Qstor's PFS #17 Perils of the Pirate Pact (CORE) (FULL) (Inactive)

Game Master Qstor

"Target rich environment!" smiles back the scholar.

"That should make it easier."

Ibaz's throwing star goes into the webs. While the magic missile hits the strange creature. As the dwarf and the historian buff the party.

Apollyanna is up

Move and ready. She's using her magical glowing sword for light in the dark confines.

"Hey! I'm getting TALLER! AND MY VOICE IS DEEPER! WHAT'S GOING ON!?" cries Apollyanna then she bumps her head on a low-hanging stalactite and says "OW!"

The party destroys one of the ettercaps. As it dies from the paladin's attack.

But Apollyanna misses on her swing as the other ducks under her sword. botting AoO

attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

The other tries to hit the monk. But it's claw misses, as he dodges.

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

The large spider is hungry but waits in it's webs.

damage ettercap 3

party is up again.

Ibaz strikes twice at the creature in front of him after charging his fist with raw arcane energy.

Unarmed Strike, IC: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 2 = 31
Damages, IC, AS: 1d6 + 7 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 + 2 = 14
Unarmed Strike, IC: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 2 = 14
Damages, IC, AS: 1d6 + 7 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 + 2 = 12

Khellek continues to advance, winding his crossbow as he goes.

"There, there, Bessie. No point in being ready to fire if we can't see anything." he says, patting the mighty weapon.

"Remember everyone, legs are also a point of vulnerabilty. They are weak and spinderly. However loss of one is not such as inconvenience as with us."
Maintains inspire courage +2/+2

Xusius moves up and upon spying the big, ugly, nasty, hairy spider, fires off another missile from his wand at it.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Apollyanna steps back and then swings one leg forward at terrific speed.

Um, punt! v ettercap (enlarged, inspired, power attack): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 nonlethal damage: 1d4 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Apollyanna finishes the other ettercap off. It's blood spills across her sword.

The other spider waits patiently in its web for food.

I'm going to stay in combat mode

Party is up

Ibaz moves and tries again to shoot a shuriken into the eyes of the spider!

Shuriken: 1d20 + 5 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 2 - 2 = 10
Damages: 1d2 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 11

Xusius moves up and fires another missile from the wand at the spider.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Apollyanna finishes the other ettercap off. It's blood spills across her sword.

Boot (see above). It only looks like a sword if you are on the Para-Elemental plane of Tin-Foil. ;)

"WHY ARE YOU MISSING THAT THING WITH THROWING STARS!" bellows Titano-Apollyanna at the puny monk. "YOU'VE GOT A FISTFUL OF SPIDER GUTS ON YOUR ARM WHY NOT TOSS THAT? IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A PICKY EATER."

"OH GREAT, NOW THE 'HANDSY' WIZARD IS DOING IT TOO." she says in a DEEPLY disappointed, near-subsonic bass.

Ibaz's star drops the ground missing the spider, while the magic missile hits it in it's eyes. While Apollyanna shouts at Ibaz.

"The rest of the party is up!

Khellek slowly advances, keeping up the flood of advice as he fires another bolt at the remaining spider.

attack,inspire: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 2 = 26
damage: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 2 = 9

"Bullseye!"

crit?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
bonus damage?: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

"Don't worry my students! I have taken care of it."

The giant spider drops to the floor as the bard's bolt hits it's side.

keeping in rounds still. Our dwarf is up!

Telka jogs up next to Ibaz and places a hand on his shoulder. Blessings of the Starry Lady on you he says, bestowing good luck on him.

Roll all D20's next turn twice taking the better result

Thanks Telka!

Says Ibaz as he senses his luck coming back!

ok, the party can move

Ibaz moves closer to the center of the caves looking for threats.

move, 1 action left

Sorry no one said they were looking for traps, as I recall?

I rolled for our dwarf (to bot him?) cause his Perception is so high, but he missed the DC

As Ibaz moves up, he trips a wire.

attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

confirm: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

Ibaz gets smacked hard with a stone block that swings from the side.

damage: 4d6 + 4d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 4, 6) + (6, 4, 2, 6) = 32

Out of combat

After he gets smacked, Ibaz can see some human sized cocoons hanging in the webs and no other threats.

I'll assume you check them out

They contain a number of human bodies, and after examination, two people happen to be alive.

Also, there are some shiny objects the monsters collected from their victims, a few gems, pendants, and gold pieces, and a +1 silver short sword.

@GM The traps doesn't confirm as I'm 24AC flat-footed with Telka's spell

Ouch, it hurts! says Ibaz as a stone block falls on him.

