Jacques Renard's page

Thanks, everyone! It was a great adventure - I'm a bit sad to retire Jacques...

... Maybe I need to make a spider-adventurer as one of Jacques' progeny comes of age. Paizo must have made a spider race by now, right...?

thanks, GM - looks great! Much appreciate you running and thanks to everyone for making it a fun game!

Jacques shakes himself out of whatever reverie had entranced him and goes off to find his friends. He finds the poor chef positively distraught over the loss of his pet rock, with the brave cap'n prince doing her best to comfort him.

Jacques Renard has never been known for his emotional support skills but if there's one thing he's good at - and he's good at many - it's getting to the bottom (or middle or top or any level really) of trouble. And this is one bit of trouble that he suspects a particular culprit, or culprits that is. He tiptoes in the other direction - careful not to distract the chef and the prince cap'n from their tete a tete - and heads off to check on the spider children. They have been very quiet lately and stealing the chef's pet rock seems like just their sort of mischief...

Gosh I'm sorry to have let this linger on! I feel like I've been so distracted lately...

Please apply Jacques' chronicle to Fyn N' Gyn, PFS 100198-2003. He's currently level 9, with 100 xp, and this chronicle will be #26. He'll use his downtime for crafting some scrolls so no need for Earned Income.

Let me know if I've forgotten anything else you need.

Thanks again for running and to everyone else for playing. I had a grand time and really enjoyed everyone's characters. I found Jacques' braggart shtick to be fun to roleplay (even if sometimes repetitive) but I don't know if I'll play a swashbuckler again. I found it a little dull that his tactical choices were almost always pretty much the same, round after round and battle after battle.

Be well everyone and hope to play with you all again sometime soon!

so sorry! I'll take care of this when I get home.

Yep Godless Healing applies to Treat Wounds too. Great feat for the atheistically minded...

Jacques inserts Finley into the heart of the jackal, allowing his squire to savor the sweet taste of victory!

I always forget that Jacques has Godless Healing so Akimi's Battle Medicine would have healed an additional 5 hp. I think that means that Jacques is currently at 27/52 hp.

Jacques leaps up and stabs at the jackal, eager to deliver a killing blow!

Stand

Finleystrike vs flat-footed AC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
P dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

"Haha, Finley, yes, that is just the way! You are getting the hang of it - I knew that all you needed was a bit of tutoring..."

Then he administers some healing to himself.

Assurance Medicine for a 16 on Battle Medicine
Healing Battle Medicine, Godless Healing: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (7, 2) + 5 = 14
I think this will put Jacques at 41/52

Jacques ducks to the ground to avoid the worst of the jackal's attack and to make it easier for Akimi to reach him, then quickly leaps back to his feat to continue the delightful conversation.

◆ Stand

◆ Finleystrike vs FF AC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12
P dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

◆ Raise Buckler

"En Garde, monsewer!"

Fort: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Jacques glares menacingly at the jackal, determined to strike fear in its heart.

Demoralize vs Will DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22 I assume that fails?

Then he darts forward, tumbling towards the monstrous villain!

Tumble Through vs Reflex DC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23 Gonna guess that fails too...? If it is a success, Jacques gains panache and will adjust one square to the north if either Dev or Akimi want the flanking spot (if the Tumble Through was a success then the jackal is flat-footed to Jacques anyway).

He pokes the beast with Finley.

Finleystrike vs flat-footed AC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
P dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
IF PANACHE WAS GAINED Precision P dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7 Half applies even on a miss

Excellent! The bugbear is Frightened 1 and Jacques gains panache.

↺ Invigorating Fear - Jacques gains temporary Hit Points equal to the bugbear's level or 3, whichever is higher.

Jacques stabs at the terrified bugbear with brave Finley.

◆ Confident Finisher vs bugbear's frightened AC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23
P dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 + Precision P dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9 The bugbear still takes half of the Precision dmg even on a fail
Jacques no longer has panache.

Then Jacques courageously retreats behind his comrades. "Lure them this way, Finley!"

