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Are people waiting for me? I was waiting for Eran and Cardon now that Allyph has moved, clearing the stairs.

Fane strikes at the spider between him and Eran, just missing it with the blade of his rapier.

As Allyph moves out of the stairwell to make room for the others, one of the spiders bites her in the ankle again.

A quick post at work. Spiders 1 and 2 can't make any more opportunity attacks.

GM, I have a suggestion, if I may. For online campaigns, I find it easier to make a a thing for all of our initiatives in the campaign info, like this...

[dice=Eran]1d20+2[/dice
[dice=Allyph]1d20+2[/dice
and so on...

When you put it in the campaign info tab, it doesn't roll them, so whenever there is a new combat all you have to do is copy/paste it into the gameplay tab. This makes combat go a little faster. But, it is your game, and your decision

Good idea! I've implemented it.

As Allyph walks down the steps, crawling shapes dart out of the shadows towards her. More spiders!

She stabs at one with her dagger, but they are too fast for her. One of them bites her in the ankle but she doesn't feel the sting of poison (this time).

Two more attack Fane. He also misses with his rapier and one of them bites his calf.

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Everyone's next.

Allyph follows her dancing lights into upper cabin. The air is thick and musty. Thick sheets of cobwebs hang from the walls and mounds of blankets, cushions, and
straw clutter the floor. A narrow flight of stairs leads down to into the ship’s hold. Light from multiple torches flickers up the stairs.

Fane hears creaking above him. Light spills into the hold from stairs above. A soft scratching sound comes from behind one of the crates to his right.

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The interiors of the cabins are well lit by the two dancing light spells and Cardon’s light spell.

Jet lag is a real drag. I will post an update later today.

I've got a sudden business trip to Korea. I will be back Tuesday evening.

Fane peers into the newly lit area inside the ship before committing to going in ...

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Fane doesn't see anything out of the ordinary.

"Let me get some light going," Cardon says, casting light onto his hand and holding it up, hopefully negating the miss chance.

That will work.

Does Eran have Dancing Lights?

Never mind. I found it on his character sheet.

Eran launches the dancing lights into the interior of the ship. The hold is dank and smells of mildew. Several barrels crates, and other containers lie stacked here and there. A shallow layer of river water has collected in puddles.

The spider scurries towards Tolen. He swings at the spider with his sword but the damn thing is too fast. The spider leaps at Tolen's ankle but can't find an exposed surface to bite.

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Fane, Tolen, Allyph, and Hadric are next.
It is dim light up on the ship's deck (20% miss chance except if you have low-light vision).
The hold of the deck is well-lit by the dancing lights.

Does Eran have Dancing Lights?

Currently I'm checking all my campaigns, because paizo had to be reset to an earlier moment after what happened yesterday. Was anything posted in this campaign yesterday?

I wasn't able to post anything over the past two days, but it doesn't look like anything was lost. I'll try to post later today.

Eran steps over and grabs the door. The wet, swollen wood groans as it opens. Eran can't see a thing inside the pitch black interior of the old ship.

Eran took a five-foot step and move action to open the door. He has a standard action left.

As Fane gets closer to Eran, he notices that some of the boards on the side of the ship all end at the same spot, forming a distinct line down the outside of the hull. He points at the outline, Is this the door you're looking for?

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Fane discovers a secret door at H7.
Eran is next, then it’s the spiders turn.
It is dim light outside (20% miss chance except if you have low-light vision).

The spider's 21 AC gives some degree of difficulty, considering the only way for me to hit AC 21 in any situation is rolling a natural 19 or 20 with a ranged attack roll. If I use ranged touch attack on something on my own neck/shoulder, would that be considered firing into melee? Cause that -4 on the roll will make it impossible for me to get rid of a tiny spider.

It would be considered firing into melee. Remember, a natural 20 on the die always hits.

Unless... Burning Hands doesn't need an attack roll, does it? If so I could turn the palms of my hands toward myself and I'll be engulfed in the attack's cone. Would that work?

