It seems there has to be other people involved on the outside manipulating it all. Elris definitely has no clue and would likely just want to sit that paladin down to have a coming to Iomedae meeting. Lol.
"Well then let's get a move on!" Elris nods to Lydia.
Male Human Monk (Unchained) 1/Investigator (Lepidstadt Inspector) 1
Extracts and Consumables:
[Prepared: Heightened Awareness 1/1 | Longarm 1/1] [Wand of Cure Light Wounds 48/50][Inspiration Pool 2/3]
Combat Statistics:
[HP: 16/16] [AC 16 | T 16 | FF 13] [BAB +1 | CMB +1 | CMD 17] [F +2 | R +4 | W +3] [Init +2 | Per +7 | Spd 30ft]
So far my guess is that weird tall guy who keeps showing up everywhere is framing the Pathfinders for murders he's committing (or she; it would appear they're using potions to alter their appearance, so they might not actually be tall or a man) and likely using magic to manipulate Ekira, make her think Iomedae is talking to her. She sounds like she didn't like the Pathfinders to begin with (just like most people in the Worldwound) so it probably wasn't too hard.
Kronis nods curtly. "Yes, let us move with haste." He starts toward the house mentioned in the letter.
Yes Lydia, the letter came when the group had gotten back together for the report part of Pathfindering.
Informing the Sheriff before you go?
The house is two stories tall with part of its ground floor’s space dedicated to cottage industries.
Slides have a map though I am afraid at the moment they are hand drawn. I put an existing mini on it, but if you would like add your own, (or if you think the group will split up), you can add it now.
EDIT: lots of family stuff this weekend, I may not make it back on tomorrow (Sunday) you may do what you would like to explore the place, the default is perception checks.
Male Human Monk (Unchained) 1/Investigator (Lepidstadt Inspector) 1
Extracts and Consumables:
[Prepared: Heightened Awareness 1/1 | Longarm 1/1] [Wand of Cure Light Wounds 48/50][Inspiration Pool 2/3]
Combat Statistics:
[HP: 16/16] [AC 16 | T 16 | FF 13] [BAB +1 | CMB +1 | CMD 17] [F +2 | R +4 | W +3] [Init +2 | Per +7 | Spd 30ft]
Yes, Kronis definitely wants to make sure the sheriff knows about the letter and their destination. Dumpy has a point; no need to give them another thing to stick on us!
Also I'm not seeing a map on the slides?
Kronis cautiously approaches the building, looking out for any danger or traps.
I tracked down a better editor and have updated the slides to include the map. I put my avatar on there, only one is needed at the moment, so I put mine at the front door. Please add your avi if you would to especially if you shall be splitting up the party. I also added Ekira's picture and the picture of Dalton that didn't come out blank (like the first one. >:(
"Well that is obviously a trap," Sheriff Luin says when shown the new letter. The tone in his voice very much sounds like he is talking to the little birdies flying in the space a brain should be occupying. "I suppose we can check it out. I will gather some folks. We will meet you there."
The house is two stories tall with part of its ground floor’s space dedicated to cottage industries. It has cedar siding, like most houses in Dalton. stepping inside reveals a small room, with two doorways turning left & right at the far end, and another two near the front door. The nearer two lead up steep steps.
Oh, my apologies for a this weekend's absence. Hang in there though, we are almost done. :)
I am going to run this in three-check increments. That is, I am going to ask everyone to make 3 perception checks at a time and I will narrate those three at once. I will also need to know where you are going, ESPECIALLY if it is to separate directions. The building is not that big, so it is an option. The main room is currently empty (per the Perception checks already posted). Choices are: outside, north stair, south stair, north door, south door, out-boxed (catch all for things not immediately on the map but clever players always seem to think of (this is also not a Perception check.)
For ease: hit reply, choose a direction, add a modifier, and the final bracket.
outside, north stair, south stair, north door, south door
[dice=Perception]1d20+[/dice
[dice=Perception]1d20+[/dice
[dice=Perception]1d20+[/dice
|AC 15, T 11, FF 14|HP: 21/21|F +2, R +2, W +7 (+2 vs disease/MA, -1 vs attribute loss, +4 vs reading/writing)|Init +1, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 16|3/3 dooms 1/1 Guiding Spirit, 3/3 Sense Bond, 6/6 Manifestation, 1/1 ES
Dumpy scowls at the house, as the others move in, though instead of heading through the door, moves to do a circuit of the place, to see what he can see.
