PbP Gameday VII - #8-19 Treacherous Waves - GM NOWRUZ (Inactive)

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Pivoting sharply as their first opponent falls, Shabah presses on towards the sahuagin with unstable footing, trying to keep the momentum at any cost!

Falchion (Charge, Power Attack): 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 2 - 1 = 15
Slashing: 2d4 + 10 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4) + 10 + 3 = 19

Umberto follows up behind Shabah and rounds around some crates to come up from behind.

move, move

Dooain charges in with his dwarvan waraxe and tried to wack the sahaguin on the side of the head
nonleathal axe charge: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
nonlethal damage: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
"LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS!"

Gurkagh moves into the warehouse and picks up one of the small crates, hoisting it over his head.

Move action to move, move action to pick up crate

"Gurkagh! Wait!" Seth yells. He hopes this isn't about to take an explosive turn.

ROUND 2

1. Enemies

The Pathfinders' attack all miss and now you see that the Sahuagin's are ready to retaliate.

The sahuagin in red armor suddenly starts to rage and ...

mwk harpoon: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 191d8 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 241d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
bite crit confirm: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 211d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

... his harpoon pierces Shabah's abdomen and his bite tears into Shabah's shoulder.

Shabah: Assuming AC 19 this was 22 damage. AC 21 would have been 11 damage.

The sahuagin in blue armor moves to the aisle and shoots at Umberto with his crossbow and...

mwk underwater heavy crossbow, human bane bolt: 1d20 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 3 = 201d10 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 3 + (5, 3) = 15

... the bolt almost flies with a targeting system and hits Umberto right in the chest.

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2. PC

You are all up!

#Red Sahuagin: Full HP
#Blue Sahuagin: Full HP

#Dooain:
#Umberto: -15 HP
#Shabah: -11 HP or -22 HP
#Gyrand:
#Seth:
#Gurkagh:

Dooain charges in with his dwarvan waraxe and tried to wack the sahaguin on the side of the head

[dice = nonleathal axe charge]1d20+7
[dice=nonlethal damage]1d10+5
"LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS!"

Dooain, that Sahuagin was already disabled. Your movement would not have been enough to attack the other Sahuagin and you could not have charged. So please place you icon where you see fit with your changed action in the last round.

Gah. That's a mighty bolt of birch you have there. Let's see how you like the business end of my mace! Umberto stomps down the corridor to slam his mace into the sahuagin.

Spend Fervor to swift cast Cure Light Wounds, converting Liberating Command. Move to position, standard to attack.

CLW: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
of course.

mace: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

these dice are cold. let's get em warmed up!

Seth moves in as quickly as he can and casts a spell of blessing for him and his companions.
bless=+1 morale bonus on attacks and saves vs fear

21 - I had time to drink my mutagen
Fortification: 1d100 ⇒ 29 Didn't work this time, but Shabah's atypical anatomy gives them a 25% chance to avoid crits or precision damage

Driving their falchion into the boards, Shabah matches fury with fury, fangs with fangs.

Bite (PA): 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 10 - 1 = 11
B/P/S: 1d8 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 = 10
Claw (PA): 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 10 - 1 = 26
B/S: 1d6 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15
Claw (PA): 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 - 1 = 29
B/S: 1d6 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 = 10

Confirm: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 10 - 1 = 15
B/S: 1d6 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15

The first two attacks of Shabah are so vicious that they tear into Sahuagin as if he was made of butter.

You see the Sahuagin take a step back and then drops to the floor.

Gurkagh looks very confused and a bit disappointed when Seth yells at him not to throw the crate. Nonetheless, he puts it down gently where he got it from.

Move action to put the crate down, and standard action to do total defence.

Dooain runs through the aisle of crates to loop around behind the other Sahaguin.

ROUND 3

1. Enemies

The sahuagin in blue armor moves a step back and rapidly reloads his crossbow to shoot at Umbberto again!

mwk underwater heavy crossbow, human bane bolt: 1d20 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 3 = 281d10 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 3 + (6, 5) = 18

The bolt hits his abdomen this time and you see crimson everywhere ... Umberto falls to the ground.

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2. PC

You are all up!

#Red Sahuagin: Full HP
#Blue Sahuagin: Full HP

#Dooain:
#Umberto: -29 HP, dying stabilization roll needed
#Shabah: -11 HP
#Gyrand:
#Seth:
#Gurkagh:

Hearing Umberto's groan as he falls to the ground, Seth runs to help him out but can't quite get to him just yet (sorry, spd is 25'}. But, he can at least keep the man from bleeding out. He waves his hand while chanting, sending a mote of positive energy streaking toward the unconscious priest.
casting stabilize, has a range of 30'

Umberto has the Step Up feat and would follow the Sahuagin provoking an Attack of Opportunity if he would like to rethink actions.

Umberto has the Step Up feat and would follow the Sahuagin provoking an Attack of Opportunity if he would like to rethink actions.

Great feat! You get two AoOs (if you can make two) for reloading and shooting.

mace aoo: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

mace aoo: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

rolling so badly!

Both of Umberto’s attacks unfortunately miss!!

So I'll drop to -8 and Seth stabilizes me.

What would it take to traverse the squares with crates in them?

Climb check DC 10+ = treat as three squares, 15+ 2 squares.

"Bad sharkmen! shouts Gurkagh, as he rushes towards the nearest one whispering to the wood spirits in the crates. His left arm turns into a tree branch, and he swings it hard at the sahuagin.

