3-02 The East Hill Haunting and Part 2: Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-05: Inheritor's Rite (Levels 1–4) (Inactive)

Game Master Eric Parker 82

The tiefling barely acknowledges her enthusiasm but instead suspiciously looks around for more trouble. He heads further down the hallway and peers into the first door to the West, looking for danger. He holds up one hand, palm open, towards the rest of the party signaling for quiet, and then listens intently through the doorway.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Detect magic, again from new location on map.

Morthos does detect magic in the room, but does not hear any sound from the door.

Keliara, lowers her arms, a bit disappointed by her performance in the battle.

"Hmm. I still need to get the hang of it."

She turns to Morthos and Keliara, smiling as if proud of her first successful encounter as a Pathfinder.

Well, this is going better so far.

Keliara responds with a wary smile. "Yes. You did good, Lidya. But please be careful, we wouldn't want you to get hurt again..."

She walks around the manor, carefully looking around and trying her best not to make noise. She peers up the spiral staircase to see if she can see or hear anything.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

"We did it guys! What an amazing team we make!", shouts Tawnie as the Red Armor collapses.

She then notices that her colleagues still seem tense and quiet. She decides to refrain from further comments and to follow Morthos and Keliara's example. She walks towards a door further East of the hallway, listening carefully and looking for potential clues.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

As Keliara looks around the first floor she notices a loose panel. When she looks inside she finds two minor healing potions.

When you look up the stairs, you can see the hallway upstairs seems to be filled with a strange fog. You occasionally hear noises that sound like they might be muffled shouts?

The rest of the first floor appears to have been ransacked and abandoned, although you are not sure in which order.

Keliara opens her bag and pets her fox on the head gently.

"I need your help, Talim. Be careful up there, ok?"

Talim stares into her eyes for a few seconds silently, then emits a small noise before scurrying down her legs to the floor. The familiar climbs the stairs quickly and peeks shyly at the second floor.

Concentrating on her connection with Talim, Keliara projects her consciousness into him. Now seeing and hearing through his senses, she looks around the second floor.

Using the Share Senses master ability to look around the second floor from the top of the stairs.

Perception, Talim: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Talim emerges into a 20 foot by 30 foot room. This area is not as dilapidated as the first floor, but is still not new by any means. There is a 10 foot wide archway at one end that looks like it would lead to a hallway, but is filled with dense fog.

As people explore the first floor, you can see the curved stairways also lead to areas of dense fog.

Is Talim proceeding into the fog? If the party wants to explore the second floor, please place yourselves on the stairs.

Morthos smiles warmly at Tawnie when she gets excited, but very quickly returns to business.

He and Lidya step up behind Keliara but await her signal.

Let us know when you think it's safe up there.

Talim hurries down the stairs and perches on Keliara's shoulder. With a shudder, the woman regains her senses. She shakes her limbs as if to shake off the magic.

"It seems safe for now. I didn't see much, the corridors seem to lead off into fog. But the main room looks empty, I think."

Tifali follows the rest of the group to the stairwell, as Xixotli takes the lead after the familiar scouts ahead.

The party is able to move up the spiral staircase without incident. This looks like it was some sort of sitting room. See new slide.

Directions are confusing here, as the map rotates 90 degrees but the scenario keeps the compass rose pointed the same way. I haven't figured out a good way to fix that in Google Slides. I went ahead and brought Zazu and Hui King upstairs

Feel free to rearrange yourselves.

Morthos Talandro, Hui Kong, and Tifali all realize the dense fog is part of a Haunt.

What would you like to do?

Recalling the previous haunt, Tifali jumps into recitations of sacred texts to cam the spirit.

Religion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Tifali manages to gain a better understanding of the Haunt. It seems that anyone entering the Haunt would be attacked, perhaps even stabbed in the back? It does seem like a Haunt associated with a murder.

You also know that the Haunt can be disabled with Acrobatics or Stealth checks, in addition to the Religion checks.

Haunts are strange, but that is how it is written.

This seems more like evasion than disabling, but...

