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Ambrus Valsin calls you all to a room in the Grand Lodge. "Pathfinders a new level on an old dungeon in the River Kingdoms has been found. We need you to travel there and document all you find. I've arranged travel for you. Good luck!" Some time later yourself inside Fort Inevitable and get directs down to the dungeon.
The First Seeker’s meeting room is a lavish space, with several
lush couches and armchairs surrounding a wide, low table.
First Seeker Luwazi Elsebo appears uncharacteristically
extravagant, having exchanged her typical stationwear for a
sleek, fashionable suit in a shade of copper that matches the
Starfinder Society logo emblazoned on the table. Behind her
stands the towering vesk leader of the Acquisitives faction,
wearing a suit of ceremonial armor.
Luwazi smiles and gestures to the seats. “A pleasure to
see you all. I trust you’ve heard about tonight’s gala? I have a
rather important announcement to make, so we’ve decided to
use the opportunity to entertain and impress representatives
of the various interests who have helped the Starfinder Society
through our setbacks with the Scoured Stars Incident.
“That’s where you come in. As some of the shining
stars of the newest Starfinder Society agents, I’d like
to have you mingle with the guests so they can see
for themselves what we’ve been able to accomplish.
It’s nothing too fancy; I’d just like you all to be polite
and talk about some of your experiences with the
Society so far. We’re expecting some government
dignitaries, investors, corporate interests, and the
like, so be sure to stay on your best behavior. Also,
don’t be afraid to brag a bit—it’s
our goal to impress them.”
“But don’t be stupid,” the
armored vesk breaks in.
Luwazi Elsebo glances over
her shoulder and grins. “Have you
all met Radaszam? He’s certainly
someone else you should be trying
to impress.”
Radaszam scowls. “Events like
this never go as planned. Luwazi’s
contracted one of my merc outfits,
the Obsidian Spiders, to provide security
for the night. I want to make sure that if
anything goes down, you’re working with
my agents, rather than us all tripping over
one another. So stay alert, but if anything
happens, make sure you’re talking to me about
it rather than jumping in blindly.”
The First Seeker nods and picks up the
datapad. “I’ve singled out five guests
who I would really like to make a good
impression with. These folks should be“But don’t be stupid,” the
armored vesk breaks in.
Luwazi Elsebo glances over
her shoulder and grins. “Have you
all met Radaszam? He’s certainly
someone else you should be trying
to impress.”
Radaszam scowls. “Events like
this never go as planned. Luwazi’s
contracted one of my merc outfits,
the Obsidian Spiders, to provide security
for the night. I want to make sure that if
anything goes down, you’re working with
my agents, rather than us all tripping over
one another. So stay alert, but if anything
happens, make sure you’re talking to me about
it rather than jumping in blindly.”
The First Seeker nods and picks up the
datapad. “I’ve singled out five guests
who I would really like to make a good
impression with. These folks should be
your priority tonight, so I’ve compiled basic information about each of them here. Things will start up in about an hour in the Skyreach Room. Any questions before we go?”
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What is the Scoured Stars incident?
Spoiler:
Radaszam shakes his head
and Luwazi sighs. “Not even a year ago, the Starfinder Society sent
most of our agents and ships in a ground-breaking endeavor to
a region known as the Scoured Stars, but once they arrived, we
lost all communication with them. We haven’t been able to contact
them since, and the entire region has been sealed off behind some
kind of force field. It was a disaster for the Society; we lost most of
our agents and our assets, and we made it through only thanks to
support from the people who we’re entertaining at tonight’s gala.”
Do we need to dress up?
Spoiler:
“If you’d like, but it’s not necessary.
You’re Starfinders, and there’s a certain air of excitement that
comes along with the armor and gear.”
What’s the big announcement?
Spoiler:
Luwazi laughs. “It would spoil
all the fun if I told you now, wouldn’t it? Sorry, you’ll have
to wait a few hours like everyone else.”
Are you expecting trouble?
Spoiler:
“I’m always
expecting trouble,” Radaszam says, but a
moment later he shrugs. “I don’t know of any
plans specifically targeting this event, but my
team and I have our eyes and ears open.”
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Many adventurers have dared to explore the Mwangi Expanse.
Some die, others recover valuable treasures, but almost all
of them pass through the walled city of Kibwe. Kibwe is a
flourishing center of trade, home to tribal folk from a plethora
of races. Humans, elves, and even a few lizardfolk merchants
wave to passersby, eager to scam gold from unwary travelers.
A Mwangi Pathfinder named Tuukna waits beneath the
central pavilion just up ahead.
