[PFS] Your Song of the Sea Wïtch (Inactive)

Game Master Yours is mined

Ferdrin glances at Gill for several moments, deciding if he's satisfied with his answers.

Hmm, new player in Eastgate. I suppose that could make sense...

He then refocuses at Aldar's more direct question.

Yes, it seems we should be off quickly without lingering in further discussion.

Ready to go!

Raelene opens her pack, "OK, drop it in and let's get moving."

"Okay, then let me contact a couple of people that might be able to tell us more about the connection to Gilltown and ady Ollysta."

In case it is possible to gather information - diplomacy: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (13) + 23 = 36

Leaving Chez Gill and making your way through the streets towards Gilltown, the dinner rush is clearly over as the next phase of the Eastgate district’s busy nightlife ramps up.

Hundreds of locals are on the streets, moving from the residential neighborhoods towards places of business and leisure. In the distance the sounds of chattering voices, stamping feet, and even the occasional cry of traveling elephants breaks through the din.

Xiao Junior asks a young couple holding hands whether they’ve heard any news about Gilltown and Ollysta Zadrian.

“Yeah, yeah. Ollysta Whats’erface ... I know her! She’s that dozy do-gooder been buying up any bit o’ junk with an evil cantrip attached to it. She’s been spotted gettin' ripped off all over Eastgate!”

“She was in mah brother’s ‘hood last week and I’ve heard Gilltown right now. Doesn’t seem ta be a pattern to her wanderings.”

His boyfriend adds “There’s a new Crime Lord here in Eastgate. Supposedly a recent arrival from Tien Shore. Gillfolk call him the ‘Sea Witch.’”

“My uncle says he’s seen him. But Unc likes a wee dram, see? Reckons the guy’s a monster – literally. Like with fish eyes, fangs, bat-wings and tentacles. Breathes water and lives somewhere deep in the flooded bit o' the Gillfolk tunnels. That’s why none o’ his rivals have been able to knock him off, see?”

⛔

The noise recedes into the background as Xiao Junior directs the group down a side-street.

Yargos Gill glances at the bent street-sign as the party hustles past. “Ledford Way.”

“Named after a notorious, vertically-challenged local. This way will take us straight into Gilltown. Bypassing Azlant Road, which will be swarming tonight! It should only ...”

The scholar’s lecturette trails off as two pairs of fit thugs emerge at each entrance to cut the alley off from the adjoining streets.

One of them steps forward, clutching a rock in one hand and a shiv in the other. “Library Police. Heard tell you've got a book overdue. How about you just hand it over, and save us all some trouble?”

Party buffs: flag-bearer: +1 to hit/+1 to damage.

Cade
Brakkik
--
Toughs East
--
Ferdrin
Aldar
Raelene
Xiao Junior ☤ 37/42 hp
--
Toughs West

Cade & Brakkik lead us off!

The Battle Map is also at the top of the page.

How long has it been since we were dealing with the false-angel? Mage Armor still up?

Brakkik glances one way, then glances the other. Do we want to hurt them? They haven't hurt us yet, but it certainly looks like they want to... Nodding decisively, he steps between Raelene and Ferdrin and plucks a faintly-glowing bottle from his mouth. "Bombsh avay!"

Bomb, PBS, Flag vs Green: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 15
Fire damage, PBS, Flag: 2d6 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2, 6) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 14
Splash damage, Reflex 15 to halve: 6 = 6

Yellow Reflex DC 15, modifier added off screen: 1d20 ⇒ 17

Brakkik’s bomb smashes against green-eyes’ forehead and *ERUPTS* in flame like a Molotov cocktail, burning rapidly through the thug’s turban, face and hair, leaving him staggered and screaming.

Yellow is fortunate to have suffered as little damage as he has –– so far …

Round #1:

Party buffs: flag-bearer: +1 to hit/+1 to damage.

Cade
Brakkik
--
Green thug staggered, 0 hp
Yellow thug -3
--
Ferdrin
Aldar
Raelene
Xiao Junior ☤ 37/42 hp
--
Blue thug
Red thug

Cade!

The Battle Map is also at the top of the page.

Cade looks at Yargos as he unsheathes his kukris, "Try to stay back. We'll handle this". He then rolls his head, bones cracking, as he settles into Cat Crossing the Courtyard.

Assuming the 2 on the left are non-casters/range, Cade will ready an action to full attack the first enemy that comes into range. @Party - feel free to swarm the ones on the right, Cade will try to hold the line.

