[Gameday XIII] GM PaleDim's PF2 #3-18: Dacilane Academy's Delightful Disaster

Game Master PaleDim

Alec can be heard grumbling in the main hall, commenting to himself that the restricted section is, “Probably just full of more romance novels, anyway!”

He relays the information about the most common books to the rest of the students.

What do you do next?

"Well maybe we should follow another of these young ones... make sure they aren't walking into a pit..."

Maybe we should heal up a bit a'rore we continue. he suggests as he begins t clean his gun.

"Oh.. here you go..." Ghardak says. He uses his Lay on Hands to heal Billy.

Lay on Hands 12 hp. Will that be enough? Ghardak has the pearly white spindle for his own healing.

"Gross creatures. Oh, what's in the book?"

"Someone in another phase of reality — neither our phase nor the students’ — is trying to send us a message by Communicating from Beyond! The first two words are 'Failsafe, bring'. There was more to the message that I didn't get. Too distracted by the notion of romance novels, I didn't see anything about birds or bees in there!"

Has Alec rejoined a larger group? If so, we should go chaperone another pair of truants.

Has Alec rejoined a larger group? If so, we should go chaperone another pair of truants.

He's hanging out in the main room. on his own. Map is currently accurate w.r.t. the students' locations. So who do you all want to go check in on?

"Oh.. here you go..." Ghardak says. He uses his Lay on Hands to heal Billy.

Lay on Hands 12 hp. Will that be enough? Ghardak has the pearly white spindle for his own healing.

It should

Much obliged Billy tells the dwarf as he is healed.

"Let us go see this Alec then." Ghardak says.

"Anyone else need healing? No? Odd message. What failsafe?"

I think we've sorted out Alec.

"Looks like Alec isn't up to any mischief for now in the main hall. I think I saw Hari and Geltra heading to the kitchen. Shall we head there?"

He makes sure to load his pistol with 2 bullets.

That's right. You just helped Alec. Agreement on Hari and Geltra? I'll take 2+ votes on the option (so one more).

Ok for Hari and Geltra.

Agreed.

He will go with the flow

A3 KITCHEN

In the kitchen, a wide variety of chopped herbs and ground spices sits out in small bowls upon the table. Cookbooks lie open on the table as well, and a dusting of flour coats the work surface. Everything seems in place for the cooking of a delicious meal, and it appears that at least four dishes are cooking simultaneously. Things are getting out of hand on the large oven and cooktop along the western wall: Pots are on the verge of boiling over, and hot oil sputters in frying pans.

“I can smell food cooking, but where is it? The pots look empty!”

Geltra stands in the doorway and keeps a tight hold on Ruffles, who is attempting to flutter into the room to scoop up some caraway seeds.

“I think we should stay outside,” Hari replies. “We’re not chefs. We don’t belong in here.”

“But how will we find the secret ingredient without going in, Hari?”

The kobold sighs, wracked with indecision.

COOKING DISASTER!

Skillet sputter and pots threaten to boil over, splashing their contents onto careless cooks or kitchen counters. The counters are covered with small dishes ready to add, along with 3 heavy cookbooks and a healthy coating of flour.

The cooking food has shifted out of phase alongside you. While it may splatter and burn any of you, the students are in no danger. You can use your culinary skills to finish cooking the meal and allow the students access to the cookbooks in the kitchen.

On your turn, instead of attempting to disable the hazard, you can encourage the students to stir or adjust the temperature of dishes by successfully using Communicate from Beyond, granting the next character to attempt to disable the hazard a +1 circumstance bonus to their check, or a +2 circumstance bonus on a critical success.

TRACKER
Round: 1
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Thevenin
Eltis
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COOKING DISASTER
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Yuan Wu
Billy
Ghardak

Thevenin and Eltis are up!

Not being much of a cook, Eltis tries to communicate to the students to turn down the heat a little...
religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Instead he somehow thinks of that pie he had at a little stall a few weeks ago that was SO good and it breaks his concentration. Yummy, yummy, brambleberries!

Thevenin will move into the room and convince the students the proper way to murder plants.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16 vs DC 17

They're disgusted by the wholesale slaughter of innocents.

Eltis, per your post, moving you into the room.

As soon as Eltis enters the room the pots start to boil over!

He tries to flip the pages of the cookbooks to emphasize the next steps but in the tense moment they just don't get it.

Chaperones! What are you saying? Are we making dinner or desert?!

Thevenin enters the room and likewise tries to convey a message, this time using some of the cooking utensils. This also has the opposite-of-intended effect.

