PbP Gameday 2: PFS The Conformation (Inactive)

Game Master Revvy Bitterleaf

We really shouldn't try to kill this Minotaur. I have played this scenario before so I don't want to meta game but that thing is viscous. But I will help if the group decides to try and kill it.

"Now is not the time Xerance! Come with me. Janira knows what she is doing. We shall come back later and kill the beast. JANIRA! We will be back for you."

Rainer grabs Xerance and starts moving towards the cave.

I reckon we could take it ;-)

Hans looks obviously torn, but follows the others inside the cave.

"I just hope that she doesn't get herself killed..."

Xerance lets herself get drawn away though she struggles a bit.

"But, but... Janira, we should help her." She asks Rainer. When Rainer makes his point she yells from the entrance of the tunnel "MAY SHELYN PROTECT YOU JANIRA! WE WILL COME BACK FOR YOU I SWEAR IT!"

"Well then! Janira, we'll meet again! Give horn face there a good one!" Kruck joins the others down the caves.

I have played this before too. Done this both ways with the minotaur.

"I trust Janira. She is also a superior officer and we should obey the command. But the moment we are done in this gods forsaken cave I will personally go out there and kill the horned beast if he lays a hand on her."

As you all run into the safety of the tunnel leaving Janira to distract the big mean Minotaur all by herself she tosses you a backpack
"Here you might need this more then me" after having said that Janira runs towards the forrest. As you look over your shoulder you can just see the minotaur chasing after Janira through the trees, fighting its way through the dense undergrowth. Soon the cacophony of the chase fades and the sounds of the forest slowly return to normal.

The narrow tunnel you entered twists and turns for several hundred feet before slowly opening to a wider passage. A large hole spans the cave’s width and stretches ten feet down the path. At the bottom of the pit lies a small bundle of cloth.

Hans shrugs, pulls out a hammer and piton, which he knocks into the wall adjacent to the pit, ties off a rope, and then shimmies down to the bottom to investigate the cloth bundle...

Kruck settles the backpack on his front and watches as Hans investigates the bottom.

Hans finds out that the cloth bundle is actually a cloak. It seems pretty well made.

"Should we distribute the content of the backpack amongst us?I can use the wand of cure light wounds in case no one else can. In case we come up against more swarms I could probably use the alchemist fires as well.

Do you need any help Hans?"

Hans shakes his head.

"No, I am fine - strangely, there appears to have been a well-made cloak at the bottom of this pit..."

Shoving it in his backpack, he climbs back up to the others, coiling his rope and retrieving the piton.

"So how will we cross the pit? Hans couldn't you climb up the other side so we can toss a rope and climb across?"

"I can do better than that..."

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 4 = 10.

With a running jump, Hans leaps across the pit, teetering for a moment on the other side, before regaining his balance.

Made it by the skin of my teeth...

"Oooh very good, you even make it look like you almost fell in"

Xerance says as she applauds Hans.

"Now throw a rope across Hans. We don't have all day. Also pass me a potion of cure light wounds and a fire. I may use it later."

"Alright, alright; there's no need to nag..."

Hans throws a rope back across.

"I trust that you will remember to drink the potion and throw the fire; you wouldn't want to do it the opposite way around..."

Kruck snickers at that.

Xerance looks for someplace where she can tie the rope down so they can use it to go past the pit.

"Throw us a piton as well."

The party moves back out of the tunnel and prepares for combat..making enough noise to attract the attention of both Janira and the big scary minotaur that's chasing her

(please divide the stuff from the backpack as you want and make any preparations you want and place yourself on the map where you wish to start,The minotaur and Janira will arrive from the south side of the map. I'll roll initiative once your ready)

