PbP GameDay 3 PFS 6-02: The Silver Mount Collection (3-7) (Inactive)

Game Master Beckett

Oh, for a simple create pit spell.

Ok, I have gotten a map up. Unfortunately, GM Kim's Map on Roll20 seems to have been removed. I have an account, and it's just black for me, so I don't think it was you guys, the map just isn't there. So, I have posted a link to the Map HERE, and there is also a link under my GM Avatar each time I post <S.M.C.>.

I'm going to go ahead an repost Init, as I am really having a hard time following GM Kim's style, and I also have no idea just how much damage they have taken. :(

ROUND ??? <1>

Karos (-34 dying), Azeban (-8), Kyroden (-25 dying), Jory (-38),
Leil (-13 <F.H 1>), & Asami (-13)
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Golem 1 () & Golem 2 ()

So, for now, I'm going to assume we are picking up at Round 1 (for now), and that you are up. When I do Init, all of the players that are in bold are up. It's okay to post out of order, and I'll sort of arrange all the actions to where they fit in. Just keep in mind that your action might be invalidated or need to slightly change if you post earlier than others that actually go before you. But, it's all within reason. :) If there are any questions, please let me know, (in the Discussion thread).

Also, just a note, when I put the little notes next to your character, that indicate current conditions, and also the total damage you have taken in this present combat. It does NOT indicate your current HP.

Flee? because we still cannot bypass hardness, and if we try to push past them then we still have to fight them to leave at a later date. I humbly apologise if I am coming accross as being difficult, but I just don't know what to really do here :(

HP note for my own use

Current HP 12/25.

I have a wand of infernal healing and a bottle of smelling salts in my hands. Also, Kyroden, Jory, and me have Mage Armor active.

I'm not sure if I can, but is it possible to withdraw to outside, dragging Karos with me? He's dying and unconscious so he'll be dead within the next two rounds unless he receives healing or manages a stabilize roll. In case I can't, I have two separate plans for how to heal him with minimal risk, but getting everyone outside is really the thing to do.

You may. I assume the front door is still open, so it should be a move action to simply go outside, and I'll say a move action to grab and drag a downed player character. Someone should probably grab the weapons, too. Now, that being said, I'm trying to make a way for everyone to complete the scenario. I know something that is not obvious, but I can't tell you. I'm also not sure if the intent is to get outside and call it, or get outside and regroup and heal.

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Jory realizes that no one will go deeper into the museum, so he drags his charge outside instead.

I thought the hint was to leave the robots at their post like automatons following their programming and guarding the outer room. All we need to do is find another door out and we never see the robots again. An encounter avoided is and encounter solved.

Kyroden hopfully is being stabled.

Then move and drag is what I'll do! Avoiding the encounter entirely would be best, and that's a good idea, Jory. Would they follow deeper into the building or are they stuck in that room? I'll tap my wand of infernal healing on Kyroden and Karos to get them to full health if they wish it, as well as anyone else, and my smelling salts will get them awake.

Azeban taps himself with his wand and mutters the command word, starting to repair the injuries he suffered.

Also expending one use to heal myself. It gives fast healing 1, which is 10 hp a minute each use.

"Another entrance would be best, but I do not profess to be familiar with such constructs."

Even as he speaks, he thinks deeply on what he knows about such things.

Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

I'll use my Storyteller trait to make any knowledge check with a bonus once per scenario on the constructs.

Once conscious, Karos would shy away from infernal healing and instead use his own wand of cure light wounds

I assume my priceless musket is lost to the robots?

Given the broken morale of the others, Jory retreats outside with them.

"But now that I think about it, I've heard of these before," Azeban says slowly. "A traveller from Numeria shared stories and I can vaguely recall them. Also, we have been informed that the museum was holding a Numerian museum exhibit and Nigel himself called them robots. Here is what I heard: The Technic League has many strange things to call on to defend their rule, whether it is to guard their buildings or to put down resistance against them. Regardless, one such marvel is what they call Row-bahts, or robots as Nigel said, and they do not use magic...."

Assume Azeban will tell you the tale as he heard it and you can peek at the knowledge check.

Jory nods. "It appears they are hard to hurt. I will need to buy arrows of the indestructible substance that can pierce anything. That is, if we are going to head back and finish the mission. If you all are in full retreat, we can head back and report to that idiot that sent us here. What we found showed he had no clue at all what is going on."

We can call it when we all get out if that is the consensus.

Kyroden wakes up and looks around What in the bloody hell happend?

