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@everyone; It is definitely a struggle to communicate clearly through this medium. I learnt a lot from everyone here and in the future will attempt to put more ooc info in the RP interactions to attempt to help clarify things and keep everyone on the same page. @Herman; I see this is your -3 character, so one thing to remember is that many authors in PFS see intimidate as short term coercion. The target will eventually feel resentment to those who intimidated them and respond accordingly; and Ulisha needed two things from Anwald, call off the immediate assassins and convince the Red Revolution that she is not an Enemy of the Revolution.
Ulisha is ecstatic at the news the of the assassination being called off. "Yes! I can finally get back to work! I've heard rumors of a coven of witches that were executed just over the border of Galt, I can't wait to get started... Here, take the Silverhex. Free of charge, it is a fair trade for placicating Anwald" She makes short work of packing up camp and moving toward her next dig site.
Anwald nods, sets his bottle of wine down with resolution and picks up the gold with the now empty hand.
"It all started over that stupid cup. Why did she have to steal it?" "five hundred gold, that's what the cup was worth. Pay that back and we can go back to our lives and forget this mad vendetta."
Hugging the now empty wine bottle, he looks at Herman "What do you want? What do you mean you are not assassins? Why are you people here?" His drunk eyes frightened and confused.
lol, This is a mixed bag of lies, intimidation and diplomacy. So anyone can pick a skill and roll. Him digging his own grave is appropriate given the result Janus would get on any of the skill checks if he rolled. I don't want to penalize for roleplaying, so anyone is welcome to pick a tactic, step in, and make a skillcheck. If there is anything about the situation that you want to know, feel free to ask.
"What? She hired the assassins? To threaten me? The irony." "I am old, broke, ruined. Do your worst assassin. She will remain an marked after I die."
"I don't understand. Why are you here? I'm glad she lives, she bragged too much, looked down on people.. but those-those are not reasons to die. But why are you telling me this, you are assassins what is this about mercy?"
He begins sobbing. "Look at brave Anwald,” he shouts to no one, “hiring assassins to shut up a bookworm!” "You're a Vessel Between? The assassins died? You're not my contact, who are you?"
bluff vs sense motive:
He pulls out his purse and empties it in his hand, there are only a few silvers and coppers, before offering the few coins to Janus. "Here. For their families."
"What, huh, who are you? Pay for what?" Anwald reacts to Ayla with shock and confusion.
"Start searching in Daggermark, I'll drag these bodies down to the river so they don't attract beasts to my hideout" --------------
Once you know who you are looking for, it is trivial to find the architect of Ulisha's demise... “Yeah, well fie on the stupid scholar and her precious Silverhex. The Vessels Between’ll shut that wench up for good!” a drunken voice practically shouts from a nearby fruit stand. Anwald Greenfelt is a venerable taldane man and has a mostly empty wine bottle in hand.
"It is just a matter a time before they realize this group failed and send another. I need to attempt to pay Anwald restitutions before that happens." She pauses for a second, unsure whether to continue; "Going in person may at the worst escalate the situation, and at best cost me more in restitutions. Would he be my agents in this?"
looted potions; DC 16 spellcraft or perception: three potions of cure light wounds.
Herman, you don't have enough actions to shoot. Move action to pick up your weapon, move action to stand up because you can not shoot anything but a crossbow from prone. As I said, there are enough mechanics already in the way of going from dying to fighting ;)
And the assassin goes down under Ayla's crushing blow. "Thanks again for your help there!" Ulisha gasps out a thanks to the group.
Adrenaline and divine magic? I like to change how I imagine the world to match the mechanics instead of changing the mechanics to match how I imagine the world (doubly so in this format). I enforce the rules strictly, no need to add extra handicaps to your characters (not that we are at risk of a TPK right now.)
Herman, it is a move action to pick up the bow and a action to stand up if that helps deciding what to do.
Herman can see the halfling sniper surrounded by his allies and maddly dodging their attacks, his eyes focus on Ulisha and full of murderous intent.
The sniper evades Januses attacks. Ulisha retrieves a scroll from her pouch and cure light wounds on Herman.
She speaks quietly to Herman as she pulls out an arrow out of his leg so the magic can do its work. "Sure glad you guys showed up, I'd be done for without you."
The small halfling sniper dodges Lakadee's attack but is shaken by Eliphazs outburst.
Ayla slams the striker with a solid blow, the stiker stands on his feet for a moment... before collapsing to the ground. She is then able to move around and surround the unarmed sniper. Eliphaz and Vina sees to the wounded while Lakadee uses the downed striker as footing to stand.
Ayla, that is a hit and it knocks the striker down.
Herman and a Janus both continue to bleed from their wounds. Janus skillfully disarms the sniper. You see him glance down at the sword and tanglefoot bag hanging from his belt, deciding which to draw next. The stiker faces the new threat and tries to stun Ayla; but she is as fast and dodges his blows.
Ulisha continues her rousing performance as she heals Herman.
Vina brings back Lakadee from the warm embrace of the earth, but Lakadee's attack is dodged by the striker. The sniper steps forward and grins wickedly as he brings down Herman.
The striker has an iron will, and shakes off the lingering sense of doom.
The stiker turns to Lakadee and makes a two powerful chops with his nunchaku, knocking the young treant down.
Ulisha steps back and begins a rousing performance to inspire courage.
Ayla takes a running punch at the striker, under the onslaught he is slowly being worn down. The sniper moves up and continues to fire on Herman.
No problem, we are nearing the end.
Herman returns fire on the sniper and takes a little of his sunshine away. Bringing his nunchaku to bear, the striker attacks the dwarf caiman.
