[PbP Gameday VIII] PFS 9-16 Fallen Family, Broken Name by Lamplighter (Inactive)

Game Master Scott Young

Natula doesn't waste a fireball aiding her allies, not wanting to fry said allies. Instead, she concentrates on discovering the nature of Kalas's distress.

Kalas is pretty bright. He can read several languages, and can identify most obvious threats with his array of knowledge skills. Is this a fear effect (spell or intimidation) and natural predator like and owl that's effecting him? He's not an animal himself anymore. Thanks to being a familiar he's a magical beast, so unnatural stuff doesn't frighten him like it might an regular animal. Also, if he spots something, he can squeak in a way that Natula can understand.

Round 1 (continued)

Ratesh advances to support Konner, simultaneously talking to and trying to kill the figure in the doorway. The blade misses, but the words have more effect.

"Here for loot, are you?" asks the wounded woman. "Well, we were here first, love, and you just broke down the door of our home. You're the "goblins" in this story."

Natula tries to puzzle out what Kalas is afraid of. The bat finally begins to communicate properly, after being initially startled. You're 5th level, but the text in your character sheet hasn't been updated to include "speak with master" so I was assuming you only had empathic connection... sorry!

"All the flat people in the wooden boxes on the walls up here are alive! They're all looking at me, like a hungry eagle. They don't like me!"

Those of you with detect magic up detect a new aura within your range, appearing just now. More info at the appropriate time.

The largest portrait on the wall, the one with the stern man, suddenly animates and points its mace directly at you. Vegoran Thrune, your time has COME! You will trouble the Irricas no more!" The man then shouts a four-syllable word or phrase that is simultaneously too loud and too quiet for you to hear.

A dark winged creature appears beside the man in the portrait, and quickly moves forward and out into the room. A beautiful woman with black feathery wings, she appears as a angel, but dark and terrible. She holds a long sword in her hand, and dives upon you in fury.

After the fallen angel emerges, a bald man with a full beard emerges from a doorway farther down the hall and levels a heavy crossbow at you. He seems to be waiting to evaluate the situation before shooting. Following him is another woman, similarly armed. Behind them comes a well-dressed but gaunt man with a flask and a broad smile. His sonorous voice continues to echo around the hall as he continues to sing, inspiring his comrades.

Natula and Juxian, you're up! Junko, you can also act at the beginning of Round 2.

Kalas bites the darkness!

bite v foe: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 damage: 1d3 - 5 ⇒ (2) - 5 = -3 Note: On a successful hit, any damage roll that results in less than 1 point of damage due to strength penalties inflicts 1 nonlethal.

fly (to hover): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23

will save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

"The Hells!?"

Natula swings her stave about.

stave v foe: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

"Neat trick, but I can do one better. Spots, attack!" Juxian says as he commands his small cat to leap forward and bite the closest foe. He then moves into the square where the erinyes devil is and waves his arms around to show Natula its not real.

Spots bounds forward and bites A.
bite: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
damage: 1d4 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Upon realizing the illusory nature of the fallen angel, and noticing the sudden entrance of several people who are clearly not ghosts at all, Junko quickly passes from fear to confusion to anger. Her face screwed up in concentration, she takes hold of that emotional turbulence, focuses it, and flings it at the singing man. We'll see how you deal with mind games.

Seeing Natula flailing away at the fake creature, Junko steps toward the wizard, speaking in reassuring tones. "It's not real, Natula! It can't hurt any of us."

Daze targeting T, DC 20. Move 1 square South.

Round 1 (continued)

Natula and Kalas both attack the empty air in front of them. They both seem to be attacking different spaces, indicating that the effect is inside their own mind. Natula manages to shake off the effect at the end of her turn, but Kalas is not so lucky.

Juxian orders his cat forward to attack. As the animal moves into the grand hall, two crossbows fire as one. A - crossbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13A - damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8Q - crossbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22Q - damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11 One bolt hits Spots square in the chest.

Spots continues on despite his injury, biting the woman badly. (But maybe not as badly as first thought... why is Spots using Dex for damage? Should be Strength for damage, as Weapon Finesse only uses Dex to hit?)

Round 2

Junko casts her spell at the singer. Will save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 He shakes his head with a smile and calls out, "You'll have to do better than that, deary! Ayle, Quinn - finish the cat and then show our other guests out."

At the other end of the house, Jaym steps back and reloads her crossbow, watching Konner intently.

