Longroads Coffeehouse 2.0

Game Master chadius

Fort: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Lokaloka coughs a bit. Her beady red eyes water but no harm done. She has a sip of pickle brine to ease some of the pain but she's ready for more.

"Spicy chicken good! Yous gots more?"

Bella and Khiari stare wide eyed at Meat Wagon as it revs up and blasts over the pile. Raw power, pure energy and fine craftsmanship. It's enough to make a woman forget about the imminent construct revolution what were they thinking about again?

"...let us catch up to the traders." Bella mumbles absentmindedly.

Khiari quickly grabs a chicken skewer. "Ooh! Tastes like chicken-"

Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Khiari begins tapping her left hoof. Eyes closed, like she's focusing... but it's too much! She begins coughing, hopping one leg at a time and flapping her arms in front of her face. "Water..." She can barely speak before the goblins hand her some yogurt.

Bella takes a look and wisely decides not to partake. "Do you have a jug of fond remembrance? We require it before we can actually meet the dragon."

Stitch hoots and hollers, half nervous and half excited that their stunt worked. "Heh, never a doubt.." He hands the fulu over before taking a seat to calm his old nerves for a minute.

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The ride back out is bumpy but the end is rewarded in free food. "Steeltoe's don't turn down a free meal. Its a family motto." He digs into a chicken skewer.

The old Dwarf chews and swallows with gusto "Oh this is good."

He takes another bite, then another after a moment's pause. Looking at his face you can see a battle taking place...

Fort Save DC20: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Tears and sweat start trickling down Stitch's face, slowly gaining speed. Stubbornly he pecks off the final bites, chewing quickly before swallowing, opening his mouth to show he's no slouch in a food eating contest.

But then it hits him. He grabs his stomach and gives a pathetic look to the goblins. It grumbles, it rumbles.. "SQUAWWK!" is the sound that finally emerges.. from somewhere. Followed by the pungent odor of.. chicken shit? Stitch awkwardly leaps down off Meat Wagon and struts off to the bushes for a personal moment.

Lokaloka doubles over and falls to the ground, shrieking with laughter as Khiari and Stitch both start squawking like chickens.

"If only bird-man see this!" she gasps.

She makes it a point to remember their movements to describe to Roark what she just saw.

"Yous look likes bird!" she gasps again, while rolling on the ground convulsed with laughter.

She heads back to the vat and dunks her pickle in for another bite. When the goblins aren't looking, she also nicks some of the sauce and places it in another bottle.

Vardarel watches as the others taste the spicy chicken. He hesitates, but decides to try it. He makes sure he has his water flask ready before carefully taking a bite.

Vardarel's Fortitude (E): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

“Urk!” His eyes water and he breaks out in a sweat. He tries the water, but it just spreads the feeling and now his lips feel like they are peeling off. “Guh! Guh!”

His legs give out and he quickly sits. His eyes bulge a little bit and he tries to speak. It comes out more like a squawk than words. He waves for the goblins to bring some of the yogurt over to him, but they are too busy laughing.

Eventually he gets some yogurt and regains his voice. First he thanks the goblin that brought the yogurt.

He tells Dokk “Too hot for me.”

Fort (DC 20): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Much like everyone else, Fran's eyes begin to water and her face flushes pink as she munches on the skewer, but she manages to not let the spice get the better of her. Somehow.

"Whoo..." she manages, as she wipes at her face with her sleeve. "That, um, that was really good! Thank you! But I think one's enough for now. A second might burn a hole in my stomach..."

Unable to help himself, Mister Midnight swoops down and snatches a piece of uneaten chicken off of Vardarel's skewer. "Gimmie! I can't let you guys have all the fun, right?"

He settles on a nearby rock to consume his 'catch'...

Fort (DC 20): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

...and seems to handle it well enough, though he does keep mouthing at the air when he's finished.

"Huh. That was good but it was kinda like if I'd eaten it right after it'd been pulled out of a fire? Just really...hot, I guess? Hmm. People eat strange things. But it was still tasty!"

DC 20 Fortitude save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Nicole's eyes water and she sweats a bit. "Wow!" she exclaims with satisfaction. "This is fire!" she adds, commenting on the spiciness of the food she has just eaten.