Seeing the blow Herman just took, Ulisha moves over and casts a spell to heal his wounds.
The sniper sneaks out from where he was hidden and take a shot at Herman, catching Herman by surprise but revealing his position to all.
The striker dodges the Caiman's bite easily, his martial training showing. Janus also feels surprise from Janus, there was something unexpected down that switchback.
Perception vs Stealth:
Initiative:
Januses and Eliphaz look back as they hear the faint click of glass. They look back in time to a man in dark robes just finishing a potion as he sneaks up the switchback.
She looks up at Vina in confusion, "The streams? And forest? No. Why does that matter? No they are burning records and tearing down statues that are important historical monuments."
"I'm hoping to talk him down some way, it is that or continue to live life on the run. Do you know how hard it is to do proper research out of a cave? I'm willing to take some risks to bring this to an end." Ulisha blushes and hesitantly starts to explain the Red Revolution circumstance. "Well, It was fairly easy to for Anwald to label me as an enemy of the people... I recently wrote an essay criticizing the damage the Red Revolution was dealing to the historical sites and relics of Galt... And delivered it to many of their leaders. It was not well received..."
Offering you fresh stew from the fire, she does what she can to answer your questions. "He is no assassin, but a former manservant of the Tullivor family. Still upset about that platinum cup I borrowed from his masters. He has called me out as an enemy of the Red Revolution, killing him still leaves me on the assassins and the Red Revolutions hit list."
The half orcs face twists as she tries to decipher Ayla's words, and then lowers the crossbow. "Shiny? Book Lady? You must be the Pathfinders! Why didn't you say so! I almost shot you." "Now do you have the money? If I can pay Anwald restitutions I might be able to get him to call off the assassins... He won't be easy to convince though, he has quite the grudge against me."
"And you standing there talking when you've been told to leave is not too wise either." She comments as she levels the crossbow at Herman.
Following the merchants directions you find Ulishas hideout a days travel from Daggermark. The hill ahead is not much to look at. It gently slopes away from the river. A shallow cave is near its top, smoke from a campfire curling upward in the gentle breeze. The grass wafts slowly along a gently curving path up the southern face of the hill, ending in a few switchbacks as the hill grows steep near the top. As you come over the last switchback a half-orc scrambles to her feet and levels a light crossbow at the group. "Now you just turn around the way you came and forget you saw anyone here..."
Janus is able to share even more regarding the Vessels between, you are also able to ask around to verify his information of find out even more. Knowledge (local) or diplomacy (gather information):
15+ or Janus:
The assassins of Daggermark are more affordable than other hired killers. They refer to themselves as the Vessels Between, as they take targets from life to death. 20+ or Janus:
The more one is willing to pay, the more highly trained the assassin he can hire. The guild doubles as a school for assassins in training, and even these neophytes are available for hire. 25+: Assassins sent on missions outside of the city often work in pairs so as to better protect one another.
As the alchemist eagerly takes the glands and begins collecting catalisks they elaborate; "A deal is a deal. While back there was a half-orc blathering about some important blade or sword or something she found. Moonsilver, Sliverhex, or somesuch. Kept going on about its history to any who would listen. Well I overheard that she won’t be needin’ that sword soon. The Vessels Between or on her trail. You just need to go out there and grab that sword once they’re through, and I happen to know where they found her little camp.” She distractedly gives you directions to the half-orc's camp as she starts up a burner. One of the apprentices hands you the 200 old, two alchemists fire, and three potions of cure light wounds.
"I'm already bending over backwards for you here. And now your looking a gift horse in the mouth. That's what I get for offering what it is worth."
The apprentices are happy to lead you to their master, a twitchy gnome named Ezmerlilly Vanderpoof. The shop is an absolute mess, a half dozen projects underway as the gnome runs around in a mad rush to produce results. As the apprentices introduce you, the fresh webbing, and the rare silk glands Exmerlilly waste no time cutting a sample of the webbing and testing the quality. "Hmmm the indicators are correct... Don't try soaking old webbing in urea, I'll see through it! Scarce it is! That is why every charlatan in pawning off fire beetle glands as spider silk! Your material looks good. 200g, and I'll toss in some healing potions and alchemist fire for the glands. You look like the adventuring type, leave that here right now and I'll throw in a valuable rumor I picked up from my clients."
As you travel the streets and markets of Daggermark you come across a couple apothecary apprentices drinking black bean coffee and speaking anxiously. For the price of a coffee and some understanding words you find out that their master, Ezmerlilly Vanderpoof, recently failed to deliver some promised goods to the Poisoners’ Guild. She needs something to appease the guild before they decide to drastically renegotiate their contract.
Vina harvests the silk glands successfully and dwells on the spider egg problem; they need somewhere dark, protected, and with lots of nutrients. Perhaps a corpse will do? From your trip in it was obvious that these are not the only spiders of this species in the Shroudwood, the spider population will survive the loss of these eggs if they do not survive.
Janus and Herman finish off the last spider in spectacular fashion. The spiders dealt with it is an easy task to retrieve the orb of web. It is full of spider eggs, the eggs are worthless in daggermark but the fresh webbing will sell well. The silk glands from the spider corpses are salvageable, but it will take a skilled had to remove them. -------------------------------------------- With your map and your skill it is an easy matter to find your way out of the forest and back to Daggermark. Now to find a buyer.
Yep, that finishes the spider. But I'm just getting ready for the weekly pfs game so I'll post again tonight or in the morning.
The spider is fast for its size and dodges your blows.
What is the convention for GMs rolling saves for players in PbP? It feels like it might save time, but it also feels like taking the dice away from the players, and rolling dice is fun as a player.
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