[PFS/DMK] 3-09 The Quest for Perfection Trilogy (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

Salena opens a vein on the border official, staining the pompous uniform with blood.

Can i have an action for Maldrek?

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Krux
Taicho
Hikage
Talathel
Maldrek
Salene
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Guard
Border Official (17)
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Maldrek pulls out his warhammer, grabs it with both hands, and swings it at the guard between him and Salena.

Cold Iron Warhammer, Flanking: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 2 = 28 Damage, 2H: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

While most of the group focuses on the border official, Maldrek starts working on crushing the bones of his aide. One swing later, the guard is clutching his ribs, for fear of having broken some.

That doesn't him form retaliating in kind, though, as he swing his short sword in.

Short Sword, Maldrek: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 221d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

The border official concentrates on a spell, but the surrounding hubbub is too much for him, and the magic fizzles.

Conc: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

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Krux
Taicho
Hikage
Talathel
Maldrek
Salene
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Guard (7)
Border Official (17)
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Talathel throws a flaming orb at the official, tying not to hit anyone else.

Ranged touch: 1d20 ⇒ 20
Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Forch continues his attacks on the man as ordered previously, he cowers away from the fire whizzing past his head and misses. Talathel looks afraid for his trusty companion.
"Sorry friend! No need to fear!"

Atk roll: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Trip on hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Round 2 Expert Duelist
Tiacho takes another awkward swing at the official ...
Dueling Sword: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 4 = 6 for Non-Lethal: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 = 11

Hikage circles around his companions while drawing the attetion of the guard.

"En garde! I won't strike your master, but if you defend him I call that a fair fight."

The samurai strikes, but his katana finds its way into the wooden wall next to the guard...

Hikage's Silversheen Katana @guard: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 91d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Salena swings one of her sabers at the official and directly follows the attack up with a swing from her other saber.

Sawtooth Saber, TWF: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 - 2 = 18 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Sawtooth Saber, TWF: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 8 - 2 = 20 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Maldrek strikes the guard again, bringing his warhammer down with significant force.
Warhammer (-PA): 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 7 - 1 = 11 DMG: 1d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 3 = 8

If guard attacks someone other than Maldrek in Maldrek's threatened area, Maldrek will use his bodyguard feature to provide +3AC

Please try not to kill them.

Krux casts Daze (DC 20) on the Guard and pulls out a wand of infernal healing.

Talathel scorches the official, while Taicho and Hikage hit a bad streak of clumsiness. Salena takes out the official with two flashes of metal.

Maldrek strikes the guard, who just stands there, dazed by Krux' spell

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

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Krux
Taicho
Hikage
Talathel
Maldrek
Salene
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Guard (7)
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Talathel fires his last ball of flame while his wolf attacks.

Ranged touch atk: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Atk Forch: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Trip on hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Hikage slashes again, trying to regain his calm the the blade slices through the air.

Hikage's Silversheen Katana: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 251d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Round 3 Expert Duelist
Tiacho moves to take a swing at the guard ...
Dueling Sword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 for Piercing: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7

Krux moves and triggers his wand of infernal healing on the official.

Though Talathel is having a bad day, his companion rips at the guard's leg and pulls him to the ground. There, he is no match for Hikage's blade and Taicho's sword, and is knocked out with ease.

Combat over

Krux heals the border official, who simply mutters This is an outrage, you will pay for this!

"Let's tie them up, knock them down and leave them where they were." suggests the samurai.

"As for you, know that you have been beaten fair and square, and that your petty demands were met with what they deserved. Learn from today and you will have gained something from this."

"Agreed," Salena says as she sheaths her swords.

She ties the men up with their own belts, then knocks them unconscious and tosses them back on the soil.

"Alright, let's go."

Talathel nods.
"That should serve them right, stealing scum!"
He strikes an epic pose and points to the front of the ship.
"Let us be on our way!"

With the border guards defeated, it is a simple matter of lowering the chain with a landside crank to give the ship free passage into the waters beyond.

Four days of sailing later, the ship reaches a canyon. The sickening stench of death and decay wafts out of this narrow sandstone canyon. Half-eaten fish and bloody humanoid bones litter swaths of the shore, attracting clouds of buzzing black flies. Banyan trees grow along the top of the ridge, partially concealing with their thick, leathery roots the network of holes and tunnels that riddle the face of either cliff.

