GM Elberion's The Feast of Ravenmoor [PFS] (Inactive)

Game Master GeraintElberion

Salvius successfully knocks two of the stirges to the floor.

Two robed figures emerge from stalls in the barn. Their robes are dirty and they wear strange, elongated mosquito masks. Their hands grip filthy sickles.

They both converge on Salvius, swinging their blades.

Salvius takes two blows and...

Shel follows Sayuki's advice and runs.

The Stirge on Salvius clings on.
grapple: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

And sucks more blood from the xylomancer.

Shel
Linka (sleeping, pending perception check)

Black Stirge

Sayuki
Ekanta
Tanya

Yellow Stirge

Vina
Salvius (-2con, -2lethal, -1non-lethal)

Pink Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)
Green Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)

Robed figure, blue
Robed figure, red
characters in italics are off map.
Bold are up!

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Sayuki hears a lot of things, but moreover, she hears Shel's whimpered apology as she flees.

A lot of my questions are coming up with answers, and a lot of my answers are coming up with questions.

I'm not entirely certain where 30ft movement will get me, but I should be able to line up a shot. Feel free to move me closer if I can get it! Gonna assume I'm not near enough for Point-Blank Shot, though.

"Salvius! If you know Prestidigitation, make yourself smell like lemon eucalyptus oil! Mosquitoes can't stand it!"

As she jogs, she turns, grapevining with her legs and launching a shot.

Shortbow vs. Red: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Piercing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

She's not able to draw as effectively as she'd like, however, so her shot is neither as accurate not as powerful as it could be.

just a reminder that Linka is awake

Thank you, Linka. A lot going on. What does Linka do this round? .

Sayuki fires from the darkness and her arrow clips one of Salvius’ assailants.

Ekanta is rushing toward the action. Tanya has just been lifted onto a tree. Linka is at her window-sill If you can all co-ordinate your actions from there then I will let you know once you are close to the action and fall into strict initiative.

The yellow stirge goes for Salvius again.
attach: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Salvius, that provokes, if you are able to take an AoO.

And it attaches itself to the young man, sucking his blood eagerly.
1 con damage

Shel
Linka (sleeping, pending perception check)

Black Stirge

Sayuki
Ekanta
Tanya

Yellow Stirge

Vina
Salvius (-3con, -2lethal, -1non-lethal)

Pink Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)
Green Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)

Robed figure, blue (-1)
Robed figure, red
characters in italics are off map.
Bold are up!

Salvius, you can make a grapple check to get them off, even though you are not grappling, because they are. You can also attack them or cast spells on them. Their ACs are lowered because they are grappling. They cannot take Attacks of Opportunity so you don't need to cast defensively from the stirges (although you do from the two people in masks).

Annnnnd this oughta be the turn I can get in close!

With a quick shink, a kunai appears in Sayuki's string hand. She plunges it into red...

Kunai+Flanking: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12
I, uh, don't suppose these guys are unarmored and particularly slow?
Piercing+Sneak Attack: 1d4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + (2) = 5

Salvius screeches-"What in the!? Mosquito men?"-as his head start spinning from the Constitution damage.

Fort save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Fort save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

He manages to resist the effects from the dirty sickles and sidesteps back, as he says-"I need to get these things off of me! Sorry, owners of this barn!"-and points his wand at the nearby support beam, shaving a splinter off of it and making it impale the stirge on him-"Maderasta!"

(5-foot step, standard action to Splintered Spear vs Yellow Stirge)

Splintered Spear att: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 1 = 19
Splintered Spear dmg: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10 piercing plus 1 bleed damage.

I forgot the yellow stirge. It acts before Salvius.

grapple: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Sayuki races forward and slices through the tattered robes of the red-robed sneak. She cries out in pain, the sound muffled and distorted by the strange mask.

Meanwhile, the yellow stirge feeds greedily on Salvius.

He responds by making some space and obliterating one of the stirges that clings to him.

The robed figure in red steps forward and swings for Salvius again.
attack: 1d20 ⇒ 4
damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 = 4

While blue steps protectively across to face Sayuki.
attack: 1d20 ⇒ 13
damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

Sayuki, I am guessing that you are not wearing your armour right now. Correct me if I am wrong.

Red swings wild, clearly distracted as her off-hand grabs at her wound.

Blue however, swings with a little more composure and manages to catch Sayuki where her armour was/is.

All the while, the other pathfinders draw closer.

Shel
Linka

Black Stirge (dead)

Sayuki -5
Ekanta
Tanya

Yellow Stirge

Vina
Salvius (-4con, -2lethal, -1non-lethal)

Pink Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)
Green Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)

Robed figure, blue (-1)
Robed figure, red (-5)
characters in italics are off map.
Bold are up!

Shinobi shozoku only works if you're wearing armor of 1AC or less, so she'd have to have taken it off, I'm afraid.

Sayuki yipes as the sickle strikes her; she lashes out...