“Good to see you, Pathfinders! I bring dire news from the
Expanse.” Tuukna gestures to seats on benches beneath the
blossoming trees before continuing his story. “I just received
word that a band of traveling merchants was found dead after
exploring the nearby ruins of the once proud city of Dokeran.
Our agents across the Mwangi Expanse claim an eerie song
echoes from the ruins, which were previously assumed to be
abandoned. We have reason to believe this song was responsible
for the destruction of Dokeran decades ago.
“If this region is ever going to be a safe place for travelers
and explorers, I need you to find out what still lurks within the
ruins. Head northwest, toward the rivers flowing out of Lake
Ocota. I’ve arranged for you to meet a witch doctor named
Nangi along the River Bdonge. This ancient mystic knows
Dokeran well. I believe he will be willing to serve as your guide
through the ruins. Give him this copper coin and tell him
Tuukna sent you.
“Should you come across a physical copy of the song heard
from within the ruins—be it sheet music, a cursed instrument,
or anything else unusual—return it to your venture-captain
immediately. If this song is the fabled Song of Extinction, we
may have some hard times ahead of us.”
.
The Pathfinder Society has your best interests at heart.
That's why they've assigned the pre-eminent occupational psychologist in the field of itinerant archaeologists and ne'er-do-wells as your personal therapist for your upcoming journey.
Migsund Schadenfreude has spent decades carefully developing techniques to bring into light the important questions and concerns that eat away at adventurers like yourself. You will be helped.
Migsund Schadenfreude - PFS# 1761-19
Male dwarf magus (puppetmaster) 5 (Arcane Anthology 27)
LN Medium humanoid (dwarf) Init +1; Senses Perception +10(+11 vs surprise)
Aura cigar smoke (5 ft)
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Defense
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AC 20, touch 11, flat-footed 19 (+7 armor, +2 shield, +1 Dex)
hp 43 (5d8+15)
Fort +7, Ref +3, Will +7; +4 vs hot/cold environments; +1 vs. fear and confusion
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 fire-forged steel dwarven double waraxe +6 (1d10+5/x3) or
cold iron spiked gauntlet +5 (1d4+4) or
heavy pick +5 (1d6+4/x4) or
morningstar +5 (1d8+4)
Ranged magic missile (1d4+1)
Special Attacks charmstrike, puppet combat, wand wielder
Puppetmaster Spells Prepared (CL 5th; concentration +9)
2nd—flaming sphere (DC 16), *heroism, *heroism mirror image
1st—color spray (DC 15), haze of dreams (DC 16), lock gaze (DC 16), silent image, sleep (DC 16)
0th—acid splash, daze (DC 15), detect magic, ghost sound (DC 14)
*:Active
^:expended
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 18, Wis 14, Cha 10
Base Atk +3; CMB +5; CMD 16 (20 vs bull rush or trip)
Feats Arcane Strike [included], Deny Death, Endurance, Riving Strike (any enemy struck by Arcane Strike takes -2 vs spells and spell-like for 1 round), Spell Focus (enchantment)
Traits fashionable (sense motive), militant merchant (+1 vs surprise, perc class skill)
Skills Acrobatics +2 [-4 to jumping], Bluff +1 [16 minimum], Climb +4, Diplomacy +6[may choose to treat rolls of 1-5 = 5, and 15-20 = 15], Disable Device +2, Intimidate +4, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +8, Knowledge (history) +8 [+2 vs dwarves/enemies], Knowledge (local) +10, Knowledge (nobility) +5, Knowledge (planes) +8 [+2 vs daemons, demons, & devils], Knowledge (religion) +8, Linguistics +5, Perception +10 [+1 vs surprise], Profession (barrister) +10, Sense Motive +11, Spellcraft +9, Stealth -1 (0r), Survival +7, Swim +4, Use Magic Device +4
Languages Common, Dwarven, aklo, Giant, Gnome, Infernal, Terran
SQ arcane pool (6/day, 2 left), charmstrike, conservative diplomacy [can treat rolls of 1-5 as 5, rolls of 15-20 as 15], darkvision, puppet combat (as spell combat, but only enchantment or illusion spells), slow and steady, spell recall, stability +4, the show must go on, well-connected
Combat Gear oil of bless weapon (2), scroll of grease, grease, grease, scroll of haste, haste, scroll of implant urge, silent image, wand of cure light wounds (44 charges), wand of dazzling blade (48 charges), wand of glitterdust (3 charges), wand of mage armor (3 charges), wand of magic missile (6 charges), wand of purify food and drink (24 charges), acid, alchemist's fire, antitoxin, caltrops, cold iron (5), healer's kit, holy water, unholy water; Other Gear +1 dwarven chain, +1 mithral buckler, poisoner's buckler, +1 fire-forged steel dwarven double waraxe[ARG], cold iron spiked gauntlet, heavy pick, morningstar, cloak of resistance +1, headband of vast intelligence +2, alchemy crafting kit[APG], book of harms, with ritual (spellbook, level 5 evoker)[UM], courtier's outfit, dwarven trail rations[UE] (7), fashionable accessories, hot weather outfit[APG], magus starting spellbook, masterwork thieves' tools, silk rope (50 ft.), spear urchin venom (injury, dc16, 6 rds, 1d2str+naus, 1 cure) (worth 75 gp), surgeon's tools[UE], trail rations (7), mule, 44 pp, 77 gp, 5 sp
Special Abilities:
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Special Abilities
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Arcane Pool +2 (6/day) (Su) Use 1 arcane pool to increase DC or CL of enchant/illusion spell.
