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"What the..."
Romli is briefly stunned by the Chaos in Korvosa. ;-)
"Wherever we go, we better move fast! We must get to safety, off the streets!"

Well, she is not wrong about the Korvosan Guard, but still...

Romli's eyes light up when Prax finally mentions the house.

"Right, the house! I doubt Zellara would have anything against us using it as a shelter for the kids. And if she - or whoever that was with us in there - is not there anymore, maybe Amandine can talk to her spirit? I don't know how this works, exactly..."

He trails off for a few seconds, then snaps out of it.

"There's even some of the bread left! I bet the kids are hungry. And after all of this, I could definitely do with a glass... no, a bottle of wine!"

"Whatever we are going to do, we have to get the kids to safety first. Afterwards, we can check out what the townsfolk is upset about. Maybe we will learn it on our way there, anyway."

Congratulations on surviving the last few months of 2025 and welcome back!

May 2026 be easy on all of us...

Trebelle is now properly level 2 in her profile. a whopping 12HP, and 1 extra cantrip

...and a better (+1) Will save! ^_^

Happy New Year, everyone!

Thanks for the clarification!

Happy Holidays, everyone!

@GM KoolKobold: Romli multiclassed into cleric - right now, as we are in the middle of leaving the ship. So I assume that he must pray to his goddess for 1 hour before he gets any of his spells, right? What about his other cleric class features, e.g. domain powers or Blessing of the Faithful?
(I am completely fine with no cleric class features being available right now. I'd just like to have clarity.)

Romli is now level 2.

Take 10 Perception: 10 + 8 = 18

"Do you hear the cries of the townsfolk, too? We should get moving. Where to?"
Romli looks at Amandine for guidance.

Regarding the party leaving the ship: Where do we go? Back to Zellara's?

"Clearly, Zellara's spirit lingered in order to avenge her death. If she wanted to harm us, she would have done so already. Really, have your people no stories of benign ghosts?"

"Stories, maybe. Experience? None - so far... How did she get the notes to us? How did she get the food and wine to her home? Whoa, did I eat GHOST BREAD?"

"We should definitely bring her head to the temple of Pharasma for a proper burial, though."

"Good idea." Romli puts Zellara's head back into the hatbox and closes it.

"Hmm... an oil of keen edge, a wand of magic missile with twenty-three charges, and a vial of silversheen. Not bad."

She picks up a brooch to look at it more closely. "Some sort of coat-of-arms. Divo, have you seen this crest before?"

"Let's get this stuff out of here. I'm sure Gaedren won't need it anymore."

Divo rolled Knowledge (nobility) earlier, but it seems he copied a Perception check and forgot to change the text in the dice expression. Anyway, he beat the DC.

Considering two have stated to be busy, and with the holidays coming, I won’t mind putting this on hold until everyone’s done with their holiday plans.

If any player (or GM) needs a break, we can definitely pause for the holidays.

Gonna start with something, so why not get the most disgusting thing out of the way first...

Romli follows the rancid smell. He grabs the hatbox, puts it on the ground and opens it. When he realizes whose dead head he is looking at he shouts out:
"Wha... ZELLARA?! How is that possible?"

Heal: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 He has no idea.

The dwarf looks at Amandine, hoping she has an answer to this madness.

Romli dresses himself again, grabs his backpack, stows his weapons and takes his sansetsukon with both hands. He starts to follow Amadine into the room, while calling out to her: "Is everything alright in there?" Then the monk scrutinizes everything in the room - looking for anything that might either be a threat or valueable.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Romli resurfaces, holding the wand, and climbs out of the water. He seems to be shaken, his voice trembling when he finally speaks:

"There are... there are bones and skulls of human children down there, the remains of the alligator’s meals!"

Take 10 Perception: 10 + 7 = 17

"Wait a minute. I see that it's not that deep here - I believe I can retrieve the wand. As magic items are usually worth quite a lot, we should at least try."

The dwarf takes off his backpack and most of his clothes. He then lays down his weapons, too, and dives into the water, trying to grab the wand and quickly resurface afterwards.

Take 10 Swim: 10 + 7 = 17

No stress, GM KoolKobold. I hope your exams went well!

I updated the loot list by adding Gaedren's things. I have one question, though:
Shouldn't the keyring hold several brass keys?

Beyond the +1 dagger, you find +1 padded armor, a masterwork hand crossbow with 9 bolts, and a keyring with several brass rings, and a single iron key.

"How deep is the water here? I could try to find it - if those sharks let me..."

As Praxedis' player works for the Oregon Department of Human Services they might still have their hands full with SNAP. And they might have seen that we had combat very much under control, so it wasn't necessary to step in...

The player's last post was 5 days ago, so it's not like they disappeared completely from the boards.
I'd say let's give them a few days to clarify if they want - and are able to - continue or not.

