PbP Gameday 3 - GM Mars' 6-03 The Technic Siege

Game Master Iammars

Repulsors Corrects Iron Man

Aroden smiles broadly, pleased to have found a lead on Sal.

"I am ready when you all are," Aroden says looking at the bar. "However, I think we should focus on protecting the Lodge as that seems like our only reason for staying in town. Not sure why Sal is important at his time."

Aroden sighs.

"Let us be quick about this so we might go back to finding a diamond and jungle fungus."

Lvl 1: 3/8 used

"Your message rocks you junk of tin. So Navi can communicate with us."

Oh! You mean the coms! Why did you call the m rocks!?! they are actually made of a unique synthetic material I made up. I was trying to replicate something I found in the Red Redoubt actually. Iron man yammers on as he hands out the com devices.

"that I made up..."

Aaroko chuckles at the flustered iron man.

Looks like I forgot to mention this in thread even though I added the time to the top of the thread. It took about 3 hours of walking and talking to find your lead on Sal.

The map is updated with all you guys on it.

And yeah, PFS really likes using this map. :p Seedy Tavern/Waterfront Tavern is used in a lot of PFS adventures.

S'slarn readies himself for a fight, casting mage armor on himself. Will last 4 hours, current AC is now 20.

"Would someone like to open a door?" Aroden asks divinely.

"You can't will the door open with your divine power? Oh well, I sssssupposssse I'll do it." S'slarn opens the door.

I though we were sending the glowing ball in?

Slyph sighs, feeling weak but much better than before. "Ever get the feeling that most of the places we travel to around the world all look the same? Before we start opening doors what way do we want to go in through? Seems there was another set of doors from the street. I recommend we take the smallest and most inconspicuous entrance."

I would love to have you go up and open a door, but I need to know what door you're opening.

Since Navi did all the talking, Tarquin will have spent an hour making a new mutagen

"I have name you bunch of bolts!" Navi says to iron man, sticks out her tongue and takes the message stone. She chooses a particular opening and stealthily flies inside to scout the place.

stealth: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (16) + 23 = 39
perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

if there are openings she will start from the top left and go south checking for evil auras as she goes. She will constantly move stealthily this time :p

"I Agree with Sylph. Let's try to find a back entrance."
I would like to enter at Q21, but I'm not sure if we know that door exists?

Aaroko will stealth around the building.
stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
dino stealth: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
He will stealth poorly

He will move to A7 or so. (moving 1/2 speed) He would move farther from the building but the map only goes so far.

Sorry, I should have specified, I meant to open the main door farthest to the north, at A12-13. I think I'll still do that, despite the fairy trying to stealth in.

S'Slarn moves to the door and finds out that it is locked.

Aaroko - the party isn't setting off an alarm this time, so you can totally scout the building if you want.

Navi is able to sneak into the tavern fairly easy and finds that it is currently inhabited. She can see three humans wearing breastplates and helmets that their faces. One of the humans is beating a man in the corner with the flat of his guisarme while saying "That's not good enough! Which Pathfinder did you sell the book to? Who was with him? More information!" Meanwhile the Sczarni man in the corner constantly says that he doesn't know in between yelps of pain.

Behind the bar is an oread. He wears a chain shirt and has a quarterstaff strapped to his back, but the more interesting thing about him would probably be the fact that his skin seems to be made of two different kinds of stone mixed together. As the scene with the guard beating up the helpless man in the corner continues, the oread pulls up a bottle from under the bar. "Ah yes, I do love myself some Mwangi rum." He pours himself a glass and starts drinking.

Navi whispers to the others through the stone.
"There are three armored humans and one Oread. One near the front entrance, one near the north east corner and one to the east. The oread is at the bar in the south east corner. The one in the north east is beating someone else, asking which Pathfinder the man sold the book to. You should come in quickly!"
She then flies to come closer to the poor man being beaten, going from under one table to another.
stealth: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (14) + 24 = 38
If possible move her under the table near F17. Tarquin will move to A13 and drink his mutagen. Not sure if we are in initiative already.

Aroden follows Aaroko from a safe distance (A4, but willing to give him more space as needed), keeping an eye on the man in his divine care.

"We could coordinate our entrance with this." He holds up a Thunderstone "I can throw it once we all have time to arrange ourselves at each door."

I'll move to N8, if the door is locked I would like to try and pick it. DD: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

A 28 is enough to open that door.

So my assumption is that people are going to want to do stuff before combat gets triggered when that door opens, so I'm going to trigger initiative on Monday. (That should give people enough time to get any last minute things in now that the holiday is over.) Then we can get back to our regularly scheduled all-out combat. (I mean, I guess you could try to talk to them - they might not, but you could...)

