[Farol / PF2] Prey for death

Game Master Farol

Disguising herself again, Ann works her way to a tavern to see what she can learn about the Riot Twins. At least she won't be thirsty on this jaunt.

Diplomacy to Gather Information +17

Bardic Lore: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (8) + 22 = 30

Ketsu-kiba knows all sorts of things.

Hammid leans on a few of his contacts to get info on the persons of interest.

You recall what you know, and Moonlight pulls on his network of contacts in the city. You learn that these two siblings, Shirota and Zaiho, are successful merchants who spend much of their time relaxing at the Jade Monkey tea house in the Mainmast neighborhood.

The Jade Monkey is a Quain-style tea house that features traditional architecture and furnishings with an exciting red varnish finish on the floors and walls, helping the black tables and chairs to “pop.” The tea house’s larger western room features a small stage for local performers to entertain the assembled guests, while an outside boardwalk allows visitors to enjoy the relaxing sounds of the harbor below.

Map on slide 1
You can see inside of the tea house, do you go in together? Separate? How do you learn who is who?

About half an hour before anyone else in her party, a well-disguised Ann enters the Jade Monkey and settles at a table in the corner of the room. She purposefully chooses a spot where she'd easily be stuck in the corner and sits with her back to the door, knowing that such a position is patently stupid if you think you'll have to make a run for it or surge up to attack someone. Hopefully this will make it easier for her to blend in with the regular customers. As she sips her tea and reads some "correspondence", she listens carefully for any indication of who is who in the tea house and anything pertaining to Shirota and Zaiho.

Deception (Disguise): 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (11) + 21 = 32

Perception +21 to listen for info about Shirota and Zaiho, especially how to tell them apart.

Arriving Later Ketsu-kiba orders some fine tea and a small meal for one, waiting for an signal from her allies on what to do next.

I will wait for Sien and Moonlight actions as well. sitting doing nothing is an option

Hammid sits with a view of the twins, but keeps his distance.

He takes note of their alchemical-looking gear.

And nods for someone else to make the approach.

Moonlight, Ketsu, Sien and Ann sit at separate tables. Some try to get into the small talk, while others sit alone.

Ann tries to capture the names, and after listening for 5 to 10 minutes she concludes that Shirota carries alchemical bottles and wears purple cloths while Zaiho carries weird looking sword and green clothing. Moonlight realizes that this is modified gun sword, and suspects that Zaiho is an inventor.

After that time Shirota gets up from his table and claps in his hands

Every person in the teahouse get up and leave, while Shirota speaks

"I see you have finally come here, I am glad to see that. Drop your weapons and surrender and maybe you will be spared some suffering."

Feel free to from some insults before it starts ;)

"Cute" Moonlight suppresses a smile as the 'everybody leaves' gag completes itself, reluctantly impressed, but getting his jabs in none-the-less "Suffered, we have already, by the inconvenience of faking our own deaths. You are just weak-minded enough to complete a failed coup d'état. May you now serve the Blood Mistress and He Who Walks In Blood as just another nameless mark!"

We can't choose to file out with everyone else? Oh well.

Adrenaline starts pumping as Ann surges to her feet, her chair falling to the floor with a clatter. She cracks her neck and rolls out her beefy shoulders, and doesn't bother with words. After all, her disguise is that of a man, and her voice would give it away. But she knows the crudest gestures of four different cultures, and offers them to the twins one by one.

Ketsu-kiba shakes her head, a sawtooth saber in each hand.

Sien stands and starts clapping with Shirota, trying to start a slow-clap.

When that doesn't work, he just draws a sawtooth saber.

The twins grab their weapons, but Moonlight and Sien are faster to react

★★★
Tea house Round 1

Terrain: Snow
Battlemap

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➤ Sien (203/203 HP)
➤ Moonlight (160/160 HP)
Shirota (-0 HP)
Zaiho (-0 HP)
Ann (-0 HP)
Ketsu-kiba (173/173 HP)

"The door!" Moonlight warns his friends, and gazing at the interlopers about to burst through, clenches his gauntlet, causing the fires of Ng to engulf the twins!

