[Gameday X] GM Zin's CORE 6-12 Scions of the Sky Key, Part 1: On Sharrowsmith's Trail (Inactive)

Game Master Zin Z'arin

Remember always offer opportunity for redemption young Arbarath

DO YOU SURRENDER! Calls out Arbarath then readies a swing for when they don't

Arbarath, does that attack include my +1 from touch of destiny, if not, that is a 16 to hit.

Grok?

Xusius moves so as to get into a position where he will have a clear line of sight for some ranged spells (hopefully).

Mordana grants Arbarath a small bit of fortune for her coming attack.

Xusius moves into a better position to target the remaining kobolds.

Arbarath calls for surrender and readies an attack in case they don't.

Not only do they not surrender, but more kobolds start coming out of the surrounding woods!

Arbarath quickly obliterates the kobold nearest her when it steps forward to attack. The other nearby kobold also charges the enlarged barbarian. AoO vs Yellow from Arbarath

The new kobolds join the fray, each charging forward to engage the enlarged warriors. One slips under Arbarath's defenses, drawing blood. Another two surround Grok, threatening him from both sides. AoOs vs blue and purple from Grok

Round 2 (bold may act!)

Grok (-3 hp?; enlarge person 8 rounds; AoOs vs blue and purple pending)
Mordana (-1 con)
Xusius
Arbarath (-3 or -5 hp?; enlarge person 4 minutes; AoO vs yellow pending)
Kobolds

Xusius moves up again and casts a Scorching Ray at the green Kobold to the left.

Scorching Ray: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 184d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 2, 1) = 14

Apologies for the delays. Work got in the way

Seeing his foes vanquished only to be replaced by more, Grok is almost pleased. Using his training he fends off his attacker.

AoO Blue: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 dmg: 1d8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 = 17
AoO Purple: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Seeing that one of the kobolds has crossed his defense, Grok drops his longspear, "Rejoice, for your redemption is at hand!" draws his greatsword and strikes at the standing kobold.

Free action: Drop longspear
Move action: Draw GReatsword
Standard action: Attack Purple kobold
Greatsword atk: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 dmg: 2d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 8 + 2 = 14

attack aoo: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Mordana will 5 foot step and cast acid splash on the closest kobold west of her. hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 vs touch dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 1 acid.

Wonderful connection issues

As the kobolds evade his attempt to stop tem and land two blows Ararath gets angry and in a rage swings at yellow again

attack with rage and enlarge person: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
enlarged elven curved blade: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (8, 4) + 10 = 22

current AC 11 hp 12/17

Grok destroys one of the kobolds with his longspear as it rushes up to him but misses as he tries to catch the other. No worry, though, as his greatsword is at hand and is just as deadly; a focused strike does it. Blue and purple dead

Mordana tries to conjure a splash of acid into one of the kobold's faces, but Arbarath's enormous form is too much to target around.

Xusius catches one of the kobolds with a scorching ray before it can join the fray. Green dead

Arbarath kills one of the kobold's threatening her with a massive overhand strike. Yellow dead

The last kobold attacking Arbarath drives its spear at her ankle, but can't connect.

Another kobold, this one much better outfitted, comes out of the woods and charges at Grok with a rapier held confidently and a bloodthirsty cry. He slips through Grok's defenses and draws blood quickly. AoO pending vs pink dashed; also, I have your AC at 14 with enlarge person, but you show 12; am I missing something?

Round 3 (bold may act!)
Grok (-8/10 hp; enlarge person 7 rounds)
Mordana (-1 con)
Xusius
Arbarath (-5/17 hp; enlarge person 4 minutes)
Kobolds
- cyan
- pink dashed

Xusius moves up to the miners and begins to untie them while saying, "We haf come to rescue zou. Are zere eeny more of zour comrades we need to find?"

