[PFS2_Luke_Parry] 2-06: The Crashing Wave (Inactive)

Game Master Luke_Parry

Mara steps forward, a bright smile on her face as she holds out her hand. "Themolin! It's Mara, don't you recognize me? Although I suppose it's not surprising you don't, I was scarcely more than a child when we last met." Her voice drops slightly to indicate a more personal conversation, (although it would still be audible to anyone listening). "You helped my father Guaril piece together some of the paperwork necessary to import and export various luxury Varisian goods. That's actually why I'm here; he wasn't feeling well enough to come this time but I'm finding myself a little lost. I was hoping you could help review the forms to make sure I'm doing everything right. I know you're busy, but perhaps over dinner? My treat of course."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Deception is the same modifier if that would be more appropriate. Also I really, really hate rolling an 8. It's just low enough for me to want to use a Hero Point but just high enough that I don't dare.

"Yes, it's getting late. You close soon, right? We could meet you right around the corner."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

When the man who made a note about the party departs, Adalan tries to commit his face to memory and makes a mental note to look out for him in the future.

After Mara and Hannah finish speaking to Themolin, Adalan covertly mouths, "We've come in place of Guaril to help you out of the city, and we need to talk to you privately." His words are magically transported directly into the accountant's ears.

Casting message.

That will work.

Themolin relaxes slightly at Mara's words, and Adalan's Message.

"I-I am flattered, but I don't think dinner would be appropriate. I am, however, more than happy to help with the business side of things. You will need to fill out these forms."

He goes through the stack of papers on his desk, and scribbles down a brief note, before handing over the tax forms.

On the back of one is scrawled: Walls have ears. Not safe to talk. There is also a time (2hrs from now) and an address...

What would you like to do?

"Got it. We'll meet you there," Adalan responds with another minor communication spell, after glancing around to make sure no one is obviously watching him. Out loud he replies, "Ah, that's a shame. We greatly appreciate your assistance, however. We'll fill these out and bring them back tomorrow so you can make sure we have everything in order."

He takes the forms, making sure the one with the note is quickly shuffled to the middle of the stack. Unless anyone else wants to continue conversing with Themolin, Adalan then heads for the Ministry's exit and onward to the address the accountant provided.

Heading to the address provided...

The party gets a little lost in the maze of winding streets down near the docks, but eventually finds their way to the designated address shortly before the appointed meeting time (which is, coincidentally, when curfew starts).

The well-maintained building easily stands out from the dilapidated housing that surrounds it. It is a 30' high warehouse, with a loading yard containing a couple of wagons, and two main entrances into the warehouse itself.

The gate to the loading yard is unlocked.

Mara (barely) resists the urge to roll her eyes. Of course it's not safe to talk here. I wouldn't be making up a story about 'Father Guaril' if it were.

Outwardly she keeps the bright smile on her face as she thanks Themolin for his assistance and takes the forms. Glancing at the meeting time doesn't improve her mood. Really? Right when curfew starts? Is he trying to get us caught?!

That's...actually a thought worth considering. More so when she sees they've been led to a warehouse in a bad part of town. "If I were setting up an ambush, this is the kind of place I'd do it," she mutters to the rest of the group.

Well, ultimately it doesn't matter if Themolin is setting them up or is just really bad at this. Either way they're expected. But that doesn't mean they have to be stupid about it.

"Let me check it out first. I'll signal you if it's safe." As quietly as she can, she enters the loading yard and starts looking around.

Mara is trying to Avoid Notice, but if there are any traps she still gets a check to notice them due to Trap Finder. If there are any windows, she'll take the opportunity to peek inside the warehouse.

Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Bair follows Mara in, she ain't the only sneaky one.

As usual he also attempts to use avoid notice.

Stealth (T): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

It's after curfew, so Hannah will try to avoid notice anyways.

Stealth: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (5) + 0 = 5

This reminds me of during the Playtest, when you still got your Level-2 for Untrained skills, because adventurers practiced a little bit of everything throughout their careers. *sigh*

Like with most stuff in PFS2 it seems they just went with a feat for that instead. :( My playtest created character actually had the feat that gave him a +1 on all untrained skills so at lvl 1 he was rolling a flat +0 on untrained stuff instead of -1 like everyone else. Wasn't worth it at all imo.

Actually, thank you for pointing that out. As an unintelligent Fighter with very few skill bumps, I think I'll take that Feat next level. Thorax definitely doesn't need it, and my next PC will be a decently-skilled Ranger.

