Whoops, Bella's Fort save is +13. Not that it would have mattered here.
Khiari blurts out. "Oh! Grimstalkers! Willpower isn't their strongest or worst resistance. They're also fey."
Bella nods and applies her comedy routine towards the very Green Grimstalker.
Performance:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31 ◆ Bella uses >Fascinating Performance< on Green. Thanks to >Focused Fascination<, she only needs a Success to Fascinate. As long as she doesn't critically fail, she gets Panache.
Full of panache, Bella ◆confidently applies a high kick to the Grimstalker's head.
Fist:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28 Bludgeoning Damage:2d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1) + 3 = 6 Confident Finisher:3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 2) = 11I miss I deal half of this amount as damage Critical Specialization Effect(Brawling): The target must succeed at a Fortitude save against your class DC or be slowed 1 until the end of your next turn.
Then she prepares a ↺>Flashy Dodge as the poison begins to work its way through her.
Bella will react against the first Strike on her. Her AC is 26.
"Perhaps the enemies realized they had attracted too much attention?" Bella fluffs her ego. "I would flee if I heard Pathfinders were investigating!"
Bella and Khiari continue their game as they practice prancing, leaping and skipping about the mountain trail. Bella's training and practice versus Khiari's natural agility from her goat-like legs.
Bella seems to light up at the prospect. "Defending a village from invaders? I accept this task with gusto."
Viltydus's nobility appeals to Bella. Protecting the land you benefit from seems natural. Despite the issues about the Rose Witch and her Father, Bella does sense she can protect Galt the way Khiari wants to help Evanescent Green.
Diplomacy:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28
And so she begins politely asking the residents of Port Valen for assistance. Any information on the attackers would be useful. Do they patrol? Is there a specific type of food they feast upon? What time of day do they strike? Khiari writes everything down when she isn't flirting with the locals.
"Let me help you out of those chains, Tjolfor." Bella and Khiari work on removing the restraints. While they don't say anything about Tjolfor's comment, both of them are wondering what's going on with Quickblade and Vardarel.
Recall Knowledge with Nature +11, if it's applicable.
Khiari's AC is now 25. If she is hit for more than 5 damage, Bella can react with Life Block, reducing damage by 20 but taking 10 damage in the process. If Khiari takes 6-10 damage, Bella will block 10 and take 5 damage instead.
The Tracker said Clover and Bella (with Khiari) could move the last time you posted, GM. I assume that's still the case?
Bella realizes she's gotten careless. Held AND Restrained by fast reacting creatures. It's like Slam Poetry. But every hit she takes is one less for her teammates.
So she tries to ◆Escape from being Restrained.
Acrobatics:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
My other actions will depend on whether Bella Escaped or not.
Bella looks at the green tree and nods in appreciation. "These felines are quick, but my feet are quicker." She performs a quick jig against the Yellow spotted cat to give herself some Panache.
◆ Bella uses >Fascinating Performance< on Yellow. Thanks to >Focused Fascination<, she only needs a Success to Fascinate. Thanks to >Assurance< her Performance check is 20. As long as she doesn't critically fail, she gets Panache.
Then she quickly ◆punts the Yellow cat, Confident the blow will land.
Boot:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22 Nonlethal Bludgeoning Damage:2d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 3) + 3 = 7 Confident Finisher:3d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 3) = 9Half Confident Finisher damage if I miss, so 4 Nonlethal
Khiari follows up with a ◆kick against the Blue furred cat.
Hoof:1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 13 - 4 = 16 Damage:2d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 2) + 3 = 9
Realizing she's flanked, Bella prepares to react with a ↺ >Flashy Dodge< if she is attacked. (AC 26)
"Oh, pish posh." Bella struts her confidence towards the man. "Tjolfor the Bruised? More like Tjolfor the Brave if you ask me! Fought off werecreatures, didn't die to their wounds, and had the strength to chain yourself to a tree? Do you realize how strong you are?"
"That is unfortunate, Viltydus. We will recover the survivor with all due haste." Bella scans the sky. "How much light do we have? My sister can see well in low light situations, but I am not as gifted."
Perception +10 is my best skill. I can lead or aid but I suspect people have better skill check bonuses.
Oh, Bella was Sickened from the round before. I thought she was not, so that's why I rolled the Fort Save vs Red.
My turn's actions were
◆◆ Bella casts Frostbite vs Red
◇ Khiari is next to Red, so she makes a Fort Save (Success)
◆ Khiari Strides
◇ Khiari is next to Black, so she makes a Fort Save (Failure)
As Vardarel said, Summoner Dedication does not get access to Tandem actions like Act Together. It was fun theory crafting if Bella should be a Summoner first or Swashbuckler first, but eventually I decided ruling the dance floor was more important than dynamic duo action.