◆ Stride

Jacques has the Antagonize feat, so the bugbear cannot reduce its Frightened level below 1 until it either uses a hostile action against you or can no longer observe or sense you for at least 1 round.

Jacques attempts to scare the bugbear who is standing in front of him by wiggling his eyebrows at it.

◆ Demoralize vs Will DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

I assume that probably fails but will pause the rest of my turn until I know.

Ah, I missed that they had me flanked.

When the bugbear misses with its second strike, Jacques seizes the chance to deliver an opportune riposte!

↺ Finleystrike: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
P dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

But, alas, he is too off balance and accomplishes nothing.

So sorry for the long delay!

Which one is the bugbear and which one is the ogre?

Jacques darts forward and attempts to tumble through Blue.

◆ Stride 30' (or 35' if Tumble Through successful)

Acrobatics vs Blue Reflex, elven boots: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29 Presuming that's a success, Jacques gains panache.

◆ Confident Finisher, Finleystrike, vs Blue's flat-footed AC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
P dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 + Precision dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8
Jacques no longer has panache

◆ Raise Buckler

Current AC is now 23

Yes, I've been assuming that after the banter, the violence.

Jacques listens to the jackal with interest and no small amount of scoffing. "Well, well, will wonders never cease! A hyena that that wants us to join us in his dastardly plans for world domination! D'ye hear that, Finley? Jest think of the ignominy that would greet us if we was to wind up the henchmen o' this here Lord High Hyena - " he turns back to the jackal for a moment - "What'd ye say yer name was agin?" Without waiting for an answer, Jacques continues, "Now see here, pup, we already has the ability to be what we is, which is heroes. Now you just tell me: how many hero stories do you know what end with the heroes as lackeys o' the lackey o' the mother of monsters? Why even ole Doov over here ain't gonna fall fer that rigmarole! No, no, pup, it's clear ye ain't properly heard o' the Father of Spiders, nor the rest of our merry band, or ye'd be showing a mite more respeck, I'm thinking!"

Jacques uses a buckler though at the moment I can't remember why rather than using a shield - must be some kind of swashbuckler thing - but the sturdy shield won't help him.

Jacques joins the conversation. "And I am Jacques, father of spiders, renowned throughout the lands for my swordsmanship and more, but then I'm sure you already knew that. This - " here he holds Finley aloft - "is Finley, my faithful squire, to whom I am entrusting all the most important secrets of being a hero."

Very sorry for the long absence everyone - perfect storm in the real world - it has passed and the weather is back to normal and I'm resuming my gameplay.

Jacques patches up his own wounds while Akimi works on the others and then tries on the nifty boots, which seem to fit him perfectly!

He pats the magus on the shoulder. "Good job, Dave! You are really getting the hang of teamwork!"

He agrees that after all their hard work it might be a good spot for a bit of a nap, though after Finley's recent derelictions of duty he insists on sharing a watch with the sword.

Whew! I thought we were goners for sure!

Sorry for the posting delay - finally over covid and now scrambling to catch up and also lots of childcare. If it's ok, I would have redone my last turn rather than shooting a crossbow bolt (knowing that it would be pointless with its DR).

Jacques' previous turn:

Jacques darts over to the remnants of the bitey box, drops his hand crossbow, and retrieves Finley. "Come now my squire, that is quite enough lolly-gagging from you - to work!" Then he tumbles towards the gargoyle.

◆ Stride
◇ Drop crossbow
◆ Interact to pick up Finley
◆ Tumble Through

Acrobatics vs Gargoyle Reflex DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 No particular penalty for crit-failing. It does mean that Jacques ends his turn next to (or under?) the Gargoyle, which might provoke its special attack?

Btw, has the gargoyle been using an action each turn to remain hovering in the air? Maybe it doesn't need to?

