around. Ny'a manages her own wounds with a wand. When she moves to check the fallen figures she realises the plate mail was part of the display. The figure in furs however is a more recent edition. Dead, but in the last hour or so.

[ooc]Where to new? Deeper into the museum, or checking out the wards?[ooc]

Status,
Jangalee
(Panja) 1 NL damage;
Rhyfelwr
Drin mage armor
Tolinath
Thran
N'ya , 1 NL damage

"Who knew a flag could be so dangerous? We should proceed with the caution of fieldmouse."

I vote for continuing in the museum.

"Or stroll in boldly with the presence of the jungle cat?"

"Let's go check upstairs"

I'm fine with deeper into the museum

”Upstairs it is. And I will be sure to add flags to the list of dangers I may face in this life.”

The pathfinder team slips forward into the museum. It looks as if a battle has happened here, the impression enhanced further by the exhibitions.

Long shadows cast by ruined displays and broken furniture litter the floor. A humanoid-shaped figure made of shattered clockwork lies slumped over a bench. Above, an elaborately painted sign reads “Crusader’s Chronicles.”

The team hears a low growling sound nearby...

Perception to locate source of growling: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Noticing Panja's ears flat, his shoulders low as he goes into stalking mode at the sound of the growling, Jangalee puts out his hand to signal the cat. "Down, Panja! Don't go running off until I say so."

There are four large dogs in front of the group.
Map is updated

Rhyfelwr will nock an arrow. ”Anyone good with dogs?”

"Easy, boys. Just take it easy. Sit!" Jangalee extends his hands, palms down, crouching to make his profile less threatening and shooting a glance at Panja to keep the tiger from antagonizing the dogs.

Handle animal: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Drin begins chanting and scatters some sand from his pouch.

He casts Sleep (DC W17) to affect the three dogs to his right.

Arcane Failure of 10%: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Ny'a rides her own dog up beside Jangalee, and tries to work with him to calm the dogs. She slowly dismounts as she coos to the dogs, hoping the sight of her own dog normalizes things for them a bit more.

Handle Animal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Jangalee speak calmly to the dogs, and then once they have their hackles down, Ny'a leads them calmy out of the museum. There Sergeant Svaralk takes hold of them.

"Well done pathfinders, there is enough bloodshed in there already. No need for these poor animals to be part of it."

Nicely done. And you can save your sleep spell.

"Those wards are still causing issues..." he notes. You hear a series of bangs and flashes of light from where other teams of pathfinders are trying to disarm them. Still, from inside it sounds as if there is still a lot happening...

You can hear back into the museum and go upstairs, or try your hand on the wards.

"Good job team nature. Let's continue to check upstairs?"

Drin nods at Thran. "I agree. We should finish clearing out the museum first."

Ny'a looks over to the wards with curiousity, but defers to the group's interest. This strange memory Iomedae has given me never shows me at the wards... if she gave me this memory it must be for a reason. If she wanted me to tackle the wards, she would have shown that to me. I think?

Aerondor, I think we've been avoiding the wards because we assume our party isn't arcane enough. We do have a wizard and a bard in the party though, so are we over-thinking the need for a strong arcane party to tackle the wards? Just a thought. In both my Core and Standard runs through the A version, my party never chose to tackle the wards... if you think our party has the right tools to tackle it, it might be fun to do something different.

At the Very least I could try and break it :)

The scenario allows for a mix of characters to tackle problems. Although some are more efficient than others. It is really which you would prefer to do. The magical wards are a little more challenging. However while the overseer has not reported it yet, it looks like enough other teams have passed that encounter to make it unnecessary

The team heads back into the museum. As you pass through you see further signs of battle. Several fur armoured bodies are passed, along with numerous deactivated clockwork guardians and dead guard animals. It is almost like there has been a running war going on within the museum.

All around the displays stand broodingly, many torn apart by battle, some more systematically though. Slowly you approach the upper floors.