Fight Defensively: Improved Dirty Trick: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 6 - 4 = 16

...not to wound, but to blind. Her kunai strikes the mask and knocks it down over Green's eyes.

She darts around--

Acrobatics vs. AoO's: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

--and gets into position beside Salvius. If the bloodsucker is still a problem when she can get a knife into it, it won't be for long. Hopefully.

NOTE: Sayuki has Underhanded Trick:

A rogue who selects this talent gains Improved Dirty Trick as a bonus feat, even if she does not meet the prerequisites. At 6th level, she is treated as if she meets all the prerequisites for Greater Dirty Trick (although she must take the feat as normal). If she succeeds in giving her target the blinded condition, the target cannot remove the condition during the first round of blindness.

So if I'm interpreting that correctly, so long as that blinding hit, it stays for at least 1 turn!

Blue bellows in surprise and grabs at his mask.

The remaining stirge guzzles.
grapple: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Salvius is up!

Tanya tries to keep her night gown down while riding atop the tree pet. "I suppose I should be grateful. I'll make certain to punish anyone starting forest fires."

Salvius continues his offense against the stirges, as he splinters off another spear from the woodwork and lobs it at the stirge on him-"Maderasta!"

Splintered Spear att: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 = 11
Splintered Spear dmg: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 = 6 piercing plus 1 bleed damage

He then says-"Great thinking, Sayuki! Use their masks against them! We need to take these guys in for questioning, I have a feeling they might have bigger plans than mugging me!"-hoping the stirge does not dodge his spear.

Linka climbs out the window onto Lakadee.

Let's go save the queen!

As the ent lumbers up to the barn Linka sips an extract.

Linka drinks True Strike when Lakadee reaches the barn

Even distracted by sucking his blood, the tiny insect is still hard to hit.
AC12 while attached!

Both masked foes swing their sickles at Sayuki.

blue attack: 1d20 ⇒ 3
damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

red attack: 1d20 ⇒ 11
damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Their swings are wild, once again.

Ekanta draws nearer and Lackadee lumbers toward the action, carrying his mounts.

Shel
Linka

Black Stirge (dead)

Sayuki -5
Ekanta
Tanya

Yellow Stirge

Vina
Salvius (-4con, -2lethal, -1non-lethal)

Pink Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)
Green Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)

Robed figure, blue (-1)
Robed figure, red (-5)
characters in italics are off map.
Bold are up!

Sayuki grins.

"You want to know the plus side to this bug sticking to you?"

Flanking Stab+Flanking: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14
Piercing+Sneak Attack: 1d4 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + (5) = 7

"Much easier to hit."

"Up the stairs!"

If Salvius follows her advice and goes up the stairs, Sayuki will follow as far as she can.

Sayuki kills the last stirge stuck to Salvius.

Shel
Linka

Black Stirge (dead)

Sayuki -5
Ekanta
Tanya

Yellow Stirge (dead)

Vina
Salvius (-4con, -2lethal, -1non-lethal)

Pink Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)
Green Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)

Robed figure, blue (-1)
Robed figure, red (-5)
characters in italics are off map.
Bold are up!

Salvius is glad the mosquito is killed, as he says-"Good idea, let's get to higher ground!"-as he pokes out from the second floor and points at the red robed figure and says-"That sickle looks dangerous! Dangerously hot! Salsarma!"-and makes the figure's sicle glow red hot.

(Move action to get to the 2nd floor, then casting Burning Disarm)

AoO blue: 1d20 ⇒ 13
damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

AoO red: 1d20 ⇒ 5
damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

Can blinded folks make AoOs?

reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

The figure in red gives a shrill gasp of pain and terror before collapsing on the floor. Her sickle clatters across the barn.
The figure in blue, cries out, "No!" as he drops his own sickle and kneels down next to his injured companion.

stabilise DC16: 1d20 ⇒ 3

He tries his best to look after her wounds.

heal: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (19) - 1 = 18

Shel appears out of one of the side rooms and kneels down next to the dying woman, "Mom! No!"
heal (aid): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 7

At that moment, Ekanta rounds a corner. All he can see is Shel leaning over a wounded figure in robes, while someone with a mosquito-mask tends to a burnt and bleeding hand.
Ekanta can also just make out two of his companions on the barn balcony.

Ekanta, you have arrived on this scene. That's the end of this round. Next round you will be able to act. You may, of course, take free and immediate actions at any time.

Shel
Linka

Black Stirge (dead)

Sayuki -5
Ekanta
Tanya

Yellow Stirge (dead)

Vina
Salvius (-4con, -7lethal, -1non-lethal)

Pink Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)
Green Stirge (KO, stunned, blinded)

Robed figure, blue (-1)
Robed figure, red (-13, stabilised)
characters in italics are off map.
Bold are up!

With a thunk, Sayuki plants her kunai in the nearby wood and nocks an arrow.

