[PF2 / GMGlyn] B.Box - Menace in Otari (Inactive)

Game Master GHembree

Move to set up Tain's making the rat off-guard.

Goxomas will have a prepared action.

Hmm. I see the problem. Tain can flank with Gox using Lunge, but not provide flanking. I’ll change to Move/Lunge/Lunge instead of Lunge/Lunge/Raise shield,,,

I don't think it's going to matter much.

Tain and Goxomas surround the remaining rat and quickly reduce it to a pile of chopped and pummeled dead rat as all their attacks hit.

Heroes who spend time Searching the storage rooms find plenty of tools and materials for maintaining and operating the fish camp (including wooden planks that could be used to repair the collapsed section of porch). Five of these are finely crafted long tools (a sledgehammer, a shovel, a hoe, and two axes) each worth 1 gp. In addition, one of the crates holds a repair kit.

Round 2
Goxomas AC20 (30-3-5= 22 /30hp)
Tain AC19 (30hp) (shield 13/20hp)
Blue rat (-5-7-6-6-12=-36hp) (dead)
Green rat (-10hp) (dead)
Yellow rat (-11hp) (dead)
Round 2 B
Mikhail AC19 (26hp)
Argigoth AC19 (32hp)
Celosia AC15 (25/26hp)
Perrik AC16 (24hp)
red rat (-12hp) (dead)
Purple rat (-9hp) (dead)
black rat (-18hp) (dead)

Perrik hustles over to Goxomas. "Sit down and I'll try to get you patched up. Do you need anes--never mind." He requests a bit of guidance before starting.

Medicine check for Treat Wounds: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 = 15

Wow.

HP cured: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 4) = 11

"Ah, when we have some down time I can work on repairing the porch with the stuff in this room!", Mikhail says excitedly.

Perrik pulls Goxomas to the side and begins to patch his wounds doing suffeccently well to fully heal the Amurren monk.

Mikhail is eager to get to work repairing the Porch.
(DC 15 Crafting (trained) to replace or cover the weak sections of flooring)

(Note the repair kit and crafting can be used to repair Tain’s shield Crafting DC14 check.)
Repair action {link}

Status:
Goxomas AC20 (30hp)
Tain AC19 (30hp) (shield 13/20hp)
Mikhail AC19 (26hp)
Argigoth AC19 (32hp)
Celosia AC15 (25/26hp)
Perrik AC16 (24hp)

Yep, had thought of that, but have no Craft skill meself....

Tain breathes heavily after the rat-cleansing.

"Bugs. Spider. Rats. Is it odd that the ghost and our lil couatl friend are not the worst things about this place?"

Upon sighting the repair kit, and seeing Mikhail's excitement to begin repair of the building, Tain asks the group if anyone has the necessary skill to repair his shield.

"Then there's just a few sheds or outbuildings on the west side to check out...

The orc will begin to munch on the rat that he killed.

The leshy holds up several vines and shrugs. "Crafting is not my strong suit, but I'm happy to help."

Mikhail picks up the hammer and begins replacing the broken porch boards.

Crafting: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

"Shouldn't we clear the outbuildings first?"

"You are probably right Perrik. I just got excited, haven't been able to do any woodwork lately!, says Mikhail as he sets down the hammer and picks up his shield and dagger.

Tain chuckles.

"Well, if we encounter a roving warband of ogres in the shed and need to fall back here, at least we won't fall through the porch..."

With that, Tain heads off toward the southerly outbuilding.

[Exploration: Scout]

Exploration SCOUT

If more than one party member Scouts during exploration, are the initiative bonuses cumulative? If not, Arg is wasting his action (or Tain is, but Tain declared first).

Goxomas normally scouts, but, since scouting is not cumulative, Goxomas will search -- after drinking, of course.

Tain is ready to finish clearing the outbuilds.

Argigoth munches on a fresh rat. Mm mm good.

Celosia is all twigs when it comes to crafting.

Mikhail eagerly slaps some new boards on the porch while Perrik is treating Goxomas’s wounds.

Once the group has finished 10 minutes of patching the porch and patching the monk, Perrik suggests they finish exploring the outbuildings.