Hannah will actually hit Level 3 after this game, because I'm GMing two repeatables at DunDraCon this weekend and can apply the credit to her. After that, I should almost have enough AcP to create my Lizardfolk Ranger ^_^

Kewl!

So about this ACP stuff. Uh, where are the details on it and does it actually work yet? I thought it would show up on the same page as the playtest credits but have yet to see anything there.

I'll have to dig up the links, but the recent Society Blog covered that they're *really* close to having the system go live in the next few weeks. Of course, it's been "really close" for months, so we'll see, but I hold out hope.

To play an Uncommon race like a Lizardfolk or Leshy you need 80 AcP. You earn AcP as a player on a 1-to-1 XP-to-AcP ratio (so 4 AcP playing a standard scenario). GMs earn double that. If you play or GM at a Convention, you earn an additional amount, and if you play or GM at a "Premier" Event, such as PaizoCon or GenCon, you earn even more.

So far I've played 12 scenarios (48 pts), 6 quests (6 pts), and will GM 2 scenarios at a Convention (20 pts), leaving me 6 pts shy of a Lizardfolk. With the pace of these games we've been doing, I'm hoping that the AcP system will go live right when I surpass 80 pts, and before Hannah levels out of Tier 1-4 games ^_^

Mara and Bair glide forward like ghosts...

...and then Hannah kicks over a trash-can.

You notice that there are no windows into the building at ground level, although there are a few just below ceiling level (i.e. 20' up).

One of the doors is slightly ajar, and light spills forth from inside.

The dwarf is waiting until Mara, Bair and Hannah show them the come forward. During this time Little cat hides in the surrounds.

Certainly they have raccoons around here? Stupid raccoons, always knocking over garbage cans. Yeah. That's plausible...

Bair pokes his head into the lit room. If it is just the guy they met earlier he will wave everyone inside. If not... well I guess we'll just see if anyone notices him poking his head inside!

Adalan waits tensely outside for the result of Bair's bold reconnaissance, trying to think of ways to cover the party's escape if things go bad.

Everyone else:

As Bair moves inside, you hear a female voice that you do not recognise shout:

"Boss, we have incoming!"

HBA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14.
B: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17.
Adalan: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23.
Bair: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25.
Deshacerla: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18.
Dran'Thor: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32.
Mara: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19.
Hannah: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12.

Having A Little 'Chat', Round 1:

Dran'Thor
Bair
Adalan
Mara
Deshacerla
B (-)
HBA (-, -, -, -, -)
Hannah

Party, sans-Hannah, is up!

Bair pulls his club out and glares at the lady, "snitches geh stitches." He rushes over and gives her one before yelling out the door, "Peepletakillinheah!"

Interact, Sudden Charge to Strike Orange

+1 Striking Greatclub 'Patience': 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24 for Bludgeoning: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (2, 7) + 4 = 13

So much for the stealthy approach. Mara's first thought is that she was correct; this was indeed an excellent place for an ambush. But as she rushes in after Bair, it becomes clear that Themolin wasn't the one to set it.

Hostage situation. Fantastic.

Can't be helped. Hopefully they'll be more worried about dealing with the sudden intruders than they are with finishing the job.

She squeezes past Bair in the narrow aisle, pulling out her shortsword, striking at the 'snitch'...

+1 Striking Shortsword: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
S. Damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 1) + 1 = 4

...And missing. Completely.

Stride, Stride, Quickdraw/Strike.

The dwarf moves forward asking Little cat to follow him. There is some issues inside the warehouse. Hurry up.

I think that, as Hannah, I don't have my battleaxe with me?

Hannah left her polearm because it wasn't 'stowable'. I'd think that most other weapons could be shoved into a pack or sack.

So I wouldn't be naked...

Correct. Having a battleaxe is perfectly reasonable, since that could be 'stowed'.

Hearing Bair’s announcement, Adalan dashes across the courtyard and just manages to reach the open doors.

Dran'Thor hurries forward.

Bair strides in, and delivers a *wallop* to the woman who noticed him!

Adalan hustles forward.

Mara tries to follow Bair's lead, but the woman dodges out of her way.

Deshacerla-BOT:

Deshacerla hustles forward, as well.

The man directing snorts.

"Well Themolin - it looks like your minions have arrived. If you won't talk, perhaps they will!"

He then waves a hand imperiously.

"Get them!"

They all then move forward, although the woman that Mara tried to stab attempts to return the favour...

Rapier: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 damage.

...likewise failing miserably.

