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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Are more wendigos, experienced one at a time, really the only thing on the menu? What an awful end to an honestly awful special if that's the case.

Is there really nothing else we can do besides twiddle our thumbs?

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"A few portals do not strike me as apocalytpic," the Lady comments. "The Worldwound has not ended us, and it has been open for a long time. Rather, history tells us that the world's end would likely come from beyond the stars or from deep within the earth."

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"Perhaps the answer to that is in the curse the thief unleashed on us?" she considers. "Or, it might lie with the Key itself?" she adds, before handing the Runecarved Key to Arnault for inspection. "You are on stage before my own play. This sort of uninvited guest would clear the house for the whole evening, I would imagine."

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Lady Gabrielle considers what this Lissalan-sent being might be: KnowPlanes: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 20 = 38

The creature barely materialises before she dashes towards it, her chiffon gown seeming to float along with her perfectly-balanced steps. She whirls around its flank with dancer's grace and cuts at it with a flick of her fan.

Swift to start Crane Style. Move around it, Acrobatics at 54 in case it's running Combat Reflexes. Then...

fan, tea set, communal table, haste, inspire courage, defensively: 1d20 + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 3 - 1 = 43 for slashing, good hope, inspire courage: 1d4 + 12 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 2 + 4 = 19 plus: 8d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 3, 1, 1, 2, 5, 3) = 22

AC rises to 51, 59 if the attack lands. Missing by 4 or less triggers Crane Riposte. I'll preroll Opportunist as before.

Opportunist AO, with flank: 1d20 + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 3 - 1 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 3 - 1 + 5 = 42 - WHIFF!
Fortuitous Fan AO, with flank: 1d20 + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 3 - 1 + 5 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 3 - 1 + 5 - 5 = 51 for slashing, good hope, inspire courage: 1d4 + 12 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 12 + 2 + 4 = 20 plus: 8d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5, 6) = 25

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

The Lady darts over the downed fiend's corpse to rejoin the group, retrieving a wand from some mysterious place in her gown. She speaks a few words and casts a spell.

Move drawing wand, cast shield.

Notes: ki -1/13, boots -2/10, cape -1/3

@Sir Hendric: right, forgot about that part!

@Redelia: Lissala herself? Do we get to chat with a deity? Eh? Eh?

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active
Cazic Thule wrote:
@Lady Gabrielle, what choice did you make on Blessing of Fervor?

woops! I haven't played PF1E in so long, so I didn't know that spell. Let's say she took the movement.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"Stay away from this creature if you wish to cast anything more, Arnault," she advises, before flicking her fan open. The Lady darts towards the nearby building, hopping onto a ledge and taking several running steps on the wall itself to avoid the gigantic creature as she flits behind it. With a quick snap of her wrist, she slashes the edge of her fan at the creature's body just as she lands.

Click boots of speed, then Acrobatics at 54 vs CMD in case it's running Combat Reflexes and is threatening at the moment, to get around the thing, then swift to enter Crane Style and...

Fan, tea set, communal table, haste, defensively: 1d20 + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 - 1 = 47 for slashing with good hope: 1d4 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 12 + 2 = 16 plus: 8d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 2, 4, 3, 6, 4, 6) = 32

OK, here goes... Osyluth's Guile, defensive fighting, Crane Wing, haste, and Offensive Defense raise her AC to 47, 55 if the attack lands. If she's attacked and it misses by 4 or less, she loses Crane Wing's +4 and gets an AO from Crane Riposte, of which she can take twelve each round.

Speaking of AOs, she also has Opportunist and a fortuitous fan, meaning that she gets an AO if someone else hits it in melee, and she gets an additional AO at -5 if she gets any AOs. I'll pre-roll her Opportunist attacks.

