[Outpost V] PF2e 03-01: Intro Year of Shattered Sanctuaries (P4) (Inactive)

Game Master UncleFroggy

Abebe-bot advances toward the ruffian who shanked Toasty and whips vine-like appendages at him.

Stride, Vine Strike @ Circle, Vine Strike @ Circle

Vine Lash, Vine Strike, Magic Fang: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 1 = 11
Magic, Bludgeoning, Magic Fang, Boost Eidolon: 2d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 5) + 4 + 2 = 13

Vine Lash, Vine Strike, Magic Fang: 1d20 + 7 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 7 - 4 + 1 = 21
Magic, Bludgeoning, Magic Fang, Boost Eidolon: 2d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 6) + 4 + 2 = 15

Thanks.

Abebe lashes at Black twice and connects with the second strike, doing damage.

Black hisses in pain and advances at Abebe and Toasty!, striking at each in turn.

1-Toasty! 2-Abebe: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Hatchet vs Abebe AC 17: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20
Slashing: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Hatchet vs Toasty! AC 20, MAP, Agile, Sweep: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Slashing, Crit: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 Doubled to 16

Toasty! goes down.

Octagon heads over to help his comrade and swings at:

1-Abebe, 2-Zaighar, 3-Vilmur: 2d3 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

Hatchet vs Zaighar AC 20: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20
Slashing Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Hatchet vs Zaighar AC 20, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Octagon slashes Zaighar twice, hitting with the first.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2-3
Tactical Map
Special Conditions:
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Those with ** may go

-3-
**Ambius AC 17 (18 w/shield), 36/36; Anger AC 18 (AC 18)
**Melokuhle AC 14, 14/20; Abebe AC 17 (Magic Fang)
Octagon (-4)
Toasty! AC 19, 0/24 (Dying 2)
Black (-15)

-2-
**Sunshine of Happiness AC 17 (19 w/shield), 14/18 (AC 19); Upuan AC 15, 16/16
**Zaighar AC 20 (22 w/shield), 25/34
**Vilmur AC 18, 22/22

Zaighar swings his anchored chain at the (black octogon) ruffian as he advances. Grimacing as the hatchet catches him in the hip, he whips the steel ball into the air again and toward the same foe.

+1 Meteor Hammer (E): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29 vs. flanked target
Bludgeoning, Magic: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

...depending on whether between the existing damage, the AOO, and that probable crit it is flattened, he either:

He swings again and then roars at the closest ruffian.

OR

He moves around the table (white arrow) with surprising speed for someone encased in so much steel to bring his chain hammer down toward the other (black circle) ruffian.

+1 Meteor Hammer (E): 1d20 + 11 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 11 - 5 = 16 vs. flanked target (either one)
Bludgeoning, Magic: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

If Octogon survives beyond the first strike: ◆ Strike, ◆ Strike, ◆ Demoralize
If Octogon falls after first strike: ◆ Strike, ◆◆ Sudden Charge

Conditional Demoralize if needed:
Intimidation (E), Intimidating Prowess: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 1 = 28

Sunshine quickly instructs Upuan to move near Toasty as quickly as possible. She then unmounts herself, drops her weapon and attends to Toasty's emergency medical(?) need.

Medicine Check to Treat Wounds: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
2d8 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7 HP restored for Toasty!

◆ Command and Animal (two Strides from Upuan)
◆ Unmount(?) from mount
◇ Drop weapon
◆ Battle Medicine

Retcon - Missed the AoO post

As Octagon moves in to set up a flank with Circle, Zaighar lashes out with his meteor hammer, catching Octagon in the shoulder.

End Retcon

Zaighar's first strike catches Octagon in the chest, breaking bones. Miraculously, Octagon remains standing, but not for much longer as Zaighar's follow-up crushes his skull. Expressing his his displeasure at Circle's actions, Zaighar glares at him. Circle practically wilts under the glare.

