[ACO] PF2e 04-01 Intro: Year of Boundless Wonder (P2) (Inactive)

Game Master UncleFroggy

Selena joins Athena to check the exit of the vault. "We should tell the Archivist about this. The vault is haunted!" Selena says with a scare. "And who is Aslynn?" she asks before leaving Rain towards the exit.

"She is the night hag that Zarta told us about," Ovidivo says. 'An old enemy of the Society. Some of these treasures belonged to her or were hunted after by her." He then moves to follow Athena in examining the hall.

You check the Vault entrance. Aslynn isn't there, for now. Though it looks normal, the hallway is impossible to traverse—no matter how many steps you take, the door at the other end is always the same distance away, as if in a stressful dream. Rain wails in despair when you return to tell him this.

"Oh GODS! We're doomed!" He takes a deep breath to calm himself. "Maybe you can search the vault to find anything we can use to help us get out of here. Maybe you can discover more useful information about the treasures therein or perhaps acquire useful gear to use against additional intruders." Rain begins to tremble in fear. Clearly he won't be of any use until the situation is resolved.

You each have up to 2 checks in each area. Each check takes 10 minutes. Alternately, you may use the 10 minutes to do something other than searching (e.g. treat wounds, refocus, etc).

To-Do List for My Amazing Pathfinder Friends!

1. Talking skull - Please talk to the skull. It doesn’t seem to like me. Maybe one of you will have better luck?
(There is nothing left to find here)

2. Pile of treasure - We probably shouldn’t leave everything in a pile like that, but we’ve been short-staffed. See what’s in there!
(Skill Check: Arcana, Crafting, or Perception)

3. Assorted items - There’s all kinds of stuff up in the raised storage areas on the west wall and in the northeast corner. Did we find any magic potions in the vault? Alchemical items? Talismans? You bet we did! I know a healing potion when I see one, but some of this stuff is beyond my experience. See what you can find!
(Skill Check: Arcana, Crafting, or Perception)

4. Pile of empty chests - I already looked through these. If you find more empty chests, just pile them in the southwest corner of the vault.

5. Danger! - These shelves are way up high and piled high with dangerous poisons and possibly cursed items. I think Zarta felt it would be safer if they were out of reach, but we should make sure there’s nothing too dangerous up there.
(Skill Check: Acrobatics, Athletics, Medicine, Thievery, or Underworld Lore)

6. Weapons - There are lots of magic weapons lying around. See if you can find the most powerful ones. Our field agents sure could use them!
(Skill Check: Arcana, Crafting, Gladiatorial Lore, or Warfare Lore)

7. Scrolls and such - We sure did find lots of scrolls! Thought I saw some wands in there, too. Might be something useful for the Society’s spellcasters in there.
(Skill Check: Arcana, Nature, Occultism, or Religion)

Thanks for your help!
—Rain in Cloudy Day

Do we have a tally somewhere of everything we found in the previous search?

Arcana: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Arcana: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Athena decides to stay closer to the center of the chamber for now and investigates the trove of scrolls and wands. She makes more progress in the first ten minutes than in the second.

Selena now remembers what Zarta just told them, thanks to Ovidivo for reminding her. "Oh, yes. I seem to forget that detail quickly. Thanks." she tells Ovidivo awkwardly out of shame of her forgetfulness before she proceeds to move and search the Vaults as Rain has instructed them.

She makes her way to the winding stairs up to the area of assorted items (specifically 3c, icon moved) to look for something that she can use against Aslynn. Or maybe she can just sort the assorted things for the next twenty minutes or so.

Perception, Area C3: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Perception, Area C3: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Loot found so far:

Dinardin - Demon Mask
Ovidivo - Dagger of Venom
Mrs Crinkle - +1 Quarterstaff
Selena - Brooch of Shielding
Athena - nothing
Webny - nothing (talks to the skull)

I made a slight goof with the to-do list. Area A5 (Dangerous Shelves) has nothing left to find

To-Do List for My Amazing Pathfinder Friends!

1. Talking skull - Please talk to the skull. It doesn’t seem to like me. Maybe one of you will have better luck?
(There is nothing left to find here)

2. Pile of treasure - We probably shouldn’t leave everything in a pile like that, but we’ve been short-staffed. See what’s in there!
(Skill Check: Arcana, Crafting, or Perception)

3. Assorted items - There’s all kinds of stuff up in the raised storage areas on the west wall and in the northeast corner. Did we find any magic potions in the vault? Alchemical items? Talismans? You bet we did! I know a healing potion when I see one, but some of this stuff is beyond my experience. See what you can find!
(Skill Check: Arcana, Crafting, or Perception)

4. Pile of empty chests - I already looked through these. If you find more empty chests, just pile them in the southwest corner of the vault.

