Male N Gnome Sorcerer 7 Buffs: | HP 72/72| AC 15 Incorp T 12 T 12 FF 14 | CMB -1 CMD 10| F +10 R +5 W +6, +2 vs Illusion| INIT +7| PER +16 Low Light SM -1| Speed 20' |Resist Fire 5|
(Heroism active, +2 to saves and atk)AC 20 (FF:19); Fort +6; Ref +8; Will +5 (extra +4 vs sonic & language)(extra +1 when surprised/flat footed (included in FF))(extra +1 vs evil outsiders); resist cold/4; ; Init +1; Perception -2;(+1 cmd vs grapple)
"Oh" says Khellek.
"That is not good. This is the banner of the Broken Spine Clan, a violent tribe of orcs with a deep-seeded hate of humans—and of members of the Pathfinder Society in particular."
He thinks for a moment.
"The placement of the banner in the cavern is a sort of ritual challenge. "
He sighs "Orcs are not my strong point. It might just mean 'We were here', or it might mean 'You are now entering Broken Spine territory' I suspect the latter is more likely. Odd that it is here rather than the entrance. Maybe they don't want the other orc tribes to see it as a challenge to them?"
Doodle casts Shield, enhancing her protection form her previous mage armor spell. ”Well, let them bring it on then,” she answers Khellek’s lesson the the awful orc tribe.
lol I made a version of Harsk that I played in REGULAR pfs I think he's 15th level
Props to you!
Grog can hear some slight movement in the cavern. Some sounds of breath, the shifting of armor. You are not alone in here.
Fethril does not detect any magic auras at the moment, but he recalls that the spell is blocked by 1 foot of stone, so there are parts of the cavern that the spell cannot reach, such as the side chambers or behind the columns.
Male N Gnome Sorcerer 7 Buffs: | HP 72/72| AC 15 Incorp T 12 T 12 FF 14 | CMB -1 CMD 10| F +10 R +5 W +6, +2 vs Illusion| INIT +7| PER +16 Low Light SM -1| Speed 20' |Resist Fire 5|
“Pinkskins! I told you, Kogan! I may not be able to see them before you, but I can smell their perfumed skin long before you spot them.”
Emerging from the shadows, a large orc with prominent lower tusks, milky white eyes, and innumerable scars steps forward and snorts contemptuously.
“And what’s more, I reckon these pinkskins are the Pathfinders we were expecting.” A toothy grin spreads across the orc’s meaty face as the guttural laughs of several more orcs echo off the cavern walls. He continues, “I am Magra of the Broken Spine Clan. I demand to know what right Pathfinders have to cross into the Hold of Belkzen and pass beneath Urgir’s walls—all without the protection of the clans. It is especially galling when your Society owes me so much gold!”
The hidden orcs laugh again, and impossibly, his grin widens. “And before you let your itchy weapon hands get the better of you, know that I have an entire clan of brothers in Urgir who expect me back soon and know where to come find me. If they fail to find me alive, rest assured that they will find you.”
With a Light spell and her low-light vision, Doodlevain can see a number of orcs hiding in alcoves that would have been out of line of sight from the rest of the party. They do they not appear to be this "Kogan" that Magra was talking to, but louder laughter echoes from behind the column.
Male N Gnome Sorcerer 7 Buffs: | HP 72/72| AC 15 Incorp T 12 T 12 FF 14 | CMB -1 CMD 10| F +10 R +5 W +6, +2 vs Illusion| INIT +7| PER +16 Low Light SM -1| Speed 20' |Resist Fire 5|
(Heroism active, +2 to saves and atk)AC 20 (FF:19); Fort +6; Ref +8; Will +5 (extra +4 vs sonic & language)(extra +1 when surprised/flat footed (included in FF))(extra +1 vs evil outsiders); resist cold/4; ; Init +1; Perception -2;(+1 cmd vs grapple)
Khellek listens to the orcs words... they are boastful, but are they true?
