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

Game Master Frozen Frost

Summoning a chill wind through the tiny hallways, Hanu channels a dustdevil around himself, and a dandylion sprouts before him!?

"Oops!"

◆) Channel Elements
◇) Kinetic Blast
◆◆) Timber Sentinel (10 HPs)

Air Kinetic Blast (Slashing, 60-ft) vs Yellow Rat: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 181d8 ⇒ 8

Unusual indeed, Moist flings but misses. Hanu summons cold wind at Yellow to slash it. 8 S damage He then summons a tree.

Yellow runs toward Moist and bite the grippli!
Bite Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16 vs Moist AC 15
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 piercing damage

The tree imposes its wooden branch and takes the bite instead! 4 P damage to Tree The Yellow bites again.
Bite Attack, MAP: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 5 = 6 vs Moist AC 15

⬤⬤⬤ GIANT MICE! Round 1 ⬤⬤⬤
Party Conditions: ---
Terrain Features: ---
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Other Notes: ☘️ - Hero Points. OG means off-guard.

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT!
[2☘️] Moist Definitely (AC 15, +1 w Shield spell) (12/12 HP, 1 temp HP)
[1☘️] Hanu, Friend of the Wood (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP) | Protectot Tree (AC 10, HP 6/10)
Yellow Giant Mouse (-8 HP)
[1☘️] ➤ Zepth (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP)
Black Giant Mouse (- HP)
[2☘️] Rybar Gannon (AC 17) (17/17 HP, 1 temp HP)
[2☘️] Olegaro (AC 18, +2 w Steel Shield, HP 20/20, Hardness 5) (20/20 HP, 1 temp HP)
[1☘️] Ōtani Yoshitsugu (AC 18, +1 w Shield Spell) (15/15 HP, 1 temp HP) | Minor Curse
Red Giant Mouse (- HP)

Thinking of Delaying until Red rushes Olegaro to then set up Flank?

Botting Zepth...

Zepth inspires everyone, adding fluorish to his performance.
Performance to Lingering Composition: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 CA for 1 rd, Focus Point not consumed.

The bard then sends mental jolt at Yellow.

◇ Lingering Composition
◆ Courageous Anthem
◆◆ Daze, DC 17 basic Will save vs 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 mental damage

Yellow: DC 17 basic Will save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 Failure, 4 mental damage

Zepth encourages allies and jolt the mind of Yellow for a bit.

Black joins Yellow and bites Moist!
Bite Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 vs Moist AC 15
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 P damage

The tree imposes again its branch to take the damage instead of Moist. 5 P damage to Tree

The Black Giant Mouse bites again.
Bite Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 5 = 3 vs Moist AC 15

But catches air.

⬤⬤⬤ GIANT MICE! Round 1 ⬤⬤⬤
Party Conditions: COURAGEOUS ANTHEM (1 rd)
Terrain Features: ---
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Other Notes: ☘️ - Hero Points. OG means off-guard.

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT!
[2☘️] Moist Definitely (AC 15, +1 w Shield spell) (12/12 HP, 1 temp HP)
[1☘️] Hanu, Friend of the Wood (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP) | Protectot Tree (AC 10, HP 1/10)
Yellow Giant Mouse (-12 HP)
[1☘️] Zepth (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP)
Black Giant Mouse (- HP)
[2☘️] ➤ Rybar Gannon (AC 17) (17/17 HP, 1 temp HP)
[2☘️] ➤ Olegaro (AC 18, +2 w Steel Shield, HP 20/20, Hardness 5) (20/20 HP, 1 temp HP)
[1☘️] ➤ Ōtani Yoshitsugu (AC 18, +1 w Shield Spell) (15/15 HP, 1 temp HP) | Minor Curse
Red Giant Mouse (- HP)

Olegaro will glance back to Otani and nod. Turning back to the red mouse he will taunt "Here mousy mousy. I've got some cheese." and ◆◆ Ready a strike on the first mouse to cross his path and ◆ Raise his shield

Readied strike: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20 on red? mouse for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 Bludgeoning damage

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Rybar tries to recall what vulnerabilities these rats may have. He then steps closer to the giant yellow mouse, and strikes it with his shortsword.

◆exploit vulnerability: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
◆step
◆strike: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 S: 1d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9 plus mortal weakness/personal antithesis

Olegaro gets ready just in case somebody hostile attacks near him with shield also raised. Rybar. knows that they have no weakness to exploit but cuts Yellow's head off its body. Yellow down.

