[PFS/DMK] 5-06 You have what you hold (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

Ackuda's spell activates as the witch switches weapons.

The experienced fighters know not to provoke the armed master, but the sailor... less so. Twice they try to hit the monk, and twice the sound of broken bone and cracking skull signals the end of a sailor.

Anail waits at the back.

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Miyako
Ackuda
Anail
Dhastrach
Belka
Brewslee
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Fighter (8)
Fighter
Fighter
Fighter
Leader (12)
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Dhastrach figures there's too much commotion at the door. He impatiently holds his warhammer. "Miyako, get away from the door." The dwarf's voice is full of ire.

Once a foe is within easy reach, he'll pound its head.

Ready action: +1 warhammer (melee, bless): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Miyako screams like the little girl she is and withdraws toward the boat. "Run away! They've got no fashion sense! Have you seen what color their pants are?!"

Belka stands ready to strike if a foe comes within range.

+1 greataxe (ready action): 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 1 = 26
Damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Miyako runs off as Belka and Dhastrach ready for attack. The leader starts casting a long-winded spell, as the fighters keep striking at the huge drunkard in the middle of the room, but can't seem to hit him. The single fighter in the doorway readies for anyone coming near.

Shotel, Brewslee: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Cestus, Brewslee: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 2 = 15

Shotel, Brewslee: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Cestus, Brewslee: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 2 = 18

Shotel, Brewslee: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Cestus, Brewslee: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 2 = 18

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Miyako
Ackuda
Anail
Dhastrach
Belka
Brewslee
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Fighter (8)
Fighter
Fighter
Fighter
Leader (12)
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I'll maintain the same action.

As the pirate in the doorway seems unwilling to go outside, Belka moves forward and slashes him with her axe. "It hurts, doesn't it?" she asks the man.

+1 greataxe: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 1 = 24
Damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Ackuda peers around the door jamb and points his dagger at the leader at the back of the room. He closes his right eye and mutters under his breath.

Slumber Hex on the leader, DC 18 Will

Miyako jumps into the boat and sits down at the peddles, where she drops her rapier. She grabs the peddles and starts turning the boat around. "I have to get away, sorry guys!"

Great-grandfather: Row, row, row your boat!

Brewslee weaves around the table, slamming it all around the room, scraping deep gouges into the wood surface. His fists and feet fling all about

Provoke 3 of the fighters through movement.

AoO Panther Style reaction strike: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5

AoO Panther Style reaction strike: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 2 = 9

AoO Panther Style reaction strike: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 2 = 11

Bless; Bulls str; Prot from Evil; Enlarge Person
Provoke AoO through movement
Mobility adds +4 to AC making it 26 against AoO from movement
Panther Style- retaliate against an AoO with a free unarmed strike
Panther Claw- free action instead of swift action and up to 4 retaliatory attacks.
Panther Parry- Retaliatory attacks are resolved before AoO. If retaliatory attack deals damage opponent takes a -2 penalty on attack and damage rolls to AoO.

He spins around in a flurry with his sword at the man covering the door.

Temple sword: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 25
damage: 2d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2) + 3 + 2 = 11

Belka hacks own the fighter blocking the door, mortally wounding him.

The leader looks drowsy for moment, but resists the urge to fall asleep.

Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Miyako moves out with the boat, while Brewslee keeps up his drunken rampage, incurring a scratch from one of the fighters, but not before he hands him a punch. Brewslee then swing at the next fighter closest to the door, and cuts him down as well.

AoO, Shotel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 241d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
AoO, Shotel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
AoO, Shotel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Confirm, Shotel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

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Miyako
Ackuda
Anail
Dhastrach
Belka
Brewslee
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Fighter
Fighter (11)
Leader (12)
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Dhastrach sees an opening and rushes past Belka, past the foe to his blind side. He's now flanking a fighter with Brewslee, and tries to pound the enemy to the ground.