The elderly scholar had years of listening to student explanations about "The hell-hound burned my homework", and "the portal to the plane of water opened and soaked my essay making the ink run". He knew when someone was trying a fast one.
It is true that you are going under the great orc city of Urgir.
And Magra certainly believes that Pathfinders owe him money. Whether or not this is a well-researched legally enforceable claim is rather besides the point.
"You see, I lost a large sum of money at the Bloodworks in Urglin when a team of Pathfinders cheated in their combat with the arena's champion." Part 2 of this arc.
"I don't know if any of you were there"Fethril"and I don't care. You will make compensation for my troubles and my losses, and I will let you pass. I require eight thousand gold coins - or the equivalent value in armor, weapons, and magic items."
GM rolls:
2d20 ⇒ (5, 9) = 14
Khellek:
You think he is probably bluffing about his clan expecting him back soon. It sounded rather hastily added on.
There are a couple of things you can do here. Negotiate; refuse and see what he says; threaten him; trick him; jump straight to combat; probably other options as well.
Male N Gnome Sorcerer 7 Buffs: | HP 72/72| AC 15 Incorp T 12 T 12 FF 14 | CMB -1 CMD 10| F +10 R +5 W +6, +2 vs Illusion| INIT +7| PER +16 Low Light SM -1| Speed 20' |Resist Fire 5|
Sylvester's eyes twinkle as he sees the possibility of making a deal.
"Yes, I understand that you have been cheated. Not by us but by our organisation."
"I will tell you what I am going to do. If you grant us safe passage under your city for the next couple of days then when we return we will present your request for compensation to our leaders. And we will ask for ten thousand gold, two of which we will keep as a finder's fee for our troubles. As they value the strategic nature of passage to the dwarf city and peace with the great orc city of Urgir I believe they will comply."
"Now if you have any sort of documentation of this event or wish to create some documentation about this event and a location where you want your money delivered to that would be ever so helpful."
Male N Gnome Sorcerer 7 Buffs: | HP 72/72| AC 15 Incorp T 12 T 12 FF 14 | CMB -1 CMD 10| F +10 R +5 W +6, +2 vs Illusion| INIT +7| PER +16 Low Light SM -1| Speed 20' |Resist Fire 5|
@GM Aldizog - If the Bluff DC is close to 20 than perhaps some aids from the other players would help. There are a lot of people who did not chime in yet.
You don't know if it's close or not. Might be worth making Aid checks, might be better to make independent checks. Anyone else will have to specify what they are attempting.
Male N Gnome Sorcerer 7 Buffs: | HP 72/72| AC 15 Incorp T 12 T 12 FF 14 | CMB -1 CMD 10| F +10 R +5 W +6, +2 vs Illusion| INIT +7| PER +16 Low Light SM -1| Speed 20' |Resist Fire 5|
”The best chance you get your gold is to listen we two gnomes. Sylvester has had several successful ventures for the society. They will do more for him than for most.”
Female Human [AC: 23/12 tch /22 ff; H66/66; Frt +9, Ref +5, Will +10, +4 vs fey and plants; Init +1; Perc +13 Druid 7
Stormy, tired of holding her tongue, speaks up. Orcs burned my village. Cost me well over 10,000 gold. You are an orc. I say you own me. But I am generous and am willing to call it even. Or we could duel, you and I.[Wish I had an intimidation skill. :)
"Aha! This one has spirit.
Well, if you do not wish to pay, then a test of strength can settle the debt.
But I am old and blind; no, you will not duel me. You will duel my champion."
A huge orc wielding a falchion steps out from behind the column.
"This is Kogan.
The terms are simple. Defeat Kogan, and you may pass. Fail to defeat him, and you Pathfinders must pay me twice as much."
Sorry, I misread the scenario - his baseline demand is 2,000 GP, and dueling Kogan is a "double or nothing" that would make it 4,000 GP.
"If your chosen champion should cry out for mercy at anytime, the generous orcs of the Broken Spine Clan shall grant it. But you should expect no such cries from Kogan. He will fight to the death."
