[PFS/DMK/YotS] 7-07 Trouble in Tamran (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

Diplo 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Scarlet decides not to get distracted by all the fish this time, and keeps the questioning around the docks on point...

Knowledge (Local): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

Castien attempts to point his comrades in the right direction, with mixed success.

After some asking around, Scarlet gets rumours of a man dealing in contraband, called Gilligam. Gilligam is a tall, obese man with a scraggly red chin-beard, currently in a corner of the marketplace.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Jalthas follows obediently, careful not to botch again. When his companions meet with Gilligam, he abstains from any commentary.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Castien continues on, oblivious to his surroundings.

Scarlet - Perception 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Poppy - Perception 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Scarlet is a little involved in her work... Poppy likewise is busy trying to hide fish.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Cacumattus is distracted by all the sights and sounds, and people and things, and things that are also people, in the crowded marketplace.

Sense Motive DC 24: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Adrianna can barely hear over the din of the crowd, and the smell of those pastries are making her mouth water and tummy rumble...

sense motive check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Bones watches the sea of people move about on their daily task.

With alertness (from Poppy), would Scarlet not have made her perception roll? Also, seems to me that Bones would've made his roll, if he'd rolled perception (the higher roll) instead of sense motive. Just sayin'.

Yay! looks like the penny HAS dropped for us then - nice catch Cas!

Leave it up to Scarlet to identify a con man. While she is busy hiding fish, she spots a man concealing a sack of coins in his hands, and looks about to drop it near Castien.

But Scarlet may act to stop it

Oh cool, they steal a purse off a merchant, plant it on us and then we look like nasty Pathfinders - no doubt there is a few guards to dob us in to nearby.

Scarlet and Poppy, used to being the ones stealing the purses from an unsuspecting crowd begin to move towards the men innocently and bumps into the coin carrier. "Oh sorry there!" she pats him down, making sure he is ok.

+2 Trait bonus for pickpocketing items - Thieves Guild vanity
Sleight of hand 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 2 = 31

She steals the 'bait purse'

Poppy kicks Castien in the shin subtly.

Scarlet snatches the purse from the con artist, who looks distraught. He hesitates for a moment, casting a glance back at his companion, who shouts something in a stammer worse than Castien's eeh.. T-t-t-thieves! Eh... I've s-s-seen... eh... m-m-molthuni spies! Y-y-yes!, while his companion slashes a dagger at the purse Scarlet is now holding.

The bystanders quickly control the situation, throwing out the two con artists before Scarlet can realize that the purse is filled with Molthuni coins. This could have been quite the hairy framing attempt.

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When the party finally locates Gilligam and ask him about narcotics, he answers

“I knew this was going to come back to bite me! You’re here to break my legs or something, right? Well you don’t have to—I’ll tell you everything! Just don’t hurt me! I used to buy from Guaril Karela; now I buy from whoever is stealing from Karela. Hey, what’s it matter to me? When I meet them, it’s always on the north end of town, so I figure they must have a hideout up north somewhere. Please, that’s all I know!”

Scarlet is genuinely surprised they spotted her take the coins, their perception skills must have been the greatest in the land... :)

"Nice coins, perhaps we can use these as a tool later"

***

SM 1d20 ⇒ 6

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

sense motive check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Bones chuckles, "Nice one, Now how about the truth Gilligam"

Okay, okay, they come from the river! They sell for half what I used to pay Karela! I hope you never catch them!

When the party sets out to leave the marketplace, a little bird seeks out the party and delivers a note. (See handouts).

"A note from Guaril, we have a lead!"

"Sorry to be suspicious, but do you recognize Karela's handwriting, or better yet, his signature? We were almost framed once, I wouldn't like that to be a second time. Scarlet, what do you think?"

Adrianna looks at the note and then passes it to the next person who wants to examine it. "We can always arrive a little earlier and scout the place on our own. Pick a good hiding spot to see who comes along. If it's legitimate, we are in the right place int he right time. If it is a trap, perhaps we can turn the tables!"

Bones looks over the note, "I guess we will find out if it is authentic an hour before midnight. It wouldn't hurt if we checked the place out two hours before midnight."

Although Molthune blocks much of the trade to and from Tamran, the city still does brisk business with other Nirmathi settlements up the river, and there’s plenty of shing to be done well before reaching Molthune’s interdictors. As a result, the docks still bustle with activity during the day. At night, however, things are much quieter: A few small lanterns illuminate a rickety stretch of shoreline, and the smell of moldering wood fills the air. Ramshackle buildings line the shore, while short wooden docks protrude into the gently lapping waters of the lake.

