Male Goblin Alchemist 10 (Ranger Ded) / HP 130/130 ( Resist evil dam 3), Perc +16 (+17 init), AC 28, Fort +18 Ref +19 Will +17 /Reagents 1/13, Alchemist's fire mod 9, Crystal mod 3, Bottled L mod 3, Ghost charge mod 9, Acid les 2, Elixir life mod 3, Tyran amp 3, Elixir Mist 3, N Tonic mod 3, S Tonic greater 3 / Darkvision, unbreak gob, Burn it! Twitchy, Breath c, Toughness
The goblin moves forward and throws a bomb on the red one.
Pay attention grenade!
Alchemist's fire: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5+2 persistent fire, the splash damage on the same square
Human (Vudrani) Sorcerer (Rogue Dedication) 6 / HP 62/62, Perc +8, AC 24(+2 Nimble dodge), Fort +12 Ref +11 Will +10 / Spells 1st 4/4, 2d 4/4, 3d 4/4, Focus 2/2 / Active conditions: Toughness, Diehard
Yergi's follow-through from his sword swing allows him to deftly avoid the sap that spurts from the tree. "Ha! That's a neat trick, but you'll have to try better than that!"
Though Ukh only manages to splash the tree, his fire bomb does a disproportionate amount of damage. The tree creaks in a rage and smolders. Garad's attack goes wide, but sizzles harmlessly on the street.
~+~Combat Round 1~+~
Red (-24)
Yellow
Anton
Marra
--Tor (icky: -10 speed, clumsy 1)
Aehronim
Yergi
Ukh
Garad
Group Buffs: +5 ft. Speed
Map Please start your token in the yellow square.]/ooc]
[ooc]Anyone in bold may act. (Don't worry if someone is in front of you. This grouped initiative is common on PBP and helps speed things along.)
Aehronim, I guessed at your initiative. Please fill in Slide 3 when you get a chance.
Half-Elf Wizard 2 / HP 20/20, Perc +6, AC 16, Fort +4 Ref +6 Will +8 / Active conditions: Low-light vision
Aehronim glances about muttering, ”What are these things...
Nature:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
He then takes a breath standing and slowly rotating his hands in a circular gathering motion, a ball of fire forming over his right hand before he launches it out towards Red.
Produce Flame:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Fire Damage:1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Sorry about the delay, I have filled out the slides as best I could. I did not change your macros because I didn’t want to accidentally mess up the formatting.
Male Goblin Alchemist 10 (Ranger Ded) / HP 130/130 ( Resist evil dam 3), Perc +16 (+17 init), AC 28, Fort +18 Ref +19 Will +17 /Reagents 1/13, Alchemist's fire mod 9, Crystal mod 3, Bottled L mod 3, Ghost charge mod 9, Acid les 2, Elixir life mod 3, Tyran amp 3, Elixir Mist 3, N Tonic mod 3, S Tonic greater 3 / Darkvision, unbreak gob, Burn it! Twitchy, Breath c, Toughness
Aehronim: Produce flame is 30 feet. You're out of range and need to move to cast. But You've already done a knowledge roll...
Champion of Gozreh (Redeemer) 2 - HP 34/34, AC 20 (22 w shield) - Perception +7 - F: +8 / R: +4* / W: +9 - Speed: 20
Easy fix. We could start anywhere in the yellow box, He can stand next to Marra and go after Yellow instead. Or just start 5ft NW of his current location and attack red. Though it would be through cover.
Easy fix. We could start anywhere in the yellow box, He can stand next to Marra and go after Yellow instead. Or just start 5ft NW of his current location and attack red. Though it would be through cover.
We'll go with option B, just to keep things easy. Thanks for filling in the slide!
Aehronim roasts the red tree. It topples over just in front of Yergi.
The yellow tree roars as it tears across the square. It's completely ignoring Tor and heads for Uhk and Aehronim.
Uhk=1, Aehronim=2 Target:1d2 ⇒ 2 branch:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 for piercing:1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
It swings at the wizard, but misses.
~+~Combat Round 2~+~ Red
Yellow
Anton
Marra
--Tor (icky: -10 speed, clumsy 1)
Aehronim
Yergi
Ukh
Garad
Champion of Gozreh (Redeemer) 2 - HP 34/34, AC 20 (22 w shield) - Perception +7 - F: +8 / R: +4* / W: +9 - Speed: 20
Aehronim Davain made the recall knowledge check and presumably shared the following as a free action. "These are pine brutes. They are resistant to bludgeoning to piecing damage and weak to fire...and axes!"