”We’re sweet people who haven’t hurt any of you. We have healers among us, but no reason not to feather* you where you stand. Speak quickly, and we’ll save her. Refuse, and I’ll loose this arrow.”

*”feather” as a verb here is a term derived from the fletching on an arrow sticking out of someone—in other words, she’ll shoot them. I’ve confused a GM with that before, so figured I’d specify :D

Sayuki, that sounds pretty intimidating but also pretty reasonable. Your choice: make either an intimidate check or a diplomacy check.

Yeah, wasn’t sure which way to go myself! I appreciate the choices available :D

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

The man pulls off his mask and looks up at you, it is *shock, horror* Saul Lupescu, the friendly village blacksmith. Tears stain his cheeks, "My girl! We thought being Queen would protect her," he sniffles some tear-snot away, "But it condemned her. A sacrifice must be made. The Gossamer King demands it. We cannot let down Ravenmoor. But, but we thought, maybe another sacrifice would do? Maybe an outsider? And then Shel came home and this one was just waiting to take her place."

He looks up, pleadingly, at Salvius, "You'll take her place, won't you? She's a sweet girl. You can save her. Take her place."

Sayuki offers a long sigh.

"Sir, we're Pathfinders. This sort of thing is entirely within our wheelhouse. Tell us about the Gossamer King and these sacrifices and we'll... take care of it." Murder him. 90% sure this is a giant stirge. Or Kyle. Or a giant stirge that ate kyle.

”We owe our existence to our Lord Above: he was the true saviour of Ravenmoor that the first Kriegler discovered in her quest. Without our sacrifices to his grace, Ravenmoor would fall again to blight and devastation. A sacrifice must be made, for the good of the community: for Ravenmoor.”

Sayuki raises an eyebrow.

"You ever consider moving?"

Knowledge (Religion) : 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Linka tries to recall, but is still too unfocused from being dragged out of bed.

Salvius, not being very religious, assumes the Gossamir King is some kind of person, and not an actual deity. As he fixes his coat and says-"Oh, dear, a sacrifice?"-he says as he grabs his head and scratches the back of it.

"Would the sacrifice need to be right now? Or do I need to go meet the Gossamer King somewhere?"

[=Knowledge (Religion) ]1d20 +9

Linka tries to recall, but is still too unfocused from being dragged out of bed.

Want to borrow my folio reroll? This seems important.

Sensing that those stirges on the ground are in fact merely pining for whatever passes for fjords around here, Ekanta makes himself useful by calmly piledriving them with his staff.

Coup-de-grace on Pink Stirge: 2d6 + 14 ⇒ (5, 1) + 14 = 20

I have my own, but thanks. If no one else knows religion Linka will reroll

Knowledge (Religion), reroll, stars, faction pin: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 2 + 1 = 20

So we have arrived right?

So we have arrived right?

Not yet, Linka is going to have to wait until Sayuki and Salvius can fill her in before she opens that spoiler. You are one round behind Ekanta.

Saul’s eyes light up at Salvius’ words, ” Oh, yes, the Chenowitz Place, we can present you there.” He stands up and waves you down, ” Just let me tie you up and we can present you for the ceremony.”

Salvius walks down towards Shel, beckoning Sayuki to follow him. He smiles and says-"No need! You've done plenty of handiwork already. Allow my much more dexterous colleague."-as he presents his rope to Sayuki, winking.

As they head down the stairs, he will whisper-"We should play along, and find out who this Chenowitz Gossamer King is. They could be a dangerous conjurer, and might be behind the strange happenings in this here Ravenmoor. Perhaps behind Kyle's dissapearance. I am content to play the part of the bait, I think."-he says remaining nervous and jumpy.

Whilst Salvius might be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire, inside his head he believes this beats trying to schmooze Shel.

Sayuki raises an eyebrow, but shrugs. Sure.

She's just starting to tie when the rest arrive, most likely.

"Ah, hello, everyone. So, do you recall my mutterings that this town simply must have a dark secret? Human sacrifice. Shel was selected this year to be sacrificed to the Gossamer King, so Salvius here figured he'd do the noble thing and take her place. One virgin's as good as another, I suppose," she grins. "Care to come with us and bid ol' Salvy farewell in the next life?"

As she speaks, she "ties"-- but the knot is for show, and the actual ends of the rope are completely untied, and held in Salvius's fingers.

The Gossamer King? That's not Desna at all. Thats's Ghlaunder, Lord of Blight, demigod of disease and parasites. He's nowhere near as nice. This doesn't seem like something we should allow to continue.

Salvius and Sayuki, could I get some bluff checks, please?

Bluff: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

[ooc]Should’ve taken 10, but my bluff is pretty solid anyway :D[/dice]

Bluff: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (6) - 2 = 4

Sayuki's placid facial expression does not belie her utter disappointment with Salvius's utter lack of lying ability.

But oh, man. Oh man. Hoooooooo boy.