PFS CORE 10-07 Mysteries Under Moonlight Part 2 (Inactive)

Game Master @scottg0

Florin (H) fail
Bossk (N) assist
Jack (W) assist
Tatiana (W) fail
Khellek (W) success
Yabatha (W) fail
N, H, W (Normal, Hybrid, Wolf)

Khellek flexes his wolf muscles with a little assistance from Bossk and Jack and they rip up the spiderwebs which allows everyone to get through. As you get past the spider webs you catch a glimpse of the moonlit trail as if you are on the right path.

Obstacle 5: Swamp Gas
A pocket of putrid swamp gas lingers just above the surface of the swamp. A vile stench emanates from it, suggesting its hazardous nature.

Check
Deep Breath: Fortitude
Dash Forward*: Initiative

* Must be in wolf form to use these options

These are either or choices, not both. Pick one you want to try and roll for it. Don't forget to include any speed adjustments or spells you think might help.
Chase Rules

Yavatha, feeling lighter in her wolf form, takes a dash over the swamp hopefully being better this time. Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

...what the hell, she thinks to herself as she somehow is still slower the the entire group.

Khellek, enjoying the play of young muscles under his skin joins Yabatha in the hunt!

init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20 That dice bot loves me today.

Yes it does.....
Fort 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Florin shifts and attempts to Hold her breath.

Jack shifts, and follows the others in their mad dash.

Initiative: 1d20 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 4 = 26.

Tatiana dashes forward!

Init: 1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 4 = 14

at least one of us is loved by the dice for this chase! :P

Sucking in all the air he can. Bossk move through the gas.

Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Florin (H) fail
Bossk (N) fail
Jack (W) success
Tatiana (W) assist
Khellek (W) assist (you forgot your +4 for wolf speed)
Yabatha (W) assist (you forgot your +4 for wolf speed)
N, H, W (Normal, Hybrid, Wolf)

Jack with the help of Tatiana, Khellek, and Yabatha are able to help drag the others behind them to dash forward.

Obstacle 6: Spectral Hands
The haunted land senses your presence as you draw nearer to the Glade of Silver Sparks and reacts violently. Ghostly hands reach up from the ground, snatching at your ankles to drag you down.

Check
Easy Does It: Stealth
Back, Foul Phantoms!: Knowledge (religion)

These are either or choices, not both. Pick one you want to try and roll for it. Don't forget to include any speed adjustments or spells you think might help.
Chase Rules

Tatiana tries to help back off the phantoms!

Whooff! Meening: In Pharasma's name, go back to the cycle of Life!

Know. (religion): 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 4 = 18

Having had a bad brush with the undead before. Bossk tries to be smart and tip toe through to get past

Stealth: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 2 = 4

But instead by true form he tries to see how many hands he can kick as he walks past.

"Woof" calls out Khellek, which means.
"Pharasma protect us", but only the gods realise tht. Luckily, the gods do.

religion. loremaster (take 20): 20 + 19 = 39

Not even going to compete with that loremaster roll. Yabatha auto aids at Religion.

Listening to Khelleks guidance and says a little personal prayer to Nethys also. She finds comfort being guided by their deities watching over them here in this forsaken place.

Well, I can't assist on Knowledge(Religion), but if 39 doesn't pass, we are screwed :-P

Florin (H) fail
Bossk (N) fail
Jack (W) fail
Tatiana (W) assist
Khellek (W) success
Yabatha (W) assist
N, H, W (Normal, Hybrid, Wolf)

You all watch as Khellek's head starts to swell as big as his wolf muscles. You didn't think it was possible for a wolf to be so swole. New icon on map for Khellek the swole wolf. LMAO

Obstacle 7: Bat Swarm
The chase disturbs a colony of bats that swarm you and hinder your movement.

