[PFS-Outpost] Omega Table Assault On the Kingdom of the Impossible by Curaigh (Inactive)

Game Master Curaigh

"We shall too be heading to bed for the night. I bid you good night," says Phangun. The travelors make their camp. They too post a watch and shortly thereafter the jungle is quiet of conversation.

First: Patros
Second: Ben
Third: Unknown, Jeskit
Kioshi: 1d3 ⇒ 1

"Oh yes, the bandits are very dangerous indeed. But one of our melee fighters is keeping the relic and I have heard that the bandits are definitely not working in this area at the moment."

bluff: 15 = 15

Andor tries to bluff the men with these two information a) where is the relic and b) no bandits are in this area -> goal is to sense motive which information is the most interesting for him: a) the relic as they want to steal it or b) that there are no bandits here which should lead to relief.

sense motive: 19 = 19

@GM: I think we skipped my little test above. Would be great if we could get an impression as this will also dictate my actions towards the other group.

If the dialogue with the other group as indicated above was not possible anymore and we are in the scene you describe with people approaching, Then please note that Kioshi would have cast the 0-level spell message on himself and Patros before the watch so they could communicate without making sounds.

perception: 1d20 ⇒ 18

Patros takes a hot mug of coffee and wanders around as he keeps guard.

perc: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Kioshi sees the intruders coming and immediately notifies Patros via his message spell and moves to the sleeping group mates in front of him and wakes them!

Jeskit is roused by Kioshi and reaches for his sectioned staff and a scroll of shield. Jeskit would have slept in his light armor incurring no penalty.

Patros silently nods his head after getting the magical message. He looks around and tries to not appear any wiser.
bluff: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Silently through message Kioshi tells Patros that he does not believe the other group that sleeps at their camp to be involved in the stealing. But that we need to have our eyes open.

four people in black clothes enter the camp from the south. Four more approach from the north. Still others can be heard as Phangun cries a warning out to the others.

Kioshi's sensitive has already picked out the nearly silent assailants. He gives a warning to Petros, and reaches over to the nearest bed roll waking Jeskit.

Surprise round
U (24): sleeping
Bandits (21): ambush
P (16): looks non the wiser (have a standard or move action)<--here now
Phangun (10): watch cries out, wakes another.
K (4): wakes 1d3 ⇒ 2
J (4): sleeping/picks up his shield
B (4): sleeping

Three of the bandits move against the two guards. The woman with a leafy green scarf wrapped around her face and her partner wearing a red sash swing handaxes at Patros. A blue-eyed bandit strikes at Kioshi. Some of the others head for the party's crates and packed wagon while the rest head to the merchant's inventory of rugs.

g: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16, slice: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
b: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10, slice: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
r: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21, slice: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

R1
U (24): sleeping
Bandits (21): attack/loot
P (16): <--here now
Phangun (10): watch cries out, fights bandits wakes another.
K (4): <--here now
J (4): <--here now
B (4): sleeping/wakes

Jeskit unfurls the scroll and reads the magic from it.

Cast Shield from scroll. AC 21

He readies his sectioned staff for the incoming brigands.

Kioshi shouts: „We are attacked!“ and then grabs his crossbow and shoots at the nearest bandit.
crossbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

crossbow damage : 1d8 ⇒ 4

Patros slices at the red scarved bandit then readies to parry an incoming blow

To arms!attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 211d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 3 = 14parry: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22not using a riposte...just a parry...3/4panache left if i parry

Hgrrruck.... pheeeeeeew. Hgrrrruck.... pheeeeew. (Unknown slumbers soundly. ;) )

Unknown surely can wake up due to Kioshis shouting?

That's a good point! I can always act in the surprise round (since I have the foresight ability). Would it be reasonable for me to therefore be awake, either in the surprise round (per foresight ability, in my profile) or at the top of the first round?

Battle begins in earnest as the whole campsite is awakened. One bandit slashes at Patros and another at Kioshi. Phangun and his merchants seem very well prepared considering half their team was alseep. The are soon pulled into individual battles as the bandits gang up and force them away from each other.

R1
U (24): <--here now
Bandits (21):
P (16):
Phangun (10): watch cries out, fights bandits wakes another.
K (4):
J (4):
B (4): sleeping/wakes?