Bella then attacks Konner with her hand axes. "Cut me, will ya, pretty boy?" hand axe #1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9damage #1: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6hand axe #2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19damage #2: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Konner parries the first attack and ripostes, leaving a long gash on Bella's arm. Bella's second attack misses, and she staggers out of the doorway, bleeding badly. (5' step, no AoO)

Konner, Ratesh, Natula/Kalas, you are up!

Konner slides to his left to allow Ratesh to move into position. He slashes at the man in front of him, not worried about the wounded female. He readies a return strike if needed.

attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 141d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 3 = 14

if the attack hits, Konner will try menacing swordplay as a swift action...panache remaining 2/4..3/4 if the man drops

intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Spots has a +0 agile amulet of mighty fists, so he uses dex for damage as well. Also, the crossbow bolt just barely misses by 1 because I didn't include the +1 deflection bonus from shield other in his tagline and thats my bad there, I'll go ahead and add it in (23 AC).

Ratesh waves his hands in a precise pattern while muttering a magical incantation.

Casting mirror image
mirror images: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

He the takes a step into the doorway.

We are not here to loot either. We were sent to investigate some potential oddities in this house. I think we’ve found some.

Round 2 (continued)

Note: moved icons slightly, as I forgot to slip Bella 5' north. Konner, you can't diagonal through the wall so I also moved you - you end up adjacent to the same two people. Ratesh, moved you 5' per your instructions.

Konner attacks the woman with the crossbow, but she dodges out of the way.

Ratesh casts his spell and moves forward, a multitude of duplicates moving and speaking with him.

"Oddities, is it?" grimaces the wounded woman. "Isn't that nice, Jaym? Breaks into our house, has the enrve to call us odd."

Natula is up! Kalas again attacks the space in front of him

Natula continues to swing her stave about.

stave v foe: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20 damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Kalas once again bites the darkness! **Squee!**

bite v foe: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11 damage: 1d3 - 5 ⇒ (3) - 5 = -2 Note: On a successful hit, any damage roll that results in less than 1 point of damage due to strength penalties inflicts 1 nonlethal.

fly (to hover): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23

will save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Sorry for delay, home computer was crashing.

Round 2 (continued)

Kalas attacks a point in space just above him, near the ceiling.

Quinn drops his crossbow and moves to put himself between the attacking cat and his leader, the man they call Tavetti. "You got it, boss," he grunts, drawing a pair of wicked-looking axes. "Sorry, kitty, you go bye-bye!" But the man misses both times.
hand axe #1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12damage #1: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
hand axe #1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11damage #1: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Ayle follows suit, attacking Spots with both axes and drawing blood each time.
hand axe #1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23damage #1: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
hand axe #1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26damage #1: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Tavetti continues to sing, exhorting his comrades to drive these thieves from their home. He pauses only to caress Ayle's back, healing her wounds. cure light wounds: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Natula, you made your save last round, so you can act this round - I delayed you to here, but you can jump in when you wish.
Juxian is up, and Junko can do round 3 actions.

Juxian takes half of the damage from spots (5) and he takes the other 6.

Juxian winces just a little as one of the cuts from the axe transfers to his body from Spots'. He then moves over to Spots and casts Divine Favor on him, "You know, you could just surrender, or we can hopefully try to knock you out before healing you to consciousness."

No one else is hurt yet, right?

Spots full attacks axe-man! He is a flurry of teeth and claws as he expertly aims for vital points with the hunting instinct of a wild predator.

bite, DF: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 1 = 22 damage: 1d4 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 = 10
claw, DF: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 = 32 damage: 1d2 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9
claw, DF: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 = 32 damage: 1d2 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9

*Confirmations*
claw, DF: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 1 = 17 damage: 1d2 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9
claw, DF: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 1 = 15 damage: 1d2 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9

I think it's just you and Spots, they haven't managed to hit anyone else yet.

Junko stands her ground and begins a series of arcane gestures, punctuated with a snap of her fingers. Blinding golden dust explodes out from behind Tavetti, covering him and his goons.

Glitterdust, DC17, centered 1 square W of Tavetti.

Once the glitter falls, Natula rushes in and with a word sends a bolt of lightning southward into their foes.