It's two hours before midnight, but the place seems mostly abandonded.

Scarlet and Poppy look across the dark docks.

"Want us to take a look around? We can stick to the rooftops - especially Poppy, very hard to see"

Scarlet and Poppy have +12 and +19 stealth, reckon that's probably good enough for locating any enemies that could be moving in, assuming this is NOT Gueril and actually some kind of set up. Probably sending us to a warehouse full of stolen goods and the told the constabulary to drop by

"Sounds like a good plan! Just give us a shout if something comes up and you need assistance..."

Bones keep watch from where the group is with his darkvision {60'}.

perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

"Good idea, I'll join you," Cacumattus agrees with Scarlet, with a grin at Poppy.

Stealth: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Scarlet and Poppy see a group of militia, led by a masked man, approaching. As they move closer and spot the pathfinders, the masked man says something to the armed men, and they draw their weapons.

---Surprise round (standard only)---
Cacumattus
Bones
Scarlet
Adrianna
Castien
Jalthas
---Regular--
Cacumattus
Bones
Scarlet
Adrianna
Castien
Jalthas
---
Priest
Militia
Militia
Militia
---

"There we go..."

Poppy goes prone and conceals herself against the roof.
Stealth 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 24

Scarlet goes prone and conceals herself against the roof.
Stealth 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24

Will see what everyone else does, but I'd say the idea is to snipe them as they try cross the bridge towards the party in R1...

Are these regular militia? Is there some sort of curfew in place that would explain their actions?
Knowledge (Local): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Assuming they're not, and there's not...

Surprise Round

Castien takes a moment and casts a quick spell on the bridge between himself and the advancing men.

Standard action: Cast grease on the bridge (DC 16 Reflex save)

Round 1

The militiamen hopefully slowed by his spell, Castien begins firing arrows at the priest.

Full-round action: Attack the priest (rapid shot)
Attack (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 9 - 2 = 22
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str)): 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Attack (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 9 - 2 = 22
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str)): 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

"Eh? Eh? We're under attack!" echoes the hollow-sounding armor.

Surprise round
Jalthas casts lead blades on his falcata.

1st round
The grim suit of armor creaks as the arms grasp the falcata, ready to strike the first enemy to come within reach.

Adrianna quickly moves away from the militia and crosses the southern bridge, using the shadows to sneak up to the corner of the building to the west of the group.
Surprise round=double move southe and west to cross the other bridge. 1st round=sneak up to the corner of the building as indicated on the map. She will ready an attack in case any of them saw her and come poking around!
Stealth: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Scarlet and Poppy hide on the rooftop. Castien greases the area, then lands two well-aimed arrow on the torso of the priest.

Jalthas' armor creaks and squeaks as magic puts more heft behind his blade, ready to strike. Adrianna moves around a building, slightly less subtle than she had hoped.

---Surprise round (standard only)---
Cacumattus
Bones
Scarlet
Adrianna
Castien
Jalthas
---Regular--
Cacumattus
Bones
Scarlet
Adrianna
Castien
Jalthas
---
Priest (16)
Militia
Militia
Militia
---

Temp AC 23 w/+2 Shield of Faith

Surprise Round:

Bones cast Bless {link} on his allies.

( Each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.)

Regular Round:
The Dwarf cleric then cast shield of Faith {link} on himself steps forward drawing his warhammer.

K(religon) to identity the Priest's faith: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

Still concealed in the shadows, Cacumattus loads his crossbow (surprise round action), fires a bolt at one of the milita (round 1 standard, at lower left militia), then reloads (round 1 move).

Crossbow: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 = 8 for: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Bones bolsters himself with divine protection as he identifies the priest as a Razmiran. A twang from a crossbow is heard, but Cacumattus can't even see where the bolt went.

Two militiamen move forward without paying too much attention at the greased floor, and one of them falls down, while the other stand near him to defend his companion.
RFX: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
RFX: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

The one militiaman that stayed behind grabs his bow and shoot at Cacumattus

Longbow, Cacu: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 111d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

The priest moves along with the bowman and yells theatrically May the living god grant me protection!

