[Outpost VIII] 2-08: A Frosty Mug (Inactive)

Game Master Super Zero

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A handsome and brash halfling fellow comes rushing up, huffing and puffing. "Sorry to be late - I had some, uh, difficulties back in Absalom that needed... resolving." He glances over his shoulder as he says this, then hurriedly slings his lute on his back, checks his purse to see if it's still empty - it is - and grins at the others. "Oskar I am, and it won't be long before all Golarion is humming one of my ditties. Just gotta write it first. Hope this adventure provides some inspiration, otherwise what's it good for? Less'n ye got rent t' pay, which I does, in which case I'll take inspiration, or at least a nice pay day, mehopes. I don't suppose there's any possibility of getting paid in advance...?" he trails off not very hopefully.

A small creature wearing ratty and tattered wizard robes and a stained conical wizard's hat arrives. He is carrying an oversized (for him) spellbook. He has a mouse's mask on, but hasn't drawn it over his face just yet, so, you can tell he's a goblin. "I'm BakBat. The mighty wizard!"

He will set himself down, and begin studying his spellbook. You might notice, if you have a chance to glance in, that the pages all seem to be covered with drawings -- no writing. And the drawings all seem to be in crayon.

Argoni has arrived early and somehow turned a small corner of the room into an improvised alchemy lab. He is mixing two concoctions and sniffing them, alternatingly. "Hmm, smells like too much wheatgrass. Maybe more almondleaf?" He writes in a notebook, ignoring the others for the moment.

You see him dig into his bag for something and then crumble it into one of the mixtures. It instantly turns blue. The halfling seems alarmed. "Oh, um....that doesn't seem right..." He flips a couple pages in his notebook, turning them back and forth before pulling apart some pages that seem to have gotten stuck together. He squints at the unstuck pages. "Wait, it's supposed to have beef sautéed with peas and onions?!" He groans. The mixture is now turning a glittery purple with flashes of green. After a few minutes it begins to smoke.

The halfling's shoulders slump. He quickly puts a stopper onto the mixture and shoves it into his bag. "I'm sure I can throw it at something." Then the turns to the second mixture and lightly taps it on the side. The clear mixture blossoms in a beautiful swirl of oranges and yellows. He smiles and takes a sip, finally turning to the others. "Hi, I'm Argoni. Ari, if you like."

A human teenage boy, adorned in full plate mail that's a tad too big for him, runs awkwardly to catch up with the group. Slowing him down is a large halberd strapped to his left hip and a longbow strapped to his right. Both weapons are comically dragging on the ground behind him as he approaches.

Breathing heavily, the boy looks to the group with wide-eyed excitement. "Golly, it's great to be going on another Pathfinder mission!" Catching his breath, he quickly says, "I'm Dennis. My daddy says I'll grow into my armor. I'm a real good fighter. I've been practicing with my bow, too!" His bow appears to have never been used.

As he swings around to show it off, his halberd nearly knocks over an elderly gentleman trying to pass. "Oh, sorry mister. You'll be okay." Turning back to the group, he remarks, "Wow! A goblin and two halflings! Fun! On my last mission, I was the shortest one." The 5' tall teenager isn't used to towering over anyone.

Meeting the group, Dennis says, "Smells good, Mister Ari. Can't wait to try it!" And "I like music Mister Oskar. I'll hum your ditty." And "Gee, Mister BakBat, that's neat. I use colored wax pencils for my notes too!" Dennis is happy he's found so many fellow Pathfinders that think like him.

The story begins at Iceferry Lodge in the town of Kalsgard, in the Land of the Linnorm Kings. Here, amid the racks of snowshoes and the barking of sled dogs, Venture‑Captain Bjersig Torrsen (LG male dromar scholar) has assembled one of the best libraries in the Saga Lands. A Pathfinder team is summoned to a meeting bright and early and are invited in by Lirall (LG female gnome Pathfinder agent), Bjersig’s scribe, who pulls on a colored rope to let the venture-captain know they’re coming. Without further ado, she ushers the Pathfinders into an overstuffed room chock with scrolls, books, and dog fur.

Already present are Bjersig, his service dog Mahki, and Ogthup (CN female snow goblin scout), who seems thoroughly on-edge around the husky, though Mahki ignores her as he nudges Bjersig to signal that the party have arrived. The venture-captain invites them to sit with a gesture. Once everyone is settled and introductions have been made, Bjersig gets down to business, communicating in Napsu-Sign, the Society’s signed language, with Lirall interpreting if needed.

“Thank you all for coming. Ogthup, stop making faces at my dog,” Bjersig communicates with a distinct sense of exasperation. “Right, let’s make this brief before there’s a murder here.

“Frostfur goblins are the best goblins,” Ogthup interjects, taking a break from scowling at Mahki to beam proudly. Bjersig appears to be less enthusiastic, but rallies gamely.

