[PFS2e] 1-08 Revolution on the Riverside (Inactive)

Game Master Michael Hallet

Argoni moves forward into the village, looking for anything signs of recent activity.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Chug follows keeping an eye out for danger.

Delorn’s gaze is caught by the tower, wondering if this is the lodge they seek.

Locke speaks Delorn's thoughts, "Don't you suppose that big house with the tower might have been the lodge? I mean, no reason we won't explore the town--some old Pathfinders might've left something behind--but I think that's the place we want to go."

He points up the hill.

Out in the open, still Search

You eventually determine that there are very few buildings left standing that would be large enough for a lodge, so you decide to check out the big house with the tower.

A dilapidated wooden house looms on the windy hillside. The empty window frames and doorways reveal the building’s dreary interior. An old tower juts upward from the building’s southwestern corner.

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"Do you think they trapped their lodge back in the old days?" he muses. "Not that I can imagine any mechanism build into a wooden structure would survive that long unmaintained."

"Do you think they trapped their lodge back in the old days?" he muses. "Not that I can imagine any mechanism build into a wooden structure would survive that long unmaintained."

Delorn nods at Locke. ”I imagine it would be in the same condition as the rest of it”, he replies. ”Still, we can’t be too careful. The structure itself could be unsound”

I don't imagine a lodge would be trapped, but if anything unsavory took up residence in the meantime... perhaps?

The wizard peers into the structure.

Hmm, yes it seems instability is a chief concern here.

He takes one step inside and slams it down a few feet in front of him to test the strength of the floor. He continues to look about for signs of life.

Still searching

"Well, this is rather creepy..." Argoni states as he looks around the dilapidated house. In contrast to the others, he walks forward gingerly, hoping the floors will take his halfling weight before the others test it. He peers at the floors to see where it would be safe to walk.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Still searching perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Delorn follows the others, he and the snake looking around. If it’s dim, he casts light on a ring on his left hand.

Delorn: Perception: [u]1d20+5[/u] 13
Caveat: Perception: [u]1d20+6[/u] 15

Chug moves in with everyone else looking around for any clues if this is the former lodge. Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Most of the lodge’s ceilings are 10 feet tall. The upper levels in the octagonal tower in the southwest have collapsed, leaving a space that is 30 feet tall.

Argoni leads the other Pathfinders into the old building. The floors will hold as long as you don't move too quickly.

The floors of the lodge are rotten; if a PC Strides two or more times during their turn, they must succeed at a DC 12 Reflex save at the end of each Stride or fall prone.

The Pathfinders pause after spotting two giant spiders in one corner of the home. Thousands of smaller progeny swarm about them. They notice your entrance and prepare for a nice family meal.

BOLD may act!

Chug
Locke
Spider 2
Swarm 2
Delorn
Voron
Spider 1
Max
Swarm 1
Swarm 3
Argoni

Drawing his rapier, Chug moves in and pulls up his buckler.

Interact, stride, raise shield.

"Oh my!" Locke exclaims as he fumbles for his bow. "Those are rather big, well, the big ones are big, the little ones are little and there are a lot of them!"

He draws back the bow and quickly fires past Max at the largest spider in view (#1).

Draw Weapon, Strike, Strike

Shortbow #1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
P: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Shortbow #2: 1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 7 - 5 = 13
P: 1d6 ⇒ 3

One of the larger spiders moves ahead. It tries to trap some of the Pathfinders with sticky webs shot from it spinnerets.

(Stride, Strike, Strike)

Web vs Chug: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Web vs Argoni: 1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 7 - 5 = 21

Chug manages to deflect the sticky blast but Argoni isn't so lucky. He finds himself stuck to the floor unable to move.

Freeing yourself requires an Escape action vs DC 17.

Several hundred hungry spider children crawl over the nearest prey, Chug.

(Stride, Stride, Strike)
Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2 (DC 13 basic Reflex. On a failure, also make a Fortitude save vs poison.)

BOLD may act!

Chug (2? damage, poison?)
Locke
Spider 2
Swarm 2
Delorn
Voron
Spider 1
Max
Swarm 1
Swarm 3
Argoni (immobilized DC 17).

Voron grumbles and proceeds further into the room where he can get a better look at the spiders. He carefully tip-toes around broken tables, and looks back at Argoni.

Hmm, what a sticky mess.

He turns back towards the spiders, taking a low voice and muttering an incantation before sending an orb of acid at the further swarm of spiders to his left. #3

[[A]] Stride, 25'
[[AA]] Cast (somatic, verbal) Acid Splash vs. Swarm #3
Spell attack vs. swarm 3, acid damage, splash acid damage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 161d6 ⇒ 31 = 1 on critical success, 1 persistent acid damage

There are many, but perhaps we can melt them!

