GM Tyranius (PF1E) NostalgiaCon Confirmation (Inactive)

Game Master Tyranius

The gillman nods that he is able to read and write as he offers a small smile.

Seeing Baldrum having some success in communicating with the gillman, Oliver slowly approaches, and writes in common in the gravel on the ground:

We are peaceful, we want to learn about this cave.

Apologies on that crosspost folks. I have no clue how that one ended up over here. Paizo Goblin ate that post last night and had to repost it and not sure how it ended up over here. Anyways please ignore it.

The Gillman smiles at Oliver, placing open hands upon his chest and giving a slight bow. Turning he waves his hand towards the diorama of the City of Absalom.

Keechu will move over to examine the diorama of Absalom.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Keechu moves towards the diorama. She notices that he gillman is right behind her and notices Keechu's confusion. Grabbing some pigment from some of the moss on the wall the gillman waves her over and draws a small picture of a farmer. The gillman then shuffles back to the diorama. Using his fingers the gillman drags fur furrows into the gravel near the pool. As he does you feel a small bit of magic pulse from the diorama into the gillman. He smiles and points back down the hallway you came from and towards the petroglyphs you found earlier.

I remember how this part works, so I'm hanging back to let someone else discover it...

CLick-click will mime dragging four furrows from the petroglyphs to the pool, and look for the gillman's response.

Oliver mutters to Tarragon, "The gillman drew furrows to represent a farmer, and something happened. I wonder what happens if we represent the other hopes of Aroden."

He moves close to the furrows drawn by the gillman, and draws an arrow in the gravel, for the hunter.

Keechu gently herds the cave frogs out of the diorama in imitation of a shepherd.

Thornrose draws a man standing next to crates and holding coins to represent merchant.

Oliver draws an arrow and it doesn't seem to do anything. The gillman shakes his head and points back to the petroglyphs. Hunter wasn't one of the petroglyphs's you unlocked.

Keechu- Need a Handle Animal, Intimidate, or wild empathy check for shepherding the frogs out of the city.

Thornrose' coins seem to have little effect as well as that magic was spent some time ago. The merchant was also not unlocked.

You all discovered the following petroglyphs: Thief, Craftsman, Shepherd, and Artist. You can do an Int check to try and figure out roughly what to do with each.

Next to Thornrose' merchant Baldrum draws another man with an outstretched hand grabbing some of the coins. (Thief)

Oliver takes a step back and considers the problem.

Intelligence: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Keechu will try to herd the frogs with Intimidate.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

Watching Baldrum, Oliver sees his desired action not come to fruition and comes to a different conclusion. Finally, the Thief is depicted stealing a gem from a shop while whispering a prayer, an allusion to a passage saying that larceny—though illegal—is a form of praise, for anything worth stealing is also worthy of praise for its craftsmanship. Perhaps stealing one of the colored stones from the miniature city would release the powerful residual magic within.

Keechu screams and causes the frogs to begin hopping away in a maddening panic that sends ripples all across the water. As the final frog exits a small bright light begins to pulse within the city, bathing each of you in its radiant light.

Completing this ritual grants each of you a +2 insight bonus on a single check made to perform the aid another action in the next 24 hours.

Willing to put his hypothesis to the test, Oliver approaches the city and takes the prettiest stone.

Cherry cheers as her friends figure out these puzzles.

After a minute or so as Oliver takes the stone it too begins to pulse with a faint magical light.

Completing this ritual grants each PC a +1 circumstance bonus to AC against a single attack made while that PC benefits from cover.

Craftsman and Artist remain.

Why didn't my drawing work but Oliver succeeds?! Wait... the city! It has to be involved!

Suddenly inspired by the success of his comrades, Baldrum seems to have an epiphany. He also grabs some pigment from some of the moss on the wall and starts drawing murals on the biggest building of the miniature city. (Artist)

"Hm...
Click-click will try to make a new building for the city out of clay or similar.
I don't know what skill this would be.

@Baldrum- Crafting or Knowledge Nature check please.

@Click-click- Crafting check please.

Here goes nothing...

Craft: Anything: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (9) + 0 = 9

Craft: anything: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (9) + 0 = 9

Baldrum begins painting the miniature city and some of the surrounding buildings. Unfortunately in the beginning he fails as several pigments mix together into ungodly colors but after a few more tries he eventually succeeds.

Completing this ritual grants all of the PCs a +1 competence bonus on Perception checks to notice creatures.

Click-Click's task on the other hand is much easier as he forms another building out of clay for Baldrum to paint up. The last of the magic from the miniature city bursts out, offering its blessing as all goes dark once more.

Completing this ritual grants all of the PCs a +1 competence bonus on Perception checks to find hidden doors and concealed objects.

The gillman smiles and kneels back into the water as he nods to passages to the southeast and southwest.

Oliver looks down the passages, and briefly glances at the party. He then calls Tarragon to his side. "Well, one's as good as the other, eh?" he says to the cat and starts to lead them down the southeast passage.