Fort Save vs Red Fetid Fumes, Sickened:1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 11 - 1 = 27
Flat Check vs Red's Concealment DC 5:1d20 ⇒ 17
Bella manages to not inhale the fumes and focuses on freezing the Red rat in front of her, applying Winter's Chill. >Frostbite< appears on the rat, dealing 4d4 ⇒ (2, 1, 1, 3) = 7 cold damage (Basic Fort Save DC 20 or 21. I am unsure if Bella is still Sickened.)
Khiari's Fort Save vs Red Fetid Fumes:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27 Khiari's Fort Save vs Blank Fetid Fumes:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21
Khiari decides to run into Flanking to help Quickblade, but she gets a mouthful of smoke along the way.
Fort Save vs Red Rat Fetid Fumes:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19Failure
Bella begins to cough as the fumes get to her. Nonetheless, she tries to focus on the rat.
Flat Check vs Concealment:1d20 ⇒ 20
The power of Winter's Chill forms around the Red Rat, forming >Frostbite< and dealing 4d4 ⇒ (4, 2, 3, 3) = 12 Cold Damage. Basic Fort Save DC 21. If the fumes make Bella Sickened, please reduce the DC accordingly.
"Sister! Help Stitch surround the Green Rat, please!" Bella calls to Khiari.
"Okay. Time for another smelly rat. She holds her breath." Khiari's Fort Save vs Green Fetid Fumes:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30
Khiari leaps over the table to reach the other side of Stitch.
Acrobatics:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31 I'm assuming Khiari can make this movement, vault over the table, and get to Stitch with 1 action and 25 feet. If I can't, move Khiari to 5 ft to the right of Bella.
She controls her composure. "Sister, hold still. I'm going to try something."
Flat Check vs Blue's Concealed:1d20 ⇒ 5
Bella focuses on Winter's chill. Listening to the winds of a silent winter morning as she and Khiari run around throwing snowballs at each other. Bella wondering how Khiari stays warm with a sleeveless shirt and skirt.
Enough musing, it's enough to tap into her primal blood and cause >Frostbite< on the Blue rat. It deals 4d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 3, 4) = 12 cold damage. Basic Fort Save DC 21.
Khiari coughs. "Ugh, I can barely see! Stupid rat!" Khiari's Fort Save:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30 Flat Check vs Blue's Concealed:1d20 ⇒ 17 "I'm gonna headbutt this stupid rat back to the plane of fire!" Headbutt:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33 Damage:2d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 1) + 3 = 10Please Double damage if that Crit. "Get outta here!"
"Another day on the shooting range. Usually when there are suitors about I accidentally miss them by a whisker. But for you Imara, I shall stay on target."
Bella draws her shortbow and steadies herself while Khiari coaches her aim.
Bella maintains her composure when she's called a murderous hobo, blaming Imara's ignorance but admiring her honesty.
"Honesty brought me to the Pathfinder Society in the first place. I have much to learn about the world. For example, the ability to quickly improvise and put things together." Thievery:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
Bella quickly takes some of the spare gears and constructs them into a tower half her height. "If you hide in your home- which ours is quite elaborate, thank you- the world will move on without you. There is so much more to learn about your Beast Guns. Why not travel around the world and help people in the meantime?"
"Beast... guns?" Bella and Khiari stare at each other, perplexed by the oxymoron. "Dear Imara, we are.... old fashioned in this respect. Please, tell us Sidare sisters all that you know."
Bella curtsies and Khiari takes a bow. "Greetings. Viltydus, I presume? I am Sidare, given name Bella. This is my younger sister Khiari."
Khiari nods. "By about 7 seconds. Anyway, we heard about the Symposium and what happened there. Good thing we didn't go, those thieves probably would have clobbered us a few times over." She shrugs, knowing Bella's pride won't allow her to admit she had the same concern. "Anyway, we're here reporting for duty."
"Port Valen is on the way to Valenhall." Bella thinks. "I do remember the time the Ulfen diplomat spoke about when she mentioned the Mahwek interference." Bella rolls her eyes. "The Ulfen immigrated to the region and the Mahwek are native. If you are of Ulfen descent, be sensitive to local politics here."
Khiari clicks her hooves. "Yeah, this is supposedly on the way to Valenhall. A place where legendary Ulfen warriors get to rest in paradise. Might be real, might be a metaphor. But this is the former feasting hall of King Sveinn Blood-Eagle." Khiari waves her hands to indicate the room everyone is in. "See? I did my research. I'm more than a cute face." She grins.