As a reminder - area rules:
These patches of woodland are also filled with underbrush that behaves as light undergrowth (Core Rulebook 426), creating difficult terrain and concealment.
The trees are only a few decades old and do not completely occupy their respective squares. A creature that shares a space with one or more trees benefits from partial cover.
The stream is about 10 feet wide and 5 feet deep in this area, and the water moves downstream from east to west at 30 feet per round. Treat this as rough water, which requires a DC 15 Swim check to navigate. A Large creature can walk through the water as though it were difficult terrain with a successful DC 12 Strength check. On a failed Strength check, such a creature is checked and unable to move farther that turn. A 3-foot-diameter tree truck spans the width of the river, creating an impromptu bridge. The trunk is slippery from the splashing water, and crossing it at half speed requires a successful DC 7 Acrobatics check,
during which time the creature is treated as flatfooted for moving on a narrow surface. If the creature fails this check, it falls into the water unless it succeeds at a DC 13 Reflex save, in which case it lands prone on the trunk instead.
The slope to the west gradually rises to a height of 20 feet, and creatures standing at its highest point benefit from both a commanding view of the battlefield and a clear vantage point for ranged attacks.

Xerance will drink the potion of bark skin and readies her bow to pull the attention of the minotaur. She wants to hide behind a tree so that the minotaur can't easily charge her.

"Try to blind and entangle him when he crosses the trunk. I will shoot some arrows to pull his attention and bear the brunt of his attacks. If anyone has a shield I could lend it would be helpful. Be careful that it cannot charge you straight on. Those horns look deadly. I suggest we position ourselves just beyond the trunk."

Kruck takes the following:

He also positions himself behind the tree and readies his axe, yet knowing he'd have to be casting a few horrible jokes to make the minotaur laugh.

Kruck, Rainer took one of the fires but he will pass one to you.

"It was stupid of me to leave a companion behind. I will try and flank the Minotaur. Hans I recommend you do the same. Kruck get ready to entangle. And take this fire too."

Rainer has a potion of cure light wounds on him just an FYI.

Got it Rainer.

I might be able to hit it with that tanglefoot bag, so I'll take that. And the thunderstone. Can anyone use the scroll of mage armor on Hans? Or the gust of wind on the minotaur?

gust of wind and thunderstone won't actually do anything vs the minotaur.

"Is everyone ready to do this?"

Xerance starts with calling her smite on the Minotaur and shoots an arrow if the Minotaur is far away enough (she can draw her sword before it nears her).

Can she fight defensively with her bow and shoot an arrow defensively? She wants to shoot an arrow to draw its attention. If she got it she drops her bow and pull her greatsword to fight defensively. Her ac will be +4 from smite, +2 from bark skin and +2 fighting defensively so ac 25. She gets +4 on her attack(+2 in total due to fighting defensively) and +1 on her dmg during smite.

As you've been making a lot of noise to attract the attention of Janira it finally pays of when you are starting to doubt it will ever work.

With a crash the minotaur charges out of the surrounding woods hot on the trail of the much, much smaller halfling woman. You can still see a broken of shaft of an arrow sticking out of the minotaur's shoulder. and Janira is covered in several cuts and bruises as well. When she sees it's you guys that are making all the noise she sighs and stops to face the minotaur in combat, she quickly takes a few steps away from the menacing creature and casts a spell from the scroll she was preparing just for this. The axe the minotaur is wielding trembles after she casts her spell and flakes of iron fall of it.
Janira says:“You vile beast! I know not what drives your black heart, but I shall not fail in my duty. I shall see you driven from this forest, back to the hills from whence you came!”

init Janira: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
init Xerance: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
init Maly: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
init Kruck: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 8
init Rainer: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
init Hans: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
init Minotaur: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

init
Xeranc, Maly, Rainer, Hans
Minotaur
Kruck (+Janira and the rest of you again)

Damage minotaur: 3

Hans waits to see what happens from the other's actions, before deciding on whether or not to engage...

"Run over here Janira! And you foul beast, your mother was a pig and your father a cat, because you are a smelly scaredy cat!"
Xerance yells as she nocks an arrow and lets fly.

attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
dmg: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

She then drops her bow and draws her sword for the oncoming brute

Rainer is also going to wait for the Minotaur to get closer

Maly will follow the plan and wait for the Minotaur to get close enough to the tree before trying to blind it.

Going to assume Hans will delay as well then...since not much has really changed with everyone just waiting other then Xerance shooting once

Xerance shoots an arrow into the minotaur before dropping her bow and wielding her sword.