Burning hands would work too, but be quite hazardous. Luckily Cardon flicked the spider off.

Allyph steps back out of the cabin. A spider the size of a small rat is perched on her shoulder. Cardon reaches to flick the spider off. The spider's fangs graze his hand as he hits the spider. The spider lands by the opposite railing of the ship.

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Fane, Tolen, and Hadric are next.
It is dim light outside (20% miss chance except if you have low-light vision).

Allyph attempts to grab the spider and crush it in the palm of her hand.

Eww eww eww eww eeeewwww!

[dice=Melee touch]1d20 - 1
[dice=Crush]1d3

Wasn't sure which rolls to use, so I picked melee touch and made the crush equal to an unarmed strike.

Running back to where Cardon is, she whispers to him with a panicked voice. "Where is it, where is it?"

Allyph already had her turn this round. You'll have to wait.

Eran couches as he moves along the unsteady walkway in the dim light. His owl tattoo allows him to see details in the dark others can't, but he still can't find a way onto the ship from below.

Before Allyph can step back out of the cabin, the spider tries to bite her again. She feels its hairy legs brush against her neck, but not the sting of the fangs. As Allyph starts to cast her spell, the spider strikes again. The pain of the bite is only a distraction--she doesn't feel the burn of the poison this time. She completes her spell, but it has no effect on the spider.

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The spider gets to act in Round 1 before Allyph.
Fane, Tolen, Cardon, and Hadric are next. Combat is still on. The rest of Allyph's turn will be ignored.
It is dim light outside (20% miss chance).

Fane can't make much out in the black water below. He catches a glipse of the shark shaking Yargin's body back and forth in it's mouth. It seems occupied... for now.

Allyph opens the swollen wooden door and steps into the aft cabin. She can't see a thing in the pitch darkness. As she tries to peer into the darkness, she feels something land on her shoulder. She instantly feels a burning pain as her strength begins to ebb away.

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Eran is up next.
Allyph needs to make a DC 10 Fort save on her turn or suffer another 1d2 points of Str damage.
The inside of the cabin is dark. The spider has full concealment (50% miss chance).

Fane deftly drops down to the lower walkway. He is soon joined by Eran. The light shining through from the opening above shows a narrow space beneath the fishery. Wooden pilings support the building. Moss and cobwebs hang thick from ropes and rusted chains. The ceiling is low, forcing them to crouch. A wooden walkway floats on the languid foamy rivers surface, winding along the outer pilings from the sodden hull of the abandoned ship to a low half-door in the understructure. Flickering light leaks out around the edges of the closed door.

Allyph and Cardon make their way along the upper walkway to the ship. They keep a small distance between each other to keep the walkway from swaying too much beneath their combined weight. Cardon looks down at a slippery looking ladder leading to the old rowboat moored to the side of the pilings.

As soon as Allyph gets close to the ship she realizes it isn't seaworthy. It's easy enough to climb over the side of the ship onto the deck but she isn't sure she wants to. The rotten deck of the ship seems to be barely intact, its hull worn and thick with seaweed and barnacles. The barge is held together by layers of old rope that lash it securely to the the pilings. A closed wooden door leading into the aft cabin bears a crude painting of a red fish.

Hadric and Tolen watch Fane and Eran through the opening in the fishery's floor. As they watch, there's more splashing and they see a large form moving through the water. A large dorsal fin slices the surface and they disappears...

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It's a DC 5 Climb check to get down the ladder to the rowboat.
It's a DC 12 Climb or Acrobatics Check to go directly from the upper walkway to the lower walkway.
There is a medium-sized shark in the water, feeding on Yargin's corpse.

Cardon's healing energy revives Hadric. He gets to his feet slowly. I-I don't feel so good. Those kids to a lot out o' me. He looks over at Cardon Any chance you got a little more of that?