Bella hops and skips along the Maze of the Open Road, arms locked with her sister Khiari. The Maze is similar yet different enough from the Rose Witch's Garden. For one thing, Khiari is flummoxed every time she tries to climb over the Maze only to slow down about 15 feet above the ground and stops. To keep her distracted from the unnatural limitations, Bella challenges her to dance offs, or identifying flora along the way. Bella spends some time practicing her new magical abilities. Minor as they are it is fascinating to feel her fey blood flare up before she conjures brief protection for Khiari.
"Honorable Viltydus has helped us. It is only fair we return the favor." Bella curtsies just in time as the briefing begins. "Sidare, given name Bella. This is my sister, Khiari." The satyr waves.
"We shall look for a Scroll of Heroism from the Quartermaster. I can use it now. Finally."
She turns to the rest of the group. "My apologies for the sudden absence. Sidare Manor has had an ongoing debate and sister and I had to weigh in."
Trick Magic Item is useful for fire and forget spells, which is its main weakness. Besides good ol' Tailwind and Heroism there aren't many spells that have good long term effects that an item couldn't replace at a similar or lower level.
Otherwise you're trying to use it during battle. If you don't fight unarmed you have to spend an action to pull out the wand, then wait for next round to Trick Magic Item, and then you can spend 2 actions to actually use it.
Huh now that I think about it, that also means any 3 action spells are impossible because you need another action to Trick Magic Item.
TL DR; Trick Magic Item is heavily shackled in what you can actually do with it. May as well dip into a spellcasting dedication instead. Whistles Innocently
"A... guest at the Sidare Manor." Bella rolls her hands in a very careful practiced manner, far away from the cold iron dagger by her hip. "She offers an impossible deal, but I believe she seeks refuge. And our father's passing is at the center of it. While I cannot offer a banquet of this caliber, the Sidare Manor would be honored to have you all as guests."
The tea is slightly cold.
The crumpets are slightly undercooked.
The instruments need tuning.
Bella is aware at the haste of this celebration, and she would formally protest if she weren't half beaten to death by some surprisingly strong ruffians.
But how many times will the Grand Princess formally apologize to Bella right before an impromptu celebration? She cherishes the moment. Plus she gets to politely rub it in to all those who doubted the Pathfinders' innocence in this endeavor.
"I would not mind modifying some of these dances, see if we can get it working in a simple time signature. I'm certain a... tavern or such establishment wouldn't mind our performance."
As Bella struggles for the word tavern, a spark of magic flits out of her hand, snapping like a firecracker. "Hmm. I must visit the Rose Witch again. I think it's time."
Thanks for the game everyone. Those guards put up a real fight but we pulled ahead.
Khiari felt the link break again. Also warping back to Evanescent Green never feels right. She needs to get back there. May as well look at her board of crazy pictures and conspiracies sociogram of who could have murdered their father... and the Rose Witch who wants to bring him back.
Bella would love to summon her sister back, but this guard is persistent and reacts as soon as her guard is down. So she must fight on. "Sister, emerge!" She tries to misdirect the Blue clad foe ahead of her.
Deception to Feint vs Blue's Will Save:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
"And save us from these miscreants!" Bella poses dramatically, hoping to catch the White-dressed guard's attention.
Performance vs White's Will Save:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
Filled with Confidence and Panache, Bella performs an Axe Kick, hoping to break the Blue guard's collarbone.
Fist:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22 Bludgeoning Damage:2d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 1) + 3 = 5 Confident Finisher:3d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 5) = 14
Then she prepares a ↺Flashy Dodge if someone attacks her.
Instead she almost crashes into the wall, giving Red and Blue a moment to React to her movement.
Khiari finishes giggling at Starlight's puns. "Sis, stop goofing around already and make some room!"
Bella sighs and punts Red with a ◆Confident Finisher.
Fist:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22 Bludgeoning Damage:2d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 2) + 3 = 8 Confident Finisher:3d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 1) = 6If I miss I deal half Confident Finisher damage
A quick step pivot step to get his attention and get back in the game.
◆ Bella uses >Fascinating Performance< on Red. Thanks to >Focused Fascination<, she only needs a Success to Fascinate. Thanks to >Assurance< her Performance check is 19. As long as she doesn't critically fail, she gets Panache.
Bella prepares for a ↺Flashy Dodge. Khiari turns to Elduin and motions him inward. "After you!"
Bella marched forward and seems simply unaware of the incoming onslaught.
She decides to hold her position. One of the ruffians forces the issue by grabbing her. "Unhand me, you brute."
Acrobatics to Escape:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
Bella realizes her ◆Escape attempt isn't going to work, so she stays put and starts tapping to a rhythm, hoping to distract the Yellow-clad foe.