R1
U (24): <--here now
Bandits (21): attack/loot
P (16): slices a bandit open
Phangun (10): watch cries out, fights bandits wakes another.
K (4): fires crossbow
J (4): casts a spell
B (4): sleeping/wakes

hmmm.... lost a post. I thought about foresight, but decided sleeping (helpless) would trump the ability. However I think it perfectly fine to have you awaken to the shouts of your comrades during your place initiative (in surprise round) even though they do not begin shouting until theirs (in round one). :) also one of the Jacob's had a similar question here. So you have a full action for R1 (see below) and for R2.
Jeskit: Unless you were sleeping with your scroll in one hand and your staff in the other, it will take a move action to get each. It will also take a move action to stand up from prone.

Surprise Round

Unknown awakes from his slumber with a jerky start: someone was shouting! Yet, all seems quiet, until: Aaah, there we go! Heh, the trouble with sleep is that the prophecies, the flights of fancy, and the hallucinations all blend together.

Round 1

Hearing the sounds of battle, Unknown rolls over, fishes in his pack for his wand of Mage Armor, and taps himself with it. He then tries to lie still, to avoid undue attention.

Round 2

Unknown then fishes in his pack for his wand of Shield, and taps himself with it. He will then again try to lie still, to avoid attracting hostile interest.

I would like to stand and draw the scroll for my first round. cast the scroll and move, drawing my staff as the second round.

Kioshi again prepares his crossbow and shoots.

crossbow : 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
crossbow damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Kioshi looks intently at his surroundings to see via what happens with the scepter.

The cries out in pain as Patros blow nearly fells him. He swings is blade at the human, timing it with his comrade's blow. Another bandit tries again to chop Kioshi. A fourth cuts her axe at the wizard, Unknown. Scars cover her face, striping the dark skin with magenta slashes.

Other bandits try to swarm over the Phalgun and his merchants, but they manage to quickly mount a comprehensive defense. They double-team individual bandits, coordinate their strikes effectively, and constantly jostle with one another to prevent the bandits from getting anyone with a flank.

Still other bandits swarm the merchant's crates and the Party's cart. One cries out as she finds something exciting.

g v Patros: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7, slicht: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 miss
r v Patros: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8, slepht: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 parry
b v Kioshi: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20, sneck: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 hit!
m v Unknown: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10, sching: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 miss

Patros and Ben for R2, then Unknown for R3
R2
U (24): casts shield
Bandits (21): attack/loot r(14)
P (16): <--here now
Phangun (10): fights bandits wakes another.
K (4): fires crossbow
J (4): casts & moves
B (4): <--here now

Round 1

Rousing himself at the sound of conflict, Ben startled awake and stood up, grabbing his staff and preparing himself before combat. Making a few quick motions with his free hand, casting Mage Armor on himself.

Round 2

Keeping an eye on the scepter to make sure it had the bandits' interested, Ben instead moved to close the gap between him and the bandits attacking Phalgun and his merchants party, his greater priority being their safety. They seemed intent on defending themselves from attack. "I'm afraid theft will not afford you any manners!"

Quarterstaff vs. bandit: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 231d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Crit confirmation?: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 192d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 3) + 6 = 15

Evidently, I casted STICK!!!

Patros tries to look like he is overwhelmed.

There are too many of them!bluff: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Patros fights defensively and tries to parry any incoming blows.

attack: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 9 - 4 = 81d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 3 = 8parry: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19using parry...fighting defensively...question...do i have to apply precuse strike if i hit? i want to throw the fight so to speak, but if i do too much danage it might not look right...oh and do i take the -4from fighting defensively on my oarry? i dont kniw for sure...2/4 panache left if i l
parry

Hi Patros, why do you spend Panache when you parry? That usually costs only an AoO and only a Panache Point if you also Reposte (which you do not do).

@GM: I will not have time to post until tomorrow so here my action for round 3: Kioshi makes a 5 ft step back and prepares his crossbow and then shoots.

Kioshi sees that the bandits are actually hurting him and does not want to be hit again. Thus, he prepares his crossbow and then shoots at his attacker!

crossbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
crossbow damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

crossbow crit confirm: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
crossbow damage total: 3 + 1d8 ⇒ 3 + (2) = 5

Seeing as how a bandit has attacked him, Unknown will use a move action to attempt to stand up. This provokes an attack of opportunity from the bandit, I believe?

