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I can be ready to start the next Scenario fairly quickly. Only problem is that i'm leaving on a business trip Wednesday evening, returning friday evening. So I likely won't be doing any posting in that window. Would you guys prefer to just wait until I get back to kick it off?

Also, Klo's Scenario 2 Day Job...
Prof (fisherman): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

I don't know if we did Day Job rolls for this Scenario. But the other info should be early in teh Discussion.

Klo gives the woman one last lingering look, but Korum's efforts draws the big man's attention. He squeezes his eyes shut for a moment, listening to the half-orc's calming words, then the energy goes out of him. The end of the club clunks to the ground as he sags against the wall.

"Yah," he says weakly, not meeting anyone's eyes, "a drink."

Not trying to scene-steal with Klo on that last post, folks. I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to reveal a bit more about his inner bestial nature. Don't feel like you need to let that dictate what happens with our quarry. :)

The woman surrenders ... and Klo’s violence-bent visage doesn’t change one bit.

He takes a menacing step forward, his eyes murderous. He takes a second step, his teeth bared in a savage snarl. His augmented club rises into the air, ready to strike. He takes a third step —

… and finally his momentum stalls. Uncertainty creeps in and colors—then slightly diminishes — his rage. His dark eyes, still suspicious, cast about the gathered pathfinders, as if wondering why they’ve stopped. Still taking deep, ragged, adrenaline-filled breaths, he lowers his club. The knuckles of both hands — fingers still wrapped around the club’s handle — remain white with strain. Tendons and blood vessels stand out on his arms and neck. Some core piece of Klo's true nature is fully revealed ... a wild animal stands in your midst.

He holds his ground, casting hungry eyes at his prey one moment, then unsure glances at his teammates the next.

(A little flavor/character development, as well as laying some ground-work for taking his level of Barbarian. Not trying to undercut the group's attempts to resolve this bloodlessly.)

I moved Klo's token, as well. :)

Will DC15: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Klo roars as he throws off the woman's mental assault, and the big man sees red. He spins on the nearest threat, slamming his augmented club down onto the demon-thing's head in a brain-splatteringly-powerful attack.

KLO SMASH! (the little demon-thing)
Shillelah: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 <— CRIT?
damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 1) + 7 = 12
— crit confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
add'l damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 3) + 7 = 13

Dang, dice.
... dang.

If the demon-thing is down, Klo will move in the following order: left > up > up > up (leaving him in the corner up near the woman)

Klo begins a low, building chant, each guttural phrase accentuated with a strike of his club on the floor at their feet. Each strike sounds heavier, harder, and the club grows in his hand, becoming a dangerous-looking weapon of wicked-looking thorns. As he chants, he moves into the room, putting himself between the woman and his teammates.

Cast Shillelagh on his club and move into the room.

Klo grins and gives a thumbs up.

Klo lumbers up to the final doorway, getting ready to move in without being in everyone's way. On a hunch, he draws a long, heavy wooden club from his leathers, gripping it in his meaty left hand.

"Ready," he mutters quietly.

Klo stoops down, whispering soft words of restorative power into the downed mercenary.
Cast Stabilize on the one that's down.

He stands back up, pointing into the further room, "Did you see what's in dere?"

A thirteen foot Klo gives the room one last search for threats, then leans on his spear as he looks down at the mercenary.

"What did you sign up for?" he booms.

I'm generally looking forward to PF 2E. I've enjoyed 1E, but my only usage of it in the last year has been on the boards (and it's been pretty limited, at that). I guess with that limited level of investment, I'm just interested to see where the game will go next.

Hmm. Everyone see the news?

Thoughts in general? Thoughts about how this impacts our game?

Klo growls as bone-claws rake his neck, but his response continues to be clumsy. "STAY STILL!"

Attack Red
large mwk spear: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 6) + 7 = 15

Those rolls, though. That's gotta be some low odds. (not that I'm complaining)

Oh, to have Greater Cleave right now...

Klo flings broken bones from his spear as he spins on the next skeleton, expanding up to twice his already considerable size. Then his massive spear crashes down again, this time far more erratically.