Otani delays to act. Red indeed attacks Olegaro, and the fighter bonks the mouse. 6 B damage
Bite Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 vs Olegaro AC 18+2 w Steel Shield raised

Bite Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 6 - 5 = 9 vs Olegaro AC 18+2 w Steel Shield raised

Whiffs from both bites.

⬤⬤⬤ GIANT MICE! Round 1 and 2 ⬤⬤⬤
Party Conditions: COURAGEOUS ANTHEM (1 rd)
Terrain Features: ---
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Other Notes: ☘️ - Hero Points. OG means off-guard.

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT!
[2☘️] ➤ Moist Definitely (AC 15, +1 w Shield spell) (12/12 HP, 1 temp HP)
[1☘️] ➤ Hanu, Friend of the Wood (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP) | Protectot Tree (AC 10, HP 1/10)
Yellow Giant Mouse (-21 HP) |
[1☘️] ➤ Zepth (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP)
Black Giant Mouse (- HP)
[2☘️] Rybar Gannon (AC 17) (17/17 HP, 1 temp HP)
[2☘️] Olegaro (AC 18, +2 w Steel Shield, HP 20/20, Hardness 5) (20/20 HP, 1 temp HP)
Red Giant Mouse (-6 HP)
[1☘️] ➤ Ōtani Yoshitsugu (AC 18, +1 w Shield Spell) (15/15 HP, 1 temp HP) | Minor Curse

(I forgot our motivational music, damage should be 7 sorry)

Zepth will try and make his anthem linger as he attacks Yellow.

◆Inspire courage
◇Lingering composition Performance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 = 16
◆◆Needle Darts: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 1 = 11, Damage: 3d4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 4, 1) + 1 = 8

Otani nods in gratitude to Olegaro before Striding into Flank across Red.

The Oracle then places two hands on his katana.

And...
Melee(T) Katana, minor, flank, inspired: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 1 = 171d10 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 1 = 13 Uncommon Deadly d8 Two-Hand 1d10 Versatile P

(I forgot our motivational music, damage should be 7 sorry)

Adjusted accordingly.

Zepth finally lingers the music but fails to puncture his target. Otani flanks into position and makes a deadly strike at Red that symetrically slices the mouse into quarters. Red is eliminated.

⬤⬤⬤ GIANT MICE! Round 2 ⬤⬤⬤
Party Conditions: COURAGEOUS ANTHEM (Rounds 2 to 4)
Terrain Features: ---
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Other Notes: ☘️ - Hero Points. OG means off-guard.

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT!
[2☘️] ➤ Moist Definitely (AC 15, +1 w Shield spell) (12/12 HP, 1 temp HP)
[1☘️] ➤ Hanu, Friend of the Wood (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP) | Protectot Tree (AC 10, HP 1/10)
Yellow Giant Mouse (-22 HP) |
[1☘️] Zepth (AC 17, +1 w Shield spell, Hardness 5) (18/18 HP, 1 temp HP)
Black Giant Mouse (- HP)
[2☘️] Rybar Gannon (AC 17) (17/17 HP, 1 temp HP)
[2☘️] Olegaro (AC 18, +2 w Steel Shield, HP 20/20, Hardness 5) (20/20 HP, 1 temp HP)
Red Giant Mouse (-20 HP) |
[1☘️] Ōtani Yoshitsugu (AC 18, +1 w Shield Spell) (15/15 HP, 1 temp HP) | Minor Curse

Aerial Boomerang (slashing, 60-line) Basic Reflex DC 17: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

◆) Stride
◆◆) Aerial Boomerang

Hanu cartwheels sideways, then sends the rush of wind generated by his movement hurtling towards the rat!

His friends are making short work of these rats, but the last one is way too close!

No sooner does he imagine one of his old chef's cleavers than it appears in his hand. He thrusts it down on the rat, just like old times. Things had to be chopped before they were cooked!

◆◆ Cast a spell: Imaginary Weapon
Spell attack, slashing damage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 262d8 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9
On a critical success, you deal double damage and can choose to detonate your weapon to push the target 10 feet away from you (yes!)

As the dream blade dissipates he forms a glowing, radiating force shield, seemingly held by the finger-pads of his webbed hand.

◆ Cast a spell: Shield

DC 17 basic Reflex save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27 Crit Success, no damage

The last mouse surprisingly evades the air boomerang, but it is not quick with Moist's weapon that he materializes only with his mind! Crit, 18 S damage It is pushed away that is cut into three pieces.

ENCOUNTER OVER! WELL DONE!

