[PFS] [Core] #00-01 Silent Tide (Inactive)

Game Master Zizazat

Not remembering any password Kyra just tries to open the door, and case it is locked, she hits it with her scimitar trying to bash it down.

[dice=Scimitar]1d20+2
[dice=S damage]1d6+2

Of course, that was the first thing I tried ;)

The door in front of Kyra is locked. Kyra's first swing at the door doesn't seem to do much to it, but her second swing seems to splinter away a chunk of the door!

Wyatt's sling stone just misses the guard!

Asarnil hits the guard with a force missile!

Barret begins his inspiring song!

The first War Hounder returns fire at Asarnil!
Attack (Asarnil): 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 = 8 *miss*

The second War Hounder returns fire at Wyatt!
Attack (Wyatt): 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 = 10 *miss*

Round 2

Kyra
Asarnil
Wyatt
Barret
War Hounder #2
War Hounder #1 - 3 damage taken

Party up!

Wyatt calmly loads another sling-stone, and takes aim at the guard above him.

Sling: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 11, for 1d4 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 6 damage.

Trying to unleash even more power over the door, and inspired by Barret's song, Kyra unsets her shield and hits the door holding her scimitar with both hands.
Scimitar+IC: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 2 + 1 = 14
S damage+IC: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7

Wyatt cannot seem to hit this guard behind his cover!

Kyra continues to smash away at the door doing more damage to it!

Asarnil unleashes his powers against the thug on the other side of the locked door!

Force Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Are there other alternative entrances Mark? Like large enough windows or climbable roofs?

Barret is also looking for some sort of alternate entrance, as he isn't exactly skilled in the art of smashing doors

There is the door on each tower and then the window the guard is looking out of. It would be a DC 10 but the guard is going to have a really easy time shooting at you while you do it :)

Asarnil's force missile takes down hte guard in front of him and Kyra!

Round 2

Kyra
Asarnil
Wyatt
Barret
War Hounder #2
War Hounder #1 - 6 damage taken

Barret still can act for Round 2!

Barret will delay for the time being

@Barret: Do you have a ranged weapon? Slings are free :-)

The War Hounder takes a shot at Wyatt, but is too eager to dodge behind his own cover and miss the shot!

Attack (Wyatt): 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5 *miss*

Round 3

Kyra
Asarnil
Wyatt
Barret
War Hounder #2

Party up!

Seeing the guard falling, the cleric moves forward to the next tower "Nice job Asarnil! We finish with all the guards before going into the center, shall we?"

Double move

Wyatt gamely flings another stone at the guard upstairs.

Sling: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 1 = 23, for 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6 damage.

"If you insist..." says the elf, not sounding too convinced while following the cleric out in the open.

double move

Wyatt is able to connect with his sling sending the War Hounder to the floor of his watchtower with a thud!

As Kyra and Asarnil head around to the back tower, another War Hounder comes around the corner toward them! He fires his crossbow at Kyra wounding the cleric!

Attack (Kyra): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16 *hit*
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Barret still has a round 3 action!

Round 4

Kyra
Asarnil
Wyatt
Barret
War Hounder #3

Party up!

Wyatt double moves around the tower, to see what all of the commotion is about.

The cleric receives the sling bullet with a pain cry as it hits her left shoulder "You fool! Run now, you made a terrible choice, do not repeat it again!"

Kyra runs then towards the slinger with a jump in the last feet and swings her scimitar with both hands trying to slice over the thing head "Senrenrae!"
Scimitar 2-handed: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Kyra is able to cut down the War Hounder!

Out of combat!

There is nothing much of interest on the War Hounders or in their look outs. (3x spiked gauntlets, light crossbow, leather, about 50 crossbow bolts total).

"Well done! they were starting to grate on my nerves... Now I suppose what's left to do is enter the tower itself and deal with this Nessian... then we can get the damned booklet and be back to more useful things!" says Asarnil pointing at the tower

Disappointed that none of the men had a key, Wyatt moves over to the central tower, and, mentally crossing his fingers, gingerly attempts to open the door.

