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I am good to continue on, or forge ahead with alternate plans. I have been in a few PBPs at this point and this is actually the first one I have participated in that had a drop out. I believe this has more to do with the nature of First Steps than anything to do with your ability to DM, so do not take that the wrong way Fortuna. I thoroughly enjoyed your portrayal of the scenario, but due to how First Steps is set up, your hand is kind of forced.

To back up Cedrick here, there is actually a pretty good mix of scenarios. It is kind of necessary to do a little research before purchasing them to figure out whether you bought a dungeon crawl or rp scenario. I personally ran a group all the way from Master of the Fallen Fortress through part 4 of Eyes of the Ten. My group leaned very heavy towards the roll-play side of things over role-play, so I tried to run 75% dungeon crawls and throw the occasional role-play scenario in there to spice it up.

No matter what we decide to do from this point, I would like to thank you for taking the time to run this scenario for us Fortuna. I am usually behind the screen and any opportunity to get to play a character is greatly appreciated, thanks!

No day job here either.

Although I am very tempted to fire down the alley with my crossbow in hopes of a 20 for the hilarity factor, I'll continue to held in case anyone is hurt.

Well in that case, holding until someone is hurt again, haha.

I have channeled twice since I held the first time, so I think I have taken the right amount of actions.

Will 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Channel 1d6 ⇒ 2
Knowledge (Religion) 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
"This really is pointless, you may lose your life if you continue with this folly."

Holding until one of my allies is hurt again.

Did not realize you were still hurt Aesantiel.
Channel 1d6 ⇒ 6 Selecting out all 4 enemies.

"Your attacks will cause no lasting harm. You may as well give up this ambush before any of you are seriously hurt."
Simon yells out to the ruffians.

Holding, likely until someone is hurt, then channeling.

Well I think Aesantiel is hurt, channeling to heal and selecting out all 4 enemies.

Channel 1d6 ⇒ 6

Simon casts Doom (DC 15)on the halfling.
"You shall fear to strike those blessed by Sarenrae."

"If there is a pathfinder in distress we absolutely must help them."
Casting Bless
"Which alley is it?"
He asks, not seeing this disturbance in the crowd.

Simon assists as well.

Simon draws his longspear and attempts to finish off the last rodent.

Attack 1d20 ⇒ 1
Damage 1d8 ⇒ 5
...and makes a hilariously bad attempt at it.

"Maybe we could use a few other items within the building to make for a more sturdy crossing."

Simon steps up to the building and offers a boostie, looking very nervously around at his surroundings.

"I have a very bad feeling about this. I am a healer and guardian, not a thief."

After the group is once again on the streets, Simon comments to the group.
"This job seems a bit underhanded, don't you think? I wonder why the society would be working with these types of people."

Simon follows the others to the docks.

Unfortunately it does not Elross.

"I agree. After all the trouble we went through to acquire it we may as well return it now."

Simon takes a look at everyone to see if there is anything he can do for the poison and heals damage before allowing them to head to the docks.
Heal 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Channel 1d6 ⇒ 1
Channel 1d6 ⇒ 6

Simon runs through the door behind Aesantiel, making sure to keep out of the way of the door so the others can prevent the imp entrance to the room.

Channel 1d6 ⇒ 4 Selecting out the imp.
Simon raises his spear over his head and channels healing energy over his allies.

Good to hear everything went okay. Take care of her, we will wait.

Simon makes a grab for the box, then stands as close to the 3 more martially inclined people as possible.
"We will need to return this. Hostilities need not continue if you do not wish them to."
He says aloud to the imp.

Simon steps forward to assist Aesantiel with keeping the imp in the sheets.
Aid Another1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15(Bless)
+2 to Aesantiel's next roll.

Simon takes a 5 foot step into the room, draws his spear (move), and casts Bless(standard).

"May Sarenrae's light guide you"
Simon speaks aloud to the group, as he steps into the room and draws his longspear off his back.

"I suppose it's time to wrangle us an imp."

Simon heads over to the door, grasps the handle, and waits for Elross to give him the signal to open the door.

Hope all goes well. No problem, family always comes first.

Simon winces and keeps quiet, not wanting to get dragged into an argument between the two.

Simon senses Cedrick's discomfort and attempts to speed up the transaction.

"You are correct in the fact that we are here for an item that was loaned to you from our vaults. I'm not here for a debate on theologies and we must really be on our way. If you would please return this item we will be on our way an let you get back to..."

Simon pauses so as to not be drowned out by the crashing noises in the next room.

"...whatever it is you are doing in there."

"Well, let's be on our way to see the paracountess then."
Simon puts forth, standing up from his spot at the table.

Sorry to see you go Krygmar, first steps does tend to start out a bit slow though...

On a side note, it is so hard to resist making a "Paint me like one of your French girls." joke here. It would be so out of character for Simon.

Simon responds to Cedrick.
"I am all for accomplishing things quick as well. This man bought us dinner though, so we'll let him have his muse for the painting then be on our way."

"I suppose I could really go for some food now. How about the rest of you?"
Simon asks the rest of the group.

"I would suggest avoiding the color blue if I were you."
Simon states offhandedly to the painter.

"Yeah, I wonder why they would bother turning us blue though. It's like some sort of childish prank."

My bad. Combo of sleep deprivation, and being the scout in another PBP. I'll be more careful in the future.

"Well this is a delightfully complicated set of locks and keys." Simon states.

Simon continues his casting of mage hand to pull the key down from the ceiling. Failing that he pulls the line holding it taut making it easier for a blade to cut.

Simon heals the snakebite channeling positive energies from Sarenrae.
Channel Energy 1d6 ⇒ 5

Casting Mage Hand.
He then casts a spell and attempts to lift the key from the basket and from the liquid in turn and deposit them on the floor.

You know, the funny thing is, I was thinking the same thing. Until I realized we lacked an arcanist. Totally forgot it was on my spell list due to my curse, apologies for that.

"Aesantiel you should really let me see that."
States Simon as he touches her lightly on the shoulder.

"I joined up to make sure all my allies return home safely. I know all too well what it is like sitting at home waiting for a loved one to return, and never seeing them again. It is my calling to make sure no one else has to suffer through the same."
Simon confides with Cedrick, obviously upset by something.

"I suppose you have a point Cedrick."
Simon responds to Cedrick, as he closely watches Elross lifting the jar.
"I'm just a little eager to get out in the field. One step at a time I suppose."

Simon responds to Cedrick.
"No, but I wasn't planning on going fishing today. I wonder why they didn't just give us the map. Isn't this just wasting valuable time?"

"Well I suppose the test is to get the chests open. I'll have to admit, I am not much of a locksmith. Although I don't mind the cool air at all. Reminds me of being back up north, as opposed to the oppressive heat that seems to linger in this area."

Had a great time. Played a lot of high level society games. Met Tracy Hickman and Monte cook. Saw a couple of cool bands. Checked out the new Gears of War game. Way too much to relay here, but those were pretty much the highlights.

Apologies for holding you all up. I just got in from Atlanta.

Simon waits patiently a few steps behind Aesantiel, listening intently to the conversion between her and the man.

"Thank you Timothy. We will see to it that this all gets set to right."
Simon states as he follows Cedrick out.

"Tim, my name is Simon and these are my companions Krygmar and Cedrick. We were sent here by the temple of Sarenrae to assess the validity of some rumors about Miss Baltwin, and ensure the safety of the children under her care. Is there anything you can tell us about Baltwin that would assist us? Maybe about these mean streaks? We are here to help."
Diplomacy 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23