[PFS/DMK/YSK] 2-15 Shades of Ice Trilogy (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

Party upstairs =)

The pathfinder rummage through the second floor floor, only to find a chilly draft from a room with an open window. The frozen courtyard shows four figures trying to make their way out over the slippery floor. One of them looks amazingly like the Hjort lookalike from the bar brawl, and he's accompanied by a half-elf in flowing robes, and a human carrying a quarterstaff, and a pale woman.

Can't access the map - will try and get the VPN working later. You can remove the two blue bars on the second floor, the rooms on the west look out over 4d on the first floor and are ten feet up. The woman is directly southwest of the '4d' marking, the man in the flowing robe northwest of it, the half-elf with the quarterstaff is northeast of the '4d', and Hjort is directly north of him. I'd assume at least some of you would be in the room on the northwest side, looking out over the courtyard.

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Chukka
Mogall
Sothy
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Lazar
Gyuri
Runa
Hjort
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Zlata
Scarlet
That one
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Chukka leaps through the open window, dropping to the ground below and thrusting with his rapier at the woman.

Move action: As indicated on map - leap through window and glide (tengu alternate racial trait)
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Fly (Glide): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Standard action: Attack the woman
Attack (Masterwork Rapier, vs. FF AC): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Damage (Masterwork Rapier): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Shifted party upstairs

Mogall moves into the next room and opens the window there.

Sothy wanted to follow tengu, but his foot slide to the side and his jump was clumsy.
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 Nonlethal: 1d6 ⇒ 3 I assume it's less than 20 feet height, if not roll more damage to me
Using his opponents delay, he hopped back.

Current AC23, because of shield extract and mutagen.
In case someone rolls a crit threat against me, I use my Amateur Swashbuckler deed: Parry and Riposte with my bite attack: +7 (1d8+9). I have Combat Reflexes if someone provokes.

Chukka glides down, stabbing the woman from above with his sharp blade. The woman collapses in a puddle of blood. Mogall opens the windows in the next room, causing a chilling breeze to flow in. Sothy kisses the floor - it's cold.

The courtyard is completely frozen over (The outside is NOT difficult terrain, but it is slippery - if you're on the floor and want to take more than a single move (as in: moving around) action, you'll have to roll an acrobatics check)

Conc: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

The man in front of Sothy casts a spell, and suddenly the chilling surroundings turn into an inferno, as flames sprout from his hands.

Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 DC 15 RFX for half

Hjort flies into a rage over the fall of Runa, and steps up to attack Sothy, but misses.

Rage-Axe, Sothy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

The silent follower steps up as well, and start attacking Sothy with a flurry of blows, which are easily dodged.

Unarmed, Sothy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Unarmed, Sothy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

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Zlata
Scarlet
That one
Chukka
Mogall
Sothy
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Lazar
Gyuri
Hjort
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Current stats: AC 23, Touch12, FF 21, CMD17/15; hp 15/17, 3 nonlethal; Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +0; (+2 vs poison);
Effects: shield, mutagen; AoO: 3/3; Riposte roll: 1d20+7;1d20+7;1d8+6

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 means 2hp real damage

Sothy jumped over the Hjort, first moving his claws across the man's face and then biting a piece of his flesh and spitting the fresh blood over the frozen ground.
Claw1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Claw2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 DMG: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Oops, mistaken previously, only STR applies, not 1.5 STR

Chukka steps around the man in the flowing robes to flank with Sothy, at which point he thrusts again with his rapier, followed by a peck and a swipe from the claws on his empty hand.

Not an action: 5' step, as indicated on map
Full-round action: Attack man in flowing robes
Attack (Masterwork Rapier, Flanking): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 2 = 14
Damage (Masterwork Rapier): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Attack (Bite, Secondary Weapon, Flanking): 1d20 + 2 - 5 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 - 5 + 2 = 12
Damage (Bite): 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Attack (Claw, Secondary Weapon, Flanking): 1d20 + 2 - 5 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 - 5 + 2 = 7
Damage (Claw): 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Sorry, I've just discovered that I cannot make the intent to parry a crit roll.

