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Longbow: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
Longbow Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
♦ Move to offer flank to Ephesian
♦ Diplomacy
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
My friend's right, why don't you quit while you're ahead?

Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Hero Point The Save :(
Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

♦Shoot Imp
Shortbow: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 - 1 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Deadly: 1d10 ⇒ 5

Fort Save DC 18 by Imp
Frostbite: 3d4 ⇒ (4, 2, 3) = 9

Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

♦Enter Point Blank Stance
♦Shoot Pinky
Longbow: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 10 - 1 = 12
Bow Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
♦Assisting Shot
Longbow: 1d20 + 10 - 6 ⇒ (8) + 10 - 6 = 12

"Curse you and your little henchmen too!"

Will save for Poppy
Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Ranged Strike Against Marius
Flat Check: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Longbow: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Longbow Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

♦♦Cast Amped Frostbite on Marius
DC 18 Fort Save
Frostbite: 5d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 1, 4) = 13

Shaking her head in disbelieving agitation, Poppy spits out:
"Way to wheel away like a coward! Guess I'll just have to get payback on your mooks instead"
♦Pull out Bow
♦Shoot Marius
Longbow Strike: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Longbow Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Longbow strike hero point: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
♦Stride Backwards through the smoke

Poppy - the way you all have been in combat, it shouldn't take long to resolve... :)

Fair point, but we're traveling with innocents now. Where are our charges on the map bytheway? Also did the map we have show we could us the other path behind us or the waterway to get where we need to without passing by Paracount? Also Poppy would absolutely be okay with using the torch to set the BBEG aflame after she herself takes the required fire damage and starts initiative given her attempts to look intimidating have been less believable than Ida's or Ephesian's.

** spoiler omitted **

At the flare of torchlight Paracount Salisfer looks a bit dubious. "What are you planning to do? Wave it in my eyes?"

I'm fully planning on Poppy taking fire damage so I can use the reaction from "eat fire" and make us concealed.

Poppy's voice drops half an octave and gets dangerously quiet.
If you don't start talking sense, soon you'll have to pry the ashes from my scorched fingers!"
Intimidation: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 91d4 ⇒ 3
if you want to grant a bonus given Poppy's taking 1 point of fire damage I wouldn't say no... She's happy to take the 3 points of bludgeoning as rolled if that's how GM tiger wants to rule how torches work, but Poppy wasn't beating the random scratch parchment from her backpack as much as she is using it as a decoy to light her fingers with 1 point of fire damage while also trying to appear intimidating. This is my first time actually getting to trigger my character's fire resistance reaction and the ability to belch smoke so happy to take any pointers on it. I was planning on just belching in the 5 ft burst just to the left of Poppy that will get all PCs besides Poppy and Squeg.

"Paracount, I kinda hate to burst your bubble, but your alleged accusations aside, my comrades are right. Body recovery kits are common place and every seasoned agent worth their salt has already proven they would die for the Pathfinder society a dozen times over before bowing to petty threats as this."

Pathfinder Society lore check if I can use it to aid either roll...? Thematically I like Ephesian's statement best as I'd OOC rather not fight all of them and Ida's feels more threat-like, but mechanically it may just be better for me to roll my own Diplomacy. If I had a chance to assess the looks of the group standing before me I'd like to know if Paracount or Marius seems like either could be bluffing... Or discovery skills wise I'd like to know what influence rolls would be most effective, but I know we're running very low on time so nbd if it's impossible to resolve diplomatically.

If it's looking like they have every intention of killing us either way then I would have no problem using thievery/stealth to quietly try and light the torch I keep on my belt for this purpose (because if I take fire damage I can belch smoke and give us all concealment) while monologuing
Perception for discovery check and or sense motive: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
[dice=Pathfinder Society Lore]1d20+8

[dice=thievery or stealth, it's the same bonus either way]1d20+9

"Secondly, unlike Hellknights who like playing with their targets a little too much, we kill like we mean it. We also don't torch the stuff our bosses told us to get, that's much more a Marius and Petra kinda move if you ask me.

this would be when my torch would light up if possible, as I'd love to have Poppy wave it at my bag which holds none of the valuables

So how about we all talk like adults in a sewer network and adjust our expectations just a touch? Can't we all find a more reasonable middle ground?

We're 9 days away from the end of Paizocon. Anyone else going to tell the baddies to go pound sand regarding the 'negotiation'? :)

OOC: Apologies, a second local convention was scheduled this weekend and Paizo wanted us local GMs to run tables so Ephesian and I were both slammed after a very busy work week. I'll post in the gameplay attempts to "negotiate" though I Mr. sinister wheelchair seems less willing to abstain from violence than he says.

Poppy buzzes back at blue in agitation.
Why don't you bugger off? Right after you unstick yourself?
DC 18 Fort Save
◆◆ Frostbite
frosty bug: 3d4 ⇒ (2, 3, 3) = 8
The target takes 3d4 cold damage with a basic Fortitude save. On a critical failure, the target also gains weakness 1 to bludgeoning until the start of your next turn.

◆ Then Poppy Attacks blue with Composite Longbow

Strike with Arrow: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

In case that's a critDeadly d10: 1d10 ⇒ 3

Poppy grimaces in concentration, twitching her fingers to amp the frozen orb that is now encapsulating the large-size enemy.
Frostbite: 5d4 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 1, 2) = 12
DC 18 Fort Save
◆◆ Amped Frostbite
The target takes 5d4 cold damage with a basic Fortitude save. On a critical failure, the target also gains weakness 1 to bludgeoning until the start of your next turn.

◆ Then Poppy Attacks pink with Composite Longbow
Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 (deadly d10)

Poppy has been eyeing the new book and Dame Sabina's reaction with concern.

