The Dire GM's "First Steps" in PFS PbP (Inactive)

Game Master CanisDirus

With the crane hook now attached to the box, Kegan moves over to the crane.

Acro? Not sure if still needed but expect so.: 10 + 7 = 17

He then looks at the controls. With a shrug, he says "Since no one else is game, guess I'll give it a try!"

Attempting to keep a light touch, he then starts moving levers and pulling ropes as he tries to figure out how the crane works.
Dex to work crane: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

Viola! Zot lands the hook and Kegan figures out the crane - you are able to get the crate away from its precarious position!

Once safe, you open it...

The rescued crate holds a smaller mahogany box inside, which contains five books and a few loose sheets of paper in a leather folder. The titles and subjects seem completely unrelated to each other: Practical Thaumaturgy In Accordance with Creation, Geographic Anomalies of the Inner Sea, Under Kaer Maga: A Trial and Travel, Physiology of Dragons: An Illustrated Reference, and Lost Sarusan. The leather folder contains cargo manifestos, warehouse inventories, and other financial logs from a dozen different merchant houses and trade guilds.

The crate also contains 10 sets of masterwork thieves’ tools, three flasks of alchemist’s fire, a flask of acid, a dozen jars of various inks, a footprint book, one vial of adamantine weapon blanch, three bags of powder, a deck of marked cards, and two sets of average loaded dice.

Feel free to take any of the above as you want, but the books and folio going to Karela is your mission. Put an * if you do anything else with those items other than delivering them.

After your return to the Pickled Imp, it is time to head back to the Grand Lodge.

A throng of people blocks the street ahead - your main thoroughfare to your destination. A performance art group commandeers the street, drawing graffiti to create a jolly hellscape complete with illusory devils comically dancing around in circles. You notice a few citizens avoiding the crowd by slipping off-street through a nearby side alley, which appears to be the only egress past the gathering.

A DC 5 Knowledge Local or Survival check will reveal that this performance will take long enough to risk your being able to get back to the Grand Lodge by nightfall unless you take side roads, and so you follow.

As you get into a particular narrow alley, the group you were following suddenly turns, and their apparent leader, a halfling with a wicked looking battle axe snarls at you, "We're here for all your goods and gold - you walked into the wrong alley, Pathfinders!"

(ROUND 1)
Zot
Steve
Einn
Ledford (Red L - Male Halfling with a greataxe)
Larkin (Blue W - Male Human dressed in black leathers with a rapier and dagger)
Halli (Green H - Female Human wearing robes holding a scroll - DC 5 Knowledge Arcana or Spellcraft check to identify something she has on her person)
Kegan
Bumi
Deandre (Yellow D - Female Human wearing light armor and a mask that covers her face as well as a short sword- DC 10 Knowledge Religion check to identify what she's wearing around her neck)
(ROUND 2)

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I forgot the Perception checks to see if there's a surprise round (if any of you make it, there is no surprise)

(Thanks to Einn...)
Zot, Steve, and Einn are up!

(New map is up! The alley is only 5 feet wide at its most narrow - between your group and theirs.)

Could we have gotten any healing while still in the warehouse? I don't know if anyone has any available but I'm still down 4 hit points. Sorry, this is a new character so I don't have a wand of CLW yet.

Steve will shift into a Crockadile.

Sorry, yes we can assume that you got healed up before now.

Thanks! Now to find out if anyone had some available. In the ambush, if Einn starts her song I will decline until I have a chance to act. No reason to make my Flat Footed AC even worse!

Einn will start to sing for the group. "My stupid mouth, Has got me in trouble, He said too much again, Just dying for a subject change."

Yay extra performance! Raging Song - Inspired Rage +2 morale bonus to Strength and Constitution and a +1 morale bonus on Will saving throws, but also take a –1 penalty to AC

Ya can've a charge of mine, but I cannae cast it fer ye.

Ya can've a charge of mine, but I cannae cast it fer ye.

