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Thank you for running it, and thanks as well to my fellow adventurers! I had a blast! Looking forward to a long PFS career :-)

"And here are my drawings of the petroglyphs. What do think? To be honest, I'm quite proud of them actually!" Nerias beams.

boon: 1d20 ⇒ 12

Well, rewards aren't everything in life :-)

Nerias lets out a wild cheer seeing his bolt fly true, and he immediately tries to repeat the procedure. This time however, the adrenaline seems to have made him too bold, and he misses completely...

Attack, firing in melee: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 5 - 4 = 3
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Nerias lets loose another bolt, this time focusing on the yellowish creature. For the first time, he's able to completely block out all distractions, zoning in completely on his opponent...

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7
Confirm crit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

With newfound confidence, Nerias gets into position and fires at the creep crawly...

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1

"Yes, let's go there! Who knows what interesting things we will find there!"

Nerias finally seems to have overcome his nervousness and seems to be getting the hang of this adventuring business...

Nerias thinks to himself "He seems to be taking the death of his compatriots rather well, I must say... Perhaps all gillmen are so stoic..."

"Come on, die already!. Nerias mutters under his breath as he reloads his crossbow and tries to shoot the vile beast again.

Attack, inspiration bonus, firing into melee: 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 - 4 = 20
Damage, inspiration bonus: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Retroactively moved from last turn. I think this just brings me at 80ft, but feel free to overrule:-)

When the bolt hits true, a cry of elation escapes from Nerias's lips. However, this quickly fades when he sees the minotaur overpowering their mentor. He quickly reloads and takes aim again. However, because of the darkness and the trees, this time his bolt completely misses the mark...

Attack, inspiration bonus: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 1 = 10
Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 10
Damage, inspiration bonus: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Nerias will try to shoot the Minotaur, but I'm a bit shaky on the calculations, so feel free to correct:

Attack 80-160 ft, inspiration bonus: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 1 = 18
Damage, inspiration bonus: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

I guess the defender has to make the concealment roll? Also, how do you want me to deal with ammunition? Ignore, or do accurate bookkeeping? Can I try to recover bolts after an attack?

Nerias runs up to the blob as well, and tries to hit it with his dagger from around the corner.

Not sure I can reach it, though, but here are my rolls anyway:
Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

"Yes, we should proceed at once! She has been very kind and helpful to us, and we should certainly repay that favour!"

While Ri is exploring the crack in the wall, Nerias proceeds to have a look at the ring and the pearl, but they seem like ordinary objects to him.

Putting them down, he anxiously awaits Ri's signal...

"Third time's a charm..." mutters Nerias under his breath, as he prepares to shoot the remaining skeleton again. However, it seems that today is really not his lucky day...

attack: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 5 - 4 = 2
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Seeing that his first bolt did not seem to affect the skeleton at all, Nerias lets out a muffled curse. However, he wastes no time, reloads his crossbow, and fires again at the creature.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 5 - 4 = 8
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Sorry, didn't notice that some of the squares were cavern walls. Thanks for the flexibility :-) I've moved and fired at green. I guess even with a -4 penalty I should still hit.
crit damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Nerias suppresses a yelp, nervously loads his crossbow and takes aim at one of the skeletons to the side. He forces his breathing to be as regular and steady as possible and then releases the bolt.

Attack red skeleton: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1
Confirm critical, x2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Seeing that his first attempt at the Scholar's ritual was not successful, Nerias makes another attempt. This time, he writes some information about the history of his native Osirion on a new piece of parchment, reads it to the others, and finally places it on the altar.

Then he walks back, curious to see what will happen...

Nerias solemnly takes out the parchment on which he had been recording their trip, especially the wall carvings. He steps up to the altar, bows to it, and then turns around to face Uori.

"Allow me to share some of our recorded travels, just as Aroden the Scholar would."

He then proceeds to read a bit from the parchment. After he's finished, he bows again to the altar, and steps back in silent contemplation.

