The Eye of Eons (Inactive)

Game Master Chyrone

Elsa allows Grint to guide her to their next appointment. What now Grint?

"Well their leader is somewhere else. He has been seen at Mary's, so perhaps we should check there if we see him. Else we could lay in wait here for him to come back."

Grint muses over the possbile implications of waiting for a dangerous man who might know magic.
"On second thought, we might be better off at Mary's, out here he outnumbers us."

Elsa nods in agreement. To this Mary's then...

As the cat remained undisturbed, it was able to stalk closer to the parrot.
Sense Motive 16

GM rolls

Contest part coming tonight.

Sense motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 Nothing to see here, move along

Malena idly watches the cat go after the parrot. She feels a little sorry for the parrot.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

"Let's head to Mary's and check out this contest. I don't plan to enter myself, because that wouldn't be fair to any of the other contestants...."

Aside from the sense motive that moment, nothing unusual with that scene.
But maybe Elsa succeeds at the roll..... :)

As Elsa, Grint and Malena arrive at Mary's, they can hear alot of voices coming from within. When you step in a hand goes up and waves, Mary gestures you to come to a vacant table. "Hey there. Your two friends are in the room in the back, they'll be out shortly. YOur friend's in luck, there were a few dropouts."

Ten minutes Mary steps up onto a small improvised stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, may i have your attention please. I'm the inn's owner, Mary, i'd like to announce the start of the beauty contest. We have a few of our locals as well as a few out of towners. Let the contest begin."

The contest consists of a few rounds which every contester will do. Appearance (like a small catwalk), singing a little verse (of your choosing) and a small dance to a music by the tavern musicians. {*}
Apply cha modifier to the rolls. Beat the average to win said round.
GM rolls

Perception 15

Grint let's Elsa and malena in first and then walks in looking out over the crowd.
When Mary approaches them and points them to a vacant table, he frowns and asks her "I thought only Lyssa would participate, are they both joining now?"

Then when the show starts Grint tries to glance at the crowd for the contest, scanning for a man that fits the description they were given earlier.
Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Grint makes a mental note of the man leaning against the wall.
Guess I'm not the only one on watch tonight.

Lyssa walks onto the stage and trips, landing face first and cussing out loud. She gets back on her feet and stamps to her position on the stage.

Darn it!

When it's Lyssa's turn to sing she's calmed herself down. She steps forward and looks around to see if she spots anyone familiar. A smile appears on her face when she notices more of the people she's recently met have come to look at the contest.

Here we go...

"I will sing 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?'" Lyssa closes her eyes for a second, then starts singing.

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."

With a feeling of confidence Lyssa bows, and takes her previous position on the stage.

I think that went well! I hope the next part will too!

Lyssa steps forward again when it's her time to dance. She faces the crowd as she takes her starting pose. Both feet stand next to each other, one arm's raised upward, and the hand of Lyssa's other arm is on her hip. The music starts and Lyssa starts dancing, moving her arms gracefully as she jumps from one foot to the other. When the music stops Lyssa just finishes a short spin, and ends up in the same position as she started.

I think that went well too... Not sure, it's been some time since I danced. Looked better than the chick with the braids, that's for sure.

Lyssa steps back after bowing once more, and awaits the jury's announcement with a beating heart.

I started out horrible when I fell... I really hope I made up for that with singing and dancing.

Malena sits back and watches, enjoying the performance. Part of her wants to be performing as well, but she saves her performances for earning her livelihood down near the docks.

Take 10 on Perception for a result of 16

Elsa listens to the singing and dancing, impressed with the results thus far.

Not sure what you were waiting on GM..

Was waiting if you'd make a roll Perception at the docks or not.
Something is not going as wanted, as such no map for this brawl, sorry.

The crowd applauds as Lyssa wins the contest.
Mary stands in the middle of the stage next to Lyssa, giving her a colorful bouquet of flowers. "You'll also get a humble winner's fee." The crowd mostly leaves, leaving just a few men aside you.
Not a second after she said that, something flies in from a partially open window. A loud sound of something shattering as bright flash overcomes the room. The sound of a few chairs shoving from their place can be heard.
Fort rolls; DC 10

Round 1
Sabel
Thieves
Lyssa
Sabel, you are 35ft away from the nearest thief, Lyssa 40ft
I stand corrected, thanks Grint for the noting. But this would be circumstances, since you can't yet make out if this is combat related or not. The shoving of chairs might as well be other affected patrons. Only Lyssa and Sabel are atm able to notice combat has started.
Good roll btw, unless Malena or Elsa rolls higher, you can get revenge first thing next round.