Lidya gets the intense feeling of a sharp edge grazing her back in different places when the party lands on the next floor. She keeps turning around to look for the knife behind her, and when the pressure of the edge final feels like it might pierce her back she tumbles away in an attempt to leave it behind.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Zazu enters the haunt and tries to follow what Lidya did

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

"Haunt associated with a murder, where ghost stabs in the back. That sounds like a strong lead in our case"

Hui Kong raises an eyebrow hearing Tifali's description. He appears to hang back nonchalantly, but you see him grasping his staff tightly, ready to leap in at any sign of danger.

As Lidya Acrobatics her way forward, the mist dissipates, revealing a hallway lined with doors. The double doors to the Large bedroom directly across from where you stand lay broken in the hallway, revealing a sturdy looking man cowering in the corner.

He immediately regains his composure and moves forward to greet you.

I am Revinus. Thank you for dealing with that mist, although I am sure it will be back. Please escort me out of here, as this place seems to be haunted.

Note- Image added to new slide

Tifali raises an eyebrow. "Um...clearly. Who are you and what are you doing in a haunted manor?"

As I said, I am Revinus. I came to Almas from Taldor to purchase goods to take home and sell. I rented this Manor a few days ago, only to find it Haunted! My guards and I have been taking shelter in our rooms to avoid injury, and now I insist you escort us out of here before that damnable fog returns!

Doors up and down the hallway start to open, and you see guards starting to emerge.

Please place yourselves in your current positions on the map.

He is oddly believable.

Sense Motive (Perception): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 Probably not

Morthos' eyes narrow as he stares at the man dubiously.

Why didn't you just leave the manor sooner if the mist troubled you?

Perception checks to sense motive are secret for a reason ;)

"Let me guess, the haunt showed up after you stabbed that poor girl in the back? How rude of her, one can't murder someone without their spirit going after the killer..." says Zazu

He looks if his words made any reaction

I'm fishing ;)

Morthos is taken aback by Zazu's directness. His mouth agape, he turns and just stares at the ratfolk.

Oddly enough, Zazu is the only one in the party that really believes in Revinus. Everybody else is convinced he is lying, based on his reactions.

Revinus stammers, We, we couldn't leave our rooms, otherwise that damnable mist attacked us. I don't know anything about a girl courier being stabbed in the back.

...and now I insist you escort us out of here before that damnable fog returns!

Shocked by the nerve of Revinus, Keliara prepares to intervene when Zazu presses the man. Much like her brother, she stays suspended in disbelief, waiting for Revinus to utter some kind of excuse, which she does not seem to believe.

"A merchant, really?" she scans Revinus from top to bottom, examining his crimson lined armor and stopping her gaze at the sword and crossbow sheathed at his waist.

"Hmm. From what we know you did leave your rooms. A woman reported coming here about her missing partner. Apparently you gave her a weird look after she showed you her portrait. Rings a bell?"

Did the woman give us Eloise's portrait? If so, Keliara will show it to Revinus

Tifali frowns as Xixotli positions himself at the front of the group. "I'm sorry, things are just a little confusing right now. We cannot let you leave just yet, not until we figure out what happened here. So you and your soldiers just rented a spooky old manor? As far as I know this property was not up for rent. Would you like to try again, sir?"

Revinus almost recoils at the sight of Eloise’s portrait. You can’t keep me here. It wasn’t supposed to happen that way. I need to leave. Guards, Guards!

Revinus
◆ pulls his hand crossbow,
◆ loads it and
◆ fires at Lidya
Attack with Hand Crossbow at Lidya: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Piercing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Round 1
Bold may act
Revinus
Zazu
Tawnie Rumbuckle
Keliara Irsiya
Tifali
Green Guard
Red Guard
Hui Kong
Morthos Talandro
Pink Guard
Blue Guard

Keliara, taken by surprise, helplessly watches as the crossbow bolt hits her sister in the shoulder. She seems frozen for a brief instant, then turns back to Revinus with an outraged look on her face.

"You just squandered your chance of getting out of this manor in one piece!"

She assumes a combat position, this time much more assured than the first time, then plunges her gaze in the man's and focuses all of her fury into him.

