Gavin de Roche's page

Sorry folks, I accidentally brought someone out of tier. Swapping him out with an arcane caster!

Gavin reaches out and takes the note from the aasimar messenger. He quickly scans it before saying, "My father? Really? When did he become a Pathfinder? And why..."

He shakes his head ruefully before looking up and saying. "Thank you." To the group he adds, "I'm sorry, I got to go. Family emergency, of a sort."

The baron whistles to his faithful dog, then hustles out of the museum.

My bad. Done!

"Teleportation? Does that mean that they're still around somewhere? Could they be contacted or spied upon by magic?"

Gavin catches up with the group in time to see them decide to move on to the next area. He shrugs, waiting to see if there's anything he can contribute.

Not ready to leave Hamaria yet, especially since she's not given the group leave to depart, the baron speaks up after Daisley. "Milady, you also mentioned 'enemies'. Though they're rumours, can you say who they might be?"

Sense Motive: 1d20 ⇒ 1

"Messy, you might say," Gavin shares, not particularly helpful.

Gavin is going to buy Boots of Striding and Springing, which'll bring is movement speed to 50.

Gavin too smiles as he sees Gorf enter. "It's good to see you again! And we're not bound for a desert! Oh, and look, Celie's here too! Clearly, the gods favour her with life but curse her with our presence! Hah!"

To Celie the barbarian grins, but the smile falters. "No fire this time, I'm certain of it."

Baron Gavin de Roche slowly reads over the note, his face scrunching up as he takes in what little details there are. He sighs when he finishes, the looks up from the note to find Buster sitting in front of him. The dog drops a ball at his feet.

"Sorry boy. It's time to go. A new mission awaits, and I'm guessing they expect violence." Gavin speaks to his loyal companion. The animal cocks its head, as if understanding the gist of what the big Taldan man is saying. "Let's go get my axe."

He makes his way to get his hideous butchering weapon, and then heads to Valsin's office.

Yup, no impact on initiative

Gavin has played in:
• #35: Voice in the Void
• #4–09: Blakros Matrimony
• #6–02: The Silver Mount Collection

Also, statblock updated. I plugged it in assuming rage is active, but I can change this if you prefer.

Yay! Good to see Gorf and Celie again. Will check on the scenarios, but I think I'm pretty light.

Also, I fixed Gavin. Updated stat block to come.

Gavin would be willing to help the society once more (barbarian 9, with a pet)

Gavin raises a curious eyebrow, but does the needful and opens the pouch. "May I never get on her bad side. Yikes."

That works for me.

Thanks for running this! After having run this twice, it was a treat to be on the other side of the screen.

Gavin approaches the body of Celie, the cries of her familiar getting his attention. Solemnly, he opens the backpack and gently tries to soothe the distraught creature. He makes several yipping noises similar to her kind.
Handle Animal (Take 10): 10 + 11 = 21

"I don't know if you understand me, little one. But if you do, know that I and my companions will see to it that your mistress' spirit is returned. You must be brave, and be patient for the trip is long. Until then, if you will have us, Buster and I will watch over you and keep you safe."

I'd chip in too if it came to gold.

Might be better to get out of dodge. This fight is not going well for Celie and Ethan.

Though I'm willing to bet Tai could save the day if he can get close enough. Or maybe Gorf can finish it.

Gavin curses, the heat of the flame bearing down on him. His desire to run in is checked, barely, by the need to deal with his own wounds first. He pulls out a vial of blue liquid. It's nearly empty, but he drinks it. Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

With a glance to Tai he says, "I'll be right behind you."

To the Buster he says, "Heel."

So... the whole room is on fire, right? From where Gavin stands, it's nothing but flame. Zero visibility?

"Desna weeps! That's a lot of fire!"

Hrm... I'll have a read through. My understanding was that they couldn't modify the same class features, which I'm pretty sure is safe. But I'll self audit read through the links. Thanks!

Gavin's AC is 22 because he uses Controlled Rage (only +4 to Str, but no side effects). He also has Crowd Control, which gives him a +1 to AC when 2+ foes are adjacent.

