PFS1e - 7-16: Faithless and Forgotten, Part 2 - Lost Colony of Taldor (low tier) (Inactive)

Game Master MauveAvengr

Should be a DC 18 Knowledge (history) check on the paintings

Kaseem will cast Detect Magic and see if anything glows.

"You know, You are an odd one Gareleth. But good company!"

Tuck walks up to the Latice and firmly but carefully pulls it away from it's anchors. He looks to see whats beyond.
Strength: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
"Gareleth, is there anything down there which is going to spring out at me?"

Leaving the area to be checked before they continue Tuck looks back to the paintings.

Knowledge History: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

"Okay so I don't quite understand what this is doing here. These fellows are the Jistka and the Ancient Osirions havin' a scuffle. This lot is the Ancient Osirion guys and their div allies. The other bunch is the Jistka Imperium and their artificers and constructs. These two were going at each other for a couple of hundred years about -3000 AR, and the Jistkans eventually couldn't cut it."

"You know, You are an odd one Gareleth. But good company!"

Tuck walks up to the Latice and firmly but carefully pulls it away from it's anchors. He looks to see whats beyond.
[dice=Strength] 1d20+3
"Gareleth, is there anything down there which is going to spring out at me?"

Leaving the area to be checked before they continue Tuck looks back to the paintings.

[dice=Knowledge History] 1d20+4

"Okay so I don't quite understand what this is doing here. These fellows are the Jistka and the Ancient Osirions havin' a scuffle. This lot is the Ancient Osirion guys and their div allies. The other bunch is the Jistka Imperium and their artificers and constructs. These two were going at each other for a couple of hundred years about -3000 AR, and the Jistkans eventually couldn't cut it."

Kaseem looks quite proud as Tuck tells the story of Ancient Osirion's victory.

"Always happy to help out my favorite cookie-carrying friend," Gareleth says, responding to Tuck's request for him to check for traps.

Beaming with pride at having his trapfinding expertise recognized, he steps up and begins doing his normal routine of turning his head this way...and then that way...

Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 8

Yuzu mumbles to herself as she flexes her paws in her boots.

"Bereft of dirt beneath their roots,
Two blades of grass
Adrift upon the sea."

She shifts her weight back and forth and plays with words some more.

"Sand in my armor
Knowledge beyond my learning
Blade and arm grow tense."

Ah friend Yuzu, your words speak for my heart as well. I am not a learned elf, and more a man of action than a scholar, but our sword arms are still needed to help uncover these secrets. Andrelis smiles at his Kitsune friend, knowing well how she feels. We’ve been many places friend, but i feel like between this, and our last assignment in Cheliax are the most dangerous we’ve faced yet.

Yuzu offers a smile that's just visible at the corners of her mask.

In a voice low enough that only Andrelis can hear, she whispers, "One never knows what to expect on these missions. One day, we are carving pumpkins and exchanging tokens with leshies; another, we are exploring the specific conspiracies of ancient Jitskan-Osirian relations."

"It is good to let others shine without me. A poet's duty is, foremost, to observe."

"Don't complain about the calm Yuzu my foxy lass. I prefer it to when things get hectic."

Tuck produces some snacks for Yuzu and Andrelis with a relaxed smile.

"Of course you two know I've never been one for blades even when things get hot"

The others are also offered snacks, this time they are honey oat cakes, mildly spiced jerky, and dates, with elderflower cordial to wash it down and sooth dry throats.

At Kaseem 's reaction to the story Tuck smiles again, pleased to bring joy.
"I'll have to see if I can remember more tales of Ancient Osirion for the boat trip home."

"Ah many thanks good Tuck! This food is delicious!"

As the snacks come out, Gareleth looks very enthused and approaches and the smile drops as he says. "Oh. No cookies," and as if uncertain what else to do, reaches out for some jerky.

Parrameleh joins Tuck at the site of the lattice-work.

"What are they hiding, do you think?"
perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

"I couldn't bear to offer cookies that aren't fresh and this heat is just to hard on them. Try a honeyed oat cake, I think I've got some with raisins in them too if that takes your fancy."

Gareleth looks uncertainly at the offered honey cakes, but goes ahead and takes one, tries a bite, and says, "Hey! these are really...not cookies. They're okay, though, but really not cookies."

He then notices Yuzu out of the corner of his eye and remembers her teaching hallin something about showing gratitude and says, "But it's kind of you to offer them and I appreciate them and they're nice. And so are you. Nice, that is," and smiles confidently feeling like he totally nailed that social interaction.

"I was hoping Andrelis would search the lattice wall but he's otherwise occupied so I shall search it with you."

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Love the roleplay! Sorry for the delay!

Tuck produces some oat cakes, dates, and jerky for the group. They are tasty and hit the spot! The monk takes one look at the lattice and easily dismantles it.

Moving into the next room, Gareleth spots a fiery brazier at the east end of the chamber that makes the air uncomfortably hot and acrid. An eight-foot tall statue of a devil with large, curved horns stands at the west end. Across from the metal lattice is a collapsed, descending staircase. An ancient skeleton is partially buried under the rubble.