5. Danger! - These shelves are way up high and piled high with dangerous poisons and possibly cursed items. I think Zarta felt it would be safer if they were out of reach, but we should make sure there’s nothing too dangerous up there.
(There is nothing left to find here)

6. Weapons - There are lots of magic weapons lying around. See if you can find the most powerful ones. Our field agents sure could use them!
(Skill Check: Arcana, Crafting, Gladiatorial Lore, or Warfare Lore)

7. Scrolls and such - We sure did find lots of scrolls! Thought I saw some wands in there, too. Might be something useful for the Society’s spellcasters in there.
(Skill Check: Arcana, Nature, Occultism, or Religion)

Thanks for your help!
—Rain in Cloudy Day

Athena has a look around the shelves for scrolls and finds a Scroll of Telekinetic Maneuver. Her second search yields nothing.

Selena has a look around some shelves and finds a vial of oil of mending and a wolf fang.

I'll summarize your finds after everyone has had a chance to make a check. You can use the items you find (which is why I linked it to Archives of Nethys)

"Well, I was having fun trying out weapons earlier, but I didn't get to finish. I'll check there first. Heehee!" With that, she bustles off to swing some more deadly things. This time, she's looking for items that are particularly well-made.

Crafting, Area 6 (Weapons): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
If she's confident that she's found everything there is to find, she'll meander over to the Treasure Pile in Area 2.
Crafting, Area 6 or 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

"It looks like there's nothing to do for it but search for a way out or to communicate our dilemma to the outside," Ovidivo says. He heads to the pile of unsorted relics and treasures to search.

Perception (E): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Perception (E): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Crafting Area 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Crafting Area 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Webny looks through the treasure pile for anything useful.

Dinardin, you're up. 2 skill checks

Ovidivo heads to the middle of the room and has a look. Unfortunately, after looking for 20 minutes, he fails to find anything useful.

Webny joins Ovidivo in the same spot but also doesn't find anything beneficial.

Mrs Crinkle again checks the weapons area. She seems to recognize good workmanship as she finds a beautiful spear and another well made quarterstaff. Closer inspection shows runes intricately carved into the shafts. (Both are +1 weapons).

I'll add a summary once Dinardin makes his checks

Selena quickly rushes towards Rain to show him the brooch she found. "Look, Rain! It's beautiful!" she tells him as she pins the brooch on her apparel. "Does it look good to me? What do you think?" she asks the leshy as she shows the brooch pinned on her shoulder. Would it is still counted as invested eventhough she doesn't have a cape or cloak?

Dinardin heads over to the weapons area and helps Mrs Crinkle have a look for anything useful.

Warfare Lore: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Warfare Lore 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Dinardin looks through the piles of weapons and unearths a beautiful spear. Elven runes can be seen carved into the head, indicating that it's magical (+1 Spear)

A cry from Rain in Cloudy Day pierces the vault. "Oh, no! She's back!" Moments later, an imposing figure steps into the vault, striding straight past the cowering Pathfinder. With her wild hair, wicked curved horns, sharp teeth, and glowing eyes, she's a fearful sight. The bones of her enormous, clawed hands make hideous cracking sounds as she heaves on a chain wrapped around her torso, dragging an iron cauldron across the stone floor. It nearly tips, spilling a glob of vile black ooze filled with vibrant constellations.

She casts her gaze around the vault and rises to her full height. She speaks, her voice like a dying goat by a crackling fire. "What is this? Ah yes, I see. Precious treasures, all for me! "[b]A dagger, its twin my child wields. I command you, Star: break cities! Burn fields!

"[b]A key, its message yet unclear. Why does it hide? What does it fear? "[b]Pathfinders! You'll seek boundless wonder across the land... and find Aslynn's nightmares, hand in hand!"

Aslynn stoops to grasp the chain once more and proceeds with her cauldron into the vault, still ignoring Rain and anyone else around her. Suddenly, a new voice—a harsh whisper—carries through the air. "Psst! Hey, you! Pathfinders! She's not real. Well, not too real. Just a bit. No time to explain! You've got to distract her! Don't let her find what she's looking for! Distract her, then find a way to get rid of her!"

There are two phases to this next encounter. Your goal is to first distract Aslynn from the treasure pile, then to trap her. Fail this and she gets what she wants.

