ULTRA PLUS Grehunde's Gorget (Inactive)

Game Master Will Huston

She is not the strongest of characers.

Between Rathal, Mindartis and Swayaah, you're able to lug the body of Hlavard Grenskuldr onto the main deck of the Shoreseeker. Mialee, the hawk, stays nestled into the shattered remains of the crow's nest, keeping an eye out. Avonathalanthalasa just mainly watches.

With Mindartis and Mialee keeping an eye out, the hawk squawks as two reptilian heads peak out over the bow of the Hearth. They're predatory and don't look friendly.

Round One
bold can act
Avonatha
Mindartis
Green
Pink
Swayaah
Rathal

the inset picture is a better view of whats coming aboard

is that the actual distance that the creature is? It is far from us, for now?

"Heads up! We have company!" The elf moves to get a better view of the serpents and marks the green one as his prey. Moving at a swift speed, he grabs his longbow and quickly fires at the green serpent.

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Piercing Damage + Precision if applicable: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 7) = 8

yes, the map shows the creatures coming up the side of the Wandering Hearth. so they are relatively far from you.

Mindartis's arrow strikes true and is able to pierce the creature in its long serpentine body.

Round One
bold can act
Avonatha
Mindartis
Green (-8)
Pink
Swayaah
Rathal

Aonatha, seeing the purple head arise a bit of a distance away begins to chant and move her hands and fingers in a way to summon the magic that she knows Ast swdar ears as she attempts to daze the purple head

You cloud the target’s mind and daze it with a mental jolt.

The jolt deals mental damage equal to your spellcasting ability modifier; the target must attempt a basic Will save. If the target critically fails the save, it is also stunned 1.

DC 19 wILL

2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10 mental damage

With her third action she will cast shield on herself.

Avonatha's mental blast causes the serpent to shriek in pain. The other one scootches on up the ship and onto the deck. Seeing their attackers, it opens up its mouth and sprays a stream of green gunk at Mindartis! He tries to dip out of its way but isn't quite quick enough and takes 4 points of bludgeoning damage. More than that though, it smells nasty and something's not right about it. Mindartis's vision starts to blur.

I'll need a DC 18 Fortitude Save or Mindartis will be confused for this round, and up to the next two rounds if you continue to fail saves!

The other serpent scurries up the side of the Hearthseeker and also opens up its mouth to shoot its gunk at at Mindartis. Luckily this blasts is wide right and passes harmlessly by.

Round One/Two
bold can act
Avonatha (rd 2)
Mindartis (rd 2) (-4, Fortitude Save DC 18 or be confused)
Green (-8)
Pink (-10)
Swayaah
Rathal

Relax, the wondrous power of Nethys shall deliver us...

Rathal reassures his fellow colleagues.

Trixadioc Monlithis Rathal contorts his hands with unknown gestures...

A Zombie Shambler is summoned forth 20 feet North of his position next to Green.

Cast Animate Dead - 3 Actions

Zombie Shambler

Attacks Green:
Fist Strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 + Grab
Jaws Strike: 1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 7 - 5 = 10

Fist Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 (If applicable)

Is the green gunk poisonous? If it is and Mindartis fails his save, Swayaah will Stride and ask her hireling to make a Medicine check to help his following saves. I drew an arrow to indicate my destination, 1 north of Mindartis.

If it isn't a poison, or Mindartis makes his save, Swayaah will Stride to the eastern plank and Ready an action to Strike any serpent who gets close to her. I drew an arrow to indicate my destination, 5 east and 2 north.

Seeing that her daze had an effect on the purple creature the elf begins to concentrate, seeing that these creatures are not to be trifled with. Ast dteware fr she chants as 6 eldritch bolts in the shapes of unicorns emerge from her hands striking the blue creature
6d4 + 6 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 4, 4, 3) + 6 = 22 2n level MM using 3 actions.

Gonna have to retcon a little. Avonatha, you're level 3, which means your cantrips are level 2. Daze only heightens when its at level 3 and then 5, and so on. At this level, daze only does your ability mod in damage, and the chance to stun.

Likewise, Magic Missile gets extra missiles when prepared at a 3rd level spell slot. I'll take a the first three rolls

Rathat, Grab works a little different in 2e. Grab takes an action, and as a summoned creature, the zombie has only two actions. Since you made two rolls for two strikes, I'm gonna say that your zombie attempted two strikes.

