[OPVI] PF2e B12 - Somewhere Below (P7) (Inactive)

Game Master UncleFroggy

Sam also keeps with the group, allowing them to make excellent progress. Just as you are passing a frozen lake, everyone except Galvaka sees a very large, furry creature hiding in among some nearby trees. Looks like it means to ambush you!

The creature rushes out of hiding and claws at Bitty twice! Unfortunately for the critter, it misses both times!
Claw: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18
Slashing: 1d12 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Claw, MAP: 1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 15 - 4 = 16
Slashing: 1d12 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Round 1:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear
Sam
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty
Egg
Ashun

"Eep!" Sam squeaks, as she sees this massive ... thing ... charge her new friends. She backpedals rapidly, trying to get out of the way, instinctively tugging on Bitty, trying to pull her heroine out of danger. "Bitty, get back!" she says, tugging on the blue gnome. Once out of reach, she regains some of her composure. Jabbering some magic words, she moves her arms as if throwing a bucket of sand at the creature's feet.

Scatter Scree; DC 18 Reflex; Bludgeoning Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Area affected (Blue rectangle) becomes difficult terrain

Wow... full damage

◇ EEP! Panic
◆ Stride
◆◆ Scatter Scree
↺ Nimble Dodge the first attack at her.

The thing reaches out with a claw to attack Sam as she lets her guard down. Fortunately she quickly dodges back, causing the claw to greatly injure her but preventing it from knocking her out in one blow.
Claw: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29
Slashing: 1d12 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

It does avoid some but not all the rocks.

Reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

Round 1:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 4 damage reaction used
Sam 16 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty
Egg
Ashun

Before the ... bear? ... can recover from its attacks, Bee draws his sword, darts forward, and threatens it with his sword, trying to goad it into attacking him - ineffectively - instead of the rest of the team.

Feint vs Perception DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22 Success?: -2 circumstance penalty to its next attack roll against me.

◆Draw weapon, ◆Stride, ◆Goading Feint

Nature: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Ashun tries to identify the creature, and relays the info to the others.

Nature: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Then he tries to calm down the creature and draws a glyph that marks itself onto Ami.

Guidance on Ami

I'm on the phone, and while looking at the slides I may have messed up them, but not by much, I'm sorry!

Ami moves onto the ice and kinetically blasts the bear.
water blast: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 1 = 25 bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Corabee attempts to trick the bear.

Ashun recognizes this as a giant short-faced bear, as he had thought earlier from the description given him.. Seeing it, he now recalls they are also able to rush a target and attack as part of the charge.

When he tries to calm the bear, he realizes it is too hungry to pay attention. Right now, all it sees them as is food.

Ami is able to hit the bear with her blast.

Round 1:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 12 damage reaction used
Sam 16 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty
Egg
Ashun

Galvaka just happily looks about the lake and is utterly caught off guard as the bear charges full force. Still she seems still enthusiastic about the idea of combat, but that is tempered a bit as she see how quickly it was to maul Sam.

Readying her knife Galvaka steps alongside Corabee as she calls out part of the Pathfinder motto. "Cooperation! You won't eat any of us! Go away!"

She arcs lightning into her blade as she tries to drive it into the beast.

Attack - Spellstrike Shockingn Grasp
Spellstrike Dogslicer - Attacking Bear: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Slashing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Shocking Grasp - Electricity Damage: 2d12 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4

◆ Stride, ◆◆ Spellstrike

Galvaka fails in her attempt to electricute the bear with her knife.

Round 1:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 12 damage reaction used
Sam 16 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty
Egg
Ashun

Botting Bitty and Egg:

Bitty: moves to stab the bear while getting Egg to bite it.
◈ Stride
◈ Command Egg
◈ +1 Rapier (deadly, finesse): 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 1 = 30
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Sneak Attack: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Deadly?: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Egg:
◈ Stride
◈ Jaws (finesse): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Moved Egg so that Bitty has flank. Without that, no sneak attack.

Bitty moves up to the bear as Egg moves out on the ice and gets on the opposite side of the bear. Then they both strike it, both hitting the bear.

Roaring n pain as Bitty’s weapon sinks deeply into its side, it strikes back at her. It then scoops her up and throws her.
claw : 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25
Slashing: 1d12 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Athletics: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20

Throw damage: 1d12 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Round 2:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 45 damage reaction used
Sam 16 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 29 damage
Egg
Ashun

Ami blasts the bear again then carefully moves towards Bitty in order to do healing.

water blast: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
((Hero Point))
water blast: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

"Bitty!" Sam screams, watching Bitty get hurled away. "That wasn't very nice!" she screeches, all trace of her shyness gone. Grabbing up a chunk of ice with her mind, she hurls it at the bear.