Jacques' current turn:

Jacques attempts his tumbling routine again...
◆ Acrobatics vs Gargoyle Reflex DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
I'm assuming that fails...
... and again!
◆ Acrobatics vs Gargoyle Reflex DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17 bah humbug!
... in desperation he leaps up towards the hovering creature. "Let me show you what I learned at the circus, damn you!"
◆ Acrobatics vs Gargoyle Reflex DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Assuming those all fail, at the end of his turn Jacques is just under the gargoyle, without panache, and with an AC of 21

Jacques loads his crossbow and fires at Bitey. Then he lifts his buckler for some protection.

Hand Crossbow: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
P dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 1

The dice are killing us! (And the monsters too...)

Jacques loads his crossbow and shoots at bitey.

Interact to load (will provoke if bitey has an AoO)

Strike

Hand Crossbow: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
P dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Then he raises his buckler.

Raise Shield - AC is now 23

Retcon Jacques' last action since he can't BM Ellen:

Jacques drops his rapier and draws his crossbow.

Jacques glares at the gargoyle with distaste. "Adamantine? Do we look like the sorta pirates what got adamantine?!?" He sighs and then waves his tail menacingly at the gargoyle.

◆ Intimidate to Demoralize: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 Sigh.

Jacques steps away from the bitey box and then administers some first aid to Cap'n Prince Ellen.

◆ Step

◆ Assurance Medicine for a result of 16

Battle Medicine on Ellen: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9

Jacques glares at Finley. "This is hardly the time to develop feelings for one of these creatures! And anyway, she's obviously not your type!"

He leaves his erstwhile squire to sort out his feelings for the bitey box and moves to address a less sticky threat.

◆ Tumble Through - moving to the square that is adjacent to both bitey and the statue - then tumbling through bitey's square (since I assume I can't tumble through the statue's square since it's 5' up in the air?). Regardless of the result of the Tumble Through, I remain in the same square, but if the result is a success, I gain panache. The movement will provoke an AoO from either Red or Blue if they have such.

Acrobatics vs Bitey's Reflex DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17 Hmm, doubtful... sigh.

◆ Interact to draw Rapier

◆ Strike vs. Blue
Rapier: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
P dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 If panache was somehow gained from the Tumble through, then even on a miss the strike still does half of the confident finisher dmg Confident Finisher Precision P dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4

Jacques glares at the creature - he doesn't like how hostile everything in here is, but he suspects that a chest of drawers might not be that afraid of him, so he opts for other tactics.

Tumble Through: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 Moving into a flank position in the course of the Tumble Through movement, which happens even if the attempt fails.

Presuming that fails, try again...

Tumble Through: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

If that succeeds, gain panache and foe is flat-footed to this attack. Attack either way

Strike (Confident Finisher if panache gained; vs flat-footed if panache gained): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14 Ugh.

Creature still takes half of Confident Finisher dmg *if* panache was gained above: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Jacques hurries in, eager to protect his comrades.

Traveling with my kid until Wednesday - posting will be sparse until then - please bot me if needed.

"Akimi! Try to stay out of the way if you can't be helpful!" Jacques congratulates the spiders on their adventuring prowess and sends a few of them to scout the hole where the loose brick was.

He also glances around and then quietly steps some distance to the side, on the off chance that the spiders bring the whole ceiling down.

Jacques too joins the search, enlisting his spider brood to help search the area. "If we cannot find it, no one can!"

Perception +9

"To the west, to the west, I'm sure of it, I'm never wrong."

Jacques follows the chef, also listening at each door. Perception +9

When Jacques finishes catching his breath he consoles Finley. "Come, come, a true hero does not know the meaning of failure. With a teacher such as me, you cannot fail to improve." It's not long before he and Finley, shadowed by a swarm of baby spiders, are dancing forward and backwards, feinting and stabbing at imagined owlbears.

Whew, what a fight!

With 5 extra hp of healing from Godless Healing, Jacques should now be back to full health.

The swashbuckler stretches out on the floor and takes a long rest, while quietly scolding Finley for not contributing to the battle.

Jacques glares at the Blue owlbear. "At last, I have you right where I want you!"

He stabs at the creature...