Ranged thunderstone – cover – range increment vs AC 5: 1d20 + 2 - 6 ⇒ (9) + 2 - 6 = 5

Green throws a piece of dead, gray coral over Ferdrin’s head, and then drops still smoking from the effort.

The thunderstone lands between Cade and Ferdrin with a *BANG*

Everyone, please make a DC 15 Fort save or be deafened for one hour.

Yargos Gill Fort DC 15, modifier added off-screen: 1d20 ⇒ 6

The older man drops to the alley, seemingly unconscious.

Once the sonic *BOOM* has passed, Yellow-belt charges Ferdrin, his short sword held high.

Yellow mwk coral short sword + charge on flat-footed Ferdrin: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 3 + 2 = 25 *crit threat*
piercing damage + sneak attack: 1d6 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 2 + (5) = 12

Yellow Confirm Crit + charge on flat-footed Ferdrin: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 3 + 2 = 21 Confirms!
extra crit piercing damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Round #1:

Party buffs: flag-bearer: +1 to hit/+1 to damage.

Everyone, please make a DC 15 Fort save or be deafened for one hour.

Cade Readied action
Brakkik
--
Green thug -1 hp, unconscious, bleeding out
Yellow thug down 3, AC -2 for charge
--
Ferdrin ☤ 7/22 hp
Aldar
Raelene
Xiao Junior ☤ 37/42 hp
--
Blue thug
Red thug

Ferdrin, Aldar, Raelene & Xiao Junior are go!

The Battle Map is also at the top of the page.

Fortitude, DC15: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

With his ears ringing, Ferdrin backs up and nervously fishes a wand out of his pack.

[5' step] W
[move] draw wand of cure light wounds
[standard] activate wand
Spellcraft, DC20: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20 Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

"We are not going to be intimidated by evil minions!" Xiao shouts.

Inspire Courage is active in addition to flagbearer. So net effects:
+1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls and +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls. +2 to hit and damage!

Xiao then moves.

Fortitude vs DC 15: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Brakkik cheers before realizing that might be an inappropriate response to getting bombed back.

fort save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Undeterred by the ringing in his ears, Aldar rushes towards the two thugs on the left and tries to disable them.

unarmed strike vs red, charge: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 16
non-lethal damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5

Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

[dice=Spellcraft, DC20]1d20+11 [dice=Cure Light Wounds]1d8+1

Correction from discussion: My UMD is +8 so this didn't make it (but it's not a nat1 so he can continue to try). OTOH, if someone else has some healing handy he could also utilize his next actions for something more effective like a summon monster ii.

OTOH, if someone else has some healing handy he could also utilize his next actions for something more effective like a summon monster ii.

Raelene always has healing handy. At least, it will be a sad, sad day when she doesn't.

Fortitude save vs DC 15: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Raelene peripherally sees the coral flying over Fedrin's head but she is too busy clutching her holy symbol and silently asking her goddess to once again protect and heal the worthy, mentioning Ferdrin and Xiao specifically. She turns to glare at the hooded figure menacing the group from the west, making sure that none of the bandits/thugs are included in the blessing. She gives a momentary thought to Yargos and only slightly reluctantly includes him in her efforts. Raelene steps between the main group and those threatening them.

Selective Channel positive energy to heal 30 ft burst, DC 16 Will save to halve: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 6) + 1 = 12
One (Blue) creature excluded from channelling takes an amount of fire damage equal to the die result for healing and is dazzled for 1 round by the light of these flames. A successful saving throw against channel energy halves the fire damage and negates the dazzled effect.

Move, Selective Channel Positive Energy to heal

Xiao Junior Fort DC 15: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
deaf bard 20% bardic performance fail, high is good in d20 games: 1d100 ⇒ 23

Although deafened, Xiao manages to pull off a successful bardic performance worthy of Ludwig Van himself!

♪

Also overcoming deafness, Aldar charges Red Eyes and delivers a solid flying kick to her solar plexus, before landing catlike back on his feet.

Ferdrin steps back but fails to activate his healing wand. Fortunately, Raelene moves to assist, healing the arcanist, as well as Xiao Junior, Yargos Gill AND YELLOW!

Blue Will (modifier added off screen) vs channel energy DC 16: 1d20 ⇒ 12

Blue Mask screams in pain as he is burnt and dazzled by the ultraviolet and x-radiation of the SUN!

“Evil witch! She butt-kisses the Sun Demon Nurgal NOT the Dawnflower!”