UMD, activate wand: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

With an elegant swish, Kegan is able to get the wand to work for him. "Thank you!" he says, returning it to Bumi.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 Good enough

A little GM trick I picked up from an Aussie several years ago at GenCon - at lower level tables and for single die healing, I'll roll with the player and they can choose theirs or mine.

GM CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

... Well, crap.

I choose your roll! :)

I plan to post more later, but please assume that I did a "Channel Positive Energy" to recover any lost HP prior to now. Would hate for anybody to use their CLW wands when you've got a support/healer in the party! Had a VERY busy weekend...

Pre-Battle Channel Positive Energy: Kegan: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Pre-Battle Channel Positive Energy: Zot: 1d6 ⇒ 2

...contains five books and a few loose sheets of paper in a leather folder. The titles and subjects seem completely unrelated to each other:

Practical Thaumaturgy In Accordance with Creation, Geographic Anomalies of the Inner Sea
Under Kaer Maga: A Trial and Travel
Physiology of Dragons: An Illustrated Reference
Lost Sarusan

The crate also contains:
10 sets of masterwork thieves’ tools
three flasks of alchemist’s fire
a flask of acid
a dozen jars of various inks
a footprint book
one vial of adamantine weapon blanch
three bags of powder
a deck of marked cards
two sets of average loaded dice.

Zot will take the opportunity to grab each Flask of Acid and Alchemist's fire, seeing as how the others didn't seem interested, and a few vials of ink to replace that which he was using in his various notes taken today.

Taking a look at Under Kaer Maga: A Trial and Travel Zot would ask to insure the Book was not part of the mission and ask to keep it. If not he would kindly return the book back to the Pickled Imp.

AND TO ARMS!
Taking heed to Einn's words Zot would bring his shield forward and prepare one of his Alchemist Fire vials.(move action) "Funny you would say so you half-pint goof, seems we are both in the same situation. Crossing us here will not end well for any of you! Let us see who Desna favors most, yes?"

[dice=Ranged Touch: Thrown Alchemist Fire at "W"]1d20-7; 1d6 + Splash[/dice] = Attacking Token "W" at 3 range increments (10ft/increment, max 5), -6 penalty
Knowledge:Religion (Untrained; max 10): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (20) + 0 = 20 = Not a clue who the religion is

Wha... CRIT! Didn't really mean for this to hit squarely, would have just been happy with the splash, but since the nat 20...
Ranged Touch: Confirm Critical?: 1d20 - 7 ⇒ (2) - 7 = -5 = So just an auto hit, but still hilarious!

"Lady luck does seem to favor us today! Zot would say aloud happily, watching his rather playful display fall in line yet again!

NOTE: Every creature within 5 feet of the point where the flask hits takes 1 point of fire damage from the splash. On the round following a direct hit, the target takes an additional 1d6 points of damage.

Works for me I'll retcon my charge expenditure then

Steve shapechanges!
Einn starts a raging song!
Zot throws an alchemist's fire at Larkin, who takes 2 damage!

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Halli takes a five foot step and points a finger at Zot, calling out "right back atcha!" before firing a ray of acid!

Acidic Ray: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 (vs Touch)
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 (Acid)

Ledford flies into a Rage and swiftly advances on Kegan, swinging his greataxe!

Raging Power Attack Greataxe: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Larkin yelps as he's caught on fire! He immediately drops to the ground to stop, drop, and roll as a Full-Round Action in an attempt to put the fire out!

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20 (DC 15 to put out a fire on yourself)

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(ROUND 1)
Zot
Steve
Einn
Ledford (-1 hp, raging: 1 round)
Larkin (-2 hp, prone)
Halli (-1 hp)
Kegan
Bumi
Deandre (-1 hp)
(ROUND 2)

Kegan and Bumi are up!

Now that he has his bearings, Kegan accepts the song that Einn sings.

"Rather than gold, how about if I give you a cut? I've heard brigands want a cut of the action!"

