[PFS2] 2-05 Balancing the Scales (GM Watery Soup) (Inactive)

Game Master Watery Soup

Zelphari lays a hand on his wayfinder, speaking the arcane words that causes light to shine forth from it. Unless someone wishes to scout ahead, he carefully takes the lead going down the stairs, his weapon drawn.

"Hmp. Someone may be destroying evidence down there. If we're quiet enough, we can surprise them." Her frown deepens as her eyes flick down to her cane. Good luck, she thinks wryly. Before anyone heads down, she casts Detect Magic and peers around the entrance for signs of traps.

Perception +5

Bina eyes Daraj uncertainly. Never trust a dwarf with the same penchant for explosions as a goblin, she thinks to herself, but decides not to interrogate him on his behavior. Could be he's just weird. Dwarves are all weird, as far as she's concerned. Who lives under the ground, sweating all day at a forge, where you can't see the sky? Or the thousand thousand pinpricks of light at night? Granted, living in Bloodcove didn't give the best view of the stars at night, but once she was out on the open road--er, ocean--it was like a sea of lights that reached its fingers down to touch the sea of black she floated on. For all her grievances with her choice to join the Society, she doesn't regret that.

How could anyone choose something other than that?

Then again, she muses, I dance people to death. I guess we're all weirdos.

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At the entrance to the shrine, she shrugs at Itka. "I can be quiet-ish," she offers, "but Khaul could wake the dead plonking around in all that metal. No offense," she hastily adds in the champion's direction. "Anyway, I'm happy to keep an eye out from the front. It's what I was trained for."

She also gives the area a once-over with Itka (separate check, not aiding; I don't trust myself not to roll a nat 3 or lower and kill Itka's check. Bina has a +7) then taps Zelphari on the thigh. "Hey. I'll be scouting so do you mind if I carry the light and go first? I'll be careful with it, I promise."

If Zelph is cool with her carrying his wayfinder to light the way, Bina is happy to go first. Otherwise she'll go second or third. She'll be using the Scout exploration activity.

"No dead be wakened by me. But I have put a few back to sleep" says the aforementioned dwarf. Who almost, but not quite, cracks a smile.

"I can see in the dark better than any cat, where as that wayfinder of yours be a beacon that all but the blind must see. So here be hoping whatever is below is both deaf and blind."

"Well, I can't see in the dark, so I appreciate the light. In fact, I can provide some more if we need it."

Light cantrip ready as needed.

Hero Point to Khaul for going toe-to-toe with the cyclops zombie, and one to Bina for the internal monologue I've been enjoying.

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The shrine is dark and stinks of smoke, with coarse masonry walls coated in heavy soot and a 15-foot-tall ceiling. The fitted stone floor is obscured by mounds of burnt wood, broken furniture, ash, and soot. The piles of debris on the map are difficult terrain. Some of this debris still smolders, and looks hazardous.

Two hallways off this chamber end in mounds of rubble. A few crumbling stone pillars carved to depict flames still stand throughout this destroyed room — pillars nearly identical to those at the meeting site. A large iron brazier large enough to hold a person sits on a platform at the east end of the hall, surrounded by a channel of flammable black sludge and accessed by a small ramp.

As the Pathfinders enter the room, three skeletons rise from the ashes.

Round 1

Itka
Travis
Zelphari
Khaul
Bina
Red Skeleton
Green Skeleton
Blue Skeleton
Daraj

WOOT! Thanks!

Since we have two light sources, Bina doesn't really need to carry one. Should be light enough to see without her having to carry it. I really should get a wayfinder after this, though!

I assume everyone but Daraj was meant to be in bold? If I'm not supposed to go yet I apologize.

Bina frowns at the familiar-looking pillars, only to be jostled out of her inspection by rattling bones. "HOLYFRICKINHECK" she blurts, frantically pulling out her short sword. Seeing there's no meat on them to stab, she frowns and adjusts her grip slightly to accommodate sweeping strikes instead of slashing ones. Doesn't seem like it will be much better against bones but that's all she's got.

She hustles toward the northernmost skeleton, feet twisting and undulating side to side like a pair of serpents as she slide-steps to a rhythm only heard in her head. She even snaps the fingers of her free hand like she's mugging her way into battle.

The soundtrack in Bina's head is currently on "Still Feel" by Half-Alive.

♦ Draw sword.
♦ Stride 25 ft.
♦ Fascinating Performance vs Red Will DC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

If she beats its Will DC she gets Panache even if it isn't fascinated.

