The Ruby Phoenix Tournament with GM Deadly Secret - Table 1 (Inactive)

Game Master Deadly secret

"I say we do it. At the very least, it'll be a change of pace," Égaré grumbled, slugging back the contents of vial.

Cure Moderate Wounds: 2d8 + 9 ⇒ (7, 4) + 9 = 20

Takeshi shrugs. "I don't see much of a point in it, but I will help out if the rest of you desire it."

OOC, I'm curious about it. IC, I don't really think there's much of a point. It seems unlikely we would actually gain enough credit with the audience to help us much.

Yeah I have done plenty with the crown, winning favor on pretty much every roll and haven't seen any impact or game mechanic benefit. I would rather advance the story than just go do a seek and destroy for no gain.

"Not worth the risk, I'm sure it's easy enough. I think if we want to look for something we could help the city and look into the death this morning and what or who is messing with the tournament."

Very well. Ahreni bows to the group consensus that this task would be a tremendous waste of time and shakes her head firmly towards the Emissary, before turning on her heel.

So, investigating for possible sabotage? Someone should ask around, find out what people saw.

You're right, there won't be much gain. Of course you don't have to do it.

OK final decision, to go or not to go? You do have a date with Mr. Paladin tonight if you want to skip to that.

It was 2 and 2 unless one of the others changes there mind. I'm a no go :)

I switched to no-go. So I think that makes it 2.5 no to 1.5 yes.

I'm fine not going.

You can move your own tokens for this combat, if you need me to move you just let me know.

Yon Loi’s becomes less festive with each passing night, perhaps because each day sees more contestants eliminated from the contest, or because of the uncharacteristically dismal weather. In any case, you find the noodle house largely vacant when you arrive to meet Marthysan. When 9 p.m. rolls around, the paladin is nowhere to be found, and the door opens to a false alarm as a stumbling-drunk local wanders in for a late meal.

Three tattooed thugs push up off their seats and moves in to surround you. You get the sense they are looking to attack you all. They all have sansetsukons and are studded leather armor.

Initiative
Takeshi Yoshida 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Égaré 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Aayalla Rand 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Say'ri Al Bashere 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Fighters 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

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Up first, Takeshi, Aayalla & Égaré!

Takeshi splutters on his drink, almost choking in his attempt to stifle his laughter. Much faster than a man wearing that much armor should move, he dashes around to the other side of the closest thug, drawing two kukri's as he moves. He looms over the thug, addressing him and his companions in a low growl. "Stand down or you will regret it."

Using their telepathic connection, he then addresses his companions. Mr. The Righteous gets another point in the 'sketchy individual' column.

Readied action to attack Red if either he or his companions do not either immediately surrender, flee, or otherwise back down.

Readied attack: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (18) + 27 = 45
Magic slashing (nonlethal): 1d10 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

Confirm crit: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (18) + 27 = 45
Crit damage (nonlethal): 1d10 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25

If his readied action goes off, he will also say the following:
"That little love tap was your last warning. You will get no more from me." Since my readied action would trigger right before they took any hostile action, if they attack us after that, Takeshi will assume it's ok to beat them senseless his next turn.

Round 1

Aayalla moves around the table and tells the (Green) Thug a joke.

Hideous Laughter DC 15 will save.

"Are they fooking serious?" Égaré says and laughs properly, not bothering to hide his amusement at the display. He turns around on the bench as his allies move into aggressive positions and casually continues eating his noodles.

"Look, this is cute and all but I'm in no mood to play silly buggers with you," he said and noisily slurped his noodles, before saying around the mouthful, "You've got until I'm done to piss off."

Intimidate... Yellow: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34

Takeshi stands up and moves to ready an action.

Aayalla casts a spell on green and he negates the effect.

Égaré intimidates red.

Thug (yellow) acrobatics jumps and tumbles to the other side of Takeshi providing a flank for red and but provokes AoO and attacks AC 35
sansetsukon: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
Miss

Thug (red) attacks Takeshi AC 35 and triggers his readied action.
sansetsukon atk 1/shaken: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 14 - 2 = 18
sansetsukon atk 2/shaken: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 2 = 20
Both miss
Takeshi hits and does non-lethal damage to him.

Thug (green) will charge Aayalla AC 29
sansetsukon/charge: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 14 + 2 = 27
Miss

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Up next, everyone!

