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Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23

Success. 8 gp.

Crafting (EI): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Crafting: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

"I'm sorry, I'm mostly familiar with toy-making. Toys rarely involve plasma."

If someone is able to shut it down properly they are more then welcome to try. Clover, lacking that ability, continues to try it the simple way--even if "simple" isn't necessarily synonymous with "easy."

◆ Exploit Vulnerability vs tail Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34
◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (5, 3) + 8 = 16 plus weakness
◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 15 - 5 = 21 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (1, 3) + 8 = 12 plus weakness

Fortitude: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23 4 damage after resistance

"Could someone take care of that?"

Trusting the other Pathfinders to deal with the mage, Clover analyses the giant spider. And then hits it, harder this time.

◆ Exploit Vulnerability (against the damaged chain gun, if I have to choose) Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30 Success if it's level 12 or lower, critical if it's level 5 or lower. On a success, clover learns its highest weakness, if any, and her attacks trigger that weakness. It gains weakness 5 to her attacks if it doesn't have an existing weakness. On a critical success, she also learns of any resistances, weaknesses, immunities and any unusual defenses
◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (3, 1) + 8 = 12 + weakness
◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 15 - 5 = 13 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (1, 3) + 8 = 12 + weakness

Ah, in that case...

Clover isn't much of an engineer. She worked in a toy shop, and even then she wasn't a crafter. She knows how to make things, but not complicated machines. She doesn't really know how to shut this thing down.

But she can probably break it. She smashes it with her hammer.

◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (2, 5) + 8 = 15

Well, "smash" is a strong word. The footing isn't stable, and well...

With the leader down, it might be time to focus on the spider. Clover stows her mirror so that she can climb, and begins making her way up.

◆ Stow
◆ Stride
◆ Climb Athletics: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31 critical success, 10 feet moved

"Oh."

Clover draws out the scroll that she was issued and reads it, activating its magic to heal Yakuthiel.

[ooc]◆ Draw 3rd-rank scroll of heal (Clover can do this with the same hand holding an implement due to Scroll Thaumaturgy)
◆◆ Cast heal from the scroll Healing: 3d8 + 24 ⇒ (2, 2, 4) + 24 = 32

Fortitude: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
My resistance cold 1 will save me.

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

"Wait your turn!"

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25 10 damage (Clover has resist 1 electricity from her Touched by the Storm boon)

Clover assesses. Ra'uf might be having more trouble then Yakuthiel, but Yakuthiel is closer to more foes, including the leader. The south looks to be the best way to get onto the scorpion--but is she even the best equipped to deal with that anyway? She follows to reinforce Yakuthiel.

◆ Stride
◆ Stride
◆ Stride

"They seemed almost entirely harmless," Clover says dismissively (she expects that will go over well), "though I suppose they may still be a threat to noncombatants. The ones we fought are in no condition to assault the caravan, but there must be more of them." The poppet nods. "Very well, that does sound like it should be our next objective."

"Master Steelwheels here acted as our primary scout, and I think he did an excellent job finding an efficient route. We saw some krooths, but they gave us no trouble. There were some geysers that we weren't equipped to deal with; we had to retreat and route around. And we were ambushed by some bandits, presumably Blue Streaks. They had this letter."

Clover reviews the letter for a moment before handing it over. "I think I misinterpreted this before. I thought it meant that they were hoping to find something underhanded in our ledgers, which didn't make any sense since the ledgers are copies we are openly sharing. Perhaps they just intended to prevent the delivery, though. Though I should say this letter may well be a decoy. Our instructions were to make reaching you our priority and not to pursue the Blue Streaks more then necessary, so we've done no additional investigation as yet.

"Let's see... there were some pools of acid and some damaged machines that were rather dangerous, near where the bandits ambushed us. We smashed those up, though. The machines, not the acid. That might linger a while."

Clover looks at the others. "Am I forgetting anything?"

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

"But why would our ledgers... oh. Untrustworthy people who just assume everybody is untrustworthy. We must be doing something underhanded and they just need to figure out what. Pitiful."