From their hiding spot, Sweeper and Tartan carefully enter again the room where the Pathfinders are, with their broom and weapon ready.

"Where is it?!" Sweeper calls out their attention, ready to flail her broom. "We will cut them into half!" Tartan exclaims, as if he just gathered his courage to fight.

The Tengu Samurai salutes the two would be heroes, as the reappear.
You are very brave. Thank you.

I just cleaved the last one! Who's hungry for rat stew! Moist asks enthusiastically.

"Sorry too close to breakfast for me, Moist!" Olegaro will reply looking slightly green.

Olegaro will have a look around the room just in case there is anything of interest. While he is doing so he will chat with Sweeper and Tratan "Have you had a mouse problem before Sweeper? It looks like things really are falling apart here and we should all get out before more things go wrong with this dollhouse."

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

"I've never fought giant mice before. This place is very interesting."

"Sorry too close to breakfast for me, Moist!" Olegaro will reply looking slightly green.

Olegaro will have a look around the room just in case there is anything of interest. While he is doing so he will chat with Sweeper and Tratan "Have you had a mouse problem before Sweeper? It looks like things really are falling apart here and we should all get out before more things go wrong with this dollhouse."

"No, haven't seen mouse here until today. I never thought they would be that big!" she tells Olegaro who afterwards find nothing worthwhile.

"Let's check the kitchen. Basil might be there."

She motions them to follow her.

At their arrival, the clatter of pots and pans echoes around the room as the bustle of a one-person kitchen rings out. The sting of fresh onions assaults the nose. A wooden toy poppet in a white chef’s hat and apron busies herself with preparing a large meal. The refuse bin in the corner overflows with the remains of past meals that were never served.

"She is nice, albeit curt." she says, while the wooden toy poppet in white chef's hat seem to not notice their arrival, being so busy cooking.

Hanu goes to inspect the refuse bin...

"That was certainly ... unexpected. Let's hope the cook keeps the kitchen clean" says Zepth as he takes a last look at what's left of the rats.

Otani smiles at the sight of the poppet chef. The Tengu does frown at the spoils, refuse, garbage wasting away. Nodding, the Oracle sheaths his katana and begins to clean the kitchen.
Diplomacy(T) to Make An Impression: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Hero Point! Diplomacy(T) to Make An Impression: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Good morning, Chef. Otani Yoshitsugu ready to assist as needed.

The food overflowing the refuse bin looks stale, but checking the pantry, there is fresh food ready to be eaten.

"Ehemm." Sweeper tries to call the attention of the busy Basil.

"What now, Sweeper?" Basil rolls her eyes but does not look at Sweeper and continues to busily cook.

"You remember what I said before to join me convince..." Sweeper tells Basil but she is interrupted.

"Yes, and no." the cook says sternly, this time she is taking some ingredients out from a cabinet that seems to be producing whatever she needs and gets back to her pot.

"Well," Sweeper looks pleadingly to the Pathfinders.

In order to convince the poppets of the dollhouse to work together, you will need to convince each poppet to go along with your plan. To do so, you need to collect as many Cooperation Points as possible by interacting with individual poppets and eventually rolling skill checks to convince them. Each PC can attempt a check once per NPC. The applicable skill checks will be given for each NPC. A success grants 1 Cooperation Point, a Critical Success grants 2, and a Critical Failure deducts 1 Cooperation Point from their efforts. The party can gain a maximum of three Cooperation Points from any one NPC, but gaining these three means the NPC has fully sided with the Pathfinders

For Basil: A PC who succeeds at a DC 11 Cooking Lore check to Recall Knowledge or a DC 13 Crafting check to Recall Knowledge impresses Basil with their understanding of her cooking. A successful DC 15 Society or Nature check to Recall Knowledge can convince Basil that many more fantastic ingredients are available outside the dollhouse. A successful DC 17 Deception check to Lie can convince her that the ingredients magically provided by the house simply are too bland for her skill. Other checks can be used as long as justified by your roleplay. Creative solutions are encouraged.

Cooking Lore? Perfect!

They reach the kitchen and Moist smiles.

The chef her seems a little stiff, but I bet she knows what she's doing.

The grippli attempts to step through their bickering and offer himself to her processs.

I worked kitchens in Absalom and across Varisia. Can I help? The name is Moist. Basil, right?

If asked, he provides more detailed credentials of restaurants and inns where he honed his skill. He also casts imaginary weapon several times to show off shapes of knifes and cleavers he utilizes.