“Indeed. Ogthup here has found what looks to be a pass in the mountains east of here. She hasn’t explored it much yet, but it does seem to go straight through the mountains and come out in Irrisen. Which is where you come in.

“You all draw the maps. I’ll sneak and scout. We will learn everything,” Ogthup proclaims.

“Indeed. One last thing though,” Bjersig signs, leaning forward for emphasis. “We’re here to explore, so don’t cause any international incidents—we want to make friends, not enemies. Don’t get killed either.”

You might have some background knowledge with a Society or Nature check.

Retcon

A tallish woman enters the room where the Pathfinders are assembled. Hearing a familiar voice, she hurries in and spots her quarry.

"AH! Duh-nee!! I zot I 'eard vous! Ve are on an adventure encore!!" The woman speaks with a French (not sure what it translates to on Golarion) accent. A long rifle is slung on her back and she now has a bandolier of vials on her chest.

I'll update her statblock soon

"Zhamie Zhapp mes amis! Nice to meet vous all!"

Essentially, Zhamie Zhapp is the French version of Chief Inspector James Japp from the Hercule Poirot series

Society +15 with Dubious Knowledge

"Uh, Ogthup? How cold does it get up in the mountain passes? Do we need some extra clothing? And how far it is through the pass?" Argoni pulls his faded, but still resplendent red coat around him. It was cold just at the Lodge. He shivered thinking about actually being in the mountains. He takes out his notebook and begins making some notes.

French would be a Galt accent. Think revolutionary France. Kill the nobles and all that...

Society would be +9

"No international incidents. Hmmm. It's cold there. So fire would be okay, yes?"

Upon hearing a familiar voice, Dennis smiles and runs up to hug Zhamie. "Hooray! It's good to see you. Too bad Mimi couldn't join us on this exciting adventure!"

When VC Bjersig briefs the group, Dennis obediently retrieves his coloring book writing pad and crayons colored wax pencils and takes notes. At the end of the briefing, his writing pad has a picture of Ogthup the goblin.

Alas, the lad is not a strong note-taker. His main takeaway: "I'll try not to get killed, Sir! And I'll protect my friends!"

Nature is at +11.

A frail human and a towering, muscular angel with expansive wings arrive at the scene in a hurry. Fortunately, they make it just in time. The human takes a moment to catch his breath, remaining silent as he regains his composure.

Seizing the opportunity to speak, he finally introduces himself. "I'm Charlies, and this is my trusted companion, Estes."

Nature +11 w Dubious Knowledge

The silent angel gives the others a courteous nod.

Oskar listens to the briefing with barely concealed excitement. "A sojourn into hidden mountain passes!?! Why, that is a splendid setting! Just imagine how the snow will look as it swirls down upon the stage! Oh this is brilliant - I'm sure this is going to be a smash hit! And with such a valiant team of actors, I can't imagine anything could possibly go wrong!"

+11 Bardic Lore and Nature
Oskar will use 3 focus points for Loremaster's Etude for himself, Argoni, and Charlies, letting each roll twice and take the better result. He'll refocus afterwards by taking notes for the opera he is writing.

Oskar will bring along an Expert Hireling (Survival, Mining Lore)

Zhamie, BakBat, and Oskar all know that Irrisen was carved out of the Linnorm Kingdoms eons ago by the witch Baba Yaga and is still ruled by her descendants, the winter witches. Drawn from the Jadwiga peoples, winter witches are formidable masters of the magic of ice and snow and mirror.
Argoni also knew that, but he's further aware that the ruler of Irrisen for the last century was Elvanna, a daughter of Baba Yaga. Rumors hold that something unusual happened in 4713 ar, but details are sparse.

Charlies and Oskar recall that through unspeakably powerful magic, Irrisen is locked in eternal winter. It ranges from a killing frost to festive and fluffy snow, but summer never touches Irrisen.

Dennis can't think of any relevant background knowledge.

Ogthup laughs, “If you’re as hardy as a Frostfur, nothing to worry about!” She eyes anyone who seems unprepared for the environment. “…otherwise, you may need a jacket.” Bjersig offers to loan the Pathfinders some snowshoes of the long trek (Pathfinder Society Guide 88), though he notes that he expects them back after the mission. Winter clothing is available for purchase for 4 sp as well. Bjersig strongly recommends that every party member have some way of dealing with the frigid mountain temperatures before they set off.

BakBat will borrow the snowshoes and buy winter clothing

Dennis is excited as the venture captain hands out new toys equipment. He excitedly straps on the snowshoes and runs around in the snow. He gleefully shouts, "These are fun!" He half-walks, half-skates in circles while the grownups are sharing information.

Following BakBat to the clothiers, Dennis runs as fast as he can in his new shoes. After purchasing proper clothing, he says to the goblin, "Do you think there's time to build a snowman? I hope so!" He leads the way back, always in a hurry.

