Shifty PFS Group Bravo (Inactive)

Game Master Nik B.

There is a huge ball of flaming 'zarongels blessing' that simply blots out all vision - like the eye of an angry god, its baleful glare simply blows the flappy flapy birds into Pharasma's bosom.

There is a collective gasp from the audience, and then a dull murmur as goblins start trying to count fingers and toes to add up what score that just made.

Then a round of applause.

7 killed.

Also, the wand is a 5d6 blast, not 3. Just sayin'

There is a huge ball of flaming 'zarongels blessing' that simply blots out all vision - like the eye of an angry god, its baleful glare simply blows the flappy flapy birds into Pharasma's bosom.

There is a collective gasp from the audience, and then a dull murmur as goblins start trying to count fingers and toes to add up what score that just made.

Then a round of applause.

7 killed.

Also, the wand is a 5d6 blast, not 3. Just sayin'

Poog didn't realize Zarongel was really behind this! PRAIZ ZARONGEL!

Zarongel is 5d6 of right behind the stick-that-delivers-his-will, but if only Poog asking to 'spread the good word' is only 3d6 interested

Chuffy aims his crossbow again, clearly jealous of the stick-that-makes-Zarongel-Happy.

Hand Crossbow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Reta sheathes her dogslicer and draws her shortbow.

R3
Mogmurch
Reta swaps weapons

R4
Poog - KABOOM
Chuffy - PEW! Flappy dies.
Reta - swaps

Awaiting Mog action

Mog thinks one or two of those 7 flappies is not actually within the fireball radius, put an image on map showing how the squares go down. Since I go before Poog, do I get the chance to kill some of them first?

Mogmurch tosses a bomb at the stirge directly in front of him.

Throw Bomb: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 6) + 2 = 9

Mogmurch manages to get his bomb in first, which was clearly part of making Zarongel so happy!

I tried slapping a template on based on the spread pattern - it looks a bit iffy but generally sound...

Ok, was hoping that one I put a ? on would still be there, else I don't think I can reach any others. Don't want to get too picky, though, Zarongel might rethink excluding Mog from his firey embrace... Is that area all on fire now?

Acrobatics to move: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 - 2 = 22

After Chuffy shootz, he werks hiz way across da beams.

Taking 1, Chuffy has a 12, he cannot fail.

Is that area all on fire now?

(un?)Fortunately not, as the whole thing is pretty waterlogged being stuck in a drity old swamp.

Mogmurch moves down the planks and hops a gap to reach the last flappy left.

Throw Bomb: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 3) + 2 = 10

Poog iz Zarongel's faithful follower! Poog don't know writing stuffs! Poog happy with whatever result comes up that Zarongel iz happy with!

Poog is beside himself with how amazing Zarongel is right now.

Mogmurch nails the last flappy flappy stupid.

The swamp goes quiet... except for the sounds of licking flames as the alchemical reagents burn away. The smell of sulphur, burnt wood, burnt flesh, and copious fire accelerants permeates the air - the smell of victory.

Much counting is going on, but clearly the winner is Zarongel.

High fives, monlogues, and clapping before the third and final challenge

Finally, for the last dare, Wise Mummy Sprattleharsh leads you chieftains-in-waiting back toward the Birdcruncher cave—as you approach, the stink of rotten meat and spoiled milk grows.

The scent comes from a horrific “pie” that’s been created in a 10-foot-diameter bowl-shaped depression in the rock—the bowl is only 18 inches deep, but filled with a nasty, not-quite-boiling-hot slurry of spoiled milk, mud, swamp water, mashed-up grass, and dead birds. The top is covered over with an incongruously delicious- and flakylooking pie crust. Several cauldrons of boiling pie filling sit nearby, along with a number of large, dented metal funnels.

Wise Mummy Sprattleharsh explains - "The giant birdmeat pie is still baking, and the chieftains-in-waiting will all be tied up and placed in the pie
to cook!"

Curiously, at each pie there are four golden eagles with clipped wings, but they’re very much alive and very angry at their predicament!

Each goblin is allowed to carry and wear all of his gear and equipment in this dare. The first goblin to make it out of the pie earns 10 points. The second goblin earns 5 points. The third earns 3 points. Any contestants after the third earn no points at all.

Killing an eagle earns that goblin a bonus of 5 points, so a goblin who stays in the pie and comes out last can still come out ahead in points if he kills enough eagles. With the rules explained, the contestants are lined up around the edge of the pie and have their wrists and ankles tied together.

Wise Mummy holds her last Thunderstone and looks at you to affirm readiness...

Last opportunity to buff etc

"Zarongel show Poog best way!"

Casting Divine Favor

"Zarongel watch over Mogmurch!"

Casting Shield of Faith on Mogmurch

"Zarongel guide Mogmurch!"

