"Yes, yes. I have told the Warden about the mold quite a few times," Seamless concedes. "But, she hasn't responded to my requests for action."
"I fear she hasn't been responsive to most requests of late." The poppet continues. "I believe that I am the last poppet to have any regular interaction with The Warden and her even commands from her have become increasingly infrequent."
"If you do choose to speak with the Warden," Seamless acknowledges, "then you have my support."
Only one room left on this floor, so to keep us moving...
Miniaturized statues of dinosaurs, winter wolves, dire bears, and other large predators from the land of Irrisen are displayed here, where a staircase on the far southern wall winds upwards higher into the dollhouse.
The statues in this display room are each in menacing poses, fierce snarls of teeth and claws protruding at any visitors. What might have once been an impressive display is now rundown and pitiful. A century of dust and cobwebs has matted fur and clogged open maws. Painted eyes have dulled and peeled to make them look comical and lifeless. This once grand display room is now indicative of the failing of this former prison.
The statues are all dilapidated and in disrepair.
"I used to think the statues in this room were really scary, so I refused to clean them," Sweeper admits. Now, they just feel as though they are sad."
"Those stair lead to the door of the Warden's office." Seamless declares, pointing at the stairs in the south of this room lead to south of the room.
If you proceed up the steps:
You find the stairs do indeed end in a door, which appears to be magically locked.
Please place your token on the steps or where you wish your PC to be on the Map when the door is unlocked. Otherwise, I will simply go with the provided marching order on Slides.
A PC may attempt a Thievery check to Pick a Lock or an Arcana check to Identify Magic to open the lock. Alternatively, a PC may attempt an Athletics check to Force Open the door.
male suli-catfolk gunslinger 3 | HP 38/38 | AC 20 | F +9 R +11 W +7 | Perc +7 (darkvision) | Stealth +9 | speed 25 |◆ | ◇ | ↺
Savan heads up the stairs. At the door, he pauses while the others catch up and then tries the door. Finding it locked, he decides that perhaps some stealth is required and tries to defeat the lock.
Well, he could if there were more room, but unfortunately this door is at the top of a narrow staircase. He manages to avoid knocking Savan over at least (barely).
Outwit:You are talented at outwitting your prey. You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to AC against your prey’s attacks and a +2 circumstance bonus to Deception checks, Intimidation checks, Stealth checks, and checks to Recall Knowledge about the prey Perception +8; Languages Common, Mwangi Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +7, Crafting +4, Lore: Tanning +4, Nature +6, Occultism +4, Society +4, Survival +6 AC 19; Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +6 HP 30
I believe in some circles it is considered polite to knock first whispers Grannik
Savan heads up the stairs. At the door, he pauses while the others catch up and then tries the door. Finding it locked, he decides that perhaps some stealth is required and tries to defeat the lock.
Moving Savan to head of marching order and placing others' tokens on stairwell on map on Slides.
Savan safely unlocks the door without setting off any magical traps or warnings. Trying the door, he finds that it opens.
“What chaos have you brought to my beautiful house? Why do you intrude here, turning my staff against me on your half-baked mission? And you, Sweeper, is this some scheme of yours? You never did know your place." The doll cries. "Explain yourselves and do it quickly before I have you replace our missing prisoners."
male suli-catfolk gunslinger 3 | HP 38/38 | AC 20 | F +9 R +11 W +7 | Perc +7 (darkvision) | Stealth +9 | speed 25 |◆ | ◇ | ↺
Savan steps into the room. "My apologies for the intrusion, Madam Warden. I'm Savan, and these are my friends. We believe you may be in some danger here in the house as the magic has become unstable. We ourselves need to get out, but we also think it might be the best for all of you to leave. This is your domain, so we beg your blessing to depart."
Swashbuckler 3 / HP 44/44, Perc +9, AC 20(22), Fort +8 Ref +11 Will +9 / Active conditions: Breath control, swim speed 15ft, Toughness
That's not a chaos but a medical assistance we are bringing to you and yours. begins the hooded one with a monochord voice. This place isn't safe anymore. This place is full of mold. That's dangerous and not healthy at all. That's why we offer to guide you outside to save you all.
"Because whatever you have experienced here, you do still care for the other poppets here and want what is best for them. "
The Warden is incredibly stubborn. "I am set on not allowing anyone to leave. And your presence here may be a chance to give the other poppets a new purpose."