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Damage, w/song: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 = 8

"Oops, aimed too high!"

Header updated for raging song.

Well isn't that a cramped map

Bumi will gather power around him and let loose an attack at Ledford.
Not accepting rage song as I'm not sure I could rage and gather power.

Attack: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (18) - 4 = 14DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
If it hits
Pushing Infusion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 Vs. CMD to knock Ledford back 5ft

Kegan and Bumi both miss as the masked woman (Deandre) curses from underneath her mask. "Dammit Ledford, give us room to gang up on them!"

She casts a spell and advances.

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(ROUND 2)
Zot
Steve
Einn
Ledford (-1 hp, raging: 1 round)
Larkin (-2 hp, prone)
Halli (-1 hp)
Kegan
Bumi
Deandre (-1 hp)
(ROUND 3)

Zot, Steve, and Einn are up!
(Check the Discussion tab too when you get a chance - thanks!)

"Oh you're never speaking up again, Starting now." Einn continues the song looking towards Halli a smile on her face as she starts gestures with her hands towards Halli. Casting Aphasia.

Raging Song contunues (free action), Casting Aphasia on Halli - DC 14 Will Negates

Correction - enemy Halli had to move more than 5ft to do her last action - her token has been moved to the correct spot now.

"Funny, you'd think we'd WANT to fall into an ambush. Such silly fools we are, aren't we?" Zot would say sarcastically, taking a moment to cast Resistance on Kegan before moving back to allow Kegan a chance to step back if necessary to provide our own ambush!

Must admit I am a bit at a loss, don't have much in the way of a reliable ranged attack just yet, I have 2 of the 3 alchemist fires left, will try to save them for a more opportune moment!

Steve will cast magic fang on himself for his last time today.

Ledford continues to rage, swinging at Kegan!

Raging Power Attack Greataxe: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Kegan is unable to parry the attack, and takes a vicious cut from the halfling's axe!
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Larkin grumbles as he gets up, drawing his rapier and dagger as he advances behind Ledford.

Halli...
Will Save: 1d20 ⇒ 20 (modifiers hidden)
laughs at Einn's spell, and responds by casting one of her own at Einn!

Magic Missile Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

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Edit:
Also, Ledford takes an Attack of Opportunity on Steve for casting a spell while in melee!
AoO: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 - 4 = 1 (-4 for the hard corner)
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
But misses way wide!

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(ROUND 2)
Zot
Steve
Einn
Ledford (-1 hp, raging: 2 rounds)
Larkin (-2 hp)
Halli (-1 hp)
Kegan
Bumi
Deandre (-1 hp)
(ROUND 3)

Kegan and Bumi are up!
(Steve and Bumi - check the Discussion tab too when you get a chance - thanks!)

Bumi will throw some rocks at Halli as trying to knock Ledford back will no longer be viable.

Attack: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (20) + 0 = 20DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
To confirm: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (11) + 0 = 11Additional, if confirms: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 Using my re-roll here
Damage, song: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7

Attack, re-roll: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 = 7 +2 for GM stars, still no good. :(

Kegan once again mis-judges the halfling's size, his blade passing harmlessly over Ledford's head. He then steps back so there is room for another to take his place.

Kegan swings wide again as Ledford just laughs like he's performing for a crowd, but Bumi's rocks find their mark (no crit unless it's touch which I don't think it is) and smash Halli in the face, dropping her to the ground, rapidly bleeding out!

Deandre curses and turns, casting a spell on the fallen mage.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 which is enough to stop Halli from bleeding out, and returns her to consciousness, as Deandre yells.

"Ledford, I'm not paying you to fight by yourself! Make some room for us to get in there!"

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(ROUND 3)
Zot
Steve
Einn
Ledford (-1 hp, raging: 2 rounds)
Larkin (-2 hp)
Halli (-6 hp, prone)
Kegan (-8 hp)
Bumi
Deandre (-1 hp)
(ROUND 4)

Zot, Steve, and Einn are up!
(Steve, check the Discussion tab too when you get a chance - thanks!)

