PFS PbP - Emerald Spire - The Tower Ruins (lvl 1-2) Table B (Inactive)

Game Master Revvy Bitterleaf

Alexandria provides some guidance for Xien who puts it to good use taking out the first goblin in his way with a trident through the goblins face dropping it instantly and following it up with a spiked shield to the next goblin which manages to hit the goblin around the corner sending him staggering back from the blow.

Ss'alat tries to cast Daze on the goblin wearing the green shirt at the back only to realize that he's a bit to far away and readied for when the goblin will be in range (Unless I'm mistaken you only have a 25ft range with daze and the goblin is 30ft away - I'll treat it as a readied action for now unless you decided to move forward before then. There's space now that Xien stepped forward)

init
Altus, Elvis (sort of readied for Ss'alat)
Goblins

Damage Blue: 6

With it looking like Xien has the other goblin under control, Altus rushes past, ignoring the fact that the goblin might take a swing at him and moves over to the other goblin and taking advantage of the bow wielder's lack of readied weapon, he chops down on the creature's neck.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
1d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Snarling, he bares his fangs at the creature, angry with the little creature for being able to dodge his strike.

@Revvy: My bad, didn't count the squares properly. Not enough caffeine is my excuse.

Ss'alat moves up to the door and then tries casting Daze (DC 15) again at goblin green by Altus there.

Altus moves past the staggering goblin and gets past without it taking a swing at him and attacks the goblin with the bow who manages to dodge the chop Altus is aiming for it's neck

Ss'alat tries to daze the goblin with the bow

Will save: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19

but once again the first attempt fails to work against these seemingly resistant goblins.

Elvis goes fully on the defensive on top of Summit

The goblin with the blue bandanna has a horrified look in his eyes and tries to move away from Xien (which draws an AAO from Xien) as it climbs over the beds just to get away

The one next to Altus let's go of his bow with one hand and draws a short sword and slices at Altus with his newly drawn weapon while taking a 5ft step totally ignoring the green rubble on the floor that's been slowing you guys down.

To hit Altus AC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Slicing Altus across the chest and drawing a bit of blood
Damage Altus: 1d4 ⇒ 3

init
Party
Goblins

Damage Blue: 6

Another snarl escapes his lips and he decks the goblin with all his strength.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Though apparently he has sweat in his eyes and misses horrifically.

Ss'alat moves behind Altus and tries his Daze (DC15), yet again. On the blue bandana goblin this time.

I am back in the states!

Elvis goads Summit into battle and slashes at a goblin; however both miss horribly.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Summit's Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

AoO mwk Cold iron trident: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
piercing/cold iron damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

After trying to hit the running away goblin, Xien moves and attacks the remaining one.
AoO mwk Cold iron trident: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
piercing/cold iron damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Another snarl escapes Altus lips and he fails to deck the goblin with all his strength

Ss'alat casts another spell to daze a goblin...
Will save Blue: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (16) - 1 = 15
..and again the creature manages to resist the effects of the spell.

Elvis goads Summit into battle and slashes at a goblin; however both miss horribly.

After Xien's trident swipe at the fleeing goblin misses he moves forward to engage the still fighting goblin and manages to knock it down with one hit.

init
Alexandria
fleeing goblin
Party

I'm fine with calling this combat if at least 2 people agree. I'm convinced that you guys will be able to hunt down the staggered and fleeing goblin

Agreed

If he's dead, I'm good with it.

I doubt he could get out of the room before being struck down anyway.

After the last goblin is smashed, Xien looks around the room for loot and secret things.
Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 8

"Perhaps we can check for the rooms we have left unexplored in the west now." hisses the nagaji.

You manage to catch up and take down the fleeing goblin as it's wheezing and holding it's side before it can make it to the door on the other side of the room.

Xien is able to find a piece of particularity smelly cheese in one of the beds. The scent of which can be traces to some of the other beds as to where it previously has been.

(Just let me know which door you want to open next)

If nothing tells anyithing against it, Xien will open the west door, and then walk into the room A6 and open that west door there.