"Hmp." Of course they're skeletons. Peeved that her really cool spell would likely help them instead of hurt them, Itka limps forward along the wall a bit to get within range, then begins the harsh vocalizations to draw forth her go-to attack spell. Greasy black tendrils appear around a piece of ember-glowing debris and hurl it toward the green skeleton closest to her.

Telekinetic Projectile (B): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 121d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Any chance it does fire damage as well? (Wink wink)

◆ Stride, ◆◆ Cast a spell

Can we take it that we have our weapons drawn?

"More undeads..."

Seeing Itka putting herself right in the path of the skeletons, Zelphari quickly moves in front of the nearest one and swings his guisarme upon it.

vs green: +1 Guisarme: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 slashing damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Stride, Stride, Strike

Can't remember whether Zelphari has encountered skeletons before to know that bludgeoning works better, so decided not to use player knowledge.

Travis moves forward and considers his options, settling on the same approach he took with the zombie.

◆ Stride, ◆◆ Cast a spell - target Green with Disrupt Undead, DC 18.
Positive energy Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

I assume everyone but Daraj was meant to be in bold?

Any chance it does fire damage as well?

Unfortunately, no - from the spell description, "No specific traits or magic properties of the hurled item affect the attack or the damage." So, you can't do fire damage from hurling an ember, nor cold iron damage from throwing a piece of cold iron.

Rules question

It's 30' from you. I don't know if there's a physics rationale for it, it's just a game balance issue.

Can we take it that we have our weapons drawn?

Absolutely.

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Bina dances and fascinates the skeletons!

Itka moves up and hurls a stone with her mind, but it flies wide.

Zelphari strikes with his weapon, but the blade skates off the bones. resistance slashing

Travis casts a spell. Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18 The skeleton resists it, but takes a little damage. to be clear, no weakness

Round 1

Itka
Travis
Zelphari
Khaul
Bina
Red Skeleton (fascinated)
Green Skeleton (-2 hp)
Blue Skeleton
Daraj

I wasn't sure what time zone Khaul is in, so I wanted to give him a chance to post before his weekend, but I'm going to bot him now since it's officially weekend everywhere.

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Khaul leaps into action. "Hammer and Tongs!" he exclaims. Guess who has two thumbs and got Gods & Magic in the Humble Bundle? This guy.

He Strides twice and brings his warhammer down.

Warhammer: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

The skeleton collapses into ash.

Red is no longer fascinated due to multiple hostile actions against its allies.

Red doesn't appreciate good dancing. It reaches out, its neck elongating as a trail of ash, and bites at Bina's face at a distance.

Bite: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Piercing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Then it tries to kneecap her with its unnaturally long arms.

Claw, agile: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 4 = 18
Piercing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Claw, agile: 1d20 + 9 - 8 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 8 = 20
Piercing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Its persistence pays off.

Blue moves up and attacks Khaul.

Bite: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Piercing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Claw, agile: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 9 - 4 = 9
Piercing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Its attacks bounce off the dwarf's armor.

Round 1/2

Itka
Travis
Zelphari
Khaul
Bina (-10 hp)
Red Skeleton (fascinated)
Green Skeleton (-13 hp)
Blue Skeleton
Daraj

Itka watches her shot go wide. "Hmp." Realizing that the others are likely to be more successfull at hitting these things, she hobbles forward a bit to cast Guidance on Bina and Zelphari.

◆ Stride, ◆ Cast a Spell, ◆ Cast a spell

Seeing his guisarme glance harmlessly across the bones of the skeleton, Zelphari drops his weapon and pulls out the long bo stick across his back. He moves up beside Khaul and swings the weapon at the nearest skeleton.

vs red: Bo Staff, guidance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 1 = 21 bludgeoning dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Draw weapon, stride, strike

Daraj hopes that these creatures will burn better than the last ones.

◆ Stride
◆ Interact (draw a weapon)
◆ Strike

Lesser Alchemist's Fire vs. Red: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Fire Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7 plus 1 splash plus 1 persistent

Khaul steps forward to face the skeleton with blue bones.

"I'll hold this one, the rest of you be best finishing off the other beastie." he calls out.

Raising his shield he strikes at the thing, hoping to smash it to a pulp.

strike: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

"Gahh, Broken shards!"

Bina flinches back from the bony fingers tearing the flesh of her calf. It's not deep enough to sever the tendon and make the leg useless, but it's in rough shape so she steps a little more gingerly on it.