Argoni watches Dennis try out the snowshoes with a suppressed laugh. "How long will it take to get through? Are we talking a couple days or a week?"

Argoni will buy some winter clothing, but according to AoN, there's no benefit listed? I hope that's a remaster typo especially since desert clothing has a nice description.

Estes, as an angel eidolon, has Traveler's Aura: Your eidolon and its allies within a 20-foot emanation are protected from severe heat and cold, and your eidolon is never flat-footed to creatures inside the aura that are of a lower level than the eidolon.

"I might need to buy winter's clothing, just to make sure," Charlies tells his angel, of whom the same just silently nods.

He then turns to his allies, "Everyone can stay close to him, and all will be safe from harsh cold environment." he shares sheepishly.

Charlies will buy a winter clothing for himself.

Indeed, anyone standing close to the angel can feel a comforting warmth in this cold place—explaining why Charlies has yet to don any protective clothing. Estes emits a subtle glow, radiating gentle heat that isn't harmful but is enough to keep those nearby comfortably warm.

The angel remains silent.

Oskar happily tries on the snowshoes - "Not usually the done thing for us halflings, you know, but then how will I charm my way across the stages of Golarion if I don't have any toes left?!?" He purchases some winter clothing as well. "Brrrrr. Why doesn't the Society ever send me to a tropical island? The could be a perfectly fine setting for an opera..."

Bjersig dispatches dog sled teams to take the Pathfinders to the pass, and the journey is largely uneventful aside from Ogthup constantly scowling at the dogs.

Ogthup acts as a minion for the entire party. Her stat block and instructions for commanding her are on Slide 6.

Once the Patfinders arrive at the pass and continue on foot, however, things change. The mountains here are not exceptionally tall, but Irrisen’s eternal winter spills out over them, leaving them covered in snow and ice. Avalanches are a constant threat, and it’s nearly impossible to tell whether the snow underfoot is solid or if it will break and send the hapless traveler plummeting into a deep crevasse. It takes a scout of Ogthup’s skill to survive the pass.

Each Pathfinder can aid the journey by helping Ogthup scout (a Survival check), by keeping an eye on the environment (a Nature check), or by breaking a path through the snow (an Athletics check).
Only one PC can attempt each check, though others can Aid.

Most of the journey is also in severe cold, inflicting damage and fatigue--but you have that covered.

Oskar can keep a watchful eye on the surrounding environment Nature +11, unless someone else is better suited, in which case he'll attempt to aid

Charlies keeps himself close to his angel. Nature +11 here too. Charlies can Aid. He scans the area for natural danger among others.

"The snow and ice around here are not helping our journey." he comments before continuing on their journey.

Dennis likes the dog sled ride. Turning to Ogthup, the boy asks, "Can I pet the dogs?" He doesn't let the emphatic "no" deter him. He asks again a few minutes later. And a few minutes after that. Eventually, he gets bored and whines, "Are we there yet?"

When Ogthup asks for help at the pass, Dennis confirms, "Break a path through the snow?" He raises his hand excitedly, "Pick me! Pick me!" While everyone's deciding how to help, the lad jumps out with his new snowshoes and tries his best.

Athletics: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 35

Argoni trudges through the snow up to his hips, but he's undeterred since the snow goblin is also about his size. He pulls the heavy coat close around him wishing that they had had a different color than just gray. This isn't very cheerful.

He tries to keep up with Ogthup and uses his Pendant of the Occult to cast Guidance on her.

Can he do that instead of trying the skill check?

Nature +12. Zhamie will also pick up the snowshoes and winter clothing

"Trudging through snow. Not what a mighty wizard should be doing. Not even enough fire here," BakBat mutters.

Nature is also +11. We must be a more urban group <<grin>>

Dennis likes the dog sled ride. Turning to Ogthup, the boy asks, "Can I pet the dogs?" He doesn't let the emphatic "no" deter him. He asks again a few minutes later. And a few minutes after that. Eventually, he gets bored and whines, "Are we there yet?"

When Ogthup asks for help at the pass, Dennis confirms, "Break a path through the snow?" He raises his hand excitedly, "Pick me! Pick me!" While everyone's deciding how to help, the lad jumps out with his new snowshoes and tries his best.

Zhamie does her best to conceal her smile.

Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

Hopefully nobody notices :)

Oskar Nature Aid: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
Charlies Nature Aid: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
BakBat Nature Aid: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Zhamie Nature: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 12 + 2 = 28

The journey through the pass takes about 24 hours of total travel time, though Ogthup calls for a rest after 12, so the party ends up traveling for about two days.

