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Thanks for the game, everyone! Was a good team, I think. Love the double Bard action, Inspire Courage and Defense are great. :)
Thanks to the GM for running, and everyone for participating!

Although I'm a bit confused about how we beat him so quickly. We went from hardly damaging him to killing him in the space of a few posts. >_>

GM: Please take it easy. Running 6 slots is a lot. I'm sure we'll survive not posting over the weekend. :)

Thanks, Zallarra!
I'd like to act after Zallarra, those extra few HP might help me survive another crit if gnome-bot does have an attack of opportunity.

Whelp, here we go.

Groaning, Larrathion wakes up as Xun pushes his spirit back into his body. He grabs his shortsword off the ground, gets up, and this time tries the sharp side of his shortsword to slice some flesh off instead.
Getting up would provoke, if he has a reaction.

Attack vs gnome, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 14 + 1 = 24
Slashing damage, Inspire Courage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 4) + 4 + 1 = 13

Holy shirt, that hurt. Also, we're barely damaging him. This is not looking good...

Much appreciated, Solomon!

"Oh no you don't," Larrathion growls as the gnome starts attacking the wizard. He grabs a dagger in his now-empty offhand, walks over to flank with the brave goblin, then tries to stick his shortsword in the gnome's back.

Attack vs flat-footed, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 14 + 1 = 27
Piercing damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 6) + 4 + 1 = 13

Grab weapon, move over, attack.

I just noticed, GM didn't update my HP. I healed myself last turn. I should be on 12 damage. Not sure if that changes your actions. But I appreciate the healing anyway! :)
Also, Guidance does not stack with Bard song, so feel free to do something else with that action.

Nice attacks! :) Sidenote: Flurry of Blows adds the damage together before applying hardness. That might be relevant to the metal monster.

Woo, a miss due to Inspire Defense! That could've been nasty.

"He's deflecting your magic like it's nothing! Hobbs, do you have any more of those nice fireballs?"

Seeing his sap deal no damage, Larrathion tries to stick his shortsword into the gnome's abdomen.

Is Inspire Courage still active? If not, I'll wait until after Solomon and Xun, so I can profit from it. If they don't activate it, subtract 1 from to-hit and damage.
+1 striking Shortsword, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 14 + 1 = 26
Piercing damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6, 5) + 4 + 1 = 16

The gnome sparked with electricity. That's new. Larrathion takes a careful step back, drops his sap, and lays his hand on his chest, activating his Healer's Gloves.
Healing for me: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 6) + 7 = 16

Attack, Step, activate gloves.

Larrathion hears the clunk as his saps dents the gnome's forehead.

"Uh, people? I don't think this is your standard-issue gnome. I recommend alternate ways of dealing with hostiles!"

Larrathion gets perforated by the fast-firing projectile spewer, but he's still standing. Looking around, he sees that his allies have taken care of the small fry as well. Though that scorpion poses a problem, there's not much Larrathion can do about it.

"Nice work, people! Only the gnome left and we can leave this place!"

Larrathion turns back around and races up the steps towards the blue-haired gnome. He slips past him and thwaps him on the head with his sap.

Sap attack, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 14 + 1 = 33
Nonlethal bludgeoning, Inspire Courage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 + 1 = 12

I've left a trail on the map. I should make it there with 30 feet movement, but you never know.
Also, some meta knowledge says my attack won't be as effective (cover art could be a spoiler), but Larrathion doesn't know that. :P

Maybe it's a "see and find out" kinda thing, but can the turrets also shoot backwards? I might just want to clamber up towards the leader from behind.
If it's a matter of "you don't know," it's fine, but if it's obvious I'd like to know. :)

Fair point. The fact that PF2 doesn't mention weapon damage rolls is indeed a good point. Just wanted to check.

[dice=fireball reflex DC 21 vs red and leader]6d6+1+1

◆ Stride, ◆◆ Cast Fireball with burn it and inspire courage

It's never really been addressed (AFAIK), but I presume Inspire Courage is only on damage rolls on things with an attack roll, like in PF1. I could be mistaken, but I just wanted to throw this out there. If anyone has definitive proof either way, I'd like to hear it.

