Ironperenti's Shattered Star AP

Game Master Ironperenti

The tower girls had already moved and essentially round 1 was the threat so sneak atk dmg will not count. I have named them and given them nameplates to make the writeup sound better.

Haven't seen Leylia post in a while, she is welcome to return but I'm just going to phase her out for now. I'll send a pm to see how she is.

Rheagar actually goes after the tower girls so I changed his movement to end in a flank of Kim. Feel free to change your location.

Shathee's offensive injures Jane. Molasbar is a little too quick on the trigger and his bolt flies wide. Then Len sidesteps and attacks Aurie drawing blood (dmg 7). Kim dances past Aurie but can't avoid Aurie's backhanded slash (AOO dmg 9). She (Kim) makes up for it by stabbing Aurie while she is distraced by Len (dmg 8). Meanwhile Jane retaliates against Shathee and cuts him (dmg 5).

Round 2
Aurie 7/26
Molasbar 22/22
Shathee 14/19
Towergirls seriously injured -7 / moderately injured -4 / critically injured -9
Rheagar 27/27Leylia 20/20

Which does not however change my actions

Its one now

Aurie Bloodrages for +4 Dex

full attack two weapon fighting with serpent runner Falcata: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 + 1 - 1 = 10

full attack two weapon fighting with serpent runner Kukri: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 27 damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

full attack two weapon fighting with serpent runner Kukri: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 16 damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Aurie epically fails to connect with her Falcata, but her Kurki strikes true!

One day I will run a sociological experiment on what percentage of the population would switch these rolls around haha

That's not rules lawyering, that's reminding. Outstanding use of panache and the parry ability. Love it. The way I read it, on the first one you get to attack back but it requires a follow on roll.

Aurie AOO: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 101d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

REWRITE

Shathee's offensive injures Jane. Molasbar is a little too quick on the trigger and his bolt flies wide. Then Len sidesteps and attacks Aurie but her attack is parried. Kim dances past Aurie but can't avoid Aurie's backhanded slash (AOO dmg 9). Kim slips in behind Aurie even with the nasty counter-attack and stabs but her attack as well is parried. Meanwhile Jane retaliates against Shathee and cuts him (dmg 5).

Aurie then lays into Len and sends the woman to the ground, blood pooling around her.

Round 2
Aurie 22/26
Molasbar 22/22<<<
Shathee 14/19<<<
Towergirls seriously injured -7 / moderately injured -4 / critically injured -9
Rheagar 27/27Leylia 20/20

There is some table variation on it, some say if you parry and riposte your parry roll is your attack roll, some say you roll again for the riposte. What is certain is: You have to shout that you parry before you see the GMs attack roll, and you do waste it even if it hadnt hit you n the first place.

tracker resources used: 1 round of rage, panache likely at 1

The kukri hit did confirm.

Feeling the stabbing pain, Shathee shifts quickly, keeping his back to the wall and allowing him to keep an eye on the combat behind his opponent. As he sidesteps with a quick spin, he parries one blow with his silvered sword and slashes across low, hoping to keep his the lithe female focused on him.
Shortsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Crit Confirmation: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Extra Crit Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Shathee's attack catches Jane on the inner thigh. She gives out a cry of pain when it hits and in a few seconds she collapses from the blood loss.

Round 2
Aurie 22/26
Molasbar 22/22<<<
Shathee 14/19
Towergirl critically injured -9
Rheagar 27/27

Molasbar holds his action waiting to see if there is separation of the combatants so he does not waste a shot. He gets his chance though when the towergirl makes a run for it and manages to tumble past Rheagar. As she begins to run down the hall he fires a bolt catching her in the should blade. She trips and falls to the ground. As she falls, Molasbar sees a trio of armed women coming around the corner to the north.

"There's more coming this way!" Molasbar calls out. He steps up to meet the nearest one, drawing his rapier and striking as he does.

Prescience 1d20 ⇒ 7

Drop bow, ready rapier with a 5' step, attack 'Kim'. To hit 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7, damage 1d6 ⇒ 4

Kim has collapsed on the floor from the bolt. You may stab her if you wish but want to make sure that is your intent.

Round 2
Aurie 22/26
Molasbar 22/22
Shathee 14/19
Towergirl uninjured / uninjured / uninjured
Rheagar 27/27<<<

Rheagar calls out to Molasbar, Drop back, let 'em come to us. he says calmly and grimly as he moves to create a kill pocket at the end of the tunnel.

Round 3
Aurie 22/26<<<
Molasbar 22/22<<<
Shathee 14/19<<<
Towergirl uninjured / uninjured / uninjured
Rheagar 27/27

Aurie drops out of bloodrage, being fatigued for 2 rounds starting with this one.

