"Tsk, tsk." Stella Fane shakes her head and throws a dart, bull's eye.
"Maybe somebody more capable can redeem your group?" she tells them.
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Old Crow at Mountain’s Top, thoroughly buzzed from the drought via a distinct and utter lack of tolerance, does his best to keep his feet on the ground, one beside the other in a line, the warming sensation of the Besmara’s Brine having it’s way with his sensory-motor...
...curious at the potency, he draws a few clumsy symbols into the air - a triangle sloppily circumscribing a circle - wondering if the drink had any traces of magic...
Stella throws her darts but she shoots off the board, seemingly distracted by Black Molly perfect aim. Another dart from her is thrown but she does not hit the eye. "Hmp. Maybe it is because of the drinks we just had." she reasons, but everyone can see that she is as sober as everyone. "Well, I can certainly admit that you are all impressive. Let's get back to the table and hand me the contract." she tells as she walks back to where they come from.
Stella happily receives the scroll case and unfurls the ornate scroll after she removes it from the case. She thoroughly reads its contents to make sure everything is what she has agreed upon with the Society. She then removes one of her gloves and pricks her finger with a knife and writes her name in blood. "I am impressed by your abilities and I decide to honor the original terms of the deal as written, which is assisting the Pathfinder Society with the pirate blockade in exchange for information on slaver movements." she informs them about the contract.
After Fane rolls the contract back up and hands it back to Black Molly, she looks around suspiciously. “Never can tell who’s watching — the Free Captains have eyes and ears everywhere. Best to be sure that if these lot remember anything about this night, it’s not that they saw us here together.” she tells them with a wicked smile. With that, Stella Fane sweeps her hat off her head in an exaggerated bow and bids them "Good night!" just before she extends a leg behind her, tripping a nearby server. The server drops a plate of exquisitely prepared crab and raw fish, which lands across the faces of a nearby table of fishers—the same ones, in fact, who supplied the bounty used to prepare the dish. Enraged at the waste of food and livid with hunger, they lunge from their seats, inciting the rest of the tavern’s patrons into a raucous fight. She then activates her cape of the mountebank and disappears in a puff of smoke.
"Hey, you tiny! Is that you?!" the angry patron with the crab still on his head yells at the group's sprite.
Terrain Features: The bar fight spreads across the entire building as colored areas that looks like an assorted crowd that throws punches, flings bottles, and otherwise flies into chaos as a bar fight breaks out, clustering in six sections of one of Port Peril’s Last Catch. Squares with stairs and tables are Difficult Terrain.
Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD CAN ACT!
➤ Pre Fix (AC 19) (43/43 HP)
➤ Mec-02 (AC 19) (35/35 HP)
➤ Zhan Phil (AC 18) (20/20 HP)
Patron 1 (- HP)
Patron 2 (- HP)
Patron 3 (- HP)
Patron 4 (- HP)
Patron 5 (- HP)
Patron 6 (- HP)
Patron 7 (- HP)
Old Crow (AC 19) (26/26 HP)
Formyr (AC 19, 18 w Raging) (34/34 HP)
Black Molly (AC 16), Cap'n Silverbeard (AC 17) (19/19 HP)
Bar Fight (- HP) │ DC 17 Intimidation (2 actions) to cow a section of crowd or DC 20 Diplomacy (2 actions) to attempt to disperse crowd in an active area (Yellow, Green, Cyan, Purple, Blue, Red)
Zhan does not manage to connect to the patron. Mec-02 brings one patron down with his fire spell and keeps running in place and falls unconscious, the fire extinguishing after. Pre Fix fails to behave the crowd with his attempt.
The remaining patrons draw their respective knives. Patron 1 attacks Zhan
Patron 2 approaches Zhan and stabby him.
piercing damage
Zhan can see the evil smile with crooked yellowed teeth on the patron's face.
Patron 4 moves to Folmyr and stabby him too.
piercing damage
"Ha! You deserve that!" the patron exclaims, drooling.
Patron 5 sends an electric arc to Zhan and Folmyr while Patron 6 sends another to Folmyr and Old Crow. Patron 7 calls forth a powerful blast of pressurized water to Old Crow.
Terrain Features: The bar fight spreads across the entire building as colored areas that looks like an assorted crowd that throws punches, flings bottles, and otherwise flies into chaos as a bar fight breaks out, clustering in six sections of one of Port Peril’s Last Catch. Squares with stairs and tables are Difficult Terrain.
Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
BEFORE YOUR TURN:
Zhan Phil (AC 18): DC 17 basic Reflex save vs Electric Arc
Old Crow (AC 19): DC 17 basic Reflex save vs Electric Arc
Folmyr (AC 19, 18 w Raging): 2 DC 17 basic Reflex saves vs Electric Arc
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD CAN ACT!
