Ida Tappleby's page

With only enough of the good ingredients left for one decent mix, Ida hopes to make it count.

"All your friends have fled or fallen. Sure you want to keep pushing it?" Oh, her delivery was so much better last time. She throws a rather putrid-smelling cake, and another one. Scraping the bottom of the barrel for ingredients, the second one just explodes. And barely at that!

◆ Demoralize Intimidation: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
◆ Quick Bomber to make and strike with a moderate blight bomb: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 1 = 24 for poison damage: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6 and 2d4 persistent poison damage, plus poison splash damage: 2 = 2 only to the target on a failure or better.
◆ Quick Bomber to make and Strike with a lesser quick vial: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 2 = 28 for fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4 plus fire splash damage: 1 = 1 only to the target on a failure or better

"Oh, get off of her you rude little... imp!" Ida maneuvers as she mixes, throwing something at the imp that crackles with energy, and then following it up with a very basic mixture that draws in heat from the air around it.

◆ Stride
◆ Quick Bomber to create and Strike Pink Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 12 with a moderate bottled lightning: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 1 = 19 for electricity damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 6) = 12 and Off-Guard until the start of Ida's next turn, plus electricity splash damage: 2 = 2 on a failure or better only to Pink
◆ Quick Bomber to create and Strike Pink Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 8 with a lesser quick vial: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 2 - 5 = 8 for cold damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1, plus cold splash damage: 1 = 1 on a failure or better only to Pink

Ida mutters to herself as she works, unintelligible phrases that include words like, "Brute!" and "Bully!" She tastes something she makes, though the result is a little disappointing.

She throws something else at Petra, which looks like it works a little better. "You know, ever since the first time I made the soup a little too spicy, explosives really have been more of my specialty," she admits.

◆ Quick Alchemy to create a minor elixir of life
◆ Drink elixir of life. Healing: 1d6 ⇒ 1 and a +1 item bonus to saves against poisons and disease
◆ Quick Bomber to create and Strike Petra (Concealment?: 1d20 ⇒ 16 with a Moderate Bottled Lightning: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 1 = 28 for electricity damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9 and Off-Guard until the start of Ida's next turn, plus electricity splash damage: 2 = 2 to only Petra on a failure or better; total of 11

The Quick Vial doesn't have any rider. It's like a cantrip, weaker then a standard bomb but at will with no cost.

Ida moves away. Out of the protection of the smoke, but the cavern walls protect her from most of the enemies in any case. A construct? That limits her options a little.

But not by that much. She adds a few ingredients that can give a pleasant tingly sensation if used correctly, and uses them incorrectly. She toss them at the armor creature before they pop.

◆ Stride. Provokes from Petra if applicable, but at least she's still concealed at that point.
◆ Quick Bomber to craft and Strike Armor with a moderate bottled lightning: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 1 = 30 for electricity damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 6) = 12 and Off-Guard until the start of Ida's next turn, pluselectricity splash damage: 2 = 2 on a failure or better. Ida will use her Bomber specialty so the splash only affects Armor. Splash doesn't double on a crit, so that's 26 damage and Off-Guard for a round.
◆ Quick Bomber to make and Strike armor with a Quick Vial: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 2 - 5 = 23 for electricity damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3 and electricity splash damage: 1 = 1 only to the target; if electricity didn't work the first time, she'll make this one fire instead

Ida pulls a small cake from her apron pocket and eats it while squinting through the smoke. "You can just tell how much they don't want to hurt anyone like he said," she says, mixing up something and hurling it at the Hellknight. The alchemical components react to air by rapidly cooling, hopefully freezing exactly when they hit their target...

♦ Interact
♦ Use Moderate Quicksilver Mutagen; Ida takes 6 damage and a -2 penalty to Fortitude in exchange for bonuses to Speed, Acrobatics, Thievery, and Dex-based attacks
♦ Quick Bomber create and Strike Petra with a moderate frost vial: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 9 + 1 - 2 = 19 Concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 8 for cold damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5 and a -10-foot status penalty to her Speeds until the end of her next turn, plus 2 cold splash damage to her and adjacent targets (Red and Armor, looks like?)

