GM Frost's A Level 1-5 Adventure of PFS (2E) Escapades

Game Master Frozen Frost

Zepth will attack Glozia with a spell and then take out his bow.

◆◆ Needle Darts: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 1 = 20, Piercing: 3d4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 2, 3) + 1 = 10
◆ draw bow

Olegaro will strike out at Glorzia and raise his shield.

◆◆ Power attack on Glorzia melee to hit: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 9 + 1 = 21 with his flail for B: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 3) + 4 + 1 = 9 damage
◆ Raise shield - Steel Shield (Hardness 5, HP 20, BT 10) +2 to AC

↺ Block the first blow from Glorzia; or
↺ Reactive strike

Otani grins at the approaching loud mouth Glorzia.
My katana thirsts!

The Oracle strokes his katana, causing a blue light to begin emanating from it!
◆Weapon Surge

Placing ◆two hands on the glowing katana, the Samuri takes his Strike!
◆Melee(T) Katana, magic weapon, weapon surge, 2H: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 253d10 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2, 1, 9) + 3 + 2 = 17 S Traits: Uncommon Deadly d8 Two-Hand 1d10 Versatile P

You talk too much!

Hanu abandons the safety of his tree as the skirmish is brought to Glorzia (and not vice versa) and monkeyclobbers her!

◆) Stride into flank
◆◆) Wood Kinetic Melee Blast

Wood Kinetic Blast (blunt) w/ Inspire (+1/+1) vs Glorzia (Flanked): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 1 = 211d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9

Moist lets his light display dissipate, recovering a bit of his mental energy.

That was getting tiring anyway.

He sees that he held Glorzia just long enough that his teammates downed the hostile dinos, and now they are able to pile on Glorzia. He plods forward and to the side to join them, but keeps a safe distance.

◆ Stride
◆ Stride

and shields himself while waiting to see if Glorzia emerges from the pile.

◆ Cast a spell (thought) shield

Rybar finds no weakness but his weapon finds a spot to hit the enemy! 11 P damage to Glorzia Zepth sends needles, poking the enemies head! 10 P damage Olegaro smacks her in the face before he raises shiel.d 9 B damage

Otani empowers his weapon and brings his sword skill into good use upon Glorzia! 17 S damage Glorzia is not able to escape whatever Hanu blasts on her. All she knows is that woods begin sprouting out of thin air and attack her! The last thing she sees is that a splint chokes the air out of her and brings her into afterlife.

ENCOUNTER OVER! WELL DONE!

Once they defeat Glorzia, they can rescue Babs. The young dinosaur is afraid, but they can calm her with a DC 15 Nature check.

Hanu scoops Babs up like a baby, cradling her in his massive arms!

Nature (Trained): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

"Little one, worry not, for to your guardian you will be delivered" he pinches her nose, unable to help himself...

Otani claps the Grippli on his back.
You Moist Definitely earned the MVP this time around!

Moist scratches his head with a webbed paw.

MVP? Maximum vampiric power? Sounds nifty!

Hanu manages to soothe Babs and lessen her fright to them. Soon Babs is following Hanu wherever he goes. After defeating Glorzia, they return Babs to Xila, who rewards them with 4 gp each. Due to their quick thinking and bravery, she can reunite the wayward clutch with their family in the rest of the valley. She invites them to tag along when she returns the clutch. When they depart, Xila bids them farewell and wishes them luck on their future adventures.

-END OF BOUNTY!-

I will send the chronicles and report the game either later or tomorrow.

Dropping this here...

Bounty #15: Treasure Off the Coast

It looks like Behind the Mask is missing in action again, because they send the group another scroll which states their reason for absence, the same reason as the previous one. Included with it is a pouch of coins for their travel to the next destination, and a copy of the bounty which writes:

“Fortune and glory await daring adventurers. Ask Laela Vost about exciting opportunities. Experience on boats and at sea is a bonus!”

"Okay, I'm not good with boats but I can swim... so I'm game!" says Rybar, eager for the next adventure.

Experience on boats. Hmm. I could try to cook on a boat. Might take some practice.

Moist exudes his now-familiar lack of confidence as he continues to rub down his shiny heady to keep it wet.

