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Newt tries to climb on the roof of the next building to avoid the villagers, then jump across to the next house in the direction where Folloch went.

Climb - ACP: 1d20 + 7 - 0 ⇒ (12) + 7 - 0 = 19
Acrobatics to jump - ACP: 1d20 + 2 - 0 ⇒ (17) + 2 - 0 = 19

ACP for climbing and jumping is zero, because Newt is wearing a masterwork agile breastplate and currently isn’t wielding his shield.

"Sounds good to me."

"Morning. Maybe you can tell us who this impressive statue is depicting? Must be a very important person..."

Diplomacy: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (20) - 3 = 17 :-O

Newt wants to look at and (possibly, if made well) admire the statue of the Razmiri priest. Maybe somebody (e.g. a guard) will turn up who knows more about the priest?

"Anyone wanna check out the statue with me?"

The clue (for reference):

Excepts from Ulisha’s Journal (Colony)

Different cultures’ treatment of the gods is a point of endless fascination for me. Consider the Rahadoumi and their Laws of Man, rejecting the gods despite the plagues and deserts that eat away at their lands. Others such as the Nidalese have sworn themselves entirely to one god who grants his followers power at a punishing price. The small nation of Razmiran is much like Nidal, in that the people pay homage to a most curious deity: a “Living God” who lives among his people.
Don’t be fooled by his talk of prosperity for all. The Razmiri are an underhanded lot, and I recently heard that the village of Allenstead—once staunchly against the god Razmir—had all converted to Razmir’s worship. Apparently, a priest bearing a jeweled rod recently paid Allenstead a visit and won everyone over within a day. It’s obvious that some dastardly magic is at work here, and that the priest’s golden scepter is at the crux of it all. I wonder what it’s worth?

Newt joins the little froggie in his efforts to gather some information...

Diplomacy: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (10) - 3 = 7

...but his blunt way of asking questions is interpreted as rude and gets him only answers like "Don't know, I need to go now."

Newt is ready for the next quest.

"Nicely done."

Newt draws his sword and shield and follows the others.

Newt waits patiently for something to happen. He looks like a statue (dressed up as a fighter with real equipment) when doing so.

"Good idea." Newt nods approvingly, looking impressed by Lara's wits.

@Redelia: I did not want to quickly present the solution to the puzzle because I already played it twice. However, I think my character could solve it in the intended way:

Newt's climb skill isn't that bad (+5 / +7 without armor). If he wields his longsword with two hands, he gets 1 1/2 Str-bonus to damage. That increases his damage to 1d8+4 (with a 25% chance to do at least 1 damage).
Also, would the energy damage of his Elemental Strike feat bypass the hardness of the tower? I think it does not, but it still would increase his total damage output to 1d8+4+1, with an even better chance (37.5%) of doing at least 1 damage on a hit.

Of course we can try to outwit the puzzle!

I'm just asking for clarification if I run into something like this in the future. Thank you!

As a swift action, you can imbue your weapons with elemental energy. For 1 round, your weapons deal an additional 1 point of energy damage. The type of energy damage depends on your race: acid for oread, electricity for sylph, fire for ifrit, or cold for undine. For every 5 levels you possess, this bonus increases by 1, to a maximum of +5 at 20th level.

Without spoilering myself with the scenario, the out-of-character me is equally confused as Crowe.

The spire is the obstacle that casts a shadow on the statue at sunset. As it is atop a broad dome of the mausoleum, one must climb up there to be able to change that.

Here's the description:

You follow the tracks, and find another tomb. This alabaster tomb evokes a past age of Galtan architecture, including a ten-foot spire atop a broad dome. Its awnings teem with sculpted white raptors. An iron gate bears the motto, “Last to Fall.”

Newt points at the spire. "I think you need to climb up there, Thurgar."

"As I saw only one sun so far, dusk is probably the better idea. I don't think any of us would survive a sun crashing down here..."

"The statue said: 'When the last sun falls upon this spot, receive my thanks.' What could be meant by 'the last sun'?"

Also, in the beginning of this quest, we received the following clue:
"Excepts from Ulisha’s Journal (Mausoleueum): The only thing worse than working for a Galtan nobleman is working for two Galtan noblemen — in my case, Lords Tullivor and Sarvio, both of whom are happy only when the other is not. I made a tidy sum recovering their heirlooms, but when Laban Tullivor tasked me to steal a platinum chalice belonging to the Sarvios, I took my leave (and the cup), and they’ve been hounding me since. Now Laban’s deceased, and it’s rumored his mausoleum in Gralton’s cemetery harbors a treasure. I hope you’ll not balk at tomb-robbing. Remember, these are aristocrats. I say, a plague on both their houses!"

I hope that this is hint enough.

The oread fighter nods. "S-U-N and S-O-N indeed sound the same."

I already played this quest, so I know what to do. But I don't want to ruin your experience, so I'll stay in the back and let you figure it out... unless you need my input.

The oread fighter slowly shakes his head.

People surely are greedy. To kill someone because of what they are just for profit... It's despicable.

Newt raises an eyebrow. "How?"

“And you are....?”, Newt asks bluntly.

Newt looks at the tomb, careful examining every detail.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Thurgar seems to know what he is doing, so Newt follows him.

