(#Q-24) “Tanuki Trouble” Gameplay (Inactive)

Game Master rainzax

With his Gravity Weapon and his marked Prey, Schek Nek lets Cirri's Four Winds carry him ahead.

Now he attacks at a new angle.

+1 Returning Striking Combat Grapnel Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 vs Prey, Purple Mother
Damage + Gravity Weapon: 2d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1, 5) + 1 + 2 = 9 P damage
◆ Strike

+1 Returning Striking Combat Grapnel Attack - MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 11 - 5 = 12 vs Prey, Purple Mother
Damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 4) + 1 = 10 P damage
◆ Strike

Hmm, bad angle. He ◆ Raises his steel Shield for protection.

↺ Cringe, Trigger: In case a creature he is aware of critically succeeds on a Strike against him and would deal damage to him

or

↺ Activate Triangular Teeth (concentrate) Trigger: You would be hit by an attack against your AC.

AC 21 (+1 vs prey's attacks)

Aha - thanks for the detailed response, read that with my old PF1 eyes, a 'save' now still means you take half damage, so therefore theres a second check needed, ahh well I live and learn!

Hungry Fort 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19 vs DC20

Stage 1 @ 1d6 poison
Poison damage 1d6 ⇒ 3

AC 22 - HP 20/42

So just poison damage that round, until Stage 2 when enfeebled hits?

Hopefully that means hungry ate Red?

"Oh, that swarm is gone." Cirri was going to attack the Red swarm, but she hurls her ball of ice at the mother instead.

Kinetic Blast: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Cold Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

REF (vs DC20) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 Fail
FORT (vs DC20) 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 1 = 27 Crit Pass
REF (vs DC20) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Pass
FORT (vs DC20) 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9 Crit Fail
HP REROLL FORT (vs DC20) 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9 Crit Fail

Bites = 10.
Poison Stage 2 @ 1d8 ⇒ 5 poison damage, clumsy 1, and off-guard (1 round)
Final Status: 19/34 Clumsy 1, Off guard (1 round)

Granny gets swarmed, odd to have that much flesh on her bones again!

She doesn't like it much and decides to move.

Then applies some healing to herself.
Battle Medicine (Stitch flesh) vs DC15 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Heals 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (8, 5) + 5 = 18 (Godless Healing) = Full HP

◆ Stride
◆ Skill - Battle medicine
◆ Command animal

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Hungry: AC 22 HP 21/42

Hungry tries fighting off the poison and nastiness!

Bite (vs mother)
Attack 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
Damage 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (5, 2) + 3 = 10

Attack 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Damage 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4) + 3 = 9

◆ Strike
◆ Strike

@Granny/Hungry - anyone who's poisoned also makes an end-of-turn save - please do that now!

Schek Nek's attacks fail to purchase.

Granny straigtens a few bones in herself while Hungry goes to town on the Mother Bug! (-19)

Ignoring the dog, Mother goes to instinctively attack Mik-mek and neutralize his acid!

Purple Mother
◆◆) Deadly Charge vs Mik-mek
◆) Grab

Mandibles (P) w/ +2 (moving at least 20 feet) plus Venom (Fortitude DC 19) vs Mik-mek (AC 21): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 13 + 2 = 211d10 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Grab (Athletics) vs Mik-mek (Fort DC 19): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

Holding him in her deadly pincir as poison cources through his veins!

The Babies join the Mother!

Green Babies
◆) Stride
◆/◆) Swarming Bites x2 vs Mik-mek

Mik-mek to Basic Reflex (DC 20) plus Poison (Fortitude DC 20) if damaged: 1d8 ⇒ 7
Mik-mek to Basic Reflex (DC 20) plus Poison (Fortitude DC 20) if damaged: 1d8 ⇒ 2

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INVASIVE PESTS
ID Monster: Nature (spoiler your secret check)
Terrain: Tall Trees (look like black holes) are Obstacles

Please roll any Pending Saves in order before your turn starts, announcing damage and status changes with "ooc" text!

