PFS Scenario 06 - Black Waters (Inactive)

Game Master Tarondor

Monster AoO v. Gritta: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Gritta withdraws into the eastern corridor, charging past a startled Devis Marlinchen. One of the degenerate monsters lunges as she passes, but its claws only scratch across her pauldrons.

The wily and hideous creatures move to surround Brak, attacking with a wild fury.

A bite v. Brak: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 3 + 2 = 23
A Claw 1 v. Brak: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 = 12
A Claw 2 v. Brak: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8

Bite damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Brak save v. Ghoul Fever (DC 13): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Brak save v. Paralysis (DC 13): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

B bite v. Brak: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 3 + 2 = 20
B Claw 1 v. Brak: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6
B Claw 2 v. Brak: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 2 = 15

Bite damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Brak save v. Ghoul Fever (DC 13): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Brak save v. Paralysis (DC 13): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

C bite v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
C Claw 1 v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
C Claw 2 v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Claw damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Wilhelm save v. Paralysis (DC 13): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Brak takes 9 points of damage and is paralyzed. Wilhelm takes 6 points of damage.

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Anyone, go!

Oh my, that is a bad situation... :/

Gritta activates her healing judgement (heals 1hp/round as long as she remains a part of combat). Then, from her backward position, she fires of a ray of undead-disrupting light.

Disrupt undead, Ranged touch (ghoul A): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 201d6 ⇒ 3

Wilhelm, get out of there!

Seeing their destructive power, Malena unleashes a magic missile at the ghoul directly in front of her. She then flees down the stairs into the next corridor.

"Feel my power, fiend!" she shouts, hoping to draw at least one ghoul away from her paralyzed comrade.

Standard: Cast magic missile at Ghoul B.
Move: Move 30 feet (S, E, E, E, E, E).

magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Wilhelm is a bit taken aback by the ferocity of the ghouls. "Brak, NO!" He takes a 5-foot step south and swings at the ghoul that Malena just hit with the magic missile.

Rapier Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Britta's beam of pure white light strikes the disgusting creature squarely in the back. It screams as the light consumes it from within, cleansing Golarion of its evil. In moments, only dust remains.

Malena and Wilhelm both injure the second ghoul, slicing it with spell and sword.

Seeing that the dwarf will keep and that the sorcerer has run, the two remaining ghouls fall on Wilhelm with a low cunning and great fury.

B Bite v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 = 10
B Claw v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6
B Claw v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 3 + 2 = 22
C Bite v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 3 + 2 = 25
C Claw v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8
C Claw v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9

Bite damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Claw damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Wilhelm save v. Ghoul Fever (DC 13): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Wilhelm save v. Paralysis (DC 13): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Wilhelm save v. Paralysis (DC 13): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Critical hit confirmation: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8 <- Nope.

14 points of damage to Wilhelm. No ghoul fever or paralysis!

Wilhelm, don't forget to add the 14 damage to your class/level line.

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Anyone, go!

Wilhelm winces at the pain caused by the attacks from the ghoul, but keeps his wits about him. He takes a 5-foot step to the southeast and again stabs at the ghoul facing him.

Rapier Attack vs. Ghoul B: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Wilhelm stabs the horrid creature through the heart. Its long, dirty nails scrabble at the blade for a few moments, but then it collapses into a heap, its features rapidly aging and rotting on the floor.

Malena, Gritta, go!

Only ghoul C is left

Good going Wilhelm! Gritta screams with a relief, then at the Ghoul Foul creature! Your unlife ends here! as she brings another disrupting ray to bear:

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

After it becomes apparent that none of the creatures deigned to follow her down the stairs, Malena returns the way she left. Once behind a much-injured Wilhelm, she conjures another magic missile and sends it flying toward the final ghoul.

"One to go, comrade," she says. "Hold on!"

Move: Move 30 feet. (W, W, W, W, W, N)
Standard: Cast magic missile at Ghoul C.

magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Going to be all out of juice coming up soon here.

Gritta, don't forget that you're firing through cover and into melee. That gets you a total -8 penalty.

Gritta's bolt of energy fizzles out against the far wall, while Malena's magic missile grazes the last ghoul, which then lunges for Wilhelm, tearing at him. Its long greasy claws slash at his thigh below his leather hauberk, but the wound is shallow and the rogue fights off the strange lassitude in his muscles.

Bite v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Claw v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Bite v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Claw damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Wilhelm's save v. Paralysis (DC 13): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

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Wilhelm, please adjust your HP in the class/level line.

Anyone, go!

Ghoul C was out of melee after Wilhelm stepped, and by my reckoning fully visible when I drew lines from the SW corner of my square. Either way, I probably missed.