Round Two
bold can act
Avonatha (rd 2)
Mindartis (rd 2) (-4, Fortitude Save DC 18 or be confused)
Green (-15)
Pink (-13)
Swayaah
Rathal

Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

"Argh! Can't see!" The elf screams as he blindly shoots the last thing he saw.

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Longbow: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 9 - 5 = 14
Longbow: 1d20 + 9 - 10 ⇒ (14) + 9 - 10 = 13

Mindartis screams in disoriented agony. Swaayah moves to help him but all in return she gets is three arrows shot at her at point blank range! But the elf is a terrible shot and misses all three!

Man, I really hate that Animate Dead doesn't need a dead body as the a target. Considering you're hauling a dead body up to the deck, narratively, it really seems like it should animate Hlavard.

Rathal creates a zombie out of nothing, and it smacks the green-finned serpent and then ineffectually tried to bite its hide.

The zombie's target takes a bite back and scores a massive hit. crit for 14 points of piercing damage, assuming the zombie's stats are the same as the bestiary's. Attack roll was a 26. The green-finned serpent extends the spines on its back and slithers forward slashing at the zombie, Swayaah, Rathal and Mindartis as it passes by.

need a DC 14 basic reflex save or take 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 Slashing damage from the zombie, Swayaah, Mindartis and Rathal.

The other serpent slides forward and snaps at Swayaah and Mindartis.

The first bite pierces Swayaah's armor and seems to hit a vein, as she takes 12 points of piercing damage. Mindartis's disorientation has him wander just outside the other bite's grasp.

Round Two/three
bold can act
Avonatha (rd 3)
Mindartis (rd 3) (-4) (need a DC 14 reflex basic save, base damage 6. If you take any damage, you get a DC 11 flat check to end the confusion. If you don't take any damage from the reflex save or you fail the flat check, then i'll need a DC 18 Fortitude save or you're confused again. Thanks to Swayaah, you have a +4 bonus on the Fortitude Save.)
Green (-15)
Pink (-13)
Swayaah (-12) (need a DC 14 reflex basic save, base damage 6) (in addition to the -12)
Rathal (need a DC 14 reflex basic save, base damage 6, from both the zombie (who took 14 pts from the bite as well)

Rathal Ref Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Zombie Ref Save: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Zombie moves 10 feet south and engages Green!

Grapple(Grab, Athletics): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Rathal maintains the Animate Dead Spell (1 Action)

He steps SE

Rathal lastly casts Harm (Using Divine Font) to heal the zombie (2 Actions)

Zombie Heal: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Ranthal winces at all of the violent chaos from these serpents...He tries not to panic..and worries for the safety of his fellow pathfinders.

Animating the dead warrior would be too cool!

Fae tries to patch up Mindartis but he's having none of it. "Hey, watch it!" Swayaah ducks Fae underneath. Which means she's not paying attention to the serpent.

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

She ducks under most of the spines, but not the serpent's maw.

"Ow." She takes a deep breath. She barely has the energy to keep fighting. But fight she will.

Devise a stratagem [ooc]to substitute this d20 on my next Strike[/[ooc]
Devise a Strategem: 1d20 ⇒ 4
Claw, Devise A Strategem: 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10
Strategic Strike Damage: 1d4 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + (3) + 2 = 7

Claw, Multiple Attack, Agile: 1d20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 = 10
Slashing: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

But all she catches is air. "Not to raise the alarm here but Fae panics easily when I'm bleeding out."

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 4 = 13

Dang! Those low rolls keep coming!

The elf continues to fire arrows.

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Longbow: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 9 - 5 = 7
Longbow: 1d20 + 9 - 10 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 10 = 19

Mindartis, don't forget you took damage, since you didn't critically succeed the reflex save. You've got a DC 11 flat check to break out of the confusion. (For this turn, since the poison hasn't left your system yet.)

Seeing that the sea serpents have gotten closer, she again enters into a trance and begins to chant Ast sres roeae as a snowball emerges from her hand to strike at the blue creature
1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28 snowball

You throw a magically propelled and chilled ball of dense snow. The target takes 2d4 cold damage and potentially other effects, depending on the result of your spell attack roll.