Having A Little 'Chat', Round 1/2:

Hannah
Dran'Thor
Bair
Adalan
Mara
Deshacerla
B (-)
HBA (-13, -, -, -, -)

Party is up!

Adalan hastily brings himself to a halt as the two enemies block the entrance. Stepping back, he conjures a hovering javelin of incandescent acid and sends it flying at the woman in the center of the doorway.

Acid Arrow @Red: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
Finally!
Damage: 3d8 ⇒ (8, 3, 3) = 14 plus 1d6 persistent acid.

Finally registering the man's words, Adalan mentally rolls his eyes at the assumption that he is one of Themolin's minions. At least they've stopped hurting him for the moment.

"Coming!"

Hannah runs fifty feet towards the door and draws her light Warhammer.

Hannah charges forward as fast as she can!

Adalan Steps, and tosses a bolt of acid, which slams into Red with a hiss, and starts to dissolve her...

Having A Little 'Chat', Round 1/2:

Hannah
Dran'Thor
Bair
Adalan
Mara
Deshacerla
B (-)
HBA (-13, -, -14; 1d6 Persistent Acid, -, -)

Dran'Thor, Bair, Mara and Deshacerla are up!

Mara scowls down at her shortsword for a brief second as if it's to blame for her poor performance. She's able to dodge the woman's attempts at stabbing her seemingly without paying any attention at all, calculating what options she has.

Those crates aren't particularly well-balanced. I wonder...

She moves like she's going to knock a crate over onto the woman, and sure enough she drops her guard in an attempt to 'catch' it.

Feint: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

"Whoops." Mara's grin wouldn't have looked out of place on a shark. And while she's distracted...

+1 Striking Shortsword: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23 vs FF
S. Damage, SA: 2d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 2) + 1 + (4) = 13

+1 Striking Shortsword, MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 4 = 25 vs FF
S. Damage, SA: 2d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (4, 4) + 1 + (4) = 13

Feint, Strike, Strike, all directed at Yellow. Critical success on the Feint means the target is flat-footed to all melee attacks, including those from other people, until the end of my next turn.

Leaving Mara to manage hers, Bair turns to the one blocking the way back out of the maze of crates. He tries to whack her with his club. If she remains conscious he glares at her and growls, "Yur mine!"

Strike Blue 2x, Demoralize blue OR stride to red X if blue is down

+1 Striking Greatclub 'Patience': 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26 for Bludgeoning: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (4, 7) + 4 = 15

+1 Striking Greatclub 'Patience' - MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 11 - 5 = 16 (+1 if prior swing misses) for Bludgeoning: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (8, 10) + 4 = 22

Intimidation (E) + Intimidating Prowess: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 1 = 19

Bair wallops the woman south of him, who grunts in surprise.

Mara stabs viciously at Yellow, landing two solid blows, which leave the woman barely standing.

Having A Little 'Chat', Round 1/2:

Hannah
Dran'Thor
Bair
Adalan
Mara
Deshacerla
B (-)
HBA (-39, -15, -14; 1d6 Persistent Acid, -, -)

Dran'Thor and Deshacerla are up!

Why do you stay away? Come here to speak.

The dwarf moves forward and casts a spell on the red one summoning all the nature wrath upon him.

Tempest surge: 2d12 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6

Reflex DC 20. On failure clumsy 2 and 2 persistent electricity.

Dran'Thor channels electricity...

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15.

...causing the woman's teeth to chatter!

Deshacerla - BOT:

Deshacerla Steps back, and 'pimp-slaps' Green with a Harm...

Harm: 2d8 + 16 ⇒ (5, 6) + 16 = 27.
Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10.

...which causes her to explode in a fountain of gore, as the negative energy literally overloads her system!

The man moves forward, and tsks.

"So hard to get good help these days! Come on - most of these scum aren't even worthy enough to scrape the boots of a real human!"

He then channels electricity into Mara and Bair.

Electric Arc: 3d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 3, 2) + 5 = 13 Electricity damage. Reflex save, please.

Orange focuses on Mara...

Rapier: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 damage.

Blue focuses on Bair...

Rapier: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 damage.

...as does Pink!

Rapier: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 damage.

Red, sizzling and arcing, spits on the ground.

"I won't be taunted into rash action by a sub-human like you, dwarf!" She then closes the doors.

1d20 ⇒ 18
1d20 ⇒ 8

1d6 ⇒ 3

Athletics check to open them again.

Having A Little 'Chat', Round 2/3:

Hannah
Dran'Thor
Bair (Reflex save)
Adalan
Mara (-12; Reflex save)
Deshacerla
B (-)
HBA (-39, -15, -19; Persistent Electricity, -)

Party is up!