Yergi shouts a celebratory "Yahoo! Nothing like a bonfire to warm the bones. Let's make another!" He proceeds to put action to his words by Striding to Yellow, Striking, and then Raising his Shield.
Human (Vudrani) Sorcerer (Rogue Dedication) 6 / HP 62/62, Perc +8, AC 24(+2 Nimble dodge), Fort +12 Ref +11 Will +10 / Spells 1st 4/4, 2d 4/4, 3d 4/4, Focus 2/2 / Active conditions: Toughness, Diehard
Male Goblin Alchemist 10 (Ranger Ded) / HP 130/130 ( Resist evil dam 3), Perc +16 (+17 init), AC 28, Fort +18 Ref +19 Will +17 /Reagents 1/13, Alchemist's fire mod 9, Crystal mod 3, Bottled L mod 3, Ghost charge mod 9, Acid les 2, Elixir life mod 3, Tyran amp 3, Elixir Mist 3, N Tonic mod 3, S Tonic greater 3 / Darkvision, unbreak gob, Burn it! Twitchy, Breath c, Toughness
The goblin stays ready with another bomb if the tree hasn't collapsed.
Tor slashes at the tree, while Marra flashes lightning at it. With the dinosaur distracting it, Yergi is able to slash into the tree as well. Garad lobs fire at the creature, and it's very effecting--the tree looks like it's barely holding together.
~+~Combat Round 2~+~ Red
Yellow (-31)
Anton
Marra
--Tor (icky: -10 speed, clumsy 1)
Aehronim
Yergi
Ukh
Garad
Male Goblin Alchemist 10 (Ranger Ded) / HP 130/130 ( Resist evil dam 3), Perc +16 (+17 init), AC 28, Fort +18 Ref +19 Will +17 /Reagents 1/13, Alchemist's fire mod 9, Crystal mod 3, Bottled L mod 3, Ghost charge mod 9, Acid les 2, Elixir life mod 3, Tyran amp 3, Elixir Mist 3, N Tonic mod 3, S Tonic greater 3 / Darkvision, unbreak gob, Burn it! Twitchy, Breath c, Toughness
Seeing that it remains on his feet - euh on his roots? - the goblin throws another bombs against the tree.
Pay attention grenade!
Alchemist's fire: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7+2 persistent and the splash damage on the same square
The splash of fire from the goblin's bomb is enough to destroy the tree, which topples to the ground in a cloud of sparks and cinders.
Out of Combat
Cautiously, the townfolk come back to the square, exclaiming in shock at the sight of the tree monsters.
A middle-aged woman comes forward and talks to you. "Oh, thank you! What would we have done if you weren't here? The forest is a dangerous place, and often frightening, but it does not usually come into our town. Please, take these festival gifts as thanks."
The woman presents a lacquer case with three vials of holy water.
The attitude of the town is a bit infectious, and the shadows beneath the trees seem a little malevolent.
The qualms of the town make you a little skittish. In any combat encounters, you'll need to make a DC 5 flat check or start the combat at frightened 1. (I'll do those rolls for you if and when combat breaks out.)
The woman then asks, "Will you head out now? I'm afraid what will happen to the village if someone doesn't investigate this disturbance."
Male Goblin Alchemist 10 (Ranger Ded) / HP 130/130 ( Resist evil dam 3), Perc +16 (+17 init), AC 28, Fort +18 Ref +19 Will +17 /Reagents 1/13, Alchemist's fire mod 9, Crystal mod 3, Bottled L mod 3, Ghost charge mod 9, Acid les 2, Elixir life mod 3, Tyran amp 3, Elixir Mist 3, N Tonic mod 3, S Tonic greater 3 / Darkvision, unbreak gob, Burn it! Twitchy, Breath c, Toughness
The goblin is looking for an explanation.
Perhaps these disturbances are coming from something special happening right now. And perhaps it is tied to the reason why we're here and the fact the wagon we are looking for takes a wrong path. We should find it.