The cave’s damp air becomes increasingly stale as you continue down through this tunnel, and as you approach this area, the stench of decay grows increasingly evident. The passage turns to the east and opens into a small cavern littered with several bones, bits of broken glass, rotting pieces of paper, and other unusable detritus. The body of a male dhampir lies facedown toward the back of the cavern.

Thornrose searches the cavern for traps and other curiosities. "Dead person found in this cave." he informs others

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

Baldrum checks if the body shows any lifesigns.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Heal: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Keechu also looks around, wondering how long the dhampir has been dead.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

The group peers around the room, walking slowly so as not to disturb anything as they search for signs of life from the Dahmpir and find none. Though as your living fresence enters the chamber several of the bones begin to rise as undead gillmen silently reach out bony fingers for living flesh.

The skeletons all slowly rise and claw out at Thornrose, the rest closing in around the group before they even realize what is happening.

Pink Claw 1 vs Thornrose AC FF 17: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Pink Claw 2 vs Thornrose AC FF 17: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

The cracked bone fingers scrape at the leshy's scalemail with a shrill sound that makes you cringe.

★★★
Undead End! Round 1

Battlemap

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BOLD: GO!:
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Skeleton (Red) (-0 HP)
Skeleton (Green) (-0 HP)
Skeleton (Pink) (-0 HP)
Skeleton (Blue) (-0 HP)
➤ Oliver (9/14 HP)
➤ Charity (8/8 HP)
➤ Keechu (18/18 HP)
⠀⠀➤ (Oliver) Tarragon (15/15 HP)
➤ Thornrose (17/19 HP)
➤ Baldrum (11/11 HP) │ 2 Str dam
➤ Click-Click (15/15 HP) │ 2 Str dam

Cherry begins to sing to encourage her friends.

Thornrose makes quick observation of skeleton to the right of him and swings it with his sword. pink, study target

bastard sword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Oliver draws his longsword and calls out to his companion, "Tarragon, attack!".

He then swings at the blue skeleton.

Longsword: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 for Slashing: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Tarragon makes his way to Oliver's side and tries to bite the same target.

Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 for Piercing: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Oliver should be back at full hp from the wand of CLW

@all: Remember, we have +1 to hit and damage (and vs fear) because of Cherry's song (Inspire Courage)!

Baldrum 5-foot-steps forward and attacks the skeleton in the red rags with a flurry of unarmed strikes.

Unarmed Strike + IC: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Bludgeoning lethal + IC: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10

Unarmed Strike + IC: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Bludgeoning lethal + IC: 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5

*sigh*

Got you updated Oliver.

Oliver draws his longsword and nearly fumbles it from his grasp as he is left trying not to drop it into the pile of bones. Seeing this Tarragon leaps into the room to help protect him. Tarragon bites into the bones of the gollmen and it doesn't seem to hurt it in the slightest. DR.

Charity begins to encourage all those around as Thornrose does a wide sweep of his bastard sword. It swipes across the skeletons ribcage, cracking through them, sending shards of bone flinging into the air. DR 5.

Baldrum tries to help but he slips across the bones, making his stance very unbalanced as he misses.

★★★
Undead End! Round 1

Party Conditions: Inspire Courage +1
Battlemap

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BOLD: GO!:
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Skeleton (Red) (-0 HP)
Skeleton (Green) (-0 HP)
Skeleton (Pink) (-2 HP)
Skeleton (Blue) (-0 HP)
Oliver (14/14 HP)
⠀⠀(Oliver) Tarragon (15/15 HP)
Charity (8/8 HP)
➤ Keechu (18/18 HP)
Thornrose (17/19 HP)
Baldrum (11/11 HP) │ 2 Str dam
➤ Click-Click (15/15 HP) │ 2 Str dam

@GM Tyranius: Sorry, forgot to include the strength damage Baldrum took into the attacks above. Anyhow, with those rolls it did not matter...
Also, Baldrum is at 10 HP. The 1 damage from the swarm was (intentionally) not healed.

Click-click will move to attack the green skeleton.
I assume provoking an attack of opportunity from the blue one.
attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 Includes str damage
damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

@GM Tyranius: Both Thornrose' and Tarragon's attacks should have dealt 1 more damage from IC (was not included).

@Baldrum- Thornrose added it as his normal attack is bastard sword +6/1d8+3. He just didn't have it separated out in his roll. Tarragon did not add it in though so would deal 1 damage.

@Click-clik- The only square that you passed through that would have provoked an AoO had a friendly PC in it providing you with soft cover. Since you had cover then I cannot make an AoO against you.

Click-click's attack bounces off of the skeletons broken chain shirt as it rattles in the darkness.

★★★
Undead End! Round 1

Party Conditions: Inspire Courage +1
Battlemap

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BOLD: GO!:
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Skeleton (Red) (-0 HP)
Skeleton (Green) (-0 HP)
Skeleton (Pink) (-2 HP)
Skeleton (Blue) (-1 HP)
Oliver (14/14 HP)
⠀⠀(Oliver) Tarragon (15/15 HP)
Charity (8/8 HP)
➤ Keechu (18/18 HP)
Thornrose (17/19 HP)
Baldrum (10/11 HP) │ 2 Str dam
Click-Click (15/15 HP) │ 2 Str dam

@GM Tyranius: I checked again, Thornrose used (and included) studied target (see the OOC in his post), a slayer class feature which also gives +1 to hit and damage (and untyped bonus, so it should stack), but not Inspire Courage.

