[ACO] Beginner Box - Lower Level (P2) (Inactive)

Game Master UncleFroggy

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The stairs leading into the basement of the Otari Fishery creak with age as you make your way downstairs to find the beast that has been eating all the fish. In the center of the room, between stone pillars holding up the fishery overhead, are barrels filled with salted fish. Two of these barrels have been smashed open, spilling their contents on the floor. In the east wall is a large hole, opening into darkness.

Just a few hours ago, you gathered with a few other adventurers in the office of Tamily Tanderveil’s office, where she offered you ten gold pieces each if you could put an end to this menace. She was thrilled when you agreed to help her with this simple task, but as you make your way downstairs, you can’t help but wonder if this might be a lot more adventure than you bargained for.

Please introduce yourselves here. Also go ahead and arrange the tokens in your desired marching order.

Valeros - human - fighter
AC 18/20 - HP 24 - perception +5 - F +7 R +7 W +3

Marching order looks fine for Valeros

"Yup. That smells like fish. Nothing compared to pig or chicken, but still smelly."

The human with plate armor, sword and board, bow and pack on his back looks to the hole in the wall.

"It seems we have our first bread crumb. Wonder what could have smashed a hole in the wall that size."

Kyra is anything but petite, bundled in a chain shirt and sporting a hefty scimitar. Her swarthy coloration and the garb she wears over her armor easily identifies her as desert dweller. Her holy symbol, worn prominently and proudly, announces her faith in Sarenrae. As do her words...

By Sarenrae, I would much prefer to be defending people rather than fish. But I take that hole as an omen that, perhaps, I was called to the right place after all. Needless to say, we must explore the lair and rid this place of the menace, the light burn them."

An old bearded man wearing an array of purple, white and blue robes, joins the others for another wonderful adventure. "Perhaps it could be something strong enough to make such hole. I wonder if that creature is long and slender like a snake, maybe? We do not know yet for sure."

He hold a staff in his hand while a dagger and crossbow are stowed on his back together with his backpack containing lots of marvelous things one could imagine as an adventurer.

A lithe and attractive human woman in her mid-twenties is the last member of the group. She nimbly comes down the stairs, smiling at the rest. She is dressed in leathers with a fancy shirt and tricorn hat with a feather in it.

"Defending the fish is defending the people. We wouldn't last long around here without them. The pay for this is too good to have no problems."

She sees the hole in the wall and draws her rapier.

"Might want to let me sneak up and have a peek through. No sense in getting your pretty faces messed up by falling rubble or an unwelcome guest."

"Be my guest."

Kyra steps to the side and waves the rogue on by, a bit annoyed by her worldly attachment to money, but mollified by her admirable respect for people.

Valeros looks from Isolde to Kyra and then back again.

If a cat fight breaks out, do I break it up, or...?

Allowing Isolde by with a curt bow and a smile, Valeros will follow 10' behind. Just in case. Sword and board at the ready.

A strange chittering comes from the hole in the wall. Suddenly, a massive rat the size of a dog emerges from the darkness—and it isn’t alone! The giant rats rush toward you, their huge teeth snapping.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
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Those with ** may go

**Valeros AC 18 (20 w/shield), 25/25 (AC 20)
Blue Fur
Red Nose
Isolde AC 18, 17/17
Ezren AC 15, 16/16
Yellow Teeth
Brown Tail
Kyra AC 16, 21/21

so sorry! I missed the last post.

"Rats! Nasty little fellas they are."

Valeros moves up to the rat on the right and strikes!

Longsword, Strike 1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

Longsword, Strike 1 Piercing or Slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

◆ move
◆◆ strike

Reaction: raise shield

I think move is a single action, strike is a dingle action, and raise shield is a single action. Shield Block would be a reaction, if you use it, to reduce damage done to you.

you are correct, thank you. With all of your wisdom, I believe you picked the right pre-generated character for this adventure. I will do is Kyra says.

Nice attack by the way. Good way to start the scenario :)

Valeros moves up and easily dispatches Yellow Teeth (and the next few generations down).

Blue Fur moves up to Valeros and tries to bite him.

Chomp vs Valeros AC 20: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Chomp Chomp vs Valeros AC 20, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

Red Nose moves to join the fight, boxing Valeros in.

Chomp vs Valeros AC 20: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Piercing Damage, Crit: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Doubled to 10

Chomp Chomp vs Valeros AC 20, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
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Those with ** may go

Valeros AC 18 (20 w/shield), 10/25 (AC 20)
Blue Fur
Red Nose
**Isolde AC 18, 17/17
**Ezren AC 15, 16/16
Brown Tail
Kyra AC 16, 21/21

Ezren moves past Isolde and finds Valeros being chomped down by the rats. He quickly casts a spell that blasts an icy ray to Red Nose.

