[PFS] GM Lithrac's Tide of Twilight (#3-05) (Inactive)

Game Master Cyril Corbaz

You have been summoned to the Pathfinder lodge in Almas, capital city of Andoran. Venture-Captain Brackett, a middle-aged swordsman both fastidious and professional in his duties, welcomes you in his office. Brackett appears to be extremely busy: he obviously has little time for foolish questions and dislikes repeating himself. With a thump, the Venture-Captain sets a rounded granite stone on his desk. The stone is polished smooth and veined with shallow carvings reminiscent of constellations.

“This is a lorestone, from the depths of the Verduran Forest. It’s rumored to hold all of the secrets of the druids of that ancient wood. Just over two years ago, a group of Pathfinders recovered this stone for us. We’re not much closer to cracking its secrets than we were on the day those agents put it into our hands, but we have gleaned one interesting bit of knowledge. The lorestone tells of a lengthy ritual using an artifact called the Atavistic Splinter, a piece of charred bark touched by Gozreh himself. The ritual transforms humanoids into bestial creatures with preternatural resilience. We could use something with this kind of power for the upcoming Ruby Phoenix Tournament in Goka, so we need you to recover the Atavistic Splinter for us.

We believe the artifact is near the gnome town of Wispil, deep in the Verduran Forest. A Pathfinder operative there—a gnome herbalist named Falbin—was investigating increased lycanthrope activity south of Wispil. Falbin discovered that a sinister cabal of druids in a compound called Briar Henge is using the Atavistic Splinter to perform the ritual, probably to drive out the local loggers, but he couldn’t recover the Atavistic Splinter from the druids by himself. Go to Wispil and contact Falbin there. He will provide you with directions to Briar Henge and recent intelligence regarding the situation around Wispil. Then use this information to infiltrate Briar Henge and acquire the Atavistic Splinter. Your transportation to Wispil has been arranged, you're leaving within the hour. Any questions?” he concludes with a sigh, anticipating your inquisitive nature.

You can start by describing your character, then aasking the VC any questions you might have. If you have ranks in Knowledge (History) and/or Knowledge (Nature), you may make those checks (two separate rolls, one for each skill) that represent stories you've heard or things you already know that might be helpful to prepare for your mission.

Cha-Ka is a young Tengu, standing about 4'5" in height. His clothes look like he woke up some time in the middle of the night and decided to go the desert. And he didn't bother to turn on the lights as he got dressed. Around his head is what appears to be a scarf just recently, and rather poorly, dyed a streaky off-black. The color clashes with his glossy black feathers, which are in turn a stark contrast from the light sandy color of the rest of his clothes. On his back is strapped a long, curved blade.

His eyes light up when he sees the stone artifact. He begins rummaging through his various pouches and packs, eventually pulling out some paper and charcoal. Completely oblivious to potential social repercussions, he moves towards the sphere and starts attempting to make a charcoal rubbing of the engravings.

Still with his eyes fixated on his goal, he addresses Brackett. "What kind of supplies will we have access to in Wispil? I'm thinking if there's lycanthropes we might want to pick up some silver weapons or weapon blanch."

Ardisen is late in his seventeenth year, a tall young man with a slender jawline. He typically wears his dark brown hair in a modern style designed to draw attention to his handsome face. His appearance is no accident, as he goes to great pains to make the most of his pale Chelaxian complexion. Ardisen is garbed in tailored and well fitted travelling attire, but it seems to have seen very little actual exploration. The only clear sign of Ardisens magical talent are the spellbook poking out of his backpack and the viper familiar that often weaves absent-mindedly around his arms and shoulders. A light crossbow and sheathed dagger appear to be the enchanters only weapons, but a wand slipped through his belt and a strange wooden tube slung over his back may suggest otherwise. A well polished and clearly newly acquired wayfinder hangs from the Chelaxians belt.

Ardisen listened intently to the Venture-Captains instructions, smiling knowingly at a few of the Pathfinders he'd already recognised from their Confirmation together. While he wasn't too keen on being in Andoran, a country devoted to multiple ideals that stood against those of his homeland, he welcomed the new assignment. His journey here had been fairly uneventful, the time only broken up by his study of a book he'd found on route, detailing the life and culture of goblin tribes (written by some lunatic who'd likely ended up eaten by the very creatures he'd been researching).