Zdenek wrote:
That's not a chaos but a medical assistance we are bringing to you and yours. begins the hooded one with a monochord voice. This place isn't safe anymore. This place is full of mold. That's dangerous and not healthy at all. That's why we offer to guide you outside to save you all.
The Warden cannot be convinced by the Medicine skill. The check has no mechanical impact.
"Save us?!" cries the Warden. "There is no one here that should be saved! There are only those who are supposed to work. And i will see to it that those will receive punishment if they are not doing what they are supposed to do."
"There are no longer any prisoners here to work for." Sweeper chimes in from the doorway. "We all think that we can better find our purpose outside of the dollhouse."
"We agree!" Seamless, Full-Plate, Chef Basil, and Tartan also appear at the doorway throwing in their support.
The party obtained the maximum number of Cooperation Points. With six players, this is enough to reduce the DC on the Diplomacy check by 4.
"If it is a lack of prisoners to work for that is causing your rebelliousness," The Warden sneers. "Then, I can see to it that some new prisoners are obtained for confinement here."
Unfortunately, even with the DC reduced, the result of Savan's check is not quite enough to meet the DC.
As the Warden is hearing you all out, the DC to Aid on the Diplomacy check is only 15. All PCs, except for Savan, may attempt a Diplomacy check to Aid, if they wish.
Outwit:You are talented at outwitting your prey. You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to AC against your prey’s attacks and a +2 circumstance bonus to Deception checks, Intimidation checks, Stealth checks, and checks to Recall Knowledge about the prey Perception +8; Languages Common, Mwangi Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +7, Crafting +4, Lore: Tanning +4, Nature +6, Occultism +4, Society +4, Survival +6 AC 19; Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +6 HP 30
"We are pathfinders our motto is Explore Report Cooperate. The society has many Treasures in its possession and this doll house has been gifted by the Queen. It would be wise to introduce you and your staff to the new owners of this magnificent establishment. I am sure paracountess Dralneen would be delighted to meet such accomplished staff"
pathfinder society lore:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
stretching lore for an assist on the diplomacy rather than Granniks +0 diplomacy
Awakened Dog Exemplar 5 | HP 78/78 | AC 22/24 | F+13 R+8 W+11 | Perc +9/10; Imprecise Scent 30 ft | Speed 30ft | Hero Points 1 | Exploration: Scout| Active Conditions: None | Divine Spark: Gaze Sharp as Steel
"I'm not convinced you know what a prisoner is. These are your employees. You're threatening to kidnap us. None of us are prisoners--but if you're trapped here, you are."
And she may be elsewhere soon enough. What a foul chew toy.
Awakened Dog Exemplar 5 | HP 78/78 | AC 22/24 | F+13 R+8 W+11 | Perc +9/10; Imprecise Scent 30 ft | Speed 30ft | Hero Points 1 | Exploration: Scout| Active Conditions: None | Divine Spark: Gaze Sharp as Steel
Oh good. For a moment there Artemios was worried they were going to talk her down.
Which was the objective. It would have been better. It's what he was trying to do.
But the chew toy really had it coming. Too bad this room is so big...
He draws his sword and charges at the closest broom first, on his way to the Warden.
He draws his sword and charges at the closest broom first, on his way to the Warden.
Blade strikes handle. The targeted broom (blue) clatters to the floor, causing a mess. Artemios now has a number of sticks that he may choose to fetch.
Zdenek wrote:
Due to the stairs position Zdenek needs two actions for movement. I thought we were speaking with the warden. It's weird to be in the stairs to do it.
The lizardfolk rushes forward to strike the blue one.
For a number of reasons, I have ruled that each PC starts at the location on the map where the player most recently placed the PC token at the time that I rolled for Initiative. Those reasons include, but are not limited to, the interests of avoiding delays, preventing potential disputes as to PC locations, and trying to make the best of the limited space available on the map.
I concede that, in game, it appears "weird". It is also weird that the party was speaking, but that I applied Avoid Notice for Initiative. Similary, all of your poppet allies were mentioned as being present in the post, but their tokens are not all on the map.
That being said, with blue destroyed, I have moved Zdenek an additional 5 feet in order to apply the posted attack against the nearest broom.
The broom (red) avoids the claw.
PUTTING THE "WAR" IN "WARDEN'S OFFICE" - Round One Cont'd!
Savan shatters another broom (green) to splinters.
"You are making a mess!" The Upset Warden shouts.