"Well thrown Bumi!" Zot would say aloud, watching as his Dwarven friend unleashed another powerful burst of energy.

Zot would then move back behind one of the buildings so as to still be able to reach Kegan now that he had stepped back while providing him a small bit of cover. (Move Action)

"Wow my good friend, that half-pint can give quite the bite can't he!?" Zot would say aloud, watching as the halflings Axe fall down across Kegan leaving quite the mark. [b]"May Desna grant you the power to press on!" Zot would say aloud as he sacrifices his last prepared spell to Spontaneously cast Cure Light Wounds on Kegan. (Standard Action)

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Continuing Song for the time being, readying to attack if anyone gets close enough.

Einn will move to the side hoping to encourage opening up the space to have their foes move in, pulling the great sword out ready to attack."Rolling tiny balls of powers, we're playing a quick game of chess with the salt and pepper players."

Steve 5 fts forward and takes a bite Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18 Damage : 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Zot fully heals all of Kegan's wounds as Einn continues to sing and readies to defend herself, as Steve steps up to the fore and takes a bite out of cri...er...the halfling!

Ledford just grins at the bloody gash Steve gave him, hollering, "Yee haw! Gonna skin me a new pair of boots now!" as he attacks the Hunter!

Raging Power Attack Greataxe: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Steve sees his life flash before his eyes as the axe barely misses turning him into roadkill! Halli stands up, still very hurt, and seems to take on an almost manic look as she points a finger at Einn!

Acidic Ray: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 4 = 4 (Cover)
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

She stamps her feet at the miss, frustrated! Larkin, frustrated, will inhale a breath and try to use Acrobatics to get into the space Steve just left open to use his Gang Up feat!

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 (vs Steve's CMD +5)
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 - 2 = 23 (vs Kegan's CMD)
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 5 - 4 = 21 (vs Bumi's CMD if he has a weapon out)

Larkin fails, giving Steve an Attack of Opportunity!

AoO Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

(Miss)

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(ROUND 3)
Zot
Steve
Einn
Ledford (-5 hp, raging: 3 rounds)
Larkin (-2 hp)
Halli (-6 hp)
Kegan
Bumi
Deandre (-1 hp)
(ROUND 4)

Kegan and Bumi are up!

Bumi sees the caster go down in the back due to his last shot, but then get back up from the work of the cleric and decides its worth trying again.

Attack: 1d20 ⇒ 18DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

N' stay down

Kegan steps into the space that Steve just vacated and cries out "Burn!" as he extends his free hand in Ledford's direction.

Racial SLA of burning hands. I believe that I have cover from the hard corner, so no AoO. I should be able to get all four, although D probably has a cover bonus to the save.

Damage, Burning Hands, Reflex DC 14 for half damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1 Ok, not that impressive but still...might do 1 non-lethal to some of them!

Bumi's blast drops the sorceress like a sack of potatoes!

Kegan's flame leaps out, encompassing everyone in the opposing party!

Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20 Ledford
Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 Larkin
Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 Halli
Reflex: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 2 = 11 Deandre (+ Cover)

The masked lady (Deandre) screams in frustration, both at your defiance, and also at her own man, Ledford, not giving room for her to do much about anything. She steps over Halli's smoldering body, draws, and throws a dagger at Bumi!

Thrown dagger: 1d20 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 1 - 2 = 14
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

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(ROUND 4)
Zot
Steve
Einn
Ledford (-5 hp -1 NL, raging: 3 rounds)
Larkin (-3 hp)
Halli (-17 hp, prone & bleeding out)
Kegan
Bumi
Deandre (-2 hp)
(ROUND 5)

Zot, Steve, and Einn are up!

