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It is a scenario: Pathfinder Society Scenario #4–26: The Waking Rune

Of the scenarios and Module listed above, I think I have characters that could play in any of them.

I would like to join. I have the following options available

Life Oracle 5
Slayer 5
Bard 6
Samurai 6
Witch 8
Monk/Sorcerer 5

I'll have to set up profiles for some of these, as most of them have not been in PbP before.

If we are going low, the Samurai is fun (Axebeak mount with Dire Collar) but they are all good for different roles.

I have a regular witch at 13.2 (finished the Eyes, hasn't played since} that could use some adventure.

Awen shuffles the deck and carefully lays out the spread for Saturn

Your choosing is the Foreign Trader, card of information brokerage for traders and governments alike. Just because the bargains made under the auspices of this card will always resolve truthfully does not mean that everyone understands the implications of the bargain that was made

Your past contains a mystery in the Tangled Briar. A dark event impacted your earlier life, although you may not understand how even now.

Your present is torn between The Survivor and The Cyclone, indicating your rebirth from your earlier Dark Event, possibly even your decision to join the Pathfinder Society, but beware the forces that scheme destruction, like the followers of Lissala and the Aspis, for they will complicate your life.

Vision represents your future. I see many dealings with both genius and madness, and puzzles from both. Lots of puzzles are in your future.

Your spread can be found here My apologies that this took a while, but things have been a little hectic.

Navi, it is good to meet you

Awen shuffles her cards and lays them out before Navi.

Your choosing is the Publican, which is apropos of where we are, and our uncertain future, based on the quests we are given.

Your past is the Paladin, showing your unwavering strength that go you where you are today.

Your present card is Vision, indicating an unclear situation, perhaps you will encounter madness, or puzzles, soon, as we often do.

You future card is Marriage. This does not bind you to one person, but is instead a harbinger of constant and permanent change. Ideas and places merge and evolve constantly, just as we grow and learn and change.

If you like your spreads can be found Here

A tall, lithe, Blonde woman walks in and claims a table.

Bartender, a beer please?

Does anyone wish to have their fortune told?

She opens a Harrow deck and starts shuffling it on the table in front of her.

I have a number of options, one for high tier, four for low tier.

This would be my preference if we play low tier. Everybody loves a Bard.

Player Name: Eric Parker
Character Name: Notos
PFS# for this character: 20781-15
Class: Bard
Level: 5
Faction: Silver Crusade
XP Progression (slow/normal): Normal

Here is my High Tier option:
Player Name: Eric Parker
Character Name: Awen
PFS# for this character: 20781-21
Class: Witch
Level: 8
Faction: Scarab Sages
XP Progression (slow/normal): Normal

and the others, if they might be needed

Player Name: Eric Parker
Character Name: Baretta
PFS# for this character: 20781-16
Class: Samurai
Level: 6
Faction: Sovereign Court
XP Progression (slow/normal): Normal

Player Name: Eric Parker
Character Name: Lu Yan
PFS# for this character: 20781-28
Class: Monk/Sorcerer
Level: 5
Faction: Sovereign Court
XP Progression (slow/normal): Normal

Player Name: Eric Parker
Character Name: Raak
PFS# for this character: 20781-9
Class: Slayer
Level: 5
Faction: Grand Lodge
XP Progression (slow/normal): Normal

Awen also addresses Hao Jin.
Madam, you are a being of great power. I hope your future endeavors are successful and do not have the "strings" that your Tapestry has produced. I would also appreciate any opportunities to assist you or learn from you, especially if I can support your efforts with this ritual.

I am going to assume she declines the offer from the lowly Witch.

After the group has returned to the Grand Lodge.

She turns to her fellow Pathfinders.
You have been excellent companions in this odd adventure, and I hope we are assigned to work together again. Farewell.

I can't get better than +1 in any of the listed skills. I could try to craft an argument using Knowledge (History) at +6, but am kind of in agreement with the judge on that last point. It was the only question I had that I did not ask Hao Jin about.

Can I use the profession (fortune teller) I rolled to tell Elby's fortune while we were gathering? I meant to ask earlier.

Profession (Fortune Teller) if the other roll is not acceptable: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

So my day job is either at natural 20 or a natural 1. Kind of the way things go, I guess

Respectfully, your honors, Hao Jin did not divert entire souls to power the Tapestry Demiplane. She merely diverted part of their energy,
much as the entire multiverse renews itself thanks to the cycle of souls. She borrowed trace amounts from those who perished on the demiplane—all in order to sustain the life-giving environment. The process ultimately didn’t impact those souls’ afterlives. There is evidence to support these assertions.

I think this is my best chance to contribute.

Arwen Spellcraft: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25

I am no higher than +3 in any of those skills. The best I could think of to do would be to argue with Knowledge(History) at +6 that she was trying to preserve vulnerable populations and history shows us what has happened to those kind of populations in the past.

Awen tries to use her Knowledge(Planes) to help determine strategy.

Knowledge(Planes): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Awen considers Hao Jin's response carefully and hesitates before she replies.