Time to turn her attention to the bandits. Clover hops out of the muck, and then takes a running leap to get back to where they are.

◆ Leap
◆◆ Long Jump Athletics: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18; good enough

Schrodinger's positioning (attempt to compensate for asynchronous play) on top of Schrodinger's positioning (in-game magical effect that's actually supposed to work that way). Sorry.

The Clover on the path fades from sight, but she holds up her mirror again and creates another near the next bush. Both poppets swing their warhammers down, though only one has anything to connect with.

◆ Mirror's Reflection; presumably she still takes acid damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1 for the square she appears in
◆ Strike Cyan/Southernmost hazard Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 15 + 1 = 30 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (5, 2) + 8 = 15
◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (1) + 15 + 1 - 5 = 12 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (1, 4) + 8 = 13
If the first attack broke it (hopefully), she'll use her third action to Leap to the path. Willingly moving also ends the second copy, so if she has the spare action to Leap (position marked with upside-down/reduced opacity token), both other tokens can be removed

Clover considers leaping back onto the path closer to the melee. She also considers staying near the other "plant" to try to destroy it. Why not both? That'll buy her a few seconds to decide.

She angles her mirror towards the path. Nobody is near enough to see, t she is reflected in the mirror's surface as though she was standing there. Because she is.

◆ Mirror's Reflection. Clover is in two spaces. Neither is an illusion, and she can act from and be targeted from either space. I have to choose which position to keep at the start of her turn.

I don't suppose the hazards' attacks have the Concentrate or Manipulate trait? Implement's Interruption has slightly different triggers from Reactive Strike. It is triggered by Concentrate but is not triggered by ranged attacks. Well darn.

Clover realizes that the spindly things are vulnerable to a good smashing. She looks down at her warhammer. She... didn't need any magic to make this work. Oh well.

Yakuthiel might need help, but the "bushes" seem more dangerous. And she might be the best equipped to deal with them (if she can actually hit them). So...

"Rally Pathfinders! We have them outnumbered!" Unless you also count the "bushes." But that can be remedied by destroying them, which is what she sets to work doing.

◆ Inspiring Marshal Stance Diplomacy: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25. Success, Clover's 15-foot marshal aura now grants +1 status to attacks and saves vs mental
◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 15 + 1 = 29 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (6, 3) + 8 = 17
◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 15 + 1 - 5 = 20 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (6, 2) + 8 = 16

Clover looks at the contraption in her mirror, studying its weaknesses for just a moment. "Time and weather turn you to dust and rust, I think." She shifts her fingers, revealing that she holds an old, rusty clock hand against the handle of the mirror. She concentrates on the symbol, and focuses its power into her hammer.

"And you brutes, I'll be doing this to you soon enough," she says warningly, as she brings the weapon down. It's not her best swing, but it is mostly inanimate, so maybe...

Clover has the Sealed Poppet feat, so at least she doesn't have a weakness to fire.
◆ Exploit Vulnerability vs Hazard Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20 against a standard DC of its level (that's a success against level 5 or lower, failure against level 6-10, and I really hope it's not a critical failure). On a success, Clover learns its highest weakness and her Strikes trigger it. On a failure, or if it doesn't have a weakness, it gains weakness 5 to her Strikes
◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (8, 1) + 8 = 17 + weakness (probably 5 for a total of 22)
◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 15 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 15 - 5 = 17 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (7, 6) + 8 = 21 + weakness (probably 5 for a total of 26)

Clover isn't equipped to disable them, but she can probably help smash them. If only they were a little closer. She hurries forward and leaps. She'd intended to leap onto the log and avoid the acid for the moment, but she finds she has exceptional footing and leaps straight to the "bush" instead.

Stride and Long Jump.
Clover has Powerful Leap, so she can easily make that jump.
Athletics: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34 Oh, what a waste. Well, that means she can Leap all the way there instead of onto the log.
Acid damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

"Well, good job leading us out, anyway. The caravan would never have made it through."

