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Are you capping at 4?

Thanks for running!

"Well, that was fun. Now, what say we pry those massive solid gold doors off the tomb, ride them down the mountain like a toboggan, then retire and buy a barony somewhere?"

@Dimak, I robbed him of his ability to 5' step, so yes he moved. I assume it was to escape still being in a flank after channelling.

AoO: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
sneak: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 4, 2) = 14

Will Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Derf steps in and decides he should probably use all those two-weapon fighting skills he studied...

Two unarmed strikes, +2 from flank balances out the two-weapon penalty.

Attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30
Damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 4, 5) = 20

Attack 2: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24
Damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 6) = 15

Debilitating Injury Halve speed, can't take 5' steps.

Derf's joke makes it clear he hasn't trained in Craft: Weapons.

Whatever weapon bozo is carrying.

Did they eventually fix that rule that you don't threaten two squares diagonally? I'm going to assume Derf has a flank, on top of the fellow being blind. 5' step then...

Derf decides that weapon looks too ugly to deal with.

Finally, someone in this story arc uses a weapon...

Disarm: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20

Nope, nope, not taking the risk. Odds are that beats his Flat footed CMD but I want to be bloody sure. Product reroll + 5 stars.

Disarm: 1d20 + 17 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 17 + 5 = 38

That feels better.

Derf then throws the scythe as far back the way he came as possible. Move action, 10 STR

Derf grins slightly then shouts to the rest of the party.

"You can breathe a scythe of relief now."

Will Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Eschewing safety, Derf moves right next to the idiot and prepares to exploitany mistakes it makes.

"Hey dumbass. Your death is not going to be an accident."

If nothing else, Feather Step should still be up. The normal rules for altitude sickness say you make a check every hour. So I believe that would mean the Lesser Restorations would protect us for an hour. The scenario could, of course, have its own completely different set of rules.

Derf uses his own wand for the last charge.

"Speaking of wands, mind if I give that new one a try?"

UMD on Wand of False Life: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

temp HP: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

My Exploitative Maneuver never went off on the Golem's first attack

EM: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 vs its 24 CMD

It should be +10, as I forgot to add my Dex, but it is still not enough.

Stepping five feet south, Derf again tries to take the beast out at the ankle.

Attack, Flank, Bless: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26

damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Sneak Attack: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 3, 5) = 16

Magic, Bludgeoning

Exploitative Maneuver, if it attacks again: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17 vs its 24 CMD

It should be +10, as I forgot to add my Dex, but it is still not enough.

boon roll: 1d20 ⇒ 6

Day Job is Thieves' Guild and I will take 10, however, I have not used my reroll yet, so I could end up with +5 if I don't use it in the adventure.

So 20, or 25.

Math is hard.

Will use Exploitative Maneuvers when the golem next attacks.

CMB+Bless: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

HP: 37/56

Derf does not take kindly to being pushed around, and he launches a hard kick to the thing's ankle.

Attack with flank and Bless: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19

damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 2) = 7

Then Derf pulls out his Wand of Cure Light Wounds move action.

Moving on...

Derf tries to dodge in, just in case the damn thing has some sort of special reflexes.

This is what we call a "Hail Desna" roll.

Acrobatics, DC CMD+10: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34

Then, he will throw a handful of sand from the crypt floor into the creature's eyes, trying to blind it.

Dirty Trick: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Will use Exploitive Maneuver on its first attack. To boost Dex based attack.

Exploitive Maneuver: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

If that does beat his CMD, he is at -3 on the attack.

Anyone who needs a Lesser Restoration can use one of Derf's. Also, if anyone can use a Wand of Longstrider, feel free to use mine. Can anyone use a Wand of Feather Step? If not, I will UMD.

Derf checks for traps.
Perception+Guidance: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35

Then, if it's safe, Derf waits for the rest of the party to prepare, lets the strong people open the door. Then sneaks just ahead of the others.

Stealth: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18

Addendum. I got so caught up in making the Fort save, I missed the part about us even reachign the tomb, then made a post saying we shouldn't use them.

I'm sorry about that mistake.

If I'd better understood what was going on, I would not have said that OOC.

Also, I never had a chance to check for traps. I know now there are none, but I'm just trying to explain how I feel rushed.

I must agree with Dimak. I specifically purchased a 5 charge scroll of Lesser Restoration to use in situations like this. There is reason to believe there could be guardians or traps in an old tomb, plus this is our mission goal. I see no reason we wouldn't use our resources.

This is my fort save, I only succeed on a 20.

1d20 ⇒ 6

The scrolls' effects won't last long, we should save them for when we think we're in imminent danger.

Perception 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32 (+2 trapfinding, trap spotter 20')

Derf delays, hoping to get an opening to close into melee.

Derf throws caution to the wind and risks an attack of opportunity from yellow...

Acrobatics at full speed to avoid AoO: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

...to allow him to flank green.

Punchy Punchy!: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 12 + 2 = 32 for damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 and sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 6, 2) = 16

Derf's readied action would have gone off. Not sure if a 17 hits red, flat-footed, but it would affect initiative order.

Lesser Restoration has a 3-round cast time.

With the little time they did have to prepare, Derf dropped his backpack, to get him back to a light load.

Derf attempts to move into cover from all the foes.

I think I have it where I've moved to.

stealth: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25

He waits...

"At this point, I'm not sure we can even get away running. So it's kill or be eaten. We'll see which one comes up."

UMD Hunter: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

Derf will continue to check ahead.

If there's no immediate threat, Derf will pull out his Wand of Feather Step.

"Can anyone use this?"