Performance vs Yellow's Will DC:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30 ◆ Bella uses >Fascinating Performance< on Yellow. As long as she doesn't critically fail, she gets Panache.
She loosens the ◆Dancing Scarf and lets it jingle about her, hoping to further conceal herself against danger.
>Dancing Scarf< Bella is now Concealed until the beginning of her next turn.
"Unlike you, we are merciful and we don't kill those beneath us." Bella stands with a haughty expression while Khiari looks at the leader's assistants and shrugs.
Khiari asks "I guess we should bind him and return the evidence?" She squats and turns to the animal. "Isn't that right, Berri Boar?"
"One more miscreant to defeat." Bella begins to hop back and forth around the final enemy.
Acrobatics to ◆Tumble Through vs Black's Reflex DC, Stylish Combatant:1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 13 + 1 = 20
If she failed:
She sighs and ◆Strides into position anyway.
I assume Bella did not Critically Fail her Tumble Through.
Bella quickly ◆kicks the Black clad foe who can't stop laughing.
Kick:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33 Bludgeoning Damage:2d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 4) + 3 = 10 Confident Finisher:3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 1) = 10If I miss, deal half Confident Finisher damage Critical Specialization Effect(Brawling): The target must succeed at a Fortitude save against your class DC (17) or be slowed 1 until the end of your next turn.
Bella prepares another ↺Flashy Dodge.
If my Tumble Through Succeeded:
Khiari Strides 4 to the right and 1 down to catch up.
"Thank you for the aid, sister. But this guard is too dimwitted to fall for your mental tricks." She goes for another another slap and ◆Strikes the Red guard with Confidence!
Fist:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30 Bludgeoning Damage:2d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 2) + 3 = 8 Confident Finisher:3d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 1) = 8If I miss, deal half Confident Finisher damage Critical Specialization Effect(Brawling): The target must succeed at a Fortitude save against your class DC (17) or be slowed 1 until the end of your next turn.
If Red is still up:
Khiari sticks out her tongue and casts ◆◆Daze again at the Red guard. It deals 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8 nonlethal damage. Will DC 16 to resist
If Red is still down:
Bella ◆Strides 10 feet to the Right and 20 feet Up.
Khiari ◆Strides 20 feet Up and Right, flanking Yellow and the boar.
Khiari giggles. "Nice shield, buddy. But can you block this?" She ◆◆casts >Daze< to keep up the pressure. It deals 2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5 nonlethal mental damage. Will Save DC 19 to resist.
"For shame! Your acts of theft, injustice and murder are for naught!" Bella begins a well practiced march, a noble looking down on the peasants who spoke out of line. Her truest form of indignation. She tries to get the Blue guard's attention.
Performance, Stylish Combatant vs Blue's Will DC:1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 1 = 20
Bella and Khiari enliven the researchers with a dramatic reenactment of the events. She highlights the Grand Princess's wisdom and dedicates it to the stage manager
"There is a safehouse located nearby. We may be able to find them and reclaim what they have stolen." Bella remains courteous yet urgent when presenting their proof.
"And please, I request an honorable ceremony for the stage manager. He did not deserve such a fate."It is our duty to honor those who are not as fortunate as us.
Bella and Khiari perform a quick jig as a victory dance.
Bella frowns as she looks behind the curtains backstage. "Your efforts were not in vain. We will punish those responsible."
Khiari reads the missive. "Looks like the Aspis Consortium want the research to themselves- and blame the Pathfinders to stall for time. Sounds like we should hit the safehouse?"
Bella thinks. "The Violet Magpie, what a wonderful name... a shame it is wasted on this. We should inform the authorities of this information, so it's clear they know who the real culprits are. Then we can reclaim the stolen goods."
Bella tries to recall anything interesting about The Violet Magpie. Society +7
"Well, isn't this exciting?" Bella claps at the guard in Blue.
Khiari follows up with another kick and ◆Strikes White.
Hoof:1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 12 - 4 = 21 Damage:2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 1) + 3 = 5
Bella will use her Reaction for ↺Flashy Dodge.
Or if Bella defeated White:
Bella spins a quick pirouette, hoping to get his attention.
Reusing the previous d20 roll since I would have used it here instead Performance vs Blue Will:13 + 12 = 25 ◆ Bella uses >Fascinating Performance< on Blue. Thanks to >Focused Fascination<, she only needs a Success to Fascinate. As long as she doesn't critically fail, she gets Panache.
If she Succeeded she will use her Reaction to use ↺Opportune Riposte.
If she Failed she will use her Reaction for ↺Flashy Dodge.
