[GDVIII]GMGrumpelStiltzkin PFS #10-1 Oathbreakers Die (Inactive)

Game Master GrumpelStiltzkin

"Okay. Then stay here. If we're not back in two days, you probably should hightail it out of here." Khari smiles.

"Hmm, I can pretend to be one of the assassins. Maybe I can pretend to be Brandur? If news hasn't spread about the assassin's death, I can claim the job was done, or something." Khari shrugs. "It's worth a shot."

Pretending to be Ilchok may be better. Even if word got out about the fight, you can pretend you were wounded and escaped."

Assuming he found nothing around the outside of the building, Waggi heads inside with the others. "Is there an upstairs? Are we staying here or heading out, need to know." He keeps his attention on the windows for any passerby's.

Waggi, sorry forgot but you found nothing around the house.

The Pathfinders leave Timinic in his safehouse and head out to the hideout.

You enter the first room of the hideout. This room is dark and you must provide your light source or have a way of seeing. After figuring out how you are going to see I will post an update on this room.

Wymarc activates his ioun torch and draws his bow...

Is one light source good enough for all of us? Tsuan is ... unprepared.

"Hmm, I don't know what form Ilchok took. You said an elderly woman?" Khari shrugs. "Maybe I'll just stick to bugbear."

Once they are outside the lair, Khari grabs a special potion. "Bottoms up."

Her blood gets warm as boiling water as her horns meld back into her head, her hair withdraws, and...

She forms into a bugbear.

Bugbears have scent and darkvision.

"I have a torch." She grumbles. "I'm not remotely good at stealth, though."

"Aye, I've got torches too but they don't work great with a bow if someone else would carry another." He tosses it to whoever wants, as well as the flint and steel to light it.

He draws out his bow, draws some fresh wax over the string and gives it a few pulls. "Any of you Southerns know much about those shape shifters? I'm guessing they can see in the dark..."

"I can hold the torch. I wield a cestus."

The sound of rushing water echoes throughout this dank cistern as sleet-filled runoff pours in from northern, eastern, and southern channels before emptying through an outlet in the northeast corner. Stone walkways line the walls, with a large platform jutting out into the center of the room. Seven coffin-sized crates float on the water, tethered to the platform’s railings by short chains.

Just as the room lights up around you Wymarc is attacked from the water.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

”’Ware the fungi in the water!”

Are the map tiles stretched horizontally for a reason? Or did someome just misclick?

Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 8

"Huh? What?" Khari doesn't notice the fungi.

Perception vs DC12: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Knowledge Nature/Dungeoneering vs Fungus: What is that thing?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

The Northman steps back away from the water and lets and arrow fly at the aggressive fungus. "First I'm I've seen an underwater shroom, must be witch craft here!"

MW Darkwood Cmp Longbow 14STR, Point Blank, Precise Shot: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 = 71d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9

He's far too distracted by the sight to recognize it, or even hit it.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Kurnak wastes no time and attacks the fungus thing with his nodachi.
Casts divinve favor as a swift action and attacks:
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 251d10 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

While the Pathfinders notice and try to identify the fungus, Waggi tries to bury an arrow in it, but it soars past the fungus. Kurnak slashes at it and slices off a tentacle.

The fungus attacks Wymarc with its tentacles.

Tentacles: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Still hurting from losing a tentacle the fungus just misses.

Round 2
Fungus-11
Everyone is up

The Northman doesn't waste any time launching another arrow at the creature. "Shoot first, cook later." He does manage to crack a joke, or at least it 'sounds' like a joke?

MW Darkwood Cmp Longbow 14STR, Point Blank, Precise Shot: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 = 141d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8

Wakizashi: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Slashing: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

"Alright, then." Khari draws her sickle and slices the thing.

Sickle: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Wymarc makes an acrobatic move 15' back (to avoid an AoO)...

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

...and fires at the tentacle creature...

Longbow: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7

Kurnak aims for another strike at the weird fungal creature.
Attack(nodachi): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 141d10 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 1 = 19
The extra +1 damage is from Kurnak's 'finish the fight' trait.[/ooc]

Waggi misses with another arrow. Lai slashes and cuts off another piece of its tentacle. Wymarc launches an arrow and it sticks right into the fungus. Kurnak tries to finish off the fungus, but just misses.