Basic Reflex (DC 36) vs Shirota / Zaiho (6d6 fire or spirit-fire plus 2d6 persistent): 6d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 5, 2, 2, 5) = 21

~) Resist Fire [7], Darkvision
◆◆) Divine Immolation (Rank 5)
↺) Scholarly Reccolection (Roll RK twice)
◆) Recall Knowledge vs Four Interlopers (Q: Weakest saving throws?)
~) Moonlight Spellcasting Reserve
☀️✝️❦☠) Focus @ ☑□, Font @ □□□□□, Cloister @ 1□□/2□□/3□□/4□□/5☑□/6□□/7□□/8□□, Vernai @ 1□□/2□□/3□/4□/5☑

Thugs? Acrobats? Mages? Who knows what kinds of friend these twins have...

There's a weird half-square on the map, I'm going to assume that Moonlight is 35' from Sien and too far for haste, and that the closest foe is 35' away as well.

Sien quickly Shields ◆ himself before casting Sky Laughs at Waves ◆, sailing over the tables and landing next to the closest foe and Striking.

Sawtooth Saber: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (16) + 28 = 44
Slashing: 3d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 6, 4) + 10 = 22 plus Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 6

He reserves some of his energy and enters Arcane Cascade ◆.

Wierd half square was AI having a brain-fart when applying grid to the map that I provided ;) I did not have spoons to force it to make it right

Moonlight recalls what he knows

Moonlight when looking around does not think that anyone is supporting the twins, the crowd is rushing towards the exit, bumping into you from time to time, however around twins it is empty.

Moonlight thinks will power of Shirota is the lowest of his resistances. I will give you that, as the roll was border line About Zaiho he knows nothing.

Moonlight casts a spell, Shirota is slow to react, maybe because first he sees that those are flames, but the blast hurts his soul so he shrieks with pain. Zaiho dodges most of the blast.

Zaiho -10, Shirota -21 spirit and 2d6 spirit damage as he has fire resistance

Sien flies above the heads of running folks and strikes Zaiho, leaving a wound in his arm Zaiho -28

Zaiho raises his gun and aims at Moonlight

Boom@Moonlight, AC36: 1d20 + 31 ⇒ (13) + 31 = 44
Damage, piercing, electricity d6: 3d10 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (7, 4, 3) + 8 + (2) = 24

Bullet makes a hole in Moonlight armor Moonlight -24

Than he stirkes shien with sword part of his gunpistol

Swoosh@Sien, AC36: 1d20 + 29 - 5 ⇒ (2) + 29 - 5 = 26
Damage, slashing, electricity d6: 3d10 + 11 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 4) + 11 + (5) = 31

Than he reloads

His brother throws a bomb at Moonlight the moment he is hit with the bullet

Alchemist fire@Moonlight, AC36: 1d20 + 30 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 30 - 2 = 46
Damage, fire: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 7, 6) + 3 = 20 Crit Moonlight -40 and burning 6, that is an reaction that Shinota has

Than he throws a bomb at Sien
Alchemist fire@Sien, AC36 off guard due to being in reach of Zaiho: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (14) + 30 = 44
Damage, fire: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4, 7) + 3 = 16
Precision due to offguard: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 4) = 12

Dread ampoule@Sien, AC36 off guard due to being in reach of Zaiho: 1d20 + 30 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 30 - 5 = 31
Damage, fire: 3d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 1, 1) + 3 = 6

Crit due to off guard -56 and burning 6 to Sien, and miss => -3 mental to Sien

Glue bomb@Sien, AC36 off guard due to being in reach of Zaiho: 1d20 + 30 - 10 ⇒ (7) + 30 - 10 = 27

Out of three bombs one hits Sien squarely in his torso, the rest he is able to dodge.

So what it seems is: Shirota have a reaction when he throws bomb when his Brother hits + he deals 3d6 precision dmg to off guarded ppl+ he treats people as off guarded when they are in range of Zaiho

Persistent damage, flat check DC15: 1d20 ⇒ 22d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10

★★★
Tea house Round 1

Terrain: Snow
Battlemap

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➤ Sien (144/203 HP) │ burning 3
➤ Moonlight (94/160 HP) │ burning 6
Shirota (-31 HP) │ 2d6 persistent spirit
Zaiho (-38 HP)
➤ Ann (218/218 HP)
➤ Ketsu-kiba (173/173 HP)

Moonlight laughs off the fire (Fire Resistance 7). He approaches slow, clenching his gauntlet, and mutters a curse upon the twins.

