GM Mauve's PFS 1e 8-06 Reaping What We Sow (Inactive)

Game Master MauveAvengr

It's okay! I've done the same. Thought I've posted but actually didn't.

Andrelis runs around the building in hopes to flank the skeleton. He only manages to get part way around.

Nereus Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18. Nereus doesn't seem frightened of the skeleton. He thrusts his trident but is a bit too tentative. The flames are intense.

Yuzu moves up to the burning skeleton and shakes off it's frightening appearance. The fire starts singing her fur. Take Fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6. With her quarterstaff, she attempts to bring it down. Unfortunately she seems to just hit air.

Gareleth trips the burning skeleton! And Licia moves in to attack with her scimitar.

Scimitar: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
crit?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
crit damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

And Licia obliterates the skeleton. It explodes in a fiery boom of rotten bone and fire. Nereus, Yuzu, and Licia are all in range of this explosion.

Nereus, Yuzu, and Licia must take Fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1. DC 11 Reflex save for no damage.

After the skeleton dies, all is quiet. The rain slowly stops, the clouds go away. The moon shines bright again.

Yuzu waves her hand in front of her face to cool down; the fire, thankfully, didn't catch, but it did hurt.

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

"From that battle, I am not reeling.
Still, can anyone give healing?"

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Nereus steps back from the flames, stuck right in the middle of the blast. Still, he seems little worse for wear, as he scans about for more enemies.

Seeing none, he nods slightly, then hearing Yuzu, steps forward to tend to some of the kitsune's wounds.

CLW: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Unfortunately, his healing magic does very little to mitigate the many burns.

"Have not had to deal with burns very often." He mutters.

Yuzu smiles; it feels like aloe on her wounds... but not all of them. Still, a decided improvement, and she is thankful:

"My gratitude I give to you; though not complete, what's done will do."

Andrelis pokes his head up from where he was attempting to flank, Ah sorry, not my most effective combat ever... Thought I'd try and get behind them, but looks like it was handled.

The elf moves ahead, looking for anything of interest...

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Licia has three more Channel Positive Energies left.

Channel 1: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Channel 2: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Channel 3: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Andrelis continues to search the charred remains of the ruined building. In a hidden alcove, he finds a steel box that somehow survived the fire. Opening it up, he finds a bottled scream, a wand of burning hands (CL 5th) with 6 charges remaining, and a potion of fly.

Feather Seed also looks around at the bones and the building. She hands Yuzu a glowing pumpkin.

The leshy continues to hold on to her feathered necklace tightly.

Yuzu nods and accepts the pumpkin, a bit curious as to its use. After a quick back-and-forth in Sylvan, she raises her eyebrows in impressed understanding.

"Well," Gareleth says, kicking some bones around with his boot, "I guess we've saved the day?" and he looks around uncertainly as if expecting a necromancer to pop out at any moment.

Suddenly, a thought occurs to him, and he reaches down and grabs one of the skulls saying, "Maybe Hallin would enjoy getting a souvenir trinket from one of his daddy's vanquished foes?"

OOC, I know you must smash it into the ground but I'm not sure Feather Seed told us that yet

"This can't be it... where are the orchestrators of all of this?" Nereus says, with a frown.

"These here." He kicks the remains of one of the skeletons. "Are not but mindless drones. Something or someone must be at the head of all this, yes?"

He glances around uncertainly.

Yuzu nods, and raises the pumpkin high. With a mighty SPLAT, she smashes it upon the ground.

”The bones of those who we have slain,
Beneath the ground they must be lain.
‘fore once again they rise against good,
To terrorize this neighborhood.”

With that said, she’ll begin digging.

Hearing Yuzu's words, Gareleth looks up in disappointment and says, "So I can't give this skull to my child?"

@Yuzu
"Nice gourd-smashing, Yuzu!" remarks Tessara, observing the resulting glowing wisps of holy magic filtering into the surrounding grounds.

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@Gareleth
"Unless you want to curse your spawn with recurring undeath, probably not," answers Tess, standing guard around the perimeter to make sure no more undead interrupt their digging.

Gareleth nods as Tess answers and he says with a sigh, "You're right. Probably not an appropriate gift until he's at least ten," and he returns to skull to the fallen pile of bones.

Yuzu smashes the pumpkin on the ground. After several minutes of digging, the Pathfinders bury the bones of the skeletons.

The leshy looks sad and sheds a tear.

The group is welcome to head back to town now if they want.

Gareleth looks around and sees nothing else that would make a good gift for Hallin, so he leans towards Andrelis and says, "Would it be wrong to bring the plant person home to Hallin? He'd probably like a sibling, right?"

Andrelis leans into Gareleth, I think if he's a person, it'd be wrong to bring him anywhere he doesn't want to go. It'd be like plantnapping; and we're not plantnappers are we?