The gunslinger knows that he just made short work of an animated broom, which have an unpleasant penchant for releasing pent up dust within their bristles.
Dust A creature hit by an animated broom’s bristles must succeed at a DC 15 Fortitude save or spend its next action coughing. Even if hit by multiple dust attacks, the creature has to spend only 1 action coughing to clear the dust out. A creature that doesn’t breathe is immune to this effect.
PUTTING THE "WAR" IN "WARDEN'S OFFICE" - Round One Cont'd!
Outwit:You are talented at outwitting your prey. You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to AC against your prey’s attacks and a +2 circumstance bonus to Deception checks, Intimidation checks, Stealth checks, and checks to Recall Knowledge about the prey Perception +8; Languages Common, Mwangi Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +7, Crafting +4, Lore: Tanning +4, Nature +6, Occultism +4, Society +4, Survival +6 AC 19; Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +6 HP 30
With a target before it, one of the brooms (red) tries to sweep up Zdenek.
Melee Strike, bristles (agile, magical, finesse) v. Zdenek:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 Damage, bludgeoning plus dust:1d4 ⇒ 4 Zdenek must succeed at a DC 15 Fortitude save or spend their next action coughing.
This triggers Ironwolf's Retributive Strike and, thus, reduces the damage by 5.
Seeing her fellow poppets ganging up on her gives the Upset Warden some pause. Frightened 3 She casts a spell and three magical duplicates of herself appear around her.
Angry at Savan for making a mess of her minion, the Upset Warden manifests her patron's resentment in a baleful, envious gaze.
Savan becomes sickened 1 if he fails a DC 20 Will save (or sickened 2 on a critical failure). This condition value can't be reduced below 1 while the spell is active.
PUTTING THE "WAR" IN "WARDEN'S OFFICE" - Round One Cont'd/Round Two Begins!
PCs in bold may act
Areeza Round Two Zdenek(No damage, but was still "hit", so Fort save required) Ironwolf
Artemios
Savan(Will save)
Broom (yellow)
Grannik
Broom (red)
Upset Warden (mirror image'd; frightened 2)
Awakened Dog Exemplar 5 | HP 78/78 | AC 22/24 | F+13 R+8 W+11 | Perc +9/10; Imprecise Scent 30 ft | Speed 30ft | Hero Points 1 | Exploration: Scout| Active Conditions: None | Divine Spark: Gaze Sharp as Steel
Artemios circles around the Warden, his sword gleaming brighter as he does. "Bad doll!" he says, somewhat thickly around a mouthful of sword. Once again the sword becomes like light as he slices through her, and then its shine dies down to that of normal steel.
◆ Stride (triggers RS from Warden, if applicable)
◆◆ Flowing Spirit Strike the Warden Gleaming Blade:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23 for holy spirit damage:1d12 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 and Gleaming Blade:1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 - 2 = 15 for holy spirit damage:1d12 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15. Combine the damage before apply resistance or weakness. If at least one attack hits she is marked for one minute. If she would regain HP while marked, she must attempt at a DC 18 Will save, gaining half HP on a failure and none on a critical failure. The mark then ends.
Artemios's divine spark shifts to his Gaze Sharp as Steel, and he gains a +2 status bonus to AC against ranged attacks.
Artemios circles around the Warden, his sword gleaming brighter as he does. "Bad doll!" he says, somewhat thickly around a mouthful of sword. Once again the sword becomes like light as he slices through her, and then its shine dies down to that of normal steel.
Mirror image:1d4 ⇒ 2
Artemios slashes the Upset Warden once. One of her images pops.
Ironwolf 2e wrote:
Ironwolf moves up to flank the Warden. He draws his and strikes out at her.
"FOR IOMEDAE!" he roars.
Mirror image:1d3 ⇒ 1
Ironwolf's blade would have missed, but the Upset Warden's fear causes her to hesitate for a moment.
She does not hesitate long enough for Savan to get a good shot off on her.
Zdenek fails to tumble past the broom, but manages to snap it to pieces nonetheless.
Map on Slides updated
PUTTING THE "WAR" IN "WARDEN'S OFFICE" - Round One Cont'd/Round Two Cont'd!
