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

Game Master GHembree

Tain valiantly slashes away with his blade…but his first strike seems to set him up rather unfortunately for the second…

◆◆Power Attack ◆ Strike

Swish!!!: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Kkllt!!!: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Swash!!!: 1d20 - 10 + 8 ⇒ (1) - 10 + 8 = -1
Kiklt!: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Do fumbles exist?

Goxomas takes being hit seriously -- well, as seriously as he can under the circumstances.

Because of Stumbling Stance, Yellow is flat-footed to my next attack.

Flurry of blows: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 181d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 4 = 6
Bludgeoning damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 61d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Second action strike: 1d20 + 7 - 8 ⇒ (11) + 7 - 8 = 10

Third action strike: 1d20 + 7 - 8 ⇒ (7) + 7 - 8 = 6

Do fumbles exist?

I haven't seen anything about critical failures on attack rolls. Saves and skill checks are another matter entirely....

Mikhail briefly staggers under the blow, then rights himself and channels Pharasmas power toward the remaining skeleton and prepares to defend himself.

◆◆Disrupt Undead (Fort DC 17) Positive Energy: 1d6 ⇒ 6
◆Raise Shield

Celosia flings a stone missing the lucky skeleton.

Ultima continues to shock the well-grounded and resistant skeleton. It partially dodges the arc and resistest the rest of the electricity.

The Yellow Skeletons continue to live by avoiding two of Tain’s powerful sword strikes.

Goxomax stumbles and strikes the Skeleton smashing it into pieces with his first blow ending its unnatural life.

**** Combat Over ***

Status:
Goxomas AC19 (19/19hp) (light-Mikhail)
Celosia AC 14 (17/17hp)
Tain AC18 ( 10/18hp) (light-Perrik)
Perrik AC 15 (15/15hp)
Ultima AC 14 (16/16hp) (light-Ultima)
Mikhail AC17 ( 8/17hp)

Yellow Skeletons2 (-2-6= -8 hp) (dead)

Fumbles - Critical failures for most attacks are the same as a failure. For some attacks like Trip, a Critical failure does have an effect. There are some reactions that can trigger if a foe critically misses you.

After the dust settles you have time to look around the room, besides the magic torch that looks like fire, but emits no heat and can’t be extinguished you find a polished shield carved to look like a roaring lion.

With a murmured prayer, Perrik checks whether the shield is magical.

Celosia dusts of her skirts and "holsters" her sling. "Note to self, electricity bad for skeletons." She recasts dancing lights.

"Whew! That calls for a drink," Goxomas says as he takes a swig of wine.

With a murmured prayer, Perrik checks whether the shield is magical.

No the shield is not magical. It functions as a normal shield but it is a work of art easily worth 5gp.

The group can continue to explore, but two of your team are injured.

Perrik tsks as he examines the wounds. "I'm afraid we'll have to wait to treat those, unless you want me or Mikhail to use more of our magic cures."

Would taking the torch and the shield count as looting a tomb for the purpose of Perrik's and Mikhail's anathemas?

And if it does, do they become anathemated if someone else “loots the tomb”? We can ask them to turn their backs for a moment…

Tain is more of a wolf-guy, so he wouldn’t want to wield the shield, let alone damage it….

Tain frowns. He has impressed himself with the masterful slaying of the zombie, but a bit let down by subsequent failures.

If only he could….just….be. Be…something other than elated or deflated. Like…be…wounded. That’s a start. He smiles to Perrik,

”It is up to you…I’m still able to go on….”

I’m not really au fait with casters or their available resources, so I’m not sure what to say…

Perrik has three heal spells left, and Mikhail has (I think) two.

I would say both of us could do with a heal, one or two good hits and we’d both be down, perhaps one hit for Mikhail depending on what he is hit with…

She has a heal spell as well.

I have two heals left. I could use them but kind of want to save at least one incase we run into more undead. I can use one on myself if Perrik wants to use one on Tain.