Mordana will take a step and try it again, this time on the north one. the pink one, she thinks maybe if she aims higher she will hit the thing, as she readjusts her hand. hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 vs touch dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Grok's frightening tusked grin reveals his orc nature, his reverence to battle and violence fueling his blows. Foe after foe are his blessings, combat his great redeeming prayer.

As the new kobold appears from the jungle and strikes with his rapier, Grok laughs "Ha! Late to the ball with that toothpick, princess?!". he swings his greatsword with unexpected skill and slashes at the kobold, his blade craving flesh.

Blood from his wounds begin to take a toll on him, causing his grip to slip. Gorum praises battle, not suicide tactics, so he takes a backstep, goading the kobold in, and bangs his fist on his chest.

His eyes darken and become red and his voice deepens. and his tusks grow longer in size and he growls "You have two choices! Die fleeing or die by my sword!".

The AC was at -2 because of the initial charge, I didn't put it back, now fixed.
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AoO Attack dashed pink Kobold: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21dmg: 2d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5) + 8 + 2 = 19
Depending on his path, Arbarath might get an AoO.
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Move Action: 5 foot step
Standard Action: Cast Cause Fear DC 13 on dashed pink Kobold

Grok throws his greatsword out in a wide arc to catch the incoming kobold, and just barely catches the nimble little guy! Grok steps back and casts a spell to send the kobold fleeing, but the kobold brushes the spell off with no consequence. No AoO from Arbarath; it picked a more careful route to Grok than that. This one clearly has a more tactical mind than you've seen from the others.

Mordana has better luck with her acid, conjuring and throwing a small glob of the stuff onto the kobold's arm.

Xusius keeps a wary eye on the kobolds as he begins untying one of the miners. "No!" the man answers, terrified. "We're all that's left; they're beasts! Bloody beasts! They've been sacrificing us to who knows what; it's all gibberish! I can't understand anything they say. Get us out of here!"

Round 3 (bold may act!)
Grok (-8/10 hp; enlarge person 7 rounds)
Mordana (-1 con)
Xusius
Arbarath (-5/17 hp; enlarge person 4 minutes)
Kobolds
- cyan
- pink dashed (-21 hp)

Arbarath brings another smash down on cyan

raging smash: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
damage: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (4, 2) + 10 = 16 beforre closing on pink

Cause Fear: The affected creature becomes frightened. If the subject succeeds on a Will save, it is shaken for 1 round. Creatures with 6 or more HD are immune to this effect. Cause fear counters and dispels remove fear.
The dashed pink Kobold is shaken for 1 round: -2 to atk, saves and skill checks

Thanks for the reminder Grok

Arbarath destroys the tiny kobold in front of her with a simple slash of her blade.

The last kobold turns its attention to the other enlarged warrior, stabbing Arbarath with its little rapier. It makes getting past her defenses look simple, poking the barbarian's ankle leaving her with a sharp pain.

Round 4 (bold may act!)
Grok (-8/10 hp; enlarge person 6 rounds)
Mordana (-1 con)
Xusius
Arbarath (-11/17 hp; enlarge person 4 minutes)
Kobolds
- pink dashed (-21 hp)

Arbarath manouvres so the kobold has its back against the wall andtries to swat it away

attack: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 2 = 14
damage if hit: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 3) + 10 = 20

Mordana will 5 foot step and acid splash pink hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 vs touch dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 3 acid. Aims too far off to her right, afraid of hitting her ally.

Neither Mordana nor Arbarath are able to hit their mark; the nimble little kobold proves too elusive to pin down so easily.

Round 4 (bold may act!)
Grok (-8/10 hp; enlarge person 6 rounds)
Mordana (-1 con)
Xusius
Arbarath (-11/17 hp; enlarge person 4 minutes)
Kobolds
- pink dashed (-21 hp)

Xusius is surprised there's still a kobold left standing. He turn, aims the wand at the kobold and first off a Magic Missile before turning his attention back to the miners and untying them.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Seeing doubt aris ein the kobold's expression, Grok bellows "By the sword, then!".

