Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Lai Tsuan wrote:
Did Tsuan land the killing blow?
If she did, she saws off Cladara's head and throws it to Waggi.
If not, she sulks in a corner.
"Ya got somethin' personal there? Up North we save the head choppin' for special occasions. N when we do we use an axe." He points to the battle axe on his hip with the chipped blade.
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Waggi spends the rest of his time in Daggermark speaking with Pemak about possibly exporting her, and others, goods. "I know many a men wid ships, barrels, n strong backs. Do good work for just a small piece of the pie. Let me show you want I'm thinking." He starts to highlight some possible routes on a map he found in Bosk's office.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi will complete the following Faction Goal: (Exchange)
Create a new trade route, either by mapping a legitimate path or opening doors to a smuggling enterprise. Doing so requires a successful Intimidate, Knowledge (geography), or Survival check with a DC equal to 15 + your character level.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi flinches at the sound of the explosion "Cannon fire, unleash hell boys!" He runs over and leaps up on a table and tries to send an arrow into the woman's gullet.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi would prefer to be back/middle-ish as he focuses on ranged.
Waggi eyes up each room quickly before moving towards where the captives said the other shape changer was. I can't think this is gonna be simple. Shifty shifters don't have the strength to stand toe ta toe! Waggi doesn't seem to see the irony in that thought.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Never stop shooting until the target is dead. Words his Uncle taught him, more than once... Don't worry Uncle, I've got plenty of arrows. He keeps up the arrows.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
The Northman doesn't waste any time launching another arrow at the creature. "Shoot first, cook later." He does manage to crack a joke, or at least it 'sounds' like a joke?
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Perception vs DC12:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 Knowledge Nature/Dungeoneering vs Fungus: What is that thing?:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
The Northman steps back away from the water and lets and arrow fly at the aggressive fungus. "First I'm I've seen an underwater shroom, must be witch craft here!"
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
"Aye, I've got torches too but they don't work great with a bow if someone else would carry another." He tosses it to whoever wants, as well as the flint and steel to light it.
He draws out his bow, draws some fresh wax over the string and gives it a few pulls. "Any of you Southerns know much about those shape shifters? I'm guessing they can see in the dark..."
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Assuming he found nothing around the outside of the building, Waggi heads inside with the others. "Is there an upstairs? Are we staying here or heading out, need to know." He keeps his attention on the windows for any passerby's.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi nods to the others as they begin speaking with the man. He moves around outside the house quietly to make sure all is well. Search for openings, a weak spot... then make what's yours mine. The good old days.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Lai Tsuan wrote:
Tsuan blinks and gasps, and then stands up to embrace her friends.
"Thank you. I owe you my life."
"Ya fought good.. for an Easterner." He claps her on the shoulder, hard. Something the Ulfen often do with their allies after a hard fought battle. He leaves out mentioning how many of her kind he's battled and raided over the years. Its good we didn't run into more with her grit.
"Elf. Do you want me to keep your wand close if we need it again? Am I the only one with Elders wise enough to teach its use?" He asks the question as he goes and grabs his own bow, running his fingers down the string to check for damage before slinging it over his shoulder.
"Let's go find Timinic." He heads along after the Elf.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi takes a long look at the wand, almost like he's trying to remember some long lost lessons "Healing wand, healing wand... do you know the magic words? If you know the words I think I can get it to work."
He wastes no time and uses it on Lai Tsuan.
"Jingle jangle shake them bangles!" He repeats the words of power and heals some of her wounds.
Wand of CLW:3d8 + 3 ⇒ (6, 2, 7) + 3 = 18
That should be enough to get her awake, just roll your own if you want more charges used... but you gotta use the activation phrase!
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Did it step back? Otherwise Kurnak should get an AOO (two if he has combat reflexes) for drawing the potion and drinking it. If he did step back then that's where Waggi aims, and unless he's got some funky stuff he should still be in that square.
"Oooo disappearin' bafore our very eyes... not like we ain't seen that one bafore!" He shoots into the square the creature disappeared in, hoping it hasn't had a chance to get away.
MW Darkwood Cmp Longbow 14STR, Point Blank, Precise Shot:1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 1 = 101d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4 Miss Chance: High is good for me (If he is in that square):1d100 ⇒ 45
Well Waggi isn't gonna shoot him with those rolls anyhow!
The Ulfen takes a step forward, dropping his bow and drawing his Axe as he blocks the doorway.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi's only means of healing is 2 CLW potions and untrained heal checks at +2
Assuming Kurnak doesn't drop the doppleganger:
Waggi leans back as the claws swipe thin air in front of him "Can't even touch a hair on my chin, not good." As Kurnak and the others swarm in, Waggi tumbles back behind him to gain some distance on the foul mouthed woman. He looses another arrow at nearly point blank range.
Acrobatics to avoid AOO for movement of 15' vs CMD:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 MW Darkwood Cmp Longbow 14STR: cold iron arrow, Point Blank, Precise Shot:1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 1 = 191d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8
"Someone help Lai quickly before she takes the longboat to the boneyard!"