Spell Attack vs Red Nose: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Spell Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 cold damage

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast a Spell, Ray of Frost

Ezren's snowball doesn't connect with Red Nose.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
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Those with ** may go

Valeros AC 18 (20 w/shield), 10/25 (AC 20)
Blue Fur
Red Nose
**Isolde AC 18, 17/17
Ezren AC 15, 16/16
Brown Tail
Kyra AC 16, 21/21

"Let's get these things skewered quickly!"

Isolde ◆ draws her rapier, ◆ moves to flank red nose and

◆ Stabs red nose, vs flat-footed: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 81d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 4 + (5) = 14

"Stay still!

Isolde draws her rapier, steps into a flank with Red Nose and stabs. But doesn't quite hit.

Brown Tail steps into a flank with Valeros and bites him twice.

Chomp vs Valeros AC 20, FF: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Chomp Chomp vs Valeros AC 20, MAP, Agile, FF: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1-2
Tactical Map
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Those with ** may go

-2-
**Valeros AC 18 (20 w/shield), 8/25 (AC 20)
Blue Fur
Red Nose
Isolde AC 18, 17/17
Ezren AC 15, 16/16
Brown Tail

-1-
**Kyra AC 16, 21/21

Kyra moves to the top of the stairs and sees poor Valeros all bloodied. After calling out to Sarenrae a minor miracle occurs and Valeros is surrounded in a white nimbus and his wounds close.

*Move
**Cast heal

healing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

"Valeros, form a line with Isolde!"

"AAAh! They're eating me...! Oh. Thanks Kyra. That's much better."

Finding it hard to argue with the woman who just saved his life, Valeos prepares to move.

Ooh. That's a tight squeeze. They might bite me on my way to Isode. I could just move very carefully and not worry about attacking? Don't look like a baby in front of these women! be a hero!

After his self pep talk, Valeros moves back to Isolde and slashes at red nose.

◆ stride
◆ strike
◆ raise shield

Longsword, Strike 1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Longsword, Strike 1 Piercing or Slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

↺ shield block

Raise shield is an action so you would need to do a normal move instead of a step if you wanted to add that in. But unlike the old Pathfinder, attacks of opportunity are not a given and chances are these lowly rats cannot attack you just because you move by them so you could probably do that safely enough.

Raise shield is an action so you would need to do a normal move instead of a step if you wanted to add that in. But unlike the old Pathfinder, attacks of opportunity are not a given and chances are these lowly rats cannot attack you just because you move by them so you could probably do that safely enough.

You are quite right, I read that wrong and corrected it. Thank you.

Raise shield is an action so you would need to do a normal move instead of a step if you wanted to add that in. But unlike the old Pathfinder, attacks of opportunity are not a given and chances are these lowly rats cannot attack you just because you move by them so you could probably do that safely enough.

Unlike the older versions of D&D also where everything has an AoO!

Valeros swings at Red Nose and cuts it in half. Blue Fur charges in and bites at:

1-Valeros 2-Isolde: 2d2 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3

Chomp vs Isolde AC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Chomp Chomp vs Valeros AC 20, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

But the teeth only close on air.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
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Those with ** may go

-2-
Valeros AC 18 (20 w/shield), 24/25 (AC 20)
Blue Fur
**Isolde AC 18, 17/17
**Ezren AC 15, 16/16
Brown Tail
Kyra AC 16, 21/21

Ezren launches a cloud of mental block against Blue Fur to confuse it somehow before he steps behind Valeros.

◆◆ Cast a Spell, Daze (4 mental damage vs DC 17 basic Will save)
◆ Step

Blue Fur Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Blue Fur's eye bulge as Ezren's magical attack hits it.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
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Those with ** may go

-2-
Valeros AC 18 (20 w/shield), 24/25 (AC 20)
Blue Fur (-4)
**Isolde AC 18, 17/17
Ezren AC 15, 16/16
Brown Tail
Kyra AC 16, 21/21

Again, Isolde moves around to flank, this time blue fur.

She ◆stabs it in the back?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 111d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (1) = 8

misses, and tries again stabs it in the back?: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 191d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (5) = 10

Isolde moves behind Blue Fur and skewers it.

Brown Tail tries to bite Isolde.