He aims his Greatsword's tip to the kobold's chest, and puts his weight behind it , in a deciding finishing move.

Move: 5 foot step
Standard: Attack
Atk: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 = 27 confirm crit: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 2 = 21
Atk: 4d6 + 8 + 8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2, 3, 4) + 8 + 8 + 2 + 2 = 33

No sooner does the final kobold go down than the miners start yelling for their freedom. "Get us out of there; we've got to go! There are so many of them! They'll kill us all; they're crazy!"

Status
Arbarath (-11/17 hp; enlarge person 4 minutes)
Grok (-8/10 hp; enlarge person 5 rounds)
Mordana (-1 con)
Xusius

You mean there are more of them, well I guess we will have to take care of them too. Mordana helps untying or unchaining them if she can.

Xusius, seeing that Arbarath and Grok are wounded remarks while he unties a miner, "Zou need to use ze healing steeck een case more attack. Eef ze are ze last miners, we need to get moving. Eet's a long way to ze fort."

Arbarath Rage crashes and looks around as she sheathes her blade We can move and heal at the same time. Do you know anything about Sharrowsmith? she looks to grab what miners she can carry and looks to leave.

Grok's spell winds down and he spits a mouthful of blood on the floor. He sheathes his Greatsword, pulls out his dagger to cut the bindings on the rest of the miners, his callloused hands caked with his blood and of the kobold's

"We can handle a handful of kobolds, but not the whole hills. You lot, have you heard of a guy named Sharrowsmith? He came through here exploring these ruins" he says, as he bangs the symbol on his shoulder, guiding his divine favour to help close his wounds.

Clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"He that guy that got these kobolds all riled up? Yeah, heard of him; those men's lives are on him!" he spits, motioning towards his fallen comrades on the stairs.

"You got anything more to do? It's quiet not, but t'aint gonna stay that way. We need to go!" Indeed, the forest around you has grown eerily quiet.

Xusius works to free the last miner and asks, "Do eeny of zou have eenyzing we need to get from ze kobolds? Eef not, we need to move away from zis place."

He looks around at the place with some curiosity. "What ees zis place eenyway? Eet looks old. I don't zink ze kobolds built eet."

Grok walks to the top of the stairs, checking if any of the bodies is Sharrowsmith's, keeping an ear out if any sound can be heard from below.

The dead bodies laying around are all clearly miners; you don't know what Sharrowsmith looked like specifically, but he described as much older than any of these, who are all obviously in the prime of their working age.

Grok notices a backpack laying against the altar. Within are spoiled rations, a potion of some sort, and a field notebook. See Slides for Player Handout #2

Lets go. These are beyond Sarenraes grace. He looks ruefully at the dead bodies May Pharasma guide your spirits to their proper home Then he motions for the miners to leave and looks to follow

You take what you can of Sharrowsmith's possessions and make your way--with the remaining miners in tow--on the treacherous hike back to Fort Bandu.

The miners are sullen and a little ungrateful. You get comments like "Shouldn't 'a needed rescue if that Pathfinder hadn't riled those kobolds up," whenever you press them on the issue.

Praetor Sylien is more conciliatory, praising you for rescuing any of the miners at all. "This should, too, demonstrate the Fort's strength, and make them think twice about further raids."

And that's it, folks!

This game was reported before the end of GameDay; I will work on Chronicle sheets for you today. You will only be receiving 1 PP; there was a threshold of saving 7 miners to earn both PP for this scenario.

I plan on running Part 2 of this connected series, 6-14, but will be taking a short break. I have a long vacation coming up starting this weekend and won't start the next part until after I get back. Look for a recruitment around the weekend of 11 Dec--or maybe the Monday after--if you would like to play in the next session. I'll be using the OSP for rewards, so I can't reserve any spots; just keep an eye out.

Thanks for running this one! I will be interested in the next one and will still be L4.