Kyra quickly checks the laying corpse in front of her, sets her shield back in position and runs after Wyatt while making a blessing to Serenrae "Dawnflower, please, close our wounds and help us finish with our enemies." trying to get all the allies and no enemy in the area.
Last Channeling: 1d6 ⇒ 6

If there is time for it, she also casts a magic weapon spell over Wyatt's weapon and draws the protection vs evil scroll to her shield hand.

After Kyra makes her preparations, Wyatt tries the door...which seems to be locked!

Wyatt smiles ruefully.

"Well, so much for that. Do you think that they will let us in if we ask nicely?"

With a shrug, he gives the door an experimental shove...

Strength (to burst the door open - you never know, it might work): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17.

Kyra tries to help out the elven fighter to bash the door "We better go straight! Iaaaaa!" she hits at the same time with her scimitar.
Strength (aid another): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Wyatt and Kyra try to smash the door off it's hinges, and very nearly do so, but the door holds.

You can hear commotion on the other side of the door, but cannot make out what exactly is being said.

"Serenrae! Give me your power!" Kyra insist pushing Wyatt and the door with a terrible bash of her shield!
Strength: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

"Uah! If this doesn't bash it down nothing will do!" she yells as she pushes the entrance.

Whip in hand, Barret will move up to assist his comrades round three action and will try to distract the Warhounder, ending his song on a strong final note as he whips

Trip attempt: Trip Attempt: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Wyatt and Kyra put their effort into the door again, and this time it comes busting off it's hinges!

Round 1
Wyatt
WH 2
Asarnil
Barret
Kyra
WH 1

Wyatt is up!

Wyatt calmly steps aside, and takes a shot at one of the guards.

Sling: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 21, for 1d4 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 6 damage.

I'll post now because I have to go, please put me in the right order, bless and bardic performance active, right?

Asarnil lets an arrow fly towards the warhounder on his right

Attack roll: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 14
Damage roll: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Wyatt's quick move cracks one of the War Hounder's in the skull and he hits the floor!

From the second story of the tower, an arrow flies out at Wyatt but clatters into the wall behind him!

Attack (Wyatt): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 *miss*

The War Hounder moves into the center of the tower and punches at Kyra!

Attack (Kyra): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15 *miss*

Round 1
Wyatt
Nessian
WH 2
Asarnil
Barret
Kyra
WH 1 - 6 damage taken

Party up!

Wyatt steps back, and takes a pot-shot at whomever just shot at him.

Sling: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 25, for 1d4 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 6 damage.

Kyra brandishes skillfully her scimitar trying to cut the warhander arm as he attacks her.
Scimitar+IC: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 2 + 1 = 23
S damage+IC: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

Confirm?+IC: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6
S damage+IC: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8

If the foe falls to the floor, Kyra moves 20 feet up the stairs.
"There's someone throwing stones to us from the second story!"

Asarnil takes cover behind Kyra waiting for the conflict to resolve itself and saving the last of his mystical might for Nessian and the last of his cronies.

Total defence

Kyra cuts down the second War Hounder!

Asarnil takes cover behind his cleric friend!

Wyatt hurls a stone up into the tower with a thud!

Barret is up!

Barret follows close behind Kyra, attempting to stay just behind her so he can assist her in whatever way he can.

Round 2
Wyatt
Nessian
Asarnil
Barret
Kyra

Asarnil, Barret and Kyra are up!

Wyatt, sorry if I confused you on the round order. You have made two attacks in two rounds so you are all good :)

"Seems we cleared up the lower floor, let's go up!" Kyra casts the scroll on her shield hand, protection vs evil, and then starts going up as far as she can.

