PFS1e #5-11 Library of the Lion (GM Deussu) (Inactive)

Game Master Deussu

Henrikuaxian snaps his hand toward the southern foo dog blue, sending out a blinding ray of light.

Standard action to use Blinding Ray, ranged touch attack, if successful it is blinded unless it is more than 4hd, in which case it is dazzled.
Ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

He then takes a small step south.
5-ft-step

Tinker makes a small dent on the blue lion's skin as it hustles around the other pathfinders.

Bocke's first arrow hits the magenta lion, but makes just a small crack. Second drops somewhere else in the room, not harming anyone else.

Makras' pickaxe is deflected by the creature's thick skin. Flustered, his weapon doesn't connect again.

Tinker's rapier does easily find its target, but the light piercing weapon doesn't hold much again the tough, stone-skinned creatures. The lion merely scoffs at his remarks.

Henrikuaxian's ray hits just at the blue lion's face despite the ongoing combat and its unpredictable movements. The lion screams and is blinded by the bright lights! Just noticed that the Spell-like ability is a lot better than the 2nd-level spell with the same name...

Gillie's first swipe is a miss, but once the creature stops moving, the ratfolk gets a better position to place his fangs. And biting a stony creature, nothing better! The creature shrieks in surprise, and looks very weary.

The foo lions attempt to thwart their enemies from advancing, but it seems hard. Regardless, they are determined in their tasks and concentrate their attacks on Gillie, since his bite seems to be the most dangerous thing there is!

Blue bite @ Gillie: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 111d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Magenta bite @ Gillie: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 191d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

But the ratfolk rogue is way too slippery for the lions to catch, even more so with Bocke's deflection aura effective!

The lion at the bottom of the pit gets back up and tries desperately to climb up.

Red climb: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

And succeeds! But up top it really doesn't have much space...

Red reflex: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 18

But manages to stay on the ledge.

Round 4
Bolded may act.
Library of the Lion

Bocke
Makras
Tinker
Henrikuaxian
Gillie
Enemies (magenta -15, blue -5 (blinded), red -6 (-4 ATK & AC))
Darven

Bocke has CMB+5 and wouldn't be a great candidate to do a bull rush, even if a lane opened up. I"m open to suggestions, but otherwise, Bocke will just try to brute force through the DR.

Vs. Magenta

Longbow, Rapid Shot, Coordinated Shot: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 2 + 1 = 13
Piercing, Destruction: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 = 13

Longbow, Rapid Shot, Coordinated Shot: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 - 2 + 1 = 21
Piercing, Destruction: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 = 12

Darven steps up to the combat (finally) and begins his flurry of kicks on the foo lions. "Guardians of the library, we mean no harm to the collection but I cannot allow you to harm my allies."

flurry of blows, blue: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 Finally got to the fight. First attack, nat 1!
non-lethal bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

flurry of blows, blue: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
non-lethal bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Darven's first punch hits the doorframe, but the next jab hits square in the jaw of the blue lion. But just before in a blink of an eye, the creature turns into stone as if it were a defense mechanism, and most of the force is deflected, leaving Darven sore knuckles. Blue lion used stony defense as an immediate action.

Bocke's first arrow misses, and the second hits the magenta lion's shoulder. It, too, turns into stone before the strike, but isn't enough to succumb the creature.

Round 4
Bolded may act.
Library of the Lion map

Bocke
Makras
Tinker
Henrikuaxian
Gillie
Enemies (magenta -19 [dying, stone], blue -9[4 nl, blinded, stone], red -6 [-4 ATK & AC])
Darven

Gillie steps to the side to make more space for his allies and launches himself at the largest lion.

Attack Rolls
Claw 1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Claw 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Tailblade: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Damage
Claw 1: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Claw 2: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Bite: 1d3 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Tailblade: 1d2 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

"I don't like how hard these things are!"

DR, the main weakness of an natural attack build.

Makras squeezes between a bookshelf and the foo lion, and tries to swing his pick into its side.

5' step.

attack (w/ flanking): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
damage (piercing): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Ending your movement next to the pit risks you falling into the pit.

The big, red lion sees the rat coming with its claws ready, and as expected, the lion turns into stone. A lot of useless scratching happens, including Makras' pick. Stony defense as an immediate action, hardness 8 and thus no damage from Gillie's attacks.

Makras reflex vs. pit: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9
Gillie reflex vs. pit: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 2 = 30

While Gillie maintains his position, Makras slips on a book on the floor and takes a dive into the pit.