He lands his wand to Telka so he can heal him.

@GM The traps doesn't confirm as I'm 24AC flat-footed with Telka's spell

Okay

new damage

4d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 6, 3) = 13

Also the party is able to remove the mechanical block trap as a threat.

CLW: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 2 = 10

It needs 2 charges of Ibaz" wand to get him full live. 6HP were absorbed by False Life

Someone able to interrogate the guys?

As Ibaz moves up, he trips a wire.

Ibaz gets smacked hard with a stone block....

Gigantic Apollyanna winces.

...the party is able to remove the mechanical block trap as a threat.

"Um, good job?"

She could "sympathy lay on hands" if you like, though the idea of Ibaz pulling out a broken stick, and healing himself is probably visually funnier.

Once we secure the people Telka will channel once to try and restore them to consciousness and save Ibaz some charges.

Channel: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 1) = 9

He will top Ibaz up with his wand if he needs it then approach the two captives.

Hello, my name is Telka and we are from the Pathfinder Society. You were captured by unpleasant ettercaps and their giant spider friends but fortunately you wont now be spider food. Can you tell us what happened?

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

Hello, my name is Telka and we are from the Pathfinder Society. You were captured by unpleasant ettercaps and their giant spider friends but fortunately you wont now be spider food. Can you tell us what happened?

The survivors rub their heads and climb out of the webbing, then sit on the ground.

"Ugh..I'm Zukka Nephmet. I feel woozy" says one. He's an elderly Osirion man.

The other introduces himself a close friend of the Black Marquis: a pirate
named One-Eyed Farl. He has an eye patch.

"That treacherous Riverbane double crossed me." says Farl. He points up to the other cocoons. "Those are the dead members of our crew. She'll sell her own brother to make gold. I don't trust her as far as I can see her!"

Both men are infinitely grateful to the group. They're groggy and can't fight.

Telka looks worried, What do you mean betrayed? What did she do?

Telka looks worried, What do you mean betrayed? What did she do?

The man looks at the dwarf. "Why she left us to die at the

Thanks to Telka's channel, I don't need to use charges from my wand.

Seems to me like a double-cross situation... this lady Riverbane has betrayed the Black Marquis and I'm sure she will betrayed us to try to cover her betrayal.
Lets go back and "talk" to her.

Xusius interjects at the mention of spiders.

"Zou zaid spiders as een plural? Zere was only one here in zis cave zat we zaw. Are zere more?"

He begins to look around, wand at the ready for more of the eight-eyed monstrosities.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

Telka Ibn Jad wrote:

Telka looks worried, What do you mean betrayed? What did she do?

The man looks at the dwarf. "Why she left us to die at the

hand of these ettercap *things* and the huge spiders here! She *knew* they were here. The spiders attacked us and she left!"

"I KNEW IT!!" booms the giant paladin. "SORRY."

But just in case, she uses detect evil again on the prisoners.

Telka shakes his head in disappointment, Why is there so little trust in the world. I suppose we now need to stop Riverbane. Lets make sure there is nothign else here that would be useful and then go confront her...

Telka has a look around for anything else that might be of interest to the society, casting detect magic as he goes.

Perception: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33
+2 for unusual stonework

Is that soe sort of altar at the far end of the cave?

Khellek looks puzzled.\

"Lady Riversbane seemed quite civil and she led us here to help resuce you. Why do you think she knew about the spiders and left you to them? What exactly were your orders from her?"

But just in case, she uses detect evil again on the prisoners.

you don't detect evil on them

Xusius interjects at the mention of spiders.

He begins to look around, wand at the ready for more of the eight-eyed monstrosities.

"We killed one and it died a while ago. There was some along the river too."

Xusius doesn't see any others.

Is that soe sort of altar at the far end of the cave?

Yes, you release it's a shrine to Mazmezz, the demon lord of vermin.

Khellek looks puzzled.

"Lady Riversbane seemed quite civil and she led us here to help resuce you. Why do you think she knew about the spiders and left you to them? What exactly were your orders from her?"

One of the men turns to Khellek. "She explore this cave. And there was *no* danger here. Yeah right!"

let me know when you're ready to head back outside

Ready!

Ready!

OK.

After exploring the cave and healing up, the party heads outside the cave mouth down the small sloop. They see Riverbane and four of her crew outside.

