[PFS] Deepmarket Deception Low Tier (Inactive)

Game Master Awenydd83

Rimble, that was supposed to be under Xavian's name. Fixed
Ashara: thank you

Rimble readies a spell to attack, waiting for the dastardly devil herself to appear long enough to use it..

Abaal readies his sword, and activates his wayfinder Light.
Ill grant a +5 circumstance bonus to your perception to find Tseka, as long as she is within the 20' range of you (within the light spell)

Xavian moves around, swinging his sword but not hitting anything.

Stabilize: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Makino just barely stops dying..

Bold May Post
Xavian- 11 Dmg
Rimble
Makino- -2 Dmg
Aznive
Tseka (Blue)- 34 dmg
Ashara-
Abaal-7 dmg
Nemesis- 2 str dmg

I already had a readied attack with flask, right?

I already had a readied attack with flask, right?

Yes you did, but it is now the next turn. Nothing triggered your readied action last turn, due to not making/beating the Perception DC

I'm confused now, but OK... On mobile, so I'll have to keep it short: Ready the same action.

Aznive keeps her alchemists fire on hand, ready to throw.

Tseka strikes out at Ashara this time, but the unseen blade passes harmlessly and the assailant disappears back into the shadows.
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Stealth: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (15) + 17 = 32

Party up again
Bold May Post
Xavian- 11 Dmg
Rimble
Makino- -2 Dmg
Aznive
Tseka (Blue)- 34 dmg
Ashara-
Abaal-7 dmg
Nemesis- 4 str dmg

Fortitude save?: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

"KNEEL BEFORE THE QUEEN OF THE INFERNO, WORM!"

Same as before...

negative energy, DC 16 Will save for half: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9 Ooh, upgrade!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as long as Rimble's initiative is better than Tseka, when the trigger of the readied action occurs (she appears), no matter if she is stealthy or not, because the readied action interrupts her action, so Tseka can hide just after Rimble's readied action. Or not? Or the turn order is wrong? I'm a bit confused.

Same here. My readied action should go off now? Tseka became visible when she attacked, right? Or is her stealth like greater invisibility, and I've been readying the last four rounds for nothing?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as long as Rimble's initiative is better than Tseka, when the trigger of the readied action occurs (she appears), no matter if she is stealthy or not, because the readied action interrupts her action, so Tseka can hide just after Rimble's readied action. Or not? Or the turn order is wrong? I'm a bit confused.

My understanding of the combination of hide in plain sight ability and the spring attack feat is that technically you don't even see these attacks unless you can beat her stealth DC, so there is no trigger to your readied actions. I have conferred with a couple other GM's about how this was working, and received pretty much the same answer. The scenario reads that this room is torch lit, and that Tseka dashes out of the shadows of the columns to attack. That is why I gave Abaal the bonus to his perception, hoping to encourage some different tactics. If someone else has a different opinion, I am open to discussion.

Will Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Moot point.. Down she goes.

Tseka feels her insides roil as she takes the full brunt of the negative energy pouring off of Nemesis. With a cry, she falls to the floor, blade clattering across the floor.

"Well done! Now let's pack her and the traitor up. We've got to deliver them back to the lodge" says Ashara clearly pleased with the outcome of the battle.

"Does anyone need some healing by the way? We might enounter resistance leaing this place. Also let's not forget to check the place out there might be important information hidden here" she adds while patching up Tseka so the ratwoman doesn't die before being brought back to the lodge.

Heal check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Perception check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Xavian will have someone heal him with his wand and will offer to let others use it if needed. He'll also gather his daggers.

CLW Wand: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (6, 8) + 2 = 16

Xavian... is that a CLW wand or a CMW wand? I ask becausde you shouldn't be able to heal 2d8+3 with CLW, the spell only heals 1d8 plus caster levle up to +5. That said Ashara has no problem healing him or anyone else who needs help

Ymeri has seen fit to grant Nemesis some aid this day against the horrible poison that awaited her.

lesser restoration: 1d4 ⇒ 3

And am I not still taking poison damage?

Fortitude save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Fortitude save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Fortitude save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Nemesis, Yes you are.
Nemesis heals some of the effects from the poison, but it keeps acting on her.
Str dmg rnd 3: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Str dmg rnd 4: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Str dmg rnd 5: 1d3 ⇒ 3
Str dmg rnd 6: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Total:9-4+3-10=-2 strength.
Nemesis falls unconscious despite her spell.

Looks like Xavian was rolling for 2 charges of a CLW..

Ashara takes a look around the room after making sure everyone is healed as well as they could be. She finds that the southern and the southeastern wall both hid secret passages.. no doubt the Pathfinders unwittingly blocked off Tsekas escape paths. The walls of the room are covered in maps and diagrams, looking like plans for future attacks, and an unsent missive sits off to the side, penned but not yet sealed.

