PbP GameDay 2: PFS The Disappeared (1-5) (Inactive)

Game Master Broken Prince

Boderus eventually follows the others through the vent. He grabs his crossbow and moves past the bookshelves.
"First the little buggers now a chair?! What's up with this place!"
Double move.

Yea next time I will buy some healing potions up front.

The chair lurches forward and attempt to slam its arms against Saera, but is rebuffed by her armor. Starlene moves in to attack it, but her blow is not hard enough to pierce the wood.

Vanya, Saera, and Bevek are up.

Slam: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

"Oh noes! An evil demon-seat! WE are DOOMED!" excalims Vanya with a wide grin on her face as she advances towards the animated object darting on her left at the last istant duking and positioning herself behind it.

acrobatics check to avoid AOO and then attack

Acrobatics check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Attack roll: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 10
Damage roll: 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + (6) + 1 = 13

What the ... I guess they don't need to pay guards if they can just have the furniture keep watch.

Bevek steps up to the chair, and big hack at it with his short-sword.

Attack: 1d20 ⇒ 8
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Almost to her surprise Vanya's clumsy blow hits home, splintering wood, though again her blade would have faired better against normal flesh. Bevek cannot strike it though as his blade flashes wide.

Sarea is up!

Saera's tail wraps around the hilt of her sword, and delivers it to her hand. She swings the longsword at the animated chair, and takes a big step away from the chair after her attack.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

We are TERRIBLE! Look at the size of those... rolls!" XD

Just warming up *cough*

'Mission failed as chased away by angry furniture' is not going to look good on our report to the boss ;p

Definitely not by a chair. If it were a full couch or a wardrobe, that might be different. But just a chair? Not good!

It is an ornate chair :)

The chair attempts to slam Vanya this time, but lurches awkwardly and misses.

Everyone is up!

Slam vs: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

"Ooook.... let's try this again!" proclaims Vanya stabbing at the piece of furniture again

Attack roll: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 17
Damage roll: 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + (3) + 1 = 9

Sandwiching the chair between her and Vanya, Starlene attempts to chop its legs off, that should slow it down!

Have at you, you overgrown footstool!

arcane strike longsword: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 + 2 = 18 flanking
slashing: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 = 11

Gahh. Bad chair!

Bevek takes another swing.

Attack: 1d20 ⇒ 6

Sharlene and Vanya damage the chair further, but it is apparently of sturdy construction and is still intact.

Bodeus and Saera are up!

Boderus moves forward a bit and then shoots.
Attack roll: 1d20 - 4 + 4 ⇒ (7) - 4 + 4 = 7 Shooting in combat
Damage roll: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Saera steps back in, and swings her sword at the ornate chair.

Slash!: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Saera's blow to sends ood splinters flying. Fortunately the groups furniture foe seems incapable of accuracy as its clumsy blow is again turned aside by Starlene's armor.

Everyone is up!

Slam vs Starlene: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

"Well at least we must agree she construction is certainly sturdy..." says vanya as she swings again at the chair.

Attack roll: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 27
Damage+Sneak attack: 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + (3) + 1 = 9

Edit:

Critical confirmation: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 8
Damage roll: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Boderus reloads and tries to lean to the right a bit to shoot the chair again.
Attack roll: 1d20 + 4 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 - 4 - 4 = -3 -4 for shooting in melee and -4 for obstruction. And of course a 1 throw xD.
Dmg roll: 1d6 ⇒ 4
He shoots directly into the ceiling where the bolt gets stuck.
"Get out of the way! Can barely even see the damn thing anymore."

Sturdy yes, but still mobile firewood!

arcane strike longsword: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 2 = 10 flanking
slashing: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

While Boderus gives the ceiling a warning shot to prevent it having chair-like ideas of mobility Vanya and Starlene score hits on the surly seat.

Bevek and Saera are up!

Bevek winds up and takes another hack at it.

Attack: 1d20 ⇒ 1

It's a good thing I have other talents.

"Boderus, only the chair was animated," Saera teases, "You don't have to kill the ceiling!"

Saera tries to stab the chair, but misses. She instead stabs the floor. "Uhm... the floor moved! It really did! I killed it though, no worries!"

Stab!: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Taking a big step, Saera moves five feet toward Vanya. "Boderus, wait till I'm next to Vanya. You'll have a clear shot. If you also wait, Bevek, you and I can flank the chair."

The chair continues its embarrassing display of ineptitude...

Everyone is up!

Slam vs Starlene: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Bevek will hold his action until Saera is in position.

Saera moves into flank position with Bevek, and attacks the chair again.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 = 10 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Good deal! Now we've got it surrounded!

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Damage: 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + (2) = 7

"Ah! Chop it down and make me a nice footstool!"

Attack roll: 1d20 + 2 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 4 + 1 = 11
Damage roll: 1d6 + 1 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 + (6) + 1 = 14

Grinning at her companion's banter, Starlene feels very much at home.

Best PFS pickup group ever!

"Terrible upholstery, here let me help you with that!"

swing!: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 + 2 = 13
magic: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

Rrrrriiiiiippppp!!!!!!

And finally the group manage to smash the impertinent chair into so much kindling! Approaching the easel they can see that on it is a map of the room labelling the various bookcases.

Docs Room Map

Vanya smiles, apparently satisfied:"This went much better than our previous "encounter" if I must say so myself" then she scans the room briefly:"And now... let's find what we came here searching for..."

