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"Let's heal up that scratch you have there Oloch. We don't want you opening any doors till that is fixed up." Brin says almost cheerily, oblivious to his his inaction in the recent combat.

GM had you down 4 hp so I figured we would heal that. Use 1 charge from Brin's wand.

CLW wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Brin then drinks his cognatogen, twitching twice before his eyes take on a rather intense look. "What? I am just preparing for the worst after all that." he says with as innocent a look as he can muster.

He then takes his extract of heightened awareness. Not using the initiative function, keeping it for the other bonuses. Knowledge skills are all +18 currently.

Brin moves up between Crowe and Oloch even though he knows his attacks will be ineffectual. He clearly keeps out of Sek's line of fire.

"I thought for sure there would be magical guardians, but so many animated statues is somewhat surprising. I really thought there would be more undead within these walls..." offers the alchemist, sounding almost disappointed.

He stabs out with a dagger, hoping he can draw an attack or two to help his friends.

Attack defensively: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (12) - 2 = 10
Makes AC 22 for this round

Brin moves in and throws his last resin filled pouch at the Anubis construct threatening Deter. (pink)

Ranged Touch+PBS, DC15 Reflex or glued to floor: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
duration/rounds: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3

Know arcana: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (7) + 12 + (3) = 22 What kind of construct are these? Resistances(this includes DR and any ER), special attacks, special Abilities.

Know Religion: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 12 + (4) = 24

"While I am not fluent in Ancient Osiriani, or Osiriani for that matter, these glyphs appear to be a series of prayers related to the deceased's journey into the afterlife."

Know Religion: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (17) + 12 + (4) = 33

Looking over the statues with jackal heads, Brin's eyes go wide and he goes a bit pale.

"These statues represent Anubis, the Ancient Osirian god of the dead, mummification and tombs."

Brin downs one of his extracts as he examines the carvings. Heightened awareness.

With no further need to identify the varied creatures, Brin nods in agreement with Sek. "All possibilities. Based on the owner of this tomb, I think your first suggestion may be the most viable. He was vain and powerful, and likely respected power the most."

He pauses to think on which sphinx is the most powerful on down to the least.

Know Religion: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 12 + 2 + (2) = 20

"But I can't be sure. If you say there is a trap that will trigger with each failed attempt to solve it, what sort of trap is it and how might we prepare for the worst?" he says eyeing the puzzle.

"Is it safe?" Brin says from the door way with hesitation.

He creeps back in the room and looks over the odd feline.

Know Religion: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (18) + 12 + (1) = 31

"Fascinating! Well done friends. I've read about these..." and he begins to list the detailed taxonomy of the undead jaguar the group just felled.

Realizing that there is little interest from the others, Brin's words quietly trail off, eventually saying, "I suppose we should search the room and take notes."

And he does just that.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Will Save DC 13: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Rounds?: 1d4 ⇒ 1 If ok. Feel free to roll it for me.

"Heavens to Murgatroyd! AAAHHHH!!"

Brin shrieks like a terrified child and rushes from the room as fast as his feet will carry him.

Know Religion: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (9) + 12 + (2) = 23 GM's choice on what we know from this.

Brin tells the group what he knows about the skeleton as he moves closer, hoping to lock it down for his friends.

"I might be able to help." he says as he throws a small resin bag from off his belt.

[dice=Tanglefoot bag+PBS-range vs TAC]d20+4+1-1[/dice]

Brin listens, then cocks an eyebrow as if that will make him more perceptive, and finally just shakes his head...

I will just have to trust my companions. If they say they heard something, they heard something.

"Right you are Sek. Let's go that direction..." Northern door it is.

I rolled my own AoO in the spoiler before your post GM, and it looks like you missed it. Was my roll a miss? Sek hit with a 17 so I expect I may have. It was only 3 dmg so not likely something that matters, but in case.

Brin runs up in an effort to disrupt the bony archers' attacks. He tries to strike one with his cestus, but is tripped up on his arrival and misses completely.

Cestus!: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Rushing up next to Crowe, Brin climbs into the chariot and drops prone for cover. "What? This doublet is a Fenton Harcourt original! I really don't want to get it filled with holes."

