[Outpost III] PFS #3-02 Sewer Dragons of Absalom - GM Hawthwile (Inactive)

Game Master Hawthwile

Given the short range of create water, Nalaia would have to be closer to use the spell on the cauldron. Token moved appropriately.

The Pathfinders cautiously enter the room, not spotting anything dangerous. As Nalaia creates a stream of water over the cauldron, a disembodied reptilian voice cries out. "Stop that - you'll ruin it!" Before any of the adventurers can react, a small reptilian figure blinks into view at the balcony's edge and tosses a small vial at Rami...

Ranged Touch, Invisible vs Rami FF Touch AC 10: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 2 = 30

...that explodes into a thick cloud of smoke that smells overwhelmingly of rotten eggs and cabbages.

Nalaia watches in horror as her allies begin to choke on the smoke, clutching their noses and throats in agony at the stench.

A Warm Welcome
Round 1! Bold may act!
Gervase (Nauseated 1/??)
Igor (Nauseated 1/??)
Rami (Nauseated 1/??)
Red
Rossby (Nauseated 1/??)
Nalaia

Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 30 ft high in main room
- Balcony is 15 ft above floor (halfway between floor and ceiling)
- Light level is normal
- Smoke cloud acts as fog cloud (Concealment within 5 ft, total concealment past that)

What do you do?

Round #1: AC 20, antiplague, longstrider, nauseated ☤ 49/54 hp

After the loathsome battle in the Otyugh’s clutches, Gervase’s stomach is empty.

She dry-retches as she heads 30 feet towards the southern stairs, dragging her Lucerne hammer behind her. (single move action)

Are the stairs difficult terrain, GM? If not, Gervase advances 5' to the east.

I believe stink bombs are a poison effect, so Rami would get +2 to his save due to poison resistance, so I think he saves.

Perfect - that is indeed enough to not become nauseated!

Igor tries to resist the effects of the Stink Bomb.

(Use of a boon to gain a reroll vs. the poison effect).

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

@GM Hawthwile - My character does not appear to be on the map with the others. This makes it difficult to act. If you can adjust it I would appreciate it.

Igor, your token is present on the map of the lower floor (in the tunnel) on the right side of the slide. As this portion of the map does not appear in the map of the upper floor (on the left side of the slide), your token has not been copied there. My apologies for any confusion.

Rami and Igor shake off the poisonous cloud's nauseating effect, but its thick vapors continue to block their sight.

A Warm Welcome
Round 1! Bold may act!
Gervase (Nauseated 1/??)
Igor
Rami
Red
Rossby (Nauseated 1/??)
Nalaia

Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 30 ft high in main room
- Balcony is 15 ft above floor (halfway between floor and ceiling)
- Light level is normal
- Smoke cloud acts as fog cloud (Concealment within 5 ft, total concealment past that)

What do you do?

Igor moves through and out of the nauseating cloud. He creates a cloud of sparkles to blind his reptilian foe.

(Cast Glitterdust Will DC 19 to resist)

Rami decides to duck and weave and move until he reaches the stop of the balcony.

Standard: Spend 1 luck point to Run Like Hell

At 4th level, a sleuth can spend 1 luck point to gain a +20-foot bonus to his speed for 1 minute. Furthermore, while under the effect of this bonus, if he moves more than his normal speed in a round, he gains a +4 bonus to AC until the start of his next turn.

Red Will vs DC 19: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

The kobold's eyes turn a furious red color as he blinks and tries unsuccessfully to wipe Igor's glitter from them. He is so distracted he doesn't even notice Rami swiftly moving behind him. Pulling another vial from his belt, he tries to throw it where he last saw the half-elf...

Ranged Touch vs Igor TAC 11: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Miss chance, 1 = Miss: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Igor Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

...and the concoction lands squarely on Igor's head, shattering and filling the lower room again with nauseating smoke. The kobold tries to move away from the edge of the balcony and runs straight into Rami before pushing past the sleuth and right up the wall! As he reaches the top of the wall, he blinks again...

Red Will vs DC 19: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

...and locks eyes with Rami.

As Red cannot fail the DC 10 Acrobatics check to move at full speed while blind, I did not roll it.