Arcane Strike As a swift action, add +1 damage, +1 per 5 caster levels and your weapons are treated as magic for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
Charmstrike (1st-level spells) (Su) As a swift action when foe fails save vs. spell, cast an enchantment spell on same foe only.
Conservative Diplomacy Choose before rolling Diplomacy to treat rolls of less than 5 as 5, higher than 15 as 15.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Deny Death Use ki to stave off death
Endurance +4 to a variety of fort saves, skill and ability checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue.
Fire-Forged Steel Dwarves stumbled across the secret of crafting fire-forged steel in an effort to make forge-friendly tools. It didn’t take them long to adapt its unique properties to arms and armor. Fire-forged steel channels heat in one direction to protect its w
Iron Within (1/day) (Su) Gain 1 ki point; swift act, 1 rnd, +2 dodge to AC or +20 ft. speed.
Lorekeeper +2 for Knowledge (History) checks relating to dwarves and their enemies. These checks can be made untrained.
Practiced Diplomat (Ex) When you attempt a check with Bluff, you always receive a final result of at least 16 {10 + # of Sov Ct goals}.
Puppet Combat (Ex) Spell combat can only be used with enchant/illusion spells.
Riving Strike When dmg creature with Arcane Strike, creature takes -2 saves vs. spells and SLA for 1 rd.
Spell Combat (Ex) Use a weapon with one hand at -2 and cast a spell with the other.
Spell Recall (Su) Spend your Arcane Pool to recall spells you have already cast.
The Show Must Go On (1 spell) (Su) While enchantment spell active on foe, link illusion to them so concentrate is free action.
Wand Wielder (Su) The magus can activate a wand or staff in place of casting a spell when using spell combat.
Well-Connected (Ex) Your network of contacts is vast. Once per adventure, before rolling a skill check that involves concealing evidence of your presence, gathering intelligence, influencing members of high society, or other tasks directly relevant to the Sovereign Court's goals, you can call upon the assistance of a contact to gain a +4 bonus on the check.
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Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 142
The following section presents rules for harvesting poisons from the wild.
Unless a dose of harvested poison is preserved, it remains potent for 24 hours after it is harvested.
Harvesting from Dead Creatures: Once a venomous creature is slain, its venom sacs can be removed, allowing 1 or more doses of its venom to be harvested for later use. In order to harvest venom, the creature must have been dead for less than 24 hours. Every hour the source creature has been dead reduces the lifespan of the harvested poison by an hour. Removing venom sacs is a messy and time-consuming process, requiring 10 minutes of work, access to surgical tools, and a container to store the venom in. If proper surgical tools are not available, a dagger or other light slashing weapon can be used, although this imposes a –2 penalty on checks to harvest the venom. The harvester must succeed at a Survival check (DC = 15 + the dead creature’s CR) in order to successfully harvest poison. On a success, the harvester acquires a single dose of the creature’s venom, plus 1 additional dose for every 5 by which the result of this check exceeded the DC (to a maximum number of doses equal to the creature’s Constitution modifier, minimum 1). Failing the check causes all of the venom to be lost. Failure by 5 or more exposes the harvester to 1d3 doses of the creature’s venom unless she has the poison use class feature.
Harvesting Poison from Hazards: Some hazards, such as poison oak and spider vines, feature poisons that can be harvested by those who know how to do so. This process requires 1 hour and an alchemist’s lab or alchemy crafting kit. If the harvester succeeds at a Survival check (DC = 15 + the hazard’s CR), she collects 1 dose of poison. Harvesting poison from a hazard in this way requires getting close enough to it to touch it, which may expose the harvester to the hazard’s effects.
Pathfinder Society GM. Starfinder Society GM. 2,912 posts (19,316 including aliases). 2 reviews. No lists. No wishlists. 79 Organized Play characters. 56 aliases. 