I am guessing that this season will have at least one scenario with each of these characters. The question I have is whether or not paizo will give us hints as to which scenarios have which aspis agent.
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Nice. Love the item choices. You may want to check where you got the pathfinder #s from. Mine has a number that is probably from a different table of yours. Thanks again Kludde. It was a lot of fun and I leveled my witch to 7.
"About time. One more nasty spell and we would have had issues."
Marnarius looks around the room. "Let's grab what needs grabbin and get out while we can."
Marnarius is able to dip to his right, getting singed, but avoiding being entwined in fire.
If I can reach:
Marnarius takes a 5 foot step forward while drawing his longsword. He tries to pickout the real Zey from his doubles, but it is difficult, so he just picks one and takes a stab.
If Zey takes damage he must save vs poison. Fort DC 20.
If I can not reach with melee: Marnarius, not able to reach Zey , draws his adamantine arrow and takes aim. He closes his eyes, hoping to minimize the confusion, and lets fly.
Marnarius delays his action until Shohiraj finishes disabling the trap. He then slowly hustles 15ft into the room before saying "Get him grounded if you can"
Seeing the lightning bolt bounce back and forth between his mates, Marnarius is able to partially get out of it's way (21 electricity damage).
Marnarius, not having much else he can do, grits his teeth in pain and seething anger, and fires another a arrow.
Kludde:
If Jolyrin glitterdusts Zey:
A glittery shape appears, floating within the room. Marnarius notches his poison arrow, quickly studies the enemy (swift action), and looses the arrow.
If Zey takes damage he must make a DC20 Fortitude check or be poisoned.
If Zey stays invisible: Marnarius judges his reaction time and the jump needed to clear the trap at the door.
Marnarius feels the hairs on his skin stand up as his reactions slow down to a crawl. Blasted invisible wizards and their spells. At least I am not dead.
Seeing that there may be a few things that need to be sorted out before Marnarius can stab Zey, he applies the last dose of poison to an cold-iron arrow (move action).
Kludde:
"Just jump it." Marnarius suggests.
"Hmm. Apparently the library is his office." Marnarius says to the group after hearing Aram shout.
Marnarius preps a little more for battle by swiftly applying his first dose of poison to Vengeance and re-sheathing it. A small giggle escapes his mouth. He then double checks the location of his potion of invisibility and tanglefoot bags. "However we do this, we should do it now. I am ready." Marnarius replies. Drawing his first arrow in preparation for shooting any threat we may not have seen through the mail slot.
"On second thought" Marnarius whispers. "The thing in the glass cage may be the sky key. I say we take care of Aram first and then we can grab it on the way out." Thinking back to the info that was gathered earlier today, Marnarius continues "How are we gonna get into Aram's office? The info we got said it would be trapped. Maybe Zurnzal knocks and pretends to be the priest to get Aram to disarm the spells?"
"No clue what that thing is. Though you describe it as being behind a velvet rope, so lets not fiddle with the damn thing when we get in there. I don't wanna get blown up before we get to the good stuff." Since Marnarius has no more to bring to the table, he unslings his bow and notches an arrow. Ready to shoot anything that posses a threat.
Hearing Shohiraj asking for advice, Marnarius whispers back "Can you look through the mail slot and see anything?" Marnarius then attempts to hear anything beyond the obvious buzzing
"Stabbing Aram in the back sounds like a job worthy of my blade. Besides commanding armies is a little beyond my skill set." Marnarius waits for the others to decide who has the right skills to replace Gazwyr's role.
Grumbling under his breath he says "No bodies is right. Should have kept my big mouth shut and just stabbed that amateur of a pathfinder in the face. Oh well, the way it went is probably better, who knows how many pathfinders the sound of that musket would have brought in." Letting that thought go he moves on to more important things. "Wolona!" Marnarius cries out while moving nearer . "I told you I would be back for you and the others." Clasping Wolona's hand and embracing his second in command, Marnarius introduces the rest of the team.