Mikhail puts his woodworking tools away and readies for war.

Tain moves to explore the remaining outbuilding.

Goxomas keeps his eyes open seeing two of everything.

The old smokehouse is a weathered wooden building to the west of the main camp building.
Tain goes to open the door to the smokehouse the door creaks open on battered hinges, releasing a putrid stench. Racks for smoking fish fill most of the dark space within, some still holding scraps of scale and bone. A faint sloshing sound comes from a vile-smelling puddle in the center of the floor.

The worker assigned to empty out this shed either forgot or shirked that particular responsibility and the last batch of fish set in here to smoke has long since rotted into a sludge so foul that it morphed spontaneously into some kind of ooze.

The motionless puddle in the center of the storeroom surges up and toward the light, fresh air, and sustenance.

Mikhail, Celosia, Perrik, Tain, and Argigoth react before the oozes

Round 1
* Mikhail AC19 (26hp)
* Celosia AC15 (25/26hp)
* Perrik AC16 (24hp)
* Tain AC19 (30hp) (shield 13/20hp)
* Argigoth AC19 (32hp)
Round 1 B
Green ooze
blue ooze
Goxomas AC20 (30hp)

Mikhail sees the oozes and tries to remember and information he can about them. He then raises his holy symbol while calling on the power of Pharasma, and a beam of divine light shoots toward the green ooze.

◆Recall Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 Immunities and defenses if I get anything
◆◆Divine Lance: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 142d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

Mikhail sees the oozes and tries to remember and information he can about them. He then raises his holy symbol while calling on the power of Pharasma, and a beam of divine light shoots toward the green ooze.

◆[dice=Recall Knowledge (Nature)]1d20+4 Immunities and defenses if I get anything
◆◆[dice=Divine Lance]1d20+8; 2d4

While related to nature Mikhail recognizes it from occult training. these are known as "Sewer Oozes" amorphous masses of sewage and other detritus make their way through filthy culverts beneath cities large and small. He recalls they are immune to acid, critical hits, mental, sneak attack, and unconscious.

The Divine lance easily strikes the creature doing damage to it.

Tain curses under his breath. He stows his smoking longsword and pulls out the ghost’s sword. Using its magic power, he zaps the oozes, causing the lightning to arc between them…Tain then swaps his blades again, opting to fight further with the smoking sword.

◆Interact ◆ (Manipulate?) ◆ Interact

[Sparkblade doesn’t specify what kind of action it is to activate the lightning…]

Fzrkttt!!!: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9

[Each ooze can make a DC 19 Basic Reflex Save for half damage etc…]

Perrik follows up Mikhail's spell with an identical invocation of deific power.

Targeting green, if it's still up; otherwise he'll move to get a better shot at blue.

Divine lance attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Spirit damage, if applicable: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4

The orc moves into the room and casts gale blast

Wind flows from your outstretched hands and whirls a
round you in a 5-foot emanation. Each creature in the area takes bludgeoning damage equal to your spellcasting ability modifier, with a Fortitude save.

4 danage

DC 18 Fort

While related to nature Mikhail recognizes it from occult training. these are known as "Sewer Oozes" amorphous masses of sewage and other detritus make their way through filthy culverts beneath cities large and small. He recalls they are immune to acid, critical hits, mental, sneak attack, and unconscious.

The Divine lance easily strikes the creature doing damage to the green ooze

Tain swaps his weapon for the Sparkblade where he calls forth its magic to zapp the two oozes. A faraway ghostly sigh can be imaged as heroes use the sword. Both oozes fail their saves taking the full damage.

Perrik follows the others with his own divine lance attack and despite his poor attack it still hits the green ooze injuring it more.

Argigoth moves into the room and summons a gale of wind to blast the two oozes. The green one takes full force, but the blue one manages to succeed critically as it hunkers down taking no damage.

Celosia delays.

Both the Green and Blue oozo unleash a wave of filth that washes out from them covering everything in 20ft.