He then takes out a vial and quickly downs it. Long arm.

Know Religion: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23 Special attacks, defenses, weaknesses, etc... Basically are they special skeletons and if they are, how so?

"Remember that skeletons are at least slightly resistant to edged and pointed weapons my friends." Brin tries to offer helpfully.

He delays just a moment, waiting for Sek and Crowe to act before he commits to action himself.

"Yes friend Oloch, lead on!" Brin adds enthusiastically.

More time for me to sketch and make notes. Overthinking? As long as the thinking is quick, and doesn't bog things dow... ahh, I see... Perhaps he has a point.

"It's a mimic! They are immune to acid." Brin shouts to his group.

He then shifts back a few steps to make way for others to engage the strange polymorphic creature. Almost as an after thought he tosses an explosive vial at the creature, careful to prevent it from splashing his nearby friends.

Precise bomb vs Touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
fire damage(DC15): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
miss direction: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Know Dungeoneering?(they are all the same): 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (12) + 12 + (5) = 29 Resistances, Immunities and Special Attacks(we know about the adhesive, but anything else?)

Brin shares whatever he knows about the mysterious adhesive-covered casket-like monster thing...

We will go with this on his round 1 for the others, and I will wait to post his round 2 action once the others have a chance to go.

lol, I was just setting up my next lvl for when I get to add my Intelligence bonus to perception instead of my Wisdom. That will be a big jump from his current score and I wanted to lay the ground work for his improvement. ;)

I really must start paying better attention to things! This should not have happened. the alchemist swears internally.

Outwardly his brows furrows and he says, "I can't allow our group members to be bound up like that." and he takes out a vial of oily liquid, then quickly steps forward and dashes it against the adhesive that binds the creature to Oloch.

Move action to draw, then 5' shift, standard to use universal solvent.

Brin shakes his head, then speaks with sincerity, "Thank you for your thoughtfulness Sek. I would have hated to lose any valuable knowledge before I had a chance to record it." He then begins to sketch images of the sarcophagus and scribe notes on the room before them.

"Fascinating! The images in this room depict a time and place vastly different than the lands we travel now. That alone is an incredible piece of knowledge." He then steps further into the room. "I wonder where the quarry was that they took this pink granite from...Oh how I hope we find some references to that!"

Brin barely contains his excitement at the discovery just beyond the door.

"There are likely many traps or threats within these walls, all to deter tomb robbing and quite possibly to prevent escape. A slow and careful exploration is wise..." and then he sees the snowball slam into the side of the sarcophagus "...and snowballs are quite uncommon in the desert I would imagine. Interesting choice Sek. Well done."

"Maybe some grease or oil will help if applied liberally and in the right places. Anyone have some? Oh and maybe a crow bar! I was so interested in getting here, I didn't pack one."

Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 12 + (2) = 15 Well that isn't likely to give us much if anything as a bonus.

"If we have climbing gear, perhaps a hammer and a piton could be used to raise the door free of an obstruction and then we could remove the piton and try again to open the door."

I don't believe anyone has those things, but Brin would suggest it anyway. We may just be shouldering it.

"Hmmm..." murmurs the alchemist. He then takes out several sheets of paper and charcoal and begins to take rubbings of the doors.

Once done, he turns to the group and offers his thoughts on moving inside.

"I didn't see anyway into the tomb other than these doors. Someone give me a hand." he says as he begins to lean in on the door. "If our sharp eyed friend Deter didn't see any traps here, and since most stone doors not built by dwarves use pivot hinges to open, it might just take muscle to push past these. I would hate to have Crowe break them open."

STR check: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Earthbreakers are x3 crit weapons, so roll that 2d6+10 again Crowe!

Brin throws one of his combustible vials directly at the pyramid.

Bomb+pbs: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
fire damage: 1d6 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 = 12

Yep, but if I didn't cast targeted admixture, I would be no help at all unless I crit, and even then the chance I do enough damage to hurt it is slim. This at least improves those odds. Darn hardness!

