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Sure.

Thank you for running, and getting me started on PBP.

And thanks to the players for setting a good example.

Devices aren't really her forte at all. Such things are better left to machinists, or random goblins if you are looking a little fun. Though somewhat beneath her station to be fidgeting with a bomb on a rat's corpse, she made a promise and that meant something. The experience would at least be noteworthy.

As instinct as her guide she makes work of dexterous fingers not used to this kind of manipulation to stop that grating ticking.

••Interact with Device
Thievery: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

If not the above ^ I'll pass on my third action.

RETCON!

Propelled by her frustration and annoyance for this trap, Iskra comes up alongside Clarence lashing out at a cornered rat. Watching the vermin slump lifelessly after being struck by one of Clarence's blows she doesn't much care anymore if Aspis wanted these rats for some reason. They are RATS and she has no intentions of holding back either.

The satisfaction of the rodent's demise is sweet and she shortens her step to a decisive and controlled pace. As Clarence is pulling back from his last fatal blow Iskra can still hear the tick of the device.

"Go find another of these wretched things, Clarence. I'll handle the rest of this." she promises him with a respectful nod of her head.

She leans over the thing as fidgets with it's device.

•Stride
••Interact with device
Thievery: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Propelled by her frustration and annoyance for this trap, Iskra comes up alongside the rat. With Clarence she has got the wretch trapped. She doesn't remember or care if Aspis had some intention for these rats. They are RATS and its got to go before that ticking stops.
Haste makes waste and as much as she wants to just clobber the critter she cannot let this frustration become a distraction. She holds back a blind lunge from her stride to take a breath, fix her posture, and get into form before a quick feint and thrust. Though with more passion behind the flick of the blade through the air.

•Stride

•Goading Feint
Deception vs Perception DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

•Strike
+1 Shortsword vs Orange Rat: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Piercing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Lets keep the 8 damage. I got so lost in the minutia of if the Feints hit I forgot to check for damage.

With an unlady like huff of frustration Iskra chases after the rat about to slip into the buildings before she can lose sight of it.

Three Strides

Sorry I forgot the damage

"Wonderful, just amazing and they are all in one place too!" she says with an insincere huff.

Chasing after rodents is not what she had in mind in the slightest and feels very beneath her, but she doesn't really have a choice. As a consolation at least one of these pests ran next to here (Yellow). She flairs her blades in challenge before lunging at the rat in a series of Feints and Strikes.

*Feint vs Perception DC of Yellow
Deception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Iskra takes a few steps back

"Maybe this is the bomb I have been expecting. I don't know why, but I would be disappointed if it wasn't."

"Zekki, if you need anything, let us know."

Following Zekki's direction, "Is that more Aspis cargo?"

A packing error!? Aspis should be spending their money on better packers and labellers, not mercs. I would tell them this, but that is bad for job security.

Iskra runs her handkerchief over some of the blue residue. Bringing it up for a closer inspection she tries to remember anything about the smell, texture or color to jog her memory.

Medicine: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

"I suppose thats it then. Should we check for poisons or hidden bugs?" She huffs and then looks the the crate at the end of the dock.

"The lazy bums couldn't even get the crate off the pier? Terrible place to be if its trapped or hiding something bigger than listed..." Takes a quick look back at the lizard's crate.

Turning back to the last crate and then to the other mercs with a stern look, "I have a bad feeling about this last one. Aspis wouldn't be paying us this much if they weren't properly paranoid about sabotaged shipments. So far the worst we have found is a small but severe labelling error. One chance left to find a magical spell, alchemical bomb, or hidden enemy of Aspis."

Is there a zoom button for the map slide?

Never mind, but how do I zoom out! I am in Iskra's nose at this point!

"I agree with Wysteriaa, I don't see anything. That said if Rickle, is so nervous about it maybe he should open it, and we can back him up if he was right." she adds backing up behind his waving and giving a look to Wysteriaa which might be interpreted as waiting for cues from her, but might also be interpreted as that look you get when you don't remember if you've left your inn room unlocked when you left in the morning.

As good a cue as any for Iskra to begin an examination Thorough Search of this possibly, neigh probably rotten crate.

She points down the docks at another crate. It wasn't the closest, but it did have a poetic relevance.

"Another crate of vegetable down that way! We might spare the crate of incense for last if these are rotten too, or we might give ourselves relief from this blighted smell now and hope for the best."

