[PFS/DMK] 0-05 Mists of Mwangi (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

"No offense taken, but if you please... I am about to remove this weapon from the corpse's belt, and I suspect it was the only thing keeping him from rising to attack us with the others."

Parumartish prepares to grab the kukri and immediately back away. As soon as Lexia and the others are prepared for what I assume will be another hostile undead corpse, he will do so. Also, is the kukri not magical?

Visibly relaxing at Parumartishs words Lexia moves to the side of the corpse to allow the wizard a chance to grab the weapon. good luck wizard she thought making sure to note the mans bravery.

Lexia will move to a flank to allow her to catch the body flat footed or get sneak attacks with the rouge also ready action to attack if it moves

Parumartish grabs the kukri from the tall warrior's belt, while the warrior keeps standing a silent vigil over the room.

The kukri is only faintly magical, hard to identify. It could be abjuration, it could be divine.

Time seemed to slow down as Lexia watched in anticipation as Parumartish grabs the exotic weapon from the long dead preserved warriors belt "I don't think that I have ever been so happy you were wrong" she said releasing a drawn out sigh followed by a giggle.

"Maybe we should resume our mission, who knows what kind of trouble he is in with undead and the Inheritor knows what running around." she said as she staggered off limping towards the office stopping at the bronze half plate "umm do one of you want to help me get this on... preferably you Blue dove" she said a small tent of red creeping its way across her alabaster cheeks.

Imperia would like to don the half plate

Dobars entire face puffs up and turns crimson! Gaaaghk! he lets out strangled sound. You best keep you tidbits tucked away missy. Clearly horrified at the notion of dressing a young girl he putters off to the mwangi body, muttering and shaking his head as he goes. With a sausage like finger he prods the things chest. Inspecting it as does.

Perception:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Lexias eye brows raise at the dwarfs remark I don't think he understands how much padding I wear under this armor. The only exposed skin is my face and even now that's covered. Even then she only seemed to glow redder at his words. Looking down at herself Then again even with all of that I am still curvy. a tone of disbelief in her voice.

She opened her mouth to speak before pausing seeing Dobar prodding the corpse "Please leave the body alone" she said meekly before returning to chasing one of the back straps around like a dog its tail.

Dobar spends a brief moment investigating the Mwangi warrior before being reprimanded by Imperia. The warrior stand 6 feet tall and would have been a formidable opponent in his days. He's not wearing a scarf, a detail missed by the historians setting up the exhibition.

Azura clucks her tongue, shaking her head slightly at the way Dobar embarrassed Imperia and moved to help her make the change with a reassuring smile.
"Don't mind him, he's just worried he'll be beauty-blinded." She said with a wink.

Once Imperia is ready, she says "Shall we proceed on, the office is nearby, no?"

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

After helping Imperia don the armour, Azura moves over to the office door, hearing naught but silence on the other side.

Dobar gives the body one final jab. Satisfied that it is in fact dead he casts an irritable look to the ladies for mocking him. Hrmph He then moves to the door and gives it a once over for any sort of traps.
Perception1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Unless I can take 10 or 20, it would be 18 and 28 respectively.

A careful inspection by the dwarf later, the door is declared safe.

Both are possible: 10 would give you the quick mediocre option, while take 20 would take a lot more time.

Enjoy the holidays all! As announced, posting might be flaky until the 29th - I'll post whenever I can

Nodding in thanks to Azura Lexia turns to face the door putting her hand on the knob she takes a deep breath "may the inheritor guide me" she whispers to herself before entering.

Alia quietly enters the office room. Within, several desks lie overturned, papers in disarray, and chairs smashed to kindling. A sturdy steel cabinet sits against the back wall, its doors much battered and dented. The mist here roils near the floor and ceiling, creating a strange patch of visibility stretching from knee-height to a few feet overhead. The smoky tendrils flow up and down the walls unnaturally and savage visages swirl to life, fanged mouths agape, before dissolving into mist once more.

As soon as the adventurers enter the room, two ape-like creature drop down form the ceiling above with a loud howling. As soon as this happens, the howling is joined by a piercing scream coming from the cabinet. Aaaaooooh

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Imperia - Surprised
Parumartish
Dobar - Surprised
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Apeman 1
Apeman 2
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Azura - Surprised

I'm assuming they dropped into our midst. If that's the case, I should be able to catch both of them in a color spray (DC 16); though, I suspect I won't be able to avoid hitting at least one ally. Given the choice, I would hit Dobar.

Not one to be caught off guard, Parumartish immediately begins weaving a spell as their enemies descend upon them. He casts an assortment of colored sands into the air and, with a series of hand signs and an arcane utterance, the air before him explodes into a vivid cone of clashing colors.