Marnarius tips his hat, taking the few seconds to study the person at the door and the woman holding the rifle, before adding "Yeah. Things got a little odd out there. A bunch of animals from the cages were running around. I could swear that I saw that sphinx at one point. Aram said it was probably just the caretakers being careless and taking time to watch the speech rather than care for the cages. But," Marnarius shrugs, "better safe than sorry. So here we are."
Marnarius, wondering what 322 is listening to, focuses on hearing through the door.
Hearing the initial conversation, Marnarius wispers very softly "Bluff or kill?"
Marnarius tosses the notes to one of the magic users. "Figure this out. It's all gibberish to me." He then goes and collects his durable adamantine arrow from the lizards corpse and his mwk comp longbow from the floor. Before taking a position by the door, Marnarius asks Anyone need a sword? I got an extra now." When everyone is ready to move out, Marnarius once again uses his stealthing skills to sneak past any guards on his way to the Hao Jin tapestry.
Marnarius continues to search, with 322 attempting to help but mainly pointing at random dark and sullen objects that are obviously not notes.
Marnarius, after pausing for a second, grabs the heavy flail as well. He then shrugs and says aloud "Reminds me of something I told a sphynx earlier today."
Marnarius then looks to the others and says "Let's find that info so we can get out of here. We got people to free and people to stab."
Marnarius steps up to the display case and looks at the three weapons as he begins to smile. He reaches out to grab what is rightfully his but pauses. Traps, traps, traps.
If I detect a trap:
Marnarius withdraws his hands from the case slowly and motions to Shohiraj. "Mind giving me a hand with this trap?
Once Shohiraj has handled the trap, Marnarius proceeds to reclaim what is rightfully his. Satisfied that the pathfinders have no more deterrents between him and his weapon, Marnarius reaches out and collects the longsword. Looking to his previous weapon he says "You've done well as a stand in but it's time." Marnarius straps Vengeance to his waist. Before stepping back, Marnarius ponders the other weapons. He rolls his eyes at the scythe Just because you kill people doesn't mean you gotta walk around looking like death. Marnarius then shifts his eyes to the heavy flail. Now that could be useful in a pinch. Maybe this whole damn place is full of stone lizards. Kludde:
If Shohiraj moves up to flank: Marnarius opens up with a full attack, hoping to finish off the last lizard.
Marnarius, seeing the space within the main isle full, moves along the outer edge to flank the healthier lizard (Double Move - 60ft). As he moves into melee, Marnarius studies the lizard (Swift Action - Studied Target Yellow Lizard). As he moves into melee, Marnarius slows his pace slightly and focuses on not drawing an attack from the lizard.
Marnarius anger relaxes "That's more like it." Focusing deeper into the vault he says to the group "Two down, two to go."
Edges of panic fill Marnarius's face as the two chameleons surround him and his melee partner retreats. Anger soon replaces the panic as Marnarius grabs his sword in both hands and belts out "Why won't" taking his first swing with his sword "you die" followed by his second swing (full attack - yellow chameleon).
Marnarius looks to the chameleon to his left as it comes out from hiding, spitting out "Clever" before being rapped in a large tongue. Dropping his longbow (free action) and quick drawing his +1 longsword (free action), Marnarius quickly studies the chameleon (swift action - Yellow Chameleon) before unleashing two swipes with his longsword at the base of the chameleon's tongue (Full attack - Yellow Chameleon).
"Walkin, talkin, stone lizards. Wonderful." Marnarius looks to 322 "We can talk about my glorious weapon another time." Marnarius advances into the room (move action - 15ft), choosing to saddle up next to a bookshelf for cover.
Marnarius whispers back to 322 "I kind of got that. Completely ignored my story didn't you? That's OK." Marnarius then gives 322 a quick description. "Let me know if you see it."
To everyone, Marnarius whispers "Anyone see anything suspicious before we move in further?"
Seeing the ease at which Shohiraj worked regarding the traps and door, Marnarius confidently moves up behind her. "That ain't the only thing worth taking in here." He mentions. Taking his time, Marnarius scans the vault from the door, looking for threats and any tracks or footprints that may have been left in the dust on the floor. He also has his eye out for the precious weapon that the pathfinders stole from him years ago.