So: try to haggle him down from 2,000 to a lower value; or make it "double or nothing" and have one of you duel Kogan; or just fight them all? I would count subsequent Bluff attempts to Aid Another towards hitting the DC to haggle him down, or again another PC could make an independent check. Though not any of the three who have posted.
Fethril is indignant at the lie. We had no need to cheat. So much for orc 'honor'. But my pride is not worth the blood of my allies. I'll not be the one to drag us to needless combat just to protect my vanity.
Male N Gnome Sorcerer 7 Buffs: | HP 72/72| AC 15 Incorp T 12 T 12 FF 14 | CMB -1 CMD 10| F +10 R +5 W +6, +2 vs Illusion| INIT +7| PER +16 Low Light SM -1| Speed 20' |Resist Fire 5|
Sylvester has no intention of paying a bribe to an orc ever. However there are some in the party with honour and integrity and they might even try to pressure him to pay his fair share if their champion loses in fair combat. To remedy this problem the little gnome lets loose a little ball of fire which should explode with a nice boom!
Fireball,Reflex DC 19 for half damage:6d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3) + 6 = 22
The point of origin is the red circle on the map. I have to avoid Doodle so I will only catch four of them with the spell. I will mark their squares with a red icon as well.
As doodle was considering the fight, a fireball exploded over her shoulder. ”Welp, I guess that makes the decision easy,” she mutters as she prepares for battle.
(Heroism active, +2 to saves and atk)AC 20 (FF:19); Fort +6; Ref +8; Will +5 (extra +4 vs sonic & language)(extra +1 when surprised/flat footed (included in FF))(extra +1 vs evil outsiders); resist cold/4; ; Init +1; Perception -2;(+1 cmd vs grapple)
Sorry all. I had a very busy day yesterday. Khellek would have prefered to help with the buff. But he is not very good at it. So would likely have used inspire competence for a +3 bonus
Seeing the group about to hit a fight with the orcs Khellek sighs.
Moving surprisingly quickly for an old man he commands: "If we must fight, be quick about it.".
Cast haste
"Remember my friends. To first Report, we must find, and it seems these orcs know only the power of strength, not of knowledge."
Start IC as a move action.
Total +3 to hit, +2 to damage, +1 to AC & ref and you get an extra attack if you full attack. Oh, and your move speed is increased.
(Heroism active, +2 to saves and atk)AC 20 (FF:19); Fort +6; Ref +8; Will +5 (extra +4 vs sonic & language)(extra +1 when surprised/flat footed (included in FF))(extra +1 vs evil outsiders); resist cold/4; ; Init +1; Perception -2;(+1 cmd vs grapple)
All of the orcs take the full power of the Fireball. Three of them fall to the ground, dead. Magra and Kogan are burned.
Magra cannot possibly make a DC 37 check to continue casting his spells, and curses in anger.
The one remaining orc warrior moves up and swings a falchion at Doodle, missing her.
Attack:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
The orc champion Kogan roars a battle-cry, moves up, and takes a mighty swing at Grog.
Falchion Vital Strike, Power Attack:1d20 + 16 - 3 ⇒ (10) + 16 - 3 = 23 Damage:4d4 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 1) + 10 + 9 = 25
He grins as he sees that Grog does not fall.
"Tough for a halfbreed."
Female Human [AC: 23/12 tch /22 ff; H66/66; Frt +9, Ref +5, Will +10, +4 vs fey and plants; Init +1; Perc +13 Druid 7
Stormy pulls a wand of Longstrider and taps her cat and then whistles a quick command. The cat leaps past the fighting provoking from the Orc fighting Grog and tries to "fetch" the caster. Stormy then 5' steps closer.
@Stormy, I don't see your cat's stats posted in your profile, but I assume a 26 hits? If so, 24 damage to Shade.
Kogan strikes Shade as he moves. Even so, the lion is able to get to the orc caster.