◆) Stride
◆◆) Malediction (DC 36 Will else -1 status AC vs enemies w/in 10-ft radius)

Well, those bombs are going to be a problem. But first... Ann rushes up to Zaiho, drawing her sawtooth sabers and slashing at his arms in two fluid motions, trying to slice muscles and tendons.

+2 Corrosive Greater Striking Twin Sawtooth Saber M vs. Green, Off-Guard: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (5) + 28 = 33
Sien has Gang Up.
Slashing damage: 3d6 + 8 ⇒ (3, 2, 4) + 8 = 17
Acid damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

+2 Wounding Greater Striking Twin Sawtooth Saber M, vs. Green, Off-Guard, MAP: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (20) + 24 = 44 (Crit!)
Slashing damage: 3d6 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (5, 6, 1) + 8 + 3 = 23 (Doubled to 46 for Crit.)
+3 is from Twin trait
Green Zaiho also takes 1d6 persistent bleed damage.

◆ Stride (50 ft speed), ◆ Quick Draw, ◆ Quick Draw

Ketsu-kiba wastes no time in halving their problem, and starts a dirge before sending Zaiho out of the combat.

Dirge of Doom to frighten 1 them both. Zaiho can likely fade it normally since they'll be out of range, but Shirota can't reduce while within 60ft.

Casting Quandry on Shirota (DC 26)

DC 36. Typing is hard.

Sien moves across from Ann, and brings his saber down in a magical slash.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Spellstrike: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (15) + 28 = 43
Slashing: 3d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 5, 1) + 10 = 19 plus Frost: 1d6 ⇒ 4 plus 2 force plus Gouging Claw: 9d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 6, 6, 1, 4, 1, 6, 3) = 36

Ok let me try to put it in benefitial order for you

Moonlight moves while laughing from the damage giving back 7 from last damage and burning ends

Moonlight cases Malediction

Well, Shirota seems to be impacted by the spell while Zaiho is not.
Ann moves in and strikes twice, first attack looks more like a feint but the second hits them fair and square. Crit -46 and bleeding d6

Sien Moves in and strikes also hitting but he puts his magic behind it 25+36 = 61

Ketsu plays dire song and casts a spell and Shirota vanishes. There is no save on cast so it just works, and now SHirota needs to solve a puzzle ;)

Zaiho looks confused "What have you done!?!?!"

Swoosh@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 29 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 29 - 1 = 42
Damage, slashing, electricity d6: 3d10 + 11 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 8) + 11 + (1) = 27

Swoosh@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 29 - 1 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 29 - 1 - 5 = 31
Damage, slashing, electricity d6: 3d10 + 11 + 1d6 ⇒ (9, 3, 9) + 11 + (4) = 36
He moves towards Ketsu and strikes them with his sword

First strike lands and Ketsu finds that her wound is bleeding -27 and bleeding d6

Bleeding Zaiho: 1d20 ⇒ 81d6 ⇒ 2
Burning Sien: 1d20 ⇒ 33 = 3
Spirit Shirota: 1d20 ⇒ 192d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

Shirota finds himself in a room of puzzles, not knowing much about occultism or how traps are constructed he tries to figure it out

Perception DC36: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (3) + 25 = 28 A fail

★★★
Tea house Round 3

Terrain: Snow
Battlemap

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➤ Sien (141/203 HP) │ burning 3
➤ Moonlight (101/160 HP)
Shirota (-35 HP) │ solving puzzles in a different realm
Zaiho (-147 HP) │ bleeding d6, frightened
➤ Ann (218/218 HP)
➤ Ketsu-kiba (146/173 HP) │ bleeding d6

Ketsu-kiba grins "Your twin is gone, I have erased them from existence. You will remain to suffer, although not for long."

Ketsu-kiba grins as their voice shifts from one of sorrow, to one of suffering, as they keep their thoughts on the maze as they strike at Zaiho.

Courageous Anthem, giving us +1 to hit/damage. Zaiho needs a Will DC29 to reduce frightened at the end of their turn from Moderate Dread. Because I'm sustaining I can't delay to manipulate my initiative so I'll make my attack assuming I'm not flanking from Gang Up but everybody else should enjoy.

Courageous strike: 1d20 + 26 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 26 + 1 = 45
slashing+mental: 3d6 + 3 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 6) + 3 + 1 + (4) = 24
1d6 bleed.
Double Damage on crit (including bleed), and stupefied 1 (frightened 2 if already stupefied)

Sustain, Anthem, Strike,

bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 3
flat to end: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Ketsu-kiba ignores her bleeding wound.