The only way you can hit both apes is by hitting Imperia as well. If you want to target only one ape and Dobar

The dazzling displays catches both monkey-men off-guard. They look unable to move and grope their way around in blindness. Unfortunately, Imperia has been caught in the cone as well, and looks as if she's about to fall asleep...

Imperia must make a will save, DC 16

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Imperia - Surprised
Parumartish - Color Spray
Dobar - Surprised
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Apeman 1 -Stunned, Blinded
Apeman 2 -Stunned, Blinded
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Azura - Surprised
Imperia - [b]Will save DC 16
Parumartish
Dobar[/b]
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A expression of alarm played across the face of Imperia as two large apes dropped from the ceiling. "is this a museum or a zoo?" She asked recovering ready to make a strike at the gorilla man facing her. Hearing the incantations of Parumartish, Imperia braced herself glad he's on our side. she thought before unexpectedly being enveloped in a burst of colors from behind.

Wil: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

Feeling her body start going limp and her grip starting to loosen on her sword Imperia turned to face the wizard a look of betrayal etched on her face "Et tu Paru" she said before falling face first to the ground overwhelmed by the swirling colors.

This is going to be an interesting fight this way

Unconscious, then stunned: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 21d4 ⇒ 3

So:
Unconscious, blinded and stunned: 2 rounds
Blinded and stunned: 3 rounds
Stunned: 1 round

Azura - Surprised
Imperia - Out cold
Parumartish
Dobar
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Apeman 1 -Stunned, Blinded
Apeman 2 -Stunned, Blinded
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Damnation! Paru thinks seeing Lexia fall unconscious. I had little choice; though, I had hoped she would have the will to resist. A resigned sigh escapes his lips as his attention focuses fully on the more pressing matter.

Prescience: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Still holding the Mwangi warrior's ritual knife, a flash of foresight tells Parumartish that he would have little luck wielding it himself. "Dwarf, try this," he says tossing the blade to Dobar as he conjures another tiny ball of acid to let fly at one of his foes.

Parumartish will launch an acid splash at the enemy across the unconscious Lexia from him.
Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 If penalties can take AC below 10 that's a hit.
Acid Splash Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Akila, taking advantage of the enemies' distracted state, closes on the creature her master is attacking and attempts to sting it.

Sting Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Damage: 1 plus poison

Dobar grabs the knife and aims for the ape mans groin. Not so quick now are ye? he yells as he slashes out with the strange dagger.
Atk:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Oops forgot damage! Dmg:1d4 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (1) = 6

don't forget sneak attack since they don't get dex bonuses

to reduce on the slugfest: you basically can rack up four rounds of free attacks against stunned, blinded creatures

-Posted with Wayfinder

So should I just do three more sneak attacks? Also I just realized I made an error. Tak +2 on daggers not +4 sorry.

Atk:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 211d4 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (6) = 10
Atk:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 171d4 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (4) = 10
Atk:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 181d4 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (2) = 5

Confirm Crit:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

Azura begins to sing her wordless melody again and readies herself to defend the unconscious paladin if the apes take a blind swipe at her prone form

Round 1 - Begin 2nd round of Bardic Performance - Inspire Courage Bonus to Round 2 on
Round 2 - Maintain 3rd round of Bardic Performance - Inspire Courage and Attack w/ Longspear: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Round 3 - Maintain 4th round of Bardic Performance - Inspire Courage and Attack w/ Longspear: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Round 4 - Maintain 5th round of Bardic Performance - Inspire Courage and Attack w/ Longspear: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Round 2: If one of the apemen is down, Parumartish will move south, out of the corner, and to the other side of the remaining apeman putting as much distance between them as he can. If neither is down by his turn, he will instead use his move action to retrieve his acid flask. In either case, he will continue to assault the same enemy with globs of acid, and Akila will continue to sting.
Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Acid Splash Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3 + 1 if he grabbed the flask instead of moving.
Akila's Sting Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Damage: 1 plus poison

Round 3: If Paru moved last turn, he will retrieve the flask this turn. If he retrieved the flask last turn, he will move as soon as one of the enemies falls. In either case, he and Akila continue to attack in the same manner.
Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Acid Splash Damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Akila's Sting Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Damage: 1 plus poison

Round 4: Paru will move when one drops if he hasn't already unless this is the round they stop being stunned. Everything else is the same except maybe the hit modifiers if they are no longer stunned.
Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Acid Splash Damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Akila's Sting Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1 plus poison

Obviously, if one drops, the remaining attacks target the other.

With the ape-man blinded and stunned, a flurry of knife stabs, spears and acid rains down on the two ape-man, who are no match for such an onslaught. The ape-men collapse almost simultaneously, and as they do so, a silvery mist emerges from the monkeys, escaping through mouth and nostril, while the ape-men themselves revert to a more human form.