The urchins who were splashed by Yargin's acid smile as their wounds are healed. The girl in front of Allyph lowers her dagger. If you're gonna get Gaedren, try to rescue Gil. He got taken down there tonight. She moves towards the exit, following the other children.

Gaedren's down below, Hookshanks points to the opening in the floor where Yargin fell. He's got a lair underneath the fishery. He get's in by rowboat, but there's a walkway to the entrance if you can get to it.

Fane glances down into the opening. The water is about five feet below. He can just see the edge of the walkway another five feet over from the opening. He also sees Yargin's body floating in the water. There's a sudden splash and then the body is dragged beneath the surface in a cloud of blood.

Hookshanks laughs as he edges out of the room. Heh, heh. You're gonna want to be careful--he's not alone down there and he's a cagey old bugger. Tougher than he looks.

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Comabat is over.
It's a DC 18 Acrobatics or Athletics check to get to the walkway from the opening. Failure means you make no progress. Failure by more than 5 means you fall in the water.
Roll initiative now for the next combat.

Hookshanks looks up at Eran and the others. He's still holding his kukri, but in a less threatening manner. If I tell you where he is, will you let us go unharmed?

Two of the urchins surround Hadric, stabbing at him with their daggers. One of them cuts him again. The wound isn't deep but it bleeds freely. Already suffering from numerous other wounds, Hadric finally succumbs and falls to the ground with a resounding thud.

The girl who laid the final blow turns to Allyph, waving her dagger menacingly, Back up missy or you'll be next!

Two more orphans stab at Tolen, but their blades bounce off his armor. Tolen ignores them, waiting for his moment. Hookshanks raises his kukri to strike at him, but Tolen is faster, stabbing the nasty slip in the shoulder and making his blade go wide.

Bleeding profusely, Hookshanks looks at the foes arrayed against him, Uh, is it too late to surrender?

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Eran and Cardon are next.

Untrained skill don't give a penalty, but rolling a 1 never helps.
The Knowledge check was a free action.

Allyph has only used a move action to get to K7. She could still use a standard action to make a Diplomacy check on the children (DC 15).

The halfling (or 'slip' in the Korvosan slang) is known as Hookshanks Gruller. He leads the gangs of children out in the street as they steal and pick pockets. He enjoys bullying those smaller than himself.

Allyph tries to move towards the halfling but one of orphans at the bottom of the stairs blocks her way, threatening her with a sharp dagger.

Step back miss! I ain't afraid to use it! The young girl's hand shakes as she hold the blade.

Allyph can move to K7, but she can't move past Lamb 8.

Lamb 10 is the halfling.

Sorry for the long delay. I've been as sick as a dog.

Cardon’s scarf flies over Yargin's head. He smiles condescendingly at Cardon You’ll have to do better than that kiddie.

Eran’s missiles wipe the smile of his face. His eyes roll up in his his head and he falls forward, splashing into the water below.

The halfling growls at the two kids on either side of Tolen, Take ‘im out or you’ll be chum next.

The orphans nervously stab at Tolen, but their daggers glance off of his armor. They move cautiously around the warrior, glancing down the opening in the floor that Yargin fell through.

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Fane, Allyph and Tolen are next.

Merry Christmas everyone!

The children watch as Tolen shouts and then stumbles from the walkway. Looking back at one of the older children, they grimly stab at him once when he's one the ground and once more as he's getting up, adding a slight scratch to the bruises he received from the fall.

Allyph’s ray of lightning strikes Yargin square in the chest. He grimaces in pain as he steps back. I'm not scared of you, you buffon! he goads Hadric. You couldn't hit a tree in a forest! Luckily my little dears are chipping away at you.

He hurls his last flask of acid at Hadric. It bounces off his wildly swinging axe and smashes on the ground behind him, splashing him and one of the orphans with acid.

Allyph and Fane both notice something odd about one of the children. He looks much older than the other children but is smaller than he should be.

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Eran and Cardon are next.

Fane takes up position at L,13 waiting for Eran to open the door.

