[Non-PFS] [3PP Class Only] Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands (Inactive)

Game Master djpika

Braggi keeps on his pursuit through the ramparts.

Andru nods gripping his fire sprayer.

"Eh? Introduce yourselves? Uh, sure, that sounds great. I'm Bareli. But you're going to clean up after that explosion, right?" the woman answers back.

"I mean maybe? Have a bit of a time crunch.. but is there a map of the area? I'm not sure where we'd put debris or bury things.. Might take a while though. Think we could get the guys in the fort to help out?"

Effectively Zupon is seeing if he can get the Cook to talk about whomever or how many ever are in the fort.. assuming the cook either doesn't care or thinks the explosion did ~not~ just murder presumably their coworkers.

Braggi - can you move your token on the map for pursuit? Are you jumping down?

Xeph opens the door:

This chamber is very lived in. A few papers lie scattered on a desk
against one wall, while an unmade bed stands against another.
Clothes are scattered on the floor and across a bearskin rug.

The cook answers Zupon, "A map? I don't think so. How'd you end up here if you don't have one? ... Great. So you guys come in here, blow things up, and now you're too busy? And what do you mean by bury? Who'd you blow up?"

Zephkiel looks around the room. "At least no one is here to backstab us from behind. Let's get those bastards on the roof!"

I don't know where to move it to, there seems to be no map for whatever's behind that door.

Andru nods. Right behind you Zeph

Zephkiel continues his journey up the tower with Andru to cover his flank.

Ok, I've removed Braggi from the tower map and placed him on the battlements on the Shadowed Keep Ground Floor map.

[dice=Braggi Perception]1d20+6

Scanning the courtyard, Braggi sees no sign of the bandit. Quickly turning to check outside the keep, he sees the swaying of prairie grass and tree branches moving away from the road(marked).

I left Zupon on the Tower map, just standing next to the door, which would be adjacent to Braggi.

@Chigao/Andru - what do you do?

@Braggi - use the link above. It takes you back to the main map. The door comes out on the battlements.

I don't know where to move it to, there seems to be no map for whatever's behind that door.

DM rel20 wrote:

@Braggi - use the link above. It takes you back to the main map. The door comes out on the battlements.

Braggi, I'm guessing that the escaped bandit somehow made it past the main gate and is currently running into the grass and woods in a "theater of the mind" sorta way- based upon the descriptions that DM rel20 made; Not sure if you're shield would be in range to attack but it can't hurt to check. :(

DM rel20 wrote:

"Eh? Introduce yourselves? Uh, sure, that sounds great. I'm Bareli. But you're going to clean up after that explosion, right?" the woman answers back.

"I mean maybe? Have a bit of a time crunch.. but is there a map of the area? I'm not sure where we'd put debris or bury things.. Might take a while though. Think we could get the guys in the fort to help out?"

Zupon half lies in an effort to get information.

DM rel20 wrote:

The cook answers Zupon, "A map? I don't think so. How'd you end up here if you don't have one? ... Great. So you guys come in here, blow things up, and now you're too busy? And what do you mean by bury? Who'd you blow up?"

Trying her best to recall the general state of the supposed "explosion room" before Reithic had abruptly stepped inside of it, Chigao decides that since she and Zupon managed to get Bareli into a conversational mood, things might be safe enough to where they could step inside the half-orc's "kitchen" to continue that conversation.

Re-sheathing her drawn sickle, the Young Kunoichi lass tentatively asks, "Bareli, well-met... under the circumstances; I'm Chigao and the other person you're speaking to is Zupon- may we step inside to your kitchen?"

If Bareli gives her consent, then Chigao will enter the kitchen to the position upon the first floor map; if disallowed to enter Bareli's kitchen , Chigao will remain by the door with no weapons drawn.

Regardless of her placement by the door or within the Kitchen, Chigao will continue on with, "There might be someone that didn't get blown up down below... but in all fairness, he did shoot at us first with a crossbow; my apologies if he was a friend of yours. Is there somebody in charge of this tower that we could talk to- maybe to help square things away?"

Mildly hilarious. battle and death continuing above and below. We're jusut chatting.