There are many, but perhaps we can melt them!

”An intriguing hypothesis”, Delorn replies. ”Let’s test it, shall we?”

He mutters a profane incantation, and points at the spider that webbed Argoni. A blast of fire streaks out toward it.

Attack, Damage: [u]1d20+8[/u] 14 [u]1d4+5[/u] 8

Reflex 13: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

"They're tickling me!"

”I think they’re eating you, not tickling you,” Locke calls over to Chug.

A glob of acid sends one of the swarms of young spiders scattering.

Delorn's glob of fire misses its mark.

The other larger spider moves up to Chug and bites at him, but it is unable to pierce the goblin's armor.

(Stride, Strike, Strike)

Fangs: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 151d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Fangs: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 9 - 5 = 121d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

BOLD may act!

Chug (1 damage)
Locke
Spider 2
Swarm 2
Delorn
Voron
Spider 1
Max
Swarm 1
Swarm 3
Argoni (immobilized DC 17).

Max moves up to spider number 1, pulls out bastard sword two handed and swings
hit: 9 + 1d20 ⇒ 9 + (13) = 22 dmg: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Max strides up and slices the spider in two.

The other swarm moves up, crawling over Max.

(Stride, Strike, Strike)

Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

I need two DC 13 basic Reflex saves from Max. For each failed save, I also need a Fortitude save vs poison.

BOLD may act!

Argoni (immobilized DC 17)
Chug (1 damage)
Locke
Spider 2
Swarm 2
Delorn
Voron
Spider 1
Max (5? damage, poison?)
Swarm 1
Swarm 3

Chug moves to attack the last big spider and stabs at it. Strike: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Strike: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Stride, Strike, Strike. Not sure if stride triggered any AoOs

"What am I supposed to do with all those tiny ones? Step on them?" Locke asks with paradoxical cheerfulness to his apparent frustration. "Oh! There's still a big one left."

He quickly fires his bow at the giant spider.

Strike, Strike, Strike

Shortbow #1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
P: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Shortbow #2: 1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (12) + 7 - 5 = 14
P: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Shortbow #3: 1d20 + 7 - 10 ⇒ (6) + 7 - 10 = 3
P: 1d6 ⇒ 3

So an escape roll is an unarmed attack, right?

Argoni struggles against the webs around him. "Help! Help!" He tears at the webs and manages to pull himself free. He pulls out a flask of acid and hurls it at one of the swarms.

Escape: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Acid flask: 1d20 + 4 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 4 - 5 = 18
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Actions:
1. Escape
2. Draw Flask
3. Throw flask at swarm #2

Chug manages to wound the spider with one of his attacks.

Argoni manages to escape the webs (unarmed attack, acrobatics, or athletics) and then tosses a flask of acid at one of the swarms.

An acid flask does 1 acid damage, 1 acid splash damage, and 1d6 persistent acid damage. Many of the small spiders perish, but they don't scatter.

Locke hurries his shots and manages to completely miss the big spider.

The big spider desperately bites at Chug.
(Strike, Strike, Strike)

fangs: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 261d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
fangs: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 9 - 5 = 141d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
fangs: 1d20 + 9 - 10 ⇒ (9) + 9 - 10 = 81d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

It manages to land a single bite that sends spider venom into Chug.

Fortitude save vs poison

The acid covered swarm moves over Argoni and Voron before dispersing after inflicting numerous bites.

(Stride, Strike, Strike - then dispersed by persistent acid damage.)

Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

I need two DC 13 basic Reflex saves from Max, Argoni, and Voron. For each failed save, I also need a Fortitude save vs poison.

BOLD may act!

Argoni (4? damage, poison?)
Chug (6 damage, poison?)
Locke
Spider 2 (10 damage)
Delorn
Voron (4? damage, poison?)
Max (5? damage, poison?)
Swarm 1

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Reflex Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 Well that ain't good

Argoni quickly tries to brush off the spiders before they can bite him. he's able to get most, but not all of them.

reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Move to spider two, with two strikes hit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 dmg: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
hit: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 5 = 22 dmg: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Fort vs poison: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Reflex, DC13: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Reflex, DC13: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 Fortitude, Poison: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Hey, hey, HEY! Back vermin!

The wizard grumbles and begins violently swatting spiders off of his cloak before stepping back next to Argoni and repeating his acidic incantation.

[[A]] Step SE
[[AA]] Cast (somatic, verbal) Acid Splash vs. Swarm #1
Spell attack vs. swarm 1, acid damage, splash acid damage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 131d6 ⇒ 31 = 1 on critical success, 1 persistent acid damage

Max manages to miss the spider with his first swing, but the backswing cuts it in two.

Voron launches another glob of acid that falls just short. The splash still destroys many of the young spiders.