Then his teammate pipes up.

How do you mean Rybar? Do you think you'll get sick on the voyage?

He grimaces even as he asks it.

"I don't know how to tie knots Moist. I hear you have to do that well to be part of a boat's crew. Are you not in the water often yourself?"

Otani jostles his feathers at the mention of boats.
Great. Guess it's the Greaser look for me then.

After reading the scrolls, Olegaro will pipe up "You know, for someone born in Absalom, I really haven't spent much time on boats. Just a couple of journeys here and there, and ah maybe hanging around the docks a bit too much as a youngster." but finishes awkwardly. He distracts himself a bit checking his gear is in order.

Responding to Rybar's comment, Olegaro brightens "Yeah, same Rybar, hope they don't ask us to crew the thing! I'm game for another boat trip though."

Water? Sure, but fresh water. I've also spent a lot of time in cities and in caravans across Varisia, keeping myself wet with baths between shifts as a cook. Sometimes in the fountains of Absalom, when I could get away with it. Saltwater and knots? Not so much.

His tongue lashes out to lick his left eyeball.

I'm back. Apologies for the delay. Monday in my country is a holiday and I took the opportunity to have rest for the day.

The adventure begins when the group reaches their destination, in Ravounel’s capital city of Kintargo. As they cross Bleakbridge, the bridge connects the northern and southern halves of the city and also serves as a thriving hub of commerce. The marketplace’s slender, wooden storefronts dissipate into tents and pop-up vendors. As they pass a lively tavern called Clenchjaw’s, they spot a sandwich board sign with the silhouette of a swashbuckling figure with silver ravens flying behind them, whose bounty is very similar to that they just received from Behind the Mask, but this time with Laela Vost written below the texts.

Inside the lively tavern, the party has no trouble finding people who can point them to Laela Vost, a bronze-skinned Taldan woman in fine embroidered clothes, sitting at a table within view of the band playing on stage.

"Welcome! Have some mint tea and butter mints, as well as a seat at my table." she welcomes them. She briefly interviews each person. "It looks to me that you are interested in my bounty. I hope you don't mind me asking about your name and adventuring experience and how you all work together as a team." she tells them. "I just want to make sure that everyone in the group is fit for what I will be proposing."

Olegaro will speak up "It is a pleasure to meet you Ms Vost! I am called Olegaro and I've been adventuring with this fine group for a few months now. We have been traveling from Druma to Vidrian and back again resolving problems and answering posted bounties! Whether it is a Chupacabra, possessed cobblestones or an escaped herd of cute baby dinosaurs we have been able to work together and make things good. We've even managed to make a decent soup together." he finishes with a grin.

Um, oh. I'm Moist! Yeah, it guess it has been a couple or few months like Olegaro said. You'd think they line us up with missions where we left off, but they keep slingshotting us around the Inner Sea! Well, anyway, we get to see a lot of places. As for soup, well I can do better than a decent one, or two, or three. Depending on the local ingredients.

His rubs his head and licks his other eye.

"I am Rybar Ganon. As a team, we've worked together on five missions so far, all of which have proved to be successful. As for the what is fit and what is not, that depends on what your proposal is. Precisely what is it anyways?"

Hanu nods, helps himself to mint tea and butter mints instead of talking.

3d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 1) = 4 disappear of the course of several minutes - in fact - he might've eaten the whole tray...

Laela intently listens to some of the stories, with Hanu going unnoticed to her.

"Wow! Those are brave adventures, I can say. I believe you are overqualified for what I can offer." the Taldan woman tells them excitedly. She then gathers them around to huddle.

"You know this exciting opportunity I am talking about? It is to liberate treasure from a wrecked Chelaxian ship, the Infidius, just off the coast. I served aboard the ship as part of its crew when the ship ran ground, and the merchandise on board would act as my severance pay and help me start up my own business."

"I am happy to split the salvage equally with you. If you are willing, come and join me outside." she then motions them before she gets out of the tavern and goes toward the skiff.

"The waters are choppy and treacherous, so I advise you to not come dressed as an anchor."