Shade Will:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21Again, don't know the stats, but should be at least a +4 Will. Effect is Abjuration, not Enchantment.
Some force tries to dissuade Shade from attacking Magra, but the lion is too strong-willed to succumb to such magic.
Magra, with the lion's jaws tight around his arm, finds casting a spell an extremely unlikely proposition. "KILL THE PINSKINS!" he shouts, and Kogan seems to grow even stronger.
Battlecry oracle revelation as a standard action. His stat sheet says he has Freedom of Movement prepared but foolishly not pre-cast even though he knew you were coming. Instead, he rather stupidly has Sanctuary up before speaking, even though it cannot last long enough to allow for negotiations. And, his first action is to try Summon Monster V which with its long casting time is easily interrupted. A modestly tough foe nerfed into the ground by poor tactics.
He then tries to cast a spell quickly. Combat Healer revelation. Concentration DC 10+15+2:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
The spell fails.
Round 2 - Bless, Haste, and Inspire Courage +2 are active
Magra -43, Grappled
Khellek
Grog -25
Fethril
Sylvester
Kogan -11
Doodle
Stormy
Female Human [AC: 23/12 tch /22 ff; H66/66; Frt +9, Ref +5, Will +10, +4 vs fey and plants; Init +1; Perc +13 Druid 7
It is there, at the bottom. Here it is for clarity. I think I might have a separate alias for him. Will check. And a 26 will miss. With Barkskin Shade's AC is 27. Also I had forgotten to include Shade's Greater Magic Weapon, which would add +1 to hit and damage. More reason to have an alias for the cat.
Animal Companion - Shade:
Young female Lion - shadowy grey black coat
N Large animal
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +8
Defense
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AC 24, touch 12, flat-footed 21 (+5 armor, +3 Dex, +7 natural, -1 size) hp 51 (6d8+24)
Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +4 (+4 morale bonus vs. enchantment effects) Defensive Abilities evasion
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Offense
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Speed 40 ft.
Melee bite +9 (1d8+6 plus grab), 2 claws +10 (1d6+6)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks pounce, rake (2 claws +10, 1d6+6)
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Statistics
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Str 23, Dex 16, Con 18, Int 3, Wis 15, Cha 10
Base Atk +4; CMB +11 (+15 grapple); CMD 24 (28 vs. trip)
Feats Light Armor Proficiency, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (claw)
Tricks Air Walk, Attack, Attack, Attack Any Target, Come, Defend, Down, Fetch, Guard, Heel, Stay, Track, Work
Skills Acrobatics +6 (+10 to jump), Climb +9, Perception +7, Stealth +2, Swim +9
SQ air walk, attack, attack any target, come, defend, devotion, down, fetch, guard, heel, stay, track, work Other Gear +1 chain shirt
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Special Abilities
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Air Walk [Trick] The animal can be ridden through the air when affected by spells.
Attack [Trick] The animal will attack on command.
Attack Any Target [Trick] The animal will attack any creature on command.
Come [Trick] The animal will come to you on command.
Defend [Trick] The animal will defend you.
Devotion +4 (Ex) +4 morale bonus on Will saves vs. enchantment effects.
Down [Trick] The animal will break off combat on command.
Evasion (Ex) No damage on successful reflex save.
Fetch [Trick] The animal will get a specific object.
Flank [Trick}
Grab: Bite (Large) (Ex) You can start a grapple as a free action if you hit with the designated weapon. Guard [Trick] The animal stays in place and prevents others from approaching.
Heel [Trick] The animal will follow you.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Pounce (Ex) You can make a full attack as part of a charge.
Scent (Ex) Detect opponents within 15+ ft. by sense of smell.
Stay [Trick] The animal will stay where it is.
Track [Trick] The animal will track a scent.
Work [Trick] The animal pulls or pushes a medium or heavy load.