Argoni feels the burn of the poison as it saps his strength.

BOLD may act!

Argoni (4 damage, poisoned stage 1 - enfeebled 1)
Chug (6 damage)
Locke
Delorn
Voron (3 damage)
Max (1 damage)
Swarm 1 (6 damage)

Delorn casts another bolt of fire at the last swarm, but that one misses as well. His eyes darken at his misfortune.

Attack, Damage: [u]1d20+8[/u] 9 [u]1d4+5[/u] 8

The remaining swarm avoid the people throwing acid and instead swarms over Lock and Delorn.

Stride, Stride, Strike

damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Basic Reflex save DC 13. On a failed save give me a Fort save vs poison.

Argoni needs another save vs poison.

BOLD may act!

Argoni (4 damage, poisoned stage 1 - enfeebled 1)
Chug (6 damage)
Locke (2? damage, poison?)
Delorn (2? damage, poison?)
Voron (3 damage)
Max (1 damage)
Swarm 1 (6 damage)

Chug moves over before saying a quick prayer to Cayden. His hand glows and as he presses it over the spider bites the marks disappear. He pulls up his buckler as he looks at the last of the spiders.

Stride, Lay on Hands (heal 6 damage), raise shield

Delorn deftly brushes the spiders away from him, as he twists around to avoid them.

Reflex, Fortitude: [u]1d20+6[/u] 16 [u]1d20+4[/u] 9

Voron wheels around to the other side of Argoni to follow the swarm. He begins to bring up his hands to gesticulate the next summoning of an acid orb but sees that his teammates are caught in the swarm. He hesitates, looks around and motions towards the leg of a broken table to speed towards it to further scatter it.

[[A]] Stride, 15'
[[AA]] Cast (somatic, verbal) Telekinetic Projectile vs. Swarm
Spell attack vs. swarm, bludgeoning damage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 261d6 ⇒ 1 If critical success, double damage (to 2, lol)

Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Argoni falls back away from the swarm as he feels the strength being sapped from his body.

Telekinetic projectile is 1d6+4 for you, so you crit for 10.

Voron rolls the table leg over the swarm like a giant rolling pin, squishing them by the hundreds. Those that aren't flat, scatter.

Out of combat, but Argon has poison to deal with and so might Locke.

poison: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Argoni (5 damage, poisoned stage 2 - enfeebled 1)
Chug
Locke (2? damage, poison?)
Delorn (1 damage)
Voron (3 damage)
Max (1 damage)

Basic Reflex (DC 13): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Locke swats away the spiders almost as fast as they bite him. Almost.

"Ai! These little guys smart!" Locke laments. "I'm getting itchy. Good work with the rolling pin maneuver, there, Voron. Very clever. Now. Do you suppose anything else is going to try to eat us?"

Telekinetic projectile is 1d6+4 for you, so you crit for 10.

Doh. Don't know how I forgot that...

Voron nods at lock. I would bet on it, but at least I didn't detect any magical presences. I think we'll be able to handle whatever has claimed this place.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

The wizard begins searching the building for anything that helps confirm this building as the lodge.

It would be good if we found some old document or other item of Pathfinder business here to confirm it.

GM Mike Hallet wrote:

[dice=Perception]1d20+6

The wizard begins searching the building for anything that helps confirm this building as the lodge.

It would be good if we found some old document or other item of Pathfinder business here to confirm it.

Delorn points out the wreckage of the collapsed floors below the tower. ”Perhaps what we seek is buried in there?”, he suggests.

I'm assuming I'm rolling Fort Saves until you tell me to stop. Maybe I can get double digits one of these days.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Argoni sits down and winces as the burning increases. "I think those spider bites weren't good for me."

Argoni starts to fight off the poison.

I need one more save. Sorry I thought I'd mentioned a number of saves already.

Argoni (6 damage, poisoned stage 1 - enfeebled 1)
Chug
Locke (1 damage)
Delorn (1 damage)
Voron (3 damage)
Max (1 damage)

Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

"If we take some time for me to pray I can heal Argoni's wounds."

Argoni get's over the poison, but it's taken its toll.

Argoni (6 damage)
Chug
Locke (1 damage)
Delorn (1 damage)
Voron (3 damage)
Max (1 damage)

You take some time to heal up as you can and search around.

In the northwestern tower you find a humanoid body wrapped in spider webs.
In the cellar you find an iron chest.

Delorn draws his dagger, and starts cutting away the webs around the body.

Once the chest is discovered, Locke examines it for traps. Assuming that he believes that there are none, the attempts to open the box. Should he discover a trap or find the lid locked, he pulls out his tools to work on the mechanisms.

Perc +7 vs. Traps (trap finder)

Thievery (T): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Feeling better now, Argoni goes to help Delorn with the webbed body.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26