Rolling Initiative for round 2 I suppose.
Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

GM, being Blinded wouldn't count as us not being able to do anything during Round 1.

Grint fondles for his bow and stands up, then seeking support on the table moves around to the next table nearer to the exit.

"Elsa, Malena, can you still see anything?"

Move action to stand and grab my bow, move action to move 15 feet closer to the exit. Free action to speak a few words

Lyssa cheerfully accepts the bouquet. "Thank you Mary! And thank you jury, and and everyone who's come to watch!" She bows to show her gratitude, and at the exact same moment something is thrown or shot into the tavern. It's because of her bow that Lyssa avoids the effects of the bright flash, but when she looks up it takes her a few seconds to grasp the situation.

"Thieves!" Lyssa shouts at those who can't see anything, trying to inform them of what's going on, "We're being robbed!"

Blinded does a lot of nasty things, but they'd still get their turn. I take it they're dazed, if they can't move this round?

Lyssa, nope. No flashbang. But as i said, circumstance this one moment.

"I can't see anything!" Malena responds. "The flash completely blinded me!"

Sabel grabs her bow as a move action and shoots the nearest thief with a standard action.
attack roll: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
damage roll: 1d8 ⇒ 8
She bellows something in a strange language.
"कैसे आप अपने दोस्तों के प्रदर्शन में दखल करने की हिम्मत! आप इस के लिए भुगतान करेगा!"

The thief in Sabel's aim raises a brow as he hears a sinister tongue. His mistake, as the arrow lodges itself firmly in his right shoulder, leaving him barely standing.

Round 1
Sabel shot Thief #1 for 8 dmg
Thieves:
#1 (-8), barely standing, heads for Sabel and attacks with dagger, but utterly misses. {*}
#2 takes the long way around, double moves ending on the stage behind Sabel.
#3 Hastily jumps over the bar, seemingly searching for something.
#4 Comes out of the window, still orientating.
{*}

Elsa & Malena, please roll for next round's initiative.

Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Grint! Grint! I cannot see.

Full defense until Elsa can see

Lyssa moves up thief #1 throws a flurry of blows at him. "You ruin my moment and attack my new friend?!"

Uppercut!: 1d20 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (10) - 1 + 3 = 12 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Punch!: 1d20 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (3) - 1 + 3 = 5 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Lyssa, FoB is a full attack action. But with these few steps i'd say sure thing. I'll roll Malena's init for round 2 to smooth things up.
Init Malena: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Lyssa's uppercut barely misses and her normal punch is easily dodged.
Elsa, Grint and Malena's sight returns.

Round 2
Grint <=here
Sabel
Thieves
Lyssa & Elsa
Malena

Grint blinks as his eyesight returns.
"Elsa, Malena! It's only temporary!" He looks for the closest bandit to him and sees the one coming through the window. Not sure where I am or where the closest bandit is, assume that I aim for a bandit within 30 feet of me.

"Got ya in my sights, no escape!"

Ranged Attack, Rapid Shot, Point-Blank Shot: 1d20 + 5 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 - 2 + 1 = 121d20 + 5 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 - 2 + 1 = 7
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 61d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

aww bad rolls

Sabel nudges another arrow and shoots bandit nr1 again.
"तुम खूनी सुअर लेट जाओ! अब"

You three were at a table relatively close to the window, so yes the one at the window was close enough. The inn is a 60ft by 60ft, and you three are at a table about 15ft from the left, likewise from the upper top. The window was halfway from the left. Getting into melee range with any of the thieves from your table requires 2 move actions.

Round 2
Grint: Shoots, missing the window thief (#4) by a few inches, making a few sweatdrops visible on his forehead.
Sabel: Puts #1 down with a well aimed shot to the chest.
Thieves
#1 -2/0, Stable.
#2 Attacks Sabel but misses.
#3 "Hold on, give me a little longer to find it." Searching for something.
#4 Heads for Grint and attacks, but misses.
Lyssa & Elsa <== you're up.
Malena

{*}

With Lyssa next to thief #1, who was next to Sabel, I'm going to assume Lyssa to be able to get to thief #2 with a 5-foot step.

Lyssa takes a large step toward tief #2, and tries to hit him with another flurry of blows. Her aim's even worse this time. "Stand still!"

