Longroads Coffeehouse 2.0

Game Master chadius

“I hope no one objects to us breaking all these jars…”

Alas, Bella's riposte misses utterly!

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Vardarel
Fran
Stitch (-15)
Meatwagon
Bella & Khiari (-11)
Purple (Baned, fascinated)
Green (Dead)
Nicole
Red (-10, Broken Jar)
Yellow (-19, Broken Jar, Baned)
Lokaloka

Stitch raises up his shield then draws out his pistol "Them rats have such big teeth. Meat, you know what to do." He points at purple, flanked nicely by the more brave than usual Vardarel.

Raise shield AC23, Draw Pistol, Command x1

Smash the pots, chop the whiskers.. spray the hots, then pass to sisters.. Meat Wagon rumbles oddly before ramming into purple's jar and chopping at the rodent inside.

Melee (Overdrive): Bumper Ram vs Flanked: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Damage (B): 2d8 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (6, 6) + 4 + 5 = 21

Melee (Overdrive): Mower Blade (Agile)(Finesse) vs Flanked: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 10 - 4 = 13
Damage (S): 2d6 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (5, 1) + 4 + 5 = 15

Despite Meat Wagon's martial poetics, the construct fails to connect with the dodgy little rat in the jar. The rat bites Vardarel...

Purple jaws (agile, finesse) vs Stitch: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Piercing Damage plus Brine Burn: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

...and then tries to nip at Stitch, but runs into Stitch's shield instead.

Purple jaws (agile, finesse) vs Stitch: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 4 = 21
Piercing Damage plus Brine Burn: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Brine Burn (Acid Damage, DC 15 Fortitude for half): 1d4 ⇒ 2

Then the rat rolls out of the way.

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Vardarel (-6, Fortitude needed)
Fran
Stitch (-15)
Meatwagon
Bella & Khiari (-11)
Purple (Baned, fascinated)
Green (Dead)
Nicole
Red (-10, Broken Jar)
Yellow (-19, Broken Jar, Baned)
Lokaloka

Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

The rat biting at Vardarel evidently had very little kimchi between its teeth.

Seeing that the jar is broken, Nicole takes the opportunity to load and shoot the Yellow rat.
Hand Crossbow Attack vs Yellow Rat: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2 piercing damage

She then draws another flask of flame.
Moderate Alchemist Fire Bomb Attack vs Yellow: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (13) + 10 - 5 = 18
Damage w Calculated Splash: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10 fire damage plus 2 persistent fire damage, and 4 fire splash damage (to target)

◆ Interact to load hand crossbow
◆ Strike
◆ Quick Bomber

Nicole destroys the yellow rat with her crossbow, then blows up the red rat with her bomb! There is one Purple Rat left!

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Vardarel (-6)
Fran
Stitch (-15)
Meatwagon
Bella & Khiari (-11)
Purple (Baned, fascinated)
Green (Dead)
Nicole
Red (DEAD)
Yellow (DEAD)
Lokaloka

Vardarel glares at the remaining rat and then moves to prevent it from getting away.
Daze, Mental damage: 3 = 3 DC 19 basic will save, range 60’

"Down with the vermin!" Hoots Scratch as he lines up his pistol for a shot.

BANG!

Ranged: Overdrive: +1 Clan Pistol: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Damage (P)(Fatal D10): 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

He stomps on the accelerator and lines Meat Wagon up for a patented drop n chop. "Time to get messy Meaty, just don't chip your blades this time."

Strike, Double Command.

The exhaust tubes open up wide, steam and soot flow freely while Meat Wagon rushes ahead with a finely fertilized, and manicured lawn in mind. My blades are always chipped, does he realize how little grass I get to cut these days?

Melee (Overdrive): Bumper Ram vs Flanked: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Damage (B): 2d8 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (7, 1) + 4 + 5 = 17

Melee (Overdrive): Mower Blade (Agile)(Finesse) vs Flanked: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 10 - 4 = 22
Damage (S): 2d6 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (2, 2) + 4 + 5 = 13

There are a lot of sounds, not nice sounds..