She quicky applies stops the bleeding on her quarry, before 5 foot stepping towards rhaegar

stabilize i think thats a full round untrained including faffing around with equipment whatever: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

I stabilized my bleeding out foe Mr. Sword, no reason to murder newbies. You could try parleying with the 3 new newbies, they dont do shit for 3 turns, and their friends dont bleed out. They can try and fail to kill us afterwards.

She addresses Rhaegar as Mr. Sword, clearly not wishing to give up his or her name.

Fatigued for 2 turns, one round of rage used.

Shathee moves over and peaks around Rhaegar's shoulder at the three young women coming down the hall, glancing over his shoulder and checking the hall behind him as well to make sure they don't get flanked. He pulls his bow and looks to see if the women decide to stop or if they aim to engage.

Sheathing sword as part of move action, then pulling bow.

Is Molasbar going to finish off Kim or stay his blade?

Round 3
Aurie 22/26
Molasbar 22/22<<<
Shathee 14/19
Towergirl uninjured / uninjured / uninjured
Rheagar 27/27

Molasbar readies his thrust, but when the bolt drops her, he hesitates. He looks at the coming Tower Girls and says "We wish to talk, not fight to the death. Remain there, and we can save your comrades who are injured!"

Prescience 1d20 ⇒ 14

Diplomacy 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19

The women hesitate and one of them asks, "What are you doing here? Do not start a gang war. We have special powers with us that you do not wish to deal with. Leave before our mistress loses patience."

diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

This is not a gang war. We got an effing cleric of Iomedae, the clerics of she who has the stickiest stick up her arse dont do gang wars. They are pretty big on anti-demon-stuff, and you are dicking around in a place thats probably an old thassilonian demon prison.
She gives a friendly if predatory grin.

Let me make a guess, your leader got stronger and/or more charismatic, she occassionally talks with things that only she can see and absolutely refuses to ever be parted from some shiny thing she picked up here? She goes on and on about how this place is super quadruple giga important, but you actually dont even get to do any normal towergirl stuff like stealing from living rich people, because this place clearly comes first yada yada?
She pauses

They have good kits for stealing, and a number of non lethal things available. They dont have good kit for murdering. My guess is that they mostly use climbing skills to get into highborn hourses, are more likely then not to incapaciate and bind a guard then to kill him and probably want to get back to doing just that, and not sit on top of a ruin.

Let me make another guess, one of her negative personality traits, probably wrath since you are clearly scared of her losing patience, got massively supercharged?

Have you already been at the point where she ritualistically murdered one of you who disagreed with her? Because thats whats typically next, that or were she makes you all eat something that will then bind you to her forever or something
She pauses again
I mean, going on a limb here but that describes Natalya quite well

As to why we are trying to not kill you? Demons are jerks and love bloodshed, blood spilled frees them perhaps. So, you let the cleric stabilize your fallen friends, and you win because your friends are alive, and we win because hej, less death fueling the demon prison break. You could of course also go for the cool option and decide that becoming meatpuppets for interplanar a&%~~&$s is for f+@$ing suckers, and just leave.

Begins a slow clap... out of character though. Love that response and all that went in to it!

Shathee keeps his bow out but doesn't put an arrow to the string until they move. He nods along with Aurie's assessment of the situation, but a slightly confused look crosses his face near the end as his grip on the local dialect hasn't covered some phrases that she uses. However, he tries to hide his curiosity and aims to ask for clarification on some of those later.

"Well, one of the other girls went bat crazy. Said we would all bow down to her in the end but she left. The boss is just looking for loot, then we're outta here." One of the girls replies.

Aurie is genuinely trying to minimize deaths, certainly deaths of people she does emphathize with. And to talk her way through the 2 turns of fatgiue. I definilty want others time to but in! As such: inner monolouge. Aurie also considers flowery insults an art form.

Why don't you make it easy on yourselves and just leave now? the dwarf pipes up from behind his shield, longsword still at the ready, just his eyes and helm visible behind the large shield painted with the blade of Iomedae.

When the Tower Girls hesitate, Molasbar quickly sheathes his rapier and drops to a knee. He tends to the wound that Kim received from the bolt to stabilize her.

Another figure emerges from the shadowy back hall. It looks like one of the ratfolk only bigger with a pair of dog sized donkey rats with her. "We have special abilities you are not prepared for. You have been gracious enough to offer my friends a chance to leave so I will give you the same offer. I will not have Ayala lose faith in me."

Shathee speaks up from the back as his arms tense at the sight of the large rat-like person. "Ayala has tampered with things that have caught the attention of the nobility of Magnimar. We are but the tip of the spear that is coming for her. This is your chance to save yourselves," he says more to the women around the ratfolk, "even if you defeat us, Ayala has caught the attention of those with whom she cannot compete, powers included. Drop your weapons."