When I played this, it didn't really translate fully to any sort of effective role play so we can do a combination of RP and being technical (i.e. dice rolling)...

To distract Aslynn from the treasure it seeks - Deception/Performance/Occultism

To Trap Aslynn:
* Arcana, Nature, Occultism, or Religion to speak incantations
* Crafting or Deception to swap valuable magic items with shiny non-magical baubles
* Lore to Recall Knowledge about night hags and their behaviors and
weaknesses
* Other skills possible if you can make it fit.
* 2 successes needed or 1 Crit success

Failures:
* There are penalties, of course. But you'll discover them as you go.
* You need to have successfully distracted Aslynn before trying to trap her, or the check to trap her will fail.

We're not really in encounter mode. Just to keep track of who's doing what:

Dinardin of Longshadow -
Webny -
Ovidivo -
Athena Muse -
Mrs. Crinkle -
Selena Albina -

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Taking the mysterious voice's advice, it lieu of a better idea, Athena calls out to Aslynn and attempts to draw her attention.
"Great Aslynn! Your treasures are here - yes, here. These old stacks, they were the perfect hiding place, but come and you'll see."

Occultism: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

At Rain's call, Mrs. Crinkle bustles back toward him, just in time to see the scary lady totally ignoring everyone and talking to herself like an arrogant madwoman.

Perception DC 15: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Where *is* that voice coming from? And whose is it? Oh well, seems as good advice as any. Heehee! Recognizing that Athena is creating a decent distraction, Mrs. Crinkle slips forward to do a good ol' switcheroo. Her practiced eye spots some well-made mundane items that look like they *could* be magical, so she takes the moment of distraction to switch their places with some magical items.

Crafting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

If she gets too close, I'll have to get in her face. Ooo! Maybe she'd like to dance with an old lady! Heehee! A part of her wants to know how Aslynn would respond to an old lady just walking up and sweeping her into a tango. That sure would be amusing! But maybe she's not actually physically here... Poo. That would be disappointing.

While sorting what ghey have found, he hands off the dagger of venom to whoever feels inclined to make use of it during their predicament.

Religion (T): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

"Curious indeed!" Ovidivo says. He waits until she is sufficiently distracted and then incants a prayer to whichever deity he feels would be appropriate at the given moment.

Webny will Hunt Prey on this newcomer and then try Deception with her +2 bonus from Outwit.

Deception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

”Oh, um, yes! Powerful things that way!” Webny says in a less-than-confident voice.

Selena pleads Aslynn to leave them alone since they are not hurting her anyway. "Please, leave us alone. We're not going to hurt you if you leave us all. Whatever you are finding here, I think they are not here since we have not found them either. Better look to other places for those things. So please go away." she tells her though she thinks it might be ineffective.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Athena gets Aslynn's attention by gesturing towards a pile of baubles. Her act is so convincing that Aslynn unquestioningly follows. Meanwhile, Mrs Crinkle manages to surreptitiously switch the dagger for something that looks similar.

Two successes. Well done!

Aslynn shrieks with delight and rushes to the pile of treasure at the center of the vault. "It’s here! I can taste it! Come to me, my dearest nightmares!" She rakes through the treasure with her claws, scattering coins and shredding pages. "Where is it?! Where?! I must have it! What have you done with it?!" With a final shriek, she curls in on herself, melding with the ooze from her cauldron. She and the cauldron melt into the floor, bubbling and hissing. The sounds turn to frantic chittering as dozens of rats begin pouring from the ground.

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

**Webny - AC 20, 32/32
Blue Swarm
Pink
Yellow
Dinardin of Longshadow - AC 20, 32/32
Athena Muse - AC 18, 17/17
Selena Albina - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/22
Ovidivo - AC 19, 26/26
Blue
Mrs. Crinkle - AC 19 (21 w/shield), 38/38
White

Corrected the combat tracker - I overlooked one Rat Swarm. Also I changed the Swarm Designations to make them easier to track.

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

**Webny - AC 20, 32/32
Swarm 1
Pink
Yellow
Dinardin of Longshadow - AC 20, 32/32
Swarm 2
Athena Muse - AC 18, 17/17
Selena Albina - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/22
Ovidivo - AC 19, 26/26
Blue
Mrs. Crinkle - AC 19 (21 w/shield), 38/38
White

Webny will Hunt Prey on Rat Swarm 2 (◆), getting a free recall knowledge about them at +2. Then she will use Hunted Shot (◆) to take two shots at said swarm. Finally, she will Stride (◆) to put some distance between herself and the swarm.

