[PFS] Curaigh's Outpost Assault on the Kingdom of the Impossible (Inactive)

Game Master Curaigh

"Why, my men brought this magnificent piece to me from their last refueling journey. It has just arrived this morning in fact."

And I'm sure they simply found it lying in the road, is that correct?

Maybe we can solve this without a fight. "Well I'm afraid you've been lied to-- that artifact is stolen, and we've been tracking it down. Unfortunately this puts you in a sticky situation, by holding it. If you come with us, I'm sure we can get it straightened out. Here," Laiashi adds, pulling out two of her daggers (non-masterwork) and laying them on the table. She then holds up her empty hands. "A sign of good faith."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Yes, umm...clearly you were lied to. But we can help you.

Diplomacy, Aid Another: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Yes, you were lied to
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23 diplomacy

Is there anything else you woild like to convey in your Diplomacy checks?

Give them a few hours after the ambush to escape and then use the wayfinder to track Zamir to his hideout. Zamir is an arrogant man whose loyalties lie with whoever can make him famous to the people of Jalmeray. Right now he believes the Aspis Consortium is the answer. You will either convince him that the Society is the answer—as he could be a very powerful ally in the region—or you’ll end his operations for good. How you handle it, I leave to you. Good luck on your journey and may the gods guide your hand."...

Thanks, GM.

Look, you're clearly an important man. Much too important for this run-down, broken hovel. You deserve better! And the Pathfinder Society can help you earn the prestige you deserve.

Whoever is backing you now must not recognize your potential. Fools! Why, they must be so foolish as to ignore the looming peril of He/They/It, who comes from beyond the veil of night to...ahem...fools, they are, if they treat you so shabbily.

It's really harshing my style that the "bigger" tag makes text smaller. This was meant to show Herald's voice gaining volume as he unwittingly transitioned into his standard speech. What's up, Paizo?

William simply watches the negotiations, no longer having the silver tounge of his former life, he figured anything he adds will just lessen their odds of winning over the bandit.

Instead he keeps his eyes open for signs the man or his tiger will attack and prepares himself to react accordingly.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Some nice diplomacy rolls, I got nothing to add unless combat breaks out

Zamir is unfriendly, but prepared to negotiate. He wants to be famous in life, not death, and is willing to move his operations elsewhere. The party warms him up with the 'clarification' of the scepter's retrieval, and truthfully agree to work for the Pathfinders (thereby ceasing his activities).

Once the party manages to convince Zamir through negotiation and diplomacy to join the Pathfinder Society, he’s incredibly grateful. Zamir truthfully says, "I am a boastful and power-hungry fool, but I am no idiot.," He can see that the party's approach to the affair probably saved his life from the agents of the Thakur. If the scenario is resolved diplomatically, then Zamir becomes an agent of the Society in northern Jalmeray, helping Venture-Captain Mihir manage operations in Padiskar and the each of you receive a special coin from Mihir as a reward for your work.

The group you met in the forest were agents of Thakur, that is the government. Had you killed Zamir instead of recruiting him, you would get a different boon. I may have pushed you into recruiting him with my last post so if you would prefer the other boon, I will adjust the chronicle appropriately. I will act in this manner unless you let me know otherwise. :)

We will need every resource in the coming battle against She/It/They/He. Herald votes to recruit Zamir rather than kill him.

Oops I was thinking on an individual basis :)

Some of the fun stuff, particularly Chelaxians, Taldors and Osirions :)
Qadira members must make a good impression on an agent of the Thakur in the name of their faction accomplish one of their faction goals. Any of the following examples are considered a good impression: improving an agent’s attitude to helpful, capturing bandits and turning them over to the agents, healing an injured agent, or directly aiding or protecting an agent in battle.

Andoran members attempt to give an agent of the Thakur the missive from Captain Maldris. The Eagle Knight symbol on the scroll case makes this a difficult task. Agents of the Thakur begin any encounter with an Andoran faction and must be made helpful in order to take the scroll and promise to deliver it to the Thakur.

Osirion faction need to search the statues (in the courtyard) to find the statue that venerates Banafrit. They then need to find some way to whisper into the statue’s left ear, “In greatness, for Pharaoh,” at which point the statue will rumble and click—but nothing happens. Then they must succeed on a Disable Device check to remove the head. This mission can only be accomplish in this order. The head weighs 20 pounds.

Taldor faction members should be interested in the stances depicted by the statues and used by the monks. They can learn to reproduce the poses with a Perform (dance) check or reproduce the images with an appropriate Craft check. A monk can automatically learn the poses with 15 minutes of uninterrupted study. If a Tiger’s Eye monk’s attitude is improved to helpful (or he is captured and enslaved), he can travel to Taldor to teach his martial art.

Andoran have been tasked with freeing the wizard slaves here and seeing their safe return to Padiskar. So long as three of the wizards are freed and returned to the city, they succeed on this mission.

Cheliaxansshould be interested in the female wizard named Sananda Florez. She has a coded message hidden inside the handle of a chisel. The message is intended for Zarta Dralneen and gives details of the Vudrani fleet’s activities in Jalmeray. Sanandra has orders to give the chisel to anyone who asks her if she has a message for her “sweet mistress,” though her time as a prisoner has soured her toward Zarta. She is unfriendly toward anyone who asks her to complete her mission. Cheliaxians do not need to decipher the message to succeed—only retrieve it.

Osirions need to acquire the pieces of the Pharaoh’s Crook of Order and have the wizards reassemble it—a task they will gladly do in exchange for freedom. The components for the Pharaoh’s Crook of Order are in Zamir’s office. Zamir turns them over if asked, assuming he was convinced work for the Pathfinder Society.

Qadiras need to acquire the tapestry but must do so through bribery, negotiation, diplomacy, or intimidation. Only one Qadira faction PC can attempt to ask Zamir to part with his prized tapestry—if there are more than one, then they need to assign a champion to the task. This champion can be assisted by others but must make a good roleplay excuse why Zamir would want to part with the tapestry.

Ummm...now I'm confused. There's been no mention of Sananda Florez anywhere in the thread until now as far as I can tell. Is there more to the adventure?

It is in the spoilered faction mission for Cheliax. That and the 12 statues are interesting parts of the story hidden by faction missions. :)

This is an earlier scenario when some of the faction were around and before they transformed into what we have now?

He is fickle in terms of killing him or not