At least one of us knows some stuff other than fighting. I think after this mission I need to go back to the Grand Lodge libraries and study...

"Whoa! A talking bust?"

And what does sentence that mean? Is it a riddle?

Newt is not trained in these knowledge skills.

Survival: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

A dead body, humanoid footprints and hoof prints. What happened here?

"Hm..."

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

"Agreed, Thurgar." Newt pauses briefly, then adds: "To both sentences."

The oread is a little taken aback by the blunt - and brutal - introduction of Crowe.

"...well met, Lara, Crowe. I'm Newt Lopo."

A heavily armed and armored grey statue humanoid turns to the dwarf. The rocky growths on the bit of his skin that is visible gives away that he is an oread.

"We haven't met yet, have we? I'm Newt, Newt Lopo. I think we have something in common: profit always sound good, doesn't it?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (5) - 3 = 2 Yeah, right...

Player: Chris N. aka kaervek78 aka GM Kaervek
Character Name: Newt Lopo
PFS #: 331079-9
Faction: Grand Lodge
Day Job: none
Progression: normal

Newt Lopo is a sword and board oread fighter who is quite tanky (AC 22 at level 1). As soon as he hits level 3 he will start dabbling in alchemy (Mutation Warrior archetype), drinking mutagens to enhance his physical abilities.

This is GM Kaervek's character, a tanky (sword and board) oread fighter.

No worries. Have a good time at college, GM!

Farewell! See you around, Davor/PDK!

I’m cool with continuing it, that’s where my vote would be.

I second this - and I am in no rush.

However, if Davor wants out, that's ok.
(Still 4 characters left, and our oracle can use my wand of CLW just fine.)
Please just do not mark him as having completed it, @GM Gothic_Artificer.

I hope not. :-/

But this time I have no problem with a slow confirmation as I signed up for many GAMEDAY XII scenarios - maybe too many.
So I will stay and sit this one out.

”Ooh, a wand would be a good idea. I forgot mine at home tho, but it’ll be fine. I can cast infinite magic four times a day.”

No PP yet but she does have CLW known and bought a couple scrolls of it as backup.

Newt offers his wand of CLW to Cannoli.

”It's dangerous to go alone. Take this!” ;-)

”Here, until we finish the mission. I cannot use it myself, anyway.”

---

”Looks like it's time to get moving.”

He picks up his stuff, ready to leave.

"Agreed."

Interesting choice of outfit - not sure if those are supposed to be armor spikes? But certainly confident in their abilities and eager to prove themselves in battle. I like them.

"Well met, Cannoli." Newt offers a hand to shake.

---

When Steppin Wolf arrives, the oread looks him up and down, not sure if he should take this loud human seriously.

Great, a boisterous one. I hope he isn't like this all the time, that would be very annoying... However, the sword looks as it is in use regularily, and the man himself certainly looks strong - maybe even stronger than I. Let's see how he fares in combat...

With a blank expression Newt nods briefly at the newly arrived Pathfinder.

I have no problem with a slower pace than usual. Take your time, GM!

@phaeton_nz and Pete H.(aka GM TOP):
I can only speak for myself, but I'd be happy to have both of you as fellow players! :-D

"Was looking to get more experience under my belt. Earning some gold for better equipment never hurts as well, amirite? And seeing the world in the process is an added bonus. The Pathfinder Society seemed to be a decent place for all that."

@GM Gothic_Artificer: To speed things up I took the liberty to repost your recruitment-post in the Flaxseed-Lodge. Let's wait for a fourth player (which shouldn't take long). We are not in a hurry, are we? ;-)

Technically, we could play with only 1 player. It’s about how flexible the GM is.

I do not think that's true for PFS 1e - there is a minimum of 4 players (or 3 players plus 1 pregen char) for a legal table.

LEGAL TABLE SIZE

The minimum table size for a Roleplaying Guild Organized Play session is four players. The recommended maximum is six players. In cases where you simply cannot seat four players, you may run a table of three players, and play an appropriate level pregenerated iconic character in order to meet the minimum table size of four PCs.
Pregenerated iconic characters are available for 1st level, 4th level, and 7th level (see the Pregenerated Characters section on page 6).
If seven players show up to an event, rather than turning someone away, consider adding a seventh person to the table. Check with the players to determine their preferences before running a seven-person table, as seven person tables often overpower otherwise challenging adventures and limit the amount of time each player gets to shine in the given scenario.
Tables may not have eight or more players.

Agree. We should try to get more players.

Shall we try to recruit in the Flaxseed Logde (again)?

Currently, we are only three players, but I think we need four to have a legal table.

Should we try to recruit a fourth player?

Suddenly, the ugly stone statue dressed up as a fighter turns around and starts to talk.

Take 10 Knowledge: Geography: 10 + 2 = 12

"I don't know much about Kortos, but I can share what I do.
By the way, my name is Newt... Newt Lopo."

The voice sounds like grinding rock.

Just letting you know that I've played this before (since this is an evergreen), but I heard that different GM will gives a vastly different experience for this scenario, so I'm looking forward to it.

Same for me, but normal track. ;-)

This level 1 oread sword-and-board fighter is eager to get his confirmation!