9-13, The Lion's Justice for Outpost (Inactive)

Game Master DoubleGold

"Well, I suppose we'll have to ask elsewhere." Abaal says genuinely disheartened.

"Maybe they'll know more in the foreign quarter." he says to the others. "Thank you for your time, Mrs...?"

Shasta helps herself to a treat, thanks the halfling who offered it, and approaches Ionnia, and asks, "This is nice, but we're hoping to learn more about this ceremony that's supposed to take place. Will a commoner really be made into a noble? Will that happen before or after the princess is allowed to become a queen? Can we observe the vote?"

Shasta plays the part of the breathless tourist and fan of anything royal.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33

Looks, I don't know the answer to your questions, but, Calhadion keeps private documents in his office and has a safe in the next room. I assume that is what you came for. The halflings have left the room after she says this I'll let others chip in before moving onto the next scene, but you have made a success to get the information you need, and I'll reveal the next room shortly.

Thanks for clearing that up. I'll try to find something useful in his documents.

Thanks for clearing that up. I'll try to find something useful in his documents.

"I feel as though she mentioned the 'safe' for some specific reason." says Abbal thoughtfully.

Kwami Burton wrote:

Thanks for clearing that up. I'll try to find something useful in his documents.

"I feel as though she mentioned the 'safe' for some specific reason." says Abbal thoughtfully.

That part sounds like a Shasta problem.

Shasta suspects Ionnia thinks the Pathfinders are instead the hired assassins and she's tipping them off to help them. Shasta winks conspiratorially at her and whispers, "So what is your role around here?"

I'm not clear on something. Had the halfling guide left the room before Ionnia said this? When the halfling leaves the room, were we being led to the next stop?

Seoni looks around, a small lizard perched on her shoulder as the illusion of the Ulfen man disappears, revealing her true form once they are all alone. Okay, so the halfling is in on the assassination? Or here to help us, I maybe lost his train of thought there. Shall we take a look and see what we can learn from this? She asks, before stopping a moment, and incanting a quick spell protecting her from harm...

Cast Mage Armor

If the lady is still there he asks for her name giving his. He also asks for an audience with whomever is 'Calhadion' is or whomever is in charge. Failing that, the location of Calhadion's safe. Otherwise...

"We are wasting time here." the tall swordsman announces regardless of halfling, nameless noble ladies or anything else. "Let us just go see if we can find this safe ourselves. I carry a skeleton key. Perhaps it will fit the lock."

He strides toward the western doors, and throws them open.

@GM: I'd still like to here what Ionnia says to Shasta's question.

My role around here? Ionnia just looks at you puzzled. Not sure how to describe it. She shrugs her shoulders. Guess I help out the same as everyone.
You head into A4 and find the safe as Ionnia told you where it was.

Bookshelves line the wall of this square chamber. A fireplace along the far western wall looks well used but presently lies cold. A circular table replete with documents rests in front of it, while two couches face each other near the center of the room. A portrait of a particularly pompous noble wearing a gaudy lion helm hangs along the eastern wall, flanked by two statues of glorious Taldan knights.Safe is behind the portrait and you need a disable device check to open it. Shasta give me a fort save

Safe is behind the portrait and you need a disable device check to open it. Shasta give me a fort save

Abaal draws out his adamantine falchion-shaped "key".

**CLANG!**
+2 adamantine falchion sunder v safe (with Overhand Chop, Power Attack, Shattering Strike): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22 damage: 2d4 + 22 ⇒ (2, 3) + 22 = 27

**CLANG!**
+2 adamantine falchion sunder v safe (with Overhand Chop, Power Attack, Shattering Strike): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 damage: 2d4 + 22 ⇒ (3, 4) + 22 = 29

**CLANG!**
+2 adamantine falchion sunder v safe (with Overhand Chop, Power Attack, Shattering Strike): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27 damage: 2d4 + 22 ⇒ (2, 4) + 22 = 28

Abaal, I'll allow it, but if you don't make the right disable device check, ie fail by 5 or more the documents burn as something in the safe triggers. You are actually told the safe might have fail safes. If you want to do that, give me a sleight of hand to work around it or knowledge engineering check to figure out where you would strike without triggering it in place of disable device.

