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We still have the scavenger's stone if we need to fix the golem, I suppose. We likely won't know until we report back to the Shoanti.

To be fair, they tried to destroy us first, Eddard reasons.

round 2 of acid arrow damage on bone golem: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

Eddard takes aim at the graven guardian with a scorching ray, hoping to end the threat.

ranged touch: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
fire: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 2, 6) = 16

Kn check on lightning dog (arcana or local): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23
He will share anything he might know.

Eddard flings a green acidic arrow at the bone golem. No SR for acid arrow.
ranged touch: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
acid: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5

At the very least, Gbagbe can take one side while Eddard takes the other, and the party can hang out away from the unstable spots as backup.

Eddard is right behind the ninjippli.

Eddard steps in when nothing eats Bulgulp and Alexandre. He notes the dust shape and moves for a closer look. Take 10 for 17, 19 for traps.

Eddard watches in wonder as Bulgulp's hands move in a blur reassembling the pottery. He almost forgets to get the stone from Gbagbe to reconstruct them.

Almost.

Take 10 on Kn (local) for 21.

A pair of Skoan-Quah boneslayers of history, Eddard notes as he steps cautiously into the room. Noble profession.

He looks about for anything broken or out of place. If nothing is readily apparent, he'll check out the incomplete stairway before withdrawing to the previous room.

Moved everyone into the room we just cleared.

Eddard moves up alongside Victor and checks out the door before the half-orc opens it.
Take 10 on Perception for 17, 19 for traps.

North appears to be the left of the map, yes?

Following the animals and names Victor found, and that it's a linear progression in time, I propose the following order, bottom of map to top (which should be east to west, following the path of the sun):

Eagle — Story Seeker 4430–4571
Horse — Meadow Grass 4457–4482
Griffin — Meditates in Sunlight 4481-4565
Bat — Tranquil Shadow 4595–4692

Eddard moves up to the edge of the steps to study what he sees.

Take 10 on Perception for 17, 19 if trapped.

Kn (local): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 LOLOL...lesson (re)learned: take 10 where possible. ;-)

Eddard reels as the Shoanti spirits treat him like invading Chelaxians. As the haunt fades away, he finds himself on the ground, curled up. Bouncing back to his feet, he runs his side with a wince. Never been beaten up by ghosts before, he says aloud. Can't say I'm a fan.

His wits returned, he looks at the door by his side.
Perception (+2 for traps with trap spotter): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Eddard moves over to the doorway near the spot for the klar, ready to cover Alexandre...or make a break for it, if needed.

Double move.

Okay, wait, so Alexandre has the klar and Bulgulp has placed the earthbreaker that was in the bag...?

Eddard hurries forward to the bag. What do I need to grab, here...? he says, scanning the contents.

Moving to south door
Perception (traps): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

...this one looks fine to me!

Cool! Wish mine did that, Eddard says watching Gbagbe's force missiles. Mine are just boring orange.

DC 17 concentration check to cast defensively: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
magic missile vs. Red: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 1) + 2 = 5

I'll cast Heightened awareness just before we get to the doors. That gives me a +13 to perception (+14 for traps) and I have trap spotter

So does Eddard, though Bulgulp's modifier is considerably higher. So Eddard will stay right alongside the grippli, trying to learn how to find traps better. At the very least, his +9 to Perception for traps will automatically aid.

Eddard comes up alongside Bulgulp to try and lend a hand. Er, paw. Hand. Whatever.

Diplomacy (aid another): 1d20 ⇒ 9
sad trombone

Poor Victor has had a rough go of this. :-/

With Bugulp coming up alongside Togimal in Shadows, Eddard feels comfortable letting the ninja talk and turns his attention to the imposing Payah Against the Wind. He studies her from afar, trying to recall any tidbit of information he can glean.

Take 10 on Kn (local) for 21, looking for her Weakness.

Diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Trusting one of his team members to further sway Memory Tender with the information at hand, Eddard takes care to lurk until Togimal in Shadow is off to the side for a moment, then Stealths up to him to have a quiet conversation.