The fungus, although badly hurt, tries to attack with its tentacles, but it too badly hurt and misses everyone completely.
Tentacles: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Round 3
Fungus -20
Everyone is up

test

Wakizashi: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Slashing: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Dammit!"
Kurnak tries to land a blow through the mess of tentacles.
Attack(nodachi): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 151d10 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 1 = 18

Khari tries again to slash the thing.

Sickle: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

"Yuck, too many tentacles1"

Never stop shooting until the target is dead. Words his Uncle taught him, more than once... Don't worry Uncle, I've got plenty of arrows. He keeps up the arrows.

MW Darkwood Cmp Longbow 14STR, Point Blank, Precise Shot: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 1 = 161d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 = 11

Wymarc fires two more arrows at the fungus among us...

Longbow: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7

Longbow: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 = 10

Lai slashes off a tentacle. Just as he does Kurnak finally finishes off the pesky fungus.

Just as you finish you hear a yell from the next room.

”LEAVE THIS PLACE NOW.”

You continue on.

Give me a few minutes to update the map and get another post up.

A lantern hanging from a hook in the ceiling provides warm light to this musty chamber. A long table bearing a map of Daggermark stands at the room’s center, surrounded by mucky footprints.

As you enter you see two assassins standing around the table discussing business.

Do they see us?

Yes: Tsuan keeps distance and holds her wakizashi at her side. "Cladara, why are you killing Pathfinders? Assassination is an honorable profession but there is no honor in this." She keeps an eye on which one responds when she calls out "Cladara."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

No: Tsuan hides in the shadows.

Stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Motherf.......

Khari puts her sickle away but keeps her special potion ready.

"You're killing Pathfinders. Why? That's why we're here."
Dipilomacy: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Waggi's never been much for the diplomacy. He keeps his bow drawn in case they want to fight it out. "Lay down your weapons and talk, else..."

Intimidate: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (11) - 1 = 10

"Yeah, we can all walk away from this safely. NO need to shed any more blood today.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

”We surrender. We surrender.”
The two assassins, seeing the group, surrender before you.

”Cladara, our leader, is in another room that way.”
He points in the direction of the door.

"Uh, that was easy." Khari shrugs and turns toward the door. "Hopefully the leader gives up, too. But I doubt it."

We should tie them up.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Not even putting up a fight? No honor or balls on these southerners!

Waggi nods to the two as they surrender "Weapons, toss 'em our way then we be tyin' you up, just in case yer tryin' anyting funny."

Waggi has rope.

If there are no objections then we will continue with tying them up and go on. I'll post in the morning if there isn't.

If it matters, Bugbear Khari and Kurnak both have CMB +5.

Those two rooms are empty. Didn’t think anyone would mind if I posted them together. If there is no complaint I can post again later of the group continuing on. Everyone let me know what marching order you are in.

Tsuan would like to be in the middle. She has neither the Perception nor AC to be up front, but does rely on precision damage.

Waggi would prefer to be back/middle-ish as he focuses on ranged.

Waggi eyes up each room quickly before moving towards where the captives said the other shape changer was. I can't think this is gonna be simple. Shifty shifters don't have the strength to stand toe ta toe! Waggi doesn't seem to see the irony in that thought.

"Alright, then." Khari ties them up. "We'll be back for you in a bit."

Khari moves to the front. "Uh, I'll rely on you guys to spot, but I'll take the hit, I guess." She drinks her mutagen.

Grants +2 natural armor bonus, +4 Str, -2 Int for 10 minutes

Wymarc readies his bow, covering Khari while trying to conceal himself as best he can behind Khari's bugbear form, hoping to surprise their foe...

Stealth: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

Etna will take point up front next to Khari with her Rapier ready.

Cladara: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
Stealth: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (17) + 21 = 38
Bomb: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Miss: 1d8 ⇒ 1

The Pathfinders move through the rooms with quickness. They are looking for the leader and have no time to waste. As they enter the room they are met with a bomb.

Cladara throws a bomb at the incoming group. She misses. The bomb lands on the table leaving scorch marks.

Wymarc you have stealth.

"I didn't even get to ask for your surrender!" Khari yelps as the bomb explodes nearby. Khari runs around the tables and draws her sickle. "Surround her, quickly!"