Herodotus Vanatir Krezla's page

"And thus shall it end. Inheritor, guide my aim. "

A messenger rounds the corner and presents a message to the paladin, who reads it and scowls further. "It appears my presence here is not to be. May the Inheritor watch over you all, and may I see you well in Absalom." And without another word he stoically marches towards the road leading back to the trade route which will eventually bring him to Nantambu and beyond.

If I may, I think I would prefer to switch characters. I have a level 8 occultist in the wings and can switch on over to him. If you wouldn't mind deleting Herodotus as a character, I'll post his details forthwith!

Add one more Chronicle to Herodotus' list: Wardens of Sulfur Gulch. No other sheets will be added.

Furthermore, Herodotus will purchase the following two items off of the Wardens of Sulfur Gulch sheet.

-Cyberart (100 gp)
-Skillslot (2000 gp)
-Perception Skillchip Mark III (3600 gp)

Herodotus nods, pulling his long hair up to tie it in a queue with a strip of cloth. "Whatever our quest shall entail, I will do my best to be of service. And allow you thought bereft of Gamin's incessant prattle" he adds with a straight face, barely broken by a fleeting ... wink?

"Herodotus, you suck. Especially since you talked to that guy Vinnie" pipes up a voice coming from the ornate sword sheathed in it's scabbard. "And I don't always talk."

"Herodotus Vanatir Krezla, humble servant of the Inheritor. May my efforts elevate your deeds" he introduces himself with a deep bow.

Chronicle: #29
History:Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Trial by Machine, The confirmation, The night March of Kalkamedes, The Goblinblood Dead, The Wounded Wisp, The Silver Mount Collection, The Slave Master's Mirror, Among the Living, Among the Gods, The Stolen Heir, Decline of Glory, Hall of the Flesh Eaters, The Wardstone Patrol, Silent Tide, Blood Under Absalom, Siege of Serpents, Weapon in the Rift, Valley of the Veiled Flame, The Labyrinth of Hungry Ghosts, Assault on the Wound, Fires of Karamoss, Lost at Bitter End, Thralls of the Shattered God, Abducted in Aether, The Darkest Abduction, Hrethnar's Throne.
Name:Greg Rebelo
AKA: Herodotus Vanatir Krezla
Faction: Silver Crusade
PFS: 43451-5
XP: 27 as of 6/21/17
Prestige: 23 as of 6/21/17
Fame: 55 as of 6/21/17
Gold: 14,633.5 as of 6/21/17
Day job: None
Spend: TBD

I will probably be playing the character between now and then, possibly a couple times.

I'll update you on any changes.

Boon!!!!!: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Typical.

I'm glad you came along as well. I have a feeling those traps and haunts would have been punishing.

I hope I get to play with you all again!

Herodotus goes and picks up his arrows, cleaning them of the tainted blood upon them before going over to truss up the masked creature, which he then attempts to unmask.

Thanks! I appreciate it!

"The Wicked shall fall before the Righteous, for their Evil was the seed of their Undoing." intones Herodotus loudly as he steps further in.

Five foot step forward and another smite vs Mr Blue! This time, we're using adamantine durable arrows! (Its the little things that get me excited)

Longbow attack #1, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot, Divine Favor, Smite, Haste: 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 = 37
Longbow attack #1 damage (2 arrows): 2d8 + 6 + 12 + 2 + 2 + 24 ⇒ (2, 1) + 6 + 12 + 2 + 2 + 24 = 49
Longbow attack #2, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot, Divine Favor, Smite, Haste: 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 = 35
Longbow attack #2 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 8 = 27
Longbow attack #3, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot, Divine Favor, Smite, Haste: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 12 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 = 25
Longbow attack #3 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 8 = 24
Longbow attack #4, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot, Divine Favor, Smite, Haste (Hasted Attack): 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 = 36
Longbow attack #4 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 8 = 21

I don't mean to be a jerk, but I was hoping to use this character on Thursday in a local game. Could we please press onwards?

Well, I'm going to smite the person in the mask, take a penalty for doing non-lethal and see how much damage I am actually doing here. Note that I am doing this because she looks human and like she can answer some questions. And GM, you forgot about my Divine Favor cast before the door got opened.

Sheesh... The one time I get criticals it's on the wrong person. Oh well.

Just realized that I should have specified that calling upon Iomedae's favor was in fact casting Divine Favor. It seemed pretty straightforward at the time, but just in case.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Herodotus focuses on the masked figure, discerning the evil within.

Detect Evil on that figure.

"And the Inheritor, having seen a shread of honor in her opponent struck true and with compassion."

I've always wanted to make my life more difficult. And Herodotus wants some answers. So here go blunt arrows! Smite if she is evil

Longbow attack #1, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Divine Favor, Nonlethal: 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 - 2 = 30
Longbow attack #1 damage (2 arrows): 2d8 + 6 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (4, 6) + 6 + 12 + 2 = 30
Longbow attack #2, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Divine Favor, Nonlethal: 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 - 2 = 23
Longbow attack #2 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 6 + 1 = 16
Longbow attack #3, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Divine Favor, Nonlethal: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 12 - 2 - 3 + 1 - 2 = 26
Longbow attack #3 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 6 + 1 = 16

Allies within 10 ft of Herodotus do not provide her with cover, add 4 to hit and 8 to damage if she is evil. Let me know if she is some typ eof outsider, undead or dragon. Also, thanks to my handy-dandy journal I only take a -2 on my non-lethal shots.