We'll be able to make a full report on his status, then.

They're going to realize they were being mean and apologize?

"That's why I asked if we needed to find anything else before we left!" Ida calls crossly after Benedet.

* * *

"If we had such a letter--and it's pointless for me to even say, because I'd say we didn't even if we did, and you wouldn't believe me even if we didn't--why would we carry it around? We'd be done with it, and we'd've burned it by now."

They really should have burned it by now.

"We aren't taking them anywhere. We're rescuing them, not imprisoning them. They can go where they like. Away from here, I assume. Your queen has made herself rather unpopular, I'm afraid.

"And no."

Ida crosses her arms. "Now then. There is no need for violence. We have no desire to kill or harm... anyone, actually. We're rather good at it, you know, but we do try to avoid such things. If you acquiesce to our demands we will let you go. Peacefully. We are much more reasonable then you and require only one thing: Go away."

I don't suspect there's much chance of talking them out of it, but just in case: Intimidation (Diplomacy? Same bonus): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

"Oh, wonderful!" Ida puts on the gloves. "Let me take a look at that then, Ephesian."

Medicine: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 Healing: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6

Crafting: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31

crit for 3 sp per day x 8 days = 2.4 gp

Ida moves a little closer. "Why don't you stick around? Stay right there." She whips up a marshmallow-y cake that bursts into a sticky glob. Seeing that the fight is going well and she has no need to be stingy with her ingredients, she adds something with an almost painfully lemony scent.

◆ Stride
◆ Quick Bomber to make and strike with a Moderate Glue Bomb: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26. No damage, but on a hit the target takes a -15-foot status penalty to all speeds for 1 minute, and immobilized for 1 round on a critical failure. A target can end the effect early by Escaping (DC 19) or by spending a total of 3 manipulate actions (that don't have to be consecutive)
◆ Quick Bomber to make and Strike with a Moderate Acid Flask: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 9 - 5 = 13 for acid damage: 1 = 1 and 2d6 persistent acid damage, plus 2 acid splash damage on a failure or better

Your description didn't mention the bug person, but I assume Blue is also hostile? Ida will attack Yellow instead if not.

"Hm." Ida steps forward, mixing quickly. "Something Hells-born, you said?" They certainly aren't ordinary wasps, anyway. After almost forgetting to add the activating ingredient, she throws something that bursts and releases disorienting fumes.

And then something a little simpler. The paper nests make her think fire would be useful, but if they're devilish then perhaps not... she tries it anyway.

◆ Stride
◆ Quick Bomber to create and Strike Pink with a dread ampoule: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 Hero Point: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19 for mental damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8, Frightened 1, and 2 mental splash damage to all enemies. On a critical hit, Frightened 2 and the splash doesn't double. On a non-critical failure, still deal the splash to the primary target.
◆ Quick Bomber to create and Strike with a Quick Vial: 1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 8 - 5 = 10 for fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1 and 1 fire splash damage to all enemies.

"Is this all?" And is Arnisant one of the four? "I was expecting more, though the count's letter did not specify a number. Let's see... in addition to rescuing the people trapped here, we are to look out for items that might 'cause trouble' should the enemy acquire them. We've been to the map room and collected items from there. There was also a record book mentioned, which I don't believe we've seen--do you have that, and if not can we get it? Or anything else dangerous you can think of."

Ida turns to Dame Sabina. "I think this question is mostly for you... Valais asked us to find any information we can about a Hellknight named Marius. The letter said you'd already provided information about another Hellknight, Petra. Do you know anything about Marius?"

Passing biscuits around, Ida also takes out her medical tools. "I'm not the best medic we have, am I? Oh dear. Well, let's see how I can manage."
She sets to tending her wounds. And eating a biscuit.
Medicine: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Hero Point: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 Healing: 4d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 3, 1, 4) + 3 = 18
Ida recovers extra HP equal to her level whenever anyone Treats her Wounds as long as she can eat a snack, due to her Hillock Halfling heritage.
Plus at least 10 from pearly white spindle in that time, and she's good.
The only other injured person was Ephesian, who wasn't down as much so should be recovered from his own pearly white spindle.