Opportunist AO with flank: 1d20 + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 - 1 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 - 1 + 5 = 52 for slashing: 1d4 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 12 + 2 = 16 plus: 8d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 6, 3, 6, 3, 6, 5) = 37
fortuitous fan AO: 1d20 + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 - 1 + 5 - 5 ⇒ (14) + 27 + 4 + 2 + 1 - 1 + 5 - 5 = 47 for slashing: 1d4 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 12 + 2 = 16 plus: 8d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4) = 34

Last thing to note, Lady Gabrielle is sporting a menacing amulet, meaning that flanks are at +4 instead of +2 for anyone who flanks with her, and her own flank bonus is +5 due to her Militia trait from her time on the other side of the world. The same place where she learned how to move like that.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

KnowPlanes: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37

The Lady considers this portal and the beast stepping through for a brief moment.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Let's do it.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Level appropriate? For 18-19, this is gonna be great!

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"There we are," she comments, before tossing the haversack itself to Sir Hendric to be stored for later. She considers the thief's final words, then looks around. "Perhaps Lissala was listening. It is suddenly quieter here, as if we are suddenly inside an opera house. Perhaps she will make a personal appearance?" she wonders.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

I imagine Falling Rock and Rilke have more than enough nonlethal damage. I'll have Lady Gabrielle go fto retrieve the key after they act.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

With a sense of where the thief is located, the Lady swiftly approaches. Swift to enter Crane Style, then double move.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Since a few of us are sporting 30+ Perception modifiers, we should be able to at least hear the thief, and likely pinpoint their location when we're within 30', based on the invisibility-vs-Perception chart. Lady Gabrielle herself is Perceiving at 51 right now and she's coming from the opposite side of the action after doing her Parkour Queen thing earlier.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Lady Gabrielle glides through the bustle and into the alleyway, a blur of green chiffon and bright red hair as she hops onto a set of barrels and takes to the air, kicking off of cracks in the walls and launching off of windowsills to flow through the alley's blockages. She tucks her head a curls her body together for a brief moment as she tumbles into an upper-floor corner apartment, passing through someone's sitting room and out through their bedroom to return to the scene, doubling back the moment it appears she is actually ahead of the thief.

Thanks to Skill Mastery, Acrobatics at 54 and Escape Artist at 49 to move through two cards and onto the grey card.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

That makes sense... by the time chase scenes got introduced into PFS scenarios, I was way past Tier 1-5 which seemed to exclusively have them. The authors also never really extended them beyond these sorts of in-initiative, 30' block foot chases that are entirely about movement, the exact situations that are just not a challenge to PCs past like 6th level.

For example, I once wrote up a chase for pursuing a criminal across a city Law & Order style, where the PCs needed to use their detective skills to catch up to the criminal as they burnt their loose ends, where the timeline was completely abstract.

The system could have been so much more!

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

The Lady quickly determines the thief's path based on the general mood and gawking of the citizens in the area, then races to give chase...

Currently at 30' movement... Sense Motive at 57 with Skill Mastery.

As a veteran of plenty of crowded gatherings consisting of much more chaotic movements, she flows through the crowd as naturally as a river, without hesitation or harm.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Oh wow! A chase! I never got to do one of these!

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Got it! I'll still have Lady Gabrielle be in a hurry, so to speak.

The Lady daintily reaches into the neckline of her gown, and flings a tiny disc the size of a hair accessory at the still-lucid Lissalan (the dark purple one)!

Swift action to enter Crane Style, she'll fight defensively from here.

first shuriken, flurry, enemy has cover: 1d20 + 31 ⇒ (6) + 31 = 37 for one damage plus some extra dice, no particular reason, must be an Aristocrat thing: 8d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 6, 1, 3, 6, 1, 1) = 22

if that drops dark purple and ends the encounter, she'll move 30' to follow the Key-napper.

if that doesn't drop dark purple, or that doesn't end the encounter and she needs to attack the rest of them, she'll click her heels together and...