I can't wait here any longer

Gritta casts a 'cure light wounds on herself.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Careful not to strike her ailing ally, Malena draws her longspear and thrusts it at the ghoul.

Move: Draw longspear.
Standard: Attack Ghoul C.

Attack: 1d20 ⇒ 16
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Attacking the ghoul through Wilhelm's space gives it soft cover (+4 AC) against my attack.

"Ha-ha! Barely got me, you foul fiend!" Wilhelm keeps himself between the goul and Malena. Feeling like he's got some supernatural luck on his side, he takes another stab at the creature.

Rapier: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

But it turns out that lucky feeling was a little unfounded.

Is Bram still paralyzed?

Yep. I'll let you know when the paralysis wears off.

Gritta's prayers relieve her wounds, but the grotesque monster handily dodges Malena's spear and batters Wilhelm's rapier aside.

It then continues its assault on the plucky rogue, scratching and biting at his body. Wilhelm's mithral hauberk proves its worth once again by deflecting every assault.

bite v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
claw v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
claw v. Wilhelm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

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Anyone, go!

Your time is at an end, foul creature Gritta exclaims, as she focuses her judgement away from healing, toward delivering justice (Switch (swift action) judgement from healing to justice - +1 to attack).

She steps closer to the ghoul (W, W) and casts another ray of disrupting energy at the abomination.

Ranged Touch, into melee, justice: 1d20 + 4 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 - 4 + 1 = 111d6 ⇒ 3

Wilhelm laughs a bit as he dodges the ghoul's attacks. He then steels himself and stabs with the rapier yet again.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Recognizing that actually striking the ghoul while avoiding catching Wilhelm with her attack in the process, Malena instead forcefully pokes her longspear to the rogue's left in hopes of granting him an advantage on the next swipe of his rapier.

Aid Another - AC 10: 1d20 ⇒ 15

Wasn't sure if I should incorporate the soft cover penalty in my attempt to aid Wilhelm's next attack. If so, I must meet an AC 14 instead. Either way, if I'm successful Wilhelm gets +2 on his next attack roll.

SUCCESS - Wilhelm's 15 becomes a 17!

Actually, Gritta, it's -4 for firing into melee and -4 for cover. Even without the cover penalty, it was a miss, though.

Gritta's beam of light lances just over the stooped shoulders of the decaying monster. Malena distracts the creature just as Wilhelm's rapier bites into the creature's shoulder.

The monster whines and drools as it repeatedly fails to harm Wilhelm. Frustrated, it turns and rushes Gritta, leaving itself open to an attack from Wilhelm. He lunges and scores another hit. Gritta manages to avoid the slavering jaws that come at her out of the dark.

Wilhelm AoO: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

bite v. Gritta: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

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Anyone, go!

Bram simply stays put. He tries with all his might to fight, but his muscles just won't respond!

Seeing the ghoul retreat from Wilhelm's deft strikes, Malena pursues the fiend with he longspear ready. Thrusting it carefully around Bram's paralyzed form, the sorceress hopes to take full advantage of the ghoul's distracted flank.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

"Die, fiend!" she shouts, exhilarated by the rare, tactile thrill of combat.

Move: Move 10 feet (N, N).
Standard: Attack Ghoul C with longspear.

Ghoul gets +4 AC for soft cover. Longspear does piercing damage.

Wilhelm gives chase to the ghoul, circling around the north side of the still paralyzed Bram, stabbing at the creature.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Confirm?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Crit Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Alright!

Apologies for that last neglect of cover. Thought Marlinchen was the only one in the way.

Gritta can only whince when the ghoul attacks her, but still manages to avoid the blow. She quickly brings forward her heavy mace, and tries to give the creature a good whomp

Attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

First, an AoO for Malena against the ghoul when it moved away.

Malena AoO: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 <- A miss.

Although Malena misses the creature at first, she pursues, clipping its shoulder as she fights past Bram Stonefist's paralyzed form. Wilhelm steps in and stabs it through the throat. The tip of his rapier bursts out of the ghoul's mouth. It screams and scrabbles at the blade, but then collapses, its form withering away before them.

A few moments later, Bram begins to regain use of his limbs.

"Ugh," Malena sighs, hitching her longspear back in place. "Glad that is over. Thought we were goners this time."

The sorceress gives the chamber a good looking over while the others piece themselves back together following a tough bout of combat.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 4

"Malena, I felt similarly. Couple nasty scrapes from those ghouls, but I'm still standing, ha!" Wilhelm sheathes his rapier and walks over to Bram.

"I say, chap. Took a nasty bite from one those creepies, eh? No fun with that indeed. How're you feeling?" The half-elf roots around in his backpack.