The minotaur takes a step towards Janira and raises his great axe over his head and brings it down in a fell chop To hit Janira: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 and fails to hit Janira as she dodges to the side..he then quickly follows up his attack with another chop To hit Janira again: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20 and hits her in her side Damage for Janira: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 1) + 4 = 9 which brings her down to the ground...bleeding.
The Minotaur then raises his head and roars in victory before looking down at Janira and raising his axe again...to make sure she stays down.

init
All of you (Hans can take 2 rounds of actions if he wants..one of those would have been before the Minotaur, I don't think he could done much to prevent it from hitting Janira)
Minotaur

Damage Minotaur: 12
Damage Janira: 9+

Kruck steps forward and begins to joke about a cow picking up a pitchfork after its owner told it to shove it!
Cast hideous laughter DC 13 Will save

CRAP

Xerance tries to further attract the attention of the minotaur:

intimidate/bluff/diplomacy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16 +4 for diplomacy. This is a weakhearted attempt as her free action in addition to her attack

She drops her sword and grabs her bow again and takes another shot hoping to enrage the minotaur
shot: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

arrow: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

"I got plenty more where that came from, shouldn't you do something about it you chicken before I turn you into a porcupine!"

Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 The minotaur doesn't seem to think the joke Kruck told is particular funny.

You can't actually use diplomacy in combat, using intimidate is a standard action..so you can't attack then and not sure what you want you want to do with a bluff..but unless you can explain how you are doing any of them as a free action...it has no game mechanical effect

Xerance then drops her sword and picks up her bow again (girls and their indecisiveness ;) and shoots another arrow into the minotaur

init
Hans, Rainer, Maly (Hans can take 2 rounds of actions if he wants..one of those would have been before the Minotaur, I don't think he could done much to prevent it from hitting Janira)
Minotaur

Damage Minotaur: 21
Damage Janira: 9+

Maly will use his glitterdust SLA on the minotaur where it is at now; hopefully if it's blind it won't be able to hit Janira again. Dc 14 Will to avoid the one round Blinded.

Once that goes off, regardless of its effectiveness, Maly will pull out the tanglefoot bag and step five feet closer to the minotaur.

Will save Minotaur: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 The minotaur blinks with his eyes and seems unable to focus on anything.

bluff: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

"Yes Janira, well done moving out of his reach"

Trying to get the minotaur to strike a different square, not Janira's. Not sure if I can do this out of my initiative, maybe someone else can try it in my stead if needed.

Rainer is going to drop his Earth Breaker, pull out his sling and shoot.

"Pick on someone who can actually take an attack you coward!"

AC: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Sling: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

"It's blinded! Now attack! It's going to Kill Janira!!!" Kruck screams!!!

Crap the map is so far!!!

Unable to see the sling bullet coming the minotaur get's hit in the head by it.

init
Hans

Damage Minotaur:26
Damage Janira: 9+

Don't forget Hans, you can go twice. go beat his ass ;)

Posting two rounds of actions:

Round 1:

Hans moves forward, gingerly, undecided as to what to do, but when Janira falls to the ground, and the minotaur looks set to finish her off, he groans.

"Damn..."

Round 2:

When the minotaur is blinded, Hans cheers, and charges!

Greatsword, rage, charge: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 29, for 2d6 + 10 + 3 ⇒ (1, 5) + 10 + 3 = 19 damage.

Greatsword, rage, charge, Crit Confirmation: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 28, for 2d6 + 10 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 10 + 3 = 18 *ADDITIONAL* damage.

Good work Hans! That smelly beat was no match for you!

"By the gods. That form. That strike. I have never seen anything like that in my life."

Hans moving forward easily jumping across the stream charges forward and easily avoids the minotaurs attempts to take a swing at him Can't take an AOO cause he's blinded and with one powerful swing from his great sword separates the minotaur's torso from it's legs.

Janira 1d20 ⇒ 7 bleeds a little bit at Hans feet.

init
You guys
Janira

"Quickly someone who has a potion of healing pour it in her mouth!"

Xerance yells as she runs over to Janira.

Can't recall who has the potions of clw, but if its me I'm running there with the bag right now

Kruck yells in truimph and pokes Janira with the Wand of cure light wounds....
CLW 3rd caster level. 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

"Great work Hans!!! That form is excellent. The beast didn't know what hit him."