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I always thought you had to use one of those move actions to get across the tile before you could even try an obstacle.

Maria moves up to the next obstacle and then drinks an elixir as the enemy starts increasing their lead.

Move 30ft and drink Expeditious Retreat, speed now 60ft. Next round she should be able to pretty easily do both tasks and jump three tiles up.

Maria points ahead, ”There he is, hurry!”

She darts forward and attempts to kick the door down.

CMB DC 12: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

The very old rotted door mostly already falling of its hinges, falls before her mighty onslaught!

”Hah! See that, Tiger? Wait, how the hell did you get ahead of him?!?”

Effie? Soddy?

Maria raises an eyebrow at the glowing slap and says wryly, ”You missed the opportunity to say ‘spanks’.”

The elf nods, "That's what my last roommate at the Grand Lodge was saying about fur. She was an interesting young catfolk."

Maria pulls a wand as she moves up off the sludgy swamp onto the path and taps herself with it. Her focus on the task narrows even more as she dials it in to eleven!

Heightened Awareness Cast, will not dismiss it for an initiative bonus. It's there for the bonus to knowledge checks.

Raising an eyebrow Maria is a bit caught off guard, but she quickly recovers. Accepting the sword and box she adds, ”Thank you, Your Honor.”.

She moves over to Holan Ji and inspects the two items while asking, ”What do we have? A good trail? Need it checked for traps or do you think there wasn’t enough time?”

The elf swigs two potions, the second of which is spit back into its vial.

Alchemical Allocation on Elixir of Vision, +10 Perc for 1 hr. If we take more time to buff, she has tons more. But we may also want to go quickly and only take a couple rounds.

I am guessing the only light is what we bring. Maria has an ioun torch she will use and some of our weapons (if magic) probably glow too.

My guess is the map is the sewers.

Meanwhile, Maria moves over to the judge, ”Evening your honor, we heard screams and came to help. We saved you and your guards, but were too late to help your assistant. Your guards also ran away after coming too so I’d suggest you have words with their bosses. Two of the dogs ran out the doors and another assailant ran through there. Did you see anything that could help us about them?”

She points at the exit location Tiger was sniffing around.

I am also very happy to see you back!

I don’t think there will be a mechanical issue with rejoining this current scenario, as we have only just completed the first encounter. But I’ll leave that discussion for the GM to weigh in on.

Maria replies as she follows the big tiger, ”It’s most definitely a holiday, and often a weekly celebration at the Calistrian temples. Not my cup of tea, personally. But they offer a variety of different enjoyments, so there is usually something for everyone.”

Maria stabs!

Melee AoO: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 for Silver/Piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 3

She glances back as the guards also sprint away, ”Cowards! Do your job!”

With a look of distaste, she turns back to the group, ”The judge ok, Tahl? If so, the chase can start.”

Maria taps the other guard with her wand, then issues a brief statement.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

”We heard screams and are here to help. Grab your weapons and guard the doors, don’t let these feral beasts escape. They could hurt innocents.”

She moves inside and draws her rapier.

Maria taps the nearest guard with her wand and steps over to the other one, ”Good work Tiger.”

CLW Wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

I like the latter idea. Give the dogs something to worry much more about.

Bump

Knowledge: Nature + Inspiration: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (17) + 12 + (1) = 30

”Take out a couple wolfhounds and you might get the rest to flee. Their minds are weak, if you have anything that works against that.”

Double move to the guards, drawing wand of CLW. Can she see inside? Knowledge checks?

Bump.

Double move to the guards, drawing wand of CLW. Can she see inside? Knowledge checks?

Maria watches as the shifter begins his transformation, ”Good call, chase and distract from the target. We will check on the guards and be along as soon as possible. Anyone who can easily fly, follow that way.”

She darts forwards, a wand slipping into her hand to heal the first guard she gets to.

That’s basically what she does while Holan-Ji is taking flight.

Maria nods, ”A home maybe? Or the courtroom she uses if she is working late?”

Sense Motive + Inspiration: 1d20 + 14 + 1d6 ⇒ (18) + 14 + (1) = 33

The elf frowns AGAIN.

Then calms herself and speaks, ”Sir. I know you know more. I know you know we know you know more. I completely understand your mistrust though, but we are the ONLY ones that want this to be handled peacefully and that are capable of doing so. We have a cure for what Mr. Vilk suffers from. And you have seen how convincing we can be. We can stop him and we think we can even save him. But we need to know what you know.”