Assuming she actually made it the 10 minutes without interruption...

"Ah, I feel better." Ida checks her alchemy ingredients, which she has somehow managed to partially replenish while stitching her wound, repurposing bits of ointment, cookie crumbs, and something she found under the cushion. "If I can take a bit more time, I think I can scrounge everything I need in here."

Versatile Vials fully restored in another 10 minutes.

Arcana/Occultism: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

"Oh come now, we just fought off those Hellknights who were trying to break in here, and now we need a moment's rest before we all make our escape." At least, Ida herself could use one. The others seem mostly unscathed. "We're Pathfinders, dear. We're rescuing you."
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Realizing she sounds irritable and not especially convincing, Ida fishes the letter from one of her pockets and shines the light of her wayfinder on it. "Right, right. We're here to 'shoot him the tines.' What on Golarian does that mean? I guess that's the point. Nobody's going to say that by chance."

Ida is glad that the bigfolk are getting between her and the Hellknights, but--still!

She works on mixing up two concoctions. One she swallows, and the other she chucks at the more injured Hellknight. Hopefully in the right order.

◆ Quick Alchemy to create an elixir of life
◆ Use elixir of life Healing: 1d6 ⇒ 1 Oof
◆ Quick Bomber to create and Strike Blue with Alchemist's Fire: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20 for fire damage: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 7) = 14 and 2 persistent fire damage, plus 2 fire splash damage only to Blue on a failure or better.

"Here you go, this one is a little spicy."

Ida steps back, again mixing up something that begins to crackle with electricity as she hurls it. She then mixes up something a little more haphazardly. "No use in using my good ingredients here. This may burn a little, but if you tasted it properly you'd find it's quite tangy and burns you."

Her throws are more controlled this time, reducing splatter (and leaving Ephesian unharmed).

◆ Step
◆ Quick Bomber to make and Strike Red with a Moderate Bottled Lightning: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 for electricity damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 5) = 11 and Off-Guard one round. On a failure or better he also takes 2 electricity splash damage. As a Bomber specialist, Ida can choose to deal splash only to the primary target and does so here.
◆ Quick Bomber to make a quick vial and Strike red Lesser Quick Vial: 1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 8 - 5 = 12 for acid damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6. On a failure or better he also takes 1 acid splash damage.

"Did we just go upstairs to find a secret passage that led us back to where we started, to find an entirely separate secret passage that led where we wanted to go? I suppose it might be a kind of magical lock. The doorway doesn't appear unless you've gone through the other secret passage first..."

When she sees the Hellknights, Ida scowls. "Such rude brutes!" Against her better judgement, she moves up so she has a better shot. She quickly starts mixing some things up and chucking them at the nearest one.

The first starts sparking as it leaves her hand, and the crackling electricity should slow their reaction time--letting her him 'em with something that looks like a pastry but bursts to release a murky purple gas.

◆ Stride
◆ Quick Bomber to make and Strike Blue with a moderate bottled lightning: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21 for electricity damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11, 2 electricity splash damage to all three, and Blue is Off-Guard until the start of Ida's next turn. On a miss, it still deals the splash damage to Blue, but on a crit the splash doesn't double.
◆ Quick Bomber to make and Strike Blue with a moderate dread ampoule: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 5 = 17 for mental damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8, 2 mental splash damage to all three, and Blue becomes Frightened 1 (or 2 on a crit). On a miss, it still deals the splash damage to Blue, but on a crit the splash doesn't double.

Ida mixes up a quicksilver mutagen.

Stealth: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 2 = 29

Society: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

"Oh my. That's Humanity's Resolve. It was forged by Aroden. Let's not leave that. And all these maps need to go."

Ida peers at the scroll. "That it's intended for Zarta Dralneen, most likely. We should definitely grab that."

Infiltrating your own place did mean there's a helpful sense of familiarity.

PFS Low: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Alas, Ida doesn't know that recipe. Her study of alchemy has thus far focused on the more... volatile options.

Arcana: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

But they are just imps, after all.

