Powerful Characters for Skull and Shackles PFS Credit (Inactive)

Game Master DoubleGold

"Tentacles! Ewww!" Annie exclaims in mock disgust as she engages the grindylows. This tree was proving quite an ally.

Rapier 18–20/×2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 3 = 10
Parry/Ripsote first one to attack me in melee.
Rapier Parry vs opponents attack roll: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Rapier Riposte 18–20/×2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Rapier Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 3 = 8

Sorry. Power was out for almost 24hr... and can't charge phone. Back now, hope to catch up soon. @GM 10min/level. so 30min at this point

as heroes attack the grindyblows they do some massive damage and kill a few in one strike or less.

afli then targets another grindyblow threatening annie.
fort: 1 + 1d20 ⇒ 1 + (17) = 18

another grindyblow moves up after annie defensively killed one and another shifts over to ondan hoping to hit him.

hit: 2 + 1d20 ⇒ 2 + (15) = 17 vs ondan and gets stabbed for dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
hit: 2 + 1d20 ⇒ 2 + (3) = 5 vs annie.

the ghouls stay put, but they are desperat and they will try to bit at where they think a person is. chance: 2d100 ⇒ (46, 66) = 112 they need above 50 on each roll to know the position of allie., while the mosquitos get closer to afli

one ghoul does and will try to bite her. bite: 3 + 1d20 ⇒ 3 + (8) = 11 but can't latch onto her.

Allie moves out of the fog, away from the madly swiping ghouls and tries to stab the grindlow in the back.

Attack with Rapier: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 2 = 19

Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (4, 1) = 8

oh right for and allie is on it. round 4 start

Afli will shoot a ray of frost at the grindylow that annie is fighting.

ranged touch attack - 4 for melee; damage: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 6 - 4 = 61d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

14/24
Flurry+flanking on grindilow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Flurry+flanking on grindilow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Annie almost felt bad. These monsters aren't very good at being monsters.

Attack last grindylow near Annie
Rapier 18–20/×2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 3 = 8

Rapier Parry vs opponents attack roll: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Rapier Riposte 18–20/×2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Rapier Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 3 = 12
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Crit Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 3 = 12

okay, we are still waiting on allie and lillian, but you have all taken care of the grindyblows, the ghouls are still blinded for a round or 2 and the mosquitos will not be hard, so I'm calling this battle a win and I'm moving on.

okay heroes make it to riptide cave you make it to section d8 the link sometimes loads very badly. You can see that all the monsters have been killed here by someone else.

riptide cave section d8

What anyone have liked to have done anything in this cave before having reached space d8? in any of the sections or before they went into this cave?

auto success

She looks around quickly
"Well. That group we didnt murder... they made our job easier. They wiped out these creatured" she explains with her airy voice

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Sorry! I thought I had already posted my action for Round 4.

"Well, however it happened, there are fewer things to kill us! Which way shall we go?"

I have no ranks in Survival.

survival: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Sniffing around, Afli realizes what has happened, and says "The tribe we left alive cleared out everything in here, except for the baddies."

that was fun.

alright, heroes get to the final room. light blue is the land, torquise is shallow water, 4 feet deep, and dark blue is deep water, 20 feet deep. Moving outside the blue is not possible as the room is round, not square.

init: 7 + 1d20 ⇒ 7 + (17) = 24 allie
init: 4 + 1d20 ⇒ 4 + (3) = 7 ondan
init: 4 + 1d20 ⇒ 4 + (4) = 8 afli
init: 3 + 1d20 ⇒ 3 + (11) = 14 lillian
init: 6 + 1d20 ⇒ 6 + (3) = 9 annie
init: 4 + 1d20 ⇒ 4 + (8) = 12 the whale
init: 2 + 1d20 ⇒ 2 + (5) = 7 brinebrood queen

if anyone wants the stats, I will have to write them out manually, as they are exclusive to only this adventure path, as a lot of you can identify the creatures unless you all roll 1s, but seriously this battle will be a peace of cake. The whale and the brinebrood queen both have cr 3, while the queen has druid spells. The brienbrood queen has a defensive ability, resist ocean's furry.

the whale will delay to act on the brienbrood queens init, but is not treated as flatfooted when alfi, ondan, and annie goes.

all pcs are up

Afli will step over to Annie, and cast touch of the sea on her. "Here, this should help you go get them."

