Rise of the Runelords (Slow Game) (Inactive)

Game Master MayDay

Boo walks out the door seemingly oblivious to the danger that lies before her...Such a goofy girl!

Elf-witch! Bring forth my daughter. Or I shall burn this building to the ground.

The four henchmen step forward grinning. Lonjiku Kaijatso steps back, gaining a little distance. And begins to cast a spell.

Boo casts grease centered on the old dude. Whoopsie!
"It isn't my building" She notes, practically. "Also, being an arsonist is hardly setting an example to your daughter and is I am sure, an excellent way to endear yourself to her. Is this some habit of yours, burning her possessions to gain her affection. Or is this a custom of your people? How odd your tribe must be..."

Thumparr stumbles downstairs after a night of weird dreams, no doubt influenced by the fire breath whiskey. He makes for the coffee and takes a couple of swallows, blinking and frowning his way to the table. Spying the boar meat, he sighs. "Ah, a morning treat! Just what me belly needs!" He takes a hunk of the meat and chews contentedly, sipping coffee...until he notices the group outside.
Mumbling something about not being able to finish his breakfast, and then seeing Tinuviel challenged, Thumparr jumps up, and hurries outside to stand near her, throwing axe in hand.

"I was having a good morning and ye've already ticked me off! Bad for ye!"
Then he hurls his axe at the spellcaster...

Not sure when exactly his turn will be - having trouble deciphering the initiative rolls. But here is his attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 81d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

As my dwarven freind, I don't know when I go, but when I do....

Menelei sees the thugs advance towards Tinuviel and drops the apple. Grabbing her bow, she nocks an arrow before she even reaches the door, drawing as she steps through and raising the bow, aimed at Lonjiku. She lets the arrow fly without a word and draws another.

Attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 Damage 1d8 ⇒ 4

"Stop trying to hurt my friends," she snaps.

Okay, you caught me getting lazy on the initiative rolls! This Lonjiku guy is a cheater after all:) Here they are broken down:

Bad guys spend move action to achieve current positions. We'll give Dair and Eyotah a chance to clock in and tell us how their morning went and where they are.

MAP UPDATED.

Does this mean we're doing group initiative now? I have no problem with that, it probably makes things easier all around, just a little confused.

Seeing Lord Cranky Pants with the ugly militia Dair sighs "Really? I couldn't just have a nice relaxing breakfast, before all the bad stuff happens?" With that he draws his rapier and joins the fray, relying on his tumbling skills to put him in the best position possible.

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 Acrobatics to flank with Menelei

Eyotah hasn't posted in 4 days so I'm going to NPC her. Hope you don't mind Eyotah!

Waking up late, Eyotah looks out the window of her second floor room and sees her new friends surrounded and the old man from last night casting a mean looking spell. She throws open her window, grabs her new composite longbow and let's an arrow fly at the old man. This one's got your name on it, Kaijatsu

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 for 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Ha, she probably will be mad at my dice rolls at least!

-------------round 1 bad guys-------------------

Kaijatsu: Bloody knuckles, she is paralyzed. Grab her and bring her to me...

Result: Thumpar takes 3 damage from a club across the face.

--------------round 1 good guys---------------
Dair you still get a standard action this round I think, cause you only moved half your speed.

--------------round 2 bad guys-------------------

MAP UPDATED

[ooc]PCs are up...

Um, Owl. Where is Boo's initial save vs Hold Person?

Dair slashes the thug 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 But he's a little wobbly from the somersault needed to get into position and his attack goes wide.

Boo is held, so there isn't much else she can do.

Thanks Dair.
Boo's Initial will save: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (4) + 0 = 4
Boo get's a will save every round DC14 to escape the spell...

Sorry if I was unclear, that last round I was shooting my bow at Lonjjiku. If that's problematic, I guess I can stab the guy instead.

Menelei stabs the twerp in front of her.

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 1d6 ⇒ 6

Maybe.

Thumparr doesn't even flinch when the thug hits him in the face. Instead he grins, and says, "Not bad, fer a girl. Now, have a taste of me hammer!"

Hammer attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Hammer damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

@Menelei, you are right, you shot an arrow at the old man...I lost track. So Lonjiku takes the 4 damage. Menelie is touting her bow, not rapier. Lucky for the twerp in front of her!

Thumpar's hammer comes down crushingly on the poor fool's frame.

I think I can an AoO on the thug carrying Boo, right? If so, 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 AoO

Dair strikes out again at the thug, but his blade bounces harmlessly off the man's armor. [ooc]1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Eyotah takes another shot, this time at the thug holding Boo...Why do guys think they can just grab ladies? What is Golarian coming too??
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16 for 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

---------------round 2 good guys-----------------

--------------round 3 bad guys-------------------
Lonjiku get's 6 inches from Boo's face. You can smell his morning sushi on his breath! He waves a parchment letter in front of you.

Is Ameiko still in there or has she gone to meet that brat she calls a brother? You have convinced them to team up against me! For all I know they both hired you to fight the Goblins...and probably payed the goblins to make it look like you won! Tell me what they are up to!