Upon seeing the door to the "vault," Marnarius breaks into a whispered tirade."Presumptuous of them to hang a sign. Dear thieves, all our cool stuff is behind this door. Please feel free to take what you wish. Hah. The traps on that door are probably trapped." Seeing Shohiraj making her way to the door with a set of keys, Marnarius says,"Well I was gonna say we could play a quick game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock to settle who is the first to loose a finger. However....ladies first by all means." :
Looking to 322, Marnarius shrugs and replies "Just gesture loudly, things should work out."
Marnarius looks from one member to the next, making sure everyone is here.
Tusks?? Light green skin under the pale. Ahh. Zurnzal in a disguise of some sort. "Since we are all here." Marnarius pauses, making sure that the other members notice that he is including the cleric. "322 is right. The vault should be our first target. When the time is right and the chaos begins, lets each make our way inside." When the time is right, Marnarius makes his move. Using the large crowds and any cover or concealment he can scrounge up, he stealths inside. On occasion, Marnarius pauses as a guard passes. Marnarius uses the information from the note Joliryn collected and his own ability to study individuals to his full advantage.
I think serpents rise chronicle is 6-8.
Kludde and 322: After finishing his story, Marnarius takes a quick bow and blends back into the crowd. While a good distraction required him being the center of attention, he doesn't want that attention to linger beyond the moment and interfere with their mission. Once he is again just a member in the throng of pathfinders, Marnarius attempts to reconnect with 322, hoping that she got what she needed out of the distraction.
Kludde and 322: Seconds after hearing a Pathfinder, standing next to the statue, call out to 322, Marnarius sees 322 motion to him.
I can't read minds girl. Marnarius studies 322 for a second, thinking about what she could be wanting.
Well, considering your crouching in the shadow of that big damn statue, lets assume your trying to hide. Now that Pathfinder 5 feet to your right didn't seem to think you did a good job. Lucky he damn well thought you were lost! So now you want my help. Maybe a distraction? When there is a break between stories, Marnarius takes a deep breath Here goes nothin! and takes a step forward, pushing through the crowded circle to stand in the middle. "Fellow Pathfinders!" Marnarius bellows. "Let me tell you a grand and glorious story of the time from the days of past, when we pathfinders were not the only ones exploring the mysteries of the Hao Jin Tapestry." He pauses making sure that he has the crowds attention. Marnarius then goes on to tell the tail of one of his greatest acquisitions from the tapestry, a weapon of great beauty and power. The story is mostly truthful, though at times Marnarius substitutes in pieces on artful negotiation for the cold murdersome truth. Marnarius then ends his story. "To my knowledge, that beautiful weapon is still here, in the vaults. One day, I will earn the right to wield her."
Let them chew on that story in a few days when they learn that that very weapon was one of the few things liberated from their vault of conquest.
Kludde: Marnarius and 322 separate as they leave the menagerie and walk towards the statue.
Not having anything specific to do this hour, Marnarius grabs a kabob of some kind of meat from a near by food stall and meanders towards the statue himself. Staying to the edge of the crowd, Marnarius casually scans his surroundings, looking for any changes in the disposition of the Pathfinders that may hint at their cover being blown and listening for any tidbits of info that may be useful.
Among the crowd Marnarius notices 322 looking at the statue. I wonder what she's up to? Better hang out it the background just in case.
round 1: Marnarius looks back to the sphinx. "You just keep this crowd calm for about an hour. That would be the most opportune time from my position for you to break free and cause havoc. However, no one should be caged forever, so if the guards catch on break out. An early distraction is probably better than none at all." Marnarius pauses, thinking back to the riddle. "Let your lion rule this day. Vengeance is sweet."
With that, Marnarius motions to 322, and departs before the guards focus shifts from the animals. Once out of the zoo. Marnarius pauses, asking 322 "So do you want backup for your side mission? If not I can always mix in and try to catch some rumors. These young Pathfinders sure do love to talk and brag." |