Braggi, I'm guessing that the escaped bandit somehow made it past the main gate and is currently running into the grass and woods in a "theater of the mind" sorta way- based upon the descriptions that DM rel20 made; Not sure if you're shield would be in range to attack but it can't hurt to check. :(

He actually had a 2-3 round head start before anyone went after him. I had his last scene spot listed on the map, but beyond that it's going to require rolls to try and track him.

A large spear thrusts at Xephkiel as he circles around the stairs, impaling the angelic bartender, exiting his backside and almost striking Andru as well. A muscular and attractive half‐elf woman wearing form‐fitting half‐plate stands at the top of the stairs, regarding him with a mixture of malevolence and irritation, "Peons! How dare you invade my tower?!"

L spear: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 = 25
damage: 1d10 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12

The roof map is updated; note the flagpole and rubble spaces. Yes she is a large creature with a long spear.

Bareli answers with a "Sure, why not," as Chigao enters the kitchen.

The conversation is interrupted with the sound of steel and the cries of pain. Hearing that she still has companions left, Bareli quickly kicks down the large cauldron in front of her and draws her cleaver. Searing stew sprays the area, covering Chigao, the floor, and walls with the thick and pasty liquid:

A character can kick over the cauldron with a DC 5 Strength check. The stew within creates a 15 ft. cone of slippery floor. Characters within the cone suffer 1 fire damage from the scalding stew. Those moving at full speed through the area must make a DC 10 Acrobatics check or stop in the first square containing stew it enters. A character failing the check by 5 or more falls prone.

The cone is marked in green.

The party is up...

Mildly hilarious. battle and death continuing above and below. We're jusut chatting.

Well, at least there's battle on all floors now...

Chigao Waiyo wrote:

Braggi, I'm guessing that the escaped bandit somehow made it past the main gate and is currently running into the grass and woods in a "theater of the mind" sorta way- based upon the descriptions that DM rel20 made; Not sure if you're shield would be in range to attack but it can't hurt to check. :(

He actually had a 2-3 round head start before anyone went after him. I had his last scene spot listed on the map, but beyond that it's going to require rolls to try and track him.

To track him at this point will take you seriously out of the tower combat range; you can do it, but you have ~3 rounds of movement to get to the point where you have to start making tracking checks to see where he went into the woods.

So cook is now wielding a cleaver and is clearly wanting to hurt us then? Prior to hauling off, figure I'd clarify so Zupon doesn't just throw a shuriken into their eye for nothing

Stablize: 1d20 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 - 1 = 7
Xephkiel's angelic blood continues to pool on the stairs. -1 hp

Andru sees the large spear poked down at them and frowns. When Xeph falls, he moves and holstering the fire sprayer, he grabs up the bartender turned adventurer and carries him downstairs.

Zupon, can ya help Xeph? Saw him fall to a spear longer than two of us.

Hearing Andru shout from above-and as they come down he sees parts ofo them, Zupon calls out to Chigao "Uh..Gotta go! Don't die!" as he turns and jogs over to the fallen Xeph and applies his wound dressing.
My Salves are out and about, so gonna try the med skill! Roll well I hope!
Zupon's medivac services: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 DC 15 met.
Xeph heals 1+4=5HP.

Move action to get near; standard to heal pack. Uncertain which colour on the stairs is up /down currently or andru/xephs specific spot. So I moved to a general spot nearby. Where I think up and down was previously
Xeph 2/4 uses of heal skill used today. First Healer's Kit 6/10 uses left.

So cook is now wielding a cleaver and is clearly wanting to hurt us then? Prior to hauling off, figure I'd clarify so Zupon doesn't just throw a shuriken into their eye for nothing

Yes, the computer has turned her outline red now...

Andru sees the large spear poked down at them and frowns. When Xeph falls, he moves and holstering the fire sprayer, he grabs up the bartender turned adventurer and carries him downstairs.

Zupon, can ya help Xeph? Saw him fall to a spear longer than two of us.

For clarity, the end of the spear is held by the large red head at the top...