The swashbuckler must declare the use of this ability after the creature's attack is announced, but before its attack roll is made. Upon performing a successful parry and if she has at least 1 panache point, the swashbuckler can as an immediate action make an attack against the creature whose attack she parried, provided that creature is within her reach.

Let's agree that I will parry next Hjort's attack against me.

Scarelt likewise goes for the windows and drops into the space below.

Acrobatics 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

She then slashes at her opponent.
Arcane Strike
Attack 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

From the up stairs window, Mogall uses his wand to fire a magic missile at the spell caster.

MM wand: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

The monstrous Sothy claws and bites at Hjort. The first claws rips across his chest, and weakens him, enough for Hjort bite at the neck artery of the man. Blood rapidly flows out at the Ulfen collapses.

Do you want to change that parry to any attack against you, now that Hjort i down?

Chukka opposes the man in the flowing robes, but he proves too evasive for any of Chukka's attacks to land.

Scarlet moves down with ease, but still has to warm up a bit - she misses her attack.

Mogall fires a magic missile at the spell caster, who grimaces in pain.

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Zlata
Scarlet
That one
Chukka
Mogall
Sothy
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Lazar (3)
Gyuri
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Yes, first attack targeting me I'll parry. No riposte because I am low on panache. Still fighting that new mechanics

Zlata climbs out the northern window and down the wall, drawing her scythe as she reaches the ground.

Climb: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (13) - 3 = 10

Not sure whether I've needed to use both actions for that or not; if I don't have a standard left this round, hold the roll for next round:

Scythe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 for: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10

Henri likes his position...high and in cover. He picks a target (Hjort) and sends an iron-tipped calling card!
Ranged attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

You'll need both actions to climb down, unless your move speed is 40'

Slate climbs down, while Henri sends down an arrow into the spell caster.

Hjort is already down, I've adjusted targeting to Lazar, hope that's ok

The spellcaster takes a step back and hits Chukka with magic missile

Damage, Chukka: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

The monk moves over to the wall as well, and throws a flurry of punches at Sothy. Sothy parries, but the monk would have missed him anyway.

Fist, Sothy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Fist, Sothy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

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Zlata
Scarlet
That one
Chukka
Mogall
Sothy
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Lazar (6)
Gyuri
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While we're at it: can you all make day job rolls in the discussion thread? The chronicles may take a while to make, but at least I'll have something to do on the plane :)

Sothy decided to show those guys his primal fury. He couldn't rage as Hjort, but his mutagen gave him enough strength and anger.

Claw1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Confirm: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Extra DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
He wasn't thinking, who killing those people would help them find lost Pathfinder contact, but this thought appeared in his mind. But it was too late, his body already was on the ground.
I expect 21 dmg was enough

Claw2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Second claw missed the caster, but Sothy jumped over opportunity and bite his casting opponent right into neck.
Bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 DMG: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Somebody, stop me!

Sothy is a monster. With a single claw he rips out the lungs of the monk, steps up and bites the throat of the spellcaster. His maw dripping with blood, the last of the Ulfen party lies slain.

Combat over!

While the spellcaster and the monk are very dead, Runa and Hjort are still alive, though bleeding out fast.

Chukka begins binding the wounds of the two - the officials outside would probably prefer to have someone alive to prosecute later. "Search them - let's find out what they wanted from this place."

Heal (Runa): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
Heal (Hjort): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Sothy's hands start to shake as he sees, what he has done.
"Oh, sorry... I was.. under influence.. This is a mix of extracts." he is clumsy and lost in his explanation of what he has done. He looked into Zlata eyes, looking for forgiveness:
"I didn't ment to kill them all, I just wanted to do a good fight. Do yo believe me?"

Damn, I never thought he might be deadly like that and planned to take a lvl of some rager, just to add some good old rage into mix

PFS #41662-9
Exchange
Day Job - Sleight of hand 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Faction tick - Resolve a combat encounter nonviolently through diplomacy, trickery, bribery, or a similar tactic.