Bella, full of Panache, quickly moves to flank the remaining rat with Meat Wagon. With a bit of tapdancing, Bella quickly kicks the rat, confident this will be the only step she needs.

Fist: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Bludgeoning Damage: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 3) + 2 = 7
Confident Finisher: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9

If that somehow didn't end it, she waves Khiari over to help block the rat's escape.

◆ Bella Strides. Her movement speed is 30ft.
◆ Bella uses >Confident Finisher< on the Purple Rat.
◆ Khiari Strides

Vardarel gives Purple a headache. After Stitch misses, Meat Wagon rolls over the rat who terrorized Stitch's toes, and Bella gives it the coup de grace. You have defeated the kimchi rats!

If you want to heal or refocus, feel free.

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You exit the kimchi vault, and head down the hallway. The next room reeks of noxious fumes and unpleasant chemicals. A small table with a built-in stove stands against the far wall, littered with papers and scraps of metal. Several small stools are neatly piled on the side and every wall is plastered with detailed schematics of mechanical traps and notes with ideas for the next one. The floor shows obvious signs of wear from acid and burns, though it seems to have been magically repaired multiple times. A childish drawing of an armored man getting burned by a toothy black draconic face has been lovingly pinned up for everyone to see.

Then you head further south. The large vault is filled with beautiful sets of armor and weaponry, lined up neatly in rows and rows to show off a fraction of the vast number of invaders Valashinaz has disposed of. The vault's contents have been carefully organized by date and even feature small plaques describing how far the armor's bearer made it into the vault and how the great dragon or her traps meted out their demise. The latest additions are still singed from dragon breath, with a small placard that simply says “Charred and eaten for lunch.”

Do you examine the other placards, or head deeper into the vault?

"The rats go splat. And that, is that." Bella struts triumphant and Khiari giggles. "Yeah, yeah, sis. We should take care of these bites and burns.

"Ah yes. Would someone be able to attend to my sister's injuries?" Bella asks the group.

Once they have recovered, Bella holds her nose as they enter a new room. "I would much rather the smell of kimchi."

Once they reach the room of armor, Bella's curiosity causes her to read the placards. "Valashinaz must have a variety of suitors to annoy her. She's almost as cruel with them as I am."

Khiari snorts. "I don't remember you eating them, but your insults burned 'em plenty! Sent them running to me!" She grins.

Vardarel gestures towards the display of failed invaders and says “Mind stopping for a bit?” He is obviously curious and would like to read more of the placards.

"I'd, um, like to read them too," Fran admits. "Call it, um, m-morbid curiosity, I guess."

Meat Wagon grinds the rodent remains into the floor with a handful of passes, tires exploding whatever's left of the jars into a fine powder. Stitch just grins a bit "Yep, always thought Meat liked doing that, now I know for sure."

"Lets stop, I'll patch people up while you guys check out the eulogies, just make sure you read 'em out loud for the rest of us to enjoy." He starts by patching his rat bite marks up, checking to make sure there's no signs of disease.

Medicine, Risky Surgery vs DC20: 1d8 ⇒ 61d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 2 = 244d8 + 15 ⇒ (7, 3, 4, 7) + 15 = 36 So heals +30

Then he hops down and heads over to Bella "Yer gonna need a seamstress and some bleach to fix those holes... but I'll get the teeth marks." He then proceeds to splatter her dress with more blood...

Medicine, Risky Surgery vs DC15: 1d8 ⇒ 31d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 12 + 2 = 184d8 ⇒ (1, 8, 1, 5) = 15 So heals +12

I can do Vardarel too, putting us at 30mins downtime or someone else can to save the time.

"So, whatcha got to say, who died the craziest?"

Vardarel would be fully healed after 6 minutes, Pearly White Spindle Aeon Stone.

When Stitch comes to check on him, he finds the elf already healed.

Vardarel thinks only a moment before answering Stitch’s question. “Craziest is going to the victim to a crazy trap.”

"I am well aware of the maintenance required." Bella stands still and looks to the side, not wanting to watch her stained armor receive her own stains.