Casting Guidance on Mogmurch

"Birdz! Zarongel sayz quit! Then no roast on spit! You no like it!"

Poog iz ready for baking!

Reta swings her doglsicer in the air, then checks her bow and quiver before lining up to enter the pie.

Chuffy smiles and pulls out his trusty dogslicer.

With that, Mummy tosses the final Thunderstone and you are unceremoniously shoved in your holes with a bunch of REALLY REALLY angry birds. The funnels are pushed in and a crust is thrown over the top - barely moments later a boiling slurry comes streaming in burning your Goblin bits like lava!

Initiative
Chuffy 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Mogmurch 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Poog 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Reta 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
ENEMY 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

For the purposes of this “combat,” you can assume that no real movement is going on—the pie is only 10 feet across, so no matter where you are in the pie, they’re adjacent to any foes they might wish to attack. All of the contestants and all four eagles are treated as if they’re squeezing (–4 penalty on attack rolls, –4 penalty to AC) due to the cramped quarters.

Escaping Bonds: A goblin has the grappled condition as long as her hands and feet are tied. A successful DC 18 Strength check or DC 22 Escape Artist check is needed to break free of the bonds—both are standard actions to attempt. A free goblin can untie another goblin’s bonds automatically as a standard action.

The Pie: The pie filling is quite hot, and as the contents slosh out, the goblins add fresh boiling foulness to the pie via the dented funnels. Each round a creature remains in the pie, it must succeed at a DC 10 Fortitude save or take 1 point of fire damage. An eagle that dies of pie burns earns no one points.

R1
Poog (AFK, I'll post him along with the Birds)
Chuffy
Mog
Reta
ANGRY BIRDS!

Bird slicer: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 2 = 19
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Reta tries to act quickly, holding her blade between her tied hands, she swings at an eagle!

Reta half shanks a silly bird...

Getting ready for the last dare, Mog grins at Poog. "Thanks to Zarongel! We praize him with BOOMZ!" He pulls his mutagen and downs it in preparation along with his extract of shield. Finally, he gives his lucky toad, Amfibier, a lick and sets him aside to watch.

Ok, gotta add all this up...SoF grants +2 deflection bonus to AC, mutagen grants +2 natural armor bonus and a +4 alchemical bonus to DEX, -2 penalty to Wisdom, extract grants +4 shield bonus to AC...
AC 24, touch 16, flat-footed 17 (+2 armor, +2 natural, +2 deflection, +6 Dex, +1 dodge, +4 shield, +1 size) and -4 for squeezing.

Mogmurch tries to remain stoic as the boiling slurry is funneled in, but it burning his tender places. He begins to laugh, trying to play off the pain. "Ha-ha-haa-ho-HOOOOOT!" He begins to squirm like a slug in salt, trying to escape his bonds.

Escape Artist(untrained)+Guidance: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 1 = 23

What do we do to escape the pie? Is that a move action or do we need a standard for that as well? Also can we still kill eagles after we've escaped or do we have to stay in the pie to attack?

Chuffy is squirmy goblin expert! Escape Arrtist: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Chuffy love fire and hot! Fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Chuffy moves quickly as he can to flank an un-injured eagle near Reta.

Reta, extra -4 on to hit for squeezing

Mog, looks like a move action to get out, but you need to clear two Escape checks to make it (Two standard actions). Doesn't say you can't attack once you are out.

Reta stabs a bird, hurting it but not killing.
Fort 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Chuffy throws off a bond (hands or feet?) and wiggles under a bird...

Mogmurch similarly throws off some bonds (hands or feet?)...
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Poog 1d20 ⇒ 8 is stuck all bound up!
1d20 ⇒ 19

Mog still has a move action

B1 - 2
B2 - 0
B3 - 0
B4 - 0

feet. Will 2 hand doc slicer if needed

Hands, please. Er... I'm really bad at visualizing in my head. I guess Mog will move toward Poog.

Mog moves around to help Pog get some kind of flank...

The birds get cranky!

B1 - Attacks Chuffy!
Bite 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 3 - 4 = 15
Claw 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 3 - 4 = 5
Claw 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 3 - 4 = 19
Damage 1d4 ⇒ 1
Crit? Claw 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 3 - 4 = 16
Add damage 1d4 ⇒ 1

B2 - Attacks Mogmurch!
Bite 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 3 - 4 = 2
Claw 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 3 - 4 = 1
Claw 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 3 - 4 = 1

B3 - Attacks Poog!
Bite 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 3 - 4 = 10
Claw 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 3 - 4 = 7
Claw 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 3 - 4 = 18
Damage? 1d4 ⇒ 2

B4 - Attacks Reta!
Bite 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 3 - 4 = 18
Claw 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 3 - 4 = 1
Claw 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 3 - 4 = 14
Damage? 1d4 ⇒ 3

Birds saves 4d20 ⇒ (16, 9, 10, 12) = 47
B1 0
B2 0
B3 2
B4 0

The birds hate the heat but aren't burned!