Check
Shoo!: Handle Animal or Intimidate
Howl*: Intimidate

* Must be in wolf form to use this options

These are either or choices, not both. Pick one you want to try and roll for it. Don't forget to include any speed adjustments or spells you think might help.
Chase Rules

As the bat swarm approach Bossk. He stands his ground and give out a roar to scare the bats away.
"ROOOAARRRRR!!!"

Intimidate: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 2 = 14 Not sure if his speed gives him a +2 or not, but I added it in.

oh come on dice gods, something bigger than a 10 please

But a bug flies into his mouth at that time and he starts to gag.

Jack bays at the bats.

Howl: 1d20 - 2 + 4 ⇒ (15) - 2 + 4 = 17.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 1 + 4 = 23

Tatiana howls the best she can, and he seems to work!

HAWOOOOHHH!

And I even forgot the extra +4 for speed :-)

Khellek joins in the howling.

howl (intimidate),speed: 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 2 + 4 = 19

"Aaaaa Oooooooohhhhhhh"

Khelleck has being blessed by the dice gods.
Intimidate 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 while some of us has obviously being forsaken.

Florin attempts to shoo their obstacles away, waving her axe as menacingly as she can.

Florin (H) fail
Bossk (N) assist (Yes speed still counts in the chase)
Jack (W) assist
Tatiana (W) success
Khellek (W) assist
Yabatha (W) fail howl: 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 4 = 8
N, H, W (Normal, Hybrid, Wolf)

Tatiana lets out a massive howl that scares all the bats, then Bossk, Jack, and Khellek join in like a set of Pavlovian trained wolves that howl whenever they hear another howl.

Obstacle 8: Mist Patch
The lurkers disappear into a dense patch of fog, making it difficult for you to follow.

Check
This Way!: Perception
Trust Your Instincts: Survival

These are either or choices, not both. Pick one you want to try and roll for it. Don't forget to include any speed adjustments or spells you think might help.
Chase Rules

Tatiana starts to find a path into the dense fog.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 4 = 24

Khellek-wolf blinks. While the form certainly had advantages in a chase - his glasses didn't seem to be falling off his face for example, this was not really the life than an elderly scholar used to searching for answers in books, was used to.

perception: 1d20 - 2 + 4 ⇒ (12) - 2 + 4 = 14

Still, he sniffs the air and points his snout in a likely direction.

Jack keeps sniffing, and tries to help find the way...

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14.

Survival 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

Florin is likely out of her depth as she attempts to find her way through.

Yabatha turns into her hybrid form in which she is obviously more confortable. She holds her holy symbols and look around.

Perception aid: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Florin (H) fail
Bossk (N) assist Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Jack (W) assist
Tatiana (W) assist
Khellek (W) assist
Yabatha (H) success
N, H, W (Normal, Hybrid, Wolf)

Yabatha with some help leads the team out of the mist.

You finally catch up to the lurkers in this forest clearing. You enter from the northwest, along the banks of a small stream. When you arrive in the clearing, you see the moonlit trail leading away.

The number of lurkers is smaller than the ones you were chasing and the unconscious body is on the alter. you surprised them by being so fast and getting through all of the obstacles.

Room 2 -- Current Time (0:01)

Group conditions:
Suprise round

Bossk - dmg;
Khellek - dmg; Wolf
Thing 1, red - dmg; Knowledge (nature) to know more
Thing 2, green - dmg; Knowledge (nature) to know more
Tatiana 2 dmg; Wolf
Yabatha - dmg; Hybrid
Jack 24 dmg; Wolf
Florin 1 dmg; Hybrid

Bold may act.

Handout: Blessing of Ashava

Jack shifts back to Hybrid form.

Yabatha casts bless o the party from her spell list.

Any knowledge checks on lurkers, to know what they are?
Bossk moves quietly to the woods to find any other lurkers hiding near by.

Stealth: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Khellek starts to say something wise.
"Wooooofffffffffffffffffffffff"

Then realises his companions probably would benefit more from his Wisdom in Taldane, a language that the wolf form is regrettably ill-equipped to speak.