Grabbing your fallen allies and their gear, you manage to make it out the front door without being killed, and are able to apply some emergency first aid and quick healing to pool those downed back from the clutches of death's cold, impartial embrace. It takes a good five minutes to fully heal up the party, a well as catch a breath and rearm yourselves.

Please keep track of just how much healing you are using from wands and potions, (unless you are 1st level).

Searching around, you see that Nigel has gone. A small trail of blood indicates he managed to make his way out into the city, likely to a friendly temple.

I am not going to RP you making purchases. Just let me know what you want to buy, and it should be fine.

Jory leads them to town for healing and purchases.
"If three of you or more are willing, I am heading back. I suggest you buy tangle bags. If not, we bail on this one."
Jory buys 20 durable adamantine arrows if they continue and pays the apothecary for 6 light heals.
CLW: 6d8 + 6 ⇒ (6, 6, 3, 1, 8, 5) + 6 = 35

“Maybe we can tanglefoot them, then run past them. I'll stock up.”

4 tanglefoot bags 200gp, 1 replacement scorpion whip 5gp, 3 heals 30gp

CLW: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 4, 4) + 3 = 18

I was going to assume that 2 people grabbed and dragged the others outside (and the robots have not followed you outside) while the other person scooped up the dropped weapons (Weapon Cords are a must).

Again, if people will trust me and take a few hints as we go, we can do this. For now, I'll go ahead and bring in Kyra, too, I just need to know who is in, do we want to call it, or what? I'd rather keep the same characters we have, and I promise, a Paladin will be a HUGE boon here, just not in the ways you might think most of the time, but I can't reveal how.

Jory nods as the tanglefoot bags are purchased. He examines his new adamantine arrows.
"These arrows should do much better. We need to focus on the one that healed up."

Jory is also buying bracers of falcon's aim. Bumps his perception up to +18 and it appears his archery criticals on 19 and 20. Leaves him with about 300gp.

Bracers of Falcons Aim are illegal. :(

Thanks, they seemed too good to be true.

Jory wasn't used to giving speeches. "I think those metal creatures caught us by surprise. With my new arrows, I should be able to do much better. When we go in, we focus on the one that healed itself already. We want to be facing one rather than two as soon as possible. We want to immobilize the other one with the glue bags if we can."

Jory had stocked up on his spicy Varisian sandwiches. After unwrapping a pungent, cured meat sandwich and eating from a paper made of wax, Jory was careful to keep it from dripping all over him.

Jory produces his wand of mage armor and hands it to the sorcerer. "Anyone who needs some magical armor, feel free to partake of my wand. I share it more readily than my sandwiches."

He closes with a quick story. "I was sent by a Venture Captain to do things that compromised my code of honor. I stayed true to my principles and suffered a negative evaluation. I moved to help the Lantern Lodge and met their leader, Amara Li, who I became good friends with. As much as I wanted to join them, I was denied my wish as they were disbanding. I have found the politics of the Society to be distasteful, and idiots like the one that sent us into the museum, can be frustrating. But many times the Pathfinder Society is the closest we have to a universal law trying to do the best they can. The system only works if member such as ourselves are there to use judgment and compassion to execute the desires of the Venture Officers."

I would love to step in, if you still need a meat shield with a big stick.

The gnome is covered with Shoanti tattoos and stands as tall as he can, his shaved head held high. He wears a hide shirt and a small klar on his left hand, with an earthbreaker made of adamantine in his right. He speaks in a high, piping voice, "I am Gerdur Knee-Biter of the Skoan-Quah. I am a warrior, blessed by the spirits with a mighty arm and much blood to be spilled! I will stand at your side, dwarf, if you will have me. I serve the Society and if the Society deems this needs done, then I will do it. Or I will die in such a way that bards will sing of it for generations to come!"

Welcome aboard. The party has just withdrawn from the Blakros Museum after a devastating defeat, but managed to grab al their allies ad heal up. They have just went around to purchase some new gear and are making their way back when suddenly they are stopped. A teenage girl calls to them, identifying herself as Dahlea, an apprentice hoping to one day become a Pathfinder. She says that the VC decided to send some extra aid, then allows "Knee-Biter" to introduce himself <as well as the other if they decide to jump in>.

Please introduce yourselves and bring the new player(s) up to speed. Either way, I'd like to get this moving regularly by Sat night or Sun.

Jory nods at the gnome.
"I think we found our rock. It turns out it is a small rock. Welcome fellow earth child."