If Kurnak killed the doppleganger with his strike:
Waggi rushes to Lai and draws a potion vial from his bandoleer, kneeling beside her. "Hold on woman, help's comin'." Next round he pours down the healing potion. CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi fires off another shot just after Lai crumples to the floor "One down, one left. Got what it takes ta lick an Ulfen?" He mocks, kicking the door of the distillery open.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Lai Tsuan wrote:
The woman should have used her standard action to stand, and should not have been able to attack.
Standing is a move action that provokes AOOs, but you weren't in melee. You don't bother Waggi's aim if you are in melee, so long as you aren't providing cover.
I forget what knowledge dopplegangers are classified under.. its either local or maybe dungeoneering? I'll roll what I have below in case I've got the correct one. Ignore if not.
He hollers out any tidbits he may know before letting another cold iron arrow fly. "The air in this tavern is heavy and thick!" Bemoans the Northman as he misses another easy shot.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi backs away from the prone woman and quickly draws a bow and knocks an arrow "Stay down else I put this arrow through your chest woman. I've kilt many a man and many a woman, don't expect me to bluff."
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
"Who brings drinks into a bar to give to the bartender? That's not how we do things up North, and not how I've been seeing things done down here in the South." Waggi waves a finger in the negative at the woman.
Could this be a cat fight? Waggi loves when the ladies fight over him! Or at least in front of him...
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Lai Tsuan wrote:
Tsuan looks around to see if anyone is paying more attention to them than they ought to.
"Ramyla, we are from the Pathfinder Society. Bosk has been poisoned, and your life may be in danger. We found some documents suggesting Timinic was investigating the sewers near here. Do you know where we can find him?"
Waggi nods. His scraggly beard nodding along with him. He keeps an eye peeled on whoever pours and delivers the beer, as well as anything that looks suspicious in the immediate room.
Perception, +2 vs humans:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 Sense Motive, +2 vs humans:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi heads to the bar to do some recon, or drinking, or a combination of both. "A cheap brew be great." He takes a seat at the bar and starts making small talk.
"Do much sailin' do ya? Best thing in the world it is I tell ya."
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
There's no need to meta game and plan out every last roll. Just 'roll' with it. If you feel your character is well equipped to deal with a threat then make the roll. If, as we play along, your character sees another that is succeeding at some sort of check then aid them.
Unless we're all playing lawful, strict and rigid characters (Which Waggi is very much not) then all that planning seems pretty forced.
*But please as a GM, if there is an instance where only one player can make a check on something please point that out.
**Also, don't assume your characters know the DC of something. Decide ahead of time if they are more of a 'take 10 because I rock at this' type or a 'fly by the seat of the pants and hope to get lucky' type. Judging the DC of a random check, other than maybe something physical like jump and climb or swim, to me seems too metagamey.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
A bit confusing as to what checks are for what search area. Are all of those for the desk?
Survival DC10:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Waggi grew up a tracker, a hunter, and a warrior. He split his time between sailing the seas in search of plunder and reaping the bounty of the lands he visited. Hopefully those skills help him here.
"The Dwarf went that way. The longer we stay here the harder it'll be ta find 'im."
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
A tall Ulfen man opens the door as the man drops his glass and hits the floor "Ah hell, is Waggi late for the party?" He looks down at the man with a crooked grin that soon turns serious.
"Guess I showed up just right." He pulls out a vial from his belt and stoops over, prying open the man's jaws and dumping the contents slowly down.
"Let's see if that does the trick.. if not then I'm outta ideas."
Thanks for your explanation. They certainly fit well with the situation and yes, I didn't find myself in personal danger just with some frustration being only at 1xp and a non caster. Swarms need consumables to deal with and fresh characters at best have one or two acids or fires on them. Their very high touch AC just makes those expendables often scorching the floor and providing splash only.
The other reasons and set up you explained made perfect sense and I agree with the fail safes you set up. I just find it frustrating in general. A party of fresh level 1s would unlikely be able to defeat them, unless they had some casters with area damage.
I guess sometimes you just can't win them all! I enjoyed Waggi's time here!
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi finally stands, cautiously as the normally friendly mutt still lingers nearby. "Good thing you ended that or I was going to put my axe through your dogs skull!" He barks, clearly annoyed and in some pain.
Are we still injured here? Or was that 'dreamland' where injuries don't count...
"Aye, the spirits came to us. The spirit of Eylysia the gnome and her friends. We fought you.." He points to the helmeted ones and nods with a smile "And WE won while YOU lost. The gnome woman's spirit was happy with the victory. Her secrets ready to be shared for all to see..." He starts rehashing the battle and how the woman and her friends were being murdered.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Damn that wolf! Hit my AC exactly then my CMD exactly (full defense was still in operation). Regardless, someone else will need to drag Waggi's butt out of the drool/fire as I'll be out of town on a fishing trip until Sunday night EST.