Chukka manages to stabilize Hjort, but Runa is still quickly bleeding out...

Derp posted day job in wrong thread

Scarlet isn't that wild on saving Runa.

Sothy found his wand of CLW in his enormous backpack and used that to heal both Runa and Hjort for interogation.

CLW Runa: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 CLW Hjort: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Zlata consoles Sothy, "Death is a natural part of the cycle of life, my friend, and a part they invited when they attacked the likes of us. But you," she continues, turning to Hjort (who I'm assuming we can get conscious; Zlata has Lay on Hands available and we have plenty of CLW wands), "shall not die today. What nonsense is this about Pathfinders attacking a village? That is not how the Society operates. I fear you are mistaken, or deceived."

Mogall joins with the rest taking the stairs down.

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Although Scarlet couldn't care less, Sothy still saves Runa from a bloody death. Hjort regains consciousness shortly before Runa does.

So read the spoiler above if you haven't done so already

Hah! Pretend your innocent. I found those wayfinders on the few intruders that my kinsmen killed. That's all the proof I need. I spit on your Society, just a scam for killing. Hjort says as he spits on the floor.

SM 1d20 ⇒ 9

Scarlet lets the others do their thing...

Sense Motive (Take 10): 10 + 5 = 15

Chukka notices Runa checking her possessions, and he quickly pulls her hands away. "So, what do we have here? Something you don't want us to see?"

Scarlet moves in and slices the woman.

Claw
Attack 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Her holy symbol - no doubt she was going to blast us to the Hells, we were already warned she did that before - called her god to blast people with Holy fire"

"Scarlet, no! Killing in battle is one thing, but killing bound ones is another. This is another way to Hell you wanted to avoid."

"She's not dead, shes just been reminded that we aren't playing - She had been felled in battle, but she repays us for showing mercy by trying to slay us"

Scarlet re-binds the wounds.

"Is she's able to speak, she's able to kill us - not sure how you are going to solve that problem"

She can't have been too well bound if she is searching for things...!

Mogall searches Run for what ever she was trying to check on "She is hiding something. As for the village, it needs to be investigated."

perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

The woman has some papers on her, that show her in quite an incriminating light. The paper mention a Shadow Lodge agent named Caggrigar, and his man in Irrisen, a shadowy figure called Vermund. The papers further detail a plot to tarnish the Pathfinder Society’s reputation in the Lands of the Linnorm Kings: she herself was part of a group that sacked Hjorth's village, framing the Society by placing wayfinders on the slain bodies.

She looks to be ready to speak... But I assume you have gagged her by now

Congratulations, this is the end of part one - I'll wrap this up while you can ask the last couple of questions to Hjort and Runa, and decide their fate...

Scarlet twitches when no hellfire burns her to bits.

"Hjort needs to know the truth"

Chukka looks to Hjort. "You saw us take these papers from your companion? You should read these. I will unbind your hands as a show of good faith, I ask only that you read what we have found - if you take advantage of that, you will never know the truth behind what happened to your village so many years ago."

"And perhaps, in good faith, you will tell us about the plot and take us to your headquarters. It is obvious you were used by this woman for her own goals. Help us see they are not met..." Henri pipes in from the window above.

"I'm so sorry," Zlata says quietly to Hjort, as he reads the documents, "that your people were caught up in this deception. To lose one's family, one's home..." she breaks of with a choke and looks away, shaking her head sadly.

Then, looking up with resolve in her eyes, she moves to stand over Runa. Brandishing the blade of her scythe before the woman's face, she comments in a conversational tone, "These are made to slice effortlessly though the thickest stalks. Back in my village, before it was destroyed, I could cut through a tree trunk two feet thick with a single stroke." She lowers the blade to rest on the spellcaster's larynx. "We're going to ungag you now, so you can answer our questions. If I hear a single syllable that sounds even remotely like a spell, it will be the last you ever utter."