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Damn, no hero points left. :(

Angry as he gets kazzapped hard and the one usually doing the kazapping on their side was just insulted for being a lesser race, Bair releases a bellow of rage and then unloads on the nearest target.

Rage (6 Temp HP & AC 20), Strike 2x Blue

+1 Striking Greatclub 'Patience': 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 for Bludgeoning + Rage: 2d10 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6, 4) + 4 + 2 = 16

+1 Striking Greatclub 'Patience' - MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 11 - 5 = 25 (+1 if prior swing misses) for Bludgeoning + Rage: 2d10 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 9) + 4 + 2 = 18

Recognizing that he is unlikely to have much success trying to break through the doors himself, Adalan tries to think of something he can do to help Bair and Mara from outside. After a second he abruptly twists an intricately engraved ring on one of his fingers before shouting, "Themolin! We're coming to rescue you!" at the top of his lungs. Instead of issuing from his mouth, the words emanate from inside the wing of the warehouse not currently hosting a combat.

Using his ventriloquist's ring to cast ventriloquism (DC 19). I've marked on the map the point where Adalan makes his voice originate from, which is just the spell's maximum range straight to his right since he doesn't know what's inside.

Adalan then tries to remember if the enemies have any insignia or other characteristics which might reveal their affiliation.

Recall Knowledge about the women with rapiers.

Hannah steps up to the doors and shoves her shoulder into them...

Athletics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

If that succeeds, then she'll follow up with a bash on the woman behind the door; if it fails, here's another Athletics check:

Athletics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Light Hammer: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Bitten by the woman’s words the dwarf rushes forward and opens the door if it's still closed.

Athletics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

He tries a second time if needed because Hannah's first roll wouldn't be enough.

Athletics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

And he command his tiger to come closer.

Nature, command, DC 18: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23

If the door was already opened by Hannah, he asks the tiger to attack the big guy.

Nature, command, DC 18: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

Then the tiger would attack:

Pounce: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Hannah tries really hard, but just can't quite force the door open, despite multiple attempts.

Dran'Thor then hustles forward and, on his second attempt, hauls the door open. He then encourages his tiger to move forward.

Bair's first swing misses (probably as a result of the electricity that burned through his nervous system), but his back-swing clobbers the woman.

Adalan casts a spell...

HBA: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19.
HBA: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26.
HBA: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24.
HBA: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19.
B: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31.

But several of them realise that it is an illusion.

Adalan: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20.

Adalan, having seen a few of the women, thinks they may be recruits from the Hungry Blades Assassins Guild.

A name is literally all there is to know about them; the scenario gives me exactly zero other info besides their stat block.

Having A Little 'Chat', Round 2/3:

Hannah
Dran'Thor
Bair (-26; +6)
Adalan
Mara (-12; Reflex save)
Deshacerla
B (-)
HBA (-39, -33, -19; Persistent Electricity, -)

Mara and Deshacerla are up!

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

Distracted by the electricity being thrown around, the woman is finally able to find a chink in Mara's armor. "You don't go down easily, do you." She starts swinging once again, hoping to take the woman down for good.

+1 Striking Shortsword: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22 vs FF
S. Damage, SA: 2d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (4, 4) + 1 + (2) = 11

+1 Striking Shortsword, MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 11 - 4 = 10 vs FF
S. Damage, SA: 2d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 1) + 1 + (1) = 8

+1 Striking Shortsword, MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 8 ⇒ (17) + 11 - 8 = 20 vs FF
S. Damage, SA: 2d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 1 + (2) = 9

This woman has to be close to dead. If she's taken out by the first blow, Mara will use her second action to try to Tumble Through Blue's square, (Acrobatics 13 should be a failure), and her third action to try again, (Acrobatics 27 should be a success).

Teeth chattering slightly from the electrical blast, Mara nevertheless manages to stab Orange through the heart, and, with a bit of effort, tumbles past Blue.

Deshacerla - BOT:

Calling on the power of unlife, Deshacerla tries to kill Red...

Harm: 2d8 + 16 ⇒ (5, 5) + 16 = 26.

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15.

The woman clutches her chest, and falls to the ground, quite dead, as blood pours from her eyes, ears, and nose.

Seeing his defensive line start to evaporate, the man's expression grows sour.

"Gods! I thought I hired Thassilonian professionals!"

With a sigh, he draws a potion and drinks it, disappearing.

Stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24.

The remaining two rapier-wielding women focus their attention upon Bair...

