[PFS/Shifty] Faithless & Forgotten (Table 1) (Inactive)

Game Master Nik B.

Hearing the dressing down Galavar is delivering to Zhatara, Jacques attempts to cool things down with a bit of levity.

"Sorry about that, sir. She's always been a bit of a free spirit. Claims she has some kind of link to nobility and it gives her a sense of entitlement.

She's real effective in the field, though, so we keep her around. I'm sure she won't cause anymore trouble, though you're free to give her a spanking, if you want."

"I see." he says "A spanking." he offers to the other guards as though confirming a suspicion "Madam I have seen a few common camp-followers in my time but today I was paying coin for additional guards to help watch a prison, not paying out some silvers for an adventuring group to bring their quick wife in for some of her 'fieldcraft'" he looks at Jacques as though he now understands "Today I need the skills of a swordsman, not those of a painted nymphomaniac"

He stands there, expectantly, the guards laugh a bit under their breath at the confrontation.

Sorry, Zhatara

"Well, that's not exactly her specialty, sir, but I'm not sure I can explain better. If she's being trouble, I can manage her, is all."

Scuffing his feet on the floor and looking chastised, Jacques continues, trying to pitch his voice a bit lower.

"Sorry for the lame explanation, sir, I'm no good with talking and I really should leave it to others.

Real capable in a fight, and loyal to the assignment, she just has her own way of doing things sometimes. I'm sure she'll listen now that you explained what you wanted, isn't that right, Mistress?"

Bluff: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Zhatara turns back and gives Jacques a chilly look:"A spanking? That could be an excellent idea but I don't think I will be the one on the receiving end of it... And, Jacques, dear, don't fear, I'm not going to set you aflame. Rest asured, what I've in mind for you is much less pleasant. I guess we'll get to see if you are really all bark after all"

She then focuses on Galavar:"As for you, did you just call me a "common camp follower? I was trying to be nice and helpful but since you behave like a loutish thug, that stops now" Zhatara's tone gets frosty as she speaks and she points her eyes on the guard using her power to sap his will.

Intimidate check: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

Galvar follows Jacques long explanation and begins to look slightly concerned at conversations about spellcasters and 'fire bolts'.

Zhatara steps up and asserts herself forcefully, staring him down - this clearly has an effect on a man who has just been told shes some fire bolt casting mistress of some repute "SHES A DIABOLIST! Stick her in chains!" he shouts shrilly, the other guards clearly have the same idea as they aren't standing for this treatment either.

"GUARDS! GUARDS!"

R1
Jacques
Smiley
Zhatara
Kolris
Malik
Nali
ENEMY

Smiley activates his Quick Runner's Shirt for an additional Move action and scurries to the barracks door as fast as he can. Double Move using the QRS.

As he goes, he remembers how his brother Mekkar used to have a technique that he used to punch all seven brothers at once. Needless to say, Smiley asked him to show it to him many times. Smiley can't even recall how many times he saw this technique practiced on him, but that may because it involved getting hit in the head each time.

Martial Flexibility for Cleave feat.

@GM, not sure if going through a door is a Move action or just part of movement. If so, I'm going through two of them so feel free to move me back where I should be. If he can make it to the barracks door, he simply shouts "Har!"

Let's assume he can make it - because based on the cinematics of it and the lead in text I think it seems cooler than NOT letting it happen

Malik stands up with a concerned look on his face, and walks to a spop where he can see the commotion.

Malik moves, he can hear a confrontation going on in the hall, but can't see... Smiley has come bursting through the doorway!

R1
Jacques
Smiley - moved
Zhatara
Kolris
Malik - moved
Nali
ENEMY

Jacques will reach out to lightly grip Zhatara's wrists (he'll let go immediately if Zhatara tries to get free). With his other hand he will draw his dagger.

"Sir, this isn't necessarry. Mistress Zhatara is loyal to House Thrune. She can be a great help here."

Ready a non-leathal attack if anyone attempts to injure Zhatara.

Kolris quickly reaches into his bag to retrieve a small folded paper envelope of powder. He steps so that he has a better view of what's happening.

He yells down to Galavar. "Whoa, whoa; calm down! Why are blades being drawn? This is a major misunderstanding!"

