Bozzinator's Ruins of Azlant Extravaganza

Game Master Bozzinator

OK, well I was laying in bed about to fall asleep and two masked figures with burlap sacks tied over their heads entered. They beat me so bad that I almost was knocked unconscious but I was able to barely escape and alert the guards. Unfortunately they had escaped by the time the guards got to my house. I had the doors barred for the night but found out that they ended up getting in through a window.

"You live alone I presume? About what time did you lay down? You recognized they had burlap sacks, did you notice any other details? Clothes or armor? Skin color? Male or female? Racial characteristics? Small, medium, large? Weak or strong? Did they speak? If so what language, if you know? Did they use any weapons or bare hands? Did they even have hands? Did they use any tools to gain entry? Did they leave anything behind from the struggle? Did they take anything? What window? Can we inspect it? Do you have any enemies? Anything from your past that may have come back to haunt you? Anyone here in town who you think may have been involved?" Eusticae asks a series of follow up questions.

Yes I live alone and I laid down a bit after dark. Probably 10pm ish They had very ordinary clothes, I think male but couldn't tell race other than being humanoid about your height. Trying to describe humanish height and size They were not very strong because even with them outnumbering me I was able to get away. They used their bare hands and it looks like they opened the windows somehow but didn't find any tools. Nothing was left behind and nothing was taken. Yes you can look at the window I can show you. Nothing of my past would get me beat up I don't think and even if so they wouldn't know I am here. I am shocked because I have no idea what I would of done to anyone in town to do this to me.

You all look at the window and don't see any damage. Fang and Atlan do see marks that it could be been pryed open with something but no other details.

Fang pantomimes trying to measure the marks as if trying to figure out what could have done it, then shrugs and goes back to brooding in the corner.

"I see... no real leads to pursue like always. Something bad happens to somebody, by random happenstance for all intents and purposes, and no clues to investigate. No, no its not your fault. This it their way and why so many refuse to believe in their existence. Lets interview the guards. Perhaps they will have something."

Totally OK with skipping the guards if they don't have anything to add. I'll just chalk this up to more "bad things happened but there's no way for you to investigate it" crap we've been dealing with this entire AP. Short of tossing the whole compound looking for burlap sack masks I'm at a loss for how to pursue this.

"Yer a magic man. Don't you have somethin that'll let ya keep an eye out for things like this? Or maybe talk to a god or whatever?"

Fang gives a hopeful look to Eustice, then glances at Mary Kay.

"Or maybe you Miss Mary. How bout it?"

I suppose I could give searching for tracks a go. I forgot I out some ranks in survival.

Eustice looks for signs of comings and going outside the window in question.
Survival: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Unfortunately can't use focused trance on a wisdom based skill. That roll will have to do.

You talk to the guards and they don't give you any more information than Kereda gave you. Eustice does see that there are 2 sets of tracks that made their way in and out of the house through the window. You end up losing the tracks due to them mixing in with regular tracks in the road. The guards tell you that they will continue to look into the situation.

Aside from that there is not much else going around town and the scouts don't have anything new to report on. You do remember that you have the location of the sea hag Helekhterie and its not too far from the location you were last at with the gillman.

Nothing more to do here with this night as well best the hell out of a hag

"Ah well. Could set a watch on somma the folks here. That might catch em next time. Fer now though, we gots some items that need selling. Let's turn that stuff into coin."

shopping montage?

You can very easily meet up with the locathah tribe and hand over your items for selling and give them a list of things to pick up.

2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

If will take 4 days for them to come back with the items. So you can decide if you want to wait or make your way to the Sea Hag.

You also know that the Bonetown you discovered the other day would be a great place for a more permanent residence for them if you wanted to tell them or you could have some of your own people set it up for living.

Making it official on the boards.

Eustice will trade out his Long Spear for the +1 Long Spear, his +1 Hide Armor for Mithral Charmaine, and take an Amulet of Natural Armor +1. He'll send away for a Headband of Alluring Charisma and Lesser Metamagic Rod of Reach.

atlan will order a cloak of resistance +2

alrighty. final tally for the loots.
items/gear 29176gp
art 50gp
880gp, 156sp, 310cp
total value once sold, 15536gp 7sp.
each player gets 3107gp, and party treasury will get 3108gp 7sp.

only item i really would want/need at this time is upgrading my belt. would like to add dex to it vs bumping the con at this time

Mary Kay spends 3 days making the cloak of resistance +2 for Atlan, and the 4th day upgrading her cloak to +2 also

She sends out for a Lesser Metamagic Rod of Extend.

officially wanting to pick up a wand of protection from evil.... for emergencies

You all do your individual training or crafting or learning more about the the townfolk. After a couple days of doing your own thing waiting for your items, you hear that Kereda Harper recanted his story about the abduction. He said that he made up the attack so that he could garner support for the creation of the town wall.