Peeking around the corner, Zot would see an opportunity to test his luck yet again. Seeing the group gathered around in the bottleneck, Zot would excitedly step forward, grabbing yet another alchemist fire of the three he took from the warehouse. (Move action, 1 warehouse alchemist's fire remaining)

"My dear adversaries, I share with you yet another gift from above!" With a smirk, Zot would take another Alchemist Fire and lob the vial as best he could atop the masked lady! (Standard)

Thrown: Alchemist fire, 1d6 fire, +1 fire splash (10ft); Touch AC: 1d20 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (16) - 1 - 2 = 13 = -1 Dex Mod, -2 Range Increment

Zot ponders if he should add "Artillery" on his Pathfinder resume...

"And I can see, you are offended, oh such a shame." Einn continues the song looking towards Deandre a smile on her face as she steps up and starts gestures with her hands towards Deandre. Casting Aphasia.

Raging Song contunues (free action), Casting Aphasia on Deandre- DC 14 Will Negates...sorry stuck in the back trying anything at least soaking up the mage's attack.

Steve (botted) attempts to continue the attack on the halfling:

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Deandre is barely struck by Zot's throw (you forgot to roll damage) as all those around her take a little bit of it as well.

Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Will Save: 1d20 ⇒ 2 (Modifiers hidden)

...and she also seems to be affected by Einn's spell, her frustrated screams now unintelligible.

Even as Steve takes a bite out of Ledford, the burly halfling continues to swing wildly!

Raging Power Attack Greataxe: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Halli stabilize: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

The mage continues to lay there and bleed, as the more roguish Larkin takes stock of the situation...

1d20 ⇒ 16

He sticks in there, though, drawing another dagger and throwing it at Zot!

Thrown Dagger: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

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(ROUND 4)
Zot
Steve
Einn
Ledford (-13 hp -1 NL, raging: 4 rounds)
Larkin (-4 hp)
Halli (-19 hp, prone & bleeding out)
Kegan
Bumi
Deandre (-4 hp)
(ROUND 5)

Kegan and Bumi are up!

Since a new person has stepped into the same place, Bumi will try an thorw more debris at Deandre

Attack: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (19) + 0 = 19DMG: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Kegan swiftly moves behind Steve and then attempts to tumble past Ledford and Larkin!

Double move through ally space of Steve, attempt move through Ledford (primary) and Larkin (secondary), Halli (third) to end at square above Halli.

Acro: Ledford: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Acro: Larkin: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 - 2 = 10
Acro: Halli: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 7 - 4 = 5

Spending Panache, Larkin
Acro: Larkin: 10 + 1d6 ⇒ 10 + (4) = 14 Doubt that makes it, so it doesn't matter that I also failed with Halli.

Larkin gets an AoO!

I'm going to spend the 2 Panache, 1 for Derring Do and the other for Parry/Riposte assuming that Larkin takes the AoO the attempt granted.

"Well, that could have gone better!"

Bumi's attack staggers and disables the masked woman, still cursing but unable to make anything sound cogent.

Kegan is able to jump past the raging halfling, but barely not the human rogue, who swings his own rapier in an Attack of Opportunity!

Rapier AoO: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Confirm?: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Crit Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Larkin deals a critical blow to Kegan!

Deandre, nearly at wits' end, steps back while dropping to the ground, rolls around, and tries to put out the fires on her from Zot's alchemical weapon!

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 (Stop, drop, and roll)
(Fail!)

As the Pathfinders' turn comes up again, Deandre takes more fire damage... Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 4

...and, already on the ground, she stops moving.

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(ROUND 5)
Zot
Steve
Einn
Ledford (-13 hp -1 NL, raging: 4 rounds)
Larkin (-4 hp)
Halli (-19 hp, prone & bleeding out)
Kegan (-9 hp)
Bumi
Deandre (-16 hp, medium-well, prone, & bleeding out)
(ROUND 6)

Zot, Steve, and Einn are up!

Zot's prepared shield would allow him to shrug off the thrown dagger, allowing him to keep focused on the battle ahead of him. Watching as Kegan would attempt to move into a more advantageous position a look of shock and mild concern would cross his face as the opponents rapier would threaten to fall his fellow pathfinder.