00:00 Start
00:01 Rat battle
00:11 Treat Wounds on Tain (eta 01:01)
00:21 Treat Wounds on Ultima (eta 01:11)
00:22 Climb down
00:23 Spider Battle
00:33 Treat Wounds on Mikhail (eta 01:23)
00:34 Dismantle barrier
00:35 Undead Battle
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Looking over the timeline. Your group has been in the dungeon for about 35 minutes.
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Tain is immune to treating wounds for 26 min
Ultima is immune to treating wounds for 36 min
Mikhail is immune to treatment wounds for 47 min
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1- There was no time limit set on your mission,
2- It would probably be a day before the Tam could convenience someone to send a rescue mission.
3- In PF2 adventures can go about 16 hours before running into fatigue issues.
4- In this adventure, you're free to exit and return to the dungeon as you wish. Just the vague threat of whatever is down there getting worse over time, Tam getting impatient, and your reputation as adventures suffering.
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In PF2 it is expected / acceptable for parties will spend time trying to recover between battles. Sometimes there is a time limit or interruption.

Status:
Goxomas AC19 (19/19hp) (light-Mikhail)
Celosia AC 14 (17/17hp)
Tain AC18 ( 10/18hp) (light-Perrik)
Perrik AC 15 (15/15hp)
Ultima AC 14 (16/16hp) (light-Ultima)
Mikhail AC17 ( 8/17hp)

The halfling's stomach growls. "It's almost time for second lunch! Can we rest for a while?

Celosia shrugs, but looks at the dark all around rather sadly. "As long as we can get out every couple of days, I'm fine with resting down here." She does, however, sit with as many people between her and the darkness as she can manage.

Ultima will sit down and her owl will fly to her and rest on her shoulder. She pulls out a little bit of jerky for him while she nibbles on anise flavored cookies.

Mikhail looks around then nods, "Sounds good to me Perrik. I don't see anything troublesome at the moment."

After dispatching the skeletons and zombies the group takes about an hour's break having a picnic of sorts using the stone sarcophagus as a table.

After the break, the group moves back up the tunnel past the broken barricade and moves deeper into the cave. To the left over the top of a 10ft ledge, the group spots a door down a side passage.

Everyone except for Celosia easily climbs up the ledge, Celosia has to the lifted up.

The ancient wooden door creaks open on rusty hinges, revealing a ruined chamber. Mold and rot stain every surface. On the far side of the room is a stone statue of a giant squid, its tentacles reaching toward an altar in the center of the chamber. The scum covers almost everything, but it hasn’t touched the silver bowl sitting atop the stone altar. The water in the bowl is perfectly clear.

Perrik and Mikhail both identify the shrine as one dedicated to Gozreh, the god of nature and the fury of the ocean.

If anyone casts detect magic in this chamber, they sense the presence of magic.

Goxomas sniffs at the bowl. "Echhh. Water. Never touch the stuff."

Tain’s eyes google a little at the thought of this place being under Otari, he’s probably walked above this very spot hundreds of times.

”If we disturb the bowl…do you think the squid will animate and attack us while the temple collapses and crashes down all around us?” Tain asks no-one in particular.

”What? I’ve heard….tales. Could happen…” he trails off.

”Ok then, how about the water. Is it safe to drink? Or would that be sacrilegious? And just who…tends to this shrine?” he says, turning while looking up and around.

Gozreh - is a dualistic deity of nature, a god of the storm and sky, and also a goddess of the wave and surf. Born of the ocean's fury and the wind's wrath, Gozreh is a fickle deity.

The shrines of Gozreh often contain some sort of pool or open water at the heart. They often appear in out-of-the-way places and are typically built using only slightly worked local materials, such as driftwood and unquarried stone.

The water in the silver bowl appears pure and clean.

Before we forget:

After a snack, some rest, and a quick prayer for guidance, Perrik checks over the fighter.