"Wai- Wai- Wait!" Shasta says as she rushes to where Abaal is hitting the safe. "I think I can get it open without all that noise and risk to the contents."

She turns her back on the men as she fishes out some tools hidden in her shirt. She kneels by the safe and begins to work on getting it open.

Disable Device: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33

Fortitude: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Remind me what the fort save is for.

Shasta fails to disable device, but you fail by less than 5. Although an aid can pass you.
Fort save. You are the only one that posted in Play by Post that you said you where eating the treats. Nobody else posted that they ate or even enjoyed the treats. The Poison takes 10 minutes to take effect. So you have a 9 and you just ate wolfsbane poison, unless you have a feat that says no or ups that fort save roll me 1d3 con damage.
Wolfsbane dc is actually 18. cause each treat had 2 doses.

Edit: I thought Ionnia offered the treats. Dialogue corrected.

Bummer! I reviewed my notes and Shasta's total bonus for disable device is 18: Ranks 9, Dex 3, Class skill 3, Vagabond child 1, MWK thieves' tools 2. Does that change the outcome? 16 + 18 = 34. I don't think anyone else in the party can offer an aid roll.

Con Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Shasta fails to open the safe and begins to look pale. She stands, wobbles, and staggers to a chair into which she collapses. "I think those treats those halflings offered us were poisoned. URL"

She doubles over clutching her stomach and suppressive a moan of pain.

She puts a finger into her mouth and induces vomiting to limit the damage.

"Raaalph!"

"Anybody got a mint?"

Shasta has a potion of lesser restoration, which she'll take if she fails the next save. How long between save attempts? If anyone has an antitoxin, Shasta will pay you for it.

34 does not do it, want to try again? Ionnia ate one too, a halfing offered one to you.

Shasta recovers enough to return to the safe. "Best stand back. Safe this tough could be tricked out to destroy the contents or ... Just stay away."

She concentrates, listening carefully as she attempts to work the combination, sweat breaking out on her face.

Disable Device: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (20) + 18 = 38

A satisfying metallic clank sounded from inside the safe and the door swung open.

Kwami's hand glows as he pats Shasta on the back. There, there, let it all out. Shake it off and I can help you with your recovery.

casting guidance. Kwami has lesser restoration prepared once

Aww, maybe you should try like that.

Brallenera gets her own set of tools and gives an helping hand to Shasta

DD aid, Msw Tools: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 2 = 13

Shasta opens the safe and finds some evidence.
The portrait conceals a safe where Calhadion maintains his most precious documents, including recent agreements with the Brotherhood of Silence and various foreign operatives for assistance in Stavian’s upcoming cull. Also treasure bundles. As you pass through the hallway and into A3, Ionnia who ate the poison as well is alright. She rolled high, when I rolled 1d20+1 something and said nothing happens yet, cause spoilers
Place yourselves in A3 and Roll init. You are looking for the last bit of evidence before leaving this place

Earlier.

Shasta fails to open the safe and begins to look pale. She stands, wobbles, and staggers to a chair into which she collapses. "I think those treats those halflings offered us were poisoned. URL"

She doubles over clutching her stomach and suppressive a moan of pain.

She puts a finger into her mouth and induces vomiting to limit the damage.

"Raaalph!"

"Anybody got a mint?"

Abaal retrieves his vial of antitoxin, holds it out to Shasta. "Here. Drink this. It will help"

Once the safe is open.
"Have any of you ever heard of the Brotherhood of Silence?"

Knowledge (brotherhood of silence, see knowledge skills above for one that works): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Later.

Shasta opens the safe and finds some evidence.

The portrait conceals a safe where Calhadion maintains his most precious documents, including recent agreements with the Brotherhood of Silence and various foreign operatives for assistance in Stavian’s upcoming cull. Also treasure bundles. As you pass through the hallway and into A3, Ionnia who ate the poison as well is alright.

Hm. Perhaps the poison was past its expiration date, or this Ionnia has developed a resistance to iocane powder.

Then finally.

Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Brallenera was a little bored, as she had near nothing to do until now.