Laela jumps aboard into her skiff. "I know it is small, but sure enough we will all fit in it." she then points out the the direction of the ship's wreckage. "We are going there so you take your positions and I will row the skiff myself." she excitedly tells them.

"Well, I usually travel light anyway!" replies Zepth, not toally sure about his ability to swim, so there's a spec of doubt in his voice as he says this.

Otani politely sips tea, pinky talon raised appropriately. At the mention of traveling light, the Tengu grins.
Born that way!

The Samurai boards the skiff, sitting toward the front.
Sure hope the kraken isn't around...

Unnoticed, Hanu wipes crumbs from his mouth later, realizing only too late that he had left evidence!

Upon the boat, he seems to always move around, feeling with his lower thumbs the balance of the skiff, and compensating by monkeying this way or that, using his staff for balance.

"Umm, dressed like an anchor? I guess I'd qualify." Olegaro will say looking down at his chain mail. "It would be very odd going into an unknown situation without it though. Do you have an armorer here who does something lighter? Say leather armor?"

and if it is possible, Olegaro will purchase some leather and change into that before boarding. He'll stash his chain mail in a bag and leave it where they are staying. He'll keep his shield though!

Oh, I'm sure we won't actually use you as an anchor, Olegaro. You will be fine as you are.

Moist smiles as he attempts to reassure the fighter. Right now he has only blind trust in the skiff.

Laela rows the skiff once everyone has settled. As they travel, she lectures them some history.

"“The ship belonged to the Delronge family, wealthy merchants who are loyal to Cheliax’s ruling house of Thrune. I don’t know what all they were trying to haul out of the city, but I can guarantee it’s their best stocks. I’m sure the nobility will overpay even more than they already were for whatever we find.” she shares to them when a small wave rocks their small boat.

"So far," she continues, "I think no one has ventured to the wreck, but once the current political climate subsides, it’ll be every person for themselves in a mad dash to reclaim lost Chelaxian plunder. And I am taking this chance early," she adds with a wink when suddenly... one particularly large wave rocks the boat hard enough that every PC must succeed at a DC 14 Reflex save or be thrown overboard!

No, no, NO!

DC14 Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Ha! My amphibian skills serve me!

"Ah well, I'll stick with my usual gear then." and will then hop into the skiff and find a spot to sit.

He'll look a bit green as the boat rocks back and forth through the waves

Reflex DC14: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

When the big wave comes though, Olegaro is almost washed overboard and only just able to hold on to stay in the boat!

Otani feels 50/50 about his chances of not getting his feathers wet!

Ref(T) DC 15: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Hero Point! Ref(T) DC 15: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Reflex vs DC 14 or Overboard: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Losing his balance, out curious hero just shrugs in that infinite moment, and turns his fall into a somewhat graceful tumble.

PLUNK

Ref Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

"EEeeeEEeeeyyYYYy... watch your step!" shouts Zepth as the ships rocks violently.

Rybar Gannon's Reflex Save (T): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Laela easily stands at her ground, or skiff, against the wave with Moist, Olegaro and Zepth. Otani, Hanu, and Rybar, on the other hand, are washed out of their small boat. Fortunately for them, they aren’t in any real danger of drowning, as the water here is mostly calm, though the experience of being thoroughly soaked combined with the chill sea breeze is an unpleasant one.

Laela moves and pulls back those that fell into the water and continues to navigate to the mostly intact bow of the Infidius.

"Okay, you gotta get off the boat now so I can row the boat away from the wreckage. I won’t risk adding my boat to the ruins of the Infidius, of course! Bring me what you can bring back here." Laela also provides them with a signal whistle. "I will return in half an hour before high tide rolls in, but I’ll stay close enough to hear the whistle in case you run into unexpected trouble and need to leave sooner."

Shattered sections of bulwark bob in the open waters here. A massive sail grasps for the sky, barely tethered to a fractured mast. The ship’s cabin door hangs open by a hinge, the interior appearing tossed for valuables. With nothing but barnacles left on deck, and a few barrels buoying between the rocks, they can quickly appraise that anything worth salvaging would be in the submerged hull.

