GM Hawthwile - To Scale the Dragon (Inactive)

Game Master Hawthwile

@Inghinn HASTE is ON, so you can double move and attack.

Oh! I took the bonus speed from Haste, but forgot about the extra move action that should allow me to double move and attack. Thanks for the reminder!

As Inghinn passes the purple taer, she cuts across his abdomen with her mighty blade.

+1 Greatsword, power attack, haste: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 10 + 1 = 23 Damage, PA: 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (3, 4) + 14 = 21

Untir reacts too slow but he quickly closes the distance, hastened by the spell. When he nears, he calls upon his spirits who fly into the area and starts circling rapidly, summoning a dense and sickly looking cloud.

Cast stinking cloud fort DC18. Only catches red and green but think this is the last combat so...

Unfortunately, haste doesn't give you any extra actions. Even with the enhanced speed (40 ft), it would still take Inghinn two move actions to get to her current location, leaving no actions for attacking.

The two taer try to resist the new stench, much stronger than their own...

Red Fortitude vs DC 18: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Green Fortitude vs DC 18: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

...and neither seem nauseated. The green taer hoots at the blue one, who moves to the side to make space for its comrade before attacking the stinky-cloud-summoner while its friend swings and bites and Jarrett and the purple taer flails at Inghinn...

Purple Slam vs AC 21: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Bludgeoning damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Purple Slam vs AC 21: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Bludgeoning damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Purple Bite vs AC 21: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Bite damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Blue Slam vs AC 20: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Bludgeoning damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Blue Slam vs AC 20: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Bludgeoning damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Blue Bite vs AC 20: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Bite damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Green Slam vs AC 18: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Bludgeoning damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Green Slam vs AC 18: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Bludgeoning damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Green Bite vs AC 18: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Bite damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

...and each taer roars in succession as they draw blood. Jarrett easily parries the green taer's first swing, but isn't as used to fighting opponents without weapons and doesn't catch the taer on the riposte. As Pathfinders and taer fight, the building continues to burn...

Fire damage: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 3) = 14

Round 2! Bold may act!
Building (-20)
Jarrett (-7)
Bremi (-15)
Roudantaimi
Malek (Sickened)
Yellow
Inghinn (-7)
Red
Untir (-4)
Purple (-15)
Blue (-16)
Green

Active Field Effects:
- Burning Waystation: Each round the waystation takes damage. If it takes too much, it is destroyed. Damage can be "healed" with cold or water effects.
- Haste

What do you do?

"Stop biting me stinky guys! Or else, I might bite back!"

I Flurry of blows!

+1 Adamantine Temple sword: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

+1 Adamantine Temple sword: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 1 = 31
Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 1 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Then attack again for haste!

+1 Adamantine Temple sword: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 10 + 1 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Then, I bite!
Bite as secondary attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

"Oh yucky! Guys! This was abad idea- the stinky guys taste really bad! Untir! Do NOT bite them!"

I will start with blue and switch to green if he happens to drop

Since I (think) I got a Panache back, I will attempt to Parry/Ripose again if attacked:
Parry: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 1 = 12
+1 Adamantine Temple sword: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 1 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Malek moves closer to Purple (50ft move) and strikes wit his handaxe.

+1 handaxe-fatigued and Sickened: 1d20 + 11 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 1 - 2 = 10
damage: 1d6 + 5 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 - 1 - 2 = 5

"Now you're gonna get it! You should have run while you had the CHANCE! HAHAA HA HA AHAAAAA!"

I, too, shall flurry.

Aiming in the following order, only moving on to the next if the last one is/drops unconscious: red, yellow, purple.

KICK: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Damage with Dragon Style: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

KICK: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

KICK: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

KICK: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Magically hasted, Roudantaimi learns he can reload and shoot his gun with astonishing speed. Paper cartridges almost fly into the barrel, only to be shot out with a loud bang.

Swift: Focused aim deed, reload with paper cartridges. Shoot blue (or green if blue is gone)
+1 pistol, pbs, haste, DA: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 13
damage: 1d6 + 1 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 4 + 5 = 16
+1 pistol, pbs, haste, DA: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 27
damage: 1d6 + 1 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 4 + 5 = 13

"Umm, friends..? Can any of you douse the flames in any way? That fire looks bad..."

Jarrett finishes off the blue taer, then lops the green taer's head cleanly off its shoulders. Malek enters melee and swings, but the stench is too strong and he misses the purple taer. Bremi kicks at the red taer, and even though it takes all four swift kicks, the half-orc is able to bring the taer to the ground!

Roudantaimi, since Jarrett KOed all your targets you can move and use the first attack roll - just place your token on the map and let me know who you're aiming for.

The yellow taer screams as its companion falls and attacks Bremi...

Slam vs AC 26: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Bludgeoning damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Slam vs AC 26: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Bludgeoning damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Bite vs AC 26: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Bite damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

...but rage clouds its eyes and it only gets a handful of dirt for its troubles.

Round 2! Bold may act!
Building (-20)
Jarrett (-7)
Bremi (-15)
Roudantaimi
Malek (Sickened)
Yellow
Inghinn (-7)
Red
Untir (-4)
Purple (-15)
Blue
Green

Active Field Effects:
- Burning Waystation: Each round the waystation takes damage. If it takes too much, it is destroyed. Damage can be "healed" with cold or water effects.
- Haste

What do you do?