On Makino, the party finds the usual odds and ends, as well as a Bronze Aspis Consortium badge and a broken Wayfinder. On Tseka, you find a Gold Aspis Consortium Badge and a Silver Aspis Consortium Badge wrapped in a crumpled letter,

You are now faced with an unconscious team mate and two unconscious captives..

Fair enough, it seems like a weird combination of abilities that doesn't come up all that often. It makes for a pretty frustrating fight, though...

Aznive stows her alchemist fire again when she sees Tseka going down. "Gah, good riddance!" Moments later, Nemesis drops from the poison. "Oh, dear. Getting out of here might be a problem. Let's hope those passages lead out of her safely. We might have to make a sort of stretcher for Nemesis."

Knowledge local, Take 10: 10 + 5 = 15

After helping to make sure Nemesis is in a comfortable position, Aznive helps to search the room. "We'd best make it quick. Who knows when they'll come looking for her. Let's take those maps and diagrams and stuff them in the chest, they look important. That's Goka, and that's the Lantern Lodge. Along with something about a tapestry? This definitely goes high-up in the Aspis..."

"Hmm, this is odd. Tseka wasn't deemed fit for a Gold Badge, but here she has one. Is this one fake as well?" Aznive studies the gold badge to see whether it is fake. [b]"And here we have a letter that is definite proof that this Marnarius was involved. No clue where he is now, though. "place his trust in the hands of people who have failed the Consortium". Who could that be?"/b]

With the party members still conscious (me with low Strength, a gnome and a halfling), I don't think we have enough muscle to carry/drag out three persons. We'll have to get out Nemesis of course. After that, Tseka is probably more important than Makino. We know Makino can't be trusted, but will have to let him go. If we take Tseka, she might provide intel on the whereabouts of Marnarius. Luckily, she's not too heavy, being a ratfolk. Should we try a stretcher for Nemesis and ropes for Tseka, then take one of the secret exits out?

Don't forget about Abaal and Ashara. They're Human, and Abaal's pretty strong.

That's true, but Ashara also has Strength 10, and we also still have the chest with the various items and the maps we found. I suppose we could leave the items, if needed. They're expensive, but less important than the information and the prisoners.

ProTip: Pathfinder Society's usually very lenient about carrying capacity. 10 Strength is average, so it does for most things.

We have enough people that Abaal can take Nemesis, Aznive as a medium character can take Makino, and then two small folk: one for the chest and the other for Tseka. I think we have it covered if that's what yall agree to. Pick you poison.. out the back door or the front?

Xavian... is that a CLW wand or a CMW wand? I ask becausde you shouldn't be able to heal 2d8+3 with CLW, the spell only heals 1d8 plus caster levle up to +5. That said Ashara has no problem healing him or anyone else who needs help

I should have said I took two charges, in my haste to post I neglected to do so. Sorry.

Xavian seems to think that they might want to take the chance that the back door is an escape route. Xavian will also offer his wand to whoever may need healing.

"Agreed... I suggest we try our luck with these passages. I don't think we have the strength to take on all the Aspis' forces waiting outside. Especially considering Nemesis' condition"

Secret passages for me

Once the carrying capacity is solved, Rimble manifests agreeing with Xavian and Ashara, "yes, it looks more wise try the secret passages, so we won't have to deal with those creatures of the previous rooms."

the party gathers up their unconscious loads, stows away found intelligence, and heads for the secret tunnels. Shortly after moving outside of the Temple, you hear a familiar voice coming from the shadows around you. "Well? What did you find out? What knowledge are you willing to share? Do not forget our deal, and I can lead you out of here as well.."

"We have a lot to talk, little fox. But first we have to get out of here. Fast. Guide us and we will share knowledge with you", Rimble told to their kitsune friend, that was waiting them outside.

Yrishi nods her head. "We can tlak as we walk. Tell me what you found!" she says as she leads the way.

"Oh, well hello there, Yrishi." Aznive recovers quickly and tries to make some small talk. "Yes, of course we remember out deal. You've been most helpful in getting us where we needed to go. It's obscure tidbits and secrets you were interested in, weren't you?"

She's silent for a moment as they walk, trying to sort out what to tell and what to hold back. "You might find it interesting to know that her hideout was once a place dedicated to Lamashtu. Grizzly place, all in all. She has some fungus-creatures working with her. Working with her, mind you. Not for her. They're growing some other kind of fungus, packing it into crates for shipping."