Actually What I meant was a single direction and three Perceptions. Sorry about that. :) However, I have enough information to move us along.
Lydia and Elris find a tightly curving staircase leading to the second floor. Galvanix and Kinshasha, move forward and into the north door. Dumpy circuits the exterior.
Dumpy:
Most of the windows on the exterior are open. Odd for an 'abandoned' manor. The building has wooden siding, which could be climbed if you were so inclined. However you can make two more checks. You might see the others through a window (without a check).
Kinsasha & Galvanax:
The north door leads to a workroom. It is two steps lower than the entry hall. Several tables lie about with various tools on them. Hammers, knifes, spanners, forceps, string-cutters, etc.. Each perception is for a room and since the north door is a single empty room... The south door leads to another room also two steps down. There is a reading table here, as well as a shelf filled with reference materials like a globe, scales, color charts, and encyclopedias. Two other doors lead out. odd is east:1d12 ⇒ 6 the west door leads to a small storage area. A couple of crates are stacked here, empty except for a few bags of oats. Another door leads north.
Lydia and Elris:
The stairs lead to a hallway which has two or three doors. Each stands slightly ajar. Like a good Pathfinder, the Ulfen checks the nearest door (north) rather than leave it open behind him and finds a small bedroom with a bed, writing desk and an empty locker-chest. The next door (south) leads to a central living area, with several comfortable chairs, bookshelves and some pots, long since emptied of the plants that once grew in them. Before a better look can be garnered however, a tall man with short hair and a patch of beard on his chin sticks a knife into Lydia's ribs! Fortunately he misses and both of you can react before him. missed even flat-footed, which is good as he maxed his sneak attack damage! INI: L(12), E(7), stranger(6). You are up! (and this will trigger the folks' downstairs final perception check).
Konris, you may choose to join any of the other three groups and read their spoiler.
"You have invited the vengeance of Ragathiel fool! The blood of innocents are on your hand and I will be your judge!" Elris bellows as Lydia is attacked.
Sorry for the delay. Yesterday was a busy day at uni and then I had the launch party for our literary magazine. It's been a long, exhausting trip to get it published but we finally finished!
I think I see what I'm supposed to do here, but let me know if I'm messing it up. Kronis will hang out outside with Dumpy.
Kronis looks about the outside, peaking through the open windows at the stairwell.
Congratulations Kronis! That is good news.
Delaying for everyone to check in.
Lydia & Elris:
Elris' blade bites unlike that of the tall man. He grunts at the pain but almost laughs. Lydia is up, but everyone can hear the shouting of the warpriest. Lydia, when your action is done would you mind instructing everyone they can take their action please?
Dumpy & Kronis:
A large crowd is making its way up the hill. It is led by the Sheriff and his deputies, and the earnest looking Ekira. "You have invited the vengeance of Ragathiel fool! The blood of innocents are on your hand and I will be your judge!" Someone is shouting upstairs. It is the warpriest Elris! Hearing this shout is the third of the previously rolled perception checks. On check four, after Lydia's go-ahead, please roll initiative and make your action. The Stairs are steep and count as difficult terrain.
Galvanix & Kinsasha:
As Kinsasha reaches for the handle of the north door, he hears shouting. "You have invited the vengeance of Ragathiel fool! The blood of innocents are on your hand and I will be your judge!" Someone is shouting upstairs. It is the warpriest Elris! Hearing this shout is the third of the previously rolled Perception checks. On check four, after Lydia's go-ahead, please roll Initiative and make your action. The stairs are steep and count as difficult terrain.
|AC 15, T 11, FF 14|HP: 21/21|F +2, R +2, W +7 (+2 vs disease/MA, -1 vs attribute loss, +4 vs reading/writing)|Init +1, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 16|3/3 dooms 1/1 Guiding Spirit, 3/3 Sense Bond, 6/6 Manifestation, 1/1 ES
Did you just see something?:
After a moment's shock, Lydia rallies rather well.