DC11 Cooking Lore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

"Salt, a food ingredient often associated with purity and the removal of spirits - comes from the Sea. You cannot cultivate that here!"

esoteric knowledge: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Nature (Trained): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Pulling some rotted fruit from the refuse bin, Hanu happily hands it to Basil!

"Hello chef! Let me tell you about all the different types of foods we've seen in our travels! We even saw a stone stew, though that didn't really end all that well..."

Society DC 15: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

alcohol lore: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

"Hmm, often a nice pairing of wine brings out the best in a dish. I'm not sure what would go best with what you are making there though sorry. If you joined us in escaping this place we could do some tasting and find out though." Olegaro will say looking a bit flummoxed.

May we use Otani last post/roll/attempt/thingy?

May we use Otani last post/roll/attempt/thingy?

Sure, I will use that.

"Well, that is nice of you, cleaning the kitchen while I cook. I really need help in cleaning actually." Basil is impressed by the tengu's initiative to clean the kitchen. "I hope you don't mind since you are asking to give me help. Please be dear to get me these ingredients from that cabinet." she hands over a long list of vegetables, different kinds of meat, and preservatives, among others to retrieve.

Basil glances at the grippli and somewhat feels a connection to him. She allows him to talk about his experience as a cook and is very impressed with the different knives which most of them she doesn't know.

"Well, I only use chef's knife here. Want to cut big meat? Chef's knife. Peel a fruit? Chef's knife. Put butter on a toast? Chef's knife. Cut some bread? Chef's knife. Debone a fish? Chef's knife. No wonder I struggle sometimes. It is about using different knives!" Moist has her attention.

"I can pull out salt from the cabinet, but it only gives me one kind of salt. Now I think there might be also different types of salt, am I right?"

With Hanu's gesture, she isn't happy about it. She picks it up and returns the rotten fruit to the bin. "Rotten food is supposed to be there, not to be eaten."

"Stone stew? Where did you learn to cook and eat that? Who would a stew of stones?" Basil is disconcerted by such a thought, she can't imagine that her face can't be painted with the reaction.

"Well, I am cooking some steak. can't you smell it?" Basil shares with the fighter as she turns over the meat to its raw side to be cooked over a low flame, while she boils something in a pot. "And no alcoholic beverages allowed here!"

"Oh yes of course, sorry." Olegaro responds looking a bit sheepish. "The steak looks very tasty though - once ..." and then Olegaro will pause and look over at Moist as well as Ōtani and Rybar. He whispers to them "Actually, it might be better if you asked her about joining us...

After a few minutes remaining of her cooking, he serves them to the table and invites everyone over.

"Sweeper, why don't you invite our new prisoners to eat here, since you have brought them over here, anyway." Basil calls out Sweeper. "Before you send them in into their prison cells. I like these new prisoners, they have many things I can learn from them about cooking." she adds, as if the Pathfinders are not with them.

Sweeper smiles sheepishly. "Well, they are not prisoners and they are actually here to..." she pauses and nudges the Pathfinder closest to her to help her out.

...playfully not helpful, Hanu grabs the rotten fruit again from the refuse bin.

He takes a bite!

"A circle, all life makes. What is waste today, becomes fresh tomorrow!"

He does a "circular" cartwheel in place to illustrate his point!

Moist is so engrossed in the cooking and chef-craft that he doesn't notice Olegaro's hints, and Sweeper's nudge for several moments. He then starts to sense others looking his way.

Oh... yes! So Basil, I think you are a talented cook but our resources here are limited. What if I told you there are places that offered so many more ingredients for you to work with! You should join us in leaving this place, and I will show you where to get your own different knives, and types of salt, and many other spices!

Basil absorbs every words of Moist, contemplating what has just transpired.

"I think you are right. I want to learn more about cooking. And I want to experience using different kinds of knives that are none in this kitchen," she says and removes her apron.

"Count me in to convince the Warden!" she says with certainty.

"Yey!" Sweepes leaps in joy and hugs the chef.

"Alright, no time to eat, and I don't think anyone's hungry. We have other friends that need convincing. Let's go!"

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Everyone follows Sweeper, going up the second floor through a set of stairs. A single set of footprints mars the dust that covers the stairs, which matches Sweeper’s feet exactly.

"Well, I am pretty much the only one who goes up and down the stairs." she admits and continues to go up, but this time with Pathfinders and some allies they won over.