One hour after the Pathfinders reach the top of the pass, it begins to snow, and soon afterward, the Pathfinders spy something utterly massive moving through the flurries. The shape shortly resolves into a truly immense bear. Deep-set eyes glimmer within his broad skull, and a harness of delicate silver chains strains against his shaggy brown fur. A mirror gleams from his back, and icy flowers dance around his head. When he notices the Pathfinders, the bear rears back, unleashes a terrifying roar, and charges.

BakBat sense magic as the bear approaches. While helps the party be ready for the beast's approach... though ironically not the wizard himself.
Argoni (with the help of Oskar's magic) realizes the mirror is exerting control over the bear, and that neutralizing it would revert the bear to his natural animal instincts. However, given the mirror’s location, this is easier said than done.
A character who wishes to target the mirror must do so by flying above Mishka or by Climbing the bear’s shaggy pelt using the Athletics skill. Given the vigor of Mishka’s movements, the DC to Climb the bear is DC 23, and a climber must ascend 20 feet in total. Mishka can’t attack creatures on his back with his claws or jaws, but he might have other attacks that could reach them. To disable the mirror, a character must either deal damage to it or Disable a Device (two actions, requires Expert in Thievery).

Dennis, Charlies, Argoni, and Oskar's turns.
Initiative:
Dennis (AC 26, 99/99 HP)
Charlies (AC 25/27, 99/99 HP)
- Estes (AC 25/26)
Argoni (AC 25/26, 77/77 HP)
Oskar (AC 25, 65/65 HP)
Mishka the Bear (Frightened 1)
Zhamie (AC 21, 63/63 HP)
BakBat (AC 25, 70/70 HP)

"Uh, Charles? Can Estes fly with those wings?"

Along the journey, Dennis asks Ogthup "Are we there yet?" almost every hour. Ogthup shows tremendous patience. Understandably, the lad is very excited to see a charging bear.

Was gonna Delay, but just realized the Snowshoes of the Long Trek give us a +5 status bonus to speed.
As the group discusses, Dennis frowns, "Wait! So that mirror is making the bear mean?" Without thinking, the lad charges. He calls back, "I'll knock him down. So we can reach the mirror." His voice trails off as he attempts to trip the massive bear.

Athletics to Trip: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30 (vs Reflex DC)
(The Titan Wrestler feat allows tripping larger creatures.)

◆◆ Stride x2 (with +5 from snowshoes), ◆ Trip

Dennis knocks the giant bear to the ground. That could make it easier to reach the mirror...

Charlies, Argoni, and Oskar's turns.
Initiative:
Dennis (AC 26, 99/99 HP)
Charlies (AC 25/27, 99/99 HP)
- Estes (AC 25/26)
Argoni (AC 25/26, 77/77 HP)
Oskar (AC 25, 65/65 HP)
Mishka the Bear (Frightened 1, Prone)
Zhamie (AC 21, 63/63 HP)
BakBat (AC 25, 70/70 HP)

Can we attack the mirror now that the bear is prone? Can it be with ranged attacks?

Stratagem vs bear: 1d20 ⇒ 20 This provides a free Recall Knowledge check too. Arcana +14, Nature +11

Argoni starts to rush forward when he spots an amazing opening at the mirror. Even though it's, he draws a boomerang from his thrower's bandolier, feeling the magic of the bandolier cling to the angled weapon. He hurls it through the air and it arcs towards the target.

Attack vs Mirror? (range): 20 + 16 - 2 = 34
Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 2 + (1, 5) = 12

◆ Stratagem (+free RK)
◆ Draw Boomerang
◆ Strike

If you can't hit the mirror with a ranged attack, I'd like to retcon the move and strike.

"Uh, Charles? Can Estes fly with those wings?"

"I wish he could." Estes responds with slight embarrassment for the angel. "But I can empower him to easily climb behind that bear's back and break that mirror."

"Let's go!" Charlies and his angel move together to join Dennis.

◆ Tandem Movement

Charlies then empowers his eidolon to gain climbing ability while Estes keeps moving forward

◆ Act Together (◆ Evolution Surge, Estes gains Climb Speed equal to his 25 ft land Speed; ◆ Stride of Estes)

Upon reaching the bear, Estes Climbs on its back while it is down.

◆ Climb

Oskar rushes towards the battle while urging his comrades to have courage in the great fight before them! "A bear?!? A bear?!? How am I supposed to put a bear on stage? Just think of the cost. And the maintenance! Do you know what bears eat?!?"

◇ Lingering Composition, Performance DC 24: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (15) + 21 = 36 crit success so Courageous Anthem lasts 4 rounds; Oskar spends 1 focus point

◆ Courageous Anthem: party members have +1 to attacks and dmg rolls; please note this in your posts so we know it's been accounted for.

◆◆ Double Stride

Oskar is within 30' of the Bear so it cannot reduce its Frightened below 1 unless it makes a DC 20 Will at the end of its turn.

↺ If the Bear attempts to Stride, Oskar will use Lose the Path reaction spell on it (Will DC 25)

Oh, I forgot to put Ogthup on the map. Remember that any PC can command her as one action once per round.