Sense Motive + Inspiration: 1d20 + 14 + 1d6 ⇒ (14) + 14 + (6) = 34

The elf frowns, ”You should know how hard it is to deceive pathfinder agents. Perhaps you have misremembered the last time you saw him?”

Maria looks quizzically at Hep, then speaks.

”I’m not the one to speak at length as to our reasons, but I can offer a very honest apology. Our actions were only taken because of the very high risk of imminent harm to you. Exigent circumstances required us to bend the rules of society. Effie will explain the clear and immediate danger.”

Can’t fail an aid at this point with a minimum roll of 10 (so that’s +4 to Effie atm), but Effie still easily stomps Maria in Diplomatic Skillery.

Everyone else moving in with us?

The elf slips past as asked, then adds very earnestly and with a proper cultural bow, ”It is of utmost importance. Please.”

Diplomacy + Inspiration + Bonuses Aid: 1d20 + 4 + 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 + (6) + 4 = 31

Maria raises an eyebrow really high, ”And your plan now? Maybe we just go by? What happens when this enthrall lent ends?”

Her tone is not condemnation, simply wanting to know what is next.

”Lie if we need, to get to him. Tell the truth once we have an audience. Effie, you gonna take the lead?”

I PM’d them just now. Also, after some sleuthing, they are playing in another game on the boards.

Maria sees the wisdom in her allies' purchases and steps up after Holan-Ji, "Urm, I'd like a set of those as well. If you have some left."

She picks a very unobtrusive style (as much as noble's clothes can be) to emulate as well, though adds a decorative pin on each lapel. The left side pin is three daggers pointing outwards from a circle. The right side pin is a feminine bronze mask.

Her eyes go wide at Effie's question, "Uh... fashion is not my forte. Sorry."

The elf paraphrases her in depth knowledge of the proper customs of this area with a simple, ”We need better clothing. And while we get that I can go over a few things NOT to do. It isn’t a perfect list, but should help us be less noticed.

Courtier’s outfit (30g) plus jewelry (50g) work? Or noble’s outfit (75g) plus jewelry (100g)?

If we don’t hear back from our 6th or they don’t play a PC that can use said scrolls, who all can cast any of the following scrolls without a UMD check? Also, does anyone have any access to healing spells stronger than wands of CLW?

Protection from Evil, Ant Haul, Remove Fear 2x (1 scroll), Comprehend Languages, 5x Remove Paralysis (1 scroll), 2x Tongues (1 scroll), 2x Scroll Water Breathing (1 scroll)

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Maria checks her extensive notes about the area.

Knowledge: Nobility + Inspiration: 1d20 + 11 + 1d6 ⇒ (14) + 11 + (2) = 27

Maria raises an eyebrow, "I've seen larger groups looking for such encounters. But if that fails, money always talks."

Maria eyes Hepsubia very carefully.

Everything she just said made 100% sense. Perhaps her brain clicked on all cylinders perfectly? Perhaps… a possession? We did fight an evil ancient spirit last mission. I’ll have to watch chaos incarnate closely.

Maria is annoyed!

She was right in the middle of her recounting of the last mission. Page 35 of 70. It was just getting to the good part. Well, assigning good or bad to a section of writing wasn’t really ideal, it’s all just her recording the events.

The elf clips her journal shut and stands. All her teammates have already disembarked.

Well, they were in a hurry. It couldn’t have been that they wished to get away from my clinical retelling of our last mission. Must just really want to solve our next mystery.

She waits patiently until in the carriage, ”Is this a safe enough space to speak? If so, what further information do you have for us? Our venture captain advised you may know more.”

Maria accepts the hug and then allows the other two more access as she checks her notes.

I didn’t NOT miss the chaos of these three together. But it worked out ok so… into the fire again I guess. Hopefully calmer heads will be joining us soon.

Waiting a moment she replies to the many requests for information, ”Firstly regarding werewolves, they only transform under full moons, typically three days every month. Lycanthropes of all types shun silver, and silver weapons penetrate their unnaturally thick hides. The herb wolfsbane, also called aconite or monkshood, may cure a victim but is also poisonous and can kill a werewolf just as easily. And only those born with lycanthropy spread the disease to their victims. We will need to purchase some wolfsbane before we leave. I expect all of us have ways to deal silver damage. If not, then perhaps you should reconsider your weapon loadouts.”

She adds a few thoughts after all that sinks in, ”The locals are likely wary, especially with their wild animal issues. Staying out after night may be unwise. But also maybe necessary to catch our culprit. I don’t see a reason why anyone would react any different than normal to a person such as you, Holan-Ji. But then again, I doubt many have great reactions even in the most accepting places.”