Perception check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Searching a cabinet takes 3 minutes or 1 minute if you exceed the DC by 5 or more. Currently about 25 minutes have passed. You need to tell me which cabinet each of you are searching and Vanya may apply her perception to a cabinet of her choice, etc.

Brushing splinters off her jacket Starlene takes in the room again, gulping at the sheer number of cabinets surrounding them.

Hmm, so I haven't a clue where to begin, but we better be quick! Starlene exclaims

Happy if someone has a better idea, otherwise i'll start with the internal security lists, if she's being held somewhere nearby then she might be on a prisoner list

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Oooh! They have a list of bribes received this month in order of magnitude... wow that's really quite a valuable statue of a naked elven female monk... and look, a list of the favorite breakfast foods of the neighboring countries ambassadors!

She seems engrossed in the minutae.

Cringe! Someone else may want to search this cabinet!

Starlene does not find anything useful in the cabinet, but nor is she confident enough to eliminate it.

Its worded so that failure means you know you have not eliminated the cabinet, so trying again is legitimate. Remember if you have a decent perception you may also take 10.

Ah curses! I forgot about taking 10! Thanks for the reminder :)

Starlene gets to the end of the cabinet, before suddenly realising she's been skimming it without paying enough attention. Cursing herself she picks up the pace and starts scanning in earnest, from the beginning.

Take 10 for 16 total. Posting now as going to sleep shortly!

Hmmm, just notice I had it wrong - as did the GM who ran me through this - its actually 1 minute if you exceed the DC by 5, 3 mins if you succeed, 5 mins if you fail and you still find the docs. DC is 15 FYI. Obviously you can all split your actions, remember you need time to get back, etc. Passing through the vents takes 5 mins to BTW already, so you probably want 15-20 mins to get back.

Starlene's search takes five minutes, but unfortunately reveals nothing of particular use.

Vanya considers the various options before going towards the cabinet labelled as "Internal Security: Evidence":"Seems to me whatever happened should be in the evidence stuff... I can't wait to find out what's our Paracountes did... probably something so despicable even House Thrune had to take notice and make her pay..."

Searching the Internal Security: Evidence Cabinet, I'd like to keep my previous roll if possible

It only takes Vanya a minute to find something, a series of letters written in a hand that looks like Zarta Dralneen's, but which is upon examination halting and crude when compared to her flowing script. These letters discuss the selling of privileged Chelish information designed to foment rebellion and insurrection.

Boderus turns around and shifts through the counter intelligence cabinet.
"Well that was scary."
He says with a sigh.

Taking a 10 for a grand total of 14!

You would be better off rolling Boderus as 14 is a fail.

"Okay, Internal Security it is... Hmm, I'll take the... recipets cabinet?" Saera scratches her head while studying the name of the cabinet. "I think they mean receipts?"

Taking 10 for a total of 17 on Perception.

Saera finds a prisoner receipt bearing the name Zarta Dralneen and what looks like more code...

Prisoner Receipt

Let me take a look at that receipt. Hmmm...it appears to be in the same code as the list upstairs. I can fill in a few more letters from this, too.

That number corresponds to Tancred Desimire from the list we found upstairs. That would be who signed the order to detain the paracountess. Let's see if there is anything else useful we can find here. Someone take a look at 'Internal Security: Sites' for anything on Citadel Vraid. I will see if there is anything on Tancred in the 'Imperial Security Dossiers'. And let's try to find the evidence lockers.

Bevek will take 10 for 16, searching the Imperial Security Dossiers.

Vanya looks quite impressed at Bevek, then nods, approvingly:"Good work! Not only you did crack the code but you actually found out where they sent her. I would have liked to learn what kind of treason she committed, or was framed for but I think what we found is more than enough. Now we should get back to the waiting area. It would not do for us to ruin all the good work done until this point!"

The group quickly see that the locker number Bevek uncovered is the one Vanya found the letters in and deciding they have all the need begin to head back. Crawling through the vents they return to Zarta's rooms with some twenty five minutes left to get back to the waiting room.

If they wish to return the way they came they will need to first negotiate the long servant filled corridor using their uniforms. As they move down the corridor Vanya and Saera are approached by a meaty red faced woman who admonishes them,

"What do you think you are being paid for! Take those trays from Hobbs and get out there and serve you lazy good for nothings!"

Bluff to make an excuse or you need to go and serve for five minutes, etc.

Vanya: 1d100 ⇒ 31
Boderus: 1d100 ⇒ 94
Bevek: 1d100 ⇒ 82
Saera: 1d100 ⇒ 44
Starlene: 1d100 ⇒ 81

Bluff: 1d20 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 4 = 11

"We're on our way to the toilet, ma'am. Girl stuff, you know what it's like. We'll be right back!" Saera will try to squeeze out, pulling Vanya with her.

Ugh... not one of my best lies...

"You are an adult girl you will hold it until the Gala is done! Girl stuff indeed, what do you think I am a Woolly Mammoth? Now takes the trays and stop spouting nonsense!" The woman snaps, hands on substantial hips.

Saera gives Vanya a nervous look. "We... have a good reason... to go together... uhhh... don't we?"

Please say something clever, Vanya!

Vanya, trying to slip away while Saera had most of the attention on herself inwardly curses as the tiefling woman points at her. Even so she turns, wearing a pleasant smile on her face and tries to get along with Saera's story:"Well... of course we have one... we are needed back in the kitchen, but of course we had to wait for her..." Vanya points at Saera giving her an accusing look:"... to deal with that annoying private fiendish problem of hers... I just hope it's not contagious!"

Bluff check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10