Mission 1: The Bear in Winter

omegoku · October 23, 2023

Eireann

HP: 26/26 | AC: 19 | Speed: 30ft | Hero: 1/3

Perception: +6 | Fort: +6 | Ref: +10 | Will: +6

Statistics | Equipment | Abilities | Skills

Conditions :

Eireann shrugged. If they had a brain between them they would be dangerous!

"I will lift one of you, at least until we get some space between mama and us. I think our best course is to get moving right away!"

Eireann moved to the smaller of the two cubs and knelt down, ready for them to climb on his back.

The Eyeball Kid · October 24, 2023

Crastug comes out from the kitchen with several jars that look to contain things like pitch, varnish and liniment. "I think I can throw something together with these that should make it difficult for the mother bear to follow the cubs' scent...", Crastug says.

As he starts to work, he asks, "Circe, as a fellow alchemist, would you help me?"

Statblock

Crastug Cold (Investigator 2) | Character Sheet

NG | Medium | Human | Half-Orc | Humanoid

Perception +8; Low-Light Vision Darkvision
Languages Common, Dwarven, Elven, Goblin, Granarctian, Taskan, Retulian
Skills Acrobatics +2/1, Arcana +8, Athletics +4/3, Crafting +8, Deception +4, Diplomacy +0, Intimidation +4, Lore: Poisons +8, Lore: Underworld +8, Medicine +6, Nature +6, Occultism +8, Performance +0, Religion +6, Society +10, Stealth +6/5, Survival +2, Thievery +6/5
Str +0, Dex +2, Con +1, Int +4, Wis +2, Cha +0
Items Studded Leather, Backpack, Bedroll, Chalk (10), Flint and Steel, Rope, Rations (2), Torch (5), Waterskin, Soap, Alchemist's Tools, Bolts (20), Formula Book, Crowbar, Thieves' Tools, Grappling Hook, Extra Lockpicks, Polytool, Playing Cards, Predictable Silver Piece, Simple Manacles, Wooden Shield (Hardness 3, HP 12, BT 6)
Infused Items: Tanglefoot Bag (2), Elixir of Life (2), Junk Bomb w. Giant Centipede Venom (2), Bottled Lightning (2), Eagle-Eye Elixir (1)

AC 18 (+20 with shield raised); Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +8
HP 26
Clue In Frequency once per 10 minutes
Trigger Another creature attempts a check to investigate a lead you're pursuing. You share information with the triggering creature. They gain a circumstance bonus to their check equal to your circumstance bonus to checks investigating your subject from Pursue a Lead. The GM can add any relevant traits to this reaction depending on the situation, such as auditory and linguistic if you're conveying information verbally.

Speed 25 feet
Melee Rapier +6/8 (Deadly d8, Disarm, Finesse), Damage 1d6 P
Melee Dagger (3) +6/8 (Agile, Finesse, Thrown 10 ft., Versatile S), Damage 1d4 P
Melee Sap +4/8 (Agile, Nonlethal), Damage 1d6 B
Melee Polytool +4, Damage 1d6 S
Ranged Crossbow +6/8 (Crossbow), Damage 1d8 P
Expeditious Inspection (Investigator) Frequency once per 10 minutes
You observe and assess your surroundings with great speed. You Recall Knowledge,Seek, or Sense Motive.
Devise a Stratagem (Concentrate, Fortune, Investigator) Frequency once per round
You assess a foe's weaknesses in combat and use them to formulate a plan of attack against your enemy. Choose a creature you can see and roll a d20. If you Strike the chosen creature later this round, you must use the result of the roll you made to Devise a Stratagem for your Strike's attack roll instead of rolling. You make this substitution only for the first Strike you make against the creature this round, not any subsequent attacks.

When you make this substitution, you can also add your Intelligence modifier to your attack roll instead of your Strength or Dexterity modifier, provided your Strike uses an agile or finesse melee weapon, an agile or finesse unarmed attack, a ranged weapon (which must be agile or finesse if it's a melee weapon with the thrown trait), or a sap.

If you're aware that the creature you choose is the subject of a lead you're pursuing, you can use this ability as a free action.
Precision Damage Strategic Strike 1d6
Formula Book Tanglefoot Bag (Lesser),Dread Ampoule (Lesser), Antidote (Lesser), Junk Bomb (Lesser), Giant Centipede Venom, Elixir of Life (Minor), Bottled Lightning (Lesser), Eagle Eye Elixir (Lesser)
Additional Feats Alchemical Crafting, Alchemist Dedication, Forensic Acumen, Half-Orc, Orc Sight, Red Herring, Streetwise, That's Odd, Underworld Investigator
Additional Specials Infused Reagents (Archetype), Methodology (Empiricism), On the Case, Pursue a Lead, Strategic Strike

Edited October 24, 2023 by The Eyeball Kid (see edit history)

Rakle · October 24, 2023

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Seeing Eirann take the small cub, Vega strides over to the larger cub. She scoops up the larger cub underneath her left arm. "Direct us to the campsite" she tells the cubs.