🌞

Blue attempts to cartwheel past Aldar’s swift-moving fists.

blue acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

He fails, and Aldar may take an Attack of Opportunity.

Cade's readied action also fails to go off as Red and Blue (if still up after the AoO) mix it up with Aldar.

"Never bring fists to a sword-fight, fool."

Dazzled Blue mwk coral short sword + flank on Aldar: 1d20 + 3 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 - 1 = 6
piercing damage + sneak attack: 1d6 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (6) = 12

Red mwk coral short sword + flank on Aldar: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9
piercing damage + sneak attack: 1d6 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 2 + (6) = 13

Round #2:

Party buffs: inspire courage, flag-bearer: +2 to hit/+2 to damage.

Cade
Brakkik
--
Green thug -1 hp, unconscious, bleeding out
Yellow thug down 3, AC -2 for charge
--
Ferdrin ☤ 19/22 hp, deaf
Aldar deaf, may AoO Blue
Raelene
Xiao Junior ☤ Full Health, deaf
--
Blue thug -12, bloodied burnt, dazzled
Red thug -5 NL

Cade & Brakkik at the top of Round 2! Aldar may take an AoO against Blue.

The Battle Map is also at the top of the page.

"Vhoopsh!" Brakkik steps back quickly before spitting another glowing bottle at the thug. "Ptouvey!"

Bomb, PBS, IC, Flag: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 28
Fire damage, PBS, IC, Flag: 2d6 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 9

5 ft step and spit throw bomb, excluding Xiao's square with Precise Bombs. Did the thug evade all the splash damage from the first bomb with the successful Reflex save to halve?

They can both take AoOs against me before they reach flanking position as I attempt to disarm Blue. Any damage I take subtracts from the following disarm CMB.

disarm: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 2 = 20

Aldar takes his AoO in the form of a disarm as he grabs the wrist of blue and twists, attempting to take the sword from his hand.

"You seem to have brought the swords for me." he says a little too loudly after being deafened.

Assuming that is successful, Aldar will take the sword into his own hands rather than dropping it to the ground.

Ahhh, so sorry that I missed the fort save. I will use my lessons of chaldira trait reroll to reroll the failed saving throw.

lessons of chaldira, fort reroll: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

Seeing that Aldar is fighting alone, Cade reluctantly leaves the vulnerable Yargos to assist, [b]"Keep your eyes on Yargos while I help with those two,". Ears still ringing... I wonder if they'll even hear that... no time to worry about that now... terrains a bit rough... Capo Ferro... high slice... fall back to Agrippa...

Cade moves and single attacks blue.
kukri+1, power attack, party, flank: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 9 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 27
damage, power attack, party: 1d3 + 5 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 4 + 2 = 12

"OK team, yell if you want my attention," Raelend calls out as her fellow Pathfinders dash around to assist each other.

green stabilize, modifier added off screen: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Brakkik successfully fire-bombs Yellow, causing second and third degree burns to the bandit’s torso and neck. If he survives the battle, the youth will suffer heavy scarring.

Thanks to learning well the lessons of Chaldira, Xiao Junior’s deafness ends before it even began!

Dazzled Blue AoO short sword on Aldar: 1d20 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 - 1 = 10
piercing damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Red AoO short sword on Aldar: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
piercing damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Blue misses, but Red stabs Aldar’s hand as it reaches for Blue’s short sword, causing the monk to recoil before he can disarm the masked male marauder.

Risking leaving Yargos Gill’s slumped form, Cade takes a leaf from the thieves’ handbook, backstabbing Blue-mask with his kukri, sending the thug instantly to the Boneyard.

🌚

As Green-eye’s life force burns lower, Yellow calculates his odds of winning, and withdraws to the east out of Pathfinder sight. No AoOs

Round #2:

Party buffs: inspire courage, flag-bearer: +2 to hit/+2 to damage.

Cade
Brakkik
--
Green thug -2 hp, unconscious, bleeding out
Yellow thug Withdrawn, down 12, burnt
--
Ferdrin ☤ 19/22 hp, deaf
Aldar ☤ 23/31 hp, deaf
Raelene
Xiao Junior ☤ Full Health, deaf
--
Blue thug DEAD
Red thug -5 NL

Ferdrin, Aldar, Raelen & Xiao Junior are go!

The Battle Map is also at the top of the page.

Xiao junior will immediately misfortune the short sword attack of opportunity on Aldar!

Immediate action.

Ferdin slaps the side of his head like he's trying to get water out of his ear and begins to attempt a spell in earnest. The group notices that his verbal incantations are particularly loud to make up for the hearing loss...