Second time's the charm
◆◆ Casting Evil Eye DC17 on Revinus
◆ Casting Shield

Revinus seems unaffected by the Evil Eye

Zazu moves closer towards the wall and says "And another mistake that you made, we did not get rid of the haunt, just 'paused it' for a moment"

He raises his staff and begins chanting, his small paws blazing with magic, with his eyes glowing he lowers his staff and the southern corridor fills back with similar fog as there was before

Casting Illusory Object DC17 to disbelief the illusion. It will not stop the guards but they could waste some actions to disbelief and decide to leave the rooms ;) Area marked with a purple square.

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I'll give Tawnie Rumbuckle and Tifali another day or so before botting/delaying.

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Tawnie screams at Revinus and his men as she gets closer to her friends: ­"Bastards! What did you do to this poor woman?"

She then takes her lute and starts singing an inspiring hymn. inspire courage

Tifali sends a surge of energy to Xixotli, who slithers up and strikes the liar with his fangs.

◆ Cast a Spell (boost eidolon), ◆ Stride (Xixotli), ◆ Strike vs Revinus

Strike #1 (jaws, inspire): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 = 17
Damage (piercing, nonlethal, inspire, boost): 1d8 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 11

Xixotli moves up to Revinus and hits him.

The Guard with the Green Tabard
◆ Pulls out a Light Mace
◆ Strides up to Xixotli
◆ And strikes
Strike with Light Mace against Xixotli: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

And misses

The Guard with the Red Tabard
◆ Pulls out a Light Mace
◆◆ Strides twice to the corner

Round 1 Inspire Courage +1 Attack +1 Damage
Bold may act
Revinus (-11 HP)
Zazu
Tawnie Rumbuckle
Keliara Irsiya
Tifali
Green Guard
Red Guard
Hui Kong
Morthos Talandro
Pink Guard
Blue Guard

Morthos leans over to his sister and smiles warmly.

I think you've got the hang of this now. Give them hell.

He whispers another incantation and sends her off.

◆ Act together (one action ◆ for each)
Act together: ◆ Cast (verbal) Boost Eidolon

Passing off the last two actions ◆◆ to Lidya.

The spectral woman exhales (or at least appears to, you can't hear it) and turns towards the nearby guard with a fierce look in her eyes. She twirls the firebrand in one hand before winding up both arms to slash at him making an "X".

Act together: ◆ Strike RED protector firebrand, F damage (boosted): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 201d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 = 8 deadly d8 if applicable
◆ Strike RED protector dagger (agile), P damage (boosted): 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 7 - 4 = 141d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 2 = 9

Lidya moves forward and drops the guard with the Red tabard with a single swing of her firebrand. Then she steps forward toward the Guard with the Green Tabard.

Hui Kong sets his staff spinning around and across his body as he strides forward towards the nearest guard. Like a whirlwind, he twirls around and brings the staff down upon him.

vs green: Staff (2H): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

He keeps the staff spinning as he chants an arcane word of power, summoning a magical force of protection.

Stride, Strike, Cast Spell - Shield

Hui Kong strides forward, swinging his staff at the Guard with the Green Tabard, but missing.

◆ The guards with the Pink and Blue Tabards try to disbelieve the illusion of the fog in front of them.

The Guard with the Pink Tabard quickly closes the door in a panic.

The Guard in the Blue Tabard used ◆ one action to interact with the Illusion
◆ Second action pull out his light Mace
◆ Third action to stride toward Hui Kong

Revinus
◆ pulls out a Shortsword
◆ Strides to Flank Xixotli
◆ Strikes Xixotli with the Shortsword
Revinus Attack Roll with Short Sword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Piercing/Slashing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Extra damage if target is flat-footed: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Revinus barely manages to hit Xixotli for minimal damage

Round 2 Inspire Courage +1 Attack +1 Damage
Bold may act
Revinus (-11 HP)
Zazu
Tawnie Rumbuckle
Keliara Irsiya
Tifali & Xixotli (-2 HP)
Green Guard
Red Guard
Hui Kong
Morthos Talandro & Lidya (-3 HP)
Pink Guard
Blue Guard

Tifali conjures both offensive and supportive magic while Xixotli presses the attack.

