[PFS] GM Harker Presents: #3-19 The Icebound Outpost (Inactive)

Game Master Justin L. Warren

somehow i missed that. Move action, move to ratfolk; standard action, nonlethal attack on him

"Your leader is dead, as are your other companions...it's over! Surrender to us, and your lives will be spared!" Evenstar yells at the last two combatants.

My power is back on now. Thank you for your patience.

Jasmine moves into the northern shrine room and does her best to remain inconspicuous while keeping her guard up.

Brayden knocks the ratfolk out with a single blow from his Morningstar.

Initiative (Round 3-4)
Basalte <= Up
Professor F <= Up
Melufiuos <= Up
Evenstar <= Up
Ninja
Brayden
Jasmine
Ratfolk (unconscious)

Effects
Bless: +1 to attack rolls and fear saves

Basalte, Professor, Mel, and Evenstar are up!

We're just in combat with a single, presumably invisible ninja right?

The professor nudges the spectacles on his nose and squints around the battlefield.

"Hmmm? Where did that other fellow go? Darn these smudges playing tricks on my eyes..."

The professor will recall Command with his pearl of power and ready an action to cast Command should he see the ninja reappear in range. Command would be to "lie down". DC14 Will.

Evenstar looks carefully around the room for the ninja.

perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

Yes, there's just the ninja as far as you know.

Professor F, I believe it's a standard action to activate the Pearl of Power, so you cannot recall the spell and ready an action to cast it in the same round.

@GM Harker: No problem. I know there's definitely table variation with the action for using pearls. He'll recall the spell this round then.

Activating a command word magic item is a standard action and does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

Mel will fire an arrow at the location where the ninja was.

I assume he is not there, but here is a roll just in case. Not sure what modifiers, so just the roll

wasting an arrow: 1d20 ⇒ 1

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Basalte waits, falchion in hand, for the ninja to reappear.

Delay.

The ninja reappears in front of Evenstar with his hands held up. "I surrender," he says simply.

Everyone can act if they wish.

"Good" rumbles the oread as he disarms the ninja and ties him up. "Now you talk about why you're here. Any other accomplices?"

Brayden strips the unconscious ratfolk of weapons and valuables, then ties him up and carries him over toward where Basalte has the ninja.

perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

"Time for these two to do some talking, lest they want to end up like their half-orc friend." Looking down at the limp ratfolk, "I guess I walloped this one pretty good. Anyone able to revive him?"

"I'm sure he'll be fine. I'm just glad this one surrendered without the need for more bloodshed," Evenstar says.

She moves to the ninja and removes his hood.

"What now? I think we've apprehended or killed all those responsible, have we not?"

Ask him about the statues, specifically the one we were just carrying.

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The ratfolk remains unconscious, he'll either need to be healed or given time to wake up naturally.

"I have nothing to say to you," the ninja replies to Basalte's attempt to question him.

The ninja is currently hostile to you, you'll need to change his attitude with diplomacy, intimidate or some other method if you want him to talk. The ratfolk will be similarly disinclined to speak when he wakes up.

* * *

You loot the following off the combatants:

Half-orc: Potion of cure light wounds, wand of snare (1 charge), masterwork studded leather, kukris (2), chakrams (2), silver Aspis Consortium badge, wayfinder engraved with the name Decian Bardos, 12 gp.

Ninja: Potion of blur, smokesticks (3), padded armor, masterwork siangham, shuriken (5), 18 gp.

Ratfolk: Potion of cure light wounds, potion of invisibility, leather armor, shortspear, sling with 10 bullets, silver flute, spell component pouch, a map to a place called Round Mountain in the Hao Jin tapestry, 21 gp

I think the Professor would be our best bet to interrogate him, since he's the only one to have a decent Diplomacy score.

Once he is sure the ratfolk is disarmed and tightly bound, Brayden will feed him the curing potion he found on him.

cure light wounds on ratfolk: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Once the two prisoners are securely bound, the professor will pace back and forth between them collecting his thoughts.

The professor then invokes the holy name of Brigh to injure all those gathered around.

Channel Energy: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Channel Energy: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Channel Energy: 1d6 ⇒ 4

"Now! I'd say you owe your lives to me and the whole Society as it were."

The professor pauses, looking along his nose (not really down, but more up) at the two prisoners, despite the fact they are sitting on the floor.

"And it would be best to explain fully what you were all doing here, and why! Did you want to incur the wrath of the Vudrani Gods? Most assuredly not! Now clear your consciences so that when we free you both, you aren't all cursed for all eternity."

The professor gestures to the statue.

"I suppose these gods may even be vengeful enough to curse your family and your friends, as well."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

BAM!

"Wow...I'm wondering if I might confess if they don't..." Evenstar mutters.

The Professor's compelling argument and manner convinces both the ninja and ratfolk to tell you all that they know. The ninja's name is Yashi Momota, while the ratfolk goes by the name Tzizzan. Yashi confesses that he is an agent of the Goka-based crime syndicate known as the Golden League. Apparently the goals of the Consortium and that of the League are currently aligned, so he's working with them for the time being.

Tzizzan tells you of an alliance in the works between the ratfolk of Round Mountain—who hold perhaps more power than any other stable civilization within Hao Jin’s demiplane—and the Aspis Consortium. The ratfolk was sent as an envoy to the temple to invite the commanding agent here back to the rats’ home in Round Mountain, and other envoys were sent to other Aspis Consortium settlements throughout the demiplane.

*

When the statue of Meenashdu is returned to his rightful spot, the temple appears more pleasing to the eye and soul now that the symmetry has been restored, but nothing appears to occur in response to that.

*

The group has no trouble returning to Absalom, although the slaves and prisoners cannot follow. After debriefing Aram Zey of your findings, he commends you for eradicating the Aspis' presence in the temple as well as obtaining several pieces of valuable intelligence. He knows of no way to retrieve the slaves or prisoners, but he promises they'll get their best minds working on it.

End of Scenario.

Ah, I just recently played Rats of Round Mountain. A fun, two-part series!