I see a small red dot on the map in between Green and Magenta. Is that something we're supposed to see? If so, what is it?

I'd like to act after Solomon, so I can benefit from his potential Inspire Courage. (Solomon, if you have other plans, don't feel obligated.)

Cursing after getting set on fire, Larrathion runs full pelt at Magenta, would trigger Reactions from Magenta if they have one, then comes at a stop just in front of the giant mechanical scorpion. He turns around and gives Magenta a quick bap on the head with his sap.

Sap attack vs Magenta: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
Plus possible Inspire Courage.
Nonlethal bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Again, +1 if IC is on.

Stride twice (thanks, boots!), one hit.
Dreadfang, maybe you can flank with me once it's your turn.

Scouting Lore, DC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Uh, wow. Crit success, that's 7 silver times 8 days, makes 5.6 gold.

Info is all correct.

Ooh, this is an interesting fight. :)

Reflex save versus energy beam: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23
Larrathion barely makes it for half damage.

GM, can we assume we have our weapons out? We were expecting a fight, after all.

Larrathion whispers to the others, "Why do we need to deal with bandits in their territory? I mean, if they're all as weak as those four we fought earlier, it'll be easy, but it looks like these people can snap them in two. Why don't they do it?"

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When looking at the giant scorpion construct thing, he says, "You know what I said about this being easy? I take it back."

Sticking with Searching.

At Landra's disappointment, he nudges Solomon and Xun in the side. "Hey, just because we're here for business, doesn't mean we can't mix in a little pleasure as well. There's a mission to do first, though."

That sounded more like I invited her to a foursome, but I meant it more as a wingman attempt for either Xun or Solomon. >_>

At Landra's disappointment, he nudges Solomon and Xun in the side. "Hey, just because we're here for business, doesn't mean we can't mix in a little pleasure as well. There's a mission to do first, though."

Larrathion sniffs the shot glass, shrugs, braces himself for what's coming, and downs the liquid.

"We had some hardships, yes, but nothing too serious. We found some territorial beasts near the start of our journey, but they were easily distracted by food. The real tough part was the steaming earth, where one wrong step would douse you in boiling hot water. We encountered some bandits and acidic bushes and ground as well, but we managed to subdue the first and avoid the latter. Seems a bit anticlimactic, but that ground was the toughest challenge of them all, really."

Larrathion stands next to Dreadfang, hoping to impress Landra with his physique, but he lets others do the talking. He's there for the wilderness stuff, this sounds like Xun's, Solomon's, and Zellarra's area of expertise.

I'll take any aids people want to give me. I'll put it in spoiler tags, just so you won't be swayed by seeing the result.

After making sure the caravan can get through the terrain safely, Larrathion secures the Blue Streaks in one of the wagons (with the owner's permission). "We might be in the middle of nowhere here, but that doesn't mean you'll evade consequences. Once we're in Torch, you'll go to jail like any other law-breaker. Be glad you decided to rob us, a less merciful group might've killed you."

With that out of the way, he goes back to scouting the path ahead.

Anyone having issues with lost posts since the login issue recently? I posted last night, made sure I actually hit submit and even refreshed the page and it isn't here...

For me it's the same as before, though it's been especially bad for 2-3 weeks now. Need to refresh 3-4 times before the post goes through. If I don't, the post gets lost entirely. Something with cache issues, someone told me, but I'm not very knowledgeable about it, so I don't know. Anyway, I make a habit of copying the post just in case, and just F5'ing until it shows up. Otherwise, Paizo just eats the entire thing.

I'll pick up a falchion to use for the rest of the scenario. You never know.

Larrathion will try to save any dying Blue Streaks. No need to kill them needlessly. He then nudges one of them with his foot. "So, what do we do with them? We're way out of town, so bringing them back to throw them in jail won't work. But we can't leave them here, right? Should we see if the caravan can hold them for a while?"