"Think! Cooler heads prevail!"

Looking slightly confused, and slightly concerned, Nali moves to behind Smiley. Looking over his shoulder, she adds, "What's happening?" while keeping her hand on her quiver, hanging from the left side of her waist.

Move
Ready to draw her spear if any aggression becomes her way.(Yes, it's in her efficient quiver)

"A great help!? We think not!" the guards reply "The threat to Galvar must be answered!" one of the guards declares "She goes in chains!"

R1
Jacques - readied
Smiley - moved
Zhatara
Kolris - moved
Malik - moved
Nali - moved/readied
ENEMY

"Oh and what is this? Did I scare you all by simply telling you to stop insulting me? Or is there some LAW forbidding someone who's just been called a prostitute from taking offence? How is you are all acting like a Balor came to visit? I mean you no harm, nor did I raise my hand against you Galavar, I just told you to stop harrassing me. And your reaction was to draw steel... what does that make you, in your esteemed opinion?"

Bluff check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

Can I add an AA roll to my above post?
Bluff AA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Zhatara, you took the Circlet of Persuasion, didn't you? You don't appear to have added the bonus

Malik looks at the guards in the dining room and the cook. "Looks like your captain wants to start a fight. That a common thing here?"

Thats more diplomacy than a bluff, as you aren’t trying to trick or deceive them - and you appear to be mocking them then finishing by drawing a conclusion that is unflattering... the use of Intimidate was an issue, and he’s been stared down and humiliated in front of all the guards. They’re pretty much in for giving Zhatara a return show of force

”Very rare” comments a guard as they stand and begin exiting the room...["Normally it’s the Chief does that. Vasenti is the Chief Interrogator. He worships Dispater, and he’s probably twice as dedicated to running a good prison than the King of Iron. He’s not so good at remembering administrative stuff, but if you get on his bad side, he’ll track you down like an animal and kill you half as humanely. Reckon he probably uses magic or something.”

is Smiley stopping them?

Smiley blocks the door.

Hold on, now. Ole Smiley wants to know what's goin' on. Someone explain it, or I'm not movin'.

Stalling for time, but Smiley actually *doesn't* know what's going on.

The guard at the gate draws his sap and swings for Zharata, Jacques lashes at him with a blade but misses. They don't know it's non-lethal, to them a shank is a shank

White Hashed
Flanking
Attack 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 2 = 19
Damage 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3/NL

Gal
Flanking/Shaken
Attack 1d20 + 3 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 - 2 = 7

Dark Red Hashed
Attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Zhatara is struck once.

"BLADES AND SORCERY!" Galvar shouts.

"Hold on!? OUT OF THE WAY! The problem you were called to is where all that noise is!" they seem really displeased at Smileys incompetence. They have their maces in hand, ready to respond to the battle.

R2
Jacques
Smiley
Zhatara
Kolris
Malik
Nali
ENEMY

Free action for now.

"Don't do this...", Malik mutters at the guards. A puddle appears underneath his feet.

"Please, Sir, Mistress! Surely we don't want to fight our fellow guards. This is all a misunderstanding resulting from a bad joke.

Punish me, if you must, but let's stop fighting."

Jacques holds himself ready to defend himself or Zhatara.

I'd like to 5-foot step so Zhatara can get out of the middle, but I don't see a way to do so

Now, just hold on a sec. Jock says he's sorry, and that should count for somethin'!

Hold Action unless attacked. What type of attack Smiley uses depends on how many foes attack him.

"Ouch!" Zhatara says as the guard hits her.

"I think they want a fight Jacques. Just how much do you expect me to suffer their manners without retaliation, exactly?"

Zhatara will hold action BUT if people don't calm down she will cast color spray on the defensive at the 3 guards in fron of her

Assume the guards in the hall are keeping at it, plan actions accordingly. And I concur, the same space in the hall that is keeping Z boxed in is the same space keeping more guards from wedging in

Smiley, they don’t seem particularly hostile towards you - but they are probably going to do something about you being in the way... assume you are about to be dealt with though as they are super keen to get to the fray

Gang, it seems like we're headed for combat unless someone pulls a miracle out of their hat. I'm honestly confused on the plan. Smiley will hold them off as long as possible but sometimes it's better to get the first punch in.