PS:
Sorry for being nitpicky. Usually I would let it go, but at level 1, against an enemy who has Damage Reduction, even just one more damage dealt can make a huge difference for the outcome of a combat. And I like my characters to stay alive... ;-)

PPS:
As you mentionied it: I try to show every extra bonus and penalty separately in my rolls - to avoid this sort of discussion.
However, I understand that not everybody wants to do that.
I have the advantage that I'm usually in front of my laptop, so typing a post is way easier than on the phone...

@GM Tyranius: I checked again, Thornrose used (and included) studied target (see the OOC in his post), a slayer class feature which also gives +1 to hit and damage (and untyped bonus, so it should stack), but not Inspire Courage.

Yes exactly this, it was just that inspire courage I forgot entirely.

Keechu attacks the blue skeleton with her cold iron rapier.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Nope all good. This is exactly why I also separate all of my bonuses out and label them as well. Thanks for catching that, I will update 1 more damage to pink from Thornrose.

Keechu misses the skeleton wit his rapier as as the undead begin to scrape and claw.

Red Claw 1 vs Baldrum AC 15: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Red Claw 1 vs Baldrum AC 15: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Green Claw 1 vs Click-click AC 16: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Green Claw 1 vs Click-click AC 16: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

Pink Claw 1 vs Thornrose AC 19: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Pink Claw 1 vs Thornrose AC 19: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Blue Claw 1 vs Keechu AC 18: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Blue Claw 1 vs Keechu AC 18: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

With the skeletons split apart the group is able to fend off most of their attacks, coming out with only a few scratches.

★★★
Undead End! Round 2

Party Conditions: Inspire Courage +1
Battlemap

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BOLD: GO!:
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Skeleton (Red) (-0 HP)
Skeleton (Green) (-0 HP)
Skeleton (Pink) (-3 HP)
Skeleton (Blue) (-1 HP)
➤ Oliver (14/14 HP)
⠀⠀➤ (Oliver) Tarragon (15/15 HP)
➤ Charity (8/8 HP)
➤ Keechu (18/18 HP)
➤ Thornrose (17/19 HP)
➤ Baldrum (7/11 HP) │ 2 Str dam
➤ Click-Click (11/15 HP) │ 2 Str dam

Oliver reaches over and pats Tarragon on the head, casting Magic Fang. "Keep attacking. You're stronger now."

Tarragon then strikes out with his claw at blue. Claw: 1d20 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 11 for Slashing: 1d4 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4

Baldrum grits his teeth when a claw scratches his chest. Despite the pain he tries to remember what he learned about skeletons.

Knowledge: Religion t: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

The monk tumbles around his opponent, trying to get into a flanking position with Click-click, drawing his sansetsukon in the process. (move action, half speed)

Acrobatics to deny AoO + Unorthodox Strategy: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 2 = 19

He then flails at the red skeleton. (standard action)

Sansetsukon - Str-damage + IC + Flank: 1d20 + 5 - 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 - 1 + 1 + 2 = 20
Bludgeoning - Str-damage + IC: 1d10 + 4 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 4 - 1 + 1 = 13 (that should drop it)

That's better, dice bot, that's better.

Oliver reaches over and pats Tarragon on the head, casting Magic Fang.

You might want to take a 5 foot step away first, otherwise you will get an Attack of Opportunity from the skeleton for casting a spell. Might no be possible, though, as the wall (corner) of the cave could be in the way (looks to GM for a ruling).

Thornrose continues bashing the pink skeleton with sword

bastard sword: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 20 study target, inspire courage
damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 13

Click-click will smack the green skeleton with his sword.
attack: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5
damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 = 11

Will await confirmation on if Oliver wishes to 5 foot step away to avoid an AoO. You should be able to reach Tarragon from around the corner.

Oliver enhances Tarragon as the large cat swipes at the pile of bones. It manages to fling bones from the floor around but overall misses the threat.

Thornrose's greatsword shatters through one of the skeletons while Baldrum remembers that they are resistant to all weapons unless dealt bludgeoning damage. Using this knowledge Baldrum shifts around the slower moving undead and smashing his Sansetsukon through it's ribs and spine while CLick-click continues to fumble around with his blade.

★★★
Undead End! Round 2

Party Conditions: Inspire Courage +1
Battlemap

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BOLD: GO!:
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Skeleton (Green) (-0 HP)
Skeleton (Blue) (-1 HP)
Oliver (14/14 HP)
⠀⠀(Oliver) Tarragon (15/15 HP)
➤ Charity (8/8 HP)
➤ Keechu (18/18 HP)
➤ Thornrose (17/19 HP)
Baldrum (7/11 HP) │ 2 Str dam
Click-Click (11/15 HP) │ 2 Str dam

Yes, if he can reach Tarragon from that square he will step back first.