Also, I doubt they'll give us relevant information, but maybe we can interrogate them as well.

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After helping patch the wounded teammembers up, Larrathion tries to find a way through the swamp that doesn't end up dissolving the caravan.

Survival: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23

Larrathion steps into a flank with Dreadfang, then unleashes a flurry of his own attacks.

◆ Stride
◆ Twin Takedown
◆ Strike

Shortsword, Inspire Courage, flanking: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 14 + 1 = 19
Damage?: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 6) + 4 + 1 = 13 slashing

Sap, Inspire Courage, flanking: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 14 + 1 - 2 = 32
Damage?: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 + 1 = 11 nonlethal bludgeoning

Shortsword, Inspire Courage, flanking: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 14 + 1 - 4 = 17
Damage?: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 + 1 = 11 slashing

GM, Hobbs' Acid Arrow was a natural 20, doubling his damage.

With his eyes now on Blue, Larrathion runs up to the edge of the acidic mud and tries to leap across it.
Two-action Long Jump, DC 10, I guess? Maybe 15?

Athletics check, penalty because of mud: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 2 = 27

He sails through the air effortlessly, lands on the other side, and continues running so he ends up next to Blue.

Maybe not the smartest move to end up next to the enemy, but maybe I can set up a flank for Dreadfang.

Hunt Prey on Blue, then.

Ouch, thanks for the healing, Xun! Hope you don't feel like a healbot.

Wounds soothed by Xun's magic, Larrathion hops off the tree trunk Is that a special action, or part of movement? Difficult terrain? and chases after Red. With his extra speed, he just manages to flank Red with Dreadfang, then baps him with his sap.

Sap attack vs red, flat-footed, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 14 + 1 = 29
Nonlethal bludgeoning: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 6) + 4 + 1 = 15

Then, with both weapons out, he does a quick one-two jab at Red. Twin Takedown.

Sap attack vs red, flat-footed, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 14 + 1 - 2 = 17
Nonlethal bludgeoning: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6, 3) + 4 + 1 = 14

Shortsword attack vs red, flat-footed, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 14 + 1 - 4 = 19
Piercing: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 + 1 = 11

Last two are probably misses, but you never know.

EDIT: forgot the to-hit of IC.

@Larration, the scenario does not go into much detail other than what is in the stat block. I have that they are human in studded leather armor, have some sort of technology advanced firearms, and have a falchion as a backup weapon. Oh, and for flavor, each as a blue streak of hair.

Ah, thanks. You never described them, so I wasn't sure what exactly was shooting at us.

Larrathion grunts as the arrows hit him, but Xun's healing magic makes him feel a lot better.

Now on top of the tree trunk, Larrathion takes a moment to take a good look at his opponent, then whips out his shortsword and sap and takes two good whacks at them.

Action one - HUNT PREY. Flurry Hunter's Edge, making my second and third attacks at -2 and -4 (they're both agile).
Action two and three - Quick Draw weapons and attack with them. This is a Manipulate, so if they have Reactions, they can use them.

Attack one, shortsword, plus Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 1 = 30
Damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6) + 4 + 1 = 12 slashing damage

Attack two, sap, plus Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 14 + 1 - 2 = 30
Damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6, 4) + 4 + 1 = 15 bludgeoning, nonlethal

GM, can you give us a description of our attackers? Right now I only know them by their colours, but are they humanoids, fey, or something else?

Larrathion curses as several arrows fly just past him, then sees Dreadfang flying off towards Green. He decides to go for Red, hiding behind the fallen tree just up ahead.

I hadn't updated my sheet yet, but with the Boots of Bounding, my speed is now 30.

In two moves, he gets up to the tree trunk and tries to clamber across it.
I presume that is its own special action. If not, I don't think I have enough speed left to spend movement on climbing it.

Athletics to climb the tree: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
If it's Acrobatics, that's at +10 instead. I don't think the -2 from the mud applies to the tree, right?

Larrathion tries to climb the tree, but he can't find proper purchase and doesn't make progress.