Male Goblin Alchemist 10 (Ranger Ded) / HP 130/130 ( Resist evil dam 3), Perc +16 (+17 init), AC 28, Fort +18 Ref +19 Will +17 /Reagents 1/13, Alchemist's fire mod 9, Crystal mod 3, Bottled L mod 3, Ghost charge mod 9, Acid les 2, Elixir life mod 3, Tyran amp 3, Elixir Mist 3, N Tonic mod 3, S Tonic greater 3 / Darkvision, unbreak gob, Burn it! Twitchy, Breath c, Toughness
Mmhh. Perhaps we shouldn't loose time and go to catch it up before it is too late.
The track into the forest is clear, though you do not see signs of the caravan's at the very entrance to it.
It appears that, with the snow falling on the path of late, it will be a difficult route to traverse in your wagon. (Taking the wagon will slow you to a speed of 10 feet.) The villagers offer to watch your wagon for you if you'd like to proceed at your normal traveling speed.
If we have decisions like this, I'll use the Rule of Two, which is common in PBP: The first course of action that two people agree to will be followed. This keeps the game moving along.
Following the villagers’ directions, you travel the Spirit Road toward the east, taking the same path that the caravan traveled before you. Along the journey, the road branches off several times, typically only for a short distance before rejoining the main road or reaching a dead
end. The seemingly endless rows of conifer trees create a serene yet monotonous backdrop.
While weather has obscured the trail, you soon see obvious signs that the caravan before them ran into similar difficulties, such as an abandoned wheel along the side of the path and damaged branches. Occasional flurries of snow fall from trees the above as breezes shake their branches.
As the snow lightly falls on the trail ahead, you see the outline of a humanoid figure picked out in the snowflakes. It fairly glows and stands on the trailway.
The figure looks at the party for a moment, then moves slowly toward you in a nonthreatening fashion, hovering just above the ground.
The figure is most likely a forest kami. the spirit needs a host to interact with the living world, and probably wants to possess one of the party in order to share its experience; these types of spirits are not strong enough to take control of a body they possess, but they may influence their host’s thinking and behavior
by superimposing their own consciousness.
The humanoid form skips toward the group and up to Aehronim before throwing its arms around him and disappearing.
Aehronim:
You see flashes of memory as a caravan is beset by moving statues. They push the wagons and chasing the members of the caravan-—all the while the caravan is harried by a humanoid thief that appears to have a fox’s head and tail.
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
You recognize the creature as a kitsune, a race of crafty shape-changing humanoids common throughout Tian Xia, including the Forest of Spirits. The spirit observed the kitsune infiltrate one of the wagons while the guards were distracted repelling the attack, and then sneak away holding a sack of clanging valuables.
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
In the vision, the spirit moves to study the statues--it seems interested in their construction. But just as the spirit seems to understand the statues, its blindsided by a wild animal, and the vision ends.
For the reminder of the adventure: You gain a +2 bonus to Lore checks and checks to Recall Knowledge, but you also gain Weakness 2
against natural attacks.
Sorry Long day at work
As we are heading out of town. As a Bounty Hunter I know a thing or 2 about hunting down people. I do most of my work in the city but I am not a stranger to this kind of thing. Survival to attempt to find any sign of their passing and to follow them:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 wow this Paizo dice bot is rough
Half-Elf Wizard 2 / HP 20/20, Perc +6, AC 16, Fort +4 Ref +6 Will +8 / Active conditions: Low-light vision
Aehronim stiffens then looks around, clearly seeing something that everyone else is not.
He mutter, ”Fascinating. I am seeing the caravan, it was attacked by statues and a Kitsune took advantage of the situation, impersonated the others, then stole valuables. The statues they are...”
He shakes his head running a hand through his hair, he glances about for the spirit and whether or not he sees it he inclines his head in respect.
Male Goblin Alchemist 10 (Ranger Ded) / HP 130/130 ( Resist evil dam 3), Perc +16 (+17 init), AC 28, Fort +18 Ref +19 Will +17 /Reagents 1/13, Alchemist's fire mod 9, Crystal mod 3, Bottled L mod 3, Ghost charge mod 9, Acid les 2, Elixir life mod 3, Tyran amp 3, Elixir Mist 3, N Tonic mod 3, S Tonic greater 3 / Darkvision, unbreak gob, Burn it! Twitchy, Breath c, Toughness
With the guidance of the spirit, you are able to pick up your pace. Before too long, you come across fresher signs of the caravan: deep rutted wagon tracks in the snow. The wagon's signs are confusing, however. The seem to follow a side path, just to double back, or circle around themselves when you pass through a large clearing.