A Warm Welcome
Round 2! Bold may act!
Red (Glitterdusted, On wall 10 ft above balcony)
Rossby (Nauseated 1/??)
Nalaia
Gervase (Nauseated 2/??)
Igor (Nauseated 1/??)
Rami

Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 30 ft high in main room
- Balcony is 15 ft above floor (halfway between floor and ceiling)
- Light level is normal
- Smoke cloud acts as fog cloud (Concealment within 5 ft, total concealment past that)

What do you do?

Rami studies the curiously climbing kobold... and then points his pistol at him before squeezing the trigger.

Pistol: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Rossby moves out of the cloud.

Round #2: AC 20, antiplague, longstrider, nauseated ☤ 49/54 hp

Gervase forces herself to climb another 15' (30' single move equivalent) up the stairs.

Lodge Shirt reroll vs Poison effect:

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Igor relies on his faith in the society to resist the effects of the cloud.
He turns invisible once again (Vanish) and moves outside the boundaries of the noxious cloud.

Nalaia quickly runs out of the smoke, heading up the stairs before huffing and puffing once she's through. double move

Nalaia Fortitude vs Poison: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Nalaia plunges through the smoke cloud, barely noticing the sickening fumes. As she emerges from the other side, she bumps into Igor's invisible form before pushing further up the stairs. At the balcony landing, a CRACK of thunder from Rami's pistol is followed by a yelp from the kobold on the wall.

The kobold yips and pulls out another vial. Grinning wickedly at Rami, he holds it above the ifrit's head and drops it...

Ranged Touch vs Rami TAC 14: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

Rami Fortitude vs Poison: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 2 = 21
Nalaia Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

...and laughs maniacally as foul smoke billows once more! Nalaia coughs, unable to keep the contents of her stomach still anymore, but Rami toughs it out stoically. Gervase watches weakly as the kobold scampers across the ceiling above the smoke cloud.

A Warm Welcome
Round 3! Bold may act!
Red (-6, Glitterdusted, On ceiling 15 ft above balcony)
Rossby (Nauseated 2/??)
Nalaia (Nauseated 1/??)
Gervase (Nauseated 3/??)
Igor (Invisible 2/3)
Rami

Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 30 ft high in main room
- Balcony is 15 ft above floor (halfway between floor and ceiling)
- Light level is normal
- Smoke cloud acts as fog cloud (Concealment within 5 ft, total concealment past that)

What do you do?

Round #3: AC 20, antiplague, longstrider, nauseated ☤ 49/54 hp

Gervase stumbles 30' of move equivalents back down the stairs, drawing her longbow as she goes.

The ranger's hammer head *THUD THUD THUDs* after her, like an emu AC with a wooden leg.

Rossby starts moving up the stairs.

Does Rossby get AoO while nauseated?

Igor moves up the stairs and targets the reptilian with a Web (Reflex DC 19) spell.

The target point will be at the ceiling with the stage being the second anchor point. I want to target the spell so only the creature and not others are captured by the web. So perhaps the focal point of the spell will be west (left) of the stage to limit the spread of the spell.

I'm unclear of where you are trying to put that spell. Are you leaving room for us to exit the cloud? Seems a bit cramped for a web spell.

Does Rossby get AoO while nauseated?

Unfortunately, no.

Nauseated: Creatures with the nauseated condition experience stomach distress. Nauseated creatures are unable to attack, cast spells, concentrate on spells, or do anything else requiring attention. The only action such a character can take is a single move actions per turn.

Red Reflex vs DC 19: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31

The kobold's yipping laughter continues as he effortlessly dodges the wizard's summoned web.

The target point will be at the ceiling with the stage being the second anchor point. I want to target the spell so only the creature and not others are captured by the web. So perhaps the focal point of the spell will be west (left) of the stage to limit the spread of the spell.

I will admit, I'm not quite sure what this "stage" Igor is referring to is. Perhaps the balcony? If Igor can add some markings to the map as to the center of the burst and where it would be anchored, that might clarify things.