Focusing his train of thought, he felt the task sounded simple enough and he could read enough into his superior to understand that a string of queries was only likley to frustrate the man. Instead he nodded along and absorbed the information, his eyes scanning across the Pathfinders he was unfamiliar with. Waiting for the man to finish he stepped forward and nodded, accepting the assignment without further query. Hoping the others would take the hint he turned to face them, his trademark smile ever present.

"Sounds like a relatively simple task. For those of you I'm unfamiliar with, allow me to introduce myself, I am Ardisen Greymore."

Ardisen offers his associates a perfectly executed courtly bow, trying desperately to maintain his composure as Cha-Ka meddles with the lorestone and quizzes the Venture-Captain.

"I'm looking forward to working with you all, some of you for the first time. Perhaps we could take our leave of our clearly busy superior and talk further outside?" The enchanters request is clearly directed at Cha-Ka, suggesting that the tengu let the Venture Captain be.

Cha-Ka seems completely oblivious to Ardisen's attempt.

A touch over six feet tall, with white hair and fair skin, Castien Galondiir is not an unimpressive figure. Curiously, his strong arms and lithe build would lead you to believe that he is a fighter of some sort - using a bow, primarily, if the beautiful piece of craftsmanship across his back is any indication - but he wears no armor. He also carries a finely made longsword at his side, but it has seen noticeably less use.

Grateful for the Venture-Captain's gruff demeanor and swift dismissal, Castien breathes a sigh of relief and begins readying himself to join the others in the hall.

Knowledge (History, Untrained): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

The doors to the room where the Venture captain was located were opened and the scent of a musky tiger scent hung heavy around him as he made his entrance. Dressed in a dark green cloak with the hood drawn over his features and the rim just hanging above his eyes. From his nose down that part of his face was covered in a scarf and all one could see was the dark eyes taking in those present in the room. On his back there was a composite longbow that had seen it's fair share of adventures and on his side a long sword placed in a scabbard. The rest of his attire consisted of a well fitting leather armor.

Following him was a massive white tiger with blue eyes. The soft padding of claws could be heard as the beast made it's way into the office and stopping next to the hunter he was following. Letting go of a bored yawn when the Venture Captain was speaking but letting go of a soft throaty purr when the hunter let his hand rest on it's hand and scratching his head.

Letting his eyes glance over the party present and recognizing Cha-Ka and Ardissen a smile caressed his lips under the scarf before he turned his attention to the venture captain. There was nothing much to say for now, but it was more important to ensure their supplies were in order and to make sure that they had the means to defeat lycanthropes if needed be. Adressing the Venture Captian "Sir, could you let us know where our transportation is awaiting us so those of us who want to can do some quick shopping before making our way towards Wispil and meeting Falbin there? Also, can you inform us how we can recognize him so we know we are talking to the right person?"

"Recognize him? He's a gnome, that should be enough. Oh, and he likes cultivating all manners of things. As for supplies in Wispil, I'm afraid you'll have more trouble finding what you want there rather than here, so you'd better stock up in Almas while you still can."

Castien, realizing that their assignment might involve battling fey as well, suggests, "You m-may want t-t-to have c-c-cold iron, as w-well. The d-druids m-may have f-f-fey allies."

Ardisen stopped at the door, giving the other Pathfinders chance to ask their questions despite his hopes to the contrary. The talk of druids and fey made him uneasy, despite how well he hid it. He didn't know much about the nature lovers or their allies and last time he'd encountered something he knew nothing about, he'd watched a slip* ally brutally cut down.

"I'll be outside."

The enchanter gave a curt nod to Brackett.

"You can count on us, sir."

*Slip is pejorative Chelaxian name for halflings.

Marodais stands there like his own life-sized graveyard statue. He is a dwarf clad in black studded leather with gleaming studs which are quickly revealed to be made only of brass. Underneath he seems to wear a grey linen vestment of almost the same hue as his grey, leathery skin.

A jackal-head wooden mask is dangling loosely in front of his chest. Another jackal-head is displayed on the end of a wooden scepter that is fixed to the left side of his belt. On the right side he carries, not drawn and secured against accidents with an additional leather strap, a flail with an angular head.

There is a certain acrid smell about him, reminding of chemicals used to preserve specimens, which a more scholarly oriented pathfinder might recognize. Often the smell is - wrongly - assumed to come from his oiled beard, into which wodden bands are woven. Later, most people come to realise that the origin might just be Marodais' skin. It is quite possible that a few of the present people were relieved when the musky, but much more natural tiger smell invaded the room together with its master.