TKP: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21 for Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 Critical Hit: Double Damage

She reaches into her bandolier and pulls out a throwing knife.

◆◆ TKP vs Bear
◆ Interact to draw

Ami blasts the bear with water and then gets up behind Egg.

You said Bitty but moved up behind Egg. Did you move to the wrong person?

The Sam casts her spell. As she is casting, the bear reaches out over Galvaka to claw at her.
Claw Attack of Opportunity: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18
Slashing: 1d12 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Sam quickly dodges back so she doesn’t get hit. I’m going to assume you would use your Nimble Dodge to avoid the attack of opportunity

Round 2:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 59 damage reaction used
Sam 16 damage reaction used
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 29 damage
Egg
Ashun

No - ran out of actions. Should reach Bitty next round.

While quietly and carefully treading towards Bitty and circling the bear, Ashun traces a cross sigil and pulses it onto the air, bolstering Sam with a feeling of a coldness in her veins.

◈ Stride
◈◈ Heal Sam
Heal | 30 ft | Healing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

"Well," Bee calls out, "all I can do to help is try to take this thing down as quickly as possible. Or at least distract it for a while."

Feint, Confident Finisher/Strike, Dueling Parry

And can someone roll those for me. I'm not on my computer, so looking up my numbers is a bit challenging.

"I can try to find a new way to stab it!"

Galvaka is not excited to see how quick the creature is to grab and throw. She channels some energy to create a minor shield while taking portions of that energy to sharpen her blade and make herself faster.

She immediately uses that speed to leap through dimensions, vanishing only to reappear behind the beast, to stab it with a wild swing.

Strike Dogslicer vs Flat-Footed: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Slashing Damage, Backstabber, Arcane Cascade (force): 1d6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 3 = 6

◆ Cast Shield (AC 19), ◆ Arcane Cascade ◆ dimensional assault

Corabee Cori Rolls

Feint vs Perception DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

+1 Short Sword Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 9 + 1 = 21

Finisher Short Sword Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Finisher Damage (precision): 2d6 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3 Half of this damage if attack regular fails

Ashun moves along the shoreline and then heals Sam for much of their injury.

Corabee is able to successfully trick the bear and then stab it. Even having distracted it, they barely hit.

Unfortunately Galvaka misses her target. At least she has her magic reverberating through her weapon if she does hit it later.

Round 2:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage reaction used
Sam 5 damage reaction used
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 29 damage
Egg
Ashun

Does someone need to bot Bitty and Egg again?

Does someone need to bot Bitty and Egg again?

Yes please.

Bitty should have a healing potion from Pathfinder Provisions.

Botting
Bitty pulls out a Lesser Healing Potion and drinks it before commanding Egg to take one more bite before falling back to her.

Jaws (finesse): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

healing: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (1, 3) + 5 = 9

end botting

Bitty takes a potion and then tells Egg to bite once an retreat.

The badly injured bear runs back to it’s cave. It is now in it’s cave, protecting the only entrance.

Doesn’t look like anyone has an Attack of Opportunity. It would have provoked when running.

You realize that the Beast is a deadly threat to competitors in the Balgirdtrek. If left alone, it is likely it would attack others.

Round 3:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage
Sam 5 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 20 damage
Egg
Ashun

Ami heads over to apply more healing to Bitty.
Stride
Ocean Balm: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10
Ocean Balm: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 8) = 9

Bee puts his sword away after the bear runs off. "No good leaving it here for other racers to get ambushed by." He draws his bow.

Not really liking the angle he has - not to mention the distance - he starts slowly across the frozen lake. If it can hold a bear, it can hold a Gnome.

@Ami, You can not apply Ocean’s Balm more than once per ten minutes.

Ami strides over and gives Bitty some healing.

One action left

Bee swaps weapons and moves towards the cave.

Round 3:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage
Sam 5 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami 1 action left
Bitty 10 damage, immune Ocean’s Balm
Egg
Ashun

Stupid me ... I forgot that

Ami also moves towards the cave.

I hate to say it ... but that bear's gotta go.

Ami hesitates, then also moves towards the bear cave.

Round 3:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage
Sam 5 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 10 damage, immune Ocean’s Balm
Egg
Ashun

Sam runs after the bear, stopping after 50' to cast Shield.

◆◆ Stride
◆ Shield

Sam also approaches the bear cave, making sure she has her protective magic in place.

Galvaka pushes to the lead with a burst of speed only to stop on a outcropping of snow. "The bear did go! Just not far enough. Maybe we can make it keep going!"

"Although it is really fast and it it really hard to hit it with my knife."