"Good evening. Are you 'the tall man' I've been hearing about? You're a bit of a let-down in person..."
You hear a strange voice, rich, yet hollow, from somewhere just behind Lydia (where you can quite clearly see there is nobody): "C'mon, Lydia, let me out already; you've had me nailed down here for days! C'mon, Won't it be fun to see the look on DORK-quemada's ruggedly-handsome face there...?"
Per the DM's prompting, everyone else may GO now that I have!
Male LG Nagaji Cavalier (First Mother's Fang) 3 | HP 31/31 | AC 17 T 11 FF 16 | CMB +6, CMD 17 | F: +6, R: +3, W: +1 | Init: +1 | Perc: +1 | Speed 30ft (20ft in armour) | Active conditions: None.
Initiative:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
On his turn Kinshasa rushes out of the room and up the stairs toward the raised voice. His heavy armour prevents him even reaching the stairway just yet.
Kinshasa moves toward the sound of fighting. Galvanax races past him to the top of the stairs. Both hear a scream as Lydia cuts into the stranger. Another scream forced from the man by the large blade of Elris echoes through the house, followed by the warpriest's own shout of justice.
"Help! the stranger screams. "These murderers are trying to kill me! He then dashes out the window!
Round 1
Ki(18): double moves (I adjusted you on the map, the stairs open near the front door).
L(12): attacks stranger
D(8): <--here now
E(7): attacks stranger
G(6.3): double moves
stranger(6.3): Odd is stranger:1d12 ⇒ 8
Kr(6.2): <--here now
CG Brawler- 2, HP-22; AC 18 (tch 11, ff 17), Perc +6, Init +3, Spd 30.
Not to be undone by the Stranger's window-escape- Galvanix uses his considerable acrobatic talents to pursue the fleeing assailant out of the window. (If there is time enough to do so).
"By the gods. People are jumping out of windows like the building is coming down! There are perfectly good stairs...that won't stop VENGEANCE!" the warpriest calls out so he doesn't land on Galvanix.
Elris jumps down with a grace unexpected from his size. Galvanix also jumps, though his maneuver is outdone by the warpriest. He lands in a poor tumble, scraping elbows and banging ribs.
The Brawler's escape is still better than the stranger's. His attempt to avoid weapons as he leapt through the window ended at the wooden ledge. "Murderers! murderers! His grip failed and landed with a loud thump and a grunt that interrupts his cry. "Murd...." stranger:1d6 ⇒ 5 Galvanax:1d6 ⇒ 4non-lethal damage
Round 2
Ki(18): <--here now
L(12): <--here now
D(8): <--here now
E(7): chases stranger out window
G(6.3): chases stranger out window
stranger(6.3):
Kr(6.2):
Male LG Nagaji Cavalier (First Mother's Fang) 3 | HP 31/31 | AC 17 T 11 FF 16 | CMB +6, CMD 17 | F: +6, R: +3, W: +1 | Init: +1 | Perc: +1 | Speed 30ft (20ft in armour) | Active conditions: None.
GM, This is a stretch perhaps, but would Kokina be outside? She could conceivably be outside on guard and could grab and grapple this person... perhaps. I will leave it up to your discretion.
|AC 15, T 11, FF 14|HP: 21/21|F +2, R +2, W +7 (+2 vs disease/MA, -1 vs attribute loss, +4 vs reading/writing)|Init +1, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 16|3/3 dooms 1/1 Guiding Spirit, 3/3 Sense Bond, 6/6 Manifestation, 1/1 ES
Why THE HELL did I agree to come here? Wonders Lydia as she tries to press herself against the wall...
Stealth:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
...while looking out the window and willing that crooked little manipulator outside to SHUT UP.
Daze, DC 14!
Kinshasa, make a DC 15 Perception check:
You hear a muffled voice from somewhere just behind Lydia...even though her back is literally to the wall. "Aww, c'mon Lyds, now I can't even see! Let me in on the action already!" It cajoles in hollow, yet strangely rich, voice.