Gears, glass, and chunks of wax litter the polished wood floor under a sign that proclaims “Scars of the Lich.” The corpse of a Kellid warrior lies in a pool of blood, her furs soaked through. A constant ticking and whirring sound echoes in this area.

Nearby one of the figures of a crusader stalks the floor, waxy eyes turn for focus on you...

Status, bold may post
Jangalee
(Panja) 1 NL damage;
Rhyfelwr
Drin mage armor
Tolinath
Thran
N'ya , 1 NL damage
Crusader

***OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT***

A high-pitched buzz pervades the museum, rising in frequency to the point of being inaudible. A moment later, a rolling boom echoes through the museum like thunder, and the glowing wards around the museum begin to fade.

@Table GMs: The “Failing Wards” condition on page 9 is now in effect.

Tolinath Moves up to the Crusader ready to attack if anything seems out of order. "Oi Lad ye be ok? Not lookin' so well."

It's waxy eyes fix on Tolinath and it starts forward... He is pretty sure exhibits are not supposed to walk. The armor on this one however deflects his axe.

Status, bold may post
Jangalee
(Panja) 1 NL damage;
Rhyfelwr
Drin mage armor
Thran
N'ya , 1 NL damage
Crusader
Tolinath

"Panja, attack." Seeing the dwarf close on the creature, Jangalee commands Panja to direct his pent-up anti-dog feelings toward this new threat, then moves forward to engage as well.

scythe: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10

MRREOWW! Panja leaps forward, jaws open wide.

bite, power attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
damage, power attack: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

"This is unsettling."

Rhyfelwr fires an arrow at the mechanical thing.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12, Damage (cold iron): 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Seeing Tolinath's axe get deflected Thran starts up a story about a lumberjack who managed to cleave his way through dozens of trees the size of towers without his axe going dull or glancing of the thick bark

Somehow everyone feels inspired by this telling of a feat of strength

Standard to start insprire courage, move to move

Thran motions at the others that's he's going for a circling/flanking maneuver

Taking a cue from Thran, Drin takes off at a full run to circle around to the other side, counter-clockwise around the outside of the room.

Jangalee steps up and slashes at the mock crusader, his scythe cutting deeply and revealing a waxy substance rather than flesh underneath the armor. Panjea has less luck though. Rhyfelwr too finds his arrows defelcted by the figures thick armor.

Thran starts to offer advice to the team on fighting it, while Drin circles around.

Status, bold may post : Failing Wards; Inspire courage +1 to hit and damage
N'ya , 1 NL damage
Crusader 10 damage
Tolinath
Jangalee
(Panja) 1 NL damage;
Rhyfelwr
Drin mage armor
Thran

Sorry for the weekend disappearance! It was my birthday weekend, and I didn't get much screen time.

Ny'a commands the dog to attack the waxen statue, hoping it's appearance is normal enough that the dog won't be confused by its nature. (The dog only has the normal "attack" trick, so "normally ... will attack only humanoids, monstrous humanoids, giants, or other animals.")

She herself steps up by Tolinath. She slashes up at the thing, trying to lop off a waxen limb.

Unless the dog has double attack training, he won't attack the statue

Ny'a charges forward, swings and scores a good solid blow on the waxy exhibit.

Faced with so many options, the Golem just smashes out at Jangalee, but misses badly.

Status, bold may post : Failing Wards; Inspire courage +1 to hit and damage
Tolinath
Jangalee
(Panja) 1 NL damage;
Rhyfelwr
Drin mage armor
Thran
N'ya , 1 NL damage
Crusader 14 damage

Rhyfelwr hurriedly fires off two shots at the creature. His finger catches on the fletching of the second shot.

Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18, Damage (Cold Iron): 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9, Damage (Cold Iron): 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Drin closes with the wax crusader and swings his falchion at it.

Attack (+Flanking): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Damage: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 1 = 8

Jangalee continues his assault:

scythe: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 = 11

Panja likewise continues attacking:

bite, power attack: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 2 - 1 = 18
damage, power attack: 1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 2 = 8

claw, power attack: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 2 - 1 = 19
damage, power attack: 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 = 6

claw, power attack: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 2 - 1 = 12
damage, power attack: 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 2 = 5

One of Rhyfelwr fires off a pair of arrow. One is deflected but the other hits nicely. Drin closes but again has his blow deflected.