As the boat glides through the canyon, the place suddenly comes alive with the sound of screeching, taunting goblinoid creatures. A large number of tribal creatures taunt the ship from the shore, when a quartet of thuds marks the arrival of several brave tribesmen that come to challenge the pathfinders on deck.

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Krux
Hikage
Taicho
Salene
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Kijimuna
Kijimuna
Kijimuna
Kijimuna
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Maldrek
Talathel
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Assuming I cast an extended mage armor in the morning.

Hikage prods Yoru forward. The wolf immediately scales the stairs leading to the prow of the ship and assaults one of the Kijimuna with ferocity. At the same time, the samurai slashes at the tribesman, attempting to cut him in half!

Yôru's Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 91d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 if successful: Trip: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Hikage's Silversheen Katana: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 111d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Salena heads over to one of the kijikama while drawing both of her swords. "And what do you think you are doing?!"

She swings one of her blades at the creature when it's within her reach.

Sawtooth Saber: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Krux casts Glitterdust (Will DC 18) on the northern group while retrieving a wand of mage armor.

Round 1 Sneak Attack vs FF
Taicho will fire his bow at black goblinoid standing at the top of the stair to the fo’c’sle.
MW Cmp Sh Bow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 for Piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 and Sneak: 1d6 ⇒ 2
"Gaaw!" Taicho screams as his arrow flies off the mark ... :-(

Both Hikage and his wolf have terrible trouble hitting the nimble warriors. Salene fares a lot better, whacking one over the head with her blade, leaving a gash in its skull - but not knocking it out.

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Krux blinds two of the creatures, while Taicho shoots but misses.

Two of the goblins stagger in blindness, while other two fiercely move forward, spears in hand, attacking Salene and Maldrek.

Spear, Salene: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Spear, Maldrek: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

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Maldrek
Talathel
Krux
Hikage
Taicho
Salene
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Kijimuna - Green (8)
Kijimuna - Purple (blind)
Kijimuna - Black (blind)
Kijimuna
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Krux casts Mage Armor on himself and pulls out another wand of Summon Monster.

Round 2
Taicho will continue to fire his bow at black goblinoid standing at the top of the stair to the fo’c’sle.
MW Cmp Sh Bow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 for Piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Hikage encourages Yôru to continue his assault on the purple creature while his own katana slices through the air.

Hikage's Silversheen Katana: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 221d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Yôru's Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 231d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 if successful: Trip: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Krux bolsters his defenses, whil eHikage and Taicho focus on the blinded Kijimunas. Without knowing what hit it, one of them takes an arrow from Taicho's bow. Hikage hacks at the other one, while Yoru grabs a hold of its leg, which unbalances the goblin. It can only barely remain on its feet.

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Maldrek
Talathel
Krux
Hikage
Taicho
Salene
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Kijimuna - Green (8)
Kijimuna - Purple (15, blind)
Kijimuna - Black (5, blind)
Kijimuna
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Forch lurches forward to attack the first goblin Blue in sight. With a loud growl he snaps at the creature, the great stench of death and decay distracts the large wolf and he is unable to do anything to the little creature.

Atk roll: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Trip on hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Talathel sees that his wolf is not having any success and he tries to convince the goblin to attack one of his friends. Murderous command on blue DC 16 will save

Maldrek finds one of the creatures near him, and lunges with his hammer.

Atk (-PA): 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 - 1 = 25 dmg (+PA): 1d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 3 = 11

Salena swings both of her blades at the goblinoid in front of her.

Sawtooth Saber, TWF: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 8 - 2 = 24 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Sawtooth Saber, TWF: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 2 = 14 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Talathel is unable to affect his opponent, but Maldrek, on the other hand, deals a crippling blow as Salena finishes off the green goblin.

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

While one of the goblins still struggles with the glitters, the other two offer some resistance, though the threat is minimal.

Spear, Maldrek: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Spear, Hikage: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

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Maldrek
Talathel
Krux
Hikage
Taicho
Salene
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Kijimuna - Purple (15)
Kijimuna - Black (5, blind)
Kijimuna - Blue (11)
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Salena moves up to the goblin with the blue pants and attacks it.