Bluff: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Between Aurie's convincing speech and then Shathee's "information" all of the tower girls appear shaken but one of them gives in. "I didn't sign up for this much trouble. Cat burglary, that's what I do, not fight bands of mercenaries." With that, she runs toward the steps and down.

The large ratfolk woman speaks, "Hang tough ladies. We'll be gone with a small treasure before any others find us here." Then she gives out a shrieking series of squeaks.

How about this Mrs. Rat Lady, we have a duel. Your claws, my steel. Your cat burglars, can stay out, and Mr. Iomedean priest will see that this duel is properly honorable and fair. You win, we leave, you loose, you leave.
Unless you intend to hide behind your cat burglar ladies. Noone, other then perhaps one of us two, needs to die.

intimidate: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Aurie proposes, moving slightly in front and giving a really good approximation of predatory feline grace as she expertly twirls her dual wielded weapons, showing her bloodied Falcata and Kukri in the process.

No way that Rat will accept, will further demoralize her allies though.

She thinks as she gives an absolutely predatory smile at the wererat.

I doubt the wererat will accept, but her refusing should demoralize the tower girls even more. While duels are cool, they are also major spotlight hogging, so I have absolutey zero issues if there wont be one, its absolutely in character for her to offer a challenge, especially considering that the shard should make an already pridefull character even prouder

"No," she says a little too abruptly. "Part of the power of the rat is family and defending against intrusion as a group." As she says this another pair of large dog sized rats come padding into the main room.

Rheagar sighs, You've been offered chances to live, to leave and rob another day, but if you insist on dying together, than that's what you shall have. Let it not be said that we offered quarter, and you've refused quarter. May Iomedae bless our actions this day!

Cast Bless

If we keep sitting here, more are going to show up. Let's get this party started and see if we can demoralize them a bit.

"V'tal sha..." Shathee swears as he sees the reinforcements beginning to stack up. "Kill the rats and lets allow the girls to flee," he says as he looses an arrow at the ratgirl who seems to be leading this particular bunch.

Shortbow: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 = 19
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Initiative: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Shathee's arrow hits but does not sink far into the fur of the ratgirl.

Round 5 (added a couple of rounds for positioning and talk); PCs are blessed
Aurie 22/26 intimidate
Molasbar 22/22<<<
Shathee 14/19 shot
Towergirl uninjured / uninjured
Ratgirl -2 lightly injured
Donkey rats uninjured / uninjured / uninjured / uninjured
Rheagar 27/27

Molasbar brings up his bow, casting a spell on it to make his arrows more effective.

Casting gravity bow on his bow.

Aurie would parry and the riposte the first incoming attack

Too much partying. We had a dinner with another family tonight. I will get a post in here tomorrow. My apologies. Lingering holiday engagements.

With a squeaking command from the ratgirl all of the rats rush toward Aurie. Only one can get to her at the moment. It bites at her legs but misses. The ratgirl says, "Crossbows ladies" and grabs her own as she steps up to fire at Aurie. All of the bolts miss.

Round 5 (added a couple of rounds for positioning and talk); PCs are blessed
Aurie 22/26 intimidate
Molasbar 22/22
Shathee 14/19 shot
Towergirl uninjured / uninjured
Ratgirl -2 lightly injured
Donkey rats uninjured / uninjured / uninjured / uninjured
Rheagar 27/27<<<

If its possible I would like to take my turn already, as my attendance may be spotty over the weekend

I prefer being showered in coin ladies, or wine, piercings arent really my thing! Aurie snarks and my be subtly foreshadowing a spell she intends to pick up.

full attack Falcata: 1d20 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 2 + 5 + 1 + 1 - 1 = 24
damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
full attack Kukri: 1d20 + 2 + 5 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 5 - 2 + 1 = 9 misses

If this kills the Rat, Aurie regains a panache point.

Aurie does not 5 foot step forward, given her dwarf ally space to do join in on the ratsmeshing glorious Iomedaeblessed melee, should he wish to do so.

Provided there is a space to step into

Seeing the rat fall, Rheagar strides forward, shield held high. So it shall be! he says, swinging his blade down onto the next rat.

Attack, bless: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Assume Rheagar delayed his action until a spot opened.

Almost as if they practiced it, no sooner than Aurie fells the rat before her, Rheagar barrels past to fill the gap and smashes the next rat.

Round 6 (added a couple of rounds for positioning and talk); PCs are blessed
Aurie 22/26
Rheagar 27/27
Molasbar 22/22<<<
Shathee 14/19 <<<
Towergirl uninjured / uninjured
Ratgirl -2 lightly injured
Donkey rats uninjured / uninjured

Molasbar pushes down the panic of combat and raises his bow. The bravery of the others and the blessings of a god fortify his courage. He aims at the leader and fires an arrow.