Falling damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

Round 4
Bolded may act.
Library of the Lion map

Bocke
Makras (7 damage)
Tinker
Henrikuaxian
Gillie
Enemies (magenta -19 [dying, stone], blue -9[4 nl, blinded, stone], red -6 [-4 ATK & AC, stone])
Darven

Attack SC/SS: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 181d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 41d6 ⇒ 1
Tinker tried to stab at the foo dog near him but heard a "tink" as the blade hit stone.

Henrikuaxian winces when Makras falls into his pit, but is even more concerned about the lion getting ready to wreak havok on everyone else. Then an idea comes to him! He reaches into his spell component pouch and pulls forth a bit of fleece. He wraps it around his finger, and chants a few arcane syllables. Then with a snap of his fingers, he calls out "Evil spirit, come forth and do my bidding! Slay these foos where they stand!" A ghostly figure suddenly phases into view, right in between the blue foo dog and the foo lion. The spectral figure is that of a medium sized man, with chains surrounding his entire body, flesh hanging loose and torn open in places, and with glowing red eyes. The eyes flash as they settle on the lion, as the chains chink and rattle, and a raspy moan issues from the ghost's mouth.

Casting Minor Image, DC18 will save to disbelieve if interacted with.

Darven glances over at Henrikuaxian with a confused expression, "You summon evil spirits? And to attack these noble guardians?"

Henrikuaxian gives Darven a big grin and a subtle and quick wink before saying "I summon all manner of things! It is completely under my control. And these noble guardians are trying to kill us, so I don't think now is the time to quibble over methods! If they stop, I will send it away as easy as it came."

Alarmed, the blue lion regains its vision and sees another enemy joined the fight. It makes a desperate attempt at trying to clear way for the bigger lion to step out of the edge of the pit.

Attack @ illusion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Disbelieve: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

The smart creature realizes it's a ruse and roars as a signal to the red lion. The red lion then proceeds to try and prod the illusion gently (with a move action).

Red disbelieve: 1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 4 = 26

Angered by such trickery, the lion steps through the illusion and tries to bit the little rat's head off.

Red bite @ Gillie: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 281d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Confirm?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 141d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Grab: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18

And it does gets its maw to snatch Gillie's head, and effortlessly lift him up, beginning to tear the poor ratfolk apart.

Round 5
Bolded may act.
Library of the Lion map

Bocke
Makras (-7)
Tinker
Henrikuaxian
Gillie (-12, grappled)
Enemies (magenta -19 [dying], blue -9[4 nl], red -6 [grappled])
Darven

Henrikuaxian's Create pit has 1 round left, AFAIK.

Makras groans and gets to his feet. Seeing how high the pit is, he curses loudly: "Hey, who put this thing here?"

Move action and total defense.

Darven throws two more kicks at the foo dog in front of him. If he defeats the foo dog, he steps forward to take the creature's space to face the foo lion.

unarmed strike vs blue: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
non-lethal bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

unarmed strike vs blue: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
non-lethal bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Does Henrikuaxian have liberating command? Because this would be a wonderful use for it.

Bocke will move forward and try to stabilize Pink. He draws a potion of cure light wounds and begins pouring it into the dog's throat.

This provokes from Blue, I assume.

Darven's punch drops the blue lion to the ground. Thanks to the Librarian's tactics, it isn't bleeding, merely unconscious. He moves forward, but his second punch penetrate the lion's skin.

Bocke revives the other foo lion. It opens its eyes, knows it has been defeated but given mercy. It lays on the ground and doesn't move. Out of combat, essentially.

CLW potion: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Round 5
Bolded may act.
Library of the Lion map

Bocke
Makras (-7)
Tinker
Henrikuaxian
Gillie (-12, grappled)
Enemies (magenta -10 [prone, noncombatant], blue -9[4 nl], red -6 [grappled])
Darven

I believe administering a potion is a full-round action, so they wouldn't be revived until after a move action on my next turn. That won't matter for it if it's a noncombatant, but Bocke should only have a standard action on his next turn.

I definitely considered using Lay on Hands on the one that was dying, but I figured it would be alive for a while. I also remembered that I cant use Lay on Hands on other people, so it wouldn't have mattered anyway.

I believe administering a potion is a full-round action, so they wouldn't be revived until after a move action on my next turn. That won't matter for it if it's a noncombatant, but Bocke should only have a standard action on his next turn.

You're correct. Regardless, I made the notion of your action clear. Next round you have only your standard action to use.

