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Rexon's very precise hit with the javelin seems to dislodge some of the enamel coating on the Red cookware. It seems easier to hit now.
Itka's Telekinetic projectile scores a solid hit as well, as the Red Cookware falls to the floor and stops moving.
You are out of combat.
The Dwarf cook, Danya, quickly recovers from having been kicked in the chest by the roast. She grumbles
I wouldn't have this kind of mess if I worked in a normal restaurant, but I had to work for the Pathfinders.
And then in a loader voice
Very well, the roast will simply be served pre-carved. Elroy, Leroy, get in there and recover as much meat as you can
The next room in your circuit is the dining room
This room offers a space for lodging Pathfinders to eat during inclement weather. Currently, its two long tables are laden with food and drink. A few visiting merchants linger here in the shade, gossiping among themselves.
The double door leading into the courtyard is open, permitting a steady flow of party guests in and out. Twin doors leading into the kitchen are open as the kitchen staff starts bringing in big slices of roasted goat. The door to the South (Map right) is propped open
There’s more than enough food and drink on offer for everyone.
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"Oh, snacks!" The halfling grabs a chocolate pastry and pops the whole thing in his mouth as he surveys the room's treats. When the roasted goat arrives, he makes an appreciative noise with his mouth full. Then he grabs a roll and slices it open with his dagger and grabs one of the goat slices, both charred and dripping juices. He places it into the roll and swallows the rest of the pastry. Then he stuffs that into his mouth while he pulls out his bandages, staining them with goat meat grease, as he binds some of his wounds.
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Assuming you continue your clockwise trek, the next room is the reading room.
Rows of comfortable seating and study tables fill this room, strategically arranged to take maximum advantage of the natural light provided by a wide window. The handful of guests currently occupying this space are embroiled in a lively but frivolous debate over the merits of different horse-training methods.
This room has open double doors back to the Atrium to the South West (Map down) and closed double doors to the South (Map Right).
Which way?
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As you approach the door, you hear a woman’s voice calling for help from inside.
Ashwood shelves line the walls of this spacious library, some filled to capacity with Pathfinder Chronicles, Society records, and local history. Other shelves stand half-empty, awaiting future donations and volumes on order from distant lodges. In the far corner, an iron spiral staircase leads to the upper levels.
However, the library’s floor, which should be stone covered in fine rugs, instead glows fiery orange and bubbles with a molten heat that radiates through the open double door.
“Thank goodness!” calls a hijabi halfling from her perch atop a large armchair. “Give us a hand, would you? The floor is lava!”
Creatures: The halfling on the armchair is Casira bint Meji (N female halfling scribe). She was taking stock of the Society’s collection when this prank began and barely avoided a painful hot-foot by scrambling onto an armchair. A pair of sandy-haired gnomes, the merchant siblings Nashwadin and Naqi Bousad, huddle together on the nearby large table, visibly torn between childish delight and fear
of real injury. Each NPC has 25 Hit Points.
Fire: The library floor is hazardous terrain, dealing 2d6 fire damage per square.
The only safe way across, barring creative solutions, is to Leap along the furniture and out the open doors or to the stairs. The lava fills only this room and stops right at the frame of each door, as though held by an invisible barrier. It doesn’t heat the metal stairs.
Leaping on Furniture: Party members looking to rescue the stranded guests can start with a Leap from a doorway to the closest couch. However, the furniture isn’t designed to be used as an obstacle course, so a party member who Leaps to any piece of furniture must succeed at a DC 16 Acrobatics
or Athletics check if the two surfaces are within 10 feet (2 squares), or a DC 23 Acrobatics or Athletics check if they’re within 20 feet (4 squares). Note that a character with a speed of 10 feet or lower can’t leap 10 feet. The party members must repeat this check with each Leap from one piece of furniture to the next.
On a failure, the party member slips up and brushes the floor, taking fire damage as described above.
On a critical failure, they fall prone on the floor and take double damage.