Just as you come to a place where the track becomes a bit more obscure, you notice that the some roadside bushes have formed themselves into a small humanoid form. Leaves from the bushes rustle and blow into the trail, suspended in their own little whirlwind.
You see this spirit following a kitsune to a clearing deeper in the woods. There, the spirit observed the kitsune retrieves a book and a strange, glowing bonsai tree from his satchel. He peers intently at the tree, then pores over some text and eagerly recites incantations under his breath.
The spirit imparts some of its personality on you as well as this information. It is a helpful spirit, though easily distracted. For the rest of the adventure, you take a -2 penalty on Perception checks, but you can re-roll a saving throw once per encounter.
So that Fox person that Mr. Wiggly-Fingers was telling us about is out in the woods with a book and a mini-tree that glows oddly. He appears to be trying to do a ritual. I have seen rituals back when I worked for the church but I don't know anything about them. HEY LOOK! The fabulous markings on that tree. HEY LOOK! That cloud looks like a bunny. HEY LOOK that bunny tail looks like a cloud. I find it hilarious that the observant halfling is now distracted. Does that include perception DCs?
Your trip from here seems charmed: Brush moves aside to reveal wagon tracks, lost scraps of fabric on trees flutter in an unseen wind, and your way is generally clear to the caravan.
Before too long, you stumble upon a caravan of three wagons. A short, heavyset Tian man with a round, cleanshaven face sits on the bench of the lead wagon. Next to him, is an athletic woman with broad shoulders and a stern demeanor.
"Ah, I told you, Ti Lan, that we'd find those lost Pathfinders eventually!" The woman gives a wry smile.
"Oh, Li Po. If we spend much longer in this forest, I might get tired of your jests." The woman stands to greet you. "I think from your group's motley make-up and capable appear that my partner is correct: Are you Pathfinders sent to help us? We could use the assistance."
Male Goblin Alchemist 10 (Ranger Ded) / HP 130/130 ( Resist evil dam 3), Perc +16 (+17 init), AC 28, Fort +18 Ref +19 Will +17 /Reagents 1/13, Alchemist's fire mod 9, Crystal mod 3, Bottled L mod 3, Ghost charge mod 9, Acid les 2, Elixir life mod 3, Tyran amp 3, Elixir Mist 3, N Tonic mod 3, S Tonic greater 3 / Darkvision, unbreak gob, Burn it! Twitchy, Breath c, Toughness
THe goblin takes the lead here. Yes we are. What occurred? Why are you staying right here?
A lot of pertinent questions. Now he waiting for answers. These have to be quick and precise. They are in a hurry.
Half-Elf Wizard 2 / HP 20/20, Perc +6, AC 16, Fort +4 Ref +6 Will +8 / Active conditions: Low-light vision
Aehronim smiles and says, ”Gosh, it has been such an adventure...I am Aehronim Davain, the venture captain didn’t mention, what schools and faction are you two in?”
"Ah, Li Po and I were field commissioned by Mistress Amara Li. We have been traveling around the world to retrieve artifacts originally from Tian Xia. Unfortunately, one of those artifacts has given us a bit of trouble! In fact, we feared we would be trapped in the forest forever!"
"You see, one of the artifacts we retrieved this time was a magical bonsai tree. Just before we reached the village of Suboyashi, we started receiving a message from a kami--it was trapped within the relic! The message was vague, but we think it was afraid that some sort of nefarious force in the forest would try to capture it. We had a strong sense that the kami’s ward was close by, and we convinced the caravan to take a minor detour to assist a spirit in need."
Li Po takes over the story from there, "Unfortunately, the detour ended up being far longer than we expected! As we were dealing with some guardians of the forest, a thief stole the relic! Since then, we have been following trails left by the spirits in hopes of finding their way back to the spirit road!
Ti Lan concludes, "We have glimpsed the thief in the distance several times, still carrying our bag, but they we never managed to catch up with him. We think that the spirits are trying to lead us to the thief."
so let me get this straight, the little glowing mini-tree is the cause of all your troubles? The Fox Fella stole it? Speaking of foxes did you see that squirrel? Anyway where was I? See I am in the woods found the Caravan, fox fella, mini-tree, BOOK! Oh ya! Do we get it back? Is the fox fella our prey? What do we do when we get it back? . It is quite weird to all other characters how the normally alert and morose bounty hunter is suddenly so distracted and chattering.
