This event uses a simplified variation of the ship and plunder rules from Skull & Shackles. Ignore any references to commanding or seizing ships.
Even though a ship is neither a bane nor a boon, encountering a ship is much like encountering a bane. First apply any effects that happen when you encounter a ship. Then, if you don’t evade it, you must attempt a check to defeat it. If you succeed at all of the checks required to defeat a ship, stash a plunder card (see below). If you fail a check to defeat a ship, it deals an amount of Structural damage equal to the difference between the difficulty to defeat the ship and your check result. Characters may play cards or use powers that reduce Structural damage (effects that reduce damage to characters do not reduce Structural damage), then characters must collectively discard from the tops of their decks a total number of cards equal to the remaining Structural damage.
When you are instructed to stash or add a plunder card, roll 1d6 on the table below and draw a card of the corresponding type from the game box.
1: Weapon 2: Spell 3: Armor 4: Item 5: Ally 6: Blessing
Ships:
1-Dominator
Spoiler:
Dominator
Ship B
Class 6
Check to Defeat
Wisdom
Survival
8
OR
Dexterity
Ranged
11
When Encountered
If the Dominator was summoned by a card that has the Captain trait, the difficulty of your check to defeat the Dominator is increased by 2. This ship cannot be seized.
2-Merchantman
Spoiler:
Merchantman
Ship B
Class 0
Check to Defeat
Wisdom
Survival
5
OR
Perception
7
When Encountered
If defeated, when you stash a plunder card, roll on the Plunder Table twice and choose 1 of the results.
3-Sea Chanty
Spoiler:
Sea Chanty
Ship B
Class 3
Check to Defeat
Wisdom
Survival
6
OR
Charisma
Diplomacy
8
When Encountered
You may reveal any number of allies; for each ally revealed, add 3 to your check to defeat the Sea Chanty.
4-Shackles Pirate Ship
Spoiler:
Shackles Pirate Ship
Ship B
Class 0
Check to Defeat
Dexterity
Disable
8
OR
Wisdom
Survival
6
When Encountered
If your check to defeat has the Swashbuckling trait, add 1 to it.
5-Truewind
Spoiler:
Truewind
Ship B
Class 1
Check to Defeat
Intelligence
Knowledge
8
OR
Wisdom
Survival
6
When Encountered
You may discard an ally that has the Pirate trait to add 2 to your check to defeat.
6-Wormwood
Spoiler:
Wormwood
Ship B
Class 5
Check to Defeat
Dexterity
Acrobatics
9
OR
Wisdom
Survival
7
When Encountered
The difficulty of your check to defeat the Wormwood is increased by twice the adventure deck number, if any.
7-Man's Promise
Spoiler:
Man's Promise
Ship 1
Class 1
Check to Defeat
Wisdom
Survival
6
OR
Charisma
Diplomacy
8
When Encountered
If any check to defeat the Man's Promise has the Swashbuckling trait, add 2 to it.
8-Deathknell
Spoiler:
Deathknell
Ship 2
Class 7
Check to Defeat
Divine
7
OR
Wisdom
Survival
9
When Encountered
You may discard a card that has the Divine trait to add 3 to your check to defeat the Deathknell.
9-Devil's Pallor
Spoiler:
Devil's Pallor
Ship 2
Class 2
Check to Defeat
Wisdom
Survival
7
OR
Constitution
Fortitude
9
When Encountered
If defeated, discard a card. Do not roll for the plunder card type; stash a random weapon instead.
10-Thresher
Spoiler:
Thresher
Ship 2
Class 2
Check to Defeat
Intelligence
Knowledge
9
OR
Wisdom
Survival
7
When Encountered
Before you act, bury a random card from your discard pile.
11-Dowager Queen
Spoiler:
Dowager Queen
Ship 3
Class 3
Check to Defeat
Wisdom
Survival
8
OR
Charisma
Diplomacy
10
When Encountered
You may recharge a card that has the Aristocrat or Captain trait to add 3 to your check to defeat the Dowager Queen.
12-Kraken
Spoiler:
Kraken
Ship 3
Class 3
Check to Defeat
Strength
Melee
10
OR
Wisdom
Survival
8
When Encountered
On your check to defeat the Kraken, replace each die larger than your Strength die with your Strength die; the skill used for the check is unaffected.
13-Sanbalot
Spoiler:
Sanbalot
Ship 3
Class 3
Check to Defeat
Dexterity
Stealth
9
OR
Wisdom
Survival
7
When Encountered
Before you act, each character at this location is dealt 1d4-1 Ranged Combat damage.
14-Blood Moon
Spoiler:
Blood Moon
Ship 4
Class 4
Check to Defeat
Wisdom
Survival
9
OR
Arcane
Divine
11
When Encountered
Before you act, if the top card of the blessings discard pile is Blessing of the Gods, the difficulty to defeat the Blood Moon is increased by 3.
