Ivan fires a shot into Ouidda. It hits and the woman flinches.
Miseria is away so I will bot. Sorry if you check in Miseria
Miseria moves up towards the enemy drawing her urumi.
Ouidda moves back and begins to cast another spell. A swirl of colours appears in the air, it undulates this way and that. You can't help but watch the patterns as they move.
DC16 will save everyone. if you fail you are fascinated.
| Male LG Medium Human Paladin of Iomedae 5| | HP 32/49 | AC 23, T 12, FF 22 | CMB +9, CMD 20 | F +9 R +5 W +7 | Init +1 | Perc -1 SM +4 | Speed 20ft | Smite Evil 2/2 |Spells: 1st 2/2 |Lay on Hands 7/7 | Active Conditions: none
will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 spellcraft spell that is cast on Beneett:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21 spellcraft spell that is cast on all of us:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
"Bennett what are you doing!? You need to attack Ouidda, not us!"
Bennett, I'm assuming that you are under effects of charm person. Charm person doesn't make you want to attack us. It only makes you friendly to her. It does not make you hostile to us.
Charm Person wrote:
The spell does not enable you to control the charmed person as if it were an automaton, but it perceives your words and actions in the most favorable way. You can try to give the subject orders, but you must win an opposed Charisma check to convince it to do anything it wouldn’t ordinarily do. (Retries are not allowed.) An affected creature never obeys suicidal or obviously harmful orders, but it might be convinced that something very dangerous is worth doing. Any act by you or your apparent allies that threatens the charmed person breaks the spell. You must speak the person’s language to communicate your commands, or else be good at pantomiming.
Also, assuming the second spell is Hypnotic Pattern, I don't think she can target everyone. It does not look like we were close enough.
Hypnotic Pattern wrote:
Effect colorful lights in a 10-ft.-radius spread
A twisting pattern of subtle, shifting colors weaves through the air, fascinating creatures within it.
Miseria is correct on the second point though. It was Hypnotic Pattern and cannot get you all. I read 100 foot range and didn't take into account the 10 foot radius. Disregard the roll Bennett and Ivan. I'll center it on Miseria and it will get Edwin.
M Male LG Ifrit Gunslinger (Mysterious Stranger) 1 Paladin (Divine Hunter) 2 | HP 21/25 | AC 18 T 14 FF 14 | CMB +1, CMD 15 | F +10, R +10, W +7 | Init +8 | Perc +4 SM +0 | Speed 30' | Active Conditions: | Constant: | GM Reroll 1/1 | Grit 4/4 | Smite 1/1 | Called 1/1 | Gunsmithing 1/1 |
Ivan takes an arrow to the chest from his friend. "Ow, Bennett! Wrong way - you are supposed to point your arrows at her!"
Ivan moves forward 30' and uses an alchemical cartridge to reload extra quickly.
"Ouidda! Your evil shall not stand!"Swift action to smite evil on her.
ranged touch:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16+4 more if she is evil dmg:1d8 ⇒ 5+1 dmg if she is evil, or +1 more if she is somehow an evil outsider, undead, or an evil dragon :-)
Though I'm not actually sure how long since fascinated is an almost impossible condition to maintain in combat.
fascinated wrote:
Any potential threat, such as a hostile creature approaching, allows the fascinated creature a new saving throw against the fascinating effect. Any obvious threat, such as someone drawing a weapon, casting a spell, or aiming a ranged weapon at the fascinated creature, automatically breaks the effect.
M Male LG Ifrit Gunslinger (Mysterious Stranger) 1 Paladin (Divine Hunter) 2 | HP 21/25 | AC 18 T 14 FF 14 | CMB +1, CMD 15 | F +10, R +10, W +7 | Init +8 | Perc +4 SM +0 | Speed 30' | Active Conditions: | Constant: | GM Reroll 1/1 | Grit 4/4 | Smite 1/1 | Called 1/1 | Gunsmithing 1/1 |
Ivan steps forward 5', reloads his pistol, and fires another shot at Ouidda.