Iskra ponders on a thought she has never had a chance to express as a question. Deciding this was confirmation enough she decides it is true, with teeth like that goblins were probably pure carnivores and poorly disposed to vegetables.

"The stench supposed to be this bad or has the vegetable spoiled" she says returning her handkerchief to her face to cover her nose.

Was Ladile saying we could restore ourselves to full HP?

Iskra still looks plenty injured. Glancing over with concern at Rickle, she isn't sure how the goblin is still on his feet.

"Clarence, help me with this!", Iskra stands near the fallen sides of the crate. Her handkerchief slipped back in a pocket she is down low to pick up the crate side again.

"We gave them more than they could eat, but I am in no mood for a rematch. Lets close this up put a big notice on the side and move on."

Breathing heavily Iskra sheathes her weapons and pulls a handkerchief from per pocket and wipes away her perspirations.
What... was that supposed to be safe... the safe cargo Aspis was expecting?

She looks to Rickle to acknowledge him, "Yes, a good bout it might have been but we have earned our time on the bench to recuperate before the next b~~!@~~s."

Doggedly determined indeed. Others might call inflexible, but Iskra is proud and stubborn and won't let even the most perceptive foes force her to compromise. Victory of the worthy foe is itself worth the dedication.
That said a duelist with only one series of moves is a bad duelist, a simple change in aggression is no concession to the beast.

She alters her gripe for lighter attacks. One more feint for good measure, but then all sting!

One normal feint to fish for Flat Footed. +1 Circumstance bonus to Deception from Panache
Deception: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 1 = 12

Success or failure we move into two strikes.
Shortsword: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 10 - 2 = 23

Shortsword: 1d20 + 10 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 - 5 - 2 = 16

The combo finished she leans into the balls of her feet to give her the spring for a sudden roll.
Reaction: If I am attacked I will Nimble Dodge for AC 22 on first attack.

My Feinting is taking a lot of time. Maybe I should roll three at a time when fishing for Panache and we can ignore the rolls after the pass. Like roll three, but if the 1st one succeeds we just rewind to the 2nd action, or third action if it is the first fails but the second succeeds. If the second fails its my last action so pass or fail my turn is over.

I am a Swashbuckler, I am just a bad fighter without Panache. I thought about tumble, but they are in cages so that won't really work either. Its just the weakness of Swashbucklers that they struggle against anything with good Reflex and/or Perception/Will. But since the odds are bad would it be alright if I roll three feints at once and we just take back all feints after the one that succeeds. That way I am only taking 2 turns at most. I am going to Feint again, at least this time my turn is over one way or the other.

*Goading Feint
Deception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Annoyed, but not flustered, Iskra pivots again to faint at a different angle. Deeply focused on getting into the rhythm of her attacks and get not just a hit in on the creature but one that shows the superiority of her technique.

*2nd Goading Feint
Deception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Iskra pivots on the balls of her feet to face the lizard which is still actively biting out at her and the rest of the team. Keepings a look out for a sudden change in behavior from the last lizard she shifts priorities to a foe she can see instead of playing a guessing game. If the first lizard wants more it can ask for it!

As her toes finish their turn her heel slams down to the ground, a slide from the leading foot out towards the monster making her profile low in the reach of her sword. Yet it is yet another feint. The last never learned and this second one will regret its persistence!

* Feint
Deception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

hehe, what a sentence.

*Nonlethal Shortsword vs Red: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 10 - 2 = 9
Failed

* Confident Finisher Nonlethal Shortsword vs Red: 1d20 + 10 - 2 - 5 ⇒ (20) + 10 - 2 - 5 = 23
Critical Damage: 2d6 + 4d6 ⇒ (6, 6) + (4, 6, 3, 4) = 29

Hope I did that right.

Deep breaths, composing her mind to the flow of the next series of strikes. She calls out during a pause in her motion, "Be careful!"
A shift of the foot to feint right while pivoting the hips for a sting of her sword to the left.

Goading Feint Deception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

Slipping free she still feels the sweat running down her neck from the bite. She twirls from the slip maneuver into a finishing flourish and then seemlessly into another feint to really send the foe reeling in the blitz of practiced swordplay. When done with her combo she bends her knees ever so slightly ready to dodge.