Thinking quickly on his feet for a moment, I'm sure we can find something back in the town for you to bring back to Hallin, I even saw some really interesting looking rocks on the seashore... the elf lets it hang in the wind, looking to Yuzu for any support...

Yuzu is busy hugging the leshy, singing a mourning song in Sylvan. It is slow and lilting, and she hopes it provides some comfort.

Gareleth ponders Andrelis' words for a bit and then says, "And plantnapping would be...bad?"

And with that, Gareleth begins to look around to see if there's anything interesting he might take from this area as a gift.

Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (13) + 0 = 13

Andrelis nods in agreement with Gareleth, Yes, it would be bad - sort of like if you were to take a person, since the plant is obviously an intelligent, free-willed individual. Who gave us feathers! Andrelis grins at the last, hoping to seal the deal with Gareleth finding something else to bring home to his little orphan.

Tessara casts a spell to take the appearance of a kitsune, in support of Yuzu's song, and she closes her eyes in silent contemplation.

Feather Seed hugs Yuzu back.

Andrelis did find a box containing some goodies hidden in an alcove. It contained a bottled scream, a wand of burning hands (CL 5th) with 6 charges remaining, and a potion of fly.

Upon returning to town, the sun has now started to rise and people are outside watching the return of the Pathfinders. A little kid spots them coming in, "Here they come!" he squeals.

Bertinard comes out of the temple to greet you. "Thank Shelyn you're alright! Tell me about what happened. But first, let's lead the town in prayer.". All of the townsfolk that are up hold their head down in prayer. "Thank you Shelyn for guiding these wonderful Pathfinders to Rosehaven in our time of need. We appreciate everything you have done...". Bertinard continues with the prayer but is short and brief. When he's done, the town lets out a cheer.

The priest comes up to the group. "I have something for you. Here, take this lantern. I used it to uncover the Gyronnan plot those 30 or so years ago.". He hands over a lantern. It is a lantern of auras.

Feather Seed also joined. The kids run around and she plays with them. She takes some chicken feathers and starts making necklaces, bracelets, and other accessories with them. Some kids start dyeing the feathers in bright colors.

Throughout the day, theres dancing and music. Pumpkin stew, pumpkin pie, pumpkin strudel, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin cheesecakes, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin tea

Armeline comes up to the group with a group of villagers. One of them mentions with Armeline glaring at the villager, "Sorry for suspecting you of murder....". Armeline then goes on, "Thank you for what you did here. I forgive the Pathfinders for abandoning me all those years ago. Do you mind if join you on your journey back to the Woodsedge Lodge?"

Yuzu is quite pleased at how well everything has gone, and delights the children with her Fox in the Socks routine.

When Armeline approaches the group (while she’s catching her breath from rapid-fire Seussian verse), she offers a kind smile.

”To Woodsedge we’ll be pleased to go,
With new friend Armeline in tow.
My heart is warmed, my smile wide;
Now, let us share this pumpkin fried!”

"Fried, I will not do;
Fried, how could you, too?
Don't you dare change an old fave,
To pumpkin goods, I shall remain a slave!"

Tessara, in kitsune form, bows to the audience with a feathery hat flourish!

"An old standby with a new twist;
A tasty treat that shan't be missed!
A pumpkin is good many ways,
To deny oneself is to be crazed!"
retorts Yuzu, with a matching bow-- though she lacks the feathery hat, admittedly.

Tessara disguised as Tetsubo claps her hands at Yuzu's retort, and bows to the master, adding, "Bravo! BRRRRRAVO!"

"What a grand adventure this has been," Gareleth says while using his scorpion whip attached to a tree as an extremely dangerous jump rope for the children. "And what a great gift you managed to find for Hallin," he says to Andrelis, referencing the bottled scream. "A grand adventure, indeed."

The rest of the festival is amazing. Lots of pumpkin carving, lots of treats. People love Feather Seed, including Father Bertinard. Ivy let's any of the Pathfinders stay for free at the Silver Flute if they ever come back. Bertinard ends the festival with a solemn prayer for Elm. "May he rest well and may Shelyn take good care of him."

The journey back to the Woodsedge Lodge is uneventful. Venture-Captain Petulengro eagerly asks the Pathfidners for a report on how their mission was. When she spots Armeline, Petulengro bows and offers a sincere apology. "Please stay at the lodge for a few days. We have much to discuss."

Primary Success Condition: End the Gyronnan threat to Rosehaven.
Success! 1 Prestige point

Secondary Success Condition: Convince Armeline to work with the Society OR save Bertinard and defeat the Gyronnan threat before Rosehaven is set ablaze. Success! 1 prestige point.