(Filth Wave DC 17 Reflex save take X acid damage and -10-foot speed penalty 1min. Critical fail add fall prone.
Green Filth 2 acid vs Argigoth, Tain, Mikhail. w/cover +2 to save Celosia, Perrik. W/Greater cover +4 to save Goxomas.
Blue Filth 1 acid vs Argigoth, Tain, Celosia. W/cover +2 to save Mikhail
)

Green strikes twice at Argigoth with its pseudopod missing the first time, but critically hitting with the second.

Blue ooze also strikes twice at Argigoth with its pseudopod missing once and critically hitting with the second.

Everyone can take action. (remember to make reflex saves.)

Round 2
* Mikhail AC19 (26?/26hp) (reflex DC17 save vs 2 acid & -10 ft speed 1min) (w/+2 reflex DC17 save vs 1 acid & -10 ft speed 1min)
* Celosia AC15 (25? /26hp) (reflex DC17 save vs 1 acid & -10 ft speed 1min) (w/+2 reflex DC17 save vs 2 acid & -10 ft speed 1min)
* Perrik AC16 (24? /24hp) (w/+2 reflex DC17 save vs 2 acid & -10 ft speed 1min)
* Tain AC19 (30? /30hp) "(shield 13/20hp) (reflex DC17 save vs 2 acid & -10 ft speed 1min) (reflex DC17 save vs 1 acid & -10 ft speed 1min)
"
* Argigoth AC19 (32-4+8acid+8+4acid= 8?/32hp) (reflex DC17 save vs 2 acid & -10 ft speed 1min) (reflex DC17 save vs 1 acid & -10 ft speed 1min)
Round 1 B
Green ooze (-8-9-4-4= -25hp)
blue ooze (-9hp)
* Goxomas AC20 (30?/30hp) (w/+4 reflex DC17 save vs 2 acid & -10 ft speed 1min)

(Note: Filth speed penalty - A creature can Interact to clean someone off. This decreases the Speed penalty to –5 feet after 1 action, or to no penalty after 2 actions.)

Reflex, Green, DC 17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Reflex, Blue, DC 17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 [I'd say that's a Critical Failure as I rolled a 1?]

Tain tries to leap out of the way of the rampant filth wave, but sadly slips in the ...filth...and falls flat on his rear...he stands up uneasily, moves past Argigoth and slashes at the nearest ooze with his smoking blade...

◆ Stand ◆ Stride ◆ Strike

Nff!!!: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Ftjkhss!!!: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5 [extra 1 is fire damage]

REF DC17: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

1) Enter Stumbling Stance
2) Move behind Green
3) Flurry of Swings vs Green: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 221d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 4 = 24
Bludgeoning damage (combined to overcome resistance): 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 = 71d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 = 8

DC 17 Reflex save: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 2 = 22

Perrik leaps aside just in time to avoid the cradle wave of filth. Then he Steps up and tries to quickly patch up the druid before raising a divine shield.

Battle Medicine check for Treat Wounds: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
HP cured: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 3) = 10

reflex 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Reflex (Green): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Reflex (Blue): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

Mikhail is covered in the filth and slips, falling to the ground. He stands up and raises his holy symbol, trying to blast the creature again.

◆Stand
◆◆Divine Lance: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 212d4 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3

I take 4 damage right? 2 from green and 2 (critical fail) from blue?

Was wondering myself if a Critical Failure also doubled the damage, or just applied Prone…

The two waves of filth wash over Tain covering him head to toe in nasty acidic gunk with the second wave knocking him off his feet. (Not a basic save so no damage on a save and no double on a crit fail. Crit fail will add knocked prone on fail.)

Goxomas dodges the filth wave getting none of the nasty stuff on his fur.

Perrik dodges the wave of filth that comes his way.

The orc manages to avoid both waves of filth keeping himself clean and minty fresh. If you forget about the rat he was munching on for breakfast.

Mikhail is not as lucky and takes both waves of filth head-on. The nasty stuff covers him head to toe and gets everywhere in his armor. The second wave even knocks the war priest off his feet. (Just 1 & 2 damage plus knocked prone from crit.)

Tain stands up and slowly slogs forward to critically strike the green creature with his smoldering sword, unfortunately, the hit seems to do only normal damage as the creature is immune to criticals.