Aiding party members: At any time, Party members who choose not to jump can Aid their fellow Pathfinders from the sidelines, using ropes, pulleys, or other mechanisms to assist. The DC of such checks to Aid is only 15 and uses a skill appropriate to the method chosen (for example, Crafting or Athletics).
Carrying Guests: Once you reach the center table, a party member can pick up and carry one of the small gnomes to safety. The DC for any Acrobatics or Athletics checks made while carrying a gnome is increased by 3.
If the party member fails a check while carrying an guest, they can choose to attempt a DC 12 Reflex save to protect the guest;
on a success, the party member takes twice the amount of fire damage as normal but protects the Guest from harm.
On a failure, both the party ember and Guest take the normal amount of fire damage.
Assisting Guests: Alternatively, a party member can attempt a DC 15 Athletics or Diplomacy check from no more than 5 feet away to assist an guest in jumping from one piece of furniture to the next;
On a failure or critical failure the guest takes fire damage with no option of protection from the party member. As Casira’s armchair is only large enough for one person, she likely requires at least one of these assistance checks to get her to either the table or the northernmost couch, after which party members have the option of carrying her as described above.
Guest Status
Casira bint Meji 25 HP
Nashwadin Bousad 25 HP
Naqi Bousad 25 HP
Initiative (Just to track who has or has not acted)
Round 1
Bold may Act
Argoni Slate (-2 HP)
Sola
Itka Biklest
Zenith
Drilwenwënas
Rexon Kleensop
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Zenith thanks Sola for the healing mid-combat and Drilwenwënas for the post-combat patch up. They then go and finish patching up Argoni's wounds.
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Upon opening the doors and seeing the flames, Zenith runs and leaps to the first piece of furniture, and then quickly jumps onto the table!
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Rexon is not one to stand idly by when there are feats of strength to be done. He uses his steady balance to Leap between the furniture.
Rexon overshoots and nearly lands in the lava, but he just manages to save himself with the balance pole he used to jump. Unfortunately, Argoni's clever device landed in the lava instead. "That was too close"
He makes a clean jump to the gnomes and prepares to help them back across the lava.
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Zenith and Rexon make it to the table where the gnomes have taken refuge.
Guest Status
Casira bint Meji 25 HP
Nashwadin Bousad 25 HP
Naqi Bousad 25 HP
Initiative (Just to track who has or has not acted)
Round 1
Bold may Act
Argoni Slate
Sola
Itka Biklest
Zenith
Drilwenwënas (Can RETCON based on interpretation of Caitlyn's capability)
Rexon Kleensop
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"Hmp. Let's use the furniture from the reading room to make this easier." Once the doorway isn't blocked, Itka shuffles over to one of the unoccupied chairs and begins pushing it toward the library. "Hmp. Rexon, can you move this over to the other side of the couch?" Once it's in the doorway, she shoves it onto the lava floor, creating another stepping stone.
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"Rexon, Do you have these two? I will assist the lady on the armchair!" Zenith shouts above the sound of the fire roaring. They then turn to the halfling, "You there! I can't reach you safely, you're going to have to jump to the sofa! I do this all the time. Just bend with your knees and push off!" Zenith shows the lady the motion and points towards the couch.
The chair must have some extra spring in it, as the lady easily jumps to the sofa!
Zenith attempts to follow suit, aiming to land next to her.
Landing next to her, Zenith encourages her once more. "You're almost there. Just one more jump!
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Rexon grabs the two gnomes on the table and says a quick prayer to Kurgess, "Praise be for the blessing of strength that I might carry those in need. Bless my legs that I might leap to safety"
He gestures with his arms and feels his god's magic suffuse his body as he casts athletic rush and jumps to the couch.
From there, he Leaps again, bracing his jump on the furniture Itka has piled into the lava.
Once on the other side, he strides to make room for Zenith to jump over themself and carefully setting the gnomes down.
"Thank you for the assistance, Itka" he says, before clapping his hands together and unstoppering his waterskin. "Zenith, don't forget to hydrate! All that jumping around in the heat really works up a sweat."