She was hoping for a change, quickly

Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Shasta thanks Kwami for the guidance, Abaal for the antitoxin, and Brallenera for her help with the safe. "May Sinashakti walk with you all."

After the safe opens, Shasta casts detect magic and keeps concentrating on the spell as they move on to the next room.

Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

Shasta, it is a minute between saves, with a maximum of 6 failures, or until you save once, dc 18. The first save occurred 10 minutes after eating. Each additional save is 1 minute. I'm going to say after you complete this combat is the next save. Maybe not the immediate next round, but after the fight, so if someone has spells to help with it that only takes a round to cast, go ahead. You felt it soon after you open the safe and just before you walked into this room as they ambush you. Unless the combat takes 9 rounds, I'm not going to make you roll during combat.
init: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15 watcher
init: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 watchers 2 and 3
init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15 Concocter
Still waiting on one more init roll, but it looks like. Abaal, Shasta and Kwami before all enemies. Watcher 1 and Concocter, Brallenera, watchers 2 and 3.

seoni init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Assassins added to the map Blue is the Concocter. Everyone except Brallenera may act.

"So no one here knows about this 'Brotherhood of Silence' then? Their preposterous title puts me in mind of a band of folk musicians from the 4670's." comments the Daring Swordsman of Katapesh™ when suddenly he notices the wallpaper move.

If he can (sometimes spaces partially-filled with furniture count as difficult terrain), Abaal 5-foot-steps forward and sweeps his Legendary Black Blade™ out from its scabbard and at the nearest animate section of decor sneaking up on Seoni.

He doesn't get flanking because Seoni hasn't acted.

Not difficult terrain, you could have just rolled the 2nd attack under the not section, instead of each roll individually. That being said, your 3rd d20 roll (2nd being the crit confirm) was a 12. So it is 7+12=19 to hit. 19 hits flatfooted

Abaal hits one twice across the chest for 22+27 dmg

Shasta steps back as if to get away from the ambushers, but then stamps a boot like a flamenco dancer and shouts, "SHUT UP AND DANCE!"

The ground in front of her (15 foot cone) begins to vibrate with the sound of thundering drums, injuring the three ambushers and threatening to knock them off their feet.

After doing this, Shasta begins to sing an improvised battle song. "They cannot stand / We cannot fall / 'finder band / defeats 'em all!"

Five foot step, standard action to cast spell Thunderding Drums, move action to begin bardic performance inspire courage: +2 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +2 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

Sonic Damage: 5d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 2, 5, 4) = 13 and fall prone.
DC 17 Fortitude Save halves the damage and negates being knocked prone.
Should affect orange, cyan, and purple borders.
@GM: Can we get a description of these guys. Were they hiding the the room? Did they enter from somewhere?

Not difficult terrain, you could have just rolled the 2nd attack under the not section, instead of each roll individually. That being said, your 3rd d20 roll (2nd being the crit confirm) was a 12. So it is 7+12=19 to hit. 19 hits flatfooted

Abaal hits one twice across the chest for 22+27 dmg

Sorry. I rolled twice so as not to confuse or slow us down, as Overhand Chop and Backswing have slightly different effects, and he normally uses the latter for a full attacks, which I wasn't sure he was entitled to in the crowded room while making an otherwise free 5-foot move.

Kwami takes a step forward and sends waves of energy rippling down his spear.
Swift action: Sacred Weapon to add Flaming and Frost

Swift thrusts at purple follow...

1st Attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (13) + 17 = 30
Damage, Fire, Cold: 1d8 + 10 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 10 + (4) + (6) = 23

2nd Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23
Damage, Fire, Cold: 1d8 + 10 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 10 + (3) + (1) = 19

Shasta has an Inspire Courage effect going, so be sure to add +2 to attack and damage.

Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Seoni pivots, and flicks a series of 4 missiles at the closest red assassin!