Intimidate: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

"I suggest you start by explaining to Hjort here exactly why his people had to die."

Hjort reads the papers, and falls completely silent. Another trick? he finally mumbles, upon which Runa cackles: Hah! Headquarters! You're looking for your man Skagni are you not? He is safe and sound, taken away into Irrisen. The Shadow Lodge have him in their grasp, you'll never find him!

When Zlata shows her claws, she backs down, and mumbles: Irissen. I already told you.

"Irrisen, interesting. I think we are done"

The adventurers' stay in Trollheim was rather short. Only two days spent in the city looking for the whereabouts of pathfinder historian Rognvald Skagni, before they discovered clues leading them to Irrisen, hoping to find the missing pathfinder there.

A mixed caravan of hunters and merchants was travelling to Whitethrone - crossing the border with Irrisen would otherwise have been neigh impossible. During the voyage, the merchants warned the adventurers that Whitethrone has been up in arms against Pathfinders recently, and they would likely need to sneak into the city. Things were going well until terrifying ice trolls and soldiers of Whitethrone’s Iron Guard who, it seems, were not interested in speaking to a diplomatic mission, ambushed the caravan. The party barely escaped with their lives, though most of their caravan did not.

All these events have taken place off-screen, you may still (retro-actively) make purchases in Trollheim

A biting wind blows from the north and snow blows in blinding drifts amid numbing fog. The bone-white walls of Whitethrone, capital of Irrisen and home of Baba Yaga’s white witch daughters, rises into the frigid northern night. Somewhere within is the Shadow Lodge headquarters hinted at in Trollheim where the poor historian Rognvald Skagni is being held. Reaching this point was a difficult challenge, but gaining entry into the city itself presents the greatest obstacle yet. And that's not counting the big heavy chest the party is still lugging around.

The city is surrounded by walls, and has a harbor that give access to a lake full of moving, churning ice. There's plenty of merchant traffic through the gates of the city.

"We going to smuggle in via the harbour or by the gates?"

Chukka cocks his head to one side as he considers their options. "I'm a better talker than a swimmer." Still, he tries to remember what he can about the city to see if he can determine the easiest route forward.

Knowledge (Local): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

"But we are both acrobats Chukka - feel like being part of a travelling carnival?"

Kn(local): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Henri also thinks on what he may know of the local area, especially it's underground elements that he might identify with...

"I have some training in acrobatics as well. And throwing knives. Or just blending into the crowd and gaining some extra coin or information..." he says with a grin.

"Travelling circus then?"

Chuck aknows a bit about the layout of the city. Taking the harbor route will be hard, with the churning ice, and the city walls are high and steep.

There are various folk entering the city during the day, mostly merchants, which are subjected to some form of inspection depending on how grumpy that day's guard is feeling. Still, bearing a disguise - and a travelling circus act may not be entirely unconvincing - might give you a better shot at entering than just presenting yourselves as pathfinders. It would also explain the heavy chest.

Expect diplomacy and bluff rolls, but let me know how you want to go about

"Then a travelling troupe we are - look at us, a Cat, a Bird, an Orc, and a strange Gnome"

"Henri is our trick shooter, Sothy is our strong man from the strange and mysterious Mwangi - not something they'd see a lot around here. We have Zlata the fierce, a strong Orcish woman from Belkzen Hold - who wants to try wrestle her for a handful of gold as a prize!? We have Mogall the Mysterious, who dares speak with the black Gnome and his witness his dark illusions? and then we have Chukka and I, acrobats - watch the cat chase the wily bird along rooftops, tabletops, the laughter wont end and the fun never stops... oh and we can both do a good job of making your purses disappear with our quick wits and fast fingers" the Cat woman smiles "The only thing missing is my Guildmates working the crowd"

—I like the way you put it! — laughed Sothy, speaking like there are no alternatives, — if I drink couple of my extracts, I believe I can juggle the chest, but it certainly require several tryouts. Hopefully, you can persuade those guardsmen