"We most certainly will do our best Benedet, but hard to know how best to protect something we know nothing about in a house that's on fire. I don't know too many folks that don't relocate after enemies take up residence in their home, but I suppose it could feel a bit like running a murdery fun house at the same time you're pretending to be a poltergeist... Poppy academic musings trail off indecipherably.

"Regardless, I think current siege and enemy activity make maintaining the Lodge's full operations untenable. To Squeg's point, can we walk and talk? As much as the reader in me wants to know what's so special about this book, I do also want to make sure we've recovered anything or anyone else that might still need urgent rescue... you know given the fires and ongoing siege...?"

Poppy yells out after Squeg
"Griffon? I think you mean pin cushion!"
She then enters a point blank stance since White is close by and then shoots him twice.

♦Enter Point Blank Stance

♦Shot: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

♦Assisting Shot: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Next target to attack White this turn gets a +1 circumstance to hit (if he's alive)

Poppy shoots Blue
Longbow: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Then targets blue with Frostbite
DC 18 Fort Save
Frostbite: 3d4 ⇒ (3, 2, 3) = 8

Poppy takes aim at Blue, trying to snipe him from afar.

Longbow Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Longbow Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Then she amps her Frostbite, taking aim at White.
DC 18 Fort Save
Frostbite: 5d4 ⇒ (4, 4, 1, 3, 2) = 14

♦Strike
♦♦ Amp Frostbite

Poppy will try to sneak, being sneakier than she's ever snuck before.
Stealth: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 2 = 14

Trying a second time to be sneaky
Stealth: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 2 = 24

Poppy turns her head and squints at the bookshelf.
"I remember reading a story about Pathfinder lodges having a standard locking mechanism for their hidden entrances..."
PFS Lore: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

"But I don't remember what that standard is"

Okay well Ida has a better Arcana than Poppy does... but the odds are against us either way.

Can you also make a cognitive mutagen for yourself and boost your Arcana roll? If so that might help https://2e.aonprd.com/Equipment.aspx?ID=3316&Redirected=1

Poppy, do you wanna HP that natural 1? :) You'll also need a second attempt after this one anyway.

Actually, since this one requires 2 successes, I can count the first roll as a success w/ the +2. The 14 is a failure, however. Do you want to HP that one instead (same HP, just a different roll)

I consider this as all happening at the same time :)

I guess if that nat 1 was not a crit failure then I'm fine with using that HP to re-roll my second roll's second attempt, which led to my finally having a crit success. If that counts as only 1 success then I can keep rolling, but hopefully it's not necessary.

Unfortunately that took me at minimum 3 failures and a hero point to get here

Poppy is already doing everything she can to remember Arnisant.

Unfortunately it sounds like when we're going to be ambushed in a building that's on fire lol

Pathfinder Society Roll number 2: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 2 = 15

Pathfinder Society Roll number 2, attempt 2: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 2 = 16

Pathfinder Society Roll number 2, attempt 2, now gonna use a Hero Point to hopefully do better: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 2 = 30

Poppy pumps her elfen fists in silent victory,Who's a good doggie!? Arnisant <3

Also I'm not sure the Squeg would need to hero point given his first roll should now have succeeded with Ida's 'smoothe-the-path effect..' which should have affected Squeq's roll... but also understand if it doesn't because of how turn-order/roll processing can get messed up between with delays and PbP.

Anywho, I guess this doggie needs a friend, though I think Poppy worries we might be better off just preparing to fight/surprise the people who come for the alarm...

Poppy is going to do everything she can to remember Arnisant. PFS Lore: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 = 11

HP the failure:
Poppy's not sure her PFS school even had the book Ida's talking about, but she scrunches her face and tugs at her right ear thoughtfully as she racks her brain for any neurons that can possibly fire about Arnisant. Pathfinder Society Lore: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 2 = 19

Poppy places a pinch of Quicksilver mutagen in her cheek much like an veteran ballplayer would dip snuff. She makes a face at the bitter flavor and attempts to be as thief-like as possible.

Thievery: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 2 = 25

Bonus was assuming that Ida was giving Poppy a Quicksilver Mutagen (Moderate). Roll will be 1 less if it was a lesser mutagen instead.

It sounds like we each need a success for the smooth-the-path check, is that right?

Thievery: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 2 = 25

Poppy sees Ida and believes she and Squeg seem to have the right idea... hopefully this time she'll as dextrous as she feels she ought to be.

No Whammies: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19 Poppy similarly will attempt to stealthily sneak.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

It sounds like we're currently sitting at:

2.5ish for gossip
1 for forging
1.5 for stealthing/scouting
*with the .5 representing the uncertainty I raised around my feat's applicability.

Given we've heard no updates while we wrestle with the infiltration dilemma, I will just go ahead and commit fully to gossips to keep things moving. There is a fire in the hayloft afterall!

@Martei if you want to weigh in that would likely help keep up rolling, otherwise we'll have to take your silence as ascent. I imagine a bard would want to gossip, but Idk your character.

"I'd prefer to gossip, but maybe if we want to scout, I try to use my local contacts (a la Eyes of the city feat) to see if I can use my brains to track down Benedet's whereabouts/status."

If it's unclear whether or not Poppy can use the feat in this way then she'd lean more towards hiding/scouting but will likely only be mediocre at gossip / scouting.

Poppy thanks Ida effusively for the quicksilver mutagen and seems to excitedly contemplate it's effects. Poppy also gives Ephesian her rank 2 scroll of heal in place of her own pathfinder provisions.

A no-nonsense elven woman pops up from within the throng, almost like she was always here.
"Hello, I'm Poppy, a psychic fighter with a bow. Much like Squeg I'm not much of a talker, but I look forward to adventuring with you all."