Tark's Council of Thieves: Rebels with a Cause (Inactive)

Game Master Tark the Ork

Not sure if it makes a difference, but per the strange footnote on the acrobatics skill, her DC should have increased by +2 since she had to avoid two combatants. With Bejis raging, the 22 would not have beaten his CMB 21+2.

Welp, Bejis get's an AoO then if he likes. Though I'd very much like to wrap this up.

AoO - Greatsword PA: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 2 = 19 for 2d6 + 13 ⇒ (2, 6) + 13 = 21

Bejis has no intention of following her down, but will toss a pebble/rock/copper after her and see what happens. (Assuming Aerith can get a potion into Teo.)

Unsure how best to help Teo, healing having never been Aeirith's thing, the elvish thief shuffles through Teo's pouch before pulling out the healing wand. Not expecting any success, but recalling how Teo used it. Aerieth taps it on Teo's wound fully expecting no result. Much to say, Aerieth is pleasantly surprised when the wand emits a soft blue glow and the wound begins to not itself back together again.

Move to get the wand.
Standard to activate the wand using UMD.

UMD-wand: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20 vs DC20

CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3) + 3 = 9 <-- deduct 1 charge

Teo wakes up with a nasty swelling where the assassin tagged her with its weapons.

"What happened? Why is my head aching? I thought we were done and were leaving?" After she is apprised of the situation, she mutters a few little person curses, and gears back up to make her way out, after spending one more charge from the new wand.

CMW 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 2) + 3 = 7

12 current HP

"Hireling from a 'Council'."

Prevous reference to Council: link

"It doesn't bode well that they're trying to find us in here, too easy to link us with the Party," Bejis motions towards the exit.

Still alive but barely she escapes.

Bejis's experiment with the rock proves interesting as he sees the rock fall from the "ceiling" nearly twenty times before forward momentum eventually makes it land on the opposite stair case.

Once Teo is revived you rush to the mirror room not entirely sure the assassin is gone. Stepping through it you find yourselves standing a block away from the manor proper in an alleyway where the only witnesses are a terribly surprised cat. To your relief you see the first rays of dawn poking out over the tops of the buildings..and like that your strange journey through Chelaxian theater and wiscrani nobility has ended. Your misson complete.

So where to now? Also welcome to the 5th level.

"I'm glad we are out of that place! Let's agree to never go back, okay," she asks hopefully.

Ding!

Hit Point roll 1d6 ⇒ 3

Wow - I actually get 2nd level spells now. I must say that the Arcane Trickster is definitely not the strongest class at this level.

HP: 1d6 ⇒ 6

"Not only should we not return, we should pray it burns down in a fire"

"Back to our lights in the darkness I suppose, see what the resistance has to say"

Anyone on split and sell?

You are now free to move about the game...

Bejis wants to:
1. Sell off extra gear, and get magical upgrades to his own gear. Anyone want to keep the 3 magic weapons we found?
2. Check in with the League, report what he saw and pass of the handful of collected papers to be checked by experts, (for whatever value they may or may not have.)

Are there any predefined 'Intermission' activities/missions, or will we be picking up with the closed Pathfinder Lodge?

4 magical weapons technically. The intelligent glaive, the two +2 swords, and the +1 cold iron battleaxe.

Teo is fine with Beljis's plan. Where I came on in the middle of the adventure, I don't really recall the finer points of the original plot. Who sent us, etc. we should report in with what we discovered, and sell the gear. After that, we can see how much gold he have to split before shopping.

Summarised loot list below.
$TBA items will need resolution before we can divvy up...

Keen Glaive +1 (Intelligent) $TBA
Cold iron battle axe +1 4320
Keen Longsword +1 8315
Defending Longsword +1 8315

Handy Haversack 2000
Ring of feather falling 2200
Minor Crown of blasting 6480
Golembane scarab. 2500
Scroll - Contagion(CL9) 900
CASH 1300

Book - 'Immaculate' $TBA
Box, Ivory $TBA
A spellbook containing 30 spells $TBA/Keep?