KAH-THOOOM!!!

lightning bolt (DC 20, intense spells): 6d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2, 2, 4, 6, 3) + 2 = 23

Kalas circles about overhead keeping an eye out for other dangers.

perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Round 3

Initiative order:
(20) Junko
(19.9) Natula
(-) Kalas (19) Jaym
(19) Bella (-15hp)
(17.2) Konner
(17.1) Ratesh
(16.9) Quinn (-12 electrical)
(16.8) Ayle (-46hp; down)
(16.7) Tavetti (-23 electrical; down)
(4) Juxian
(-) Spots

Junko moves forward slightly (required to get line of sight to a square where you won't include any allies in the area) and conjures a cloud of glitterdust. Both Tavetti and Quinn are blinded by the glittering cloud of golden particles.

Will save - Tavetti: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Will save - Quinn: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

Natula moves and delivers a bolt of eldritch electricity to the pair.
Ref save - Tavetti, blind: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 4 - 2 = 15
Ref save - Quinn, blind: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 - 2 = 22

Tavetti crumples under the electrical current, his voice cut-off in mid-song, but Quinn remains standing, although clearly in shock. Both axes fall from his hands and he drops to his knees.

Jaym moves to flanking position and slashes at Konner with both of her axes.
hand axe #1: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 = 13damage #1: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
hand axe #1: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 2 = 21damage #1: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
One hit for 6 slashing damage

Bella calls out, "Tavetti, love, y'okay?" and attacks Konner twice as well.
hand axe #1: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12 damage #1: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
hand axe #1: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 2 = 20 damage #1: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
One hit for 6 slashing damage

Konner, Ratesh, you are up!

EDIT: darn cut'n'paste error, messed up a roll. Fixed.

Round 2 (continued)

Juxian moves forward and invokes Vildeis' favor upon Spots, who leaps onto Ayle and tears her to ribbons. Tavetti's eyebrows rise nearly to the top of his head, and Quinn screams, "NOOOO!" (Note: Quinn is the balding man, and Ayle is the woman who hit Spots, so I think you meant to attack Ayle.

Also note: I posted the end of Round 2 before the post with the start of Round 3, but now they show up in a different order. Not sure why; luckily there weren't any dice rolls to get screwed up! Sigh.

So this:

Round 3

Initiative order:
(20) Junko
(19.9) Natula
(-) Kalas (19) Jaym
(19) Bella (-15hp)
(17.2) Konner
(17.1) Ratesh
(16.9) Quinn (-12 electrical)
(16.8) Ayle (-46hp; down)
(16.7) Tavetti (-23 electrical; down)
(4) Juxian
(-) Spots

Konner, Ratesh, you are up!

All of my posts seem to go through a tumble dry period, disappear after I post them, and show up a minute later for real, meaning that posts made immediately after somehow show up first. I'm pretty sure it is a messageboard-wide issue.

"So why are we killing you all again, Baldy?" asks the wizard of her victim in her fried voice.

Huh. You'd think forums aren't really bleeding-edge technology any more, and this didn't happen in the past. Oh, well - I'll be careful over round breaks.

Quinn looks up at the sound of Natula's voice, his blind eyes searching the room. "I don't know. Nobody comes here 'cuz of the ghosts, and you're not Isgeri or goblins, so I guess you's just bandits like us. But we never kill people jes' for fun like this."

Konner pivots and slashes at the man, aiming for his midsection.He prepares to fend off any return strikes.

I suggest you quit now...for your own good.

attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 181d8 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 3 = 11

if my attack hits, use menacing swordplay as a swift action

intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

I did miss it - yes, you parry Jaym's first attack and riposte, running your falcata along the length of her inner arm and into her chest for 15 damage and leaving her shaken. Ouch! Unfortunately, both of the attacks that hit still hit.

Can you use the letters of each icon please? neither of the foes you face are men...]

ah ok...didnt realize they are both female....ill go after B then

Quinn looks up at the sound of Natula's voice, his blind eyes searching the room. "I don't know. Nobody comes here 'cuz of the ghosts, and you're not Isgeri or goblins, so I guess you's just bandits like us...."

"Yep, we're Pathfinders." says Natula with a wicked grin. "We're here to add a few more ghosts to the collection. Heh."

She seems to be readying another killing stroke (not that her foe can see it coming).

"We didn't come here to hurt anyone, but we're obviously more than capable of defending ourselves!" Junko shouts from the doorway. "For your own sake, give up!"

"We didn't come here to hurt anyone, but we're obviously more than capable of defending ourselves!"

"HEY! Speak for yourself!"

Round 3 (continued)

Konner slashes Bella again, and she groans and nearly collapses.

Ratesh is up!

Ratesh steps into the room, his five images stepping with him so close it's nearly impossible to tell which is the real figure.

He audibly chants a short magical phrase and holds out his longsword which begins crackling with energy.