◆ Rapier Strike: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
P dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

With his free hand he reaches out and tries to administer a bit of battle medicine to his friend Prince Cap'n Ellen.

◆ DC 5 flat check due to grabbed: 1d20 ⇒ 3 Ugh!

But he can't manage to wriggle his free hand to his medical kit due to the owlbear's annoying grip. He tries again...

◆ DC 5 flat check due to grabbed: 1d20 ⇒ 15
Assurance Medicine for a result of 16
Ellen heals: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 6) = 13

Jacques attempts to finish off the troublesome Red owlbear.

Acrobatics to Tumble Through vs Reflex DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

Presuming that fails, try again

Acrobatics to Tumble Through vs Reflex DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Rapier (Confident Finisher) strike vs Red's flat-footed AC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 Ugh!

Confident Finisher still does half of the following dmg even on a failure, but not on a critical failure
Precision P dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4

Of course Jacques would have grabbed the finest healing potion from the loot - only the very best for this fine fellow!

Jacques quickly quaffs the potion in his hand and smacks his lips with delight! "Ah, refreshing!"

◆ Healing: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (8, 5) + 5 = 18 Jacques is now at -12 hp and Wounded 1

Then (Presuming that Dev has backed up on his turn to make a spot available) Jacques darts forward to poke at the giant Red owlbear with his rapier.

Tumble Through vs Red reflex DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 Regardless of whether this is a success or not, Jacques' movement ends in the square currently occupied by Dev.
Presuming that is a success, Jacques gains panache and the owlbear is flat-footed to his next attack.

Confident Finisher rapier vs flat-footed AC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
P dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 + Precision P dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9 If a crit add: deadly dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Jacques stabs at the owlbear, demanding "Let. The. Cap'n. Go."

Jacques no longer has panache and his AC is 21.

Ah, good point - forgot that I had been dragged. Luckily, Jacques also has a rapier - he draws that instead.

Jacques' Godless Healing should indeed apply to Akimi's Battle Medicine for another 5 hp of healing, which it looks like you've already factored in. Thanks, Akimi!

Jacques' eyes flutter open. "What a terrible dream I had... My comrades, you'll never believe what I dreamt - it was terrible - psychoanalysts will create whole new theories from my dream! Why I dreamt that I..." He looks around with a start, realizing that the nightmare has not yet ended, and that he has yet brave acts of derring-do to perform!

Jacques grabs Finley, stands up, and draws a minor healing potion.

DC 11 flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 12

As he falls, Jacques takes some small solace from the knowledge that he will certainly be the tastiest meal the owlbear has ever had!

Jacques doesn't much like the current turn of events and decides to warn Red of what is going to happen to it very shortly if it doesn't let go.

◆ Intimidate vs Red: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Note: with both creatures now immune to Demoralize, and Jacques immobilized, he'll have no way to gain panache in future rounds if he somehow doesn't go down next time.

Thanks. And sorry for anyone who was getting frustrated. I fell behind in all my games but am catching up now.

Sorry for the delay!

Will DC 20: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 Frightened 1 and 7 hp dmg

Jacques glares at the giant monster. He doesn't like being intimidated - that's his job! He wiggles his eyebrows at the creature in hopes of reminding it that it is supposed to be scared of him!

◆ Intimidate, frightened: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 10 - 1 = 24

So sorry for the long delay everyone - real life got the better of me - but I'm back now and will do my best to post regularly.

Hi everyone, just a quick update to apologize for the posting delay. Finally done with all my travels and got my course syllabi done and classes started so I should be returning to a normal posting schedule next week (I'm at an in person convention - Dragoncon for any of you who might be here - this weekend). Sorry again for the delays!

Just a quick note to mention that I'll be offline from August 3-11. Please bot me as needed.

Jacques doesn't want to miss out on the fun and he too dashes forward.

◆ Demoralize vs Will DC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 Gain panache

◆ Stride

◆ Finleystrike vs flat-footed frightened AC (confident finisher): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
P dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 + P Precision dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8

Jacques no longer has panache