Argoni sees the way the mirror glints in the sunlight. It may be influencing the bear's behavior, but it looks like he can also use it as a tool, reflecting sunlight in fiery beams. Though... given that it's on the bear's back, he can probably only use it against targets above him, like anyone climbing on his back or climbing the rocks.

He bashes the mirror with his boomerang... which pretty much confirms that it's a magical object, as it proves unusually resilient. Still, he did manage to crack it a little.
That's a crit (obviously), though as an object it has Hardness.

Oskar's turns.
Initiative:
Dennis (AC 26, 99/99 HP)
Charlies (AC 25/27, 99/99 HP)
- Estes (AC 25/26, on Mishka's back)
Argoni (AC 25/26, 77/77 HP)
Oskar (AC 25, 65/65 HP)
Ogthup (AC 24, 84/84 HP, not commanded this round)
Mishka the Bear
- Mirror (-9 HP)
Zhamie (AC 21, 63/63 HP)
BakBat (AC 25, 70/70 HP)

Already posted my actions just above your last post.

The bear lumbers to ts feet and bellows. It bites Dennis, then turns so the mirror catches the sun. A beam of reflected and magically enhanced sunlight narrowly misses the angel on its back.
◆ Stand (provoking RS from Dennis)
◆ Strike Dennis/Estes: 1d2 ⇒ 2 Jaws: 1d20 + 21 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 21 - 1 = 33 hit for piercing damage: 2d12 + 10 ⇒ (8, 1) + 10 = 19
◆ Strike Estes Mirror Beam: 1d20 + 19 - 5 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 19 - 5 - 1 = 30 hit for fire damage: 2d12 + 17 ⇒ (1, 12) + 17 = 30 miss, see below.
Will: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32

All PCs' turns.
Initiative:
Dennis (AC 26, 80/99 HP)
Charlies (AC 25/27, 99/99 HP)
- Estes (AC 25/26, on Mishka's back)
Argoni (AC 25/26, 77/77 HP)
Oskar (AC 25, 65/65 HP, lingering courageous anthem 4 rounds)
Ogthup (AC 24, 84/84 HP, not commanded this round)
Mishka the Bear
- Mirror (-9 HP)
Zhamie (AC 21, 63/63 HP)
BakBat (AC 25, 70/70 HP)

Did Mishka the Bear act twice on Round 1 or am I missing something? It looks like it had the same actions on both posts though.

Somehow I missed Oskar's post before mine. I saw it after I posted, so I thought if I was quick I could edit it to correct it, but Oskar obviously saw and had already posted before I finished that.
So I just made a new post. Apparently I somehow also managed to save a half-edited version. ...which means there was one version of the post where the attack against Estes missed and one where it hit, so let's be fair and keep the miss.
The attack against Dennis and the Will save were both successes regardless.

Did Argoni's crit on the mirror destroy the construct hardness? Crits tend to do that, yes?

[On the bear's turn...]
As the bear starts to stand, Dennis admonishes the beast, "Bad teddy bear! Stay down. We must destroy that mirror." Without his halberd drawn, Dennis decides not to make a feeble punch at the mirror. And he doesn't want to hurt the Teddy. He then cries out, "Owwwiee!" when the bear bites him.

[On PCs turn...]
Once again, Dennis grabs one of the bear's massive legs and tries to trip him.
Athletics to Trip: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28 (vs Reflex DC)

With the bear hopefully down again, Dennis locates the mirror, quick draws his halberd and strikes twice at the mirror.
If the bear is prone, I'm hoping Dennis can attack the mirror, given he has a reach weapon, and can even augment the reach with a Lunge, if necessary to reach further.
If Lunge is required, ignore second attack below, as actions will be: Interact (draw weapon) and Lunge (to attack mirror w/ 15' reach).

+1 Cold-Iron Striking Ghost-Touch Halberd +CA +MAP vs Mirror: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 18 + 1 - 5 = 32 (vs off-guard due to prone?)
Piercing Damage +CA: 2d10 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (9, 6) + 7 + 1 = 23

+1 Cold-Iron Striking Ghost-Touch Halberd +CA +MAP vs Mirror: 1d20 + 18 + 1 - 10 ⇒ (9) + 18 + 1 - 10 = 18 (vs off-guard due to prone?)
Piercing Damage +CA: 2d10 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (5, 4) + 7 + 1 = 17

◆ Trip, ◆◆ Attack x2

Somehow I missed Oskar's post before mine. I saw it after I posted, so I thought if I was quick I could edit it to correct it, but Oskar obviously saw and had already posted before I finished that.

So I just made a new post. Apparently I somehow also managed to save a half-edited version. ...which means there was one version of the post where the attack against Estes missed and one where it hit, so let's be fair and keep the miss.
The attack against Dennis and the Will save were both successes regardless.