15-Come What May
Spoiler:
Come What May
Ship 4
Class 4
Check to Defeat
Wisdom
Survival
10
OR
Charisma
Diplomacy
11
When Encountered
You may recharge any number of cards that have the Aristocrat or Captain trait; for each such card recharged, add 3 to your check to defeat the Come What May.
16-Wavecrest
Spoiler:
Wavecrest
Ship 4
Class 4
Check to Defeat
Wisdom
Survival
10
OR
Constitution
Fortitude
11
When Encountered
If your check to defeat the Wavecrest has the Swashbuckling trait, add 2 to it.
17-Wanton Wastrel
Spoiler:
Wanton Wastrel
Ship 5
Class 5
Check to Defeat
Wisdom
Survival
10
OR
Charisma
Diplomacy
12
When Encountered
Before you act, roll 1d4; you may bury that number of cards to automatically defeat the Wanton Wastrel.
Scourges:
Scourge Table:
1 = Curse of Poisoning
2 = Curse of Poisoning
3 = Curse of Vulnerability
4 = Curse of Daybane
5 = Curse of the Ravenous
6 = Curse of Withering
7 = Curse of Fevered Dreams
8 = Curse of the Sphinx
9 = Curse of Blindness
10 = Curse of the Mummy
Curse of Poisoning
Spoiler:
Curse of Poisoning
Scourge B
Traits
Curse
Poison
Check
None
Powers
While displayed, after you reset your hand, recharge a random card.
Curse of Vulnerability
Spoiler:
Curse of Vulnerability
Scourge B
Traits
Curse
Check
None
Powers
While displayed, you may not reduce Acid, Cold, Electricity, or Fire damage dealt to you. If you are dealt 2 or more Acid, Cold, Electricity, or Fire damage, banish this card.
You may only have 1 copy of this card displayed.
Curse of Daybane
Spoiler:
Curse of Daybane
Scourge B
Traits
Curse
Undead
Check
None
Powers
At the start of your turn, if the top card of the blessings discard pile has the Basic trait, you do not get a free exploration this turn.
You may only have 1 copy of this card displayed.
Curse of the Ravenous
Spoiler:
Curse of the Ravenous
Scourge 1
Traits
Curse
Check
None
Powers
At the end of your turn, roll 1d4 and bury all cards in your discard pile of this type:
1. Blessings
2. Allies
3. Spells and weapons
4. Items
You may only have 1 copy of this card displayed.
Curse of Withering
Spoiler:
Curse of Withering
Scourge 2
Traits
Curse
Check
None
Powers
While displayed, during your check, when you assemble your dice, replace all of your highest-size dice with the same number of next lower-size dice.
You may only have 1 copy of this card displayed.
Curse of Fevered Dreams
Spoiler:
Curse of Fevered Dreams
Scourge 3
Traits
Curse
Arcane
Check
None
Powers
Display this card. While displayed, after you reset your hand, recharge your hand, then draw 1d4+1 cards.
You may only have 1 copy of this card displayed.
Curse of the Sphinx
Spoiler:
Curse of the Sphinx
Scourge 4
Traits
Curse
Sphinx
Check
None
Powers
While displayed, when you would explore, first examine the top card of your location; if it is a boon, recharge your hand, reset your hand, then discard a card.
You may only have 1 copy of this card displayed.
Curse of Blindness
Spoiler:
Curse of Blindness
Scourge 5
Traits
Curse
Check
None
Powers
While displayed, after you advance the blessings deck, discard a blessing or discard the top card of the blessings deck.
You may only have 1 copy of this card displayed.
Curse of the Mummy
Spoiler:
Curse of the Mummy
Scourge 6
Traits
Curse
Undead
Mummy
Check
None
Powers
While displayed, when you are dealt damage that is not reduced, bury 1 card you would discard as damage.
You may only have 1 copy of this card displayed.
Loot!:
Remove Curse
Spoiler:
Remove Curse
Spell B
Traits
Magic
Arcane
Divine
Basic
Check
Intelligence
Arcane
8
OR
Wisdom
Divine
6
Powers
Recharge this card to banish a displayed card that has the Curse trait.
After playing this card, if you do not have either the Arcane or Divine skill, banish it.
Game of Afterlife
Spoiler:
Game of Afterlife
Loot Item B
Traits
Object
Gambling
Check
None
Powers
Bury this card to banish a displayed card that has the Curse trait.
When you would fail a check, bury this card to reroll 1 die; take the new result.
After playing this card, you may succeed at an Intelligence 8 check to recharge it instead of burying it.
Blessing of the Lady of Graves discarded on Reta's turn
Scorched Ruins Card 3: Explore
Zarlova explores and meets up with the Forgotten Pharaoh Cultists. She casts Death's Touch to instantly defeat them.
She reveals her Evangelist on the recharge.
Divine 14 (Death's Touch Recharge):1d10 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 4 = 15- Success
Scorched Ruins Closing
She tries to close just to see what weapon may come up. It's a weapon 1... she doesn't care.
Gonna let someone else take out the villain
She discards her two armor cards to try to get more helpful cards in hand.