Everyone here ignores difficult terrain for the next ten minutes. That does, however, take 7 rounds, so others could buff, etc. too.

"I suggest we move on."

Assuming Guidance, I will just take ten and hope a 30 is enough.

Derf should be no more than 10' from the front of the party, but there may be others with better perception.

Fort save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31 +2 vs traps, plus trap spotter 20' range.

Again, no map, so kinda hard to know what I can do. Here is my perfect world scenario.

Derf ducks behind a nearby outcropping of rock, moves a few feet further, drawing his pre-loaded sling, and lobs a stone from stealth.

Stealth: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28

Sling: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
base damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1
sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 2, 1) = 13

AoO, assuming flank and CE still on: 1d20 + 2 - 2 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 2 - 2 + 13 = 16

damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 Plus Sneak Attack: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 2, 5) = 15

Sorry I took so long!

Second verse, same as the first.

Att+Flank-CE: 1d20 + 2 - 2 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 2 - 2 + 13 = 15

damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 plus Sneak Attack: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 4, 5) = 21

Derf will use HALFLING OPPORTUNIST on it's first attack to aid his own AC.[/dice]

Vs. CMD:: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

If that beats CMD, it is -3 on it's first attack and Derf's AC goes up by 3, so +5 total.

Derf punches from flank, but opts to use his Combat Expertise to reduce his odds of going splat.

Att+Flank-CE: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 - 2 = 13 I forgot my base +13! Total 23

Base damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 plus Sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 4, 4) = 15

Derf will use HALFLING OPPORTUNIST on it's first attack to aid his own AC.

Sorry for missing a bit of time there.

Derf has +6 Init.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

With no map, it's hard to tell if I can flank. So Derf will attempt to stealth, then fire his sling at the creature.

Stealth: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28

Sling: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 for damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Sneak attack, maybe?: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 5, 5) = 18

"Yeah sure."

Does anyone have Guidance? Or have even one rank in DD to aid me?

Fort save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
I mistyped my bonus, it should be +9, which means I really got a 20.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20
Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31

Still not slow track :(

Assuming we understand how altitude sickness works, Derf will get a 5-charge scroll of Lesser Restoration with gold. Will also spend 2 PP on a Wand of Endure Elements.

I was supposed to be slow track, or I out level the other adventure.

Any knowledge checks?

Derf has 2 levels of the Halfling Opportunist prestige class. It has some funky stuff.

It gives me Trap Spotter with 20' range, instead of 10'.

When anyone Aids Another on me, I get +3 each instead of +2. I am also a Helpful halfling so when I aid another on anybody else, they get +4.

This is the really funky one:

Exploitive Maneuver

A halfling opportunist can use an enemy’s actions in combat for her own gain, as if the opponent were using aid another to assist the opportunist, giving her a bonus on her next skill check, attack roll, or to AC against the next attack (Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook 86 and 197). The enemy must be able to reach the opportunist, and the opportunist must activate this ability as an immediate action and succeed at a combat maneuver check against the enemy’s CMD; at the GM’s discretion, the opportunist can substitute another ability score modifier for her Strength modifier when making her combat maneuver check (such as using Dexterity for an agility-related action or Charisma for a social-related action). If the halfling succeeds at this combat maneuver check, she adds the aid another bonus to her action on her next turn and subtracts that bonus from the enemy’s roll for that action. Note that if the combat maneuver check is successful, the outcome of the enemy’s roll is irrelevant to this ability—a halfling opportunist can use a giant’s swinging club to jump farther whether the giant hits or misses with its attack roll.

The GM decides whether the enemy’s action can benefit the opportunist in the desired manner. Circumstances occurring between the enemy’s turn and the halfling’s turn may prevent her from following through with the desired action); if this occurs, she loses the bonus from aid another but can take her turn normally.

Example: Piria is a halfling opportunist battling an ogre in a walled arena. On the ogre’s turn, it swings at her with its club; Piria’s player wants to use her exploitive ability to catch the club and use its movement to boost her toward the top of the arena wall, giving her a bonus on her Acrobatics check to jump. The GM decides this is a reasonable use, has the player make a combat maneuver check against the giant’s CMD, and allows her to use Piria’s Dexterity bonus in place of her Strength bonus in the check. She succeeds and will gain the aid another bonus on her Climb check on her next turn. The GM rolls the ogre’s attack with a –2 penalty, hits Piria, and deals damage, but Piria still gets the aid another bonus on her next Acrobatics check—perhaps as the ogre’s club hit her, she grabbed it, flipped onto it, and on her turn can jump from the swinging club using the +2 bonus from aid another.

Derf is a Dex fighter with a lot of stealth and acrobatics, so generally when he uses this ability, he's using Dex in his CMB, not strength. His CMD is higher than usual, because he had to take Defensive Combat Training to qualify for the prestige class.

I'll do my best to set up any trigger for the immediate action in advance. Otherwise, there can be retconning required if Derf's -3 swings the success of the roll. Generally speaking though, he uses it at every opportunity.

(See what I did there?)

A halfling enters the room, moving quicker than one would expect.

"Hi, apologies for being late. It took a while to wash the stench of death off, after my last mission."

He looks around, wondering if anything would fetch him an extra scrap of coin from his guild.

"I'm Derf. I take advantage of opportunities."

Day Job (Thieves' Guild) - Take 10 for 20.

I am on Slow Track

"The sooner we are out of here, the better."

Derf sends thoughts and prayers.

Derf stealths, covering the rear.

Stealth: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26

"I really don't want to climb that. What was our mission again? Are we done?"