The door is open now.

move to M,13 - Move action

I have Eran in M13 because he had to stop to open the door. Is there another square Fane wants to be in?

Move action to J12, falling prone (take damage?)

I have Tolen in J11. J12 is under the walkway. It's hard to fall to there.

Move action to stand up, provoking two AoO.

Tolen also triggers the two readied attacks while prone.

Eran moves to M13 and, if he can, will fire a magic missile at Yargin. If he can't he will move to M12 instead as a double move.

The door at M13 is the only door that was still closed. Eran can move to M13 and then spend another action to open the door.

Sorry for the delay--it's been a little hectic with the holidays. I'll post an update later today.

Mal looks around the room. With Hadric gone, and Cardon and Eran not threatening them, nothing is stopping them from leaving the fishery. The urchin by the door slips the lock and props the door open. The rest of the orphans grab the opportunity and slip away into the night. As she’s leaving, Mal turns, Thanks and all that but we prefer not to be here if you’re goin’ up against Gaedren. Good Luck!

A visibly shaking Yargin steps over the open hole in the floor, throwing a flask of acid at Tolen. The flask bounces off the railing and smashes on the edge of the vat below, splashing two of the orphans with acid.

One of the kids points at Tolen, Look at the blood on his blade! They've already killed the others! He growls menacingly at the other urchins, Take them out quickly! If you don’t you’ll all end up dead… ...one way or the other.

The other kids look nervous, but follow his instructions, grasping their blades and moving into defensive positions.

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Anyone can go next.
Anyone who steps into a space the Lambs threaten will be attacked. They will also take attacks of opportunity given the chance. You can use the attack bonuses they used against Hadric earlier.

If Tolen doesn't post tonight, I will post for him and Hadric tomorrow. I'm open to suggestions as to what they should do.

Mal looks back at Eran and nervously replies, He - he's down below. You don't want to go there. She looks like she's going to start crying. They took Gil down tonight! He lost a ring--it wasn't his fault! You've got to save him.

Another of the kids gulps, There's monsters down there. No one ever returns.

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Yargin glares back at Allyph. You'll have to go through us if you want Gaedren. Kill her! He orders the orphans to attack.

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Tolen and Hadric are next.

The urchins look puzzled as Cardon enters the room. They have a hard time believing his story—why would anyone want to help them?

Mal shrinks back in horror when Fane’s scarred visage appears. She remembers Fane, but doesn’t recognize him. She was told Fane was killed in a back alley by city guards.

They see Allyph moving past the door, obviously more concerned with pursuing Yargin than harming them. And the big barbarian with the great axe isn’t paying any attention to them either, even though they stabbed him with their daggers.

When Eran appears behind Cardon and tells them he was once like them, they look at each other and slowly, tentatively, lower their daggers.

What should we do? Mal asks, How will you protect us from Lamm?

The street urchins look nervously from one to the other, unsure what to do next.

Allyph opens the door with her dagger drawn. Down below, eight sets of eyes stare back at her. Yargin glares at her, a flask of acid in one hand and a wand in the other. Seven more orphans look up at her—some look uncertain but others look ready to fight.

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Tolen and Hadric are next.

Yargin gulps loudly and all colour drains from his face. Stop them! he yells at the children, as he quickly turns and runs down the stairs, out of view in the next room.

The street urchins look nervously from one to the other, unsure what to do next.

Map All interior doors are open except for the one by Fane.

Yargin withdraws as a full round action.
Bloo is finally dead.
Anyone can go next. As soon as someone enters the large room at the back I will need to describe it.

Cardon steps forward to K21 and throws his bladed scarf at Giggles, which suddenly takes on a life of its own and darts across the space.

Attack: 1d20+3 (hand of the acolyte)
Damage: 1d6-1 1 point of non-lethal, but if he's disabled, it might be enough to take him down.

The scarf flies back into Cardon's hand as the half-orc slumps to the ground.

Giggles is disabled, but he's a half-orc. He remains standing.