Lasts for three minutes. You cause webs to grow between the target's fingers and its feet to transform into flippers, granting a swim speed of 30 feet along with the standard +8 bonus on Swim checks and the ability to take 10 even if distracted or endangered. You can also use the run action while swimming, provided you swim in a straight line. This transformation causes any boots or gloves the target is wearing to meld into its form (although magic items with a continuous effect continue to function). This spell does not grant the target any ability to breathe water.

Allie sloshes forward and thrusts her rapier into the gut of the whale.

Attack with Rapier: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 2 = 18

Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (4, 2) = 11

"Gonna give this big boy a bellyache!"

Ondan will run in and launch into a kick at the whale.
attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
dammage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Annie looks at her webbed hands and giggles. "Gross. Awesome!" She dives into the water, going after the queen.

Darn. Can't quite make it to the queen in one move action. Double move to the queen. Is she underwater? I'll be taking ten on swimming for 27.

the queen is floating above water,full body almost, so cover at all

I'll have lillian do storm burst against the whale hit: 6 + 1d20 ⇒ 6 + (10) = 16 vs touch
dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

While ally stabbed the whale hard and lillian casted a harmful spell, ondan bounces off the whales natural armor.

enemies turn, the whale took some damage but is still up, with only a few hurt scratches and tears on it.
It will bite ally hit: 6 + 1d20 ⇒ 6 + (5) = 11 but she is too quick for it

the queen will cast barskin and shift back.

round 2 start

"Ugh! Your breath is foul!" Allie says, as the beast lunges for her with its huge maw.

Attack with Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Attack with Dagger: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Confirm Critical Hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Damage with Dagger: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Afli will cast ray of frost at the whale.

touch attack and damage: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 191d3 ⇒ 2

5 Foot...swim forward?

"I'm the new queen here! You've been overthrown." Annie stabs at the queen, and finds the water doesn't offer as much resistance as she thought she would. Magic is strange.

No attack penalty since I'm using a piercing weapon and Alfi gave me a swim speed.
Rapier 18–20/×2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 3 = 10
Intimidate as a swift action if attack hits: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
Parry/riposte first attack against me in melee.
Rapier Parry vs opponents attack roll: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Rapier Riposte 18–20/×2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Rapier Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 3 = 9

okay botting lillian and ondan
hit: 5 + 1d20 ⇒ 5 + (18) = 23
hit: 5 + 1d20 ⇒ 5 + (18) = 23 on the whale

and he hits the whale twice dmg: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5) + 2 = 11

then lillian fires at the queen as the whale is dead, and sinks to the bottom of water.hit: 6 + 1d20 ⇒ 6 + (9) = 15
dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

okay the queen will attack annie hit: 7 + 1d20 ⇒ 7 + (10) = 17 but misses and is parried

Round 3 start

Afli will cast ray of frost at the queen.

touch attack and damage: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 151d3 ⇒ 1

It is a hit one of the queens tentacles, but she is still living

Allie sheaths her rapier, kicks out into the deep water, and moves up behind the queen.

Swim: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

That should be two moves, but now Annie and Allie are flanking her.

lillian, ondan and annie are up common people just one more battle after this, well that battle might not even happen depending upon roleplay, then you will be done with book 1

Ondan will attack the whale once more
attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

what is dead, okay will say you moved onto the queen and then killed her.

As you all head back to the ship, Rosie heals you all and you all go to sleep. okay final plotline of book 1 coming tomorrow, kinda of tired and want to rewrite some for roleplaying.

okay so you all wake up the next morning fully healed and fully refreshed. Scourge address you all.

Today is the day of judgement, to weed out the weak and only hire the strong, the weak shall be punished by death. First we start with Owlbear. He has lost too many men and recently I discovered 2 of the men he was in charge of died. Him and group of 4 is all that is left. Now we go to Fish Guts, he is nothing but a drunk and cannot even keep up on his cooking anymore, he is useless and a waste of a mouth to feed, we can easily find a replacement for him.