If they cannot, we need another skill focused character with the ability to disarm traps and open locks, e.g. uRogue or Investigator.
From the submissions, only Veniir's Leo Wulff (elf investigator [empiricist archetype]) would fit the bill, as far as I can see.

Romli stands up.

"The cards are not here. Shall we try the door over there?"

The dwarf points to the west.

Romli is momentarily stunned by Divo's actions, struggling to find his words.
"Wha...? Why? Why would you do that?! That way the bastard got off way too easy for everything he has done!"
The dwarf kneels down besides the dead man.

This scumbag doesn’t need nothing anymore...

Romli will definitely loot Divo Gaedren. :-P
The monk starts searching the body for Zellara’s deck of cards, any other incriminating evidence, and everything of value. He puts everything in his backpack.

"I see no reason to leave anything here that could be sold for some gold. At least we get a little compensation for what he has done to us."

Yay for Hero Points! :-D

Link to the Hero Points rules

"Not so fast!" Romli hustles to get around the water to cut off Gaedrens escape route.

double move, now normal AC

"That will teach you to keep your teeth to yourself! Dumb gator..."
Romli shakes his head, then turns his eyes to Gaedren.
"You, on the other hand... you won't be so lucky to quickly stop feeling anything. I will take my time..."

"Nice spell, Amadine!" Romli 5-foot-steps west and takes advantage of the stunned and blinded Gator - he quickly swings his Sansetsukon at it twice...
full-attack action: flurry of blows

Sansetsukon: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Bludgeoning: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Sansetsukon: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Bludgeoning: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Stunned: A stunned creature drops everything held, can’t take actions, takes a –2 penalty to AC, and loses its Dexterity bonus to AC (if any).

Blinded: The creature cannot see. It takes a –2 penalty to Armor Class, loses its Dexterity bonus to AC (if any), and takes a –4 penalty on most Strength- and Dexterity-based skill checks and on opposed Perception skill checks. (...)

As all penalties to AC stack, that's a total of -4 to AC for Gobblegut, and it loses any Dex bonus to AC. I hope that brings its AC down low enough so that both of Romli's attacks hit...

I'm here!

Please forgive me, I’m still new to PbP DMing.

Don't worry, there's nothing to forgive. Being a DM in this format has its own challenges. There are a lot of moving parts, but combat is slow... and one can only try to keep everything relevant in mind.

Everyone makes mistakes! E.g. in my latest post in gameplay I forgot to actually include the -2 penalty for fighting defensively in the attack roll. (Fortunately, it did not matter.)

Here's a proposal to save everyone at this table time and energy:

1) You continue to DM without asking for forgiveness for every mistake that's bound to happen and simply correct anything that needs to be corrected.
2) We will point out anything that we believe is a mistake.
3) No one will get mad because of that.
Deal?
:-)

@GM KoolKobold:
Uh... sorry to be that guy again, but Romli has currently AC 20 T 19 FF 14 (because he is fighting defensively) as I wrote in his last post in Gameplay HERE. That should mean that Gobblegut's bite has missed him.

I did not adjust the status in his profile as his AC will go up and down from round to round, depending on which spells/feats/class features are active in that round (even more in the near future after he has learned to swift action enlarge himself multiple times for just 1 round).

However, if you want me to, I can do it from now on. Please let me know.

Uh-oh... That animal looks like a big threat. I'll better protect Amadine until the others are inside!

Romli gets into a defensive stance, moves next to the alligator and swings his sansetsukon at it, trying hard to not sacrifice defense for offense.
"I'll hold off this alligator until you're all inside!"

Sansetsukon, fighting defensively: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Bludgeoning: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Actions: swift action to get into the crane stance, move action to move, standard action to attack the alligator while fighting defensively
Fighting defensively with Crane Style: –2 penalty on attack rolls, +3 dodge bonus (and +1 shield bonus with Sansetsukon) to AC

Current AC: 20 T 19 FF 14 (+4 dodge vs. AoO), no mage armor

Yagrin grits his teeth and aims his wand at Kyki.

Yagrin Use Magic Device: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

There was a slight sputter, but a glob of acid shoots out towards the goblin!

I thought to use a wand one must make a UMD check with a DC of 20? (Link to the UMD skill, see table)

Also, there are actual rules for handling a miss with a thrown splash weapon. The game designers really thought of (nearly) everything! ;-)

If you miss the target (whether aiming at a creature or a grid intersection), roll 1d8. This determines the misdirection of the throw, with 1 falling short (off-target in a straight line toward the thrower), and 2 through 8 rotating around the target creature or grid intersection in a clockwise direction. Then, count a number of squares in the indicated direction equal to the range increment of the throw. After you determine where the weapon landed, it deals splash damage to all creatures in that square and in all adjacent squares. (Source)

@GM: I'm just trying to be helpful (save you time looking up rules). I do not intend to be a smart-ass - hopefully, I don't come across as such...