"I can say that this is delicious! The right amount of heat and the chicken, great combination!" she continues to eat until all that is left is bones.

She finishes the meal with a delicious yogurt smoothie that is also offered to her to counter the spicy heat.

"You been good taste testers!" Dokk says. She offers you some bottled yogurt smoothies to go, each of which will serve as a ration potion and then she also offers up the jug of fond remembrance. "You're helping me fine tune my recipes, so you did good job!"

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With the final artifact in hand, it's time to return to the vaults for the ritual!

But as you do you hear the sentry fulu shouting indignantly in the treasure room! "Thieves, miscreants, ne'er do wells!"

You also hear, "Dammit, will no one shut up that bloody strip of paper? Its constant nattering's getting on me nerves!"

"Eh, let's just fill up the bags and be out of here?"

You hear the sounds of coins being hurriedly scooped into bags while the fulu continues shrieking. "Thieves!"

"Yeah, yeah. SHUT UP!"

Somewhere in the treasure room, you also hear the sound of growling. Fortunately, the sound of shrieking from the fulu has covered up your own entrance into the vault.

BACK TO SLIDE 8
I've rolled initiative for you, but you may have one round of actions while the real burglars are being distracted by the shrieking fulul

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SURPRISE ROUND!

Goldmongers
Red
Green
Purple
Blue
Nicole
Megalictis
White
Black
Vardarel
Stitch
Fran
Lokaloka
Bella

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Vardarel rushes past the door and around the corner to the wide hallway where he has cover from the thieves. I’m sure one of the others will take up the position at the doorway.

Stride x 2, Take Cover

"Pennies, nickels, quarters, dimes!"
"Drop your goods, while there is still time!"

"Money earned gains you fame,"
"Buy money stolen earns the owner's ire."
Bella moves towards the doorway and points at the bandit in Blue, hoping to distract them. She also regrets failing to find a good rhyme for stolen.

Khiari, meanwhile, points at Stitch. "Help my sister out before she's overrun, please."

◆ Bella Strides
◆ Bella uses >Fascinating Performance< on Blue Bandit. Thanks to >Focused Fascination<, she only needs a Success to Fascinate. Thanks to >Assurance< her Performance check is 18.
◆ Khiari casts >Guidance< on Stitch.

Vardarel strides twice and takes cover! Bella fascinates the Blue Bandit! Khiari casts Guidance on Stitch!

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SURPRISE ROUND!

Goldmongers
Red
Green
Purple
Blue
Nicole
Megalictis
White
Black
Vardarel
Stitch
Fran
Lokaloka
Bella

MUA. HA. HA. WHO NEEDS PCs? I AM ABOUT TO BOT ALL OF YOU! ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT SEIZED THE MOMENT ON THE SURPRISE ROUND THE GM GAVE YOU! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, FOOLISH MORTALS!

I'll move us forward after a shopping trip this afternoon!

"Sounds like trouble.. or a good opportunity for more field testing?" He grins evilly before lubricating every sprocket in sight.

Overdrive ◆: Overdrive: Standard Craft Check, DC18?, Guidance: 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 13 + 1 = 23
*Success: +3 damage to personal and construct damage rolls for 1 minute.

He raises his shield and prepares Meat Wagon for a rock-et toss. "If someone comes out that door rock 'em!"

Overdrive, Command x2

Meat Wagon kicks his engine up a few thousand RPMs and rolls ahead over Mr Midnight. Its catapult loads and cocks, ready to sling.

Step, Ready Attack

Fran follows Vardarel's example and hustles after him, though she does turn and focus her attention on Bella. Once more, she weaves the strands of fate around her ally.
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◆◆ Stride x2
◆ Nudge Fate on Bella

Lokaloka rushes up to the door and casts a magical dweomer on the treasure pile. "Yous defend youself from bad ones!" she shrills. Immediately the treasure pile begins flailing about sending coins and baubles at everything in range.

Animated Assault, Bludgeoning Damage, DC 19 Basic Reflex: 2d10 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7

◆ Stride
◆◆ Animated Assault centered on the treasure pile

Here's hoping she survives the combat round!

EDIT: Ugh! With that lousy damage...

Nicole rushes close to the area where the noise is coming from and draws out two of her bombs.