To be retained?
Scroll - Remove curse.
Scroll - Dispel Magic
Potion - Lesser Restoration
Potion - Remove disease.
Wand of CMW (31)
Wand of rusting grasp (7)
Wand of CSW (18)
Wand of restoration (11)

Also Bloodless got "He gets a 10% discount on all mundane items and a 25% discount on the magic items" not sure if still in place for when we all purchase this time though. Hope so!

Teo would like to look at the Spellbook to see if any of the spells are witch spells, that she might try to teach her familiar.

She'd also be interested in the Haversack as part of her cut.

Just on the items we know, the cut will come out at about 3k each, which still leaves us miles behind the WBL curve (10500@5) but hey maybe the NEXT adventure gives us some cash?

If anyone wants to appraise the books you can get a value. The intelligent item s a special case that will require a special buyer. Ima roll randomly for the spell book in a bit.

Well we now know what we have before us, some appraisal and a special buyer for our exotic item...

Aerith has a +8 to appraise. I'd prefer her to roll the check. Teo will try to assist her in that task.

Aid another 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Appraise assist 1d20 ⇒ 11

Appraise: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 + 2 = 20 <-- aid another x2

I would also like the spellbook. I can keep it and then transcribe the spells. I can also create scrolls for Teo as necessary. Not sure whether she can "feed" pages from a spellbook to her familiar.

I think the Haversack is too useful to sell. We should get more Intel on the Pathfinder Lodge before we sell of the conditionally useful stuff, (i.e. Scarab, Ring, Crown), in case it appears relevant.

While we do need cash, do we really want to turn the evil intelligent sword 'loose' in the world?

As opposed to the evil intelligent people running around everywhere?

Whoever wants to play with the spellbook will need to make spellcraft checks (30 in all) to translate the spells within.

The books have a combined worth of 830gp

The box that contained the scarab is worth 800gp

Teo can take 10 on the Spellcraft checks for a total of 21 for the spells. She will do that.

I think the problem is we can't afford to hold anything we don't know we need. With the 3k gained I will have a total wealth of around 5k, or slightly less than half WBL. At least with the sale of everything we don't need we can score a magic weapon, and maybe something better than a chain shirt :P In a city of devils an evil weapon is neither here nor there. That said, scarabs and haversacks are always good value. Ring and crown I'm not that keen on. It was just too bad they are all longswords and we got no armour, now we have to sell at a loss to buy something we can use

Not sure if the Elf +2 on spellcraft is applicable to reading spells, but I am either +10 or +12. Thus, as with Teo, I can take-10 for either 20 or 22.

I'll have the spellbook rolled up tonight when I get home. I think between the two of you you can identify all 30 spells which go up to 3rd level.

Go ahead adn finish up the loot split and we'll talk about how the HAloran League greets your victory and downtime before pressing into the third book which features huge skeletal dinosaurs a literal infernal pokemon league and various femme fatales.

Spellbook. Today. I will make this happen.

0level All

1st level 10

Magic Missile
Mage Armor
Shield
Mount
Charm Person
Protection from Law
Detect Charm
Summon Monster 1
Unseen Servant
Infernal HEaling

2nd level 10

Acid Arrow
Summon Monster 2
Glitterdust
Fog Cloud
Web
Stone Call
Blood Transcription
Blur
Command Undead
Skinsend

3rd level 10

Fireball
Spiked Pit
Stinking Cloud
Summon Monster 3
Dispel Magic
Explosive Runes
Magic Circle Against Evil
Phantom Steed
Communal Darkvision
Communal Resist Energy

Awesome. I'll take a look at the book tonight and Aerieth and I can figure out who needs what...

I can scribe everything into my spellbook. Then, I can craft scrolls for Teo to feed to her familiar. The only thing is that I cannot scribe 3rd level spells yet.

If you would do that, I'd appreciate it for all the witch spells. With Teo's share of the loot, she will buy a couple 3rd level scrolls and gain a couple new spells that way.