Despite the injury, she feels invigorated, smirking at the skeletal monstrosity. "Don't like dancing, huh? Everybody's a critic." She darts in and takes two quick swipes with her short sword.

♦ Step.
♦ Strike vs Red: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 S Dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
♦ Confident Finisher vs Red: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 4 = 10 S Dmg: 1d6 + 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + (2, 4) + 1 = 10

Even on a miss (as long as it's not a critical miss) she deals half the precision damage to the target (in this case, 3 damage). Of course it's probably resistant to slashing as well as piercing, which Bina is going to be very sad about.

Travis tries a different tactic, now casting divine lance to try and skewer the red one with goodly might!

Spell Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Itka casts guidance twice.

Zelphari steps up and whacks the skeleton very hard. Bludgeoning seems to be effective.

Daraj throws a fire bomb ... but the ashy skeletons don't seem to be affected. Resistance/immunity to fire

Khaul steps up and tries to bash with his shield.

Bina swipes with her shortsword, scoring contact, but not doing damage. resistance/immunity slashing She confidently strikes, but the blade bounces off the hard bones.

Travis calls on Chaldira's might, but the skeleton dodges the lance of good.

The Red skeleton reaches out with claws to attack Bina.

Claw: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Slashing: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Claw, agile: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 9 - 4 = 9
Slashing: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Claw, agile: 1d20 + 9 - 8 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 8 = 19
Slashing: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

The last one catches her.

Blue also mindlessly slashes at Khaul.

Claw: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Slashing: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Claw, agile: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 4 = 6
Slashing: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Claw, agile: 1d20 + 9 - 8 ⇒ (11) + 9 - 8 = 12
Slashing: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Round 1/2

Itka
Travis
Zelphari
Khaul
Bina (-17 hp)
Red Skeleton (-10 hp)
Green Skeleton (-13 hp)
Blue Skeleton
Daraj

"Surely there's someone in this city that isn't fireproof."

◆ Stride
◆ Interact (draw a weapon)
◆ Strike

Clan Dagger: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Daraj whips out his clan dagger and bonks the skeleton, which collapses into ash.

Round 2

Itka
Travis
Zelphari
Khaul
Bina (-17 hp)
Red Skeleton (-14 hp)
Green Skeleton (-13 hp)
Blue Skeleton
Daraj

"Surely there's someone in this city that isn't fireproof."

Just the artifacts at the Blakros Museum.

Keeping his shield raised, Khaul bashes twice at the skeleton, trying to reduce it to shards.
attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
attack: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 5 = 18
B damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

”bonks the skeleton”? :P

Without hesitation, Zelphari turns his attention to the final skeleton, moving around to flank it with Khaul before attempting to smash it to smithereens with a might swing.

vs blue (flat-footed): Bo Staff: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 bludgeoning dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Stride, stride, strike

Clan daggers have Versatile B, so, yes, "bonks" is appropriate.

After her deft display fizzles out into absolutely nothing, the wind completely leaves Bina's sails and she begins to feel the extent of her injuries. Should have bought more potions instead of this stupid useless sword, she thinks miserably. Dropping the weapon on the ground, she tries to find her footing once more before swinging out with her fists.

◇ Drop weapon.
♦ Fascinating Performance vs Red: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
♦ Unarmed Strike vs Red (Lethal): 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 - 2 = 6 B Dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
♦ Unarmed Strike vs Red (Lethal, MAP): 1d20 + 7 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 7 - 2 - 4 = 6 B Dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

And we're back in form. Hoorah. /facepalm

Travis shrugs at his lack of quality aim, and goes back to trying to use his cantrip to disrupt undead.

Disrupt undead - DC 18, target red

Cane thumping in time to the beat of her allies' attacks, Itka hustles forward and casts her spell again, aiming for the one flanked by Khaul and Zelphari. Hmp. The dead don't go down easily.

Telekinetic Projectile (B): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 181d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

My apologies ... I somehow clicked away the new posts in this game and was wondering why there were no new posts! Also, I forgot to take Red off the map yesterday.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Khaul, Zelphari, Itka, and Travis all combine to take down the remaining skeleton.

Bina does a moonwalk in the corner. It's very impressive to non-undead.

End of combat!

PC damage:
Itka
Travis
Zelphari
Khaul
Bina (-17 hp)
Daraj

I will let you sort out healing amongst yourselves. There is no apparent time pressure.

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Examination of the room reveals a few things.