While Boo is answering (if she does) he casts a spell. He is furious. He casts Doom, DC12. Roll your saves!

PCs are up...

"Now, yer just making me mad!" Thumparr shouts, swinging his hammer at the thug again.
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 71d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Thumparr's stats should read (HP)6/12

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 Will

Dair tries to distract the thug, hoping to get him to lower his guard. 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 Feint attempt

FYI, Doom only affects one target. Bane is the multitarget 1st level debuff. Was that what he cast?

Will Save 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 ouch

Wounded, and seeing her ally wounded as well, Menelei whispers a prayer to Desna and feels the Goddess's strength pouring through her, even as Lonjiku's poison prayer seems to weaken her.

Channel 1d6 ⇒ 5
A little help for Thumparr and me.
(selective channel allows me to exclude a number of targets from my channeling in the area of effect. In this case, that will be Bloody Knuckle 3 and Lonjiku)

Boo attempts an ungrapple 1d20 ⇒ 1 and critically fails.

At the very least, Boo has just bitten her tongue, so she can't actually say anything. Her face is also an alarming shade of purple.

Doubtless there are other ill effects as well.

DM oversights acknowledged! Yes, it's Bane, not Doom that he cast. And Thumparr, i've fixed your stats. Gotta be careful winging Pathfinder from a hospital room, lol!

Eyotah knows Boo is in trouble. She draws her bow back and carefully sights Lonjiku. The arrow from the Goblin composite bow flies with great velocity, but will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 for 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 misses the old man.

Lucky bastard. If one of my arrows does connect, you shall be dead before you hit the ground...

----------round 3 good guys results----------
-Thumparr misses his target yet again but will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15 avoids bane, and takes healing from Menelei.
-Dair get's baned, but feints a lung, drawing the thug out...feint works. Thug AC is 15 for you in round 4
-Menelei already feels her mastery of the divine energies growing as she carfully lends healing to her party. Bane always sucks though.
-Boo feels movement return to her body as Lonjiku's spell finally ends! the hold person spell ends due to Lonjiku's level duration. The thug no longer has you grappled, he dropped you last round due to a failed check when Eyotah shot an arrow at him. But you are very baned!. Perhapse the extra bane-ness affects Kvothe...the bird sqwaks as the dark energies surge through her body:(

-----------round 4 bad guys-----------
Lonjiku appears to be near tears seeing his hold person spell end. He continues to wave the parchment letter in front of Boo.

What did i do to deserve this from my own family? Why have you done this?

PCs are up...

Is there a way you can mark each thug, so we know which ones are which on the map?

Eyotah sights again at the old man, however, her arrow slips to the side and corkscrews through the air skewering a pigeon which had been sitting on a water trough on the other side of the street.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
1d1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Sorry I couldn't post for a couple of days, but, with luck like mine maybe I should leave it to the Owl!

"Because you treat your family like dogs, and ambush strangers on the street," Menelei snarls, and stabs at the thug in front of her.

1d20 - 1 ⇒ (12) - 1 = 11 Like the dice roller wasn't bane-ing me enough.

I couldn't hit anything with Eyotah's bow either! Glad your back. I gots big plans for your character...

Dair I UPDATED THE MAP for you. I'm pretty limited on mapping capabilities right now, it takes by far the most time, but i'll do my best.

@ Menelei

I treat them like dogs? What do you call BLACKMAILING your father to allow goblins into his home town? What do you call conspiring against your father to frame him for his wife's murder? What do you call teaming up with that half-demon Nualia and hiring outsiders like you to kill me???

Boo untangles her tongue. Her face goes back to being merely red.

"Mr Longjohns, sir, no one hired me. And I haven't attacked you. You attacked me. I do not believe your daughter did those things. Unless you have another, more evil daughter."

Boo hits the thug who grappled her with an acid dart.

1d20 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 - 1 = 4 for 1d6 ⇒ 2 hypothetical miss damage.

Bruno! Hans! Leif! Jorgan! Ease up! The 4 thugs take up 'total defense' positions at the start of their next turns. Lonjiku approaches Boo. Oh no? Then explain what this letter was doing on the bar when I arrived this morning to make peace with Ameiko for last night's embarrassment? The 5 of you were still asleep from your wonton drinking campaign the night before!

He hands boo a LETTER

Boo quickly reads the document then passes the letter to Dairkal.

"Fascinating. I still do not see how I'm involved. My aunt and uncle live here. That's why I am here.

It sounds as though you have alienated your son and possibly your daughter. He certainly blames you. Did you incite the goblins?"

Thumparr takes a swing at the second thug who beaned him, cursing like a...well...like a Dwarven miner! Cursing all the more that he missed. Noting the defensive stance of the thugs, he says, "C'mon now, boys, the fun's just starting!"

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

"Starsong save us from this," Menelei muttered, lifting her arm to kiss the embroidered butterfly on her sleeve. She glares at Lonjiku. "Nobody hired us to do anything to you, you despicable, old, paranoid bastard."