A Warm Welcome
Round 3! Bold may act!
Red (-6, Glitterdusted 2/3, On ceiling 15 ft above balcony)
Rossby (Nauseated 2/??)
Nalaia (Nauseated 1/??)
Gervase (Nauseated 3/??)
Igor (Invisible 2/3)
Rami

Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 30 ft high in main room
- Balcony is 15 ft above floor (halfway between floor and ceiling)
- Light level is normal
- Smoke cloud acts as fog cloud (Concealment within 5 ft, total concealment past that)
- Web TBD

What do you do?

Rossby has been nauseated for 3 rounds.

@GM Hawthwile - I have placed a black dot which should be the origin of the spell. It should catch between the balcony and the ceiling but not be effective in the rest of the room. At least this is my understanding but my character has over 20 Int so he should know better even if I do not.

Rossby has been nauseated for 3 rounds.

Indeed - for the purposes of tracking duration, however, I update the values at the end of each round. Rossby's turn counts are slightly wonky because I set the round counter to '2' rather than '1, 2'. Does that help clarify things?

I have placed a black dot which should be the origin of the spell. It should catch between the balcony and the ceiling but not be effective in the rest of the room.

Excellent. Based on your description, I am placing the origin of the burst at ceiling height and 5 ft to the left. This will create webbing across most of the ceiling and about 15 ft below (as if the balcony were extended via web to the far wall) without blocking off the stairs.

At least this is my understanding but my character has over 20 Int so he should know better even if I do not.

Remember that even characters with incredible ability scores can still make mistakes. That's part of what makes the game fun.

A Warm Welcome
Round 3! Bold may act!
Red (-6, Glitterdusted 2/3, On ceiling 15 ft above balcony)
Rossby (Nauseated 2/??)
Nalaia (Nauseated 1/??)
Gervase (Nauseated 3/??)
Igor (Invisible 2/3)
Rami

Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 30 ft high in main room
- Balcony is 15 ft above floor (halfway between floor and ceiling)
- Light level is normal
- Smoke cloud acts as fog cloud (Concealment within 5 ft, total concealment past that)
- Web is difficult terrain, only present on ceiling as marked and open air above lower floor, does not block stairs

What do you do?

Rami follows the wall until he is out of the cloud. He then reloads his pistol with a paper cartridge free action and fires a shot at the kobold.

studied strike
Pistol: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31 Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (7) + 2 + (5) = 14

Delaying Nalaia.

As Rami's pistol thunders again, the kobold on the ceiling winces in pain. A few drops of blood drop onto the wooden floor like fitful rain, followed by a vial thrown with much anger at Rami's head!

As I understand it, because Rami only moved 30 ft, Run Like Hell's AC bonus is not currently active.

Ranged Touch vs Rami TAC 14: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Cold damage: 3d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 2, 6) + 3 = 15

Rami Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Rossby Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

This time the explosion absorbs the heat from the air, leaving Rami's pistol coated in frost and the ifrit short of breath. But the sleuth does not let the cold stagger him, pushing through with a gunslinger's grit. Beside him, Rossby stumbles on a step and avoids the worst of the chill. Above, the kobold scampers out of the webbing towards the opposite corner of the room.

A Warm Welcome
Round 4! Bold may act!
Red (-20, Glitterdusted 3/3, On ceiling 15 ft above balcony)
Rossby (-3, Nauseated 3/??)
Nalaia (Nauseated 2/??)
Gervase (Nauseated 4/??)
Igor (Invisible 3/3)
Rami (-15)

Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 30 ft high in main room
- Balcony is 15 ft above floor (halfway between floor and ceiling)
- Light level is normal
- Smoke cloud acts as fog cloud (Concealment within 5 ft, total concealment past that)
- Web is difficult terrain, only present on ceiling as marked and open air above lower floor, does not block stairs

What do you do?



Still sick to her emptied stomach, Gervase delays to keep out of the way of the unimpaired party members.

Sorry it wasn't more clear. I put a path on the map to show Rami's movement last round. He moved 40 feet. Assume if I take a move action to move, I'm going to trigger the bonus for run like hell, even if I have to move back and forth between two squares for some of the movement.

Igor walks closer to the agile kobold and sends a shower of light his way in an attempt to knock him off his perch.

(Color Spray cast. Will DC 16 to resist)

@GM Hawthwile - Igor has plenty of movement remaining to position himself if he needs to shift over a bit to target Red in the cone but I think as it is only 10 feet up from his current position (He is at least 5' tall) he should be ok.

