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Indeed -- my very first chronicle on my very first PFS character! Many thanks for stepping into the breach and making it possible for us to finish!

And thanks all for the game! I didn't see strong resolution - did folks want to try to muster another game as a group, or see what else is out there? I'm up for either; ping me if you want to do something jointly.

especially when your unarmoured Wizzies were getting in close without a dedicated Melee'r in the way to keep it off them.

That's partly because, overall, we don't *have* a dedicated meleer, especially once Blothar disappeared. (I'm not built for it, and since we finally had an encounter where I could actually get some mileage from my bow, I wanted to make hay with it for as long as possible!)

If we continue, we'll need to spend some time figuring out how to cover for the absence of a traditional tank/meat-shield front liner.

I was a bit surprised people didn't at least move into cover for the ranged combat exchange, there were two perfectly good corners to get cover behind in the wings

Maybe I misunderstand the cover rules, but it seemed like getting behind one of the corners would have given him "total cover" against me, and prevented me from arrowing him?

Hokay, so now I know not to brag on a string of good attack rolls while smiting. The fact that Erastil promptly sent a string of 3 utterly wretched rolls, then immmediately stabilized me, suggests the Hunter prefers modesty.

So, um, how does a scenario *end*? Does last-man-standing V have to plausibly get us all stabilized and back to town, or is it more of a sudden death (er, wrong term) finish when he kills the trog? (Optimism!)

Asha's face passes through a rapid cycle of emotions -- triumph as Viswall's bolt strikes home, turning quickly to dismay as the trog steps forward and slices, barely, through his defenses, and finally a glance of apology to the half-elf as he topples.

stabilize (DC 14): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

CLIFFHANGER.

dear Erastil please: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 13
damage : 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8

oh come on

Badly wounded, Asha swings desperately - then steps back to leave V a clear shot.

aaaaaaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhh

Asha continues trading blows with the trog -

attack, inspired, smite: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 11
damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9

smiting AC 19

Asha lets out a strangled cry as yet another of his companions falls, but rallies a bit on seeing life from V, trying to keep the enemies' attention on himself. "DIE. ALREADY." he growls, stabbing his longsword two-handed into the crocodile.

longsword attack, inspired: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 = 17
longsword damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

if that happens to end the croc, Asha will walk over top of it to stand over Esme and menace the trog. Still AC 19 / touch 16 against him b/c of smite.

oops, posted an attack on the trog before noticing the croc was in my way -- changing to engage it

With the croc coming after him and two of his companions lying broken on the floor, Asha drops his bow and pulls his blade, swinging desperately at the creature while still trying to manuever closer to the trog!

longsword attack, inspired: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Seeing Viswall in trouble and tingling from both Esme's magic and her lips, Asha strides forward to pressure the troglodyte, hoping to keep it from hitting the rogue with flames. "Come on, ugly, over here!" he shouts as he looses.

fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

attack, inspired, smiting, guidance, point-blank, cover: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 4 = 9
damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7

attack rolls of 18, 19, 20 -- Erastil really *is* guiding my shots here, even though I'm pretty sure no crit.

"Lex, get back from that thing!" Asha calls, in some frustration as he loses sight of his quarry through the sudden melee in front of him.

He circles to the other side of the party to continue his single-minded assault on the spellcaster.

attack, inspired, smite, cover: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 24
damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 = 8

crit confirm?: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 16
extra dmg if needed: 2d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 2 + 2 = 8

Reuhne, I think you're up -- doesn't look like you've posted in round 2 yet?

As for the future of the group, I'd be happy to snag a new GM or a couple new folks and continue, at least through level 1? Rotating GMing has some appeal -- my work schedule has enough crunch periods that I can't really tackle campaign-length PbP GMing, but single scenarios are a chunk I could manage.

Asha nocks another arrow and fires on the mage again, happy enough to have a target at range for once!

longbow, inspired, smite, cover: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 = 3

The halfling also takes a few steps back to give himself a little more room to react in case the trog approaches.

"Rheune, what's he doing with the flames?"

Player name - Murph.
Character name - Asha Justfeather - PFS
PFS # - 54947-1
Faction - Liberty's Edge
Day Job roll - none. (b/c has to be "trained", right?)

Asha wends his way through the party, hoping to eventually get a clearer shot at the trog mage -- the head coyote of this tower's marauding pack!