That halving of damage is supposed to apply to ranged attacks also, like your arrows(even though they are adamantine), before hardness is applied, but I think both reductions(your arrows and my bombs) might be only for actual objects, and not constructs that have hardness, as it is a property of objects and not hardness that reduces it. Let's hope it isn't an animated object or this will be a long fight.

"Unless we have adamantine weapons, this construct will be difficult to damage. Sek's arrows seem the best at penetrating its stony exterior. Be careful friends." Brin offers from behind Crowe.

He takes a step back, away from the pyramid's reach, and drinks an extract that will strengthen the effect of his bombs.

targeted bomb admixture. It will only last 2 rounds, but with +8 to my bomb damage at least I will be able to effect it if I hit.

Know History: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (12) + 12 + (1) = 25
Know Nobility: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 12 + (3) = 20
Know Arcana: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (7) + 12 + (3) = 22

"Did you know the pharaoh depicted in the carvings and statues is Sekh-pa-Mefer III, the Pharaoh of Sphinxes?" He says nonchalantly. "And those winged, falcon-headed creatures? They are hieracosphinxes."

How fast is the pyramid rolling? Also Deter, fighting defensively would bump your AC to 24 not 23.

Know Arcana: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 12 + (4) = 24 Resistances

Suddenly realizing the others just might not know, despite the obviousness of it, he says, "And that thing coming toward us? It's a rolling pyramid, as if you didn't already know." he then goes on to let the group know its resistances.

"Perhaps we can make a fighting retre..." Brin starts to say, then suddenly stops as Deter tries to dance around the rolling stone construct.

"Well that depends on if it keeps coming or not now I suppose." He adds as he takes a small resin bag from his hip and throws it at the creature's base.

[dice=Tanglefoot bag vs touch,-range]d20+4-3[/dice]

Brin approaches the ancient tomb, but holds back some distance from the entrance as the others search for traps.

"I'm very glad we are the first to arrive. Anything of value has yet to be despoiled. Thinking of the knowledge we may gain is almost intoxicating!" he says to no one in particular as he takes out his journal and scribbles several notes.

I placed my avatar on the map! Let's get this thing started!

Eyes wide at the new halfling's statement, Brin exclaims, "We must get there first! We can't let careless tomb robbers destroy the history of such a find! Wealth be damned, there is KNOWLEDGE to be had!"

Brin quickly takes out his journal and scribbles some notes as he begins to walk out of the room, presumably heading to the transportation.

What do we know, if anything, about the Pharaoh of Sphinxes?

Know Religion or History?: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 12 + (5) = 18 Better get the 1 out of the way now.

A man in fine dark clothes walks into the room and looks at Crowe with a nod and a smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes.

His windswept brown hair seems to blow in a nonexistent breeze as his curious brown eyes take in the scene around him.

He wears several pouches on his belt as well as two daggers on his right hip and his left hand is covered with a leather glove that stretches from mid-finger to mid-forearm.

He takes a place against the wall near the doorway and clears his throat before introducing himself.

"Well met everyone. My name is Brinshandyr, but please, call me Brin."

Player: Greymore
Character: Brinshandyr
PFS#: 133512-16
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Class: Alchemist(mind chemist/internal alchemist)2/Investigator(empiricist) 1
Character Level (for sub-tier determination): 3
Exp Track: Normal
Day Job: Craft Alchemy/with Crafter's Fortune and craft alchemical items: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33

Scribbling in his journal on the walk to meet the Sheriff, Brin looks up only occasionally, mostly to avoid a misstep that could turn an ankle than out of any thought for others he might run into.

"I believe the information we have gleaned during our time here will be invaluable to the Society. Future members should gain great insight to a variety of situations once they read this account. I really must thank you all for letting me along for the documentation alone. Oh, and I suppose we should make sure that the Venture Captain receives her merchandise as well."

It was very fun! From the great GMing(lots of little things that made a big difference) to the fun group, I really enjoyed this run. Thank you for having me along.

"Now Patros! Close with her! Don't let her get away!" Brin shouts as he throws another explosive vial toward the other alchemist.

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 1 = 26
fire damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8
Confirm: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 1 = 21
Crit bonus fire damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7

After his throw, he moves into the room and out of Wisp's way.