Prescience 1d20 ⇒ 19

Longbow with a cold iron arrow with silver blanching applied.
To hit 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 = 6, damage 2d6 + 0 ⇒ (6, 3) + 0 = 9

Edit: Let's sub in that prescience '19' for the '1' to hit. That gives him a 24.

Shathee launches another arrow into the ratgirl as he continues to take cover in the back of the group.
Shortbow: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 = 10
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Alas, his second shot is nowhere near as effective as his first.

The ratgirl screams in pain as Molasbar's arrow plunges into her. She jerks so violently that Shathee's arrow misses. "Kill that one!" she screams. (Molasbar gets soft cover but can still be targeted) Two of their small quarrels slap into Molasbar (3 dmg). One of the rats moves forward to attack Rheagar but fails to get past his armor.

Round 6; PCs are blessed
Aurie 22/26<<<
Rheagar 27/27<<<
Molasbar 22/22<<<
Shathee 14/19<<<
Towergirl uninjured / uninjured
Ratgirl -11 seriously injured
Donkey rats uninjured / uninjured

Lets have some FUN friends! Is it getting hot in here? Oh no its me!

Aurie bloodrages for +4 dex

acrobatics to pass through rats square intention is to move to where she is on the map now without provoking: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 2 = 27
I am gonna go on a limb and say that goes through a rats CMD +5

acrobatics to avoid AoO from the second: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 2 = 12 Failure, second rats get an AoO

Aurie uses Rhaegars shoulder to jump as a starting point to acrobatically jump over the first rat, but nearly stumbles on the tail on the second one which may or may not suceed in biting her. Annoyed, she lashes out at the rat behind her!

Falcata: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 2 = 27
damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

And obliberates it!

Efficient would be waiting for Rhaegar, but Aurie is extremely hotheaded right now.

4 out of 6 Bloodrage rounds remaining
Panache back to 3 because I killed a rat

Aurie moves into the second rat's threatened square, not passing through it. A corner gives cover so you get no AoO around a corner.

Aurie clears the rat and destroys it.

Round 6; PCs are blessed
Aurie 22/26
Rheagar 27/27<<<
Molasbar 19/22<<<
Shathee 14/19<<<
Towergirl uninjured / uninjured
Ratgirl -11 seriously injured
Donkey rats uninjured

Molasbar draws another arrow and lets out his breath. The suxxess of his first arrow and the sting of his new wound actually helps him reign in his panic. He fires again at the rat lady.

Prescience 1d20 ⇒ 2, 4 out of 8 used

Longbow with a cold iron arrow with silver blanching applied.
To hit 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 1 = 25 damage 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8.

Edit: Possible crit! Try to confirm 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 1 = 25 and, if so, extra damage 4d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 5, 4) = 18.

Wow he is good! Aurie thinks as she watches the rat lady getting to experience expert elfen archery in a hands on fashion.

Rheagar steps forward behind Aurie, keeping his shield angled to deflect arrows from the tower girls while unleashing a devastating moulinet strike at the rat next to her. Which skips off the stone floor of the room.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Shathee darts forward past his allies as he drops his bow behind him. As he quick steps to the front of the fray, he draws the mithril shortsword and stabs at the ratgirl.

Or the towergirl on the left, if there is nothing left of the ratgirl after that massive shot.

Shathee should have cover moving through Aurie's square to prevent an AOO from the donkey rat, but he's willing to take it if the rat can manage.

Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

And there is another threat to crit for this round... (Edit)Alas, it was not meant to be.

Confirmation: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9
Additional Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Moving through a friendly space does not prevent attacks of opportunity. While cover does, soft cover does not.

Molasbar puts an arrow in the rat girl's eye and she topples backward without so much as a whimper. As Shathee passes the rat it reacts quickly and bites his calf cutting deep (dmg 4). When he makes it to the frontline he stabs the nearest towergirl. After the well voiced threats and now the near instant death of their lieutenant, they've had enough. They both rush for the stairs (Shathee gets and AoO as they flee, I believe he only has 1 and assume he will atk the injured tower girl). Not knowing any better, the rat continues trying to bite Aurie, but finds only air.

Round 7; PCs are blessed
Aurie 22/26<<<
Rheagar 27/27<<<
Molasbar 19/22<<<
Shathee 10/19<<<
Towergirl -2 lightly injured / uninjured
Donkey rat uninjured

Aurie full attacks the remaining rat

attack falcata: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
damage falcata: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
attack kurki: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
attack crit: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
damage kukri: 4 + 3 = 7
damage kukri crit: 4 + 3 = 7

She then pops out of bloodrage, being fatigued for 4 turns.

3 rounds of rage remaining.