Stealth: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32

Persons such as we, understand the importance of solitude and quiet, sir, no? Eddard says in a low tone. We are men of action. Lies do not become us. So let us speak plainly. What do you expect from the Pathfinder Society here to sway your opinion of us? We have admitted the mistakes of one in our ranks and seek to make those wrongs righted.

Eddard listens carefully to what his companions have learned about the historian Memory Trader before approaching her again.

I have considered your words about a new element changing what has come before, he says. We have seen this in history, from the marching armies of Taldor and — the ratfolk grimaces — of Cheliax, how their presence changed the land just as surely as an earthquake or violent storm.

At the same time, Eddard continues, bending the sapling is sometimes not a bane to the tree, but a boon. So, too, can the introduction of a new element be — if it is not handled poorly, as our colleague has done.

Discovery, choose Strength, Kn (local) take 10 for 21.

Eddard will try Discovery on the historian (Memory Tender) to find out her influence skill.

History, as you know, is precious and its preservation is important to the Society, despite the actions of one rogue Pathfinder, he says, his nose twitching nervously. Yet holding an entire tribe responsible for the foolish actions of one member hardly seems fair. We are here to try and make things right, and ask your leave to allow us to do so.
Take 10 on Kn (local) for 21...and hope that's enoguh...

Gbagbe played in Fleshwarped Queen, that was a fun one!

Indeed it was! Played and GMed it, but neither chronicle is on Eddard.

The ratfolk looks about nervously. I'm not too good with the talking part of problem-solving, he acknowledges, and the admission appears to pain him. But I'll do what I can to help.

Eddard G. Rodenton, at your service, squeaks a cloaked ratfolk in response to . I solve problems. And it looks like I'm in the right place, cos this is some kind of problem.

Kn (local): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

So the Shoanti are spread throughout the Storval Plateau in northern Varisia, where they eke out a living in harsh, inhospitable conditions. They ain't no glamour folk, they're fierce. The Shoanti formerly inhabited much of southern Varisia, until they were forced northward into the Storval Plateau after bloody conflicts with Chelaxian colonists. This violent history has led to many Shoanti being mistrustful of outsiders. And really, who can trust a Chelaxian?

Spellcraft (bag): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26
Spellcraft (egg): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Greetings and salutations, see? Yeah! Yeah!

Kn (arcana) re: Gloomspires: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Eddard's eyes go wide (well, for a ratfolk) at the mention of the Gloomspires. The Gloomspires are an ancient field of massive stone columns that rise from the Arcadian Ocean, he squeaks. Most sages say they were already old when the Ghol-Gan Empire was young. The Gloomspires are hollow and contain many chambers and passages, all of which are believed to be cursed, monster-infested, or both.

Since the time of Ghol-Gan, many of the Gloomspires have been explored, and some have even been claimed and repurposed by other beings. Of these, Sevenfingers’s tomb is the most well known. TThe Gloomspires are inundated with strange, reality-warping effects. The columns occasionally shift their positions, and many explorers report feeling a sense of wrongness and foreboding just from being in the area. This bizarre magic also makes teleportation and plane-traveling magic very difficult, though summoning spells tend to function normally.

The Gloomspires were constructed during the Age of Serpents by a humanoid race of powerful sorcerers called the Makers, who are believed to have escaped enslavement from some nightmarish realm and fled to Golarion.

Kn (arcana) re: Sevenfingers: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
Kn (local) re: Sevenfingers: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18 LOL

Sempet Sevenfingers was a legendary pirate who was active in the region 300 years ago, as I recall.

A most unhappy ratfolk huddles silently at the side, his efforts to shelter himself from the downpour increasingly futile. Nothing smells quite like wet rat, except maybe a wet ratfolk, and this ratfolk is most certainly wet.

Eddard G. Rodenton, at your service, he squeaks above the howling winds and sheeting rain. I solve problems.

Long game day today, may not be able to post again until tomorrow.

GM credit baby, so I haven't yet bought proper equipment, but the profile is otherwise up to date.

Player Name Thunderspirit
Character Name Eddard G. Rodenton
PFS # 3601-25
Faction The Exchange
Day Job Roll Sleight of Hand: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
Standard Advancement or Slow? standard

Initiative Modifier +3
Perception Modifier +7
Sense Motive Modifier +0