Nicole winces upon ready the small placard that says “Charred and eaten for lunch.” She is worried they might befall the same fate as those who entered the vaults.

She is curious to check other placards in place though. "Let's just be careful, there might be traps..." she says with worry in her voice.

You spend time healing and investigating the placards. As you go through the placards, you notice that the newest addition to the collection were slain only a few days ago. The oldest exhibitions have dates clustered together while the newest are spread apart due to Purepurin's efforts to broker good relationships with interested parties, leading to more legitimate attempts at trade and less outright thieves.

Purepurin has neglected to organize all the items from the deceased adventurers' equipment. Piled in the corner of the room are a bottle of holy water, a shielding salve (Advanced Player's Guide 259), and a crying angel pendant.

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As you continue down the hall near the next vault, they hear an angry cry of pain and scuffling sounds. Read or paraphrase the following.

“Ouch! Hey, get out of there!” A loud yell echoes out into the hall, ringing against the walls. The hallway leads into a large vault that is flooded with treasure... and rats, which bite and claw at a lone white kobold. The kobold beats at the vermin with what appears to be a black conductor's baton covered in bite marks and scratches from the relentless attack. But the rats are undeterred. “Stop biting me and get out of here, you darn—” As she kicks at one, the kobold falls backward against a pile of gold and lets out a loud swear in Draconic. Struggling to stand, she notices that potential reinforcements have arrived and waves her baton frantically, causing a melodious hum to fill the air. “Hey, over here! A little help!”

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Fran
Meat Wagon
Bella
Vardarel
Kimchi Rats
Yellow
Blue
Red
Lokaloka
Bejeweled Rat Swarms
Pink
Green

"Hang back sis. I got this." Khiari moves ahead, right in front of the swarm. "TIMBERRR!"

She stomps the ground and a rotting pine tree appears. She kicks it over across the swarm and the rat with Yellow fur. It could deal Bludgeoning: 3d4 ⇒ (2, 4, 4) = 10 damage.

◆ Khiari Strides
◆◆ Casting >Timber< in a 15 foot line. It should hit the Pink Rat Swarm and the Yellow Kimchi Rat. Reflex Save DC 16.

"More rats. Guess we'll be testing out the fire so be sure to stay at back from Meat Wagon early." Stitch sprays he and his stead down with WD4321.

Overdrive ◆: Overdrive: Standard Craft Check, DC18?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33
*Crit Success: +5 damage to personal and construct damage rolls for 1 minute.

He got it just right for maximum OVERDRIVE! Meat Wagon blitzes forward without warning while Stitch hangs on "Geez, ya get in there and light up that blue one!"

Overdrive, Double command.

I hate rats, gnawing at my wires and tubes! Bumper and mower blades activate on the larger blue rat.

Melee (Overdrive): Bumper Ram: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Damage (B): 2d8 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (6, 6) + 4 + 5 = 21

Melee (Overdrive): Mower Blade (Agile)(Finesse): 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 10 - 4 = 25 Damage (S): 2d6 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 + 5 = 13

Stride, Strike, Strike

"Why so many rats?" Fran can't help but ask as the group encounter yet another bunch of the tiny, furry menaces. She steps around Lokaloka to get a better view, magically flinging a nearby piece of rubble...

Telekinetic Projectile vs. Yellow: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Damage (B): 3d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 5) = 7

If Yellow is already down, Fran instead targets Blue. If Blue is also down, she'll target Red.
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◆ Step
◆◆ Telekinetic Projectile

Vardarel strides up beside Khiari and attacked the mind of Red rat.

Daze, Mental damage: 3 = 3 DC 19 basic will save, range 60’

Khiari's call of "Timber!" sends lumber flying at the Yellow Kimchi swarm and the Pink Rat.

Yellow Kimchi Rat Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Pink Swarm Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

The Yellow Kimchi rat squeaks in surprise as it takes almost the full brunt of the falling log, but its jar does protect it from some of the damage. The pink rats manage to partially squirm out of the way, but being a swarm they still take damage from the entire length of the log.