Clover holds out a few bits of scattered parchment and a cracked prayer bead, which she has cobbled together into a makeshift "scroll," which she uses to assist the healing.

I didn't realize leaving was an option once we were into it.
Clover will use her free daily scroll to cast area heal. Healing: 1d8 ⇒ 6

"...and that's why I try to save that for real emergencies. You'd appreciate it if you were unconscious! I'm working on it, okay?"

She agrees with the others about leaving town. "Best to press our advantage, I think."

Will make heal my free daily scroll again, unless somebody has another suggestion. Only get a 1st-rank scroll at this level.

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
Hero Point: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21 Well, upgraded to failure, anyway.

Can I Aid the Survival check with Nature (or even better, Athletics... but I don't think I can even convince myself of that one)?

Clover continues to try to mitigate the damage... and also starts pulling out her healing scrolls.
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Clover trusts the clacky rock... but verifies with her own observations.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Clover lets Ra'uf take the lead in navigating, but she tries to be helpful.

Clover will take the Shortcut activity to Aid.
Nature (Helpful Poppet): 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 2 = 13
Well that's not a success, but no penalty even on critical failure due to Helpful Poppet.

"That part seems straightforward. Despite appearances I am robustly constructed."

Athletics: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

"Might be worth a shot. But they are dangerous creatures... And we already don't have enough time."

Skill, Combat, Penalty.

"I don't know that the blockage is anywhere near here. And opening it up suddenly could cause other problems."

Any sign that the blockage is anywhere near here?

Nature: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Nature: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

"Someone diverted the river... Look at the banks there, we should be in the river where we're standing, but there's just a trickle. The wildlife that depends on this river must be desperate for water."

Clover speaks quietly, and draws her warhammer. "And those are krooths. The dead thing and the things eating it. They'd probably leave us alone if we got water for them."

Clover knows a thing or two about the wilderness, but it's not her strongest suit. But she's always good at backing up and encouraging others.

Only +8 Nature, but Helpful Poppet gives Clover +2 to Aid checks and means there's no penalty if she critically fails.

War Pony/Goat for 24 gp. Poppets are Small (unless they take the Toy Poppet heritage, but that makes them even smaller).

Oh, I don't think I mentioned... Clover has a Marshal's Aura. That's more useful when she's in Inspiring Marshal Stance, but even as a passive ability it grants +1 status to saves vs fear to herself and to allies within 15 feet.

"I'll gladly take you up on that if it comes to it, Itka," says Clover, "but I'd like to at least try to conserve your spells."

Clove will buy a war pony goat, or contribute towards a wagon. Lacking confidence in her ability to command it in combat, she'll still dismount if there's forewarning of trouble.

Diplomacy +14. If it's about a creature, curse, or haunt, Esoteric Lore also +14

"150 miles in 10 days? Well, since you suggest we don't buy horses... do you have any other suggestions?"

Clover can use scrolls of any tradition, but that's a lot of marvelous mounts.

Princess Clover is on the short side compared to most people, but for a doll she's rather astoundingly tall at around three feet (a little over if you count the crown built into her head). As she's both, it works out on average.

Made primarily of wood, with a crown poking through her curly hair that's built-in to her head, Clover is quick to assure the others that she's not under any delusion that she's actually royalty. "'Princess' is part of my full name, because I was built as a mascot. Wasn't intended to 'pop up,' but after my creator was murdered I didn't have much else to do."

She wears armor over her green dress. On her right hip is a warhammer, and tucked through her belt on the other side is an old hand mirror. Her backpack has several small pockets, and there are more pouches on her belt and bandolier.

"I'm a monster hunter. Not all Pathfinder missions are a close fit for my personal objectives, but they do often enough that I've no objection to helping out the rest of the time. I'm handy with my warhammer, and folks say I have a reassuring presence. And I'm no wizard, but I have some tricks."