"There was also a ratman, an alchemist of sorts, who performed all kinds of experiments on six-legged rodents. Kirrix? Well, he won't be performing those anymore. Or any kinds, really..." She tries to throw in some more things, to spice up the story. "Now, here's something you might really find interesting. You know those badges that mark Aspis leadership? Bronze, Silver, Gold? We found a fake one in there. Who can you trust, even even people from your own organization have to fake their status..."

"Anyway, we finally came upon this sorry bunch. Hardly an actual prize, but it'll have to do. We did learn that there's quite some unheaval in the Aspis. Seems like this Tseka showed a bit too much ambition. And not enough results, if you get my meaning..."

Aznive keeps chattering away, filling most of her sentences with useless details, while trying to give the impression that she's actually telling quite a lot.

Bluff, Take 10: 10 + 12 = 22

Ashara nods to the little fox respectfully:"Yes, your help was invaluable so we'll honor our deal. Tseka as you can see is no longer in power. In the near future I forsee she'll have a lot of time on her hands to rethink her life choices. The same could be said for the wizard makino, a Pathfinder defector. And then of course there's a huge secret for you: Tseka here was one of the people who engineered the assault on last year's grand convocation in Absalom... I guess there are a lot of secrets, right little fox? Now if you could help us get out of here safely we would be most grateful..."

The pipefox nods her head as the two women fill her in on the doings inside the temple. "Well.. you Pathfinders certainly know how to keep things interesting!! I think I may join with you.. it certainly promises to stay interesting!!"
With these words, she continues leading you out of the deepmarket, and indeed, follows you all the way to the Lodge, where Amara Li greets you effusively.
"I knew you lot were good, but this surpasses even my boldest expectations!" she glows. She waves for a resident healer to take Nemesis, and then another Pathfinder to relieve you of the chest of papers and documents. She moves Makino and Tseka off to be incarcerated, and meets with the group later, after Nemesis is awake and can join the group.

"We thought Makino was dead.. he will be dealt with like the traitor that he is. As for Tseka, your skill and ingenuity is unmatched! Bringing her in alive will deal a heavy blow to the Consortium, once we break her and get her talking. Your work here has brought us one step closer to bringing the Aspis Consortium to justice! It is always a pleasure to work with Pathfinders from different parts of the world. Please convey my gratitude to the Grand Lodge, and let the Masters know that Tian Xia will always welcome the Society. I hope that we meet again someday.”

Congratulations!! I will have the chronicles for you shortly.. hopefully tomorrow! If you have not posted your information or dayjob rolls, please do so now.

Perhaps we might. I'm glad we were able to help!

Aznive looks mighty pleased that they've been able to aid in getting to the bottom of what happened at the Grand Lodge. She's delighted by the prospect of having impressed the pipefox, intrigued as she is by the creature. When they get back at the lodge, she tries to spend quite some time with her, doling out more and more secrets while trying to learn more about the state of affairs in Tian Xia. She also meets up with several other contacts after the whole ordeal is done.

I'll forgo my downtime to try and score a goal on the Sovereign Court faction card. Requires DC 19 Knowledge Local (or Nobility). I can call in some favors from the faction card to give me a +2 bonus.

Knowledge local: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 = 19 (Woot!)

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Thanks for running this scenario, DevilDoc. It was quite a nice one. :D

For my Faction Card, I'll purchase a potion of see invisibility from the markets of Goka for the "visit a city other than Absalom with more than 5,000 inhabitants and purchase an item worth 100 gp per character level" Objective.

Also, I'll want to make use of my Entrepreneur Faction bonus for a +5 bonus to my Day Job roll, resulting in a roll of '29.'

Ashara looks at Amara Li with apprehension in her eyes:"I hope Tseka and Makino both will be treated humanely. I know they committed crimes and need to pay for them but we shouldn't lower ourselves to use such despicable tools as torture. When possible is better to redeem an enemy than killing him" she says to the venture captain.

Thanks for the game it was really fun!

@ Aznive: I believe you can't roll that check for the faction card unless there's a NAMED noble in the scenario

There's another goal on the card to recruit a noble. The restriction you named probably applies to that goal, not this one? This one says you forgo downtime, meaning it's something that you do outside the scope of the scenario. Right?

Just from whats posted here, that looks legit, Aznive. And yes, if it says forgo downtime, that means you give up your dayjob and it is outside of the scope of the scenario.

[ooc]Yep, sorry, somehow I believed you were trying to recruit a noble. Silly me![/b]

"It is always a pleasure help the Society meet its goals, my pretty lady. Now, it is time to leave. I'm honored to work with all of you, my friends. I hope see you soon. C'mon, Antoniollus, it's time to fly!", with that, Rimble and his companion says goodbye and goes away from the Lodge.

Thank you all for the game! :)