Meanwhile, Sunshine and Upuan ride to Toasty!'s rescue and provide much needed healing.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2-3
Tactical Map
Special Conditions:
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Those with ** may go

-3-
**Ambius AC 17 (18 w/shield), 36/36; Anger AC 18 (AC 18)
**Melokuhle AC 14, 14/20; Abebe AC 17 (Magic Fang)
**Toasty! AC 19, 7/24 (Wounded 1; Prone, Hands Empty)
Black (-15; Frightened 2)

-2-
Sunshine of Happiness AC 17 (19 w/shield), 14/18 (AC 19); Upuan AC 15, 16/16
Zaighar AC 20 (22 w/shield), 25/34
**Vilmur AC 18, 22/22

"This is the price thieves pay," the hobgoblin growls. "Surrender!"

Treat wounds takes 10 minutes. It can’t be done during a fight. You need battle medicine.

The action I made is actually Battle Medicine. I should have put 'Battle Medicine' in the skill check instead of 'Treat Wounds'. I'm sorry for the confusion.

Thanks for the bot. Got swamped with work and personal matters at the same time. Catching up now.

Melokuhle starts chanting and waving his hands in the air, summoning a bolt of electricity to strike the remaining foe.

electric arc: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Basic Ref DC17

Cast Spell (2)

... while almost in tandem, Abebe lashes out first with thick vines to slam into his target, following by his vicious sharp claw-like branch-hands.

vine lash, tendril strike (reach), magic fang, boost eidolon: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 = 12 bludgeoning: 2d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 6) + 4 + 2 = 15

branch slash, tendril strike (reach), magic fang, boost eidolon: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 11 slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 + 2 = 12

Bah, nice damage but those are definitely misses...

Toasty stands up, recovers their staff and goes for the shield spell again.

Wouldn't have helped on that last bop, so no need to have expended it then.

The goblin moves and casts a spell.

Telekinetic projectile:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Damage:1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Anger moves.

The mad man casts a first spell upon himself (Elemental betrayal) and then he casts a second spell towards the last foe, to wash them away.

Hydraulic push,: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Damage, Elemental betrayal: 3d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4, 1) + 2 = 10 knocked back 5 feet

Poor fools, I told you you would endure Baba Yaga's wrath! Now give the mushrooms back!

Black manages to avoid the worst of Melokuhle's electrical damage and also easily avoids Abebe and Ambius' attacks. However, he dodges straight into Vilmur's water jet and gets knocked back 5'.

Hissing in pain he swings at Toasty!

Hatchet vs Toasty! AC 20: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Hatchet vs Toasty! AC 20, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Hatchet vs Toasty! AC 20, MAP 2, Agile: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Forgot to include the penalty for Frightened, not that it matters

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2-3
Tactical Map
Special Conditions:
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Those with ** may go

-4-
**Ambius AC 17 (18 w/shield), 36/36; Anger AC 18 (AC 18)
**Melokuhle AC 14, 14/20; Abebe AC 17 (Magic Fang)
**Toasty! AC 19, 7/24 (Wounded 1)
Black (-29; Frightened 2)

-3-
**Sunshine of Happiness AC 17 (19 w/shield), 14/18 (AC 19); Upuan AC 15, 16/16
**Zaighar AC 20 (22 w/shield), 25/34
**Vilmur AC 18, 22/22

The goblin casts Boost eidolon.

Anger moves and strikes the black.

Furious strike:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 VS FF

Furious strike, reroll:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 VS FF

Damage:2d6 + 4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 + 4 + 1 = 16

The witch sustains his Elemental betrayal and casts another spell towards the poor fool throwing a random object lying of the floor to kill him once for all.

Telekinetic projectile: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Telekinetic projectile, reroll: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Now you shouldn't be able to annoy the mushrooms anymore.

Toasty! finally surviving an assault retaliates with a flaming staff.

spellstrike: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
bludgeoning + fire damage: 1d8 + 4 + 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 4 + (3) + 3 = 15

1d4+1 persistent fire damage on a crit

Before retreating back to a safer space.

Spellstrike(Produce Flame), Stride

Sensing the primal energy boosting Abebe's attacks is waning, Melokuhle channels more of it into his companion.

Extend Boost (0), Boost Eidolon (1)

extend boost: nature, DC15: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 Boost Eidolon last 3 rds.