"I dare say Kegan you definitely know how to get into the thick of things!" Trying to assure his companion that all would be well soon enough. "Step back and let one of the others in, the battle is ours!"

Zot would take his last Alchemist Fire from the warehouse out and toss it over atop the Rapier-wielding individual who just struck Kegan in the hopes of discouraging further advance. "Desna will see us through!" (Standard)

Thrown: Alchemist fire, 1d6 fire, +1 fire splash (10ft); Touch AC: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (19) - 3 = 161d6 ⇒ 3 = -1 Dex Mod, -2 Range Increment, 1 fire splash hopefully falling to the persistent barbarian while setting the other on fire! (AND now including the fire damage roll! LoL)

After making his move, Zot would move towards the back as he would begin to wield the holy symbol of Desna, preparing for the victory soon to come! (Move action; planning to positive channel soon, Healing incoming!)

Einn will continue the song, for the group while gripping the end of the sword holding it at the ready, standing on the balls of her feet ready to jump in and hit the next thing that is in reach.

Steve's player is out of town, so skipping the usual 36 hour mark for botting...

Steve (botted) attempts to continue the attack on the halfling:

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Zot's throw misses by a hair!
Where does it land?: 1d8 ⇒ 3

It strikes the wall next to Larkin, however, catching both human and halfling in the (-1 hp) splash, as well as putting the final "nail" in the mage's coffin (cairn?).

Thanks to Ledford's raging wild abandon, he leaves himself more open to attack than not, and so Steve's bite connects, dropping the halfling!

Larkin, a coward at heart when on his own, drops his weapons and executes a Full Withdraw action and flees the alley. Unless you want to pursue, you are...

OUT OF COMBAT!

~~~~~

After returning to the Grand Lodge with a few hours to spare, you file your report.

At the end of the day, Venture-Captain Ambrus Valsin thanks you for carrying out his tasks, and assures you that not every mission for the Pathfinder Society involves running errands about Absalom.

He congratulates you on proving your skill and responsibility, and promises you a new assignment will be forthcoming in the near future to take you beyond Absalom’s unassailable walls.

As newer members of the Pathfinder Society, you likely now have a good idea what life will be like as an agent in the organization and have become at least slightly familiar with Absalom, as well as several of the faction leaders/representatives who will ply for your allegiance while you are still malleable (i.e. first level retrain - able to change your faction for no cost)

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Primary Success Condition: Successfully complete at least three of the four tasks on Ambrus Valsin's list.

Secondary Success Conditions: Completing the Primary success condition qualifies you for the Secondary success condition, and earns you a second prestige point.
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With that, ladies and gentleman, you have completed First Steps Part 1 - In Service to Lore!

Look for Chronicle Sheets to be posted in the next few days. Thank you all for playing, and I hope you all had fun in my first-ever Play-by-Post as the GM!

Watching as the fools run away, Zot would walk to the fallen and do his best to stabilize and bind the wounded while helping the other's heal. If they awake before too long he would insure each of them would have an opportunity to face their appropriate judgment and arrangments be made for the fallen.

"Let us join in prayer..." Zot would say as the work is done, channeling the positive energy of Desna's power to cure those worthy of her blessing.

Channel Positive Energy: FOR THE HEALS!: 1d6 ⇒ 31d6 ⇒ 41d6 ⇒ 3 = 3 "pulses" of cure to stabilize and cure all those wounded, looking at you Kegan!

Kegan watches the human flee. "I guess it was too much excitement for him."

As Zot provides the healing energies, Kegan grins and announces "Desna smiled on us today!"

Thanks all! It was fun!

Chronicle sheets have been posted HERE

(Note that I accidentally listed tomorrow's date on them instead of yesterday's, so I'll report the scenario as complete to the site tomorrow to match)

Thank you all again for playing!!!