Sorry for messing up the initiative with the bad guys as they reacted too early - no idea what I did there. :-/ I will assume they had their movement etc. and now it is your turn.
Flashpowder and his bat companion see the enemies appraoching and shoot and bite the big troll! You see that the flesh of the troll is burning! From your past experience with the troll lady that was examining her own intestines you can still remember that trolls heals unbelievably fast ... but the fire wound is not healing!
Kavendell's words are now pushing you to new heights!
Round 2
Buffs: Inspire Courage +1
Kavendell
Egg
Fox
Wilhelmina
Reggie
Blackpowder
Troll -26, fire damage
Guarin
Kanna
Goblins
Giant Scorpion
Male Wolf HP 42/42 | AC 21, T 13, FF 18 | F: +7, R: +8, W: +3 | Perc +6, scent, low-light vision | Init +3
Rowdy normally likes everyone. Except people his best pal Reggie doesn't like and people who don't like his best pal Reggie. This person in front of him seems to fit into both categories so he snarls and leaps for the man's throat.
Wilhelmina Murray | Female CG Dhampir Druid (Swarm Monger) 3 | HP 24/24 | AC 15, T 11, FF 14 | CMD 13| F +4 R +2 W +6; | Init +2 | Perc: +8 | Speed 30ft | Fecund Familiar 2/3; Spells: 0 detect magic, guidance, light, stabilize; 1st charm animal, faerie fire, frostbite; 2nd delay poison | Active Conditions: none.
Are there any papers or anything on the desk? If it looks like there are, Wilhelmina will gather everything that she can, in case we need to fight our way out of here.
Male M Halfling Order of the Paw Cavalier 6th HP 62/62 AC 27 /ff 26 /t 13, Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +5, Init +1, Per +3, Spd 20' (15’ in armor)
Will Save (Reggie):1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 Will Save (Rowdy):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
In what is becoming a very familiar state for Reggie and Rowdy, they are both stricken blind then sent into a semi-catatonic state, effectively taking them out of the combat for a while.
"It reflects poorly on a person when they treat animals badly." Blackpowder goes after the one that cast color spray. Drawing his other gun as he moves.
Touch attack on Kanna:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 151d4 + 2 + 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (2, 1) + 6 = 12 The bomb is fire. Fort DC 17 or take 5 point on going and 1d6 bleed.
Blackpowder attack with a supercharged shot and a pitted bullet.
The burning bullet and the bite of the bat are enough to tear the strong sorcerer apart!
Victory!
At first you only hear your own breathing but then reality comes back.
You can still hear the screeching goblins that are obviously in cages and can’t get out. In the yard you can also hear stomping and scratching sounds of the giant scorpion!
Male M Halfling Order of the Paw Cavalier 6th HP 62/62 AC 27 /ff 26 /t 13, Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +5, Init +1, Per +3, Spd 20' (15’ in armor)
"What d'ya figure this thing 'bout controllin' goblins means? Ya think if we can figure it out, we can get them goblins outta here without having to kill 'em?" Reggie asks after nodding his agreement to Wilhemina's comment.
It seems that most of the coded documents are the day-to-day operations of the this Shadow Lodge - an inventory, a payroll, some operations, and a journal detailing happenings in the city, which includes your arrival. But the real code is hard to crack. The grand lodge can maybe find out more.
But the most interesting documents you assume are the three uncoded letters, addressed to three different individuals.
Since the tiny cute animal was considered a familiar earlier on, and familiars being intelligent,
The fox jumps onto the table, and slides the documents with its paw.
Take 10 for 18, inspire included.
As way of relaying the meaning, it scratches with its nails:
- A sun, arrow, sun, arrow roof & shadow, followed by a very very crude picture of the venture captain. Hopefully relaying the meaning 'assignment'
- A scroll with a coin on it.
- A scroll with a crude symbol of three houses together.
Underneath that scroll stick figures representing the party.
The last is three separate stick figures, and the animal pushes a letter to each. It looks back up at the other agents, then hops back to the floor.
"If this letter is to be believed, then it would seem that the goblins have been somehow 'tamed' in order to be loyal to these scheming former Pathfinders." notes Kavendell, refixing his disguise. "Perhaps, it best that we approach them with deceipt and find out what they can reveal to us about themselves and also the scorpion."
Wilhelmina Murray | Female CG Dhampir Druid (Swarm Monger) 3 | HP 24/24 | AC 15, T 11, FF 14 | CMD 13| F +4 R +2 W +6; | Init +2 | Perc: +8 | Speed 30ft | Fecund Familiar 2/3; Spells: 0 detect magic, guidance, light, stabilize; 1st charm animal, faerie fire, frostbite; 2nd delay poison | Active Conditions: none.
"I can attempt to calm the scorpion, after we deal with the goblins. Perhaps the goblins have been mislead by the erstats Pathfinders, and we can return them to their home."
Wilhelmina can use wild empathy on vermin and cast charm animal on them.
The sixteen-foot-long scorpion scrabbles forward, ferocious claws raised in challenge, stingered tail arched over its back.
But ... the Scorpion's rage is suddenly gone! He moves back a couple of steps and its giant pincers stop snapping and its tail stinger stops swaying threateningly ... and it lies down.
You look through the yard and assume that the goblins put the scorpion in this area, which took a great deal of effort and cost the goblins a few of their tribe.
The scorpion has been feeding on trash and rodents but you can also see that the scorpion fed on a few goblins recently as well.
You also find two goblin corpses with five potions of cure moderate wounds.
Adjusting his cloak disguise, Kavendell enters into the area where the goblins are changed. Trying his best to sound like Todor, he says to the small creatures in common, "I suppose you know why I am here. The time has come. But I must be certain that you know what it is that you are to do. Tell me then, so that I may release you."