Then with a quick word of power, he transforms some of that energy into a protective shield for Abebe.

Cast Protect Companion

Abebe continues his relentless attacks on the remaining foe, first with his tough tendrils then with his slashing branches.

vine lash, tendril strike (reach), magic fang, boost eidolon: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 = 12 bludgeoning: 2d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7, 8) + 4 + 2 = 21

branch slash, tendril strike (reach), magic fang, boost eidolon: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 5 slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 4 + 2 = 11

Lol, Abebe's attacks aren't going very well.

Abebe has Protect Companion, i.e. +1 AC and if damaged, reduce by 10 but lose 5 hp.

Anger moves up to Black and strikes him, finishing the fight. he had all of 1 hp left

Combat Over

What now, Pathfinders?

"Hmph. Nobody left to question," Zaighar growls. "Time to search for the museum's crates. See if we can find any clues about what this was about. Seems elaborate for a mere heist."

There must be the mushrooms here as people said. We have to find them to give them back to the Museum. So the curator will be please to make an omelet with the mushrooms for sure.

The goblin searches the room to find the relics.

Sunshine mounts back to Upuan and begins to search as well, going deeper in the building. ”Maybe the relics we are looking for are here.”

Perception +7

Toasty! examines the room for extra flammables.

Just a reminder, Sunshine and Vilmur are pretty much blind at this point since neither one has darkvision. Melokuhle is standing outside so he's unaffected at the moment... :)

Toasty! examines the room for extra flammables.

Well the entire room (except the fireplace and chimney) is made of wood and therefore flammable :)

Well enough people with darkvision said they searched the room for the relics. So I let them proceed.

The goblin and search the room to find the relics.

Those with darkvision head deeper into the building and search for the relics. In the back room, you find numerous valuable objects and assorted documents lying in heaps on top of two large tables in this elevated room. The items include assorted art objects such as statuettes, ceremonial weapons, and jewelry, as well as a few precious stones.

The rest of the party stands outside and talk about mushrooms...

The goblin looks the documents.

Crafting:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3

Religion:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17

Looking inside: Do you find something? Are the mushrooms here?

Well a few of the items possess some sort of latent curse, though it is unclear what the curse might do or why it is not currently active.

Sunshine follows the others and looks at what they find. ”Can't recognize them. Anyone with some light that can shed here?”

"Well, that is easily fixed."

Melokuhle waves his hands in the air, and shortly, the sigil on Abebe's forehead starts to glow brightly. The two of them walk in together.

Sorry not good with those skills.

As his companions can't do it by themself, the mad man casts a light (from his wayfinder) on his dagger to explore the room as well.

Finally he inspects the items found.

Crafting: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Pouah, most of these items are mundane, and some of them are fake objects crafted to resemble items from ancient Iobaria. The Museum shows fake items. I won't give them mushrooms.

"And I note that there are no mushrooms present," Zaighar grumbles and then searches the thieves. "Has anyone found anything to explain the theft beside greed?"

The man hears the whispers...

What? These thieves have eaten all the mushrooms indeed! Baba Yaga should punish them again. They are dead but that's not a reason. They have eaten the mushrooms!!! What are we saying to the Museum now? They won't get the mushrooms for their event. And as all the items are only fake the mushrooms were the crone of the event for sure. When I told you to hurry up to save the mushrooms...

Further: Something to explain the theft? Because they wanted to eat on omelet with the mushrooms. That's easy to understand, isn't it?

"Blowing up a ship seems extreme in order to cook an omelet," Zaighar quips.

You underestimate the power of the mushrooms!

The assorted documents include detailed tactical information on the Pathfinder Society’s lodges in Andoran, Cheliax, Osirion, Qadira, and Taldor, as well as the Grand Lodge itself, such as guard rotation schedules, pass phrases, entrances and exits, room dimensions, unusual features, dossiers on the lodges’ leaders, and timelines of recent events in those locales.

All that's left is to report back to the Museum or the Grand Lodge in any order.

Thanks for playing all! If there are no changes to the chronicles, I'll report the game in 24h or so.