| djones |
After the briefing my social persona basically announced 'Screw this, I'm wearing courtiers clothing, I'm not slogging through a flooded basement. I have more important stuff to do, I'm sending someone else to help you' and flounced out, returning as my vigilante persona, The Fox (a Kitsune).
Those of you familiar with the scenario may find some comedy
The first couple of encounters were purely social interactions and we were able to diplomancy through them.
First combat was in a dingy sub basement and there was no opportunity to hide and use hidden strike because zero cover plus sunrod makes level 1 Batman wannabe sad.
I tried for a ranged attack, but missed due to ranged increment and melee modifier. Next round I saved my ammo, moved closer and attempted to demoralize
Best decision ever; the GM ruled that as I was the scariest thing present, the creature picked me as the next target and leapt at me, provoking 3 different attacks of opportunity, dropping it in it's tracks.
In the next combat I managed to get off a full hidden strike on a minion, killing it outright.
The primary antagonist however was getting busy and charmed most of the party before I was able to demoralize her into cowering and the party finished her off.
We moved on to the final challenge after having completed the requirements of the scenario and while I smelled a rat I couldn't put my finger on exactly why, which I'm sure will also cause amusement. Not being one for being bullied, I attempted to retrieve one of the remaining mcguffins initiating combat.
I failed my saving throw vs cause fear and spent the next 3 rounds fleeing and the 3 after that running back, missing the combat entirely.