flurry shuriken, cover as appropriate: 1d20 + 32 ⇒ (15) + 32 = 47 for one damage plus: 8d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 4, 1, 1, 4, 5, 5) = 29
haste shuriken, cover as appropriate: 1d20 + 32 ⇒ (12) + 32 = 44 for one damage plus: 8d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 3, 5, 3, 6, 1, 4) = 32
iterative shuriken, cover as appropriate: 1d20 + 32 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 32 - 5 = 33 for one damage plus: 8d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 1, 2) = 32
second iterative shuriken, cover as appropriate: 1d20 + 32 - 10 ⇒ (7) + 32 - 10 = 29 for one damage plus: 8d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 1, 1, 4, 3, 1, 6) = 23

She'll start with Yellow and go counterclockwise for targets. AC rises to 38, 46 if any of these attacks land (Offensive Defence), and another +5 against the Lissalan still in her way. Finally, she takes a 5' step.

ki -1 or -2/13. boots of speed -0 or -1/10. charlatan's cape -1/3 from earlier.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"Our" fleeing figure, what was its path after it grabbed the key? Lady Gabrielle is going for the Key is why I ask. She Perceives at 51 with Skill Mastery if one is needed to follow our figure.

Reflex with evasion: 1d20 + 35 ⇒ (11) + 35 = 46

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

After the interaction, the Duchess slips out of the corner room with the note and out of the warehouse undetected.

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"They had a request from a rather strange partner," she tells the group, retrieving the note. "Perhaps their involvement in the auction was used as a diversion?"

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

The Duchess carefully and quietly examines the contents of that little room. What's back there?

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

The Duchess purses her lips with frustration. "We just want to talk about working together..." she shouts to them in exasperation, before ending her thought with "Oh, sod it," all in the Duchess's usual accented Varisian.

As the arrows begin to fly around her, she spies a room in the corner, then vanishes from sight as she steps towards it.

Swift action to vanish. Afterwards, standard action to dimension door into the corner room. She is Stealthing at 54 to keep quiet in there.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"It would be foolish to give up our advantage for the sake of simplicity," she replies. "But if you insist."

Front door it is! Let's go, Cazic!

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Yikes. Someone should call Health & Safety, because this employment site is a public health hazard.

I guess alternatively "The Duchess" could dimension door into a quiet corner while the party chats with whoever is on the other side, and Stealth from there.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Windows? Any possible entrances besides the front door?

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

The Lady considers the situation for a moment. "That is an excellent opening gambit," she comments, before pointing to the upper floors with her fan. "Meanwhile, I will make the upper stories our offense with a bit of second-story inspection. As a Duchess, of course."

Okay, so we are looking at Cazic and Arnault at the front door, and Lady Gabrielle at an upstairs window so far.

For our notes, Lady Gabrielle is proposing to wall-walk the outside up to a window with some sort of upstairs room, Disable Device through any shut windows, and Stealth/Perception her way around the upstairs.

Also, mark of a heal there Cazic, as Lady Gabrielle rolled a nat-1 on her banshee save. Natural 1s fail in PF1E, right?

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Okay, I'm just lost now. We were in combat with a banshee, and now... What the heck are we doing at a warehouse?

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Fortitude: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (1) + 27 = 28

The Lady is struck with a piercing headache that attacks her entire self!

HP 66/181. I'll wait till after Rilke goes before acting.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Lady Gabrielle calmly steps behind the vigilant Sir Hendric, fluttering the summer morning heat away from her face with her fan.

"Miss Cranstone," she greets the ghost. "We mean to recover the results of your painstaking research, to preserve your findings. What did you learn before your demise?" she asks.

Swift to activate Crane Style. Move to get behind Ser Hendric. Standard to ready an attack, defensively, if the ghost comes within reach with hostile intent. Her AC against incorporeals will go up to 37 in such a case.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"I do have a bit of a knack for this," Lady Gabrielle suggests.

If the traps are magical, she will use a scroll of Aram Zey's focus to give herself trapfinding as well as +4 to these checks.

The Lady gently fixes the position of her glasses on her nose, then retrieves several small tools from the undergarments beneath her daytime dress.

Taking 10s yields 51s, 55s if the traps are magical.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Lady Gabrielle despised this aspect of the Society leadership from the moment it was exposed to her. But she had managed to keep away from the Decemvirate's attention for years by not fighting it directly.