"Erastil guide my shot and end this threat!" he growls, loosing an arrow. smite evil: +2 attack / +1 damage, +2 AC vs. the mage

longbow shot, inspire, smite, cover: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 22
damage, inspire, smite: 1d6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 = 6

1.pfs noob question - is the PFS number a per-player thing, or is there a separate number I need to get for my character? I can find my player number, but if there's something char specific, I'll need to dig further, I think?

2. While I admit I've impatiently reloaded the gameplay page a dozen times this weekend, I'd be okay with waiting a hair longer to let V do his thing. We lost a GM and player and that kinda weirded up the game rhythm, after all.

Isn't it more that Esme is determined to instill certain motives in everyone around her, if they aren't there already?

(checks upthread) Oh. Lizard. Look, I'm not a ranger, okay? :)

Opening the door, Asha looks at the frog in surprise for a moment. Funny -- i wonder how he got in here? ...and what he eats? Thinking he might not want to find out, the halfling backpedals out of the room and closes the door again.

Having satisfied his need to ensure no further threats lurked on this level, Asha turns to V, "The stairs it is, then?"

"We're thankful to find you safe," says Asha in a cool tone, offering the buckler to Balenor. "And of course you should have this back - assuming you plan to take part in any further fighting?"

"Which begs the question -- how many of these creatures have you seen? We fought two below, and a large beetle, and then this large one plus the three you see in the next room. Are there any you're aware of that you don't see here?"

don't we have another door to the north as well, besides the stairs?

Asha follow V's command and crouches silently a few steps away from the door, sword and newfound buckler held ready to charge on the rogue's signal.

"you seem set on this...wayfinder? What is it, anyways?" Asha smiles quizzically at Esme. "At any rate, I've no objection to you claiming it. I suppose I'd best carry that buckler, since it seems my sword is more effective than my bow here."

Asha looks at the heavy door so far uninspected. "perhaps we should try this next, see what the big one was guarding?"

"This gear looks much finer then what these brutes have been wielding," remarks Asha thoughtfully. "Proof our wayward charge made it this far, perhaps? ...which means we must press on, I think, as quickly as we are able - and can expect another fight in front of us, with whatever holds him."

He assesses Rhuene's state. "You still look as wobbly as a newborn colt, my friend - Esme, do you have any ability to bolster our soldier before we advance? Or is he relegated to the back lines?"

After recovering his bow and accepting Esme's healing, Asha joins V, watching as the latter thoroughly investigates the box for danger.

His caution is impressive -- many would rush to find treasures in such a place. Wonder if he's been bitten by haste in the past, or is naturally so careful? he thinks, quietly so as not to distract the rogue.

"Lex, step back!" Asha calls to the other halfling, knowing the sorceror can't survive a more coordinated attack by the brute--and hoping to clear an attack path for himself.

Asha moves forward to stand in the doorway at least this way I won't have to worry about shooting the door again! and fires another shot past Lexel --

longbow attack, point blank, cover: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 - 4 = 5

-- and huffs in frustration as this shot too goes wide.

two 3s in a row! so cover isn't even really harming me here!

Asha sheathes his sword and pulls out his bow, trying to find a clear line through the clump of his companions. "See if I can give him a reason to come at us," he replies to Esme's prompt.

longbow attack, point-blank, cover: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 - 4 = 5

...scowling in some embarrassment as his arrow too plunks into the doorframe.

1. Holy moly, that was fast! Is the ease of of getting a gm sub something to do with the nature of PFS, or was this just luck (our strong armtwisting by Hmm? :) )

2. GM Shifty, I don't think Blothar has posted in over a month, so we might not wait too long for him?

I wrote my top-100-but-not-advancing RPG superstar entry while wearing a 2-month-old in a ring sling. :) Tried wraps but never really found one I liked. My wife went through a series of carriers, and still uses one of these (made in Detroit--local to us) once in a while for our nearly 4-year-olds.

Hooray for BWbP -- babywearing-by-post.

with block init, it wouldn't do me any good to wait for V to take down this one so I can shift focus, right?

Asha continues trading blows with the blue troglodyte, his anxiety spiking with Blothar's call from behind him.

longsword attack, flanking: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Asha glances over his shoulder at the fleeing trog, trying to decide whether to give chase, but decides not to abandon Viswall, and slashes at the blue lizard creature.