Attack Blue (Enlarge)
Large mwk spear: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 1) + 7 = 12

Yah, after much thought — and a few crits — I think i'm going to have Klo stick with his trusty spear. It's just so thematic for him at this point, even if it's just straight up crazy inferior to a greatsword or falchion. :D

I'll just bank on high strength + rage + power attack to make sure his damage output is good enough.

’BONES THAT WALK!” yells the big Shoanti as he muscles his way into the fray. Finally stepping into range of the nearest skeleton, Klo jams his spear downward in a terrible, mighty, two-handed thrust.

Move into position (likely provoking an AoO from Purple), then attack Purple skeleton
mwk spear: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 <— CRIT?
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
— confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
— add'l damage: 2d8 + 12 ⇒ (6, 4) + 12 = 22

EDIT: O.o
FEAR THE SPEAR!

Klo keeps quiet, leaning on his spear as he mouths a few Taldan words he's never heard before.

Klo frowns and hikes a thumb over his shoulder. "Da stairs."

Klo gives Korum a hesitant thumbs up. "Um. Good hit." He lumbers in, eyeing the slits in the wall uncomfortably as he moves towards the room's far exit. On the way by, he shrugs at the crossbow bolts, but will happily bundle up whatever items the group chooses to loot and stuffs them an extra sack inside his backpack. As always, he's happy to carry the loot ... cause, ya know, it makes him useful. :D

Klo moves forward, stopping just inside the staircase ... ready in case he needs to step back or forwards to help his teammates. He readies his spear in case a threat appears inside his reach.

Move into position (map updated), and ready an attack should a threat move into his threatened area.

I'm good with that. Let's spring us a trap! :D

I’m going to assume Enlarge Person has lapsed. Secondly, Klo has been marching along near (or at) the back of the group this whole time, so its a safe assumption he’s doing the same thing here.

From his position near the back of the group, Klo stops when the group momentarily halts. ”What’s happening?”

Klo will Delay until we get a better feel for what’s going on.

Also, are we coming from the right side of the map again? I assume so, but wanted to verify.

If Klo is relieved from having to hold the gate/door open...

The big Shoanti gives a confused look at Shaya, then Korum. Then understanding (slowly) dawns, and his deeply tanned cheeks flush crimson. "What? No ... I ... um ..." He sputters for a few moments, struggling to find any kind of response. Then Klo surrenders to his own embarrassment at the attention, retreating into an even deeper state of shyness than is usual (which is saying something). He picks up his spear, avoids eye contact, steps off to the side, and waits for whatever the group decides to do next.

Struggling mightily with the weight of the door, Klo grunts out. "A switch!" He nods frantically, indicating a spot just inside the held gate, "Right there! QUICKLY!"

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

(Mega)-Klo tries to put his (mega)-strength to good use. He sets his spear down and tries to force the heavy gate open.

Strength check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

EDIT: O.o
... please let that be enough!

As the gnome works, Mega-Klo squeezes by Korum – careful not to knock the now-tiny half-orc off the walkway — and moves to the other end of the room. He kneels down to look at and through the remaining door.

Mega-Klo finishes exploding up to his double-massive size, then he reversed his spear, bringing it down with all his massive bulk behind it.

large spear, flank: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 2 = 21
damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 1) + 7 = 12

Klo passes the creature as it smacks ineffectually against the elf's shield, risking retaliation to get into striking position. Then he jams his spear down at its thick, shapeless body.

Move forward, provoking an AoO from movement if it threatens. Then STAB IT (the spear is just a regular masterwork spear).
mwk spear: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Klo recoils from the rumble, shielding his head from another blast of flame. Hesitantly, he looks at the wall, and is clearly as surprised at anyone else that his idea worked. He gives a big, dumb grin of excitement ... even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.

After a moment, he squints into the darkness, holding his spear forward for light. "So ... we go down?"

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

”AAAH!” Klo yells as he stumbles back, covering his face ineffectually from the flames. After peaking reluctantly out from his sheltering forearms, he looks at the group, ”Dat didn’t work.”