In the second floor, a set of cells line the northern wall, iron bars enclosing them from the long hallway. None of them appear locked as the bars hang open. The wooden beds lack straw or any type of sleeping mat and would be terrible places to sleep. A complete suit of full-plate tin armor with a wind-up key in their back stands guard in the hall.

"They are Full-Plate, a former guard. They are the most hopeless, actually. Whining about having no purpose, they have no value and all before I can convince them. And they don't want to upset the Warden so keep guarding those empty cells."

In order to convince the poppets of the dollhouse to work together, you will need to convince each poppet to go along with your plan. To do so, you need to collect as many Cooperation Points as possible by interacting with individual poppets and eventually rolling skill checks to convince them. Each PC can attempt a check once per NPC. The applicable skill checks will be given for each NPC. A success grants 1 Cooperation Point, a Critical Success grants 2, and a Critical Failure deducts 1 Cooperation Point from their efforts. The party can gain a maximum of three Cooperation Points from any one NPC, but gaining these three means the NPC has fully sided with the Pathfinders.

For Full-Plate: A successful DC 14 Intimidation check to Coerce or a DC 12 Martial Lore check to Recall Knowledge allows a PC to act in the manner of a drill sergeant and remind Full-Plate of their purpose. A successful DC 14 Lore check of any variety to Recall Knowledge can give Full-Plate examples of all the other purposes that might await them outside. A successful DC 16 Athletics check to Grapple, Shove, or Trip can display martial prowess and demonstrate to Full-Plate that the PCs can deal with The Warden. A successful DC 18 Diplomacy check to Make an Impression will cheer them up with friendly banter. Other checks can be used as long as justified by your roleplay. Creative solutions are encouraged.

"Hello Full-Plate, I'm Olegaro a fighter working for the Pathfinder Society. Its a group that can always use new people - with artifacts to guard, people to protect and mysteries to solve! If you came out of this dollhouse you could join us and do all sorts of new things and have new jobs."

"We would need to convince the warden though to let all of us leave. We'd be much more convincing if you join us, but even without we are a strong bunch and could handle the warden. Here let me show you - have you seen this move before?"

Athletics to grapple DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

"Hmm, you have, well how about this one?"
(hero point)

Athletics to grapple DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

"Oooh nice block!" Olegaro will say grinning as the suit of armor dodges out of his grip. Although his friends can tell the smile is a bit forced.

"Full-Plate! With armor like that, you could take the world by storm! You can fight for things which are worth... fighting for!" says Rybar trying to sound menacing.

intimidation: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Athletics to Climb (Trained) w/ Climbing Tail (+2): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 2 = 23

Hanu sneaks up behind the hulking suit of armor, and scales his plates, coming to sit atop his pauldron with his legs around his gorget!

Otani meanders up to Full plate. The Tengu Samurai proudly displaying his katana before him.
Otani Yoshitsugu, Samurai of the Tengu nation of Kwanlai. In service to the Pathfinder Society. Allow me to tell you about the Battle of the Hundred Fountains ...

Warefare Lore(T): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Hero Point! Warefare Lore(T): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Moist gets visibly nervous.

Oh... Hanu. Don't play too rough or he'll think we're mean! Um...

Having left the comfort of the kitchen Moist is, at first, unsure how to approach this poppet.

Oh, I know. Let me tell you about the valuable things you could defend in the Dark Archive, or the Grand Archives...!

Moist begins to rattle off a series of dangerous and priceless artifacts, and how they are unsafe to the world if not guarded from evil.

Pathfinder Society Lore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Oof! Do we have hero points in quests? If so...

HERO POINT Pathfinder Society Lore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Zeph will aproach this situation will all the charisma he is able to muster.

"Wow, nice set of armor you have there! I'm sure you are all bored here without anything to do... help us convince the warden so that you can all go outside and find a new meaning to your lives!"

Diplomacy DC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 Which appears to not have been that much...

Hero Point!
Diplomacy DC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Full-Plate easily recognizes the fighter's friendly assault and skillfully blocks it. The guard poppet seems unfazed by what just happened. Failure

"The Warden will get angry if I leave my post." Full Plate says but is not telling it to anyone but to themself.