The cult kept a hidden cache. The thin plaster hiding the cache from sight burnt away in the fire, revealing the stash behind a wall. Inside, the Pathfinders find a scroll of flaming sphere. Treasure Bundle, also, useful!

Khaul looks around the room, checking his shield for any new scratches that might need to be worked out of it.

perc DC15: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

"Them carvings enough to give nightmares." he shrugs after spending a few moments in contemplation of them. "Demon of forest fires eh. Why would anyone worship something like that?"

He gives up in disgust and kicks around the debris for a few moments.
crafting: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

He bends down. "Someone had an interest in the Blackros museum... I wonder how old this exhibit is?" He looks at it for any dates of interest.

"Interesting.. This paper is not normal.. it has been alchemically treated to resist fire and water. Resisting fire means it is likely not a result of someone who ever is in leage with the demon. It's not much to go on.. but might give us an idea where to head."

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

In another lifetime, a scroll of flaming sphere would have been of great interest to Daraj. But here, he is ready to move on.

Zelphari retrieves his discarded guisarme before approaching Bina, worried about her wounds. "I have a couple of healing potions if that would help."

Perception DC15: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

While Zelphari can technically use the scroll, he is likely tied down with melee in combat rather than casting and sustaining the spell.

Dang! I knew I should've taken Trick Magic Item when I leveled up! I didn't think Itka would have learned that before learning to Recognize Spells, so I was trying not to metagame. Oh, well.

"Hmp. Bina. I, too, have a minor healing potion you can use if you need it." Once Bina's on the mend, Itka thumps around with her cane, examining the space. "Hmp. We should stop by to tell Shristi Melipdra about this before we head to the Blakros Museum."

Perception DC 15: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

As she pokes about the scene, something on the wall catches her eye. "Hmp. Something's here." She begins carefully clearing away the soot.

Religion DC 17: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Her eyes narrow to slits as a thoroughly disgusted and loathing expression takes over her face. In a deep growl, she remarks: "Hmp. Urexhl. Not surprised." Too much in common with Zon Kuthon. May they both experience all the pain and misery they've caused for all eternity!

Bina, covered in vicious gashes spurting blood in fat rivulets down her torso and face, looks at Zelph and Itka and mumbles woozily, "That'd be lovely."

"We should stop by to tell Shristi Melipdra about this before we head to the Blakros Museum."

Shristi Melipdra asks the Pathfinders what they found.

Khaul sighs, and digs into his waist band.

"Here lassie. I be having one too. No point in me holding onto it while you are still trying to hold your insides... inside."

He adds while handing over his own emergency potion.

Shristi decides this warrants further investigation. “The cultists were meeting in a hidden shrine dedicated to Urxehl. I’ve ordered the area closed until it’s been properly chronicled, so the site’s still pristine. I’ll give you directions if you make sure to tread lightly."

Shristi asks for a thorough report of everything you found in the shrine when you return to his office.

Looking absolutely miserable, Bina plops down with the three (I think?) health potions from Khaul, Itka, and Zelphari. "Thanks," she mumbles.

Minor Healing Potion (Zelph): 1d8 ⇒ 6

Minor Healing Potion (Itka): 1d8 ⇒ 6

She hands Khaul back his potion. "That should suffice. Thanks though."

Feeling better, she follows the others back to Shristi, wiping her blade with a filthy kerchief as they go.

Once they return to the Sleepless Suns, she gives a quick rundown of what happened and what they found.

To be clear, I actually need the rundown.

Oh, gotcha.

Bina ticks off one short little finger with each new item.

"We went to the shrine. Then we got attacked by skeletons. Then we found this" she produces the pamphlet for the Blackros Museum "just kind of lying around. That symbol there was on the cyclops zombie that attacked us in the sewers. Seems awful coincidental there's a pamphlet here for a cyclops exhibit after we got attacked by a cyclops zombie earlier, yeah?"

She turns to the others. "I forget anything?"

"Yeah, there were all those pictures from the shrine."

He thinks as he describes it. "It was a mural depicted a towering troll-like demon with wide horns cavorting through a burning Absalom. The demon has a grotesque, barbed tongue, a heavy spiked club, and lightning sparking from its eyes."

He does his best to sketch it.
craft: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

"We believe it is a depiction of Urexhl"

As everyone skips ahead in the narrative, Itka glowers. As soon as she can get a word in edgewise, her gravelly voice grates: "Hmp. The lock on the entrance was broken, the door was ajar, and there was smoke coming up from below. When we got down there, it seemed the fire had been lit quite a while before we arrived. There were piles of smoldering debris scattered about the floor, nearly spent. Whoever did that is several steps ahead of us. Hmp."