"I will go to the east and open the door over there. Let's make use of tin can's message ability to coordinate our attack."
Tarquin runs around the building and heads to the entrance at Q21 and checks it for traps, then tries to unlock the door, using some rusting powder if he has to.

perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
DD: 1d20 + 10 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 5 = 24
destroyed: 1d100 ⇒ 45
Whether unlocked or locked, the lock is destroyed so it stays locked or unlocked depending on if Tarquins DD was successful.

Holding his medlance in his tail, Tarquin pokes himself with the shield when he hears a countdown over the "comms". Assuming we have message on each other for it.

S'slarn will cast aspect of the bear on himself, giving him a +2 enhancement bonus to natural armor and a +2 to CMB checks.

He is ready to open the double doors at Iron Man's signal.

Aaroko and Dino will join Tarquin, being ready to run in.

Just before the doors are kicked in, he will cast magic fang on Dino.

Aroden shuffles behind Aaroko, keeping the man in his line of sight.

"You perform well, Mortals."

Iron Man give the rest of the party a nod to let them know he is ready and then trows open the door.

Working on the start of initiative post - but as far as I can tell both S'Slarn and Iron Man are trying to go in the top door but it's still locked? The other two doors are open fine.

Sorry I meant to post I was moving to the same door as Sylth.

Can S'slarn try a Strength check to force the door in when the others open their doors?

S'Slarn - absolutely. Feel free to give me a strength check.

Guided by Iron Man's message stones, the three groups all attempt to open the doors and enter. The guard watching the only door that hasn't been opened yet calls out "Look out! The coppers are here!" while the oread calls out "You guys got this, right?" before noticing the rear guard.

Aaroko Init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Dino Init: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Aaroden Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Iron Man Init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
S'Slarn Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Slyph Init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Tarquin/Navi Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Red Guard Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Blue Guard Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Green Guard Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Oread Init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

The green guard moves away from the only door in the building that doesn't have someone at it next to his buddy. "Come near me, I dare you, you damn pigs!" He looks like he's waiting for something.

Turn order
Iron Man
Slyph
Tarquin/Navi
Aaroko
Blue Guard
Red Guard
Oread
S'Slarn
Dino
Aroden
--Round Start--
Green Guard

Iron Man, Slyph, Tarquin, Navi, Aaroko are all up.

Tarquin grins a toothy grin and says "Sure fellow, we got this." before stepping through the door and attacking the man with tooth and claw.

bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
dmg: 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
claw: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
dmg: 1d6 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
claw: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
dmg: 1d6 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

apparently I forgot to adjust my lvl up to lvl 5 properly. Fixed now. Total adjustment is mutagen, arcane strike and power attack which leads up to such high adjustments.

"I'm already here stupid!" Navi shouts and from under the table she throws a large burst of colors towards the two guards near the prisoner before flying off in the opposite direction, searching for a place to cover from the two.
colorspray dc 11 and then fly to M10. Not sure if they are flatfooted but the table should make it very hard for them to make any aoo's I'm guessing.

Iron Man rushes into the building sending a repulsor blast at one of the men near Sal.

Move to M,12 Wand of Magic Missile @ Green
1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Strength: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

S'Slarn slips on some dung near the door and isn't able to shoulder it open on the first attempt.

Subsequent attempts:
Strength: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Strength: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

On his third attempt, he gets a nice hard push and (hopefully) pops open the door.

This puts him in the middle of round 2 for beginning combat. Looks like he chose the wrong door. If that roll of 19 does not pop open the door, he will move around to another door instead.

Aaroko will power attack with his greatsword.

damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
damage: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (2, 1) + 11 = 14

He will then take a 5 foot step (to P22) and tell Dino to attack.

Dino will take Aaroko's place in P22 when able.

talon: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20 (has magic fang)
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

talon: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

bite: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29 (crit chance)
damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

bite: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14 (confirmation)
damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

I'm at Q20 atm after the 5 ft step by the way

Slyph rushes in keeping the bar between him and the Oread. Moves to N15 The then throws a bomb at the man who seems to be in charge.

Sonic Bomb: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 vs Touch (Flat Footed?) Damage: 4d4 + 5 ⇒ (2, 2, 3, 1) + 5 = 13 DC 18 fortitude or deafened 1 min [ooc[Using a precise bomb to avoid hitting allies beyond him. Of course if I missed that doesn't matter...[/ooc]

Miss?: 1d8 ⇒ 3 9 Splash damage DC 18 reflex for half

Iron Man blasts the quicker guard.