"So, we are going into a museum of curiosities. The first room is guarded by two metal constructs, probably built by gnomes. We beat up on one pretty bad, but it just healed. So I bought these adamantine arrows to punch through their hard metal shell. All our weapons barely scratched them last time."

Jory points to the big hammer.
"I hope that is made of the same stuff."

Azeban bows his head slightly to the newcomers. "Greetings, my name is Azeban. What we face is robots from Numeria. I can inform you of what I know if you are not familiar with them."

Quick link here if you haven't read it yet.

Gerdur nods. "Starmetal. A gift from the heavens. I will do my best to destroy these row-boats for you. I have met moving creatures of stone before; they cost me my first earthbreaker. It was a noble weapon. I mourn it still. But let us smash these row-boats into metal lumps!"

DM Becket, looking at this group, I will play Faustus, my Asmodean Inquisitor. With Gerdur, hey probably don't need the Slayer, though he does have a rogue's trap finding ability. If you would prefer, I can still bring Trask in, but I think Faustus would be fun here..

"Pathfinders, I hear you have been having a little trouble," says the heavily armored Chelaxian as he enters the room. "Venture-Captain Dreng has sent me here to help you all out. It appears that the museum has been overrun by some clockworks? It is truly a good thing that I have The Final Arbitration with me... It is what most would call a heavy mace made out of the sky metal of which you speak. Asmodeus has also granted an enchantment upon it so that it will hit harder, and more frequently, than normal. My patron, The Prince of Contracts sees value in saving the Blakros museum... And I have had dealings with the family in the past. Oh, and my name is Armiger Faustus Sulpicious Voralius, Inquisitor of Asmodeus, Hellknight of the Order of the Gate."

Faustus is a very confident looking Chelaxian man, wearing black enameled full plate, and an iron mask typical of the Asmodean inquisitors. His clothes are black with scarlet trimmings. At first he seems quite grating, but one quickly realized that his cynical nature has been tempered by severe training, and he is, in fact, a consummate politician (or perhaps lawyer?). He assures you all that he can more than fill in for the paladin that has left, and that his combat and social skills are not lacking at all.

Faustus and Gerdur, do you need the party to tell you more or are we good to go ahead and get started?

Also, could I get everyone to post their "quick Combt Stats" under their avatar like Jory did. If you edit your character, just post them in the "Race" and "Class/Level" sections. Makes things so much easier, and it has really become sort of standard for PbPs now.

Gerdur just needs to know what to hit. He's good. I'll update his stats later today.

I have read all of the backlog here, so am good to go. I am getting things up to date on the site, since I haven't used this character in PbP before. Chronicles, ITS, character sheet will all be up as soon as I can get them there.

It is amusing that Jory had an early pathfinder mission that colored his view of Chelaxians and evil worshipping characters.

Jory is immediately suspicious of someone worshipping Asmodeus, but like most things, immediately speaks his mind.

"I had a chance to meet a divine Chelaxian early on. He had no sense of teamwork, and when the entire group was hurt, he had no ability to heal them. After borrowing my healing wand, he used over a third of the charges to heal the entire party without so much as a thank you. I would hope you have the ability to heal those that are injured."

He begins chewing on a pungent, spicy sandwich and continues.
"So, as much as I have found those that serve evil to be difficult to work with, I will give you a chance."

"Worry not, my friend, for it is taught that working together is critical for the success of the Society. The teachings of Of my patron do nothing to discourage working together, in fact Law is about society working smoothly together. I am able to cast some curative spells, but that is not what I focus on. I am an Inquisitor, not a healer. However, I do have my own wand of curing, so will not be leaching off of your resources. "

Gerdur makes a quizzical sound in his throat. "You distrust him because he is Chelaxian? My people have a poor history with Cheliax. But so long as he stays away from the Storval Plateau, we will not kill him." Gerdur looks deadly serious, but there is a small twinkle in his eye.

"There will hopefully be no deaths for us tonight. Are you prepared to move in?" Azeban inclines his head towards the doors of the museum. "I've told you what I can but I'm afraid I am of little help in this particular fight."

Jory contradicts the sorcerer: "You can give us mage armor again. And you have the evil Asmodeus-like healing."

He hands him the wand of mage armor.
Mage armor for those who need it.

"We go Faustus and I in front. I can take at least one hit, but Gerdur be ready to engage quickly. We focus on the one already scratched and healed first, then the other. Hopefully we can hit the unharmed one with a glue bag and keep him out of the fight for a bit."

"Actually, I cannot cast Infernal Healing, as the Prince of Darkness does not grant it to his Inquisitors. If it helps, I do have a few Binding Contracts on my person... what you would probably call tanglefoot bags. Just a little Chelish humor.