Unfortunately, it appears the plan has failed though I would think the poison would be kicking in by about now. It's been over a minute.

@Smiley - I think the initial plan of sitting pretty in the room and drugging the maximum number of guards with the knock-out poison kinda derailed, its all seat-of-pants time now.

@Jacques - the poison timings are stipulated in the mod - we're tracking toward it, but it hasn't ticked over yet.

@Zhatara - You'll need to make a defensive spellcasting check, they will be attacking with their saps

R2
Jacques - Readies attack.
Smiley - Readies attack.
Zhatara - Readies spell.
Kolris -
Malik -
Nali -
ENEMY

Oh, well... Given that the onset is 10 turns, we've unlikely to hold them in pacifist mode for that long. If the guards in the room attack, Malik will start blasting away at the nearest one that is not cleaved by Smiley.

R2
Jacques - Readies attack.
Smiley - Readies attack.
Zhatara - Readies spell.
Kolris -
Malik - Readied (Is that if they attack lethal and/or non-lethal?)
Nali -
ENEMY

Either. If we go this route, there's no going back. A CG character won't stand around while the party members are being subdued, lethal or not.

That's sort of how the guards feel too - hence the melee :)

Kolris is going to step up and throw his flash powder in the square marked with an orange dot on the map. 10' radius effect. Sorry, work is in the way of me formatting a post for this, but I don't want to delay us moving forward. There's a link to the flash powder description under Gear on Korlis' sheet.

There is a bright flash in the hallway as Kolris throws his packet!

"Spells and sorcery!" goes the cry!

DC13 Fort save or be Blinded one round.

Gal Fort 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Dark red hash fort 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Light red hash fort 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Zhatara also requires a save

The guards in the room are now very alarmed!

DC13 Fort save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Zhatara curses as she gets blinded by Kolris' powder. Having lost her patience at last she tries to guard herself as she unleashes a burst of radiant colors where Galavar used to be... when she could still see!

DC17 Concentration check to cast on the defensive: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

I believe blinded does not protect against color spray but I'd like confirmation. Also, DC is 16

Initially, Nali's mind was panicking. How can we salvage this?!? she worries briefly before coming to a simple point.

We can't.

The realization hits her like a spray of cold water: sudden but surprisingly refreshing. We've been trying to sneak and sweet-talk through this time and again, And it's not worked. It's time to hunt, and we have prey...

As so, she gets a faint smile on her face. "Smiley?" she says as she steps back, "Neck-squeezing time."
And with that, she'll draw her spear and chant a brief spell in Elven for her spirits to bless her new hunt.

5-foot
Move action - draw spear
Standard action - Cast Divine Favor

Sorry Zhatara! I thought you were 15' away, but I was only quickly assessing. Please forgive me for your blindness! It will go away.

Realizing that this is about to get really ugly, Kolris' head whips around back to the breakroom. The guards! They'll sleep, but will it be soon enough?

"Block the door!"

Also, can I just say: 4 for 4 on a DC 13 save from a mundane, crafted alchemical item. Investigator ftw

Of course, it will never land that good again.

I believe blinded does not protect against color spray but I'd like confirmation. Also, DC is 16

It's a debated topic like here however in the case of ambiguity I'm inclined to rule in the player's favour.

***

Kolris cries out to block the door.
Nali draws her weapon and confirms her thoughts to Smiley, then starts casting.

***

There is a rapid realisation that the combat is not isolated to one or two people in the hall, but rather the whole party is on the offensive.

-Hallway-
Galvar and his blinded companions thrash around wildly and rub their eyes. Then the blast goes off!

Gal Will 1d20 ⇒ 10 1d4 ⇒ 2
Dark red hash Will 1d20 ⇒ 5 1d4 ⇒ 1
Light red hash Will 1d20 ⇒ 7 1d4 ⇒ 4

The other guard is struck by Jacques.

The guard not struck by the spray lashes at Zhatara!

Attack 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 3 + 2 = 22
Damage 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 = 8

He draws a second sap.

Gal Stunned+Blind 2/Stunned 1
Dark red hash Stunned+Blind 1/Stunned 1
Light red hash Stunned+Blind 4/Stunned 1

***
-Room-
The cry of alarm creates a wave of determination and desperation – the flashes and throng of combat in the hall suggests the prison is most certainly under attack.