Medicine check for Treat Wounds including guidance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 = 15

HP cured: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 5) = 12

The older woman will approach the water, and run her fingers through the small pool, she will then bring her fingers up to her nose and smell the water.

During the break, Perrik treats Tain’s wounds fully healing the fighter.

Ultima sniffs the water from the silver bowl. It smells like pure water.

Not inclined to drink the water from a shrine of Gozreh, the group begins to return to the main passage to continue exploring. You note, the silver bowl could be sold for about 5 gold.

Anyone take the bowl?

"Let's not loot the sacred shrine, hm?"

Mikhail says to Gox, "It appears to be clean, even though it is down in these caves." As he says this, Mikhail scoops a mouthful of the water and feels a bit less fatigued from the battles, but also feels a little bit off.

Water: 1d8 ⇒ 3
Fort Save (DC 20): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Please let me know when the hour is up!

Mikhail takes a sip of the water in the bowl. While you can see some of his wounds heal, the fickle nature of Gozreh leaves him feeling sickened for a bit.

Leaving the forgotten shrine, the group moves back to the main tunnel and continues to explore. Finding a large room that looks like it was once a storeroom for a building above. On the far side, you can make out what might have been a cage or cell at some point, but it is now full of crates and barrels. Five lizardlike creatures the size of human children are clustered around the door to the cell, trying to pry it open.

**** Combat *** Tain, Mikhail, Celosia, and Gox act before the small reptilians

Round 1
Tain AC18 (18/18hp) (light-Perrik)
Mikhail AC17 (8+3= 11/17hp) (Sicken 1 for 1hr, no restriction on engesting.)
Celosia AC 14 (17/17hp)
Goxomas AC19 (19/19hp) (light-Mikhail)
Purple Kobold1 (-0hp)
Green Kobold2 (-0hp)
Yellow Kobold3 (-0hp)
Orange Kobold4 (-0hp)
Black Kobold5 (-0hp)
Perrik AC 15 (15/15hp)
Ultima AC 14 (16/16hp) (light-Ultima)

Taking a swig of wine, Goxomas will enter the Stumbling Stance. He'll move forward, and perform a flurry of swings at Kobold 2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 121d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 7 - 4 = 22for: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 101d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 damage.

If, the first swing drops Kobold 2, then the second swing will have targeted Kobold 4

@GM I would have liked the opportunity for our party to attempt to communicate with the kobolds rather than ambush them - they are essentially minding their own business, ransacking something, as kobolds probably do when we came upon them. Apart from a long dead kobold we haven’t fought any kobolds before, and are unlikely to assume they are the “menace under Otari” perhaps?

Anyway, Goomas is wrecking face so I guess it is all too late for that!

Tain moves up to supports Goxomas…and strikes twice at the southernmost kobold (black).

Stride-Strike-Strike

Shiww!!!: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
kloppt!!!: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Shvaak!!!: 1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 5 = 14
Kinkt: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Mikhail takes a deep breath and moves toward the reptilians, raising his shield as he goes and strikes at the creature (Kobold 5) Tain swung at.

◆Stride
◆Raise Shield (AC 18)
◆Strike, Damage: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 5 - 1 = 231d6 ⇒ 3

Tain - Point taken

Tain clears his throat to get the attention of the small reptilian creatures they turn around snarling ready to attack. You get the impression they are hostile.

Taking a swig, Gox stumbles forward and strikes at the creature once with a fist dropping it.

Following the Cat-Monk, Tain moves and swings at the southernmost creature missing twice.

The Warpriest raises his shield as he steps into battle striking the reptilian in black. The creature cries out in pain but is still ready to fight back.