Do we?

Hero Point: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

"Oh wait, I think I have heard of this!"

I assume that this character needs to own the Chronicle? I do have that one, but not for Ida.

"Oh, that's..."
PFS Lore: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

"...I don't know what that is. Do you think I should offer it a biscuit?"

I was thinking more about duration then actions to use it.

How long are these rounds?
Actually... doesn't matter. If Ida's Quicksilver Mutagen has worn off, she's also had time to recover a Versatile Vial and will just make another one.

Thievery: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 2 = 16

"Oh, I think--no. Here, eat this." Ida pushes a bit of something bitter and chewy on Poppy.

Will Quick Alchemy another Quicksilver.

"No dear, more like--oh. Yes, there we are!"

Ida will Aid. Looks like Aiding only has a chance to matter for two of those, so I'll just roll the relevant checks.
Thievery (Aid): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Thievery (Aid): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 Hah! Critical success. That should... oh, do nothing because it's the same bonus type as Follow the Expert.

Thievery: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 2 = 23

"Ah yes, I see. No dear, more like this."

Not with this PC.

"Hm." Deciding to save her ready-made quicksilver for when she's more pressed, Ida quickly mixes a few ingredients to make a paste, then swallows it. She immediately seems thinner, but more limber.

Quick Alchemy a quicksilver mutagen, then Stealth: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 2 = 15

"Well here you are dear, you look like you could use some cake. My goodness, what is happening over there?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Ida's technique for asking around isn't working as well as she hopes, even when she distracts her targets with cake.

"You know, I really don't care for these Hellknight people. I feel like you shouldn't have to explain that devils are bad."

Ida's probably best at forging, but if it's much harder and nobody else is then we should probably go for something else.

"Here you are, dear."

Ida idly passes a small vial to Tarta and Ephesian along with their cakes.

Sharp weapons? Then you should each take a dose of graveroot.

"And I do have some cakes with a bit more kick--those aren't just sweets, though, and you should save them for when you need them. Guns and bows? Take these, though be warned they'll also make you a little less hardy. If you don't want them, let me know. I won't be offended, and I'll do something else."

You can each take a quicksilver mutagen if you'd like one. Ida will take two herself.

She frowns at Matei. "I'm sorry, I don't think I have anything in particular for you, dear. You're welcome to a mutagen, but if you aren't using a ranged weapon, I don't know that you'd be able to predict when it might be useful. And I can give you something infused with healing elixir, but I daresay it might be wasted in a doctor's hands. I can help you see in the dark, but most of us can't so we'd still need light--and I just can't efficiently do that for everyone. Well, have an extra cupcake instead."

Matei can have a quicksilver mutagen or darkvision elixir if he wants one.
Ida will make elixirs of life with any leftover Advanced Alchemy, but unfortunately those don't scale until level 5 so she's still using the level 1 type--1d6 healing and +1 vs poison and disease. Might still be useful in a pinch, so she'll give those to party members who don't otherwise have healing abilities.
2 graveroot, 4 quicksilver mutagen, 2 elixirs of life

The elderly halfling lady passes out pastries, as she often does. "There you are dear. Now, you know I can always cook for everyone on the mission, but only if one of you big strong tallfolk carries my cooking gear--it's a little heavy for me to lug around myself, so I may have to leave it here. Now, it's okay if you can't--I know you all have your own gear to carry too!"

She puts her hand into the same apron pocket from which she produced the pastries and draws out a small vial, which she holds up to show everybody. "Oh," she says brightly, "and if any of you wants any poison you just let Granny Ida know."

Hmm.. We have a couple of characters with healing, but the GM warns about "brutal combat." But I think I will go with a lesser potion of fire resistance for Ida's Pathfinder Provision.

Friendly fire okay (especially poison--Ida has resistance, though it's not much to speak of at this level).

And I have two GM Glyphs.

Prizes: 1d20 ⇒ 12

Crafting: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Critical success earning 6 sp.

Got it, thank you!

Ida drinks her remaining prepped quicksilver mutagen, though she winces when she considers entering the cold water while it's active.