Shot 1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 for potentially Piercing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Shot 2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 for potentially Piercing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5 I forgot to lower the attack modifier to account for the multiple attack penalty, so that should have been a 10 to hit.

Webny focuses on the big clump of rats nearest her and fires two shots in succession.

"Rats? Really?" She retreats to the south to give herself a bit of breathing room.

Webny shoots two arrows at the swarm. She hits with one arrow but it doesn't seem to affect the swarm. The second arrow skips off the floor beside the swarm.

Yellow closes with Ovidivo and bites him.

Jaws vs Ovidivo AC 19: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Jaws vs Ovidivo AC 19, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Pink skitters to the other side of the room and tries to bite 1-Athena 2-Webny: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Jaws vs Webny AC 19: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

But it fails to do so.

A swarm of rats heads to the southern corner of the room. It spots Webny and swarms all over her, biting.

Piercing Damage, DC 17 Reflex Save for half: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Dinardin charges into battle, swinging his halberd to attempt to disrupt the rats.

Halberd vs Swarm 1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Slashing Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

↺ Retributive Strike if someone is hit.

Dinardin swings his halberd and hits the swarm. Unfortunately, like Webny's attack, nothing seems to happen to the rats.

Swarm 2 rushes towards Ovidivo, swarming over him and covering him with bites.

Swarming Bites, Piercing; DC 17 Reflex Save for Half: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Swarming Bites, Piercing; DC 17 Reflex Save for Half: 1d6 ⇒ 5

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Before Your Turn:
Webny - DC 17 Reflex Save
Ovidivo - DC 17 Reflex Save x 2
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Those with ** may go

Webny - AC 20, 32/32
Swarm 1
Pink
Yellow
Dinardin of Longshadow - AC 20, 32/32
Swarm 2
**Athena Muse - AC 18, 17/17
**Selena Albina - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/22
**Ovidivo - AC 19, 26/26
Blue
Mrs. Crinkle - AC 19 (21 w/shield), 38/38
White

Athena grips her axe tightly, raising it above her head with some care, before uttering a series of arcane words and bringing the weapon down twice - once in a spray of acid and once in a thunderous crash.

◆◆ Spellstrike w/ acid splash on Swarm #1 Greataxe: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 for 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 slashing and 1d6 ⇒ 6 acid damage, plus 1 acid splash on all three.

◆ Thunderous Strike on Swarm #1 Greataxe: 1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 7 - 5 = 13 for 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 slashing damage
The swarm and Mr Pink must make a DC 16 Fort save against 2 sonic damage (15' cone going north and northwest, avoiding Webny this time).
Spellstrike is recharged

Selena gets close but still up in the elevated section of the vault and blasts Blue and White with a jumble of rocks on them. "Take this, you ugly creatures and go away!"

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast a Spell, Scatter Scree, DC 18 basic Reflex save vs 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 bludgeoning damage

Athena slams her axe down on Swarm 1, dispersing it almost immediately. Pinky gets a bit of an earful but manages to avoid most of it. Selena drops rocks on White and Blue. White doesn't get away in time and gets ground into paste but Blue manages to squeak (HA!) out of the way.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Before Your Turn:
Webny - DC 17 Reflex Save
Ovidivo - DC 17 Reflex Save x 2
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Those with ** may go

Webny - AC 20, 31/32
Pink (-2)
Yellow
Dinardin of Longshadow - AC 20, 32/32
Swarm 2
Athena Muse - AC 18, 17/17
Selena Albina - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/22
**Ovidivo - AC 19, 26/26
Blue (-3)
Mrs. Crinkle - AC 19 (21 w/shield), 38/38

Reflex (E): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Reflex (E): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Ovidivo hops and flails, flinging a few of the rats away. He breaks away from the rats and moves toward Athena and the (pink) injured rat.

Helevels his gunsword at the giant rat and fires. With a swift motion he reloads the blade with a cartridge from his bandolier.

◆ Stride to the NW corner adjacent to pink rat.
◆ Strike: +1 triggerbrand (E): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
bludgeoning/piercing, singular focus: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
◆ Reload

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Webny takes just the 2 damage.