[standard] Cast magic missile
Spell failure?: 1d100 ⇒ 11

He jumbles the words horribly and the spell fails.

Misfortuned Red AoO short sword on Aldar: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
piercing damage from above: 6 + 2 = 8

Xiao Junior warps time and space like he’s riding a black hole, causing the tip of Red Face’s coral blade to pass above and below the lips of Aldar’s SHOUTING mouth, somehow doing no damage.

📡

Without all of his five senses, Freddy continues to struggle with his eldritch talents. Perhaps allowing the arcanist to experience how his future party rogue feels in combat, at the Twentieth Power Valence.

Round #2:

Party buffs: inspire courage, flag-bearer: +2 to hit/+2 to damage.

Cade
Brakkik
--
Green thug -2 hp, unconscious, bleeding out
Yellow thug Withdrawn, down 12, burnt
--
Ferdrin ☤ 19/22 hp, deaf
Aldar ☤ Full Health, deaf
Raelene
Xiao Junior still has a move + std this round, I believe?
--
Blue thug DEAD
Red thug -5 NL

Aldar, Raelene & Xiao Junior are up!

The Battle Map is also at the top of the page.

Aldar aims three attacks as the pressure points of the enemy in front of him.

unarmed strike, inspiring flag style: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 2 = 19
non-lethal damage: 1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 2 = 5
unarmed strike, inspiring flag style: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 = 14
non-lethal damage: 1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 2 = 4

Ki point for another attack if they are still up.
unarmed strike, inspiring flag style: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 2 = 24
non-lethal damage: 1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 2 = 9

Raelene watches, waiting to see where/if she is needed.

Will post actions after the others have gone and I know if any of the attackers are still active.

Aldar puts the pressure on Red Mask, and two shakes of flag-holding fist later, she folds like a Poker fish holding rags.

green stabilize: 1d20 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) - 2 + 2 = 12

We are Out of Combat!

Yargos Gill’s eyes suddenly *snap* open but he remains down, surveying the carnage with a worm’s eye view.

The Pathfinders can scavenge two thunder-corals, three tanglefoot bags, three potion vials and three masterwork coral short swords, whose style matches the two coral daggers discovered at the Gill residence.

Ferdrin sighs with relief as the last foe falls.

That was... sudden. Sorry for my frailty there everyone, but I managed to keep my eyes open and my head up. Here... let me inspect those vials, though I already have a good idea about what they ought to be.

He takes the vials and proclaims Activate Arcane Tongue!

Looking around at the party and, chuckling sheepishly, he concedes. Okay okay, just kidding. I shall detect magic in them. #mageDadJokes

Spellcraft, tasty potions: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

Raelene ensures all her Pathfinder team are fully healed before they move on.

Let me know what you need and roll the dice. She has wands of both CLW and if needed CMW.

What race(s) were the thugs? Does anyone else wonder why we're seeing all the coral gear?

Seeing Gill's eyes open, Cade moves to help him up.

"Are you all right? Are these friends of yours?"

Seeing Gill's eyes open, Cade moves to help him up. "Are you all right? Are these friends of yours?"

The scholar gets to his feet slowly, points to both ears and shakes his head.

Then he smiles thinly at Cade and *shrugs* “Netter seen gem ‘afore in my wife.’”

It’s obvious Gill is telling the truth.

Stowing the potions away, he then turns to the bodies of the four thugs.

Knowledge (local): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Hmm, all Tien. All humans.

He turns back to Gill.

Any reasons you could think of why that would be? Ferdrin asks, hoping the detail jogs his memory (not necessarily that he's lying).

"These blades match the ones from the altar, so clearly these thugs were involved before this incident. They probably followed us here.

But if that's the case, then what ritual were they performing? And why let us take the book only to attack us later if they were in possession of it already?" ponders Cade aloud.

Unless Gill was involved with them some how... or this isn't Gil, but another disguise?

Any reasons you could think of why that would be?

“Got neally.”

Gill *shrugs* again. “Gaybe hare all from the game gamily? GI’m gardly an hexpert gon Geeksgate’s Funderworld. GI’m gan occult histrory dohlar.”

He pauses for a moment, as if wondering if it’s worth mentioning …

“Gaygent Gungor’s young gupple mendshoned ga jew Grime Cross goriginally grom Ten Shore. Pr'aps ghis slop twerked for jim?”

“Goh, gar gwe weddy twoo go unto Gillgown gow?”