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Then Stitch and Meat Wagon attack the blue rat. Stitch puts Meat Wagon into overdrive, and then Meat Wagon attempts to trample the blue rat. The rat manages to flee the first attack, but gets partially squished by the second, and its jar cracks!

"Squeak!"

It takes a reaction to flee Meat Wagon and go for easier prey.

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Fran sends a telekinetic projectile at Yellow, cracking the shell and killing the rat before it can even squeak!

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Vardarel attempts to daze the Red Rat, but the Red Rat cowers in his jar, mostly unfazed.

Red Rat Will Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

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Blue continues moving, rolling its jar up to Bella, and rams her!

Bludgeoning (DC 17 basic Reflex save): 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Red moves up to bite Vardarel.

Red jaws: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Piercing Damage plus brine burn: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

It misses Vardarel, but then determinately gives the cleric another bite, and it's a tough one!

Red jaws: 1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 5 = 23
Piercing Damage plus brine burn: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Vardarel, I need a DC 15 Fortitude Save versus Brine Burn!

Brine Burn: A creature that takes damage from the hermit rat's jaw attack must attempt a DC 15 Fortitude Save. On a failure, the wound burns from spicy kimchi brine and they take an additional 1d4 acid damage.

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Fran
Meat Wagon & Stitch
Bella (DC 17 Reflex needed)
Vardarel (-12, DC 15 Fortitude needed)
Kimchi Rats
Yellow (Dead)
Blue (-10, cracked jar)
Red (-1)
Lokaloka
Nicole
Bejeweled Rat Swarms
Pink (-10)
Green

Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Although deep, no kimchi gets into Vardarel’s wound.

Not that it matters for this rounds attacks, but Red (and maybe purple?) should make Will save vs Bane.

Before I get to leave...

"I don't know where they come from but sure they are dangerous!" Nicole complains after witnessing the kimchi showering all over Verdarel.

She quickly pulls out a cold vial and throws it at the Swarm!
Moderate Frost Vial Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17 vs Swarm!
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4 cold damage plus 4 cold splash damage (fr Calculated Splash), and the target takes a -10 foot penalty to its Speed (ignore Lesser Cover, if any, fr Alchemist Goggles)

She then draws another but this time a small bag of pointy glasses.
Moderate Crystal Shards Attack, MAP1: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 10 - 5 = 20 vs Swarm
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5 piercing damage plus 4 piercing splash damage (ignore Lesser Cover, if any, fr Alchemist Goggles)

◆ Stride
◆ Quick Bomber w Far Lobber
◆ Quick Bomber w Far Lobber

Lokaloka raises her pipes to her lips and plays a lively tune, inspiring her companions to fight better.

Lingering Composition, Wind Instruments: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
Should be good enough for 3 rds

Seeing a rat trying to sneak up to Fran, she immediately sends a rock at it.

TKP vs Blue, CA: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 1 = 19 for Bludgeoning, CA: 2d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5, 3) + 3 + 1 = 12

◆ CA (formerly IC)
◆◆ TKP vs Blue

"A rat in a jar?"
"This has gone much too far."
"Instead of flee"
"They bite with kimchi"

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

"But at least it isn't tar!"

Bella hikes up her skirt and leaps gingerly away as the jar rolls towards her.

Vardarel shakes off the kimchi burn! Nicole throws twice at the pink swarm and hits twice! The bejeweled rats go down with a bunch of intense squealing!

Lokaloka inspires courage and then throws a rock that expertly takes out the blue rat!

Bella manages to leap out of the way of the worst of the ramming action, and tells a fun rhyme in the process!

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The Green swarm moves into the space with Meat Wagon and Stitch, and starts biting!

Swarm Bites! (DC 18 Basic Reflex): 1d8 ⇒ 8

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Fran
Meat Wagon & Stitch (DC 18 Reflex needed)
Bella (-3)
Vardarel (-12)
Kimchi Rats
Yellow (DEAD)
Blue (DEAD)
Red (-1)
Lokaloka
Nicole
Bejeweled Rat Swarms
Pink (DEAD)
Green

"Meat Wagon, move out of the way!" Khiari begins tapdancing to hold her patience. She waits for Meat Wagon to move away from the swarm so she can kick another tree.