Abadar is not my Patron, but we represent his church as part of the arrangement the Pathfinder Society made to transport us here.

That having been said, I think your intentions were good in your attempt to preserve the things you did in your Tapestry. I will do my best to help defend you.

Awen is definitely furrowing her brow trying to sort through the situation.

Aside from the question already asked about how the souls used to power the demiplane were impacted, I have another question. Why did you think moving all these beings and places into your demiplane would preserve them any better than leaving them where they were?

Are there any knowledge checks we can attempt that might give us more insight into the situation? Particularly, whether she is right about using the souls' energy to power the demiplane? Not that I think I can make the knowledge check, but you never know.

Perhaps we can help understand her actions and interpret them for the court. Then the chips will fall where they may,

I will probably not be much help either, but I am interested in seeing the trial. I vote we try to defend her.

Awen looks doubtful at the prospect of defending Hao Jin.

We are adventurers. not barristers, but we will do our best to seek justice. Does advocating for Hao Jin mean we must defend her actions? I am not sure we can all do that.

Another scenario where my Bard Lawyer (Profession Barrister) would have been useful.

Awen chimes in:
We also feared for our safety when The Maker suddenly acted strangely during our conversation.

Diplomacy +3 or Charisma +1 to try and help Elby justify.

Awen's Bonus is not high enough to be able to succeed at the Knowledge(Planes), so I won't even roll it.

Awen lets the Misfortune hex expire as the situation calms down.

We are Pathfinders and Representatives of the Church of Abadar in Golarion. We were having a discussion with The Maker when she began acting strangely and lashed out towards us. We tried not to hurt her, but I am afraid we did some damage. We will heal or repair her to the best of our abilities. We did not come here to be violent, only to have a discussion.

Diplomacy to aid whoever rolls a lead Diplomacy check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

Since Awen should have acted before Myth in initiative, can we retcon the order and have Myth drop the engram in the pouch before moving back? That would mean Myth either doesn't pick up his bow or go total defense, but it makes sense in the initiative order.

If it happens that way, Awen would have stayed where she was, as Myth would not have vacated the space she moved into.

Oh my gods, he's part of an anarcho-syndicalist commune.

Maker, we really want this to be peaceful, and there is no violence inherent in the system.

Awen takes a five foot step back and Cackles to maintain the Misfortune. She also activates her Pathfinder Pouch.

Do I have time to open the Pathfinder Pouch on my belt and speak the command word to activate it? I am assuming I can, but want to speak the command word softly so The Maker can't hear me.

Quick, put the engram in this Pouch.

Awen delays until Ivan has completed his attempt to Pin The Maker.

Here goes nothing.

Awen casts Disable Construct

and attempts to touch The Maker. and since he is prone and pinned, I am hoping she makes it

Touch attack versus the Maker, with Bless: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

and probably misses the touch? I think she holds the charge if that misses.

If the touch hits, the will save is DC 17

She holds her move action to Cackle if she missed the touch.

If I can hit her prone, touch AC AND she fails the save on my next spell, she'll be helpless.

Somebody who can talk to people, move to keep the crowd away.

That is not me

Awen swoops down and lands next to the Maker. She Cackles again.

Be ready to try and grab the engram. I am going to try and disable him.

Awen looks around as she floats above the bushes.

She can't fail this with her normal +15 and +10 from the altitude

Perception: 1d20 + 15 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 15 + 10 = 39

I know this is first edition, but can I get any additional details based on almost doubling the DC?

Grab the engram if you can! Misfortune will make it harder for him to resist you.

Awen struggles against the suggestion from The Maker.

Will Save versus Suggestion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

and successfully resists.

Maker we do not want combat. We were having a peaceful conversation until you started to attack us!

Awen attempts to hover to maintain her current position.

Fly Check, DC 15: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Maker, this is not what the Cosmos desires. We all want peace and an end to this violence you commenced.

Awen uses her Misfortune hex against The Maker. She needs to make a DC 17 Will Save

If The Maker fails the Will save, Awen will Cackle to extend the duration one round. If she succeeds, Awen will draw a Harrow deck.

Profile updated for flying and Bless, in addition to Mage Armor and being in Axis.

Maker, we really want this to be a peaceful conversation. Please stand down and talk to us.

I agree with Kalaron's earlier interpretation and that we need to let The Maker make the first strike in this combat.

Awen uses her standard action to activate her flight hex and her move to move 20 feet over and 20 feet up.

The consequences of lousy skill rolls. . .

@GM, do I know whether The Maker is actually a construct or not? I have the spell Disable Construct but I don't know whether Awen would know whether it is useful.

Hao Jin had to harness tremendous power to create the demi-plane and transport all the areas and being she did into it. The act was a tremendous abuse of magical power.

I will label this Spellcraft, but it could be either Spellcraft or Knowledge Arcana to impress him with the gravity of the situation.