Calmly and composed, Marodais takes in the various displays of impatience, either leading to conversation with the venture-captain or away from it. The air is too cold and too humid in this country, and everyone seems to know more than him about this mission. First he faces only the venture-captain but soon turns to face the speakers that impart such knowledge as to specific metals being suitable for combatting specific foes.

He is perfectly happy with letting the other, obviously much more experienced people in this group speak, and restrict himself to listening.

Suin Ko stood there and listened intently to the Venture-Captain's words on the matter, nodding his head towards Castien as the man expressed the fact they may require silver weaponry. The man was wearing a hood so that, despite the inherent rudeness of the act, many people walking the street could not see his face except for the glowing dark blue of his eyes.. He was dressed in long robes of deep red trimmed with gold, and an amulet of Sarenrae hung proudly from his neck. Whatever armor he wore wasn't visible immediately, hiding underneath the clothing. For weaponry, a scimitar rested on his right hip while a heavy mace was on the left; both of them having the symbol of the Dawnflower engraved on the butt of both weapons.

Bowing his head towards the Venture-Captain, he went to speak, and when he did so he had a clearly Osiriani accent. "We shall not disappoint you, Venture-Captain." Suin Ko didn't move to leave just yet however, deciding that it was more prudent to wait to see if the white haired man and the man in a green cloak had any other pertinent questions for the Venture-Captain.

Actually, I was the one suggesting silver. Castien suggested cold iron.

Cha-Ka gives a soft caww of approval at his rubbing, pausing briefly to admire both his work and the intricacies of the beautiful artifact.

"Right then! Off to the market and then off to Wispil."

Half-way to the door, he turns abruptly around. "Errr, actually. Where did you say we were meeting our transportation again?"

He would wait with stepping out of the office till the Venture Captain told them where they would meet. Once that information was given he would go to look for a few items on his to shop list.

For anybody wondering/not wanting to look it up, Cold Iron weapons are x2 normal cost, Achemical Silver weapons are +2 for ammunition, +20 light weapons, +90 one handed, +180 2 handed. Silvered slashing/piercing weapons do 1 less damage

Make sure you have rations guys, if we're trailing through a forest we're gonna wanna eat.

My bad! Sorry about that Cha-Ka.

As the lot went shopping throughout the city, Suin Ko would cough and rub the back of his neck slightly before speaking. "I'm afraid I do not have enough coin to get both a silver scimitar and a cold iron one. Since we know for certain from the Venture-Captain's report that there was increased lycanthrope activity I'm going to grab myself a silver weapon."

Question: do silver-blanched weapons also do 1 less damage?

Aiva was struggling to concentrate on what the venture captain was saying, she was too busy trying to acclimatise to the strange group of people around her. From what they were saying they seemed friendly enough, but there were a number of things that had her feeling distinctly on edge; There was the strange, chemical smell that she found herself unable to acclimatise to, the Tengu with appalling dress sense, not to mention the terrifying white tiger with a piercing blue gaze, she felt like it was watching her every time she looked away. Yes, they were certainly an odd group, but what had she been expecting? The pathfinder society employed all sorts, she had to trust their judgment.

Aiva herself is a slightly taller then average, slender, tanned, girl of seventeen. She has thick chestnut hair that falls to her broad Varisian hips and deep brown eyes that are filled with a sczarni mischief. She obviously takes pride her appearance, her attire is fashionable, neat and well cared for despite being somewhat cheap.

When she eventually zones back into the conversation, she realises that people are leaving to go shopping, to buy- silver? Oh God. Lycanthropes. Aiva wished she had paid more attention, or at least had a chance to introduce herself to the Captain, she had so many questions, but was afraid to ask, incase he had already answered them. The last thing she needed was the Captain to think she was stupid, so instead she gave him a broad smile and a quick nod, before following the others out of the office.

Some kind of response is in order, apparently... Marodais manages "I'll do my best to suceed, sir!" or something ... he doesn't even remember half a minute later.

After getting the piece of Information about the departure location, Marodais goes along with the others without interacting too much. He ambles around the markets, looking at this and that, trying out some silver things, weighing them in his hand... in the full knowledge that he can afford none. Maybe the others exaggerate with this silver business.

Please note that Alchemical silver is +2gp per missile, so a stack of 50 alchemical silver arrows costs 102gp, 5sp.

Regarding Silver blanch and reduced damage: I think you don't have the damage penalty, but be aware that it only lasts for the first hit.

With your last questions answered, you quickly leave the grounds of the Almas Pathfinder Lodge to shop for silver weapons of all sorts. You then catch your coach leading you to Wispil, where your urgent mission awaits.