Understandable. Now it makes sense.

"Break it!" Charlies exclaims at Estes after he gives the angel a boost. Thankfully, Dennis is doing very well to keep the bear on the ground.
◆ Boost Eidolon (+4 status bonus to damage of Estes)

Estes gathers momentum and attacks with his fist to break the mirror, while Charlies continues to protect the angel with his aura.
+1 Striking Vitalizing Fist (Primary) Attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30
Damage, Eidolon Weapon Spec., Boost Eidolon: 2d8 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 5) + 6 + 4 = 20 bludgeoning damage, 1d6 ⇒ 2 persistent vitality damage vs undead (and Enfeebled 1 on Crit Hit), and 1 spirit damage (from Hallowed Strikes) vs unholy creatures or those with weakness to spirit damage
◆ Act Together (◆ Strike of Estes; ◆ Protect Companion of Charlies, +1 to AC for Estes)

The angel punches the mirror one more time.
+1 Striking Vitalizing Fist (Primary) Attack, MAP: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 16 - 5 = 19
Damage, Eidolon Weapon Spec., Boost Eidolon: 2d8 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 8) + 6 + 4 = 22 bludgeoning damage, 1d6 ⇒ 1 persistent vitality damage vs undead (and Enfeebled 1 on Crit Hit), and 1 spirit damage (from Hallowed Strikes) vs unholy creatures or those with weakness to spirit damage
◆ Strike of Estes

Construct Armor is a feature of animated objects (and maybe some other constructs?), not normal objects. Though what normal objects have is a broken threshold, so they kind of only have half HP.

Dennis once again sends the bear tumbling into the snow. He and Estes both land one solid blow against the mirror, but the bear is still thrashing enough that they aren't able to land a second.
[ooc]Successful trip, and one successful hit each.

Zhamie, Bakbat, Argoni, and Oskar's turns.
Initiative:
Dennis (AC 26, 80/99 HP)
Charlies (AC 25/27, 99/99 HP)
- Estes (AC 25/26, on Mishka's back, protect companion)
Argoni (AC 25/26, 77/77 HP)
Oskar (AC 25, 65/65 HP, lingering courageous anthem 4 rounds)
Ogthup (AC 24, 84/84 HP, not commanded this round)
Mishka the Bear (prone)
- Mirror (-22 HP)
Zhamie (AC 21, 63/63 HP)
BakBat (AC 25, 70/70 HP)

Wow, that's some serious hardness. Also, don't forget the Courageous Anthem!

Stratagem vs Mirror: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Argoni rushes closer. He looks for a good angle on the mirror, but Estes seems to be blocking it. He touches his pendant and shouts to Dennis. "Good work! Keep bringing him down to the ground."

◆ Move
◆ Stratagem
◆ Cast Guidance on Dennis

"Plata, Expo Be All Lie Lem"

Targetting the mirror, BakBat will ◆ get out a chunk of silver (since mirrors are shiny and silver is shiny, and ◆◆ send a bunch of Silver Needle Darts at the mirror: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33for: 6d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 2) = 12 damage

Oskar tries to slow the bear down.

◆◆ Cast Slow (Fort DC 25)

Then he urges Ogthup to get into the fight. "Hey Ogthup, we could use your blade over here!"

◆ Command Minion

◆◆ Ogthup Stride twice

Reminder to everyone, Courageous Anthem is still in effect, giving you +1 to attacks and dmg (round 2 of 4)

Zhamie pulls her Jezail off her back and sights down the barrel at the prone bear.

Devise: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17 Hits AC 32 (or 34 if the bear is prone)

Sure of her target, Zhamie shoots.

Devise Strategy Mods (+1 Striking Jezail): 16 + 1 + 15 = 32 for Concussive Damage: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (7, 1) + 1 = 9 with Strategic Strike: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6 Critical Hit: 1d6 Persistent Bleed

"Estes! Bonk ze bear!"
Misha is OG to Estes until Zhamie's next turn

◆ Interact
◆ Devise
◆ Bang

Zhamie hits the bear, while Bakbat puts another good crack in the surface of the mirror.
Oskar's spell slows the bear, while Ogthup moves into position.
Zhamie hits. Bakbat crits the mirror. Fortitude: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (12) + 21 = 33 Success, Slowed 1 round.

The bear struggles against the magic to stand--and Dennis shatters the mirror.

The bear wavers for a moment, apparently confused. He bellows and backs away, no apparent interest in continuing the fight. Shaking off the broken harness (Estes and all), he turns and runs away.

And since most of y'all were going for that outcome, I assume you let him.

The silver chain from the harness looks valuable.

Arcana: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27

Argoni comes over to inspect the mirror shards after the bear has gone. "Well, that was interesting. We don't have mirror bears were I come from. I have heard that winter witches use enchanted mirrors. Usually to see who's the fairest of them all."