"What's that?!"

Stitch gets Meatwagon into overdrive, and Meatwagon readies an attack.

Fran hustles up and nudges fate on Bella.

Lokaloka strides and causes coins and treasure to go flying at the hapless burglars!

Blue Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Purple Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Green Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

The burglars scream as they are hit with the full force of the treasure.

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"Hey, this is our treasure! We're stealing it first!"

The Goldmongers drop their sacks, scurry out from behind the treasure pile and draw their weapons, attacking Lokaloka.

Red Crossbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Piercing Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Green Crossbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Piercing Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Purple Crossbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Piercing Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Blue Pick: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

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Goldmongers
Red
Green (-7)
Purple (-7)
Blue (-7)
Nicole
Megalictis
White
Black
Vardarel
Stitch
Fran
Lokaloka (-13)
Bella (Nudge Fate)

Nicole moves behind Bella through the crowded tunnel. With some bombs at hand, she isn't sure if Lokaloka would not be mad if she got splashed with her bomb's chemicals.

"I'm throwing something cold, Lokaloka. You might want to get out of the bomb's way, or else you will be chilled." she advises the pickle-loving goblin. She readies herself to throw the bomb once Lokaloka is out of her bomb's splash.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Ready (◆ Strike)

As long as the splash won't take her out, go ahead

GM, unless Purple has something that allows him to resist bludgeoning, the save is a crit fail

Heh. That's what I get for posting just past my bedtime. That was indeed a crit fail, and I have updated the tracker accordingly.)

With Lokaloka's permission, Nicole throws a frosty bomb at Blue that also splashes Purple and Lokaloka! Man, that bard can tank!

The two burglars scream! "Brrrrrr! She just froze my eggplant!!" Blue complains.

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Meanwhile the White megalictus crowds around that crowded doorway, snarling and trying to attack Lokaloka!

White jaws: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
White piercing damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

White claw: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 11 - 4 = 20
White slashing damage: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Although the claw comes close, it misses because of the cover of the doorway!

Meanwhile, Black snarls and readies an attack!

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Goldmongers
Red
Green (-7)
Purple (-18)
Blue (-17)
Nicole
Megalictis
White
Black (readied attack)
Vardarel
Stitch
Fran
Lokaloka (-17)
Bella (Nudge Fate)

Deciding there are too many people between him and his targets, Vardarel casts a spell that causes a spectral longbow to appear. It shoots at Purple.
Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Force Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

He also tries to recall anything he can about the black wolf-like creature.

Vardarel does not have a clear sight of Purple, but he does have a clear sight of Blue, so I'm redirecting.

Blue dies to Vardarel's shot!

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Goldmongers
Red
Green (-7)
Purple (-18)
Blue (DEAD)
Nicole
Megalictis
White
Black (readied attack)
Vardarel
Stitch
Fran
Lokaloka (-17)
Bella (Nudge Fate)

Here's hoping these critters don't have AoOs

Lokaloka screams as the bolts hit her. She growls away the frigid cold of Nicole's bombs. She concentrates and drops a loud BOOM towards the back of the room where Red and Green are cowering before bolting.

Noise Blast, Sonic Damage, DC 19 Fortitude: 2d10 ⇒ (10, 2) = 12

◆◆ Noise Blast
◆ Stride

Vardarel recalls that the furry creatures are megalictis, large wolverine creatures that hit hard and like to constrict their prey.

Lokaloka gives a sonic scream and then flees, leaving a clear path for Meatwagon to enter the room.

Red Fortitude: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Green Fortitude: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Red resists some of the sound by cowering behind Green, whose head explodes as the sound hits him!

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Goldmongers
Red (-6)
Green (DEAD)
Purple (-18)
Blue (DEAD)
Nicole
Megalictis
White
Black (readied attack)
Vardarel
Stitch
Fran
Lokaloka (-17)
Bella (Nudge Fate)

Bella smirks at the thief in purple.
"Your fashion sense is impeccable.
Your common sense is lacking.
Surrender now,
or we'll send you packing!"