She draws her mirror and angles it so that it reflects a space ten feet away. She's visible in the mirror as though she was standing there, which she is. For several seconds, she exists simultaneously in both places at once before the first one fades from sight.

Princess Clover wrote:

I have two GM Glyphs.

Who gets 'em?

Yakuthiel and Morrin.

I have two GM Glyphs.

And, uh... buying horses?

Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

"Learning to use your weapon is important, but it's also important to learn to work with a team--and to have a team to work with! Training with the Pathfinder Society can help you there, and we can provide opportunities once you're done with training."

Clover demonstrates her own weapon training.

Warhammer: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

"Striking out on your own is very dangerous. If you would like to pursue adventuring, I advise looking into the Society!"

Esoteric Lore to Earn Income: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32

Crit for 6.4 gp.

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

That's very annoying, but less so to people who can be in two places at once. As one image of Cover disappears, she angles her mirror through the thorny growth. She can just see herself on the other side, because that's where she is.

That Clover moves through the (non-magical) flora to close with the twig creature and attempts to smash it. She seems to be the only one.

"You do have our permission," she calls out, "to simply give up and use your very clever camouflage skills to just leave."

At the start of her turn, one of the mirror images disappears. I keep the one closer to the wall.
◆ Mirror's Reflection
◆ Stride. Moving ends Mirror's Reflection, so there's only one of her again.
◆ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (7, 4) + 8 = 19

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 Failure, but she's not moving so it's fine.

Clover raises her mirror and does two things with it. First she directs it towards the creature that just approached her so that she can analyze it. Then she directs it behind them, so she can see herself reflected there.

Then, using any new weakness she's ascertained, she tries to crush it.

◈ Exploit Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 That's a success if it's level 11 or lower, in which case Clover learns its highest weakness and her attacks trigger that weakness; if it has no weakness, it gains weakness 4 to her attacks. If it's level 3 or lower, that's a critical success and she also learns any other weakness, resistances, immunities, or unusual defenses.
◈ Mirror's Reflection to flank
◈ Strike Warhammer: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (4, 2) + 8 = 14 plus any weakness; oh, crit! Weakness doesn't double on a crit, but it must make a DC 21 Fort save or be knocked prone from Crit Spec

Fortitude (Constructed): 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 1 = 29

"Ick. Try to keep that stuff out of your blood," Clover calls to her teammates unfortunate enough to have blood where a properly prepared person keeps sawdust.

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Clover fights her way through the grasping plants, deciding that pushing through to get away from the spell entirely is the best immediately plan.

She hasn't worked out a weakness for the twig things yet, but why pass an opportunity to smash something?

◈◈ Stride
◈ Strike Yellow Warhammer: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (3, 2) + 8 = 13

"I was built in a city. Oh, but I'm made largely of wood!"

That isn't really helpful, so Clover tries to imitate what Shayla is doing instead. She seems to know what to do.

Following the Expert
Acrobatics (FtE): 1d20 + 2 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 5 + 2 = 12
Hero Point: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Oh, that tears right into her. Leaking a little sawdust, Clover tries to take a breath to steady herself; still doesn't work.

Maybe she needs to--no. While it's visible, she needs to attack and keep it cornered. Then she'll be ready when it tries that trick again.

◈ Retch Fortitude (Constructed, Sickened): 1d20 + 11 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 1 - 1 = 18
◈ Stride
◈ Strike Warhammer (Sickened, Inspiring Marshall): 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 14 + 1 - 1 = 19 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 3) + 4 = 14 plus weakness 4 from Personal Antithesis

"Hmph. Some kind of ghost? I have just the thing for that..."
Clover's "just the thing for that," is often some unpredictable odd or end, but this time she draws a scroll.

And tries to cough of the rest of the fumes.

Before fixing her gaze where Meadow pointed and revealing something else in her hand. A sliver of silver. Kind of a catch-all for supernatural creatures. Even those who aren't really weak to it, well, it's close enough if you use it right! Probably.

