Male Human (Garundi) #43870-5 | Investigator 6| HP 51/51 | Init +1 | AC: 16 T:11 FF:18 | F: +4 (+4 vs Poison), R: +6 W: +7 (+1 Trans)|+1 Adam. Stinging Whip +7(1d3+2) | Perception +11 | Diplo +9 | UMD +13 | Sense Motive +14 | Spellcraft +10 |DD +12
Active:
Darkvision 6h, Barkskin 1h, Longstrider 1h
Las, hoping to end this battle quickly, focuses his efforts on helping Hildan. Taking a moment, Las studies the grappled Sahaugin and then attempts to strike deliver a knockout blow, perhaps fearing that it is the Pathfinders who are at fault.
bonus includes Studied Combat at +2 and Inspire Courage +1. Plus creature is grappled, so penalty to Dex. Whip attack (nonlethal):1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21 Damage:1d3 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Studied Strike (if attack hits):1d6 ⇒ 5
Las calls out, "Hildan, we need you in two places at once!" Las then drops his grease wand before steping forward, hoping to shield the bard.
Andy is free to pick up the grease wand and try and use it himself.
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Male NG Human Arcanist 6 | HP 32/32 | AC 19* T 11 FF 19* | CMB 2, CMD 13 | F+2 R+2 W+5 (+1 vs illusion) | Init: +0 (+1 in Cheliax) | Perc: +4, SM: +4 (+1 vs. lying) | Speed 30ft | Arcane Reservoir: 1/15 | Tireless Logic: [X] | Volatile Conduit: [X] | Spells: 1st 0/6, 2nd 0/5, 3rd 0/3 | Active conditions: shield
Seeing that the grappled Sahaugin is likely to be subdued soon, Ferdrin wheels around the corner of the nearby crates to scope out the next enemy.
He fishes a pad of butter out of his spell component pouch and lobs it at the foe he sees blue. As it flies through the air it stretches and becomes impossibly thin before landing under the feet of the enemy, making the standing surface incredibly slippery.
[move] 10' N [Arcane Exploit] Potent Magic, +2 DC [standard] Cast Grease, marked on map, BLUE affected, DC18 Reflex or he falls
The sahuagin is able to writhe out of the way of Hildan's swing, but his crushing grip begins to subdue it.
Blue growls and struggles to its feet. (Blue's Acrobatics is high enough that it automatically succeeds.) It picks up its trident and brandishes it at the party.
Round 4, Ecthelien may act wrote:
Party effects: Inspire Courage
Red
Andy (6 dmg)
Hildan (grappled, 10 dmg)
Blue (8 dmg)
Ecthelien (16 dmg)
Black (staggered, grappled, raging, blood frenzy, 37 dmg, 11 nonlethal)
Ferdrin (12 dmg, prone)
Las
Male Elf - Arcanist 5 - AC(17)/T13/F10/CMD14 |HP 26/26| Fort:+3;Ref:+5;Will+5 |Percept.+6 | Init.+5 | { mage armor} Arcane Pool (0 of 11 used)
Ecthelien is still too injured to venture closer to combat without healing, so he opts for another set of missiles onto the shooter. Unless someone thinks another target would be better.
Male Human (Garundi) #43870-5 | Investigator 6| HP 51/51 | Init +1 | AC: 16 T:11 FF:18 | F: +4 (+4 vs Poison), R: +6 W: +7 (+1 Trans)|+1 Adam. Stinging Whip +7(1d3+2) | Perception +11 | Diplo +9 | UMD +13 | Sense Motive +14 | Spellcraft +10 |DD +12
Active:
Darkvision 6h, Barkskin 1h, Longstrider 1h
@GM - how much damage has Black sustained? He was at 26 when I did 11, and then now he's taken another 9, so shouldn't that be 46 with 11 of it being non-lethal?
Las tries to direct the elf at the sahaugin engaged with Hildan."Help Hildan!"
Male NG Human Arcanist 6 | HP 32/32 | AC 19* T 11 FF 19* | CMB 2, CMD 13 | F+2 R+2 W+5 (+1 vs illusion) | Init: +0 (+1 in Cheliax) | Perc: +4, SM: +4 (+1 vs. lying) | Speed 30ft | Arcane Reservoir: 1/15 | Tireless Logic: [X] | Volatile Conduit: [X] | Spells: 1st 0/6, 2nd 0/5, 3rd 0/3 | Active conditions: shield
Still feeling the pain of that recent crossbow bolt, Fedrin stands up gingerly and cautiously steps amidst three of his companions as a short of shielding.
[move] stand up from prone [5’ step] NW
I guess I’ll avoid standing around in the open here...