Melee +1 warhammer (+ flank + Bless): 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 2 + 1 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Move 20ft (provokes), std attack

Dhastrach slips past the fighters, who are too busy fending off Brewslee to care about another of the Society's number slipping past them. A ringing blow gets the fighter's attention, though.

The attacks of the gladiators fail to penetrate either of the pathfinder's defences.

Shotel, Dhastrach: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Cestus, Dhastrach: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

Shotel, Brewslee: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Cestus, Brewslee: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

The leader in the back call down a bolt of lightning on Brewslee

Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 3) = 14 DC 16 RFX for half

Miyako's fright wears off...
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Miyako
Ackuda
Anail
Dhastrach
Belka
Brewslee
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Fighter (8)
Fighter (11)
Leader (12)
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After she's just turned the boat around Miyako snaps out of her frightened state. She gasps, putting her hand in front of her mouth as she does. "I shouldn't be here!"

Miyako picks her rapier up and moves back onto the docks. "I'm back back! Give me a moment!"

Ackuda snaps his fingers and mutters an arcane phrase, culminating in the volume of his voice increasing to the extent that you think he's about to scream, but instead the volume drops off to nothing as he opens his mouth wide at the enemy spellcaster.

Cast Ear-Piercing Scream. 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6 sonic damage. DC 17 Fort or be dazed for 1 round and to halve the damage

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

The leader face contorts in pain as Ackuda's spell takes hold, and he seems to be completely distracted by the inaudible sound.

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Miyako
Ackuda
Anail
Dhastrach
Belka
Brewslee
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Fighter (8)
Fighter (11)
Leader (18, dazed)
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Anáil finally decides to return and help his companions, seeing no one trying to escape through the northern door. Double move.

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 - 1 = 7

Brewslee is slammed with lightning as his skin begins to smoke. He falls to the ground in pain. His breathing seems labored.

It looks like the fighter's shotel is a possible crit also GM. Current health is 22/24 until I see what the damage is from this shotel.

Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
confirm: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 222d8 + 6 ⇒ (7, 3) + 6 = 16 Ouch

Look like the shotel by itself brought down Brewslee (to -9 by my reckoning). The call lightning would have been targeted to Dhastrach instead, in that case.

Dhastrach, can I get a RFX save?

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Miyako
Ackuda
Anail
Dhastrach
Belka
Brewslee (-9) <-- Make a stabilise roll
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Fighter (8)
Fighter (11)
Leader (18, dazed)
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Reflex save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Dhastrach expertly evades the lightning, suffering only mild effects of the bolt. He takes a look at Belka, nodding towards the leader at the back. "He'ss all yourrss," the dwarf says before smacking the fighter in front of him, and moving to a better position.

Melee +1 warhammer (+ Bless): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Belka nods assent, moves toward the spell caster and swipes at him with her axe.

+1 greataxe: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 1 = 23
Damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Brewslee still needs to make a stabilise roll for last round. If he fails, he moves to -10, otherwise he stays at -9

Bella deals a ringing blow to the dazed leader, and the pain makes him snap out of it.

The fighters team up of Dhastrach, but fail to hit him.

Shotel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 191d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Cestus: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 181d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Shotel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 171d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Cestus: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 161d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

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Miyako
Ackuda
Anail
Dhastrach
Belka
Brewslee (-10) <-- Make a stabilise roll
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Fighter (8)
Fighter (11)
Leader (26)
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Miyako double moves up to the building. "Almost there!"

Ackuda points at the nearest warrior with his dagger and rattles his bag of oracle bones.

Slumber Hex on the nearest enemy. DC 18 will

DC 10 Con: 1d20 + 1 - 9 ⇒ (11) + 1 - 9 = 3

Brewslee continues to bleed out on the floor. Currently at -10 hp with a 12 Con so some form of healing / stabilization would be appreciated :)

Brewslee, that was the stabilise roll for last round. I'll need one for this round as well (to prevent you from moving to 11). Don't worry: Everybody is before in init order, the next round as well.

Will: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (13) + 0 = 13

One of the fighters collapses next to Brewslee, snoring in a puddle of alcohol-rich blood.