Magic missile: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1, 4, 2) + 4 = 12

These guys are halfings, they entered the room casually pretending it was a part of the meeting, did the hahahaha we poisoned you villain speech and then attacked. As soon as they pulled out weapons, you knew they were hostile.
Abaal, Thanks, will note the new damage
fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23 purple
fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 orange
fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 Cyan They all passed so 6 damage each
Purple is then sliced up twice for 42 dmg.
Red is then hit again with magic missile but is still standing.
Red goes hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 hit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19 swings at abaal and misses.
Cyan goes and pulls out a potion and downs it. Potion of displacement
Brallenera is up

Inspire was included. I made sure to specify this time

Kwami stabs the little potion drinker when he looks down to search his pocket.

AoO vs Cyan, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 15 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 15 + 2 = 22
damage, inspire courage, fire, cold: 1d8 + 8 + 2 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 + (6) + (1) = 19

Awww... So you want to kill us? How nice. Let's see who dies first.

Brallenera attacks the halfling facing her Cyan?

Attack, Inspire, Power attack: 1d20 + 16 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (8) + 16 + 2 - 3 = 23
Dmg, inspire, PA: 1d10 + 6 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 2 + 6 = 16

Attack, Inspire, Power attack: 1d20 + 11 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (11) + 11 + 2 - 3 = 21
Dmg, inspire, PA: 1d10 + 6 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 + 6 = 22

Kwami misses the aoo, but Brallenera chance: 1d100 ⇒ 40 misses because of displacement.
As they prefer to surround targets yellow moves towards Brallenera Aoo Brallenera
hit: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 2 = 25 yellow vs Brallenera and studied target
The other one attacks twice hit: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 2 = 22 hit: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 = 27
dmg: 1d6 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 4 + (1, 1) = 12 first hit
dmg: 2d6 + 8 + 4d6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 8 + (2, 3, 6, 1) = 26 the crit on Brallenera Two Fort Saves Brallenera
Abaal, Kwami, Shasta, Seoni are up

+2 adamantine falchion v red (flanking, v flat-footed, Backswing, Power Attack): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20 damage: 2d4 + 18 ⇒ (4, 4) + 18 = 26
And
+2 adamantine falchion v red (flanking, v flat-footed, Backswing, Power Attack): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 damage: 2d4 + 20 ⇒ (4, 4) + 20 = 28

AoO: 1d20 + 16 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (7) + 16 + 2 - 3 = 22
dmg: 1d10 + 6 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 + 6 = 18

Brallenera misses
fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24 but passes the test to not be poisoned.
Abaal misses.
-38 dmg Brallenera.

I'll get my post up soon, but Shasta will be maintaining her inspire courage bonus of +2 to hit and damage, so be sure you add that with your dicebots.

Shasta calls out, "Hey shrimps! As assassins, ya come up rather short!"

Intimidate: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22

She instills her words with magical energy that causes any enemies stung by her words within 30 feet to suffer from the heat of her invective, possibly catching on fire.

Blistering Invective

Fire Damage if demoralized: 1d10 ⇒ 5
DC 16 Reflex save or catch fire.
Fire Damage if on fire: 1d6 ⇒ 5

She keeps singing to inspire her allies to fight with greater courage.
She also draws her whip.

Reducing damage by 5 each for Invulnerable Rager, so total 28 dmg. Didi I hit my AoO?

Brallenera, did not hit
Shasta tries to demoralize them but doesn't dc was 23.
Kwami and Seoni are up Also, realized I've been using the wrong to hit modifiers for these guys, don't be surprised if they start hitting more often.

sorry works been super busy I’ll try and get a post up tonight!

Putting Kwami and Seoni on delay
They will go, the Concoctor tries to Stab Brallenera with a needles hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 but misses
Red will try to swing at Abaal hit: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19 hit: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 but misses twice
Seoni, Kwami and Brallenera are up.

Kwami calls upon the favor of his God. His fervent prayer answered swiftly before he strikes out at people.

swift action Fervor to cast divine favor

Attack, divine favor: 1d20 + 15 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 15 + 2 = 35
damage, divine favor: 1d8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 2 = 16

2nd attack, divine favor: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 2 = 31
damage, divine favor: 1d8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 = 17

Kwami hits twice, and injures him very hard. Are you targeting orange or red? You can reach them both.

Kwami hits twice, and injures him very hard. Are you targeting orange or red? You can reach them both.

purple, it's a reach weapon and blue is too blurry