Since we're doing well on time, maybe a day to recuperate would be nice. I don't have any specific plans, but maybe we'll score brownie points with the caravan.

Zallarra, the GM said we can heal up freely before the next encounter. Might want to keep that healing potion in case of emergencies.

Zallarra gets up off the ground, trying to get mud off her.

"Thanks Larathion. That was quite the misstep."

"I know, I feel the same way. I barely made it out on my own strength, but I was lucky. One wrong step and I would've joined you, I think."

Larrathion checks on everyone to make sure they're in good shape. He takes extra care of Zallarra, and though his bedside manner isn't great, he's surprisingly careful.

After that, he unwraps Erina and puts her back on top of his head.

"Thank you, Erina. Let's check it out."

Nature: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Aid Another not yet calculated.

Larrathion rushes over towards Zallarra after she falls over, and quickly performs some first aid to get her up and running again.

"Come on, this is a bad place to fall. You'll get cooked in a matter of minutes here. Let me help you."

Battle Medicine, DC 15: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Healing for Zallarra: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 5) = 11

Xun, thanks for the healing! Maybe it would've been better to use on people who fall unconscious, but I won't say no to 24 HP. :)

Reflex save 1: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23
Another 27 damage for me. I'm at 14/68 now.

Larrathion quickly applies some cream to all his burn wounds.

Medicine check for Battle Medicine, DC 15: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
Healing: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 7) = 14

28/68 now. Haven't looked at the damage from the second vent yet, but I'll take it.

Reflex save 2: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
That's a crit fail, which would drop me. Hero Point reroll!

Reflex save 2: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
Ergh... At least it's not a crit fail?
That's 25 damage. Thank God the Battle Medicine rolled well, because my d20s are crap. I'm at 3/68 HP.

I'll take the final DC, but I'll roll now to not keep everyone waiting.

"Hobbs, do you want to take care of Erina, or do you trust her to me with this?"

Regardless of the answer, Larrathion wraps Erina in several layers of cloth to hopefully protect her from harm.

Reflex save: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
Ouch, 27 damage for me.

Survival versus hardest DC: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

If anyone needs, I can try Battle Medicine. I have a +11, so I'm not stellar at it, but better than nothing.
If someone else fails, I might drink my free healing potion, just in case.

Larrathion looks at the steaming fields in front of him and looks unsure. "I think I agree with Hobbs. We have a deadline to meet, and though it might put the caravan in danger, I think it's worth the risk. The junior Pathfinders will be there to help the caravan out, I hope."

Larrathion's gaze lingers on the axe beaks, marvelling at their mutations, but saying nothing.

Woo! Thanks for the Hero Point!
I guess I'll do the main check again? I'll do it in spoiler tags so the people who aid me aren't influenced by my result.

Larrathion carefully plops Erina on top of his head, as that's a natural vantage point for her.

"You see anything useful up there? I'll keep my eyes on the ground if you keep yours on the sky."

Larrathion looks on appreciatively as Xun cuts the best apart. "Well done Xun, hadn't picked you for the survival-y type. I could barely have done any better, I think."

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Larrathion starts gathering herbs to mask his own scent, and starts applying them to Erina as well. "You might be small, but you'll still leave a trail for the predators. This might be stinky, but it's for your own good, I promise."

Survival to mask scent: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
Not great, but I'll take it.

He suppresses a laugh as he sees Xun struggling with the herbs. "Xun, I think you just grabbed poison ivy. Let me see if I can find something to help soothe that rash."

Nature check to help Xun: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
This one's just for flavour, not for mechanical purposes.

I say offer them the food and water while they're docile, but they're Xun's rations, so I'll let him decide.

"We only need to let this caravan pass, and we'll never see them again. Let's keep an eye on them until the entire caravan's passed, but there's no need to antagonise them if they don't pose a threat."

Haven't said so yet, but well done, Solomon! Nice solution. :)

Larrathion nods in agreement with Zallarra. "Looks like settlers diverted this river, so if this is their territory, they can't really leave. Best to give them some of ours and leave them alone, I'd say. They have way too many teeth for my liking."