In combat, both Diplomacy and Bluff would be standard actions anyway

That's correct. It takes a DC 15 Diplomacy check to convince Lamm's Lambs that you're not here to hurt them.

Knivesy's eyes pop open as Fane drives his blade into his throat. His eye’s fill with rage as we mouthes Fane. You bast… and then expires.

Giggles dodges the ray of electricity from Allyph, but can’t doge the purple missiles from Eran. They slam into his body, leaving smoking scorch marks on his chest.

Ungh, enough of the wizardry already, he groans. Come and fight like a man! He draws a dagger from his side and steps back into a defensive posture.

Don’t listen to their lies! Yargin shouts from the other room, Stop them from entering or we’ll all be on the gallows!. After his command, you hear faint shuffling from the next room.

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I will not be posting at all tomorrow. When I get off work tomorrow morning around 4am (after getting there at 5pm this evening), I have to immediately go home and get 3-4 hours of sleep so that I can drive back to the Dispatch Center 120 miles away to continue my employment testing for 3-4 hours, then drive back to be back at work around 6:30pm tomorrow evening, to work another 10-12 hour shift. I will be able to post once on Sunday, but I have church, my wife's birthday, and work that day so it will be a brief one. Then on Monday, busy season is over, and I will be back to regular posting, probably more than once per day.

Wow, that's a busy schedule.

I've been flat on my back these past few days with a nasty cold. I feel almost as bad as Giggles does right now. Sorry for the delays in posting.

Yargin snatches a bag from his belt and hurls it at Hadric. The bag flies well wide and smashes into the wall beside the door, leaving a black, sticky mess.

Yargin gulps. That didn't quite go as planned. He smiles nervously, Finish him off Giggles! I uh, I've got to get reinforcements. He turns on his heel and scurries through the open door on his right.

The guard’s here! Yargin’s desperate voice comes from the next room, You’ve got to stop them or you’ll all end up in nooses!

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Bloo's coup de grace Fort save DC 16): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Bloo isn't dead yet.

Yargin throws a Tanglefoot bag at Hadric (touch, melee): 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 - 4 = 4
Tanglefoot bag hit location: 1d8 ⇒ 2
Yargin misses and the bag hits the wall beside the door in K18.
Yargin retreats to E14.

Allyph, Eran, and Fane are up next.

Allyph’s bolt of electricity snakes past Hadric’s head and catches Yargin in the chest. He smiles condescendingly at Allyph. You’ll have to do better than that dearie.

Fane steps over Knivey’s sleeping body and enters a dark office. He can make out a desk heaped with dozens of slate boards by the light coming in through the partially open door in front of him. The door on his right is closed, but he can see light around its edges.

Eran luches a bolt of purple ice at Giggles but it misses him, hitting the side of the building just over his head.

Giggles grunts and stands up warily. Hadric notices an opening and slashes out with his great-axe, leaving a ribbon of blood across Giggles' chest.

Who's laughing now, funny boy! Hadric bellows, I don't miss twice!

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Eran’s ice bolt misses Giggles due to the -4 penalty for firing into melee and Giggles' +4 AC bonus vs. ranged attacks for being prone.

Giggles takes the total defense action.
He stands from prone, provoking an attack of opportunity from Hadric.
Hadric attacks with his great axe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 241d12 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Giggles takes 7 damage.

Hadric, Cardon, and Tolen are up next.

Allyph moves around Tolen and the dying dog. From her new position she points a finger at Yargin.

"Careful, Tolen and Hadric!" she warns her allies, then mutters a spell and shoots a ray of electricity from her fingertip at Yargin. The ray goes past her allies and passes over Giggles, who's still on the ground.

[dice=Damage]1d6 Aww...

Allyph needs to make a ranged touch attack to hit Yargin's touch AC. He has cover (+4 AC) from the side of the fishery.

Cardon has already gone this round, I believe.

Cardon has gone. He gets to go again after Giggles has acted.

He can speak as a free action anytime--it doesn't have to be his turn.