[PFS PbP Gameday V] #8-01 Portent's Peril (Tier 1-5) (Inactive)

Game Master GM Cody

Hissing in anger, her eyes seething with fury, she'll stab wildly at Ree, who so interrupted her assassination attempt, deftly knocking aside the Swashbuckler's blade!

Shortsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

"Qadira will dance on your ashes!"
At the sound of brandished steel and combat, the crowd flies into a panic, running and screaming in every direction.

Jaelle tumbles away, disapearing in the crowd.

Acrobatics VS Ree's CMD 15: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

You hear faint laughter, amidst the cries of panic.

Lady Qualstair and Zarta look around frantically at the commotion, Zarta speaking up, "Pathfinders? What's going on?"

Round 2 - Bold is up - everyone can roll perception checks to try and find Jaelle in the crowd
Fargrim
Carax
Ree
Jaelle Goldtooth
Aramil
Zarta & Lady Qualstair

Carax moves to put himself near both Qualstair and Zarta. "Mayhem and chaos, Madame Paracountess. The usual."

I think it is Zeeva, the owner of the Green market, not Zeeta, the paracountess from the Dark Archives...

Fargrim tries to keep tabs on where the assassin in
perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
She points out where she thinks the assassin is.

Her concern is the target and Zeeva though, and she moves up to them, keeping an eye out for trouble.

hah you're right, too many female Z named NPCs. My bad guys

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Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Aramil moves over towards the rest of the party double move

"Where did she go?!

Ree gasps as her parry attempt goes wildly bad and she gets stabbed instead almost dropping to a knee leaning against the nearby fruit cart.

"డామెండ్ Qadiran బిచ్ నేను ఆమె నేను హార్డ్ ఆమె కొనసాగించు వెళుతున్న క్యాచ్ ఉంటే!"

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

Ree just leans there bleeding profusely "Oh nothing just stopping someone from framing you for...something...and killing either you or the Lady here or both I don't remember much before she got the better of me with her blade..."

Ree will ready an action to attack anyone approaching Lady Q or Zeeva who is brandishing a weapon other than her fellow pathfinders or anyone Zeeva/Lady Q ask to approach.

As everyone looks around, frantically searching through the panicked crowds, no one spots Jaelle as she sneaks up to Carax, driving her shortsword into his ribs however his thick armor causes the blade to bounce right off. Leaving only a wild scratch on the breastplate.

Shortsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (5, 6) = 16

Laughing and looking right at Lady Qualstair, ”Qadira sends its regards, pretty!”

Round 3 - Bold is up - everyone can roll perception checks to try and find Jaelle in the crowd
Fargrim
Carax
Ree 8 damage
Jaelle Goldtooth - standing out in the open for now
Aramil
Zarta & Lady Qualstair

I'm not too sure who is who on the map at the moment. Not too sure about whether Jaelle is obvious to the rest of us or not at the moment.

Yeah sorry, she can only stealth into the crowd every other turn. So everyone can see her and feel free to attack her right now. I hope I made the map more clear, try it now?

Looks good now
Fargrim quickly moves to surround the woman, and gives a quick punch for good measure.

"I see you, assassin, and you will not Escape" calls out Fargirm, pronouncing her judgement against the woman.

attack, flank: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 2 = 19
damage, UIS, judgement: 1d3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5

Aramil throws his club at Jaelle

hand of the apprentice: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

"carax watch out

Ree is still bleeding and now very pissed as she advances around Carax (to avoid provoking) to box Jaelle in and tries to run her through!

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Carax's golden banner flutters in the breeze. "In the name of the most noble Order of the Dragon, I, Carax the Golden, challenge you, assassin!" cries Carax. "Fight me!"

Swift Action: Dragon's Challenge. +1 to damage target, -2 AC vs. others when used, allies gain +1 to hit the target of your challenge.

Always On: Flagbearer. All Pathfinders within 30 feet who can see the flag (including yourself ) gain a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects.

longsword, Flagbearer and Dragon's Challenge: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 151d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 8

Folio Reroll: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 1 = 16

Current AC v. Jaelle: 14

sorry guys, wasn't getting the little pop ups saying new posts, didn't realize you were all waiting on me :| I'll try and make a post in a bit

Fargrim, Ree and Carax all land powerful blows on the assassin, wounding her.

Zeeva channels her witch magic to heal Ree.

Cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Jaelle suffering some nasty wounds, takes a stab at Fargrim before trying to tumble away into the crowd.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Acrobatics vs CMD18 : 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Joelle tumbles away from the group, disappearing into the crowd.

The crowd is almost dispersed, this is probably the last chance she’ll get to do this before the crowd is fully dispersed.

Round 4 - Bold is up - everyone can roll perception checks to try and find Jaelle in the crowd
Fargrim 5 damage
Carax
Ree 0 damage
Jaelle Goldtooth 18 damage - Sneaky sneaky
Aramil
Zeeva & Lady Qualstair

snake style to avoid first attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22
Fargrim sees the dagger coming. But is not quite fast enough to avoid it.

She looks around frantically, trying to spot the assassin.
perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
"There you are!" she calls out, moving to intercept her.

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
NL unarmed damage, judgement: 1d3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 2 = 6

Fargrim, you gain +2 to hit and +1 damage from Carax's challenge and Flagbearer feat.

Thanks. I love Flagbearer, though it makes bless a bit redundant!

Where is she?

Aramil looks around

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Aramil readies to throw his cane. If she appears

Wouldn't she have to make like 3-4 acrobatics checks unless she took a five foot step or full withdraw? Either way..