"I agree, we should look at that large square room we went by earlier in our haste to clear out these goblins."

That would be the large square room on the west side of A6 that Xien is talking about.

As you gather in front of the door (or between the doors depending on your point of view) the first thing you notice is the lock on the door your are trying to open. (And yes, it's locked)

"Anybody good with locks?"

"Let Xien give it a try." the big lizard-like humanoid gets some meters to run then pushes the door with his shoulder trying to make it down.
Strength: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Rearing back from the unfruitful impact Xien says "Door stronger than Xien it seems. Perhaps we found key before?"

We don't have any rogue-like and I don't remember having found any key. Perhaps we can move to the door in front if no other one can bash down the door.

"Perhaps someone can pry the lock off the door? Using one of the Goblin weapons as a small crowbar?"

Alexandria looks as if she would be no help at picking locks.

I would be of no use in picking of locks but I could assist at helping knock it down.

strength assist: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

As the party throws their combined strength against the door it doesn't budge.

"Well, let's just try the other door. Perhaps we find a key." Xien inspects and open if clear the eastern door.
Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (16) + 0 = 16

"Maybe there was a key on one of the dead goblins or one of their rooms? Perhaps that one that seemed to control that golem-like thing that exploded?"

Cracking his knuckles, "I have some ability with locks..." with those words he pulls back and kicks the heck out of the door.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 Hoping with the aforementioned assist, I can hit whatever DC is required

After seeing Xien not budging the door Altus decides to apply his own techniques and manages to shove against the locked door (even with the assist).

Xien tries the other door and that one is unlocked.

Opening it reveals:
Stairs wind downward to the right, circling around a glowing wall of semi-translucent green stone. It seems the Azlanti tower was built around a core of some other material—a spire within a spire.

More stairs. Was there not a door back where we came and a passage. Shall we try those seeing that we can not open this door.

Alexandria starts back towards the door in the eastern part of the area.

"There might be a key in that refuse heap of a barracks", says Ss'alat. He goes there (room A8) and tries to see if he can find anything in there that looks like a key for that stubborn door.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Oh! That locked door is boggling our game pace a lot! Let's do something.

Xien nods to Alexandria and says "Good idea, let's go check that area." the nagaji follows the cleric and then checks the door to the east.
Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (15) + 0 = 15

If locked, he tries to bash it down.
Strength: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Ah! If also locked, some help might make this one down!

The party spreads out and goes to look for a key, but can't find any (or at least none that fit on the lock you are trying to open, there could be many, many rusty keys in the rubble).

And then decides to go to the next room.

The door isn't locked and opens easily, behind it;

A plush, human-sized bed stands in this chamber, along with a table holding a bone scroll tube and jars filled with eyeballs, claws, and teeth. Various automaton parts lie scattered around.

The scroll tube on the table contains a sheet of parchment on which is drawn a complicated magical sigil in iridescent green ink.

Checking the room, Xien searches even below the bed, scratching his scaly skull as he thinks what all these objects are.
Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 18

"This is a weird place. What those goblins have been doing with all this body parts and the magic things around." he looks at the party unhelpful "Does anyone understand those scrolls there?"

Shaking his head as he follow Xien. "Not one bit. I'll just be glad to get finished with this place."

"As it happens, I am able to read magical writings. Just give me a moment. In the mean time, this room looks like it's a good place to have a key for that stubborn door that wouldn't open for us."

Ss'alat will cast a Read Magic cantrip to try and make sense of the scrolls, if he can.

"Hmm that bed lookz cozy. I wonder... My Gran used to hide stuff in her bed."

Elvis moves toward the bed and searches under it, and in the mattress, pillows and sheets.

You don't turn up anything while searching the room..other then some slightly rotting food stuff, goblins toenails and a candle made from ear wax (some of those in the bed, under the pillow and hidden under the matress).

Ss'alat is able to determine that the rune of the scroll means 6.

"6? What does that mean?" the nagaji scratches his scaly head trying to make sense of it "Well, perhaps you Ss'alat can make some theory of it, I am clueless." and taking some of the wax he makes a disgust expression.