Goxomas Stumbles into the room to flank the green ooze before striking it twice. The creature is done for and sinks back into the filth. One dead ooze.

Perrik steps forward and successfully slaps some bandages on Argigoth keeping the Orc in one piece for now.

Standing up Mikhail sloshes forward and calls upon his god to smite the creature with a divine lance. The divine energy easily strikes the creature wounding it.

Celosia and Argigoth can still take action. (remember to make reflex saves if needed)

Round 2
Mikhail AC19 (26-1-2 = 23/26hp) (-10ft speed 1min)
* Celosia AC15 (25? /26hp) (reflex DC17 save vs 1 acid & -10 ft speed 1min) (w/+2 reflex DC17 save vs 2 acid & -10 ft speed 1min)
Perrik AC16 (24hp)
Tain AC19 (30-1-2= 27/30hp) (shield 13/20hp) (-10ft speed 1min)
* Argigoth AC19 (8-2+10 = 16/32hp)
Round 1 B
Green ooze (-25-6-7-8= -46hp) (dead)
blue ooze (-9-3= -12hp)
* Goxomas AC20 (30hp)

Goxomas stumbles over to the corner, flanking the blue ooze.

Flurry of Swings: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 121d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 9 - 4 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 2 = 91d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 2 = 10

Final Swings: 1d20 + 9 - 8 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 8 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 2 = 9

Ugh my reminder didn't remind me about this one. Sorry!

Celosia wrinkles her face (since she doesn't have a nose per se) at the disgusting globs of goo and lets fly with a barrage of force bolts at the one that's left.

force barrage: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1, 1) + 3 = 9

BOT:
Celosia Reflex save vs DC17 Filth wave: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Celosia Reflex save vs DC17 Filth wave w/+2 cover: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 2 = 21

Celosia is covered by the first wave of filth as the plant is covered by foul acidic liquid. They do dodge the second wave of filth.

With bits of filth sticking to her, Celosia concentrates on sending a barrage of force missiles into the remaining ooze.

Argigoth delays taking action.

The blue ooze strikes at Goxomas and Argigoth with its pseudopod but misses all three times.

Goxomas stumbles into the corner and strikes at the blue ooze hitting with all three attacks which kill the ooze.

Combat Over

The old Smokehouse has nothing of value, but with the death of the oozes you have cleared the fishing camp of all threats. You can now relax on the beach while sipping drinks with little umbrellas and watching the sunset.

Your group reflects on their experiences and feels more confident in their skill as adventures.

Congratulation you are now 3rd level! Please update your characters. Review the list of items you found {see map slide 5} and decide what loot to sell off

Status
Mikhail AC19 (26-1-2 = 23/26hp) (-10ft speed 1min)
Celosia AC15 (25-1= 24/26hp) (-10ft speed 1min)
Perrik AC16 (24hp)
Tain AC19 (30-1-2= 27/30hp) (shield 13/20hp) (-10ft speed 1min)
Argigoth AC19 (8-2+10 = 16/32hp)
Goxomas AC20 (30hp)

"I'm not so interested in the loot, of course except for the various potions and elixers -- they could be helpful."

"Unlimited Mai Tais -- sounds like heaven."

YAY 2nd level spells!

Celosia wades out of the sewage and spends some time cleaning herself up before settling down on the beach with everyone else.

Background Info about the area:
The Kortos Consortium is a powerful lumber company with interests across the Starstone Isles. It once held a stranglehold on all the lumber interests that made the town of Otari wealthy, but several other companies, including the Whistledown Cutters lumber company owned by the Inkleholtz family, broke off from the Kortos Consortium to challenge the larger company’s influence over the region. Certain shady managers in the Consortium want their power in the Otari region back, and they aren’t above bending the law to advance the company’s interests. Nevertheless, these Kortos Consortium managers prefer to maintain plausible deniability by hiring intermediaries to perform legally dubious work.

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Over the last few weeks, your group has gained a reputation as effective problem-solvers based on their prior adventures in Otari. While relaxing on the beach and maybe doing some fishing with your pal Ollie. You receive a message bird sent from Oloria Gallentine of Gallentine Deliveries inviting you to visit her shop for an employment opportunity.