OK, I am completely confused... when were we in a fight? Methinks the spoiler tags hid some pertinent information =)
Dumpy looks around confused, at the shout of murder, wondering if his companions are under attack, as he runs around towards the front of the house (or wherever they shouts are coming from). But, instead of someone he knows, he sees a complete stranger tumble out the window, followed soon thereafter by Galvanix.
He glances towards the sheriff, and the folks he brought with him, and says, "Hey, its not me."
Dumpy if you read the spoiler from my post on Thursday it asks for initiative. However I blended two paragraphs together that needed a better parting. The crowd gathering outside should have been one paragraph. The next paragraph started with Elris' shouting upstairs. I apologize for that confusion. Will:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
The stranger has fallen and whether it is that or Lydia's spell, he fails to stand back up. After a whistle from the nagaji, the snake grabs the stranger, (like any well trained mount would do.(? ;)) Galvanax and Elris having come through the same window, lay and stand over the man. Kronis too comes to the scene approaching the fallen man.
Sheriff Luin, coming at the request of the Pathfinders, has just come around the corner with a number of deputies, the inquisitor, and lots and lots of villagers wielding pitchforks, torches, chair legs and all sort of impromptu weapons. The sheriff sees the fallen villager, the adventurer's standing around him and the dwarf, just approaching. Dumpy's simple statement, seems obvious to the Sheriff but with a shrug of exasperation he seems to say, "but your friends did!"
And since everyone has now had the chance to see him (& on slides): The stranger is tall and thin. He currently wears his dark hair short and keeps his beard trimmed to a small patch on his chin.
Perception (DC 20):
He also has a missing button on his tunic, a distinctive button at that.
Ekira draws her sword and starts toward the Pathfinders, until Sheriff Luin puts a hand on her elbow.
Round 3
Ki(18): <--here now
L(12): <--here now
D(8): <--here now
E(7): <--here now
G(6.3): <--here now prone
stranger(6.3): stable
Kr(6.2): <--here now
Round 2:
Ki(18): commands Kokina to grab the stranger (also you standard action? I assume racing downstairs?)
L(12): casts daze
D(8): double moves
E(7): chases stranger out window
G(6.3): chases stranger out window; prone
stranger(6.3): stabilize:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Kr(6.2): double moves
Perception (DC 20):
Ekira, or someone near her. is giggling in delight.
Male Human Monk (Unchained) 1/Investigator (Lepidstadt Inspector) 1
Extracts and Consumables:
[Prepared: Heightened Awareness 1/1 | Longarm 1/1] [Wand of Cure Light Wounds 48/50][Inspiration Pool 2/3]
Combat Statistics:
[HP: 16/16] [AC 16 | T 16 | FF 13] [BAB +1 | CMB +1 | CMD 17] [F +2 | R +4 | W +3] [Init +2 | Per +7 | Spd 30ft]
Perception:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Kronis scowls in Ekira's direction, and leans in toward his nearby compatriots. "Be on your guard. Something is... off... about Ekira. I heard... I do not know. Giggling? I think?" He shakes his head. "Who has rope, that we may bind this man and rouse him?"
Kronis will search the man for weapons and disarm him, well in view of the sheriff and onlookers, placing any found weapons or items of interest on the ground in front of him so they can see he's not "looting the corpse."
|AC 15, T 11, FF 14|HP: 21/21|F +2, R +2, W +7 (+2 vs disease/MA, -1 vs attribute loss, +4 vs reading/writing)|Init +1, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 16|3/3 dooms 1/1 Guiding Spirit, 3/3 Sense Bond, 6/6 Manifestation, 1/1 ES
Lydia's seen this farce before. Hopefully Kronis and Elris can turn this around, but in case they can't, she tries to get away from the window before she's noticed...
Stealth:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
...and, finding herself before now an unopened door, tries listening at it.
[ooc]Round 3
Ki(18): double moves downstairs
L(12): hides from window
D(8): <--here now
E(7): <--here now
G(6.3): <--here now prone
stranger(6.3): stable
Kr(6.2): <--here now delay?
Lydia:
Nothing to hear at the door. Feel free to look under the blocks on the map's. The villain's tactics were to use the numerous rooms to leave line of sight and initiate a new stealth check, so as to use sneak attack more effectively (alas tactics rarely survive contact with a PC :)