Two battered and bruised museum clerks lie bleeding on the floor - they will die if left unaided.

Another mad howl coming from the cabinet breaks the silence.

By my reckoning, down in the second round, so that would be a single round of bardic performance spent

so I take it I am still blinded and stunned ?

Oh yeah... you probably are (at least during these crucial moments when the clerks are bleeding out I would assume). Guess we'll have to try our hands at first aid without you. Azura should aid since that Helpful trait is brilliant. I can make two rolls if the first one isn't good thanks to Prescience. So if I do the heal checks and Dobar and Lexia assist, we should be able to stabilize them. Also, if you plan to cast any cure light wounds, Azura, Lexia is still injured from our encounter with the undead.

Parumartish kneels to examine the bodies. "It would appear the effects of the curse have lifted, but these men will die if we do not help them. I am no physician, but I will do what I can if you two will assist me." He pushes his sleeves back and begins ripping pieces of the clerks' clothing to make bandages.

I don't think I can help when stunned/ blinded (may not want a blind person helping you lol)

The first feelings that came to Lexia was a overwhelming sense of terror and vulnerability am I dead? Is this the final darkness? she thought depressingly before the sound of ripping clothes and her warm tears broke her out of her day dreaming.

the last thing I remembered was faceing down two giant apes and Parumartish chanting... the next emotion she felt was anger "Paru..mart.ish she struggled to say from her still paralized mouth.

Oh good call. I meant Dobar and Azura.

"Oh! You are awake. My apologies. I took a calculated risk, and, as I expected, it worked out in our favor despite your weak will. It is probably best if you just try to relax until the effects of the spell subside. The immediate danger has passed."

Azura voices a yelp of shock as the apes dissolve into the people they came here to help. She drops her spear as if it were a snake that had turned on her and kneels to apply pressure and help Parumatish bandage and stabilize the men.

Heal(aid another): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (15) - 1 = 14
Heal(aid another): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16
There ya go, +4 to your First Aid in place. Yes, I quite like this trait. Once she gets her versatile performances, she'll be able to grant a +4 in her sleep. ^_^

That aiding looks promising. Imperia will indeed be unable to act, but that doesn't preclude Parumartish from trying to stabilise the fallen men.

As the battle subsides, the howling from the cabinet stops.

Please forgive me. This holiday week has thrown my regular schedule into upheaval. You guys did awesome tho! Really loving your characters.
Dobar, his battle fury subsided drops his knife looking to the young girl laying on the floor. Lass! Are ye all right?! he drops to his knees by her side. Searching for any serious wounds to plug.

He then turns inspecting the other young lady and lad. Are either of ye wounded? A look of almost fatherly concern on his face as he inspects his other companions.

"No, we are fine; as will she be, but I could use a little help with these two. It appears we have discovered what happens to those who breathe the mist."

Dobar, if your aid check is good, I can probably just take 10, but either way it's less helpful for me to know what I'm rolling before I know how much I'll be able to add to it.

Dobar shuffles over to the wounded puppets. With a fist full of their hair he lifts their heads up. Why waste our time with these Orc lovin' pigs? He lets go of the he head and it in turn roughly drops back to the floor. Grumbling to himself he gets to work helping the young spellslinger.
Heal (aid another):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Heal (aid another):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Ha! With those rolls, either of you could probably have just done the check.

Round 1:
Prescience: 1d20 ⇒ 13

Parumartish takes a calming breath and, as he does, gets a glimpse of his future. Having seen what he needs to do he gets to work stabilizing the first clerk.

Heal Check to Stabilize: 13 + 6 = 19

Round 2:
Prescience: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Finishing with the first clerk, he moves to the second. Another deep breath and flash of future sight shows him that with the assistance of Dobar and Azura, he will just barely succeed.

Heal Check to Stabilize: 9 + 6 = 15

Parumartish lets out a sigh. "There. Their health should not deteriorate any further; I can do nothing more for them. Once Lexia has recovered, we should examine that cabinet for the source of the howling. I expect we will find the curator therein. I only hope he has not also inhaled the mist."

I probably could have taken 10s, but it didn't seem like Paru should know how successful the attempts at aid would be unless he looked, so I used Prescience instead.

Feeling recovered Lexia props herself up with her great sword still feeling lightly dazed. "weak will? " she said striding towards the still kneeling wizard before putting her full force in a downward slap.

"next time you do a "calculated risk" leave me out of it wizard " Lexia said mencelingly stopping to readjust her armored gauntlet turning to Dobar.

"thank you for your concern master dwarf" she said bowing her head in appreciation before walking cautiously towards the cabinet that the howling was coming from great sword raised.

