Salera grins.
But she's not as scary as she wishes she could be.
Jiggo spends some time casting stabilize on the bleeding person.
"Something tells me we'll get better answers if we keep moving." Salera ducks and begins to Avoid Notice.
Jiggo closes the guard's eyes and falls in line behind her.
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We are merely a band of mercenaries hired to attack the Pathfinder lodge and cause as much chaos as possible.
When you are tying up Tilasti, you find a partial, charred drawing of an ornate chest.
Tilasti is concealing some aspect of their mission.
Pontrius doesn’t want anyone to know he is looking for the object in the drawing; this includes his own allies.
A group of guards comes by and collects your prisoners so you can continue the hunt.
A few minutes later, you round a corner and catch sight of several intruders heading down a hallway, about to make their way out of an exit to the surface.
Noticing you, one of the Devil’s Claws shouts something. While turning, they place a device on the ground in the middle of the 10-foot-wide hallway, and with a gentle motion, move what looks like the big hand on a clock. The sound of a slow ticking fills the hallway as the mercenaries duck around a corner toward their escape. To pursue the mercenaries, you must make their way through the hallway and past the strange device.
Nal, Hadega and Luz realize this is a hazard
Disable DC 18 Thievery or Crafting to interfere with the metronome’s mechanisms,
DC 22 Athletics to grip the hand and prevent it from moving, or
DC 22 Arcana or Occultism to interpret the magic runes on the metronome and counteract its effects.
AC 16; Fort +11, Ref +5
Hardness 7; HP 30 (BT 15); Immunities critical hits, object immunities, precision damage
Enchanting Beat (auditory, occult) [reaction] Trigger A creature starts the metronome;
Effect During the next 10 minutes, any creature who approaches within 30 feet of the metronome,other than the one who activated it, must attempt a DC 18 Will save, with the following effects.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected by the metronome and acts normally.
Success The creature is fascinated for as long as it can hear the metronome and remains within 30 feet of it.
Failure The creature is slowed 1 and is fascinated for as long as it can hear the metronome and remains within 30 feet of it. While fascinated in this way, the creature can’t willingly move more than 30 feet away from the metronome until it stops ticking. The creature is then fatigued for 1 hour.]/b]
[b]Critical Failure The creature is slowed 1 and is fascinated for as long as it can hear the metronome and remains within 30 feet of it. While fascinated in this way, the creature can’t willingly move more than 30 feet away from the metronome until it stops ticking. The creature is then fatigued for 2 hours.
"Initiative" to track who has acted.
Luz Lumino
Nal
Jiggo
Enrax
Azrael
Hadega E. Scrimsworth
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"Is that all?" Jiggo raises an eyebrow. "Your lack of cooperation will be noted." He shakes his head. "We're losing too much time. We'll figure out what these mercenaries were after if we keep moving."
The Manipulator's Metronome clicks in a hypnotic rhythm. Salera looks at it. "Jiggs, stay back, I got this."
She approaches the device... and stands there, fascinated.
Jiggo moves up right behind her (should be at 35 feet, but here's a save just in case.) and tries to shake her out of the fascination.
Regaining her wits, Salera nods. "Right, how about we coordinate this. If I get distracted again, you wake me up, then I'll go in."
Salera's attention is consumed by the clock... but she continues anyway.
She's close enough to the clock to attempt to disable it.
"Alright... I think I made some progress here..." Salera mumbles to herself.
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Enrax and Hadega move up and try to disable the Metronome, but dont' make any progress.
In the meantime, I still need Will saves from Azrael and Enrax. If you fail this save, even when the Metronome is disabled, you will be Fatigued for one hour afterwards.
Since Hadega Critically Failed the save, she will be Fatigued for two hours afterward
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Luz manages to take the last action to disable the Metronome (final success, just in time)
Following the rearguards’ trail, you make their way to a service entrance and out onto a side street.
You hear Venture-Captain Brackett and Valor shouting in the distance as they engage another group of mercenaries nearby. Your foes are visibly nervous—it is clear their group has been surrounded.
Bold may act
Azrael ,
Luz Lumino
Blue Rogue
Red Rogue
Nal
Enrax
Hadega E. Scrimsworth ,
Black Rogue
Uncle Jeb the Cleric Red Border
Jiggo
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Azrael rushes out into the streets. "The guards all have you surrounded. GIve up this nonsense." Holding her hand out she breaths a find dust into their midst.