Stealth: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 2 = 28

"Well, this seems like a job for someone else. I'll just... help watch out for trouble. Out of the way."

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Perhaps a bit too far out of the way, then.

Ida examines the crates, watching for the ones that are reinforced to carry the heavy material and trying to determine the best way to extricate said material.

Perhaps it would involve fire! Probably not, but one can hope.

Crafting: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

"...maybe we can just go around? Let's see, we could travel over the water if we just had something that floats and something to use as a platform. Maybe..."

Crafting: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

"Storm's moving in," says Ida, looking up at the clouds. "Heavy wind and rain. I think that would hinder us more than them, so we should probably make our move quickly."

"You were duty bound not to try to attack us in the first place. I see you trust our respectability more than your own."

Ida takes a small cake out of one of her pouches. "Here, have some cake. Now, I'm pretty sure that's not how contractors work. If you're here on a contract, then someone sent you. That's what the word means, I think."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Cool skill feat... Seasoned? To.. have above-average snacks?

"Oh, if anybody is hurt, I can... what? Nobody? Oh dear. This little ambush didn't go well at all."

It wasn't quite true. The mutagen Ida made for herself wasn't exactly a health drink, and it had hurt her--the cost one must pay for the benefits. But she can't heal that until it wears off anyway.
Ida did take 6 damage from the quicksilver mutagen. Should've mentioned that. The damage can't be healed while it's in effect.
That's in effect for 10 minutes. Once it wears off she can heal herself (elixirs of life: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8) to full with no cost but Versatile Vials, which are fully restored after another 10 minutes.

Ida moves up for a better shot, drinking her quicksilver mutagen; nasty stuff, really.

"Your friend seems eager to be on his way, but I do hope you stick around to chat."

◆ Activate Quicksilver Mutagen
◆ Stride
◆ Quick Bomber to make a moderate glue bomb and throw it at Green. Glue Bomb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17. On a hit, she takes a -15-foot penalty to her Speeds for 1 minute. She can Escape (DC 19) to end the effect early. Alternatively, she can end the effect without a check with three Interact actions to carefully remove the glue. These checks don't have to be consecutive, and can be provided by other creatures. (On a crit she's also immobilized for one round, but that doesn't look likely.)

"Here, dear. Take this."

Nobody requested poisons, but Ida pushes a vial of graveroot on Fran all the same.

"Don't drink that! That's for your weapon. Wait. No. Yes, don't drink that one."

Oh, huh.

Paizo Handle: Super Zero
Character Name: Ida Tappleby
PFS / Character Number / Faction:2389841-2010 Envoy's Alliance
Character Ancestry / Background / Class / Level: Halfling Cook Alchemist 3
Downtime Skill / Task Level / Task DC / Die Result / Outcome: Earn Income Crafting: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15 Success for 2 sp x 2 days = .4 gp
Exploration Activity: Investigation (Crafting +11)

An elderly halfling woman approaches, pulling small cakes out of the many pockets in apron and offering them around. "Hello, hello, I'm Ida. You can call me Granny Ida, nobody does. Now I have plenty of cakes, but some of them are a bit special so always make sure to ask! I am a cook, but I've left my equipment for that in storage--it's too heavy for me to carry around. If one of you tallfolk is willing to carry it, I can cook for you while we're traveling!"

Nodding at the cakes, she indicates her bulging pockets. "Don't you worry, I'm very organized! None of those should explode. And here, take these biscuits! But don't eat them. They're for healing. And does anybody want any poison? If you want some poison, you just let me know."
She pats one of her pockets. It's not the same one she just took the healing biscuits out of... probably?

Elixirs of life and graveroot available.
Pathfinder Society Lore +9, Society +9.

Natalu for Ida Tappleby

Society ID: 2389841

Character #: 2010
Character Level: 3
Faction: Envoy's Alliance?

Don't you also need PFS/character information there?

Ida spends her downtime crafting a batch of minor elixirs of life.
Crafting: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
She has the formula, so one day to set up and 6 gp. She earns a value of 8 sp per day x 7 days = 56 sp. She'll spend the remaining 4 sp to finish.