Pre Fix (AC 19) (43/43 HP)
Mec-02 (AC 19) (35/35 HP)
Zhan Phil (AC 18) (18/20 HP)
Patron 1 (- HP)
Patron 2 (- HP)
Patron 3 (- HP)
Patron 4 (- HP)
Patron 5 (- HP)
Patron 6 (- HP)
Patron 7 (- HP)
➤ Old Crow (AC 19) (26/26 HP)
➤ Folmyr (AC 19, 18 w Raging) (32/34 HP)
➤ Black Molly (AC 16), Cap'n Silverbeard (AC 17) (19/19 HP)
Bar Fight (- HP) │ DC 17 Intimidation (2 actions) to cow a section of crowd or DC 20 Diplomacy (2 actions) to attempt to disperse crowd in an active area (Yellow, Green, Cyan, Purple, Blue, Red)
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Jolted into action, Old Crow at Mountain’s Top raises his targe to defend himself, and assuming a low squat, stamps his foot against the ground, propagating a miniature quake to rumble forth, confounding the footing of two of the patrons adjacent to Zhan, and leaving rocks in the wake.
◆) Raise Shield
◆◆) Scatter Scree
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↺) Shield Block
electricity damage
electricity damage
Old Crow manages to evade some electricity. Zhan is as quick as the lightning itself for his stocky build. Folmyr slightly dodges the first arc, but not the second. He rages and knocks down Patron 4. Old Crow raises shield and shakes the ground with a stomp,
Knocking Patron 1 down, while Patron 2 is somewhat hurt. Silverbeard also knocks Patron 2 while Black Molly moves and raises shield.
The crowd they are in throws punches, flings bottles, and otherwise flies into chaos as a bar fight continues to breaks out.
bludgeoning damage
A cask nearby ruptures also, its briny contents spilling all over the wooden floor under Black Molly, Cap'n Silverbeard, and Folmyr, with the effect of Grease as an area (see below).
Terrain Features: The bar fight spreads across the entire building as colored areas that looks like an assorted crowd that throws punches, flings bottles, and otherwise flies into chaos as a bar fight breaks out, clustering in six sections of one of Port Peril’s Last Catch. Squares with stairs and tables are Difficult Terrain.
Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
BEFORE YOUR TURN:
Folmyr (AC 19, 18 w Raging): DC 15 Reflex save/Acrobatics check or fall Prone
Black Molly (AC 16), Cap'n Silverbeard (AC 17): DC 15 Reflex save/Acrobatics check or fall Prone
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD CAN ACT!
➤ Pre Fix (AC 19) (25/43 HP)
➤ Mec-02 (AC 19) (17/35 HP)
Zhan Phil (AC 18) (0/20 HP) │ Dying 2, Prone
Patron 1 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 2 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 3 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 4 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 5 (- HP)
Patron 6 (- HP)
Patron 7 (- HP)
Old Crow (AC 19) (7/26 HP) │ Shield Raised
Folmyr (AC 19, 18 w Raging) (11/34 HP) │ Raging (AC 18)
Black Molly (AC 16), Cap'n Silverbeard (AC 17) (1/19 HP) │ Shield Raised
Bar Fight (- HP) │ DC 17 Intimidation (2 actions) to cow a section of crowd or DC 20 Diplomacy (2 actions) to attempt to disperse crowd in an active area (Yellow, Green, Cyan, Purple, Blue, Red)
Folmyr remains to stand his ground, but Black Molly and Cap'n Silverbeard are not as steady. Mec-02 burns Patrons 5 and 6 and both fall unconscious. Prefix attempts to intimidate the crowd in the area they are in, successfully. The last patron standing is now angrier, sending an icy ray to Folmyr.
The patron misses, he then draws a knife.
Terrain Features: The bar fight spreads across the entire building as colored areas that looks like an assorted crowd that throws punches, flings bottles, and otherwise flies into chaos as a bar fight breaks out, clustering in six sections of one of Port Peril’s Last Catch. Squares with stairs and tables are Difficult Terrain.
Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD CAN ACT!
Pre Fix (AC 19) (25/43 HP)
Mec-02 (AC 19) (17/35 HP)
Zhan Phil (AC 18) (0/20 HP) │ Prone, Unconcious
Patron 1 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 2 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 3 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 4 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 5 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 6 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 7 (- HP)
➤ Old Crow (AC 19) (7/26 HP) │ Shield Raised
➤ Folmyr (AC 19, 18 w Raging) (11/34 HP) │ Raging (AC 18)
➤ Black Molly (AC 16), Cap'n Silverbeard (AC 17) (1/19 HP) │ Black Molly w Shield Raised, both Prone
Bar Fight (- HP) │ DC 17 Intimidation (2 actions) to cow a section of crowd or DC 20 Diplomacy (2 actions) to attempt to disperse crowd in an active area (Yellow, Green, Cyan, Purple, Blue, Red)
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Everything was in order, thought Molly. We found her, we impressed her, she signed the contract, we were home free! Now we’re on our arses in a puddle of beer, half-dead, in the middle of a brawl that we can’t even enjoy…
She starts to cast, and the green aura surrounds both her and Silverbeard. They both seem somewhat rejuvenated.