◆◆ Stride ◆ Shield

Nature check to Recall Knowledge could tell you about general personality of this type of bear.
Those who want to dive right in could do a Nature check to Command an Animal.

Galvaka strides across the ice, bringing up her magical shield to protect her should the bear charge her and attack.

Round 3:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage
Sam 5 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 10 damage, immune Ocean’s Balm
Egg
Ashun

Bitty and Egg stay where they are for now

I can't recall if Bitty has Recalled Knowledge on the bear, but that might help as well.

Bitty has not done a RK vs the bear but Ashun has.
Bitty has one purchased minor healing potion.
Bitty has Battle Medicine

Bitty does a Recall Knowledge on the bear
nature: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

She then downs a Minor Healing Potion.
healing: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Before commanding Egg to follow her and moves towards the bear to back up her comrades.

Bitty doesn’t recall anything about this bear.

She gets out and quaffs her healing potion.

Which is three actions.

Round 3:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage
Sam 5 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 4 damage, immune Ocean’s Balm
Egg
Ashun

Botting Ashun

With the battle moving across the ice, and the creature a bit far to try to sway, Ashun moves forward and attempts to learn more about the bear after his prior success.

Steading himself on the frozen ground, Ashun offers a bit of magical guidance to aid Corabee.

◆ Stride ◆ Recall Knowledge (for the second time) ◆ Cast Guidance on Corabee

Previous recall knowledge about this bear.

Ashun knows that these bears tend to be very territorial so it would be difficult to get it to move lairs. The group has already seen the way it can rush an opponent and attack. They have also seen how it can react and attack anyone that lets down their guard while in its 10 ft reach.

About the only other thing he can relate is that the bear is very hardy. Best save is Fortitiude

The bear sniffs the air and stays wary of anyone approaching it.
Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

Round 4:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage readied action
Sam 5 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 4 damage, immune Ocean’s Balm
Egg
Ashun

Bee hurries along the frozen lake, not wanting to be the last one to get to the bear. However, he also doesn't want to approach too closely. He saw how fast it can hit and how long of a reach it has.

Instead he fires an arrow from a safer distance.

Shortbow Attack (guidance): 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 1 = 23
Shortbow Damage (p): 1d6 ⇒ 4

"If anyone wants to keep this bear alive, let Ashun know. All I am able to do is drop him to keep him from hurting anyone else."

◆ Stride, ◆ Stride, ◆ Strike

Corabee’s arrow narrowly misses the bear.

Round 4:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage readied action
Sam 5 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 4 damage, immune Ocean’s Balm
Egg
Ashun

Is this a new day or the same day? Because if this is a new day, do I have my advanced alchemy thingies?

"I would prefer to keep our fuzzy friend alive, but I would also agree that they very much seem like a danger to other participants--", while cautiously moving forward, he interrupts himself as if thinking "Mayhaps this is another one of the trials?"

And Ashun knees onto the snow bank near Galvaka to not draw much attention to himself while he draws an aiding glyph that marks itself onto the goblin lady.

◆ Stride
◆ Guidance on Galvaka
◆ Cover (or drop or hide, whichever makes more sense)

Ami spends two actions moving and the last one studying the bear.
Nature: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Here is where the day began. You would have done all your normal preparations.

Ashun moves over to and gives Galvaka a small blessing. He then drops prone on the ice.

Ami gets closer to the bear. She can not recall anything about it.

Round 4:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage readied action
Sam 5 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 4 damage, immune Ocean’s Balm
Egg
Ashun

"This would be like some goblin trial, but all the other trials they gave had a story. Bear eats you is a short story."

Galvaka moves forward, she is inclined to barrel into the gave, but she keeps her distance with the others as she gauges to see how resilient the bear is against freezing temperatures.

Casting Ray of Frost at Bear
Ray of Frost - Attacking Bear, Guidance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 = 19
Ray of Frost - Cold Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

◆Stride ◆◆ Ray of Frost

Galvaka misses with her spell. This bear is hard to hit!

Round 4:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage readied action
Sam 5 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 4 damage, immune Ocean’s Balm
Egg
Ashun

Bitty moves twice and swaps weapons to her bow.

Sam hustles up to stand beside Bitty.

◆◆◆ Move! Move! Move!!

Bitty moves up and swaps to their bow.

Sam moves up as well.

The bear growls at Bitty and waits for you to come in.
Intimidate, untrained, no language: 1d20 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (11) - 2 - 4 = 5

Round 5:

Bolded may act
Nature to identify the creature

Bear 64 damage readied action
Sam 5 damage
Corabee
Galvaka
Ami
Bitty 4 damage, immune Ocean’s Balm
Egg
Ashun