About time you stopped being mean to me dicebot! Confirming that crit.

Longbow attack #3, Critical Confirm: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 12 - 2 - 3 + 1 - 2 = 21
Longbow attack #3 damage: 2d8 + 6 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (8, 1) + 6 + 12 + 2 = 29

"I am the reckoning. I am the weapon in her hand. I am the servant by her side and the bane of her enemies."

Herodotus seems to have trouble speaking, his clenched teeth seeming to be the cause. However, he does manage to choke out: "Brave Kudor, if you would please open the door. This deception has gone on long enough."

And as he calls upon Iomedae's favor once more, Gamin squeaks:"I didn't think he could get this pissed."

Herodotus, disregarding his arrows for the moment, searches for any trace of the missing people and his superiors. "Something most foul has happened here Pathfinders, and it is my intent to determine what the meaning of all this is."

I sort of have an angle on the dark folk, but it's going to have really good cover.

Herodotus lets loose!

Longbow attack #1, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot, Bless: 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 21
Longbow attack #1 damage (2 arrows): 2d8 + 6 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (2, 8) + 6 + 12 + 2 = 30
Longbow attack #2, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot, Bless: 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 = 16
Longbow attack #2 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 6 + 1 = 11
Longbow attack #3, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot, Bless: 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 12 - 2 - 3 + 1 = 22
Longbow attack #3 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 6 + 1 = 11

Herodotus goes to the door and opens it.

Unable to move nearly as fast as his companions, Herodotus moves by Queth and holds ready.

I don't have the movement to go and open the door guys, sorry. :(

Herodotus rushes back in with a roar of anger and frustration. Without further ado, he looks about, sees the current body count and without further ado, goes off in search of the last creature. "OK GUYS HE'S SUPER SUPER DUPER PISSED!"

On the plus side GM, I do have a weapon cord. So I'm dragging my beloved bow behind me.

Will Save #1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
Will Save #2: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Well, horseshit. Take it away GM.

i sit possible to hear where our opponents are? As in, within a 5 by 5 foot area?

"in the darkness they hid, but naught could conceal them. In darkness they scehemed, but their plans undid them. By the Last of the First and in the name of the Inheritor, this day shall be your last" snarls Herodotus solemnly as energy courses through his bow.

Gonna use my divine bond to give Seeking and Flaming to my bow.

"I grow tired of this game of hide-and-seek. Show yourselves, whomever you are and let this charade come to an end." growls Herodotus loudly.

"He's super-duper pissed now. Just FYI. For those non-sword beings who care."

"The insane have too often been the unwitting doors through which unbridled evil manifests; another stain upon the likes of demons, daemons and devils alike."

Herodotus, looking increasingly furious, invokes a prayer to the Inheritor as his gaze sweeps across the rooms the Pathfinders traverse.

Detect Evil, staying concentrated.

"And so we shall master Abraxi. And so we shall..." intones Herodotus, a sour look upon his face.

"Oh shit he's pissed now."

Herodotus' eyes narrow, but he is familliar with Heccan Abraxis' abilities. This man may have the ability to lie, but at this point, he neither has the will or desire to do so. "Very well then. We thank you for your patience my lord. We shall take leave." and with a stern bow he turns back towards where they came from and walks off, clearly agitated. If we have been complicit in a scheme, Iomedae be my judge, there will be a reckoning.

I'm hoping the characters with better sense motive checks will chime in soon. Herodotus was once sent out to get some food by Guaril Karela at 3 in the morning and still doesn't believe the Sczarni might have lied about that.

Sense Motive: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (12) - 1 = 11

Herodotus raises an eyebrow inquisitively and turns to his fellow agents.

Herodotus studies the man and his entourage, the revelation that the statue to one of the Dukes of Hell resides in this funerary parlor fresh in his mind, he nods along, wondering within if this man is perhaps responsible for the fates of the actress and the others. "Indeed. We have nothing but the fate of the disappeared on our mind."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25

Knowledge:Religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Unfamiliar with the statue they now look upon, Herodotus frowns and picks up the book to begin flipping through it's contents. "Anyone familiar with alchemy?"

I'm going to use my Explore, Report, Cooperate boon on my The Confirmation chronicle sheet. These gems and baubles, what would taking them do? If this is a bad repeat of Slave Pits of Absalom where we must loot everything on sight, I'm going to be slightly ticked off.

How loud was our combat?

Herodotus sheathes Gamin and without a word picks up his arrows and his bow, stowing them away where they belong.

"Let us make haste. This cannot have gone unnoticed."

AoO: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 1 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Herodotus again goes to assist Kudor, while providing Gamin's power to Padrig.