Gavin takes a few cuts from the raiders but doesn't slow down. He continues to attack the raiders like stubborn trees in need of felling.
Dragon-Bane Butchering Axe +1: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26
Axe Damage: 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (2, 3, 2) + 20 = 27
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Dragon-Bane Butchering Axe +1 (Iterative): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Axe Damage: 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (1, 4, 5) + 20 = 30
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
The attacks start at Red and move to Blue when he drops

The nobleman then orders Buster to attack his most immediate threat (Red or Blue, depending on who's standing)

When Gavin sees that the red-cloaked raider did not fall, he calls to Buster. "Kill!"

Woops, my bad. That's right. So I'm sure that misses

"You've made a big mistake," Gavin growls, fury building within him. His butchering axe bursts into flame as the rage takes over.

He levels a swing at the raider with the red cloak, channeling his rage further so that the head glistens with acid as well...
Dragon-Bane Butchering Axe +1: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26
Weapon Damage: 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (5, 1, 5) + 20 = 31
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Acid Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

He watches to see if his strike fells the raider, planning to repeat the swing if it doesn't, and switching targets if it does.
Dragon-Bane Butchering Axe +1: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Weapon Damage: 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (5, 5, 5) + 20 = 35
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

He'll then give Buster a command, but that is a bit dependent on the results of his swings.

"Our task was to recover the Pathfinder team and bring back the riches of this tomb. Let's make sure that we recover anything of value, and then let's secure the remains of the team and head back."

He then picks up the black dagger, avoiding contact with its serrated edges. "Except this. This trinket is mine. The Prince will not miss it."

Take 20 Perception for 32

Gavin eyes the scorched landscape before him. With a sigh he says, "You are a beautifully effective hammer, wizard. Sadly, I think we're going to have a little less to bring back to the Ruby Prince. Ah well."

Will save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Will save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Will save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Will save (reroll): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Will save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Gavin is ready...

"If you expect a fight, then it's time for me to do my part," Gavin says, moving to the front. He takes his butchering axe out, propping the axe haft against his shoulder.

Player: Jeff Chapman
Character: Gavin de Roche
PFS #-#: 77280-7
Faction: Sovereign Court
Speed: 30

I've GMed this, and I admit this is the annoying part of this scenario.
And sorry I'm not contributing much here. I don't want to spoil things.

I will say though that folks are on the right track. Just got to get the order right, and the value of the items is part of the trick to this.

"I will sit in the chair," Gavin volunteers. "A proper trial by fire, if you will."

He then sits on the throne, watches the group, and waits.

With the blast of flame Gavin steps back, fortunate that he wasn't in its path. While the injured heal, he says, "We have seven scepters. We know that he had six wives. And he loathed his first wife, which is why the rusted scepter was for her. This new scepter from the throne was for the Merchant Prince then. And it's made of sandstone, putting it just above the worth of his first wife. And we're to measure the worth of all this, putting it in order?"

The barbarian holds his head, as if pained by the complexity of this puzzle. "I don't get it."

Gavin strides towards the door, gives it a once over for traps and, once he's sure it's safe, opens it.
Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32

Once he gets the right scepters from the group, Gavin takes the iron scepter and taps it on the eastern panel, and then taps the silver scepter on the western panel.

"You have to be on the right track, Ethan. I'm sure we're so close." Gavin says, trying to instill some confidence.

"Right you are, Sayna. Let's get to it."

With the threat gone Gavin comes out of his rage, breathing hard for several seconds. He looks at his axe, bemused, then shrugs.

Gavin holds his anger, waiting for others to fall back.
(Delay)

Surprised by the quick magic, Gavin has no time to explain. Enraged, he shouts, "Everyone, get back! I'll slay this creature!"

He moves forward, readying his axe to kill. He then whistles Buster to his side.

Gavin has enough Con that I think he'll be OK, especially since he'll have a swim speed with his own potion.

"I have the same potion too, and plan to use it for the return trip. But... Don't wizards need to speak to use their magic? I think that will be hard if your mouth is full of air crystals."

The Baron thinks further. "If you want to try your magic, then I will go with you. I take my role as guard seriously," he says this last bit with a wink.

"It's a slow swim. Maybe a minute to get there. If there's no other choice, then I'll take those crystals and get it."

"Irian. But I think that's just a name. And the warning really, was from the previous room. I assume we need that scepter, and I didn't have the time to look for a trap. I can only hold my breath for so long."

Gavin nods. "What Tai said. It'd be real nice if there was no water. Any way to drain it? Boil it? There are no pockets of air."