PCs in bold may act
Areeza Round Two
Zdenek
Ironwolf
Artemios
Savan
Broom (yellow)
Grannik
Broom (red) -8 HP
Upset Warden -6 HP (mirror image'd (2); frightened 2)
Outwit:You are talented at outwitting your prey. You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to AC against your prey’s attacks and a +2 circumstance bonus to Deception checks, Intimidation checks, Stealth checks, and checks to Recall Knowledge about the prey Perception +8; Languages Common, Mwangi Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +7, Crafting +4, Lore: Tanning +4, Nature +6, Occultism +4, Society +4, Survival +6 AC 19; Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +6 HP 30
Areeza takes two actions to finish climbing the stairs and approach the warden. Then she smacks the warden with her scimitar.
The goblin's blade fails to connect.
"Sweep away these interlopers!" cries the Upset Warden. In response, the remaining broom rushes toward her and attacks the closest Pathfinders.
Step Melee Strike, bristles (agile, magical, finesse) v. Areeza:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 Damage, bludgeoning plus dust:1d4 ⇒ 1 Melee Strike, bristles (agile, magical, finesse) v. Areeza:1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 4 = 3 Damage, bludgeoning plus dust:1d4 ⇒ 1 Need a Fort save from Areeza
Outwit:You are talented at outwitting your prey. You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to AC against your prey’s attacks and a +2 circumstance bonus to Deception checks, Intimidation checks, Stealth checks, and checks to Recall Knowledge about the prey Perception +8; Languages Common, Mwangi Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +7, Crafting +4, Lore: Tanning +4, Nature +6, Occultism +4, Society +4, Survival +6 AC 19; Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +6 HP 30
Grannik strides up to the warden Silence prisonner! he bellows as with one swift motion he draws he falchion and strikes the recalcitrant governor with the inside of the blade
non lethal strike:1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 2 = 7 non lethal strike with final hero point:1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 - 2 = 11 slashing non lethal damage:1d10 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 3 + (5) = 14
I should have handed out a Hero Point earlier, so I will give one to Grannik.
Though upset, the Warden readily avoids Grannik blade.
"You dare to call me prisoner!?" The Warden screams. "I shall show you who imprisons whom!" In conjunction with her magical mirror companions, the poppet casts shield and then command on Grannik.
"Flee!" she commands "Go to your cell." This does provoke any Reactive Strikes. Need a DC 18 Will save from Grannik or he flees. If Grannik fails a DC 18 Will save or must spend the first action on his turn obeying the command to flee (or spend full round of actions doing so on crit fail).]
Awakened Dog Exemplar 5 | HP 78/78 | AC 22/24 | F+13 R+8 W+11 | Perc +9/10; Imprecise Scent 30 ft | Speed 30ft | Hero Points 1 | Exploration: Scout| Active Conditions: None | Divine Spark: Gaze Sharp as Steel
"Y'r tr'pped. Tha's a pris'ner. W're trying'a r'scue you!"
Although that probably means he should try to take her alive. Well, they are ganging up on her pretty effectively, so fine.
◆ Transcendence: A Moment Unending. Artemios's next successful strike against an enemy before the end of his next turn deals an extra 1d6 precision damage. His spark moves back to his Gleaming Blade.
◆ Strike Greatsword (flanking, nonlethal):1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 2 = 20 for slashing:1d12 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8, precision:1d6 ⇒ 3, and holy spirit damage:2 = 2. Total of 13 damage, if damage types don't matter.
◆ Strike Greatsword (flanking, nonlethal, MAP):1d20 + 9 - 2 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 9 - 2 - 5 = 7 for slashing:1d12 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 and holy spirit damage:2 = 2; if the first attack missed, add precision damage:1d6 ⇒ 4
Outwit:You are talented at outwitting your prey. You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to AC against your prey’s attacks and a +2 circumstance bonus to Deception checks, Intimidation checks, Stealth checks, and checks to Recall Knowledge about the prey Perception +8; Languages Common, Mwangi Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +7, Crafting +4, Lore: Tanning +4, Nature +6, Occultism +4, Society +4, Survival +6 AC 19; Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +6 HP 30
will save:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
more like won’t save did double check ger being my prey only gives me plus one vs ac does the dc get lowered because she is frightened?
male suli-catfolk gunslinger 3 | HP 38/38 | AC 20 | F +9 R +11 W +7 | Perc +7 (darkvision) | Stealth +9 | speed 25 |◆ | ◇ | ↺
Seeing the broom go accost someone else, Savan levels his rifle at the Warden. He didn't want to hurt her, but this needed to end. He fires in a loud explosion. He reloads and tries to put a second bullet into her.