After Stitch and Meat Wagon move, she sees if she can attack in a 15 ft diagonal line down and right without hitting them.

"Vardarel, back off five feet and I'll roast these balls of fur, then Khiari can do what she's gonna do..." He raises up his shield in defense. AC23, will shield block reaction if hit.

Stitch is gonna have Meat Wagon explode once Vardy moves, and then move back out of melee.

Meat Wagon looks excited...

Vardarel gets out of the way and then tries to stun the last Kimchi Rat.
Stride, cast a spell
Daze, Mental damage: 3 = 3 DC 19 basic will save, range 60’

What about the White Kobold next to Meat Wagon? Is that a friendly unit?

The >kobold< is trying to fight off the rats. Seems friendly so far.

"I'm coming, sister!" Bella prances along once Stitch finishes his fiery demonstration.

Vardarel backs up, attempting to stun Red.

Red's Will Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Then Stitch puts Meatwagon into overdrive, and the wagon EXPLODES!

Green Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

The Green swarm falls right under the worst of the explosion and dies! Then Khiari calls "Timber!" on Red. The log hits Red, who barely survives the hit.

Red is looking very, very nervous!

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Fran
Meat Wagon & Stitch (DC 18 Reflex needed)
Bella (-3)
Vardarel (-12)
Kimchi Rats
Yellow (DEAD)
Blue (DEAD)
Red (-10)
Lokaloka
Nicole
Bejeweled Rat Swarms
Pink (DEAD)
Green (DEAD)

Fran flinches as Meat Wagon explodes in spectacular fashion, yet somehow manages to remain functional enough to back out of the fray. Noting that Red looks pretty injured, she attempts to send a piece of scrap metal at it to finish it off!

Telekinetic Projectile vs. Red: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Damage (B): 3d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 5) = 12

Then she focuses her mind and tweaks the strings of fate that connect to Bella.
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◆◆ Telekinetic Projectile
◆ Nudge Fate (Bella)

With a final rock, Fran exterminates the last rat.

“Whew!” The white-scaled kobold slaps her knee and shakes a small fist. “That's what you get, you lousy rats! Ah, thank you so much...” She squints at the group. “...adventurers? Are you here to adventure? Well, the boss isn't a fan of intruders, but you've been a big help and there's more of those guys to squash! Tell you what, how about I, Purepurin, hire you to get rid of some more pests? The boss doesn't need to know, all right? This way!”

Purepurin runs off before anyone can cut in, leading you deeper within the caves to a massive vault. The cavernous vault is filled with both treasure and the shrieking of bats fluttering by the ceiling, hundreds of eyes peering down menacingly from shadow. Larger, darker shapes move among the throng of writhing invaders, looming over where Purepurin stands. The kobold raises a confident fist at the shapes. “These are the last of the bigger problems we've got down here. You can take care of it, right?”

Purepurin indicates her numerous injuries with a grimace. “I don't think I can help too much with the fighting, they got me good. But I can make sure none of the boss's traps go off and squish you! And then, maybe we can talk rewards!”

Purepurin points at an ominously glowing rune on the wall, scuttling over to deactivate it. A large bat suddenly swoops over her, tossing a heavy silver goblet at the kobold that nearly bowls her over. Purepurin shrieks as another item sails by her head, ducking away to slam a hand on the sputtering rune as more bats descend. The rune's light instantly fades. “Ahhh! Get to it!”

The bats shriek as you enter, eyeing your loot with avarice.

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Fran
Nicole
Bella
Lokaloka
Stitch and Meatwagon
Pink Bat Swarm
Blue Bat Swarm
Vardarel
Red Bat
Green Bat
Yellow Bat
Purple Bat
White Bat

"Greetings, Lady Purepurin. I am Sidare, given-" Bella can barely fit a curtsy in before the hunt is on. Khiari is already around the corner. "Never a dull moment!" Bella gives chase and catches up.