He too turns back into a hybrid.

Tatiana returns in her hybrid form.

Florin walks up to take her place beside Bossk.
Taking out her wand, she activates its magical protection on herself.

Wand of mage Armor if the previous one has expired else shield.

"What do we have here?" she asks while in Hybrid form.

Bossk sneaks around and (survival: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13) sees some footprints of the things they were chasing leading off in the direction of the moonlit trail like they had kept going but these two stopped with the injured person. You are pretty confident that there are only two here. Although the GM was really hoping to play high tier and have all 6 to gank you with. ;)
Khellek shifts back to hybrid.
Tatiana shifts to hybrid as well.
Yabatha casts Bless (+1 to hit)
Jack shifts back to hybrid and is still looking significantly injured from the last fight.
Florin (mage armor is still active, hours per level will be active the whole adventure) uses her wand of shield. Since I just threw you on the map, I'll give you the free move to get into some other group order. That is not normally allowed in a surprise round but it is a bit harder in a PbP to get people to just put their minis on the map like we do in person. So no problem.

Prevailing light condition is currently moonlight only but as you all have Darkvision from your Hybrid form or natural Darkvision, you can see just fine for now.

Room 2 -- Current Time (0:07)

Group conditions: Bless (+1 to hit)
Round 1

Bossk - dmg;
Khellek - dmg; Hybrid
Thing 1, red - dmg; Knowledge (nature) to know more
Thing 2, green - dmg; Knowledge (nature) to know more
Tatiana 2 dmg; Hybrid
Yabatha - dmg; Hybrid
Jack 24 dmg; Hybrid
Florin 1 dmg; Mage Armor, Hybrid, Shield

Bold may act.

Handout: Blessing of Ashava

Know Nature: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Bossks whispers "They are bad Fairies"

nature: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23

In the excitement, Khellek loses track of some useful knowledge, however he is still a font of wisdom.

"Woooffff.... I mean, that is... these are Twilight Lurkers. They are extraplanar fey creature. Stories say that only weapons of cold iron will truly hurt them. I suspect that is an exaggeration, but if you have cold iron, I recommend using it. They have magical abilities too, and beware getting between them or them striking from hiding, for they are known for cunning cruel attacks in those situations."

He thinks harder. "In these lighting conditions I think they have some magical ability to hide too, so beware. We should stick close together."

He takes out Bessie, sighs and snaps a bolt into place.

Silver, but no cold iron. Now that was poor preparation.

Inspire courage. +2 to hit and damage.

Bossk looks at them then wonders why he can't see them anymore.
Khellek starts inspiring courage. Then takes a look and recognizes them but then wonders where they went.

They seem to have disappeared.

Red casts a spell. Bossk Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 fail. You are blinded as per Blindness/deafness
Green casts a spell. Florin Fort Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Room 2 -- Current Time (0:07)

Group conditions: Bless (+1 to hit), Inspire courage (+2 to hit and damage)
Round 1

Lurker in Twilight, red - dmg;
Lurker in Twilight, green - dmg;
Tatiana 2 dmg; Hybrid
Yabatha - dmg; Hybrid
Jack 24 dmg; Hybrid
Florin 1 dmg; Mage Armor, Hybrid, Shield
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Round 2

Bossk - dmg; Blind
Khellek - dmg; Hybrid

Bold may act.

Handout: Blessing of Ashava

I cannot see any enemies on the map, is that for a reason?

Yabatha will touch Florin with guidance for whatever she wishes to do next. "Where are they, can you see them?"

I cannot see any enemies on the map, is that for a reason?

Indeed, they are invisible as you were briefly warned about by Khellek.

Khellek sidles up, ready to unleash bessie on the lurkers, then changes his mind and instead summons forth a bright light!

"It maybe their nature is such that in bright light they will be clearly seen.." he conjectures.

I'm not sure what Blend with Twilight actually means, but here is hoping.