◆ Cast a Spell (boost eidolon, ◆◆ Act Together (Cast a Spell (electric arc on Revinus and green) and Strike vs Revinus)

Electricity Damage (basic Reflex DC 17): 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Strike #1 vs Revinus (jaws; inspire): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 = 19
Damage (piercing, nonlethal; boost, inspire): 1d8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 9

Both Revinus and the Green Tabard Guard avoid the worst of Tifali's electricity, but Xixotli's Strike knocks Revinus to the ground and he stops moving.

You are still in initiative.

Keliara quickly moves up and concentrates, lifting a cracked tile off the damaged floor. With a burst of magical energy, she hurls the tile towards the guard in the green tabard.

Guessing he probably has lesser cover from the attack

◆ Step
◆◆ Cast Telekinetic Projectile

Telekinetic Projectile + Inspire: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 = 27
Damage, B, inspire: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10
Crit if applicable: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10

The guard in the Green Tabard goes down in a heap after Keliara hits him in the head with a piece of debris.

Round 2 Inspire Courage +1 Attack +1 Damage
Bold may act
Revinus (-22 HP. Dying 1)
Zazu
Tawnie Rumbuckle
Keliara Irsiya
Tifali & Xixotli (-2 HP)
Green Guard (-22 HP)
Red Guard
Hui Kong
Morthos Talandro & Lidya (-3 HP)
Pink Guard
Blue Guard

The guard in the Green Tabard goes down in a heap after Keliara hits him in the head with a piece of debris.

Round 2 Inspire Courage +1 Attack +1 Damage
Bold may act
Revinus (-22 HP. Dying 1)
Zazu
Tawnie Rumbuckle
Keliara Irsiya
Tifali & Xixotli (-2 HP)
Green Guard (-22 HP)
Red Guard
Hui Kong
Morthos Talandro & Lidya (-3 HP)
Pink Guard
Blue Guard

Xixotli’s strike that dropped Revinus was nonlethal, so he shouldn’t be dying. Angel eidolons can deal nonlethal damage with no penalty.

Thanks Tifali, I had not noticed that.

Round 2 Inspire Courage +1 Attack +1 Damage
Bold may act
Revinus (unconscious)
Zazu
Tawnie Rumbuckle
Keliara Irsiya
Tifali & Xixotli (-2 HP)
Green Guard (-22 HP)
Red Guard
Hui Kong
Morthos Talandro & Lidya (-3 HP)
Pink Guard
Blue Guard

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Tawnie looks at her friends with a proud look. She keeps playing her awesome song with an even prouder tone.

inspire courage for another round

Darnit, I missed the inspire courage bonus on the last round.

Morthos looks over at Keliara incredulously after her lethal display of force. You sent that stone right through his head!

He doesn't bother getting her attention but turns back towards Lidya and again bestows her with a boost of power.

◆ Act together (one action for each)
Act together: ◆ Cast (verbal) Boost Eidolon

Passing off the last two actions ◆◆ to Lidya.

Lidya likewise is surprised by the sudden and brutal end to the first guard. For a moment her eyes are wide in shock. It seems the three of them will have to get used to this.

She steps up next to Hui Kong and double-slashes at the last guard with both of her blades.

Act together: ◆ Step SE

◆ Strike BLUE protector firebrand (inspired), F damage (boosted, inspired): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 1 = 201d6 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 + 1 = 9 deadly d8 if applicable

◆ Strike BLUE protector dagger (agile, inspired), P damage (boosted, inspired): 1d20 + 7 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 - 4 + 1 = 131d6 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 + 1 = 8

Blue goes down like a sack of potatoes from Lidya's firebrand strike.

Given Pink is locked in a room believing the Haunted Mist has returned, I am going to go ahead and take you out of initiative.

What now, Pathfinders?

Morthos looks over at Keliara incredulously after her lethal display of force. You sent that stone right through his head!

Keliara, arms still hung in the air, turns to Morthos, her expression showing a mix of awe, fear, and perhaps even a bit of pride of her newly awakened powers.

"Right!? I didn't know it could be so... violent."

As Lidya downs the last guard, Keliara wipes her brow and hurries up to her, putting a hand on her spectral shoulder.

"Are you all right, Lidya? You took a bolt right to the shoulder!" she says in a concerned tone. Frowning, she adds "Although I never thought I'd see you handle a weapon like you did."