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Ree grins, the flame of her hair alighting once again as Zeeva heals her wound. "I'm not used to being the damsel in distress, maybe we should talk more later!" She winks at Zeeva before spotting Jaella heading off after her and bringing her piercing blade to bear!

"Now you're mine b~@%@!"

Piranha Strike Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Oh maybe I understood the rules wrong, I thought it was take the highest CMD and then add +2 for each enemy she was trying to escape. Either she passes all of them or fails all of them

Ree and Fargrim both dash off, spotting the Assassin hiding behind some cabbages! Fargrim opens up the enemies defenses long enough for Ree to land a strike!

Round 4 - Bold is up - everyone can roll perception checks to try and find Jaelle in the crowd
Fargrim 5 damage
Carax
Ree
Jaelle Goldtooth 23 damage - Sneaky sneaky
Aramil You can throw your cane, the others are able to point out the assassin
Zeeva & Lady Qualstair

There is an FAQ on this. You check once per opponent, with each successive one the check getting slightly harder. The wording in the manual is poor, this is one of the cases where 3.5 was actually clearer than Pathfinder. Possibly the only one.

Aramil throws his cane

attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

"Cowardly assassin! You have no honor!"

longsword, Flagbearer and Dragon's Challenge: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 91d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 8 Man, I cannot hit the broad side of a barn in this fight.

Current AC v. Jaelle: 14

My challenge and Flagbearer give everyone within 30' +2 to hit and +1 to damage against Jaelle.

Ooh I forgot flagbearer, add 2 to my attack and 1 to my damage! :D

Ree even mid-stab kinda blinks at that, "Well duh she's an assassin! Keep up with the plot cutie!"

Acrobatics check vs Ree's CMD+2(17): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Acro vs Carax CMD+2(16): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Just barely able to tumble past both Carax and Ree, Jaelle runs over, stabbing Lady Qualstair!

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Zeeva and Lady Q shriek in terror, Zeeva, shouts out, "Carax, now's your chance! Hit her with everything you've got!" She uses her fortune hex to empower your next attack!

Roll two d20's and take the better result on your next attack

Round 5 - Bold is up
Fargrim 5 damage
Carax
Ree
Jaelle Goldtooth 25 damage - stabby stabby
Aramil
Zeeva & Lady Qualstair 4 damage Anymore and she'd be unconscious D:

Keen to finish the battle, Fargrim moves up to where she can render aid to Lady Qualstair if the situation turns. In the meantime she again punches the assassin.

"step back Lady Qualstair, let us deal with this perosn.

attack,flagbearer etc: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 = 22
damage, judgement, flagbearer: 1d3 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 + 1 = 8

Aramil draws his crossbow and fires but his shot goes wild.

attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4

Someone please move Carax's token. I can't do it fro my iPad. Thanks!

longsword, Flagbearer and Dragon's Challenge: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 1 = 181d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 9

Current AC v. Jaelle: 14

My challenge and Flagbearer give everyone within 30' +2 to hit and +1 to damage against Jaelle.

Fargrim and Carax, working together cut down the assassin! Ending her elaborate plot, with her only unconscious, you are able to stabilize her and hand her over the Magnimarian authorities.

While in custody, she reveals she was hired by the Scarzni to assassinate Lady Qualstair while posing as a Qadiran to try and set off more hostilities between the two countries.

Zeeva heals Lady Q and Fargrim before "Good work Pathfinders, with the help of the Harrow you averted many a crisis today, I am happy we crossed paths,"

Good job guys, I hope you all had fun, this was one confusing scenario to take over but I hope I did alright. I certainly had fun, I'll be getting the Chronicles out in a bit. You guys earned all the Chronicles boons!

You did well, many thanks for taking this and running it.

I'm still confused a bit. Was there a genuine harrow reading going on at the start ,or was the assassin trying to lay false clues?

I get the assassin was holed up in the lodging house, and a clue there led us to the actors to get help with the disguise kit. (although we jumped ahead and took the harrow hint to go there first). And then both the harrow and the actors led us to the pseudo dragon.

Were the doctored pamphlets there to try and get lady Q to go to the green market as that would be an easy place to attack her? Seems an odd choice of location. What was the point of the pseudo-dragon stuff, or was that just a side distraction and lady Q really did want a pseudo dragon omelette?

On a side note, has anyone heard from Baerlie recently?

Thanks, GM Cody! You did well and I appreciate it!

No. Baerlie is running silent. Hopefully she'll be back when she has some distance on the rough patch in her life.

Yea a little confusing at times but totally thank you for stepping in to run it, it was a lot of fun!! I really hope Baerlie is okay!

Yeah the Scenario leaves it very open to which order the party does the missions, unfortunately, it can be a little confusing. Raiding the bad guys lair gives valuable clues about the other two locations that can help fill in the party. Yeah those Fake Flyers were there to get Lady Q into a large, crowded public place.

If you guys allowed yourself to get caught up with the Mad Preacher, then you arrive a little later and the Assassin has already poisoned Lady Q, then its a fight to keep Lady Q alive while also trying to catch the Assassin.

You guys did the right thing by just blowing past the guy. It had a very intricate story line, when I run it again I'll definitely have to work on imparting the information the GM gets to the players better. I might not be able to get your chronicles to you until after Christmas. I'd hoped to do it the 23rd but got caught up in wrapping and getting the house ready for family to come over.

No hurry. Enjoy Christmas and thanks for the game.