Unknown will then step back 5' from the bandit in front of him, calling out to his comrades (and any listening bandits):

They are looting the cart! Protect the chest!

Unknown will attempt to Ray of Frost the bandit that attacked him:

Ranged Touch attack at Magenta Bandit: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 for 1d3 ⇒ 1 cold damage if it hits.

A ray of cold energy slips into one bandit from an Unknown source. The bandit, drops his crossbow, steps up to the wizard and applies his now drawn axe. Two others try to chop Patros down while a fourth continues swinging at unkown.
Phangun's group manages to drop two of the bandits working with military cohesion, but it is not enough to keep one of their own from falling to the jungle floor.

EDIT: Ben steps up and returns the favor dropping a third. (oops missed that :)

The excited bandit, hearing Unkown's turns to the chest with eyes glowing from an arcane light. "That chest there, That one. Right. Grab it." magic seems to be guiding her actions as her eyes glow with an arcane light.

g v Patros: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21, slicht: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 Parry!
r v Patros: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21, slicht: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 hit!
b v Kioshi: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6, slicht: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 miss!
m v Unknown: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11, slicht: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 miss!

Paryy it is up, except for Kioshi...
Kioshi's bolt catches a bandit in the neck. The quill quivers with the impact and with the bandit's pulse.

R3
U (24): stands (no AoO, as he had a crossbow), ray of frost
Bandits (21): attack/loot r(14)
P (16): <--here now
Phangun (10): drop a bandit, one drops
K (4): fires crossbow
J (4): <--here now
B (4): <--here now

Jeskit side steps over to Unknown's side to unfetter him from the threat of a bandit.

sectioned staff: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 131d10 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Patros slashes at the bandit to his left.green He then backs up a pace and readies a parry.5 ft step back...1/4 panache left if parries

attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 171d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 3 = 9
parry: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

The nagaji's staff misses its target. The human does better, but his target still stands.

r 14, b 8, g 9, m 1+8

The bandits numbers continue to drop as the bandits do not find the easy target they were expecting.

Ben & Unknown (R4) are up

Unknown quickly steps 5' back, away from the Magenta menace. He then scans the scene. Does it appear as though the looting bandits have secured (or at least grabbed hold of) the target chest?

If so, he will fire off a Magic Missile at Magenta 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 2) + 2 = 6.

If not, he will pop Mirror Image on himself. 1d4 ⇒ 4

End of turn

Unknown slams bolts of energy into the nearest bandit. She screams and drops to the ground. All goes quiet for the briefest of moments as the bandits count their losses. Then as if on cue, the remaining bandits chant a call to retreat. They grab what they are holding which includes the scepter and magic items then break into the woods in every direction.

The other group of merchants manage to strike down another bandit as he tries to escape, but do not pursue. "Get to the fallen, we will track them later! Phalgun shouts.

Dropping the last bandit, (plus the one the other dropped) triggers their morale to flee. If you choose to pursue, we are still in combat. If you want to let them run, combat is over.

OH NO THEY STOLE OUR THINGS BUT WE MUST TEND TO OUR WOUNDED Jeskit lets them flee.

Kioshi shoots another arrow at the fleeing bandits to show they are still in a fight but is glad that the show is over.

That's really weird: I could have sworn I posted last night!

Unknown loudly calls: Tend to the fallen, and form a defensive line in case they return.

Ben did his best to restrain a smirk as the bandits were forced into retreat... with the scepter in tow. "We shall chase them later!" He moved over to help one of Phalgun's men and laying him outon the ground for better aid. "I'm afraid the healing arts are beyond my ken... something I aim to improve in the future, but right now..."

I have a curing wand...can one if you spellslingers use it?use my wand...i dont care about the charges...just let me know how many are used

Who is wounded? Jeskit has a wand of Infernal Healing.

With no chase provided, the camp tends to their wounded. Phalgun and his men quickly see to their fallen, and fortunately neither is dead. They offer their skills to the party, but they have no magic. They are very grateful for any help offered. "We are too torn up to put in pursuit," Phalgun says and makes plans to complete their journey as soon as morning arrives.

Some of the bandits are not dead yet, but there are several who are. They have no magic on them but each carries a handaxe, leather armor, and a composite shortbow with 20 arrows.

