Depends on initiative order I guess. If the order was as posted then Tarragon does not get an extra attack this round as he would not jhave known to delay.
In a F2F game people would talk more and just say "I'm going to cast haste in a combat situation, so delay". As the GM said on discord, he's fine with Tarragon and the Professor having the extra attack.
With the different timezones of the players it's almost impossible to coordinate tactics within a reasonable time without some leniency from the GM. :-)
The Professor will 5 foot step away and throw a frostbomb at blue, splashing over yellow and red
To Hit:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31 for Cold:4d6 + 11 ⇒ (3, 5, 3, 1) + 11 = 23 and a DC24 fort save or be staggered. Slash will deal 14 cold to the other two. (all halved due to incorporeal though... :-()
Then a second bomb
To Hit:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
That will probably miss and scatter scatter:1d8 ⇒ 1, so on top of yellow and deal another 14 cold.
"This plant is eating emotion, love and hate and can give it also. But it is intelligent right Professor? Can we try to talk to it and ask for his pollen? We can also say to the villagers what this plant does. I am sure we can find a peaceful solution for the time being. After all, this realm will disappear soon. "
"Good question, but I'm afraid my knowledge is lacking. Maybe Iason knows a bit about these creatures as well!"
The professor offers Iason two vials.
"These might help jog your memory" Extract of Investigative mind, and an extract of Heightened awareness
The professor will drink his cognatogen, an extract of Investagative mind, and an extract of Heightened awareness. He will also use touch injection with an extract of cure serious wounds.
The Priestess explains that not long ago, their home was falling apart, with the rivers drying up and tears appearing in reality. One day, this decay accelerated out of control. Monsters surged forth, and it seemed that all would be lost. Then a great voice echoed through the land, the voice of the God - Aram Zey. The voice guided it's faithful, a group known as Pathfinders, to beat back the monsters and destroy an army of blighted phoenixes.
"I was one of the Pathfinders that fought those blighted Phoenixes. One of them fell victim to my cold bombs." the professor proclaims.
"But there is something strange afoot. If you are seeing evil spirits there might actually be evil spirits trying to corrupt us all. I think it would be best if we all undergo some basic divinations."
The professor will use his discerning wayfinder to detect magic. First on the party and the surroundings then (with their permission) on the woman and the man.
"Please stop attacking. There's a time for sparring, but the Pathfinder's motto clearly state: Explore, Cooperate and Report and you are doing none of this!"
Please note: All foliage is difficult terrain. The log-bridge is sturdy and safe to navigate. There's a 10ft drop into the river, which is swiftly flowing (swim DC 15).
The woman seems to trust the professor and she smiles for the first time.
"Ah, yes I am their leader! I see you now. You're disciples of Aram Zey, just like us - he must have reached out to you as he did to me, calling for you in your sleep, and awake." she says beaming, as she approaches you.
"Well, he has called all of us many times, but to be honest he hasn't called us lately. Can you tell us more about your recent experiences? That might help us to connect again as well."
"We are pathfinders. We were sent into the tapestry by our leaders to seek out the Sunsu Godae. I understand you are their leader? I go by the cognomen the Professor and I offer my assistance might you require it.
"Indeed, we're pathfinders. I am called the professor. We were at the village moments ago, but we entered some kind of portal and it deposited us here."
There still are areas that you have not investigated and you have not searched the village completely or checked for rumors. All have acted in phase 2 except of the professor but go ahead and start your phase 3 actions and the professor and do both phase 2/3.
Oops, I thought we were still waiting for people to finish phase 1.
The professor will go to the baker's house and use his alchemical recepies to cook something that will really uplift the spirits of the local populace.
Here you can find several examples of Sunsu Godae’s traditional written language, which differs substantially from that of most Hwan speakers. You can attempt a DC 20 Linguistics check to decipher some of the characteristics of the written language.
Wadi will keep his Wayfinder hidden as well. No visible weapons either. Once the party has passed through he will use a charge from his Mage Armor wand.
"Perhaps I should take the lead with the speech?" Wadi replies. Diplomacy +9
"As a university professor, I often have to explain things to students. Logic has a way to convince seven the most stubborn."
"Hey... I am Jean-rené Lamare. I mostly heal people for Desna."