He picks up a shard of the mirror. "Hey, this one has some sunlight trapped in it. It could use useful against the cold." He offers it out to the others.

Arcana: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

Sigh... the dice bot hates me...

Please dot in or introduce your character, and fill out the Slides linked above. Sign in on the RPG Chronicles sheet--make sure to include an e-mail address so I can send your Chronicle later!

Any GM Glyphs?
Or anything in particular I need to know about your character?
How do you feel about taking friendly fire?

This is a Outpost game, so you should be signed up on the spreadsheet before you come here. That also means we have a scheduled start date of March 2nd.

Dennis the Menace here, and excited to report for duty!

Class: Fighter 7
RPG Chronicles/Slides: Filled out.
GM Glyphs: I have 2 to hand out.
Friendly Fire: Sure (don't wanna ruin anyone else's fun)

4 glyphs
RPG Chronicles/Slides - mostly done
Friendly Fire - ok as long as she doesn't drop

I read the scenario thinking I was going to prep it. But it was awhile ago...

Oskar Z.
Bard 7 (currently playing in a quest that should finish before gameday, and which should get him to level 7)
No glyphs
Fine with friendly fire
RPG chronicles and slides: filled out (except the parts I'll do after I level him up once the quest is complete).

Argoni checking in.

No Glyphs
Fine with Friendly Fire; in fact, Argoni will be doing friendly fire with his bombs.

Ditto Zhamie -- she has the Alchemist Dedication so she will probably also do friendly fire.

ACH... I need to update her statblock and level her up...

A couple of things to note about Oskar:

* He has the Battle Cry feat, granting a free Demoralization attempt against an observed foe when he rolls initiative. He uses Performance to Demoralize so this will be +20 (or +21 if he has Musical Accompaniment active - he'll keep Musical Accompaniment going all the time unless we are trying to be stealthy or avoid notice). For ease of use in the PbP format, GM please feel free to select the target of Oskar's Demoralize attempt if you wish. He'll prioritize foes within 30' (because of his Dread armor rune) and avoid foes that seem obviously mindless or otherwise likely to be immune to fear; all other things being equal he'll attempt to Demoralize more threatening seeming foes first.

* He has a Dread armor rune (purchased with an ACP boon). "Frightened enemies within 30 feet that can see you must attempt a DC 20 Will save at the end of their turn; on a failure, the value of their frightened condition doesn’t decrease below 1 that turn."

* Oskar will spend 1 focus point as a free action whenever an ally within 30' attempts to Recall Knowledge, letting them roll twice and take the better result. (Loremaster's Etude).

* If anyone has a Level Bump for this scenario, Oskar can offer the Rugged Mentor boon.

* In combat Oskar has a few Reaction spells that might come up: Lose the Path (trigger: a foe within 60' Strides); Overselling Flourish (trigger: a foe within 60' damages Oskar); Wooden Double (trigger: Oskar is critically hit; can be cast using either a 3rd or 4th rank slot).

* At the start of combat, especially if the foes are far away, Oskar can cast Loose Time's Arrow, giving everyone in the party a free Stride action for one round. It may be worth waiting in the initiative order for Oskar's turn to come up for him to cast this to get the martials quickly up to the front.

* Oskar has Bardic Lore, letting him attempt to Recall Knowledge about any subject. Out of combat, if we need to figure something out it may be worth having Oskar cast Share Lore (1 minute casting time) on up to 3 friends, also making them trained in Bardic Lore for 10 minutes. Since we've got at least two Int-based characters in the party this might be very useful.

* Oskar is quite squishy and has no particularly useful melee options so he'll do his best to stay behind his comrades.

I think that's all of Oskar's shenanigans. Most of the time he'll start combat with Courageous Anthem & Lingering Composition, which will give everyone +1 to attacks & dmg. Please make a note of it when you post your attacks so I don't have to bother posting "did you remember to include your +1/+1 from Courageous Anthem?" :-)

Hope we all have fun!

Done with RPGChronicles and Slides. I have 2 glyphs to share. Friendly fire is okay as long as I am not or not going to be Dying. Charlies is a summoner, with Estes as his angel eidolon.

BakBat is an old-style goblin. Doesn't like horses, etc.

He dresses like a wizard, and wears a mouse-like mask. He claims he *is* a wizard.

No glyphs to share.

Is likely to be the one doing friendly fire, but, is also okay receiving it. Especially if it *is* fire.

With Argoni, Zhamie, and BakBat all potentially doing some friendly fire, that could be rough. Argoni has a Backfire Mantle to loan out if anyone wants it. Dennis, perhaps?

With Argoni, Zhamie, and BakBat all potentially doing some friendly fire, that could be rough. Argoni has a Backfire Mantle to loan out if anyone wants it. Dennis, perhaps?

