[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!"

Mingle here until we start

Waggi here. He's currently finishing up another game.

Can you connect gameplay so we can get notifications? Thanks.

Tsuan Lai is eager to explore the world!

Pleasure to meet you!

Hi, on the signup sheet this game was first announced as being run on RPGeek, but apparently it's run here at Paizo's. I've never played on the Paizo forums before, but I might give it a try.

I'm sure there is a good introductory read on how this forum works?

For starters, how do you put all that character information in your headlines? Do I just put that in my characters Classes/Levels field on the charsheet?

Saw there was an opening here on the spreadsheet and signed up. If that's not correct, gimme a holler and I'll withdraw...

Got to upgrade Wymarc to 3rd level but should have that done in the next day or so...

Kumak, you get the header to show by manipulating the Race, Classes/Level, and Gender entries in your profile; I use primarily Classes/Level. You can click on Wymarc's avatar on this post and see as an example on his profile. You can just cut and paste from there and adapt as you will...

Cool, thanks! I think I can figure it out now.

No worries, Kurnak.

I just noticed you’re derf red...I played several of the We Be Goblin scenarios with you over on RPGgeek...I was Chuffy. Looking forward to playing with you again...

Of course, Otha! Yeah, I'm also looking forward to it!

I forget, when does everything start?

I’ll open up gameplay today and everyone can mingle, but no official post until it starts. I think the 27th.

Hi everyone.

Well hello. I am opening up gameplay so everyone can mingle before me start.

Everyone probably all ready know, but I’ll post the email anyway. Gameday VIII has been pushed back.

Hey Everyone,

I have some unfortunate news. I regret to inform you all that we will have to postpone Gameday VIII by 2 weeks.

This would place our new dates for Gameday at: 09 Sept 2019 - 17 Nov 2019

WHAT IS GOING ON? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

As most of you are aware, the majority of the GM’s have not received their scenario support for the Convention to include a good portion of the Specials. With Tonya occupied by other duties this weekend, we realized as a team that we are very unlikely to see the remainder of scenario support drop by Monday the 26th. Multiple avenues were discussed and what seems to be the best solution is to push Gameday back by two weeks. This will allow enough time for the GM’s to receive their scenarios and prep them.

BUT WHAT IF WE ALREADY HAVE OUR SCENARIOS, CAN WE START THEM?

Please hold off until the new start date to be able to eligible for your boon rewards. I understand this is a large inconvenience, we are doing everything we can to make this work. Part of that is to have everyone one the same start / end times rather than scattered.

We apologize for the inconvenience that this may cause, but we want all our GMs to have a chance to shine.

HOW DO I NOTIFY MY PLAYERS?

Go ahead and post the news to your tables. Feel free to copy this email if you wish. We will be posting notices in all the PBP lodges as well as the Gameday VIII Announcement page.

I know this is not what we hoped to do, and I’m sorry. Thank you for understanding that we’re scrambling to fix this.

If you have any other questions please don’t be afraid to ask.

-Tyranius

Please flip through the maps and notes to make sure you can edit them. Please put your character icon on the first sheet of the notes and fill out your initiative dice block on the second sheet of the notes.

The notes and maps are in "view only" mode for me.

Should be fixed.

All set on my end.

I see everyone has gotten acquainted so we can get right into the fun.

Just waiting on 2 players before I update.

If you want to retcon something from round 1 that’s fine. I accidentally skipped over that part. Just let me know what you decide. Detect poison did not reveal anything.

The person with the highest Perception bonus should have made the roll to find the poison, with others aiding.

How many others aided should have been a function of DC. If we knew it was DC 25, Etna should have rolled with two of us helping.

To be fair, if we didn't know the DC, I would have assumed DC 15-20, and would have rolled independently (+4 shouldn't aid +6 until DC 24 or so). Either way, Etna made the DC 25 and I think we should move forward having made it.

[/nerdage]

Just wondering as I was going to roll Perception as my mod is +9...but then saw you rolled a 20 after Aetna mentioned next Perception roll got +5...wasn’t sure if I needed to perhaps go on and roll Survival instead...

There's no need to meta game and plan out every last roll. Just 'roll' with it. If you feel your character is well equipped to deal with a threat then make the roll. If, as we play along, your character sees another that is succeeding at some sort of check then aid them.

Unless we're all playing lawful, strict and rigid characters (Which Waggi is very much not) then all that planning seems pretty forced.

*But please as a GM, if there is an instance where only one player can make a check on something please point that out.

**Also, don't assume your characters know the DC of something. Decide ahead of time if they are more of a 'take 10 because I rock at this' type or a 'fly by the seat of the pants and hope to get lucky' type. Judging the DC of a random check, other than maybe something physical like jump and climb or swim, to me seems too metagamey.

Don’t worry Waggi, if there’s something that only one person can make a check on I’ll point it out.