Knowledge: Geography + Inspiration: 1d20 + 11 + 1d6 ⇒ (18) + 11 + (5) = 34
Knowledge: Nature + Inspiration: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (19) + 12 + (4) = 35

Maria knows some stuff, probably. But before that she pipes up, "While I appreciate that from your point of view, Vilk is an old man with infinite experience and stories. But from our point of view, he is quite a young fellow. Probably, unless he is an elf or another long lived individual. But that wouldn't match the timeframe posited."

She refocuses, "ANYWAY. I will concede he probably has more field experience than any of us. Though maybe not Hepsubia, who might be immortal. But she forgot most of what she has lived so it is what it is."

She refocuses AGAIN, "Alright, enough of my nattering. You seem to be implying that Vilk has been murdering people. If that is the case, we will end the threat to the public permanently if it presents a clear and present danger. If it does not, we will attempt to reasonably resolve the murders. Beyond that as always, we will protect the society's interests in the region."

Hepsubia Althein wrote:

Would anyone interested by "The Pallid Plague" as a player? Probably low or mid tier

Delayed response but I might be interested! Note that I've GMed it before, though it's been a while.

I would be interested as well, and would even have a PC in any tier available.

1. What Zith said

2. I use Microsoft Edge now for PDF manipulation. I save just the page of the chronicle to pdf as a separate document. Do the editing for each PC. Save each as a new document.

The free RPG Chronicles account will allow you to print out (including print to pdf) a copy of each PC’s chronicle, but won’t email it. It also only puts on the chronicle the info the PC submits, so I found I ended up doing extra editing on them anyway.

Have a good vacation!

Chronicle is good. Thank you for running!

Spent 105g to craft some antitoxins, holy weapon balms and soothe syrups (can't fail crafting checks taking 10). Also bought a +2 belt of incredible dexterity.

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I am pretty sure I can GM any of the three scenarios planned for the group at level 7. Pencil me in for 'The Flesh Collector' for now, though obviously if someone else needs to run that for a variety of reasons, I can happily bump back to PC.

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Copy of the Midnight Mauler Slide deck if you want it.

Craft: Alchemy + Lab + Crafter's Fortune: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 14 + 2 + 5 = 40

Ahhhh... there we go. Makes up so much for that last one being a 1.

FJC Question: This (by any lucky chance) apply to this session?

During the course of an adventure, acquire a unique magic item and deliver it safely to the Pathfinder Society.

Maria makes careful notes. Both regarding the religious significance and the specifics around how a shade is destroyed using sunlight. She writes a question in the margins, ’use daylight spell if shade is aggressive’?

Ooooohoooo! Only 3.5 hr drive, veddy intawestin.

Knowledge: Religion + Inspiration + positive energy: 1d20 + 11 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 11 + (5) + 1 = 35

Maria pulls out her little guidebook. Little being a ‘joke’ she usually uses way too often when calling the large tomes that.

”Alright, let’s kick this into gear. That ritual circle needs to have thinner lines, and a triangle here instead of a diamond. See the image shown here? Sharpening the chalk and redrawing will work.”

”And remember the pronunciation is always important. The tone, in this case, is actually the main part of the spell. If we had a bard… who am I kidding, Hep probably sang this tune before in a bar somewhere. Anyway, should be simple to close the rift. Just don’t smudge the marks.”

Allowing Hep to shine with the dull armor, Maria has already moved over to the rift to inspect it.

Knowledge: Planes + Inspiration: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (12) + 12 + (4) = 28

”Oh thanks Tahl! It’s really interesting. See the planar convergence of blah blah blah and so on…”

Great news!

Bump

I will definitely do the one after, but I don’t really want to burn a replay just to GM Midnight Mauler. I can find my slide deck though and share it if needed.

Maria aims and fires again. Not upset but not happy she has lost aggro, considering who the target switched too.

+2 Wasp + PBS + Bless : 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 1 + 1 = 31 for Magic/Piercing/Cold Iron/Silver + Focused Shot + PBS + Holy Weapon Balm: 1d8 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 2d4 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 4 + 1 + (3, 3) = 18

”One enemy to go. And remember the Lady’s armor can resurrect her. Keep an eye out.”

I haven't used up the wand, but I wasn't certain how to calculate that Concentration check for a wand and I was worried for Zith.

Ah excellent. I just wanted to make sure it wasn’t forgotten.

CL 5 wand of a Level 3 spell. Concentration Check would be CL 5 + 1 (minimum 13 caster stat to cast lvl 3 spell) so + 6 total. Definitely not a great chance in this situation.

Great rolls indeed!