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Miyako
Ackuda
Anail
Dhastrach
Belka
Brewslee (-10) <-- Make a stabilise roll
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Fighter (8, Zzzz)
Fighter (11)
Leader (26)
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Seeing the drunk giant bleeding heavily, Dhastrach takes a step back away from the fighters, and then places his healing hand on Brewslee's head. "Wake up, fool."

Spontaenous casting, replace prayer, cast cure serious wounds on Brewslee.
Cure Serious Wounds @ Brewslee: 3d8 + 6 ⇒ (2, 4, 3) + 6 = 15

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Belka continues to attack the dazed leader.

+1 greataxe: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 = 25
Damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

AoO, Shotel, Dhastrach: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

The standing fighter immediately slashes at Dhastrach as he tries to cast a spell, but fortunately he misses, saving Dhastrach the wounds, and Brewslee a life. A life that Belka quickly takes from the leader - her axe crashes into the man's skull, and he sags to the ground in a puddle of blood and grey matter.

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Miyako
Ackuda
Anail
Dhastrach
Belka
Brewslee
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Fighter (8, Zzzz)
Fighter (11)
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Anáil dashes inside, rapier in hand. He strikes one of the henchemen.

I'm not sure which one is sleeping, so if the one I'm currently next to is actually the one sleeping, please move me to another valid target, I've still got 4 squares available in movement.

Mwk Cold Iron Rapier, bless: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 = 121d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

DC 10 Con Check: 1d20 + 1 - 10 ⇒ (17) + 1 - 10 = 8 That takes me to -11 and the CSW takes me to 4 HP. Thanks Dhastrach! :)

The last fighter standing swings at Dhastrach, as he evades Anail's stab.

Shotel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Cestus: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

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Miyako
Ackuda
Anail
Dhastrach
Belka
Brewslee
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Fighter (8, Zzzz)
Fighter (11)
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"Puny human," Dhastrach snarls and whacks with his warhammer after taking a step aside.

Melee +1 warhammer (+ bless): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 = 14
Damage (maybe?): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

The sylph strikes again, his rapier whistling through the air!
Mwk Cold Iron Rapier, bless: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 1 = 191d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Ackuda directs his eerie powers at the remaining foe.

Slumber again. DC 18

Miyako moves into the building and attempts to stab the remaining enemy. "At last, I have arrived!"

+1 Adamantine Rapier: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Assuming the remaining brigand is still alive, Belka moves and attempts to finish him off.

+1 greataxe: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 = 25
Damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

The adventurers dash for the last man standing, and it is a stab by Anail that brings him to the ground.

Combat over

The walls of the room barely keep out the elements yet somehow retain the smell of musk and sweat. A fireplace along the northern wall keeps some of the damp chill at bay, though vines riddle the mantel stones in a years-long endeavor to pry apart the structure. A table occupies the center of the room, its surface in need of a good cleaning and polish.

The door in the back leads to a stretch of hall that is bare except for remains of moldering carpet along the baseboards. The door to area to the north has been removed from its hinges and currently leans against a wall.

By removing the door to this small room and widening the opening, someone has created a crude arch that frames a small shrine (C6). Cobalt light spills from a dark blue glass lantern that hangs above a crude altar improvised from domestic furnishings. Candles on the altar flank a pewter mug and a bottle of rum, and behind the altar stands the wooden female figurehead of a ship. A black tricorn perched on her head at an angle partially shields her face from the lantern’s light.

To the east of the hallway a door opens to a large room. A low fire and the smell of simmering stew pushes back the pervading scent of must in this room, though it is otherwise in as poor shape as the rest of the house. Beyond the hearth and food preparation area, the room is devoid of other furnishings besides cots and a few shared footlockers, giving it a crude barracks air. The double doors to the east open onto the boardwalk, and the north door once opened to a since-collapsed wing of the building. A door leads to a small pantry with stale and spoiled food wares.