Confident Finisher and Goading Feint

Shortsword: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 5 = 9
Failure Effect "You deal half your precise strike damage to the target." (2d6/2)
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8 Couldn't figure out the /2 so 8/2= 4 damage

Feint: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

Reaction: The first attack coming at me I will use Nimble Dodge feat and make my AC 22. All following attacks are at my normal AC of 20

Wow that hurt

Iskra reels in pain at the bite, it is almost more than she can stand and now Rickle is on the ground completely passed out! Her mind is at risk of being lost in a panic, but she centers herself on the fundamentals.

* Escape Acrobatics: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Hero Point Reroll that Escape Acrobatics: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

IDK what to do while waiting to see if an escape was successful so I'll wait for instructions before doing my other two actions

Taken aback by the vulgarity of the moment "What in the nine hells!" as she is twisting away from the gapping mouth.

She draws her short sword and parrying dagger with a flourish (Two Actions)

"Try to keep these disgusting things alive for Aspis!". She had doubts if any of them are even listening or care to save their payday, but she has witnesses that she tried.

Despite the awkward circumstances she sets her posture as a proud duelist and opens with a signature Feint! (This will be a Goading Feint from the Class Feat of the same name. I use it to lower their attack and get Panache. Like other Feints it is my Deception vs their Perception DC and is one action)

Deception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
EDIT: I rolled a 1d10 instead of a 1d20. Hard to pass with those odds

What I meant was I don't know where to find the initiative tracker if we are allowed to see it.

Do we know the initiative order?

Has initiative already been rolled?

Iskra spots a crowbar just over on the side of an area some dockworkers are busy. She is more interested in looking for traps. Maybe Clarence would grab it for her.

With a soft tone to Clarence, "Oh Clarence, there is a crowbar over there..."

Points

"...that looks likes just what we'll need don't you?"

Perception: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 = 17

Putting an arm restainingly on Rickle's shoulder, "Slow down there, lil killer. I respect your instincts, but if the Consortium wanted dead lizards they wouldn't have ordered lives ones..." She stops to think for a moment,

"I guess we don't know for sure they are alive, but if they are we should assume they wanted them that way."

With she slowly looks over the crates for damage, tampering, or if they might have been switched with dummy crates during delivery.

Search, but with the Thorough Search Feat. Do I roll or is this blind?

Gets them every time

Orange square is closest, and I didn't see a hint of what color represents what product so it might as well be closest to furthest squares I think. But anyone else got any strong feelings about what we should inspect first?

Looky there I have killed people on this map before

Iskra is peering over someone's shoulder to see.
"Two X lizards, they cannot be serious! That could man thousands of different things! I get what she said about hiring professions to to risky work, but there has got to be a limit!"
She is pouting.
"What are we going to do if the shipment is rigged to break open and let them out! Its what I would do if I was a thrice damned saboteur!"

She looks side long, appraisingly, but with a contented expression towards this "Investigator" "You seem well qualified for the task. I will defer to your expertise then, to take the lead."

With an open hand upon the chest and a superior turn on the chin with accompanying smile she adds, "I too know my way around a trap, hazard, and concealed foe, but I class myself as a first rate duelist and a trap foe second. Perhaps I could learn an thing or two if your as skilled as you are confident."

Do I click on GM stuff?

"I am surprised Aspis doesn't use its own agents for this, but if you want to outsource I am not going to object extra coin."

She turns herself completely towards Aayah like a seasoned negotiator.

"What hazards and traps have the Consortium seen in the past, and what are you paying us so you don't have to do this yourself?"

Her stare is intense.

With a haughty laugh, brief but still out of place, " Surely the answer to this silly question is as simple as a bird pressing its closed beak onto another in an resemblance of a kiss.

She clearly finds conversing about absurdity to be some new kind of game for herself.

Her eyes then wander over and past the scythe before resting on Wysteria, " How very theatric, Miss Reaper, I can respect that, but I hope you know how to use that blade on more than just daffodils, and dandelions."

How often should I be checking in on this forum. A couple times a day? Every Hour?
What is the etiquette for how frequent to post? Do you wait until everyone has said something or reacted to an important post or is it a free for all?

No glyphs. I have no experience with pbp, what do I need to do?

prize: 1d20 ⇒ 17

"Iskra ir'Decythwen of Taldor" says a young woman pulling up another chair. She is a young and confident in a finely tailored but older dress and an imperious look in her eyes as she looks over those in the tavern and the table.

"I am a duelist these days and like you answer requests from the notice boards.

She crosses her legs and the shortsword and main-gauche at her side shift noticeably. With a tilt of the head she gives a small smile.

The pleasure is yours.