Mechanics

Stats:

Vega AC16/20/21 HP32/32 F+8 R+6 W+8 Perc+6Darkvision Med& Ath +8 Hero pt:1 Mv 25'/20' Unarmed +8 d6+4 or d8+4forceful Class DC18

Notable Effects

Flurry of blows: Make two unarmed Strikes. If both hit the same creature, combine their damage for the purpose of resistances and weaknesses. Apply your multiple attack penalty to the Strikes normally. As it has the flourish trait, you can use Flurry of Blows only once per turn

Stunning Fist DC(18): The focused power of your flurry threatens to overwhelm your opponent. When you target the same creature with two Strikes from your Flurry of Blows, you can try to stun the creature. If either Strike hits and deals damage, the target must succeed at a Fortitude save against your class DC or be stunned 1 (or stunned 3 on a critical failure). This is an incapacitation effect

Default exploration: Search

Actions

OOC

Starhawk · October 24, 2023

'Circe the Elf Witch'

Circe Character Sheet

Current Conditions -

Quick Stats: AC 17 Fort +5 Ref +7, Will +7 HP 20 Perception +5 Low Light (4x normal range)

Favorite Reactions Phase Familiar Focus Spell 60' range , triggered when familiar would take damage

OOC Messages -

Circe smiles endearingly at Nibs.. "The Fold? How fascinating! Can you tell me more about it?", she says smoothly, sounding intrigued and impressed. She seems a little puzzled at Crastug's request for aid. "Not sure I have anything to help in this regard. I have Peshpine grenades, Energy Mutagen, Serene Mutagen, Elixir of Life, Antiplague, Antidote, Ghost Charge and Cheetah's Elixir, which we might need", she replies. She turns to her familiar, "Peek, go see where Mama bear is."

Charm Spell in effect

Cast [two-actions] somatic, verbal
Range 30 feet; Targets 1 creature
Saving Throw Will; Duration 1 hour (DC 18)

To the target, your words are honey and your visage seems bathed in a dreamy haze. It must attempt a Will save, with a +4 circumstance bonus if you or your allies recently threatened it or used hostile actions against it.

You can Dismiss the spell. If you use hostile actions against the target, the spell ends. When the spell ends, the target doesn't necessarily realize it was charmed unless its friendship with you or the actions you convinced it to take clash with its expectations, meaning you could potentially convince the target to continue being your friend via mundane means.

Critical Success The target is unaffected and aware you tried to charm it.
Success The target is unaffected but thinks your spell was something harmless instead of charm, unless it identifies the spell (see Identifying Spells).
Failure The target's attitude becomes friendly toward you. If it was friendly, it becomes helpful. It can't use hostile actions against you.
Critical Failure The target's attitude becomes helpful toward you, and it can't use hostile actions against you.

Edited October 24, 2023 by Starhawk (see edit history)

foltor · October 24, 2023

Crastug mixes together some odds and ends from the kitchen cupboards together with some reagents from his own kit to create a vile brown syrup in a saucepan that bubbles and boils with no heat source. The cabin is filled with an acrid stench that should create a dead end to the cubs' scent trail. An intelligent tracker might easily circumvent the ruse, picking up the trail at a later point, but unless she's much smarter than the average bear, it should stymie your pursuer for some time.

Granem seems tense in Vega's arms, but points out directions in terse statements. It's fully dark now, though not really that late. The night is clear, and the stars are clearly visible to navigate by. It's also getting much colder, fast.

OOC

I need a DC 15 Fortitude save from everyone. Your winter cloaks give you a +2 item bonus. On a failure, you gain the Clumsy 1 condition. On a critical failure, you are also Fatigued.

Nibs relaxes in Eireann's arms and prattles on to Circe.

"The Fold is really cool. They sponsor all sorts of research that everyone else thinks is too theoretical or doesn't have any practical applications. Most of it is technically necromancy, but not 'raise the dead' stuff, more like, 'What exactly are souls made of?' 'Where do new souls come from when people are born?' 'What causes a soul to pass on when you die?' I even got this cool tattoo..." She raises her arm and then pauses. "...which is on my other body. I'll show you later."