Yes! Great! Finish the meal for us. We can't even see it!

The roiling pot reaches a frenzy ejects splatters across the kitchen seemingly randomly...

Every sharp jet of boiling water and stew, goulash, or whatever it is hits the wall harmlessly!

COOKING DISASTER!

On your turn, instead of attempting to disable the hazard, you can encourage the students to stir or adjust the temperature of dishes by successfully using Communicate from Beyond, granting the next character to attempt to disable the hazard a +1 circumstance bonus to their check, or a +2 circumstance bonus on a critical success.

TRACKER
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Round: 1
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Yuan Wu
Billy -8 did anybody treat Billy before you moved on? Feel free to retcon that.
Ghardak
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Round 2
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Thevenin
Eltis
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COOKING DISASTER

Everyone is up!

diplomacy DC17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

"Quick! Turn down the heat! Turn down the heat!"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15 vs DC 17
Ugh. I can start using Hero Points on these if we're really getting nowhere and the damage gets bad.

"And massage the vegetables before you put them in the pot! Vegetables love massages!"

Retcon:
"Oh, Billy, you're still hurt. Hold on for a few minutes."
medicine, treat wounds: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
healing: 2d8 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6

Ghardak laid on hands on Billy.

"Ah.. young ones.."

Ghardak tries to turn down the heat. Crafting: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Ghardak laid on hands on Billy.

Doh! I see it now. Ty

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Yuan Wu finally gets through to the kids and they get focused. They move the pots a little off of the heat to bring the boiling down.

1 success!

Thevenin, bolstered by this success, tries again. Unfortunately again the kids are confused by his messaging and... the cooking disaster releases nauseating odor at him that causes him to become sickened!

Gardak then approaches the pot and... just moves them off of the heat in a very critically successful way, lol.

The cooking disaster is over! Thankfully for the students you're on the other phase of reality so that they can't see Thevenin retching out his sickness.

Did you hear something splatter?

Hari shrugs.

At least that disaster is over.

You collect the finished dishes. They’re small appetizers that serve as 2 minor healing potions and an oil of weightlessness.

What a recipe!

After the cooking is done, Geltra and Hari find the recipe for the Woodsedge Tart and note the secret ingredient (cinnamon from Minata, in Tian Xia). They decide to report back to the main hall to share their experiences with their classmates.

Where do you go now?

"Someone is doing the dishes upstairs! Let's go thank them!"

"Aye. Let's head there," Ghardak says.

Thevenin and Ghardak ascend the stairs in the Main hall. While you've been able to pass through doors on the main level, they find it strangely impossible to access or pass through the Strange Door which would open to the second level. Perhaps they'll need the student's help.

There are still more students on the main level who may need help completing their assignments. Also feel free to explore other areas in the main level that the students don't occupy.

After seeing access up is blocked, "This place gets stranger and stranger...Maybe we should check in on the kids again..."

The gunslinger will go up with the champion.

"Well, we can't do anything about that now. Let's head out and see if Vim and Tels need help."

He doesn't show it but Yuan Wu is starting to seriously get worried.

The party heads over to check on Tels and Vim...

A4 BATTLEGROUND

Target dummies and racks of blunted weapons line three of the walls in this sparring space. On the western wall, a large mirror hangs from floor to ceiling.

Tels and Vim are here examining the room’s equipment with interest as you enter.

Tels looks up and exlaims

Hey! I can see all of you in the mirror.

He points to the large mirror.

Though, your forms are indistinct and shadowy.

Well, kind of.

Excited by the opportunity of the mirror, Vim asks

Can you show off some typical Pathfinder fighting moves, since this might be our only chance to see you?

You can demonstrate Pathfinder combat techniques by attempting Athletics checks, Strikes, or spell attack rolls.

Ghardak tries to show some moves with his hammer. Ath: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

Pleased that the students can finally interact with them to some degree, Yuan Wu is also impressed that despite the strange happenings, they are still keeping it together.

After Ghardak's demonstration, Yuan Wu whips out his asp coil, and starts flailing it in the air.

+1 asp coil: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Eltis excitedly waves at them all.
"This is good, right? perhaps we're starting to solve this riddle. Oh, good move Ghardak!"

He thinks about his martial skills, smiles and points to two dummies not far from each other, approaches them and lets loose his breath weapon.
breath weapon C damage: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7
recharge: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Both of them are quite impressed, but Vim further makes notes and drawings to share with the rest of the class.

Your demonstration has been successful! More incoming...