Cirri @ -1
Schek
Granny @ Full HP @ still poisoned last turn?
& Hungry @ HP 21/42 @ still poisoned last turn?
Mik-mek @ Up to 5x pending saves @ -15 (and more...) @ Grabbed by Mother
Purple Mother (AC 18) @ 13/51 HPs @ Grabbing Mik-mek
Green Baby Swarm (AC 18, weakness [5] to area) @ 13/30 HPs

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The Party is Up!

Cirri takes a Step up and forms a cudgel of ice in her hands. It shatters as she brings it down on the Mother.

Blast: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Cold Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 4 = 9

"Let 'im go!"

vs the Swarm

vs Swarming Bites DC 20
Reflex(E): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19 7 damage
Reflex(E): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26 1 damage

vs Poison DC 20
Fortitude(E): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Fortitude(E): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
No harm no foul there! :)

vs Mother's Venom DC 19
Fortitude(E): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 Enfeebled 1

Mik-mek yelps in pain as the babies bite him. Fortunately, he manages to resist their venom. He then lets out a terrified "MEEEEEEEK!!!" as this big thing rushes him and grabs him, at the same time injecting venom into him. He's barely aware of Cirri cracking a chunk of ice over Mother.

He tries to escape the Mother's claws.

Acrobatics(E), Escape: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

He takes a step back and whacks the swarm with his buckler.

Shield Bash, MAP: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 for Bludgeoning: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 Doubled on Crit

◆ Escape
◆ Step
◆ Strike

Cirri’s ice cudgel smacks down, nearly taking her out.

The blunt distraction creating an opening for Mik-Mek, who escapes!

Thanks for botting!

Schek gets out from behind the tree
◆ Stride

and launches another weapon assault at his prey.
+1 Returning Striking Combat Grapnel Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20 vs Prey, Purple Mother
Damage + Gravity Weapon: 2d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3, 6) + 1 + 2 = 12 P damage
◆ Strike

And another. “Take this 'coz you’ll never sink your vile mandibles again into my ally!”
+1 Returning Striking Combat Grapnel Attack - MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 11 - 5 = 23 vs Prey, Purple Mother
Damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 4) + 1 = 9 P damage
◆ Strike

↺ Cringe, Trigger: In case a creature he is aware of critically succeeds on a Strike against him and would deal damage to him

or

↺ Activate Triangular Teeth (concentrate) Trigger: You would be hit by an attack against your AC.

AC 21 (+1 vs prey's attacks)

Schek's first strike takes the Mother out!

Schek Nek - go ahead and redo (and re-roll) your 3rd ◆!

Granny is Up!

After taking the Mother out, Schek changes his prey, this time, the Green Baby Swarm!

◆ Hunt Prey, Green Baby Swarm

↺ Cringe, Trigger: In case a creature he is aware of critically succeeds on a Strike against him and would deal damage to him
or
↺ Activate Triangular Teeth (concentrate), Trigger: You would be hit by an attack against your AC.

AC 21 (+1 vs prey's attacks)

I just realized that Mik-Mek probably didn't escape since he's enfeebled 1... not that it matters since I'm guessing the shield bash didn't hit (or since I was aiming for the swarm anyway)?

Saves:
Granny Fort vs DC20 -1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 = 8
Hungry Fort vs DC20 -1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

Both fail and take damage!
Granny 1d8 ⇒ 5
Hungry 1d8 ⇒ 1

Granny moves in and begins treating poison...
Granny - Medicine vs DC 20 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Reroll 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

Hungry - Medicine vs DC 20 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

Both get +2 to the next poison save

◆ Stride
◆ Skill - Medicine - Treat poison
◆ Skill - Medicine - Treat poison

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Hungry: AC 22 HP 20/42

Hungry awaits orders from Granny...

Two more Poison saves now, for Granny and Hungry.

Please announce what stage you are on, and what status effects each of your characters suffer.