Ovidivo break away from the rat swarm and runs to Athena and Webny's aid. He tries to finish off the Pink Rat. He hits the Rat but miraculously, the Rat still keeps fighting. Blue heads to the southeastern corner of the room and attempts to chomp:

1-Ovidivo 2-Webny: 1d2 ⇒ 1

Jaws vs Ovidivo AC 19: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Piercing, Crit: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Doubled to 6

The rat's jaws clamp down on Ovidivo's foot. However, the rat seems to have grabbed more leather than flesh so Ovidivo is spared a grievous wound.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1-2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Before Your Turn:
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Those with ** may go

-2-
**Webny - AC 20, 29/32
Pink (-7)
Yellow
Dinardin of Longshadow - AC 20, 32/32
Swarm 2
Athena Muse - AC 18, 17/17
Selena Albina - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/22
Ovidivo - AC 19, 12/26
Blue (-3)

-1-
**Mrs. Crinkle - AC 19 (21 w/shield), 38/38

Well, I started down in area 6, so here we go a-hustling.

Following the sounds of fighting, Mrs. Crinkle hustles out of the armory and up the stairs, only to spot at least three of her pals whacking away at a couple of rats. Oh, is that all? Certain that Aslynn could do worse, she continues on past the next stairwell and pops out on the main level of the archives...just in time to see Rain cringing away from another giant rat and a writhing mass of normal ones. Using her most soothing granny voice, she coaches the leshy: "Hang on, honey. Back up slowly so I can get between you and the nasties. That's it, dearie."

◆ Stride, ◆ Stride, ◆ Stride

Webny will Hunt Prey on the rat (1 action, free recall knowledge at +2, +1 AC vs rat), make 2 Strikes against it as a Hunted Shot (1 action), and then give herself some room by Striding (1 action).

Strike 1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 for potentially Piercing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Strike 2: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 for potentially Piercing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Webny's aim is off, so she retreats a bit to get some breathing space.

Webny declares Pink as prey, but her strikes don't connect. She backs off to refocus herself. Mrs Crinkle rushes north to aid Rain in holding off the large rodents.

Pink attempts to bite Ovidivo.

Jaws vs Ovidivo AC 19: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Jaws vs Ovidivo AC 19, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Piercing, Crit: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Doubled to 12

Pink grabs Ovidivo's leg and holds on, dropping him to the ground.

Jaws vs Athena AC 18, MAP 2+, Agile: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (16) - 1 = 15

Pink attempts to grab onto Athena but fails. Yellow meanwhile sees Mrs Crinkle and runs to her. It then attempts to chomp on.

Jaws vs Mrs Crinkle AC 19: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Jaws vs Mrs Crinkle AC 19, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Before Your Turn:
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Those with ** may go

Webny - AC 20, 29/32
Ovidivo - AC 19, 0/26 (Dying 2)
Pink (-7)
Yellow
**Dinardin of Longshadow - AC 20, 32/32
Swarm 2
Athena Muse - AC 18, 17/17
Selena Albina - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/22
Blue (-3)
Mrs. Crinkle - AC 19 (21 w/shield), 38/38

I'll bot Dinardin in 24h if he's still sick.

Dinardin heads down the stairs and takes a swing at Pink, hoping to finish it off.

Halberd, 1st Strike: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 261d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

His strike cuts Pink in half. He then follows up with a strike on Blue.

Halberd, 2nd Strike: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 41d10 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

But unfortunately, he slightly overbalances and only manages to keep his grip on his halberd. Concentrating briefly, he reaches down and touches Ovidivo, granting him some much needed healing.

Rat Swarm 2 heads in the direction of Mrs Crinkle, swarming over her and Yellow in a sea of little teeth.

Swarming Bites 1, DC 17 Reflex for Half: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Swarming Bites 2, DC 17 Reflex for Half: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Yellow disappears into the sea of rats, torn apart by the swarm.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Before Your Turn:
DC 17 Reflex Save: Mrs Crinkle (x2)
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Those with ** may go

Webny - AC 20, 29/32
Ovidivo - AC 19, 6/26 (Wounded 1, Prone, Hands Empty; AC 20)
Dinardin of Longshadow - AC 20, 32/32
Swarm 2
**Athena Muse - AC 18, 17/17
**Selena Albina - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/22
Blue (-3)
Mrs. Crinkle - AC 19 (21 w/shield), 38/38

Reflex DC 17: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 ...failure = 6 damage
Reflex DC 17: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 ...success = 2 damage

"Aaarrrggghhh! @$%*&^$ #$@%!" Oh, dear. Granny's cussing up a storm. Of course, you can hardly blame her, what with being covered with swarms of biting rats.