Swift to spend 1 grit to add CHA to dmg ranged touch, smite:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25+4 more if she is evil dmg:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5+1 more if she is evil
| Male LG Medium Human Paladin of Iomedae 5| | HP 32/49 | AC 23, T 12, FF 22 | CMB +9, CMD 20 | F +9 R +5 W +7 | Init +1 | Perc -1 SM +4 | Speed 20ft | Smite Evil 2/2 |Spells: 1st 2/2 |Lay on Hands 7/7 | Active Conditions: none
| Male LG Medium Human Paladin of Iomedae 5| | HP 32/49 | AC 23, T 12, FF 22 | CMB +9, CMD 20 | F +9 R +5 W +7 | Init +1 | Perc -1 SM +4 | Speed 20ft | Smite Evil 2/2 |Spells: 1st 2/2 |Lay on Hands 7/7 | Active Conditions: none
M Male LG Ifrit Gunslinger (Mysterious Stranger) 1 Paladin (Divine Hunter) 2 | HP 21/25 | AC 18 T 14 FF 14 | CMB +1, CMD 15 | F +10, R +10, W +7 | Init +8 | Perc +4 SM +0 | Speed 30' | Active Conditions: | Constant: | GM Reroll 1/1 | Grit 4/4 | Smite 1/1 | Called 1/1 | Gunsmithing 1/1 |
Ivan reloads his pistol and takes another shot at Ouidda.
Swift to spend 1 grit to add CHA to dmg ranged touch, smite:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17+4 more if she is evil dmg:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7+1 more if she is evil Ivan has Precise Shot, so no penalty for firing into melee, but possibly a penalty for cover from Edwin and Bennett
M Male LG Ifrit Gunslinger (Mysterious Stranger) 1 Paladin (Divine Hunter) 2 | HP 21/25 | AC 18 T 14 FF 14 | CMB +1, CMD 15 | F +10, R +10, W +7 | Init +8 | Perc +4 SM +0 | Speed 30' | Active Conditions: | Constant: | GM Reroll 1/1 | Grit 4/4 | Smite 1/1 | Called 1/1 | Gunsmithing 1/1 |
Did Ivan's shot drop her? Or she was staggered and then fell unconscious from trying to act? It matters for whether or not Ivan recovers a grit point.
Ivan hurries to check on his friends, shaking Miseria out of her fascination and checking to see if Bennett is still bewitched, before then turning his attention to see whether Ouidda is still alive; if she is he attempts to stabilize her so that she may face justice.
M Male LG Ifrit Gunslinger (Mysterious Stranger) 1 Paladin (Divine Hunter) 2 | HP 21/25 | AC 18 T 14 FF 14 | CMB +1, CMD 15 | F +10, R +10, W +7 | Init +8 | Perc +4 SM +0 | Speed 30' | Active Conditions: | Constant: | GM Reroll 1/1 | Grit 4/4 | Smite 1/1 | Called 1/1 | Gunsmithing 1/1 |
Heal DC 15:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (19) + 0 = 19
Ivan performs first aid - enough for her to stabilize, but not enough for her to regain consciousness. "Who has some rope? Let's tie her up and deliver her to the authorities."
| Male LG Medium Human Paladin of Iomedae 5| | HP 32/49 | AC 23, T 12, FF 22 | CMB +9, CMD 20 | F +9 R +5 W +7 | Init +1 | Perc -1 SM +4 | Speed 20ft | Smite Evil 2/2 |Spells: 1st 2/2 |Lay on Hands 7/7 | Active Conditions: none
Ok, so as it stands Ouidda is unconscious but stable and currently not bound.
DC 20 Perception:
There seems to be a secret door behind the north-east bookshelf. Opening it you find Amenopheus, the Sapphire Sage, bound and gagged.
Among the cramped closet’s crowded shelves are documents relating to years of criminal dealings in Almas and other Andoren cities including Augustana, Oregent, and Carpenden, almost all of which clearly incriminate Ouidda as the crime boss known as the Spider. Bills of sale confirm that she has been heavily and personally involved in the slave trade out of Okeno in the Obari Ocean, and the kidnapping of countless aspiring actors through not only the Captive Audience but also small theaters and traveling circuses throughout southern Avistan. Many of these documents also allude to her role in the Aspis Consortium, though never overtly.
A box of collected correspondence provides equally damaging evidence of her influence within the Shadow Lodge, including extensive letters from cell heads throughout the Inner Sea, including Hondo Heru in Sothis, Caggrigar in Irrisen, Chalfon Dalsine in Oppara, and Kormiggon Sussworth in Kaer Maga, all suggesting they ramp up their assault on the Decemvirate instead of sitting idly by while the Shadow Lodge’s stodgy leader simply amasses contacts and resources in Absalom.