Wispil is a bustling town built on a small scale—although humans and elves walk the streets, most buildings are built to accommodate the gnomes who live and work in Wispil. The scent of fresh-cut lumber wafts through the town. Falbin’s home is not difficult to find. It is situated on the south edge of the town, with a large garden spreading out behind it. Most of the garden is obscured by high growth, but the sound of a violent argument carries into the street. Although it is not yet dark, firelight glimmers from within the garden walls.

As you arrive at Falbin's home, your attention is immediately drawn to the fires in the gnome's garden, that have apparently been lit by three hardy-looking men who are about to leave. A gnome corresponding to Fabin's description lies unconscious in the northern part of the garden, next to a shaggy scarecrow. The three men spot you and draw their silver swords immediately with the clear intent to get rid of witnesses.

Initiative - round 1
>Castien
>Marodais
>Cha-Ka
>Tenaka & Waylander
>Ardisen
>Suin-Ko
LH
Aiva
Everyone except Aiva can act!

Falbin's home map is up. You'll also find a link leading to it at the top of the page and in my profile's header, just below my name. As announced in the Discussion thread, please move your character based on your action, be fair-play about calling AoOs and don't move anyone/anything else. Good luck!

Is the garden difficult terrain?

No, it isn't.

Thanks - needed to know if I could step to avoid cover issues from the structure next to Castien and still get a rapid fire round in.

Castien steps out from behind the small structure next to him and launches two arrows at the men.

Not an action: 5' step
Full-round action: Attack eastern-most firestarter
Attack (Composite Longbow, Rapid Fire, vs. FF AC): 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 - 2 = 14
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str)): 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Attack (Composite Longbow, Rapid Fire, vs. FF AC): 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 6 - 2 = 24
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str)): 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Critical Confirm (Composite Longbow, Rapid Fire, vs. FF AC): 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 2 = 21
Critical Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str)): 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 1) + 4 = 13

If the first arrow fells the eastern-most man, Castien will fire the second arrow at the man nearest the gnome

The two arrows take the eastmost man down easily: a first arrow lands in the man's leg, but the second arrow pierces his skull with a sinister sound. The man dies immediately, falling among the abundant plants of Falbin's garden.

"Thieves! Briggands! Vandals! Fire! Call the fire brigade!"

Cha-Ka attempts to call for help in case anybody nearby can hear him, hoping someone will come to contain the fire. As he does so, he dashes towards one of the men, drawing the curved blade on his back as he does so.

Charge. +2 to hit, -2 AC until next turn

To Hit: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 4 + 2 = 15
Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Ardisen appraises the situation as the rest of the Pathfinders spring into action. He flinches as the elven agent puts down one of the men. Before he takes action himself, Ardisen speaks up.

"We need to put these fires out quickly, if they spread we risk losing control of the situation."

I'm waiting to see what Marodais and Tenaka do before I post Ardisens actions.

Suin Ko let out a low annoyed growl before drawing the regular scimitar at his side with both of his hands. Charging forward the hood he kept above his head was forced back in the wind, revealing the dark red scaled skin of the Tiefling to the world. With a curse in Abyssal he went to slash at the brigand, the blade becoming imbued with Arcane energy as he did so.

Charging! +2 to hit, -2 AC until next turn. Also using Arcane Strike on the scimitar.

To Hit:: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 3 + 2 = 25
Damage:: 1d6 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 = 11

Suin Ko let out a low annoyed growl before drawing the regular scimitar at his side with both of his hands. Charging forward the hood he kept above his head was forced back in the wind, revealing the dark red scaled skin of the Tiefling to the world. With a curse in Abyssal he went to slash at the brigand, the blade becoming imbued with Arcane energy as he did so.

Charging! +2 to hit, -2 AC until next turn. Also using Arcane Strike on the scimitar.

[dice=To Hit:]1d20 + 3 + 2
[dice=Damage:]1d6 + 5 + 1

Roll to confirm crit, mate. :-)

Was waiting to see if I should add a new post or edit the original, I'll just do a new one for now.

Critical Confirmation:: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6

Should totally have just edited the original post lol

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Tiger attack: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Tiger is +2 attack -2 AC due to charge

Seeing the dire circumstances their contact is under he urges his tiger to launch itself at the one that Suin engaged in hopes of taking the attacker down in an attack of arrows and bite attacks.

And we are back at crap attack rolls! :P

Is it possible for me to roll an x amount of times for goodberries depending on how long we would be underway?