"Don't forget the connections to the museum! Maybe we should go talk to someone with the Blackros' to see if they sent the expedition? Or maybe some visitor of their's did it?"

Sorry - this last few days and the next week will keep me occupied with family matters. I will check in as available - meanwhile, anyone can "use me" for healing purposes. So I could have used 2 Heal spells in a 30' readius mode instead of those potions (keep them for later), and that would have applied the 12 healing to everyone, not just Bina. After that, how does everyone look?

"The demon has a grotesque, barbed tongue, a heavy spiked club, and lightning sparking from its eyes."

He does his best to sketch it.

Shristi isn't very impressed by the drawing, but takes several notes as Khaul is describing the demon.

"We went to the shrine. Then we got attacked by skeletons. Then we found this" she produces the pamphlet for the Blackros Museum "just kind of lying around."

"Maybe we should go talk to someone with the Blackros' to see if they sent the expedition? Or maybe some visitor of their's did it?"

"Yes, that seems like a good idea. I don't know about you, but it seems like there's been an awful lot of incidents there in the past."

I could have used 2 Heal spells in a 30' readius mode instead of those potions (keep them for later), and that would have applied the 12 healing to everyone, not just Bina.

I think Bina was the only one that was hurt. I think she may still be hurt. You can use the 2-action version of Heal (which heals 1d8+8 to a single target), or, if you have non-magical healing, you can save the spell for combat.

I will move us to the Blakros Museum once healing is settled, please make sure your taglines are updated, even though nothing ever goes wrong at the Blakros Museum.

Happy to give those potions back and take a healing spell instead. Bina was down 17, so two would guarantee full HP and one would put her about where she is now but without having to use anyone's consumables. I would say the latter is probably better, and you can save the other spell for the next scrap we get into.

Going to roll for Travis once.

2-action Heal on Bina: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

You'll start the encounter -6 (22/28) and Travis used one heal.

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The Blakros Museum is a basalt building located in the Wise Quarter, a district known as a center of learning with streets thronged by students, professors, and government officials.

As the Pathfinders approach the museum, they notice an unnatural storm spirals around Blakros Museum, battering the building with torrential rain and a barrage of lightning that strikes just outside the doors and windows. The gardens around the building are aflame, burning despite the deluge. Crowds flee the deadly storm in a panicked, chaotic stampede of tears and screams.

This is a skill challenge. Each stage lasts for more than 1 combat round, but less than 1 exploration round, so the time will be a little loosey-goosey. You can cast spells, although clearly you won't have much time to rest inside the museum so be judicious in using your resources from this point forward.

Challenge #1: A young dwarf stumbles out of the Blakros Museum. The heavy wind at his back makes it hard for him to control his movements, and he’s tossed into and trampled by the stampeding crowd, sustaining an injury to his leg in the process.

You can ignore him and move on, you can carry him to safety (and lose a bit of time), or you can heal him (magical or non-magical).

The party decides to ignore him ... ?

Was waiting for someone with medicine check or something, but if not...

The kind-hearted Zelphari rushes forward while pulling out a small vial. He urges the dwarf to down the content while supporting him away from the stampede.

That's a minor healing potion, the one Bina would have drunk.

He thanks the Pathfinders profusely for their aid.

"My name is Algrid, an intern at the Blakros Museum. While I was cleaning the entryway, I saw an intruder with a single glowing red eye appear in a burst of black energy."

Terrified, he fled into the streets for help.

"Please, help them! I don’t see any of the employees or patrons here, they must still be inside."

The supernaturally heavy rain batters the team. Everyone takes 1 bludgeoning damage!

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Challenge #2

Crowds of citizens stampede away from the area in fear. To get through the crowd, each Pathfinder must attempt one of the following skill checks: a Perception check to spot a path through the crowd, a Diplomacy check to calm the crowd, or a Intimidation check to scare the crowd into parting.

Party Status:

Bina (-1 hp)
Daraj (-1 hp)
Itka (-1 hp)
Khaul (-1 hp)
Travis (-1 hp)
Zelphari (-1 hp)

With a booming voice that only being a commander in a mercenary band could have trained, Zelphari calls out to the crowd, "CLEAR A PATH! WE ARE COMING THROUGH!!!"

intimidation: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Daraj hopes his small stature allows him to find an easy path through the crowd.

Narrator: His stature was like an experienced chef's, which is to say, not small.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19