Saves:
Granny Fort vs DC20 -1d20 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 15 - remains Stage 2
Hungry Fort vs DC20 -1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 2 = 24 - moves up to stage 1

Granny
Stage 2 - clumsy 1, and off-guard (1 round).
HP 34/39

Hungry
Stage 1.
HP 20/42

Baby swarm chases Mik-Mek!

Green Babies
◆) Stride
◆/◆) Swarming Bites x2 vs Mik-mek

Mik-mek to Basic Reflex (DC 20) plus Poison (Fortitude DC 20) if damaged: 1d8 ⇒ 5
Mik-mek to Basic Reflex (DC 20) plus Poison (Fortitude DC 20) if damaged: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Poison effects

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Green Baby Swarm (AC 18, weakness [5] to area) @ 13/30 HPs

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The Party is Up!

Schek moves closer to the swarm and throws weapon at it.
+1 Returning Striking Combat Grapnel Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 vs Prey, Baby Green Swarm
Damage + Gravity Weapon: 2d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2) + 1 + 2 = 9 P damage

+1 Returning Striking Combat Grapnel Attack + MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 5 ⇒ (16) + 11 - 5 = 22 vs Prey, Baby Green Swarm
Damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2) + 1 = 9 P damage

"I'll poke each of you until no one is flying!"

◆ Stride
◆ Strike
◆ Strike
↺ Cringe, Trigger: In case a creature he is aware of critically succeeds on a Strike against him and would deal damage to him or ↺ Activate Triangular Teeth (concentrate) Trigger: You would be hit by an attack against your AC.

AC 21 (+1 vs prey's attacks)

"Hmm, wish I could fill a space with wind without hurting my teammates." Cirri chirps. "Mik-Mek, could you take a step back? I have an idea. Parent taunt me this."

She will delay until Mik-Mek acts and moves out of the way. Then, she takes a ◆Step forward before she screeches. A ◆◆>Haunting Hymn< takes shape, filling the swarm's space with pure sound, curving around Schek Nek.

It deals 1d8 ⇒ 8 sonic damage. Basic Fort DC 18 to reduce.

Schek grapnels several babypedes, causing them to disperse some. @ 4 damage after resistance = 9/13 HPs

The moment Mik steps away, Cirri overloads their audile sensors…

Baby Basic Fortitude vs 8 sonic (DC 18) w/ weakness 5 to area: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 @ 9 damage

…and they disperse completely!

We remain in combat, as we have players poisoned!

Mik-mek finishes moving while the party scrambles to help Granny and Hungry!

Reflex(E): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
Reflex(E): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

10 Piercing total

Fortitude(E): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Fortitude(E): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

No harm no foul! :)

Mik-Mek pulls out a lesser healing potion and tips it down.

Lesser Healing: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (8, 6) + 5 = 19

◆ Pull out Healing Potion
◆ Bottoms up!

Treat Posion
Granny - Medicine vs DC 20 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26
Granny gets +2 to the next poison save

Granny then casts Cleanse affliction on herself.
Reduces poison to Stage 1

Saves:
Granny Fort vs DC20 -1d20 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 10 Crit fail
REROLL Granny Fort vs DC20 -1d20 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 20 Pass
Hungry Fort vs DC20 -1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21 Pass

Granny - conditions cleared. 29/34
Hungry - conditions cleared. 20/42

◆ Skill - Medicine - Treat poison
◆◆ Cast - Cleanse Allfiction

The math and tracking in that was horrible - those creatures are wiiiild

Cirri prepares some Ocean's Balm as soon as the bugs are scattered. She holds back from helping Granny Deadybones - there's that weird feeling again! - but everyone else gets to drink some refreshing healing water.

Ocean's Balm provides 2d8 HP of healing. Cirri will start with Hungry.

Hungry healing: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9

Then she'll scoot over towards Mik-mek. That's my 3rd action.

"Everyone alright?" Schek asks and when he sees the spots where they are bitten are swelling. "My, those are bumpy..."

No healing for them from Schek, unfortunately.