The final room, the one on the northwest side, is decorated with wall hangings, paintings, and rugs futilely endeavour to cover up the room’s mildewed surfaces, making it resemble a plague victim slathered with makeup for a funeral. A large bed in good condition sits in the room’s northwest corner, and a writing desk, chair, and small bookcase of damp wood round out the furnishings. The room is heavy with the smell of incense, which masks the omnipresent dank odor.

The logbook of the leader, Deremin, is lying in clear sight on his writing desk. It contains a detailed but somewhat choppy account of his career in piracy, and the past several months’ entries show that he switched his strategy from opportunistically targeting vessels at random, to exclusively targeting Pathfinder shipments due to the instruction of one 'Helkit Silverbane'. Two entries stand out in particular (See handouts).

In a back room to the leader's quarters is a storage area, containing several unopened crates marked with the glyph of the open road.

Anáil inspects the contents of all the rooms with attention, taking abundant notes in the perspective of redacting the group's report.

Knowledge (local): 1d20 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (19) + 8 + (5) = 32

"At this point, it would be useful to be reminded that Helkit is one of the 'bloodied' of Tymon, and an elite gladiator. We should try and find him if we are to make these attacks stop." explains the sylph.

Brewslee stands up from the broken table as his body has now returned to normal. Grabbing a wand from his pack he begins to poke it into his wounds.

Gladiator huh? Sounds challenging Brewslee holds a hand to his head. Ughhh..... His head has a splitting headache since his body grew and returned to normal once again. It seems that the effects have purged his body of his delicious toxins.

"Find her," Miyako corrects Anáil while reading through the leader's logbook. "Helkit Silverbane is a she."

Miyako stares as Brewslee pokes his own wounds while trying to make his wand work. "I could help with that next time, if you want?"

"So, this is not their true hideout? Or did we catch them without their leader?" Ackuda asks. "The end of this snake does not end with this.." he says, gesturing to the dingy surroundings, as he fingers a pearl from one of his pouches.

Use Pearl of Power 1 to get back Enlarge Person.

Starting from the leader, Dhastrach begins to make sure as many enemies stay alive to be questioned. He'll use his magic to stabilize them first, giving them time to search the place before reviving any of them.

Knowledge (local): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20 Shrine, possibly Besmara?

"And who knowss if Helkit hass tiess to some otherr nefarriouss orrganization rrivaling Pathfinder Society." Dhastrach seems ponderous and examines the leftover papers intensively.
Profession (scribe): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17 (to find anything else of interest, hastily written or anything)

The dwarf becomes quickly frustrated with Brewslee's attempts to use the wand and instead snatches it from his hands, and begins using it on the drunk brute with full success rate. Dhastrach doesn't say anything, but lets out grunts of frustration. (No mechanical difference then, same HP healed.)

"Thiss place iss Helkit's lackeyss' hideout, some uselesss common thievess worrshipping the errratic Pirate Queen, Besmara. We need to rreturrn to Tymon and confrront thiss dubiouss figurre."

Dhastrach then proceeds to investigate the unopened supplies, carefully opening them (he does have a crowbar) and checking the inventory. Take 20 perception, total 23. Alternatively he'll aid. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 Not.

"You mean like the Aspis?" Miyako asks Dhastrach. "I've had experiences with some of their agents. Some of them were stalking my last party, and then they were begging us to save them from weird monkeys."

Miyako helps Dhastrach check the inventory. "I wonder if these crates contain socks or leprechauns," she says with an overly serious voice.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

The supplies look to be the stolen Pathfinder supplies. Mine would surely be happy to see them recovered, and to hear the latest developments.

Miyako makes a sour face. "Bah, only what we expected to recover."

"Let's take this to the boat, everyone!"

She starts dragging one of the crates, with little success.

Great-grandfather: Ow, my back!

"It's mine!" Miyako announces out loud, still attempting to drag one the crates toward the boat.

"My mistake - you're right of course. Let's move those crates and get to the heart of the matter."

"I wass expecting to find standarrd issue potionss of curre light woundss..."

Dhastrach then eyes at the fallen foes, and starts browsing through their equipment. Maybe they have something of worth.