"How much does she owe in total?" she asks, her face completely hiding her anticipation of being quoted an incredulous sum.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Lady Gabrielle is not in this combat. I'm not sure why she has an initiative roll, even. She's just watching out for any underhanded shenanigans.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Delay

Lady Gabrielle wonders whether the Aspis will strike at them now or later. Did her Duchess persona work out better than she expected?

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

The Lady remains an understated presence, watching for underhanded threats.

Delay

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

On the other hand, with how specific the mission objectives are, and how confined we are on the timeline and the methods we are allowed to use to go about accomplishing them, I'd say everything so far is really designed for Tier 1-5!

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

The Lady dresses down for this one, not wanting to draw too much attention to herself. She finds a relatively peaceful place somewhere in the audience and keeps watch for anything untoward.

As mentioned above, Lady Gabrielle won't be joining the fray unless she spots some hidden shenanigans.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Well, you can start by not putting up damage-increasing buffs like Inspire Courage.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Lafy Gabrielle is perfectly happy to watch this spectacle. She will use her Perception, Sense Motive, etc, to keep alert for any tomfoolery or hidden threats, though.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Got it! I figure, by ensuring that Lady Gabrielle talks to Sneve inside, you guys have plenty of room to get elaborate!

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

OK OK! Phone post it is...

"Mister Sneve? You have to help me," the Duchess sheepishly admits, in her heavy Varisian accent.

"Can we talk inside? Please?" she asks, her dishevelled hair and running makeup the appearance of someone who hasn't slept.

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"I need your help. I... Don't tell anyone, but I examined the Key we're bidding on. Last night, after dark. And it... Now something is after me! It's been chasing me all night, moaning something in a language I can't understand! A ghost, I think! Can you help me, please? Just tell me what it wants!"

If our ghost shows up, the Duchess will act entirely afraid and desperate to be rid of her pursuer.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Something worth considering... Would we get more done if we split the party? Arnault, Falling Rock, and Lady Gabrielle can work on Sneve, perhaps Rilke, Cazic, and Sir Hendric can take the next task?

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"Excellent idea. I could even ask Sneve to translate my pursuer's tauntings. A bit of audience interaction will add to the illusion," she considers. "The costume might be a bit Ustalav, but gentlemen consistently seem to fall for it. Shall I change, then?"

Fortunately, as with last night when it was improvised, this role requires very little preparation, and the Duchess is ready within minutes. She has even added some touches of desperation in her running makeup and frizzled hair, as if she has been pursued overnight.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"Murder was never a question in my mind," the Lady comments. "Society is not made of monsters."

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"I am certain that there will be plenty of time for that, Cazic," the Lady reassures her. "Once the Aspis lose the auction, there will most likely be a reckoning, as they would imagine it."

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"It was entirely improvised, but I do hope The Duchess a sufficient deception," the Lady muses. "You were all wonderful, I will add."

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

The Duchess nods and approaches the remaining caravan workers.

"We're sorry for what happened," she explains in Varisian. "You'll get paid and with a bonus, along with the gratitude of my sisters, if you complete this delivery to the Coliseum."

She hopes that her words are enough to encourage them to get moving.

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

Ha, I was thinking the 20,000 was a sidequest to line our own pockets!

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"We've got what we came for," she explains, pointing to the northern wagon.

"It's up to you whether to deliver the catoblepas," she adds, holding up the letter. "The creature is due at the Coliseum."

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N Female Taldan Aristocrat 19 | HP 181/181 | AC 37 T 28 FF 37 | CMD 41+ | F +27 R +35+1 W +24 | Init: +27 | Perc: +41, SM: +47 | MV +5, good hope, shield, blessing of fervor, inspire courage, comm. table, tea set active

"Excellent news, the gold is all here," the Duchess announces.

She will then have a look inside the pockets of the people in charge. Perhaps they have were given some orders on paper? Maybe we'll find a clue about Sloan's activities in the city?

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