Azura gives the paladin a sympathetic look and nods her approval of the reprimand. "Not wise to criticize one you have wronged. We must embody the spirit of camaraderie and cooperation, yes?" She smiles encouragingly, hoping to lighten the tense mood.

She calls to whomever or whatever occupies the cabinet.
"Hello? Master Aldain? We have come to help! Make sure you do not breathe in the mists!"

As Akila clicks her pincers and hisses angrily at Lexia, a sound that is half chuckle and half resigned sigh escapes Parumartish's lips. The absurdity of humans never ceases to amuse or amaze, he thinks.

"Yes, of course," he says with a wide grin. "In the future I will refrain from casting spells at the most tactically advantageous moment (unnecessarily increasing the risk to all of our lives) just for you. I apologize for not realizing you would have preferred to trade blows with them likely being knocked unconscious through less innocuous means. Obviously, your intense emotional reaction to what was clearly the most logical thing to have done means that I made a mistake."

Lexia stops at the wizards words the shallow outlook of humans will never fail to surprise me still faceing the cabinet talking to as if to a child "it's not your flawed tactical sense that I repermanded it's your pitiful excuse for morality think of it as a lesson. Now if you are done nursing your battered ego lets resume the mission ."

"Of course, your excellency," Parumartish replies with a deep bow. "I will be certain to remember the moral superiority of your reasoning when it gets us all killed."

Italics usually means it's inner dialogue, so he thought the line about shallow outlook of humans... funny thing is, he's the human, while she is not, lol!

Azura shakes her head, clucking her tongue disparagingly again. Ah wizards, unfailingly arrogant.
"As Pathfinders, we are expected to work together, and I do not agree with your decision to treat your fellows as pawns. If things had gone differently, she could have been killed. You would not have us leave you vulnerable, eh? Now stop bickering like children and attend!"

She listens for any response from the cabinet.
Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Toasted toads people! Get your heads on straight. We've a job to finish 'ere. Hrmph! Dobar approaches the cabinet listening, while trying to filter out the others bantering.

Perception:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

He then begins running his rough hands along the cabinet, intent on discovering any surprises that may have been put in place.

Perception (Traps):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Satisfied that he "probably" found anything of note he steps back, slinging his crossbow and retrieving the obsidian dagger from the floor.

Doh! You're right; I forgot Lexia is an Aasimar. Ha! Read that as "people" (or even "emotions") rather than "humans". Also, I believe Lexia was thinking that line about my shallow outlook.

Parumartish again sighs in resignation. She was more likely to be killed had I not done exactly what I did, and we are all pawns... but it is useless to argue with them.

"Yes, we really should get on with it."

As Dobar approaches the cabinet, another shrieking re-emerges, drowning out the bickering of the human and aasimar behind him. With the distraction of weapons clashing gone, it is quite clear to Dobar that this is the voice of a human, albeit a very hoarse one. Scanning the cabinet for traps, he finds none, though the cabinet is closed from the inside.

Great stuff, great stuff! Really enjoying this...

Just clarifying. Is it locked from the inside? Also what is it made out of?

paru I like it as humans lol. and ty Kludde. Also Azura I know its just that I could not resist an attempt at irony

Watching the dwarf probe the cabinet Lexia attempts to reason with the creature inside "sir we are with the pathfinder organization and have been sent to help now we can hardly do that without your cooperation." pausing to look at the two unconscious men Lexia continues "not only do we need your assistance but so do your friends please lets stop the bloodshed together." she says a hopeful look playing across her face.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
or not well I am ready to attempt to smash it now lol

Drag yer arse outa that closet before I light the thing on fire! Dobar threatens angrily.
Diplomacy(Aid another? Lol):1d20 ⇒ 3

wow lol I thought my roll was bad

Dobar drops his pack and begins rummaging through it, finally breaking out a sheet of paper, some tinderwig, and his watersking. He holds the waterskin up puting a finger to his lips as does. He then twist the paper tightly and lights it.

Aaargh! Noooo! the hoarse shouting continues. It's the kind of panicked, hysterical shouting you would expect from a man just waking from a terrible nightmare and noticing it hasn't quite left yet.

When Imperia speaks her words, the screaming dies down, and a rummaging can be heard. A man emerges, looking not entirely unlike the two other men that lie unconscious on the floor. He looks alarmed at the oaoer Dobar is holding and then takes a look around. Yannick! Kadarnis!

The man introduces himself as Saldak. He is blubbery, obese clerk of the museum.

I smelled something wrong with those hideous monkey-faced things as soon as Luigizar brought them in. I've a nose for trouble, I do, but no-one listens!

Saldak points out a cloth in one of the drawers of this room. Here, this would help against the curse. It's supposed to be countermagic, used to shield from the influence of demons.

The cloth functions as a scroll of break enchantment or it can be used as the focus for a bardic performance, granting a special for of countersong