Claw, Power Attack, Outflank: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (4) + 17 = 21
Damage (Lethal): 1d8 + 8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 6 = 18

"Fine, you little pissants," Égaré grins and pushes himself up from the bench. Almost casually he walked over to the nearest thug and swatted at him with a cruelly clawed hand, actively suppressing the enchantments that had so far spared his opponents in the ring.

Ahreni simply remains in her seat, waiting until she is actually needed, the melee fighters seem to have this well in hand.

Delay.

AoO: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (10) + 27 = 37
Magic slashing (nonlethal): 1d10 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25

Behind his helmet, Takeshi smiles as attack after attack bounces harmlessly off of his armor. "That was your only warning."

Targeting Red. Will switch to Yellow if Red falls. First attack on either will be lethal damage to hurt a little, but then switching to non-lethal to avoid killing them. Take away the +4 if we switch to Yellow.
Main 1: 1d20 + 23 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 23 + 4 = 39
Main 1 damage: 1d10 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21

Offhand 1: 1d20 + 23 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 23 + 4 = 29
Offhand 1 damage: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Main 2: 1d20 + 18 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 18 + 4 = 28
Main 2 damage: 1d10 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

Offhand 2: 1d20 + 18 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 18 + 4 = 25
Offhand 2 damage: 1d10 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16

Main 3: 1d20 + 13 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 13 + 4 = 36
Main 3 damage: 1d10 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25

Offhand 3: 1d20 + 13 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 13 + 4 = 31
Offhand 3 damage: 1d10 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23

Confirm Crit Main 3: 1d20 + 13 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 13 + 4 = 31
Crit damage: 1d10 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22

"You were given a chance."

Aayalla begins her battle dance striking out at the assailants.

Attack 1: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (2) + 27 = 29
Attack 1: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25

Damage: 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20

Takeshi hits on with the readied action and does some non-lethal damage.

Égaré hits and does damage to red and he fall unconscious.

Ahreni delays.

Takeshi hits yellow with all attacks and he falls unconscious.

Aayalla hits with both attacks and does some damage.

Thug (green) will attack Aayalla AC 29
Melee sansetsukon atk 1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Melee sansetsukon atk 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Both miss.

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Up next, everyone!

Ahreni doesn't bother to pay attention after the first two thugs are felled and returns to her dinner.

This tournament seems like an awful lot of bother. She thinks drily to the others as they continue with their exhibition.

Attack: 1d20 + 27 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 27 - 4 = 26 Non Lethal
Attack: 1d20 + 22 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 22 - 4 = 30 Non Lethal

Damage: 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (4) + 18 = 22 Non Lethal
Damage: 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23 Non Lethal

Aayalla continues attacking attempting to knock the last thug out.

Moving into position

Sunder Sansetsukon (Power Attack): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 38
Damage to Sansetsukon: 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (2, 1) + 14 = 17

As the remaining thug bravely tries to keep the fight going,
Égaré saunters up behind him, pats the poor fellow's shoulder with a bloodstained hand, and the leans in and casually chomps his teeth down on the center section of the sansetsukon the thug was wielding.

Letting his companions deal with the last thug, Takeshi flicks blood off of his twin kukri, looking around to make sure no other threats seem to be about before sheathing them. He then begins disarming the two unconscious thugs at his feet and pulling out rope to tie them up.

Aayalla hits with both attacks and the man falls unconscious.

Out of Combat!

Sorry about long delay!!

With her dinner undisturbed Ahreni keeps eating, although she keeps a mental ear open to see if the thugs say anything once awakened for interrogation.

Takeshi continues to disarm their foes before checking if any had been killed or needed to be stabilized. Once done, he ties the up before looking to one of his other companions to do the interrogating. "Our typical Aayalla as good cop and Egare as bad cop?"

"Do we care at this point. We are close to the end. Even if they tell us who we are better to focus on winning first. If they want us out of the tournament I'm sure they will try again. We should sleep in shifts now though much like if on an adventure, but if you want we can question them. I'm finishing my dinner first though."

She smiles as she sits back down to finish her meal.

Égaré is grinning and tying the thugs to each other in a, shall we say, less than dignified position. Standing back to admire his handiwork and fishing a shard of metal out of his ruinous teeth, he grins.

"I'd definitely like a word with them," the big fellow notes.