Xephkiel returns to consciousness with a start. "Whoa. Was that Death? Is that what it's like?"
The astra deva turns to the scholar. "Thank you, Zupon", Xephkile says with a smile.
The good outsider stands up and casts his last cure light wounds on himself.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Scholar Zupon wrote:

Mildly hilarious. battle and death continuing above and below. We're jusut chatting. Well, at least there's battle on all floors now...

Scholar Zupon wrote:

So cook is now wielding a cleaver and is clearly wanting to hurt us then? Prior to hauling off, figure I'd clarify so Zupon doesn't just throw a shuriken into their eye for nothing

Heh, originally, I was going to have Chigao fish for some info and maybe convince Bareli to make extra food for Reithic but this turn of events will at least give Reithic a convenient target to go after...

Bareli answers with a "Sure, why not," as Chigao enters the kitchen.

The conversation is interrupted with the sound of steel and the cries of pain. Hearing that she still has companions left, Bareli quickly kicks down the large cauldron in front of her and draws her cleaver. Searing stew sprays the area, covering Chigao, the floor, and walls with the thick and pasty liquid:

A character can kick over the cauldron with a DC 5 Strength check. The stew within creates a 15 ft. cone of slippery floor. Characters within the cone suffer 1 fire damage from the scalding stew. Those moving at full speed through the area must make a DC 10 Acrobatics check or stop in the first square containing stew it enters. A character failing the check by 5 or more falls prone.

Andru Cardei wrote:

Zupon, can ya help Xeph? Saw him fall to a spear longer than two of us.

Scholar Zupon wrote:

Hearing Andru shout from above-and as they come down he sees parts ofo them, Zupon calls out to Chigao "Uh..Gotta go! Don't die!" as he turns and jogs over to the fallen Xeph and applies his wound dressing.

And things were going along so peacefully! Chigao thought to herself as she mentally steeled herself against the scalding hot... stew[?] that had splashed upon her skin and clothing, causing minor burns to her person. Managing to avoid serious damage from thrown rubble and crossbow bolts only to have gotten some minor burns from parlaying with the enemy in the kitchen; Master Fisnaeth would never let me hear the end of it if he were to hear of this somehow! Just have to keep from getting chopped up by Bareli...

Nodding to Zupon, the Kunoichi Lass says to the Young Scholar, "Go and heal up Xeph; I'll keep Bareli occupied..."

Drawing forth her sharpened sickle, Chigao tries to find her footing from her present position [in as much as one could while standing over spilled stew!]. After doing so, the Ninja Novice yells out, "Reithic, Braggi, Andru...a bandit is here in the kitchen! Beware the floor- it's slippery!", hoping that Reithic, Braggi, and Andru are within earshot.

Acrobatics, if needed: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14.

Not sure if fighting defensively... but not in Total Defense is a thing in PF1e...

Hearing about a bandit in the kitchen, Braggi directs his steps there.

Because honestly I'm not getting what's happening... the door in the first floor leads outside? Anyway...

Fighting Defensively as a Standard Action

You can choose to fight defensively when attacking. If you do so, you take a –4 penalty on all attacks in a round to gain a +2 dodge bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.

Total Defense

You can defend yourself as a standard action. You get a +4 dodge bonus to your AC for 1 round. Your AC improves at the start of this action. You can’t combine total defense with fighting defensively or with the benefit of the Combat Expertise feat. You can’t make attacks of opportunity while using total defense.

So, using the first, you would still get your attack applying the mods.

Hearing about a bandit in the kitchen, Braggi directs his steps there.

Because honestly I'm not getting what's happening... the door in the first floor leads outside? Anyway...

Does someone else want to try stepping in here?

far as I understand it. Big spear user at the very top of the stairs. Just almost killed our Deva buddy. Angry Cook on the 2nd floor (Chigao is currently engaged). We had one escape through the 2nd floor left door. and most likely jumped down and has full run away. (either out into hte woods or further in. We do not know. We have a guest who we may or may not be able to trust with chigao whome they freed earlier. There is a goblinkin in the basement that was locked with said guest and still remains locked up. So. We can't really hunt the runner. So we got spear user+whoever is up there as well. And Kitchen Nightmare with evil gordon ramsey. Which I think the latter is closest to Braggi for combat. Although I think it would take your full turn to get back assuming you went onto the ramparts like I assumed.
The door on the first lfoor leads the couryard. Its the one we burned down slowly.