Swift action to activate Tree Limb and full round action to charge

Charge attack (w/ bull's strength & P.A.): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Glad that their falchion won't occupy their hands during the climb, Shabah vaults up and over the intervening barricade, bringing their mighty jaws to bear against the sahuagin who injured her compatriot!

Climb: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Bite: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 - 1 = 29
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 = 10

Confirm?: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 10 - 1 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 2 = 16

Dooain steadily thumps his way around the crates.

Gurkagh, I do not see you icon near the still relevant enemy. :-)

Shabah is able to bite the Sahuagin's right arm and you see that he almost drops the crossbow!

ROUND 4

1. Enemies

The sahuagin suddenly starts to frenzy when he sees his own blood and drops the crossbow. He attacks with all his might but cannot penetrate Shabah's thick hide.

claws +8 : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 121d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
claws +8 : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 181d4 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

bite +8 : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 91d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

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2. PC

You are all up!

#Red Sahuagin: Dead
#Blue Sahuagin: -10 HP

#Dooain:
#Umberto: -29 HP, stabilized
#Shabah: -11 HP
#Gyrand:
#Seth:
#Gurkagh:

Dooain runs over toward the Berzerk Sahaguin.

Gurkagh moves up behind the fallen Umberto.

Gurkagh, I do not see you icon near the still relevant enemy. :-)

Ha, sorry--my bad. I'm not good with color and didn't zoom in enough to notice the line through that sahuagin token. Maybe Gurkagh gave him an extra tap to keep him down! :)

Umberto snores.

As it looks like the others have the sahaugin well in hand, Seth begins to search around the boxes to see if he can locate the explosives.

Shabah tries to put an end to this battle with savage finality.

Bite (PA): 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 10 - 1 = 20
B/P/S: 1d8 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 2 = 14
Claw (PA): 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 - 1 = 17
B/S: 1d6 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15
Claw (PA): 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 - 1 = 17
B/S: 1d6 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15

With an unbelievably forceful bite and claw attack Shabah tears into the Sahuagin and its lifeless body falls to the ground!

As you check over the bodies, they are mostly geared for combat, but one thing of note are hollow metal bars, each of them carrying a pair of them.

On the upper balcony is a waterproofed map laid across the crates, which you easily recognize as depicting Vialesk.

Red X's are marked in a rough circle, seeming to surround the Glass Pit.

preception: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Dooain glances at the map but is more concerned with his fallen comrades.
"May the ancestors mend these stalwart companions that they may fight again"
CLW: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

CLW: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Umberto wakes and stands. Did I get him?

HP 10/21, thank you.

Looking at how badly these things have been mauled, my guess is that wasn't me. Umberto draws a wand of healing for himself and applies a few dabs.

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

HP 20/21. that'll do.

perc: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Umberto looks over the hollow iron bars and touches them together ligthly. These bars. They make that noise that Zahra described. We're in the right place. Tsomo is the mastermind.

"Uh oh. If those red X's represent explosives that have already been placed, we may be too late." With that, Seth begins to furiously ransack a few crates to determine whether or not there are still bombs here.

Seth realizes quite fast that most of the ironflame powder that was delivered is not in the warehouse anymore.

"Mr. Saliss is correct. Time is of the essence; we must depart!"

It takes only a few minutes to realize that any one of the sites will cause rapid flooding of the district around the Glass Pit.

Cutting off the air and submerging the forge would result in a massive pressure explosion and catastrophic damage to the city.

The fewer sites allowed to go critical, the longer the city would have to evacuate the area, but the Glass Pit can likely only be saved by preventing the sabotage completely.

You also note that the red X's are marked over initial black marks, suggesting that the sites have been crossed off.

You can tell that the sites are spread out by kilometers. The map is not detailed enough to determine exact locations, so you suspect it will take time searching out the locations. Some may even be in submerged locations. You feel confident that engineering skill, great perception and swim talents will be useful in correcting the sabotage.

If I had to guess, all the things we need to solve this problem I lack severely. Well, we better get to it! Umberto is ready to undo the sabotage.

"It may be best to split up. Let's try to play to our strengths," Seth says as they gather up the map and head to the Glass Pit. "Who are our swimmers?" he asks.
Seth has a 25' swim speed, but can't breathe under water without one of our potions

"I am a proficient swimmer, at need." Not super fast, but +15 and can breathe water

You do not need to be able to breathe under water. I can already tell you tell there is no danger and you can split up. Please check which skill you have highest and then tell me if you all want to roll for yourself or if you want to aid the roll of somebody else.

"Should be alert the guard?"

My swim is +7 so I guess I'll give it a shot on my own
swim: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Gurkagh converses with the ocean spirits for a while and then heads off in the direction of what he thinks might be the right place.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

That's not bad, but I'm going to see if I can do better using my shirt re-roll w/ +1 GM star bonus.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Well, a little better. Guys, I'm away for the weekend--off to PaizoCon AP! I'll try to post again on Monday.

Gurkagh, keep the reroll. This is a chase! So we roll multiple checks anyway and I will see those two rolls as your first two. I just wanted to get through the first phase of rolls and after you have aligned then start to roll for the next phases.

Umberto recalls a bit of engineering.

kn Engineering: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Forgot I have a few trained knowledge skills.

Swim: 10 + 15 = 25 Can take-10 even in combat for swim checks in this form

Falchion strapped to their back, Shabah takes the search to the canals and rivulets that flow through this place.