Sorry to be a killjoy, but you can't charge (full-round action) and draw your weapon (move action) at the same time unless you have a base attack bonus of +1 or more. Cha-Ka can do it (BAB +1), but Suin Ko can't (BAB +0). Suin Ko, your action would be draw and move to melee. As a side note, if you roll a threat you roll the confirmation roll in the same post unless it's too late to edit when you realize, in which case you'd make a new post. Lastly, you can only charge in a straight, unimpeded line Tenaka. Since your tiger was behind you at the start, he can't have charged. Waylander must take a double move to get there. Disregarding both Waylander and Suin Ko's attacks.

About the goodberries, you roll for the number you get when you cast the spell. Unless it's your round's action, you'll have to wait until you roll that.

Cha-Ka charges at one of the brigands, almost felling him in one expert blow. Suin Ko tries to imitate him, but the dervish is not as experienced and has trouble drawing his blade from his sheath as he moves to strike the third man, thus is unable to attack him just yet. Tenaka's arrow flies, but falls short, whereas the hunter's tiger springs forth, ready to attack!

Initiative - round 1
Castien
>Marodais
Cha-Ka
Tenaka & Waylander
>Ardisen
Suin-Ko
LH
Aiva
Marodais and Ardisen can act!

my bad about the charge! In regards of the berries wanted to cast them per day when we were travelling for extra rations

Marodais quickly scans the confusing battlefield that he expected to be a peaceful garden. His first instinct is to race to the help of the gnome - if indeed anything can still be done for him. He trusts the battle-hardened silver-swinging veterans of his group to deal with the ruffians and dashes, as fast as he can, towards the prone gnome, desperately trying to catch some hint as to his current condition.

He manages to call out: "I'll tend to Falbin!"

I wanted Marodais to run at x4 speed towards the gnome. Do I assume correctly, that the fence around the gnome cannot be overcome easily while running? However, it seems that running has to be also done in a straight line. There is no reference to how fast one can run in a non-straight line, so... I assume one can't? In that case, instead of running, he is going to "hustle" at x2 speed towards the poor gnome. If possible, I'd like to make a check to find out about his condition, so if he needs to be stabilized, healed, etc. I don't know if that is a perception check, a heal check, or neither because impossible. I'll just roll both and let the GM decide ;)

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

heal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Hoping the others will assist him, Ardisen pulls his waterskin from his backpack and begins to move towards the nearest fire, his progress hindered by his heavy backpack. Worried the others may not have heard him before he shouts out again.

"The fires!"

Ardisen is drawing his waterskin and taking a 20ft move action (he's on medium encumbrance) towards the nearest fire.

All right, sorry about that. Forgot it was a move action to draw the weapon. So my turn is instead to draw and move into melee, I'm guessing I lose the rolls for the next attack huh? :P

I'll be going to bed now. In order to not slow things down, I'll state that marodais is going to continue double-moving towards the square just below Falbin if nothing unexpected happens to the area in between in the meantime. Since I still don't know which, if any, roll is appropriate to try to determine falbin's state, I'll roll both of them again :)
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
heal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

I'm guessing I lose the rolls for the next attack huh? :P

You do, unfortunately.

Marodais rushes towards the unconscious gnome to save him before the flames reach the unfortunate gardener.

Meanwhile, Ardisen prepares to extinguish the flames devastating the garden.

The thug locked in combat with Cha-Ka tries to pierce the poor raven twice with his short swords... which appear to be made of silver!
Silver short sword: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 131d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Silver short sword: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 171d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Cha-Ka unfortunately let his guard down as he was charging, allowing his opponent to find a vulnerable spot in his armor. 8 damage dealt.

... whereas his last companion to be alive imitates him, hoping to vanquish the threatening tiger.
Silver short sword: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 221d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Silver short sword: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 31d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Confirmation: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 161d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

A lucky blow pierces Waylander's flank, drawing abundant blood. 10 damage dealt.

Initiative - round 2
>Castien
>Marodais
>Cha-Ka (8 dmg)
>Tenaka & Waylander (10 dmg)
>Ardisen
>Suin-Ko
LH
>Aiva
Everyone can act!

Aiva's eyes widened at the state of the garden, she quickly realised that the thugs were much bigger than her, and were easily being taken care of by the rest of the group, the fire however... Only the Chelaxian (Ardisen was it?) had seemed to prioritise it. She ran towards one of the fires, pulling out her water skin as she did so.