---Regular--
Cacumattus
Bones
Scarlet
Adrianna
Castien
Jalthas
---
Priest (16)
Militia
Militia (prone)
Militia
---

Scarlet snipes at the archer from a distance

Sneak
Attack 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Damage 1d10 + 2d6 ⇒ (7) + (2, 1) = 10
+Disoriented: The target takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls. In addition, the target takes an additional –2 penalty on all attack rolls it makes against the rogue.

Poppy also shoots at the same fellow.
Attack 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Damage 1d6 ⇒ 1

With impressive speed, Adrianna moves behind the combatants to the corner of the building behind the priest, unleashing a strong punch to the back of his neck!
Stunning Fist w/Bless: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 1 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Stunning Fist (Ex): You must declare that you are using this feat before you make your attack roll (thus, a failed attack roll ruins the attempt). Stunning Fist forces a foe damaged by your unarmed attack to make a Fortitude saving throw (DC 15), in addition to dealing damage normally. A defender who fails this saving throw is stunned for 1 round (until just before your next turn). A stunned character drops everything held, can't take actions, loses any Dexterity bonus to AC, and takes a –2 penalty to AC.

Jalthas holds his ground, remaining behind his tower shield's cover and waiting for their enemies to try and cross.

Ready action: Will attack the first enemy that comes within my reach.

Scarlet and Poppy snipe at the longbowman, who looks around in confusion. Adrianna moves up to the priest and tries to punch him, but the religious fanatic is surprisingly quick.

Jalthas makes it clear that none shall pass.

---Regular--
Cacumattus
Bones
Scarlet
Adrianna
Castien
Jalthas
---
Priest (16)
Militia
Militia (prone)
Militia (11, -2 to attack (-4 to Sc) )
---

Temp AC 23 w/+2 Shield of Faith

(Bless Each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.)

Bones points his hand at the standing Militiaman in the grease and sends flying a cold icicle from his goddess.

domain Icicle cold 1 of 7/day ranged touch w/+1 bless: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7
damage if hits: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Cacumattus fires another bolt at the militiaman accompanying the priest, and reloads again.

Scorching Ray: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 for: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Castien, grinning slightly at the militiamen's reaction to the grease, launches two arrows at the one left standing.

Standard action: Attack standing militiaman in grease
Attack (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Bless, Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 14
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot): 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

Attack (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Bless, Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 24
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot): 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8

Bones sends an icicle back to his goddess, while it isn't clear to anyone but Cacumattus what he was aiming for.

Castien does better: though his first shot misses, the second his the prone militiaman in the back.

The hurt man gets up and takes cover, while the other retraces his steps to attack Adrianna, trying to hack her in the back with a handaxe.

Handaxe, Adrianna: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 161d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

The Razmiran priest can heard heard snorting loudly, and with a tremoring voice shouts by the living god, I will strike you down!

He then makes his moves on Adrianna, lashing out with his quarterstaff.
Q-staf, Adrianna: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

The longbowman takes another shot at Cacumattus

Longbow, Cacumattus: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 191d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

---Regular--
Cacumattus
Bones
Scarlet
Adrianna
Castien
Jalthas
---
Priest (16)
Militia
Militia (8, prone)
Militia (11, -2 to attack (-4 to Sc) )
---

"Looks like we went after them rather than let them come to us Poppy" Scarlet grins and giggle at her companions and their unbounded enthusiasm to go and fight, she picks herself up and moves over the side of the building.

Poppy reloads her crossbow and takes aim at the archer again..

Attack 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Damage 1d6 ⇒ 2

Jalthas holds his ground.

Same action. Let them come.

Temp AC 23 w/+2 Shield of Faith

(Bless Each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.)

Bones tries again to hit the closer guard with an Icicle, moving for a better shot.

domain Icicle cold 2 of 7/day ranged touch w/+1 bless: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 = 13
damage if hits: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Adrianna takes a 5' step to put her back against another building rather than to an opponent, then unleashes a flurry of blows on the priest!
Attack 1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Damage 1: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Attack 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Damage 2: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Castien moves to get a clear shot at those attacking Adrianna, then lets a poorly-aimed arrow fly.

Move action: As indicated on map
Standard action: Attack priest
Attack (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Bless, Point Blank Shot): 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 13
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot): 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7

Chagrined by his inability to hit anything with his cross bow, Cacumattus decides to try magic instead, speaking a few arcane words and sends a beam of fire at the militiaman.

Scorching Ray, vs touch: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 1 = 15 for: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3, 5, 3) + 1 = 16