"Hmm, I must say I'm kicking myself for not picking up a healing potion or two." He searches the room for anything useful, including the bodies of the ghouls.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Bram stretches his arms and rubs his face.

"I hafta say I've been better. I nay expected ta get paralyzed. And is tha' room feelin' a wee bit hot to ye? The ghoul's bite can cause a fever I hear. I didn't have tha coin fer a potion meself."

I'm all outta healing - what in the nine hells was I thinking when I built this character?

Gritta tries what she can to lessen the injuries caused by the ghouls, but with her daily allotment of healing used up, there is very little she can do.

So what now?

So, nothing found on the ghouls?

Wilhelm gives shrug of his shoulders to his companions. "Well, let's keep exploring this place. That ring has to be down here somewhere."

Wilhelm decides not to follow down the stairs from whence the ghouls emerged, opting to open the door to the west.

Gritta is a little worried about Will. One more blow and he could be gone for, he doesn't look too good. She makes sure she in close range with the warrior, on lookout for trouble.

Perc: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Malena follows her comrades, ready to cast acid splash at a moment's notice.

"Let us hope we find it soon," she says, eyeing her surroundings warily.

Ideally, Malena will place herself second or third in the marching order.

Bram will go first, if there are no objections. I have the least to lose and I have more HP and CON than Wilhelm.

"Aye, we had best be done quickly. I'm still feelin' poorly. But I'll take tha lead if ye want."

Alright, Bram first.

Nothing says you can't retreat. You're in the middle of a metropolis, after all.

Good point.

Wilhelm hesitates before venturing further. "You know, I'd feel a lot better if I could get myself patched up before continuing on. It shouldn't be too difficult to make our way out the way we came in and come back, should it? I think we're in a big enough city I could use some of my prestige within the Society to get a hold of a wand of healing for Gritta to use on us. What do you think?"

If the part agrees, Wilhelm will traverse back through the caverns and hunt down a society contact (shouldn't be too difficult) and pick up a wand of cure light wounds for 2 PP.

"Well, we haven't got a special schedule have we? I vote ta go?"

The thought of dry clothes and a warm bed was too good for Malena to resist.

"Yes," Malena agrees, "The ring has been here for long time. It will wait one night more."

Very well. Wilhelm, you pull whatever strings you can with the Shining Star. We'll meet back tomorrow?

There ya go. I have no business, so I'm happy to skip forward.

Wilhelm hunts down his Silver Crusade contacts and picks up a wand of cure light wounds. He hands it to Gritta and asks for a few taps.

3 CLWs: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 7, 4) + 3 = 18

I'm good.

It is not easy, but Deris Marlinchen is slowly talked into leaving.

After a full day's rest, Bram gains 2 hit points (for a total of 8). The following morning, you have reassembled outside the Drownyard.

Wilhelm, I assume you've spent 2 PP for that wand?

Yep, 2 PP for the wand. Bram, just roll CLW for yourself and let me know. As of now, the wand has been used 3 times.

Wilhelm insists that Gritta carry the wand, "After all, you're the one that can use it. Better give Bram a tap or two."

Once back in the room where the party faced the three ghouls, Wilhelm suggests exploring the small area to the south. "It seems as though there may be something down, or up, those stairs."

Thanks! And of course, I get the HP I need on the SECOND roll.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

"Thank ye fer tha healin'. Yea, let's take a look there young Wil."

So where to? Back to the room where you fought the ghouls?

Yes, and checking the passages leading to the south - it looked like a smaller room. After that, I suggest following the staircase where the ghouls came out of.

Gritta will do a search of the room to the south, and the room the ghouls were in before following Wilhelm up/down the stairs.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

The drained pond is now a field of squelching black mud that emanates a horrid stench into the hot air of an Absalom morning. With mud caked up to their thighs and hands, the Pathfinders manage to slither back into the damp cool of the Necropolis, where nine inches of standing water still permeates the lowest areas. Sloshing their way south and east, they return to the scene of their last fight.

Deris Marlinchen sits down. "I'll wait for Cassiel here. She'll be back."

Looking into the room to the north reveals the now-empty ghoul nest, filled with gnawed bones.

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Fasping in horror at the bones, Gritta looks for recognisable remains. I sure hope she says, but we have to make sure the remain of the lady's daughter are not among these

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

Wilhelm helps Gritta with the search.

Perception (Aid Another): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

After a thorough search is done, Wilhelm agrees to head into the room to the west.

"I do think I should take lead. No offense, Bram - but I think I'd be a better target for drawing whatever nasty odds await us behind this door."

"Aye, now that we're rested I'd agree. Yer quicker on yer feet than me!"