Untir can cast create water, 10 gallons per round. He'll start doing that next round.

i don't think there's anything I can do for water or ice unless there's enough snow to scoop up with my hands?

Same for Bremi. Ain't nothing I can do but take out more monsters.

Also, GM, isn't red down?

It would take at the minimum a bucket of water to make any difference to this fire.

Whoops, Bremi is quite correct. Which means Untir is also up in initiative!

Round 2! Bold may act!
Building (-20)
Jarrett (-7)
Bremi (-15)
Roudantaimi
Malek (Sickened)
Yellow
Inghinn (-7)
Red
Untir (-4)
Purple (-15)
Blue
Green

Active Field Effects:
- Burning Waystation: Each round the waystation takes damage. If it takes too much, it is destroyed. Damage can be "healed" with cold or water effects.
- Haste

What do you do?

Looks like you guys got this covered so...

Untir moves up next to the burning building. He calls forth his spirits to draw moisture from the air and snow, and then to release them in torrent upon the flames.

Cast create water - 10 gallons. Not sure how many buckets that is.

Same here... I don't any any means in putting out the fire.

Roudantaimi sighs in relief as water pours down on the flame on Untir's command. He can only hope the shaman's efforts are enough to put out the fire before the outstation is completely ruined.

The gnome circles around the burning building to get a new taer in his line of sight, and fires his pistol.

+1 pistol, pbs, haste, DA: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 4 = 8

Inghinn continues her attack on the purple taer, hoping to bring it down quickly so it doesn't interfere with Untir putting out the fire in the outstation. With the magical haste provided by Malek, she is able to swing her greatsword more swiftly and fluidly than ever!

+1 Greatsword, power attack, haste: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 1 = 16 Damage, PA: 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (2, 5) + 14 = 21
+1 Greatsword, power attack, haste: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 1 = 26 Damage, PA: 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (1, 4) + 14 = 19

It's an excellent question, and the scenario doesn't really give me the tools to answer the question of how much "damage" a 10-gallon bucket of water would do to the flames. Thankfully, we don't have to answer it at this time. Or ever, really.

Roudantaimi speeds around the building and takes out the purple taer as Inghinn slices the yellow one to pieces. With a bit of help from the rest of the party, Untir is able to produce enough water to quench the flames and at least keep the main structure of the building intact as the residents of Caina's Drop drive off the rest of the taer.

Out of combat!

Pledging themselves forever in the Pathfinders' debt, the waystation-folk insist their saviors stay for a few days to rest and recover from their recent adventure. "And wait for Osprey to arrive," Rysam adds before spitting into the snow.

Several days later, the Pathfinders leave the waystation (now patched and mostly weather-proof) to find Osprey waiting in front of the communal fire, watching the logs spit and crackle. "So," he says ominously, "were you successful in your mission?"

What do you do?

Inghinn moves over and joins Osprey at the fire. She takes a seat on one of the sawn-off logs set up as a bench near the fire and replies, "We recovered the ancient's remains, but didn't exactly strengthen our relations with the taer. All in all, a fairly typical few days in the life of Pathfinder Society agents."

"We saved the pathfinders! But the stinky dudes were mean and nasty! I'd suggest staying away from them in the future!"

"Give 'em the thing!"

Add: DOGSLEDDING to the list of things Bremi never wants to do again.

"We prevented Waystation from burning down."

Untir gives a slight nod. "The taer did not provide us much opportunity to make conversations. I must admit I am not terribly surprised - to them, we must appear to be a group of foreign grave-robbers stealing from their treasured remains. We in Osirion are acquainted with that so I can empathise." Untir's voice remains neutral throughout, so it is not clear if he is passing judgement on the Pathfinders' actions.

"Oh?" Osprey responds with an arched eyebrow as he accepts the bundle. "I find it unlikely the beastmen even knew of the bones. Perhaps you angered them in some other way?" He shrugs. "Regardless, the Society thanks you for your service. You have indeed prevented a terrible fate by keeping these bones from the hands of those who would seek to steal the mystic's prophetic truths."

He rises. "Until we meet again, Pathfinders." Without warning, he transforms in a flurry of feathers into a long-winged hawk with mysterious dark markings around the eyes. Winging into the ice-blue sky, he soars off towards Absalom, leaving the agents sitting in the cold thousands of miles from the City at the Center of the World.

And that's it folks! Well done! Chronicle sheets will be up shortly.

Thank you GM Hawthwile for a great game!
And thank you all for great play!

"Is this is ever going to be written in a chronicle, it should be titled I Climber the Dragon and All I Got Was A Sack Of Bones." Roudantaimi muses.

"If it wasn't the bones, I wonder what made the taer so angry. Was it something we did, or did the Aspis have something to do with it? I hope they'll calm down, eventually."

The gnome watches Osprey take off in the sky, against a very scenic, snowy background. It is very pleasant to just rest one's eyes on the horizon, until a thought interrupts.

"Wait... Does this mean we'll have to walk back home?"

Thanks for the game, everyone! A fun game!

"Maybe that creature on the mountaintop was sacred to them somehow. or that altar we moved to access the bones? Either way, it's time to head home." Inghinn catches herself and looks back toward the mountain, though her attention seems to be even further beyond the Dragon. "Well, maybe not home. But back to Absalom at least."

Great fun playing with you all! I look forward to playing with you all again sometime.

"those doggy sleds were fun, but I don't think I'll do that again anytime soon!"

Thanks all! Good to finally get to play this guy!