Xien goes back to the previous room and looks around "Well, seems we will have to go find those treasures in a different level. What about those stairs to the South?" the nagaji then explores bit by bit the stairs until reaching the unexplored area.
Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (14) + 0 = 14

Xien moves back to the previous room and explores a bit;

The tunnel leads to a little-used path on the southeast side of the tower. From the outside, this entrance is covered by a screen of canvas and wood painted to blend into the rubble.

(You've just discovered a secret entrance in/out of the tower)

"It seems we just discovered an alternate entrance to the tower." the nagaji scratches his head "Well I guess it is time to explore the other levels as we haven't found any key. What do you think about going up?"

Xien looks at the party, then approaches the staircase spire and starts going upstairs if no one says anything against it.

Thinking on the discovery of the scroll.

do you think the scroll has something to do with the locked door? or for something else. Six... Six just makes no sense.

Shaking her head.

Well let's move up the stairs and maybe we will find something there that may help us.

"Maybe this is a clue to open that stubborn door. Perhaps if I try reading aloud 'six' in front of that door? Or maybe there are six things on that door that are used to open it? They're worth a try, since we don't have a lock expert with us right now."

As Ss'alat stands in front of the door and says 6 out loud nothing happens.

He then follows the rest of the party to the staircase leading up.

Stairs wind upward to the right, circling around a glowing wall of semi-translucent green stone. It seems the tower was built
around a core of some other material—a spire within a spire.
These stairs circle around the Spire, leading up.
They circle around the Spire two and a half times, climbing through ruined and impassible levels to a large chamber at the top of the tower. The curving stairs end in a sturdy wooden door with a shuttered arrow slit in its middle.

K, thanks to the green glow, there's light here. It's a bit hard to put everyone on the staircase..so I've sort of put you behind each other for now. Remember moving up stairs counts as difficult terrain (down doesn't)

Init ss'alat: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
Init Altus: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Init Xien: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Init Alexandria: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Init Elvis Little goat: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

As you start to get close enough to examine it for locks or traps you see an arrow on the other side of the arrow slot.
And just so you know..the first person to try to open the door will find out it's locked

init
Party
Arrow

Seeing someone behind the arrwoslit, Xien approaches it and totally covers the opening with his shield "You are not going to shot us today creature!" and looking to his companions "Ok! Someone, bash that door!"

Trying to get Total Cover from this arrowslit with Xien's shield as if using a tower shield.

Listening to Xien's orders, Altus rushes up to the door and attempts to muscle it down.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Str Check for Assist: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

"I'll help bash in the door!"

Ss'alat will make sure he can duck!
I don't think there's enough room to do much else.

Alexandria will move up to the door

If the door is not bashed in I will help bash in the door and if it is already bashed I shoot a fire bolt into the room and hit the first creature I see

assist bash door: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

fire bolts range touch: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Just to make a few things clear..you are all on a pretty narrow spiraling staircase (5ft wide). There isn't enough room for 1 person to stand and block the arrow slot and then have 3 people around him bashing down the door..the "best" you would accomplish would be 2 people standing behind someone pushing him flat against the door...which isn't going to work that great. So I think what would happen is;

Xien raises his shield in front of the arrow slot, blocking most of it as he tries to move to the side to provide enough space for someone to try to bash down the door.
Altus moves up, squeezing next to Xien but fails to bash open the door

init
Elvis, Ss'alat, Alexandria (Ss'alat off course can still duck/go total defense - or walk back down the stairs -..just giving you guys a chance to do something else)
Enemy

I'll just wait behind them to open the door

Xien will try to help Altus to break the door the best he can, leaving enough room and pressing against the wooden thing.
Strength (aid another): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Even with Xien assisting Altus wasn't able to open the door.

To keep things moving: Alexandira, Elvis and S'salat all take defensive postures, squeezing against the side of the staircase.

To hit AC Xien: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

The arrow almost pierces the shield Xien is holding in front of the arrow slot, but doesn't manage to go through far enough to deal any sort of damage.

init
Party
Enemy