R2
Poog (AFK, I'll post him along with the Birds)
Chuffy
Mog
Reta
ANGRY BIRDS!

Despite his bound hands, Chuffy attempts to use his flanking position to kill a bird!
Mwk Dogslicer: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 = 17 damage: 1d4 + 2d6 - 1 ⇒ (2) + (3, 2) - 1 = 6

If the eagle dies, Chuffy moves to flank yet another eagle, else he remains where he is.

-4 because you are squeezed, but then the birds have the same problem - so the shot is a hit and a kill :)

Chuffy shanks a bird. It stops. Then Chuffy wiggles in the stew!

If we can achieve flanking in this pie, could Mog use his precise bomb to spare himself and Poog the splash damage while hopefully hitting as many of the remaining eagles as possible? If not everyone gets to reflex save for half-damage...

Knowing he is behind in points, Mogmurch does the only thing he can to kill some birds quickly.
Throw Bomb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 4) + 2 = 12
And 4 splash damage, DC 13

Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Ref Save?: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Flanking is a bit subjective, we have 8 creatures all stuck in four squares :p So he can drop a bomb, but you will all be wearing it - and it is going to make the pie taste a little bit funky :p

Mogmurch cooks the pie from the inside - effectively inventing the Mogcrowave.

One bird wears the full hit, the other two get splashed!

Bird Saves 2d20 ⇒ (12, 2) = 14
B1 Dead (Chuffy)
B2 Dead (Mog)
B3 4
B4 4

Poog forgotten? RARRRRRRR!

"Zarongel smite birdz!"

Channel Negative Energy: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 DC12 Will for half

Fort Save: 1d20 ⇒ 1

Back in town

Reta swings her blade at the eagle, mad that the eagle clawed her.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 2 - 4 = 13
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Poog blasts the last two Eagles into paste!

/Reta gets a refund - did she want to free any more bindings?

There's still a lot of points for pie escapees!

With no more eagles to worry about, Mog squirms to get his feet free and get out of this pie!

Escape Artist: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

R2
Chuffy -stabbed.
Mog - bombed
Poog - Channel
Reta - TBA (Action became redundant)
ANGRY BIRDS - All dead

R3
Chuffy
Mog - Escape Artist
Poog
Reta

Seeing her eagle targets gone, Reta tries to escape her binding.

Escape Artist: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Poog casts ESCAPE!

Escape Artist: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

It no work!

Fortitude Save: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Poog iz getting kind of warm...

R2
Chuffy -stabbed.
Mog - bombed
Poog - Channel
Reta - Attempt escape/fail
ANGRY BIRDS - All dead

R3
Chuffy
Mog - Escape Artist/Pass 2/no longer bound.
Poog - Escape artist/Fail
Reta

Escape of the Chuffy Hands!: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Chuffy makes for the exit post haste

R3
Chuffy - Escape Artist/Pass 2/no longer bound/Move - ESCAPES PIE!
Mog - Escape Artist/Pass 2/no longer bound.
Poog - Escape artist/Fail
Reta

Mog said he was getting out of pie! =P Apparently getting out second, but hey, Mog tried.

I assumed as much, but Chuffy was in front on initiative.

"Chuffy kill bird and Chuffy fast out! Chuffy hero!"

Awaiting Reta!

Scores from Pie Challenge!

Chuffy
Kills - 1 = 5
Escape 1st = 10
Total = 15

Mogmurch
Kills - 1 = 5
Escape 2nd = 5
Total = 10

Poog
Kills - 2 = 10
Escape TBA = TBA

Reta
Kills - 0 = 0
Escape TBA = TBA

Escape!: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Chewing on her bindings, Reta breaks free and starts to move out of the pie!

Reta goes to get out of the pie and realises her feet are still tied together.

Takes 2 escapes :(

R4
Chuffy -
Mog -
Poog -
Reta -

Reta still has one binding in place.
Poog is still double bound.

Poog getz angry! Real angry! Last time he helpz Mogmurch like that! Leave Poog in pie? Why?

Poog attempts to burn ropez on feetz!

Concentration Check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Poog iz too angry to think!

Fort. Save: 1d20 ⇒ 12

Being angry seemz to make him safe in pie... for now.

Escape: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Cursing at her feet, Reta tries to untie the binding on her feet.

Poog triez asking Zarongel for help!

Concentration: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Poog getz Guidance from Zarongel!

Poog casts EXAP!

Escape Artist: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 2 + 1 = 14

Poog still not quite clever enough!

Fortitude: 1d20 ⇒ 20

Zarongel watch Poog!