Rossby will move to spread out.

Nalaia will continue vomitting, as I believe the cloud she was in expired. He'll run out eventually, right?

@Rami - Excellent! In that case, the bomb would miss. We'll use your Fortitude roll for the Reflex save against the splash damage, which is successful. Let me know if you use a point of Luck for Opportunistic Evasion and we'll take the damage off the tracker.

Red Will vs DC 16: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Igor reveals himself in a burst of rapidly-alternating colors. The kobold on the ceiling stands slack-jawed at the sight, though gravity closes his jaw rather than opening it.

To keep things moving, Rami can take two turns' worth of actions.

Gervase and Rossby both finally finish emptying their stomachs as the kobold sways on the ceiling.

A Warm Welcome
Round 5! Bold may act!
Red (-20, Stunned, On ceiling 15 ft above balcony)
Rossby
Nalaia (Nauseated 3/??)
Gervase
Igor
Rami (-3) - two turns' worth of actions

Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 30 ft high in main room
- Balcony is 15 ft above floor (halfway between floor and ceiling)
- Light level is normal
- Smoke cloud acts as fog cloud (Concealment within 5 ft, total concealment past that)
- Web is difficult terrain, only present on ceiling as marked and open air above lower floor, does not block stairs

What do you do?

Round #5: AC 20, antiplague, longstrider, ☤ 49/54 hp

Gervase rushes 30 feet up the stairs, drops her polearm and aims a blunt arrow at the stunned ko-boldchemist.

♫ OH! What a feeling …

non-lethal longbow at Red: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 9 - 4 = 17
NL blunt arrow damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

… when he’s dancin’ on the ceiling ♫

Rami moves to get a closer shot, he loads the pistol with another paper cartridge and fire.

Pistol (touch): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19 Damage: 1d8 + 0 ⇒ (4) + 0 = 4

Assuming the alchemist is still active
He then takes a moment to study the alchemist. Spend a point of inspiration to study the target again within 24 hours.
He loads another cartridge and fire.

Pistol: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Rossby will step and draw his sling, throwinf a rock.

Sling: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Bludgeoning, nonlethal (Bludgeoner): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

If that hits,

Demoralize (Enforcer): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

"You've made your point! You don't have to die here."

Igor unloads with a Flurry of Snowballs targeted at the stunned creature. He then ducks out for cover.

(30' cone of cold, Reflex DC 17 for 1/2 damage)

Flurry of Snowballs,Intense Spells: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 1, 3, 5) + 1 = 13

Red Reflex vs DC 17: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

A flurry of missiles fly at the kobold - Rami's twin bullets leaving shallow cuts across the kobold's leg and side, Gervase's arrow hitting his head with a dull thock, and Rossby's rock striking him squarely in the chest. Igor follows up with his own version, leaving the kobold covered in ice and swaying uncertainly on the ceiling.

Delaying Nalaia

As the kobold comes to his senses, he seems to take Rossby's words to heart. Grabbing a small bottle from his belt, he swigs its contents...

Healing: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (7, 3) + 6 = 16

...and the Pathfinders watch as the bruises from Rossby's and Gervase's missiles fade away completely, accompanied by the closing of several nicks from Rami's bullets. "You'll pay for this!" he hisses before laughing hysterically and dropping to the floor.

Acrobatics, Shaken vs DC 15: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 2 = 27

Landing easily on his feet, he rushes past the still-vomiting Nalaia, ducks under the webbing, hurries down the stairs, hops over the railing, and disappears below the balcony.

Also, my apologies for forgetting to put Rossby's splash damage on the tracker.

A Warm Welcome
Round 6! Bold may act!
Red (-24)
Rossby (-3)
Nalaia (Nauseated 4/??)
Gervase
Igor
Rami (-3)

Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 30 ft high in main room
- Balcony is 15 ft above floor (halfway between floor and ceiling)
- Light level is normal
- Web is difficult terrain, only present on ceiling as marked and open air above lower floor, does not block stairs

What do you do?

Round #6: AC 20, antiplague, longstrider, ☤ 49/54 hp

Yeah, you’d BETTER run!

Gervase rushes past the webbing, 60 feet back down the stairs to threaten the kobold with her spiked gauntlet.

