Chapter 1: Adventures in Babysitting

Jardeth is a well-known noble family in Waterdeep. They are known for providing trained soldiers and guards, including provisioning and garrisoning. Martin wears clothing that does not scream nobility, but neither could a commoner afford a silk shirt.

this is a text problem

Devoid of context, as text is, it is almost always taken in the worst possible context.

And I think its no really an escalation to assume we are the only people without a desire to exploit Anwyn. Its not reasonable to assume that she is a member of the Jarreth family. It is reasonable to assume that kidnapping is a means nobility use to gain leverage over other nobles.

In point of fact, their good word is meaningless. Same with their name. Martin lied, by omission, but still a lie. In the same breath he claimed to be a noble, that Anwyn was his charge, and then proceeded to make demands without any proof.

Would you put a man like that in charge of your 3yr old daughter? I wouldn't.

When Crow escalates something to violence, mechanically he gets a free intimidate check when he strikes someone. So he will throw something harmless or slap nonlethally. It will be rakish, and obvious. He is a rake afterall. Until then, pointing fingers and clever insults directed at middle aged men demanding toddlers be handed over is just the role to play.

As long as weapons arent drawn no laws are broken. But, it is against the law to brandish a weapon in Waterdeep. And doubly illegal to threaten with them drawn. I stand with everyones reaction, the dude made each of us think he was a creep, lets trust the groups instincts.

Yes, I did check to see if Fen detected the individual before they fired since she specifically stated that she was paying attention, but his Stealth score beat her Perception.

Anyone who wishes to do so (and is able) can make a Knowledge (local) check to see what you know about the City of the Dead.

Ah, I see now. You didn't apply your skill ranks. You, as a swashbuckler get 4 plus your Intelligence modifier (+0) skill ranks to spend at 1st level. Because you are human, you get an extra skill rank each level (for a total of 5). The way skills work is that you can put ranks into the skills of your choice. You cannot have a skill rank higher than your total level. At each level, you get 5 more skill ranks to distribute as desired. Because you cannot apply more ranks to a skill than your total level, at 1st level, you should have five different skills. Each rank adds +1 to your skill, plus the modifier for the governing ability score. So, if you were to put a rank into Stealth, for example, you would get a +1 for the skill rank plus your Dexterity modifier (+3) for a total of +4.

The exception is class skills. Class skill grant a +3 bonus. Your class skills are listed below. So if you put a rank into Knowledge (local), you would have a +1 for the rank, +3 because it is a class skill, plus your Intelligence modifier (+0) for a total modifier of +4. For you, class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (local) (Int), Knowledge (nobility) (Int), Perception (Wis), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), and Swim (Str).

Some skills can be used without putting ranks into them (untrained). If the skill allows untrained use, you simply use the appropriate ability modifier. So if you didn't put any ranks into Stealth (which can be used untrained), you would have a +3 (your Dexterity modifier). If a skill can only be used if trained (such as Knowledge (local)), you must put ranks into it to use it.

A skill list can be found here, whether it is trained or untrained, the appropriate ability modifier, and whether there is an armor penalty (a penalty that is applied when wearing certain armors). Just ignore the class skill columns. How each skill is used is described here, just click on the skill name for a complete description.

Backgrounds, such as the Sailor background, are not used in Pathfinder 1st edition (that particular background is from 2nd edition Pathfinder). Instead, if you wanted to represent your past as a sailor, you would simply choose Profession (sailor) skill and put a rank into it (there is no Athletics skill or Underwater Marauder feat in 1e).

I apologize. I should have checked your sheet before we started and I neglected to do so. I hope that this clears things up a bit. If not, let me know and I'll break it down further.

I will also be out of touch the first week in March, as I have a convention to help run (I'm in charge of the gaming hall and my wife is the con director) that weekend. Shane Hensley (Savage Worlds, Deadlands) is our Gaming Guest of Honor, and Jake Stormoen (The Outpost, Mythica) is our Media Guest of Honor!

We all cool with a fast forward?

Crow would probably take Anwyn to the halls of justice if everyone is alright with that.

Fine with me-- whatever works best for GM and the group.

Sounds good

Drat! The players are wise to me!

recovering from the flu atm, the pathos here is very sad I am gonna need a few days to get back in character.

Hope you feel better soon, JV!

There is plenty of cover about, more than enough to cover a stealthy approach.

It seems that the trail ends here.

Crow, please give me a Stealth check and a Climb check.

You can make an attack against his flat-footed armor class.

No worries on the coding. I've been doing this for 2 years and still have trouble. Yes, Anwyn is safely mounted on Ohsgal's back.

He is dazzled (A dazzled creature takes a –1 penalty on attack rolls and sight-based Perception checks.)!

How common is the knowledge of Xanathar at this time?

Not very. Mostly just urban legends. A lot of the tales make it out to be more than it actually is.

For sake of brevity, yes. Fen is also on board. She is holding on to Anwyn like the girl is her own flesh and blood. Since she’s a child of few words, it’s fair that she would just nod and fall into the jaunt back to the Hall.