Rybar catches the guard's attention, looking back to him, but just for a moment, and continues to have a monologue. Fighting is good, if it is against evil..." they say to themself as if reconsidering the idea. Success

Not sure how Hanu does that on the guard poppet, given that poppets are usually Small, or Tiny, but... Hanu flexes his athletic prowess on a huge figurine next to Full-Plate (as if it is a second guard) that looks very identical to them, from armor to details of their body and face. Full-Plate nods in approval. Success

Otani tells the story about the battle, but the guard is not interested of the details. Perhaps it has much gore and blood in it? Failure

Moist describes what he knows about artifacts, but Full-Plate is not convinced that what they are telling them is true. He mutters, Why defend something in the Dark Archives against the forces of evil... Failure

Zepth makes his full effort to bring Full-Plate into their cause. His words are convincing and when he sees that other poppets are with the Pathfinders, it crosses their mind that maybe it is about time to get out of this miserable place. Success

They finally face them. "I know I will be sad when I leave this place, and the Warden is sure will be angry. But I think the Warden will understand if she listens to us. Sure, I will join you to convince the Warden."

The other poppets jump with joy, even coming together to hug one another.

"We have one more friend to convince and he is the facility administrator. And he is more like the Warden's secretary of sorts. I hope we can convince him too." Sweeper tells the group.

"Let's check him out in his office." she motions everyone again to follow her.

Before they arrive at their next target's office, they come across a storage room. This room may have been a lecture hall at some point but is now obviously a storeroom. Stacks of materials that could be used to repair dolls and toys are littered about along with other miscellaneous items.

"The prisoners would sometimes assemble here with Seamless, the facility administrator." Sweeper shares to them as they come across to it.

Arriving at the office, while the usual peeling paint and musty smell of the dollhouse is still present in this room, it is more meticulously cared for. Cabinets with stacks of neatly filed papers line the walls. In the center sits a spartan desk currently occupied by a cloth poppet dressed in simple, yet well groomed, merchants’ clothes.

"Greeting Sweeper," Seamless greets her, "and new prisoners?" he adds when he sees the Pathfinders. "And what are the others doing here? Tartan? Basil? Full-Plate? What is the meaning of this?" he asks them and gives a furtive look at Sweeper so as to not make a scene.

"Everyone should be working, doing their tasks assigned to them and not gather around here wasting time." he adds with a fake smile, as if telling them to get back to work.

"I desire nothing more than to keep the dollhouse running in an orderly fashion. And I hope you do the same so that the Warden will be happy that we are doing our jobs." he continues. "And I hope she notices that we are working hard too." he tells them bitterly, hinting them that he feels snubbed by the Warden's lack of attention.

For Seamless: A successful DC 14 Legal Lore check to Recall Knowledge can convince Seamless that he has a duty to fix the neglect the dollhouse has suffered, which must be done from outside. A successful DC 16 Arcana or Occultism check can convince him that the magics of the dollhouse are breaking down. A successful DC 18 Medicine check to Recall Knowledge or Survival check to Subsist can successfully persuade him that the deteriorating dollhouse is unsafe for long-term habitation. Other checks can be used as long as justified by your roleplay. Creative solutions are encouraged.

Rybar thinks back to what he recalls of lessons on binding magic. He says to Seamless "Magic, wonderful as it is - is imperfect. Even binding magic unravels in time. So will the magic putting this house together one day be undone.."

occultism: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

As Sweeper explains the significance of the closet, Moist peers inside.

Seek (DC10 Perception) in the storage room: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

He spots a few items of interest, but he's quite unsure if they should be disturbed.

Look! Talismans of an owlbear claw and a wolf fang. Also a feather step stone. Should we take them? He looks to Sweeper for confirmation or warning.

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Moist frowns at Seamless' emphasis on work and order. With a hint of chagrin, he states The magics of this place are breaking down. I think you can sense it too. Join us in confronting the Warden about the ongoing problems here. Then we can do work right, or even choose to do right'er work in other places!

DC16 Occultism: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

"Well, hello there. I see you take your job seriously, but things have clearly changed since the construction of this place, and we need to move everyone outside if we intend to fix it"

DC16 Occultism: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

As Sweeper explains the significance of the closet, Moist peers inside.

He spots a few items of interest, but he's quite unsure if they should be disturbed.

Look! Talismans of an owlbear claw and a wolf fang. Also a feather step stone. Should we take them? He looks to Sweeper for confirmation or warning.

”It wouldn’t make sense to leave the items behind would it?”

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Olegaro looks around at the musty office ”Hello. Have you noticed that this place is falling apart. It’s not safe to live here with this stuffy air and the place starting to decay around you.” but fails to get the key point.

Medicine DC18: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Hero point!

Medicine DC18: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Otani begins to poke at the ceiling with his katana.
The roof! The roof! The roof is on fire!

Intimidation(T): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Not actually Trained in any of those...