Red: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 2 = 291d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 61d6 ⇒ 2
Red crit?: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 = 121d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Seeing Gillie wrapped up with the lion, Tinker used the chance to stab at the creature with his rapier, driving the tip into a weak point.
Move action for Studied Combat followed by Studied Strike since it hit

Henrikuaxian sighs in disappointment as the foos see right through his illusion. His ghost suddenly sits down and starts cheering for the PCs, making happy wordless noises when something good happens and dismayed sounds when something bad happens.

Seriously, dice bot is killing me here! Right out of the pit like it is nothing, both of them seeing right through the illusion. Grumble grumble grumble. Ok, I'm done griping now. Going to stop concentrating on the illusion, but lingering illusion will keep it around for 2 more rounds. So we get a ghostly illusion for two more rounds!

Seeing Gillie grabbed by a lion, Henrikuaxian turns to his next trick. He pulls a small bit of butter out of his pouch, and shortly thereafter Gillie is coated in a fine layer of grease!

Sorry, no liberating command, but I do have grease, best I can do. Casting grease on Gillie, gives a +10 bonus to escape the grapple and a +10 bonus on CMD to avoid it in the future. And hopefully leaves a bad taste in the lion's mouth to boot!

Tinker's rapier finds a soft spot and makes the red lion yelp a bit. It doesn't go deep enough to puncture an artery, though.

Botting Gillie

Gillie Escape artist + grease: 1d20 + 8 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 10 = 37

Gillie wriggles easily out of the lion's mouth and plops on the ground. After making a move towards the end of the room to provide flank for his allies, he takes a bite out of the lion.

Gillie bites lion!: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 121d3 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
Gillie reflex vs. pit: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 2 = 25

Alas, he only gets some lion fur in his mouth. And the sloped edges of the pit doesn't make him lose his balance.

The large lion roars in anger and concentrates its disdain towards Tinker for hurting it in the soft spot.

Red lion bite @ Tinker: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 91d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Red lion claw @ Tinker: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 201d4 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Red lion claw @ Tinker: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 211d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

While avoiding the gruesome bite, both claws leave large scars on Tinker's sides.

Round 6
Bolded may act.
Library of the Lion map

Bocke
Makras (-7)
Tinker (-18)
Henrikuaxian
Gillie (-12, slick)
Enemies (magenta -10 [prone, noncombatant], blue -20[15 nl, prone, unconscious], red -9)
Darven

Henrikuaxian's pit has been absolutely awesome, taking so much of the bigger lion's attack potential away (you don't it to charge) while you can concentrate on taking care of the small ones. The illusion was, thanks to ridiculous rolls, a bit lackluster.

Makras shouts from the bottom of the pit: "What's going on? Are we winning?"

Total Defense.

Lion: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 2 = 131d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Tinker paused a moment to see an opening in the lion defenses but was quickly blocked.
Move action for Studied Combat

"Guardian Lion, we have defeated your allies and let them live. Please consider ceasing your assault!" Darven says, pausing just for a moment to wait for a response with his guard up. Expecting a negative answer, Darven kicks at the lions front limbs while sliding over to a different angle.

unarmed strike, flank: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 18
non-lethal bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

unarmed strike, flank: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 2 = 26
non-lethal bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Sorry was waiting on the response from Henrik, botting was spot on though.

"Yeah sorry mister lion lion sir but I really don't want to get hurt like that anymore!"

With Darven's position giving a tactical advantage Gillie goes for the lion with everything he's got.

Bite: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 = 12
Claw 1: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 2 = 27
Claw 2: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 2 = 13
Tailblade: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13

Bite: 1d3 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 5 + (6) = 12
Claw 1: 1d4 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 5 + (4) = 13
Claw 2: 1d4 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 5 + (4) = 13
Tailblade: 1d2 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 5 + (4) = 11

Claws and Bite both deal bludgeoning damage

Yeah, the pit has definitely helped, I was talking specifically about the lion beating the 25 DC climb check with his +6 modifier on his first roll. Such is the pathfinder life though!

Seeing Gillie safely out of the lion's mouth, Henrikuaxian falls back on his old trusty source of damage by flicking his wrist and causing a wand to spring out of its wrist sheathe. He gives the wand a little flourish, and a tiny ball of energy shoots out and zips toward the lion.

Pinging time! Swift action to get my wand of magic missile, standard to use it. Lion better fear me now!
MM: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

As the ball of energy strikes the lion, the ghostly specter of Henrikuaxian's failed illusion claps and gives a spectral cheer, then slowly fades from view as the magic dies out.