"Gee! Thanks Mister. I like new toys!"

when I saw Dennis in this game, I just had to send Zhaimie!! :)

I'm taking my kid on a short vacation tomorrow and will have limited ability to post until Monday. Please bot me as needed though I'll try to post when I can.

Oskar -- Haha, it's always a struggle with the Bard's CA. Sadly, everyone forgets. Since I play bards too, hopefully Dennis will never forget!

Zhamie -- Your latest attack is vs the bear or the mirror? Just checking.

Oskar -- Haha, it's always a struggle with the Bard's CA. Sadly, everyone forgets. Since I play bards too, hopefully Dennis will never forget!

Zhamie -- Your latest attack is vs the bear or the mirror? Just checking.

I guess I should have attempted it nonlethal -- But since Misha hadn't taken any damage I didn't think one shot would kill it unless I critted for max damage... but at the 5-8 level it's kinda hard to do that.

And Dennis asking "why I tried to hurt Teddy" is hilarious... I can hear it in my head with that voice of his. Like you told me once, it's both wholesome and annoying at the same time! :)

Oskar -- Haha, it's always a struggle with the Bard's CA. Sadly, everyone forgets. Since I play bards too, hopefully Dennis will never forget!

Yep, too true! Including me when I'm playing something else and there's a bard at the table. So I get it.

Btw, I have family visiting this weekend. Posting will be a little limited through Monday but I'll do my best to keep up.

If the tree was 8 bulk or less, BakBat could just lift it up and carry it away.

Hero Point nominations?

Dennis the Menace for very entertaining character concept and roleplay!

I second Dennis!

Third for Dennis.

Yup.

Thanks all. I always have fun with Dennis.

I'll put my vote in for Oskar. I know we're all very interested in this musical that our bard is putting together. Well done!

Okay, one for Dennis.

My kid starts her week-long spring break today and we are going to visit Grandma. I'll still be able to post but likely with reduced frequency until after April 13. I appreciate your understanding.

I will be completely offline this Friday through Monday.

I nominate we give Dennis another hero point in honor of Mr. Jay North.

Sad to hear about Jay North. :( But yeah, that's Dennis!

I watched reruns of that show when I was a kid. He really captured the spirit of Dennis the Menace perfectly. RIP.

If someone else is able to command Ogthup next time that'll be helpful. Oskar won't have the actions to cast a spell, sustain the animated assault, and also command minion. Not sure when the ability to command him resets...

GM Super Zero -- Green was within 10' of Dennis. When Green ran away, that should trigger Reactive Strike, yes?

Yes, yes it should.

Please take a moment to double-check the information on RPGChronicles.

And if you'd like to make downtime check in this thread, go ahead.

I've been informed there will be door prizes. You don't have to do anything to win, you'll be entered when the game is reported and contacted by email if you win.

RPG Chronicles checked.

RPG chronicles looks good for Oskar.

Argoni will attempt to craft a batch (4) of moderate acid flasks (level 3 item = DC18, 10gp) 4*10gp = 40gp needed. He pays 20gp up front in materials.

Crafting (DC18): 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 15 + 1 = 23

Level 7 success grants 2.5gp per day. He has the formula, so 1 day of setup and 7 days of work. 2.5gp*7days = 17.5gp. He will pay the last 2.5gp to finish the batch.

Result: Pay 22.5gp to craft a batch of 4 moderate acid flasks (value: 40gp)

Downtime:
Storied Talent Boon allows Oskar to attempt at Level 7 task.

Performance DC 23: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (2) + 21 = 23 Yeesh, but a success.

2.5 gp/day for Master Proficiency x 8 days = 20 gp earned.

Fortune-Telling Lore: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Failure. 2 sp x 8 days = 1.6 gp

RPG Chronicles good.

Dennis plays with his band, Dennis and the Menaces. Dennis plays the drums. Loudly. They're too young (and not good enough) to play at pubs, so they play in parks for tips.

Performance DC 20 (level 5): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
Success (trained): 9sp x 8 = 7.2gp

Crafting: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25

Zhamie builds a poppet representing Mishka and presents it to Dennis.

Success - 6.4gp

Dennis loves the Mishka poppet. "Thanks, Zhamie! It looks just like her." The youngster hugs it tight.
Cool idea. I'll add it to his character sheet!

Thanks for running, GM Super Zero. Fun adventure. And enjoyed all the active players which kept it moving at a good pace.

Reporting breakdown, if anyone's interested:

Oh, and Semyon and his soldiers defeated the rest of the redcaps at conveniently around the same time as you defeated the last of the ones who attacked you. I think I missed that in my description there.

Got my chronicle. Thanks for the game everyone!

Thanks for running, GM! I had a great time with y'all!

Thanks for the game, GM! Had a blast with everyone!

Chronicle looks great!

Chronicle looks good! Thank you for running the game, GM, and to the players too!