One corner of Ann's mouth quirks up as Zaiho disappears. "Heh. Nice." She spins around to close ground on Shirota, ganging up on him with Ketsu-kiba.

+2 Corrosive Greater Striking Twin Sawtooth Saber M vs. Shirota, Off-Guard: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (17) + 28 = 45
Ketsu-kiba has Gang Up.
Slashing damage: 3d6 + 8 ⇒ (6, 3, 4) + 8 = 21
Acid damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

+2 Wounding Greater Striking Twin Sawtooth Saber M, vs. Shirota, Off-Guard, MAP: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (5) + 24 = 29
Slashing damage: 3d6 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (1, 4, 6) + 8 + 3 = 22
+3 is from Twin trait
Shirota also takes 1d6 persistent bleed damage.

"Who ya reporting to, bub? You could make this a *lot* easier," she taunts, knowing full well that anyone ranked as highly as these two isn't going to squeal easily.

◆ Stride, ◆ Strike, ◆ Strike, ↺ Opportune Backstab

Google Slides is not working for me right now. I don't know if Ann took the flanking spot and whether the tables are difficult terrain, but Sien will ◆ Recharge Spellstrike, ◆ Stride, and either ◆ Stride again or make a non-Spellstrike strike.

Sawtooth Saber: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (16) + 28 = 44
Slashing: 3d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 4, 5) + 10 = 22 plus Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 3 plus 2 force

Nodding to Ketsu "Don't bother with that one - he is in over his head. Only now, with his sister missing, it's starting to dawn. I imagine the feeling must be terrible" but it turns out only Hammid's aim is, well, terrible...

Power Shared Hand Crossbow (P, 1h, 1r, 60-ft) vs Twin (Maledicted?): 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (1) + 26 = 273d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 6) = 9

~) Resist Fire [7], Darkvision
◆) Sustain Malediction (to 20-ft @ -1 status AC vs enemies w/in radius)
◆) Stride
◆) Strike
~) Moonlight Spellcasting Reserve
☀️✝️❦☠) Focus @ ☑□, Font @ □□□□□, Cloister @ 1□□/2□□/3□□/4□□/5☑□/6□□/7□□/8□□, Vernai @ 1□□/2□□/3□/4□/5☑

Moved Sien's token on the map. He has 35' movement, so if there's difficult terrain, he'll Stride twice.

Ann, Sien and Ketsu hit one of the twins hard, Moonlight shoots but he misses his strike.

The twin looks really bloodied, as he barely stands (less than 15% of health)

"I give up!" he yells to you

Will you spare them?

The other brother, Perception DC36: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (11) + 25 = 36 It's a first success

"You have given up long ago. Trying to escape the consequences doesn't suit you"

He reloads, and, unless stood down by one of his teammates, shoots to kill. The other twin will be easier to manage knowing he alone survives, after all.

Cold blooded!

"Tell us who's looking for us. Everything you know. Now." Ann makes no promise of clemency to Zaiho. If they let him live, he'll stab them in the back. Best to squeeze what they can out of him before killing him.

Ok give me an intimidation/deception check if you want him to tell you something, otherwise we will go back into the combat

Deception: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (16) + 21 = 37

Sien will play along, if allowed to.

Aid Deception, Follow the Expert: 1d20 + 2 + 1 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 2 + 1 + 15 = 34 vs DC 15

Ketsu-kiba calmly and coldly says "Answer their question, and I'll let your brother's soul go, so you two can meet in the Boneyard. Otherwise you'll suffer alone forever."

Deception: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (19) + 26 = 45

Zaiho let's the words sink, and his face expresses a various of emotions, then he yells and strikes at Ketsu, with rage on their face!

woosh@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 29 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 29 - 1 = 35
Damage, slashing, electricity d6: 3d10 + 11 + 1d6 ⇒ (9, 9, 6) + 11 + (3) = 38

woosh@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 29 - 1 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 29 - 1 - 5 = 30
Damage, slashing, electricity d6: 3d10 + 11 + 1d6 ⇒ (3, 7, 3) + 11 + (6) = 30

woosh@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 29 - 1 - 10 ⇒ (1) + 29 - 1 - 10 = 19
Damage, slashing, electricity d6: 3d10 + 11 + 1d6 ⇒ (7, 6, 2) + 11 + (6) = 32

All three strikes miss, but looking at the their face, you doubt that you can reason with them.