Recovering cargo plays out over 2 phases, each representing 10 minutes of activity. During each phase, each PC can attempt one DC 15 skill check to scavenge or identify items: an Athletics check to Swim, a Thievery check to Disable a Device, or a Perception check to Seek. A PC who succeeds at one of these checks manages to recover chests, barrels, or other floating items in the murky water. Similarly, a PC who succeeds at an Arcana, Crafting, Nature, Religion, or Society check (or an applicable DC 13 Lore check) to Recall Knowledge identifies valuables in the scavenged chests.

Roll your skills for the two phases.
Hanu - ???
Zepth - ???
Otani - ???
Moist - ???
Olegaro - ???
Rybar - ???

Already wet, the Tengu begins swimming amongst the flotsam, identifying any valuables along the way.
Phase 1 Athletics(T) DC 15: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Phase 2 Religion(T) DC 15: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Otani gets stuck in every string of seaweed, silt weed and being a dillweed the Tengu does not actually make any progress...

Olegaro will look for some good items close by first

Perception DC 15: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

but when he fails to see anything close, he will do some swimming to track down a more interesting floating barrel

Athletics DC 15: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

"I think I might have something here!" Olegaro will call out as he drags the barrel back to the group.

Moist is going to start with seeking to find a chest or barrel.

Phase 1 Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 arg

He'll keep trying after the first attempt...

Phase 2 Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Rybar searches from the safety of the boat. He decides its better to get into the water and look from there since he's already wet.

Phase 1 Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Phase 2 Athletics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

Hanu - now that he is wet - quite enjoys swimming around in the cool water. He looks among the wreckage, coming across a collection of cargo that catches his eye - he tries to identify it.

Athletics (Trained): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Relgion (Trained): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Hero Point!
Relgion (Trained): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Knowing that physical labor is not really his thing, Zepth will try and point out where to find easier to access barrels as well as helping to identify them.

◆ DC 15 Perception check to Seek: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
◆ DC 15 Perception check to Seek: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Otani does not find anything useful. Olegaro drags a barrel, and inside he finds that it contain a flask with ruby-red liquid inside it. Moist mistakens a big round rock for a barrel. But finally finds a unlocked chest that contains a stoppered flask with sick green liquid. Rybar finds nothing at first, but finally finds something long and metallic that is fork-like. Hanu seems to enjoy swimming, he finds nothing during that moment. He only even finds weeds and more rocks. Zepth, meanwhile is lucky to find a big chest that contains two flasks: one with ruby-red liquid and the other contains crackling light inside.

Just as they gather to discuss what they just found, suddenly, a large wave crashes into them! Each must attempt a DC 14 Fortitude save to avoid being knocked prone. ANd that's not ordinary wave because along it are angry sea creatures that are ready to attack them. It's an ambush!

Rolling Initiatives...

⬤⬤⬤ AQUATIC AMBUSH! Round 1 ⬤⬤⬤
Party Conditions: ---
Terrain Features: The waters is not deep enough but still a Difficult Terrain
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Other Notes: ☘️ - Hero Points.

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT!
[2☘️] ➤ Moist Definitely (AC 15) (12/12 HP, 1 temp HP)
[2☘️] ➤ Olegaro (AC 18, +2 w Steel Shield, HP 20/20, Hardness 5) (21/21 HP, 1 temp HP)
[0☘️] ➤ Ōtani Yoshitsugu (AC 18) (15/15 HP)
[1☘️] ➤ Rybar Gannon (AC 17) (17/17 HP, 1 temp HP)
Red (- HP)
Green (- HP)
[2☘️] Zepth (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP)
Blue (- HP)
[0☘️] Hanu, Friend of the Wood (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP)
Purple (- HP)
Yellow (- HP)

Fortitude vs Prone (DC 14): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Hanu conjures a small gust of wind that softens the wave's impact, allowing his to remain standing!

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Rybar barely manages to stay on his feet. He then focuses on his foes and tries to recall what beats these things. He then draws his hand crossbow and arms it.

◆Exploit Vulnerability: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
◆draw hand crossbow
◆load hand crossbow

DC 14 fortitude: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Olegaro is bowled over by the wave. Coughing and sputtering he will regain his footing and mutter "Now I see why Laela was so keen to row away!" before drawing his sword and strapping his shield into place. A bit louder he will call out "Looks like we have company and they don't look friendly!"