Although it sounds legitimate, Goxomas wonders just how 'legitimate' Oloria actually is.

Underworld Lore is +5

Although it sounds legitimate, Goxomas wonders just how 'legitimate' Oloria actually is.

Underworld Lore is +5

Goxomas knows GALLENTINE DELIVERIES - Oloria Gallentine is a seventh-generation citizen of Otari and the owner of the fastest and most reliable delivery service in the area. Oloria can probably acquire anything the heroes need that they can’t find in Otari, although the price for such orders might be steep. Oloria has a regular need for reliable couriers, and she’ll known to pay heroes who seem trustworthy to deliver dangerous cargo to unusual locations.

While Gallentine Deliveries may be dangerous work it pays well. There are no known connections to any underworld organizations.

Satisfied, Goxomas lets the others know what was recalled. He then sits down and begins drinking...

He then sits down and begins drinking...

Unbelievable. (I mean, of course, the implication that he hadn't been drinking before.)

As long as it seems reasonable, Celosia is all for it.

"That definitely sounds worrisome. Do you have some sort of token we could carry to prove we are there on your behalf? I don't mind getting in a fight, but I'd like them to be for good reasons."

Tain nods in agreement to the terms of the job.
Until realising there aren't many.

"And what are we to be paid for risking our lives to rescue or find Nerala? And her messages..."

Are we able to retrain a class feat?

"I'm interested in talking to her...we can make a decision once we know the situation."

Goxomas shares what he knows about the Gallentine Deliveries which is thirsty work.

Celosia asks for some type of token to prove they are working for Gallentine.

Tain agrees to help out asking for more details like pay and stuff.

(Argigoth - answered retraining question in discussion )

Perrik is interested once he knows the situation.

Oloria looks hopeful, ” I have a bad feeling that something horrible has happened to Narala. There hasn’t been any recent banditry, but couriers always attract the worst kind of attention, and the forests around Otari harbor predatory beasts and monsters.”

Oloria describes Narala to your group ” Centaur - horse body human from the waist up. fast.” She also explains ” I sent Narala to Absalom to pick up three parcels for people in and around Otari: one for the brewer Magiloy, the second for the former gladiator and current lumber foreman Klorte Hengus, and the third for the herbalist Abanye Nianna. I don’t know what these parcels contain, I assume nothing particularly valuable, but I could be wrong and that Narala might have been robbed for something specific in one of the parcels.”

” What I need you to do is find Narala, assist her if necessary, and aid Narala in completing her deliveries. She was supposed to come from Absalom down the Granary Road. My Customers know payment is due upon delivery your welcome to keep any payments for completing the deliveries themselves (Magiloy 10gp, Hengus 5gp, Nianna 5gp). Finding the courier Narala is the top priority. ”

Oloria comments ” If you need to talk to any of the delivery recipients in town that would be Magiloy, a corvid humanoid known as a tengu, who works at Crow’s Casks in town. Klorte Hengus is normally found at the Giant’s Wheel or its loading chute. Abanye Nianna lives outside of town, but directions to his cottage are straightforward. If you do speak to them please do your best to assure my clients that we have everything under control and that the delayed parcels will arrive as soon as possible.”

Oloria hands Celosia a large satchel with the logo of Gallentine Delivers embroidered on the bag ” All my customers know the bag logo so they would accept that as proof you are working for Gallentine. When you find Narala she should have an identical satchel with the three packages inside.“

Sandbox Style Options:
Head down the Granary Road looking for Narala.
Speak to Magiloy at Crow’s Casks.
Speak to Hengus at Giant’s Wheel.
Speak to Nianna at a cottage outside down.

"Well, let's find this Narala. I've never seen a centaur before."

Perrik nods. "As good a plan as any."

Tain scratches his stubble.

”I don’t feel the need to waste valuable time asking a bunch of questions of
folks likely apt to feel unlike divulging personal information. Time is of the essence - let’s find Nerala!”

Celosia drapes the bag around her and giggles. "I think one of you taller folk should carry this instead of me. But yes, let's find this person."