Casting shocking grasp defensively

defensive casting vs DC 17: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

He then swings his longsword full of crackling electrical energy at the foe to his south (J).

attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 +3 if target has metal weapon or armor

cold iron longsword damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

shocking grasp damage: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 6, 4, 4) = 18

Round 3 (continued)

Ratesh slashes Jaym across the stomach, and his spell electrocutes the woman. She falls without a word, the smell of ozone and scorched skin in the air.

Natula, Juxian, Junko are all up!

Waiting to see what Juxian does on his turn.

Natula casually skips around the blinded man, and stabs him in the back with her gauntlet's blade.

mithral spiked gauntlet v Baldy (flank, v blind): 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 3 + 2 = 22 damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Kalas flies circles around the pillar.

perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

Looks like Konner was injured for 12? On the start of my turn, he heals for 5 and I take 5.

Juxian pulls out his wand of cure light wounds and taps himself with it, "Back to taking on the wounds of others for Vildeis, I suppose."

healing, fey foundling: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 2 = 10 And I'm full HP again.

Spots steps forward and continues his rampage against Q, but he doesn't look quite as accurate this go around, although his claws might still find their mark.

Including divine favor
bite: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 1 = 15 damage: 1d4 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 = 10
claw: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 1 = 14 damage: 1d2 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9
claw: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 1 = 22 damage: 1d2 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9

Hearing more fighting in the other room, Junko turns and heads to join Konner and Ratesh.

2 SE, 3 S

So, to be clear, you continue to attack Quinn, who is on his knees and weaponless, totally not a threat? Seems like it could be straying into evil territory.

Did your post get eaten about that? I don't see that mentioned anywhere. The last thing I see is that he lost 12 hp but is still fighting....Oh, I see that he dropped his weapons for some reason...man this is hard to follow.

If Quinn is defenseless, Juxian will order spots to guard Quinn from both his party and to keep him in place.

Round 3

(...)

Tavetti crumples under the electrical current, his voice cut-off in mid-song, but Quinn remains standing, although clearly in shock. Both axes fall from his hands and he drops to his knees.

Sorry, I guess it got missed with all of the text... suggestions on a way to communicate this information more effectively? A header with status, perhaps?

Initiative order

Junko (22/22) <-- UP
Jaym (-43hp); dead or dying
Bella (-27hp)
Konner (19/31)
Ratesh (26/26)
Natula (31/31) <-- UP
Kalas (15/15) <-- UP
Quinn (-12hp); blind; surrendered
Ayle (-50hp) dead or dying
Tavetti (-23) dead or dying
Juxian (??/53) <-- UP
Spots (29/40) <-- UP

Just an example, I haven't updated PC hit points based on the healing yet.

In that case I'd like to take a different action. Moving 6 squares West.

Striding deeper into the room, Junko whispers a quick "Thank you," to Juxian before calling out to Natula. "Natula, please. You don't have to kill him. He can't hurt anyone like this."

So, to be clear, you continue to attack Quinn, who is on his knees....

+4 to hit in melee!

"Why do you think I'm trying to kill him now? You want to wait until he's back on his feet and has his weapon?" complains Natula.

If Quinn is defenseless, Juxian will order spots to guard Quinn from both his party and to keep him in place.

"Oh for the love of Pharasma. Snuff me now."

"FINE!" Natula says. She lowers her gauntlet after only having stabbed the bald man a 'little.'

Kalas returns to his roost in Natula's cape.

Exasperated Natula looks down the stairs.

perception (alertness): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

If it's too dark to, she takes the move action to retrieve her everburning torch.

Yeah, as a GM, I update the initiative tracker with status info every time more characters can act. Its a definitely extra work, but it helps make things clear between rounds rather than each player having to read each individual post to decide on their actions. Up to you though, I just got confused on what exactly was happening, but that might also be because this is only one of many of my games I'm currently in.

Juxian moves down towards the other room to see what's going on down there, "We took care of things over here, whats happening there? IF you're fighting someone, tell them to surrender, everyone else is unconscious or has already given up."

Junko lets out a sigh of relief and gives Natula a nod of thanks. Turning to Quinn, she says, "I'm going to cast a spell that will help keep you safe. Don't try to fight it off and everything will be okay. Do you understand?"

Juxian moves down towards the other room to see what's going on down there, "We took care of things over here, whats happening there? IF you're fighting someone, tell them to surrender, everyone else is unconscious or has already given up."

"Or dead!" shouts Natula from around the corner. "And the rest could be very quickly!"