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Once everyone is back on solid ground, a disembodied kazoo trills a celebratory refrain and the “lava” bursts into harmless sparks that quickly fade, returning the floor to normal.
Casira bint Meji is shaken but manages to speak ”Thank you. I don’t know what we would have done if you hadn't come in to save us. It seems like someone might be trying to sabotage the event. Please take this as a token of my appreciation.”
She hands you a Cantrip Deck (Full)
Where would you like to go next?
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The door in front of Rexon is already open, so he sees:
This modest exhibition room will someday display trophies and tributes to the Pathfinder Society’s success in the region, but as this occasion marks the Sedeq Lodge’s grand opening, there isn’t much to show off yet.
The only item currently on display is a statue depicting a marid named Perizia, whose defeat by Pathfinder agents secured the permission to build this lodge. Esmayl commissioned this piece in memorial of the battle, though he also hopes the public display reminds Sedeq’s genie binders how easily their cruelty can be repaid.
Some careless party guests left three full, untouched lesser bravo’s brews on the statue’s pedestal, which appear to be free for the taking.
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Itka opens the door to a storage room, which leads around to the Prayer room.
A bronze plaque installed into the stone wall assures all visitors that, although this prayer hall was designed in deference to Qadira’s patron goddess, travelers of all faiths are welcome within. One side of the double door currently stands open, and through it echoes the light refrain of a song that would seem more at place in a tavern than a house of worship.
Inside, three rows of pews and three of prayer rugs flank a carpeted isle leading straight to the altar, above which hangs a life-sized wooden statue of Sarenrae in her traditional pose, her arms and wings outstretched. The statue is also the source of the music, as the wooden goddess’s mouth moves to sing a bawdy, blasphemous ballad about Sarenrae, her lovers Desna and Shelyn, and the sorts of things they get up to during a weekend bender with Cayden Cailean.
A tall man with ash-gray skin stands at the altar, his cold, silver eyes narrowed upon the statue and his shoulders tense with barely contained anger. Sarenrae’s holy symbol dangles prominently from the chain around his neck. This man is Agdal Karga (LG duskwalker human priest of Sarenrae), who arrived at the party with an indifferent attitude toward the Society but is now unfriendly due to this blasphemous display. Agdal feels that his faith and goddess are being mocked, and he’s slowly edging toward a hostile attitude, which would lead him to speak up in outrage and storm away from the party.
Soothing his ire is much easier if you first disable the irreverent spell without harming the statue of Sarenrae.
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"Well short of just breaking the statue Im going to see if we can find a switch, rune, or something else causing this to happen," she says staring at the statue.
Rolling her eyes at it she adds,"Yeah we're going to have to calm him down afterwards. Im ill-suited to that. Probably would light a fire under him rather than defuse the situation."
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"I got it!" Argoni pulls out two vials and drinks then simultaneously. He doubles over for a few seconds in pain but waves away and help. "I swear those are going to give me an ulcer."
The halfling begins moving very quickly and in a flash he leaps onto Rexon's arms and then man hurls him upward towards the statue. The little halfling grabs onto it and then pulls out a penknife which he uses to make an artistic design right over the rune.
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Nodding appreciatively at the halfling, Itka remarks: "Hmp. Glad you could do it, Argoni. These knees would've hated climbing up there."
Turning to Agdal Karga, she apologizes: "Hmp. We deeply apologize for this...irreverent prank. It appears that someone is desperate to make the Pathfinder Society look bad by sabotaging our party. Rest assured, we are investigating and will do all we can to make the disgusting perpetrator face justice. Hmp."
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Agdal Karga composes himself for a moment before he replies:
Perhaps I was hasty in judging the Pathfinder Societ. Qadira is a land of strange and unpredictable magic—and I shouldn’t have jumped to conclusions and blamed the Society for this outrageous display.
Please take this token as an apology for my rush to judgement.
He hands you a +1 striking scimitar.