Punch!: 1d20 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (4) - 1 + 3 = 6 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Knee!: 1d20 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (7) - 1 + 3 = 9 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Frost begins to emit from Elsa's hands as the air around her chills...

You picked the wrong female with which to interfere!

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13 a bolt of ice flies from her hands, aimed at one of the bandits not currently in melee. Cold Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Elemental Ray SLA

Malena begins reciting a traditional Varisian poem about Varisian warriors facing down ancient arcane mysterious beasts. The performance is inspiring in a magically-enhanced way, providing inspiration and courage for her companions.

Starting a Bardic performance (oratory), to Inspire Courage. Gives all her companions a +1 morale bonus on saves vs. charm and fear, and a +1 competence bonus on attacks and weapon damage rolls.

Round 3
Grint dodges away from the attack of the man and in the same motion steps away from him.

Levelling his bow at the man's chest he speaks. "That blade won't do you much good if I remain at a distance."

Ranged Attack, Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot, Inspired: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 1 - 2 + 1 = 121d20 + 5 + 1 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 1 - 2 + 1 = 15
Damage, Point-Blank Shot, Inspired: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 = 81d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 1 = 9

Round 2 results

Round 3
Grint fires twice, 1 is nimbly dodged, but the 2nd arrow hits dead in the chest, putting the thief to the ground. {*}
Sabel <==Here
Thieves
Lyssa & Elsa
Malena

{*}

The bar it is then ^^
Sabel knocks an arrow, points at the thief behind the bar, and lets it fly.
"यहाँ बर्डी बर्डी."

Round 3
Grint fires twice, 1 is nimbly dodged, but the 2nd arrow hits dead in the chest, putting the thief to the ground. {*}
Sabel fires off an arrow, but it misses.
Thieves
#1 -2/0 Stable
#2 Attacks Lyssa, missing by an inch. {*}
#3 -3 "Got it!", jumps over the bar and is headed for the door. Double move for him required to get out.
#4 -1/0 Stable
Lyssa & Elsa <== here
Malena

{*}

Elsa conjures up a large ball of ice and snow and hurls it at the fleeing thief Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 but the Snowball goes wide.

Casted Snowball

"Oh no you don't!" Lyssa says as she dodges the attack from thief #2, and returns the favor with a flurry of blows.

Uppercut!: 1d20 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (17) - 1 + 3 = 19 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Roundhouse!: 1d20 - 1 + 3 ⇒ (14) - 1 + 3 = 16 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Round 3
Grint fires twice, 1 is nimbly dodged, but the 2nd arrow hits dead in the chest, putting the thief to the ground. {*}
Sabel fires off an arrow, but it misses.
Thieves
#1 -2/0 Stable
#2 Attacks Lyssa, missing by an inch. {*}
#3 -3 "Got it!", jumps over the bar and is headed for the door. Double move for him required to get out.
#4 -1/0 Stable
Elsa's snowball misses, covering a portion of the wall instead.
Lyssa's punches both connect. The first puts the guy off balance to make the roundhouse send him flying to the ground, Disabled
Malena <== your turn.

Malena maintains her bardic performance. She runs over to the thief on the ground, pulls a dagger out of her waistband, and says, "Don't make a move if you want to live!"

I suppose I should roll intimidate: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Noticing the other three bandits are down or taken care of Grint spins around, drops his bow and sprints towards the fleeing bandit. Grabbing his greatsword on the way over there, he eventually blocks the path of the bandit.

"Nowhere to go! Give it up!"

Double move to block his way. If he wants to get past he'll draw an AoO.

Diplomacy: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (8) - 2 = 6

That thief on the ground is unconscious, compliments from Grint :)

Round 3
Round 3

Round 4
Grint moves to block the exit.
Sabel <== your turn
Thieves
Elsa& Lyssa
Malena
Btw, the unconscious thief will, when coming to, be adjacent to both Malena and Elsa ;)

Sabel needs to think quick and decides to call upon Hank. She summons the skeleton in front of the fleeing thief.
This is raising dead from the bones mystery. I will do this as a standard action. Hank will be present for 4 turns.
"मैं तुमको हांक, एक अन्य विमान से सर्वशक्तिमान चाय पीने के कंकाल को बुलाने. मैं इस काफिर को रोकने के लिए तुमको आह्वान किया!"