We don't have to plan out every last roll, but the way the first round went down just doesn't make sense. Wymarc said he went to the desk but didn't roll. Khari aided ... nobody? Tsuan rolled. Etna aided me.

If we just Que Sera Sera the whole thing, that's fine. If we want to pretend we don't know the DCs, that's fine too. Let's just decide so we know what remains to be done in Round 2.

Sorry for the confusion on my part. There didn’t appear to be a map for this part; I didn’t roll because I didn’t know where the desk was and thought it might take a double move to get there...when Etna assisted and said the next Perception roll could add +5, I just assumed when you rolled the 20, you got the +5 and hit the DC...but you mentioned aiding...I wasn’t sure whether or not the potion was found and didn’t want to search for it if it was.

I think it's super unclear what else there is to search even if we did find the potion, and whether it's intended for us to split the party.

Tsuan hit a 21 (rolled a 17, +4 from Etna), which is a search that went very well. Honestly, if we as players don't metagame, she has to seriously consider that the potion isn't in the desk.

Her 20 was for Round 2 search or aid. If we don't metagame, I'm going to declare she's independently searching someplace other than the desk (because she just searched the desk very thoroughly) and not aiding - she has no hope of hitting a DC 25, but she doesn't know that.

I'm going to interject here. Give me a minute to type something up and i'll post again when i'm done.

I think everyone is thinking was too hard about the DC of the rolls needed to accomplish something. I as a GM will not let the DCs get in the way of you accomplishing everything in the mission. If I feel like you are going to miss something important then I will adjust on the fly so no worries there.

The potion- I don't want to post any spoilers, but I believe that I should at least confirm something before we get way off track. THE POTION IS IN THE DESK. IT'S JUST THE MEANS OF HOW YOU FIND IT(WHICH YOU WILL EVENTUALLY).

As a GM I have a few rules I always follow.

1. My players will have fun.
2. I give my best effort to not kill players.
3. I will adjust so my players get everything the adventure has to offer.

So in saying that, stop worrying about the DCs of checks and just play. I'll make sure everything gets done that needs to get done. So lets just play. Does that sound like a deal?

Sounds good, GM. I wasn't so much worried about the DC as I was I didn't want to waste an action...so I was kind of waiting to see if the potion was found before I acted. From here on out in that situation, I'll just make a contingency post instead of waiting...

I think that all sounds good in a vacuum, but given that all six of us have posted since Thursday night, it really doesn't address any of the practical concerns of what is going on right now.

Did we find the potion in round 2? Did we find it in round 1? Where is Waggi, did he run off following the tracks? If Tsuan found the potion in round 2, was Wymarc also searching thr desk concurrently? Are there other things he could have searched if he knew Tsuan had found the potion?

If it doesn't matter that people are wasting turns, can we just drop the turns altogether? The whole point of going round by round is to impart urgency and to make sure everyone has equal numbers of actions. If we don't need turns or DCs, why didn't we just roleplay finding the potion and moving on to dosing it?

Working on a post. Few more minutes.

Sorry everyone. Been getting my ass handed to me at work all week and I’m worn out. I’ll get you an update tomorrow.

No problem GM.

I'll be away on a one nighter camping/fishing/foraging trip until Saturday night at the earliest. Please bot freely.

Me camping IRL:

Camping: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Fishing: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (16) - 2 = 14
Foraging: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (11) - 5 = 6

Took the kids on a last second trip to HersheyPark yesterday. I wanted to get you an update right when I got home, but I was worn out. Working on your update now.

No worries, GM, the site has been down most of the day...

In regard to the Kn. Local spoilers in my current post, it doesn’t really say when they were to be rolled for so feel free to read them if anyone rolls a good check. After Bosk was poisoned everyone took off. I’d say checks would of been immediately afterwards so that’s my mistake.

I am totally confused on what is currently happening at the distillery.

Me too, but I thought we had agreed to just play along.

Updating the maps. Give me a few minutes.

Map is updated. Ramyla is in red. The two in the top left are just patrons drinking.

Update incoming!!!

Lai-standing was my move action so forget my attack.

Waggi-they can be found anywhere so your check was good. I’ll post with my update later.

I’ve had this migraine going on 2 days now. I’ll have to get you an update tomorrow. I’m going to bed.

Want to clarify before I post...isn't Lai stabilized now? I thought a stabilization was a Heal DC15? I might've missed it but I didn't see Lai with the bleed condition so I though Khari's 16 Heal roll would've stabilized her...

Yes Lai is stabilized. No the doppelgänger did not take a step-yet. That’s part of the fun.

Any chance I can buy a Cure Light Wounds potion to revive Tsuan? Since we're in the city? That or I spend 2 PP to buy a CLW wand and Waggi uses it?

Dopplegangers are nasty at low levels due to their high damage output.

Does our party not have any healing?

Let me check Tsuan's character sheet to see how much gold she has left over. Potion of CLW is 50 gp, right? She may have that on her.