Status, bold may post : Failing Wards; Inspire courage +1 to hit and damage
Tolinath
Jangalee
(Panja) 1 NL damage;
Thran
N'ya , 1 NL damage
Crusader 20 damage
Rhyfelwr
Drin mage armor

I think we must have cross-posted. Jangalee and Panja just acted.

Keeping up his inspirational quotes Thran rounds the corner and waves his falchion behind the crusader to distract him

Free to sustain inspire, double move - provide flanking

Ny'a continues to strike at the statue, her longsword slashing back and forth at its legs--it's all she can reach!

Tolinath Continues the advantage with the Crusader surrounded he smiles devlishly.

Large Dwarven waraxe, Flank, IC: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 19
Cold Iron Slashing Dmg, IC, Dirty Fighter: 2d8 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8, 5) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 19

Haha GM seems like we have been cross posting and editing lol

"Well seems like them Arcane folk be needed more help I guess. We could however drag o'ur feet a little as we head down stairs".

switched it around. =)

Jangalee takes a vicious swipe at the waxen construct, his scythes blade cutting easily into the soft material. Panja continues to assault the creature as well, one claw leaving long gouges along its flank. The tiger then sinks its teeth into the human-like figures shoulder, but instead of the taste of human flesh, it gets only a tasteless mouthful of wax.

Still, it seems to be having some difficulty maintaining its form, and finally Ny'a ducks under its swinging fists, sword following a sweeping horizontal arc, and takes off one of its legs just above the knee.

The entire waxen golem goes crashing to the museum floor, only to be cut in twain by Tolinath's axe! Any semblance of motion is gone.

Combat over!

Your victory is short-lived, as you still hear sound of combat elsewhere, as your fellow Pathfinders continue trying to quell the out of control security measures. Much of it seems to have been dealt with though.

At the moment, the only thing left is the runes outside in the garden. They have been mostly disabled, but a few of them still swirl suspiciously.

"I think I hear something in the garden; shall we go check it out?" Iomedae didn't show me this! In and out of the museum in an endless loop. Was the vision just a warning that I would be trapped here forever? Is this too a vision? Is this real life?

Ny'a calls her dog over, saddles up again, then begins heading to the garden, making sure to retrieve any items she'd discarded on the way in. Just realized I never picked up her lance; she may need that later!

"Let's go, I'm curious to find out what's going on outside"

You quickly pop back outside, to make sure the wards active around the outside of the museum have indeed all been disabled.

Most of them appear to be just that, but as you case the perimeter, you realize a few are still functioning. No longer the vast wall you saw on the way in, there are still a few smaller bands still circling nearby! They seem to react to your presence, almost as if they can see you, and start to coalesce into a larger mass near the fountain.

The glyphs, though arcane wards... also have an obvious physical presence. As such, you might be able to damage them enough to disable some, but there are also a number of skills that could work as well, including Disable Device, Knowledge (arcana), Linguistics, Spellcraft, and Use Magic Device.

- Round 1 --------
Thran, Ny'a
runes
Tolinath, Rhyfelwr, Jangalee, Drin

Thran and Ny'a go first!

"Okay, I don't know anything about the magic we need to disable these things... or whatever it is we need to do. I'll try to help keep them distracted! Get to work with your thinking, people!" She begins guiding her dog around the fountain with her knees while she studies the floating, gathered words to determine if they're evil. She doubts it, but it's always good to know. When they both arrive close enough, Ny'a slashes out with her sword at the strange floating runes.

Bardic Knowledge (Arcane): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

no chance at the perception

"I wish I knew something about these wards..but maybe I can just try to short circuit them by manipulating them somehow"

Use magic device: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Edit:I just realized I have no clue how far away you can use the skills, If needed I'd move closer

I may not have mentioned it, but you need to be adjacent to the runes to manipulate them in any way