**** Combat *** Celosia can still act before the small reptilians

Round 1
Tain AC18 (18/18hp) (light-Perrik)
Mikhail AC17 (8+3= 11/17hp) (Sicken 1 for 1hr, no restriction on engesting.) (Shield Raised)
Celosia AC 14 (17/17hp)
Goxomas AC19 (19/19hp) (light-Mikhail)
Purple Kobold1 (-0hp)
Green Kobold2 (-11 hp) (dead)
Yellow Kobold3 (-0hp)
Orange Kobold4 (-0hp)
Black Kobold5 (-3 hp)
Perrik AC 15 (15/15hp)
Ultima AC 14 (16/16hp) (light-Ultima)

Celosia - BOT
Celosia moves forward waving her plant arms around causing an electric arc to hit the purple and orange reptilians. electricity: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 The purple one seems to take more damage than the Orange creature, but they are both still standing.

The purple reptilian readies his spear and strides around Goxomas to the north striking him from a flank. Hitting the wobbly monk once

The Yellow reptilian hisses as he draws a spear and circles to the south around Mikhail to attack from a flank, but misses.

The Orange creature draws a spear and strikes twice at Gox with a flank missing both times. AoO opening to Gox, if he as any way to take advantage of it.

Black also draws a spear and strikes twice at Mikhail, flanking him and missing both times.
AoO opening to Mikhail, if he as any way to take advantage of it.

**** Combat *** Everyone can act

Round 1
Perrik AC 15 (15/15hp)
Ultima AC 14 (16/16hp) (light-Ultima)
Round 2
Tain AC18 (18/18hp) (light-Perrik)
Mikhail AC17 (8+3= 11/17hp) (Sicken 1 for 1hr, no restriction on engesting.) (Shield Raised)
Celosia AC 14 (17/17hp
Goxomas AC19 (19-5= 14/19hp) (light-Mikhail)
Purple Kobold1 (-5 hp)
Green Kobold2 (-11 hp) (dead)
Yellow Kobold3 (-0hp)
Orange Kobold4 (-2 hp)
Black Kobold5 (-3 hp)

Perrik invokes divine guidance for Tain, does likewise for Mikhail, and then calls on his divine patron for defense.

Cast (guidance)-Cast (guidance)-Cast (shield)

Rolling her eyes at the cat's proclivity towards violence, the older woman shambles forward, her skirts dragging dirt as she draws her sickle and attempts to sickle the purple little thing

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14 sickle

1d4 ⇒ 4 Slashing

Now blessed by Perrik, Tain swings heavily at the [green] kobold in front of him…

◆ ◆ Power Attack ◆ Raise Shield

Arrrr!!!: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 = 22 [+1 from guidance]
Splpt!!!: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 4) + 3 = 11

Having struck Goxomas, the purple kobold is flatfooted to Goxomas' next attack against it.

Flurry of swings (part 1): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Flurry of swings (part 2): 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 7 - 4 = 23for: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 bludgeoning damage.

Swing again: 1d20 + 7 - 10 ⇒ (6) + 7 - 10 = 3

Swing once more: 1d20 + 7 - 10 ⇒ (18) + 7 - 10 = 15for: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 bludgeoning damage.

The latter attack is only against the purple kobold if it is still standing. If it isn't, then the latter attack(s) are against the orange kobold.

Dodging out of the way of the spear thrusts at him Mikhail keeps his shield up and prays to Pharasma for assistance.

◆Raise Shield
◆◆Bane DC 16 Will save from enemies. On fail -1 to attacks. Currently a 5ft emanation.

"Well, if it ain't broke," Celosia says as she waves her leaves in the air again.

bzzzt, DC 17: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 on Purple and Black, if they are still up. Orange then Yellow if they aren't

Perrik gives divine guidance to Tain and Mikhail then protects himself.

Ultima shambles forward drawing a sickle which she swipes at the Purple creature, but misses.

Tain strikes with great force at the yellow kobold killing it in one blow!

Gox strikes out with a blur of fists critically hitting the purple kobold once with a killing blow. His reaming attacks miss the small creatures.

Mikhail prays to Pharasma for the bane of his foes and raises his shield for protection. Black seems affected.