I've added a 20' globe of light around Khellek. Technically there is another 20' of light further out that is one step higher than the ambient conditions. I'm not sure if that would be enough to make a difference to the lurkers, and it would be really massive on the map, so I've not added it.

Khellek ... summons forth a bright light!

I'm not sure what Blend with Twilight actually means, but here is hoping.

Can I assume you cast Light?

Yes, cast light.

I used a wand not my own spell so I'm using a wand of Mage armor now.

Hearing what Khellek has to say, Florin stows one wand to draw out another and activate its power on her.
Now fortified with both Magical armor and shield, she contemplates casting a spell to allow one of her companions to see this likely invisible creatures.

Bossk unable to see roars with anger "Roarrr!"

He then sniffs the air in search of his foe.

If roll needed: Perception-scent: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Scent: The barbarian gains the scent ability (PFCR 564) while raging and can use this ability to locate unseen foes. (PFCR 33).

Rage round 16...This might be the first game I run out of rage in a long time.;o)

Tatiana Delays
Yabatha casts Guidance on Florin.
Jack Delays
Florin acting confused, decides to cast the same spell on herself as she already had.
Bossk rages to gain his scent ability, then smells some foes. Using his move action to detect the scent direction, he smells two somethings, one to the North East and the other East. I'll remind you how scent works, it is a move action to attempt to detect the direction of the enemy you smell. See Scent. Also keep in mind you are blinded, thus any attempt to move faster than half speed requires a DC10 acrobatics check or you fall prone. You also take a -4 to acrobatics so untrained you are at +1. See Blinded
Khellek Casts Light but he still doesn't see any foes within the light cast by the spell.

Red casts a spell Fort Save Yabatha: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 fail. You are blinded as per Blindness/deafness
Green casts a spell Fort Save Tatiana: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 fail. You are blinded as per Blindness/deafness

Room 2 -- Current Time (0:13)

Group conditions: Bless (+1 to hit), Inspire courage (+2 to hit and damage)
Round 2

Lurker in Twilight, red - dmg;
Lurker in Twilight, green - dmg;
Tatiana 2 dmg; Hybrid, Blinded, Delay
Yabatha - dmg; Hybrid, Blinded
Jack 24 dmg; Hybrid, Delays
Florin 1 dmg; Mage Armor, Hybrid, Shield, Guidance
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Round 3

Bossk - dmg; Blinded
Khellek - dmg; Hybrid

Bold may act.

Handout: Blessing of Ashava
Blinded
Scent
Blindness/deafness

Now might be the time to break out some of the re-rolls. This is pretty bad.

Will use my reroll on that save
Fortitude (Reroll 5*): 1d20 + 3 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 3 + 5 = 25

Tatiana shakes off the starts on her eyes and draws her rapier. she moves to the northeast until she found her foe.

Not real lky sure what to do here...Anyone have any way of seeing these things?

Fort re roll: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 4 = 18

Yabatha will ready her ranged melee cleric ability if we know where they are.

Bossk is blind?
Who am I gonna cast my See Invisibility on?
Any body who's ranged?
Else I'll cast it on myself and pray that I hit something later.

Florin has just the spell in mind to help her companions though she had limited uses. She looks around to see which of her companions she could cast it on and re-access her options when Bossk reveals himself to be blind...

Failing that, she uses the spell on herself..

See Invisibility is a Personal spell :-/

That said, if you cast it on yourself, you can point out what squares they are in, so that others can, say, Glitterdust them, or just suck up the 50% miss chance.

Khellek, sensing that things are not going well, keeps up the good advice to his companions.

He moves up behind Bossok, hoping that something will be revealed in his light. In the meantime, he pulls out a scroll of glitterdust.

Inspire courage+2 to hit, damage and saves vs fear

Darn, you're right. Should have prepared Glitterdust instead..
*Facepalm* Don't have that spell either. :(