He scratches his bald, still-smoking head with one thick finger. ”Maybe da woman we follow is da girl?” He holds the girl piece at the top spot. ”And she wants ta use da demon to control Absalom?” He holds the city towards the bottom, leaving the demon for the mid-slot.

He holds them in place, waiting for the team’s response to his idea.

Girl - top
Demon - middle
City - bottom

Should I try this?

Hoping to be helpful, Klo steps forward and picks up teh three 'toys'. The big man is swayed by Korum's confidence, so he slides the devil into the top, the city into the middle, and the girl into the bottom.

Klo frowns up at the openings in the wall, "So, what? We stick dem in?"

So to make sure I understand. There are two sections of "images" — the worshippers above and the condemned prisoners below — with a space between. That makes 3 distinct sections, each with its own slot?

A few moments later, Klo's own spear-tip catches fire with a heatless, spirit flame. He takes up a position towards the back of the group, squinting into the room.

Perception DC10: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

After a moment, he points his flaming spearhead at a particular set of stacked stones. "What's dat?"

Here's the contents of that spoiler...
It looks like there are a few stones that are of a peculiar shape. Namely three stones that look to be circular, stacked upon one another. The topmost one has the image of a female child carved on it.

Dulcinea has one on her character sheet, so i'll let her decide if she wants to play the hero before we try to go shopping. Plus, Klo doesn't have the resources to pick one up, currently.

Klo leaves his spear buried in the bad guy’s gut to kneel down over the fallen Yargul. He whispers words that seem to reverberate in the air, and when he jams two thick fingers into the stab wound on Yargul’s skin, the elf’s body jolts for a moment, then calms.

Cast Stabilize on Yargul.

After a second to make sure the power worked, he looks up at the group, ”Anybody got da healing stick?”

Kul’Amon didn’t have the only CLW wand, did he?

”Yuh!” yells the big man, (mis)explaining Shayah’s threat, ”She whams you wit dat shield, cuts your bones out, and makes a table from dem!” I figure Klo's oafish 'help' explains Shaya's failure to actually scare him. :D

The epic (in his own mind) threat is punctuated with an equally epic stab.

Stab the guy still on his feet
mwk spear: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
crit confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
damge: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Trying to leave space to let Dulcinea (with her paladinyness and superior takerosity) stand defensively over the unconscious Yargul. :)

Hopefully this isn't too much to accomplish in a technically out-of-turn moment...

As one opponent falters, Klo yells out, 'PUT DOWN WEAPONS! GET DOWN ON FLOOR!"

Klo rumbles down the hall, trying to get into a better position to help Yargul. "Hold on! I come!"

Double move

Klo takes a stab at the defending man, but the stab is made awkward by the doorway.

If Red is still up, Klo will attack him. If not, Klo will move into the room and attack Blue.
mwk spear: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Klo shoulders his spear, which THOKS against his dragon scale armor. He gives Korum a thumbs up and points to the door. ”Shout and we come break dat door down, yuh?”

Klo will get as close as possible without having to cross any open ground. Ideally, he’ll be one charge action away from that front door, if at all possible.

Klo shrugs, ”Bust the door down?”

At mention of a stealthy approach, Klo shakes his head, happy to let Korum handle that. From their remote position (wherever folks think is smart for us to be watching from) Klo tries to watch their surroundings for signs that this place has lookouts or something.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

He seems happy to take everyone else's lead, though, on how to approach. As he waits, he gives Dulcinea a curious look, "I heard knights from your lands are men, yuh?"

Klo listens along, trying to look like he's fully understanding everything. So we need these documents. Hopefully the others will know which ones we're looking for. But what if I'm the only one that makes it? Maybe I can just get all the documents in the archive. How much can that really be?

"I'll get more bags." the big man says, leaning on a new spear. He otherwise looks ready to head out.

"Why would da rules protect someone trying to hurt dis town?" He pauses, frowning, "And what kids'a weapons are good?"

Chronicle sheet / gear update: I picked up a dragonhide breastplate for 2 prestige and a masterwork spear for 302 gold.

Should be good to go now. :D

Welp. That’s definitely happening. Thanks for the insight.

One beat up bronze dragon hide breastplate coming right up!