[Gameday X] PFS2 #3-01 Intro: Year of Shattered Sanctuaries (Tier 1-4)

[Jack♢]

Jack♢ inspects the documents, holding the papers in one hand while shuffling a deck of cards in the other. "These folks're good. Guess we're up against real pros, these Onyx Alliance players," he says, lost in thought. Perhaps the rogue tries to memorize the documents' contents for his own purposes.

"'Least we outplayed 'em this time. C'mon, let's cash out."

(So, we haul the stuff back to Blakros Museum and explain that they got scammed, right? Then report back to the Grand Lodge.)

[FieryFran]

"We could also bring that last thug to the Lodge and have them try to make him talk..."

[Bechamel Mornay]

"We have ways of making you talk," Bechamel growls.

He gathers some wood and makes a fire, pulling out a wire rack from his backpack.

"Just you wait."

Then, he pulls out a giant slab of pork ribs in a bag; they've been marinading for the entire adventure, and he puts the ribs inside the wire rack to cook them.

Cooking Lore: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

"You can have some, but only if you give us more information."

Bechamel shares with everyone, and waves a juicy, tender, meaty rib under the Onyx Alliance agent's nose.

[Bechamel Mornay]

Bechamel heroically wraps a banana leaf around the ribs to steam and smoke them!

Cooking Lore, Hero Point: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

"How about now? Huh?" Bechamel waves some smokey goodness under his nose.

[cmlobue]

Not what I epxected...

Neither the menacing scorpion or the delicious barbecue convince the Onyx Alliance agent to divulge any further information, but you do notice a bit of drool come from his mouth.

You return to the Blakros museum. Seshuun is glad that you uncovered what they did, but is upset the Onyx Alliance were able to get the drop on the Sixwing Drake’s crew of Pathfinders in the first place. She expresses concern for the apparently missing crew, and hopes the Society is able to learn what happened to them—and discover how the Onyx Alliance managed to pull of their heist. She offers to help you with any information she acquires in the future, but states that she’ll be quite busy setting up a different exhibit for the foreseeable future. In the meantime, she also intends to speak with her superiors at the museum about the Onyx Alliance, as she knows that group has a complex history with the Blakros family.

You are missing one treasure bundle, for impressing the curator. Normally that happens when you first speak to her, but you have one more opportunity now. In addition to giving her your findings about the relics, each of you may make one skill check to try to engage her in conversation about interesting relics, her job at the museum, or her area of study. Suggested checks include Diplomacy, Academia Lore, Azarketi Lore, or Iobaria Lore, but you can attempts something else at a higher difficulty if you can make it relevant.

[FieryFran]

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

"We found the relics in an abandoned tavern. Some of them appear to be cursed but we weren't sure. We thought we'd bring them back and let you study them. So what's your job here at the museum? Will the relics help put on a nice exhibit now that we got them back?"

[Bechamel Mornay]

Nobody expects the spam of exquisite cooking!

Bechamel feeds the Onyx agent some honey-roasted peanuts on the way back.

"Sorry I had to torture you like that," he apologizes. "We're just trying to protect our friends."

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Back at the museum, Bechamel will assure Seshuun that the Pathfinder Society will be investigating the happenings.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

"Oh, I forgot, would you like some peanuts?"

Diplomacy, Hero Point: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

It turns out she has a peanut allergy.

"Oops."

[Rannarix]

Believe it or not, Rannarix's best skill is actually Diplomacy. He just rarely sees the need to use it.

"Hello, Museum...er. Museum-ite? Muse-ian? Anyway, we did what you wanted and we did too good a job. Turns out your stuff are fakes! Sorry. Not like this beauty," he says, crawling under the velvet rope to finger the hem of a 43rd century Chelish officer's uniform. "Ooh! Swanky."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 Perhaps that's why he doesn't use it.

[Dancing Sunbeam]

Arcana: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
"This is my first time visiting the museum. I have heard that it contains magical artifacts? Which one is your favorite? If you don't mind me asking of course." the kitsune asks.

[Sun Fire Boom Boom]

Sun Fire Boom Boom shakes his head and sings a limerick.

"There once was a Museum named Blakros
Who were taken in by ne'er-do-well ​so-and-sos
For the goods to be delivered
Were cursed and made us shiver
But that's how it goes I suppose."

make an impression: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34

Impressive Performance lets Sun Fire Boom Boom "Make an Impression using Performance instead of Diplomacy."

[FieryFran]

Francine watches in horror as Seshuun swells up like a balloon (peanut allergy). She screams for Miracle Max to hurry, even though he's still enjoying the MLT Bechamel prepared for him earlier.

[cmlobue]

Over in the Lodge of the Living God, I have a character who is using Cooking Lore as a substitute for Diplomacy.

Fortunately, Seshuun has an EpiPotion to hand, and the allergy situation is neutralized just in time for her to realize that she has a heretofore unknown appreciation for limericks!

She thanks you for recovering the items, even though they turned out to be fake and/or cursed, and says she will be happy to show you around later - even though she needs to keep slapping Rannarix' hand - but right now she has work to do planning a new exhibit since this one can't go up, and you probably need to report to your superiors at the Grand Lodge.

[Rannarix]

We head to the Grand Lodge to report!

[cmlobue]

At the Grand Lodge, Ambrus Valsin listens to you report. He believes that the Onyx Alliance learned of the shipment, stole it with the help of powerful enchantment magic to manipulate the crew and dockworkers, and then prepared to replace the goods with their cursed items in hopes of setting off some kind of disaster at the Blakros Museum. He ponders why the Onyx Alliance is suddenly lashing out at the Blakros Museum and the Society. Whatever the cause, he suspects their attack ties in with the similar disruptive events occurring at lodges across the Inner Sea, and the presence of detailed information on the lodges is only further proof that the Onyx Alliance is coordinating these attacks. Valsin asks you to steel yourselves for the missions ahead, as he hopes to send you to the lodges under threat in short order!

[FieryFran]

"Just call us, Venture-Captain. We'll be ready."

[Bechamel Mornay]

Bechamel nods. "We'll be vigilant."

He offers everyone a doggie bag with leftovers from the mission. "Hope to adventure with you again!"