"Nessian! Stop hiding! Surrender now and you will have an opportunity to solve things out." yells the cleric as she walks up the stairs.
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

[b]"Yes... do the right thing and surrender, Nessian! A decision that would help you keep your hide... how's that as an incentive!"[b].

Asarnil follows Kyra and tries to help her convince the head thug... in his own style!

Aid Another (diplomacy): 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (8) - 2 = 6

As Kyra moves up the stairs, her efforts at diplomacy are disrupted by a flail swinging at her head! Fortunately for her, Sarenrae is with her and the weapon misses!

Barret is up!

I moved Kyra and Asarnil's tokens to the 2nd floor map. The center tower and on the main map is the same as the left side of the map. The arrow means they are the same thing. Missile fire is not currently possible in this configuration.

Barret will move up behind Asarnil with his whip in hand, cursing his inability to see up the stairs.
Lay down your arms before you lose your attached ones! he will shout, fury bleeding from his voice

Intimidate: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Attempting to demoralize the attacker

Nessian does not seem to be in the talkative mood, nor is he frightened of the Pathfinder's smashing down his door!

Round 3

Wyatt
Nessian
Asarnil
Barret
Kyra

Wyatt is up in the conga line!

Realising that the stairwell is chock-full of bodies, Wyatt pulls out a rope and grappling hook, and launches it up at the second level, attempting to arrange an alternative means of ingress.

Grappling Hook: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 5 - 4 = 11 Vs DC 5.

Wyatt is able to hook the grappling hook on the edge of a window in the second story of the tower! You can make your climb next round.

Nessian swings again at Kyra, as the image of a fiery hellhound appears to leap from the man at Kyra! Nessian makes some quickfooted moves which leaves the poor cleric flatfooted as he finally brings the flail down against her skull! Nessian's whole body seems to shift and blur with movement, making it difficult to pinpoint exactly where he is standing!

Feint: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Attack (Kyra): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19 *hit*
Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + (6) + 2 = 11

Round 3

Wyatt
Nessian - 6 damage taken
Asarnil
Barret
Kyra

Party up!

Round 4:

Climb: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17.
Climb: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22.

Wyatt scuttles up the rope, reaching the second floor.

As the incredible hit opens a gash from arm to arm in Kyra's chest she shouts in terrible pain.

Unable to move out of the combat without leaving her companions exposed, Kyra slashes towards the tricky human.
Scimitar+IC: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 2 + 1 = 19
Slashing+IC: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9
Is that a blur effect?: 1d100 ⇒ 21
Barely, and bravely standing in the front she shouts "It's you or me! But I am not alone! Surrender! Iaaaa!"

I will not even try to heal, he can deal much more damage I can heal in a round

It is blur and you just managed to hit! Very exciting! :D

Kyra clears her mind, muttering a prayer to Sarenrae and strikes true with her scimitar! The blade slashes Nessian, who cries out in pain as he falls to the floor!

Wyatt climbs up a wide opening that leads to a siege tower bridge, once used for traversing enemy walls. The bridge extends to the south and is 10 feet long.

Out of Combat!

The upper-level of the central siege tower is littered with the various-sized colored lanterns that Nessian has procured to trigger the Silent Tide. The codebook is easily found hidden inside the workshop desk. The book contains the vital note you seek: the abort code Yargos is so desperately seeking to end the Silent Tide.

Though few will be aware of the Pathfinder's bravery, they have saved Absalom from a potentially devastating attack. Better still you have taken Nessian and his War Hounders off the streets. The Pathfinders have the thanks of Yargos and Venture-Captain Valsin, and they ensure that the Pathfinder's reputation within the Puddle District is deservedly enhanced. Yargos may well prove to be a friend and ally that the Pathfinders can rely upon in the future.

Fin.

"Well... that was quick..." -says Asarnil, mild disappointment creeping into his voice- "I suppose congratulations are in order: we managed to save the city from an annoying undead horde after all. If only my... our... efforts were to be adequately compensated... sadly I don't think this will be the case... yet!"