"I accept the completion of your task as restitution to the forest on behalf of your village, Shuuto"

Shuuto awakes suddenly from a half-stupor, as if he had been spacing out, and goes "Oh! Um. Ok. Your welcome. I mean thank you?" he looks to the pathfinders desperately for help (like "What should I say?") and flustered, just puts his head down "Your highness" he pays kami respect at least of the title. An important title certainly. Maybe the correct one.

Yaseikami folds her arms crossly "I will look after the Kodomi Village henceforth" she says with finality, presiding over the group assembled. If anyone looks into her face, she winks at you.

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Upon returning to the village, Kenta and Mimiko approach, the latter saying "What happened?" the former "Have we angered the Great Spirit?" both shaking in their fur...

Cirri nods in understanding. "Good job, Shuuto. You're the hometown hero! I'm sure you'll do a lot to help your home and the forest." If he hadn't come, Cirri isn't sure Yaseikami would let them clean up the infestation. So he is a hero, in a way...

Also, Cirri doesn't want to be the outsider who takes credit. That would be rude (and a bit Chilexian as Dad would say.)

Back in the village, Cirri is quick to address the elders. "Yaseikami was concerned about a ōmukade invading the forest. By the time we got there, the mother had several swarms running about. We helped a little, but Shuuto was key in driving them away." She takes a step back. "Isn't that right, Shuuto?"

“I am glad the apology has been accepted, and no more villages will be burnt to the ground. This tale has ended on a better note than the story of the goblin who took things too far - and the BearOwl that dealt with him. But it could have ended as another deliciously bloody cautionary tale for wayward children…”

Granny pauses to rub her bony chin. “Instead, we have something the Society can be proud of, a village of mirth and levity, where fun can still be had… but responsibly.”

Granny and Hungry prepare themselves for the road ahead, ready to journey to the next adventure...

"Yes, yes! And Shuuto here will behave from now on, right?" Schek gives the tanuki a grin, not sure of threat or happiness after what just happened to them.

Mik-mek looks a bit battered from being chased (and bitten) by the swarms. "Yes. Shuuto will behave." he agrees, "Won't you, Shuuto?" elbowing the stout tanuki in the ribs.

Emboldened by the manyfold (and obviously hard-earned) praise, Shuuto walks right up to Fumika and says "Do you wanna go steady?" causing her to blush through her thick fur. She smiles, blurts a random non-sensical sentence, and shakes her head in the affirmative. They spend the rest of the Party... wait... another Party? Yes! This one much more quiet than the others ("responsibly" as Teacher Granny would put it)... the two shy tanuki spend the rest of the party smooching standing awkwardly close to eachother almost starting conversation (but never really)...

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Mimiko looks even more scared "Oh no! Are the ōmukade coming here?" but Kenta smacks her upside the head "No no - didn't you just hear them say Shuuto drove them away?!" and Mimiko relaxes a little and both of them go around shaking everyone's hands (except Hungry - he gets a few soft head pats instead).

Then Mimiko remembers something "Oh yes. You had come here to ask my permission for something. Didn't you? As long as it's not trying to recruit the Town Hero Shuuto into the Pathfinders - because we need him here - me and Kenta are all ears. What was it?"

Kenta nods, and too waits for the party's response...

"Oh, actually it's the opposite." Cirri looks to the town elders. "We wanted to establish a Pathfinder Lodge here. Venture-Captain Li said it would a good idea, just in case Shuuto needs more backup." She smiles and nods.

The two look at eachother, and nod easily. Kenta speaks first "We accept your terms" and leans in "Do you really think Shuuto has what it takes to lead? I mean, if you didn't notice, he's kind of - OOF" Mimiko's elbow finds his gut, cutting him off midstride - she chimes in "Thank you, Pathfinders. We shall begin clearing out a plot for your lodge. If all Pathfinders are as nice as you, we welcome you permanently to our village" She bows to each of you.

And with that, the negotiation has been made, and Amara Li is pleased "Well done Pathfinders. I hope to see you all soon"

FIN