Someone with Knowledge or Diplomacy want to see what we can find out about the Lodge, in terms of what might be in their? (Golems in particular, but any kind of prediction would help us plan.)

Not sure which knowledge it is.

Knowledge: 1d20 ⇒ 2

12 - Arcane
11 - Planes/Religion
10 - everything else

It would be local.

Really though the group only knows general rumor. The place has been shut down, locked, and lethally trapped for decades. No one has heard or seen anyone go in or out. Rumor abounds about the contents and the nature of the traps but given the nature of the pathfinders and their tormentors during this time anything is possible.

You return to the hideout to much applause, tears, and hugs. Apparently one or two of the smaller members of the Haloran league were hiding in the rafters of the theater witnessed the terror unfold. You are showered with praise, worry, and congratulations.

After about half an hour where you are coddled and cared for like newborn babes by the worried women of the league you are eventually led to the upstairs study where Arael, Janiven and the pathfinder Ailyn Ghontasavos await you.

Once things have calmed down a bit Ailyn simply gets straight to the point. "Were you able to retrieve the Crux?"

"Yes, we were. A bloody and messy job, but done nonetheless. We lost a few people in there, but our new friends have shown themselves to be solid and crafty"

Clearing off the table in front of you the pathfinder gestures towards the empty space.

"Okay, let's see if it's up to all the fuss and bloodshed. Place it here, I've warded the room as best as I can against prying eyes but we have to beware that you're currently in possession of this hottest stolen item in the empire. Gods only know what traps have been put on it. Have you tried to open it yet?"

"We left there as soon as we found everything. We haven't had a chance to check any of the gear as of yet. "

prod prod

Bloodless simply dumps it, tired of these Evil objects...

"Horrible place filled with horrible things, and this object probably no less appalling"

"And difficult to even look at." Ailyn says. "Yes it's definitely warded with a rather nasty trap. I believe the way this works is you must press the twelve faces in a particular order to open it. If you press the wrong one it attempts to incinerate you. An extra deterrent should the asmodean knot prove too easy to surmount."

She picks up the fist sized thing and rolls it in her hands her face scrunched in concentration.

"I think I can get the sequence correct with time to study it here. Two weeks perhaps. Unless you're feeling up to the challenge to attempt to open it now?"

Aerieth looks at the Pathfinder and then at the box:
Is there a reward if we open it? I can give it a try, but do not have a great urge to risk my life if it does not need to be opened faster than you can safely do it.

Also, do you want me to make rolls to copy the spells into my spellbook? My spellcraft is +10 so a take-10 is 20.

[ooc]Remember that the ink costs money as well. If it's over the course of two weeks you can take the ten. Otherwise.

"The reward is knowing what's in it sooner." The pathfinder says giving a small laugh. "This is not a simple thing that can be disarmed and wedged open with a crowbar. Whatever's inside was very much meant not to be seen by the wrong pair of eyes."

Janiven snorts. "Probably naked portraits Empress Abrogail."

"Take the two weeks. I'd like to know what was in there. And I'd like to keep from getting blown up in the process."

"Unless there is a need to move swiftly I would prefer the calm and collected approach, take the two weeks"

"I'm not good with traps, if you think it's best to take the time, I believe you."

Someone correct me if I am wrong:

There are 4 1st level spells, 10 2nd and 10 3rd that I can copy to my spellbook. The cost is 10gp/40gp/90gp. Thus, the total should be 1340gp to scribe them all.

Once I have them scribed, I do not know whether Teo can simply have her familiar consume the pages from the old book, or if I need to scribe scrolls.

@ Teo - let me know which spells you want scribed to scrolls so that you can add them to your familiar.

Mage Armor
Mount
Unseen Servant
Infernal Healing

Summon Monster 2
Glitterdust
Fog Cloud
Blood Transcription
Skinsend

Stinking Cloud
Dispel Magic

are the ones that I can cast.

Stinking Cloud and Dispel Magic I do not think that I can scribe as I am only level 3 (but I am CL5 with the Magical Knack trait). If I can do it with a -5 on the DC for not fulfilling one of the requirements, then I will do that.