[PFS] The Long Campaign (Season 4 Scenarios) Reborn

Game Master Gary Pepper

Yeah, let's do it. Should I take Aconite a short ways in and report back, so the ship can be protected? Or we can just all go for it.

I am here, just waiting for a consensus on action. Take your time.

"Hmm... go ahead a short distance and the rest of us will follow far enough behind not to impede your scouting."

Which entrance?

DM, would it be reasonable to ask for a link in your status line? Since the campaign cannot be updated, finding your last post that happens to have it can be troublesome when already in the middle of a post.

Hmm, maybe up these steps first? Wilen points to the west.

Do you want me to go up with you in case we need to make a new friend? he asks.

The other west... the east. He points to the passage to the east.

Wilen nods at Okuru. Come

He heads into staired passage with Aconite at his side.

Wilen softens his step as he enters the passage.

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Aconite creeps along as well, wreathing himself in shadows Darkness, if not silence...

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Wilen climbs softly down the steep stairs, which are nothing more than a series of wooden planks set into the soft sediment of the cavern's floor. The chamber beyond resembles a sunken pit more than anything else, and bones of various animals -- including humanoids-- litter the floor near a pair of empty cages. Several sconces with burning torches adorn the walls illuminating a trio of starving dogs who immediately sense your presence and taking up barking, loping over to attack.

As the savage dogs approach, you can see they are foaming at the mouth.

Feeding Pit - Round 1

F eeding PitBattle Map

17 Wilen
15 Nylthe
14 Juis
13 Okuru
12 Blue Dog
11 Green Dog
8 Marianna
3 Aconite
2 Red Dog

Several of the Pathfinders, Wilen, Nylthe, Juis and Okuru are up first.

We should have our abilities back since the last battle, correct?

Nylthe presses herself tightly against the wall and adds a shield to the layers of Aconite's abjurations.

Knowledge (Nature) DC12: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Juis confirms his suspicion and warns the others, "They are rapid, don't get bitten by them. That will be bad."

Juis begins casting and everyone suddenly feels more confident.

Cast Bless: +1 to attack for everyone. (20 round duration).

Wilen glides sideways, backing into the closest corner he can find, both making way for his teammates but keeping the dogs out in front of him. He draws his crossbow as he does.

15', drawing weapon, move action

Once he gets there he loads in a bolt.

Load crossbow, move action.

I think we were on the ship for like a day and a half before we got to the cove where we are now.

I think we were on the ship for like a day and a half before we got to the cove where we are now.

It took you one-half day to sail from Riddleport to Viper Cove, but I am perfectly fine with you restocking daily abilities and spell slots, as we can say it has passed midnight.

Feeding Pit - Round 1 - continued

Moving into the pit, Wilen keeps his back to the wall while he readies and loads his crossbow, hoping his allies follow to keep the mangy hounds off him.

Nylthe casts a warding spell on her eidolon, trying to use him in the coming fight so she doesn't have to join in.

Calling out the divine power he represents, Juis offers a benediction to all his allies, heartening them and sharpening their battle prowess.

Okuru, you are up.

He will chuck a javelin at one
1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 1 = 15
1d6 ⇒ 6

Feeding Pit - Round 1 - continiued

Okuru unlimbers one of his javelins and throws one across the pit. The weapon hits one of the dogs, hurting it severely. The wounded animal doesn't go down, but is clearly disabled and near death.

Aggressively defending their territory, the un-wounded dogs both rush to attack.

blue dog bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Green dog bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Green dog crit confirm: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Dmg, Green dog vs Aconite: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Aconite takes 4hp dmg and needs a DC 14 Fort save. Marianna and Aconite are up next.

Take that you mangy mutts he says as the javelin strikes.

Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 Sigh.

Aconite yelps in surprise as the dog pierces his wards, but turns on the offending beast with renewed savagery rather than withdraw.

Starting with Green
Bite (Bless, PA): 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5
Claw (Bless, PA): 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 20
Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5
Claw (Bless, PA): 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 14
Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 2 = 6

Marianna steps forward and looks at the situation, but with everyone wedged in the passage, there isn't much else the Grey Maiden can do...

5-foot forward
I can't reach melee in this hallway, so I'm delayed.

Feeding Pit - Round 1 - concluded

Seeing the passage to the fighting dogs cluttered with non-combatants, Marianna can only sigh heavily and wait for the passage to clear.

As she watches, Aconite turns into a whirling dervish of claws and teeth, ripping and tearing at the poor mundane canines who assaulted him. First he shreds Green Dog, and then gives the other a mortal wound.

Red Dog, also mortally hurt by Okuru's javelin, advances slowly on Wilen, teeth bared,but also whimpering with pain.

End of Round 1

Feeding Pit - Round 2

Feeding Pit Battle Map

17 Wilen
15 Nylthe
14 Juis
13 Okuru
12 Blue Dog (0hp, disabled)
8 Marianna (delayed)
3 Aconite (4hp dmg, infected)
2 Red Dog (0hp, disabled)

Marianna is delayed and can act when she pleases. Wilen, Nylthe, Juis, and Okuru are up. Both remaining dogs are in bad shape.

Wilen laughs nervously as one of the dogs approaches him.