She then draws her shortbow and takes aim at the black-furred Megalictis. No point entering the room.
Shortbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Piercing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

◆ >Bon Mot< against the Purple foe. She will use >Assurance< to make a Performance check of 18.
◆ Interact to draw shortbow
◆ Bella Strikes Black

"If we just keep 'em in there eventually that dragon will show up and torch the whole lot of 'em." He shrugs, not liking the look of squeezing through the hallways and into a room full angries. Instead he draws out his clan pistol and waits for one to pop its head out.

"Stand put Meaty, get ready to chuck rocks!"

Draw weapon and ready shot. Out of actions for command, but Meat can move or attack one action for free so it'll single move into the narrow hall.

Readied: Ranged: Overdrive: +1 Clan Pistol: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Damage (P)(Fatal D10): 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Bella uses bon mot on Purple, and then misses the black invictus with her bow.

Stitch and Meatwagon move forward, and Stitch readies a shot.

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Goldmongers
Red (-6)
Green (DEAD)
Purple (-18, Bon Mot)
Blue (DEAD)
Nicole
Megalictis
White
Black (readied attack)
Vardarel
Stitch
Fran
Lokaloka (-17)
Bella (Nudge Fate)

TKP: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 1 = 21
Bludgeoning Damage: 3d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 3, 5) + 1 = 11

Fran sends a Telekinetic Projectile at Purple, and kills him.

An alarmed Red moves forward to shoot at Bella, and then shouts to his furry buddies, "Attack them!"

Red Crossbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Piercing: 1d8 ⇒ 5

He shoots her. "Take that! You can't steal what we already stole! That's... unethical!"

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Goldmongers
Red (-6)
Green (DEAD)
Purple (DEAD)
Blue (DEAD)
Nicole
Megalictis
White
Black (readied attack)
Vardarel
Stitch
Fran
Lokaloka (-17)
Bella (Nudge Fate, -10)

"Wow, coming from you." Nicole reacts sarcastically. Hesitant to enter the chamber, she Delays to act.

Nicole delays, and the megalictis pair comes out to attack!

White strides in, bites at Bella, strides out.

Black strides in, bites at Stitch, strides out.

White jaws: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Piercing damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Black jaws: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Piercing damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Although white's heart was not in the attack, Black found Stitch tasty and bit him right on the nose!

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Goldmongers
Red (-6)
Green (DEAD)
Purple (DEAD)
Blue (DEAD)
Megalictis
White
Black (readied attack)
Nicole
Vardarel
Stitch (-12)
Fran
Lokaloka (-17)
Bella (Nudge Fate, -10)

Lokaloka plays a merry tune on her pipes, rousing her companions and giving them courage in battle.

Lingering Composition, Wind Instruments: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25

She then takes the time to tend her wounds, pulling out a potion and chugging it.

Lesser Healing: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (8, 7) + 5 = 20

◇ Lingering Composition
◆ Courageous Anthem
◆ Interact to Draw
◆ Bottoms up!

Stitch's pistol goes off with a "BANG!" once the white creature comes into view to bite Bella. Readied attack triggers

Just as the smoke clears Stitch sees the black one nearly bite his nose off "Not the face!" He works to reload his pistol, then raises his shield up before ordering Meat Wagon.

"Next time one of them comes back you ram it!"

Reload, Raise Shield: AC23. Will shield block reaction., Command.

Yes Me Lord.

Meat Wagon revs its engines.

"Ohho! These creatures are well trained." Bella slaps the creature on the nose when it tries to bite her. She fires once at the Black-furred creature that bit Stitch.

Shortbow, Courageous Anthem: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 1 = 13
Piercing Damage, Courageous Anthem: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Her aim is even worse.

She sighs and Readies herself to kick the first creature that emerges.

Vardarel leans out and strikes at the black creature as best he can. Neither shot from the spectral bow hits.
Spiritual Weapon, CA: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 1 = 11
Force Damage, CA: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7
Spiritual Weapon, CA, MAP: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 1 - 5 = 10
Force Damage, CA: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8

Lokaloka sings a Courageous Anthem and drinks down a healing potion. Stitch reloads, raises a shield and orders Meatwagon to ready an attack. Bella fires and misses, then readies an attack for when the Megalictus come again. Vardarel attempts to strike at the black creature, than misses twice.