Madadh · October 24, 2023

Tethyr, Half-Elf Magus

Tethyr frowns as the cub speaks.

"This research sounds complex... and expensive. How does this organization pay for all this? Especially with no practical applications as you stated."

Starhawk · October 24, 2023

'Circe the Elf Witch'

Circe Character Sheet

Current Conditions -

Quick Stats: AC 17 Fort +5 Ref +7, Will +7 HP 20 Perception +5 Low Light (4x normal range)

Favorite Reactions Phase Familiar Focus Spell 60' range , triggered when familiar would take damage

OOC Messages -

Circe grins and looks skyward, apparently for the benefit of the 'talking a mile a minute' Nibs as Tethyr gifts the 'cub' with a disapproving look. She hadn't told Tethyr that she'd charmed Nibs so 'how would be know?' Still, she hoped the situation would become more apparent with time. She shrugs, smiling mildly, looking back and forth between Nibs and Tethyr, apparently hoping Nibs will take this as interest in his answer to the question, even though it's not coming from her.

Charm Spell in effect

Charm

Cast [two-actions] somatic, verbal
Range 30 feet; Targets 1 creature
Saving Throw Will; Duration 1 hour (DC 18)

To the target, your words are honey and your visage seems bathed in a dreamy haze. It must attempt a Will save, with a +4 circumstance bonus if you or your allies recently threatened it or used hostile actions against it.

You can Dismiss the spell. If you use hostile actions against the target, the spell ends. When the spell ends, the target doesn't necessarily realize it was charmed unless its friendship with you or the actions you convinced it to take clash with its expectations, meaning you could potentially convince the target to continue being your friend via mundane means.

Critical Success The target is unaffected and aware you tried to charm it.
Success The target is unaffected but thinks your spell was something harmless instead of charm, unless it identifies the spell (see Identifying Spells).
Failure The target's attitude becomes friendly toward you. If it was friendly, it becomes helpful. It can't use hostile actions against you.
Critical Failure The target's attitude becomes helpful toward you, and it can't use hostile actions against you.

Edited October 25, 2023 by Starhawk (see edit history)

Rakle · October 25, 2023

Vega walks along with Granem under her arm. Nothing she heard about The Fold and their research seemed good. "Technically is being used too often to be ethical research." she thinks to herself.

Mechanics

Stats:

Vega AC16/20/21 HP32/32 F+8 R+6 W+8 Perc+6Darkvision Med& Ath +8 Hero pt:1 Mv 25'/20' Unarmed +8 d6+4 or d8+4forceful Class DC18

Notable Effects

Flurry of blows: Make two unarmed Strikes. If both hit the same creature, combine their damage for the purpose of resistances and weaknesses. Apply your multiple attack penalty to the Strikes normally. As it has the flourish trait, you can use Flurry of Blows only once per turn

Stunning Fist DC(18): The focused power of your flurry threatens to overwhelm your opponent. When you target the same creature with two Strikes from your Flurry of Blows, you can try to stun the creature. If either Strike hits and deals damage, the target must succeed at a Fortitude save against your class DC or be stunned 1 (or stunned 3 on a critical failure). This is an incapacitation effect

Default exploration: Search

Actions

OOC

foltor · October 25, 2023

"I don't actually know. I'm just a research assistant; the money stuff is way out of my bailiwick. If I had to guess, it's probably some noble's pet project."

Edited October 26, 2023 by foltor (see edit history)

omegoku · October 26, 2023

Eireann

Eireann Nailo Elf Rogue 2

HP: 26/26 | AC: 19 | Speed: 30ft | Hero: 1/3

Perception: +6 | Fort: +6 | Ref: +10 | Will: +6

Statistics | Equipment | Abilities | Skills

Conditions :

Eireann walks, keeping the cub on his shoulders and back and tries to keep up with the conversation. He kept his eyes scanning the area, he didn't want to be ambushed by the bear, or anything else, while he had his hands full.

Rakle · November 7, 2023

Vega keeps carrying her bear while the others discuss the research.

Mechanics

Stats:

Vega AC16/20/21 HP32/32 F+8 R+6 W+8 Perc+6Darkvision Med& Ath +8 Hero pt:1 Mv 25'/20' Unarmed +8 d6+4 or d8+4forceful Class DC18

Notable Effects

Flurry of blows: Make two unarmed Strikes. If both hit the same creature, combine their damage for the purpose of resistances and weaknesses. Apply your multiple attack penalty to the Strikes normally. As it has the flourish trait, you can use Flurry of Blows only once per turn

Stunning Fist DC(18): The focused power of your flurry threatens to overwhelm your opponent. When you target the same creature with two Strikes from your Flurry of Blows, you can try to stun the creature. If either Strike hits and deals damage, the target must succeed at a Fortitude save against your class DC or be stunned 1 (or stunned 3 on a critical failure). This is an incapacitation effect

Default exploration: Search

Actions

OOC

The Eyeball Kid · November 7, 2023

Satisfied that his concoction should be able to keep the bear from tracking them, Crastug follows along with the others, keeping an eye on their backtrail for signs of pursuit.