Sorry about that. I moved the target to an intersection.

This is going to be risky, but if it works...

"There isn't much space for you to move madam. Eventually we will have you. Surrender now, and things will go easier for you. Fight us, and you will likely die. Your friend with the ponytail died gurgling because he was a fool."

To demonstrate how little space she has, Brin lobs a combustible vial over near the far door to land with a crash on the floor spraying fiery liquid in all directions. The space marked with a red X

ranged touch+PBS-range vs AC5: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 1 - 2 = 11
fire damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10

Splash is 6 fire damage, DC 15 for half

He then steps back through the doorway behind him.

"She is an alchemist! Her feral form is merely the result of a mutagenic concoction she imbibed." Brin comments back to Leppin. "I'm glad you could make it my friend. Be careful, she has vanished from sight and I heard her step from the resin."

Brin readies a bomb for when she becomes visible.

Brin moves up to the open door, looking for any sign of the woman, his tanglefoot bag ready to toss should he see her.

Readied ranged touch+PBS: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 3 + 1 = 21

Fingering a resin filled bag on his hip, ready to throw the sticky bag of goo should the voice materialize into a threat, Brin quickly steps over next to Myth in order to make room for the others coming up from below. In his other hand he carries a dagger, ready to fight as needed.

Brin follows Myth's instruction and tries to quietly ascend the ladder.

stealth: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Wisp rolled his day job in the recruitment tab here.

Day Job: Craft (Tattoo): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Looks like "hooligan" certainly has caught on. :)

With one brow raised, Brin comments quietly to Myth, "A partner. That does make quite a bit of sense. Perhaps we can use that to our advantage if we meet this Robella. I am certainly not above exploiting a relationship of any kind in this situation."

Thinking further, he continues. "Based on the notes they made and the alchemical supplies we found recently, we can also assume this Robella has at least a passing affinity for alchemy, and even more likely they are an expert. We should be prepared for explosives and spread out when we can."

Turning to Patros, "The sooner you can close any distance to an alchemist, the better. Don't let them throw their bombs, and don't try to dance with them at range, unless it is extreme range."

Normal track and Faction is Liberty's Edge. Thanks for checking, because I forgot to change it on the website when he got level 2. Just made the changes official.

Brin offers the haversack to the gnome with a smile, "Have yourself a look."

Spellcraft=key: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Spellcraft=haversack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Taking his wayfinder out, Brin passes it over the key and the haversack, noticing a glimmer of magic coming from the two items.

Unable to discern what specific magic function the key serves, he moves on to the haversack and is happily surprised by what he sees.

"From what I can tell, this haversack is a very handy thing indeed. Through magic it is able to carry much more than it's outside dimensions would suggest, and at no further encumbrance to the person carrying it." he says, his smile beaming.

As his face turns more serious, "Suffice to say, we have the evidence we sought to validate our theories about a thieves' guild, and now we only need to root out what remains of this band of hooligans." he turns to the door directly behind him, and listens for any sound on the other side...

perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

"Oh, I apologize for being in your way Myth. Have at it." and he steps aside for the adept half-elf.

Brin quickly flicks a dagger at the formerly blending creature...

Dagger throw+PBS: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5

...but his surprise causes the blade to spin off course, hitting the door jamb and falling to the floor.

Brin will happily follow right behind Patros at doors, and then behind Myth when entering.

Brin has darkvision 60'. He looks human, and even counts as human (and outsider) for effects, but he is a sylph. He just never advertises this bit of information. He has the "Mostly Human" racial trait.

Hearing mention of the freak that blends, Brin chimes in, "We encountered two of those things recently. They are called Skulks. Cowardly things that tend to hate most everyone else. Thank you for informing us about it." Thinking further during a moments pause, he continues, "They usually travel in groups and rarely operate alone. Even though we dealt with two previously, lets prepare for more than one."

Realizing he hasn't tried to help Myth yet, he takes a turn at the lock.

disable device: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

"This is rather difficult. Perhaps we can take a bit more time and we will be successful."

I'll let Myth take 20 and just stand guard, looking out for a skulk.

Brin follows after Myth, quite interested in what lies below.