Kaseem realizes the brazier holds a fist-sized hunk of rock salt bearing a spell he can only guess is continual flame. Near the skeleton, he detects a rod under some debris. Picking up the rod, he sees it is decorated with emblems of elephants, jackals, and alligators.

Knowledge Planes: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

"Hmmm, this appears to be Dispater. He's the ruler of the second level of that place I'd mentioned before. You know, not Heaven? Like 'hello' but without the O? Anyway, he's a politician and jailer and his follower revere hounds."

[dice=Knowledge Planes]1d20+6

"Hmmm, this appears to be Dispater. He's the ruler of the second level of that place I'd mentioned before. You know, not Heaven? Like 'hello' but without the O? Anyway, he's a politician and jailer and his follower revere hounds."

"That would explain the hound statues that we found."

Great, more and more this is looking like a Devil-infested hole. Parrameleh, can I borrow your torch for a minute? with that, Andrelis takes out a powder, and sprinkles it over his shortsword, silvering the blade.

Apply Weapon Blanch, Silver

Looking up he'll say to Yuzu, Think it would help, I've got another.

Knowledge history: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

"This is werid... I don't remember much about devils and hell and that sort of thing being a thing when it comes to Ancient Osirion."

Yuzu seems to greatly appreciate the jerky especially-- it tears up easy with her canid teeth-- but still partakes of a nibble of the other offered treats, as well.

"Two silver-blanched blades,
Fur tingles with charged static
Fear and courage, one."

She kneels, bracing her blade across her knee and both hands-- it's a large, unwieldy instrument, after all-- as she accepts Andrelis's aid in silvering it.

Deducting 1 more Silver Weapon Blanch. 2/4

"So, we are descending the layers of hell, symbolically. Very Chelaxian."

Parrameleh looks at the rod, "What does it do?"

"So, we are descending the layers of hell, symbolically. Very Chelaxian."

Parrameleh looks at the rod, "What does it do?"

"I fear I do not have the skills to determine what it does but perhaps good Gareleth can assist with this matter."

Paging Gareleth, the party needs a Detect Magic combined with a Knowledge (Arcana) and/or a Spellcraft check please.

Kaseem watches Andrelis and Yuzu and starts scheming I mean thinking about suggesting Andrelis perhaps give Yuzu silver jewelry instead.

Yuzu nods when the weapon is done being blanched-- it's quite a long blade, and the blanch only goes so far, so they settle for just treating the edge.

When she stands, she moves it into a more "ready" stance than she has been.

Jewelry? Where would she wear it??

Gareleth casts detect magic and then looks at the rod.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

"Ivory baton," he says. He then looks up at the group and says, "No, I'm not just describing it, it's actually called an ivory baton. You use it to control constructs. This one seems damaged, though. Not sure if it will work properly."

Garaleth, you did not pass the Spellcraft check. DC is 22. So you have no idea what it is.

Where to now? You could excavate the rubble to the south, but it may take weeks. There is a set of stairs down in the northwest part of the room. Do you go down?

Andrelis wanders over to the staircase as the others look at the white rod. I suppose we should go down here? Let me see if its safe while you all look over that thing.

Perception, trapfinding: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 1 = 21

Convinced it is safe, Andrelis motions for Parrameleh and Yuzu to lead the way!

Garaleth, you did not pass the Spellcraft check. DC is 22. So you have no idea what it is.

Where to now? You could excavate the rubble to the south, but it may take weeks. There is a set of stairs down in the northwest part of the room. Do you go down?

Oh, sorry! I looked at the DC for the statue when I scrolled up instead of the wand. Everyone ignore that I said that!!

"Wise plan Gareleth! Let's follow Andrelis and the others down the stairs."

Assuming Andrelis doesn't find any problems, she lets her armored frame fill the hallway, blade out in front of her.

One of those "I wish I could Brace outside of combat" situations, honestly.

Andrelis finds no evidence of traps as the group walks down the stairs. The next room stands before them. The echoing, lightless hall has a dark pool that extends most of its length. A walkway runs above the pool, but much of it has collapsed, leaving only the support pillars below. In the south, upon a platform at the end of the hall, stands a seven-foot-tall statue of a horned humanoid with a large, cryptic disc mounted upon its back. The hall turns to the west before the platform.

This room is in complete darkness. Those with darkvision can see the above, or if someone lights a torch.

To cross this 10-ft deep pool, you can hop across with a series of DC 12 Acrobatics checks (eight checks). OR you can hop across the collapsed sections of the collapsed sections of the walkway (three checks, but higher DC's). Failing any checks lands you in the water below.

Kaseem has darkvision so I'll give the Knowledge (Religion) a shot.

Knowledge Religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Missed it by >< much...

Kaseem scans the pool for signs of life since he's unlikely to make those checks.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

I'm going to post up now since I've got a busy day. Once light and descriptions happen.