You see that he draws a sort of headband. "I have this headband. It is a lucky headband. When someone use it. Luck protect them from spells. Also, it give extend luck for 6 seconds longer. That great because i give luck for 6 second to people. So with this headband, you will have 12 second of luck for everything that you do. That super. So, who want it?"
"I acknowledge the existence of both luck and deities, but I make it a habit to not depend on either. Instead I put my trust in science and my fellow pathfinders."
An albino ratfolk dressed in a white lab coat joins the gathering. Both the lab coat and the fur are pristine. Well ironed and perfectly trimmed.
"Hello everybody. I am a distinguished exchange teacher from Akiton and I'm very glad to be able to share my knowledge here. As my Ysoki name is unpronounceable and unhearable by most non-Ysoki, I go by the cognomen 'Professor'. My work is mostly theoretical, but I do dabble in applied chemistry."
He will lecture the group about Hao Jin and her tapestry demiplane.
Knowledge Local (take 10):10 + 15 = 25 Knowledge Local (take 10):10 + 15 = 25
You swim back to your ships and head to the island, where the six undines have returned home. Zulfibha is busily attending to injured undines. You get a much warmer welcome this time.
Remendi thanks each of you personally. "You all did well. Thank you for helping us, and thank you for rescuing Zulfibha. That monastery is so dangerous; we should probably make sure that no one goes back there."
"Well, we did clear out all the evil undead and those angry water elementals left as well. Inside the monestary there's a round room with large stone panels throughout. These panels have carved images of figures demonstrating martial arts techniques and there's flowing writing surrounds each image, describing the movements. It would be a pity if that knowledge was untapped."
Thanks to an excellent contract, a newly discovered trade secret, or just the luck of being in the right profession at the right time, your business is booming. You gain a +1 bonus on all Day Job checks. In addition, a DC 45 Day Job check now earns you 200 gp, and a DC 50 Day Job check earns you 300 gp.
"These three," Shonne says indicating the guardians, "bear the same symbol as is on the outside of the building."
"That seems to confirm our suspicion these were the monks that sacrificed themselves to keep Falehetu locked up. Let's make sure they get a proper burial."
"My guess is that Falehetu was the leader of this monastery of Untwisting Iron and that the Dragon turtles and the nagas were linked to it as well and that they wanted the key to free their leader and/or steal the secrets."
"I think the undines will be very happy with the discovery of the room that displayed all those moves."
"Let's inform the water elementals that the evil tried to escape but that we managed to destroy it. Then they can decide to either protect the temple from future attacks from the monastery of Untwisting Iron or take a well-earned vacation."
The Professor knows that kurobozus have a lot of monk-like abilities. They have no special defenses besides evasion. Their natural attacks deal Wisdom damage (Fort negates) which also heals them. If they start a turn next to a helpless creature, they can steal its breath.
The professor shares his knowledge of the creature and adds
"It can steal your breath. That's probably why it attacked me, he probably thinks I talk too much!"
I don't know rogues that well, but I've got some remarks/questions:
Freedom of movement will let you use slashing weapons as normal underwater, so the professor will have told you to use the silver kukri as your primary and your normal kukri as your secondary (as this will work better with your finesse training).
Lys not very good in the water shifts slightly in order to avoid an attack of opportunity. She pulls out her silver Kukri. I know it slashes, but it's silver.
+2 if the invisible professor counts as a flanking partner.
You've got freedom of movement, so you can use a slashing weapon to full effect. Also the professor is not truly invisible due to being underwater, so flanking should work!
Invisibility wrote:
An invisible creature displaces water and leaves a visible, body-shaped absence of water where it is located. The creature gains concealment (20% miss chance) rather than total concealment (50% miss chance).
Whatever your plan is, it isn't clear at all to me.
The professor's plan:
Buff up ending with haste.
Roll initiative.
Engage the enemy in the surprise round (the men take on yellow, the women take on blue).
If you want to freebooter's bane instead of move and move to engage next round, that's your call (if you roll high on initiative the result is the same anyway).
Bear's Endurance for Leatherhead (potion we found earlier)
Slipstream for the Professor (potion we found earlier, as he'll probably won't be hasted)
Mage Armor for Leatherhead (if he doesn't object)