Andru stepped up to the doorway and looked at Zupon, he pulled his fire spray out and aimed it at the cook. *fwoosh*

damage dc 12 ref for half: 1d4 ⇒ 2

far as I understand it. Big spear user at the very top of the stairs. Just almost killed our Deva buddy. Angry Cook on the 2nd floor (Chigao is currently engaged). We had one escape through the 2nd floor left door. and most likely jumped down and has full run away. (either out into hte woods or further in. We do not know. We have a guest who we may or may not be able to trust with chigao whome they freed earlier. There is a goblinkin in the basement that was locked with said guest and still remains locked up. So. We can't really hunt the runner. So we got spear user+whoever is up there as well. And Kitchen Nightmare with evil gordon ramsey. Which I think the latter is closest to Braggi for combat. Although I think it would take your full turn to get back assuming you went onto the ramparts like I assumed.

The door on the first lfoor leads the couryard. Its the one we burned down slowly.

Sounds about right. Which part is causing confusion Braggi?

ref: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Andru adds flame to the floor, burning the molten stew to the point of crystalized carbon on top as it reaches the cook's flesh.

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Sorry, mind elaborating more? For my post?

Chigao, do you still want to make the attack?

Chigao, do you still want to make the attack?

Thank you, DM rel20 [and Zupon in the Discussion thread], for the various clarifications on both Total Defense and Fighting Defensively; although it is tempting to retcon drawing a dagger instead of the sickle, it'll probably better to keep with Chigao's original action of drawing her sickle and going Total Defense for her action. :)

Seeing that her shouting has bought in both Braggi and Andru into the kitchen area, Chigao keeps her MW sickle steadily held in a defensive rather than offensive position for the time being.

If Bareli stays put to where she is standing at now, I may just have to use a thrown dagger instead...

Going for Total Defense [AC 19 due to the +4] to finish up her action after drawing out the sickle; next round is Chigao awaiting to see what Bareli does next.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Returning to the corporeal world, Xephkiel forgets his center of mass and only makes it halfway into the kitchen.
"Oops. Sorry. Pardon me."
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Ok, so we have Braggi attempting to go into the kitchen as well, but still waiting to hear if the confusion is cleared up. Xeph, this placement will have to wait around; the CLW was the action for the turn.

The confusion was how a guy got out of the castle through a 2nd floor door. Confusion is finally cleared: he jumped xD

Braggi finds the kitchen is starting to crowd, but he nonetheless tries to get in and face that cook. It's time for a refund - the meal was cold.

A character can kick over the cauldron with a DC 5 Strength check. The stew within creates a 15 ft. cone of slippery floor. Characters within the cone suffer 1 fire damage from the scalding stew. Those moving at full speed through the area must make a DC 10 Acrobatics check or stop in the first square containing stew it enters. A character failing the check by 5 or more falls prone.

The cone is marked in green.

Just for clarification, DM rel20, the floor in the kitchen that's marked in the green square would require the DC10 Acrobatics checks to enter?

Returning to the corporeal world, Xephkiel forgets his center of mass and only makes it halfway into the kitchen.

"Oops. Sorry. Pardon me."

DM rel20 wrote:

Ok, so we have Braggi attempting to go into the kitchen as well, but still waiting to hear if the confusion is cleared up. Xeph, this placement will have to wait around; the CLW was the action for the turn.

Braggi Wrongeye wrote:

The confusion was how a guy got out of the castle through a 2nd floor door. Confusion is finally cleared: he jumped xD

Braggi finds the kitchen is starting to crowd, but he nonetheless tries to get in and face that cook. It's time for a refund - the meal was cold.

Xeph, Braggi- took the liberty to switch Xeph back to where he was with Zupon and placed Braggi back onto the map and at the spot that Xeph will enter in the next round [Don't worry, Chigao will move up on her next turn so there's space enough for everyone next round]; I'm guessing that Braggi will need to make that DC10 Acrobatics check too? ;)

I'm guessing that Braggi will need to make that DC10 Acrobatics check too? ;)[/ooc]

That is true - that spot is looney tunes slicked...