Assist vs Purple: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 11 + 1 = 24

Herodotus, undeterred, steps to the side while drawing Gamin and launches an attack designed to draw the attention of the creature. But before he begins attacking Gamin shines, a burst of radiance that echoes in Padrig's natural weapons.

Ok, I looked around and it seems that I can give up my allying bonus and give it to an ally's natural weapons. Unless you wholeheartedly disagree GM Chaosorbit I'm going to act based on that.

Giving my +2 enhancement bonus to one of Padrig's natural weapons, five foot step to give Padrig flanking and I'm attacking to assist Kudor.

Assisting attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25

I forget if the bad guy gets a -2 to AC or if Kudor gets a +2 to his attack. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other I suppose. Go nuts!

So does the statue have my bow?

"Inheritor's wrath, what are these things!" asks Herodotus as he takes aim at the creature threatened by Padrig. Recalling his adventures in the Red Redoubt, he selects his durable adamantine arrows.

Clustered shots is among my feats, if there is any applicable DR or hardness please only count it once.

Longbow attack #1, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot vs Blue (Hasted): 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 29
Longbow attack #1 damage (2 arrows): 2d8 + 6 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (4, 8) + 6 + 12 + 2 = 32
Longbow attack #2, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot vs Blue (Hasted): 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 32
Longbow attack #2 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 6 + 1 = 15
Longbow attack #3, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot vs Blue (Hasted): 1d20 + 12 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 12 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 13
Longbow attack #3 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 6 + 1 = 12
Longbow attack #4, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot vs Blue (Hasted) (Additional attack): 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 17 - 2 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 26
Longbow attack #2 damage: 1d8 + 3 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 6 + 1 = 13

"What do you make of any of the statues noble Padrig has revealed? Are statues normally shaped in this manner?" He pauses, contemplatively, before snapping his finger. "Forgot to be an obtuse Paladin again huh? Go ahead, detect that evil Herod! Ra-Ra-Hero-do, Hero-do, Hero-do -tus go!" quips Gamin as our Paladin, another dour expression on his face begins to focus his senses on the presence of evil within the room.

Herodotus, as he waits, fishes out a pair of glasses with multiple lenses on them from a belt pouch and adjusts them upon his eyes. "A hefty expense, but I was assured it would permit me to see invisible creatures should the need arise" he explains quietly.

"I am, by nature, not very stealthy. However I will try my best to accommodate."

"Like a coiling set of cast iron pans trying to take up juggling. That's how bad he is. Hey Herod, try grabbing onto me, maybe I can help. And maybe the gods will be kind."

I think we need to return to the city to gather information, but I'm sure we could have asked for specific locations of the tunnels beforehand.

Herodotus sighs but nods, shaking his head sadly. I do not condone, but I understand. And Iomedae be my witness, I appreciate your gesture. Here" he says, reaching into his pocket for the coin and small gemstones to pay the man 250 gold pieces. "Take this. After all, it is only money. Pathfinders, our hosts have made a step forward, let us take a step in their direction as well."

"There is indeed something to be said about doing the right thing because it is right. The Gods themselves take note and reward the just."

Diplomacy Aid: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (20) + 18 = 38

I really wish that wasn't an aid

"Please. Do explain; who are these "others"? Where can we find them? Can we talk to them?"

"Perhaps she passed before your time. Nonetheless, she resides amidst the halls of the Closoi treater, eternally caring for hairdos and makeup, a echo, dare I say a ghost of her life past." Herodotus pauses, giving Heccan a look both a warning and an invitation to use his silver tongue.

"Margaret told us to seek you out in the search for those who have gone missing within the city, especially since one of the actors she cares for is among the disappeared. As you so said, we are city-ers. We seek out because it is your land and an area you have expertise in."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24

Herodotus frowns. "Hmmm... Agent Kudor, the tracks lead to and from this hut? And three sets come on in, three sets come on out?" Suspicious, he pulls at the mat, checking underneath. "Should we take the time to inspect this area from top to bottom?"

GM, would it be possible to take 20 on a perception and/or survival depending on the character to make sure we aren't missing something crucial?

Herodotus raises a hand. "Hold. I prefer we walk up to this hut. With the tracks leading to and from it, it has aroused my curiosity."

And as our paladin walks up to the hut, Gamin chuckles.

"Pffff... "Aroused"... didn't think you knew the meaning of the word."

Herodotus carefully approaches said markings to take a gander at their origin.

Knowledge:Religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

"Hmm... Should we hail the inhabitant of that hut?" he asks as he racks his brain for what this could be.

"Indeed Master Abraxi we shall. I am surprised that you aren't quite as sanguine about the fact that our journey must first take us through the sewers" comments Herodotus who begins to follow.

"Uhh... Sewers. Glad I can't smell, stuff always looks nasty as is."

"Brother Theo, I would assume that this spirit, if not for the events that have unfolded here is otherwise benign and unwilling to move on. We are but passerby in this country. We should focus our efforts on willful sources of evil, as the perpetrators of the attack on the lady Sharnau and the other victims that preceded her. Good Margaret, is there anything else you can think of that would be of use to as we attempt to locate the missing actor?"