Eustice hears rumors around town that some people are saying that they thing Ramona may have put pressure on Kereda and may have even been complicit in kidnapping.

ooooh. i suppose i could do the HP training while we wait. it's increments of 3 days. so, at least 1 for sure, but 6 days might be possible here. costs me 180 for each batch of 3 days at our current level. i'll tick off just 1 for now, but it sounds like a bunch of commotion in the town and nothing much else for fang to do.

Eustice relays the rumors to his reasonably trustworthy companions.
"I'm not one to tell tales out of school but I have already considered that Ramona may have been replaced by the illusionatti. This confirms my suspicions. But what do we do about it?"

I don't know. What if the rumor spreaders are the Illusionatti? Trying to cause distrust in the leadership, or possibly getting a revolt and one of them put in place. Maybe we should look into those that would be likely successors?

"No, no thats not their style. They don't foment rebellion from below. They co-opt existing power structures and replace them. The less people involved in a conspiracy, the less likely for it to slip up. Besides, Ramona's behavior was suspect previously."

You guys go about your thing for the next two days and nothing exciting happens in the settlement. Then a member of the Locathah tribe drops off the things you ordered and whatever money was left over.

With all of your items in hand you can now head out towards the Hags place.

Past where the forest tapers off into sparse, dead trees, the mountain slope becomes steep and rugged, leading to a circular ridge enclosing the sunken peak of the mountain. Once crested, the high caldera rim gives way to a rugged, rocky slope bristling with scrubby vegetation, leading down into a large, steaming lake. At the center of the crater lake is a small, rocky island upon which an octagonal tower rises one hundred twenty feet, its peak lying just below the caldera wall. The top of the tower consists of a dome of plated copper, long ago turned green with verdigris. The crumbling stone columns of a long-collapsed bridge are all That remains of a land route to the tower.

Updated Slide 1. Question is how are you going to get to the island in the middle of the lake? Are you just going to swim. Also would Mary be using the Cloak or the Armor to swim if you are.

Hmmm... none of the others seem to be concerned about Ramona's involvement in the kidnapping attempt. May neednto reconsider their trustworthiness.

Does the lake look deep? No boat mentioned so its either swim or come back when we can fly.

"Looks like we'll need to swim. I recommend we stay near the ruined land bridge. The water should be shallower there and less likely something can get is from the deep without warning."

As Eustice is talking about having to resort to swimming, Atlan notices a raft hidden in the brush. As you look at it you know that it could get you across and easily fit you 4 with no problem.

hey hold up! Found us a boat I think

Atlan will walk up and check it out for seaworthyness

though I am more comfortable in the water I think some of you might be better in a boat

"I have my sea legs..." Eustice indicates his tentacles. "So to speak. Six of one and half a dozen of the other as far as I'm concerned."

Atlan checks and looks good to travel.

Are you all using the boat or swimming?

Fang shrugs.

"If'n I don't gotta get my gear wet, better ta ride in the boat. Leathers an' all that."

Not entirely sure where the raft is but if the path the raft takes doesn't stick to the shallow end where the fallen bridge is, Eustice will be paranoid of attacks from the deep to ride instead of swim. If the raft will pass over the fallen bridge then Eustice will offer to push the raft and swim it.

Mary looks a little relieved when the boat is discovered. ”I am glad you found that. I could have used the cloak and followed you. But sometimes mundane is better. The last big building we explored had a few of the other colonists. With this, we can remove ant we find away.”

For the trip over, I will still keep the Cloak of Resistance. I have Air Bubble if Mary takes a small dip.

It is a raft so you could pull it into the water where you want and you could ride it close to the bridge to try to stay in the shallowest of the waters.

You are able to make it across the lake with the raft was no problem. You are able to pull the raft onto the beach a bit so it will not float away. You take in your surroundings and start to head towards the tower but you hear something from the water by the raft. Then you all hear something as you turn towards the direction of the raft and see a huge creature emerge from the water, snapping its pincers.

Round 1
Atlan
Eustice
Red
Fang
Mary Kay

Atlan and Eustice are up. Knowledge Nature to ID

Knowledge Nature: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Eustice shares what he knows and follows up with a casting of Bless.