◆ Arcane Cascade Gain 1 temp hp
◆ Stride
◆ Strike blue AXE!!!: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 for 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 slashing plus 1 force (for 6 or maybe 12 thanks to flank)

Athena imbues her limbs the lingering energy from the thunderous strike, moves up to the rat, and drops the axe on it.

Dinardin checking in. I'm paying attention and can take my next turn. Thanks for the bots!

Athena winds up and brings her axe down on Blue, cutting it in half.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2-3
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Before Your Turn:
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Those with ** may go

-3-
**Webny - AC 20, 29/32
**Ovidivo - AC 19, 6/26 (Wounded 1, Prone, Hands Empty; AC 20)
**Dinardin of Longshadow - AC 20, 32/32
Swarm 2

-2-
Athena Muse - AC 18, 17/17
**Selena Albina - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/22
**Mrs. Crinkle - AC 19 (21 w/shield), 30/38

Still cussing up a storm, Mrs. Crinkle dashes through the swarms of rats, hoping to trample some along the way. Once she's clear of them, she quickly whips up a Blight Bomb and tosses it at the swarms. "Die, *&@#&%$!"

Lesser Blight Bomb (poison): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 211d6 ⇒ 4
Plus 1d4 persistent poison damage and 1 poison splash damage

◆ Stride, ◆ Quick Alchemy, ◆ Strike

Ovidivo groans as he stands. He snatches his gunblade off of the ground and pulls out a flask off of his bandolier. "Do I still hear squeaking?"

◆ Stand
◆ Interact
◆ Interact

Webny will draw her shortsword (action), Hunt Prey on the blue swarm (action), and delay her third action until the swarm moves. If it comes near enough, she will use her third action and attempt a Strike with the sword to inflict some slashing damage.

Webny, seeing her arrows have little effect, draws her sword and focuses on the remaining swarm.

Mrs Crinkle gets clear of the swarm and hurls a poison bomb at it, connecting with the middle of the swarm. The swarm almost dissipates but manages to stay together. Ovidivo gets back up and grabs a bottle off his bandolier. Webny draws her sword and makes ready, in case the swarm moves her way.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Active Conditions:
Before Your Turn:
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Those with ** may go

-3-
**Webny - AC 20, 29/32 (readied action)
Ovidivo - AC 19, 6/26 (Wounded 1)
**Dinardin of Longshadow - AC 20, 32/32
Swarm 2 (-11; 1d4 Persistent Poison)

-2-
Athena Muse - AC 18, 17/17
**Selena Albina - AC 18 (19 w/shield), 12/22
Mrs. Crinkle - AC 19 (21 w/shield), 30/38

Selena gets closer while staying on the elevated area and conjures a burst of ash and flame to Swarm 2!

◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast a Spell, Wildfire, DC 18 Reflex save

1. Stride.
2. Strike w/ reach.
3. Strike w/ reach.

Halberd, 1st Strike: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 151d10 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Halberd, 2nd Strike: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 151d10 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

In range at last, Dinardin hustles forward in his heavy armor and slashes at the swarm with his halberd. It may only be rats, but he is happy for the distraction!

Selena drops a burning pile of ash on Swarm 2 while Dinardin rushes down and smashes the swarm with his halberd. Together they disperse the swarm.

COMBAT OVER

You manage to trace the voice to Area 4, where Rain had dumped all the empty chests. As you approach, a disembodied pair of elegant blue gloves busily clears chests off a table. The gloves make a "Stop right there!" gesture before signaling toward the table. They gently pat its surface, then indicate the boxes on top of it. The voice from earlier says, "I see you’ve met Mr. Glovely! He wants you to help clear those boxes. I’m, uh, underneath them. It’s a bit embarrassing. Help a poor guy out? Many hands are better than two! No offense, Mr. Glovely." The gloves wave dismissively, as if to say, "None taken."

No need to make a check, just indicate whether you'll help getting all the stuff off the table

"Mr. Glovely? Did you choose that name for yourself?" Athena asks as she approaches the table and begins moving boxes about carefully.

It's been a bit since the first fight, so I'll reiterate that Athena Muse is untrained in the healing arts. She has a potion if someone needs that, though.

As soon as the rats are squishy ash, Mrs. Crinkle nabs a potion and downs it right quick. "Ahh! Fresh like a dewy morning! And I didn't even lose my temper. What do you know? Heehee!"

minor healing potion: 1d8 ⇒ 5

"Oh, now, hold on a moment, Mr. Glovely and Mystery Voice. I'm Mrs. Crinkle. Nice to meet you. We'll have you out in a jiffy." The little old lady begins hauling chests like they're made of paper.