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Goldmongers
Red (-6)
Green (DEAD)
Purple (DEAD)
Blue (DEAD)
Megalictis
White (-5)
Black
Nicole
Vardarel
Stitch (-12, Meatwagon readied attack)
Fran
Lokaloka
Bella (Nudge Fate, -10)

Nicole realizes that delaying action might have been a mistake. She draw out her hand crossbow. She then prepares to retrieve another bomb and is poised to throw it at the first sign of an enemy within its range.

◆ Interact to draw a hand crossbow
◆◆ Ready

Botting Fran
Not sure what spells she has memorized, going to assume one was animated assault

Fran points at the huge treasure pile and then makes a swirling motion with the finger. Suddenly the pile of coins starts moving, striking Red and Black.
Animated Assault, Bludgeoning damage DC 20 basic Reflex: 2d10 ⇒ (8, 2) = 10

She also sustains Nudge Fate on Bella.

Nicole draws her hand crossbow and joins the readied action brigade.

Fran drops an animated assault on both Black and Red, who get hit with a shower of gold coins!

Black Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Red Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Red yells, "Ow! When I said I wanted to be showered in gold coins, this is NOT what I meant!"

Red moves further back into the room and readies a shot. Black flees the shower of coins, and sets off the cascade of readied shots. Meatwagon, Bella and Nicole all have readied shots that go off against it.

It yelps, snaps at Bella, misses, and then runs away.

Black jaws: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
Piercing damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

White runs out, and bites at Stitch's face again.

White jaws: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Piercing damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Dwarven noses are delicious!

Then it runs back. "Yipe!"

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Goldmongers
Red (-11)
Green (DEAD)
Purple (DEAD)
Blue (DEAD)
Megalictis
White (-5)
Black (-31, speed reduced by 10 feet)
Nicole
Vardarel
Stitch (-46)
Fran
Lokaloka
Bella (Nudge Fate, -10)

Bella's patience finally grows thin. She runs in, baiting the remaining thief. Better she draws fire than her allies.

She runs up to the Megalictis, Black fur covered in frost. "And away with you!" She quickly and confidently punts the creature's nose with the heel of her foot.

Kick, Courageous Anthem: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 1 = 29
Bludgeoning Damage, Courageous Anthem: 2d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2, 3) + 2 + 1 = 8
Confident Finisher: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8

"She comes."
"She kicks."
"She conquers!"
Bella performs a quick flourish, spinning off of her other heel and kicking in the direction of the remaining Red thief, hoping to get his attention (and earn herself some panache.)

◆ Bella Strides
◆ Bella uses >Confident Finisher< on Black
◆ Bella uses >Fascinating Performance< on Red. Thanks to >Focused Fascination<, she only needs a Success to Fascinate. Thanks to >Assurance< her Performance check is 18.
↺>Opportune Riposte< to Strike the first enemy that Critical Misses her.

Her wounds healed, Lokaloka moves up. She points at the badly wounded dwarf and splashes him with some pickle juice that miraculously, heals his hurts, though the brine stings like the devil...

Soothe, Lvl 1: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

◆ Stride
◆◆ Soothe @ Stitch

Seeing Stitch almost lose his nose, Vardarel uses his magic to heal him.
Heal, ◆◆, range 30’: 2d10 + 16 ⇒ (9, 3) + 16 = 28

He then sustains his spiritual weapon but has no one in sight that he can attack with it.

Bella kicks Black and kills him DEAD.

Lokaloka and Vardarel heal Stitch's poor face.

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Goldmongers
Red (-11)
Green (DEAD)
Purple (DEAD)
Blue (DEAD)
Megalictis
White (-5)
Black (DEAD)
Nicole
Vardarel
Stitch (-12)
Fran
Lokaloka
Bella (Nudge Fate, -10)

As Bella bravely strides into the room, Nicole swiftly follows suit, hurling yet another icy flask at White.
Moderate Frost Vial Attack, w Alchemist Goggles, CA: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 1 = 25 vs White
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9 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 loads her hand crossbow.

◆ Stride
◆ Quick Bomber
◆ Reload hand crossbow

I expect Fran will not be sustaining the Animated Assault since all the bad guys left the area. If Stitch wants to move into the area he could just ask Fran to get rid of it and then take his turn assuming it iis gone.

I'll move the template out of the way.