Andrelis removes his armor, looking across the pool. Well, this place gets more and more exciting. I'll go across, just get ready to pull me back in case something happens. he takes an end of his rope in his teeth, and begins to hop across the pool.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
3: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
4: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
5: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
6: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
7: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
8: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Gareleth looks up at the statue and says, "Hmmm, demon-horned disc back isn't ringing any bells for me, although...Demon-Horned Discback would be a cool name for a group of wandering minstrels."

And with that, he decides to set off following his "brother" in the fun-filled game of hop across the pond.

1. Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

2. Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

3. Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

4. Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

5. Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

6. Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

7. Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

8. Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Yuzu has a torch to supply; if no one has a free hand for her to stick it in, she'll carry it in her vulpine mouth.

I like to assume that's legal, since it's big enough to bite people and deal damage, but if not, I'll... figure something out.

She balks a little at the pool. She's a better swimmer than a jumper, but both are tricky in heavy armor... she thanks her kami, and takes a running start!

AoNPRD says: "Creatures with a base land speed above 30 feet receive a +4 racial bonus on Acrobatics checks made to jump for every 10 feet of their speed above 30 feet."

Conveniently, that's me right now!

JUMP: 1d20 + 2 + 4 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 4 - 5 = 11
SPLASH!

WELP

Parrameleh lights a torch and scowls at the watery room, "Hey, Tuck, do you think we could lay that grill over these columns?"

Parrameleh will go back to the grill and try to make it into a makeshift bridge.

Kaseem throws one end of his rope into the pool towards Yuzu.
What roll does he need to make?

"Given Yuzu's armor I will need assistance pulling her out of the water."

The water surface is only a few inches below the pillars. Any creature can climb back up. A creature can also swim across and climb up on the other side. A DC 10 Swim check is needed to swim across though!

No signs of life in the pool. Andrelis bounds across first - easy! Gareleth has some difficulty and falls off into the water about half way across. Yuzu doesn't even make it to the first pillar before slipping in the water!

Both Gareleth and Yuzu must make DC 10 Swim checks if they want to advance any further in the water. Either can instead just climb back up and try again from where they are.

After falling in the water, Garelthe and Yuzu feel... gross. A fine film of oil leaves a slick residue upon them. It's harmless... besides the smell and the stickiness. The only way to remove it would be a nice bubble bath.

Parrameleh decides to go back and get the metal gate. It's very rusted though, so climbing across it may break it. If you want to try, you'll have to roll some sort of check to see if it breaks as you walk across it.

Andrelis anchors the rope on his side, maybe this will help you get across? And can someone tie my armor to it to feed across, feeling a little unarmored over here. Like the Trog tower alone... the elf glances nervously around him, tapping his hands on his sword hilts.

Offering a prayer to Ra, Kaseem attempts to cross the pillars:

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 2 - 1 = 13

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 2 - 1 = 17

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 2 - 1 = 19

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 - 1 = 6

Opting for the climb up and trying again.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 2 - 1 = 21

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 - 1 = 6

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 - 1 = 2

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 1 = 7

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 1 = 7

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 2 - 1 = 15

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 2 - 1 = 19

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 - 1 = 2

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 - 1 = 6

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 - 1 = 4

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 2 - 1 = 11

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 2 - 1 = 20

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 2 - 1 = 15

Pathetic.

Swim: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Gareleth starts trying to swim, but then gets distracted by the oily feel of the "water." However, as Kaseem splashes into the water, it brings Gareleth's attention back to the moment and he tries swimming again.

Swim: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Though he keeps his eyes closed as he swims and ends up swimming directly to the nearest pedestal and bumping into it. "Oopsie daisies!" he says, not at all embarrassed by his own word choice. And determinedly, he tries swimming again.

Swim: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

And finally, he joins his "brother" on the other side saying, "Weird water, that. Feels gross and oily. Wish I knew that prestidigitation spell. That would be helpful right about now."

Yuzu helps Andrelis get his armor and weighs her options; she elects to use it as a line to hold onto as she swims across.

If I need a swim check for that...
Swim: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 1 = 7

Parrameleh's skills are all terrible. Would she be better off fetching a ladder from earlier in the dig site and using that?

Is that light armor? Could always take it off, Take 10 on Acrobatics for a 12, and re-don it on the other side in no time.

That is a good point, and worth pursuing if nothing else works, but making a bridge is cooler :b

That is a cool idea! I'll give you some sort of bonus for thinking of that! Maybe make a crafting check to see how stable you can make the bridge or Knowledge (Engineering) or Survival check perhaps.

Parrameleh womanhandles the grate and ladder into place...

survival: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Parrameleh womanhandles the grate and ladder into place...

[dice=survival]1d20+6

"Had I known what a skilled builder we had, I would've waited before marinating in that muck. Although I suppose the sand has now been 'washed' away..."

Andrelis re-dons his armor, adjusting it to show off his jewelry and riches properly once again. He'll help set the grate and ladder on his side once Parrameleh gets it into place. Maybe you can brace with the rope to cross over too? he asks hopefully.