Round 4
Grint moves to block the exit.
Sabel summons Hank in front of the thief.
Thieves
#1 -2/0 Stable
#2 Makes a desperate swipe against Lyssa, who dodges in time. {*}
#3 -3 Dodges Hank's sudden attacks and changes direction, though Hank gets an AoO {*}
1 claw connects though, scraping the thief for another 3 dmg. (-6)
He then heads for Grint with a short "No can do.", attempting to bypass the man and with a cat's grace does so, exiting the inn. {*}
He succeeded escaping... O.O'

{*}

With the last thief on stage giving a very poor performance in being able to do anything, this combat is over.
You find 2 daggers, 1 Mwk dagger and a combined amount of 36 gold.
You now have 3 prisoners, huzzah. Interrogation time.

Lyssa ignores the disabled thief next to her and takes a double move to pursue the fleeing thief. "Come with me! Try to shoot him!" she nearly yells, unintentionally, to Grint as she passes him.

Thief #3 was 2 move actions away from me while he was at the bar, but I'm unsure about his position before he fled. Anyway, I'm moving after him.

Acrobatics to avoid AoO from thief #3: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

You're too late to catch him, you were at the stage at the most right of a 60 by 60ft room, he's already passed Grint and now escaped the tavern.
Despite that there are no tables blocking your path, you won't make it with him having a head start since last round, he had to run 35ft to the exit, having 2 directions to get to the there.
I had made a crude grid of the inn on my comp for this encounter. Not trying to screw it over.

Outside the tavern the streets are crowded.

Perception 22

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

"Moving toward the docks!" Lyssa yells over her shoulder as she continues to pursue the thief, running as fast as she can while dodging people.

But I can check if he goes where I expect him to go.

Haha, didn't expect you to get that check, gratz. Btw, what happened to that punishment thing you wanted to dish out? With 3 live prisoners and all, 1 of which is still awake.

Actually I would get an AoO on him, he still provoked moving away from me after moving through my square. Besides he could only do so at half speed so I can still catch him if I moved after him.

Attack, Inspired: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 3 + 1 = 222d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3, 5) + 3 + 1 = 12

Malena moves up to the captured thieves. Still holding the dagger in her hand, and vowing to start carrying more of her equipment with her now that she seems to be getting into trouble with more regularity, she crouches down next to them and tries to be "Good Cop".

"Why don't you do yourselves a favor and let us know what's going on. No sense taking the fall when it's somebody else who sent you, is it? Why are you here? What were you looking for? Who sent you?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Despite the half speed when moving through your square, he made the distance.
Right now he escaped. Lyssa shouted the lead.
Grint

Some minor healing would be required. 2 of them having arrows stuck in them won't wake up that easily. The one who went down on the stage however would come around in an hour or so.
Anything you wish to do in that hour?

Well he could double move, but I could charge after him, he's 40 feet away from me at best. As I'm standing in the door there should be a straight line. Also you said he had to move 35 feet to the exit, that means he can only be 10 feet away from me.
Sorry If I sound whiney, but I want to catch him and he couldn't get so far ahead of me/us yet.

Grint would charge after the fleeing bandit swinging at him with his sword when he catches up to him.

Using my attack in the former post.

The Jadwiga in Elsa would counsel to slay the thieves after torturing them thoroughly, however her adopted gnomish mother tempered her upbringing and she is ok with simply intimidating the information from them.

You will tell me why you interfered with this contest. Or very bad things will happen to you yes? Intimidate: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Grint, swinging your sword in a crowd is a sure ticket to jail. Mind the bystanders, it's busy....it's a festival.
Forwarding one hour then.

The thief, bruised all over, sits with his back against the bar and looks at Malena neutrally. He is about to answer when Elsa's firm tone interrupts.
Will: 1d20 ⇒ 7
He seems nervous, is eyes look like someone witha lack of sleep, not due to the beating though. He then answers Malena's questions.

"...We were..told to start a ruse...to steal an item.....
We were promised money upon returning it. A man in a fancy outfit misfitting his pirate-like face approached me a few days before the festival. Said he was in need of help......But the item...."

Mary interrupts him, slapping him over the hed with a tray, but not hard enough to actually hurt him back down. With a hand on her hip she fills that in.

She deserves her own avatar, no?

"The item that i am missing, aside from a few coins, is a list of particular customers i deliver some of the homebrewed ale to.
We are not the high fancy Eager Patron, but we make the best ale in Kharum.
It has the adresses of most of the prominent figures, such as the families who founded the city."