[Arcane Exploit] Potent Magic, CL +2 [standard] Cast magic missile (CL5) on RED
Male Human (Garundi) #43870-5 | Investigator 6| HP 51/51 | Init +1 | AC: 16 T:11 FF:18 | F: +4 (+4 vs Poison), R: +6 W: +7 (+1 Trans)|+1 Adam. Stinging Whip +7(1d3+2) | Perception +11 | Diplo +9 | UMD +13 | Sense Motive +14 | Spellcraft +10 |DD +12
Active:
Darkvision 6h, Barkskin 1h, Longstrider 1h
Las exhales as the first sahaugin succumbs. He turns his attention to the one in front of him, and steps forward to avail himself of cover from the boxes as he studies his target and then whips at the creature's legs.
Male Oread Monk (Manuevre Master/Student of the Stone) 3 | HP: 24/24 | AC: 18 (22 Mage Armor) | T: 17 | FF: 15 (19 Mage Armor) | CMD: 23| Fort: +4 | Ref: +5| Will: +6 (+1 Mind affecting)| Init: +2 | Perc: +9| Sense Motive: +3 |
With the black sahuagin finally subdued, Hildan turns and slowly makes his way his way up the stairs towards the red one. There is a determined look on his stony face as he strides purposefully past his companions and towards their attacker.
Damage from one claw and bite:2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 2) + 2 = 6
A correction to earlier: Blue and Red do not have the Greater Blood Frenzy feat, which is what would allow the rend attack and erase the AC penalty. So for them it's basically just rage.
Round 5, those in bold may act wrote:
Party effects: Inspire Courage
Red (9 dmg)
Andy (6 dmg)
Hildan (10 dmg)
Blue (15 dmg)
Ecthelien (16 dmg)
Black (unconscious)
Ferdrin (12 dmg)
Las (AoO)
Male Human (Garundi) #43870-5 | Investigator 6| HP 51/51 | Init +1 | AC: 16 T:11 FF:18 | F: +4 (+4 vs Poison), R: +6 W: +7 (+1 Trans)|+1 Adam. Stinging Whip +7(1d3+2) | Perception +11 | Diplo +9 | UMD +13 | Sense Motive +14 | Spellcraft +10 |DD +12
Active:
Darkvision 6h, Barkskin 1h, Longstrider 1h
Las looks over his should at surprise when Hildan runs up the stairs..."Ummm...could've used a hand here." Las figured that the grease on the floor may have influenced the monk's choice in targets.
Las steps to the side, and this time and tries to defend himself, hoping to buy time for Hildan. .
Las goes Total Defense, which gives me +6 to AC (AC 25) since I have 3 ranks in it.
Doesn't sahaugin have to move through the grease and make a reflex?
Male NG Human Arcanist 6 | HP 32/32 | AC 19* T 11 FF 19* | CMB 2, CMD 13 | F+2 R+2 W+5 (+1 vs illusion) | Init: +0 (+1 in Cheliax) | Perc: +4, SM: +4 (+1 vs. lying) | Speed 30ft | Arcane Reservoir: 1/15 | Tireless Logic: [X] | Volatile Conduit: [X] | Spells: 1st 0/6, 2nd 0/5, 3rd 0/3 | Active conditions: shield
Ferdrin, feeling the heat closing in, backs up next to the unconscious sahaugin. He looks down at it in disgust and then ignores it to focus on the remaining matters...
Male Oread Monk (Manuevre Master/Student of the Stone) 3 | HP: 24/24 | AC: 18 (22 Mage Armor) | T: 17 | FF: 15 (19 Mage Armor) | CMD: 23| Fort: +4 | Ref: +5| Will: +6 (+1 Mind affecting)| Init: +2 | Perc: +9| Sense Motive: +3 |
Hildan, making a mental note to himself to get one of his new friends to tap him with an armor wand before they get into any more fights, reaches out to try and grab the aggressive sahuagin.
Red is completely helpless against Hildan's assault, while Blue collapses under the hail of missiles. (And does not need to stabilize as the lethal damage alone didn't take away all its hp.)
Round 6, those in bold may act wrote:
Party effects: Inspire Courage
Red (blood frenzy, grappled, 27 dmg)
Andy (6 dmg)
Hildan (grappled, 20 dmg)
Blue (unconscious)
Ecthelien (16 dmg)
Black (unconscious)
Ferdrin (12 dmg)
Las (6 dmg)
As Las strikes it and Ecthelien's last missile hits home, the last sahuagin collapses.
End of combat! All three sahuagin are unconscious and stable.