Slyph chucks a bomb over and manages to hit the oread's flat-footed touch. (Surprise! It's 10!)
Oread's Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Tarquin hops into the room and rips the oread with his bite and one of his claws, the last attack just barely killing him. (First two attacks hit.)

Navi lets out a burst of color from underneath the table. (I was confused until I realized that I had you on the wrong place on the map.)
Green Will Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Blue Will Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Seriously? The die roller must like the sprite today...
Green: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Blue: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Aaroko, you can take a different turn if you'd like, seeing as your target is already dead.

The blue guard is stunned by the pretty colors.

The red guard chases the faerie, practically running into Iron Man as he does so. (Double move to L12)

S'Slarn - yup, you'll be entering the combat in round 2. If there's still a combat left...

Turn order
Dino
Aroden
--Round Start--
Green Guard - 2 damage, Blind and Stunned for 3 more rounds, Stunned for 1 more round
Iron Man
Slyph
Tarquin/Navi
Aaroko
Blue Guard - Blind and Stunned until Navi's turn, Stunned for 1 more round
Red Guard
Oread - Dead
S'Slarn

Pretty much everyone's up since the green guard is stunned. Not gonna lie, this is pretty close to being over, but not enough to call since the blue guy is going to wake up relatively soon.

Round 1

Aroden delays, waiting for the fighting to stop.

These are some pretty good mortals.

Iron Man shakes his head at the guard, Wrong move. flipping up a panel in his armor on his right wrist he presses a few buttons and a small metal box with a strange spool of copper wire raises up and the spools begins to spin rapidly.
Swift action to burn 2 points from Arcane pool to recall Stilled Shocking Grasp.
Cast Defensively: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32 DC 19
As his gauntlet starts to crackles with electricity he takes two swings at the man.
Gauntlet w/ Spell Combat and Spell Strike
Attack 1: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 2 = 25
Damage 1: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Attack 2: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 2 = 7
Damage 2: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
The First one to hit also triggers the shocking grasp
Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 2, 1) = 13

Tarquin moves in and over the bar towards the two stunned guards and tosses a grenade at the most left one.

ranged touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
confirm ranged touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
dmg: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 5, 3) + 7 = 21
confirmed dmg: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 5, 5) + 7 = 22

I'm as surprised as you are that color spray worked. And now a crit bomb :d. Not sure if splash gets doubled on a crit. But its 10 dmg if he doesn't save.

-Posted with Wayfinder

From what I can see, yes you get the crit damage on splash. Pretty darn impressive!

Re-do Turn:

Aaroko will climb over the bar if possible, then move up towards the remaining guards. (J19 or so)

climb: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

He will redirect Dino to the red guard. (F12)
(with 60ft move speed he should be able to get to him in a double move)

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Next Turn:

Aaroko will finish his move up to the blue guard and take a swing.
greatsword: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
damage: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (5, 5) + 11 = 21

Dino will full attack (or single talon if he has to continue moving)
talon: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

talon: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

bite: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29 (crit chance)
damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

bite: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 (confirmation)
damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

*does math*

That's enough to drop the red guard and to kill the blue guard and this is over. Sorry about not having the map updated. I could've sworn I uploaded the new version last night, but apparently I dreamed that. Not that it matters anymore.

The man in the corner looks at you warily, unsure whether to embrace you or to hide in the corner.

Aroden walks in to address the indecisive man (P13).

"Greetings, I am Aroden, the Reborn. And these are my future followers...are you ready to be saved? And to serve again?"

1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26 Diplomacy

The man looks at Aroden, gives a sceptical look, and retorts "Right. You're Aroden. And that thing," pointing at the oread "is Nethys."

Tarquin scoffs at Aroden's attempt to convert the man. And instead starts looking through the belongings of the Oread who seemed to be the leader.
"Perhaps it might be better to ask him about the questioning they did."

Aroden smiles at the man.

"Well, you're half right. I am Aroden...but I believe that is an oread. I know Nethys and he's not long to stay as one gender for too long. Sometimes she can be mischievous, though. Other times he can be cruel...but this oread is just an oread."

Aroden moves up more.

"Now, what is your name? Are you injured? What did they want from you?"

Well lets see what "just an oread" has on him. Iron man says as he starts to looks over the man. Um.. some help here I'm not good with dead things.

Perception: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 2

"I guess your scanners are quite inefficient this time Tony. These eyes and nose of mine finds everything on him."

perception: 1d20 + 10 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 8 = 36

My scanners are used for finding energy signatures and analyzing them, not sniffing around a carcass.