Um... bolt to the face?

light crossbow, point-blank vs read: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
bolt P damage, cold iron: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

With no way to get into the fray of the battle, Juis delays any actions.

Rather than dare the maddened dogs' fangs herself, Nylthe flings a small bolt of acid at the nearest hound.

Acid Splash: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 2 - 4 = 5
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

The kitsune will shoot a ray of frost from his finger at the javelined dog
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21 rta
1d3 ⇒ 2

Feeding Pit- Round 2 - concluded

The dog lunges at Wilen as he fires a bolt at its face and just as its jaws threaten to lock down on the alchemist's arm, he fires the bolt passing through the open mouth of the infected dog, killing it instantly.

As Juis waits, Nylthe lobs acid at the remaining hound, but the crowded hallway and frenetic movements are too much for her to deal with effectively and the acid flies well wide of the mark.

Conjuring his own magical attack, Okuru hits the lone dog with any icy beam of frost that does just enough damage to put down the woefully hurt canine, ending the fight.

End of Round 2

Dog AoO: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

With the aggressive dogs put down, the Pathfinders can safely enter the room now. Clearly this room is the home of the pesky, but now dead, dogs. The cages stand open, and bones, detritus and waste litter the floor in a filthy potpourri. A set of stone steps leads up to a doorway on the north side of the room, which leads beyond the dog pit.

Wilen slowly lowers his crossbow, in disbelief of how close a call that was.

Let's... get out of this filth pit quickly. Continuing on, quietly of course.

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Letting Wilen get a little bit of room to be stealthy, Juis eventually follows him toward the stone steps.

He will cast detect magic before they depart this room.

Nothing in the dog pit divines as magical, so the party moves on. Wilen presses ahead as stealthily as he can. As he peers into the room, he sees a dimly lit chamber with three sets of wooden stocks hanging from the northern wall with piton chaining the devices to the wall. An unconscious man dangles from one set by the wrists. Light flickers in and out of the room, reflecting off the water from teh main cavern outside, and small holes in the ceiling act as skylights ensuring the room needs no torches to light it in the day. Several stone columns break up the center of the cavern, creating lots of shadows.

The hanging man seems alive and semi-conscious. He wears a sages robes, and has a long beard that is flecked with grey.

Nothing else of interest is visible in the room.

Ran out of time to get the map up. Will do so later today.

Ran out of time to get the map up. Will do so later today.

Map is now attached to the same link in top margin.

That is a rather morbid thing to walk into, a man hanging, lol

Juis walks up a little bit but stops just before getting out in the open, fully expecting some type of trap even though he wants to go check on the imprisoned individual.

Nylthe first sees to Aconite's wound before continuing. Once they see the prisoner however, she silently agrees with Juis's assessment.

I can't imagine that she just leaves vicious dogs near her prisoner without some kind of guard

After a quiet nod, Aconite pads forward, testing the air for unwelcome surprises, while Nylthe covers his flank.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Nylthe Perception: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (6) - 2 = 4
Aconite Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 and Scent
Moved each of them up a single move action for now

As Aconite pads into the room, he stops scenting the presence of others in the room. He turns to Nylthe to say something, but the trap is sprung.

One of the guards pulls a lever in the wall near the entrance to the dog pit, and a spiked gate drops from a hidden enclosure in the ceiling at both ends of the dog pit, sealing in Marianna, Okuru, and Wilen.

From hiding place throughout the cavern, 2 pirate sailors emerge, wielding cutlasses. From behind one of the columns, a woman emerges holding a hand crossbow. She is tall and lithe and seems to have pupil-less white eyes. "So you have taken Mumbuckle, eh? No matter. I have your cyphermage. Perhaps, we can arrange something mutually agreeable?" As she speaks, she motions to her minions, and they move to attack.

The Holding Room - Round 1

26 Green Pirate
22 Aconite
19 Marianna
18 Nylthe
16 Alejia
14 Okuru
10 Red Pirate
9 Wilen
9 Juis

After flipping the switch to lower the bars, Green Pirate draws his cutlass and moves to attack, swinging on the still surprised Juis. Fortunately, the sea dog is not a fine swordsman, and his attack fails.

Aconite, Marianna, and Nylthe are up now. The gate is made of rusty iron. It can be damaged by weapons (no attack roll needed) or perhaps lifted by STR check. Aid is available for those adjacent to the gate (on either side).

Green Cutlass, vs FF: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Marianna curses as the bars drop. "Wilen, Move!" she barks as she dives for the bars in an attempt to try to lift them...

Strength check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

...though her first attempt is rather poor.

Could he freeze the bars?

Could he freeze the bars?

Could try. but iron has to get pretty cold to be brittle. I'd just treat like damage maybe ignoring the hardness.

Aconite rushes forward towards the leader, snapping at her with ferocity borrowed from her hounds.

Bite: 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 4 - 1 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 = 8

Confirm?: 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 1 = 6
Extra Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 = 7

Meanwhile Nylthe flicks out with her lash to disarm Juis's assailant.
Disarm: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 2 = 16

Marianna, let my weaken them with my bombs! Stand back a moment...

When she steps back he lobs one of his bombs into the gate.

Bomb fire damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

If it still isnt broken he will try to do so with his morning star
1d8 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2