What would you like to do before tracking the bandits? How long do you want to wait before you do? VC recommended giving them a few hours. I will proceed as soon as you are ready. :)

We should give it a few hours, give them time to get the scepter to our target. Jeskit settles in for a rest and helps bind the living bandits.

„Yes, let us rest a little bit and then follow on !“

Aye...tie up these captured ones. We can turn them over to the authorities when we're done. They can face their punishment then.

@GM: do we get enough sleep for memorization? Or do we have to keep our old spells?

Your choice. Considering how many wizards we have the next morning post study is probably the case?

The night passes without any further violence. The pathfinders are able to look at the Wayfinder and watch the progress of the scepter. at each watch the device can be checked and the progress watched throughout the night.

Phalgun and his merchants head south after only a brief breakfast.

Tracking the bandits proves impossible. Not only do they disappear without so much as a bent blade of grass, but their approach is just as invisible. Indeed even looking at the site of the battle is appears that the party tramped and stomped about the clearing on their own.

Convincing a capture bandit to give up the location of their hideout isn't difficult. They have already been beaten and in many cases would be dead if not for their now captures. Improve their attitude to 'friendly' through Diplomacy, Intimidate or coin.*

However, Mahir's plan has worked perfectly and it is not necessary. without indication of any other course of action, I will keep us moving with the Zahir's plan. If you want to try something else please say so. :)

Kioshi looks through the pockets of the bound bandits to see what they are carrying.

survival: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Kioshi looks at the tracks wondering how they were so stealthy.

Kioshi then casts detect magic and looks at the tracks again.

spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

He then starts talking to the bandits "You stole a very important item! We are not from here and have different customs than you might have so you will not die if you are cooperative and tell us about the one who hired you to steal from us."

diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

survival: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Patros turns to the captured bandits.

Look, I fon't care what you've done in the past...that's over. What you can do now is possibly save yourself a load of hardship, even death by helping us. We can tell tge authorities you helped us and they might take pity on you...but that depends on what you tell us.diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

survival: 1d20 ⇒ 6

Jeskit isn't really sure where to go.

Indeed, you may have your sentence mitigated if you cooperate.

diplo: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Feeling generally useless Jeskit sits back and waits for some direction.

"Authorities? they scoff. Here? In the jungle?" They are not moved by your mercy or your offers. They are helpless and unarmed and expect to be treated as such. This is the code of bandits, where there is no law each person must be his own. "We are the authorities here," they seem to say.

Kioshi finds no magic about, beyond what the party has brought with them. However there is a divine spell, unique to rangers and druids, which would allow for such a thing, pass without trace. An hour or so after following the scepter, signs of passage become easier. As the spell has worn off as they were returning. I will let you make your own inferences on what useful information that provides.

from the scepter spoiler above.
The path winds for a while, taking dips into many dales to avoid sight, through creeks to avoid scent, and rambling indirection to avoid triangulation. Jungle sounds like those from the first day of the trek keep the party company. Cries of macaws, screeching of a Jalmeray white-face monkey, even the musical droning of fist-sized bees as they direct their hive to an exciting new food source. Eventually the path turns south in what appears for one last time. Bushes and debris litter the nearby hillside with the remains of the outer walls of an ancient stone structure visible above the foliage and reaching a height of about fifteen feet. The shattered stone remains of a taller building are visible inside the walls. It is still some distance away, the party can safely discuss what the next action shall be.

There are guards on the walls. I cannae get the map to load correctly. I will try and sketch something out quickly.

Kioshi looks at you all and says: "I believe we have to be sneaky. It is also unlikely that we can eliminate the guards on the walls all at once. I have a sleep spell but actually that spell is best used in area to affect several targets. What would you suggest?"

If you can incapacitate a few, we can try to rush the rest. We need to get close enough to scale the walls if we can. I can't see what retinue guard the towers quite yet, we need to get closer.

"Maybe one of us can sneak in and check out the place before we start our detailed planning? I am not very sneaky unfortunately."

Unknown, who had withdrawn into the mild stupor of his preferred 'snuff' during the pursuit, finally snaps back to reality at the prospect of the challenge ahead:

Ah, yes. A good idea Kioshi. I admit I am more one for trade than subterfuge, but if we can isolate a guard without resorting to force, I have magics that might help persuade him of our friendly intentions...

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