Channeling again, again excluding the enemy.1d6 ⇒ 2A little love for Tinuviel and Thumparr.

Also, he's been throwing spells from my list at us. Looking for any sign of what god(dess) he gets his juice from.
Perception 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Knowledge: Religion 1d20 ⇒ 5

@ Menelei: You do notice a thick chained necklace around his neck bedangling (i think i just made that word up!) a figurine of a women. This women's face is depicted as having no mouth. Your knowledge of religion is still to young to know who the image represents, but you know it must be key to the source of his power.

@ Boo: I did not encite them, my son Tsuto is to blame! And now he is recruiting my daughter to this Goblin-Queen's madness! If you truly were not hired by them you would be concerned for her! Ameiko will be in great danger if she goes to meet him at the Glassworks...but I see you are not concerned, so shall I assume that my 'despicable, old, paranoid bastardism' is accurate??

Lonjiku begins begins toying with a figurine hanging from his neck, perhapse considering whether to cast another spell! Still waiting for 4th round actions from Dair, I think. The roleplaying in combat is turning out cool.

Boo throws her hands up and says something. It might be a curse or it could be a prayer.

"I didn't know I ought to be concerned for her until I read your letter a few moments ago. We were strangers until last night sir. Why would your daughter be in peril if she went to visit your son? If they hate each other, why would he ask for her help? I truly do not understand."

Boo looks as though she is beginning to have a headache.

Dair lowers his weapon "Sir Kaijatso, I have been staying at the Rusty Dragon for three months now, and know your daughter to be quite a fair and honorable young lady. I do not think she would have conspired to have the town she loves so dearly be attacked. As for my involvement, I am but a simple entertainer who was in the right place to help defend a little girl. True, I know my way around a fight, and can use my rapier with some skill, but I have wandered Varisia for nine years, so learning to defend myself was only natural."

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 Diplomacy, using Adaptable Luck

Tinuviel Diplomacy 'aid another check: 1d20 ⇒ 15 is > 10. Taking her comments as a diplomacy check like this make's Dair's check 24. One more successful 'aid another check' to add to Dair's would make it 26 and Kaijatsu's attitude according to the rules would drop one step down from Hostile. On the other hand, if the aid another checks fail, or someone throws out a nasty insult right now, the fight is back on!!!

Thumparr ain't done and in fact, he's getting madder by the minute. "Ye boys just gonna stand there playing with each other or are ye gonna do sommat to shut me mouth?"

Intimidating Prowess: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 Well, I was ambivalent about making the diplomacy roll anyway.

"Doesn't seem like she'll be going to the glassworks, since you stole the letter, does it?" Menelei mutters. "Even if we wanted to help her, we're too busy being ambushed by her despicable, old, paranoid bastard father!"

She puts an arrow to her bowstring, drawing the bow back and aiming at the figurine, and the heart behind it.

Readying a shot at Lonjiku, if he makes any further move to cast.

------------round 4 good guys, results------------
After feeble attempts by some party members to negotiate their way out of battle, and a few minor swings, and a healing channel by Menelei:
-Thumparr scares one of the thugs so bad he pees his pants. (the thug, not Thumparr)
-Menelei hurls at least 4 insults at Lonjiku, ending any hope of diplomacy. It is certainly not her way to negotiate with terrorists!

-------------round 5 bad guys-------------------
Infuriated by these last insults about being old and despicable, Lonjiku holds the necklace's amulet high above his head. There is a thud in the air and a wave of negative energy bursts forth from him...channel negative energy: 1d6 ⇒ 3 damage to everybody.

You have shown your true colors heros! He yells. His thugs don't look happy about getting blasted with the neg energy by their own boss!

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 Feint attack for 1d4 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (6) = 7

Dair's rapier flashes out quickly, catching the thug totally by surprise, dealing a near deadly blow.

Menelei lets her arrow fly, too late to stop him from blasting everyone with his evil, and too clumsily to hit him anyway. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

I forgot, everyone get's a DC12 will save to half the Channel damage. I'll adjust the status report of you have a good save...

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18 Will

[ooc]Will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Thumparr staggers, regains his composure, and launches an attack at the thug directly in front of him. "Eat this, ye piece of s*@~e!"

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

The dice are not with me this game, but here we go.... 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Points for consistency?

1d20 ⇒ 16 Will save Boo apparently has Menelei's luck. She really ought to return it to the nice cleric

Down to 4 HP (after channel damage adjustment).

She casts Grease on the despicable, old, paranoid bastard father. This is the object centered version, not the all over the ground one. The object is his evil statuette.

As she casts, she yells "Take that you despicable, old, paranoid bastard person, you. And your cheap example of bad art!"

haha, you guys make me laugh almost every time i check this thread!

Eyotah (5th round action) looses another arrow. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Is this Goblin Bow cursed?? she muses unamused...Just as the wave of negative energy hits her. $ho%&*ku Old Bastard! she curses

will save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13