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

V, do you want to maybe try the pointy end of the rapier next time? If not, that's fine. We can just nudge them to death. ;)

Oops, I'd intended both my attacks at the same one, but I must have lost track -- I hadn't noticed diff colors at first, but will use those refs now

Bolstered by Blothar's blessing, Asha slashes again at the red trog, hoping to drop it before it can do any damage.

attack, blessing, flank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Asha shies away slightly as Esme's whip snaps just over his head, trying to mask the movement as a feint. He draws his sword and slashes at the lizard threatening him -

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Then steps forward to allow his companions to enter the room.

move action draw weapon; standard attack; 5-foot step.

Bracing himself against the smell, Asha sizes up the room -- More foot soldiers -- the lizard tamer must be in another room yet? and fires a shot at the trog to the right of the door, closest to Viswall.

fort vs stench: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

longbow attack, point blank: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 1 = 17
longbow damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"you open, I'll shoot," nods the paladin, nocking an arrow and attempting to make his way quietly up the stairs with V.

stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

if/when we make it and open the door, Asha will scan for any trog that looks bigger and badder than previously encountered to target

are there any other exits from this room, or just the stairwell we came from?

"Elves are remarkably long-lived, aren't they?" offers Asha. "I expect Reuhne has developed all sorts of talents that we've yet to discover!"

Carved symbols and writings snake along the walls.

"And, while they're busy with those scrolls, can any of you read what's written here? I'll admit foreign languages are not among my own hidden talents."

To Lexel's praise, Asha demures - "It was nearly dead-er, again-from the others' holy energies. I merely lucked into the killing blow." As the other halfling laments his own performance, Asha smiles and adds with a sigh, "Aye, and my first shot might as well have been aimed at my own toes! I admit most of my training was in the out-of-doors; I'm unaccustomed to this close work. But we'll get it figured."

percept to search room: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

longsword attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Eager to end the that and resigned to close combat, Asha draws his sword and steps in to deliver a backhanded slash to the skeleton, gritting his teeth against the expected flames and hoping his blade finds a solid mark in the bones.

Asha moves in the room as the skeleton tears into Viswall and takes aim with his bow, hoping to give V some room --

attack, point-blank, into melee: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 - 4 = 3 *yay*
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Asha glances into the room, struggling to place the alters -- Should have paid more attention in those theology lectures! -- and is caught flat-footed as the skeletons animate. know (religion): 1d20 ⇒ 8

Asha quietly takes up his position at the rear of the party as Reuhne leads the way up behind V.

Asha frowns, "This Tasskar at least awaits us -- and has likely captured or killed our quarry. We'd best press on quickly, before he? She?...outmaneuvers us. Tassjar presumably knows the tower better than we, and surprise will be our advantage."

Asha slashes at the lizard again -

attack, with aid another and bless: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 15
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Seeing the lizard snap at Rheune, Asha draws his longsword and moves to support the elf, circling slightly around the beast to set up Rheune to flank it.

move action to step diagonally toward wall and then in toward lizard while drawing sword, then attack.
longsword attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
longsword damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

am I threatened by the lizard? If so, treat following as 5-foot step, else I'll move further towards the door we came in by

Asha backpedals away from the lizard, trying not to make any threatening gesture towards it while focusing on the troglodytes as the more actively malevolent threat.

longbow attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
longbow damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

--his shot going wild as the combined effect of the stench and the shock proving too distracting.

Sweet Shelyn, but we're rolling awfully!

waiting on Viswall before trogs' turn?

fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Hearing Esme's shout from ahead, Asha asks, "Troglodytes? What's a tro---oh--ggnh" barely managing to keep his stomach in check as the stench reaches him.

"That worked -- for now, at least. That way?" Asha asks softly, indicating the door to the northeast, but keeping a wary eye on the lizard. Wonder how long that thing's been in here -- and what it's been eating.

any other visible exits, or did this room just look look like a dead end?

Seeing the lizard stall, Asha roots in his pack, pulling out a package of rations. After wondering for a moment whether a lizard would more likely eat dried fruit or jerky, he shrugs and throws both to it. "maybe we just leave while it's distracted?" he asks. "doesn't look like our man is in here," and we've had enough strife over killing animals in one day, if we're to work together, he finishes to himself.