"We mean you no harm, friend!" Nerias flashes his broad smile again, and tries to put the Gillman at ease as much as possible.

"Say, that's a realy nice model of the city you have up there. Do you want to tell us any more about it?

Diplomacy, aiding: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (15) - 1 = 14

"Get what you can from the Gillman statue, me and Lucy will watch for the boom."

"All right...", says Nerias, this time without hardly any quiver in his voice. He warily steps up to the center.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Sense motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Knowledge (history), untrained max DC10: 1d20 ⇒ 19

"Hey, this statue looks just like a miniature version of Absalom!"

Nerias whispers to his companions. "What shall we do? Go up and talk to him? Or wait a bit longer until we see what happens? I vote for the latter..."

"Good idea!" Nerias says to Natalia, and he whips out his piece of parchment as well. He doesn't notice that his tongue sticks out a bit, as he concentrates on copying the glyphs.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Nerias takes a hold of the rope. "Are you sure you've got this, Natalia?". He starts to climb down the rope, a bit awkward at first, but gradually more confident.

I'm assuming I can take 10 on this? If so, I'll also clamber up to Grey's (stone)side as well.

Ri nods in approval as Nerias shoulders the burden of carrying the hefty pack

Actually, Nerias adjust the straps on his packpack, and only took a single potion :-)

"I'll take a potion of cure light wounds, if you don't mind. There's still plenty more potions if people want."

Nerias readjusts the straps on his backpack, and peers into the cave.

"It looks like are on our own now...". Nerias hopes nobody sees how he quickly wipes some sweat off his brow.

"Alright, let's do this!" he continues, taking a deep breath and steeling himself as he walks into the cave after the others.

Fortitude save DC12: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

As the snakes sink their fangs into Nerias's flesh, he suddenly starts to feel very bad. The only thing he's capable off is retreating behind a fallen tree, where he stands retching for a while.

Other than Nerias, I take it that everyone else has played this scenario before?

In fact, this is my first PFS game, together with Kuey's Solstice Scar special he is currently running.

I'm rather new to Pathfinder and PbP, but have been in a Reign of Winter campaign for a few months now.

"Well, glad to meet you all! I don't think I need to buy any more supplies either, so I think I'm as ready as I can be!".

You notice his eyelids twitch nervously and there's just the hint of quiver in his voice...

"I'm Nerias, happy to meet you all! I used to adventure all by myself, but my last adventure alone in the desert didn't end too well. I was just about to lift the fabled Amulet of Ormak from its pedestal in a cave system, when suddenly a huge spider charged at me from behind a pillar". With a wry smile at Grey he continues, "so yea, I share your love for spiders, my new friend..."

"After that unfortunate incident, it dawned on me that adventuring on my own was perhaps not such a wise choice after all. So I traveled to Sothis, to enlist with Scarab Sages, to have the safety of a group. Today will be my first 'official' field commission, though..."

"Yes, that would be interesting to know. Also, do we need any special gear?.

Nerias pauses a bit, and then scrapes his throat nervously. "And I guess you've scouted out the caves beforehand, to make sure there's nothing there us novices can't handle, right?"

"Well, at least we'll be in a party to adventure", Nerias adds. "I did some foolishly reckless things myself in the past, trying to be overly reliant on myself...".

"Of course, that assumes your companions are trustworthy, but I don't think that'll be a problem here, right?" He flashes a broad smile and looks at each of the adventurers in turn, trying to read their intentions.

As am I.

Being ranged probably somewhere near the back.

Suddenly the door swings open and another ranger enters the bar. His eyes dart around the room, scanning all the occupants.

"I guess you all got the invitation as well, right? No one in his right mind would get out of bed for breakfast at such an ungodly hour otherwise!" He lets out a deep laugh, and joins the others.

Greetings all! I'll take care of all the admin stuff in the coming days.