Gameday XIII - Pathfinder Society Scenario #2: The Hydra's Fang Incident (Inactive)

Game Master Shadow Dragon

Discussion Thread for 'The Hydra's Fang Incident'

If everyone could fill out the information in Slides 4 and 5 I would appreciate it. :)

I see Avi has already done so.

done

Can medium creatures acrobatics through the window to avoid needing to climb?

Can medium creatures acrobatics through the window to avoid needing to climb?

Yes but it won't be easy; in fact it will be harder then using Climb.

The Acrobatics skill covers different uses and the one that would apply in this situation is a high jump.

Since the window is 5' off the ground you're looking at a DC 20 Acrobatics to make a 5' high jump.

While Avi's element is technically chaos (he's a ganzi), he is *not* in his element in the water. Nervous laugh.

While Avi's element is technically chaos (he's a ganzi), he is *not* in his element in the water. Nervous laugh.

And here Avi turned down the Water bloodline. ;)

Yeah, trying to think of whether we knew we'd be in and around water during daily prep.

minor note to GM: I didn't realize for a bit but hero lab printed the minute meteors ability with the stats (damage in particular) of using it at Avi's full caster level. By default mongrel mages actually use bloodline abilities capped at caster level 1. They have to use a point from the mongrel reservoir to "activate" the bloodline and use abilities at full caster level.

So, that swift action he just took, I marked off enough points to account for prior uses of minute meteors.

Again, very minor note.

Did the intimidate roll do anything?

It probably broke Pip’s spell over him…

Did the intimidate roll do anything?

Intimidate requires time: "Action: Using Intimidate to change an opponent’s attitude requires 1 minute of conversation. Demoralizing an opponent is a standard action."

Intimidate skill

So if Avi wants to keep that roll for Intimidate he'd need to talk to Du Moire for another 9 rounds.
As Pip wrote, thanks to rolling a 1 on the Will save, Du Moire's attitude towards Pip is now 'Friendly'.

I'd go with demoralize but I suppose it's best to not break Pip's progress with him.

It seems there's essentially no convincing him to simply show us the mostly likely crates where they reside (or are we just not rolling high enough?)

It seems there's essentially no convincing him to simply show us the mostly likely crates where they reside (or are we just not rolling high enough?)

I'll pull back the curtain a bit. There's no indication in the scenario that Du Moire even knew he had the tablets let alone where they're at in the hold. Without spoiling anything in the module, but combined with what the authors wrote, he'd tell you if he knew he had them and where they are stored.

His #1 priority (if it isn't clear) is to get away before he's captured by one or more of the groups/nations hunting him down.

I'm not running Du Moire as being difficult or trying to trick, lie, etc. to the PCs. For example:

1) Pip's latest check to have Du Moire sign over the slaves legally. Du Moire didn't buy them; he captured them. And me the GM (and player) have zero idea how the 'mechanics' of slavery work in this sense. So there's nothing to 'sign over' to the group.

2) His plea to Andros, and others, to release him now. Under Charm Person he's treating Pip like a very good friend and Du Moire knows that the Chelish, Andorans, Aspis Consortium, etc. are all after him and he truly believes they'll arrive any second. Your group hasn't entered the hold yet but something you'll see will further emphasize the fact he was looking to run soon.

3) Pip's earlier check to reveal any other crew: - There aren't any.

4) Pip's earlier check to help reveal/find the tablets: As I wrote earlier it's not clear whether Du Moire even knows he has them let alone where they are at.

I hope this helps clear up some things and ease some frustration.

That helps quite a bit. Ty.

I could def tell he wants out of there, we just didn’t have objective reasons to believe he didn’t know about the tablets.

The map in the scenario is on Slide 2 but it isn't big enough. Are you all okay with using it or do you want me to use the larger one that goes with the previous Slide (now Slide 3) that has more space?

What is there is fine by me.

Seems visible enough to me.

To edit my profile on a mobile device Avi, I have to turn my screen sideways. Not sure if that will work on all mobile devices, but it works for me.

Oh, lol. I can't believe I didn't just try that. Thank you.

Anyway, updated his "Active conditions" with the Shield spell Armor Classes

Profession: Caretaker + MW Tool: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 2 = 27

I don't think there are many FJC options, but maybe?

Option 1) Recover a named text (typically listed in italics or quotes) found during the course of an adventure.

Less Likely Option 2) During the course of an adventure, acquire a unique magic item and deliver it safely to the Pathfinder Society

[dice=Profession: Caretaker + MW Tool]d20+7+2

I don't think there are many FJC options, but maybe?

Option 1) Recover a named text (typically listed in italics or quotes) found during the course of an adventure.

Less Likely Option 2) During the course of an adventure, acquire a unique magic item and deliver it safely to the Pathfinder Society

Unfortunately they aren't a "named text" (appearing in quotes or italics) nor are they magical. Sorry. :(

Once everyone else makes day job rolls I can get this reported.

A pox upon this scenario I say, A POX!

:P

Avi has no day job skills.

I also need 3 more winning Boon rolls so I can add those to the notes when reporting the table.

First GM Boon? We'll see: 1d20 ⇒ 18

Close but not quite.

Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 6

boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 3

boondoggle?: 1d20 ⇒ 7

Darn it no winners! I'll take the rap for this one; I'm bad luck.

I'll get the table reported this evening and I'll see when it sends me the Chronicles.

Thanks for playing and I hope it wasn't too awful. If anyone is interested I'll be running one to three more PFS1 tables for Outpost next year.

Here's the link to the Chronicles:

Hydra's Fang Chronicles

kronikal received...gg guys

Good game, great party! Thanks for running it Shadow!

Good game, great party! Thanks for running it Shadow!

I second this! It was a very well run game. Solid fun group too.