"I plan to cast a spell right before we enter the museum, based on the difficulty you have had. The first is to enhance my defenses by shielding myself in my faith in the Prince of Darkness (Shield of Faith). Once combat has started, I will infuse The Final Arbitration in such a way as to make these constructs anethema (Bane)."

GM, from what they have told me about the "robots", do I know enough to declare Bane against them? I assume it would just be Construct Bane, or Robot Bane, but just wanted to know if I knew enough to make that leap. Thanks!"

Ill update when I get home. Honestly, for Bane, Ill need to look, as I'm not sure.

Karos, his musket borne casually over one shoulder and the mug of Cayden Cailean dangling prominently from his belt sizes up the newcomer.

Rather than comment on their obvious religious division, he considers that Cayden would concern himself with the man's heroism and actions first. Nonetheless, his voice is cold.

"I don't tend to remain in ranks during a battle," he says. "I work the flanks and look for clear shots. But I'll march in the second rank with you."

Active effects = mage armor 1 hour. Ac=23

"No, Gerdur behind me. I can shoot engaged. Just concentrate on the scratched one first."

With you preparations and introductions made, you return to the front door of the Museum's entrance, and make yourselves ready to charge in.

Kicking open the doors, you see the room is again absolutely quiet. An electric tang overpowers the room’s scent of polish and wax. Walls and pillars of hewn black stone support the heavy ceiling overhead and a lattice of lamps burning with a steady, white flame. Dozens of paintings, both stunning and lackluster, line the walls just beyond the museum’s grand doors. Various statues stand against the walls, while a towering bronze figure, arm outstretched with waves parting beneath him, almost scrapes the fifteen-foot ceiling at the chamber’s far end.

Doors to the west are delicately labeled “Facilities,” while a sign over the double doors across the gallery boasts “Histories of the World.” Two sets of double-doors stand at the room’s north end, barely ajar. A banner hanging overhead proclaims “Secret Sorceries of a Savage Land,” while a more subdued sign below that reads “Grand Exhibition Hall.”

Just as you begin to set foot inside, however, two of the "statues" seem to come to life, or rather a semblance of life. Strange green and bluish electricity courses through their bodies as they stand tall, dropping their spears to a defensive position, uttering in a very mechanical voice, in unison, "Unauthorized intruders. Retreat or we will attack. You have five seconds to comply. Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Lethal force authorized."

As they are programed to guard and you are already aware of them, no Surprise Round.

ROUND 1

Azeban (), Leil (), Faustus (), & Gerdur ()
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Robot 1 ()
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Karos () & Jory ()
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Robot 2 ()

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Also, I have a link to the Map at the top of the page as well as under my avatar. I have it set so that you can move your "mini" around. Please do, (or note that you have not in your posts). You can also use the drawing tools (shapes) to add in spell areas if you need. If you are not able to use Google Drawings, please let me know.

RAGE!

Current HP 88/70; AC 12; Rage remaining: 18/19 rounds

"ARGGGHHHH!" Gerdur's battle-scream echoes as he holds his hammer high and charges to attack row-boat 1!

Rage and Power Attack!: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 2 = 18 for 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23 damage!

Knowing what he does, Faustus does not waste any time. (Note, he is going in with Shield of Faith up, but doesn't start with the Bane... he starts it this round. The question was more if the creature type was right.

He rushes in, drawing The Final Arbitration, and declaring construct bane.
Bane, Power Attack Adamantine +1 Mace: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 dealing: 1d8 + 2d6 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (6) + (6, 4) + 9 + 2 = 27

He looks at the Bloodrager, shaking his head. "Be careful, you fool! I hope you've brought along a good deal of healing for yourself!" To the others he says, "We need to make short work of these. Stay back if you cannot take a hit, work on supporting us if you can! Use one of those Binding Contracts on the other clockwork!"

'Have the few months I've been in the Silver Crusade actually affected me this month? At least I am out of the duplicitous machinations of Zarta Dralneen.'

Did anyone hand me tanglefoot bags? In any case, I'll delay my turn to act with Karos and Jory.

Azeban waits to act, holding vigil in the entrance.

Jory replies: "You wanted him up front but not to fight? It is like asking a scorpion not to sting."
Jory prepares to unload a flurry of adamantine.

I ended up not buying any tanglefoot bags--maybe we should have bought grease scrolls for you to cast on their spears.

Anyone else have Tanglefoot bags? If not, are you Delaying, Readying, or skipping?

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