Bleed: 1d20 ⇒ 181d6 ⇒ 1

★★★
Tea house Round 4

Terrain: Snow
Battlemap

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➤ Sien (141/203 HP) │ burning 3
➤ Moonlight (101/160 HP)
Shirota (-35 HP) │ solving puzzles - 1 success
Zaiho (-222 HP) │ bleeding d6
➤ Ann (218/218 HP)
➤ Ketsu-kiba (146/173 HP) │ bleeding d6

Sien smiles. "Okay, then."

◆◆ Spellstrike: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (18) + 28 = 46 vs flanking
Slashing: 3d6 + 10 ⇒ (5, 2, 6) + 10 = 23 plus Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 5 plus 2 force plus Gouging Claw: 9d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 5, 1, 1, 4, 3, 3, 2) = 31

◆ Recharge Spellstrike

"Yup. It's your funeral, man." Ann enters Ironblood Stance, then joins Sien in silencing Zaiho forever.

+2 Corrosive Greater Striking Twin Sawtooth Saber M, vs. Zaiho, Twin trait, off guard: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (10) + 28 = 38
Slashing damage: 3d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 6, 6) + 8 = 25
Acid damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

+2 Wounding Greater Striking Twin Sawtooth Saber M, vs. Zaiho, Twin trait, off guard, MAP: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (10) + 24 = 34
Slashing damage: 3d6 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2, 5) + 8 + 3 = 19
Persistent bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 2

◆ Ironblood Stance, ◆ Strike, ◆ Strike, ↺ Opportune Backstab

Ketsu-kiba swaps back to the dirge and presses the assault.
Dirge of Doom.

saber: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (18) + 26 = 44
piercing+mental: 3d6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 4) + 3 + (4) = 21

more saber: 1d20 + 26 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 26 - 4 = 28
piercing+mental: 3d6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 6) + 3 + (2) = 19

1d6 bleed on hits.
Double Damage on crit (including bleed), and stupefied 1 (frightened 2 if already stupefied)

Moonlight shoots to kill.

Power Shared Hand Crossbow (P, 1h, 1r, 60-ft) vs Twin (Maledicted?): 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (10) + 26 = 363d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 3) = 10

~) Resist Fire [7], Darkvision
◆) Reload
◆) Strike
◆) Reload
~) Moonlight Spellcasting Reserve
☀️✝️❦☠) Focus @ ☑□, Font @ □□□□□, Cloister @ 1□□/2□□/3□□/4□□/5☑□/6□□/7□□/8□□, Vernai @ 1□□/2□□/3□/4□/5☑

Sien is first to strike down one of the brothers, then the rest follows. Then the other brother reappears. He quickly looks around the battle field

He throws bombs at Ketsu who locked him in the prison

Alchemist fire@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (8) + 30 = 38
Damage, fire: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 2, 8) + 3 = 15 Burning 3, 3 splash to Ann

Dread ampoule@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 30 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 30 - 5 = 36
Damage, mental: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 7, 6) + 3 = 18

Alchemist fire@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 30 - 10 ⇒ (19) + 30 - 10 = 39
Damage, fire: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3, 2) + 3 = 11

"I will kill you for this!"

Ketsu -44, burning 3 and frightened 1

★★★
Tea house Round 5

Terrain: Snow
Battlemap

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➤ Sien (141/203 HP) │ burning 3
➤ Moonlight (101/160 HP)
Shirota (-35 HP)
➤ Ann (218/218 HP)
➤ Ketsu-kiba (102/173 HP) │ bleeding d6, burning 3, frightened 1

"You shall soon rejoin your twin. Too bad you weren't smart enough to arrive early enough to see her die"

Organsight Special RK (Medicine, E): 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (8) + 24 = 32

Peering with a divine orange light, Moonlight observes the inside of his foe, and shoots for the vitals!

~) Resist Fire [7], Darkvision
◆◆) Organsight (Rank 3)
◆) Strike
~) Moonlight Spellcasting Reserve
☀️✝️❦☠) Focus @ ☑□, Font @ □□□□□, Cloister @ 1□□/2□□/3□☑/4□□/5☑□/6□□/7□□/8□□, Vernai @ 1□□/2□□/3□/4□/5☑

Power Shared Hand Crossbow (P, 1h, 1r, 60-ft) w/ Organsight (3d6 precision) vs Twin (Maledicted?): 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (4) + 26 = 303d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 6) = 123d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 5) = 10

I forgot to roll for persistent last round.