Rapier: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 damage.

Rapier: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31, for 2d6 + 12 + 1d8 ⇒ (6, 4) + 12 + (5) = 27 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 damage.
Rapier: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2, for 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 damage.

...eventually dropping him after multiple hits (including one to central-mass).

Magenta then Strides to flank on Mara.

Having A Little 'Chat', Round 3/4:

Hannah
Dran'Thor
Bair (-60; Unconscious; Dying 1)
Adalan
Mara (-18)
Deshacerla
B (-)
HBA (-33, -)

Party is up!

The doors have only been open for a moment, and Hannah once again watches her mentor hit the floor.

Getting the feeling that'll be Hannah's routine once Bair outlevels these 1-4s =\

She strides up to the woman wearing the magenta cloak and delivers a powerful bash!

Light Hammer, Flanking: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Bludgeoning, Power Attack: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2) + 4 = 11

And if an AoO presents itself:

Light Hammer: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

The dwarf looks at the remains of the insulting woman.

What a shame! You found a way to die before I could kill you by myself.

Then he asks his tiger to kill the pink one.

Nature, command. DC 20: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32

Little cat goes to do his job.

Pounce: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 +grab

And the dwarf casts an electric arc on both foes.

Electric arc: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 = 9 DC 20.

Magenta dodges out of the way of both Hannah's and Dran'Thor's cat's swings...

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13.
Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16.

...but neither is expecting the electrical discharge...

Dran'Thor's blast liquefies Blue's brain, and scorches Magenta!

Having A Little 'Chat', Round 3/4:

Hannah
Dran'Thor
Adalan
Mara (-18)
Deshacerla
B (-)
Bair (-60; Unconscious; Dying 1)
HBA (-9)

Adalan, Mara, and Deshacerla are up!

"We can't let him get away!' Adalan shouts. "Block all the exits!" He then concentrates for a second, trying to hear if the presumably invisible man is nearby.

Seek, with the 15-ft burst centered on himself.
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

If Adalan succeeds in locating the man, he creates a spherical shimmer between his hands which hums discordantly and sends it flying towards the noise, attempting to dispel the invisibility effect.

DC 11 flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 3

However, he misses his target. Adalan shouts to his teammates where thinks the man is located.

If he doesn't hear anything nearby, Adalan instead runs to the other set of doors in the courtyard and attempts to hold them closed.

Pushing through the door, DC takes aim at Bair.

"Get up lazy goblin."

Heal - 2nd level: 2d8 + 16 ⇒ (2, 6) + 16 = 24

The incredibly lazy goblin* grabs his club, stands to his feet and tries to sniff around. Then he realizes he isn't angry and his best smelling is when he is angry so he just moves up and nods to little cat, "I'll distracter, goferdathroaht!"

Interact, Stand, Stride into flanking with tiger. No rage so no scent. :(

*How did you know! I try so carefully to not let anyone see me being lazy!

"Convenient." Mara whirls around as Blue is destroyed, smirking at Magenta. "Don't expect you're inclined to surrender, are you? After all, it seems your employer has abandoned you."

Not waiting for an answer, she swings her shortsword at the woman's ribs.

+1 Striking Shortsword: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14 vs FF
S. Damage, SA: 2d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 5) + 1 + (6) = 14

+1 Striking Shortsword, MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 11 - 4 = 13 vs FF
S. Damage, SA: 2d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (4, 5) + 1 + (1) = 11

+1 Striking Shortsword, MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 8 ⇒ (10) + 11 - 8 = 13 vs FF
S. Damage, SA: 2d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 1) + 1 + (2) = 10

...Continuing to fail horribly to actually connect. What kind of acrobatics have these people studied?!

@Bair: Point of order - you were dropped by one of the assassins, so your point in the initiative hasn't come up yet. That said, I will keep that action, so it doesn't impact on what is about to happen ;-)

Adalan realises that the Invisible is actually right near him...

...but is unable to dispel the magic cloaking him.

Mara then tries to stab the woman...

...but fails to land a single blow.

Deshacerla hurries forward, and channels healing energy into Bair, waking him up.

Adalan then loses track of the man, as he moves away...

Bair stands up.

The woman curses, then legs it away from the sociopath with the shortsword...

Athletics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22.

...jumping over the fence.

@Hannah: You get an AoO, if you wish to take it.

Having A Little 'Chat', Round 4/5:

Hannah
Dran'Thor
Adalan
Mara (-18)
Deshacerla
B (-)
Bair (-36)
HBA (-9)

Party (sans-Bair) is up!