If they are searched while unconscious:
Black had a masterwork harpoon, a potion of cure light wounds, a potion of air breathing, and 50' of silk rope.
Red and Blue both carried potions of air breathing, potions of cure moderate wounds, feather tokens (anchor), thieves' tools, masterwork tridents, daggers, masterwork underwater heavy crossbows, and a combined total of 37 remaining regular bolts, 5 human bane bolts, 5 elf bane bolts, and 6 merfolk bane bolts.
All three also carry mysterious hollow iron bars, and maps of part of Vialesk around its massive forge, the Glass Pit. Around the Pit, eight locations are marked with notes indicating something has been placed there.
Male Human (Garundi) #43870-5 | Investigator 6| HP 51/51 | Init +1 | AC: 16 T:11 FF:18 | F: +4 (+4 vs Poison), R: +6 W: +7 (+1 Trans)|+1 Adam. Stinging Whip +7(1d3+2) | Perception +11 | Diplo +9 | UMD +13 | Sense Motive +14 | Spellcraft +10 |DD +12
Active:
Darkvision 6h, Barkskin 1h, Longstrider 1h
Las searches the sahaugin and offers the healing potions to the most injured. Happy to secure some more potions of air breathing, as well.
"Perhaps we can divide up the bane bolts among those of us who use crossbows? I suspect the merfolk bolts may be the most useful."
Las grabs one of the underwater heavy crossbows, but the tridents are beyond his skill.
After dividing up the booty, "If these merfolk were here doing legitimate business, they would not have attacked us."
Las examines the iron bars Take 10 on Craft (Alchemy)=26 with wayfinder.
"If this is some sort of bomb, then these markings on the map are probably where the bombs are located."
"Perhaps we should tie up sahaugin and search the warehouse?"
Las will recommend tying them up and hanging them from the rafters.
Startled by Las's suggestion, Andy stops singing and chokes out.."Hang them from the....OH, I get it! Not Hang them, Hang them, just secure them so they can't easily break free. Whew!"...as he picks up the Grease wand that Las dropped.
"I can use this easy enough, I just need your command word/phrase.".
Andy walks over to Ecthelien and hands him his Magic Missile wand. "Here, command word is *Pew,pew* If it's still working when we are done with the mission, please give it back."
17 charges of 3L Magic Missile left on the wand.
"You guys are hurt more than me. Use the heavy potions. I'll just use my wand on myself and Las."
Male Human (Garundi) #43870-5 | Investigator 6| HP 51/51 | Init +1 | AC: 16 T:11 FF:18 | F: +4 (+4 vs Poison), R: +6 W: +7 (+1 Trans)|+1 Adam. Stinging Whip +7(1d3+2) | Perception +11 | Diplo +9 | UMD +13 | Sense Motive +14 | Spellcraft +10 |DD +12
Active:
Darkvision 6h, Barkskin 1h, Longstrider 1h
"Unfortunately, I don't know the command word, I am forced to trick the wand into obeying me. But please use it for the rest of the day. I also have a wand of silent images that could prove useful"
Las has to use UMD on all wands, but will loan the grease and silent images if any of the casters think it will be useful.
Las presents his wand of infernal healing"We can use this if anyone needs more than one use of the cure wand after the potions."
On searching the warehouse and further examination of the map, Las's hunch proves to be correct. The ironflame powder appears to be the main ingredient in an explosive, with the cement used to direct the explosion. If the Glass Pit is weakened enough, it will flood with water, causing a massive steam explosion and destroying that entire neighborhood. If all the locations have been sabotaged, it may happen very soon.
(The hollow bars have no apparent use in bomb making, but Andy notes that they make a distinctive clanging when banged together that might match the sound said to have happened before the attack on the caravan.)
===Hour 6===
We are now into a timed situation. Each hour, everyone can do or aid one skill check to address the sabotage. Your options include:
* Knowledge (Engineering), Perception, or Swim to directly undo some of the sabotage at one of the marked locations * Try to get assistance from the locals around the Glass Pit * Talk to Lileone about what you've found
You can split up to attempt multiple things at the same time.
At the first location, Las finds that the explosion has already happened and the wall around the Glass Pit is badly cracked. Making use of some of the debris, he is able to arrange a barrier that will hold the water back until the wall can be fully repaired.
Meanwhile, Lileone's eyes widen as Andy shows her the map. "And you don't know who is responsible yet? But never mind, this is enough for now. I'll alert the city guard."
Now that the city guard is helping, the time between checks will be reduced.
Ferdrin's pleas to the locals fall on deaf ears, while Hildan is unable to spot the sabotage in the location he has chosen.