Shark-Eating Crab
N Huge Vermin (Aquatic)
Immune to Mind Effecting
Darting Claw (Ex) Evolved for snatching fast prey, a shark-eating crab is exceptionally quick with its claws. When making a full attack, if a shark-eating crab misses with both of its claw attacks, it can make an 1 additional claw attack at a –2 penalty against any creature within its reach.

Atlan will swift action enter shark style and charge the crab

Unarmed strike pirahna: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 2 = 13
Damage P/B: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

sneak attack damage: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 4) = 8

Bleed damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

atlan will be using pirahna strike.

Eustice learns about the crab and then casts Bless. Atlan will enter his stance, charge and threw a thumb at the crab but is unable to connect.

The creature will try to attack Atlan with the first pincer and Fang with the other.
Claw vs Atlan: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
Claw Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Grapple Attempt: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28
Constrict Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Claw vs Fang: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

The crab hits and grabs Atlan but is unable to connect with Fang.

Round 1 in 2 *Bless*
Atlan *37/64 HP *Grappled*
Eustice
Red
Fang
Mary Kay

Everyone is up.

Eustice uses his spring loaded wrist sheath to pop the rod of reach into his hand and casts Cure Moderate Wounds on Atlan from range.
Cure Moderate Wounds: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (3, 8) + 6 = 17
"There, there Atlan. You're doing great."

”That ain’t yours. Put ‘im down!”

Fang let’s the electricity crackle across his arms before tossing a bolt at the creature. should provoke if it wants to take a swing

Ranged vs Touch: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 13 pbs, overflow, bless
Elec: 3d6 + 3 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4, 1) + 3 + 1 + 4 = 14
Total of 21 electric.

not gathering power, trying to take in some burn to start my overflow. Can take up to 2 per round now, so I did. Adding Empower and Thundering to the blast

Thundering infusion, Fort save, DC19 or be deafened

Burn 2 (12NL)
Overflow +2/+4
Buffer 1/1

Fort Save: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24

Eustice will stay put and send healing towards Atlan. Fang will get a shocking hit on the Crab.

Round 1 in 2 *Bless*
Atlan *54/64 HP *Grappled*
Eustice
Red -21
Fang
Mary Kay

Mary and Atlan are up.

Mary Kay eyes the size of the creature and takes a BIG step back. Let's try the new ones. She waves her hands and a ripple in the air seems to wash over the creature. Then she makes a come-hither gesture at Atlan.

Casting Slow on the Crab. Will DC 19, not mind affecting. Then she will spend her reaction to cast Liberating Command on Atlan. Gives an immediate Escape Artist check with a +12 circumstance bonus.

Arcane Bolt 9 | Sorcerer 7/7/3 | Reaction Used

Will Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

NOT HOW I PLANNED THIS!

Unarmed strike pirahna: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
Damage P/B: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Bleed damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Escape: 1d20 + 6 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 12 = 21

The crab shakes off Mary's spell. Atlan is unable to get free of the crab and is having a hard time connecting with the crab.

The crab will let go of Atlan then attack him.
Claw vs Atlan: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

Then will try to attack Fang.
Claw vs Fang: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
Claw Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Grapple: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29
Constrict: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

The crab will grab Fang and constrict him before it lets him go.

Round 2 into 3 *Bless*
Atlan *54/64 HP
Eustice
Red -21
Fang *66/92 HP
Mary Kay

Everyone is up.

Eustice casts Sanctuary.

Eustice casts a spell but the crab tries to hit him.
Claw AoO: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

Eustice dodges and is able to successfully get off the spell.

"Hmph. At least ya listen. But now, I'm gettin' a bit hungry."

Fang gathers energy and then throws an empowered blast at the adjacent crab, then he steps over into the raft.

overflow, pbs, bless
Ranged vs Touch: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 18
Elec: 3d6 + 3 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 6, 3) + 3 + 4 + 1 = 19
Total of 29 electric.

Burn 2 (12NL)
Overflow +2/+4
Buffer 1/1

Fang get a big hit on the Crab.

Round 2 into 3 *Bless*
Atlan *54/64 HP
Eustice
Red -50
Fang *66/92 HP
Mary Kay

Mary Kay and Atlan are up up.

Mary Kay takes another step away from the mass of muscle and sand that is the melee. Way to many swings, try to even the odds. She throws her hand out and a cloud of glitter coves the creature.

5' step, Cast Glitterdust Will DC 18 (not mind affecting)
Arcane Bolt 9 | Sorcerer 7/6/3

Damn this thing has a hard shell

Unarmed strike pirahna: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Damage P/B: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

Bleed damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2