Medium N Animal Riding Dog | HP 13/13 | AC 13 Incorp T 12 T 12 FF 11| CMB +3 CMD 15 (19 vs Trip)| F +5 R +5 W +1|Init +2| PER +8 Low Light Vision, Scent| Speed 40' Acrobatics +6 (+14 Jumping)|Active Conditions:
You should definitely make an alias for your loyal companion. You can track all of your buffs for your companion and even post your attacks under that alias as well. This helps to reduce the amount of work the GM has to do and is so much nicer for your AC for role playing purposes as well. I am purchased animal and looks what my nice gnome master has done for me. Of course it is your choice, it is just a suggestion. :)
Female Human [AC: 23/12 tch /22 ff; H66/66; Frt +9, Ref +5, Will +10, +4 vs fey and plants; Init +1; Perc +13 Druid 7
Right. Wish I got to play this core character more. I feel rusty every time I play - things like not remembering if Shade has an alias and that Communal Resist Poison is not Core. Like I said, my higher level non-core druid has an companion alias. Will consider.
Male N Gnome Sorcerer 7 Buffs: | HP 72/72| AC 15 Incorp T 12 T 12 FF 14 | CMB -1 CMD 10| F +10 R +5 W +6, +2 vs Illusion| INIT +7| PER +16 Low Light SM -1| Speed 20' |Resist Fire 5|
Sylvester uses his superior mounted mobility to get just in front of Stormy, cast his spell and then retreat to the back of the party. He targets the oracle with three bolts of magical force.
Magic Missile,CL 6:3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 4, 3) + 3 = 14
Trusty dental floss for the win. Cleans your teeth and is useful for checking for line of effect. Hopefully not in that order. :)
The riding DC to ride with knees only DC 5 so is an automatic success. The concentration DC (10 + SL) 11 check to cast whilst your mount is moving is also an automatic success.
(Heroism active, +2 to saves and atk)AC 20 (FF:19); Fort +6; Ref +8; Will +5 (extra +4 vs sonic & language)(extra +1 when surprised/flat footed (included in FF))(extra +1 vs evil outsiders); resist cold/4; ; Init +1; Perception -2;(+1 cmd vs grapple)
Khellek, seeing his companions have everything in hand draws Bessie and slaps a bolt into her. "Remember how well the orcs see in the dark!" he calls out. "And watch out for that axe..."
Maintains IC. Grog, remember you have a bonus attack from haste as well.
"Do not worry my students. Bessie here will look after us if things turn dicey!"
I believe that puts Grog down at -5 HP. 25+49 = 74 damage taken, and he has 69 HP. I am going to assume that you do not want to use Orc Ferocity to stay up to face the iterative.
Kogan fells Grog with a mighty swing of his falchion, and then turns his attention to Doodlevain.
Iterative, PA, Battlecry:1d20 + 11 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 3 + 2 = 28 Confirm?:1d20 + 11 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 3 + 2 = 28 Damage:4d4 + 20 + 18 ⇒ (1, 2, 1, 3) + 20 + 18 = 45
Bite:1d20 + 10 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 10 - 3 + 2 = 17
With another mighty blow, he gives the draconic gnome a gaping chest wound. She dodges his tusks, at least.
Then, seeing Shade mauling his caster, he steps back to prepare to engage the lion.
Round 2 - Bless, Haste, and Inspire Courage +2 are active
Magra -57, Grappled
Khellek
Grog -74, dying (at -5 HP)
Fethril
Sylvester
Kogan -11
Doodle -45
Stormy
Stunned at the sudden turn of events, Fethril's eyes go wide with surprise. Recovering quickly, he races along the cavern wall. Upon reaching the fallen warrior, the cleric calls upon the power of Nethys once more. He funnels healing energy into the Grog.
CMW:2d8 + 3 ⇒ (5, 8) + 3 = 16 Converting Detect Thought to Cure Moderate
Current AC:19 (not that it seems to make much a difference here)
Doodle takes a 5’ step and uses her spear to slash at the strong orc that just dropped her friend. First, she focused herself on channeling her magic blood into the blows (Arcane Strike).
