[ACO] PF2e - 02-06: The Crashing Wave (cont.) P4

Game Master UncleFroggy

"Thank you," says Elias as he shifts back to his usual form, looking more human again.

Grom joins Black Molly in questioning the other medics. "Any patients that need a second opinion? Who knows how many people she 'treated' that met unfortunate ends."

Did we ever identify what Rahla was, exactly? My guess is she's a sea devil in disguise, but I didn't know they could disguise themselves that well.

Vanessa believes her to be a Malenti, a sea devil by birth but an aquatic elf in appearance.

Correct. She was a malenti.

Remendi, or a pilot fish sent by one of Zulfibha’s animal messenger spells, directs you to a supply depot on the outskirts of the monastery’s grounds.

"The Flawless Diamond is en route to a supply depot protected by a small enclave of merfolk. A seer among them reports worrying signs. We promised to protect them, but don’t forget to protect the supplies as well!"

The hippocampi speed through tall rows of kelp and reed fish farms as they race toward the settlement. Rirzik points up to a shadow on the surface, the shadow of Flawless Diamond making its way toward the rendezvous point. The guide turns his head to call out, only to freeze in place as a haunting roar sweeps across the ocean floor.

"Dragon turtle!" Rirzik screams as an enormous dragon glides over the seafloor at breakneck speed, a group of hapless sea devils clinging desperately to its rocky shell. The wounded beast charges toward the supply ship in a feral frenzy, smashing its sea devil riders against the splintering hull. Shattering the timbers of the speeding vessel, the dragon’s impact sends shock waves across the fields of kelp. The ship splits in two, cargo spills forth as the wreckage spirals out of control. Merfolk beneath the disaster can only look up in panicked awe as the debris plummets toward their home.

Each PC can attempt up to two of the following rescue activities while the dragon turtle devours the sea devils on its back. Before rolling any checks, each PC must decide which activity they are participating in. If more than one PC joins a given activity, each PC must decide whether to roll independently or to Aid another PC with their roll. If multiple PCs roll independently, use the best roll to determine the result of the activity.

DC to aid is 16

"Oh no! That's bad!"

Elias's first objective is to rescue the sailors. While he considers saving the fish people a higher priority, the cargo is important to keep people safe too--and it's something he's more suited to doing. The fishy Pathfinders are probably more equipped to save the fish people.

Elias would like to do Survivor Rescue and Crate Salvage, and to make his own checks.

Grom is caught off guard as the dragon turtle zooms past them, and looks in shock as it crashes into the ship. He's torn between helping the survivors and salvaging what can be saved.

"What's our priority here," he asks the group. "Helping the merfolk, or arming the survivors?"

I'll see what the others do before deciding on my own. Don't wanna hog the rolls. Plus, roleplay.

Vanessa was glad to be back in her natural form and underwater.

ocean lore: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Since she speaks Thalassic(Aquan) she goes to get the spectators out of the way.
diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 = 11
((Hero Point))
diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 2 = 25

Vanessa yells at the spectators in Aquan. They turn and bolt for cover.

As Rinshu has none of the required skills, he will simply encourage his companions.

Vanessa then goes and helps rescue the sailor. No one drowns on her watch.
athletics(aid): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Grom is caught off guard as the dragon turtle zooms past them, and looks in shock as it crashes into the ship. He's torn between helping the survivors and salvaging what can be saved.

"What's our priority here," he asks the group. "Helping the merfolk, or arming the survivors?"

”Whatever ye can!”, Molly replies. ”We’re off to salvage!”

Can Silverbeard use Athletics to Aid my Sailing Lore for this?

Grom Brightbeard wrote:

Grom is caught off guard as the dragon turtle zooms past them, and looks in shock as it crashes into the ship. He's torn between helping the survivors and salvaging what can be saved.

"What's our priority here," he asks the group. "Helping the merfolk, or arming the survivors?"

”Whatever ye can!”, Molly replies. ”We’re off to salvage!”

Can Silverbeard use Athletics to Aid my Sailing Lore for this?

Sure. Other skills ok if you can make them fit.

Note that we can do two checks.

"Fair point. Can't arm an army if you have neither the people nor the weapons."

Grom figures that the sailors are in immediate need of rescuing, so he goes to help bring them ashore.

Survivor Rescue, DC 19 Athletics to Swim: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Use my last Hero Point on this, no drowning on my watch!
Survivor Rescue, DC 19 Athletics to Swim: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

He then retrieves the cargo the other people haven't picked up yet.

Crate Salvage, DC 20 Athletics: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Most of the crates have drifted too far away to be retrieved.

Using this new possibility of antoher skill

The Shisk moves to try to help the people as the re is a great danger here. It's a question of survival indeed.

Survivor rescue, Survival: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

And again.

Survivor rescue, Survival: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

Missed your call for not having any of the required skills. Survival seems like a good substitute indeed, and I see you have Natural Medicine. I'd say that would be a good option as well to revive the sailor, even if it's not exactly to Treat Wounds.
Just wanted to add that and not ignore your post entirely.

Molly and Silverbeard swim for the crates. His image shudders for a moment, and his cutlass is now sheathed. He tries to manhandle the larger parcels, while she figures out which ones are more critical.

Silverbeard’s Aid with Athletics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

Black Molly’s Sailing Lore: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Elias pushes through the water, grabbing the people first and then the equipment.

Survivor Rescue Athletics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Crate Salvage Athletics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

The Pathfinders easily perform the tasks and rescue the crew, save the cargo and get spectators to safety. "Here it comes!" someone yells as the dragon turtle rushes back, still mauling the sea devils on its back.

You have 1 round to prepare for combat. Apart from drawing weapons, are you doing anything else?

So we’re fighting a dragon turtle? Ok then…

Molly casts a spell, intensifying Silverbeard’s aura, before raising a magical shield of her own. The cutlass reappears in his hand, as he glides through the water toward the great beast.

”Shove off, or taste steel!”, he shouts.

BM: Cast forbidding ward between Silverbeard and the dragon turtle, shield
CS: Swim 25’ (Amphibious Form)

Elias straps his shield back on. He also takes out a healing potion, to have it ready. Who needs hands to fight?

The Shisk uses his Darkened Forest Form power to polymorph in a shark and move away from the group.

I wait to see where the dragon turtle arrive before to move my token.

Oh ... this is gonna be fun .....