@GM KoolKobold: Romli seems to be missing from the Initiative list - is he frozen in fear/time/ice? ;-)

"Gaedren." Romli says icily, his grip tightening on his sansetsukon. "Oh yes, my sister will scream... with glee, when I tell you what happened to you tonight. Now you will pay for all your crimes!"

Knowledge (Nature) untrained: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 to identify the alligator

"Let me try first - I don't have any armor or shield hindering me..."

Romli casts guidance on himself, holds his sansetsukom with one hand and attempts to get through the door.

Escape Artist: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

@GM: Are we already acting in rounds? If yes, Romli will use a swift action to get into the crane stance after going through.

Right after Romli arrives behind Divo the dwarf starts looking for traps on and near the door...

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Right after Divo arrives on the other side, Romli nimbly walks across the bridge, not hindered by any armor or shield.

Knowledge: Nature untrained: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 LOL.

If I understand the map and the descriptions correctly, we started on slide 1, went into the building, up the stairs and moved over on the ship. There, we went down to the hull. Now, on slide 2, we are going back to a lower part of the building via another wooden bridge that is creaking but stable if only one at a time uses it.
I placed Divo's and Romli's tokens accordingly.

I hope that everyone who has to rely on SNAP and other social services gets unharmed through this awful time of having that safety net taken away... :-(

Best wishes from Europe.

Romli shakes his head. "Of course not you, Trebelle! I was implying that we should throw in Gaedren."

"Don't worry, Trebelle, I wasn't talking about feeding you to the shark."

"Yeah, but maybe we can feed it later", Romli comments icily while he follows Divo.

Knowledge: Nature untrained: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Romli shares what he knows about the thing in the water.
"Ah, a jigsaw shark. This one doesn’t look very hungry, though, so no need to fight it..."

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Glad Romli has a wisdom modifier bonus. ^_^

Romli calls out: "There's something in the water! And it isn't just a small fish, so be careful!"

"That's right. And if you want to go first, Divo, that's fine with me", the dwarf answers.

Romli starts to go down the stairs to find Gaedren.

Romli hugs the kids back while saying: "I'm sorry you had to see that, kids. You are free now! However, we still have to deal with Yagrin and Gaedren, so we need to get going."

using his Ki point to increase his base speed by 20 feet for 1 routnd (alternative Racial Trait Iron Within)

The monk moves around the half-orc to get into a flanking position with Prax. see map, this shouldn't provoke an AoO
Romli then swings his Sansetsukon at Giggles, aiming for his head.

"I'll knock off your head as a circus trick!"

Sansetsukon, flanking: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 2 = 19
Bludgeoning: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Romli hustles up the stairs and turns towards the half-orc. double move

"I will!"

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 *sigh*

Romli follows Prax inside, looking for the stairs.

Hm... They said Yagrin went downstairs, but we must go upstairs first. Let's hope the stairs are behind the door...

@GM: It looks like that was the critical damage roll, not the crit confirmation roll.

@Divo: In Pathfinder 1e a natural 20 is a guaranteed hit, but it isn't automatically a critical hit. You need to make another attack roll (with all the same modifiers) and hit the target's AC with it to confirm you critical threat.
If you know all that already and just forgot to roll, please ignore my mandwarfsplaining. Thanks! ;-)

Romli looks in awe at the fighting skill of Divo and comments: "Nice hit!"

"The only thing YOU will remember is the image of my fists rapidly hitting your face!", Romli hisses at the gnome.

@GM: Romli is still wielding his sansetsukon (using both hands).

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Romli looks at the children, sighs and points at the one with the wicked glint in his eye and a devious smile.
"Hey you! If you're a human child then I am an elf. Why do you pretend to be human, when you're obviously a gnome?"

The monk knows that Diplomacy is not his strong suit... but he will try to assist anyway.
"Look, the dog is just knocked out. We're not monsters like Gaedren."

Aid Diplomacy, mentioned the dog: 1d20 - 3 + 4 ⇒ (15) - 3 + 4 = 16 :-)

I love playing support characters! ^_^
Though sometimes, I like a little hack and slash, too. That's how Romli, the unchained Monk came into existance. B-)

Romli's roles - and other (future) abilities:

I believe the main party role of Romli as a uMonk is melee damage dealer.
But thanks to his crane style feat - and with a little help from a friendly arcane caster with access to (a wand of) mage armor - he can also act as a tank.

In addition, his planned cleric dip at level 2 not only ensures that he has more and better melee options (thanks to the Growth subdomain he can grow large all by himself to enjoy reach, AoOs and bigger damage dice), he becomes a backup healer, too - and he also gains a few support abilities.
Have a look at the Ecclesitheurge's Blessing of the Faithful (in Romli's case it provides a profane bonus ^_^) and the ability of the Memory subdomain. Both can be very helpful in- and outside of combat.
Oh, and he will be able to prepare guidance, too. ;-)