Yargos Gill looks at you expectantly. “Pr'aps Gwady Owwista gan ganswer summat gwor queer-gies?”

Aldar looks on a bit bewildered by the gibberish coming from Yargos Gill's mouth. He tries to translate what the man says...slowly. "Maybe there are all the same family? I'm hardly an... expert on... Westgate's Underworld. I'm an occult history scholar."

Sighing, he continues when Yargos speaks again, "Gaygunt Gungor's? young couple mentioned a new crime boss originally from... Ten Shore? Perhaps... [these people] worked for him?"

"Oh, are we ready to go into... Gilltown now? Perhaps...somebody... can answer... some more of your queries?" Aldar suggests.

Raelene leans in and whispers "Tien Xia?"

“Oh yesh, that makesh shenshe.” Brakkik nods along, apparently not having any problems understanding Gill’s garbled speech. “Did ve vant to ashk them any queshtionsh, or shall ve keep moving?”

Xiao junior thinks after Brakkik’s statement and nods.

“Well, let me talk to them!“

He steps towards one of the fallen and uses smelling salt to wake them up.

“We know that you are part of a crime family and we understand that your honor or is at stake! Please be aware that your life is not at stake here! Tell us what you know and we can protect you! We can help you to get out!“ he says with determination.

diplomacy : 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (10) + 23 = 33

Red and Green are both unconscious, but are down less than a handful of hit points. One CLW wanding will bring one around, or Raelene can channel to get them both.

Let me know what you’re doing here.

“Whaaa ….”

The bandits don’t seem impressed with Xiao Junior’s attempts at Diplomacy.

“Tell us what you know.“

“Water’s wet. Unless life hands you sugar and water, your lemonade is going to SUCK! You never realize what you got ‘til it’s gone – toilet paper being a prime example.”

The defeated thug *rolls* her eyes. “Gotta be more specific, cutter.”

“Then I might rattle me bonebox for a little jink.”

Ferdrin looks closely at Yargo Gill.

Is he becoming... impaired?

Heal: 1d20 ⇒ 3 Who knows? Not Freddy!

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Ferdrin watches warily to see how Xiao deals with the thugs' attitude.

Xiao raises an eyebrow!

"So you are mocking me! Me! If you do not want to be torn apart by my machinations then you will start taling now! Now!" he says forcefully.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

“Look, basher. We’re jus’ lookin’ to give this birdcage the laugh, see?”

Though she acts like she hears threats all the time, you sense the brigand is willing to help you – if you can bridge the communication gap.

“You want us to turn stag on the high-ups? Ace. But a little garnish is the quickest way to the chant.”

“Then you just has to ask a Blood what Dark you want dragged into the daylight, ya ken?”

Raelene waits for her companions to make sure the brigands are secure before she channels to heal all.

Channel positive energy to heal 30 ft burst, DC 16 Will save to halve: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 3) + 1 = 9

Cade nudges Xiao and speaks quietly, away from the prisoners, "I think they want a bribe,".

"Perhaps now that you are feeling a little better, you may reconsider providing some useful information?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14 +2 vs. good creatures, +2 to convince evil creatures to act against its nature

Raelene's glance at her companions and quietly muttered "Before you start feeling worse again," may have undermined her attempt to sweet-talk the ruffians.

Once Raelene’s channelled, the female thug’s complexion improves and with slow movements and her hands raised she moves to help pull the badly burned green-eyes to his feet.

“Tutt, Tutt … You’ll have them ‘orrid scars for life, Zheng. With your puss mind, might be an improvement overall.”

She hooks her thumbs at you. “Bazza’s is in the dead book. Jiang’s given this lot the laugh –– Oh and us too, mind. The sod. Now the Clueless want us to give’m the chant! I say sod ‘em, but I don’t rattle me bonebox for you.”

The green-eyed man named Zheng examines the red welts on the backs of his hands, feels down his face gently, and *grimaces* as the tight-lipped female plants her backside in the trash-filled gutter.

“Our guv’nor, well ex-guv’nor now, is a cove called the Sea Witch. A new arrival in the burg, who’s taken over most of the street action in Gilltown and other parts ‘round the Eastgate canals.”

The man named Zheng continues. “Anyways, Sea Witch sent word yon leather-head Yargos Gill had this old book he wanted, called the Infernal Incantation. Told us to peel him right 'ere and now.”

“Nothing personal, un'erstand? We were just doing what we we’re told. Now Fi and me gotta pike this birdcage, berk. For good!”

“Sea Witch don’t like failure see?”