Critical Success The target takes double damage and a -10-foot status penalty to its Speeds for 1 round.

Success The target takes full damage and a -5-foot status penalty to its Speeds for 1 round.

Failure No effect.

Damage 2d4 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4

and then casts shield again.

Got it. Thank you. Here's the flat check.

Flat Check DC 11: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Yeah. Still confused. LOL!

This is getting brutal lol!

Now I know how a dart board feels.

I hope I at least hit with the snowball, lol

Yeesh, I tried to help you, Mindartis.

In his stupor, Mindartis puts two arrows into Rathal's zombie, for 12 and 10 points of piercing damage. One arrow flies wide, but that is enough to disrupt the spell and the zombie shrivels into almost nothing, leaving behind only a couple of teeth.

Avonatha's spell hits the serpent in the eye, and starts to freeze it slightly. It won't be moving as quick for a bit. Swaayah's stratagem fails.

The green-finned serpent snaps forward at Swaayah, but she just barely dodges out of the way. Another bite cames at her, but she ducks below its lunge. It overcorrects and aims its next bite at her legs. Swaayah jumps up and rolls over the serpent's bite. Amazingly, she still stands, barely clinging to life.

The other serpent tries to get at the pathfinder's backlines. Pink snaps its jaws at Avonatha, but her magical shielding prevents the serpent from actually closing its jaw onto her.

Round Three/Four
bold can act
Avonatha (rd 4)
Mindartis (rd 4) (-7) (Need a DC 18 Fortitude or be confused. Luckily, the poison has a max duration of three rounds.)
Green (-23)
Pink (-13)
Swayaah (-15)
Rathal (-3, and zombie-less :( )

Man, you guys might as well open up that spoiler, and see how garbage my d20 rolls were.

Rathal mourns the loss of his undead meat shield, and wipes the sweat from his brow...

He immediately strides 15' over next to Swayaah the bleeding Tiefling from....wherever she says she's from...

He casts Sanctuary upon her. Will Save DC 17 or no attacky...

To your good health!...Miss

"The zombies are down. What else do we need to take down?" The elf mutters, clearly confused with what's going on. He tries to shake off the confusion again.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 4 = 28

"Oh! Uhm. Mialee. Take it from here." Mindartis commands his animal companion to attack the sea serpents.

The bird flies towards the most injured sea serpent and attacks with its beak.

Jaw: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Piercing + Precision: 1d6 + 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + (8) + 2 = 13

"Fae, calm down." Swayaah takes a deep breath. "Okay. Okay. Gonna try to cut this guy down. Hey Avonatha... Avonathalanthalasa." A bit of diction practice. Elven is... circumlocutory. "Watch out for those serpent teeth."

Devise a stratagem to substitute this d20 on my next Strike
Devise a Strategem: 1d20 ⇒ 9
Claw, Devise A Strategem: 9 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 15
Strategic Strike Damage: 1d4 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + (3) + 2 = 9

Claw, Multiple Attack, Agile: 1d20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 2 + 1 - 4 = 11
Slashing: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

but Swayaah...You wasted my spell :( Now you're back in combat with 2 hp and no protection...

Tough being a cleric in this group lol!

You're a cleric where your allies are ignoring your buffs and killing your summons... #JustClericThings.

"Rathal, don't look at me like that." She wrinkles her nose. "Life and death stuff going on right now." She exhales. "What was that spell supposed to do, again?"

The bird flies down and fells the green-finned serpent as Swayaah and Rathal squabble.

Round Four
bold can act
Avonatha
Mindartis (-7)
Green (-23)
Pink (-13)
Swayaah (-15)
Rathal (-3, and zombie-less :( )

Seeing the repitilain creature attacking her and knowing that this spell has been effective in the past, she again casts daze at it

dc 19 will
1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

and then casts shiled I just rememvered that this is cast at 2nd level since it is racial ability

Which spell, Avonatha? Shield only heightens when cast at a 3rd level, same as Daze.

The elf wizard stands her ground, and her spell barely seems to make an impression as the serpent bears down with a barrage of bites. The first bite misses horribly but this only makes Avonatha drop her guard as the next two bites succeed. The second one pierces her arm, but the third one bites into her chest, making it hard for Avonatha to breath. 7 damage and 12 damage, respectively.