Chigao Waiyo wrote:

I'm guessing that Braggi will need to make that DC10 Acrobatics check too? ;)[/ooc]

That is true - that spot is looney tunes slicked... although we'll let you make your ranged attack from that spot at the end of your turn.

Acrobatics check? Consider it done!

Acrobatics: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (15) - 1 = 14

Braggi feels as light as the morning breeze.

Bareli reaches into her apron and whips a small projectile out at the back wall. It strikes with a deafening boom that shakes the ashes off the ground.

T: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

I need fort saves for Chupon, Chigao, Braggi, and Andru.

...

The woman from above yells down in a mocking voice, "What's taking so long? Did impaling your friend scare you? Maybe I should surround my tower with your bodies to keep the next would be intruders away..."

Round 18
Cook -2

Party is up.

Xeph 20
Bandits 6
Zupon 21
Braggi 11
Chigao 20
Andru 4

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Xephkiel jumps over the spilled dinner to battle the orc cook.
Rapier: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Dmg.: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Andru shook his head when the object hit the wall with a explosive noise. He was having a trouble hearing. He frowned and shook his head again.

fort save dc 15: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Making a Fort Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17. Chigao is okay and undeafened for Round 18. :)

Not immediately recognizing what the object, that Bareli had contemptuously tossed into the nearby back-wall, was but instantly deducing that it wasn't anything likely to be good, the Young [and stew-splashed!] Kunoichi Lass raises her arms just in the nick of time to cover both her eyes and ears [made easier via head-positioning] before the loud thunderous explosion permeates the entire lower half of the kitchen.

Feeling the after echoes of the thunder-stone starting to subside, Chigao is able to make out some loud boastful words from another heretofore unidentified female coming from up the stairs above, before both Braggi and Xephkiel, maintaining their respective footings upon entering, burst into the kitchen proper to help deal with the recalcitrant Half-Orc Cook.

Moving on up to attack that Cook via Acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27.

Two steps past Xeph for an attack but will take an AoO from her attack position...

Slashing with a MW sharpened sickle: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6.
MW Damage plus sharpened: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5.

Hoping that Xephkiel's attack was enough to distract Bareli, Chigao finds herself asking the stubborn Half-Orc Cook, "That voice we just heard from above... that would be the infamous She-Devil of this Keep, I presume?"

In retrospect, it might've been just a wee bit safer to make a ranged attack but either way, it'll be just a regular attack with no sneak damage. ;p

Chupon sounds cute~
fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Zupon isn't expecting it, and is too focused on trying to figure out where is who is what-is unexpecting of the thunderous cacophony that ushers forth from the the room/door. Zuponhears nothing else as the thumm and humm of soundless ears invades his world.

Figuring where it came from-but turning to see the throng of his allies in the dooroway. Zupon elects to hold fast towards the stairs. Preparing to pepper whatever comes down.

Xeph moves forward through the slop but finds the kitchen difficult to move around. Berali takes her cleaver and demonstrates her chopping action as Chigao moves in:

Berali: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

The square blade strikes to the bone, adding ninja blood to the viscera on the aged blade.

"She-devil? Why? Afraid I'm going to filet you and feed it to her?"

She then makes a horizontal swipe, blood spraying off the blade in a wide arc:

Berali: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Ruh-roh. I assume that hits?

*noted for Zupon and Andru.

Braggi is up.

Sorry, still a bit slow. But I'd swear I already posted this...

Braggi knows better than trying to walk through difficult terrain on a crowded kitchen. He just throws his shield and hopes it works.

Shield Barrage #1, Point Blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9
Damage, Point Blank, Startoss: 1d6 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 11

Shield Barrage #2, Point Blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9
Damage, Point Blank, Startoss: 1d6 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 11

Braggi tosses his shield into the small space, almost touching every surface plane before returning back to his hand.

The cook continues to slice and dice from the corner, chopping to Xeph's rapier thrusts.

Berali@Xeph: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Round 19
Cook -2

Party is up.

Xeph 20
Bandits 6
Zupon 21
Braggi 11
Chigao 20
Andru 4

Xephkiel's fight with the cook continues, dishing out as much as the astra deva gets.
Rapier: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Dmg.: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5