"More pests? I will serve as a distraction." Bella saunters ahead and faces the bat with white fur. She clears her throat before hooting like an owl. Maybe the bat will enjoy her imitation. Maybe it will grant some panache.

Performance, Assurance vs White Bat's Will Save DC: 18 = 18

"Good luck, sis!" Khiari applies a bit of guidance to help.

◆ Bella Strides
◆ Bella uses >Fascinating Performance< on White Bat. Thanks to >Focused Fascination<, she only needs a Success to Fascinate. Thanks to >Assurance< her Performance check is 18. Success means she gets panache.
[ooc]◆ Khiari casts >Guidance<[ooc]

"Ooh, I love it when the meals deliver themselves," Mister Midnight growls happily as the group is beset by numerous flying bats. "Save a juicy one for me, okay!?"

"U-um, I'll try, kitty..."

Fran moves up next to Purepurin before focusing her attention on Bella, willing the strings of fate to work in her favor. She then conjures a magical shield for herself.
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◆ Stride
◆ Nudge Fate (Bella)
◆ Shield

Stitch rubs his temples, trying to sort things out. His memory may be top notch when schematics or meals are involved, but sometimes mission details can get iffy. "Bats? Sounds like fire could be involved.." He taps Meat Wagon's center console and smiles, lubing the pair up for the coming battle.

Overdrive ◆: Overdrive: Standard Craft Check, DC18?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
*Success: +3 damage to personal and construct damage rolls for 1 minute.

"Ok let's roll out. And don't get yourself surrounded right off. Let them come to us!" He puts pedal to said metal.

Overdrive, double command.

Flying rats.. I hate rats! Meat Wagon wastes no time zooming into the room, its catapult slinging a stone at the purple bat.

Ranged (Overdrive): Mini Catapult: 30': 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Damage (B): 2d4 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (1, 1) + 2 + 3 = 7

Double stride, strike purple.. er miss purple with minimum damage..

Immediately Lokaloka pulls out her pipes and plays a lively tune, designed to galvanize her comrades. She then moves up and conjures a shield that appears to be made of pickles rotating around her body.

Performance, Wind Instruments: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32

That's 4 rounds of CA

◇ Lingering Composition
◆ Courageous Anthem (formerly Inspire Courage)
◆ Stride
◆ Shield (with some artistic license)

Nicole advances and pulls out a bottle, throwing it at Pink Bat Swarm!
Moderate Alchemist Fire Attack, CA w Alchemist Goggles: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 10 + 1 = 14 vs Pink Bat Swarm
Hero Point! Moderate Alchemist Fire Attack, CA w Alchemist Goggles: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 1 = 30 vs Pink Bat Swarm
Damage, CA: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (3, 6) + 1 = 10 fire damage plus 2 persistent fire damage, and 4 fire splash damage (fr Calculated Splash) (ignore Lesser Cover, if any, fr Alchemist Goggles)

"I am now sure that this place is not well-maintained." Nicole expresses her concern.

◆ Stride
◆ Stride
◆ Quick Bomber w Far Lobber

Bella hoots like an owl and fascinates the White Bat.

Fran moves, nudges fate for Bella, and raises a shield.

Stitch puts Meatwagon into overdrive, but the excess energy causes Meatwagon's catapult to misfire.

Lokaloka starts up a courageous anthem, strides in and raises a shield.

Nicole runs in and throws an alchemist fire at the pink bat swarm, critically hitting it! The pink swarm goes down in a rain of fire!

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The blue bat swarm moves twice and then swarms Bella!

Swarming Bites Piercing Damage (DC 18 basic Reflex save): 1d8 ⇒ 1

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Courageous Anthem: +1 for four rounds.

Fran
Nicole
Bella (DC 18 Reflex needed)
Lokaloka
Stitch and Meatwagon (overdrive engaged!)
Pink Bat Swarm (DEAD)
Blue Bat Swarm
Vardarel
Red Bat
Green Bat
Yellow Bat
Purple Bat
White Bat (fascinated)

Lokaloka sees the pink bat swarm burn and jumps up and down with glee.