Round Four/Five
bold can act
Avonatha (Round Five) (-19)
Mindartis (-7)
Green (-23)
Pink (-15)
Swayaah (-15)
Rathal (-3, and zombie-less :( )

"Alright Rathal, what's your plan this time?"

GM, I never specified my PFS equipment. By default I get a Lesser Healing Potion. Do I have that item on hand?

Rathal removes a Minor Healing Potion from his bandolier (1-Action)

Take this from my hand Swayaah (Free Action)

Rathal casts Harm upon the remaining Serpent (2-Actions)\
Negative Energy Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Basic Fort Save DC17

Drawing upon her connection to Boobo, she is able to drain some of the magical energy she has already spent on casting a spell for the day and she recasts magic missile, this time in the shape of bronze dragons.
3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4, 1) + 3 = 10

Swayaah, an action to interact to grab it from a bandolier or something, I don't think you'd have it in hand, but yeah, you'd have it in a quest. (not a bounty, if I understand the rules correctly)
Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Truly, Abadar has abandoned Rathal entirely, as his magicks fail to even tickle the serpent.

but my magic missiles still hit so meh :)

Rathal grumbles.....Damn...I should have burned incense before coming on this mission..!

Action 1: Take Rathal's potion.
"Thanks, buddy."

Action 2: Chug it down to get healed.
Heal please: 1d8 ⇒ 7
"Oh, that's good stuff. You gotta tell me where you bought this from, Rathal!"

Action 3: Interact to grab my own potion.
"Fae, grab my spare healing potion."

Scanning. Need for Bot Detected. Analyzing situation. Optimizing metagame strategy. Bot is Go.... Hello World.

Mindartis whirls around and fires two arrows at the crazed serpent. Then he tells his bird to attack the serpent.

Arrow #1, Volley: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 1 = 26
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4
Arrow #2, Volley: 1d20 + 9 - 5 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 9 - 5 - 1 = 19
Jaw: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Analyzing situation. Performance Grade: Adequate. Bot returning to sleep mode. Goodbye World.

Two arrows strike the Sea Serpent and the bird ruthlessly attacks as it collapses, dead. Swaayah spends her time just shotgunning potions, like it was a college party. And Avonatha's magic riddled the serpent with holes.

With that, we drop out of combat.

Phew!...That was intense!
He bows before swayaah...You are welcome...He says formally.

Aw. Sorry about that. Didn't realize Mindartis was bolded.

"I owe ya one, Rathal." she winks. "Honestly I owe everyone one. If I were trying this solo I would have been serpent chow."

"Let's get this guy out of here." She moves toward the body even as Fae holds her extra healing potion, unsure of what to do with it. "Someone help me lift Grehunde back on our ship, and let's go already."

Avonatha will drink her potion of minor healing
1d8 ⇒ 3

Rathal will help move the corpse to the other ship.

With the corpse and its gorget back on the Hearth, there's not much to do but wait for the tradewinds to kick up and return back to Torrsen in Iceferry.

Days later, back in the Land of the Linnorm Kings, Venture Captain Torrsen eagerly awaits your report.

"The Grenskuldr's are a powerful family in this land. By retrieving their ancestor's artifact, you've managed to help us cement an alliance between the society and them. In fact, we'll be calling in a chit with them soon." His voice is steady and flat, it appears he's gotten over his cold. "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies about lay ahead, but I'll make sure you're considered as agents for this future mission."

He retrieves a handful of vials from a cabinet, saying they'll be useful in the future. They are lesser winter wolf elixirs.

END OF SCENARIO

"Thanks, captain." Swayaah keeps her feet up near the fireplace while Fae delivers the potion. "Feels good to be back. I wonder what secrets the Grenskuldr alliance will uncover."

She barely turns her head to her allies. "Hey, good job everyone. I owe all of you a drink. And now that the mission is officially complete..." Swayaah snaps a finger and Fae runs off to get some shot glasses. "I did buy some good swill. Bartender said it will light a fire in your tummy and then your tail. Wasn't sure if he was literal or joking. One way to find out."

Thanks for the game, everyone.