Sawtooth Saber: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Hikage and his fierce mount keep on struggling to bring their foe down.

Hikage's Silversheen Katana: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 221d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Yôru's Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 181d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 if successful: Trip: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Krux begins summoning an eagle above (black) Kijimuna with his wand.

Not knowing what else to do Talathel starts summoning the aid of another creature. In the meanwhile is wolf is still on the attack and tries to strike at the goblin in front of him again blue.

Atk roll: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Trip on hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Round 3
Taicho will continue to fire his bow at black goblinoid standing at the top of the stair to the fo’c’sle.
MW Cmp Sh Bow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16 for Piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

The avdenturers start to make haste with mopping up the injured goblinoid on deck, with Salena and Hikage each stabbing down the most injured ones, and Taicho landing a shot in the chest of the blinded one. Even though the creatures on the shore are still jeering and taunting, no more jump on deck, and the boat can continue unhampered.

Combat over!

On of the dead Kijimunas had a net on his, in which an interesting-looking javelin got stuck.

Half a day’s travel from the kijimuna ambush site, the scent of rich earth permeates the air as the canyon narrows into a small gully barely wide enough to let the ship through, muddy cliffs bordering each side. The river lulls here, and mud from the overhangs of the walls drips onto the deck as the boat slowly makes its way toward a channel leading to the northeast.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Not knowing enough about magic yet Talathel has no idea that the spear is a special one. He ignores it for a simple weapon and continues about huis daily business, sniffing from his snuff box and telling stories about his life.
"This one time lord Bickerlaw came by... Blablabla... Grain and cows... Blablabla... Talk about farmers! Blabla... Tried to sell me it! Will you believe?! Bla bla bla... And that is how I came to get a very fine horse."
As he finishes talking a thick blob of mud falls down right in front of his nose. He looks disgusted and quickly moves out of the way, to a safe and dry spot.

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Hikage wipes the blood off his katana and sheathes it in one single, smooth gesture.

"This journey is far from uneventful. Let's watch out for more dangers."

Talathel jumps away to dodge some of the falling mud, when he realizes that the mud is - in fact - moving. A big glob of leeches has made its way onto the deck, and a particularly large specimen is probing around, looking for blood to suck

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Krux
Hikage
Talathel
Taicho
Salene
Maldrek
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Leech
Leech swarm
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Hikage remains disturbingly calm as the swarm appears. He focuses his thoughts, then releases a cone of roaring flames upon it.

Burning Hands, Ref DC 15 halves: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 1) = 9 *1.5=13

He then draws his katana as he prods his wolf forward, intending to flank the leech.

Yuck! Bad higene attacks the worst guests.

Krux moves away and cracks three magic missiles the large leech.

Magic Missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 3, 2) + 3 = 10

Round 1
Taicho targets the largest leech with his bow ...
Comp Sh Bow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 for Piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

RFX: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Hikage douses the leeches in fire before drawing his blade, and turning to the giant leech. Krux hits the large leech with several magical missile, as Taicho's shot misses.

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Krux
Hikage
Talathel
Taicho
Salene
Maldrek
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Leech (10)
Leech swarm (6)
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Talahel moves towards the railing and grabs moves up the stairs a few steps. He raises his hand and also releases a torrent of fire.

Burning hands dc16 reflex save: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3

Just before he is able to do anything else grabs the railing and buckles, he throws up over the side of the deck. He mumbles a few words, disgusting being one loud enough to hear, and wipes his mouth on his sleave.

Can't update the map right now.

Maldrek moved to flank the big fellow. His warhammer loudly connected with squishy body upon impact.
Atk (+flank,-PA): 1d20 + 7 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 - 1 = 24 DMG (+PA): 1d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 3 = 12
- We need fire to burn those germs away!

"Use your alchemist's fires!" yells Hikage. "I don't have other spells that can harm it."

Salena draws her sabers as she moves over to the big leech, which she tries to cut down.

Sawtooth Saber: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Talathel manages to burn some leeches, before he is overpowered by the gruesome stench. Maldrek makes sure the larger leech is no threat, but the horde of smaller creatures advances on Hikage

Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6
Plus two DC 15 fort saves, please

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Krux
Hikage
Talathel
Taicho
Salene
Maldrek
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Leech swarm (10)
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