Spellcraft to explain the abuse of magic power involved in the tapestry: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

Hao Jin committed a grave error and created a demi-plane improperly. She forceably relocated several areas of the planet and thousands of inhabitants to that demi-plane. Now the only hope of thousands of sapient beings inhabiting that demi-plane is that she can reassemble a ritual from these memory engrams that will return the areas she stole to their original locations before the demi-plane collapses entirely.

diplomacy to aid: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Awen thinks to herself

Odd. The Inevitable spoke first to Arin, then chastized him for talking during the concert. That seems inconsistent.

Then she remains quiet until the concert is finished.

Awen is still concerned that they may be under surveillance.

Perception, looking for anyone watching them: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32

This has certainly been one of the stranger missions the Society has sent me on

Awen nods in concurrance with Kalaron and Arin. She has been caught up in the quiet beauty of this place, along with the Calm Emotions spell.

A combat here jeopardizes the lives of thousands living in the Tapestry demi-plane. The Pathfinder Society has collected many items over the years, and we all know that the true ownership of some of those items is questionable. I say we make the trade.

Awen considers what she might know about 322 and her endeavours.

322, you mentioned this would be a recon mission. Will your later incursion to actually retrieve the object you seek harm the Pathfinder Society, any of it's members, or proliferate Evil in the world of Golarion?

Will save, already adjusted for being in Axis: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Awen seems to be very distracted by the environment, and definitely can't concentrate.

She tries to assist Arin in talking to the local inhabitants.

Diplomacy to aid Arin, adjust for being in Axis: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. She did attack and tie you up, after all.

Diplomacy to aid: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

I adjusted Awen's sheet to just be in Axis, with the Mage Armor still active. If the hour for the Mage Armor from the wand runs out, please let me know. I assume we moved fairly quickly to the next location.

Awen has not played any of the scenarios listed so far.

Awen will lag behind for a moment, pull out her first level Pearl of Power and recall Shocking Grasp.

Then she will catch the rest of the group.

I assume could have done that during the journey. but as long as I can do it before we get engaged in another encounter. . .

Awen looks around as they arrive and enter.

Somebody was watching us before. I wonder if others have plans for these engrams.

Perception check, mainly looking for others watching us: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20

Awen also have a Cure Light Wounds wand, and can activate it. Do I need to roll the individual charges, or use the 5 average?

I need about 7 charges myself, and can heal others as well.

Awen has a look of grim determination on her face, as she struggles to fly toward the back of the room, while getting within range of Beyschosz.

This was supposed to be easy, just ask for the item, but we had to run into a greedy, self centered jerk of a Devil. Beyschosz, just give it up already.

Awen casts Shocking Grasp into one of her cards and hurls it toward Beyschosz.

Attack roll with a Harrow Cards, charged, + True Strike from last round: 1d20 + 10 + 20 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 20 = 34

Damage from Shocking Grasp: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 6, 3, 3) = 23

Caster Level Check to overcome SR: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

And another spell, and once a day ability from the ring, down the tubes. I hate this guy, especially if he targets me and kills me this round. At least Ivan has started hitting.

I remember the discussion on prone and flying. Next round, I think I will try and fly up and see if I can hit him with a spell/card, then see if I can get by his SR. If I hit him, I am pretty sure he will come around and kill me.

I don't have a way to bring him down, so I have to try to fly up, hit him and overcome his spell resistance. I am not confident.

Arin and Elby, thank you for the healing. I hope I don't mess up the second chance you have given me.

Move: Awen picks up the Harrow deck she dropped when she went unconscious.

I assume fly is still active, since it gets used in one minute increments? Or do I have to start it again? I am assuming it is still active.

Standard: She activates the True Strike ability from her Ring of Serene Contortions

The hexes don't seem to be working, so I guess I will try to hurt him. Then he probably will kill me.

No action economy to get close enough and Cackle. This guy is really messing us up. I hope the next turn comes together.

I assume that between the Aegis of Recovery and lay on hands that I am prone with 4 hit points?

Actually, as soon as Arwen hits 0 HP, her Aegis of Recovery activates and crumbles to dust.

Aegis of Recovery Healing: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (1, 3) + 3 = 7

So, not enough to stay in the fight, but stabilization should be easier, since I am only at -3 instead of -10.

Stabilize versus DC 13: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Yep, that's my dice luck this adventure.

The fly spell states that if the duration expires you float safely to the ground unless you are really high up. Either that or the feather fall should get me down safely, and it only matters if I need the feather fall later.

Bastard, maybe I should have stayed down. as she floats down and slips into unconsciousness, smoking slightly.

Made my move on the Google Slides. I also double checked that I had applied the penalties to Will saves and the other skills impacted by being in Axis.

Aw, Ivan, I think they rather suit you.

Awen will fly toward the front of the lecture hall at a 45 degree up angle for 15 feet. I will update the map later, when I have access to real computer.

That should put me within 30 feet of Beyschosz, but more than 15 feet away, from what I can tell with 3D geometry. I also think I have enough movement to adjust if necessary.

She will then Cackle to mantain the hexes.

I believe I included the minus 2 on will saves in my "in Axis" condition, but will double check this evening.