"As some of us observed earlier, the spell, at least in theory, is far from useless", he observes. "It does seem like it could use some refining though...."

"I'd be very interested to see that tattoo later", he tells Nibs. "What more can you tell us about this Fold? How did you become involved with them?"

Statblock

Crastug Cold (Investigator 2) | Character Sheet

NG | Medium | Human | Half-Orc | Humanoid

Perception +8; Low-Light Vision Darkvision
Languages Common, Dwarven, Elven, Goblin, Granarctian, Taskan, Retulian
Skills Acrobatics +2/1, Arcana +8, Athletics +4/3, Crafting +8, Deception +4, Diplomacy +0, Intimidation +4, Lore: Poisons +8, Lore: Underworld +8, Medicine +6, Nature +6, Occultism +8, Performance +0, Religion +6, Society +10, Stealth +6/5, Survival +2, Thievery +6/5
Str +0, Dex +2, Con +1, Int +4, Wis +2, Cha +0
Items Studded Leather, Backpack, Bedroll, Chalk (10), Flint and Steel, Rope, Rations (2), Torch (5), Waterskin, Soap, Alchemist's Tools, Bolts (20), Formula Book, Crowbar, Thieves' Tools, Grappling Hook, Extra Lockpicks, Polytool, Playing Cards, Predictable Silver Piece, Simple Manacles, Wooden Shield (Hardness 3, HP 12, BT 6)
Infused Items: Tanglefoot Bag (2), Elixir of Life (2), Junk Bomb w. Giant Centipede Venom (2), Bottled Lightning (2), Eagle-Eye Elixir (1)

AC 18 (+20 with shield raised); Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +8
HP 26
Clue In Frequency once per 10 minutes
Trigger Another creature attempts a check to investigate a lead you're pursuing. You share information with the triggering creature. They gain a circumstance bonus to their check equal to your circumstance bonus to checks investigating your subject from Pursue a Lead. The GM can add any relevant traits to this reaction depending on the situation, such as auditory and linguistic if you're conveying information verbally.

Speed 25 feet
Melee Rapier +6/8 (Deadly d8, Disarm, Finesse), Damage 1d6 P
Melee Dagger (3) +6/8 (Agile, Finesse, Thrown 10 ft., Versatile S), Damage 1d4 P
Melee Sap +4/8 (Agile, Nonlethal), Damage 1d6 B
Melee Polytool +4, Damage 1d6 S
Ranged Crossbow +6/8 (Crossbow), Damage 1d8 P
Expeditious Inspection (Investigator) Frequency once per 10 minutes
You observe and assess your surroundings with great speed. You Recall Knowledge,Seek, or Sense Motive.
Devise a Stratagem (Concentrate, Fortune, Investigator) Frequency once per round
You assess a foe's weaknesses in combat and use them to formulate a plan of attack against your enemy. Choose a creature you can see and roll a d20. If you Strike the chosen creature later this round, you must use the result of the roll you made to Devise a Stratagem for your Strike's attack roll instead of rolling. You make this substitution only for the first Strike you make against the creature this round, not any subsequent attacks.

When you make this substitution, you can also add your Intelligence modifier to your attack roll instead of your Strength or Dexterity modifier, provided your Strike uses an agile or finesse melee weapon, an agile or finesse unarmed attack, a ranged weapon (which must be agile or finesse if it's a melee weapon with the thrown trait), or a sap.

If you're aware that the creature you choose is the subject of a lead you're pursuing, you can use this ability as a free action.
Precision Damage Strategic Strike 1d6
Formula Book Tanglefoot Bag (Lesser),Dread Ampoule (Lesser), Antidote (Lesser), Junk Bomb (Lesser), Giant Centipede Venom, Elixir of Life (Minor), Bottled Lightning (Lesser), Eagle Eye Elixir (Lesser)
Additional Feats Alchemical Crafting, Alchemist Dedication, Forensic Acumen, Half-Orc, Orc Sight, Red Herring, Streetwise, That's Odd, Underworld Investigator
Additional Specials Infused Reagents (Archetype), Methodology (Empiricism), On the Case, Pursue a Lead, Strategic Strike

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