Malik simply blasts one of the guards.

The guards surge forward and collectively bullrush Smiley out of the doorway.
Aid (Dblue) 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Aid (Orange) 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Aid (Grey Hash) 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Bullrush (LBlue)1d20 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 2 + 2 = 18

Smiley is unceremoniously punted into the hallway unless there's something he can do about it.

The victim of the water blast swings back at Malik with a mace!
Attack 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 = 22
Damage 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5

More to follow - pending SMILEY

18 is the magic number. This action is based on the map as I see it now, with Smiley still occupying the actual doorway, but Grey moved past him in the hallway. If you want to call it an Overrun instead of a Bull Rush nothing needs to change.

Smiley begins squeezin' necks.

Brawler's Fury vs. Grey: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Brawler's Fury vs. Grey: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

I'm regretting taking Cleave temporarily. It's not compatible with flurry attacks. Can't change it yet, but maybe soon.

Smiley gets an AoO, correct?

Unless they have improved Bull Rush, yes. And if Smiley does damage, they get a penalty equal to the damage done.(CRB199)

Smiley has not yet been moved, as it comes down to what he does. If he commits an AoO on the person attempting the attack then that needs to be resolved before the outcome of the Bullrush is known - hence you haven't been moved :) So AoO or not?

Once Smiley has decided on his AoO, then they will finish their moves :)

The first attack (now an AoO) wouldn't be a flurry, so what is the final roll?

And yes Nali, if it hits it adds t the DC (Hence why it was important to resolve:) :)

Using my previous roll for the AoO:

AoO: 5 + 7 = 12 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

I await the new map before posting my actions for the round.

Smiley is shoved into the corridor, his defence not quite up to a wall of guards determined to get out. The guard who was in the hallway helping moves on, sees the blinded people and all the craziness up the other side, and instead peels away for the exit!

The guards pour into the hall, two start trying to beat on Smiley with maces.

Yellow
Attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Damage 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Green
Has flank
Attack 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 3 + 2 = 25
Damage 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Crit? 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 2 = 15 <-No

Thrick goes white as a sheet and withdraws to the latrines, shutting the door behind him.

Endstate
DR(hash) Stunned+Blind 1/Stunned 1
LR (hash) Stunned+Blind 4/Stunned 1
O
Y
G
DB
LB
Pi - 16
Pur [Hiding in the toilet]
Wh (hash) - 5(NL)
Grey (hash) [Running away]
Black/galvar Stunned+Blind 2/Stunned 1

R3
Jacques
Smiley
Zhatara
Kolris
Malik
Nali
ENEMY

I was about to take a 5-foot step back, then remembered the guard is stunned, not prone and helpless. My token got placed under the guard and I can't fix it on my phone. Can someone move me forward ahain?

Jacques shifts the dagger to his off hand and reaches down to pick up the sap that the stunned guard dropped Provoking an AoO from the active guard.

He then turns the sap on that guard.
Sap: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Damage? NL: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Har! It's neck-squeezin' time!

Smiley punches out at Green.

Unarmed, Power Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Cleave vs. Yellow, Power Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Token looks ok, maybe refresh browser?

Jacques grabs the sap and the guard takes the opportunity to swing!

Attack 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9
Damage 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 = 8

but it fails to connect.

Smiley thumps one of the guards with a big right, but he misses the other fellow with the left!

Endstate
DR(hash) Stunned+Blind 1/Stunned 1 (sap taken)
LR (hash) Stunned+Blind 4/Stunned 1
O
Y
G - 7
DB
LB
Pi - 16
Pur [Hiding in the toilet]
Wh (hash) - 5(NL)
Grey (hash) [Running away]
Black/galvar Stunned+Blind 2/Stunned 1

R3
Jacques - attacked
Smiley - attacked
Zhatara
Kolris
Malik
Nali
ENEMY

"Kolris! I don't think you should let that one get into the street!"

"Stop him!" Zhatara screams her voice filled with pure venom at this point.

How long until Zhatara can see again? If she's able to she will target the fleeing guard with command ordering him to immediately come back (DC18)

You can now see him, but your range is only 30' for Command. He's 60' away.