He continues on...And not to mention Jakes Magpie, he doesn't work he just steals, and while a true pirate takes what he needs, stealing from your own crew is bad.

He continues on then we go to Cutthraot Grug, she cannot run the shop well or make a business, she is asked to take care of our weapons. he then shows everyone a few bad shaped not clean weapon. She then speaks up But check out the rest of my shop, that is 3 weapon total out of 313 weapons, they go bad, maintaing every last one of them isn't an easy task you know

Crimson Cogward speaks up as well as Conchobhar We've heard enough, these are part of the crew, you are killing no one, we hate how you treat us!

Then another person comes along dressed like Scourge Stop, remember when Scourge was the good guy, remember that? Well that was before this bully imposter pushed me around, but I can't stay quite anymore, I"m the real Scourge who treated you all nice, until this guy threatened me a few weeks ago and that's when things got bad

the other Scourge speaks up You believe that one, that I threatened the lead pirated and took over? No I don't think so, and you all know that those who don't pull their weight die.
he then continues I am to execute 2 people but he also names the NPCs for not killing that tribe. And maybe this imposter shall be first on my list

the next Scourge speaks I wish not to kill anyone, besides this mean old Scourge, or at least Jail him and all shall be treated fairly

Bad to the meaner Scrouge How about me and 6 pirates versus say 5 people and we will determine who lives and who dies, since this imposter is all goody good.

The nicer Scourge speaks How about we just jail this one, pirates arrest him

owlbear, Cog, Conchobhars, Fishguts, and Cut thraote Crog 5 regular pirates and Jakes Magpie side with nice scourge.

Captain Plugg and 12 regular pirates side with mean scourge.

Rosie and Sandra Quin and 13 pirates side with no one.

Though not everyone will fight, some refuse to fight, even those that are sided with someone, they may agree, but they will not fight.

okay heroes what do you wish to do? You can do anything here, you can talk it out, be apart of the fight, not be a part of the fight, you can even play the loose cannon just attack an NPC without talking it out, etc.

Allie looks to her companions, and says, "Soooo, if we let them kill each other, there won't be anyone in any condition to oppose us if we name ourselves the new masters of the ship."

what a weekend... blehg.

Lillian looks from one to the other. This went from okay, to bad. To chum in the water
"Im not sure. But i say let them at each other. They did bring us here against our will... time for a bit of revenge" she whispers this

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I don't know. I never saw enough of Scrooge to tell. What if we enter as a third party to take out both captains? Then we become masters and well I know who I want in the crew. We could see if rosie, sandra, and the others would side with us. Ondan says excitedly.

"I'm with Lillian. It is time for revenge. Let's wait until they are fully engaged, then jump in against the stronger side. I'm all for teaching these ruffians a lesson!"

okay, so nice scourge, owlbear and 4 pirates are in the fight.
versus mean scourge and 6 pirates and Plugg

that is 14 in the fight. After 3 rounds, this many dies death: 3d5 ⇒ (3, 4, 2) = 9

edit 1 which side: 1d100 ⇒ 40 the one with more people is less likely to have a death, lower number for side 1, higher numbers for side 2. 58 and above would have been side 2, so 1 death on side 1

edit 2 which side: 1d100 ⇒ 83 it would have been 62 at this point, so side 2 loses one

edit 3 which side: 1d100 ⇒ 61 58 and above, so side 2 gets hit again

edit 4 which side: 1d100 ⇒ 69 55 and above hits side 2

edit 5 which side: 1d100 ⇒ 26 they are now split 50/50 as means scourge is losing this fight, nice scourge loses 1

edit 6 which side: 1d100 ⇒ 57 55 and above makes side 2 lose 1

edit 7 which side: 1d100 ⇒ 91 50/50 again, oouch again to side 2

edit 8 which side: 1d100 ⇒ 99 side 2 losing. 43 and lower to hit side 1

edit 9 which side: 1d100 ⇒ 43 this will take out plugg, yep it would have had to been 34 or lower.