◆ Draw scroll of heal
◆ Retch Fortitude: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 11 - 1 = 19 Failure, still Sickened.
◆ Exploit flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 17 and Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 13 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 13 - 1 = 15. That's probably a regular failure, if it's level 2-8, meaning Clover learns nothing but can create a Personal Antithesis. If it's level 9 or higher that's a critical failure and she's Off-Guard for a round.

Ashen's first jaws attack hits Clover due to the Sickened penalty to AC.
Will: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 1 - 1 = 27 Critical Success (due to Wishborn Poppet). Remember allies within 10 feet of Clover have +1 vs fear.
Fort: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 11 - 1 = 18 Failure, but she was already Sickened 1 anyway so I don't think it really mattered.

"You're being rude, I have other guests to deal with first."
Clover fixes her gaze on the rat that just bit her, trying to do a better job of figuring out how to use her esoterica against it. She already knows it's weak against cold--Snowdrop proved that, if it wasn't already obvious--but how to exploit that?

Ah, of course. Clover holds up her hand to show that she's been holding a small rock. Which she found under deep snow. The rock remembers, and she invokes that memory as she strikes.

"Come on now, they're just rats. Not even rats, just ash! We're the Pathfinder Society, and this is NOTHING!" she cries, as she brings her hammer down.

◈ Exploit Ashen Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 13 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 13 - 1 = 27 That should be a success! Almost forgot the flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 6. Clover learns its greatest weakness, and her attacks will trigger that weakness for all cinder rats.
◈ Inspiring Marshal Stance Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 13 - 1 = 30; the DC is usually a standard DC of Clover's level, so unless the GM decides this should be especially difficult right now (and no objection there--makes sense to me with the smoke) that is a critical success. Clover's Marshal Aura expands to 20 feet and now grants its +1 status bonus to attack rolls and all saves against mental effects. If the GM uses a higher DC, that should still be a success, so the same but without the size increase.
◈ Strike Ashen flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 16 Warhammer: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 14 + 1 - 1 = 21 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (5, 2) + 8 = 15 plus weakness.

Clover coughs and sputters on the fetid smoke.
She doesn't even have lungs, but the sympathetic magic that she owes her life to isn't always helpful--she chokes just like a human.

"Can never just forge a magic weapon. Cf. Always have to deal with hoards of giant flaming rats."

Clover draws her weapon and analyzes the closest one for signs of a weakness she can exploit. She shifts her fingers to show that she's drawn something from her pouch along with the hammer (droplets of water, perhaps?) whose power she can invoke.

And then she swings.

◈ Interact to draw warhammer
◈ Exploit Cinder Flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 13 Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 13 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 13 - 1 = 16; if it's level 2 or lower, Clover learns its highest weakness, if it has any, and either her attacks trigger that weakness for all of them, or if it doesn't have one Cinder gains a weakness 4 to Clover's attacks; if it's level 3-9, it gains weakness 4 to Clover's attacks; if it's level 10 or higher we should probably run (but Clover is Off-Guard for a round as she fumbles her esoterica).
◈ Strike Cinder Flat Check: 1d20 ⇒ 18 Warhammer: 1d20 + 14 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 14 - 1 = 21 for bludgeoning damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (8, 4) + 8 = 20, plus any weakness (probably 4).

Whoops, should have done this at the start.
Will put it at the end now so it doesn't change all my rolls: Fort: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
Sickened 1. Adding the penalty to rolls for this turn.

"How did you all get yourselves so banged up telling stories? Honestly!"

Clover pulls a shiny white stone from her pocket, and offers to lend it around. "Or I could use my healing scroll, but I like to save those for a pinch."

If those who've taken damage haven't used all of their Investment slots, the party has taken less than 30 damage so Clover's pearly white spindle aeon stone shared around should cover it.

At the forge, Clover frowns. "I've done some metal work, but mostly for toymaking. Not weapons. I could try it, but if there's anyone more confident I can assist."

Clover is Trained in most of those skills, but not great at them and would prefer to Aid.