She displays her Eagle Aerie she draws.
Zarlova wrote:
Hand: Evangelist, Divine Blaze, Blessing of Milani, Blessing of Cayden Cailean, Blessing of the Qi Zhong, Sand Elemental,
Displayed: Eagle Aerie,
Deck: 11 Discard: 8 Buried: 0
Notes: Blessing of Milani: +2 dice to noncombat dex/wis check; Blessing of Cayden Cailean: +2 dice to noncombat str/con check; Blessing of Qi Zhong: +1 die (use other blessings before this one, or use this one if the top card of the Blessings deck has the Wisdom trait); Sand Elementa: Can rechage to reduce Cold or Fire to any character to 0; Eagle Aerie: When at my location, can recharge a card at the end of any turn to move;
Sideboard cards:
Reta flips Blessing of Thoth and moves to the only open location.
She explores, and finds the villain. (Ha ha, the silly outsider thought he could escape from the great warrior goblin!)
(the wisdom checks of the others don't matter as long as Reta wins the fight, because others can't be force to discard the blessings that Reta needs)
Reta auto-fails the wisdom check, and discards her spare weapon and her mighty steed. Now she shoots her longbow at the villain, using her blessing of the boss (botb and emerald of dexterity discarded), and one blessing each from Seoni and Zarlova.
DEVELOPMENT: Pierced with ballista bolts and hemmed in by Pathfinders on all sides, the treachery demon Katazuul collapses. The portal shrinks, much to the consternation of demons waiting on the other side. Several frantically tear their way out to reinforce the struggling fiend army, which is on the verge of defeat.
Help Absalom deal the killing blow, and end this threat once and for all!
SCENARIO REWARD:
Report 1 success to the Overseer GM, or 2 successes if you closed both the Scorched Ruins and Tower. Each character chooses three types of boons other than loot and draws a card of each type from the game box. Adventure Card Guild characters may choose a bonus deck upgrade.
ADVENTURE REWARD:
Each character gains a card feat.
ACQUIRED CARDS:
Weapon 4 Fate Blade
Weapon 1 Glacial Khopesh +1
Weapon 5 Iceblade Spelldagger
Weapon 4 Shattertouch Shotel +2
Spell B Acid Splash
Spell B Acid Splash
Spell 3 Caustic Fog
Armor 3 Advocate's Armor
Armor B Filter Hood
Armor 1 Shield Cloak
Armor B Tussah Silk Coat
Item B Noxious Bomb
Item 3 Ring of the Grasping Grave
Ally 3 Commander Abdallah
Ally B Fire Gecko
Ally B Mumia Smugglers
Ally B Tomb Raider
Blessing B Blessing of Abadar
Zarlova card 1: Blessing of Osiris (Blessing 4)
Seoni card 1: Ring of Stony Flesh (Item 5)
Reta card 1: Blessing of Abadar (Blessing B)
Reta card 2: Flash Freeze (Item B)
Reta card 3: Black Kiss (Ally 1)
The wicked glabrezu Katazuul, pierced by ballista bolts and scorched by spells, collapses as her portal sputters and closes. A moment later, a brass horn sounds a triumphant fanfare to announce that the fiend-flesh army has been routed. The march back to Absalom is a jubilant one, though rumors are running wild through the streets as to exactly who the invaders were, what they wanted, and why undead spies sprang to life shortly after beacons appeared around Skyreach. Despite rampant speculation of the Grand Lodge’s involvement in the invasion, the citizens as a whole recognize the heroism with which Pathfinder agents personally averted disaster and rode at the vanguard of the city’s victorious forces. Absalom’s primarch Lord Gyr—whom few remember seeing during the attack—remains silent on the matter, though Siege Lord Wynsal Starborn delivers a speech within the hour personally recognizing the Society’s key role in protecting the City at the Center of the World.
At the Grand Lodge, Ollysta Zadrian recounts news of the victory. “Soon after we stormed the siege castle and slew Katazuul, Absalom’s navy from Escadar arrived and sank what remained of the undead armada. Once again, Absalom has prevailed in the face of adversity!” Raising her armored fist in celebration, Zadrian shouts: “For Absalom! Absalom! Absalom!”
Master of Swords Marcos Farabellus seems only to have grown more concerned since the siege began, and he confirms what many agents had discovered earlier. “Based on many reports from Pathfinders, we have a reason to believe the attack was a concerted effort driven by several enemies of the Pathfinder Society. We now know that it was Pasha Muhlia Al-Jakri—once a respected leader of many Pathfinders—who used the Black Echelon codebook to summon the undead saboteurs. We have reason to believe Grandmaster Torch was involved, at least enough that his minions attempted to usurp Gulgamodh to turn against Absalom. Finally, we learned the demons in the siege castle were vassals of a powerful demon that’s no stranger to the Society, and it is not difficult to deduce that ex-venture-captain Thurl had a hand in creating the fiend-flesh army. Today, we emerged victorious, and I assure you that we shall ascertain these villains’ true motives and put a stop to them.”