HP 20/20
AC 16 (17 w/ Shield)
Focus Points 2/2 (Can regain 2 w/ refocus)
Amped Shield Layers (Hardness 5/7/10) Azrael Shield 3/3 |
Spells (1st) 1/2
Battle Medicine:
Hero Points 2/3
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The Blue Rogue replies: We'll see who gives up
◆ Interact to wake up Red
◆ Draw dagger
◆ Advance toward the party
As Blue moves forward, Luz uses their whip to trip them
The now awake Red trimmed Rogue
◆ Draws dagger
◆ Advance toward the party
◆ Stabs at Azrael
The Red trimmed Rogue still has sleep in their eyes.
Bold may act
Azrael ,
Luz Lumino
Blue Rogue ,
Red Rogue
Nal
Enrax
Hadega E. Scrimsworth ,
Black Rogue
Uncle Jeb the Cleric Red Border
Jiggo
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Enrax moves up and instantly kills the Rogue in Blue trim.
Nal moves up and whacks Red with the flat of her shortsword, sending him back to dreamland for a longer stay this time,
Bold may act
Azrael ,
Luz Lumino
Blue Rogue ,
Red Rogue , ,
Nal
Enrax
Hadega E. Scrimsworth ,
Black Rogue
Uncle Jeb the Cleric Red Border
Jiggo
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Hadega's mentally thrown rock misses the Rogue
The Black trimmed Rogue
◆ Draws dagger
◆ Advance toward Nal
◆ Stabs at Nal
Uncle Jeb the cleric steps forward and casts a spell
◆ Step
◆◆ Cast Spell Sound Burst to catch Nal and Azrael (DC 20 Fort Save, deafened on failure, stunned on crit failure)
Bold may act
Azrael , ,
Luz Lumino
Blue Rogue ,
Red Rogue , ,
Nal ,
Enrax
Hadega E. Scrimsworth ,
Black Rogue
Uncle Jeb the Cleric Red Border
Jiggo
"Jiggs. Jiggs!" Salera finally gets Jiggo's attention. "Come on."
"Whoops, sorry! Everything moved so fast. How about you help clear the field?" He casts Boost Eidolon and Salera moves into flanking against the Black-clad rogue.
"And don't kill them!" Jiggo shouts, causing Salera to sigh. "Like they would give you the same mercy."
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Azrael's ears hurt from the burst of sound all around her. SHe stumbles forth, her scythe spilling out all manner of color into Uncle Jeb.
HP 14/20
AC 16 (17 w/ Shield)
Focus Points 2/2 (Can regain 2 w/ refocus)
Amped Shield Layers (Hardness 5/7/10) Azrael Shield 3/3 |
Spells (1st) 1/2
Battle Medicine:
Hero Points 2/3
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Hageda's attack misses the prone cleric.
Uncle Jeb
◆ Stand up
◆ Step back
◆ Cast Harm at 2nd level on Nal
DC 20 Fort save
Bold may act
Azrael ,
Luz Lumino
Blue Rogue ,
Red Rogue , ,
Nal ,
Enrax
Hadega E. Scrimsworth ,
Black Rogue , ,
Uncle Jeb the Cleric Red Border
Jiggo
"Oh, come on. Now you're just wasting our time." Salera runs around Nal to flank the cleric.
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With Salera's two attacks, Uncle Jeb falls unconscious.
VC Brackett and Valor approach as you clean yourselves up from your last fight and finish questioning any survivors.
Brackett says I am relieved that you seem to have fared well. Thank you for your quick thinking and action. It was good that you disabled Junior instead of destroying it, as that was a good demonstration that violence is not always the answer.
Finally, Valor asks if they may have a moment of everyone’s time.
Valor says I am also impressed by your actions and I am very concerned about this new Chelaxian threat.
I was surprised by your success at convincing the Council representatives that the Pathfinder Society should retain the Cathedral. I admire your thoughtful and convincing arguments that led to your achievement. I acknowledge that I had some assumptions about the Pathfinders that were proven wrong. Things were shifting in your favor when you left the Golden Cathedral this morning, and it was apparent that your efforts were beginning to succeed.
“Pathfinders, you certainly demonstrated that you have good heads upon your shoulders, and good hearts. I am especially impressed with how you handled yourselves during the events that unfolded today. I believe that the Cathedral is in good hands for the time being, and I will request that the council put our proceedings on hold until further notice. Clearly, someone is coordinating with Cheliax to strike against us, and a direct attack on the Society’s lodge in Andoran is an attack on Andoran itself. We must work together to thwart whatever plot these schemers have set in motion.”
]I’ll leave the game open for a few days, so if you have any questions for the prisoners or VC Brackett, you can ask them.
I will be generating the Chronicle sheets and reporting shortly.