Bocke stands up and fires at Red.

Longbow, Coordinated Shot: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 1 = 19
Piercing, Destruction: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8

Darven begins to throw big punches, and the lion instinctively turns into stone to take some power off of those strikes. Stony defense activated as an immediate action.

Gillie does his best at trying to rip the granite lion into shreds, but only his claw manages to scrape the surface.

Henrikuaxian's magic missile easily bypasses the defense mechanism, while Bocke's arrow is unfortunately deflected.

The lion sees Darven the Librarian to be his biggest threat and attempts to put him down.

Red lion bite @ Darven: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 121d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Red lion claw @ Darven: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 91d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Red lion claw @ Darven: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 141d4 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Its attempts are pathetic and feeble.

Hint for Makras, you can demoralize the lion since it does understand speech. You'll get only a -4 penalty for it being bigger than you. ALSO Create pit's duraion will end when Henrikuaxian's turn starts. Of course it still takes one more turn for the surface to rise up...

Round 7
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Library of the Lion map

Bocke
Makras (-7)
Tinker (-18)
Henrikuaxian
Gillie (-12, slick)
Enemies (magenta -10 [prone, noncombatant], blue -20[15 nl, prone, unconscious], red -27[8 nl])
Darven

Grabbing the lion's attention gives Darven the chance he needs. Flowing around the Lion's attacks, Darven attempts to grab the lion's mouth.

grapple: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 2 = 26
This will provoke an AoO, and any damage from the AoO will be a penalty to my check.

Note: My AC tagline only includes my bonuses to AC. I do not know if there is a deflection bonus still going around etc.

Makras grips his heavy pick and waits, knowing his time will come. Or it won't. Nothing can be certain about the future other than the utter annihilation of everything.

Lion: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 181d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 31d6 ⇒ 2
With Darven trying to pin down the lion, Tinker tried to find a kink in its defenses, stabbing it with the rapier.
Studied strike if it hits

Henrikuaxian flicks his wand again, sending another zap of energy toward the lion.

MM: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

I swear I posted yesterday. Sorry.

Gillie continues his onslaught of attacks.

Bite: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 2 = 19
Claw 1: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 2 = 26
Claw 2: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 = 18
Tailblade: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 2 = 16

Bite: 1d3 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 5 + (1) = 7
Claw 1: 1d4 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 5 + (6) = 13
Claw 2: 1d4 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 5 + (3) = 11
Tailblade: 1d2 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 5 + (6) = 12

As Darven lunges towards the red lion, it tries to bite the librarian's head.
Red lion bite @ Darven: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 121d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
But its again totally unable to perform in this high-stress situation, soon finding the monk using all kinds of wrestling moves against it. The lion is now grappled.

Botting Bocke. I don't understand how coordinated shot could help, since it would require someone else to have the same feat as well.

Bocke tries his trusted tactic and shoots arrows in the fray.

Bocke Longbow, rapid shot: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 2 = 71d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 = 7
Bocke Longbow, rapid shot: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 2 = 71d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9
Oh wow.

Tinker's rapier hits, but is unable to penetrate the lion's tough skin.

Makras waits patiently, and as soon as Henrikuaxian's magic missiles hurls through the air to strike the lion, the surface is now level with the rest of the room. The desk, where the pit was, has turned on its side and shows signs of damage.

Botting Makras' delay turn as well.
The dwarf attempts to pick the lion as if it was a statue representing the eternity of life.
Makras +1 heavy pick: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 2 = 221d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Even though it connected, it made a lousy 'dink'.

Just as Gillie is about to rip and tear the foo apart, it again turns into stone. While deflecting much of the damage inflicted, it still starts to look very beat.

The lion, instead of trying to free itself, lashes onto Darven.

Red lion bite @ Darven: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 - 2 = 181d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Red lion claw @ Darven: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 2 = 191d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Red lion claw @ Darven: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 2 = 71d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

While better at its attempts, it fails to connect to the agile monk.

Darven's AC is, by my count, 21. Mage armor gives +4 armor AC, Monk's AC bonus is unnamed, and Bocke's deflection aura gives +2 deflection AC. And grappled condition gives a -2 penalty.

Round 8
Bolded may act.
Library of the Lion map

Bocke
Makras (-7)
Tinker (-18)
Henrikuaxian
Gillie (-12, slick)
Enemies (magenta -10 [prone, noncombatant], blue -20[15 nl, prone, unconscious], red -39[8 nl, grappled])
Darven

"Hey! Turning to stone is cheating! And it hurt my teeth!"