edit 10 okay so mean scourge versus 4 enemies.
how chances scourge was hit: 8d100 ⇒ (4, 80, 85, 23, 51, 32, 6, 15) = 296 each alive enemy could have hit scourge twice with a 30% chance, owlbear has a 60% and will be the last 2 d100s, not because scrouges ac is high but because they were dealing with other pirates and other things in between, any 70s or above would mean hit

edit 11 okay so scourge took dmg: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10 dmg

edit 12 scourge could have hit one pirate twice chance: 2d100 ⇒ (45, 13) = 58 60% chance

edit 13 did scourge crit, after all he is a boss crit: 7 + 1d20 ⇒ 7 + (13) = 20 12 to crit
dmg: 3d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 5, 3) + 6 = 19 edit 14, okay so one more pirate died.

as the fight gets hectic and people get crowded, after 18 seconds, those that weren't planning on fighting is downstairs, that includes rosie, fishguts and all of them.

okay people one side has owlbear, nice scourge and 1 pirate left, all untouched.

the other scourge is down 10 HP.

Jakes Magpie wants to jump in and kill both scrouges. what would you all like to do? and I'll be rolling actual attacks from here on out, regardless if you participate or not, the percentages was just a quick way of doing it rather than rolling 14 attacks for 14 npcs 3 times/

"Well, folks, I think it is time we jumped in, and took over this ship!"

"If we want to claim the ship, Plugg and both Scourges have to go," Allie says.

"The rest of them can be given the choice to surrender, and re-join the crew, although I'm sorely tempted to castrate Owlbear," she says, giving the big man an icy glare.

those jumping in you are automatically first in init before npcs, go ahead and make attacks, and yes, there is more than enough room to flank with someone, even though the map isn't up yet. All NPCs are at least 15 feet from each other, so no threat there

if you want others to surrender, intimidate will work after you kill off who you want

"From what I've seen, I don't think either of them are capable or deserving of running a ship... Let's wait for one side to win. It wouldn't be...heh. Honorable to attack them while they're playing with each other."

Honor is good. but not everything. My code tells me to make sure that there is peace. i will preserve that by making sure there is with us in charge! Ondan is ready for battle.

"No time like the present, I guess," Allie says with a wink, and moves swiftly behind Captain Plugg, lunging with her rapier at his back

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 +2 more if flanking

damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Not sure if flanking, but if so:

additional sneak attack damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9

If Allie isn't flanking, before she has her attack, Ondan will join in on Plugg. if not I will attack healthy Scrooge.

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20 if flanking +2
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

I'm sorry, Plugg is dead as I miswrote it, need 34 or lower for him to live, not die.

healthy Scourge is hit hard by allie and ondan

he will retailate back hit: 7 + 1d20 ⇒ 7 + (18) = 25 vs allie, hit

pirate and owlbear go after unhealthy scrouge hit: 3 + 1d20 ⇒ 3 + (5) = 8
hit: 1 + 1d20 ⇒ 1 + (13) = 14 miss and miss

scourge will attack the pirate hit: 7 + 1d20 ⇒ 7 + (3) = 10 miss

and allie was hit fordmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

I'm having trouble visualizing this. Normally, I'd have Afli cast color spray if there were several targets in a fifteen foot cone area. But, since I can't visualize what is happening tactically, Afli will just shoot a ray.

Ray of frost, ranged touch attack against healthy Scourge and damage: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 201d3 ⇒ 2

yeah, they are all spread out pretty far using ranged attacks, reach and shifting after attack, so only 1 in any 15 foot cone.

Healthy scourge is hit.

Afli, allie and ondan are up again
Lillian still has an option to join or not join the fight

Growling from Scourge's stab, Allie retaliates, using Ondan's flanking position to her advantage.

Attack with rapier, flanking: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 2 = 22

Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (5, 2) = 12

Attack with dagger, flanking: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 2 = 25

Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (3, 1) = 8

Lillian will glide in, and cast a mending breeze over her friend and ally, Allie
CLW: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
"May the winds carry away your pain" she whispers to her as she casts the spell