Regards to Waggi's next turn though I'll likely just have to repeat last round and go full defense and stand and 5' step away again, unless of course the hound is dealt with before hand.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
"Fire away you say Brak? Don't mind if I do!" The female half elf formally known as Waggi draws a bead on the red Zaul and fires off a normal arrow through the mists...
Unfortunately he fails to account for his new found breasts and he ends up with stinger for his trouble "That stings like a great jellyfish! I don't know if I should be excited or mad about this..." He raises an eyebrow as he checks out his own cleavage.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
"A fight to the death? If you insist masked ones." Waggi grins his silly grin and feels the hot blood from his ancestors begin to fuel him. This day I will shape history to Waggi's liking! Then I will make what is theirs, mine.
All three of the Pathfinders we were investigating were human correct? And these three seem to be of human size?
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi feels the hot blood of his ancestors course through his veins, but to his surprise he looks half Elven. What crazy spirit magic is this?Do we have pics of these new characters?
"I am here!" Waggi draws his bow and looks around.
Half elf barbarian. Figured Veilblade could at least get some use out of the flanking damage, while I likely wouldn't.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi strides into the room with the others, looking over at the men in the masks with some concern This is not good for us...
"We found the clues, I will do what we were asked to do, but maybe someone that sings can help on the song?" He drags out the hood, raises it in the air, as well as retrieving the tablet to recite the song written on it.
Perform Sing:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
Clues from what I could glean...:
Quest 1:
Further research confirms many of the party's suspicions. It reveals that the Chelish nobleman, Helven Leroung, sought acclaim and publicity as a Pathfinder. As the Everwar closed, he joined other Pathfinders in Varisia, exploiting archeological sites made accessible by Cheliax’s advancing armies. Yet, Helven sought a quicker path to prestige.
Traveling out ahead of the advancing army, Helven ingratiated himself with a Shoanti tribe by warning them of an impending Chelish attack. He then secretly began transcribing the Shoanti’s oral tales of the region’s history, sites, and wildlife. He also encouraged the tribe to amass items of significance as “protection” from Chelish “invaders.”
Ultimately, Helven betrayed the tribe. He gave up the tribe’s location to Chelish forces, which garnered favor with many inhabitants of the recently-established Fort Korvosa, including Montlarion Jeggare. With the Shoanti put to the sword, Helven appropriated their tales and artifacts for himself. Laden with ill-gotten treasures, he left many relics in Montlarion’s care before departing on one of the first cargo ships to sail from the settlement.
Returning to Absalom, it is clear that Helven recast the Shoanti tales as his own first-hand accounts, which were published in the Pathfinder Chronicles. During this time, in the year 4411 AR, it appears that Helven parlayed these accounts to secure a place among the first Decemvirate, as indicated by the picture of the helm.
However, Helven’s stolen successes would not go unchallenged. When Helven returned to Korvosa, he found that the now Lord Magistrate Montlarion had begun to suspect Helven’s betrayal, and the truth about his supposed heroics. Montlarion questioned Helven and presented him with eyewitness testimony of a Chelish man providing wartime aid to the Shoanti. The Korvosans demanded Helven’s ill-gotten treasures be confiscated pending further investigation. Helven was furious and a fight erupted. Using his Decemvirate helm, Helven channeled a burst of negative energy that consumed all those present, save himself and Montlarion. Weakened, Helven fled to Absalom, while Montlarion died soon thereafter.
Using divination magic, Helven would have received confirmation that each of the witnesses of his crimes had perished and he, then, would have likely believed his secrets safe.
Yet, it would appear that the Pathfinder Eylysia came to suspect the truth and attempted to reveal Helven’s evil. While Eylysia was apparently unable to unmask or defeat the canny Decemvirate member, she escaped with her life, leaving clues that she could be used by other Pathfinders to discover the true nature of Helven and the events surrounding the Chelaxian’s rise to the Decemvirate.
Quest 2:
You are able to piece together the content of one of the tablets from the various pieces. The tablets contain an ancient ballad that tells the story of a dwarf named Jorgar Ironbellows, an ambitious noble who murdered his father to secure his inheritance, only to be assassinated by his own son in turn. The fable serves as a cautionary tale, warning others about the folly of favoring one’s own ambition above the lives of their fellow dwarves.
If anyone lays a hand on the one of the tablets:
You suddenly receive a brief vision of an elderly gnome woman who says, “If only this song had been sung in the halls of Absalom’s lodge, perhaps these lessons would have saved a few lives and reputations. Sing it once more for me the next time you’re there, would you?”
Quest 3:
You infer from the inscription that Eylysia was telling her or whomever discovered her message that raising their hood would stand as a signal of support or alliance. This is almost certainly the clue that you were sent to find.
Male Ulfen Ranger 2 HP 20/20 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +8 | SM +2 Effects:
Waggi shrugs "Sounds to me like that Huldra was conned out of years of her life, but that's just me." He then briefly describes the statue, the prayer, and the lumber mill scene.