"Also, does anyone know what does buzzing birds were? They seem to be following us. Were they spying on us?"

Dreadfang! should have his Monk bonus movement speed. I won't say no to extra movement in battle, so I'll gladly accept the shoes if necessary.
I'll also buy one pair of Smoked Goggles.

Larrathion gently accepts Erina from Hobbs, letting her rest wherever she wants. He's surprisingly gentle with the small familiar.

With Erina poking her head out of a pocket, Larrathion takes the lead plotting a course through the wasteland. He keeps conversing with the hedgehog if she thinks they're going the right way.

Nature: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
Aids not yet included.

"Good thinking Erina, it's a natural shelter from the elements, and though it might not be the straightest route, it's usually well mapped, so the chances of us getting lost are slim."

I think you can, but it's nicer to spread them around evenly. Not 100% sure, though.

I'll reroll mine, no worries.
HP: 1d3 ⇒ 2 Solomon!

Already added the Hero Point to Solomon's row in the sheet.

Larrathion pales as he hears about the leaders. "Medusa, aren't those the ones that can turn you to stone? Don't we need special preparations for that?"

I'm assuming several things are well-known enough in this world, such as a medusa's petrifying powers.

Already chose my school item, in the Discussions tab: Lesser Healing Potion. I have two glyphs, so I'll roll randomly 1-5, in alphabetical order.
Hero Points: 1d5 + 1d4 ⇒ (1) + (4) = 5

Dreadfang! gets one Hero Point, Zallara gets the other one.

@Larrathion - joins assignments against his better judgement, or getting coerced into taking them?

You mean my backstory? I always joke that he stays behind wherever the mission leaves him, instead of joining back at Pathfinder HQ, and then more Pathfinders come and "rescue" him from the wilderness. :P

@ ‘Eκάτη: I'm guessing they're level 5, but haven't updated their profile in a while. Normally, yeah, you can't bring a level 2 in a 5-8.

Ohh, that Coyote Cloak looks exactly up my alley.
Pregame shopping: Coyote Cloak, Armour rune +1, Healer's Gloves, bundle of arrows.
School item: Lesser healing potion.

"Venture-Captain, ma'am," Larrathion begins, with a military salute. "I am unfamiliar with Numeria, but wouldn't it be easier to send out a single messenger or a small group with the information, rather than an entire caravan? Especially in areas as wild as these, apparently."

Idiot, he thinks, why did you salute? You got out of army business ages ago. Venture-Captains don't require formal greeting. Old habits die hard, I guess. Anyway, sounds like a scouting job in the middle of nowhere. Maybe I can stay here after the mission is over...

Larrathion is a half-elven male with mostly small weapons on his person. His clothing suggests he spends his time living outside of civilisation.

The backstory I made for him is that he's a hermit of some kind that keeps getting dragged to the Pathfinder Society against his wishes, but I find it hard to convey that. >_>

Thanks for joining my game.

One thing though, you would still need to roll a Medicine check for Battle Medicine.

Natural Medicine only specifies it can be used to Treat Wounds, as in the activity.

Battle Medicine is not Treat Wounds. It uses the same DCs as Treat Wounds, but not the same check.

Jury is still out on if you can also heighten the DC to get increased benefits when using Natural Medicine. ie go for DC 20 for more healing. So I'll allow that.

Now as for the magic items thing. For ranger, maybe tracker's googles and/or Coyote Cloak. Also you are at a level to add a Potency Rune to your armor.

Ah, thanks for catching that! That seems less useful than I'd hoped. I might want to retrain Natural Medicine away, then.

Two bards might not be the greatest idea. Won't they get in each others way?

Depends. The nice thing is that if one Bard doesn't sustain their song, the other can pick up the slack. Plus, by this level, there's lots of different songs that could be active. And Bards are much more than just their songs, they still have their spells, so it's not like they're useless once their song is active.