GM, based on the single(?) movement by Red down the northern stairs, I’ve assumed they’re not hindered terrain.

GM, based on the single(?) movement by Red down the northern stairs, I’ve assumed they’re not hindered terrain.

Correct - the stairs are not difficult terrain. And yes, it was a single move. Speedy little fellow.

Igor grimaces as he sees the speedy Kobold getting away. He makes a few arcane gestures dismissing his previously cast Web spell. He then makes his way towards the stairs.

The kobold should be Demoralized for 7 rounds, and have 7 non-lethal damage.

Rossby will drop his sling and move back down the stairs, drawing his lucerne hammer. He'll take an AoO if the kobold tries to run through again.

Hoh boy. Haven't smelled something that bad in quite some time!

Nalaia continues retching, hoping to clear the condition soon. I'm not in a cloud, right?

The kobold should be Demoralized for 7 rounds, and have 7 non-lethal damage.

Thank you - I forgot to include the Shaken condition in the turn tracker. He does not have any nonlethal damage remaining after his healing extract however, since that healed an equal amount of both lethal and nonlethal damage.

Botting Rami

The Pathfinders rush after the kobold with varying amounts of swiftness. Gervase is the first to reach him as he claws open a set of double doors and races through, careless of the woman's gauntlet. Were Nalaia closer to one of the large bay windows on the upper floor, she would have seen the kobold hurry through what looks to have once been a lobby of some kind and up a set of stairs into the darkness beyond.

Out of initiative! Damage Report:
- Rossby (-3)
- Rami (-3)

Nalaia recovers from her retching after a few more seconds of deep breathing and rejoins her companions downstairs. (No longer nauseated.)

If you think your characters would want to remain in initiative and keep up the pursuit, just let me know. Otherwise, you have a moment to regroup before pressing onward.

What do you do?

Rossby can't keep up with a pursuit, especially if it goes the distance we traversed before. He votes to pursue but not "stay in initiative" speed.

Round #7: AC 20, antiplague, longstrider, ☤ 49/54 hp

Gervase attempts to trip the kobold with her spiked gauntlet as he opens the doors. The kobold’s actions with the doors provoke, yeah? Gervase also provokes an AoO.

CMB trip vs Red’s CMD: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

She will NOT pursue the alchemist if she fails.

“I agree with Rossby. Let’s stop here and heal up. There can’t be much more of this dungeon left, and I think we should present a strong, united front against the Sewer Dragon leadership group.”

Hah! Excellent work by Gervase means we're still in initiative! Rolling things back...

As the kobold throws open the doors, Gervase grabs him by the tail and pulls him off his feet. From his back, he snarls in fear and grabs another vial. Smoke billows once more, but this time the smell is more reminiscent of campfire than cabbage.

A Warm Welcome
Round 7! Bold may act!
Red (-24, Shaken, Prone)
Rossby (-3)
Nalaia
Gervase
Igor
Rami (-3)

Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 30 ft high in main room
- Balcony is 15 ft above floor (halfway between floor and ceiling)
- Light level is normal
- Smoke cloud acts as fog cloud (Concealment within 5 ft, total concealment past that)

What do you do?

Round #8: AC 20, antiplague, longstrider, ☤ 49/54 hp

Gervase plucks a trap-component, such as a long metal rod, off the adjacent trap-room table to pound the prone kobold with. provokes!

2-handed improvised club + power attack vs prone Red: 1d20 + 9 - 4 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 4 + 4 - 2 = 20
bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 6 = 15

concealment, high is good in d20 games: 1d100 ⇒ 59

“Igor, can you please tell this guy to surrender? I really don’t want to have to kill him.”

Igor rolls his eyes at Gervase's request but smiles meekly and shrugs his shoulders indicating that he will comply. With little conviction he asks the Kobold to surrender.

Rossby double moves into the smoke. With his Water Sight, he can see perfectly.

Igor will ready and fire a Force Missile if the Kobold does not surrender.

Force Missile, Intense Spells: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Rami steps forward, pulls out his sap and attempts to knock the prone kobold out.

Studied Strike, Prone
Sap: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 2 + 4 = 19 Nonlethal Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 2 + (6) = 12
Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 67