Celosia sends another electric arc out striking the orange and black kobolds. The orange kobold drops dead, but the black is still standing.

The black Kobold5 strikes twice at Mikhail missing both times then makes a Hurried Retreat to the door.

**** Combat *** Everyone can act

Round 2
Perrik AC 15 (15/15hp) (Shield spell)
Ultima AC 14 (16/16hp) (light-Ultima)
Round 3
Tain AC18 (18/18hp) (light-Perrik)
Mikhail AC17 (11/17hp) (Sicken 1 for 1hr, no restriction on engesting.) (shield raised)
Celosia AC 14 (17/17hp
Goxomas AC19 (14/19hp) (light-Mikhail)
Purple Kobold1 (-5-6= -11 hp) (dead)
Green Kobold2 (-11 hp) (dead)
Yellow Kobold3 (-11 hp) (dead)
Orange Kobold4 (-2-7= -9 hp) (dead)
Black Kobold5 (-3-3= -8 hp) (Hurried Retreat +2AC)

Seeing the remaining lizard creature, she wiggles her fingers together on her dress and the static causes an electric arc to shoot out at it

DC 17 Reflex
1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 shocking damage

The map hasn't been updated, so it is unclear where to move.

Goxomas will stumble after the black kobold.

Flurry of swings part 1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8for: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 bludgeoning damage

Flurry of swings part 2: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 7 - 4 = 4for: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 bludgeoning damage

Secondary swing: 1d20 + 7 - 8 ⇒ (16) + 7 - 8 = 15for: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 bludgeoning damage

Celosia also sends sparks shooting at the remaining kobold.

electricity, DC 17 Reflex: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Ultima and Celosia send electric arcs after the last Kobold as Goxomas stumbles up trying to strike it. The Last Kobold falls to the ground.

**** Combat Over ***

There isn’t much on the kobolds personally just dried fish, leather armor, and three spears each. The dried fish were clearly stolen from the fishery they were involved in the thefts, but more fish are missing which can be explained by these kobolds. However, there is a Locked storage area in this Abandoned storeroom.

If someone has the skill and tools they can try to pick the locked cell (DC 15 Thievery check) or you can try to force open the door (DC 25 Athletics skill check)

Perrik AC 15 (15/15hp) (Shield spell)
Ultima AC 14 (16/16hp) (light-Ultima)
Tain AC18 (18/18hp) (light-Perrik)
Mikhail AC17 (* 11/17hp) (Sicken 1 for 1hr, no restriction on engesting.)
Celosia AC 14 (17/17hp)
Goxomas AC19 (* 14/19hp) (light-Mikhail)

Goxomas will attempt to pick the locked cell: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Goxomas will try again: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Tain is concerned for Mikhail’s welfare, and stands by the wounded warpriest in a defensive attitude.

Goxomas works on opening the locked cell and eventually succeeds in picking the lock using improvised tools. (Note, In order to pick locks or disable some traps you must have Thieves tools. I’m allowing the use of improvised shotty tools for now.)

Tain is standing guard over the two wounded party members for now.

Inside the cell is a pile of old crates and a few barrels. While most of these contain long-spoiled food and stained cloth, one of them contains a small pile of treasure: 200 sp, a gold ring worth 5 gp, and a beautiful +1 shortsword—a magic weapon! (This weapon increases the attack bonus by 1)

Who would like to use the shortsword, and does anyone want to do anything else before continuing on through the door?

Perrik AC 15 (15/15hp) (Shield spell)
Ultima AC 14 (16/16hp) (light-Ultima)
Tain AC18 (18/18hp) (light-Perrik)
Mikhail AC17 (^ 11/17hp) (Sicken 1 for 1hr, no restriction on engesting.)
Celosia AC 14 (17/17hp)
Goxomas AC19 (* 14/19hp) (light-Mikhail)

Goxomas has Thieves' Tools.