”I think discretion’s the better part, Cap’n”, she says, as she starts creeping her way out of the soggy mess.
”Aye lass”, the phantom replies. [b[“Best to get out in one piece”[/b]
Old Crow stows his shield and begins dragging Zhan away. Black Molly heals herself, while both of them crawling out of the greasy area. Folmyr attacks and brings down the patron before moving to another area.
nonlethal bludgeoning damage
The bar fight continues, with the crowd still throwing bottles and flinging punches, in which Folmyr is hit in the face. An azarketi jets briny and slippery liquid on the wooden floor of the bar out of frustration as the agents are trying to make their way out.
Terrain Features: The bar fight spreads across the entire building as colored areas that looks like an assorted crowd that throws punches, flings bottles, and otherwise flies into chaos as a bar fight breaks out, clustering in six sections of one of Port Peril’s Last Catch. Squares with stairs and tables are Difficult Terrain.
Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD CAN ACT!
➤ Pre Fix (AC 19) (25/43 HP)
➤ Mec-02 (AC 19) (17/35 HP)
➤ Zhan Phil (AC 18) (0/20 HP) │ Prone, Unconcious
Patron 1 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 2 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 3 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 4 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 5 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 6 (- HP) │ Unconcious
Patron 7 (- HP) │ Unconcious
➤ Old Crow (AC 19) (7/26 HP)
➤ Folmyr (AC 19, 18 w Raging) (10/34 HP) │ Raging (AC 18)
➤ Black Molly (AC 16), Cap'n Silverbeard (AC 17) (8/19 HP) │ both Prone
Bar Fight (- HP) │ DC 17 Intimidation (2 actions) to cow a section of crowd or DC 20 Diplomacy (2 actions) to attempt to disperse crowd in an active area (Yellow, Green, Cyan, Purple, Blue, Red)
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"Northeast!"
Pointing that direction with outstretched feather, Old Crow at Montain's Top encircles with primal power, his aura glowing green and expanding inch by inch, whereupon, like tiny magnets, one drop upon the ground starts slipping towards him. Then another. And another. Soon, tiny rivulets and streams start trickling in through the doors, and upon entering his aura, gather.
Once the ball of water has grown to about the size of a coconut, he bats his wing, and it goes careening towards the crowd!
◆◆) Hydraulic Push
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"zzzzz..."
Zhan dreams of his days training with Master Tortal... days of repeatedly executing the twelve basic strikes at long, medium, and short range... days of perfecting his footwork, especially the entradas which should have placed him within the blind spot of the dude who clobbered him in the face with a beer mug...
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Old Crow pushes the crowd ahead of them northeastward, bringing the crowd down like pins hit by a bowling ball. The attempt gives way to them getting through and out of the bar. Folmyr continues hacking his way out of the crowd he is in but follows the others when they have a better way out.
Dragging the unconscious fighter with them, the group quickly makes their way out of the bar whose crowd continues to fling bottles and stools here and there. Fortunately for them, none is going in their direction. They can make their way back to Hlar’s boat just outside the bar, with contract in their hand. The old diver is upset, "Where rowing back already? And what happened to him?" she points out at Zhan, who is probably snoring.
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The technomancer could explain that they didn’t want to stop to get him conscious again. He told them about this but they haven’t listened. It was an interesting point to write down in the future report he will handle out to the Dataphiles. For now he will continue his investigation in this past organization of the Pathfinder Society.
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Silverbeard drags Zhan out of the bar by the scruff of his jacket. Once they meet up with Hlar, he and Molly look back at the melee they narrowly escaped, and can’t help but chuckle a bit.
When Mec-02 explains what happened, she adds, ”Sometimes you just have to haul arse, even if it’s someone else’s”
They look at Zhan snoring away, then at each other, and start to sing.
”What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
Early in the morning!”
Hlar chuckles at their tale. "You are probably knocked down by those rowdy patrons." she muses. "We better leave now, lest you want to be involved in that brawl you have there."
She navigates them back to the sandbar she originally picked them up at, leaving them with some dried squid and a jar of fresh water. A day later, another commissioned ship travels by and offers to transport them to Absalom. There, they present Stella Fane’s contract to Venture-Captain Ambrus Valsin, notifying him that she’s agreed to aid the Society with passage through the blockade, and that the way to Vidrian is open. In gratitude for their service, Valsin presents them with an archaic wayfinder.