I thought of: this when I first played this scenario

“Well,” says the jet-haired pirate woman, lips twisted in a
grin. “Shiver me timbers! Look who made it out alive. I hoped
the crawling horrors would be the end of you, but I suppose
vermin don’t eat each other.” Riverbane spits on the moss
covered ground before continuing. “Why do Pathfinders
always have to meddle in what doesn’t concern them?”
Pulling out an ancient-looking tome from a pouch, she throws
it unceremoniously in the mud. “Fools! All this for a book …”
She errupts in laughter. “Bazzak dies tomorrow and you die
today! KILL THEM!”"

Party is up

Telka shakes his head, How sadly predictable, it didn't have to be like this

With that he quickly casts a spell to try and disable the enemy. An enormous crack sounds across the glade.

Casting sound burst to hit Lady Riverbane and as many of her people as I can. I dont see a new slide for this. It is a 10' burst. If I can hit a lot more pirates and miss her then I will, bascially try and maximise the number of targets.

Sonic damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7
DC18 fortitude save or also stunned for 1 round.

Telka then moves to try and st up a flank for people, he will provoke as needed from as many of them as possible while moving 40'.

Timing on enlarge person?

Apollyanna flourishes her shining sword and says: "I am Apollyanna Sukino, champion of justice! On behalf of the Eternal Maiden, I will right wrongs and triumph over evil, and that means you!"

Saying this she probably triggers smite evil! Probably targeting Riverbane herself, but I'll hold on that until we get a map. Depending on enlarge person her voice might be incredibly deep.

Ibaz will smash your heads! says the half-orc.

[ooc]Action depending of how much time we spend in the caves.[ooc]

Khellek would probably poke around that shrine before leaving the cave, seeing what of interest he could discover, take rubbings, that kind of stuff.

"Ahhh lady Riverbane, how good to.."

Then her words sink in.

"Books are the cradle of civilization. You... wretched... woman." he almost stutters, anger at her casual dissing of books much stronger than how she treated her men.

"There are only four or five of them... Go pathfinders"

Inspire courage +2 to hit and damage

Then he tries to fumble a new crossbow bolt into place, however as he reaches to the wrong side, it takes longer than perhaps it should.

inside the caves was about 15/20 minutes?

I have to wait on the map to see where we are before deciding on what spell to cast.

I have to wait on the map to see where we are before deciding on what spell to cast.

There was no map in the scenario. Just kind of doing it theater of the mind?

Xusius delays

Riverbane and her men try to ward off the spell. They all drop their weapons.

Fort Riverbane: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

thug 1 Fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

thug 2 Fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

wow.

2 are outside the 10' burst They draw bows and try to hit the dwarf. But the arrows bounce harmlessly off his armor.

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Party is up again!

Ibaz jumps into the Frey moving directly towards lady Riverbane

Greataxe: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 2 = 19
Damages (arcane strike): 1d12 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 22

Party is up again!

"Again"? Apollyanna has taken all of one swift action.

Apollyanna charges Riverbane shouting: "Sword Whirling Whirlpool!"

+1 mithril longsword v Riverbane (charge!, power attack, smite evil, inspired): 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 12 + 2 + 2 = 35 damage: 1d8 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 2 = 16
THREAT!
Confirm?: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 12 + 2 + 2 = 19 damage: 1d8 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 2 = 20

Telka steps back and casts hold person on Lady Riverbane.

DC18 will save

Xusius will use Burning Hands to catch as many bad guys as he can OR failing that being useful, will use Scorching Ray on Lady Riverbane if Telka's Hold Person fails.

Burning Hands: 3d4 ⇒ (4, 2, 2) = 8

Scorching Ray: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 194d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 3, 3) = 9

Sitting here trying to remember how to roll an attack for PF1 rules. Haven't made an attack roll in PF1 for months as I've been playing PF2 exclusively!

Riverbane drops bleeding with the attacks from Ibaz and Apollyanna. Xusius finishes one of the crewmen already wounded from Telka's spell.

redirecting hold person to a pirate? Since Riverbane is dead

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

The two remaining crewmen raise their hands in surrender.

"We give up!"

I'm going to call it. The last 2 guys are CR 3 and there's five of you. The 3.5e scenarios at times seem a bit under whelming.

Combat over

Searching the ground you see that the book she dropped is counterfeit Memoirs of the Silver Brotherhood.

"Not even real." sighs Khellek.

"Maybe the marquis can provide the real one."

"All zat for a counterfeit book? Eet would be better eef people would stop zis zilly nonsensical believing een fake history and steek to ze facts. When zere beliefs are rooted in lies, zey need to stop believing ze lies and start zearching for ze facts."

He spits on the ground and shrugs his shoulders in utter disdain for the ignorance of fools.