Chomp vs Isolde, AC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Chomp Chomp vs Isolde, AC 18, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Chomp Chomp Chomp vs Isolde, AC 18, MAP 2, Agile: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Chomp and Chomp Chomp Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 2 = 8

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

-3-
**Valeros AC 18 (20 w/shield), 24/25 (AC 20)
**Isolde AC 18, 9/17
**Ezren AC 15, 16/16
Brown Tail

-2-
**Kyra AC 16, 21/21

Feeling MUCH better, Valeros moves up to hack at the last one.

How many have I killed? Has Isolde killed more?

Longsword, Strike 1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Longsword, Strike 1 Piercing or Slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Longsword, Strike 2: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (2) + 9 - 5 = 6
Longsword, Strike 2 Piercing or Slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

◆stride
◆strike
◆strike

"This last one is quick, now!"

If it runs..
↺
Longsword, Strike 1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Longsword, Strike 1 Piercing or Slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

If it attacks
↺ raise shield

Ezren blasts a ball of snow into Brown Tail to make it shiver. He then gets closer just behind the other two.

Spell Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Spell Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 cold damage

Valeros swings twice at Brown Fur but the rat appears to be quicker than he is. Ezren's snowball hits it solidly, though. The rat appears to be on its last legs but still has life in it.

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

-3-
Valeros AC 18 (20 w/shield), 24/25
**Isolde AC 18, 9/17
Ezren AC 15, 16/16
Brown Tail (-6)

-2-
**Kyra AC 16, 21/21

Unable to do much good from behind, she decides to move around to the other side.

*Move
*Move
*Athletics to get over rubble or another mov3e action, depending on what is necessary.

climb: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Unable to flank, Isolde tries to feint. She flicks her blade back and forth before attempting to skewer it.

◆ Feint vs rat perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
◆ Rapier: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 211d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
sneak damage if feint successful: 1d6 ⇒ 6
◆ Rapier, MAP: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 41d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

She's not fooling anyone but manages to nick the rat.

Hmmm... the forum either ate my post or I forgot to submit it.

Either way, Isolde's "nick" is enough to end it.

What now, Pathfinders?

"Well, we seem to be able to work as a team so far. I'm just going to stop for a few minutes to clean up these bites."

Isolde gets out her healer's kit and starts to Treat Wounds.

Medicine: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

After she finishes, she starts looking for traps and hazards at the opening.

Healing: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

Ezren moves to see what are the rubbles for. He takes a peek inside the hole of the wall where the rats came from. He begins to cast Light with the staff he is holding and sheds light inside the hole to get a nice view. Perception +4

Checking the skin underneath the new holes in his pants to make sure there were no holes in his skin, he winks at Kyra.

Well, I guess we solved this mystery. Should we see where these oversized rats came from? Might be more of 'em"

Survival: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

track

Jumping at the sudden light, "Oh, thanks. Ezren, isn't it? That definitely helps."

From what you can see, the hole in the wall leads further into the darkness.

"I hope you're right, Valeros, I hope you're right. But there may be more and we will not have completed the mission until we confirm. So let us sontinue, shall we?"

Squeezing through the hole, you find yourself in a cavern that seems to stretch endlessly beneath the streets of Otari. Who knows what menace could be lurking down here? Up ahead, the passageway ends in a cliff that plunges sharply into the darkness.

There are places to attach a rope to climb down. DC 15 Athletics to climb down unassisted (i.e. freeclimb). DC 10 if you use a rope. CS - climb down 10', S - climb down 5', F - no progress, CF - Express elevator down (i.e. you drop from where you're at)

"I do have some rope if we need to go down. Anyone have an extra length? We could tie the climber off as he or she descends... Let's see what we are getting into here."

Kyra casts light on a rock and tosses it down to see how deep the place is and if there are any ledges.

the cliff is about 10' deep.

"Ha ha! I think one length of rope should be enough. Tied off on me. I'll go first. I might even climb up to the other side if there's nothing down there before the next person goes."

athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

"You make it look easy,"

Anything happen when Valeros reaches the bottom>

Valeros makes it 5' down. You need 2 successes to get to the bottom (or 1 crit success).

If the DC is 10, isn't 20 a crit success? Or is beating it by 10 just a to hit thing?

Ezren borrows Kyra's rope to attach them to soemthing sturdy before they climb down. He begins to follow Valeros and climbs down as well.

Athletics check: 1d20 ⇒ 20

He manages to climb down the cliff with ease, thank to the rope. ”It is not that hard, actually.” Ezren is proud to tell them. ”Come down now, you both. You can do it.”

unsure of crit successes

Athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

"Woah, easy now."

Don't look like an idiot by falling the last few feet

"Made it!"

Sword out, shield up.