Bite: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 2 = 26
Claw 1: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 2 = 21
Claw 2: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 2 = 26
Tailblade: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 2 = 25

Bite: 1d3 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 5 + (4) = 12
Claw 1: 1d4 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 5 + (3) = 11
Claw 2: 1d4 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 5 + (6) = 14
Tailblade: 1d2 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 5 + (3) = 10

Hell yeah! 42 damage after DR! Thats what I'm talking about!

Gillie easily destroys the lion, even though it again turns into stone, with a single bite. It slumps on the ground, unconscious.

Combat over!

The silence reminds the pathfinder how the music still plays above in the grand halls. It seems no one was alerted to their presence, at least not yet.

Since the secret door was pushed down by the large lion, it revealed the secret door and the corridor behind it.

The one lion left conscious look up and snarls. "We were called to protect, yet failed. We tell nothing. But you are noble, give us mercy. But it's pointless." They are adamant in their duties and cannot be swayed. It's apparent they will tell about the intrusion if left alive.

For researching purposes, this room is a small room. A maximum of 4 PCs can search the room, and for them it would take 7½ minutes (30 min / 4).

@GM: Can you remind me what checks can be used to search?

@Everyone: Don't forget we have some of those bonuses on Slide # 5--might as well use them.

With things settled down and in case they get jumped again. Tinker took the time to drink something and get his wounds patched up. "Thank you for quickly getting over here. What did you run into over there and did you want to go back as our original plan before we got jumped by the guardians?" he asked

Dex mutagen, +4 DEX, +2 natural armor, -2 WIS. down 4 hp
UMD Wand: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 141d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
UMD Wand: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 201d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
UMD Wand: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 161d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
UMD Wand: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 181d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
UMD Wand: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 161d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
UMD Wand: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 281d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Crap, sorry for wrong alias above—habit!

Darven considers taking his wand of Cure Light Wounds and healing the guardians but thinks better of it. "I understand you must do your duty, so must we do ours. I am sorry that our goals oppose each other enough that it caused harm. I would heal you if you like, but being uninjured and speaking of interlopers may reflect poorly on you."

Darven then replies to Tinker, "I met a blindfolded caretaker south of here who may also be warning others of our actions here. I didn't have much time to speak with her before I heard a commotion from up here. Otherwise, I don't think there was much of interest there." he then gestures toward the secret passage, "Can't say I'm not interested in this though. Maybe we should follow this together to at least see where it goes, and in case there are any more guardians at the other end."

Botting Bocke. I don't understand how coordinated shot could help, since it would require someone else to have the same feat as well.

Thanks for the bot. Inquisitors get "solo tactics" - allowing them to benefit from a teamwork feat even when nobody else on the team has it.

Solo Tactics (Ex)

At 3rd level, all of the inquisitor’s allies are treated as if they possessed the same teamwork feats as the inquisitor for the purpose of determining whether the inquisitor receives a bonus from her teamwork feats. Her allies do not receive any bonuses from these feats unless they actually possess the feats themselves. The allies’ positioning and actions must still meet the prerequisites listed in the teamwork feat for the inquisitor to receive the listed bonus.

Bocke has CLW on his spell list and would gladly activate the wand for others.

Due to me exactly using up my wand of CLW last adventure and forgetting to buy a new one, Bocke does not actually have a wand on him.

You can use the following skill to search for clues: Linguistics, Knowledge (history), or any text-based Craft or Profession skill.

"Sound like a plan Darven, let's check out the area that was behind the door and see if there are any threats. If not, three to search there and three in here." Tinker said as he made his way to the secret door.

Could those of us who went to the north room get an update on what happened in the south room?

Linguistics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Darven then replies to Tinker, "I met a blindfolded caretaker south of here who may also be warning others of our actions here. I didn't have much time to speak with her before I heard a commotion from up here. Otherwise, I don't think there was much of interest there."

Through the secret passage we go!

The room behind the secret door and its corridor poses no obvious threats. Hence the pathfinders decide to split into two groups, one searching the room where the combat happened, and the other three in the secret room.

Secret room

Two rows of tall bookshelves flank the imposing yet beautiful wooden desk that presides over this room. Over the door hangs a portrait of Grand Prince Stavian III, portrayed wearing an especially smug grin. And yet another large relief of a lion's head adorns the southern wall.

This is a medium room with no extra skills to search with.

Since you are to split up, please describe where your skill check takes place.