◆ Stand up
◆ Interact to draw his longsword
◆ Interact to strap on his shield
↺ reactive strike, or
↺ reactive shield

DC 14 Fortitude: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Moist nearly holds his stance but is ultimately knocked down. So, he starts by getting right back up!

◆ Stand up

He looks around to find a sufficiently loose and dangerous piece of debris to launch at the nearest aggressor.

◆◆ Cast a spell (somatic, thought) telekinetic projectile v RED
Spell attack, piercing damage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 132d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11

Rybar recalls that these creatures have no weakness he can exploit. He then draws out and loads his weapon.

Olegaro falls over with that wave so he stands up. Drawing sword and shield, he gets ready to attack them.

Moist shares the same fate as Olegaro. After standing up, he magically hurls something pointy at the one closest to him but misses!

⬤⬤⬤ AQUATIC AMBUSH! Round 1 ⬤⬤⬤
Party Conditions: ---
Terrain Features: The waters is not deep enough but still a Difficult Terrain
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Other Notes: ☘️ - Hero Points.

BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗❗❗ Ōtani Yoshitsugu: DC 14 Fortitude save to avoid being knocked prone ❗❗❗
❗❗❗ Zepth: DC 14 Fortitude save to avoid being knocked prone ❗❗❗

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT!
[2☘️] Moist Definitely (AC 15) (12/12 HP, 1 temp HP)
[2☘️] Olegaro (AC 18, +2 w Steel Shield, HP 20/20, Hardness 5) (21/21 HP, 1 temp HP)
[0☘️] ➤ Ōtani Yoshitsugu (AC 18) (15/15 HP)
[1☘️] Rybar Gannon (AC 17) (17/17 HP, 1 temp HP)
Red (- HP)
Green (- HP)
[2☘️] Zepth (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP)
Blue (- HP)
[0☘️] Hanu, Friend of the Wood (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP)
Purple (- HP)
Yellow (- HP)

Otani watches the wave of water washing over the team.
Fort(T) DC 14: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

The Tengu takes it straight in the Beak!

Otani stands.

The Samurai draws his Katana.

He casts Shield.

Otani is unprepared for that wave as well. He stands, draws his weapon and raises shield.

Red screams and ◆ swims toward Moist ◆ smacks him with its tentacle!
Tentacle Attack vs Moist AC 15: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

And ◆ again!
Tentacle Attack, MAP1, Agile vs Moist AC 15: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 7 - 4 = 11

Both are miss.

Green also ◆ swims next to Olegaro and gives a ◆ smack of its tentacle as well!
Tentacle Attack vs Olegaro AC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

And tries again!
Tentacle Attack, MAP1, Agile vs Olegaro AC 18: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 7 - 4 = 16

Lucky!

⬤⬤⬤ AQUATIC AMBUSH! Round 1 ⬤⬤⬤
Party Conditions: ---
Terrain Features: The water is deep enough to function as Difficult Terrain for Medium PCs without a swim Speed, or Greater Difficult Terrain for Small PCs. Creatures smaller than Small must succeed at DC 15 Swim checks to move through the water.
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Other Notes: ☘️ - Hero Points.

🚩🚩🚩BEFORE YOUR TURN🚩🚩🚩
❗❗❗ Zepth: DC 14 Fortitude save to avoid being knocked prone ❗❗❗

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT!
[2☘️] Moist Definitely (AC 15) (12/12 HP, 1 temp HP)
[2☘️] Olegaro (AC 18, +2 w Steel Shield, HP 20/20, Hardness 5) (21/21 HP, 1 temp HP)
[0☘️] Ōtani Yoshitsugu (AC 18, w Shield (+1 to AC)) (15/15 HP)
[1☘️] Rybar Gannon (AC 17) (17/17 HP, 1 temp HP)
Red (- HP)
Green (- HP)
[2☘️] ➤ Zepth (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP)
Blue (- HP)
[0☘️] Hanu, Friend of the Wood (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP)
Purple (- HP)
Yellow (- HP)

Moist watches blankly as two tentacles wind up and whip at him. He hops to the left. He hops to the right. He licks his left eye.