3 bleed, then
Recovery: 1d20 ⇒ 20 vs DC 15

Aww, what a waste of a nat 20. This round ...

Sien moves behind them, striking with magic again.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Spellstrike: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (17) + 28 = 45
Slashing: 3d6 + 10 ⇒ (4, 5, 4) + 10 = 23 plus Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 4 plus 2 force plus Gouging Claw: 9d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 2, 4, 5, 4, 3, 6, 3) = 36

Dirge is up so Shirota should be frightened when reappearing and stuck that way.

Ketsu-kiba swaps over to an more inspirational tune as they move up and slice at Shirota.

Saber vs Shirota OG: 1d20 + 26 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 26 + 1 = 33
piercing+mental: 3d6 + 3 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 3) + 3 + 1 + (2) = 15
Double Damage on crit (including bleed), and stupefied 1 (frightened 2 if already stupefied)

Bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Bleeding Ends?: 1d20 ⇒ 19
burning ends?: 1d20 ⇒ 10
Will DC 29 to reduce frightened condition
+1 hit/damage courage

"Hey guys. Let's knock this one out so we can question him later. In a more 'intimate' setting." Ann waggles her eyebrows at Shirota as she closes in on him, thinking of the cover Ketsu-kiba concocted for their base of operations. And then she lays into him, making sure to avoid giving him any fatal injuries.

+2 Corrosive Greater Striking Twin Sawtooth Saber M, vs. Zaiho, Twin trait, off guard, nonlethal: 1d20 + 28 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 28 - 2 = 29
Slashing damage: 3d6 + 8 ⇒ (1, 1, 2) + 8 = 12
Acid damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

+2 Wounding Greater Striking Twin Sawtooth Saber M, vs. Zaiho, Twin trait, off guard, MAP, nonlethal: 1d20 + 24 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 24 - 2 = 30
Slashing damage: 3d6 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1, 6) + 8 + 3 = 22
Persistent bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Her heart isn't in it, though. As in, she really just wants him dead, so pulling her punches isn't as effective as it ought to be.

◆ Ironblood Stance, ◆ Strike, ◆ Strike, ↺ Opportune Backstab

The spell portion of Sien's Spellstrike cannot be made nonlethal, but he can make regular Strikes. Sien can also try athletic manouvers.

Moonlight tries to decide where is the most vital organ in Shirota's body but he can't make his mind, his attack also lacks accuracy.

Ann similarly misses. Ketsu keeps terrifying foes, but his strike lacks focus.

Sien strikes landing a solid blow and two of his allies strike as well, but only Ketsu connects.

-65 and -19 => -84

Shirota reaches for more of his bombs and throws them at Ketsu

Alchemist fire@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 30 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 30 - 1 = 38
Damage, fire: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (6, 1, 3) + 3 = 13

Dread ampoule@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 30 - 1 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 30 - 1 - 5 = 39
Damage, mental: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 2, 1) + 3 = 9

Alchemist fire@Ketsu, AC36: 1d20 + 30 - 1 - 10 ⇒ (10) + 30 - 1 - 10 = 29
Damage, fire: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 7, 6) + 3 = 23

Two bombs hit Ketsu, and some of the splash hit Sien Ketsu -25 frightened 1, buening 3, Sien -6

THrowing in melee provokes, for those with reactions

★★★
Tea house Round 6

Terrain: Snow
Battlemap

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BOLD IS UP!:
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➤ Sien (132/203 HP)
➤ Moonlight (101/160 HP)
Shirota (-119 HP)
➤ Ann (218/218 HP)
➤ Ketsu-kiba (77/173 HP) │ bleeding d6, burning 3, frightened 1

Since his brother took mid-200s damage, I'm going to make another lethal Spellstrike in the expectation that it won't drop him. Apologies if this ends up critting and dropping him.

◆ Recharge Spellstrike
◆◆ Spellstrike: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (5) + 28 = 33 vs flanking
Slashing: 3d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 6, 1) + 10 = 20 plus Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 4 plus 2 force plus Gouging Claw: 9d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 4, 6, 1, 5, 2, 1, 1) = 30

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