Other correspondence indicates she has powerful contacts within the Grand Lodge itself, though they lack signatures or proper nouns, so any evidence is purely speculative. Finally, a letter in elegant script from a person signed only the Needle promises that the Red Mantis will see the assassination through upon the orders of your ally.
You unbind and ungag Amenopheus and he thanks you profusely for saving him while simultaneously apologizing for the deception that was necessary to draw out the Spider. He tells you everything that he has discovered while spying for the Society.
The Spider was able to use her influence to become a councillor in Almas while also assembling a team of accomplices to aid her in her illegal slave trade. First, she acquired the aid of a power-hungry doppelganger known as Yero, who had no trouble in disposing of and impersonating Senlokto Boraminder, a pudgy gnome who was the owner and stage manager of a rundown playhouse in the Theater District of Almas. In order to give the place a new image, Yero (under orders of the mystically persuasive Ouidda) gave the Captive Audience a few major renovations, turning the rundown dive practically overnight into a classy—if somewhat gaudy—theater. Throngs of young and upcoming performing artists now come from all over the nation to the Captive Audience, which serves audiences both in shows of amazing feats as well as lurid burlesque acts. However, the playhouse is merely a cover for the more illicit activities of the charmed male and female actors who work there both as performers and courtesans, offering their services to select customers behind the scenes. The bewitched actors never stay for long, though, as they are systematically shipped off to the far corners of the Inner Sea to be sold to the highest bidder. In order for these unwitting slaves to be trafficked, however, Ouidda needed a front to mask her involvement in the operation. For this, she hired Zirunne Jarovar, an old Katapeshi half-elf down on his luck and willing to do anything for money without sticking his nose too far into his employer’s business. With him handling the money and shipments, the Spider had a perfect scapegoat should her slave-trading operation fall under any harsh scrutiny.
Finally, Ouidda required a ship and captain she could rely on to traffic her cargo out of Almas, and so she called upon a trusted ally of the Shadow Lodge in Almas, Ruovarn Krillis—a dhampir pirate whose passion for cruelty is only rivaled by his infatuation toward Dorianna. With all these pieces in place, Ouidda could continue her slave-trafficking operation while at the same time
bolstering her political presence in Almas and her fight against the Pathfinder Society as both a government representative and a leader of the Shadow Lodge. Venture- Captain Brackett of Almas discovered the Spider’s plot, though, and attempted to oppose it. When Amenopheus,
the Sapphire Sage of Osirion, offered his aid to Brackett and infiltrated the Almas Shadow Lodge cell as a double agent—his true loyalties known only to himself and Brackett—Ouidda caught on to their scheme and set into motion an attack on the Cathedral of Aroden while simultaneously capturing Amenopheus. Now, she plans to give a speech to the Peoples’ Council of Almas that would jeopardize the Society’s entire presence in the city.
With the Spider’s identity revealed, her vast crime syndicate falls apart, and the Andoren authorities use the information gathered by your team to locate and arrest her associates throughout the city. The Decemvirate likewise sends crack teams of Pathfinders to locations throughout the Inner Sea to put an end to her poisonous influence over the minds and motivations of her fellow Shadow Lodge agents.
And we are done. Thanks all. The game has been reported and chronicles will be up very soon.
| Male LG Medium Human Paladin of Iomedae 5| | HP 32/49 | AC 23, T 12, FF 22 | CMB +9, CMD 20 | F +9 R +5 W +7 | Init +1 | Perc -1 SM +4 | Speed 20ft | Smite Evil 2/2 |Spells: 1st 2/2 |Lay on Hands 7/7 | Active Conditions: none
Thank you letsuna! And thank you guys for a great game.
GM will you run something new before PBP Gameday VIII starts?
I have nothing new planned between now and Gameday. I am open to suggestions, but had been holding off. I tried to get a We B4 Goblins up a few days ago and it fell flat.
| Male LG Medium Human Paladin of Iomedae 5| | HP 32/49 | AC 23, T 12, FF 22 | CMB +9, CMD 20 | F +9 R +5 W +7 | Init +1 | Perc -1 SM +4 | Speed 20ft | Smite Evil 2/2 |Spells: 1st 2/2 |Lay on Hands 7/7 | Active Conditions: none
Can you run
S03-25 Storming the Diamond Gate (3-7)
or
S04-23 Rivalry's End (3-7)