Tenaka: 10/19 hp
Waylander: 6/16 hp

attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 = 12
damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Shaking his in a moment of frustration he draws another arrow and let's it fly against the attacker of Waylander. Waylander in return let's a menacing growl slip it's throat as the blade pierces it's skin before making a full round attack against it's attacker

WTB: New dice!

Hoping to finish the bandit off before getting killed himself, Cha-Ka carefully studies his opponent. "I'm not a lycanthrope, you idiot! I'm a Tengu!" He then strikes out at the man.

Move action to make him my favored enemy. +1 to hit and damage

To Hit: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11
Damage: 1d10 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7

He then takes a step back.

5ft step

Ardisen breathes a sigh of relief as the eye catching Varisian woman moves past him pulling her waterskin free. Glad that he's not alone he's step tentatively closer to the fire before him a splashes his water across the flames, preventing any spread of the fire. He gestures to the next closest fire and directs his words at the his fellow fire fighter.

"You get that one. I'll head to the one at the back."

I'm not sure what kind of action it is to put out the fire or if a roll is needed? Also, how much of his flask of water will Ardisen need to use per fire?

Suin Ko grabs the scimitar with both hands, staying himself from striking the bandit quite yet. If the bandit could be saved, redeemed, and hopefully give them some information, it was worth it. "Lay down your weapons and surrender and you'll be spared if you give us information!"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Almost forgot to spread fire after Aiva acted. Done! As for water/tools needed, you may know that spreading reduced amounts of water may actually help spreading the fire, whereas trying to "choke" the fire with the use of a blanket or similar piece of cloth might be better. Unless you have access to large quantities of water of course. ;)

Ardisen: You'd need to move next to a square that's burning, and use an appropriate standard action (for example, pouring water). No roll needed. Consider that the contents of one waterskin can douse one square's "worth" of fire.

Tenaka: Could you specify who attacks along with the roll (for example: "Attack (Waylander): 1d20+X" etc.) for next time, please? It would be easier to read and understand.

Suin Ko: please remember that using the Diplomacy skill takes one full minute. Thus it isn't usable in combat. Would you choose another action instead?

Tenaka, Waylander and Cha-Ka all endeavor towards taking the thugs down, but none of their blow reach their target...

Initiative - round 2
Fire
>Castien
>Marodais
Cha-Ka (8 dmg)
Tenaka & Waylander (10 dmg)
>Ardisen
>Suin-Ko
LH
Aiva
Castien, Marodais, Ardisen and Suin-Ko can act!

Marodais said earlier that he would continue moving towards the fallen gnome, attempting to determine his state.

Seeing the flames continue to burn and the so far limited success of his companions, Cha-Ka calls out again, "If you need it, I have a waterskin and blanket in my bag!"

Not really sure if the free action to drop applies to backpacks, but if someone heads towards him, he will drop it for them. Or take a move action to do it if necessary, but then you'd have to wait until next round.

Castien fires two more arrows at the most distant man.

Full-round action: Attack northern-most firestarter
Attack (Composite Longbow, Rapid Fire): 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 2 = 9
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str)): 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Attack (Composite Longbow, Rapid Fire): 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 - 2 = 15
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str)): 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

I thought it said one minute of continuous interaction, wouldn't it still be possible unless the bandit cut off contact and attacked then?

Back awake and ready to change course!

Marodais sees the injured Cha-Ka step back towards him and quickly changes his mind. He takes a few steps towards Cha-Ka's side to avoid startling him.

5' step NE

Then he holds out his left Hand and touches Cha-Ka with it, touching with his right hand at the same time the jackal-head scepter on his left side. He briefly closes his eyes, mutters a few words in Ancient Osiriani - "Nahur Anubishem, shelaf na raban takim!"

Spontaneously casting CLW instead of the prepared "Bane"
cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

He hopes this will be enough and continues, now walking, his way towards the fallen gnome. In the corner of his eye he notices the growing flames with equally growing unease... but securing the contact must come first!

Cha-Ka nods to Marodais. "شكرا لك، يا صديقي. هو محل تقدير مساعدتكم بكثير"

Sorry, I don't know what language you were using for Ancient Osiriani. But Arabic seemed appropriate (yay Google translate)

Also, there seem to be a lot of us Osirion faction in this group.

Just to clarify Ardisens actions. 5 ft step up to fire, douse square next to he and Aiva as a standard action and pull off his cloak as a move action.

"These fires are getting out of hand, we need help!"